smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

1t is far from being always a disadvan-
tage TO young men that they should com
mence life in poverty. In explanation OF
this the Examiner and Chronicle says:


The worst thing that can happen to
young man in college is to have father
or mother so ipjudicious as to keep him
amply supplied with pocket money. 1t
is fatal to studious habits, and in the
end generally fatal to good morals.
This is equally the case with young
man in business, who is made to feel
to him "saIary is no object'--that
wealthy father's purse is always open to
his most extravagant demands. Moth
ing develops young man like fighting
his own way in the world. Some spur
Of necessity, some bracing air of adverse
surroundings is needtul to most men, II
they are to put forth their whole power.
The rich mans heir, nursed and petted
from infancy, and shielded from bat
tling with the world, never fairly learns
to stand erect and walk alone. II by
any chance he is stripped of his inherited
wealth, aud has to learn to give and tske
hard knocks like others, he nearly al
ways goes under in the struggle-at any
rate, he seldom regains by his own efforts
the fortune he has lost.


Nearly ell the wealthy and effective
men Of this country are poor mens
sons. Nearly oil Of the scholars, poets
orators, statesmen, are poor mems sons
Wealth has its advantages, II is irue'
but, after all, the son Of a rich man De
gins life with the odds against him. Ihe
poor mans son has all the odds in DIS
favor. He must work or siarye he
has nothing 10 lose and everything %
gain. The rich mans son has already
social position and everything that mon
~ can give him There IL much less 20
strive for and infinitely less indueemsni
tu strive.
Year: 1878

NEVER start your fire with oil.


RIBBONS of any kind should be washed
in cold suds and not rinsed.


II hat-iron&are rough, rub them well
with salt, and it will make them smooth.


If you are buying carpet for dura-
bility, you must choose small figures.


A BIT of soap rubbed on the hinges
of doors will prevent them from creak-
ing.


TAKE cold boiled salmon, pick II into
shreds, bake it in paper cases or as a
pate, and serve with mushrooms.


NEURALGIA REMEDY. Prepare horse.
radish, by grating and mixing in vine
gar, the same as for table purposes, and
apply to the temple when the face or
head is affected, or the wrist when the
pain is In the arm or shoulder.


FRUIT STAINS IN LISES.-To remove
them, rub the part on each side with
yellow soap, then tie up piece Of pearl
ash In the cloth, etc, and soak we'll in
hot water, or boil; afterwards expose
the stained part to the sun and air uatil
removed.


STVE on THE EYELID.-Put a tea
spoonful Of black tea in q small bag
pour on IL enough boiling water 10
moisten u, then pat Il on the eye pretty
warm, keep It oh all night, and in the
morning the s,ye will most likely be
gone; II not, second application is
certain 10 remove 10.
Year: 1878

on the coast Of one of the Orkney Is


Nnd., aud night opposite tie harbor
stood lonely rock, against which III
stormy nights the boats ct returning fish
crmcu often struck and were lost


Fifty wear, ago there lived on this i.
land young girl in q cottage with hcr
father and they loved each other very
ttuirrly one stormy night the father
Wn, away ola the sea In his fisherman :
boat. AMI though his daughter watched
for him IN much fear ana trouble, he did
not come home Sad - tell, in the morn.
iug hi deaf body MAS found washed
upon the beach. iii, boat, ~ he sought
the harbor had struck against the
Lonely Rock" and gone down.


In her deep sorrow, this fisherman or
phan did not think Of herself alone. She
was scarcely more than child, humble,
poor and weak; but she said in her heart,
that while she lived, no more boats would
be lost ON the LONELY Rock If light
shining through her window would
guide them safely into the harbor. Aud
so, after watching by the body OF her
father, according to the custom of her
people, until it was buried, she laid down
and slept through the day; but when
night fell, arose, and lighting candle,
placed it in the window of her cottage,
50 that it might be seen by any fisher
man coming in from sea, and guide him
safely into the harbor. She sat by the
candle all night, and trimmed it, and
spun but when the day dawned, she
went to bed and slept.


AS many hanks as she had spun before
for her daily bread, she spun still, and
one over, to buy her nightly candle; and
from that time to this, for fifty years,
through youth, maturity and old age, she
has turned night into day, and in the
snow-storms of winter, through driving
mists, deceptive moonlight and solemn
darkness, that northern harbor has never
once been without the light of her candle.


