smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1868

and with one accord give it their unqualified appro-
baton. We now address ourselves to all who are
unacquainted with this the greatest Panacea of the
age, for the healing of all diseases of the Threat
and Lungs, assuring you that
Year: 1868

CONSOLIDATED We have it on good authority
consolidated, and that hereafter all the travel
will go by way of the Ruckel & Thomas road


gang of men will at once be set at work on
the road to make the necessary repairs, after
which the stages will be transferred to this route
Year: 1868

YOUNG LADIES SCHooL.-Parents and guardi-
ans will notice the advertisement of St. Vim
cents Academy, in another column. The Sis
ters of Charity have attained a world wide fame
for the excellent manner in which they conduct
the schools under their charge, and parents in
this Valley should thankfully avail themselves
OF the opportunity to secure for their daughters
such careful training.
Year: 1868

MELrISe.-We are now enjoying what may be
designated as the shot term" IL the afternoons
of the first three days in this week the tbermom-
eter stood at 1909 in the shade The poor fell
lows who are at work in the harvest fields have
our sympathies.
Year: 1868

CONGREGATIONAL CHURcH.-Work has already
Church, to take the place of the one destroyed
by fire The new building will be larger and
more commodous than the old one and the
location is in every way preferable. Those o
our readers who have not already subscribed in
aid OF tbs church enterprise should lose no time
In placing their names on the list
Year: 1868

This splendid Tonic il now used by all classes or
people for every symptom Of stomach out Of
order"


The secret OF It Is this Plantation Btters are
certain to correct the juices Of the Stomach all
its machinery work, and enable It 10 resist aud
throw OF the approaching danger. The tendency Of
the operations OF Nature is always towards a cure
all she needs is little assistance at the proper time
How much reasonable and sensible il is to help
her along with gentle, yet powerful Tonic. than
TO deluRe and weaken and defeat her curative pro-
cesses with poisonous drugs and fiery mixtures,
which only stupefy and plant the seeds Of disease
and death.
Year: 1868

Until recently the democratic candidates
for city offices were generally agreed on by
an informal consultation among democrats,
and brought out by announcement in the
papers-a course acquiesced in by the party
generally, but still one which did not give
universal satisfaction. 1t was argued by
some that there was no party obligation to
support them because they were not regular
ly nominated-and the persons who some
times voted against particular men, emphat-
ically declared that they woald support the
very same men, if they were regularly NOM
mated. The party has, therefore, adopted
the system of regular nominations, and now
all our candidates are regularly and fairly
nominated, and of course every democrat
feels in duty bound TO sustain them. This
is the only way party success can be attain.
ed. United, the democracy can overcome
all opposition. Divided they are an easy
prey to the radicals. Let every man who
is opposed to the further wicked rule of the
radicals in this country, stand by the regu
democratic ticket, and not scratch a single
name. By this course they can achieve q
glorious victory-one that will gladden. the
hearts of their brethren everywhere. By di
visions and defeat they will dishearten theil
triends both at home and abroad.
Year: 1868

A cure for this disease may be found in
the use of Perry Davis Pain Killer.


/ have used the medicine known as Perry
Davis Vegetable Pain Killer in my family
for the last twelve months, and have great
pleasure in testifying to its very valuable
properties. would not on any account be
without it. During the existence OF the
Cholera last year, used no medicine of any
sort but the Pain Killer, although myself
and several members of my family were at
tackled by it severely and am happy to say
that the Pain Killer was equal to every EN-
ergency; it was both a preventive ana a
certain cure. / consider ! should not De
doing my duty to the community did, 1 not
say this much. If were attacked by the
Cholera to-day, the Pain Killer would be the
only remedy should use. Ihaye thoroughly
tested it, and know IT can be relied on.


F. E. BERGIEsEND,


feb24dwlm. Galena, III.
Year: 1868

Some time since we referred to statements
made by the Portland correspondent of the
Boston Transcript, in regard to the personal
habits Of the temperance advocates of the
two New England states. The same re-
marks would undoubtedly apply to persons
nearer home. The writer says:


ga gentleman well known in the political af
fairs of the state, asserted in my presence that
he was personally acquainted with sixty nine
members Of the legislature. OF these he knew
sixty One kept spirituous drinks IN their rooms
dnring the session, and most of them favored
prohibition"


Such state of things needs no comment.
A man who favors prohibitory liquor laws
has, morally, no right to use intoxicating
beverages, or offer them to his friends.


