smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Swiftly glide our years they follow
each other like the waves of the ocean.
Memory calls up the persons we once
knew, the scenes in which We once were
actors they appear before the mind like
the phantoms of night vision. Behold
the boy, rejoicing in the gaiety of his
soul the wheels of time cannot move
too rapidly for him the light of hope
dances in his eye; the smiles of expec-
tation play upon his lip; he looks for
ward to long years of joy to come; his
spirit burns within him when he hears
of great men and mighty deeds he
wants to be man he longs to mount
the hill of ambition, to tread the
path of honor, to hear the shout of ap-
plause. Look at him again he is now
in the meridian of life care has stamped
its wrinkles upon his brow; disappoint-
ment has dimmed the lustre of his eye /;
sorrow has thrown its gloom upon his
countenance he looks back upon the
waking dreams of his youth, and sighs
for their futility each revolving year
seems to diminish something from his
little stock of happiness. and ne dis
covers that the season of youth. when
the pulse of anticipation beats high, is
the only season of enjoyment.


Who is he of the aged locks? His
form is bent and totters; his footsteps
move more rapidly towards the tomb
he looks back upon the past; his days
appear to have been few, and he confess
es that they were evil ; the magnifcence
of the great is to him vanity; the hilar'
ity of youth, folly; he considers how
soon the gloom of death must overshad
ow the one, and disappoint the other
the world presents little to attract ano
nothing to delight him. Still. howevel
he would lengthen out his days-though
of "beauty's bloom" of ''fancy's flash,
of "music's BREATH" he is forced to ex
claim, Il have no pleasure in them
A few years Of infrmity, inanity ant
pain, must consign him to idiocy or TIT
grave-yet this was the gay. the gener
GUS, the high-souled boy, who beheld tn
ascending path of life strewed with flow
ers without a thorn. Such is huma


life, but such cannot be the ultlmat
destinies of man.
Year: 1879

Every one who takes a newspaper
which he in the least degree appreciates,
will often regret to see any number
thrown aside for waste paper, which
contains some interesting and important
article.


A good way to preserve short article
can hardly estimate the pleasure it affords
to sit down and turn over the pleasant
familiar pages.


Here choice piece of poetry meets
the eye, which you were so glad to see
in the paper, but which you would long
since have lost sight of had it not been
for your scrap book.


There is the witty anecdote-it does
you good to laugh over it yet, though
for the twentieth time. Next is val
liable recipe you had almost forgotten,
and which vas found just in time to save
much perplexity. There is sweet
little story, the memory of which has
cheered and encouraged you many a
time, when almost ready to despair un-
der life's cares and trials.


Indeed you can hardly take up sim
gle paper without re perusing. Just
glance over the sheet before you and see



how many valuable items it contains
that would be of service to you hum
dred times in life. A choice thought is
far more precious than bit of glittering
gold.


Hoard with care the precious gems,
and see at the end of the year what a
rich treasure you have accumulated.
Year: 1879

If tie Executive Council be honest in its
expressed intention of governing itself by
the will of the people it has taken a most
unfortunate way of showing it. Its action
in denying to citizens access to the returns
which have now become public records may
be dictated solely by an angry desire to put
its political opponents to anxiety and trouble,
and it may, on recovering its temper, do its
plain duty and afford interested parties op-
portunity to correct, according to law, tech
meal defects in the returns. But the course
pursued raises the presumption that the
council does not desire the correction OF
these defects, and will throw all possible
obstacles in the way of such correction;
that it proposes to avail itself of bubbles
and small technicalities in order to defeat
the will of the people as manifested at the bal
lot-boxes and to seat men in the Senate and
House whose claims have been emphatically
rejected by the voters to whom they were
submitted. Such is the inference drawn by
most men from the action of the council.
1t NAV be unjust; it is not unnatural; and
the council has only itself to blame, If
people persist in thinking its members are
more intent upon throwing obstacles in the
way of Justice and fair play than in ascer-
tanning the will of the voters OF Maine as
expressed at the polls st September. The
council has it in its power to remove this
suspicion. Will it do SO?
Year: 1879

