smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

From lirs. Swisshein: Again, you are
equally mistaken if you think pantaloons
the ultimatum of dress reform. Women
would not be as healthy in them as ia short,
loose skirts; aud doubt If men are. Ii we
could have a perfect dress, both sexes would
wear drapery more or less flowing, and no
one would be stuffed into his clothes like a
frog OF crab. The body wants more light
and air than il gets in the present costume
OF either men or women, and the one is lit
tie, If any, better than the other. suggest
for school girls the GerIuan peasant dress, in
which there is no bifurcated garment; aud
II one be added it should be Of very light
material"
Year: 1878

In regard to tho complaints madc by some OF the
tenants Of Trinity Church property relative to the
high rents demanded by that corporation General
Dix, of the Committee Rentals, said to HERALD
reporter last night that the committee would hear the
grievances Of any individual and, when practicable,
would make reasonable reduction IN the rents. He
had been called upon by Mr.. George NJ Chapman, not
as chairman OF committee appointed by tenants but
in his private capacity, and General Dix
had informed him that he might have
ducton OF ten per cent meeting Of
tenants held on the 18TH inst. for the purpose OF
securing reduction oil ground rentals but General
Dix said, "Beiore this meeting was held more than
hundred tenants had agreed to take the property
at old rents" The statement that the officers of
the church avcrse having the matter brought
before the pubic, he said, was not correct. Though
they could see the necessity for publicity they
had objection whatever TO thorough ventilation
oil the matter.
Year: 1878

On motion OF Mr. Lewis the Aldermen yester-
day passed the following resolutions relative 10 q
proposition to license conductors street railroad
cars


Resolved That the Counsel the Corporation be and
he hereby authorized and directed to prepae
rial behalf Mayor Aldermen and Comm onaty OF
the city of New York to the Legislature OF this 81 ate.
praying the passage OF 10 be prepared by the
the menorisD to authorize the
licensing of city railroad by the
that be taken TO hold such
conductors strict responsibility tor the immunity Of
ladies' children other Ia such city railroad
cars annoyance insult by improper disorderly
that the evils this suffered
by this mode OF public some
city railroads be- remedied and. be IL further


Resolved That His Honor the Mayor and he IL hereby
when such memorial and act Is prepared to
the state gsature duly indorsed
certified by him. with request that the Of the
ann nriulist ne Rru
Year: 1878

For the past three four days the engineers Of the
New York Elevated road have been busy completing
the surveys the road south from Chatham square
to the charter limits, which rs little beyond the
Staats Zettung building. The surveyors also were in
str uctec to continue the surveys and make map Of
the result as south the lower eud of the Post
Office building Tho engineers busy at this work
yesterday. The officers o the road State that they
have no intention Al present OF building lower than
the terminus OF the Brooklyn Bridge, which is to be
near the junction Park Centre street, aud
that the extra surveys made only with view Of
the possibilities OF the future
Year: 1878

A description appears Of a remarkable
clock, which, in addition to other special
features has an electrical attachment
which renders it for the purpose Tor
which it is used--rating chronometers-
as nearly perfect as can be. 1t is called
an astronomical clock, with mercurial
compensating pendulum. Every time
the pendulum Vibrates its lower point, of
platinum, passes through an insulated
bulb Of mercury, which alternately con-
meets and breaks the circuit of battery
with little sounder that taps the sec
onds. To this sounder is attached q
little ratchet wheel with ten ratchets, and
at each tap of the sounder the wheel
moves one ratch. At the zenith ratchet
platinum arm goes into drop OF mer-
curry, making q circuit with anothe SCUM
der, thus giving every tenth second o
tap which, beng louder than the other,
is easily distinguishable, This ten-second
sounder enables the operator at the first
rating to rate the chronometer to hall
second, and at succeeding ratings, to re-
duce the computation of the error 10 an
infinite fraction, and by 1t the operator
can rate chronometers almost as fast as
they are put befure him. The conven-
fence lies in the fact that every tenth
second being distinguishable by sound,
the clock need not be watched.
Year: 1878

Let us all say that Kearney must go,
let the press say so, let the pulpit say SO,
let the Mayor say so, let the police say
so, let all our city and State authorities
say, so, aDd finally let all law w-abiding
citizens say so, and it will then be so.
1t has got to come to this, and The sooner
the better. "The Chinese must go' is
played out. They do go, on as usual,
in their daily avocations, apparently
unmindfll of anything that Kearney &
Go. say about them. They take things
as they are with practical GOODNESS and
sagacity. Instead Of bowling about the
streets tor higher wages, they take what
they can get and save money, and all
classes of laboring men cand do the same
if they will go to work. There is plenty
OF work now for all If they will 60 where
it is, and go to work as they should.
Have Kearney g. Co. go some aohere and
great many of the now idle will 60 to
works. r. Com. Adcacate.


