smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

Details ot the Mantle infanticide show it to have been a horrible affair. The daughter of Mrs. Maria L.i Beebe gave birth to a male child on Wednesday night. There were three other daughters and son in the house but there was an attempt to keep them in ignorance of the affair. One of the daughters the next morning went te a neighbours and told that the child had been killed. On Saturday the house was searched and the infants body was found in barrel, exhibiting shocking signs of death by violence. Mrs. Beebe is now in jail awaiting trial by the superior court. She made no defense at the preliminary examination, but denied guilt

 Always ready for tare-sugar dealers.
Year: 1875

Lessell was not starved out he ought to have been. If the good people af Sharon-and we know that there eSsome who do all they can-.wish to try second paper defence they will crush the story for ever, but let the paper be of the greea5ack order. Let them resolve to pay their new pastor promptly, $looo, and give 1hlm a nice pres. ent beside, and it will soon become for gotten tradition in growing and thriving parish, from which 'feebleness' of long standing has passed for ever away.

 SARCM
Year: 1875

THE BOTTOM REAcHED.-A New York despatch of Oct. 22nd says it is thought in Wall street that the long-contiaued spell of depression has at length passed away, and that the feeling of general confidence by which it has been replaced is likely to be lasting. Business men generally take a more cheerful view of the situation and of the prospects of trade than Heretofore, and this feeling naturally tends to exercise a stimulating influence on values, especially as the traffic returns of the trunk lines are very favorable and show largely increased earnings.
Year: 1875

News is about as scarce in this vicinity as greenbacks, or Kelley's 3.65 convertible bonds... .Atsthe annual town meeting three weeks ago vote was passed authorizing the selectmena to, build . lookup in the basement of the new town hall, and in pur- suance of that vote N. Bartram was em- ployed to do the masonry work, and it is now nearly ready for the reception of guests, and as terror to evil doers unhes- itatingly assert that it is complete success and would make the suggestion that a general invitation be extended to all those who have the faintest expectation of dis turbing the peace or offending against the laws of morality or sobriety hereafter Ill this village. to make an inspection of the premises, and if one square look don't cure them of all innate cussedness, they are be- yond reformation by any human agency |.

 l advise all wandering vagabonds and tramps to give Sharon wide berth or they may find themselves encased within granite walls in a subterranean dungeon, in com parison with which the famous black hole of Calcutta would be palace. Had it been ready for occupancy last Friday night, it might have been put to good purpose by imprlsoning those young men who made barbarians of themselves by gathering around the house of an estimable citizen in the valley and making night hideous with their unearthly noises because he had seen fit to bring to his home bride. A nights lodging within its gloomy walls would have been mild punishment for such disgrace full breach of decency and good breeding. know not whence such diabolical cus-

 tom originated, if it may be called cus- tom, viz: of insulting and tormenting a newly married couple with medley of dis cordant noises that would make herd of jackasses weep for their, laurels; but it is time that such doings were frowned down by all decent and respectable people, and if necessary, that the laws be invoked to aid in suppreesing. them....,.1 might very appropriately here make g few remarks on that rarely alluded to topic, the weather, but as am credibly informed it extends considerably beyond the limits of this town, I will forbear. ..~~...-.. ALrHA. {.
Year: 1875

CUR1os1r1Es-A plate of butter from the cream of joke.

 The original brush used in painting the signs of the times.

 A bucket of water from "Alls we'll" Soap with which man was washed overheard -SG*t

 The strap which is used to sharpen the waters edge. The pencil with which Britannia ruled the wave,

 A portion of the yeast used in raising the wind.

 A dime from the moon when she gave change for the last quarter.

 The saucer belonging to the cup of sor- row.

 A fence made of the railing of a scolding wife.

 The hammer which broke up the meet ing.

 A buckle to fasten a laughing stock. Eggs from nest of thieves.

