smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

written by Madge on the day of the
death of his wife to be posted the first
opportunity-an opportunity which did
not come for months; and now, as the
years rolled on and brought no tidings
of the bereft mother-in-law, all expecta-
tion of ever hearing from her was given
over. Mrs. Morrison had been a mother
to the little flock, and the added burdens
had we'll nigh exhausted her. The mar
riage of Alice gave her world of con-
cern, which was in no way lessened by
its unhappy consequences; and to get
her away from home, out of the groove
in which she had so long been confined,
Madge thought was necessary to prolong
her fading life.


To be cOntinued.]
Year: 1876

Editor Bee In the recent trial of
Smith for the mailbag robbery, we find
in Judge Deady's charge to the jury the
following sentence in reference to the
testimony of Mrs. Montgomery: at
has always been suppOsed-but you can
judge for yOurselves-that a woman
without chastity is without virtue, and
cannot be relied upon to tell the truth"
Who ever heard of such a charge being
made to a jury in regard to male wit
nesses? What a chaotic state our
courtroom would present in such
case! How many chaste, virtuous men
we wonder could have been selected
from that body of jurors! Imagine
them, strong in their armOr of virtue,
sitting in judgment upon that poor
wOman's truth because she was not
chaste. We wonder which of the male
witnesses testimony they considered
reliable on account of their virtue! We
remember hearing some of them spoken
of as anything but marvelS of purity.
To assest that a woman is destitute of
truth because she is unchaste is very
unjust. The word of such a woman is
as reliable as an uuchaste mans, and
we might stand appalled, if we were
convinced that only strictly virtuous
men are truthful. But then, of course,
immaculate men are the rule, and not
the exception, if we are to Judge by the
complaints of poor, lonely wives, de-
nouncing Masonic and other lodges,
billiards and clubs, where the feminine
element is invisible. But we strongly
suspect that these organizations are
often represented by one charming
woman, potent to beguile her unfortu-
nate victim into Oblivion of late hours,
home, and waiting wife.


FAIR PLAY.


Portland, December %, 1875.


From the heading of the foregoing,
we should judge that its reception
caused quite buzzing in the Bee office.
Year: 1876

COULDN'T Fool HER.-There were
three of them-a man and two women.
They saw the sign of "Arctic Soda
Water swinging in the breeze, and
they went in and the man said they'd
take about three drinks.


"What SYRUP" asked the confec-
toner.


The mans wife, who was one Of the
two women, turned her husband around
so that his back was to the fountain,
and then said:


"NOw, William, if you want lemon
and vanilla, or vanilla and cream, speak
right up, for you won't have a chance
to say vanilla and cream, and wink for
him for him to put in whiskyp


The husbands countenance fell, but
he had to quietly submit. He has been
wondering ever since how his wife
could have dropped on that practice
VickSburg Herald.
Year: 1876

Both parties are taking long breath after
Ohio and Indiana. But the great and final
struggle will soon begin.


The man who betted on Indiana has had
the alternate sensations OF winning and los
ing often enough in the past few days to cure
him of that kind of gambling forever.
A canvass of the Junior class of Rochester
University few days ago gave Hayes twenty
eight votes and Tilden eight. In the Fresh
man class of the same institution Hayes OBJ
tanned twenty-seven votes and Tilden seven.
In the Sophomore class at Cornell University
Hayes obtained thirty-three votes and Tilden
three. The young men are for Hayes


Politics makes curious changes. Only a
few weeks ago there was nothing too severe
for the Democratic papers to say of Chief
Justice Moses. Now that that distinguished
light of the bench has taken occasion to shut
bis eyes and to say that he sees no armed
men in the state, the same journals allude to
him with immense respect as the venerable
Chief Justice" 1t must amuse Moses and
his tribe somewhat.


Mr.. Evarts some Tina ago accepted the in
vitation of the Republican committee to de-
liver speech in favor of Hayes and Wheeler
at as early date as possible, in the Cooper
Institute. About the time they have printed
the first half dozen sentences of that speech
the Democrats will quit talking about Mr..
Evarts as uncertain how he is going TO vote.
The only fault they will find with him will
be that he is too dreadiully certain.


