smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

There is no feature of the face that is
more noticed than good set OF teeth
and nothing that tends more to perfect
health than a sound set kept perfectly
clean. Nature never intended that the
teeth should decay as they do in the
United States and they never would do
so if children, while young, were fed on
that kind of food which would give them
good bone and muscle instead of tiabby
flesh, and il sufficient attention was
paid to their preservation. If we want
a horse to be a good trotter, sound OF
wind and limb, it is useless to begin his
training without first attending to his
feed. There are certain kinds of food
we know will give him strong bones and
teeth, and good solid flesh without
obesity; and so it is with children give
them only those kinds of food that fur
nish nature the materials for making
such bones and such teeth, and they
will generally have them.


Many years ago, when the Prince OF
Wales was STRIPPING in child's dress,
q consultation of physicians was held at
the palace to advise and direct such
regimen as might best pre- mote the con-
stitutional strength of both mind and
body. 1t was fully agreed that unbolted
-four was the most suitable for the max
ing Of bread, and that those vegetables
alone that contained an abundance OF
lime were the ones suitable to the con-
stitution of children. We recollect that,
in speaking of the teeth, sweets of all
kinds were prohibited, and their cleanli-
ness insisted upon not only for their
preservation, but for the promotion of
strength and the general health. In
short, long list of articles of food was
agreed on, and the queen ordered that
the directions of her advisers should be
implicitly followed. She has had the
happiness to see all her children grow
up hale and hearty, and has not lost one
of them.


If you have children growing up,
attend to their feeding as You would to
that of your most valued domestic ami
mails /; and you that are grown up,
watch your teeth and mouth with the
utmost care. Ill health is more fire.
quently produced by inattention to
cleanliness in this one particular than
from almost any other cause. Each
breath drawn into the lungs through de-
cayed and unclean teeth, carries it's
weight Of poison to the blood. Bur-
| Nngton (M - Tocsin,
Year: 1878

IL .
shrill oracle proolaiming night by night
The antique riddle man may never guess,
But which by thy fond undergraduates
Thrills all the dark with muac-thy delight,
Whatever Katy did, is to recite
The acts occurrence with such ceaseless stress
OF triple chirp as thy small powers possess,
The travellers listening fancy to excite.
Oh what immortal secret, strange and dear
Should hold thy faithful memory 30 long p
What deathless deed which thou must still


withhold


Which autumn after autumn, year by year,
Yea, century after century, thy song


Reiterates. yet ever leaves untold
Year: 1878

The New Orleans Picayune estimates
the direct cost of the fever pestilence to
the people of that city at 81, $50 900,
and this extraordinary expense comes to
a people who have become, through war
and the hard times, very poor.
Year: 1878

Five lovers in various parts of the
United States within a week MUIR
dered the women who rejected them.
One of these criminals, Louis Guetig,
clerk of the Spencer house, Indianapo-
lis, fred 30 wildly at the woman he in
tended to kill that two others were
wounded by stray bullets. He after
ward gave the following account Of his
feelings on the subject Mary went
back on me, and it made me sick I had
spasms for while. Finally, after she
had told me several times that che would
not have any more to do with me, con-
cluded to kill her. She refused to ac-
cept even a note from me. | went off
and got full of beer then, and have kept
full ever since. Last evening l walked
up to where she was standing, drew my
revolver, and asked her if she would
promise to accept me. She said she
would. But knew she was just saying
that because she was afraid I was going
to kill her. / don't know how many
shots l fired. meant to save one for
myself, but when I placed the pistol to
my heart and pulled the trigger, the
shots were all gone. I am sorry they
were. I don't want any penitentiary
business in mine for this. ought to
hang for it, and want to. l want to be
buried beside Mary, though"
Year: 1878

