smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

About half-past ten O'Clock last evening small
French gentleman was attacked by four men on
Fulton street, near the ferry. He was approached
from behind, but was so quick in his movements
that he withdrew himself from the grasp OF his
first assaiant and then plying walking stick
handily he stretched the footpad upon the
pavement. The fellow was aided to his
feet by his companions and assisted to
make his escape. the assailed gentleman
afterward procured the aid OF policeman
OF The First precinct, WHO arrested three men
wnom he recognized as the more lucky oil his as
saants, that Is, those VINO Kept beN Qua the reach
OF his stck. The three malefactors were locked
up In the New street station house.
Year: 1875

At a meeting OF the parlsnioners or the Church
OF the Holy Name, at Broadway and Ninety
seventh street. held last evening. suitable set OF
resolutions were adopted expressive OF their
appreciation OF the past services Of the pioneern
pastor OF Bloomngdale, Rev. Richard Brennan.
and their best wishes for his success IN the new
field Of labor 20 which he has been assigned by
the Cardinal Archbishop THE Church OF ST. Rose
OF Lima Cannon streeu. Father Brennan leaves
his parishioners with their very best sympathy
and VIII ever be remembered for his many acts OF
charity and kindness.
Year: 1875

The Baltimore American says The


ethics of question of sound provoca-


ton to personal assault are so cloudy


that it is perfectly useless to endeavor
| to decide the degree of provocation
which iustifies a man in turning to pis-
! tolls as a remedy for aggrieved honor;
but Ii duel were at any time iustifiable,
| it would be SO in the case of young
| man at Memphis. He attended a pic


mic, and in the midst of it the girls or
ganized a secret socity and called
for candidates for initiation from
| among the young men. The
young men were not backward in the


matter; they went into the ceremony.
not like sheep to the shambles, most


confindingly; but when they came to
the initiation, unlike sheep at the


shambles, they rather liked it. There


was but one degree to the ceremony,


but that one was nice, consisting as it


did OF blind folding each candidate and


leading him into the center of 'smagic


circle" formed by the young ladies',


when he was made to kneel and was


kissed, being subsequently made to


guess who kissed him. Such pro-


gramme would suit most men, and some


of those initiated wanted very badly to


take another degree. Finally the young


ladies admitted that one gentleman, a


real lady-killer, should be allowed the


privilege he asked for, and he accord


ingly kneeled down with look of in


tense complacency upon his face that he


should be thus selected as more attrac-
tive than other men. He was kissed


and the bandage removed from his eyes,
only to disclose to him the fact that his
lips had been pressed by the aggressive
ly protruding ones of swarthy negro,
who had accompanied the party as a
waiter. Of course there was roar, and
of course the lady-kilier was mad. It
appeared, subsequently, that all the
young had been deceived, the kissing
having been done by gentleman acting
as a confederate of the ladies', but there
was no balm in Gilead for the man kiss
ed by the negro. He must have salts
faction from somebody, and he sought
to get it from the gentleman who was in
league with the ladies. Notes have
passed, and the Memphis papers talk of
a duel and gore. Sympathy would be
wasted on the diminished lady-l1iller,
but it isn't at all surprising that he
wants to fight. He had aggravation
enough.
Year: 1875

The reports of customs and internal
revenue receipts for the year ending
June 80 are all in, and the tables given
in our Washinton special show precisely
the condition of those branches of the
service. There has been very percep-
tble diminution in the customs receipts,
part which is ascribed to the dullness of
trade, and part of it to the heavy smug-
Cling operations carried on during the
year. There is total deficit in the
treasury of nearly twenty millions of
dollars. 1t is becoming apparent that
even the increased whisky tax voted by
the last congress will not be sufficient to
meettherequirements of the government,
and officials are already casting about
for some other source which shall yield
more money. Everybody knows that
the restoration of the tax on tea and
coffee will supply the deficiency, and as
its abolition has not resulted in a reduc-
tion of the cost to the consumers, there
appears to be no good reason why it
should not be restored. The next con-
gress will be called upon to act in this
matter early in the session.
Year: 1875

no escape for her-none. There was
only the one question to be solved: Was
she to die by the unwilling hand of a
pityiug stranger, or be killed crlally by
professional murderers2 What world
of terror must have been compassed in a
few minutes of her life as she lay watch
ing and waiting there


