smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

WHEN CONFEDERATE MONEY WAS
EAsY.-Money was easily got and its val
ue was so uncertain that we were never
able to determine what was a fair price
for anything. We fell into the habit of
paying whatever was asked, knowing
that tomorrow we would have to pay
moro. Speculation became the easiest
and surest thing imaginable. The spec
ulator saw no chance of loss. Every ar
ticle of merchandise rose in value every
day, and to buy anything this week and
sell it next, was to mako an enormous
profit quite as matter Of course. 50
certain were prices, or rather so constant
ly did they tend upward that when car
go Of cadet gray cloths was brought into
Charleston once, an officer in my battery
attending the sale was able to secure suf-
licient Of the cloth to make n couple of
suits of clothes without any expense
Whatever, by specializing upon an imme-
diate advance. He became the purchaser
at auction Of case of goods and had no
difficulty, as soon rs the sale was over, in
finding merchant who was glad to take
his bargain off his hands, giving him the
cloth he wanted, as a premium. The Of
ticer could not possibly have paid for the
case of goods, but there was nothing surel
than that he could sell again at an adj
vance the moment the auctioneer's ham.
mer fell upon the last lot of cloths.


l am sometimes asked at what time
prices attained their highest point in Tho
Contederacy and find that memory fail,
to answer the question satisfactorily. In
the Fall of 1868 they were about as high
as they could be and | should be disposed
to fix that as the time when the climax
was reached but for my consciousness
that the law of constant appreciation was
Il fixed one throughout the war. The f.
nancial condition got steadily worse to
the end. | believe the highest price cv-
er saw paid, relatively was for Il pair of
boots. A cavalry officer entering little
country store found there. one pair OF
boots that fitted him. He inquired the
price. "Two hundred dollars" said the
merchant. A five hundred dollar bill
was offered, but the merchant having no
smaller bills, could not change it. "No
NATTER" said the cavalier, "I'll take the
boots anyhow. Keep the change; new
er let n little matter Of three hundred dol
lars stand in the way of trade"


That was on the day before Lees sur
render, but it would not have been an
impossible occurrence at any time during
the preceding year. The money was of
so little value that we parted willingly
with it whenever it would purchase any
thing at all desirable. | cheerfully paid
five dollars for little salt at Petersburg,
in August, 1864, and being thirsty, drank
my last two dollars in II half pint of cider.
"A ReJet'S Recollect0RS.
Year: 1875

BEEF SoUP.-Cracl the bone of shin
Of beef and put it on to boil in one quart
Of water to every pound of meat, and q
teaspoonful Of salt to each quart Of water.
Let it boil two hours and skim it well.
Then add four turnips pared and cut in
quarters four onions cut in slices, one root
Of celery cut in small pieces and one
bunch Of sweet herbs which should be
washed and tied with thread as they are
to be taken out when the soup is served.
When the vegetables are tender take out
the meat, strain off the soup, and return
it to the pot again, thicken it with n little
flour mixed with water then add some
parsley finely chopped, with salt and pep
per to the taste, and some dumplings
made Of teaspoonful of butter to two of
flour, moistened with little water or
milk. Drop these dumping into tho boil
ing soup. Let them boil five minutes,
and serve them with soup in tureen.
Year: 1875

1t is probable that a regular Sunday
morning train will be put on the road TO
Philadelphia after this week. 1t would
doubtless run full. The people want to
look at the Centennial grounds, &c.
Year: 1875

The Boston explosion still remains
mystery, although the calamity did not
result in so many deaths as was at first
reported. There were three killed; three
severely wounded, and twenty slightly
injured.
Year: 1875

They were referred to the opening
streets committee.


The Finance committee reported
that they had subscribed on behalf of
the city $1,000 to the Centennial fund,
as authorized by Council, and that the
amount was payable in August next.


During the evening orders were
directed to be drawn, as follows:
Year: 1875

on axious seats. In spite of four at
tempts to fire the Navy Department
ipa short space of time, and in differ
ert places, and the destruction of valu-
able records by water and a confusion
not accidental, there are stillproofs on
file which must be produced before
investigating committees. And the
War Department will he required to
show what became of million and a
half of dollars from the sale of arms to
France. that never found their way
into the Treasury.


