smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

WELLAND Jail on Monday morning last
witnessed, for the first time we believe, an
exhibition of the power of the ato'-nine-
tails as moral suasive agent The vic
tim in this case was one William Arm
strong, mulatto. His age is set down in
the Jail register as thirty three, but he
looks at least ten years older. He says he
used to live in Montreal, but he came from
the States here. One of his legs is of wood
having left the original away down in the
Shenandoah Valley while fighting the bat
ties of Uncle Sam. The offence by which
he became eligible to illustrate the reform
ing influence of the many-tailed cat was
that of assault upon young girl named
Sayler, at farmhouse near Fort Erie IN
December last.


The punishment took place at the early
hour Of Z 80 a. M, in the day room of the
old wing of the Jail, and was witnessed by
only the sheriff, the Jail surgeon, and the
prisoners, all of whom were summoned tc
have the fearful example fully impressed
upon their minds The cat consisted Of
nine whip cords, fastened to staff about
] foot in length, The lashes were about
Year: 1873

THE City of Newark, N. j., is just now
busily and rather noisily engaged in claim
ing Capt. Jack, the Modoc murderer, as
one of its former citizens The Newark
papers claim that few years since there
dwelt in the Thirteenth Ward a number of
half-breeds who gained a living by we'll
digging, and that one of these had son
named Jack, who was noted as a rufiian
and desperate of the worst sort, and who
went West some years ago. 1t is asserted
by those who knew him that the personal
description of the Modoc Jack tallies with
people will not be likely to be disputed in
the claim they lay to the identity OF their
former fellow-citizen. @H
Year: 1873

THE CROP PROSPECTS IN EUROPE.
In an article reviewing the condition
and prospects Of the growing crops in
Europe, the New York Bulletin says
that although the European grain stu
alton may be regarded as generally
favorable to American producers, yet
it is far from warranting any specula-
tive combinations for an advance on
present rates. Wheat. at present quota
ton in England, is higher than the


average of series of years, and the ut
most that seems warranted is a con-
tinuance of the current rates. The
good deficiencies of England are very
heavy and are likely to be larger next
harvest year than this but it must be
remembered that steam and the tele-
graph render it possible to count and
to obtain every bushel of surplus grain
in any part of the world. The present
unusual depletion of stocks in Great
Britain causes no panic or advance,
because the precise quantity of bread
stuffs afloat and "in sight" is known,
and because it viii arrive in time to
prevent any downright scarcity. The
prob abilities are that an American
corner In wheat would only operate
to the disadvantage of the parties con-
corned by transferring to other countries
our chance Of furnishing the qnota
now ezpected from the United staiss-
Year: 1873

THE celebrated appeal OF the poet
to the woodman, to ''spare that tree
gr5ws every year more pathetic and
more inadequate. Already, from the
determinations of our forests. train
of disasters has followed, among
which are such unamiabIe items as
drought, cold and fever, Evidently.
society has an interest in the ques-
ton of cutting down trees; and the
preservation of them must be taken
out of the hands of poetry and put
into the hands Of law. The life Of a
tree must come to have something Of
the sacredness which attaches to the
life of man though that, we fear, Is
an amount Of Sacredness which does
not promise to the tree an excessive
security just ST present. Clearly it
is a subject for craftsmanship to prac-
tice on. The woodman must bescom-
PEELED, not only to ''spare that tree. "
but to plant two or three more trees
by its side. They manage these
things better in France. Along the
cost OF the Bay of Biscay, for in
stance, are vast districts which lad
been denuded Of trees and by the
partial drying up of streams had be
come the prolific seat of swamp
feN ers. Years ago, Napoleon III.
directed the planting of trees there
in immense number. BY one law
{ very proprietor who cuts down one
tree is Obliged to plart two in its
place. Already these regions have
become comparatively he2lthtul.
French providence has wrought
similar results in Algeria, where
many square miles Of deserts have
been transformed into forests and
the rainfall doubled bY the means.
There is no French monopoly of this
wise measure. When will America
apply it in earnest!
Year: 1873

The tidings from Louisiana once
more attest the fact that ssvagery
knows no color and is peculiar to no
cline. The English-speaking tribes
Of mankind can claim no exemption
from the rule that man, as he exists
to-day, whether in the torrid, the tenn
pe1ate or in the frozen zones, is at best
in condition of greater or less re-
move from a common state of barbar-
ism. The element Of brutishness


may. by the restraints OF law and the
influence Of culture. be held in abey-
ance or made to disappear to very
great extent for several generations
only to regain its dominating power
and shock human sensibilities by some
sudden outcrop alta later period. TAX
en- without reference to the early histo-
rY Of even the most advanced races the
recent outbreak in Louisiana might
seem to establish the fact of human
retrogression. Fortunately man is
known to be advancing from barbar-
ism, slowly and with unequal steps
il may be, but none the less advan-
cling. Men who labor and look for
higher civilization will not suffer
themselves to become discouraged
because a seni-savage remnant of the
white race resorted to the tactics Of
the red man of the forest and plain
and wiped out a whole neighborhood
with fire and sword the other dav in
one of the sovereign states OF this
Union.


