smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

SANDALINE IS A COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT OF
the original Juices of the sandal tree distilled with the
delicate machinery known TO chemistry by
especially invented and discovered by me after many years
combined with other gentle but powerful vegetable
ponents as mako the efectua specific known
profession for diseases Of the Kidneys Blood Skin


Genital Organs and Nervous system and others resulting
from them While occupying the position of Depart
mental Surgeon and Consulting Physician In India
thousands Of lives and wrought many remarkable
cures With
Year: 1879

Oberlin, the well-known philanthropist of
Steinthal, while yet candidate for the min
istry, was travelling on one occasion from
Strasbourg. IL was in the winter time
The ground was deeply covered with snow,
and the roads were almost impossible. He
had reached the middle of his Journey and
was among the mountains, but by that time
was so exhausted that he could stand up no
longer. He was rapidly freezing to death.
Sleep began to overcome him all power to
resist it left him. He commended himself
TO God, and yielded to what he felt TO be
the sleep of death. He knew not how long
he slept but suddenly became conscious Of
some one rousing him and waking him up.
Before him stood wagon-driver, in his blue
blouse, and the wagon not far away. He
gave him little wine and food, and the
spirit of life returned. He then helped him
on the wagon and brought him to the next
village. The rescued man was profuse in
his thanks, and offered money, which his
benefactor refused. at is only duty to
help one another" said the WAGNER, "and
it is the next thing to an insult to offer q re-
ward for such service "Then," replied
Oberln, " at least tell me your name, that
may have you in thankful remembrance be-
fore God" al see," said the WAGNER, "that
you are minister of the gospel please tell
me the name of the Good Samaritan"
" That" said Oberlin, =" cannot do, for it
was not put on record" "Then," replied
the wagner, "until you can tell me his
name, permit me to withhold mine" Soon
he had driven out OF sight, aud Oberlin
never saw him again. The charm of this
story is that no name is given of any per-
son-all we have is the generous spirit which
prompted it.-Selected.
Year: 1879

After all, the woods are the best reforma-
tory, better than stone walls, or iron CRATES,
or police systems. Put villain into the
forest, fence him about with solitude, leave
him to his own reflections, allow him no hu-
man confederates, and he will generally be
softened into man again. Put drunkard
there, let mountain stream leap and play
before his cabin door, and he will return to
his early tastes. Put miser there, leave
him alone with his hunger, aud he will for
get the value of coined metal like the mis-
anthropos Timon, digging in the earth and
finding gold, he will curse his luck that it
was not roots instead. Send into this exile
one of these rhymers OF small talk, of the
GERS de societe now SO popular, and he will
be redeemed from his devotion to his gay
mistress, Society, aud will in time return to
the poets first and only true love, Nature
1t may take years to recall him, but he will
come at last, and learn to mourn over his
wasted life. To some men Nature is like
some women, in as much as it may be neces-
sary to thrust them into her acquaintance
and imprison them there before they will
learn TO appreciate her worth, but then, so
great is the revelation, they will call them
selves stupid for not loving her before
Good COMPANY.
Year: 1879

A woman's glove is to her what a vest
pocket is to man. Bat it is more capa-
cious, and in ninety-nine cases out of one
hundred it is much better regulated. A man
will carry 5000 worth of small change, four
matches, half dozen toothpicks, short
pencil, and yet not be able TO find nickel
or match or toothpick or a pencil or a
card when he wants it. Not so with wo-
man. She has the least bit of glove, and
in that she carries the tiniest hand and a
wad of bills and the memoranda for her in
tended purchase of dry goods and car tick
cts and matinee checks and maybe dimin.
utive powder bag. We have no idea how
she does it-how she manages to squeeze a
thousand and one things into that Wee space
But she does it every time, and the glove
never looks the least discomposed or pleth'
oric or rufflsd. And when the woman
wants any article concealed about that glove
she doesn't seem to have the least trouble ia
the world getting at it. All that is required
is simple turn of the wrist, the disappear
ance Of two fairy fingers, and the desired
article is brought to light. 1t is wonder
that no savant can explain.
Year: 1879

