smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

Just as the white light of heaven does not
make all things white, bit the iutenser it is,
so much more intense becomes the green,
the blue or the red; and just as the rain OF
heaven falling on tree and plant, develops
change the mass into something nav. but
makes elastic and fine and spongy that which
was dull and heavy before; so the spirit of
Christ develops each nation, sex and individ-
ual, according to their own nature, and not
the nature of an0ther-makilg man more
manly and woman more womanly.-Robert-
Year: 1873

The farmers of Illinois have Just cause
against the railway monopolies; they have on
their side the declaration of the organic law.
and of the Supreme Court, that under the
Constitution it is within the power of the leg
lslature 70 make of the railway system of the
state blessing instead of curse. The peo-
PIE have determined to see that the constitu-
tlonal provision is enforced against every un-
Just extortion practised by every railway com.
pany in Illinois. Against this firm resolve no
power can stand moments and the thing for
the railways TO do is to set their house In or
der, and prepare to obey the will of the people.
a" a -Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Year: 1873

A young man in Troy owes his life to
a shawlpin, While walking in the sub
url,s he was attacked by vicious dog
and thrown to the ground. a friend
tried in vain 10 rescue him, when he
drew o shawl pin from his coat and
plunged it into the dogs nose. This
forced him to release his hold and sent
him of bowling with pain.
Year: 1873

A citizen of New York, not many
years ago, died leaving II fortune OF
three millions to be divided between
one son and three daughters, During
his life, the merchant had been close
listed skint.mt, denying himself the
caMmon necessaries of life that he
might amass n fortune and leave his
son II man of wealth. The son soon
found the destiny in store for him and
early began the life of fast young
man. He married y young woman who
thought only of his wealth, and made
her as unhappy as she deserved. His
father died leaving the young man an
income of $50, 900. In II drunken quar-
rel the young fellow killed his wife and
then finished his own miserable exis-
tence by suicide.
Year: 1873

A can remember the time when work was
a dull meaningless word to me when fond
doting parents surrouded me with every
luxury possible to conceive, for my father
was consideied wealthy man, and the mag
nifcent house aud grounds, costly carriages
and numerous servants, certainly betokened
the assertion "what careless, happy life ]
led" till suddenly my parents were both
stricken down by a violent epidemic, and |
was left an orphan at the age of seventeen.
| shudder, even now, as memory recalls
that desolate period, and the bitter feelings
that surged over me, when the full con
sciousness of my bereavement forced itself
upon me.


My fathers only brother had been sum
moned from New York, and to his care
and love my father had consigned me. l
cannot say fancied my uncle. He was a
stern, silent man, very unlike my father,
but there was a look Of sadness upon his
face that won my pity, and tried to like
him for my fathers sake.


After the funeral, my uncle, by inyestiga-
ton, found we had been living far beyond
our means, and that in consequence we were
seriously involved in debt. This was an
unexpected calamity to me, and it IS nc
wonder that my face blanched with sudden
fear, as | listened to my uncle, for the
knowledge of my wealth made the thought
Of living in my uncle's family bearable
One thing / was resolved upon l woulC
not be dependent upon my uucle's bounty
either for my support or the payment o
our debts. Every cent determined to pa,
as soon as / could honorably earn it. Th
: house, and everything ofany value, was sold
and after distributing the proceeds anon
the creditors, we departed for New York


My uncle lived on - Avenue, in


magnificent house, elegantly furnished wit
everything art could devise, or wealth pre-
cure, and yet there was chilling, inhosits
BILE look about everything that pertaine
to it.


My aunt met us in the hall, as we. entered
r and after saluting my u0cle, greeted m
: with few polite words Of welcome, whic
quite put to fight the pretty little speech.
had prepared to make on the occasion, an


brought the hot tears Of disappointmeI


to my eyes, but forcing them proudly bacl


/ turned to meet my cousin Mabel. ] ha


heard my mother often speak Of her beaut
but / was wholly unprepared for the visic
= Of loyelincss before me, and stood gazir


like one spell-bound. mo one can descril
a the deep violet eyes, the soft-tinted cheek


or the long golden hair, that fell in couu
Year: 1873

In polite society il is necessary that
there should be some general understanding
as to the proper rules to be observed in
social irtercourses. II is not essential to
good breeding that these rules should be
pushed to n Chesteriieldian extreme. That
distinguished nobleman probably over did
the natter


FOR LADIEs.


