smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

Nothing cultivates boy SO rapidly,
and in so satisfactory direction. as be.
ing able to put into writing anything he
wants to say. The inscription so oddly
composed. so phonetically spelled, which
adorns the fly leaf of the Tennyson pre-
sented last birthday to his mother. the
first isping numbers in which mine
rhymes to Valentine, the magniloquent
prose epitaph on a dog or canary bird
loved and lcst-all such things may be
utterly ridiculous, and may bring a
blush in after years to the downy cheek,
but the time devoted to their compost
tlon was not thrown away. 1t is very
desirable that when boy goes to school.
writing should present no difficulties. A
few lines in pencil to tell how he has
gained place in his class, or had a
splendid paper hunt, the power of easily
replying to little sisters letter will
keep up the close ties of home which
ought not to be undervalued. We have
known educated gentlemen who would
rather walk mile to answer letter
than to write half dozen lines. The
strange composition that may often be
seen in the newspapers with respectable
names attached to them show how use
full little early education and practice
in letter-writing would be to public men.
A little practical knowledge of arithme-
tic also is very easily acquired. The
first three rules can be taught by few
pieces of paper torn up and made into
sums, so as to give the pupil something
more than an abstract idea of what fig
ures mean. Many young men get into
debt because they have never been ac-
custOmed to manage an allowance ev-
erythIng has been paid for them. The
number of pence in a shilling, of shil-
lings in pound, is not to be acquired
by learning tables, but by spending
money and keeping an account of it,.
The boy who is accustomed to provide
himself with certain articles out of fix
ed sum will, by the time he is grown
up, have an idea Of what things cost. A
regular allowance can scarcely be begun
too soon. Parents might, perhaps, con-
ide to their eldest children the actual
state of their finances more frequently
than they do. They would often be re-
warded for their confidence by little
chivalry among the boys, preventing
them from spending at college more than
was necessary. The lads would Be
ashamed to encroach, as they have SC
often done. on the slender portions laid
by for their sisters. ln families not en-
gagged in business there is no possible
reason why the children shouldn't know
a good deal about income and expendi
ture. A profound mystery is generally
made Of the subject The consequence
is that the young people think their ia
ther is a sponge full Of gold-dust. out o


whom as much money as possible Is 4


be squeezed.
Year: 1875

If there were no other reason against
children's having lessons assigned them
to study at home. we should consider
this sufficient one. that It robs them
Of the after-supper hour with their pa
rents Even if their brains could bear
without injury the sixth. seventh. or
eighth hour. as it may be. of study.
their hearts cannot bear being starved.


In the average family this is the one
only hour Of the day when father. moth
er aud children can be together. free Of
cares aud unhurried. Even to the poor
est lahorers family comes now some
thing like peace and rest forerunning
the intermission Of the night,


Everybody who has any artistic sense
recognizes this iustiuctivciy wirvu they
see through the open doors Of humble
houses The father and mother and chill
dren gathered around their simple sup
per. Its mention has already passed
into triteness in verse, SO inevitably
have poets felt the sacred charm Of the
hour.


Perhaps there is something deeper
than on first thoughts would appear in
the instant sense of pleasure one has in
tins sight also. in the universal feeling
that the evening gathering of the family
is the most sacred one Perhaps there
Is unconscious recognition that dangers
are near at hand whep night falls. and
that in this hour lies, or should lie. the
spell to drive them all away.


There is something almost terrible in
the mingling of danger and protection.
Of harm and help. of good and bad, in
that one thing, darkness. God "giveth
his beloved sleep in it and in it the
devil sets his worst lures, by help of it
gaining many a soul which he could
never get possession OF IN sunlight.


Mothers, fathers, cultivate ''after-sup-
per talk :" play ''after-supper games :"
keep ''after-surper books take all the
good newspapers and magazines you can
afford, and read them aloud latter sup.
per-" Let boys and girls bring their
friends home with them at twilight,
sure of pleasant and hospitable well
come and of good time latter supper"
and parents may laugh to scorn all the
temptations which town or village can
set before them to draw them away from
home for their evenings.


