smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

There is q general impression that dead


heads abound in the journalistic profession,


but if the people will quietly sit down and
enumerate they will find that The abundance
of dead-heads which they have been suspect


ing existed in the journalistic profession really
exists among themselves. Nine out Of ten
who live. breathe and have their being like
now and then to see their names in the paper


II citizen slips up on an orange peel lie has
teus to the newspaper Office, and demands that
the editorial quill-dryer shall WELD the weap-
on which is said to be miehter than the sword
against the lazy citizen oho aill allow orange
pee,ings to lay about on tie sidewalk, endaD-
cerng the lives and comfort Of passers by
The member Of Congress when be says a sharp
thing, which be thinks ought to 20 down in
history, he casts a sly glance at the reporters
gallery, and none Of them were ever known to
commence a speech without FIRST looking
whether there was any one in the reporters
gallery TO jot down the bright points. The
press is tie victim Of the publie's rapacious
aad unccasing demand for services without
pay. Social gatherings. town meetings, politi-
cal organizations, prayer meetings, balls, pub
lie dinncrs-a! these have their demands upon
the journalist, demands that pay nothing, not
even thanks, 10 matter how creditably they
may he compiled with, aud yet tie outside
barbarian thinks that tie journalistic prOfes-
sioh abounds with dead heads. There may be
some gool-for nothing men connected with
tie press; 50 there are bad men in all profes-
sions but you take the average journalits, you
will End him an intelligent, polished gentle
map. the soul Of honor, aud the very embOdi-
ment Of manhood, ready always to DO good
deed in the interest Of humanity, and as
chivalrous knight as ever tipped bat to
fair lady.-Ucsb. Rep.
Year: 1877

A clergyman in a Western town has had %
leave bis parish owing to little domestic diff
fculty with his wife, on which is people got
divided The female in this case was the dis
turtiug element. She declined to discharge
the duties Of her household, aud finally kicked
out Of the traces altogether. She wouldn't
cook aud she wouldn't wash. The poor cler-
gyman bore his Affections like saint, and at
last took to washing the family clothes himself.
aud doing the cooking as well as he could
One Of his female friends, IN espousing tho
ministers cause, remarked to a sister on tho
opposite side that she thought it was pecu-
liar hard case for the minister.


"Wen," replied tie sister, There may be
some truth on your side but the fact is, Lo
was awfully provoking. His washing was so
miserable, aud nobody could eat bis cooking"
Year: 1877

Oh wild and dark was the winter night,


When the emierant ship went down,
But just outside the harbor bar,


In the sight Of the startled town!
The winds howled. and the sea roarcd,


And never a soul could sleep,
Save the little ones on their mothers breasts,
Too young to watch ard weep.
No beat could live in the angry surf.


No rope could reach the land;
There were bold, brave hearts upon the shore,
There was many ready hand
Women who prayed, and men who strovc


When prayers and work were vain
For the sun rose over the awful void


And the silence Of the main
All day the watchers paced the sands


All day they scanned the deep;
All night the booming minute guns


Echoed from steep 10 steep.
Z" Give up thy dead, o cruel sea ~


They cried athwart the space;
But only baby's fragile form


Escaped from its stern embrace,
Only one little child Of all


Who with the ship went down
That night, when the happy babies slept


so warm in the sheltered town
Wrapped in the glow OF the morn ing light,


IL lay on the shifting sand,
As fair as a sculptor's marble dream,


With q shell in lis dimpled hand.
There we're none to tell ofits race or kin,


God knoweth," the pastor said,
When the sobbiDg children crowded to ask


The name fthe BABY dead
And so when they laid il away at last


In the churchyard's hushed repose,
They raised a stone at the baby's head


With the caryed words God knowsw


-JuLlA c. r. DoRB-S'. Nicholas for Ap-i
Year: 1877




know little girl that has two faces. When
she is dressed up in Ler white dress and blue
sash. and has on her blue kid shoes, and a.
round her neck 4 string Of pearl beads, then
she looks so sweet and good that you would
like to kiss her.


For she knows that company is going to call
on her mother; and she expects that the la
dies will say, What little darling" :" or
What lovely curls :" or What sweet
mouth !" and then kiss ber little red lips, and
perhaps give her some sugar pums.


And the ladies who praise her think she Is
very lady.like, too. For she always says,
"Yes, ma'am," and "No, maam," when she
ought and says, Thank you" SO sweetly
when anything is given her.


But when she is alone with her mother, then
she is sometimes very naughty. II she can
not have what she would like, or cannot do
lust as she wishes, then she will pout and cry,
and scream and no one would ever think Of
kissing such homely hps.


And no one would take her to be the same
little girl who behaved so prettily in company
So you see, this little girl has two faces. One
she uses 10 company. and puts on with her
best dress the other she wears when she Is
alone with her mother know another little
girl who has only one face; and that is always
as sweet as a peach, and never so sweet as
when alone with her mamma.


