smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

A national prediction for the bath
may mislead the reader into the belief
that the Japanese are the cleanest ma
ton under the sun. This is far from
being the case. They are the most
Tubing people, but while, among the
petty trading and lower classes, they
pay every attention to the cleanliness
of their bodies, they pay none what
ever to that of their clothes, The
thickly padded winter garments will be
worn without being washed, not for
dave, or weeks, or years, but generations.
The patched and wadded garment cover
ing the body of small urchin in the
street probably has descended to him
from his grandfather, through n suc-
cession of uncles and bigger brothers I;
and next winter, if ne grows out OF II
by then, it will pass on to smaller
of the family. As long as they will
hold together ale these clothes kept.
From constant patching there may be
at last but little of the outer garment
left but the thick cotton waddiDg is the
same that for day after day Though a
winter, winter after winter
through generations, has been worn
without once being cleaned. But this
is not the worst. While the clothes are
being worn, they are, at all events, ex-
posed to the purifying influences OF the
fresh air but as the cold season passes
away the entire wardrobe of a family
is packed away, all togCtler, in some
room, and there all through the heat OF
the summer it lies in a foul heap OF
frowsiness and impurity. Smallpox is
the scourge of Japan, and there III no
doubt that to this practice 1t owes IN
great measure its yearly appearance
and its virulence. temple Bar.


TIE other day a Detroit husband went
off on fishing excursion with small
party of friends. Returning at midnight
he pounded on the door and awoke his
wife. As she let him into the hall she
saw that something allied him, and she
cried out


"Why, Henry, your face is as red as
paint"


"Guesser MT" he replied, feeling
along down the hall.


"And 1 believe you have been drink
ing" she added.


"WhazZer mean by That ne IN
duired, trying to stand still.


ION henTyS your laCo mO"A"
look like that il You hadn't been drink
ing"


"Mi to blame ?" he asked, tears in
his eyes. "Sposen big bass jump up'n
hit me in tn face an make it red-mi to
blame ?"


Aud he sat down on the floor and cried
over her unjust suspicion.


He was smoking cigar on Marke {
street car where there were ladies'. OF
course he was a gentleman(O. A lady
took out her purse, got ten cents and
handed it to the smoker. whats this
for ?" said he. "It's TO buy you good
cigar when you smoke in the presence
of ladies'" He threw the cigar out Of
the window, the scrip into the lady's
lap, jerked the strap and jumped out.
Year: 1875

A NATIVE of Calcutta recently asked a
number of friends to a dinner party.
His guests accepted the invitation, but
when the day came they for some rea-
son best known to Themselves did not
attend, nor did they send any apologies.


Thereupon the host promptly sued them
for the price of the food which he had
nroyided for the banquet, and which,
through their want Of courtesy, had
Year: 1875

formed by the river and the raceway of the old Clifton Mill Co.'S works, where the trees and bushes caught the running cakes and held them, causing 8 considerable quantity of them to float into Main street, carrying some blocks almost three feet in thickness, across the street, knocking down several rods of the picket fence of Mir. Geo. Taylor, and blockading the street 50 that it was nearly half day before it could be dug out for the safe passage of teams. The roar and crash when the ice started, shook the buildings adjacent, al- most like small earthquake, but the fright that it caused few nervous individ- uals, was all the damage it Some of our manufacturers who have been running with short supply of water, now have an abundance, and ever foot has been added to the surface of the lake by the melting of snow and rain......The face of our late friend. Vaill, of the Herald, is more missed on our streets than that of any man who has been taken from us :for a long time. The expressions of regret at his de- cease are frequent, many and universal, no one having word to say about him. except in commendation, and sorrow at his death, which most conclusively shows how generally he was loved and respected, all feeling that good citizen and useful member of society has been taken from our very midst, whose place we fear, will not be speedily filled.

 TWISTED.
Year: 1875

North RraMfOrd.

