smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

BUsINKss PRosPxors.-1t has been the prediction of almost all who have much reputation as commercial prophets that business during 1874 would be active and remuneratiye, and we have already indica- tions that the activity has begun. Manu featuring, especially of textile fabrics, is progressing fsvorably, and few establish ments are idle. The fact that the cotton factories are running at profit is not the least gratifying feature of tho present con dition of affairs. The woolen manufac turing interest is in less prosperous con. dition. but those who are doing business with reasonable degree of caution are paying their way. The retail dry goods trade has hardly settled down to steady work on business principles, and there is still considerable driving off of goods a, less than cost for the sake of moving them. This Is not general, however, and IS likely to come to an end before long.

 Of other extensive New England indus. tries the manufacture of boots and shoes is justly cons idered one of the most inn portant. The demand for goods in this line seems to be . little backward, the mild. ness of the season accounting in measure for the lateness of this trade. The low prlces which ruled at the south and west during the two months of the panic on cot ton. wool and provisions, have also much to do with 1t, the producers were thereby impoverished to certain extent.

 It is we'll to take into account, in esti- mating the probable consumptive demand for goods, the fact that the purchasing power of the country was reduced mil lions of dollars by the panic. In the south and west producers were compelled to sac rihce very heavily on their products in or der to turn them into cash at time when money was scarce. The enforced idl,ness of thousands of mechanics for two months placed them also in position from which they cannot recover at once. Many of them will feel It to be their first duty to re- place as soon as possible their deposits in the savings banks, which they were com peiled to draw upon, while others, less fo, . tunats, will be obliged to devote several weeks to the payment of debts contracted during the time when they had no work. This Wlll' to certain extent, dimlnlsh the volume Of tue trade during the early part of the year. On the other hand, it is well known that stocks of manufactured pooda of almost all kinds gre light. necessltating the immediate production of considerable quantities to supply the demands of dis tributors.- = Boston Comm sreial Bulletin.
Year: 1874

Tue Lakes.-Fishermen have been quite successfully catching pickerel through the ice on the lake at Lakeyille, till the recent heavy rains rendered it too weak for safe ty The present cold weather will soon give it strength, when business can be re- sumed. It is expected people everywhere hereabout will be compelled to take their lemonade without ice next summer, unless season of prolonged cold weather visits us soon, as scarcely any of the ice houses are filled.
Year: 1874

The Granny in Weeds.-MR. EDITOR: I noticed in THE NEWS of last week, a communication Of the Warren Widder to the editor, on account of being inquired for by her bosom friend, the talented, far famed, beautiful Luna. In contrasting the difference of refinement now existing in the fair sex, was amused at the particular taste, Luna's bolstered up, almost one year old widow has for, and the power of at traction she seems to feel there is, in her dairy, tobacco. dinner horn and old clothes. From her spelling we must conclude she was brought up in the woods; probably at tended Lunas first school at Kent, and from her teachers voice acquired the pro- nunciation of words, thinking she was smart enough to write without spelling. l also infer that her piano-forte must have been the pines; her music mad zephyr playing with their leaves, while she blowed her sweet breath through the little end of her horn. In conclusion, if Luna does not learn her to be more refined in her taste, I believe she will lose her market entirely, and as time rolls on her farm will grow up brier bushes, weeds and thistles, and Luna, for her negligence with remorse of con science, will be under the painful necessity ot seeing her, now bosom friend, lone granny in the weeds. ENAM1.
Year: 1874

Es The Poughkeepsie Eagle, in an a1ti- cle on How Mistakes Happen in Newspa- pers, figures up the number of type used in newspaper the size of the Eagle at 6OO,- 900, .. c., the actual number of bits of met

 al arranged and re-arranged every day in preparing newspaper of that size for the press. We suppose few people think of the printing trade as one of the most exact and particular of all the L Eandicrafts, but it is. In making type, variations that might be allowed in the finest machinery would render the type useless. It is very rarely that type furnished by two be used togeth- CT without great deal of trouble, though they try to make it after the same standard. We read once in while of won derfu

 piece of cabinet work, or mosaic work, con- taining ten, twenty or fifty thousand pieces, the maker of which has spent months, or even years of labor in producing it, and people go to see it as a great curiosity, but the most elaborate and carefully fitted piece of work of this kind ever made does not compare with that which the printer does every day, for minuteness of detail and ac- curacy of fitting. The man who does the first is looked upon as an artist-a marvel of skill, and if hundred of his pieces are put in wrong side up or turned the wrong way, it is not observed Tn the general et- fect-but if the printer, in fitting ten times as many pieces together in single day. puts one where another should be, or turns one the wrong way, everybody sees it and is amazed at the stupid carelessness of those printers.'
Year: 1874

Kent.

