smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

females between the ages Of 10 and 30 wears
than with any others between 10 and Is
years IS the most fatal time. but even then
the number is very small Much comfort
Tor those still inclined to be timorous is To
be found in going back further on the record
The deaths by lightning in 1870 were only
eleven more than in 1850. while the popula-
tion had increased more than seven millions.
and the rate is declining. in spite of the
hasty conclusions formed BY reading the news
OF day. In 1850 there were forty-eieht
deaths by lightning out of every 100 goo
from all causes in 1870 the rate was only
torty-two. But now while only 2O2 persons
died from lightning in 1870 there were 3g7
deaths from sun-stroke, or nearly twice as
many. Yet the number Of persons who
shudder when they see the sun rise would
bear very small ratio 10 those who Shudder
at the rising Of the thunder cloud The
rate Of deaths by sunstrOke has declined
during the decade from ninety-0ne 20 eighty
one in coo deaths from all causes, and
with the increase in care and information on
the subject Is likely to decrease still more,
but 1t Will always probably be largely in ex-
cess OF the lightning rate. 1t Is also notice
able that there were ,3ij deaths BY suicide.
while there were 2O2 by lightning in other
words an individual Is six times as likely
to kill himself as lightning Is to kill him.
Hartford COUrquf
Year: 1873

themselves simply ridiculous Rarely do


they ever sell bill OF goods, still more rare


ly do they accomplish this feat twice in the


same place. Exertion being a constitutional


infrmity with these gentlemen, they usually


manage to pass most of the day at the hotel /:


eating, smoking, playing billiards, and hav-


ing good time generally. 1t is often a sur


prise to honest country folk to see these


gentlemen spend money, and the question is


not unirequently propounded, 80 How can


the firms they represent stand the pressure ~


They imagine that they are exceedingly


smart, and have an excessively large opinion.


OF themselves. They can talk fashion, horse


or theatre by the hour, but their informa-


tion concerning the principles of trade are


very limited. These gentlemen do not long


continue IN their position their principal


finding after they have made few trips that
their services can be dispensed with.


There Is, wherever they are met. self
Importance, or sufhciency. pervading them,
making their very appearance disagreeable
and oitentimes disgusting. This class do not
have the true Boston mark. and cannot be
identified as hailing from that city. as can
be sad OF the first named in this article.
There Is h0mogeneousness to them, TO the
general runners" from other cities, that is
never apparent in the simon pure Boston
traveller. Did the merchant reflect upon
the injury these men accomplish. the i'll eff
iect their appearance produces. he would
never engage their services. This era Of
steam cars and telegraphy has had a mar
yeilous effect in enlightening the public. and
generally no shrewder class of men exist
than are the country and village traders of
the United States


They quickly gauge man who approach
eS them in trade, and their good sense and
detects the spurious from the
sterling article at a glance. Not only do
these counterfeit runners harm the houses
they represent, bat they injure the legiti-
mate commercial agent. and bring reproach
upon the fraternity. Merchants owe it TO
themselves and To the honest, energetic
agents they employ. and these latter in their
turn owe it TO themselves. tC remove these
negative. injurious specimens from their
midst, as the longer they remain 50 much
the longer Is their deleterious influence felt.
A. trade exTanl>, following the increase Of
50 must agents or runners
increase in the same ratio. That they exert
a widespread influence over the trade ofthe
no one can doubt and this being
an axiom, of how great importance it i to
have a class Of men on whom the communi
ry can rely with entire confidence. BE sure
Of this. that wherever the positive, straight
forward. active - runner Is found, there
will be found a man eXerting an influence
for good upon all with whom his business
may bring him in contact, while it holds
equally true that the negative. indolent man.
though he may represent principal Of un-
told wealth, i continually iniuring himself,
his employers and the association Of hard
working men he, for the time, may be con-
lected with.
Year: 1873

