smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

BUSINESS DEPRESSION IN PHILADELPHIA
Says the Philadelphia correspondent of the
Commercial:


1t seems to be the belief that there is as
much real want and suffering in the city at
present as we have been of late used to as
| soclate with the Winter season. The NUM-
Der OF people out of employment is very
great and there is nothing to look forward
to Tor relief One hope after another gave
way, and at last it was believed the Ccntcn-
NAL would solve the problem But if the
truth must be told the Exposition las done
nothing at all for the city in a business
way. 1t has made us better known, given
us character among the cities, but it has
done nothing for trade, and even the classes
! coming presumably nearest the rush of
VlsltOrs-hotel keepers and the lille-Stand
better chance OF being ruined than they
90 OF being enriched. Not only was the
IKE never known, but coming as it does in
holiday season, of which other things We're
larry expected, it is an enigma is curious
as 1t Is PAINFUL To crown all, we have to
face Presidential canvass, and business is
known always to be depressed, under the
most favorable conditions, at sach times
Centennial enterprises have of course large
~ "wllted.' One Of the most assuming of
them, Operti's Garden, has recently struck
It's colors. First, the great band was
reduced IN size, and now it is entirely dis
pensed with, a little force of singers of the
minstrel persuasion, though in white faces.
giving the slowest kind of concerts to POO
or 300 people nightly. The riguant notice
IS made that there is "no advance in
prices " for this great attraction. As
against all the rest, however, the Lc&ycr
states there is about the usual amount of
business IN the shipyards. Not many new
vessels are building, but there is Il good
amount of repairing being done. and things
are brisk in that direction. 1t is good TO
know there is briskness somewhere; people
generally see very little of it.
Year: 1876

When Archimedes was asked if he
could find out whether the jewellers
had, in making the crown, kept back
some of the gold, and supplied its
weight with some other metal, the phil.
osopher was put to thinking and expert
menting; and one day he exclaimed,
with excited energy "Eureka Eure-
ka J" WI have found it have found
tlO


What had he found He had dis
covered that any solid body, put into a
vessel of water, displaces its own bulk
of water; and therefore Q, if the sides of
the vessel are high enough to prevent it
running over, the water will rise to q
certain height. He now got one ball of
gold and another of silver, each weigh
ing exactly the same as the crown. OF
course the balls we're not the same size,
because silver is lighter than gold, and
SO it takes more of it to make the same
weight. He first put the gold into q
basin of water, and marked on the side
of the vessel the height to which the
water rose. Next, taking out the gold,
he put in the silver ball, which, though
it weighed the same, yet, being larger,
made the water rise higher; and this
height he also marked. Lastly, he took
out the silver ball and put in the crown.
Now, II the crown had been pure gold,
the water would have risen only up to
the mark of the gold ball; but it rose
higher, and stood between the gold and
silver mark, showing that silver had
been mixed with it, making it more
bulky. This was the first attempt to
measure the specific gravity of different
substances.
Year: 1876

He stood on the corner, waiting for
car. He was dressed up to kill, and he
knew it. His hat shone like the head
light of locomotive. He had an UNI
brella in one hand and sachel and q
bouquet carefully wrapped in tissue
paper in the other. The car came along.
He did not hail it. He did not want it
to stop. He could get on it without put
ting the driver to that much trouble. Ho
had seen others do it, and knew Just how
itshould be done. The front platform was
crowded, but that made no difference to
him. He would show the passengers
standing upon it how to do the thing
gracefully. He stepped to the track,
took his umbrella, sachel, and bouquet
in one hand, and, as the car passed
him, grasped the brace on the front plat
form with the other. The car was going
at good rate of speed. His feet flew
into the air, and as he assumed the per-
pendicular he managed to get one of
them on the step. Then he shut his hat
up like an accordion against the stomach
of fat gentleman who was at that mo-
ment drawing in mouthful of smoke
from regalia, and who was, in conse-
quence, too full of indignation-and
smoke-for utterance. Then the
killer laid his sachel, bouquet, and
umbrella down upon the platform very
suddenly, and apparently without any
intention to do o on his part and then
he laiI Limstl If down upon them. This
was also done in an irresistible way.
At this moment the driver put the
brakes on very suddenly, and he rolled
over on his back. The man who was
behind him stepped on his stomach and
leaned over the dashboard-gazing in
tently at tho track, as though he saw
something there to attract his attention.
Then the passengers righted themselves,
and our hero gathered himself up and
went inside the car, amid suggestions
about "learning how to get on car, "
etc. But he only smiled sarcastically.
He knew what he was about. The next
time they saw passenger attempt to get
on Car he thought they would make
room for him. And the passengers, on
their part, made up their minds that the
next time he attempted the feat, they
would.
Year: 1876

