smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

the corridor, and after listening short time
apparently convinced that there was no risk
of discovery, he made bis way softly by the
faint light of the lamp, suspended from the
ceiling, to the door marked No. 8.


Arrived there, he applied his ear to the
key.hole and listened. The sound of deep
regular breathing came from within. The
occupant of the chamber, worn out by fatigue
of body and mind, had found refuge from his
troubles, though but temporary one in sleep


Mr.. Holdweg tried the door with a light
hand. Contrary to his expectation, it was
not locked The latch turned as easily as
his own had done, and in an instant more, he
found himself inside the room.


There had been fire in the CRATE, and its
smoulderng embers still gave out an uncer'
tain light. By this hickering CLEAN he could
see the outline of Hugh Thornton's form, as
he lay with his head thrown back, his broad
chest upturned, and one arm tossed carelessly
over his pillow. Looking steadily, the out
line became more defined, until, his eyes,
growing accustomed to the gloom, could plain
ly discern the sleeper's position, and even the
features of his face.


The intruder, approaching the bed, looked
steadily upon him. Then his right hand
sought his breast, and drew from thence a
long, glittering steel blade. In another in
slant that blade would have been crimsoned
with Hugh's blood.


Just then the clock in the church-tower
struck again. More clearly and sharply
than before, the hour of one rang out on the
silent air.


The sleeper started, suddenly awakened by
the sound. His eyes opened, and fixed them
selves upon the murderous face bending over
him. Down came the shining steel, but II
sweryed in its aim, for the unexpected inter
ruption shook the hand that graspedit There
was halfstiAed cry, sudden leap, and the
two men closed in desperate struggle-a
struggle for life or death.


Then voices we're heard, and moving foot
steps. Hurrying lights appeared, and the
landlord, followed by an excited crowd
rushed in.


GroNcI r-croy NEyT wEEK
Year: 1875

KEEPING MEALS WA1TING.-Little things
often interfere with our comfort very much,
and one small annoyance is for men to delay
coming to dinner when called. Sometimes
they have an hour or more of work which
they will do before quitting, and then they 60
to the house to find the dinner cold and the
cook discouraged. Nothing is more disheart-
ening to tired woman than table full of
dirty dishes, ornamenting the table an hour
and half later than usual. Punctuality is
virtue that men should learn if they are in
the habit of being uncertain about coming to
their meals. Any woman worthy of the
name of housekeeper, will be regular with her
meals if it lies within her power to do so.
Year: 1875

The WoRLD-To understand the world is
wiser than to condemn it. To study the
world is better than to shun it. To use the,
world is nobler than to abuse it. To make
the world better, lovelier, and happier, is the
noblest work of man or woman.
Year: 1875

NEATNEss, BoYs.-Why shouldn't boys be
taught to be neat as we'll as girls; also to be
industrious? Why should three or four mas
culines sit all the long winter evening idle.
while the weary wife and mother has never q
leisure moment she can call her own? Moth.
ers, if you would have your boys strong and
selfteliant, and at the same time neat, care.
full, methodical men; and your daughters
strong-nerved,' healthy, selfsustaining wo-
men-train them up together. Teach the
boys to be handy in the house and let the
girls lend helping hand out doors. Both
will be the better for it. The girls should
work out doors as much as possible. As l
have watched the woodman at the foot of
some large tree, the thought has come to me,
that here is where you get your strength and
courage in mastering obstacles above yourself,
and in inhaling the fresh air Of heaven. If
your mightiest implements were themop and
broom, and your breathing brought no purer
air to the lungs than most kitchens and sleep
ing rooms contain, you would be as nervous
and sickly and timid as the majority Of Wo.
men are. In the summer when | find myself
getting nervous and 6dgity, fly to the gar.
den and there find a sure panacea for many
of the ills that poor woman is heir to.-AUNT
BoTsEY, in Maine Farmer.
Year: 1875

TROUBLE IN Affections
seen in prospective are more appalling than
when they actually arrive. For there are few
but are attended by some alleyating circum-
stances that deaden their force. Why then
should we disturb what little happiness we
may have by anticipating trouble, and reflect
ion on what might occur, which may possibly
never trapspire with US? The folly Of this is
aptry illustrated in the following anecdote:


A mother, desiring to visit her neighbor, set
her daughter, girl of sixteen, at work in the
house, and gave her particular instructions
concerning the bread, which she was to bake.
The mother departed, and after remaining
away some hours returned, and found the stove
red-hot, and her daughter in another room in
the greatest agony of tears. The mother was
amazed, and inquired the cause, and, after
much entreaty, the daughter answered: 49,


Il was thinking" said she, "if was mar.
ried and should have dear little child, and
it should live to run about, and should be
baking as 1 am, and I should leave the stove
door open, and the dear little thing was to
crawl in and burn itself to death, what a ter.
rble thing it would be. O,dear! what should
I do? .. ..