Let every man consider how important a
place faith fills in his life, how much he gets
through his belief, and how dependent he is
upon IL. Faith is the channel through which
nearly all our knowledge has come, and is
the handspring of our activity. BY faith
men learn the alphabet A mother or
teacher says that A is A, B is b. and the
child believes it. BY faith men learn to
walk. The mother holds her hands first I'M
der the arms, then on each side of child,
and trusting in this help and in the heart of
love behind it, the child ventures TO step out.
Or it may be trust in a chair, bench, or
some other support that embodens child
TO try walk. What is begun through faith
is continued and ended by it. Nearly all
the knowledge acquired is received through
faith. What one man writes is accepted,
what another tells is rejected, through conf.
dence or a lack of it. History is taken on
trust. Lands and people never seen are
known by faith in the accounts of those
who have visited them. Science is accepted
through faith. Indeed, nearly all the knowl-
edge man has he has received through
faith. Faith is also the handspring of ac-
tion. There may be the energetic activity
OF despair, a man may perhaps lay out all
his strength and all his resources in one des-





confidence in the efficacy of such venture.
Men eat three times day the food set be-
fore them because they trust in those who
have prepared it. There have been those
who have not had such confidence, and they
have not eaten until their food has been first
tasted in their presence by their attendants.
Men go about the streets unarmed and un-
attended because they trust in the peaceable
character of their fellows in the righteous
ness and power of the government. There
are those who have no such trust and they
go about armed to the teeth. Men travel
by faith in the steamer, the coach, the en-
gine, in the captain, the crew, the conductor,
the engineer. If they had not such faith
they would not travel. Men invest their
earnings and savings in what they believe
will yield return, and be, when they de-
sire it again, convertible into money. Men
cultivate the soil through faith in the sun
shine and dews and showers, through faith
in the fertility of the soil which they have
bought or hired through faith, and in faith
in the fertilizers which have been obtained
and applied through faith. Men trust in
themselves, in one another, in nature, some
men in God. The merchant trusts his clerks,
the clerks their employers; the lawyer trusts
his clients and the clients their lawyer the
physician trusts the patient and the attend
ant, the patient and attendant the physician;
The sailor trusts the captain and the captain
the sailor, and both trust in the ships the
soldier trusts the general, and the general
the soldier children trust their parents,
scholars their teacher, and according to the
kind and degree of the faith of every man
is the nature of his life and its activity.
Distrust is inaction and death.-Christidn
Intelligencer.
Year: 1879

1t was on the morning of September 81 e,
1868. Few rising suns ever shone upon
more terrible scene than that presented this
morning on the battlefield of Chickamauga.
The forms of hundreds of brave men lay
cold and silent in DEATH remaining as they
had fallen in the heat of the conflict, while
bravely fighting. The silence of death
brooded over the field, and death indeed
was there in all its terror-silence rendered
doubly so by the closing echoes of the ter
rible carnage of the past two days. The
wounded had all been cared for as far as
possible, and now was consigned to the sur
vivors the solemn duty of laying to rest the
last remains of their beloved comrades.
There lay husbands, fathers, brothers, with
no one to shed a parting tear except their
sturdy companions in many weary day of
toll and bloodshed. Suddenly there rang
out upon the scene of stiffness the sound of
drum, long and loud, rolled out the morn
ing reveille, startling both men and officers,
coming as it did, from the midst of where
all was thought to be silent in death. The
surgeon was sent to investigate. Far out
among the dead he found little drummer
boy. Pale as the silent bodies around him,
he lay resting YEARLY upon his drum. The
surgeon saw at a glance that all would soon
be over. Both legs had been broken by a
shell, and from the mangled limbs the cur
rent of life was fast ebbing away. Strong
man that he was and used to death in all
Its various forms, he could not tell the boy
that his sufferiugs would shortly end, and he
turned away. Going back he requested an
officer to 60 and break the news. The Off.
Ger went to the boy, and placing his hand
softly upon his shoulder, said, My boy, you
are badly wounded, but you will be better
soon." al know it," answered the boy
all night have lain, and God only knows
my sufferings through the long weary hours;
but prayed that he would let me live to
see the morning sun, that | might once more
beat the reveille to summon the men to duty
as | have so often done before, and he has
answered my prayer" "God is very mer-
ciful;" Kindly answered the officer. " He
is always good" said the boy; "but know
what you mean by my being better soon.
am going to die, but am not afraid OF
death" You are brave boy" said the
officer; but why are you not afraid to
die 2" The boy placed his little trembling
hand in his bosom and drew forth smal
pocket Bible. "My mother gave me this
when | left home" he answered. " She tolG
me to read it every day, and have done 80
know that Jesus is waiting with oper
arms to receive me. That is why am NO
afraid to die. want you TO carry it to her
and tell her that have obeyed her and tina


