smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

roughened- Her caps were always of
( fine lace, and she combed her hail
over a higher cushion than was worn
I by anybody else in the city. She had
seven of those brocsde gowns that are
so much thought of now, at one
time. She was a very fine lady but
I hated TO eat after her cooking, fCl
she sprinkled snuff all over every
/ thing"


'STelI us about your courtship," saiJ
John, apparently little pleased with
this view of belIehoOd in the Oldel
time, and preferring to change thl
subject to one which naturally seemed
more interesting to him.


There's not much to tell" said
/ grandmamms, .faintiy blushiDR,
drawing up her slender, erect figure
and giving her chin that pretty
movement known in her day as brid-
ling. "Your Grandfather TyrreH wa
the cleverest carpenter In the Kittery
yard, and the men used to tease him
about working so hard for the Gov.
ernment; and one day Jim Aeker
man said-tO him You better 90 anC


marry Bailey's pretty hOusekeeper
She's just such another worker q:
yOu.' And all the rest chimed In,
land gave him no peace until be
promised TO GO to a dance where hi
could see me. had made myself
very fine thst night in q tamb0ured
muslin gown and q frilled dimity
pettIcoat, and Miss Bailey had made
the apprentice powder my hair for me
and let me some jet pins OF her own
and wasn't the woBt-dressed person
in the room when your grandfather
came in and saw me dancing with
/ 6Taylan Lord. He saw me home that
night and visited me often and how
Daddy Bailey used TO scoId about bis
keeping me up nights. He scOlded a
long time, though; for we were net
married until / was twenty-five years
old. We wanted some money to start
on, you see; and so kept my place
and he-wOrked in the yard until / was
ready and went to him with my
chests full Of webs and webs of linen
and hOmespun and with piles OF quilts
and cOunterpanes. My own hands
were yellow four weeks with dying
the cloth for the cOmfOrtabIes with
annattO and my fingers were sore
with the quilting. / had two big
feather-beds, too, for Daddy Bailey,
had let me keep the geese on halves
for a year or two and I had wonder
ful luck with poultry. For sickness l
had bags and bags OF herbs thst
mother had sent me, and so we began
our married life prepared for every
thing. I've never been sorry for
those hard days, or laid it up that
might have been better Off if father
hadn't died from being q soldier.
Somebody must suffer, you know
and learned how to do ali kinds OF
work, and, after all, I've had pretty
good time in this world"


"GrandmOther," said John, 'T
think you must be what they call n
notable wOman."


"May he, said she.-"
Year: 1876

A generic difference. School girl
out for week:


First School Girl Sweet Eighteenl
4 am so tired Of walking along by
tYos and twOs in this way I! It's 81
bad as the animals going into the
ark


Second Ditto ditto ditto)-Worse
Half OF them were masculine and
were walking by themselve
Year: 1876

The anniversary of the Battle of Sedan was
celebrated on Saturday throughout Germany All OF the
newspapers had leading articles iu honor OF the day.
almost all of which remarkable for their tone Of con-
cIliatiou toward France.
Year: 1876

report, they-though usually far in
the minority-have stood mantully at
their posts of duty and valiantly
fought for liberty, truth and right.
And when the vortex of wild extrav-
agance, recklessness and dissipation
has threatened to engulf our beloved
country, they have raised their voices
repeatedly in earnest and eloquent
protest against the course of those
who would betray their trusts, who
would invite destruction to our liber.
ties, and who would sacrifice the re-
public, itself, upon the alter Of their
greedy, ignoble, avaricious ambitions.
Individual exceptions there are, it is
true but those exceptions only serve
to verify the rule, that the Democracy
have proved themselves the party Of
GENUINE REFoRMERs, the party of
true, patriotic impulse, the party OF
purity, efficacy and honor Therefore,
doubling voter, use henceforth those
faculties which the Creator has endow
ed you with and critically compare
and examine for yourself, and no long
er trust blindly and stupidly to the
misrepresentation Of self-seeking
scoundrels.
Year: 1876

