smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

1t was about the buckwheat cakes. |
told Maria Ann any fool could beat her
making those cakes, and she said had
better try it. SO | did. | emptied the
batter all out of the pitcher, one even
ing, and set the cakes myself. | got
the flour, and the salt, and the water,
ard, warned 10y the past, put in a liber-
al quantity of eggs and shortening. l
shortened with tallow from roast beef,
because l couldn't find any lard. The
batter didn't look right; lit my pipe
and pondered; yeast, yeast, to be sure.
/ went and woke up the baker, and got
six cents worth of yeast. | set the
pitcher behind the sitting-room stove,
and went to bed. In the morning got
up early, and prepared to enjoy my tri-
umph: but | didn't. The yeast was
strong enough to raise the dead, and
the batter was running all over the car
pet. | scraped it up and put it in an
other dish. Then | got a fire in the
kitchen, and put on the griddle. The
first lot of cakes stuck to the griddle.
The second dittoed, only more. Maria
came down and asked what was burn
ing. She advised me to grease the grid
die. | did it. One end of the griddle
got too hot, and dropped the thing on
my tenderest corn while trying to turn
1t around. Finally the cakes were
ready for breakfast, and Maria got the
other things ready. We sat down. My
cakes did not have exactly the right
flavor. l lost my appetite at once.
Maria would not let me put one on her
plate think those cakes may be reck-
oned as dead loss. The cat would not
eat them. The hens would not go with
in ten feet of them. ! threw them in
to the back yard, and there has not
been pig on the premises since. | eat
what is put before me now, and do not
allude to my mothers system of cook
ing.
Year: 1876

The impeachment managers have dis
covered that Secretary Belknap drew
pay for the whole of the day upon which
he resigned, and not simply up to 1920
O'Clock A. NJ. the date of the acceptan-
ce of the resignation. If the day can
not be legally divided Belknap was
really Secretary of War i'm the eyes of
the law, at the time the article Of i'm
peachment were voted against him.
Year: 1876

That good old man Uncle Jimmy
Williams, who looks so much like
Abe Lincoln, was too modest to vote
for raising his per diem in the State
Senate, from s5 to sS per day. He
did not even have a word to say
against the passage Of the bill, al
though he is a pretty good talker.
Year: 1876

A certain citizen noted for large feet,
has come to grief. One of his Congress
gaiters, was sent home on Saturday last
when little child of the family rushed
in to its mamma and said: ''Oh!mamma
we is goin' to have tumpany. Look
twick for there is man at our front
door with big trunk no his shoulder.
Year: 1876

How Doth the Little Busy Ree.-Some Dan
ger of an Unfavorable Opening.-Will the
Railroads Compel People to Stay at
Home-Questions that Puzzle the Mana
gers. and things they are doing.
Year: 1876

One of our large wholesale houses
for the sale of stationery received
an order this month from Dallas.
Texas, to ship quantity Of goods
for October, with instructions that
the order he duplicated in Novem-
ber in the event of Governor Til
den's election to the Presidency
All over the South, and in many
parts of the West, hundreds of men
feel this way, and will act just this
way when the change comes. Even
the faith that the change will be
made has led men to increase their
business orders in this city. New
York City, indeed, has an immense
interest in Governor Tilden's cleo
tion.-N. Y. Express.
Year: 1876

"Governor Tilden has so far
shown that he will not abate one
lot of his hopert convictions, or
consent to any act which he believes
to be morally wrong, to crafty any
set Of politicians what ever"


This Is what the New York
Times said in its issue of FEBRUARY
20, 1875. 1t is just as true to-day
as it was then, and we accept 1t a.
Republican testimony that Cover
nor Tilden is the kind OF man now
needed at the head Of the national
ooverpment.-Buffalo Courier.
Year: 1876

Why should we grieve DER blighted hopes,
Or morn Ger broken vow
Twill be the same to US, i trow.
A hundred years from now.
Why should we say to some poor wretch,
Ibettcr am than thou,
Who'll be our equal in the grave,
A hundred years from nowi
The homcly grace Of honest toll.
And beauty's noble brow,
Will mingle in common tomb,
A hundred years from now.
We wonder what shall be our fato,
And ask the when and how,
Why wo may be reed or flower
A hundred years from now.
Why should we strive for worldly gain,
No rest our feet allow
What difference can IL make TO US
A hundred years from now
To think Of mouldering back to Earth
Like leaves from off the bough
To think that we shall be forgot,
A hundred years from now
Year: 1876

