smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

tomatoes if ripe; they will all cook soft,
and mix with the other things.


To REMOVE INDELIBLE INK.-Paint
the spot with iodine, then soak the
place in a solution of cyanide of potas-
SUM, which can be procured at drug
gist's. As soon as the stain disappears
wash the fabric through several clean
waters. Great care must be taken in the
use of the cyanide of potassium not to
put it near the mouth, as it is violent
poison.


CUP CAKE.-Put three even coffee cup
fuls of -four into sieve with one even
teaspoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls
cream tartar; sift it ON a large dish,
break three eggs into the pan, beat well,
then add one and half cupfuls granu-
lated sugar, half cupful soft butter, stir
all till light and creamy, then add one
cupful milk; stir few times only, now
add gradually the flour, beat well, favor
with lemon or almond; it will make two
moderate sized cakes; throw a handful
of currants or stoned raisins into one.


RELIEF FOR CATARRH. the
smoke from pine-tar get pint or more
of pure pine-tar (not the oiD from the
ship-chandler beat poker red hot and
stir the tar with it; a thick smoke will
rise ; hold your head over it, keep your
mouth shut and inhale through the
nostrils beat the poker three or four
times, until the room is filed with
smoke, shut doors and windows, remain
in the room as long as possible. In two
weeks get fresh tar. 1t is a good plan to
smoke in ones bedroom, just before re
thing; after smoking, open window
from the top the smoke slowly escapes,
but enough remains to be of some bene-
Year: 1877

Placing the little hats all in row,
Ready for church on the morrow you know,
Washing wee faces and little black fists,
Getting them ready and fit to be kissed;
Putting them into clean garments and white;
That is what mother is doing tonight
Spying ont holes in the little worn hose,
Laying by shoes that worn through the toes
Looking DER garments so faded and thin
Who but mother knows where to begin
Changing button to make it look right
That is what mothers doing tonight.
Calling the little ones all round her chair,
Hearing them lisp forth their evening prayer,
Telling them stories of Jesus of old,
Who loved to gather the lambs to His told
Watching, they listen with weary delight
That is what mothers are doing tonight.
Creeping SO softly to take last peep,
After the little ones all asleep;


Anxious to know if the children are warm.
Tucking the blankets round each little form;
Kissing each little face rosy and bright
That is what mothers doing tonight.
Kneeing down gently beside the white bed,
Lowly and meekly she bows down her head,
Praying as only mother can pray:
''God guide and keep them from going astray."
Year: 1877

While labor is high priced and of poor
quality, it is hopeless to believe that tea
can be proftably produced in the United
States. Hundreds of experiments have
been made IL years past with the tea
plant in various parts of the States for
the purpose of ascertaining if it was
adapted to our soil and climate; and, al
though in many instances they have
proved successful, SO far as the growth
of the plant was concerned, still the high
price of labor has heretofore prevented
its cultivation. Of late, experiments in
tea-culture have attracted considerable
attention in California; but the same
difficulties which have attended it else
where in this country prevent any coz
siderable progress.
Year: 1877

A cheerful temper in a house is like
perpetual sunshine, gladdening and en-
livening every one, in the presence of
which you forget your troubles and
would be ashamed to remember your
annoyances but a bad temper spoils
everything. Offense taken at airy moth
ings, Impotence under unavoidable wor-
ries, small things made into great ones
by the magnifying powers of suspicion,
sullenness, irritability, ill-humor-
can say that all this has no influence
You might as well deny the stinging
power of a midge or the penetrating
quality of dust as deny the depressing
effect of ill-humor wherever it is found,
and the corresponding good influence of
sweet temper. Also, the imitation of
either the one or the other, as it may
chance which rules, is very sure to break
out in the younger and weaker of the
family
Year: 1877

It happened thus on one green afternoon,
When harvest fields were waiting for their moon,


And fruit was ripe and good,
That two amid the orchard grasses strayed,
While apricots and yellow peaches made


Bright stains on the warm wood.
And on branch that hung right overhead
Two golden apples grew, hecked through with red


Grew perfect side by side.
They are for u.s. sweetheart; Love made them fan
With color of thy cheeks and of thy hair;


Come, gather them, sweet bride"
She stood tptoe in the pleasant place;
The swaying leaves made shadows on her face,


