smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

~ DECLARE" said an old lady, re-
verting to the promise made her ON
her marriage day by her leige lord
II shall never forget when Obadial,
put the nuptial ring on my finger, and
said, with my worldly goods [ thee
endow., He used to keep dry goods
store then, and then I thought he was
going to give me the whole there was
in it. was young and simple then,
and did not know until after&ard,
that it meant but one calico gown a
year,
Year: 1872

They have q new way Of getting up
surprise parties. A person receives all
anonymous letter, stating that q sur
prise party will be given with him on
q certain evening. He prepares for it.
Nobody comes, and the surprise is
complete.
Year: 1872

Betheis method Of preserving ilk
and cream is AS follows: First the milk
is scalded; then it is surcharged with
carbolic acid by means Of IL force-pnmp
and afterwards drawn off into strong
metal barrels. By the aid Of y valve
cock attached to pipe leading TO the
bottom, the exit OF the liquid, can be
managed as may be wanted. The milk
may be placed in the barrels first, the
most convenient plan to be adopted when
milk is to be preserved under this
method Another method recommend
ed is to sweeten the milk by adding
clarified sugar at the rate four ounces to
the gallon Of milk. Then to curdle the
mass by means OF rennet and separate
the solid from the liquid portion with
sieve. Tne whey is evaporated by dry.
ness and the residue mixed by the aid
of heat and little bicarhonate OF soda
one part to twenty parts residue), with
the curd previously y washed and pressei.
When the amalgamation is perfect, SUI
ticient tragacanth is added to promote
the qualification Of the mass. These
methods are inferior to Borden's, where
the milk is condensed IN vacuo.-LiOe
Stock ,JOurHal
Year: 1872

Old Parson s., of Connecticut, was
particular kind of a person. One day
he had man plowing in his field, and
he went out to see how the work was
going on. The ground was very stony,
and every time the plow struck Il stone
the man would swear little.


Look here" cried Parson S., "you
mustn't swear that way in my field"


well, | reckon you'd swear too,"
said the man, "if you had to plow in
such stony field as this"


Not bit of it," said the parson !;
" let me show YOU"


So the parson took hold OF the plow,
but he very soon had great trouble
with the stones. AS stone after stone
caught the plowshare, the parson ejacu-
lated:


"Well, never saw the like"


And this he repeated every time a
stone stopped his onward way. When
he had plowed around once he stopped
and said to the man:


"There now! You see | can plow
without swearing"


"But guess it's pretty near as bad
to lie," said the man, "and you told a
dozen o. lies. Every time the plow
struck stone, you said, Il never saw
the like when the same thing had
happened the very minute beiore.'
Year: 1872

The following story, illustrative o


the determination of the feminine


mind to keep an engagement, is told Of


Miss Anna Dickinson. She had lee


tured at Newburg on a very cold night


and was advertised to repett her lee
| ture on the following evening in New
| York city, and learned in the morning


that the river at the former place was
| locked up-t.ozen over, indeed, though


no one had the courage to venture


across. The ice was not strong enough
to bear a horse and sleigh, and above
and below the town was so ick that


to get a boat over was impossible. Miss
Dickinson declared she would cross the


Hudson, and offered Il handsome price


to any man who would assist her in ac-
complishing her object. Several stal.
wart fellows whom she had consulted
assured her that it was worth ones life
to attempt the passage, and fatty le-
fused to aid her until she expressed her
resolution to go alone. This so shamed
them that they finally consented to get
sleigh and try to push her across the
Flshklll, where she could take the down
train for New York and reach Cooper
institute IN time for her lecture. The
mercury was in the vicinity of zero, and
the biting wind, sufficient to freeze the
marrow in ones bones, was sweeping
down the Hudson. The three men
bundled up the little lady in blankets
and robes, covering her so completely
that she could neither see nor walk,
and placed her, as if she had been a
paby, in the sleigh. One went before
and two behind, and off they started
with their precious bundle of feminine
resolution. The way was long; the
am was bitter; the blast was rough.
The men worked like Troians; but they
did not succeed in reaching the oppo-
site tank for nearly three hours, when,
after many escapes, they picked up
their charge, frozen through all her
trappings almost stiff, and carried her
to the railway station. They were too
late for the train. 1t was fully half an
hour before the fair lecturer was sutti-
ciently thawed to be able to stand on
her feet, and even then she was so cold
and in such pain that she was obliged
to pace the room for more than four
hours until the next train arrived. Her
glorious energy and intiexible resolu-
ton, however, carried her through.
She reached the city about 9 O'clock
her lecture had been announced at s
o'clock-when she drove at once to the
Institute, without a morsel of food, and
still suffering intensely from cold. She
delivered the lecture at any rate, but
she could scarcely stand the while, and
was so perturhed in mind from what
She had suffered as scarcely to be able to
collect her thoughts. Some one speak
ing of this instance of heroism to Henry
Ward Beecher not long after, asked
him if he thought any man would do
what Anna Dickinson had done for the
sake of keeping an engagement. "No,"
replied Beecher, {" don't think any
man would ; and if he would, he'd be
contounded fool !"
Year: 1872

