smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

If there is any virtue in circumstantiaI
evidence, the perpetrator of the backwoods
murder, in Monroe county, has been found.
The finding of the mutlated dead body of
the Mutfiey boy in the cellar of his grand
mothers house, in Scott township, of that
county, fortnight since, is still fresh in
the public mind. Timothy Heller, des-
perate vagabond of that vicinity, was
missing after the murder. Officers were at
once put upon his track, and he was fol-
lowed to an isolated spot in Lehigh county,
and arrested. He was taken to the scene
of the tragedy, and, while denying that
he was guilty of the murder, admitted
that he was at the house on the day of the
murder, and stole the articles that were
missing. The clothing, he said, he had
hidden in school house in the woods, and
it was found there, besmeared with blood
There was also blood on the prisoners
shirt. He was at once placed in Jail at
Stroudsburg to await his trial.


A mystery which has for month puz-
zled the residents of this section of the
country has at last been partially cleared
up On the night of the 18th of Septem-
Der Walter Bradley, living on farm near
Dingman's Ferry, left neighbours to re-
turn home. He was never seen afterward,
and, as he was known to be in the habit of
carrying large sums of money about him,
he was believed to have been murdered. A
portion Of what was supposed to be human
remains being found two weeks subse-
quently in Dark Swamp, near where he
lived, strengthened this belief One day
last week a hunter found Bradley's dead
body within rod of his house, hidden by
some bushes. The top of his head was
smashed in. All his money his bank
book, and other articles were found in his
pockets. A coroner's inquest was held,
but nothing elected to throw any light on
the mysterious death
Year: 1873

| A long time ago, when we old folks
were young, when girls wore big bon
nets-and never dreamed Of wearing a
hat like a boys there was in fashion
a small fairy-like hat Of silver or gold,
to wear on the finger. Every girl had
one, and was taught to use It almost
as soon as she was out of her cradle
young ladies wore 1t nearly all the
time. and as for 'mothers--why, they
scarcely took it off to 90 to bed.


They were very pretty little things
made Of gold or silver, as | said, and
though they are somewhat out OF style
just now, | think you will like to know
a little about them. The Germans
call them tinger-hats, and our English
torefatlers, who had time to give long
names to everything, called them
thumb-bells; bnt of late the world has
got into such a hurry that we've short
ened that pretty name into thimble,
and now, of course, you know all
about them.


You may know how one looks, and
what it Is for, though, thanks to
sewing-machines, you don't Rave to
wear It much, and the time is long
gone by when it was necessary to every
girls good name that she should en-
broider sampler" full of letters aud
figures. and have it framed and hung
up before she was dozen years old.
But don't believe you know how 1t
comes to be q dainty little finger-hat
instead Of n silver spoon, or a gold
ring.


Why, how many persons do yon
suppose it has taken to bring it from
the state of tiny specks to the pretty
little thing it is? Not to count miners,
or crushers, or refners, or any ofthose
people, but to begin when it enters
the thimb!e factory, it takes about
twenty workmen, besides lots of ma
chinery, to make it.


Pope immortalized thimble by
describing one adorned with the face
ofa queen; but sewing machines are
getting so perfect that perhaps before
Pope is forgotten, there will have to
be a note at the bottom of the page,
explaining the use Of that antique tool
the thilnble.


Whom we are to thank for the gift
of tllimbles we do not know, except
that the inventor was woman.
Some writers say they came from the
Industrious DANES of Holland with
their quaint name of fDger-hat, while
others claim the invention for some
small footed lady OF the Flowery King
dom.


think the probabilities are in favor
Of the Hollanders.


