smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

Lieut.. Cameron found one tribe in At
rica where women were much more re-
spected than is common in that country.
The Difference of the male sex had, how
ever, the usual effect. The respected"
fashion than their less-favored sisters.
One of the bellies of this tribe is thus
described by the traveller:


She is merry sort of person, this
"Mrs. Pakwanywa, "and really ladylike
in her manners. 1t was great fun show
ing her looking-glass. She had never
seen one before, and was half afraid of
it, and ashamed to show that she was
afraid.


She is a very dressy body-double
rows of cowries round her head, besides
copper, iron and ivory stuck in her hair,
and just above and in front of each ear a
tassel of red and white beads. A large
necklace of shells was round her neck,
and round her waist a string of opal
colored singo-mazzi, aud rope made of
strings of a red-colored bead.


Her front apron was of leopard skin,
and the rear one of colored grass-cloth,
with its fringe strung with beads, and
cowries sewed on it in q pattern; bright
iron rings were sround her ankles, and
copper and ivory bracelets on her arms.
Her hair was shaved little back from
her forehead, and three lines, each about
a quarter of an inch wide, were painted
below.


The one nearest to the hair was red,
the next black, and the next white; and
to crown all, she was freshly -anointed
with oil, and looked sleek and shiny.
Her upper lip was perforated and a
piece of stone inserted, until the lip per-
truded a couple of inches, giving q
hideous expression to the face, and max
ing her articulation quite indistinct.
Year: 1877

The Boston Journals Washington cor
respondence says: The managers of the
French Exposition of 878 have informed
our Government that if the United States
is to take any part in the exhibition it
will be necessary to take immediate steps
for representation in the American Sec
ton. To delay action until the meeting
of Congress in October would be to
practically render impossible any proper
representation of the United States. The
difficulty has been that there have been
serious doubts as to the constitutional
right of the Executive to take any meas
ures in the absence of formal vote in
Congress. The Cabinet has considered
the question, and will probably decide
tomorrow or during this week. Secre-
tary Evartss position is understood to
be this: That an American Commission
should be appointed Professionally upon
the understanding that the Commission
ers shall not have any compensation un-
less Congress shall ratify their appoint
ment After careful inquiry it is stated
that there is no constitutional impedi-
ment to such a course, and nothing
which could prevent the President from
accepting the invitation of France. In
the case of the Vienna Exposition there
was an acceptance of the invitation to
participate in the Exposition on the part
of the Department of State before
there was any action taken by Congress.
The French Government has notified the
State Department, through the Secretary
of our Legation at Paris, that the space
reserved for the United States is still
available, awaiting acceptance. The
minimum expense supposed to be neces-
sary is $300,00O.
Year: 1877

A PHILADELPHIA judge decided that a
railroad company is not responsible for
baggage further than to check it, pound
it to pieces, and preserve an ordinary
watch over the trunk-handles.
Year: 1877

As usual there was large attendance at the
grounds Of this club fer practice Yesterday, and
our amateurs showed considerable of an inn
provement IN their skill Owing TO modesty sew
eral of their prime rifle shots do not care for pub
lie mention, and prefer to keep their scores for
their own use, aud so their fame as marksmen
is not heralded forth a. much as many inferior
shots. The approaching International contest
has given vim aud energy to all OF our crack
shots, aud the promise ls bright for some re-
markab targets to be made here soon.
Year: 1877

An ingenious girl who never has
ga feller" in the world goads the
other girls in her neighborhood to
madness by lighting up the parlor
brilliantly and then setting her
fathers hat where its shadow viii
be boldly marked against the cur
tain. isaa1a1
Year: 1877

Grant me, heaven, my earnest prayer,
Whether life Of ease or care
BE the one to me assigned


That each passing year may find
Loving thoughts and gentle words
Twlned within my bosom chords,
And that age may but imparh
Riper freshness to my heart.
4h r Miss ELIZA A. WEATHERs
Year: 1877

A strange story comes from Iowa.
A man named Proctor was hanged by
the neck. Surprising him dead. the
mob left him, the body being taken
care of BY the family. In a few hours
life was discovered in the supposed
dead man. By good work hs was
brought to consciousness.
Year: 1877

