smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

uut stoTicS OtuerS nau IOrSOtten.
How this one now so rich had been
so poor, and that man now so poor
had been once so rich. After sup
per We went back to the steps be-
fore the office, and there, listening
to the lessening rumble of late
stages and hacks skurrying thith-
erward, he told US, with much else,
this:


"I'm an old man now. Over
seventy. It's good many years
since l had a home-leastwise it
seems like good many. Once l
owned three good houses on
Broome street. But not now no,
indeed. One went, ,hen another
Then the sheriff took the last one,
and had no home. My wife died
from exposure while rich-then
my relatives went back on me, and
at last l lost my way and took to
this and that, till here l am to
night"


"How did you lose your way
you a man brought up in the city?"
"Well-I started in to be a poll
tician. Joined q club and drank
with my friends. I helped elect
Fernando Wood to Office; and at
tended the State Convention once
at Syracuse as a delegate. Pretty
soon let all business go and went
in for place in the City Hall. on
salary Of two thousand dollars
a year What With assessments
! and expenses and treating the
boys, could not save a cent, and
one day l was turned out to make
room tor arcther fool who wanted
to get in.


Then 1 ran around a year or
! more getting men to indorse me
for some good place, till at last,
after had so long relied on nv
friends that I had forgotten how to
rely on myself, I found that l had
been fooled. When l had money
and influence I was in demand, but
when had none was not wanted.
waited around for a position
somewhere about five years, and
kept getting in worse ways.


If I had stuck to my business
and not tried to be a good fellow
with everybody / might have had
friends and money. But lost my
way in trying to find the ways of
other folks, and in trying to please
those did not really care for, and
who cared not for me, only as they
could make something out of me.
Now l am wreck. No name
or friends. ! am disguised with
life. 1t has been a failure with nae.
l am not drunkard, because
can not get money to buy drink
with now. 1 have no home-no
hope. No one cares for me. And
when no one cares for q man he
amt AFT to care for himself. And
it's all because q man won't care
for himself first.


But / don't want to talk anv
more. 1t brings up the past too
much, and l shan't sleep. much to-
night. We may meet again, but
it's doubtful If we don't I'll nev-
er forget you. You won't remem
Der me-a poor old man, almost
through wandering where have
lost my way. May be I will fare.
better in another world, but shan't
be fit for much there, and it makes
no difference what becomes of
me-"


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We pity him-the aged stranger
who has no home and no one to
love him. But for dissipation he
might to-day have been happy, and
his life other than lesson for those
who read this Saturday Might
"BRICK' PoMERoY.


The Warm Hand Of Svmnothv
Year: 1871

We pity him-the aged stranger
who has no home and no one to
love him. But for dissipation he
might to-day have been happy. and
his life other than o lesson for those
who read this Saturday Might
"BRICK' PoMERoY.
Year: 1871

A MARVELLOUS EscAPE-A CAsrIEo
WEIGHING A Ton FALLS OVER Upon A
MAN-FoRTUNATE INTERVENTION OF 4
GRINDsToNE TO SAVE HIS LIFE.-There
was wonderful escape from an instant
and horrible death at the machine shop o.
Hildreth & McCune near the State dam
at Troy, n. Y, on Thursday morning
Some of the workmen in the shop were
rolling a shaft from one point to another,
when the casting of a water wheel centre,
FIVE and half feet in diameter, ore foot
thick on its face, and weighing at least a
ton, fell over upon Horace Hatchman, one
of the employees Of the establishment. 1t
struck him upon the head and felled him
to the floor in an instant. The centre con-
tinued its descent, and it seemed as If
Hatchman's death must instantly ensue.
Fortunately heavy grindstone stood in
the path of the descending casting. The
edge of the centre caught upon the frame
of the stone, which proved strong enough
to sustain the immense weight of the cast
ing, and Hatchman was literally pulled
out from the jaws of death by his fellow
workmen. Had it not been for the posi-
ton of the stone he would have been
crushed into a shapeleSs mass.
Year: 1871

ed schools of Chittenden and Ripton-nor


even for New Haven. The town system


does not make good teachers, nor pay fer


them. The great impediment in the way


of good schools-both here and in Yer
mont is not in the school system,
but in public sentiment There is a
positive lack of thoroughly trained
first class teachers. Let public sentiment
demand that every teacher be trained and
fitted especially for that work that Nor
NAL Schools be established for the pur-
pose and generally none but Normal
graduates be fit for teachers; and put the
wages high enough to make it an induce.
ment for those who have the tact to fol-
low teaching, then we shall find "better
class of teachers and higher grade of
schools.