1t is not quite two hundred years
since they were introduced into Eng
land. How do you suppose ladies did
the wonderful embroidery that has
come down to us from those old times,
book-coyers, robes, and almost every
thing else. when they had no stout little
thumb-bell to protect their flngers?--
Oltce 7horne, IN 50, Nicholas for No
GENDER.
Year: 1873

A TALLow TREE.-''Ts it q make
believe tree, made out Of tallow, like
candles?" you ask, OF, no; the tai
low tree is a real tree that grows from
twenty to forty feet high. Its native
place is China, but it has been trans
plated into some of our hot-houses.
The tallow comes from the seeds.
They are pounded and boiled In water,
when something like fat rises on the
top. This fat Is Skinned off and
when cold it Is as white as snow and
almost as soft. The Chinese mix this
vegetable tallow with wax to harden
1t, and out Of the mixture make can
dies, which give a clear, bright light.
Now, then, If you want a candle, and
you know any one who has a hotllouse
with a tallow tree in it, it would be
better for you to buy a candle IN a
grocery store for we do not believe
you could make one without wasting
a great many tallow-plant SEEDS
From 81. Nicholas for NoUem6er.
Year: 1873

The annexed bit of satire is a good
take off on the practice of magIi-
fying small men into great ones by
writing up their lives when they
are appointed to some unimport-
ant office:


We are pleased to learn that
William p. Grimes has been ap-
pointed to the important and lu-
crative position of toll-taker on the
Ridge Turnpike. Mr.. Grimes was
born at Roxborough while yet
quite an infant and, as it was his
fortune to have a mother before he
passed his childhood, his earlier
years were spent in acquiring
knowledge and getting spanked.
The direction taken by his opening
mind encouraged his father to afford
him an opportunity to decipline
his vigorous intellect with exercis-
es of a saw-horse. Here his soul
expanded and ripened, and, for
many years he persued his research
es into remotest domain of his art
while separating into proper length
the firewood of the Jones family.
Feeling at letter period that the
range of his vision was too limited,
he was elected conductor of the
mules of the canal boat J. p.
O'Brien and there are old scien-
lists upon the foot-path who relate
with admiration the original and
startling manner in which Mr..
Grimes used to twist the mules
tail and swear when any of the ami
mails needed encouragement. Sub
sequently the study of geology en-
gagged his attention, while at the
same time he dabbled little in civ
il engineering. He would combine
the two by digging away at bank
of earth, examining the substance
with a shovel as he placed it on q
wheelbarrow, and then he would
wheel it up and add it to the tow
path for the purpose Strengthening
that p;ominade. He was called
from this position to his present
office.
Year: 1873

All day long the stalwart woodman
Swings his glittering axe amain,
And the stricken forest monarch
Nouns with heart consuming pain.
Each iricessive stroke is followed
BY clean and clcar-cut chip
Though enough 10 pin together
Some Alaskan icc-struck ship.
Round about his feet collecting,
Reaching even to the knee
Two white heaps hewn from the bosom
OF that stout and stately tree.
And at length a timid tremor
Steals upon each limb and leaf;
And groan 40 very human,
Now wall akin to grief.


IIark a sound as II Of thunder
Shakes the hill and shakes the sky,
And the echoes catch each other
As among the rocks they fy.
Now the woodman stands moment
TO regain his failing breath,
And with open, careless collar
Breathes in rosy, hill-born health.
Then he mounts the fallen monarch,
As n king might mount his throne,
And he triumphs in the conquest,
Which his arm hath won alone.
Log on log of lengthy sedgment
Down the hillside soon il rolled
Where the pillow ere long will struggle
To explore the virgin mould.
Now the heaps are nightly kindled,
And the fires light up the sky,
And a more than boreal brightness
Beams about the hill tops high.
Now he builds his cribbed cabin,
Fences round about a field,
Which no foeman e'er can conquer,
Which no freeman e'cr will yield.
Sprinkled be our land with cabins
Grandeur but provoked "a groan-
And liberty is ever cradlcd,
In the cots that poor men own.
Year: 1873

IT is now necessary. on the part of
all persons acquiring goYernment land


to stipulate that at least ten per cent-of
it shall be kept as woodland If it be
prairie land, that much of it must be
planted with trees, otherwise at the end
of three years it will be declared for
Year: 1873

