smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

1t seems to be the common belief that
there is no limit TO the natural age Of
apple trees But this is certainly mis-
take. We all know that the peach tree


usually tails to be profitable at twelve to
fifteen years Of age, and the che,ly and
plum average only twenty to thirty years;
the pear, III favorable circumstances, for
fifty years--in rare cases a much longer
time; so, although, like a mans life, the
duration of the period of health and vigor


varies greatly, according to constitution,


nature, climate, etc. its approaching ter


mination is clcrrly indicated by signs OF
debility and disease On very deep and
favorable soils, and where the trees are


not damaged by severity of climate, apple
orchards are occasionally found bearing
fair crops of fruit at eighty to one hun
dred years of age, but these are nearly as
rare as for their owners to live so long.
Very few soils are of the best kind for an
orchard, and everywhere our climate is
either too warm or at times too cold for
the best health of the trees. Injury by
severe cold blackening all the wood, l am
convinced is a very common cause OF the


premature failure of orchards but starva-
ton, in consequence of exhaustion OF the
soil, is still more common, and this is a
more difficult matter to remedy than most
people suppose, especially when trees have
attained full-bearing size. Cultivator
Year: 1876

The Maryland Farmer says the seed of
suntlowers is n most wholesome food for
horses in winter and spring; half a pint i
day will keep them in health and spirits
with sleek coats, and more animated than
anv other food.
Year: 1876

NEW YORK, Oct s. 1874
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


l notice your article on tho Now York Cab Company
In your OF this morning, which conveys ides
that breaking up the present high charges for cabs will
ruin and boggar the present owners As promoter Of
this enterprise would have gwen my aid 10
had not believed the reverse would be the result.
Cheap fares do not to those engaged in The
business but increase Of business that will be more
remuncrativc than the present nigh fares The NUM-
bcr licensed cabs in this city about 500 II they
should the low the business would Increase
40 that 1000 cabs could fad employment, and the
present owners OF cabs would mako moro money than
they do present aud the public be better served
is extortion to charge 81 TO 60 rom Wall
Broadway to Pavona ferry, foot OF Chambers street.
and few ride In cab at that price. Make the
price twenty-five cents and twenty would ridc where
one rides The time required TO perform the SER
vice ten minutes That tour trips could
be easily within one hour, making 81, and Aos
hall OF the hour occupied. With such prces CABS
would constantly In use, instead OF standing STILL a.
they do most OF the time at present II tho present
owners Of would combine low prlccs they would
make more money, and II the proposed Cab Company
goes operatoR time will show that the effect will
be 10 force the present Of cabs TO do what ia
for best interest II these results arc not OBJ
tanned New York will DO an exception TO all other


PROMOTER
Year: 1876

There's many trouble


Would break like bubble,
And into the waters of Lethe depart,


Did not we rehearse it,


And tenderly nurse it,
And give it a permanent place in the heart
There's many a sorrow


Would vanish tomorrow,
Were we not unwilling to furnish the wings,
So sadly intrudng,


And quietly brooding,
1t matches out all sorts of horrible things.


How welcome the seeming


Oflooks that are beaming,
Whether ones wealthy or whether ones poor;


Eyes bright as q berry,


Checks red as cherry,
The groan and the curse and the heartache can cur
Resolved to be merry,


All worry to ferry
Across the famed waters that bid us forget,


And no longer fearful,
But happy and cheerful,
We feel life has much that's worth living for yet
Year: 1876

If there are any loose straw, chips, sticks,
old barrels or boxes anywhere within his
reach, and he can get q match, he will
make what he calls burnfre," and stand
around it and hold his hands before it
until he gets smoked all over.


If there is a pond or puddle of muddy
water anywhere about he will take off his
shoes and stockings, roll up his clean white
pants and either wade in or get dirty |
board or plank and push himself about |
until face, hands and clothes are one uni
form dirt color from top to toe.


He will go over any fence or wall or
through any tangled thicket of briars,
thorns or brushwood regardless of the
strength of his trousers, even when it
would be quite as handy to go around by


the proper path.


He will plunge into any muddy ditch or


swamp after a mud-turtle or minnow, and


then, after carrying it about awhile, will


throw his prize away.


He will climb any ladder, pole, scaffold


or tree, with no understandable reason ex-


cept to get where he knows he ought not


to be, and with the sure result of getting


into danger.


