smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873


1.-The little knowledge have gained
Was all from simple nature drained;
Hence my life's maXimS took their rise
Hence grew my settled hate to vice.
The daily labor of the bee
Awakes my soul to industry;
Who can observe the careful ant,
Al nd not provide for future Want7
My dog, the trueSt of his kind,
With gratitude inf1ameS my mind;
mark his true, his faithful way,
And in my service copy Tray;
In constancy and nuptial love,
I learn my duty from the dove;
The hen, who from the chilly air
With piOus wings protects her care,
And every fowl that flies at large,
InStructS me in a parents charge,
From Nature, too, I take my rule
To shun contempt and Tidicule,
1 never with important air
In conversation overbear;
Can grave and formal pass for wise,
When men the solemn owl deSpise?
My tongue within my lips 1 rein,
For who talks much must talk in vain.
We from the wordy torrent fly;
Who listens to the chattering pie?





Thus every object of creation
Can furnish hints for contemplation
And from the most minute and mean
A virtuous mind can morals glean."
Year: 1873

A young lady from Nantucket asks us
what seventy-four-gun ship weighs, with
all her crew on board, just before she
sets SAIL and states that if this conundrum,
which she composed herself, takes a
prize, she would like a plainly-bound
and comparatively inexpensive encyclo-
pedia of late date. We told Marcus
Aurelius to answer her letter, and find
that he wrote to her that she had better
keep on composing herself As rule,
Marcus is not favorably inclined toward
the fair sex, and has even gone so far as
to deprive Mother Eve of her long
acknowledged pre-eminence by asserting
that Adam must have been the first
woman if he was the first made.
Year: 1873

Horsemen should remember that the
brain OF horse seems to entertain but
one thought at a time; for this reason
continued whipping is out Of the ques-
ton, and only confirms his stubborn re-
solve. But if you can by any means
change the direction of his mind, give
him new subject to think of, nine times
out of ten you will have no further troub-
le in starting him, As simple little
trick as little pepper, aloes or dirt,
thrown back on his tongue will succeed
in turning his attention to the taste in
his mouth.
Year: 1873

"Spider, thou need'st not run in fear about
To shun my curious eyes:
won't humanely crush thy bowels out,
Lest thou should eat the dies;
Nor will roast thee with damned delight
Thy strange instructive fortitude 10 see;
For there is One who might


One day roast me"
Year: 1873

the tcrtures Of strsSeulation. The ceiling Of this
r0om % is ABOUT ten feet from the noor from tne
pended q DROP three feet from the noor, but Q
square PIT, made just under the drop, gave fall OF
ionr ieet This was an Improvement since the last
stranguiatfon tragedy. About eleven O'Clock the
condemned boy was conducted from his cell up
stairs to the death room below. common cotton
rope, with the hangman's moose round his neck,
hung coed over his shoulders. and the black cap
IeiI ike Q mood on his back. mere
% od or aa ne
ana Dare-l0oted, and when he emerged among
the spectators with the executioner's regalia ne
at the crowd In sort OF stupid but calm amaze
ment. The drop was placed In position, and at a
sign from ire tne % snerl1 ne mounted nimpiy upon u,
was next to do. All the time he maintained the
most perfect composure. sherin Hughes then
drop listening with stohd Indifference to the
words as they fell from his lips. When this was
concluded the Sheriff asked him If he had any thing
to say, when, with a childke simplicity, he made
detailed statement OF the entire outrage sub
stantialiy as above narrated but by far more dis,
gushing and revolving. He acknowledged he had
been bad boy, confessed he stole things from his
mistress; expressed love for all humanity, his
him in heaven and then told the Sheriff to hurry,
snas ne was ready s ankles X T., were pinioSned one the
cap was drawn over the features and at eighteen
minutes past eleven the drop fell 1t was


BUNGLED AND BARBARoUs EXECUTION
The knot slipped to the back OF the neck the fall
was only four feet and the neck was not broken.
For about two minutes there were violent strug
ges then an occasional heavng of the chest, &C
companed by cultural noise in the throat for
about ten minutes At that time the pulse was
feeble at seventy-twO. In eighteen minutes there
was action or the heart and IN twenty-five minutes


life was extinct. After hanging thirty minutes the
body was cut down and placed IN coffin for inter-
ment.