Which little girl DO you like best? The
one with two faces, or the one who has but
one? And which will you be like Tile
NlrseV.
Year: 1877

Tie witness had served 10 one Of tho Indi-
ana regiments and come home from tie wars
with both arms shot off. He lost one At Fort
Donaldson and the other at Lookout Noun
tain. When he came forward TO testify tho
clerk commenced to administer the oath.


You solernnly swear


Stop stop interrupted the Judge newly
installed with overpowerins diguiiy. Tho
witness viii hold up bis right hand when be is
sworn


Your Honor, replied the clerk meekly, tho
man has no right hand


Then let him bold up his left hand


If your Honor will remember, the witness
has 20 let hand either. lie bad the msfor-
tune to lose them both in battle


Perhaps tie clerk thought by this last biz Of
information to bring the Judge down from bis
height Of dispeasure, but be reckoned without
bis host.


Then tell him to hold up bis right leg. A
witness cannot be sworn in this court without
holding up something. Silence al Of you
This court knows the law and win maintain
it,
Year: 1877

Now that societies for the prcven-
ion Of cruelty TO animals have be
come quite common, some one sug-
Cests the establishing of an orgam-
cation for preventing cruelty To the
public. There are evils against
which society can only protect itself
by acting as unit. In large cities
there is long, loud call to resist the
scourge of the street organ. Then
come the milk wagons presided over
Jy figure heads of the Jehu variety,
making the turning Of street corners
more perilous to the pedestrian than
fooling around blasting mine when
the fuse is burning. Then the
" Great National Game" of base ball,
the first visitation of which was look
ed upon with calm Christian resig-
nation as only temporary, brought
on by climatic causes, like cholera,
epizootic, rinderpest, &C., and which,
like them, it was hoped, would shave
its day." and then haste to the shades
of the past, leaving nothing more
than a feeling of sadness over the
public which time would alleviate,
has absolutely "struck in" on our
people and become chronic. A mans
soul is harassed over his mornings
cup of coffee with column after col
umn of rehash in which there is a
curious tumble of vapid twaddle
about red stockings, and blue stock
ings, and striped breeches, and in
nings and points. All these impo-
sitions have been practiced until in
despair the people appeal for prOtec-
ton.
Year: 1877

a BURGLAR broke into Kansas City
house in which Mrs. Gay was alone, and
told her if she made any noise, or at
tempted to get out of bed he would kill
her. She was frightened and did not
speak or stir while he packed her silver
ware and jewery for removal. Then, by
way of emphasizing parting injunction
not TO raise an alarm, he boxed her ears.
That made ner SO angry that she forgot
her fear. She jumped out Of bed, knocked
the burglar down with a chair, pulled his
hair, and yelled at the top of her voice.
A police officer heard the racket. and the
badly injured man was arrested.
Year: 1877

CURIOUS SCOTTISH CUSTOM In a
lage fishing community in the northeast
Of Scotland a marriage custom prevails as
follows Bride and bridegroom, follow
ed by large procession Of friends, and
neigbbors, march out of the village to IA
farm house at some distance, where they
are married. Thereafter, bride and bride
groom separate, and followed by their
friends, proceed to their respective homes.
From the moment Of their marriage they
are strictly kept apart, the bride enter
tanning her friends and the bridegroom
his. At a certain hour party OF young
men from the bridegroom's house pro-
ceed to the brides house and bring her
home to her husband. They seem to go
through the form of feigning to steal the
bride, or carry her off from her reati ons
by superior force.
Year: 1877

EVERY little while we read of some one
who has run rusty nail in his foot, or
some other part Of his person, and lock-
jaw has resulted therefrom. All such
wounds can be healed without any fatal
consequences following them. The rem
edy is simple it is only to smoke such q
wound, or any wound or bruise that is in
famed, with burning wool or woolen
cloth. Twenty minutes in the smoke Of
the wool will take the pain out Of the
worst case Of inflammation arising from
any wound.
Year: 1877

An extraordinary trial is about to take
place before n Partisan tribunal. A jeal-
Gus husband in the village Of Carrieres
fell upon a novel mode Of Furnishing his
wife for her Airtations by compelling her
to swallow live spider every Monday
morning. Alter submitting for a time,
she informed the police, and the husband
was arrested and put in prison.
Year: 1877

IT warns the charitable heart to see the
smile of peaceful satisfaction that creeps
over the face Of the man who finds in
these hard times few days more Of wear
in pair Of discarded boots.
Year: 1877

EDITOR NORTHERN STAR.


