smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

treating you in the same way as you
are proposing to treat the bondholders
when you talk about State politics. 1t
seems bad enough to you when you
are the bondholder, but where you are
the debtor it's all right. Hayersack re-
fuses to pay for the road built with
your money and which he is now using
-and he is scoundrel. You refuse
to pay the bondholders for the rail-
roads built with their money and which
you are now using, and what are you


G.-Sir you are mixing up politics
and business-what have Haversack
and | got to do with the bondholders
and the State government


C.-The government is nothing but
the agent of the people; they borrowed
money of the bondholders for the peo-
ple's use, railroads were built with
them for the peoples use, your use and
mine, the people, that is you and /, are
using them; if we don't pay the bonds
we have given to build them, we, that
that is you and |, are just as dishonest
as Haversack isin refusing to pay the
note which you can't make off of him in
law. Set him better Example, he is
at present acting upon the principles
you have taught him in reference to
the bondholders-the only difference
is that we who owe the bonds are hun
dreds of thousands and heis only one,
but that only makes our case the worse
if we use the enormous power of num-
bers to overawe and browbeat our
creditors.


G.-Well I see l amt going to make
anything off you any more than off
Haversach. Come along brother Bees
wax, think we came to the wrong
lawyer. like to hear Mr.. Fancy talk
better than him, he's the man to pitch
into the bondholders.


B.-I think we did wake up the
wrong passenger this time, brother
Grufin. Good morning Mr. Capias.


EXEuNT.
Year: 1876

The name of Tilden has become in
separably associated with reform. It
would stand upon the presidential
ticket for Sound currency, economy
in government expenses, reform in the
public service, a reduction of the bur-
dens of taxation-the extirpation Of
corruption in all its forms and guises--
in a word, it would stand for honest
Maine Standard.
Year: 1876


SpoNcE CAKE.-Take the juice and grated |
rind of lemon, twelve eggs, twelve ounces
of finely powdered loaf sugar and the same
of sifted -four. Then beat the yolks OF ten
eggs; add the sugar by degrees, and beat
it till it will stand when dropped from the
spoon. Put at separate times thetw other
eggs, both yolks and whites. Whisk the
ten whites for eight minutes and mix in
the lemon juice, and when quite stiff take
as much as the whsk will lift und put 1t
upon the yolks and sugar, which must oe
beaten all tFe~time. Mix in lightly all the
-four and grated peel, and pour it gradually
over the whites. Stir it together and bake
it in large buttered tins or small ones. Do
not more than half fill them.


CHEAP QUILT-Experience on cold nights
among the Swiss mountains has proved to
Miss Havergal that for the winter warmth
there is nothing equal TO hay quilt.
This is nothing but large square cotton
bag, with few handfuls of hay shaken into
it; but it is as warm as two or three
blankets. 1t need cost almost nothing.
The breadths of very old Gotten dress run
together, or old curtains, or any washed
out material, will do for the large double
squares, which should be quite as wide as
the bed they are intended to cover.


HOT LEMONADE FOR A CODA hot lemon
ade is one of the best remedies for a cold.
1t acts promptly and efficiently, and has no
unpleasant after effect. One lemon should
be properly squeezed, cut in slices, put
with sugar, and cover with half pint Of
boiling water. Drink just before going tc
bed, and do not expose yourself the follow
ing day. This remedy will ward off any
attack sf chills and fever, if used promptly
CLEANING KNIvEs.-A small, clean potato
medium of applying brick dust to knives
keeping it about the right moisture, while
the juice of the potato assists in removing
stains from the surface. We can get (
better polish by this method than by an!
other we have tried, and with less labor.


TEA CAxE.-One-half pound -four, one
quarter pound butter, one-quarter poun,
sugar, three eggs, one-half teacup swee
milk. Put into the -four one-half tes
spoonful baking powder. Flavor wit
vanilla. This baked in jelly cake pan
makes three cakes and with jelly betwee
is very nice for tea.


HIccOUGHs.-A teaspoonful of granulate
white or brown sugar will cure the wor
cases of hiccoughs almost Immediately.
says gentleman who often has occasion
try it.