die without fear, only sorry that coult
not once more see her dear face, and hea
her kind, loving voice." o the Bible


precious book divine Would to God tina
all mankind from it would learn thy hol,


will, and enjoy thy blessed promises J.
| ChrisLidn.
Year: 1879

In general, have no patience with people
who talk about the thoughtlessness of
youth iudulgently. had infinitely rather
hear of thoughtless old age, and the indul-
gence due TO that. When man has done
his work, and nothing can in any way be
materially altered in his fate, let him forget
his toll and jest with his fate, if he will (;
but what excuse can you find for wilfulness
of thought, at the very time when every
crisis of future fortune hangs on your de
cisions A youth thoughtless when the
career of all his days depends on the oppor-
tunity of moment A youth thoughtless
when all the happiness Of his home forever
depends on the chances, or the passions OF
an hour A youth thoughtless when his
every act is foundation stone Of future
conduct, and every Imagination fountain
of life or death Be thoughtless in after
years rather than now-though indeed there
is only one place where a man may be nobly
thoughtless death-bed. No thinking
should ever be left to be done there
Ruskin
Year: 1879

In one of our sleeping cars in America
there was an old bachelor who was annoyed
by the continued crying of child, and the
Intellectual attempts of the father to quiet it.
Pulling aside the curtain, and putting out
his head, he said "Where is the mother of
that child Why doesn't she stop this nui-
sance ?" The mother is in the baggage-car
in her coffin am travelling home with the
baby. This is the second night have been
with the child, and the little creature is
worrying for its mother. am sorry If its
plaintive cries disturb any one in this car"
"Wait a minute" said the old bachelor.
The old man got up and dressed himself,
and compelled the father to lie down and
sleep, while he took the babe himself. That
old bachelor stilling the cry of the babe all
night was hero. Aud the man who, for
the sake OF others, gives up lawful gratif.
cation in his own house or in the social cir
Gle is as great hero as though he stood
upon the battle-feld.--J. B. Cough.
Year: 1879

binds the child to that throng Of whom we
read in an old book "Of such is the king
dom of heaven" In the clear light of the
hereafter, such an hour may be seen to haze
sometimes been the saving Of many hours OF
woeping.--AJou Ben Adhem.
Year: 1879

CHArMAE & BoyER.-This energetic Real
Estate and Engineering firm have just about
completed map of the city which when
done will show the sizes of all the irregular
blocks and lots together with all the errors
in government survey, without which it is
impossible for any correct map of the city to
be made. They have made one map but
found without resurvey and location of
government corners it was impossible to
reach any degree of accuracy. They have
also an eminent lawyer engaged in searching
the records and are prepared to furnish eer-
titled copies % abstracts to those desiring,
at greatly reduced rates
Year: 1879

THE GLORIOUS FoURrH.-A glorious time
is on the programme for a grand celebration
on the fourth. The committee have already
collected $3.50, of this amount Si00 have
been sent To Portland through Mr.. Sanborn
agent for the fire works company, for the
best display of fire works ever exhibited
here. There is no doubt but that we shall
have celebration worthy of our city.
Everybody is Invited to come in and part;ci-
pate. and nothing will be left undone to
make things pleasant.
Year: 1879

If any druggist will prove by analysis that
any patent medicine on his shelves Is a asz better
remedy than Plumbers Oregon Blood furlneI, i
his fortune Is made, if he will send the formula
to U.s.
Year: 1879

Springfield, Mass. is the scene of a
little romance, which grew out of the
silly habit of correspondence between
young men and women who are unknown
10 each other. Some time ago a younp
man of Dubuque, Ia, advertised i'm
Massachusetts paper for wife


