smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

A discovery OF mineralogicsl importance
and possibly Of archaeological value has been


made in Morayshire, Scotland. a company,
believing that there was Q rich vein OF lead
at Stottield and Lossiemouth, began to sink
a shaft, and they soon struck rich ore.
While making some other excavations the
workmen came upon the walls OF bouse
about twelve feet below the surface. The
walls, built of undressed stone, were three
feet thick, and the building contained large
quantities OF lead which had been stored
there by the ancient workers Of the mine.
There is no localtraditionwhieh might give
a clue to the solution OF the mysterious
s.fnd.'''. butit 'issnot improbable that the
working Of the mine had been stopped by
some influx from the ocean OF the loose
sand which, within historic times even, had
covered so many acres, of the lananear the
sea of what was once, called the Province
of Moray. Some support to this theory is
given by the fact that at the south end OF the
subterranean house there is a m ound OF
sand more than twenty feet high:
Year: 1877

We have already received our valen-
tine for this year. 1t is not very pretty
one, but what it lacks in beauty is made
up in mastery coloring and skillful
handling. The title is "a Newspaper
NJ an" and represents dropsical-headed
chap with a CrOnin nose, a green coat,
and red pair of trousers, going through
a piece of ten-cent muslin with formid-
able pair of shears. You may have no.
ticed that all editors wear green coats
and red pantaloOns. A quill inserted
behind a comprehensive ear exhibits
much feeling, and is unlike anything
found in medieval art. Very much un-
like it. The color in the nose is laid on
with reckless lavishness and a brush,
and doesn't suggest the Goittesque style
of painting to any appreciable extent.
The abbreviated cOat-ta are remarka-
BILE for breadth of effect and absence OF
feeling, and are painted in a rather low
tone. The pose of the figure is easy and
graceful, as is natural with editors.
The delicate moulding of ihe feet re-
minds one more of pair of gunboats
than the early Christian frescoes. They
appear to cover the whole grOund-oI
perhaps we should say the whole floor.
The buttons on the coat lack strength
and holes to push the needles through,
while the shirt collar is terribly real
and happily conceived. The artist has
thrown considerable soul in the news.
paper mans shirt collar. The legs ol
the table are patterned after the Gothic
style of architecture, and are rather
weak; but the paste pot on the floor is
full of tenderness aud feeling and paste
The brush which reposes gently in the
pot betrays a master hand and handle
The shears, with which the editor
is supposed to be moulding public opin.
ion, are bold, sharp, and vigorous, the
rivet being particularly well painted
and oiled. His head is so bare that il
barely invites criticism. All the de-
tails of the picture are faithfully worked
out with one exception. There is g
marked absence of a newspaper bore go.
ing through the pile of exchanges in
the right hand foreground. With thi:
defect remedied, the whole picture
would be so real and life-like that 6
tramp printer would naturally SALUTE
the counterfeit editor with: "HavC
walked from Reading; haven't had 6
bite for two days; can't you give an ole
typo a little help to go to Philadelphia
| l-NoTriStOtUn Herald.
Year: 1877

WOMAN's DRESS AND HER DISEASES.
In an address before the Pennsylvania
Medical Society, the president, DR..
AtIee, drew attention to the bad effects
of the change wrought by absurd fash
ion in the habits and dress of women.
He held that in proportion as women
have departed from simplicity, in that
same proportion have their infirmities
increased. The confined waist and
weighty dress of women were merci-
lessly ridculed. Fashionable women
were compared to pea-fowls strutting
the streets and taking a scavenger-like
promenade, gathering filth and exhaust
ing strength. The pernieious effect of
the fashionable shoe was explained.
Nature intended for the heel and sole to
be on level, but fashion raises the heel
two inches above this level. Woman is
thus walking down bill, and, as far as
health is concerned, may be said to be
going down hill all the time. The FASH
ionable woman is burlesque and car
feature on nature.
Year: 1877

The Baptist and Methodist ministers
of New York, in their weekly meetings,
are still wrestling with the question of
woman's right to preach. The rock
against which all the surging waves of
debate dash and break, is that old,
"women must keep silence in the
church" Strange that the words of a
man who manifestly had no just con-
ception of woman's nature - words
dropped two thousand years ago, and,
possibly, in a moment of vexation-
should be of more weight than all the
dictates of common sense, and all the
best fruits of experience, in this latest
and most enlightened age! If anything
can be more contemplate than the big.
otry which gives to a musty ancient
text more force than belongs to all the
reason and decency Of to-day, We do not
know what 1t is.-Nea0 Age.
Year: 1877