How many lives she saved by this cam
die, and how many meals she won by it
for the starving families of the boatmen,
tits impossible to say. How many dark
nights the fishermen, depending on it,
have gone forth, cannot now be told.
There it stood, regular as a lighthouse,
steadily rs constant care could make 1t.
Always brighter when daylight wuned,
the fishermen had only to keep it con-
stantly in view and were safe; there was
but one thing to intercept it, and that was
the Rock. However far they might have
gone out to sea, they had only TO bear
down for that lighted window, and they
were sure of a safe entrance to the harbor


But what do the boatmen and boat
mems wives think of this? DO they pay
the poor woman! No; they are very
poor; but poor or rich, they know better
than that Do they thank herr No. Per-
haps they think that thanks of theirs
would be inadequate to express their
gratitude; or perhaps long years have
made the lighted easement so familiar,
that they look upon it as matter Of
course, and forget for the time the patient
watcher within.-Jean Iagel0o.
Year: 1878

If the people had not reyolted the
bondholiers would soon have compel
led a plant Congress to put few
more grains of gold in the gold dollar.
Contraction begets, however, the same
result, and the bondholders were get
ting along swimmiDgly till Blend
came with his silver bill tlandly
reminding the good syndicatss that
they had robbed the country of
enough, and that the end had come.
The gold dollar remains, we are happy
to say, as it was when we had gov
ernment of the people, instead Of
bondholders, for our master.
Year: 1878

THE Hebrews of Austin constitute 3
rich and powerful body of citizens.
Having a learned lecturer and rabbi
resident here, they should undertake
the construction of proper synagogue.
The silver bill will be enacted, aud
this will give share of relief to the
monetary pressure, and surely plain
structure that will subserve present
necessities of the Hebrew congrega-
ton can be reared. The congregation
owns a lot, have an eloquent and
learned lecturer, and the synagogue
should be significant of the taste and
intelligence of the Hebrews of Austin.
Year: 1878

IT is a gratifying fact, as all pious
editors win confess, that the Pope has
seen proper in these last weeks of his
existence to appoint patron saint for
the newspaper press. We are not ac-
curately advised of the duties imposed
upon st. Francis of Sales-such is the
name of the defunct sanctifed gentle
manly the Pope's action, nor are we
sure that our own relations to st.
Francis are thoroughly understood /;
but the fact Is officially promulgated
that editors now have special saint
designated as such by our good Father
Pho Mono. We can't repress share Of
anxiety growing ont of the fact that
there may be an irrepressible conflict
between the aforesaid 81. Francis and
the devil, the latter gentleman having
always been recognized as the spiritual
head and patron saint OF secular news
papers.
Year: 1878

An honest gentleman can hardly be
elected to an Office in city in which
universal suffrage obtaios. The people
OF a once great and prosperous COM
mercial center of the valley of the
Mississippi are now in the throes of a
municipal election. The confessedly
intelligent and learned and honest can
didate, supported by the CID citz
and taxpayers, is opposed by man who
has been charged by many of his pres
ent adherents with all manner of crimes
and peculstions in public life. But
be is of the sort the plunderers of
city prefer and the white mob and
negroes are in compact alliance to de-
feat decency, capacity and honesty.
When the telegraph tells the result it
will be found that those who vote early
and often have won the day aud city
is to be sacrificed on the altar OF dema-
oogism. Knsyery will prey upon in
dustry and men who have toiled to
gather competency for old age will
see their homes confiscated by universal
suffrage in city elections.
Year: 1878

The refusal of Rev. Mr. Merriam, a
Congregational minister, to confess his
faith in commonplace hell, has caused
his rejection by the Congregational
Council OF his State. With this event
begins de aoeo the discussion of the
question whether there be an orthodox
hell. Every pulpit will resound with
the story and the infinite diversity OF
opinions on the subject is even incom-
prehensible. st. Paul Is said, by
some, tn bo the original discoverer of
the birthstone lake, and there is no end
to the curious notions about it any
more than there is to the duration of
punishment inflicted by the flames
constituting its foam and pillows.
Year: 1878