A large number of boys were admitted to the
room to see the suspended form OF the criminal by
the sheriff, which was absolutely contrary to the
statute on the subject and TO the express instruc
tl0ns OF the Judge.
Year: 1873

The New York Oil Companys works, Hunters
Point, were discovered to be on fire at half.past
three O'Clock yesterday morning, and though an
alarm was Immediately given and all the engines
in the vicinity were promptly on the spot the danes
could not be subdued. They spread with alarming
rapidity and an adjoining lumber yard caught fire,
which ended in the almost total destruction OF the
timber stock. When the fire burnt itself out the
Oil works were mass OF ruins, the building having
been completely gutted No exact estimate OF the
loss can be made. The insurance on the oilworks
amounts to about $1,000, while the lumber yard
had NO insurance on II.
Year: 1873

W pcElOih hio


but believe it would be unwise for this Board to
take charge Of the contract before examining into
the matter. In what particular specification has
he failed Is 1t In reference to his boats, In refer
to mis- removal OF dead animals, or IN reference
to his dumping the night sonP


After some further discussion, the motion or Al
derman Richardson. to refer the matter to the
Health Committee, was adopted.


The Board Of City Works reported that Messrs.
Edge Co. said that they could not get the works
ready in the time specified. The contract was
then awarded to Mr.. Hadheld. A communicate ion
was received from Mr. Hadne shortly alter, say
ing tnat he could not finish the works in time The
contract was then rescnded.


lengthy discussion followed as to whether or
NO they should have any public display. Some OF
the Aldermen we're In favor OF keeping the money
In the city treasury, while others held that the
munity would be greatly disappointed n they had
no display, and 1t would be disgrace TO the Alder
men. The matter was finally referred to the Com
mttee on Fourth OF July, with power to get up the
best display they could In time.


The Beard then adjourned.
Year: 1873

How tho Estimates Of the Department Of Public
Works Have Been Cut Down-Interesting
Facts and Figures-Commissione Van
Mort on the Department Of


Finance and the Department


'of Public Parks
Year: 1873

Q. What then happenedS A. The lawyer Iunlpeu
up and opened the door; Walworth came In and
his hand by MS AIDE Ia tns manner witness holds
his hands close to his side) | was still lying in
bed; watched him closely; he asked me,


"wHERE Is MY WIFE 2"


he kept questioning me; told him to keep quiet
ana anow me 10 dress ne was very lnucn i, eAclteu
| arose and was putting on my pants, still Keeping
my eye on him closely suddenly jumped towards
the door, got through the door and drew 1t after
me he pursued and forced the door OPEN he had


HIS PISTOL IN HIS HAND;


he presented IL at me, but l escaped behind a
double arch that was in the hall; people then came
rushing to the spot; the lawyer had rung the bell
and this gathered them; in a few seconds police
man came and arrested him.


q. Have you had much knowledge or intercourse
with your nephew, Frank A. have seen him
very often, bur Tor shoft periods at time; my
duties kept me In the field; he was at my house
two or three weeks at one time, aud may say
know the boy very WELL


O. TASK you, as Tar as your own observation goes
ana from what you have heard in the family or any
where ese what is his characterT A. He is a very
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES L. POND.


Mr.. Pond testified that he was student OF Union
College, schenectady; was an intimate friend OF
the prisoneri for the last year and hall he mad
noticed great change In his manner, and he be-
came morose ana moody he on one occasion
called out loudly In his Sleep and when witness
sleeping neayiy: witness had also noticed his
pillow wet in the morning with a rusty stain; the
prisoner, Wally Barbour, his cousin, and the wit
ness had, In April last, started for a walk;
they had gone but short distance wnen
the prisoner suddenly attacked him and threw him
down: upon asking what he meant Frank made
no answer, did not even look at his questioner,
and soon after wanted him TO take tea with him;
he never made any alusiOn To his strange conduct
and acted as If he was not aware OF what he had
done; witness was with him on the sunday previ-
Gus TO the shooting. when he acted as If he was
sick; they had made arrangements for an
excursion to the woods to procure some flowers;
he went part OF the way gathered one or two and
then went home, witness and Wally Barbour con-
tinuing; when they returned they found him
asleep; the next morning he told them he might
go away on Monday.