The apples touched her feet.
20 Now this is mine, and this is thine but we
viii make of them gracious memory


They too fair to eat.'
Then, half in loving earnest half in mirth,
They hid the fruit within the rich, warm earth;


And year by year there grew
Two trees that made green shadows by their door,
And bore of golden apples wealthy store


Gold fruit fecked rosy through;
Two kindly trees that when the children played
In autumn nights within their scented shade


Would freely drop their store,
Or shed with lavish grace their sweetest flowers
Upon our lovers in the spring-time hours,


Telling the old tale DER;
Two tress that always thought one couple far,
One aged couple crowned with silver hair,


Who hold without sigh
Sweet sessions, where clear Memory sat content,
serenely satisfied with life well spent,


And Immortality.
There are two graves beneath two apple-trees-
Two happy graves, made by the sweet spring


breeze


With apple blossoms white;
Tapped in cool grasses when June roses blow
In autumn's splendor, or in winters snow,


Always peaceful sight.
Hor31 LT3y
Year: 1877

Il JOLLY BOY AWAY FROM HOME


Bangs sends us the following copy of
a letter written by Cambridge boy who
is up in the country: "Billy, why don't
you write me a letter? am havin' a
bully time but I have to go round on
crotches, for a hoss rake fell off hay
NOW onto me and spraint my legs. A
boy from Charlestown named Hockey
boards where I do, and me and him go
round together and have a good time.
We catch frogs down in the brook and
throw EN- through the winders on to the
table and scare the boarders when they
eat; there amt no policemen here and
you bet It's fun to tie papers onto hog
Mr.. Smith was awful mad. [ was awful
sick last week, and have wore out four
pair of pants since I have been here.
When left home I forgot to let my rab-
bits out, and L wish you would go into
my back yard and let EN- out but I
guess they are dead now and if they are
you may have EN- rabbits cant live three
weeks without nuthin to eat if they can
they are tuff. I have got three turkies
and a crow and a lot of things I shall
bring home in my trunk if my mother
don't find it out. My mother says I fret
her to death, and says she neverl let me
go into the country with her again. I
can't write any me- for me and some
more fellers is goin down in the pasture
and throw stones at some calves. Hook
ey broke out lot of glass in a school
house and his mother paid $40. "-Bos-
ton GZObe
Year: 1877

A cattle plague, thought to be aspecies
of the Texas fever, has broken out among
the cattle in the surrounding country.
Texas cattle this year are covered with
ticks of two varieties, the bite of which
is poisonous to the blood. Many cattle
are dying daily. Several cases of chill
dren having been poisoned by drinking
of infected milk have already come to the
notice of the city physicians. Beef is
affected by the disease, but can be easily
detected by experts. The disease is
said to be very nfectious.-Cl Cleveland
Herald.
Year: 1877

Tr.s is so anxious to secure immi-
grafton that she is actually giving away
her public lands. The head of family
can get 16O acres for the expense OF the
survey and patent, which is altogether
about S15.
Year: 1877

THE TRIBUNE Office is the only one in the CITY
run by steam power, and has the largest and
best appointed Job Printing Department. Par
ticular attention paid to orders for fine work.
Year: 1877

This being the season of the year when vinegar becomes an article ot daily household consumption, and when it is important to obtain pure article, we call the attention of our readers to the following extract from the Scientific American, good au- thority upon such questions:

 ssThe Board of Health of the Dis trict of Columbia has condemned five car loads of vinegar sent there from Chicago, on the ground that 1t is not genuine article, and is injurious to health. An analysis of the socalled vinegar has been made. It appears according to the report of the Board of Health, that the vinegar contains 54 54-l0O grains per gallon of anhy- drous sulphuric acid, combined with lime, to form a sulphate of lime equivalent tol17 26.l00 grains of gypsum per gallon, and besides that five grains of free sulphuric ascid per gallon. The Board also report that thls sample was taken from an invoice of more than 1000 barrels brought there to be sold as vinegar, and that It is likely to find ready sale on account of It's low price. The report concludes as follows: When we think that oil of vitrol (sulphuric acid) can be bought at five cents per pound, and that pound of said acld would render barrel of fluid as acid as the strongest vinegar, the wonder will cease that it is sold so cheap. This, therefore is fraud upon com merce, and dangerous substitute for vinegar The fraud are more general than the great mass of the people will readily believe. It is as- serted that probably one half the vinegar sold at the public groceries is rank poison, with either sulphur ic or other objectionable acids for its base"
Year: 1877

