smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

DOES NOT SEEK WoRK.-There is no
greater mistake than to say that the tramn
Is a laborer or an artisan out of employ and
seeking work. He is no such nerson


lhere are laborers and mechanics ont of
employ, and too many of them. and tbov
may walk from one city to another seeking
work-the may even, and doubtless do
sometimes ask for food, drink and shelter.
they may be mistaken for tramps. but tbov
are not the true, genuine tramp, any moro
than they are graduates from the State
prison. Nor need the two classes he oosiIv
contounded. One is honest and earnest
lie Is accustomed to employment and
misses 1t even more than the monov no
earns by it. lie has all his life boon
accustomed to labor and to the respect of
his fellow men, and his manner and hear.
ing, though it may be modest and deferen-
tal, IS that Of one who respects himself
Year: 1875

NOT PREJUDIcED-" Mark Twain " found
1t necessary to give a description of an
acquaintance, once, and especially desired
that nothing in his description should be
understood as indicating prejudice against
the subject-he should cndeavor TO confra
himself to bare facts and this is the orrav
OF facts: "Along glegged, vain, light-weiobt
village lawyer, from New Hampsbiro IF
he had brains in proportion to his legs. bo
would make Solomon seem a failure: if bis
modesty equaled his ignorance, he would
make Won Humboldt seem as unlottorad &c
the back side of a tombstone; ifhis stature
were. proportioned to his conscience. bo
would be gem for the microscope: if his
Ideas were as large as his words, it would
take man three months to walk around
one OF them; if an audience were to con.
tract to listen as long as he would talk.
that audience would die of old age and if
he were to talk until he said sometime bo
would still be on his legs when the last
trump sounded and he would have cboo1,
enough to wait till the disturbance voc
over and go on again.
Year: 1875

Some reference has been made in the news
papers to the against Messrs Moody and Sankey IN
England From copy Of the printed report OF the case


furnished by Elliott f. shepard the following abstract Is
given MesSrs stone and Patton. behalf OF Moody and
sankey leased the Haymarkc Theaer for three months
from Ear Dudley who was himself lessee The original
lease prov ded the theater should not be converted
any than for operas plays, concerts oas
&c the structure for religious services extensive
alterations Of temporary character were made MT
Leader TO whom of the boxes OF the theaer had
previously been subet, brought suit TO restrain Earl
Dudley from leasing the heaer as place for preach
ing or religious lecturing, and Messrs Moody SanKey
Stone. and Patton from making any alterations IN
the theaer and to restrain the defendant Moody from
preaching delivering religious lectures in the theaer
and the defendant Sankey from assisting him. On the
trial OF the the plaintiff insisted on his right but
waived all but nominal damages The Master OF the Rolls
conceded Earl Dudley, by his lease ana sub-iease
had the right to convert the theater TO any purposes


hut those in the lease and the paintn was strictly


the right but in Of the short time the lease had
10 rum temporary character of the alterations ana
the fact that OF the theaer for its ordinary pui
poses would not substantially interfered with during
the theatrical season, he refused an injunction ana
awarded the plaintiff only nominal damages
Year: 1875

stand that, and just then the boy
made an extraordinary tug at the knot
and jerked the other dogs tail. and
this other thought the boy was hunch
ing him to go in, and he says "thats
business" and the way he reached for
half pound of sasuage-meat out of
the butchers dogs neck was caution.
And then they had it, up and down,
and round and round, with that boy
in the middle sometimes one dog bit
him and sometimes the other, and
sometimes both. They got him down
in the dust and stood upon him to
fight. They tramped all over him
and tore his clothes and bit more
holes in his legs than Mr.. Grupe could
putty up in a week. They pulled his
thumb out Of JOINT, and raised such 4
dust that nobody could see the boy,
and didn't know there was one there
until the crowd of people that gath,
cred around was Mortified and amazed
to hear one of the dogs yell : Take
him off take him off! He's got his
foot in my eyer in good but profane
English, Then they investigated and
rescued this bad Division-strect boy
who promised his mother that he
would never fool around a strange dog
again.