When you are at table do not gaze at the
opposite sex in the act Of eating. A gem
tleman does not like to see sweet pair OF
eyes looking at him when he is endeavor-
ing to keep his moustache clear Of the
soup; or when he has just forked slice Of
steak and is about to deposit it in his
mouth. II he be gentleman, the gaze
confuses him if a vulgarian, he does not
care q straw.


Do not wear your hats at the table. If
your hair isnot'done up according to your
taste, the males will forgive you, but they
do not like hats at meals. Wearing hats
on such occasions puts one in mind of
twenty minutes for dinner! !" at railway
eating house. Avaunts hats


It is your privilege to steal sly look at
any gentleman yor admire. There is no
breach Of nlodesty in that, but will never
do 10 endeavor to arrest his attention by
series Of giggles while talking at some
attentive and Innocent young or old man
at your side, and giving the favored one, at
the same time, an oblique glance. There is
such sweet modest way Of telling gen
tleman you like him that there is no necessity
for the employment OF other than the
natural female tactics.


FOR GENTLEMEN.
To talk loud at the table is insufferable
yulgarity Eat quietly and speak low.


Do not gaze at ladies while they are eat
ing 1t shocks their modesty. 1t is
necessary that they should eat, but is not
necessary that you should know that they
ever do. Lord Byron told Captain Med
way that he never liked to see a woman
eat it was one Of his peculiar prejudices.
But as you are not Byron, no prejudice is
expected. Affect to be ignorant Of the
fact, at least SO far as your eyes are con-
cerned, that ladies eat at all.


Never leave your seat when your dinner
is finished to visit lady at another table,
nor indeed at the same table, while hhe is
eating. 1t is very inbred, Yon both inter-
rupt and confuse her. She cannot do jus
tce to her appetite while you are watching
every mouthful Of food che takes. Go
about your business and see her in the
parlor at another time.


DO not come TO the table with your hair
parted 10 the middle Observing and SEN
sible persons will rate you as a sport" or
fool.


Never stuff napkin under your chin
and spread it over your bosom. As you
have passed the nursery period, remember
that such precautions were taken by your
nurse in babyhood. Then again, ladies may
> think that your linen is reduced to single
, shirt, or that you are iu arrears to your
washerwoman.
Year: 1873

A woNpRous story is related by the crew
of the bark Sacramento, recently arrived at
New York. During heavy gale, "a ball
of FIRE exploded in the belly Of the main
topsail, with report like rife, scattering
thousand of sparks, and completely paralyz-
ing all hands for q few moments. Within
few minutes, another ball exploded in the
same manner, near the deck, knocking down
one of the crew. No sign or marks were
left by these explosions, and what they were
no one on board can explain" That main
topsail must have strong constitution.
Year: 1873

Mr.. wASDELL, in recent lecture at Salt
Lake City, speaking of a little girl who was
rescued from death at the Mountain Meadow
massacre, but whose mother was killed in
that fearful slaughter, said "She had
recognized her mothers dress on Norman
woman at Cedar City. The child was at
once suspected of knowing too much to be
permitted to live. A council Of the priest
hood was at once called, who took her out
to convenient place, and, after considering
her case doomed her to die. A priest, who
had received his endowments, then seized
her, dashed her upon the ground, with his
left hand seized her by the hair, and with
the other hand drew his knife and cut her
throat"
Year: 1873

ANOTHER OF TnosE SINGULAR Occur
RENcEs The following, purportng to
be an extract from private letter from
New York, was published in the Hart
ford Times:


