smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1868

A Milwaukee paper states that some
eight months ago Mr.. T. B. Mason, of
that city, asesrtainsd that he had can
Ger on his face the size of pin. Itwas
cut out by DR. Wolcott, and the wound
partially healed subsequently it grew
again, and, while he was at Cincinnati
on business, it attained the size of a
hickory nut He remained there since
Christmas under the treatment, and is
now perfectly cured. The process is
this


I" 4 piece of sticking plaster was put
over the cancer with circular piece cut
out of the centre little larger than the
cancer, so that the cancer. had small
circular rim of the healtRNskin next to
it exposed Then plkster made of
chloride of zine. blood root and wheat
-four was spread on piece of muslin the
size of this circular opening, aud applied
to the cancer for "a hours. On remov-
ing it, the cancer will be found burnt
into and appear of the color aud hard
uess of an old shoe sole, aud the circular
rim outside of it will appear white and
parboiled, as ii scalded by hot steam.
The wound is now dressed, and the out
side rim soon separates, aud the cancer
comes out in a hard lump, aud the place
heals up. The plaster kills the cancer.
so that it slough out like dead flesh, and
never grows in again. The remedy was
discovered By DR.. Fell, of London, and
has been used by him for. six or eight
years, with unfailing success, and not a
case has been known of the temperance
of the cancer when this remedy has been
applied"
Year: 1868

The loyal people Of Tennessee have reason to bC
proud Of the position our nobe State occupies in
the great galaxy of States. Foremost among the
reconstructed States in getting out of the woods
at the close of ths war, she has advanced step by
step in extending equal rights to all under the law
until she now occupies the front position among al
the States of the Union. a man is a man in Ten.
nessee, whether be lie white, black or red 10 hold
once sit on juries, or exercise the privilege Of the
ballot box in the absence of forfeited rights Ten
nessee is truly the land Of the free and home Of
the brave" No black laws now darken the page
of her history. The Declaration of Independence
IS acknowledged a truism-"a all men are created
free and equal" If any class Of men fail to enjoy
ali the rights and privileges guaranteed to peo-
pie under our excellent laws il is because of their
own deliberate acts of treason and rebellion.


The Senate has passed the bill on its final reading
repeating all laws disqualfying persons from hold
ing office and sitting On juries because of race or
color, and declaring there shall be no disqualified
tions on this ground thus wiping out the last foul
blot Of the black laws Of slavery upon our statute
books. No other Southern State has gone far in
extending equal rights to all classes of citizens
Hence Tennessee stands in the front ranks of cvi-
cation, and appears as beacon light upon the coast
of progress


The "yexed question has at last been settled.
A question that has rocked and convulsed our leg
islative halls, assemblies, and the whole country.
1t has been hobby upon which politicians have
FOue INTO OInce IOr long years Inc WlsesI ulen anu
the most astute minds have lRbOred and toled Tor
solution of it in vain. At one time and another 1t
was thought it had been settled by compromises Tor
all time to coma. But like tho sleeping volcano,
ever and anon it burst forth anew, threatening to
deluge the whole country At last, after years OF
threatening our worst fears realized, and the
storm came, bursting upon the country with ter
rible fury, raging long and fearfully- But after
years Of fears and doubts the storm passed away,
and those who saw things in their proper light saw
that the soener we got clear of the evil the sooner
our troubles would cease. And fortunate for our
State we had the men who saw this, and seeing it
they had the moral courage to breast the storm and
rid the State of the last vestige Of slavery, and
which has just been wiped out by the bill referred
to. Other States viii profit by example and
in process of time they will relieve themselves of
it. Until this is done there viii be eommotion and
strife For il is plain the nose upon a mans
face that heaven has determined the colored man
shall be free in every sense Of the word. We con-
gratulate our State upon this happy event, know
ing that in all future election campaigns we shall
have nc more of the "vexed question to divide
GF5n. May it sleep till Gabriels trump shall wake
the sleeping dsad.-Me Mirv1vilIe Enterprise.
Year: 1868

come the educator, not only Of the people, but Of
the Senate, the Pulpit and the Bar" The former
leaders of public opinion. Hence it is that when
great questions of national policy and law come 10
be discussed before either branch Of Congress the
State Legislatures, or the Supreme Cours il is
seldom that anything more than repetition of the
arguments already made familiar TO the public ear


