smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

There is at preseut stored in this city
for safekeeping-we need no: say where
"a diamond necklace of sach splendor
and value that it would be worthy of
public notice, even were it not on other
considerations. 1t is double necklace,
and each of these consists of three rows
of diamonds, any one of which any lady
might with pleasure see upon her finger.
But in each necklace, both inner and
outer, there is, at intervals Of about an
inch and half, large diamond, so
large that no lady could wear it on her
finger, and of size that very few of the
fair venture-even if they can afford
to wear as solitaire earrings. In the
middle of the inner necklace is stone
of great size, the worth of which must
be fully ten thousand dollars, and from
the outer one depend seven pear-shaped
stones of very unusual size, the middle
one, which hangs just below the large
one os the inner necklace, being of even
greater size and value than that. The
necklace is not alone. 1t Is accompani-
ed by earrings of corresponding value
and design-a union Of round stones
above with pear-shaped pendants below,
all within borders of smaller stones
which, however, are small only by com
parison with the great ones to which
Il .otoIl,,o. This
decoration, the value of which can not
be less than one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, and which, if all the stones
were Of the very first water, would com
mand more nearly two hundred thous-
and, is merely an addition to the long
lis: of rich presents received by Miss
Sherman OF her marriage. 1t is a com
pliment from the Khedive of Egypt to
the soldier who made the great march to
the sea.


We believe that General Sherman
could not accept this present, but his
daughter, as she holds no office of profit
OF trust under the United States, may
do so, although the fact that her hus-
band is in the Federal service might, at
least on some old fashioned grounds, be
held to preclude her from receiving such
a very valuable gift from a foreign po-
tentate But apart from this considera-
ton, the question presents itself, What
will she do with it? What does any lady
who does not wear a crown, or at least
coronet, when she is in full dress, do
with such stupendous ornament as this?
She may keep it locked up, and on prop
er and rare occasions feast her eyes by
looking at it, or provoke the envy other
dearest friends by exhibiting it to them
But think of the anxiety accompanying
such possession! A guard ought to be
set over it night and day. As to wear
ing it, the owner would, if she had any
taste or sense of congruity, be utterly at
a loss to find any good reason for 40 do
ing. We have no occasions here when
such ornaments are in place. Even in
Europe they are worn very rarely-only
on state occasions or at some very grand
festivity. The notion that the noble
women-the "female Markisses," and
such like,-of the Old World go about
blazing with diamonds, in the evening,
is absurd
Year: 1875

THE FRENCH METER.-Sir Edmund
Beckett is true Englishman, and does
not love the French measure. He says:


"The polar axis is estimated at z 7,8994
miles, or 500 millions of inches a thous
andth part longer than our present
standard inch, which probably only
came by accident to be what it was when
the standard was taken, and might just
as well be a thouss ndth more: True,
the other European nations have inches
too, and some of them are rather longer
than ours. The French meter 1881
inches, is the worst measure in the world
because it is inconsistent with any natur-
al one, whereas our yard is the long
stride of man of good height, and the
natural length of his walking stick, and
half his height, or half the stretch of his
arms; and the meter is not even what it
pretends to be, the 40 millionth of a
meridian of the earth, for the measure
taken was erroneous, and if it were, such
a standard is of no more real value than
the distance of the moon. Yet there are
people who have engaged in the crusade
of trying to force on us this bad, erron-
eous, arbitrary, and revolutionary mea-
sure of nation which tried also to
abolish the week and make new one of
ten days, and whose language is declin-
ing over the world, while ours already
prevails over more regions of the world
than any other, and is evidently destin-
ed to advance more and more"


Sir Edward, we think, is about right.
The good old yard stick is better mea-
sure than the meter.
Year: 1875

In an inland town of Califor-
mia is an individual who claims TO have
a secret cure for diphtheria, to the sale
of which he devotes his energies. The
man has lately become religious(?). At
Il church meeting he is reported to have
made a speech as follows: 81 have made
up my mind to give my property to the
service of the Lord. have several
thousand dollars in money, all of which
bestow on the church. / have some


fine blooded stock, especially some
Blackhawk horses, all Of which l give
to the Church. have also lot of
grain and farm produce, which IN like
manner l give to the Church. There is
but one thing in all my possessions
which reserve for myself, and that IL
my celebrated medicine for the cure of
diphtheria, which l will continue to
sell as heretofore for the moderate price
of two dollars n bottle"
Year: 1875