CASE or CoNSEQuENTIl DANACEs.-When
a father stands on head in the corner to
please the children, he cannot be too careful
An Astoria parent was amusing his little
ones that way last Friday, when the door
tell rang. His wife who had been leaning
out Of the second story window talking ser
want girl to the lady next door, rushed down
-tairs and into the parlor to tell him company
was coming. Papa was resting both heels
at that moment against the wall, and in the
hurry and agitation Of recovering himself,
his legs flew about so thoughtlessly that one
boot struck his wife in the mouth and knock
ed out seven or eight front teeth. She i'm
mediately tainted, and in falling overthrew
the youngest boy and broke three Of his ribs.
A large mastiff in the front yard. hearing
the commotion, naturally attributed it-in
his blind, irrational, canine way-t0 the
strangers at the door, upon whom he ut once
made violent attack, mangling silk dress
~ the most shocking manner, and extract
ing several choice tendons from the gentle
man legs The bills for new stock of
teeth and setting the ribs will probably
amount to 500; but the total losses cannot
DE aSeertained until the jury determines how
much II costs for mastiif to lunch on ten
dons.-Mar Adeler.
Year: 1873

\ BAD Bor.-They say that the chief as


tronomer at the Washington Observatory
was dreadfully sold n few DAYS ago. \ wick
ed boy whose Sunday School experience
seems only to have made him more deprayed,
caught freely. and stuck it, with the aid
Of mucilage, in the centre Of the largest lens
in the telescope. That night when the as
tronomer went to work, he perceived blaze
of light apparently in the heavens, and what
amazed him more was that it would give a
couple of spurts and then die out. only to
burst forth again in second or two. He
examined it carefully for few minutes, and
then began to do sums to discover where in
the heavens that extraordinary star was
placed lie thought he found the locality,
and the next morning he .legra phed all over
the universe that he had discovered new
and remarkable star of the third magnitude
in Orion In a day or two all the astron-
omers in Europe and America were study
ing Orion, and they gazed at it for hours
until they were mad, and then they began
to telegraph to the man in Washington to
know what he meant. The discoverer took
another look and found that the new star
had moved about eighteen billion miles in
twenty-four hours and upon examining it
closely he was alarmed to perceive that it
had legs When he went on the dome next
morning to polish up his glass, he found the
lightning bug People down at Alexan-
dria, seven miles distant, heard part of the
swearing, and they say he infused into it
much whole souled sincerity and vigorous
energy. The bill for telegraphic dispatches
amounted to 81, 600 and now the astronomer
wants to find that boy. lie wishes to consult
with him about something.-Mar Adeler.
Year: 1873

Reports continue of the effects Of the
fearful cold East. The Leavenworth,
Kansas, Commercial of recent date con-
tains the following:


From patties just arrived from South
western Kansas we learn that the wealth.
er has been severe beyond endurance,
and the suffering among the hunters
beggars description A farmer who ar
rived in Wichita on Saturday reports
having overtaken team LOADED with
buffalo skins, and on the wagon, stiff
with cold, sat the driver. permitting the
team to wander at will over the prai-
ries, entirely unable to help himself. He
told the farmer he was frozen and COM
PEELED to remain in the position be was,
ard at the same time beckoned with his
head to the wagon box, thus calling at
tention to the contents of the bed. Up
on looking over the side of the box a
terrible sight was before him. There.
lying sice by side, were two hunters
frozen stiff in death. and as the wagon
jolted over the rough plain they knock
ed together like two great icicles. The
gentleman, who brought the news to
Wichita had his hands frozen so badly
as make amputation necessary.
Year: 1873

A Fort Wayne lover Thought he saw
his sweetness talking over the gate to
rival the other night. Lover gathered
boulder and hurled it with true aim at
the rivals head. Rivals head proved
to be nicely turned globe on the gate
post. Boulder caromed on the head of
sweetness. Father gave lover dose of
shot. Fido bit him. The splinters
were picked out of sweetness head, but
she declares she will never marry man
who is Jealous Of a gate-post. ,o5..
Year: 1873




WALT. WHITMAN.-Walt. Whitman is
thus described by a Washington letter.
writer, and called the rugged poet: A
medium-sized body, clad in ordinary,
heavy, loose hanging clothes, an im-
mense felt hat, long. curling white hair
anu full silvery whiskers, which form a
deep, wide-spreading fringe that almost
covers his broad breast from shoulder to
shoulder. He may be seen often during
the day walking with heavy, sturdy
step amidst the promiscuous throng on
Pennsylvania Avenue. He seems to be
quite aware that he is sort Of lion,
for he looks neither to the right nor to
the left, but always straight ahead as if
bent on some particular errand. He is
well known on the street, because he
can be easily described. and once seen
cannot be forgotten.
Year: 1873

