smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

THE H-TELLER.-It is worth
while now and then to have what is
called the truth told you about your
self. There are times when such truth
telling is of great and immediate service.
But I have noticed that persons who
plume themselves upon speaking the
truth to their neighbors are persons who
really have no special devotion to truth,
but who have, on the other hand, a pas
sion for making people uncomfortable
They do not love their neighbors; they
hate them, or are Indifferent TO them.
With them so-called truth-telling is mere
ly form of self.indulgence.


How would it do, the next time the
village truth-teller comes around, for you
to tell the truth to him2


"Kind friend, / thank thee for telling
me that my daughters manners are rude,
and that my uncle, the parson, should be
spoken to about his method OF public
prayer, and that my best Sunday-go.to
meeting hat is two seasons behind the
times but let me reciprocate thy kind
ness by informing thee that thou art a
selfish old gossip, without enough brains
to perceive the whole truth about any sit
uation, but only silly half-nuth, or a
miserable distorted truth, which, from
the best of motives, l advise thee to keep
to thvself."-"7Re Old Oabinetj'" Scribne,
fin. ,J,LLU
Year: 1877

RUSSIAN LADIEs.-The ladies in Russia
are very anxious to marry, because they
have no liberty before marriage. They
are kept constantly under the paternal
eve until given up to their husbands, and
then they take their own course. AL
most as soon as a girl is born, in the
better rank of society, her parents begin
to prepare the dowry she must have when
she goes to her husband. She must fur
nish everything for an outfit in life, even
to dozen new shirts for her coming
husband. The young man goes to the
house of his promised bride and counts
over her dresses, and examines the fur
niture, and sees the whole with his own
ewes before he commits himself to the If
reyocable bargain. In high life such things
are conducted with more apparent del
icacy; but the facts are ascertained with
more apparent accuracy, the business
being in the hands Of broker or notary.
The trousseau is exposed ia public before
the wedding.
Year: 1877

A FOOLISH man by the name Of Crapor
with his foolish wife, lately sailed from
New Bedford, Mass, in little sail-boat,
twenty feet in length, intending to cross
the Atlantic and hoping to bring up at
London some forty days hence. We see
no sense in such silly experiments, even
if successful.
Year: 1877

Polygamy always has been a very
fruitful source of discomfort and domes-
tic trouble; for as no man, who is per-
feetly free to take a wife, will be con-
tented without one, so no full-groWn,
womanly woman, will prefer to be one
of q plurality of wives, rather than to
be the loved wife of one man, if perfect
freedom of choice be left to her. No
such monopoly on one hand and priva-
ton on the other was ever assented to,
or existed where there was freedom for
the people and equality of condition for
the support of families, or where relig-
ious fanaticism did not draw authority
from imaginary revelations as a reason
for polygamy.


MOnOgamy has its origin in nature,
the source of the social life relations,
the filial and fraternal. These relations
cannot be doubled, as in polygamy.
Hence, polygamy has never been the
traditional custom of the Teutonic and
Celtic races, and it can never become
so. Thus, all we can see in the past
history of the world, all we know of the
endearing life relations, whence come
perfection and beauty; wisdom, power,
and government; faith, hope, and as
piration; individual sovereignty, equal
lty, ana Justlcej association, harmony,
and happiness, all point to mOnogamy
as their true and highest source.


Finally, polygamy only exists among
people where there is great inequality
of condition as to property, and where
all political power is held by heredi-
tary few-where caste prevails-and the
ruling classes are above public opinion
or law; or, where they ignore the life
relations, and take imaginary revela-
tions from the invisible world as the
| higher law for what they do. This, in
deed, is precisely what all fanatics and
| licentiOus persons have always been
known to do. Hence, as soon as the
Mormon men and women become free


from priestcraft and superstition, polyg-
amy must of necessity die out; each


man will choose but one wife, and the


women will consent to no more than
| one.
Year: 1877

The anecdote is told of Fitz-HugiI
Ludlow that once travelling in Oregon,
he was chided by a religious stage
driver for his sin of nOvel-reading, and
was told that ian immortal being ought
not to spend his time in that manner"
He answered that ian immortal being
was just the one who could afford to do
it."


