smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

We clip from the Holly Springs Reports,


Of the Goth the following items:


We do Hot know that there is an organ


lied band of horse and mule thieves in
Marshall county but frcm tho number OF
horses and mules that have recently disap-
peared from the premises of their owners


We are led to believe that the country is full
ofthieves, and the owners of stock would do
well to keep a sharp lookout for these prowI
ers around their promises. We are opposed
to Ku Klux organizations, or to mobs Of any
| character whatever, but we would rejoice to
| see a few dozen of these scoundreIs hanging
to the limbs of the highest trees in our
forests, as a solemn warning to all other
evil doers. There is scarcely a dav that
passes that We do not hear of some friend
losing his horse or his mule, and if stop
is not soon put to these villainies, the dam
age to the crops of the county will be quite
serious, as men are compelled to have stock
to cultivate their crops, and many who lose
such stock are not in a condition to replace
them.


On last Sabbath, Temperance Hill Church,
situated some ten miles south east of Holly
Springs, was the scene of one of those dis
graceful acts, which, thanks to the reason
and good sense of our people, now seldom
occur in our peaceful and quiet country.
1t seems, after the congregation had assem-
bed and the minister, the Rev w. L. Far
mer, had taken his seat in the pulpit, man
supposed to be crazy, insisted on occupying
the pulpit himself, and commenced a har-
rangue that was anything but orderly and
sensible. Efforts were made to remove him
from the pulpit, but he persisted in occupying
the place, and if force had been resorted to,
it is understood that he had men in the con-
gFegation who would have resisted, even to
bloodshed, any such effort Under the cir
cumstanceS the Rev Mr. Farmer dismissed
the congregation, and all returned to their
homes without having the pleasure Of hear
ing a sermon. We have the utmost charity
for man who has been deprived of reason,
but for the man who encouraged such a
man to violate the laws of the land, we
have not spark of charity, and would be
glad to see the law rigidIy enforced against
all such. To prevent a similar occurrence
in the future, We understand peace officer
viii be on hand at the Church and arrest all
tTansgressors.
Year: 1870

lee CREAM.-One pint and a half Of milk
set on the fire with a tin saucepaDi two
ounces of sugar, two eggs, and stir with an
egg beater; pat in some orange rind to
flavor; stir continually while on the fire;
when you see it is about to boil, take off
and strain; wait until it is cool, and then
put into the freezer and freeze.
Year: 1870

A new minister at New Bedford took a
stroll before breakfast on the first Sunday
he was there, and after walking a dozen
blocks was accosted by shabby-looking
citizen, who had been watching him, with,
- You needn't look any further there ain
id saloon open."
Year: 1870

What season of the year harmonizes
most with the habits of the lion !? Spring
time.


Why are ladies juster than men? Be-
cause they are the fairer sex.


Why is man who runs away without
paying his rent like an army officer p
Because he's q left-tenant.


Why is specimen of handwriting
like ,dead pig? Because it is done
with the pen.


Why is clear, frosty night like the
hot summer day? Because it's the best
time for seeing the crate bare.


Where should postmen be buried? In
a postscript.
Year: 1870

NV - y SOIN LIE
The lark leaves the earth


With the dew on his breast,
And my loves at the birth,


And my life's at the best.
What bliss shall bid the beam bring thee


To-day, love?
What care shall bid the breeze fling thee
Away, love?
What song shall I bid the bird sing thee,


Oh, say love?
For the beam and the breeze
And the birds-all of these
because thou hast loved me) my bidding obey
love.