The clock began to chime the quart
ers; it was about to strike. At given
signal the statue-like figure stepped for
ward and rapidly uncoiled rope with a
moose already made; they were about
to slip it over his head and hang him to
a beam which ran along the centre of
the ceiling. The horror of facing sud
den and violent end seized him-his
death would avail her nothing for whom
he died. His senses were in a wh1rl, he
threw up his hands and sprang forward


'sI'll do it p he exclaimed, and fell on
his knees beside her "They will have
your life; I cannot save You, child; but I
can shield you from their rough, cruel
hands, and put you p,rinlessly to rest
Forgive me, for it is in mercy to you I
do this cruel deed


The white hand went out to him and
closed over his in a soft, forgiving clasp;
the agony died out of the sweet eyes as
they rested one moment on his face;
then with a low sigh she closed them
and turned away her head. In another
moment her young life was ebbing slow
ly away. He remained by her side,
holding her hand in his until all was
over. He would not for second leave
her with these stern men, lest wound
ing word or rough touch might disturb
her on her way from this world to the
next. He was conducted from this
place in the same way as he had entered
it, and when his conductors took leave
of him they suggested that it would be
as well if he would leave Naples with as
little delay as possible. This forced
murder, for such it really was, lay upon
his conscience to the end of his life,
and filed it with one long remorse, a
living nightmare, for that scene was al
ways present to his mind. The change
that had SO long puzzled us puzzled us
no more. He could not carry his secret
to the grave with him, SO he gave it into
our keeping.


''It's terrible story!" exclaimed.


"And, unlike most terrible stories, it
is true" he answered. Come out for q
breath of fresh air and sunshine, to
blow this gloomy thought from our
senses,
Year: 1875

The Chicago Inter- Ocean will not
commend itself to the favor of the Re
publicans of Wisconsin by its structures
upon some of the resolutions adopted
by the State Convention. There were
present when the platform was read no
less than 800 representatives of the party
gathered from all parts of the State, and
it was received with the utmost enthus-
iasm, and no resolutions were more
warmly greeted than those which have
excited the displeasure of the Inter-
Ocean. We are haunted by some doubts
as to whether that paper has any special
mission to instruct such body as was
assembled at Madison, on Wednesday,
in the principles of the Republican
party.-Sentiaael.
Year: 1875

THE particulars of daring attempt at
train-robbery are forwarded from Terre
Haute, Ind. AS usual, tie desperadoes
selected lovely place on the road,
where the train Only stopped for water,
and then maIe their attack upon the
engineer, whom they ordered to pull
out, " and when he hesitated for mo-
ment they shot him dead. The plan
was laid with great skill, and but for the
bravery and GOODNESS of the express
messenger the villains would have ac-
complfshed another murder, and have
secured the valuables in the express car.
Railway train -plunder is assuming the
proportions of a well-developed science,
against which a high order of courage
and bravery must be brought to bear,
and at the rate things are going new
qualification will be exacted of railroad
employees s,-that of carrying plenty of
arms and knowing how to use them.
Year: 1875

A CHICAGO inventor comes forward
with rival to the Keely motor, ,and has
progressed SO far to be willing to state
that by the combination of air and wat
er he has produced pressure of 10000
pounds to the square inch. Further
the Chicago inventor refuses to partic-
ularize. He is running a race with
Keely to reach the Patent Office first
with model, although, ignorant of the
precise principles of the other machine,
he does not know that the two inven-
tions will conflict. Secrecy and ret
icence are maintained in Chicago as
well as in Philadelphia, and the public
are vastly more interested in what re-
mains to be told than in what they have
already heard
Year: 1875

Some of the churches in this coun-
try are introducing unfermented wine
to take the place of fermented, COM
monty In use for church purposes, The
Journal of applied Chemistry describes
the method of the manufacture as fol.
lows:


"In order to prepare it the grapes
should be allowed to thoroughly RI
pen. They are then picked and the
stems and all green ard rotten grapes
removed. The grapes are then crushed
and pressed IT, the usual manner. The
juice may be first concentrated some
what by boiling, and then bottled; In
either case bottles are put In hot water
and brought to the boiling point, where
they are maintained for half an hour.
At the end of this time remove them
from the fire and cork tightly, while
still hot, wiring in tho corks. Then
replace them and continue the boiling
for another hour. Glass bottles are
much better for this purpose than
tin cans, although the latter may be
used"
Year: 1875