GRACE Greenwood says The fact
is, there are too many of rs women
And there seems no relief for coming
generations except through the heroic
remedy of quietly putting all female
infants out of the way. Nothing could
be SO good for us except a long and glo-
rious succession of Herods." And was
it the female infants that Herod did
the business for ?
Year: 1873

TT has been shown by careful investi-
cation that the amount OF heat received
from the sun IN one minute is sufficient
te raise the temperature Of five and a
half cubic miles of water to one degree
osntigrade, or an amount Of heat equiv
aIent to a force required to do the work
of 600 steam ,ngnies of 100 horse
power each, working continuously for
4 900 wears.
Year: 1873

Recently, proof sheet OF the List Of mem
bers OF the Michigan House of Representatives
was given out, On which corrections we're to be
made il any errors we're discovered. Soon after,
the compiler of the manual received the follow
ing note from one OF the single men: sin proof
sheet Of manual in House. I see you say am
married. Please corxect, or send .the woman
around, and oblige."
Year: 1873

On Sunday night young girl, whose only
knowH name was Fanny, employed as a do
mestic in the family of gentleman residing on
18Th street, Mott Haven was sOterribly burned
by kerosene lamp explosion that she died
soon after in the greatest agony. She was only
nineteen years of age and by no means unpre-
possessing Who she was or where SHE came
from nobody knew in Mott Haven, but 1t is
believed she was wanderer from her home.
On her dying bed che refused TO devulged her
name, and earnestly enEeated that the story Oi
her sad fate might be withheld from the news
papers.-NeW York Herald.
Year: 1873

ALMOST AN ACCIDENT Wednesday the mail
train west on the w. & W. r. II. came in contact
with a drove of cattle crossing the railroad track,
at Kiamensi Station, one COW was knocked OIL the
track by the engine striking her, and turning a
summersault, she walked away apparently unhuTt.
AT the Lancaster pike crossing another COW was
standing upon the track, and kept her position
until the engine almost touched her when she
gave sudden jump and cleared the track just in
time 10 save her conversion int 'lerked beef"
Year: 1873

WOODEN SHIP BUILDING.--The jackson &
Sharp Company have about $50 men at work
mostly ON ship building. In the car building
shops they have not SO much as they have been
accustomed to do; but they are still pre-
pared to execute any large orders that may be
received, and never were more able to build
promptly and in more superior manner
Year: 1873

A DAMAGING SPORT.-The Police should
put a stop to the throwing of stones from
Sling shots. There is general complaint
throughout the city from parties who have
their windows broken.
Year: 1873

SIIGmT FIRE.-A fire broke out in the dwell
ing at Fourth and Monroe streets this morning,
between four and five O'Clock. The FIRE was ex-
nnguished before much damage was done. Its
origin is not known.
Year: 1873

of i bloody coat c1inging to the brake Of car.
Upon searching. the mans log was found ID one
place, part Of the head in another, and the trunk
OF the body in 3 third place. It is supposed that
the man laid down on the track and fell asleep.
Year: 1873

There is no civilized country on earth
in which children are not made happy by
the promise Of the coming Christmas.
But in every country the festival is
called by different name, and its pre-
siding genius is painted with a different
costume and manner. You know all
about our Jolly Dutch Santa Claus, with
his shrewd, twinkling eyes, his frosty
heard. his ruddy face and the bag Of
treasures with which he comes tumbling
down the chimney, while his TEEN Of
reindeer snort and stamp on the icy roof.
The English Christmas is equally well
known. and the wonders Of the German
miracle tree, the first sight Of which no
child ever forgets. But you are, per
hans. not so familiar with the spirit Of
the blessed season Of advent IN South
ern Europe, and so / viii tell you some
of the pleasures and fancies OF the
Spanish Christmas.


