smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

II was only one customer that the suH
man snubbed The customer asked FOR
ten cents worth Of wire. The .urly man
said something to him about the trouble
Of emitting of 50 small piece,aud uetred
at him for being SO small customer, lie
cut Il of from the roll, aud thc customer,
who had intended to buy some hinges
and bolts, aud two OF three locks, which
might have amounted in ell 10 Ave dollars
concluded be would deal at some other
store for the rest. llo paid for hi- teu
cents worth Of wire, and pushed on TO
the next hardware store. The suhy man
did not even bid him good day. That enc
customer seemed q very small affair TO
the dealer, because he wnntcd to pur-
chase such a limited amount OF mcrchau-
disc. He foregot that maa does not ask
in one breath for all that he wants, lie
forgot that thossmall customer of to-day
may be the larger customer tomorrow
He forgot that the man who is treated
stability at a store seldom returns to Il
except for something which cannot be
purchased elsewhere. He forgot the IN
tluenee which each customer carries with
him for good or i'll.


Courtesy brings custom, aud If custom
brings success in business, courtesy must
not be neglected. A man who is politely
treated at store is very apt to come
again, and to mention his experience to
his friends. A man who is rudely dealt
with is still more apt TO tell his friends of
it, and to warn them against the place
Some men have built up large business
and have made money, in spite Of their
unciviI treatment of people with whom
they dealt. How much more they might
have made If they had been polite, it is
difficult TO calculate. But LET every young
man understand that, all things being
equal, the courteous business man viii
make much better success of his work
than the crusty ill-natured one.
Year: 1874

Done at the RECORD office in the best styls
known to the art; and must be paid for on de.
livery. unless persons having the work done
have standing accounts with the Office. No de
Walton from this rule
Year: 1874

LET God have any glory that ma,


come from my labors. and let every
body but Ne,,ie forget me" he said


But Doctor Morgan had slab of the


common blue limestone of the hills


marble was not To be had-cut oui
for heads,onc. The device upon i,


was dove, the only inscription: "hn
alabaster box of very precious oint-
ment.'


Death is not always matter for
grief. lfyou have ever beheld rich
sunset from the summit of lofty
mountain, you win remember how
the world was transhgured before you
in the glory of resplendent light, and
how, long after the light had faded
from the cloud-drapery. and long af-
ter the hills had began to lose them
selves in the abyss of darkness, there
fingered u glory in the western hori
zon "a joyous memory of the splen-
did pomp of the evening. Even SO
the glory of kike's dying made all
who saw it feel like those who have
witnessed IA sublime spectacle, which
they may never see again. The mem,
ory OF it fingered with them like the
long lingering glow behind the wes-
tern mountains. Sorry that the suf-
fering life had ended in peace, one
could not be; and never did stormy
day find more placid sunset than his
Even Nettie had never felt that he
belonged to her. When he was gone
she was one whom an angel of God
had embraced. She regretted his alb
sence, but rejoiced in the memory Of
his love; and she had not entertained
any hopes that could be disappoint
ed.


The only commemoration his name
received was in the conference min
utes, where, like other such heroes,
he was curly cmbalmed in the usual
six lines:


"Hezckiah Iumsden WAS man Of
God, who freely gave up his life for
his work. He was tireless in labor,
patient in suffering, bold in rebnking
sin. holy in life and conversation, and
triumphant il death"


The early Methoaists had no time
for eulogies. a handful Of earth.
few hurried words 81 tribute, and the
bugle called to the battle. The man
who died was at rest. the men who
staid had the more work to DO.