Be kind to animals, children. If
you want to nave little fun the best
way is to drop n couple of rats into
the cistern and see them fight for the
block of wood YOU can drop in after
them, or you can shut the pantry door
on the cats tail and hear him sing
psalms and talk Italian. But don't be
cruel to a healthy dog that looks as if
he would rather fight than bark at
night 1t isn't right; and what IS
much worse it isn't at all sate'-BWr-
Nngton Ha'ch-Eye.
Year: 1875

WHITENING LINEN. = Linen gar
ments which have become yellow
from time, may be whitened by being
boiled in lather made of milk and
pure white soap--a pound of the lat.
ter to gallon of the former. After
the boiling process, the linen should
be twice rlnsed, a little blueing beng
added to the last water used.
Year: 1875

System Is just as NJ cessary in farm
ing as it is in storekeeping or any
other business. If a farmer would sue
ceed, and who would not, he must pur,
sue some well-matured plans, and fol-
low them closely. lie must find out
what is land is best fitted tor, and
what means must be employed to cul-
tiyate it :; then go to work in
straightforward, business manner AT
the same time he must know how
much labor he can do in certain
time after he has allowed for all pos
sible drawbacks he must leave as
little as possible to guesswork. Then,
after this, comes the work whatever
it be, and this he must do with energy
and skill lie must not be slip-shod
now. but 60 his work well, and cery
well. He has estimated the cost--let
him work within the ascribed limits.
This also supposes that work is to be
done in its season; some farmers are
in such haste to beat their neighbors
that they are always in advance of the
season, and this shows their lack of
system, Or rather Of judgement. To


have work properly planned is to have
it partly done, for then it is done in
telligently and according to q certain
definite plan, and so comedies with all
previous and subsequent labor, and
then avoids undue hurry or excite
ment, which is detrimental to all intel
ligent operations, 1t thus permits
the completion Of detail and conse


quently no part is overwrought and
no part is slighted. System thus
avoids the numerous small leakages
which run off with small and large
capitals. The man without system is
like compassless ship and his bust
ness a constant series of m;shaps. Sys,
tenn on a farm supposes that the sea-
sons will follow their usual rounds
that so much Of 4 spring crop can be


planted and well cultivated that so
much harvest can be we'll taken care


of; that so many acres can be proper
Fly manured that so many head Of
each kind of stock can he well sup
ported that markets are looked after
in preparing the articles and selling


them that care is exercised in stock
ing the farm and IN the purchase of
implements, and that no detail is too
small to be overlooked. 1t also sup.
poses economy, but at the same time
expects liberality where ]iberality is
economy, In short, system is the


heart of a mans business without it
he may labor hard and diligently and
accomplish nothing, with it he may
risk great odds. TO prolong spring
work into Summer, summer work into
fall, to breed at random. to Hy into
the arms of every new theorist, to be
led by ones neighbors, is to misera


bly, fail. Have Il place for everything
and everything in its place a time
for everything and everything in its
season, and let all be done according
to some well-definel plan. In Il


word, have SYSTEM - American Pat,
Year: 1875

CRUDE WAY TO TEsT SULPHURETS,-Since

 it has been found that sulphurets will pay

 to save Tn milling process, and that the county abounds In this material. we give be-

