smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

Some men who pride themselves on
their common sense-and whenever a
man boasts mnch about that, it may be
assumed that he has very little sense,
either common or uncOmmUn-will
maintain that all knowledge consists of
facts, that everything else is mere talk
and theory, and that nothing has any
value except facts. Those who speak
SO much of the value of facts may un-
derstand the meaning of facts;but they
evidently do not understand the mean
ing of value. For, the value of thing
is not a property residing in that thing,
nor is it component; but it is simply
its relation to some other thing. We
say, for instance, that a gold dollar has
a certain value; but the value does not
reside in the coin. If it does, where is
it'll Our sense cannot grasp value. We
cannot see value, nor hear it, nor feel
it, nor taste it, nor smell it. The value
consists solely in the relation which the
dollar price bears to something else.
Just SO in regard to facts. Facts, as
facts, have no sort of value, but are
simply a mass of idle lumber The
value of a fact is not an element or a
constituent of that fact, but is its rela


ton to the total stock of our know
ledge, either present or prospective.
Facts, therefore, have merely a pOten-
iial and, as it were, subsequent value,
and the only advantage of possessing
them is the possibility of drawing con-
clusions from them; in other words, of
rising to the idea, the principle, the
law which governs them. Our know
ledge is composed not of facts, but of
the relations which facts and ideas
bear to themselves and to each other;
and real knowledge consists not in an
an acquaintance with facts, which only
makes pedant, but in the use of facts,
which makes q philosopher.
Year: 1874

Do the doctors know that half the
wives in the world die of this COM
plainti He never spoke an unkind
word to his wife," Yes, but did he re-
member, now and then to speak a kind
onef Did he have any sympathy for
her bodily and mental illsf Or was he
blind and deaf to both, treating them
with that cutting indifference which in
time chills the most loving heart and
silences its throbs fOreverf Men are
very guilty in this regard. Take a
young girl from the warm atmosphere
of a loving, cheerful home, and after a
few weeks of devotion leave her to
battle single-handed with new cares
and new duties, and to bear sickness
with what courage she may, and go
their ways into the tangled paths of
life, without thought of the response
bilities they are shirking or the solemn
vows they have really broken. No
wonder so many happy brides ripen in
to irritable dissatisfied matrons, who
seem to have lost all real delight in
living.
Year: 1874

Quite as sure is the relief from dys-
peptic troubles; for although the diet


of camps would be at home, for the


dyspeptic, but mode of tardy suicide,


the steady, but not too severe, exer-
else and the constant exposure rarely


leave man after few days much


fault to find with the most evil dis


posed stomach. Among our lakes and


streams the bill of fare of the camp is


by no means bad one, but it would


be shocking one at home. There Is
always fish fried, or broiled if you are


wise, or perhaps, if you have taste for
delicacies and want the trout at its


best, you will cook it in paper, when it
Is a thing to remember. Birds, es-
pecially ducks, are rarely lacking, and
in the AdirOndacks venisOn is abund


ant enough. Then it is easy to carry
canned and dried vegetables, beans,
potatoes, biscuits for bread, condensed
milk and the inevitable pork. If /
wanted a comparative test for the alb


sence of dyspepsia, | should say that
when a man can relish bit of we'll
dried, crisp pork ON the top of a stew
of ducks, and can wind up with a big
onion eaten raw with salt, he might be
regarded as tolerably competent to
compete with the proverbial ostrich. |
think it was that good fisherman, the
late DIR. Bethune, who said that good
part of the value of wood life was in
the fact that you crave onions and can
eat them. In fact, there i, always a
row in camp when the onions
give ont, and the new men often Won


der at starting why an old woodsman
i. SO very particular about having
plenty of onions; but in the wilderness
and in armies onions are at a premium.
| remember once, in padding along
the shores of lake in Maine, we espied
a log cabin in rough clearing, and,
pulling the canoes upset off to see who
was about, with that odd craving for
new faces which haunts men after a
few days of lonely wood life. We
found four children with measles, the
mother recovering from pneumonia,
the father down with lively chill i'm
father with a dislocated finger. We
soon put the last right, and then, draw
ing water cool from the spring, with
few lemons and white sugar, we made
them drink which called down upon
us unnumbered blessings. Next my
little medicine case came into use for
the first time in several summers; and
so by and by, leaving them our remain
ing lemons-may never do deed of
greater self denial we went away.
As we were showing off the old man
came down the hill and stopped us
guessed, as we were doctors we ought
to be paid. "Well," he said, "you done
us heap of good, and we was kind of
mournsOme before you come.n l felt
that the new word mOurnsome was
worth many fees, and so guessed in re-
ply that we wouldn't take anything.
''But maybe you'd have this" he
urged,w an air of triumph. "Them's
somewhat W ancient onions. | accepted
the honorarium, and we padded away
down the laks.-lDr. Wier Mitchell.
Year: 1874