These are but hasty hints. bare sug-
gestions But if they rouse one heart to
a new realization of what evenings at
home ought to be. and what evenings at
home too often are. they have not been
spoken in vain nor out of season.
Year: 1875




SUNsnINE.-DO what you can to make
sunshine In the world. Lift up the cur
tains. We do not mean the curtains to
the room; but the curtains which dark
en- the spirit Of your brother, your friend.
your neighbor, or even stranger, if the
curtain strings are within convenient
reach.


Lift up the curtains and let the sun
shine in Light is better than dark
ness, and how cheap it is A kind and
cheering word to one who is in trouble,
and who is perplexed and almost dis
couraged a word Of heart-fe felt sympathy
to the afflicted loving word Of coun-
sci 10 the young a word Of assurance to
the doubling; to the prejudiced and un-
reasonably provoked /; all such as these
are sunshine to those to whom they are
spoken.


Il have never found anything else so
cheap and useful as politeness." !" said an
old traveller to us once. He then went
on 10 state that. early in life, finding
how useful it was. frequently. TO stran-
gers to give them some information Of
which they we're in search. and which
he possessed. he had adopted the rule
always to help everybody he could in
such little opportunities as were con-
stantly Offering in his travels. The re-
suit was. that out Of the merest trifes
Of assistance rendered in this way, had
grown some Of the pleasantest and most
valuable acquaintance that he bad ever
fs--~~1


How many great men have testified
that their whole lives have been infu-
enced by some single remark made to
them in boyhood


And who cannot recall words spoken
70 himself in bis childhood. 70 which.
perhaps. the speaker attached no import
ance. but which sank deep and immoya-
bic INTO his memory. and which had
never lOst their power over him.


Make sunlight the world at best -
dark enough. DO what you can to make
il more cheerful and happier
Year: 1875

Ledger Carrier ON the Pacific sIope


something for the Boys TO Read.


To the Editor Of the Ledger:


DEAR SIR-Some few years ago. YOU
will remember, | came in the Ledger
Office, when | saw so many little boys
getting the Ledger to sell, and having
no check or nickels to get the papers
with, you seeing how bad / felt, sold me
four on credit, and / can feel yet what
happy boy you had made of me, for
although / was only four years old, | felt
that that was a start for me, and l went
out and sold the four Ledgers and re.
turned TO your office as Happy as any
successful enterprise could make boy.
and paid you for the four Ledgers, and
with the profit | had made | bought four
more Ledgers, and kept it up that way
the first day in business until / made
twenty cents clear profit. This gave me
start, and every day after that bought
and sold the evening Ledger around the
corner of Madison and Main streets and
in the vestibule of the Peabody Hotel.
all the time under the watchful eye and
care Of my pa, until made thirty-three
dollars, mostly in nickels. Many of nv
friends will remember hearing me, in my
odd way, trying to call out, Here's the
evening LEDGER" as | would run, as if
for dear life, for the Peabody to sell nv
papers before the larger boys got there.
thought great deal Of nickel, and |
thought pa might let me spend them all
with Charlie Howard for soda water and
other sweet things he had, but he watched
over me, and would let me spend some
Of his nickels, but those / made when 40
young he would take care Of to invest
for me in something that would pay me
we'll when grew to be q man. thought
it very hard for him to keep me from
spending my nickels with Charlie How
ard, but if he had | would not have them
now to invest Many Of the little Led
ger boys that knew me then will read
this letter and use it as a means of a
quick sale to sell the Ledger to nv
friends that knew me then, and saw:
Willie Toler has turned up on the
plains of California. One will ask
" What has he done with his nickels he
made selling the Ledger2" will tell
you. When pa was first coming to Cali
fornia was afraid if / kept my nickels
out at our residence the robbers would
come and steal them while he was zone
to California, and | got stocking from
my poor ma, who told me not to lose any
Of them; that pa would invest them for
me in California. SO tied them up Sc.
curely and told pa to give them to Ger.
tain friend there TO keep for ne in his
safe. He took them and gave them to
my friend and he has them now in his
safe keeping for me and l have sent an
order for them to be sent to me, and as soon
as they come and invest them will |
write you aud tell you who the friend is
there that has kept them so we'll for me
that the other Ledger boys may leave
their nickels with him to keep for them.
and also tell you what / invest my nick.
els in and make an annual report.for the |
Ledger until am tweuty.pne years old |
of the progress make toward the for, |
tune that | have started out to make |
with nickels made when four years old |
selling the evening Ledger. t