The city man who goes into the coun-
try to spend the summer must make up
his mind to learn something of the
routine of rural life. A New York man
who is spending the hot weather season
with family in Danbury, says the
NeDs, was asked by the lady of the
house if he would take hen off the
nest, as it wanted to set and she didn't
want it to.


Certainly" said he, and Immediate
ly started out to the barn where the
hens were kept, to crush out the
maternal prospects of this particular
one.


He went straight for the nest to lift
her off, and reached out his hand for
that purpose, but Immediately drew it
back again and tucked it up under the
other arm, and squeezed it little, while
he drew up his lips as if about to
whistle something. Then he stood
there and stared at the hen, and she
lifted up her head and stared back at
him, winking her eyes with singular
velocity" ~. #.... "a


sect off, won't you 2" said he, after
pause.


She made no response. He drew out
his hand and looked at red spot on
one of the knuckles, and then put the
knuckle in his mouth to cool it, looking
all the while at the hen, and wondering
how on earth she moved SO quickly. The
longer he eyed her, the less inclined
he felt to touch her, and finally he
climbed up post to a beam which ran
over the nest, and working his way out
till he got just above the hen, took off
his hat and shook it at her and advised
her to "get." But she only looked up
at him one eye at time, and clucked
ominously. He told her if she didn't
leave, he'd come down there and kick
her through the barn, but Immediately
gave up the bloodthirsty design when
he reflected that it was a dumb animal
and couldn't reason like human being.


Then he happened to think of his
pants, which were white linen, and
rubbed his fingers on the beam to find
them full of black dust, which led him to
work his body around to look at his
pants, and while making this very natu-
raj move he suddenly slipped, made a
plunge to renew his hold, shrieked for
help, slipped again, and then came
down on the top of the hen and the nest,
smashing them both to the floor, up
setting barrel, and filing the air with
dust, feathers, hen noises and shrieks.


When the family reached the barn
the unfortunate man, looking something
like circus poster on legs, had got on
his feet, and was turning round and
rubbing his head in an distracted man
ner, and every time he turned, an
omelette on white linen base came to
view, while the hen stood up in the
furthest corner on one leg, with look
of mingled astonishment and reproach
upon her countenance. After few
minutes of industrious application with
a chip, the gentleman was escorted into
the house, where his head was batbed
with spirits and his comforts generally
attended to. a.t
Year: 1876

A matchmaker of New Castle has in
vented piece of ingenious mechanism,
which is thus described 1t consists of
a set of gold studs, in one of which is
miniature watch, which keeps excellent
time. The combined weight of the two
studs and the watch, which are all con
nected together, is one ounce and a
half. The face of the watch is about the
size of silver three cent piece, and with
it's surroundings of gold, looks much
like a small compass. When the watch
and studs are on shirt front they are
about two inches apart, and by turning
the upper one Tin the same manner that
stem-winding watch is wound) the
timepiece is wound. In setting the
hands the lower stud is revolved. The
most remarkable thing about the time
piece is that it is not like ordinary
watches, but has pendulum resembling
that of clock. The pendulum will
move correctly in whatever position the
watch is placed-even Wien 4 is re-
versed and run at the top instead of the
bottom.
Year: 1876

The rattle of the lawn mower is heard
in the land, but citizen of Detroit, ac-
cording to the Free Press, when hard
ware man asked hin if he didn't want a
mower, replied:


"No, sir, 1 don't. There's nothing
like good sharp scythe to cut grass.
You can sell your new tangled notions to
such as want them"