We no not quarrel with the right of any
citizen to inveigle the ''damnable traffic" in
his cellar, or to take that for his stomach's
sake which may steal away his brains. But
we have right to ask that every citizen
shall be a man or mouse. If you have q
right to your stimulant, be as charitable to
your neighbor. If you are able to use 1t
mildly, pity the poor, weak brother, whose
appetite leads him to the dogs. While your
principles secure TO you liberty, for the
use or abuse of which you are alone respon-
sible, pray favor no law that would take that
liberty from your neighbor. Be a man or a
mouse; and acknowledge before the world
that you have the courage and the manliness
to practice what you preach.


Remember, that some yield to excess be-
cause they are poor; some because they are
idle; some because they are disappointed;
some from an unhappy nervous system.
Some are drunk on politics, on religion, 9TH
ers in constant contemplation of vast mer,
cantilo transactions. Reflect, that there are
indirect, as well as direct, efforts to oppose
this evil, and sometimes the indirect efforts
are the most effectual. Remember that in
temperance is seldom an isolated vice, il
grows up in wide combinations, and no man
is ever fitted to engage in the work of re-
forming it, until he has sounded the depths
from which it springs.


Be man or mouse. What a man is
really worth, he is; and gets full credit for
finally. Take your regular drinks at home
if you will; but do not come upon the street
with the fumes fresh upon your breath, tc
denounce liberalism, and yelp for strin
gent law. Hypocricy is the only name fol
it; and hypocrite is, in Gods sight, the
worst sinner of them all
Year: 1868

Montana papers are discussing the propri.
ETY. of assuming state government. The
Democrat favors the move, while the Post
opposes it as likely TO overburden the people
with onerous taxation. Were Montana to
enter the Union now, it would be with the
democratic party dominant in power, and
she would send such as representatives to
the national council Cheyenne Leader.
Year: 1868

g. fat effices;" but to. prevent robhing in high
and low places. He was not willing and would
not receive cent for his services, Whatever his
successors might do. The only expenditures
would be for the employment Of the one or two
ministerial employees required. and these would
only be paid according to their york. and for the
employment of competent counsel when the
legality OF any tax should DO litigsted.


II waA not the intention to oppose any Just and
legal taxation for the purposes OF an honest
administration of public affairs. He further
stated that. 10 view Of the ratification By this
meeting of what has already been done, eminent
and able counsel had already been consulted 10 .
friendly way in reference TO the validity Of the
Law imposing the additional tax of one per cent,
who had declared against its legality, and that
immediate steps would be taken to resist its
collection. NI 80


ScRIPTuRE.-An enterprisiug gentleman. Mr..
JOS L. Childress, has saloon on Canal street,
which he has christened the Peep In" He has
got up cards setting forth the location Of this
establishment, and bearing on their reverse the
following rather mixed authorities for the exist
Year: 1868

NM- We can hardly read three lines in any of our exchanges without our eyes falling upon something of the hard times, scarcity of money, bankruptcy of the coun. try, &c While we are in no better con diton than most of our friends, and our section of country as sorely depressed as any other, we cannot but think that this depression of finance and stagnation in business will be of true benefit to us in the end As people we have gone too far in extravagance of principle and life, and have failed to learn the lesson that was so practically impressed upon us in the past; consequently, are steeped in debt, with truly hard season before us. Yet. of this mountain of financial disorder we may gather this jewelled truth, that our only hope for commercial or individual pros perity is in the determined head and in- dustrious arm-sighing over hard times will never better them--thc only way to get through is to work through-and he who determines to work his way out of financial trouble, will-bankruptcy and stagnat;on to the contrary succeed if he pereevc e.
Year: 1868

