smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

Do not keep Others waiting for you either


at the beginning or the close of a meal. 2.


Don't sip soup frem the tip but from the
side of spoon. 8. Be careful not to spill


Or drop anything on the table cloth. Keep


pour plate clean; do not heap all sorts of


food on it at once. 5. In passing your


plate to be reheaped retain your knife and
fork. 6. When asked for a dish, do not
shove but hand it,. Z. While drinking do
not look around. 8. Instruct the servant
to hand the cup at the left side, SO that it
may be received With the right hand. 9.


Do not drink your tea or coffee without
first removing the teaspoon from the cup
to tbe sancer. 10. Use the knife for cut
ting only; never put it to the lips or the
mouth. II. Break you bread into small
pieses and rest them on your plate while
spreading. IL. Do not eat too fast; besides
giving one the appearance of greed it is not
healthy. 13. If you find anything unplea
ant in your food put it aside as quietly as
possible, without drawing the attention of
others to if. IA. Do not open the lips or
make any unnecessary noise in chewing.
is. Do not touch the head. IS. Do not
rest the elbows on the table. II. Be
of and attentive to the wants of
those about You. IS. Converse on pleas
ant subjects with those sitting near you.
10. sDo not say anything not intended
for all present to hear. 90. Leave your
plate with the knife and fork lying parallel,
the handles pointing to the right 81.
Never leave the table before others without
asking the lady or gentleman who presides
to excuse you.
Year: 1878

There sat two glasses, filled to the brim,


On rich mans table, rim to rim;


One was ruddy and red as blood,


And one as clear as the crystal food.


Said the glass OF wine to the paler brother;


Let us tell the tales of the past to each other


/ can tell of banquet and revel and mirth,
And the proudest and grandest souls on earth
Fell under my touch as though struck by blight
" hen was king, for Iruled in might
From the heads of kings have torn the crown,
From the heights of fame have hurled men down;
l have blasted many an honored name;
have taken virtue and given shame;
l have tempted the youth with sip,a taste,
That has made his futur; barren waste.
Far greater than any king am l.
Or than any army beneath the sky.
I have made the arm of the driver fail,
And sent the train from the iron rail:


have made good ships GO down at sea,
And the shrieks of the lost were sweet to me;
For they said, Behold how great you bel
rame, strength wealth. genius before you fall,
For your might and power over all
Ho! no! pale brother" laughed the wine.
"Can You boast of deeds as great as mine?n
Said the water glass; " cannot boast
Of king dethroned or murdered host;
But can tell of heart once sad
By my crystal drops made light and glad;
Of thirsts I've quenched, of brows I've laved;
Of hands have cooled, of souls have saved.
haye eaped through the valley, dashed through the


mountain,
Flowed in the valley and played in the fountain,
Slept In the sunshine and dropped from the sky;
And everywhere gladdened the landscape and eye.
j have eased the hot forehead of tever and pain,
l have made the parched meadows grow fertile with


grain.
/ can tell of the powerful wheel of the mill,
That ground out the -four and turned at my will.
can tell of manhood debased by you
That lifted up and dcrowned anew
cheer l help, strengthen and aid;
gladden. the heart of man and maid,
l set the chained wine-captiye free,
And all are better for knowing me-"
These are the tales they told each other,
The glass of wine and paler brother,
Ae they sat together, filled to the brim,
On the rich mans table, rim to rim.
Year: 1878

ZACHARY TAYLoR's GRAvE.--Tn his mes


sage to the Legislature of Kentucky Gov.


McCreary says: "The grave that contains


the mouldering remains of Zachary Tay-


lor, who was at one time President of the


United States, is situated in Jefferson coun-


ty, in sight of the tall spires of the metro


polls of Kentucky, and is unmarked by a


monument. 1t is true that this man, who
spent his whole life in the service of his
country, who proved his patriotism on near


100 battle-felds, and who had the office of
President bestowed on him for his valor,
integrity and fidelity, needs no monument
to perpetuate .he blazonry of his deeds,
or the purity and simplicity of his character.