AMERICAN FARMERs-The Artisan
says: eve hazard the assertion that no
class of equal average means, live so
we'll as American farmers. One of these
possessing farm and buildings, worth
ten thousand dollars, will gather about
him and enjoy more real comfort, than
could be obtained from the income of
one hundred thousand dollars in New
York. He may live in a more commodi
GUS dwelling than metropolitan citizen
having ten thousand dollars annual in
come. He may have his carriage and
horses. His table may be supplied with
everything fresh in its season. His la
boris less wearing than the toll of the
counting room and Office and he hasmor
leisure.
Year: 1875

There is a notion quite prevalent in
the minds of the people that the drink
ing of hard water is injurious to the
health, and most physicians have warn
ed as far as possible to avoid the prac-
tice. But DIR. Letherby, an English
physician, who has devoted much time
to investigate the subject, finds, as the
result of his observation, that hard wa
ter is not only clearer, colder, and more
free from air, and more agreeable to the
taste than soft, but that it is less liable
to the absorbtlon of organic matter and
TO the sustenance of the life of zymotic
organisms or to exert solvent
properties upon salts of iron or upon
laeden conducting pipes. And he claims
that the lime-salts exert beneficial in
huence 1t is stated that practical test
of the truth of this new theory is to be
had in the case of the residents of noun
famous districts, where the water is al
most invariably hard, and where the
inhabitants exhibit the best physical de-
velopment. He claims that water con-
tanning six grains of carbonate of lime
to the gallon is suitable for use IN all
household purposes, for such water Of
fers the necessary. amount of carbonate
of lime for the support of life in the SIM
plest and most digestible form.
Year: 1875

Three brothers bearing a remarkable


resemblance to one another, are in the


habit of shaving at the same BARRIERS
shop in New York. Not long ago one
of the brothers entered the shop early in
morning, and was shaved by a German,
who had been at work in the shop only
for day or two. About noon another
brother came in, and underwent SINH
lar operation at the hands of the same
barber. In the evening the third broth
er made his appearance, when the Ger
man dropped his razor, in astonishment,
and exclaimed, 'Vel. mine Gott! dat
man has the fastest beard l never sawl
1 shaves him dis mornin, shaves him at
dinner-times, and he comes back now
nit his beard SO long as it never vashp'
Year: 1875

UNGRATEFUL.-This is what happen
ed the other night when it rained so,
and just before this last snow. Our in
formant thought it was too good to keep,
but his heart wasn't too full for utterance
and he told us all about it. 1t runs
something like this: Sitting chatting
with Amanda Jane, his sweet heart, they
did not notice the fight of time till
three o'clock in the morning, when he
arose and proposed to walk to his home,
two miles distant. The rain was falling
fast, and that he might not get wet,
Amanda prevailed on her lover to re-
main and sleep with her brother, sym
pathetic cherub of three years. In the
morning, as he was departing, he reach
ed out his hand full length for fare
farewell grasp, and in subdued voice
said: Amanda, darling, l thank you
for your hospitality, but I would have
been dryer to have gone home in the
rain."---[ Tiffin Star.
Year: 1875

A curiosity in the possession of NJ. S.
Mepham of this city, says the St. Louis
Republican, is deserving of more than
passing observation. The article in
question is specimen of the kind of
safe used twelve hundred years ago. For
centuries it laid in a monastery and
when feudalism became thing of the
past it came into the hands of German
baronial family, who handed it down
from father to sor until it found its way
to the New World and the heart of the
Mississippi valley. A safe-but not the
cumbrous, heavy, thick. walled articles
now used; only circular iron box made
Of strips welded together about foot long
and perhaps a half foot in diameter,
looking altogether something like
cove-oyster barrel. The great curiosity
about it is the lock, which is a master
piece in its way and burglar-proof as it
was found a few days ago when, the key
being mislaid, it defed all attempts to
pick it, even from expert safe-makers.
Four springs are connected with the
lock, and although the box may be ta-
ken apart it can only be put together
with each screw in the place assigned for
it. 1t is supposed to have been hung up
in 4 monastery and TO have been in its
day a sort of poor-box, a slit in the top
showing where the coins should be put
in. 1t was placed in Mr.. Mepham's
hands by Mrs. NJ. Huff, in whose fami-
ly the box has been for over two hundred
years. A Latin inscription on the the
top gives paobably clue to its origin,
but could not be deciphered by the Re
publican reporter, except the words "a.
D. 1922"
Year: 1875

