smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

and not material capital, and therefore has
no margin to operate on. In this sense, il is
non-speculative, and is what may be called
perishable capital, which, to exist, must be
employed. From time immemorial, there
has beeL a wide chasm between labor cap
ital and money OF chattel capital Under
the system which We have lived, and are
living, we have been educated to believe
that labor is not capital that it is quail
ity only in connection with the laborer,
subject to the control of the holders of
money and chattel capital, and, as such,
has been governed and controlled by
them, so that when a revulsion or pros
tration Of trade takes place, like as at the
present, for instance, no matter from what
cause, the general loss falls upon labor
capital.


1t is to avoid this general loss, and that
labor capital should bear portion only, is
the object we have in view. And how
pest to accomplish this, is the problem to
be solved.


In its solution, We would suggest, in
such times as We are passing through,
that in all cases of dispute between en-
ployer and employee that the matter
be referred 20 board Of arbitra-
tion, composed of men selected from
among the employers and the employees ;
that their decision be final, and that dur
iIg the arbitration no suspension of work
be allowed to take place. When employ
ers are not willing to arbitrate, confident
they are masters of the situation. and de-
termined to dictate their own terms,
when a cessation of work would be more
of gain than loss, we cannot conceive
that an organization would be sacrificing
any Of its dignity or manhood by accept
ing, for the time being, the proposed reduc
tion, and would be merely yielding to la
Dor necessity in the same manner, and on
the same principle that humane and pru-
dent general would surrender under a
military necessity"


While such course would in no manner
be derogatory to the character Of an organ
izatlon, i would, We believe, raise it in the
estimation Of the general public, and place
its members in financial point Of view,
in position to take advantage of the re-
vival Of business, and regain, if not
all, at least the greater part Of its for
mer loss.


These suggestions are thrown out for
the benefit Of the leading and rejecting
men # our trad, organizations through
cut the country, IN the hope that they . Ill
be received in the same spirit in Sbich
| they have been written
Year: 1874

necessities than their own to supply Does


he know-or is he too much of an ignora-


mus to know-that in every industrial


center there is q surplus Of labor; that
many old, skilled, trustworthy mechanics
are making barely enough to support
themselves and families Does he know


or is he to, much Of fool to know
that, taking into consideration the fact
hat our mills and furnaces have been run
ming for the past twelvemonth less than
half time, the probabilities are that for
every married man thrown out Of employ
ment during the present winter, to make
way for those who are "willlng to work for
their tivitg OHly,, three or four individuals
will be thrown on the charltylsss mercy oi
the world


Now, what is sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gander. We have no doubt
but that scores of these applicants are pre-
eminently qualified to hill MIR. Dooly q
position. suppose, for example, he inau-
gurates the reform he evidently advocates.
Let him practice what he breaches offer
to work for 81 or 50 per week let his as.
sociates do likewise. Let the ministers OF
our uptown churches, who sustain hi,
lau liable appeal, reduce their salaries &C.
cordingly, preach for sl5 or $40 per week


and that is often more than they are
orth-and then we may find time 10 re-
fer at length to the functions If the
Young Mems Christian Association, and
the registered list Of decent men, who
will work tor the winter for their living
Year: 1874

From Virginia New Chronicle, Sept. l0.l


A number of persons from this city
and Gold Hill are at present in the
mountains hunting and angling. Wild
ducks are found in some localities in
abundance, and the trout in the streams
take the hook readily. Wild fowl have
not yet made their appearance in the
market in any quantity, as most OF those
shot are kept by the sportsmen for their
own use. AS the season advances the
Indians will take the field and capture
them in great numbers. They make
large swinging nets out of stroRg cord,
which they manufacture from the roots
of fibrous plants The bark is stripped
off and manipulated and twisted by the
squaws into twine, which is wound into
balls ready for use 1t is then woven
into nets, some of which are forty feet
in length, the interstices being about two
inches square. These nets are swung
between two trees in some convenient
position on the shore Of lake or pond


