smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

he had none in his department, and he had
better call on Evarts. Witness told him
he had filed an application and now wanted
Sherman's influences who replied that he
neither would use his influence for witness
in his own or in other departments.
Year: 1878

Halls Journal of Health don't believe
in too much water, for it says on the
subject of bathing: Once week is often
enough for man to wash himself all
over, and whether in summer or winter
that ought to be done with soap, warm
water and hogs hair brush, in a room
showing at least seventy degrees Fahren-
heit. Baths should be taken early in
the morning, for it is then that the sys-
tenn possesses the power of reaction in
the highest degree. Any kind of bath
is dangerous soon after meal, or soon
after fatiguing exercise. No man or
woman should take bath at the close of
the day, unless by the advice of family
physician. The best mode of keeping
the surface of the body clean, besides
the once week washing already men,
toned, is as follows: AS soon as you
get out of bed in the morning, wash
your face, hands, neck and breast; into
the same basin of water put both feet at
once for about minute, rubbing them
briskly all the time; then with the
towel, which has been dampened by
wiping the face, feet, etc, wipe the
whole body well, fast and hard, with
mouth shut and chest projecting. Let
the whole thing be done in less than
five minutes. At night, when you go to
bed, and whenever you find yourself
wakeful or restless, spend from two to
five minutes in rubbing your whole body
with your hand, so far as you can reach
in every direction. This has tendency
to preserve that softness and mobility OF
skin which is essential to health, and
which too frequent washings will always
destroy,
Year: 1878

"Im glad to say that our child is
generous little body. The other day
her grandfather gave her cent to buy
herself some candy. AS she was going
out, she discovered a little beggar-boy
on the front steps. She. stopped, and
looked first at him then at her cent; then
looked down on the ground apparently
lost in thought Finally, with the sweet
est smile on her beautiful face, she
stepped up to the forlorn child, and,
laying her hand on his shoulder, said in
gentle tone: Here, little boy, take
this cent, md go and buy yourself a suit
of clothes and seme dinner! "--Iade-
pendent,
Year: 1878

Queen Victoria's new saloon railway
car is one of the most beautiful of its
kind ever built, as may well be imag-
ined from the fact that it's construction
and fittings cost over 100000.
Year: 1878

Can man swim in oilp This ques-
ton was practically solved the other day
by workman employed in an oil manu-
factory of Nice, who fell into tank Of
olive oil nine feet deep. He was an ex-
pert swimmer, but he went to the bot
tom like a plummet, and was only saved
from drowning by the timely aid of a
comrade, Oil is too light to swim in; it
is not sufficiently buoyant, and does not
offer the resistance necessary to keep a
man afoat.
Year: 1878

The immensity of the product of the
oil wells of Pennsylvania almost stag
gers belief. When the fact is stated that
the daily shipments from the oil regions
average nearly 10000 barrels, we natur-
ally ask, what becomes of this 'normous
quantity of oleaginous matter? The
greater proportion of it finds a foreign
market. So multifarious are the uses
to which petroleum is being put, that a
little familiarity with the subject will
cease to cause wonder at what be-
comes of the millions of barrels that
are annually drawn from the bowels of
the earth.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Holland hits the nail exactly on


the head in the following words from


Scribner's for January:
What is the cure tor gossip? Simply
culture. There is great deal Of gos-
sip that has no malguity in it. Good


nalured people talk about their neigh


bors because-and only because-they


have nothing else to talk about. As


we write, there comes to us the picture
OF family of young ladies. We have
seen them at home, we have met them
In galleries OF art, we have caught
gllmpses Of them going from a book
store or library, with fresh volume
iu their hands. When We meet them
they are iuil Of what they have seen or
read, They are Drumming with ques-
tons. Que topic OF conversation is
dropped only to give glace to another
in which they are interested, We have
lett them, alter delight hour, stimu.
lated and refreshed and during the
whole hour not a neighbor's garment
was soiled by as much as a touch.
They knew something, and wanted to
know more. They could listen as well
as they could talk, TO speak freely Of
nelghbor's doings and belongings
would have seemed an impertinence to
them, and of course, an improperly.
They had no temptation to gossip, be-
cause the doings of their neighbors
formed subject very much less inter
esting than those which grew out OF
their knowledge and their culture.