The Californians are opening the Yo-
semitic Valley, the year round. A par
ty of New Englanders were taken in the
middle of December, when there was
not a particle of snow in the valley.
The six feet of snow which fell, a few
weeks previous, had melted away. Yo-
se.nite fall was heavy with pendant
icicles, but its volume of water was
small. While they were admiring the
beautiful prismatic hues in its icy chain,
the ice of the fall suddenly broke and
thundered down into the valley, and, as
the ice fell away, the water increased in
volume,
Year: 1875

Parson Brownlow tells good story
of an old Presbyterian bachelor preach
er, known almost as a woman-h -hater un-
til he was so years old, when he mar
ried and settled somewhere among the
mountains of South Carolina. The
parson SAYS: "Our bachelor friend was
preaching on the sinners excuses, Il
have bought piece of ground and wish
to go and see it, said one. Here is
want of inclination to attend to divine
things, said the preacher. Another
said, 4 have bought five. yoke of oxen,
and must needs go and prove them
This seems case of necessity. A third
said, 4 have married wife, and there
fore cannot come Here is a case of
natural impossibility, from which We
may infer continued our bachelor
preacher, that one woman will pull a
man farther from the Lord than ten
steers
Year: 1875

A Missouri legislator hearing that a
number of his constituents were about
to present him with 500 worth of plate,
was so conscientious and high minded
as to refuse the gift in letter conclud-
ing as follows; az am, and always have
been opposed to public displays to OFF,
cials in the way of presents, addresses,
&c. If you have concluded to do any
thing of the kind give it to my wife"
Year: 1875

There is a whole agricultural sermon
in the following: Pure sweet milk and
butter. fresh and perfectly ripened fruit;
horses and carriage, roomy door-yards,
the lovely society of birds, pure air and
the quiet retirement of country life, are
looked upon as luxuries by every class
of people except farmers, who accept
them as a matter of course, and forget
to feel thankful for them.
Year: 1875

SING SING, August &c, 1873
The camp meeting at this place was broken up this
evening in the orthodox fashion. The brothers and
sisters went round shaking hands with one another and
offering congratulations upon the good work which had
been done. There was a large congregation present
throughout the day. Tho closing day is always great
time at this camp meeting. The services were begun
at eight o'clock this morning with love feast
and later the Rev. Mr.. Daniels preached upon sThe
Baptism of Power" In the afternoon the Rev J. w
Chadwick preached on the satisfaction of the Soul in
Christ" After this sermon Mr. Halstead delivered a
feeling address
Year: 1875

Elizabeth Wright was taken into custody yesterday
for throwing male child to which she had but recently
given birth into closet vault the premises of No
As Chauncey street. Brooklyn Tho little one was rescued
awe ana VIII, II Is SAID, recover. Elizabeth re-
moved to the hospital in an ambulance She is a
red woman but has been separated from her husband
for several montha
Year: 1875

SECOND WARD WednesdGy Morning.


A DIyERsIoN.-Our citizens should
feel very large degree Of satisfaction
these days, over the very abundant and
fine display Of fruits, vegetables and pro-
duce which are brought to our market
semi-weekly by the country people. 1t
is u very decided proof that this section
of the "great vineyard is bountiiully
supplied, at least for the present. These
two weeks past, the Second Ward Market
has Just been teeming with plenty of
everything seasonable, and what the
country round about does not yet produce
is brought from Southern marts ut prices
but little higher than where they grow
1t is conceded that very few cities
of equal size, or facilities, have such fine
and varied or abundant showing Of the
wants Of the inner man, and at such rea-
sonabe price, as can be found at our
market house, between the hours Of /
and 10 An


