smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

A PROPOSED SALE.-The latest big
thing " on Government is the proposed
sale to it of the Palace Hotel. 1t is
claimed that all the Federal Offices such
as the Post Office, Land Office, United
States Courts etc., could be concentrated
in the building instead Of scattered over
the city as now. Fo doubt Sharon finds
the Palace an elephant on his hands
which it would be a relief to get rid Of at
almost any price, but that is no reason it
should be purchased unless it is suitable.
Year: 1877

THE MINT SUPERINTENDENT. Heury
l.. Dodge was confirmed Friday as Su-
perintendent Of the Branch Mint of Sar.
Francisco in the place of La Grange.
Dodge was on the Commission appointed
to investigate the conduct of the Mint un-
der La Oranges Superintendency, and
the Colusa Sun lillens the case to that OF
the man who was on a jury which con-
yicted fellow for murder and after he
was hanged married his widow.
Year: 1877

1t was midnight-that mysterious
hour when graveyards yawn, and the
dead in countless numbers revisit the
scenes of'their earthly life. She stood
upon the stoop of the paternal mansion
with the arms of her own true love
around her, and her false hair was
sweetly pillowed upon his heaving
manly bosom. A long, lingering fare
well was being given. 1t was time that
he had gone-in fact, high time-and
yet she kept him there, for it seemed
that she had something OH her mind
that she wished removed ere he went.
The stars shore brightly in the black
canopy of night, and full moon added
her hilarious beams TO the affecting
scene. Morpheus reigneG supreme over
the great city; Somnus stepped human


ity into oblivion, and still he fingered.
No sound was heard save their love-
charged voices as they whispered sweet
and low. Darling" she murmured.


sweetest, do you love none but me"
"You ana you only, my hearts own,"
ne fondly replied. Dearest" she
softly commenced again. as she nestled
closer in his arms and nearer to his
palpitating heart, while he was in an
agony Of apprehension lest her false
hair would grease his shirt-front, and
well he knew his washing credit was
Year: 1877

In paper in the American Natur.
alist, Prof. j. ID. Whitney, after show
Ing the insufliciency of the ordinary
theories to explain why prairies are pot
encroached upon by bordering woods,
offers the following explanation of his
own:


Let us turn at present to the geo
logical side of the investigation. The
whole of New England and New York.
and large part of Ohio and indiana,
together with the whole Of Michigan
and of Northern Wisconsin, constitute
aregion over which the northern drift
phenomena have been displayed on a
grand scale. Consequently almost the
whole of this area is covered with heavy
deposits of coarse gravel and boulder
materials. These deposits, if not at the
surface are near it, and the finer ma
terials deposited on them, by alluvian
and other agencies, generally form only
a thin covering for the coarse deposits
beneath. But as we go south and west
from the region indicated above, we
End the underlying rock-the bedrock
as the Californian miners would call
it-deeply covered with loose materials,
it is true, but we observe also that
these are quite different in character
from what they me to the north and
east. We come to q region where the
drift agencies have been very limited
I'm their action. The bulk of the super
fetal detritus has been formed from the
decomposition of the underlying rock,
and this detritus has been but little dis
turbed or moved from its original po-
sition. If erratic deposits exist, they
are usually deeply covered with tiner
materials derived from close at hand.
A great area exists in Wisconsin and
Minnesota over which not driftpebble
has ever been found, either at the sur
face or at any depth beneath it. The
strata have become chemically disag-
gregated and dissolved by the percola-
ton of the rain through them, the cal
careous matter has been carried off m
solution, and there is left behind as a
resideum the insoluble matter which
the rock originally contained, and
which, consisting largely of silica and
silicate of alumina, forms by its aggre-
CATION silicious and clayey deposit OF
almost impalpable flneness. 1t is this
fine material which makes up the bulk
of the prairie soil; and, as the writer
conceives. it is this fineness which is
especially inimical to the growth OF
trees. Exactly as we see the desicated
lakes in the midst of the forests grad
ually filling up with finely comminuted
materials and becoming covered with a
growth of grasses or sedges, which is
not afterwards encroached upon by
trees, no matter whether the ground
becomes completely dry or whether it
remains more or less swampy, so we
] have the prairies, which have certainly
never at any time been oyerspread with
Year: 1877

forests, and which would always re-
main as they are, provided the climate
underwent no radical change ana they
were not interfered with by man. 1t is
for the vegetable Psychologist to say
why this fineness of the soil is unfavor-
able to the growth of trees; it is for the
geologist and physical geographer to
set forth the facts which they may OBJ
serve within the line of their own pro-
tessional work.
Year: 1877

