smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

As we will make use of our large list of agricultural exchanges to glean from them the most practical hints on farming, making the CITIZEN almost as valurble to the farmer as if it was devoted to agriculture en- tirely, while the STOCK JOURNAL, that is given 10 each new subscriber will teach all about the care and treatment of stock.
Year: 1869

WE have heard of several instances
lately Of the first use made OF the good
fortune which has attended some of the
White Pine adventures that show the
better side of human nature. One man,
who had lost his grip, and had become
worthless by drink was accosted, one day,
by a friend, and told that he could do
nothing here he had no credit and no
Influence, and few friends; he had better
go to White Pine. His adviser offered
to furnish money enough out Of his own
moderate earnings to take him there,
and would look after his family in the
meantime. The man went,undera promise
not tospenda dime of themoneyso furnish
ed for drink. After q while he got hold of
some claims, began to make small remit
tances to his friend, enough in all to liqui.
date the Indebtedness for his outfit. At
still later day he returned to the city, paid
all arrearages for family expenses, met his
old friend, and told him that from the hour
he had been taken by the hand he had
never spent a cent for liquor. If he had
not done much he had become a sober
man. The friendsparted at the hesteamboat
landing; the White Pine man returning.
In the hurry of the moment, he recollected
that he had small package for his wife's
friend, which he had nearly forgotten.
The package contained. "a deed for the
house and lot occupied by his benefactor,
The property was worth about eight thou
sand dollars .8 4s. .s.se


Another "dead broke man recently
returned from White Pine, and, meeting
one of his creditors, began to talk about
the old indebtedness. The creditor said
that the account was long ago outlawed,
and he had quito forgotten the particu-
lars w bite Pine said that made no diff
ference. He had to come down with
$4,000 in hand to pay his debts. His
first business was to hunt up every cred
'itor, paying him principal and interest,
declaring that he had noTight to count a
dollar as his own until he had paid all his
debts.


We have heard of many other in
stances quite IS asnotable. Now, if White
Pine is going not only to develop mil
lions of treasure, bat is really going to
help develop what is best in human ma.
ture, there viii be no estimating the value
of these new discoveries It may yet
fallto thelot of some ingenious moralst
to consider of White Pine as a "means
of grace n-Saa francisco Bulletin.
Year: 1869

fore you mount, then jump on while it is
running. ....


If you have had any practice asa circus
rider this comes easy enough.


All you have to do then is to catch the
pedals with your feet, and keep the wheel
revolving.


Steering is very easy, when you get &C.
customed to it all you have to do is to
turn the wheel the way you want to 60,
and you'll go it.


You must not, however, go upon the
principle that one good turn deserves an
other, because too many turns may wind
up with an overturn. ..


Any speed may be attained by increas-
ing the velocity Of the velocipede, which
is done by lively agitation of the driving
wheel.


The more revolutions you make the
faster you will go.


The next thing after driving and steer
ing is to learn to manage the brake.


The brake is very useful, and must be
looked after.


1t is necessary in order to keep the
hind wheel from running faster than
the front wheel, and putting the machine
out.


A painful accident happened recently
at Chicago through a neglect Of the
brake. -..r ...


A man was running race on time, and
was going at the rate of three miles a
minute.


The hind wheel kept gaining on the
front wheel and in the attempt to pass it
made the velocipede turn somerset.


The rider was thrown ahead, the veloci-
pede went over him.


would advise you not to buy veloci-
pede till you have learned to ride.


You can get lessons with the use of a
Velocipede for twenty dollars a quarter.


A robust and daring rider can knock
twenty dollars worth of damage out Of
q veloCipede in week.


To say nothing of personal damage to
his own anatomy, which is at his own
risk.


