smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

An ENGINEER'S WANT OF FNERvE.-UnqueStlon-
ably the bravest men in America are those who
can stand on the foot t-boards of the locomotives
which draw the fast express trains. But few peo-
pie are aware of it, but the leading railroads,
where connection must be made if possible, only
engineers known to be brave and daring are given
engines on express trains, and as soon as an en-
gineer shows the least tmidity about running fast
he is taken from his engine and given one on
freight train to run. Two such cases have occur
red recently on the Indianapolis roads. Railroad
officers state that the first sign that an engineer is
becoming timid is that he will be five or ten min
utes late possibly half an hour, for some days or
nights in succession. He is then called to an ac-
count, and unless his reasons are convincing, an
other engineer is given his engine to run for few
times, and should he bring the train in promptly
on time the first named engineer gets freight
train engine to run until he braces up. 1t Is
stated, however, that after engineer allows his
timidity to get fair hold he seldom so far over
comes it as to have the bravery to step on an ex-
press train engine and run at the speed necessary
to make the time. Quite recently an engineer of
one of the roads running west from here got an
impression that some accident was to happen to
him. and one night when running a fast express,
he constantly lost time. At the first station where
the train stopped the conductor berated him for
running so slow. The engineer actually shed
tears, and owned that fears had overcome him,
and that he dare not run fast, and at his own re-
quest an engineer of freight train which stood
at this meeting point was given the train to run
through that night, the conductor telegraphing
the train MASTER asking that the request be grant
ed The timid engineer has since run freight
on the road Indianapolis Journal.


PRINcELY FARMERs-An Enormous Ranch Of
so, 900 Acres.-The largest wheat grower in Cali
fornia is DIR. II. J. Glenn, whose ranch in Colusa
county embraces $4,000 acres, or about ninety
four square miles of good land, nearly all arabic.
He has this year $4,000 acres in wheat, which, it
is estimated, will yield 100000 bushels, worth, at
s5 cents bushel, $765,0OO. And yet, with fail
ures of crops, which occur about two years out of
five, and the heavy interest he is paying on loans,
Dr. Glenn is, perhaps, not so well of as an lnde-
pendent farmer who owns only ten acres and is
out of debt.


Nearly all the princely farmers of Illinois of ten
years ago have come to bankruptcy, and it will be
q wonder if Dr. Glenn escapes that fate. Under
the new constitution the great ranch owners viii
have their uncultivated lands assessed at the same
value as the cultivated provision which will
force them to break up their estates and sell them
out in small farms.
Year: 1879

ns-Some people take life hard, while others
take it easily. If man groans over his work and
grumbles until he is completely soured he actual
ly doubles the amount of labor necessary to finish
his task. If, on the other hand, he laughs at TOLL


the toll itself seems to wear smile, and helps to
finish itself up by the middle of the afternoon
There are too many men whose philosophy of life
is illustrated by the following: He was at work
on huge pile of cord wood The saw was dull,
and he tugged and fretted and fumed, and at last
broke out with series of expletives big enough
to fatally injure an ordinary mouth. A CHEEKY
fellow passed BY and, taking in the situation at
glance said by way of friendly advice, My friend,
why don't you sharpen your saw" The poor,
oppressed victim of circumstances looked at him
savagely for an instant, and then replied 'Look
here, mister; don't you think I've work enough to
do saving this pile without stopping to sharpen
saws ?" and then kept on, but with an added grOwl.
Year: 1879

A DRIVING HORsE.-A driving horse is not as
expensive on the farm as some seem to think,
when we consider the and strain it takes from
the regular farm horses. On all large farms, on
small ones where there is much driving to do, a
good driving horse is real necessity. Although
it is not generally known yetit is fact that half
days drive, even at an ordinary gait, is more Sc
we're on farm work horse than two days work on
the farm. The reason for this is apparent when
we take into consideration the fact that horses's
muscles become set to particular kind of work
and the strain is unusual and severe when put to
other purposes than the regular one. 1t is about
as hard for a family driving horse-we mean
good stepping one-to be put to farm work, such
as plowing narrowing, and cultivating, as it is to
take plow horse and put him to road service
Keep the farm horses on the farm where they be-
long and if you live far from the post-ofee, store
or church keep driving horse, and you will make
by it in the increased good looks and longevity of
your farm animals. Many farmer stays away
from church on Sunday because his horses have
been hard at work all week and should rest on
that day. Social intercourse with neighbors is
also put off until slack time with the horses, on
the same account, and for want of good driving
horse which the farmer raise for himself, many
pleasures are given up.
Year: 1879

