smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

Let us consider a few of the many


life is made OF. 1t has been we'll said


that ''the habit of looking on the bright
side of things is worth more than
thousand pounds year," and certain
ly it is habit that must add many


years to the lives Of those who acquire
it. Really every fit of dependency


and every rage take go much cut of us
that any one who INDUCES in either
without a great struggle to prevent
himself doing so, should be character
lied as little less than to use all


American eXpression-'a fearful fool
How silly it seems even to ourselves,
after cooling, to have acquired a ncrv-
Gus headache, and to have become
generally done up, stamping round the
room, and showing other signs of
foolish anger, because the dinner was
five minutes late, or because some
ones respect to us did not rise quite
10 the high standard measured by our
ego,ism! AS if it were far more i'm
portant that we should save our vital


energy, ana not get into rage, than
that the dinner should be served eX.
actly to the moment. One day q friend
of Lord PalmerstOn asked him when
he considered a man to be in the prime
OF life; his Immediate reply was 'Sey-
enty y-nine. But he added with Il play
lul smile.' as have just entered my
eigh,ieth year, perhaps L am myself a
little past it! How is it that such
men work on vigorously to the end ?
Because they treasure their ever-di-
minishing vital force. They studiediy
refrain from making q pull on the
constitution. Reaching the borders
of seventy wears of age, they, as good


as say to themselves: We must now
take care what we are about OF
course, they make sacrifices, avoid a
number of treacherous gaieties. and
living simply, they perhaps give some
cause of offense, for the world does
not approve of singularity. But let
those laugh who win. They hold the
censorious observations of critics i'll
/ derision, and maintain the even tenor


of their way. In other words they


conserve their vital force, and try tC


keep above ground as long as possible


clustering natures, forgetful of the


great truth that power itself hath no
one-half the might of gentleness,' mis-
Year: 1877

Make no apologies. If you have
the Lords message declare it; if not.
hold yonr peace. Have short prefaces
aud intyoductions. Say your best
things first, and stop before you get
prosy. Do not spoil the appetite for
dinner by too much thin soup. Leave
self out of the pulpit and take Jesus
in. Defend the Gospel, and let the
Lord defend you and your character.
If you are lied about, thank the devil
for putting you on your guard, and
take care that the story shall never
come true. Let yOnr beard grow
Throw away your cravat. If you do
not want to break make your shirt
collar an inch larger, and give your
blood chance to flow back to the
heart. Do not get excited too soon.
Do not run away from your hearers.


Engine driving wheels fly fast with
no load, but when they draw anything
they go slower. 1t takes a cold ham
mer to bend hot iron. Heat up the
people, but keep the hammer cool. Do
not bawltand scream. Too much wa
ter stops mill wheels, and too much
noise browns sense. Empty vessels
ring the loudest. Powder isn't shot
Thunder isn't lightning. Lightning
kills. If you have lightning you can
afford to thunder, but do not thunder
ont of on aO,ntv clOud


Do not scold the people. Do not
abuse the faithful souls who come to
meeting rainy days, because of the
others that do not come. Preach the
best to the smallest assemblies. Jesus
preached to one woman at the well.
and she got all Samaria out to hear
him next time. Ventilate your meet
ing room. Slceplug in church is due
to bad air oftener than to bad man.
ners. Do not repeat sentences, say
ing, sas 1 said before If you said il
before say something else after. Leave
out words you cannot define. Stop
your defamation aud talk TO folks.


Come down from your stiltea ways
and sacred tones, aud become as a lit
tie child Change the subject if it
goes hard. DO not tire yourself and
everyone else out. Do not preach till
i the middle OF your ernOn buries the
beginning, and is buried by the end
Beware OF long prayers, except in she
closet. Where weariness begins, de-
votion ends. Look people in the face
and live so that you are not afraid OF
them.


Take long breaths. Fill your lungs
and keep them full. Stop to breathe
before the air is exhausted. Then you
will not finish off each sentence with a
terrible gasp-ah, as if you were dying
Tor air-ah, as some good people do-ah,
and SO strain their lungs ah, and never
find it out-ah because their friends do
not dare to tell them-ah, aud SO leave
them to make sport for the Philistines-
ali! Initiate your lungs.


