smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

t.s--- JUNE D, 1876.


One well known 10 fame in the Old
World, after visiting the New, and seeing
in our land of progress cities and towns
containing all the institutions of advanc-
ed civilization, springing up with magic
like rapidity, gave expression to the iden;
that if he was in his youth. with life be-
fore him, and could select that sphere of
action where he could exercise all OF his
faculties to the best advantage Tor his
own benefit, as well as OF his fellows, he
would leave the old haunts of ciyiliza-
tion; would come to the frontier, and
thtre would assist in creating and estab-
fishing all the institutions of the most
advanced civilization, freed from the tct-
tiers and hindrunces to their growth
found in older communities.


Friends Of the Atheneum, and citizens
of the Snohomish, upon a work like this
you are now engaged, and it is with no
ordinary feelings Of emotion participate
in these exercises. Around me are many
familiar faces of brave, true hearted pion-
GERS, who, few years ago found this
valley a wilderness, uninhabited by civil
lied beings.


1t seemed to most of them, upon set
ting here, that they had abandoned
foreyeI'nearly all that pertained to civil
lied life; but soon homes were made in
the wilderness resources previously un-
known were developed, and commu-
nifty with its varied phases Of social life
was produced. What was once only a
wilderness became center of civillzing
influences, and men began to hope that
they might live TO establish upon the
banks of this beautiful river, institu.
tions that would benefit themselves as
! well as their successors, and cause them
to be spoken OF with gratitude long after
| their human career should be ended here.


Communities in their progress obey u
law Of motion like unto the beating of
the human pulse, or the cbb and flow Of
the tide. This accelerated and anon de-
creased progress keeps time in ryth-
mical manner to the spirit OF the age, or
those dominant influences that for the
time being seem to control the actions of
the race.


Those who attempt to oppose this
force are usually carried resistlessly on
Year: 1876

exceedingly handsome gold locket to each
man either in single sculls winning crew and SILK
flag to the club.


These races close the amateur regattas at Greenwood
Lake for The The professional will take
place tomorrow Wednesday,
Year: 1876

TIE SECUNU KACb


was for junior souls, and the starters were six, as
already stated In tins as IN the previous one IT
almost certain from the start who The winner
would be- Orr took the lead at the start aud kept IL
At tho mile flag McIaughlan, OF the Nautilus dropped
out or the race anu hall milo further Foot OF tho
Nassau, followed his example Judging nom their
manner OF pulling and general appearance in The
neither OF them in proper training, ana III draw
Ing out they, but acknowledged 10 themselves what
from tho start evident to their friends. Man and
Nils followed Orr closely tor mile and quarter, and
kept tip to TIP; but quarter OF mile from the lnsh
Man. by spurt got away from Mills, and crossed the
limo ahead OF him and eighteen and half seconds la
Year: 1876

The Memorial to Congress, which 1t is
asked City Conncil to join in, is of vital in
terest to Wilmington. 1t asks for survey
of the Brandywine from its mouth up to
the Market street bridge. with the ultimate
view ofso widening and deepening the chan.
mel of the stream as to make 1t navigable
for schooners and other water craft draw
ing from five to ten feet. The memorial is
numerously signed by the most substantial
business firms of the city; conspicuous
among which are those prominently
identified with the manufacturing interests.
The matter has for some time occupied the
attention of the Board Of Trade, and with
no other view than advancing manufactur-
ing interests. They warmly advocate its
proper presentation to Congress as sub
ject Of commercial progress which
Wilmington possesses the advantages OF, II
the aid Of that body can be obtained towards
their development. In conversation with \
nomber of manufacturers representative Of
The HERALD was informed that ifthe chan
mel of the Brandywine could be deepened 1t
would promote the industries of Whining
ION to an incalculable extent. It would
avoid the necessity of the transportation Of
all merchandise from the banks Of that
stream to the Christiana by wagon, and add
to the shipping facilities Of the place con-
siderably. 1t would of course require
tie expenditure of considerable money, as
the blasting required would be great,
but wien the extent of the benefit, that It
would be to Wilmington is considered, there
Is every reason that it should be OF interest
10 all who are identified with Wilmington
and it's progress. All vessels would have
to wait for the tides, but they have to do
this now, and then only those Of very slight
tonnage can enter.


