smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

yes, ws-felt considerably better. At
ter diseharging the obligations due to
the gentleman who so kindly loaned
IL his smoke-house, We made another
move towards "Dan's, or Daniels,
Rock where we soon arrived. I
can't say that the scenery around the
base of this rock is sublime not at
all but when we stood upon the top
the top of these bulwarks of natures g
greatness-the sights that met our view
upon every hand were 80 astounding
that it overpowered and wrapt US in
the grandeur of the scenel There
floats the Potomac, unconscious of it's
glorious surroundings; here stands
one long row of great mountains,
kis9irg the heavens and look there
are Cumberland, Frostburg and other
towaal Oh, what congregation Of
bewildering views! and how useless
for man to attempt description of
this tremendous work As we NOV
ed towards the base again not sound
was heard but of the winds whistling
through the tree tops until one of our
party began to murmur and finally
loudsr the following beautiful lines
from Wordsworth -


II have learned


10 look on Nature, not as in the hour
OF thoughtless youth, but hearing ofttimes
The still sad music of humanity


Nor harsh nor grating, though of ample
power


To chdsten and su6due,


And l have felt


A presence that disturbs me with the Joy
~ eevated thoughts a sense sublime
~ something far more deeply interfused,
Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns
And the round ocean, and the living air,
And the blue sky, and in the mind of man
A motion and spirit that impels


All thinking things, all object of all


thought,


And rolls through all things.


Our drive home was very delight
fully accomplished in short tims.
The scenery in repassing had lost none
of it's beauty, nor had the novelty of
the trip wore off until we were safely
anchored at "home, sweet home"
Year: 1879

mr.. Edator AS there seems to be
much Misunderstanding relative to
the action of the ministers meeting
held here last week, it may be prop
er for me, as secretary of that body,
70 place before the people their de-
cision. I therefore subjoin the fol-
owing resolution adopted in the
meeting:


Reso'ued, That we regard the subject OF
early closing of the stores of this city, to
which our attention has been called by
some of the merchants and clerks, as pure
Iy secular in its character, and that as it
IS not our prerogatiye, as ministers of the
church of Christ, tointerfere in matters of
this nature, wedo here by most respectfully
d-ciine to take action upon the subject.


The ground here taken is support
ed by plain scripture and the exam
pie Of Christ. Read Luke xii, Is, IA /:


And one Of the company said unto him,
master, speak to my brother that he di-
vide The Inheritance with me.


AND he said unto him, man, who made
me judge or divider over your


Christ here very plainly tells him
that he would be neither judge nor
arbitrator in any civil affair or secu-
lar concern-that his work was not
to divide inheritances and decide
controversies between man and man,
but to preach the gospel to lost
world and direct all men how to Sc
cure an inheritance in heaven.


DR.. Adam Clarke, N commenting
upon this scripture says:


4 minister of Christ ought not to concern
himself with secular affairs any farther than
charity and the order of discipline require
it. Our Lord could have decided this differ
ence in moment; but the example of a
perfect disengagement from worldly things
was more necessary for the ministers of
his church than that of a charity applying
to its temporal concerns. He who breaches
salvation to all should never make himself
q party man; otherwise he loses the conf
dence, and consequently the opportunity
of doing good to the party against whom
he decides.


Now, I cannot see how any fair, un-
preiudiced mind can censure the min
listers for obeying the express com.
mand of Christ and following his ex-
AMPLE in "renderlng to Caesar the
things that are Caesars, and to God
the things that are Gods" and sim
ply saying, in the language of their
Master, (for this is the spirit of the
resolution,) "man, who made me q
Judge or a divider over your"


A word in vindication of myself. I
understand that it is circulated in tho
community that I made in the meet
ing referred to, an assault upon the
Jerks of this city, by saying that they
used the early hours of evening in
which to get drunk. take this pub
lie way of saying that it is most pos
ltivsly false. will further say that
7 know of no such attack being made
in that body. Respectfully,


