smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

Iowa State Register: Last Saturday
night young mans Christmas present
came to grief throHSh the violation of a
New Years PIE I;.. Ayoung gentleman
had promised his girl that he would stop
smoking New Years Day, and the dam.
sci was so pleased tlat she gave him an
elegant scarf for a Christmas present.
Saturday evening, all oblivious of his
promise, he lighted pure Havana aud
started to take Il walk, with the scarf
gracefully encircling his neck. The
wind carried a burning scrap of tobacco
into the folds of the article and burned
IN it a hole big enough to take i'll love
letter. The confiagration was discover
ed by a gentleman and quenched before
any more serious damage was done.
Now the owner employs his spare time
in hunting up theory that will ac-
count to his girl for that hole without
revealing to her the fact that he lied
about the cigar.
Year: 1876

The Reason WHY.-An impertinent
youth at Saratoga amused himself by
exhibiting the following lines to some of
the ladies at the I,otel:


Men scorn to kiss among themselves.
And scarce would kiss brother;
But women want to kiss 50 bad,


They kiss and kiss each other
Whereupon a young lady penciled this
retort on the back of an envelope. and
left it for the FOOLS instruction.
Men do rot Hiss among themselves,


And its well that they refrain;
The hitter dose would Yex them 50,


They would never kiss again.
As sometimes on poor woman's lip


Is applied this nanseous lotion,
We have TO kiss among ourselves


Asa counteracting potion.


Prom ''LitsrdtHre of Rtssiag. n
Year: 1876

WANT ~ LIFE.-There is aothin0'


more fortunate for modern genius than.


to be born poor. The silver spoon.
class are a very comfortable set of peo-
pie, no doubt, but the great trouble


with them is their education; but if they
do not become very great they are ex-
tremeiy likely to become the very opp-
site. There is no middle ground for
them, for they were not taught to regard
any, and consequently they are, as a gem
eral thing, unfit for it. Poverty has
helped men to solve some of the great
est problems of life. Half its brave
deeds have been a necessity, and most
of its noble sayings have been born of a
determined opposition. Isdoes a man
good to put him at his wits'ead. Emer-
geneies make men. A man may be
general or a pilot in calm; but
storms show the metal. Reputation is
made more by boldness and will than by
ability AID patience. Life is too short
to wait for the tide whose ebb leads ON
to fortune. We must make the most of
present opportunities. The man who
works out these to the fullest extent is
the most successful man.


An interesting incident in the life of
the late DIR. Howe is told by the Boston
Herald; "After the war he taught the
Greeks in the arts of peace, like a true
Yankee as he was, and the first cart ever
made in modern Greece was built under
his direction. Twenty years afterward.
when he rode along into Greece on
horseback, he was seen and recognized
by peasant woman, who spread the
intelligence of his arrival He was i'm
mediateiy surrounded and borne upon
the shoulders of the people into the
neighboring city, upon the site where he
had founded village. At this time the
Greeks were in a fresh triumph over their
ancient oppressors, and in the right
mood to welcome their former ally and
friend. This incident in the life of DIR.
Howe was derived from Greek news
paper of the time, which some friend In
that country forwarded to Charles
Sumner"
Year: 1876

dred per cent in It's value7 Value 10 q
thing which law cannot create or deter.


mine. Coinage does not create value.


but is simply n convenient way Of ex.
pressing H. Printing certain words and
characters upon n piece Of paper, and
then declaring that paper q legal tender
will not determine how much Of other
things the paper will buy.