Mr.. Phelps cross-examination ELECTED nothing
new.


TESTIMONY OF wALwoRTH BARBOUR.


Mr. Barbour testihed-Resides at Saratoga; is
second cousin to Frank have known him almost
all his life; knew his general character In the
neighborhood and among his friends as being very
good; never heard word against him; heard
the testimony given by the previous witness, Mr..
Year: 1873

Chester county father who grew impatient
at the prolonged stay of an ardent admirer OF his
daughter, entered the room and invited the
young man to remain to lrsakfast. The swain
declined, remarking that he promised to be
home at four a. m, but that il it was all the
same to him, he would come around the next
evening, take tea, and stay all night. The dis
comfited parent replied that they we're all going
over to see Uncle William. that day.
Year: 1873

Farewell to father-blessed hulk
In spite of metal spite of bulk,


His cable soon may slip;
Yet while the parting tear is moist,
The flag of gratitude I'll hoist


In duty to the ship,
Farewell to mother-frst-class She
Who launched me on life's stormy sea,


And rugged me fore and aft;
May Providence her timber's spare.
And keep her hull in good repair,


To tow the smaller craft.
Farewell to sister-lovely yacht;
But whether she ii be manned or not,


l cannot now foresee;
May some good ship a tender prove,
Well found III stores of truth and love,
And take her under lee.
Farewell to George-the jolly boat
And all the little crafts afiout


In homes delightful bay.
When they arrive at sailing age
May wisdom prove the weather. gauge


And guide them on their way.
Farewell to all on life's rude main,
And though we he er may meet again


Through stress of stormy weather,
Yet summoned by the Board above,
Well anchor in the port of love


And all be moored together.
Year: 1873

The MAN WITHOUT AN Advertisement. -
Talk about woman without baby, man
without wife, a ship without rudder,
What is the lack of these individuals or things
to that of a man without an advertisement
He is helpless cuss, ''goner in a commu-
nifty" Talk of him being successful in bus
mess! You might as well talk of ascending
TO the moon on a creased moonbeam. Peo-
pie point to him in the street and say: "Your
Cassius has a lean look" 1t may, however,
be consoling to him to reflect that, when he
dies, he will be advertised at last, and gra-
tiously at that.


Business men will remember that there is
truth in the following couplet:


He who by his ''biz." " would rise,


Must either bust or advertise.
Year: 1873

THE following, old but good, article con-
veys good idea Of the pleasure and ease at
tending the editing of newspaper:


Editing paper is a very pleasant thing.
If it contains too much political mat er, peo-
pie won't have it; if it contains too little, they
won't have it. If the type is 'no large, it
don't contain enough readlpg matter; if the
type is too small, they cant read it. If we
publish telegraph reports, folks say they are
nothing but lies; if we omit them, they say
we have no enterprise, or suppress them for
political effect If we have in Il few jokes
folks say we are nothing but rattle-heads; if
we omit jokes, they say we are old fossils.
If we publish original matter, they blame us
for not giving them original SELECTIONS; if We
publish original selections, folks say we are
too lazy for not giving them what they have
not read in some other paper. II we give a
man complimentary notice, we are censured
for being partial; if we do not, all hands say
we are Il great hog. IF we speak well OF
any act, folks say we dare not do otherwise
if we censure, they call us traitor. If we
stay in our Office and attend to business, folks
say we are too proud to minge with our fel-
lows. II we do not pay all bills promptly
folks say we are not to be trusted; If we do
pay promptly they say we stole the money.
Year: 1873

A very good puzzle has been based on
this principle, as follows: Get another per-
son to write down horizontal row of figures,
as many as he likes, without letting you see
what he is about from beginning to end
the whole performance He is then to reck on
up the sum of the digts, and subtract that
from his row of figures. When he has done
this, bid him cross out any figure from the
product, and tell you how much the figures
add up, without the crossed out figure.
From the numbers so given you will be able
to tell what figure has been crossed out, by
bearing in mind the fact learned above
namely, that if no figure had been crossed
out, the result would necessarily be 8 or a
multiple Of 8. Hence you will see that the
crossed out figure must needs be the one re-
quired to bring the sum given to the nex'
multiple of 8. Suppose, for instance, he
gives the result at 81, you may be sure that
he has robbed the product of 8, that being
the figure needed to restore the tot,l to the
next multiple Q 8 namely, As. His sum
would stand as under:


40567s237=sum of digits A.


