smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

| think can answer the editors re.
Quest for information regarding the prep
arstion of fruit. / have large quantity
to put up every year and have always
had good luck so far. think canning
the best way to keep fruit. | use glass
cans (Masons are best and proceed as
follows; Cleanse the cans thoroughly y
and test to sec if any leak or are cracked.
Fruit should be selected carefully and all
that is imperfect rejected. Large fruit,
such as peaches, pears, etc, are In the
best condition to can when not quite full
ly ripe and should be put up as soon as
possible after picking. Small fruit, such
as berries, should never stand over night
if it is possible to avoid it. Use only the
best sugar in the proportion Of half q
pound to a pound of fruit, varying the
rule, of course, with the sweetness OF the
fruit. When ready to can, first place the
cans in large pan Of warm water on the
back of the stove; put'the sugar in nice
clean porcelain kettle, add just water
enough to keep it from burning, let it
boil TO nice clear syrup, add the fruit
and let it cook until boiling hot all
through. Let peaches, or pears cook un-
til tender; try with a silver fork so as not
to blacken the fruit, lemon sliced with
pears is an improvement. BY the time
The fruit is done the water in the pan
will be hot and the cans ready Tor use.
Take large towel and lift can from
the water; wrap the towel well around it;
drain the water out ard at once pour in
the boiling hot fruit, but not too fast.
When the can is filled to overlooking put
on the top at once and screw down tight
ly, and as the fruit and cans cool, causing
contraction Of the glass, turn down again.
Canned fruit should be kept in a cool,
dark place. Light Injuries fruit very
much-especially tomatoes. Cans should
be examined two or three days after FL
ling and if the syrup leaks from the rim
the cans should be unsealed and the fruit
scalded over, using new tops that will sl-
low no leakage. The rubber rings must
show an even edge all round, forif it slips
back out of sight at any point air will
be admitted. If, after using the cans a
few years, the rubber rings harden with
the heat, they can be easily replaced at
the dealers.
Year: 1878

Irecollect reading a story. once,


written by a gentleman named


Shakspere, of an old fellow by the
name Of Lear, who lived somewhere
down East. Mr., Lear, according
to all accounts, was a highly re-
spectacle man, largely engaged in
politics and real estate, and had
accumulated considerable money,
he having been in business for him
self several years. Mrs: Lear had
died some time before the opening
of the story, from an attack Of
measles or whooping-cough, or
something Of that sort, leaving
three daughters. His youngest
daughter fell in love with a fellow
she met at apicnic, but the old man
couldn't see it in that light-he had
another fellow all cut and dried,
and he wanted the girl to marry
him. She jswore she'd be teeto-
tally chawed up if she would, and
the old man said he'd be- if she
shouldn't, and the final result was
that he turned her out Of the house !;
the other two daughters, having a
most disintrested eye on the old
mans property, told him that he
had Just done what he ought to do,
and that the next best thing to
joining spiritual circle was to di-
vide his property between them.
This struck the old man as a bril-
liant idea, and he acted on it at
once; he gave them his boots and
his clothes and his meerschaum
pipe, and, in S hort, everything he
had; after he. had given them all,
then the ungrateful wretches want
ed the rest, and when the old man
refused they kicked him into the
Year: 1878

and sailed out upon the ice. I
thought I would just. cut a few
pigeon wings, mark out the alpha
bet in capitals, give them a sketch
of the American eagle, and wind up
with e pluribus,unum. After strap.
ping on my skates. I rose majes-
tically to my feet, and just as I was
about to start the ice rose up and
hit me on the back Of the head in a
manner that convinced nae an earth
quake had taken place. z had seen
the effect Of earthquakes in South
America, and did not care about
pursuing the subject any further.
A phrenologist could have dis.
covered. a new bump for about six
weeks after. Talk about seeing
Venus at MONDAY, Z am willing to
make affidavit that I saw. at least
one hundred and fifty stars a good
deal bigger than Venus-in fact
they were the largest Z ever saw
in my life. No great calamity or
cri1ae has marTed the quiet Of the
week. Perhaps We are getting bet
ter; at least I hope SO, and trust
that we may so behave ourselves
as to make us quite Indifferent
whether Dr.. Talmage or Canon
Farrar is in the right.


