smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

A certain tyrant sent for one of his SUBJ.
jecss, and said to him, "What is your en-
ployuent ~ He said, 81 am blacksmith
$50 homr," said he, "and make me chain
Of such length" He went home it occu--
pied him several months, and he had no wages
all the time he was making the chain, only
the trouble and the pain of making it. Then
he brought it to the monarch, and he said,
go and make it twice as long" He gave
him nothing to do it with, but sent him
away. Again he worked on, and made it
twice as long. He brought it up again, and
the monarch sail, "Go and make it longer
STILL Each time he brought it, there was
nothing but the command to make it longer
still. And when he brought it up at last the
monarch said, 'Take it, bind him hand and
foot with it, and cast him into a furnace of
fire." There was his wages for making tho
chain. Here is a meditation for you tonight,
We servants of the devil! Your master the
devil is telling you to makea chain. Some
Of you have been fifty years welding the
links ofthe chain; AMI he says, $50 and
make it longer still" Next Sunday NOR
ming you will open that shop of yours, and
put another link on, next Monday you.
will do dishonest action; and so you will
keep on making fresh links to this chain;
and when you have lived twenty more years,
the devil will say, "More links On stilll''
And then, at last, it will be, .'Take him and
bind him hand snd foot, and cast him into
furnace of fire." For the wages of sin is
DEATH" There is subject for your medita-
ton. do not think it will be sweet but
if God makes it profitable, it will do you
good. You must have strong medicines
sometimes, when the disease is bad. God
apply it to your hearts.
Year: 1859

In this great world of sunshine and shad-
ows,w are constantly casting shadows, on
those around US, and receiving shadows from
them in return. There is no pathway in life
which is not sometimes in the shade. and
there is no one who walks over these paths,
it matters not which way they tend, who,
does not now and then, cast his shadow with
the rest.


How often do we. by somo thoughtless
word or careless act, cast a shadow on some
heart which is longing for sunlight? How
often does the husband, by cold greeting,
cast gloom over the happy trusting face Of
his young'wife, who, it may be, has waited
anxously for the first sound of his footsteps.
to give him ajoyons welcome to his homer
How often has the parent, by a harsh re.
proof, chilled the overaowiny spirit of conf
dence and love, which is ever bubbling up
from the fountains ofthe heart of the limo.
cent prattler at his knee? How often are the
bright rays Of hope torn from the clinging
grasp of the souls ofthose worn out by prov.
erty and the never-ending conflict Of life, by
the singing ridicule, or the sordid avarice of
those whom the world honors-aye, loves to
honor! How often does the chld--even af
ter 1T has grown to the full bloom of manhood
and clad in garments of strength and beauty
bring sorrow to the parant already totter-
ing on the brink Of eternity? Then beware
least you cast shadow over those which are
already darkening his happines. "The shad-
ows we cast'-can we escape them? Can
we look back, as we walk on in life's journey
and see no shadow marks about our foot
printss
Year: 1859

On all sides we hear complaints of the diff
ticulty of finding and of retaining when
found, cook who can roast leg of mutton
and make batter-pudding or pea-soup. In
point of fact, we have heard of ladies who
have it in serious contemplation to dispense
with servants altogether. as the least troub
lesome alternative. Without wishing mat
ters carried quite SO far, we are convinced
that many of our fair friends would lose
nothing, either in point of responsibility or
happiness, while they could add at least one
third to the effective incomes of their hus-
bands, if they were to spend a little more
time in their kitchens, experimenting the
preparation Of the family dinner, instead of
contenting themselves with ordering it-if,
indeed, they condescend to do even that
Some forty years back, ladies were driven to
shoemaking as fashionable way of killing
time. Why not try little cooking? Thanks
to the modern stoves, with their nicely ar
ranged skilets and stew-pans, which science
and mechanical skill have substituted for the
blazing kitchen hearth of other days. young
ladies of the nineteenth century, just pass
ing its prime, may cook without soiling their
fingers or iniuring their compilations. Were
it not so, wo would not recommend them to
cook. We would rather live on bread and
cheese all the days of our lives


