smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

/ am alwaya sorry for man that knows how
to do but one thing | have seen many such
men. / gave ten dollars to one who could
speak and write in FIVE or six languages, and
translate beautifully; but in the middle of a
hard winter he could not get living. | re.
member another man who had preached
twenty-five years, till his throat failed him,
and he used to go round looking very blue and
sad, until people pitied him aud made little
donation parties for him, because he was good
for nothing except to preach. | knew a lady
once that had taught school for twenty years,
till she was a poor, nervous broken down
woman, and really didn't know how to make a
dress for herself | know a man that wants ia
keep store, and he sits with his thumb in hi:
mouth waiting for store to come to him to be
kept. | heard of minister who, when his
people gave him horse and buggy, had to wait
| for the deacon's wife to come over and show
him how to harness-for he didn't know the
bit from the crupper. Now, boys and girls
thing right well and he ought to know how
to do several things tolerably well. Ever!
wise farmer has a principal crop; but he
always puts in little something else, so that
if his main crop fails, he will have somethin,
to live on. Don't carry all your eggs in ont
basket. Don't put all your money in on,


pocket If you want to get along right well


learn one sort OF work to get living by, ant
and all sorts of work to get along with whe
your one sort gives out.


J At West Point, where they take boys an
teach them to be perfect soldiers, they have t
learn, among other things, to cook and max


bread, and make their own beds, and do thei


own sewing, and sweep and dust; because, yo
, know, a sailor or q soldier never knows wher
his duty may call him, and the man VIII
knows how to do the most things is the bes
sailor, the best soldier-that is to say, the mos


of man.


I never saw a woman do mans wor
/ handily; but liked her all the better for i


And l never saw a man do o womans wor


neatly; but / thought the more Of him-fi
a you see that work is something that needs
! be done; and he who knows how to do mo
& will have the best chance to make money, o


which is better still, make himself feel like


useful man. For, you see, If man feels tn
q he is of no use in the world except TO be b.
in crack, and if the crack widens be scar,
Year: 1872

A gentleman, using his best endeavors to
escape treading on the long walking train of a
lady, did not succeed, when the lady turned
upon him fercely and gave him some of the
long after marriage style Of language. Broken
hearted. the gay bachelor responded, Madam,
| again humbly beg your pardon; l thought
you had passed some time ago."
Year: 1872

We're better to have some poetry
In these dull hearts Of ours
To sea a holiness in the sky,


glory in the flowers.
For life is dreary and hearts are weak
That toll through the summer day;
And those who see with poets eye
Are the better for the ray.
There is plenty Of care around our path
To sadden the hearts of all;
Let us look at the sunbeans everywhere,
And the roses on the wall.
For here there are showers as well as shine,
And darkness as well as light;
But the rainbow follows the rainy cloud,
And the dawn of morn the night.
And II We bear lightly the worlds dull cares,
And take the JOY as it comes,
Our hearts will be all the happier,


And we shall have brighter homes.
Year: 1872

A few days since one of our popular attorneys
called upon another member of the profession
and asked his opinion upon certain point of
law. The lawyer to whom the question was
addressed drew himself up and said, 81
generally get paid for telling what knew"
The qpes:ioner drew wa, halt dollar fractional
coolly remarked. Tell me all you know and
give me the change" There is GOODNESS
between the parties now
Year: 1872

hfob


MOulders.


CHICAGO, February l2.-The Common
Council last night finally adopted the
fire ordinance without changing its
boundaries from that fixed some time
ago, which includes about one-third OF
the entire city, but covers the most
populous portion.


A serious strike is in progress among
the iron moulders Of the Union Foun-
dry, resulting from an attempt of the
workmen to make the shop Union
chop in all respects. The men boast
that If they can bring this great corpo-
ration into subjection, they can dictate
terms to all other foundres The other
establishments have ceased to employ
the strikers. 1t is the impression that
the present strike is intended as a
pretext for demanding higher wages.
Men who come from abroad and desire
to work in this establishment are bought
off and frightened by the Union men,
and the works are entirely suspended
Year: 1872

CHARLESTON, FebruaryS.