He went home with O scythe one fore
noon. The grass was in fine condition
and he never felt better in his life. He
threw off his coat, whistled like the
farmer who surveys the dewy meadow
and then went in. The grass fell in
showers for about minute and then
waited while the scythe cut the pen
stock hose in two. The wife and son
came out and denied leaving the hose
there, and after some hard words the
mower cut a new swath. It wasn't a
very long one, owing to the fact that the
point of the scythe entered q cherry
tree. Some boys leaned over the fence
and asked who cut the favorite cherry
tree, but there was no reply. After pull
ing and tugging for awhile the scythe
was oAuuCGcu, huu bu6 .udu CIOSSou W
the other side of the yard and cut a
swath along the fence. There were only
eightyfour pickets in the fence. That's
the reason the scythe didn't chip into
any more. It was beautiful swath,
however, and it encouraged the mower
renewed exertions, 1t wasn't long
before he turned up three bottles, four
oyster cans, coil of wire, five or six
clothespins and lot of rag carpet
When he struck an old stove cover he
leaned against the house to sharpen up.
The second pass he made he sharpened
up his thumb. The third pass passed
the scythe over into the back yard,
where it cut three lines out of the clothes
reel and nearly stabbed the hired girl in
the heel.


Nevertheless" explained the citi-
zen, as he stood at his gate with his
thumb rolled up in the largest part of
an old shirt, 81 claim that scythe has
many advantages over a lot of cog
wheels and handles. I have ridden up
and down on the street cars so long that
I am little out of practice.
Year: 1876

A London correspondent, writing of
the many curious animals presented to
the Prince of Wales during his trip
through India, and brought home by
him in the Scraps, says that though a
considerable number of the animals have
found temporary home at the Zoologi-
cal Gardens, London, where they are be-
ing inspected by the public, number
of them have been forwarded to the
royal residence in Norfolk. The gem of
the collection is the elegantly formed
gazelle, which rejoices in the name of
Lalla Rookh. She is very tame, and
fits about the house of Mr.. jackson with
as much freedom as if she were mem
Der of the family. The collection has
Just received an interesting addition, q
COW of the buffalo species having had a
calf. Both mother and offspring ap-
peared to be doing well. In paddock
beyond the gas worksare three Brahmin
COWS grazing contentedly. Originally
they had with them bull of the same
breed, but unfortunately he died on the
passage. They have the well known
hump on the top of the shoulders, and
are scarcely more than half the size of an
ordinary English COW. They possess
sleek coats of a white gray, with long,
thin, white tails tipped with a tuft of
black curly hair. They are by no means
in bad condition, considering the long
sea voyage they have had. They are
very tame, although they manifest a
playful disposition to run at anybody
who goes near them. At the Royal
News is pair of beautiful hill ponies
from Nepaul. They are not more than
fourteen hands high, and are brown,
with dark names. One of them, which
the Prince of Wales rode on some of his
hunting expeditions, has an enormous
name, as well as very heavy forelock.
In the adjoining box are two animals,
larger end of stouter build, one of them
beautifully marked. In another is a
pair of diminutive ponies, scarcely more
than three feet high, and with short and
frizzed names. In the deer shed are
two wild boars, and two hog deer. Near
the head keepers house, and in a shed
by itself, is the fine Samur buck which
came over in the Jumna; and in an ad-
joing shed is another of the peculiar
looking little animals of the deer species
called the hog deer. 1t is not higher
than an ordinary pig, whilst its gait and
manners somewhat resemble the animal
after which it is named. There are four
brace of dogs, singular looking crea-
lures, some of them being hairless, and
of dark lead color.
Year: 1876

The annual report of the Massachu-
setts labor bureau contains some sugges-
tive facts as to the relation of rent and
other costs of living to the wages of the
working classes. While in the cities
the daily wages of male workmen may
be nearly averaged at So, throughout the
State they do not exceed $1.33. The
rental paid on total average is be-
tween fourth and a fifth of the in
come, but almost twice as high rent is
paid in Boston as in some of the rural
towns; and while in general twenty
three per cent. of the male workmen
are house owners, in Boston this is only
the case with nine per cent. But in
Westfeld and Springfield there is the
highest average cost of living. A Gu
rious circumstance shown by the re-
turns is that where the head Of the fami-
ly works alone and his wife and children
receive no wages, he earns more than
when either wife or children are at
work; and that when he is thus assisted
by both wife and children he earns the
least,
Year: 1876