Yours truly,


WILLIE H, TOLER,


Los Tunas de Santiago, California,
September l., 1876 |
Year: 1875

There are two great evils inevitably
arising from the present state OF things
The fear of publicity. and the love OF pub
licitv. As regards the former, how many
persons fear to take the right
course, fear to take the course which would
lead to Just results. because of the aver
sion they have to this demon Of publicity ?
On the other hand. q still greater danger
turks in the love of publicity, which comes
to be q besetting sin, sometimes even OF
the greatest minds, and which leads to
falseness, restlessness, and 10 most dan
oerous desire always to stand well with
that public which, is sure. very soon' to
be made acquainted with all that the lover
of publicity may write. or speak. or intend.
Publicity is also . great absorber OF that
time which might be much better spent.
The desire for knowing everything about
he or she thinks. OF
saws, or does, on any trivial OCCASION
such desire, indeed. now occupies large
mart of the time of the civilized world
and must be great hindrance to study
thought about . mans own concerns. Ant
about those subjects which ought mos
deeply to interest mankind. A stupit
kind Of gossip becomes the most pleasan
and the most absorbing topic for the gen
Atty of men. do not agree with Ger
tam friend Of mine, who has told % tha


..,he folly of mankind is constant quan


tity;" but do admit that this falsom


publicity have described 10 one Of tn


facts which speaks most in favor OF tn


view he has been taking. 1t every ON


wore his heart upon his sleeve. We shoul'


at least get rid of all falscness. and tn


world would know with whom and witt


what 1t was dealing. If publicity coul'
ibe perfect, there would be less TO be sal
lin its disparagemenI But studied pot
licity is very dangerous. When oil per


ple know that what they may say or do
likely to he made public. they will dres
up their eayings or their doings to met
this appalling publicity. And that wh'c
they deem will not be pleasing to th
public, though 1t may be the thing. OF q
others, which the public ought to hea
they will carefully suppress.-" soc''
j Pressure"
Year: 1875

from Der ArDtlleT rTculu.


A question of importance to Us is: VIII
the enemies of the German instruction
in the public schools not try to have the
laws concerning the Wheeling school
district thus altered by the legislature
that the instruction in German is no
longer permitted, or could not State
law be proposed which torbids the said
instruction in all the free schools of the
State? Although it is not very probable
that such efforts will be made, il will be
advisable to send representatives in the
legislature, Of which We can be sure. We
know of the candidate for Senate Mr..
Wilson that in the Board of Education, he
was hostile to the instruction in German.
" hat position he would take in the SEN
ate in the case mentioned, we do not
know, but that is Just the bad thing about
this man that nobody knows (and per-
haps Captain Wilson himself does not
know what position he will take in GER
tain questions.


As to Mr.. Caldwell, we can assure
with certainty 1--WE have his promise in
his own handwriting) that the German
language will have friend in him. For
this reason alone should every German
vote for him,
Year: 1875

MIsCEGENATIoN.-A strange case
of miscegenation came under the view
of the city authorities yesterday. In the
morning there arrived on the Baltimore
and Ohio train a couple; the man as black
as the ace of spades, and the woman,
white, very good looking, and about
twenty-five years of age. On arriving,
the man approached officer Berch and
INQUIRED if they could get married here.
The officer told him that they would
have to 90 to West Alexander, for they
would not be able to have the ceremony
performed in Wheeling. They according
" took the train to that Gretna Green,
and, on arriving there, appealed to Squire
Mays to unite them. He promptly retus


ed to do so, and the consequence is that
they had to return to this city At o'clock
yesterday afternoon, unwedded and
in state of single blessedness, from
which there seems to be no release. We
are informed that they succeeded in get
ting board on Chapline street, where they
remain at present writing. They came
from GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and it is reported
that the woman is encieHte. The Civil
Rights Bill doesn't provide for cases of
this nature, and it is hard to understand
how any white woman can become so de-
graded as to become the wife Of any cItl-
zen of such undisputed African descent,
much less to-play the role OF mistress to
him. But human nature is incompre-
Year: 1875

