smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

On a certain voyage out, in exquisite
summer weather, we had for cabin pass
engers one beautiful young lady, and
ten more or less beautiful young gentle-
men. Light winds or dead calms pre-
vailing the voyage was slow. They
had made half their distance when the
ten young men were all madly in love
with the beautiful young lady. They
all proposed to her, and bloodshed
among the rivals seemed imminent,
pending the young lady's decision. In
this extremity the young lady confided
in my friend the captain, who gave her
this discreet advice. He said: "lfyour
affections are disengaged, take that one
of the young men whom you like the
best, and settle the question" II can't
do that, because l like them all equally
we'll" My friend who was a man Of
resource, hit upon this ingenious expe-
dent: said be, Tomorrow morning
when lunch lie announced do you plunge
beldly overheard, head foremost. / will
be alongside in a boat to rescue you,
and take the one OF the ten who rushes
to your rescue, and then you can after
wards have him." The beautiful young
lady highly approved and did according
ly. But as soon..as she plunged in.
nine out OF the ten more or Jess besuti-
full young men plunged in after her, but
the tenth remained and shed tears, look
ing over the side OF the vessel. They
were all picked up and restored, drip
ping to the deck. The beautiful young
lady, on seeing tn EN-, said: What am
| to do? See what q plight they are
iu. How can I possibly choose, because
every one of them is equally wet 2
"Then," said my friend the captain,
acting under sudden inspiration, take
the dry one" am sorry to say she
did go, and they lived happy ever after
wsrd.-ChdrLes Dickens.
Year: 1873


Mr. VERNON, June lS.-Judge Sid.
ney Breeze was unanimously elected
Chief Justice, by a full meeting OF the
Bench, this morning.


Accident.


GALENA, June l8.-What might have
been a serious accident occurred at
Baileyville, this morning. A freight
brakeman named O'Neill, standing on
a side track waiting for the up passen'
ger train, sat down on the main track
and fell asleep. The passenger train
coming along struck him on the back
throwing him under the tender OF an
engine standing on the side track. The
man is seriously injured.
Year: 1873

Doc WAsH.-The past few Sabbaths
have been set apart by q party Of idle
boys to swim their dogs in the city
reservoir. Complaints have been made
to the officers who are ordered to keep
sharp lookout for the boys and arrest
all found violating the ordinance. The
city drink is sufficiently impure without
the addition OF dog wash. Those who
like the favor Of dog-and-vster are
advised to churn their capines in q
washing machine at home, and not
force the delicsey upon the innocent
and unsuspectiDg public.-iSte15muiR.
Herald
Year: 1873

BROOKLYN, June lS.-This afternoon
information was received st the health
office that young man named james
Ennis had died on State street ofyellow
fever. The doctor visited the house
and found the report to be true. The
body of young Ennis is yellow as SAT-


from and from the description given by
his parents OF his illness no doubt was
left but that he had died of yellow fever.
Year: 1873

from the many bodies brought ashore
those reported this morning, which had
not been telegraphed for by friends.
The bodies reported recovered this
morning have been dressed and placed
in metallic coffins to await the arrival
of friends and relatives to take them in
charge. As it is thought that the bodies
will hardly remain in condition to be
viewed the collins have been sealed
and made fight. Another trip will be
made to the wreck tomorrow. Stew
ards and men acquainted with passen-
gers have been left IN charge of the
wreck to take charge of bodies as they
are washed ashore.


John Brindley was lost His name
was put in list of saved by mistake. one
of the passengers having mistaken an
other for him.


1t is now proposed TO bring all the
bodies to this city and bury them to-
gether in the public cemetery, and erect
a monument over them.


The city council, on application of the
provincial government, resolved, this
afternoon, to place a lot in the ceme-
terry at the disposal of the friends of the
dead.


The collector of customs commences
an investigation tomorrow morning.


Many of the fishing families at Pros
pect expended all the provisions they
had to feed the shipwrecked passengers
and crew. and now are in want them
selves
Year: 1873

.fe WHAT A Boy KNOWS ABOUT GIRLS.


Girls are the most unaccountable things


in the world-except woman. Like the


wicked flea, when you have them they


amt there. | can cipher clear over the


improper fractions, and the teacher says
Il do it first rate, but can't cipher out q


girl, proper or improper, aud you can t


either. The only rule in arithmetic that


hits their case is the double rule OF two.


