smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

If your errand boy takes an nnusn-
ally long time to bring your mornIns
mail from the postollice; don't reProve
him for being slow until You find how
many postal cards he has had to read.
Year: 1873




ALL


A story has gone the rounds of htera-
ry gossip about an attached pair Of
names not unknown to fame, who went
to board where people also went, who
were literary and of good taste. The
lady, thinking that as she and her hus-
band were all in all to each other, it was
as well they should remain SO, desired of
the hostess that there might be no intro
ductions to other boarders, which was
observed. Various tender passages be-
tween the am;able pair on their way to
and from the dining-room edited the
family during the season. In time a
Boston man came to board, and on his
way to the basement at dinner, going
down late, he heard light laugh behind
him, and figure not 30 light as the
laugh sprang on his shoulders and
claimed ride down stairs. The Boston
man took things coolly, carried his bur-
den down stairs into the dining-room,
and shot her into a vacant seat at the
table. The lady looked up to find her
husband already there before her, and
every eye was turned to watch these ex-
traordinary proceedings. There was
nothing to be done but to burst into
tears, which she did.-New York
Tribune
Year: 1873

To make yourself thoroughly miser-
able, begin by fancying that no one
cares for You, that you are not of use to
anybOdy-a sort of nonentity in the
household, where your place would not
be missed, but could be very easily sup
piled. Reflect on your want of beauty,
and lead yourself to believe that no one
can love plain face, or think you agree
able because there are others more
charming. Fancy that every one who
looks upon You makes o mental COM
parison which initiates against you in
favor of some one else. Imagine that
every word said in Jest is only meant to
cover deeper and more painful mean.
ing--that every article Of wearing ap.
parel you don is criticized and ridiculed.
Do all this, and your tendency to NOR
bidness of feeling will SO increase that
in a very short time you will become
one Of the most miserable of human be.
ings. = = '.-'
Year: 1873

When q young man, says a corre-
spondent of the Country Gentleman, l
used to be very much annoyed by those
painful sxcresences called "corns," on
the toes and feet, until I was told Of o
very simple but effectual remedy for
them by some person. 1t was to bathe
the feet in tepid water, to soften them ;
then pare them off very closely with o
sharp knife; then rub on well green
peach-tree leaves when, after continu-
ing the rubbing once or twice day, the
corns will entirely disappear, and not
return, without the cause which first oc-
casioned them. I have often tried the
remedy, and never yet found it to fail
It seems to be the prussic acid in the
peach-tree leaves that takes them away.


A good corn salve could no doubt be
made for winter use, by briising the
peach-leaves when green; then boil
them in water until the strength is ex-
tracted; then take out the leaves, strain
the water off the sediment, and add q
sufficient quantity Of resin, beeswax,
tallow apd lard oil i. to make it soft
enough, and simmer down, without burn
ing, until the water is evaporated.
Soften and pare the corn, as before di.
rected, spread it on small piece Of
cambria or linen, and apply, putting on
the sock or stocking carefully, SO as not
to rub it of. Keep applying until the
corn disappears. asN58
Year: 1873

The following beautiful chemical ex-
pertinent may be easily performed by a
lady to the great astonishment of cir
Gle at her tea party: Take two or three
leaves of red cabbage, cut them into
small bits, put them into basin, and
pour a pint of boiling water on them
let it stand an hour then pour it of
into decanter. It will be fine blue
color. Then take four wine glasses
into one put six drops of strong vine
gar into another six drops Of solution
Of soda; into the third a strong solution
Of alum, and let the fourth remain
empty. The glasses may be prepared
some time before, and the few drops Of
colorless liquid that has been placed in
them will not be noticed. Fill up the
glasses from the decanter, and the liquid
poured into the glass containing the
acid will become o. beautiful red the
glass containing the soda will become a
fine green; that poured into the empty
one will remain unchanged. By adding
little vinegar to the green it will i'm.
mediately change to red, and on adding
a little solution of soda to the red j.
win assume a fine green, thus showing
the action Of acids and alkalies on vege-
BILE blues. ...,6 .s ...,i
Year: 1873