Early on cold frosty morning some OF
the Indians secrete themselves in
a neighboring thicket, while others
get into boats, and, forming b
semi-circle, advance slowly toward a
flock Of ducks, driving them toward the
mouth of the bayou. They swim slowly
off hesitating to take fight, being, per
haps, partially benumbed by cold. The
circle aarrows, and when the wild fowl
are in front of the nets the Indians in
the boats raise a great outcry, and,
throwing sticks and stones, scare the
flock, which, arising from the water,
flies in an opposite direction directly
into the net, in the meshes Of which
they become entangled by their heads
and feet. The Indians on shore spring
from their hiding places, tear down the
net, and envelop the ducks in It. They
are Joined by their companions from the
water, and the work OF slaughter com
mences. The necks of the birds are
broken as sosn as seized, and they are
thrown together in piles. In this man.
ner several hundred ducks are some.
times taken at a single haul, aud the
Indians have enough for their own use,
and an ample supply for the market.
Year: 1874

A Paris correspondent writes: A
good story among the many that might
be told in connection with the rage for
undergoing the action of mineral water
panaceas, is that OF the renowned actor,
Perlet. whose lesnness was something
phenomenal, and who was tormented by


the most determined longing to get
some flesh on his bones A well known


physiciau Of this city advised him to go
to one Of the bathing places in the Py-
ronees. Perlet accordingly asked for q
leave Of absence from his theater, and
went of to the prescribed locality, where
he drank and bathed with the utmost
zeal and perseverance. But neither
drinking nor bathing seemed to have any
effect upon him, and he remained Just
as much a skeleton as before. Patiencel j


urged the local doctor, in reply to bis
expressions Of disappointment there
is nothing like the water OF our springs
for making people fatr One day, when
Perlet was patiently soaking himself in
bath, in the hope Of an increase oi
weight which seemed in no haste TO de-
clare itself, he overheard collOquy in
the bathingcabinet next his own, be-
Year: 1874

From the Boston Traveller.l


On Monday afternoon a gentleman o
this city entered the baggage car of al
outward train, and desiring to read some
manuscript, chose this car because il
was airy and retired. A youngster abou
| fifteen years of age was occupying, with
great abandon, a chair. The gentleman
wishing to sit near the open door of the
car, to obtain both light and air, thus
accosted the youngster;


Bub, will you exchange that chair fol
my seat for few minutesY


No, sirl This chair is engaged "


The gentleman was very polite, as he
recognized the young mans right to the
chair by actual possession. 1t appears
that he was temporarily in charge OF some
express matter, his father being the ex.
pressman on the route; but the moral ci
the incident we shall give in relating an.
other incident, which occurred in this
city very many years ago.


There was a very plainly dressed
elderly lady who was frequent custo-
mer at the then leading dry goods
store in Boston. No one in the store
knew her even by name. ALI the clerks
but one avoided her, and gave their at
tention to those who were better dressed
and more pretentious. The exception
was this young man who had consci.
entious regard for duty and system. BE
never left another customer to wait on
the lady, but when at liberty he waited
upon her with as much attention as
though she had been princess. This
continued for a year or two until the
young man became of age. One morn
ing the lacy approached the young man,
when the following conversation took
place:


Lady" Young man, do you not wish
to go into business for yourself ?"


Yes, ma'am," be responded, but |
have neither money, credit nor friends,
nor will any one trust me.


"Well," continued the lady, "you go
and select good situation, ask what the
rent is, and report to me, handing the
young man her address. The young
man went, found a capital location, a
good stole, but the landlord required
security, which he could not give. Mind
full Of the lady's request he forthwith
went to her and reported.


"Well, she replied, you go and tell
Mr.. - that I will be responsible.


He went, and the landlord or agent
was surprised, but the bargain was
closed. The next day the lady called
to ascertain the result. The young man
told her, but added What am to do
for goods; no one will trust me? "


You may go and see Mr.. -, Mr..
-, and Mr., =, aad tell them to call
on me.