/ Already We are told that this latest
horror is only the natural result of
putting an inferior and a superior
race on the same political footing.
There is vast deal Of wise gabble
about inferior and superior races in
dulged by conceited politicians now
adays and this gablle has something
to do with the situation IN Louisiana.
To begin with, there can be no prac-
teal recognition Of superiority or in
feriority in a republic like this In
feriority has been the pretext for the
most inhuman tyranny the world over
and time through. The aristocratic
Norman enslaved the Saxon and com
pelled him to wear collar "a badge
of serTitude. '.Dog of a Saxon" was
a common salutation; and, sooth to
say, it was not so mnch misplaced.
Our progenitors were reduced to a
condition Of hoggishness and dog
gishness by their Norman owners.
They were guilty of fairer skins than
than their masters, But condition,
Year: 1873

was the wretched man who was hung


the only sinner? Had the licensed


dealer who sold him the fiery stimu-


liant no partnership in that crime9


Have those who license the dram
shop no share in the crime? And
are all those who abet and sustain


the fatal drinking usages of society
entirely guiltless? If the drinking
customs are fattening the gibbet and
filling the prisons, then every sup
porter of these ensnaring and destrue-
tive customs has his or her share of
responsibility for the terrible conse-
quences.


Those ''ropes" that have lately
been swinging in the air at Chicago
and New York suggest several sol
emn and weighty lessons. As one of
the poor victims we'll said; "This
rope means a bottle" He saw tn"
result Of his first sparkling and eX-
hilarating glass comii 2 back to him
in that awful draught of the gall of
the gallows. He must have cursed


he day that he touched it. But that
is the end Of thousands of first
glasses" drank as thoughtlesslv as
Driver frank his. One lesson of
these gibb>ets is: Never touch the
first glass: never offer it to others.


A second less m of these ropes is:
If the community will continue to
license and sustain the liquor traffic,
then the community l.l1st foot the
bill'' IN murders. hangn',' ,'us ropes
and prisons crowded to t.h,@ door
ways. And no man in such Hom-
munity is guiltless who supports
either the traffic OF the drinking Gus
toms. The State of Indiana has
lately passed an admirable law in
ficting the damages Of drunkenness
upon the sellers of strong drink.
This is good as far as it goes. But
why not prohibit the drunkard-mak-
er's business entirely? And, when
all the good statutes have been put
upon the law book. there Vet lies be-
mind them all that higher law Of
Heaven which pronounces II woe on
every man who puts the bottle to
nis neighbor." and also enjoins that
none should drink anything where
by our brothor stumbleth."


Finally, those hideous ropes"
dangle in the face Of our Christian
churches and they proclaim to Us
that we are not guiltless unless we
preach and practice abstinence from
the intoxicating cup. Come out and
he We separate, and touch not the
unclean thing, saith the Lord.
Year: 1873

/ saw her one spring some years
ago in Odessa. Delaware. | was
looking at a friends conservatory in
that pretty little quiet town and was
quite surprised to see in a large cage
two sparrows. They were evidently
entirely contented with their lot and
seemed TO be enjoying themselves.
surrounded as they were by pretty
flowers and green plants, while out
side the house all was cold and bleak.


Yet that they should be in a cage
and so lively and well led me to ask
how it happened that they were there.
My friend told me the following sto-
ry in explanation:


-Four years before. late in the au-
tumn. and after all the birds had
gone away to their Southern homes,
when the air had grown chilly and
the season begun to he dreary, one
cay a little sparrow was seen to fly
against the windows of the conserva-
tory The green plants and flowers
within, 50 in contrast with the faded
leaves without, had evidently attract
cd her attrL ton and she was irving
hard TO get among them. One of the
family, noticing the earnest efforts
Of the bird, opened a window as an
invitation to come in.


The sparrow did not wait for a
second call, but at once flew into the
room and with evident delight began
hopping about among the plants to
pick up her dinner. of which she
seemed sorely in need.


The family thought that Of course
when her hunger was satisfied, and
especially when she found that men
and women and children were likely
to be near her, she would gladly take
her departure. Not so thought Miss
Sparrow. She evidently liked the
new quarters well. anG when night
drew on she selected a pice place TO
sleep and put her head under her
wing as if she felt entirely at home.


The next day the window was left
open 50 that if she chose she might
have liberty to 90 away again. But
she showed no disposition to do any
thing Of the sort. She might hop on
the sill and take an observation. but
she would 60 back to the plants and
flowers again and soon made her
friends in the house understand that
she had taken up her abode with
them. She was made very welcome
and spent the whole winter there.
She became one of the family and
was called Bessie.