 News Items have been scarce until re- gently, when Q daring burglar, perhaps thinking to create little excitement in this quiet place, took $2OO from the house of MT. David Russell, while he was attend ing the funeral of his sister-in.law in East Haven. The money was paid him few days before the robbery was committed, and for safe keeping was placed under the carpet beneath his bed. When Mr. Rus sell returned home, the family that lives with him, were away, had been gone about short time pane of glass had been broken from one of the windows, the window raised, trunks opened, lamp lighted, and that with pitcher of cider left standing on the cellar stairs and the bed and bed ing turned upside down. Now. no one would have dared to enter tue house until all tue inmates were out of hearing, and il strikes me that If the thief accomplished all that, in so short time, he must have been, to say the least, 0sry sp7y......Au old gentleman named Rufas Rogers. died very suddenly short time ago. He had been troubled with rheumatism nearly all winter and the Saturday before his death saw Dr. Wood of this place and procured eome medicine. The Dr. charged him tt take no more than the quantity prescribed The next day while most of the family were at church, Mir. R., who felt little worse than usual, took twice the qusntity ordered and in short time was seized with all the symptoms of being poisoned As soon as the Dr. arrived, he said he haG taken an overdose of the medicine and wa. past help. He lived till the next day, Mon day, when death ended his sufferings. e. The comfortable weather of the past few days seems to have made the present colo harder to bear than that that came before the thaw, but people and animals are no suffering for water as they did in some pla ces before the ice melted.

 SALLY ANN.
Year: 1875

HINTS FoR ls75.-N is better to live in a little mean two story house than in jail. It is 8 good thing, when you are talking of another mans defalcation, to make sure that you could have handled as much mon- ey, with like opportunities for dishonesty. and not fallen before temptation. It does not pay to worry over what will happen to your wife if ycu were taken away; she may get O better husband. If you are wonder ing what makes your former schoolmate's hair so grey, or what makes such one so wrinkled, or why one is growing so stout, lust take look in the glass. Do not i'm agine, because you have resolved to prac- tice charity and to speak we'll of everybody, that everybody has made the same resolu ton regarding you. If you arc heartslek with regret that you were not more tender and thoughtful towards the dear ones you have lost, just try 10 avoid further repen- tance in future, by being good 10 those still left to you. Don't put off enjoyment. If you are not ready to enjoy things as they come, when you are ready they wont come. Planning to enjoy friends and fortune in the future, is not secure investment. The chances are woefully few, that you, your friends, and the fortuue, will all come to. gether in the future. If you have any good deeds to do or happiness to enjoy, to- day is the time. It is only when we are ar guing ourselves into the committing ol some act where we believe the end will jus tify the means, that it pays to wait till to- morrow. In such case, one cannot wait too many to-morroWs,
Year: 1875

Wimsted.

 Our village was more fortunate than most places in not suffering scarcely any damage from high water and ice last week though at about dark last Thursday even ing the state of the river was somewhat threatening, for in two or three places, there were masses of ice packed in the dams 50 densely, that it seemed impossible for them to move off without inflictine considerable injury to bridges and houses standing on the bank, but luckily the ice in the lower dams moved out first SO that when the upper ones started. about g O. clock, it had an unobstructsd Echannel to run in till it reached thess lower island,
Year: 1875

Peeksi1ll, NY.

 Mr. Editor Some one of my many friends in the good old town of Salisbury, did me the favor to start the NEWS upon weekly visits to ne, (addressed to "Iona Island on the Hudson," which was my home for many years,) and it has still con- tinued to come, a regular and at the same time very welcome visitor. From it we get town and vicinity news, all in con- densed shape and generally so we'll spiced and seasoned as to be quite palateable. On the whole we are disposed to consider your paper decided success; in every respect much better than we supposed would ever be either printed or supported in our native town. am hoping the day is not far dis tant when shall again spend day or two in Salisbury. When there again, hope to call upon the man who edits and publishes 50 creditable paper......My early days were spent attending the Academy school in your village in winter, while in summer my time was spent upon my fathers farm in the south part of the town. .....During my last winter in Salisbury which is now fourteen years ago, was employed teach ing the Centre, (Greve,) school. My ear Her pursuits since coming here were purely horticultural, but of late, am seeking to popularize Iona Island as pleasure resort and am persuaded the efforts put forward in this direction will be crowned with entire success. Distant from New York but 45 miles and being enc of the most ac- cessible places by water, while in location it is unsurpassed by any other, and in the midst of the Highlands of the Hudson. ex- contemporaries come from every direction. and our best evidence of the popularity so far is given by the repeated visits to these grounds each successive year by many of the leading churches of New York and Brooklyn. ALyAH BUSHNELL.
Year: 1875