ES-A party of Irishmen went to a clothing store
to buy a suit of clothing in which to bury dead
comrade All varieties of garments were examin-
ed and discussed by the mourning friends, but
none could be decided upon until one of the party
took light thin suit, saying "By gorra, let's take
this bys, it's thin and COOL and poor Pat win find
it mighty comfortable"
Year: 1879

RUNAWAY MARRIAGES.-The marriage laws in
Virginia are very strict, full account of the age,
parents names. occupations and residence being
required from both parties before license is
granted. clergyman who marries minors with
out the parents consent is liable to imprisonment
and a fine of 500, 600. 1t is probably owing to
these safeguards about marriage that divorces are
so rare in Virginia.


Before the war village called Hard Scrabble,
just over the Pennsylvania line, was sort of
Gretna Green, and quondam shoemaker, who
had been chosen justice of the peace, ofciated as
God of love to join the flying lover who hired him
to escape the law. When they were very young,
however the old man often reasoned with them
like a father, and more than once sent them home
to learn wisdom with age. On one occasion when
the girl was a mere child Quimby the shoemaker,
laid down his pipe, and fixed his eyes on her
blushing, trembling face. "Marry your" taking
up two bits of thread, eyes / can marry you as
quickly as | can tie this knot. But"-and the old
man rose solemnly-''only Gods hand can cut the
knot assunder" For the first time, perhaps, the
awful import of her act flashed upon the girl. She
burst into tears, and sobbed out 81 want my
mother !" ''I'll take you to her, my child and
as for you, young man, go about your business"
They were never married, and to the end of her
life the woman had reason to thank the old man
for his interference. The papers have been filed
lately with the runaway matches of two young
girls, one flying from Vassar College, the other
running away with a servant. Girls who have
never probably chosen a dress for themselves, in
one rash moment fix inexorably the fate of their
future lives. The only argument they hear in the
matter is the good looks of young fellow of whom
they know really nothing. Girls so immature and
unreasoning ought not to be trusted to choose
their every day companions. Parents are to
blame if these companions lead them into lifelong
misery.-The Youths Companion.
Year: 1879

Philadelphia the epicures have been com


pc led to venture on the live stock that the
rest provides. firing of bread and
, b eff as steady diet, one of the laborers,


urged on by stomach strongly ap-
pealing for change, made a bold break


one day for the regular bill of fare and


announced that he was going to have


boiled monkeys as the choice dish of
his menu just once anyhow. An accurate


shot brought a plump young "monk"


tumbling to the ground, and sent score


or more chattering and squealing into the
depth of the forest. Quickly skinned and
cleaned, the dispute arose as to how long
the game should be cooked, which ques.
ton was finally settled by an agreement
to put the monkey into the pot and let him
boil away until it was decided by test that


he was done. The first test was made af.
ter an hours steady boiling. The cook
picked the animal out with a long, two
pronged fork, and after more than one
attempt sliced off a piece from the upper
part of the leg. Chopping it into pieces,
he handed one to the nearest diner. Plac-
ing it between his teeth, he chewed and
chewed and chewed in vain, and then
broughtlt forth from his mouth, and hold
ing 1t for moment in his hand, cast it
on the ground with the single remark:
'Gum boots" The monkey returned to
the boiler at once, where he remained for
another sixty minutes, and the second
tasting brought him out tender and juicy
that is, tender and juicy for monkey
and by dint of active mastication and
lively imagination he passed as deli
cate side dish. Several more attempts and
little more practice and experience in
monkey cuisine developed the fact that,
with the meat chopped fine and stewed
with flour thickening, palatable Braz.
lliah-Irish stew could be manufactured
out Ofsthe ingredients at hand. Flushed
with this first success in the experimental
culinary line, parrots were next tried, and
after repeated attempts at roasting, boil
ing and stewing, were found to be edible,
although somewhat strong in flavor. With
monkey, parrot, the company provender
and plenty Oflarge fish, which are caught
by spearing or shooting barbed arrows
with cords attached, the settlers are en-
able to exist in comparative comfort,
working and eating being about the only
amusement they have.
Year: 1879

