smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

The Washington "Chronicle" says: Con-
siderable excitement was caused about the
capitol yesterday afternoon by the desper-
ate attempts Of man suffering from mania
a-potu 20 destroy himself by jumping from
the upper portico. He had mana ged to get
upon the balcony and was about to leap
into eternity, when he was caught BY the
capitol police, who dragged him from his
perilous position. and, notwithstanding his
protestations and resistance, marched him
to the Seventh precinct station. Here he
acted like amadmsn, and in order to better
secure him he was handcuffed before being
consigned to q cell. This seemed to in
crease Ills violence, and he had not been
alone long before he had stripped himself of
every stitch OF clothing, and he raved and
iumed about the cell as naked as when be
entered the world. He was watched to
prevent his injuring himself, and in short
time nature gave way and he fell exhausted
Into sound sleep. His friends were noti-
hel and will take charge of him to day.
Year: 1876

lcTOM Cne CluolNnatl Star.


He was seeedy- looking individual, and
as he stood upon the corner gazing wistfully
at the disappearing form Of a newsboy who
had just picked up q good-sized stump and
WAS making OFT with the prize, there was q
vague aspect Of despair In his attitude
which was very touching. Perhaps 1t was
this which attracted the attention of mild
looking party who was passing by, and per-
haps it was something else but however
this may be, the mild-looking party stopped
and gazing at the solitary gone, expressed
1t thus?


"Old man, wouldn't you like to have =
drink this mornings"


"You've read me as accurately as though
my thoughts were printed on an open page,
"replied the solitary, taking his quid from
his mouth and passing dilapidated coat
sieve over his lips.


'I thought So" murmured the mild
looking party, while tear trickled down
his cheek "but conquer the desire. Fight
it 40 you would legion Of Demon for drink
has ruined many Il man who had more ex-
pressive forehead than you've got"


And the mid~looking party continued on
his way, and solitary gazed dreamily into
space and communed with himself.
Year: 1876

There are $4,000, 900 working peo-
pie in the United States. One third
Of these are out Of employment, and
unless We have some change in the


financial policy of the government,
they will remain out Of employment
a tax upon the body polite and an in
cumbrance upon the producers OF the
country. In France, where the Gov
ernment's paper is made as good as
gold, every laborer is employed, and
great prosperity is enjoyed. The war
debt to Germany has been paid, and
her own war debt has been nearly ex.
tinguished, and no panics or depres-
sions have been experienced. In Ger
many, where gold is made the circu.
lating medium, hard times, depression,
and lack of employment exists. And
with these facts before every well in
formed man, q portion of our people
and especially our money centres
insist we shall pattern after depressed
Germany instead of prosperous France.
But we hope the second sober thought
will come over the moneyed men Of
the East, and their few followers in
the West, and that the Governments
paper will be made as good as gold, so
that industry may revive and pros
perity again be enjoyed Rural
World.
Year: 1876

Mr.. William Powrie, Of Sussex,
gives US the particulars Of a dastardly
attempt TO outrage q young lady In
the town Of Lisbon, near Sussex, last


week, Friday. It appears that, on the
day mentioned, the family Of Mr.. j.


r. Weaver had left his residence, with


the exception Of his daughter, aged is
years, and she was arranging her toilet
about I p. NJ, with the intention Of


making a visit TO the village. During


this time, and while facing the mirror,
she saw the shadow Of man climbing
a fence near the house and in front Of
the door, which was open. As stran-
gers are frequently passing that way,
nothing was thought Of the incident


but shortly after the young lady dis.
covered the man standing in the room,
only q few feet from her. When he
saw that his presence was known he
addressed her with, GOOD afternoon,


Miss; you sre all alone. are you 2
She replied that it was none Of his
business whether she was alone or not"


