smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

1t was dark, dismal day The clouds
were low and heavy The fog swept in and
out of the broad bay. The wind sounded
mournfully around the corners, and through
the branches of the trees which swayed to
and fro like bending giants. The outlook
was anything but inspiring, and the minister
found it hard to study. Nothing could sug-
gest itself worth putting into a sermon on
such day as that Natures book, which
was often so rich with new material had its
pages blotted by the titful showers, and
shaded by the clouds so that it presented
but medley of unmeaning characters. A
little boy of three years, standing with his
sober face close to the window, looking out
upon the sombre scene, got nearer to ma
lures secret, for, turning at length, he ex-
claimed, Mamma the trees are bowling to
God" What a thought for a child Per-
haps this little boy will never be a minister,
but his words are worthy to be the text for
little sermon. The trees bow TO God +;
the storms fulfill his pleasure the winds
tell Of his power. Why should not all men
worship him We are polite to one another,
sometimes almost TO fault, One who has
been well trained will not meet casual ac-
quaintance upon the street without a bow.
One who carefully observes the rules of eti-
quette would feel bound TO ask pardon for
any slight neglect of civility. Frequently
those whom we despise are sauted with
great apparent respect; but there are many
who never bow TO God. Some who read
these words have never bowed the knee or
humbled their heart before their Creator
and Saviour The trees bent before an out
ward force, 1t was the wind which bowed
their heads. 1t has been said of Jesus, To
him every knee shall bow" Some will not
bow to him while he is on the mercy-seat


but will wait until the tempest OF his dis
pleasure smites them down. 1t is better To
submit to Christ now. We who show such
Difference TO unworthy felow-beings, why
should not our hearts yield in penitence tc
the God who made us and the Saviour who
has died for us ? There is grandeur il
the sight of whole forest bending before
the storm, but there is more beauty in {
lily bowling its head with the weight OF Z
dewdrop So it will be grand to see all the
nations PROSTATE before Jesus the pre- uC
and stubborn side by side with the good anC
holy but it will be far better if we hav,
owned Jesus as Lord in this world. Their
is more true beauty in one lowly hear
which il humbled with gratitude, than il
all the nations of sinners falling before God
power. Who will yield TO the Spirits gra
cious influence which falls now like tn


gentle dew 2-Chrisiidn Mirror.
Year: 1877

The recent developments in connection with Life
Insurance suggest the Importance of a careful
discrimination in the selection of Companies upon
the part of those contemplating insurance.


Among the Companies entitled to unlimited
confidence the
Year: 1877

One OF our best clover seed savers is just
at our elbow, and he says "Tell them the
second crop is for the seed, and is really tit
for no other purpose, as it saliyates the stock
fed on it; that the best time to cut for seed
is Il very nice point TO determine. 1t should
be cut when majority Of the heads turn
brown, aud before any begin to shed off the
little seed pods each Of which contains
seed, Cut the second crop of clover just as
though it were Tor hay, rake it into wind
lows and let it lie, and take one or two
showers; then put it into very small cocks
while damp, about;one good pitchtork full
in place, and when it is dry put into stacks
and cap with something thatwill turn water;
or what is still better, if you haye a shed or
barn, put it there and let it remain until
you can get huller to take it out for you.
There are hullers enough now in the State
to hull all the seed needed for home use,
and the owners OF the hullers are willing
and anxious to so to any section where
work can be had. Let our farmers save all
the clover seed they can, and thus help to
make thousands Of dollars for the State, now
sent out each year for clover seed to sow,
Year: 1877

Few persons suspect the interest which
the younger portion of our population feel
in the progress of the European struggle,
and the familiarity with its details which
they eyince in their daily conversation and
intercourse. An uptown gentleman on
reaching home the other afternoon found
his wife out and the house all upside down.
The beds had been stripped of blankets and
counterpanes the tables denuded of their
covers table cutlery, broomsticks, and var
ious kinds of household hardware were
strewn over the stairs and floors in short,
it looked as if burglars had been through
the establishment,and left in hurry.


Just as he contemplated the devastation,
Bridget, the cook, came rushing up stairs
with despair depicted on every lineament of
gasped out, "Pm so glad Viz have come
home. Sure thin boys is a murtherin' each
other in the back yarrud."