When his kite lodges in tree Or on a


telegraph wire he will try to get it down
} by throwing stones and sticks at it until
the kite is broken all to pieces, and will
} spend as much time and energy in this vain
7 pursuit as would serve to make dozen
, kites.


5 He will trudge through the snow anc
7 slush in preference to walking on per
' fectly clean path or pavement
p He will spend hours in throwing club
+ and stones to knock candles from tn
= catalpa tree, to knock beans " from tn
K locust tree, to knock switches from th
n ailanthus tree. and to knock button-balls
h from the buttonwood tree; and then whe
y he has got them and got his clothes in di
d order he will gather up his candles,
n "switches" or "button balls" and imm'
Is diately find he don't want them and Civ
Of them away to some other boy who don
1T want them either.


es He will make a racket and noise witt
IN out any possible reason for it except IL
I'd fun of making a noise.
gs Finally, he will get his clothes dirty,
"a his fingers cut, or his shins or head bruise
ms if there is any show or chance for eth
I'd within mile.


n, Wherein the average American boy di
Ou fers from the American girl: This I'D
k, ferentiation is problem for the "evol


tionists to solve.
Year: 1876

From all the dread and all the fear,
OF those who watch with eye and ear,
Their neighbOrs' faults TO sea and hear,


Good Lord, deliver us!
From all the pOmp and pride innate
OF little men who think they're great
While fools around them fawning wait,


Good Lord, deliver us!
From all the love and hate of those
Who go around with turned-up nose,
Whose only merit is their clothes,


Good Lord, deliver us!
Prom all the girls that walk the street
With Grecian bend and cramped-up feet,
And think they are so very neat,


Good Lord, deliver us!
From every fop with staggering gait
Who struts about with head elate,
As though the world did on him wait,


Good Lord, deliver us!
Prom every one who will pretend
To be a firm and faithful friend,
That he may gain some selfish end,


Good Lord, deliver us!
Year: 1876

The German Republican Club of Wash
ington last week, issued an address to the
German Radicals and Republicans of the
Union, for a call Of. a German Republican
Convention to meet in Cincinnati on the
10th of June. The object of the Conven-
ton is to make known their wishes to the
Republican Nominating Convention.
Year: 1876

For mending valuable glass objects which
would be disfgured by common cement,
chrome cement may be used. This is q
mixture Of five parts gelatin to one OF a
salution Of acid chromate Of lime. The
broken edges are covered with this, pressed
together, and exposed to sunlight, the
effect of the latter being to render the
compound insoluble even in boiling water
Year: 1876

A Trenton editor makes the statement,
for the good of correspondents, that they
need not commence their communications,
" I take my pen in hand" as he don't care
whether they write with their toes or with
the pen in their mouth, so they send the
news
Year: 1876

A Southern paper says that when the
revenue detectives boarded a steamer direct
from Cuba the other day, the captain invi-
ted them below to dine, and while he was
saying very lengthy grace the crew put
ashore lot of smuggled cigars.
Year: 1876

A fashion chronicler says: "Old lace IS
more fashionable and more worn than
new." Old clothes are more "worn than
new, too, and it is hoped the time
will soon come when they will be moro
shionable.-NomiStoecn Herald.
Year: 1876

A Wisconsin editor illustrates the pre-
vailing extravaganza of the people of the
present day by calling attention to the
costly baby carriages in use now, while,
when he was baby, they hauled him
around by the hair of the head.
Year: 1876

A subscription paper was lately circulated
with the following object in view: awe
subscribe and pay the amount set against
our names for the purpose of paying the
organist and boy to blow the samer
Year: 1876

In Nevada, when building falls and
kills two or three people, the jury first
hunt up the contractor and hang him, and
then bring in a verdict that nobody is to
blame but the contractor, who cannot be
found
Year: 1876

A woman is imbued with feeling Of JOY
and kindness second only to that of the
angels, but she can never wash out a pair of
mems cashmere pants and have them set as
we'll as they did before-Falton Times. No;
nor as we'll as they did behind, either
Hicksbiwq Herald.
Year: 1876

A Minnesota lady, in taking her morning
cape lately, put her jaw out of joint, and it
was two days before the doctor could get it
in place again. Her husband says he hasn't
had such a vacation since his married life
began.
Year: 1876

