smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

the other yachts reaching Sands' Point within
sonable time was poor inueed, she made for the
Club House, where a number or persons anxiou.ly
awaited the arrival or the yachts. The Favorita stl
held the lead and dnay came in the first Of her class.
The wind bad completely abandoned the yachts, and
much disappointment felt at the result
OF what in the early part Of the day promised to be
an enjoyable contest. The Favorta and Boz, OF the
third and fourth classes respectively, carried OF the
honors. There was every probability that the com.
petitors in the first and second classes would not
rive until late hour in the evening. When the
steamer took her departure for the city the following
yachts had arrived at the home stakeboat:-
Year: 1870

There Is a story of an old hunter
who came into Chicago one day, and
after wandering about for awhile,
looking at the public buildings and
other Improvements, got into chat
with one of the inhabitants, in the
course of which he mentioned that he
had once had chance to buy all the
ground that the city was built upon
for a pair of old boots. And why
didn't you buy it?" well, hadn't
the boots just them" was the old
mans calm reply.
Year: 1870

The House Postoffice Committee
has had considerable talk on the
franking question, but has settled on
nothing. Members do not incline to
the scheme of allowing Congressman


a certain quantity of postOffice stamps
in lieu of the right to frank letters
Year: 1870

A curious use of a word at the office Of
the steamer in Messina is worth recording
as an illustration of Scripture. The clerk
was able to speak only little English
Learning that our ship was not likely to be
in until very late, he remarked to one of the
party, as he took down the address-"I will
prevent the departure of the Batteau by send
ing messenger to you" By this he meant
he would anticipate her departure; that is
he would send in time for the passengers tc
come safely aboard.


This is precisely what the expression
signifies in one or two of the Psalms. Take
this, for example: 81 prevented the dawning
of the morning, and cried; | hope in thy
word. Thine eyes prevent the mig ht-watches
that 1 might mediate in thy word" The
Psalmist only intends to say he would be VI
betimes; he would arise even before the
morning dawned, in order that he nigh
study the revealed will of God in the Scrip
tures.-Dr. RobiaSOns letter IN New Yorl
Evangelist
Year: 1870

surrounding country. l was satisfied that
there was five times as much money in Cir.
culation among the common people in Rock
bridge as there was among the same class in
my own county. Those people manifested
lively, hopeful, enterprising spirit; while
the mass of the people of this region are dis
pirited and enervated. | could give reasons
for this difference, but it is not necessary.
l am justified therefore, from personal know
ledge, in saying to brother 3d." that he is
mistaken in his opinion that his church is in
"precisely the circumstances of my own.
He unwittingly comedies wide difference in
almost the next sentence. He says of his
people, "In general all are in Independent
circumstances, while 1 had said of mine
that they care mostly of the poorer class. I"


But let us look a little at brother "B. 8"
''sunny side" view of the weekly collections
in his congregation. He says: "Some give
as little as they did under the old PLAN
Others give perhaps little more, but still
irregularly and without system; and these
two classes constitute a minority of the
church members and of the congregation
The class who give Systematically and reg
larly comprises but few cases" As you
said of the account | gave of the operation
of the plan among my people, ''the picture
which our brother Zaccheus' gives is by no
means all shady side :" SO | may say, the
picture our brother "B." gives is by no
means all "sunny side" In fact, when we
compare the sun and shade in each case, our
congregations agree more ''precisely' in the
respective results of the weekly collections
than in any other circumstance. The differ
ence in our views may have resulted from
the different standpoint we occupied in re-
spect to the landscape, he taking his posi-
ton on the graceful slope of the SCREEN
HILL" and I amid the rugged cliffs of the
"House Mountain" l am glad that brother
"B." has been enabled to get into operation
the plan, and progressed so we'll. like the
most of his views very much, as well as
those of your correspondent "Layman."


From careful examination of the reports
from the congregations where the plan has
been adopted and reported as highly efficient,
it is manifest that considerable portion of
the members, in some cases majority, have
not been brought under the operation of the
plan. This, no doubt, results in many cases
from the want of the true spirit of Gberality.
But l have reason to believe there are many
that do not give, who are as willing to wor-
ship and serve God in this way as many who
give. AS "B." says, "The weekly system
is not charm. No body should expect it
to work like magic" From the fact that it
is not the only, nor even the most promi-
nent plan presented in the Scriptures, We
have the best evidence that it is not expect
ed to accomplish the whole work.