.sss Yours truly, sse - .s


.GGa& pDNAnpDTaF
Year: 1878

DECORATION DAYS.-lt is pretty near
time Decoration Days were regarded as
things of the past. They are kept up on
this side of the line of the late civil war
TO give certain people who followed in
the rear of the armies a coloring of a
ern side the same sentiment Is beginning
to show itself, and will greatly increase
as the ability Of the people increase to
make offices worth having.


Flowers are gathered as much to initiate
the weak regulations of those who strew
them as to eXalt the heroic virtues of
those in whose honor they are called for.
Now, in this community no Renublcan
care hope to be elected to office unless he
has been sutler, mule dealer, or recruit
ing sergeant, and learned to swillbeer and
whisky like trooper, which he was not
We are heartily sick of the Confed.rat..
oratlons, as well as Of hearing dyspeptic
stomachs disgorge their vapor in silv
orahons about Southern "rebels" and
"traitors." One Fourth of July ought to
serve the whole country. If we keen on
there Will be three and we presume three
"f athers of his Country" instead of one,
our ever glorious Washington. Already
we hnd his character being assailed TO
set up some other. So let the next Deco-
tlcn Day be celebrated right royally on
both sides, and then be done with it.
Year: 1878

TEN MILLIONS MORE of bonds are to
be sent to Europe. So the syndicate peo-
pie report; and the labor of our people
is to be taxed to pay an annual interest
on them, to crafty John Sherman and
those who support him in bidding high
for gold to store away and hold until
January. This is done in the face of the
fact that our people are taking the four
per cent. bonds at rate that proves they
would have taken the Al per cents with
the accrued interest long before the gold
was needed in January. But by this
mode Sherman would not have been
able to put so much money in the pock-
cts of the brokers.
Year: 1878

IT SEEMS the British traders are driv-
ing a profitable business in selling arms
and ammunition to the Sioux. AS our
own citizens have always sold to them it
is difficult to see how we can reasonably
complain about it.
Year: 1878

Mr. Edmunds reported a bill in the
Senate yesterday from select commit
tee providing for patent system for
counting the electoral votes for Presi-
dent and Vice President. Next to sup
pressing the present Revolution there is
nothing more important before Con-
presS
Year: 1878

There has appeared In this, our day, q
man Of great virtue named Jesus Christ,
who Is vet living amongst us, and with
the Gentiles is accepted as prophet OF
truth, but his own disciples call him the
Son Of God. He ralseth the dead and
cureth all manner Of diseases a man OF
stature somewhat tall and comely, with
a yery reverend countenance, such as the
behoider may both love and fear his
hair is of the color OF filbert, full ripe,
and plain down TO his ears, but from his
ears downward is somewhat curled, and
more orient Of color, waving about bis
shoulders. In the midst Of his head
goelh seam or partition Of hair, after
the manner of the Nazarites, his forehead
very smooth and plain ; his face, nose
and mouth SO framed as nothing can be
reprehended !; his beard somewhat thick,
agreeable to the hair Of his head for
color, not OF any great length, but forked
In the middle of an innocent and
mature look his eyes gray, clear ana
quick. In reproving, he Is terrible: in
admonishing, courteous and fair spoken,
pleasant In speech amidst gravity. 1t
cannot be remembered that any have
seen him laugh, but many have seen him
weep. In proportion Of body, well
shaped and straight his hands and
arms most beauteous to behold in
speaking very temperate, modest and
wise, a man of singular virtue surpass
ing the children of men,-PUDLIUs
LENrULUs.
Year: 1878

AND YOUR
HARD EARNINGS OF years may be lost I
TIME, WHICH IS MONEY, may be lost
in regaining what might have been savedl
HAPPINESS AND COMFORT may
vanish from the Household!
FRIENDS MAY FAIL TO AID, when aid
Is most needed, business credit having
been ruined.


