smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

Says one man: Il have easily be-
setting sins. I am striving against


them; mean 70 join Church" Now.


the Church Is fort into which tn.


man should run, that he NAV FIGHT


better for his liieagainst his adverse.
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4 man says: Il am fall Of diseases
from head - foot; and as soon as /
get cured OF them 1 am going into the
hospital What are you going into
the hospital for, when you are cured?


The Church is 4 hospital where
men may be cured. The Church is a
OuiWark that hides men from the
stroke Of battle. Toe Church is
school house. It is a fathers or broth
er's house. It is \ family, all the
members Of which are striving to hello.
SIS far as they can, those who are as
sOciated with them. 1t is an iustitu-
ton in which men are trying t1 serve
their fellow men by throwing about
them the silken cords of sympathy.
and giving them the right hand of
fellowship, and teaching them to help
themselves.


Many 4 man that has been los
would have been saved if he had gone
into the Church, aud said, II am
weak, and in peril, and there are
hours when / do not feel myself able
10 stand; brethren hold me up" II
man comes into the Church saving,


Il have met with 4 great change;
thaHk GOd l am safe, and | come in
here to shine, "-if that Is the spirit
with which one comes into the
Church, and il he can come i'm so
really and truly, We want men for
lanterns and headlights all along the
road and IL is not a bad thing. But
then there are multitudes of men who
might well come into the Church say
ing, Brethren, give me a harbOr.
There storms after me, and 1 cannot
stand the sea. Give me anchorage
Let such men in. Give them shelter
and protection. What is a Church
good for that is not good for helping
sinners? Men say, ''Take care of the
Church." a Church is not good for
anything except for what it can do for
men, Is 1t hospital built to look
pretty and to be Kept clean and pure?
What is hospital good for but to re-
ceIve persons who have diseases, aud
to cure them? A Church is good in
the proportion i'm which it helps men
who cannot help elsewhere; and tile
more desperate is the case OF the man
whom it rescues, the more noble is
the Church. Well, what about the
reputatiOn2 Let that 90. He who
would save his own life shall lose il.
Pulpit.
Year: 1873

a youth, who was taking an airing
in the country, tried TO amuse him
self by quizzing an old farmer about
his bald head, but was extinguished
by the old man, who sOlemnly re.
Marked


"YOung man, when my head gets
as soft as yOuIs / can raise hair to
SELL"
Year: 1873

Not tie least shocking side Of the
Atlantic tragedy is the manner in
which the bodies of the dead passen-
gers was treated Every effort was
made to recover the cargo, but the
bodies were left to the mercy of wind
and wave, or to the promise Of a re-
ward from relatives. Even when a
meeting of the relatives was held at
Halifax, and a protest had been
printed against the inhumanity Of
the White Star line,no change for the
better was made. Mr.. Ancient and
his poor parishiOners buried the dead
who came ashore, out the managers
OF the company refused to allow the
divers to give the preference to u dead
wife above bale of silks.
Year: 1873

CoLoRED Sons OF TEMPERANCE
This order was instituted among the
colored people of Virginia on the 28th of
January, 1878, but has since made most
rapid and gratifying progress, till now it
has more divisions in the state than any
other colored organization. and the good
work still goes on. To show what good
it has done reference need only be made to
Manchester, our sister city across the
James. Here the Sons have built them
selves fine hall and paid for it, and the
members Of the order are among the most
orderly, and well-behaved citizens of that
growing town.
Year: 1873

HIGHWAYMEN-ATT TO ROB
MARKETMEN.-Sever marketmen who
reside in Hanover, after having been in the
city and disposed of their loads, were re-
turning homeward via Mechanicsville turn
pike Saturday eveaing, and when between
Howard's Grove and the toll-gate they
were set upon by seven or eight highway
men and an effort made to rob them. The
marketmen turned about and drove back
to the city, where they remained until yes
terday morning, as they were afraid to
venture out again that night. We would
advise our country friends to arm them.
selves to the teeth, and to resist any at
tempt made to stop them by any one on
the public roads at night.
Year: 1873