The lady Of the house where live W
brought to New York by her father and
mother (from IIamburg) when she was
eleven years old, and with her two
Younger sisters, all Of them charming
married women arc in this city now. j,
is an old story, but vividly fresh in the
minds Of the whole family. One night
in this city, the mother OF the three girls
having been kept up by some household
duties, had gone to bed about midnight
when, besides herself the whole house
was hushcd. Scarcely had she taken of
her clothes and got into bed, when she
had occasion to violently wake up hen
sleeping husband with this; "Do you
know that my mother is in America
she has just been in here. but would no,
speak to me, and tins moment she has
gone into the room with the children
Go in and bring her out How she has
found us out at this late hour Of the
night do not know" The reused hus
band went into the next room, turned NJ
the gas, and saw only three beautiful lit
tie girls, smiling and sleeping in one
wide bed. Ho noted date and hour. Il
is tame to tell the sequence. The mex
steamer mail from Hamburg brought
news that the grandmother Of the chill
drcn in that very night and hour had gone
to the beyond Did she stop in this cit,
10 bless the children on the way? Whc
shall tell? Strangest Of all. to the un
helieving-shall say uninitiated POI
the morning after the appearance th'
three little girls all told at breakfast abou
having " drenmed of grandmother.


-o0O--
Year: 1873

HoUsK CLEANING.-Cleaning is a sub.
ject by itself Its missrics have been
learned in suffering, and rhvmcd in song
1t Is the dread OF masculine humanity.
and is one Of the things that periodically
transfer some amiable women into fret.
fu and fault finding ones, and make hap.
py homes temporarily distressing Now
there is no need Of half the discomfort
and Inconvenience, the headache and
pneumonia and neuralgia. that come in
the train of cleaning, There is urgent
necessity that once year, at least, and
perhaps twice, most parts Of the house
should undergo the most thorough reno


vation. Let your weekly cleanings and
sweepings be as faithful as possible, still
dust and dirt will sift in and hide in un


suspected places, and moths will deposit
their eggs in carpets ani sofas Paint
will grow dingy, and ceiling become
grimed with smoke. But most OF our
spring cleaning is done too soon, aud
before we can do without fires safely.
The very neat housekeeper dslikes to
kindle the fire in the CRATE, when the
parlor is shining in it's freshness, and,
if it be a Medo Persian law in her family,
that cleaning is always to be done at n
certain time, no matter what the weather,
there will be days when not TO have fire
is to be very uncomfortable, perhaps
sick. For, as our friend Warner says
there are springs when the crocuses
won't be coaxcd up with pckax, and it
10 almost fatal or, at least. 1t is to invite
disease, to tnrn the house ont Of doors
and windows TIL their rigor is abated y


Begin at the top and take one room at
time. Rest between. Get Fanny and
Mary's room done first, then lie upon
your oars for two or three days, and
come down 10 mothers and the guest
chamber. Leave stairways and halls till
you have finished the parlor floor Only
clean on bright sunny days and when
you feel we'll BY extending over three
weeks what is ually accomplished in one
you will save time. temper. and health
| for it is not work that hurts, but worry
! ing over work -Henvh and Home
Year: 1873

All indebted to us for subscriptions and
other work. will oblige us greatly and please
those we owe more by calling and settling
their accounts. We know that money is
scarce and hard to get-bu we trust our
friends will make an effort in our behalf.
Year: 1873

sunk The Vest Wind which loaded with
cotton at this place and Fort Smith for New
Orleans. struck snag at the head Of Ar
buc kle's Island on Thursday last, and sunk
TO her boiler deck. The Gibson returned Sat
urday morning early to relieve her to the
extent of or COO bales The West Wind had
on some 500 bales of cotton.
Year: 1873

HF- A school girl in one OF the rural
districts of Pi,ts6cld, Mass was over
heard trying to convince a schoolfellow
that she liked him better than she did
some other urchin Of whom he seemed
Jealous. "Of course I like you better
than do Bill" said she, for don't l
miss words in my spelling lessons on
purpose, so as to be down 10 the Ioet OF
the class where Won are '"
Year: 1873

Mr D. o'Leary and three or four other gentle men returned to Chino Valley. few days ago from a visit to the San Francisco Mountain re- gion. Que of the party had the misfortune to have one of his limbs broken by kick from q horse. Mr 0'Leary was taken with rheumatic pains and, of course, had not pleasant trip. But for these streaks Sf ll luck the party would have prospected In the region Of the LIItle Colorado Dan says the nights were cold In the high eoun try around the base Of the San Francisco.
Year: 1873

