smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

Aside from the usual rise near noon, yesterdays curve
of pressure shows "A steady decline. Temperature has
howeyer fallen considerably and there ia little moisture
I'm the air These facts do not indicate fair weather.
though there is no heavy storm approaching.


For this city aud vicinity continuance OF cloudy ana
occasionally threatening skies, with somewhat warmer
winds may be expected to-day and tO-mOrrog but the
rain or snow II there should be any, will be light
Year: 1876

In this Centennial year we are reminded OF
few OF whom started the road 10 second
one OF them recently stated be owed his snper
and health and cold water This c0nqueror or
time IS to be enthusiastic friend Of b T. Babbts
Toilet Soap not because he has reached his second childhood
he finds the perfection of bathing For
children, and general toilet purposes nothing equal IL
Year: 1876

TO the Editor or The Tribune.


SIR: Having occasion as editor of weekly
religious journal published in this city TO secure
Thanksgiving poem for my paper, wrote to one OF our
most gifted poets at present living In South Carolina to
send me the verses. He had never failed me- and con
neny looked for the desired poem Instead the return
mail brought me the following letter. which beg to sub
nit without note or comment.


'Netr- York Nov. 90 1876.
Year: 1876

Miss A. G. Stafford, in O recent letter,
speaks as follows Of some curious GUS
toms prevalent in China:


1t Is very common to meet blind
men on the street of a Chinese city,
but blind women are not seen so frs-
quently.


"Why is this?' asked Of an old
missionary, one day.


"Ob," was the reply, "when q child
becomes blind. il a girl, it is almost
sure to die. for no care in taken TO
preserve the life OF such worthless
creature. A boy can be taught to do
more things for support, SO be is al
lowed to live"


met a woman not long since who
had lost dear little baby by death.
She loved it. and wished ID might be
buried. But this is not the custom In
China. II baby dies, its soul is
thought 10 be that Of an enemy OF the
parents, who came into the world to
cause expense and trouble, and then
die. Therefore dead baby il seldom
or never given a coffin or q grave. In
a river, or tossed out on the hills for
the dogs or birds to feed upon. So
this woman begged in vain. They took
it from her arms and cast it outside
the city. Not long after, a Christian
family living near lost a child, and the
missionaries buried IL deoently. haEip1
prayer and singing at the grave. Tho
poor heather mother did not dare to
go to the funeral for fear OF her hus-
band, but she sat at distance, watch.
ing.


There is strange custom in some
parts OF China called sweeping the
baby away" When it dies priest
comes, aud after many crackers have
been fred of and cynibals beaten, he
burns up a broom which has never
been used, praying while it burns.
Then he takes another broom, and
dashes it as far away from the house
as lie can send it. Thus it is thought
that the timid spirit is frightened
away forever, and everybody tries TO
forget it.
Year: 1876

Understand The reasons, and all the
reasons, why the habit is injurious. -
Study the habit until there is no ling.
ering doubt in your mind. Avoid the
places, the persons, and the thoughts
that lead to the temptation. Frequent
the places, associate with the persons,
indulge in the thoughts that lead away
from temptation. Keep busy idle
ness is the strength OF bad habits. Do
not give up the struggle when you have
broken your resolution once, twice-a
thousand times. That only shows how
much need there is for you TO strive.
When you have broken your resolu-
tioAs Just think the matter over, and
endeavor 10 understand why it is you
failed, so that you may be on your
guard against recurrence OF the same
circumstances. Do not think it an
easy thing that you have undertaken.
II is q folly TO expect 10 break off q
habit in day which may have been
gathering long years.
Year: 1876

81 ask leave TO state q question OF
privilege, thus fastening the house at
once npon the highest discussion that
may be brought before that body.
Had it been q personal explanation he
could have been baked. AS il was,
business OF the session which had been
planned week before stood still, and
this man, whose enemies have given
out industriously as dead, began a
harangue. the effects OF which have
never been eqnaled in any public body.
The only change perceptible in
Year: 1876

under whatever pretense he chose to
come. Henceforth he had plain sail
ing. What was more natural than to
believe that these unwashed rebels
would Indignantly proloug the invest
igation, drag in sxtraneous testimony
listen to irrelevant scandal, adiudicste
adversely, and in all manner Of ways
strive TO besmirch before and drag
down the loyal leader OF the loyal mil
lions2 Plainly. the sympathies OF the
house were his by tremendous major
ity. He had to stop in the middle Of
Year: 1876

