smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

y LII LIE i'pt - oCOh ADt'
y GOOD face needs no paint.
4 hog in armor is still Il hog.
AMAN forewarned is forearmed.
A WORK well done is half ended
A WORD spoken is ans arrow let
fly.


A WORD hurts mere than a wound
A GREAT fortune is a great slavery.
\ MAN in debt IS stoned every
year.


\ GOOD example is the best ser
mon.


A MAx is not 50 soon healed as
hurt.


ABUNDANCE, like want, ruins
many.


A WOODEN leg IS better than no
leg


a LITTLE leak will sink grea
ship.


a. GREAT ship must have deep
water.


ADvrasrrr often leaps to pros
perity.


A GOOD maxim is never out Of
A GOOD garden may have some
weeds.


a MAN apt to promise is apt to
forget.


A WILD colt may become sober
horse.


A wrLLFUL man had need to be
very wise.


a WISE man hath no more ballast
than sail.


A REcoNcuED friend is a double
enemy.


A LIVING dog is better than a
dead lion.


a WOMAN that paints, puts up a
bill "to let"


A WISE lawyer never goes to law
himself.


A LITTLE body often harbors a
great soul.


4 MAN cannot spin and real at
the same time.


ALE has no legs, but scandal
has wings.


A MAN may hold his tongue in all
i'll time.


A WISE man changes his mind, 4
fool never.


A MAN is stark fool all the while
he's angry.


A MAN is not good or bad for one
action.


A SMART reproof is better than q
smooth deceit


A SINGLE fact is worth a shipload
of argument.


4 YOUNG twig is easier twisted
than an old tree.


A LITTLE neglect may breed 9
great mischief.


A THOUSAND probabilities do not
make one truth.


A GREAT mans foolish sayings
pass for wise ones.


A GOOSE quill is moro dangerou:
than a lions claw.


A GOOD wife and health, are {
mans best wealth.
/ A WISE mans thoughts walk with
in him, but a fools without.


A GREAT fortune, in the hands Q
a fool, is a great misfortune


A MAN, like a watch, is TO b
valued for his goings.


A Whole bushel Of wheat is mad
/ up Of single grains.


ADVERSELY is easier borne thar
prosperity forgot


A POOR man wants something, |
covetous man all things.
Year: 1872

The Khedive OF Egypt is believed
to be the richest person in the world.
Some report his income to be $780,
100000 per year. He INDUCES in
twenty five magnifcently furnished
palaces, and has his private steam
yateh for sea and river service.
With all his wealth, however, he is
far from being a man Of leisure. He
is not only the ruler of vast coun-
try, bnt a merchant, manufacturer,
banker, statesman, shipbuilder and
farmer. He IS represented as being
the largest farmer IN the world, and
one Of the most enterprising. His
experiment, in agriculture extend TO
almost every department of the bus
mess, and embrace tillage, manures,
stock breeding and the acclimation
of plant and animals. Among the
little enterprises he has now on
hand Is the construction of factories
TO work up the raw products OF his
vast plantations of cotton and sugar
cane, and the construction of a rail
road the entire length OF his domin-
ions. As he IS giving great atten-
ton to the improvement of his
army, many believe this road is un-


dertaken largely with view Of car
rving on war of conquest with the
savage nations that live to the south


of him. His industry is remarkable.
He sleeps but six hours in the TWEEN
ty-four, after which he attends tc


matters of state, the public enter


prize, and lastly his private business
affairs.
Year: 1872

The Brazilians, on who
tions grow some of the fine
in the world, make an art
that delicious fruit. TO
orange thoroughly, you SIN
in Brazilian fashion F; yd
segment of the flower
enough to go completely
the skin; then replacing th|
thrust a fork through it 4
centre of the orange, if the'
long enough. Holding IL |
your left hand, peel the OF
a very sharp, small tablet
ing all the skin off, the


the base of the fork bel
operation a shield to p
danger of cutting the
Now, with two cuts OF the
sect out the pulp Of 4
pockets and convey it to


Follow this up, pocket
and the skins of the poe
on the fork, like the leave
open until the covers touc
Year: 1872