RANCID ER.-Rancid butter may
sweetened by melting it in water with son
powdered animal charcoal, and strainir
through flannel.
Year: 1876

AHIxT.-The A Builder recommends people
who transplant trees to mark the north side
of each tree with chalk before it is taken
up, and replace it in its natural position.
A larger proportion will then live, as by
ignoring this transplanted trees generally
perish.
Year: 1876

ALL EXPLOSIONS of cosl.oil lamps are caused
by the rapor or gas that collects in the space
above the OIL When full of oil, Of course, lamp
contains no gas, but Immediately on lighting the
lamp consumption OF oil begins, soon leaving
space for gas which commences to form as the
lamp warns up, and after burning short time
sufficient gas will accumulate to cause an explo-
sion. The gas In q lamp will explode only when
iRnited. In this respect 1t Is Ike gunpoWder
Year: 1876




She drew her pistol and attempt
ed to shoot, ! held both her arms
firmly for time, until my wife,
seeing the struggle from a window
of the house, jumped into hor buggy
which was standing near the
doGr-and drove rapidly to where
we were.


l let go her hands and jumped
into the buggy, when she fired a
shot that passed behind the seat
and lodged near the residence of E.
W. Keyes, whose little boy narrowly
escaped being hurt,


In the excitement the driving
lines got caught in the single-tree,
so that the horse made a complete
circle around where this woman
was standing, pistolin hand. When
within a few feet of me she at
tempted to fire the second time, but
the pistol did not go off.


We drove to the house and she
followed, but my son, taking in the
situation, stopped her at the gate.
She put her pistol in his face, but
as he happened to have a revolver
with him she concluded not to
shoot.


l drove the horse to the stable,
and my wife went through the
house and opened the front door,
where her pistol got entangled in
the sleeve Of her dress and went off
merely by accident, This was the
only shot fred at the house,
Year: 1876

The following is printed as an
advertisement in the Des Moines
Qowa) Register | hereby certify
that j. E. Bishop lied, and he knew
it, when he said ] left his house
with my three little children with
out any prOvocatlon, as | consider
land think others would if they
knew the truth) l had a great many
provocations. All / ask of him is
to pay his just debts, and not to
wrong people out Of their just
dues, and leave me and my children
alone, and pay me my government
pension that he has used ten years
(being $55O) and interest on it for
half the time he has used it, and
my furniture that l took there. l
will risk getting my sugar without
calling on my friends to help hunt
what has been put away for the SICK
babe. l win further say that / can
make as good a living for myself
and three little ones as we had with
Year: 1876

hhEuVIu Almebsl


Having occasion to go on board
the Acklawaha boat to-day, l no
ticed pale, elderly woman, with
very white hair, who kept herself
aloof from the excursionists; and
by accident l learned it was the wife
Of Henry Ward Beecher. She was
going up the river twenty-six miles
to settlement on the st. Johns
called Beecher, in honor of her ia.
nous husband. She came up to
Palatka on Saturday-pOssibly from
the residence of Mrs. Stowe, at
Mandarin; though l wouldn't like
to vouch for this-for "the Beech
ers are peculiar"


This member of the family is
said to have her own peculiarities.
She is an old woman, now-prob-
ably not less than 7O-(for she is
considerably older than her hus-
band )-and her aspect is that of a
woman who suffers from an inward
pain that reaches deeper than the
physical body. Some observers,
seeing her sitting there alone on the
steamer, might say she was borne
down by grief and trouble-and
surely she has had her share but
there was something in that pale,
determined face which spoke of
more than grief,


A byStander said, "She looks like
three whole tragedies boiled down
into one act; and this did better
express that unhappy face. A
strange, secret, inner history is hid
den in its cold marble. 1t is not a
winning face-not the countenance
one would expect to see in the wife
of Henry Ward Beecher. What it
does express | will leave to others
to make out. Enough for me to
know that she carries, poor woman,
a sight of trouble beyond the mis-
cries Of most Of those who deserve
punishment.