In an instant he threw open the back
window, and the sight that met his eyes
showed the situation at a glance All the
boys in the neighborhood, from sixteen down
were there engaged in settling the Eastern
| question in style that would have made
Van Moltka howl with envy. For mo-
ment the Turks, led on by one boy in baggy
trowsers (which proved to be his fathers red
flannel drawers and armed with cheese
knife in one hand and a dirty white towel
on stick representing the banner of the
Prophet) in the other, appeared to have the
advantage, and had cornered the Russian
army, composed OF six boys with rakes and
pitchiorks, between the hen house and the
back fence Several other boys with bloody
noses and black eyes sat on the grass-plOt,
personating the Christian victims Of the at
rocities in Bulgaria. The czar had already
lost one of his front teeth and the Khedive
of Egypt was to be seen seeking safety by
inglorious flight through a backlot, carrying
off the parlor table cloth, rolled up on his
head as turban. just at this moment En-.
gland interiered in the shape of ten boys
who had been concealed in the back area
but wha now charged forth with rolling
sticks, fiat irons and pokers, simultaneously
with grand onset Of Cossacks and Name.
lukes who had lain in reserve behind tn,
fence, the manUuveripg was superb, th
contenaiug hosts described flank movement
around the clothes post which would hav
outwitted Sherman himself, and there is NJ
telling but that the Crescent would hav
waved victorious over all Europe had no





Mr.. b suddenly appeared on tn
scene, scattered the armies like chat, an,
ended the contest by sending the Sultan OF
to bed, and interviewing the Duke of Cam
bridge with the flat side ofa shingle.
Year: 1877

The death Of the inguished Catholic
Archbishop of Baltimore recalls to the
memory of some of those who remember
him in his youth the romance of his early
life. When be decided to leave the Episco-
pal ministry, for which he had been trained
and study for the priesthood, he made sacri-
fees that few men are called on to eudure.
He gave up at once not only his social posi-
tion but the great fortune which his uncle,
Mr.. James Roosevelt, after whom he was
named, intended to bequeath him, and worst
of all to some hearts, he renounced the wo-
man whom he loved


One of the most famous bellies that New
England ever produced was Miss Julia Beers,
daughter of Judge Beers, of sLitchfeld,
Conn. During the first thirty years of this
century the law school of Litchfeld was con-
sidered the most distinguished institution of
the kind in the country. It. drew to this
| bleak New England village the young men
of the best families throughout the coun-
| try, and one of its most honored teachers
was Judge Beers.


! His daughter was beautiful blonde of
the rarest type, with waving hair Of pale
| gold, large blue eyes, and figure remarka-
BILE for its tall and slender grace. Added to
these natural gifts, she possessed also fine
voice of remarkable power and compass,
which she constantly improved by training,
while her fine natural powers of mind were
cultivated by every advantage of education,
so that at twenty-five she was woman OF
rare and remarkable fascination.


At this time, during summer pleasure
trip, she met the young Episcopal clergy
man and the two became engaged. The
Rev. Mr.. Bayley was, at this period, strik
ingly handsome man, possessing qualities Of
heart and mind sure to endear him to those
with whom he was brought in contact They
were indeed remarkable man and woman
who met in that long past summer, and she
who had hundred adorers, listened with
pleasure to the addresses Of man who fell
that until now he had never met a fitting
mate


But powerful as love might be in an or.
ganization like this, the honesty of religious
conviction was still dearer to the heart OF
the young clergyman, and after his transfer.
ence to liagerstown, Nd, where he met the
present Cardinal McCosky, Mr.. Bayley re-
solved to become Catholic priest. Thi.
decision was a death blow to Miss Beers
She herself persuaded by her love, embraced
the faith of the Church of Rome, and for
while took refuge in a convent.


