smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Don't hurry so. Move slower; 1t may


be that YOU will go surer. Grind, grind,
grind, one everlasting grind, from five
O'clock in the morning 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. instead of remembering you
gratefully, will contemplate your de-
parture from this hurTying scene with
infinite satisfaction. Do rest awhile
You are wearing out the vital forces
faster than there is need, and IN tins
way subtraCting years from the total
sum of your life. This rush and worry
day after day, this restless anxiety after
something you have not got IS Ike
pebble stones in machinery; they CRATE
and grind the life out of you. You have
useless burdens; throw them of. You
have a great deal of needless care; drop
it. Pull in the strings; compact your
business. Take time for thought OF
better things. Go out into the air and
enjoy the sunshine. Stop thinking Of
business and profit. Stop grumbling at
adverse fortune. You Will probably
never see much better times than these
in this doomed world. Your most Op-
perfume season is now; your happy 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 90 to the ever
lasting smash when you disappear from
this mortal stage. Don't fancy that the
curse of heaven, in the shape Of the
vain task of righting up a disjointed
earth, is imposed on yOu. Cease to fret
and fume; cease to jump and worry
early and late. The good time is com
ing, but you can never bring it; God
can. and will. Take breath, sir; sit
down and take long breath; then 60
calmly to the tasks Of life, and DO your
work well.
Year: 1879

Some very remarkable traits of intel


igence have recently been observed in
the large Chimpanzee at the New York
Aquarium. It is a known fact that the
discharge of firearms causes considerable
uneasiness to all the members of the
monkey tribe, frequently frightening
them so badly as to cause death. There
is a performance on the. stage of the


Aquarium in which a pistol is used,
and for fully five minutes preceding its
discharge the chimpanzee is on the
watch for the moment of its report, and
his actions meanwhile are precisely
those Of a child under like circum-
He will get to the farthest
corner of his cage and watch the stage
then suddenly rush back to
place where a view of the performance
can be had, and just as the pistol is
about to be fired he will seek the far
corner and actually place his hands over
both ears to exclude the noise of the
pistols explosion. As soon as the noise
has taken place the chimpanzee will run
briskly to the glass side and peer in
tently at the stage again, as if en-
to ascertain the cause Of so
much COmmotiOn.
Year: 1879

In England a patent check till has
been brought before the mercantile
public which seems to be a very ingen-
iOus continuance. The official descrip-
ton Of it says that it will check every
penny taken and paid, better than keep
ing a cashier and using check-books.
It occupies no more room than the
ordinary till. If an assistant should
take money of a customer and fail to
put it in the till, It can be detected at
once. If only part of the amount is put
in, it will show how much has been
withheld. If any cash has been taken
out, it will show the amount. The till
cannot be opened without it being
known, and the number of times. It
will show how much money there ought
to be in at a time. ANY amount of
change can be left in it for use, and yet
none can be taken away without its
being known. 1t can be left any length
Of time without being cleared, and will
show the amount that ought to be in
without counting the cash. 1t can be
used as desk, or let in level with the
cOunter-top, if required. 1t shows the
number Of customers waited upon by
each assistant; and if line is drawn
across close to the glass every hour, it
tells the number of customers at any
given time. And all these advantages
are wound up with the brief statement,
Interest on outlay and cost of working,
one half-penny a day."
Year: 1879

"A story is told Of a man in Con-
nectiCut who fell from the roof Of q i've
story building to the sidewalk: but as
he struck on the thick sOles Of his rub
ber-bOots, he bounded back within a
quarter of an inch Of the roof, and so
continued to bounce, the distance de-
Creasing by only a quarter Of an inch at
each journey. He subsisted on hash
enclosed in rubber balls, which be
managed to catch on the bound, and at
the end of a month, was stopped and
restored to his family.
Year: 1879




We owe an apology to Mr.. By
land for the delay in the appearance
Of his most excellent communication,
but we did not receive it until the
'copy" for last weeks "Column" had
been handed to the printer. Write
again, Mr.. B. We shall always be
glad to hear from you.


just here, we will remark that
correspondents will save time by
sending communications direct to
our address, given at the head of the
Column. It should be remembered
that all matter pertaining to schools,
or of interest to teachers, should find
its place in this Column, and that
nothing Will be inserted therein, ex-
cept by special arrangement, which
has not been submitted to the Editor.


If the ''Lady Teacher" who sent
in a communication about the mid
die Of Feb, wishes it to appear, she
must send her real name.


