smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

To dancers William Herman has the
following to say: Try aud see yourselves
as others see YOU; remember that there
are many harmless pleasures that have
about them no faint of filthy lust;
above all cease to believe or to assert
that the modern waltz is an "innocent
amusement ="


TO the women, in particular, say:
Set your faces against this abomina
ton, which is robbing you Of mans
respect, and is the primal cause of i'll
finite misery to yourselves.


To the men 1 would say: Those who
are the natural arbiters of what is per
missIblc between man and woman, have
shown their weakness and betrayed
their trust; it is now for you to show
yonr strength and redeem your honor


You who are unfavorable to the mod
ern dance, adiure youno to let your
opposition be merely negative, but to
work positively for the putting down of
the evil precisely as you might for the
suppression of prostitution or any
other corrupting Influence. For as
surely as thy soul liveth. this is ''a way
that seeineth good unto man, but the
end thereof is DEATH"
Year: 1878

a newspaper repoI ter interviewed
Gen Butler, asked him why so many
people were out of employment. His
reply was MS follows;


At the end of the war one million
six hundred thousand men-all work.
ingmen-were disbaDded from the arm
les, and two hundred thousand camp
followers besides. These were thrown
on the labor market, which had already
sufficient supply, and why should not
distress and lack of employment follow?
After the war there were no new aveD-
ues of employment opened, and while
the war was going on there was plenty
to do for everybody. The case was very
different after It's close You had idle
people in every town. Your balance of
trade was against you. Explosions
in business we're constantly occurring.
And what was it all attributable to bnt
to the reaction of great civil war
and the throwing on the labor mar
ket of vast host of surplus hands


Reporter-What would be your rem
edy for the depression?


General Butler the government
lend a helping hand in a season of such
unexampled character Let it colonize
the surplus and idle labor out on its
waste lands. gives free transportation
from the cities of the West, build
houses for them and support them
till they are able to support them
selves. The occasion is nnpreced
euted and the remedy should be the
same
Year: 1878

In almost every church there are o
few persons who seem to be actuated
by the dispisable spirit of rule or ruin.
II the minister does not preach, visit
or condrct the different meetings accor
ding to their liking; if the church varies
in it's discipline or polity from their
way of doing things. they set them
selves against the majority with a de
termined spirit that plainly means to
browbeat all others in their ways. They
will never let up until the church be
comes passive or the minister, wearied
by little prosecutions, takes himself ont
of the way. The necessity for the
abundance of grace which was promis-
ed the apostle who suffered with the
thorn in his flesh, is fully realized III
such an experience. We have wondered
what purpose such persons serve in the
economy of grace, unless it be that pa
tieuce may, through their uglineNs,
have it's perfect work. Ii is not ours
to Judge of their Christian hope. but
We can sympathize with Spurgeon when
he said of such that he would rather
live an eternity with them in heaven
than one dav on earth.
Year: 1878

To understand the philosophy of
rain. a few facts from observation must
be remembered Were the atmosphere
at all times of uniform temperature we
should never have any rain or hail, or
snow. The water absorbed by it 10
evaporation from the sea and earth
wonld descend in imperceptible vapor,
or cease to be absorbed. The absorb
ing power of the atmosphere. and ca
pacity to retain humidity. is propor-
tlonat4ly greater in warm than in cold
mir. The air near the surface of the
earth is warmer than in the regions of
the clouds The higher We ascend from
the earth the cooler the atmosphere
Hence the perpetual snow on very high
mountains in the hottest climate. Now,
when from continued evaporation, the
air is highly saturated with vapor.
though it be invisible and the sky
cloudless: its temperature Is suddenly
reduced by currents descending from
above or rushing from higher to
lover latitude, its capacity to. retain
moisture is diminished, clouds are
formed and the result rain. Air con-
deuses when it cools. and, like sponge
filed with water and compressed pours
ont the water which it cannot hold.
How singular, yet hew Simple the phll>
osophy of rain.
Year: 1878