1t is easier to run a saw-mill with a
full pond than with an empty one.
Be moderate at first. Hoist the gate
little way! when you are halt
through raise little more when near
ly done put on full head of water.
Aim st a mark. Hit it! Stop and
look where the shot struck then fire
another broadside. Pack your SER
mons. Make your words like bullets.
"A board hurts man worst when il
strikes him edgewise.-[ Watchman.
Year: 1877

the ends for which they strive just be-
cause the force that is in them is not
properly economical. Then as re-
CARDS temper; any man who allows
that to master him wastes as much en-
ergy as would enable bim to remove
the cause of anger or overcome an Op-
ponent. The little boy of eight years
old who in the country is often seen
driving a team of four immense dray-
horses, is one of the inGumerable in
stances of the power of reason over
mere brute force, which induce VIC
lent tempers to become calm from pol
icy, if from no higher motive
Year: 1877

VicksbuFgE Commercial.


A telegram from Chattanooga
Monday, contains the following:
THE Confederate monument, just
completed and ready to be erected,
was defaced beyond repair, Satur>
day night, by unknown persons
We presume there cannot be found
decent man or woman anywhere
Who will not condemn this bastard
ly outrage. 1t was the work of
some shameless wretch whose name
will probably never be known, bur
If similar outrage upon some
monument in honor of Union SOL
diers had been perpotrated in the
South what an unoarthly howl would
have been raised.
Year: 1877

Vicksburg Commercial.


In the days agone,
Ere the war came On,
The South was half the nation:
She was treated fair
. And Rad her share
OF the appropriation.
But now, alasl
A bill can't pass
The congress Of the nation
To benefit


A single bit
This section of creation.
Year: 1877

HOW ARE THE MIGHTY FALLEN.
New York Herald.


allow arc the Mighty Fallenl"
1t is but few years since the re.
publican party was omnipotent in
every department Of the govern
ment; but snow, having lost the
house, it is doubtful whether the
president will not be dependent on
democratic majority in the senate
for confirming his appointments.
Year: 1877

A disguised man recently broke
into house at johnson, Michigan,
and demanded Of little boy q large
sum of money, known 10 be in tho
building. The boy was alone, and
going into the next room to get the
money brought back . gun and shot
the would-be robber dead. Then
the little fellow went to the next
farmhouse to tell the news, but
found the farmer not at home.
When the disguise was taken from
the dead man The discovery vas
made that it was the neighbor hiurS
self.
Year: 1877

Jackson Clarion.


In Virginia the voter must have
paid his poll tax the preceding year.
This new qualification Of voters in
Virginia may be commendable; in.
deed there is much to be said in
favor of It. All voters ought to
pay poll tax, since it is the only
direct tax that large number Of
them can be made to pay, and as
the proceeds Of this tax are de-
voted to free schools ii is nothing
more than fair that the payment of
it tshould be prerequisite to voting.
The rule would be just as fair in
Mississippi as it is in Virginia.
Year: 1877

Many stories are told of the cleverness
of the Cossacks in obtaining what they
need for themselves or horses, and all
tend to show that their morality is of a
different type to that of European civil
ization generally. Passing through the
streets of Galatz, the thin, weary-look-
ing horse of Cossack suddenly fell and
lay apparently lifeless ON the ground.
Its master was moved even to tears and
bewailed the unhappy fate which had
not only deprived him of favorite, but
left him horseless just at the most inter
esting moment of the war. A crowd
gathered round, and in it were men
whose kind hearts would not suffer them
to leave the poor man without some
practical expression of their pity. A
subscription was made, and the man,
taking the saddle from the lifeless ami
NAL, went on his way with dried tears,
for he had actually wept. AS the crowd
were bending over the little horse in
pure sympathy, whistle was heard al
the other end of the street. The horse
sprang to his feet, and with joyful
neigh joined his master, whose clever
trick was much admired, even by those
who suffered by il.
Year: 1877

Yesterday forenoon a woman WAS OBJ
served skulking around the foot of Wood
ward avenue as if she desired to conceal
her identity from people on the ferry
boats. She finally concealed herself
behind post, and, after half an hours
watching, she suddenly walked aboard
one of the boats just landing. On the
promenade deck middle-aged man of
good address was talking to two women
who seemed to be strangers to him.
He had been calling their attention to
the cool breezes, playful ripples and
dancing sunshine, and was just asking
them if the green banks on the Canada
side didn't remind them of the quaint
old ruins along the Rhine, when the
woman who had been skulking around
came up behind him and landed cuff
on his ear that made him gasp for
breath.