No man who is fit to live need
fear to die. Poor timorous, faithless
souls that We are How we shall
smile at our vain alarms when the
worst has happened TO us here,
death is. the most terrible word we
know. But when we have tasted its
reality, it will mean to us birth, de-
liverance, a new creation of ourselves.
1t will be what healthis to the sick man.
1t will be what home is to the exile.
1t will be what loved ones given back
is to the bereaved. As we draw near
to it solemn gladness should fill our
hearts. 1t is Gods great morning
lightning up the sky. Our fears are
the tcrrors of little children in the
night. The night, with its terrors, its
feverlsh dreams, is passing away and
when we awake it will be into the sun
light of God.
Year: 1876

Before we proceed to review the
platform offered the American people
as theory of Republican policy, it
becomes necessary to state briefly the
nature of our government, as we re,
ceived it froln Our fathers in 1875.


1t was a Democratic government :
a government that acknowledges the
inherent right Of the people to gov.
ern themselves u government that
recognizes the people as the makers
executors and the subjects of the law,
and recognizes the law to be the will
Of the people or the will Of the gov
erned. As a means of expressing g
this will the Republican form was
adopted and in the Constitution of the
United States, article 4, section 4, as q
means to express this will, was guar.
anteed to every state, not that ii
should be a republican state, hut simp.
ly the method of expressing the will
of the people should be in same form
as in a republican government. Now
if am correct, and this government is
changed in its workings from these
fundamental principles, then it has
been done by artifce and is fraud
upon the rights Of contiding people.
That it is changed there can be nc
doubt, and we will endeavor to show
briefly some Of the many reasons that
gives us that assurance. In the
republican preamble you will see an
acknowledgment that Providence
had something to be about purging the
land Of human slavery, and at that
time the republican party came into
power etc. That God or Providence
had anything to do with the war that
plunged peaceful country Of forty
millions Of people into yretchedness
and ruin, is sacrilege, and if any such
power did have any such arrangement
ment for the purpose of purglng the
land of human slavery, it was a COM
plete failure, and reflects more dis
grace apon the protector (whether it
be Providence or the republican par
ty) than credit. Slavery is not a name
but a principle, and | aver that there
never has beena so much slavery in
America as to-day, and the crushing
burden is still increasing.


ARTICLE 1sr. The United States
as a nation, when first given us by our
Fathers, was not league, but the re.
publican party is league, and is at
variance with the natural and inalien
able rights of the people, and instead
Of protecting the people in these
rights it has taken them away and
fastened them in perpetual bondage
for their own agrandlzement.


SECTION 2.-It is remarkable how
this party, coming into power at the
commencement of the war. to remove
slavery as claimed in the preamble,
should now claim that they have per
fected those state governments to the
one hundredth year of their existence.
and then mark how they are embody
ing these inalienable rights. What
kind of embodiment can it be? Moth
ing more or less than take them from
the possessor and merge them into 6
crown, and that worn and controlled
by the leaders of the republican party
"And until these truths are cheerfully
obeyed, or if need be vigorously en-
forced, the work of this party is un-
finished" BY that suppose they
mean to declare war if the people dc
not consent to carry out these notions
OF government
Year: 1876

The Wilmington (Del.) Commercial
Of Saturday says; "a few evenings ago
two ladies Of refined society in this city
were riding in the same street car on the
Avenue with a drunken man and his wife
and rather timid girl who did not be.
long to either party. The man was quite
profane, and his wife repeatedly urged
him to be quiet, as he was producing fear
in the minds of the ladies' in the car.
Finally he appealed to them to know if
such was the case, and being answered in
the negative he resumed his swearing, his
wife still pleading with him to desist


Growing tired of his wile's entreaties he
struck her, when one Of the ladies' rose to
her feet and informed him that he must
not do so again. The man also rose and
threatened to strike the lady, but COW.
cred, drunk as he was, under her cour.
ageous defiance. When he had taken
his seat the lady went to the driver of the
car and demanded that the man be put
out. The driver timidly begged the lady
to wait until he met an approaching car,
that he might got assistance, but she de-
clned, and seizing the reins stopped the
car and bade the driver do his duty.
The driver then seized the man, and
while one Of the ladies held open the car
door the election was performed. the
other lady looking quietly on. The
drunken mans wife was retained in the
car, which was now driven on, leaving
the husband alone in the cold to seek his
home as best lie could. Such courage as
this is not possessed by all ladies'"
Year: 1876

