smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

TIE PREsIDEET's PROPOSED SOUTHERN
ToUR.-It Is understood that the president has
not positively abandoned his projected Southern
tour, a. has been stated. If as is not improbable
the Senate gets through with the executive bus
ines in q week or two, and there is nothing else
Of importance TO require his presence here the
President sill hopes 10 Be able TO 70 South
some time during The spring. Wash Star.
Year: 1873




Three little words within my brain &.
Beat back and forth their one refrain,


Three little words, whose duh distress


Means everything and nothingness,


Unbidden move my lips instead W.


or other utterance: She is dead. ~


Here, lingering, we talked Of late 8
Beside the hedge-grown garden gate;


TIL, smiling, ere the twilight fell III
She bade me take last farewell


Those were the final words She said.
But yesterday-and she Is deadi


l see the very gown she wore, -le 3.
The color hsd praised before;


The swaying length, where she would pa
Made light rustic on the grass:
There in the porch she turned her head
For one last smile-and she is dead
Could have known what was 70 come,
Those hours bad not been blind and DUN
1 would have followed close with Death,
Have striyen for every glance and breath
But now the final word is said,
The last look taken-she is dead
We were not lovers-sueh as they
Who pledge a faith to last for aye;
Yet seems the Universe to me
A riddle now without a key;
What means the sunshine overhead,
The bloom be1ow-now she Is dead? r
So new my grief, its sudden haze
Bewilders my accustomed ways;
And yet SO old, It seems my heart
Was never from its pain apart
What was and is and shall be, wed
With that one sentence is dead.
Year: 1873

Married ladies should be cautious
ABOUT diselpHEing their husbands.
when the latter come home tipsy, by
sticking their heads into bucket OF
water. At such times the husbands
are not fitted for the reception OF wa
ter Mrs. Junk. Of Marietta, Ohio,
was In the habit Of so discipliuing her
husband, but she knows better now.
Last week she tried it and held his
head IN the pail till he was subjuga-
ted Now she is a lone widow.
Year: 1873

The white of eggs with lime makes a
good cement for broken china. Hon
ey and castor oil mixed are excellent
for the asthma; q teaspoonful may be
taken night and morning. with grea {
benefit. Rancid lard may be purified
by trying it over with little water,
adding a few sliced raw potatoes.
The potatoes seem TO remove the bad
taste from the lard.
Year: 1873

The enormous beds in fashion in the
middle ages, in which not only the whole
family, but favorite domestic animals,
hunting-dogs, cats, ETC., reposed togeth-
er excite our liveliest astonishment. In
those days the aristocracy did not find it
undignifed to share their couches with
their friends or guests who sought their
hospitality. 1t was, on the contrary,
considered mark of sincere friendship.
But it is now commonly believed that
where two persons sleep together, one
abstracts from the other some amount OF
vital force. This is especially the case
where young and old p rsons share the
same bed. Besides, in a room where
there is no decided current of air, the
emenations from the lungs and skin of
sleeper poison the atmosphere for q
considerable distance. In the public
wards of our great hospitals never less
than two aud half feet is allowed be-
tween each bed Tor this reason. In the
sleeping apartments of royalty and no.
bility, single beds are everywhere the
rule and nowhere the exception. The
Emperor OF Germany sleeps upon a mar
row bed and hard mattress. The single
bed covering is wadded silk quilt. The
Emperor and Empress of Austria take
Their royal slumbers on similar beds,
with the same description of coverlet.
One of the principal advantages of these
narrow beds is that the mattress is more
easily aired. Even the poorest house
wives in Germany recognize the fact that
bedding requires daily airing, and on u
pleasant day in winter, and nearly every
day in summer, one may see stretched
out of the courtyard windows, for an
entire half day, the feather beds and COW
crings so dear to the heart of German
Year: 1873

phere.


The water contains mineral matter
in the average Of two to five grains to
the gallon of water. This is about the
average, but the water OF your noun
tain streams is an exception to this rule


fOrI am assured that water will yield
less than one grain of mineral to the
gallon. This is, therefoS, the most
wholesome water In the world for drink
ing, purposes, though not, perhaps, on
that account, for irrigation. Besides
what the water contains in this way, it
carries in suspension, often, great
quantities of mud. The Nile, by it's
overflow, deposits in this way the mud
which 1t leaves on the plains of Egypt.


