smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

There was considerable excitement yes
terday between one and two o'clock on
Dock street, below Second occasioned by
parties who were engaged painting the
poles Of the Local Telegraph Company. 1t
has usually taken from three to four hours
for the painting of a single pole, and upon
the subject of completing the job in much
shorter time, lively discussion took place.
Mr.. James Grace, line-man, who FOR many
years was employed in the City Police and
Fire Alarm Department, asserted that he
could paint 55-foot pole, with six cross
arms, in thirty minutes, and there were
plenty of wagers that he could not. The
crowd on Dock street gathered to witness
what all at the outset predicted would be a
failure. He was exactly twenty-six min
utes, finishing the job in that time, much
to the surprise of the lockers on. He did
some tall reaching, and each dash of the
brush covered a deal ofspace. He descend
ed once to supply his paint pot. This same
person once on a wager strung mile of
wire in thirty-four minutes and fifteen
seconds, climbing in that time forty-one
poles thirty feet high, and winning the
wager by three-quartels of a minute. Upon
another occasion he put up large cross
arm in a minute and half. He is a tall
fellow, and his hailing from Jersey cannot
discount the fact that he can do some ''tall''
work.-The Press, Philadelphia.
Year: 1875

Continued excitement is disease.


If a man is not consumptive, and is plain
ly told so, such burden is sometimes taken
from his mind that new life is infused
into him he rises above the depressionA
which were crushing him into the. grave,
throws off disease, and goes forth in few
days new being and well man.


Heat rarefes all noxious gases and odors,
and sends them to the clouds; these are
most pernicious at sunrise and sunset q
hence building fires in the family sitting
room at those hours, will, other things be-
ing equal, exempt families from epideniics.
chills and fevers, and perhaps even cholera
ITSELF rtEf y s9 a3tE.


Bearing about in ones heart the sweet
memories of mothers care, and affection
and fidelity, often has restless power
for many year after that dear mother has
found her resting place in heaven, to re-
strain the wayward and the unsettled from
rushing into the ways Of wicked and aban-





Sickness is sometimes imaginary, but in
such cases it does no good to deride or to
scold so it is sometimes with what is called
nervousness-it is useless TO make light Of
it the feeling of suffering is the same as If
it were real In such cases sympathy is
oftentimes more efficient remedy than
derision or impatient epithet. "Bear ye
one another's burdens" !" is moral medica-
mentum of great efficacy. iQ maa


However healthy man may be, anxiety
for to-morrow's bread win soon undermine
the strongest constitution; hence the
French returns officially announce that the
we1l-to-do average eleven years longer life
than those who live by their daily labor.
If man is healthy and well-to-do, and Is
not busy in his calling, he viii seldom fail
to become dyspeptic, intemperate or rest
less, and die prematurely. .....5.,
Year: 1875

An exchange alludes to curious blunder
which is said to have occurred at Scribners
publishing house recently. An advertise
ment of four lines was sent out to 100
newspapers, with instructions to spread
over ;seight lines" it should have read,
but the clerk wrote it ''eight inches.'' AS
the order was an unusual one, the papers
which did not perceive the error were COM
PEELED to exert some ingenuity in spreading
a few words overa a large space. The result
was that orders poured into the publishers
at such rate that new edition had to be
printed Thus the publishers realized
great benefit out of what at first glance
seemed serious error This is similar to
the experience of the proprietor of the New
York Agricultarfst, whose advertisement
occupied a much greater space than he in
tended, and whose business was built up
in week in consequence. These instances
serve better than anything else to show
what benefits may be derived from adver-
tisements.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Indian dele gation met at the rooms of the Secretary Of the Interior this morning to have an- other council. Commissioner Smith re- minded the Indians of the proposition that had been made by them to reiinouish payment of S25,000s and of the desire of the whites to go to the Black Hills and of the difficulty to prevent them; if they did not accept the offer of S25,000 within thirty days they might not get 1t. After some further talk the Indians agreed to accept $25,000 in consideration of reIinquishing large portion of their hunting grounds in Nebraska. The Secretary was willing to concede considerable territory to them, ten or fifteen miles south of the Nebraska river The Indians were given copy of the treaty to take to their rooms to con- sider.

 WASHINGTON, June 2.-Nothing definite has yet been settled between government and Indian chiefs regarding surrender of Black Hills.

