smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877


friend, with all thy heart dost thou love God2
Then ant thou serving Him though strait thy road.
Dost ask, Can my work count, so poor so small T
" Yes, for love perneates and crowns It ALL
Great deeds naught though wrought by gifted souls
II no true love for God the work controls.
Better to send sweet lilies from thy root,
Than bear the brilliant night shades deadly fruit.
The heart may serve God much In little things;
Love bears true service up on soaring wings.
The smaliness of life's work is not the measure
OF the heart-store laid up In heavenly treasure.
My hand may dress q child or darn sock.
And serve with him who leads the Masters flock.
Fen care OF self may consecrated he.
Care Of Thy temple, Lord, Is work for thee.
In all do, Lord, my store Of love,
TIL my heart change to wings and soar above. A.
Year: 1877

A new feature of ;he blue glass
cure, of which so"much has been
said, has been brought to light in
Peoria, ILL., The TRANSCRIPT re.
lsSes cure of rheumatism by
blue light, when blue glass was
not used. Leavitt Harwood, trav.


cling agent for the frm of King


man & Co., had been afflicted for
some time with rheumatism.
For about a month previous to
the sensation on the subject of


blue. glass, Mr.. Harwood had been
confined to his bed. He was un-
able to dress himself. Upon hear
ing of the supposed remedy, he
concluded to tryathe efectaof blue
light in bis room, without going
to the expense Of buying and set.
ting. blue glass, Accordingly he
had some blue tissue paper put up.
on the inside Of his window, SO
that the light in passing through
might be rendered blue. After
basking in this wonderful blue
light for one day he was able to
arise and make his own toilet,
drawing on his boots without as
sistanee, In a few hours more he
was able to be out travelling again


If blue paper is able to effect such
a wonderful cure, what may not
be affected with glass? In this
connection it may be proper to
remark that house plants which
were weakly and situated before
are thrifty and growing nicely un.
der the effect Of blue paper. I'd r
Year: 1877

MARY Pgut Of Cincinnati had @n
appetite forsalcohol that shescould
not master, She tried hard to
reform; and her husband told her,
finally, that if she ever got drunk
again he would separate from
her. She kept sober for awhile,
but at length, finding that she
could not resist any longer, she
drank a glass of brandy. But
she put arsenic in the brandy,
and died of the poison. g
Year: 1877

A WESTERN journalist complains
OF his fellow man for coming to this:
"How often have we sat and watched
a lovely woman walk the streets with
her fair finger, daintily clasping the
trail of her dress, and gracefully lift
ing it across dusty and muddy places,
but what was our surprise the other
day, when we noticed man with n
long tailed duster reaching nearly to
his feet, while crossing a muddy
strset, reached around and get stern
hold of his duster and swing it around
in front just as gracefully as fe-
male"
Year: 1877

THE man Turk of whom mention
was made in the last issue, as being
condemned ofpnrloining goods from
the store of Brown 4 Co., Belmont,
had an examination and was found
guilty, and bail fixed at $500, which
he could not procure. Before start
ing for county quarters at Darling
ton, he asked permission of the Off
Ger to go to his house and put on a
clean shirt, with this liberty, Turk
attempted to escape, and, being
thwarted, he then tried to make
short his life by endeavoring to sever
the artery at the wrist, but failed.
A doctor was called and the wound
dressed. He laid on the floor un-
conscious for three hours, or at least
appeared so, but the general belief
is that he will not die.
Year: 1877

THE Boscobel Dial chronicles a
sad occurance which took place at a
hotel in that city on last Thursday
night. a young man named Cole,
from Spring Green, was heard to be
making considerable noise in his
room about 5 clock in the morning
by the proprietor, who on entering
the chamber found the floor and bed
covered with blood, and the victim
in great agony. a doctor being
summoned it was proved that the
young man had taken a dose of
strychnine, which did not hasten
death satisfactorily, SO he tried to
assist it 10y cutting himself severely
with a razor. Insanity is the sup
posed cause.
Year: 1877