And this tells the whole story. The
confirmed gossip is always either mali


icious or ignorant. The one variety
needs change of heart, and the other
a change Of pasture. Gossip is always
a personal confession either of malice
or imbecility, and the young should
not only shun it, but, by the most
culture, relieve themselves
from all temptation to indulge in it. 1t
is low frivolous, and too often dirty
business. There are country neighbor
hoods in which it RACES like a pest.
Churches are split In pieces by it.
Neighbors are made enemies by it for
life. In many persons it degenerates
into a chronic disease, which is pra;ti-
cally iucurable. Let the young cure
it while they may.
Year: 1878

Medical IN en- constantly urge the use
of the lemon. A piece OF lemon bound
upon corn may cure it in a few days |;
it should be renewed night and morn
ing. A free use of lemon juice and su.
gar will always relieve a cough.


Most people feel poorly in the spring,
but if they would eat a lemon before
breakfa every day for week, with or
without sugar, as they like, they would
often find it better than any medicine.


Lemon juice used according to this
recipe will sometimes cure consump-
ton.


Put dozen lemons into cold water
and slowly bring to boil; boil slowly
until the lemons are soft, but not too
soft, ther squeeze until all the juice is
extracted, add sugar TO your taste and
drink.


Another use of lemons is for a ro-
freshing drink iu summer, or 10 sick
ness at any time. Prepare as directed
above, and add water aud sugar.


But in order to have this keep we'll
after boiling the lemons, squeeze them
and strain them carefully; then to
every half-pint Of juice add one pound
Of crushed or loaf sugar, boil and stir
a few minutes more until the sugar is
dissolved. skim carefully aud bottle.


You will get more juice from the
lemons BY boiling them, aud the prepa-
ration keeps better.
Year: 1878

There once was Count, no I've heard 1t said


Who felt that his end drew near;
Ard he called his sons before his bed


To part them his goods and gear.
he called for his plough. he called for his sword,


That gallant, good and brave;
They brought him both at their fathers word,


And thus he his blessings gave;
my first. born son, my pride and might,


Do thou my sword retain:
Ny castle on the lordly height,


And all my broad domain.
"On thee, my well-loved younger boy,


Ny plough here bestow,
A peaceful life shalt thou enjoy,


In the quiet vale below"
Contented sank the sire to rest,


Now all was given away;
The sons held true his last bshest,


E'en on their dying day.
Snow tell us what came Of the steel Of fame,


OF the castle and its knight
And tell us what came OF the vale so tame,


And the humble peasant wight"
o ask not Of me what the end may be!


Ask of the country round
The castle is dust, the sword is rust,


The height is but desert ground.
But the vale spreads wide in the gold en- pride


OF the autumn sunlight now;
1t teens and it ripens Tar aud wide,


And the honor abides with the plough.
Year: 1878

ITO tue Euitor OF THO uraphIc.T


l am in favor of the reconciliation
of silver in the unlimited legal tender
clause. My opponents claim the bonds
read gold" What l want to know
is, is there any other term used than
coin" in the fve-twenties and ten
forties, and if silver was legal tender
(unlimited) at time of issue Of bonds :?
An answer will oblige me.


Yours,
Year: 1878

Government promises is the aim of
thein6ationists, and it can be the on
ly result if they carry their plans in
to execution, The prospect recon-
mends itself to the debtor class, to
the thOughtless and ignorant, and to
that large proportion of citizens who
resisted the war, either on the South
ern battle fields or in politics at the
North. OF course, there are eXCep-
tions to this rule among eX-Confed
crates and Democrats. Some of them
are in business and fully understand
that Reputation means disaster to
all trade and industrial interests.
Others, such as Senator Lamar, for
instance, are intelligent men, who
know that the prosperous future OF
the Whole. nation is bond up in q
AseBntlpearrcney and-tke observation
of the public pledges. Nor do we
mean to say that there are not Re
publicans-even Republican leader.
who have surrendered themselves tc
the great heresy of the day. But il
remains true that the initiation and
|. Reputation principle finds It's lodg.
ment in popular desire to wipe out
the debt by any other process thar
payment. That is not merely alb
stract dishonesty, but it also fore
shadows calamity to both labor and
capital; for public reputation lead,
inevitably to private stagnation, los,
Of confidence in business circles and
suffering to the wages laborer. 1t is
we'll in this crisis to look straight at
what we have to face and to fight the
enemy with all the appliances in oul
BuHO. AmericdH.
Year: 1878