The weather is warm and the subject


likely to be warmer; but if an illustration


of rolling mill work may affect the value


of the statement that "one half OF the


world does not know now the other half


lives,' or works, it may not be unprofit-
able to consider it. Away from home
the widest questions are asked about
roll ng mill work and wages. :" Is the
work all done by machinery?' "Car


! get $40 "a day in the mill p Is it
very hot in the furnaces p The work
is not all done by machinery, as many
an aching frame of bone and mus Gle
can testify; and the questioner would
probably not get ten dollars, if he got
no more than he could earn. An un-
equivocal Yes ! disposes of the third in
quiry, which is construed into meaning
the neighborhooJ, as we'll as the fur,
mace. The labor of most of the rolling
in TIE morning. Viewei in the light
of other peoples hours, however, it be-
gins in the night. At o'clock they
must be up and doing, for at 5, one half
of the world being yet in bed. sharp
whistles will be calling the rollers to
their tongs and hooks, and the iron
must be hot before that. During the
early part Of the day, the heat, though
intense, is patiently borne with the
body clothed, but between II and 3
o'clock, when rolls, furna ces, and iron
are all kissing with heat, the endurance
of the man is taxed to the utmost. BY
the time the first named hour is struck
all metal substances have become too
hot for the unacoustomed to handle,
and the air about the furnaces and rolls
is sitting. Ninety-tve degrees in "a
shady office is terrible intiiction to
many, but here the thermometer marks
from l25 to 1875 degrees of heat. Shirts
dripping with perspiration are discard
ed, and muscular development may be
studied to good advantage. Pantaloons
are wet and steaming hot, and even
shoe, must occasionally emptied OF the
sweat that runs into them. Counten-
ances begin to wear distressed appear
ances, as if the physical strain was tell
ing severely upon the toughest. 1t is
human to be "bushed" on q hot day.
One look at the dozen stout men that
will be Frustrated in the last round or
two will convince any one that the
largest wages they may receive are we'll
earned.
Year: 1872

A Kentucky man was inquisitive
about mules age. Another man said
the mule was six years old, and this man
said he knew it was fifteen; so, in order
to be mathematically certain, he put
his hand in the animals mouth, and un-
dertook to count it's teeth with his fin
gers. About half a minute afterward
the mule was seen by bystander to
hold on to a mans arm, while it frisked
around and shook its head like a terrier,
and endeavored to ascertain how many
times in a minute it could move its
hind legs backward, and reared and
snorted and went on generally like mad.
The doctor told the man, when he came
to dress the hand, that he could prob
ably save the thumb and part of the
wrist bone. And the man does not
know how old the mule is yet.
Year: 1872

At Columbia, Tenn, recently, for the
first time in any of his speeches, An
drew johnson referred to the hanging
of Mrs. Surratt. Under this head he
said that at the time Washington was
under martial law.


"The house of Mrs. Surratt was the
headquarters Of those who conspired
against the Government, and out Of the
conspiracy which was formed there re-
suited in the assassination of the Presi-
dent of the United States. After Mr..
Lincoln was assassinated the Attorney
General was called upon for h opinion,
and gave it that the conspirators could
be tried by military tribunal. They
were duly tried, and the verdict of
guilty pronounced by the Court. The
question then was whether the Presi-
dent could pardon Mrs. Surratt or not.
Under all the circumstances it was my
opinion ! could not grant a pardon.
The accusation made against me for not
doing so would have placed your Gov
ernor in the same position should he
refuse to pardon notorious criminal
after having been duly convicted by a
Jury. Under the circumstances, |
deemed it my duty to let the law take
its course, and let her be executed.
expect you will complain of me for
having pardoned many other persons.
Now, man may do wrong both ways.
He might refuse to pardon when it
should be granted, and when he should
not, he might be induced to pardon.
But if | erred in any one thing, it was
in granting pardons. Likely enough
some of those who were the objects ol
my clemency raised the most noise
about my refusal to pardon Mrs. Sur
raft. If | have done wrong, ! have
done it with correct motives and cor
| rect understanding"
Year: 1872

