smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

Mix ealcined magnesia or carbon
ate of magnesia with water to
paste, and place it on the spot with
brush, Let it dry in a warm place
and remove the drled mass careful
ly with a knife and dry. If neces-
sary repeat the operation tillthe spot
has disappeared. The use of hot
iron on the dried mass hastens the
operation; but it is dangerous, as
it eolors the fat spot brown in some
qualities of paper.


The use of benzole magnesia is
still more active. Take fresh cal
cined magnesia, free from moisture,
and add pure benzole, so that it is
just moist-not sufficiently wet to
flow like thin paste, rather a gran
ular mass, which, by pressure,s shows
some liquid benzole, Keep it in
wide-mouthed bottle ready for use.
This is first rubbed over the oil
spot, which when fresh, will at once
disappear; if old, a new quantity is
pressed on the spot, and left to dry
till the benzole is evaporated, when
the magnesia is cleared away as
above. Material which can bear
moisture may then be cleaned with
water. Delicate material, material,
like silk, is cleaned with alcohol or
other.


With this benzole magnesia fat
spots may be removed from all kind
of wood, ivory, and other delicate
material, so that they look like new.
Paper and parchment may be clean
ed in this way so completely that no
trace of spots remain. If applied
to printed books, the removal of
the fat in printing ink causes the
letters to become somewhat paler.
From all smooth textures, like silk,
the fat may be removed in this way
quite easily, wooden fabrics, however
retain the pulverized magnesia very
tenaciously, so that the greasy spot
becomes changed into awhitish one.


Stone floors, particularly the
brown sand stone very common in
New York, and of which, for in
stance, the stairs and part of the
floors in the Cooper Institute are
constructed, absorb fat very rapidly,
and it always leaves unsightly spots.
We have ourselves removed spots
from these floors with a paste of So
da and quicklime, which was allow
ed to remain on the spots till dry,
and then washed off,


Another way to make the insight
ly oil spots invisible is to oil the
whole floor, whether it be stone or
wood. This was done at the Coop
er Institute, New York, when the
grease spots on the broad stone
stairs became too numerous
they were saturated with boiled lin
seed oil. 1t changed their appear
ance totally, and took an enormous
quantity of oil, but made past and
fure oil spots invisible.-Manufac-
tr and Builder.
Year: 1871

with me from the hotel had sus-
pected me of evil intentions to
wards themselves, and had decided
that the one who had joined US on
the island was my accomplice. They
had no doubt that | was armed, as
indeed l took pains to make them
believe. The third villain, as l had
believed him, thought he had fallen
into very bad company, indeed,
when we overlook him, and regret
ted his haste in joining US; but had
quickly determined to do the best
he could for himself l;y keeping in
the rear, and by watching himself
carefully. His suspicion of me
and by my nervous, unguarded
manner l had laid myself justly
open to any amount of suspicion
had led him to regard me so intent
ly as we stood side by side on the
bench, measuring me that he might
form some opinion of the struggle
he believed imminent; all though
the woods on Goat Island had he
braced himself to repel the attack
he doubted not We were about to
make upon him. 1t was as pretty q
case of cross purpose as ono would
wish to see, and the reaction was in
proportion to the strain we had un-
dergone. The other two in their
turn, believed that we were in league,
and that they were to be the vic
tins, and it was to consult and de-
wise what means they could to out
wit or overcome US, that kept them
in consultation at the tower stairs.
At first, indeed, they had suspected
each other of being in league with
me, and it was some time before
they found out their mistake.


1t took some time to compare
notes, and heartily we laughed over
our mutual fear and suspicion; and
we did more talking in ten minutes
than had passed between us during
all our walk. 1t was nearly morn
ing when we parted. The next
morning we ordered a carriage, and
passed the morning together visit
ing the places 1 had looked at alone
the day before. found the thick
set ruffian" and the other two vii
lains" jovial, good fellows, whose
characters and dispositions would
entitle them to high place in any
ones estimation.


