smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

OF all the myriad moods Of mind


That through the soul come thr7nglng,
Which one was e'er so dear, 90 kind,
So beautiful, as longing.
The thing we long for, that we are,


For one transcendent moment;
Before the present, poor and bare.


Can make its cheering comment
Still through our paltry stir and strife,
Grows down our wished Ideal;
And longing moulds in clay, what life
Graves in the marble Real;
To let the new life in we know


Desire must ope the portal;
Perhaps the longing to be so


Helps make the soul immortal.
Longing is Gods fresh heavenward will.
With our poor earthward striving;
We quench it that We may be still
Content with merely living;
But. would we know that hearts fill scope,
Which we are hourly wronging,
Our lives must climb from hope to hope,
And realize our longing.
All let Us hope that for our praise
Good God not only reckons;
The moments which we tread his ways,
But when the spirit beckons:
That some slight good is also wrought
Beyond self-satistaction
When we are simply good in thought,
H0we'er We fail in action


-James Russell L0reiH
Year: 1869

here is nothing like despotism to complete the
education Of liberal prince. This, then. is
what is proposed, in the grave country from
whence | date this letter, by men Of cultivated
intelligence, men versed in the discussion Of Po-


itical affairs Not that the ''Pall Mall Gazette" "
has any faith in the merits of the plan which it
suggests. 1t Acknowledges that objections to it
will rise up in multitudes ''No doubt it seems
to be desperate remedy, but for Napoleon the
whole situation is desperate Such, then, is the
idea which we have come to entertain in
England of the stability Of the empire. What
hitherto has commended it to the egotistic
sympatheis of many Englshmen was the
character Of endurance which they
assigned to it. What matters the liberty
of France to US (they said) if our tranquility is
increased Of its being sthed' The calculation
was insane, and they begin now to see it. What
has the empire founded, The advice given to
the Emperor to abdicate as soon as possible is
the best reply to this question. A grand lesson
for European conservatism.
Year: 1869

TBRRIBLR FIGHT AT HUNTERS PoINT.-On ThurQ
day evening last two men, named McNalley and
Kegan, employed on the Greenpoint cars, pro-
ceeded from that place to Dutch Kills with tho
avowed intention of having spree. On the way
they stopped at several Of the lager beer saoon4
that lay in their way, drinking freely at all Of them


30 that upon reaching their destination they
at Dutch Kills when they met Marti1
Morrow and another man, who Is drivef
on The Hunters Point ,sa and Asto5s road An s


merits Of the respective roads on which the parties
were employed. Words turned to blows and in q
few minutes they were engaged in general meleei
The GreenpOint men soon succeeded In defeating
their opponents, beating Morrow about the head ana
face in a most shameful manner. Not content with
in this way destroying nearly mile OF the roads
They also damaged the bridge over Dutch
trains on the Flushing Railroad were considerably
delayed yesterday. Nothing more was heard Of the
which time they entered the drinking saloon on
Central avenue, near Third street. They had only
been few minutes there when Morrow va and al friend
renewed; this time, however, Morrow sucs
ceeded in obtaining the mastery. Seeing thlsl
bottle which stood upon the counter and
hurled 1t with all his strength at Morrowj
q thousand fragments against the wall. Upon the
throwing OF the bottle the man who was with MOT
Ssw pea @ ana @


wise there would most certainly been another case


for the Coroner Finding the pistol p', would S not 60
mead with the butt end Of it, the same time drag
ging him out into the street where 6e
was set upon by number of Nor.
rows friends and beaten In q most terrible
manner. The unusual noise in the street soon
brought number OF people to the scene, but they
all stood by passive spectators OF an almost murder,
no one appearing to have either the courage or will
TO check the fight. After being beaten within an
inch OF his life McNalley broke away from his assai-
ant, and together with keiigan ran towards the
Hunters Point bridge, the crowd pursuing-a num-
Der throwing stones and bricks at the fleeing men.
IL Is said that Killigan In his fright into New


town creek and has not since been heard from.
McNalley made good ms escape warrant has
been issued for the arrest OF those engaged in the
AFFAIR.
Year: 1869