Now the lark's in the light,


And the dew on the bough;
And my hearts at the height


Of the day that dawns now.
Year: 1870

Every person should cultivate a nice
sense Of honor. In hundred different
ways this most fitting adjunct of the true
lady or gentleman is often tried. For im-
stance, one is guest ef family where,
perhaps, the domestic machinery does not
run smoothly. There is sorrow i'll the
house unsuspected BY the outer world.
Sometimes it is dissipa,ed son, whose CON
duct is shame and grief TO his parents;
sometimes relative whose eecentricilies
and pecuiarities are cloud on the home.
Or, worst Of all, husband and wife may not
be in accord, and there nay be often bitter
words spoken aud harsh recriminations. In
any of these eases tie guest is in honor
ound to be b!iLd and deaf, so far as people
without are concerned. Ii gentle word
within can do any good, it may well be said
but to go forth and reveal the shadow OF an
unhappy secret to any one, even your near
est friend. Is an act Of indelicaey aud mean
ness unparalleled. Once III the sacr d pre-
cincts Of any home. admitted to its privacy,
sharing its life, all that YOU can see and
hear is sacred trust. 1t is as really con
to gossip of such things as it
would be to steal the silver or borrow The
books and forget to return them,
Year: 1870

Among thorough business men the ad-
known and practiced.


If a man has got good thing--an arti.
Gle of commerce needed by the people, and
which he wishes to dispose Of, let him ad-
vertise it by all means. Don't think Of
waiting for buyers to make the discovery
themselves. Thousands of persons who
wonld become your customers don't know
that they are in want of the article until
they read your advertisement in the news
papers.


They read, and instantly they discover
that you have precisely what they need, and
wonder that they had ever thought Of the
same thing themselves, This portion of
the American public not only purchase
your goods, but whether they express it or
not verbally, in their hearts they are very
grateful to yoa TOR having made a part Of
your knowledge their property.


The nineteenth century is busy one.
People have little time to think of anything
except their own immediate business. They
want 10 read and learn as they run.


A man is suffering perhaps from dyspep
sia. In his morning paper he sees RENE
dy advertized; be don't pause TO debate
and argue tie point with the proprietor of
the specific, but be proceeds to his druggist,
buys and tries.


If be has obtained benefit, he is delight
ed and recommends the medicine to all his
suffering neighbors; thus the advertisement
is marching on with an hundred or thous-
and fold velocity. The advertising proprie-
tor is ge>ing rich, because he has been
wide awake made himself known and felt
in the community; and the public is thank
full, for it has been benefited. The Journal
ist is happy-he has been made the channel
Of communicating useful knowledge, and at
the same time you have added few dimes
and dollars to the usually scanty contents
OF his purse. For editors like Methodist
preachers, are generally poorly paid.


Some business men will say Il know ad
ver.ising is good thing, but can't afford
to advertise" Better say you can't afford
not to advertise.


Who are the men that have become mil
lionares in this country? Look about you,
and see who they are, what their business,
and how have they succeeded.


The intelligent masses are familiar with
their names without my cataloguDg them
here. They have made their princely for
tunes by catering to the wants Of the pub
lie, and by convincing the public that their
wants existed.


Remember the Scriptures, and don't put
your light under bushel. Cast your bread
upon lie wateIs-it'll return.


The Press Of America is the great me-
dum through which the people talk to one
another.


A business man can no more hope to
succeed in this ge without advertising than
he can without eating. The latter is food
for your stomach-lhe former FOR your
purse. There are various channels of ad-
vertising; have tried them all, and think
the newspaper the best. 1t is read and re-
read by every member of the family, and by
all the hired help on Saturday night aud
Sunday. Again, thousands Of families bind
up their papers into volumes, and years
after you have ceased paying for the adver-
tisement it will be giving you benefit
through the wants of the children, grand
children and great grand chidren.-1drer-
fjeeye Eozet{e
Year: 1870

There's a gaping rent in the curtain
That longs for q needle and thread,
There's q garment that ought to be finished,
And q book that wants to be read.
There's letter that ought to be answered,
There are clothes to fold away,
And know these tasks are wanting,
And ought to be done to-day.
But how can mend the curtain,
While watching this silvery cloud;
And how can l finish the garment,
When the robin calls so loud
And the whispering trees are telling
Such stories above my head,
That can but lie and listen,
And the book is all unread.
If try to write the letter,
am sure one half the words
Will be in the curious language
OF my chattering friends. the birds.
The Iilacs bloom in the sunshine,
The roses nod and smile,
And the clothes that ought to be folded
And ironed must wait awhile.
I lie in the chestnut shadows,
And gaze at the summer sky,
Bidding the cares and troubles
And trials of life pass by.
The beautiful chesnut blossoms
Are falling about my feet,
And the dreamy air is laden
With their odors rare and sweet.
The honey bees hum in the clover,
The grasses rise and fall,
The robin stops and listens,
AS he hears the brc wn thrush call
And the birds sing to me softly,
The butterfly fite away
Oh ! what could be sweeter than living
This beautiful summer day!