 low hint to prospectors in testing rock. which never fails. Several veins which have heretofore been considered of little value, on account of the large amount of sulphurets contained therein, and the ignorance of the holders of the way to test them, have been found to be immensely rich in gold. A new era is opened in mines here, and it will vet be found that these sulphuret veins are the ones for durability and wealth. The crude mode will not hold good in all cases Gin all kinds of sulphuret rock, but will bring out more or less of the precious metal, if there is any in it: Put piece of the rock into the fire, say about the size of your fist, and heat it to cherry-red, throughout, but do not get 1t to a white heat, as 1t will fuse and run; takc it out of the fire and give it a gentle shower bath, so as to cool it off slowly, as too sudden cooling will slack up the rock When cool, examine the rock, and if it is rich it will generally show the gold But for surcr test, pulverisc it and thorn it out" in the usual way. This, perhaps, is not so sure way as 6 test with acids, but acids are not always at hand in the woods with the prospector. After burning, as above, if it does not show gold, it will not be apt to do SC with acids. as it scarcely, if ever fails to bring the color; that is, where the sul- phuret is composed mostly of iron and sul- phur, or arsenic this test is good and will not fail. But where the sulphuret is copper (and iron) the test is not so good, because the copper fuses and carries everything that comes in contact with #, sn if there is any gold with it. it will be covered oF fused wis;ii copper.-IT Tuolumne Independent.
Year: 1875

Our Bourbon journals in Maine are not at
present happy. Within the past six months
they have been ecstatic with hope. In the
early winter they really talked of carrying
Maine in September. Doubtless in ghastly
manner. some Of them will renew the piopo-
sition several times before the annual cleo
tion and their annual humiliation.


First these mode! papers undertook in a
small, indirect way, TO break down Gov. Ding
ley. Flppant Augusta correspondents sent
forth lying letters for the purpoie of awaken
ing suspicion. The usual -innuendoes were
set on foot. All at once Gov. Dingley an
nounces that he will no longer be candi-
date. Then these same papers discover what
a faithful official he has been, and come quite
near to tears because he is compelled, as they
put it, to retire. But they brighten up. Here
certainly is chance. The fight for the sue
cession will be hot and bitter, or as one of
them puts it, "There's fun aheadp' Imagine
their disgust when Republicans of all parts of
the state, the "outs". the Sins, the old and
the young, hail the name of Gen. Selden Con-
nor with unanimity which has never been
known in the history of the party. Blind
though they are, they see no hope for them,
and one would think that these journals, as
the teachers of a great party, would rather
fix upon some one Of their conspicuous men
and rally about him to make their defeat as
light as possible. But no; aspirit of malig-
nifty which led them to ruin during the days
of Lincoln, still bears down whatever of judg-
ment they may have, and whatever wisdom
they might be expected to have gained from
long and bitter experience. They must needs
assal Gen. Connor; not openly, as they do
someimen, but insidiously. He is this mans
candidate, or the tool of that taction-any-
thing but an independent man who
has done his state good service. An
other says that Gen. Connor has not used
his opportunities to impress himself upon the
people of Misunderstanding thereby to give
out that he is not man of ability-as though
every man must take every opportunity to
keep himself and his exploits before the pub
lie. The trouble is our Democratic contem-
poraries are fearfully chagrined about the
Connor business and they haven't the good
sense to disguise the fact.


. These same journals sre also unhappy about
the Judgeship. They really didn't care to
have Mr.. Libbey or any Democrat nominated.
Bourbon editors! For them there is no more
happiness at present, and their Immature will
lead them to employ their time in attempting
to make others feel disagreeable. There was
a time, in the long distant past when it
would, but we have come to expect nothing
else of them since their own unhappiness is
well nigh perpetual. -" i.of
Year: 1875

ACCOUNTS from some of the survivors ofthe
Schiller disaster reveal most disgraceful state
of affairs. Previous to the disaster one Of the
officers had been celebrating his birthday and
of course was intoxicated as were some of the
passenger who had assisted in the celebra-
tion. Several of the crew were also drunk
and in a mad rush to save themselves thrust
helpless women away from the boats and lett
them to perish without hope of escape. 1t Is
of fno avail to provide lights and fog bells and
the other appliances which science has sus-
gested for the preservation Of those who cross
the sea so long as they are left to the mercy
of drunken officers and brutal and uncontrol-
able seamen. The criminal law must sup
plement the appliances of science before the
ocean traveller can feel that degree of security
which shall rid his voyage of its terrors.
Year: 1875