Michigan claims to have given birth to
the biggest man that America ever pro-
duced. He appeared years ago in gang
Of laborers on the Flat Rock and Glib.
raltar canal: said his name was Charley
Freeman, and that he was Michigander,
seventeen years old. lie was a'growing
boy then, nearly eight feet high and well
proportioued. Big body and little brain.
He did horses and oxen's work in re.
moving the logs out of the way Of canal
diggers. lie was the wonder of all who
saw him, and even the Indians of the re-.
gion were little interested He was
afterward engaged on steamboat as a
sort of freight holster Everything he
took hold Of had to yield to hi. applica.
ton Of force. Then some sharpers took
hold Of him, for the purpose of specula.
ton, but he was too big thing for them
to manage. He only made for them a
few occasional drinks by picking up a
fifteen hundred pound anchor and carry.
ing it into saloon under his arm to pawn
it for liquor. The man behind the bar
willingly stood treat to have him carry
the anchor out again.


The sharpcrs took him to England to
see il they could not get up fight be.
tween some champion pugilist and an un.
known. They succeeded in getting ont
match-wh:ch was never fought-and
that was all. They represented the sun.
known" as large and strong, but very
green; aud match of science and skill
against power was made with noted pu.
gilist. The parties came on the ground.
AS soon as the pugilist saw the unknown
he turned away, saying he had come to
fight man, not tower. The situation
was so exceptional that tho match was
considered "off' by general consent. A
friendly sparring as an experiment
showed that match between him and
any living pugilist was impossible. The
giants face could not be effectually
reached. Blows on the body did him nc
harm, aud no good to his antagonist
Whom his fist came down it was like q
pile driver and anything it met "went to
earth" He was too much of good
thing for the sharpers. There was nc
money in him and they deserted him
He became dissipated, took consumption
from exposure, died in Liverpool and was
buried in pauper's grave. So Michi'
gan, ihough it boasts giving Charley
Freeman birth, has not the honor of hold.
ing his bones, and Ypsilanti thinks lis a
pity.-St. Louis Republican,
Year: 1876

All the daily papers in Pittsburgh
having recently been sued for libel in
$4,000 each and put under heavy bonds
for trial for inadvertently calling man
a thief, when it was proved that he had
stolen large lot of jewelry, the newspa-
per managers have resolved that on the
lst day of April they will discharge all
their editors and reporters and begin the
publication of the Bible as news matter
for their readers.
Year: 1876

The rank and file in the Prussian army
are poorly fed and poorly paid. In time
of peace the only ration which a private
receives daily is coarse bread to the
weight of one and half pounds. His
pay amounts to about $3.50 per month,
subject to slight allowance when on
garrison duty, and also to deduction
for messing.
Year: 1876

1t is told of a Western map agent that
on recent trip he was attacked by high.
way robbers, who demanded his money.
As he was too prudent to carry money in
the country they failed to make haul
out Of their victim. But" said the
agent, Il have some splendid maps of the
C untry along with me, which | should
lihe to show you;' and in twinkling he
was off his horse, Lad map stuck upon
a pole, and explained i; so effectually
that he sold each Of the bandits a map,
pocketed the money and resumed his
journey,
Year: 1876

Miss Lydia Lobiseck, daughter of a saloon
keeper OF Thrdave., between One-hundred-and>sixty
fourth and One-hndredand-sixty-fft fell down
stars July and severely hurt her head No notice
was taken Of this however until the present tme when
It is remembered that she had been acting strangely
lately. She seemed Iuorose ana gloomy, and at times
would have fits OF weeping apparently without cause.
Saturday eYenSng, about O'clock she missed
After considerable search her father looked into els
& IN behind the store. There he found her body The
girl must have had strong determination to die the
mouth OF the wei is and could only be entered
with difficulty. Coroner Elnger held inquest yester
day, and verdict was returned Of suicide under in
fuoslce OF temporary insanity
Year: 1876




tmid servant who could not answer the most simple
question without blushing and heing confused This
duct did not please the heir apparent 10 the throne Of
Germany, who ~ hr from beng tyrant IN his house
bold and he kindly advised OF his chamberlans 10
instruct the servant TINT he would not be oawkwnrdy
respectful next time When the Crown Prince got home
want waiting for him with broad and genial smile
his cOuntcnance. Who % hero Q" asked The Prince
Year: 1876

r,obers ~ the poee force that she is woman OF bad
Character that either from insanity or for the purpose
of she has falsely made such charges against
two poce officers In this city, aud one in Jersey CITY,
and against other
Year: 1876

IeHipiaIeu cOnuulLS LICK w llhurStS
secret, "too good to keep" to the
young Englishman-to illumine his
notebook as Characteristic epi-
sode of American manners and life.
She was delayed somewhat in her
benevolent intent, for the reason
that the live lord was not easily ap-
preached.