On account of q nervous malady with
which he was afflicted, Mr.. Edward
Havemeyer, who is son of New York
millionaire, now deceased, and nephew
of ex-Mayor Havemeyer, was an inmate
for some time during the past winter of
the New York State Homeopathic asylum
for the insane at this place. While there
he formed the acquaintance Of one of the
attendants, Miss Carrie Weaver, young
lady of slight. delicate form and pretty
face, who first attracted his fancy and
then won his affections. The advances of
Mr.. Havcmyer were modestly received by
Miss Weaver, and were evidently not dis
tasteful 10 her, as in due time they re-
suited in an offer of marriage on his part,
which was duly accepted. Upon the
young gentleman's notice to his mother
of his proposed marriage, she, with dis
play of sense and regard for the happiness
of the young couple seldom witnessed in
her station of life, interposed no Obiec-
tions, after having satisfied herself by dill
ligent enquiries that the proposed bride


was of respectable parentage and ire
proachable character. The consent was
then given, and the young gentleman hav-
ing recovered from his malady, the, we'd
ding ceremony was performed, in this viii
lage, and the two were made man
and wife. The gentleman took his bride
to the city where she was cordially re.
ceived by his relations and treated with


every consideration due a daughter. A
furnished house in the city was offered
the newly married couple, where they re-
sided for a time. but as they preferred the
more quiet life and fresher air fthe coun-
try, gave it up and moved to Middleton,
where they are now living, occupying a
house on Mulberry street The happy
meeting at the asylum has resulted in a
gentleman obtaining tor himself a good
wife and poor girl being lifted from a
position Of poverty and servitude to a
house Of her own, luxury and affiuence.
-IKingston IN. W Freeman. @-
Year: 1879

A member of the Philadelphia company
which is now engaged in railroad build.
ing on the Amazon river has returned and
relates some incidents of life in that region,
He says wher not engaged at railroad la-
tion is hunting up the delicacies Of the
season in the way of food. The company
furnishes the solids, such as flour and salt
beef, but fruit being luxury which de


mands higher prices than Is charged In
Year: 1879

There is a religi )us movement against
tobacco in the Oneida community, where
the weed has been freely used. The re-
formers do not take any pledge, nor ab-
stain whenever they desire to smoke or
chew, but pray for God to remove the
appetite for tobacco, and many declare
that they have thus been entirely cured.
Year: 1879

Time and physical suffering cause the
creases about the eyes more than anything
else. Therefore, with proper attention to
your health, you have it in your power
to avoid many of these. Nervous suffer
ing often gives hard look to the mouth,
and sometimes pulls it out of shape. We,
all of us that are worth anything, must go
the spirit in which we bear it
will be sure to leave its impress
about the most mobile of all the fca-
lures of the face. Pain of all kinds, an
guish, agony, care, wrinkle the forehead


from temple to temple. Thought and pas
sion increase it perpendicularly between
the brows. All these outward manifesto
tioss of the internal conflict that goes on in
every one of us from day to day,
are to some extent, within the
control of our will, but they do
not yield one iOta to all the cosmetics in
the world. You have certain feeling, and
your face takes on certain lines, and in


proportion with the recurrence of that
feeling those lines deepen. But you
may, by the exercise OF your will power,
keep that feeling in check 10 a certain ex-


tent also control the lines of your face.
This is all the preventive or cosmetic
that there Is for wrinkles. So save the
money you have put aside for any oher
so.called cure for them, and use it
for better purpose. There can be
no real and lasting beauty without
truth. Try to be true to noble ideal all
through. That is the foundation, the cor
nerstone of true beauty! An attractive
face is not made-up one. 1t Is the face on
good terms with his or her own soul.
Yes, that is the grand secret of all effica-
cious cosmetics for the face. Be on good


