smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

II seems that among the uses of the Army
which the elastic Banning has been so careless
as not TO prohibit is that where it Is desired to
protect the rights of the discOYerer Of guanO
island, or of his widow, heir, executor, admin
istrator or assigns. There is danger to civil
liberty in this guileless clause, and Banning
should look to it.
Year: 1878

All Sin is neither white enough nor black
enough to vote. This is Judge ChOate's de-
cision, made in conformity with a decision
given in the United States Circuit Court in
California by Judge Sawyer. The early laws
upon this subject permitted the naturalization
only of white aliens, and the later mOdifica-
tions have been in favor only of blacks or per-
sons of African birth or blood. All Sin, Or
as his New York name is-Charles Miller,
is neither the one nor the other, and
cannot, therefore, be naturalized. Thus
the anomaly is presented of the United
States expressly declaring that the night of
any citizen to vote shall not be abridged be-
cause of race and at the same time refusing
to a whole race the right to be naturalized.
1t is an anomaly, however. which has lasted
for long period, and could not be brought
to an end without great struggle. The
struggle is not likely to begin at once, either.
as the death of Senator Morton removed the
one statesman who was disposed to lead a
movement IN favor of Chinese citizenship.
Year: 1878

THE TRIBUNE has again and again defended
the general purposes of the work which has
(unwisely perhaps) been committed to the dis
cretion of Mr.. Anthony COmstOck. OF late it
has been compelled more than once to
express its doubts as to the wis
dom with which Mr.. COmstOck con-
Quoted the work. In card written few
days ago, he resented, with some heat and
doubtful grammar, any question of the en-
tire correctness of his methods, repeated
his charges in the particular case in
which the Grand Jury had thrown them
out and bOasted of his purpose yet to make
them good. We print elsewhere his letter,
together with yesterdays record of judicial
proceedings in the case. The one seems
to dispose pretty effectually of the other; and
we now repeat, with somewhat more
emphasis, the warning to the members of this
society, that they must either teach Mr.. Com
stock more discretion or lose good deal of
the cordial support they have hitherto received
from the better portion of the public and the
press Of New York.
Year: 1878

General Smythe, who is in command of the
Canadian troops at Montreal, having failed SO
far to declare clearly whether he intends to
protect the Orange procession or to prohibit
all large crowds on Friday. the excitement
naturally continues, and threats are made that
the Irish faction will be aided by disturbers
from Quebec 1t is unfortunate that large
city should thus be exposed to blOOdshed and
alarm through the supineness of the military
authorities. They should bear IN mind that it
is better to prevent riot than to quell it.
Year: 1878

A number of wealthy merchants, mostly
engaged in the wholesale coffee trade OF
New York, are making arrangements to
irade with the Samoan Islands oftbe Pacific
ocean, which now have diplomatic rela-
tions with this country. II is understood
that several ships have already been sent
out from New York within a shoit time,
but the enterprise is as yet being kept Is
secre; as possible.


SOME eighty persons are now engaged
at New York in learning how to operate
the pbonograph. As soon as they become
proficient, machines are TO be leased TO
them, defioite territory assigned to each
one, and public exhibitions will lie given
all over the country, the manufacturing
company receiving twenty-five rer cent
of the receipts from admission.


LEAD City, in the Black Hill, has an
opium smokeho Who shall saw that
our frontiersmen do not keep fully nj
with the rest of us in the march Of ciyiIi-
zition? The opium house is one Of the
blessings for which we are Indebted ;c
Chinese immigration.
Year: 1878

The rowing life he had been fol
lowing, however, had unified Bar
ker for anything like commercial
pursuits, and so be bought one
third interest in a small brig, and
once more engaged in coasting.
This, however, lasted but short
time, as FIVE weeks afterward the
brig was lost in q gale of wind.


Barker then went to Mexico,
where he engaged in several en-
terprises, but none Of them SEEM
ed to suit him, and he next turned
up in Texas as cattle raiser, hav.
ing bought out small ranch.
He stuck to this some time, and IT,
nally sold out to purchase fore
and-aft schooner which be ran In
the West India trade. For a
while he prospered, but finally lost
his schooner Of the Cedar Keys,
Florida, and also the greater part
of his little fortune which was In
vested in the cargo,


Barker next joined an enterpri-
sing Yankee, and they tried their
hands at orange raising, but the
work was rather slow, and after
three seasons hard work and little
profit he went to New Orleans,
where he obtained the position of
second-mate on a Liverpool ship.
From Liverpool be went back to
San Francisco and once more
ried his hand at coasting, but
competition was SO great that but
little money was to be made at it.,
and so he joined hands with an
old time acquaintance and opened
another saloon. This time he
succeeded better, and after making
few thousand dollars he sold out
his interest to his partner.