ZACoHEUs.
Year: 1870

A few evenings ago, at our weekly prayer
meeting, as I entered the chapel noticed a
stranger, an old man, sitting in the front
slip. He had such pleasant, peaceful face
l wondered who he was, and wished l knew
him. Our pastor spoke from some text il.
lustrating the goodness of God, and the
many proofs of it. After few remarks,
he said he noticed friend present who had
not been seen in those seats for many years;
and then, raising his voice, said, "Brother
c., wont you tell US your experience as far
as it testifes to the loving-kindness of God?"
The old gentleman rose, and leaning on his
cane, said:


81 was born and brought up in this town,
apd it was here l first hoped had become
Christian. was nearly thirty years old
then, and had been feeling for long time
that | ought to give myself up to Christ;
but l was surrounded by influences which
made it very hard for me to declare myself
on the Lords side.


"My father was an open scofer; and
hardest of all, had lived all my life with
my own family not Christian, and dreaded
what they might say if all of sudden 1
changed my course. After night of Sc
we're struggle, 1 told my wife that l hoped 1
had given my heart to the Lord, and meant
to live for him.


"The hardest of all was to begin family
prayer: but at last tried, with the Lords
help, and have never given it up. Four of
my children have since told me that, under
God, they owned their conversion to the in
auence of family worship. l have now the
comfort of knowing two of my children are
ministers of the Gospel, and the rest hope
are his. This is one instance of Gods great
mercy.


81 have passed through great trials; but
if murmured at first, afterward l always
saw my Fathers kind hand in it all.


"Now I'm very old; my hearing is almost
gone; 1 can see a little to read from the
holy Book, but not much. Almost all | can
do is to think of the wonderful ways God
has led me, and now I'm waiting for him to
call me home l know no merit of my own
will do the least to bring me to heaven, only
his love, the same that drew me to him first.
My young friends, wish what have told
you would lead you to think it was worth
your while to give your hearts to Christ
now; the younger you are, the longer you'll
have to serve Him who has done so much
for you"


If this man, who had lived seventy-eight
years, was able to say that every thing had
been done right by his Maker and Redeemer,
do you think you are too wise to profit by
all this experience. l think not. Ellsworth
your while-Messenger.
Year: 1870

"WHERE THE DEVIL CANNOT COME, HE
WILL SEND" A proverb of very serious
import, which excelently sets forth to us the
penetrative character of temptations, and the
certainty that they will follow and find men
out in their strictest retreats. 1t rebukes
the absurdity of supposing by any outward
arrangements, cloistered retirements, flights
into the wilderness, sin can be kept at dis
tance. So far from this, temptation will in
evitably overleap all these outward and
merely artificial barriers which may be raised
up against them; for our great enemy is as
formidable from seeming distance as in
close combat: "where he cannot come, he
will send. "-Irench.
Year: 1870

In health no one ought to drink ice


water, for IL has oecaSiOned fatal inf1as


nations of the stomach and bowels,
and sometimes sudden death. The
temptation to drink it is very great in
summer; TO use it at all with any safe
ty, the person should take but q single
swallow at time, take the glass from
the lips for half minute, and then an
other swallow, and so on. It will be
found that in this way it becomes disa-
greeable after few mOnthfuls.


On the other hand, ice itself may be
taken as freely as possible, not only
without injury, but with the most
striking advantage in dangerous forms
of disease. If broken in sizes of q pea
or bean, and swallowed as freely as
practicable without much chewing or
crushing between the teeth, it will of
ten be- efficient in checking various
kinds of diarrhoea, and has cured vio-
lent eases of Asiatic cholera.