A romantic, but we fear apocryphal,
story is told of an operative in Great
Falls cotton mill. ayoung woman named
Sarah Butiilion, who saw the family
name in Louisiana newspaper, and,
"moved by a strange impulse, wrote to
the person bearing the name. The re-
suit was lively correspondence and
the raking up OF relationship, the
writer proving to be lonely bachelor.
This correspondence continued some
three years when it was suddenly ter
minated, not by the marriage Of the
parties, but by the death of the bachel-
or, who showed his appreciation of the
fair correspondent by leaving her the
nice little sum OF $4,000
Year: 1873

A Chicago grand jury threw up the
sponge the other day and told the court
that it was no use finding more indlct-
ments against criminals, as tey were
almost always cleared by the petit jury,
while those who were convicted We're
pardoned by the Governor. The court
thereupon rebuked the grand jury, and
said they were presumptuous, but it was
also true.
Year: 1873

PROPER WARN1NG.-The officers of the
various Masonic Bodies of Omaha have
published a warning to all the members
OF their Fraternity, against pretended
Gift Concert" for the purpose of erect
ing Masonic Temple in that city. We
are glad to notice in this warming" the
statement:


That lotteries, and gift enterprises,
being contrary to the principles Of Ma
sonry, are strictly forbidden by special
resolutions of the Grand Lodge of Ne
braska. and that the proprietors of the
above named schemes are making use
OF the Masonic name for their own gain.
without permission or authority of any
Masonic body"


The warning. further says that "lot-
teries and gift enterprises are immoral
and unmasonic practices We are glad
to record and repeat this statement. be-
ing well persuaded that these things are
very great and sore evil in our land.
We have seen it lately recorded that
some hitherto industrious blacksmith,
somewhere on Puget Sound. has drawn
S25.00O in lottery at Louisville. Ii
this be SO, all the probabilities are that
it will be the ruin of him and his child
rem. to say nothing of the evil influence
Of his example. which SO many will fol-
low, with the vain expectation of shar-
ing in the same luck. Gambling is a
fearful evil, and lotteries and gift enter
prises are emong its most seductive
forms. Let those who value peace and
happiness. good name and good con-
science, have nothing to do with them
Oregon Churchmdn.
Year: 1873

BETTER LATE THAN NEvER.-Michael Loan
gan, of Pottstown, Pa. lost $40 while at work ex-
cavating for the Gas Company of that town in
1856. short time since Michael was informed
that his presence was needed at the Montgomery
county aims house. lie repaired thither and
from mendicant received sum equal to that
lost seventeen years ago, which he confessed to
have stolen, aud admitted that the money had al
ways worried him, and that be could not peace
fully die without making restitution.
Year: 1873

INPRovENENT.-Ar Arrangements have been made
for the erection Of two hundred tenament houses
In New Castle the present season. This in con-
nectiOn with other projected improvements will
make quite lively times. The new hotel and
boarding house will prove quite an attraction
during the Summer and the indications are so
favorable for business that the citizens generally
are very jubant over the prospect. New Castle
is pleasantly situated and must eventually become
a large city.
Year: 1873

FOURTH or July CELEBRAT1oy.-Tho coming
Fourth of JHly bids fair TO be duly observed ia
West Chester in grand parade OF the orders of
Junior and Senior American Mechanics, in which
all the Councils of the order in this part of the
State have been invited TO participate. The event
is being gotten up by Lafayette Council, No. 49,
and every thing points to very grand affair
Year: 1873

AN ALDERMANS 5 HANDS TIED WITH hED iAfE'


In January last Chief Engineer Perley and
District Engineer Bates President Of the Board of
Fire Commissioners and Chief Engineer respectively,
called at the desk mandatory of Messrs Keh Kcllner
& Co. in Mangn-st, and stated that they had been
assigned by the Police Commissioners TO select desks
and tables for the houses Of the various fire companies
They were shown various styles, finally made selec


ton and ordered 27 desks and tables The former
to cost $50 each and the latter sll each. Alderman
Kehr the head of rn instructed his foreman to de-


liver the goods at the places designated and agreed to
accept reduction of five per OF the face of the
bills for cash. The goods were delivered February,
but the cash forthcoming and when about two
months after yard Alderman Kehr asked for payment
he was referred by the Fire Commissioners TO
Controller Green The Controller Informed him
that he could not pay him for the reason that,
under the provisions Of the Charter men,
Der Of the City Government could be allowed TO
receive pay for articles furnished any OF the depart