This departure to one of society's orna
ments to the gloom of closter produced
great sensation among the fashionable cir
Giles of that day, and when, after brit
period, she, under circumstances of pecuia
romance fled from the convent and returne,
to her friends, all sorts of speculations wer
set atloat. For few years she led life q
r retirement at her home in LitGhtield, an
then fell victim to consumption and pei
hans tn a broEan heart
Year: 1877

Tie Mayor informs Us that organiza'
tion among the employees Of the various
manufacturing establishments, for the
protection Of the properties in which
they are interested, is progressing slowly.
The tramp element, although seemingly
scarce in our midst, is lying around on
the outskirts in considerable force. Quite
a large number are along the line Of the
G. & P. Il. R., between Bridgeport and
the ouhkirts Of Bellaire; also on the edge
OF Marshall county. While they have a
wholesome fear OF our increased police
force, there is no doubt that any occasion,
such for instance as a serious alarm Of
FIRE, would call them into the city ready
to avail Themselves Of any opportunity
for misChiei that might arise from any
unusual excitement. For this reason
organization ought to be thorough and
Systematic in order 10 be available. Let
it be known that the employees Of the yO'


ious manufacturing establishments have
enrolled themselves into organized COM
panies, and that upon an alarm Of fire
they will be found in force about their
factories and the cowSrdly inCendlary
will not dare TO approach them. The
same may be said for thorough organiza.
ton in all parts of the city and among all
classes.


The moral power Of thorough system
in our preparation Tor any emergency will
be very great. 1t will almost amount to
aninsurance against any emergency OF a
serious nature arising. We should not
rest too confidently on the we'll known
numerical superiority OF the Order.loving
and law.abiding among all classes Of our
citizens, for our neighbor Pittsburgh
when aroused from her first stupor Of
astonishment was found 10 have an over.
whelming force that could have crushed
in moment the diSorderly element Of
her population, had 1t been organized and
efficiently handled. She was without
warning and therefore unprepared for the
terrible emergency until she had been
swept with hurricane Of fire. WehavC
been fOrewarned, it becomes us to be fore
armed.
Year: 1877

The Baltimore Sun sees that it is the
duty Of the present hour to strengthen
the hands ofth authorities. This is a
matter entirely Independent OF any con.
slaetatiOn Of the causes which have led to
tue present state Of affairs.
Year: 1877

proximity to the trouble the entire time,
They have arms Of the most effective SORT
and whenever they appear the mob scat.
tiers. The police do not command so
great respect, because the Impression
prevails that they will generally FIRE TOO
high 10 bit or shoot blank. The arrests
are numerous and hardly man has been
taken TO the station house without an At.
tempt at rescue and consequent inter.
change Of shotS. The last attempt 10
jail prisoners, several wagon loads in
number, was successful only after hard
fight at Halstead street Vladuct, which
seems to be the rallying point Of the
strikers and mob. The police begin TO
complain that they are being shot and
stoned down in that vicinity, as the riot.
erS, whenever the military disappear,
attack them In that locality with stones
and pistols.


A Tines reporter was attacked by a
crowd on Halstead street few minutes
ago, and responded by shooting one man.
One Of the police has just been danger.
ousl y wounded.


The foreman OF the Illinois Packing
Company, just in from the stock yards,
says that the men tried 10 work this
morning, but were driven of by the mob,
He says that $l25, 900 worth OF meat will
be spoiled in this establishment.
Year: 1877

STAGaERs AND INDIGESTION This dis
ease is thus treated by the agricultural edi-
tor of the New York Times: "It is known
as staggers,' or congestion of the brain, re-
sulting from indigestion and distention of
the stomach and bowels. 1t is often called


stomach staggers, and frequently occurs
when horses not subject to indigestion are
overfed with grain or green food. The


only proper treatment is to relieve the bow
els by purge of half an ounce of powdered
aloes in warm water, or pint of linseed
oil, or an injection of warm soap and water
with handful Of salt. Afterwards to feed
the horses very cautiously, giving only the
ligbtest and best food, viz: sound timothy
hay, cut, moistened, and mixed with oats
and rye ground together; half a tablespoon
full of salt and ateaspoonful of ginger should
be given in each feed. A drachm of sui
phate of iron in each feed for a week would
be of use. Care must be taken to give WA
ter in small quantities, but often, and al
ways to treat the horse so that the stomach
may never be overloaded or overworked.
If this is neglected there is danger that on
some occasion fatal attack may occur"
Year: 1877