Bro. Commercial, please becareiul that
you don't point there noses toward Sno
homish when you "tire them out" We
don't need them in our business. One OF
that kind came up here, and he is more
than enough for the whole Sound country.
Year: 1878

1t IS said OF Ethan Allen thatshe once
attended church where the minister
made an estimate, the result of which
was that out OF the whole human race no
more than one in o. thousand would be
saved. On the announcement OF the
result Allen took his hat and walked
out, saying as he went: "Gentlemen, if
any of you want my chance you are well
come tn it, 1t is not worth staying for"
Year: 1878

was asked by a lady friend of mine
the other day how l, made my soap.
She complimantsd' me upon having 1t
very nice. have thought since that it
might be useful for some of your friends
to know, and therefore send, my receipt.
My process has at least the merit OF SIM
plcity; In the first place we save none
but hardwood ashes, that our lye may be
strong and good; otherwise soap making
will very likely prove troublesome, if not
an absolute failure. Our soap grease is
generally variety of odds aud ends
scraps from the lard frying, rinds from
ham and shoulders, with an occasional
bone thrown in (Which will not injure
the soap the marrow makes excellent
soap greasr, while small proportion OF
bone itself is not deleterious. but helps
to give "body'D, along with whatever
drippings of lard or tallow we may have
not fit for other purposes. The whole
will make excellent soap if only kept
clean and free from taint and mold.
When soap-making day arrives. have
your soap kettle, il you have not II fur
mace, set upon stones, and. build a fire
under it. Start your fire with chips or
sticks, if you like, but have large chunk
or block tor your main tire. Il is not
necessary to get it wholly under the ket-
tie, but close up. at one side. This will
give you what is very essential, steady
heat, that you,may not have to run every
five minutes to fish out the blaze from
Under the kettle, to keep the contents from
running overheard Take a paiful or
two OF the first lyc that has dripped
though your leach, wich SHOULD be strong
enough to bear upan egg, and boil, stir
ring frequently, till the grease, scraps,
&C., are mostly eaten up; then fill up with
the weaker, and your soap is made. In
regard to teaching the ashes, the leach
should be good, tine ashess well packed,
and the water added slowly. pailtul at
time, a day or two before the lye is
needed.-Cor. Farmers. Adcoc0te
Year: 1878

When Queen Victoria was about thirty
years younger than she is now, she was
inclined to be very exact in the way of
business, and more especially in the way
of promptness to appointed times and
places. Seven years queen, four years
u wife, and three years mother, she felt
probably more weighty dignity resting
upon her than she .has felt since. And
yet no crust of dignity or royal station
could ever entirely shut out her innate
goodness Of heart.


At the time of which we speak, the
Duchess of Sutherland held the Office of
Mistress of the Robes to the Queen, and
on public occasions her position was very
near the royal person, and deemed of
great importance. A day and an hour
had been appointed for certain public
ceremony in which the Queen was to take
part. The hour had arrived, and of all
the court the Duchess alone was absent,
and her absence retarded the departure.


The Queen gave vent more than once
to her impstience, and at length, just as
she was about ready to enter her carriage
without her first lady of honor, the
Duchess, in breathless haste, made her
appearance, stammeriug some faint words
OF excuse.


"My dear Duchess" said the Queen,
smiling, ~ think you must have bad
watch" Aud as she thus spoke she un-
loosened from her neck tho chain of a
magnificent watch which she herself
wore, aud passed it around the neck Of
Lady Sutherland.