They are as full of Old Nick as their SKIN


can hold. and they would die if they


couldn't torment somebody. When they


try to be mean they are as mean as pus-
lev, though they amt as mean as they let


on, except sometimes, and then they are
good deal meaner. The only way TO
get along with girl when she comes TO
YOU with her nonsense is to give her TIT
| for tat, and that will flummer her, and


when you get girl fiummered she is as
Year: 1873

nice as new pin. A girl can SOW more
wild oats in day than boy can sow
in year, but girls get their wild oats
sowed after while, which boys never
do, and then they settle down as calm
and placid as a mudpuddle. But like
girls first rate, and guess the boys all
do. | don't care how many tricks they
play on me-and they don't care either.
The hoitytoityist girls in the world can
always boil over like glass of soda.
By and by they will get into the traces
with somebody they like, and pull as
steady as any old stage. horse. That is
the beauty of them. So let them wave,
| say they will pay for it some day,
sewing on buttons and trying to make
man of the fellow they have spliced on
to, and ten chances to one if they don't
get the worst of il.
Year: 1873

No disease which does not con6ne man to his
bed so completely units him for business Is dys-
pepsia. When the stomach is foul, the brain Is
always muddy and confused, and as the cares and
anXieties of life sufficient burden for the organ
of thought to bear without being tormented by the
miseres born of Indigestion, it is highly desirable
for the brains sake we'll for the sake OF every
other portion of the system. that the disordered
stomach should be restored with The utmost dis
patch to n healthy, vigorous condition. This OBJ
ject can always be accomplished by course Of
Hostetter's Stomach Btters the phrest and best oi
vegetable specifics. which evacuAtes the morbid
humOrs through the bowels, r0useE and tones the
torpid stomach and regulates the liver, lmparts
irmness to the nerves and clears The sensorlum OF
its mental cObwebs Persons subject to attacks OF
indigestion. bilious headache. irregularity OF the
bowels, sickness at the stomach. or the blues,


should take the Btters or twice day through
out the present season. oet22to2y
Year: 1873

ALL KICKED OCT.-Somey years ago young
man presented himself to then United States
Secretary Corwin for clerkship. Thrice was
he refused and he still made the fourth effort.
His perseverance and spirit of determination
awakened friendly interest in his welfare,
and the Secretary advised him, in the strongest
possible terms. to abandon bis purpose. and go
to the West, il he could dc no better outside
the Department. MY young friend" said
he, "go TO the Northwest; buy 160 acres of
Government land, or If you have not the money
to purchase, squat on it; ees you an ak and .
mattock; put up log cabin or habitation.
aud raise little corn and potatoes; keep your
conscience clear, and live like freeman; your
own master, with no one to give you orders.
and without dependence upon anybody. Do
that, and you will become honored and re-
spec.ed, influential and rich. But accept a
clerkship here, and you sink at once all iRde
pendence-your energies become relaxed. and
you are united, in few years, for any other
and more independent position. | may give
you place to-day, and l can kick you out
again tomorrow, aud there's another man over
at the White House who can kick me out. and
the people By -andb can kick him out; and SO
we go. But ii you own an acre OF land, 1t IL
your kingdom, and your cabin is your castle
you are a sovereign, aud you will feel it in
every throbbing Of your pulse, and every day
OF your life would assure me of your thanks
for having thus advised you"
Year: 1873

the evils complained of. The Federal Govern.
ment is no less thing for the aggrandizement
of the political party having control Of its ma
chinery than are the State Governments. Nay,
does not the whole history Of the past show
that the great danger which threatens to, and
if not grasped with a strong hand will, very
soon overthrow our liberties, proceeds from
encroachments by, and corruptions OF, the
Federal Government And would not placing
the education and training of the young in the
hands of that government increase the dangers
reasonably apprehended from it, by increasing
its power to do evil9 The public schools and
public school system unquestionably need
thorough and general overhauling; but instead
Of turning them over to the Federal Govern.
ment, where they would inevitably and neces.
sariy become the prey Of more ignorant and
viler set of plant place e-hunters and toadies to
power than at present manipulate them, it
seems to me would be to provide school fund
sufficient to pay for the services OF learned
and competent teachers and officials and then
employ SUCH regardless Of their political or
religious predictions. To ask that text books
of creeds and politics be excluded from tho
public schools, however, sounds like dema-
gogism There is not yet virtue enough, either
in the Federal or State Governments, or among
the people for that As long as the intellect
of man is logged by superstition and dogmat-
ism. that long will they be found in schools and
school books. When they are expelled from
the minds of the people, they will no longer be
do this, will require many years Of patient
effort I. J. s.
Year: 1873