-Argosy
Year: 1870

A physician in London has Invented an
electrical machine with which be can make
the human body entirely transparent. He
puts you between lin and the light, and
then he can examine your interior as plain
ly as if you were made of glass. You have
the stomach ache, say the doctor lights you
up, sees that ache tocGng around in there
among your works, and then be goes for
IL
Year: 1870

Who will care
When we lay beneath the daisies.
Underneath the church-yard mound.
And the long grass DER our faces
Lays its fingers damp and cold.
When we sleep from care and sorrow,
And the Ills of earthly life
Sleep TO know no sad to morrow,
With its bitterness of strife


Who win carey
Who will come to weep above us,
Lying, oh so white and still,
Underneath the skies of summer,
When all natures pulses thrill,
The new life, glad and tender,
Full Of beauty, rich and sweet,
And the gears are clad in splendor
That the woods shall repeat


Who will care?
Who will think the white hands lying
On still and silent breast,
Nevermore TO know Of signing,
EvermOre to know of rest?
Who will care =? No one can tell us,
But if rest and peace befall,
Will it matter if they miss us,
Or they miss us not at all


Not at all
Year: 1870

Many and thrilling are the associations which
the weekly recurrence of the Sabbath brings
The sun Of Sabbath morn first shed light on
a finished creation. When the earth stood out
a complete and lovely thing before its Maker


when Eden bloomed little heaven below, and
man, with his pure and lofty spirit, lived in Its


bowers ere yet the trail of the serpent was over
ALL 'God blessed the seventh day and sanctifed


it. The beams Of a Sabbath morn first shed
light on ransomed creation. Then it was that
the Captain of our salvation, having battled
with death In his own dark domain, shivered


his fetters, rose victor from the tomb, led CAP
tivity captive, and gave gifts unto men so that
now, instead of the wee and shame sin had eu-
tailed upon the fallen, there is proifered to them


the beauty of the brightness Of "a purchased i'm


mortality. The Sabbath is type, and tells Of
that rest which remaineth to the people of God
of that hour when the Christian pilgrim shall
terminate his long and toilsome march through
the wilderness, and cross the threshold of his


Fathers home-when the Christian mariner
shall heave over the last ocean billow, and enter
the desired haven-When the soldier of the cross


shall lay off his panoply, wear the rich robe and
the crown. Independently, too, of the grander
| associations, there is much, much of poetry,
much of piety-to make the Sabbath day to q
Christian soul the very best of all the seven.
The image of gray haired sire, the family
shrine, the domestic Sunday School, the big


ha" Bible, once his fathers PRIDE" the music


of the church bell, the house girt round with
the graves of his kindred, devotion's lofty peal
| oh it cannot be that the man Is on his way
to heaven who loves not as his life this atom of


heaven dropped on earth-it cannot be that he


is of the peculiar people, who call not the
| sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, hon


orable'' he has any claim to the charac-


ter of a religious being, who allows its golden


hours TO glide away without some thought about
| that inheritance to which it points.
Year: 1870

or the council, or board of trustees of the town
shall have power to appoint an agent or agents
| to negotiate loan or loans and to issue bonds
to secure the same for and in the name of said
county; said bonds may be either registered or
with coupons attached, as said board of super
vlsors, or council, or board Of trustees may pre-
SCRIBE. And at the time at which the board of
supervisors, or council, or board of trustees
makes Its levy for such county or town, it shall
levy on all the lands and all other subjects liza
ble to State tax, and county or corporation levy
In such county or town, such tax to pay the
amount OF such subscription or of such loan
or loans as may be authorized and the interest
thereon, or to pay the interest on the bonds of
the county or town, so issued, and to create a
sinking fund to redeem the principle thereof,
as said board OF supervisors or council, or
board of trustees may deem necessary or prop
er, and from year to year it shall repeat such
assessments, until the debt and interest be fully
paid. But such levy for year shall not ex-
ceed one twentieth Of the whole amount of such
subscription and the interest thereon; and such
bonds shall be irredeemabe for twenty years,
and at the pleasure Of the board of supervisors,
or council, or proper authorities of the county
or town, for period not exceeding thirty years
from the date of the same.