If the rumors that come from Berlin are to
be credited the consultation between the
Gar and the Emperor of Germany is of an
eminently pacific character and effectually
negatives the sensational stories which came
from Paris few days ago that the meeting of
the Emperors was but preliminary to an as
sault on France by Germany. Doubtless the
Gear would like Cons tantinople and Bis
marck would gladly see France crippled be-
yond recovery but neither are bold enough to
precipitate a conflict which could but end in
a general continental war.
Year: 1875

THE Hartford Courant traces out the
source Of the present alarming prevalence OF
suicide and finds it in the effect of paper
money on business and of bad weather upon
the mind The recent raids upon the whis-
key rings would seem to add another exciting
cause, and this band of swindlers can fly to
their own illicit products as speedy means Of
drowning their sorrows and cutting short an
existence which can be but full OF anguish,
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations. The and address of the writer are in
ali cases Indispensable, not necessarily publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used
Year: 1875

The total sales Of the past year
have been 20, 800 bales This can
only be estimated as the bales are
irregular. It must be borne that
green moss when piled loses q
large per cent. Of its weight, and
that one pound Of ginned clean
moss takes I Of green moss.


Moss is sent OF all parts Of the
United States and Canada, and
large quantities are sent to France
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON February 15.-The
President said, 'Whether Congress
passed any measures with regard to the
South or not, he had determined to do
his duty. He did not court responsibility
that properly belonged to Congress, but,
as the head of the Government, he
would not shrink from it. If Congress
adjourned without action it would be a
sort Of encouragement for the bad ele-
ment of the South to continue their pre-
sent course, and it might become necessa


ry for him to proceed to greater extremes
than a mere suspension Of the habea'
corpus. He would do what he con


ceived to be his duty, at all hazards, an


he appealed to the people to suppor
Year: 1875

he might acquire from the Govern
mcnt should inure to the benefit
of any person but himself, which
statement shall be verified bv oath
in the Land Office. And if any
person shall swear falsely, he will
be subject to all the pains and
penalties Of perjury.


Upon the filing of an applica-
tion the Register Of tho Land Of
fee shall post a notice Of such ap-
plication, embracing a description
Of the land for a period Of sixty
days, and the applicant shall pub
lish the same, and if no adverse
claim shall then have then been
fled the person desiring to pur-
chase shall furnish to the Register
satisfactory evidence, first, that
said notice Of application was duly
published; second, that the land
is of the character contemplated in
this act; and that it apparently
contains no valuable deposits Of
gold, silver, cinnabar, copper, or
coal; and upon payment to the
proper officer of the purchase
money Of said land, together with
the fees of the Register and Re
ceiver, the applicant may be per
mitted to enter said tract.
Year: 1875

You knew at once by her general appear
ance, and the manner in which she smiled,
and the giggles she giggled and the way that
she talked, that this was the first time she
had ever had beau. She was, in fact, very
much excited and, like person stricken
with the first shock of numb palsy, didn't
know exactly how to use her tongue. The
blood rushed to her head until there was a
tremendous buzzing in her ears, and she
recognized all her acquaintances, old and
young, and called them by name in loud
tone of voice, and wore at the same time a
very triumphant expression of countenance.
1t was moment of intense ecstasy Ito her y
a moment looked and longed for ever since
she entered her teens and all the heroes and
heroesses of the dime novels she had ever
read went trooping across her vision like a
row of bees in sWarming time. Apples and
peaches and holyhocks and mushrooms and
pumpkins and hedge-fences, as they hung on
trees, or blossomed on stalks, or grew in the
grass, or tore her new dress as she swept by
them, borne almost from her feet by an elec-
trio force, all passed as an accessory panor-
anna of bliss on her way to the circus, that
glorious, grand, never-to- to-be-forgotten noon
day of her new experience. Did she enjoy
the show? Did she remember how the ele-
phant stood on his hind feet? Did she fol-
low the flight of the great, unsurpassed, un-
rivaled, wonderful, astonishing, most daring
bareback rider in the world, as he dived in a
doubled-up way through two hoops and
aighted on the horse again right side up ?
Was the music the most delightful she had
ever heard? Of course! But somehow these
things got all mixed up in one glorious whirl
of delight, in one glorious fact that she had a
IL -
necktie, and stovepipe hat, and who smoked
cigar, and bought peanuts, and candy, and
lemonade every time the man who sold it
came round and whispered his goods so softly
that the noise of the band, and the best ten
year-old joke Of the clown were drowned out
of hearing entirely. o, how her little heart
went pit-a-pat, and throbbyty- y-throb, and
hobbyty-bob on her way home that glorious
afternoon!
Year: 1875