A kind of cushion Of powdered ice
kept to the entire scalp has allayed vio-
lent inflammation Of the brain, and ar
rested fearful commissions induced by
too much blood there. In Group, wa
ter as cold as ice can make it, applied
freely to the throat, neck and chest,
with sponge or cloth, very often Rf-.
fOrds an almost miraculous relief; and
if this be followed by drinking copi-
Ously of the same ice~cold element, the
wetted part wiped dry, and the child be
wrapped well in bed-clothes, it will fall
into a delightful and life-giVing slum
ber. All inflamatIons, internal or ex-
ternal, they are promptly subdued by
the application of ice or ice-Water, be.
cause it is converted into steam and
rapidly conveys away the extra heat,
and also diminishes the quantity Of
blood in the vessel Of the part.


a piece of ice laid on the wrist will
often arrest violent bleeding in the no e.
To drink an ice-cold liquid at meals re.
tards digestion, chills the body, and has
been known to induce the most DANCE =
GUS Internal congestiOns. Refrigerators
constructed to have the ice above, are
as philosophical asy> they are healUhful,
for the ice does not come in contact
with water or other contents, yet keeps
them all nearly ice cold. If ice is put
in milk or on butter. and these are not
used at the time, they lose their fresh
ness ard becames sour and stale, for
the essential nature of both is changed,
when once frozen and then thawed.-I
OHIO Farmer.
Year: 1870

Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, had 4
| bear named Marco, which was kept in
a small den or hut, placed in Il barn.
during the winter of 1909, some Yer
poor people, who had liked to have


perished with the cold, went into In
barn for shelter. Among the poor peO-


pie there was a little boy, who, being


cold, and seeing that Marcos den was


snug and warm a'Svent into it,


without thinking anger of do


ing so. Marco, he instead of


tearing the poor IDD+eiIoW all IN


pieces, as might have been expected,


took him between his paws and hug


ged him up to his breast, and kept him


warm and comfortable until morning !;


he then let him go to ramble about the
city. At evening he returned to the


bear, who was glad 70 see him, and


took him between his paws to keep


him warm as before. For several


nights the poor little boy had no other
place to sleep but with the bear, and


what is still more singular, the animal
kept part of his food 10 give him when
he came. The keeper of the bear knew
nothing Of this for number of days
At length going one evening later than
usual, to give the bear his supper, he
was surprised TO see the animal roll his
y
cause Of this strange conduct thSl


er did not at first understand, bun


looking more closely, he saw, to IN
astonishment, that the bear had chj
clasped in his arms, fast asleep,
that his fierce looks were intepi


warn him not to awake thu


making q noise. The. ke


when he placed the food 81 n n
that the animal did not seize upo
as usual, but lay still without toucE
it, for fear, as he supposed, of awal
ing the child.


A report Of this strange story waSN
soon carried to the Duke, who, with
some of his mobiles, wished TO see SO Gu
riOus and interesting a sight with their
own eyes. They, therefore, one night,
went and stayed near the bears hut,
where they could now andathen look
in and see what was gOipg~on. They
saw, with astonishment, that the ami
NAL never stirred, 50 long as the boy
lay still and continued to sleep. The
child awoke very early in the morn
ing, and was much ashamed TO find
the Duke and his gentlemen were look
ing at him he was also afraid of being
punished for being found there. The
bear all this time was trying to make
the boy eat what had been brought To
him the night before, and which he
finally did at the request of the gentle
men. The Duke was so much pleased
At this singular friendship, that lie had
the little boy fed and taken care OF.
Year: 1870


y One evening not long since, v


Handing at a railway station not II


lilies from Chicago, q familiar Nc


osted us with, Don't you want


S6me up and take q seat on the eu
YgIne p to which we cheerfully respoFs
ded: "Yes." For q ride on q loqE
tive at the close of fair, dustless


Is always pleasant; but there arc OCcs4


sions when q locomotive ride is intense


ly exciting. And so we sat down by
friend Fountaine, q man who has driv-
eli his iron horse millions of miles, With
never an accident that resulted in
physical harm to any one, feeling a
sense OF security in his superior skillV
as we drew out over the open prairie
Only twelve miles and the fun wOult
begin. Then we should meet another
hOmeward bound train on competing
line of road, and for nearly twenty
miles, over an arrowy track, solid a.
adamant, we should have an OppOrtu-
nifty to see the best engine win. The
fireman evidently thinks we shall need
steam when the time comes, for he docs
not neglectihis duty. Standing on the
tender, at length we see a trail Of smoke;
it is but for an instant, as all IS quickly
hidden by intervening foliage. The
furnace-dOOr is closed, a little more
steam let on, and we are moving at the
rate of forty miles an hour. Quick as
thought, only a hundred rods behind,
comes the train, fairly flying ut q fifty
mile rate! Will she pass us? No! 1t
can not be! Fountaine shOrtens stroke,
draws the throttle, but it is too late.
From every car-window hang out the
white signals of victory. We are three
lengths behind. Steady! We are cut
ting the air like bird ofpassage. There
is no longer any jar. We fly. We are
gaining on them. Two minutes, and
we hold our breath. Now it is neck
and neck. Not n white handkerchief
is to be seen HurTah! We open
gap of nearly half a mile before our
skiIful engineer begins shutting off,
Tile B9lHdCr.
Year: 1870

