smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

OF all bad habits, it would be difficult to
name one that has less reason or provocation
in it than that of using profane and lgar
language. When coolly viewed, the act of
one human being calling violently on his
Maker to deliver over his fellow man to con-
demnation is wicked in the extreme; it is a
vain and irreverent use of his Makers name !;
and it is the expression Of hateful and in
fernal wish. But leaving the wickedness of
the habit out of account, it is useless and
lirrass;anal Is brings no pleasure, nor ccg-
fort, nor relief No swearer is ever the
wiser, richer or happier for his curses. He
cannot infict the evil he invokes. He may
curse his enemy for lifetime, without turn
ing one hair of his enemys head white or
black, by the process. The language fur
nishes all the words and terms needed to
give strength and vigor to expression, with
out re8orting to oathS and curses. All the
words needed to express Indignation and
wrath, even, are to be found in it. An oath
does not give strength or emphasis to the
truthful mans yea; and all the oaths and
maledctions that can be imagined cannot
give an atom of strength to the liars nay.
Swearing is chiefly habit; the oath, which
a well bred man utters in q moment Of pas
sion or vexation, may be overlooked, for it
is, perhaps, an accident but for the foul
voleys of oaths and curses that the habitual
swearer pours out in ordinary conversation,
or on slight provocations, there is no shadow
for excuse. They are shame to himself,
and disgust to his acquaintance. Some
men are such slaves of the vicious habit, that
they swear without knowing it; they con.
verse in dialect of oaths. They would be
dsgusted themselves if they could see one
of their simple conversations taken down in
short hand and put in print with coarse oaths
bristling all along the line of their remarks.
Profanity and vulgarity do hot always go to-
gether, but they are apt to. The swearer is
in danger of becoming vulgar, and the vulgar
man is almost invariably swearer When
both habits meet in the same individual, they
make him intensely offensive to all pure
minded people. 1t is imagined by some that
an occasional oath or little vulgarity gives
spice and flavor to conversation; but if it
does itsissss Esgy offensive favor. There is
nothing more charming than chaste and sim
pie language, and it is worth any young
mans while to cultivate the habit of using
it. An oath would not be considered flavor
to the conversation Of modest and beauti-
full maiden; neither can it be justly held to
add to the spirit or piquancy of the con-
versation Of man.
Year: 1871

1t is the common lot of public servants to
receive gratuitous criticisms. The minister
is no exception, bat is, perhaps, more subject
than others to the general criticisms of the
world, both of saints and sinners. There is
no accounting for tastes. People of all fan
cies, of all kinds and degrees of intelligence,
people of culture and of no culture, alike
deem it their right and privilege to express
their view of the minister and his services
and those who do it the most, often indulge
self-complacency, as if they deemed their
opinion of much value, and decisive.


Many deep impression has been efaced
by thoughtless remark heard after SER
mon. What must be the effect Of such a
woman was recently deeply impressed by a
sermon on the need and duty of repentance
She felt deep sense of her guilt, her pray
erless and lost condition. She was distressed
in view of her sins. She was under the
strivings of the Holy Spirit. But as she
was going home, she heard professor of re
igion say; "The sermon was dry to me.
could not get interested in it" This thought
less remark had most unhappy influence
1t dispelled her serious impressions. She
said to herself and to others "Well, if that





professor of religion thought so little of the
sermon, will not trouble myself about it. u
How natural this result. And so the Holy
Spirit was resisted and grieved away, because
a thoughtless professor must crafty the evi
spirit of vain criticism.