POVERTY MAY COME IN AT THE
DOOR; and the consequences OF one act Of
tnlprlEdence never cease TO be felt.
Year: 1878

Pay no attention to slanderers
and gossip-mongers. Keep straight
on in your conrse, and let their
backbiting die the death of neglect.
What is the use of lying awake at
night brooding over the remark of
some false friend, that runs through
your brain like lightning? What is
the use of getting into worry and
fret over gossip that has been set
afloat to your disadvantage by some
meddlesome busy body who has
more time than character? These
things cannot possibly injure you
unless, indeed, you take notice of
them, and in combating them give
standing and character. If what is
said about you is true, set yourself
right; if it is false, let it go for what
it would fetch. If bee sting you,
would you go to the hive to destroy
it? Would not a thousand come
upon you? 1t is wisdom to say
little respecting the injuries you
have received. We are generally
losers if we stop to refute all the
backbitirg and gossiping we hear
by the way. They are annoying, it
is true, but not dangerous, so long
as we do not stop, to expostulate
and scold. Our characters are
formed and sustained By ourselves by
our own actions and purposes, and
not by others. Let us always bear
in mind that "calumniators may
usually be trusted to time and the
slow but steady justice of public
opinion"
Year: 1878

The people of Tennessee should
not let one great Issue turn their at
tention from all others. There are
doubtless many matters, though OF
MINOR Importance to that of our
State debt, which need to be looked
after by our Legislators. Our road
laws, as at present enforced. are in
adequate, and should be thoroughly
overhauled; there are some minor
amendments t. our present school
law, which, if made, would perhap~
render TIE system more perfect,
while there are several criminal
statutes need revising, especially
the one against carrying deadly
weapons. The law should either
be repealed or made more rigid.
As at present administered and
constred. it lis a dead letter.
Make the offense of carrying a pis-
tol as great as that of carrying a
bowie knife, and but few violators
of the law will be found. But with
low minimum fines and a judiciary
disposed to remit even that amount,
the dockets of our courts will be
ever clogged with such often ses,
and our court terms heightened by
law which is practically doing no
good Exchange.
Year: 1878

The London Lancet says: "Few
people know the value of lemon
juice. A piece of lemon bound
upon a corn will cure it in few
days; it should be renewed night
and morning. A free use of lemon
juice and sugar will always relieve
a cough. Most people feel poorly
in the spring, but if they would eat
a lemon before breakfast every day
for a week--with or without sugar
as they like-they would find it
better than any medicine. Lemon
juice, used according to this receipt.
will sometimes cure consumption !:
Put a dozen lemons into cold water
and slowly bring it to a boil; boil
slowly until the lemons are soft;
then squeeze until all the juice Is
extracted; add sugar to your taste
and drink. In this way use one
dozen lemons a day. II they cause
pain, lessen the dose and use only
five or six a day until you are bet
ter, and then begin again with a
dozen a day After using FIVE or
six doses, the patient will begin to
gain flesh and enjoy food. Hold
on to the lemons and still use them
freely for several weeks more. An
other use for lemons is for a re
freshiBg drink in the summer, or in
sickness at any time. Prepare as
directed above and add water and
sugar. But in order to have this
keep well, after boiling the lemons,
squeeze and strain carefully; then
to every half-pint of juice add one
pound of loaf or crushed sugar,
boil and stir few minutes more
until the sugar dissolved, skim care
fully and bottle. You will get more
Juice from the lemons by boiling
them, and the preparation keeps
bettern
Year: 1878

Why is it that some people are
so tired out by twenty minute
sermon, and so refreshed by a two
hour society drama, little bad2


That every man who owns a
horse thinks he has a stopper, and
FIRMLY believes that the animal
would go like the wind II he were
let out?


That nobody ever thinks of sit
ting in summer house?


That hunting parties from the
city always kill so many more prai-
rie chickens than they bring IMP


That many more watch chains
are worn than watches?


That in no matter what direction
a man starts pin the point always
ultimates in the end OF his fore
finger?


That no man thinks that any 9TH
man knows how to build fire.


That every living man who
smokes affects TO be a connoisseur
in cigars2


That bankers never have any
money TO loan?