What is looked to more especially from
such an improvement, as an inevitable re-
suit, is the inducenent that 1t offers to
capital for investment. At this point man
ufacturers could have all the advantages of
an excellent water power, and that, too, at
ride water. two facilities in manufacturing
interests that are but seldom seen, and
which, if availed Of by the people to such
IN extent as to be fully developed, Will ad-
vance our commercial industries to such an
extent as to be noticeable feature In VIII
mington's attractions.
Year: 1876

"Ths gentleman 10 called to order!" This
10 what the President Of Council IL COM
PEELED to utter frequently o. he attacks the
desk hercely with his gavel and raises his
voice to pitch that would impress stran-
ger with the idea that he was IN the midst
of the gold and stock exchange. That gen.
tleman who is called to q point of order
takes his seat, but those who imagine that
"the subsequent proceedings do not inter-
est him any more,"' are very much mis-
taken. He is as ubiquitous as mosquito,
and his buzzings are irrepressible. A mo-
ment afterwards you hear, "Mr. President,
rise to q personal explanati0nV and
like the little man in the box he 10 up again,
and like the gentleman at the Pickwick
Club, his sleeves are rolled up and he is
ready to pitch in. He saws the air violent
ly with his arms, his hair stands up worse
than fodder stack in wind storm, and
woe be to the man that ID not his friend.
The time has come, and he is going to
pitch in, the foremost digit of the right
hand is leveled ominously to certain parts
of the Council Chamber, and he spits forth
his rhetorical thunder. Other members
must shake In their boots for fear of the
wrath to come. All other ducks in the
pond must keep their heads under water
while this one quaeks.


Finally exhausted he takes his seat, and
as he squares himself back with his hands
in the armholes of his vest, he surveys his
conquests with the most apparent satisfac-
tion. It is but few moments afterward
before you hear the words ringing through
the chamber "Mr. President, rise to per
sonal explanation!" and gentleman on the
other side gets up to pitch in, rolls his
sleeves up even higher than the other did
and goes right in. The other man has
wronged him; he has impugned hts veraci-
ty; he is vilitier; he is falsiier; he is
ali that language can express and more too.
This is what personal explanation consists
of, and the President sits and has to 20
through with it all like patience on monu-
ment, while the members wish to gracious
that other fellow would get through and let
somebody else have put.


Just such state of affairs as this Is to be
witnessed in the City Council Chamber
every meeting night. When one member
wishes to pitch into another, all that he has
to do is to claim the special privilege of
personal explanation, and that other mem
Der catches it according to the strength and
command of langua &c that the pitcher in
has. The chin music is played often and
loud.
Year: 1876

g HONESTY is the best policy" A boy
or man who is honest only because it
paws, is at heart dishonest Yet God has
so ordained matters in this world that hon.
esty is as much a matter of interest as
duty. Courtesy is duty. But it pays to
be courteous. 1t is our duty and our in
terest to entertain kindly feelings toward
all, and to express them in kindly way.
That is the best definition of courtesy.


The President of the New York Shoe
and Leather Bank, Mr.. Stout, Is known
for uniting business ability with unfailing
courtesy. He has a pleasant word for
every one, even when driven by business.


'One day." says a correspondent, "a
man came into the bank and opened an
account. L came here he said, no
simply because l knew my money would
be safe with you, but because you are al
was civil. l have been depositor in


- Bank for many years. | went to-
day to see the cashier. | knew him when
he had no society to boast of, and hardly
enough money to pay for dinner at
cheap restaurant. laid my hat on the
desk, which l suppose / had no business
to do. He waved his hand with an i'm
perious air, and said: Take that hat OFF,
/ removed my hat, when he said, Now
I'll hear what you have to say I've
nothing to say to you.' ! went to the
book k-keeper, ordered my account made
up, took the banks check for $42 600, and
this / wish to Deposit