90 10 TIE ExEIBITIoN.-Those who
WISH TO spend an evening pleasantly
cannot do SO more surely than by going
to the Horticultural Exhibition at the
Institute Hall It will he open to- night.
Fhs proceeds 60 to the Home for Friend
less Children. Go and see the fruits and
flowers. and help the good cause in be-
haat OF which they are displayed in the
most beautiful and attractive manner.
Year: 1875

We have been looking with anxious
expectancy to see the New York
Times and other hard money Radical
organs rise up and slay old Mr. Spinner
who has been nominated for
Comptroller by the New York Repub.
licans. Mr.. Spinner is an inflationist
OF the Ohio school.
Year: 1875

Remem Der that the election law re-
quires "1hat aOhe,a q Uotcr is chat
te'aged at the polls upon demand of
any citizen of the State it shall be the
duty of the Inspectors of the Election
to require said Uoter before being al
to,0ed to cote to proUe by the oath of
some other person k,aoaon to the Judges
the fact of has residence for thirty
days previous thereto in the county
IN which he proposes to UOte."


Remember also that the election law
says: "No elector shall be entitled to
or vote IN any other precinct
Or township than the one IN aOhich he
is an actual or bona tide resident on
the day of election, and no certificates
OF registration shall be given."
Year: 1875

R4S- NOTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NlGuT-The NEW YORK
has adopted distin gushing Coton night signal for
board the HERALD steam yacht showing while burn
the coors red green red changing from the other
succession and be several miles distant Cap
tains of upon seeing this signal will obge by
pairing any marine they may have for the Ship News
Department of the HERALD.


BPerson desrous Of communicating with vessels arv
ing York do addressing such vessels
of HERALD yacht pier No ! East River New York
received from all OF the world and promptly
livered. Duplicates required
Year: 1875

and to nurse him if he should be sick or
wounded. Happiness consists in the fulfill
ment of duty. BE happy, my child.


Here is an evidence that people in japan
are just like people elsewhere. Takenouchi
uslmaisu, Of Nishinokubo, fell in love with
beautiful girl named Hippari, whose code
OF morals was not very severe one. After
many .elGndestinc meetings he obtained the
consent of his uncle and guardian to take her
as his wife. When he went to claim her
she TOOK him to Z2ioji, Shiba. and Offering
him knife, asked him to kill her. saving it
was impossible for them to be united, as
she was nOt worthy Of HIN. The sorrow
stricken youth thinking that, after such a
disclosure, it were better to die, pierced
twice the breast Of his finance. who fell dead
before him, and was about ,o repent the
operation upon himsclfwhen he heard foot
steps approaching, wheTeupon be fed.
When he had run some distance ne sheathc5
the knife and abandoned the intention Of
taking lis life. lie was aftc-wari taken
and sentenced to ten years imprisonmsnt
with hard labor for the mar!cr of the vouug
woman.
Year: 1875

1t is not the thing any longer to speak of
- beastly intoxication words have
gone out Of fashion, and now when fellow
creature has tarried too long at the whiskey
his state and condition are set forth in the
phrase which tells his - conscientious full
ness"
Year: 1875

IS our article of last week, "Pro. cess of Lixiviation" and near the end of the third division there is a typo graphical error The text reads "the arsenical acid decomposes itself" etc. It should read arsenisical in place

 of srsenical
Year: 1875

A MICHIGAN paper says: Young
man. if you are looking for a wife
come TO Michigan, the noble Peninsu
lar State, and Wen put you on the
track Of a young lady who can hnsk
her fifty bushels of corn per day, yoke
oxen. drive horses, teach school, and
saw with cross cut saw. She wants
10 be loved for herself alone"
Year: 1875

One Of the sweet old chapters,


After a day like this;
Tine day brought tears and trouble,
The evening brings. no kiss,
Nor rest in the arms long for
Rest and refuge and home;
GTieved and lonely and weary,


Onto the book come.
One of the sweet old chapters,


The love that blossoms through
his care of the birds and lilies,


Ont in the meadow dew.
His evening lies soft around them.
Their faith is simply to be;
All hushed by the tender lesson,
My God, let me rest in thee
Year: 1875

I'M. Quad" in Fireside Frisnd.l


When l 90 out into the country to
visit my relatives, the spare bed ri
ses up before my Imagination days
before l start, and | shiver as | re-
member how cold and grave-like the
sheets are. | put off the visit as long
as possible, solely Oh account of that
spare bed. don't like to tell them
that | had rather sleep on = picket
fence than to creep into that spare
bed, and SO they know nothing of my
sufferings.