The only answer among the many he
received which enlisted his interest was
one that purported TO come from a lively
and well-to.do young widow of Spring
field, Massachusetts,. To this one he
replied. Their letters grew more aflec.
uonate, and finally one came from the
widow telling him frankly that
instead of being the attractive individ.
ual she had presented herself TO be she
was only an impecunious sewing Girl
who worked daily for her bread The
youth, instead of breaking of the cores
pOndence, fancied himself more in love
than ever, and took himself in person to
Springfield and his adored To claim her
for his bride. And she, when she saw
I'm him only seedy aud unattractive
being, wearing an Old slouch hat. re-
fused him. She said him nav and
scarcely had he left for his home again
before she began to regret that she had
not said him yea And IA time passed
she regretted it the more. Eventually
she induced friends to write to parties
in Dubuque inquiring about her hero;
and when the replies were invariably
most complimentary, she regretted il
the more still. But never WORD wrote
he. Finally, Notwithstanding her pride
she wrote TO him herself, telling him
how she had misjudged him and how
sor-sorry she was and-all that. There
upon he replied that when he had visited
her he had Intentionally donned the
time-worn clothes in which he had pre-
sented himself to her in order to test
and-and all that, too. And 40 they
married, and thus endeth this chronicle.
Which is well enough to adorn tale
but poor material TO point moral.
Year: 1879

frof. Thompson, in some remarks be-
fore the Glasgow Geological Society on
some peculiarities in the rotation of the
earth, expressed some interesting opin-
ions of the circumstances according to
which the axis of the earth might be-
come changed through geological innu-
ences, and the consequences Of any such
change. The possibility of such change,
said Prof. Thompson, had been adduced
to account for the great differences in
climate which could be shown 10 have
obtained at different periods in the same
portion Of the earth's surface and the
question arose whether changes in the
earth's axis could account for these
changes Of climate. In the present con
dition Of the earth, it is admitted that
any change in the axis Of rotation could
not be permanent-though in very
early geologic ages, supposing the earth
to have been plastic, the yielding Of the
surface might have made the new axis a
principal axis; but certain il is that the
earth at present is so rigid that no such
change il possible. The Professor de
clares emphatically that changes Of eli
mate have not been produced by changes
Of the earth's axis
Year: 1879

Special to the stal.


JEFFERsoNvILLE, IND, June 27.-Yester-
day Mr.. Sample withdrew his petition for
divorce, and being relieved of his restrain
ing orders he made straight shoot to get
possession Of his house in advance of his
wife. He closed the gates and refused her
admittance. She climbed the fence, but
was summarly tumbled over again by the
supple Sample, and she retired from the
field


At late hour at night, however, Mrs.
Sample succeeded in getting into the house
after terrible war of words. Sample enl-
pioyed lot of teams and squad of men
and forcibly moved TO another dwelling,
leaving Mrs Sample queen of the empty
mansion She then swore out a warrant
and holds Sample under bonds to keep the
peace. The Samples are very wealthy and
of high standing
Year: 1879

Peter Gardner who was indicted BY
the last Grand Jury of the United States
Court for voting illegally in the Second
Precinct of the Twenty Ward, YVES
arrested last evening and lodged in jail


Roh's Hill Hospital is perhaps now on
hre' the order from DR.. Miner being to burn
1t at 2 O'Clock this afternoon. Fire engines
have been ordered to the locality to pm
vent damage to other property.
Year: 1879

Police Commissioner Sutton this af-
ternoon received official notification
from Governor Richard Bishop to suspend
Police Commissioner Hogan from the
Board on the charge of using improper
language in the Board. Set for hearing
Iuly 9th,
Year: 1879

We find the following notice of the
death Of member of the 18th La,
Regt. in the Thibodaux Seutidel-we
knew the deceased we'll, and can endorse
every word Of it:


George W. Winder formerly of this
vicinity died January 90, 1870, at his
residence in Hammond Texas. The de-
ceased was we'll known in Thibodaux
in his boyhood and youth. He was q
member of the Lafourche Creoles $
that left this place, under command of
Captain Bush, for service iu the Com
federate Army, in which organization
he remained until the termination of
the war. The deceased was noted for
his kindly disposition, and social char
acter.


1t ever there was n man possessed of
q superabundance of the milk of human
kindness that man was George Winder.


