davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-09-25
q 3 ~ Jsg n For the Standard.
REPUBLICAN MEETING In CLAY COUNTY.

REPUBLICAN MEETING In CLAY COUNTY.
On Saturday the 18th day Of September,
1887, meeting of the Republicans of Tus-
quittee and surrounding, settlement took
place at the School house, near Howell Moss,s,
and was largely attended by the good and
respectable citizens of, Clay County.
On motion, Zebedee Barnes, ESQ.,, was
called on to act as Chairman, and s. Hicks
was appointed Secretary. s, I" u3g
The meeting then unanimously adopted
the following resolutions: fheF II.
b Resoloed, That we endorse the platform of
principles as enunciated by the Republican
party, in mass meeting in the city of Raleigh
the 9th day of March last. -
RssoIped, That we approve the holding of
the late Convention in the city of Raleigh,
and trust that nothing will occur IN it that
shall not meet with the hearty approval of
the loyal people of the State. afis -
The meeting was addressed at considerable
length, and with great form and eloquence
by Gen. r. M Henry, of Macon, ~
When the following resolutions were
passed: 10 81, %
Rssol0ed, That the proceedings ofthis meet
ing he published in the Asheviile Pioneer,
and the North Carolina Standard, and other
Republican papers, e w ia
Rssolved, That the meeting do now adj
journ, hereby rendering our thanks to the
Chairman and Secretary for the impartial
manner in which they have discharged their
duties. zEBEDEE BARNES, sObma'n. q
s. Hicks, lSecy. ID go q 10 10.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-09-25
Conventions to Nominate Candidates
for the Convention.

/ for the Convention. k
twill, be seen, by Communication we
publish to-day, that Rev. james Sinclair and
%. S. Hayes, Esq, have been nominated for
the State Constitutional Convention by the
Republicans of Robson County. These-are
excellent nominations We entertain no
doubt of the triumphant election of these
gentlemen. Ell. -.s,,...,.. Ell,
. A Convention was to have been held in
Asheborough, on Saturday last to nominate
candidates for Randolph. Also, at Pitts
borough, on the 23rd, to nominate for Chat
ham. -a !
A Convention will be held in Greensbor-
ough on the 9th of October, to nominate for
Gullford. In Smithfeld, on the 18th Octo
Der, to nominate for Johnston, And in Rox-
borough on the same day, to nominate for
Person. ~ st .st esi
In reply to inquiries we would state that
it is not necessary that Republicans should
wait for the action Of the State Committee.
The State Convention laid down a plan of
organization, whichis intended to apply in
Counties where proper plans of organization
g do not now exist" Let the good work 60
on. Let the Conventions be as full posi-
BILE. Let them be called by the people, and
let their action be final. No man can be a
good Republican and refuse to support the
nominees The ambitions and the views of
the few must give Wy to the good of the
many.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-09-25
Extract from the Raleigh Register, NJ. Good
as1.s' loes Paper.

= h + r. 81 a. +. ~
/" We reject the Standard's idea Of the OBJ
legations of partizan caucuses, State or ma
tional. That journal says: g We cannot
serve the party and at the same time add to,
or take. from its platform, And ses say ss
hace no Intention to aserpe" q .oarty.rp : .
We repudiate the plan reorganization as an
insult to the intelligence of the people. 1t
isacunning device to parcel out offices among
the Ring men; and we predict it win bring
othing but ridicule to its authors sis'
The Raleigh Radical Convention was the
most disgraceful and tlisorderly political as
sembly ever congregated together before, and
the atrosious sentiments enunciated by many
of the speakers, both white and black, would
better suit pandemonium of lost spirits,
than Convention called for the, apparent
purpose of discussing the political issues of
the day. The presence of q few hitherto
respectable white men but made. the con
trast more vivid, and the complete over
throw of their faint exertions in favor of
moderate sentiments but displayed in more
odious colors the devilish feelings actnating
the great body of mean whites and negroes
there assembled. rls,y4 tf,e4s & y
Much as we dislike tn bring the issue be-
fore our people, We can no longer, disregard
the signs of the approaching storm, and the
insolent oyerl,earing disposition displayed
by the negroes at Raleigh and elsewhere
clearly foreshadows an absolute determines
ton on their part to bring about as speedily
as possible war of races, and to meet this
will call for the undivided exertious of the
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-09-25
&. ysp RALEIGH. ~. g.
Wednesday, Sept. %, 1867

q az Mr.. @. W. HoRSER is authorized to make
business contracts for the StdndGrd office, and to
give receipts y si = fifs.f s,s,ff fl fts ~. IS
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-09-25