We are reliably informed that the
Democrats of this county, though
very quiet, are thoroughly organized
in every township, and expect to
beat the Republicans by stealing a
march on them. We warn our
friends throughout the county to be
up and doing. Let them go to
work at once, and perfect their or
ganization in every school district,
so that every Republican voter may
be brought to the polls. Let us not
be caught mapping, and be beaten
by our own apathy. We have a first
rate State, county and district tick


ct, and we have the voters in High
land county to give a handsome ma
jOrity for every one of our candi-
dates. All we need is to bring out
our full vote, but in order to do that,
there is work to be done, and there
is no time to be lost. Let every Re
publican wake up and get ready for
the contest, be active and vigilant
from now until the election, and we
shall again have the satisfaction Of
rejoicing over a well-earned victory.
Year: 1877

New York Herald:-In Europe
they naturally fear Commune. But
there is no Commune in this country.
There are q small number of half
crazed people who are really central
izationists. Half of them, we sus-
pect, are in the pay of spectators,
none of them have any force to en-
fuence, and no two of them are
agreed on what they want. They
have no following among genuine
workingmen, and last nights efforts
of the leaders of this small sect was
so utter a failure, that it Will help
only to discourage further lawless-
ness and put an end to this unseen
ly fuss,
Year: 1877

The Gazette don't like Stanley
Matthews speech. We are not sur
prised at this. If we were a Demo
ernt, we would not like it either. It
told the truth about the Democratic
party too plainly to be pleasant
to them. But nevertheless, "truth
is truth, to the end of reckoning"
Year: 1877

Boston Advertiser.-The Presi-
dents second visit to New England
must, we think, have confirmed what
ever good impression he may have
obtained during his first one Of the
people and their disposition toward
his administration. It is certain
that his quiet manners, obvious sin
cere purpose and serene confidence
have won the approval Of thousands,
who need but to know him to re
spect his Judgment and his patriot
ism
Year: 1877

Greenbacks are now worth about
81 cents on the dollar, IN gold.
Only three steps more will bring
them up to par, when we shall
have a sound currency, of fixed and
certain value, which will insure bust
ness prosperity.
Year: 1877

The News, like Henry Ward Beech
er, thinks that bread and water are
good enough for laboring men and
their families, if they can't find any
thing better, and that they ought to
be contented with it. Hillsboro
Gazette.


It strikes us that the above is
pretty cool, considering the source. "
The fact is, the proprietor of the
News pays his employees better wages
than the proprietor Of the Gazette,
and this being a fact which the Ga
zette will not deny, we submit it to
the public whether such a charge as
that contained in the Gazette's para
graph, comes with a good grace from
that quarter. If the proprietor of the
Gazette has so much more sympathy
than we have for the 'laboring men
and their families, why does he not
pay them as well for their labor?
Year: 1877

The people don't believe in keep
ing one man in Office for life, hence
they will give Mr. DeBruin 'leave of
absence" from the Auditors Office
after the expiration of his present
term.
Year: 1877

The Democracy are making their
strongest fight against Sheriff New
ell. The secret of it is, their desire
to get the Sherif's advertising to
help sustain the party organ. The
Gazette enjoyed that "fat' for eight
gears, under Sherifrs Hayes and
Pope, and it goes hard to see it
transferred to a Republican paper.
They will have to stand it two years
longer, anyhow.
Year: 1877

A PRIzE.-I will say but one thing in
praise Of my daughter" said happy
father, at that daughters wedding break.
fast. "She is thorough and practical
housekeeper2" Could any compliment
have been higher2 What an Endorsement
it was Of the good sense and prospective
comfort of her husband | For a man has
so much Of the animal in his nature that he
cares more for good dinner than he does
so long as his appetite is unappeased-
to listen to the music of the spheres.
Heavy bread has made many heavy
hearts, given rise to dyspepsia and its
herd of accompanying torments. Girls
who desire that their husbands should be
amiable and kind should learn how to
make light bread. A story is told of a
happy wife who, when asked how she
managed her husband SO successfully, re-
piled, with roguish smile, "My dear, |
feed him WE'LL" There is a great deal in
that, Those wives who are entirely de-
pendent upon hired cooks make sorry
show at housekeeping. The stomach per.
forms very important part in the econo-
my of humanity; and those who are
forgetful of this fact commit serious
mistake. Even the lion may be tanned BY
keeping him well fed
Year: 1877

could lend him twenty thousand dollar
without word; little thinking that the
money in reality came out Of his own
pocket. Z