Allegany county will roll up a
good round majority for any true
blue Democrat but for Ringster, a
Shyster, or Lobbyist, ready to sell
out to the highest bidder, she will
put her feet down in no unmistaka-
BILE terms.
Year: 1878




The Citizen has again started the
old parrot cry Of harmony for the
hundredth time, and yet the colonel
knows that he is this day response
bic for all the dissension that exists
in the ranks Of the Democratic party
of Frederick county. The duplicity
with which he acted in the appoint
ment of Governor Carrnll's officers
for Frederick county-his treachery
to the people of his town and county
his sdemagogueism-his lobbyism and
other acts of questionably propriety,
have well nigh diSruptured the par


ty. The call for harmony from him
comes with bad grace. The best
thing that this young man can do
for the harmony Of the party is to
follow Greeley's advice and go West.
Year: 1878

ZECH. IL: Z.
When the birds have hushed their music,
And the day is almost DER,
Sits maiden, singing softly,


just within her cottage door;
Though her voice is low and trembling,
Very sweet to me the song
"And hope by his good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home"
Old the words, and she who sings them,
Sitting still and peaceful there,
Long hath trod earth's changing pathway,
Long hath known its pain and care;
Yet the sweet voice shows no sadness,
Singing softly all alone
And hope, by his good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home"
Only these few words she singeth.
And her voice is weak and low,
But l think no sweeter music


Can my spirit ever know;
For the peaceful brow bespeaketh
Victory over worldly sin,
And the dim eyes looking upward,
Tell of Gods pure love within.
Long hath been her life of labor,
daru the burden she hath borne,
She indeed, through ifes temptations
Chrlst's own righteousness hath worn;
Now at evening sings she softly
Those sweet words she long hath known
And hope, by his good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home"
So love to watch her sitting
With her brow so free from care,
And the sunlight shining golden
In her rings of snow-white hair;
Love to hear her sweet voice culver
Softly in the dear old song,
AS she hopes, ''by his good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home"
Soon know that she is going
Where they know not sin or care,
And the while 1 sit and watch her
To my spirit comes the prayer,
Father, when for me life closeth.
Let her make her song my own;
Help me, too, by thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home'" Selected
Year: 1878

"DoEs your sister Annie ever Say any
thing about me, sissy ?" asked an anx-
ious lover of little girl. Yes" was
the reply; {" she said il you had rockers
on your SHOES they'd make nice cradle
for my doll"


The first impression that the English
design on the American dollar gives you,
is that the eagle has just been reused
unexpected swipe across the back with
stuffed club Hswkeye,


A YOUNG lady said pretty good thing
the other evening. She had many ad-
mirers among the limbs of the law, and
on being asked how she escaped heart
whole, said she supposed it was owing to
selors there is safety"


ENVY is the most inexcusable of all
the passions. Every other sin has some
pleasure annexed to it, or will admit Of
an excuse; envy alone wants both
Other sins last but for awhile; the
appetite may be satisfied anger remits }
hatred has an end, but envy never ceases.


A READER asks US why it is that if
Shakespeare is the greatest writer of
English his style is not more frequently
copied. S'death, pry' thee, out upon thee,
man; hold, we know not, an yet L
charge thee, an thou love me, ah ah
still, what are you giving us?-[New
York Herald"


ACCORDING to the spring fashion plates,
there is such g similarity between the
apparel of ladies and gentlemen that
married man will want to see q red
patch on some of his clothes to avoid the,
blunder of getting on the wrong gar
ments when he gets up first in the morn
ing--if married man ever does get up
first.


AFTER q man, who has always main
tained the highest standing in the relig-
ious community, has once run across the
back yard after dusk aud tried TO cut
the cloths line in two with his chin, he
always has to explain to his Mortified
wife that he got into the habit of swear
ing in the army. And, very probably he
did, Hawkeye.