NoTE.-Iu The striking incident OF the
dove lighting upon ktke's bed, ! have fol-
lowed strictly the statement OF eyewitness
eS-E. r..
Year: 1874

The Fall campaign has fairly opened in
Wall ST. and the usual number Of rumors in daily
circulation Pacific Mail declined yesterday on report
that Russell Sage had resigned from the Presidency,
and that the Central and Union Pacific Railroads were
negotiating for for rival line on the Pacific
Mr. Sage the report OF his resignation and no au
thebc information is 0btaiDaDle concerning the new
line Messrs. Alexandra GuiOn, and Talcott were aD
pointed committee OF directors 10 report the amount
~ assets and liabilities Of the Pacific Mail Company
The report will probably be ready by tomorrow The
Granger stocks depressed during the day upon
report OF decreased earnings.
Year: 1874

A mandamus was issued yesterday by Judge
Pratt in Brooklyn, compelling Mayor Hunter to sign a
warrant for 90 pay property taken BY the Park
Commissioners 20 build the Ocean Parkway The Mayor
claims that the road benefits only adjacent property
owners, who should alone pay for the Improvement.


Judge Westbrook, in the Supreme Court
Chambers decided yesterday in the matter OF motion
for q mandamus to compel the Clerk of the General
Sessions to make q Of the proceedings In the
sharkey case, that the motion must be denied Tie
remedy for sharkeys counsel was declared to be a
pication for mandamus against tho coart, though II
was not stated whether not THIS would be granted
Year: 1874

Between the conditions Of trade
in England and the United States,
says the Boston Post, there is an in>
tense sympathy, and whatever dis
turbs or benefits one country has to
a greater or less degree corres~
ponding effect upon the other. The
financial panic of over year ago in
this country extended its blightiug
grasp even to the trade and industry
of Great Britain. Prices fell Of,
wages became reduced, and business
generally stagnated in proportion.
Up to the end Of September, the
revenue, instead of showing the
promised increase over the first six
months Of the last financial year,
exhibited a decrease of six and q
half million dollars. The impulse
in the downward direction, however,
had then been exhausted, and the
gratifying has now set in.
For the five weeks between October
l and November I the revenue res
ceipts exceeded those of the cores
ponding period of last year by seven
and a half millions of dollars, SC
that the deficiency of the first hall
of the year has not only been made
up, but there is a gain of a million.
This recovery from depression is
not fitful or Fictitious. 1t signalizos
new and valid rea iustment OF
those conditions which regulate la
hor and distribute capital in wages
and trade.
Year: 1874

The pc. organ of the admj'. slra'
ton at Washington, the National
Republican, is honest enough at
last to make the following confes,
sions: Hundreds Of thousands of
men are idle in every State in the
Union. All trade and industry
are at stand still. The factories
have ceased to produce. Hard
times stare every man in the face.
This is, what defeated US in the
late conpaign, and it viii defeat US
it. the campaigns which are to come
if 1t Is allowed to continue. We do
ut know that the method of relief
we have indicated is the best one,
but what the Republican party mast
do if it wishes to hold the country
in Is is to put the working men to
work #g..
Year: 1874

We Join the Norfolk Landmark
in the declaration that Gen. Emory,


the Federal ccmmandant in Louis


iana, deserves signal and severe re-
buke fo: the declaration in his re-
port that "the presence Of troops
is necessary to the conservation Of
peace in the Southern country ard
in my opinion to the existence of
the Government itself. As the
Landmark well says, the Southern
country includes all the territory
South of the Potomac. IF General
Emory's command were CO extensive
with this territory he might plead
personal supervision in justification
Of this declaration, and even then
the statement would be false, bu


as the Department of the Gulf ha.


not that extent, We can not see from


what source Gen. Emory obtain.
| the information upon which he bases
his most reckless assertion.
Year: 1874

Says the Chicsgo Tribune: We
give for what it is worth a rumor
that the counsel engaged by Beech~
er, Tilton ct al, have decided to
withdraw from the various libel suits
on tie ground that they would in
volve private matters no. fit to be
made public. 1t is not possible
that the eminent legal gentlemen
mentionedin our dispatches are such
fools as to think that it is in their
power to save the reputation of both
Beecher and Iilton. One of them
must be pilloried for a rascal, or the
people will never be content.
Year: 1874

The New York Times, though q
Republican paper, has shown most
commendable independence in iEs
discussion of the doings of the ADJ
ministration and laudable zeal in
behalf of just and proper govern
ment of the Southern States. 1t
has not only bitterly denounced the
action of the government in sending
troops to these States at the call of
every vile carpet~bag and scallawag
officer holder, but has stoutly insis~
ted that there should be change
of policy on the part Of the govern
ment IN regard to the character of
men appointed to Federal Offices
throughout the South.


