smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875




Teachers are persons on whom rests
the blame or the praise of the schools,
and to them all power should belong.
III teacher is not capable of managing
her own class, the remedy is not to set
a superior officer to manage her, but to
dismiss her and put competent teacher
in her place. The relation of teachers
to superintendent or committee or prin-
cipal is not the relation of rank and file
to a colonel and general, or of railroad
employees to President and directors. 1t
is rather thas of a clergyman TO the
parish officers, or of a representative to
his constituents, or of an editor TO his
subscribers. The teacher is servant
hired by the Committee but a servant
through his intellect. a servant to whose
Judgment much must be left, who is re-
sponsible for results, but who Is not to
be dictated to "a to methods; who is to
be consulted, who may be advised, who
can be dismissed, but who is never TO
be ordered. No amount of machinery,
no interference of outside authority,
can help poor teacher, or do anything
but hinder a good one. OF one of the
best public schools that ever came into
the range of my vision, the committee
is like clay in the hands of the potter.
They do everything that the teachers
tell them TO do, and nothing that the
teachers tell them not to do, and there
is no unsoundness in them.-Gdl Ham
jlfOn
Year: 1875

Among the numberless marvels at
which nobody m3rvels, few are more
marvellous than the recklessness with
which priceless gifts, intellectual and
moral. are squandered. Often have i
gazed with wonder at the prodigality
displayed by nature in the cistus, which
unfolds hundreds or thousands of its
starry blossoms, morning after morning,
TO shine in the light of the sun for an
hour or two, and then fall to the ground.
But who among the sons and daughters
of men-gifted with thoughts which
wander through eternity, and with
powers which have the godlike privilege
of working good and giving happiness
who does not daily let thousands of
these thoughts drop TO the ground and
rot? who does not continually leave his
powers to draggle in the mould of their
own leaves? The imagination can
hardly conceive the heights of great
ness and glory TO which mankind would
be raised, if all their thoughts and
energies were to be animated with a
living purpose. But, as in a forest of
oaks. among the millions of acorns that
fall every autumn there NAV, perhaps,
be one in million that will grow on
finto a tree-somewhat in like manner
fares it with the thoughts and feelings
of man. What, then, must be our con-
fusion when we see all these wasted
thoughts and feelings rise up in the
Judgment and bear witness against us
Julius Here.
Year: 1875

no object in doing so in this country. A
man who succeeds by his own thrift in
providing himself with little income
i'm case of sickness or old age, i no better
off than the man who has led the life of
a jovial British workman. and who, in
his hour of need, draws from the parish
pay-table in all probability about the
same income which the other has denied
himself many a luxury and enjoyment
to procure. The advantage to a country
of large number of small boards is al
most incalculable, as the recent history
of France clearly shows. 1t is not too
much to say that the folly and exirava-
gance of Imperialism plunged that coun-
try into misfortunes from which the
thrift of the working classes extricated
her. There are no such boards in Eng
land. If we had an indemnity to pay,
we should have 10 make hard bargain
with those capitalists in whose hands the
wealth of the country is accumulating
with geometric speed. Is there single
working man in England who holds
consols - -CORteBlDO Rerielr.
Year: 1875

Observations regarding the rate of
the growth of man have determined the
following interesting facts: The most
rapid growth takes place Immediately
after birth, the growth Of an infant
during the first year of its existence
being about eight inches. The ratio of
increase gradually decreases until the
age of eight years, at which time the
size attained is half that which it j. to
become when full grown. After five
wears the succeeding increase is very
regular till the sixteen year, being at
the rate for the average man of two
inches year. Beyond sixteen the
growth ia feeble, being for the following
two wears about two-sixteenths Of an
inch a year; while from eighteen TO
twenty the increase in height is seldom
over an inch At the age of twenty-five
the growth ceases, save in a few exeep-
tional cases. 1t has furthermore been
observed that in the same race, the
mean size is little larger in cities than
in the country, fact that will be re-
ceired with doubt by many who have
come to regard the rustic as the true
model man.
Year: 1875

lujah in that, and it may well begin
here. Long may this bell praise God J
He saved it in the ruins of the furnace
by one wise thought in the ruins of a
human brain. Our furnace is rebuilt,
and behold, this dear boy has his reason
again! The bell and the boy snail
glorify God togetherv


'Amen.' murmured all the listeners.