He then said that che had come to
keep her company during the after
noon," and he stepped to q bedroom
door and told her to enter this she
declined to do, and start
ed to run from the house. He followed
her into the kitchen, and attempted to
drag her back To the bedroom, but she
escaped from his grasp, and, seeing
some fiat-irons upon the stove, she
seized one and hurled it, striking the
man ON the leg and bringing him to
his knees. Seeing her advantage, she
continued to hurl Astirons until six
had been thrown, five Of which proved
effective. She then took q mop which
luckily was near by, and began to
pummel her would-be destroyer over
the head. The woman and mop were
too many for him, 50 he reasoned that
discretion was the better part Of valor
and made precipitate retreat, leaving
the brave girl in full possession Of the
house. An attempt has been made to
capture this dangerous tramp, a
description Of whom is in
possession of the sheriff, but thus far
success has not crowned the effort.
TWaukesha Owls. Freeman.
Year: 1876

The experience Of the past has
taught farmers lesson they do not
always heed-the Importance ofsaving
the seed corn early in the fall. and
protecting it from influences which
destroy its germinating qualities. How
few there are sufficiently particular in
this respecti Often they risk a crop
of corn upon the neglect of the outlay
Of a days labor in saving the seed.
Poor seed may germinate and grow
under favorable circumstances, but for
steady and vigorous growth Under
all conditions. from the time il is
planted, the seed must be of the very
best quality.
Year: 1876

While in Buffalo, | visited one Of
the banks, the cashier of which l had
known when he was resident of Liv-
erpool. As / was talking with him,
a small, thin man passed out of the
bank. Said the cashier: "Did you


notice that slim little man that Just
went out?' No! "Well, let me tell
you about him. That man about this
time every week, comes to deposit a
few dollars, which are placed to the
credit Of the - Insurance Compa.
ny. Last year he had an office in a
building that was insured for fifteen
thousand dollars, about all it was
worth. One day, as he was about to
leave his Office, he happened to drop
some fire from his cigar into a basket
Of waste papers near his desk. Hall
an hour after he had gone the build
ing was ablaze, and somehow the ORR
gin o. the fire was traced to the room
he left. Now, what do you ihink'
Why that man is savips every cent
he can get and put,ing it here to re-
imburse the insurance company, be-
cause is was through his absence Of
~nnd that they had to pay for the
burned building. lie may never get
enough TO cover the whole amount,
but he is doing what he can. Now
that's what some of us would call in.
fernal foolishness. ! call it honesty
Year: 1876

A statement of the condition of the
public debt, has been recently pre-
pared by Treasurer Morrow, which is
not very refreshing reading at this
time. 1t makes one feel like "a poor
man at frolic," for our State is fear
fully in debt, and going deeper and
deeper in every day. But as poor as
we feel, we have never seen the time
that we had any sympathy with those
who suggest repudiation as the rem
edy for our troubles. We would
rather applaud the sentiment settle
fair if you never pay Mississippi
tried it about forty years ago, and II
sticks to her like the poisoned shirt
of Nessus-and it would pay that
State yet to pay her old debts. as old
as they are. And the damned spots
will not "out" until she does. We
protest against any policy which even
squints at shrinking Of our oDlga-
tions. We do not feel like criticlsing
the last legislature, for IT did, prob
ably, the best it could. IL is not the
fault of Governor Porter's Admins
tration that the interest on the public
debt is not paid, for the legislature
did not assess a sufficient tax TO meet
Il, The Treasurer, DIR. Morrow, can
not pay when he has not the money to
pay with; and, but for his skillful
management of what little he did get,
the last Legislature would not have
had a dollar to buy the coal that
warmed the shins of its members, to
say nothing of their per diem which
they would have had to whistle for
GdUatia Examiner.
Year: 1876

In view Of the fact that the heads
of departments are Radicals, whose
official conduct will not generally bear
the light OF Democratic investigation.
the Richmond Wing is not surprised


to hear that when the committees send


to the departments for papers or cop
les Of them, or accounts to be used ia
their investigations, they are met by
the response that the present clerical
force is too small in that department
even for the legitimate work, and can
not be spared 10 hunt up the papers
and make out the accounts required.
Year: 1876

