smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

We published yesterday the act passed, by the
Legislature for the protection Of women. Il has
Ssme very important features which should claim
the attention Of all interested and perhaps there
are none who are not interested or likely TO be-
come so. Married women are especially interested
in this act. 1t enAbl1s married women to hold or
dispose sf their property by will and Otherwiseb
the consent Of the husband; premits them to re-
ceiVe property, real and personal, from any per
son other than the husband, and hold 1t without
being subject to the debts Of tie husband. The
clause which prohibits the husband from deciding
property to his wife will no doubt be evaded when
derived By transfer through a third party. But
this might provo dangerous experiment, and We
would not advise venture upon its trial. We
commend 10 those who feel an interest in the mat
ter perusal Of the law.
Year: 1873

FEDERAL AND CoNPEDERATE.-Prayer is
powerful, and its power was never more fully
illustrated than on the following occasion:


A squadron Of Federal soldiers, during the
war. stopped at the plantation Of . worthy old
citizen-uot thousand miles from this city.
The old gentleman mentioned, was exuberant
in his welcome He spoke eloquently of his
long love OF the Union, and how it gladdened
his aged eyes to gaze once more on the "Old
flag" He invited the whole squadron to unite
with him in prayer, which they promptly did.
His prayer was long and loud, and was mag
niicent burst of of.hand eloquence. The Fed
erals were profoundly impressed and departed
without inficting on the old man the slightest
damage In few hours squadron Of Con-
fedrrates came up, and if the cd man was
cordial to the Federals, he gushed all over in
his welcome to Confederates. He urged them
on to victory aud independence. He spoke
glowingly Of the struggle Of their fathers for
liberty, and bade them initiate the patriotism
Of '76. He ecalled on them to join him in prayer,
and such prayer it was! Even the birds
ceased their songs to listen, and the silence
was only broken by the old mans trembling
voice az he appealed with sublime and touching
elOquence to the throne of Heaven, in behalf
of those around him and their holy cause The
prayer done, the Confederates, with hearts
filled with admiration Of the aged patriot, pur-
sued on after the enemy, strengthened in hope
for their cause, and leaving unharmed every
thing possessed by the venerable patriot
Jackson (Tenn.) Uhig and Tribune.
Year: 1873

DEATH OF THE CHIEF JusTICE.-Salmon
Portland Chase, Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court of the United States. was stricken with
apoplexy on the night of May 9th, at the resi-
dence of his sonin law, in New York city, and
died on tho following morning. The news had
scarcely flashed along the wires throughout
the country that he was dangerously ill. before
the announcement followed of his death. Of
his life and public services it is a work of su.
pererogaton to speak, as they have become q
part of the history Of our country, but as Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court, position which
he has adorned for more than eight years past,
his name will 60 down to posterty as q worthy
successor of Taney and of Marshall. His death,
at this particular juncture Of national affairs,
is most unfortunate, as his integrity and up
right regard for justice, and observance Of
constitutional restrictions, constituted him q
bulwark to the conservative element of the
country against the encroachments of centrali.
cation; and no political pressure, however
great. seemed to swerve him one iota from
what he conceived to be conscientious dis
charge of his official duties. Who will be his
successor, is a matter only Of conjecture; but
il we are to Judge of the character Of the CON-
ing man by former appointments to the bench
made by Mr. Grant. there is little hope of any
eminent jurist being selected for the position.
Such Political tricksters and demagogues as
Roscoe Conkling and Edwards Pierrepout are
already mentioned as candidates; but . decent
respect for public opinion. il not for common
honesty should deter the President from ele.
waiting to such an exalted and important posi-
ton any politician, no matter how learned he
may be in thu law.
Year: 1873

SERVED HIM RIGnT-The administration
journals give as the reason Of belongs recall
as Minister to japan. that he made presents to
the Mikado. The fool ought to have known
better than that If he had given his presents
to Grant he wouldn't have been troubled.
Year: 1873

IN SBASKRurrCy.-Koopmanschap, the well
known importer of Cinnamon, has become
bankrupt, and the report of the assignee of the
sale of personal property belonging to the es-
tate was recently filed in court in San. Frau
cisco.
Year: 1873