All vegetable life Is the result of irri-
rigatiOn, either natural or artificial.
And now with regard to the


SUPPLY OF WATER.


When you are about to irrigate a small
portion Of ground, you provide yourself
with we'll or a small cistern. Now
the Great Husbandman, the Lord, has
made provisions of the same sort. The
ocean is his great depository of water,
the great well or cistern from which all
NE world is supplied. This great de-
positary occupies twO-thirds of the
earth's surface. The sun IL the great
engine which carries this water into
the clouds, and thence it is borne out to
mountains and fields. The force of this
i great engine Of the Creator IL enOr-
Qlous. In the Bay of Bengal, the evap-
dating power of the sun is sixtena feet


se hundred and ninety-two hes
m n IL hA
ThinA u it! Eight times the amount
necessa to produce a fruitful crop
over all = land. There is reason to
believe TIN In the Gulf of California, t,
the evapoNting power of the sun is
even greater than this Is shown to be in
the Bay OF Bengal The conveyance Of
Year: 1873

THERE are now In the harbor Of Fan
zibar two Admirals with nine ships Of
war. Such force has never been seen
there heretofore, and the Sultan is said
to be convinced that England means
to put down the slave trade.
Year: 1873

The polite clerks ut u watch and
jewelry establishment were somewhat
startled the other day by an indivi-
dual inquiring If he couldn't have
his entrdiis engraved on his watch
caseS
Year: 1873

A HERo.--The pilot of the ill. fated Wa
wasset must be added to the list of heroes
His name is John w. Boswell and he
stood manfully at his post until the wheel
was nearly burned up in his hands. His
right hand and right leg were terribly
burned. He was then compelled to leave
the wheel. He jumped overheard, and,
manned as he was, he swan to the shore
with two ladies, landing them safely. lie
then went back to the burning wreck
with boat, and entreated Captain Wood,
who was in great peri. from flames, to
jump on board. The captain said, mo,
I'll not leave the boat till all are off,
He then took more ladies ashore, aud
again returned just in time TO save the
captain.
Year: 1873

Mrs Walworth contradicts the rumor
that she petitioned Governor Dix for the
pardon of her son, Frank Walworth, now
at Sing Sing state Prison, under sentence
of Imprisonment for life on account o f
the murder of his father According to
the reporters account she declared that
she had never heard Of such petition
before, and that she had never "sought
to obtain any names, or directly or indi-
rectly endeavored to take steps in any way
for the mitigation of Franks sentence -
She said,in addition. that,"this is no time
make such an appeal to the clemency OF
the Executive, and any one who does it
can be no friend. Even were it contem.
plated by me. | should certainly not take
action now."
Year: 1873

Somebody, of statistical turn is puz Hled tO account for the great surplus c births over deaths in 1872 We suppos the reason is because it is cheaper, for man can be born for much less than h can be buried And a penny saved is penny earned.
Year: 1873

A gentleman from the lower country,
says the Alta California, where grizzly
bears help the herders to take care of
the sheep, relates curious adventure
which occurred to an Indian herdsman
in his employ. lie sent the man to a
distant portion of large rancho to look
after herd Of sheep short time since.
The Indian at nightfall got under a
shed with roof of branches, but open
on all sides, and lay down in his blank
cts. After few hours sleep, he was
awakened by feeling the hot breath of
some animal on his face. He moved
his arms, and at once understood the sit
uation. A huge bear was snuffing him.
The man with great presence of mind,
determined to keep perfectly still, for he
knew If he moved or cried out, one blow
of those huge paws would break his
skull like walnut. Bruin scratched
off the blankets, and seized the Indian by
leg. Though suffering terribly, the
brave fellow did not allow groan or cry
to escape him. The bear dragged him
from the hut for some distance, aud then
commenced to dig hole to lay the In
dian in and cover him up from the coy
otes. After the grave had been dug
deep enough, the bear (contenting him
self with about a pound of flesh from
his victims thigh moved the body to
the hole and covered it up. The Indian
damaged to keep the earth over his face
loose enough to allow him to breathe,
and when the bear retired, he crawled
out toward the mustang, which was pick.
eted some yards toward the hut. With
greet difficulty he mounted, and then
rode toward the ranche-house. A doctor
was then sent for, and pronounced the
wounds, though severe and painful, not
likely to prove fatal. The next day
hunt was organized, and the grizzly was
killed in the neighborhood of the spot
where he had slowed away his intended
meal.
Year: 1873