Whether or not novel reading may be-
the wisest occupation an immortal be-
ing can afford, may depend upon indi-
vidual circumstances; but the principle
underlying that reply is of deep signifi-
canoe and wide application. The uncer-
tainty and brevity of life in this world
is continually forced into our convic-
tions by facts under our daily observa-
tion. We are thoroughly indoctrinated
with the belief that all men are mortal,
but though we hold that the soul can
not die, we lose out of our consciousness
the fact that, after this world, life goes
on widening and lengthening toward
the infinite. We forget that in all the
vital interests of our being we can gauge
their relations by the measure of i'm
mortality.


We forget, too, that the world does
not die with US. If everything does not
get accomplished, if all problems are
not solved and all difficulties settled
during our lifetime, there are genera
tiOns to come after, who can carry on
the work. We are so impatient to see
results that we fail to recognize the
necessary progress of growth into fru-
ition.


Hasty and injudicious, or question:
able means which produce an immedi-
ate effect in the right direction, do not
really help a good cause. There will
come a reaction which may set the
new line of progress farther back than
the old boundary. 1t is very necessary
that before we go ahead, we make our
selves sure we are right. We can afford
to go slowly, or to wait, but we cannot
afford to go back. Because everything
is not achieved for woman that the
earnest workers in her behalf would see
accomplished, we need not be discour-
aged, neither should we rush impetu-
ously into measures which may carry a
promise of success, but do not really
conquer any new outpost, nor strengthen
those already gained. 1t is hard to see
individual suffering; to possess our souls
in patience while women and children
suffer shipwreck of all things, but we
must learn to work wisely and hope
fully and patiently. God is not hurried
in his plans. If we would be co-work-
ers with Him, we must accept His
methods.


But if God is not hurried, neither is
He idle nor Indifferent. He who sits
with folded hands waiting for time to
work out the desired result, is no CO.
worker with the Divine One. "I bide
my time" is not the motto of effortless
waiting or selfish harvesting of chance
crop, but it is the watchWord of the
grand patience and confident expecta-
ton which come after heroic endeavor.
Year: 1877

The other morning our attention was
attracted by the sound of strong tenor
voice in the street. Street-singing is so
common that we gave no special heed
to it for a while: but there was ring
Of manliness in the voice that presently
drew US to the window. Midway in the
street stood a man of middle age, clean,
and comfortably dressed-evidently no
common beggar. He sang with uneov-
cred head, while by his side stood lit


tie girl of ten, holding his hat. Very
plainly but neatly dressed she was, with
fair, open countenance. There was
no doubt that her task was an unusual
one, as she stood modestly by her father,
shyly glaneing at the faces that were
gathering at windows on either side of
the street. The singing was really good;
but presently it ceased, and in clear
voice, which carried with it a convic-
tiOn of its honest purpose, the man
briefly stated why he had come to sing,
bringing his little girl. 81 would rather
work ten hours a day for dollar" said
he, ethan do this. But while l cannot
get work, have resolved to do the best
1 can to get bread for my children. l
have nice little home, but we can not
eat it, and have to pay rent for it. l
am glad to say nothing l earn goes to
| the rum-shop." A few more words he
added. 1t seemed impossible to doubt
the mans sincerity as he stood there
with certain aspect of honest pride.
As he resumed his singing, doors and
windows opened, and there was sub
stantial evidence that many hearts had
been touched and sympathy awakened
for those who, failing to earn money in
these hard times in their usual avoca-
ton, were trying to do something else
for an honest living. Street-singing
may seldom be wisely chosen oceupa-
tion, but we honor the spirit which
leads man to do something, even if he
can not do what he would-to earn what
! he can, even if he cannot earn as much
as he might reasonably expect.
Year: 1877

Horace Greeley used to tell this story:
He once sent a claim for collection to a
Western lawyer, and, regarding it as
rather a desperate claim, told the at
torney if he collected it he might re-
serve half the amount for fee. In due
time Mr.. Greeley received the following
laconic epistle: "Dear sir-I have sue
ceeded in collecting my half of that
claim. The balance is hopeless
Year: 1877

ions of the most eminent lawyers and
iurists here, some Of whom are of
counsel before the tribunal, and one OF
whom Is @ member of the tribunal it.
self.