SINGULAR EFFECTS OF HEAr.-But brief mention
was made by telegraph Of the mysterious disappear
ance OF Samuel K Darrow, OF this city, on Monday
last. The day in question was very warm one and
Mr.. Darrow having considerable business to trans
act on the streets became overheated and completely
bewiidered. He walked 10 the cemetery and re-
mained there till after dark, when he came
back 10 the city and took passage on one
OF the night trains for New York, crossed to
the Erie depot and embarked on the westward bound
cars. ON the arrival OF the train at Middletown he
was suddenly aroused from his apparent lehargy
BY the brakeman calling out loudly the name OF the
station. This was the first he knew OF his where-
abouts, when he Immediately disembarked and re-
turned home via the Newburg branch, greatly to
the satisfaction OF large circle OF acqual ntances
Mr. Darrow IL young man OF excellent habits
and Is much respected by the business men OF the
city. The details OF his particular are the most
singular on record, and there Is no doubt whatever
that his brain was 40 confused by the heat TO
render MIN, for the time being unconscious OF his
own movements. He Is fast recovering, and Will
resume business In a few days.
Year: 1869

REORGANIZATION OF TIE ITALIAN ARMY


scheme las just been laid before the Italian
Chamber by the Minister for War for the reorganization
OF the Italian army. There will be active army aud
reserve. The yearly contingent will consist Of three
DIVISIONS the FIRST 10 serve II years. four In the ranks
five on rough and three the and the second
aud third TO years only The cavalry viii serve
five years In the ranks The first two divisions constitute
the active army, and the third the The privilege
OF appointing substitutes IL abolished but exemption by
payment IS still TO be allowed In exceptional cases.
Under the new scheme the yearly contingent will consist
OF $500 men. oneali OF whom will be placed In the first
division and the entire strength Of tho active will
be 100000 men, of whom 10000 could at once be sent into
the field In OF war. The Is 10 consist OF
$4,000 men. In order not to exceed the fixed sum OF
100000 francs allowed for the military budget the cf
iectye strength OF the army In time Of peace Is TO be
l7JO0O.
Year: 1869

find that, with scarcely exception, wherever the
standard Of national education highest the eaddates
of the Opposition have dstanced their official cOmpeu-
tors and the bitter parody of celebrated phrase N
which Paris cOtempOrary sums up these educAtlVnh
and electoral statistlcs-EEmpire eeSt PgtOrdnee-is
only we'll Justified Surely this is not the sort OF OASIS
for dynasty to satisfy thoughtful and intelligent SOW
Year: 1869

CLOSING OF The ZOLLyEREIN-THE KINGS


SPEECHES.


BERLIN, Tuesday, June %, 1862


The sessions Of the Zollverein Parliament and the
Reichstag terminated to-day. The members assem-
bed at the Royal Castle to receive the closing
speech of the King. Mr.. Bancroft, the American
Minister was the only member of the Diplomatic
Corps present. King William, addressing the ZOll-
verein Parliament, acknowledged the zeal of the
members. After reviewing the work OF the session,
he expressed regret that the debates tariff reform
had failed to produce definite result but hoped for
the ultimate agreement of differing opinions. The
KING made no political illusions except one in favor
of German unity at the conclusion of his speech,
when he expressed his confidence that this session
would tend to fortify the bond Of common institu-
tions between the German States


When the King had concluded, Count Won Bis
marck as Federal Chancellor advanced and de-
clared the session Of the Zollyerien Parliament
closed Thereupon the Deputies of the South Ger
man States withdrew.


The King then delivered his closing speech to the
members Of the Reichstag. He complemented them
on their zeal and activity but regretted their fail
ure TO complete the financial arrangements to meet
the deficiencies Of the budget He referred to the
new naval port at Heppens as a monument for Eu-
rope showing the energy and intelligence with
which, for l3 years, the German people had
struggled against disorder 10 perform BIeaU
national task. The lively interest taken by the
population on the seabOard in the maritime
deyelopement of the Confederation was reassuring
EXPRESSION of the sentiment of the nation, which
with increasing power was penetrating all parts Of
the Fatherland; and this in connection with the
agreement and activity Of the Federal Government
and the National Representatives for the welfare of
the country fortified the confidence of Germany in
the maintenance of internal and external peace.
Both speaches were received with enthusiastic
cheers by the deputies
Year: 1869

