smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

The new cotton mill at Gallatin is now
receiving its full supply of machinery,
and will soon be put in operation, af-
fOrding employment to not less than
one hundred and fifty persons. A flour
ing mill, which has just been erected,
will be run in connection with it.
Year: 1874

of those having a knowledge of the
murder to inform that officer Of the fact
subjects them to fine of fifty dollars,
which in this instance, it appears TO US,
would be a righteous act to impose.
Year: 1874

Bad manners are more frequently the
result of ignorance than of bad motive
If one meets another riding out on the
highway, and "keeps to the right, as the
law directs" no collision is likely to take
place. Or, in event of injury by col
lision, the one to blame, by not keeping
to the right" will be held in damages
provided, it occur in the United States
But if in Canada, New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, or anywhere in Great Britain,
exactly the reverse is the rule There
the law is, keep to the left instead of the
right, when meeting on public road.


The boor, who puffs smoke from his
sinking old tobacco pipe in the faces of
decent people, may be altogether uncon-
scious that the nasty stuff is disagreeable
to others Excuse him, when you re-
buke him on the ground of his igno-
rance.


The boy, full of health and happiness,
overhows with noise; he whistles or
sings, when on the street, or, it may be,
keeps time with his feet during singing
in church, or at concert. He has not
been taught manners in this respect,
and don't know any better. The same
is true of those lisping lovers who whis-
per during the sermon or prayers, or at a
musical performance. They must be
taught how to behave before they can
know what is good manners. The same
is true in many other cases, and it they,
who are so much annoyed, would restrain
their indignation, and kindly instruct the
ignorant or thoughtless, it would correct
the evil and leave no sting. But if a
"curmudgeon" blurt out his displeasure
in offensive language, he only excltes
combativeness or contempt on the part
Year: 1874

The way to get credit is to be punctual
The way to preserve it is not to use it toe
much. Settle often; have short accounts.


Trust no mans appearances-they are
neutrality-suspicious. assumed for the pur-
pose of obtaining credit. Beware OF
gaudy exteriors. Rogues usually dress
we'll The rich men are plain men.
Trust him, if any one. who carries but
little on his back. Never trust-him who
flies into a passion on being dunned ;
make him pay quickly if there be any
virtue in the law.


Be we'll satisfied before you give credit
that those to whom you give it are safe
men to be trusted. Sell your goods
at a small advance, and never misrepre-
sent them; for those whom you once
deceive will beware of you the second
time. Deal uprightly with all men, and
they will repose confidence in you and
soon become permanent customers.


Trust no stranger Your goods are
better than doubtful charges What is
character worth if you make it cheap by
crediting all alike2 Agree beforehand
with every man about to do job; and
if large, put it into writing. If any de
cline this, quit or be cheated.


Though you want a job ever so much
make sure at the outset, and in case al
all doubtful make sure of guarantee
Be not afraid to ask tit is the best test
of responsibility; for, if offense be taken
you have escaped loss.
Year: 1874

Mr.. G.. Gerard, of Philadelphia for
merly American consul at Cape Town,
Cape of Good Hope, communicates to the
press the following amusing reminis-
cences of his African consular experience:


There is a very singular custom among
the farmers-how to get wife. If you
desire to get married, you should first
make inquiry whether the lady you love
has horse; if so, you must ask her
whether she has horse for SALE If she
says No then you had better quit the
house at once She does not like you.
But if, on the contrary, she says Yes it
| high price. If the amount named is pain
on the spot, the engagement is concluded,
as fully as if the marriage was consumat-
ed by the parties.