Clarence and Emma were married short
ly afterwards, and everything conspi-ct
for good, as Mr.. W's. investment also
proved good one, and the note was paid
at maturity Mr.. Worthington eventually
heard of the manner in which he had beet
duped, but instead Of flying into passion,
took it more philosophically than persoi
might imagine, but rather suspect thai
the four thousand dollars made on the sin
vestment" was at the bottom of his philoI
sophy.
Year: 1877

They have no written creed, save the
New Testament, which they regafd as the
only rule Of their religious faith and prac.
tice. They consider this TO be all that
was used BY the primitive Christians in
the first century, and BY virtue Of the
same is sufficient now. The minutes of
their Annual Councils are published from
year to year; this by not few is inno-
Gently regarded as their discipline, but
they do not regard il as such, but receive
it as advices from those who are assembled
on that occasion. Lately they have CO..
Year: 1877

Owing to the fact that they have never
published any denominational statistics, il
Is somewhat difficult to determine their
exact number. Those, however, who are
acquainted with the entire body, state that
their number is not far from one hundred
thousand. As this estimate was made
several years ago it is likely short Of their
number, for in various localities they have
increased in numbers very fast, and it is
perhaps safe to place their number consid-
erably above one hundred thousand.
Year: 1877

The larger majority of them are farm
ers, and where they settle to any great
extent they are sure to make well i'm
proved country. Many Of them are me-
chanics, while small number are profes-
sional men. Such thing as Dunkard
lawyer is wholly unknown. They are u.s.
ually in gooe circumstances, and many Of
them are men Of considerable wealth As
It Is part of their religion to inculeate
industry and frugality, abstaining from al
extravagance and worldly display, they are
likely to come in possession Of property.
BY abstaining from superhuities Of all
kinds they not only improve their health
and increase their wealth, but set before
the world a good example Of plainncss and
frugality.
Year: 1877

of the body in the water, believing that
backward immersion is human inven-
tion, and cannot be traced beyond its origin
among English Baptists in the sixteenth
century Judson on Baptism, D. 1927
They hold that as baptism is an act Of
obedience, like all other obedience, must
be forward and not backward, and being
in the likeness of Christs death, which
took place on the cross whore he bowed
his head [forward] they in like manner
must bow forward in the water.
Year: 1877

persIstently. Ben. Butler had been riot
Gus on the subject. The true doctrine


had been most conspicuOusly maintained


by Democrats, such as Senator steven


son OF Kentucky.


We regard this report as the solution


of the Presidential question. The pres
sure in favor Of it will be overwhelming.


Relief from suspense will be the ooca-


sion for general rejoicing. Let US have
peace.
The Cincinnati Gazette of this morniDg.l


Sober people outside the unwholesome


air OF the Capital are amazed to hear


OF such propositions to set aside the Ma


tional Constitution, being entertained


and actually agreed to by representa-
tives Of the two parties. The Reyolu-
tionists of France hardly tore old insti'
tions to pieces more rashly. What
| they are proposing to do is OF i'm
measurably more Importance than
| he question whether Hayes or
| Tilden shall be President. The Nation
can survive the Presidency oil either.
| But after this revolution of the Cousti'
tuition in the matter Of electing the


President, and this usurpation by Con
gress OF power to say who shall DC
| President, and even to job it out fol
| outside persons to decide. 1t is not likely
that we should have any more elections
OF President by the people. Nor coulC
respect for the Constitution remalI