1t will go hard with these two pa
triots to resign, even with certificate
of character from the President, though
they beth have prospered sufficiently
in office to make the pay less impor-
tant now that it was when they sought
employment chiefly for that consider
alton. Still as a choice of evils, they
may conclude that obscurity is better
than investigation by a House Of Rep
resentatives which has spread panic
eight months in advance Of meeting,
and shaken a Cabinet to pieces.
Year: 1875

The Secretary of the Navy has direct
ed the Marine Band to proceed to Bos-
ton to take part in the Bunker Hill eel
ebration on the 18th Of June The band
will go with the Fifth Maryland Regi
mant
Year: 1875

A fraudulent over,issue OF the stock
of the Darby Horse Railway Company
to an extent Of several hundred thous-
and dollars came TO light, 5, Gross Fry,
president Of the company, is said TO be
involved.
Year: 1875

MOTHER CATS LEssON.-She had three
little kittens, who were exceedingly well
brought up, and never snarled or quarrel
ed. There were two gold-iish-lazy, fat
fellows-with their shining sides glisten-
ing through the glass globe. The glass
globe stood upon n table where there was
plenty of room for puss TO stand also. She
had only to spring up and help herself
SO once, when she thought herself alone in
the parlor, she determined 10 risk ii. Jump
ing lightly on the table, she put her paw
into the water, and was just about to catch
a fish, when in walked her master. Puss
tried to run but the gentleman caught her,
and brought her back 10 the table. "Now,
madam, you must understand in The be-
ginning, that this will never do" he said
sternly. 81 have caught you in the act,
and YOU must be punished. Now
remember, never touch the goldfish
again." With this he set her down, and
puss ran to hide herself in corner. Her
master watched her TO see If she would
meddle with the fish again; and this is
what he saw her do instead: Creeping out
from her corner presently, she ran TO the
rug where the kittens were, picked them
up, one by one, and carried them over 10
the liable where the goldfish stood. Then
she stretched out her paw to the globe,
as if to say, "Do you see thatY" and delib-
erately boxed each kitten by the ears AT
| Ter which she went grayely back TO her
place, and the kittens scampered of, as II
| they understood the lesson perfectly. They
did. too, for II never had TO be repeated


and the gold fish lived in peace heneeforth,
unmolesled by cat or kittens.-1he Ad-
rance.
Year: 1875

Ii the type now in this office is entire
4 ly new. We have al the la:e styles OF
card and poster type, and tatter ourscli
that We can do as good work as any Office
In the State. Give Us tg!al.
Year: 1875

pS-Boyton has successfully cross,
cd the English channel in his life
saving dress. The fact that no tray
els particular distance with this
apparatus is not its chief value, for
it must bo evident that it would ro-
quire some experience to enablo ono
to paddle great distances if wrecked
on tho ocean. and exhaust strength
that in most instances could be bet
ter used. What is required is life
saving apparatus that will keep the
ship wrecked person ahoat, free from
the soaking salt water, aud enable
him to have at least some nourish-
mont. With tho present merchant
and passenger business on the ocean
there is a reasonable chance of being
picked up, The points desired are
evidently embraced in Boyton's in
vention. e...rs.sU
Year: 1875

An Atchison. Kansas, girl ate four
pounds Of wedding cake in order that she
might dream Of her future husband and
ow she says that money wouldn't hire
her to marry the msa she saw in that
dream.
Year: 1875

decently, respectfully, and intelli.
gently without regularly supply of
newspapers in the house, and in a
newspaper man gets moro for his
money than in any other investment
The man who stops his paper to
economize is the same as going
barefooted to save his shoes, and his
intelligence at tho end of the year
will fare as badly as his unclothed
feet.
Year: 1875

In consequence of the panic in San Francisco the two
principal Stock Boards have temporarily closed. The
following shows the latest quotations of the leading
stocks compared with the prices August 10 and
Year: 1875