The House Committee on Louisiana
have agreed to report to the House the
evidence already taken regarding the
action Of the Returning BOARD, to be
classified, indexed and digested for
presentation before the tribunal.


It Is the opinion Of member of the
tribunal that. after deciding upon the
method Of procedure, it will take at
least until Saturday, and perhaps until
Monday, to reach decision upon the
main points In the case itself. That is
to say. whether the vote OF Florida
shall be thrown out or counted, and, II
the latter, for whom. BUELL..
Year: 1877

At meeting OF the Board to-day a
resolution, in honor of the late
Daniel f. Meader, was adopted and
placed ON the minutes, and copy was
ordered to be forwarded to the family
OF the deceased.


The following resolution also passed
the Board:


"Resolved, That as a measure of our
respect for the late o. P. Morton, we in
scribe upon the minutes of the Board
the GATE Of his death and burial
and the fact that his memory is held in
great affection and esteem as the friend
OF Cincinnati In the hour Of trial by alt
good citizens OF this city,"
Year: 1877

formed the Senatorial Committee on dissolu-
tion OF the proposal that at the election the
government would designate the candidate
they favored, thus making use of a right
which, up to the present, has been recognized
by all governments.


The Duke also states that If the Senate
voted dissolution the government would de-
cree it Immediately. The Senate is summoned
to meet again Wednesday. Debate on disso-
lutiou will commence at once, and night sit
tings will be held If necessary.
Year: 1877

State of Colorado. The thousands that
have been drifting towards Dead wood
the past few months may another year
see that young mining camp the capital
OF a new Territory, while the people OF
san Juan. who have built Lake City to
be thriving town Of 1900 people, may
see 1t the centre Of another new State.
Year: 1877

Especial to the Democrat


ST LOUIS, June 2o.--It is stated that the
assets of the National Bank of the State of
Missouri, recently suspended, are sufficient
to pay depositors in full, qf which fifty cents
on the dollar will be paid very soon
Year: 1877

Especial to the Demoerat.l


New York, June 20.-The exclusion OF
Je ,soh seligman from the Grand Union Hotel,
IL. Sratoga, on the ground OF his being a
i Lots pfll excites public interest, and is the
topic of conversation among citizens Of oil
classes. II Is understood movement Is on
foot among some Christian gentlemen to
hold public meeting on the subject. Judge
Hilton said to reporters this morning, what
have done have done in what / conceive TO
be my duty In the protection of the interest
of the property in my charge. There is
class Of people whom | will not have In the
hotel, and have right TO say So don
see how this concerns the general public.
Year: 1877

The statement OF Mrs Tcrrill uhc wife of George d.
Terr, Of Mount Sinai, who is now In Suffolk County
JAIL at Rivcrhead for outrageous assault upon Miss
izzc Davis, Port Jecrson) that her husband was on
board Of schooner anchored in Huntington Harbor ON
tho night OF the supposed murder OF Charles g. Kolscy
saw men row out from the beach ana sink something


In the bay and the next morning found on the beach
bloody bankot which shb still In her possession
with patch on II whore tho blood spot was proves to
have no foundation In factin short, to be purc in
vcnion. Tcrrill, having no knowledge OF the state
MED the whole story. lie sailed on board tho
schooner Jane g. Harris mot the Jane j. Harrs) and
might have been IN Huntington Harbor about that


c he says. but further than this there was not the
shadow OF truth IN tho statement and when informed
mat II was mado by his wife, hc appeared much sur
She PROBABLY imagined that she could thu induce tho
District Attorney 10 order his release from Jail
Year: 1877

acters, of course, better sustained
than others. The dresses OF the
Misses Knightcn we're very tasteful,
and Miss Parker's was wonder OF
modest simplicity. Most people in
dressing for shepherdess or peas
ant girl, make their toilet too elab-
crate and trim their dresses so richly
as to destroy their identity with the
characters they assume. Among
the gentlemen, the best sustained
character was Mr.. Woodruff s Girl
of the Period, with Ross O'Brien's
Hamlet, Porter's Jew and Coulter's
Cavalier as the next in order. An
excellent supper was provided in
the lower room to which the guests
did ample justice. The dancing
was kept up till after four, and
everybody went home in a good
humor, over perfect bonanza OF
jollIty. Why can't we have such a
one here on the 17th of March or
the 14th of February?
Year: 1877