"P'intin' out the scenery, are you y
she exclaimed, as he reached for his hat
"Left home on drunk three days ago,
your family out of provisions and the
baby sick, and find you down here with
all the style of Duke, p'intin' out Cam
ada to strange women u


CT was"


"You pint for home !" she interrupt
ed, sand if you ever think of dodging
into an alley Ill yell 'Murder!' and
turn out the whole police force -


He gave one last, lingering look at
the Canada shore, and went down stairs,
lodged around buggy, and shot down
the wharves as if fired from gun.


"Never mind I" she remarked, as she
stood upon a bale of hay and watched
his flight" he'll have to have change
of paper collars before the week ends,
and it'll be just as delicious to get my
fingers into his hair Saturday night as
this morning When I get through
with him he'll think the scenery around
here has run down to an old horse and
one sunhower. ."-DctroH Free Press.
Year: 1877

The Germantown Telegraph gives the
latest dog and fish story: The LATEST
fisherman in the United States is said to
reside at Manayunk. He has trained a
dog to take bass, and therefore don


worry himself with the labor of holding
a rod or undergo the exertion of landing
fish. He casts his line with float at
tached into one of the pools below the
Flat Rock dam and attaches the other
end around the fore shoulder of his dog.
As soon as the animal feels a pull it
gives spring forward and rapidly
ascends the bark, which awakens his
master in case he is sleeping in the
shade of neighboring tree. A number
OF fine bass, it is said, have been secured
in this pecuhar manner. u
Year: 1877

The recent experiments at Spezzia
have shewn that steel plates manage to
keep out the terrible missiles from the
one hundred ton gun, although the
metal gets fractured i'll the operation,
and, if we contemplate still increasing
the plating of our vessels, steel will
probably replace iron in future. Against
torpedOes steel has always proved to be
a greater protection than iron, and on
this account the change would also be
advisable. But the recent preparations
of the admiralty seem to point rather to
a belief in unarmored vessels, fer Of the
forty ships that were under construction
in the summer no fewer than thirty-six
were to be unprotected with armor plat
ing. Two of the finest of the vessels,
the Iris and he.Mercury, which are scarce
ly four thousand tons measurement, but
are, nevertheless, TO be provided with
engines of no less than seven thousand
horsepower, will serve as feet dispatch
vessels though the metal is not thick
enough to afford protection from very
heavy guns. The same may be said Of
the six steel corvot ties, which were COM
menced in the summer, and which are
also considered unarmored vessels, their
strong point being not 80 much their
armament as their speed. At present,
Year: 1877

however, we are at a standstill in regard
to ocean-going men ofwar, and we may
in few years be seriously behind other
nations if we do not speedily come TO
some resolution on the subject, and pro-
ceed with the construction of one kind
of vessel or another.--L London Daily
Mems
Year: 1877

In all diseases affecting these organs,
whether they secret too much or too little
water; or whether they be afflicted with
stone OF gravel, or with aches and pains set
tied in the loins or over the regions of the
kindnevs, these Pills should be taken accord.
ing to the printed directions, and the Oint-
ment should be well rubbed into the small
of the back at bed time. This treatment
will give almost immediate relief when all
nthnr means have failed
Year: 1877

A NEW system for lighting up the
numbers Of houses at night at Paris
has been commenced, only at present
on some few belonging to the NUM-
cipality. But the use OF It is made
obligatory in the leases of the houses
now being built on the new Avenue
de pOpers, and It will also be imposed
in all future building leases granted by
the corporation.
Year: 1877

his arrival there. Mr.. Schurz's idea
is that the advertising shall be done
on business principles; that when
the Government desires certain
class of people to be made acquaint-
ed with a particular fact, it shall ad-
Vertise in the paper or papers most
likely to accomplish the object. In
the case cited above, instead of a
column advertisement in the Wash
ington Chronicle and a dozen other
organs, he would have inserted a
notice in the local paper at San An
tonic, where the sale took place.