1t is not often that we find scientific


items of any especial degree of interest
to the members of the fair sex who may,
perchance, glance over our pages; but
now we believe we have got one which
must be simply absorbing. Probably,
madame or miss, you are the possessor of
a summer dress, made from some white
diaphanous material and it may also be
imagined that during your shopping you
have inspected goods of similar nature,
only of varying colors, from which you
have purchased sufficient material to con-
struct number of those bewildering gar
ments, in comparison with the intricacies
OF which the most elaborate works of
modern engineering furnish no parallel.
Now, learned German professor has in
vented plan whereby your single white
dress may be changed as often as you de-
sire to any color you may fancy, and this
IN your own laundry. so that hereafter
the money which you would devote to
several robes of varying hues may be en-
tirely saved, while you may appear daily,
If you choose, in toilettes of totally differ
,ent complexion


The process is very simple, and consists
in merely coloring the starch used in the
doing up" Suppose white dress is to
be tinted a beautiful crimson: three
parts of fuchsin, an aniline color which
any chemist can readily procure for you,
are dissolved in twenty parts of glycerin,
and mixed in mortar with little water.
Then ordinary starch. finely pulverized,
is stirred in, and hethick mass obtained
is poured out and dried on blotting pa
per. The powder thus obtained is used
just the same as common starch, and so
applied to the fabric. When the latter
is dry, it is slightly sprinkled and pressed
with q moderately warm iron


By means of other coloring materials,
mixed as above described, any desired
tint may be obtained. We should coun-
sci, however, an avoidance of damp To-
calities, and strongly deprecate going out
in the rain, as we doubt the 'fastness" of
the dye, and would not be at all surprised
to behold the garment shortly assume
rather streaked and zebra-like appear
ance.-Scientifc american.
Year: 1873

We all WELD an influence, either for
good or evil. The little infant, as we
look upon its sweet countenance, so eX-
pressive of innocence and purity, impress
es US with thoughts of goodness and re-
finement. We listen to voice full of
tenderness and sincerity, and our hearts
will be moved toward that which is pure
and noble. On the other hand, when we
behold that face, every feature of which
is an index to rage and passion, and hear
nothing but evil expressions, our
thoughts are at once diverted from that
which is holy and God-like-for human
nature is such that like will produce
like" Gentle words will touch the ten
der chords of the heart; while harsh ones
produce nothing but bitter retorts.


Youth is the time when character is
formed How important then, that our
children should have for associates such
persons, and such only as we could wish
them to be like when they grow up to be
men and women. All children, if we
may be allowed the expression, are actors
How quickly innocent lips will learn to
pronounce improper and evil words, in
nocent minds to think evil, and innocent
hands to do that which is wrong-at first
merely initiating what they see in those
around them-without the consciousness
of going astray Thus it is that bad hab-
its are formed, and the young are too
often ruined for both time and eternity
If children had nothing but examples of
good in those with whom they daily asso-
ciate, parents would experience very lit
tie difficulty in rearing their offspring to
walk in the pathway of rectitude. Have
you ever thought of these things, dear
parents2 Have you ever thought how
important it is to practice in your fami-
lies and before the world that which you
wish to teach your children2


In view of the foregoing facts, there is
a great responsibility resting upon pa
rents in the selection of teachers to whom
they intrust the molding of the minds
and characters of their children. The
man who will fly into rage, and jerk or
cuff child about in the school-room, is a
disgrace.to his profession, and should not
be tolerated in any civilized community
l would think as much of taking SER
pent into my bosom, as to make such q
tyraat a pattern for my child. The for
mer could do no more than poison the
mortal body; the latter tho immortal
mind.