Keep your eye on your neighbors.
Take care of them. Do not let them
stir without watching. They may do
something wrong if you do. To be sure
you never knew them to do anything
very bad, but it may be on your account
they have not. Perhaps if it had not
been for your kind care they might
have disgraccd themselves long ago.
Therefore do not relax any effort to
keep them where they ought to be.
Never mind your own business
will take care of itself. There is a man
passing along-he is looking over the
fence-be suspicious of him; perhaps he
contempla,es stealing one of these dark
nights; there is no knowing what queer
fancies may have got into his head.


If you find any symptoms of any one
passing ont of the path Of duty, tell
every one else what you zee, and be par
ticuIar to see great many.


1t is a good way to circulate such
things, though it may not benefit your
self, or any one particularly. Do keep
something agoing-silence is dreadful
thing; it is said there was silence in
heaven for the space of half an hour;
do not let any auch thing occur ON earth;
it would be too much for this mundane
sphere.
Year: 1876

One cannot but wonder whether Will
liam the Fourth OF England ever learn
ed that plot was laid for his abduction
during hi- visit to New York in the
spring of 1882. The Prince was young
and reckless midshipman. given to fir
tation, and TO the inebriation which
found vent in wrenching off door knobs;
and il probably never occurred to him


that in his person the "rebels" would


find hostage worth having. The pro.
ject originated with Colonel Matthias
Ogden of the Jersey line, and the in
tention was to surprise the Prince and


his commissioned guardian, Admiral Dig


by, at their quarters in the city man
sion of Gerardus Beekman on Hanover
Square. Two officers and thirty nine
men were to aid Colonel Ogden in his
enterprise. Embarking on rainy night
in whale-boats, they were to land in New


York near the Beekman mansion, force
the doors of the house, capture the Ad-
miral and Prince, and convey them to
to their boats. The plan was approved
by Washington, but it does not appear
that any decided attempt was made TO
carry it out. In some manner the ap-
prehensions of the British leaders were
excited for the safety of the Prince, and
every precaution was taken against a
surprise. Had it not been for this warn
ing, the boldness of the plan appears
likely TO have insured its success
E. New York in the Revolution" by
John F. Mines; Scribner for February.
Year: 1876

A straPping big Stranger entered a
store on Woodward avenue yesterday,
and leaning too heavily on the show
case broke one Of the panes Of glass.


That will cost you 50, said the propt..
etor.


Haven't got the money, replied the
stranger.


Well, you can't go out Of the store
until you pay for that glass, said tue
Storekeeper in a determined voice.


I'm sorry, but I'm willing to be licked,
If that will do any good, replied the
stranger, rapidly getting out Of two coats
and vest, showing arms like joints Of
stove pipe.


o, guess it was purely accidental,
said the shopkeeper, in an altered voice,
as he got behind the counter in a hurry,
and you needn't mind about waiting
around here any longer. Here's a car
ticket If you are going M the avenue.
Year: 1876

Some months ago sensible business
man, while travelling at the South fell
in with an invalid gentleman. In the
course of conversation the latter remark =
ed to the former, 81 suppose you also
must be something of an invalid, as you
are devoting so much time to travelling" !"


Not at ALL" replied the business
man; II am in the best of health; but
am travelling SO that l may retain my
vigor."


"But your business, my friend-does
it not suffer during your absence?"


Better that my business should suf-
fer little than that by over application
] should be totally incapacitated for at.
tending to it" was the reply.


The exhausted invalid pondered a
while and then said, II with / could
have reached that conclusion twenty
wears ago."