The following old story of Mr.. Greeley
has been revived: at seems that the
sage attended the Minnesota State Fair,
and was presented with heavy ripe
prize tomato, weighing three pounds,
which he wrapped in his red silk hand:
kerchief, and placed it in his coat-tail
pocket. He then walked around for a
while, sitting on various benches, and
then riding in a lumber wagon u. town.
When he got to the hotel the crowd
called upon him for speech. lie went
on the porch and felt for his handker-
chief to wipe his brow. When he had
inserted his hand in his pocket a
thought seemed to strike him. He
grew red in the face; he looked mad I;
he turned away and went to his room,
to think up some suitable language in
which to express his feelings"
Year: 1872

The Senate met at 7:30 p. IN.


Nj ROBERTSON offered Il concurrent resolution agree
ing 10 the amendment the Constitution adopted the
last election extending the term of the Commissioners
of Appeals when certain number OF CAUSES are on the
calendar After the disposal OF some routine business OF
mo general Interest, the Senate adjourned.
Year: 1872

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, JuA'y 0, 1872.


few days since Deputy Sheriff William, OF Pope
county, returned to Dover with bullet hole through
his hat and coat stating that he had bee fired
ON from the roadside by unseen persons Y.ester.
day the Sheriff summoned posse OF policemen and
arrested ARE four persons generally considered \the
mitting the shooting; and In the evening started
with them for Dardanele, about twelve miIea
distant, with the avowed intention of bring
ing them before the Circuit Judge
for trial Before leaving Dover 1t appears that the
Sheriff had stated that he expected to be fired
upon before reaching Dardanele. About half way
between the two points the prisoners were placed
IN 'front.' OF the guard, and after travelling short
distance part or the posse left. Soon
band, and he at once gave orders to the guard to
fire. They did so and killed two and II is thought
three OF the prisoners The other prisoner escaped
The Sherf then came to this city to see the Cover
nor 1t is reported that Pope county Is in arms and
more serious results are feared
Year: 1872

Our readers hardly need to be told that the
chief and almost the only stock in trade poe
sessed by the Democracy, at present, is variety
Of private ISLANDERS upon the President, most Of
which are set afoat by that disappointed Office
Sc eker Dana, Of the New York Sun. Many Of
tn EN- have been refuted, but the swarming i'm
aginAtions Of the libelers amply supplement
tn cir malignant natures and invent others, as
the old ones are shown to be false,


One Of these libels is a story referred to in tue
Ga zette in reference to General Grants accounts
while in the Mexican War. The pretence is that
he was in default $4,000, and that only recently
paid this amount. The facts in the case
were stated, some time ago and they prove Gen
Grant to have acted honorably, honestly and
straightforwardly, branding this attack upon
hi m az only one more in the multitude Of per
sonal ISLANDERS


But is not this disgraceful spectacle, when
the newspapers and orators Of the Democracy
are reduced to the necessity Of using these worst
and most contemplate Of weapons, in their con
test for political supremacy Without an ac
knowledged leader, without an accepted plat
form, without any fixed policy, they have faller
to the situation Of throwing filth at the Presi
dent, hoping that some Of it may stick
Year: 1872

The Gazette. Of this city, says


We are gratfed to learn from the Philadel-
p hia Age that General Hancock has nearly en-
tirely recovered from the wounds he received in
the late war"


This is coincidence from an odd quarter.
onsidering that Hancock received his wounds
while fighting for the Union, his recovery from
them is a novel cause for rejoicing in the col
umns of the Philadelphia Age and Delaware Ga
Year: 1872

axle, whatever it was, executed its rear
full errand. There Is rumhling thud, a
corner Of the cal touches the earth; II
breaks up and fills the way; others fore
cd along are piled on 1t, until at last both
tracks are numbered with the wreck.
Frank Dec is all alert 1t 10 a place
where accidents have been in times past,
and he looks carefully out for the small
est signal Of danger, but all is well, white
lights stream through the moonlight air,
and on he goes