1t will be said, perhaps, tn It our notions
with regard 70 female education and employ
ment are too antiquated; that in these mat
terS, as in everything else. new era has
dawned and the solid course of instruction
now given in colleges for ladies' will be tri-
umphantly appealed to. Ladies, however.
who possess these sold acqurements-who
like Lady Jane Grey, prefer Plato to picnic
will be least likely to neglect the economy
of the kitchen. They will thoroughly un.
derStand the dignity ofthe employment, and
call to mind all the poetry of cooking. To
say nothing of the dim n which Milton des-
cribes Eve as preparing when son hospitable
thoughts intent" there are the Homsric ban
tuOtS at "iiSu NtieS literally kltleu tlelr
own meat" and at which queens and primo
esses turned the spit for the roasting, or drew
the water and chopped the wood for the
boiling. Cooking is classical, and no lady
will disdain to take rart in it who has read
of these feasts in the original Greek. Let 1t
be observed that it is the middle and working
classes on whom we wish to urge the inoor


lance of the study. A gentleman's daughter
can afford to be so oignorant of common things
as not to be able to recognize chickens in
poultry-yard, because they do not run about
with liver under one wing and a gizzard
under the other, though our modern poul-
try-shows, it must be confessed, will tend
much to dissipate this error. A knowledge
however, of the art of cooking is of more i'm.
portance to the wives of tie laboring popu-
latinon than to those of the middle class, be-
cause it is the art, when properly cultivated,
Year: 1859

An lrishman engaged in fighting duel in
sisted, as he was short sighted that he should
stand six feet nearer to his antagonist than
his antagonist did to him. Sheridan used to
tell a story ola fat man who was going to fight
thin one, and it was maintained that the
figure OF the latter ought to be chalked upon
the portly person Of the former, and if the
bullet hit outside of the line, it ought to go
for nothing.
Year: 1859

Let but the heart be beautiful,


And | care not for the face,
heed not that the form may want
Pride, dignity, or grace.
Let the mind be filed with glowing thoughts
&, And the soul with sympathy.
And care not if the cheek be pale,
Or the eye lack brilliancy.
What though the cheek be beautiful,
1t soon must loose its bloom;
The eyes bright lustre soon will fade
In the dark and silent tomb:
But the glory of the mind will live,
Though the joyous life depart.
And the magic charm can never die
Ola true ard noble heart.
The lips that utter gentle words


Have beauty all their own,
And more / prize kindly voice
Than mtrsIe'S sweeter tone:
And though its sounds are harsh and shrill,
If the heart within beats free,
And echoes back each glad impulse,
'Tis all the world TO me.
Year: 1859

Names that Ire upon the ground are not
easily set on fire by the torch Of envy, but
those quickely catch it, which are raised up
by fame, or wave to the breezeofprosperity.
- Lon42nr
Year: 1859

The New Haven Register relates that an
actor at one of the theatres was called out
fur times in one evening not long ago-twice
by the sheriff, once by a tailor, and once by
an irresistible desire to imbibe.
Year: 1859

Run OvER.-A countryman fell of
load Of hay while coming down Harrison
street yesterday afternoon. and was very
badly injured. The hind wheel of his wa
gon passed over his ankle, smashing the
bones in q very bad manner. Too much
care cannot be taken in riding on top of
loads Of hay, as q man is liable to be shake
off At auv moment
Year: 1859

The meeting Of the Scott County
Medical Society will be held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the Office Of the School Board
corner of Brady aud Fourth streets, instead
Of the Council Chamber.


The members of the profession, desirous
of Joining in the formation of q Pathologi
cal Society. are also requested to meet at
the same place at 2 l2 o'clock instead OF
at the Council Chamber as advertised.
Year: 1859

1nE NEW pier which has been in
course Of erection ty the Bridge Company,
will probably \. inish d to day. The work
appears to have been thoroughly executed
the stones having been accurately fitted
and laid in hydraulic cement. The new
pier will be much Lar ger than the old one,
and will in every way he its superior. All
the ob-trnctons which have necessarily
been placed in the river during it's construc-
tion. viii, he removed and the char mel once
more rendered free from lumber, fiat boats,
etc. The contractors, Messrs Reynolds d
,:aulpangh, will receive for this JOB about
$4,000, which. taken in connection with
the material, will bring the cost of the pier
up 10 about so, 900. No delays or acci-
dents have occurred during the progress Of
the work, which is q good omen for the
bridge company and the contractors.


