smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

Ia GROWING CONFIDENCE IN TIM
STRENGTH Of THE vEro-THE LAST
RESORT OF THE SILVER MEN
THE VITO OF THE SILVER BILL
-LRGIsLATIoN TO FOL-
Low If IT Is sUs-
TANNED.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-The veto
message viii be sent into Congress, it is
now believed, about Thursday or Friday
probably on the latter day.
Some of the republican silver men this
evening profess to believe that the veto
will be sustained. 1t is understood that
If 1t should prevail and the bill fail, the
republican anti-silver men will JOIN with
the silver men Of their party at once,
bringing in new silver bill, authoriz zing
the coinage of silver dollars receivable at
their real market value and not at their
nominal value for all debts contracted
before the date of the bill.


THE REPEAL OF THE RESUMPTION


CLAUSE.


It is understood that the Senate Com
mittee on Finance will bring up at their
meeting tomorrow morning the question
VIZ oPStiO ttduot
A majority of the committee are in fav-
or of its repeal, but a compromise will,
1t Is thought, be had to the effect that the
obligation to resume specie payments
shall be reasserted, but the date at which
1t is to be begun is to be struck out; that
is to say, the committee are ain favor of
the Maine law but opposed to enforcing
it,"


THE INvEsTIGATIoNs-CAU OF THE


DEMOCRATS.


A caucus of the democratic members
OF the House Is to be called tomorrow
after adjournment to agree upon plan
for the selection and appointment OF ex-
perts to be employed in the several in
vestigations to be begun into the expen-
ditures of the several departments Of the
government. 1t is proposed that these
experts shall be the servants of the
House and not of any particular COM
mittee, and this that the best service may
be obtained for the work assigned them.
Year: 1878

The amendments to the constitution
were finally passed by the Legislature
to-day. This settles the question of a
convention and forever decides against
any manner of repudiation of the State
debt, placing the bonds on the firmest
basis. The Motfet Punch bill, the rev.
enues from which will also be placed
to the interest fund, will also very prob
ably pass canvass of the General As
sembly showing large majority in its
favor.
Year: 1878

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.


The face that had looked out upon the
night was that of Lucy Willetts, the widow 8
only child. The widow had long earned her
living by going out to days work in the town
and suburbs. She was a busy, active little
woman, and her services were generally in
request.


She sat tonight in low rocking-chair, her
face shaded by her hand.


The light burnt low-much of the room
was in shadow yet what was visible indica.
ted the delcacy and refined taste of its occu-
pants.


In early life Mrs. Willetts had married her
fathers partner, young and rising man, but
misfortune followed within year. The firm
failed ruinously, and from that time COM
menced the downfall of John Wiletts.


They moved out to Pottsville, and not long
after Mrs. Willetts came into possession Of
some money enough to build comfortable
home and set her husband up in business.
For nearly ten years he contrived to keep
wife and child above want, but his habits
we're bad and his companions demoraizing.
He was fast drifting to ruin, and had mort
gagged the house and land for more than two
thirds of its value And now it was to be
sold under the hammer.


Lucy stood for long time looking mourn
fully out. The pose of her slender, beautiful
figure suggested, in some way, the delicacy of
the spirit it encased. One could divine that
she had suffered and was still suffering, for
the small white hand, that clasped the frame
of the window, had a certain tenacity OF
grasp not natural when ones mind is at ease.


Presently she tnrned away with an inaudi'
BILE but long drawn sigh. In the dim light
she looked as ethereal as spirit. The class
ic head, the broad, clear forehead, the satin:
like lustre of the hair, the graceful step-all
took and held the eye captive. Gliding over
to where her mnther sat, she sank upon her
knees at her side.