Orange will probably register 5000 vo-
ters.
ass o:an
- 'sr' .1 :. ~ ".''. - H'a' s"' 'u,'
49, = o1e III. !, ono .s,s 'J wv
.r.: ~, ~
says escly 'ning ~ ""fAine slnoo'u'y' anu
the people are determined on a Convention
sranvi,ie comfy.
Ut. oo"n ''N.Ss 'e'' oDA''."an VI '',e Oh
n''aru iol Orans'le wri'es 'ha' 'neie nave
D's" ses'''e'ou = oen "'',''o. 90 "n'.eS
anu ei0 oo'"'cu n'S De'aiu WIN ies'S'cl
az o 'ss'sa rox on tue lotn' lstn, ana
Sssh at Whifamsoorough on the ESQ and
gath; at FownesyilIe on the 25th and s0th
we WIN shank Mr.. Gallagher for a full re-
completed. We make the same request Of
friestis in all the Counties. 81
We learn from Mr.. Tilley, Chairman ofthe
ID Board of Granville that the number req.
~ s,..ea
~ 'uAS 1'''' - ni'o' o''' S'O''u
52S
Aeere Coansys
b Nessrs. AcIntosh, Barrett and Shields
have sent US the registration on the first
rounti by the I'd Board in Moore County, as
en-. w.,... gao 49,, 900 Moo,e
:, sSi'SS~ 80 ''''O''
VIII go largely hepuoiican.s
Randolph County.
We learn from Mr., s. w. Blair that the
number registered in the first precinct, or
..,.,- -. &c D., s.,..h !; no ,,,;,oo
go r. p'' = -. .,,'',.',-,,.
aho 70 co'0seo. hanoolPn VIII Prooao!
register 5000 in all, nearly all Of whom will
vote the Republican ticket.
5lt5ss Aam.pce conrtv
w. ,r f.on, H. w A Al,,.;;,ht that
- - - --, -.
], 1888 whites and IT'S cOlored.
Pa : =
The 1ribusss Washington correspondent
writes as follows:
Gov. English of Connecticut has been
here for the last two davs he las had
several ;nterv;ewe With the President who
has made = oraat ,,tal Of fuss over him and
Ind hin, IN Scons.ltsti,,, viii, other nrou,i.
nent Democrats who form the kitchen Cabi.
net at the White House. It is said that
Gov, ENGLISH fayo1s change of at least two
Cabinet Officers ne ~ siz7
It Is curious fact that as vet the Presfs
dents REORGANIZATION ahout civil supremacy
WHICH has lren c;str;hnted IN nearly all the
Departments here. has not been sent TO Gem
Spinner, United States Treasurer, for DIS
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-09-25

Orange County.
We are indebted to Mr.. Thomas R. Adams
for the following returns of the LIST Board of
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-09-25
colored Men as Jurors.


9 1t will be seen by an official Order from
Maj. General Candy, in the Standard to- day,
that the Governor of this State has been
! authorized and mpoweredn--that is, or
dered-to see to it that no distinction is
made in summoning juros for our Courts.
The property qualification for jurors ais
hereby; abTogated-Y What is our Governor
going toldo about it He is sworn to obey
the Constitution and enforce the laws of
North Carolina. These laws provide a pro-
perty qualification fol. Jurors. Gen. Candy
has very properly, abrogated this quaIifca-
ton. If Gov. Worth obeys Gen. Candy he,
breaks the oath he has taken to enforce the
law; if he disobeys, /" off with his head -
SO much for Buckingham" ..i3so 2
i What is our ancient and amiable friend,
the Governor; going to do2 Is he going to
keep his oath and lose his Office, or break his
oath and keep his office Z If he should be
able to split the difference between these
alternatives lie will likenhimself in adroitness
and skill to Dean Swifts' feminine LilIiputs,
who threaded invisible needles with inyisi-
BILE thread. Verify, as Mr. Van Buren said
on memorable occasion, the Governor and,
his friends may well say just now, our suf-
ferings Is intolerable. !" ~ b. ..g 4
49,. ~ -------s- ep-----7-------, ..,ss
1.-The Editor Of the, Newbern Journal of
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-09-25