Let us not smile at the imaginary trouble
of the girl, while half the, ills we feel are
equally imaginary ; but meet those that exist
with fortitude, and they will become less for
midable in proportion as they are met with
firmness
Year: 1875

"Arise, darling, and greet the
festive lnornr


He's sick sometimes, and I've
known that woman to coax him
for two straight hours to take the
doctors medicine, turn over his
pillow twenty-five times, keep q
wet cloth on his head, pare
his corn down, and then wish
that she had quail to make him
some soup. When he gets into q
fight down town and comes home
with his ears bitten up and his
nose pointed to the northeast, she
inquiries how the horse happened
to run away with him, and she
says she is SO thankful that he
wasn't killed. She has an excuse
for anything.and she never admits
that any one but herself is to
blame about anything. Lor' bless
herI hope she'll slip into Heaven
and never be asked q question. IS


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Year: 1875

This fruit prefers low yet we'll
drained situation, soil not light nor
yet too heavy, thorough culture when
young at least, an occasional dress
ing of wosdashes and salt, careful
extraction of the borer, and mulch
ing The demand in our markets for
ounces is on the increase, and a
healthy, productive orchard will pay
well. but to say that there is "untold
wealth" in that particular branch Of
pomology is to state the cats much
more strongly than the facts war
rant. The comparatively new can
ming business has increased the call
for ounces, as it has of every other
fruit, and be who is soonest able to
offer supply will reap the benefit.
Year: 1875

A good many years ago one of the
most notorious thieves in the United
States had confidential conversation
with gentleman who is now one of
our most efficient detectives, and ex-
pressed desire to reform. "Why
do you wish to live so much on the
square," said the gentleman. "Be-
cause" +" replied the thief, IL have a
wife and children to whom am
very much attached; they have no
idea of the mode in which | am
making my living; the children are
growing up, and are beginning to
wonder why 1 leave home so often,
and what do; and if ever am to
reform now is the time. The gentle
man warmly approved the idea, and
to further it loaned the man several
hundred dollars with which to begin
an honest business. The reformed
man at once broke of all his associa-
tions, lived q perfectly honest life,
would have no dishonest person call
on him, devoted himself for years
closely to business, raised his family
respectfully, did great many acts of
unostentatious charity, and died not
long since esteemed by all who knew
him. His children are doing well
and are highly respectable. The
money advanced was long since re-
paid
Year: 1875

L. j. Wolfe is not an old man he
is not young man, but he is mar
ried man, and has been for several
years. He lives one mile west of
Westport, but no children climb up
on his knee when the day deelinsth
and twist the cats tail and listen to
burglar stories. Yesterday morning
he went to the fodder shock to get
provender for bis mileh COW, and as
be stopped to pull the ears be sud
denly discovered midway in the
shock what be at FIRST took to be q
horse blanket. He picked it up and


unrolled it, and discovered two


bundles of red flannel. He unrsveled
these and there lay girl baby, about
four or FIVE hours old. He took 1t 70
the house and showed it to Mrs W.
She remarked that it bad blue eyes;
and then she looked into her hus-
bands eyes to satisfy herself that she
hadn't been mistaken. Wolfe neio
up his hand and said be would swear,
Year: 1875




The very suggestive statement,
says the Albany Journal, is made
that eighty,fUe members Of the nert,
or Fourty.fo fourth Congress, either
serued in he rebel army or held posi-
tions under the rebel government.
We suppose the number embraces
those in the Senate as well as those
in the House. And yet there can
only be very few in the Senate. We
do not know the exact number, but
an examination of the list shows
that it probably does not exceed five
at the most. The remainder are in
the House.