"On my arrival at the Cape, I did not
know of this custom. / wanted to pur-
chase horse and 1 was informed by an
old Dutch resident that widow - had
one to sell l followed the address given,
and soon arrived at the door of the
widow (who by the way, was not bad
looking). 1 asked her whether she had
horse to sell. She looked at me very
sharp; then asked me whether l had
some letters of introduction. said
that 1 was an American consul, and
WOulO pay CdSA lOE nOI AOIoCs LII OhoO
case, said she, letters are not necessary
l paid down the sum demanded; then,
after taking cup of coffee, she sent her
horse by her groom, and both aceompa-
MED me home. On the road the groom
asked me thousand questions. Master
said he, will my mistress go to live with
you in town or will you come and live
with US You will love my mistress, for
she was very kind to my old master
Caughter). Where will the wedding be
Cooking at me and laughing) Truly
l thought, the poor fellow has drunk too
much or he is an imbecile.' l felt sorry
for him.


when arrived home 1 found many
people at my door congratulating me,
not for the. horse, but the acquaintance
of the widow. Truly said one, you
have been very successful She is very
rich,' said another. l really did not know
what it all meant, and l began to be very
uneasy, when to my great surprise, a lady
alighted on my steps, and at once re-
cognized the widow She very coolly
ceremony of the wedding performed.
in which l was, and told her frankly that
it was horse I wanted and not wife,
What said she, do you mean to act
thus to lady like me? If so, l shall
send back for my horse, and will repay
you the money. In few hours her groom
was at my door with the money. l gladly
gave back the@horse, thankful to thus
escape. A few weeks after, however,
the widow was married; a more ambi-
tious man having bought her horse"
Year: 1874

THE STR RAwBERRy CRop.-The strawberry crop
in Delaware and Eastern Maryland is said TO be
immense this season. Berries are being shipped
from the growing districts at the rate of four cts.
per quart. The blackberry and raspberry crops
give promise of being as successful as has been
the crop of strawberries. The prospect for fne
crop of peaches is said to be not so good. On
Tuesday next the regular meeting of the PENN
sular Fruit Growers Association will be held al
Dover, Del, when the growers from Delaware
and the Eastern Shore of Maryland will report
the condition of their orchards, and the entire
crop of the peninsula can be closely estimated
as by that time the young fruit will be so far ad
yanced as to render its arrival al maturity toler
ably certain.-Bah. San.
Year: 1874

against me as if it were case at law
Had the fair spirit which I had right
to exyect from Plymouth Church, at
least for its pastors sake, been shown
toward me, would hove continued to
rest in silence on Mr.. Beecher's apolo-
gy and never during the remainder OF
my life would | have permitted any
public word of mine to alIude to the
ofl'ense or offender, but the Injurious
means which the author of this apology
has since permitted his church to take
against me without protest on his part.
involving great injustice to me, which
have been greatly aggravated by your
waitings, have put me before my coun-
trymen in the character of base and
bad man, character which l trust is
foreign to my nature and life. Under
the accumulating weight of this odium
unjustly bestowed on me, neither
patience nor charity can demand that l
keep silent.


Mr. Beecher is now on his farm at
Peekskill and to-day the children, teach
ers and friends of the Plymouth Sunday
school go there to congratulate their
pastor on the occurrence of the 6Ist an
niyersaIy of his birthday.
Year: 1874

SIR: After more than five wears oi
continuous service, l am constrained by
a proper regard for my private inter.
ests to resign the Office of Postmaster.
General, and 10 request that [ may be
relieved from duty as soon as il may
be convenient for you TO designate my
successor.


For the generous confidence and sup
port which you have uniformly extend
ed to me in my efforts TO discharge my
duty shall not attempt to express the
full measure of my gratitude. 1t is
sufficient to say that my relations. Of
fetal and personal, with yourself and
with every one of my colleagues OF the
Cabinet have always been of the most
agreeable and satisfactory character to
me.


Rest assured that | shAll continue TO
give to your Administration nv most
cordial support, and that / shall ever
deem it an honor to be permitted to
subscribe myself sincerely and faith
fully your friend.


JOHN A. j. CREswELL.
To the PRESIDENT.


EXECUTIVE MANSION,


WASHINGTON, D. G. June "a.


