smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

We find the following good story in a


foreign journal: "a French bishop.


being about to make his annual visita-


ton, sent word to a certain curate, whose


ecclesiastical benefce was extrcmly


trifling, that he meant to dine with him,


at the same time requesting that he


would not put himself to any extraordi-


nary expense. The curate promised to


attend to the bishops suggestion but


he did not keep his word, for he provided


a most sumptuous entertainment. His


lOrdship was much surprised, and could


not help censuring the conduct of the Gu
rate, observing that it was highly ridicu-
lOus in a man whose circumstances were
50 narrow, TO launch out in such expense,
nay, almost TO dissipate his annual in
come in single day. Do not be Unea-
sy on that score, my lord replied the
curate, 'for can assure you that what
you now see is not the prudence OF my
curacy, which bestow exclusively upon
the poor - Then You have patrimony,
sir p said the bishop. Now, my lord
You speak in riddles, rejoined his lord
ship; how do you contrive TO live in
this manner?' My lord, have con-
vent of young damsels here, who do not
let rue want anything How you
have a convent? | did not know there
was one in this neighborhood. This is
all very strange, very unaccountable,
Mr.. Curate.' You are jocular, my lord
But come, sir, entreat that you would
solve the enigma / would fain see the
convent So you shall, my lord, after
dinner; and promise that your lordship
will be satisfied with my conduct Ac-
cordingly, when dinner was over, the
curate conducted the prelate to a large
inclosure, entirely occupied by bee
hives, and pointing to the latter, OBJ
served, This, my lord, is the convent
which gave us a dinner; it brings me in
about eighteen hundred livres a year,
upon which live We y comfortably, and
with which l cOntrive to entertain my
guests genteelly.' The surprise and
of the biskop may be i'm
apined -
Year: 1876

DIR. Beard states that from an analy-


sis of the lives of thousand representa-


tive men from all the great branches of


the human family, he has made the dis
covery that the golden decade is between
forty and fifty; the brazen between
twenty and thirty; the iron between


fifty and sixty. The superiority of
youth and middle life over old age in
original work appears all the greater
when we consider the fact that all the
positions of honor and prestige-profes-
sorships and public stations-are in the
hands of the old. Reputation, like
money and position, is mainly confined
to the old. Men are not widely known
until long after they have done the
work that gives them their fame. Por-
traits of great men arc dclusions, statues
are lies. They are taken when men
have become famous, which, ON the aver
age, is at least twenty-five years aEer
they did the work that gave them their
fame. Original work requires enthusi-
asm. If all the original work done by
men under forty-fve were annihilated,
they would be reduced to barbarism.
Men are at their best at that time when
and experience are almost
evenly balanced. This period, on the
average, is from thirty-eight to forty.
After this the law is, that experience in
creases, but enthusiasm decreases.
Year: 1876




DIR. White thinks that the present eri-
demic is different in very mYnv essentials
from yellow fever, as that fever has here
tofore come under his medical observa-
ton. That it is mixed largely with the
type of malarial fever, and assimilates
to what was known years ago in Charles
ton as the neck fever. He is satisfied
that the ordinary treatment for the yell
low fever cannot be pursued with effect
In the fever now ravaging our city, and
that the good result following the qui-
nine treatment pursed generally by the
profession indicates that malaria enters
largely into the diagnosis of the disease.
The doctor, alluding to the sanitary con-
dition of Savannah, said that he found the
city proper remarkably clean, nothing ap-
parently presenting itself to account for
the toxic poison by which the city was
enveloped. That the source of this poi
son was not found in the Springfield plan
tation, on the western part of the city,
but that from an examination of Biblo's
canal he was satisfied that that was the |
of the poison which had devas- |
tated our city. 1t was in a very foul |
numerous bars formed by |
the action of tide and water created so |
many reservoirs, as it were, for the poi |
'On; the extreme hot weather experienced |
in July and August had acted as a gen
orator, and the east winds had scattered |
The poison to every part of the city. DR..
White thinks it would be suicidal policy |
% disturb one spadeful of earth at the
present time, and was very emphatic in
he condemnation of any measure which
ooked for relief from the influence of
he toxic poison by attempting to clean
,ut the canal. He is satisfied that it
would result most disastrously.
Year: 1876

scattered right and left with confusion
that turned the whole business into a
laughing stock. The exhibitors fail to
prize their medals, and no incentive to
Improvement has been offered. They are
all in lump together.


