smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

NEVER look over another person, when
he is writing letter, or reading that
which does not concern you.


Never enter anOther's room abruptly.
Have you special business? Knock
gently at the door, or ask permission to
enter.


Never select the best articles of food
at the table. Wait till you are helped.
Be modest, polite, temperate.


Never ask trifling or foolish questions,
or inquire about things with which you
are already familiar. GA FOOLS voice is
known by multitude of words"


Never speak unless you have some
thing to say" think twice before you
speak once" "In the multitude of
words there wanteth not sin, but he that
refraineth his lips is wise" prov. X. 49,


Never dissemble, feign yourself sick
or asleep, or unwell, to avoid correction
or some other unpleasant thing. This
is species of lying for which the Lord
will not hold you guiltless. keep thy
tongue from evil and thy lips from
speaking guile" "Put away from thee
forward mouth, and perverse lips put
far from thee.' Lying lips are an
abomination to the Lord"


Never be glad or rejoice at another's
calamity or misfortune, even though he
be your enemy. "He that is glad at
calamities shall not be unpunished."
If thine enemy hunger feed him; if he
thirst give him drink; for so doing thou
shalt heap Goals of fire on his head" "Be
not overcome with evil, but overcome
evil with good"


Never mock or ridicule the poor, the
infirm or the a ged. "He that mocketh
the poor reproacheth his Maker" "Bet-
ter is the poor that walketh in his integ-
rity than he that Is perverse in his lips
and is a fool" prov. xix ~
Never set up your own will in opposi.
ton to your parents or teachers. Sub
NIT to them calmly, sweetly, cheerfully.
Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft
and stubbornness is as iniquity and idol
airy"


When addressed by your parents or
superiors give immediate attention.


Be kind and gentle to all, to your
brothers and sisters invariably.
When a favor Is conferred always ex-
press your gratitude politely to the per-
son who bestows it.-Erchange.
Year: 1875

A PoTTsvILLE (Pa.) paper gives an &C
count of an extraordinary scene at
funeral near that place. An old man
named Burke was killed at Scranton,
and his body was taken to fremont by
his two sons for interment, as Burke had
lot in cemetery there and son
buried in it. The funeral cortege ar
rived, and found grave dug The cof
fin had been lowered into it, when the
Rev. Father Cox appeared on the scene
and ordered the body to be lifted out. A
certificate OF death by reverend father
of Scranton was demanded before the
funeral could go on, and the reverend
gentleman asked to be shown the stakes
marking the lot. One of the sons of the
deceased suggested that the stakes had
probably been pulled up, and said: 1" If
it isn't all right stake me out lot and
I'll pay you for it," The reply was: l
don't want any argument with a puppy
like you" Then tall, brawny fellow
broke in and said: "We've brought the
body 14O miles to bury it here, and here
we will bury it." The reverend gentle
man asked the last speaker name,
and at the same time struck him in the
face; then, stepping back, came near
falling into the open grave. The man
who was struck handled his pistol, and a
son of the deceased grabbed the holy
man by the throat, saying: You're a
| prettv hip man but not hip enough to
lick me-"


The coats went off the Scranton funer-
al party, and all were ready for action.
The clergyman finally broke away from
young Burke, and, drawing pistol, said
he was prepared for such party. All
the pistols in the crowd were now drawn
against him. He was outnumbered, and
the body of old Burke was buried under
the muzzles of dozen pistols. All
which was very much out of order at
| Christian burial.
Year: 1875

"GREAT INCONVENIENCE AND SACRI-
FIcE."-The following from The Democrat
of last week we insert so that it may have
the benefit of our larger circulation:


"No man in Cecil county did better SER
vice for the Democratic party during the
campaign just ended than the Hon. John
NJ. Miller Mr.. Miller's manner of putting
facts before the people is admirable, and
his familiarity with the finances of Mary
land gave him vantage-ground of which
he was apt to avail himself. 1t
gives US pleasure to make this acknowledge
ment of Col. Miller's services, for he was
not himself a candidate and took the stump
at great Inconvenience and sacrifice


We believe Col. Miller holds one of the
two or three superfuous cerkships in Wool
ford's office, which have been created dur.
ing Ring rule.