In the spring. when the trees were
covered with foliage and the days
had grown balmy, it was thought
that Bessie would of course like tc
90 out. But to the surprise Of hel
( friends she did not seem to care to dc
so. If Sue flew out Of the window il
was only for a few moments and sh,
would come back to her home. WheI
the birds began to sing and especi
ally when the sparrowS were flying
round and singing their songs, tn,


family supposed that certainly nov
Bessie would be tempted abroad
But no, she was contented to stay
al home.


So the days passed on; and i


seemed probable that while othe
sparrows might build nests and b


twittering and singing round tn


house Bessie would remain by heI
; self in the c0nSpryatOTV
Year: 1873

The Lawrence Mass. american tells


of a sad case of destitution which has


come within its observation in that city.
A very poor but honest appearing and
prepossessing young man, named Rob-
ert Steel, on his own request, was SEN
fenced to four months in the House of
Correction, in order that he might work
for the shelter it would afford him dur
ing the winter. He had been discharged
from one of the mills early in the sum-
mer, during a reduction of labor, and
having been deserted by his father, and
having no mother, he had during the
intervening months been dependent
upon the charity OF strangers. Without
bed on which to rest, he had been
compelled to seek shelter at night in
barns and other empty buildings, until
the increasing coldness Of the weather
no longer rendered it possible for him
to resort to them. As last alterna-
tive, he gave himself into the custody
of the City Marshal, requesting that he
might be sent to prison, where he
might work for the shelter it might
afford him during the winter. He was
brought into court and sentenced Us
we have stated above. In committing
him, the Judge lamented the circum-
stances necessitating such course, and
said that if at any time any charitable
person offered the young man (who is
only ID employment, he would be given
an order for his release.
Year: 1873

The way to make easy times is as
clear as daylight.


Let every man or woman who owes
money pay it at once, if possible.


Be willing to make sacrifice in order
to meet promptly all your engage
ments.


Stop grumbling at the faults or mis-
takes of others, and attend faithfully
to your own affairs.


Deal fairly, leniently, and cheerfully
with all persons who owe you or are in
pecuniary trouble.


Ii you are out of debt, thank the
Lord and then go round among your
friends, and enemies too, if you have
them, and render them all the assistance
in your power.


Don't hoard your money; but loan it
or use it to relieve the needy, on the
same principle as you would give bread
to the needy in the day Of famine.


Do what you can in every way to re-
lieve pec,niary distress. to check the
current of financial embarrassments and
restore public confidence.


II you are bank officer or director,
don't be cross a minute. Smile, as
Christian duty, from morning till night.
Give an encouraging word, if possible,
to all, and by all means strain every
nerve to help those who need it.-NeW
York Independent.
Year: 1873

At the nearest calculation the inter-
nal revenue report last year showed that
the United States consumed about ten
million cigars during that time. Many
old smokers prefer the pipe to the ci-
gar, and probably as much tobacco is
consumed in that way as in cigars.
However out of the way numerically the
previous statement may be, it is true
that there are in this country 1924
manufacturers of cigars, and that they
employ II, ,491 men. Wherever tobacco
can be raised, the farmer finds it one of
the most ready-paying crops, and con-
sequently is very apt to go into it. It's
use increases from year to year in a
greater ratio than the population. Peo-
pie differ SO widely as to its effects, that
it is only just, whenever candid state
ment is made Of any test, to give it pub
licity. Recently, at the Polytechnic
School in Paris, one of the professors
inquired into the habits of the one
hundred and sixty students there, and
then made comparison between their
devotions to study and to smoke. He
found that in each grade of the school
the students who did not smoke out
ranked those who did smoke, and that
the scholarship of the smokers steadily
deteriorated as the smoking continued.
On account of several trustworthy re-
ports of such nature, the Minister Of
Public instruction in France issued
circular to the directors of colleges and
schools, forbidding tobacco to students,
as injurious to physical and intellectual
Development.
Year: 1873

Inthecase ofthebite ofa dog where the
teeth penetrated the flesh, whether the
dog was known to be mad or not, use
the same precautions. Wash the wound
with warm water, extract all the virus
possible by sucking the wound with the
lips and then cauterize it deeply with the
caustic most readily obtained. The
time in which the effects of the bite of a
mad dog would be seen, varies from two
to three days to as many years but if
no effects are felt after two or three
months, as general thing, the patient
may consider himself safe. Bites made
through clothing are seldom productive
of much harm, as even if the dog is mad
the clothing absorbs the virus before
the teeth reach the flesh. Most of all
the fatal cases are where the person was
bitten on some naked spot.