PARIS, November l6.-The moderate
section of the Left has resolved to withdraw
the amendment which it intended to pro-
pose to the report of the committee on the
prolongation of the presidents powers and
unite with the Republicans in an effort to
defeat the motion for an unconditional pro-
longation of ten years, which will be pre-
sented to the assembly tomorrow.
Year: 1873

CAsToRIA.-1s more than a substitute
or Castor Oil. 1t is the only safe article in exis-
tence which is sure to regulate the bowels. cure
wind-colic and produce natural sleep. It is
pleasant to take. Children need not cry and
mothers may sleep.
Year: 1873

KEROSENE ACCIDENT-A YOUNG


LADY VERY DANGEROUSLY AND HEF


bR0THER SERIOUSLY BURNED. Sat


urday night, about q quarter before nine


O'Clock, Miss Hattie Miller, young LADY


who resides on Second street, between


Clay and Leigh, met with an accident by


the falling OF kerosene lamp from ia.


pie, which came verv near proving fatal in
Its consequences at the time it occurred.


1t seems that Miss Miller and her mother
were in chamber together, the former
seated at a sewing machine at work on a
dress, and the latter sitting near by, also en-
gagged in sewing. So intently was Miss
Miller engaged that it is supposed that she
DID not observe the lamp slipping from the
machine on which it was placed until She
saw it fall to the floor and break between
her mother and herself, and the flames
leap up. around her. Mrs. Miller
smothered the flames on her own dress
without being but slightly burned, but
while engaged therein her daughter. who
was almost enveloped in fire, rushed out
OF the room into the passage.


Her brother, who was down stairs, hear.
ing screams from above rushed up stairs
In his shirt sleeves only to see his sister il
sheet Of flames. In this condition he ap-
preached her and began fighting the fiery
element. In few minutes his coat was
handed him and with this he succeeded in
extlnguishiDg the flames, but ere this was
accomplished his sister had been terriby
iacerated by the fry fiend about her lower
limbs, face neck and arms, and his right
arm was severely burned. During the ex-
cltement several persons in the house
came out into the passage way with
Kerosene lamps in their hands
when one of them dropped lighted
one on the floor. Fortunately it went out.
thereby averting an accident that might
have been even more disastrous in its con-
sequences. Drs. Gray and Gregory were
called in to the assistance of
The sufferers. Miss Miller is in critical
but hopes are entertained of her /
recovery. Mr.. John Miller and mother
ira both doing we'll.
Year: 1873

the sun and sea-breeze. Here a ma
tive minister, leper, leads religious
services on Sunday for his miserable
fellows. These poor people seem to
be contented. A ration of five pounds
vegetables is issued weekly, in ad-
dltlon to what each cultivates with
his own labor. This support is so
much better than any Hawaiian ever
has at home, that natives living on
other parts of the island have desired
to make themselves lepers in order
to be taken care Of in this village of
death. As we turn away for our
homeward journey, it is natural to
wish, for the sake of humanity, that
there might be in this beautiful val
ley river Jordan into which these
miserable people could dip and be
cleaned. But the curse of Elisha
upon his corrupt servant seems to be
irrevoeably fixed upon them:


''The lepr0sy of Naaman shall cleaYe unto thee
and 10 thy seed forever"
Year: 1873

Put flowers on your table, whole
nosegay if you can get it, or put two or
three or single flower. a rose, a pink,
or daisy. Bring few daisies or but
tercups from your last field work and
keep them alive in little water; pre-
serve but bunch of clover or hand
full of Towering grass, one of the most
elegant of natures productions, and
you have something on your table that
reminds you of Gods creation and
gives you link with the poets that
have done it most honor. Put a rose
or lily or a violet on your table and
you and Lord Bacon have custom in
common, for this great and wise man
was in the habit of having flowers in
season set upon his table, we believe,
morning, noon and night; that is to say,
at all meals, seeing that they were grow
ing all day. Now here is fashion that
will last you forever, if you please; new
er changes with silks and velvets and
silver forks, nor be dependent on ca
price and changes to give them impor-
tance and a sensation.