Remember that fine Galoon Trim-
ming is the latest thing out and the
prettiest yet for trimming Black Al
paca and Cashmere Dresses. You
can find a nice assortment at


The Empngium.
Year: 1877

A fragrant breach of politeness, and
one which is most annoying to refined
and sensitive people, is the very general
practice of ones conversation. The I'M
punity with which this is done has de-
Graded rational conversation, which ought
to be the greatest charm OF social inter-
course, into a proving farce. A man or
woman who has anything to say tnnt Is
worth saying, desires to say it in his or
her own way ; and those who have brains
to appreciate it, will be equally desirous
of hearing it without interruption. Yet
it is common thing for parlor conver-
sation to partake more of the babble OF
Babel, than a conversation among rational
beings, who are supposed to know and
appreciate what each othes says. One
begins to relate an incident, and before
he has finished two sentences, some parrot
in fine clothes chimes in with her sense
less gabble, breaking the thread of dis =
course, and compelling the narrator to
begin again, or abandon the attempt to
instruct or entertain.


This is the grossest impoliteness it is
as.common ON occurrence as conversation
itself. It is not much to say, that nine
out of every ten people who indulge in
this habit are incapable OF carrying on a
rational conversation on any useful topic,
and indulge in these breaches of etiquette
by way Of covering their retreat and
hiding their ignorance. -


We suggest to young people-and old
ones, too, for that matter-that here is a
promising field for social reform. Never
remarks, however appropriate and witty
they nhy seem. All sensible people
will respecs you, and conclude that you
have good sense, and know how to use it
to the best advantage.
Year: 1877

Miss Maria Roop's Answer by Telegraph


to the Offer OF Heart and Hand.


The News of st. John, N. B., tells
the following interesting story of re-
cent matrimonial engagement that was
brought to happy climax by telegraph:


Miss Maria Roop, author of a series
of pleasing New York letters that ap-
peared in the NeaUs some months ago
under the title II "Glimpses Of
Gotham" was married in Boston on
Saturday last. Capt. Roop, distant
relative who sails an English ship,
visited Mr.. John Roop's few weeks ago
on his way to Parrisboro, N. s., and
met his fate in the person of the young
lady who is now his wife. He came,
saw and was conquered. He returned
to New York and began to load for Java,
but sang "Her her sweet smile haunts
me STILL" and whistled "The girl I left
behind me-" Would she marry him
and go on that long and lonely voyage to
the East


He wrote to her, and proposed that
she meet him in Boston the next week,
marry him, and sail for Java. His boat
was on the shore and his bark was on the
sea, or loading at the wharf, and she
must decide at once. The letter was re-
ceived in the morning, and had not been
read more than half dozen times (such
letters require great deal of reading,
it seems), when dispatch arrived tothe
following effect: "Please answer my
letter by telegraph-yes or no." Any
girl can promptly say yes or no to the
offer of hand and heart. but when such
an offer is coupled with three days
notice of marriage and sea voyage to
the East Indies, the case requires lit
tie more consideration. So she took
time to consider, and added strength to
the saying that the woman who considers
is lost, for when the afternoon OF the
same day brought her another dispatch,
which was simply eyes or no" che
went to the telegraph Office and wrote
eyes" on a blank. The operator know.
ing nothing of the vast Importance OF
that monosyllabIe message, placed it on
file for transportation, and the most
anxious man in New York was soon
made happy by its reception. The lady
left here on Friday morning last and
met and married the captain at the resi-
dence of a relative in Boston. Their
wedding tour will be o long one-around
the world, but not in eighty days.
Year: 1877