 COLUMBUS, OHIO, June 1.-The hotels are crowded with delegates to the Repub- lIcan State convention, to be held in this city tomorrow. It is thought that eX-Gov. Hayes will be nominated for governor.

 CHICAGO, June 1.-The Times Washing ton special says the Presidents third term letter is the main topic of political discus sion. There are two very decided opin- ions on the subject. The friends of the administration say that the letter sets at rest forever the third term scare, while on the other hand it is regarded by a large number of readers to mean that Grant is again candidate for the office. The let ter has given rise to no end of discussion and from the dissatisfaction expressed over it, it is clear that the President has by no means settled the question by writ ing it.
Year: 1875

BERRY of The Sentinel says that he sleeps at nights in the star dimpled arms Of angels, and is taken to the bright shores of immortal glory. He is a lucky fellow, but Judge you know that you ought not to tell about 1t.
Year: 1875

THE citizens of Salt River valley have organized a company to take out large ditch for irrigating the valley. It will doubtless prove a valuable investment and be of great service to the settlers.
Year: 1875

Is always supplied with an ample variety of well-cooked food. No exaggeratiOn iD this. Stage passengers and travellers by there understand It, and to them all m acquainted with the fact are respectfully referred for information.
Year: 1875

Our British cousins have a fashion


able five O'Clock tea" which is be-


coming excessively the " elegant thing


in London. The entertainment is of


many kinds. There is first the informal


gathering, which only nec5 ssitates the


production of mere cups and saucers to


supplement the hostess's usual ante


prandial rejection sec md, the meeting


of Ten or twelve guests invited specially


to meet each other; third, the larger


assembly, when the lady announces on
her invitation card that she will be " AT


Home" for certain number of days !;
fourth, the tea devoted TO Amateur
Music ;" and, lastly, the tea which is
merely day instead of a night recep-
ton. For the casual five o'clock tea
but little or no preparation is required.
Intimate friends find the lady with her
two-tiered tea table by her side, the up
per shelf bearing the silvar teapot,
cream Jug, sngar basin, hot water ket-
tie, and one or two cups and saucers;
the lower shelf has plate of thin bread
and butter, a cake, aud the reserve
cups. A harlequin set is considered
prettier than one of which all the cups
are alike those saucers which have a
sort of fan- shaped addition for holding
a piece of cake or bread and butter
when convenient. The second enter
tainment differs somewhat; the scene is
changed from the boudoir to the draw
ing room, and thu tea is placed on a
larger table. If the hostess has no
daughters, she generally gets some
young lady to preside over the tea
table, so as to leave her at liberty TO
entertain guests. The use of a white
tablecloth, though not absolutely un-
known, is decidedly unusual. The
tables which have flaps that fold down
so that when not in use they stand al
most fiat against the wall, are the most
CONVEX lent for the purpose, as it obvi
ates the trouble of moving the things
off a table in ordinary use. For the
third there are two methods one like
the preceding, only using a larger
table and having two or three young
ladies to assist in dispensing toe tea, or
else to have long narrow table across
the end of the back drawing-room, and
let two maids be in attendance behind
it. This supposes larger party, and
therefore ices and claret cup should be
provided. In summer, of course, straw
berries and cream find most appro.
pirate place on the tea table.
Year: 1875

Crabapple's boy had read that touch
ing Thanksgiving story about the chaI
who ran away from home when a boy
and went to sea and was not heard oI
for years and years and how every
Thanksgiving day the mother sat 8
plate for the wanderer, and kept seal
for him at the table, and hoW tbassTno
haired sire, when pWBaSSward son-prayfd d
pitaS he might return in safety to the
paternal roof


And then one Thanksgiving day, when
they had atout given him up for dead,
although the plate and vacant chair told
the story of a mothers undying hopes.
Just as the family had sat down to the
Thanksgiving dinner, there came a RAJ
at the door. "Come in - cried the
sire, and in bounded the boy in sailor
jacket and tarpaulin bat Just home
from a whaling voyage. Such rejoicing
as there was in that house. How his
father shook both his hands, and how
his mother wept over him and embraced
him, and how all the brothers and sis
ters, aunts and cousins hung around
his neck and tugged at his sailor jacket.


