smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1868

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Look on that form, once it for the sculptorl
Look ON that cheek. where the roses have diedl
Working and waiting have robbed from the artist
All that his marble can show for his pride.


Statue like sitting


Alone, in the fitting
And wind haunted shadows that people her hearth


God protect all of us
God shelter all of us
From the teproach Of such things on the earth!
ALI the day long, and all through the cold midnight
Still the hot needle she wearily plies.
Haggard and white as the ghost Of spurned one,
Sewing white robes for the chosen ones eyes.


Lost In her sorrow,


But for the morrow
Phantom.like speaking in every stitch.


God protect all of us.


God shelter all of us
From the curse born with each sigh for the richl
Low burns the lamp. Fly swifter thou needlel
Swifter thoa asp for the breast of the poor!
Else the pale light will be stolen by pity.
Ere OF the vital part thou hast made sure;


Dying yet living


All the worlds giving
Barely the life that runs out with the thread.


God protect all of us


God shelter all OF us
From her last glance as she follows the dead!
What IL the morning finds her still bearing
All the souls load of mercless lot.
Fate viii not tighten grain OF the burden,
While the poor bearer by man is forgot;


Sewing and signing


Sewing and dying
What to such life is u day or two more?


God protect all of us


God shelter all of us
From the new days lease OF woe TO the poor.
Hasten We winds and yield her the mercy
Lying ia sleep Oh your purified breath
Yield her the mercy. enfolding blessing.
Yield her the mercy whose signet Is death;
In her toll stepping.
Soc her work dropping.
Fate, thou art mercifnl! Liie thou art done!
God protSci all Of us
God shelter all Of us
From the heart. breaking and YET living on!
Winds that have smited her tell ye the story
OF the young hfr Of the needle that hied;
Making !,s bridge over deaths sonndless waters,
oat ot u sgaying and soal-cntiiig thread.
over II going.
AL the world knowing.
| Thousands have trod it, fooi-bleed.ng. before;
| God protect all of us-
God shelter all of us--
Should she look back fro,n the opposite shore !!
Year: 1868

cRr.aE IN NEW HAsarsHaRE.-we cip the following
from the Springfield Mass Repablcam Of Oct. oath.
The county Of Rockingham mentioned is one Of the
strongest Radical districts in New Hampshire, and
we mention the fact for the benefit OF those who
always prating about " Democracy and crime" and
of the superior virtue and morality Of the people Of
New England. The Repasbltean SAYS.


Increase OF crime Is OF the things Of which we
constantly hearing but the true measure OF IL is
not very accurately kept. A few shocking crimes
make more impression on the public mind than a
great many of the more common and dangerous sort
But there when there seems 70 be cpl
drfnc Of crime and when the circumstances OF the
crimes committed more horrible than usual The
present year such season, and is particularly re-
markabe for its murders. No part Of the North has


more extraordinary record in this respect than the
county OF Rockingham, in the southeast corner OF
New Hampshire. At the session OF the Portsmouth
criminal court which opens this week. no less than
four persons be tried for murder and another
for an attempt to KILL all the others being the work
of the last six months. One OF these mnrdeEers
killed two persons that the whole number of hves
destroy ed Is Ave; one mother killed by her son.
and two crimes were aged couple whose murderer
had been .heir trusted servant The entire popula-
ton Of Rockingham county is but about 80 600. f4
Year: 1868

MANFULLY REsoLvED.-By the negroizing
Constitution Of Virginia, which still hangs fire,
Congress not daring to put it to the vote, no
one is to hold office or sit on jury unless ho
shall first swear that he accepts " the civil and
political equality uf. all men before the law !"
and in protest against this abominable attempt
to make their rights dependent on an oath as
to opinion, the Ger,uan citizens Of Richmand
adopted. at late mass meeting, the following
resolution among others:


Resolved, That we, proud of our German
descent, scorn with Indignation the vile insult
offered to US in the attempt to degrade US to
political and social equality with the negro
race. scarcely dragged out ut the mire OF slay-
cry, aad that we consider the endeavor Of sab
iecting the white people OF the South to tho
domination of halfcivilized and inferior race
of men an abominable crime against the lite OF
the nation.
Year: 1868

