smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

He went home one day last October
and saw his wife putting up peaches in
those .old-fashiOned tin cans that close
withsesling wax. She had an apron OH,
and two or three little blOtches of seal
ing wax ornamental the floor, while
the briudle cat under the table was lick
ing piece the size of a trade dollar
with assiduity and JUNCTION.


"See here, Maria,'' he said you'll
cripple yourself presently with that
hot wax" But she made him no ans
wer. He continued Oracularly: ''WO-
men never have any mechanical genius
any way. If there's 4 way of doing
anything wrong they are sure TO try
it,"


"Do you think you can do better?"
she observed, with some acidity.


"Why, of course l can," he replied,
with extreme self assertion.


''Well, here, just distinguish yourself
them"


So he sat down. She handed him Il
fresh can, just out of the hot water. He
took it in his hand and dropped 1t as if it
had been struck with lightning; while
he stuck his finger in his mouth and
looked sudden death at her because he
couldn't swear. She gave him a towel
to hold the next one with, and he took
it on his knee, lighted the sealing wax
stick, and commenced p-odding around
the top, but the bottom burnt his knsa,
and he jerked suddenly, bringing the
wax across the back of his left hand
with fearful precision. Then he jump
ed up and howled, and dropped the can
which emptied tablespoonful of fiery
fruit into his slipper. This made him
well nigh frantic, and he went dancing
about the kitchen like an inebriate
dervish, waving the burning wax Wild
ly, until large drop detached itself
from the flaming mass and dropped
plump upon his nose. In his furious
anger he kicked the offending can
through the window, scattering its con-
tents over the dog, who rushed into the
street bowling and raising an alarme
of mad dog" which engrosed the at
tention of all the people within three
squares. Then he submitted to be laid
on the sofa and plastered with flour and
sweet oil, until he looked like badly
gotten-up-seare-erow. He is now will
ling to make an affidavit the size of
barn-door that he will let the women be
lust as awkward as they choose.
Year: 1879

Artemus was lecturing, with his pa
norama ,tSalt Lake, in Canada, and as
business was good he was in correspon-
din high spirits and his pockets were
fu of coin.


The day before they were to leave,
Smith, his advance agent, told Ward
that as silks were so much cheaper in
the British possessions than in the
United States he had purchased large
piece of silk and was going to take it to
his wife as a present. Ward was
pleased with the idea, and in the same
confidence told Smith that he had also
purchased piece Of melton cloth, and
both conferred with each other as to
the best way to secrete the goods so as
pass the Custom House.


Ward suggested to Smith to wrap the
silk around his body and Smith in turn
advised Artemus to place his cloth
within the folds of his panoroma oi
Salt Lake. They each agreed to take
the others advise, and Smith left the
next morning to go over to the States
in advance. The bundle of silk wound
around him made him feel quite un-
comfortable, especially when he came
to the Custom House and commenced
answering about his baggage.


The official was very polite and
passed his baggage without a murmur
and then invited him in his private Of
fee, handed him cigar and begged
him to take seat.


The heat Of the room began to make
Smith very uncomfortable and he rose
to 60.


'1Be seated, sir, said the official, 81
want to have little chat with you."


"No: / must be going" said the &C.
nial John. al can't stand sitting SC
Year: 1879

b gone-I cannot always so. you know


Best It's So
Home, across the distant ridges OF the years.


With my tears
Aud the old house, standing still on the old
ground,


There found
In the parlor, in nv fancy, 1 could trace


Fathers face
And my mother. with her old accustomed air


Sitting there
While beside them brothers, sisters, true and
good,


Silent stood.
Thro' the stiffness swan the song of summer
bird


And there stirred
On the wall of the leaf-fecked sunshine and
the glow


Faded slow,
But from all the loving lips watched around,


Not sound
Then went upstairs, slow entering mid their
glooms,


All the rooms
And trod with softened step along the floors


Opened doors
But never heard q voice or met q soul


In the whole.
OF the breaths that stirred the draperies to and
fro,


Long ago
OF the eyes that thro' the easements used to
peep


Out Of sleep
OF the feet that in those chambers used to


Now are none.
OF the sunshine pouring downward from the
sky,


Blue snd high
OF the LEAKAGE and the ancient garden plot,


Brown and hot
OF the streamlet and the shingle, and the tide


These abide
But beyond iis azure yauitlng overhead


Are my dead
Though their graves were dug apart in many
lands.


