smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

|. CASH VS. CREDIT The credit sys-


tenn is the hane of society and the curse


of the laboring man Nothing is bet


ter calculated to keep a man under the


harrow than to allow himself to run an


account at the store or grocery. When


man runs into debt for farm, a


house aud lot, or for any kind of prop


erty that can be sold again for its full


value, he can not be properly called in
debt, because he has the property to
show for it. But when be has to pay
for goods worn out, or provisions eaten
up, then it is that there is a feeling Of
"gOneness" perfectly indescribable. As
rule, the person who gets things
charged gets poorer article than does
the cash customer and pays a higher
price No dealer can afford to sell as
low on credit as he can for cash Sup
pose a groceryman to have capital of
thousand dollars, and suppose it we're
possible for him to sell that amount of
cash each day, buying again the next
day, and SO on. 1t is easily seen that
he could do the same amount of busi
hess as could the man with capital of
thirty thousand, who has thirty days
time. Of course the first would well
afford to sell cheaper than the latter.
Then again there are the losses to be
made good by some one, and those who
do pay must pay the bill of the ''dead
beat" or else he ''gets swamped. =
Country Gentleman
Year: 1877

Idealiiy is a strong guardian of vir-


tue; they who have tasted its genuine


pleasures. can never rest satisfied with


those of mere sense. But it is possible


to cultivate the taste to such a degree


as to induce fastidious refinement,


when it becomes the inlet of more pain


than pleasure. Nor is the worst over


refinement the loss of selfish grati6ea-


tion: it is apt to interfere with benevo-


lence, to avoid the sight of inelegant


distress, to shrink from the contact of


vulgar worth, and to lead US to despise


those whose feeling of taste is less deli


cate and correct than our own. If the


beautiful aud the useful be ineompati-


BILE, the beautiful must give way-as


the means of the existence and comfort


of the masses must be provided before


the elegancies which can only ccnduce
to the pleasure of the few. SelGshness,
though refined, is still but sel6shness,
and refinement ought never to interfere
with the means of doing good in the
world as it at present exists. 1t is not
desirable to appeal early to this feeling,
or perhaps even directly to cultivate it.
If the other faculties are well developed
and properly cultivated, this will attain
sufficient strength of itself. The beau
tiful is the clothing of the infinite; and
in the contemplation of the beautiful,
and the love of perfection-not in
churches-we seek our highest and
most intimate communion with God,
and draw nearer and nearer to him.
The fine arts-painting, sculpture, mu-
sic, as well as poetry-ought all to
minister to ideality. The proper use
of painting, for instance. ought to be to
represent everything that is beautiful in
the present, and to recall all that is
worthy Of remembrance in the past. To
give body to those spiritual pictures Of
ideal beauty and perfection which ideal
ity forms-to give faithful representa-
tion of the great and good that have
departed, and to put wildly before us
those actions and scenes, those pages
from universal history which have
tendency to refine, to exalt, and to en-
large the sOul-this is what painting
ought to aim at. To paint, however
perfectly, horses being shod, deer being
hunted, the agony of poor animals in
traps, bread and cheese. and Holsters,
and foaming ale, is but an abuse and a
perversion of one of the highest gifts
and attainments, which more civilized
age will repudiate. A pig-sty, how.
aver perfectly painted, still but recalls
he idea of pig-sty and if it excites
my feeling, it is one of regret that such
wonderful art should be so misapplied.
Year: 1877

FREAKS OF THE IMAGINATIoN.- The
freaks Of the Imagination are often singu-
lar, especially when it is stimulated by
the excitement of battle. In the skirm-
ish at Peach Hill, on the Red river, II
Federal officer dropped his bride and
threw up his arms, exclaiming, 81 am
hit" A brother officer helped him from
his horse. my boot is full Of blood"
said the Shit officer, as he was carried
to an ambulance. Good bye" remarked
the brother officer to himself, 81 shall at
tend funeral to morrow" The next
day the officer who thought himself"hit"
appeared nj headquarters as well AS ever.
lie had been hit by spent ball, which
mad broken the skin and drawn a few
drops OF blood. One day at Port, t,Uudson
a man came limping of the field support
ed by two soldiers. lie said his leg had
been broken by a ball. Thesurgeon was
surprised to find no hole in the mans
stocking. Cutting it oirhe found black.
and-blue mark on the leg-nothing more
A friend advised the imaginative man tC
send the stocking to his sweetheart as q
| trophy.
Year: 1877

Down from the wall of our lonely room,
Half in shadow and half in light,
Silent and motionless through the gloom,
A watcher still gazes all day and night,
Little we thought, but year ago,
That our hearts should sigh and our eyes be


dim;


