smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

| in any school year, the institute fund


belonging to the city is required tC


be transferred to the county institute


fund, and the city teachers are enti-


tied to the advantages Of the county


institute. Boards of education O.


city districts Of the second class and


village and special districts have au.


thortty to appropriate the institute


funds under their control to the sup


port Of an union institute for the


teachers of graded schools, and they


may permit their teachers to attend
such institute ''for one week without


forfeiture of wages"


''Sec. III. Any teacher in any


public school is hereby authorized 10
dismiss. the school under his or her
charge for the week in which is held
the county teachers institute for the
purpose Of attending the same, and
such teacher shall not forfeit his or
her pay for such week; provided said
teacher shall deposit with the clerk
Of the board a certificate from the
secretary Of the institute that he or
she has been present at such institute
for not less than four days; provided
that this privilege is not extended to
teachers in city districts Of the first
class without the consent of the board
of education thereof, and that no
union or graded school shall be dis
missed except when a majority of
the teachers In such schools are In IA
vor Of such dismission," Good.


Teachers are authorized to dismiss
their schools without loss Of pay on
New Years day, Fourth OF July.
Christmas, and on any day set apart
by proclamation of the President of
the United States, or the Governor of
Ohio, as thanksgiving or fast day.


County auditors are allowed q COM
pensation for their services under the
school law, not exceeding SO annual
ly for each school district.


County examiners are authorized to
obtain the use of suitable rooms in
which to conduct examinations, to
employ jaunitour, and procure fuel
and light, the expenses to be paid out
Of county treasury.


The law repeals all acts, general
and special, relating to schools except
section thirty-one, Of the act of 1855
section which leaves thousands Of
,olored youth without any school ad- !
Vantages. The excepting Of this infa-
nous section from repeal, without |
it in the codified law, was
cowardly act, unworthy OF the Gen.
sral Assembly of Ohio. We are
charitable enough to believe that |
many who voted for the bill were not |
lware that it contained this provi-
ion. More on this point hereafter.
Ohio Educational Monthlv.
Year: 1873




Here Is q curious story Of the old
slavery times, which we pick up from
Western California newspaper. In
the gold mining regions Of Burke
county, lived an Industrious, well-te-
do free colored woman, named Nan
ey Boyce. She was engaged TO mar
~ Jack, slave, and in order to have
everything pleasant, she put her
hand in her pocket and bought him
Of his master. But she was shreWd
enough to take bill Of sale Of him,
fortunately, as 1t happened, for Jack
turned out TO be utterly worthless,
and perfect sOt. But little need was
there for Nancy to 90 to the Courts
for relief by divorce. She knew q
better way than that She owned
her man, and she simply sold him to
q slave dealer, who carried him of 10
thu far Southwest, so that the sharp
Nancy was never bothered by him
again. Husbands have been badly
sold before, though not In this partie-
uiar way.
Year: 1873

these invasions for a long time patiently
hit upon very philosophical mode OF
eventually putting stop to tho nuisance.
Keeping her own counsel, the next time
her good man went TO town, he had
separate and express order to purchase q
pound of The hest toa and also new
canister to put ii in; as he had plenty OF
tea and also canister, he was puzzled 70
determine what tho old lady wanted oil
more tea and new canister, but bis
questioning and reasouings elected
nothing more than y repetition OF the
order.


Jim, did not tell thee 10 get me
pound Of the best tea and new canister
Now 90 along and do as ! bid thee"


And go along he did. and when lie
came home at night the lea and new can
lister were his companions. The old l,dJ
took them from him with an amused ex.
ppesson on her usual placid features.
and depositing the tea in the canister set
it on the shelf for special use. II had not
long TO wait, for the borrowing neighbor
bad frequent use for the aromatic herb.
The good old lady loaned generously
emptying back in the canister any remit
tance OF borrowed teas which the neigh
boris conscience inclined her to make.
Time went on and after some less than
the one hundredth time OF borrowing.
the neighbor again appeared for lest
another drawing OF tea." when the OH
visited tea canister WAS brought out and
found to be empty, and the good old lady
and obligng neigbbor was just one pound
OF tea poorer than when she bought tie
new canister which now only remained TO
tell the story. Then she made little
characteristic speech. perhaps the first IN
her life: she said-"Thou seest that
empty canister. filled it Tor thee with
q pound OF my best tea. and | have lent
it all TO thee in driblets. and put into 1t
all thou hast sent Inc in return. and none
but hyself hath taken lherefrom or added
unto il, and now thou seest it empty;
therefore | will say 10 thee, thou hast bor-
rowsd thyseli out and can lend thee no
more"
Year: 1873