What does this statement mean Z
Year: 1875

Devotion to science becomes alarm
ing. A young Frenchman recently
issued the following advertisement;
"a young man Of twenty, healthy,
and possessing a strong constitution,
offers himself as q subject to a doc
tor or medical student. He is will
ling to undergo any kind Of opera
ton, even at the risk Of its proving
fatal, on payment Of 92OO, as be is
in want Of that sum to carry out q
scientific experiment"
Year: 1875

Good Shepherd, wilt thou leave
In this low vale the flock that was thy care


Alone TO pine and grieve,


While through the purer air
Thou risest up to fields forever fair?


They who, supremely blest,
Until the dawn Of this unhappy day,


Leaned on thy loving breast,


To whom on earth shall they
Hearken or look, when thou art far away2
What comeliness or grace
Can they whose eyes beheld thy beauty see


In other. form or face?


What music will not be
Harsh TO the cars that hearkened once to thee?


Who nsw''upon. the deep
Shall look and curb its fury? Who shall lay


The stormy winds asleep?


What lode-stars friendly ray,
when thine is hid, shall guido the vessels way


why change our happy state,
o enyious cloud to heIplessness and fear?


How proud Of their rich freight


Thy shining folds appearl
How blind and wretched thou dost leave us her'
Year: 1875

A stranger was making some IN
quiries Of a policeman in regard to
the price of real estate in the city,
having about made up his miRd to
settle here. He had on such fear
ful dirty shirt that the officer was
forced to remark about it, when the
man replied: "Well, I've kinder
been waiting to see whether ! should
buy or not, and as soon as make up
my mind about it I'm going to put
on q clean oue.u
Year: 1875

A man took q seat on the head of
an empty -four barrel and remarked !;
II got down the gun and loaded her
up heavy, and just as was -"
At this point the head fell in and the
man, or about half of him, disappear
ed, while his legs doomed up like
schooner's masts He was helped
out, and a boy was hired to rub
sweet oil on his back, but in spite of
the earnest entreaties of the crowd
be would not go on with the story.
Year: 1875

The little jealousies that once existed
between the Southern counties of Cal
ifornia seems to have vanished like
the early dew. Good will and frater-
nal relations are now, henceforth and
forever to exist. This is right, and sit
is like the precious ointment upon the
head and as the dew of Herman"
Upon such the Lord commands the
blessing, Even life forevermore.n
Now as we are unit shall we not
unitedly foster and energetically push
forward to completion all the great
enterprises calculated to make South
ern California prosperous and desira-
BILE. The editors of San Bernardino
and San Diego, speaking for their peo-
pie, disciaim all feelings of envy, and
we believe what they say; but as ac-
tions speak louder than words, and as
there is now the best opportunity they
will ever have to show their faith by
their works, we invite them to unite
with US in building a great highway
by which the rich mineral wealth of
the back country shall enrich all the
plains of the sea. Come, brethren
now or never.
Year: 1875

THE city or county, one or the
other, or both together, ought to pro-
vide place in which to keep people
who are not violators of the laws and
yet their condition renders it necessa-
ry that they be retained in custody.
1t looks badly and partakes strongly
of the inhuman to thrust mildly in
sane person into q cell of the county
Jail. Yet the officers have no other
recourse. A case of this nature re-
Gently came to our notice. The man
was not violent, still it was hardly
safe that he should be at large uncared
for and unattended. Friends walked
with him during the day but when
night come on there was nothing for
it but to lock the unfortunate man in
the county Jail. We have no doubt
but that this treatment which is gen.
orally practiced in San Francisco, has
sent hundreds of men and women to
the Insane Asylum, whom few days
Of gentle treatment would have re-
stored to reason. We should not treat
the unfortunate insane as though they
were malfactors.
Year: 1875

CHICAGO, March 15th.-A Washing
ton special with regard to the retire
ment of Attorney General Williams
from the Cabinet, that Beck of Ken
lucky, in q conversation with cor
respondent says that Williams retire
ment is certain, as he will never wait
till Democratic House of Represent
atives assemble, as they would surely
impeach him. Beck is represented as
saying that the same facts that war
ranted the impeachment of Judge
Durrell in New Orleans would be used
in the impeachment of Williams, for
he authorized the acts upon which
Durrells impeachment was based, and
this is only one among his official acts
deserving Impeachment. Beck thinks
that Carpenter would stand the best
chance of confirmation as the successor
of Williams.
Year: 1875