Now, that there is to be "reform within
the party" we presume that the axe will
fall first at the Comptroller's office, and
that the clerical force of that department
will be reduced to the number and at the
salaries of ante-war times. Woolford has
relatives enough to fill all the places which
will remain, and we fear that Col. Miller
will be left out in the cold, notwithstand-
ing his familiarity with finance


In this connection we are gratified to
find the following among the recent foreign
news:


"The Khedive of Egypt has applied to
England for two financiers to undertake
the control of the Egyptian finances, and
promises the fullest information ON the sub
ject to the Great Powers


Here is the very place for Col. Miller.
His "admirable manner of putting facts "
and "his familiarity with finance" will
both have full scope. The man whose
"admirable manner of putting facts " can
cover up Woolford financering is just
what the Khedive now requires. Like
Woolford, he is getting his treasury more
and more in debt every year and he needs
some man who will make European capi-
talists believe that every thing is lovely.
Year: 1875

We are promised an unusual number of
open houses the coming Winter. Among
the more noted and most talked about is
that of the new Russian Minister. From
the days of Bodisco down to the vivacious
Catacazy, the Russian legation in Washing
ton has been famous for it's hospitality.
The memory of right jolly past comes
up upon sigh at the mention of old Cat.
There never will be such days as those gone
by. The Catfish war, with all the collat-
eral circumstances, was one of the funniest
ever known in diplomatic annals. The
way old Cat. devoted his days to war on
Fish and his nights to games of poker,
with which be had become infatuated, can
never be forgotten. And what central
figure was Madame Catacazy, that magnifi-
cent woman! as the late Charles Sumner
called her in moments of enth usiasm.
Year: 1875

If we are to judge by the demand for
rooms in hotels and boarding houses, to
say nothing of the search for houses, we
are to have an unusually lively social time
in Washington this Winter. Why it should
be so is more than can answer. The hard
times get harder, and the currency neces-
sary to such season is scarcer than ever,
and since the failure of the inhationists in
Ohio, the prospect, in a financial point of
view, is anything but promising. 1t is
suggested to the Administration the pro-
priety of putting their paper money mills
in operation and paying for our season in
Washington, but as this would give the
Constitution fearful wrench, it is feared
it would resurrect Andy johnson.
Year: 1875

Too MUCH LAND.-Do our farm. CTS ever take it into consideration that one-third of the money they have invested in land is worse than useless? Such is the fact. We venture the assertion, pays fully one-half of the taxable land that no revenue to the owner. Our farmers own too much land-- or, at least, cultivate too little of what they own. Ten acres of timbered land is amply sufficient for one hundred and ninety acres of cultivated land, and this useless surplus is only idle money, but it is being gradually absorbed year by year in the payment of taxes. Much better would it be, indeed, If our country was divided into small, well-tilled farms, such as we see in the Eastern and some of the Northern States. Small farms are more productive, less trouble to the owner, and yield a far greater revenue than larger ones. Remember this and try and dispose of your unproductive land to those who will canse har- vest fields to bloom where now stand useless forests and earth covered with the wreck of centu- ries.-Spencer Journal.
Year: 1875

Farming is an art which can

 best be acquired by practical ex-

 perience. Mere theories have no cash value whatever. In farming,

 "he that by the blow would tknve,

 must either hold the blow or drive" There is now an ever in creasing demand for educated far mers that is, for those whose hands are educated as well as their heads, so that they can give practical direction to their thoughts. There is demand in the west for dairymen, who, by reason of their practical expert encg are competent to superin- tend and successfully conduct 8 cheese or butter factory.