This so-ealled paper dollar-that is TO
say, promise 10 pay q dollars at a
discount, as compared with the real dol.
lar. notwithstanding its legal tender
character. IL circulates, but not at its
face value, because the people do not re-
gard IL as the representative Of n dollar.
IL il were made convertible into n 3-65
bond, then whether this convcrtibility
would lift IL TO the commercial value Of a
dollar or not would depend on the mar.
ket value Of the bond. There IL not the
slightest prospect that such bond would
be worth par in gold, and IL certainly
would not elevate the grecnback above
its own value Indeed. the whole scheme
OF making a bond the basis on which
paper currency is 10 rest by the convert.
ibility Of tho one into the other is simply
building one debt upon another. What
is wanted Is a stable value. which is not
itself a debt, and this Is supplied by the
real dollar. To this are attached the
greatest uniformity and stability Of val
ue. and when paper currency IL convert
IDLE into IL the people accept IL At the
gold value. Any scheme that dispenscs
with it simply substitutes sham for a
reality.
Year: 1876

sat alone with my conscience


In a place where time had ceased,
And we talked Of my former living


In the land where the years increased.
Aud I ielt should have 10 answer


The question IL put to me,
And TO face the answer and question


Throughout an eternity.
The ghosts Of forgotten actions


Come floating before my sight,
And things that thought were dead thing
Were alive with terrible might.
And the vision OF all my past life


Was an awful thing TO face
Alone with my conscience sitting


In that solemnly silent place.
And thought Of a far-away warning,
Ofa sorrow that was 10 be mine,
In land that then was the future,


But now Is the present time.
And thought OF my former thinking
OF the judgment day TO be,
But sitting alone with my conscience
Seemed Judgment enough for me.
And wondered II there was a future
TO this land beyond the grave;
But no one gave me an answer,


And no one came to save.
Then I felt that the future was present,
And the present would never go by,
FOR II was but the thought Of my past life
Grown into eternity.
Then woke from my timely dreaming.
And the vision passed away,
And knew the far-away warning


Was warning Of yesterday
And pray that may not forget Il,
In this land before the grave,
That may not cry I'm the future,
And no one come to save.
And 30 have learnt lesson


Which ought to have known before,
And which, though learnt it dreaming,
hope to forget no more.
So sit alone with my conscience
In the place where the years increase,
And try to remember the future
In the land where time will cease.
And know OF the future judgment,
How dreadful soe'er 10 be,
That TO sit alone with my conscience
Will be judgment enough for me.
Year: 1876

We publish the electoral vote by
States. so that such Of our readers a. are
interested in politics may figure on the
result for themselves. The whole cleo
toral vote Is 369 divided as follows
Year: 1876

An intelligent foreigner. passing
through the streets Of Philadelphia. took
out hia otc.book at tho end Of long
walk aud made a little memorandum %
the effect that eighty per contum OF the
population Of Philadelphia are members
Year: 1876

AN CNTIMELY STR1KE.-The proprietor of enc of our foundries gave his workmen notice few days ago that they must ac- cept reduction of 15 per cent. in their wages or he would be obliged to shut down. This proposition was acceptable to some of his workmen, but others refused, under direction of the union, to make the concession, and strike ensued. As the proprietor only desired to run his foundry for the next two months to give work to his men, this strike will not materially in- convenience him, while it will take from $l5 to $25 week from the pockets of each of the workmeD. By this strike Q considerable number of men will be added to the large number of idle workmen whose necessities have enlisted the sympathies ot our citizens. A great many causes enter into the present depressed state of business but these labor unlons are not the leas among these causes. Men who will now combine to keep up ante-war prices for la bor ln any department of industry, act un wisely. Concession must be made, or nt one will care to carry on any business int which labor largely enters.-Al6any Jour nGL
Year: 1876

h. Y. There is 8 beautiful land far away from Where lleth my home. winch IS joyous and Where the prairies are boundless, and

 bright waters flow: The fairest of towns Is thls young Water

 loo. Through the heart of this town the broad

 Cedar does flow. A beautiful stream as is seen here below; And as its bright waters unceaslngiy roll, They give health to the town and joy to

 each soul. There is one thing winch to me seems very That men should drunk whiskey, ale. wine

 or beer, While these crystal waters roll on to the

 sea, Saying: Drink all ye thirsty. my waters

 are free. Why 4;ps. spend Gos ys your money for that which Why pursue ys the path which all so well Will bring your dear ones to dishonor and Will ns%a 1nia your home, your purse and your Is it, nothing to you that the wife doth And bsaa wiiI iTe not now to those children give The voice of parent now can ye not hear. UT the kind entreaties of sister so dear Warning you to reject that poisonous bowl Which will rob you of home and ruin your soul,

 While poverty and sorrow will enter your And cast OCT all your future prospects a gloom. band, We wish to drive Iutemperanoe away from Sixty thousand yearly fill the drunkard's We wish, from this evil, some poor soul to 1 save.