THE BEST, MOST PRACTICAL JOKE OF
ALL-FooLs DAY was perpetrated in
Booths theater in the celebrated humble
pie scene of the flfth act of "Henry W." in
which Fluellen makes Pistol eat the leek.
The property leek" ordinarily used is of
wood, with green muslin leaves and
piece of peeled apple at the end. Some
practical jokist entered the property mans
room and substituted fresh onion in the
place of the apple lin honor of All Fools
day.. Thorne, who plays Fluellen, took
leek and innocently handed it to Bishop
(PistoD aler knocking him down, and
made his speech with the usual gusto, end
ing with: "Bite, pray you. 1t is good
for your green wound and your bloody
cockscomb." Poor Bishop, after the first
bite, played his part with a pathos that
moved the audience to the widest pitch of
merriment. Little did they or Fluellen
dream how real and painful were the tears
Pistol was shedding as he calculated: al
eat-I eat-I swear; !" adding in an under
tone to Thorne, "Damn It'll Thornel this is
no joke, this is a real leek." Thorne could
hardly utter the next words. Eat, pray
you Will you have more sauce to your
leekH There is not enough leek to swear
by" Poor Bishop, still weeping and boil
ing with rage, went on; "Quiet thy cud-
gel I Thou dost see l eat" Thorne, chok-
ing with laughter, finished his part of the
dialogue with difficulty, and amid shouts
of laughter made his exit. Fortunately he
goes off on one side and Pistol on the other
When Bishop sprang up and roared out as
he rushed OFF; "All hell shall stir for this r.
he brought down the house behind the
scenes as well as before the curtain.-Neli
York Sun.
Year: 1875

God has given to man far higher char
acter, and the order of things in creation is
founded upon different principle than the
gross one that worldly misery fellows up
on wrong, and prosperity upon right, in
each case. Indeed, it would not be moral
world iflhe necessary consequence of theft
were the withering of the arm that COM
mitted il; if the tongue that lies were
stricken with palsy. On the contrary, it
would be non-moral world,-a world of
necessity, and not freedom of action. The
truth ought early to be inculcated, that
virtue may not lead to success,-that it
may lead to far greater pangs than those
who are not virtuous can ever feel, for the
very reason that they are not vlriuous.-
Lieber.
Year: 1875

One by One.
They are gathering homeward from every land,


One by one;
Az their weary Feet touch the shining strand


One by one;
Thtir brows are clothed in golden crown,
Their travel-slained garments are all laid down,
And clohcdNth white raiment they rest on the mcl'
Where the Lamb ever loveth bis chosen To lead


One by one.
Before they rest they pass through the strife


One by one;
Through the waters Of death they enter life


One by one;
To some arc the floods Of the river still,
As they ford their way to the heavenly hill;
To others the run hercely wild,
Yet all reach the home of the undeGled


One by one.
We too shall come to the river side,


One by one;
We are nearer it's waters each eventidc,


One by one;
We can hear the noise and dash Of the stream,
Now and again through our LIES deep dream;
Sometimes TIE floods DER the banks overflow,
Sometimes in rippes the small waves g.,


One by one.
Jesus, Redeemer we look to thee,


One by one
We lift up our voices iremblngly,


One by one;
The waves Of the river dark and cold,
We know not the spots where feet may hold;
Thou who didst pass through in deep midnight,
Strengthen us, send the stafI and the light,


One by one.
Plant thou thy feet beside us as we tread


One by one;
On thee let us lean each dropping head,


One by one;
Let thy mighty arm round us be twined,
Wen cast all our fears and cares to the wind.
Saviour Redeemer! with thee full in view,
smingly, gladsomely shall we pass through,


One by one.
Year: 1875

mo, she kept 'em to cover jam-pots
with, and she said you were either a
fool or genus. Is genus very bad,
Nat ~ added Ruth, relenting, as she
saw his dreamy eyes light up with what
she fancicd was a spark of anger.


'Aunt Becky thinks so; but 1 don't,
and, though may not be one, sooner
or later folks shall see that I'm no fool,
for | feel, l know l was not born to hoe
corn and feed pigs all my life.''


"What will you do ?" cried Ruth,
startled by the almost passionate energy
with which he spoke.