Lundy Foot, a tobacconist, began bust
ness in Dublin in a very small shop. To
every little girl who bought half-penny
worth of snuff, he was as courteous as if
she were the first lady in the city. "Thank
you, my DEAR" he would say, neatly put
ting up the snuff Call again, if you
please.'' His courtesy made him popu-
lar, his business increased, and he died
worth several millions of pounds. 1t pays
to be courteous, and it don't pay to be a
boor.-Youtt's Companion.
Year: 1876

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN.-Place her
among flowers, foster her as a tender
plant, aud she is thing of fancy,


waywardness and fOlly-annOyed by
d dewdrOp, fretted by tue touch of
Uutterfly's wing, ready to faint at the
sound of a beetle or the rattling of
window pane at night, and she is over
powered by the perfume of the rosebud.
But when the real calamity comes, rouse
ner affections, enkiudle the fires of her
heart, aud mark her theuI Place her in
the heat of the battle, give her child,
bird, or anything to prOtect-aud see
her in her relative position, lifting her
white arms as a shield, as her own blood
crimsOns herupturued forehead, praying
for her life 10 protect the helpless.
Transplant her in the dark places of
the earth, call forth her energies to
action, and her breath becomes a heal
ing, and her presence q blessing.
She disputes inch by inch the strides of
stalking pestilence, when man, the
strong aud brave, pale and atfrighted,
shriuks away. Misfortune daunts her
not, she wears a life of silent endurance,
and goes forward with less timidIty
than to her bridal. In short, woman is
u miracle, mystery, the center from
which radiates the charm of existence.
Year: 1876

humilIate me. You don't know him as
we'll as do"


"Then let me talk to him, dear. pn
manage him."


The insane rage of the husband of
Edna over Aunt Judy's cautious and
necessary revelation could only be COM
pared to the fierce dignity of a barnyard
Bantam when he finds that the Dorking
that he has proudly appropriated as his
own has had the audacity to cherish a
smothered preference for a superb
Cochin China.


Instead of humbly blaming. himself,
inasmuch as he was blameworthy, for
the clandestine manner of his marriage
with badly brought up child who had
only known him under the false colors
Of other peoples love letters, he at once
grew very tenacious of his rights, and
tuned and cursed like pirate.


Aunt Judy was frightened. Mr.. La
Selle was astonished at his old friends
Oad temper, for the cause of which he
could discover no clue, and after mis-
cradle night of wrangling that would
nave disgraced a Kanaka, John Smith
re-yoked his oxen and started in the
morning with Aunt Judy and his fever
sh wife, whipping the cattle into run
over the rocky roads, and acting in ali
things as though it was his purpose t.
make Edna as thoroughly sick of hel
Iearly bought bargain as it was possible
| Tor her to be and live.
Year: 1876

The Smith Sisters of Glastonbury
have won their lawsuit, they getting
verdict of five dollars and costs in their
suit brought against the towns select
men for trespassing on their land and
selling some of it for non payment of
taxes, on the strength of some informal
ity in the papers.
Year: 1876

When a Boston girl breaks her en-
gagement with man, and her friends
expostulate with her, she only has to
say his views on the theosophic doctrine
of cosmogony are loose, and they realize
at once how impossible it is for any true
woman to risk her happiness with such
a person.
Year: 1876

Many a time cold exterior covers
warm heart, and it often happens that a
formal and frigid husband will blossom
out into the most devoted of men when
his wife goes off to camp-meeting and
leaves the hired girl to keep house for
him,
Year: 1876

The Louisville Courier-J Journal has of late
become very bold in chastising the short
comings of its party. II believes that "the
Republicans enter upon the Centennial year
with improved prospects," while the Demo
Gratis have ''fallen into hopeless way oil
dividing upon their blunders and of blunder-
ing In their divisions"


Another Southern journal dissents from
the assertion that the Southern Democracy
is in favor of the nomination of Gov. Tilden
for the Presidency. The Richmond Dispatch
says: The Southern people are not tied to
Wall street. They know that the West and
South are natural allies, and they do not in
tend to do aught TO break up that alliance.
Tiden is the candidate of club of New
York swallow-tails. That's ALL"