Here is a lesson. A summers vaca-
tion does not always repair mind or
body weakened by excessive exertion:
rest itself is not always rest, and recre-
alton sometimes seems only WEAKNESS to
the overtired mind. Thousands who
are simply slaves to business are ever:
looking forward to a time when they
shall relax the strain and rest. That
time seldom comes until too late. They
subject themselves to a pressure which
common sense should tell them is abovs
the limit of safety. Little sleep, hasty
meals and constant business anxieties
wear out the life. Hard work is not in
furious in itself; but Americans seem
not to understand how they can work
hard and yet obey the physiological de
mands for systematic relaxation. Long
vacations are we'll, whenever they can
be taken, but a short time given to
pleasant, wholesome rest and recreation
every day, free from thought of bust
ness, will keep the power of life fresher
and brighter
Year: 1876

Did you ever see, far, far away from


you the beautiful purple mountains


and set forth to seek them, with a vague


feeling that upon them the world must
seem more beautiful. more romantic
than it does upon the plain? But as you
go on, though the roads are hilly and
there Is some climbing to he done, you
| discover that you never seem to reach
those mountains, those wondrously beau
tiful mysteries that smile upon you
from afar. You tread common earth
and Chamber over common rocks. The
trees and bushes grow even less beauti-
full; they are sIunted and rough: there
is much that is troublesome in the path,
and you cannot believe that you are
higher above the earth than you were.
Far away lies the beauty and the mys-
terry far away, faraway, and about yon
only mire, and dust, and stones, and
common heritage. Even should yuu
mount to some highest peak and look
back, you would find the beauty in the
valley you had left, not on the rugged
mountains where you stood.


And so in life. Climb where you may
to whatever pinnacle. you never reach
your beautiful mountain. Where yon
stand annther's eyes may now be fixed.
To him it has the beauty, the mystery,
the charm 1t once had to you. You have
only proven to yourself that the beauti-
ful mountains are yet farther away. And,
alas! living feet never reach them, but
must for ever press common earth.


Oh, the golden mountain of Wealth
Oh, the Curious mountain of Fame:
purple as an emperor's robel What say
those who stand upon them? Only this:
They were hard TO climb"


And that most beautiful and roseate
mountain which two ascend hand in
hand, after wedding ring is oni Ali well,
there is rest and peace there often, when
both hearts are true; bnt it is not what
it seems to the boy and girl tho yearn
for i: as they stand together in the sweet
valley of their first love.


We never reach our beautiful noun
tians. We never may. Yet they make
the valley beautiful-and we would be
worse than we are if we did not see them
as We do, unhappier, if they did not
arise in all their splendor above these
stony, common paths of ours, to tell us
what might be, if not what is.
Year: 1876

One other scene may properly be ad


ded to this brief record Of the struggles


and triumphr of old New York There
came a sunshiny day in April, 17S9,


when George Washington, President
elect of the United States by the nnani-
nous voice of the people. stood on a


balcony in front OF the Senate Chamber
in the old Federal Hall on Wall street,
multitude filled the streets, and the win
dows and roof of the adjoining houses.
Clad in suit Of dark brown cloth of
American manufacture, with hair pow
silver shoe-buckles and steel hiIted dresa
sword, the hero who had led the colo-
nies to their independence came modest
ly forward to take up the burdens that
peace had brought. Profound silence
fell upon the multitude as Washington
responded soleDnly to the reading of
the oath of office, II swear-so help me
God" Then, amid cheers, the display
of flags, and the ringing Of all the bells
in the city, our first President turned to
face the duties his coupIrymen had i'm
posed upon him. In sight of those who
would have made an idol of him,
Washington's first act was to seek the
aid of other strength than his own. In
the calm sunshine of that April after
noon, fragrant with the presence of
seed-time und the promise OF harvest, We
leave him on his knees in Old St.
Panl's bowed with the simplicity of a
child at the feet of the Supreme RHler
of the Universe-[ John F. Mines;
Scribner for February.
Year: 1876

A MANS FRIENDs.-It is very GER
ten the last to suspect his possession OF
unusual abilities. This is trite obser-
vation, but one is constantly being sur
prised at some new proof of its truth. 1t
was not long ago that gentleman told
MS that he did not believe a certain Gel
ebrated poet had any real genius, because
he once lived in the same town with
him, and knew that his family were no
better than they should be. He had
never read any Of his books, however.
1t was the old story over again. HE n
great man! Nonsensel knew him
when he was only that high"-[ The
Old Cabinet; Scribner for February.
Year: 1876

She showed Us the little cake Of JdTC


and the pointed leather stamp with


which it was applied. Gentlemen use


this fdrd also for their Boards.


Next she opened another little box


which inclO$ed blue pencil. 1t looked


very much like a blue crayon.


what use do yon make of this ?"
Remember we have hidden all the


veins on the surface of our lady's skin.


With this pencil, which you see is also


approved by the Faculty of Medicine OF


Paris. we trace the veins all over again.