 Camp meeting has passed away, and with it the excitement attending it; 99 persons going from here to get their dollars worth of religion. I am afraid some of them thought more of Canaan rum than of reli- gion...... The bride mentioned in last weeks paper returned Friday: Not so her hus- band, he being delayed by business, which caused the young lads around to groan, for great preparations had been made to give them little music free of expense, howev- CT they probably will not have to wait long for him in the meantime they are not idle, as any one, Saturday morning, might have seen gates were removed, boxes and even the old depot wheel barrow; which takes three men to wheel, was found on top of house car, and our timer was completely hemmed in by articles outside his shop. Even Lon did not escape; his new wagon being pulled on the new depot foundation (which by the way is going up this monthly Lon used some pretty tall words when he got it off the foundation, as it was newly painted, and it got several good rubs. He says he will put every one of them through. Look out boys for him. .....l635 cans of milk from here for Au- gust; not including South Kent... Wat sons dog has recovered from his mad fit, and is at his usual place ready to bounce upon the first one who passes. Did any one take note of what Elder Sniffles said at camp meeting? heard he came near be- ing taken in charge by policeman who ac- costed him with, Here young man you had n't better be smoking that cigar He re- piled, I wouldn't if It wasn't tor one thing; it is not lighted It is too bad an Elder should set such bad example is such a conspicuous place as camp meeting.- We'll; the Elder don't smoke much, but he will chaw cigar the darndest. Sol of course will have all the news, so will say no more. LIMBO.
Year: 1874

PETERS MUSICAL MoNTHLY.-We feel that we are doing favor to our readers by calling attention to this standard magazine, especially at the present time when our tables are flooded with the trashy produc- tions of the immoral, sensational press, as It is work every way fit to be introduced within the home circle. It is devoted to the publication of vocal and instrumental music, and can not help to elevate and re- fine wherever this extraordinary magazine is introduced. We say extraordinary be- cause it seems out of the usual way for a publisher to furnish his patrons with a monthly installment of the choicest new music, worth at least $4.OO, for the sum ot thirty cents. We wish the publisher every success which his enterprise so eminently deserves, for whether we regard the music al worth, or the cheapness of the magazine, it is not only the most useful, but the best of It's class. Send thirty cents for sam- pie to J. l.. Peters, 599 Broadway, N. Y.
Year: 1874



 There will soon be large fleet of boats on Cream Hill Lake. W. s. Dean has four nearly completed, which are to be added to the fleet......Our fishists are getting ready to snatch the fish from the aforesaid lake as soon as the law is off, which will be on the 9th inst......A party of nine of our ex- pert fishermen went over to Nudge Pond in Sharon last week and brought back fine lot of fish, among which were several very large bass......The Cornwall band gave us an open air concert last Saturday evening, for which the people of this place feel truly grateful, and hope they will give us more at no distant day. Perhaps it is un- necessary to say that the Cornwall band ranks among the very best in the state.. The late hail storm was much more de- structive than at first supposed. Whole fields of corn and buckwbeat were totally destroyed, and apples, peas, plums, Sc., were severely injured. The loss is various ly estimated at from two to three thousand dollars......The long looked for and much talked about wedding came off on Cream Hill on the 1st inst. See notice in another column. NUF CED.
Year: 1874

Itis now nearly year since the business

 of the country was in great measure pros

 trated by the panic consequent upon the

 explosion of two or three extensive bubbles

 of speculation. In nearly every branch of trade, except agriculture, the year has been

 dull one. Merchants have bought with

 prudence and customers have retrenched in

 their purchases. Manufacturers have found

 their orders diminished and have stopped

 their wheels or rua on short time. There

 has been general effort to get out of debt and to do only the safest business, and bus iress men have been content with small

 profits or none. In the meantime there has

 been constant if slow uplift out of the slough of despond, until now everything is in readiness for fresh start ahead m pro duction. Money has become not only easy but abundant, and with the present feeling of security, capitalists are looking for prof itable investments, which, with our rapidly developing country. will soon be found. To set the wheels in motion It only needed the assurance of an abundant harvest, and of this there is no longer room to doubt. Notwithstanding the ravages of grasshop pers in certain portions of the west, trust worthy reports from all sections make it evident that the general harvest of this country will be above the average. At the same tune the best authorities estimate slight falling off in the European crops, which must lead to an increased exporta- tion. A plentiful harvest will inevitably bring revival in commercial activity. It means we'll filled pocket books and the sup plying of wants which have been neglected during the dull times of the past year. Ex- hausted stocks will be replenished. Some thing more than the mere necessities of life will be indulged in, and the renewed demand will send new life through all the veins and arteries of production. Abundant crops will also reduce the price of food, and po- litical economists have found in such reduc- tion cause of increased industrial prosper ity. All authorities thus agree that the coming season and year is to be one of profitable activity. Let us hope that the authorities are not denled, and that the re- suit may more than justify the prediction .Hartt0r6 Cou7 ant.
Year: 1874