The subject of borrowing and lending
came up in the course Of q conversation
with a subscriber living near Ithaca, when
he suddenly recollecled funny reminis
rcnco Of that character which had hap
pened is his own neighborhood. lie said
he had neighbor whose family were
great borrowers but not so distinguished
as paymasters-they were always Dor
rowing, but seldom. II ever returning tae
exact amount borrowed. An old Quaker
lady, another neighbor, who had endul ed
Year: 1873

LONELINESS OF GIRLs.-Do you think
you can make girl lovely if you do not


make her happy? There is not one re-
straint you put on good girls nature
there Is not one shock you give TO her
instincts of affection or effort-which will
not be indelibly written on her features
with q hardness which is oil The more
painful because it takes away the bright
ness from the eyes OF innocence and the
charm from the brow Of virtue. The
perfect loveliness Of woman's counte.
nance can only consist in the majestic
peace which is founded in the memory OF
happy useful years. full ofsweet records,
and from the joining of this with the yet
majestic childishness which is still full Of
change aud promise, opening always
modest at once anil bright with hore Of
better things 10 be won. and to Le be-
slowed. There is no old age where Il ere
is still that promise-it is eteI nal youth.
Year: 1873

THE New York Tribune instances case
of wofnan's forgiveness where she had
been stabbed four times by sulky and
savageisver, refused 20 testify against him,
burst into tears when his sentence to three
years in prison was announced, and Wept
on his shoulder as he left the court. he
was suIky even then; did not respond to
her outbtlrst OF affectionate remorse re
fused to be touched by her protestations
that she would wait for him.
Year: 1873

A PHILOSOPHER remarks that there is
something peculiarly instructive in stand
ing upon street-corner in a large city,
and watch the men all rushing around try
ing to make money, and the women all
floating around to spend it.
Year: 1873




Charles Coburn, aged twenty-one, fireman on
board the tugboat Charles Allen, which is lying at
the Atlantic Docks, in Brooklyn went ashore about
seven O'Clock yesterday morning and bought
morning paper. Returning to the boat he began
reading the account OF an unknown man being
beaten to death the night previous in the Eighth
ward OF this city. When done reading he proceeded
to comment upon the affair In manner that
at once indicated that he must have been present,
or at all events knew something of the particulars
oil the murder. An onlcer was standing near at
the time and chanced to hear his remarks, and
thinking Coburn knew too much OF the affair for
one who had not witnessed 1t, went to the Third
precinct station house and reported the circum-
ordered Coburn's arrest and when he had been Sc
cured, telegraphed to Captain Williams OF the
Eighth precinct, to send over Tor him. Captain
whom he took to the Prince street
station house and there questioned him him
closely as 20 Is sn9Wledge q the 1i,teG murdef
that he was present when the barkeeper was beat
ing the stranger. He said the stranger retreated
towards the door when the barkeepcr was clubbing
him, and that when near the entrance the two men
closed with each other q desperate struggle en-
sued, the stranger finally going down WITH tne ae
barkeeper on top. COburn further stated that as
soon as the men iell he stepped up and separated
them, after which the stranger lef, walking up the
street. -.
ately for him, another witness comes forward and
says he saw Coburn scufling with the stranger on
the sidewalk. and that the latter was thrown
with great violence to the pavement.


Maggie Young, OF 101 Greene street, Is detained
as witness. she says that the murdered man
was with her in her room the greater part OF tne
day; that they went out together towards even
ing and that he bought for her an overskirt and
several other articles, aud that he said he was
from Fall River, but did not disclose his name.
She saw the fight, but was too much under the in
1uence of liquor to remember anything Oft
Year: 1873

Meeting Of the Stockholders Last Nighttime
Capital Stock Of the Company Improved
Fifty per Cent-The Capital TO Be Made