Then the great bell was lowered, and
as the truck rolled away with its melo-
dious burden, the boy was lifted and
carried after it, and both went out into
the sunny day together, the rough men
standing in the doorways, waving their
hands.


Little 'Tnventor" afterward well
proved his claim to the title so lightly
given him i'm his unfortunate boyhOOd.
His name is now read on many bell
whose matchless richness of tone his
genius and skill in metals alone created.
Year: 1875

"Tke Boz In the Clomd.-0nce. when
was a little girl, | disObeyed my
mother. After that | was afraid. and
went to an old barn, a way off, so that
mother could not find me. All at once
it began to rain so hard l could not go
back to the house. So sat still. and
thought of what l had done. l remem-
bered that God had seen me disObey,
and that he was angry at people who
did wrong. 1t kept on raining harder
yet, and was afraid that God was
going to drown the world because
was so bad, just as he had done in
Noah's time.


put my face down in the hay. and
cried. Pretty soon l felt my father
touch me.


"What is the matter, Louie r. he
asked.


81 have been very naughty. and God
will never forgive me-" | said. Father
took me in his arms, and carried me to
the door. The rain had stopped. /
looked up and there in the sky was a
rainbow, its beautiful eolors shining in
the sun.


MY father said to me "When Noah
came out of the ark, none of his chill
dren could forget the awful Hood which
had left them so lonely. Every time it
raIned, they must have been afraid that
the flood was coming again. And when
they did wrong, they thought, that
perhaps God would punish the world
as he had done before. So God told
Noah that the rainbow should be a
sign that he would never drown the
world again, but would watch over
men and when men saw it shining af
ter the rain, they were to remember
Gods goodness and he would look at
it and remember his promise to them.
So the rainbow would be token be-
tween God and men,"


81 would rather not have God watch
me am SO naughty" | said.


Then my father told me how God
loves MS, and when we do wrong is
ready to forgive us. if we are sorry for
our sin, and confess it. He sent his
dear Son tc die for us. For his sake
he is willing TO forgive all our sins, in
stead of Furnishing US.


1t made me very happy to think that
God loved me, and was willing to for
give. And after that, every time that
saw the rainbow, it was a sign to me
of Gods blessed promise to take care
Year: 1875

about Bees.-A lady in Providence
relates the following story:


Her father once brought home mo-
lasses hogshead, TO be used as a water
tank.


On washing day her mother said.
Lets throw the suds into it, to soak
the molasses from the bottom The
instant she had done so she exclaimed,
"Oh have drowned hundreds of our
neighbor's bees.n


The hOgshead was black with bees,
that were busily apprOpriating the
sweets from what they must have con-
sidered an enormous blossom. The
good lady made haste with her skinner
TO skim the bees from the top of the
water, and spread them on board IN
the sunshine but they seemed drowned
and nearly dead, and she was very sor-
ry.


All the bees that were around the
hogshead had flown away at the dash
of the water, but in few minutes they
returned, accompanied by scores OF
Others. Then began curious work.
They Immediately went to work upon
the unfortunate bees, turning them
over and over and working upon them
constantly with their heads, feet, and
antennp. The result of their busy
labor was, that one after another gave
signs of life, stretched It's limbs and
wings, crawled and dried itself in the
sun, and flew away. The lady said
that there was half a pint at first, and
that there renamed only about a dozen
hopeless cases beyond the humane eff
forts oftbeir brOthers.-Lithe Corporal.
Year: 1875

The PhGRiJ.-The most interesting
of all fabulous creatures Is the Phoenix.
1t was exceedingly beautiful, as large
as an eagle, with plumage that shOne
like gold around its neck. purple
body, and tail of blue and rose col
ored feathers. 1t had cocks comb
under its neck, and a magnificent
crest. This splendid looking bird was
supposed to live five hundred years.
and then burn itself, to rise from the
ashes young, strong and more beauti-
full than ever. ss.