KUNAwAY-A span Of horses at
tached to a lumber wagon, came tearing
down Brady street yesterday morning.
causing everything they met to scatter
right ana lett Arriving at the junction of
Post Office alley. they attempted to turn
down, which attempt resulted in the upset
ting Of the wagon and the spiling of its
contents, consisting of parlor stove. pipe
and several other articles, which had Just
been purchased by our friend from the in
terror The wagon turned over few
times and became considerably tangled, but
was finally freed from the horses by the lib
eral use Of a Jack knife. II it were not that
life is endangered by these runaways, we
could wish that every horse kept unLitched
would run away and smash up whatever
he might be attached to- 1t is criminal for
our citizens to leave their horses 80 careless.
ly fastened.


The GAS QUESTION. cores
pondent in yesterdays paper makes some
very pertinent enquiries regarding the light
ing our streets these long winter evenings.
We think our correspondents views are Just
right on this subject, and we go our whole
length for lighting the.lamps. The erenimg
trade Of our city is large, and if our street
lamps were lighted it would be increased
ten fold. Strangers visiting our city are at
a loss to understand why the lamps are not
lighted in Davenport, when just across the
river, in town rot more than half our size,
every corner is iluu mated with brilliant
light. We thought the Council would take
some decided steps regarding the matter
at its last meeting, but they entirely ig-
nored the subject, and we are again left in
dark uncertainty. Let this matter be at
tended to at once. If the Council has fully
decided upon not allowing our streets to be
lighted this winter, let us understand them
so, and We will see if we cannot obtain the
privilege without their assistance.
Year: 1859

1t should be rule between all
friends to accept just that much OF
each others confidence as is freely
and voluntarily given. Every person
has a sacred and inalienable right to
privacy olthought and Ieeling-.a right
which should be respected to the very
letter, even by the most intimate and
dearest friends. Itis a common say.
ing, and a very mischievous one, that
there should be "no secrets between
man and Wife" A woman has Just
as much right to withhold fall eX.
preston of her innermost thoughts at-
ter marriage as before, and a man has,
of course, the same. When all is laid
bare the holiest recesses Of the heart
the very adyta of the souls temple
the two will almost inevitably tire
of each other. There is nothing new
they have told all they know, and
nothing more can Ge said between
them, except mere common-places,
which soon become ennuyeur. This
right to privacy is not sufficiently well
understood in the world. Near friends
are too apt to assume the power OF
prying into and criticising each 9TH
ers hearts. They should he more
careiul--more respecttul---and ask
fewer questions. If friends generally
would take a common sense view OF
the subject, they would see that what
A. chooses to tell B. is BIS business,
and he may listen and criticiso that,
as much as he likes. What A. does
not tell 3. is sacred to A. The sim.
pie TACT that he did not see fit TO inn
part it, ought to satisfy B. that it is
none Of his business, and the less he
tries to pry into it, the better A. will
like him.
Year: 1859

Homeopathic SoUP.--We are ho-
meopathists ourselves, but, neverthe-
less, like good joke, even when ittells
against our own favorite theory
Many fair hints have been made at
the expense of the science, but we do
not recollect one better than tho fol.
lowing recipe for making EOlneo-
pathic Soup:


stake two starved pigeons, hang
them by string in the Kitchen win.
dow, so that the sun will cast the sha.
dow of the pigeons into an iron poi
already on the fire, and which will
hold ten gallons Of water; boil the
shadows over a slow fire tor ten hours
and then give the patient one drop il
a glass of water every ten days."
Year: 1859

happy in the moment of death. What a
rebuke is this to him who would say "there
is no God.". Yes, there is Cod, o.will
be our strength even in the trying hour of
death, if we will be his dut:ful children
here. Ours is no more a whole family
here, but our prayer to God is, that we will
all get home to that heavenly place and be
q whole family in Paradise.


Gentle reader, where are your family
jewels Have some gone before you p
All ther prepare to meet them in Heav-
en-; or will you be the only one of your
family who is missing from that heavenly
homes Stop one moment in your striving
after this worlds goods, and form resolu-
ton with Gods help, yeu will not be the
missing one Of all your family from the
celestial city and make glad the hearts Of
your aged mother or father, and cause the
very angels in Heaven to rejoice at your
deliverance from an eternal death.