Many jolly laugh had we over
the contretem.ps Of the night before.
We passed but few hours together;
but "if this should meet their eyes,"
they will see 'by these presents"
that they are most kindly remem-
bered by the "brigand" who on that
frightful-funny occasion, staked his
all on the intimidating influence of
imaginary shooting irons"
Year: 1871

Wherever apples are scarce, it is
good economy to dry the nice par
ings, especially of fine fall apples, as
thus dried they will make good ap-
pie jelly in winter. l have tried ii
myself, and l can fancy that the
richly elaborated juices so close to
the sunshine under the crimson and
golden surface are more suitable fol
jellies than other parts of the ap-
pie, as we know it to be so in the
ounce. The parings dry nicely
laid in plates under the cooking
stove for the first day, then in the
sunshine. Keep in paper bags. The
parings Of russets are generally bit
ter.
Year: 1871

A new style of arranging the
hair is to be adopted soon The
old French twist in the back is to
be revived but rendered more
graceful by plait or cable Of
hair surrounding it, dropping low
on the nape of the neck. AcoTonet
of hair is to take the place Of the
Pomadour roll, and from beneath
that coronet light curls and friz-
cites are to fall on the forehead.
Four long curls, two on eacn side,
are to fall on the back and should
ers from beneath the braid or
cable. The temple hair is to be
brushed high and smooth.
Year: 1871

They have down in Maryland q
man whom they call the "African
Fire King He gave and exhibi-
ton of his powers recently in a
physicians office in presence Of
about twenty persons, and one of
them describes the result thus:


"He first heated shovel red
hot and applied it TO the bottom of
one of his ieet. 1t made no i'm
preston on him whatever He
next heated n shovel red hot and
licked itrepeatediy with bis tongue,
It did not even dry the saliva in
his mouth. lie then put his hand
in hot stove and took therefrom
a red hot anthracite coal and Of
fered it to the spectators, who de-
clincd to accept the present. HIS
hand was not even scorched Ee
then called out to know if there
were any 'unbelievers' present.
To his astonishment We announced
ourselves still an unbeliever. He
then put shovel in tue stove ard
partially filed it with shot; when
the shot had got pretty hot he stir
red them with his naked fingers
until the lead had melted He
then took the shovel in his right
hand and poured the burning solu
tion into his mouth, kept it there
until it cooled, and spit it ou. III s
lump. We then expressed our
selves entirely satisfied. He said
that was only $50 performance


if they would make make him VI
$50 he would show them something
worth seeing"
Year: 1871

A young ladyas an Ohio camp
meeting asked prayers of the as.
sembly, because she could not set
her eyes upon a certain young
man in her neighborhood without
feeling as though she must hug
him to death.
Year: 1871

An old lady in Brooklyn or
reading an account of the carrying
away of schooner's jibboom the
other night on Long Island Sound.
wondered "why people would be
so careless as to leave such tnihgs
out doors at nights, when so many
burglars were around stealing eve
rything they could lay their hands
Onn
Year: 1871

There is an old story that, at the battle of
New Orleans, half a century ago, volunteer
fighting from the back-woods, not connected
with any company or regiment came on the
field and went into the contest with great
courage and enthusiasm, and that he attracted
attention by his intense desire to know the
effect Of his balls. AT every shot he mounted
the breastwork and peered anxiously into the
smoke to see if anybody was hit.


His conduct seemed slightly unreasonable.
The smoke was thick, and he could not see all
that took place among the enemy. Moreover,
many rifles were aimed in the same direction,
and it was impossible to ascertain the precise
effect Of each of them. The extempore SOL
der ought not to have lessened his share Of
victory by wasting time in trying to iden.
tify it,


Yet we are prone to copy the example Of
the inconsderate and anxious warrior. In
urging reforms, in preaching, IN teaching il
is possible for vein of self to get into our
zeal, and we become anxious not only to do
good, but TO have the credit of it. If soul
is saved clearly and directly by our instru.
mentality, it is certainly a legitimate matter
of rejoicing If the word Of warning or Of
cheer proved to be just the right word at th,
right time, and helped a soul through Des
pond, or out of the grasp Of Despair, we have
right to be glad and, indeed, if we are not
glad, We must be curiously constructed Chris
tians. The Lord of the harvest gives these
encouragements, now and then, to his rsapers
lest they grow weary.