EAT CELERY.-A writer who is familiar
with its virtues says: 81 have known many
men, and women, too, who, from various
causes had become so much affected by
nervousness that when they stretched out
their hands they shook like aspen leaves on
a windy day, and by moderate dai use
Of the blanched footstalks of celery as
salad, they became as strong aud steady in
the limb as other people. l have known
others so nervous that the least annoyance
put them in state of agitation, and they
were in constant perplexity and fear, who
were also specially cured by moderate
daily use of blanched celery as a salad at
meal time. l have known others to be
cured of palpitation of the heart. Every
body engaged in labor weakening to the
nerves should use celery daily in the season,
and onions in its stead when not in season.
We give it daily to our canary birds and it
cures them of fits: they are little animals
of very delicate nerves, easily frightened,
and therefore they need such remedy
very much, and the relish with which they
take it is proof that their instinct guides
them to eat what is good for them. ."-Bos-
ton Journal Of Chemistry.
Year: 1877

We take from the Scientific american a
few hints that journal gives as to the dan
ger arising from using petroleum lamps:


All explosions of petroleum lamps are
caused by the vapor of gas that collects in
the space above the oil. When full of oil,
of course lamp contains no gas, but i'm
mediately on lightning the lamp consump-
tion of oil begins, soon leaving space for
gas, which commences to form as the lamp
warns up, and after burning short time
sufficient gas will accumulate to form an
explosion. The gas in the lamp, will ex-
plode only when ignited. In this respect
it is like gunpowder. Cheap or inferior oil
is always most dangerous.


The flame is communicated to the gas in
the following manner. The wick tube in
all lamp burners is made larger than the
wick which is to pass through it. 1t would
not do to have the wick work tightly in the
burner, on the contrary, it is essential that
it move up and down with perfect ease. In
this way it is unavoidable that space in
INV oNAcS 10 iOit UiOhSo ohO WIN oulACiChU lOI
the fame from the burner to pass down
into the lamp and explode the gas.


Many things occur to cause the fame to
pass down the wick and explode the lamp.


1. A lamp may be standing on table or
mantel, and slight puff of air from the
open window or door may cause an explo-
sion.


2. lamp may be taken up quickly from
table or mantel and instantly explode.


8. A lamp is taken into an entry where
there is draught, or out of doors, and an
explosion ensues.


4. A lighted lamp taken up flight of
stairs, or raised quickly to place it on
mantel often results in an explosion.


In these cases the mischief is done by a
movement-either by suddenly checking
the draught or forcing air down the Chin
ney against the flame.


s. Blowing down the chimney to extin-
guish the light is a frequent cause of explo-
sion.


6. Lamp explosions have been caused by
using chimney broken off at the top, or
one that has piece broken out, whereby
the draught is variable, and the fame un-
steady.


7. Sometimes a thoughtless person puts
small sized wick in a larger burner, thus
leaving considerable space along the edge
of the wick.


8. An old burner, with it's air draught
clogged up, which rightfully should be
thrown away, is sometimes continued in
use, and the final result is an explosion.
Year: 1877

A young scapegrace, who left his father
house in. New York under cloud, and had
exhausted his credit in Virginia City, New,
telegraphed recently to his father to this eff
feet: "Your son Walter was killed in the
Consolidated Virginia this morning, by a
falling cage. What shall we do with the
remains?" In response a telegraphic order
for $3.50 was received with the laconic re.
quest "Bury them" The young scamp
took the money and had an elaborate spree.
When he was in condition for writing, he
sent by mail to his father the following
note 81 have just learned that an infamous
scoundrel named Barker sent you fictiti-
GUS account of my death, and swindled you
out of $50. He also borrowed $S5 from
me and left the country. | write to inform
you that am yet alive and long to see the
old parental roof again. am in somewhat
reduced circumstances, the accumulations
of the last five years having been lost-a
disastrous stock operation-and if you can
spare me 5000 will be ever thankful for
your favor. Give my love to ALL" A few
days later the young man received the fol-
lowing: "My Dear Son-I have buried you
once, and that's an end of it. | decline
having any more transactions with corpse.