There has one time or another been
great deal Of both humane and common
sense, and sound business principle vio-
lated In the treatment of cattle. from the
time they leave the country to be sent to
market until they are disposed of. Some
times they have been treated to an exces-
sively large feed of corn, SO as to heat
them up and make them drink water ex-
cessively. thus giving the seller good
weights when the animals are sold. some
times they have been well saited for the
purpose Of stimulating the drinking pro-
cess. Sometimes cattle have arrived in
our yards after good run on the cars,
and have been ordered off from water and
kept on hay, and sometimes corn, until
Monday morning, when they are expect
ed to drink an amount of water that will
weigh at least fifty or sixty pounds per
head against the buyer. Quite number
of cattle, one time or another that have
been thus treated, have died in the yards,
or before they reach the eastern market
after being shipped. All abuses of this
kind need reformation. for the very good
reason it is both inhuman and impolite to
treat animals in this way. Honesty is the
best policy every good cattle buyer knows
at glance Just the condition that cattle
are in for weighing, and he will always
make his price accordingly--so that in
nine cases out Of ten, while the owner of
cattle treated in the manner referred to
may congratulate himself on having
gained fifty to sixty pounds per head
in the weight of his lot, the buyer has
really taken the difference off in the price
he has given. Just as he ought to do in ev-
cry case of the kind.
Year: 1875

~ In making frosting for cake or puddings
-aiiftle lemon Juice, tartaric acid or cream
eftaatar is a very pleasant addition to the
taste, besides making the frosting much
lighter.


In cooking oai meal, hominy. wheaton
grits, cracked wheat, or any OF those nice
breakfast dishes. cook it in tin dish set
in kettle of boiling water. In this man.
ner there is no danger OF scorching.
Corn starch pudding, sea moss, farina
and all other articles mixed with milk can
be cooked in the same way.


In roasting poultry, one thickness OF
writing or nice brown wrapping paper
tied round the wings and drumsticks will
keep them from being baked to crisp
and spoiled.


Vegetables should never be cooked in
iron pots unless the latter are enameled
or otherwise coated internally.


A correspondent writes to the Scientific
American that the worst tooth or neural
gia coming from the teeth, may be speed
lily and delightfully."- ended by the applica-
tiOn of a small bit Of cotton. saturated in
strong solution of ammonia, to the defec-
tive tooth. Sometimes the late sufferer
is provoked to momentary nervous laugh
ter by the application, but tie pain has
disappeared.


There is rarely, if ever any need OF
using soap on the face. except for dirty
people, or skin. Pure soft water is gen
orally quite sufficient. AS rule. avoid
the free use of soap on the skin, except
the mildest kinds. Face powders injure
the face just as dirt does, by obstructing
the pores. If there is any poison in the
face powder, as there often is, it only adds
poison to the dirt, and makes the matter
80 much the worse.


To- any quantity of glue use common
whiskey instead Of water. Put both to-
gether in bottle; cork tight. and set it
away for three or four days. 1t will then
be found handy and useful article in
every household.


Kerosene oil is good for removing rust
from cutlery.
Soft soap should be kept in dry place
in o cellar, and should not be used for
three months after it is made.


Lard should be kept hard and white
and that which is taken from hog over
year old is the best.


To select nutmegs, prick them with
pin; if they are good, the oil will instant
ly spread around the puncture.


All broken meats which are to be used
for the table can be chopped very finely,
well seasoned with salt, pepper, dry mus
tard, powdered. herbs, if one wishes, and
little melted butter, if there is not sufli-
cient fat in the meat to make it unnecessa-
ry Pressed into cups or glasses they turn
out quite solidly. and look and taste well.
Year: 1875

successful attempt made yesterday morning to
blow up reef Of rocks which has obstructed the Har-
lem River just below the Third avenue bridge About
ten O'Clock large party of people had assembled the
shore witness the explosion Midway in the stream
ing machine, with which tho work preparat ory
TO the charging Of the reef was done The explosive
material used nitro-gycerine. This was confined
in long tubes OF black n which capped by round
torpedoes and which exactly tted deep holes that had
been previously drilled in the rocks. Tho placing OF
these tubes in their respective circular compartments
very delicate operation for upon this alone
pended tho or failure of the experiment At
about half past nine O'Clock two divers encased in
air-tght india rubber suits, which enveoped
them head and foot, went down under the
water TO undertake the difficult task. They
held under tho tide by of the massive