This earth of ours is the lowest in
rank among heavenly bodies. Were
an astronomer or some other planet
exploring the immensity OF space,
Il 3 planet we inhabit, owing to its
small size, might readily elude his
intelligent view. The sun is one
million two hundred and twenty-five
thousand times larger; and yet that
enormous mass IS comparatively
only "a speck-a mere point, which
seems lost amid eighteen millions Of
stars which are discoverable by in
struments In the milky way. What
an incomprehensible organ the
human brain, to have ascertained
such astounding facts, and demon
ktrated the laws which govern uni


sal nature
Year: 1872

Remarkable stories are related of
the marvellous instinct, amounting
almost to reason, shown by rats in
avoiding the snares set for their de-
struction. The following singular
instance of this is related TO have
recently occurred in Chicago. In a
house where the rats, had been very
troublesome traps had long been set,
but to no purpose. Finally some
of the family determined to watch
the trap. 1t was cunningly set.
Soon a young rat appeared, and
was about stepping on the fatal
spring, when an old rat rushed to
the rescue. seized the indiscret I'VE
nile by the tail and dragged him of
TO his bole.
Year: 1872

The Northern Joornal of Montreal
says: in the present institution of
marriage there are three classes of
wives, and only three the slave
vile, the dependent pet wife and the
companion. Gentlemen, which do
you choose Shall it he the king and
bis tlave, the king and his canary
bird, or the king and the queen T?
For the preservation of marriage
there can be but one answer.
Year: 1872

o Youth 1t Is thoughtless and Love IL Is blind,


Regardless of mundane surrounding,
And people that spoon are but half IN their
mind,


They reck not OF weather. or water or wind


And drift from all sensible sou ndings.
Year: 1872

anu SITcctS dS are necessary IOr Sucn extension
the two squares designated on the plaE of the
city of Washington as numbers six hundred
and eighty-seven and six hundred and eighty
eight, respectively.


Sec. Z. That it shall be the duty of the Sec
retary of the Interior to purchase, from the
owner or owners thereof at such price, not ex
ceeding its actual cash value, as may be mu-
tually agreed on between the Secretary and
such owner or owners, and not exceeding the
appraisal made by the commission of nine in
their report to Robert Ould, United States dis
trict attor 1ey for the District of Columbia on
the twenty first day of January, eighteen hun
dfed and sixty one, such private property as
maybe necessary tor carrying this act into eff
feet, the value of the property so purchased to
be paid to the owner or owners thereof, out oi
any money in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, ON therequisition of said Secretary
PROVIDED, That before such payment shall be
made, the owner or owners of the property pur-
chased shall, by good and sufficient deed or
deeds, in due form of law, and approved by the
Attorney General of the United States, fully re-
lease and convey to the United States all their
and each of their several and respective rights
in said titles to such lands and property SO pur-
chased.


SEC. s. That if the Secretary of the Interior
shall not be able t. agree with the owner or
owners of any private property eded for the
purposes Of this act upon the price to be paid

therefor, if for any other cause he shall be
unable to obtain the title to any such property
by mutual agreement with the owner or own
ers thereof, it shall be his duty to make appli
cation to the supreme court of the District OF
Columbia, which court is hereby authorized
and required, upon such application, 10 such
mode, and under such rules and regulations as
it may adopt, to make just and equitable APP
praisement OF the cash value OF the several in
terests of each and ev ry owner of the real es-
tate and Improvements thereon necessary TO be
taken for the public use in accordance with
the provisions OF this act, and to which t. the
Secretary has been unable to obtain the ii le
by mutual agreement with the owner or own
ers thereof.


SEC. o. That the fee pie of all premises o
appropriated fr public use, of which an APP
praisement shall have been made under the
order and direction al said court, shall. upotl
payment TO the owner or owners, respectively
of the appraised valu" or IN case the said own
er or owners refuse neglect for fifteen day
after the appraisement of the cash value of SAID
lands and Improvements by said court to de-
mand the same from the Secretary of the In
Year: 1872

Sermon by Bishop Harris--Thc Necessity
for Regularity I'm Church Attendance.
The Rev. Bishop Harris preached yesterday morn
ing in the Methodist church In Twenty-seventh
street, situated between Second and Third ave.
nues. The gist Of mis- sermon was as follows:-He
regretted the mistake which many ministers of the
Gospel make in endeavoring to make themselves
popular and gather


"a CROWDED CONGREGATION"
rather than endeavorng to wean from the lowest
depths of the people those who had gone astray
from the fold ministry OF mere talent and eio-
quence Is OF but little and Is utterly futile
less 1t possesses stamina and perseverance, A
church in any community, rich or poor, Is power.
II has an influence over all, whether right t-mnded
or evil-disp0sed. There is belief existing In the
minds of many heads of families that If they send
to their parental duties properly; but home
instruction and clever introduction into the