No cuts inserted in this Column.
Year: 1879

she made too id free with it
when he was here before, was the
way a mild hammered Atlanta, Ga,
man met the suggestion that Gener-
al Sherman should be given 'the
freedom Of the citY.n
Year: 1879

i|e 2NI fCf TwfF0
Symptoms Of a Diseased Liver,


EfUCC LCt non w


Dam in the right side, under the
1 edge Of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain IS in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left SIDE; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and It
frequently extends to the top Of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of appe-
tite and sickness; the bowels in gen
eral are cOstive, sometimes altsruative
with lax; the head is trodBled With
pain, accompanied with dun, heavy
sensation IN the back part Fllere is
generally a considerable loss Of mem
.Ory, accompanied with a painful sen
sation of having left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight dry cough is sometimes an
attendant The patient complains of
weariness and debility, he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains Of a priekly sensa-
ton Of the skim; bis spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer-
else would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fordtude
enough to try It. In fact, he disHusts
every remedy Several Of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few Of them ex-
listed, yet examination Of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged
Year: 1879

"Catching a train" in England Is a
very different affair from catching it in
this country, for there it signifies the
Individual has sufficient time to enter
the railway carriage before the guard
closes the doors and gives the signal to
start. After that, no matter who arrives,
Year: 1879

william D. Chandler had Robert c. Mccartney. Of
Boston, arrested the ground that the latter appro
priated certain money to his own which Chan
dler alleged he sent him to take up check upon
which he was indorser Mr.. l. Albert Engehart.
on behalf of the defendant, moved yesterday, before
Judge Westbrook. III Supreme Collrt Chambers. to
vacae the order Of arrest the grounds that there
existed running account between the defendant
and the plaintiff that the defendant and the plaintiff
had been in the habit OF exchanging Cheeks that the
money received by the defendant from the plaintiff
was received in the regular of business
and in exchange OF the defendants checks. and that
the defendant was merely the plaintiffs debtor and
did not occupy fduciary relation to him. Mr..
Epglehart also argued that order of arrest can
not Issue where the relation Of debtor and creditor
only existed because there is only legal obligation
on the part Of the defendant to pay and that to
title party order of arrest the defendant must
occupy q fduciary relation to plaintiff, which is
relation of trust or confidence Mr. Hoxsey, Tor the
plaintiff claimed that the defendant was instructed
by the plaintiff to apply the money on particular
check ndorsed by him, but said he had not the let
ter nstructng the defendant so to apply the money
as the plaintiff did not keep the press copies OF let
ters sent defendant. Judge Westbrook took the
papers. reserving his decision.
Year: 1879




| have pretty much made up my
mind to run for President. What
the people want is man who cannot
be injured by investigation of his
past history, so that enemies of the
party will net be able to rake up
against Tim things that nobody ever
heard of before. If you know the
worst about candidate, to begin
with, every attempt to spring things
on him will be checkmated. Now |
am going to enter upon the field with
an open record. | am going to own
up 10 advance to all the wickedness l
have done, and if any Congressional
committee is disposed to prowl
around my biography, in the hope of
finding any daring and deadly deed
which l have secreted, Why let him
prowl.


In the 6rst place, | admit that
did freeze rheumatic grandfather Of
mine, in the winter of 1853. He was
old and inexpert ct climbing trees.
But with a beartless brutality that is
characteristic of me, | ran him out Of
the front door 10 bis night shirt, al
the point Of shot gun, and caused
him to bowl up maple tree. where
he remained all night, while / empt-
led shot in his legs. / did this be-
cause he snored / will do it again
if | have another grandfather. l am
as inhuman now as | was in 80. No
rheumatic person shall snore in nv
house.


candidly acknowledge that | ran
away 1t the battle of Gettysburg
Ny friends have tried to smooth this
fact by the assertion that | merely
got behind tree, that did SO for the
purpose Of initiating Washington.
who went into the woods at Valley
Forge TO ssy his prayers. 1t was q
miserable subterfuge. | struck cut
in straight line for the Tropic of
Cancer, simply because / was scared
| wanted my country saved, but /
wanted some one else to saye her. /
entertain that idea yet. If the bub-
BILE OF reputation can be obtained on
ly at the caupon's mouth, am viii
ling to go there for it, provided the
cannon is empty. If it is loaded, my
immortal and inaexible purpose is to
get over the fence and go home. Nv
inyariable purpose in the war has
been to bring two-thirds more men
out than / took in. This seems to
me to be Napoleonic in its grand
eur.


Ny financial views are of the most
decided character, but they are not
likely, perhaps, to increase my popu-
larity with advocates Of imitation or
contraction. 1 do not insist upon
special supremacy of rag money.
The grea. fundamental principle of
my life is to take any kind / can
get.