To TIE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST


The Advocate, in a recent number,
speaking of women preaching, says {:
"While we confesswe have never found
satisfactory evidence of absolute pro-
hibition in the Scriptures, yet we are
far from having a clear judgment that
licensing women and regularly placing
them in the pastorate will better the
present custom or add to woman's use
fulness.u


Does licensing men and placing them
in the pastorate and giving them fat
salaries advance the cause of our blessed
Redeemer, who went about doing good,
and "who left the glory behind with the
Father to save fallen humanity? Or
does it not rather engender and perpetu-
ate party strifes, heresies, jealOusies,
hatred, murders, and almost everything
else that does not become saints? Many
of the ministers of to-day are building
up their particular organization, instead
of preaching the "Word" as they are
commanded to do. They are like the
Pharisees of old; they take away the
key of knowledge of the kingdom of
God and substitute the traditions and
ordinances of men, teaching them for
doctrine instead of the word of God.
They are giving the people to drink
from the cup filled with all manner OF
denominations spoken of by John the
revelator instead of teaching the word
of God, and learning to rightly divide
that "Word."


Farther on he says: awe want wom-
en- to preach without license"


Now, Mrs. Editor, that is just what
we want men and women both to do
preach as they only can, through all the
graces and virtues and talent that God
has given them; preach the truth as il
is in Christ Jesus, having a firm reli-
anee on God to help them, not being
bound by any mans opinion, nor by the
edicts of any set of men. Do you sup
pose the men and women who were
members of the church of jerusalem
waited to be licensed according to any
of the modes in use by the various
churches at the present time before
"they went everywhere preaching the
word' when "they were scattered
abroad" by the persecution of Saul?
think not; nor did Pricilla when she
taught Apolls the way of the Lore
more perfectly. Nor did Apolls put OF
a pompous air, like l saw minister dc
once, and tell her that he did not believe
in women aspiring to be teachers; theil
place was to listen in silence. There were
several other women who preached anC
labored in the Apostles time without
license.


If it were not necessary then for per
sons to have license to preach "thC
things concerning the kingdom of Goo
and the name of Jesus Christ" neither
is it noaO, and all the edicts of popes
cardinals, bishops, priests, and council!
will not make it necessary.


The Lord has gone into "far coun
try" to "receive for Himself kingdom
and return" meanwhile he has giver
to his servants talents to occupy till HI
comes again, and it is for US to say
whether we will add to our talents o.
hide what we have in the earth, to b.
dug out at the Lords coming ant
handed back to Him without gain.


Yours for the purity of the Gospel
and consequently the liberation of WON
an. ANN NJ. MARTIN.


Lafayette, March IS, 1877.
Year: 1877

A New York policeman shot at
mad dog and hit man in the neck.
When you see policeman pointing his
pistol at you, stand still and smile. If
you duck or dodge the result is uncer-
tain.
Year: 1877

The condition into which the,
business interests of the country
have been thrown by the Presidential
is clearly shown By the pe's.
titions sent to Congress by the
great trade centres in favor Of the
passage of the electoral bill. The
whole country wants the matter set.
tied speedily, and Congress will
hardly be able TO Withettand ths
Year: 1877

Says an exchange: In visiting friends
place during one Of the recent hot days, We
found provisions made for the comfort of
the worllmen Of SO simple a sort, but of
such excellent character, that we feel dis
posed to offer it as a suggestion to our
agricultural readers There is no greater
luxury to a farm laborcr than plenty of
cool water, SO placed that it is easy of
access. Our friends place was quito
large one, and on it were somo six or eight
laborers. The weather was very hot, the
work driving, and the matter Of cooling
and healthful drink was, therefore, not
unworthy his attention, either from the
utilitarian or humane stand point.


On the lawn near the house. under a
beautiful apple tree, there was a table
placed, on which was a large earthcn.warc
jar. 1t would hold about ten gallons. Into
this receiver one Of the workman every
morning placed some ten pounds of ice.
The receiver itself was placed inside of 4
wooden box, few inches larger in diane
ter than itself, the space between being
filled with charcoal dust. This being a
non-conducter of heat, kept the ice from
melting.