Yours in the flesh, FATHER
Year: 1877

EXPLOSION OF THE MEAT SHowER.-The
natural philosopher in the employ of the
Cincinnati Enquirer gives this explanation
of the late meat shower: Most of us have
heard that many years ago COW jumped
over the moon, and to this day, no authen-
tic information has been had of her coming
down. Now, in order to jump over the
moon, the distance traversed would natur-
ally carry the COW outside the influence of
terrestrial gravitation, and, at the same
time, necessitate avoidance of the moon S
attraction. The COW, of course. not being
within the attraction of any heavenly body,
would revolve on her own axis and have an
atmosphere of her own. 1t is also well
known that the rarified atmosphere that ex-
lists few miles away from the earth will
not sustain animal life. Therefore the COW
must have died very soon after leaving the
earth. That, however, would not have pre-
vented the full accomplishment of the jump,
as the impetus at the start would have been
sufficient to propel her, dead or alive, the
required distance through space. 1t is a
verified fact that the preservative effect OF
rarified atmosphere on meat is in direct
ratio to the distance from the earth attained
To sum up, it only remains to supply some
such commotion in nature as that which
disintegrates meteoric bodies and hurls their
atoms into space, and the SO called phenom-
enon is explained. The lapse of time since
the COW died, expla ins the fact that micro
scopic examination of the meat revealed no
bloody corpuscles.
Year: 1877

''My son." mildly exclaimed reproving
West Hill mother one morning, "untie
that cat from the gate latch take in that
rope you've stretched across the sidewalk;
let your little sister out of the wood shed; :;
unfasten the cellar door and let the hired
girl come up and get to her work; take that
sign of 'boarders wanted off of Mr.. Pos
onby's front dobr; let Mr.. Jasper's dog out
Of that barrel; throw that paper of gun
powder in your pocket out into the street;
and then come here and tell me where you
were Friday and Saturday that you weren't
at school," The boy said he wasn't pre-
pared to answer just then, but he would in
sist on throwing out the report of the school
teacher on the ground that he (the boy had
been unduly intimidated from attending
school by the terror of long, hard lessons,
and further by the practice of bull-dozing
in the parish, as he could establish by reli-
able witnesses. Pending the decision of the
board, he filed a number of protests; but
his mother pronounced his attitude revolu-
tionary and sent to his fathers Office for
troops, which arrived about tea time, and
the local government was at once supported
and ordered enforced, and as the boy went
up to bed without any supper, and in Gus
tody of the troops, the throes of a free peo
pie, struggling in the iron grasp of do
mestic despotism, could be heard away down
on the next street, where the other boys
were lifting gates off their hinges and Car
rying them down to the creek.
Year: 1877

The North is said to he afraid of the
South, that it will control the country,
its government aud its policy. With
IL few years of peace these fears will,
in measure, be realized. Not that
the people will be arrayed against
each other with Mason & Dixon's
line to divide them on questions of
political or social interest, but the
majority must rule, and the genial
sky and fertile soil Of the South will
furnish the home of the future rulers
of the country. AS matters are to-
day, the Mississippi valley controls
the United State. In few years the
southern portion Of the valley will do
the same thing. There is nothing
alarming in this prospect. The IN
tegrity of the country will not be
prejudiced, by this change OF political
mower from the East to the South.


State Register.
Year: 1877

Mr. Samuel Scoles. man about 40 years of
age, made determined attempt to take his life
by cutting his throat yesterday morning Mr..
Scoles has been in i'll health for several years,
and has not done any work for some tim' Seg-
eral years ago he had fall, in which he injur-
ed the back of his head and has not been con-
sidered of sound mind since that time. He has
been very low spirited of late and has not been
out but little.


Yesterday morning he arose in his usual state
of health. and about o'clock went deliberate
ly into his cellar and cut his throat from ear to
ear. After committing the deed he spoke to
his wife and told her what he had done. She
went for neighbor who called in Deputy Sher-
if Hartford, who was passing at the time. One
of them went for surgeon and the other went
into the cellar TO render the unfortunate man
assistance. He was taken to his sleeping room
bleeding very freely. Dr. Tolford, who arrived
early, sewed up the wound, which he considers
as bad one of the kind as he has ever seen. In
fact the windpipe is cut off and the wound
reaches nearly to the back bone. 1t is not
thought that be can recover as his vitality was
so very low previously When first found he
was frantic with rage, and it required the unit
ed strength of two men to hold him, notwith-
standing the great amount of blood he had lost
He has a wife and three children.