Iotter from an Aberdeen, (Niiss) ex-U Unionist to


Holyoke NIanufacturer.1


Well, 1 must talk politics again. When 1
came from the woods on the evening of eec-
ton. we met numbers Of freedmen who were
not permitted to vote. The election was
mere farce. The Democrats by armed force
seized two of the heaviest Republican boxes
Tor as it is at present the Independent partly in
the county, and they were not counted. They
also stole the poll book at another precinct, so
there was no voting done. They now openly
boast that ,hey will do the same next year, and
that they will rule the country in spite OF the
id Yankees. This is not the language of the
rabble, but of men that boast of their superb
GRITTY do not know what kind of a govern
ment we have, if they are permitted to go on
in this way. The negroes are very much dis
heartened, and the least encouragement from
the white men would make them rise up and
have general massacre. But this would not
do, as they would afterward be slaughtered
like rats. The Democratic party Is banded
together here in the nature of a conspiracy to
deprive the negro of his rights under the cop-
stitutional amendments. The government
freed them and did it as war measure, and 1
think they are entitled to protection. The
capitalists of the East have some interest in
the cotton culture of the South, but If the ne
groes are not given justice they will leave the
cotton culture OF the South to grow up III
weeds. White labor cannot cultivate these
praries like the negroes. 1t strikes me that
the White Republicans of the South are en-
titled to little consideration at the hands of
the present administration. | am greatly en-
couraged from the present and recent attitude
of the President. He no doubt meant well,
but he did not know the depth of ingratitude
of these people. | was very much rejoiced at
the news from the North this evening, and was
glad that Political Demagogue Butter was de-
feated 1t was a glorious victory all through
We want next year to swell the triumph, no
matter who the Republicans nominate. If the
government will just give us such protection
as will secure fair election and u fair count,
we will bury the ''solid South" out of sight
This "solid South" is only so by virtue of the
'shot-gun policy and all other manner of in
timidation. If the South is solid at all, it is
solid Republican. L know you are tired of my
writing politics, but if you were here, and wit
messed the arrogance of these would-be aristo-
Gratis, it would make your blood boil. And
what are they but parcel Of slave overseers
-and their progeny? will close with three
cheers for the Republicans of the North, East
and West.
Year: 1879

ACCORDING to the Washington correspon-
dent of the Philadelphia Press, the letter OF
Representative FELTON, is causing many an
gry comments, on the part Of prominent
Northern and Western Democrats now in
Washington. They say that if such are the
sentiments and purposes of any consldera-
able portion of the Democratic party in the
South, the party had better abandon its or
ganization at once, and any further efforts
to carry such States as New York, New
jersey. Connecticut and Indiana would be
waste of time, and in the language OF the
Gramercv Park statesman. "a futile dalli-
ance.'' These same gentlemen say that
''the Democratic party of the North and
West have suffered too much because OF
their devotion to the South to permit them
selves to be any longer inundated by such
threats as Representive FELTON, and others
are indulging in; that Southern leaders
must bear in mind that all the evils and dis
asters that have befallen the Democratic
party since the war are due entirely to
Southern arrogance, dictation and assump-
ton of superiority in party management, to
which the North will not submit; that the
recent successes of the Republican party in
the North and West were due solely to the
attitude of the South producing such results
as the Chsolm massacre, the Yazoo assas-
sinations, and their reckless reputation OF
State, municipal and private debts due to
citizens of the North; that but for these
things the probabilities are that the party
would not occupy the humiliating position
that it does to-day, but in all probability
would b. in the ascendency in the hitherto
doubtful States referred to-
Year: 1879

THOSE who believe that Governor Garce-
Ion cannot do a mean thing are referred to
the fact that his Thanksgiving proclamation
instead of being sent to all the papers of the
State appeared yesterday morning in the
Argus only. The Governor has reached
the limits Of petty malice.
Year: 1879

THE Springfield Union thinks the Maine
consprators had better assume virtue even
if they have it not. But the truth is they
have got to that pass they do not seek even
to pay that homage to virtue which, Roche
faucnnld saws is imnlied by hYpOcrsY.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. he and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pubca-
ton but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
mun1catlons tnat are not used.
Year: 1879

Obituary Column Of German Newspaper:
Our dear son Gustav lost his life by falling
from the spre of the Luther Chufch. Only
those who know the height | the steeple can
measure the depth of our gr o.
Year: 1879