A shocking story comes from Africa.
A treaty having recently been concluded
between the King of Bonny and the
King of Opobo it was. in accordance
with the ancient custom, ratified by
sacrificing slave in a very peculiar
manner. From the crown of the head
down over the trunk m jnsision, as if
for halving, was made then several
stout men seized hold of the victim,
while some others hacked the body into
two parts along the line indicated
through the incision. One half of the
body the representative of King Bonny,
and the other half the ambassador of
King Opobo flung into the sea, by which
the contract was considered irrevocably
sealed. King Bonny tried very earn
estly to void this useless and cruel part
of the ceremony, but the Africans were
not to be dissuaded from abandoning q
time-honored usage. The victim him
self did not appear much disturbed by
the fate in store for him. His consola-
ton was that his butchers would be re-
paid with the same coin in the next
world. -
Year: 1873

The Flow OF SAP.-Prof. Collins
says: The water of the sap comes from
the ground, being imbibed by the roots.
A considerable quantity of starch is
stored mp in the wood of the tree in the
fall, and this in the spring is changed to
sugar and dissolved in the water taken
in by the roots. Why sap will flow at
one time and not at another, according
to the wind or weather, is not well under
stood. Starch and sugar are very near
" the same in composition sugar only
contains little more water, chemically
united, not simply mixed with it.
Year: 1873

3 Three persons out of four would push


right up to the burning individual and


begin to paw with their hands without
any definite aim. 1t is useless to tell
the victim to do this or that, or call for
water. In fact, it is generally best not
to say word, but to seize a blanket
or any woolen fabric-if none is ct
hand, take any woolen material-hold
the corners as far apart as you can,
stretch them out higher than your head,
and rnnning boldly to the person, make
q motion of clasping in the arms. mostly
about the shoulder. This instantly
smothers the fire and saves the face.
The next instant throw the person on
the floor. This is an additional safety
to the face and breath, and any remnant
of flame can be put out more leisurely.
The next instant immerse the burnt
part in cold water, and all pain will
cease with the rapidity of lightning.
Next get some common flour, remove
from the water, and cover the burnt
parts with an inch in thickness of -four;
if possible, put the patient to bed, and
do all that is possible to soothe until
the physician arrives. Let the -four re-
main until it falls off Of itself, when
beautiful new skin can be found. I'm
less the burns are deep, no other appli-
cations are needed. The dry -four for
burns is the most admirable remedy ever
proposed, and the information ought to
be impaired to all. Theprinciple of its
action is, that like the water, it causes
instant and perfect relief srom pain by
totally excluding the air from the In
jured parts, Scientific american.
Year: 1873




FRANCE is being depopulated
from the same cause that has
swelled emigration from Ger
many-the desire Of the young
men to escape military service.
In some districts so many
farms have become tenantless
as to render the neighborhood
unhealthy. The mass of the
emigranls 60 to South Amer
ica. The priests and the poll
ticians are both employing all
their eloquence to check the
outflow, but with very little
success. The French people
have had enough of "glory,"
and if the authorities want to
keep their youth at holue, they
must offer them other induce
ments than a long compulsory
military training.
Year: 1873




A YOUNG man in Bean Hill,
Ct., was wanted as a witness
in a liquor case. He saw the
constable coming after him,
rushed into a tannery, and hid
him self in the sweating room,
where the hair IS loosened
from the skin, ty steam. The
engineer innocent!y let on the
steam, and the consequence
Is that the unwilling witness
is now as bald as old Elisha.
Year: 1873

Says writer in ,Scribner's Mdgasine: 1t
is rather interesting to see how even with
some very benevolent people moral taint
is a bar to charity. Is he honest? they
ask first. If that question is answered
satisfactorily, their generosity knows no
bounds, But if the poor fellow has the
double misfortune of light purse and a
slim conscience-then he must move on!


