smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

Sydney Smith is the original inventor of the
facetlOus remark, so often parodied aud per-
verted since, OF the missionary and the canni-
bal. AS one of the brethren Bishop Selwyn)
was about to leave England for the South Sea
Islands, the witty parSon expressed the wish
that if the canHibals ate him he might disagree
with them. From that date onward the habits
OF the islanders and the exposures of the mis-
sieRaries have been the theme of very frequent
amusement, though it is not known that the
natives have enjoyed much consolation in that
kind Of food of late years. They take tho
missionaries in a good many other ways.
When the King of the Cannibal Isles came to
Washington last month, his fondness of oysters
led to the following suggestion to q member Of
the Board of Foreign Missions from a dis
tinguished publicist: Il can net deny myself
the pleasure on this occasion of communicating
to you discovery of considerable importance.
King Kalakaua finds raw oysters aa excellent
and satisfactory substitute for cold missionary.
Might it not be well tor you to suggest to the
Rev DR.. P (whois, Think, an A. B. F. VI. }
that he would do well hereafter to send cut to
the islanders in the Pacific supply Of Saddle
Rocks2 This expedient might diminish the
consumption and prolong the usefulness OF his
missionaries. 1t would be remarkable if that
noble and inoffensive animal, the American
oyster, Should prove instrumental in the rsfor-
nation of the heather, and (by frank move
ment, as it were) extrpate the absurd practice
of cannibalsm. This discovery would seem
the more important because there have lately
cOme complaints that as the islanders increase
in numbers the supply of missionary is made
quate to the demand, and the weaker brethren
have sometimes to go hungry"
Year: 1875

The STREET CAR DRIVER He gets up
early-very early-and by the dim light of
tlckerlng candle hastily disposes of cold
lunch. Then he HES in all haste to the barn,
takes charge Of car-the self-regulating and
seltcOlleeting kin1-and with good cheer COM
mences his route. He goes but few blocks
when he picks up a passenger. and then COM
mences tor the day the quick motion of the
elbow in braking and unbraking the car When
the car Is full of passengers then the perspira-
ton pOurs down his face Hiseye must watch
the fare box, the passengers and the vehicles
dartlng in front of the car. At one of the
crossings nervous old lady rings the bell.
The driver Is about to stop when she rings
again, thinking he has not heard the call.
Then another passenger grasps the bell.strap
to steady himself as he rises to GO OUt, and
cling goes the bell again. Two or three other
persons now interest themselves and ring to
make sure that the ear stops for the old lady.
BY this time the car has reached another block,
the driver is gently invited to warm place,
and nobody has kind word for the musclc-
straining he has undergone. This kind of per-
tormance goes ca during the day sufficient
number of times to cause an AGATE sensation
in the back of the neck. At noon the driver
receives another cold lunch, eaten while the
car Is in motion and many ayes watching him
while he hastily dispatches the food. At eve
another trial awaits him. The car becomes
loaded on each up and down trip, and he must
go through much neck Straining to make sure
that the fare has all been paid Another cold
ldnch Is given him to sustain his bodily
strength, and about ten or eleven o'clock he
drags his weary limbs homeward. feeling as
though he needed half-dozen bottles of sweet
oil rubbed on his joints to prepare himself fox
another day OF such labor.
Year: 1875

REMAINS OF ROAST BEEF.-To make de-


icious dish at small expense, from the remains
OF yesterday dinner, the following receipt is
offered: Take off with a sharp knife all the
meat from tho bones If there are few nice
slices, reserve them, if most convenient, to be
eaten cold. Chop tho rest fac in tray. Take
cold gravy, without the fat, and put in spider
to heat If you have not this, some of the
stock, or water in which the meat has been
boiled. When it boils up sprinkle in salt, and
put in the minced meat; cover it and let it
stand upon the FIRE long enough to heat
thoroughly, then stir in a small piece of butter.
Toast bread and lay in dish and putt meat
over it. The common error in heating over
meat, sliced or minced, is the putting it into q
Geld spider, with too much fat, and cooking it
long time. This makes it ely and tastelsss.
Almost all meats VIXEN cooked a second time
should be done very quickly The goodness Of
those dishes depends much upen their being
serusd hot. The rare portions Of rib roast
which may not be consumed the day it is
cooked may be treated as follows: Cut in very
thin slices the very rare portions of the beef,
and frizzls them in butter over quick fire aud
serve hot. For breakfast there isnothing nicer.
Year: 1875

simply because ne Ys, Forcss and Poe,s are srhaasd"