One of the greatest defects of this age
is the "fastness" of our boys and girls.
And every bit of it is traceable back to
the homes, where idle news carriers drop
in continually, and are permitted to un-
fold their budget of gossip and scandal.
Children hear more than is ever believed,
and the winks, mods and hints that they
catch at intervals excite their curiosity,
and to satisfy which chances are not
wanting. But to prevent betraying that
they hear, they also learn to be very sly,
so that, in time, they are able to build
blOck-hOuses, make kites, or even pre-
tend to study their lessons, and yet hear
every word that is said. Is it wonder
that by the time the reserve and purity
of the mothers mind is worn out, the
daughter is lust in the same condition,
with this difference, that, while the
mother has family ties that serve as
check, and has the Judgment of maturer
years, the daughter is hampered by none
of these, so that, as she stands at the
threshold of life, she is like boat tossed
out on the sea, without a pilot, save her
own desire, and the crew, instead of
being all good influences of the past, are
lust the reverse. 1t will be miracle if
she sails through safely, and if she should
sink we must accept the penalty, and
know that it is the work of our own
hands
Year: 1877

American papers have often COM
mented upon the fact that in some parts
of England women have been sold at
auction during the last century. Yes
teldsy the novel sight Of woman being
sold under the hammer was witnessed by
hundreds of people in front of Burrie's
auction store. When it became known
that such sale was TO be made a large
crowd gathered TO see the woman, and
many were wondering if the authorities
would allow such disgraceful scene TO
90 on. At 1870 the woman was brought
out Her name was unknown, but she
was recognized by some of the by-stand-
ers as a person who had worked in n mil
linery establishment on & street before
the fire, and her character had never
been questioned. She seemed perfectly
composed in the presence of 80 large
crowd and never moved a muscle Of her
face as the auctioneer called out for the
first bid. She stood in an elevated posi-
tion dressed in plain muslin, without any
special attempt at display. She was
handsome brunette, with regular features
dark hair and eyes, and complexion as
pure as wax. She was finally knocked
down for SO, and to the surprise of every
body, the bidder was married man. He
saws the woman is somewhat dilapidated,
but he thinks he can melt the wax and
make her up into tapers for Christmas
trees. She originally cost $500 in New
York, the workmanship being of the best,
and was for long time displayed in
Broadway milliner's window before she
was shipped to the ComstOck.- IHg nid
Neu.) Chronicle.
Year: 1877

Desirable and beautiful as sound teeth
are, there is no part Of the bodies of
young children that is 50 almost univer-
sally neglected by parents. Scarcely one
child i'm a hundred has regular sound
teeth, and the proportion OF those that
are covered TO a greater or less extent
with an unpleasant-looking coating Is
equally great. A very little care on tie
part of parents would largely obviate
this difficulty, but the misiOrtune IS that
few parents are willing to exercise such
care And this is especially the case IN
America. where dentistry thrives more
vigorously, perhaps, than in any other
country. and all because parents are neg
lectful of their children's teeth. The
REGULAR daily use Of the brush, without
any other dentifrice than pure white
CASTLE soap, and the removal of mis-
placed tooth or two, would in most in
stances not only give pearly whiteness
but regularity, both combining TO great
Iy enhance beauty, whether in man or
woman, and especially woman.
Year: 1877

also to be able to produce more cheaply.