Is presented The points in the case, as entertained
by each speaker are known from the paper he reads
and If he ventures TO restate them, it is generally
assumed that he does 50 an advertisement Of his
rhetoric among his constituents and not to affect
the body to whom his speech is made This state
OF things expedtes legislation vastly. All the leg


slators have to dois 70 read in the papers the points
they would have made in their speeches, and their
thunder being stolen, and everything they would
have said having become the property of all, COM
mon TO all the air they brestha it only remains
to procure the consent of Congress TO point what in
former ages they would have said, and so, without
speeches, proceed to voting. This transforms US
from a people of words dialectrics and bombast
into people of practical progress. 1t enables us
TO accomplish more legislation in a week than could
have been talked over by Calhoun, Webster and
Clay in months. For al these services in facilia-
tion, the press draws neither per diem nor mileage
from the tax-payer.-Net0 York Tribune
Year: 1868

DENTAL SURGEON,


On LAUREL STREET, near the corner of Third,
oRce and residence at the Episcopal parsonage.


BATON ROUGE La.


take the pleasure of informing the people OF
this vicinity aud adjoining country, that have
opened suit Of rooms in the above named ioca-
ton and have fitted up for the proper attention
to the practice Of Dentistry in oil its depart
msnts. guaranteeing the highest professional
akin and moderate charges. 70
Year: 1868

There was no question before the Legisla-


ture of last winter that attracted more atten-


ton than that of the State assumption of the


municipal war debts; but it has been almost


forgotten that action was taken on that ques-


tioh' and that next Monday the people are to


vote ON the amendment of the Constitution,


which now forbids the creation of a debt great
er than 100000 Except to suppress insurrec


tion to repel invasion, Jr for purposes of war"
in such manner that the State may assume
the town debts in the limited manner set forth
IN the following article framed by the Legis-
azure. The following is the text OF the
amendment:


ARTICLE XI.-The State is authorized 10 is-
sue bonds payable within twenty-one wears at
rate OF interest not exceeding six ner


cent; a year, payable semi-annually, which
Donds OF tnelr proceeds shall be devoted solely


towards the reimbursement of the expendi-
lures incurred by the cities towns and planta-


tions of the State for war purposes during the
rebellion, upon the following basis: Each city,
1own aud plantation shall receive from the
State one hundred dollars for every man fur
nished for the military service of the United
states under and after the call OF July second,
eighteen hundred and sixty and accepted


Dy the United States towards its quota for the


term OF three years, and in the same propor-


ton for every man so furnished and accented
Tor any shorter period; and the same shall he
IN full payment for any claim upon the State
on account OF Its war debts by any municipal
ity. A commission appointed by the Govern
or and council shall determine the amount 10
which each city, town and plantation is enti-
tied TO be devoted to such reimbursement the
surplus, if any, to be appropriated to the SOL
dlers VINO enlisted or were drafted and went at
any time during the war, or if deceased, to
their legal representatives. The issue of bonds


hereby authorized shall not exceed in the ag-
gregate three million five hundred thousand
dollars, and this amendment shall not be con-
strued to permit the credit of the State to be
directly or indirectly loaned in any other case
or for any other purpose.


Those favoring the amendment will vote
Yes" at the coming election; those opposing
it will vote "No." After the expiration of
twenty days the Governor makes known the
result by proclamation. A legislative act pre-
scrbes the particular methods by which the
amendment is to be carried into effect.
Year: 1868

and will keep your secret only on one
condition.


lie whispered something to me that
made my face flush scarlet but | was
at his mercy, and said | would think of
il, reader; and to the delight of the whole
tami!y-Dora and Fred in particuIar-
Archie and were married III less than
six months. And Dora said to me as |
bade her goodbye, that it would give
unspcakable delight to Fred and herself
if would attend their wedding i'll a
month to come, and id so
Year: 1868

The meeting on the hill did not break
up till foreigner came, Friday morning,
t" announce to them that they might es-
cape to llilo; for they had supposed that
their communication with other parts OF
the island was entirely destroyed 10y
streams of lava. After u journey OF two
days thy reached IiiIo in safety, bless
ing the Lord for His goodness and mer-
cy, and tcsiifying that He is a very pres
cnt help in trouble, and the only sure
refuge.