rcn We have received the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention up to .he hour of it's adjournment. We cannot give the constitution this week Owing to it's length, it was not in print in time to reach us; but upon our outside will De found that article bearing upon franchise, which will interest all We have not read the entire constitution, but are sufhclently acquainted with it's purport to pronounce against it. As vas supposed the principle feature in this instrument, Is the great radical idea--negre sufragc-made more odious to the people of Arkansas because of the disqualification of many of our best citizens to yote The party control ing this convention might have at least enfranchised. the white men of the State, while they were confering this privilege upon the dear negro, and by so doing, made their work palatable to large num- Der, that will, as it is, bitterly oppose it. In the laaguageo of Mister Chaplain Brooks, this constitution is not all that we could wish, sad unlike him, vesshall not vote for it; nor do we think it will meet with the support of majority of the citizens oi Arkansas. Aside from the other objec- tionai features of this constitution, the ar ticle on franchise is sufficient to array the conservative element of the State ln oppo- sition to it Negro suffrage is unpalatable to the white people of the South; let it be coupled with what it may, but when this convention presents us constitution oder ous with negro suffrage, and in the same instrument take from honest white men the rights of citizenship, it cannot be ex. pected tha. we love them for it or that we will lend our support to it. Again we say to the people of Arkansas the issue is be fore them--this constitution clearly de- fines it. The people will Soon be called upon to vote for this constitution with ne. gro suffrage and disfranchisement, or op- posing, vote it down. We will see .wha will be done.
Year: 1868

Senator Van Wrinkle, in company
with those other recreant Senators who
went over body and soul to Andrew
johnson, are reaping the reward of
their treacbery in the just indignation
of their misrepresented and betrayed
constituents. The Wheeling, West
Virginia. Iaielfgsncer, deVotes over a
column to Senator VaE Winkle. from
which we extract the following -s


To all his other offences Mr.. Van
Winkle has added the blackest ingrati-
tude. 1t was the party upholdiDg the
great Cause which he now stabs ike an
assassin, that gave West Virgins IeaSe
to place two men on the floor of the
United States Senate; and the spokes-
man of that party who plead for US
then and th ere was Benjamin F. Wade.
Now our loyal Representatives at
Washington are overwhelmed with the
reproaches of the Republicans in both
Houses, whose conhdence in West
Virginia loyalty is almost DESTROYED.
But for these men five years ago, West
Virginia would to-day be but an out
lying providence of ruined old Virgins,
governed like her by the sword. Yet
Van Wrinkle had scarcely warmed his
seat N the Senate before he began to
show his antiquity to their principles,
and his hatred to the men who alone
have ever befriended US. But the
crowning act Of treachery and malignjty
was reserved for this crisis, chosen by
him and his coadjutors With belief
that the life Of the organization they
sought to destroy might be taken at o
single blow Whatever men may say
of Fessenden or Grimes, OF any one
else, there conduct is as fair as the sun
compared with that Of Van Winkle,
who seems to have been dead to every
sentiment Of honor or gratitude or da-
ty to his people and his friends.
Year: 1868

The bill introduced by Representative
Wasbburn, OF Illinois, for the eonstruc-
ton of a government telegraph line
under the direction of the POstofice
Department between New York and
Washington, provides that the Post
master General shall, within thirty
days, advertise in two newspapers in
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York, proposals for construct
ing telegraph line from the postotice
in Washington to the postofiice in New
York, by way Of Philadelphia and Bal
timore, and such intermediate stations
as he may designate. The Postmaster
General shall Oe at the opening of the
proposals from the proprietors of any
existing line of telegraph for the sale
to the United States Of the entire line
of such telegraph between any OF SAID
cities, or for the entire line herein
provided for, with the franchises, rights
privileges connected Herewith. The
proposals of the lowest bidder is to be
accepted, and work is TO be OF the best
character. Power is given the Post
master General to establish telegraph
stations at as many postOfhces along
the line as in his judgment the public
interest, with due regard to economy
of administration, shall require, and
shall employ in the business as far as
practicable employees Of the postothces
and also special telegraph clerks, when
necessary, at the customary saleries,
aud employ General Superintendent
who shall be a practical telegraPher, at
a salery not exceeding $500 per
annum, No message shall be sent un-
less stamped with three cent postage
stamp. There shall be = uniform rate
for the transmission of messages, with
out regard to distance, Of one cent
each word, exclusive of address and
signature, but no message shall be sent
for a less sum than ten cents, and there
shall be charged two cents fo- the de-
livery of each and every message,
provided that the Government shall be
entitled to send, and receive all its
messages over the line free of charge,
and shall have priority in sending them,
and provided that when less rates than
are herein provided shall be charged
by sny other telegraph line between
the same points, the Postmaster Gen
eral may reduce these rates to conform
thereto and provided further, he may
direct that news kilograms for publ
cation by newspapers shall be trans
mitted at a reduction not exceeding
fifty per cent. on these rates.
Year: 1868