with every returning New Years day


comes iuttering of "new leaves" turn.


ed over by thousand erring fngers.-


The beginning of a year is natural


point OF a new departure, and nearly all


OF US mark it with innumerable resolu-


tIons of amendment in one way or an
other. All this is very natural, and to


certain extent it is all right enough,


but there are degrees attending the hab-


it-dangers rarely seen, but real, practi-


cal dangers nevertheless.


Amendments of any sort never come


too soon, and so if the last day of De-
cember find US with any bad habit un-
cured. it is eminently proper that we be-
gin the day which marks the incoming
of new year with determined effort
to conquer the fault. But how many of
us are there, when we discover the need
of amendment at any other time OF the
year, lazily postpone the effort until the
auspicious New Years day? And here


is one of the evils attending this custom.
A bad habit which receives warning in
October of the assault to be made upon
it on the first of January, is very apt to so
intrench itself before that time as to be
immovable. The proper time for its ejec-
tion from the life is the hour OF its first
discovery. A resolution is not stronger
on the first day of January than at any
other time, and the habit of postponing
our changes for the better until then, is
one fruitful of i'll to all of us.


Again in turning over new leaves we
are apt to hide from sight many beauti-
ful ones that are not yet written full. In
forming new purposes we too often leave
old ones, equally worthy, untitled. And
this is in every way bad. 1t is bad be-
cause it leaves the old undone, and be-
cause it cultivates habit OF irresolution
which units US for proper doing of the
new. We should see to it first that the
old leaves, no matter how old they may
be, are fully and fairly filled with worthy
works, and we may then hopefully turn
to the new ones. 1t sometimes happens
too that there are on the old pages blots
which need erasing-blots which may
not properly be hidden from view by the
turning over of a new leaf. wrongs done
that may yet be righted, duties neglected
that may yet be performed--and while
these blots yet remain we cannot safely
begin afresh upon the virgin pages of
the future. Turning the leaf over only
covers the ugly spots from our immedi-
ate tight, and the Reviewer when He
goes over the book of our lives will not
fail to discover them if left there
Hearth and Home.
Year: 1873

Miss Sarah Butillion, at the age of


nineteen was an operative in one of the


cotton mills at Great Falls, N. I'll. Dur


ing certain June she was called home


to nurse sister who had fallen sick with
typhoid fever. The sister died, and as


her parents were old and poor, Sarah re-
manned at home to look after the house
hold. Among her effects she had brought


with her from the factory was parcel


wrapped in newspaper published in
one of the cotton growing parishes of
Louisiana. In this paper she found
among prominent men mentioned as
having taken part on a public occasion,
one who bore her family name of Butil-
tion. The name was not common one,
and in a jocose manner she said she had
a mind to write to that man and see if
she could not scrape up a relationship.
A companion told her she dared not do
it. Partly from love of adventure,
and, perhaps influenced slightly by the
banter of her friend, she put the project
into effect. She wrote a sensible, modest
letter, giving an account of her family
genealogy as she understood it and sug-
gested that, as the family name was not
a common one, and as the publication
of his name had afforded the only OPP
portunity she had ever enjoyed of seeing
the name in print, it was not impossible
that some relationship existed between
them.