Flowers on the morning table are es-
pecially suited to them. They look like
the happy wakening of the creation,
they bring the perfume of the breath
of nature into your room; they seem
the very representative and embodiment
Of the very smile of your home, the
graceS of good morrow; proofs that
some intellectual beauties are in our
selves or those about US, some Aurora
(if we are so lucky as to have such a
compani0n) helping to strew our life
with sweetness, or in ourselves some
masculine wilderness not unworthy to
possess such a companion or unlikely
to gain her.-Leigh Hunt.
Year: 1873

still, which led her angel spirit on
not to Jesus Graded in a manger but
to Christ crucifed and risen again,
who said, ''In my Fathers house are
many mansions; if it were not so l
would have told you'll 60 to prepare
a place for you"


She still lives, and perhaps even
now her spirit with others are very
near us, lowering round these floral
offerings, this gathering Of tribute
and respect to the memory of those
who are not dead, but only gone be-
fore.


GOnel
Where flowers like these, yea, brighter,


ne'er decay,
But still are blooming through that end


less sunny day
Redolent splendor here, there and all


around


On that eternal, holy, heavenly ground.
Farewell, sisters farewell, brother
thou art gone and left us; but we
have an assurance that the spirit
never dies and a hope that we will
meet again. Then, till we do meet
again, farewell.
Year: 1873

Having photograph taken is one
Of the great events in a mans life.
The chief desire is to look the very
best, and on the success of the pic
ture hinges in many cases the most
important epoch in life. To work up
a proper appearance time enough is
used which, if devoted to catching
feas for their PHOSPHORUS, would
cancel the entire national debt and
and establish a New York daily pa
per. When you have completed
your toilet you 60 to the gallery and
force yourself into a nonchalance of
expression that is too absurd for any
thing. Then you take the chair,
spread your legs gracefully, appro-
pirate a calm and Indifferent look
and commence to perspire. An at
tenuated man with pale face, long
hair and a sOiled nose now comes out
of a cavern and adjusts the camera.
Then he gets back Of you and tells
you to sit back as far as you can in
the chair, and that it is a remark
ably backward spring. After getting
you back till your spine interferes
with the chair itself, he shoves your
head into a pair of ice tongs and
dashes at the camera again. Here,
with a piece Of discolored velvet over
his head, he bombards you in this
manner: Your chin out a little
please" The chin is protruded.
"That's nicely; now little more"
The chin advances again and the po-
made commences to melt and start
for freedom. Then he comes back to
you and slaps one of your hands on
your leg in such a position as to give
you the appearance of trying to lift
it over your head. The other is
turned under itself and has become
so sweaty that you begin to fear that
it will stick there permanently. A
new stream of pomade finds its way
out and goes downward. Then he
shakes your head in the tongs till it
settles right and says it looks like
rain, and puts your chin out again
and punches out your chest and says
he dosn't know what the poor are to
do next winter unless there is a radi-
cal change in affairs. and then takes
the top Of your head in one hand and
your chin in the other and gives
your neck a wrench which would
earn any other man prominent po-
sition in a new hospital. Then runs
his hand through your hair and
scratches your scalp and steps back
to the camera and the injured velvet
for another look. BY this time new
sweat and pomade have started out.
The whites of your eyes show un-
pleasantly, and your whole body
feels as if it had been visited by an
enormous cramp and another and
much larger one was Immediately
expected. Then he points at some
thing for you to look at; tells you
look cheerful and composed, and
snatches away the velvet and pulls
out his watch. When he gets tired
and you feel as if there was but very
little left in this world to live for, he
restores the velvet, says it is an un-
favorable day for picture, but he
hopes for the best and Immediately
disappears in his den. Then you get
up and scratch yourself, slap on your
hat and Immediately sneak home,
feeling mean, humbled and altogether
too wretched for description. The
first friend who sees the picture says
he can see enough resemblance to
make certain that it is you, but you
have tried to look too formal to
be natural and graeeful.-Ddnbury
NeuS.
Year: 1873