That the Unseen River should moaning flow
Dividing the loved from cur sight below,
And this, this shadow be all of him
Little we knew when we saw him place
1t there with his living hand,
That this should be left, with its spirit face
Linking our souls to the Spirit Land
Calling us back from the paths that stray,
Winning the heart from it's treasures vain
Reckoning on to n brighter day,
Whose dawning shall Danish earth's dreams


away


On the other side of this stormy main.
Cold arc his hands that hung it there,
One day, on our cottage wall;
Vanished the smile that he used to wear;
Silent his steps in the lonly hail.
Up on the hillside, amongst tho dcad,
Sadly we buried him in his primo;
There, softly he sleeps in his narrow bed,
Crushed like reed meath the Pale Kings


tread,


Dead with tho leaves in Autumn time.
Shadow oi earth Image of onel
Who, living, was like to thee
Gone, like The dow in the morning sun
Driftcd away o'er the silent sea
Back to that choek and that dreaming eye
Back to that brow with a glow of bliss,
Like the crimson flush ON tho dawning sky
A light steals down froA the world so high
And we scarce can think ho has gone from


this.
Year: 1877

SOME of the "poor white" families OF
the Far West become exceedingly tough
ened by their lifelong exposuses and
hardships. A lady travelling among
them took shelter in hut during rain
storm, and one of the barefooted daugh-
ters Of the family coming in who had been
hunting for the cows, stood on the hearth
to dry her clothes to whom her mother
said, "Sal, there's live coal under your
foot.n The girl, whose soles were as
hard as a horn, merely turned her head
and drawled out, (which foot mann
my ?"
Year: 1877

THE Democracy of Bangor under the in
spiration which flows from the Commercial,
have resolved that the present prohibitory
liquor law is undemocratic (they should have
spelled it with large d. in principle and
practically unsuccessful in suppressing in
temperance, and they recommend these
views to the Democratic State Convention.
The capacity for committing political suicide
which the Democrats of eastern Maine are
developing is something very remarkable.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations. The name and address Of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used
Year: 1877

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS Is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
Year: 1877

THE town of Macon, ILL.,, some years ago
subscribed 100000 to the capital stock of the
Hamilton, Lacon & Marshall railroad. The
subscription was made in good faith, but it
was subsequently discovered that there was
no legislative act authorizing it, and the leg
islature was applied to cure the defect, which
it did. Bonds were issued and sold to peo-
pie who purchased them in good faith. The
Supreme Court has decided, however, that
the legislature had no right to pass the cur
ng act and consequently the bonds are le-
gally void. The moral obligation to pay
then is of course as strong as ever, but towns
do not heed moral obligations, and so the in
nocent bondholders have to whistle for their
pay. Of course il any individual citizen of
the town of Macon had done what they have
oil done collectively he would no longer be
trusted and would be tabooed from all respect
able society. But the repudiation of thous-
and people is very different thing from that
of one, though there is no reason why it
should be.
Year: 1877

THE latest advocate of reconciliation is
Sitting Bull. He is willing to be forgiven
provided the government will let him come
back with the houors of war. He only asks
that he and his band be allowed to retain
their arms and ponies, and that immunity
from punishment be guaranteed him. His
idea Of reconciliation indicates thorough
familiarity with Southern sentiment.
Year: 1877

Cnquestionably the most important
discovery ever made by man was that of
kindling and keeping up fire. 1t per-
mitted the geographical distribution of
our species over wider space; ii rem
dered intellectual development possible.
What would be the result if the art of
kindling and keeping up fire were
suddenly lost?


| If we can have an answer to this
question, we may perceive with some
distinctness what it was that took place
in consequence of the original discovery
of that art.


The geographical distribution of
plants and animals depends altogether
on the distribution of heat. A certain
low degree of temperature limits the
| life of every species, and therefore fixes
boundaries TO the region in which il can
exist. The organization of man is so
delicate that throughout large portion
of what we call the temperate zone he
could not Withstand the rigor of winter.
His individual powers of locomotion are
so restricted that he could not become
to any great degree an animal of pas
sage. lie las neither the flight of the
bird nor the endurance of the buffalo.
| IlC ilOls llAc PURSUE tue
northward journey of spring when the
sun crossed the line, nor the southwark
journey of autumn when the sun re-
crossed it. The structure of his teeth
and his digestive organs is such that he
must carry his food with him. A pig
con can fill his crop with rice in Caro-
lima, and breakfast the next morning in
Canada. The buffalo can find ample
supplies as he goes on tine luxuriant
prairics of the West.


A'lae. of the art in question means,
then. practically an abandonment of a
large portion of America, Europe, and
Asia. The winters cold of such regions
would render them as uninhabitable as
are the icy pinnacles of that glittering
fiction Of modern nautical fancy, the
Paleocrystic Sea.