4" Please, mamma, forgive me for be-
ing cross to dear little Eddie.u


Then she went to fin Dick, and told
him she was sorry she had been angry
with him, and that she forgave him
for trying to tease her. After that Su-
sic did not forget to ask God to help
her to be goods. S. FGsi0r.
Year: 1870

OF amber color is her hair,


Rich as draught of wine:
Her cheeks are like the roses rare,
Red a draught Of wine.
Her grace Is perfect and complete
And datntyare her little feet;
her kisses ale so sweet, SO sweet,
Sweet asa draught Of wine.
Happy in knowing she loves me
As wei as I love wine,
Her little face ever see


Deep pictured ia the wine,
4he Ialest thing beneath the skies
Z The pleasure that dearest prize
Is gazing in her lovely eyes,


While drinking of the wine.
Year: 1870

AT this place the usual Thanksgiving dinner had
TO be postponed until Saturday owing to the non
arrival OF the poultry In time. The day was cele-
brated however, by extra services and recrsations
superior dinner was alss provided and done
ample justice to by the 500 inmates, who are under
the direction OF Mother Magdalene. the superioress
and 100 Sisters OF the Good Shepherd.
Year: 1870

How TO Test THE RICHNESS OF Milk. 1t
is of no little Importance to have at hand s
convenient aud reliable mode of testing the
richness of milk. This is usually done by
the mere rule of guess" We will give a
more reliable way, within the reach of all,
and one whereby any person may safely gov
ern himself in deciding upon which of any
number of milkmen he will patronize, or OF
any number of cows ne will purchase.


Procure any long glass vessel-a cologne or
a long phial. Take a narrow strip of paper.
Just the length from the neck to the bottom of
the phal, and mark it off with one hundred
lines at equal distances or, it more conve-
n'ent, and to obtain greater exactness, into
fifty, lines, and cunt each as two--and paste
it upon the phial, so as to divide its length
inte hundred eqnal parts. Fill it. to the
highest mark. with milk fresh from the COW,
and allow it TO stand in perpendicular posi-
ton twen:v-four hours. The number Cf spa
ces occupied by the cream will give you the
exact per centage in the milk without am
guess-work


Now, il you wish to carry the experiment
further. and ascertain the per centage of but
ter in yonr cream, set the milk in large
dish, and collect, say 100 or 200 ounces OF
cream make you hutter, and YOU will know





the per centage of butter in your cream hv
ascertaining the number of ounces of butter
you have made froEi it. Thus. if 100 ounces
OF milk give 10 ounces of cream give five oun-
ces of butter, you will know that 100 ounces
of milk will give five ounces Of butter.


Such experiments are worth being made.
and made care nlly. In no other way can
YOU know what you have in cow or milk.
or what you are buying. In this way also
Won NAV test the exact nutritive value of diff
ferent kinds of milk from your cows--a very
important matter. Farmers may derive much
benefit wv making a few simple experiments
now and then. They need not interfere with
any of the regular duties of the farm; and
nothing but spirit Of habitual Incidence OF
thought and action will keep them from do
ing so. Such experiments often lead to i'm
portan. results, and evoke interesting and in
structive Exchange.
Year: 1870

Yes give the land where the rains are spread,
Aud the living tread light the hearts that dead
Yes, give the land that is best hy the dust,
And bright with she deeds, the dawn-trodden just.
Yes. give me the land where the battles red blast
Has flashed on the fulure the forms of the past;
Yes. give me the lani that hath legends and lays
That tell of the memories of long vanished days.
Yes, give me the land that hath story and song,
To tell Of the strife of the right with the wrong;
Yes, give me the land with grave in each spot,
And names in the graves that shall not be forgot
Yes. give me the land Of the wreck and the tomb
There's grandeur the grave there's glory in the gloom
For ont Of the gloom future brightness is born,
As after the night loums tbesunrise morn,
And the of the dead with the grass overgrown,
MAY yet form the footstool of Liberty's throne;
A nd each simple wreck in the way path al night
Shall yetbe rock in the Temple OF Right.