If the rural portions of Vermont adopt
the town system, they will very likely
And they are paying the doctor without
getting the remedy. 1t certainly is not
the great school panacea that many think
it is. 1t does not supply the first ele-
ments of good school, nor do away with
the most serious difficulties. 1t only lays
out course of action provided these ele
ments were given. Let the demand for
good, thorough teachers, be so strong that
as soon as they can be trained in sufficient
numbers, none others shall be employed
on any terms and let each parent, yes,
each adult in the community take a lively
interest in the success of the school; then
there will be better grade of schools,
and the improvement cannot be very great
nor very general under any system until
that time comes, Pardon me for present
not be treated iu paragraph.
Year: 1871

THE SoUTH.-The Southern Patriot
says : "Ttat class of people in the South
who still believe that the wealthy alone
should rule. that labor is degrading, that
no general education should be extended
to the poor, that the laboring man is only
a working machine, and that every Iinno-
vation upon the system in vogue at his
birth should be fought at every step, is
doing as radical work in opposition to
the changed condition of things brought
about by the late war, as those fanatics
are who are placed in temporary authority
as Representatives Of our country"
Year: 1871

Sunday about noon three men named
O'Brien, Perry and Barrett, skated across
the lake to Port Kent, got drink oi
whiskey and started to return. 1t had
begun to snow and Perry and Barrett
went up towards Willsboro Point, where
they knew there was fishing party.
O'Brien refused to go and started for
home The storm soon obscured the track
and hid the bushes so that he lost his way
but after wandering for some time he fell
in with Perry and Barrett, also lost. The
three staid together after that, but vainly
endeavored to reach the shore till late In
the evening. Before they came in sight
of land, Barrett was so exhausted he drop
ped on the ice. The ether two endeavor-
ed to help him along, until they became
confident it would only prevent any of
them from reaching the shore, and they
left him. O'Brien reached the land first,
but was not able to climb up the bank ;
Perry came up presently, and after rest


ing little they followed the beach till they
saw light, which proved to be from the
house of r. Stamford, near Appletree
Point. They crawled up to the house and
were taken in and cared for. Nothing
has vet been heard of the third man, Bar
rett and it is feared he perished of cold
and exhaustion on the ice.


Barrett is a stone-mason, has been IN
the employ of c. p. Morse for three years
and was steady and worthy man. There
was liquor aboard, as might be supposed !;
the party drank twice at Port Kent, and
got a bottle filled. O'Brien says he saw
no more of the liquor after separating
from the other two the first time, and does
not know whether they drank any more
or not.-Eree Press.
Year: 1871

Honest manlinees, the courage to live ones
own life, to think ones own thoughts, is
the brawny muscle of nation. In the
long run it shapes the ends of empire. No
reforms which have not this element OF
lasting power ever live through trial to the
bitter end. He who appeals to that man.
illness must appeal in other phrase than
in that of the Pharisee
Year: 1871

SHOCKING BRUTALIrY.-Many of the
residents of Nassau, N. Y, have recently
found their horses loose on the road in
the morning or turned adrift in their sta
bles after having been driven all night.
One was found in q piece of woods not
far from the village q few nights since
with stab in the breast, from the effects
of which it died.
Year: 1871

But, I would plead, that life should not
be dissipated in trifles. The noblest and
best influence exerted on earth is salu.
tarv influence exerted on mind or char
acter Those who properly train the
mind, give it nutriment and growth, pro-
vide the means for the unfolding and per-
fecting of mans nature who are enlarg-
ing the sphere of useful knowledge, are
rendering the best possible service to their
fellow beings. The actual life that is
around us, is for the most part struggle
for money, men surrender their whole
being to this love of gain, and thus starve
all the nobler powers in order to glut this
fierce, clsmerous, base passion. The young
man abandons himself to the delicious
whirl of this passion, he says, l will think
of nothing but business till have aceu-
malated such an amount of money he
bends his thonghts downward, and nails
them to the dust, he writes over the door
of his mind, ''No admittance here except
on business" all that is noble and refining,
that should mark a moral and intelligent
being is bolted out. A vast amount of
mind in every community is thus palsied
and lost, and the undeveloped elements of
human nature are buried as in tombs.
The able and interesting addresses de-
livered at Proctorsville, were adapted to
arouse the mind from low and ignoble
pursuits, and direct the attention to that
rich fountain of knowledge opened in a
we'll selected library. He who does not
appreciate the Importance of the inaugur-
alton of Proctorsville, and its marked
superiority over all ordinary gatherings,
would discover no difference between an
iron-clad vessel and Moses ark of bull
rushes. PHILo.
Year: 1871