Joining hands,
They have gathered snd are waiting TIL
come.


That is home
Year: 1879

The monkeys seem to amuse the peo-
pie most. like monkey myself. Do
you know I believe it's positive loss to
human beings that they havnt got tails
like monkeys. Why, q monkey can take
hold Of anything with his tail Just like
you can with your hand. It's really a
third hand. Now, supposin' you had
such tail ? II you had to hang on to
the platform Of q crowded horse car
With your hands, you could hold your
umbrella with your tail. II YOU were
walking up and down the room at night
with the baby. you could carry him with
your arms and give him spoonful OF
pareeoric with your tail. II you wanted
to take your family out for an airing.
you could grab child with each hand
and pull your baby coach with your tail.
I tell you, sir. that It's dead loss to you
that you are not built like q monkey.
Year: 1879

SUNDAY, August 3, 1879.


Another week Of lightning express business on
Change carried prices several stations further
on the journey to higher figures SO far everything
has gone smoothly--nothing but white lights ahead
and red danger signal displayed. or, II dis
played. regarded They may be foolish fears which
influence many of the old fogies of the street to
doubt the safety of this breakneck speed, but they
exist nevertheless and may be of service in putting
the brakes on before catastrophe happens. win
common prudence and moderate speed there is no
danger of such an event. for the road to improve
ment is made clear by a combination of promising
circumstances such this country has not seen for
years, and nothing but reckless speculation, run
mad is likely to place an obstacle in the way.
''Festind iente is ada3e quite as applicable 10
stock speculation to other affairs in life and It's
meaning is worth considering by the managers OF
the present movement.


There was the same old story last week Of an ex-
traordnary buoyancy and continued rise in the
granger shares Like the growing corn which will
swell their earnings they thrive with the ther-
mometer in the nineties. From intown and out of
town orders to buy pour into the Board room. and
the seller of to-day becomes the most eager pur-
chaser of tomorrow. Next to the Wisconsin stocks
came Lake Shore both in bulk of business and ad
vance in price, and after this in turn Kansas City
and Northern. Wabash. Cedar Rapids and Northern.
and Iron Mountain. The more obscure railroads
which lead guerilla sort of existence by hanging
on to the skirts of the main speculation were mod
eraey active and partook to greater or less extent
of the general improvement. The coal carriers were
higher early in the week on the better prices OBJ
tanned at the coal sale, and lower afterward
doubts whether these figures told the truth.
the whole truth and nothing but the TRUTH as rep
utable figures popularity supposed to do. Nor was
this doubt without excuse for in spite of the higher
auction prices the nnsylvania Company, Delaware
and Hudson and Of the smaller colliers
duced their schedule prices instanter about
twenty-five cents per ton. There less
activity and firmness in the miscellaneous
list, both Pacific Mail and Western Union
being inclined to weakness. Governments fairly
active, bonds quiet and railroad bonds in good
request at advancing figures Money call loans
ruled from two to three per cent except for short
time Saturday when it reached seven per cent.
Money lenders are beginning to question whether it
Is safe proceeding to advance within ten per
cent of the present market value of stocks it
when these stocks ten to fifteen per cent lower
and there is scrutnlzing of colaterals in
sequence.


The following table shown the extreme ductua-
Year: 1879

THE BEST LESSON IN HUMILITY SERMON By


THE REV. DR. DEEMS.