Mr.. Schurz believes the object
sou ght can be best attained by the
establishment of an advertising bu-
reau in the Treasury, or some of the
other departments, and that the
work should be given out by con-
tract to the papers that will do it
best at the least cost. If this plan
is adhered to it will result in great
advantage to the Government, and
will also benefit the public by caus-
ing the death of-many worthless
newspapers that will then die be-
cause they have nothing further to
live for. 1t will also make better
papers of some that now depend too
much on Government patronage, but
which, if that be withdrawn, or only
received as other business, would be
compelled to make stronger efforts to
merit the support of the public.
Year: 1877

MoTHERs-IN-LAw.-The slurs and
slings at mothers-in-law are becom-
ing common to an unbearable de-
gree. A9few fair jokes have been
shot OF at them by professional
wits like M. Twain and Quad, and
she quiet smile sent ripping thereat
over the public phiz has stimulated
every little newspaper hack to prac-
tice his second hand wit upon them.
lt.must be stopped, this miserable
persifage at the expense of a very
worthy and very necessary element
in civilized society. The scorner
of mothers-in-law must be squelched,
even with the iron hand. 1t is quite
probable that he never enjoyed the
sinestimable blessing OF having one
of his own, and for that matter
equally probable that his father be-
fore him never did. This constant
sneering at them may in the end re-
suit in incalculable mischief. twill
discourage candidates for the posi-
ton. The gentle sex will shrink
! from becoming the targets for so
many vile witlings, and the race of
mothers-in-law will very speedily
-become extinct like the dodo or the
ichthyosaurus. Social life will be
plunged into a maelstrom of wick
edness, and moral chaos will have
overwhelmed civilization. A little
legislation-a judicious " Bill for
the Protection Of Mothers-in-law"
when next the Legislative assembly
shall meet, might be OF incaleulable
benefit to check the evil tendency.
Have we any statesmen equal to the
occasion?
Year: 1877

OOfEhNAENI ADNEhAAcANOs
is announced on pretty good author


ity that Secretary Schurz has made
up his mind to break up the old sys-
tenn of giving out the government
advertising, so farias his Department
is concerned, and will endeavor to
have it done on something like busi-
ness principles. The advertising
swindles have been among the most
enormous from which the Govern
ment has suffered, and the hardest
to break up, because the benefit was
derived by politicians of higher
standing and more influence than
those that pro6ted by the ordinary
mode Of stealing. The interior De-
partment has by far the largest
amount of Government advertising
10 give out, if we except the Post
Office department-larger, perhaps,
than all the others put together and
Mr.. Schurz is in an excellent posi-
ton to give the country the practi-
cal advantage of his reform ideas on
this subject. The plan has been to
advertise indiscriminately in the par
ty organs, without regard to loca-
tion, circulation or advantage to be
derived from the advertising. The
purpose seemed to be always to
spend about so much money in pa
pers that had advocated certain men
or schemes, and with this any set
tied ideas on the subject Of advertis-
ing ended. Qt 3flI3kF q i


Advertisements for supplies in


small quantities on the frontier might
appear in New England journal,
where a contractor never dreamed OF
looking, and which sent not single
paper to any point from which the
articles advertised for could be ad-
vantageously sent. On one occasion
FOrney's Washington Chronicle con-
tanned a column advertisement of a
sale Of old Government saddles in
Texas. This advertisement was in
serted up to the day of sale, and in
all probability the saddles did not
bring half enough to pay the adver-
tising bill in this one paper, and it
was most likely inserted in dozen
Others. Moreover, the paper did not
circulate. in the locality where the
sale occurred, and If reader in
Washington had started to the sale
on the day he first read the advertise
ment it would have been over before
Year: 1877

OSE hundred and twenty-five
tons of gunpowder were recently
shipped over the Erie railway, and
enough to make up the full compile
ment Of two hundred tons were exr
pected to reach tide water within
2 few days. This ultima ratio regum
is to be shipped to Russia forth with,
and will probably be heard from on
the Danube this summer. Large
shipments of arms have been lately
made from this country to Constanti-
nople to meet the prospective wants
OF the Grand Turk and enable him
to reply to the final arguments of
the Car with emphasis and effect.
Year: 1877