Good by the Stockholders and tho


Company to Proceed with Business
Year: 1873

Fits years ago, says the y ew York Evening
Post, the hair trade scarcely had name IN
this city but now 1t Is OF enormous exte"s, and
employs vast amount of capital: There are
twenty or more wholesale houses thus engaged,
some of which are importers, while others are
i,bbcrs and manufacturers. Others connect
these branches so as to improve all ways of
profit The price Of the genuine human hair
IS regulated by its length Tresses of twenty
Inches bring three dollars per once, while those
of forty inches are worth more than double
this price. At such a rate it will pay to culti-
yatc this crop; but many are Induced to part
with it on much lower terms.
Year: 1873

Reflect that u sound mind and body are tho
most necessary requisites to promote connubIal
happiness. Indeed without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowcd with despair, and filled with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
another is blighted with our own.
Year: 1873

No 62 King street.


Our SPRING GOODS are now coming IN
We take pleasure in stating to our customers
that we will be prepared this season to oner a
very desirable selection Of all the New Fabrics.
Having been connected with the Dry Goods bus
mess for SO many years in Alexandria, we are
enabled TO make our purchases with special ref
erence to this trade AS the season advances our
stock will be repenished from day to day. All
dealers are invited to call and examine our stock
and prices, mn 81
Year: 1873

ExD oY ruE SusouEuaSsA ICE GoRGE
ALI possibility of danger from tho ice
gorge at Port Deposit is regarded as past
A small portion Of ice still remains in the
river. but i, is thought that il cannot now
do any damage The river Is still falling.
There was fall Of several feet at Colum
bia Oh Monday
Year: 1873

the largest and best stock of goods he had
ever seen. The rural gent thought he
would look through the different stores in
this city and Davenport, and compare the
goods and prices before purchasing. He
called at an old established Carpet House
in this city, and also at several stores in
Davenport, and after a long and careful
examination of goods and prices, he re-
turned to this city, thoroughly disgusted
with what he had seen, and almost
Year: 1873

two hours from the time he came into the
store, he started home with S4S9.63 worth
of goods for himself, and good supply for
some of his neighbors. The last thing he
S aid when starting home, was this: 4 shall
always come to
Year: 1873

IT want to relate little piece of personal
experience in regard to both, which may
be of value to those who live in districts
where the bituminous Goals are burned,
and where they have rich prairie, corn
bearing soil. have found the ashes of the
soft Goals (but it may be true also of the
nures for potatoes Country Gentleman.


ssAll Tennessee coal yields ashes for pota-
toes and other vegetables. Probably not
half of these ashes are ever applied to any
useful purpose more than to fill up like SO
much earth some hole or low place. Cities
are notorious for wasting fertilizers.
Year: 1873

From the San Francisco Ca!Iwe take
the following: There was as witnessed
yesterday afternoon, one Of the most
remarkable instances OF presence Of
mind on the part of lady we have
ever heard OF. About 5 o'clock, as a
large number Of picnickers from Bad
gers Park were waiting for the train to
take them to this city, young lady
about twenty-seven years OF age, escort
ed by q young man about the same
age, started to walk across the trestle-
work opposite the park. At this point
there is q sweeping curve in the rail-
road track, and train approaching
cannot be seen until within short
distance OF the station. The lady aud
gentleman had proceeded about thirty
wards on the tr.stle work, when . gravel
train came around the curve at high
rate Of speed. The engineer saw the
situation, and whistled down brakes, but
it was impossible to stop the train
in time to save them. The pair start
ed to run for the solid ground, but it
vas an impossibility to reach it before
the train, and the large crowd held its
breath, expecting every moment to see
two mangled forms. The lady, who
did not lose her presence OF mind for
second, saw the danger, and shouting TO
her com mpanion, Immediately dropped
through the trestle-vork and caug ht
hold OF one Of the sleepers with her
hands Just as the huge engine passed


over her head, with scarcely twelve
inches Of space between them. The
man followed suit, and they remained


suspended until the long trai, had pass
ed on, when q number Of gentlemen


rushed forward and rescued them from
Year: 1873

spotlessuess that ever shope. Their
disposition to wage war upon macu
lateness of any sort increases until they
become slaves of the broom and dust
pan. Neatness is one thing, and q state
Of perpetual house-cleauing quite an
other.