Though given as present the lesson
conveyed with it made deep and lively
impression. The proud Duchess changed
color, and a tear, which she could not re-
press, fell upon her cheek. On the next
day she rendered her resignation, but it
was not accepted.
Year: 1878

"Nuu deserve to StarVc,' said :ho
Ruler; and ordered the servants to show
aim uut of the raAcc.


After tins, matters went from bad To
worse With the painter, every few DAYS
some one q hl, instruments broke under
hI- hand they hal been 50 poorly taken
care yi, that they iii not last half a. long
a, they were meant to. Hi, work grew
poorer and poorer, until he fell sO low
that he WAS forccl u exc ou. 4 miserable
Uyinc los painting the walls Of the COM
mune.t houses, and making the CoarN",t
kind Ui water jar, out of clay. Finally
his last instrument failed him; he had
nothing left 10 work with; and rs he had
for many years done only very cIaIse and
cheap work. and had not been able to
Law up any money, he was driven to beg
his food from door to door, aud finally
died of huHgsr


This is the end of the Parable. Next
skip all the rest, because it is called
Moral" The Parable is truer one than
you think, at first; but the longer you
think, the more you will see how true it
is. Are we not each of us born into the
world provided with one body, and only
one, which must last us as long as we live
in this worldl Is it not by means of this
body that we feel, learn and accomplish
evcrythingl Is it not most wonderful
and beautiful set of instrumental Can
we ever replace any one or themf Can
we ever have any one of them as good as
new, after it has once been seriously out
of orderS In one respect the Parable is
not a true one, for the Parable tells the
story of man whose set of instruments
was adapted to only two uses-to sculpt-
ure and to painting. But would not be
easy to count up all the things which hu'
man beings can do by help of these won.
derful bodies in which they live. Think,
for moment, of all the things you do in
any one day; all the breathing, eating,
drinking, and running, OF all the think.
ing, speaking, feeling, learning, you do in
any one day. Now if any one of the in
struments is seriously out of order, you
cannot do one of these things so well as
you know how to do it.


l do not know anything in this world
half SO strange as the way in which peo-
pie neglect their bodies; that is, their
set of instruments; their one set Of instru
ments which they can never replace, and
can do very little towards mending.
When it is too Late, when the instruments
are hepelessly out of order, then they do
not neglect them any longer; then they
run about frantically, as the poor sculp-
tor did, trying to find some one to help
him and this is one of the saddest sights
in the world--a man or woman running
from one climate to another climate, and
from one doctor to another doctor, trying
to cure or patch upa body that is out of
order.


| think the difference between a person
who has kept all the laws of health, and
thereby has good strong, sound body,
that can carry him wherever he wants to
go, and do whatever he wants to do, and
person who has let his body get all out of
order so that he has to lie in bed half his
time and suffer, is quite as great differ
ence as there is between creature with
wings and creature without wingsa


Don't you2


And this is the end of the Moral
From Bits cfTaLk by II. II.
Year: 1878

II were 10 sum up the cardinal fault
of the Russian army in three words |
should say il is the total "want of initia.
tive Something in the imperial sys-
tenn seems to stitle and kill the power OF
individual action. And yet in nn army
in the world are greater pains taken 10
recoguize and stimulate individual en-
tcrprlses. Crosses, decorations, swords,
and sashes Of honor are distributed with
lavish hand, and, better still, they are
given ON the spot, and not, As with Us,
when the recollection of the brilliant
deed has nearly died away.


The Emperor himself is the great and
sole fountain of military honor. lie
watches all personally. The theory is
that no act escapes his eye. Certainly
to see how his every word and gesture is
followed by those around him he would
appear the earthly incarnation Of su.
preme power. And this personal bear
ing enhances the reward in every case. A
generous word, friendly look, the well.
chosen expression of praise to suit the in
dividual, 90 home to the heart of the re.
cipient as much MS the highly cherished
reward itself.