Coop WoRK.-We learn that Mayor Jewell and the other members of the village council have abandoned the idea of dtching certain sides Of the plaza and are now using what little money they have in fixing the worst parts of streets a work for which their fellow citizens will thank them. Montezurna street and the one above il have been placed In good condition, and Gurley street Ia now belng oyerhauied.
Year: 1873

Messrs John White and Sam. Ball, who have been furnishing telegraph poles, arrived here from below one day this week, with very good news from the mining districts iu the southern end of the county.
Year: 1873

stiffness, he ran few steps and gave
one leap into the air and fell, cutting
the mist like a lead-sinker, two hundred
feet into the seething whirlpool. AS he
left the staging his body assumed an
oblique position, his head foremost, but
above his feet. As he struck the water
there was dreadful silence, while the
populace awaited with choking breath
his temperance. One minute-two
minutes-three minutes-and no signs
of the daring jumper. Then the people
sent up loud wail-a long murmur OF
sorrow.


This was the end OF Sam Patch.


They say he had been drinking during
the morning, and failed to keep his feet
together and his body perpendicular, as
on previous occasions. So when he
struck the water the breath left his body
and he was knocked senseless. A month
or so afterward they found his body
away down below Rochester, dritted
upon the rocks. He never returned to
throw in the bear, or claim the money
collected.


| believe in the doctrine Of transmit
grafton of souls, but on looking at the
almanac nobody was born during the
whole of that fatal day but George
Francis Train.
Year: 1873

Concussions and fractures of the
bones call for trepanning of the skull.
A trephine is similar to a thimble, with
saw teeth on its rim. By turning round
and round, as gimlet is used, button
of bone is taken out. Room IS made
for picking out fragments that irritate,
and for giving a chance to Introduce
the end of lever, TO raise up the
crushed.in bone that presses upon the
brain. This statement prepares the
way for combating an erroneous I'M
pression, which is about as common
with intelligent persons as with the ig-
norant, viz: That the surgeon puts
silver plate over the orihoe, over which
the scalp afterward heals. No such
process Is ever praoticed. No sort or
| kind Of covering but the integuments
are used in covering up the orihce.
ANYTHING thus placed would be an IN
tolerable source Of disturbance. fus
would form and alterations follow. Ihe
system could not bear such direct
source Of irritation. Yet 50 universally
| Is the silver plate notion believed that
a platoon Of marines could NOS dispoa-
sess some people Of what they have
been accustomed 10 believe, even when
they know il wrong.
Year: 1873

Some years ago q new fire company


was organized at Reading, Penn, and


the members one evening thought they


would have little innocent fun at the
expense of Hopkins, their Captain


They decided to rush around to Hop


kins' house just after dark, to throw up
their ladders, pull out their hose, climb
on his roof, and scare him with the be-
lief that his dwelling was on fire. But
that very day Hopkins moved out of the
house. and a clergyman moved in, with
out the company being aware of the
change. SO about eight o'clock they
dashed out and went through all the
movements, getting on the roof and
splashing water around and creating n
terrific disturbance generally. A rival
company, noticing what was going on,
also hurried to the scene, and without
understanding the Joke, attached their
hose to a plug, smashed in the front
windows, and began to empty two
inch stream on the family of that Pres
byterian clergyman. They squirted
into all the rooms, split open the win
dow shutters with an axe, broke down
the front door, ran out the furniture,
tore off the shingles, and bawled
through trumpets until the hired girl
had commissions on the kitchen stairs.
The fire company tried to explain, but
the new comers thought an effort was
being made to get them out of the way,
and IA fight ensued, and presently fire
men were sliding off the roof, and pelt-
ing down the chimneys, and bleeding
over the entry carpet, and having bois-
ferrous encounters with spanners and
brass horns on the stairs. And the next
morning that divine and his family
moved out. They said the place seemed
to be too animated and sensational for
quiet domestic circle. They wanted
a house where there was calmness and
peace where they could have more
security for their privacy and pianos,
and for their front doors and shingles,
and peace of mind ard window sashes.
Year: 1873