THE New York Herald has its little
word Of condemnation for Mr.. Blaine !;
This fresh exhibition of the intellec-
tual and political servility which keeps
jealous watch Of rivals and attempts
to sail in their wake will not raise in
MIR. Blaine in the estimation Of his
countrymen. A statesman should not
thus subsist oil the crumbs which fall
from the tables of men who are inde-
pendent and original enough to have
policy Of their own"
Year: 1876

The New York Tribune thinks that
Illinois and Wisconsin might thrill
the Republican party throughout the
land and help beyond measure 10 lift
il to strength and victory, il they would
propose as a candidate the fearless
secretary who has broken the whiskey
ring in Chicago and Milwaukee aud
caused the indictment Of friends Of
Logan and Carpenter.
Year: 1876

A writer in the Home Journal,
after treating at length Of waltzing,
says "In conclusion, let it DC remem-
bered that purity of thought aud action
may be as conspicuous In waltzing as
in any other situation la life; that tho
gross waltz grossly, the vicious vicious
ly and innocent ianocently and in are
ined manner, and that il is not reason
able to ccnfound the abuse with the
use"
Year: 1876

THE LAWYERS TRADE.-A day or
two ago, when young man entered a
Detroit lawyers Office TO study law,
the practitioner sat down beside him
and said: Now, see here, | have co
time to fool away, and if you don't pan
out well wont keep you here thirty
days. DO you want TO make a good
lawyer?" Yes, sir" well, now,
listen. Be polite to old people, be-
cause they have cash. Be good to the
boys, because they are growing up to
a cash basis. Work in with reporters
and get puffs. GO to church for the
sake of example. Don't fool any time
away on poetry, and don't even look
at pirl until you can plead a case.
If you can follow these instructions
you will succeed. Ii you can not. go
and learn to be doctor and kill your
best friends"
Year: 1876

The i'll effects of soda on linen have


given rise to new method Of washing


which has been extensively adopted ia


Germany. and introduced into Bel
GUM. The operation consists 10 dis.
solving two pounds Of soap in about
three gallons Of water as hot as the
hand can bear, aud adding 70 this one
tablespoonful of surpentine and three
of liquid ammonia; the mixture must
then be well stirred, and the linen
stepped in it for two or three hours,
taking care TO cover up the vessel con
tanning them as nearly Theoretically aa
possible. The clothes are afterward
washed out and rinsed in the usual
way. The soap and water may be re-
heated and used a second time, but ia
that case half a tablespoonful Of am
monia must be added. The process is
said TO cause a great economy Of time,
labor and fuel. The linen scarcely
suffers at all, as there is little necessity
for rubbing, and its cleanliness and
color are perfect The ammonia and
turpentine, although their detersiye
action is great, have no injurious effect
upon the linen; and while the former
evaporates Immediately, the smell Of
the latter is said to disappear entirely
during the drying OF the clothes.
Year: 1876

AN ACCIDENT ON THE ELEVATED RAILROAD or


SATURDAY.


TO THE EDITOR HERALD


left Liberty street this afternoon at about nvo
o'clock In train that was supposed TO stop at Thirty
ourth Forty second, Ffticth and Filtyninth strecta
After delay Of thirty orty minutes the passengers
requested to get out at Thirtyfourth street, be-
ing informed that they could 60 further. The Wild
est rumors spread this evening about
dreadful accident In which several persons had beer
killed. Learning that car was OF the track at Forty
second street at hafpast nine visited the The
car 1t appears, was the foremost OF q dowr
train and the wheels had jumped the track
found the advance wheels projecting sew.
eral inches over the street side Of the track,
the Wheels on tho sidewalk side beng supported by
the wooden cross bars Tne car was ashed on to the
tramway and half q dozen men were working hard
by narng lamplight, standing on the switchman's
platform, trying TO right the car Upon inquiry
learned that the swchman had misplaced the switch
old story. As he found that his platform
being carried away he began TO shout The
ductor was 50 much frightened that no did not know
whether to pull the bell what to DO. and the on.
gneer finding that the train going heavy. stopped
the engine. only just IN time, ior bad the car been
pushed many feet further on, IL must have gone
into the street The passengers were taken of
and serious harm was done.