We begin at the hands. go up the arms,


pencil them on the fair neck, on the
sides of the face, on the temples, and
the forehead. This requires the incest
care and some knowledge of anatomy.
for we must not make veins al random.
Then with this same pencil we trace a
delicate line under each eye, and shade
off the same with clean leather stamp
or pencil. Some use fard Indien for this
purpose; bnt it is a mistake That is a
very coarse makeup which is easily
seen through. When we have finished
with one of our carefully studied make
ups, the lady looks as natural AS she does
beautiful"


"And how long will it last ?"


Until the lady finds it necessary to
wash her skin, ;" WAS the reply.


Now comes the very incest part Of
all, the application of the color. Here
are dozen different shades Of rouge
If our lady is made up for blonde she
will require pale rouge; if for brunette
dark. Sometimes, it takes ten minutes
or more to get precisely the right shade
At last it is found, and we go on. We
Tint the cheeks, shading off with kid or
buckskin stamps on the side OF the face
and toward the nose and eyes. We tInge
the nostrils in the same manner. also
The chin and the ears, for healthy wo-
her nostrils, chin and ears, as on her
cheeks. The tips of her fingers and the
palms of her hands are also gone over
Then the lips, which require an unguent
red, which is also brought out in differ
ent shades, to match the different of
rouge. At the last we put on the little
mouches, or beauty spots, and attach the
long curls, and the makeup is finished.


81 have described the finest and most
artistic makeup of all, and also the
costlIest. The lady pays us fifty dollars
and all the cosmetiques and hair that
has been used is hers, and as she sits be-
fore the mirror and witnesses the whole
operation she knows how to make her
self up on future occa-ions, and she has
a supply of cosmetiqnes for all the balls
of season. ! assure you ] have made
up many a woman of over fifty in this
manner, and You would declare that she
WAS not more than twenty-five, but she
must know how to complete the effect
with the robes that she wears. Above
all, she must select her necklace with
care, and if possible, wear laces around
her neck to soften the hard outlines that
betray age even more than wrinkles"


Without vouching for the correctness
of Madame's statements regarding the |
of the cosmetiques that are
approved by the Medical Faculty of
Paris, we have given her own words to
The readers of the Sun. They must |
Judge for themselves.
Year: 1876

SCIENTIFIC CRUELTY.-A New York
physician has addressed note TO Henry
Bergh in regard TO a barbarous piece Of
surgery which he Eaw performed on a
living dog. The animal was starved for
several days, and then opened and his
liver taken ont. No ether was given.
The poor creature moaned like a child.
And what was all this torture for? Sim
ply TO ascertain II glucose L. formed In
the liver while the animal il In a state
Of starvation. The operation was per
formed by a surgeon before bic class.
Suppose glucose had been in dog's liver,
Of what use would Il have been to medi-
cine or any science bearing on the heal
ing art2 Vivisection has been pronounc-
ed by Psychologists a scientific failure,
and n needless barbarity. when done
without the aid Of anestheiics
Year: 1876

An instance of ineffable cheek comes
from Northampton County, Pa, where
the other night two men entered the
yard of man named Lerch and took a
fat porker from his pig-pen. They
drove the pig short distance from the
house and attempted to place him in q
wagon that was standing by the road
side. Failing in their attempt, they
went back to the house and begged Mr.
Lerch TO go with them and load the pig
Into the wagon; that il was too heavy for
them; that they had driven him a long
distance, and that he refused to proceed
any further. Mr.. Lerch at once con-
sente'i, she pig was loaded, Mr.. Lerch
went back to the house, and the next
morning found that il was his own pig
that he had taken hand in loading ON
the wagon. Search has been made for
the rascals, but they have not as yet
been found. I.erch says he feels that he
has been left in the lnrch.
Year: 1876

AApAh Ah1 1ANA hDoA A8ANsfl A@laAANAH


Old Uncle Billy Winn, who had all
the fingers Of his right hand cut of by a
circular saw s,,me months ago, is getting
about well again. The old gentleman
is hale and hearty, although he il near
ly eighty years old, and has been almost
killed several times in his life. Some
thirty years ago he was driving team
that ran away with him and broke near
ly all bis ribs loose from his backbone,
and otherwise mashed him mp. Again
at a later period he was hauling saw
logs and the wagon turned over and the
log rolled over his body, breaking HE
hip bones and terribly mangling his
BODY. He never walked step for many
months, but finally recovered. About
three or four years ago he had long
spell Of pneumonia, and lay at the
point Of death for weeks but his vigor-
ous constitution survived IL all-being
able to do more than youth Of twenty
until he met with the accident frst spo-
ken Of
Year: 1876