NOBODY who is afraid of laughing,
and heartily too, at his friend, can be
said to have a true and thorough love
for him and on the other hand it would
betray a sorry want of faith, to distrust
friend because he laughs at you. Few
men, believe, are much worth loving,
in whom there is not something well
worth laughing at,


OFFICIAL POETRY.


THERE have been a good many "sweet
singers reported since she of Michigan
burst upon a waiting world, but the one
that takes the rag off the bush is on the
Legislative Record. We find this stanza
scattered through its pages:


The question being,


Will the house agree to the bill !?


It was agreed to.


The title was read.


The question being,


Will the house agree TO the title
-----' - It wss- agreed TO.


1t looks ike poetry, if it isn't and it
has to be set in this shape because the
Record is paid for by the page. and the
shorter the lines, thu fatter is the con-
tractors take."--- Lancaster Intelli-
gencer.
Year: 1878

THERE have been a good many "sweet
singers reported since she of Michigan
burst upon a waiting world, but the one
that takes the rag off the bush is on the
Legislative Record. We find this stanza
scattered through its pages:
Year: 1878

fFrom the Tuscsrora (Nev) Times-Re view ]


Marancy Hughes was married in Sep
tember last to person who was known as
Samuel M. Pollard. Her relatives op-
posed the match, and she eloped and was
married without their knowledge, and a
short time after their marriage. Pollard
confessed to her that he was woman
that she had trouble with her relatives in
the East; bad lost her property, and as
sumed the disguise of a man for the rea-
son that avenues for making money would
be open to her in that character which
would be closed 10 her as woman. Po!-
lard has never given her any particular
reason for doing her this great wrong, but
it is believed to have heen actuated by "a
foolish pride in appearing in the character
of a married man. The victim was
ashamed to acknowledge that che had been


50 imposed upon, and shrunk from admit
ting the truth. Pollard, without actually
threatening her life, repeatedly intimate j
that it would be bad for her if sbe exposed
her, and so she kept silence until a fort
night ago, when her aunt got on intima-
tion of the fact. and questioned her closely
and she related to her the whole story,
The victim saws that the woman's real
name is Sarah NJ. Pollard, and that her
trunk is filled with feminine apparel. A
complaint was fled recently by J G. How
erton, accusing Pollard of perjury in
swearing when he took out the marriage
Iiconso that he was n male
Year: 1878

TRENTON. Aug. II, 1873.


Mr JOlta ID. Cdrne:


Dear Sir-In answer to yours Of
the 7th inst, as appears in the MILAN
EXCHANGE, Trenton Mirror and
Trenton Herald, / must say that |
am not willing and l most positively
decline to make race for an Office
where there is no one authorized by
law to order an election nor to give a
certificate to the largest number of
votes, and where the successful party
would have no legal authority TO
discharge the duties of the Office, and
where in fact, he would be as far from
being an officer after the race as be-
fore the race was made. There was
enough illegality in the past election,
as an investigation of the matter would
show, without opening the door to eve
ry means of vice that tricksters and de-
signing men could and would get up
in an election of that character, and
which could not possibly reflect the
will of the people, Very Respectful
lN Nj. G. Holmes.
Year: 1878

We are willing to receive twenty OF
thirty cords of wood in payment OF
subscriptions for TIE EXCHANGE, and
we would be glad TO receive it during
the summer months. Bring it in
while the roads are good, and before
cstsen picking time comes.
Year: 1878

Just received at
the BANKRUPT
STORE a large as
sortment of Cloth
ing; we can fit eve
rybody, small and
big, atprices to suit
the times; also, a
fine assortment jof
Gents Hats and Caps
and a new Lot of
Boots and Shoes.


Our stock of DRY
GOODS is the best in
town. We have got
100 pieces Of the latest
styles Of Prints, All
Wool Jeans for a very
little money.