My object In writing Is To suggest to you to draw
tenion the imperative necessity " engaging OF
brans at whatever salary Is necessary, attend tho
swItchea The countcnances of the switchmen do no.
indicate the highest intellect. With many othe, am
a regular traveller the road 1t is a great con-
veniehcc to We like IT. and having become accus-
toned it, would return 90 the horse great
reluctance There ought To be double track all the
way. Property has improved In value above Twenty.
third street Ia OF tho Elevated road and
wnen Il proposed 10 extend II 10 seventy cghth
street there considerable inquiry about the value
Of real estate In that vicinity Help along double
track IL you please; but help in the meantime TO
feel that our ivcs are jcopardzcd by swi,chmen
who have not got their wits about them. Yours
respectfully, vIAT0R


NEW YoRK. Dec ~ 1919
Year: 1876

down. Tho OF the birth OF Christ was the sea-
OF all others when II became them 10 get down
upon their Knees to confess Their SINS TO acknowledge
the dcpraviiy their and To celebrate the re
gion that with the Prince OF Peace; but the
celebration was a desecratiou. But with the decline
OF Puritanism this spirit has passed away Wtmn
the half century the influx OF foreigners-
Italians, Germans and Spaniards-has leavened our
whole intellectual and spiritual world with the
spirit OF JOY Gay Is patronzeJ by the people.
Lille and color is what demand. IL is carried INTO
our religion. In closing Mr.. rockingham sand The
belief OF Chrstendom is that the fulnass OF light IS
Gomez that the END is reached and we have Eothing 10
do but difuse the light that We have The whole sig
ni6cance OF this Christmas to is the power OF the
dawn. How much is 10 be knowny How lar we
from having solved any great problem Far be 1t from
TO believe that the light Is Let US use the
light that we have not feeling that we have more than
actually possess, but though II be but beam use H.
apply it. let IL shine 1t Will spring in joy 10 the
earth II will open heaven for and the dayspring
from on high will come in our hearts with healing in
its beams
Year: 1876




AT this church yesterday morning Rev. Charles E.
Harrison preached on the text 'Gory to God high
and earth peace and good will TO men, from the
second chapter OF St Luke. He described this text
both enunciatory and prophetic. II announced the
coming OF Christ for the salvation OF men, 1t an
nounced that Christ was come. not to afford beaut
full example for imitation, not to preach and teach
but to serve The preacher considered that had
SO much meaning been put few words In this.
text. II announced the whole purpose OF Christ's
mission. He also thought that any amplifcation OF
this statement would be injurious 10 IT, as the act was
sublime its bare assertion. He then considered the
question, Why did Christ come? He said that, even
mechanic wants machine 10 be perfect, so did God
want the universe to be so moincr loves her sick
hest Guild BEST did God for the weakness OF
world Passing to the prophetic meaning OF this
once he showed that there could be doubt but that
In future not lar OF peace and good will will prevail
notwithstanding the present disturbed state Of the
tions OF The EARTH He concluded with the hope that
the initiation OF this peace might date from the present
Christmas.
Year: 1876