Just now the strawberry season is at
its height, and the great number of
boxes that are disposed Of in the city, is
something wonderful. One might say
this though of the great quantity of
everything offered Tor sale: for
there seems to be at the opening of the
market much more than the demand re-
quires, especially does this thought enter
the mind when it is considered that
the Fifth Ward Market also furnishes
its quota OF eatables twice week; to say
nothing Of the hundred or more green
grocers who are daily buying and selling
great quantities Of produce, green stuff,
&c. After all is said and done however,
the wonder is not SO remarkable. We
are strictly producing and manufacture
ing city, and q hard working people
in first class condition Of
prosperity, as compared with
many other places III
the country. A. such we can afford 10
supply our inner wants with the liberal
ltv that our frame taken either indiyidu
ally or collectively, both deserves and de-
mands. As::a community, We question if
the world over, can be found another
that pays better attention 10 their daily
bread" than do ourselves. All this be-
ing thus and 50, our good urighbors, til"
farmers, become aware Of II, and belngol
Year: 1875

lndulging the hope that the feeling of
regard which YOU have honored me will.
a. will my own warm feelings toward
yourself, grow and increase after the
close of these tiresome days, cannot
close without expressing my grateful
thanks to my noble friends and associates.
ltany merit has attended my effort it il
due to their sagacity and wise
prompting. Pushing me in front
OF the battle, they have still
stood as its leaders. 1t has been a great
loss that by unavoidable circumstances
my friend, Gen. Pryor, has been 50 much
away from this case. If he has not
stricken 50 many blows in the field, he
has been the wisdom of our cabinet, and
deeply are all indebted to his ready and


large learning and judicious counsel


You will credit me when | declare that
the duty | have performed has been un-
welcome and painful. | have not spoken
aught in malice, and leave this cause
without the slightest asperIty of feeling
toward any one. Filled with unaffected
Year: 1875

case, he learned that he has alienated
her affections from her husband and in
troduced discord into the household
Take this story in It's imperfect outline
Did it conform to the instincts of our ma
ture, and were the statements ofthe de-
fense acceptable to the judgment of this
jury? If the jury examined it carefully
they could not fail but see the faith OF ii
and the evidence of an ingenious mind
driven to the brink of remorse and de-
spair.


Recess.
Year: 1875

An order was issued by Commodore
Ammen, the acting secretary of the Navy,
directing in pursuance of the president 5
order announcing the death of ex-Presi-
dent johnson, that the ensign at each
naval station and of each vessel Of the
United States navy in commission be hoist
ed at half mast from sunrise to sunset, and
that gun be fired at intervals of half an
hour, from sunrise to sunset, at each naval
station, and on board of flagships and OF
vessels acting siugly, On the day of the
funeral, when this order may be received
in time; otherwise on the day after its re-
ceipt. The officers of the navy and ma
rine corps will wear the usual badge Of
mourning attached to their several hilts
and on their left arms for period Of thirty
| days.
Year: 1875

WE gave an account in the last
issue of the robbery of the hem
roost of Mr. Hadfield, who informs
us that few were left, although the
best were taken. He forgave the
thieves by warning them not to re-
turn on his premises without some
honest reason for it.


There are few men in and
around Mineral Point that eek out
an existence without appointments
OF support, which accounts for all
such little pilfering. 1t woul' be
well Tor our city officers to proceed
against such as vagrants..
Year: 1875

WE aro requested to announce
that there will be a meeting in the
City Hall Tuesday evening, June lst,
regarding the celebration of the
4th of July by the people of Min
eral Point and vicinity.
Year: 1875

OUR streets were on last Sun.


day the scene of a little disturbance.


The members of the Primitive Meth
odlst Conference, after services in
the church, went out into the streets
and kindly invited'all to join them
in the worship of God. During
some remarks, which were made by
Rev. Sparrow, a man named Nc
Arval interrupted, and tried to
draw the speaker into a wrangle.
Failing in this, he withdrew and
hltched up his team. A large
crowd of people had by this time
assembled to join in the worship,
and McArval, in order to disperse
them, drove his team with all possi-
bic force into their midst. Itwas
only by the interference of the CON
stables that he was prevented from
driving his horses dashingly into the
crowd, and running over some who
would have failed to escape. Such
men ought to know that our citi
zens have rights which they are
bound TO respect, and a confine-
ment in our city Jail would have
been as little as justice could have
demanded of him.
Year: 1875

But the sutterings Of the poor in Rich
moud must be terrible indeed. Probably
five thousand men, white and black, are TO-
tally unemployed, and are without credit
or resources and almost without hope. There
is no organization to afford them relief no
body to help them in their distress. This
severe weather must be to them fearful
attlictiou.-R Richmond letter IN Petersburg
Year: 1875