San Marcos, Texas. }. 9. S.
Year: 1859

Bro. GoEMAN In my humble opinion
it would be difficult to conceive of a more
wretched and miserable situation, than the
caption of this communication indicates
That there are thousands of such instances
in the world, no one will deny, who is even
partially acquainted with the history of the
world, or who is honest enough to admit
what is strictly true. Might it not be we'll
to institute an enquiry into the causes that
are in operation, tt at naturally and certain
ly produce these results And if the eau
ses can be ascer tained, may it not be pos
sible to suggest remedy, yes, a never-fail-
ing remedy? The first inquiry / would
make is, whether the husband has become
3 drunkard in consequence of having a
scolding, termagant of wife, or has the
wafe been led to scold in consequence o
having drunken husband? These are
pertinent and important interrogatories
and correct and truthful answer will fur
nlsh the starting point of all the wretched
ness that naturally and necessarily results
from such promises or antecedents.


On the supposition that a husband
drunkenness was the cause of his wife
scolding, it would follow that the husban,
was thirst in the transgression," but it b


no means follows, that the wife is at al
lustltlable In abusing and villifying her bus
band-for besides the command forbiddin


us to render evil for evil,''' it is in m


oplmon so far from being a remedy for IL
eorlateS, that it only aggravates il, an
Year: 1859

What blessing is memory It takes
US back to childhood hours, before the
chain that bound every member of our fam
lily was broken by the ruthless hand of
death. | was very sad to-day, while re-
viewing the past. l was thinking of our
home-picture, long, long ago, when we
were all there. None had yet caused the
tear of sorrow to flow at his or her depar-
turc from the paternal roof. Yes, we were
all there. Our dear sire sat at the head of
the table, and our ever indulgent and Gen
tie mother sat opposite him, and five chill
dren on either side. Yes, there was ten of US,
and happy family we were. But when
family of children grow up to be young
ladies and young men, how soon they be-
gin to bid farewell to those dear ones at
home, who watched over their childhood,
took care of them in their helpless infancy,
and pressed their soft and infant cheeks
with many affectionate kiss before they
were yet conscious of this mark of love
and devotion. But to our family: our ell
dest sister grew up and was called away to
gladden. another's home. Then a brother
went away-far away-to seek fame and
fortune-never again to return to the pa
ternal home to make it his home again
for in that far off home he found dear


one who united her destiny with his, tc


walk lifc's pilgrimage together. Then our


little sister of but thirteen summers went


away to be an angelin that Heavenly home


there to await CUR coming. Then two


brothers were called hence to join theil


Saviour and angel sister, in that home pre-


pared for all Gods people from the foun


dation of the world.


And then, oh then, our good Pa, VIII,


was a servant of the Most High God here
J was called by his Master to come up high
) er,. and when the summons came, he toll
US he was happy in the hope of an immol
tality beyond the grave, and that all he rt
! gretted was that he had to leave our des
: mother here to still struggle on alone
: He had beea an affectionate husband ft
; more than forty years, and in the hour
: death he ceased not to be concerned abor
d. the welfare of our mother. But he W,
Year: 1859

Not excessive pruning, and indiscriminate
cutting and slashing after the practice of the
newly arrived Englishman, who was making
openings "to let the hair in" but more or
less pruning must needs be done, especially
in orchards which have not received proper
care in former years. If fruit trees are prop
erly trained from the time they leave the
nursery until they arrive at maturity, COM
mon pruning knife will be the only imple-
ment needed, except in accidental splitting
down of branches. But taking things as we
find them-with the cross-growth chatting
the bark, compact and too crowded head,
limbs already beginning to decay--there are
branches from three to four inches in dame
ter which must needs be removed for the fu-
ture best interests of the orchard. a.... FL


To doctor such an orchard we would, du-
ring the latter part of July or early in Au-
gust, take light ladder, narrow fine tooth
ed saw, sharp pruning knife and pot of
shellac dissolved in alcohol with a painting
brush in it, and commence operations. 1t is
useless to attempt to make the full grown
orchard, whose pruning has been neglected,
look like the well formed, evenly balanced
and short jointed trees which have yearly re-
ceived a judicious cutting-out and shorten
ing-in, from the time they were first planted.
This is out of the question. In cases of
doubtful expediency, we would give the tree
the benefit of the doubt by leaving the
branch, or in other words we would leave a
thicker top rather than make too many
wounds to heal over. ....... ...... .....-... ..