J. r. ANDREW.
Year: 1879

The preference this season is for low coiffurcs
in the daytime and for the street, while full
dress coinures for evening are high and low ut
the same time. Two loops. each made of a
broad plaited braid, droooing low on the uapo
Of the neck, form the present modification Of
the chatelaine coiffure which has so long been
popular Earh OF these braids is plated iu five
tresses, making what is commonly known Is
''fye plait;" an effort has been made to intro
duee the still broader basket braid, which con-
sists Of many fine tresses passed back and
forth as in weaving, but this does not adapt
itself readily to the shape cf the head, and
hence has not met with favor. The ends
Of the chatelaine brails are reversed across
the top to make the hair high enough on
the crown. aud to conceal the string that ties
the back hair. The front hair is parted in the
middle, and this parting is shown provided the
hair is thickly set; the hair is then smoothly
brushed and crtmped very slightly, or else worn
in waves, or perhaps there are water scalloDs
On each side; if these scallops arc used they
must be large. as the small ones look too still
and unnatural to be becoming to most faces. Al
though it is an object once more to display the
white parting in the middle Of the hair, many
ladies cannot do this, as they have shortened
the front hair By crimping it, SO thc7 brush the
natural hair as tlatly as possible, and wear over
it scalplette of Short invisible curls and
creped hair made On an Invisible foundation.
the scalplrtte is made Of hair that curls and
waves naturally when moistened slightly, and
costs from 81 to SO.


Grown braids are very fashionable again, and
there are many double brads in crowns; these
are liked by short ladies, as they add TO their
height, especially when made Of the light fluffy
crimped braids; tail ladies' use the heavy smooth
braids that lie close to the head. Hair-dressers
arrange crown braid of hair slightly crimped,
and finished on each end with little cluster OF
five or six short Curls that meet low at the back
making the pretty Psyche coiffure. The crimpcd
braids remain permanently crimped after having
been plated when moist and baked dry in an
oven. Such a crown braid with Psyche curls
costs $50


Finger pulls arc not much used; they have
been arranged in stiff set rows, or else stuck
about on the head so negligentIy and IN such
impossible places that they have lost favor, Iu.
their stead are knots of hair, or else bow, or
single long loop; for instance, instead of
filling up the crOwu braid with puffs, the
wearer's own hEir is tied very high, and brushed
forward to form single long loop that fills up
the crown. A tuft OF small curls that are little
more than a bunch Of the short creve-cgur locks
In rings and halt rings is sometimes used inside
the crown braid. OF COURSE there is no chatela1ne
with the crown braid: the back hair is conlbed
short Greek curls complete the back. Several
pretty ornamental pieces to take the place of
nnger pulls may be made OF q short switch of
halr Thus it NAV be tied in knot with round
ends somewhat like the figure S, and is then
seuck on one side Of the head; or else it may be
Year: 1879

The following were tlie receipts and shipments
of the leading articles OF produce in this city dur
ing tho twenty four hours ending at T o'clock on
Saturday morning and corresponding date twelve
months ago:
Year: 1879

him and Mary Ann over to help HIM


The next day Mrs. Hooker had as
happy party ao tea as her house ever
held. Mary Ann quite fell in love with
everything, including the widow herself,
and Silas said he never did eat such cook
les; then Mrs Hooker read some letters
from her son, who was at college, and
Squire Chase said he never before
thought big boys ought to go to school
in haying and harvesting, but he believed
he should send Ned next year, if Ned
wanted to 60,


"Will you come over, PollyT' asked
the squire, as he was getting into the
wagon to drive home.


81 will come" was the answer.


A month later there was grand we'd
ding at the Ox-bow farmhouse, and Mrs.
Jones appeared in a handsome new dress
which she had won from Tobias because
she could not see why he had anything
to do with the making of match that
came about because of the finding of
Squire Chase's brindled OK in Widow
Hooker's west field.
Year: 1879