At one place, during Mark Twain s
Holy Land expedition, it became nee
essary to travel on horseback, and
Mark purchased an animal, which he
describes himself:


l have a horse now by the name Of
Jerico. He is a mare. have seen
remarkable horses before, but none SC
remarkable as this. l wanted horse
shy, and this one fills the bill. l had
an idea that shying indicated spirit.T
If was correct l have the most spir-
tied horse on earth. He SHES at every
thing he comes across with the utmost
impartiality. 81 sasa


He appears to have a moral dread OF
telegraph poles, especially and it is
fortunate that these are on both sides
of the road, because as it is now, l
never fall off twice in succession on
the same side. If L fell on the same
side always it woald get, monotonous
after a while. This creature has
scared at everything he has seen to-
day except a hay-stack. He walked
up to that with an intrepidity and reck-
lessness that were astonishing. And
it would fill any one with admiration
to see how he preserved his self-pos-
session in the presence of barley
sack. This dare devil bravery will be
the death of this horse some day.


He is not particularly fast, but l
think he will get me through the holy
land. He has only one fault. His
tail has been chopped off, or else he
has sat down on it too hard some time
or other, and he has to fight the flies
with his heels. This is all very well,
but when he tries to kick fly off the
top of his head with his hind foot it
is too much variety. He is going to
get himself into trouble that way some
day. He reaches around and bites
my legs, too. ! do not care particu
larly about that, only l do not like to
see horse too sociable.


l think the owner of this prize had
wrong opinion about her. He had an
idea that he was one of those fiery, un-
tanned steeds, but he is not Of that
character. | know the Arab had this
idea, because when he brought the
horse for inspection in Beirout he kept
jerking at the bride and shouting in
Arabic, "Ho, will you? Do you want
to run away, you ferocious beast, and
break your neck?" when all the time
the horse was not doing anything in
the world, and only looked like he
wanted to lean up against something
and think.
Year: 1869

g The New York Herald says
the Ohio contest is really between
Grant and his policy, backed by the
Republican party of the North and
by both parties of the South on the
one side, and Pendleton for 1872 on
the Democratic platform of 1868 on
the other side. Uphill work this
for Pendleton in Ohio in 1859. Rose
Grams saw it at q glance and retired.
Year: 1869

Ew Occasionally, when the train ar
rives at Middletown, nice young man
jumps off and kisses the best looking
girl al the depot, supposing it to be
bis sister. He apologies so nice that
the girls are getting SO they look for
him regular--some big brother will
Jam his nose yet.
Year: 1869

WALL PApER-The Furniture estab-
lishment Of DAUGHERTY & GLASS, have
in store a fine assortment OF wan Pa
pevs, Borders, d Go, and with little coax
ing, you can got the old man TO put
It on for you Try him. There is not
hardly house in town, thai does not
want more or less papering and the eX-
cusc is, that is so hard to get any one
t0iput it on properly.
Year: 1869

Ty- have known great many people
to be very sorry for harsh words spoken
and uuknd acts done, but have yet to
see the first person who regrets that he
spoke too gently or acted too kindly,
Z" A soft answer turneth away wrath"
Year: 1869

Sergeant Bates is now without a
penny. He is gallant and handsome
young fellow, and the people OF New
Orleans ought to do something in favor
of the standard-b bearer who proved thai
the United States flag could be borne in
safety by one unarmed, unaided man
throughout the broad domain of the
Southern States."-[[ Neo Orleans Cres-
cent.


The Sergeant being a lusty, handsome
fellow, is there any radical objection to
his going to work at some honest call
ing? If he were young man of spirit
he would advise The charitable citizens
of New Orleans to invest their supertiu
Gus money in buying artificial legs for
confederate 'cripples, instead of bestow-
ing on an idle, ablebodied young man.
Sergeant Bates and Brick Pomeroy are
utter mercenaries. The South will some
day comprehend the secret of their Wv
id friendship.-Cinn. Commercial.
Year: 1869