The House dispatched great deal o:
routine business, but none Of which
was Of general interest except the bill
repeating the provision of the Code
relative to interest. As this is OF gen.
eral importance to the business men OF
your city, quote the full text Of the
bill as it passed, together with the vote
of the members thereon


HOUSE BILL NO. 20.


A BILL to amend and re-enact Sections S
and OF Chapter 81 OF the Code OF West
Virginia, and to re-enact Sections 4, 2, 10
and IL OF Chapter al, OF the Code OF Fir-
ginia OF 1860, IN relation TO money and
Interest.


Be ii enacted By the legislature Of West


Virginia:


|. Sections five and seven, OF chapter
ninety.six, OF the Code Of West Vir-
ginia, are amended and re-enacted as
follows:


-. All contracts or assurances, made
directly or indirectly, for the loan or
forbearance OF money, or other thing, at
q greater rate Of interest than is allowed
by the preceding section, as to all the
interest shall be void"


~. Any borrower Of money, or other
thing, may exhibit bill in chancery
against the lender, and compel him to
discover. upon oath, the money or
other thing really lent, and all bar
gains, contracts, or shifts relative to such
loan. and the interest or consideration
OF the same; and fit appear that more
than lawful interest was reserved, the
lender shall recover only his principal.
money or other thing without interest,
aud shall paw the costs Of suit"


=. Be ii further enacted, If any excess
beyond the lawful interest be paid in
any case, the person paying the same
may, in suit brought within one year
thereafter, recover it from the person
with whom the contract was made, or
TO whom the assurance was given; and
It may be so recovered from such per-
son, notwithstanding the payment Of
the excess be made to his endorser or
assignee.


5. Any judgment creditor who appre-
hends that he is in danger OF loss ty
reason OF usurious dealings on the part
of his debtor, may exhibit his bill in
equity, verified by affidavit, against the
party with whom the dealings were had
and compel him to discover. on oath
all bargains, contracts or shifts relative
to such dealings; aod if it appear that
more than legal interest has been re-
ceived, the excees above that rate, or 90
much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be applied to the satisfaction Of
the plaintiff demand. Such bill shall
be filed within five years after the
receipt Of such illegal interest.


4. Upon q bill requiring no discovery
OF the defendant, but praying an injnnc-
ton to prevent the sale Of property con-
veyed to recover the repayment of a
sum Of money, or other thing, Dor.
rowed at usurious interest, the court
shall cause an issue to be made and
tried at ITS bar by jury whether or no
the transaction be usurious, on the
trial Of such issue, neither the bill nor
the answer shall be given in evidence.
II the jury find the transaction usurious,
tasn the same relief shall be given as
II the party claiming under the con.
'cyanss had rsssrtsd 70 the ssurt 70
Year: 1872

MARVELLOUS beyond precedent is the
effect Of Sozodont upon the whole
economy of the mouth, keeping the
gums rosy and healthy, the teeth in per.
feet order, giving to the breath balmy
fragrance.
Year: 1872

AN INVENTION FOR UTILIZING COAL DUST.
A new invention, which seems to possess more
than passing value, has Just been patented by
Mr.. Ii. Cutler after nearly two years Of study
and experiment 4 double purpose is served by
this invento1-the utilizing Of coal dust and
the preventing of smoke from the burning of
western coal. The utilizing of the millions of
tons of coal dust which gathers about all the
principal mines has long been an important
question in industrial economy, and many ex-
periments have been made with that purpose in
view, none of which have proved practical. Mr..
Cutler claims to have invented simple method
by which this refuse can be nodded into masses
OF any desirable size, with the solidity of brick
and burned at any moment after the mixture is
made. Ten men, it is estimated, can mould 60
tons per day, at a total cost of $3.50 per ton.
As the waste at all the western mines is from
10 to 20 per cent, and always very considerable
even at the anthracite mines, it will be seen that
the value of such an invention, when put
INTO practical use, IS almost meStmable.
single mine in Illinois is producing 100 tons of
soft coal daily, and annually accumulatIng
10000 tons of dust which by Mr.. Cutters process
can be converted into first fuel for $4,000 less
than the same amount Of coal could be mined,
while the brick form into which it is nodded
would greatly facilitate transportation. Tie
other advantage 10 be derived from this inYen-
tion IS the prevention ofthC smutty, bituminous
smoke which is SO annoying wherever soft coal
Is burned. This preparation kindles rapidly,
with but trde of smoke, and burns with
pure, hot fame until reduced 10 ashes. This
portion of his claim Mr.. Cutler demonstrates be-
yond doubt, and the only question arises upon
the availability ofthe process for large quanti-
ties. On this point the inventor is sanguine
and positive, and negotiations are already going
on with some of the large mining companies for
the practical testing of the whole matter, and its
early introduction among the great industries
of the country.
Year: 1872