At meeting of the Fruit Growers
Association of the Gulf States, Mr..
Geo. A. Fsunce gave q description of
the mode OF preparing figs at Smyrna,
Turkey. which may be the means of en-
tightening many persons why they have
failed in making a merchantable article
of our native fig.


Mr.. Faunce describes the soil in the
neighborhood of Smyrna as being of
volcanic origin, the climate much cold
er than ours, and surrounded by high
mountains covered with snow.


OF the fig there are three varieties
generally grown there; one large pur-
pie fig, much like those seen in the
neighborhood of New Orleans; large
yellow, and smaller kind which is not
much thought of and is never shipped.


The trees average the size generally
seen in our gardens. The fruit is very
dry and rather insipid, and when fresh
is not used by the natives.


The crop ripens about the 2Sth OF
August, and they are shook from the
trees and thrown on the ground in the
sun where they are allowed to remain
a few hours; they are then packed in
hampers and brought on the backs of
mules to the bazaar or market and
thrown into piles twelve or fifteen feet
high. The fruit is selected into three
classes by women and children, and
packed without further preparation in
to boxes or cartoons.


Figs are generally shipped on sailing
vessels, the hold of which is kept well
ventilated by windsails and the matches
kept open. There is also small white
worm or maggot which bores hole in
the bottom end of every fig: these
worms are in such abundance that they
crawl over the vessel and drop into
everything. Our informant has often
seen the shippers trying to clean the
stem of his pipe which was full of the
Termin.


When the fruit arrives at its destina-
ion, if it is dry and covered with grape
sugar, it is considered in good order; if
lark and of shining appearance, it is
n process of heat and decay.
Year: 1874

QUEER FRIENDS. Toby was big OK.
He had grown too old to work so he
used to stay all the time in the barn.
yard, and had stall under a shed in
the warm corner.


Peep was a poor little motherless
chicken, with not enough feathers on
to keep the cold Off. He had to hunt
up his own victuals for nobody
thought of feeding him so he used to
peck meal in Toby's feed-box, and Toby
never refused to let him.


Sometimes Peep sat on Toby's horn !;
and, when it grew colder, he roasted
on Toby's broad, warm back. When
Toby got sleepy in the daytime, he
would low for Peep to come and sit on
his horn while he took nap.


By and by little brown pig, seeing
how happy Toby and Peep were to-
gether, left all his kinsfolk, and went
to live in the shed with them. Piggy
slept in the straw close by Toby's side !;
and tho good old OK would low, when
ever he was fed, till Peep and Piggy
came to eat with him.


AT last the butcher came and took
Toby away; and poor Peep and Piggy
were left TO mourn for their dear old
friend. But they loved each other all
the better, and slept side by side in the
straw.


Whenever you saw one, you were
sure to see the other. If Peep found
any thing to eat, he was sure to divide
it with Piggy; and, though both were
homely fellows, it was pretty sight to
see them together.
Year: 1874

We measured riotOus baby


Against the cottage wall;
A liiy grew at the threshold,


And the boy was Just as tail
A royal tiger-hly,


With spots of purple and Of gold,
And q heart Of Jewelled chahce,


The fragrant dewto hold.
Without the blackbird whistled.
High up in the old roof trees,
And TO and fro at the window


The red rose rocked her bees,
And the wee pink fists of baby


We're never a moment still.
Snatching at shine and shadow


That danced at the lattice-sil
Ay iu darkened chamber.