Acting upon idea his further efforts crowned with
success years Of aud the long sought
aqua later times by its chemical term, Blxr
scientific TACT the Living embodiment Of which
l. found day grand discovery Of Medical Chemistry
widely known extensively used throughout the cvzeA
world
Year: 1875

THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS aptly says: Notwithstanding, however, all the Credit MobIlier and Pacific Mail delinquencieS, and the daily detalcations that are chron- icled in private (unotficiaU life, it is not likely that our country is much worse than other countries, or that the entire body of society is wholly corrupt. Men are inclined to count the hits and ignore the misses in every department of life, and when they enumerate on their fingers this pet political scandal and that bank dedication, they forget the scores of up right legislators there are, and the thou sands Of men who are everywhere true to their trust, despite the many temptations in their way.
Year: 1875

House BILL No. 299.-If the editor of the Wa
thena Reporter will look again, he will find that
he is mistaken in saying that the Chief asserts
that the object of Motter's bill was to tax the
people of the County for riprapping the rivers
bank from Wathena to st. Joseph. We merely
said that we presumed the people of Washing
ton Township were i'll favor of the bill, in CON-
mon with others living adjacent to the river
banks. Neither did we endeavor to create any
alarm or indignation against Mr.. Motter. We
supposed that he had introduced the bill at the
instance of some of his constituents-as mem-
Der may very frequently do, without even being
in favor of the measure himself We spoke OF
the bin, at the request of one of our members OF
the Legislature, who, while decidedly opposed to
the principle of the bill, was willing to vote for
it if satisfied that majority of the people of the
County desired it. To this end, he wished pub
lie attention called to it, in order to elicit ex-
pressions from the people.
Year: 1875

~ They are having sensation at LeGven-
worth. A young lady wanted to marry clerk
employed at the Fort, but her father positively
forbade it, as he did not consider the match prop
er. But the girl knew better, and took tie first
occasion TO run away and marry the clerk. Then
came the report that her fellow had another wife
living, from whom he was never divorced, but
who had been driven to house of prostitution
by his neglect. Now the young lady is willing
that her father shall be at the trouble, ex-
pense, and shame of lawsuit to keep her out
of the power of the man whom she married
against his advice and commands. But these
young girls, just emerging from the use of three
,cornered handkerchiefs, always know best what
is good for them. Then, it is so romantic, you
know.
Year: 1875

rT This week give readers the strange story
regarding the history Of the King of the Canibal Islands
taken from Sol Mer's Kansas CHG. Sol sticks to il
that the story is true--EatOH C0) Register.


You are mistaken there. We do not stick to
any such thing. We stick to it that we knew a
person of the name the writer represents himself
to be; that he was exact, even in the smallest
minutia, in describing things within our knowl-
edge; and that he SO evidently knew of what he
wrote, that circumstances favored the truth of
his story. But to say that we knor it to be true,
would be saying what we do not know. Send us
a copy of that portrait, that we may form our
opinion on that evidence. We have never seen
a portrait of the Canibal monarch.
Year: 1875

H We were dreadfully afraid the present
Legislature was going to finish its work without
indulging in the time e-honored custom of investi-
eating something. The alarm was needless.
They are now investigating ex-Secretary Small
wood. Isn't it about time they took dung
fork and pitched that fellow Pangborn out upon
some of the sterile land about Topeka, and put
their time in at earnest workf
Year: 1875