Out OF this grows by degrees the feel
ing that certain things and apartments
are too good for daily use. Hence,
chairs and sofas are covered, and rooms
shut up, save for special occasions,
when they are permitted to reveal their
violated sacredness in a manner that
mars every pretense OF hospitality.
Nothing should be bought which is
considered too fine for the fullest do
mestic appropriation. Far better is the
plaiuest furniture, on which the chill
dren can climb, than satin and damask
which must be viewed with reverence.
Where anything is reserved or secluded,
to disguise the fact is extremity difficult.
A chilly air wraps it round, aud the
repulsion of strangeness !s experienced
by the most insepsible.


There are few persons who have not
visited houses where they have been
introduced to what is known as the
company parlor. They must remember
how uncom Portable they were while
sitting IN it how they found it impossi-
Die to be at ease, and mainly for the
reason that their host and hostess were
not themselves at ease. The children
were watched with lynx eyes, least
they should displace or soil something;
80 that the entertainment Of friends be-
came very much like social disclp-
line. They must recall, too, low sweet
the fresh1air seemed out-ot-doors, and
how they inwardly vowed, in leaving
that temple of form and hdgetlness'
that something more than politeness
would be required to incite them to re-
turn.


Home is not a name, nor form, nor
q routine. 1t is spirit. presence, a
principle. Material and method will
not, and cannot make II. 1t must get
it's light and sweetness from those who
inhabit it, from flowers and sunshine,
from the sympathetic natures which: in
their exercise of sympathy, can lay
aside ,be tyranny OF the broom and the
awful duty of endless scrubbing.-
Home and Society,"" Scritnsr's for Oc'
tober
Year: 1873

The truest homes are often in houses
not especially well kept, where the
comfort and happiness of the inmates,
rather than the preservation OF the
furniture, is first consulted. The object


of home is to be the center, the point Of
teuderest interest, the pivot on which


family lille turns. The first requisite is


to make it attractive, so attractive that
none OF its inmates shall care to linger
long outside its limits. All legitimate


means should be employed to this end,
and no effort spared that can contribute
10 the purpose Many houses called
homes, kept with wa1y neatnes' by
painstakiug, anxious women, are 30
Oppressive in their nicely as to exclude


all bome-teeling from their spot
less precincts. The very name OF
home is synonymous with personal fre-
dom aud relaxation from care. But
neither of these can be felt where such
a mania for external cleanliness per
vades the household as 10 render eve
rythiug subservient thereto. Many
housewives, if they zee q speck on
GooS or wall, or even scrap OF thread
or bit OF paper on the floor, rush at it,
as it it were the seed of pestilence which
must be removed on the instant. Their
temper depends upon their malnse-
nance OF perfect purity and order. II
there be any failure on their part. o,
anv combination Of circumstances
against them, they fall into q pathetic
despair, and can hardly be lifted out


They do not see that eheerfulnsss il
more peedlul TO home than all the
Year: 1873

their perilous position and brought
them to terra frms. The young lady
had not received any bruises, but had
her dress and sacque torn in several
places when dropping bown between
the sleepsrs. Her companion received
several bruises and his wardrobe will
require the aid Of a tailor. The escape
was indeed q marvellous one, and the
brave, cool, headed young lady was the
heroine on the home trip. ...-...
Year: 1873

THE entire crew Of the Inflated Polar
is has at last been rescued and the
only ore OF the expedition who gave his
life TO liz success is Captain HALL
whose sad fate has been Heretofore
chronicled. The escape Of the crew
has been almost miraculous. Part OF
them drifted on an ice hoe during sew
eral months and were finally picked up
by an adventurous whale ship, and
part have but recently been rescued
after rowing in open boats several hum
dred miles from the place where they
left the disabled ship. At last all are
safe. Captain HALL is dead; the
Polaris is at the bottom Of the sea; the
north pole has not yet been reached
but with these exceptions the expedlr
ton has been a success, the gauge oi
merit in these Polar expeditions being
simply the number OF men who manage
to get back alive


1.-THE scientific world really wants TO
know where the north pole is, and what
the country in that neighborhood looks
like, and whether it is true that the
a1les upon which the earth reyolves
are fabricated with bears oil, let the
New York Herald fl: out a Pola: exPe-
dition. That newspaper has demon
strated in the LIVINGSTONE affair its
ability to discover whatgovernmertaI ex
peditions had failed TO find, and we turn
10 it for solution Of the mystery which
has baffled the search OF all explol ers
heretofore.


fit is not tax ing too much OF lib
erty, we would like to suggest that Mr.
STANLEY be sent to the Polar regions
Knowing that such an expedition
could not fail, we may well imagine
the complacency with which Mr.
STANLEY would approach the myster,
and say with cap in hand, THE NORTH
Pole, presume y


Such triumph would add dignity to
journalism and enable country editors
to sleep in peace.
Year: 1873

FOuud VINO nad Gone 10 the Lodge.