RATHER RoUGH ON THEM.-Indiana rum
suckers are greatly disgusted at learning that
it will be about two years before the Supreme
Court of that State will announce decision
on the new temperance law.
Year: 1873

those personally acquainted with the
fair miliner. The incident is headed


"A STRANGE MEETING,


and the journal referred to relates how,
on an evening or two previous, good
looking man, laborer about thirty
years of age, took the cars at Centre
street depot for New York. There was
but one vacant seat in the car that he
entered, and that was by the side of a
handsome and elegantly dressed LADY.
The man sat down, and after his fair
companion had removed her veil. he
was surprised to recognize in her his
wife, whom he had not seen for more
than twelve years. The lady threw her
arms around his neck and kissed him
tenderly, and mutual explanations fol-
lowed. =


1t seems that they had been married
Just before the breaking out of the war,
at the home of the lady in Missouri. Il
Her father was the owner of large
tract of land, but had only little mon
ey. He joined the rebel cause, and the
daughter also warmly adhered to the
| opinions of her father Her husband.
however, was decided Union man.
She abused him violently on ac-
count of his principles, and told him
if he sided with the bloody Yam
kee," he might leave the place,
and she never wished to see his face
again. He took her at her word, and
the same night left her and joined Ere
mont's army as private. he was sew
eral times taken prisoner, and as often
escaped to our lines. He pressed on
with Sherman toward the sea, and at
the conclusion of his term of enlist
ment joined New York regiment, and
by this means, at the end of the war
found his way to Newark where he has
since worked quietly in factory.


His wife's father waskilled at Vicks-
burg, and she was left sole possessor
of his uncultivated farm. She supported
tabllshment in st. Louis, till after the
close OF the war. Her land rose in
value, and she sold it for good price,
and realizes about $4,000. With ....s
sum she started millinery of her own
She is reputed worth $40, 600 or $5G
600. She was on her way to New York
to buy some goods when she met the
man whom she had supposed long ago
dead. Reno rseful for driving of him
away, she had refused all offers mar
riage. The joyous meeting caused the
husband to forgive his wife's erro, +
and present of new suit of cloths, a
diamond ring and splendid gold
watch, when they arrived at New York,
served materially to increase his re-
spect and affection for his long lost
wife. They are now stopping at a
fashionable hotel, joyous over the acci-
dent that reunited them.
Year: 1873

There has been a gun standing be
hind cupboard in Pine street resi-
dence for the past eight years. 1t be
longed to the occupants father, and
was set up there in loaded condition.
Its presence was always an eyeSore to
the occupants wife, who shared fully
with the sex their fear of firearms. So
the other day, Friday, we think, she
induced her husband to take it down
and fire it of. He had never fred of
a gun that had been loaded eight years
in fact, he never fired off q gun at all
so he poked it out ofa window and took
aim into the garden, without the faint
est shadow of fear. His wife being afraid
of firearms, stood behind his back and
looked over his shoulder with her eyes
tight shut. He shut his eyes, too, and
then he pulled the trigger. What imme.
diately followed neither appears to have
any settled idea. He says he can vag'
uely remember hearing noise Of some
kind, and has and indistinct impression
of passing over something which must
have been his wife, as she was found
between him and the window by the
neighbors who drew him out of the
fireplace. The fact that one Of his
houlders was set back about two inches,
and that three of her teeth were i'm
bedded in his scalp, seemed to indicate
that in stepping back from the window
he had done so abruptly, and this con,
cluSion, we are glad to say was verified
by both on being restored to conscious,
ness. DdnJmy Ne,cs.
Year: 1873

The editor Of a Newark paper
heard the other day that . new pass
had been found in the Andes. He
Immediately wrote TO man in South
America that the pass was his, aud
be would be much obliged if the ~"
would forward it at once.
Year: 1873

ttoetre million acres of forest were cut, the
timber logged or burned on tie ground, and
the land tarmed, The annual decrease of
forest by logging and burning is still some
100000 acres per year.