| The election is over and our political


enemies have triumphed at last for the


present. Our next duty is to hope that


those who have been selected as the guar


dians of our city's interests, will go to


work and correct the abuses of which SO


much complaint has recently been made.


We regret heartily the failure of our efforts


to obtain control of the city government ;
but we are not going to sulk over it, Our
purpose here is to labor for the material
prosperity of Virginia and her people, as
we'll as for our political party.


We shall be free for awhile from politi-
cal strife and will devote that time to the
interests of our city and State. We ar
ready to strike hands with our cotempo-
raries for the acc opplishment of this pur-
pose. Certainly, there should be no diff
ference between US in this matter. We
propose to devote much Of our time to
the subject of popular education, emigra-
ton, and the display of our resources.
Emigration is the great want of our State,
and must be supplied. We must be pre-.
pared to welcome all who may come as
settlers, regardless of their political opin-
ions. For ourselves, we are satisfied to
have Democrats come, as well as Republi-
cans we want all and shall heartily unite
with any effort looking to its accomplish
ment.
Year: 1871

The election in this city passed off yes
terday with quiet aud good humor cred
liable to all parties. No disturbances Of
any kind occurred, and not even an angry
altercatlon, so far as we can learn. The
only officers voted for we're members of
Council. The Democrats have carried the
city by small majority, averaging proba-
bly,, not far from one hunded and fifty.
The Republicans have only five members
In the Council however owing to the skill
full, but unjust system of districting recent
ly..adopted.


We accept the result with a sincere de-
sire that the gentlemen elected may de-
vote themselves to the best interests of the
city


Among the members elect of both par
ties are gentlemen whose character is a
guarantee of their fidelity to every public
and private trust committed to their charge.
We hope they may be successful in greatly
extending the advantages of our city, i'm
proving its defects and reviving the pros
perity of its industry and trade. We trust
that they will find means to improve the
water works, the streets, the parks, the
schools and all public institutions. We
shall be more glad TO commend than to
denounce, and shall rejoice with every
good citizen at such an administration of
our local government as shall secure for it
universal confidence and good will.
Year: 1871

The draft must be presented by some one
outside of the Auditors office for payment
The Second Auditor requires on the back of
the draft the certificate of the county or city
clerk that the drawer is the duly qualified
treasurer.
Year: 1871

Supt. Pub. Instructon.
1t is possible that the Board of Education
may authorize the opening of schools on or
before the 18th of June, to continue till the
be informed in time, if any such action is
taken.
Year: 1871

THE TREDEGAR WoRKs.-The cores
pondent OF the Petersburg Courier thus
alludes to the fact that several hundred
workmen have been thrown out of en-
ployment in this city by the action of the
city Council:


"Several hundred operatives at the
Tredegar Works are thrown out of en-
ployment temporarily by the suspension
of the company of its large manufacture
Of baggage-cars for Southern roads. The
Council had allowed the company till
the lst of January to move the cars
from the works along the streets to
the Richmond and Petersburg depot for
transportation, the company hoping by
that time to have constructed connection
across the river from the Richmond and
Petersburg railroad, but the October flood
and othor causes have prevented this, and
now, on the expiration Of the leave granted
by the Council, the company finds itself
with no way TO get of its cars. C1Dse-
quently the work is stopped. and hundreds
of men are thrown out of their daily labor
and daily bread at this hard season. The
company intend to make the connection
across the river as soon as possible, and
surely the leave to move the cars on the
streets in the meanwhile should be renewed
SO as to restore the unemployed workmen
their occupation. The damage to the
streets will be trihing compared to the
suffering that will ensue to SO many on
the heightened suspension of the car
building.
Year: 1871