 Hinges from the trnnk of an elephant. A sketch from politicians views. Rockers from the Cradle of Liberty. A feather from the wing of flying re- port.
Year: 1875

In small city, not far distant from
the Hub" resided a dentist nam ed
Brown. He received an order from
his beloved pastor for a set of teeth,
The work was executed promptly,
and the pet shepherd of his flock call
ed in at the appointed time to receive
them. Brown fixed them in the rev.
erend customers mouth, when the
latter, stepping up to the glass to see
the effect, said slowly and distinctly


Jesus Christ! Jesus CHRISTI


Now Brown is more noted for his
quickness of temper and profanity
than for his piety, and hearing his
customer speak in such a manner, his
ire was quickly aroused.


'.Blast it," he exclaimed, ''if you
don't like them teeth you need moi
take them; but there's no necessity
for swearing about it,"


The astonished minister DIRE W back
and said:


"My dear sir, l was not swearing
about the teeth, but for ten years have
not been able TO speak the name o: my
beloved Saviour distinctly was only
trying your teeth"


Brown was satisfied with the ex
planation, the minister with his new
set of ivory, and they parted on the
most amicable terms.
Year: 1875

what would you do then? Where is
the power to prevent it? Where is
the army? Where is the navy? What
could you do? The impotency and
weakness of an unarmed people, when
brought IN contact with armed, we all
know. We would all be powerless
and here to-day, in the presence of
this Senate, warn the people Of ap-
preaching danger.


l tell my countrymen, Mr.. Presi-
dent, that the Empire is ahead, and
that instead of having a free and re-
publican government we nave kind
of government which is called stra-
tocracy. There is military govern
ment, where the country is ruled by
military chieftain, and where the army
is the power. There is the govern
ment you have got now. The army is
the power. We have got a stratocracy.
we have not got a democracy; we
have not got republican form of
Government. That is all the govern
ment you have got. How far off is
the Empire? How far off is military
despotism? l warn the people of my
native country against the dangers
which are coming. Don't let US talk
about party, bnt let people who COM
pose the government run it for awhile.
Let us bring the hearts of the people
up to the Government, and arouse
them against corruption, against the
profligacy, against usarpations of this
Administration.


The Administration is trying to
overthrow the Government. Let ev-
cry effort be made to sustain the Gov
ernment, and Iect from power the
corrupt and usurping ruler. Instead
of the resolution now before the Sem
ate, would go to the President with
the language, if l were permitted to
prepare resolution, that Cato used
to the ambassadors of Cesar, when
the ambassador approached him and
asked him to capitulate, saying that
I his name would be second to none but
that of Caesar. l would say to this
Emperor, would say to this Dictator
what Cato said to the Embassador,i
Go and tell this Emperor to disband
his legions and restore the liberties of
the people, This would say to him.
Even as humble as 1 am, | would tell
him to stop his encroachments upon
the Constitution, and close the gulf
between the people, and bring peace
and prosperity to the country. Do
contrive to gain his pardon from the
people for his violations of the Con-
stitution of his country, and the trans
cendent imposition that he has prac-
ticed upon the country. This, even
as humble as 1 am, for the sake of
peace, for the sake Of concord, for
restoration and prosperity, L am even
willing to mount the rostrum and
strive to gain his pardon from an in
dignant people. You must close up
the gulf and restore peace and pros
peflty 10 IHe country.


Let peace and prosperity be restored
to the land! May God bless the
country, and may GOD save the Con-
stitution! know when give utter
ance to this that it comes from heart
that never beat hostile to it. Let us
come up to this good work. Let us
forget what has been heretofore. Let
us lay aside our personal differences,
Let us lay aside party dicipline. Let
US give up our parties to the Constitu-
ton of our country and lay them on
the altar in defence of the Censtitu-
tion! Applause in the galleries,
which was checked by the President
pro teRl.
Year: 1875

WHEN a young man in Patagonia
falls in love with 4 girl, he doesn't
visit her six nights in week and
twice on Sunday, and feed her upon
molasses-candy and gum-drops, and
sit up till two o'clock in the morning
gaping and burning the old mans oil
and all that sort of thing. Not at
all. Courtship in Patagonia is much
more simple. He lassoes the girl.
drags her home behind his horse, and
that is all the marriage ceremony
necessary. Such a marriag e ceremony
will never become popular i'll this
country, however, because so many of
our young men can't afford to own q
horse.
Year: 1875