And now it appears that not only did ''the
venerable Bishop Wilmer" Of New Orleans, the
special religious champion of the Louisiana
White Leaguers, mangle the prayer-book to suit
his rebellious sympathies daring the war, but
that, IN the hrst year of the struggle, he was
caught passing South through the Union lines
with the lining of his coat stnffed with treason
able correspondence and other articles contra
band of war; The Philadelphia Bailetin voushes
for the correctness of the statement
Year: 1875

Y The bill changing the time for holding
Township elections from Spring to the day o
the general election in November, and providing
that present incumbents shall hold over until
next November, has become a law. We publish
it, this week.
Year: 1875

There has been no more shameful fact in tho
whole Beecher- -Tilton history than the narads in
court of the two women most interested in the
case. That sacrifice of two souls for the sale of
effect on the jury is more cruel and terrible than
all that went befOre.-N. Y. Herald.
Year: 1875

" The Legislature of West Virginia has re-
moved the Capital of the State from Charleston
to Wheeling The Legislature of Nebraska is
trying to remove the Capital of that State from
Lincoln to Columbus. Those States are fortunate
that have placed this question beyond the power
of the Legislature.
Year: 1875

WHAT FEARFUL MoRTALITY.-During the past
four weeks no less than 200 daily and weekly
newspapers have suspended publication in this
country alone; and it is estimated that s., ,OOO.-
900 have been lost during the year in the publ
cation business. How many Of the newspapers
suspended because of the failure of subscribers
to promptly pay their subscriptions, will never
be known with any degree of certainty. Thit
large majority Of them owe their failure to this
neglect is undoubtedly true
Year: 1875

II Deacon Houston, of the Leavenworth
Commercial, bad bis hands full, last week. He
was engaged in lawsuit over an election bet,
and was an active member of the Convention to
put God in the Constitationl
Year: 1875

"REMEMBER DEEDS OF KINDNEss."-The Great
Song and Chorus of the day, will be ore of the
most popular Songs ever published in the United
States. Over 100 copies were sold in three of
our principal cities, after being sung in public
for one week in each place. The arrangement is
in the key of C, and SO easy that everybody who
has an organ or piano, can play and sing it. The
Music is perfectly beautiful, and takes immense
ly. Nobody should fail to procure copy OF
this excellent Song and Chorus, if they love Mu-
sic Remember there is nothing Objectionable
in this Song. 1t can be sung in every family
throughout the land, and we!can safelysay at is
the Moral song of 1875"


wegive below the first verso of this charming
Song:
Year: 1875

THE New York TimGs draws picture
Of the time when our houses shall be
furnished as they should be: HeaNy
rugs will partly cover the poilshed nooTs'
Paper Of some neutral tint, free from
glaring figures, viii stretch from the
richIy-colored dado at the bottom TO the
gay border AT the top. The plctuTe-Iod
viii not be Of the eternal gilt that WearleS
us now. twill be painted some decided
color that will harmonic with the pre-
vailing shade of the whole room Before
the windows and before the doors, winch
open outward, curtains, heavy IN texture
and suhdued in tone. edged with strong
lace, will hang from wooden rings which
move freely on a slender Tooden rod
fastened to the Sheathing. hlngS anu
rod viii be Of the hue of the plcture-rod
above. The single curtain before each
opening Will be loOped 10 one SIDE. Low
bookcases, not over three feet high, OF
dark wood relieved by a few chIseled de
signs picked out in color, will line the
wall. no glass doors will diSfgure them.
One general pattern, varied in each piece,
will stamp the furniture. Last and great
est, an open wood fire, either in a fire
place er in one Of the Franklin stoves
which still lurk in the garretS of old
countryhouseS, will east its eheery light
over everything. The close stove, the
register the crate and the radiator will
he taboocd. The blaze of wood burning
across braZen andirGns is something 50
beautiful that no artist has ever succeed
ed in painting it. The first of all hints
on household tastes should be: Have an
open wood fire in the room in which you
mean 10 live"
Year: 1875

To ANYONE not a chemist or a quad
ruped the last place 10 look for fat
would be haymow or stack of straw
yet it appears from recent Investigations
that fat is not only an essential conStit-
ucnt of hay, straw and similar forms of
vegetation, but one of considerable
economic value.