In all these years Barker had
never let his friends or family
! know OF his whereabouts, and they
mourned him as dead. When he
sold out his saloon, however, he
determined to visit his home once
more. Going first to New Or
leans on some business, he arrived,
as stated above, in this city on
Thursday last. and left for home
in the country at night. A friend
of the wanderer stated to the wrl-
ter that Barker was the heir to q
property valued at $4,000.
Year: 1878

When a man goes to an even
ing party and another man sits
down on his plug hat, and sits
there till the hat resembles aD
pancake, and when a
mutual friend takes that hat aud


jams it into shape and BIN hes
it wrong way with his elbow,
and hands it to the party of the
first part, and when the party
of the first part places it uTon
his head and goes home without
knowing that anything has
happened, the indications arc
that beer was one of the princi-
pal features OF the entertain
ment.
Year: 1878

This is the choicest premium
ever given to newspaper sub
scribers-something of real and
practical value. The ladies will
be delighted with it. If your
neighbor don't take the OBsER-
WEIR tell him of this offer. They
all want the paper and book.
You get the old OBSERVER and
a capital, practical, useful book
of 100 pages, for the price Of the
former.


9Now is your opportunity.
This unprecedented offer will
expire in a few weeks.
Year: 1878

The things which the people
are willing to give us are the
things we do not want. When
Lincoln was sick with the small
'pox he said to his attendant,
aSena up the office-seekers. At
last I've got something for each
one Of them.
Year: 1878

Two hundred and fifty raw doc
tors stepped across the threshold
in Philadelphia few days age,
aud are now calmly, patiently, e.
ven cheerfully waiting for the
first green apples TO open business
Year: 1878

An indignant man who had
chased horse-car long dis
tance had only breath enough
left to say to the conductor that
he "never need fear the fate OF
Lots wife, because he never
turned to look behind"
Year: 1878

A quack in a neighboring
village is SO proud when pa
tient does not die that he takes
him out and exhibits him to the
astonished and admiring null
titude. OF course. his exhibit
tions are few compared with
the professions of his under
taker.
Year: 1878

The government has ordered the er.
pulaion from Spain Of the priest who
delivered sermon at HulIea denouncing
the Liberal regime Of The present King
and that Of the recently deceaSed foreign
Sovereign,
Year: 1878

The investigation Of Doorkeeper Polk
will be concluded in few days, and the
report will recommend his dismissal nm.
less he shall sooner resign. The least he
expects Is report finding fault with his
conduct in Office.
Year: 1878

and it was evident that McNickar was get
ting pumped, as he was pulling badly. So
far it had been very even contest. Where
is that famous stroke of the Showaecaemet-
tes? was the general exclamation, for it was
matter of surprise that they had not rang
the jingle bell before. It came, however,
just before the mile. Suddenly the Western
men reached yiciously forward, and in su-
perb style, with scarcely an effort,
spurted up to forty-six. Away they
shot from the Atalantas, and at the north
end of the grand stand hit it up to forty
eight, but even this, however, was eclipsed
afterward. At this point they had length
and half lead. The Atalantas, straining
every muscle. tore their shell through the
water after them, and the last 200 yards of
the race was beautiful. 1t was no use, how
ever, for do all the Atalantas could, the
Showaecaemettes kept up their peerless
stroke, and whirled by the finish winners by
a length, and clear water, in 7:1711s, the best
time yet made over the course.
Year: 1878

Billy Hughes and Jerry Manning have
long had a tacit understanding to serve his
Satanic Majesty, but of late they have been
dissatisfied with their contract, and now
want it reduced to writing. So yesterday latter
communing together for time in their
lonely cells, they wrote the following formal
contract, and stuck it on their cell door to
await the signature of the principal to the
agreement:


To his Honor, the Devil:


We, the undersigned, jeremiah and William,
do hereby agree to serve you faithfully for the
space Of two years, for $4,000 year. Yours
truly, J. and W.