Surely God hears prayers, and Won
ieriully does lie take care of those who
put their trust in Him
Year: 1868

ton will be likely to carry up other
kinds of goods, and as trade is always
active on rising market, we may natu-
rally look for more activity and spirit in
transactions than We have known for
some months.
Year: 1868

In the trial of General Cole for the
marder OF HiscOck, at Albany on the
ground of adultery with his wife, the
counsel for the accused makes the re-
last two hundred years no man hss
been punished by any court of JUS
tice, either in this country OF in Eng
land, for shooting the seducer of his
wife, his daughter or his sister, when
that motive and that alone has
prompted the fatal blow"
Year: 1868

EASTERN NEws.-We give up all our
editorial space this week to late eastern news.
The news is is of more than usual interest,
and the scanty supply Of papers that come
into this valley now from any qnarter, rem
ders it necessary, that the STATESMAN
should contain all the important news from
the east, so that all may have an under>
standing of what is going on abroad.


Stanton has been reinstaied in the war
Office, and Congress is about to reconstruct
the Supreme Court Congress also propo-
ses to pass a new batch of reconstruction
measures for the South Great excitement
is manifested in consequence of these and
other seditious and revolutionary schemes.
The restoration of the Union appears to be,
if possible, more remote than ever.
Year: 1868

Snake river is quite stream here, and at
this point is confined to a very deep narrow
channel, with perpendicular walls of rock,
and is spanned by bridge ofa single arch
W., are making excellent time through here
One station of nine miles we made in 45
minutes.


l expect to reach Omaha in II days from
Virginia City, and lay over at night half the
time. Next season there will be some of
the best time made on this route ever known
in the history of staging.
Year: 1868

WHO CAN BEAT ITH-A sportsman sends
the following for publication. If any one in
the valley can beat the list of game here
given, (cOu6ning himself to the truth he
will be duly credited with being the sdnsest
shootist on record. -
Year: 1868

Dull CouHr-The q" local" of the Omaha Herald
of Oct. 30th says:


The dullcst day of tho season was experienced in
this court and His Honor, Judge Stney, was COM
PEELED put cayenne pepper in his boots and feed on
clothes pins in order to keep himself awake. we
took him out of the Office to exercise him little, and
the last we saw of him he sitting on store-hox
whiting sticks and trying to whistle Pieycfs hymn
with pipe in his mouth.
Year: 1868

anomaly In our political system OF person pun


sed for an act which the highest judicial authority
decides NOT only not to be crime but 10 be IN strict
conformity with our constitution. Congress enacts
that it shall be q miedcmeanor to remove certain
persons from once; the President disregards the
enactment Congress impeaches and removes him ;
the Supreme Court subsequently decides that the
deed declared to be misdemeanor by Congress Is
not in point OF fact q misdemeanor, and that Con-
gress had no right TO declare 1t sO Is IL to be sup
posed that under these circumstances, viewing the
great exigency OF the case the Supreme Court would
refuse to take cognizance OF an application made by
the depOsed Executive for review of the Judgment
Of tue Impeachment courtf Common sense and jus-
tice would seem TO demand imperatively that the
court should hear such an application and decide It
on It's merits. Because the Senate has the sole
power to try impeachment cases Is no reason
why their Judgment should not be reviewed
when the question involved Is whether law s con-
stitutonal or the reverse and whether the President
ought to have enforced 1t or not To believe other
wise would clearly to believe that Congress absorbs
both the legislative and judicial powers OF the
countrya belief inconsistent with the spirit and let
ter OF the constitution.
Year: 1868

If farmers who have poor farms Of large size were to curtail the dimen- sions of their corn fields fifty per cent, and expend the amount they saved in labor in manure, they would be enabled in a few years, devoted to such policy, to improve all their arable lands, and bring their entire estates into condi- ton of profitable fertility. And while this would be going on, they would find by the increase of manure applied to their corn land, and attention to its culture, that their corn crop would rather increase than decrease. The great fault with us all is, that we attempt to achieve too much, and ow- ing to that circumstance, fail of achiev- ing anything worthy of the character of good farmers. It should be the policy and pride of all to do whatever we do well, rather than too ambitious of doing much, Large corn fields unmanured, and but half tended, as is too often the case with many of us, re- fleet no credit upon their individual owners, and are actually discreditable to the husbandry of the country.
Year: 1868