Keep to your calling; let no man in
duce you to abandon that which you
have studied for years, in the vain at
tempt to learn new trade in month.
Success springs from industry and per-
severance
Year: 1877

re- Wealth is not a good thing
III itself: it is only a means to some
good end, and like all good things
may be perverted so as to prove
the direct curse to you and your
family. Many a man n the outcome
of life has reason to regret tha! be
ever possessed wealth. Material
prosperity has proved, in the house,
hold. moral ruin. The riches so
generously given are mo;h-eaten.
The man has proven Delinquent in
the duty pertaining to his high
trust. Wealth is not safe pos
session without a high moral aim,
and the use of that wealth to pro-
mote that aim.
Year: 1877

Bishop Wilberforce and Lord Macau-
lay were sons of pure, noble, indefatl-
gable men In his d" Life of MacaulaY,
Mr.. Trevelyan thus speaks Of the educa-
ting power of household influences:


Fortitude and diligence and self.
control, and all that makes men good
and great, cannot be purchased from pro-
fessional educators. Charity is not the
only quality that begins at home. It is
throwing away money to spend thous-
and dollars year on the teaching of
three boys, if they are to return from
school only to find the older members OF
their famil ly intent on amusing themselves
at any cost of time and trouble, or sacri-
fcing self-respect in ignoble efforts to
struggle into social grade above their
own. The child will never place his aims
high and pursue them steadily, unless
the parent has taught him what energy
and elevation of purpose mean, not less
by example than by precept.
Year: 1877

According to a New York correspond
ent Hon. Matt Carpenter, in reply to the
question what he thought of the political
outlook, said: eff was Democratic
member of Congress I could answer far
more satisfactorily" "Why so?" replied
his interlocutor. Because" reioined
Carpenter, "the House of Representa-
tives has the whole thing in its own hands.
If the Democrats have the brains and the
backbone to manage their case as it ought
to be managed they must win. If not,
they must lose"


And this is the whole truth. The
Democrats have majority in the House.
The Constitution is their guide. 1t pre-
>scribes the mode by which a President
is to be elected if there is no choice by
the Electoral College. They have moth
ing to do but to comply with its require
ments. Having elected the President,
it will be for the country to decide
whether he shall be supported in his
office. They have no right to assume
that the people will permit that instru-
ment to be Overthrown and the govern
ment to be revolutionized. They have
no right to surrender in advance, and
yet they will do SO, and betray their trust
if they abnegate their duties under the
Constitution and countenance a plan of
election unauthorized by it. Mr.. Car
penter is right. The Democrats will
win if they have "brains and backbone. -
They may win under the conference
juggle, but that will be matter OF
chance. Having the majority, they can
not fail to win if they will stick to the
Constitution.
Year: 1877

Under the above suggestive heading,
the Boston Post discourSes as follows:


But there Is another extreme of opinion
which needs to be guarded against. l5 IS
that of timdity and weakness, and readi-
ness to yield to everything for the sake Of
peace. Such opinion is a direct encourage
ment and incentive TO unjustitiabe and un-
constitutional aggression upon the rights OF
States and people. It is perfectly evident
that the leading spirits in the Republlcan
movement to count in Hayes will persist in
their purpose to go all lengths to encour-
age it, provided the people will stand by
them Nothing will stay their hand in the
apparent determination to detraud major
ity of the people of a President Of their
choice if no voice is heard protesting
against it, and no arm is moved TO defend
popular rights.