AZ -.
Year: 1873

A very modest young lady, who was a
passenger on board a packet ship, it is said,
sprang out of her bunk and jumped over
board, on hearing the captain. during a
storm, order the mate to haul down the
sheets.
Year: 1873

Dixon, May THE work of raising the
spans of the bridge III order TO recover such


bodies OF The victim as might be under the
wrerk ha, leen a failure, owing to the rot
tenuess of the spans, which broke before
they were sufficiently raised to do any good.
Year: 1873

Klaus Meyers was arrested by Captain Williams,
OF the Eighth precinct last night charged with
killing an unknown man In the liquor saloon where
he was engaged as clerk 1t appears, from what
could be learned of the affair. that the unknown man
went into the grocery store and asked for some
thing to drink. After partaking OF two or three
glasses OF beer ne happened TO see some change
that was lying on Che counter belonging to some
other parties, and supposlng 1t was his own the
unknown man took II up. He had sooner dono
than one OF the men desired him in
rough manner TO put II down again.
The unknown took offence at the rudeness shown
him and manifested a desire to resent It, The
other and more sober men took advantage of his
anger and commenced to quarrel with nlm


6ustle collected crowd, and Meyers.
determined TO put them all into the street. He
started from behind the counter, as several parties
who saw the affair said last night, nigh ana went
posed OF. He struggled with Meyers
succeeded in getting him to the sidewalk. the
unknown went back after the barkeeper. and the
fight was renewed. Meyers finally got him to the
corner, and then In the darkness, one OF
the witnesses thinks, hit him on the head with q
short club such is used by policemen, and the
man fell dead. If Meyers struck that blow, and
the evidence against him Is certainly OF the
most meagre description, he must have immedi-
ately afterwards returned the club It's original
resting place. Tor 10 was found by captain Williams
behind the bar. When the first intelligence OF tho
row was given TO the police Roundsman Keely
wen to the spot, but so quick was the work
that the man was dead before ne got there.
captain Williams then sent for and alter
giving orders TO have the body conveyed to the
station house, he began search for the facts In
the case All he could learn the spot pointed
to Meyers. and he felt constrained To
make prisoner of him. Two persons who were
passing at the time the alteration occurred were
also arrested, but as Witnesses All were locked
up at the Eighth precinct station house.
one of the most remarkable features Of
the case was the stampede that oc-
Cured when the police approached Almost
every man ana woman In the place run of, and no
one was lett to give an account or how the affair
originated. Captain Williams was most fortunate
Ill being able TO secure the two persons who


passing. One OF them, young man.
saw Meyers with the club and the
woman certainly knows good deal more than she
appears willing to tell The deceased Is decent
looking man and respec ctably dressed. Coroner
Young took charge OF the body. and an inquest
will be held this morning,
Year: 1873

SAIL LAKE CITY, AUGUST T. I573,
The sensational and anXousy looked for divorce
suit between the potential Brigham and Mrs. Young
number seventeen Is not likely to reach judicial
hands. The Prophet has come down from the
lofty pinnacle OF dsdan from which he
1T first snubbed the persevering seventeenth
wife OF his bosom in connection with this
affair, and, after considerable diplomacy and cor
respondence compromised the suit by paying over
to her the sum of $4,000.