Mother, DEAR" she murmured, I'VE are in
great trouble"


my darling, I have seen darker times, u
was the low reply. 81 was just thinking that
this is sad anniversary day. Ten years ago
to-day, your father left that door, and | have
never seen him since. Tomorrow, you and
are going"


but, mother, dear"


"He stood there" continued the woman
pointing to the door, her eyes fixed in far:
away gaze. 81 felt that l had borne all
could; but he was my husband-your father
Year: 1878

Don't hurry so. Move slower, it may be
that you will 60 surer. Grind, grind, grind
one everlasting grind, from five in the morn.
ing till ten at night, chasing the bubble of
human riches. What is the need, pray tell
me? You already have enough and even
more than you can use. You are heaping up
wealth for others to waste or quarrel over
when you are dead. And half your heirs, in
stead of recollecting you gratefully, will con-
template your departure from this hurrying
scene with infinite satisfaction. Dorest awhile!
You are wearing on the vital forces faster
than there is need, and in this way substract-
ing years from the total sum of your life.
This rush and worry, day after day, this rest
less anxiety after something you have not got,
is like pebblestones in machinery; they CRATE
and grind the life out of you.


You have useless burdens; throw them off,
You have great deal of needless care; dump
it. Pull in the strings. Compact your busi-
ness. Take time for thought or better things.
Go out in the air and let Gods sun shine
down on your head. Stop thinking of busi-
ness and profit. Stop grumbling at adverse
providences You will probably never see
much better times than these in this doomed
world. Your most opportune season is now;
you happiest day is to-day. Calmly do your
duty, and let God take care of his own world.
He is still alive and is the King. Do not
imagine that things will 60 to everlasting
smash when you disappear from this mortal
stage. Don't fancy that the curse of Heaven,
in shape of the vain task of righting up dis
jointed earth, is imposed on you. Cease to
fret and fume cease to jump and worry ear
ly and late. The good time is coming, but
you can never bring it; God can and will.
Take breath, sir Sit down and rest and draw
long breath. Then 60 calmly at the tasks
of life and do your work well.
Year: 1878

An old fashioned hostery stood at the juno
ton of two roads. 1t was an unpretending
wooden house, whose sign swung from the
branch of an old oak, and had so swung for
fifty years or more


The landlord was fat man in white
Jacket; the landady was portly woman in
a calico wrapper, who took great pride in a
brood of young chickens that were continual
ly foraging in the cool hall.
Year: 1878

THERE has indeed been wonderful change
in the administration OF italian affairs, if the
statement made by the President of the
Council-that there are sixty millions in the
treasury, of which one.third is available to
reduce taxation-is true. Since the estab.
lishment of the kingdom annual deficits have
been the rule, despite the constantly increas-
ing revenues. Nevertheless, it must be said
that since 1871 the deficits have been steadi-
ly growing less, until they have fallen from
261, 100000 lire in 1871 to 65,000,OO0 In 1877.
This year It is plain there will be surplus
for the first time in the history Of the king
dom. The debt is just about the
same as that OF the United States, and if it
can be carried in times like these, it does not
seem absolutely impossible for the Land of
Song to get out of debt at some time in the
distant future.
Year: 1878

HIGH authority fixes the balance of trade
during the fiscal year to end June 30th next,
at the enormous sum of four hundred mil
lion dollars. This will be an increase of about
one hundred and fifty millions over the previ-
GUS fiscal year. This estimate is based upon
actual figures up to date, and is most reas-
suring fact.
Year: 1878

THE World is not inclined to rejoice over
Mr. Tilden's letter and evidently does not be-
lieve it is sufficient answer to the charges
brought against him. 1t says: sit was said of
the force with which Sir Neville Chamberlain
set forth on his recent unfortunate embassy
to the Ameer of Cabul, that it was too large
for an escort and too small for an army. In
like manner it must be said of Mr.. Tilden's
letter concerning the cipher kilograms OF
which we have heard so much recently, that
it is too long for denial and too short for an
explanation. Nor is this all. 1t denies only
what needed no denial, and explains only
what needed no explanation"
Year: 1878

A Minneapolis cat has achisyed kitten with
five heads, and we can imagine how sweet it
will be when that cat attains its majority. to
have it sit on the back fence and commune
with itself.
Year: 1878

ISN'T it little singular if Tilden knew
nothing of those dispatches, that he should
use the same cipher in communication with
his Michigan lawyer that was used in the
kilograms that passed between Florida and
Gramercy Park?
Year: 1878

THE Democrats repeat with great gusto
the doubtful statement that Mr.. Tilden did
not see the cipher kilograms. Perhaps he
did not; but who authorized the deposit OF
the funds with which to make the bribery?
Year: 1878