If he is sick in body, they help him, o
how tenderly! II he is sick in soul, they
cast him off without cOmpunctions, If a
pile of bricks falls and breaks his leg,
how quickly they run for bandages; but if
a sadder accident overwhelms him in
moral misery, they think they do well to
abandon him to his fate. EThey appear
never to consider how brittle the legs of
their own virtue; how fortunate for them
selves that their ways lie not alongside of
tottering moral brick-piles. q
Year: 1873

The East Tennessee Book House of


Messrs. Williams, Sturges d Co. certainly


never have offered such inducements to the


public as they published in one of our is
sues the past week.
Who will not take advantage of their


pushing off their extensive cart Galleryu
at cost for cash during the next fifty days.
Every one knows their collection embraces


the very choicest works of art, and surely
all will avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity.
Year: 1873

An exchange says that one of its
subscribers, a few weeks since, con-
eluded he would stop his paper, thinking
ing lie could not afford a newspaper in
yestment. The paper had ceased its yis-
its two weeks, when he came into the
Office and said he wanted it again: He
had lost 800: the week before for want
Of information he could have, obtained
from the paper. The worst economy in
the world is stopping your local lpaper- s
Year: 1873

irilling in the eastern suburbs of
the city. They have received the
supply of diamonds for their drills
for which they have long been
waiting, and we understand thew
VIII start up their boring ma
chinery In a few days. General
Williams is enthusiastic in his
praise OF the diamoud drill. He
says he can bore three feet per
hour in the hardest granite that
ctn be found, and is willing to
Z 'ntract to run tunnels or sink
slafts for one-third less money
than is charged by those who do
their drilling by hand.-Enter-
prise.
Year: 1873

VIyANTED A SITUATION BY A


w YOUNG MAN of fair address and
some little education, as Clerk, Book
keeper, Amanuensis, or in fact anything
ma nual or mental. Large salary not SO
much an object as the prospect OF STEADY
employment. References given. Al
dress &c" through the PoStofhce. aistI
Year: 1873

made by postmasters, but must In every case, be
performed, u at all, by officers OF the customs.


The correspondence between the Postmaster
General and the Secretary OF the Treasury shows
that they have agreed upon the course ofprocedure
in cases OF seizure, which is to adhere to the in-
-structions contained in the ntty-second article Of
the Post once Regulations.


There was also a correspondents in relation to
the late seizure and detention by the Collector OF
New York OF several packages received by mail
from Europe, addressed TO A. s. Prodean, Of
Boston, Mass, and represented 10 contain 1853
diamonds. Immediately on the receipt OF tele-
gram from Boston, advising the Postmaster Gen.
eral OF the seizure and detention at New York OF
the package he asked the interference OF the Sec
retary OF the Treasury to prevent the detention
OF the same ia New York, and after
several conferences ON sthe subject course Of
action satisfactory to both departments was
agreed upon, by which the package in question
was released by the Collector OF Customs at New
York and transmitted to Boston, subject TO pro-
ceedings there under the United States revenue
laws, and instructions were issued by the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to the Collector OF Customs
not to deliver any such letter package addressed
to person or place where q custom house ofncer
Is stationed and special order was given direct
ing the Postmaster to forward all matter to Its des-
tinaton before interference was had by customs
officers. The Postmaster General states that Sec
tion So OF the Post once Regulations has always
been so construed by the Department as not to IN
terere with che legal duty OF permitting the trans
mission Of all mail matter to the post ONCE OF Its
destination.


The Senators and Representatives Who


Gave Back the Rack Fay.


me following is list Of the Senator'S and Repre-
sentatiyes who gave back their back pay, the num-
Der being 10 out OF IA in the Senate and Al out Of
252 in the House, exclusive OF Mr.. William Law
renee who has returned $3.50 OF his extra pay as
Year: 1873

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not the time or inclination TO dress their


heads with false hair. II is then that


the real condition Of their hair Is seen.


II is very pleasant comfort for most


persons TO have their heads combed


brushed aud gently rubbed by dextrous


hands. The mother, when fatigued at


night, is greatly rested aud her head.
ache charmed away by the tender hands
OF her daughter carefully brushing aud
arranging her hair There are many
men who derive much pleasure from
having their heads shampooed at home.
and anticipate the Sunday afternoon 8
combing as one OF the luxuries that can.
not be purchased at the BARRIERS. IL is
An Accomplishment that every girl aud
women should possess-the knowledge
Of combing and caring for the hair in a
grateful and agreeable manner. Women
who selfshly proclaim that they have
no knack Of any ones hair" and never
allay a headache or promote anothers
by shampoeing his hair, are deformities.