He has monument already in the hearts
of his countrymen that will endure forever


Yet, | believe that nation is elevated and
given dignity and Importance abroad and
at home by its great and good men who re-
veal its existence and give it prominence,
and monument should be erected to his
memory that will ever stand with its mute
eloquence to attest to the world the honor,
the reverence and the esteem accorded to
his virtues and his valor by his country
men. He was brought to Kentucky by his
parents when only nine months old, and
ever afterward claimed his home in our
yet his distinguished
civic and military service make him belong
to the whole country. l therefore recon-
mend that his remains be removed by Ken
lucky to the State military lot in the ceme-
terry at Frankfort, and that a resolution
be adopted by the General Assembly calling
upon the Congress of the United States to |
erect monument over his grave"
Year: 1878

A strange case is that of Henry G. Ersh-
man, living near the boundary of the coun-
ty, near Seetwood, who is tho owner of con-
siderable property. Up to within sevral
weeks ago he was hale and hearty. Not
withstanding his abundance of this world S
goods he generally wore one suit of clothes
during the week and on Sunday. Several
weeks ago he was startled because he i'm
agined that very offensive odor either
came from his ears or mouth or the pores
of the skin. He was greatly alarmed, and
imagined he was sinking into galloping
consumption, and was gradually deeaying.
He was unable to sleep, became haggard
and emaciated, and even his friends began
to imagine that his end was near at hand.
He dressed himself regularly and was de-
termined to keep on his feet. He went
into the fields and in the woods determined
to fight down his disease, but wherever he
went the same dreadful stencil and feeling
came over him. Finally, and old wood
chopper met him in the woods one day.
The woodman had a long talk with him,
and he stood quite close to examine him.
Then the woodman asked the sick man for
his coat. 1t was examined. The wood
man carried it away 90 yards, and it was
discovered that the stencil followed. The
coat was thoroughly examined, and dead
mouse was found in the lining. The mouse
had by some means gotten in the lining of
his coat and died there, and It's decaying
body caused the unpleasant effluvia. When
this was known the sufferer gained courage
and as he slowly realized what imagination
han done, be rallied and was soon on the
road TO health. Reading (Pa.) Eagle.
Year: 1878

The bill now before the committee on


Territories relating to the election law of


Utah, is one of which we approve, while


regreting the necessity which compels us


to approve it. The objects of the bill are


to secure secret ballot to the peope of


Utah, to repeal the act of the Territorial


Legislature giving suffrage TO women In the


Territory, and to disfranchise Polygamists


While there can be no doubt of the author


lty of Congress to regulate the election


laws of the Territory, it is always eiisa-


greeable necessity which compells Congress


sional interference. Especially is it dis


agreeable necessity which compells Con-
gressional interference restricting the


franchise. But the case of Utah is an ex-
eeptional one. The Mormons, almost from
the hour of their first settlement in the So
called estate of Dessert" have been in So
cret, If not open hostility, to the authority
OF the United States. The laws have been
disregarded, and the mandates of Congress
deded. In sIt the Mormon church
has conduc"- Il. fairs as if was an inde-
pendent kingdom in the heart Of the he
public. Even the right of suffrage has
oeen SO abused as to give polygamist as
many votes as he has wives, the provision
in the local law enfrsnchising women being
only intended to strengthen polygamy.
The condition of the Territory is an out
rage upon public morals and stain upon
our civilization. The whole matter must
be dealt with by Congress, and Dealt with
with stern and unsparing hand. HALF
way measures will not do. If it is necessa-
ry to disfranchise Mormon polygamists, and
We believe it is, in order to secure peace
and good government, and decent moral
ty in Utah, then let it be done without de-
ay. We have been tri6ing with the Nor
mons long enough. Plurality is destructive
20 society, and SO it is not to be tolerated
apart from any religious significance Nor
Bonisn may seek to give to polygamy.
Congress must uproot the evil in some way
md perhaps disfranchisement would DO the
most effective method that could be adopt
'd.-Neso York Star, Jan. 26.
Year: 1878