1t was worth Drawing the dangers of
the sea to meet with such a welcome on
his return. He sat ct the feast in the
chair that a mothers deathless love,
and hope, and recollection had always
placed for him, and never was there a
happier Thanksgiving since that cher
ished anniversary was invented.


Crabapple's boy wept over that story
every time he read it, and he got to
wondering whether such fuss would
be made over him should he run away
from home and then turn up again
some THANKSGIVING day.


He thought about it SO much that he
fnally determined TO test the business,
anyhow. He would see how the people
would act when he played the prodi-
gals return. So about week from
Year: 1875

Few OF our readers arc probsbly
aware Of the immense extent TO when
the poor 10 this city make use Of loans
from the pawnbrokers' shops; There
are in New York and Brooklyn some
4n0 of these. and in jersey City and
Hoboken sixty. They advance 70 tbs
moor during each year some $1,000, 600.
These loans are usually for thirty days,
and the rate OF interest is from eight
to twenty per cent. per month. The
article pledged for the loan ~ ue1alIy
three times the value Of the sum lent
and is often never redeemed, owing to
the distress or poverty Of the person
borrowing. If the interest is from IN
eight 20 ten per cent. per month. it will
be seen that the pawnbrokers make
some hundred PER cent. on their loans,
or about four millions annually nom
the poor and it not improbable they
Get as much more from the sale OF the
articles pawned.-NeU York 7Tmes'
Year: 1875

Thanksgiving he ran away from home.
He didn't go to sea, because the sea
was too far off, and he couldn't make
much of voyage in week anyhow.
| He got a job in a lanyard, grinding
bark, which answered all the purposes,
for he could Imagine his bark was on
the sea-" as he rode the old horse
around the circle. He called the mill
the world, and imagined himself sailing
around the world at every revolution.


With beating heart he approached
the paternal mansion. He looked in at
the window and saw the folks just sit
ting down TO the Thanksgiving supper.


A chill of disappointment crept over
him as he saw there was no vacant chair
and there wasn't an idle Plate on the
table. He listened at the door as the
blessing was asked, but although several
prophets were honored with flattering
notice, his name wasn't mentioned.
This was little hard on the boy who
had rdn away from home and wss liable
to turn mp on that or any succeeding
THANKSGIVING day. .....


Racollections OF him didn't seem TO
cluster around the hearthstone to any
very great extent. ..... ".l ..


depressing chilling fOrebodlng that
arose in his breast, he flung open the
door, rushed into their midst aud ex-
claimed" Gather mother 'tis /,
Sammy Crabappls home again homel
home - and then threw himself on his
fathers breast, sobbing convulsively.


What did that father do =? Did be hug
him and sob fears over him, and call
him his long "lost bo-bo-boy ?" Not
much. He took him by the collar, led
him into the wood shed and worked
over him more than on hour with a bar
rel-stave, his brothers and sisters dane
ing around on the back stoop in an
ecstscy of delight, while his mother
screamed. "That's right, Ambus give
it TO him Learn him better'n to ran
away from home again !" ....


Then he was sent to bed without any
Thanksgiving supper at all, and threat
ened with being deprived of both Christ
mas and New Years dinners.
Year: 1875

We all converse-or, in other words,
talk with each other-unless forbidden
by unkindly nature, as in the case OF
deaf mutes, or compelled by arbitrary
force to maintain silence we abhor.
We occasionally read of people who, in
fit of caprice, resolve never to bestow
upon their fellow w-creatures the benefit
of their discourse. But such people
may be called phenomenal. Men and
women may be taciturn, Just as men
and women may be loquacious, but
voluntary silence is never to be expected
of any human being possessed of the
ordinary desire to secure information
supposed to be locked up in the bosom
of another, of any one gifted with q
common anxiety to impart information
to others. Tons ues were made for vocal
purposes, and humanity is apt to regard
them, in its own case, as made for
speech. Whether the inferior orders of
creation enter tain each other with CON-
versation or not is question we leave
to scholastic disputants but that no
two of the human family will long re-
main silent if placed within sight and
hearing of each other, is an accepted
fact. If they can think, as strangers,
of no other congenial point of interest,
they will dilate upon the weather, and
the way to mutual discourse thus opened
upon neutral ground, the path to So
ciability becomes one of facility.