The good cheer which it brings every
where Is especially evident in spain.
They are q frugal people, and many
good Spanish family is supported BY less
than the waste Of household on Muir
ray Hill. But there is no sparing at
Christmas. fhis is a season o. fatal 10
turkeys as Thanksgiving in New Eug-
Year: 1873

true kindness of teaching them to respect
the Government and treating them always
with dignity and uprightness. Under this
treatment the savage wards of the nation have
neither fear of nor respect for the Government.
As it pleased them, they sent their chiefs
to Washington to be entertained and fattered,
or made treaties with the Commissioners and
played at being good lndians-or they broke
out in savagery and INDUCED in bloody mas
sacres. There was no Judgment shown In the
exhibition of kindness toward them when they
were peaceful, nor any justice or reason IN
the fierce anger and passionate revenge with
which they were indiscriminntely slaughtered
in punishment for their crimes. Worse results
could not have flowed from any policy than have
from this shufflng and unstable management
Whenever the Administration has undertaken
to be humane and gentle, it has been only
sentimental and maudlin Whenever it has
attempted to be just, and to vindicate the
dignity of the Government and tho majesty of
the law, it has only shown itself without dis
elimination, cruel and revengeful.


And now that this no-policy policy has re-
suited 80 calamitously in the murder OF Gen.
Candy, tho utter inability of the Administra-
ton to cope with tie question as problem
Of statesmanship receives fresh illustration
in the quick, passionate orders that have gone
out for a war of determination. The alterna-
tive suggested in the Presidents inaugural,
when he said the aborigines must be brought
under the benign influences of education and
civilization" or it must be a war of exter-
mination, was jumped at. The craftsmanship
that cmbodes its wisdom in so short process
is not especially fertile. There is no kindness
in its humanity and little justice in its sever
ity. The new policy of exterminating the Mo-
docs has the merit of being pronounced and
definite, but it is only burst of passion, and
gives no promise that our Indian affairs will
bo treated. for some time yet wt'J either wis
dom or intelligence.
Year: 1873

parents want to keep their daughter
pure, let them educate her enough to
fiji her brain with wholesome thoughts rather
than greed for fine clothes or the untem-
pored fancics of hot youth. If they want to
keep their son out of temptation, let them
give him some head or hand-craft and send
him out of New-York to place where he
can earn his own living and reasonably hope
to afford to marry with some comfort and bring
up children. Our word for it, the next gem
Grafton would have less use in that case tor
Midnight Missions or ROsine Associations.
Year: 1873

That British voyager round the world, tho Chd'
lepger was last heard from at st. Thomas. The TIP
from Tenerife had taken 80 days. Experiments
with the sounding line showed that OFF from ths
African coast runs a rather level bottom which
deepens gradually to depth of 3,l2j fathoms al
about one-third of the way across to the West
Indies Further west five hundred miles there is 8
comparatively shallow spot little less than
two miles in depth. The dredge brought up
from the deepest spots a quantity of dark
red clay containing just enough animal life
to prove that life exists at all depths. One Of
the discoveries of the cruise is new lobster
perfectly transparent. And there is crustaoes
without even the trace Of an eye, and delicate little
claws At short distance from Tenerife new
kind of white coral brought up. 1t was as Large
and heavy as the pink coral of the Mediterranean.
but it was, unfortunately, dead. The ways and
manners Of these dredgings have proved to tho
Chalengers satisfaction that the bottom of the sea-
even at great depths is not so smooth and free ion
rock as it has been supposed.
Year: 1873

A telegram from Vienna repeats state
ment, current some time ago, that the Inter
national Exhibition building will only be par
italy finished on the 1st of May, the day fixed
for the formal opening. We are, however,
inclined to regard as more trustworthy the
announcement which we published yesterday
directly ccntradicting this statement.
Year: 1873

1t is a matter of some interest''here, now
that the Charter fight is ended, to know what
Legislators vote to pay Senator O'Brien's
fraudulent clam as Sheriff, and what citizens
he has selected to examine and pass upon his
claims.
Year: 1873