Somebody ought to publish house
hold track and advise people to kiudle
their fires with gunpowder instead of
kerosene 1t would be vastly safer in
deed, for gunpowder only explodes, and
then is done with it, and if it blows ont
the windows and doors, or takes off
leg or an arm, or puts out IN eye, that
is all there is of it. and people know
what to expect. But oil not only ex~
plodes, but takes fire, and its burning
vapor is pretty sure death to the per
son who tries this sort of kinding. It
is very easy thing to tilt what is left
in the lamp or the oil can right over
the Goals to make blaze when the fire
is slow, but the hospital ambulance or
the coroner's inquest are pretty sure to
follow. The most sickening of horrors,
being burned alive, is the natural outs
come of this hunying up of slow fires
by the quick kindling of kerosene, but
every person who tries it ought to
know that they would be great deal
safer in the front of battle than be-
hind the kerosene can in such an ex-
pertinent.
Year: 1878

I had friend who could not endure
story that smaoked of scandal. He
used to say, 81 have so much to do
that L cannot hear it. One half OF my
time is taken up with my own bus ness,
the other half with letting alone that OF
my neighbors. How many excellent
opportunities of letting alone other
peoples business are sighted. and the
world is troubled with the interference
of people with what does not concern
them. Neighborhoods are driven crazy
by the reports of idle ,or mischievous
people. who watch for occasions of
scandal, aud lose no opportunity of
making it public, regardless of its
truth. or of the injury it inhicts upon
the feelings of others Gossip passes
for facts, and surmise for history; and
the nimble lie runs many league
while the truth is putting on its boots.
Year: 1878

glad to see you, and perhaps we can be
of service to each other.


.She gave me her little gloved hand,
and to my dying day | shall never for
get the sensation of that moment. L
could not bear to part with her; with
out her felt that could do nothing;
with her could grow to mans estate
"a man in the truest sense of the
word. From that moment tobacco has
never passed my lips.


"As soon as / could summon enough
courage called upon that lady. Well
do remember how my heart beat as
waited in that elegant parlor for her to
come down; and how awkward felt as
followed my guide to her private sit
ting>room.


'Here she got at every point of my
life, and before I had bads her good
bye it was arranged so that l should
spend two evenings of each week at her
house, and study on just what she
thought best"
"No lover ever looked forward to the
meeting with the mistress of his heart
any more ardently than I did to these
meetings with my friend"


81 grew careful of my personal appear
auce, careful of my conversation, and
strove in every way to be worthy OF
this noble friendship. Two years pass
ed in this delightful manner-two years
that made me. My friend not
cnly attended to my studies. striving
also all the while to SOW the right kind
of spiritual seed, but she procured me
business situation with particular
| friend of hers, where I remain to this
day:
Nobody but God knows what I owe
to this woman. During the last three
months of those two years I noticed
that she grew constantly pale and thin,
she never was betrayed into speaking
of herself. Sometimes when I would
ask her if she felt worse than usual,
she would reply:


"'Oh, no! am only little tired
| that IS all.


"One evening she kept me by her sofa
much longer than was her custom.
while she arranged lessons and laid out
work enough it seemed to me for
months.


"'Why so much to night?' inquired
conscious that my +eart ached, and
vaguely expected the cause.
Because, dear, she answered, Il
do not want you to come for the next
week, and am anxious that you should
have sufficient work to be anticipated;
as well as keep you busy. l think |
can trust you to be good boy, john?
81 think you can ma'am, answered
almost sobbing.


"'If 1 should see your mother my
boy, before long, what shall 1 say to
her for you?


Then 1 knew all; my grief gave no
bound. 1t is no use to go on. She
died two days after; and when hear
folks saying. There's woman at the
bottom of it," l feel like telling the
whole world what q WON III did for me. ;
Year: 1878

She was from the country, and she
went into q Main-street store and asked
to look at some stockings, "What nun
ber. ma amp" inquired the polite clerk.
"What number? Young man. amt
YOU ashamed Of yourself to ask such a
question: Do you suppose jest 'cause
I live in the country that go scootin'
around with one stocking?" Then the
clerk managed to make her understand
that he wanted to know the size of the
stocking. and she said she Guessed
about eleven inches would do for the
foot. and as to the rest didn't matter
much.
Year: 1878

'.NeveT Shy hia'
Keep pushing; IT'S wiser
Than sitting aside,
And dreaming and sighing
And waiting the tide.
In life's sorest battle