Then the human race could not have
spread from its original tropical home
had it notpossessed the control of fire,
which gave Il the power of creating ar
tiflcial climates, and raising the moan
temperature winicr.-[ IIarper's Mag
azine.
Year: 1877

A party of robbers made raid upon
the store OF Mr.. Silverstone, on Red
River, near Paris, the other day, but it
SO happened that party Of five or six
men were in the store at the time, who
had been out hunting horse thieves, and
the raiders met with warm reception.
one having been killed outright and
another wounded. The man who met
with such sudden and unexpected
death is one Addison, who stood at the
time of his death indicted for arson. He
was also chief actor in the Jail delivery
in this place last year. He was recap
tured, however, and had given bond for
his appearance.
Year: 1877

Contrary to the general belief the present
management Of the Varieties Theatre will not
retain the direction of this theatre for ano her
year, for in our advertisement column it will be
noticed that the thesre, one Of the handsomest
IN the country, ia advertised for rent for the sea-
son Of 1S77-16


IL ia to be hoped that some enterprisiag and
able manager viii secure this institution which
can be made profitable by sagscious administra-
ton. The subject is Al interesting one, TO which
We may recur when we have q leisure moment to
devote to II.
Year: 1877

ness off except the bride, and take
small rope the size of plow line and
tie one end to the bit on the right side
and pull it through the ring on the left
under the chop, pull his head around
to the left side and slip the rope under
his tail like crupper and make it fast,
keeping his head tolerably close to his
side. Now all is ready, SO let him go,
and take good long whip and make
him 60, talking kindly to him all the
time. He will travel like dog, after
his tail, for he can travel no other way,
but after spell he will fall down, when
you will Immediately let loose the rope
and let him get up now speak kindly to
him and caress him. Your work now
is half done, for you have only to tie
the rope to the other side of the bit and
Pull his head arnnnd the other way and
make it fast like crupper, the same as
before. and start him off again, and let
him 60 till he falls second; let him
get up Immediately and you will proba-
bly, never have any more trouble with
him.
Year: 1877

WHIPPED HIM.-There was no anger
in his voice and no manifest excitement
in his department. He spoke very gent
ly to the young man and he said: 81
want to see you just moment. Come
this way" The young man followed
submissively and unsuspectingly to the
stable. Continued the first speaker,
"You had one of my horses on Sunday !;
you drove three times the distance
agreed upon and you abused the ami
NAL shockingly." The young man al
lowed that it was so. ''Now the law
does not protect me. I've been served
this way several times and 1 have re-
corded an oath to fog all offenders like
you. Take off your coat" The young
man was very sad and suggested that
the speaker didn't mean what he said.
The speaker, however, was in earnest.
He assisted the young man in the re-
moval of his outer garment; he hung it
carefully upon harness peg, and after
placing the youth in the middle of the
stable floor between the offender and the
outside door and with new whip caus-
ed him to dance, jump the juber and
howl for mercy right merrily. "That's

all right now," said the stable-keeper
in the same mild manner in which he
opened the private court. "Allow me
to assist you to put on your coat" He
assisted him with great politeness, dust
his clothing with corn broom and said !:


"When you want to hire team come
to me. You may CO." The young
fellow went.
Year: 1877

for the daughter if papa call for and
praises her efforts It Is strange that
with such sweet companionship, such
pure affection, such unselfsh enjoyment,
such natural happiness. as may be had
with the children, men do not give
more time to their homes. We hardly
need say that man should set the ex-
ample for the family in patience, cheer
fulness, courtesy, forbearance, and all
the amiable moods and graces that are
the soul of home happiness. The sort
of men who display all their suavity
and politeness on the street, at their
business places, and save the storms
and sulks, and sourness, and all the
evil brood of devilish dispositions that
they characterize by the convenient
euphemism of "moods" s"-well, we have
our opinion of them! and if they will
come within range we don't mind ex-
pressing it privately; but we're afraid
it wouldn't look we'll in print. They
don't deserve home, and no man does
who will do nothing to make it. For
mans rights do not include the right to
all the comforts of home without any
of the worry, or self-sacrifce, or thought
fulness and well-doing incident to its
creation and maintenance. A good
many men think they have done their
full duty if they pay the bills more or
less grudgingly. But a man might as


well try to warm a room with fire.
place and a pair of silver-plated andirons
and no fuel or fire, as to make home
with money. The money simply makes
a place for the home; to complete it the
man must put in himself, and the best
part of himself at Golden Rule.
Year: 1877

CARE OF THE HAIR.-Keep the hair
clean, in the first place, and avoid the
use of pomades and hair oils. Nature
provided 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 brush
ing has specially soothing and quiet
ing influence. Fifty strokes of the brush
before retiring will make the stiffest
and dryest hair plant and glossy. The
experiment is worth trying, and if per-
severed in, will doubtless prove success
full, while the dose may be increased
with still more decided effort.
Year: 1877

seen vending her way towards the VII
lage. The next Sunday was Commun-
ion day. At the close of the services,
Elder Lamb was surprised to see his
flock, one after another silently leave
the church. Only the deacon and his
wife and few others remained.