But, after all, mere speech is not con-
versation in the stricter sense, and of
those with whom we talk every day,
how few really converse well-how few
of them so interest us with their con-
versation that we listen to what they
utter with qualification, and in their
absence long to listen to them again.
Is conversation, then, an art? Speech
we know to be natural gift but is
conversation itself-the kind of CONVEX
sation that first wIns and then fasci-
mates our attention. gift only ac-
quired by tuition and experience The
French think SO, we presume, for we'll
known professor in Paris advertises to
"give lessons in the art OF conversa-
ton ;" and if professors teach ladies, in
youth, how to walk gracefully, why not
how to talk in the same manner? For,
although everybody walks and talks,
not more than one in a hundred
do either, without instruction, in a
manner calculated to earn an honest
compliment. The art of conversation
is realized as such IN a moment by
person unaccustomed to society, if sud
denly introduced to a gathering of in
tellect. However fluent in speech ard
self possessed in manner upon ordinary
occasions, even the boldest feel dis
mayed upon entering sphere pervaded
by an atmosphere of mental culture.
They are at once conscious of their in
ability to rise to the level of their sur
roundings. They have language, and
they may have assurance, but they lack
the buoyancy inspired by a familiarity
with the art OF conyersation-iust as the
uutaught founderer in deep water sinks
because, with hands and feet like his
neighbor, he lacks knowledge of the
art of swimming.
Year: 1875

The loss of memory during illness or
from some sudden shock has, no doubt,
been observed by every one; but some
curious phases of it not generally known
can be found in the books and Journals
of physicians. A Scotch Highland wo-
man, long accustomed to use English
language, was placed under the care of
DR.. Macintosh at Edinburgh, during
au attack of apoplexy. She go far re-
covered as to look around her with an
appearance of intelliP ence; but the doc
tor could not make her understand q
word he said. At last it occurred to
him to have one of the attendants speak
to her in Gaelic, her long unused native
tongue and to that she Immediately
and readily responded. When she re-
covered her health more perfectly, her
Eng ish came back to her. DR.. Rush
mentions the case of an Italian gentle
man, who died of yellow fever in New
York, and who underwent, during the
malady, a series of mental changes.
During the first part of his illness he
spoke English, which had for some time
been his familiar language in that coun-
try during the middle period English
was driven from his mind by French,
which he had learned earlier and on
the day of his death he spoke only his
native italian. Abernethy, the great
surgeon, told similar story of man
whom he attended, who was born in
France but had spent the greater part
OF his life in England, and had for many
years lost the habit of speaking French.
An injury to his head brought him un-
der the care OF Abernethy, who OBJ
served that during his Illness the man
spoke only French, going back to his
English as he recovered. We all know
how, to the very old and the dying, the
language of their childhood comes again,
aud the old scenes rise before the oying
eyes like pictures, so that from the re-
covery OF childish peace they go out
across the tide to the unknown, new life
beyond.
Year: 1875

Despite all the croakiDg about hard
times, says a CORE spondent, New York
is very gorgeous this winter. The
tuInOuts on the avenue and in the park
ara as brilliant as ever, and even more
so. Sales of extravagantly costly furni
ture are as frequent as ever, and the
great jewelers. and expensive dress peo-
pie are doing more than their usual
business. The fact is, the society
woman in New York refuses to recog-
n;ze the existence of hard times. She
considers it the duty of the man who
undertakes the contract of supporting
her to furnish her with what she wants
just as freely one year as another. If
the poor fellow pleads embarrassment
and bad business, she answers, "What
is that to me? 1 know nothing about
your horrid stocks. [ do know that l
want that diamond necklace, and will
have it" And she generally gets it,
for several reasons. A man always
stands in awe of a very handsome and
very fashionable woman, and besides a
great many New Workers have discov-
cred hat it is a very good thing to have
$50 ZOO OF 100000 diamonds an
such things, which belong to his wife,
to fall back upon. This is the secret of
very much of the extravaganza that is
seen'in the public places of the city.
The poor feel the hard times, and those
supposed to be rich may also, but the
latter don't show it if they do. The
theatres are filled nightly; the parties
we're never more brilliant or expensive.
OF course smashes without number will
occur bat they are having a good time
while they can. This is the very center
of Vanity Fair.
Year: 1875

"What? No scandal about our good Queen
Elizabeth hoI Ie!- IOld Play.