Wiaf the sunshine shut away.
Through tears that fell ike bitter rim,
We measured the baby to day
And the title bare feet that were dimrlrd
And sweet as a budding rose,
Lie side by side together


In the hush Of a long repo-e.
Up from the dainty pillow,


White as the risen dawn,
A far face lay smiling


With the hight Of heaven thereon.
Ans the dear little hands like ruse leavy,
Dropped from the rose, lay still,
Never 10 catch at the sunshine
That crept to the shrOuded sill
We measured the sleeping baby
With ribbons viii e as snow.
For the shining rosewood casket
That waited HIM below.
And out Of the darkened chamber
We went with a childless moan;
For to the height of the sinless angels
Our dear little one had grown.
Year: 1874

Prof. Summers book is encouraging,
as showing that we are not much worse
than our ancestors, and discouraging as
showing how little we have learned by
experience, or how ignorant We are of
even recent history. His condensed
accounts of the continual issues of pa
per money in the North American Colo
mics should be read by those who be-
lieve in inconvertible paper. Those
who think it any advantage to buy at
low prices may be glad to learn, that
when the British Parliament paid to
Massachusetts, its share Of Louisburg,
which it ransomed from the Colonies
Year: 1874

The Busy -BoDY.-An old red COW
came in at the gate to eat the fresh
young grass. "How do you do, old
COW? Have you a calf? Why do you
come into our yard Where is your
home You may eat the grass, but do
not touch the trees


The COW ate and ate. Then Toms
kid Nan came to the gate, looked in,
and at last ian in also.


''How do you do, Nan? You, too,
may eat the grass, and no one must say
Go out ="


Then the COW spied the kid, ran up
to her, and tried to hook her, and drive
her out in the street.


''What a selfish busy body, you old
red cowl Who gave you leave, pray,
to come into the yard =? Suppose Mary
had run at you, and said, Go out 2
You should have let Nan eat, as you
we're doing, in peace, selfish old red
COW You are like some girls and
boys, that are never willing to share =
Year: 1874

MANNERS. s.-Manners are more i'm
portant than money. A boy who is
polite and pleasant in his manners will
always have friends, and Will not make
enemies. Good behavior is essential to
prosperity. A boy feels well when he
does well. If you wish to make every
body pleasant about you, and gain
friends wherever you go, cultivate good
manners. Many boys have pleasant
manners in company and ugly manners
for home.


We visited small railroad town not
long since, and were met at the depot
by little boy of about eleven or twelve
years, who entertained and cared for
us, in the absence of his father, with as
much polite attention and thoughtful
care as the most cultivated gentleman
could have done. We said to his mother
before We left her home


You are greatly blessed in your son
he is so attentive and obliging."


"Yes," she said, 81 can always de-
pend on Charley when his father is
absent. He is great help and COM
fort to me-"


She said this as if it did her heart
good to acknowledge the cleverness of
her son.


The best manners cost so little, and
are worth so much, that every boy can
have them.
Year: 1874

Have friends been torn from US whose
bright smiles no longer cheer us as we
pass on the rugged pathway of life !?
Then let us look at the friendly steeple
spanned by the bright bow of promise,
and promoting US to the Eden of rest
the pilgrims home. Let us learn a
lesson from the friendly steeple-"True
greatness consists in moral grandeur. p"
That our thoughts should be elevated
and pure. That the tendency of our
be beavenward, and that We
are to rise above all that is low and
grovelling aud aspire 10 that purity
whose birthplace is Gods throne.
Year: 1874

TIE STEEPLEs. When We look at tine
steeples of a city piercing the blue sky
we should ever regard them as so many
friendly beacons calmly and gently di-
recting us to look up ADORE mere mate
rial things to the calm, peaceful serenity
of heaven, CT which the bright firma-
ment IS a symbol. When the dark
clouds of adversely hang around us like
a funeral pail and their thunders would
seem to rend our very souls, let us look
up to the friendly steeple which points
to Gods bright sun and heavens smiles
beyond the clouds, remembering
Year: 1874

RAISE Your OWN TREEs.-Farmers and
frut-growers often complain that the trees
they buy lack sufficient root, having been
mangled and cut of in digging, and say IL
they could only go to the nursery them
selves and oversee the digging of the trees,
they could have much better success. Now
this can be easily obviatel by purchasing
from one TO two thousand apple gratis, and
setting them out in the spring six inches
apart in rows, and the rows four feet apart;
and when three years old they can he care
fully dug, and set out Immediately after
digging. Or one or two year old trees can
be purchased, and set one foot apart in the
row, and rows four feet apart, and allowed
TO stand one or two years, and then trans
planted into the orchard. Many farmers
sons would find il pleasant, money-mak-
ing business to purchase few thousand
gratis al from only six 10 seven dollars per
thousand, and set them as above described,
and in three years time at least two. thirds
OF them would become good, saleable trees
at from fifteen 10 twenty dollars per thous-
and. An advantage that a farmer would
have who wished to set out an orchard OF
from two TO three hundred first-class trees
is that he would have his choice from
double that number, If one thousand gratis
were set.-Fruit Recorder.
Year: 1874

