smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

ing; then hugged IL to her bosom with
great content; then laying II down she
threw her arms around her father and
said: &c do love you so, dear fatherl"
From that moment Snip never heard an
other hiss. Something came into his
heart then that had never been there be-
fore, something of love and tenderness
already new light of feeling was in his
face. All, hal so this is what comes of
"nonsense," is it9 What a Christmas
morn was thatl Shout, happy children;
ring, merry bells shine as bright as you
will, gracious Christmas sun; through all
your journeying from your far-coming to
your far-going you will not shine upon
happier child than Maggie Snipstitchet.
1t is another face looking from the win
dow to-day--a smiling face with a dolls
face close beside And to Mag and her
mother, and to Snip, too, the world is a
changed world, full of pleasantness and
good cheer; all because Of a little non
sense. But have not told you all. A
big basket was brought, and they went
quite wild with the unpackingof so many
goodies; but chief of all did Snip hold
up in triumph fine, fat goose.


"There," said he "that is for dinner"
This gave Mrs. Snip quite n start, for she





goose was cooked before. While she was
busy with that, Mag was handing up
green boughs and holly branches with
scarlet berries, while her father hung
them all about, until she thought the little
plain room like fairy land. Snip never
went near the shop, only to look in once !;
shook his fist at his innocent goose and
said "I'll get the better of you; another
goose than you will hiss before night"
He actually dressed in his Sunday clothes
and took Maggie a long walk in the clear
air, and told her about once when he
was little boy" Her heart was so light
her feet would not stay on the ground at
all, but kept skipping and dancing all the
time. Finally all the running to the oven
and the watching and fearing was over
the goose was done, all nicely brown, and
dinner was ready. just as they were GO
ing to sit down, Snip drew his wife and
Maggie to him, and there were tears in
all their eyes as he said: I" After all
guess nonsense is the best thing, and here
after we will see what Christmas can do
for u.s." and Mrs. Snipstitchet said fer
vently:


am very grateful TO our God"


Maggie's face shone, and Ships was so
smooth and smiling you would have
thought his own goose had been rubbed
over it. Mamma looked still little anx-
ious she was not just sure how the goose
would turn out. Snip plunged in the
| fork and the hot steam came kissing out
all savory.


Ha, hap said he, "hiss as much as
you will who's afraid?"


And when there was nice tender slice
on each plate, and as Maggie said: "Sucl
lot of gravy" and when Snip declared
l." it was the very best goose he ever tasted
in his life," the mother, too, was quite
content and smiled as brightly as Mag
herself; and-and-oh! such a good time!
Talk about Christmas! why, from that day
to this the neighbors say: "Of all the peo.
pie in the world, that Snipstitchet family
do make the most of Christmas and al
ways have goose for dinner. "-Hearth ana
| Home
Year: 1875

The Republican National Committee is
to meet in Washington on the 18th
January for the purpose of determining
upon the time and place for holding the
next Republican National Convention for
the nomination of candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice-President of the United
States.
Year: 1875

AT meeting of Methodist ministers in
Boston few days ago, under the lead of
Bishop Haven, resolution was adopted
in favor of the denomination of President
Grant "as measure Of public safety"
A number of Methodist ministers of Salt
Lake City, Utah, have, at a recent meet
ing, protested against this action on the
part of their Boston brethren, and passed
a resolution denouncing the President for
his course toward that Territory.
Year: 1875

THE committee of the Arkansas Legis.
lature appointed to inquire into the man.
ner of the election of United States Sen
ator Dorsey have made unanimous re-
port to the effect that they find no proof
whatever to substantiate the charges of
bribery and corruption preferred against
the Senator in the manner of procuring
his election. The report was adopted by
the Legislature without a dissenting vote
Year: 1875

l was 80 long in building it,


1t went up still and slow;
None knew was an architect,


They saw me come and go
They knew not whence nor whittier;


They looked on me and smiled.
And said, in tones so pitiful


"You dream, you dream, my child
Ionly laughed and shook my head,


For then within my home
was building up the turrets-


Twas arching mp the dome
OF my beautiful air castle;


And to myself said;-
"They will sometime look upon 1t,


And repent the words they said,-
"They will sometime see it cleaning,


Bright as silver in the air,
And repeat their prophesymg,


When the dreamer dwelleth there!
shall look from out the window.