Nevertheless, even this gladness needs TO
be watched, lest there get into it something
Of vain glory, which, if not absolutely sinful
in itself, detracts from its value in the sight
of God, and proves dead fly in the precious
ointment. We ought to look for present re-
suits, and yet not be feverishly anxious. We
must not be SO intent on this Divine recogni-
tion Of our labors, that we become discour-
aged and half angry, if the desired evidence
is not given. For ordinary times, and the
general work, we need a selfforgetfu zeal
which cheerfully and patiently tolls on, never
chilled by delay, undismayed even by present
failure, Many seed perishes in the earth.
OF the cloud Of bloom which covers the
orchard in May, only here and there BIOS
som produces an apple. The returns Of the
officers who have charge Of the ammunition
show that in great battle, in which thou
sands of men arc killed and wounded, only
one or two balls out of hundred hit. Yet
the orchard in October bends under its golden
burden the fields in their season are white
to the harvest, and the great empires are con.
quered in war lie who would accomplish
anything worth the doing, has need TO be
persistent in his work. 1t is by patient
continuance in well doing" that we attain
"glory, honor and immortality."-Dr, Crane,
in S. S. Times.
Year: 1871

dreamed dream the other night, which |
was not all a dream sleeping, yet awake,
dreamed


| was wandering with my ompanon.friend
over hill and dale, when we came to high cliff, |
which overlooked beautiful valley, through
which coursed a quiet stream, winding its
way in and out, with graceful curve, which
ever lends beauty aud grandeur The valley
was beautiful-the air fragrant with the pur-
fume Of flowers, everywhere visible to the eye
the foliage thick and green, and as fresh as
the morn. As we looked down upon all this
beauty, desire came upon us to visit it-a
desire to know if all was a reality; to know
if all was as beautiful as it seemed We
commenced our downward journey selecting
with care our path over the jagged rocks.
We thought our journey difficult one at
first, but soon the road became easier; still
our surroundings were the same. The same
rugged, frowning rocks were above and below
US as in the beginning Of our journey. As
we drew near the valley, feeling of peace
and rest came stealing over US, refreshing us
with its influence, as did the odor Of the many
and beautiful flowers. All within toe valley
greeted us with cheerful, sunny smile Of
welcome, with extended hand, frank and sin
cere. We could not but contrast our life on
the hill with our pleasing impression of life
in the valley. Bat bark we hear bell
church bell. 1t is the Sabbath, and all seem
tending toward the church. We, too, turn
our steps thitherward, and as We enter its sa-
cred portals, we experience the same feeling
of peace and purity that We experienced upon
entering the valley.


Within the church We found all classes of
people robed in the richest apparel,
others clad in tattered garments; but as the
pastor knet in prayer, all bowed down to-
gether as one. Oh, beautiful sight Can
again behold it place where all is peace
and happness,-a place where all are equal ?
After prayer, all raised their voices in 4 song
of praise and as it arose in one harmonious
sound, all voices mingling as one, We too
felt the inspiration of song, and our voices
we're raised in unison with the dwellers in
the valley. The pastor then read the third
chapter of Collossians, selecting for the sub
ject Of his discourse, the fourteenth verse


" And above all these things put on charity
which Is the bond Of perfectness.


As we listened to his instructions, we could
but realize how beautiful life in the valley
would be, where all bow at one altar aud wor.
ship God their Maker No feeling oil. caste
or sectarian distinction, but one grand feeling
that we are all Gods children--are as kin
to each other--all standing upon the one great
level of equality At the close of the dis
course came the benediction " May the grace
Of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you ALL n
How much the last three words contain for
US! 1t teaches us that we are all blest-
yes, all are blest and let US endeavOr tc
merit our blessings, as coming from the hand
of God,
Year: 1871

The gr0ttHd of a certain rich man
brought forth plentiiully." His riches were
the gift of God, not more truly than are the
riches Of the artizan or the merchant, but
more directly and unmistakably What comes
from the ground comes straight from Gods
store-house. And yet this rich fool" had
never recognized the hand that blessed him.
This was the first step in his folly.