The Milwaukee Wis., Nems is respon-
sible for the following: There was
young girl at the police station yester-
day, upon whom old Mother Nature has
played one of her queerest freaks. She
is young, certainly not over sixteen, with
q not unprepossessing face and q good
figure, but her body and limbs are
covered with scales about the size of, and
similar in appearance to the scales OF a
fish. Medical gentlemen who have ex-
amined her say that she presents the
most extraordinary case of malformation
on record. is true there has been men,
ton made in the books, of children whose
necks and wrists were similarly covered,
but no instance has been reported
where the scales covered the whole
BODY and the limbs. There is
another feature about this exception that
puzzles the medical fraternity most, and
that is the fact that the scales have the
chameleon-like function of changing
their color. The scales on her arm, while
the writer was present, changed twice
from pale amber color to blood red and
back again. The scales do not Overlie
each other as in the case of fish or reptiles,
but appear to be imbedded in the flesh
in q sort of mosaic work, 30 to speak; and
in the color changes, the transformation
does not take place at once in all the i'm
bricated plates, but varies, some turning
red, while others retain the amber color
which seems to be the primary, hue.
The girl says she has been covered with
these scales ever since she can remember.
From her earliest recollection she was
employed as a domestic by the family
with whom she resided, and was COM
PEELED to perform all the drudgery of the
house. As she advanced in age and the
scales upon her body increased and null
tiplied, she became an object of the most
intense aversion to the other members of
the family, and was treated so cruelty
that she fled. This act was the beginning
of long series of trials, which were yes
terday described by her ut the police
station with much pathos.
Year: 1875

The Pail Mall Gazette, commenting
upon the debate upon the English army
estimates in the House of Commons, says:
1t is true that we may never again be
pitted against so supreme genius or so
boundless an ambition as that of NapO-
leon l. But as regards our system of
recruiting there is something else to be
taken into account than either genius or
ambition; and that is the number Of
troops. There will shortly be three
powers in Europe, any one of which will
be able to bring greater armies into the
field than Napoleon could command
when he held the Continent in the hOl-
low of his hand. When the ordinary
Englishman is following last nights de-
bate it would be we'll if he would test his
equanimity by recalling M. About's
scornful comment on Mr.. Disraeli's
declaration about Belgium. The Eng
lish government, he said, have declared
that if the independence and neutrality
of Belgium should be really threatened,
they would know their duty to their
sovereign; doubtless they would know
it equally well if the news had come that
half million of German troops had
crossed the Belgium frontier. The sneer
is unfounded, we are convinced, in so far
as it implies that in any case England
would not fight; but it is unhappily but
too we'll founded in so far as it implies
that she would fight against tremendous
odds and at tremendous risk. How
much Of this risk may not be set down
not to our military system but to our
heedlessness in putting that system into
practice?
Year: 1875

Professor Persifer Frazer, son OF the
late distinguished Prof. Frazer of the
University of Pennsylvania, effectually
settled the question of mind reading by
logical argument in lecture delivered
before the Social Science Association of
Philadelphia, at Mercantile Library
Hall. After lengthy reference to un-
seen and mystical forces, the lecturer
spoke of the spread of belief in modern
spiritualism and the epidemic of mes
merism and electro-biology which had
preceded it in this country, and by log
ical argument showed that clairvOyance
was the result of epilepsy, which Mauds-
ley regards as in greaS part true sem
serial insanity. With regard to the
mind-reading of Mr.. Brown, Prof.
Frazer declared that the faculty which
this gentleman claims to possess is the.
simplest kind Of manifestation of mind
reading, so simple as to naturally lead to
the suspicion that it is merely an acute
deception of those involuntary nervous
motions which we cannot avoid when our
attention is concentrated on single OBJ
ject, and by argument showed that such
was really the case. Only thirty-three
per cent. of Browns mind-reading at
tempts were successful, a percentage
which would certainly be far less if mere
mechanical action took place. After
relating number of Browns expert
ments and failures, the professor dissec-
ted them, and drew for his audience a
clear deduction, the gist and sum total of
which was that the muscular vitality
and nervousness of his subjects afforded
to his keen perception the power he pro-
fesses to possess of reading mems minds;
that neitherspiritualism nor mesmerism
had anything to do in the matter at
all, and the fact that many gentlemen
of high standing and long experience
had pronounced in favor of Mr.. Browns
reading the mind seemed to lend force
to the universally accepted truism, that
all the fools. are not dead yet. Professor
Frazer's lecture was intensely interesting,
and merited the attention and applause
his audience vouchsafed it. it..-Philadelphia
Times
Year: 1875