"BoYs, if you drink Wine you will walk
in actn-ding ways. If you drink brandy
punches, you will get handy punches;
and if you carry too much beer, the bier
will soon carry you. If you go to bed with
lark. you won't rise with the lark. If
you wish to keep up spirits, you mustn't
put down spirits and if you always get
the best of brandy, brandy will always get
the best of YOU


IT is proposed to call congress Of
American women sometime during the
present year. The following very import
ant subjects will occupy its attention:
Higher education for woman; woman's
work in literature; the relation of woman
to her dress; woman the promoter of
peace; prison reform; woman's work;
the inviolate homestead; equal division
of the salary between husband and wife;
woman's influence in promoting temper
ance; cooperative industries among
women; law as it affects women; enlight-
ened motherhood; woman in surgery and
medicine


THE last number of La France Medicale
contains paper on the best means of cor
recting the bitter in medicines. The
value of sugar as an agent is generally con
ceded. On the other hand, the infusion
of gentian is extremely disagreeable while
the syrup may be readily taken, provided
the action of the sugar is not enfeebled by
the addition of water The one known
substance which in the highest degree
possesses the property of mutling bitter
is glycyrrhizine, the sweet principle of
the licorice root. If, after taking quinine.
colocynth, aloes, quassia, or other bitter
medicine, a piece of licorice root be
taken, the bitter taste disappears as if by
magic
Year: 1873

A man named Gilsey, who, by strict
economy and severe industry, has sue
ceeded in getting his family little place,
free of incumbrance, was fishing in Still
River near the Beaver Brook mills, on
Sunday afternoon. After sitting on the
bank for couple of hours, without catch
ing anything, he was gratified to see, on "a
flat stone in the water, a snappingturtlc
summing itself. The buttend of the turtle
was toward him, and he thought he
would capture it bat while he was look
ing for a place to step, the turtle
gravely turned around without his know
ledge. and when he got in reaching dis
tance, and bent down to take hold of
what nature designed should betaken
hold of while handling a swapping turtle
that sociable animal just reached out and
took hold Of Mr.. Gilsey's hand VITA a
grasp that left no doubt Of its sincerity.
The shrieks of the unfortunate man
aroused some of the neighbOrs, but when
they arrived it was too late to be Of any
benefit to him, or ever 10 themselves, for
they just caught glimpse of bare
headed man tearing over the hill. swing
ing small carpet bag in one hand, and
they at once concluded it was a narrow
escape from highway robbery. However,
it was not carpet-bag he was swinging;
it was that turtle, and it clung to hlm I'M
til he reached the White-st bridge, when
it let 90; but the frightened man dld not
slacken his gait until he got home.
When he reached the house the ludl-
crousness of the affair burst upon him,
and when his wife looked at his pale.
face and bare head, and ustbegrimmed
clothes, and asked him what was the
matter, he said, Nothing was the mat
ter, only he was afraid he would be to
late for church, " and appeared to be
much relieved to find that he wasn't
D1,b7frb Ne1rs
Year: 1873

TO-DAY there was very sweet young
lady from Brooklyn sitting on the Con-
gress Hall balcony. She always has lots
of admirers-a natural thing enough when
you know the report had gotten round
that she is an heiress. She is a very
shrewd young lady. Instead of enter
tanning galaxy of fellows all at once,
she takes them one at a time. Then, if
one wants to talk business, he can always
have an opportunity. A knickerbocker
Club fellow got hold of her yesterday.
He must have "buzzed" her for an hour
steady-at least until a young Chicago
fellow thought he never would go. He
despaired of getting a word in edgeways.
II he had known the knickerbocker Club
fellow he would have been tempted to
have Joined in the conversation and seen
him out. The young lady seemed to like
his way clear to the end This made it
all the worse for the Chicago fellow.


Well, how did the Chicago fellow man
age it,


Why, he simply walked around behind
the New York fellow, and remarked to a
friend, just loud enough for the enraptured
lover to overhear it.


"Why, John, that fellow wouldn't sit
there talking so sweet if he knew what a
fearful rent there was in the back of his
coat, would he?'


The New York fellow overheard the re-
mark His look of interest cooled in a
moment, as he worked his back around
towards the wall, as if he was trying to
conceal something. He imagined ten
thousand people were looking at him.
He didn't lean forward and look sweetly
into the young lady's eyes any more. He
put his hand convulsively around towards
his back, ahemed few times in bust
| ness-like way, looked red in the face, and
then said he expected a friend was look
ing after him. Then he excused himself
abruptly, and SHE'D off towards the eleva-
tor with his face to the young lady. He
didn't walk straight, but worked himself
along sideways, keeping his back towards
the wall, and then disappeared up the ell
evator, just as the young fellow from Chi
cago sat down by the young lady and
commenced has version of the oftrepeated
tale of love and hope.