To the letter from the Democratic state
committee of Louisiana, asking that persons
arrested under the southern order of Att,
ney-General Taft be granted prompt trial,
Acting Attorney-General Phillips has replied
that ''the AtLorney-General cannot take
charge of details incident to arrests in the
various states. He can do no more than
give general instructions, believing that the
United States officers in the different locali-
ties know their duty, and under sense of
that duty and their own responsibility are
disposed to perform it.''
Year: 1876

unsound theories of government and es-
pecially of the mad and wicked attempt to
destroy the nation, that many years must
elapse before it can be adopted by those to
whom the name in its native purity belongs.
Meantime the Republicans can live very com
fortably under the name which is associated
with the salvation of the nation, with uni
versal education and with every good and
useful public measure of the past twenty
Year: 1876

TWENTY years ago the head of the En-
glish war office, who had never seen battle.
and who had probably read in a book by
some rhetorician of an army charging with
"stern, set, silent lips" issued an order that
British soldiers charging with the bayonet
shall not cheer or shout when they rush on.
The order has now been withdrawn, and the
red coated soldiers may shout as they please
when next they meet an enemy.
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The namt and address of the writer in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

Wlll teach navigation by the use of the Nautrigon'


invented by Rev. DR.. Hill of this city. Persons who
In very short time by this instrument to solve the
problems OF time latitude, longitude azimuth, course
and distance on the great CIRCLE and several other
problems useful in navigation The expense of learn


ing navigation by this method is very small. jy15tf
Year: 1876

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
Year: 1876

SIT may be very well, Mr.. Henry" said
Johu's wife the other day, ito stay out work
ing for the glorious Republican cause; but if
the Republican party left that long yellow hair
and that big grease-spot on your new black
vest, it amt the kind of hair-pa I take it
for -
Year: 1876

1t may be accepted as maxim, that, to a
man of an aesthetic nature, no woman ever
looks lovely while in the act of fiattening her
nose against the window Of a horse car in order
to catch glimpse of dog fight.
Year: 1876

This is not only an exciting but very inter
estiDg political campaign. Women as well as
men have duty to perform to their country,
and they should not shrink from it, They
cannot vote or appear in professions, but they
can cut the wood and bring up the coal, and
thus leave the men more time to talk up mat
ters.-Danbltry Neacs.
Year: 1876

On one Of the recent stormy nights q resident OF
the West End went out to make some purchases
at corner grocery. Under the side of house
he discovered an intoxicated individual lying in
such a position that the water from the spout
passed down his neck. The passsr by being Of
philanthropIc disposition, raised the inebriste
upon his feet and offered to take him home; but
being unable to tell his residence. the good
natured pbilanthropist seized the fellow by his
BY little pedestrianism. So spreading his um-
brella the twain walked along together as best
ebriatea Individual suddenly halted, and stagger-
ing about said Indignantly: 81 say stranger, you
are the damndest fraud / ever saw; here you
have been walking with me for o block or more
and holding your umbrella so that the rain runs
from It down my neck, and am wet through and
through" The philanthropist feels that this
was an exhibition Of base ingratitude, and will
''neyer do SO any more"
Year: 1876

Wednesday night the street lamp at the corner
Green and West Market streets came near ex-
ploding. The HRht was turned up too high,
which caused the globe to burst, and the lamp,
being 5esmeared with oil, quickly ignited, but
did not explode. The burning mass was thrown
out Of the frame, causing no other damage than
the loss Of lamp and the glass in, the frame.
Had the oil been of an explosive quality great
damage might have been done, as the lamp post
stands very close TO frame building, on the cor
ner, which, had the lamp exploded and thrown
the burning oil in every direction as Is generally
the case, would have burned to the ground before
it could be eNtinguished.-GreenSbo IN. c.
NetC North State, Jan. 2S.
Year: 1876