Christ is our true model. He loved
little children, and blessed" them The
person who loves little ones, and who is
gentle, kind-hearted, and courteous at all
times, as well as educated, is the one, and
the only one, qualified to instruct the
immortal mind. Psychological JoVHai
Year: 1873

Health and sometimes life itself is
often lost by laying aside winter clothing
too early. Laying hannels aside in the
spring is a most pernicious practice
They are as necessary in July as in Jan
uary. We cannot better do without
woolens next the skin in midwinter than
in midsummer. We do not get over
heated in winter; we Go in summer; and
the most frequent exciting cause of
coughs, colds, and consumption is rapid
falling of the temperature of the body
All are familiar with the fact that sud
den checking of perspiration is always
dangerous; very little exercise causes US
to perspire in summer, and very slight
draft of air checks the perspiration;
hence, eminent French physicians have
stated, after long series of observations,
that colds taken in summer excite the
most lncurable forms of consumption
White woolen flannel is the most efficient
guard against these sudden changes, be-
cause it keeps the heat of the body in,
while it Fepels the excessive heat from
without; it conveys the water of perspi-
ration to its outside, while the surface
next the skin is drier We AL know that
silk, cotton, and linen next the skin get
saturated with water, and if, for an In
stant, the slightest draft of air gets be-
S"SSA tAAO SNiA S'iASA ING LIdISIlstli kH0i0
is charnel-like chill when that material
touches the skin.


The rule should be to wear white wool
en- flannel next the skin all the year
round; thick in winter, little thinner
in April, gauze material on the first day
of July; on the first of October resume
what was laid aside in July; on the first
of December put on the thickest, extend
ing to ankles and wrists.


These rules of change are especially
necessary to all old people, to all fnvalids
and young children; day laborers and all
outdoor workers would be intellectually
benefited by the same observances.-
Halls Journal Of Health
Year: 1873

Rural papers severely condemn the
conduct of "the hens that are standing
around barnyard doors doing nothing
while eggs are selling at fifty cents a
dozen" and suggest that, although pure
ly lay question, it is one in which the
clergy might we'll test the efficacy of
prAYer.
Year: 1873

Be wise; prefer the person before mon
ey virtue before beauty, the mind before
the body; then hast thou in q wife q
friend, companion, who will bear an
equal share in all thy tolls and Affections.
Year: 1873

Adaughter is almost always right when
she endeavors to initiate her mother, but
we do not think the neither is equally
right when, at a certain period oil lie,
she tries all she can to initiate her daugh-
ter.
Year: 1873

An ingenious French writer observes
that those who depend on the merits OF
their ancestors may be said to search in
the root of the tree for those fruits which
the branches ought to produces.
Year: 1873

4" He Is not what you think q judges
usu We not have VaIhalla Of our own
Within our hearts, where all the souls
shall sit IN state. each on his royal throne9
What matter It we 10 not always choose
The few whose names, well weighed, ye


write above
As laurel-w orthy do ye then refuse
Our hearts free right to honor whom VIC


love-


Rest regnant ia your reasonable choice,
The two ar three ye crown with cautious


care


Nor they. nor yo, need miss our wanting
Among the plaudits diling all the air.
The crowd will have Its god with robe and
To worship but Tor us. we must be hee
To follow when the stars seem pointing


down,


To love when souls seem full Of royalty.
tesmile because we cherish still throng
OF Students OF the hue, the form, the tone,
The verse. the stage, the romance, aud the


song.


Not lof deep reasous, but for love alone.
We DO not coidly wait till death shall place
The seal upon their works but here aud
We love them, as we see them face 10 face
Before them, warm in loyalty, we bow
Those whom we cherish may not all attain
A crown 80 bright that the whole world


can view
But IS II not diadem 10 ain,
The having been glory TO- a few
should one prove false to all our hope and


trust,


should one fair marble turn 10 common


clay,


Silent we lay the pail over the Dust
And from our temple bear our dead away
What Is one false among a thousand true
A thousand opening lives 80 well begun
" lie IL no hero, az you think, say you
Well, then, our faith shall help 10 make


him one.