But don't be discouraged by such
trifes as a bruised ankle or dislocated
| shoulder


If at first you don't succeed, try, try,
| try again.
Year: 1869

IA correspondent of The Augusta (Ga.)
f]hFoaIde says that the best way to reno
yate old appletrees Is to commence with
GOOD pruning, then serape off al the loose
bark and moss; give the tree a longitude
nal incision through the bark, wash the
whole with strong solution Of soap and
water with lime added, and give good
working out with digging fork around
the roots as far as they extend Spread
lime and ashes broadcast around the tree.
Year: 1869

Mrs. Lincoln's health, we understand
from her petition for pension, requires
her attendance upon the mineral springs
OF Germany, and the enjoyment of the
climate of Italy in the winter; and she
cannot live in the style becoming the
widow of the chief smgistrate of great
nation on the means that she possesses.
Physicians do not usually order German
mineral water and Italian air for persons
unable to pay for such luxuriss, aud those
who have ordered her to Europe should
be held responsible for an incorrect dag
nosis of her purse, which is the part Of
her system most likely to be affected by
foreign travel Cincinnati Commercial,
9TH
Year: 1869

word then said to him, Tell the en-
emy who we are, for we must not strike


him in disguise, and when you have done


so, give him the broadside Kell now


sang out in his powerful clarion voice,


through his trumpet, This is the Con-


federate States steamer Alabamar and
turning to the crew, who were all stand


ing at their guns-the gunners with their
sights on the enemy and lockstrings in


hand-gave the order to fire Away


went the broadside in an instant, our lit


tie ship feeling, psrceptibly, the recoil of
her guns. The night was clear. There
was no moon, but sufficient starlight to


enable the two ships to see each other


quite distinctly at the distance of half q


mile or more, and state of the atmos-
phere highly favorable to the conduction


of sound. The wind was blowing in the
direction of the enemy's feet As o


matter, of course, our guns awakened
announcing very distinctly to the Fede-
raj Admiral-Bell, Southern man who
had gone over to the enemy-that the
ship which he had sent out to chase the
strange sail had fight on her hands.
He Immediately, ,as we afterward learned,
got under way with the Brooklyn, his
flagship, and two others of his steamers,
and came out to the rescue.


"Our broadside was returned instant
ly; the enemy, like ourselves, having
been on his guard, with his men stand
ing at their guns. The two ships, when
the action commenced, had swerved in
such a way that they were now headed in
the same direction, the Alabama fighting
her starbosrd broadside, and her an
tagonist her port broadside. Each ship,
as she delivered her broadside, put her
self under steam, and the action became
a running fight in parallel lines, or nearly
so, the ships now nearing and now sep
areting q little from each other. My men
handled their pieces with great spirit and
commendable GOODNESS, and the action
was sharp and exciting while it lasted,
which, however, was not very long, for in
Just thirteen minutes after firing the first
gun, the enemy hoisted light and fred
an off gun as signal that he had been
beaten. We at once withheld our fire,
and such cheer went up from the brazen
throats of my fellows as must have as
tOulbucu even cAhu IL nc hoo hOetd
it. We now steamed up to the beaten
steamer, and asked her captain, formally,
if he had surrendered. he replied that
he had. / then inquired if he was in
want of assistance, to which he responded
promptly that be was, that his ship was
sinking rapidly, and that he needed all
our boats. There appeared to be much
confusion on board the enemys ship;
officers and crew seemed to be apprehen-
sive that we would permit them to drown,
and several voices cried aloud to us for
assistance at the same time. When the
captain Of the beaten ship came on board
to surrender his sword to me, l learned
that had been engaged with the United
States steamer Hatteras, Captain Blake.
OF course the Alabama promptly gave
the required assistance, and, in the lam
guage of Captain Bakes official report,
every living being was safely transferred
to the deck of the latter vessel"
Year: 1869

In preparing ground for q tobacco
bed. spade the soil deep, and mellow it
thoroughly with hes and rake. Before
sowing, the seed should be intimately
mixed with plaster or fine ashes, so that
it may be more evenly distributed. Sow
ons-half Of the seed upon the prepared
soil, and then pass the rake lightly over
il. After this, SOW the remainder Of the
see1, and roll the surface lightly.
Year: 1869

Sprouts of the potato contain an al
ksloid, termed by chemists solanine,
which is very poisonous if taken into the
system. This does not exist in the tu-
bers, unless they are exposed to the light
and air, which sometimes occurs from
the accidental removal of the earth in
cultivation. A potato that shows
blaekish-green tint on one side should
never be cooked for the table or fed to
stock.
Year: 1869