CuRE For HYDROPHoBIA.-Ast the
popular rage about mad dogs, which
IS running high in some of the interior
cities, may, by chance reach Toledo,
in thu lack of some more exciteable
popular subject we re-publish the fol
loving receipt for the cure of the bite
of the rsbid dogs, q disease which those
animals are liable to in ever season OF
the wear: '"rhe bite must, as soon as
possible. be bathed with warm vinegar
and water, and when this has dried, a
few drops of muriatic acid poured up
on the wound will destroy the poison
of the saliva, and relieve the patient
from all future danger.-Blade.
Year: 1868

WARREN. March y. 1858.


This certifes that in the erection Of our dwell
ling and stores last season. VIC Rade choice Of
Plastic Slate for our roofing. and have had no
cause 20 regret IL. Should we build more this
season, as we contemplate. should use the same
We would state further in reference 10 the IN
quiry as to whether the rain water from the roof
is affected by any taint OF coal tar, we say that
IL is rot. We should say that our cistern water
is better than from a shingle roof less snow re-
naming on the roof in winter 10 hold the SCOT.
and being smooth. less SCOT Is held, than by tho
uneven surface of a skingle root.
Year: 1868

VERY CONSIDERABLE ALARM manifests itself
among the numerous friends of jeff Davis,
North and South, at the prospect that he
will probably be tried under the administra-
ton of President Wade,a aud therefore stands
some chance of getting justice That being
The very thing he doesn't want, he had bet
Ter forfeit his bail and stay away.
Year: 1868

This forever looking forward fot
enjoyment, don't pay, From what
we know Of it, we would as soon
chase butterflies for a living, OF bottle
up moonshine for cloudy nights. Tb6
only true coure Is to take the drops Of
happiness as Gud gives them TO us,
every dsy ofour lives. Tho boy must
learn to bo happy whom be is plodding
over his lessons the apprentice whom
be Is learning bis trade the merchant
while heis making his fortune. II he
fails to learn this art, he viii be sure
to miss his enjoyment, whom he gains
what he sighs for. r ~
Year: 1868




The Rev. L. j. Beck, bishop of
Newfoundland commissary, relates
the following incident:


"A poor boy, whose name no one
knows, but we may hope it is record
ed in the book of life, found three lit
tie children who, like himself, had
been washed ashore from one Of the
many wrecks, wandering along the
dreary coast in the driving sleet =
They worc crying bitterly, having
been parted from their parents, and
not knowing whether they were
drowned or saved, the poor lad took
them to sheltered shop, picked
moss for them and made them u rude,
but soft bed. and then taking off his
own coat to cover them, set by them
all the night long, soothing their ter.
ror till they fell asleep. In the morn.
ing, leaving them still sleeping, he
went in search of tho parents, and, TO
his great joy, found them looking for
the children, whom they had given
up for dead. He directed them where
10 find them, and then went on him
self to try to find some place of shelf
er and refreshment. But when the
parents were returning with their re-
covered little ones, they saw their
presorver lying quits dead upon the
snow, not far from whore they part
ed with him. The long exposure, in
his exhausted state, was too much
for his strength, and having saved
his little charge--a stranger to them
as they to him-he lay down and
died.' ..
Year: 1868

pSr Wait Mother, before you
speak harshly to the little chubby
rogue who haa torn bis spron, and
soiled bis white Msrseilles jacket He
iu only child, and another" is the
sweetest and most sacred word in all
the world 70 him. Needle and thread
aud soap suds wilt repay the dam
age now, but il you once teach him TO
shrink from his mother, and hide
away bis childish faults, that damsge
cannot be repaired o.
Year: 1868