DentlStry Is famous trade in
Japan. It is well known that although
the Japanese possess fine teeth, they
dye them black, and, whether from this
custom or from the use of wooden
brushes, they loose them very early in
life. To us it seems that their tooth
brushes should receive most of the
blame, as they consist of tough wood
pounded at one end to loosen the fibres.
They resemble paint brushes, and, ow-
ing to their shape, it is impossible to
get one behind the teeth. As might be
expected, there is an accumulation of
tartar which frequently draws the
teeth. Their process Of manufacturing
false teeth is very crude. The plates
are made of wood, and the teeth consist
of tacks driven up from under the side.
A piece of wax is heated and pressed
into the roof Of the mouth. It is then
taken out, and hardened by putting it
into cold water. Another piece of heat
ed wax is applied to the impression,
and, after being pressed into shape, is
hardened. A piece of wood is then
roughly cut into the desired form, and
the model, having been smeared with
red paint, is applied to it. Where they
touch each other mark is left by the
paint. This is cut away until they
touch evenly oil over. Sharks teeth,
bits of ivory, or stone, for teeth, are
set into the wood and retained in posi-
tion by being strung on thread, which
is secured on each end by peg driven
into the hole where the thread makes
it's exit from the base. Iron or copper
tacks are driven into the ridge to serve
for masticating purposes, the unequal
wear of the wood and metal keeping up
the desired roughness. Their full sets
answer admirably for the mastication
of food, but as they do not improve the
looks, they are Worn but little for orna-
ment. The ordinary services of set
of teeth is about five years, but they
frequently last much longer. All full
upper sets are retained by atmospheric
pressure. This principal is coevalwith
the art. In Japan dentistry exists only
as q mechanical trade, and the status
of those who practice it is not very high.


It is, in fact, graded with carpenters


their word AatlyiAfsO,s meaning "tooth-
| carnenter.
Year: 1874

Recent evidence about the last allied
war against China, shows that at the
taking OF the Summer palace one build
ing was full of silks, the produce of
tax which requires every manufacturer
to send in the first piece he makes of
each sort. A part of these was used in
stead of ropes, which were wanting to
ticket the French horses. Then there
was palace full of drawings, series
of four thousand, illustrating the whole
history of China. The soldiers, igno-
rant Of their value, trod them under
foot and used them for kindling fires.
Scarcely two hundred were saved. Then
there was the carriage palace, in which
were found the magnificent coaches
which were presented to the Emperor
Of China by the English embassy in
1918. Since then they had never been
used. The iron work was loose, and
the leather had become as hard and
brittle rs wood. One palace was full OF
furs.
Year: 1874

Sir Samuel Baker tells us of q new
way of kindling fires, which he often
tried when in the desertwilds of Africa.
Having first collected an abundance of
dry leaves and grass and small twigs,
he would bruise with stick about half
a teaspoonful of gunpowder; in this he
would rub o rag Of dr. cotton or linen
cloth until it was perfectly blackened.
Then he would place an end of this rag
in the pan of an unloaded musket-re-
member that, boys, unloaded, there
should be no careless handling of fire.
arms-and pull the trigger. In an in
stant the rag would unite and burn
fercely. Then quickly gathering the
rag and few of the dry twigs together
in his hand, in the form of a bouquet,
he would swing it rapidly round to
make good draught of air, and the
whole would be in blaze in moment.
Laying this flaming bundle of twigs on
the ground, our ingenious traveller
would place over it some sticksof wood,
and then cautiously pile on largersticks
until fine, roaring, cracking fire was
obtained by which he could warm him
self, drive away the swarms of mosqui-
toes, and roast wild birds, or toast thin
slices Of hippopotamus meat for his
evening meal.
Year: 1874

That it was the loveliest baby ever
seen, exciting admiration wherever
nurse or mother carried him, and ex-
hibiting. in swaddling clothes, the most
wonderful intelligence, we need no bio
grapher to tell us. Is it not said of
every baby? But that he was in truth
a wonderful child we have undeniable
evidence. and of kind less questiona-
BILE than the statement of mothers
and relatives. At three years old he
could seldom be brought to play with
little children, and only on the condi-
in I a NE; neigh6or's s'i house, % he suddenly,
began to cry and exclaim, That black
child must 60 away I can't bear him I"
And he howled till he was carried home,
where he was slowly pacified the whole
cause of his grief being the ugliness of
the child.-'Syo,y Of Goethe's Life.
Year: 1874