As for Irene, when she felt that
the illustrous stranger was unfeign-
edly attracted by herself, she ex-
perienced some womanly tumults of
satisfaction. He, at least, was sim
cere. This lover, at least, was un-
affected in his marked preference
by any latent relish for joke.


"He did not make me-" she very
naturally, and with some grateful
sense Of restored dignity, said.


The young noblemen, an unas-
suming youth, who seemed hardly
to appreciate the furor he had
created, was rather an exception to
his countrymen in his personal
history. But of that history it is
only necessary to say that the ru-
mour Of his having been crossed in
love was not correct. He had been
crossed in marriage, not in love.
His own temper-far from base
sort-had made the cross by de-
cidedly refusing a match proposed
for him upon worldly principles
alone.


Personally, Lord Lindehurst was
a man who, without title, would
not have been popularity remarked.
He was a travelled, but not $50
ciety" man; observantly, not ex-
perimentally, educated; nor was
he particularly intellectual. But
he possessed an agreeable presence,
refined manners, an ample fortune,
and an excellent heart.


He had presentiment that he
should find his wife in the New
World, and his presentiment was
fulfilled.


He fell in love at FIRST sight with
Irene Wolf.


The night of his arrival was the
night of Irene's beauty. In what
ever degree she faded from her
perfect brilliancy after that, his
kindled imagination supplied the
defect. He saw her first in the
apotheosis wrought in her by the
one cruel moment of her life. He
never altered from bis faith in her
bright supremacy from that time
forth.


For fortnight he studied her
unobserved and "afar off," then
he asked to be presented, and from
that time he devoted himself to
her with an uncessing devotion


At the close of the season their
engagement was announced.


The refined prejudices Of the
young lord were not disturbed even
by prolonged visit in the Western
home of papa and mamma Wolf.
He found there what he esteemed
most, the aristocracy Of the heart.


1t was long wedding journey
that Irene took, and for many
months and even years she had no
visible part in her first-loved west
ern life. But her image was idol
lied in that home. "My little GIRL"
was the theme of incessant delight;
and dearly as her affection clung
to those who had filled completely
her childish faith and trust, she
never repented her choice. She
loved her husband as truly as he
loved her.


81 was made for him." she said,
both first and last.
Year: 1876

Because it is, and will be, politically free
and independent; faithful to the principles of
its founder and of the Republican party, but
controlled by no clique, caucus sr convention.
1t labors to limit and direct legislation to the
public welfare, and to aid in compelling from
both great parties nominations during the
Presidential year which shall represent purity
IN character, integrityin in administration, and
"a better era for the politics of the whole
country. Citizens who would vote intelligent
ly cannot dispense with the paper which tells
them the truth honestly concerning every
centennial year do more effective service for
the public good than by sustaining and ex-
tending the circulation of journal devoted
to intelligence among the people, honesty
among their rulers, and the esential principles
of the Republic. y
Year: 1876

Because the best efforts of the Pulpit and
the Bar are reported in its columns, and The
TRIBUNE is q recognized medium of communi-
cation between the foremost members of all
professions.


HE NEW YORK TRIBUNE has made name
for self as the exponent of the best thoughts
of the day. 1t is taking the leading part in
the education of the public mind, and has in
creasing claims to public fayor.-[New York
Observer Ett# t#
Year: 1876

Because it devotes ample space to the fruits
of the labors of the worlds best teachers, pla-
cling them within the reach of all, and sup
plying at nominal cost means of constant
growth and Improvement


like THE TRIBUNE better every year. There
is nothing like it for educating men in this or
any other country.-CO. r. Burchard, New
York State Educational Journal.
Year: 1876

THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM


Tho Australian rife team completed yesterday at
Crecdrnoor their fourth competition Tor places among
the eight who shoot IN the international match
They their In time to return 10 New York
by tho half-past O'Clock train The following is
SYNOPSIS OF their practice yesterday
Year: 1876

PhfIadeIPh1a Partfes WISH TO CONVERT


IL into a Theatre.