 With charity for all, with malice toward This shall be our motto. each and every

 and hand,

 To drive Intemperance away from Free. dom's land. l Give us then your names, and labor with I your might,

 God will protect you-He ever does the United by this pledge. we're joined. heart

 and hand.

 United, we will be. happy band. Labor for the right. and may the right pre-. vail.

 Onward and upward. there's no such word as fail.

 We'll dash the cup far from us, and ever Some poor. erring brother from drunk l ards grave.
Year: 1876



 A few days ago boy about ten years old, while skating on the pond above the Berkshire Woolen Co.'s works, broke through and was carried by the current un- der the solid ice beyond reach, but could be seen under the ice floating toward the dam. Dr. Samuel Camp was passing at the time, and seeing the situation, seized an axe, rushed on to the pond below the bay, cut through the ice and pulled the boy out as he tioated by the hole, and by successful treatment saved the boys life.. .....The open ing of the town hall in Darlington on Jan uary 9th was great success, both as to the musical entertainment and also as the funds saved for the public library above the expenses, which I learn was about three thousand dollars. The vocal music was very good but when Madam Camilla Urso came out with her violin, every noise was hushed, and especially when she struck up The Last Rose of Summer it seemed as though the audience had stopped breath ing, and more than one eye was wet with tears as the sweet, soft melody from her bow could hardly be heard through the hall. The hal! will seat about 500 persons, and it is said to be the best in the county, though not the largest. It is warmed by steam and lighted by gas, and must be seen before one can believe that Harrington has such fine building. Since the Camilla exhibition I believe fddles are out of date, as have not heard any of those doleful sounds in the streets which were so com mon before. I presume the old fddles are slowed away in the garrets with other rub bish. Peace to their memory. X.
Year: 1876

THE most exciting event that has been
witnessed in st. Louis, since the building Of
the large bridge across the Mississippi
which all St. Louis turns out to look at was
the commencement Of the trial of Babcock
on Monday. The General was present,
harsh and imperious looking, and of course
the cynosure of all eyes; bold and impudent,
little akin to defiant was the stare that
the doughty Bah gave the court. But the
interest will eliminate when Grant takes
the stand. 1t will give the whole an intense
dramatic effect, and awe the "rebel" jury.
This will be the crowning event of the
whole, and is looked forward to with nc
small amount of interest, by those who
have considered the intimate relations be
tween Babcock and the President, and thu
almost impenetrable mystery which over


hangs the whole, and casts very unpleasan
suspicious in its shadows.
Year: 1876

The WEATHER we have had so far this
winter has been as tickle as coquette.
Alternately it has been frowning and smil-
ing. We have had an equal share of each,
and just enough of one which is the severest
to make the other the more appreciable. Of
colds though it is remarkably productive,
and those who essay to speak and cannot do
so for sneezing, or have particular prefer
ence for handkerchiefs, can easily be SYM
pathized with.
Year: 1876




The New York Herald scratched its head
on Monday and the following was seen in
it's columns yesterday:


We are not blind to the effect Of Mr..
Conkling's nomination on the Democratic
party; but as he is entirely sound on the
vital question Of the currency we could as
safely trust him as any Democratic candi-
date that might otherwise be selected from
this State. We say "otherwise' because it
seems plain that if Mr.. Conkling should be
the Republican candidate the Democratic
candidate would be taken from the West.
The nomination of Mr.. Conkling would
preclude the Republicans from deriving any
advantage from the peculiar public senti-
ment of the West, which the Democratic
party could utilize and monopolize by Sc
lecting candidate who represents it. The
nomination of Mr.. Conkling at Cincinnati
would, therefore, inevitably locate the
Democratic candidate in the West, and give
him a powerful and Jealous support in that
important section of the country. The
Democratic party will not relinquish so
Year: 1876