Gray hair always betrays the care the
head has received through life. In OBJ
serving the white heads conspicuous in
a congregation, there will be found a
marked contrast between those that
look as If they were brushed and kept in
a silvery, silky, shining condition by the
loving hands Of some daughter or grand
child, and those presenting shock Of
grizzly hairs, looking as il they might
have been combed with three legged
stool.


The hair should be thoroughly washed
with warm water and CASTLE soap at
least once a month. The color Of the
water, after the first rinsing, will expose
the necessity Of this hair bath. To wash
and dry the head in thorough manner
without pulling out the hair or causing
discomfort to its possessor is an art.
Snarls should always be brushed out
Combs in long hair are usually more or
less destructive. Soda or borax, which
is so generally used in washing the hair,
is highly injurious. 1t destroys the nu-
triton supplied to the scalp, and dries
the hair, causing it to break and become
unmanageable. To preserve the hair in
good condition it should be brushed
every night until it is soft and glossy.
Rubbing the scalp with little bay water
or weak spirits Of any kind will keep it
white and free from dandruf. Fine
tooth combs should be used for scratch
ing or cleaning the scalp. They were
never invented but for one purpose.


False or ornamental hair should
be carefully kept to be endurable. The
habit of some persons of laying their
coils upon the bureau, or hanging them
on the gas-fxtures at the side of the
glass, on removing them from their heads
at night, is extremely untidy, as they be-
come dusty and uncleanly from this ex-
posure. Switches can be kept in good
order for long time, if well brushed
and placed in boxes when not used.
Year: 1873

The Supreme Court of Ohio has rendered n
decision in the case arising from the exclusion
OF the Bible from the common schools of Cipcin-
natl The Court decides that the School Board
haa a right to pass resolution excluding not
only the Bible and singing, but religious lnstrue-
ton and the Court has no authority to interfere
with their discretion in he exercise of this pow
Year: 1873

Atthe conclusion Of the services the
procession moved down the ailse in the
same order it entered. The remains
were placed in q room adjoining the
vestibule and left in charge ofa guard
OF honor.


President Grant arrived in Washing
ton last night from his Western tour,
but was so worn out with fatigue that
he could not come here to attend the
funeral, but will meet the body on its
arrival in Washington.
Year: 1873

WlxoNA, May lin the town OF
Rollingstone, eight miles from this city


John Hefferman, 65 years Of age, at
tackled his son with an Ak, striking him
upon the arm, whereupon the SOD
seized a stick three feet long and three
inches in diameter and struck his father
over the head and shoulders several
times. Considering him dead, the con
came to this city and surrendered him
self to the sheriff. The old man has
had numerous quarrels in his family,
frequently whipping his wife and sons
Year: 1873

for the purpose Of viewing or visiting
the remains. but'owing to the imPer-
feet manner in which the remains has
been embalmed decomposition had al.
ready set in and no one was aallowed to
view the remains
Year: 1873

do not depy but add "Our experience with printers
warrants us in saving that they do not average
a. 900 a year" The criticism OF course refers mainly 10
the return OF Tbs AdUerSer whose employees, the re-
turns are correct, must average that amount some OF
the returns OF newspapers so notably incorrect
that the Marshal them back for correction Ine re-
ply OF one of the most delinquent was we VIII correct
ours when the other newspapers correct thelrs'


CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLoYMENTs


The number of occupations. according to careful and
systematic calculation of employments under each


minute subdy sion of labor in round numbers about


1000 figure that represents our present civilization In
comparison with that OF 100 years when, according
TO the best data within reach 100 would be az extraya
giant statement. 49,. A., -
report quoted the explanation OF the superintendent or
the United States Census, and gives one reason FOR
these discrepancies, which they think the most I'M
portant that published schedule contains the names
of the occupation of great number OF persons OUT OF
work. The Commissioners suggest that the lOlOwlng
question be added TO the schedule for the next census
the husband wife, child engaged at the present
time in this industryi" Another reason Is thdt the
schedule is answered mostly by women, the men Delng
absent at work who often do not know the distinctive
name of the occupation of the husband giving, TOT IN
stance the name mason for brlcklayer. stone-mason
plasterer tender, or labOrer. The report does not
hesitate to say that the system adopted by congress OF
paving so much per name was an lnducement Tor poor
work. that here elsewhere cheap labor produced
its legitimate results -


The following tables Of all the occupations Of wage
laborers are compiled from data furnished Dy the
Year: 1873

The tragedy recently enacted, still en-
acting we may say, in Grant parish, has
reused the whole community to a sense of
the peIilous position in which we stand,
irrespective of party affiliations. 1t is
folly to examine now into the origin of
the trouble. That must be done hereat-
ter The necessity now is to restore
peace. For this purrose we understand
the Governor has taken the requisite
Year: 1873

This was the way they hoped TO gain
victory over the Republican party IN 1868,
when, instead of Mr.. Johnson, the Demo
cratic party nominated Mr.. Seymour for
President, and the Republican party Mr..