The temptation is often great to use & fair month for the preparation of the soil for crops before the water Is sufti- ciently dried of, or drained out of it, to warrant its being stirred at all. Thus the gain of forty eight hours in time is often serious detriment to the field for the entire season. Light sandy loans are not injured in this way, but every clayey loam is, and as . general rule so is any soil that ever dries in Jumps. The blow presses the furrow slices into clods, which often dry like pressed bricks and the tread ing of the teams in narrowing makes bad worse, though the harrow tears them up somewhat. Even heavy loam may be worked into light, porous, warm seed-bed if in proper condition tor blowing before being worked.
Year: 1868

wings may be better than butterf1y.s,
but it is better to fly toward the sky on
butterflies wings than to crawl on the
ground with the worm! -,.,


The second question is, how shall one
tell what novels are good, and what are
bad? BY the same methods which in
fiuence you in determining what people
are good and what bad! Books have
reputation as really as man. Parents
first and naturally should guide the Sc
lections of their children. If they are
not able to do it, the teacher, the clergy
man, or any literary person of good re-
port, may perform the service. As per-
sons grow up and become independent
readers, there will come an instinct OF
books equivalent to that discernment
by which we instinctiyely form a judg-
ment of men. when we are thrown into
contact with them.


There is large body of novel liter
ature which has an established reputa-
tion. No one need venture in doubt
full regions. There is enough that is
good to last many life times. As new
books come forth they are weighed and
estimated. In little time their repu-
tation is fixed, and, like strangers in a
village, they take their place accord
ing to their reputation.


There are many other interesting ques-
tions connected with this subject which
we cannot pursue at this time.
Year: 1868

The California correspondent of
the Milwaukee Sentinel gives the
following account of a wonderful
discovery which has just been made
in the State: ~ r#


A vein of very curious rock has
recently been discovered in Ell Do
RADIO county, which as yet has failed
to elicit from the scientifically in
clined any satisfactory explanation.
Several large slabs have been taken
out and are now on .exhipition in
this city. Its popularity is that it
represents landscape drawing made
by the hand of nature thousands of
years, perhaps, before the advent of
man upon this mundane sphere.
Mountain scenery is here portray
ed on ineffaceable tablets by a peer
less draying-master, representing in
variegated colors, bold and rugged
peaks rising one above another,
and descending in long rolling ridg-
es of hilly country.


Barren rocks, trees, and manzan-
ita brush in profusion give variety
to the pictures, but nowhere is to
be found that essential requisite to
a complete scenic picture-a noun
tain stream. And here it would
seem that even so matchless an ar
tist as nature has actually blunder-
ed. Another singularity of this
rock is that the pictures extend
through the entire vein, SO that, cut
in any direction, it cannot be de-
stroyed. The colering is of dull,
heavy character, consisting mainly
of grades of red, yellow and black
seen at little distance they re-
semble merely rude outline pencil
drawing. No geological savant has
favored us with an opinion as to
the cause and manner Of their for
nation. The action of water and
reflection in some as yet underlined
way, is the most plausible hypothe-
sis advanced. It has given rise to
a photographic Landscape Rock
Company" who design shipping to
the Atlantic States and Europe
samples for exhibition. There is
certainly no deception about it, and
it may justly be classed as the eighth
wonder Of the world. .e{,
Year: 1868

know it was I taught you your Lat
in. l am starving to death p


"You shall not die in that way,
you villainous scho olmaster p said
Davy, pushing toward him a loaf of
bread and a bottle of wine that
stood on the table, but standing
aloof himself, as though not quite
decided as to the nature of the in
truder. --r.. .-- --...- .... ....--


The miserable creature having
eaten the bread with avidity, and
drank two or three glasses of wine,
the lamp of life once more seemed
to brighten up. After a pause he
communicated every circumstance
relating to his sudden appearance
before us. He confessed having
bought the arsenic at the desire Of
Mrs. O'Flaherty, and that he was
aware of the application of it, but
solemnly protested that it was she
who seduced him. He then pro
ceeded to inform us that after being
duly hanged, the sheriff had dellv-
cred his body to his mother, but not
until the executioner had given a
slight cut on each limb, just to save
the law-which cuts bled profusely,
and was probably the means of pre-
serving his life. His mother con-
ceiving that the vital spark was not
extinct, had him putinto bed, dress
ed his wounded limbs, and rubbed
his neck with hot vinegar.