That your boy, who never goes
farther from home than 'the mex
corner" is accurately informed on
matters that transpired at the river,
two miles away.
Year: 1878

Our village has been in quite a
hubbub for the last few days owing
TO a multiplicity of lawsuits. 1t
seems that some cannot settle their
own business, and as a matter Of
course they must resort to the law
for its proper adjustment. It's no
wonder that the people of this sec
ton have become proverblal tor
their law proclivities, when it is
known that not week passes but
that we have from three TO sevC
suits. But the people must have
other recreation you know, and
nothing affords better facilities for
it than a spat at each other in the
legal course. Some of the cases
tried in our courts remind me very
much of the old woman who claimed
damages at the hands of General
Hood because his army formed a
streak of fight across her yard and
knocked down an ash hopper worth
three dollars. We hope the public
will be merciful in their criticisms
and just impute the muchness of our
going to law to a second nature
which is the result of custom
Christmas is coming, and that is
the time wheh changes of location
are made, and as it is highly proba.
BILE that people from a distance will
locate here, l wish to state that
the inhabitants of Parker's Store
proper, are quite peaceable; but it
must be understood that everybody
who lives or may live in this sec
tion must toe the mark or some fell
low will tackle him sure. The inn
preston has gone out that this
neighborhood is a bad place To live
in, on account of the frequency of
lawsuits; but let me repeat what /
have said on other occasions, that
these legal sittings for the most
part do not originate here, neither
can say that they are instigated
by anybody here as some claim, but
the truth of the matter is that their
frequency is mainly due to the pop
ularity of our magistrates court,
and not from any special love that
our citizens have for it. Give the
Devil his due if it does bind him a
thousand years in the bottomless
pit.


A seedy looking chap with a di-
lapidated looking cart drove into
our village the other day, and in a
matter of fact way secured lodgings
for the night. Extricating his
from his vehicle and |
procuring a saddle, he rode to the |
other side Of the street and bland
ly inquired if we had chickens, eggs,
butter and rags to sell. Wa in
formed him that we thought we
could furnish few Of such arti-
cles provided he had the necessary
change. He smole sweet smile
and withdrew in search Of others of
like minds unto us-returned 10 lis
lodgings, dreamed of his net profits
on next days profits and sales, stab
llated himself and the other mule
on the nourishments Of life, and ST.
Iently moved out without paying
his bill Mr.. +. says this is the
first time, but the sequel is TO come.


KULLY.
Year: 1878

There is every likelihood that the
Butler combination will win, and
that the old slate will be smashed
in Massachusetts,. II, by any
chance, the Nationals succeed in
carrying enough outlying districts
to secure a balance Of powder in
the next House, that will of course
put a new and more important
phase on the movement. For the
present, however, that is merely
speculative; and we need add moth
ing to the suggestions already
made in these columns Cour. j.
Year: 1878

For the want of faith in the
promises of God the children of Is.
rael, when in sight of the Promised
Land, were turned back, and had to
wander forty years in the wilder
ness before their final deliverance.
Will the enlightened Democracy oil
the nineteenth century be guilty OF
Yorshlping tdols, whereby it will be
defeated and the ruin of the coun-
try consummated. Let the faith OF
Joshua and Caleb be our guiding
star in the coming struggle. Let
US stand firm and adhere to no faith
but that Of our fathers. Ha-mony
and concert of action will insure
success in 1880. The green back
movement is trick of the enemy.
Beware of It. Let pure and unde
fled Democracy be the sheet-anehor
OF your political faith. Ii Repub
licans want to go into the Green
back movement let them go, but
Democrats, who glory in the grand
old party, have no business in it,
and by all means should keep out
Of it Cleveland Banner.
Year: 1878

Greenbacks as the only curren
cy of the country.


The abolition of the nationa
bank circulation.


The payment of the interest or
the public debt in greenbacks in
stead of gold only.


The absorption of the interest
bearing debt by non interest-bear
ing notes.


The complete reconciliation Of
silver.


The repeal of the resumption act
A volume Of currency equal to
the demands of trade.


And just and equitable tariff.
Year: 1878

That editors are always delighted
to get anything to ell up" their
paper.


That they have plenty of time to
correct bad manuscript.


That they should puff" every
body for nothing.


That they should know every
thing, whether informed or not.


That they have plenty of money.


That they should "notice" every
scalawag show that travels.


That they should have news,
whether there is any or not.


That they should print the name
of every man who attends dog
fight or horse race.
Year: 1878

Bachelors are always Dragging OF
their freedom Freedom TO darn
their own socks and pouItice their
own shins. had rather be n wild.
over once in two years, regular
than To be a grunting old, hair dyed
bachelor only foe ninety days.


Ambition TO shine in everything
is shure way to put a mans can
die all out.