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


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
municatons that are not used.
Year: 1878

Col. INGERsoLL says: "But some gentle-
men say that Congress has the power to make
money, and want to ask them enc question.
want you to think about it: If this govern
ment has the power to make money, why
should they collect taxes from US? Why
don't they make it and let us alone? II this
government can make dollar, or thousand
dollar bill just that quick -(slapping his hands
together), why should they make US labor
day and night, and make US pay to support
them? If the government can make money,
let them make it, and let us alone. But, in
stead Of that, this great government comes
up here into this country with the bayonet
and compels you to pay taxes. 1t is like the
ocean trotting round to borrow little salt
water, or like the sun trying to get the loan
of a candle from some poor devil that has
worked weeks to make that candle. So say
to them, if they can do 1t, let them do it.


WHEN a newspaper field is well occupied Ii
is always a matter of regret to see any effort
to over crowd it; for it is obvious that one
strong newspaper is better In all respects for
any community than two weak ones. Such
paper is able to fulfill more completely its
legitimate functions as acollector of news and
General matter, and to represent more effect
lively the interests of its constituency. We
are led to this line of remark by the announce.
ment that new paper has been started in
Franklin county. The Chronicle at Farm
ington is the old, we'll established representa-
tive paper of the county, is we'll managed and
enterprising, good in tone and entitled to full
respect and confidence. Major Keyes, Its
editor and proprietor, is a good fellow, up
right, straightforward and reliable, with q
noble war record behind him. We should be
sorry to see any support diverted from him by
new venture, There is no good reason for
it, and the people of Franklin county ought
to appreciate agood thing when they have
Year: 1878

There is an inquiry in connection


with this subject which is constantly
attracting more and more attention.


1t is beginning to be apparent that
continued attendance at school, up to
years of manhood, is no preparation


for life, because habits of labor and
industry are not taught and enforced
with it. Viewed from this side of
the subject our conmon schools. ex-
cellent as they are in themselves, are
not wholly good in their results.
Our children can 90 without cost to
the common schools, are kept there,
and really taught to work. a paper
IN the Polytechnic Recie,c, considering
the subject in this relation, traverses
the popular beliel that education is a
natural preventive to crime. The
writer boldly attacks the current
theory, and marshals statistics against
it in a way that makes it appear
wholly untenable. 1t should be stated
that his argument is not against ed
ucation in its full and proper meaning,
but on v against a system which does
not provide for education in any pro-
persense but allows the young to grow
up without either the discipline of
sOhd learning, or necessary instruc-
ton in the lessons of labor. Hes
tins kind of education has no otendcncv
to diminish crime ;that "the ratio of
crime to population is less in Ireland
than in Massachusetts, and that
"property is much moro secure in
l.o'v with 'l@ milions of illiteratos.
tuan III the old uoy state with ali Its
Schools On many occasions we
have spoken OF tlH evil tendency of
this writer comes to show that while
the country has been congratulating
itsclf upon its rapid advance in
knowledge, is it really succeeding in
making large number of boys idle
anddiscontented, unhtforinduStryand
vet incapable of useful intellectual
cxcrtion. They have in fact secured
merely that little learning which the
poet observes is Il dangerous thing.
and they have been spoiled for hon
est work without being fitted for any
thing less arduous. Consequently
youthful loafcrs and idlers are grow
ing up, and difficulty is experienced
in filling the place of the thrifty, la
borious farmers who are droppingout
of the ranks in the natural course of
things. 1t is not improbable also that
undue reliance upon the public schools
is leading tothe neglect OF home train
ing and practical education, than
which there could be no greater mis-
take or evil.-Er.
Year: 1878