We invite every body to come and
see us. Young men come and look
at our fine Stock Of Clothing, and If
you don't want to buy come anyway
and see the latest styles and fashions
If you want TO go eomting buy suit
'of Clothes from as, and youscannot
fail to have success.
Year: 1878

One of the town boys stood an UNI
brella in public door way; eleven
different persons lay quick claim to
the useful article; each picked it up
and carried it hurriedly to the end cf
a string, that the antic boy had tied
it with; not one was noticed to look
back or attempted to pick up the prop
erty the second time.
Year: 1878

A NEEDED IMPRovEMENT.-The new
pavement in front of the First Presby-
terian church and grounds is an improve
ment that reflects credit on the trustees
and congregation of that old and useful
religious organization.
Year: 1878

CHBIsTMAs GooDs.-We have never
seen so fine display of Christmas goods
in Wilmington as our merchants are now
making. Their stores are literally filled
with all the most beautiful and elegant
articles that are offered anywhere to
tempt the taste and empty the purses OF
purchasers. 1t is a delightful amuse-
ment to pass along the streets and look
into the windows, and ever so much
more to go inside and learn how "cheap
things are selling" The only regret
that weighs down ones feelings being
the scarcity of change TO spare, and the
difficulty of obtaining credit. Parents
experience many feelings of sadness
when the Christmas holidays are passing
that they are not able to present their
Ii tie ones with as many knick-knacks as
they desire. But this has always been
so and we do not know whether, con-
sidering the very low prices at which ar
tlcles are now sold by our merchants, the
people have ever been any more able to
indulge their inclination in this direction.
And we know of nothing that tends to
more good than the bestowal of small
gifts at this season. 1t is a custom that
ought to be more generally cultivated
nothing seems to enkindle OF
brighten love and bind so firmly the
links of friendship as small gifts. They
are the sure token of kindly remem-
brance and fill the heart with joy and
gratitude. And since all admit that to
be loved and esteemed by friends and
neighbors is one of the chief joys of life
how can a small amount of money be
more properly expended? We think
therefore, we are not stepping out of our
way in taking the liberty 10 urge upon
our people the great propriety of indulg-
ing their propensity to buy and bestow
gifts upon their children and upon eacl
other. In the end nothing will be lost
and if feeling of friendship and goo,
Christian fellowship is expanded Ger


tainly no harm can result but perhap
much happiness and more contentmen
in the future.
Year: 1878

At the present rate of progress it will not
be many weeks before the completion OF the branch Of
the Third Avenue Elevated Road from Chatham square
20 the station In front OF the Stats Zeng building
For the past week the work OF raising the
grders their places the iron pillars has been going
on at night, when the travel In Cbatham-st. was
ighest The Thirdaye bOrsecars have thus been
PEELED take the CentTest route 20 reach the Bowery
All the transverse girders between Now-Chambers and
Pearl-sts and number at Chathan-square have been
raised At the other end OF the branch. the work has
advanced even further. The grders have been placed
and two lengths OF the longitudinal supports which
the two tracks will rest have been put in position
Work the station will begin shortly and trains are
promised for January !, 1879.
Year: 1878

A new illustrated edition of Mother Gooses
Melodies is issued by Houghton, osgood, Company
which will delight the little folks In the nursery as mue
as Thanksgiving turkey Christmas pie The text
from an old COPY OF the original discovered several years
since in the library of the Worcester Antiquarian Society,"
which was after reprinted as literary CURIOSITY,
with notes and sketch of the memorable matroh 10
whom the authorship of the work is aseribed. The
happy juvenile who receives copy of this volume as
holiday gift will be sure that lie has the handsomest
adftIou I'm the market
Year: 1878

To the Editor of THE GLOBE.


Were it not well that some of our Repub-
llcan brethren :'rise and explain somewhat?
Who mixed the chalce now held to their
lips? Who enacted the laws under which
returning board Anderson was convicted
lately at New Orleans? If those laws were
just the thing for Democrats, why such hor-
rid grimacing when the efficacy is tried upon
Republicans? It is not SO long since when
Democrats thought it altogether proper to
look far enough into the action of that re-
turning board to see whether it's members
had acted in accordance with law in ascer-
tanning and returning the presidential vote of
their State, that have forgotten we were
told that State laws and proceedings by the
Republicans under them, were matters Of
exclusive State cognizance. would
like to know what new light has burst
upon our Republican brethren that they see
the rule is not good one for themselves
Now these consistent fellows-I don't mean
to call 'em sheepthieves- Republicans,