stretch out his hand with mildly bene-
dietory airs, and beg his followers TO
cease their applause. He felt from
the hrst coming triumphs in the air,
boldened by their sympathy and sup
port, and by their applause, he rushed
TO the utmost limits OF parliamentary
practice and personal consideration.
Those who read his words can form
but a faint idea of the masterful scorn
and energetic indignation which lac
threw into his protest against the inva.
sion Of the rights OF the American citi.
zen. His letters have been
Year: 1876

snd saying his he strode forward from
his seat 10 the middle of the hall


pointing his finger 10 the democratic
side. looking apparently straight into
the eyea of every man upon those


reorsapt benches, until the house rang
again With p|sydiss toy his pluck, his
Year: 1876

The Railroad Company have finally
laid off and donated to the village five
acres for City Park, on the first point
up the lake. They have laid off some
linc lots ON each side of the park which
will, DC put: upon the market. This
will make Il beautiful park if fenced
and set with trees, and this should be
promptly done. Let IT'S get the park ia
Shape and hokl our first County Fair
there llcXt full.
Year: 1876

Advices from all over the State in
form us that ut this season of the wear.
the prospect was never so good for :.
copious crop of wheat. The cool, wet
weather for the past few days has made
4 wonderful improvement in the wheat
crop Of the northwest: - Farmers
Union.
Year: 1876

New bituminous coal mines have


been opened below Fort Dodge. The


coal has been tested at the railroad


shops at 81. James and is pronounced


superior in quality and suitable for the
forge.
Year: 1876

From the Pail Mall Gazette, Sept. IL


The London Times referring to the
part taken by the German Emperor IN
the autumn military man@uvres, OBJ
serves that ruler, and above all, a
German ruler. old enough to have known
Europe under the first Napoleon. may
plead a good excuse for thinking ma
tional army a chief object. and one to
be obtained. if necessary. at the sacrl-
fee of everything else. 1t is only ma
tural. however, that English and Ger
mans should look at German history
from a somewhat different point of view.
It may be enough for a German that
the German Empire has been revived.
and that German armies have once more
asserted their claim to. something more
than an equality with their quondam
conouerers. But we are asking on what
side that infiuenc is to count. Is the
nation to verify its great Chancellor
words and to show itself indeed "peace
loving 2" We have every hope that l,
will: but even so we shall not be thus
easily satisfied. Love of peace may be
among the terms on which willing ad-
mission is given to the comfy of ma
tions, but it cannot by itself, nor in
conjunction with any amount of mater
ial force, determine nations rank. Il
is fair question, therefore, what Ger
mapy has to offer beside these. Wha
other titles can she show to the place
of honor which her patriotic sons arr
not behind-hand in claiming for her
Are there any hard problems of nation
al life which she has solved, but owe
which we are still puzzling ourselves
Is her constitution a model which. W
may look up to and initiate, as far a
imitation is in such case possible l
her commerce widely spread and con
Quoted on free principals The answer
TO all these points must, it is to be fear
ed, be in the negative. The tine ma
come when Germany will throw off th
bonds to which she has submitted nee
essarily but impatiently. when she wi
turn from the arts of war, which ar
lust now occupying her, and will Civ
more attention to the conditions {
peaceful victories. Meanwhile, and i
spite of her peace-loving nature, he
splendid army is still menace to th
peace of others.
Year: 1876

This declaration is succinct state
ment of theory as to murder In which
thu world once had robust and imph-
cit faith. But that faith has been shak-
that there have been several cases in
which the crime Of murder has been
committed without the fact becoming
known even that murder was doue, and
other caseIn which with the crime
known the murdererS have remained
undiscovered. People have paid the
less attention 20 this subject because it
has become matter of very little con-
sequence with us whether murder will
OUT or not, inasmuch as the result is
the same-the murderer commonly go
ing free in either case. Indeed, it might
be laid down as general rule In this
latitude that it is more convenient for
the murderer that his crime should be-
come known at once, inasmuch as he is
then tried and discharged and has no
further trouble; while in the other event
he is for years tortured with anxiety,
inasmuch as he always believes Justice
to be severer parsonage than he finds
her on close acquaintance. But the
verdict against Lee in regard to the
Mountain Meadow massacre seems like
a case of the real old-fashioned sort,
and may in some degree revive the old
fashioned faith. His crime has been
brought home to him after twenty years
and it seems highly probable that pun
ishment will follow. 1t may be remem-
bered that whole train of emigrants-
men, women, and children--were mur-
dered on that occasion by the Mormons,
who had some Indians with them to
give color to the report they spread
that the murders were committed by the
savages.
Year: 1876