Cheese Cake.-Roll out some rich
paste not very thin, brush over with
cold water and spread it half over with
grated cheese; then lap the other half
over and pass the rolling-pin over it;
cut into strips about 4 inches long and
2 wide. Bake in quick oven. These
are nice to take on picnic parties as a
relish, and here is nice way to make
sandwiches for the same purpose Take
J pound of butter, 3 small spoonfuls of
mixed mustard, 3 Of sweet oil, little
white or red pepper, little salt and the
yelK of egg, Mix all well and cool on
the ice. Chop finely some tongue and
ham or some cold chicken; cut the
bread very thin; spread with the chop
ped meat, then the bread, and press to-
gether very hard. Trim off the edges
and it is ready for the basket.
Year: 1877

When you see a perspiring man
waltzing around his garden after for
eign hog, you can set him down as
one who regards life as failure, with
out asking him any questions.-ROme
Sentinel
Year: 1877

IN THE episcopal GENERAL CoNyEN-
TIoN yesterday report was made, adverse
10 any alteration in the prayer for the Presi-
dent OF the United States. A resolution in
favor OF cautions revision OF the DICTIONARY
was adopted. The committee TO whom was
referred the subject OF the proposed change OF
name of The church reported that no change
be made. Various reports were submIffed
and placed on the calendar
Year: 1877

a Caucus OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS
was held this morning, and a commit ittee was
appOin ed 10 fill the vacancies to which the
republicans are entitled in the several stand
ing select committees There was desul-
tory discussion with reference to the Length
of the session, through which ii was deyel-
Oped that the members were about equally
divided in opinion as to whether It will be a
10 g or short one
Year: 1877

out of the twenty-four, which he took
lying on lounge or desk, with his
wife watching over him with a loaded
revolver in her hand. Whether it was
this watchfulness on the part of his
wife, or the fact that she would also
have to BIZ killed, to prevent her ap-
pearing as a witness against them, was
what prevented them from carrying out
their murderous designs, is of course
matter of conjecture, but 1t is very like
ly that both facts had their weight in
the matter. Exhausted beyond the
power OF most people to understand, it
is no wonder the captains hair, which
was gray before he left New York, Is
now much whittier.
Year: 1877

THE HOTEL DEvoNsHIRE, OF New
YoRK.-This Is a spick and span brap-new
first class hotel, Every room is bright
and cheerful. we'll ventilated, and elegantly
furnished. 1t is located just across the
street from the Grand Central Depot.
where every traveller may stop without
having to hire carriage. 1t is kept on
the European Plan, and the scale of prices
Is very moderate. Don't fail to give it a
trial on your next visit to the city.
Year: 1877

With his goodbye ringing in her ears, Drucie Miller re-entered the little telegraph office and dropped into the chair before the clicking instrument. Glancing at the clock above her head, she noticed that it was almost time for her to close the. office for the night, and seek her humble home at the foot of one of the darkened streets of the village. The rumbling of the train which had just left the station was growing fainter and fainter, and the girl listened to it as though it was the voice of friend who was leaving her for long time.

 She did not expect any more messages that night; the engine breathing heavily from its great iron lungs on the track near her window would not move until the night express had passed up, and the engineer, knowing this, had sought his sweetheart, who lived in the village.

 Tom Gray, the engineer of the train just departing, was Drucie's lover, and
Year: 1877

We feel it our duty, though sad one. to write few words in memory of Mrs. Geo. Parmalee. Though called upon to endure years of suffering, from disease that was incurable, she passed through it all with a patience and resignation that was heaven born. Seventeen times with in two years did she undergo an opera tion, when from five tQ eight gallons of fluid Was removed from her, making in all ninety five gallons, and an aggregate weight of nine hundred and forty pounds. For the last three or four weeks she bus slowly but surely been nearing the Valley of the Shadow but she feared no evil; the Lord was her com fort and support. With her, death had no sting; the grave no victory. She longed for the messenger" to come and release her-take her to that happy land, where there is no pain or parting. Almost her last words were, Do not shed any tears for me-" And in looking at herlas she lay in her last sleep, so calm and peaceful, free from all pain, we could not, ought not to wish her back on her bed of suffering; but mourn for her we must We can go to her, but she can never come to us. One could but wish that ones last days might be as hers A perfect trust in her Heavenly Father who gave her such enduring patience that not murmer escaped her lips. Willing to suffer what He thought best to put upon her, knowing it would seem very small when compared with the perfect rest and happiness we trust she is now enjoying. Patiently she bore the cross; happily may she wear the crown.

 The funeral services were conducted at the house, Rev. Mir. Schofield officia- ting.