Is not this subject that should be care
fully considered? The case of this young
woman is that of thousands Oh, these sins
of the tongue, these wanton or idle speeches
against the efforts of the preacher of the
cross They are cruel, they are deadly il
their effects. If you heard the preaching
of the gospel with more humble and a bet
ter heart, you would not be SO disposed tc
indulge in idle criticism, but would take de-
light in deepening the impressions made by
appreciatiVe and afectionate words of your
own.-AmeTacan Messenger.
Year: 1871

ECONOMY OF LoNG FURRows IN PLow-
ING.-A German agricultural journal
observes that farmers usually pay very
little attention to the length of the fur
rows to be plowed in a field, and yet
great waste of time and labor is the
necessary consequence of unsuitable ar
rangements in this respect. The turn
ing of the plow and the commencing of
a new furrow requires more exertion in
the plowman and the team than con-
tinued work in straight line, and how
great may really be the loss of time
from frequent Interruptions may be
shown by the following calculation: In
field 225 feet long, five and a half
hours out of ten are used in redirectine
the plow; with length of SIS feet, four
hours are sufficient for the purpose,
and when the plow can proceed with
out interruption for 500 feet, only one
and half of the daily morking time
are consumed. Hence the rule to
TO make the furrows as long as circum.


stances will admit.
Year: 1871

THINGS TO REMEMBER Ey-
erett became overheated in testifying
in courtroom, went to Faneuil Hall.
which was cold, sat in draught of air
until his turn came to speak: "But my
hands and feet were ice, my lungs on
fire. In this condition had to spend
three hours in the courtroom" He died
in less than week from thus checking
the perspiration. 1t was enough to kill
any man.


Professor Mitchell, while in a state
of prespiration in yellow fever, the GER
tain sign of recovery, left his bed, went
into another room, became chilled in a
moment and died the same night.


If, while perspiring. or warmer than
usual from exercise, or in heated room,
there is a sudden exposure, to chill cold
air or a raw, damp atmosphere, or a
draught, whether at an open window or
door, or street corner, the inevitable re-
suit is a violent and instantaneous
closing of the pores. Of the skin, by
which waste and impure matter, which
was making its way out of the system,
is compelled to seek an exit through
some weaker part. To illustrate: A
lady was about getting into small boat
to cross the Delaware, but wishing first
to get an orange, she ran to the bank
of the river, and on her return to the
boat found herself much heated, for it
was summer, but there was little wind
Oh the water, and her clothes soon felt
cold, which produced cold which set
tied ON her lungs, and within the year
she died of consumption. f..


A Boston ship-owner, while on the
deck of one Of his own vessels, thought
he would lend hand to some emergen-
cy, and pulled off his coat, worked
with a will until he perspired freely,
when he sat down to rest awhile, en-
loved the delicious breeze from the sea-
On attempting to rise he found himself
unable and was so stiff in his joints
that be had to be carried home and put
to bed, which he did not leave until the
end of two months, when he was barely
able to hobble down to the wharf on
crutches.


Multitudes of women lose health
every year. in one or more ways, by bu-
sying themselves in warm kitchen un-
til weary, and then throw ing themselves
on bed or sofa, without covering, and
perhaps changing the dress for a
common one, as soon as they enter the
house after walk or shopping. The
rule should be invariably to so at once,
into warm room, and keep on all the
clothing for at least five or ten minutes,
until the forehead is perfectly dry. In
all weathers if you have to walk or ride
on any occasion, do the riding first
Hail.
Year: 1871

FATTESISG CATTLE on GRAss.-In
Great Britain and ireland the wealthiest
and most independent farmers are those
who occupy large farms Of good grass
land, and who fatten sud sell annually
large numbers Of cattle. This class of
farmers are called graziers: they keep
very little of the land in tillage, do not
winter large numbers Of cattle, but buy
two or three-year-old heifers and steers
in the Spring, keep them on choice
pasture during the Summer and Au-
tumn, and sell before the animals begin
TO loose flesh late in the Fall. The vast
herds Of Texan cattle are sometimes
managed in a similar way, being pur-
chased when in low condition, and
driven on the rancte and succulent
prairie grass until they have become
nearly fat. Farmers who have good
grass land should devote at least a
portion of it to fattenipg stock; good two
or three-year-old heifers and steers.
kept on rich pasture for six months,
would probably pay better than inferior
tillage. The money would all come to-
gether, and the cost of transportation,
compared with that of cereals, would be
trifing. Every farmer should fltten
all his young stock that are not required
for the dairy Or yoke. Selling stock of
any kind before they are properly naede
up for the market is very bad manage
ment, and a great deal of money is lost
by farmers every year in this way.