Are such things right?-Daily Graphic.
| GUILT edged paper-Forged notes.
Year: 1873

DIR. WILLIAM c. EAsTLAcK, a practic-
ing dentist of Shanghai, China, made a
professional visit with the Drs. Taft of
this city, yesterday, on his way from
the Land of Flowers " to the East and
England. DR.. Eastlack has been practic-
ing dentistry for the last fifteen years in
China, but says that with the exception
of few persons of rank and distinction
who sought his services, the Celestials "
have no understanding nor appreciation
for dentistry.


The native dentists are the merest char
latans, and practice as magicians and
cure-alls. They insert artificial teeth filled
out of cubes of the teeth of the sea-horse,
which are kept in place by copPer-wire
wrappings or fastenings to the adjacent
natural teeth, and charge about three
cents per tooth for the operation.


Teeth are extracted by hocus-pocus
process which the dental impostor calls
" coughing up" The method of extrac-
ton is this The dentist applies TO the
gums of the troublesome tooth a white
powder, represented to be salt extracted
from the sweat of horse. DR.. Eastlack
found this white powder to be nothing
more or less than arsenic, which causes
the gums to slough, when the tooth is
easily removed by the operators fingers.


But the Chinese method of curing tooth
ache was what puzzled him most and
longest detied detection. The operations,
it should have been stated, are all per
formed in temple or in the space in
front, under a large umbrella, the idea
being that religious ceremony is in
some way connected with them.
Toothache is caused by maggot
which gets into the tooth some how or
other while the patient is asleep, or while
he is laughing immoderately. 1t must be
removed alive, or the patient will go mad.
He is therefore, placed on seat and his
head thrown back. The dentist inserts a
long pair of forceps, and after fumbling
around for a few seconds, produces be-
tween the nippers a little wriggling black
maggot-the cause Of the whole trouble.
DR.. Eastlack witnessed this operation re-
peatedly, but it was only after obtaining
surreptitious possession of the forceps
that he discovered the trick. He found
that one arm of the forceps only was of
iron; the other was of bamboo, painted to
resemble the other. In the hollow Of the
bamboo were found a number of little
black maggots, probably obtained from
decayed vegetables or other decomposing
matter. When necessary to do service
the operator simply squeezed the bamboo
above and maggot was elected from the
small end of the instrument to the mouth,
and then adroitly taken between the nip
pers and held up triumphantly before the
gaze of the astonished and grateful
patient. DR.. Eastlack could never satisfy
himself on the point Of the patients re-
lief The operations he witnessed were
dispatched with astonishing rapidity, and
the pDatients hurried away as if that part
of the performance was essential to the
success of the operation.-Cincinnati Conn
mercsdE
Year: 1873

A DANGEROUS DESK There is desk
in one of the Divisions of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, in Washington, which
has become the object of quite lively
contest tor possession by the lady clerks
employed in that office, insomuch that
every lady clerk who has been assigned
thereto has had the good fortune to date
her matrimonial felicity from the time of
its occupancy. Two very attractive and
intelligent employees of the Bureau, Miss
j. and Miss H., having within two years
been led from this desk to the hymeneal
altar; and third, bushing and beauti-
ful widow, now the fortunate possessor,
will, if report be true, shortly follow the
example of her predecessors. Several
extremely handsome, amiable and excel
lent lady clerks belonging to the division,
are watching with tender anxiety for the
moment to arrive when the next vacancy
shall occur, with view to the contingent
advantage attaching thereto. A number
of crusty bachelors, who deserve scourg-
ing for their selfish and malicious scnti-
ments, denominate this tho Dangerous
Desk" and are in mortal fear of its inhu-
ence.
Year: 1873

TAKE THAT.-The following anecdote
has been associated with the name Of n
well-known clergyman's helpmate in the
north Of England. The minister had
been entertaining at dinner clerical
friend from some distance. The evening
was unpropitious, and the friend was in
vitcd by the clergyman TO remain during
the night, and he accepted the invitation.
They walked together for some time in
the manse gardens. At dusk the minis
ter asked his visitor TO step into the manse
while he would give directions TO his
man-servant TO get his friends convey
ance ready in the morning. AS the stran-
ger entered the manse the minister's wife
mistook him for her husband in the twi-
light she raised the pulpit Bible, which
CHANGED to be on the lobby table, and
bringing the full weight Of it across the
Strangers shoulders, exclaimed emphat-
ically: "Take that, for asking that ugly
wretch to stay all night ~
Year: 1873

The following will be read with interest
by those who are obliged to study close
economy in their diet.