The following lines have a very significant local application just now, "We live for those who love us,

 And those we know are true;"- That's the kind of hairpin we are,

 What kind of a one are you?
Year: 1877

was the real author of scheme-a strategic
change of base by the Republican party
which at one time threatened to cut the DEM
ocratic line Of battle in two and otherwise to
rip things up. This scheme has been foiled,
not more because the Democrats fought well
than because the Radicals Of the Western
Reserve threw down their arms, stole what
camp eauipage they could carry off-in ac-
cordance with the fifth article of their ancient
creed-and deserted the field.


Matthews saw the desperate attitude of his
party; he sought to initiate the strategy Of
Wellington, to fall back, to draw the Democ-
racy into u crusade against the really en-
lightened policy of Hayes, as Wellington
drew the French into the defles Of Busaco.
and then crush them. Had he been cordially
supported by the whole Republican party
there are chances that he might have sue
ceeded-- provided tile Democratic leaders
could have been out-generaled as Massena
was.


The Radicals Of the Western Reserve can
have the satisfaction of knowing, now that 1t
Is too late to mend the matter, that In null
ishly sacrificing


THE SCHEME OF STANLEY MATTHEW'S
on the altar of their own benighted hates
they have blocked the only strategy which
far-sighted Democrats were afraid OF. They
have The gratitude of the Democracy. It Is
the only time In their worthless lives when
they ever deserved the gratitude of civilized
mankind In any respect A. G. BUELL..
Year: 1877

Judge William B. Woods, of the South
ern United States Circuit Court, is a most
formidable candidate for the vacancy on
the Supreme bench. He has the very
highest reputation as a judge and is en-
Enthusiastically indorsed by the people of
all shades of political opinion in the South.
The principal objection is that he is ma
tive Of Ohio, and il he is not appointed
to the vacancy the accident of his birth
will constitute the reason why. Judge
Woods lived at Newark before the war and
was at one time Speaker of the Ohio
House. He was in the Union army dur
ing the war and rose to the rank Of Major
General by force of exceptional merit.
Although he has been clAssed az carpet
baggeE at the South, yet he ID regarded by
all GLASSES there Rs o man Of fne ability,
unimpeaehaoie character and great legal
acumen.- Washington Correspondent Gin
clnstdti Commercial
Year: 1877

The printers of Portsmouth, England,
having under consideration a project to
erect monument to the late Charles
Dickens in his native town, an application
was made to the Queen for patronage.
Her majesty has declined the request
stating she has never assisted in the erec-
ton CT a memorial to any person. The
Queen has not, perhaps, forgotten that
when a request was made to Mr. Dickens
that he appear before the court with his
amateur company, Mr.. Dickens declined
TO present himself as an actor where be
could not appear as q gentleman.
Year: 1877

Hon. B. l.. Lynch, formerly judge of
the Superior District Court in this city,
left for a visit to San Francisco some
weeks ago. He met with such aatterinl.
and generous reception there-albeit n
''new GOMEZ" that be now writes his de
termination to hang up his shingle on the
outer wall and remain permanently in
that city. We congratulate the judge
upon his choice and opportunity. He
has adopted home where his love OF
country and his sentiments of patriotism
will not be to his detriment.
Year: 1877

The work has been begun after long and careful preliminary labor and with the most ample resources forcarrying it onto a successful termination. s None of the original stereotype plates have been used, but every page has been
Year: 1877

Forming in fact Cyclop@dia with the same plan and compnss it's predecessor, but with far greater pecuniary expenditure, and with such improvements in its composition have been suggested by longer experience and enlarged knowledge.
Year: 1877

Fridge Arenue.-The item in minor topics
in reference to the appropriation of $1,000
for the paving OF Bridge avenue does not
refer to any appropriation made by the pre-
sent City Council. This is said to have
been the amount originally appropriated for
its paving. It matters but little whether
portion OF the avenue is cndered or
paved, ii it answers the same purpose. All
the people OF that thoroughfare from Hull
to Porter streets desire that the sidewalk
taken up some time since he relaid, particu-
larly as it was private property, and its
original laying aad material cost the city
nothing.
Year: 1877