There is but one safe rule on this subject.
The Democrats and Conservatives must
claim what is clearly right anil submit to
nothing manfestly wrong. Ii there are
those who, for the sake of retaining tenn po-
rary political aScendency, are determined to
strain the powers OF the government to the
utmost tension, and challenge the Conser-
vative force of the people to its severest
trial. they may as we'll understand, first as
last, that we are living under written
Constitution whose Integrity must be pre-
served at all hazards. and whose blessings
the present generations are determined co
transmit in the face of all obstacles, and, II
neediul, at any sacrifice.
Year: 1877

New York SUM-


Mr. Swami was inflated with rumors and
hear-say reports, but his testimony in bilef
amounted to the following alarming state
ments: He knew of but one affidavit alleg-
ing irregularity against Supervisor at the
last election. He could not specify any cases
Of his personal knowledge where colored
men had been refused to vote because they
could not designate the particular subdlvl-
sion OF the district in which they lived. lie
could not say of his personal knowledge
that there had been any failure to prosecute
infringements of the Election laws through
fear Of personal violence. He had never
been interferred with in the dis
charge of his duties as Chief Super
visor. He had no personal knowledge of
meetings having been broken up by Demo-
Gratis, with one exception, which set the
committee room in a roar. That was dur
ing the last cam paign, where Republican
convention had been bulldOZed by the injec-
ton of a Democratic address from George w
Harper which he had been invited TO deliver
by "A large majority of the members That
was the only instance OF violent lnterfer-
ence that had come under his observation.
So far as he knew, or had heard, there
was scarcely any open intimidation this
wear as compared with the election OF 1919.
The Republican clubs had simply failed to
organize.


Mr.. Swami was encouraged by Senator
Mitchell to digresS continually into worth
less rumOrs of one kind or another, and il
kept senator Herman busy with objections
to introducing such stuff under the name o.
evidence. 1t costs the government five
cents mile and So day to indulge in sucf
witnesses.
Year: 1877

A little song las come to me,
A strain of sadness from over sea;
And | hear its music, and love it well,
Though the heart that framed it cannot


tell.
A little picture comes to me,
A dash of brightness from over sea;
There are clasping hands and holy face
But the name OF the artist who can trace?
so l. i'm faith which comes to me,
Believe in the land across the sea;
Where my vaguest tancies may stand su-


preme,
In grand perfection beyond my dream.
O land unknown. in thee alone
Shall formless lyrics to shape be grown;
In thee all rhapsody riseth true,
And the thoughts of beauty are ever new.
O land unknown, where all is best;
In thee is my aspiration hlest;
For | toll and tarry until | may
With my broken sentences pass away.


S. w. Duffield.
Year: 1877

If Jesus were God only, and not man,
he could not suffer anything whereby to
satisfy Divine justice; if man only, and
not God, he could not satisfy, even though
he suffered. If man only, his satisfac-
ton could not be sufficient for God; ii
God only, it would not be suitable for
man. And, therefore, to be capable of
suffering for men, and able to satisfy
God, himself must be both God and man.
Bishop Beveridge.
Year: 1877

Notwithstanding the complaints which
are made about the terms upon which
the consolidation was effected between the
two competing interests for building a
Southern railroad to the Pacific, we are
gratltied that the arrangement was made.
1t promises the great desideratum of
a continuous line of roads from the At
lantic to the Pacific, on the 32 parelel.
and of breaking up the monopoly enjoy
ed by the present line; and this will be
sufficient compensation even for what
are alleged by its enemies to be obiec-
tionable features. The government has
been exceedingly lavish in it's donations
to the Northern, or Union line, which,
without competition, is excessive in it's
freight aud passenger rates; and we do
not see why it may not be somewhat lib
eral with this line which, while it DESTROYS
the monopoly, will furnish highway,


open at all seasons, across the fruitful
plains and through the teeming forests of
the South and South west 1t is said
that the whole sum to be guaranteed by
the government to the new line, is not
equal to its present annual expenditures
for transportation of mails, military sup
plies and otherwise lin furnishing and
protecting the whole southern belt of the
western portion of the continent: and
the bill gives to the government not only
a reserve of five thousand dollars per
mile of the bonds, but all charges for
every form of transportation, telegraph
ing, proceeds of lands, etc., and such
portion of the net revenue of the COM
pany, IN addition, if any shall be need
ed, as will fully reimburse all payments


of interest assumed by the United States.
Year: 1877

1t is given out as the belief of Grant
that, if Tilden becomes President, not a
single Republican government in the
South could stand twenty four hours.
The boss bulldozer means to say proba-
bly, that none of the robbers roosts that
have been maintained by his bayonets in
that region would continue their plunder-
ing day after the Inauguration of a Pres
ident who is not the willing defender and
protector of thieves. He has made
Republicanism the synonym for robbery
all over the South. Chicago Times,
Year: 1877