The spare bed is always as near q
mile and half from the rest of the
beds as it can be located. It's either
up stairs at the head of the hall, or
off the parlor. The parlor curtains
haven't been raised for weeks; every
thing is as prim rs an old maids bon
net, and the bed is as square and true
as if it had been made up to car
penter's rule. No matter whether IT
be summer or winter, the bed is like
ice, and it sinks down in q way to
make one shiver. The sheets are
slippery clean, the pillow slips rustic
like shrouds, and one dare not stretch
his legs down for fear of kicking
against q tombstone.


One sinks down until he is lost in
the hollow, and foot by foot the prim
bedposts vanish from sight. He is
worn out and sleepy, bu: he knows
that the rest of the family are SO far
away that no one could hear him if
he should shout for an hour, and this
makes him nervous. He wonders if
anyone ever died in that room, and
straightway he sees faces Of dead
persons, hears strange noises, and
presently feels chill galloping up
and down his back.


Did anyone ever pass comforta-
bic night in a spare bed; no matter
how many quilts and spreads covered
him he cou'd not get warm, and if he
accidentally fell asleep it was to
awake with a start under the impress
sion that dead man was pulling his
nose. 1t will be days and weeks be-
fore he RECEIVERS from the impression,
and yet he must suffer in silence, be
cause the spare bed was assigned
him in token Of esteem and affection.
Year: 1875

Believing it better to raise some of


the corn we use, than to rely entirely


on the West, and that on the selec-


and care of the seed depends enough


to claim more attention than it some


times receives, the following hints are


given:


The continued using Of the largest


ears for seed gives = larger growth,


and too large a stalk for the size of


the ear, IS vii! be proved by facts
given in this communication. Select
ing the ears that ripen first, tends to


mature the next crop earlier. Ears
from q stock on which there are two
are quite likely to produce the same
number. In laying in future supply,
take such ears rs have most condi-
tions favoring what you wish TO Sc
cure. And in this, regard should be
had to location. A valley will produce
and ripen . larger kind than field
having an altitude Of six hundred
feet; . south and east slope, than a
north or west. II you are afraid of
frost and want to grow corn earlier,
save the ears that ripen first, going
into your fields and picking before
harvest. If you wish to enlarge pick
for the largest ears, and you have it
in little time, and, in any case, let
the ears be well filled, the corn un-
injured by frost, tit may be saved
much earlier than usually harvested,
or soon AS the ears are well glazed),
capped over ut the end, if It is cap
corn, and the kernel deep, thus leav-
ing small cob, compared to the size
of the ear. Different fields Of grow
ing corn, if examined after the ear
has filed, show q marked contrast in
the size of the ear compared with the
stalk.


Our neighbor, Mr.. D., is noted
for growing two or more ears on one
stalk. The writer of this asked him
his method of culture. The reply was,
81 enrich and prepare the ground
we'll, and take great care in selecting
seed, using only such ears as grow
two or more on one stalk" Some
corn from Mr.. D-'s field was carried
to another town, and planted by Mr..
NJ on about the same kind of soil,
M always taking the largest ears
for seed. After few plan ings Ms
fold of growing corn differed much
from that of DIS, and when search
was once made, on Mr.. Ms entire
field could be found not one stalk on
which grew two good ears. We have
no "branching corn with ears glued
to the stalk, nor any other corn for
sale, and only that our experience
and observation have from year to
year demonstrated the Importance of
care and attention in this matter has
thus been written, hoping, If it shall
be spread upon the printed page, it
may elicit thought, awaken inquiry,
and so benefit some to try and see
what can be done, and begin this
Year: 1875