Call at our Drug Store and get a tria
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery
free Of charge, if you are suffering with
Cough. Cold, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Hay Fever, Consumption, loss of voice
tickling in the throat or Lungs. This
is the great remedy that is causing so
much excitement by its many wonder.
ful cures, curing thousands ofhopeless
cases, Over one million bottles ofDr.
Kings New Discovery have been used
within tbs last year, and have given
perfect satisfaction in every instance.
We can unhesitatingly say that this is
is really the only sure cure for throat
and lung affections. and can cheerfully
recommend it to all, Call and get a
trial bottle free Of charge, or a regular
size for 81 90.
Year: 1879

There is but very small proportion of
the women of this nation that do not suffer
from some OF the diseases for which Kid
EeyWort is a specific When the bowels
have become costive, headache tormsnts.
Kidney out of fix, or piles distress, take
a package, and its wonderful tonic and
renovatingipower will cure you aud give
new life.
Year: 1879

No use of having the chiIls, no use of
headache, ,or any of the ills that come from
a disordered or inactive liver. One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel like
a new person. Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1879

are considered to be most beautiful. En-
nuied bachelor butterfly, have you ever
seen Circassian belle? Fly at once to
that wondrous cline, and you will learn
that the secret of much of their beauty lies
in the liberal use of SOZODONT, which
was introduced there years ago to make
their teeth beautiful.
Year: 1879

Special to the Star.


COLUMBUS, Feb 20.-The Prohibitionists are
holding convention here and will nominate
their State ticket this afternoon. There Is but a
small number Of the party in attendance.


The supply of gas from the Penitentiary was cut
off last night and caused great dissatisfaction in
the different State institutions. 1t is claimed to be
q conspiracy of the Columbus Company to furnish
the State with gas.


The entire time of the House this morning was
taken up in discussing the Soldiers and Sail rs
Orphans Home affair. The fight is to see which
committee will report the bill.
Year: 1879

Our old brown homestead reared its walls
From the wayside aloof,
Where the apple boughs could almost cast
Their fruitage on the roof;
And the cherry tree SO near it grew,


Then when awake I've lain
In the lonesome nights and heard the limbs
As they creaked against the pane;
And those orchard trees; oh, those orchard
I've seen my little brother rocked
In their tops by the summer breeze.
The sweetbrier upon the window sill,


Which the early birds raade glad,
And the dark damask-rose by the garden fence
Were all the flowers we had.
I've looked at many flower since then,


Far brought, and rich and rare,
To other eyes more beautiful,


But none to me SO fair;
For those roses bright-oh, those roses bright
I've twined them with my sisters locks,
That are laid in the dust from sight.
We had well, deep old well,


Where the spring was never dry;
And the cool drops down from the mossy


stones


Were falling constantly;
And there never was water half so sweet


AS that in my little cup,
Drawn up the curb by the rude old sweep


Which my fathers hand set up;
And the deep old well-oh, that deep old well
remember yet the splashing sound
OF the bucket as it fell.
Our homestead had an ample hearth,


Where at night we loved to meet;
There our mothers voice was always kind,


And her smile was always sweet;
And there I've sat on my fathers knee


And watched his truthful brow, aas,... VI
With my childish hands in his raven hair


That hair is silver now! .-@'
But that broad hearth's light-oh, that broat
hearth's light! ., d
And my fathers look and my mothers smile
They are in my heart tonight.
Year: 1879

An excellent antldOte for arsenic is
chemical substance Gale hidrate perox-
ide Of iron, freshly prepared, which can
only be obtained of a druggist. But do
not wait for this. While it is being sent
for, and at the first moment after discev-
ering that arsenic has been taken, pour
down dose after desc OF water slightly
warmed, promoting vomiting by thrust
ing the finger or a feather down the
throat. Keep up this until the stomach
has been literally washed out, at least q
dozen times. A friend of ours took a
teaspoonful of arsenic in mistake for
cream of tarter, but discovering his error
soon after, he ran to the stove and drank
all he could of lukewarm dish-water,
throwing it up as fast as ne took it, and
ir this way swallowed and vomited half
a pailtul of water. He recovered with
cut any other remedy. This treatment is
good for most kinds of poison, if adopted
soon enough.
Year: 1879