If you have an eagles nest in one of
your apple trees, don't meddle with it,
or you will have cause to repent of your
act, as did North Bridgewater man,
according to the Press, which tells the
tale as follows: A couple of the birds
of freedom, who trusted to the sanctity
of the domestic circle in North Bridge
water, have been rearing a family Of
young eagles in the woods bordering
the town. On Monday afternoon, while
Mr.. and Mrs. Eagle were off on for
aging expedition to neighboring poul-
try yard, marauding biped stole a
march on them, and captured call their
pretty chickens at one fell swoop." The
old folks got back just as the spoiler
was departing, and for few minutes it
was the most even fight that ever was
witnessed. Hair, feathers and clothing
filed the air in about equal proportions,
until about the only thing that covered
the young mans back was that pair of
eagles, and he ran into Factory village
in the uniform of n Georgia major, n
shirt and pair of spurs. The spurs he
got of the eagles. His face looked like
victim of freckle lotion, or a Chinese
alphabet He was about the most taion-
ted man in town.
Year: 1873

fell asleep; but only to suffer a repet-
ton of the horrible nightmare.


This time he sent for me on waking,
and excited my curiosity and apprehen-
sion, as have related, by his agitated
manner but still my assurance of the
safety of the vessel was insufficient to
Danish the vision.


A third time he imagined himself in
the burning ship again he was spec
tator Of all the horrors of the confagra-
ton again was he standing amid that
fearful scene of confusion and death.
with all its dread reality intensified :
again he saw hundreds of his own men
dying fearful deaths around him. with
out being able to renGsr the least as
sistnnce, while the hot flames darted
their forked tongues at him and again,
as the dense suffocating smoke closed
P.rOund him, did he find himself the
victim of mad despair. Again, too, he
woke to find it but a dream, and all still
and quiet as before.


He could bear it no longer the vision
was too palpabe--too awful. He
thought of the mysterious voice. Could
1t be supernatural warning He did
not believe in such things but then he
dared not risk repetition of the dream
so he rushed on deck, and sent for the
case, OF the existence of which he had
no positive certainty until it was
brought up, which wonderful corrobora-
tion of what he had just heard CON
vinced him at once of its dangerous
character, and induced him to order it
to be thrown Immediately overheard.


Such was the story that Mr.. Jones re-
lated to me. How much of it originated
III his own brain, cannot say; but all
that l had remarkedin the captains be-
havior was singularly cor. oborative of
mis- tale. will therefore leave thereader
to form his own conclusions, and ac-
count for his "curous case" if he can
only remarking, by the way, that it was
afterwards ascertained to have been
filed with some tins of dangerously
inhammable oil for burning in the
ward-room lamps.
Year: 1873

The Steele gives the following strange
intelligence: Among the diamonds
brought by the Shah are said to be
some of kind totally unknown in
Europe. They have all the properties
of other sorts, the same transparency,
brilliancy and hardness, but they are
reported to possess the property of
emitting perfume in an atmosphere at
an elevated temperature, in an apart
ment where many persons are assembled;
or, better still. in that of ballroom in
the midst of the animation of the dance.
These gems are found in a remote part
of Persia, the soil of which is composed
of ferruginous and carboniferous strata.
The scent they exhale resembles that
of amber, little incense and special
odor peculiar to the forests of that dis
trict
Year: 1873

One who was a stammerer for years,
writes "No stammering person ever
found any difficulty in singing. The
reason of this is that by observing the
measure of the music, by keeping time,
the organs of speech are kept in such
position that enunciation is easy. Apply
the same rule to reading or speech, and
the same result will follow. Let the
stammerer take sentence-say this
one, Leander swan the Hellespont. Pro-
nounce it by syllables. Scan it, keep
ing time with the finger, if necessary,
letting each syllable occupy the same
time, thus Le-an-der swan the Hell
les-pont, and he will not stammer. Let
him pronounce slowly at first, then
faster, but still keeping time, keep
ing time with words instead of sylla-
bles, and he will be surprised to find
that, by very little practice, that he
will read without stammering. and
nearly as rapidly as persons ordinarily
talk or read. Then practice this read
ing and conversation until the habit is
broken up. Perseverance is all that is
necessary TO perform perfect cure"