epts OF the City Government Alderman Kehr SAID lie
was ignorant OF this provision Of the Charter that he
the articles furnished should DO appraised By compt-
tent committee. He finally made Known his willingness
TO take back the desks and tables. He referred TO
the Fire Commissioners. Iley sdld that having
audited the bill OF kchr, kelluer Co., and found
it just, they had sent It 10 the Controller
by Alderman Kehr before they could give order for
the delivery the furniture otherwise they would be
placed the unpleasant position of having audited and
ordered paid bill for furniture which tine Department
did then possess. Again Alderman kehT called on
the Controller and asked him for the BILL explaining at
the same time the position in which the Commissioners
were placed. The Controller refused to part with the
bill and thus Kehr Kellner Co. neither obtain
payment Tor their property nor recover It, This IS the
Version given by Alderman Kehr. He claims to have
acted IL a STRAIGHTFORWARD manner throughout and says
at the the purchase made he does not be ieye
Messrs Perley and Bates knew that he was an Alder
Year: 1873

Is il worth while, that we jostle brother
Bearing his load on the rough road of life
is it worth while that we jeor at each other
IN blacAnos3 Of heart that we war to the


knife


God pity us all in our pitiful strife.
God pity us all as we jostle each other
God pardon us all for the triumphs we feel
When fellow goes down meath his load on


the heather,


Pierced to the heart words are kccner than


steel,


And mightier far for woe or for veal
We're it not vol in this brief little journey
On over tho i3thnu5, down into the tide,
We give him fish instead Of a serpent.
Lrc folding the hands to be and abide
Forever and aye in dust at his side
Look ut the roses sauting each other;
Look at the herds all at peace Oil the plain
Man, and man only, makes war on his brother,
And laughs in his heart at his peril and pain !;
Shamad by the beast that go down on the


plain.
Is it worth while that We battle to humble
Some poor fellow soldier down into the dust !?
God pity us all Time oitsoon will tumble
III Of Us together, like leaves in a gust,
Humpled. indeed down into the dust.


asna,nu,>e,zL,owu
Year: 1873

RIDING 70 PORTSMOUTH AN EDITOR S


WELCOME: WALKS ABOUT TOWN: RE


MARKAHLE PLACES AND INCIDENTS.


Monday morning, after enjoying
the wiT01o Uhr 'miasma, as the gen.
tIrmm near me called it,) we deter
mrIcI to Leave Rye Beach and 90 to
Portsmouth, eight miles away. The
STAGE would take us to the railway
station iour miles off. and then four
miles by rail would see us at Ports
mouth but the weather was so cool
and the region Of country 50 pleasant
for driving, We preferred to take Il
carriage. which the landlord readily
agreed TO furnish for reasonable
price, which was charged in the bill
and duly paid. At ten o'clock the
vehicle was at the door, and proved
to bea little one-horse baggage-wagon
with the name of the hotel ON the side
Of it in large painted letters, seat
was put across the back of the thing,
ON which we were to sit, while the
driver was to bestride the baggage in
'front.' This was the carriage and
horses by which we were to travel in
STYLE from Rye Beach to Portsmouth
The landlord expressed great surprise
when told that we were quite too far
advanced in the science Of travel to
put up with such an imposition as
that, and if he was not disposed to do
better, he could keep the money he
had received, and we would invent
another way Of conveyance. A sud
den sense OF remorsC or some better
feeling came over him, and in a few
minutes comfortable carriage and
pair stood in tire place of the baggage
car, and we rode off, cheerily.


And brisllly too, with lovely sea
breeze sweeping over the fields, with
good roads, through an old settled,
picturesque region, passing some
houses that had the marks of ages on
them +; we enjoyed the morning ride.
Being doubtful which of two roads to
take, our driver called to 4 farmer 90
inc from us in a field and said, Gen
era, (and the man turned about to
liston,) (which is the road to Ports
mouth?' The "General' pointed to
the right one and we took it, but I
asked the driver


"Why did you call that man Gener-
al g.


80, said he, ''if had called him
Colonel he wouldn't have looked
around l.


had thought the driver probably
recognized him as an officer, but he
merely went on the principles, that

the higher the title he gave him, the
more prompt he would be in attend
inc to the call.