Leadville has its humors, as Califor-
MIA and Australia mad theirs It's popu-
lation is almost entirely composed of
young men, and of these not few who
are doing coarse work, and who present
very rough exterior, are well known
in the most cultivated and fashionable
circles of society in Boston, New York,
and Philadelphia. An Episcopal clergy
man now in the place, who seems not to
have been able to see much below the
surface of things, kindly thought he
would instruct some of these rough fell
lows in matters important to their wei.
fare. He called at the log-cabin of two
of them and Knocked at the door. The
single inmate, having been up on the
night stretch the night before, was
asleep, and being at last aroused, shouted
"Who in - is there :" The clergy
man subsidized for awhile, but at length
just about time enough for the tired
silver-seeker to dose off again--repeated
his knocking. Whereupon the same
voice again shouted, with stronger em-
phasis, "Who the are you, and
what do you want ?" Hearing the
speaker spring from his bunk, and mind
full of the readiness which some of the
Colorado people are said to show in the
use of "shooters" of various numbers
from FIVE to seven, the now thoroughly
alarmed divine made. off las fast as his
legs could carry him and when the
young gentlemen opened the, door mo
one was in sight except two laughing
friends of his at the door of their neigh
boring shanty. "Who was itP' he
asked. whats up2" at was the
Rev. Mr.. -, who called to pay his
respects to you" "Well, the old gen
tlemen would show his respect very much
more and stand chance of being re-
vered if he would let fellow have his
sleep out" The clergymer, however,
regarding his experiences tas evidence of
the need Of his ministrations, was not
deferred from hisproject, and announced
his Bible class for next Sunday He was
gratifed by the appearance Of goodly
array of young men between 20 and 80
years old, bronzed, Bearded, high booted,
and red and blue woolen-shirted, who
looked as if they had, never seen a
"biled" shirt, store clothes, or q, church
in their lives, even on Sunday. Be
ginning his instructions in a somewhat
elementary matter, he was soon brought
up by question from one OF his pupils.
He had hardly answered this when there
came another query, and then another,
accompanied by suggestion that the
original Greek would hardly bear the
construction that he was putting on the
passage in hand. Briefly, the poor man
soon found that he was the "menagerie."
Never before was a master so questioned
by his scholars 1t turned out that
every one of his class was a college grad
uate, with one exception, and even he
had not been without instruction in the
classics and in divinity as well as in
science Astounded at the result of his
benevolent effort, he gave up trying to
teach men whom he found able to teach
him. He did not exactly 60 out to
shear his flock, but he did come home
shorn. The young gentlemen might
have been need of certain kind of re-
ligious instruction, but it was not exactly
Of the sort that he was prepared to ad-
rninistar
Year: 1879

The tender and general feeling of SYM
pathy for the suicide Lavinia Roach will
rapidly abate now that the girls history is
known. She seems to have started in life
with unusually good prospects, for though
humbly born and bred she was so pleasing
in face and manner as to excite the kindly
interest of her betters Had she maintained
the self-control which is within the power
Of every woman she might to-day be happy
wife instead of q loathsome corpse. She
preferred to have ''good time"-an ex-
preston not uncommon among girls, and
not necessarily Of bad meaning, but
though the beginnings of said good time
are never with bad intent the end is almost
universally disgraceful. ITO keep company
with men apparently above their own
station--men who dress we'll, have
money and call themselves gentlemen
is by such girls held to be de-
lightful honor, but not n particle of
honor or respect does 1t ever bring them
from their male companions. What they
usually get is shame, disgrace and terri
BILE wounding of affections really pure that
ulHy huNc DSch hohc5tiy uHucT
promises foolishly believed. Some of these
women havo character enough to begin o
new life, but the streets Of any large city
after nightfall show what becomes of most
Of them. Perhaps the womanly incentive to
love some one unselfshly may be as strong
in them as it ever was, but who Will accept
their love? The story Of Lavinia Roach,
pretty and ladylike 10 the day of her
death, gives sufficient answer. II young
women would extract tho greatest possible
happiness out OF life let them never ex-
change the pleasures of their own socinl
circle, humdrum though they may be- for
the society of bright young men who can
give them suppers and. invite them to balls,
drives and excursions. Men whose inten-
tions are honorable WOO girls at their homes,
not by STEALTH and in out-oi-the-way places.
Year: 1879