Another thing the centennial COM
missioners were not bound to give the
awards as recommended by the judges.
They did as they pleased about it. If
they didn't wish to give q man medal,
he didn't get it; if they did, he got it.
If they wished to give an exhibitor three
medals, two of them on his own report
as judge, they did it. even in spite OF
protest.


The exhibition, therefore, in its awards,
has done nothing to stimulate competi-
tion and encourage excellence. The
whole thing has been made perfectly
ridiculous at Philadelphia.
Year: 1876

Don't be discouraged. Slow growth
Is often sure growth. Some minds are
like Norwegian pines. They are slow in
growth, but they are striking their roots
deep. Some of the greatest men have
leen dull boys. Dryden and Swift were
dull as boys. So was Goldsmith. So
was Gibbon. So was Sir Walter Scott.
Napoleon at school had so much diff
Guilty in learning his Latin that the
master said it would need gimlet TO get
a word into his head. Douglas Jerrold
was so backward in his boyhood that at
nine he was scarcely able to read.


Isaac Barrow, one of the greatest
divines the Church of England has ever
produced, was 50 impenetrably stupid in
his early years that his father more than
once said that if God took away any of
his children, he hoped it would be Isaac,
as he feared he would never he fit for
any thing in the world. Yet that boy
wa hs genius of the family.
Year: 1876

NV friend went over the sea one day;


My thoughts were full OF the saddest tales
0f sudden storms in the little bay,


of roaring tempests and rushing gales.
l could not look at the smiling sea


But / thought of an enemy's fair false lace,
And all the summer it seemed to me


A cruel thing, and devoid OF grace.
But prayed to the God of the sea and land


To keep my friend from its hurtfnl might
To care for the little sailor cand,


Nor once forget it by day or night
Yet feared TO trust him l thought my love


Was more than his. and strove and prayed
With strong wild words to God above,


And all the time l was sore afraid.
He was not angry. He bore with me,


So patient is he in tenderness;
He kept my friend on the far OFF sea,


He showed us both how the Lord could bless.
And think when l see the faces sad


those who are anxious and full OF care,
If they trusted the Lord he would make them gli
For ne loves to answer his children's prayer.
Year: 1876

During the month of September the
number of deaths in Savannah from all
causes was seven hundred and thirty
five. OF these five hundred and thirty
eight were caused by yellow fever. The
number of deaths caused each day by
the infection was as follows:
Year: 1876

A curious feature of she health of the
city is found in the fact that. although
the colored population is within thou
sand or two OF the white, only one hun
dred aud ffty-four negroes have died
during September, or little over one
fifth of the whole number of deaths.
Year: 1876

EXPLOSIONS of threshing machine
boilers have been more frequent this
year than ever before, and have been the
cause of many deaths and a vast loss OF
property. The boiler makers have en-
tered into such ruinous competition that
a poorer quality of iron must be used in
order to leave any margin for profit.
Year: 1876

Mary Kyle Dallas says: The moment q
girl has secret from her mothor. or has
received letter she dare not let her moth.
er read, or has q friend of whom her
mother does not know, she is In danger.
A secret 10 not good thing for girl to
have. The fewer secrets that lie in the
hearts of women, at any age, the better.
1t is almost test Of purity. She who
has none OF her own is best and happi-
est.


In girlhood hide nothing from your
mother; do nothing that, II discovered
bv your father, would make you blush.
When you are married, never, never, con.
ceal any thing from your husband. New
er allow yourself to write letter that he
may not know all about, or to receive
one that you are not quite willing he
should read Have no mysteries what
ever. Tell those about you where you
90 and what you do Those who have
the right to know, l mean, of course.