MY DEAR SIR: AS expressed to you
verbally this morning when you tend
cred your resignation of the Office of
Postmaster General, it is with the deep
est regret to me that you should have
felt such a oouIse necessary. You are
the last of the original members of the
Cabinet named by me as was entering
upon my present duties, and il makes
me feel as if old associations were be-
ing broken up that ] had hoped might
continue through my official life. In
separating officially I have but two
hopes to express: First, that may get
successor who will be as faithful and
efficienti in the performance of the duties
of the Office you resign: second, a per-
sonal friend that l can have the same
attachment for.


Your record has been satisfactory 10
me, and l know will so prove to the
country at large.


Yours very truly.


q. S. GRANT.


The Hon. j. A. J. CREswELL,
Postmaster-Gen
Year: 1874

1t is estimated that at present there are
stored in New York city about 250,00U
pounds of valuable fish in frozen state for
next winter These stores will not be
touched while freshly caught fish can be
brought to market. Terrapin is one of
the luxuries of the table. Those who
catch them have to hunt for them as FAR
south as Galveston and Savannah, Ga, and
Charleston, S. c., furnish supplies, and
some very fine terrapin are caught IN the
Chesapeake Bay, and are eagerly purchased
at Baltimore, where they have been sold as
high as SIS per dozen In order to get
anything like supply for the New York
market, leading wholesale fish dealer
found it necessary, several years ago, to
lay in stock during the summer, at which
time, in consequence of their voracity, the
terrapin are more easily caught. As it
is necessary to preserve the terrapin alive,
he caused a large pen to be constructed on
the shore of Pleasure Bay, near Long
Branch, about 100 feet square, constructed
with fence Of planking s inches wide, q
inchos thick, and of ordinary length. The
bottom and shore was artifcially construc-
ted so as to give it a gradual slope, and the
shore was made Of white sea sand, while
the bed of the pen was composed of or
binary sea mud and sand. Here for three
or four years past the fish dealer stored his
terrapin, sometimes having as many as
10000 terrapin in the pen at one time.
As the food they appear most to enjoy can
be easily had, the cost of maintaining the
pens is small while the revenue, should
be scheme prove moderately successful, will
be very great, as even good fat terrapiI
bring in this market from S0 to SIS per
! dozen.
Year: 1874

Some years ago, when defalcations of
bank officers were not so frequently made
public as at present, young gentleman
was invited temporarily to fill the place
of an absconding teller Of a prominent
bank, who had neglected to square up his
accounts before leaving. One day not long
after a check for a large amount, signed by
the president of the bank, was presented
at the counter by one of the clerks. The
president had no such amount on deposit,
and the clerk was politely informed of the
fact by the teller, and that, of course, the
check could not be paid. ''But it must
be-" said the clerk II cannot help that, "
said the pro tenn pore officer, ''There are
% funds to meet it" I'll see if you won't
pay it, said the clerk, who at once carried
the d;shonored check to his principal, then
in the directors room. That official hast
lily appeared behind the counter, and in no
gentlemanly manner demaded why his
check had not been paid ''No funds. J"
"That makes no difference, You know |
could make it good in a few hours. You
must pay it." ''Sir, | shall pay no check
unless the funds are here to back it, said
the teller firmly ''Then will cash it my
SELF said the president, proceeding as if
to do so, from the piles Of money before
him. ''Sir," said the teller, II am held
responsible for that money, and if you touch
dollar of it, you do it at your peril But
when my accounts for the day are made up
and accepted, you may take the whole for
all | care" The president used some very
strong language and retreated to the direc-
tors room, and told how that impudent
fellow" had refused to honor his check A
brief talk with his associates showed him
that the teller was right. One of the di-
rectors who had funds loaned his check to
cover the emergency, as the president 5
note for ten times the amount would have
been promptly discounted if he had asked
it and the teller, supposing his time was
up, carefully prepared his accounts before
the time for closing, and presented them to
the president, saying he supposed he was
to leave after what had passed. mo, sir,


said the president you are not going


You were right and | was wrong"


Moral-If all bank cashiers and tellers
could have the frmness and grit to refuse
| all over drafts of their directors and other
powerful customers we should hear of but
Year: 1874

From an old Carolina periodical we clip
an anecdote that happily illustrates the
custom of the period when physical force
was the tribunal before which all questions
were brought for arbitrament.