 There is a constant demand for men who can tell you what the cost will be of the necessary buildings, and what-all things considered-a pound of butter and cheese will cost. It is for lack of positive information, that capital is not expended more freely in en- terpriscs of this character. It is lack of accurate knowledge that keeps us in the background; we shall remain there until we take new departure. If any one of us is asked the simple question, "What does a pound of beef, pork, butter or cheese cost?" we are dumbfounded. We have never yet fully realized the importance of building upon facts. We have builded upon sandy theories and trusted to luck. There is cash value in accurate knowledge-or, in other words, the kind we want, and stand in most need offs to be derived from the application of science to practical agriculture. If each of our agricultural colleges will begin and carry through one accurate experiment relating to any branch of practical agricul- ture, so that, when examined crit lcally, it can be said all the ele- ments upon which to form a udg ment have been considered and noted, it will mark an era in the progress of this great occupation. Such experiments, conducted un- der the observation of the stu dents, will make a lasting i'm pression, and show them the value of accurate knowledge.
Year: 1875

Especially v assorted for Scrap Book Illustrations and Drawing Class Copies.

 A large collection of pictures of different sizes and on almost every conceivable subject have been put up in an attractive envelope and are now offered at price intended to make them popular in ever sense.

 Envelope No. |, containing 5O beautiful engravings, is now ready, and will be sent postage paid, to any address for ONE DOLLAR. A lib1 eral discount to agents and teacherss
Year: 1875

state. They were once held as slaves, without rights. They have been made freemen. See to it, now, that in Sour heart of hearts, as we'll as in the constitu- tion of your state and country, that these poor, humble men, with very little in this world, and who are struggling to elevate them selves, shall be tried by the same laws, shall have the same rights, shall stand in all respects the same, with the white men of the world-that everywhere the black men of your great state shall feel as safe as do the white men of your state. In my judgment, we want to run through this state, and through all the Southern states this truth-we want our people north and south, to under stand it-that all American citi- zens are to have equal rights, in fact as we'll as in name. Then, I shall hope, will pass away those suspicions-every- thing that can, by any possibility, do you injustice; and good men and women, with open bibles and pended knees, will invoke the blessings of God upon you and upon your generous acts.

 Gentlemen, we have a great deal to do in this country to build it up. We have a great deal to do in every way, and every body can do something; and the great thing for you and for me to do is to cultivate loving hearts toward all our countrymen of every race, to feel all the time sensitive of their rights, and to demand, at all times, the same rights for all men, no matter what blood cours- es through their veins, no matter where they were born. Let us see, gentlemen, to-day, that they have accorded to them all these rights. And when those days come, whether one political party or the other shall have the land, and administer the government for the time being, all men will feel secure in their rights, and men will Idevide not upon the line of race or section, but upon ideas, principles, great public measures, and the country will be safe.

 Gentlemen, l thank you for this call. l thank you tor the manner in which you have welcomed me here. I shall go back to my home-to my distant home in the east-and I shall carry back with me, as l brought with me, the same respect, the same regard, for the right of men who live here on the banks of your great river, as for all the men who live on the shores of my own loved New England. And I shall feel on returning to my home, grati- fed to know that we are making progress in the country in the right direction, and the belief that in few years this nation will be what it ought to be-the great, united, christian nation of the globe, and that we shall lead the world-as we ought to lead it forward and upward toward the sky. [Warm applause. IL. R. Evening Star.
Year: 1875

THE DEMOCRAT is thoroughly in-

 dependent in it's course, under no

 pledge or covenant to support the

 schemes or fortunes of any man or set of men, always having at heart first, the good of the people of Pope county, and of the state of Arkan sas. It claims no right to lead or direct in politics, or any other sphere; but it does claim the right, and will fcarlessly and at all times assert it, to speak its own opinions, or all matters coming within the scope of its duty us an independent journal. Whatever prominence it maintains in the affairs of this county or State, will be voluntarily accorded by the people who support it. In short tlie DEMOCRAT wishes to be judged solely upon its own merits as q local and state newspas per, having for 1t. chief object the dissemination of the news of the day with such comments upon current topics as seem appropriate and are conscientiotisly entertained by its management. 1t will heartily sup port all movements, political or otherwise, which promise to ftir. thur, and unhesitatingly oppose those which would jeopardize, the interests of the people. In every department 1t will be as enterprise ing as it's patronage will justify Sensible men will approve the busi- ness management that limits expen- diture to the bounds of income; on- ly fools or enemies expect degree of excellence in all points that can alone be attained by the possession of resources and income.
Year: 1875

All bills with our advertisers are to be settled at the end of every month. without fail, and advertisements not settled for at that time will be discontinued, without no tice, unless special arrangements are made
Year: 1875