A little secretiveness has set many
scandals ahoat, and, much as Is said
about women who tell too much, they are
much better off than women who tell too
little. A man be reticent and lie under
no suspicion not SO a woman.
Year: 1876

"You love me no longer" said bride
Of few months to her better half in his
gown and slippers.


"Why do you say that, Puss p he ask
ed, quietly, removing a cigar from his
lips. "You do not caress me nor call
me pet names; you no longer seek so
snxiously for my company" was the tear
full answer. My dear" continued the
aggravating wretch, q" did you ever no
tice man running after street Car 2
How he does run over stones, through
mud, regardless Of everything till he
reaches the car and he seizes hold and
swings on. Then quietly seats himself
and he reads his paper" "And what
does that mean p "An illustration, my
dear. The car is as important to the
man after he gets in as when he Is chas
ing it. but the manifestation is no lon
ger called for, | would have shot any
one who put himself in my way when in
pursuit of you, as | would now shoot
any one who would come between US /;
but as proof of my love you insist On
my running If er the car"
Year: 1876

lthas long been known that il is init
dlcious for any one to 60 into water to
bathe just after eating fa!i meal. but 1t
is not so well known that the practice
may result in death. This latter tact
seems to have been demonstrated by tho
recent death in bath in Bristol, Eng
land, Of "a boy thirteen years old. He
had never had fit, and is believed to
have been in perfect health. When found
In the water the crown OF his head was
Just above the surface. aud he was stand.
ing in \ STOPPING position, with his face
Just under the water. Atthe place where
he was the water was only three feet four
inches deep, while the boys height was
four feet nine inches. The temperature
of the water was 70 degrees. The msd.
cal testimony disclosed the fact that the
deceased had eaten heartily just before
entering the water, or at least be had not
given his TODD time to digest. He had
vomitcd large quantity OF food. and
when found hts mouth aud throat we're
full. Tue opinion was expressedi In the
NJ medical testimony, and indorsed BY the
verdict OF the Jury, that death rcsalset!
from epilepsy, brought on by the danger.
Gus practice of entering the water imrne
diateiy after eating meal.
Year: 1876

Talk about the opium eater or the
whiskey drinker. how much more are
they to be pitied than the lady who nd
dicled to dipping snuff used in Hopkins.
willie than in any other place of its size in
Kentucky, and its use is steadily ON the
increase. Hopkinsville has reputation
for beautiful women, but how long that
reputation will last it's hard to tell.
Some Of the prettiest women we knew
ten or twelve years ago are now nothing
but faded flowers. Lips that once looked
like ripe cherries, and for one kiss from
which man would almost give his right
arm, now look more like dried apples
than anything else We can think Of The
cheek once full and rosy is now sunken
and colorless. The chin, which looks
longer, now glories in bronze colored
stripe, which reaches down to the throat


We were going down street the other
day and noticed lady comig up. When
We got near enough to look into the Ia
dy's face we knew that snuff had done its
work. Snuff is robbing women of their
husbands. 1t is more harmful than
smoking, and more repulsive than chew
ing, and its use by ladies is almost as
much to he condemned as the drinking
OF wMskey by men and IL the ladies have
grounds to talk about men drinking and
smoking, they are assured that snuff dip
ping in the eyes of men is about as repul
sive as the smell Of two cent-and a
half cigar or sniff Of "riGe" whiskey
to the olfactories Of the fair sex.


We indulge the hope that soon there
will be an anti.snuf society formed, which
will be q twin sister Of our temperance
society. We have no idea how many la
dies In our city will take exception to
this article. X all that use snuff we're to
get after US we would call their name le-
gion but we are upheld in our action by
some OF the most !sensible mothers in
town. in entering protest against hab
it the adoption of which by q girl is al
most as much to DO dreaded by parent
as is the tirst taste Of liquor by his boy.
-Hopkinsville KY Democrat
Year: 1876

1t seems strange, but 1t is true.
When we spend dollar on ourselves We
soon forget it, bnt when we give dime
to another we remember it a lcng time.