With joyous happy face,
Where no haunting shadows gather
Where no tears have left a trace"
Day after day my work went on;


No hammers click was heard.
No workmen singing merrlly-


No notwithstanding word
All alone built my castle,


So strangely dim and fair,
Quite forgetting it's foundation


Rested on the empty air
| had no need to count the cost
BY alchemy, my own.
l changed the very cheapest things
To gol6 and precious stones.
In sooth, it was a pleasant task,


No queen upon her throne
Was half as glad and proud as |,
TO see my work so on
Well, at last it was completed!


And folding up my hands
AS one who resteth from his toll,
My pleasant work scanned;
| stood upon the threshold,


With joyous, happy glance,
Looking toward the misty future,
And defed the dull perchance.
But never crossed the threshold,
For the sky grew dark as death,
And the rushing of the tempest
Almost bore away my breath.
| could feel my castle falling


All noislessly it fell
None knew that had built it
had kept my secret we'll
But they knew some star had fallen,
For could not quite disguise;
And sometimes ghost unbidden.
Would look sadly from my eyes;
But they cannot guess my secret:


shall never tell them where
havefhid the shining fragments
OF my castle in the air. N. II.
Year: 1875

new lot of goods just come to town.
Will suit the ladies all around
think the goods will suit your eye


Just take your cash, come and try.
Our stock of goods is now complete.


And we do promise to sell cheap
One dollar cash, we do say,


Will buy load for Ready PAY.
Dry Goods and Shoes OF every kind.


Will suit the body and the mind;
They almost give you Cash tehy say,


To come and take the Goods away.
Just send your Boys and Girls 80 nice,
They'll havo the goods at the same price;
Wen load them we'll from of our sbelves.
AS cheap as tho you came yourselves.
One price to all who buy our stuff,


And that one price is low enough.
We want you to understand


That SMITH g. Co. are still on hand.
Come on, we are going to have some fun.
Yours Truly,


{. SMITH B. co
Year: 1875

A VIcKsBuRc wife Informed her hus-
band the other morning that she
was working herself into the grave
for the want Of hired girl, and as he
went ont she leaned back and fell to
weeping. The children were making
a noise in the hall as he passed out,
and he called ont: 4"Yon want to
stop this racket! Your mother wont
live week, and when you get step
mother here mex; spring she won't put
up with any sucl, f,oIins!' When he
came home to dinner his wife met him
with a smile and said: "Isn't ours a
cozy home. Richard, with only our
own little family to look after?"
Year: 1875

The intimate friends of Gov. Allen
say his position on the Presidential
question is this:


"He neither seeks nor would de
cline the honor of nomination.
His friends must settle that, but he
wants it distinctly understood that
he will not allow himself to be used
as a catspaw to further the interest
of any other candidate"
Year: 1875

When your time is ont, don't wait tin ycu have
chance to come to town, or send the money by
ueighbor but enclose it in letter atonce and hand
1t TO your p M We I0iH be responsible u the money
is lost, from any post-oSee IN this county,


Subscribers outside of the county should send
money orders, when practicable, where the amount
Is 81 or more An order costs but 8 cent?, which
the subscriber may deduct from the amount sent
Year: 1875

quaiity OF milk. | will state that am con :
fdent that no man can afI.rd to let his
milch cows drink impure water. am just
AS confident that it costs from 81 to 81
per day for twenty cows TO drink warm,
impure water. compared with clear, cod
well spring. or cistern wafer.


Make haste slowly. Admitting you can
make money selling milk from ten cows.
and that you find ten cows pay you well.
tina, does not prove that you cannot make
will not pay those that know how and are
prepared to take proper care of them; but
the milk business is quite q new thing TO
most Of our people, and many can milk and
take care OF ten to twenty cows properly
and make money; but If these same people
try to handle twenty to forty cows, they
would be more vexed, and perhaps disap-
pointed.


Before you embark in the milk business.
take look at your surroundings, and see
if you have the proper location, or il your
location can be made proper one. First
OF ALL be sure you have on hand all the
pure. cold water your cows can drink. II
not, you had better let your more fortunate
neighbors do the milk business, for If you
cannot furnish your cows with pure water,
you are to fail and quit the business in dis
gust.