An old writer gives long account
of this new birth of the Phoenix. which
always took place at Pheliopolis, the
City of the Sun. A priest made a fire
of spices on the altar, and the bird flew
into the flames and was burned with
the spices. A small worm would tnen
be found in the ashes on the altar, and
on the second day after it appeared 1t
would he transformed into bird, and
in one day after that or the third day
after the burning. the Phenix would
be itself again and would go off IN
fine spirits, and in new clothes that
were warranted to last for five hun
dred years.
Year: 1875

; There has beeaCquite degree of dis
appointments manifested, THAT the dairy
mali which was announced to commence
did not pus ia an appearance. The fault
was not with Mr.. Smith, who had agreed
to carry it. but with the postmistress at
PetOskey. who declined TO 60 to the
trouble necessary to furnish it daily.
without some compensation. We have
examined into the matter and concluded
that.it would not be right to ask her to
without payment therefor. The m. ill
does not arrive in Peioskey untilten
o'clock at night and many times it is
much later. 1t has to be Distributed the
same night to have it really for morning
This now necessitatcs Mrs. Little work
ing until from twelve to two O'Clock,
every other night in the week. To pro-
vide for daily mail would require her
to work every night i'm the week. The
office is one which pays very little reve-
nue., and for all this work, which this
time Of year is very large she receives no
pay from the government. It would not
be right to ask her to perform all this ex-
ira labor without some compensation
and we feel satisfied, that now the atten-
ton of the people is called to the matter
that they will raise enough money to
compensate her for the labor JnN hen
ever this is done, weI pan secure daily
mail Let some one attend to the matter
at once. rr..,..s.-..
Year: 1875

The dry dock question is being consid-


erably agitated in our village at the pres


ent time. Every one who has paid any
attention to the matter, whether he be a
citizen here or simply avisiter, sees at


once the Importance of having dry


dock in this vicinity, and the superior ad-


vantages of this point over any other in


this section of the country 1t is the
only place along the whole shores of


the lakes that the dock can be furnished
with the necessary supply Of water with
out pumping Here the dock can be
built at the entrance of the river, and the


water for the use of the dock 4 brought
from the dam. When the vessel is in its
proper position, the water can be let out
in few minutes time and the vessel be
in condition for repairs. This would
not only save much time in docking, but
would also be a large saving i'm the eX-
pensc Of building the dock. There will
be do difficulty in securing the cO-opera-
ton of capitalists in the building of a
dry dock, ii their attention can be called
to these and numerous other advantages
which Cheboy gan possesses. We trust
the Improvement y Association will take
some definite action In this regard at a
meeting to be held soon. If prompt ac-
ton be taken the dock can be put in opera
tion next summer. y
Year: 1875

He said he was born in Denmark, and
that he was nine years old.


1t required the very closest questioning
10 get from him the following facts: He
had no home. His mother was dead, aa,i
his voice tramblel and the muscles of his
face quivered rs he said it. His Father
had gone away and left him, a long time
ago, when he was at Clam Lake. About
a month ago man brought him he'e
from Clam Lake to live with him. Ole
morning the man turned him out of
doors. He wandered in the street until
night when, cold anl hungry, he Went
back to the mans house and WAS again
turned into the street. lie wandere
away down to Duncan City. Boyish Gu
riosity took MIN into the machine shop.
| 1t was warm there, so he staid in the sho }
all night. Now and then he would get
a few pennies from those who woull
give him. With them he bought crack
ers, and SO he, by staying in the machine
shops nights and wandering about in day
time, passed away month.


He came to the village one evening this
week to geta a chance to go back; but at
the question where that was, did not
know, only he wanted to ride in the stage
| if they would let him..


We could hardly comprehend it as we
questioned him. nine years old, without
home, parents or friends! He answered
our questions with the most stOlid iIdif-
ference. and we thought, as he stood alb
sently gazing out the window at the
wildly drifting snow, that it was not more
cold and cherries than his heart. The
stoutest man among us would quail at
such prospect before him, as was before
that little nine-year-old boy that night; |;
but he did not seem to mind it, for, hav-
ing satisfied our curiosity, he quietly took
up his little bundle and started out.
We next hear, of him as having gone
to the Bepton House and begged permis-
sion to remain over night. The kind
hearted landlord, after hearing his story,
took him in and offered him a home as
long as he may choose to remain. .
Year: 1875

been called TO turn. from a sight that
seemed almost sacrilege to look upon. [
turned away and waited in real sorrow
for her to return with me. .-,.,,.,4e


While on our way back she told me her
story. Could tell it here as she told it
to me, you would not wonder that / so
earnestly carry out the principles,
" Touch not, taste not. handle not"