QUAINT MYSTERIES


OF religion are also necessary 1t Is also incumbent
upon members of the Church to attend divine wor-
ship regularly, and not only as occasion suits con-
venience. Perhaps the exhortation missed by non
attendance Is the very one which would strike
nearest home to the heart OF the sceptica doubt
Ing man. Thomas a Ddymus lost much OF his
prestige by his unbeliel and vaclation In re-
ligion was most strongly to he condemned. The
reverend preacher would rather have few In q
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES who would appear at


CHRISrS ALTAR


on sunday, whether the weather was sunsbiny and
fair or stormy and dull-who were true to their
faith as the needle to the pole-than regiment of
irregular dcvotees. In conclusion the Bishop re-
ferred in most eloquent language to the mission Of
Christ upon earth, and earnestly exhorted his
listeners TO support by their gifts the Church Of
which Christ was the originator and through which
we might alone hope to acquire everlasting saliva
tOD.
Year: 1872

have otherwise been told. I commend you to that
God TO whom your parents dedicated you In in
He win not reject your last petition when In the
darkened room, after they have wiped the dew OF
death from your brow and the whole group OF loved
ones have kissed you go0dby. and you have only
strength to pray, "L0rd Jesus, receive my spirit"
Year: 1872

had suffered such q shock that death was
inevitable; and she was informed Of it
and received the disclosure with compos-
ure, Shortly before her death she be-
came petfectly sane, and could speak
with clearness upon every topic. She
charged, as was stated, that the father
and sister were morally answerable for
all her .misfortunes. and many persons
who know her history confirm it. The
father has made every effort to pro-
cure her written statements, but to no
avail. The facts are well known among
a large circle ofacquaintances, and their
circulation has caused much scandal.
AS if in retribution, the sister has been
struck with a dreadful visitation of
providence, and since the first insanity
Of the poor girl aothing has seemed to
prosper with them" No adequate
cause being assigned for such unnat-
ural malignity as is here charged, the
story may be accepted somewhat skep-
tically; but at the same it affords an in
teresting study Of one of the common
est phases of insanity--the dread delu-
sion that nearest love is deadliest en-
mitv ill.
Year: 1872

Asserting its command of the names
in the case" to be published if neces-
sary, the Philadelphia Day gives the sub
stsaoa Of a written statement Left Ia the
hands Of hes private physician BY a
young lady dying in a mad-hopse Of that
city recently, wherein most extraor-
binary story of persecution unto death is
told. ut appears from this statement"
saws the journal Ksmed, and from
others made verbally by the Inflated
girl. that she lived with her father and


sister, and the husband Of the latter,
who is connected with the city govern
ment; and that being of very sensi-
tive disposition, they did everything in
their power 70 render her unhappy.
Scarcely ever did she receive O fair
word from them, and reproaches and
indignities we're heaped upon her, as
she supposed, to induce her to
leave them. II is said that upon one
occasion she did repair to the house of a
friead, but tho family became ashamed
and offered her g homo ageip, which she
was prevailed upon to accept, and re-
turned. In a short time, however, the
former treatment was feeumeu, anu neI
sensitive nature soon broke down under
it. until she was declared by the family
physician 10 he dsfqnged. She was
entirely harmless, her halluoinatiop lead
ing her to constant tears, and at times a
childish dread Of her relatives. She
would arise in the dead Of night and 70
forth in the yerd or streets in her night
clothes. Sometimes she would arouse
al the family in o stern manner,
and compel them 10 sit in a eircle With
their arms folded for hours st time.
At last the family became in much
dread Of her when these Daroxysms came
on. The physician made every effort 10
determine whether the insanity was real
OF simulated; but a. last there was no
doubt Of itr dread reality, and she was
removed 10 an insans asylum. Ayoung
man 70 whom she vas engagod to be
married was the only one who could
manage her, and to him she unfolded
much Of her trouble. All efforts 70 cure
Der, however, were in vain; her system
Year: 1872