Again, II you expect satisfactory results,
you must not let your cows get fretted.
Never use horse, dog or whip to drive
them. | will venture to say that any dairy
man in New York or Ohio that was seen
driving milch cows with horse. dog and
whip, he would be at once pronounced in
sane.
Year: 1875

DOES COOKING FooD INyURE Stock -
The world will never get rid of its old
fogies-those who want to be natural, but
have Dever studied nature. When fodder
shall be cooked SO as to be softer and more
succulent than grass, which nature has
furnished for the animal. then 1t will do to
inquire whether nature is not violated in
cooking food for cattle. Nature furnishes
grass, not dried fodder. The dried fodder
is mans work Of preserving food while
grass does not grow, and II he cooks this
soft and succulent, in imitation of grass.
does ne run . tilt with nature, or is he i'm.
itating her? A farmer always looks for
ward to the new growth Of grass in the
spring, IS afording an opportunity for his
cattle to improve 10 condition and health
and when he cooks thoroughly his winter
food, bis cattle are simply kept upon grass
the year round. We have kept the same
cows upon cooked food for fifteen winters
and found them vigorous at IL and 20 wears
old.-lLive Stock Journal.
Year: 1875

Or. (. b. Middlebrook. Veterinary Sur
geon, in reply to a communication from the
President of the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty 10 animals says:


Put string. or q bit Of wire in your own
mouth, and after securing il there, attempt
to cut even the most simple food. Ii will
interfere with the proper flow Of the saliva.
which acts on the food during the process
OF chewing, IL will interfere with the pro-
per separation OF the food ia entering the
stomach; the constant friction Of the biz
while the animal is feeding, acts slowly but
surely on the enamel ofthe teeth, and thus
causes the horse TO lose his teeth long be-
fore nature fixes the limit, aud thus makes
him old before his time, and man loses his
valuable services years before there is any
necessity for IL.


You are aware that men and animals die
when deprived of the use OF the tongue; =
now horse with bit in his mouth, while
feeding, is like an animal with only piece
OF his tongue. 1t is true he can chew and
feed, but this is only done partially. imper-
fectly and inefficiently. II Is therefore
cruel, inhuman, and shall be stopped by
the strong arm Of the law ofo Society.
If the bride is short, the bit comes in
contact with the bicuspids. and no, only
destroys mastication. but eventually the
enamel of the teeth; If long, the bit may
pass between the incisors and the moars
and allow mastication, but only Of an i'm
partial nature. 1t may be told that spirited
animals are frightened by removing the
bride while in harness. The remedy /:
very simple; unbuckle the bride on one
side, and drop the whip; the bride, nose
piece and blinds are thus partially detached
bat can be attached in q minute.
Year: 1875

nth the gloss and freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thickened, falling hair
checked, and badness often, though
not always, cured by its use. Moth
ing can restore the hair where the
follicles are destroyed, or the glands
atrophied and decayed. But such as
remain can be saved for usefulness
by this application. Instead of foul
ing the hair with pasty sediment, it
will keep it clean and vigorous. Its
occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances
which make some preparations dan
gerous, and injurious to the hair, the
Nigor can only benefit but not harm
it. If wanted merely for a
Year: 1875

A bill is before the State Legisla-
Of Ohio to so modify the quaIifca-
tions of jurors as to make it possible
for man to read the newspapers


and afterwards sit in jury box in a
criminal trial. At present. the fact


Of having read a newspaper account
of murder is sufficient ground for
challenge for cause as juror in
the case in most OF the States. The
Ohio law provides that unless a man
shall have formed an opinion as to
the guilt or innocence of the accus-
ed, he may still act as a juror, al
though he may have read all about
the case in the papers. In effect


the present law or custom demands


stolid ignorance as the first essential
qualification of juror-not only ig-


norance Of the facts in the particu-
lar case to he tried. but the general
ignorance which is the lot of all who
do not read the newspapers in an
age and country like this. Reform
of the jury system might pro6tably
go further. An ignorant man, who
fails to keep himself informed
through the press of the occurrences
in his community, cannot form le.
gally sound opinion after hearing
the trial of & case in court. The
conclusion OF counseFs argument
leaves the ignorant juror either ut
terly bewildered or blindly biased.
On the other hand the intelligent
juror, who has read the best account
he can get Of any important crime,
and who can not, being thinking
man, help forming an opinion upon
the statement of facts read. is capa-
BILE of revising or wholly rejecting
such opinion as the testimony and
law oftbe case may require npon
trial. Reason is his guide, and the
highest power of reason is its readi-
ness and ability to subordinate the
passions, and make distinct deci-
sions upon different facts or combi-
nations of facts.
Year: 1875