In the lower leaves of oats in blossom
Arndt found as much as 10 per cent. OF
the dry weight to CONSIST Of fat and wax,
the latter appearing as the blush bloom
so conspicuous on the leaves IF luNUriant
cereals In fodder crops generally the
greatest proportion of fat is found in
young and thrifty plants. Thus Way
found early meadow grass To contain as
| much as 64 per cent. Of fat, while in that
of the same meadow, collected in the
latter part Of June, there was but 4 lit
tie more than per cent The pro
portion of fat is increased by nitro
geDOuS manureS; the grass of a sewagcd
meadow at Rugby contained about (
per cent. Of fat, while similar grass, not
Sewaged, afforded less than per cent
of fat


The nature of this sort of vegetable
fat was investigated some little time ago
by the German chemist konig, who
found that by treatment with
strong alcohol The fat OF grass and
clover hay could be separated into two
parts, onca solid waXy substance, the
other fluid fat, soluble in alcohol. At
first hc considered the latter to be
true glyccrine, but changed his mind
after the investigations Of Schulz, who
proved that though ii contained the same
proportion of carbon and hydrogen as
ordinary fat, the fluid fat Of hay is some
thing quite different, since no glyCcTinc
can be obtained from IL


kOnig has since confirmed these re-
suits and carried forward the inveStiga-
ton, showing that the fat of oats, rye
and vetch seed is similarly constituted.
In all these forms of vegetation, hay,
Oat straw, the grain of oats, rye, yetChes
and possibly others, he finds oleic and
palmitic acids, not combined with glyccr-
inc, but in a free state; and rs these
acids in their combinations are well
known as large ingredients of nutritive
fats and oils it is likely that they have
considerable influence on the value of
these plants for fodder


kOnig also finds in hay and Oat straw
the important ingredient of animal bile,
choiestcyiH: still further, cerotic acid, q
waNy body which forms - per cent. of
ordinary beeswax, and two fatty sub
stances new to science, one fluid, the
other solid. They are distinct com
pounds, having the character of fatty
alcohols. Another interesting discovery
in hay fat is the presence Of 4 hydro
carbon, the relations Of which are not
fully made out In several respects it
agrees with some of the parafnes.-
Scientific american.
Year: 1875

A good lubricatOr for wooden aNlcs
is made of six parts of clean tallOw and
two parts of fine smooth plUmbago.
Another is made of five parts Of tallOw,
five parts of sOapSt0ne, one part ct
plumbagO and nine parts ruSin oil; the
tallow and the oil are heated and mixed
after which the SoapStone and plumbaSo
are added.


Group can be cured in one minute,
and the remedy IS simply alum and
sugar. The way 10 accomplish The deed
is 10 take a knife and CRATE or shave of
in small particles about a teaspooniul OF
alum, then mix il with twice its quantity
of sugar TO make it palatable, and AL
minister it as quickly As possible Al
most instantaneous relief will follow
Inter OCEAN


Rich Wedding Cake-Two pounds OF
butter, two pounds Of white sugar


eighteen eggs, one cup of molasseS, one
teaspoonful of soda, two pounds OF
flour. four pounds of dried curTants, one
quarter pound Of citron, three table
spoonfuls Of cloves, one tablespoonful OF
mace, two tableSpuoufulS of allspice,
two nutmegS Beat the whites and yolkS
of the eggs separately Dissolve the
soda in the molaSSes. Cut the citron IN
thin slices Roll the currantS in a little
of the flour before adding them 10 the


cake Crate the HutmegS Rub the
sugar and butter 10 a smooth cream
Stir in the yolkS of the eggs, then the
whites. the molaSScS with soda, spices
flour and CurrantS. Pour 4 little OF the


cake into the buttered bakingpan, place
layer of CitTon on ii, pour IN more
cake, another layer of Citron, and So on


until the pan is sufficiently full.