Two hundred officers of all ranks
breakfast and dine daily at his table
From the youngest to the Oldest every
eye is fixed on him. Before the meal in
the assembled circle, as the Car appears,
it is seen one day that an aid-de-Camp
behind him carries cushion with crosses
on it, and perhaps half dozen sword
knots of honor--the riband of st. George,
orange and black-to be worn attached
to the sword hilt. Instantly expectation
is at its height. The Cars voice calls
the chosen name; all make room for the
chosen man to pass; he comes blushing
and flushed, receives the prize, bends
low to kiss the imperial hand, and re-
tires, bowing at every step, made man
for life, the admired and courted OF all
the beholders. Then be has to go
through the usual embracing and kiss
ing on both cheeks from his friends


The effect of the system is magnetic /;
it is to concentrate all power and au-
thority absolutely in one center. The
Gar is the earthly Providence of the
soldier and officer, as well as the en-
bodiment of the military power and
glory of his country. l have seen old
officers so overcome with this mark Of
distinction that they went about for ten
minutes afterward like children, weeping,
with the priced decoration in their hands,
showing it around, half dazed. No sys-
tenn can be imagined more calculated to
stimulate individual efforts to the ut
most. Yet, with all this squirting there
is something wanting. 1t is the iudi-
viduality and the habits Of spontaneous
action, which only the education and
modes of thought of free people can
supply. Whether it be long standing
taint of serfdom, whether it be too much
perialism, the initiative is wholly absent.
You tell the Russian what to do, and he
will spring to it like an obedient child.
In year it would never have occurred
to him to do it of himself.-LOnd0n
Times Bucharest Correspondence.
Year: 1878

PRoFANITY.-We are emphatically in
the age Of profanity, and it seems to US
that We are on the topmost current. One
cannot go on the street anywhere without
having bis ears offended With the Vilest
words and bis reverence shocked by the
most profane use Of sacred names. Nor
does j, come from the old or middle aged
alone, for it is fact that the younger
portion Of the community are most pro-
6cient in degrading language. Boyshave
an idea that it is smart to swear; that it
makes them manly, but there never was
greater mistake in the world. Men,
even those who swear themselves, are dis
gus!ed with profanity in young man,
because they know how, of all bad habits,
this clings the most closely and increases
with year,. 1t is the most insidious OF
habits, growing on one so invisibly that
almost before one is aware he becomes an
accomplished cursor.
Year: 1878

AN Irish clergyman once broke OIL
the thread of his discourse, and thus ad-
dressed the congregation: MY dear
brethren, let me tell you that | am just
half through my sermon; but as per-
ceiye your impatience, | will say that
the remaining half is not more than a
quarter as long as that you have
heard.n
Year: 1878

EOR SALE at the Wagon and Carriage
J. Paint Shop of W. E. Jones, First St.
The Centennial tops are adjustable to any
Lind Of vehicle and make perfect sun
shade and storm protector at moderate
price. Clarke's Carriage umbrella can be
used on every kind Of vehicle with an open
seat, and is easily changed to any angle
They supply a want long felt. Come and
examine my large and complete stock of
these goods. Prices low.


w. E. JONES, lst Street.
Year: 1878

SUPPLEMENTARY ELECTION In
GERMANY.-There are supplementary
elections going on in Germany, but
they are not rendered necessary by
disputed results, fraudulent voting, bal.
lot-stuffing B false registration or per-
sonation, as is too often the case in
America. The election laws of Ger
many, as of France, provide for the
second ballot in the contingency that
no candidate has bad a majority of the
votes cast, as the plurality rule does
not elect in either country. The vote
is taken only upon the two candidates
who head the poll, and there is no op-
pertunity for fraud by the voter either
in French or German elections. In
those countries every mans residence
and business are as we'll known to the
local officials as they are to himself,
and it would seem, with the very large
police force maintained in our chief
cities, the same could be the case here,
if required.
Year: 1878

A colored orator has been developed in the Virginia Senate He made speech in favor of state repudiation which Bradley Johnson pronounces the finest oratorical effort of the session; and it is by no means easy to beat the Virginia white in his advocacy of repudiation.
Year: 1878

The investigation into the management of the New Jersy State Prison shows that the practice of stringing men up by the arms is practiced there, and that it killed one prisoner named Snooks.
Year: 1878

Silver seems like to win. The Bland bill than two thirds vote and has gone back to the House where it can apparently count on still larger majority. The only hope is that the Silver men will be too greedy to accept the bill shorn as it is of some of it's evil features. Gen. Ewing is said to insist on the free coin age clause of the original biH If the Silver League follow his lead, they will pretty sure- ly lose the two thirds vote necessary to carry the bill over the Presidents veto.