Farmers have long been aware OF
the folly, and worse than folly, of 20.
ing to law; but the lack of business
and social intercourse with their
neighbors often prevent proper un-
derstanding of right and mutual
interest, encourages suspicion and
jealousy, and too often leads them to
rush into the courts, and sometimes
driving the whole neighborhood
into active partisans. But thanks
to the influence of the Order of Pa
irons of Husbandry, this disturbing
element in farm life throughout the
country, generally, is rapidly dissP-
pearing The order has brought
farmers into cl oser communication
with each other, has developed mu.
tual confidence and respect; and
without the assistance Of any secret
charm has produced a change which
is not substituting arbitration for
law. Arbitration is one of the grand
principles OF the order, and is
already producing important mate.
rial results, as well as promoting
peace and harmony in many neigh
borhoods.-PdcJic Rural Press.
Year: 1875

In New Zealand there is n great
dea-th of respectable dressmaking
hands, apropos of which the New
Zealand Herald tells the following
amusing story:


1t seems that well-to-do settler
near Auckland was lately attacked
by an illness which his medical at
tendant declared mnst terminate fa-
tally, so severe were the symptoms.
After lying in an apparently hope.
less state for some days, he sudden
ly took turn for the better. and
thanks to a strong constitution. made
a rapid recovery. Not long after he
had returned to business he was much
startled, on opening an account pre-
sented at his Office, to find himself
charged with a full set of widows
weeds of elaborately complete de-
scription. A domestic explanation
naturally followed, and his wife re-
minded him that be had always made
it special desire that the fact of
their having emigrated to a colony
should never prevent her dressing as
a lady. "And the dressmakers here,
you know she added. 'shave mat
ters so entirely in their own hands
that they generally. keep you. wait
ing for anything new. So when /
was told you could not possibly re-
cover. ordered what I knew you
would wish me to wear beforehand
and now the things have Tonly just
come home" The bill was promptly
settled. Whether the husband was
consoled for the outlay by the
thought that his provldent wife had
the things ready by her is question
that is left open to conjecture.
Year: 1875




In commenting upon the failure of
newspaper manager, the st. Louis
Globe tells a plain truth in the fol-
lowing words:


The business of Journalism will con-
tinue to he an inviting field for ex-
periments to those who have large
amount of egotism. A man who,
having edited newspaper until he
was forty, should suddenly announce
himsel lawyer, would be regarded
as a fool by the legal profession and
yet we often hear of lawyers of forty
making sudden pretentions to journ-
alism. There is an idea that the bus
mess Of editing requires no appren-
ticeship ; that editors come forth from
law offices and colleges fully armed
for the profession, like Pallas from
the brow OF Jove. 1t is a mistake
there is not in America to-day sin
gle journalist Of national reputation
who has not devoted more time and
more hard work to his profession
than with equal fitness and applica-
ton, would have made good law
yer or good doctor. And yetninety
out of every hundred men you meet
on the street will hesitate about car
rying a hod or making pair ofshoes;
whereas there will probably not he
one in the hundred who can't. &C,
cordina to his own Judgment. edit
any newspaper in the country better
than it is edited, no matter in what
manner or by whom.
Year: 1875

A large placard was posted in. 8
prominent place in the Produce Ex-
change during the past two days.
bearing the following announcement:


Principal cause of advance in lard (!
The great Poland China Hog. Grand
Duke, now on exhibision, for the bep-
eft of the Produce Exchange Relief
Fund.
Year: 1875

WE trust Governor Porter, who from
his experience on the bench must know
how necessary our courts are to US, will
veto the bill just passed by the house
sbolishing the second chaneery and
second circllt courts of this city. The
bar Of the city has said by formal resOlu-
tion that they are necessary, and they
certainly ought to know better than any
Others. a veto is now in order.
Year: 1875