WE LIVE in an age of verbal niceties,
says the New York Tribune. The purst
author of "Words and their Uses speaks
in one of his lucubrations of the "Tittlebat
Titmice of the English part of the British
nation" This might seem to have been
written in burlesque but it is in most
serious earnestness. What is to become of
our language if such ine-drawn absurdties
are to be authorized Who else would
have discovered that the Titmouse family
are Titmice2 Knowing that omnibus is
the dative plural of the Latin adjective, we
shall soon be forced to call single vehicle
an omnis, and sever of the vehicles omnes.
If we should enjoy the acquaintance of a
gentleman named Rooster, we should be
forced, we suppose, by philogic exacti-
tude, to address his wife as Mrs. Hen.
And, if we were moved to inquire as to
the sanitary condition of the Juvenile MEM
bers of his family, it would be incumbent
upon us to ask after the health of his be-
loved Chickens. We trust that these ex-
treme verbal proprieties may not be fol-
lowed but, if they must be, the conse-
quences to our mother tongue cannot fail
to be alarming. Titmice is superhumanly
correct.
Year: 1871

LOVE HIDES MULTITUDE OF FAULTS
But 1t fails to paint the pale cheek to gladden. the
heart Or conceal the disc lse that is lurking and
making rapid inroads upon yondor rapidly declining
female beauty Her wan features are bedewed with
tears her pulse is feeble and her dsy-dreams are
growing dim, as night with its heavy pail Of gloom
settles upon her brow II Can she not be restored
YES HEALTH with all its enticiHg charms and beau
to', VIII send thrill of joy through her feeble
uame by the use of English Female Bitters, which
are advertised in another column. Go thou and buy
them
Year: 1871

A LONDON correspondent gives au in
terestng account of recent trial for
murder at the Old Bailey, where the
prisoner at the bar was defended by a
colored lawyer, COL Chester, formerly of
Philadelphia. The writer states that large
audience, attracted by the interest of the
case, had assembled in the court room,
and that it was curious to note the sen
sation when this very black man, with
his white wig and very black gown, took
his seat among the eminent barristers,
who treated him with the utmost con-
sideration. Col Chester is described as a
full-blooded negro, tall, we'll formed, and
with sensible face adorned with mus
tache and beard. His voice and manner,
it is said, are good, and he uses excel
lent English, but his style is criticised
as too florid for the usual cold conversa-
tional dictlon of an English court room.
The case, it is stated, at first appeared
to be desperate one, and regret was
expressed that Col. Chester, in his maiden
speech at the bar, should have to contend
against such overwhelming difficulties.
Strangely enough, the negro lawyer, not
by his speech but by an adroit cross-ex-
animation, managed to save his clients
life by inspiring the jury with doubt as
to the existence of malice aforethought.
and thus reducing the grade of the offense
from murder to manslaughter.
Year: 1871

The Social Oiub-This club, which
formerly met at the Spotswood hotel, will hold
its next meeting at the Exchange tomorrow
night. Great preparations have been made
for brilliant assembly. This club is noted
for its brilliant hops.
Year: 1871

During the last few months thousands
of bags of dried apples and peaches have been
sent to this city from the interior of the State,
and have been shipped to Chicago and other
points West by our merchants.
Year: 1871

The disappearance of the steamer Sagi-
nav of the United States fleet in the
Pacific, upon which we have already COM
mented, is dismally explained in our news
columns of this morning.


More than two months ago, it seems,
the ill-fated vessel went ashore on DESC
late rock in the mid Pacific. Less fortu-
nate than Alexander Selkerk, the crew
could save but little from the wreck, SO
high and fierce was the sea. The survi-
vors, ninety in number, were placed on
quarter rations about three weeks after the
disaster, and gallant boats crew. COM
manded by Lieutenant Talbot, which set
out in a gig for the Sandwich Islands in
search of help, reached the shores of Kanai,
after months weary tossing on the waters,
SO worn out and exhausted that four of
their number miserably perished in at
tempting to land. Measure were taken at
once to send relief to the poor creatures on
the rock, and it is to be hoped, though it
be to hope apparently against hope, that
they may be reached in time to rescue
some at least of their number from one of
the most dreadful of all possible forms of
death. The imagination sickens at the
attempt to realize the terrible scenes which
that lonely island-roek must, in all prob
ability, have witnessed during those weeks
In which gaunt famine drew slowly in upon
the shDwrecked mariners like
Year: 1871