He was perplexed to know what to do with
his abundance, He was troubled with the
common perplexity Of pitalists-how to in
vest God gave him the abundance for his
own happiness aud for that Of others He
made il useless to others and torment to
himself This was the second step in his fol-
ly | am told Of families in New York city
who are burdened with silver plate which
they dare not keep at home lest it be stolen
So they keep it in the custody of the Safe
Deposit Company, and eat off plated ware at
home. Do you know no women whose dress.
es are worry to them, no men of business
whose invested capital is wearing out their
life, no selfish children whose greed renders
their possessions, their toys, books, cakes, can
dies, everything they have, a perpetual tor
mentP Are they not, each in his own way,
rich fools2


There was simple way out of this FOOLS
perplexity. 1t was TO distribute of his wealth
to feed the poor. Wealth stored is useless.
He boarded and stored his wealth. Il will
pull down my barns and build greater" His
stores were already so great that he did
not know what to do with them. And he
proposed to relieve himself by making them
still greater The third step in his folly. Is
not every man n fool, however rich, who knows
only how to get, but not how to give how to
acquire, but not how to impart2


Instead Of studying how to use his wealth
for others, he considered only how to use it
for himself But he did not even know how
to do that. Take thine ease eat drink,
and be merry" In other words be retired -
not to devote himself to doing good but to
devote himself to ease and personal luxury.
Eat drink aye but what Of food for the
mind, the affections, the soul ? For that there
was no thought. Selhshness is blind, love far
sighted. He that gives himself to eating aud
drinking is seldom truly or long merry -
and be who devotes himself to getting his
ease is never easy.


But, biggest folly Of all, he never thought
of the end. He prided himself on his foresight
and yet never truly looked forward As one
who should spend his all in palace on the
side Of Mount Vesuvius, or in the pathway OF
the irresistible avalanche, or on the shifting
sands Of the seashore is one who puts his life
energies into that Of which death despoils him
Nay worse is his folly. For Vesuvius may
never again cast up its death.dealing fire, and
smoke, and lava, and the avalanche may for.
get to fall, and the sea may retire from the
shore, but death, surer than sea, avalanche, OIL
volcano, will oyerturn the best built edifce o
earthly materials and swallow up the bes
guarded wealth of gold and silver,
Year: 1871

We turn our steps toward the hill to pur.
sue our weary journey home, with feeling
of regret that our home is not within the val.
ley, We found our journey toisome and
atguing. We turned again and again to
look upon the valley. The lights glimmered
from many easement, and presented to us
the same ever cheerful aspect.


On arriving at the summit, we are blown
rudely about by the wind, and the storm,
beating upon our unprotected heads, breaks
the spell of dream.land, and we can but feel
that We are brought back to life with all its
stern realities. The beautiful feeling that
we experience in thinking of the valley, brings
to mind higher and holier aims, that we have
in times past possessed-brings to mind that
we can all make our homes as one common
hearthstone, the whole world as one broad val.
ley of peace and happiness ever feeling that
We are dependent upon the great Creator, and
must all look to the one source, for, from
Him cometh every good and perfect gift"


We all live together, and the one end awaits
us, and on that final day we shall be like
those in the yalley,-on terms of equality.
And why not in this our earthly existence ?
Think of these things, and endeavor to make
our habitations like those in this beautiful
valley. Let our paths be strewn with how-
are instead of thaqa ao rouoh and stony


Yonder stranger, in poverty aud rags, is
one of us-one of Gods children the same as
we and as we pass him coldly by, VIC must
think that there will be time when he will
be robed in different garments, time when
he will stand with US.


Think Of these things, my dear friends !
think that "Life is but the germ of Death,
aud Death the development Of higher Life"
Year: 1871

Let us make our church like the valley church.
Let us establish, within our own circles,
state of things, harmonious like that found in
the valley, and in our church; let one and
all, kneel and worship, with feeling true and
sincere. Let our thoughts be pure and holy,
and our acts free from sel6shness, and we will
all dwell in a valley Of peace and happiness


PAX.
Year: 1871

CROSSES TO DE TAKEN, NOT soUGBT.-" The
crosses which originate with ourselves are not
near as efficient in eradicating selflove as
those which come in the daily allotments Of
God. These latter contribute no aliment for
the nourishment of our own wills; and as
they proceed Immediately from merciful
providence, they are accompanied by grace
sufficient for all our needs. We have nothing
to do, then, but to surrender ourselves to God
each day. without looking further he will
carry us in his arms as a mother bears her
hild.n-EeneLon.
Year: 1871

REoPENING OF THE CENTRAL House.