BY telegram from Newfoundland of news


brought to that point by whalers from
Hudson's Bay we have some account of the
doings of the Franklin Search Expedition,
under Lieutenant Schwatka. 1t appears by
this news that the expedition reached the
upper shores of Hudson's Bay little more
than year ago, and seems to have win
tered there and to have begun an active
search by means of sledge parties to King
Williams Land in April of the present year.
Exactly how these parties were organized,
what routes were followed, what methods
were pursued in the search, we are not told
in this despatch, but all these points are
evidently fully dwelt upon in the letters
which were mailed at the same time the
telegram was sent, and which will be here
in few days. Through these we shall be
able to give the public many interesting.
perhaps important. details of this expedi-
ton.
Year: 1879

Failure in virtue Of which man goes to
pieces after he has swum ten miles has in
it the popularity that it would be grand
success for on overwhelming majority of the
men in all civilized countries Even Webb's
failure is, therefore, an important feat;
but, of course, it is failure all the same,
and gives another striking evidence that
the one thing of which great athletes know
least is the limit of their own endurance.
One thing that they will not comprehend is
that the human body is u machine capable
Of making and expending certain amount
Of force; that it has certain amount of
labor in it which it can do in q given time,
and that when it has done it it cannot do it
again. Had Webb come to the great match
at Newport fresh he would probably have
gone through with it, instead of being
seized with cranp and compelled to
leave the water with only half his jour-
ney completed. He has made greater
distance in worse water. But he had
worked himself out on previous efforts, and
could not have been in condition. Boy
tons method is, of course, one that draws
less upon the vital forces; yet it is one more
success of his wonderful endurance.
Year: 1879

We are glad to notice that the course of
the HERALD toward a recent unhappy fam
lily squabble in Rhode Island meets with
the approval of large and the better part
of the press of the interior. 1t is credit
able to American journalism that this is so;
and we congratulate the press that 80 large
proportion of those who conduct 1t recog-
nize the proper limitations OF newspaper
enterprise, AMI hold with US that private
affairs and household disagreements are not
proper subjects Of newspaper comment.


While the press in general thus shows
sound and good spirit it occurs to US to say
that among large part of the public there
is foolish and vulgar propensity to "rush
into print" with private affairs, which leads
to much of that tendency 20 gossip in the
newspapers which. is a common cause of
complaint. II people will DO content to
keep their private affairs to themselves and
Year: 1879

Some progress has been made in the CAL
vary Cemetery case, although the presumed
right of Mr.. Coppers to be buried in his own
ground is not yet established. It is to be
hoped it may be either established or set
aside without leading to such an unseemly
scandal rs was made in Montreal over the
somewhat similar case of Guibord. Public
opinion here is, however, somewhat less
excitable on points of this nature Sub
.stantial justice is believed in without much
faith in nice points and fine distinctions !;
and, therefore, as it was commonly thought
that the ground in Calvary Cemetery was
bought subject to the condition that Free
masons should not be buried in it. there has
not been much sympathy with the attempt
TO avoid that supposed condition. But it is
shown by to-day's reports that the ground
was not bought on such condition, and that
the deed specifies no conditions In that
case it will, perhaps, be difficult to keep
tho man out of his grave; but it is limited
that the ground may bo cursed. But the
ecclesiastical authorities can probably be
enjoined from such proceeding if an y body
can show that the ground will be the worse
for it.
Year: 1879

The orders which the cable reports as
lately given to the Russian commander of the
expedition against the Teke Turcomans may
soothe little. the excited Imagination Of
those British statesmen who have lately in
quired in the House of Commons whether,
Lord Beaconsfeld had given due attention
to the march OF this audaclous Russian.