A MAINE MANS YARN.-A Maine man
visiting in Fitchburg, tells the follow
ing story: "Some three or four years
ago, young lady of his acquaintance
in Maine lost gold ring from her fin
ger in straw bed. Two years after
ward the straw was emptied into the
barn yard and mixed with the manure
there. In the spring the compost was
carted of and spread on field which
was afterward planted with potatoes.
In the Fall the potatoes were placed in
the cellar for family use. The other
day the young lady, on cutting into a
tuber which had been boiled and placed
on the table, found the missing ring
embedded in the centre" That's a
pretty tough story, and Maine man
says it's true.
Year: 1876

James Redpath was born in Scot
land, 1888. He was a fighter for free
soil in Kansas, was an army CORE
pondent, and is now the head of @
Boston lecture bureau. The item
going the rounds of the press say
ing that he is negro is untrue. He
is still a young man, with all the
characteristics of radical Scotch
man.
Year: 1876

The people of Barcelona, Spain,
have got up a strong Know Moth
ing raid, only on the other side.
They refuse to patronize anybody
who worshipsin Protestant school
1t is not stated whether they carry
dark lanterns; but if they do not
they will, no doubt, come to that
soon enough.
Year: 1876

IHE INDIAN FARCE The war being
over and the Indians victorious they are
now endeavorirg to defeat US at diplo-
macy. The old farce Of treaty making
has been repeated with the chiefs, and.
as our special dispatches from Red
Cloud Agency show, they are very
naughty in their demands, and sign the
treaty with an eye to rations this winter
and another war in the spring.
Year: 1876

On some rainy day 60 into the barn
or shop levery farmer should have a
shop and few tools) and take stick
of hard timber about Ski in. square
and five feet long. Fit the ends into a
pair of old wagon wheels-market
wagon wheels or the sulky cultivator
wheels-in the form of an axle then
make tongue, the same as you would
for a marker, by splitting the large
end of pole and putting it into the
axle through two inch auger holes.
Bore the draw hole far enough from
the axle to let the whiff1etrees clear
the wheels. The tongue should be
nine feet six inches long from the
draw hole to the end. Attach the
rope Of the hay fork to the doubletree,
then when the order ''back up comes,
the boy has only to handle the lines,
the cart carrying the whiffletrees.
This arrangement will save considera-
BILE time and is light for the team, be-
sides making it pleasant and encourag.
ing for the boys.
Year: 1876

For the production Of superior but
ter, the Jersey COW is justly regarded
as the best of all known breeds in the
world: Her milk is exceedingly rich
and creamy, and is entirely free from
the casein or curd from which cheese
is made. Hence the Jerseys are long
and steady mixers and are not liable,
as are the Ayrshires, to have their
udders spoiled by the deposit therein
of hard cheese or caSein.


Keeping Bears.


We read about care bestowed upon
stations, rams, and other breeding an
imals, but rarely do we ever see word
on the care of boars. They are usual
ly raised with breeding sows, and run
and worry, and become nothing but
runts. They 60 days without food.
They disappoint their owners and
everybody else. Now, it is just as I'M
portant to take care of a breeding hog
as it is of a horse, and a good, snug
pen or yard should he used to enclose
them. They can be well fed here, and
made to grow and if their services
are needed, it is easy to have a door
or gate to let breeding stock. in. If
this plan is followed, one will have far
better stock. The slops of the kitchen,
sour milk, vegetables, bran and soaked
corn can be fed to him, and he will be
a credit to all concerned.
Year: 1876

W AA1A~ cAAAs
"Ho! birdie, come play! -
Ho birdie, do stay


Just one minute!
You've been to the sky, .
Away up so high, j..
And know all that's in it,
You've pierced with your flight
Its wonderful light
What makes it so blue?
Now tell me, oh do,