In one Of the upper counties of North
Carolina young fellow by the name of
Ben Sykes had courted fair one for some
years, but either was not ready OF willing
as he never came to the point.


At last she got mad, and declared she
would marry Bill Patterson if he ever
courted her again.


Bill, hearing this, went and once more
put in his claim but he was scurvy tel-
low in some things, and neither dad nor
mann was willing.


So he secretly goes to B., gets license,
and that night they made off for Gretna
squire.


On their road to happiness, however,
who should they meet but Ben Sykes. He
got an inkling of what was going on and
when he met them he understood how the
case lay.


"Sally," says he, I've fooled with you,
that's a fact, and I'm sorry for it. But if
you still prefer me to Bill Patterson, just say
so and | will give him thrashing, take
his license and make Moody marry us to-
night.


The old love was too strong for the new.
Ben gave Bill thrashing, took his gal,
and, (what he hated most) his license,
which cost him seventy-fve cents, and was
off with his plunder to Moody's.


The old Squire did not so well under
stand how one man could be married in
virtue of license granted to another.


Ben said he did not himself understand
law bubbles, but this he knew, that unless
he did it, he (the squire, would ketch it
too.) The hint was enough for Moody,
who, without much ado, pronounced them
man and wife
Year: 1874

Recently a gentleman of Boston entered
the baggage care of an outward train, and
desiring to read some manuscript, he chose
this car because it was airy and retired. A
youngster about 15 years of age was oc-
cupying with great abandon, chair. The
gentleman wishing to sit near the open
door of the car, to obtain more light and
air, thus accosted the youngster.


Club, will you exchange that chair for
my seat, a few minutes p


''No, sir this chair is engaged"


The gentleman was very polite, as he re-
cognized the young mans right to the chair
by actual possession. 1t appears that he
was temporily in charge of some express
matter, his father being the expressman on
the route, but the moral of the incident we
shall give in relating another incident,
which occurred very many years ago.


There was very plainly dressed elderly
lady who was a frequent customer at the
then leading dry goods store in Boston.
No one in the store knew her even by
name All the clerks but one avoided her
and gave their attention to those who were
better dressed and more pretentious, The
exception was this young man who had a
conscientious regard for duty and system.
He never left another customer to wait on
the lady, but when liberty he waited up
on her with as much attention as though
she had been princess. This continued
for year or so until the young man be-
came of age. One morning the lady ap-
preached the young man, when the follow
ing conversation took place


Lady Young man do you not wish to
90 into business for yourself?''


eyes, ma am but | have neither money,
credit, nor friends, nor will any one trust
me-


"Well, you 90 and select good situa-
ton, 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 store, but the landlord re-
quired security which he could not give
Mindful of the lady request, he forthwith
went to her and reported his doings.


"Well, you 60 and tell MIR
that will be responsible" ="


He went and the landlord or agent was
surprised, but the bargain was closed The
| ucAG tlc CoiliCu W eioNOi CS'Il Cii'
result. The young man told her, but ad
ded, ''What am to do for goods No per
son will trust me-"


"You may go and see Mr.--
and Mr--, and Mr.---, anC
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 the city who remember the
circumstances and the man. He died
many years since and left a fortune of three
hundred thousand dollars. SO much fol
politeness, so much for civility, and so mucl
for treating ones elders with the Difference
due to age in whatever garb they arr
clothed Now this gentleman in the bag
gage car might have been director of th'
road or very influential man otherwise
and as he is very observing man and ;
good Judge of character, different answer
from the youngster might have interested
him N his behalf and lead to some future
advantage.
Year: 1874

%If any one doubts t be announce
ment Of si9uoas Olson & Bush, that they
are selling off their entire sto fk of goods at
greatly reduced prices to 4 lose out their
business, let them 60 and price their goods.
This firm are not Of that cl fss of business
men who deal in catch PENNY advertising,
IN fact they have never advertised any un-
til since they have decided to close out
their business and now they have felt that
every member of the community where they
have lived and done business so long should
have the advantage of their low prices and
they have therefore made the announce
ment, and every one can depend upon it
that they will stand by and live right up
10 what they have announced.
Year: 1874