Suddenly, like a edhot ball shot frem
a cannon's m Juth in time OF peace comes
a blood red glare upon the track. The
engineers hand few to the lever, the
whistle sounded for the brakes, and a
voice cried out from the rear, "Jump,
Frank, Jump" But something held the
engine driver to his post, and no man
kno weth, or dreamsth, or imagineth, how
he passed into that angelhood OF which
he thought but span OF time ago. Down
below the cold black waters, we know
that angel hands minstersd to brave
Frank Dee, and caught his expiring
thoughts from the wreck Of ruin, even as
he. with his human hands, had caught
the fair. haired child from the crush of
death that day.


In tho little house up town there is
such sorrow M God alone can still. We
dare not go near it with word or thought
Only this one thing we know, Tor sor-
rows self taught the truth, that as the
days go on and the wife and children
live out their time, sweet and sweeter
will grow the thought that the engine
driver went into the Future through the
gateway Of duty.
Year: 1872

writing OF men. All who write much stamp the
impress OF their individuality not alone in the sepa-
rate characters as they are formed. but the en-
Tire bross, page as It Hes spread before them. So
geology opens out tie leaves Of the worlds
history before the eye, that he whe
has mastered the mystery Of naturer trsc-
.nes NAV unhesitatiugiy read her history


SO phys,egnomy, physiology and phrenolosy inc-
cate character broadly. 1t is only when We place
TOO much reliance ON details that We are led away.
A careIess,y written manuscript tells its own story
OF authorship so that not few have lived who
ceuid readily determine the manner OF man their
correspondent might be By simply glancing at his
open letter in their hand. II one stops to reason
the steps are simple. There are bread principles to
commence With, and It only requires perseverance,
70 proceed. There are very few who cannot tell
the nne handwriting OF . man from that OF woman
and st fewer who cannot discern sex In the large
running hand stlIl taught in some fashionable
boarding schools. strong mans handwriting
will contain vigor and weak mans will lack that
element. A retiring, tmid man will write in small
characters tRenerally q round hand II he
Year: 1872

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


have been carefully looking at the Livingstone
Stanley Jdcstmtles published In the sun OF to-day;
and, with some little experience in chirography,
Notwithstanding the assertion that they are smi-
lar In appearance must confess my inability to dis
cover any resemblance Whatever. There are 90
many characteristic points Of difference that II Is
only necessary to call attention TO few. In the
Stanley letters notice the capital L. the final ys,
the presence Of commas, the Invariable stroke TO
the right In crossing t's when they crossed at
aD. the absence Of tying the pronoun to the follow
ing word, the invariable straight stroke OF the {
when commencing word; the up-stroke Of the f.
which never forms hook; the correct spelling &C.


Notice the same points In the Livingstone letter,
the regular curl to the left ofvys gs the hooking
Year: 1872

In the one case and only density In the other. And
80 on through every point In the construction o.
each character, which invariably marks q diver
gence, till one can only wonder that even crazed
man could see in these two specimens q fractional
point In common.
Year: 1872

From the New York Evening Mail Of yestcrday.l


The question Of the genuineness OF the Living.
stone letters seems to be pretty nearly at rest In
England, where Stanley Is dined daily and treated
with tie utmost consideration by no end OF scien-
tl1c and noble folk. But on this side OF the water
the controversy seems far from settled. This
morning the sun publishes side BY side ac-sfnsfes
of two letters-one purporting to be written by
Stanley and the other purportinG to be writ
Year: 1872

There is, perhaps, no one in this
world more to be pitied than the poor
man; the man who has got into the ha-
bit of saving until he saves from sheer
delight in seeing his wealth increase,
and Of counting every dollar Of expen-
diture as though its loss was some
thing that could never be repaired
Yet it is the duty Of the poor man to
save something. The possession of y
few dollars often makes all the differ
cnce between happiness and misery,
and no man, especially, with q family
dependent upon him, can be truly in
dependent unless he has few dollars
reserved for the time Of need While
extreme carelessness as to the expen-
diture of money will make rich man
poor, a wise economy will almost GER
tainly make poor man rich, or at
least make him to considerable ex-
tent Independent of the caprice Of his
employers and Of the common vicissi-
tudes of life. Nothing is more i'm
portant to the poor man than the ha-
bit of saving something; but his little
hoard will begin to grow at rate
which will surprise and CRAFTY him.
Every workingman ought to have an
account in the savings bank, and
should add to it every week during
which he has full employment, even
if the addition is but u dollar at a
time. If he does this he will soon find
the dollars growing into tens. and
these tens into hundreds, and in a
little time will be in possession Of a
sum which is constantly yielding an
addition to his income, which secures
him reserve fund whenever one is
needed, and which will enable him to
DO many things, which, without a
little money, he would be powerless
to do.
Year: 1872