The South American and Brazilian


markets are large consumers of Man
chester goods, but there exists no valid


reason why we should not compete with


her on favorable terms. We are nearer
and the expense of transportation should


be considerably lighter. But to this end
it is necessary that we should be able to
purchase our iron ships more cheaply,
the cost here exceeding by One-third that
in England (; our vessels should also be
free from taxation, as on the other side,
and another advantage we do not possess
is, that abroad, supplies of eXciseable
articles are purchased duty free from
bonded warehouses, so that foreign ship
rates, being under much less than
exports more than fifty times the
quantity of cotton goods that we dO,and
with our manifold advantages we ought
certainly to be able to reduce this pro-
portion very considerably; we have the
raw material here, and can ship it To our
mills much more cheaply than she can
to hers; there is also plenty of labor of
the right kind only waiting for employ
II CuCSlSu bJ
using water power instead of steam
there is everything in fact in our favor
except legislation, and it behOoves us
now with this great future dawning up
on us, to bring all our forces 10 bear
upon this point, and to secure the pass
ing of such laws as will be conducive to
the interests of this trade. Our national
trade policy is not, as it now exists, IA
vorable to an extension of our commerce,
and stands in need of amendment. The
unsettled state of our currency is also
somewhat of drawback to us, but at
tention being now aroused and turned
seriously to the brilliant opportunity
which lays before us in taking our fair
share in the productive supply of the
world, the minds of our wise and think
ing men will naturally concentrate
themselves upon the subject, with a
view of devising such notifications and
amendments in existing laws, and the
framing of such new ones, as will remove
the disabilities under which we now
labor and open up the way for the enter
prise, capital and labor of the American
nation to take that position in the en-
pOriums of the world to which the ex-
cellence of her manufactures Justly
entities her, so that in future years a
crop of over 5,000,0O0 may become a
and not a drawback as it is
feared, from the present way of looking
at it-N y Cotton Record
Year: 1877

Celia Logan in the New York Dis
patch: Sol. Smith, the founder of the
brilliant theatrical family of that name,
lived in my fathers house in Cincinnati
one whole summer.


Oh those terrible long summers, how
they were dreaded Salaries during the
winter barely sufficed for the current
expenses, and it was almost impossible to
put by anything "for rainy day." con-
sequently the summer was one continued
night with the wolf at the deor-he
would enter, he could not be kept out.
There was then no "jOb" acting,
whereby an actor might look forward to
earning a few dollars, even in the dullest
time; no snap companies going out for
the fourth, or playing few nights here
and there in the cooler country towns /;
but when the regular season was over
the actor had to subsist until the follow
ing fall without earning a penny by his
profession. Sol. Smith was a kindly
man, with a great deal of grim humor
and a brave endurance of the hardest
fate. So tall was he that when he tossed
me up in his arms / used to think that
he would throw me into the skies. To
my childish imagination he seemed many
UlltGS lOU0. lHdb HIS lidI SON-
cred ali he owned. His pantaloons were
of some soft wooden material, of light
color, which caused them to soil easily,
and as he was very clean, particular
man, the pants needed frequent washing,
so he used to lie in bed while they were
rubbed out in sOapsuds.


1t seemed to me such a strange thing,
that Mr.. Smith would lie abed the whole,
long, lovely summers day on the plea of
while at the same time my IA
ther would sit by his bedside, and they
would crack jokes together and laugh
till they both cried. And such an ON
niverous appetite! He would rise up in
bed like steeple, and with the suspicion
IF smile fitting over his lips he would
'dy:


"Bring me another plat of asparagus,
sissy; poor Sol. s sick"


1t was singular, too, that the date of
lis recovery was invariably coincident
With that of the delivery of his panta.
oons. washed, dlied and irOned. Each |
line he would unfold them he would ex-
,laim with a sigh, { At least another inch
zone this time"


By the beginning of August the pan
,alOOns had shrunk so that they no longer |
cached to the ankle bones.


AZ shall save them, Mrs. Logan" he |
would say, for pair of knee breeches."
Year: 1877

Is the great blood purifier, cures Syphilis, and re-
moves FimpIes and HumOrs on the face


Reason should teach that blotchy, rough or
pimpled skin depends entirely upon an internal
cause and outward application can ever cure the
defect.
Year: 1877

Had no breach of the compact been
made on the part of the Government, no
assassination would have occurred and
your petitioner would not have been in,
jurcd."


He therefore asks an appropriation of
$4,000 as IA partial indmnity for the
injury OF his person anl health, and for
the time lost and suffering endured by
him, in consequence of his faithful dis.
charge Of duty under the direction OF the
Secretary Of the Interior.
Year: 1877

There will be five eclipses in 1877, viz;
a total eclipse OF the moon on February
27, visible in the United States a par
tial eclipse of the sun on March 14th,
visible in Western Asia partial eclipse
on the North Pacific ocean, total
eclipse of the moon on August 23, part
ly visible in the Eastern and Southern
States, and u partial eclipse of the sun
on September 9TH, visible in South
America.