A Scotch paper gives the following
instance of practical sympathy: A poor
man with large family broke his leg,
and as he would be for some time des-
titute of the means of grace, it was pro-
posed to hold prayer meeting at his
house. The meeting Was led by Deacon
Brown. A loud knock interrupted the
service. A tall, lank, blue frocked
youngster stood at the ,or with On OK
goad in his hand, and asked to see Dea>
con Brown. Father could not attend
this meeting" said he, but he sent his
prayers, and they are out in the cart. I"
They were brought in in the shape of po-
tatoes. beef. pork and corn. 1t is un-
necessary to say that the meeting broke
up without the henediction.
Year: 1876

By farmers during the week, but the bulk offered Is
s in an unsatisfactory condition. Only dry samples
have met with any attention, and these have been
rather higher presumably because OF the demand for
fine grain for sowing purposes Values do not appear
to have been raised by the prospect OF Our ro-
turn OF granary stocks tho LIST Of October,
compared with that OF July !, showed that the
quantity OF maize in granary is quadrupled- Wheat
is increased by rather half Flour Is come
what diminished. Thcse stocks, though oer-
sainy large ought not, considering the recent and
prospective large diminution OF imports and the
deficient homo growth, 10 depress trade. They show
only moderate increase upon the corresponding
period Of last year The largo imports then arriving
accommodating week by week, whereas at present
the draft 10 rather out OF than into granary. All
things considered, the condition OF trade 10 healthy,
although the large stocks and the difficulty OF ware
housing grain exercise influence ad-
verse 10 holders On the other hand,
decline possible while shipments
from abroad continue the present moderate scale,
and any political event OF moment might some
excitement the countries concerned being important
grain producers. Tho local trade remains about tho
same last week, the only increase being demand
tor Indian wheat which millcrs bought freely. The
floating cargo trade ruled very firm, with only modor
arrivals OF The coast Rather more attention has
bccn paid TO aostng cargoes Ghirka wheat has boen
held at full prices.
Year: 1876

wAsnMGrox. Oct l6, 1870


MILDER YoRMs OF OUTRAGE IN THAT


srATE-TEz PROSPECTS IN THE ENSUING


ELECTION.


Tho aspect OF Virginia politics has been brought to
the view OF the administration through . committee
composed Of Colonel James D. Brady, Secretary of the
State Republican Committee; Dr. Jorgensen, rcpubli-
candidate for Congress In the Fourth DISTRICT and
other leading politicians who have hero for
days. the mlder form Of outrages being represented,
though they acknowledge that Virginia is tho best
reconstructed OF all the Southern States They have
had interviews with the Secretaries OF War and the
Treasury and the Attorney General Colonel Brady
represents tho condison Of affairs In Virginia favor
able to the republicans, and claims that Colonel Joseph
sega Of the Second and Dr. Jorgensen Of the Fourth
district, will undoubtedly be elected DR.. Nills he
says Is likely to succeed Ex-Governor Walker in the
Richmond district The interest OF tho latter among
his constituency has fallen of since he has been in the
House. and he supposed financially well polisi-
cally, TO be now more allied TO the Pacific slope.


THE CABINET SESSION YEsTERDAY-No ACTION


TAKEN IN REFERENCE TO SOUTH CAROLINA.


Tho President thought that be would be able to con-
sider the important business in regard the South
brought before him Chief Executive OF the United
States and consequently he called q special Cabinet
meeting to-day. After his official family had convened
in response his CALL upon deliberate consulsa-
ton, Is stated by one OF the officials present. he
the conclusion that the subject matter upon
which he wished most 80 decide could not
be discussed with shat iulness which he
would like, and it determined 10 let the whole
question pertinent to Southern Affairs, and principally
relates to South Carolina until he have
q fall Cabinet session, as Secretary Chandler was abb
sent but Is expected TO arrive here tomorrow Moth
Ing therefore, done the great absorbing ques-
ton the attitude which the administration will
hold toward the delicate question OF calling in troops
to secure q republican form OF government In such
States Of the Union where, a. alleged this
Ia not now assured.
Year: 1876

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10 you want a good appetite?
DO you want to get rid Of nervousness?
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DO you want to build up your constit ution!
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