Knowing there was some cause for
such proceedings, he deemed it wise
not to make any remarks, but announced
to the remaining few that the usual GER
emonies would be postponed for an in
definite time.


The next day there was notice on
the chapel door, calling a church meet
ing and requesting every member to be
present, as business of Importance would
come before the meeting.


The next Thursday evening every
member, with the exception of sister
Briggs. was present the investigation
then commenced. Elder Lamb stated
the object of the meeting, and asked the
the questson.


brothers and sisters, what is the
trouble in the church q.


No answer.


Thrice he repeated the question
then one of them thought Deacon Jones
could throw some light on the subject.
but the good deacon could give them no
information.


The Elder then called one of them
by name and asked him if he knew
what was the cause of this trouble.


Yes he did know. He could not and
would not tolerate such conduct.


He was asked to explain himself.


He replied that Deacon Jones and his
wife were both guilty of conduct unbe-
coming good christians.


"What is the offense of which they
were accused 2"


.Pulling hair They were both seen
pulling hair in broad daylight"


The good deacon emphatically denied
the charge.


The brother was asked where he OBJ
tanned his information +?


From sister Briggs"


The deacon suggested that sister
Briggs be sent for, and the elder thought
that it was very good idea; therefore
messenger was dispatched for the bux-
ON widow as an important witness.


On her arrival the investigation pro.
ceded. The widow gave her testimony;
stated that she had confdentially told
one or two.


"Sister Briggs, did you see Deacon
Jones and his wife r,il;-S ,---'-
told me about if.


1t was then suggested that Brother
Ormsby be sent for, and another mes
senger was dispatched, and in half an
hour returned accompanied by Sam.


Our worthy minister then informed
brother Ormsby that there was little
difficulty in the church which had arose
from scandalous story which was in
circulation concerning our worthy deacon
and his wife; inasmuch as the investi-
cation had been traced to him, he was
requested to give them more light on
the subject by stating the truth.


Brother Ormsby arose, and in very
penitent voice said:


at is true that 1 told the widow
Briggs confdentlally, that saw the
deacon and his wife pulling hair. But
there was one thing more" asid Sam,
(which forgot to tell her, and that
was. they were both pulling hair of
from scalded hog"


The effect which this exclamation
produced, can better be imagined than
described.
Year: 1877

In the report of the Maine Pomolog-
ical Society we find an account of a
novel method of trai ming the tomato
plant. Stakes, seven or eight feet long
were inserted in the ground the last of
May, three feet apart, in warm, shell
torod location, Ond strong tomato plants
were procured, which had been started
under glass, and contained one or two
blossom buds. These were planted
near the stakes. The plant was then
tied to the stake with listing, and all
the side branches which had pushed at
the axillar or angles formed by the sep
aration of the leaves, were pinched or
cut out with scissors, SO as to compel
the plant to grow on single stem; and
every week during the season, these
branches were removed, and the stems,
from time to time, we're tied te the
stake. When a sufficient number of
clusters had been formed, the remainder
we're removed, so as to concentrate the
whole energies of the plant to the growth
and ripening of the remaining tomatoes
and the heaviest branches were support
ed by tying them to the stakes. AS the
result, the ripening of the tomato by
this method is accelerated, and its favor
improved, because every part of the
plant is exposed to the free action OF
the sun and air. 1t is not soiled by
coming in contact with the ground; IS
not SO apt to decay. and more ripe toma-
toes can be raised in limited space
but it requires constant care and in-
dustry.
Year: 1877

Speaking of the management of balky
horses the Kentucky Home Journal
says: Put on your harness and hitch
him to anything you desire, either sin
gle or double as you feel disposed, and
give him the commanding word to go
ahead. If he goes you have nothing to
do or say, but let him 60 on and do
your work but if he refuses to 60 take
him out immediately, take all the har-
Year: 1877

A thought that has no meaning. save


The utterance Of its DESIRE
A linking Of golden ladders higher and higher


Out OF depthless grave;
A scattered sunset, gathered up
Into the heavens followed cup


These speak OF something lost.
Yet In the past Of every soul
The mcompletest thought is whole.


Aud there is nothing lostl