Colman's Rural World. I
Year: 1871

BREEDING FOE Woof. AND BREEDING
FOR MUTToS.- The Lire Stock Journal
says Now that sheep are again at
tFscting attention, the advocates for the
different breeds are waxing warm.
When either one confines himself to
setting forth the merits of particular
variety, he generally does not overrate
the good points of his fasyorite; but when
he institutes comparisons with view
to prove that under all circumstances
particular breed is better than all
others, he seems to Us to go wide Of the
truth. We believe there are few locali-
ties in this country where improved stock
Of this class can be grown at all, in
which either Of the better breeds, in the
hands of thorough shepherd, would
not for series Of years prove reason
ably remunerative. st the same time,
we entertain little doubt that some var
ieties would, under certain conditions
DI SCily cIiuldte, anu accessibility W
market, prove more profitable than
others. 1t seems highly probable that
both mutton and wool can be grown on
the great central plains of the United
States, in open competition with the
production of South America, Australia,
Or elsewhere; and at the same time there
is no more reason 10 suppose that sheep
husbandry in the older States viii thus
be rendered Improbable, than that the
sheep husbandry of Germany, France,
or England will be suspended, and
become thing Of the past from the
same cause. The incidental benefits of
sheep raising to general agriculture are
such as to insure the continuance of that
branch of live stock husbandry, and. as
soils are more and more imperative, the
varieties to be grown may be safely left
to local conditions, and the individual
preference of each shepherd or farmer.
Year: 1871

Cantenarisns have become so common OF
late that we have about concluded to raise
.he figures which shall entitle old folks to
photographic Immortality to a hundred and
fifty. There is an old fellow in the North
1arolnA Mountains, however, who comes so
near the limit that he may as we'll be set
zo;nv DOW. At the time of BrAddock's
defeat he was 20 years old, and had wife
and three children, he is now lab years
Year: 1871

in depriying himself Of sufficient food to
sustain life. When food was given to
him he would devour an enormous guam
tity and exhibit the voracity of half
starved beast Of prey; but this as
tonishing fact was not ascertained
until it was too late to avert the
fatalresult Of privation! At one time,
when neighbor insisted that the
starving man should partake OF some
nourishment, after long sticking he
finally consented TO expend four cents
for quarter of a pound OF beef to be
made into soup. When the article was
prepared he swallowed it almost at a
single gulp. All that is known Of his
manner Of life through the winter, and
the appearance Of his habtation, indi-
Gated the character Of an inveterate
miser. When death relieved the pious
and economical old man of any further
expenditure of funds, an examination of
his premises disclosed money and papers
amounting to over three thousand dol
lars.


1t is understood that the deceased, who
was apparently about sixty-fye years of
age, had two sons living, one in Wayne
and the other in Broome county, and
also wife, who was compelled to sepa-
rate from him in consequence of his dis
inclination to afford the common neces-
saries of life. His funeral was held on
Tuesday, and the remains were deposited
in the vault at the cemetery until infor-
nation of his death can be sent to his
friends.
Year: 1871

Fortune, success, fame, position are
never gained but by piously determin.
edly, bravely striking, growing, living To
thing till It is fairly accomplished. In
short, you must carry thing through il
you want to be anybody or anything
No matter if it does cost you the pleas
ure, the society, the thousand pearly
qualifications Of life. No matter foi
these. Stick to the thing and carry il
through. Believe you were made for the
matter, and that no one else can do it.
Put forth your whole energies. Be
awake, electrify yourself, and go forth
to the task. Only once learn to carry a
thing through in all its completeness
and proportion, and you will become a
hero. You will think better of yourself;
others will think better of you. The
world in its very heart admires the stern,
determined doer. 1t sees in him its best
sight, its brightest object, its richest
treasure. Drive right along, then, in
whatever you undertake. Consider your
self amply sufficient for the deed you'll
be successful.
Year: 1871

COstIincHs and Extravaganza Of
Daughfers-GirIs and the Family


Exchequer.