On tasting of the contents we discovered
that certain addition, composed of molas-
ses and ginger, had been made to the
water, which resulted iii producing a
beverage deliciously cool, finely tempered
and healthful. We ascertaincd afterwards
that the water from the well o, Ie farm
was hard, but that the ice, G er and
molasses SO modified it that the hardness
was removed, and the disagrceable quality
of the taste removed. 1t was a real plea
sure to see the workmen come from their
toll in the hot sun, and stand for moment
in the cool shade, chatting and laughing
while imbibing the delicious drink which
thoughtful kindness provided for them.
We could imagine, also, the gratitude of
the housekeeper, in having her kitchen
protected from the intrusion of a swarm of
men every hour or two. We also mentally
queried whether anything could be more
directly in the interest Of temperance than
such provision. The ginger answered in
the place of stimulant; and thus while
it assisted in rectifying the action of the
stomach, taking the chill from tho ice
water, it supplied that craving for some
thing moro pungent than water which
most systems feel at this time of the year,
especially when wearicd with prolonged
toll. On the whole, we doubt if a pleas
anter and more healthful beverage could
be provided
Year: 1877

Don't judge man by the clothes he |
wears, for God made one, the tailor the |
other.


Don't judge him by the house he lives in,
for the lizard and rat sometimes inhabit
the grandest structures.


Don't judge him by his speech, for the
parrott talks and the tongue is but an in
strument to make sound.


Don't judge him by his family connec
tions, for Cain belonged to a very respecta
bic family.


Don't judge him by his success in life,
for that is much oftener the result of
combination of circumstances with which
he had nothing to do, than of his own
merit.


Don't judge him by his failure in life,
for many man fails because he is too
| honest to succeed.


Don't judge him by the show he makes,
for an average turlley-cocll in barn.yard
can strut all around him and not half try


Don't Judge him by his lack of display,
for the long-eared beast is the humblest of
animals, but when aroused is terrible to
behold.


Don't judge him by his activity in church


affairs, for that is not unfrequently inspired


by hypocritical and selfish motives.


Don't take it for granted because he car


ries the contribution box, he is necessarily


liberal. lie often pays the Lord by servi


ces in that way and keeps his currency.


Don't imagine the Creator is under any


obligation to you for the quarter you gave
to convert the heather; that is only small
, fraction you owe for turning your own an
cestors away from their wooden gods.
Don't imagine heaven was especially
created for people who believe like you, fol
the probabilities are You believe just as you
were taught to, and you don't know
whether they who taught you were right
f or not.


; Don't carry your hymn book in your
hand when you 60 to the house of worship
and your ledger in your head. The Lore
can see through your skull.
Don't, when in church, chew tobacco ant
spit on the floor. You would not do tha
l in your own house, and should not do SO il
the house you ought to respect even more
t Don't walk into the house of worship
y with your hat on. You bare your heaC
: when you enter a lady's parlor. Is you
4. lady friend entitled to moro respect thar
l your Creator?


t Don't spend tho time devoted to prayer
5 to idiotically gazing about, whispering o.
C note writing; they are silly and rude if no
t sinful.


e Don't think when you have gone tt
o church on Sunday, that that entities you tc
!, do as you please the balance of the week
}. The upright man lives through the sixth a
g he does the seventh day.
Year: 1877

SALT FOR CABBAGE.-According to the ex.
perience of New Jersey farmer, given in
the Practical Fruit Recorder, salt is necessary
to the perfect development of cabbages,
especially in places far from the coast.
They are more crisp, of better flavor and
keep better in consequence of the applica.
ton of salt. He uses it as follows: "a
few days after setting out the plants, and
when they are damp. either after or before
arain or when the dew is on, take a small
dish of fine salt, end walking among the
rows sprinkle little pinch of salt on the
centre Of each plant. When the leaves
begin to grow repeat the sailing, and
when the center of the leaves begins to
form head, I apply the salt again, scatter.
ing over the leaves. After this look them
over occasionally, and if find plants that
do not head well or appear diseased ]
sprinkle the salt over freely. This will
save all such plants. A quart of salt i,
sufficient for 500 plants in season


although more can be used with safety.n
Year: 1877

THE Truth -TELLER.-It is worth while
now and then to have what is called the
truth told you about youself. There are
times when such truth-telling is of great
and immediate service. But 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 passion for making people uncomforta-
BILE. They do not love their neighbors
they hate them, or are Indifferent to them.
With them socalled truth.telling is merely
form of selfindulgence.