Ed. DAILY DIsPATcu:-I see some
growler has been attacking the Directors
of our Public Schools in this place,
and having the misfortune to be one
of them, deem it my duty to answer
it. In the first place, what is our school
money raised for? Is it for the support
of the poor, or for the payment of
teachers wa ges? Every one will say,
for teachers wages Now. school
Director is sworn to do certain duty
to the best of his ability, and to promote
the best interests of education. Now,
ought we to select teacher that we
consider incapable, Tor after trial find
them so to be, because they are poor?
I think all generous-minded people who
have the interest of education at heart,
will answer very readily, No! Now
l know the Directors have selected the
teachers in this district regardless of
favoritism, after due consultation be-
tween themselves and the County Su-
perintendant without solicitation on the
part of those selected by us. We have
a large school and L believe hard
school to govern; therefore, we think
we have selected the very best teachers
we could, to govern such school.
There are a great many teachers who
will teach a school of 10 or Is scholars
first rate, but put them into school OF
from 40 to so, as our school is, and they
will utterly fail; therefore we selected
the one we did because we knew she
had taught as large schools as ours with
the very best success. But" Fair PLAY"
does not complain oftheir incompetency.
but complains because some of them
happen to be some distant connection
to SON of the Directors.


JOHN WEBSTER.
Year: 1872

At a late Baptist revival out West
young lady who had been leading somewhat
irregular life, suddenly became open to con
viction and was converted. When the min
lister had submerged her and camo out of
the water and. he asked her how she felt in
her mind. She replied IAN hunky, only
little wet.
Year: 1872

The Danbury Negs gives the following free
and easy account of late disaster in that
town:


There was a trifing affair in Branchville on
Friday. Phlos w. Bates has a quarry about
quarter of a mile east of the village. He is
also the owner of blacksmith's shop near
by, where he employs two or three men to
sharpen the tools used in quarrying the stone
for the Sheyaug Road at Bethel In accord
ance with good old New England custom,
the powder used is kept in the blacksmith
shop. There were two kegs partially filed,
and one keg unbroken in the shop at the
time our story opens. 1t was a pleasant day.
There was no bright sunshine, but the gen.
eral appearance Of things out of doors was
mellow and comfortable like. One of the
men was employed at the anvil, hammering
the sultry end of a crowbar. A few grains OF
powder had fallen upon the floor while re-
plenishing the quarry from the open kegs.
We came near forgetting to state this, which
is more important matter than at first
seems probable. The other employees were
busly engaged, as the sons of toll are apt to
be when employed by the day. A balsamic
perfume filled the atmosphere of the shop.


Suddenly fake of streaming hot iron shot
nom the anvil and down among the grains Of
powder which held their slumbering fires to
the floor. There were few unnoticed pops
and flashes, then came hiss, as the fame
shot over into the open kegs. The man who
held the crowbar mechanically passed out
doors. Another son of toll who, with his
back to the danger, was looking through
window, turned around in time to detect one
end of the shop in the act of moving of, fol-
lowed by comrade whose shirt had gone up
in flame. The two partially filed kegs had
exploded with the customary violence, and
the full keg was ON fire. At this juncture
was displayed an act of heroism seldom ex-
hibted in Fairfield County. Mr.. Bates seiz-
ed the burning keg and hurled it out into the
snow, in time to quench the flames, save the
balance Of his shop, and the lives of himself
and men. Two ofthe mem were badly burn
ed, portion of the shop was wrecked, and
two roosters who had been fighting near by
at once buried all animosities engendered by
the fray, and Immediately started over the
hill for home, with the rapid and graceful
gait peculiar to those feathered Mormons.
Year: 1872

A Cheyenne correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercial, speaking Of the late block
on the Pacific railroad, says:


A man in Denver married, but had to leave
Immediately and Unexpectedly for Salt Lake
City on urgent business. He left his bride
with tears in his eyes and promise Of i'm
mediate return upon his lips. He got there
just in time not to be able to get away. He
made his way slowly along with the blockaded
trains, working with the hands, for every
shovel-full of snow got out was that much
obstruction removed between him and his be-
loved. When within two hundred miles
from Cheyenne, the foremost train ran into
bigger snowbank than ever, at which faith
full unto death, he struck out foot and walk
ed the two hundred miles in five days. He
came in with frozen feet and ears, but his
heart was all right, and he went on to Den
%ver rejoicing. At one point he was chased
by wolves and lost his plug hat in running.
The hat saved his life, for the wolves had new
er seen one before and stopped to examine it
for a long time. 1t took them so long to de-
termine what it was that our heroic lover got
out of reach. He borrowed a red handker-
chief at laborer's hut and passed on.