Il am believer" says DR.. Cuyler,
sin the moral and spiritual influence Of
an open IRE. To make home attractive
there must be some where in the house q
common family rendezvous; and that
ought te present more radiant than .
black hole in the floor, through which
the hot air pours forth from a subterra.
mean furnace. Men will fight for their
altars and their 6rcsides, but what ora
tor ever invoked burst of patriotism in
behalf of steam pipes and registers? I
never cease to be thankful that / va.
brought up beside the hickory Of rural
Year: 1869

The old system of. 'sshinnins'' far
money seems to have been abolished in
New York, and the novel method Of buv>
ing and selling it in the open market has
been adopted instead. Borrowers now
simply resort to the Stock Exchange and
Long Room, and there purchase What
money they need.
Year: 1869

A New HOTEL EXPERIMENTAL


citizen of Boston recently bought a


house in one of the aristocratic streets of
the city, and transformed it into hotel.


The proprietor designed making the


building ten or fifteen stories high, but
yielding to the advice of friends, con-


tented himself with eight stories. The


building has a steam elevator and two
dumb walters, the advantages of which
are described by the proprietor


"My own bedroom is in the eighth
story, $50 feet from the Office. On
going home to-day from dinner, at
once rode in the elevator to my own floor,
and suggested to my wife that we should
dine in our own parlor. Turning to the
mouth Of the speaking trumpet, l blew
ringing the bell in the Office. which threw
down a silver ball which indicated the
number of my room. The clerk at once
asked, what is wanted ? I replied that
l would have such and such articles for
my wife and self in fifteen minutes
The articles were put in little portable
cupboard with non-conducting sides,
placed in one of the dumb walters at the
right time, and sent up to the eighth
floor, giving notice to the waiter on that
floor that my dinner was coming up.
The waiter spread the table and left US
in peace and quietness to dine at our
leisure. No servant had ascended sim
gle flight of stairs. IF I had rang the
bell on the eighth story of an ordinary
hotel, should have to wait fifteen min
utes for the waiter to come, then should
have to wait half an hour for the food to
come, with tho waiter putting as if he
had been running race. This would
have been unsatisfactory to us all, and
an additional expense as we'll"


Every tenant furnishes his own rooms !;
and the hotel is so arranged that the
most absolute privacy is secured. The
prices of suites of rooms range from $500
10 $1,000; but the situation is in Bea-
con street, and although high for moder-
ate incomes, these rooms are cheap for
hat aristocratic location.
Year: 1869

UsEFuL UINTs.--R ch ch eese
feels soft under the pressure of the
finger. That which is very strong
is neither good nor healthy. To
keep one that is cut, tie in q cloth,
and put it in a cool, dry place. Ii
mould appears on IL, wipe it off
with a dry cloth. Flour and meal
of all kinds, shonld be kept in a
dry place. To select nutmegs,
prick them with a pin. If they
are good, the oil will instantly
spread around the puncture.-
Oranges and lemons keep best
wrapped close, In soft paper, and
laid in drawer Of linen. Bread
and cakes should be kept in a tin
box or stone jar Soft soap should
be kept in a dry place in the Gel
lar and shonld not bo used till
three months old. Bar soap should
be cut in pieces Of a CONVEX lent
size and laid where it will become
dry. 1t is well to keep it several
weeks before using, as it spends
fast when new. 20 Pa. -.
Year: 1869

Attorney General Hoar and the Cubans.
When Mr. Hoar was appointed as one OF
General Grants Cabinet the question was
asked everywhere, ''Who is Hoar?" And
when another Cabinet officer was taken from
Massachusetts, besides the Attorney General
people opened their eyes with astonishment,


and were inclined to think there must be some
extraordinary merit in Mr.. Hoar, or he would
not have been retained in the Cabinet under
the new shuttle forced upon the President.