The Rev. DR.. Deems preached at the Church of the
Strangers. in Mercer street, Christ washing the
feet Of the Disciples, the text being John xii 12
$50, after he had washed their feet and had taken
his garments. and set down again. he said unto
them, Know ye what have done unto your" The
feet the party that sat down to the Last supper
should have been washed by slave or some menial
person. But no one had been provided for this
vice. Jesus then performed it, as related in this
He lett several things. He asked. Know ye what
have done to your SO He plainly intimsted His
desire that our service should be intelligent. In
different men pay attention to what Jesus has
done. Malignant men put bad construction
what Jesus did His friends believe that He has done
all things right. yet what He did may not
thoroughly know now, but we shall know hereafter.
We are bound. however to bring the study Of His
doings the most conscientious application of the
most cultivated reason. The function of reason in
religion is not to argue about good character
and deeds. but to learn whs. He has done
Christian service consists in doing just what
Christ has told us to do. because we bel-ve
that He wise He will teach the right thing and
loving that He will teach the best things for the
perfecting of our manhood. Did not our Lord when
he said IF then have washed your feet leave this
lesson to be inferred, much more you should do
this for anctherY 1t q lesson of the deepest
humility. He went further and said. IL have given
you an example that you should do as have done
YOU Here the preacher showed the mistake that
may arise from copying the acts instead of culti-
waiting the spirit of the Master. In fact, wash
ing was part of Oriental hospitality. It
was also o sanitary regulation, and religion
always sanctions the promotion of health. But the
lesson is just this that to be willing to do
anything, however owly and menial to promote the
bodily and spiritual health of our brethren. 1t is
often harder to serve lowlily our equals and supe
rors than interiors Finally the Saviour said
"If 70 know these things, happy ye 1t ye do
them The Master desires the happiness of His
people, the Lord of His servants. Our must
be happy service and He shows the way to hap
piness. IL lies in doing the things He teaches,
Year: 1879

coinage up to the 600 required for that month


The mint at Carson City is reopened, and coinage
will be commenced rs soon the necessary bullion
is procured at market rates. The New Orleans Mint
is running at full capacity with plenty of bullion
Much OF this bullion purchased there has been Mex
lean dollars. The Treasury is making arrangements
to avoid the necessity of running the Philadelphia
Mint night and day. during August. to make up the
deficiency in the coinage OF the standard silver dollar


The following were yesterdays bids for various
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Year: 1879

The Catholic pastors OF the diocese Of Brooklyn
have been requested by circular letter addressed to
them by Right Rev. Bishop Loughin. to announce
to their people that such contributions they may
feel in their chaHty enabled to give to relieve the
heavy burden OF q bt resting upon Archbishop Pur-
CELL of the diocese of Cincinnati. will be thankfully
received and will be forwarded to its destination
without delay. Collections aid Of the financially
oppressed archdiocese in question Will shortly be
taken mp In the several Catholic churches Of Brook
Year: 1879

influence If slavery on the National politics But
many of them found rest in the idea that subms-
sion TO the law the duty of the citizen. and that


the North was absolyed from all responsibility for
Southern slavery Oy the conditions of the Union.
This. however. was not the case with all. A few
bold thinkers protested against the right Of the
Constitution to give law to the conscience. There
arose up men who took mp the battle with the
weapons Of Christian morality The first Abolition
lists were made martyrs of by the people. and mar


tyrdom transformed them into agitators, with ali
Che energy of religious fanatcisni. The times were
favorable 10 tue prOmulgaiion of their convictions.
From the second quarter of the century many OF the
Protestant churches came 10 he possessed by an I'M


quiet spirit. RcViVas Of religion were the order OF
The day IL was proclaimed from the pulpit that the
kingdom of the Lord was approaching glory.
Missions were conducted on gigantic a scale, and
with such intensity of zeal, that might almost
have ;hOnght that the earth TO be conquered
for heaven bv ore mighty assault Excited imagi