The rumor that / buried a dead
aunt under grape vine is founded
upon fact. The vine needed fer,il-
izing, my aunt bad to be buried, and
| dedicated her to that purpose.
Does that unfit me for the Presiden-
ey The constitution OF our couu-
try does not say so. No other CHI
zen was considered unworthy of Of
hce because be enriched bis grape
vine with his relations. Why should
| be selected as the FIRST victim Of an
absurd prejudice


| admit, also, that / am not the
riend Of the poor man. | regsrd the !
poor man, in his present condition,
Year: 1879

The additional meagre and very much mixed re-
mrns from the State do not materially change the
impression that the democratic nominees for State
officers elected In number Of the districts heard
from Hoskins. republican candidate fer Lieutenant
Governor. runs ahead of Cornell. In several other
districts this peculiarity Of the to be
pretty we'll counterbalanced by Hoskins falling be-
hind his ticket However, If the gains should con-
tnue to expand to any notable extent the repub-
lican side probability exists for the success OF
their entire State ticket.


The estimate of the majorties for Lieutenant Gov
ernor between Hoskins ana Potter Is one princi-
pay based upon the State of 1876 in the con-
test for those Offices Scattering figures have been
sent in from the Associated Press up to late hour
last night. but nothing at all of definite character
1t must be recolected that it is very rare occur
in the political history of State that 1t be-
comes necessary to make separate estimates on the
same ticket for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
as the first generally carries with it the second


AS further proof of the perplexing nature of the
present canvass of votes. full returns city and
county candidates have not yet been received.


The following table shows the estimated majorities.
by counties. for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
together with Kelly's full VOTE also estmated:-
Year: 1879

LOUISVILLE. KY. Nov. s, 1872
. Henry Waterson writes thus of the election in
the Courier, Jouyna-"We may be sure that the self
seeking and the blum dering which have brought
about this needless disaster, and which, in too
many cases. may be supposed without injustice
to take a secret delight in it, will not resolve
themselves to any definite policy They will express
themselves variousy. There will bo booms and
booms, as they are called We shall have q Bayard
boom, We shall have Davis boom, shall have
Field boom, we shall have Hancock boom.
There may even be in small way Hendricks
boom. dividing its little time with Kelly
boonl--in the West. Hendricks and Kelly; in
the East. Kelly and Hendricks. In short each
cock will crow from his own particular dunghill.
filling the air with clamor from whose dissonance
and din but single accordant note shall be heard.
and that in dispraise of the only who is guilt
less of act word to distract his party and
known chiefly through his sacrifices and bene-
fees. To this complexion has it come at
Last, and we asked to abandon leader who
gave national victory, and to follow tho leaders
who have wantonly thrown that victory away.
There arc many good and true men in the demo-
craft, party who worthy to wear the purple
notably. Senator Bayard General Hancock and Mr..
Justice Field but there is no one OF them who ever
will reach the White House the
dead body of Mr.. Tilden.''
Year: 1879

Encouraging reports regarding the wheat
crop continue to DO received from Mnno-
sofa and Wisconsin. Tho yield will not
reach tho enormous total Of 1877, but tho
quality bids fair to DO OF tho very finest, and
the outlook ia extremely favorable,
Year: 1879

The villages in the neighborbood of
Boston present some curious social
aspects. Every morning the railroad
takes almost the entire male population
TO the city. AT night it returns them
again. The village is practically a
SleepiDg-place for people whose every
thought is of the town. Their very
manners and customs are of the city.
and yet in reality the people are only
villagers.


Love is a never-ending theme with
all the story -tellers, and they delight
to tell the tale in every tongue. Hear.
then, a story of love under new and ne
culIar clrcumstances-a tale of mingled
love and social martyrdom, the highest
moral courage, and the most pitiful
Sights and insults.


The village of Weston consists of
one main street, where stand the
churches, the town-hall, post-office, and
sundry feeble-minded stores. There
are noble elms, wide road, and few
pretty houses. The better class of
dwellings, are on the hillside bevond
the railroad, or to the north, on the
meadows! BY day sleepy place; at
night every house is filled with city
people sound asleep.


The people live here, but their hearts
are III the town. Every boy looks for
ward to the time when he shall ioin
the pilgrims to the city and store. To
go into an office or store in Boston is
the only thing for ii young man to do.
He must have business in town or lose
caste.


Tom Maxwell had the misfortune to
be born in Weston, and early imbibed
its peculiar notions concerning life and
the thing to do. For instance. no yo,,no
gentleman must work with his hands:
he must not go into retail store he
must dress well, be able to take part in
the Lyceum debates, and he must not
on any account stay in the village dur-
ing the day. Unless he could do all
this, he had better remove to New York
or Chicago, and dwell among the up-
enlightened in outer darkness.