The cry Of revival in business mas
reached the public so often through the
press and other sources, with no apparent
realization, that it is becoming as monoto-
nous az did the cry Of the boy who is as
socia.ed with wolf story. Perhaps the
alarm this time is not false one, and only
needs little time to develop its truthful
meas in manifest way. In Philadelphia
it is stated that trade in its different
branches, is very bright, and the scarcity
of money does not make itself known
through the agency we generally Judge
those things, the purchases, and the ten
denotes toward indulgence in various ways
that would not be, if there was very
great scarcity of money, In the produce
market, the boot and shoe market, the
dry goods market, the retail purchases and
all that tends to make up the every day
business Of large city, are in that
state of thrift which indicates the long
talked Of revival in business.


Yesterday afternoon representative Of
the HERALD was dispatched to number
Of the leading retail stores in Wilmington
which he found were patronized to an
almost unusual extent. This could easily
have been attributed to the pleasant
weather, but inquiry proved, that while
this may have tended in great measure
to increase the number of purchasers, thai
for several weeks business in all the retail
stores of the city has been bright ana
cheerful, in n'icative Of anything but stag
nation, and promising even better as tht
season advances. Many of the leading
merchants are out Of the city making pur-
chases, having nearly exhausted the stock
already on hand.


This sudden change in the pulse of trade
it is thought by the merchants foretells the
silver lining of the cloud, and literally
veriies the construction OF many that II
was a matter which must correct itself with
time, and one in which the question Of
specie payment or initiation had no exist
ing influence. Like many other thing'
the bringhtening prospects can be attrl-
buted to no direct cause. The approach
of the Centennial, which has brought a
more extended confidence in business anc
business people it is thought may have 3
great deal to do with it, but we have
always contended, and still do, that the
Centennial will erase all ear marks Of pas
dife, ences between North and South, ant
also mark change in the business statu
of the country.
Year: 1876

IT IS to be hoped that when Grant goes
to St. Louis, that he viii behave himself,
without the espionage Of some cabinet Off,
Ger to look after him. 1t would be very
notifying to Babcock to have Grant wag
the asses years, and sond his mellow bray
in lengthy speech on the school question.
It would completely undo all the patching
up that has been done with the rebel jury.
Year: 1876

How FAST WE RIDE.-Travelers


on railroads are often very desirous of


knowing the speed at which they are


moving, and, as general thing, are


not aware that with the aid of watch


they may readily find out, even by
the track. This may be done says the


Scientific Press, by simply counting
the Number Of rails which are passed
over in any one given minute. On
the best railroads the hammering
sound made by the wheels in passing
from one rail to another is quite au-
dible, and may be easily noted on
whichever side of the car the observer
is sitting. All rails are either twenty
four or thirty feet long-the length
may be easily ascertained by pacing or
measuring with the pocket rule at any
station where the train stops. Then
by counting the number of rails passed
in thirty or sixty seconds, the speed
of travel may be calculated by any
When train moves
l4.67 feet second, it is travelling at
a rate of ten miles an hour, or mile
in six minutes. - Erchun0e.
Year: 1876

"PUMP' CARPENTER has started
daily newspaper at Madison, in the in
terest OF imitation. It will continue to
run as long as it can draw water from
the wells OF the Badger gulls, who
prefer greeabacks to gold. 1t may
possibly hold out until the close of the
Presidential campaign. The name of
the paper is the Patriot.
Year: 1876