nations already the dawn Of the millennium.
The necessity Of immediate repentance was urged
as the condition of salvation. The of peace.
OF Temperance, If the Sabbath maintained with
unpreccdented energy Public lectures on these and
kindred subjects were delivered everywhere. The
religious periodicals excited thought and discussion
in a more lasting manner than the other means of
agitation. The political press also entered upon a
new stage of development. took possession of
broader territory, and assumed more democratic
character. Everything gave evidence Of pro-
found occupation with the moral problems
OF life. 1t wond have been strange. if
no one had proposed the abolition Of slavery
as a National problem. But great part OF the
churches were the first TO turn against the Aboli-
tonists, but they could not quench the fire which
they had helped TO kindle The era Of politicians,
which had commenced with the Administration of
jackson, was brought 20 a more complete develop
ment according To the author, under the rnle of
President Van- Buren. He was the first President
who had taken 10 part in the splendor of the Reyo
lutionary period. He stood the representative of
new generation. Jackson no statesman. but he
was a character. lie was pliable wax in the
hands OF the politicians, who had the skill to use
bis character with its texture of brass the bat
tering-ram to break down the last ramparts which
opposed their rule. The election Of Van Buren was
the esrongest expression character of Jacksons
administration. Jacksqa in fact. named his success
vor. The external appearance Vt tho two men was in
Year: 1879

There is touch Of romance about
the marriage Of the Emperor and
Empress Of Austria. The Empress
Is his cousin. Her eldest sister,
now Princess of Thurn.Taxis, was
destined for the Imperial throne;
but the young monarch, on going
to Munich to visit his intended
bride, was SO struck with the beauty
and charms Of her younger sister
that, after a ball at the palace of
her father, Duke Max, he presented
the simple young Bavarian girl,
then but l6, with a bouquet, tell
ing her she was thencefOrth EN-
press OF Austria and Queen Of Bo.
hemfa and Hungary.
Year: 1879

WHEN alone. We have our thought to
wa,ch: In the family our temper; in
society our tongue. We should en-
deavor to illustrate our deyotions in the
morning by our conduct during the day.
Year: 1879

The rickety old rooster who edits the
Beaver Bdrraele goes after the young
Saints there for their hoodlumism, dish
ing Il up In labored editorial under the
head Of applause. II Is u little
strange that our youth, who are born
heirs 10 revelation and correct morals,
should require bouncing by the Saints
mouthpiece In Beaver. The priesthood
which they WELD should always DO po-
tent enough to keep the yoppg brethren
and sisters on the squars.-Slcer Ref
{ UlaA) Nicer.
Year: 1879

From I'll e Florida Immigrant.


AS the climate of Florida is supe-
rior to that of other States, it follows
that the various diseases to which
flesh is heir to, are not as prevalent
here as in other locations. Man dies
here az well as elsewhere, for there is
no spot on earth in which he is ex.
elnpt from mortality. | hesitate not
to assert, however, that in our favored
climate there are fewer fatal diseases
in proportion to our population than
in any other state or territory
in the Union. In previous article
I.endeavored to show that our eli
mate, both in Summer and Winter.
was more equable than in other local
tiles. This is one cause of its health
enteric fever? And why are they more
tulness. What produces malarial and
common in summers than winter? 1t is
the inhaling of noxious gases liberated
from decayed animal and vegetable
matter by the heat of the sun.


These volatile gases, being thus lib
Grated in the day, are precipitated
again, as it were during the cool
nights, Hence, in the latter part of
the Summer or the early fall, When
the days are very warm and the
nights cool, diseases of this nature
al more prevalent, and in other eli
mates exposure to the night air at
such time is regarded as prejudlcial
to health. In FLORIDA we have no
such extremes, as a general rule; and
though these deleterious gases that
are evolved during the day are pre-
cipitated to a certain extent during
the night, yet as natural consequence


while malarial fevers exist, they are
not as fatal as elsewhere. We have
not as many fatal cases for instance
as they have in the Wabash Valley,
Year: 1879

they call it, that is hang pile up goods out
side than they have inside is the the smaller
houses will he stoop to the rckery Of marking goods
thus displayed less than COST and telling the
Parhcu1ar article they want is a sold out" you will
find inside ~


SEA,S sT1pprv nEpOT
Year: 1879

ENJOY LIFE.-What truly beautiful world we live in Nature gives us grandeur of mountains, glens and oceans, and thousands of means for enjoyment. We can desire no better when in perfect health but how often do the majority of people feel like giving it up disheartened, discouraged and worried out with disease, when there is no occasion for this feeling, as every sufferer can easily obtain satisfactory proof that Greens August Flower will make them as free from disease as when born. Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint is the direct cause of seventy five per cent of such maladies as Biliousness Indigestion, Sick Headache Costiveness, Nervous Prostration, Dizziness of the Head, Palpitation of the Heart and other distressing symptoms Three doses of August Flower will prove it's wonder full effect, Sample bottels, 10 cents Try it. Sold by A. s. Wright 6 Co.,, Litchfeld.
Year: 1879