A young fellow in San Francisco
suddenly snatchcd kiss from q lady
friend, and excused his conduct by
saying that it was sort of tcmporary y
insanity that now and then came
upon him. When he arose to take
his leave the plying damsol said to
him, ,"lf you ever feel any moro such


fits coming on, you had better comc
right hero where your infi,mity is
known, ard VIC Will take care Of you
Year: 1875

y Canadian murderer wanted
them to put off the day OF execution,
owing to his being afflicted with the
,toothache but the sheriff said he'd


got to 60 to mill next day, and he


couldn't possibly accommodate the


r~jenucr
Year: 1875

4 clear appreciation of the nature


and use of paper money, which can
not be too much insisted upon is ex-


pressed in the following passage from
BIackrooFS Hagazi1c Whatever
be its theoretical position towards
coin, paper money is particularly
handy; and if we could only remain
in ignorance of the fact that, possibly,
it may lose its assumed value and be


worth nothing we all should be in


cHned to look upon it with q tender


ness absolutely parallel to that which


we accord to the brightest sovereigns.


Unlnckily however for our trusting
tOndness, it does sometimes happen
that bank notes deceive us, that they
are not really convertible into the
metal which they claim to represent,
and then We mourn and say it Is a
great shame. Our fathers did so,
doubtless, in 1913, when the one
pound notes of the bank Of England
fell to As. ID; and our various con
tinental neighbors have had, and have,
frequent opportunities of conceIylng
the same sentiment. Whatever be


the cunningness of bank acts, they do
not suffice in any land. to constantly
maintain the price OF this sort Of cur
rencv. All that the cleverest govern
ments can do is to lay down rules
which work well in quiet times; for
the whole world knows, by personal
experience, that no rules whatever can
be relied on to keep bank notes at par
in days of crisis. But, as days of cri-


sis are not frequent, We run the risk
of them, and from old habit and il
difference, forget that all paper money
is q sham-an excessively meritorious
sham, but none the less a sham. H.
wants but really to be considerably
more perfect than the metals whose
place it takes and it IS quite compre-
hensible that, Notwithstanding It's one
defect, it should have spread all over
the earth, since Marco Polo first dis
covered it in China over six centuries
ago. 1t weighs nothing, it costs moth
ing, and if it is lost, nothing is really
lost. Of course the loser loses by his
loss, but as the issuer gains an exact
equivalent by the suppression of his


liability, the loss is merely individual,
not general; whereas, if a sovereign
drops into a chink, the entire nation
is twenty shiIIings poorer. These are
immense qualities to possess, and it is
indeed deplorabie to be obliged, after
enumerating them with hearty ad-
miration, to come back again to what
we said Just now, and to repeat once
more that paper money is a sham 1t
is, however, currency which means
that it has the capacity Of being cur
rent; and so long as it retains that ca
pacitY unimpaired, it certainly merits
to be regarded, with tea, gunpOwder,
and the compass, among the most
admirable of the many inventions
which we owe to the Chinese
Year: 1875

Hoes WANT SULruUR.- Whether
hogs want sulphur as an essential to
their health or whether il Is sought
by them as condiment, may not be
discovered. But one thing is true, thew
devour it with greed wherever il is to
be found. 1t IS for this purpose, pro
baby, that they can eat large QUAINT.
ties of soft coal, which contains a larre
amount Of sulphur during the winter
when they require q good deal Of ear.
bon. But in summer it Is best to feed
them on substances which contain less
carbon on account OF the best tbinrs
for this purpose, and some of il sbouTJ
be sown IN every pasture into which
hogs are turned. If hogs are kent IN
pens, il is well to supply them with
the wild mustard that grows in The
fields OF highways, or 10 cultivate
some OF the better varieties for tbar
They will eat its leaves, It's tloweTs,
seeds and stalks.
Year: 1875