John Qnill says: l never


ran for office bnt once, At


the earnest solicitation of some


of my friends, in an unguarded


moment, | allowed myself to be
apOunced as a candidate for
the Office Of Justice of the
Peace. Previous to this fool
move, | had been considered q
decent sort of man, put the
next day when the papers came
out they were filled with ac-
counts of my previons history
that would have curdled the
blood of a Digger Indian. A
susceptible public was gravely
informed that / was not fit for
office; that I was almost fool,
besides | had come West under
suspicious circumstances. [
had starved my dear grandmoth-
er to death and then sold her re-
to a soap factory. l had
stolen hand organ from poor
blind cripple and run away
with the proceeds. l had sold
my grandfather's coffin for S14,
and buried the elegant gent in
a boot box. In utter despair
| rushed around to head quar-
Lers, withdrew my name, and
swore asolemnswear thatI would
never indulge in politics again.
And / never will.
Year: 1875

Rev. DR.. Bethune was hold
ing divine service in logschool-
house in Maine, while on sum-
mer fishing excursion. In
speaking Of it afterwards he
said "Just as l pronounced the
benediction, a man arose and
said that he had lost a first
rate jack-knife; that if any
of that congregation
had found it, he wished they
would just sing out
Year: 1875




The Elizabeth Journal says: A
few days since a man whose name
Is not given, but who is resident
and citizen Of Chicago, was engag
ed in either counting or fixing the
barrels OF flour that had been put
into freight car for sDsportstiOn
t. New York. There was consid-
cradle nDis, and hustle outside
the Car. and a5 the nan was not
seen, one of the train men came
along, pushed the heavy door to
with a bang, locked it securely
and went away. The train at
that moment started off, and the
man, though making all the noise
he could, was not heard. 1t was
not until few days after that he
made his position known, the
train in the meantime having
reached the meadows, a little this
side of Jersey City. lie was nearly
exhausted and his first words as
the car door was opened were,
"For God S sake, give me some wa
ter" 1t was at first thought that
he was n thief or one Of those
train poachers who steal rides and
all they can get besides. lie was
sent to Mr.. Jackson, Superintend.
ent OF the road, and the story he
told was SO straightforward shat
it was entirely believed. Mr..
Jackson gave the man a pass back
to Chicago, and he at once took
the train for the West, enjoying
his second ride much better than
the first. After this he won't
fool around much in the inside of
a freight car.
Year: 1875

a spod many years ago a Mas
sachAsetts man was elected to the
office of lieutenant-governor.-
When the fact of his election was
announced be was called upon for
u speech. He proceeded to ac-
knowledge the honor in very
handsome terms, and added that
he had no doubt he shoHId make
. good lieutenant.governor, as
that was the Office he had always
held in his own house.
Year: 1875

A very jealous woman said,
the other day, that she wished
her husband was dead and bu-
ried in some secluded corner
where no one on earth could
reach the grave but herself.
The husband, who is a lawyer,
has not yet filed his answer.
Year: 1875

Anear sighted Boston man was
lately riding in a,street car, when
a lady opposite bowed to him. He
returned the bow, raised his hat,
smiled sweetly, and was just won
dering who she was, when she
came over and whispered in his
ear, ooh! I'll fix you for this, old
man!' Then he knew it was his
Uifn
Year: 1875