Chief Weber captured the document, en-
dorsed it ''fully competent to carry out their
contract" and placed it on file.
Year: 1878

The Difference Between Manifestation and


Communication, Explained by DR.. w. A.


Belding Last Evening.


There was only small assemblage at the
temperance reform club room last evening
to listen to DR.. w. A. Belding tell how one
may know ones self to be a Christian. The
sermon was equal to that preached in the
morning by the same gentleman upon the
subject, GLOW shall become Christian?'
The particular passage of holy writ upon
which the address was based was: s.The
spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit
that we are tho children of God" Romans
mented upon the whole chapter. He essayed
to show the difference between manifesto
ton and communication. The former
would be incomprehensible without the lat
ter. God has never communicated with man
except through language, and from his or
ganization it would be impossible to COM
municate with him by any other means. By
reference to the bible he showed that in no
instance was there manifestation from the
Almighty without the spoken word, and with
out this spoken word the manifestation
would be to man meaningless, and those
words are written in the scriptures. There
is no command of God which is not found
in the sacred writings-the facts, the prom
ises, and the commands are there. He then
went on to show that the witness existed in
the Christians own heart, and by the illus
tration of an adopted child gave his view of
conversion and adoption. He said if poor,
miserable, suffering child was met by a rich
man, who should promise if the boy
would love him and ask him. he would
make him his own child, and If that
child was Immediately to say love you and
was to go on his knees and ask the rich man
to adopt him, and the rich man did make
him his own, that would be an exact type of
the sinners position with God. And the
child would know within himself that he
loved. He also knew that he had knelt and
asked, and circumstances would show that
he was adopted. On the other hand, the
rich man would know of the boys love from
his deeds. sThe spirit itself beareth wit
ne s with our spirit that we are the children
of God" The speaker then gave discrip-
ton of the state of man in fallen and cor
rupt world; his depravity, his suffering and
anguish on account of sin and the wages of
sin. All are fastening on to one
Christ there is no hope, only
blank despair, but with Christ all is changed,
the light of hope illumes and makes beauti-
full and glorious the promised land beyond
the grave-a land which, through the
light of the gospel, is SO desirous to the
weary soul that life itself, would be willingly
laid aside if surety of it's joys was given.
The preacher urged all present to bear in
mind that all they had to do was to believe
and ask and be saved. Any one could know
| if they believed, and all believing could ask,
and these two, with Gods promise, was
! surety that they would be saved. After
urging his congregation to ponder we'll the
| question, and decide for Christ, he concluded
by announcing his intention to preach again
this evening at the same place, at o'clock.
Year: 1878

Ah !. this beautiful world. [ know
not what to think of it. Sometimes it is
all sunshine and gladness, and heaven
itself lies not far of, and then it sud-
denly changes, and it is dark and
sorrowful, and the clouds shut out the
day. In the lives of the saddest of US,
there are bright days like this, when
We feel as if We could take tho great
world In our arms. Then come gloomy
hours, when the fire will not burn on
our hearths, and all without and within
is dismal, cold and dark. Believe me,
every heart has its secret sorrows, which
the world knows not, and oftentimes
we call man cold when he is only sad.
Year: 1878

There is probably no word in the
English language more expressive, more
heart touching. than the simple word
gone. 1t is simple word, yet hidden
under it is an interesting meaning deeper
than one thinks until called upon to use
the word In reference to his own loss.


Robert Hall thought the word tear
the most beautiful and expressive in our
language but has not the word gone
much of the same pathetic sentimant !:
The loyed and cherished Of the heart
and homc-perhaps a dear beloved
mother or father, n brother or sister has
passed away No expression coulc be
moro touching 10 the heart than the
word gone-gone ont of home and sight
fleYef With ii in this case the word
tear is q near kindred When We have
.eon our friends laid in their narrow
house, gone expresses the feelings of
our hearts better than any other word
We can hardly conceive Of the cause Of
a tear without the knowledge Of some
thing soRS,