duty to adapt our treatment Of the horse to his
acquired qualities, the service required OF him
and the circumstances in which We place h i'm
for our own purposes. We have only one sug-
gestion 10 make in regard TO this matter, and
that Is one which, from It's apparently close
relation TO the special form of disease just now
prevailing, must have occurred TO many others
The Lungs Of a horse are Just like
those Of a man, except in size; they
have precisely the same Office to perform
in precisely the same way, and need
the same conditions to perform it effect
ually. Such ventilation of the houses where
men live as will secure a supply of reasonably
pure air, is recognized as an essential condition
of humanihealth, and the forms Of disease which
are caused by the want of it are well known, as
are the means of securing the requisite supply
Of air and the methods of avoiding dangerous
impurities Everybody who has had occasion
to so into a large city stable in winter, or in
summer either for that matter, mast remember
the pungent, sitting odor OF ammonia, which,
if his lungs were at all sensitive, "took away
his breath" for a moment or two. Other foul
smells from the rotting straw and filth would
also have forced themselves upon his attention
ii the pungeney Of the one first men
toned had not overpowered them. Such an at
mosphere, in which most horses spend the
greater part of their lives, cannot be conducive
to a healthy condition of their organs of respir-
alton, and certainly not promotive of recovery
when disease has once attacked those organs.
This evil can be avoided with proper care, and
if the prevalent disease calls attention to the
subject and leads to some improvements good
results will not beless than the suffering and in-
convenience it has caused.
Year: 1872

opened fire on his (Beck's) enemies
inside, and presently the fighting was
general.


1t was brief, however, but terrible in
its result. Of the Marshars forces
seven out Of eleven lay dead. Of the
assailants only three. Some sixteen or
seventeen are reported wounded, some
mortslly.


Proctor, the woman killer and des-
perado, was guarded by eleven of his
personal friends, who would not see MIN
convicted. The Sheriff was killed and
the Judge received three buckshot in
the knee.


Indeed, it appears from the sudden
and deadly assault upon the Marshal s
force, that the people inside the Court
House had been fully informed OF their
approach and prepared for them.


The twelve officials had instructions
to make demand for Proctor, only in
case Of his acquittal, and that would
not be brought about except through
intimidation or collusion of the jury.


They expected some resistance, should
they attempt to arrest Proctor after his
acquittal, but for the murderous volley
on their approach were not prepared.
Hence their slaughter.
Year: 1872

A week or two ago, says the Detroit
Free Press, family named Woodstock
arrived in this city from Westchester,
y. y, intending to settle in the State,
and accepted the invitation of an old
acquaintance, residing on Russell street,
to stop with him Tor a week or two
until they had decided where TO locate.
Not being suited with the city, Wood.
stock took a trip to the interior and
purchased farm in Berrien county.
He came back Saturday night, and the
family would have left Monday, only
for the occurrence of sad affair due to
the Puritanical ideas and hardhearted-
ness Of the father.


The youngest OF the children is q
boy about four years old who, being q
pet, has been allowed to sleep with his
parents. Sunday night the Wood
stocks desiring to go to church, an
effort was made to get the boy 10 bed
with the older brother. lie was
frightened, timid and made great opposi-
ton, saying that he was afraid Of
bears and wolves" The opposition
irritated the father, and he declared he
would not go to church and that
Charles should go to sleep in that bel.
As the child kept crying and teasing,
the older one was made TO get up and
60 elsewhere. This did not hel p mat
tiers, OF course then Woodstock told the
boy he would lock the door and leave
him in the dark if he did not cease cry.
ing. Frightened further, the lad con.
tinued weeping and beseeching, and
Woodstock did as he said he would.