3. Will it please explain the fact that three
DAYS after the date of the drawing of this check
the Irish People announced its intention to
support Grant and Colfax, and the Radical
candidates for State and local offices9
Year: 1868

to deprive any person Of such franchisa
The people, by the Constitution, having
declared and settled the elective fran
ebise, the whole subj bjeet Is thus -with-
drawn from legislative control and any
enactment of the Legislature, whichre
stricts, limits, or abridges the constitu-
tiopal rights Of the citizen, is void. =


The act under consideration is in my
judgment clearly in conflict with the
Constitution in this that it makes "a
distinct and and visible admixture of
African blood" a ground Of challenge
and sufficient ground of exclusion Of
the vote. f u,&


In providing that the vote Of the per-
son challenged shall be at once rejected
if any witness called by him shall refuse
to answer fully any question put to him;
in providing that no evidence of repu-
tation as to the parentage nor prepon-
derance of white blood shall avail unless
the marriage Of the parents is first
proved fs'f tAGVlhHAH Hfif8j


And, finally, IN providing that after
it is clearly established that the voter is
white, he shall, before bis vote shall be
received take an oath that he is white,
and knows the fact to be SO from a
knowledge of both his parents and his
pedigree. rfa ts,a


1t being clear, then, that this act is in
conflict with the Constitution, and the
Supreme Court having SO repeatedly
decided the precise question presented
by this act so as to put at rest, follow
ing such decisions of the Sdrreme
Court, and the plain, unequiyocal Ian
guage Of the constitution, / hold and
therefore instruct you that this act is
utterly null and void, in all its grounds
of challenge, exclusion, requirements
and penalties, and you will SO regard
and treat it. 1eaIf
Year: 1868

ne DCHHOcEabAC DCGOn4Nb0BlAlOMs


The Democrats in the Ohio Legisla.
ture make an acknowledgment Of the
infamous and revolutionary character
of their Legislation by their plots to
contrive its escape from the law, aud to
tie the hands of the Courts so that it
shall not come under their judgment.
In the Visible Admixture bill, by which
they undertake to compel Judges Of
Election to violate the State Constitu-
ton, and to punish Judges who do what
the Constitution requires, they make
the Election Judges who execute their
illegal act, yagabonds and fugitives
from justice, escaping from counties
where the law is administered, and fly
ing to one which has a Democratic
Judge. This is upon the theory that
any Democratic Judge viii set asidslaw
and Constitution at The order of the
party managers,


And if Judges Of Election obey the
Constitution and disregard this illegal
act, then it provides for dragging them
from the counties, in which they live,
to some one where Democratic Judge
and a Democratic jury may. be found,
who will convict him in defiance Of law.
And further, TO prevent relief, and to
take away all legal redress, they have .
bill up to prohibit the Supreme Court
from taking up any case out of its or
der. BY this they expect to prevent
any legal redress by that Court, for
these expressions, for at least two years.
If the conyiGts of the Penitentiary had
taken possession Of the State House,
and were legislatiug to prevent the
courts from having Jurisdiction over
their crimes, they could hardly make
more infamous enactments than those
of this Democratic Legislature, which,
during the whole of this protracted
session, has acted as if a gang of felons,
escaped from prison, had got hold Of
the machinery of government, and
were making the best of their brief
time = Cincinnati Gazette, us,vaaE
Year: 1868

to an Indictment for any wilful and corrupt
perjury he may commit but, since Bush
ellis time, complete safeguard has been


brown around those who "a true verdict
give according to the evidence :.