had found nest one beautiful May,
Az cosey nest ~ ever could be,
And once as merrily passed that way,
l softly pcepcd in to see what l could


see
Who should be there but the father bird,
And what do you think it was that l


heard?
Said Robin Papa in a frctlul tone,
yes, it is well, for you to be gay,
But here am sitting all alone,
While my wife is away in the field at


play;
Who would have thought-chirk! chirk,
Keeping house was such lonesome work:
You see it was proposed last night
To take my turn sitting here on the


nest,
So that my dear little wife might
Fly abroad in the sunshine and have


some reat,
But didn't know-chirk chirk.
Keeping house was such very dull work
l would beat the air with my slender


wings


And trill you song if had my choice,
But here haven't the heart to sing,
And I'm sadly afraid l have lost my


voice.
1t would le such pity-chirk! chirkl
II ruined myself in this dreadful work!
What would become Of this nest of mine,
And the four little eggs 80 pretty and


blue.
If should leave it just while could dine.
And take drink of the cool,aweet dew?
Would anything happen-chirk! chirk!
If ran away from my tiresomc work,
1 don't think III try it, but, o dear me!
''ris enough to bring any bird to grief,
Is that strawberry there that see
Ripe and red, hiding under leaf?
IT would do for dcssert-chirS! ,chirk
Keeping house is such hungry work!
Something chirped in the leaves close by,
And the sweet little mother pcepcd


within.
4 look of love in her soft brown eye;
Then papa hopprd out as mamma hop


ped in,
And she crooncd as she cuddlcd the eggs


to her breast,
Dear home of all places love you bcst.
Year: 1872

An exchange says the average age of farm
ers Is siNty-lee years, while that Of printers is
only thirty three, which shows the necessity
OF prompt payment to the latter so that he
may have the pleasure Of handling his own
money during his short sojourn on this sub
luuary sphere.
Year: 1872

LAST week Dr. Beeson of this city, received
a telegram from Fond du Lac announcing
that his father had been accidently poisoned
with amonia A second dispatch stated that
the old gentleman will probably recover The
Doctor AM his wife have gone to Fond du Lac
Year: 1872

THERE is much excitement in many local..
ties adjoining Mineral Point, on account Of
the prevalence Of a very fatal spinal disease,
known as spotted fever. IN Shulsburg one
victim, lady, was buried last Thursday, and
several were stricken down last week about
Scales Mound, Council Hill, and that vicinity.
The disease usually does its work in few
hours after the first symptoms are felt. Medi.
cal men DO not seem to understand the dis
ease, and differ regarding its contagious char
actcr
Year: 1872

failures of this crop before; but unless We


except 1860, we have never had one sc


sweeping as this The past winter was very
peculiar as well as severe. The little snows


that came would melt and cover the ground


with water just previous to a singing freeze ;


so instead Of protecting the wheat, the snow


became the frost's most potent agent in des-


troying IT. At best, the wheat was feeble to
stand even mild winter, being sowed late
last fall on account Of dry weather; so, put
tiD- the two causes together, we have as the
res'i, 10 wheat and no money to buy wheat
With. This, however, Is true only in some
localities in others there was little wheat
raised, but take the whole State through.
dJubt if there was as much raised rs was
-own last fall. S.ll farmers are not at all
discouraged; they are sowing their fields as
though failure was thing unheard o.
But the scarcity Of money and the high price


f seed viii make the average Of wheat
cons derably smaller this year than usual


The mania for stock-raising Is still on the
increase. Every farmer Is striving to in
crease his herd ali that he can. The object
and aim of most beginners is to get into
stock. Our winters are 50 mild and our hay
can be secured at SO lit-ie expense. that stock
raising Is destined 70 be our leading pur-
suit. no.EabJr offered to put three huud-
r,d tons or good hay in the stock for one
dollar and -ixry-fiye cents per ton, and this
bag would be as good as the average OF hay
d Vermont burns W r.