THE people,need have no fears. The
President is not moral coward. He
will never bend before the wrath Of
Conkling or Butler. The South need
only be true to itself, and ia this it will
be true to the administration. Gen.
Gordon has not misconceived the
Presidents character or exaggerated
his virtues, and his purpose to sustain
the chief magistrate of the country
will be approved by honest, patriotic
people everywhere.
Year: 1878

THE Itslians of Texas should COM
memorate the death of the father Of
united Italy. The church loves met
his memory, but the people of regen-
crate Italy will long revere the name
and deeds and heroism Of Victor Eman-
ueL HIS fame is not fAultless, and
bis personal virtues were not as Illus
trious As his public deeds; but he was
a wise ana Just ruler. and made the
country honoted in the worlds eyes as
it had not been for many centuries
OF the youthful successor Of Victor
EmABuel We know little, and can only
hope that As the Bartender Of ItaIisn
unity and peace he nay te e success
fui and seryiceable % his country g
the dead king.
Year: 1878

THE bankers-in their published CIR
culsr, in which it is proposed to Or
ganizs ring that may compel every
body to pay everything in gold, say
that they are distressed about various
trusts" which will be subjected by the
silver bill to serious decline. Why
did not these good people think OF the
''serions decline" of the whole proper
tyof the whole country when they ei-
fected the demonetization of silver and
began the furious process Of contrac-
tionY Are government and people to
regard alone the various trusts" OF
bankers2 Are the multitude to be
heeced to penury that these various
trusts" may prospeia Must all prop
erty become valucless that the peculiar
property of bankers and their various
trusts" may be duplicated again and
again in value2 These bankers and
bondholders had things their own way
till their seihshness is simply subllme.
They cannot see how it is possible that
the many can have any rights when
these conflict with the. divine rights of
the rich. On the contrary, nothing is
truer than that wise and just govern
ment, which ours has not been for
twelve years past, was instituted and
is operative for the use and behoof of
the many and not of the few, and It is
surely time that Congress had begun
the task of inculcating this lesson.
Never did a swollen-hesded, bepuffed,
purse-proud, self-important body of
men so need practical illustration OF
of the true purpose of republican insti-
tutions as these bondholding swindlers
and ex-masters of the people.
Year: 1878

THERE will be no injustice done any
body, and no wrong done any human
creature, by remonetizing silver. On
the contrary, it will be the righting Of
q great wrong done the whole people
of the whole country. The crime was
in demonetizing silver, and the sublim-
est virtue is discovered in its remoneti-
Z4tion.
Year: 1878

HAYES is no: the creature of Conk-
ling and will yield In nothing to the
fanaticism or selfish madness of Blaine
or to the beastliness of the sdroit Ben
Butler. tits only unfortunate that the
people are not as courageous as the
President and that they who approve
have Bot the moral courage to laud his
conduct.
Year: 1878

PROVIDENCE, Sept. 3o.-In the SUI
preme Court to day, hearing was grant
ed of the petition of certain taxpayers of
Newport, that the city treasurer of that
city be restrained from paying bills for a
ball given by the city council to the off,
GERS of the British squadron. Chief
Justice Durfee said that there was little
doubt in his mind that the council had ex-
ceeded its authority il the expenditure of
money. The only question was, whether
the petitioners, by their delay. had lost
their redress. He thought it the duty Of
the court to grant an injunction for the
present to give time for further investiga
| ton.
Year: 1878

New York, Sept. 3d. From the
monthly statement of the Chief of the
Bureau of Statistics Of the Secretary of the
Treasury, the excess of exports over
imports indicate an increased flow OF
specie and of American securities toward
this country.
Year: 1878




Washington, May 2.-During last
nights session of the House Represent
ative Lockwood advocated the passage
of the Kimmel bill, to investigate the
late Presidential election, based upon
the Blair resolution. He could not
subscribe to the policy of some of the
Democrats that it were better to let the
matter stand as it was, and said that if
Congress failed to investigate it, it
would become a party to the fraud.
This is the first speech delivered on the
subject.