A Nevada sheep man, who had tried
and succeeded with sheep, said: "Sheep
are better than Government bands; you
can tear OF coupon every six months,
half ~ big as the bond. and the bond is
left As good as IL was" Il was well put
Sheep are a bonanza 90 any man who
gives aH thorough attention aa he would
give any other business. The proper
selection Of herds and crosses comes In
for frat attention, with proper feed
and skillfnl handling. with continued
attention, and the profits follow certainly
and salisfaeiorily.- t Rural World.
Year: 1876

A farmer in Cambria county, Penn
sylvania. having the deed of his farm in
his vest pocket, hung the garment on
the fence while at work in the field, and
cow coming along ate part Of the vest
and the deed. The question in that vicini-
ty now is. Is that COW q freeholder, as
the title of the land was duly vested in
her?
Year: 1876

and throw their whole strength for him.
part of this programme is understood to be
that Gen. Hawley shall head the delegation.
This is an excellent arrangement. We see
but one thing in tho way Of its being carried
out. The Postmaster at New-IIaven was not
consulted in it. And lie is a person who
attends caucuses and ia interested in politics,
and has large correspondence. He may have
other plans.


But however that may be, it is encouraging
to see the small States coming to the front
with their candidates, just as clipper and hope
full as though they were keystones and all
that sort OF thing. 1t indicates belief, in
the small States at any rate, that candidates
for President and icePresident may be nom
mated on their merits, and not on account of
the number of electoral votes they can carry.
1t may be dcusion, but it is pleasing one.
Any one of the gentlemen named would fill
the Presidential Office better than-but COM
PARSONS are 0dorous. Let the little States step
up then and act as though they thought they
had chance.
Year: 1876

been for years, as we all know, more or less


discomfort with the ordinary presentation OF
the Christian religion by its teachers. Out
siders cannot reconcile the magnificent church
with its wealth of carved stone and stained
glass offered as homage to the lowly Jesus
with the miserable, vicious hOrdes OF MS 1or-
gotten brethren in the slums OF the Dack
street The mere contribution OF money 10
missions by the refined and dainty worshlpers
does not seem to impartial eyes to acqult them
of all their duty to their poorer brethren or 10
fulfill the command AGO preach my gospel TO
"every creature"


We believe that much of the success of the
two men who are coming to New-York in
week or two arises from tho fact that they set
Christians to work, systematically and with
energy. Rich and poor, ignorant and cultured,
men and women are made to see that their
duty lies not only in passively Christian life
at home, but in the leading of others to that
higher life In the cities where these revivalists
have worked there has probably been a better
organized system of Christian eifort-direct
simple, zealous-tban ever before. Mr.. Moody
Possesses that most potent of all forces, sound
common sense, in high degree. He has
vivid emotional nature does not lack logical
perception, is an accurate and constant student
Of the Bible, and possesses largely that per-
sonal magnetism which is essential to puDllc
speaker. But above and beyond all these, the
power of the man and his cOmrade lies in their
sincerity and dircctncss of appeal. We have
spoken of this before but we repeat 1t for the
benefit of those clergymcn who are perhaps
puzzled to account for the force of their APP
peals The Christian teacher who gives to his
congregation every Sunday tho fruit OF years
of study, discourscs which are full of
devout feeling, Of wit, pathOs, and fancy,
and finds no effect produced by them
other than admiration for fine lit
erary effort, cannot understand why man
with neither good education, exceptional elo-
quence, nor any grace of OratOry, should sway
thousands like children and leave with every
man at least lasting conviction of the
strength and efficacy of Christ as a Helper.
The man who should come to the crew of
sinking ship with logical and carefully pre-
pared address upon the difficulties of their
situation or tho advantages of residence on
shore would receive but scant attention for his
literary efforts but when the rough fellow,
brcathless with haste shows them tho lifcboat
and the land beyond, they listen and care
little for tho grammar of his message. The
most permanent good resulting from the work
of these eyangelists doubtless is that other
preachers will perceive the secret of their
power and make it their own.