The New York Express says that a lady
of that State, now on visit to Europe, has
left two pet dogs in charge of dog doc
tress, for the keeping of which she is stopay
5000 annually, and provide a carriage once
month in which the dogs are to take
ride.
Year: 1876

Mr.. George w. Curtis has written letter
in favor of pensioning common school
teachers, in which he says: Teaching in
the public schools is as essential a part of
the public service as the discharge of duty
in the army and navy, and the faithful
servant in one branch is entitled to the
same consideration as his fellow-servant in
another@ The pension would make teach
ing an assured career, and constantly attract
to it the best teaching talent in the country
and the efficiency and value of the schools
would be promoted just in the degree that
teaching ceased to be temporary resource,
as it now so often is. The best service in
any public department is always the
cheapest, and the advantage that the State
would purchase by this little outlay would
be inestimable. l cannot help thinking
that the proposition must command the
warm sympathy and support of the more
intelligent friends of the common schools
and with all my heart wish it success.
Year: 1876

FLOWERS AT FUNERALs.-It is but natural
that flowers should be strewn upon the
forms of the dead. The custom is as
ancient almost as death itself, and as ex-
pressions of affection these floral tributes
are commendable. 1t is not so when
funerals become pompous parades, and
when flowers are used less to adorn the
peaceful dead than to minister to the
vanity of the living Wildernesses of
flowers are now seen at fashionable funerals
and thousands of dollars are spent at the
florists shop for single interment. This
extravaganza is unhealthy and in some
respects unpleasant. 1t creates spirit OF
rivalry among those persons who imagine
that the number of carriages at burial
indicates the respectability of the deceased
and sometimes leads to vulgar display. We
have read Of coffin which was recently
taken through the streets covered with
artificial howers-paper mockeries invented
by pretended grief.-N y. Herald.
Year: 1876

Secretary Bristow, when he was a colonel
in the army during the war, called on Presi-
dent Lincoln in Washington, who received
him cordially and said: Il know you very
well, Colonel-Benjamin Helm Bristow.
Your uncle, Benjamin Helm, Clerk of the
Hardin County Court, was one of the best
friends l had when was boy. He used
to take good deal of trouble to explain
things in the Office to me, and show me
how business was done, and was very kind
otherwise. Once, when l came to town
barefooted, he took me to a store and gave
me pair of shoes, and he was my good
friend always in those days"
Year: 1876

election there next Tuesday would have
been at once great farce aud possibly
a great tragedy. The "Reformers" had
made up their minds to beat down by
sheer brute force a majority Of $4,000
against them. This would have been
bad enongh, in all conscience, but there
was imminent danger that their triumph
would have been attended with scenes Of
blood such as would have iilled the whole
land with horror. This last event we
can now hope has been happily ayerted,
let the election 60 "a It may.
Year: 1876

NEW YoRK, November lin regard
to the conference yesterday Of railway
magnates, Vice President King declined
to say anything more than that the man.
ayers had been in session all day without
accomplishing any definite resuis.
Year: 1876

The New York soft-money Democrats have
met and resolved that the genuine Nationa.
Democratic Convention was that of 1868 and
that the platform then adopted-repudiation
denunciation of constitutional amendment,
and all-is the only real article. The Bati-
more Convention of 1872 is declared to have
been merely ratification meeting Little
by little the.Democrats are beginning to show
their hand.
Year: 1876

THERE seems to be difference of opinion
between the Finance Committee of the Eas-
tern Railroad and ex President Woodbridge.
The chairman of the former tells the Massa-
chusetts Legislature that the Committee was
never consulted relative to purchasing the
Maine Central stock, and Mr.. Woodbridge
says the purchase was made by its consent
and approval. II was rather silly if not a
disreputable transaction and it is no won der
after the deluge that all implicated would
strive to shirk the responsibility of the iisas-
TOR. Nevertheless, the gentlemen were under
cath when they made these conflicting state
ments.
Year: 1876

BY mistake an article from the Tribune OH
the conviction of Sooy. the defaulting New
Jersey treasurer, has strayed into the col
umns Of the argus. The Tribune says no
time was wasted in talking of impeachment,
and the argus applauds, for it does not see
the hit at the Democratic managers in the
House who are wasting time talking of i'm.
peachment instead of going before grand
jury and giving evidence to secure the con-
viction OF Belknap on criminal charge.
Year: 1876