terms with your own soul; and secondly,
treat your body with all the respect and


reverence that are due to the temple Of the
soul-[H Howard Giyndon, in Domestic


MONTHLY. 'E- rll i''cg -.i- sts e.i.
Year: 1879

A correspondent of the English Ne
chanic gives one or two valuable hints
for ridding premises of rats. One very
good plan, lie says, is to nail red her
ring on the wall OF the warehouse or
place infested, about eighteen inches
from the floor; on this, little to one
side, beneath the fish; place brick or
piece of wood near the wall. At an
equal distance on the other side set an
ordinary steel snap-trap not baited. The
rats, in jumping off from the brick to
get at the herring, after few attempts
are sure to fall down m the trap. This
is a good permanent plan, as it is some
what above their comprehension. LIZ rats
have undermined the foundation walls,
which they do sometimes to such an ex-
tent as to endanger the building, it is of
no use to attempt to stop them out by
tamping their burrows with broken glass
bottles, for they work diligently to
make fresh ones. A better way is to
put shovelful of dry sand over every
hole. The rats soon come up through
this, but in so doing let half the sand
into the burrow, which, unlike earth,
they cannot either force or carry up
again, and by repeating this at every
fresh. opened place their runs become
quite filed up, and they make up your
foundations again. BY this means /
have known granary that was terribly
infested with rats quite cleared of them.
All their burrows being at last filed
with sand they were compelled to take
themselves elsewhere.
Year: 1879

Needles are made from soft steel wire,
which is received from the manufactory
in coils. The wire is cut by fixed shears
into lengths sufficient to make two
needles. These blanks, being bent, re-
quire Strengthening, which is done by
placing several thousands of them be-
tween two broad, heavy rings, and heat
ing them to redness in furnace. They
are then removed and placed, still in
position within the rings, on fiat iron
plate, and by means of curved bar,
termed smooth file, rolled back and
forth until perfectly straight. Each
piece is then sharpened at both ends.
The workman takes up number at a
time and holds the ends against grind
stone, forming the points. By means
of die and counterdie, two grooves are
stamped by press on each side of the
wire, which is next pierced under q
press with two holes, forming the eyes.


A number of pieces are then strung
on two fine wires and broken each in
two by fling and bending. The rough
ness about the head is removed by fl
ings, several at time being placed in a
small wise. During these processes the
needles, having become somewhat bent.
are Strengthened by rolling on a fiat
plate, as before. They are now brought
to red head, and tempered by plung
ing them into oil. Fifty thousand at a
time are then put in canvas bag with
emery, oil, putty powder and soft soap,
and rolled to and fro under pressure
until they become bright. The better
class of needles have their eyes drilled.
The final process is polishing the points,
which is effected first by rotating hone,
and afterward by buff wheel. OF late
years machines have been introduced by
which needles are formed from the roll
OF wire without the intervention of hard
labor.
Year: 1879

The owners Of the steamer Republic
own the pier and wharf at Cape may
Point and also the ra lrOad from the pier
to Cape May, and therefore, DO not & lear
rumored competition from the Ctgae.
This little railroad Of three miles mas
taken In as much as $3.50 day. Wv
Year: 1879

This morning when the SO through
express train arrived at the depot in
this city among the passengers for New
York was gentleman from Washing
ton. who in starting for the restaurant,
fell on tn" ice breaking his arm in two
places. The mau was conveyed to the
telegraph office, and Dr.. Kane being
SUNNI )ned, reset the arm and the man
left for his home in Washington this
morning IN the s 40 train.
Year: 1879

The Chief Engineers office is connec-
ted by telephone with the city mill and
Cool Spring pumping station, is also
cannected with the Central Office
through which messages can be sent
and received from also any section OF
the city. This arrangement but recent
" introduced has on more than one
occasion demonstrated its usefulness.
Year: 1879

One hour with Thee, my God, when dayligh


breaks


over world Thv guardian care has kept,
When the fresh soul from soothing stumble
To praise the love that watched me while
When With new strength my blood is bound


lug Tree,
The first. best, sweetest hour III give 10 Thee
one hour with thee when busy day begins
Her never ceasing round Of bustling care,
When I must meet with toll and pain and sins
Aad through them all Thy cross again mus


bear.