This is one of the best digesters;
there is no tonic known equal to it, as
it is of the kind calculated to promote
hilarity and good feeling generally.
Most parents are prone to prohibit their
children from laughing and talking at
the table; it is unphysiological; it is q
cruelty. Joyousness promotes the cir
culation of the blood, enlivens it, in
vigorates it, sends it tingling to the re-
motest part of the system, carrying with
it animation, vigor ard life. The louder
the little ones laugh tho better; the
faster they talk the better, for then they
eat less in given time, consequently
chew their food more thoroughly.
Year: 1876

Jesus thy saints have waited long
For rended sky and wrath divine,
When thou shalt come with angel throng,
and in the pomp of glory shine;
But holier than such cloudy throne
Thy watch and walk beside the sea, .s.
When midnight's stars in beauty shone


On the still waves Of Gslilee.
The ministers of pride and power


Have wrought change in human things,
And seen, in some propitious hour,
Thy kingdom patronized by kings,
But nearer to thy heart was laid


The humber learner at thy knee,
Drinking the gracious words that made


The night divine on Galilee.
Grandly the skill of art may show


In pictured wall aud chanted hymn, ..
Where high barbsric windows throw


Strange light into the chancel dim;
A scene of simpler art was thine


The song of maidens by the sea,
And fishers nets in bended line


Along the shore of Galilee.
The foxes find sure retreat


In holes upon the mountains bresst,
Where the green olive branches meet


The birds have built their sheltered nest ;
The COWS and sheep, since night began,


Homeward from wood and wild have sped,
Aud left them to the Son of Man,


Who has not where to lay his head.
Oh, Christ whatever men may say,


They, not thyself, in pride have grown
And let them not expect the day


When they shall see thee on a throne,
Nor look for wonder and for sign,


But thy full soul of life to see
In eyes whose light of love divine


Outglesms the stars on Galilee.
Year: 1876

In the present century two sultans
were murdered after being deposed; and
Of the ten sultans of the seventeenth
century six lost their throne by violence,
and three of them were strangled.
Year: 1876

The Osceola Outline discusses the
basis Of representation that ought
to he observed in the calling of the
Senatorial convention, and very
emphatically says that it is of the
opinion that the call should be based
upon the population. We have
been of the same opinion in regard
to calling ull bodies of this charac-
ter for some time past, but VIC con-
fcss that an examination of the sub
jcct more closely reveals, as We
shall show, a morecquitable system,
viz: that of basing the number of
delegates upon the number of Re-
publican votes cast at some general
election. The representation which
we wish to secure in a convention
is not representation Of The pop-
1lo,ioa, nor Of the aggregate vote of
the county but representation of
the Republican roteyy of the county.
The only manifestation of the num-
bcr of Republican voters in coun-
ty. is the number that 90 to the
polls and deposit their ballots. IF
there are any others in a county
we have no way of finding them out
except by common report or opin-
ion OF certain persons, which of
course, cannot be any safe or sat
isfactory criterion to go by. This
position we presume will not be
questioned as to it's justice or fair
ness, for we do not wish to send
men to a convention to represent
Democratic voters unless it be a
Democratic Convention. Republi-
cans alone arc to be represented


there, and if We base the call upon
the population or upon the whole
number of votes cast, We fail to Sc
cure just representation. A call
based upon this plan will give the
senatorial convention the following
delegates, taking $50 as a basis:
Year: 1876

ulation than the Upper Peninsula.
Now suppose We desire to give each
representation according to the
number of Republican voters in
each section. Taking rs basis
one delegate to each 200 voters
we have the following result ms
shown in the last election for Gov.
crnor of the State:
Year: 1876

= 1t will be seen FROM the above
that this basis does not help Man.
. istee county any and therefore the
plan cannot be looked upon as one
proposed through any selfish motive
whatever, but VIC recommend it with
sincerity, believing it to be the on
" just and logical method of ap-
pointing delegates to political con-
vcntions. 1t is truc,'it seems to
give Oceana county an advantage
which she never before possessed,
by almost doubling her usual num-
her Of delegates, ..but if there be
twice az many Republicans in that
eemnty a. there is in this aud other
countless" we do not see where there
eau be any injustice in the plan.
1t is Republican representation that
we are after and we think this plan
secures it more thoroughly than any
other that has been proposed.


CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATION.


The same rule as laid down above
ought to be applied to the calling
of the Congressional Convention.
At the last state election the Upper
Peninsula cast 5,r20 Republican
votes for Governor, and the Lower
Peninsula 1858. The Lower Pen
in ,ula also has a much larger pop
Year: 1876

Much has been said and written upon
the economics Of living. II people derive
no advantage from the general depres-
sion in the price Of the necessaries Of life
It's certainly not for want Of statistics,
for these have been and are still being
spread in elaborate comparison over the
colums Of the public journals both me-
tropolitan and provincial. When we re-
member that food, shelter and clothing
are topics which command universal at
tention, It is something wonderful that
the average American citizen cannot be
brought to contemplate them from some
practical stand point which will enable
him to profit substantially from the facts
and figures which every man and woman
delights in discussing, Ilis only certain
that, with few exceptions, American
housekeepers do not succeed in salts
factory solution Of the great problem OF
living upon stated sum 80 as to lay by
something which in time will obviate the
necessity for continuous grinding labor.


In 1873 prices on nearly all articles Of
family consumption had reached the max
imum price owing to the period of iinan-
cial prosperity which followed the war,
but since the panic which occurred in
autumn OF that year prices have gradu'
ally tended downward, so that in three
years the reduction in the wholesale price
offamily necessities in 1876, is from 25 to
33t per cent lower on an average than in
1873 before the panic.


On examination Of comparative tables
published in the leading journals OF the
East for the year 1873 and 1876 We find
- -. Ia a al olna ~ ,vhnIn eala
Year: 1876

A desire has been expressed by the


Democrats generally that all reports Of
the investigating committees be made
BY Tuesday next, in order Il possible to
adjourn at the end Of next week. Several
Year: 1876

LOST WOMEN.-We commend the fol-
lowing thoughts to the public: "Has
it ever occurred to you what a COM
mentary upon our civilization are those
lost women, and the attitude of society
toward them? A little child strays
from her home enclosure, and the whole
ommunity is on the alert to find the
wanderer and restore it to its mothers
arms. What rejoicings when it is
found, what fearful sympathy, what
heartiness of congratulations There
are no harsh comments upon tired feet,
be they ever so miry. No reprimand
for the sOiled and torn garments, no
lack of kisses for the tear-stained face.
But let the child grow into womanhOOd;
let her be led from it by the scourge of
want; what happens 3? Do Christian
men and women go in quest of her?
Do they provide all possible help for her
return, or, if she returns of her own no.
tion, do they receive her with such
kindness and delicacy as to secure her
against wandering? Far from it! At
the first step she is denounced as lost
Lost echo friends and relatives-we
disown you; don't ever come to disgrace
us. Lost says society, indifferently.
How bad these girls are And lOst-ir-
retrieYably lOst-is the prompt verdict
of conventional morality, while one aud
all unite in boiling every door between
her and morality. All will not those
lost ones be required at our hands here
after ?"
Year: 1876

BE KIND TO THE AGED. Age, when
whitening for the tomb, is worthy OBJ
Ject of reverence. The passions have
ceased-hOpes of self have ceased. The
old linger with the yOung-and oh, how
careful should the young be to reward
them with tender affection aud with the
warmest love, to diminish the chill of
ebbing life. The Spartans looked on
reverential respect for old age as beau
tiful trait of character. Be kind to those
who are in the autumn of life, for you
know not what suffering they may have
endured, nor how much of it may still
be their portion. Do they seem unTea-
sOnably to find fault or murmur? AL
low not your anger to kindle against
them; rebuke them not, for doubtless
many have been the crosses and trials
of earlier years, and perhaps their dis
positions, while in the springtime of
life, were less flexible than your own.
Do they require aid? Then render it
cheerfully. Forget not that the time
may come when you may desire the
same assistance from others that you
render to them. Do all that is needful
for the old, and do it with alacrity, and
think not hard if much is required at
your hands, lest when age sets its seal
upon your brow, and fills your limbs
with trembling, others may wait un-
willing, and feel relieved when the cOf-
fin has covered you forever.