In his speech at the New England
dinner last night, Mr.. Colfax referred
to the growth of the United States
as the result of the grandeur of
American citizenship. 1t is the
shield of American citizenship which
shall make US proud and potential
and lift up our country to aprouder
position among nations. It is that
which is to teach those who are
clothed with the solemn trust OF
representing this great realm of
freemen who rule here, not by divine
right, but by free Institutions, that
when they stand shaking for us at
the bar of any civilized nation in the
world, they shall not, on the one
hand disgrace us by boastful gas
conade, or, on the other, dishonol
US by bowing the knee. Then, when
with that self reliance. that calm


that dignifed American nationality


we command the respect to which
our great resources and our unequal
ed trials, which we have survived
so gloriously and auspiciously, en-


title us, then we need not go into
the markets of the world to offer
gold and silver to induce those is
lands of the seas and adjacent States
and provinces to cast in their lot
with US, to share our future. feel
ashamed as an American wheu hear
Of proffers to buy soil, sovereignty,
men women and children, with gold
and silver from our national treas
ury, to share with US in the magni-
ficent future. You would spurn a
bride that is bought with gold, as
any fair woman would spurn hus-
band who had been lured to her side
by wealth instead of her heart, so
we as Americans should elevate our
nationality, win those who are near
to us in territorial congeniality to
cast in their lot with us when vol


UNFAIRLY and in body they ask to
share with us in our magnificent fu


ture, we should then welcome them
in to the fold of American citizens.
Year: 1869

One has only to die to be praised.


Handsome apples are sometimes
sour.


1t is not enough to arm, you must
hit.


Little and often make a heap in
time


1t is easier to blame than to do
better.


Would you be strong, conquer
yourself.


To change and to better are two
different things.


Everybody knows good counsel
except him that hath need of it.


Better free in foreign land than
a serf at home.


Better go supperless to bed than
run in debt.
There is no good in preaching to
the hungry.
Charity gives itself rich, but COW
etousness boards itself poor.
The end of wrath is the beginning
of repentance.


The sun dial only counts the bright
hours.


Piety, prudence, wit and civility.
are the. elements of true nobility.
Gods mill goes slowly, but it grinds
well.


High houses are mostly empty ia
the upper story. 2=====-= -


A hundred years of wrong do not
make an hour of right.


More are drowned in the bowl than
in the sea.


The fewer the words the better the
prayer.
With patience and time the mul-
berry leaf becomes sick gown.
Take the world as it is, not as it
ought to be.
Revenge converts little right in
to great wrong.


Speak little, speak truth; spend
little, pay cash.


our neighbor's children are always
the worst.


Forgive thyself nothing and others
| much.
Truth may be suppressed, but moi
strangled.
What comes from the heart goes
to the heart.


When God means to punish a ma
ton he deprives the rulers of wis
dom.


He who blackens others does no
whiten himself.


Take care ofyour plough and you
plough will take care of you.


He who saves in little things cal
be liberal in great ones.
He who avoids small sins does no
fall into large ones.


He that pelts every barking dos
must pick up a great many stones.


Where the hedge is lowest th
devil leaps over.
Year: 1869

The time has come when the par
ty in power must boldly clear itself
from any responsibility for the
gigantic corruptions which are rife
in the land no matter whose fair
name stands voucher for their inno-
cence and benevolent designs
There never yet was good cause


which was not burdened with un-


worthy supporters improving the
occasion of critical public exigency
to accomplish personal enrichment.


In the crisis of important concerns
it is sometimes the part of wisdom
mot to expose weaknesses and
wrongs, but when the time of dan
ger has passed it is worse than


folly to treat tue wrong doers with
any favor. 1t involves participation


in guilt, it nourishes tester which


will spread gangrene and mortifica-
ton throughout the system. The
country looks to General Grant S
Administration to see it restore the
body polite to a sound condition.
For the accomplishment of this
something more than a poultice is
needed. Caustic and the knife must


be relentlessly employed. The Re-


publican party must be rid of its
rottenness or it will perish, and
good patriots will thank God when
it has gone. We believe the hour


has come when the honest masses


of the people who love the republic,


and the great political organization


which saved it from overthrow W


must, with one voice, demand tkat


the leaders, in whose selfishness has


usurped the place Of devotion, and


avarice strangled integrity, shall be


arraigned, convicted, degraded, and
if possible, punished. In no other


way car the morale of the party be


maintained, and it's usefulnessNcon
tinued. 1t is necessary for the
salvation of our institutions that the
integrity of the great body of the
people shall be aroused as theil


patriotism was aroused in 1861


When so aroused, hypocrites ano
plunderers- trembie and seek


obscurity, as did the not more dan
gerous traitors.-Cincinnati Ga
,offo
Year: 1869