A cynical man insists that the fewer
relatives or friends we have the happier
we are In your poverty they never
help you in your prosperity they al
ways help themselves,
Year: 1877

roads out of New York and there will be plenty OF
patronage for them all II they well Done. There Is
the Yonkers road, then the New Rochelle road las
that Will be repaired during the coming wnter or II
that long stopping Al Pelhsm, as the rally yHo


last year. The Coney Island road would prove an ex
ceent venture; but The coach should from some
central place New York and a. Brooklyn The drive
down Broadway TO the South ferry would be hnc


least six eight good roads, and should have that
number oi coaches the patronage would be certain
Year: 1877




Carl Schurz dismisses from the Inte-
rior Department twenty clerks, nine
teen of whom are women. / am not
prepared to say that it was not necessary
to dismiss every one of these women; |
only say that the proportion of the sexes
was more remarkable than that even of
Massachusetts, and goes some way to
prove the assertion constantly made to
me by women in this department that
Carl Schurz says che does not want wom-
en- in the department at all, and is 60
ing to clear them all out" l never
heard Mr.. Schurz say this, and l gave
him the benefit of the faintest doubt. 1
am not willing to believe that the hus-
band of Mrs. Schurz would lay a straw
in the way of any woman earning an
honorable living, especially in town
thronged with women who must work
or die. Only yesterday my sOft-eyed
neighbor told me of lady born and ed
ucated-One of those turned out of this
very department-whO came and offered
her her gold chain, SOUVENIR of better
days, as hostage for little plain sew
ing that she begged to do to keep her
self from starving. The pawn-shOps
are full of these treasures, while their
owners go from door to door begging for
work. Whole bureaus of clerks are dis
charged and sent adrift because there is
not a cent to pay them, and there is
no money because Congress worse than
wasted its time bullying and fighting
last winter, and because for political
reasons no extra session could be called
for months to come. In the face of such
facts, what do Presidential letters and
orders and Secretarial disquisitions OH
civil service reform amount to? They
amount to nothing. For there is not
one man of them all from the President
down who does not brush away his the.


ories of "reform" quicker than fly the


moment it bites his own interests


Mary Oen1ner IN the Cincinnati Com
| 1leTcidL
Year: 1877

CARE OF THE HAIR.-Keep the hair
clean, in the first place, and avoid the
use of pomades and hair oils. Nature
provides all the oil required to develop
its natural gloss and inherent beauty.
But she does not open the oil glands
without demanding some effort on the
part of the recipient of the treasure.
Continuous brushing is the price to be
paid, and this requires nothing but pa
thence and perseverance. Neither
should the time devoted to this purpose
be looked upon as wasted, for hair
brushing has a specially soothing and
quieting influence. Fifty strokes of the
brush before retiring will make the
stiffest and dryest hair plant and glossy
The experience is worth trying, and, il
persevered in, will doubtless prove sue
cessful, while the dose may be increased
with still more decided effect.
Year: 1877

In England little girl has been ex


PEELED from Booton Apa National
School, for no other offense than refus-
ing to "curtsy" to the Wears wife. The
girl, who is only seven years old, is un-
der the guardianship of person who is
called a sturdy Independent, he having
adopted her; and the story is that he
told her, while she was to be very par
ticular in obeying all the school regula-
tiOns, not to ''curtsy" to the clergyman
or his wife. On her being asked by the
latter "where her manners WERE" she
assigned the true reason for emitting
the usual mark of respect, and the Vicar
then desired the schoolmaster 10 punish
her, which he refused to do. The mas
ter subsequently refused request to ex-
pei the girl, and the Vicar thereupon
expelled her himself. IL is added that
the final result of the affair was that
the schoolmaster found himself obliged
to resign his office, which he had held
for twenty years. On his doing so, he
was presented by the parishioners with
testimonials to the value of S400. There
is no other school in the parish to which
the little NOnconformist can be sent.
Year: 1877

A girl who can put square patch
upon a pair of pantaloons may not be
so accomplished as one who can work a
green worsted dog on yellow ground,
but she is of more real value in the COM
munitV
Year: 1877

WHAT NExT?-It is asserted
that one of the latest novelties
of fashion is a lady's shoe with a
looking-glass heel. The object
Of this extraordinary addition to
a lady's toilet is not exactly
clear, but those who do not
understand will yet admit that
in something so peculiar there is
abundant opportunity for refec-
ton.
Year: 1877