Back judges, TO your work Of weighing


aluw,


The dead SO destine to Fame's court


above


But leave US free to wOrship here below
with faith aud hone the living whom W


love.
Year: 1873

One night during the present week Che
residents In a small alley In the vicinity
of Sixth and Blngaman streets. had their
sympathy aroused by bearing u little
girl crying, while sitting on . e,range
doorstep. The night was cold, and sev.
eral OF the Eeighbors congTegaled about
the child and took it In. The little girl
said that she had been driven away FROM
home by her mother and had been told
" to go off oat in tie county" The
little outesst Was taken care Of until the
next day, when the parent relented and
took her child home again. Tho little
girl Is now going to school as usual
Redding Eagle
Year: 1873

Going along the other day


l saw-how ever could she don Il p
A woman only nye ieet four,


Aud one foot six OF that wAs-bonDet
Her head had been tidy head


But for the big chignon upon Il:
Yet all was foiled, dishgured, spoiled,
Aud swamped BY said ehiguon and


bonnet


On Sunday last she went to church,


And took her book, as II TO con 1t
But all the time that she was there


She thought of little save her-bonuet
The parson took a winning text,


And tried to tix attention on it,
But all In vain, for nAught she cared.


Except "the end OF all the bonnet
et stay there is Just one thing more


] must include In this sad sonnet;
She sometimes thought Of women there
Who envied her her mortal bonnet.
The luckiess sermon, psalm and prayer
All went for nothing-out upon it =
For every other woman there


Was lost in hatred Of" fhGf bonnet N
That morn her husband was non est


His shirt neck had no button 1t;
For him she had no time to spare,


Intent alone upon her-bORatL
Now mark me well, whom It concerns,
And think ye humanity upon 1t;
How could ye make her such a guy"
By Recommending suoh bonnetf
Year: 1873

A prominent citizen Of the State, whose
liveliest sympathies have been enlisted
in behalf of our sufferers, proposes an
admirable plan to secure fund that will
be permanent until our present afflic-
tions are entirely removed. We will
comment upon it hereafter. The plan
is to obtain large number Of signers to
the approved form of subscription:


The subscribers hereunto do bind
themselves to pay to the Treasurer Of
the Howard Association, of the city Of
Memphis, i've dollars each, per week, to
be RENTED by each OF them without
further demand, every Sabbath day, to
the address of said Treasurer, for the
purpose Of creating certain and re-
liable charity fund for the poor, during
the pestilence now prevailing. They do
further bad themselves, and promise
that this contribution shall be continued
through the period Of tie present vista
tion of yellow fever and for two weeks
after it has been officially stated By the
Board OF Health that the disease has
disappeared from the city.
Year: 1873

The following notice has been sent 10
many city tax payers, and it is earnestly
to be desired that they will respond
promptly. The city is out of money and
unable to pay off fremen, policemen,
and other employees. We hope that de-
linquents will not take further Of the
leniency extended to them for sometime
past of sympathy:


The city being indebted to its en-
ployes for their wages for two months,
and there being no funds in the city
treasury wherewith to pay thOm, ear
restly request all parties indebted to the
city, who are able, to come forward and
pay up, thus enabling the city to pay its
employees, many of whose families are
sick and suffering, and the city not being
able to pay them, are compelled to ask
relief and assistance from the Relief and
Howard Associations.


FRED c. ScHAPER,


Acting.Tax Collector.
Year: 1873

A pure spirit has gone to its reward
above. Miss Matte Stephenson, one OF
the heroines of the pestilence mentioned
yesterday, died of the disease from
which she sought to save others, at 8
o clock this morning. Let her be buried
in some sweet sequeStered spot in Elm
wood, and at no distant day let pure
white shaft be erected in her memory,
to attest the gratitude of our people, for
whom she sacrificed her beautiful young
Year: 1873

he "This house for sail,' was what q
traveller saw nailed over door of a
humble dwelling in New Hampshire
He called the proprietor to the door,
and gravely inquired: q q.7a5 IS


"When is your house going to sail p
e when some fellow comes along that
can raise the wind,'' was the response
of the man, with sly twinkle of his
eye, and the traveller moved mournfully
Oh his way. -se.e etFe-
Year: 1873

crop is very Short so short that some
fields will have to be cut with sheep
shears if they are cut at all. Hay crop
is light, timothy meadows, especially
The potato-bug crop is light, with an in
creasing tendency to spread. .~cs


| hoped to be able to send you seve.
raj interesting local items by this time
but local items are scarce as hens teeth
in this neighborhood. \ may find few
items laying around loose in a few DAYS
the 4th of July is coming-and if so,
I'll send them up. Rustic