That IN case subscription be made by
either OF the counties of Rockingham, Augusta,
or Rockbridge, Or Roanoke, the board of SUI
pervlsors of the county shall levy the necessary
tax on the lands and other subjects aforesaid in
the town of Harrisonburg, or Staunton, or Lex
lngton, or Salem, as the case may be, as we'll
as on those outside of such town; and the col
lector of corporation levies shall collect and ac-
count for the levies for this purpose in like
manner as the collectors of the levies in the
counties are by law required to collect and ac-
count for such county levies.


The rights to stock in any such incorpora-
ted company, subscribed by either of said coun-
ties or towns under the authority Of this act,
shall vest in such county or town: and the board
of supervisors of such county, or the council,
or other authorities of such town shall have
power, from time to time, to appoint proxies
to represent the stock in the meetings of the
stockholders of the company; and also an agent
to collect the dividends on it's stock-which div
idends, when collected, shall be applied annu-
ally ia dimunition of the county or town levy


All acts inconsistent with the provisions of
this act are hereby repealed.


This act shall be In force from its passage


A cOpy-teste,


j. BELL BIGGER,


~ 9n - G., H. d. and K. of r. of Va.
Year: 1870

When the elder Booth was residing in Balti-


more, pious urbane old gentleman of that
city, hearing of his wonderful power of elocu-
ton, one day invited him to dinner, although
always deprecating the stage and all theatrical
performances. A large company sat down at
the table, and, on returning to the drawing
room, one Of them asked Booth. as a special
favor to them all, to repeat the Lords Prayer.
He signifed his willingness to crafty them, and
all eyes were fixed upon him. He slowly and
reverently arose from his chair, trembling with
the burden of two great conceptions. He has
to realize the character, attributes and presence
Of the Almighty Being he was to address. He
was to transform himself into a poor, SHINING,
stumbling, benighted, needy suppicant, offer
ing homage, asking bread, pardon, light and
guidance. Says one Of the company who was
present. 1T was wonderful to watch the play
of emotions that convulsed his countenance.
He became deathly pale, and his eyes, turned
trembling upwards, were wet with tears As
yet he had not spoken. The silence could be
felt; it had become absolutely painful, until at
last the spell was broken as if by an electric
shock, as his rich-toned voice syllabled forth,
Our Father, which art in Heaven, etc., with
a pathos and fervid solemnty which thrilled all
hearts. He finished; the silence continued
not voice was heard, nor a muscle moved in
his rapt audience until, from remote corner Of
the room, subdued sob was heard, and the old
gentleman (the host), stepping forward with
streaming eyes and tottering frame, seized Booth
by the hand, Sir, said he, in broken accents,
you have afforded NE a pleasure for which my
whole future life will feel grateful am an cd
man, and every day. from boyhood to the pre-
sent time, [ have repeated the Lords Prayer
but l never heard it before, never' You are
right, replied Booth, to read that Prayer as it
shOuld be read caused me the seyerest st,rdv
and labor for thirty years, and [ am far from
satisfied with my rendering OF that wonderful
production. Hardly one person in ten thousand
comprehends how much beauty, tenderness and
grandeur can be condensed in space so simple.
That Prayer itself sufficiently illustrates the
truth of the Bible, and stamps upon it the seal
of divinity
Year: 1870

Little Mary had just come from the window,
where she had been gazing out with great plea
sure, and sat down on her little stool at her
papa feet. It was just at sunset and most
glorious sunset it was. The Western sky was
manted with clouds of the most gorgeous hues,
upon, which the little girl gazed with thought
full pleasure.


Papa she said at length, do you know what
think when see those pretty clouds?


No: what do you think of them, Mary?'


1 always think they are Gods wells. Does
not ne have beautiful wells, papa, to hide him
from us?