The Walla Walla Watchmdn OF last
Friday says Thirteen teams with fam
iics from Wisconsin came into town
yesterday and stopped before the post
office. There was letter for every
soul and balm in Gilead adforevery heart
They seek new homes and we know
they will not seek in vain.
Year: 1878

a GREAT MONTHS WoRK.-Our jan
uny Exports $50, ,445 1907 in Ercess of our
ImpOrts.-If we can credit the statement
made by the Chief of the Bureau of
Statistics, at Washington, the excess of
exports over imports to the ports of the
United States for the single month of
January last was s33, ,445, ,907. This was
certainly a tremendous months work |;
and whether we got very large profit
or not as compared with profits in some
other years, we were still making money
rapidly, and in just the proportion indi-
Gated by this excess. His statement EN-
braces all the ports of the United States
and 1t shows further that for the first
Secen months of the fiscal year the balance
OF trade in our favor reached the enor.
nous sum of S135,6O7 ,137.-This is most
remarkable exhibit, and being unex.
pected must have great weight in re-
storing confidence to the whole country
a few years of trade at this rate will be
sure to bring to the country the pros
perity we have been waiting and watch
ing for for twelve or fifteen years. We
assured the readers of the GAZETTE the
other day that times were growing bet
ter; and money was becoming more
abundant and easier to obtain. Wha
We want now is confidence. Not credit
We have had too much of that. Conf
dence that will bring with it cash. lie
us all try to do something and to b,
cheerful and encourage each other to g
forward with our works of improvement
and we believe the "good times" will
return almost before we know it wheI
all men who want work will find it 70
the seeking
Year: 1878

They DoN'T LIKE Ir-The Senatorial
prophets don't like to witness the un-
shaken and upward tendency of the
United States bonds in Europe which
they predicted would be deprecated by
the passage of the silver bill remonetiz-
ing the dollar of 412! grams and making
1t legal tender. They deserve no pity
for the Ignorance and absurd position
they placed themselves in since they
srazenly and without blush hurled in
suit after insult into the faces of their
constituents at home who innocently and
honestly favored the "dollar of the
fathers" Better men than any of these
Senators and more conscientious" men
too had to bear with the epithet of being
In favor of a "dishonest dollar" caught
up and savagely thrown IN their teeth by
The satellites of men who make no pre-
tense to morality that will not permit
thelr presiding at horse race; or, lead
ing IN game of poker for glass of rot
gut III modern club house, made infa-
nous by Its aptness and fitness as a trap
to vice for the young and unwary.


Every time the legal tender silver dol
lar of 412i grains was asserted to be worth
only so cents on the dollar by these lick
spittles and satellites of the brokers and
bondholders, falsehood was printed or
uttered.


Senator Eaton, of Connecticut, said in
his seat the other day that he was
"beaten," on the question. But he did
not make an apology for his repeated in
suits cast at the Democratic press mol
did he ask pardon Of the people for hi.
efforts to entrap them into paying Al
grains for a gold dollar that will not reall,
be worth more than silver legal tende
dollar of 400 grains. Who now are til,
"consummate fools?"


The very Senators who argued tha
our and per cent. bonds in Europ,
would 60 down, seeing that they were a
a premium of to z per cent. while con
suls were only SO cents, ON Thursday votet
10 issue bond at per cent. interest anC
put it on the market.
Year: 1878

GOLD fell to 1O0b on Saturday. and this
morning the quotations in New York
were the same with prospect for low
er rate before the close of the Board OF
Brokers' session this afternoon.
Year: 1878

Whether it is due to carelessness
or to a want of knowledge of the re-
quirements of the fowls we cannot
say, but many who keep and breed
fowls adhere to the oldtime practice
of feeding corn, corn, corn and
nothing else, winter and summer,
and then expect their fowls to do
well, to lay plenty of eggs and to
keep in good health. They may,
and no doubt viii; get fat on such
food, when given in liberal quanti-
ties, but then that is not all that is
required. In summer the fowls re-
quire food which will not cause a
production of much fat, while in
winter they require food Of more
heating nature to successfully resist
the cold, although it should be given
not too literally, or else they will
become too fat; and the food should
be changed at regular intervals to
obtain the best results. During the
winter months it will be found to be
= good plan to warm the grain and
other food before feeding it, and not
leaving the fowls to run out in the
morning before the weather has be-
come warm. This latter is very
necessary with Leghorns and other
large combei birds. A supply of
meat scraps, or mush made of corn
meal with fair proportion Of finely
chopped meat, should be given dur
ing winter, to supply the absence of
bugs, worms and hoppers, which the
summer Affords Poultry Journal.
Year: 1878