Z :GsShe hid her face at times with
her hand-not from staring curios-
ity, for she knew not that she was
at that moment the object of scru-
tiny on the part Of strangers-but
seemingly by sort of involuntary
and helpless movement born Of
some internal struggle. 1t was a
stern, unhappy, uncomfortable
face, and one | was almost sorry to
have seen,
Year: 1876

The ruffian reached down in his
right-hand outside coat pocket and
lifted out an immense old-fashioned
revolver that bore a striking re-
semblance tOa young Gatling gun.
He staggered up to the Colonel,
and banged the muzzle of the pistol
down SO sayagely that it made a deep
dent in the desk, and the words
that accompanied the action were:


"Well, I've come, by Cd, to
be buried in that graveyard"


For the first land last) time in
his life the Colonel weakened. It
seemed to him that life had never
seemed SO sweet as just at that mo-
ment-a sentiment fostored, doubt
less, by the knowledge that he was
standing face to face with a man
who was fully determined to kill
him. But If for an instant his
courage wavered, his suavity never
forsook him, and he looked up with
a smile:


i am right sorry, my friend,
that | cannot accommodate YOU,
but my graveyard is full. There
really isn't room for another one."


81 was afraid you couldn't find
room in it for me-" said the stran-
ger; and he wrapped his words in
a sneer that made the Colonel think
that life wasn't worth a cent. If
the stranger had answered the
Colonel with pleasant words, he
might have retired on great vic
tory; but that sneer changed the
whole programme. The Colonel
reached under the desk to the pis-
tol-shelf, and brought out a weapon
that looked like the elder brother
of the strangers shooting iron.
The expression of his face was
changed, but he went on talking
in the same cheerful, measured way,
just as though without Interrupt
ton he was adding to his previous
remark:


'But though that one is closed,
full, have just opened a new GEM
etery, and my sexton has dug a
sample grave that | should think


here he ran his eye deliberately
along the stranger from his feet to
his eyes, and fixed them there
would fit you"


The strangers grip on himself
was gone. The change had been
too sudden for him. Of all the
crowd that the alteration had
drawn into the room, the Colonel
was the first to realize the change,
and most accurate in his estimate
Of its extent. He proceeded pleas
antly and deliberately:


"Now, / may have conveyed to
you when you first came in that
this is not one of my regular slaugh-
tering days, but at the same time if
you insist"


The Colonel tugged at.the ham
mer of his pistol, but the lock was
rusty. Probably that rust saved
the strangers life; he clidn't insist,
but turned and started off; and be-
fore the Colonel could get his pistol
to a full cock, the stranger was on
the other side of the door, walking
away, sad and thoughtful.
Year: 1876

The Grand Jury Of Jefferson parish
were Yesterday investigating the Wash
Rockwell murder. and ut a late hour
lnat night, dame rumor had IL that they
had found u true bill against Robert
Desppsito.
Year: 1876

A man broke chair over his wifes head
When he got to jail and the chaplain undertook
to talk to him he displayed good deal OF peni-
tence He said that he was very sorry that ne
had permitted his anger to obtain the mastery
over him, and to suffer him to dc. such an act
because it was good chair, one OF those Rood.
old-fashioned, Windsor chairs. which was an
heirloom in his family. and he knew he never
could replace 1t.
Year: 1876

W. notice the usual stories about q
red bug destroying the grass.hopper
eggs, and We think there is some truth
ia it this year. At least, some persons
iu this vicinity have found it to be 4
fact, but whether it will be done to
such an extent as to do any good We
have no means of knowing.
Year: 1876

The recent speech Of Senator Win >
dom is spoken Of in terms Of the high
est praise by eastern journals. The
Senator shows in tho olearest light
what miserable farce the democratic
claim Of reform is, that it is nothing
less than a fraud upon the public
service, and indicates clearly the ''poiot
at which retrenchment ceases to be
economy and beyond which it is par
simonious extravagauce." The speech
should be read by every voter in the
Country.
Year: 1876

Speed. Speed. Speed


Including the fast an handsome gray eding Ro ld
master: he is 151s hands high years old by
General Knox dam Fleetwing he is powerfully
built and gated can pull road wagon at all times
gated; htcher but level and straight trotter and is
warranted sound and kind.