In the eastern part Of the city lives
O gentleman who is the possessor OF q
terrier dog OF remarkable intelligence.
The owner OF the d og is young mar
ried man and resides with his parents.
The dog is q great fsvorite With the
old man, and it is said that whenever
be says grace at meals the dog immedi-
ately raises himself upon his hind legs,
folds bis paws, and bows down his
head in the most sanctimonious man.
ner. But the Young gentleman swesrs
that dog must die.


4 few nights ago he started from
home. telling his wife be intended to
"go 10 the Lodge" aud as it some times
happened, the dog followed after him.
The youpg wife sat up waiting for her
husbands return. Ten, eleven, twelve,
one o'clock found her waiting and
watching, and then came a noise at the
front door. She flew to open it; the
husband was not there to receive her
warm embrace, but the little dog crept
in, having something in his mouth.
What was it2 A bloody handker-
chief and a round piece OF ivory Of the
shape and size OF a silver dollar.
Surely it was her husbands handker-
chief-apd bloody In great alarm
she awoke the father. What did it
mean7 Where did the ivory come
from ? She did not know, but the old
man did; and dressing himself, he
started out with the terrier at his side.
Pilotea by the dog he found the Lodge"
and in an upper room his hope
fnl son-desd-yes, dead drunk and
snoring soundlyl The old gentleman
is determined in the futcre to check the
son in his wayward career, and the
young man has two wishes in life to
gratiiy-to eItermina.s the dog and To
find the man who lost on the ace and
then struck him on the nose. -.
Year: 1873

Pistol practice may be very pleasant. but
when ~ comes to firing out of windows late
1t night quiet passers by don: like it:
Some one living near the corner Of Royal
ard St. Philip streets will get caught next
Year: 1873

Monday. the twenty eighth instant. is
the anniversary Of this excellent society
and will be celebrated by almass at the
Church Of Our Lady Of the Sacred Heart,
corner Of Claiborne and Annette streets.
We acknowledge the receip: OF an invita-
Year: 1873

prejudlce. He mad no doubt that, no matter
what might be said abroad about case
oil this KIND, II would receive the careful and serl
GUS attention OF the Court. The act which the de-
preserve the bank from insolvency. In the present
crisis banks were doing all they could to meet the
emergency, and he supposed that, II In doing that,
they Old anything at all approaching TO the act OF
Iaintor, their officers and directors would be all
liable to be indicted Mr.. Carter went on TO cite
cases as bearing upon the views he presented 10
the Court. mentioning one that occurred III Eng
land where in unmistakabe case ol taxing
property the question was lett TO the Jury 10 say
whether the party taking IT intended 10 return IL
disposition OF the funds OF the bank IN the low,
corrupt selfish way OF making money Tor his own
purposes nor had 1t been shown that ne lntenucu
10 delraud any person OF his property by cheat OF
than to public wrong. There could be no embezzle-
ment where the transaction was open, and the law
intended only 10 punish the corrupt emoezzlement
Of money.


Judge woodrur-Suppose he took the money and
put IL into a iaro bank |?


Mr.. Carter supposed that the legal sufilciency OF
such defence woul1 go to che jury.


Judge Woodrun-If he put the money into o iarO
bank and said that he was told to do SO by the
directors


Mr.. Carter-He might say that he was told to do
so for the benefit OF the bank. That was not i'm
possible In the nature OF things. 1t was the policy
OF the law to keep crimes OF dinerent classes
separate, and TO punish according to the extent
TO punish for criminal intent, an0 there had been
no criminal intent proved against the prisoner
Ii he took the securities OF the bank, went down
to u brokers' ONCE and borrowed money upon them
for the benefit OF the bank he (Mr. Carterl did not
believe that the Court would say he was guilty.


At the conclusion OF the argument the Court took
the papers and reserved its decision.


The Court then adjourned until Saturday next