TT is ENTERPRIsING. FEARLESS. RE-
liable and newsy, and the peer of any weekly
newspaper published in West Tennessee. con-
tanning all local events of Importance in the
city of Memphis and Shelby county. No
labor or expense will be spared to maintain it
in every department at the highest possible
standard, and to commend it in al rospscts
to the confidence and approval of the best
classes in the surrounding country. being


strictly
Year: 1878

1t is strange that in q country whose
language is stored full of the choicest works
of the human mind, aud whose population
is, as q whole, so we'll educated, reading
aloud as a source of amusement and means
of enjoyment is so little resorted TO-
There are many families, where book, or
chapter of book, is never read to the a
family circle from one end of the year to
another. The individual members of the
family read; but all reading done in the
family is silent reading. Father has his
paper; mother her tract; Mary her novel;
Johnny his story of wild adventure Read
ing there is, enough of it; but each one
reads for himself. There is no reading for
the whole, and no grouping of the family
into an audience for an evenings enjoy
ment, such as comes to people who hear
good thing well read.


Only those who have visited in families
where the gift of reading was cultivated as
source of family enjoyment, and the Gus
tom of reading aloud to the family prac-
ticed, can imagine what help and blessing
to the family life such habit is Music
is well enough in its way, but its range of
expression is far narrower than that of
reading, and for that matter far less prac-
tical in its adaptation to the family wants.
Then, too, singing requires an instrument
tai accompaniment, and a piano costs
money and requires too much practice on
the part of the performer to be available
for the many. The art of reading we'll is
easily acquired and cheaply taught and
the expressions of literature are abundant
and varied. If sorrow has fallen on the
family, the needed antidote can be found
both in prose and poetry. If fun is called
for, then fun can be had ut the asking; for
the language is so full of humor so quaint
and subtle that the bare recital of the au-
thors words brings the point out and "sets
the table in roar History, tragedy,
comedy, wit, pathos, sublimity, every spring
at which the human mind loves to drink
can be opened and the sweet waters be
freely given to every one.


How coy those home readings may be
made. Warmth, light, eompauionship,
culture, happiness, are all included in them.
How much you are missing if reading is
not cultivated as one Of the means of hap
piness and pleasure in your family circle;
for in such an exercise there is quickening
for the Imagination, appeal to judgment,
elevation of feeling, opportunity for criti-
cism, which shall teach the children more
of literature in three hours than they can
learn at school in three weeks. Next to
the impulse of love as n means of drawing
families together is the influence of intel
lectual companionship. Cultivate this,
and see how satisfactory will be the result
Golden R,Le
Year: 1878

The high road to independence lies, for
most people, through the narrow gate Of
economy. 1t is not alwaysa pleasant way.
1t requires sacrifice, but it repays the sac
rifce with interest. There are some who
do not need to economise-people with
ample fortunes, who are able to spend pref
ty much as they please. The more this
class spends the better for society What
would be praiseworthy economy for some,
would be downright stinginess for them.
No body is rich enough to be wasteful,
but those who are able to purchase freely
the products of genius and industry, and
thus give employment to the workers.
The rich err by boarding, the poor by
spending too freely. The road to indie
pendence lies through saving something
of what is made, and not always in max
ing much. 1t is only when the expenses
are too great that business does not pay.
The household is like business enterprise;
1t is never financially prosperous unless
more comes into it than goes out. The
art of saving well consists in buying we'll.
A person of limited means must resist
many temptations to buy things. Too
many people make the mistake of buying
a cheap article instead of dear one, and
imagine they are ecouomizing. The mis-
take consists in buying the article atall.
They could not afford it, cheap or dear, and
1t is a wise rule to buy few things but good
ones. Another essential rule in the art OF
saving is never to spend money before you
get it. Do without the coveted treasure
be it luxury or necessity, until the money
is in your pocket, and then you will know
better how it ought to be spent. Buy
substantial things. If the amount of mon
ey that is worse than thrown away each
year for evanescent triAes and showy gew.
gaws by people in embarrassed circumstan-
ces, could be ascertained and footed up.
the result would be appalling. The mon
ey is simply wasted, and the saving of ii
would go far toward putting the spenders
in comfortable condition.
Year: 1878