feryor. The Association OF a lifetime


memories Of its splendid trfumphs, firmly
endears it to them, and they will abandon
1T at no mans dictate Look at its his
tory, and then tell me if you wonder thst
Lifelong Democrats cling to it. Let US in
this campaign act together Your NOM
inatlon Is most excellent, and the Dem
oeratio party can fully subscribe to your
platform. 1t places the cutting from the
Democratic party solely upon the ground
of ineficiency, and l see no reason why
the Democratic convention, which meets
on The 9th of August, cannot endorse your
ticket. Combined we are Irresistible.
Let US 60 into the fight shoulder to shoul-
der and win victory When victory is
Won, the question must be settled whether
or not the Democratic party shall be pre-
served, or new party enter the ieldl for
the purifcatioh of our government and
the puriieation of our free institutions
Year: 1873

On Friday last lady Of this city visit
ed the cell Of the prisoner. and aseed him
If he did not think it would bave been
better TO have chlorOformsd the old folks
and got their money, rather than to have
taken their lives. Wade replied in his
braggadocia style, mo it was murder.
i was after more than money this is get
ting to be a great country when rich
folks can lay upsn their money, and poor
folks suffer"
Year: 1873

Republicans went into it, but learning
that It would retain the Democratic name,
they went back upon it. Any time from


1856 to1S7lWe could have overthrown
the Republican party, but for the preJu-
dice of Republicans TO the name Of Dem


ocrat.H We were forced into the-last
Campaign to conclude, that no Democrat,
as such could be nominated who would
be elected and SO we surrendered to the
Liberals. and let them carry the colors,
All these events have forced me, though
most reluctantly, to the conclusion that
the Democratic party is poWsrless and IN
elective as an ally, and net fit instru-
ment Of reform in American politics.
Most Democrats have not come. to this
conclusion. They still preserve the name,
! and they cherish it with q most religious
Year: 1873

estimated at sboht forty thousand dollars.
On the day Of the murder report was
circulated 70 the effect that old Mcbride
was crAzy and was giving away his money
to anyone who called on him. Among
these who had heard the rumor was Wade
who visited McBride's house and was seen
to Leave it late that evening in company
with some railroad men. Nothing how
ever was thought Of 1t until the news Of
the brutal murder horrifed the people of
tie neigh borhood. At
Year: 1873

his visitors hand, which the latter had
counted out for him have cousin
living ten miles from the city, and you
Just leave it to me to work this woman Of
yours


We'll, see that I'm not troubled with
her, and I'll do the handsome thing by
you, said the man, as he lounked out Of
the open door


At the doorway he stopped with a start,
for he OWNED that form had sped away
IN the darkness. For moment he stood
IN wonder, as to who the eaves-dropper
might be. Then he laughed at himself for
his foolish nervousness.


. have deep plot to unravel, and the
least false step may bring ruin upon me, z
he mused, as he wended his way from the
saloon to the street That young Dalton
may prove a barrier, but Ill soon dispose
Of him. There is no chance Of low me
chanic competing with man of education
and influence, and should wish to aw AIKEN
old Granbys ire upon him, | have but to
hint that he Is foremost III the formation
Of these new trades unions, and his flint
will be liked.


The fools both employer and employed.
While they are wranging, | viii remain
neutral, and take my pick II the best that
Is going With that woman out Uf the
way, and a certain other little lady as my
wife, Ill make the money and time fly
merrlly to the tunes of pleasure aud ell
loyment


To BE ,'DNTINTkD
Year: 1873

The Apaches have a very simple and vet
effective system Of telegraphy, which has
unquestionably been in vogue from time
immemorial LOokouts are stationed on
every prominent peak, within the range W
one Snother's vision, commanding a com
plete view Of the entire country. No hu-
man being can enter the region under sur
veillance unnoticed Anything happening
necessary to communicate to hi. fellow
watchmen, the lookout at once lgintes a
pitch pine brand, which he moves IN a
manner intelIgIble 70 his confederate on
the adjacent eminence, each movement
having a significance familiar to them
This is repeated with lightning rapidity
from mountain top, 10 mountain top, un-
til il reaches the chief in HIS fastness. In
StruStions are conveyed TO his scouts IN a
like manner
Year: 1873