Yesterday morning after the Silver
City stage got on top of the hill about
a mile and a half from the river 1t
was stopped by highwaymen and
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S treasure box
and the mail sacks demanded. The
circumstances were not known here
until II O'Clock, seven hours and a
half after the robbery. Charley Dow
ney was the driver and had only one
passenger, John Lemp's brother. He
was ordered to drive on and the first
place lie reached was the 16 mile house
the old Record place. Here Charley
asked Il. f. Young, Of Boise Valley I;
who was at the station, engaged III
unloading and moving away baIed
hay, if he was going to town. lie
told him he was when he got his hay
unloaded. lie then asked Young to
90 to the Stage Office and tell them
that he had met three highwaymen
near Boise City and they had deman-
ded and taken Wells, Fargo IL Co.'s
treasure box also his mail. Young
says that be understood DOwney TO
say that the men We're disguised III
blankets and had double barrel shot
guns. But Downey had his horses
hitched up and was ready to start
when he told the circumstance to
Young, who was at work at his hay
and he did not get any further par
ticulars As soon as the news came
here, Mr.. Morris, Superintendent Of
the n. w. 5. Company, and agent OF
w. +. & Co, left with Fred Him,
the Umatilla driver, and visited the
place where the robbery was commit
ted. They found the treasure box
and mail sacks close by the side o. the
road, about a mile and half from
the top of the hill, or two miles from
the stage office in Boise City. The
staple was broken off the box clean
and handsomely, probably with a
hatchet or hamer. The box was rlttled
of all the express matter and treasure,
about $4,000, mostly in bullion and
gold dust. The mail sacks were cut
open from the top side as they lay
down, and had been gone through.
The appearance showed that it was by
an old hand who knew what to take
that was valuable. The stage left
here at 3 80 in the morning and the
robbery was committed within half
an hour, by t o'clock at the fwthest.


1t rained heavy after this and obi
terated the tracks of the robbers and
the long time that elapsed before the
circumstance was known in this city
gave ample time for the robbers TO
hide their booty and get back to this
city and mix up with the people as if
nothing had occurred, provided they
were from this place. Suspicion, how
ever, is not placed on any body here,
and it is possible that the robbers will
soon be found making their way oil
on some of the public throughtares.
a warrant has been placed in Deputy
SherifPs Races hands and he has yisi-
ted the place of the robbery and is en-
the alert for their arrest. Other steps
have also been taken; for their detec-
ton. Had Mr.. Lemp got out of the
stage as soon as he got a reasonable
distance from the place where the rob-
berry was committed, and come back
to town and given the news it is pro-
bable that the robbers would have
been caught before they got far away
from the place.-B0j&e Statesman.
Year: 1875

TINE AND ErERNITY.-Each moment
Of time is one Of the successive and
separate letters Of the alphabet, which
go to make up the great book Of eter-
nifty. And eternity being the sum of
all moments, and therefore the resi-
dence or locality Of God in the higher
sense, We are thus learning the letters
OF that book in which will be written
out all truths and destinies for our
selves. To. lose a moment by being
out OF harmony with the facts and re.
QUESTIONS Of the moments to lose a let
ter out OF the great book.-Selected.
Year: 1875

81 LIVED with him nineteen years" says
an Indiana applicant FOR divorce, "and al
he ever boaght me was a bunch of hair pins
and tooth brush You can see by this
what a hard time she had to keep well
dressed
Year: 1875

No solution of the mystery in re-
gard to the present whereabouts oi
William NJ. Tweed was obtained
yesterday, notwithstanding the con
tinued and united efforts OF both
the police authorities and the Sher-
iffs officials. That the fight of the
ex-"Boss" was most deliberately
planned and carried out with ex-
ceedipg skill the long time that has
elasped without his beng recap
tured fully testiies to. He has now
been at large over seven days, and
the large reward already offered of
$4,000, with q promise of an in
crease of this amount to $4,000,
has had no effect as yet in discover
ing to the authorities the actual
place of his concealment. This
shows that the affection felt for the
fallen chieftain by his adherents
and former bene6ciaries is still
stronger than the power of money.
For large as is the reward offered
for information as to his where
abouts and other particulars which
may lead to his arrest, no one has


yet been found bold enough to
come forward and impart this
knowledge. 1t is said in this CON
neetion that those who were made


participant in the plan of fight are


deferred from telling what they
know of the transaction by fear Of