after this assumption by Congress o
power to set it aside.
Year: 1877

The custom which reserves the right
of proposing to the stronger sex is not
so universal as many suppose. An Is
raelitish widow had, by law, power of
claiming in marriage the brother of
her deceased husband; in which case.
as the privilege of the male was trans
ferred to the female, that of the female
wa, likewise transferred to the male.
he had the power of refusing; the re-
fusal, however, was attended with
some mortifying circumstances the
woman whom he had thus sighted was
to come unto him in the presence ofthe
elders of the city and to loose the shoe
from his foot and spit in his face. A
custom somewhat similar to this re-
mains at present among some of the
Indian tribes. When a wife dies, the
husband is obliged to marry the sister,
or in her stead the woman whom the
family of the deceased wife shall choose
for him. A widow is also obliged to
marry one of the brothers of of the de-
ceased husband, if he had died without
children and she is still of age to have
any. Exactly the same thing takes
place in the Caroline Islands; and
there the woman may demand such
brother to marry her. In one State of
New Grenada the right of asking is pro-
miscuously exerted by both sexes; who,
when they feel the passion of love, de-
clare it without the least embarrass-
ment; and among the Cossacks the
same thing is said to be carried still fur
ther, and the women more generally
court than the men, When young
lady falls in love with a man, she is not
in the least ashamed to go to his IA
TIERS house and reveal her passion in
the most pathetic manner, and to prom
ise submissive obedience if he will
accept of her for wife. Should the
insensible man pretend any excuse, she
tells him she is resolved never to 90 ont
of the house until he gives his consent;
and accordingly, taking upherlodgiLg'
remains there. If he still obstlnatcly
refuses her, his case becomes exceed
ingly distressing; the church is COM
monty on her side, and to turn her out
would provoke all her kindred to re-
venge her honor; so that he has no
method left but to betake himself to
flight till she is otherwise disposed Of.
As the two sexes in Greece had but lit
tic intercourse with each other, and
lover was seldom favored with an op-
portunity Of telling his passion to his
mistress, he used to discover 1t by in
scribing her name on the walls Of his
house, OH the bark Of the trees of
Year: 1877

Why does every traveller feel that an
Arab is gentleman, or that Turk is
a gentleman? Because both the Turk
and the Arab manifest certain self
possession, without touch Of self-as-
sertiOn, have an air of command devoid
of arrogance, are tranquil amid riot, and
composed amid difficulty and disturb
ance. These qualities seem to us to
spring from habits of command, and
from an inherent sense of superiority,
and the observation will apply with
equal force to English gentlemen. A
gentleman is gentleman, and there's
an end ont. lie does not want to be
anybody else, because he does not recOg-
nize any superior, save Of the titular
or disciplinary sort. Your vulgar per-
son, or even your person who, with
out being vulgar, is nota gentleman, is
conscious of his inferiority, and periodi-
cally labors to conceal or cloud it.
There is no concealing it, and the at
tempt only exposes the fact more glar-
ingly to view. This sort of person, too,
is not calm, not self-possessed; he is
fussy, sOlicitous, domineered by circum-
stances, ,instead of quietly settling down
to level with them. This by no means
implies that gentleman must not cope
with circumstances when they are inn
portant enough to demand the exercise
of his energy. But when he comes out
of the battle, or the senate or the hunt
ing field, no matter what he has gone
through, he is composed and quiet once
more. lie never swaggers; he never
makes unnecessary apologies or eXpla-
nations. He takes things as he finds
them. Now and then no doubt the
idiOsyncracies Of genius will lend an
exceptional fervOr to the manners of
gentleman; and Lady Blessington was
so unaware of this that she expressed
herself surprised that Byron's manner
in conversation was not as quiet as she
would have expected from person Of
his rank. The observation was at once
stupid and snobbish. There is no cut
and-dry receipt for a gentleman; but he
is as unmistakable to those who know
one, as the color of flower, or the
scent of leaf.
Year: 1877

The popular belief that the moons
rays will cause madness in any person
who sleeps exposed to them, has long
been felt to be absurd, and yet it has
appeared to have its source in un-
doubted fact. Some deleteriOus influ-
ence is experienced by those who
rashly court slumber In full moOnshine,
and probably there is no superstition TO
which the well.to-dO pay more atten-
tion. Windows are often carefully
covered to keep the moonbeams from
entering the sleeping rooms. A gentle
man living in India furnishes Nature
with an explanation of this phenome-
non, which is at least plausible. He
says: at has often been observed that
when the moon is full, or nearly its
full time, there are rarely any clouds
about; but if there be clouds before the
full moon rises, they are soon dissipated !;
and therefore a perfectly clear sky with
a bright full moon is frequently OBJ
served. A clear sky admits of rapid
radiation of heat from the earth, and
any person exposed to such radiation
sure to be chilled by the rapid loss of
heat. There is reason to believe that,
under the circumstance, paralysis in
one side of the face is sometimes likely
to occur from chill, as one side of the
face is more likely to be exposed to
rapid radiation, and consequent loss of
its heat. The chill is more likely to
occur when the sky is perfectly clear.
| have often slept in the open air in
India on a clear summer night, when
there was no moon, and although the
first part of the night may have been
hot, yet toward two or three O'Clock In
the morning the chill has been so great
that have often been wakened by an
ache in my forehead, which | as often
have counteracted by wrapping a hand
kerchief around my head, and drawing
the blanket over my face. AS the chill
is likely to be greatest on very clear
night, and the clearest nights are likely
to be those on which there is bright
moonshine, it is very possible that neu-
relgia, paralysis, or other similar in
jury, caused by sleeping in the open air,
has been attributed to the moon, when
the prOximate cause may really have
been the chill, and the moon only re-
mote cause acting by dissipating the
clouds and haze (if it do SOY, and leav-
ing perfectly clear sky for the play of
radiation into space. ."-GalG1y.
Year: 1877