One must always go away from
home to hear the news. Looking
over the Santa Barbara Iader of the
11th instant, we see it announced as
an on dit that the Los Angeles HER
AID is about to become Republican
journal. Justice to ourselves and our
readers demand that we shall say a
few words in response to the totally
unfounded and, it seems to us, unwar-
ranted statement of our Santa Bar
bara cotemporary. The HERALD has
been, from the commencement of its
present management, thoroughly
independent journal-independent in
its views, political and otherwise. 1t
has expressed itself freely and frankly
on all questions and issues; and if its
opinions have not at all times been
such as to receive the cordial endorse
ment of the general public, they have
at least received the acknowledgment
of being honest and well meant in
their intentions. The paper has made
a speciality of writing up, in a truth
full and unexaggerated manner, the
vast resources of Los Angeles valley.
In doing this, it has avoided discrim-
ination in favor of or against locality
holding that we are one community
with a community of interests, and
that it is neither just nor polite to
extol one section and disparage an
other. The agricultural resources of
our rich and beautiful valley have re-
ceived especial attention, and the arti-
cles on the soil, products and climate
of Southern California have been the
direct means of adding largely to the
population of this part of the State.
1t has been our purpose to make the
paper the representative and advocate
of the best interests of Southern Cal
ifornia. How we'll we have succeeded
the financial success and general
popularity of our paper is the best evil
dence we can offer. What the HERALD
has labored for and advocated in the
past, it will continue to labor for and
advocate in the future. 1t will remain
under the same editorial and business
management as heretofore. By refer
ence to the proceedings of the meeting
of stockholders held yesterday, which
will be found in another column, it
will be seen that the new Board of
Directors is composed of some Of the
best men in the county. Politically,
there are Democrats, Republicans and
Independents. The agricultural inter-
ests are we'll represented, there being
three farmers and one stock-grower
among the number. 1t is the purpose
of the company to make the HERALD
a newspaper in every sense of the term,
and thus add to its already considerable
and widely extended influence.
Year: 1875

MY DEAR BROTHER SAM: You ask
great many questions in your last
which are hard to answer, but what
you ask about the Civil Rights law,
which was just passed by Congress, 1
think 1 understand to a dot. The
meaning of that law is this: 1t gives
the black man the right to go where
nobody wants him, and when he gets
his head cracked, and is pitched down
stairs into the street, it gives the law
yers a chance to make somebody pay
some money to the lawyers.


The way the law came to be passed
was this: You see times has got to be
pretty hard about Washington, and,
in fact, all over.the country, and them
lawyers and roughs in Congress were
being watched so close they couldn't
cheat the Government much more, and
some of them was nearly strapped" }"
and all of them were getting hard up.
So they put their heads together to
fix up law which would help them
to make little when they go out of
office. Old Ben Butler is the keenest
man in the United States. He fixed
up that law. You see he can look
through and through darkey, from
beginning to end, and knows just
what's in him, and he could see that
the black man would always go
just as far as the law would allow him
and in some directions little further,
especially if nobody wants to GO.
Butler saw this, and he said to them
defunked Congress fellows: "Here is
our chance, if we pass this law we can
make lots of money when we leave
Congress-" Now, my brother, 1 have
give you the jist of the whole thing,
the law was passed to kick up a fuss
all over the country, SO that grand
rascals can make money out of it.
Wouldn't it be good joke if the black
folks should have sense enough to see
the trap and not walk in it?


Your Brother,


JIM MUGGINs.
Year: 1875

OUR neighbor of the HERALD yesterday, I'm
itating its colossal namesake of New York
thought fit to indulge in some very melan-
choly Vaccinations respecting the future of
the United States. If we took such O.
Respondent view of the future and saw cor
ruption taking on C@sarian front and rioting
unchecked In power, we would try to cultivate
the spirit OF Samuel Johnsons philosophy,
and say, in T0ots' felicitous phrase, sits of no
consequence" whether King, Kaiser, Presi-
dent or Senate rules the world, the sum of
human misery and happiness is still about
the same.-ErpreSs.