To Pickle HamS.-TO every lN
pounds of hams or shoulders, trimmed
into good shape, take eight ounces of salt
two ounces of saltpetcr, two ounces OF
Saleratus. an ounce of Cayenne pepper


and two and half pounds of light brown


sugar or one quart of good clean molasseS
| 1t additional seasoning is wished add
one quarter pound good cloves; and, IN
| the South, substitute One-quarter pound
black pepper in place of the Cayenne, a
! il is more distasteful to insects. If the
hams are to be cured in dry pickle, mIN
these ingredients thoroughly in a tut
and rub the meat well once every Other


day especially on the flesh sides and in


TO the ends of the shanksl, until the


pickle has all been taken up by the meat


If brine pickle is preferred, pack the


hams closely as possible, rubbing then


with salt at the time. Then put the


above ingredients into water enough tC


dissolve them, boil and skim, then set


away To cool, and then pour over the


meat, adding warm mot hot water
enough to completely cover the meat


which must be- held down by stone. IN
four to six weeks take them out, drain
and smoke, or use without, as preferred
Year: 1875

A good way to feed corn-stalks is to
cut them fine and mix with finelv-cut
straw in the proportion of two-third,
stalks and one third straw. A large
mass may be cut and stored without
danger Of heating, and the straw will
rather be improved by it. The feed is
relished by horses, cattle and sheep, and
if meal and bran IS sprinkled on it nearly
the whole viii be eaten.-Rockester De,a
CcrN.
Year: 1875

From the New York Herald.


At last she completely cured him. For
months she had patiently endured the
pangs so many thousands Of young wives
are compelled to suffer. Almost every
morning ut breakfast the hcartlrss hus-
band expressed the hope that he might
live to see that day when lie should get
such coffee as he used to have at home; Or
such corn bread as his mother Was wont
to make and bake. At dinner the meat
was overbaked in the range. To be sure,
his mother used to roast the meat in an
old fashioned Dutch tin oven, aid the
pieces were always done TO a turn-the last
turn of the revolving spit. Those days
were. forever gone. but he might and
ought to get such green apple pie with
new cheese as his mother used to give hun.
At length the long suffering wife arose in
her wrath, upset the table. sending the
dishes and their contents crashing to tht
carpet, strldcd over TO her astounded hus
band, xave HIM box on the ear which
knocked him off his chair. and remarked
"ihere's clip over the head for you
such as your mother used to give YOU
when you was a boy. gol dern yer.
Thereafter there was domestic peace and
quiet in that house, with never even ar
alusion to the maternal cookery and com
forts of the by gone days.
Year: 1875

Interesting as SuCn experiments are
to determine the relative productive


nests of a small quantity of seed, they
are of little practical consequence to
the potato grower. In such cases
where the number ofhills of each kind
stated, the value of the tests would be
enhanced. The Eureka, for instance,
which gave Mr.. Perkins the largest
yield, is apotato with too many eyes,
and of it there were no doubt more
bills planted than of Snowflake. =
Browneli's Beauty, and other kinds
with but few eyes. The quantity of
shed used in planting is really of little
importance to the farmer, as a bushol
or two moro seed per acre does not
come into consideration when thereby
the crop is increased twenty or thirty


bushels. What the farmer wants to
know is, of what variety of potato
vuality and price being nearly equal
he can raise the largest crop per acre,
and on this the knowledge of how
many potatoes can be grown from one
pound CT seed throws but little light.


The New York Tribune says MIR.
Perkins considers the Snowflake as
the best potato he has grown. With
him it is splendid cropper, very
uniform in size, perfectly smooth,
peels, without waste cooks through
evenly, is very white and tiowery and
in short has no defect whatever. Many
Correspondent from different States
are forwarding similar report as 10 the
value of this Iew variety.
Year: 1875

IT is curious that the reigning sovereigns
make point of paying attention to the ex-
Empress of the French. Perhaps they think
that the chapter of accidents which placed
her on the throne and removed her from it
may one day place the sceptre in her sons
hands. Immediately after the Prince of
Wales went to India the King and Queen of
Denmark arrived in England on visit to
their daughter, the future Queen Consort,
and few days later the King of Denmark
went to Chiselhurst to pay his respects to
Eugenie. When the Emperor of Russia was
in England he paid a similar visit.