Hold on to your tongue when you
just ready to swear, lie or speak harshly,
or to use an improper word,


Hold on to your hand when you are
about to pinch, strike, scratch or do any
improper act.


Hold on to your foot when you are
on the point of kicking, running away
from study, or pursuing the path of
error, shame or crime.


Hold on to your temper when you
are angry, excited or imposed upon, or
Others are angry with you.


Hold on to your heart when evil as
sociates seek your company, and invite
you to join IN their games, mirth and
revelry.


Hold on to your good name atall time
for it is Of more value than gold, high
position, or fashionable attire.


Hold on to truth, for 1t will serve
you well, and do you through all time.


Hold on to virtue-it is above all price
to you, under all circumstances.


Hold on to your good character, for IL
is, and ever will be the best wealth,
Year: 1877

public walk, or the leaves of his book ;
il was customary for him also TO deck
the door of the house where his fair one
lived, with flowers and garlands, to
make libations of wine before II, In the
manner that was practiced at the tenn
pie of Cupid. When a love affair did
not prosper in the hands Of Greek, he
did not endcavOr to become more en-
gaging in his manner and person; he
did not lavish his fortune in presents,
or become more obliging and assiduous
in his addresses, but Immediately had
recourse to incantatiOn and philters in
composing and dispensing of which the
women Of Thessaiy were reckOncd the
most famous, aud drove a traffic in them
Of considerable advantage. These po-
tions were given by the women to the
men, AS well as by the men to the
women, were generally so violent in
their operations as for some time to
deprive the person who took them of
sense, and not uncOmmonly of life.
Year: 1877

A FRENcHMAS who recently crossed


the ocean and strayed into Maine has
been taken aback by the rigidity of
New England prejudices. He called


with a lady at the Office of the city clerk
of Lewiston last week and obtained a


marriage certificate. On Monday he
made second visit "Mister, me want
to get another wife; this first one go
back on me-" The clerk explained to
him why a second certificate could not
be given to him, and urged him to make
peace with his first love. 80 Mon
DieuI" exclaimed the bridegroom. "I
am all ready for my weddingl 1t ish
too bad to disappoint one feller dish
way. will curse dat woman and never
look on her no more" When he an
nounced that he had not married his
first sweetheart and was off with the
old love before he was on with the
new, a second certificate was made out.
Year: 1877

some time ago a pupil in deaf and
dumb asylum in New England read a
portion of the Book of Job; when asked
to write out his understanding of Jobs
sufferings he wrote as follows: 1.-The
Lord boiled Job seven days"
Year: 1877




and the appreciation of the public, they
entered on the struggle in which others
had signally failed. The ChronieIe
Waged long war unaided even by the
country press. On the 26th Of June,
1876, the monopoly succumbed before
the determined onslaught made upon it,
and the Chronicle startled its readers by
appearing with the Associated Press
news. This was q remarkable victory,
and, although the fight required great
outlay OF money and time, its results
more than compensated. Since the
achievement of this great victory the
Chronicle has eclipsed all its contem-
poraries in telegraph news. The full
particulars of the Indian war in the
Black Hills, and the incidents attending
the last fight and death Of the gallant
Custer, were all published first in the
Chronicle, some of them exclusively, and
all more fully than in any other news
paper west Of the Rocky Mountains.
By special arrangements with the New
York Herald, the Chronicle received a
telegram Of over 1000 words, giving a
full account of Clusters last battle, sent
by its special correspondent from the
scene Of the battle. This was q courtesy
never extended to any other San Fran
cisco journal by the managers of the
New York Herald, a newspaper that has
a world wide reputation for
Year: 1877

The St. Louis Republican SAYS that


should the present complications lead
to the Inauguration of Tilden aud
Wheeler, nothing short of death or dis
ease could keep Hendricks out Of the
executive chair in 1881 So SAY We all.