KEEP Our OF DEBT.--Half the per-
plexity, annoyance and trouble that men
have in this world is in consequence Of
getting into debt. 1t seems to be natural
for some people to buy and incur obliga-
tions without measure, SO long as they can
avoid paying away ready cash. Give one
of this sort chance to buy on credit, and
the questions Of payment are matters that
he cares but little about. But what crop
Of trouble springs up from the seed Of
debt How many gray hairs il brings,
and how often IL shortens life sometimes
leading men to commit suicide or murder.
And yet how ay it Is to keep clear Of
this terrible monster. Every young man
should form fixed and unalterable de-
termination, be fore commencing his active
business career, not to incur one penny Of
Indebtedness under any circumstances.
Never buy anything unless you have the
money to pay for it at once. Pay no at.
tention to the 'rare chances" "splendid
opportunities" "bargains, and the like,
Such are only traps set to catch victims.
If you see anything that you would like TO
accept, look first at your money pile, aud
make the answer depend on that. Always
pay as you go. If you are short Of money,
gauge your demands accordingly.
Year: 1875

FrDELrrY In LITTLE THISos.-Greas
virtues are rare; the occasions for them
are very rare; and when they do occur, we
are prepared for them; we are excited by
the grandeur Of the sacrifice; we are sup
ported either by the splendor Of the deed
in the eyes Of the world, or by the self
complaisancy that we experience from the
performance Of an uncommon action
Little things are unforeseen; they return
every moment; they come In contact with
our pride, our Incidence, our haughtiness
our readiness to take oifense; they con.
tradict our inclinations perpetually. Itis
however, only by fidelity in little things
that a true and constant love TO God car
be distinguished from passing fsryor d
spirit.
Year: 1875

How TO ABATE A Few NUIsANcEs.-
A few drops Of carbolic acid in pint of
water will clean house plants from lice in
very short time. If mosquitoes or other
blooksuckers infest your sleeping rooms at
night, uncork bottle Of the oil Of penny
royal and these insects leave in great haste,
nor will they return SO long as the air in
the rooms is loaded with the fumes Of that
aromatic herb. If rats enter the cellar, q
little powdered potash thrown into their
holes, or mixed with meal and scattered
in their runaways, never fails to drive them
away. Cayenne pepper will keep the but
terry and storeroom free from ants and
cockroaches. Ifa mouse makes an entrance
into any part Of your dwelling, saturate a
rag with cayenne in solution and stuff il
into the hole, which can then be repaired
with either wood or mortar. No rat or
mouse will eat that rag for the purpose Of
opening communications with depot Of
supplies.
Year: 1875

he who had first spoken who went by
the cognomen of Jake.


"What's the reason / dassent?" in
quired Bob shave you got any
money that says sop


Jake Indignantly replied that he
had more of the genuine than Bob
had, and forthwith challenged the
latter to put up the sum of S.. Nei-
ther carried so much money with him,
but they placed what they had in
the hands of one of the multitude of
boys who now pushed against them
on all sides, and then Bob coolly set
about his task. He gave his papers in
charge of the stake holder and cross
ed the street to where the car in
which the young lady sat alone was
still in waiting, arranging his cloth
ing as much as possible as he walked
along. He stepped upon the platform
and entered the car; his fellow news
boys could stand it no longer, but
started upon run to see the fun.
Suddenly, as he arrived in front of
the lady, he stopped, and the fore
most urchin of the running crowd
really saw him place his arms around
her and kiss her per programme. The
maiden's face turned frey red and
she was on the point of rising from
her seat, when Bob took off his hat
muttered something and decamped.


Glow the devil did you keep her
from getting mad, Bob?" inquired
the group of admiripg boys, after the
feat had been performed


"Oh! that was easy enough" an
swered he, 81 told her that l had
mistaken her for my sister and then
I very delicateIy cracked mp her
handsomeness and axed her pardon
SO humbly that she couldn't get
wrathy; ther was nobody else in the
car to see it and that was what made
it so darned easy, you know"


Glen Her.
Year: 1875

Now that the picnic season is
drawing to close, we may give the
result of some of our close obserYa-
tions, as follows:


Girls with holes in their stockings
never get sprained ankles.


Girls with striped stockings are
fondest of round dances.


Girls with small feet are the most
venturesome in climbing trees or
wading swamps.


The girl who will fly in terror to
arms of her escort at the sight of a
toad, will, if she happens upon a
snake when by herself, deliberately
catch it by the tail and jerk its head
off.