At the beginning Of the present year the exohane,
list of The TRIBUNE had attained the burdensoms
and inconyenient figure Of nearly twentysgs
hundred, considerable portion Of which was o. 10
use whatever to us. We therefore eliminated Ger
tain number Of these superluOus exchanges, dscrni
Mating in favor of those which were worth reading
for their opinions or their news. Ii happened
naturally enough, that some Of these suppressed e.
changes had been in the habit, following the exam
pie of some Of the unregenerate. New-York pres Of
trying to make up for their deficiencies in journalism
by froward and mendacious speech about THs
TRIBUNE. 1t was not to be wOnd red at that tls
vanity of these newspapers should induce then u
believe or at least to pretend to believe, that Their
anputation from our list was due TO the severity f
their criticisms against us, rather than 10 then
worthlessness as exchanges. II this cOnsderatO.
gives them any comfort it would be crue to ROB
them of it, But we are compelled to state in the n
terests of historic truth that we reduced reI.
change list because we were tired of giving some.
thing for nothing, and not because we wantedb


fine our harmless enemies ten dollars year for Their
evil-speaking. If that was incidental cOnse
ouence of our action it is only another proof Of that


righteous retribution which sooner or later falls
such mysterious ways upon all transgressOp.
Year: 1873

in payment OF the Confederate deDt contracted in
England, and the treatment OF the parties found
board OF these vessels by the United States all
OF which was done ut the risk Of capture and
confiscation by the United States within
our waters, but never on the high seas.
That all the acts recited against tho
virginius show her to have been nothing
more than smugger. or q flibuster, not fitted
out In the United States and running the ordinary
risk OF capture for violation OF the municipal laws
governing the colonies Of Spain within the waters
OF her jurisdiction, but not, under any
plea or argument. subject to capture on
the high seas. Finally, that the grievance which
the Spanish government complains OF against the
United States was one which should have been
settled In the ordinary course OF amicabie rela-
ticns between two friendly Powers; and while the
United States government does not intend to assert
its authority except In vindication OF its honor
and sovereignty, the reasons alleged by the
Spanish government why the American nag
should not be saluted, as stipulated, cannot be &C
cepted as valid. and an observance OF the terms OF
the protocol will not be waived by the United
States except other evidence be presented before
the expiration or the time agreed upon for the final
disposition OF the question
Year: 1873

Here is n homely little matter, saws


an exchange, worth attention, as it may


mean life or death before long to many


poor woman or child. few years


ago an overworked, sickly Welshman.


with his wife and child, came to mill


town in this country and found work in


steel factory. The hard labor and


heat aggravated his disease, and very


soon all the symptoms of rapid CON


sumption showed themselves. His wife,


country-born and bred, tried sewing


and washing, but, hungry and weak, she


was poor seamstress and poorer laun-
dress. Want and misery were already


IN the wretched little shanty, and death,
as the old song says, stood knocking at
the door, when lady noticed the man


with his sunken chest and hollow cough
creeping past her door daily to his work,
and told him, what he knew too we'll
already, that to continue in the mill was
suicide. "What can do?" he replied


/" If l quit it for week, my wife and
child will starve." The woman had no
money to give, but instead of heaving a
sigh over the necessities of the working
classes and letting the matter slip past
her rs so many of us would have done,
she looked about to find vacant niche
for him. Presently she remembered
another needy case, friend Of her own,
a woman of wealth and refinement, with
two or three children and uncertain
health, who, simply because she lived
in the country, was forced half the time,
like Lady Anne, to "cook, brew, bake,
make the beds, and do all herself"
Here was q need which would relieve
the other. In a month the Welshman
and his wife were quartered in snug
cottage on one of the highest, healthiest
localities i'll the country. He helped in
the barn, in the stable, did light work
afield. His wife proved an invaluable
house servant, and presently was pro-
noted to be hous sekeeper. The child
was rescued from the streets and grew
up in the pure air and pure influences
of the country. This was ten years
lgo. The Welshman is now hale and |
hearty, has his own little patch and |
works the rest Of the farm on shares
With the owner.