COMPOST FOR FLowERs.-In cleaning oil
the garden and flower borders, there is
more or less of leaves, litter, ETC., that must
be disposed Of in some way. Take ii and
make the basis for compost heap for the
winter; empty all the wood ashes Of the
house over 1t, as they accumulate from lime
to time save all the bones and refuse of
the kitchen, aud all the greasy dlsh-water,
and the chamber lye, and add them daily
to the heap. Gather, IT, you can, from the
blacksmith shop or elsewhere, iron filings
or scales from the hammerng of heated or
rusty iron, the parngs of horse hoofs, and,
with a little OF sharp, sandy soil, add them
TO the heap. This well mixed, in the spring,
will form one of tho cheapest fertilizers for
all kinds of flowers in the open border
horticultural,
Year: 1874

A STEEP SLOPE MAY nE ERASED OVER
without s9dding by first smoothing the sur
face and then mixing tough paste or NOR.
tar of clay, loan and horse manure, with
sufficient water. Tho grass seed, which
should be a mixture OF Kentucky blue
grass and white clover, should be thickly
but evenly scattered upon the moist surface
Of this plaster, as it is spread upon the
bank. The plaster should bo at least one
or two inches thick, aud thin layer should
be laid over the seed. The surface should
be kept moist, and light dressing Of some
active fertilizer would help the growth. In
few weeks the growing grass should be
cut and should be kept short at all times
until thick sod is formed.-NeD York
Tribune.
Year: 1874

Henry Ward Beecher talks in this free
and easy way ofIhe Pope; 81 have great
many friends in Rome, the Pope among
them. He never came to see me, but
would just as lief so to see him as not. He
would hardly say was orthodox, but I
really believe he is orthodox. would Or
dain him 10 preach, and would let him
preach here If he asked me. I really be-
lieve the old man is good mau, with some
cobwebs In bis head, but they will be
brushed away before longi we all have got
them in some way or another, and whatev-
or there Is In him that is pure aud true and
right makes him my brother"
Year: 1874

The Legislature, at its late session,
passed joint resolution requiring
Cain, the sheriff Of Orangcburg, to
give new Official bond Within ten
days after its passage. and, in failing
to DO so, dccIa!cd the Office vacant,
and authorized the Governor to order
an election to till the vacancy. This
joint resolution was approved on the
goth of December last, and official
Attenuation was received tho cx.
ccutive office on Monday, from the
chairman Of the board Of county cons
mis,ioners, that Cain had not filed a
new bond as required. This will
nccessitate a new election in Orange
burg County,. and tho Columbia
Union Herald states that the usual
proclamation will be issuel shortly.


President Grant in conversation
yesterday with leading Republican
Senator, said the statement in q
Washington special dispatch to a
New York paper, that any legirlation
tending to initiation must run the
gauntlet Of bis veto, was wholly with.
out foundation that ho had con
versed with none on that subject at
all, and that if ho wore himself O.
member of Congress he should regard
an intimation of a veto in advance OF
legislation as an unbocomins tn, at
by the Executive, and should rese mt
it.
Year: 1874

Laborers in japan have had their
wages raised to y cents day.
With such wages the laborer may
take link and cigar once or
twice week, but lie must dispense
with such superfuitios as bread and
meat.
Year: 1874

The Robcsoniau is growing riob by
the publication Of the history of tho
outlaws. What lucky thing it is
for newspaper man to have a. baud
Of Robin Hoods murder q dozen or
so OF. his beloved fellow .citizcns, and
get up a first class sensation !-Char.
Observer.
Year: 1874

What ought, what can mother do, when
good, pleasant, careless husband constantly
thwarts all her efforts to teach or govern her
children, and yet cannot be made to see or feel
what he is doing.


Let us illustrate and sketch from memory, not
imagination


Mamma, please give me a piece OF pie ~


NO, darling, one piece is enough.


Half piece, please, mamma p


NO, Freddie, no more


"a very little piece, mamma, dear Z.


NO, Freddie, no


'Do give the child little piece Ill risk it
hurting him.


And the mother gave it.