A little boy. whose conduct made
his mother say that she feared be did not
pray replied Yes, do; pray every
night that God will make you and pa like
my ways better"


TO kill moths without disturbing the
carpet: Take a towel and dip in water
then wiring it out, and spreading It upon
the carpet, iron it dry with hot iron,
after which remove aud repeat the pro-
cess, going around the outside OF the
room. The steam thus generated. will
force itself through the carpet, and kill
both the moth and its egg. The forego-
ing method is radical and sure.


jour- eymea tailors in China receive
two cents per day.


"A New York widow is said TO wear
a heavy gold ring made from the plate OF
her departed husbands teeth.


- The Christian martyr who keeps y
soda water stand outside the Centennial
grounds is also understood as fltmiy op
posed TO the fmmorsli.y Of opening the
exhibition on Sunday. In this respect
he differs from the Christian martyrs who
Keeps a soda water stand on tue other
side OF the fence


Commodore Vanderbilt appears to he
very near his end, and his affairs are
said TO be all arranged for his departure.


Antoinette Polk. daughter of the
soldier bishop, is the belle OF Roman 90
eiety,
Year: 1876

LIFE PREsERvERs.-A simple and
practical life -preserver, lately introdu-
ced, consists of two pillows of prepared
cork wood, with an upper padding of
hair, covered with mattress tick. The
pillows are attached to each other in
such O manner that, when about to be
used, they can be placed, one on the
back and the other on ths chest, and
tied. the shoulders thus being kept
above the water. The device has been
tested and has been found capable of
supporting the heaviest men breast high.
The pillows are utilized as articles of
bedding, so that they are always on
hand in case of danger. Apropos of
this. it may not be generally known that
every man has his own life preserver
with him. When a person falls into
the water, a common felt hat can be
made use of as life preserver. By
placing the hat upon the water. rim
down, with the arm around it pressing
it slightly to the breast, It will bear a
man up for hours. And one doubling
the above can take an old hat and try it
in bucket of water. or when bathing,
and be will soon he convinced.
Year: 1876

AMONG THE FLORIDA PINLs.-The east
-ern portion of Florida is still largely q
wilderness and the people are as poor as
pioneers are apt to be, though the
growth of orange business is steadily
improving their condition and bringing
in new settlers. The small farmers still
cling largely to old customs, but the old
folks are beginning TO wear paniers and
things, and so are getting enlightened.
The men have an immense amount of
pride. born of the slavery system. and
think it degrading to lift the hat to any
person, deeming all sorts of courtesy
that kind very proper for the negro. and
Confederate regiments raised here in
the war would not salute superiors SO.
Freedom and education, however. are
proving greater blessings to the whites
than to the negroes. Before the war,
the planter who sold only his cot
ton was gentleman. while his neigh
bor who sold potatoes and corn was only
o ''cracker." Now the so-called upper
class is gone, and the people are coming
to higher plan of civilization. Farm
ers are largely planting orange groves.
and it is said that many settlers will go
out this fall. Given the energy and
enterprise that has built up the west,
and the future of Florida is assured.
The climate is delightful, and for all
those who. love horticulture, no pleas
.anter work can be engaged in than help
ing to make Of the peninsula success
sion of orange groves.
Year: 1876

RENEWED INTEREST IN LuE.-A wife
in vicksburg inform I'D her husband the
other morning that she was working
herself into the grave for the want Of a
hired girl, and as he went out, she
leaned back and fell to weeping. The
children were making q noise in the
hall, and he cried out:


You want to stop this racket. Your
mother won't live week, and when you
get step-mother here next Spring, she
won't put up with any such fooling."


When he came home to dinner, his
wife met him with smile, and said:


"Isn't ours a cosey home, Richard,
with only our own little family to look
afttr?"
Year: 1876