An Apache climbed into corral, in
Utah, where 400 cattle were kept, and
hid until the gate was opened in the
morning to let the herd out. Then he
sprang on the nearest horse, waved his
red blanket and yelled like demon. In
an instant every beast made rush, and
the stampede was begun. The horse,
frightened, darted into the midst of the
flying cattle. AS in frenzy they went
through the gateway, the Apache clasp
ed his arms around the horses neck,
and throwing his body on one side of
the maddened brute, disappeared from
view. A thousand men in column
could not stop that rush of the crazed
herd. Two bands of Apaches, darting 6
out from opposite sides of the valley,
closed up from behind the herd, and
drove them away.
Year: 1878

HARMLESS RIVALS. - Few men ever
forget their old loves, even after they are
comfortably married to and settled with
the new love. Women vary, even in a
matter supposed to be so common to them
all as jealousy; but sensible woman
will regard her husbands old loves as the
least dangerous portion Of his acquain-
tancc. 1t has been said that no one ever


loves twice. That may be doubted. But
it is pretty certain that no one ever loves
the same person twice. Ashes yield no
flame; new fuel must be added to pro-
duce that result Old loves cannot be
new ones, since the heart never travels
over precisely the same ground second
time. A man may cherish tender SEN
timent tor an old love for good many
years, or even through life, provided
either that he continues to see her ever
and anon, or never see her again at all.
We must confess that it is rather trying
to the maintenance of tender feeling, for
an old love, after quitting her in the mid
summer Of her charms, to meet her again,
for the first time, after many years, in
the plump autumn of her decay, bristling
in artificial corn-hower, and much at
tached to her treasure of q cook, whom
she would not part with for worlds. The
shock is too sudden and disastrous to
sentiment. 1t is wise, therefore, to keep
seeing ones old loves periodically, if one
does not want to experience a painful
contrast, which may, possibly, excite the
suspicion in our mind, that we are as
much changed to our old loves, as our
old loves are to US.
Year: 1878

RECEPTIONS at the White House seem


to have fascination for the people who
90 week after week, and submit to being
crushed and sandwiched for an hour or
more before they gain entrance to the
presence of the center of attraction. And
what is it all for2 Simply to be taken
by the hand, hear their own names men
toned, and pass on, we'll knowing that
they are forgotten as soon as outof sight
Year: 1878

There were many ideas entertained by
the Puritan settlers Of New England that
happily were not bequeathed to those.who
came after them, but in fixing proper re-
lations between parents and children, and
in parental government generally,it would
have been better to have preserved some
of the infexibility of discipline that dis
tinguished them. The youth of the pres
ent have their own ways too much. No
obedience or respect is exacted from them
by father or mother in many instances,
and they grow up selfish, overbearing and
sometimes dangerous.


The case of the boy in Maine who a
year or so ago killed his father because
he was angry with him is probably IA
miliar to all. The other day father in
New York was obliged to complain of
his son on account of the boys repeated
thefts. When the youth had been SEN
fenced he turned to his father and told him
that as soon as he got out of Jail he would
"blow the top of his head off" A few
days since young man in high station


in Brooklyn tried to murder his wife.
He was neither intoxicated nor insane.
The only trouble was that he had always
been permitted to have his own way, and
the groove of sel6shness and petty tyran-
ny to which he had been allowed to shape
himself led but in one direction, and he
considered any means-cven shot-guns
and Observation-Disclosures in reveng-
ing himself upon those who opposed in
the slightest his wishes or course of life.


Children need checks, direction and
good influences. A well-governed child
is in the grand majority Of cases sure to
grow into respectable man or woman,
but the noblest natures may be blighted
unless the weeds of unframed propensity
are kept down.
Year: 1878

good Talmudist "a thing highly respected
by the ladies) and to belong to good
family, that boy would surely have been
stoned by the injured creatures who
boasted of such affinities to the saviors
of Rome.