The fast and high bred Kentucky Mare 15s hands high
8 years od bred in Kentucky and sired by Yellow
Jacket, the sire of Thomas l.. Young; has a prompt
strong and handsome gait resoute driver
can trot In ~ y will trot in 25 this she Is
warranted sound and kind.


Fast and handsome Trolting Gelding, Bay Dick l5lS
hands high years old; BY Volunteer dam by
Dntchess County Bashaw; raised by Major Thornton
of Orange county he has fine and handsome head long
arched neck fine sound feet and roted when old
was driven last tall "a private trial Fleetwood Park
with preparation whatever excepting driving,
mile in 36 and repeated In aS7t he then matched
70 trot Colonel McCas horse for 81 OOO aud received for
felt which leaves him without record he the
isng young horse to found for sale in this city, and IL
properly handled this spring will well down the
twentes he is fne free and prompt driver. is
vice or tricks he neither pulls lugs rets when
pany and stylish in harness trotcr living he has
speed and pedigree combined make him valuable
track purposes and he has superior gentleman
roadster he is warranted sound and kind and must be
to be appreciated


Fast and pay Trotting Mare Bessie D. l5Jz hands
nsh, years old sired by Billy Denton dam by Pilot
Temple Jr; raised by Mr.. Taylor his stock farm
Orange county is perfect and genuine trotter; she
show better than 30 track is stylish and bloodke
has splendid limbs feet with full and tail
she is well broken TO all harness. and in all
class trottinV mare; she is warranted snund and kind


Aso the fast and well knuwn black Geding Kingston Boy
can go the track and tro mile in a pace mile
in % or better; owner has used boots him
road as he liked his pacing gait he all day horse and
II put in trim and booted doubt trot fast he
can pace he is warranted sound and kind.


Also full spring top Wagon, side bar Road Wagon
pony Phaeton single ant double Harness. Blankets Robes


STOCK NOW ON EXHIBITION AND TRIAL AT
STABLE AS ABOVE SALE POSITIVE, RAIN OR
Year: 1876

The acquittal of Gen. Babcock will of course make
no difference in the prosecution of the other whisky
suits. His tral has made more clear than ever the
extent of tho conspiracy the rotenness Of the reVc-
ME service, and the necessity of pushing on the
work of punishment and publication 1t has shown
also that however excellent the dispositions OF the
Administration may have been at the outset oi the
REFORM they do not now coincide with the purposes
Of the Treasury Department The political influence
If the Administration is now on the wrong side.
Brlstow and Wilson must both stick.
Year: 1876

This metropolis is fortunate in having IN Con
ercss several men who can talk OF the currency III
r,orrer IN command respect. Mcssrs. Chittenden,
Hewitt. and Ward have already shown ability to
handle tho question and if nobody from the Empire
State ia on the Democratic Committee which has
been trying to get up another currency lucge 1t Is
the worse for the Committee. Sore one IS 10 be
cheated if we arc to have finance bill upon when
the Democratic brethren can "haTlnonlze.' We ale
clad that no New-York man figures as YET in stock
ing the cards The interests cf NewloTk, so lar as
money is concerned. are those Of the rest OF the
country, and it is gratifying that we have men to
sneak in Washington for us whose character and
talents command the respect of their tehows' 10
call man tho tool of the money power ls not an
swering his argument. Luckily, MeSsrss Ware
Hewitt. and Chittenden are men against whom snch
abuse Is ineffective.
Year: 1876

Bow low tho head, boy; do rev.
ernce to the old man. Once like
you, the vicissitudes of life have
silvered the hair, and changed the
round merry face to the worn WIS.,
age before you. Once that heart
beat with aspirations coequal to
any you have felt; aspirations
crushed by disappointment, as
yours are, perhaps, destined to
be, Once that form stalked
proudly through the gay scenes
Of pleasure, the beau ideal of grace;
now the hand of Time, that with
ers The flower Of yesterday, has
warped that figure and destroyed
that noble carriage. Once, at your
age, he possessed the thousand
thoughts shat pass through your
brain-now wishing to accom-
plish deeds worthy of nook in
fame; anon imagining life Il dream
that the sooner he awoke from the
better. But he has lived the
dream very near through. The
time to awake is very near at hand; !;
yet his eye ever llindles ut old
deeds OF daring, and the hand
takes firmer grasp of the staff.
Bow low the head, boy, as you
would in your old age he rever-
enced.
Year: 1876