Some people wont believe any
thing they can't prove; the things
| can't prove are the very things
believe the most.


Good examples among rulers arc
the best they can enact.


One of the saddest sights OF all 10
me is an old man, poor and deserted,
whom once knew living in ease and
luxury.


He who spends his younger days
in dissipation is mortgaging him
self TO disease and poverty, TO enex-
orable creditors, who are crtain to
foreclose ut last and take posses
sion Of the premises.


The world owes all it's energies
and refinement 60 luxuries-dig-
ging roots for breakfast and going
laked for clothes is the virtuous
innocence OF lazy savage.
Year: 1878

The pencil marks you see arounu this
paragraph (thus) mean that your SUBJ
scription is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. wo
would take great pleasure in extending
credit to our friends and patrons, but
cash alone will Yay our expenses, ana
we are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity OF such 8
course, and renew your su scrption
without delay. We solicit your favor.


C&- We enter no new names on our
books without the money in advance
Year: 1878

HERE is good advice from the Oxford Dem
ocrat: 1.-THE campaign meetings held last
week were largely attended, and many per-
sons who had partially adopted the Green
back theories were brought to see the error
of their ways. Half the growth of these
views has been due to the fact that they have
been stated and reiterated without contradic-
tion. Let every man see that both he him.
self, and his neighbor attend the nearest hon
est money gathering, that all may be enabled
to see both sides of the question"
Year: 1878

A prominent Greenbacker in this city, who
is given to talking on Greenbackism and
many other isms whenever and wherever he
can get people to listen to him, seems to
think he makes good point for the Nation
alst cause by saying that at all the custom
houses gold is taken by weight and not by
tale; that the stamp Of the United States
upon it is disregarded. Well, if that be SO,
what does it prove? 1t proves that the Gov
ernment stamp does not give the value to the
coin. That is all. The Greenbackers assert
exactly the contrary. They say the stamp
does give the value, and will make piece of
paper as good as pound of gold. The fact
ounce of gold bearing the Government stamp
of bankrupt Turkey is as good and will buy
as much-that is, has the same exchangeable
value-as an ounce of gold bearing the stamp
of rich and powerful England. The stamp
Of Government confers no value at all.
But the promise to pay of England put on
piece of paper is good, while the promise of
Turkey is not and for the reason that Eng.
and is able and willing to pay while Turkey





isnot. The paper promise of the Bank OF Eng
land is redeemabe in gold. The paper prom
Use of Turkey is not redeemableat all but based
merely on 'faith." 1t is the ability and
willingness to pay that give the value to the
promise, the readiness to redeem the notes in
coin. The Government stamp upon the coin
is only a certificate of the fineness and weight
of the bullion it contains, given to save the
trouble of using the balance and the assay
every time the disc of metal passes between
citizens in exchange for other commodities.
If that certifcation is doubted the coin may
be weighed. The fact is that coins which
have long been in currency suffer loss OF
weight and consequently of value from abra-
sion-become Slight" in fact-and so it axes
more of them to make up the required weight
in gold. The case is the, same as though oats
long kept, had suffered loss In weight, and
consequently in nutritive power and of course
in value. As for weighing coins instead of
taking them by tale it is much like weighing
eggs instead of taking them by the dozen.
The good faith or judgment of the issuer is
tested. We refuse to accept the estimate of
the hen.
Year: 1878

If the Greenbackers want imitation why
should they complain OF the addition of
$2OO,0oO,oOO in gold which will go to swell
our currency when the specie resumption
act goes into effect? As the law now stands
not dollar of the greenback issue is to be
retired, and the sum of gold added to the
will be a clear gain, in volume.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or pre- serve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

ONE of the Michigan hard money speakers
used striking illustration the other day.
He illustrated the risks of business with a
deprecated currency By the case of man
who, in revolutionary times, bought hogs
head of sugar. He afterward sold it at an
advanced price, but when he came to buy
again, although he had more money than at
first, it would only purchase a tierce of sugar.
He sold at another advance aud then could
buy barrel He sold this at still another
advance and then could only buy cask. He
thus kept on selling and buying, the currency
meantime depreciating, until, at last, although
he had made an apparent profit on every
transaction, and had pile of money, it
would hardly purchase sugar enough to osweet-
en- a cup of tea.