IN CoNFERENCE.-Thec chairman of each Of
the Council Committees and the Joint Com
mittee on Finance were in conference last
evening in the Council chamber the an,
nual appropriation ordinance.
Year: 1875

REMOVE TILE SNow-It is the duty Of all
persons TO remove the snow from the pave
ment and gutter ih front Of their premises
The city ordinance in this respect will be-
rgidiy enforced.
Year: 1875

THE GOLDEN OProHTUSITY.-1n two weeks
nom this day the last drawing of the Public Libra
N. Of Kentucky Will take place. There Is, there
fore, just fourte Ca days left in which TO secure
chances In that great distribution o! gifts The safe
OF tickets abroad will cease on the 2oth, but at
horne they nay be bought up TO the day't by that
time any are left. No similar chance VIII ever
again be offered the public TO make an easy ior-
tune, and all who wise VIII avail themselves OF
fIls last cnldnn nnnOrtunity.
Year: 1875

Thursday night an attempt was made
by couple Of burglars to enter house
on Broadway in Evans addition. The
only male person on the premises was an
invalid boartier in an uI per room, and the
lady Of the house, who was awakened
when the window was raised near at hand,
had no opportunity to call for aid without
alarming the burglars. The brave woul-
an did not hesitate a moment, but seized q
butcher-knifc and slipped quietly to the
window. AS the robber entered, she slash
ed him furiously with the knife. The
weapon entered his neck or shoulder,
striking a bone, which impedcd its course
and turned the point Of the blade back
ward. In moment the robber graspcd
his assai!ant and flung her from him, call
ing at the same time to his companion
outside, who came quickly to his assis-
tance, and bore him groaning away. BY
this time the invalid up stairs had been
aroused, and fastened TO the rescue armed
with a shot gun. Unfortunately he was
moment too late, for the robbers had
disappeared, and the sick man was inca
pable Of following them. Examination
revealed abundant traces of blood, the
knife being stained for two inches from
the point and tue window frame streaked
with burglarious gore. The lady deserves
a testimonial for her bravery, and it is to
be regretted that her aim was not more
fortunate, so that she might have the hon.
or of eclipsing the police and everybody
else in the permanent capture of 4 real
burglar. Meanwhile it might be we'll to
look out for man who has been badly
bu,chcr.knifed quite reccnt'y.-Rocky


Mountain Herald.
Year: 1875

Very stern parent indeed-"Come here
sir! What is this complaint the school,
master has made against you?" Much in
jured youth-"Its just nothing at all.
You see, Jenny Hughes bent pin, and
only just left it On the teachers chair
for him to look at, and he came in with
out his specs and sat right down On the
pin, and now he wants to blame me 'or
Year: 1875

A rather stylish lady, upon asking a
handsome youth as to his occupation,
was informed that he was an "adjuster Of
movable alphabets." 1t was some time
before she discovered that he meant lie was
simply printer.
Year: 1875

Ignorant men find it difficult, to write
down what they would say. In their
dilemma they are often seen to wet their
pencils with the tongue, as if speech by
touch could somehow be transferred to
paper. The result 10 little saliva, but no
deas.
Year: 1875

FRUlT-GRowING.-The subcommittee of
the Virginia Horticultural and Pathological
Society appointed to cooperate with the
Norfolk Horticultural and Pomological Soci.
ETY. met Saturday, but did no other business
than enter into correspondence with that
Society in relation to the subject of inviting
their committee to visit this city at as early
Il day as possible to unite in the petition to
the Legislature to appropriate 81 900 to en-
able the fruit-growers of this State to for
ward to the Chicago exhibition, in September
next, a full specimen of the various fruits in
season which are raised here.
Year: 1875

THE LATE FIRE.-The loss by the fire On
Saturday morning, OF which mention has
already been made in the Dispatch, was
about $500. One Of the stables partly burned
was owned by a colored man named Cheat
ham, who had wagon-horSe in the stable at
the time. When the tiremen went in to eX.
tingush the fumes the horse was standing
quietly in his. stall with several pieces Of the
burning stable resting upon his back and
rump. Dir. Writ Roberts's stable also took
fire, but the dogs which were kept in the
stable were so ferocious that the fremen
could scarcely effect an entrance. Indeed,
for long time they were prevented from
doing anything towards putting out the fire
on the Inside.