In Columbus, Ohio, yesterday, at the
afternoon session Of tine State grange,
1t was found that two hundred and
thirty-four regular delegates were pres
ent, and visiting brethren and sisters
enough to make the aggregate number
in attendance between five and six
hundred. The annual report Of the
secretary shows that at the beginning Of
the year for which it is made there
were five hundred and seventy-one
oranges in Ohio, while now there are
one thousand one hundred and forty
six oranges in the State in good work.
ing order, with sixty-five thousand
members. Last year only about one
half the counties were represented at
the State convention, while now each
county is represented.
Year: 1875

If anyone ever entertained the
slightest doubt as to GRANTS desire
to fill the Presidential chair during n
third term, his letter to the Chairman
of the Pennsylvania Republican State
Convention, will at once and finally
remove all uncertainty on the subject
Nothing short of the unqualified and
emphatic opposition of the Pennsyl-
vania Republicans to the third term,
as expressed in the resolutions adopted
by their State Convention, could have
brought even the non committal,
complaining, self-justifying, probably
candidate and possibly not a cam
didate letter from GRANT which he
addressed to General WHITE. 1t is
not the manly, outspoken, unmistak-
BILE letter which an American citizen
had right to hope for and expect
from so important parsonage as the
President of the United States. 1t is
equivocal in expression and whimper-
ing in sentiment. Altogether, it is
unworthy the high source from which
it emanates and will strengthen long
standing impression at home and
abroad that the President of the
United States is far from being
statesman. There are few who will
acknowledge the correctness of Mr..
GRANTS assumption that under cir
cumstances which might arise, it
would be necessary for the welfare and
prosperity of the country to retain
President third term, and If he at
tempts to create circumstances which
he thinks will warrant his reelection,
he will find that the people think diff
ferently, and they will teach him that
under no circumstances will they
elect himself or any other President
to third term. But one definite con-
clusion may be drawn from Mr..
GRANTS letter, which is that he
covets a third term; and if he can
bring about the combination of cir
cumstances which he thinks will force
his reelection, he will attempt to re-
tain his present position for the next
four years and for life.
Year: 1875

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1st.-In the
Supreme Court to-day, Chief Justice
Wallace rendered a decision on appli-
cation of ex Harbor- master J. G.
Marks, to be admitted to ball. pending
the decision in his case on appeal, de-
nying the application. The Court
points out the fact that under the code
bail pending such an appeal is not q
matter of right but of discretion, and
that the prisoner is protected from ex-
ecution of sentence until such appeal
is heard, so that none of his supposed
rights are in jeopardy. Probably Mr..
Marks would have furnished any
amount of bail had he been allowed,
and it is just as probable that he
would have left the country without
delay. The Supreme Court is yet to
pass upon the validity of Marks con-
viction, but there does not at this time
appear to be much Of margin for the
accused this side of term of penal
servitude.
Year: 1875

CHICAGO, June 1st. = The Times
Washington special says the Presi-
dents third term letter is the main
topic of political talk. There are two
very decided opinions on the subject.
The friends of the Administration say
the letter forever sets at rest the third
term scare, while, on the other hand,
it is regarded by large number to
mean that Grant is candidate for
office. The letter has given rise to no
end of discussion. From the dissatis-
faction expressed over it, 1t is clear
that the President has not settled the
question.
Year: 1875

means If and when he sees probabil-
ity OF success for them.


The Sun publishes the letter without
comment.


A Herald special from Washington
says the President will accept third
term as readily as he did the first and
second. He never was for office, and
so long as there are no constitutional
reasons he is willing to be candidate
of any party that thinks his presence
is necessary for the good of the coun-
try
Year: 1875

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1st.-On the
petition of four members of the late
Grand Jury, stating that the charge
against ex-Assessor Rosener was not
properly examined by said Grand
Jury; that much evidence was kept
from the jury that could have been
procured; that great wrong was done
the people by the negligent and col
lusive manner in which the examina-
ton was conducted, and asking that
the case be re-submitted to the Grand
Jury. Judge Wright, of the County
Court, ordered that the case of Rosener
be so submitted.
Year: 1875

The county seat contest still wages
in Kern county, legal proceedings hav-
ing been commenced to prevent the
erection of a courthouse at Brookfield,
on the ground that the election was
illegal under which the county seat
was removed from Havilah.