In due time Miss Butillion received in
reply a letter, friendly and afectionate,
the writer acknowledging that her father
and himself must be cousins. He wrote
that he had no family of his own and
but Few friends, and he earnestly hoped
and desired that the correspondence thus
opened might be continued. Sarah &C.
ceeded to his request, and a corrres-
pondence ensued, agreeable and satisfae-
tory to both parties. She wrote as a
child might have written to an absent
parent, while he answered as he might
have answered to a daughter. This
was kept up for almost three years, and
then Phillip Butillion ceased to write.
Sarah's last letter had remained unan-
swered full three months, when she re-
ceived, from an attorney of Natchito-
ches, intelligence of the death of her dis
tant friend and Eamesake, together with
the information that he had left her by
will the whole amount of his property,
amounting to more than 100000.


Shortly before receiving this intelli-
gence Sarah had given her hand in mar
riage to worthy printer of her native
State, ahd together they visited the land
of sugar and cotton, where the property
was obtained without trouble.


We wish there were more Phillip Bu-
tillions and more Sarahs to hunt them
up and secure their property,-that is, if
said Sarahs would select worthy printers
as the sharers Of their prosperity.
Year: 1873

MY DEAR AUNT: l have just receiv.
ed your kind letter to my last, and feel
glad to hear that uncle and your family
are so happy. Your generous offer is
very acceptable. | shall have ended
month on the 7th of next month, and
then will feel prepared to go out with
you. | do not like this position, on
many grounds which will readily sug
gest themselves to you. But | am do
ing the best l can. May God protect
and help me through. Present my kind
est regards to uncle and all my cousins,
and, with much love, l am yours, afiec-
Year: 1873

NEW instruments giving the variations of the
IN Magnetic Needle especially adapted to running
old lines Prompt attention given TO auction sales
of all kinds. Orders may be left the TIMES Office
Year: 1873

New YORK, October 29.-The jury in
the Stokes case rendered a verdict Of
manslaughter in the third degree. He
was sentenced to four years in the
Penitentiary at hsrd labor. The verdict
was received with cheers. The Court
room was crowded with friends Of the
prisoner. The Judge in sentencing the
prisoner, said he was sorry that the
law compelled him to pronounce so
light s sentence on his guilty heal.
Year: 1873

The coal trade for the future promises
to be active, and rates can be depended
upon not being any lower than the
present. There is very good pros
pect that the bituminous Goals OF
our country will find ready sale, for
all the produce of this year England
will find powerful rival in the young
empire of the Western Hemisphere.
with its inexhaustible supplies of coal
and iron, so favorably located for use
and profit. There is reported to be a
willingness on the part of the dealers at
the East to take the Pool coal, and con-
tracts are said to have been made for
considerable amounts to be delivered at
monthly rates through the season, and
although no shipments can be made for
a few days, it will no doubt be pushed
off, so soon as the season opens and
vessels can be had. The companies
and dealers in Goals to be shipped from
hereabout do not appear to be disheart-
ened, however, but are securing the
market. A feeling prevails among the
large manufacturing companies that
prices must recede later in the season,
the opening price this year being SO
much above 1872, but it is stated most
positively that this cannot occur,
Year: 1873

Under the moon two lovers walked


The silver moon, tho round full moon
Under its beams they softly talked


OF youth and love and June.
And they plighted their VOWS in the silver


light


For their hearts, like the moon, were full tina


night.
Under the moon they walked again


The setting moon, the waning moon
And scarcely word was said by the twain;
Oh, moon, you set too soon.
And love in one Of the hearts, like the rim
OF the waning moon, grew faint and dim.
Under the skies maiden stood


The cold night-skies the moonless skies
She heard the owl in the lonely wood,
And she heard her own deep sghs.
Heart and skies devoid of light,
God" she cried, "what dreary night"
Under the skies is a narrow mound


The watchful skies, the starry skies
And the rays Of the moon. so full and round,
Shine down where the maiden lies.
And they shine on the tickle lover who
Walks with another and wooes anew.
Year: 1873