The GHOST BUSINESS ExPosED.-Pro-
fessor Baldwin has told all about all
the spiritual mysteries, including that
of Katie King. At an exhibition he
turned water into wine by simply turn
ing it from q pitcher into a glass;
This was done with chemicals. Then
the pillory was brought forward, and
Mrs. Baldwin was firmly secured
therein. The lock was sealed and the
doors were closed. In few seconds
the doors were re.opened, and the lady
walked forth free. The explanation is
simple. The lady has small wire with
which she picks the lock after first re-
moving the wax. and then liberates her.
self. There is enough room allowed hel
arms to reach the lock, though it is
seemingly impossible to do so. The
seal is easily put over the keyhole o1
the lock without being broken. The
"spirit tie" was thsn exposed. Me-
diums profess that the spirits tie and
unite them. but the professor explained
how by clever manipulation Of the
ropes these apostles tie and unite them
selves. The professor also said that
the "spirit tie" was much more secure
than than any committee tie" he evel
knew. He then related little incident
of the humbuggery practiced by the
Eddy brothers. He was walking in a
garden with William Eddy, and his at
tention was attracted towards piece oi
white paper. which was being tossed
around by the wind. William said that
by simply wa7ing his hand he could
get enough electricity from the clouds
to set the paper on fire. He then
turned to Horatio and told him to place
stone on the paper. Horatio did 80,
he turned his eye on the paper and in
q moment it was burnt up. The brother
Horatio, explained the professor, when
he placed the stone upon the paper,
poured drop or SO of a mixture oi
phosphorus and carbon upon the said
paper. This, as soon as it became dry,
ignited, and the medium called upon
Baldwin to view the wonderful spiritual
manifestation.
Year: 1876

w The reputation of generosity is
to be purchased very cheap; it does not
depend SO much upon mans general
expense as it does upon his giving
handsomely where it is proper to give
ut all. A man, for instance. who should
give a servant four shillings would pass
for coyetous, while he who gave crown
would be reckoned generous; SO that
the -differance of those two opposite
characters turns upon one shilling.
Year: 1876

V Quinine should not be eaten af-
ter hearty meal of India rubber; the
spermaceti contained in the former will
unite with the oxalic acid of the latter
and wagon grease will be evolved with
disastrous results. Before taking q
bath the entire body should be carefully
washed. Then lay on q coat of tar and
get into the water. 1t cant touch you
anywhere. 1t is not SO fashionable as
it was to chop cord of wood before
breakfast; none but very old men, who
cling to traditions of youth like lean
leech to stuffed frog. ever do it, and
they commonly perish at it. Getting
out of bed in a perspiration is to be avoid
ed-always lie in bed as long as You
can find any excuse for it. Nothing is
more injurious than the ordinary meth
cd of going up stairs: it causes the alkali
in the blood to settle in the corns, pro-
ducing arianism and strangulation. The
proper way is to lie on your stomach
and go up feet first. Never sleep with
your eyes shut; it is degenerate habit.
Bathing, as intimated above, is conduc-
ted en- wrong principle. 1t is .proba-
BILE that the custom might be advantage
onsly abolished altogether. Bath-hous-
and bathing-rooms in dwellings are a
thing of recent growth. Our grandfath-
ers seldom or never bathed; and it ia
conceded that they lived to be several
hundred years old. Potatoes should al


ways be eaten with the skins on; skins
contain bicarbonate of mucilage, which
is just what the liver requires. When
the custom of giving the skins to the
poor originated. science was wholly un-
known. There are more things it would
be well to know, but strict compliance
with the rules already given will enable
you to live as long as you will wish to.
Further instructions wopld not prolopg
your misery.
Year: 1876

CocANUT TCRAcKERs.-To one pint GA
oatmeal add one gill fresh grated coca
nut and one gill and two spoonfuls of
water. Roll out to one-eight of an inch
thick, cut into fancy shapes with cake
cutter, and put them into very slow
oven. so that they shall dry out rather
than bake. Or if the oven cannot be
spared so long. let them stand warm
elsewhere to dry, and at last put them
into the oven a very few minutes, not
enough to brow n them.
Year: 1876

W Reporters should always be even
tempered men. but when one rushes
wildly ten squares to get vivid account
of man breaking his leg, he may be
excused if he can't find any words in
the dictionary to suit the occasion when
he discovers it is a wooden leg.-Edston
Free Press.
Year: 1876

T An Austin man who was fined
$40 for sleeping on the sidewalk, re-
marked to the Juoge that he must think
the sidewalk was o seventeen>room suite
in the Palace Hotel when he charged
that price,