Blair's friends in the House are en-
gagged in preparing plan to bring the
Presidential question before the House
and private conferences have been ac-
lively carried on between these mem
bers and Blair. Further developments
and additional documents are promised
soon. The Senate Judiciary committee
took the Blair memorial and discussed
it informally. The committee is unani-
mously in favor of making an adverse
report to the Senate. Even the Demo-
cratic members opposed further agita-
tion of the question and are in favor of
indefinitely postponing it.
Year: 1878

London, May "A telegram from
Blackburn says the lockout contempla-
ted by the masters, will embrace the
main artery seventy miles long from
INVERSION to Colne with branches
far and wide. The strike is mostly
ended at Church and Accrington, but
elsewhere the spirit is becoming more
uncompromising. Masters declare
that they have gained to the extent of
ten per cent by clearing off their sur
plus stocks at better prices than could
have been obtained if the mills had
been working. From two to three
thousand weaver's met at Darwin We'd
nesday and reaffirmed they would only
accept reduced wages if coupled with
reduced time and would not even CON-
municate with masters at present.


The operative cotton spinners at
Blackburn have adjourned the question
of again seeing the Masters for week.
All the operatives, although complain
ing of hunger, seem to be perfectly
firm. They regard the intended lock
out as godsend, because it will bring
on crisis quickly.
Year: 1878




Thereto.


Washington May Thurman, from
the Committee on Judiciary, in the
Senate, reported back the bill to repeal
the Bankrupt law, with the amend
ment perfecting the clause in regard to
rights not to be affected by the repeal
law, and retaining the amendments
adopted yesterday, providing the repeal
of the law shall take effect January l,
1879. Ordered the amendment be print
ed and the bill be laid over.


The amendment to the bill as report
ed by the Committees provides that the
repeal of the law shall not affect the
pending cases and all future proceed
ings therein, and in respect of all pains,
penalties and forfeitures which shall
have been incurred under any of the
said acts prior to the day when this act
takes effect, or which may be thereafter
occurred under any of these provisions
of any of said acts, which for purposes
named in this act, are kept in force,
and all penal actions and criminal pro-
ceedings for the violation of any of the
said acts, whether then pending, or
thereafter instituted, and in respect of
all rights of debtors and creditors ex-
cept the right of commencing the orig
inal proceedings in bankruptcy, and
all rights of and suits by or against the
assignees under any or all of said acts
in any matter or case which shall have
arisen prior to the day when the act
takes effect, which shall be on the first
day of January, 1879, or in any matter
or case which shall arise, after this act
takes effect, in respect of any matter of
bankruptcy authorized by this act to be
proceeded with after the said last
named day.
Year: 1878

Cronstont, May at is stated that
several seamers lying at Revel have
been purchased by Russian Government
for the purpose of being converted into
cruisers. The three vessels which left
Revel week ago are the property of
the Russian admiralty and have gone
to America to receive their ornaments,
which will be provided by American
firms, and receive on board the seamen
who departed short time ago.
Year: 1878

London, May Gross, Home secre-
tary, made long address at the open
ing conservative club in Preston. His
speech was mainly a repetition of the
arguments of Lord Salisbury's circular,
maintaining although such and such
clauses of the treaty of San Stefaro
might be innocent, the treaty as a
whole, was very mischievous. The
speech, however, is important as show
ing by its whole tenor that the govern
ment adheres to its demand for laying
the entire treaty before a congress.
Year: 1878

SOME people think that the man who
is going to establish greenback paper
in Denver is Lord Roseberry in dis
guise, who takes this method of squan-
dering some of that fortune Hannah
Rothchilds brought him.
Year: 1878

A MEMORIAL to the Queen is being
extensively signed in Sheffield express
ing confidence in the ministers and n
willingness to make every necessary
sacrifice for the conduct of war until
the cause of peace and order in Europe
is secured from lawless and reckless
oppression.
Year: 1878

THE Republicans of Indiana are on the
war-path under the inspiring influence of
good deal Of enthu iasm. The ensuing
campaign promises vigor, determination,
and success to the Republican cause. Our
friends there have determined to use every
laudable endeavor to carry the State and
secure majority in the Legislature, so as
to consign the tall sycamore Of the Wabash
to private life. The keynote of the CAM
paign is success, and thus far it has not
been embarrassed by any allusion TO the
Administration or its policy. The Repub-
licans propose to do what they can to take
care of themselves and their interests, rs
well Us those of the common country. They
will waste none of their energies or ammu.
milton in intestinal striic-but will unite
their strength and concentrate their efforts
against the common foe. This gage Of
warfare will be sure to win, and bring In-
diana back to her Republican moorings
With five years Of sad experience with re-
bellion and the Democratic Knights of tn,
Golden Circle, the people of Indiana ough


to be alive to the importance Of saving tn,
nation from Democratic domination.
Year: 1878