A FEW years ago the art OF cooking In America
was In Its tsnfancy, and the average housewife spoiled
the digestion of her husband and children with the
most dabolica mcsscs. The change is largely owing
to just such information as Is contained in " An
Grcwss Bazar" furnished by scientific students and
connoisseurs. Much remains to be learned; but an
organ full Of such instruction Will help to complete
the desired reformation, and thereby contri6ut


largely to the health and well-being of our people


Send 10 cents to Cincinnati for 4 specimen copy OF
Year: 1877

An important matter with retail dealers
and consumers who take butter out of the
original package. is to have it cleave
smoothly from the sides of the package. III In
many instances the butter s,ihcrcs to the
sides OF the tub or tirkin, causing Il loss of
from one to two pounds Of butter, more or
less, Slice the particles adherihg to the
wood are, ut best. fit only FOL. grease. This
loss not unfrequently will amount to a.peu-
ny or more per pound on the whole weight
OF butter in the package, and retail Dealers,
as well lis consumers who purchase their
supplies in original packages. very justly
complain that this is a waste imposed upon
them by tie producer and shot,ld be charg-
ed to his account. And without doubt the
producer should bear tins loss if he could
be reached, because it is the result of negli


gence or want of knowledge III packing


In the first place, the tub or iirkin should
be well hooped ard made perfectly tight so
as not to allow of the least leakage Then
in preparing it tor use, the pores of the
wood should be completely filled by soak
ing In brine, for If these are left open the
butter will work into them, and this causes
the adherence or sticking of the butter to
the package. The package should be first
soaked for 4 day or two With cold brine
made with pure salt and clean spring wa
ter; this should then lie turned out. and is
not fit tor use again, as the brine will draw
out the sap and ether Impurities in the
wood New brine should now be made by
dissotving salt in clear spring water and
heating the solution, and when boiling hot,
poured into the package, completely filling
1t. When left TO stand until cold, the brine
Year: 1877

The manager of our theatcr recently
organized a circus and menagerie as a
kind of supplemental show to the theater,
and he got young artist in Wilmington
to get up some designs for posters. When
they were done, they were not completely
satisfactory, and Mills, the manager, sent
for the artist in order to explain his views
of the designs, lie said:


Mr.. Biles, there are some few little
matters about these drawings that struck
me as being, as it were, hardly calcu.
lated to impress the public mind with a
sense of the dignity of this undertaking.
Now In this picture of Prof MARITIME do.
ing his great bareback act, l think the
professor would be better satisfied if YOU
would place his mouth in front and not
around under his ear; and if you would
fix up that right eye so that it would be
as small as the other one, and would not
so closely resemble the bottom of a tea.
cup. The professor is sensitive about
such things. Smooth down his hair a
little, tooi reduce that otf-hind leg of the
horse so that it will not be couple of
feet longer than the other legs, and draw
in his neck until it ceases to look as If he
Year: 1877

speaking of mean men, it is reported
that Connecticut individual sold a COW
to widow, but before delivery of the
animal he removed the buttons from the
horns, thus actually saving about six
cents. New York also comes to the
front now, with man who was arrested
for robbing church poor-box.
Year: 1877

If you are going to the Black Hills
with the intention of remaining there
any length of time, you only want sufii-
cient money to pay your way out. II
you have enough left when you reach
the Hills to pay your passage home you
VIII start the next day-if you are
not murdered during the night.-Norris.
tOsoa Herald.
Year: 1877

-Undertakers should be careful of
what they say. One of them said to a
sickly-looking man who was passing his
place; GOOD morning. This is a nice
day to take ride" The sickly man
winced.-DaRbury MeUs.
Year: 1877

CHARLES SCHELLwoRTH, well known
aud prominent business man of Baker CITY,
in company with his family, is at Walla
Walla for the purpose of securing medical
attention. His home is in Judge Baldwin S
house, corner of Alder and Fourth streets
and we regret to say that his condition Is
such as to occasion his friends great uneasl-
ness. Poor Charley, We have known him
since he was quite boy, and always found
him a genial, hearted friend Let US
hone that under the kindly care OF TRENDS
aud relatives he may yet be restored TO
health.
Year: 1877

Az IMPROVEMENT. sidewalk Just
put down by Adams Bros. on the Third
street front of their storeheuse Is decided
improvement and one that Will be appreciated
by persons who are In the habit OF passing
that way.
Year: 1877