General Lazaref is now, it appears. ordered
simply to occupy the district on the right
bank Of the Attrak River. The Attrak empties
into the Caspian at Chikishlar and drains
the hills of Khorassan. Consequently, the
position assigned to the force is one in
which 1t can be readily supplied by way Of
the Caspian, and from which it can be
moved effectively upon the rear of columns
OF the wild brigands in case they advance
for their customary raids into Northern
Persia. AS the object of the movement
toward Merv was simply the abatement Of
this national nuisance tho fact that the
troops are ordered to remain ON the Attrak
may. perhaps, be taken as an evidence of
the commanders opinion, reported to head
quarters, that ne can amply control the
Turcomans without the occupation of Merv.
Year: 1879

AS Mr.. Hopkins, Shore Inspector of the
Harbor of New York, knows all about the
violations of the law regulating the dis,
posal of garbage, and knows, also, who
the guilty parties are, why does he
not institute legal proceedings to punish
the offenders? These latter have neither
defence nor excuse; they are wilful,
habitual, hard ened vioiators OF the law,
who would repeat their misdeeds to-mor-
row if they could do SO without being
detected, and who will simply grow worse
if Jet alone. Mr.. Hopkins cannot excuse
himself by the plea that he is waiting to
see what the Pilot Commissioners and the
Mayor will do. His business is entirely
distinct from theirs, although the
former propose to institute proceedings.
AS for the Mayor, he pretends to know
nothing about tho affair because he has
not been informed officially; he certainly
has not the taintest accurate conception of
his own duty in the matter, and besides, it
has come to be the first duty of New York
Mayor to protect his political friends and
allies. even if every harbor in the Union
has to be- ruined by the operation.
The spasm of activity and repentance in
the Police Board will bear good deal of
suspicion. TO be sure, Commissioner
MacLean told his associates great deal
about the dumping business that tho rest
of thelpublic has known for years, but the
only real interest exhibited by the Board
was over the removal of one of the Offend
ing tug captains and the appointment of
his successor. Such Board is never
going to do its duty in this garbage matter
unless punished first and closely watched
forever after. What is Inspector Hopkins
going to do about it?
Year: 1879

SirGarnet W9lseley does not get on rapidly
with. his declared peace He is making
somewhat magnificent preparations against
Cetywayo, who for a sovereign that was
completely crushed the other day must be
very lively now, if we may measure his vi
vacity by the force that it is still thought
necessary to send against him. Not less
than ten thousand Swazies, moved in the
British interest, will enter Zululand on one
side, says Sir Garnet, while "another COM
posite force" cooperating with the English,
will move from the direction Of Luneberg;
and if between these Cetywayo is not cap
tured he will be driven ''toward Colonel
Clarke's column, which is moving from the
southward." Here are great many troops
in the field to carry on q war that was
''over" several weeks since. The least
allowance to be made for the two
British columns, with the composite
force" from the north, must give five thou
sand, and with the ten thousand Swazies
We have thus fifteen thousand men sent to
hunt down the willy savage who was thought
to have run from Ulundi with only hand
full of adherents. His handful must be
desperate fellows. Yet even this is not
enough, but they have put a price on the
tough old Zulu's head. Now suppose Getty
wayo should put price on Sir Garnet
Wolseley's head. and half hundred Of his
warriors, half snake and half tiger in ma
ture, should slip through the British lines
some stormy night and amputate that i'm
portant part Of the commander-in-chief, how
civilized England would storm over the
savage barbarity of such an act! But
Cetywayo has not done this and Is not
likely to do it. He seems to have
monopoly in that country of the e'trne spirit
OF hard fighter and gallant soldier. By
the preparations now on foot the British
authorities seem to acknowledge. very dis
tinctly that they are not done with Getty
wayo yet He is even making successful
raids upon their forces or stores while
they are preparing to move, and at the
same time complications to their trouble
are manifesting themselves all around. Tho
Beers have determined to fight unless their
independence is restored; war with the
Pondoes is inevitable, and altogether the
people who have undertaken to seize the
whole of South Africa, in pursuance of the
imperial policy, have made pretty kettle
of fish OF it.
Year: 1879

to win, and that is by compromise and
mutual concessions on the part of both the
factions. If Mr.. Kelly should be SO ill
advised or obstinate as to refuse this he
would be held responsible for the defeat
which would result. We trust his own good
sense will show him this and lead him to
take the adyice of the country democrats
and adopt conciliatory course. "Mutual
concessions" must be the watchword of the
democrats this year; not ''mutual recrim-
inations"