1t must be source of great qualification to
the young collegians who participated in the
intellectual competition in New York last
Tuesday evening that only one young lady
student entered the lists. She very easily
bore off the first prize in the most important
Year: 1876

PEOPLE of taste are congratulating them
selves that the peculiar style Of dress which
has for some time been connected with the
set in London composed OF the Rossettis
and their followers is coming into fashion.
The costume is composed in the very spirit of
pre-Raphaeliteism and is a stately dress with
suspicion of the middle ages about it. 1t
has a straight skirt with deep flowing train,
entirely untrimmed, not even cord to re-
leve its extreme severity; there is no over
skirt, no pannier; only the long, unbroken
drarery from the waist line to the floor; a
plain corset cuirass and sleeves fitting so
closely to the arm that they have to be but
toned to the elbow; at the hand they flare
outward. and have either lace or crepe lisse
edges. The buttons extend down the entire
front of the dress, and the only ornament,
beside the buttons, are the large pocket
flaps on the side seam. The dress reformers
bring the objection against it that it will lead
once more to the use of stay lacings; but
the London pre-Raphaelites find themselves
subjected to no such temptation.
Year: 1876

scholarly contest, Greek composition. She
was alone among score, and it naturally
follows that il she had brought with her
few OF her schoolmates, the young gentlemen
Of the various "universities' would have
gone home priceless. Comant.


Senator Eaton said that the great question
of finance ought not to be football of par
ties" II he means that it ought to be treat
ed upon broad principles of craftsmanship
and not upon partisan considerations, he is
right. 1t he means that parties ought not to
concern themselves about it, he Is wrong.
The party which fails to concern itself about
this question and TO take the right view of it
is doomed to certain defeat for it is the main
question in Congress and before the country.
IN. Y. Post.
Year: 1876

NEW YORK WATER FORKS.
This note shall entitle the Bearer to the sum
of Eight Shillings, current money of the Colony
of New York, payable on demand by the
Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City
of New York, at the office of Chamberlain of
the said city. pursuant to a vote of the said
Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of this
date. Dated the 9th day of January, in the
year of our Lord 1776.


By order of the Corporation, G. BREwERToN.
The note was promptly redeemed, the
Chamberlain doubtless concluding that the
city had grown up to the volume of her col
onial currency and so was in condition to
resume.
Year: 1876

WESTERN people especially have never yet
got accustomed to the fact that the Greek
church holds its Christmas twelve days later
than we do, and so the announcement that
that festival was celebrated on our 9th OF
January by all the Christians who belong to
the Greek communion awakens quite as
much surprise this year as it did last year, or
the year before,
Year: 1876

HERE is sample of the boasted Democrat
ic economy: When the Presidents annual
message was read in the House Mr.. Randall


had an order made to exclude it from the
printed report Of the House proceedings for


the reason that would be inserted in the re-
port of the Senate proceedings. Mr.. Randall
knew that the practice has been not to insert
the annual message in the printed proceed
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve eommu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

ings of both branches of Congress, and his
motion was a transparent effort to impress
the country with the belief that the strctest
economy was 10 be practiced in every detail.
In view of Mr.. Randalps conduct in this in
stance, it is worthy of notice that the Record
of Thursday contained thirty three columns
OF matter, most Of it rule and figure work,
which is paid for at double the ordinary rates
of composition, inserted on motion of Mr..
O'Bren, Democrat, of Maryland. This mat
ter is made up speeches delivered to the ne
groes of Washington at various times from
numerous curbstones by an eccentric
character who styles himself the champion of
the workingmen of the district. The cost of
printing this paper will exceed that of print
ing the last seven annual messages of the
President in the Record, and yet Mr. Randall
offered no objection to this extravaganza.
Year: 1876

County Treasurer HucK's announcement that
he will make no more temporary loans to meet
the reckless waste of the County Commission
ers has filled them with CONSERVATION. The
Treasurer holds the key to the situation. It is
In his power to protect the taxpayers from rob-
berry, and they will back him up in MI his efforts
to accomplish that end.
Year: 1876

The expense of administering the affairs
of the Slate must in the future, as in the
past, be paid almost entirely from direct
taxes, and for that reason should be eau
tiously and prudently incurred. Taxation
should ever be kept at the lowest limit con-
sislent with the permanent protection,
growth and development of the interests OF
the entire people.