In all Buddhist temples a tall and
broadleaved lily stands directly on the
front of the altar. Its idea is as beauti
full as its workmanship. 1t represents
that just as the pure white flower may
grow out of the mire and filth, and bios
som into loveliness, so may the heart Of a
man raise itself above the wickedness and
corruption Of the world unto a state of
spotless purity.
Year: 1877

Hope is the ruddy morning of joy, re-
collection is its golden tinge; but the lat
ter is wont to sink amid the dews and
dusky shades of twilight and the bright
blue day which the former promises,
breaks indeed, but in another world, and
with another sun.-Richter.
Year: 1877

1t may indeed safely be affirmed that
generous minds, wheE they have once
known each other, never can be aliena-
ted as long as both retain the character
istics which brought them into union.
No distance of place, or lapse Of time,
can lessen the friendship of those who are
thoroughly persuaded of each others
worth. h.-SOuthey.
Year: 1877

A gentleman from the West recently
took his wife to Newport for holiday.
Going to livery stable near the Ocean
House he engaged horse for ride in
the afternoon. AS he left the stable he
caught glimpse of small boy with
blue trousers, red suspenders, dirty
shirt and straw hat. At the appointed
hour the gentleman saw fine horse
standing in front Of the hotel with the
reins in the hands of small boy with
blue trousers, red suspenders, a dirty
shirt and straw hat. "You have nv
horse, see," said he to the lad, and, after
fetching his wife from the parior, started
Oft for his drive. The western gentleman
had had many ride in his slow-going
city, but never had he sat behind such
splendid creature as that horse. They
rode for three hours, knocking the
seconds out of every mile, passing every


thing on the road, the horse distancing
every animal that attempted to rival his
PAGES. II never saw such horse before, y
said the astonished husband to his mate.
"Yes, he is very FAST" was the response
"but why does everybody stare at us?''
After the ride was ended, the gentleman
dropped his wife at the hotel, and drove
to the stable, where he thanked the
livery-man for the courtesy which he had
shown to a stranger. "That amt nv
horse" was the gruff response. INV
| boy, Bill, waited for you over an hour
this afternoon, and then drove back to
the stable" "Why, whose horse is this?'


asked the gentleman, all agapc. ''That
horse is General-'s'(naming a we'll.
known New York broker, who has the
best trotters every season at Newport)


The gentleman returned to the hotel an6
told his wife that there were two boys in
Newport who had blue trousers, red sus


penders, dirty shirts and straw hats.
Year: 1877

Premature Loss of the Hair, which is so
common nowadays, may be entirely prevented
by the use of BURNErT's COCAINE. It has
been used in thousands of cases where the
hair was coming out by the handsful, and has
never failed to arrest its decay and to promote
ahealthy and vigorous growth. It is at the
same time unrivalled as dressing for the hair.
A single application will render it soft and
glossy for several days.
Year: 1877

'Berkelmann & Klemann are occupy
ing their new building which is one Of
the nobbiest houses in town. For high
toned liquor and cigars thew invite
those who like good thing to call at
once
Year: 1877

they say here a good many will ride
from the X. X. to the Hills and walk
back. There are probably five or six
thousand people here now, but there
will be thirty or forty thousand before
Fall. IL Is not very likely all will get
rich. You will probably think have
a touch OF the gold fever. Well. I
plead guilty; one cannot see 80 much
gold without wishing for some OF IL,
therefore I have decided TO stay here
awhile. We have had very fine wealth
er most Of the time since came, but
to-day il is cold and snowy. i often
think Of Stanton with much pleasure
and should be glad 10 hear from there
very much. Please write and tell me
the news. ] send specimen OF gold
quartz. Your old friend,


q. q. WINSOR.
Year: 1877

MADAM. Observation-Disclosures is at
present in Baltimore, and everywhere she
has been is said to have played up TO the
maximum of her power. The papers every
where represent her as being at her best;
that Deborah is the most profoundly emo
tional Of her interpretations, and is weird
ly fascinating beyond any other role she as
sumes. Our people in Richmond well
remember her-in the depth Of her love,
the ferceness and fire OF her hate, and in
the wonderful tenderness which supple
ments the display Of her passion. The
great actress has been warmly applauded
here. and she will doubtless again receiv e
as hearty welcome as has been accorde d
her before
Year: 1877