A young man from the shady re-
treats of "Monkey Mountain was in
the city, yesterday evening, to see the
sights. He was Just in time. He
meandcred into a gin mill down
town, and informed the artist behind
the bar that ''hc'd take sugar in his'n." :"
He got it, but didn't have tho ncces-
sary ducats to settle the account.
That artist waltzed out from behind
the bar and gently laid one hand on
the collar of the gentleman from
"Monkcy Mountain" the other he ap.
piled to tho seat of the mountainccr's
brecches, and pitched him into the
middle Of the street. That isn't the
way they do business over there, and
the representative from "Monkcy
Mountain" feelingly grasped a huge
dornick III each hand and the glass
flew into the cocktail grinders face
at q lively rate. Then the Monkey
Mountain man meandered back, took
possession of the shop and inaugu.
rated a hunt for the man who had
invited him out a few moments be.
fore. The persons who were wait.
ing there expecting to see friend


suddenly remembered they were
wanted at home and left the shop


1t was then nip and tuck between the
mountainecr and the compoundcl
until the former invited the latter te
take a drink which proposition hi
ostcnsibly accepted, but instead Of
applying the beer glass to his face
he applied it to the peak of the Mon


key Mountaineer, and then gently
dragged him out of doors. Thil
morning the aforesaid visitor ham


mers rock with his head in sling.
Year: 1876

He was fair looking Milesian,
gentleman whose every feature de-
noted a strict observance of the truth,
in fact gentleman who might be
relied upon. He seemed to have a
realizing sense of the situation and
his kindness of heart was really re-
markablc, when he with majestic
wave of the hand motioncd the party
away. lie occupies some sort of a
responsible position in a freight
depot of an important railroad in this
city, trusted implicitly by his en-
ployers, and in fact man, one among
thousand. The aforesaid son of
the Emerald Island was sitting astride
a package vigorously at work with
an old pod auger boring away for
dear life. No man was allowed to
approach nearer than hundred feet
and in response TO the inquiry as tc
what he had, between brcaths he only
| IiNtl titltC w VbS " vi WI
That remark was little curious anf
" hilc sense OF fear seemed to over
come the bystanders they only retiret
| to a safe distance to watch the result
After few moments one of the part,
vcnturcd near enough to observe th'
aforesaid gentleman insert pipe
stem through the hole he. had mad
and was vigorously at work by sor
of syphon process, removing the con
tents of the package to his stomach
He was interrupted in the nice gam
he was playing and while the re'
liquid was running TO waste on TIL
floor, he managed to remark


"Git way boys, nitro (hic) glycerin
liabl to blow yer up in (hic) minute
a (hic) d. sight qnickern il did IIcl
Gate" The boys got away.
Year: 1876

We are informed by, President
Bonnificld that Contractor Sears is
working large force. of hands. and
that the Golfer dam will. be finished in
a few days, and. that it is the deter
mination 10 complete thc work rs
fast as. men and money will do it.
The weather is now favorable, and ii
the subscribers will come up to the
scratch at once. and pays~as they are
legally and morally bound TO do
machinery viii be running to The
music Of water wheels long before
the snow flies.


We earnestly hope that all who


have promised to pay will put them.


selves in readiness at once to meet


their obligations to the water powe,
compapy,
Year: 1876

The evidence of better times is con-
elusive, but yon cannot mention this
cheering fact without exciting the
venom of democratic politicians, who
would give everything to have it
not truc-at least until after election.
The cry Of hard times is their only
argument.
Year: 1876

Pat Brady and Mr.. O'Flint, of the


Times, were to orate to the democra-
cy at Kirkville last night. They start
ed there in good time, but were so
intent in thinking of what they were
going to say and how they were going
TO use up the republicans, that they
lost their way and did not get to
Kirkvillc at all. Don't say word to
Flint or Pat about this, as they think
it is a profound secret.
Year: 1876

Frank Warden has returned from
the Centennial and four weeks
visit to New York, in which place he
has purchased a large and fine stock,
of merchandise for the well-known
house of &. G. Warden & Son. The
goods will begin to arrive in a day
or two
Year: 1876

He has just returned from Cen
tennial trip, in which he lost sixty
days time and all his spare cash, and
now puts in several hours each day
in abusing the usurper, Grant. for
causing the wet weather and hard
times.
Year: 1876

The man who reads the kilograms
in the COURIER daily, will notice fire.
quent large shipments of gold. of
late, from London to this country
A short crop in Europe is what's the
matter, and the doubling of the price
of potatoes in this market, inside of
thirty days, is one of the pleasant re-
culfc
Year: 1876

Council Bluffs has baby that only
weighed two pounds when born. 1t
was placed in q quart cup and would
not I'LL it.-G0te CITY.