One ordinary handkerchief is not
large enough for two persons to sit
upon at one and the same time.


The young man whose pants have
been the most mercilessly torn by
thorns, is the one who is the most
urgently solicited to climb trees and
fix swings.
Bugs have no sense of propriety.


Bra0aSa0ieker.
Year: 1875

An exchange states in a practical


ay,thus: Over production of iron


woolen and cotton goods, &C., is the
secret of the present stagnation in
the manufacture of these articles,


We make more of them than we can
sell. To STIMULATE their manufacture
by an increase of the currency, with
out opening any Rew market for
their sale, will only be mak;,n0 the
matter worse, by throwing a still
larger surplus on the market Tba
capital and energy of the country
must be turned into some channel
that is not already overcrowded.
We cannot, by any process, force
more of these articles on the market
than are needed for use. What OBJ
jeot can there be to increase the cir
culation, increase prices of living, in
crease prices of production, &C.,
when we have already more of these
productions on hand than we can
sell at the reduced prices of the act
i've competition in the market9 VIII
some of our infationists please tell
us9
Year: 1875

Somebody says man should be
always bigger than his wife, and
little older, a little braver, and a
little stronger, a little wiser, and a
little more in love with her than she
is with him. A woman should al
ways be a little younger and little
prettier, and a little more consider
crate than her husband. Very like
ly. If husbands and wives were
made to order, what pretty, proper
uncomfortable creatures they would
be.
Year: 1875

So far as the school question is concern
ed, the Catholic Telegraph makes the issue
plain in its issue of August 26. 1t says:


@We haYe agitated. and shall continue
to agitate, for our share of the school
fund as long as we are taxed to sup1rt
schools which Catholic children can not
attend. We look in the future for the
abolition of this terrible grievance, not
from any party nor from politicians like
Judge Taft, but from a maj aiority of cIti-
zens, who, regardless of party, will be
willing to do US justiee.''- E Aizl- .'


This confirms all that was alleged
in Judge Taft's Cleveland speech.
He asserted that it was the purpose
of the Catholic clergy TO keep up the
agitation until the division of the
school fund on a sectarian basis
should be accomplished. The pre-
tense of the Telegraph that it does
not look to the Democratic party to
accomplish its ends is pretty. thin.
Mr.. Geghan stated the relation of
the Church to the party when he said
the former had ga prior claim" upon
it. The Church had been the aux
iliary of the party, and the party was
expected to come to the rescue of the
Church. The Church must work
through human instrumentalities, and
finding in the Democratic party the
one most willing to comply with its
demands, as in the case of the Geg-
han Bill, it naturally afiliates with
that party. This is the secret of the
alliance of sympathy and interest be-
tween the party and the Church. If
the reliance to dc, the Catholics JUS
tice in the matter Of the division of
the school fund had been .upoa citi-
zens, irrespective of party, what
necessity existed for 8 pledge of the
solid, unbroken Catholio vote to the
Democratic tieketg In making that
pledge the 7SSegraph broadly
recognized the bond Of sympathy
between the party and the Church,
and 1t is now too late to affect to
diseredit il, especially when the prior
claim of the party upon the Church
Is explicitly asserted in the letter of
Geghan to a friend in Cincinnati.


al-fa Gin. Com.
Year: 1875

ROARING BILL ALLEN, in his self
adoring opera-house speech, said that,
in his long and eventful career, he
had never said or done anything which
he now found cause to revise or dfsap-
prove. His Butler county speech In
1868, therefore, stand approved and
ratified in 1875. That speech was the
most violently and maliciously dis
loyal and traitorous utteranee made,
north of Mason and Dixon's line
during the rebellion. Neither Toombs,
Davis nor Wigfan went further in
support of the Southern Confede-
raey and Slavery, or in denunciation
of our patriotic soldiers and states
men who were striving for the main
tenance of the Union, than this old
syeophantic doughface did in that
speech. He spoke then as if he still
feared the Southern lash, which had
so often welted his back while he
was serving his Southern masters as
a doughface U. S. Senator.


Columbus Journal.