To morrow will be an important day, not
only for the scores of candidates whose
names will be pressed before the Convention
for nomination, but for the general interests
of our whole community. 1t is of great
moment that good nominations be made
This of course, is of universal application
at all elections; what we mean is that there
are special additional reasons for it on the
present occasion.


There must be no good ground given for
splitting the ticket. The public is pecu
liarly watchful just now, and clearly bad
nomination for any office would almost in
sure the candidacy of some popular man for
the same Office on an Independent ticket
1t is said, indeed, that the Republicans are
awaiting some such opportunity, either to
run in list of third Candidates or to CO.
alesce with the Democratic Independents


Let, US then, have men of good character;
we do not say Silk stockiDgs or rich men,
but persons of known integrity and capac-
ty, whether rich or poor. Capacity is by
no means all-suficient as q test of fitness
There is not an Office to be filed where the
stern persistence of rugged honesty will not
be in demand. We want Administrators
who cannot be enticed inte jobs We want
sheriffs, and clerks and constables who
will charge according to the fee bill we
want judges who shall not only be accom-
plished lawyers, but whose rulings and de
crees will be always in the interest of
justice, untainted by personal considera
tionS, uninfluenced by either prejudice or
fAvOritism.


A split at this time would be most de
plorable, and might be very disastrous,
and no excuse ought to be afforded we'll in
toned men for making one. Therefore let
us have good men, not men negative in
character or passive in disposition, but
bold, firm aud resolute in demanding and
maintaining what is right.
Year: 1876

"If anybody" ssyS the Cincinnati Telegraph,
will take the recent letter of General MoClel-
Ian and compare it with the campsign speech
Of Wheeler, the republican candidate for vice.
president, he will find it instructive. The let
ler of the soldier shows that he knows the war
is over, that the country needs peaoe to bind
up its hurts and build up once more its indus
tries. The speech of the politician assumes
that the war is still going on, and is for " fr-
ing the northern heart as in 1861. This is al
ways the way. The man who was at his post
in the day of battle knows that the war is
over but the man that got into Congress and
voted for the subsidies thinks it is still going
on"
Year: 1876

proclaim high sounding genersIities as
principles, but these are mere sentiment,
not religion +; they may make civil laws,
but they will find that an Atheistic mob
will laugh their laws to scorn and prefer the
license OF Revolu ton, Communism and
final anarchy.
Year: 1876

From what little experience have had
in training aud using horses have come to
the conclusion they ought never to be whipped
nor abused 10 any case whatever. | wish to
be understood that think the horse is the
most knowing animal that our Creator has
placed here for our especial benefit, il rightly
managed. l frequently see men whipping
their horses because they say they will not
draw. l said to the last man | came in con.
tact with whipping his horse because he did
not draw his load, My friend, you have so
heavy load that it is utterly impossible for
your horse to draw it." Now it is very
strange, that there are so many men that
have not the judgment nor the sense to have
the management Of horses. 1 DO not think
such men ought to have horses to use at all.
| will eudeavor to tell you little Of my ex.
psrience in handling colts. have had
eight or twelve Of my own 20 break, and six
which | have bought, aud can truly say
that | never have had occasion to strike one
Of them blow any harder than could bear
myself think it much better than apply.
ing the whip severely, as many do. II |
wish to handle colt, in the first place
put the halter on. II he does not feel dis
posed to come along give him an apple,
or few oats, or corn, or potatoes. | can
halter-break colt in one day, so that part
will be thoroughly done. Then apply the
harness; keep the whip away use kind
language and be gentle and calm yourself, if
you wish to have good, gentle horse. Give a
horse occasionally something which he likes.
He will then think you are his friend and
you will have no more trouble with him.
That is my experience. ]. T. SHERwIY.


Morristoion, January s, 1876.