" If jury cannot agree upon verdict,
it must ultimately be discharged; for, in
criminal cases, at least, the whole twelve
must be unanimous, as they must also be
in civil causes, unless both sides agree to
take the verdict of the majority. 1t is in
the power, though scarcely in the discretion
of the Judge, to punishH jury for not agree
ing by ordering them to be locked up
in room without fire, or food or bedding,
till such time as they do agree. Formerly,
this used to be done, and


Prisoners hanged that jurymen might dine
The Judge of assize used also to have the
power, if jury on circuit proved untracta-
bic, to take them with him in a rough cart,
with springs, to each remaining town on the
circuit; and if, by the time he reached the
last place, they had not agreed, to shoot
them out of the cart into a convenient ditch,
and there leave them"
Year: 1868

a NASHVILLE REMINISCENCE.-Ihe
Nashville Banner says:


Tennessee, before the invention of
railroads and telegraphs, abounded in in
cldents and "reminiscences of public men
which, while often amusing, are full of
instruction and dpropoS of current events.
Long ago, it is related, that there lived in
Nashville two highly respected men, each
characterized by eccentricities that marked
them as opposite in social habits The
one, an old bachelor and long time
treasurer of the state, boarded at the old
Nashville Inn, where he was at all times
approachable by his acquaintance high
and low, rich and poor, with whom he
freely interchanged ideas The other, once
a minister to Russia, refined and elegant,
bland and polite, who lived in his eyrie
upon what is now Capitol Hill, in his old
age might been seen daily, when the sky
was fair, slowly and dignifedly riding
through the streets upon his sleek, fat
pony, and ever and anon meeting an ac-
quaintance, he would rein up his pony at
right angles to the pavement, and politely
inquire the news, in regard to which he
seemed sadly beh ind Sometimes he might
UO ooOH upoh Vic uDliC SQUARE anu Hill
way of College, Market or Front street,
hat off, for half an hour straining his
eyes looking up the thoroughfare appar-
emily absorbed in thought In making the
circuit of the Public Square he invariably
called before the door of his friend, the
eccentric old bachelor, and, sitting upon his
pony, politely and blandly inquire the
news.


This eccentricity was indulged in for a
great length of time; yet the persistent
and polite old Judge had got so far behind
the times that his friend became impatient
under the frequent calls to give instruction
iu regard to the current events transpiring
in this then-aspiring village; and fnally y
in manner peculiarly his own, in reply
ing to the Judges inquiry after the news
of the day, said: Curse it, Judge c., l
won't tell you! If you will get down off
that pony and walk around among the
people you will know as much as L do !;
and they won't believe you are fool, when
1 know you have plenty of sense if you
will only make the right use of it."
Year: 1868

with nothing to support US but water;
The earth around the spring is beautiful
white sand of very fine grain, giving way
readily at the touch of the foot, but imme-
diately reforming as before. The walls
of the well are perfectly symmetrical, as
if dug by the hands of man. As low
down as we could reach with our foot, we
could kick hole in the wall, and as soon
as the foot was removed the wall would
Immediately reform as before. The tenn
perature is delightful, and the waters are
invaluable, especially for diseases of the
skin and blood. The spring constantly
makes low, rumbling noise, from which
it derives its name.
Year: 1868

A GREAT CURIOSITY. The editor of a
Georgia paper gives the following account
of the famous laundering spring located
about twelve miles from Thomaston. He
says; We expected to find a curiosity, but
we were completely amazed to find so re-
markable freak of nature as this spring.
1t is located in the widest part of the
mountain extending through the country,
and there in the solitude of the mountains
occurs a most remarkable phenomenon.
The dimensions Of the spring proper are
about five feet in diameter and of unknown
depth, for experimenters have sounded its
depths in vain. The water boils up with
great force, bubbles of gas constantly rise
mp through the water and explode at the
surface. The gas is highly combustible,
and is set on fire as it escapes. Such is
the force with which the water rises that
a human body cannot sink. but is buoyed
up in a standing position. 1t is famoss


bathing place; and We took the first oppor-
tunity to plunge into this bottomless well.


There we could stand upright for hours,
Year: 1868

(The following poem written by you
adv of New York for fast service, first
,eared in the New York Post, Angus
S64. Its words seem prophetic. in vie"
he coming election of Gen Grant as
lext President.)