He did, and his store was soon stocked
with the best goods in the market. There
are many in this city who remember the
circumstance and the man. He died
many years since and left fortune Of
three hundred thousand dollars. Sc
much for poiteness, so much for civility
and so much for treating ones elders
with the Difference due to age in what
ever garb they are clothed. Now, this
gentleman in the baggage car might
have been a director OF the road or a
very influential man otherwise, and as
he is veiy observing man and a good
judge Of character, a different answer
from the youngster might have interested
him in his behalf and lead to some fu
ture advantage
Year: 1874

Tho time has come whom continued silence BY
tho St. Lons press in regard to tho Great Bridge
will be construed as indifference to an important
public work. The people have right to know
something about such an uudertaRiug-who the
architect was, tho Commissioners, tie con-
tractors, and what was its cost Most OF all, tho
people would like to know how the expense Of
building tho bridge is to DO met, and what 1t Is
to be used for.
Year: 1874

The London "Freeman" has something to
say privately 10 young men studying for the
ministry on the subject matrimonial 1t
notices the fact that theological students are
frequently engaged before they have decided
upon their profession, and that the young
lady in question may perhaps not have con-
templatcd becoming pastor wife, though
she is loyal enough not to object. Says the
'sFrecman, "We know how delicate Il mat
ter it is to speak ON this subject; but we do
not, therefore, hesitate to express our opinion
that the candidate for admission into any
one of our colleges, who is thus circum-
stanced, ought in justice to himself, in love
to the object of his choice, and in honor to
his work, to set the matter plainly before
the woman whom he desires for wife, and
to allow her, in face Of this changed aspect
of his whole plans for life, to make her de-
cision again. a false sense Of honor, and
an ignorance Of the importance Of the issue
at this .juncture, have too often caused that
little rift within the lutte which has marred,
if it has not silenced, the music of two
lives There are tive or three thousand
young men studying theology in this coun-
try, but then the above paragraph may not
concern theM
Year: 1874

" after


''Sir!n replied the waiter.


"Waiter, 1 am a man Of few words. and
| don't like to be continually ringing the
bell and disturbing the house III thank
you to pay attention to what say. and to
rcmembcr that although there are three
ways of doing things, l only like one way
in those who have subordinate stations and
minds In the first place, bring me glass
Of brandy and water (cold, } with little
sugar, and also n teaspoon; wipe down this
table, throw some Goals on the fire, and
sweep down the hearth; bring me in q
couple Of candles. pen, ink and paper, some
waters, and IL little sealing-wax; tell the
hostlcr TO take care Of my horse, dress him
well, stop his feet, and let me know when
he is ready to feed order the chambermaid
to prepare me good bed, take care that
the sheets are well aired, and n glass of
water in the room send the boots with
pair Of slippers that | can walk to the stable
in; tell him must have my boots cleaned
and brought into the room tonight, and
that shall want to he called at five o'clock
in the morning; ask your mistress what |
can have for supper tell her | should like
a roast duck, or something of that sort de-
sire your master to step in, want to ask
him few questions; send me the directory;
change this five dollars worth of stamps
into bills, none Of them to be worn; when
does the mail arrive with the letters, and
what time before midnight does the mail
leave?-just tell me what time it is by the
clock on the landing, aud leave the room"
This portrait is from life.
Year: 1874

Wildness is thing which girls can
not afford. Delicacy is thing which
cannot be lost and found. No art can
restore to the grape its bloom. Famil-
larity without love, without confidence.


without regard, is destructive to all
that makes woman exalting and en-
nObling.


"The world is wide, these things are small.


They may be nothing, but they are all.