A London letter says: When Mr..
Disraei went out of Office he made his
duke-the duke of Abercorn-as a me-
mortal of his power. Mr.. Gladstone
has made his duke too; and the marquis
of Westminster is now duke of that ilk.
The new duke is the landlord of the
West End of London, to say nothing of
coal mines, iron mines, salt mines, and
other fat property elsewhere. In Lon
don q great many old leases are Just
falling in, and everywhere ground is in
creasing enormously in value. The
next duke will probably have q couple
OF hundred thousand q year. His Grace
is married to a daughter of the dowager
duchess of Sutherland, one of the
queens Oldest and closest friends
During the reform agitation of 1867 he
joined the cavil against MI. Gladstone,
but he was afterward brought back to


allegiance, with the proper amount of
rejoicing for the sinner that repenteth.


His timely conversion has brought him
q dukedom. The duke of Abercorn got
his duchy as the price of going to Ire
land as lord dieutenant-an idle, undig-
niied, and costly exile in the sham court
of dreary and discontented country.
A baronetcy had just been given to a
gentleman who won . country election
for liberals, and another to q gentle
man who, a few years ago, resigned .
seat to which he had just been elected
in order to make way for cabinet min
lister who had been rejected by his for
mer constituency. If the reasons why
peerages are bestowed nowadays were re-
corded in the patent of nobility it would
perhaps scarcely enhance the dignity of
the titles. There can be no doubt, how
ever, that the duke of Westminster will
be an eminently respectable duke, andiif
new dukes are to be made at all, he has
the qualifications for his rank. Only
there is something of the sham antique
in a modern duchy, over which the duke
has no territorial authority except as a
landlord among landlords. Twas wrong
last week in naming Mr.. Ellice among
the new peers. Mr.. Gladstone has made
five, but it is believed that q longer list
was submitted to the queen, and re-
duced to what she thought reasonable
DrODOrtiOns.
Year: 1874

The soul is strong that trusts in
goodness.
Humanity. like darkness, reveals
the heavenly lights.


There is nothing on earth divine
besides humanity.
4 good man enlarges the term of
his own existence.
To have ideas is to gather. To
think is to weave them into gar
lands.


1t is easy to look down on 9TH
ers: to look down on ourselves is
the difficulty.
What VIC heed most is not SO
much to realize the ideal as to ideal
ize the real.


lngratltude is always a kind of
weakness. I have never seen that
clever men have been ungrateful.
Ge0the.


God gives manhood but one
clew to success-utter and exact
justice; that he guarantees shall be
always expediency.


The only way to make the mass
OF mankind see the beauty of JUS
tice is by showing them in pretty
plain terms the consequence of in
justice.


L had rather never receive a kind
ness than never bestow one. Not
to return a benefit is the greater
sin, but not to confer it is the ear-
lier.-Seneca.


What has surprised me most in
history is to read of so few kings
who have abdicated their thrones
not above a dozen or two at the
uost.-Sterne.


There is perennial nobleness
and even sacredness in work. Were
ne ever so benighted, forgetfrl of
his high calling, there is always
hope in a man that actually and
earnestly works.


The happiness of life may be
greatly increased by small courte-
sizes, in which there is no parade,
whose voice is too still to tease and
which manifest themselves BY ten
der and afectionate looks and little
kind acts of attention.
Year: 1874

Let the person whose name YOU
wish to know inform you in which
OF the upright columns the first let
ter OF his name is contained. lit
be found in but one column it is
the top letter; if it occurs in more
than one column, it is found by
adding the alphabetical numbers of
the top letters of these columns, and
the sum will be the number of the
letter sought. By taking one letter
at a time in this way, the whole can
be ascertained. For example, take
the word Jane. Jis found in the two
columns commencing with B and H,
which are the second and eighth let
ters down the alphabet: their sum
is ten, and the tent1 lette down
the alphabet is J: the letter sought.
The next letter, A. appears in brt
one column, where it stands at the
top. \ is seen in the columns head
ed B, D and H; these are the Sec
ond, fourth and eighth letters Of the
alphabet, which added give the
fourteenth. and so on. The use of
this table will excite no little curl
osity among those unacquainted
with the foregoing explanation.
Year: 1874

The great central idea from
which has resulted religious tolera-
ton and a more perfect form OF
civil liberty as has been developed
IN Protestant countries is Freedom


Of Conscience. Unbind the con.
science OF men and you place them