They only prevail
Who daily march onward
And never say fail!
With an eye ever open, .
A tongue that's not dumb.
And heart thai will never,
That will never succumb,
You'll battle and conquer,
Though thousands assail;
How strong and how mighty
Who meyer say fail!
The spirit of angels


Is active l know,
AS higher and higher


In glory they go.
Methinks on bright pinions
From heaven they sail,
To cheer and encourage
Who never say fail!
In life's rosy morning,
In manhood's first pride,
Let this be the motto


Your footsteps to guide:
In storm and in sunshine,
Whatever assail,
Well onward and conquer,
And never say fan!
Year: 1878

Every turn made by the Committee
of Senators, who are investigating the
affairs of the State Insane Asylum,
throws new light upon the manner in
which the business of that institution
has been conducted, and it is, to say
the least, disgraceful to the managers
and to the State. To describe the in
ner workings of that institution would
occupy more time and space than we
can give it, but the manner in which
the business has been conducted is
much after the style in vogue amongst
savings bank officials, and all are ia
milliar with their workings. We need
not say more than that it has been the
custom to pay bills-and then audit
them. Extravaganza naturally fol.
lowed the adoption of such policy,
and it now looks as though insanity
was contagious and that the managers
had been infected with the disease.
Immediate steps should be taken to
confscate every dollars worth of prop
erty owned by these managers, and it
should be held as security to reimburse
the State for any loss. While it can



be readily seen by all that the Senate
Committee have difficult task to con-
troll their tempers, yet it would be
more in keeping with their dignity if
they would restrain themselves, and
while the managers may deserve all
that has been said to them, yet they
are entitled to respectful treatment,
even though not deserving of it.
Year: 1878

Thousands of fish have been dying
in the Connecticut river during the
past few days. Their death is sup
posed to be caused by the heavy rains
carrying Paris Green into the river
from the potato fields.
Year: 1878

Attorney General Devans has decid-
ded that letters patent issuing to two
or more persons, when but one of them
is the real inventor, are void, and can
not be made valid by any act of the
person concerned or by the patent Of
fee. This decision will, it is said, in.
validate many thousand patents.
Year: 1878

There is no doubt but that the State
Fair at st. Paul, and the Mechanical
and Agricultural Exhibition at Mime
apolis will. weather permitting, be the
greatest efforts ever made in the State.
They will be largely attended, as both
present unusual attractions, and the
distance between the cities will not
prevent any from attending both. We
in the rural districts will be glad to be
able to see both exhibitions, as there
will be plenty of time and facilities for
seeing the attractions at both places,
and not consume more time than usual
ly devoted when there was only the
one place to visit. Competition and
rivalry will have the effect of making
both exhibitions far above the average
of previous efforts in this line.
Year: 1878

There is always some one in trouble
as the following item from the North
Star shows: 1--WE propose to have
Jones make us one of those office chairs
that are so nice, with the addition of
two pockets, one on each arm, for six
shooters, and then we decline to be in
terviewed by any body.
Year: 1878




Laying aside the thought Of our
own rest and comfort, let US look .
little higher For the children's
sake we must make the most of our
selves. Many an unselish mother
has said, "oh, Icanno. take all this
time, there are so many things to do
for the children" She does not real
ize that she may do more for them
in the end by cultivating herself
than if she spends all her time on
clothes and cooking. A generosity
which makes the recipient weak or
selfish is not blessing but curse.
Have you not seen grown-up sons
who snubbed their mothers opinion
in the same breath with which they
called her to bring their sIippersS
The meek little woman has "trotted
around" to wait on them solong that
they have come to think that that is
all she is good for. Their sisters
keep "Ma" in the background be-
cause she "hasn't a bit Of style" and
is $50 uncultivated," forgetting that
she has always worn shabby clothes,
that they might wear fine ones; that
her hands have become horny with
hard work that theirs might be kept
soft and white for the piano, and
that she has denied herself books and
leisure that they might have both.
And there are other children, too
noble for such base ingratitude, who
feel keen though secret sense Of
loss rs they kiss the dear withered
cheek and think how much more Of
a woman mother" might have been
if she had not shut herself away
from the culture and sweet compan-
ionship of books.
Year: 1878