Father to thy throne ascending,


List the Nations prayer to Thee
With their hearts and voices blending,


GoD-GRANT-VICTORY
We have suffered, o our Father,


In the great cause, liberty;
Now we come to thee for succor-


GOD-GRANT-NICTORr
Vacant chairs are in our household,


Vacant hearts each day see,
That in anguish often whisper


GOD-GRANT-VICToRY
Father, never let base traitors,


In this land of brave and free,
Rule DER those whose hearts are saying
GoD-GRANT-VICToRY
Thus to Thee our prayers are rising


Thus we humbly come to Thee,
Asking Thee IN broken accents


GoD-GRANT-VICToRYi
But if thou would'st longer listen,


Wen submit our all to Thee,
Knowing that in His good pleasure,


God will grant us victory
Then, when this dread strife is over,


And the day of peace we see,
We shall keep our country's watchword-
God and Grant and victory
Year: 1868

A PERSON who was recently called into
court for the purpose of proving the cor
rectness of a doctors bill, was asked by
the lawyer whether " the doctor did not
make several visits after the patient was
out of danger p, g No." replied the witness,
| considered the patient in danger as
long as the doctor continued his visits"
Year: 1868

Persons who do not read the New York
Ledger hardly know of the existence of Fan
ny Fern" who few years ago used to be "al
the rage" Her husband, Mr.. Parton, has In
great measure usurped her place in the pub
lie favor, though his line of literary work is
altogether different from that of his wife. Ihe
following from the last number of the Ledger
shows that Fanny still writes with the csn'
that used to delight so many readers:


I think should like to be an editor, if some
body would do all the disagreeable hard work
for me. and leave me only the fancy touches
Il don't know how profound my political arti-
cles would be, but they would be mine.
think my book reviews would be pleasant
reading at least to every body but some of the
authors. / should have high railing round
nv editorial desk, and Through the lattice
microscopically ard leisurely regard the row
of expectant men waiting outside for a hear.
ing. l should not need a spitoon in nv of.
fee. Nobody should contribute to nv paper
who smoked, or chewed, or snuffed tobacco;
that would diminish my contributors list
about right. l should discard Webster and
Walker, and inaugurate a dictionary of my
own. should allow anybody who felt inclin-
en- to send me samples of big straWDerrless
and peaches, and punches of flowers; shoula
get fine library free gratis, out OF Doohs
sent to me to review. As to grindlng tne aAes
of the givers in return, why that, OF course
should always be left to the option OF she edi'
Year: 1868

shall be imprisoned not less than six months
nor more than three years.


The 7th and last section enacts that no
compromise or discontinuance of prosecutions
under this act shall be allowed without writ
ten permission of the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the Attorney General.
Year: 1868

GINGER CAKES, one quart Of
molasses, half pound of butter, half a
pint Of milk, cloves and ginger, and one
ounce of potash, -four; mix it all well to-
gether, -four enough to make dough stiff
enough to roll out.


MuTToN KIDNEYS BRo1LED.-Skin and
spit without parting assunder, skewer
them through the outer edge and keep
them fat; lay the opened side first to the
fire, which should be clear and brisk. in
four minutes turn them; sprinkle with
salt and cayenne. and when done, which
will be in three minutes afte rwards, take
them from tbe FIRE, put piece of butter
inside them, squeeze some lemon juice
over them. and serve as b OF as possible.


SLEEPS TONGUES STEwEp.-Put them
into cold water and let them boil; wher
they are sufficiently tender to remove
they skin easily, take them out; split
them and lay them in stew pan, with
enough good gravy to cover them. Chop
parsley and mushroom, with little es-
chalet sfnely. Work a lump of butter
with it, add pepper and salt to flavor;
stew them in the gravy until the tongues
are tender; lay them in dish, strain the
gravy and pour it hot over the tongues
and serve.
Year: 1868

1@ The beautiful murderess, Baroness
Ebergenyi, in Jail in Vienna, was recent
ly caught bribing one of the keepers to
take letter from her to her relatives
For this attempt to violate the prison
rules, she was sentenced to forty eight
hours in the dark cell, on bread and water.
Up to that time she had always main
tanned the most surprising self-possession
but when she was taken to the dark cell,
and saw the straw on which she was to
lie for two days, she burst into violent
fit of weeping and sob5ing, and then, get
ting desperate, she resisted the jailors,
who finally, after tearing her whole dress
hurled her headlong into the cell. Only
FIVE months since, she was still admitted
to the most aristocratic circles, and gen.
orally admired for her beauty and grace.
Year: 1868