We were mistaken, and so were our
friends. They had informed us that the
late editorial change in the Democratic or
gan had eliminated from that concern its
sprightliness, wit, vulgarity, and low-bred
blackguardism, and we had began TO honor
their Judgment for the thing relapsed into
a state of unparalleled drcariness soon after
the change ensued. Ii now appears that we
were mistaken. The wit and brightness
were extracted in the change, but the vul-
gar blackguard is still intrenchcd in its col
umns, without the illuminating and rclicv-
ing power of graceful wit or the promptings
of common decency to temper, conceal, or
adorn its yulgarity. One thing is settled
now: the blackguard has not left the Dem
ocratic organ, while the talented and culti-
waited wit has. Filthy stupidity is the pre-
siding genius of the affair now, and it re-
mains to DE seen how long the cultivated
and refined tastes of the people of Washing
ton will encourage those who do not seem
TO comprehend that "calumny always max, S
the calumnator worse, but the calumni-
"ated-nover"
Year: 1878

TIE Buffalo Commercial 1drCrtiSCr says
"There is doubtless much room for honest,
difference of opinion in relation TO the wis
"dom of the Presidents policy, the sincerity
"of his motives, and his loyalty to the Re
publican cause. But we would like to have
"One fair statement of opinion upon these
points from some Republican who will ad-
"mit that he did not visit Washington to
Secure an Office for himself or some of his
"friends." The inference from this is that
no man from Buffalo has visited Washing
ton since the inauguration OF President
HAYES, and has returned home with an
opinion, who did not come here ito secure an
"Oflice for himself or some OF his friends
We fear that this is careless remark
though We admit that but few Builaloe,
have put in an appearance here during til,
last year
Year: 1878

TIE New York Hcrdid is just at present
rendering advice to Republicans as to what
they should and what they should
not do in the coming campaign
1t refers to the proposition to send num-
Der of our ablcst Northern public speakers
canvass, and seems to regard it rs one Of
the most hopeful signs Of q revival of COM
mon sense in the political field that this
should be their determination. II shows
that they have at last begun to look events
in the face, and that they mean hereafter to
adapt themselves to the changes in the times.
The HcrdId, however, warns the Republic
cans that they must give up absolutely the
banner of the bloody shirt" unmindful of
the fact, no doubt, that our "bloody shirt"
banner is that which emblematizes this ma
ton with its Stars and Stripes. The
"bloOdy shirt is of Democratic origin and
manufacture, and we cannot relinquish the
right to point to it, even if we do not bear
and wave it over our battle fields. The
"bloody shirt" is woven into our national
history by the hand of the murderous as
sassin of the South since the close of the
war, and it will never disappear from men,
ory and execration until its existence is
condoned by new policy in the South
which fully recognizes the equal personal
and political rights Of all men before the
| law
Year: 1878

AN anti-Southern claims plank in the
next Republican platform is now assured.
Fealty to the constitutional amendments
and effective pledges that they shall be
carried out to the full scope and intent ofthcir
meaning, thereby insuring free citizenship
In the South as well as in the North, will
rs certainly form the basis of another plank
But the threatening aggressions of the Com.
mune, in its varied forms, must receive at
tention. Many sections of the North
especially in the larger cities, will be over
whelmed with consideration of this qucs
ton, forced by the actual living presence o
riotOus agrarianism. The Republican party
will not hesitate to grapplc with this dis
turbin2 element. 1t should be thrOttled il
the cradle.
Year: 1878

THE Democratic prospects out in Indiana
are not encouraging. The organ of that
party in Washington has already begun to
discount its anticipated defeat. A hoar-
frost will wither the waving boughs Of the
Tall Sycamore of the Wabash before long,
and there is a prospect of gain of another
Republican vote in the Senate.
Year: 1878

pies which they believe would be imperillcd
by Democratic success In this movement. II
there ever was an illustration Of unselAsh
devotion to principle, in the face of GER
tainty that no personal reward for their
efforts will be forthcoming It is to be found
in the present attitude of the so-called anti
Administrationists of the Republican party.
Score one for the Machine Politician!