There may be people into whose bed
room windows bats have not flown this
summer, the summer before, and all
the other summers as far back as they
can remember hut we doubt it. We
doubt, further, that there be people
who, when the bat arrives, have not
risen in their night garments OF sum-


mer style, and turning high the gas
pursued that bat with pillow and canes
and even chairs, arousing the family in


terror of assassins and giving the man


on the other side of the street, who is
up with the toothache, strong suspl-
cion that Kirkbride has established a
branch asylum in their house. Bats
have been knocked down under these
circumstances also have shins been
smashed and shins skinned but man,


in the end, has been victorious over the
bat-never. If he picks him up with
bis fingers he lets him 60 again imme-
diately. If he picks him up between
two sticks, and drops him out one
window the bat scars into the air and
flies in at another. The bat cannot be
persuaded to go away. He can't take q
hint. Let him alone and he'll go homs
and carry, etc. The bat, they say, is
good for eating the night bugs which


are always 80 much interested in what
ono is writing about. But whether the
bugs we're made 80 long before the bat,


and increased so much ahead of him
that he hasn't had fair show, or his ap-
petite is not powerful, there are plenty
of bugs yet to transact business. Let
the bat look at the sparrow and how
nobly he fulfilled his contract with fe-
gard to the measuring worm. 4 Tie
sparrow, too, is an excellent bird, with
only one bad habit, that of getting up
too early in the morning, while the bat
is afflicted with every wickedness, and
doesn't get up early only because he
doesn't go to bed.-.Philadelphia Press.
Year: 1877

The most trivial circumstances are able
to put an end to our Qualifications they
are like beds of roses, where it is very
unlikely all the leaves should be smooth,
and even one that is doubled suffices to
make us uncomfortable.
Year: 1877

There is no absrrdity in approving as
we'll as condemning the same individual;
for as few people are always in the
right, 30 on the other hand it is improba-
! BILE they should be always in the wrong.
Year: 1877

Division means all appeal to the
worst elements of the Republican
party, to SECURE the mastery to the
oontending factions, In the res
sponse 10 that appeal is the death
kneIl to good government in Mis-
sissippi.


Whatever, therefore, may hap-
pen, VIC must settle our disputes and
differences among ourselves. We
must invite no hostile, no alien arm
to give support and weight to ono
as against another. There can be
no settlement Of any question upon
which we may divide that will so
harm the people of Mississippi as
the victory of one section OF the
party over another, secured by the
aid Of the common enemy of both.
j. Z. GEORGE
Year: 1877

Both the proposed amendments
to the Constitution-that abolish
ing the Office of Lieutenant Cover
nor, and that providing for bien-
nial sessions-will probably be rat>
fled by the people, We think the
latter should be rejected. We want
a new Constitution and new Code /:
till we secure these we will need an
nual sessions, Then let US have BIZ
ennial sessions.
Year: 1877

THE man who invented the phrase filthy lucre," must have had In his minds eye the fractional currency just now doing duty as money in Tucson. This fractional currency is Inexpressibly mean, dirty, filthy and contemptible. and is not even fit to be mixed in board ing house hash, which puts it on lower scale than tom eat itself When thing gets as low down as that, it is time to call public attention 10 it. There is limit to all things. We must stop somewhere; let the limit be tom cats. Silver half dollars are from one to one and a half cents lower than Sreenbacks, in San Francisco. If some enterbrising merchant or merchants would only bring lot Of silver here and advertise that they would pay nothing but silver change over their counter, they would have the whole town fiocking to them with pestilential currency. and would stand chance to shortly be inocu- lated with smallpox, itch, plumbago, in ternal piles or most anything nice. Darn the currency.
Year: 1877

GHERIFF SHIBELL, on the 5th instant, appointed MT John Miller Under Sheriff of this county, who in connection with his general duties as such, will have special charge Of the county jail. The appoint ment is one which will give general satis- faction, and we believe Mir. Miller will SO discharge his duties as to reflect credit up on his superior in office and also himself.
Year: 1877

THE slight rain Of Wednesday scarcely wet down the dust, and has again left balmy moonlight nights ofthe past week are enough to make a fellow break forth into song or write poetry and send 1t to some afflicted editor.
Year: 1877

WE have the authority of Dr. R. <. Will bur, the physician or the Papagoes, to state that there neither Is nor has been any case Of small pox among those Indians, Of late. So that the rumor in town to the contrary. Is utterly without foundation.