Rer. Flther Ryan.
Year: 1870

Wrpows.-s.If ever you think Of marrying
a widow. nv son" said an anxious parent to
his heir. ..select one of whose first husband
was hung that is the only way to prevent
her throwing bis memory in your face, and
making comparisons. Even that won't
prevent it, exclaimed crusty old bachelor:
s.shell then praise him, and say hanging
would be too good for you."
Year: 1870




1t would appear that those Who are sson the
beat" do net all belong to the lower strats
of society, but that sometimes at least men
of that character are to be found among those
who occupy the loftiest POSITIONS in the coun-
try. This was illustrated fully ON the Hud-
son River Railroad yesterday morning, when
the Chief Magistrate os this mighty nation
and portion of his cabinet refused TO pay
their fare when requested to do so by the cons
ductor of the train on which they were being
conveyed to Troy for the purpose Of attend-
ing the funeral of the late General Thomas.
! Such charge agrinst men OF snch stand
ing sounds somewhat strange, but we find
there are grounds for it. The facts are:
President Grant and Secretaries Robeson,
Belkuap and Cox, and Postmaster-Genera
Creswell. took the midnight train from New
York. Shortly after leaving the city they
were called upon, in common With other pas
sengers, for their tickets. They stated they
had none. They were then asked to pay
their fare. This they peremptorily refused
to do, giving tie conductor, Harry Stevens,
to understand that their exalted positions
should insure them free conveyance. The
conductor told them that bis instructions were
to pass no ''dead heads" over the road, and
If they did not comply with the rules he
should be obliged to stop the train and put
them off,


Thus things remained unit. the arrival of
the train at Poughkeepsie, when the conduct
or threatened to disconnect the car which
contained the distinguished party. But be-
fore proceeding any further, Superintendent
Tcucy was acquainted with the case, and that
gentleman took the responsibility to ''trust"
them for their fare as far as Albany. And
the ''dead beats" were permitted to go on.
no doubt rejoicing ct the victory they had
gained over an humble conductor.
Year: 1870




characterized principle which would nave
rendered the power TO carry on war nugatory,
wnca woua nave q, sng s
ana to accommodate It's legislation to circumstances
by the use OF the most appropriate means OF sup
porting the government In the crisis OF It's ate But
II Is said that the calm under consideration Is ad-
monltory as to the use OF Implied powers ana adds
nothing to what would have been authorized with
out The idea is not now and is probably intended
for the same which was urged In tho case OF Nc
Culoch vs.. the State OF Maryland namely, that In-
stead of enlargng the powers conferred Congress.
or providing tor o more liberal use OF them, ig
was designed as o restriction upon the auxil-
Larry possrs incidental 70 every express gran.
cited so fully from tnat case that l can only
refer to 1t to say that this proposition s there clearly
stated and refuted. Does there exist, then, any
power In Congress or In the governments by express
grant TO the execution OF which this Legal Tender
act was necessary and proper in the sense mere de-
nned and under the circumstances OF lis passage
The power to declare war. to SUPPRESS insurrection,
to raise and support armies, to provide and main
United States to pay the debts OF the Union and TO
provide Tor the common defence and general well
fare, are each ana all distinctly aud specifically
granted IN separate clauses OF the constitution.
We were In the midst OF war which
called all these powers Into exercise, and
were were to take into account the Increased capacity
for obstruction introduced by modern science and
the corresponding Increase OF It's COST brought Into
operation powers OF belltgerency more potent and
mere expensive than any that the world has ever
known Ali the ordinary means OF rendering efficient
the several powers VI congress 0DOVo meutiOncu
had been employed to their utmost capacity, and
with the spirit OF the rebellion unbroken, with large
armies In the field unpaid, with o current expendl-
ture OF two millions OF dollars per day, the credit OF
the government nearly exhausted and the resources
OF taxation inadequate TO pay even the in-
terest on the public debt, Congress was
called on to devise some new means OF borrowing
money on the credit OF the nation for the result OF
the war was conceded by all thoughtful men TO de-
pend on the capacity OF the government TO raise
money In amounts previously unknown. The banks
had already loaned their means to the Treasury;
they had been compelled to suspend the payment oil
specie on their own notes. The com in the country
" could u lave been placed within the coQvol Of