Docs the heart weep over the graves
of the loved ones? Then something is
gone. Does it mourn over wasted time
and opportunities? Then something
is gone. Abundant as is our language
in vords, it Is hard to CONCEIVE how
we could do without it, short as it is.
Life is always changing, always maxi
ing voids in our fresids circles friends
laaying us 10 seek fortune or fame.
Twenty y'ars hence the friends with
whom we niugle at the present will be
scattered some may be i'll foreign coun-
tries, others may rise to high honor, and
some cad to aay, will ruin themselves in
dissipation. and finally die outcasts from
society. unhonored. and unmourned.
And gone is the only word which ex-
presses the souls keen sense of the loss
and absence. There is an expressive
NEED in the c1qnisitoly SID word which
we only see in its kindred word, tear
Daisy Lee.
Year: 1878

When Bacchus was a boy, he jour-
neyed through Hellas to go to Ne-ia;
aud, % the way vas very long, he
grew tired, and sat down upon stone
to rest. As he sat there, with his eyes
upon the ground, he saw a little plant
spring up between his feet, and was so
much pleased with it that he determined
to carry it with him and plant it in
Naxia. lie took it up and carried it
away with him; but as The sun was
very hot he feared that it might wither
before he reached his destination. lie
found birds skeleton, into which he
thrust it, and went on. But in his
hand, the plant sproutcd so fast that it
started out Of the bones above and bo-
low. This gave him fresh fear Ct ita
sithering, and he cast about for rem'
cdy. He found lions bone, which
was thicker than the birds skeleton,
and he stuck the skeleton, with
the plant in it, into the bone Of
the lion. Ere long, however, the plant
grew out Of tho lions bone litowise.
Then he found the bone of an ass. lar
ger thar that of the lion, so he put It
into the nss's bone. and thus made his
way into Naxia. When about to set
the plant. he found that the roots had
.ptwiuaa themselves around the bird s
! skeleton and lions bon" and ass bone
and As h. could not take it out without
damaging the roots, he planted it as ii
was and it speedily grew, and bore. to
his great joy, the most delicious grapes,
from which he made the first wine, and
gave it to men to drink. But behold


n miracle When men first drank o.


it. they sank like birks; after drinking
more, they become vigorous and gal
iant like lions; but wheE they drank
moro still, they behave like asses.
Year: 1878

A few days ago father in our state,
received from the sheriff the lifeless, dis
bonored body of wayward high-tem-
pered son. The Law did Its terrible
work of retribution, and then handed
the harmless body to tho family.
Nothing is said in the newspapers
about the mother, Let US hope she is
dead. Ifnot, she will plant roses over
the grave and think only of her child,
She will not think of the hardened.
dangerous murderer whom his fellow
men pronounced unfit to live. What
caused this terrible family tragedy a.?
Bad company, whiskey. and carrying
pistols, Will young men take warn
ing? Will parents see to it that BY
precept and example they try to train
up their sons in the way they should
oo2
Year: 1878

Never repeat story unless You are
certain it is correct, and not even then
unless something is to bo gained either
of interest TO yourself or for the good Of
tho person concerned tattling is q
mean and wicked practice and he who
INDUCES in it grows more fond of it in
proportion as he is successful. IF you
have no good to say Of your neghbor,
never reproach his character by telling
that which is false. He who tells you
the faults of Others intends to tell others
of your faults, and so tho dish Of news
is handed from one 10 another till the
tale becomes enormous.
Year: 1878

The proper disposition Of the negro
vote is becoming the all-impertant ques
ton in the discussion of political affairs
in thi. State. OF course it is conceded
that all who have heretofore voted with
the Democracy have right to join the
Democratic party, and vote at our pri-
mary elections. but what is to bccom"
of the great army Of Republican voters
It is clearly the policy and intention Of
the white Democracy to educate and
elevate, as we'll as cxercis' the broadest
charity towards. their dusky companions;
but it is feared the Democratic party
vii! be s~amped by this food tide of
colore1 voters, who may prove as dan
gcrors inside of the party as they are
now outside of it. IF every one is al
lowed to join the Democratic party. and
vote at its elections, then we have not
oaly broken down the race line in poll
tica, but the party line also