E. D. Mansfield thus closes a
letter in the Cincinnati Gazette on
the financial question:


We are for the old fashioned, but,
we admit oftentimes hard way OF
paying the debts by the surplus
means Of taxation. The nation is
rich enough not to feel it, and we
believe honest enough to do it
cheerfully. No boards of trade OF
secretaries of the Treasury, OF
patent financiers can find any royal
road TO the payment Of debts. 1t
is hard road, take it as you will
What we want to do is to grade it.
so that, although we go the same
distance up, we may go it an easier
way. We shall oppose any plan
whatever which oppresses debtors
We do not believe that gold is any
more standard of value than 6
bushel of wheat. Nor do we believe
the people of the United States are
discontented with greenbacks. The
Republican party lost many mem
bers Of Congress at the last election
and it has only to rush on in ho
haste to specie payment and it viii
lose as many more.
Year: 1869

Not many months ago little knot
of bachelors, all of them bordering
closely on the venerable, roomed at
one of our best known private ho-
tells. One of them-sensible man
wearied with his forlorn and button
less condition, made up his mind to
take wife, and instituted prepara-
tions accordingly. Of course the
preliminaries included a very nice
weddingsuit Of clothes, which were
sent home and duly deposited in the
wardrobe of the mature youth who
had vowed worship ct the alter of
Hymen. But he, like many others,
had to experience, practically, the
truth that there are stumbling blocks
in the course of true love, for an un-
happy movement of the gold market
found him very badly immeshed
among the "shorts," and the mar
riage had to be postponed until the
pecuniary situation should improve.
Time wore on, and, in the course of
events brother bachelor, lodging
in the same hotel, had an invitation
to wedding; but his tailor twas
there ever such an instance heard of
before p disappointed him in send
imp home coat he had intended to
wear, and without which, or as fash
ionabie substitute. he could not
go. The exigency was trying one
and our marrying bachelor, having
heard of it, nobly vo1unleered-t
use Of his own wedding garment to
his destitute friend. It was duly
worn to the marriage, but was not
Immediately returned to the owner;
and day or two after the loan had
been so handsomely made, the party
to whom the coat was lent sickened
and died. OF course he had to be
buried. The body was taken to
church and the funeraf services per-
formed. Friends were invited to
look at the body before it was re-
moved to the grave. Among the
most sincere mourners was he whose
deed of brotherly kindness in the
matter of the wedding garment has
jnst boon described. He walked up
the aisle and gazed a moment on the
face of the deceased, but fancy the
shock he must have given to those
who, with him, crowded aronnd the


bier, when he cried out: "By Jove,
he has got on my wedding coat !"


And so it was. The deceased had
been enrobed in that magnificent


specimen of tailor craft. 1t may
satisfy some anxious inquirers to


know that the loss of his coat was
no hindrance to his marriage, for he
is now a Happy Benedict.-Boston
Journal.
Year: 1869

There is as much connection between
the worlds and the thoughts as there
is between the thoughts and actions.
The letter is not only the expression
of the former, but they have pow
er to react upon the soul, and leave
the stain of corruption there. A
young man who allows himself to use
one vulgar or profane word, has not
only shown that there is foul spot
upon his mind, but by the utterance
of that word he extends that spot,
infiames it. till, by indulgence, it will
polute and ruin the soul. Be care
full Of your words and Of your
thoughts.


If yon can control the tongue
that no improper words are pronounc
ed by it, you will soon be able to
control the mind, and save it from
corruption. You extinguish the fire
by smothering it, or by preventing
bad thouht from bursting into Ian
guage. Never utter a word any
| where which you would be ashamed
TO speak in the presence of the most
refined female, or the most religious
man. Try this practice little while
and you will soon have command OF
yourself.
Year: 1869

the Southwest and there he had de-
signed to part with his wife, and to COM
NIT her to her journey to the Shenan-
doah. He was overtaken by a small
body of Federal cavalry. originally sent
out to post skirmish line through that
part of Georgia, reaching to Augusta,
but now diverted to his pursuit.