Reader, soon learned that she who
was my companion was none other than
my once light-hearted little friend Clara
s.. When scarcely seventeen all the
world looked bright and beautiful to her,
but not more bright and beautiful than
she was herself. She met Charles Way
land, who was a noble, generous, whole
souled young man. Their friendship RI
pened into love: and about this time she
learned that when with his friends he
was in the habit Of taking drink just
for friendships sake. She thought not
much OF it until one day her father called
her to his room and told her that Charles
was in the habit of drinking to such an
extent as to become helpless on different
occasions. lie besought her to cast him
off and forget him. But" said she, /
would not. l thought L could reform
him. thought he would not drink af-
ter we were married, just to please me,
No entreaty of my father could prevail
on me to give him mp, and SO we were
married. 8.


Oh, that happy, happy time! 1t passed
on all too quickly. One evening Charles
went out to meet a friend. That night
he was brought home helpless. Shall 1
tell you all my thoughts that sad, sad
night, that first night he was brought
home? would not dare to, for they were
hard, bitter thoughts against those
friends for thus bringing him to me.
From that he continued to taste of rum
more and more frequently, until at last it
became confirmed habit. A5s ii''0


My father met with reverses in his
business to such an extent as to cause his
failure. This, together with the troubles
Charles had caused us, brought OH long
and painful Illness, from which he died.
| When father died / thought Charles
would do better, and he did for awhile /;
but he soon went his old ways, aud went
from bad to worse, until one day he wan
dered away from home, knew not
where. After days of waiting for him to
return, with the little money had
started out to find him and bring him
back if possible. Icoull not. if would
1 tell you all the trials and rebuffs 1 met
as wandered from place to place In
quiring for my poor lost husband. Al
last arrived at this city, aaI some for
tunate providence gave me a trace.
redoublcd my energy, and soon found
that he bad been brought here sick


Little did know Of the terrible disease
with which he was suffering. i has
tened here, not to find him languishine
OH bed Of pain, but instead l firl hi,,l
lying in a pauper's grave, a poor, despised
thing, forgotten by all.


Yoa speak of me as you knew me, q
bright, happy child. / remember those
days, and," said she, with look and SIGH
that conveyed world of meaning, .'On
if we could only have our lives 10 live
over"
1 Reader, my reminiscence is told, anG
if reading it should cause one poor ull-
fortunate to pause before it is too late


then ! shall be rejOiced. iio - -
Year: 1875

An exchange in speaking Of the i'm
pOrtance OF every business mans max
ing an authoritative statement Of the
nature Of his own business to the pub
lie, makes the following excellentsug-
gestiOns


Some men are willing enough to pay
for printing ink, but they imagine
that palpable straight out advertising
is not exactly the thing. They want
TO get IL done in the third person or
to have the endorsement of the edi-
torial "we." That business man who
soonest edueates himself out of this
deiusion will have the most green
backs. A business mans ADVERTISE
ment In his own language, over his
own signature, and for which he
ls plainly responsible, Is In the
nature Of an official document.
There is an air about the responsible
advertisement which says: 81 want
to trade and will give you a fair bar
gain" When we have occasion 70
advertise our own business we rarely
make editorial mention of it, but in
sert an advertisement. This view
OF the subject is not inconsistent with
the common practice Of making edi-
tOrial mention OF new advertisements
and the largest papers cannot ever
do that-nor of local mention OF mat
ters that are constantly occurring in
the BUSINESS community, by which
any mans business may be called
into notice. One is a news item and
the other is an introduction as 1t were
OF q new customer to the reading or
business public.


To obtain the full value o: printers
ink, advertise. Do it in your own
language, or IL you cannot DO that tn
suit you, get some one better versed
In the matter to help you, or come TO
the office with you ideas written
down and we will help put them in
shape. BY all means advertise.
Change often, and, when your busi-
ness admits OF it, make different fea-
lures of it prominent in their turn
to-day one thing, tomorrow or next
week another, and then something
else. Let your advertisement have
something of the dash in them, with
out great exaggeratiOn. Hundreds OF
fortunes have been m ade by advertis-
ing, aud yet as an art it is but imper-
feetly understood.
Year: 1875