It'll I'm twenty-one I'll stay to do
my duty. When the time comes I'll
break away and try my own life, for L
shall have right to do 1t then.


"And leave me? Nay, I'll not let
you 60" And Ruth threw her dande-
lion chain about his neck, claiming her
bondsman with the childish tyranny he
found so sweet


He laughed and let her hold him, see-
ing how frail the green links were lit
tie dreaming how true symbol it was
of the stronger tie by which she would
hold him when the time came to choose
between liberty and love.


"Five years is long time, Ruthy.
You will get tired of my odd ways and
be glad to have me go. But never fret
about it !; for, whatever happens, I'll not
forget you"


Quite satisfied with this promise, the
little maid fell to sticking buttercups in
the band of the straw hat her own nim-
bic fingers had braided, as if bent on
securing one crown for her friend. But
Nat, leaning his head upon his hand,
sat watching the sunshine glitter on the
placid stream that rippled at his feet,
with such intentness that Ruth present.
ly disturbed him by demanding curious
ly:


What is it? A kingfsher or a tur-
tie ?'


"It's the river, dear. 1t seems to
sing to me as it goes by. l always hear
it, yet | never understand what it says.
Do you %


Ruth fixed her blue eyes on the bluer
water, listened for an instant. then
laughed out blithely, and sprung up,
saying;


at sings, Come and fish, Nat. Come
and fish 7"


The boys face fell, the dreamy look
faded, and, with a patient sort of sigh,
he rose and followed her, leaving his
broken dream with his beloved book
among the butter-cups. But, though
he sat by Ruth in the shadow of the al
der bushes, his rod hung idly from his
hand, for he was drawing bright fancies
from a stream that she never saw, was
dimly feeling that he had harder knot
to disentangle than his little friend S
and family hearing higher call thar
hers, in the ripple of the river.
To be continued.
Year: 1875

Don't scowl, it spoils faces. Before
you know it, your forehead will resem-
bic a small railroad map. There is
grand trunk line now from your cowliek
to the bridge of your nose, interseeted
by parallel lines running east and west,
with curves arching your eye brows;
and O, how much older you look for it
ScOwling is a habit that steals upon us
unawares. We frown when the light is
too strong and when it is too weak. We
tie our brows into knot when we are
thinking, and knit them even more
tightly when we cannot think. There.
is no denying there are plenty of things
to scowl about The baby in the cradle
frowns when something fails to suit
The little toddler who likes sugar on
his bread and butter tells his trouble in
the same way when you leave it off.
''Cross," /" we say about the children, and
worried to death" about the grown
folks, and as for ourselves, we can't
help it. But we must. Its reflex In
fiuence makes others unhappy; for face
answereth unto face in life as well as in
water. 1t bellies our religion. We
should possess our souls in such peace
that it win reflect itself in placid eoun-
tenances. If your forehead is rigid with
wrinkles before forty, what will it be at
seventy? There is one consoling thought
about these marks of time and trouble
the death angel almost always grasses
them. Even the extremely aged, in
death, often wear smooth aud peaceful
brow, thus leaving our last memories of
them calm and tranquil. But our busi-
ness is with life. Scowling is kind of
silent scolding. 1t shows that our souls
need sweetening. For PHYS sake let US
take sad iron, or glad iron, or smooth
ing tool of some sort and straighten these
creases out Of our faces before they be-
come indelibly engraven upon our vis-
ages.
Year: 1875

Free from serious objections, yet palatablc even
inviting to the sensitive palate which will create
morbid app tite for itself and operate as an
sistant to digestion, as well as perform the func-
tions OF a stimulant. Such we confidently believe
is to be fonnd in
Year: 1875

Whether produced by indigestion, improper food,
change Of water or diet, too free indulgence in ice
water, exposure to sudden changes OF temperature,
are Immediately relieved by it. One ounce added
To Rallnn Of
Year: 1875

Flatnleney, Sluggish Dis eestion want of Tone aud
Activity in the Stomach and Bowels, Oppression
after Eating, are sure to be relieved by single
dose taken after each meal. A great want exists
fora
Year: 1875