Select limb, saw it off close to the body
ofthe tree or large branch, being careful that
its weight does not cause it to split down
just before falling. Pare the wound smooth
and coat with the shellac to keep out water
and prevent sun-checking. When done du-
ring this month duly the latter growth of
the season will commence to roll over the
smooth cut and in few years the new wood
will unite upon the two sides and scarcely
leave scar. If an Ak is used, leaving a
stub of some six inches in length, the new
growth fails to cover this cut; the stub be-
gins to rot and let in water, which still fur
ther hastens decay even towards the heart
of the tree.-Anerican Agriculturalist.
Year: 1859

Grass, while still green, countains large
amount ofstarch, gum and sugar. The su-
gar is perceived in the sweetish taste Of the
juice; the starch and gum being nearly taste
less, are not so readily precieved. The prin-
cipal nourishins ingredients in all kinds Of
food are starch, gum, sugar, and so notoroge-
NOUS compound. But the starch, gum,
and sugar, are mainly changed into hard in
so hard indisestible woody fibre when grass
full natures. If the ripening process be ar
rested eight or ten days before its compile
ton, and the plant be dried rapidlyl double
or treble the amount Of starch, gum, and SUI
gar will be secured. The same reasoning
holds true all kinds of grain. Every one is
familiar with the sweet taste Of green corn,
wheat in the milk, etc. When the growth
is completed, cut these crops and you save
a considerable amount of rich nutriment
which would otherwise be changed to the
woody fibre of the outer shell. The only
point to be looked to, is, to wait until the
accumulation ofjuices is completed, and then
begin the harvesting at once. The only cx-
ception to this rule is with crops designed
solely for seed; these may well be left to the
natural full ripenins upon the stalk, especi-
ally when the seed is to be kept long.


The proper time for cutting grasses is at
tho moment the seed is set, or Immediately
after the Towering is over. Clover should
be cut as soon as in full bloom.-Anaerican
-Igriculturist.
Year: 1859

Of the numerous authorizations we have
nothing to say, as we are only writing of the
pure article, and the unscientifc must de-
pend upon the honesty and business-char-
acter or reputation of the manufacturer more
than on any other source. .....
We find in Bavarian periodical scien-
tiic resume of the effect of hops on beer,
which may prove interesting in this place,
and we have no fear of anything becoming
uninteresting while writing about lager.
Hops contain volatile oil, resinous
matter, bitter principle and tannic acid. II
the beer while being made is boiled too long,
the volatile oil is driven off, and recourse has
been had to distilling the volatile oil from the
hops and adding it separately, but it impaired
disagreeable flavor and prevented clearing.
The resinous matter is not easily soluble in
fresh beer and even the dissolved portion is
often thrown off during fermentation.
The bitter substance of the hops was form
erly considered the most essential compound
but this view is now exploded. The bitter
substance is found to be a strong narcotic
and by drinking beers which contain large
quantities of hops, headaches, dizziness, and
dryness of the mucus membrane are quick.
ly produced.


Ifa greater quantity of malt than ordinari,
ally is used, the beer contains more alcohol
but this is more healthy than predomin.
ance of the bitter. Physicians should always
prohibit bitter beer from all who suffer from
hemorrhoids or incline to dropsy. More than
from two to three pounds of hops should not
be used to one thousand pounds of beer.
The tannic acid of the hops unites with
the resinous matter; and when the beer
cools, both separate, thus facilitating the
clearing.


The brewer should carefully examine the
hops, because if they have been exposed to
dampness and are aged, the tanic acid chan.
ges into gallic acid, which gives to the beer
disgusting sour taste, and it does not COM
bine with the resinous matter and. separates
from the beer, but gives it dark red color
And now as we have written of beer un.
til we are thirsty, we shall desist for fear Of
inducing corresponding dryness in the
,, throax of the reader.-Scien. american.