When the gentlemen came home from
the afternoon service the third Sabbath
meal was served The hymns at that
meal were sung louder and with more
zest than those sung at the previous
meals. The company also was more
numerous, for small families of the
neighborhood are invariably invited to
participate with the larger ones at this
meal. Then, if there are married chill
dren or young relatives in the family, it
is customary that they be present at the
house of the senior for the third meal Of
the Sabbath. The lecture of the day
affords a subject for loud discussion.
The children are treated according to
the manner in which they have acquitted
themselves of their tasks during the day,
liza boy -was-BqTsM Misccr7s- on ti1at SAB
bath, he delivered his speech at the third
meal. The company enjoyed itself
hugely till nigHtfall when the gentlemen
again repaired to the synagogue to recite
selection Of Psalms and to say the
first evening prayer of the ensuing week.
In the Shmonah Essreh of that evening
there is small prayer which [ would
recommend for adoption even in our
ultra-reform temples on account of the
richness of it's contents. Here is how
[ would render it in English


Thou hast graciously vouchsafed
unto us the knowledge of Thy law, and
hast taught us to fulfill the ordinances
of Thy will. Thou Eternal, our God,
hast created the distinction between
holy and unholy, between light and dark
ness, between the enlightened and the
unenlightened, and between the Sabbath
and the SIX days of work. Our Father,
our King, cause the ensuing days of
work to come upon us in peace that
they bring no sin in their trail, no trans
gression in their vicissitudes, but purity,
love and the fear Of Thy holy name


Notwithstanding my poor English
translation, you will see from this short
paragraph what principles the Sabbath
was to inculcate, what lesson it left be-
hind for the believer to be guided by
during the week A more philosophical
prayer can hardly be contrived by our
philosophers. But the terse express
sions of the original, which are so preg-
nant with thought and feeling, must be
understood in order that this prayer
should be fully appreciated. After the
,Sh'monah Essreh collection of all the
blessings, good wishes and promises
known by the name of ! , lN'l, of the
Bible is read. And, after the evening
prayer the master of the house goes
home to dismiss the ''departing Sabbath
queen" A goblet of wine is again taken
up and held before lighted torch,
especially prepared for that purpose.
Year: 1878

From the time Of his life the stsaaeiite
enjoys the Sabbath, which constitutes
the seventh part. All the days of the
feasts constitute again about a thlr-
teenth part of life. Two hours, on the
average, Of devotion every day make
again one-ninth part Of life. Occasional
enioyments of a religious character |
will omit, but you know that they occur
often and make up a substantial portion
of life. Count together the fractions |
have given, and you will find that they
make up more than one-third of life
which is spent in the purest enjoyments
that the world can afford. If you feel
not the enjoyments Of Sabbath, of a
feast, or of the time of devotion, you
lose it you lose it for yourself in this
life, and that is what [ am sorry for. 1
am sorry for you, my brother-you must
not feel offended by it."


| could not argue against figures-it
is only the Christians that can do that
and his words fell like lead on my
heart. Of course, I subsequently tried
to persuade myself that [ may sacrifice
my enjoyment for the usefulness | can
acquire in behalf of society, thus max
ing sort of hero of myself, and many
more arguments in my favor have L
advanced But those arguments had
two sides each Solomon's argument
remained irrefutable. Have not our
forefathers been useful to society? Have
they not upheld knowledge, both posi-
tive and abstract knowledge? ? Have
they not been truly charitable and good
and beneficial to mankind ? Have they
not known the world and mixed with 1t,
and worked for it in commerce, IN SCI
ence. in politics and in literature -? And
they have had all those pure and lofty
eniovments which [ am deprived OF, and,
what is more, those enjoyments gave
them the strength to endure trouble
which will never have. Let us drink
toast to the Sabbath Queen, even II
we are unable to appreciate her virtues
Year: 1878

CAMERON, Texas, Aug. g, 1873.