That's nothing. In this city this
morning there was born unto black
smith, girl baby that couldn't have
been crowded into three gallon jug,
and yet the father wasn't happy.
Year: 1876

The Campaign WEEKLY DEMOCRAT, q
large eight-page paper, will be fur
nished from the LIST Of July to the LIST
November for the small sum OF One
Dollar. Every man in the State should
subscribe. Every Democratic and Con-
servative club should subscribe for
from twenty-five to one hundred copies
for distribution.
Year: 1876

All goods made in the best manner and cut by a
competent cutter good fit is guaranteed to each
and every purchaser. An examination of my stock
is all request before making your purchases Low
prices, good workmanship, and perfect 1T


oct5eOdly
Year: 1876

"Margery, are you certain that
you saw him write the codicil Z
He might have written something
else"


al am sure that he wrote a codi-
Gil and nothing else, for didn't ne
call me to him before the ink on
the paper was dry and say, MAR
gerry, want you to keep secret
until the proper time" and then he
read the paper he had written, and
said it was codicil to his will"


ayes, yes; but what did it say,
Margery I know you have told
me O thousand times, but tell me
again, for it does my poor life good
to hear you tell about it."


"why, it said that he revoked
the curse which he had placed or
your head in the will, and that this
house should be your home as Ions
as you lived-no difference whom
you loved or whom you married
And while your dear good fathel
was talking, or reading the codicil
I could see his great eyes fill up
and once he almost broke down.
Well, after / had put my name t
the codicil, at his request, / say
him put it into q secret place in hi
desk. Then he showed me how t
open the wooden pocket as h
called it, and said at the prope
time should take the codicil on
and give it to his lawyers. / fe
proud Of the secret ! was keeping
for your good, Miss Idyl, and nigi
after night l crept to his librar
and looked into the pocket. Thor
Year: 1876

The Arctic or snowy ow are unusually
plenty this season from Maine to New
York, Thirteen were shot in one week at
Seaconnet by the gunnsrs, and we hear Of
their abundance all along the Massachu'
sets coast. Their appearance in such un-
usual numbers is said by some to indicate
a severe winter, which we hope may not
prove true, beyond the garnerine OF good
crop Of ice, which shall BE- sold ct reason
shIe price. NJ (; n a a 4, X
Year: 1876

o, why should the spirit of mortal be proud?
Like q swift -leeting meteor, "A fast-dying cloud,
A lash OF tho lightning, break OF the wave,
Man passes frcm life to his rest In the grave.
The leaves OF the oak and tho willow shall fade,
Be scattered around and together be laid;
And the young and the old, and the low and


the high,


Shall moulder to dust and together shall lie.
The infant mother attended and loved,
The mother that infants affection who proved;
The husband that mother and infant who blessed,
Each, all, are away to their dwellings OF rest.
The maid on whose cheek, on whose brow, in


whose eye,


Shone beauty and pleasure-hsr triumphs are by;
And the memory of those who loved her and


praised,


The hand of the king that the scsptrs hath borne;
The brow of the priest that the mitre nath worn;
The eye of the sage and the heart o1 the brave.
Are hidden and lost in the depth Of the grave.
The peasant, whose lot was to SOW and to reap;
lhe herdsman, who climbed with bis goats up


the steep;


The beggar, " ho wandered in search OF his bread;
Have faded away like the grass that We tread.
The saint who enjoyed the communion Of heaven,
The sinner who dared to remain unforgivsn;
The wise and the foolish, the guilty and just,
Have quietly mingled their bones IN the dust.
So The multitude goes like the flower or the weed
mat Wltners away 10 let OtnerS Succeeuj
30 the multitude comes, even those We behold,
To repeat over the tale that has often been told
For we are the same our fathers have been;
We see the same sights our fathers have SEEM
We drink the same stream and view the same sum-
And run the same race our fathers have run.
The thoughts we are thinking our fathers would


think;


From the death we are shrinking our fathers


would shrink.