1t gives US pleasure to announce that


the inhospitable and forbidding aspect


which the Central House has presented
since its close some weeks since, is soon


to be changed to its old appearance Of
life and cheerfnlness. Maj. j. A. SAILS
bury, its former genial and popular land
lord, proposes to open its doors again TO
the public on the first of March, and in
preparation for this event he has had the
interior of the house thoroughly renovated
from basement TO attic, which has made
such change in its appearance that its
former guests will scarcely be able to
recognize it in its metamorphosed condi-
ton. All that cleansing and whitening
and painting can do to make the rooms
attractive and inviting has been done, and
the appearance of the whole i-terior is
one of rare cheerfulness and comfort.


New furniture is to be procured, and
when the designated time for reopening
shall arrive, the house will challenge con-
parison for tasteful elegance and substan-
tial comfort with any hotel in the State.
Ii is the intention of the Maj,r, also, to
make the cuisine of the hotel first class in
every respect, and to those who know bis
happy faculty of meeting the wants and
catering to the tastes of bis guests, no
other guaranty will be needed of complete
in this department. With ali
these added attractions, which must in
crease in no small degree the popularity
Of the house, we are assured thst The
former reasonable scale Of prices viii re-
main unchanged.
Year: 1871

A study of this table will illusrate the
efficiency of blanket of snow, with its
innumerable chambers of confined -ir, as
non-conductor of heat or cold. was
much surprised to find the differences be.
tween the temperature of the air and that
of the surface of the earth, even under 90
thin covering as four inches, so remark.
able. The experiment indicates how well
grounded is the qualification we are wont
to feel when our grass and grain lands
are covered with snow during intense
cold weather.
Year: 1871

which he returned his warmeet thank
and gratitude. He was thankful for such
an expression of friendship and generosity,
and hoped that his services might rebound
to the glory Of God and for their benefit


The exercises of the evening were con-
cluded by a short and impressive prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Learned. Thus ended an oc-
casion long to be remembered by our peo-
pie. Jew.
Year: 1871

Gentleman Denies that lie Hung Himself,
or thnt He is Otherwise Dead, aud Brings n
Suit Against Parties who Assert the Con-
Irary.


This seems to be the truly pitiful condition of
Daniel Jacobs. Daniel has filed q petition in
the Court Of Common Pleas, setting forth that
Frederick Wamsgans inteRding to injure plain
tiff (the said Danie) aud bring him into public
disgrace caused to be published in the Cincinnati
VOUsblau an article headed "The Suicide
Mania"


We extract the portions of the article which
seem to have caused this trouble:-


At No 554 Hamilton road resided huckster, who,
during the election campaigns of last year, distin
guished himself through his glowing hate against
on many occasions, brought this his hate, to view,
so that the neghbors were caused TO believe that he
had been a Southern bushwhacker during the war.


The whole appearance Of this dark man as we'll as
his demeanor, which in the past had become uu-
occasion TO the belief in the neighborhood that he
was pursued by an evil demon in the form of re-
morse which made his life burden to him. On last
Saturday morning this demon showed itself worse
than before Jacobs, without any cause whatever,
began to Kill his family, misused his relatives, and
then attempted to take his life by hanging himself.


1t appears that this case threatens to dry up
the sources of information heretofore opened to
reporters; for If the plaintiff is successful, no
one hereafter will consent to be interviewed,
with libel suit threatening him in the future.


The case came up for trial yesterday.


Plaintiff testified that he had gone into his
loft to procure a rope in fetching it down the
moose got about his neck and he swung round,
Knocked his head against the wall and cried out
for his son TO fetch knife and cut him down.
In this way the report got ont. He had to lie
down for awhile, and the next day went into the
country.


The defendant testified that it was a general
rumor that plaintiff had committed suicide, and
he merely stated to the reporter what he heard.
He had no malice.


The plaintiff himself testified that wherever
he went the article followed and injured him.
IIn LaYNt.t .talrx
a short time. he was discharged He was told
that he was tushwhacker, and that they did
not wish to have anything to do with BUSH
whackers.


At another place in Kentucky he was met
with the charge that he had been hanged; at
still other places people pretended that they be-
lieved it was only his ghost that was seeking
employment. At all times he was pointed out
and jeered at as the man who had hanged nim-
SELF and who was bushwhacker. He also
said the report of his death was wholly false,
and had been started by defendant, who disliked
him. The argument is in progress Cincinnati
Times, Jan. 49,