True enough, little one, thought I, the CLOUDS
which veil Him from our sight now are beaur-
tul. There is rainbow on them if we will see
it !; they shine with mercy and truth.


Was not that pretty thought of little Mary?
And does it not remind you Of the time when
the veil shall be parted, and He shall come
with the clouds, and every eye shall see Him
Year: 1870

Girls would do well when they are married
to burn up all their old love letters. A gentle
man found letter addressed to his wife by
some former aamirer after he had been married
to her two years, and was SO provoked at the
tone of the letter that he Immediately applied
for q divorce -
Year: 1870

A little boy once said to his aunt: 'Aunty,
should think that Satan must be an awful trou-
BILE to God He must be trouble enough
indeed, I should think SO, she answered. II
don't see how he came to turn out so, when
there was no devil to put him up to it.
Year: 1870

There is nothing that can pay one for that
valuable Ignorance which is the companion of
youth those sanguine, groundless hopes, and
that lively vanity which make up all the happi-
ness of life. To my extreme modification, /
find myself growing wiser and wiser every day.
Year: 1870

Women, so amiable in themselves, are never
so amiable as when they are useful and as for
beauty, though men may fall in love with girls
at play, there is nothing to make them stand to
their love like seeing them at work.
Year: 1870

WHAT YOUNG MEN SHOULD Do.-Every


young man should make the most of himself,
Intellectually, morally and physically.
He should depend upon his own efforts to ac-
complish these results
He should be willing to take advice from
those competent to give it, and to follow such


advice unless his own judgment Or conviction,


properly founded, should otherwise direct
IF he is unfortunate enough to have a rich


and indulgent father, he must do the best be


can under the circumstances, which will be to
conduct himself very much as though he had


not those obstacles to overcome.
He should never be discouraged by small


beginnings, but remember that all great results


have been wrought out from apparently slight


causes


He should never, under any circumstances,


be idle. If he cannot find the employment he
prefers let him come as near his desires as pos


sible--he will thus reach the object of his am
bition.


All young men have 'inalienable rights a


mong which none is greater or more sacred


than their privilege to be somebody
Year: 1870

Overdress leads to false expectations, and
confirms deceitful vanity, which prompts to a
pretence Of wealth, and the iniquitous means by
which it may be supported. 1t has more to do
than any other single cause with the fall of wo-
man, the bankruptcy Of husbands and the ruin
OF families. Its effect in destroying female re-
serve, especially that of the young, as it thus
takes away one of the best safeguards of virtue,
is certainly the cause of much of the character
istic vice Of the day with the general adoption
OF much more modest attire there would be
less temptation to that part, at least, of the
prevailing ill-doing for which women are re-
sponsbie.


Whenever young man Of moderate salary
is seen always cramped for money, and ready
to borrow of his friends, he is surely on the
downward grade of responsibility. Willingness
to run In debt is in itself great vice. 1t Is
caused by the wish to crafty unlawful craving
lying behind, as yet, perhaps, undlsclosed to
the eyes of the world. Experienced men really
Judge what this want Of money indicates, and
however fair your character seems in other re-
spects, they will be satisfied from this alone
that there is some hidden tant and unsound-
ness.


However small your income, always live with
in your means. There Is less unhappiness in
doing without unnecessary things than there is
In the consciousness of being in debt. Herodotus
says that, among the ancient Persians, ''to tell a
lie is considered by them the greatest disgrace
next to that to be In debt; and this for many
reasons, but especially because they think that
one who runs In debt must of necessity tell
lies. Does your experience, your conscience,
tell you this is true?
Year: 1870

FLOW OFTEN is THE HOUSEHOLD
LOAF buried with the Household Head, and
families that might have been comfortably pro-
vided for, left destitute by the want of proper
foresight in its deceased protector?
Year: 1870

To recover damages certified check for t26Ooo
titled when presented by Mr. A. Smith the cashier Of
the bank It received by the plaintiffs correspond
ent in Boston in payment Of sOOOO gold sold and the
bank refused recognize the check. The defense was
that the cashier Of the bank had right to certify
check without express authority from the Board Of D
rectors Case still