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


"Kind friend, l 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 Sunday best-g go-to
meeting stove-pipe hat is two seasons
behind the times; but let me reciprocate
thy kindness by informing thee that thou
art selfish old gossip, without enough
brains to perceive the whole truth about
any situation, but only silly halftruth, OF
miserable distorted-truth, which, from
the best of motives, advise thee to keeI
to thyself."-" The old Cabinet !" ScriJne
for Jul1.
Year: 1877

President Hayes's visit to Rhode Island
will be a strictly temperance one, for it has
been decided to have no liquor of any
kind at the Governors headquarters in
Providence during the time of the army
reunions, and there win be none at any Of
the collations or dinners given to the
President.
Year: 1877

Our forefathers were content to spread
their frugal repast upon the bare bark that
they stripped from the forest trees, but the
aristocracy of to-day not only insist upon
having a sixteen dollar extension table,
but stick up their noses if poverty compels
them to use sheet for table cloth.
Year: 1877

A philosopher says every married man
should have dog in the house. A dog
will scare off robbers at night, eat up stale
scraps of meat, and when you come home
out of humor and find supper an hour in
arrears, you can give vent to your wrath
by kicking the animal clear across the
room.
Year: 1877

There was only one cigar left in the box,
and there were two young hopefuls strug-
Cling for it, The first little boy clutched
it, but he said consolingly to his brother,
Never mind Dick, I'll smoke it till get
sick, and then you can finish it." And
the heart Of tho other little boy was COM
forted
Year: 1877

Michigan girls use dry corn husks to fill
out their bustles, and the young men, until
they learned what the material was, were
puzzled by the mysterious rustling that
they heard whenever one of tho fair
creatures stirred.
Year: 1877

A RUSSIAN "SroRr."-Nothing per-
haps more s,rikingly exempiifes the
physical fortitude OF the Russian peas
ants than one of their national sports
strange mixture OF British boxing and
Japanese harikari. The nature OF this
sport viii. appear from the following
description by a traveller in Russia OF
what he Witnessed: A stalwart Russ,
some six feet high, was being punished
by an adversary fully six inches shorter
than himselfin a most atrocious fashion.
The blows fell upon his head and face
one after the other, being dealt with a
slow swinging deliberation and received
with such apparent thanktulness that
for some moments our astonishment
was too great TO inquire of the admiring
spectators around what it all meant
We We're told, to our no less surprise,
that tins was Russian boxing match
the object being, not for the adversa-
ries to inflict the greatest samount OF
punishment upon each other, but to see
which one received the greater num-
Der OF blows before calling for quarter.
On another occasion, we learn from the
same authority, the actors were stal " ar:
Boyard and still more stalwart serf.
The contest took place in the village
mn. or. challenge from the Boyard-
The trial waste be proceeded with by
turns of three blows each. the Boyard
commencing. He dealt the serf a tre-
mendous blow full IN the mouth, cutting
his lips and bruising them almost to a
pulp. The second blow was deal, on
the nose, " hich forthwith disappeared.
The third closed up one Of his eyes. bot
not sound did the victim utter, nor
did muscle twitch in his mansled
face. The Boyard now put himself in
position To pass his examination: but
whether he was simply acting as one OF
those choice dessert fruits that are pu,
on the table on the :aeit understanding
that they are not TO be touched, or
whether the serf was too conscious OF
his power could not be satisfactorily de-
tcrmined; anyhow the serf. having
raised his fist with an ominous swing,
brought il with tremendous sweep
against the edge OF the massive porce-
la,a stove and knorked . picrc out oi
il the size Of mans head, observing al
the same time that he did not wish to
mess the room with the masters
brains. After this horrible description
we need not wonder At any tales oI
Russian endurance.
Year: 1877

TO THE EDITOR THE HERALD-


Ny attention has been drawn 10 report In your
issue OF yesterday wherein 1t Is stated that large and
influential association Is being inauguratcd for tho pur
pose OF raising funds for assisting tho caro- OF tho
Russian wounded, the Same being under the title Of
.sTbc Geneva Cross Association"