From the London Graphic.l


Among the natives of India the cost Of
wedding falls very heavy on the father
Of the bride. Guests are asked from far
and near, and high festival is held for
days together. So elaborate are the Ger.
emonies, so splendid are the accessories,
so extensive is the feasting, and so costly
are the gifts distributed on all sides, that
rich men have been ruined by the ex.
penditure involved, while poor man
will consider himself fortunate if he can
cover the outlaying by the savings of a
lifetime. Even the very poor, who have
no savings, it may be still like to do as
others do, according to their grade. II
they have daughters they must marry
them, and marrying them brings a bur
den which they cannot bear; as gene
raj rule it may be estimated as about
equal to having ones house and house
hold property burnt down.


The consequence is that large num-
bers prefer to do without daughters, and
concentrate their family affections upon
their sons as an investment more likely
TO pay" This dispensation from daugh-
ters is accomplished in very simple
way. The parents kill them as soon as
they come into the world. 1t is this re-
sponsibility in the matter of marriage,
indeed, which occasions the practice Of
female infanticide, which the British
government Furnishes but cannot entirely
prevent.


In this country daughter is a very
delightful thing to possess, but she is
difficulty to many persons whose incomes
would be better described by mentioning
a moderate number of hundreds year
than by any metaphorical allusion to
the mines of Golconda. Her education
is comparatively simple matter, but
when she becomes available TO marry,
her parents must exert themselves to
give her fair chance. She must go
out into the world and meet people, and
for this purpose she must have millinery
of more or less costly character. The
world must also be received at her home,
IND the establishment kept up on a war
foGting as necessary consequence.
Pana and mama probably care little for
Large assemblies, but they attend them
for their daughters sake; and it is for
the diversion of the same young lady
that they throw their house periodically
omen to hundreds of people whom they
care nothing about, and who can
scarcely be supposed to attend for the
narticular society Of their host and
hostess. The daughter once married
they are saved much trouble and ex-
pense, supposing they have only one to
provide for.
Year: 1871

It comes at last, the hour so long awaited,
The heur by weary hope so long foretold;
It finds the strength of passion unabated-,,
1t meets love that ne 'er grew faint nor cold.
Forgotten is the dull and aching sadness,
Forgotten all the painful dreary past;
/ hear thy voice, see thy glance of gladness,
press thee. darling, to my heart at last.
Come to this heart, o Lowell so long stranger,
Come TO this heart that asks no more;
So long apart upon a sea of danger


1t tossed, and never saw the welcome shore.
But now. beloved one, breaks sthe glorious


morning,
Now in hopes haven sheltered from the


blast;


Our happy hearts all doubt and danger scorn-
Can say. Thank Heaven our love is safe


ut last"


I do not know if time has dimmed the splendor
That early passions found within thine eye
/ only know its influence. soft and tender,
Charms as it charmed me in the days gone


by.


l cannot tell what lands, what fate await us,
Ifwealth or want upon our way be cast:
l only know if future bless or hate us,
That heart to heart wen live and die at last.
Year: 1871

From the Will of Lewis Morris,
recorded in the surrogate's office of
the city of New York, November 10,
11Go, is the following 1t is my
wish that my son Gouverneur shall
have the best education that can be
furnished him in England or Amer
lca but my express will and direc-
tions are, that under no circumstances
shall be sent to the colony of Con
necticut for that purpose. least in his
youth he should imbibe the low craft
and cunning so incident to the peo-
pie of the country, and which are SO
interviewer in their constitution that
they cannot conceal it from the world
though many of them, under the
sanctitied garb of religion, have at
tempted to impose themselves upon
the world as honest men"
Year: 1871