The boy screamed at the top OF his
voice Tor few minutes, beat on the door,
and entreated to be taken out, but the
father was unrelenting "a a rock The
walls gradually died away, the lad
ceased TO shout, and after half an hour
the door was opened. lie was not
found asleep, rs was expected; but he
was crouched down in corner, his
feet drawn up under him, and it took
only moment TO convince the parents
that the toy had been rendered q luna.
tic or an idiot lie laughed and talked
to himself, did not reply to a question,
gave no one any notice, and when the
mother realized what had occurred she
tainted away. Every effort was made
by the friends to bring the boy 8 reason
back, but all failed. He would not
speak, gave the other children no no.
tice, but wanted 10 roll around on the
floor and play with spools and sticks,
A Physician was called on Monday and
two more on Tuesday, but all were
agreed that the boys reason had been
affected by his fright, and tina; he might
be an idiot for the rest OF bis days.
The circumstance has nearly broken the
mothers heart and the father carries
conscience which any criminal short of
murder would not enioy.
Year: 1872

AN ANALYSIS
OF the above shows that the banks now hold
only ST. 900 above the legal limit Of reserve a
decrease for the week Of $e32s21 The following is
comparison showing the relation between the to-
tai reserve and the total liabilities Of the banks
this week and Last
Year: 1872

LovEJoYs IMPRov' D WEATHER House.
This is a perfect barometer, and will Ger
tainly indicate The approach Of 4 storm,
or whenever there Is to be a chauee in
the weather The little house is made
Of metal and handsomely ornamented,
having two door ways with a little man
or woman II each entrance, and so ar
ranged that the man is certain to walk
out on the approach Of storm, and just
before the wenther becomes pleasant the
lady walks out to enjoy it. They war
rant them correct. and are kept for sale
by John d. Walker, HIckman, Ky.
Year: 1872

SATURDAY EVENING, Nov. 80.
The local money market presents no special
DEVELOPMENTS. bat remains about as stringent as
for the mast month. Some Of the banks admit
they have accumulated a little more surplus
money chan they had q week ago; but they seem
disposed to fortify their positions rather than let
It out in an increase Of loans in the present un-
satisfactory condition Of affairs in the way Of
collections. The banks hare been unusually ex-
panded for o-er a month, and are now slowly re-
covering from position that was, to say the
least, unsatisfactory. The process has been q
painful one, and has helped to prevent the mar
ket becoming any easier, as it might have done,
to some slight extent, il they had measured
their loans by their collections. The
decided Increase in the marketing Of hogs and
cattle now affords 9 prospect that it will be the
means Of considerable relief during the next
week IT SO, but at best it must be expected that
money will continue comparatively stringent un-
til after the close of the year. In the open mar
ket We hear Of instances of prime commercial
paper being offered yet at per cent per month.
On collaterals money is to be had for sixty days
at Is per cent


to q greater demand for currency, and sold be-
tween banks pretty freely at Soc per 1000 pre-
MUM.


The movements Of currency to and from the
country are moderate, and about evenly bal
anced, SO that there is no accumulation here.
The clearings Of the Chicago banks for the
Year: 1872

The hero of the following story is a
fair representative Of class with which
the South has been ailliAed- -since the
war. we copy from the Gazette, pub
lished at White Hall, Louisiana:


Smith cmigrated to The, South ipmc,
diatcly after the war, bringing all his
earthly possessions in cotton hnndkcr-
didn't even own carpet-bng,
He knocked around loosely, first at one
thing. then at another; but somehow or
other he couldn't "strikc ilc,' At l0St
a happy thought struck Smith-it didn't
strike him very hard or it would have
Knocked his brains out-he would run
for Office. SO he announced himself rs
a candidate for the Legislature, and he
got him n bottle of cheap whis kyle
persistcntly eschcwcd the services of
the printer-and went to see his friends.
After they had interviewed that bottle,
they said he was ."the right man it, the
right place" So by big talk-plcnty of
bad WI isky-and tall lying, he managed
to get elected to the Legislature of Lou
is;ana.


Smith had "struck lie" Mt last lie
went to the Legislature and while there
was one Of the most useful and cncr-
getic members he never refused a dol
lar-hc was always on hands to vote
if their was any money in It. He help
ed to vote away millions of the people S
money in a very short time.