AS nn active member Of the Red Cross Tor Gencva
Cross) Association. you will please allow me tho
liberty OF pointing out whcroin this now asso-
cation Is likely TO stutl:y itself and stand
before tho world In very un.Amcrican aspect.
The duties OF the red cross ASSOCIATION TO
"succor tho wounded in battic,p not the Turkish
wounacd nor the Russian wounded, but SIMPLY tho
wounded IL does not say TO It's acting members go
ye TO the field OF battle, select the Russian wounded
aud bring them here for careful anu skilu nursing
GIVE no aid and cast no plying look upon tie pac
oval iaccs ying by their side, Tor they Turks
Yet the American Association. In clear misappr
BENSON OF the duties OF the Cross sclcc ting
ono OF the nations now at war, would imply and in
deed pledge itself 10 such course. Wncn the good
hearted Samaritan The wounded ana sick man
ON tue highway did he stop TO ask him jf he wore
Greek or Hebrcw2 Then tho greatest Humanitarian
that has blessed the world--Jcsus Of Nazareth
says. "Go ye into all the world and heal the
Year: 1877

Some time since Charles Foote, a policy holder Of
the Security Life Insurance and Annuity Company
made application in Supreme Court, Chambers, to
Judge DonohuS for an order directing cx-Mayor
Wickham the receiver of the company to bring suit
at tho expense of tho assets back several
hundred thousand dollars which he estimated and
charged had been paid out by the company during
several yoars that IT was insolvent This application
was denied on the ground that the litigation would
only involve extra expense, with bat doubtful re-
suit. From that decision Foote took appeal to
Supreme Court, General Term, where ar
yumcnt was heard yesterday. ana decision
reserved In the meantime Mr. Wckham,


The recover, has brought what appears to be test
suit involving tho samc qucs.ion This suit Is brought
IN tho Supreme Court To recover Of Jonathan A.
Frazer small amount OF aivdends which he received
from the company between May, 1871, and November,
1915 Tho ground Of action Is that the company was
insovont al the time during which these dividends
were paid. motion was made yesterday before
Judge Barrett in Supreme Court, Chambers, to send
this case referee, the theory in order to
sustain the action would be necessary provo tho
insolvency of the company at the times alleged, and
this would involve the examination OF long accounts
The motion denied.
Year: 1877

The energetic proprietors Of the Cen.
tral and Cosmopolitan Hotels OF this place,
have had the photographers at work all
over their large buildings, and resulted in
creditable pictures. We do not propose
Intentionally to "puf'' a thing unless the
subject merits it,and therefore we can con-
sistently say that the traveller is better
provided for in the Port Townsend hotels
board and lodging-than at any other
place on the Sound. One thing is certain
ly noticeable here, and that is that the
employees of the hotels, from head steward
to dlsh-washer, are accommodating and
gentlemanly. A waiter with u ''cow-lick''
over his forehead, and one who struts across
the floor as if he had the st. Anthony's
dance, is not to be found here; but in
stead thereof-are ladies and gentlemen.
We do not have walters who will rush at
You with plate of soup and after waltz
it around your head two or three times
slam it down in front Of you, aud scream
out if you wish any hash-Oh mysterious
hash! We may be too severe, but it is
hoped the too common qualification re-
quired Of walters will be so modified as to
make it more pleasant and home-Iike than
it now Is in many of the hotels.
Year: 1877

A NUMBER of Plunmer's new fruit
dryers for family use have just been COM
petcd at the East Portland factory. The
general use of this dryer in Washington
Territory would save u vast amount OF
fruit from waste. F.W. Hastings, Of this
place, is agent tor the above dryer and we
expect many in this section Of the Sound
will avail themselves of this opportunity
to purchase dryer within the reach OF
every family.
Year: 1877

ANOTHER UNFoRTUNATE.-Joseph Hut
chings of Utsalady, commonly known as
Bosom" was brought before judge Hill.
Of the Probate Court OF Island County.
and was by him adjudged insane and sent
to the Steiacoom Asylum under the
charge of Deputy Sheriff Brown.
Year: 1877

IT is currently reported that the Steam
er Zephyr will be placed Oh the olympia
and Seattle route for the purpose OF help
ing the Otter freeze out the Messenger.
The Olympia people ought to know which
10 pntrOnize.