If one is situated where he can take
Turkish bath soon after being bitten,
do so by all means. The perspiration
will help to carry off the poison that
may lurk in the system. Herald of
Health
Year: 1873

According to the forthcoming figures
of the annual report OF the Postmaster
General, the demand for that handy
little innovation, the postal card, ex-
ceeds all expectation. 1t was estimated
that one hundred million of these cards
would be used the first year. They
have now been in use aboat five months,
and more than sixty four millions have
been issued. 1t was natural that the
novelty would make the first sales very
large; but the postal card appears to
be permanently-adopted American
Year: 1873

The French Assembly has at last set
tied the vexed question of the prolonga-
ton of President MacMahon's term by
extending it seven years, without settling
that other vexed question of the definite
form Of government, or coming to any
decision upon the constitutional laws
presented by his predecessor, NJ. Thiers.
The country, therefore, is virtually in
the hands of guardian for seven
years, during which time, it is to be
the French people will dis
cover what form of government they
want.
Year: 1873

their business, subject to the police power Of
the State that when they 60 conduct their busi-
ness that it is Us little offensive as is possible
from the natr.o Of the business, and that every
agent or invention that is known to science is
employed to avoid ell unpleasant odors, the
Company has practically complied with al that
cen bo legally demanded Of it by the police
authority Of the state, or Of any municipality,
and cannot be disturbed.
Year: 1873

therefrom amounting to from Is to Is tons of


bone and onal daily. To close this establish
ment is to leave the city without any means Of
getting rid Of this unavoidable amount Ct ani-
NAL matter.


The result Of the ten days suspension Of busi-
meas caused by the proceedings Of Hyde Park is,


that the Company was compelled, during that


time, to deposit the matter at the depot near
the Stock Yards This deposit consists now Of
one acre covered four feet deep with blood, and
one acre covered six feet deep with ofral--
both frozen when this thawa out thore may bo
expected the most intonse cdors. The Company
alege its various contracts, oil of which will haye
to be violated il it's business Is stopped. It
is insisted that the location Of these works
at Ainsworth is tho most favorable
that could 'be selected Three thousand
six hundred aud tbirty-si1 obaerya-
tions made during the last five years show
that the wind is from the south but for about g
days in the year. The wind from au other points
would blow the smell OF these works away from
Hyde Park and Chicago. It is denied that the
ordinances of the Town OF Hyde Park arc rea-
eonable exercise Of the police power. Upon
these facts. and upon various legal grounds, the
Company ask an injunction restraining Hyde |
Park from any further interference with the !
Company in its business.


The substance Of this is, that the Company
nsist that they hare rested right to carry On |
Year: 1873

AN Elmira editor met a well
educated farmer Of Chcmung
country the other day. and in
formed him that he would like
to have something from bis pen,
whercuron the farmer sent him
a pig, and charged him 80. Is
for II.
Year: 1873

Sir William Napier was one day
taking long country walk, when he
met girl about five years old sobbing
over broken bowl She had dropped
and broken it, in bringing it back
from the field to which she had taken
her fathers dinner, aud said she
would be beaten on her return home
for having broken 1t. As she said
this sudden CLEAN Of hope seemed to
cheer her. She innocently looked up
in Sir Williams face and said: But
you can mend it, can't you ?' he ex-
plained that he could not mend the
bowl, but the trouble he could over
come by the gift of a sixpence to buy
another. However, on opening his
purse 1t was empty Of silver, and he
promised to meet his little friend on
the same spot at the same hour next
day, and to bring sixpence with him ;
bidding her meanwhile to tell her
mother she had seen u gentleman who
would bring her money for bowl
next day. The child, entirely trust.
ing him, went her way comforted.
On his return home he found An invi-
tation awaiting him to dine in Bath
the following evening to meet some
one whom he especially wished to see.
He hesitated for some little time, try
ing to calculate the possibility OF CIV
ing the meeting to his little friend OF
the broken bowl and still being In
time for the dinner party in Bath, but
finding this could not be, he wrote t0
decline accepting the invitation, on
the plea of "a previous engagement
saving, II cannot disappolnt her
she trusted me,'
Year: 1873

rapidly as they are. There are four
teen distinct processes at least, anc
eight of these require each pen to be
handled singly; but always doing one
thing the girls learn to do that very
rapidly. he machinery is quite SIM
pie, and think it might be combined
and the processes shortened; indeed
one steam stamp is at work which
performs four Of the ordinary opera
tions at once.


l am having little experience of
the uncertainty of English weather.
| haye asked some persons to give
me On opinion of the weather. and had
them stare at me as if they were de-
Gliding whether to take me to the
asylum or not. A man is not expect
ed even to guess whether it will rain
in an hour. and to ask if he knows is
preposterous. However. if there is
at stake it is always safer
to say ii will rain than it won't.


AS ever. yours. J. II. RIGBY.