Faithful to death, I'll kneel an hour with Thee
one hour with Thee when rides the glorious
High in mid-beayen, and painting nature


feels
Iifeless and overpowered, and man has done
For one short hour with urging life's swift
in that deep pause my soul from care shall
To make that hour of rest one hour with


Thee.
One hour with Thee, when zaddened twilight


fines


Her soothing charm DER lawn and vale and
When there breatbes up from all created


IHiuE5


The sweet, enthriIling sense Of Thy deep


love;
And when its softening power descends on me,
Ny swelling heart shall spend an hour with
Thee.
One hour with Thee, my God, when softly
night


Climbs the high heaven with solemn step
and slow;
When Thy sweet stars. unutterably bright,
Are telling forth thy praise to men below;
O then, while far from earth my thoughts
would flee,
I'll spend in prayer one joyful hour with Thee!
Year: 1879

STUFFED EGG-PLANT.-Do not peel, bu
cut the eggplant. a fairly large one, in two
and boil until it is soft. Then remove the
eggplant from the fire, and, when cool, with
spoon remove almost all the cooked substance
leaving the rind. Drain this substance thor
oughiv. using some pressure. Take an onion
cutit up fine, and add to it chopped parsley,
salt and pepper. and with piece OF butter
stir them thoroughly. Then add the cooked
inside OF the eggplant, at the end adding the
volks of two eggs and some grated nutmeg
When this is thoroughly cooked introduce il
into the rind Of the eggplant. Take piece
ot string, tie up the halves, and bake thor
oughly.


To Fry EGG PLANTs.-Egg plants should
not be chosen too large, they are inclined
TO be pithy; peel carefully, and cut in slices
one quarter of an inch thick; put the slices
in slightly salted water, and allow to remain
for two hours. Dry perfectly before cooking.
Take two eggs and mix cold in pint of milk.
Have dried bread crumbs powdered crack
nrs. Dip the egg plant in the milk and egg,
and then into the bread or cracker crumbs.
Have in your frying pan a piece of butter,
and when it Is very hot, put in your slices and
cook thoroughly To have fried egg plant
well DONE put the slices when cooked in a
piece OF paper To absorb the grease. l think
ii a great improvement to cook egg plants
with oil instead of butter. | fry squashes in
the same way, only do not put them in salt.


PLE-DUNiPLINGs.-It' most time for 'em,
but any one that eats an apple before it is
ooked, about this time of the year, deserves
o have cholera morbus. Why don't the
society for the prevention of cruelty to child
rem stop the selling of green, unripe apples
Mortality among children is a great deal owing
10 their indulging in unripe fruit. Stew your
apples, make dumplings of them, and the
poison in 'em is killed. Here Is n fair receipt
Tor dumping: You can boil or bake 'em,
but boiling Is better; for your crust, sift a
pound of -four, and rub into that six ounces
of well-mashed butter; when you have worked
it up well, add the yolks of two eggs and a
tablespoonful of cold water Just before you
have done with your paste add a heaping
spoonful OF pulverized sugar; roll it out thin
and put in cool place for an hour; pare six
apples and scoop out the cores put little
bit of cinnamon, and a grating of lemon peel
and pinch OF brown sugar in each of the
apples close the apple up in the paste, and
boil each one in a napkin, or, if you want to
bake them, don't any napkin; mostly
before serving them slice off the top and put
in piece of butter and teaspoonful of
powdered sugar. Apple dumplings, with
Dundee marmalade for sauce, are first chop.
Year: 1879

To keep your knives and forks from rusting,
make a bag of flannel, and stitch from top to
bottom an inch and half apart a dozen times
making little bag for each. Roll, and keep
in dry place.
Year: 1879

Companies incorporated by any foreign
government other than State of this Union,


must furnish evidence to the satisfaction of
the Auditor that such Company has invested


in the stocks of some one or more of the States
of this Union, or of the United States, the
amount of ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS, and that such socks
are held by citizens of the United States.
Year: 1879

Know All Men by These Presents, That the
Mobile Life Insurance Company of Mobile,
Ala, do hereby authorize any and all agents
that said Company has may hereafter have
appoint in the State of Mississippi, for or
on behalf of said Company, to accept and ac-
knowledge service of all process, whether
mesne final, in any action or proceeding
against said Company in any of the courts of
said State of Mississippi; and it is hereby ad-
mitted and agreed that such service of the
process aforesaid shall be taken and held to
be valid and sufficient in that behalf, the same
if served upon said Company according to
the laws and practice of said State, or of any
other State; and all claims right of error
by reason of the manner of such service is
hereby expressly waived and relinquished


Witness our Hands and the Seal of said
r, Company, this 9th day of May, A.
L. 81 D., 1873


MAURICE MCCARTHY, President


I'll. NJ. FRIEND, Secretary