At Republican clam-bake at Old Orchard
Beach, Me-, a short time since, Fred Doug
lass was present. On being called to speak
he was received with tremendous cheering.
Il come here" he said, ''not SO much to
make speech as to be seen OF men. nave
been assured that it was necessary to have at
least one negro at this show. l know moth
ing of the great financial question. What
can tell YOU of an economical administra-
ton? What do know of national honor
Not only a negro, but formeriya slave, never
having had days schooling, 1t is a wonder
that can say anything to you. l know notn-
ing, though once the president OF bank. l
know nothing of currency, though one thing
l know-that this is no longer slave coun-
try, that no slave can be seen in this land
from the rising of the sun to the going down
thereof. The bloody stress OF war is now
over, and the black man is free. The cOun-
try is safe unless by your votes you give it
back again into the hands Of that party that
nearly led it to destruction. | come before
you 10 make an appeal for my race, over
which great danger impends. beseech
you to shelter US from the storm. The COL
ored people of the South in case of Demo-
cratic victory, apprehend their utter extinc-


tion. All the malgn elements of the old re-
belhon are being stirred up in the South, and
they propose to drive us forth as Spain drove
| forth the Moor. They tell you enough has


been done for the negro. l tell you all you


can do for the next fifty years will not atone
for the wrong and oppression OF two hundred
years. The Hebrews took jewels away from
Egypt; Russia gave lands to her serfs. But


the four millions of slaves had no jewels and


no land. They were turned loose among


people who hated them. The old master has
ITo%4 I:o A md ri u.


sands OF them. But despite neglect and des-


titution they have increased We negroes
are permanent part of the country. Who
are the black people who ask your protection?
They were the only loyal people to be found
south of Mason and Dixons line during the
war. Atfliction taught appreciation of us
when the front of the loyal army was melt
ing away like the snow in early summer, when
the recruiting sergeant was marching up and
down your streets, foot sore and weary, call
ing young men and strong men to 60 to the
front and fill gaps made by rebel powder,
when every village in the North was draped
in weeds of mourning for your sons. When
the fate Of the country trembled in the bal
ance you called upon this class. Abraham
Lincoln-Father Abraham-called, and we
came full two hundred thousand strong, and
with our strong iron arms and fingers clutch
ed the musket, and side by side with you
marched upon the ramparts of the enemy and
gave victory to the Republican party We
are now exposed to the hate generated by
chagrin that this people caused the defeat of
the Confederacy. We entreat you to know
something in the world dearer than questions
of currency or party, to stand by and save
us few years more, until the old rebels die
out and wehavea chance to present ourselves
to hands unstained by treason
Year: 1875

disturbance likely to arise in your lifetime or
that of the next generation. Applause


Ladies and gentlemen, / thank you tor
your attention; and cannot but congratu-
late you upon having selected place so
beautiful, so inviting. and so worthy OF the
occasion. It is more beautiful than even st.
Peters at Rome-wlth the dome of the sky
above you SO grand and magnificent. St.
Paul's cathedral sinks into insignitcance in
comparison. Whenever we can, let us go
into the open air in close contact with nature
and we will derive wisdom from pure
source, higher than earth 1t is good to meet
in the open air to do honor to those who
served you in war, and may God look down
upon you and bless every one of you, and
may you 60 to your homes, newly inspired
with the love of your country, and teach
those little children the lessons, good and
sound lessons, worthy the occasion, you have
heard to-day.