For the past week the City Auditor
has advertised the Second Baptist
church, Fourth and French streets
for sale on account of the unpaid as
sessments for the paving of Fourth
street.


Yesterday the Auditor received a
letter from Philadelphia parties, ask.
ing him if it was worth while to come
down and attempt to buy the church.
as they desired to purchase the bull.
ding and convert it into theatre.


The auditor replied that the claim
had been settled, and that the sale
would not come of. The Fourth
street Varieties" therefore will MOI
soon be established.
Year: 1876

ATTACKED BY TRAMPs.-Thos. Stard-
lev, of Sassafras Neck Cecil county,
while on the road between his home
and Middletown, Del, one day last
week, was boldly attacked in board
daylight by eight vagabond tramps. He
had small amount of money on his
person. thu proceeds of the sale of
peaches, of which the thieves must
have had some knowledge. They
seized and attempted to drag him from
his wagon, but he succeeded in draw
ing from his pocket large penknlife
and cutting one of them quite severely.
This had the effect of cooling the ardor
of the remainder of the gang and they
fled,
Year: 1876

The Series consists of elk numbers arranged and
adapted in matter and the capacities of the
pupils under instruction. 1t Is COMPLETE AND
UNIFORMLY EXCELLENT. The interesting and
strictly progressive character of the reading lessons
covers a wide range Of literature from the Primer
which guides the sp!ng tongue of the infant to the
compendium Of abstruse and often difficult selections
from eminent authors.


Catholic Teachers desirous Of having Resders in
the hands Of their pupils that will aid them to pro-
nounce and read correctly while at the same time they
leave lasting Impressions OF virtue religion on the
youthful mind, viii not fail to examine the Excelsior
Series.
Year: 1876

Distilled expressly for the Puroline and Portable
Gas Light Company, and with peculiar regard for the
changes of temperature so common in this climate
UneQuAled for generating gas for carburetng coal
gas Propretors patentees and owners of Gas Ma
chimes cannot overestimate the Importance OF wing
their Gasoline of reliable gravity and quality sue
oess depends go much on these conditions.
Year: 1876

GENTLEMAN in Maine ON entering
his house the other day. WAS agreeably
surprised TO hear from his wife thai she
had a health Lift in the parlor. lie
stripped himself for practice. but Was
taken down a peg or two when he ascsr.
tanned that the lift was in the shape oi
a huge parlor stove. which tho lady
wished her dear husband to carry to the
nitir
Year: 1876

LONDON, Sept. ga despatch from
Vienna to the Times" reports that diff
Guilty has arisen because the Porte before
granting prolongation Of the armistice
desires the Powers to give their opinion in
regard to it's peace proposition. The Pow
ers on the other hand persist in demanding
the conclusion of the armistice irrespective
Of this condition, because, as they have
from the commencement insisted that an
armistice was indispensable, they consider
it would be derogatory to admit any sort of
compromise on the subject.


The Powers also intend this attitude as a
concession to Russia, she having through
out the negotiations determined and sup.
ported an unconditional armistice. As the
time for which the present suspension of
hostilities has Leen granted draws to close,
the demands of the Powers become more
pressing, some of them having tolerably
plainly intima,ed that the Porte's refusal
to grant the armistice would lead to a sus-
pension Of their diplomatic relations.
Year: 1876

Owing to the severe storm of Saturday
night Lew Benedict's Minstrels at the Grand
Opera House were but poorly patronized.
Nevertheless the full and complete pro-
gramme was carried out. They are fully
up to the standard of negro minstrelsy and
and deserve liberal patronage where ever
they 60.
Year: 1876

BY Associated Press.


New YORK, Sept. "a.
The great explosion which took place at
He'll Gate, this afternoon at nine min
utes of three o'clock, was the result OF
seven yesrs of stern toll. The number OF
pounds of explosive material used was as