The Times in passing pays its
respects to Attorney General Will
liams. 1t says:


"There can be no question that
the advice of Mr.. Williams on
Southern questions has, generally
speaking, been rash and mischieV~
Gus. He has practically sat in
Judgment on the constitutions of
various States, and construed them
according to his own ideas. And
this is an exercise of his duty which
the Federal Constitution never coald
have provided for, since it does not
even recognize the existence Of a
Cabinet at all. The Attorney Gen


eral has no sort of right to decide
questions of local government in the
Southern or any other States. Mr..


Williams has, in effect, done this
more than once, and if the Presi>
dent were to remove him, and put
in his place some great lawyer who
possessed the confidence of the peo


pie, we believe that he would dc


much for the Republican party, ano


what is of greater consequence.


would render a substantial service


to the whole country


The Times then remarks that i
has "more than once ventured II


remind the people Of the North tina


misgovernment and lack of prosper
ity at the South will inevitably re
act upon them. No man can sa.
he is in a healthy state if one of hi
arms is paralyzed." This is strict


ly true, and the North has begun t
: realize it. There can be no doubt
, that a great part of the fnancla
e distress now upon the country,
5 due to the unwise and unlawful &C
ton of the Federal government tc
! wards the South, by which it ha
e become in many places almost
: desolate waste and produced with
! ering effect upon the entire country
1t it were not for the fact that W
- believe the American people vel
y beginning to realize this truth, "
o would have but little hope for OF
e country materially or otherwise.
Year: 1874

The Legislature is mostly occu>
pied IN local bills and SO far has
done but little of public interest.
There is not really much legislation
of a general interest to DO, if the
Convention question and the subs
iect of the State debt is left out Of
consideration. If the friends of the
Convention see that their cause is
hopeless they had better drop it and
not waste time and money in its dis
cussion. The schemes suggested to
Iiquidate the State debt we look
upon as inadequate. If any com,
promise is made there must be some
cash paid and we all know that we
cannot raise more revenue by addi,
tional taxation.


The Legislature had better pas:
its local bills as soon as possible and
adjourn at Christmas. It can d.
nothing wit. the debt and will no


act on Convention. ...r.
Year: 1874

SATURDAY Dec. 12-P. NJ.


The general trade Of the city has not improved


during the week past. though there has been some


little activity in the dry goods and fancy goods lines


SO far as il relates holiday merchandise or articles
suitable for presents. The cotton market il dull,


with declining prices, increasing receipts and de-


creasng exports. The produce trade is dull with


unsettled and rather dropping prices. The extraor-


dinarily large stocks OF breadstutis hand, with
the moderate export demand, coupled with the
belief that England has been measura-


bly, supplied with grain imported from the
,ntinent, in addition to her own good crops,


does not hold out the prospect of very hopeful


Winters business for our Western railroads so far


AZ the grain carrying traffic Is concerned. The
events of tho week in financial circles have not
been very remarkable. The recommendations of
the President and Secretary of the Treasury upon


tine matter of return to sDecie payments have been


considerably discussed and are generally regarded


with favor far the object sought to be obtained


is concerned As to the proper mode of reaching


specie payments there be great Diversity of
opinion, aud the general feeling or belief Of the


street is that Congress will do nothing
of practical character at this session in the way
of enforcing the Presidents recommendations. Had
President Grant on taking the Executive Chair in
1869 taken as strong position in favor of specie
sumption as that contained in his recent message
and rcsolutey adhered to IL. he would probably


have carried lis party right along in that direction


and the result would have been that we should
have long since resumed and most likely have


escaped panic OF general revulsion in business
But he did not do SO then, and he unfortunately
stands upon no such vantage ground now The money


market has been easy for call loans most of the week
at to per cent, while exceptional business has


been done both above and below those figures Dis
counts are slightly frmer The bank statement was
surprise to many, in that the falling off in re-


serves was so small especially In specie, in face of


the exports of that article of merchandise but they
should remember that the United States Treasury