EDITOR FREE Press IL left home
on the 2Sth ult. in company with Prof
Holtzclaw and arrived at Manor in
time for supper We had to bold our
noses while passing through Austin
they had been perfuming the city to
prevent yellow fever. The prairie
from Austin to Manor is for the most
part undulating black lands, and the
last named place is regular hog.wal.
low, though its inhabitants are civil,
good people, but one feels like he is
rotbiug the widow and orphan when
he takes drink Of water there. 1t is
emphatically a dry city. And Elgin
is like unto it in this respect. Lex
ington is wide place in the road al
most grown up in weeds. Such is the
description given Of it by one Of the
citizens, an officer with big six-
shooter on who looked like he was
standing in the weeds for deer. We
stayed loug enough to hear dry an
ecdote or two, and then drove out into
the post oaks, and on toward Caldwell.
Lexington is surrounded by fine
body Of land and used to handle two
thousand bales of cotton annually, but
is equidistant from Rockdale, on the
international, and Giddings, on the
Central, and ruined by them as they
are only about fifteen miles distant |;
but there are some pretty houses and
cultivated people there yet. | wish
some proud men have the misfortune
to know, had to travel the road from
Elgin to Caldwell, | think they would
come down out of their inestimable
selves little. for one must stoop and
bow till the habit Of politeness is ac-
quired. The tree limbs have been
feeling out for sunshine and air till
they lap over the road, and the sand


lappers who live thereabout, have not
enough sunlight in their hearts to lop
off the limbs or to work the roads.
But they have nearly all got the chills
in the Post Oaks. l approached
Caldwell from the West over beauti-
full prairie which overlooks the town,
of which | will tell you more when I
SEQ more. Cotton will make halt
bale per acre, corn is not to be sold at
any price, and wheat is worth Tin the
Post Oaks) 75cts, but the man I was
talking with only wanted four bushels.
1 am spending a few days with legal
friend of mine who expects to 60 to
the Senate. He is the only man l
have met, as I have not been out
much. l do not know whether all
the other men want to be elected Sena.
tors or not. JEFFRIEs.
Year: 1878

10 Germany aud other continental
countries the engagement is surround.
cd by circumstances as oeremonious us
marriage. The beginning Of the at.
tachment, except among members Of
the royal families. lies with the parties
themselves. The choice is made BY
those, more clearly interested. But
before engagement the couple must not
be seen together except in the presence
Of chaperon. They do not stroll to-
gether to theaters, oonceria and other
placos Of public amusement without
the company Of the ever.presept third
party. To zee two young people walk.
ing arm. .in.arm is a sure sign Of their
engagement. Presuming they are So
fortunate as to have parents living the
gentleman approaches his father upon
the matter, and if he is not wholly op.
posed to the match he allows himaelt
to be persuaded to arrange a confer
ence with the immediate ancestor Of
the desired bride. This conference is
usually mysterious to the two anxious
ones, and is generally very pleasantly
interrupted by the pulling Of corka
and the sllnking Of glasses. The fu-
ture external welfare of the couple p
here ofttimes discussed and determined
upon-their acres, their linens, their
gold meted out and the formal refusal
or consent arrived at. Then notices
are sent out by both the intended
bride and groom, and in the case Of
relatives and very intimate friends an
invitation is given TO festival at the
house Of the lady's pare nts, to cele-,
brate the joyous engagement. Most
commonly, too, the notice OF said en-
gagement is published in the town pa
per. After the engagement tho couple
are quite as intimate, II not more s0s


to the world, as they are with us--in
theory they are as man and wife. and
the step to married lite is gentle and
an easy one. If there is u rupture ia
the engagement this is as formally an


nounced as the engagement itself A
statement that its dissolution reflects
no discredit on either party is sigued
by the lady's father or guardian and
the conference.-the intended groom.
The result of this 10 that persons arc
not engaged 10 more than one at a


time, and cases of half dozen en-
gagements before lady reaches twenty


are utterly unheard of-they would be-
considered monstrous.
Year: 1878

BEN. Butler is down ON both the
great parties. He says:


THE misery Of the poor in the land
to-day is due to the infamous legisla-
ton and the accursed system of laws
enacted by the Republican party in the
interests of capitalists. Every law
made by the Republican party, since
Grant went into the White House. has
been for the rich and against the poor,
The Democratic and Republican party
to-day are one and the same. The
platforms Of the two parties do not
differ The Republican platform OF
Maine and the Democratic platform Oh
Delaware are the same upon the QUO
great question Of 6napc'. Upon the
tariff q.estionsahe old parties differ
very little. The Greenbsck party is
the party of the poor. the Democratic
and Republican parties of the rich
Year: 1878