Little birdie %
The bird stopped awhile
To rest on a stile,


With MOSES upon it;
And ere very long,
He poured forth = song
AS sweet as a sonnet.
But never q word
My waiting ear heard,
Why the sky was so blue,
Though he told all he knew


Stupid birdie!
l went in to look
For the facts in q book,
All told to a letter;
Yet somehow it seemed
Though may be l dreamed
The bird told it better.
Oh, never a word
My willing ear heard,
Why the sky was so blue,
Yet he told me quite true


Knowing birdie!
Year: 1876




A mouse found it's way into the hive
Of one of our amateur bee men, not
long since, and the intruder was found
dead, and completely imbedded in wax.
The mouse, having sweet tooth, crept
into the hive to steal honey, but un-
fortunately aroused the inmates, and
before he could find his way out again,
he was stung to death. By-and-by de.
composition set in, and Mr.. Mousey be-
gan to disseminate a bad smell, which
bees cannot tolerate but finding it
impossible to hustle him over the ram
parts as they do other nuisances, they
went energetically to work and sealed
HIM up in wax, Theoretically sealed
him, in fact, so that not the slightest
odor escaped, to make the hive un'
pleasant for the high-toned, extremely
neat and cleanly inhabitant.
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the Country Gen
tleman thus describes cheap refrig-
orator 1T is about the size of, and
resembles, on the outside, an ordinary
tool chest within there are pieces of
wood fastened on for supports, and a
lining of zinc put in-the space be-
tween the zinc and the wood being fill
ed with pounded charcoal. This fill
ing must be all around, in the cover as
we'll as in the bottom and sides. In
the ends of the box, cleats of zinc are
soldered on, and the shelves of .perfor-
ated zinc, or wire, or of wooden Stats
about four inches long, and nail them
firmly to little block of plank, set
this block down 1ike inverted
kitchen table, in basin, and put it in
the middle space in the box, between
the rows of shelves. To make piece
Of ice do the greatest amount of SER
vice, and last the longest possible
time, wrap it closely in several thick
nesses of flannel and lay it on the rack.
A square tank holding pail or two of
water can be made of tin or zinc and
fitted in close up to the inside, with a
pipe leading through the box, near the
bottom, and a faucet attached. If
this is kept filled with cold spring or
we'll water, and lump of ice thrown
in occasionally, it will be found de-
sirable convenience in hot weather.
After the box is finished it should be
set where the cover, when lifted up,
Can rest back upon brace or frame,
as it is heavy and would easyly break
from the hinges. A cellar is a good
place for the ice box. but it may be
kept in the pantry, store room or wood
shed, as is most cenvenient.'
Year: 1876

OCAoStAAf7 4ONufs AVuluys


One Of the most important things
for breeders of first class poultry, is to
pick out their young birds that are in
any way defective and to keep only
the most promising ones. 1t is trying
work for amateurs to kill off any Of
their young pets but if they cannot be
otherwise disposed of, it must be done.


This is work that few amateurs will
do thoroughly until experience teaches
them the great necessity Of such a
duty. There is always large per-
centage of young stock of all breeds
that do not come up to the desired
standard although in the hands OF ex-
perienced breeders it is less than it
would be otherwise and when a partic-
lar strain is worked for, many have to
make way for their more favored COM
panions. Bet let not the young breed
er be discouraged the killing of few
of the defective birds makes more
room for those that are left and gives
them better chance in the battle of
life. It is well to be sure to make the
selection yourself. If done by proxy,
perhaps the wrong heads may come off.
Year: 1876

curious fact in regard to the marriage
of John Kemble. the actor, is told in Ban
nester's memoirs. One of the daughters
of noble lord, formerly holding high
office, but then living in retirement, had
fallen in love with the graceful and snowy
actor, merely from seeing him on the
stage. kemble was sent for by the father,
and, to his astonishment, acquainted with
the circumstances. The noble lord told
him further that it was in his power to do
him either great evil or great favor
and that. il he would do the latter, by
relieving him from all apprehension of tho
ladys induging her fantasy. and relieve
him eifectually by marrying any one else
for whom he might have an attachment,
his wife should receive dover of five
| thousand pounds. Kemble Immediately
proposed for Miss Bereton, pretty actress
in the company. and the marriage took
place without delay. But the amusing
part OF the tale is that the afflicted and
magnanimous father instantly recovered
his spirits and lost his memory. On being
applied to for his thousands be declared
that he had no recollection whatever of
the compact. nor indeed any of the idea,
further than some general conversation on
such matters with the livery intelligent
person in question:" adding, that II he
was to pay five thousand pounds for every
whim of his daughters. he must soon be
much poorer man than he ever intended
to be-" 1t is believed that Kemble never
got a shilling from this very sensitive
nobleman, and that for the rest of his life
he attached a new value to the vulgar
etiquette of signing and sealing before
hand. even with the most plausible Of
mankind.
Year: 1876