In the matter of the County Treasurer:
checkbook, it is proper to say that any error
which may have been made in the PRESS
statement of the cost will be fully corrected
and explained when the facts are ascertained.
The official from whom the information was
derived is engaged in an investigation into
the subject and our delay is with the con-
currence of County Treasurer Harding. 1t
is hardly necessary to add that there is moth
ing in the transaction at all compromising
that gentleman.
Year: 1876

AN endeavor will be made in the House
TO appoint special committee to investigate
Mr. Cymer. OF course the Democrats will
oppose the movement. They will never care
to investigate the doings of their own ras-
calls
Year: 1876

IT is the Hartford CourGnt which wickedly
suggests to Judge Kelley that, if his theories
be right he can easily find remedy for the
lack of ventilation in the Representatives
Hall at Washington. He has always main
tained that anything will circulate which has
the government stamp upon it and law TO
support it. Now let him induce Congress to
pass bill declaring that the air OF the House
of Representatives is American air and is as
good as anybody needs; that after the passage
OF the accompanying bill it shall circulate
through the hall as freely as any air circu-
lates anywhere; that it shall be receivable
in ali lungs for the duties of lite on par
with any other air; and that within the
closed circle of the Representatives hall the
worlds AIR is not required II that doesn't
make the air circulate then his theories are
all wrong.
Year: 1876


Where the rOeEs arc gray and the shores are steep
And the waters below look dark and deep.
Where the rugged pine, in its lonely pride.
Leans giOomily over the murky tide;
Where the reeds and rushes are long and lank.
And the weeds grow thick on the winding bank;
Where the shadow is heavy the whole day through.
There lies at rs moOrings the old canoe.
Tho useless paddles are idly dropped
Like ses-bird's wings that the storm has Topped.
And crossed on the railing one DER one.
Like folded hands when she work is done
While busily hack and forth between
The spider stretches his silvery screen.
And the solemn owl. with his dull toO-whoo,
Settles dOwnOn the side Of the old canoe.
The stern. half sunk in the Shiny wave,
Rots slowly away in its living grave
And the greeu moss oreeps DER rs dun decay.
Hiding is mouldering dust away


Like the hand that plants o'er the tomb a flower.
or the ivy that mantles the falling tower;
While many blossom OF loveliest hue
Springs up o'er the stern OF the old canoe
The currentless waters are dead and stn.
But the twilight wind plays witlushe boat at will,
And lazily in and out again


II Goats the length Of the rusty chain.
Like the weary march OF the hands OF time,
That meet and part At .he nOOntide chime,
And the shore Is kissed At each turning anew
By the dripping bow of the old canoe.
o, many n time, with ceasess haud
have pushed Il away from the pebhly strand
And padded ID down where the stream runs quick.
Where the whirls wild and the eddies are thick,
And laughed as leaned DER the rocking side
And looked below in the broken tide,
To see that the boats and faces were two
That were mirrored back from the old canoe.
Bot now as lean oer the crumblins side
And look below In the sluggish tide


The face that see there is graver grown,
And the laugh that hear is a sober tone.
And the hands that lent to the light skif wings
Have grown familiar with sierner things;
But love 10 think OF the hours that sped
As rocked where the whirls their white spray shed
Ere the blossom waved or the green grass grew
Ger the mouldering stern OF the old canoe
Year: 1876

ny JOAQUIN MILLER.
Ny ship comes sailing In from sea,
And am glad as glad can be-
Oh! have kissed my love tonight,
And al life seems one calm delight.
Ny ship comes in. my ship comes in.
Ny ship comes sailing up the sea.
And life is Ike dream 10 me.
The stars look larger than before;
The moon Is silver now. The door
or Paradise seems opened wide
As yon church door for my fair bride.
Ny ship comes in. my ship comes in.
My ship comes climbing up the sea.
And land and sea are fair TO me.
know fun well IN my ships hold
Lie neither gorgeous silks nor gold;
But OH know my love loves me,
And ask DO more of land or sea


Ny ship comes in. my ship comes in.
Ny ship has crossed the lonesome sea,
And am glad as glad can be-
Year: 1876