The Rockingham House at Ports.
mouth proved to be the most agree
able place Of rest and refreshment that
we found this summer. After being
comfortably settled, ! sailed out to
see the town, and by the principle of
elective affinity, or natural selection,
seeing the sign Of newspaper office,
walked in and found Mr.. Brewster of
the journal" He gave me a cordial
greeting on the strength of my card,
and entertained me most pleasantly
with information about Portsmouth,
of which his father is the historian.
Before we parted he was so kind as
to put into my hands two volumes.
"RAMBLEs ABoUTPoRTsMoUTu-


ES OF PERSONS, LOCALITIES AND IN


,,JnrNp, pu ruyA
Year: 1873

Thus did my lacerated spirit cry
out in agony, even as Rachel weeping
for her children, But one ray of light
penetrated the despair of soul. The
undertaken took his pay in job print
ing, and the sexton owed me a little
account | should not have gotten any
other way. Why should we pine at
the mysterious ways of providence and
vicinity (Not a conundrum. y
[San Fancisco (Cal) J Call.
Year: 1873

A youth who was taking an air.
ing in the country, tried to amuse
himself by quizzing an old farmer
about his bald head, but was extin-
guished by the old man, who solemn
ly remarked, "Young man, when my
head gets as soft as yours, l can raise
hair to SELL"
Year: 1873

In conversation with Mr.. G. W. Blunt, the secre.
tary, that gentleman stated to HERALD reporter
that Governor Dix had promised him yesterday
that this matter OF filling up the harbor should
be speedily brought before the attention OF the
Legislature Mr.. Blunt also added that the Central
Railroad or New Jersey had taken IL acres out OF
the harbor, and that the construction OF their
depot at Communipaw had caused the regular
channel of Bedoe's Island TO be made much shall
lower than 1t formerly was as is evidenced by the
last United States survey OF the harbor.


A communication was sent by the Harbor Com.
missioners yesterday to the Collector of the Port
complaining that one OF the revenue cruisers had
violated the law, and the ashes were thrown into
the harbOr. He promised to investigate the case


In consequence OF the filing up OF the channel by
these PRACTICES the buoy opposite oyster Island
must be removed to another locality, and 1t is the
opinion OF Mr. Blunt that. II the violations be
tinued, the buoys will require to be constantly re-
moved until they at length reach the line ald out
by the Dock Commissioners, and there Will be no
channel at all.


The Greece has noated of and is now back at
her wharf, reloading the cargo which was taken
out OF her while grounded at oyster Island.
Year: 1873

In view OF the Quarantine authorities removing
nom their present residence to the new boarding
station at Clifton early next spring. private parties
have commenced q work at the old grounds which,


1t Is asserted, Is the forerunner of quite business
enterprise. This work Is the building OF bulk.
head on the line Of the Staten Island ferry bulk.
head, from which Eve piers Will be constructed ex-
tending $50 feet beyond the ferry dock. With this
Improvement In progress, so soon as the chance
oners, there Will be erected several large ware
houses. which promise to change this part Of
Staten Island very materially.


The new quarters designed for the Quarantine
authorities are now ready and the dock necessary
for business completed. The bulkhead Is 1877 feet
long the pier connecting it 90 feet In length.
The basin formed by the construction, though open
ing to the SOUTH will be sale shelter for the boats
employed by the department. as 1t is protected by
point OF projecting land. The frontage OF the
property purchased by the state for quarantine
purposes Is 4S7 feet, and 1t contains eight acres
The three houses on the grounds are in readiness
to receive the Health Ohicer and his deputies
Year: 1873




A rather singular case of soDnna bu-
ism recently occurred in this vicinity
that is, perhaps, worthy place IN your
columns. The facts are these: A
beautiful and accomplished young lady
of the neigborhood, who had a strong
predilection for attending all the dane
ing parties that came off anywhere
within reach of her home-who rather
{" had dancing on the brain, " as one of
the good old deacOns remarked-arose
one night while asleep, and proceeded
to dress as for ball, and, as she re-
marked afterward, dreamed that her
escort was awaiting for her, and that
she was in great hurry. Instead OF
fixing her hair up as she should have
done, she procured pair of scissors
and cut it nearly all off, which occupa-
ton she was found engaged in by her
mother, who, hearing the noise, had
gone to her room to ascertain the
cause. She now mourns the loss of her
curls, and can't be induced to attend
another ball.