He said if the people would only
elect him again, he would try to do bet
tcr-as he had only made fifty thousand
dollars IN his first term, and that he
thought he could make hundred thou
and in his next. lie always had an eye
TO the main chance.


But Smith went one evening to fight
the tiger, and imbibed n little too freely
Of bcnzinc, got into slight difficulty
well they had funeral Of poor Smith
the next day-his money wouldn't save
him.


The people Of his district mourned for
him for many days: but they are noW
seeking for some one to fill his place. II
the applicant has good suit Of clothes
and more than one shirt it will disqual-
iiv him Next!
Year: 1872

The Memphis Araianche says: About
once a month we are angriiy ordered by
some one to stop my paper which has
given oflensc by printing something dis
pleasing to the subscriber aforesaid.
The man who flatters himself that a
newspaper is printed for the benefit and
entertainment of only his class is doom
ed to constant disappointment. lie is a
fool beyond the reach ofall known treat
mcnt for the simplcs, and we advise him
to turn from the press as though every
sentence in it bred n pcstilcncc.
Year: 1872

The Grant men are trying desperately
to believe the contest already settled
in their favor, but in truth their alarm
is as vivid as ever, since the majority
has fallen Off eighty per cent. in North
Carolina, twenty per cent. Maine. and
five per cent. Vermont. If the tendch-
cv settles the conflict, it will he Farmer
Grant next wear and President Greeley.
Year: 1872

a son of the late Alfred L. Price, was acci-
dentally drowned yesterday evening, about
dark, in the river opposite this city. 1t
seems that, in company with three other
boys, sailing party had been arranged,
and the lads succeeded in borrowing a
boat from vessel lying at one of the
wharves. One of the party wishing to land
at Beery's ship yard, he was put out on a
vessel lying there, and in attempting to
shove the boat off again, Joseph Price fell
into the water, and was drowned. He
was unable to swim and the boys
did all they could to save him, but without
avail. The body has not yet been recover
ed, but efforts were made to that end last
night, and will be continued to-day.


The deceased was fine, promising lad.
and the news of the sad occurrence has
already spread over the city, carrying dis
tress everywhere. 1t falls with a most
terrible force at his home where but
lately death had carried off the beloved
head and father of the family. To the
bereaved ones we tender the sympathy Of
the entire community in this their terrible
af1iction.
Year: 1872

hoHhNNr Z IELD3 LApIA zoe


The announcement that Governor Pal
mer would address the people upon the
political issues Of the day, drew large
crowd of citizens together at the Represen-
tative Hall in the State House this evening.
They consisted of all classes of citizens and
all shades of politics, with a fair gathering
of ladies. The Governor defined his po-
litical position, and explained at length
why he had determined not to support
Grant. He said that the questions
that had formerly united the Republican
party were obsolete, and that the time had
come to break party ties. He reviewed
his official career at length, and plainly in
tinated that he never held an office by
which his bank account was much in
creased.


In conclusion, he said that there will be
two n National Republican Conventions one
at Philadelphia and one at Cincinnati.
The one at Philadelphia is known as a
stocked concern, and that it is fixed that
there Grant will be the nominee. The
Governor said he had served his country
long enough to be free man, and he
wanted it to be distinctly understood that
he intended to vote for whom he pleased,
and was not bound to any man or party.


He then again referred to the Philadel-
phia Convention, and said there was no
use of the regular Republicans going there
to nominate 4 President that was fixed.
But there was Vice President to nomi-
late, and he supposed they would have to
go there to do that. He then closed by
inviting the people to go with him to the
Cincinnati Convention, and there noni-
nate ticket upon which all the people,
Democrats aud Republicans, could unite.
Year: 1872

There are those who are perpetually put
ting as an excuse before their own minds,
indispensable duties, pre.occupation. One
has no time for religion because home duties
are so onerous As If religion was not that
very elementin which home duties are bouyed
up, and in which they swim, as the boat
swims upon the sea, As If one were not fitted
to contest with poverty, and to work, who
has the supernal inspiration, and joy, and
hope of ahigher atmosphere above him. As
If man were not more competent to buffet
care If he have new realms of spiritual intel.
ligence than II he live in lower sphere. And
yet, persons are perpetually putting duties in
the way Of their spiritual development.