Nothing? 1t is the first duty of a
is good sense. Bad manners in wO-
man is immortality. Awkwardness
may be ineradicable. Bashfulness is
constitutional. Ignorance of etiquette
is the result of circumstances. All can
be condoned, and not Danish man or
woman from the amenities of their
kind. But self-possessed, unshrinking,
and aggressive cGarseness of demeanOr
may be reckoned as State prison Of
fense, and certainly merits the mild
form of restraint called imprisonment
for life. 1t is shame for a woman to
be lectured on their manners. 1t is a
bitter shame that they need it. Women
are the umpires of society, 1t is they
to whom all mooted points should be
referred. To be lady is more than to
be prince. A lady is always in her
right inalienably worthy of respect.
To a lady, prince and peasant alike
bow. Do not be restrained. Do not
have the impulses that need restraint.
Do not wish to dance with the prince
Feel differently. Be such
that you confer honor. Carry your
selves so loftily that men shall look up
to you for reward, not at you in re-
buke. The natural sentiment of man
toward woman is reverence. He loses
q large means of grace, when he is
obliged to account her being to be
trained into propriety. A mans ideal
is not wounded when a woman fails in
wisdom; but if in grace, in
:act, in sentiment, in delicacy, in kind
ness, she should be found wanting, he
receives an inward hurt.-[ Gail Ham
ton.
Year: 1874

soon as that order was given, full vol.
ley was fired upon them, killing four
and wounding the other two, one NOR
tally, The remainder were carried up
the river two miles and killed. The
remains were collected and are being
taken care of.


The CIRCUIT COURT


was in session at this place. On the as
sembling of the Court this morning
several speeches were made by the
members of the bar denouncing the
conduct of the disguised men, who
were from the country, and urged up
On the Judge to give the grand jury an
extra bhBrge, ordering them to send
out for witnesses along the road from
here to Pickettsville, in order to arrest
and punish the criminals. While the
charge was being delivered, runners
arrived in hot haste with the report
that large body of negroes, well arm
ed, were marching to Trenton, which
caused the adjournment of Court.
Scouts were sent out, but returned, re-
porting all quiet.


There is no mistake but that the ne
grOes are well organized in this country,
and ready for action at a moments
warning. Two companies from Union
City have arrived here. Other dispatch
es report everybody under arms.
Year: 1874

A correspondent of the Germantown


Telegraph says: have seen various


methods for keeping those insects off
plum trees, but none so simple, nor yet
so effectual as the following: Soak corn
cobs in sweetened water until thorough
ly saturated, and then suspend them to
the limbs of a tree little while after
blossoming, being sure to burn the cobs
after the fruit ripens, as they will be
found full of young insects. A good
plan is to change the cobs every few
weeks, My theory Is this: thatthe in
sects deposit their eggs in the cobs in
preference to doing so in the young
plums. The first season tried it up
on one or two only, and in the summer
was rewarded by good crop of as fine
plums as ever ripened, while those on
the other trees fell off when about half
grown. Next spring found sweetned
corn cobs dangling from the limbs of
all my plum trees, and the summer
found them full of delicious fruit"
Year: 1874

ly. The first view you get at thi:


point shuts off the outlet, and you fan.


ey the waters are whirling and eddy.
| ing above vortex thut lets them down


into some subterranean channel, but
| farther down the walk that lies along


the cliff, you behold them tossing and


foaming on their turbulent way to the


placid lake. These points were all we
could visit before dark, and we drove
back to the hotel, which we reached at
nightfall. When we got back the band
was playing operatic airs on the lower
balcony, and crowds of fashionably
dressed people were prOmenading the
sidewalks and the brilliantly lighted
bazaars, and threnging the parlors of
the hotel. This was kept up late at
night, and when we went to our room
the sound of music and the hubbub of
happy voices softly blended with the
roar of the cataract, to which sweet
sounds we fell asleep.


AS we were to leave next morning
at $3.50, we got up early and walked
over to Goat Island. On this Island
are many fine views of the Falls and
the Rapids. Here is the point from
which venturesom5 travellers descend
to the "Cave of the Winds" / was
very anxious to make the descent, but
my companion suggested that we
would not have the time, so we reluc-
tantly turned away from the house
where you are prepared for the de-
scent. Looking over the precipice at
Luna Island, we got a fine view of the
bridges by which you pass underneath
to the perilous point where it is said
the wind takes the breath, and one is
filed with such terror that only strong
nerves should undertake the dangerous
journey.