I never saw any body do anything
that I did not watch him and see how
he did it, for there was no telling but
that some time L might have to do it
myself. 1 was going across a prairie
once my horse began to limp. Lucki-
ly L came across q blacksmith's shop,
but the smith was not at home Iasked
the woman of the house if she would
allow me to start fire and make the
shoe. She said 1 might if I knew how.
So L started fire and heated the shoe
red hot, and turned it to fit my horses
foot, and pared the hoof, and turned
the points of the nails cunningly, MS /
had seen the blacksmith do, SO that, in
driving into the hoof, they should not
go into the quick, and shod the horse.
At the next place L went to 1 went
straight to a smith and told him to put
the shoe on properly. He looked at
the horses foot, and paid me the great
est compliment L ever received in my
life. He told me if L put on that shoe
/ had better follow blacksmithing all
my life. Now / never should have
known how TO do that if Ihad not looked
on and seen others do it.--Henry Ward
Beecher.
Year: 1873

Slipping down is thus scientifically
described by the Danbury NeaCS man {:
"You are generally looking at something
very intently when it happens-perhaps
you are smiling to yourself. Then your
left foot shoots out on one side with q
suddenness that creates a sickness in the
family. Ice commences to form on your
spine and perspiration on your brow,
and your scalp lifts enough to permit a
streak of cold air to pass under. The
other leg goes out at this iuncture, your
head snaps violently to the front, and
there is faint impression on your mind
that the world is about to come to an
end with nobody in charge. Miles of
sidewalk spin out from you like light
ming. Three-story buildings Jump over
your head in swift succession. People
disappear suddenly, and with appalling
mystery. Then your eyes close, your
consciousness wanes, your soul goes out
in one expiring quiver, and-and you
srrive The hard reality of the scene is
then forced upon you with unpleasant
abruptness. Everything is in its place
but your spine. You get up and move
off with sickly attempt at smile,
feeling at the time that the back of your
head is laughing from ear to ear, and
finding that the hardest thing is not the
sidewalk, but to keep from rubbing
yourself.
Year: 1873

EVERYBODY HAS INFLUENCING per-
son is without influence. Some persons
fall discouraged on the highway of life
because they cannot be this or that en-
inent person. Why not be willing to be
themselves No person who ever lived
or who will ever live, is without infu-
ence. Why not make the most of it =?
Since you cannot grasp that which you
wish, why let what you have slip
through your fingers a? No person in
the world is exactly like you. You have
your own faults but you have you own
excellencies individual to yourself. Give
them air. Because you are not poet,
why, then, should you not be a mer-
chant? Because you cannot go to col
lege, should you therefore forswear the
alphabet? Because you cannot build a
palace, should you not rejoice in your
own humble room, and that because it
it is your own? Will not the sun shine
also into your window, if you do not
persist in shutting it out If you can
not have whole house full of flowers,
may you not have one sweet rose?
Year: 1873

since the first of January" said the man in
the dripping cell, ''and we've had one clean
sheet and one pillow-case in three weeks. De
you consider this decent? And, what's worse.
there's vermin in the bed Tell that in the
HERALD, please" And we do tell it ; not with
the expectation of producing any effect upoh
the powers that rule the Tombs, but to give
society slight idea of what to expect should
its gentlity ever be SO reduced as not to be able
to bribe attendants There are many texts hung
upon the walls of the corridor, but we fad to
discover that cleanliness is next to god
liness.'' Will not an immaculate society
supply the deficiency? And now that murder
ing and giving in murder is the chief end Of
man will not society bring New York to trial
for wilful and prolonged attempt upon the


lives of thousands of human beings, many OF
whom are guiltless of crime, and all of whom
desire to be housed as decently as one would
house dogs2
Year: 1873

able highway to their profession they would
lose no time in adapting their tactics to the
locomotive. But the general opinion seems
to be that these villains were but the tools OF a
revolutionary conspiracy seeking the life OF
President Lerdo. In any event. as in the case
of the conspiracy against President Pardo. we
suppose there will be thorough investigation
of this affair. and full exposure of the parties
concerned and their designs. We congratu-
late President Lerdo and his fellow passengers
ON their escape, and on the fact that their Gel
ebration was not marred by any serious acci-
dent or disturbance We have great hopes
that under President Lerdo's administration
the opening of this important railway will
mark the beginning ofa new career of internal
peace, enterprise and prosperity to our sister
republic. a.5