The constitution has happily prescribed
this limit. Its language is, Previous to
any law being made to raise tax, the pur-
pose for which II is raised ought to appear
evident to the legislature to be of more SER
vice TO the community than the money
would be If not collected"


The payment Of State expenses is from a
common fund. raised by a general tax.
Year: 1876

With the same prudent foresight and the
same economical and. honest management
continued, Vermont will never be number
ed among the bankrupt or repudiAting
States, but her promises to pay will, as at
present, command premium in the mon
ey market.
Year: 1876

This library, which is very complete in
the department of American law, besides
being we'll furnished with miscellaneous
works, has entirely oulgrown the room set
apart for it in the State house.


1t is evident that some further provision
for lis accommodation must soon be made.
1t seems TO me that an enlargement of the
present room is almost impracticable, and
that sooner or later there must be erected
for its accommodation a separate hre-proof
building, which should be kept open
throughout the year. The library is now
of suoh dimensions and importance that 1t
should be readily accessible for research
and investigation at all times.


BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURES


AND MINING.


The secrelary's report, with the accom-
panylng papers, will inform you of the
work accomplished during the past two
years. Its work has thus far been confined
10 fostering the interests of agriculture.
This doubtless has resulted from the fact
that agriculture Is the more prominent aud
general interest. The board Is concerned
Year: 1876

Company until after the next session
of the Legislature. As this
would postpone the finishing OF the


work after the date fixed by the counties
in their transfer of stock it is probable
the privilege granted will be returned
by the present holders. If this arrange
ment is followed out it will be optional
with the counties to again grant the same
privileges, or make any alters-
tions which may be deemed ad.
visable after the necessary legislation is
granted.


This indeflni.e delayis 10 be regretted,
yet we cannot help but think the gen.
tlemen who are working 80 assidously
for its completion will in the end succeed,
as they are full Of untiring energy and
industry.
Year: 1876

From the New York Nation, July 9th.


The New Hampshire Legislature adj
joured last week after q session of unusual
length, a very large portion of which was
devoted with great steadfastness to the
work of civil service reform. The reform
was carried through by the Republicans,
who, of course, were steadily opposed by
the wicked Democrats, and not small part
of the unusual length of tie session must
be ascribed to the resistance made by these
evil-minded INSTRUCTORS to the work of the
single-minded majority. Upon one occa-
sion, indeed, the flibustering of the cruel
emocrats-initiated to stave off action
upon special reform bill, that applying to
ono of the counties-kept the perspiring
Republicans i'll their seats throughout the
watches of one of the hottest nights of the
heated period, and not until long after sun
rise did the Democrats finally "cave" and
allow victory to perch upon the weary
heads of the New Hampshire Republicans.
The reform measures passed were extreme
ly simple and thorough. They were chief
ly in the form Of an "address - to the Gov
ernor and Council directing the removal OF
all the Democratic officials of say Rocking
ham county-judge of probate, register of
probate, solicitor, sheriff, etc. When one
county had been thus purified, another
county would be taken up in regular order,
until all the county officers, nearly seventy
five in number, were disposed of. Then
the police justices of the various towns
were attended to; then the State officers,
high and low, even to the three Fish Com
missioners; until, finally, when the hard
listed farmers of New Hampshire went
home to their neglected haying, they went
with the proud consciousness that not q
single miserable Democrat remained in Of
flee within the boundaries of their redeem
ed State. The exceeding thoroughness of
the work must be peculiarly gratifying to
Messrs. Chandler and Cornell, and New
Hampshire may be put down as sure for
Hayes and Wheeler and civil service re-
form. We should perhaps add that the
New Hampshire Republicans do not lay
claim to any originality of method in the
passage of these very satisfactory meas
ures, but state that they keep closely to
Democrats precedent, as furnished by that
party when in power in 1S74-all of which,
as we can testify, is strictly true.