GENERAL CAM writes that the people OF
Waitsbprg are anxious for monthly pubh-
cation, devoted TO their special interest Ii
anybody Is fool enough to give has tine and
labor fo- nothing, that is about the place to
start IN
Year: 1877

Hor.-At nocn yesterday the thermometer
on the north side OF Main street marked l0u
degs. At the same time the Thermometer,
IN the STATESMAN Office stood at 10. we
rather think the Main street instrument was
little out of the way.
Year: 1877

UNeRATEFUL-It is reported that several
OF the Eastern railroad companies are send
ing bills to Washington for transporting the
United States troops which were ordered out
to protect their own property
Year: 1877

The New York Elevated Railroad Company, on.
couraged by the support OF the public announce that
on and after tomorrow conveyance Will leave the
Fourteenth station for Union square and Broad
way anu Tenth street aud return making close con-
nccuon every eight minutes. Commencing tuesday,
tho llth conveyance VIII leave the Warren street
station tor Fulton ferry ana return making close con-
nec,on every eight minutes The fare TO or from any
station the Elevated Railroad ana the terminus OF
eIlher Of The above routes Will be twenty cenla
Year: 1877

My DEAR SISTER, am at home again
While at Leeds, about half my day was
spent in speaking and hearing other
people speak; in squeezing and being
squeezed. They fed me on roast beef
and Yorkshire pudding; at night they
put me into capital bedrooms; and the
only plague, they were always begging
me to mention some article Of food or
comfort which they might procure.


I travelled to town with family OF
children, who ate without intermission
from where they got into the coach 70
where they got out Of it. They break
tasted as though they had tasted the
preceding day. They dined as II tney
had never breakfasted They ate one
large basket of sandwiches, another OF
fruit. and a boiled fowl; beside, there
was not an orange-girl, or an old man
with cakes, or boy with nuts, OF wnom
they did not buy something


lam living with no society, except my
books. read play Of "Caideron Ds'
fore I breakfast; after breakfast, look
over the newspaper; frank letters; scrawl
line or two to a foolishgirl in Leicester
shire. and walk TO my office, where
remain until FIVE. When / leave ~
board walk for two hours; then oln.
and then end the day quietly over
basin Of tea and novel.


Ever yours,


TT MAcApIAf'
Year: 1877

Thesaddest sight in Russia to a traveller


is tbe manner in which civil prisoners are
treated. 1t Is a common spectacle to see
three or four hundred poor wretches on
their way to Siberia under a military
escort; for most of them are chained to-
gether in couples, while the women and
children who have elected to share their
bread winners lot have also to submit to
be treated as criminals. Poorly clad, and
apparently half starved, the wonder is
that any of the party should ever survive
the dreadful journey. A Russian crimi-
nal condemned to exile IS sent away with
very little ceremony but when one of
the officers of the army or otner person
of note has been sentenced to banishment
for life, he is dressed in full uniform, and
led TO a scaffold in some public place. In
the presence of the crowd he is made to
kneel, while his epaulets and decorations
are torn from his coat, and his sword
broken over his head. He is declared
legally dead; his estates are confiscated,
and his wife can consider herself a widow
if she chooses. From the scafold he
starts on his journey for Siberia. His
wife and children, sisters or mother, can
follow or accompany him if they choose,
but only on condition that they share his
exile. Mr. Arnold, in his book entitled
Through Persia by Caravan, relates how,
when passing through Russia, he saw
party of prisoners embarked on board a
steamer on the river Volga. They were
positively Gagged amidships, so that every
part of the interior could be seen, just as
in the ion-houses of the geological gar
dens, with this difference-that in the
case of the prisoners there was ne over
hanging roof to prevent rain or sunshine
from pouring in upon their wretched-
ness. At the back of the cage there was
lair common to all. without distinction
of sex or age. And when all were Sc
cured, including the guiltless women and
children, fights occurred for the places
least exposed to the east wind. This is
system which must surely fade away
beneath that public opinion which is fast
becoming too strong for even autocratic
monarchs to despise; for we are told that
the emancipation of the Russian serfs has
made'a vast legal, social and material
improvement in the lower orders of the
people; and it is to the people that the
world will look for that much-needed
reform which will enable Russia, perhaps
at no distant day, to take an honorable
place among civilized nations