Well, we have waited to know what would
come out of this heretofore obscure individual
to know what could have been the merit in
him that led the President to retain him in the
Cabinet when there was another one in 1t
from the same State of Massachusetts,, and
we have discovered at last his qualifications.
He belongs to the old tory and iberty-hating
set which have clung to Massachusetts, from
the colonial period and through all the phases
of our government. While they have made
great fuss abOu. freedom for the negroes, for
political objects, they have no sympathy with
any other race struggling for liberty and inde-
pendence. They are tories in heart, and never
lose an opportunity of fawning upon whatever is
monarchical and aristocratic. Mr.. Hoar is a
representative of this class, and, as a matter
of course, is the ready tool of Spain in per-
scouting the patriot Cubans. Hence his vim
dictve proceedings against the Cuban repre-
sentative and Cuban Junta, and his instruc-
tions to the district attorneys to prosecute
Americans who are active sympathizers Of
the Cubans, under the pretence of maintaining
the neutrality laws. 1t is said General Grant
does not agree with Mr.. Hoar in his views.
Why not turn him out of the Cabinet then?
The acts of the Attorney General are the acts
of the administration, and we must hold the
President responsible for this conduct of his
subordinate, which is in manifest conflict with
the public sentiment of the country, as well as
with our national policy and interests. Mr..
Hoar evidently is not the man for the place or
times, and the President, having another
Cabinet officer from Massachusetts, should at
once send him back to the obscure sphere
which suits his talents, and from which he
ought never to have been taken.
Year: 1869

nowadays people 90 to Newport in splendid
style. They can almost fancy that they are
going to Rockaway clambake or good old
Coney Island blowout on cheap whiskey, or a
fifteen cent moonlight excursion to the Fishing
Banks, where nobody goes home till morning,
and they don't all 60 home even then. They
can fancy, In fact, that they are on any sort of
excursion that has become memorable in local
annals for the freedom Of thought, speech and
manners IL develops. Formerly people had
not this advantage In their yearly trips to
Newport They went stupidly, on handsome
boats, to be sure, but with dull respectability
and the abomination known as "a quiet sup
per-" They went as If they were afraid Of
noise and merriment, which they we're apt to
call vulgarlty, and as II they were only de-
sIrous 10 slip OF as silently as possible to the
sea shore and indulge the exclusive recrea-
tons OF elegant life. Fisk Is the great magi-
clan who has wrought the change-Fisk, the
loud, harmonious, selfasserting mortal, who
seems TO express In the concrete oil the fine
peculiarities Of the Boston Jubilee, and who,
now that Boston Is quiet win be known as
jubilee. Junior. Fisk has put band Of music
ON the Newport boats, and In short time he
viii make Newport second only 10 Coney
Island AZ desirable resort for the fashionable
World.
Year: 1869

A little republican sheet of this city, which
assumes ''to shine for all" and which is owned
by and represents certain leading radicals of
this State, in and out of Congress, has taken
surprising warlike attitude against both the
administration and its radical contemporaries.
Its editor was all along one of the most ad-
vanced and bitter republican partsans, and at
one time was prominent colaborer with the
party editors he now mercilessly assails. His
former friend and fellow worker, Greeley, he
sneers at and ridicules in refreshing style, as
the godfather of the republican party, and for
the bran bread and other theories and isms
for which that distinguished radical editor is
famous. He is severe on the Miss Nancy class
of political writer's and leaders, and in fact,
strikes all round upon the active and promi-
nent republicans. Nor is there any harmony
among the other radical newspapers or SYM
pathy with the administration. An incipient
war has commenced, indicating the breaking
up of the republican party and the fall Of Gen.
eral Grants administration. This is the more
apparent from the fact that the particular
newspaper referred to is owned by and the
organ of one of the United States radical Sena-
tors from New York and other leading radical
politicians of the State. We need not inquire
here into the cause Of this party newspaper
war and war on the administration. 1t may
be disappointment in the distribution Of the
spoils, or it may be sort Of preparation for
new political shuttle and deal with regard to
the future. At all events it is significant
sign of the times. 1t shows that there Is no
principle or friendship in politics, and that
there is no cohesion among party editors but
that of office and the spoils.
Year: 1869