AT session OF the Probate Court for said
county, held at the Probate Office, in the village
of Paw Paw, on Monday, the 28th day OF May
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seveDty-seven. Present, Alfred
j. Mills, Judge OF Probate In the matter OF
the estate OF William B. Bishop, deceased.
Emily Bishop, executrix OF said estate, comes
into Court and represents that she is now pre-
pared TO render final account as such execu-
trlx. Thereupon it s ordered, that Tuesday,
the Goth day of June next, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, be assigned for examining and allow
ing such account, and that the heirs at law OF
said deceased, and all other persons interested
in said estate, are required to appear at a
session OF said Court then to be holden at the
Probate Office in the village OF Paw Paw, IN
said county, and show cause II any there be,
why the said account should not be allowed
And it Is further ordered that said executrix
give notice to the persons interested In said
estate, OF the pendency of said account, and
the hearing thereof, by causing copy of this
order to be published in the TRUE NoRTHERNEB,
a newspaper printed and circulating in said
county, three successive weeks previous to said
day o. hearing.


ALFRED j. MILLS. Judge OF Probate.
ca true copy,) 1157ti
Year: 1877

Amateur botanists who propose roam
ing about the fields and forests this
summer in quest of specimens for their
herbaria will be interested in the follow.
ing extract from the English Mechanic,
giving directions for the preservation of
the plants:


Small plants should have the roots
and, if possible, obtain specimen of
each at different seasons the young
plant, the flower, and when the seed or
fruit is nearly ripe. Get quire OF
good thick blotting paper and a couple
of large boards and paper on which to
mount your specimens. Let the boards
be about the same size as the blotting
paper. DENY paper of good quality is
the best size for mounting. Arrange
your plants between the sheets of blot
ting paper-some plants require several
thicknesses-and see that the leaves,
ETC., are properly disposed on the paper,
as you will not be able to alter them
when they are dry. 1t is a good plan
to interposc q few sheets of cardboard,
as it prevents one plant from spelling
another When your drying paper is
filed, put the whole between your
boards and subject to pressure; take
them out every twenty.four hours, and
dry the paper, correcting any displace-
mcnt as you 60 on when dry they are
ready for mounting. Don't gum or
paste them to the paper, but make short
Sits with penknife under the stalks
about one.eighth inch long. Take a
piece of paper as broad as the slit is
long, fold the paper, and pass it over
the stalk and through the hole at the
back, and gum the ends on the back. l
have seen every | think) method Of
mounting, and this is certainly the
neatest and cleanest. After this they
must be painted with the following preser.
vative solution Corrosive sublimate,
twenty grains camphor, twenty grains
rectified spirits of wine, one ounce. This
is a deadly poison, and should be handl
ed very cautiously. Each sheet should
have a neat label in the corner stating
date and place of collection, and name
of collector, also general habitant
specific aud generic names, with natural
order, etc. Without these particulars
they will Gas a collection) be perfectly
valueless."
Year: 1877

SYMPTOMS OF HYDRoPnoBIA IN DOGS


Beware of dog which begins to be
sick. All sick dogs, as a principle


must be suspected. Beware especially
of one that is sad, morose and seeks for
solitude; one that does not know where
to rest one that goes and comes,
ramblcs about, snaps and barks without
reason, whose looks are duh and gloomy
and whose bright expression is lost,
Beware of the dog that looks about and
attacks imaginary phantoms. Beware
of one that is suddenly too aftectionate,
asking for your caresses by his pltlful
and repeated cravings. The mad dog
is not of necessity afraid of water, and
he will not run away if ono offers him a
drink. He will drink as long as he is
able to swallow. Rabid dogs have been
known to swim across rivers. The bark
of the mad dog is thorougly characters
tic. Instead of the normal and suc-
cessive barks, it is hoarsc, lower in tone,
prolonged, and not so strong. After
the first bark, made at full strength,


series of five, six, seven or eight other
Immediately succeeds, lower in strength,
and thrown out from the throat. The
bravest and strongest dog will in the
presence of mad dog show cowardice,
and Instead of attempting to fight with
him will try to escape. The rabid dog
is always violently impressed and irrita.
ted by the sight of animals of its own
species. 1t is generally believed that a
mad dog salivates abundantly-that he