The Martha Washington reception at the
Academy Of Music tomorrow evening will
be one of the most interesting social events
of the season. The Chinese pagodas in
Nilsson Hail. where the bellies of the pres
ent day in the toilets of century ago will
dispense tea and smiles sweet enough to
render needless the use of sugar, the
dancing, commencing with the stately min
uet, and the tasteful decorations, will form
n panorama of grace and beauty such as
the irequenters of the Academy have
seldom witnessed. When 1t is remembered
that underlying all these attractions is the
praiseworthy object of the entertainment
the relief Of the poor of the metropolis--we
are entitled to bespeak tor the Martha
Washington reception q most brilliant
success.
Year: 1878

The recent disgrnceful proceedings at
Princeton ought to put stop wholly and
forever to practice that would not for ON
instant be tolerated in any properly regu-
lated college. "Hazing" in its mildest form
is cowardly and reprehensible. It is the
abuse of the weak for the amusement of the
strong, and no young man OF sense or Of
gentlemanly instincts would take part in q
proceeding bearing such character. In some
Instances very serious consequences have
followed the practice. and in this case at
Princeton it may be that, not for the first
time, the unmanly frolic Of an hour, fol-
lowed by the excitement of passion, may
plunge happy home into the deepest sor-
row. The principals of q college are bound
to protect the students intrusted to their
care, and they are neglectful Of their duty
when they suffer an inexperienced and prob
ably weakly young man to be insulted.
mfsused and terrified by a rufianly crowd,
or allow dangerous riot like that which
has disgraced Princeton to become possible.
1t is all very well for the president and
others in authority to make excuses for such
occurrences or to discaim the responsible
ity. The disgraceful scene and its results
tell their own story and prove that the col
lege is under management that misunder-
stands its duty or is incapable Of enforcing
its authority.
Year: 1878

The salaries of the principal city officials
and of the members of the Board Of Alder
men are fixed by section 116 of the city
charter passed in 1873. Since that time the
cost of all the necessaries of life has materi-
ally decreased. We get lodging. food,
clothing and fuel much cheaper now than
we did five years ago. This consideration
has induced the reduction of the salaries OF
school teachers and janitors by scaling
process, and the cutting down OF the wages
of city laborers twenty per cent. 1t has
also been regarded as justifying general
decrease in the pay of subordinates in the
several municipal departments. There is
no reason why the rule applied to these
different classes of city employees should not
become general and be made to reach the
salaries Of heads of departments and Alder
mep, which at present remain at the liberal
rate fixed five years ago. Mr.. Fish has IN
troduced bill in the Assembly which en-
powers the Board of Apportionment to des-
ignate the salaries that shall be paid in oil
the departments of the city government.
Objections are made to this proposition on
the ground that two of the members of the
Board Of Apportionment are heads OF de-
partments, and that it is undesirable to
confer upon them the power to establish the
salaries of their own and oil other depart
ments.


If the employes of all the city depart
ments should be graduated in, say. three
classes. and the salaries paid in each class
be established. subject to revision every
three years, or as often as might be deemed
expedient, it would no doubt tend to pro-
mote both efficiency and economy in the
government The Common Council would
be the proper authority to fix the amount
of the salaries to be paid in the several
Glasses if it possessed the confidence OF
the people. As it does not it might be desir-
able to ntrust the duty to commission in
dependent of the departments, composed Of
public officers or of experienced merchants
who employ large numbers of men and un-
derstand the value Of clerical services. The
heads of departments could then assign
their employees to the several grades and
thus have it in their power to reward the
most efficient and faithful, and to encour-
age good service by the hope of promotion
and the fear Of degradation. Such plan
as this would be preferable to the one pro-
posed by Mr.. Fish. At the same time the
pruning knife might be applied to the
heads of departments and the overpaid
Aldermen by simple amendment of the
10th section.of the charter, changing the
amounts at which their several salaries are
fixed th erein.