Every age has it's vices, but ours bas
more than it's share. It. has ali of its
own and nearly all of those ages that
have preceded it. One Of the worst of
these is the fOndness for gos,i and
srandal-a fondness which is being
illustrated, we are sorry to say, 10 our
own city, and at this moment il almost
assuming the form of an epidemic.
Neither court nor cottage can escape the
viper calumny. 1t creeps in the palaces
of the kings, finds access to the hum
BILE home of the peasant aud often
nestie3 it's slimy head in tue bosom of
innocence and love. But few months
ago there was an indecent and cruel
story going the rounds of the American
pap ers. and reproduced In certain dis
reputable sheets of England, seriously
affecting the honor of the Duchess of
Edinburgh. The duchess had only
been married some six months, and one
newspaper said that an event Of some
interest to the royal couple was imme-
diately anticipated, which should have
followed more slowly and decorously,
in the ordinary course of nature and
another quoted with malicious zest the
words of Horatio TO Hamlet


Indeed, my Lord, it followed hard upon"


The story was false, as subsequent
events proved, aud yet, a scandal-lovlng
society had swallowed the entire calum-
ny without the preliminary preparation
of greasing. Tnere have also been
other scandals circulated, the victims
being i'll our own county and selected
from some of the highest and most re-
spectacle walks of life. There are some
of the grossest in our own city.


We sadly need reform in this respect;
for the evil has gone to sn extreme of
persecution and prescription which
rivals the atrocities of any other social
inquisition known to history. The
murder of reputation is worse than
the taking OF life for " hat has young
girl to hope for or live for whan her
character is stabbed at every turn by
subtle and invisible shafts cunningly
fixed in her pathway and glimmt ring
with po son ? 1t is not necessary to say
this or that is so. There is a language
known to the initiated scandal-moDger
which is far moro fatal because less re-
sponsible, and because it affords the
broadest area for the play of the imaRi
nation of the malicious and evll-minded.
Swift salirized the class with deserved
severity, saying, in one OF his bitter
epigrams, that they conld-


read nod, a shrug, n look,


Far better than printed book;


Convey libel in frowD,


And wink a reputation down;


Or, by the tossing Of fan,


Describe the lady and the man


And another poet, who suffered by
the same brood Of revilers, tells how
some hope things might rot turn out as
they fear how some swear they can
not believe the half of what they hear;
how some look perplexed, while Others
look profound, sni others pity with
sincere regret. 1t is this mendacity of
hints that leaves the most ranking and
inourable wounds. - Louisville Courier
,TO7LrNdl
Year: 1875

Susan Coolridge writes: Would
you know how gondcIas are ordered


IN Venice? You step out on the balco-
ny and call GiecomOp z Instantly fro m
below comes the response, At your
service, Signora 7 and the gondola,
Your little private carriage, shoots to
the door. We are fond of our Giacomo,
who was stout, handsome fellow, with
beautiful umber brown. He affected
bright colors, and his orange and red
awning, his yellow shirt and scarlet
sash, made, when taken in connection
with his brown face, vivid bit of
moving color which was joy to see.
This evening, my evening, we were
without awning, and l was glad of my
parasol as We shot into the Grand
Canal, which was all dazzle of gold
and red from the sun, as yet a good
way above the horizon. Where will you
go, Signora?' TO the sunset, Giocomo.
Go to the other side OF the Giudecca,
and I'll choose a place Another
second and we were gliding towards
the Giudecca, which is the widest of all
the Venetian canals. The motion of q
eondola is unlike any other motion in
the world. Smooth, swift, -effortless,
without jar or quiver, without apparent
motive power (for the oarsman is be-
hind ar out of vie VI, it is a very bliss
of movement like birds flight, like a
darting fish, or, better still likfng to
gress by yolition! n!,lg tg'iPSocw power of thought.


rrlIfgihtE5n50 has poetry in bis nature. He
rowed softly, and did rot speak to break
the smell Of silence as we moved on


Leaning over the eide OF the gondola I
could see the swsying figure reflected
in the blue canal, distinct red and
yellow shadow. On the other hand was
the SUP, a ball of fiery gold floating in
an intense pink sky. The light was too
vivid 1 could not look, and closed my
eyes, but still the color pursued me and
danced in almost painful brilliancy upon