49,. Z. e; - 8 !, !, s.
s - :, s.s... f.,,,, ~
~ -. = :. $3.50 .. - - - !, ~
go g. ! ~, =. 49,. h.r3
1's9 a. -, s ! i, : = q III
u "a -, 80 - = y I
:, ~ 3 ~. "a - -
: - 80 !. !, ~ 6 ~ 5o;,, - ! 81,
ss 80 - &. !, 80. a,,..,'ss,
- - $3.50 8 40 ,c'. q i e. tn,
-. go r,,.,.. Low,
49,, - =, ~, ,,.orz
l - w. :, !. :, 800
s's s'' : S. Z = :, ~. -
.oss a ~ .e. a. =" : .-es q -.
- - 8 a,ss Sd ss,,,,.s c,or.r
60 - ~ >, 80. a. ". -.
: -. :. :. ID s,.:,,
m ~. MINING ,".. "s 's' =" $50 az,
.,,,;s,,. ,,.., -, ~. Corr, :,
...,,. .,s =. - 4; 800 e.
-, -'rFs--5I-,l, hi
..'Pe .' "'1A :" f'.e''' s''s-'
him on Hillsborough Street and shake hlm
ISrvx< HIn0c
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-09-25

Orange will probably register 5000 vo.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-04-11
A Menagerie of Drunkards.

The most foolish predicament man
can get into isto get drunk. In drunk
enness every man shows his strongest
and most ardent passion. There are six
kinds of drunkards, and if you will 90
into city drinking place where there
are a dozen men under the influence of
liquor, you will be sure to find these six
different animals.
The first is ape-drunk. He leaps, and
sings, and yells, and dances, making all
sorts of grimaces and cutting up all
sorts Of "monkey-shines'' to excite the
laughter of his fellows. o terribly silly
is the drunken clown.
The second is tiger-drunk. He
breaks the bottles, breaks the chairs,
breaks the heads of fellow carousers,
and is full of blood and thunder. His
eyes are fred with vengeance, and his
soul raves with murderous fury. OF
this sort are those who abuse their fam
lilies.
The third is hog-drunk He rolls in
the dirt on the floor, slobbers and
grunts, and going into the streets makes
his bed in the first ditch or filthy corner
he may happen to fall into. He is
heavy, lumpish, and sleepy, and cries
in a grunting way for little more to
drink.
The fourth is puppy-drunk. He will
weep for kindness, and whine his love
and hug you in his arms, and kiss you
with his slobbery lips and proclaim how
much he loves you. You are the best
man he ever saw, and he will lay down
his money or his life for you.
The fifth is owl-drunk. He is wise in
his own conceit. No man must differ
with him for his word is law. He is
true in politics, and all matter must be
taken as authority. His arm is the
strongest, his voice the sweetest, his
horse the feetest, his turnips the larg-
est, his town the finest of all in the room
or land. ...
The sixth and last animal of our me-
nagerie is the fox-drunk man. He is
crafty, ready to trade horses and cheat
if he can. Keen to strike a bargain,
leering around with low cunning, peek
ing through cracks, listening under the
caves, watching for some suspicious
thing, sly as a fox, sneaking as a wolf,
he is the meanest drunkard of them all.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-04-11
Lige Shattuck's "reminiscences of
Mike Fink.

A New England passenger on one of
our steamboats, was enquiring anxiously
for an introduction to an old Mississippi
boatman, one who knew something
about Mike Fink. The clerk informed
him that an introduction was unnecessa-
ry; if he would go up and talk to the
pilot he might learn from him the whole
history Of the old b6atman. Up went
the yankee, and after circuiting round
Eige, two or three times, he spoke:
"How dye dew, pilot-they say yeou
are an old friend of Mike Fink's.''
"Knew him like a brother" said
Lige
Well now dew tell me something
about him, some anecdote," requested
the New Englander.
81 don't know as recollect any real
bright one just now-I do recollect his
taking prescription once"
" What was that? ?" eagerly inquired
the stranger.
"Why he eat a whole buffalo robe,"
answered Lige, with the greatest grayi-
ty imaginable.
Well, dew tell! What in patience
did he masticate that for ?" further in
quired the stranger.
Lige turned round to the other pilot,
and, winking his eye, observed; Giles
sold, amt he, Jim?"
"Yeou amt told me what he chawed
the buffalo robe for" continued the New
Englander
"Why, the fact is" says Lige, "the
doctors told him he had lost the coating
of his stomach, and as he drank iuthin'
but New England rum, he thought he'd
dress his insides up in suthin that I'D
stand the cussed pizen stuff so he tried
buffalo with har on, and it helped him
nightly"
The anxious inquirer was satisfied.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-04-11