To the life are clinging they would also cling !;
But it speeds for US all like u bird on the wing.
They loved, but the story we cannot unfold;
They scorned but the heart of the naughty cold
They grisved, but no wall from their slumpsrs
will come;


They joysd. but the tongue of their gladness is
They died. ay they died: and we. things tina,
now.
Who walk on the turf that lies over their brow,
Who make IN the ir dwellings n transient abode.
Meet the things that they met on their pilgrim
age road.
Yes hope and despondeucy, pleasure and pain,
We InRgle together in sunshine and rain;
And the smiles and the tears, the song and the
dirge,
| Still follow each other. like surge upon surge
'Iis the wink Of an eye, It's the drausht of a
breath,


From tho blossom Of health to the paleness of
death,


From the gided saloon to the bier and the
shrOud,-
O, why should the spirit'o mortal bo proud ?
Year: 1876

The chant which We publish below 10
neither classical nor reverent, but as sung
BY eur devil is sufficiently impressive to
bring the last dime out of the deep recesses
OF = delinquent subscribsr's pockets.
The man who cheats the printer


Out Of single cent.


Win never reach that heavenly land


Where old Elijah went.


The man who cheats the printer


Would auction OF his wife,


Or sell his id old over-cOat


For buek-hornsd hv ndled knife.
Year: 1876




The Democratic candidate for Governor
of Illinois is more troublesome than Hen
drck's mule claim. He refuses to accept
their nomination until he feels disposed to
do so, saying he has right to think of it
as long as Gov. Tilden did. He also re-
fuses to say whether he shall support Til
den or Cooper, or whether he shall stand
on the hard money or soft money platform.
The Chicago Times stirs him up with
the pleasant remark that "if he is not a
political knave he will not try to skulk.


The Lowell (Mass.) Courier thinks it
has discovered why Tilden never married.
"He was opposed to setting the day, for
fear il would be a hindrance to his we'd
ding"
Year: 1876

tricity had completed its work, and
there would be no more trouble, but
that thought was q mistake, In the
morning the beds OF, the children, with
their precious freight, were found
moved across the room, the location
of other pieces of furniture changed
to different parts Of. the room, the pic.
lures taken down and the cords cut
The children denied that they knew
anything about it, except the eldest,
who said he had heard loud raps
around the room. This disturbance
was repeated three evenings. when
the children were removed into the
parents room, as they were all too
much frightened to sleep in their own
apartment. The next evening, how
ever, they returned to it. and they
were just comfortably turned in for
the night" when the piano ccmmenc-
ed to play. They opened the door
and listened, and it played most beau
tifully, accompanied by lady's voice
in song. Determined to see who it
was they heard, they went down
stairs and opened the parlor doors, but
the music ceased and the instrument
was found locked, with no indications
that anyone wa. near or had been
there. The question then arose, Is
this house haunted? Not being Spir


itualists, but strict members. OF an or
thodoS church, they did not believe
that the strange occurrences were due
to spiritual agency. But something
must be done to settle the matter ;they
could stand it no longer. go.


Z AS they owned the property they
did not wish to move ont. For five
nights peace and quiet reigned within,
the children occupying the, room ad-
joinining that of the parents, the door
being left open between the apart.
ments. One little boy went to bed on
the sixth night at O'Clock, and he had
not been there long before they saw
the bed moving across the room, loud
rappings and other, singular noises
were heard on the furniture
The little fellow was taken into the
parents chamber again, when an in
visible power picked him up, lifted
him three feet, and carried him along
and placed him back in his bed. The
terrified parents were now satisfied
that it was not done by any human
agency. While meditating as to what
should be done, the family standing
in group in one corner of the room,
they all saw what appeared to be a
little boy emerge from the fireplace.
He looked natural, but thin and pale,
He went toward the door, and then
vsnished before their eyes. This
frightened them more than ever. They
made their beds on the floor, and all
slept together.
Year: 1876

af 80 2sat5t E -ls frlf5s Ia


A couple from the country came to
the city yesterday, procured license
and were married in due form. They
left OH the afternoon train for home.
They attracted the attention of every
passenger by their lavish display of
affection. The young man kept his
arm tight around the brides waist, as
if he was afraid she would vanish be-
fore he knew it, and she didn't seem
to care if he Rugged her right along
for half q day. She was so terribly
homely that everybody wondered how
he could love her, and by and by he
seemed to think that an explanation
would be in order. He borrowed q
chew of tobacco of a man near the
door and remarked: "I'm going to
hug that girl all the way home though
fsknow she isn't purtyv "I wouldn't"
briefly responded the man, "And
that's where you'd fool YOURSELF" con-
tinued the young man. "When I'm
hugging a hundred acres of clean, nice
land, with forty head of stock On it, I
can make the homeliest girl in the
world look like an angel to me."-Au-
gusta Chronicle.