A dressing which
Is at once agreeable, ,
healthy, and efectual
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hair Is soon restored
to its original color
'osM the gloss and
freshness Of youth.
FENt
Year: 1871




ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
OF fouling the hair with pasty sedi-
ment, it will keepit clean and VII gorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling of, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for a :.
Year: 1871

nothing else can be found SO desirable
Containing neither oil nor dye, it doe.
not soil white cambria, and yet Last.
long on the hair, giving it rich GLOSSY
lustre and a grateful perfume.
Year: 1871

God knows what it cost me to give it up.
got up before daybreak, and while the chill
dren were asleep, and wrapping my darling
up in the only warm garment had left took
it and laid her on your stoop. I watched
until saw it taken in, then felt you would
keep it. God only knows what you kept
that child from; but you will have your
reward when you 60 home to your Fathers
house. 1 have often been here to look
upon my child, but shall never come again.
I shall never make myself known to her" Z"


The woman in black was gone, and the
rest Of the story forever remained q mys-
terry.


As old age crept on, the two hearts that
had sheltered the homeless child so long,
began to feel their loneliness more kecnly.
After few years they went to their daugh.
ter's home, and when they went to their re.
ward, it was from the loving arms of Faith,
whose husband and little children wept for
them. "And the King shall answer and
say unto them, verify, say unto you, mas
much as ye have done it unto one of these,
ye have done it unto me- e"-Ecangelit.
Year: 1871

CHICAGO LAw.-Judge Gary, Of the
Chicago Criminal Court, recently tried a
case in which an abandoned woman was
charged with having stolen some money
and jewelry from man whom she had en-
ticed to visit her. The fact was clearly
proven, and Indeed, the principal portion
of the proceeds of the robbery was found
upon the woman's person, and was produc-
ed in Court. The victim claimed the ar
ticles which had been stolen from him,
aud asked the Court to issue an order to
that effect. Judge Gary declined to do
so, and took the occasion to express his
opinion in relation to the case. He said,
in substance, that the community ought
not to protect men who lose money under
circumstances such as had been narrated
in the case that men who 90 to such
places should be able to protect themselves
and the criminal law was not intended to
cover such cases. The States Attorney,
somewhat astounded at this novel view OF
the case, inquired whether, if drunken
man should meet one Of these thieves, be
"roped in" and robbed, the Court should
pay attention to the matter? The learned
Judge, who by the way, stood high a. the
bar before he was elected to the bench,
and who is highly esteemed as Judge,
replied that if q man loses money in that
condition, the circumstances should be
warning to him to desist from such prac.
ticcs. The protection of the law should
not be thrown around him. The ruling
has occasioned considerable comment by
the lawyers and the press.
Year: 1871

VASp4LIsa.--lf We may believe the
New York World. piece Of vandalism is
in preparation in Boston which is not very
fur behind the iconoclastic folly Of those
who pulled down the Vendome column iu
Paris. Tho World says that certain Bos-
ton spectators propose to level and grade
the historic mound known as Bunker Hill.
in that city, for the purpose Of cutting it
up into building lots.
Year: 1871

ALLUDIYG to the Ku-Kux trials in Raleigh, N.
c., the Era of that city says These trials
have dispeed all doubts as to the existence of a
bloody and murderous secret political society in
some portions of the State. The evidence in the
case of the United States against R. A. Shotwell
and others was so clear and convincing as to ex-
tort from all confession that the verdict of
guilty rendered by the jury was just and right
eous one 1t was also such as to convince ev-
cry one, whatever his political prejudices might
be, that the infamous organization is part of
the working machinery Of the Conservative par
ty in the localities in which it exists"