Gov Talbot, of Massachusetts is said to have declined renomination, which is bad news for reform It may be good news for Butler, but it is offset by the announced determination of the straight Democrats to never-never- never vote anything but their regular ticket.
Year: 1879

During the past ten years the population along the line of the Union Pacific railroad has quadrupled, and the taxable property has more than doubled, in spite of hard times One curious fact is worthy of note. The cul- tivation of land along the line of this road has largely extended the rain belt, and thus in- creased the amount of arabic land. The re- ward offered for planting land to trees by ex- emption from taxation, is bringing some fruit, in Iowa at least, where one hundredth of the State, it is said is planted to wood. With the increase of forest growth there can be no doubt that much of the desert land of the Ter ritories would become productive through change of climate.
Year: 1879

Dean Stanley's attempt to justify the pro- posed monument to the Prince Imperial in Westminster Abbey, on the pretense that he fell fighting in behalf of England, is absurd. The young man went to South Africa merely to acquire military experience which he hoped to be able to use against the liberties of France. The simple truth is that the royal family like the Bonapartes, and they desire the Dean of Westminster to do them favor. It is one of those cases where the expression of wish has the focce of command If England re- ally likes the Bonapartes, let her put up monument in Westminster Abbey to the only one of the family that ever amounted to any, thing, Napoleon I.
Year: 1879

English farming is the most suffering of all the English interests, with short crop, with wheat fifth lower than usual. and with dreary prospect of loss ahead. A pretty sure indication of the depression of the times, is to be found in the fact that five great English railroads have declared dividends third lower than usual.
Year: 1879

There seems general determination on the part of the old war Regiments to hold their reunions at Hartford, this year; where they will march after their old colors for the last 4iTraa
Year: 1879

One of the results of German immigration is the substitution of beer for the stronger liquors formerly drunk among us. Lager is even supplanting whiskey at the South, where it has hitherto reigned supreme. This is great improvement, and step towards con- plete abstinence which is fair subject of congratulation.
Year: 1879

There was much excitement in New Mill ford, last week, over the mysterious disap- pearance of Mir. Clark Hine, highly respect ed citizen of that place, and proprietor of the Creamery there. He left New Milford, says the Ray, on Thursday morning of week be- fore last, saying that he was going to Br 5e- port and might go to New Haven; hut went to New York and staid with his brother Fri day afternoon he started for home. but meet ing some one at the depot ne entered into con- versation with him which continued so long that before he was ready to purchase a ticket the train had left. He then went to Jersey City, at the suggestion of the man with whom he had been talking, but returned and slept with another brother, Friday night Saturday morning he started for the depot again and the fact that there were six tickets sold at the New York depot that morning, for New Milford, one of which has never been taken up. is pret- ty conclusive evidence that he went so far as to buy his ticket that day.

 Mir. Hine could have had but little money. not much over $l0O with hin. An examina- tion of the Creamery accounts shows 5000 due him on it's books, and he owes farmers about $500 for milk. As there seems no rea- Son for his absconding, the belief is general that he has been the victim of foul play.

 Pres. Barnard, of Columbia College (New York;, is out in favor of coeducation of the sexes. Such view from the President of University as conservative as Yale, and much more conservative than Harvard, is an impor- tant step forward for woman. No wonder Col. Higg inson writes as follows regarding 1t {:

 Politicians tell us that the test of campaign is in it's conversions. You know which side is coming uppermost, not by the claims made by either side for itself, but by observing which way the new converts are going. If every change is change in one particular direction, then the result is only matter of time. Tried by this test the success of coeducation is sure.
Year: 1879

where ycu will find assortment of everything need ed to supply the wants add to the heath happiness and prosperity of your family, from penny smoked herring to the most elegant parlor marble topped Bed Room suits. See what your money will buy when

 get there,