Late advices from Europe render ii
almost certain that the continent has
been saved from terrible war solely by
the determination of the Gear Alexan-
der that if Germany again attacked
allies Russia and Great Britain. 1t is an
open secret that Germany viewed with
alarm the rehabilitation of France. The
enormous war indemnity imposed upon
the conquered country, it was supposed
by Germany, would cripple her for half
century. But Bismarck has since
acknowledged that he underrated the
financial resources and elasticity of the
French nation, and their rapid recovery
after paying that indemnity. and the
prompt reorganization of their army
have led Bismarck and Won MOltke to
believe that, to insure the possession of
Alsace and Lorraine, it was necessary
again to seek quarrel with France and
still further cripple her. 1t is now clear
that the recent visit of the Car to Ber-
lin was to protest against the renewal of
the contest. In history, Alexander
ought to be specially designated by some
title expressive of his moderation, his
pacific temper, and his clear sense of the
humaner requirements of his epoch. 1t
should be remembered that on the death
of his father, the Gar Nicholas, he
promptly put an end to the Crimean
war; that, while maintaining the dignity
of Russia, he has engaged in no great
warlike enterprise; that he has done
what he could to forward the industrial
development of Russia, by building
splendid system of railroads, and that the
recent international conferences in Bel
gium and elsewhere, to relieve war of
some of its horrors, were instituted by
him. And now it seems he has inter
posed just in time to save Europe from
what would probably have been one of
the blOodiest wars recorded in history.
That Russia was backed up by England
in this matter is very evident from recent
dispatches, and the proposed conference
of the Gar with M. Theirs confirms this
view. We are satisfied that the Car
Alexander will pass into history as one
of the wisest, the most humane, and the
most statesmanlike of all the monarchs
of his age, and that not the least of his
claims to the regard of mankind will be
the action he has just taken in prevent
ing the outbreak of vast and calami-
tous war.-Neao York Graphic.
Year: 1875

In Denver they give prisoners a buggy
ride from the Jail to the court house to
be sentenced. The other day the Sheriff
got into buggy with two convicted fel-
ons to take sucha ride, and one Of the
Door fellows made leap for liberty. The
Sheriff leapt out after the rogue, and the
other, finding himself In the buggy alone,
concluded 70 drive on. But the horse
became frightened and unmanageable,
and took it into his head to run away.
As the convict i'm the buggy was not to
be sentenced to death, he thought 1t un-
wise TO risk his neck behind the runaway
horse; 20 he jumped for life and liberty;
He was hurt so much when he reached
the ground that he wasn't worth n cent
as a fugitive from justice. He crawled
a little way, but could not get out Of
sight. The buggy was smashed, the horse
spoiled, but the Sheriff succeeded in get


ting both men TO the bar Of justice.
Year: 1875


A king rode away from his castle one day,
Ere the sun broke the mists OF the mornings gray.
The morning was fair, and the day would be long,
And he sang as he rode merry love song.
Toward the old forest that lay dark and green,
heavy, rich border on the heavens blue sheen,
At a slow, musing pace he rode, while the sun
Was climbing the dome of the day just begun,
Past the fields Of sweet clover in roseate bloom,
That freighted the air with Its heavy perfume.
The breath Of the morning and drone of the bees,
And song Of the birds in the blossoming trees,
Filled the heart of the king with sensuous pleasure
As he journeyed along at kingly leisure.
The notes of his song noated of on the air,
And died in the distance like echoes of care
The earth was so fair and his heart was 80 light,
His thoughts rippled forth In song OF delight.
ain the forest," he sang, "there's wild songbird
Whose song by no other ear ever was heard.
And It comes to me swiftly whenever call,
And sings me the song love best Of all.
The song is of love, and its love is for me,
II thrills me TO hear II with wild ecstacy.
IL sings of its love in Its own wild way,
And can hear-I can hear it any day.
At the sound of my voice 1t flies to my breast
'Tis the place Of all others 1t loves the best.
II sings of its love in its own happy way;
i can hear it'll can hear 1t any day.
love thee, love thee, my wild singing bird,
Whose song by no other ear ever was heard"
The morning sped by, and the long afternoon
Leaped into the shade Of an evening in June.
And still the king sang in his gladsomest way,
Il can hear-I can hear 1t any day."
The days chased the nights, and both were soon