This elegant preparation is prepared from the
true Jamaica Ginger. combined with choice aro-
mates and genuine French brandy, and is vastly
superior to every other Extract or Essence of Gin
ger before the publie-all of which are prepared
with alcOEO by the old process.
Year: 1875

the northern States, nothing could prevent
the old slave masters again reducing the
negroes to bondage, and probably we
should again hear their representatives
boasting in Congress that the day would
come when they would call the roll of
their slaves on Bunker Hill.
Year: 1875

Young men should be deeply
impressed with the vast Importance
Of cherishing those principles and
Of cultivating those habits which
will secure them the confidence and
the esteem OF the wise and good.


A young man may be unfortu-
nate, he may be poor and penniless,
but if he possess unbending integ-
rity and unwavering purpose to do
what is honest and just, he will
have friends and patrons, whatever
may he the embarrassments and
exigencies into which he is thrown.
The young may thus possess a cap
ital of which none of the misfor-
tunes and calamities Of life can de-
prive them.


We have known men who have
suddenly been reduced from in
fluence to penury by some over
whelming misfortune, which they
could neither foresee nor prevent.
To-day they are prosperous, to-
morrow everything in their future
prospect of life is dark and dismal.
Their business is gone, their pros
perity gone, and they feel that all
is gone but they have a rich
treasure that nothing can take
away. They have integrity of
character. and this gives them in
fluence, raises up friends, furnishes
them with pecuniary aid with
which to commence life once more
under auspicious circumstances.


We cannot too strongly impress
upon our young men the impor-
tance IF abstaining from every
thing which shocks their moral
sensibilities, wounds their con-
science, and has tendency to
W aiken that nice sense OF honor
aud integrity so indispensable to a
good character. "Integrity of
characteri" who ever possessed 1t,
that did not derive untold advan-
tege from it 1t is better than
riches, it is Of more value than
diamonds and all precious stones :
and yet every man may possess it,
and no power on earth can wrest
II from them. Young man prize
integrity of character above oil
earthly gifts.
Year: 1875

supplied to the clover lands, and
he never knew good clover lay
that did not make good crop Of
wheat. Clover is manure both
above and under the surface; the
roots are large, run deep, and bring
up plant-food from the subsoil that
has been washed in below the reach
of ordinary plants. Clover, ac-
cording toV9lcker, fixes nitrogen
in nitrogen in the soil during every
stage of its growth, and nitrogen
is the specific manure for the
wheat crop. A good crop Of clover
has been estimated as the equiva-
lent for twenty loads Of ordinary
yard manure for an acre of land.
Plaster does not always benefit
the wheat, but it helps the clover.
1t is true that clover is a lime plant
that does best on the fossiliferous
limestone lands. George Geddes,
Of Onondaga, N. Y, has some
fields that have been cropped more
than fifty years with no other
manure than clover and plaster,
He says crop Of corn raised on
a clover lay needs but little hoeine.
il the cultivator is used to keep the
surface open to the light showers
and dews.
Year: 1875

TO know why one church succeeds
where another fails, orwhy one minis
ter becomes popular where another,
lore scholarly and more palns-taking,
draws about him only thinly scatter
ed audience of those who, by long
habit, have become welded to the
timbers of the church, is a question
perhaps as old and as difficult OF So
luton as the problem, "Why in the
world that man married that woman


And yet it seems to us that many
of the difficulties Of the question are
removed, Or at least are illuminated,
by simply throwing upon the light OF
that clear, practical co mmon sense
which we do not hesitate to apply
toward other matters and which moth
ing but lpaganistic superstition COM
pelS us 10 Wlllilol,l WHICH, ooLIeiiPiae
ing religious problems and perplex-
ties.


There are men and women who
would consider it rank sacrilege to
suggest that there was any other
cause than purely spiritual one for
the lack of success which attends
some ministers through life, or the
dull, Indifferent audiences viii ch one
is sure to find in certain church es.-
And yet whining, disagree.able
delivery may be the cause of She
former, while in the latter not all the
charms Of oratory could remove the
inevitable results .'of an ill.ventilate'l