Her attorneys are trying TO defeat this as being
invalid but more because their fees have not been
provided for so far. 1t is understood, however,
that they cannot alter the arrangement, and that
the compromise will stand, thus breaking OH the
suit.
Year: 1873

The following record will show the changes in
the temperature Tor the past twenty hours. in
comparison with the corresponding day OF last
year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's
pharmacy. HERALD Building
Year: 1873

One of two things must happen. If
these abolitionists succeed, they can only
do so by destroying the State govern
ments of the South and thereby destroy
in fact the whole State governments of
the North, they can only succeed by es.
tablishing despotism, garrisoning the
whole of the South, seven or eight hun
dred thousand strong, the cost. nay, the
interest of which would take the best
farms from under your feet. And this
would not be the greatest evil should
they succeed. Here are four millions of
negroes, they have hitherto been kept on
that side of the line, merely because they
couldn't come this side of it. If the Abo-
lition party succeeds all we have to do
will be to make our preparations to go
where breadstuffs are cheap, and go from
the region towards which the negro gray


itates These negroes will come t1ocking
over our river by the hundred thousand


Now what do you want with them?
They will occupy the place left vacant by
the murdered white men; men who have
been murdered in order that these ne
groes should get chance of settling here.


They commence bringing in the niger
to push off the Irishman and Dutohman,
not because they are altogether angry
with those people for voting the Demo
cratic ticket, though that is great rea-
son, but will tell you, my friends, if this
abolition party. succeeds in breaking up
our government, in breaking up the State
governments, trampling on the Constitu-
tion, the next thing they will do will be
to inaugurate religious war. They will
appeal to the religious prejudices of the
country; they will band the disciples of
Knox ard Wesley against the followers
Year: 1873

of the head of the Catholic Church;
they will say, We have succeeded in
one crusade; we have succeeded in
sending our legions to emancipate the
negroes of the South when we had no
right; we sent our army to Syria to fight
for the Holy Land; now let Peter the
Hermit make another crusade against the
Church of Rome.
Year: 1873

The speaker began:


Three years ago this country was free
the country was prosperous, and over
every acre of its soil there prevailed law
and order, peace and happiness. And
then after few more Introductory re-
marks in keeping with the first sentence
uttered, he continued. Instead of the
security which this (peace) gave, and
which was enjoyed by every citizen, we
are now endangered for no other crime
than for our opinions to have our houses
entered at midnight by armed men, and
our people taken off to be tried-not be-
fore jury, but before military inquisi-
ton, and for the crime of thinking and
condemned to exile.


Now what do they (the North) want to
dol They want to bring the negroes
back to the North, to make room for
him, to send as many white men of our
people as they can to the war; to be
killed. Now, my friends, never justi-
fed this rebellion, nor did l ever Justify
the intermeddling spirit that gave being
to this rebellion. These abolitionists say
slavery is the cause of the war; say it
is not. They say slavery ought to be ex-
terminated; | say it ought not. [Cheers.


Now, my friends, tell you that nev-
have believed that if one more appeal
had been made to the public since, the
Democratic party would have acquired
sufficient strength to have prevented this
terrible disaster
Year: 1873

IT is said that President Grant fla vors the appointment of Attorney General Williams to the position of Chief-Justice Of the United States. No better selection could be made. He would be an ornament to the bench, and as 8 Pacific Coaster, we should feel an especial pride in seeing him elevated to the position.
Year: 1873

I DO not believe that man always passes, in the long run, for what he is worth. It seems to me hard saying. The vision that the poet or painter transcribes and leaves @ joy and wonder to all time, may, believe, have come all the same to some poor, unlettered man, who lacking the ex- ternal faculty, so to speak, could not lay it in all its glorious shape and color on the canvass, or catch and hold it in the fastness of immortal verse. No, I cannot give up my con- fortable faith, that in other worlds and far-off ages there will appear shining multitude, who shall, through death, have come to themselves, and have found expression denied them on earth: beautiful souls, whose bodies were their prisons-who stammered or stood dumb among their kind, bear ing alone the sights and disgraces of fortune, and all the while conscious, in their dread isolation, of being peers of the poets and the kings, and of all the royal men and women of the world.
Year: 1873

A NEW town called San Pablo has been laid out short distance above Hayden's Ferry on Salt River. It is a very nice location for a town and all that is lacking to make it flour ishing city is the business people and houses. But we have no doubt Saint Paul will appreciate the compliment and arrange that part of 1t.