In our opinion there is too great a
disposion to mrddle with the negro
vote, which, if let alone. will hereafter
prove not only harmless. but tractable.
1t can never BE- practically put on the
same footing with the white vote, but
unfortunately there are too many who,
thinking they can manipulate it, wish
to bring it into the Democratic party.
IF this Is done, it will not only destroy
the controlling influence Of the white
man, and cndanger his Institutions and
civilization, but will put the up country
Of South Carolina under the control Of
the low country. where this great negro
vote lies. Whilst we are in favor of
the liberal exercise of the broadest
charity, we cannot see that our late op-
ponents have done anything as yet to
convince us that they are in favor of
good government, which is the first re-
quisite ola good Democrat. We can
easily win upon the same line adopted
in the last campaign, by making the De-
mocracy an aggressive unit, aud byllet-
ting alone that portion of the negro vote
that we cannot influence or control
SpartanJug Spartan.
Year: 1878

Only to listen-lisien and wait
For his slow, firm step down the grave


walk;


To hear the click, click Of his hand at the


gate,


And feel every heartbeat through careless


talk;


All. love is sweet when life is young!
And life and love are 10th 50 long.
Only to watch him about the room,
Lighting il up with his qniet smile.
That seems to lift the world out or gloom,
And bring heaven nearer me-for while,
A little while-since lore is young,
And life is beautiful and long.
Only to love him-nothing more;
Never thought of his loving me;
p. oud of him. glad in him, though he bore
Nv heart TO shipwreck on this smooth sea;
Loves faith sees only grief, not wrong,
And life is daring when It's young.
All me, what matter? The world goes


round,


And bliss and bale are but outside things;
] can never lose what in him found,
Though love he sorrow with half-grown


wings:


And if love lies when we are young,
Why, life is still not long-not long.
And heaven il kind to the faithful heart;
And if we are patient, brave. and calm,
Our fruits will last though our aowers de-


part
Some day when speak, with folded palm,
No longer fair. no longer young,
Life may not seem so bitter long
Year: 1878

The wonderful auccess Of the telc-
phone is all owing to the fact that you
can attach one end Of it to mules ear
and swear at him in seven languages
without running the risk of getting
kicked.
Year: 1878

sometimes very sour, and imparts an un-
Pheasant taste to the stuffing, if not to the
inner part of the legs and side bones. The
soda will act as ccrreetive, and is. also.
very cleansing. Fill the body with this
water, shake well, empty 1t out and rinse
With fair water. Then prepare dressing
OF bread crumbs, mixed with butter, pepper,
salt, thyme or sweet maioram, and wet
with hot water or milk. You may, if YOU


like, add the beaten yelks of two eggs. A
little chopped sausage is esteemel an i'm
provement when well Incorporated with the
other ingredients. Or, mince ii dozen
oysters and stir into the dressing; and, if
you are partial to the taste, wet the bread
crumbs with the oyster-liquid. The effect
upon the turkey-meat, particularly that of
the breast, is very pleasant. Stuff the craw
with this, and tie a string tightly about the
neck, to prevent the escape of the stufIing.
Ihen fill the body Of the turkey, anu sew it
up with strong thread This and the neck
string are to be removed when the fowl is
dishee'. In roasting, if your fire is brisk, al
low but ten minases to the pound; but, it
WIN depend very much upon the turkeys
age whether this rule holds good. Dredge
it with f1ourbefore roasting, and baste often;
at first with butter and water, afterwarl
with the gravy in the dripping pan. Leyou
roast in an oven, and lay the turkey in the
pan, put it with teacupful of hot water.
Many roast always upon il grating placed
on the top of the pan. In that case, the
boiling water steams the under part OF the
| fowl, and prevents the skin from drying too
fast, or cracking. Roast to fine brown,
and if it threaten to darken too rapidly, lay
sheet of white paper over it until the low.
er part is also done. Stew the chopped glib
lets in Just enough water to cover them, and
when the turkey is lifted from the pan, add
these, with the water in which they we've
boiled, to the drippings; thicken with a
spoonful OF brown flour, wet with cold
water to prevent Jumping; boil up once and
pour into the gravy-hoat. Ii the turkey Is
very fat, skim the drippings well before put.
ting in the giblets Serve with cranberry
sauce. Some lay fried oysters in the dish
around the turkey. Marion Hariaads
Year: 1878

In the worst days of the war. the basket of paper
money with which newspaper wits sent people to
market weighed only little more than the goods
that were brought home in the pocketbook; but, at
the meeting of business men yesterday, one mer-
chant was heard of who had had to buy wagon for
his silver and another who had bought an extra safe.
This free coinage bill ought to include provision
for free cnrtnpe.