Tom had secured a place as ac-
cOuntant in wholesale grocery house.
and was considered lucky fellow. He
bad small property of his own, and
he had fallen in love. The Object had
even said she wOnld some day wear his
name. She wore his diamond ring al
ready. .---..--- .---.---- a
Year: 1879

EDITOR HERALD: Many voters
for the new Constitution think


that mortgage taxation Is a bless


ng to poor borrowers because they
will be enabled to borrow cheaper,
aud that they will not have to pay


as much taxes as under the present
Constitution.


1t Is safe to assume that it has


been sufficiently demonstrated al


ready that II the money lender pays


u tax on mortgage he will adj


that tax to the interest charged to


the borrower.


But let us look at the question of


reduction of taxes to be paid by the


borrower, Irrespective of interest.
If, for instance, Gov. Downey
owned all the land in this county,


he ought to pay all the land tax
Or, if he owned all the coin in the


county, he ought to pay all the tax


on money. But owning all the


land and money he should pay all
the taxes due for revenue purposes.
The above Is considered as assum-
ing that there is no other taxable
property than land and money in
the county.


But the Governor loans out his
money, therefore 1t is said the land
| pays Increased taxation-the tax
due on the money. Let us see II
the tax is increased on the land.
First-A owning all the land In
the county, (there being no money


or other taxable property in the


county, A should pay all the taxes.
Second-This year A borrows all
the money since brought into the


county, consequently he pays all
| the taxation on land and money
Now, IL the land was worth S
600, and the sum necessary for
enus was 500, during the first ye
A, at the rate of l per cent, wot Q
pay the full tax, 500. Next yea
having possessed himself Of all I
money brought into the countyN =
borrowing $40. 600. aud the sum i
from revenue being the came kht
Year: 1879

The facilities OF the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed in California outside OF San
francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to US will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates.
Year: 1879

1t is possible that the Jeanette was making
her way through the eastern edge OF the
pack ice that lay along the shore of wran-
gel Land when last seen by the whalers, be-
cause they tell us ssshe was heading for a
blight OF open water between two ice packs
near Herald Island and was moving
slowly" In the worst aspect of the whale-
mems theory of her position she may have
to winter In the ice, but her crew will be
able to make sledge excursions to the land
as soon as the ice is sufficiently sealed to-
gether, and her chances for an early dash
Poleward next spring will be enhanced.
Year: 1879

Preparations are on foot in Ireland to
enable the authorities to suppress immedi-
ately any resistance to the laws or violent
demonstrations, and instructions have been
given, as noted in the cable dispatches in
virtue of which the military can be called
and used without reference of the case
to England. But the Irish agitators
appear to be too well advised to
give rashly any occasion for the
use of force. The difficulty at Balla has
been overcome by a timely abandonment
OF the policy of actual resistance and non
payment of rent, which seemed likely to
precipitate an immediate collision. At the
same time with its military preparations
the government, it is reported, is making
others that have in view scheme Of fur
nishing labor to unemployed persons at
points where the distress is great
est-a proceeding very likely to sepa-
rate those who will thus get employment
from the mass of discontented people But,
at most, this number is not likely to be
very great, for if the government should
advance money on the plan proposed on q
scale sufficient to effectively satisfy the ac-
tual wants of the people it would imme-
diately be challenged to give an equivalent
assistance to the English population, and
the scheme would become too extensive
to be continued. Assistance is per-
haps as much needed in England as
in Ireland but that the English people do
not raise political agitation over il is not
peculiar virtue on their part. as Earl
Besconsfeld assumes. They do not live
in a condition of chronic moral revolt
against a government to which they are
subject in great part against their will. and
their political relation to authority is
therefore entirely different from that of the
Irish people, and no fair comparison in
this respect can be instituted between
them.
Year: 1879

The community at large, as we'll as that
portion of it that is within the pale of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, should find
cause for qualification in the celebration
yesterday at Trinity Church. The vener-
able prelate who has been at the head of
the diocese of New York for quarter OF
the century has in working for his Church
done valiant service to society; for all OF
us, saints and sinners alike are benefited
when any bad man is by religious exhorta-
ton turned from the error Of his ways. The
increase in Church membership since
the elevation of Bishop Potter to
his present position is out of all
proportion to the increase of population,
and, therefore, indicates great change for
the better among many who might other
wise have swelled the ranks, still far too
full, of the dangerous classes. Much Of
the increase has been gained among people
that too frequently get nothing from
churches but prayers; in the address which
Rev. DR.. Dix offered from the clergy and
laity reference is made to the work of the
Bishop for and among the poor and igno-
rant. and there is no church dignitary so
high but finds in such service his truest
claims to reverence and affection. Long
may the good man live to continue his
labors for the benefit of those who are the
most deserving because they are the most
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