His last biscuit or blanket would be
cheerfully given to a friend in need, and
to gratify a companion any sacrifice
would be freely made.


He had his faults and foibles as have
all men, but there are none, \slo knew
George Winder intimately or ever had
the opportunity Of seeing his inmost
character tried or his truly charitable
heart tested, who will not shed a tear of
sorrow over his grave, and remember
kindly him who has gone to his early
tomb.


The deceased was q son of the late
Van 2. Winder OF Terrehonne and a
grand son of Hon. Felix Grundy of
Tennessee.
Year: 1879

Ten years ago the wife of well-to-d do
contractor of this city attended ball,
on which occasion she danced to excess.
Soon after she gave birth to an idiot son,
which IN due time was consigned to the
poor house. Ever since the boy has
been able to stand he has been going
through the motions of a crude waltz.
In his walking hours he is never still q
moment, but is continually whirling
round and round, or6hn,tfiing along the
his arms, head and body. The boys
parents are still living in this city
indianapolis Sun.
Year: 1879

We do not think our space can be bet
ter occupied this week, than in publish
ing the appropriations for the expenses
ct the State soyernment for the present
year. These appropriations do not in
eiude the expenses of the General AS
sembly, nor those of the coming con-
shtutional convention. We have seen
It stated several times that it cost about
ssDoo per day to run our legislature
and for thirty days, the amount would
be $4,000. Only $4,000 have been
appropriated to pay for the constitu-
honal convention but as that body
Will he as numerous as CUR legislature
and will hardly hold q shorter session
than thirty days, we do not see how it
can cost less than $15o,Oo0. And we all
know from the experience of the past


that appropriations generally prose in
sufficient. The list of appropriations
we publish amount to over a million
Year: 1879

government to protect them in the discharge
of their duty at the polls would be taken
away. The State may employ both civil and
military power at the elections, but by the


bill, even civil authority to protect Congress
sional elections is denied the general govern
ment. The Objects to


PREVENT ANY ADEQUATE CONTROAL
by the United States over national elections,


by forbidding the payment of deputy mar
shals Of elections who are clothed with au-
thority to enforce the election laws. The fact


that these laws are deemed Objectionable by


the majority of both houses of Congress is


urged as a sufficient warrant for this legisla-
| ton There are two ways always to overturn
| legislative enactments; one is the reDeal, the
other is to decision of competent tribunal
against their validity. This bill seeks to &c
prive the executive department of the govern
| ment of the means to execute the laws which
are not repealed. which have not been declared
| invalid, and which it is therefore the duty of


the executive and every other department of


the government to enforce. / have in my for


mer message on the subject expressed my
willingness to concur in suitable amendments
for the improvement Of the election laws, but
cannot consent to their absolute and entire
| repeal, and cannot approve legislation which
seeks to prevent their enforcement.


(Signed) RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
Executive Mansion June % 1879
Year: 1879

MERCHANT.
Kind reporter, I've important information,
Sing hey, the kind reporter that you are,
About certain dry goods inundation,
Sing hey. the cheapest goods in town by far.


BOTH.
The very cheapest goods in town by far.
REPORTER
Good fellow, in conundrums you are speaking,
Sing hey, the mystic merchant that you are /;
The answer to them vainly am seeking,
Sing hey the cheapest goods in town by far.


BOTH.
The very cheapest goods in town by far


MERCHANT.
Kind reporter on tomorrow I'll be going VI
Sing hey the boss reporter that you ar
To New York, and soon then rll be showing
The biggest stock-but take you this cigar.


BOTH.
The very cheapest goods in town by far.


REPORTER.
Good fellow, you have given timely warning,
Sing hey, the thoughtful merchant that you
are;


Ill whoop 70 u up lively in the morning,
Sing hey, the merry tifteen-cent cigar


BOTH.
The merry, merry tifteen-cent cigar.
P Sit was the reporter that got the puff


Cincinnati Enquirer
Year: 1879

THE telephone is in use by an invalid
lady Of Richmond, Va, to connect her
chamber with the church and enables her
to hear the service. The beauty of this
arrangement is that the auditor can stop
the sermon whenever it has reached the
proper length without creating the con-
fusion incident to getting up and going
, out of church. E9TJ