screened him from punishment; but he
"went and hanged himself" and again
/ ask why? He had broken no law of
the Roman empire by informing where
his Master was. No punishment was
due him from any earthly poweri he
would have been screened if there had
been. Why, then, did he go and hang
himselfl Conscience goaled him to
the deed: God had breathed into him,
not living soul only, as in the brutes,
but a living spirit, higher element, a
breath from his own divine essence, en-
dowed with reason, moral sense, con-
science. lie was driven to desperation.
Thousands have been and have con-
fessed undetected crime. Judas hung
himself for crime unpunishable by hu-
man authority. Who ever heard of
brute crushed by sense of guilt for an
undiscovered or an unpunishable crime?
The brute has body, and a "Eving
soul" to animate it for time; that
body is perishable duality, without
moral sense, without high reasoning
powers, without conscience. Man has
a body, d living soul to animate it for a
time, and an immortal, God-inbreathed
spirit, with high reasoning powers, with
moral sense, with conscience, with long
ings for immortality, and with the prom
Use of it.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-04-11
Milk and Water.

1t makes a great difference whether
swater is given to the COW or to the can.
DIR. Dancel, IN a communication to the
French Academy of Sciences QUOTED in
the NatiOn,) adduces proof that the yield
of milk can be considerably increased by
giving salt to incite cows to drink large
quantities Of water, and by moistening
their food, with very little if any Of the
peculiar effect produced by the expert
ments of milkmen at large stage of
the operation. According to Dancel's
observations, when COW begins to give
milk she drinks from eleven to as much
as forty-fve quarts of water per day,
more than before. All cows that drink
fifty quarts per day were found to be ex-
cellent mixers, yielding nineteen to
twenty-three quarts per day Less than
twenty-seven quarts invariably marked
a very poor mixer. OF course the ex-
pertinent Of artificial stimhIatioK by
means of salt was intended only for
scientific purposes. The Importance Of
an abundant and convenient supply Of
pure water at all times, as much as the
animal will take, is the practical deduc-
ton.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-04-11
Butting.

Early one morning, Brown-we think
It was Brown-was stepping gingerly
along the slippery way Of Milk street,
fearing every instant, mutiny in his
unstable heels. Sure enough, there was
slip, a rat-tat of boots, and then Brown
shot forward at an angle of As degrees,
with heels plying rapidly to recover his
lost perpendicular.
Smith-the very man-was at that
moment engaged like Brown, placing
the soles of his new boots, much like a
bear on a hot griddle, as mincingly as
miss, when the noise made by Brown
caused him to raise his eyes. There
came a hat with a pair of broad shoul-
ders, and fat body behind, driven by
pair of sturdy legs, right at him, for
all the world like a battering ram
Smith would have instantly escaped
he started to do so--but scufle of
boots announced that the alarm had un-
settled his equilibrium, too and the next
moment he shot at Brown, head first.
The two came together like two goats,
or two coursing knights, or what you
please, with a sound like the collision Of
a pair of very large pumpkins. Brown
was laid upon a cellar door, grunting;
and Smith was sprawled in the gutter,
breathless-Brown with hat crushed
Smith with a. rip in his pants from
knee to waistband. 1t was equal to a
railroad collisions.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-04-11

against rattlesnakes and copperheads.
We say this prejudice will soon pass
away; for the. common sense of the
American people is not SlOw.
3. The negro is, and will be among
the best patriots of this land. Ills natu-
raj disposition of patriotism is superior
to that of his late master. He is more
firmly welded to place and associations
than the Yankee. With all his troub-
les, he loves his sunny South better than
the North. The fears of negro-haters
that the North would be deluged with
freedmen have not been realized. With
all the inducements to go to Liberia that
Republic is dying, for the negro loves
this one better. The negroes have
proved the qualities OF the patriot SOL
dier; and, if necessary, theywill again
prove them. See how patient and con-
slstent the intelligent ones among them
are during the present storm! Are
there any demonstrations of hatred
any threats of rebellion? Meek patri-
OTIS; they deserve the admiration of the
world Should such an element in any
country be despised9 On such basis
of intense patriotism need we fear the
elevation of the freedmen? Is it more
dangerous to -intrust them with ciul
tights than to open wide the door of trust
to bloodthirsty white rebels7
4. The freedmen will constitute one
Of the best moral elements in this coun-
try. The nation is not suffering with
oyer-righteousness We donot believe
that all the Christian associations formed
for the moral elevation of the freedmen
will be in vain. We believe that the
development of the proverbially devo-
tional Characteristic of the negro mind
wilf be productive of blessed fruits in
the moral character of the nation. The
infdel may sneer; but Notwithstanding,
God once before blessed the world by a
despised race that had "passed under
the rod"
5. The negro race which is at pres
ent a disturbing element, will yet be an
element of peace in this country. The
intellectual, moral and patriotic charac-
teristics at which we have hinted are all
elements of peaceful equilibrium.
They who did not and do not break out
in servile msarrcction; they whose in
stincts $50 to speak, in the late war were
so true; they who will yet vote as true
american citizens will yet import to our
government new lease of peaceful life.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-04-11
Scalding Hogs---How. should the
Water be?