Public attention has just been directed in Eng.
land, writes London correspondent to an in
teresting fact-the dying out of once popular sect
the Irvingites. Of this body, who created such an
immense furor some years ago. there arc very few
remaining. the Duke Of Argyll. the Marquis Of
Lorne and other members Of the Campbell family;
and unless the Marquis give II fresh lease Of
life by transplanting its creed to the New World
there is very little hope of its survival. OF the
Twelve Apostles of the Apostolic Church which
fourished at Albury with such success, under the
direction of Mr.. Drummond. but one now survives.
and the small remnant OF the Irvingites
maintain that either the complete tri-
umph and renewal of the Church or its
total extinction must of necessity take place before
the last apostle shall have passed away. Hence.
thero is much anxious looking forward to the ap-
proaching coming OF Christ" the event prophe-
sled. '"Ihe establishments at Albury Heath, says
recent visitor to the spot wth its snug little circle
OF comfortable dwellings. built expressly for the
twelve apostles, looked melancholy enough as the
coffin Of the Rev. Nicholas Armstrong was borne
away to tho grave. BY degrees every one of the
little dwellings has been shut up ON the do
parture OF its inmate. and the closed shut
ters ana deserted little gardens fill the
mind with melancholy. There is now but
one of them inhabited and the people of the village
pass by the place with superstitious fear
with the conviction that upon that one lite hangs
OF them still adhere. In former times the place
u brilliant. IL not merry one, and Mr.. Drummonds
carriage would be sccn each day driving in style
from one apostles house to another to pray and
preach with them. IL thus the latter years OF
his life were passed. He had received the profess
sion OF n converted Roman Catholic priest. no less
n parsonage than the confessor OF Queen Marie
Amelio who had presented him with dasmdfiq,e,
worked in high relief gold and silver by tho Queens
own hands. and IN this attire did the chief OF
the apostles drive about the neiahbornood.
along tho road" Tho quaint little chapel
ut Paddington Green IN now tho place
in London most irequcntcd by the followers OF tho
great Irving; and here may and again be soen
the Duke OF Argyll and two OF his family.
The unknown tongues now but seldom heard.
but the faith of the little congregation appears


diminished. although its numbers are reduced; and
the fervor OF devotion when the extempcre prayers
are offered up-cach one being privileged to pray
for the blessing he deems most needful the good
or al-cannot fail to inspire respect for the faith
which has endured through tho contempt and scoff-
Ing OF the world. without giving rise to scandal
or reproach. even from those who most condemned
its strange tcnots and sensational exhibitions.
Year: 1879

In ..Studies of the Greek Poets" by John Ad-
dington symonds Harper * Brothers. the classical
scholar will find delights in going over the old
ground in such good company; recurring to familiar
scenes with whose sensibility to their hner
spirit gives them new value and hearing again tho
well remembered voices with one whose car for
their daintier music is accute; while readers un-
acquainted with the Greek poets cannot possibly
make their acquaintance more happily than in these
pages Several books substantially the same
plan in existence but none is SO good as
this. Despite the designation of "Studies employed
perhaps in order not to commit the author to any
defined plan. or give place to objections that he had
neglected one another phase OF the subject, the
story touches with proportionate attention every
point of value interest. IL is at once historical
and critical and gives ample and delightful view
OF the external life and inner spirit OF the muse In
her earliest earthly home for there Is ancient
poetry that is poetry save that OF Greece. Admira-
BILE translations make up great part of the two vol
umes. This happy bit from the authologys Of
Xerxes casting a Persian robe on the dead body Of
Leonidas, though rather too much in the nature of
mere conceit to be fair example Of the spirit OF
the poets. will give indication of the skill and
vigor of the translations abundantly furnlshed-
Seeing the mar mastyrea ,, corpse of spartas king
Xerxes around the mighty limbs did fling


Then from the shades the glorious hero cried:-
mot mine IA traitors guerdon 'Tis my pride


This shield upon my grave to


Forbear


Your Persian gifts; a Spartan will go


To death below"


This new translation OF the song Of Harmodius
and Aristogiton is given as Professor Coming
toni


In q wreath of myrtle I'll my Glaive,


Like Harmodus and Arstogitou brave


Who striking the tyrant down d.