Mr.. Damon, gentleman selling
shoes for a leading mandatory OF


Worcester, Massachusetts,, was in the
city yesterday, and in addition to his
other baggage brought with him and
exhibited to few admiring friends
shoe that has done good service on
the foot of reigning belle of San.
dusky, Ohio. This delicate souvenir
might we'll be placed in comparison
with the glass slipper tnat compress
ed the arching instep of Cinderella
The Sandusky bellies is numbered
seventeen, extra large is only four
teen inches from toe to heel, and six
inches across the broadest par, of the
sole, and its former occupant is not
happy, for the other shoe is just like
it, and her feet grow one size every
year. She is only sixteen years old


Just budding into womanhood. We
shudder as we contemplate the result
should she live to good old age and
keep up her pedal development.


In addition to the main edifice
there is bay window on the eas,
side Of the gaiter, to accommodate
few exotic bunions, and an extensive
corn patch to the west. A back
porch has also been constructed on
the heel to protect growth in that
direction, while one tiny toe nail has
cut q cash like spade slash out in,o
daylight on the northernmost part of
the structure.


The girl only weighs eighty-fve
pounds, and has received eommis
sion to go West next summer to
tramp grasshoppers in Colorado.
Year: 1875

They came near having domestic
tragedy in Council Bluffs few
nights ago. A citizen Of that place,
being called out of town by urgent
business, bid a fearful and tender
farewell to his wife and babes and
started out His mission was ac-
complished sooner than he had an
ticipated, and taking the evening
train he arrived home at about mid
night. Going to his house he quietly
let himself in with latch key and
silently went up stairs. The gas was
burning low, but there was light
enough for him to distinguish two
forms in bed, where, according to his
logic, but one should be. Though
half crazed by the sight, some rem
nanis of GOODNESS remained, and he
withdrew to secure a witness to sub
stantate the statement he would be
compelled to make. After a weary
search he found policeman, and re-
turning to the house, stationed him
at the foot of the bed. A motion OF
his finger and the gas blazed at full
head, and there, in the place where
he only of all men had right to be
the agonized husband saw his mother.
in-law.
Year: 1875

For husband or wife to warn the
public against trusting the worse or
better half has always been consider
ed q perfectly justi6able, if not alto
gether delicate proceeding; but
whether it is justi6able for lady to
advertise recreant lover may we'll
be doubted. In Oswego county, N.
Y, it seems to be thought justi6able,
judging from the following notice
which was sent by maiden calling
herself "Sophia Baker" to journal
in that locality for insertion: 81 for
bid any Lady to marry Henry Smith
for he is engaged and sent for his
intended wife to Carthage and he has
not showed his face and if he gets
married will arrest him and put him
in prison or $4,000 fine in cash"
Year: 1875

II to wish and to have were one, my dear,


You would be sitting now.
With not care in your tender heart,


Not wrinkle upon your brow,
The clock of time would 60 hack with ye
All the years you have been my wife,
Till its golden hands had pointed out


The happiest hoar Of your life;
would stop them at that immortal hour;
The clock should no longer run;
You could not be sad and sick, and old
II to wish and to have were one.
You are not here in the.winter, my love,
The snow 10 not whirling down;
You are in the heart Of the summer woods
In your dear old seaside town;
A pattsr Of little feet in the leaves,
A beautiful boy at your side;
He 10 gathering flowers in the shady nook,
1t was but dream that he died!
Keep hold OF his hand and sing to him;
No mother under the sun
Has such sersphic child a. yours
II to wish and to have are one.
Methin.s am with you there, dear wife,
In that old house by the sea;
have fown to you ~ the bluebird dies
To his mate in the poplar tree
A sailsr's hammock hangs at the door,
You swing in it, book in hand;
A boat is standing in for the beach,
its keel now CRATES on the sand;
Your brothers are coluing-two manly men,
Whose lives have only begun;
Their days will be long in the land, dear


heart


II to- wish and to have arc one.
II to wish and to have were one, all me!
would not be old and poor,
But young prosperous gentleman,
With never dun at the door;
There would be no past to bewail, my lore,
There would be no future to dread;
Your brothers would be live men again,
And my boy would not be dead.
Perhaps it will all come right at last;
1t may be, when all is done,
We shall be together in some good world
Where to wish and to have are one.


-Ha,per's Weekly.