We have no objection to our neigh
Dor embracing the philosophy of SAM
UEL JOHNSON in respect to Govern
ment. 1t is probably better than no
philosophy at all, and particularly so
for the adherents of the present admin
istration, for in none other could they
find comfort. But it is the duty of
our neighbor to shield his party, and
having no argument to advance, seeks
to cover its iniquities with the mantle
of JoHNsoNIAN philosophy and other
platitudes scarcely worthy attention.
Year: 1875

PARsoN BRowNLow has gone back
to his first love-editing a newspaper.
He says the position is one of more
honor and responsibility than that of
being United States Senator. He
writes: "Small men, with plenty of
money and no brains, crawl into the
Senate as the snail crawled to the top
of the pyramid; but such fellows can't
run great newspaper"
Year: 1875

SENATOR JONES' bill for coming
twenty cent pieces having become a
law,we may soon expect an abatement
of the bit nuisance. A thing worth ten
cents cannot be priced at bit and
sold for fifteen cents for want of
change.
Year: 1875

New YORK, Dec. 9.-Despatches from
London state that the first signals of dis
tress sent up from the wrecked steamer
Deutschland were seen by men of the
English coast guard service. at six o.
clock Monday morning, the several coast
guard men turned out and commenced
search for volunteers to go with them in
the tug boat Liverpool, of Harwich, and
aid them in attempting its rescue. All to
whom they applied refused, and now ex-
plain their conduct by saying that they
thought it was only collier which was
lost; had they known that the distressed
vessel had passengers on board they would
have gone out. The sea was rough and
Harwich is the only place on the line OF
the shore without life boat


A woman, crazed by despair. hung her.
self from the roof of the ships cabin.
One man committed suicide by cutting
the veins of his wrist.
A Swede saved from the wreck of the
steamer Schiller, was drowned,
Many of the rescued are severely frost
bitten and some are not expected to re
cover.


At daylight, Tuesday morning, the dead
bodies Of five men were seen floating OIL
the water.


LONDON. Dec. 9.-Eleven more passen
gers Of the steamer Deutschland reported
saved. About forty Of the passengers
and fifty of the crew are still unaccounteG
for.
Year: 1875

Queen Victoria has guarded the royal
jewels with additional care since the re-
cent discovery in the Thames of cash
box filled with keyes made to fit the doors
leading to the private apartments at Wind
sor Castle The box was attached to a
string, the other end of which was tied to
the branch Of tree lying in the water
BY the drawing off of the waters of the
river. the branch, with the string attach
ed, became visible. The police believe
that a gang OF thieves had arranged tt
steal the royal jewels.
Year: 1875

The happiest moments in a woman's life are
when she is making her wedding garments; the
saddest, when her husband comes home late at
night and yells to her from the front steps to
throw him out some key-holes, assorted sizes.
Year: 1875

GREEN Corn PlpDNG One dozen ears
of tender corn. which, however, must be
iully ripe grated from the cob, or, if cut,
take the pains to pass the knife through
the grains before beginning to slice them
from the cob. Then with the point of
your knife scrape the cob clear, for the
=weetest part of the grain may otherwise
adhere to it. Now beat up very well,
three eggs, and ada to them a pint of
sweet milk, half a cupiul OF butter, one
spoonful OF sugar, pepper and salt Bake
in a well-heated oven. In winter this dish
can be prepared from dried corn, but is. of
course, not so good as when made of the
fresh vegetable
Year: 1875

LOVE IN THE HOUSEHOLD There is
one place where love is more nearly su-
preme than anywhere else refer to the
household. There the fountain of love is
never sealed. There love is more nearly
on the pattern OF love in heaven than any
where else That is the bright side Of hui
man history. While nations have gone
on. yoluminous, dark, with ucsolation on
every hand, groaning and Travelling in
pain until now; while there have been
outward conflicts lnuumerable; while the
world has been full of confusion and cry
ing and misery, there have been in all
lands houses with families secluded in
them; and that which the State lacked
and business lacked, and all men outside
the household have possessed-equity,
Justice, forgiveness-have tiourished in
| the household [Beecher
Year: 1875

There has been nothing to nots IN tho musical
eventa Of last week. It was not season Of pop
u1sf festival The present week does not prom
ise to be moro prolific OF matters OF interest. The
musical news is confined to few announce
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