Made Athens a freeman's town
Harmodius our darling thou not deadi


Thou vest in the isles Of the best tits said.


With Achilles first in speed


And Tydides Dionede.


In q wreath of myrtle I'll wear my glaivc


Like Harmodius and Aristogiton brave,


When the twain Athena's day


Did tho tyrant Hpparchus slGy.


For ay shall your fame in the land be told


Harmodus and Aristogiton bold,


Who striking the tyrant down


Made Athens u frecman's town.
Year: 1879

and always entertaining. That she has . sense Of
humor is evident from the gravely ludicrous man
ner in which she tells the story of endeavor to
subsist upon short commons when of the party
was a ravenous theological student who in the
night and made havoc with the provisions. The
masculine reader will ind great deal of uninter-
tiona humor in everrecurring illusions to q certain
"Hawaiian riding dress. first by the authoress
during trip in the Sandwich Islands. about which
she wrote a book some years ago. and again donned
for the trip under discussion,
Year: 1879

How TO DEAL WITH RATs.-We clean
our premises of these detestable vermin by
making whitewash yellow with copperas
and covering the stones and rafters of the
cellar with thick coat of it. In every
crevice where rat might tread VIC put
crystals of the copperas and scattered the
same ia the corners of the floor. The
result was n perfect stampede of rats and
mice Since that time not football of
either rats or mice has been heard about
the house. Every spring coat of the
yellow wash is given to the cellar, as a
purifier rs well us II rat eXterminator and
no typhoid, dysentery or fever attacks the
family. Many persons deliberately attract
all the rats in the neighborhood by leaving
fruits and Vegetables uncovered in the
cellar; and sometimes even the soap is
left open for their regalement. Cover up
everything catablo in the cellar and pantry
and you will soon starve them out These
precautions joined TO the service of good
cat will prove as good a rat eXterminator
rs the chemist can provide. We never
allow rats to be poisoned in our dwelling;
they are so liable to die between tho walls
and produce much annoyance.
Year: 1879

VARIOUS USEFUL HINTS Wien ivory
handled knives turn yellow, rub them with
nice sandpaper or emery; it will take off
all the spots and re tore their whteneSs.
Silk pocket -haudkerchiefs. and deep.blue
factory cotton will not fade, if dipped in
salt and water while new. Tortoisc-shel
and horn combs last much longer for hav-
ing oil rubbed into them once in Il while.
Wash leather gloves should be washed in
clean suds. scarcely warm. 1t is II good
plan to put new earthenware into cold
water and let it heat gradually until it
boils; then cool again. Brown earthen-
ware in particular may he toughened in
this way. A handful of rye or wheat bran
thrown in while it is boiling will preserve
the glazing so that it will not be destroyed
by acid or salt. Do not sweep carpets any
oflener than is absolutely necessary. After
dinner sweep the crumbs into II dusting
pan with your hearth brush and, if YOU
have been sewing pick up the shreds by
hand. A carpet can be kept very neat in
much. Spirits of turpentine is good to
take grease spot out of woolen cloths, to
take spots of paint from mahogany furni-
ture, and to cleanse white kid gloves.
Cockroaches and all vermin have an aver
sion to spirits of turpentine. Indian meal
should be kept in a cool place, and stirred
open to the air once in Il while. A large
stone put in the middle of "a barrel of meal
is good thing to keep it cool. A warm
ing pan full of Goals, or shovel of GOALS,
held over vanished furniture will take out
white spots. Care should be taken not to
hold the Goals near enough to scorch and
the place should be rubbed with tlan.
mel while warm. Woolens should BE-
washed in very hot suds and not rinsed
I.uke-warm water shrinks them. Never
iron fannels Silk, or anything that has
silk in it, should be washed in hot water
almost cold. Hot water turns silk yellow
1t may be washed in suds made of nice
white soap; but no soap should be put
upon it. Avoid the use of hot irons il
smoothing silk. Either rub the article.
dry with soft cloth, or put them witt
weights. Bottles that have been used fol
rosewater should be used for nothing else
if scalded ever so much, they will Kill tn,
spirit of what is put in them. Do mo-
wrap knives and forks in woolens. Wral
them in good, strong paper. Steel is in
jured by lying in woolens.