Having steadily pursued this pro-
cess, and accompanied it by pour
ing warm brandy and water down
his throat, in the course of an hour
he was quite sensible, but expert
enced horrid pains for several weeks
before his final recovery. His
mother filled the coffin he was
brought home in with. bricks, and
got some men to bury it the same
night in Kilma;nham burial ground,
as if ashamed to inter it in open
day. For long time he was una
BILE to depart, being every moment
in fear of discovery. At length.
however, he got off at night in a
smuggling boat, which landed him
in the Isle of Man, and from thence
he contrived to reach London, bear
ing a letter from a priest at Kerry
to another priest who lived in the
borough, the purport of which was
to gel him admitted into a monas-
terry in France. But finding the
Southwark priest was dead, he then
went to Scotland, using various dis
guises, and returning to London,
was afraid though possessing some
money to buy food, for fear of de-
lection; but recollecting that Mr..
Lander, his old scholar, lived some
where near the Temple, he had been
directed by porter to the lodging
the night previous.


Ny friend Davy, though he did
not half like it, suffered the poor
devil to sit in the chamber till the
following evening. He then pro-
cured him place in the night coach
to Rye, from whence he got to ST.
Vallery, and was received, as ]
afterwards learned, from a very
grateful letter which he sent to Ian
der, into the monastery Of La Trap
be, near Abbeville, where he lived
in strict seclusion and died, heard
some years since. E--4
Year: 1868

"A SIotAy NoIuttH Oh d 1GdllICdSl


Train-A Fearful Scene-Four


Men Unable to Handle Her.


The New Albany Ledger of the
18th has the following:


A gentleman who came from Gin
cinnati by way Of Seymour yester-
day, says that fearful scene was wit
messed on the Jacksonville train
caused by the r2viags Of crazy
woman. This unfortunate woman
it seems had got on the train at
Indianapolis with her three children
and: was on her way to meet a broth
eE in Louisville.


Soon after the train left the Union
depot she commenced raving, broke
several panes Of glass out of the car
windows with her fist, and tried to
make her escape through the door
ct the car while the train was in
motion. The car was filled with
ladies, many of whom were terribly
frightened. AL the efforts of the
male passengers to quiet the insane
woman proved Of no avail, until she
was finally thrown down and tied
with line When the train arrived
at Jeffersonville it was with difficult
ty that four men could get out of
the train with her, and when they
did succeed they failed to get her in
a Louisville omnibus. .
They finally had to give it up as a
hopeless job, and she was let go.
The last our informant saw of her
she was wandering along the streets
of Jeffersonville. with her three
children dragging after her.
This woman seemed to have some
sane moments, during which time
she conversed nationally. She stat
ed that her husband had left her,
and had married another woman.
This story was perhaps only an in
sane vagary. She seemed to be
passionately fond of her children, to
whom she clung with a motherly
love. How this demented woman
came to be travelling without pro,
tector is mystery that will bear So
luton. .r .a.'l amy
Year: 1868

While thousands upon thousands
of poor white men are being taxed
for the support of the negro gov
ernments South, they have one
conclusion, and that is the fact of
knowing that the newlyIenfranchis-
ed negro does not starve, thanks
to provident Rump whether he
work or not; and while Uncle
SaSn gives him his beef and bread,
he will not perform any hoe, plough,
shovel, or hammer exercise. The
Montgomery, Ala, Mail says:


"Ask a negro to go to the coun-
try to work, and he will be very
apt to tell you to ''go there your
SELF" Poverty may stare him in
the face, and he will brave them
all rather than leave the fascina-
tlons OF city life. We learn from
those who well know the facts,
that it is almost an impossibility
to employ a colored hand to go to
the country, notwithstanding SO
many of them, too, are without
visible means of support"