Grant. That was q memorable cam
paign TO the whole country. but
particularly memorable 20 Louisiana,
where the Ku-Klux and The Demo-
Gratis conspired TO prevent Republicans
from exercising the right Of suffrage;
conspired TO defeat the will of the ma
jority in the nation. The contest was not
as close as che Democrats thought it
would be, and the Republicans elected
General Grant without Louisiana: elected
him without the vote Of . Southern
State, if that had been necessary. The
will Of the majority prevailed in the ma
ton, though the will of the majority had
been struck down in Louisiana. where the
nation had promised the people
Republican form of government.
This was violation Of the
rights of the majority in Louisiana, and
consequently a violation OF State rights
guaranteed by the federal constitution.
The nation was bound TO have this RENE
died, and during the first administration
Of President Grant laws were enacted to
prevent repetition of such acts OF vio-
lence as had occurred in Louisiana-acts
that had successfully defeated the viii! of
the majority in this State. In defiance Of
these laws the minority in the last election
in this ate once more consgired
to defeat the viii Of the ma
jority, snd would have succeeded.


without al honest enforcement of the
laws, in forcing upon this State govern
mens not elected by the majority of legal
voters As il was the Democratic party


succeeded in deprivins Louisiana of her
right to vote for President And three
months after the courts federal and
State and legal authorities Of the State
have duly installed the legal government.


and the same has received the recogni-
ton of the federal government. ve find
the minority still working against
the will Of the majority and call
ing for political faction. action. action"
with the hope OF dividing the Republi-
cans in Congress and getting sufficient
number TO vote with the Democrats TO
oyerturn the government legally installed
and backed up by the majority Of voters.
And this action is not confined to pollti-
cal move in Congress, the object of which
is to deprive State of its right to choose
| its own government. The minority in
yoke rebellious action at home. and call
upon it's followers 70 resist the payment
of taxes to the tax collectors ap'
pointed by Governor Kellogg. The
call for faction, action. action has
already been responded to with a
gesticulation, lawsuit and battle. in which.
if the last report from Grant parish be
correct, the Democrats claim the glory OF
having killed between eighty and lun-
dfed negroes" 4nlS 1S AnOle oioi! al 'io
day than the Modoc6 can claim. But.


after ALL it is Of that questionable kind
that may not improve the prospects of the


Democratic party of this State with either
Congress or the President. And we are
quite sure the Democratic exploit OF
taking Colfax IA town in Grant parish
at the cost of hundred lives. will create
anything but favorable impression in
the minds Of the people of this country.
Year: 1873

A Partisan philosopher has made the
laughing gas market active by leaving the
following testament at is my wish that
any one of my relatives who shall presume
to shed tears at my funeral shall be disin-
herited. He who laughs most heartily shall
he nv sole heir"
Year: 1873

Replying to an official inquiry, county
clerk in Virginia has sent word to the
State capital that his county " never up TO
this time has been afflicted with resident
notary public, lawyer, or preacher, and for
twenty years has been without doctor.
Year: 1873

In Milwaukee last week a man was elected
mayor of the city by handsome majority.
He now declines to qualify, on the ground
that. having been a member of the city
council at the time of his election there
may be a question raised as to his eligibil-
itv. His name is Kellogg.
Year: 1873

The Young Mems Christian Association
intend TO hold fair at Odd Fellows Hall
next week. They desire to enlist all de
nominations, and TO unite all OF the
Christian churches in this city in the work.
This band of young men have been making
n bold struggle for good in New Orleans.
Their objects and aims are all of the noolest
character. Let the noble, the good and
true, of every name, and our citizens who
wish to encourage and support young men,
who strike for the right, help.