Sir AT the close OF term of school
it is supposed, believe, that teacher
must either praise or blame every one in
the District, but wish to do neither, tor
ii my school has been II success, it will
praise itself, and surely have no portic-
ular fault to find with the scholars or
people OF District No, 2, for the scholars
have been very attentive to their studies,
and their parents have done everything
in their power to make my stay with
them pleasant and agreeable


believe that each man, woman and
child in the United States has IN idea Of
school teaching Of their own, and proIa.
bky no two can agree upon this all I'M
portant question, but | am sure that any
one who has ever taught school will
agree to this, parents must help u.s. A
teacher may be ever so attentive, and
careful, may bring every power to bear
upon their scholars to make the hours
pleasant and profitable, but without the
help of parents their exertions will be
futile. The interest In the studies must
be kept up mt home, or it will die out at
school. Nothing should ever step in be-
tween the student and his studies. The
life of child is all excitement, an d upon
whatever subject they become interested
they devote their undivided attention !;
so if studies should he this interesting
subject-and they can be, if parents help
them, we hear reports of good schools"


Let parents neatly finish the schcol
house, and fix the play ground nicely,
then when scholars attend school let
them know why they are sent, not MS a
punishment tor some bad conduct, but
to store their minds with truth, which
the saVants Of our age, and other ages,
have devoted the best part Of their lives
to gather together, and place at the dis.
posal OF every child in the land. Truth,
which if acquired and rightly used will
place them in high and responsible posi-
tions in society. Teach them this, help
them in their studies by taking IN in.
terest, learn of their progress, praise them
when they progress, and tell them kind
ly of the disadvantage of poor educa.
tion, when you see their interest waning.
do this and with the help Of your teacher
and proper books yon will find that
money expended for educational pur-
poses, is never thrown away, for one dol
lars worth Of true and pure education
in the head, is worth one hundred in the
pocket, for it is never failing bank
from which one may demand constant
supplies but the principle always re-
mains. l.. E. b.
Year: 1877

Last Sunday morning the Steamer
Nellie got up steam and blew her first
whistle at half past iour o'clock. Early
rs it was there were plenty OF lights III
town. At hall past five the boat WAS to
s,srt ON her excursion to Port Gamble,
and lbose who intended to participate
were already str.


The Pacific Base Ball Club were to try
their strength with the unkno"ns ut
Gamble. The day was delightfully."-
pleasant. The trip across the placid
waters OF the Sound was enough to in
duce any one to get ON board, even II
thev took no interest in B. b. After the
usual delays of waiting for the last man
and his Mary June, the final whistle was
blown and we started down the river,
merry crew on pleasure bent


Quite an accession to our numbers was
received at Lowell, all eager to ptrtici-
pate. About seven o'clock we reached
the mouth of the river, the tide was
nearly out. Bare mud flats with moth
ing to relieve them except u few snn&s,
storks and gulls, the latter 80 silent ind
still that snag or bird could hardly 6e
distinguished the one from the other,
stretched away on our left; to the right
was Priest Point; behind US great
reaches of tide marshes, whose waving
ta,e and wild grasses at this season OF
the year re N inds one OF the halt ripe
rice fields Of South Carolina, and ahead
Hat Island, with its great white sand
bluffs crowned with emerald. Between
us and deep water, was serpentine
channel, Of shallow depth, whose COURSE
could he followed only by constant use
of the sounding rod. We all expected
to be stuck in the mud at every revolu'
ton of the wheel. But we listened invain
for the sound of the bell. On we went,
twisting and turning rs il hunting sea-
serpent, heading to all points OF the
compass, stirring up the already nly
water, but still edging out towards Hat
Island, till all at once the boat headed
up Sound, we glided into deep, blue
water and were over the bar at as low II
stage of water as ever steamer crossed
before.


Many had tumbled out Of bed 80
early, or rather SO late f,r tue boat, that
they cume aboard before breakfast But
no matter. We ask for no better break
last than the one we all sat down to on
board that morning. 1t 10 bnt just 10
remark, that all the way over and back,
everything was done by Capt. Low that
could be done, to make the trip pleas.
ant one. Every one was made to feel at
home on board. Not word of COM
plant was heard from any one during
the day. May many such excursions fail
to the lot Of the Nellie, before Capt.
Charley's hair turns gray.


Before we reached Gamble, the boys
in blue, the Paciics, sat down to light
lunch, preparatory to the contest to take
place Immediately on their arrival. We
were met at the wharf by the Gamble
LOys, cordially welcomed and courteously
entertained.


Port Gamble is beautiful town site,
and will he beautiful town, years hence,
long after the mammoth mills have be-
come silent tor want of forests to con-
sumo. 1t being Sunday, the mills were
idle. But the presence OF several large
vessels &C the wharyes sRd go large a
coucourse Of people, employed in the
Year: 1877

The present years experience is
enough to satisfy this community of the
folly Of depending on any one branch Of
business. Those who need to say that
logs are the only thing to lie depended
on here, are more than satisfied that they
are no longer to be depended on, and
that some other branch of business must
be resorted to, if success is secured.