1t would be impossible, with mere words
alone, to convey any adequate idea Of the
action Of this new born child Of the Arctic
frost Think Of solid lump II ice, a third
Of a mile deep, and more than half a mile
in lateral diameter, hurled, like a mere toy.
away into the water, and set to rolling to
and fro by the impetus Of the act, # II
we're natures merest foot ball nov down
one side, until the huge bulk was nearly
capslzed then back again then down the
other side once more, with the same uure
sistlng force and so on, up and down,
and down and up, swashing to and fro for
hours before it comes finally to rest Pic
turs this, and you will have an image Of
power not to be seen by the action of any
other force upon the earth. The disturb
ance Of the water was Inconceivably fine
Waves Of enormous magnitude were rolled
up with great violence against the glacier,
covering it with spray billows came tear
ing down the ford, their progress marked
by the cracking and crumbling ice, which
was everywhere in . state Of widest agita-
tiOn for the space Of several miles Over the
smaller icebergs the water broke com
pletely, as If a tempest was pIllng up the
seas, and heavlng them against the shore
Then, to add still further to the cOmmo-
ton thus Occasloned, the great, wAllowing
iceberg, which WAS the cause Of it all, was
dropping fragments from its sides with
each oscillation, the reports Of the rupture
reaching the ear above the general din and
clamor. Other bergs were set in motion
by the waves and these also dropped
pieces from their sides aud at last, as If
it were the grand finale Of the piece the
clash Of cymbals and the big bass drum Of
Natures grand orchestra monstrous
berg near the middle of the ford split in
two and, above the sound Of breaking
waters and falling ice, this last disruption
filled the air with a peal that rang among
the bergs and crags, and, echoing from hill
70 hill. died away only in the void beyond
the mountain tops while, to the noisy
tune, the icebergs Of the ford danced their
Wild ungalnly dance upon the waters. Ii
was many hours before this state ~ wild
unrest was succeeded by the calm which
had preceded the commencement Of it /;
and when, at length. the iceberg that had
been born came quietly to rest, and the
other icebergs had ceased their dance upon
the troubled sea, and the waves had ceas-
ed their lashing, it seemed to me that, In
beholding this birth Of an iceberg, had
beheld one Of the most sublime exhibitions
Of the great forces Of nature 1t was, in
truth a convulslon - Dr. HAYS Land Of
DesOLdttOu
Year: 1873

Whatever position in society young
lady occupies, she needs a practical
knowledge of household duties. She
may be placed in such circumstances
that it will not be necessary for her TO
perform domestic labor; but on this
account she needs no less knowledge
than if she were obliged to preside per-
sonally over the cooking stove and pan
try. Indeed, we have often thought
that it is more difficult to direct others,
and requires more experience, than to
do the same work with our own hands
Girls should early be taught the art of
cooking we'll, and indulgedin the dispo,
sition which they often display, even as
children, to experiment in bread
pastry baking. It is often buta trouble
some help that they afford, still it is a
great advantage to them. Some moth
ers give their daughters the care of
housekeeping, each week by turns. 1t
seems to us good arrangement, and a
most useful part of their education
Domestic labor is by no means incom-
patible with the highest degree of re-
fnement and mental culture. Many of
the most elegant and accomplished wo-
men we have known, have looked well
to their household duties, and have
honored themselves and their house
holds by so doing. Economy, taste
skill in cooking, and neatness in the
kitchen, have great deal to do in MAX
ing life happy and prosperous. The
charm of good housekeeping is in the
order, economy, and taste displayed in
attention to little things, and these lit
tie things have wonderful influence.
A dirty kitchen and bad cooking have
driven many a man from home to seek
comfort and happiness somewhere else.
None of our excellent girls are fit to be
married until they are thoroughly edu-
Gated in the deep and profound mys-
teries of the kitchen.