The Theatre--Hamlet.-Mr. Mexican


buchanan is very good illustration of the
fact that an actor may make very bad Richie
lieu, and yet be tolerably good Hamlet. We
were severe on this gentleman yesterday; but
not unjustly so. The interests of art demanded
all we said. The object of criticism is TO main


tain high standard for art; and If everything
is to be puffed that presents itself without re.
gard to merit, the standard will not only be-
come so low and degraded that the drama will
cease to offer any inducement to the cultivated
public to attend our theatres, but the newspa-
pers which praise everything will fall into
contempt, and cease to have any influence with
the public; therefore, it is alike to the interest
OF the actor, of the manager, and of the public.
that the truth should be told, and strict Justice
awarded to all. We had no disposition to be
unjust in our dealings with Mr.. Buchanan and
his company.


We considered bis Richelieu very bad in all
respects, and the acting of his company very
much below the standard set up by our Rich
mond audiences,-and we honestly told him so.
But we are always far reader to praise than
to censure; and, therefore, take pleasure in
saying that, barring some novelties in the
business as well as the reading, his Hamlet
was quite acceptable, and very respectable
performance, so far as he was concerned. The
Ophelia was pretty fair also, though little too
school girlish. We do not propose, however,
to point out defects, nor will we attempt to
indicate the points of excelence-and there
were many-in Mr.. BIS conception. wewere
glad to see that he did not, as in the case of
Riohelieu, o'erstep the modesty of nature, or
indulge in bustling fussiness, clownish tricks
and facial expressions, that are beneath princey
dignity. His Hamlet will pass; but we advise
him to drop Richefeu from bis repertoire.


Of the other members of the company we
cannot say much. The "Laertes'' was passa.
BILE, and SO too with the "Horatio," while we |
were much pleased with the "Payer Queen;" |
but in no respect does the performance csme |
up to the boasttulness of the proclamation.


Tonight we are to have Macbeth" and as
the actor seems to be more at home with |
Shakespeare than with Bulwer, and we desire |
to see our theatre well supported, we trust |
there will be another good audience to witness |
this great play.
Year: 1871

Two young men recently presented
themselves at the Philadelphia mint with
a dozen bars of what they claimed to be
eighteen carat gold, but which proved to
be a mixture of tin and brass. They
said their uncle" in Mexico had sent the
property which they took to be genuine.


Bret Harte is to receive $4,000 for
twelve articles TO be written for a promi-
neut monthly. Ten years ago his manu-
scripts went begging among the magazines
that are now anxious to secure his services
Year: 1871

IN Tic DoulOureux, rlb Renne's Pain
Killing Magic Oil all around the ear, and
especially on the prominent face boue above
the ear. You thus reach the fifth pair OF
nerves, which 60 to the face" and if you
use it faithfully it soon cures.
Year: 1871

Now as to how Lent ought 20 be
kept. it is hard to lay down any rule


The season is meant to be one ia which
we devote more time 10 prayer and
self-examinatiOn, saving time, if possi-
bic. from our business and usual
amusements for that purpose. We
humble ourselves before God the more,
as we the more clearly see our own
sins and short. cOmings. We look
Year: 1871

The Democracy have swept the State
of New Hampshire. They have elected
Weston as Governor; and carried the
entire congressional delegation. The
victory is not only complete, but one
Of immense consequences, if followed
up properly. Now brave men let us
steadily push on the column and the
present will be the last radical admin
istration.
Year: 1871

A Young man was endeay-
oring to enjoy an evening in
the company Of a young lady,
fair and entertaining, upon
whom he called, but found a
serious obstacle in the person
of her stern and not very cor
dial father, who at length ven
tured to very plainly intimate
that the hour for retiring had
arrived. II think you are cor
rect, MY dear sir" returned
the unabashed young man.
1--WE have been waiting to
have you go to bed'for over an
hour" .,...
Year: 1871

Patrick Henry left in his will
the following important pass
Il have now disposed of all
my property to my family;
there is one thing more | wish
| could give them; and that is
Christian. religion, Ifthey had
that, and | had not given them
one shilling, they would be
rich, and if they had not that,
and I, had given them oil the
world, they would be poor,