Temple Dar.l


The season of 1905 lat the Hay
market Theater) was marked by the
drollest riot in theatrical annals.
Some years previously Foote had
produced a burlesque piece, the au-
thorship of which is unknown to
this day, entitled The Tailors, Or
Tragedy for Warm Weather. The
satire of the piece appears to have
given great umbrage to the craft
from which it was named. Dow
ton announced its revival for his
benefit, an announcement which
reused the furious indignation of
the knights of the kneedle; they
held a meeting and vowed to oppose
it with might and main; menacing
letters were written to the beneti-
clare informing him that seventeen
thousand tailors would attend to
hiss and hoot the play. One, who
signed himeelf "Death," wrote to
inform one of the proprietors of
the theater that ten thousand more
could be there if necessary. In de-
fance of these doughty threats,
however, the bill was unchanged.
But when the night came it was
discovered that the brotherhood
meant deeds as well as words. In
the gallery they contriyed to secure
every seat except two, and to mo-
nopolize every other part of the
house. Dowton's appearance was
the signal for the uproar to begin;
a pair of shears was thown at him;
he offered twenty pounds reward to
any person who would point out the
offender, but no person would be-
tray him. Finding the audience
would not listen to . word, DoWton
offered to change the piece to qlhs
Village Lawyer, but the riot had
assumed proportions too formida-
BILE to be appeased, and the upFoaI
within was sustained by mobs Of
tailors without. A magistrate was
sent for, special constables called
out. but they were helpless against
the numbers Of the rioters, and the
disturbance continued to increase
until the arrival of a troop of Life
Guards, who seized sixteen and put
the remainder to fight.
Year: 1876

are always ready to stand up in bat
tie for their faith against the Mo
hammedans. When the Christians
of Crete took up arms against the
Mohammedan rulers, ten years ago,
they sought to give prominence to
the idea that they were engaged in
a war for their religion. They
fought under banners which bore
the sign of the cross, OF the image
of Christ, and all their proclama-
tions were redolent of Christian
piety. These closing struggles for
ascendency of the Mohammedans
are paltry enough in comparison
with those of their days Of con-
quest.
Year: 1876

The Dixon Tribune pays the folio "
ing graceful and merited compliment
to Congressman Piper Mr.. Piper
has made very able Representative.
Earnest and energetic in everything
that affected the interests of his con-
stituency, careful, cautious and palms.
taking in all matters of legislation
pertaining to the Pacific Coast, his
course has commended him to the
good will of all honorable and upright
men. His gallant fight against such
fearful odds for the increase in the ap-
preparation for the San Francisco
Mint. his memorable bout with the
willy Pennsylvania established his
reputation as a logical reasoner and a
ready debater, with keen sense of
the humorous. San Francisco cannot
do better than reward his unremit-
ting labors in her behalf by a re-elec-
tion Of her present popular and eff
cient Representative.
Year: 1876

On Wednesday night, or rather
shortly after midnight, some artistic
operator who has evidently been en-
gagged in business hereabouts lately,
entered the store of Negro Pasquale,
on Main street, near the Pico House,
and robbed the place of three thousand
cigars, three boxes of tobacco, two
gold pencils, two gold lockets and fif-
teen dollars in cash. 1t appears that
the robber or robbers entered at the
rear end of the store, by first boring
auger holes and then saving out a
piece large enough to admit the en-
trance of the hand to unlock the door.
The first attempt at boring was made
opposite the lock. A successful effort
was made above. There is no clue to
the discovery of the thieves as yet;
but it is quite evident that it is the
same party that has of late been car
rying on systematic business of bur-
glaries and theft. The amount of
goods and cash taken amounts to
about three hundred dollars.
Year: 1876

There is no pathological fact more clearly
ascertained than that the most formidable
phases OF nervous disease are directly trace
able to imperfect digestion. Insomnia, with
It's train of direful consequences, proceeds
more frequently from weakness of the stom-
ach than from any other cause. Mere seda-
tives are powerless TO cure nervousness. and
soon cease to palliate its symptoms. The
true way to strengthen the nervous system is
to invigorate the digestive and assimilative
organs, upon whose unobstructed. action its
equilibrium is absolutely dependent The
daily use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will
do more to brace and soothe the weakened
and irritated nerves, and induce sound, re-
freshing sleep-nature's grand catholicon-
than all the so-called nervines to be found in
the pharmacopeia or out of 1t. A wineglass-
full OF the Bitters should be taken before each
meal.