put ont during the week about S4o0O0o gold in the


form Of gold sales interest, aud redemption of $40


bonds. and the payments in the Treasury in the


form of duties was small The gold speculation has


for the present apparently it's course. and the
quotation at the close tonight was the same as
that of last Saturday, tho prsce IN the


mean time having been up to i11s and down to 1l0f


Init:d States bonds have been in good home de-


mand, but show decline Of TO per cent for the


week. Tho share speculation was active early IN the


week and duh later on showing frequent and some


what eccentric variations in prices, though without
any very wide changes comparing the closing prices
Year: 1874

After having been married some
weeks, it came into the head of y
young husband one Sunday, when
he had but little to occupy his mind,
to suggest to his wife that they
should plainly and honestly state
the faults that each had discovered
in the other sinceBthey had been
man and wife. After some hesita-
tion the wife agreed to the PROPOSE
tion, but stipulated that the rehear-
sal should be made in all sincerity
and with an honest view to the bet>
tering of each other, as otherwise
it would be of no use to speak Of
the faults to which marriage had
opened their eyes. The husband
was of the same mind, and his wife
asked him to begin with her faults.
He was somewhat reluctant, but
his wife insisted that he was the
first to propose the matter, and as
he was at the head of the house it
was his place to take the lead.
Thus urged, he began the recital.
He said:


"My dear, one of the first faults
l observed in you after we began
keeping house was that you good
deal neglected the tinware. You
didn't keep it secured as bright as
it should be. My mother always
took great pride in her tinware and
kept it as bright as a dollar" d."


Il am glad that you have men,
toned it, dear" said the wife, blush
ing little; thereafter you shall see
no speck on cup or pan. Pray
proceed"


i have often observed, said the
husband, "that you often use your
dish>rags long time without wash
ing them, and then finally throw
them away. Now, when at home
remember that my mother always
used to wash out her dish-rags when
she was done using them, and then
hang them up where they would
dry, ready for the next time she
would need them


Blushing as before, the young
wife promised to amend this fanlr,
The husband continued with q
most formidable list of similar
faults, many more than We have
space to enumerate, when he declar'
ed that he could think of nothins
more that Was worthy Of mention
Year: 1874

There is a bird in New Guinea
called the Hegapodius, which in the
size of its eggs and its manner Of
Matching them, must he considered
extraordinary. 1t is not larger
than one of our ordinary fowls, but
its eggs are three inches long by
two and q half in diameter. 1t
does not attempt to sit On them. a
colony of birds lay their eggs
together in a large mound, in the
hottest part of the year from Sep
tember to March, and leave them
to be hatched by the sun. The
mound is made of sand, loose earth
sticks and leaves, which latter by
their decay increase the heat. The
mounds are wonderfully large being
ten feet high and about sixty feet
in circumference at the base. The
young birds come out at g hole in
the top. The mother birds wait on
the trees around till their chicks are
hatched and then each leads off her
own brood. How each knows its
own is mistery. The eggs are
mech relishcd by the natives, but
not at all by Europeans. A native
of Cape York ventured one day in
to nest of eggs, and while he was
exploring the hidden riches of the
large mound the upper part fell in
and he was smothered. He was
afterward found in the very act of
diggin-buried alive in a bird s
nest.
Year: 1874

Mr.. Henry Howorth lately dis
cussed the question, "Does the
earth receive any heat from the


sun p and comes to the conclusion
that it does not. That is the earth
receives heat from the sun, but it
gives out more than it receives end
if it did not receive any at all, it
would still maintain itself and its
atmosphere at the present temper
ature. Thus, though we are within
the influence of an external heats
giving body, the heat we feel and
experiment with is really derived
from the earth itself. Mr.. Ho>
worth's reasoning is as follows -
He thinks the earth is contracting
in its equatorial regions, and ex-
panding in its polar dimension.
Contraction, according to a known
law, produces heat, and expansion
consumes it, which accounts for the
hot climate of the equator and the
cold at the poles. AS a whole the
earth is a shrinking mass, and
therefore it is a heat producing
agent. Whatever heat it receives
from the sun tends to expand it,
and really results in smaller
amount of contraction, and conse>
quently in lessened production Of
heat from itself. The only effect
of the suns action is to prolong the
earth's activity as source of heat
by diminishing the ratio of contrac'
tion. Having brought the argu'
ment to this point" says Mr.. Ho.
worth, 81 am constrained to 20 q
step further, and to say that if the
earth be independent of the sun fol
its heat--that if independently o