The cloth peidlers are canvassi:g
all around this section of oun.ry,
and farmers are buying from S25 to
800 worth of cloth, from persons
they never saw before, and probably
never will again, just because the
goods appear cheap. They soon
find that thev have been swindled,
and have cloth enough to last them
a dozen years, when they were hard
ly able to purchase years supply.
Soon their notes become due, and
they have to sell something at sac
rifice to meet the payment. We
confess that we cannot understand
why people will be so foolish as to
buy goods IN this way. 1t is all
wrong, and every individual who is
green enough to be caught is swim
died in the end [St. Cloud Times.
Year: 1878

To one gallon Of water take one
and half pounds of salt, one-half
pound of sugar, one half ounce salt
petre, one-half ounce potash. In
this ratio the pickle can be increased
to any quantity desired. Let these
be boiled together until all the dirt
from the sugar rises to the top and
is skinned off. Then throw it into
q tub to cool, and when cold, pour
it over your beef or pork. The meat
must be we'll covered with pickle,
and should not be put down for at
least two days after killing, during
which time it should be slightly
sprinkled with powdered saltpeter,
which removes all the surface blood,
etc., leaving the meat fresh and
clean. Some omit boiling the pick
lie, and find it to answer well, though
the operation of boiling prrifies the
pickle By throwing off the DIRT al
ways to be found in salt and sugar.
If this recipe is strictly followed, it
will require only single trial to
prove its superiority over the COM
mon way or most ways Of putting
down meat, and will not soon be
abandoned for any other. The meat
is unsurpassed for sweetness, delica-
cy and freshness of color.-[Ger-
mantown Telegraph.
Year: 1878

The horse, although it looks
st-eich- forward mrch more than
mos, animals, We, does not do so
nearly as much as man, and there
fore requires in its habitat:on an ar
rangement of light quite different
from that in its owners dwelling.
Give the horse the light from only
side, and it will direct only one Of
his eyes toward it. but the other eye
will be in the shade; this inequally
weakens both eyes. Put it in such a
position that it looks into the dark,
which is certainly unnatural, and
when taken out of the stable the
abrupt change from darkness to
light will harm it. To place it
straight against the light, gives the
latter a binding effect which is also
injurious to the eyes. The horse
stable should therefore always re-
ceive the light from above, either
through skylight through windows
placed near the ceiling in the wall
to which the animals head is turned
as he stands in the stall. Moreover,
the stable should be always bright
as bright, indeed, as daylight: for
the horse is not a night or twilight
animal, and is in NJ neet of an arti-
fetal darkness, like fattening stock.
New York Tribune.
Year: 1878

We may live without poetry, music and


art;
We may live without conscience. and


live without heart;
We may live without friends, we may


live without books,
But civilized man cannot live without


cooks.
He may live without books; what Is


knowledge but grieving?
He may live without hope; what Is hope


but decelving?
He may live without love; what Is pas


sion but pining?
But where Is the man that can live with


out dining?


And In order TO dine we'll you
must buy your groceries and wines
at the I store, where you can get
better goods at lower prices than
any store IN the city. Remember
the number-4s and so Spring st.
Year: 1878

knowledge not only confers
benefit on those that possess it, but
upon all with whom they come in
contact. The owners of the CT"
store, having a thorough knowl-
edge of their business, all who deal
with them reap the benefit of their
experience No. As and so Spring
street.
Year: 1878

No money is better spent than
that which Is laid out for domestic
satisfaction. A good meal, accom-.
panied by u good glass of wine, will
put a man into the best possible
humor, as every wife knows; so
buy those nice groceries they have
at the "Tn store, ana make your
home happy. No. As and so Spring
street.
Year: 1878

You can't have everything you
want in this world. Life is like a
blanket that is too short; if you pull
it up ovor your shoulders your un-
cover your feet, and if you cover
your feet your shoulders must be
bare. However, some cheerful peo>
pie manage to draw tht.i feet up q
little and SO pass pleasant night.
Year: 1878

The game-not little game, by any
means-of the Southern Claim Agents, who
compose the majority party in the House
is 10 piunder from the Treasury sufficient
smount TO reimburse their own and the
losses of their constituents during the war
They have already presented claims amount
ing TO millions of dollars, with several large
communities to hear from These facts
cannot be too clearly elucidated during the
coming campaign.