The MAsoNs of Philadelphia have pur-
chased lot at the corner of Broad and Fiibert
streets. OH which they intend TO erect Il new
masonic Hall. The contract for the building
mas already been awarded, and the contractor
guarantees 10 lay the cornerstone next ST.
Johns Day, and finish the ediiice five wears
hence, at cost OF three fOurths of million OF
doilars. The new hall Will be of granite, and
ln the Norman style The four sides of the
building will be of granite. the only difference
III the design being in the front on Broad street.
which. IL is intended, will present one of the
most magnificent features of that thoroughfare
Year: 1868

The REPLY OF THE TEUsTEHS.-By the repIy
Of the Trustees of the Colored Schools 10 the
Mayor. published elsewhere, it will be seen
that another complication of the eolored school
question is now created, by the refusal of the
Trustees to accept the amount voted by the
Councils as full payment of the moneys due
the colored schools. This will be bad news to
all interested in the welfare OF our public
schools.


Ii will be remembered that the City Councils.
after great delay and difficulty. passed "a com.
promise bill, which seemed to afford an AMIGA
bic and satisfactory settlement of the vexed
question; by N liking an appropriation for the
payment Of e arrearages due the colored
schools upon the full amount decided TO be due
them by the Supreme Court of the District


This action of the Trustees of the colored
schools, however. sets the whole matter AT sea
again, as they proclaim their purpose 10 re-
sIst the decision of the Court: 10 repudiate
the settlement of the question made by
ihe City Councils with snch unanimity by
both parties; and TO accept the large sum
voted by the Councils for the colored schools
only as so much paid On account of the
arrearages due. They seem to indulge an ex-
peciation that Congress VIII sustain them in
this course, but from what we can learn
there is little likelihood that their ex
pectation will be realized, as leading
Republican members have expressed an
opinion (and the House District Committee.
We hear, has so decidedly that special legislation
OF this sort would be improper and inadvisa-
BILE
Year: 1868

How TO CATcH RArs.-J. H., of Decatur, Illinois, is responsible for the following:

 Cover common barrel with stiff, stout paper, tying the edge around the barrel 1; place board so that the rats may have easy access to the top, sprinkle cheese sparings or other "feedn for the rats on the paper for sev- eral days, until they begin to believe they have a right to their daily rations from this source. Then place in the bottom of the bar rel piece of rock about six or seven inches high, filling with water until enough of it projects above the water for one rat to lodge upon. Now replace the paper first cutting a cross in the middle, and the first rat that comes on the barrel top, goes through into the water and climbs on the rock. The pa per comes back to place and the second rat follows the first Then begins fight for the possession of the dry place on the stone, the noise of which attracts the rest, who share the same fate.
Year: 1868

SETTING TVPE By ELEcTRIcIrY.-W. ( Dodge writing to the American Artisan, say s:

 Among the many wonderful evidences of the ingenuity of mankind is the machine fo- setting and distributing type. This is so per fected that have before me book contain ing q, 993 ems of solid matter-or 34. .225 ems of leaded matter-the whole of which was ''set' and ''distributedn in six hours and thir- ty-nine minutes by this machine. This is truly wonderful; but I want to say that the wonder need not stop here By means of one of these machines located in the large news paper offices in the principal cities and con nected by telegraph with the capitol, the re- porter or operator can set the type himself. the machine standing in New York or New Orleans. and he being iu the capitol Or, in stead of setting the type he may produce a matrix-by operating a series of arms or le- vers having type attached, and made to strike upon suitably prepared and movable plastic surface-from which stereotype plate may be cast ready for the press, in few minutes from the time the speech is delivered, or the action had, whatever it may be. Speeches would still have to be reported by short hand, simply because no man could either write them out or set them up as fast as delivered. The compositor having the short hand notes before him, could then set the type from them upon the machine at distance, or if required the shorthand notes could be translated, as is now done for the telegraph operator, and then set up by telegraph. In the latter case the same labor of the operator that now sends the message would put it into type ready for the press, thus dispensing with the time and labor now required to write out the message and set up the type. This seems to be the next great step in the electrical progress of the age; and there is nothing to prevent its being done at once. It is simply question of time and money-that's all.