What "they say" is beneath your
notice. What's the use of lying
of nights with the unkind remark Of
some false friend running through
your brain like forked lightningH
What's the use Of getting into wor-
ry and fret over gossip that has been
set ahoat by some meddlesome busy.
body who has more time than char.
acterH These things can't possibly
injure you, unless, indeed, you take
notice of them, and in combating
them give them character and stand
ing. If what is said about you il
true, set yourself right at once; if it
is false, let it go for what it will, I'M
til it dies of inherent weakness.
Year: 1878

A member of the sanitary police
force came across boy the other day
who was wheeling home load Of
oyster cans and bottles, and curious
to know what use the lad could put
them to made a direct inquiry:


Going to throw them over into our
back yard replied the boy. 4 took
three loads home yesterday


But what do you use them for?'


It's trick of the family grinned
the lad.


How trick2'


I'D just as lief tell continued the
boy, as he spit on his hands to re-
sumo his hold on the barrow. 'We're
going to have some relashuns come
in from the country. We may not
have much to eat, but if they see
these cans and bottles and boxes
they'll think we've had listers, cham
pagne, figs and nuts till we've got
tired of them and are living on bread
and taters for healthy change"


The officer scratched his ear like a
man who had received a new idea,
Year: 1878

ows than the others, to our great re,
lief we heard the men leave the gard
en-, and as they did not come round
to the front very quickly, wefancied
they were having a consultation as
to what they would do next, All
this time was in thegreatest agony
of mind, for unless something had
happened 10 Rory, he ought to have
been back before. went down to
the garden door, to be ready to let
him in when he came. 1 strained
my ears to listen, but there was not
a sound of an kind. The robbers
were not in the garden-that was
one comfort.


l heard something soon, however,
1t came nearcr-nearer still. All,
then, l knew what it was, and with
thankful heart l opened the door,
Rory, dear, faithful Rory, was back
again, painting, after his long iourn'
ey.


Had he brought me me an answer
Yes-he had note for me. I tried
to read it, but could not see, my eyes
were so full of tears, and my hand
shook so. AT length l was able to
make out these words:


"My own darling. Have courage
a little longer l will be back imme-
biately with help"


/ knew no more. l was complete
ly overcome at last, had tainted.
When l recovered 1 found William
standing by me, holding my hand in
his. 1t was some time before / knew
what had happened; however,
as soon as | was able to attend to
him, he told me that when he arriv-
ed at the office and saw no signs of
fire anywhere, he thought it very
strange.


"I feared all was not right" he
said, "and determined to ride home
as fast as possible. 1 was about two
miles on my way, when l met Rory.
Captain know him at once, and stop
ped of his own accord. l wondered
Why the dog should be out at that
hour and tried to see if he had a
note. Finding that he had, | lit n
match and read the message. |
wrote an answer on the back, tied it
round his neck, and sent him home.
' I then galloped sfast as I could to
1.-The policestation, and brought q
number Of men with me. AS soon
as the robbers saw us coming up the
avenu they made offin all directions
However, the police are on their
track, and will, l hope, succeed in
catchiug them. l am quite sure
now that on my first return home
that there was rope put across the
road, and the robbers were watching
for me behind the trees, hoping that
my horse might stumble, and that
they could take the money from me
then, not thinking that l should
have any one with me. But on the
horse getting over it safely, and see.
ing Jerry with me, they did not at
tack us, but planned the story Of
the fire to get me away. They did
not know that had such a brave
little wife, or such a swift faithful
messenger as Rory, Only that you
sent to me SO quickly, Bella, I really
don't know what might have hap
pened. Let us thank heaven nolives
are lost"


From that time forward Rory was
considered quite a hero, and wherev-
er he went he was petted and made
much Of.
Year: 1878

The following advice to gossips is
given by spurgeon;