The immense horns of South African
cattle are made to twist spirally, and in
faneiful curves, by being scraped on one
side or the other while they are growing.
Each owner can tell the oxen which be-
long to his "Span" in this way by the ac-
quired shape of their naturally regular
horns.
Year: 1878

block wrought in the shape of coffin
On one side of this is a long and suitable
inscription. Over and around this odd
monument is gothic structure, twelve
feet long, nine feet wide and twenty feet
high, four pillars supporting a peaked
roof
Year: 1878

The Star-Vindicator, published at McAlester, Choctaw Nation, gives our member of Congress this just and highly complimentary notice:

 We are pleased to know that this faithful and efficient representative in congress from old Arkansas is again a candidate for reelection and also pleased to know that he has such hopeful prospects of suc- cess. The people of his district will do we'll to keep T. M. Gunter in con gress as long as he is willing to serve them there, for they can cer- tainly get no man who will watch their interests with more jealous care, or do more credit to himself and his constituents.

 Honesty and capability combined are the requisite qualities for rep resentative in congress, and these Col. Gunter possesses in most emI- nent degree. And in him too the people of this Territory have faith full friend, one that will never let an opportunity pass to do them favor or further thelr interests.
Year: 1878

We are pleased to sec that the sen timent expressed by this paper some weeks ago, that the duty of the Dem ocracy of Arkansas is to adopt and engraft in their platform this year, such currency principles as will com port with the popular wishes of the people and hush forever all talk among democrats of Independent Greenback Clubs, is growing and spreading. The rapid decline in gold has nearly eliminated the neces- sity for further agitation of this matter AT PRESENT, but it is always best to be safe, and there should be clinchcr put in just now. We want no new party clubs, no green back clubs, no other sort but DEMO CRATIC CLUBS, and now is the time to invite the cordial cooperation of every Democrat in the land by plac- ing ourselves squarely and unequiv- ocally upon the record on this ques- tion
Year: 1878

The Bentonville Advance of April 27, gives plain, manly explanation of what that paper and some dozen others mean by their demand for fair play for the Northwest, and the man who reads his article, and then per sists in accusing those papers of hay ing an insane greed for office, is ei- ther fool or a knave. The manner in which Donan sets down on those who have kicked up and raised the howl of insanity and piracy" be- cause the Northwest firmly demands an equal showing with other sections of the State, is emphatic, if not ele- gant.

 We must confess that the course of the Advance in supporting Lit tie Rock man for the Supreme Bench in preference to Mansfield, of the Northwest, put somewhat of damp CT on our feelings in regard to stand ing up for justice for the Northwest, but, nevertheless, we give Donau credit for striking some hard blows against the political extinguishment of tha: section.
Year: 1878

The Washington Post and Union commenting on McLinn's confession in regard to the fraud by which the vote of Florida was wrongfully coun- ted for Hayes, says:

 "This document is complete. From the explanation of the motives which induced him to commit or connive at the frauds which gave the vote of Florida to Hayes, and made the first Fraudulent Usurper in the Presiden- tial Chair to the description of the revolting details of the frauds them selves, MT. McLin's confession leaves nothing to be supplied and admits of no lodging. Mir. Hayes now sits in the White House the undisguised and unquestioned receiver of stolen property. If he prates of the inter yention of the Electoral Commission between himself and the authors oi the initial frauds, he merely sets mp the claim that his title to the stolen goods is perfected by the fact that he received them from the original thieves through the hands of middle men. The Radical majority of the commission KNEW that the goods were stolen, but refused to allow the execution of search warrant. Now the confession of the original de- spoilers leaves the Radical majority of the Commission and MT. Hayes in the same lurch. We want to know the name of the so o.called Democratic member or Senator who will face his constituents and say to them q am in favor of perpetuating the tenure of this Fraudulent Presi- dent, in favor oc allowing these crimes to become law by force of
Year: 1878

Des Arc Citizen: The caterpillars are here by the million. Usually they cut the leaves of only the gum, red and black oak, and some other trees with very tender leaves. This year they are damaging the apple trees.

 Des Arc Citizen: The farmers from different parts of the county tell us that their corn is doing finely, being up and growing off we'll under the warm and sunshiny days. The greatest trouble this spring has been the blackbirds. A great many were planting cotton last week, and ma jority will finish this week if the weather remains favorable. We think that 1878 will be a fruitful year in Arkansas.