We measured tbs riotous baby


Against the cottage wall
A IIIy grew At the threshold,


And the boy was just as tall
A royal tiger lily,


With spots OF purple and gold,
And q heart like q leweled chsiice,


The fragrant dew to bold.
without the blackbIrds whistled-


high up in the old roof tIess,
And TO and fro at the window


The red rose rocked her bees;
And the wee pink fists OF the baby


Were never q moment still,
Snatching at sunshine and shadow


That danced on the lattice sill.
His eyes were wide as bluebells,


His mouth like q flower unbloEn,
Two little bare feet, like funny white mice


Peeped out from his snowy gown;
And we thought, with thrill of rapture,


That yet had q touch OF pain,
When June rolls round with her roses


Wen measure the boy sRain.
All me- In a derkened chamber,


With the sunshine shut away,
Through bitter tears, that fell like rain,


We measured our boy to-day;
And the little bare feet that were dImpled,
And sweet as g budding rose,
Lay side by side together,


In the hush OF a long Iepose.
Up from the dainty pillow,


White as the risen dawn,
The fair little face lay smiling,


With the light Of heaven thereon
And the dear little hands, like rose leaves
dropped from a rose, lay still,
Never to snatch at the sunshine
That crept to the shrouded sill.
We measured the sleepless baby


With ribbons white IS snow,
For the shining rosewood casket
That waited him below;
And out Of the darkened chamber


We ewent, with & childish moan
To the height OF the sinless angels
Our little one had gone.
Year: 1875

hENT.


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUEE.I


wAsuryGroS Feb l4-The House was In a
o+ranoe mood when it met yesterday morning. At
tho adjournment on Friday evening the previous
onestion had been ordered upon bill to relieve
loval creditors The history of this claim is very
interesting After the breaking out of the war, the
Confederate" Congress ordered the coniscation OF
debts due to Northern creditors, and receivers were
onno;nted 10 collect the amounts and pay them into
the Confederate Treasury. The amount thus con-
fscated was more than S1,000000 When New
Orleans was captured, there was found ID some OF
the banks of that city the sum of $2OS,239' winch
stood to the credit Of the Confederate receivers,
never having been paid into the Treasury Ihls
money was sent to the Secretary OF the treasury In
this eity with letter setting forth the facts and
stating that it was fund out of which the loyal
creditors whose claims were confscated should be par
tally reimbursed pro rata according to the amount
of their claims. The money was actually covered
into the Treasury In the last Congress bill iden-
tioo, with that under consideration yesterday was
rassed nv the House almost without opposition,
and sent 70 the Senate where it was favorablY re-
ported bv the Committee on Claims and went upon
the calendar but was never reached.


The bill was reported in Committee OF the whole
on Friday and agreed TO by large majority. Wheh
il came up in the House Mr. Giddings OF Iexas
opposed it on the ground that the creditors had IN
many cases collected their claims since the war; ana
that if tins money was to be paid to anybody IL
should be to those from whom it was collected Inc
oppssition on Friday was very weak, hardly enough
to call the Yeas aud Nays. Yesterday morning the
Border State men, who think that their constituents
have been very unjustiy treated by Mr. Lawrence
who is Chairman of the Committee on War Claims
had formed combination to beat the bill, Drinci-
paIlv ON account of their dislike for Judge Law
renee and they carried majority ofthe House win
them. Gen Butler, who wos also interested In TINS
hill and was apparently very angry at Its defeat
attacked the next bill, the object OF which was 10
nav for supplies taken by the Union army durihs
Year: 1875

Correspondents should address their
favors to the JOURNAL, or to the editor
of the JOURNAL. When addressed to the
editor, personally, they remain unopened
until the editor reaches home, Gfabsent,)
and so do not receive attention. One
other matter we would refer to, and that
is that news is only news while it is
fresh. An item sent by corresondent
last week, was thus held over, but for
tunately it was in regard to an accident
an account of which we had published
the week previous, t.-
Year: 1875

Some smarty writes and many
papers have quoted the following
sentence: "Forty girls will run
after a snob with Il gold headed
cane where one will shy up To a
fellow with common sense" When
we say that forty men will run at.
ter hlrt who can sing a little and
thump a little on the piano to whore
one will shy up to Il plain; hard
sense girl who is not ashamed 10
help her mother get dinner, the
case stands about even.