Among those kinds Of business that
promise the most for this valley is the
canning in Theoretically sealed cans OF
fish. fruits, vegetables, &c.


The firm of Jackson, Myers & Co.,
have made the canning Of salmon at
Mukilteo splendid success. They au-
thorize us to state that the silver side
salmon, now running in such inexhaust-
able quantities. are unexcelled by any
other fish for canning purposes. The
cannery at MukilteosxIll be kept there
permanently. they also say, that, it
they can make the proper arrangements
they will next year erect another cannery
at Snohomish City, or some other point on
this river. At each cannery, they will
purchase all small fruits and vegetables
for canning purposes that can be raised.


When we reflect that each one of these
cannerics employ as much capital and us
many men as eight or ten logging camps,
and that they will effect permanent
regular market each for 10000 pounds
and upwards OF small fruits per day, for
the whole fruit season, it is readily seen,
that what these gentlemen have the cap
ital, as we'll as desire to do, if accepted
and acted upon, would he worth more
to this valley then all the lumber mills
of the Territory.


In no other business are the profits SO
great in proportion to the capital re-
quired. as the raising of small fruits,
where there is market.


Every farmer, or settler, who has an
acre OF cleared land, can set out and
tend On acre of strawberries, rasp-
berries, or blackberries and increase his
orchard of plums, cherries, &c.


Cheap labor can be procured in un-
limited quantities to pick the fruit. The
canneries, will purchase it, and perhaps
after a while Plummer or Alden fruit
dryer may he added, so that all will be
sold at good prices. The market IS
unlimited.


The cost of raising and cultivating is
nominal, and these gentlemen will pay
cash for the fruit as soon as picked.
Should there be no cannery established
on this river, this year. it will doubtless
come the year after, while all fruits raised
here and the Stillaguamish flats can be
taken in quantities to Mukilteo next
year, aud there they will command the
cash. We hope to see this fall and next
spring a thousand acres in this county
set out to small fruits, to be raised for
canning purposes. What farmers will
be the first to start into this safe, pleas
ant, and profitable enterprise.
Year: 1877

New York city. He was colonel OF The ia
nous Seventh New York regimeat In the be-
ginning OF the late civil war, and was In
command when the serious mistake was


MADE AZ Big Bethel, Va, his regiment firing
by mistake into the 5th and Sd New York
regiments, and killing many Of their MEM
Year: 1877

MORE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.-Chief
Mcpherson, of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, has organized a board of equaliza-
tiOn for the consideration of all requests and
suggestions Of employees relative to their
pay and labor. The division from which the
complaint comes shall be represented before
the board by committee of three, consist
ing of that expert of the division who has
been longest in the service, of that employe
who has rated highest In work done for five
days preceding, and of that emplOye who
has rated lowest i'm work done for the same
time. The complainant will also be allowed
TO make a statement. The board will report
in writing to the chief. II will be organized
with the accountant as chairman and the
superintendent Of orders secretary. The
order will take effect on the 18th inst.
Year: 1877

The following were the receipts and shipments
Of the leading articles OF produce in this city
during the twenty-four hours ending at O'Clock
on Saturday morning, and for the corresponding
time last year:
Year: 1877

SLANDER.-Never use a lady's name
in an improper place, at an improper
time or in mixed company. Never
make assertions about her that you
think untrue, or illusions that she
herself would blush to hear. When
you meet with men who do not scru-
pie to use wOman's name in a
reckless manner, shun them; they are
the very worst members of the commu-
nifty men lost to every sense of honor,
every feeling of humanity. Many a
good and worthy woman's character
has been forever ruined and her heart
broken by lie, manufactured by some
villain, and repeated where it should
not have been, and in the presence of
those whose little judgment could not
deter them from circulating the foul
and Dragging report. A slander is soon
propagated, and the smallest thing
derOgatory to woman's character will
fly on the wings Gf the wind and mag
nify as it circulates, until its monstrous
weight crushes the unconscious victim.
Respect the name Of woman. Your
mother and sisters are womens@and as
you would have their fair name untar-
nished, and their lives unembittered by
the slanderers bitter tongue, heed the
i'll your own words may bring upOn the
mother, the sister or the wife of some
fellow creature,
Year: 1877

III The conviction that something
must be done to arrest the vast
amount or crime aud evil Of every


kind caused by the sale Of intoxica-
ting drinks, is spreading and swell


ing like a tide. 1t is not confined
to any section of country, but is
manifesting itself in all directions,
North and South. East and West.
The New Orleans Times says: ''Peo-
pie will begin to think that we of
Louisiana are getting Puritanical if


this sort of fthing goes on much long


er. @ Parish after parish is falling


in line with the prohibition banner"