Mamma, may go out and play -
.Its very chilly and you have cold don't
think it is best


bundle me up warm, mamma, and won't
take cold.H


81 fear you will: you must play iu-doors to-
day."


Just little while, please, mamma :"


''No, Freddy, you must not 60 out to-day
do let the child go ont What girl you are
making Of him Women never were fitted to
bring up boys. Dress him up warm and let him
run;lt viii do him good


And Freddie went out.


May have my blocks in the parlor, man.
ma r


No, Willie, make your block-house in the
dining room. Miss L. Is an invalid and / want
the parlor kept very quiet


IN be very quiet


You will intend TO be, but you cannot help
mailing some noise and as Miss L. very rarely
goes anywhere, fear she will be very tired at
best 20 be q very good little boy, and play in
TIE dlning-room this afternoon"


81 Won't make bit OF noise nor tire her one
speck


You must play in the dining-room, Willie,
aud not hay any more about 1t


Nonsense 1t will do her good to see happy
little face 1t will give her something besides
her own aches to think Of. Let him bring his
blocks in the parlor."


And he brought them in


what torment that boy has got to lie Its
teaze, teaze. teaze, from morning till night.
Il enough TO wear the patience ont Of Job .
II you won't whip him, will.


And he whipped him.
Query Who ought to be whipped Mother at
Year: 1874

Ben Wood says, and Ben sometimes tells the
truth, that the Democratic party will never 20
outside again for a Presidential candidate. It
viii run dog before it will run General Grant.
We shonld think the Democratic party had had
about enough experience IN that direction,
Year: 1874

Persons leaving the city during the Summer can
nave the COMMERCIAL mailed TO their address by or
iering the same at this office. Terms, including
postage, sixteen cents a week in advance.
Year: 1874

A HORRIBLE SUSPICION former cook
of the Stiner family in New \ ork, four men,
bers of which were burned to death, with
rested pending The inquest Of the coroner
Silver plate, known to have been in the house,
and jewelry belonging to the dead, caDEot be
found since the fire. robbery and murder are
now insinuatec in connection with the terri
BILE affair,
Year: 1874




Instead of betraying the Repub-
lican party of Tennessee, by op-
posing the co-education of the races,
I would be traitor to that party
were TO act otherwise. The Re-
publican white vote of Tennessee
is largely in excess of the whole
colored vote of the State. and be-
side rejecting the sentiments of
my political opponents, who are en-
titled to some consideration in a
question of this character, am re-
flectinc the views of almost every
white man in the Republican ranks.


In my election to the Senate I
gave no other pledge than my past
personal and official course guaran-
teed. The question of Civil
Rights" as embodied in mixed
schools was not an issue, nor did it,
in any sense, enter into the contest.
Had it been an issue before the
Legislature, and had / been its adj
vocate, would have made poorer
race than did the late Mr.. Greeley
for the Presidency. And L am free
to say there has never been an hour
of my life when l would have accept
ed an election to any Office on that
platform. Since my election to the
Senate | have voted in Congress
for the kuklux bill and for every
measure which my friend or preted-
ed friend of the colored race has in
1o.v
his interests, except this mixed
school bill.


have done all these things for
the colored race without owing my
election to it or having the reno
test idea of ever being a candidate
for its votes OF support. I have
acted from a sense of duty and be-
cause of a sincere and unselfish
desire to ameliorates its condition.
/ do not refer to my services to the
colored people by way of apology
for my opposition to the mixed
schools. My position on this ques-
tion is the result of mature delibera-
tion. 1t has the approval of my
judgement and concience. and soon
er than apologize for it, / would see
every political organization in the
land go the way Of Wards ducks"
and every politician buried without
a hope of resurrection.


So far from betraying the colored
people or violating any pledges to
them as insolently and falsely
charged by delegates in this Nash
vile Convention, who seems TO have
reversed Taney's decision and pro-
claimed. in substance. that a white
man has no rights which a negro is
bound to respect, ] have, since at
tanning power as Governor and
Senator, done far more for the col
ored race than / was even commit
ted or pledged to do and more than
they had q right TO demand in view
OF the issues of the canvass upon
which went into office.


And now because / adhere to
principles OF practical utility in
stead OF trimming wild after 0bstrac-
tions. am denounced as recreant
to duty and pledges IL the mem-
bers of the late Colored Convention
can afford to present to the world |
such evidence Of base ingratitude