 Neither party has much right to make cap- tai out of an affair in which both have behav- cd SO badly. Still, the Democrats have been & little the worse; though the plucky stand of Lamar against the prevailing sentiment of his constituency is a great improvement on from the West

 The House was in highly charged electri- cal condition last week, and Mir Hewitt and some of his Southern friends ventilated their suspicious and disllkes in very lively and un- conventional manner. There was vastly more abuse than fun, but the parties concerned re- ally couldn't hold in" any longer. The same style of entertainment began the next day, but was broken off by the Speaker who had a message from the Secretary of the Treasury read, warning the House that there was a falling off of $5, 900, 900 in the internal reve- rue. Some of the members were absurd enough to consider such message an imper- thence. Sensible Democrats, however, took a different view of the matter, and held it not only the right but the duty of the Secreta- ny of the Treasury to notify the House of any probable revenue deficiency.

 Matters look more peaceabie in Europe, thia week, than last. Germany asks the Car to stop short of Constantinople, and he stops. Bismarck further suggests qnieter line oi conduct to Austria and forthwith Austris and Russia are ready to leave everything te the Baden Congress England in the mean time seems to have gained nothing by steam ing through the Dardaneles and smashine what there was left of the Treaty of Paris. Il is expected that the result of the Congress vii be to paralyze Continental opposition to Rus sia, leaving England to fight without allies il she fights at all. ,a
Year: 1878

It seems that the Louisiana prosecutions are to be stopped. The Governor, and majority of the legislature consider it breach of faith to stir up these old matters. The Governor will pardon Anderson, and enough Democrat ic Senators will vote with the Republicans to ratify his action The other prosecutions will then cease. The strong views of the President and Cabinet seem to have had much effect on Louisiana Conservatives.
Year: 1878

The spectacle of the late vice-president of the late Confectionery making speech on the acceptance by Congress of Carpenters picture

 of the Signing of the Emancipation proclama- ton, is rather confusing. Yet MT. Stephens confessedly did the difficult job exceeding
Year: 1878

Default having been made in the conditions
Of certain mortgage, whereby the power there
in cont Aimed to sell has become operative. exc
cuted by Abram NJ Lane and Sarah g Lane, his
wife, OF the township OF Antwerp, Van Buren,
county, Michigan, to Jason A sheldon, Of the
same residence, bearing date the first day OF
January, one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty one, and recorded IN the Office of the Reg
lister Of Deeds for the county OF Van Buren
in said State OF Michigan. on the twentieth day
of January. eighteen hundred and seventy one,
In liber i've OF mortgages. on page 2oO: which
said mortgage was duly assigned on the twelfth
day OF November, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy seven, by the said Jason A sheldon
to Lewis Burdick. and which said assignment
was, on the third day OF January, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy eight recorded In
said Registers Office, in llber 1S OF mortgages,
on page 303; Upon which mortgage there is
claimed to be due at the date of this notice the
sum OF one thousand one hundred dollars. and
no sgit or proceedings at law having been in
stituted to recover any part thereof, Notice Is
therefore hereby given that on saturday. the
sixth day OF April, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy eight, at eleven o'clock in the fore
noon, shall sell at public auction, TO the high
est bidder. at the front door of the Van Buren
county Circuit Court House. IN the village of
Paw Paw, the premises described in said mort
gage, or so much thereof as shall be necessary
to satisfy the amount due on such mortgage,
With ten per cent interest and legal costs, to-
gether with an attorney fee OF thirty dollars
covenanted for therein, that is to say the fol-
lowing piece or parcel of land situated in Van
Buren, county, in the State OF Michigan, viz :
Being part OF the south east quarter of section
thirty two, IN town two south Of range thirteen
west and commencing sixty rods west from
the south east corner Of said quarter section on
the section line, and running thence north par
allel with the east section line one hundred
and sixty rods to east and west quarter line Of
said section, thence west on said quarter line
fifty rods, thence south parallel with the east
line one hundred and sixty rods to the south
line Of said section thence east on the section
line nifty rods to the place OF beginning con-
tanning fifty acres OF land.


Dated January Sd, 1878.


LEWIS s. BURDICK,


I190t13 Assignee.