D
Ten thousand human beings are
sent forth together on their journey.
After ten years 0ne-tbird, at least.
have disappeared At the middle
point of the common measure of life
but half are still tpon the road, Fas-
ter and faster, hs the ranks grow thin
ner, they that remain TIL now become
weary, and lie down and rise no more.
At three score and ten band 6f
some four hundred yet struggle on.
AT ninety, these have been reduced to-
a mere handful Of thirty patriarchs.
Year after year they fallin diminish
ing numbers One lihgers lonely
marvel, till the century is over. We
look again and the work of death is
finished. Burgess. 0say
Year: 1868

jeff, Davis is about to make his appear
ance again for the trial at Ricmond on the
I'd of May next Greeley. Gerritt Smith
John Minor Bolts and others stand as Sc
curities for his appearance in the sum Of
one hundred thousand dollars lie will
doubtless be on hand to show that their
confidence in him has not been misplaced.
but we can tell him that so far US their
bail bonds are concerned he need not be
apprehensive of any loss from his failure
to put in his appearance. Let him be off
to parts unknown, and this aforesaid bail
will me made all right in the release of
Greeley, Smith and Company for payment
But why be off? Let the accused give
us his attention for moment, and we will
tell him why.


By the I'd of May Andrew johnson will
be out Of the White House and "Old Ben
Wade" will be in From that hour rad
icalism will be rampant in the Executive
Department. The removal of johnson, at
the same time, for the "high crimes and
misdemeanors of attempting to remove
Stanton from the War Department and to
put Thomas in his place, and Of few
Presidential stump speeches Of the Ten
nessee pattern, will cause these inquiries
among the people while Andrew
Johnson is beheaded for these petty often
ces, how is it that jeff Davis, the very
head and front of the late rebellion, from
beginning to end, goes unwhipped of jus
tice? 1t is because Greeley stands at his
backS Is this justice-this sacrifice to
radicalism of the only Southern man in
Congress who stood out manfully against
the rebellion and this mockery of pros
ecution against JEFF Davis, the head chief
of the rebel confederacy, for whose cap
ture johnson proclaimed reward OF
100000" To guard against such
damaging commentaries, to keep up
Year: 1868

VERMONT IN CoNGREss.-On Monday
last Il resolution was offered by Senator
EdmuRds, asking the Secretary of Mar To
inform the Senate what was the practice
in respect to the settlement of public ac-
counts and the issue of requisitions there
for by the Secretary of War upon the
Treasury prior to the passage of the late
act respecting the prompt settlement of
public accounts, and whether any defects
exist under the present law in that re-
~pect
Year: 1868

the authority which belongs to them such cfef
executive officers and by act transfer that authority
TO two members OF their legislative body The idea
Is preposterous. But loyal men must be on the alert
Let all friends OF good government and order sound the
alarm. This Legislature nt for treason sratagems,
aud spoils"
Year: 1868




This noble utteraBcs OF Gen. Grant
in accepting the nomination as the Re-
publican candidate for President, viii
be echoed and re-echoed BY every loyal
heart from one end of the nation to the
other, After three years Of political
strife, succeeding five Of war and blood
shed, such a sentiment cannot fail TO
touch a responsive chord in every
American heart. and add additional
lustre 10 the distinguished military and
civic chief who uttered them. The
great need of the country Just now is
Peace, and we have a guarantee in the
nomination Of Gen. Grant that peace
and good government win be estab-
lshed.


Contrast this noble sentiment Of Gen.
Grant with the revolutionary and dis
organizing utteranees Of F. p. Blair,
the Democratic candidate for Vice Pres.
ident, who announces that it will be the
vduty of the President to declare the
reconstruction acts Of Congress null and
void, compel the army to undo It's
usurpations at the South, disperse the
earpet-bag State Governments, aud
allow the white people rebels to reor-
ganizs their own governments" As
this can only be done by another civil
war, the Democratic party gives Us
plainly to understand that its policy Is
war, revolution and anarchy,


So the plain issue IN the Presidential
campaign is Peace or Var. Grant
and the Republican party are for peace,
while the Democratic party proclaims
its intention to organize another civil
war, if they elect their President


Then let every man who desires
Peace and Good Government support
Grant and Colfax.