THERE is an old man residing near
Gridley's Station, California, who fol-
lows the peaceful occupation of sheep
herding. For some time he has been
depositing in the bank the sum of five
dollars per month to the credit of his
dog and mule, of which he is the for
tunate possessor, so that in case of his
death they would have something to live
upon. The other day the dog died, and
the mule is sole heir to the estate. He
is probably the only mule in the United
States with bank account.
Year: 1876

For scarf pins and finger rings the
cats eye has become one of the most
fashionable stones used. 1t is species
of the sapphire, and the most desirable
color is of yellow-green tint. 1t has
threads of white asbestos within it, and
the light is reflected from these in an
intense and peculiar manner. When
this stone is properly cut white band
of light is seen floating in its interior
that changes position as the gem is
moved before the eye, which peculiarly
probably suggested the name by which
it is generally known.
Year: 1876

IL is IopOIlcu IudS JOuu usduuOlpu
once astonished Congress by springine
from his seat, bending forward his long,
lean body, extending his attenuated fin.
gers and speaking in his thin, high tones,
"Mr. Speaker-Mr. Speaker, 1 have
found the Philosophers Stone. 1t is
Pay as you CO."


Now, few and small as these words
are, theyare worthy of the careful atten-
ton of all, and any young man by
needing them will find, if they do not
turn everything into gold, they will
help him materially in his efforts to Sc
cure sufficient amount of that coveted
commodity to raise him above want. He
who pays as he goes may be sure of one
thing-he will never live beyond his in
come and will, at least, be saved the
modification of duns and, what is worse,
the consciousness of using the means Of
another for his own benefit or pleasure.


There are none who should reflect on
these words and put them in practice in
their daily lives, more than young
people newly-married, who are together
commencing new life and who should,
in the beginning, look forward to future
years and in the light of reason and
judgment and of the experience Of
others, determine on such a courseof ac-
tien as will most contribute to the hap
piness, not only of themselves, but Of
those also with whom they may be con-
nected; and among the first rules to be
adopted and religiously adhered to
should be one to avoid incurring pecuui-
ary obligations for things not absolutely
necessary" Pay as you CO." One who
has stated salary will have no difficulty,
if he has the disposition, in SO adjusting
his expenditures that he will always
have the money on hand to pay for all
purchases when made; and he whose in
come is from farming, trading or other
uncertain sources, should never discount
his expectations. Better 60 without de-
sired articles, at however great an in
convenience, than buy them to be paid
for with money not yet earned or
realized. Wear the cid coat or the old
dress another season, if necessary, rather
than run in debt for new ones. The old
ones are yours; the new ones unpaid for
will really belong to the seller, no matter
what legal color the transfer May take.


There is nothing more disappointing
than store bills that are allowed to run
on from month. to month. At the first
glance at the sum total you will be GER
tain that there is some mistake. If it be
not in the addition, it must certainly be
that an error in charging the items has
occurred. 1t cannot be possible that the
few articles ordered from time to time
amount to such a sum. But careful
scrutiny of the whole, line by line, will
doubtless prove that you have not kept
in mind the fact that two and two make
four. Very probably the amount is
more than the same articles would have
cost had they been paid for when
ordered, for cash always buys cheaper
than credit. This would, in a years
time, make considerable difference, and
beside, the account undoubtedly shows
many purchases that would not have
been made had the money been re-
quired on delivery.
Year: 1876

" Well, simply because it is univer-
sally acknowledged fact that the country
demands change in the features of the
government, and, in the event of such a
change being accomplished, it will create
almost universal confidence, and busi-
ness will, as natural result, revive. But
/ yet believe that we are in want of a
President who will induce the greatest
possible circulation of greenbacks."