An old beau, formerly we'll known in
Washington city, was accustomed to eat
but one meal in twenty-four hours if
after this, he had to go to patty and eat
second dinner, he ate nothing all tho
next day. He died ut the age of seventy.


A lady of culture, refinement and un-
usual powers, became widow. Reduced
from afiiuencc to poverty, with large
family of small children dependent upon
her manual labor for daily food, she made
variety of experiments to ascertain
what articles could be purchased for tho
least money, and would Mt the same time
Ego the farthest" by keeping the children
the longest from crying for something to
eat. She soon discovered that when they
ate buckwhoat cakes and molasses, they
were quiet for longer time than aft,r
eating any other kind of food.


A distinguished judge of the United
States Court observed that when he took
buckwhcat cakes for breakfast no coald
sit on the bench the whole day without
being uncomtortabIy hungry. If the
cakes were omitted, he felt Obliged to
take lunch about noon. Buckwheat
cakes are universal tavoritc Mt tho
Winter breakfast table, and scientific in
vestigUtion and analysis has shown that
they abonnd in tho heat-forming princi-
pie; hence nature takes away our appe-
tite for them in Summer.


During the Irish famine, the poor were
found spending their last shilling for ten,
tobacco and spirits. 1t has also been OBJ
served in New York, by those connected
with charitable institutions, that when
money was paid to the poor, they often
laid out every cent in tea or coffee, instead
of procuring the more substantial food,
such as meal, -four, or potatoes. On
being reprovcd for their apparent extrav-
agance and improvidence, the cry was
universally in both cases identical; their
own observation had shown them that u
penny's worth of tea, tobacco or liqcor
would keep of hunger longer than pen
ny's worth of anything else. Scientific
men express the idea by saying: "Tca,
like alcohol, retards tho metamorphosis
of the tissues; in other words, it gives fuel
to the flame of life, and thus prevents il
from consuming the fat and flesh of the
body.


If n person gets into the habit of taking
n lunch between the breakfast and dinner
he will soon find himself getting flint
about the regular luncheon time; but let
him be so pressed with important engage
ments for several days in succession rs TO
take nothing between meals, it will rot
be long before he can dispense with his
lunch altogether. These things seem to
show that, to II certain extent, eating is u
mere habit. Whole tribes of Indian
hunters and trappers have been known
to eat but once in twcn ty-four hours, and
that ut night.
Year: 1873

A STRANGE story of II New Orleans
mother and Voudeo sorceress is told by
the Republican Of that city. "The
priestess, it appears, informed the dame,
who had just buried beloved daughter,
that the young woman would revive on
the third day after intermcnt. The aR-
guish stricken mother visited the tomb ut
the time indicated, and at her request
the doors Of the vault were opened, when
suddenly, says the legal chroncler, the
sound Of loud shrieks broke upon the ear,
and tearing open the coffin, the mother
clasped her frantic child in her arms.
She had just come in time--an hour later
the young lady would have fallen vic
tim to the terrible fate Of the buried alive.
How did the Voudoo woman know it?
is the query now anxiously propounded."
Year: 1873

ONE of the Ohio papers tells about a
brave little boy out there who found q
broken rail on the railroad track, and
perceiving the peril in which the train
would be placed if it should come dashing
past without warning, sat out on the fence
for five long hours in the bitter Winter
cold, in order that he might carry the
first news of the accident to his father,
who is local editor Of paper published
in the neighboring village.
Year: 1873

THERE is some talk of having geolog-
ical survey of Rhode Island but the work
may be delayed on account of its expen-
siveness. The professor who is expected
to make it says that if he is obliged to go
over the State it will take him at least
two days, and he won't do it for less than
ten dollars.
Year: 1873

The machine exhibited by Ira Flanders is
well known IN this vicinity and we think tho
best now IN use, being very substantially built
and OF immense lifting power and is properly
named, the Tornado, beng capable OF tearing
out the largest stumps.