gone,


Like tracks Of an army the snow falls upon.
And still the king sang In his gadsomest way,
al can hear i'll can hear 1t any day."
One morning cloud covered over the sun,
And the king knew the bright days forever were


done.


He rode TO the forest, and called loud and long
For his wild bird to answer in welcoming song.
He listened and waited, but waited in vain,
For the bird sang Of love to him never again.
High overhead, from its white, dainty throat,
1t poured out its heart In melodious note.
But Il sang for another, and never again
Would its voice sound for him the old love refrain.
The king sadly sang as he rode slew away,
/ can not hear-can not hear 1t any day."


Saturday Herald, Indianapolis.
Year: 1875

A DISEASE known among fanciers as
diphtheria, and resembling that disease
in people, has been making sad havoc in
some poultry yards. A thorough use of
nitrate of silver is considered by the
Maine Farmer the best treatment, wash
ing the throat, or swabbing it rather,
several times day, and giving in
ternaliy meal scalded and made warm
with pepper.
Year: 1875

Whittier's faith in old dame Barbara
Freitchie is sublime, as witness the fol-
lowing letter:


.,H AMEsBURY, May s, 1875.


wrote the ballad in the firm belief of the
truth Of the incident it describes, and the
grounds of that belief seemed to me ample.


1t may be that my original informant-a
lady in whom have entire confdence-was
herself misinformed by her friends. 1t may
be that the cumulative and corroborative
evidence have since received is unreliable.
II so, can only say that shall regret IT,
not so much from a feeling of personal dis
appointment as it involves the loss OF the
noble idea of patriotism to which / sought
TO do honor. As q matter of fact have no
wish to perpetuate in any offensive sense the
incidents OF that sad fraternal strife, the very
names of whose battle-felds would gladly
see erased from our national flags.
Year: 1875

WHAT is it to speak correctly? 1t is to
accustom yourselves to speak and write
accurately, having especial care to use no
language or utter no statement that is not
elegant and strictly truthful. Avoid the
use of slang words and phrases. They are
odious, and no amount of personal grace
in the speaker can compensate for the dis
agreeable effect that the use of slang has
upon the hearer. When once this habit OF
using these pet" phrases has been formed


Youth is the best time to acquire correc
language. 1t does not require wealth; the
poorest can obtain this faculty. And how?
By using the language of books-in other
words, that which one reads; form the
taste from the best speakers and writers;
treasure up choice phrases and accustom
ones self to their use. But do not fall


nto the opposite error of selecting only
that which is pompous and high sound
ing, for that will make one ridiculous.
But choose that language which is terse,
expressive and clear; and the habit of cor
rect speaking soon becomes fixed and
makes it a pleasure to listen to you.-
Young Folks Monthly.
Year: 1875

A CORRESPONDENT of the Vicksburg
Herald, writing from Raleigh, N. G., says:
" 1t was love in death. He saw her sink
ing fast; he knew it, she knew tit was
consumption. He nursed her like little
child, the great, strong man, and they
were in the room together the night she
died. She wanted to see QUITO gaze
once more at the world outside-but he
entreated her against it and told her that
to take her up would make her worse, but
she told him she was dying anyway, and
he lifted her .tenderly in his arms and
walked with her from window to window,
holding her to his breast and showing her
this object and that and pointing 9out
every pleasant thing, and she kissing him
at intervals, till the last breath mad gone
and the kiss died cold on his cheek. Wo-
mans love! When God made man, he
put all of Heaven in woman's love ana
told him TO win it and be worthy OF IT.