lead solcs of their shoes and by pieces ofead which


hy w9[s sg0S4 1af Y Ar 4n.s s Sps9 a03E1
water about nty minutes during which seven Of theso
nitro glycerne cylinders passed down to them
under water, when they deposited IN the


indicated above Now, connecting with each Of these
cylinders was q slight wire, which the divers also
arranged When everything had been satisfactorily
arranged tho divers came up and were taken board
the dredging machine Then tho scow was slowly
towed away several upon her stern paying the
wires which the electric chrrent TO pass
After tho machine had been towcd a distance of
about 200 yards three shrill whistles announced the
warning that the explosion was at once 10 be at
tempted Tho next instant, though the spectators
far away the ground underneath their feet shook
ifagtated by earthquake there terrible com
motion the surface of the river and then up
massive column Of water TO the extreme height of 100
feet carrying with II immense masses OF rock, OF
which weighed several tons wild burst OF admira-
ton came from the people, for the sight was grand
beyond all description As the column came down the
and beaten into hssirtg foam. The experiment was
in every way a success.
Year: 1875

SUCCESSFUL LANDING OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION
BY THE oCTAvIA-How SHE oUTwITTED THE
UNITED STATES AUTHORITIES.


WASHINGTON, Sept 81 1875.
News of the success Of the last Cuban expedition
received here to day. The steamer Octavia was for
days during August the object of suspicion in New York.
and just after the vessel cleared the Spanish Minister
filed such information lead to the belief that the
vessel intended carrying to Cuba munitions of and
other aid for the insurgents The cutter Moss
wood cruised about New York Bay harbor and inlets
to discover the suspected vessel, but she had got
beyond our jurisdiction Orders then issued to
detain the Octavia If she again entered port of the
United States. No complication is likely to be-
tween Spain and the United States account Of the
mission Of the octavia The Spanish Consul too
slow for the managers Of the expedition and the
action of our government authorities IL is claimed,
unusually vigilant and prompt
Year: 1875

POSTMASTER BURT IN WASHINGTON.


Postmaster Burt, of Boston, arrived here this morn
ing and had long conversation with the Postmaster
General Mr. Burt stopped TO see the President at
Long Branch on his way TO Washington


The Postmaster General states that Mr. Burt assured
him in the conference held to-day that his official bond
was on the way to Washington and would arrive and
be nled with the department before he left the city.
The Postmaster General declined TO say whether that
would be satisfactory TO the department not or
whether it would stop any further proceedings in the
case.


THE THEFT OF APPEAL BONDS IN THE DIS


TRIcT-FIsHER HELD TO AWAIT THE ACTION


OF THE GRAND JURY.


Charles G. Fisher, late Assistant United States Dis
trct Attorney who arrested late Saturday night
charge of stealing the appeal bonds and papers in
forty District which had been appealed from the
Police Court to the Criminal Court, waived exam
inaton this morning and was held to
answer before tho Grand Jury, in
session. The police officers have recovered not
only the papers charged to have been stolen, but
additional number of equal Importance. Fisher had
placed them in the possession of another party from
whom they obtained, and the object TO realize
money them. The Revised Statutes provides as a
punishment for such offence fine Of So 600 hard
labor for three years. BOTH in the discretion of the
court The accused is the OF Judge Fisher, late
United States District Attorney for the District Of
Colunbia
Year: 1875

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOHNSON ELECT DE-


FENDs THE BULLETIN.


Tho San Francisco Bulletin OF the 11th reports that
Hon j. A. Johnson, Lieutenant Governor elect of Cali
forna concluded public speech the night before by
aluson to the recent exciting events and earnestly
admonished his hearers not to allow themselves be
betrayed into a vicious and damnable conspiracy
against the Bulletin and Call offices. He said that
while he did not himself approve of everything printed
in the Bulletin still he ready to concede that both
the Bulletin and Call had made determined fight
against the most desperate ring Of punderers which
threatened this city. 1t fight in the interest
Of the democratic party and the He declared
that he had no sympathy with the Chroncle which he
denounced "a wicked blackmailing Sheet and closed
by again urging his hearers not to be betrayed by that
unprincpled journal and its confederaes into false
and vicious assault against the Bulletin and CaM His
remarks were loudly applauded."