Another train, bound East, contained two
young men, going home to get married The
happy day had been all set and everything
was ready but them. They fairly howled
with rage and vexation, and swore they wish
ed the snow was in warmer climate. The
very day they were to be married 1t showed
more than ever, and as they saw it coming
up on the track, drift on drift, they looked as
if they were to be hung instead of married.
That night, as one Of them crawled into his
berth, as cold as an icicle and shivering like q
poplar leaf, he stuck his head out from be-
tween the curtains and said: ~ say, Bill,
this amt what we expected, is it?" Bill said,
mo, not by id sight"
Year: 1872

KEEP THE GATE SHUT.-An English far
mer was one day at work in his fields, when
he saw party of huntsmen riding about his
farm. He had one field that he was specially
anxious they should not ride over, as the
crop was in condition to be badly injured
by the tramp of horses. So he despatched
one of his workmen to this field telling him
to shut the gate, and then keep watch over it,
and on no account to suffer it to be opened
The boy went as he was hidden; but was
scarcely at his post before the hunters came
up, peremptorily ordering the gate to be open
ed. This the boy declined to do, stating the
orders he had received, and his determine
ton not to disobey them. Threats and bribes
were offered, alike in vain; one after another
came forward as spokesman, but all with the
same result: the boy remained immovable in
the determination not to open the gate. After
a while one Of noble presence advanced, and
said in commanding tone:


My boy, do you know me? l am The
Duke of Wellington, one not accustomed to
that gate, that and my friends may pass
through. The boy lifted his cap, and stood
uncovered before the man whom all England
delighted to honor, then answered firmly:
am sure the Duke of Wellington would not
wish me to disobey orders. l must keep this
gate shut, nor suffer any one to pass but with
my masters express permission. Greatly
pleased, the sturdy old warrior lifted his own
hat, and said: l honor the man or boy who
can be neither bribed or frightened into do


ing wrong With an army of such soldiers
could conquer not only the French but the
world. And handing the boy glittering
sovereign, the old duke put spurs to his horse
and galloped away, while the boy ran off to
his work, shouting at the top Of his voice
Hurrah, hurrah! Eve done what Napoleon
couldn't do-Pve kept out the Duke of We'll
lington. -Christian Weekly.
Year: 1872

GETTING RID OF BAD HABITs.-I once
heard minister say, Suppose some cold
morning you should go into aneighbor's house
and find him busy at work ON his Windows
scratching away, and should ask what he was
up to, and he should reply: why, am trying
to remove the frost; but as fast as get it off
one square it comes on another, would you
not say: why, man, let your windows alone,
and kindle your fire, and the frost will soon
come off? And have you not seen people
who try to break off their bad habits one af-
ter another without avail? Well, they are
like the man who tried to scratch the frost
from his windows. Let the fire OF love to
God and man, kindled at the altar Of prayer,
burn In their hearts, and the bad habits will
soon melt away"
Year: 1872

TNHE subscriber having made large addition to his
l. former room and stock, a coffin and casket
manufactory, and after twenty-five years Of expc-
rience in the business is fully confident that he does
manufacture as good work as is done in Boston or
Connecticut. He is now prepared to furnish Cofins
and Caskets Of all kinds, from the cheapest to the
very best OF his own manufacture, cheap as those
made In other States and sent here to dealers SELL
Those In want of any of this kind will do well to
call at his mandatory and examine before purchas
ing elsewhere. Grave clothes constantly on hand.


All Of the above will be sold at fair and honorable
prices, and everything with the laying out
removal or burial of the dead, will be promptly at
tended to by JAMES M. CURRIER,


Funeral and Furnishing Undertaken
Corner of Temple and Federal sts., Portland Me.
sR-The poor always liberally considered


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Year: 1872

There are those who say that the
Democratic party killed the Greeley
movement by its endorsement; that it is
impossible to relieve the Northern mind
Of the conviction that the Democratic
patty is the old anti war secession par
ty. and once in power would undo the en-
re results of the war" This may be
so; but the vote proves there were SO
few Greeleyi;es outside the Democratic
party, it don't make much difference
who did kill them. So let the matter
rest. In our opiuiou the great bluuder
was, that the Cincinnati and Baltimore
conventions didp't consult two or three
fellows about Hickman We know of.