the sun altogether it is throwing
out an amount of heat equivalent t.
the amount of its contraction, it ii
unnecessary and unphilosophical t.
postulate the sun as a source Q
heat, and that we are bound, para


doxical as it may seem, to conclud


that the earth does not receive an,
heat directly from the SUM-" Blu
though the sun is in his opinion No
a furnace from which we directl


receive our heat, it is che ultimat


cause of it. The power which pre-
duces the heat-giving contraction


the gravitating force, and this W


derive from the sun. Mr.. He
worth's philosophy therefore
Year: 1874

We desire to call the attention Of
our readers to the following preva-
lent mistakes:


1t is a mistake to suppose that
the subscription price of a news
paper is clear gain to the publish
er.


1t is a mistake to suppose that
he gets his white paper for moth
ing.


1t is mistake to suppose it is
printed without cost.


1t is mistake to suppose that he
can live bodily by faith.


1t is a mistake to suppose that
it is an easy thing to please every
body.


It is mistake to suppose that
paper is not worth buying which
contains only what We know al
ready.


1t is a mistake to suppose that
money due paper would be as good
to us year hence as now.
1t is a mistake to believe that
we wouldn't be thankful for what
is due US and new subscribers.
Year: 1874

Now said he, my dear, you be-
gin and tell me all the faults you
have observed in me since we have
been married


The young housewife sat in sis
lence; her face flushed to the tenn
Piles, and q great lump came in her
throat, which she seemed to be
striving hard to swallow.


Proceed, my dear; tell me all the
faults you have observed in me,
sparing none! a


Arising suddenly from her seat,
the little wife burst into tears, and
throwing both arms about her hus-
bands neck, cried:


MY dear husband, you have not
fault in the world. If you have
even one, my eyes have been SO
blinded by my love for you that as
long as we have been married 1 have
never once observed it. in my eyes
you are perfect. and all that you
do seems to me to be done in the
best manner and just what should
be DONE


But, my DEAR said the husband,
his face rcddening and his voice
growing husky with emotion, :just
think; / have gone and found all
manner of fault with you. Now
do tell me some of my faults; l
know I have many ten times as
you ever had or ever will have. Let
me hear them Indeed, husband,
it is as I tell you; you have not a
single fault that I can see. What
ever you do seems right in my eyes;
and now that I know what good
for>nothing little wretch l am, I
shall at once begin the work of rea
form and try to make myself more
worthy Of you


'NoRsence, my dear, you know
sometimes 1 60 away and leave you
without any wood cut; I stay up>
town when ought to be at home;
I spend my money for drinks and
cigars when I ought to bring it homa
to you; =


No, you don't, cried his wife;
you do nothing Of the kind. ]
like to see yon enjoy yourself;
should be unhappy were you to dc
otherwise than just exactly as you
do


God bless you, little wife = cried
the now thoroughly subjugoted hus.
band; from this moment you have
not fault in the world! Indeed
you never had fault; I was but
Joking, don't remember a word ]
said! and he kissed away the tears
that still trembled in the little wo-
mans eyes.


Never again did the husband scru
tlnize the tinware nor examine the
dish-rag-ncver 80 much as men
tion one of the faults he had enum-
Grated; but soon after the neighbol
women were wont to say:


1t Is wonderful how neat Mrs
keeps everything about hel
house. Her tinware is always as
bright as a new dollar; and I d.
believe she not only washes bu
irons her dish-rags! And the
neighbor men we're heard to say
What steady fellow M-ha'
got to be Of late; he don't spend
dime where he used to spent
dollars, and cant never be kept
from home half an hour when ht
is not at work. He seems almost
to worship his Wife