By the time we had made the circle
round the north and of the Island, our
time was up, end we turned sorrowful-
ly and regretfully away. On our way
down to Lewistown, from the rear
platform of the car we caught distant
gl;mpses of the glories we had lett be-
hind, and saw on bold promontOry,
called the Heights of Queenstown, the
magnificent monument to Gen. Brock,
who fell in the war of 1872. 1t is 1856
feet high, and is seen from far out in
Lake Ontario. Adieu. G..
Year: 1874

We give these tables in full that all
msy see not only the great increase in
our exports OF meats and breadstufIs, but
the articles in which the increase chief
lY consists. The exports Of breadstufEs
in 1874 was unusually large, but with
every allowance for this fact, the rapid in.
crease generally Is apparent.


Thus with diminished production and
largely increased population and exports
We may see why living expenses are not
ltsscned, and why the price OF labor
does not readily conform to the greatly
reduced prices OF manufactures.
Year: 1874

CAPTAIN FRANK says: "a home with
out children Is like Heaven with angels"
This Is pretty good for an unmarried
man, but Just wait until he has to get out
Of bed four times night for month to
keep the baby's legs covered up.
Year: 1874

Notwithstanding the decision of the General
Term OF the Supreme Court in the case OF william
j. Sharkey, convicted OF the murder OF Dunn, and
who escaped from the Tombs after sentence, that
his appeal could not be heard until he returned
and submitted to the jurisdiction of the Court his
counsel, Mr. Beach, applied TO the Judge OF the
Supreme Court some time since and obtained BY
default in the absence OF the District Attorney
mandamus directing the Clerk OF the General Ses-
sions Court TO make q return OF the proceed.
ines In the case to writ OF error. The
matter came up again yesterday, before Judge
Westbr0ok, In Supreme Court Chambers,
on motion on behalf OF the District
Attorney to open the default. Mr. Beach con-
sented to the default being opened, but argued
That III the meantime the Clerk was bound to
could 90 10 General Term. The General Term
might refuse to hear his argument the
writ OF error while the defendant was at large,
yet the CLERK was simply ministerial of1cer, and
mad no option but to make the return. IL was not
Tor mere ministerial officer to determine for
himself whether he should or should not obey an
order Of the Court. After the return had been
General Term, TO again decide, II they
saw ut, tnat they would not hear the
appeal until Sharkey had returned and submitted
TO the jurisdiction Of the Court In opposition 1t
was argued that the General Term by their former
decision had, In erect, declared that the Clerk
need not make the return. Judge WestbrooS
observed that, looking at the matter prlma facic
and without lurther consideration, ne was in
clined to the opinion that the Clerk had discre
t1on but to obey the order given by court OF COM
petent jurisdiction. However, he would look into
the matter further, and reserve decision.
Year: 1874

y w t%oLI-L LOil CCACS all


The famous sixteen hundred dol
La landaulet, which was probably
after all the great obstacle TO Attor-
ney General Williams elected to the
elected to the Chief Justiceship, has
has more trouble in store for him
and his party. After the very
thorough ventilation which the affair
OF ,he landaulet received while Mr..
Williams nomination was pending
before the Senate, its use for private
and social purposes was discontinued
by him and his family. It was too
gaudy turnout to be used for the
official necessities Of the Department
Of Justice, and it was therefore sold,
bringing $4O0 less than it hal cost
the government. It fell into the
hands Of resident of this city, but,
whiIom a Western man, party
who has no love for the Attorney
General, because Of personal reasons.
This gentlemen intends taking the
landauIet to the West, and will at
tend, as far as he can, all the politi-
cal meetings and gatherings Of the
people during the approaching cam
paign. He intends to exhibit to the
people as an evidence OF how their
money is spent to minister to the
pleasure and vanity Of their rulers in
Washington, and will accompany
the exhibition with appropriate re-
marks. The appearance of the Ian
daulet will give the opposition
orators an opportunity to descant
with eloquenoe and effect, and it will
result in the loss Of many vote to
the Republican party.