 Van Buren Argus: Conflicting reports come in from the country in regard to the wheat prospects. In some sections the Hessian fly is sad to doing great damage; in other sec tions the fly has not appeared, but rust has taken tho wheat; in still other sections the prospects are said to be good tor large yield. Wheat planted late seems to be doing best, being free from rust and the ravages of the fly. From the best informa- tion we can get, the prospects are good for at least an average yield.

 Batesville Guard: Corn and oats are looking we'll. Considerable corn will be planted this season. Corn at 25c. per bushel is demoralizing to the farmer, but when it gets up to 30 or COG. per bushel it will pay well and causes gladness to come over the countenance of the farmer, if he has corn to sell, but if he has to buy corn he finds himself in a bad fix The only remedy against having to buy, is to plant plenty so that you can count on having surplus, and if you cant sell you can feed 1t to stock.

 Alma Herald. We met Col. King, of Mulberry, on our streets last Tues day, and learned from him that the wheat crop in his section is total failure--it will not average one bush el per acre. A number of farmers are now blowing up their wheat for the purpose of planting the land in corn and cotton. He informs us that the cause cannot be attributed to the rust, but to some other dis ease. The stalks are perfectly red and hard, having no tendency to soil even white clothing. This is great misfortune, and will be sorely felt by the country at large. We hear of similar reports from other sections farther cast.
Year: 1878

AOLLf OEhD, Aptu OV.

 Ed. DEMOCRAT: On Thursday eve. ming, the 25th inst, an unknown man came down the river in skif, and landed opposite the Brown farm He went up to the house of John + Reed and asked Mir. Reeds little girl where her pa was, and said he wanted help to get his boat out ol the river. She said her pa was in the field. The man then started back to the river, which was about 100 yards from the house. Mrs Reed hearing the conversation and thinking thelr might be woman in the boat, followed the man to the river, saw him go down the bank but when she got to the river saw nothing but the boat. He could not have gone up or down the river bank without being seen by Mrs Reed. A p,nL bottle was found in q drift few feet from the boat, that had contained whisky. The general supposition is that he was drunk and fell into the river aud drowaded He was man of medium size, and as no one saw his face but the little girl, I cannot give . minute discrip- ton of him. He had no coat on, wore a checked shirt and black vest The skifi is large one painted red, and has the appearance of having been in use n long time. mention these facts in order to give his friends, should he have any, clue to his whereabouts.

 R. c. BROWN.
Year: 1878

A correspondent to the Little Rock Globe, writing from Hampstead county, says: "1n the matter of Treasurer you have struck the key note. While we regret exceedingly that Major Woodruff is the Generals s opponent, yet our high regard for Mir. w. as man of the strictest principle, of honesty and one that might command from us any other position, will not allow us even tn expel the good old General from the office which he has filled to our sat isfaction. The General has proven himself brave, honest and true. Brave in opposing scheme which he honestly believed to be against the principles of right and public policy, and this, too, at the risk ol losing friends; honest, as evidenced by the faithful discharge oi the du ties imposed upon him as Treasurer, and certainly true to the trust placed in his hands. Hence we, in this county, are in favor of chaining the "Old Watch dog" to the door knob of the Treasury which he has for the past four years guarded with un- tiring zeal" That's the right kind of talk. We would support Uncle Billy for Vice President, but cant for Treasurer.

 After years of servitude and devo tion on the field under any and all circumstances during the late war and under the dark and galling fet- ters of reconstruction, while the State labored and groaned in polit. ical bondage, he suffered with us, made our cause his cause, and in 1874, when the struggle came fol our freedom, the sword of the old veteran was again drawn for tue peo ple, and, now, when the old white haired, battle scared man comes to us for another term as State Treas erer, we are told we must kick him out to make room for another; that we must do like the ass in the fable kick the old lion in the face be cause he has grown old in the ser. vice; and show that public service and public servants, no matter how faithful or how valuable, must be swapped of because others want it. We fail to see through these kind of glasses, and the majority of the reo pie of Arkansas are with us.-Ex.