Owing to the persistent endeavors of
manu- facturers and dealers to fill the market
with the most inferior quality of limitations
of our Hersome Cater, representing
them as genuine, we feel impelled, in order
to protect ourselves and our Agents, to inform
all such as are looking for Custom Hand
acork, that our goods are sold only by re-
gular Agents, and the name Hersome Cater
will be stamped On the lining of each shoe.
To such as have never seen these shoes, we
would state that we rave introduced them
into nearly every city in the Union; and
for convenience. fit, style and durability,
we have received the very highest testmon-
ials, which can be had of our Agents,
Year: 1876

Mayor Wickham again visible at his Office yes
terday. He has been sick for several days


All the bills for King Knlakaua's reception by the
city authorities have been referred for consideration to
the Adermanic Committee on Salaries and 0flceA


The committee OF the Board Of Aldermen to whom
referred the communication as to utilizing salt
water for fire and sanitary purposes will tho
City Hall this afternoon at halt past two o'clock.


The Board OF Estimate and Apportonment have
been requested by the Aldermen TO transfer from any
unexpended balance the sum OF $500 to pay County
Clerk Walsh for expenses incurred In connection with
the taking Of the SaLes Of this county last year
Year: 1876

Leaving the actual available gold coin owned by


the government .4l3,3 ,3ll, ,123


Very respectfully B. H. BRISTOW. Secretary.
Hon NJ G. KERR Speaker of the House OF Representatives.


The reply, furnished by Mr. Brslow is evasive
and does not satisfy the resolution On the oath ult
the coin balance in the Treasury reported as
$78 000 900 In the above II is stated to be $9 600
bat you Will observe that the items which tend to make
the difference should not by any mercantile system of
bookkeeping be counted coin hand You will
also notice that the item of accrued interest has been
omitted; if 1t had been deducted in accordance with
the demand instead of the secretary showing that he
has $l334 423 of gold hand available for the re-
dempon in 1879 Of $37 34l, 607 OF greenbacks out
standing per statement of January 81 that he would
stand to-day short of gold to meet his liabilities by
least SIS, 600, 000


l cannot see why, with such a condition Of our
finances there should be the continued cry for sno
step backward and the extingushmcnt OF our green-
back currency. If the "greenbacks' should all be
country is not correspondingly increased what kind
money avaIlable for the payments OF debtviZ legal
tender-w be left to the peopeY


From the date of the passage of the Resumption act
In 1875 the trade and commerce of the country has
been sagnant and prostrate and the continued dis
cussion OF the idea and the growing knowledge OF lis
impracticabity is tending day by day bring about
condition OF affairs which will make reputation the
bonded debt likely than the redemption of the
greenbacks


am sorry TO write much, but feel it Is time for
the press disabuse the public mind from the fears
which now weight down. am yours very respect
fully ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Year: 1876

The following instructions for feeding bees
in spring are from communication by ID.
Staples, Columbia, Team, to the Bee World.
1t is known by all good apiarians that when
honey is coming into the hive regularly the
queen is stimulated to lay n vast amount
more eggs than when there is no honey com.
ing in, although there may be an abundance
Of sealed honey in the hive. Hence the
philosophy of feeding a little honey every
day in early spring; also, if your bees are
destitute Of suihcency Of bee bread, you
can feed little rye flour or corn meal, put
in the sunshine and out of the way of the
wind, with good effect, in order to have a
strong stock of workers on hand on the early
approach Of the harvest, that they may wade
in and take off the first fruits of the land
and should the harvest linger you need moi
fear the laborers will tire, tor when there i:
work to be done the little busy bee is always
ready.


If you wish your bees to use your feed fol
the purpose of raising bees or building OF
now combs you will need to dilute your
honey or syrup with water but not so much
that it will not be sufficiently sweet for the
bees to partake of it freely and in ordeI
that they may not store it in the combs il
will be necessary to acdify it a little By
using acetic acid, cider vinegar, or lemon
juice, for the bees very well know that i
they store such in their combs it will be AT
injury, therefore they will not do it; but
being avaricious little fellows they will eat
Of it and feed it to their young until all be-
come fat with a secretion OF wax, when i
you place an empty frame in the center o
the brood nest, you will be surprised will
what rapidity it will be filed with ney
combs.