Messrs. Editors:-Some two or three
months ago l read in the ',Saentific'' an
account Of the improved slaughter Eouse
for supplying the New York market -
You say that hogs after being killed are
plunged into vat Of boiling water. Is
it really so? Are the PROJECTORS or oBt
orators of that institution uniformed
as to the proper temperature of water
for scalding hogs? 1t had long been
thought by me that the proper degree
Of heat was 100 degs Fab. and should
have Immediately written you on the
subject had | not learned from your yal-
liable advice and general writings that
careful experiment is the only true
means of arriving at result accurately.
When "hog killing" came l tried the
experiment on seven hogs using Will
ders Thermometer The result was
that temperature of from go degs. to.
ITO degs. was found best. Many of
your subscribers although mechanics
have at least a pig to Kill and may BE
benefited by knowing how hot to heat
the water and thereby be able to do a
"good job" at butchering as well as in
the shop. NJ L. BAXTER
Batavia, ILL.,, Jan. goth, 1867
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-04-11
A Favorite Author.

We have in our community family
made rich by the war, and their sudden
riches has caused them to be dubbed
Mushroom Aristocracy," an equiva-
lent to your " Shoddy Aristocracy. -
Mrs. Mushroom is decidedly illiterate,
and is fond of courting the favor of the
sold families" At a gathering at her
own house the other evening, a number
of the literati being present, the CONVEX
sation turned upon authors, when Mrs.
M. remarked that "her favorite author
is Ticknor Field! She believes she has
all his works in her library" 1t was
painful to see the efforts of the company
to keep their faces straight. One ofthe
ladiesS more composed than the rest,
ventured to change the subject by ma
king inquiries of Mrs, NJ. concerning
her son, who has gone North to college.
"Oh! l. is smart" said she. "IEe
has already entered the Refreshment
Glass;" She informed the company in
the same breath that L. is also
musical progeny prodigy j he perform
edssome beautiful ditties duets with his
cousin Mary on the piano!" Just here
very awkward gentleman, becoming
fdgety attempted to tip his chair back
aud fell to the floor, afording an excel
lent opportunity for the company to re-
lieve themselves by hearty laugh. In
the course of the evening Mrs. NJ. also
remarked that I" if the war had contin-
ued another year Mr.. NJ. would have
become milliner millionairelT'
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-04-11
THE DRUNKARD's PLEADING CHILD.
by THO. D. c. MILLER, NJ. d.

Come home with me, father! the night wind doth
moan.
And the fire hath gone ont in the hearth; %
And poor weeping mother Is feeble and lone,
so weary of living on earth
The hectic Is deep ming upon her fair check,
And her cough is so hollow and wild,
Almost broken-hearted she hardly can speak,
To comfort her sorrowing child
Chorus:
Then, father, come home oh, please come with
me!
eDear motheriE passing away!
She sits by the window and watches for thee
Kind father! oh, come with me pray!
Oh, father-dear father the doctor has said
Thatmy mother will die before morn
SO to the dim tavern / quickly have sped
Brayed the tempest and dark, angry storm,
To bring thee to mother, so gentle and mild
Who whispered these words unto me:
Go bring thy dear father, my own darling child !!
That again his loved form may see!"
CHoRUs.
And, then, dearest father! the cough came again,
And exhausted my dear mother quite;
| bathed her sweet forehead and drove off the pain
Though my bosom was filled with alright:
Then leaving our Jenny to care for her now,
I've sought you in tavern and shop!
Come home with me, father-dear father! oh, how
Can you bear any longer TO stop!
CHORUS.
For mother-dear mother! fear will be dead
Ere the bright tints Of morning will dawn,
And these were the words she so tearfully said
Haste, daughter! soon shall be gone !"
Then come, noble father--oh, come now with me,
And kiss darling mother again
She's watching, and waiting, and praying for thee.
Come, father! and soothe mothers pain
Chorus.
The poor blOated drunkard arose to his feet,
And taking the hand of his child,
Went to his lone cottage, thro' tempest and sleet,
The angels in paradise smiled
Oh! the Joy of that mother no pen can portray,
As the husband caressed her in love
She fingered till just at the break of the day,
Then found joys more blisslul aboVe
... CHORUS.