THE NEW DOMINION. of the loyal
subjects Of 'the New Dominion" resident in
Nova Scotia have just resolved ''that every
legitimate means should be used to sever the
connection with Canada and bring about .
union on fair and equitable terms with the
American republic" Nova Scotia would make
a splendid maritime State, and is welcome on
this side, where her future lies IL she desires
greatness
Year: 1869

On THE RAMPAGE. Everybody with Spanish
blood in him seems called upon to be excit-
able and destructive in these days, and .
resident Spanish editor with the rest. This
gentleman made an assault on very wicked
and, no doubt, dangerous caricature hanging
on BARRIERS wall, threatened to annihilate
the barber, and is probably wanted on q charge
of leaving the State to fight o duel.
Year: 1869

What lie Has 70 say about Churches aud Sab


On Thursday afternoon last, in the session OF the
National Sunday School Convention, held at Newark,
\. j., Rev. Henry Ward Beecher addressed the as
semblage on ''Churches and Sunday Schools From
his interesting remarks we take the following:-


''Much has been thought about, much has been
attempted for, the reformation OF morals in our
cities. Doubtless churches are the fundamental in
stimtiOns. They are the reservoirs. But what in
New York and in Brooklyn is a reservoir If there be
distributing mains in the streets and no faucets


in the dwellings? Churches are reservoirs of moral


influence. There are trained the teachers for your
mission work. 1t is impossible, in my Judgment


ever-or at least not for very many years-tO provide
for the instruction and education Of the poor and
outcast in our cities through the insrumenality OF
settled or of licensed or of ordained ministers OF the
Gospel For ministers are expensive luXu-
nes Although we can afford them,
ana must nave them, in certain great centres,
as the controlling, planning brains OF Christian
work, and although in gathering up in these reser-
yOrs OF the churches moral influence, they are in
dispensabe, yet in carrying out the work into neigh


DorhOods, and into streets, and into households we
must have lighter troops and more of them: and


Wlne there Will be many collateral organizations
that viii tend TO morality, and so far will work to-
wards eYangeization, yet know Of no other way so
feasible so practicable so Cheap-no way so blessed


az both ends as Mission Sabbath Schools. For |
count the first great blessing OF mission


school this, that 1t employs the unemployed talent Of
the chuIcnes (as by mission school mean not one


which Is supported for the benefit of the children Of


those that teach, or for the benefit Of the families


hat mainly support 1t, but school that is supported


by those outside of ITSELF for the benefit Of the ne
elected classes OF the community. Now this is the
Held FOR churches that have Young men and women
OF capable endowments who have nothing to do;
we might, indeed write far more truthful
poem on having nothing to do, than the
writer on having nothing to wear believe in
pulpit preaching But there a good many things


that pulpit preaching never did do, and never can
Wen 90. l thnH that pulpit preaching Is very much
IKE apothecarles compounding Opodedoc or some


other linlment, and bOttling it in phials on which
tney label the direction TO he well rubbed IN!
| Now the rubbing in which preaching gets in the
home and IN the class is fully important is more


important than the direct result OF IL from the lips
OF the speaker at the time it is spoken know no
way IN which speaking can so well be rubbed In
| way In which young men and Young women listen


ing TO the Gospel and feeling It stir in their blood


can so well preach II as by giving II again 70 theiI
J 30 wen preached as by these living eehoes-thesS
Year: 1869

There was a great revival in the
region where old Smithcrs, as every
body called him. lived, and it took
hold Of him one day. Smithers was
a dreadful mean man, oppressive to
the poor and all that. and never pay
ing debt if he could help it. He
had been known to turn u poor Wild
ow with q family Of small children
out into the street of q cold winter 9
day because she was unable to pay
the rent Of tho miserable shanty she
had of him. lie was only known as
.'Old Smithcrs," although he wasn't
so very old either. but We have no.
ticod that mean men have the prefix
Old attached to their names. gcnsr-
ally, when their neighbors speak Of
them.


Old SMithcrs "took habit" as
they say in Wisconsin, to attend one
Of the ''protracted meetings He
was struck with conviction the first
night and hopefully converted, as he
lclaimed the next. After his eenver-