Gossips of both genders, give up
the shameful trade of tale.bearing;
don't be the DEVILS bellows any long
er to blow up the fire of strife. Leave
off setting people by the ears. Ifyou
do not cut off your tongues, at least
season them with the salt of grace
Praise God more and blame neigh,
bore less. Any goose can cackle,any
fly can find out sore place, any
empty barrel can give forth sound,
any brier can tear a mans flesh
No flies will go down your throat il
you keep your mouth shut, and no
evil speaking will come up. Think
much, but say little; be quick at
work and slow at talk; andFabazs ali
ask the great Lord oset q watch oy-
er your lips,
Year: 1878

next meeting, which shall In suitable
terms instruct the President to invite
the co operation of the governments of
China and Great Britain to prevent tho
importation of Coolio labor, and gener-
ally to restrict Chinese immigration to
the United States. This action of the
committee was distinctly understood to
be only preliminary to further discus
sion of the subject, and when the reso-
luton is submitted for consideration at
the next meeting, the question will arise
whether the committee should not rec
ommend the enactment of restrictive
legislation by Congress, independently
Of the slow progress and doubtful re-
suits of diplomatic negotiations. Sew
eral members of the committee already
express themselves in favor of such in
dependent action.
Year: 1878

London, Ian. 3l.-It is reported that
at the Cabinet council yesterday the
party of action gained the ascendant,
and an important ministerial statement
will he made at an early date of the
pending debate, which will alter the
aspect of the situation. If no news
touching the armistice be received be-
fore division is had, the governments IS
majority will probably exceed one hun
dred. The signing of the armistice
would reduce the majority and increase
the bitterness of opposite attack. There
is talk among the radicals of opposing
the money vote by obstructive tactics
in the event of the armistice being con-
cluded. 1t is believed the Home Rulers
will leave the members to their indi-
vidual responsibility.
Year: 1878

Washington, Jan. 31.-The House
committee ON Education and Labor to-
day, after free interchange of views
on the general subject, unanimously
agreed that it is advisable and desira-
BILE that Chinese immigration into this
country should be checked or limited
in some way. Having made this much
progress toward settlement of the
question, the committee thereupon
adopted a suggestion of Chairman
Goode, and directed Messrs. Willis and
Loring to draft a resolution fol consid-
Grafton by the full committee at the
Year: 1878

A SPECIAL from Athens says the
Chamber is holding secret sitting, to
decide whether the government shall ac-
cede to the petitions for support and
protection received from Thessaly.
Year: 1878

Berlin, Jan. 31.-There seems to be
some chance that the federal council
will declare the bill which is to pave the
way for the appointment Of German
ministers inexpedient, as 1t involves a
Year: 1878

Snow began to fall shortly after
noon yesterday, with prospects of a
good supply that would last ill
Christmas, the ground being just in
the fix to receive it. 1t was but of
short duration, however, and only
covered the ground to the depth of
about a quarter or half inch. 1t was
of peculiarly compact and wet ma
ture. and the travel crystalized and
glazed it on the pavem.uts to such an
extent that it was almost impossible,
aud really dangerous, for the pedes


triau to make bis way along the street.
Year: 1878

How can any man longer doubt that the
Greenback party is fraud? Their fret watch
word was the "greenback for the bondbolder
as we'll as the laboring man, but now it turns
out that the leaders have been deceiyng the
people-that they are the sworn enemies Of
that currency that they have been wont to land.
Only few nights since, in the hearing OF the
writer of this paragraph, Capt. Dick Trevelhck
one of the leaders OF the movement IN this
State, declared that the first thing they would
do If they got into power would be to BURN
UP THE aREEYBAcKs" That may seem lit
tie rough to you," said he. but that is just
what we propose to do" How is that for
party which has expressed such devotion ito
the money that was good enough for the soldier"
Year: 1878

ations are sudden and great and therefore the
precious metals are unfit to form basis OF
currency. weshall find upon examination that
he is still more dIametrcally opposed to the
doctrines of his favorite author, IN reference
to an inconvertlble paper currency, or system
OF :" paper tickets as Mr.. Mill aptly character
ICES such currency.


To be Continued
Year: 1878

We see by the above extracts from MIR. Mill
that he by no means bears out the doctrines
contended for by his pretended apostle Moul-
ton, so far rs the fluctuation of the value of
gold and silver is concerned. Mill says that
they are the least liable Of all known commod-
tiles to such variation OF value, and that when
change does occur, which no one will deny is
sometimes the case, il is gradual and extended
over period of many years, SO that no great
injury can be worked by such fiuctuation, while
on the other hand Moulton claims, and illus
trates II by his pretty little map that the fuctu-
Year: 1878

upon payment by any person who may elect. Of the
principal and interest due to execute proper sats
faction Whenever any bond and mortgage may be paid
in FULL


This report also adopted.