The New York Taibome'S Key West tele-
gram gives an account of the surrender of
the Virginius prisoners to Lieutenant Com
mander Braine, of the Junata. 1t appears
that the authorities to the last moment kept
the poor wretches in ignorance of their pros
pective release, and with base mhumanity led
them to suppose that they were to be exc
cuted Priests were with them, taking their
confessions and dying declarations, and i'm
ploring them to look to God for pardon.
They were taken out of prison in despair, hut
on their way to the slaughter-pen, as they
suppo ed, their eyes fell upon the Juniata,
fying the flag of the United States. When they
realized the truth scene occurred which beg
gars description. Their enthusiasm knew no
bounds. They were speedily transferred to the
deck of the Juuiata, and gave vent to the
most extravagant but touching demonstra-
tions of joy, embracing each other, some cry
ing, some kissing, and others offering thanks
to the Almighty for their deliverance from
the horrors of their dungeon and the prospect
of an ignominious death. On the night before
the surrender, the officers and crew of the
Juniata were stationed at their quarters, her
guns being turned on the city. The Spanish
volunteers having been excited to an open
riot by the rumor that the surrender
was to take place, large number of
them went in body to the Governors
palace and begged permission to at
tempt the capture of the Juniata, saying
that they could do it with knives alone. The
Governor refused to grant permission. Our
officers believe that the application was made
in earnest, and not few regret that it was
not favorably entertained, as the Juniata
alone not to speak of the Kansas and Pinta,
would have been more than match for their
assallants. Ga the arrival of the Pinta at
Santiago orders came to the ship from Com
modore Braine for the Paymaster to issue all
the blankets and pea jackets in his depart
ment to the prisoners, who were hardly hit TO
be seen in their rags. This was speed
lily done, but, as there was still great
destitution, orders came for every man
on board to give their own blankets
and spare wearing apparel in the good
cause, promises being made that all would be
replaced on the arrival of the ship at Key
West The officers and men cheerfully COM
piled with the order, only preferring that it
should be issued as q request, i'll which case
they would have obeyed with just as much
alacrity. Every heart was touched by the
pitiable condition OF the prisoners. The poor
fellows report that they were barbarously
treated. The surrender took place at MORO
Castle, six miles below Santiago. A receipt
was given for the prisoners.


1t was reported in Santiago that when it
was found that the Virginius had been towed
out of the harbor of Havana, a large number
of officers of high grade rendered their resig-
nations to the home government by telegraph.
Year: 1874

WHEN the new years come and the old years go,
How, little by little, all things growl
All things grow-and all decay
Little by little passing away
Little by little on fertile plain,
Ripen the harvesis of golden grain,
Waving and flashing in the sun,
When the summer al last is done.
Little by little they ripen so,
AS the new years come and the old years go.
Low on the ground an acorn lies,
Little by little it mounts to the skies,
Shadow and shelter for wandering herds,
Home for hundred singing birds.
Little by little the great rocks grew
Long. long ago when the world was new,
Slowly and silently, stately and free,
Cities of coral under the sea,
Little by little, are builded-while So
The new years come and the old years go.
Little by little old tasks are done;
SO are the crowns of the faithful won,
So is heaven in our hearts begun.
With work and with weeping, with laughter and


play,


Little By little the longest day
And the longest life are passing away,
Passing without return--while So
The new years come and the old years GO.
Year: 1874

BEWARE of profanity. The Boston
man who was "cursing" an editor the
other day fell dead on the spot, and other
cases of the same sort are reported. In
Colorado, however, no man ever fell dead
while hurting vigorous expressions at an
editor. As soon as the visitor begins to
manifest premonitory symptoms of that
sort of thing, the Colorado editor quietly
shoots him before the swearing comes in.