The Matinee To-DAY.-The Royal Yeddo
Japs will give matinee to-day, and final
performance tonight. Truly they are
worth seeing. Bring out the children, and
give them more pleasure than they will be
able otherwise to obtain for long time to
Gomez
Year: 1877

THIRD STATION HousE.-T Third sta
tion-house is unit for habitation. Itought
to be repaired, II the Council means to do
nothing with the report Of the committee
and the various propositions that have been


made in relation to the erection Of better
building for the police and the fire company.
Year: 1877

The POLICE CoURT.-Only two trifling
cases were disposed Of by the Police Justice
yesterday.


Since the Police Justice adopted the plan
OF sending tramps to the chain-gang most
of them tarry but short time here. They
patronize cities where greater hospitality is
extended them.
Year: 1877

IT is said that the advocates OF the ex-
trs session assert that the Legislature caH
enact a law which will require the re-
ceiver of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road to obey wrlts Of attachment against
him for wages due the employees OF the
railroad to suswcr and TO pay over the
amount due the creditor. We presume
that the reason why the receiver
does not do this now Is that
he is an officer OF the l nited
States Court, and his authority, the
United States, being superior TO the
State, he cannot be controlled by the
latter. This being the case will the Leg
lslature presume to enact laws compel
ling the United States officers to obey
an interior power to that from whence
they derive their authority? That can t
be done without the militia of West Vir-
ginis is stronger than the United States
army Huntington Advertiser.


So far as the relative strength Of the
State militia and the regular srmy is
concerned, we suppose neither amounts
to enough to create any uneasinesg. But
We would like 10 know where the United
States Court gets the power to take from
State the control of corporation
which holds its franchises under grant
from the State. That superior power"
of the general government would hardly
find an application in such case.
Year: 1877

The Christian father at home what is he
by divine appointment, and what should he
always strive to be in reality? The priest
at the altar the guide and counsellor, the
support and joy of that house. For it he
should live, toll watch, suffer if need be,
and pray without ceasing. His first duty
and crowning service of God and man is to
make Christian home. No business how
ever pressing, no position. however exalted,
can be offered as a valid excuse for neglect.
ing this first and highest duty. If business
crowds, or perpexes him, he must all the more
earnestly plead the promise for special grace
to keep him from that inevitable, overbear-
ing temper, which if it is not restrained,
takes all the husband and father out of
man, and utterly destroys the charm of home.
The truly Christian father will not maintain
the proprieties OF his position before strang
ers, in the office the workshop, or on the
street, and then give way to the spleen
of tired nature the moment he enters
his own home, aud visit the punishment
of multitude of sins committed in the
shambes by himself and others, upon the
heads of innocent ones in the home circle
If ever, anywhere he exerts himself to be
cheerful, patient, helpful, it will be at
home. Here always he will be reproof
to all wrong-doing, stimulus to noble en-
deavor, the inspiration of national joy, the
support of affectionate confidence and the
guide of kndling life. To stand thus at the
head of Christian household, to be, in fact,
worthy head OF a Christian family, is to
occupy the most truly honorable position
possible to man in this world. This rela-
ton, with its subordinate and correlative re-
lations, brings out the elements and accom-
plishments OF true manhood more than any
other To be at once prophet, priest aud
king in the divinest sense OF each of these
terms, is no mean attainment. Oh that the
ambition of men were turned more in this
direction, and that more time and thought
and effort were given by them to the right
ordering of households and the development
there of home piety This would help to
make happy homes. This would cure the
disease at the root of our social life, and
contribute greatly TO the stability of our
times. To the husbands and fathers of this
bustliug, covetous ambitious and extrava-
giant age the gospel comes, saying, "Let
them learn first to show piety at home. -
Then their absence will always voice the
home circle to that poetic, Christian plea,


I" 1t is not home without thee; the lone seat


Is still unclaimed where thou art wont to be;


In every echo OF returning feet,


In vain we list for what should herald thee:


Father, come home" Religious Herald