smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

stone" and the buckeye States, which is
conceded to be less rigorous than thar of the
extreme northeastern States? To those who
have had peep behind the scenes of West
ern speculation and western modes of excit-
ing eastern curiosity, the answer to these
questions is perfectly transparent. With
such an impression as is sought to be created
once fixed in the minds of New England peo-
pie, why should they think of going south,
to the Middle States, where land is expensive,
to escape the rigors Of their own climate, il
the same object may be secured in the North
west where land is cheap? Why pay hun
dred or hundred and fifty dollars an acre for
cleared farm land in Pennsylvania and Ohio,
ii the genial climate of those fruit-growing
States may be found in connection with
lands equally fertile, all ready for the plow, at
from five to ten dollars an acre in the North
west? And when this idea is taking deep
root in discontented, restless Eastern minds,
and becoming operative, and begins to bear
fruit in the form Of broken up homesteads
families on wheels, and general destruction Of
all contentment with home and home inter-
ests, how extremely convenisnt to have the
desired isothermals bend and defect exactly
to accommodate the largest bodies Of fair
lands within the easiest grasps Of never salts
fed speculators!


This dedge of bending, accommodating
"isothermals," is resorted to not simply to in
fuenee immigration and make market for


lands, but to soften the heart of Eastern
capitalists, so their close pockets may the


more readily be made to disgorse for the BEN
eft of Western enterprises. A distinguished
Eastern gentleman, few days since at rail-
road banquet In this State, spokeby no means
encouragingy OF the consummation Of q
certain enterprise, because he said it twas hard
work to make Eastern capitalists believe in
The isothermal theory, and the effect Of
detection in modifying the rieors Of high
northern ATTITUDES. This shows that the
isothermal argument is applied to men OF
money as well as to the tillers of the soil,
though with less success, the epidermis Of
their rich Golfers being mole obstinate in re-
sisting impression than the viii OF the dis
contented dwellers among the rocks and hills
Of New England. OBSERVER.
Year: 1869

LETTING unmuZzled dogs run at large
during dog days Is undoubtedly had enough,
but hardly so bad as allowing a dead one to lie
IN the street all day, as was the case near the
corner of llth and X streets yesterday. The
neglect in this instance was most unpardon.
able, as 1. was understood the policeman who
KILLED the dog did so in an alley and then
dragged the carcass out into much freq uented
stIeet,-a most disgusting and unhealthy object
10 be exposed for full twelve hours. 1t is to bs
hoped thar those who kill CANNES hereafter
VIII take the necessary measures TO have the
carcasses removed before decomposition sets
in.
Year: 1869

APPRECIATED.-We are grateful to
see the manner in which our enlargement
of the HERALD is appreciated by the
reading public. We were, yesterday. the
happy recipients of no less than one Inn
lred md .ffty new subscribers. Notwith-
standing the extra expense which we
incurred in making this enlargement, we
feel assured, by the present prospect, that
it will be fully sustained.
Year: 1869

signed, not for to-day, exclusively. but
with view of meeting the wants of the
county in all time to come. The archi-
tect informs us that the design was not
made for any particular locality, but that
in its main features it is suited to the site
which the commissioners have selected.
1t is of course impossible to convey a
very clear idea of the design by written
description, and we therefore invite all
who feel an interest in it to call at the
architects office and examine it for them
selves.


We understand that new rt-house
is to be built at Salem, n. Y, and that the
commissioners appointed for that purpose
have sent for this design with view of
building after it.
Year: 1869

/ have written of these springs, not
from a love OF gain, but from my high
appreciation of the bounties of nature,
and in acknowledgment Of the duty that
adheres to every one to assist in opening
the channels to others good, and in con-
junction with the poet l entertain the
same sentiment that


Who can all sense of others ills escape,


Is but a brute, at best, in human shape.
Year: 1869

An ancient vase and brooches have
lately been dug up at Ardasa, IN The.
county of Limerick, Ireland. There
is tradition that battle was fought
there before the time of Brian Bor-
oihme, and this is corroborated by
the occasional discovery of human
bones. The Earl of Dunraven read a
paper descriptive OF the articles
found, before the Royal Irish Acade-
my at its last meeting The vase or
cup bears the names of the twelve
Apostles in letters half az inch long
Lord Dunraven remarked of it that
"for perfection Of execution the vase
might take its place beside The Tarn
brooch. They had every reason te
rejoice that so exquisite a specimen
of the skill of our eountryInen in
working in metal nearly coo years
sso, had been thus unexpectedly
brought to light. 1 r.,
Year: 1869

Why should my child die? Tn


heart struggles to know what end j


gained by the earthly removal of tn
child. When its existence is jus
dawning, its nature just unfolding
why is it removed? This problem


is often heard and perplexing.-
Nothing but religious faith can cas-


upon it any revealing light.


| once heard a Christian fafhe,
relate an experience bearing upon


this point. He was Methodist


itinerant minister. One day he left


home to visit his round of appoint


ments on the circuit. A lane led
from his house to the road, and his
first born, little boy, whom he
tenderly loved, went with him to the
END of the lane, closed the gate, and


looked after him as he rode away


His duties required him TO be absent


considerable time, and as was


moving from place on his circuit, his


family could no.send him any word.
The little boy was taken sick, his
illness became serious, and when the
father returned without having re
.ceived any intelligence, and entered
his home, he looked upon the child
just as he breathed his last. He last
saw him at the end of the lane, lov
ing and cheerful, looking after him
now he beheId him in the arms OF
death.


The trial was unspeakablb severe
He could not be reconciled. He was
absent doing his duty; why, in such
circumstances. should his boy be
stricken down?


For long time the father bore
his grief without finding relief
The suddenness and severity OF the
blow, and the manner in which it
fell, were almost too much for his
faith. 1t was indeed dark vista
ton. 7- eai


At length, in q house where he !,
lsppeued to be, he took up a b )Ok,
md looking in it, he read something
ike this One day the master was
in his garden, and he noticed
, beautiful flower He also knew i
hat storm was coming which w0a,6 ii
'e too severe on the loves, and so ,
le removed it, leat it should be de-
troyed. {
s'fhat,' said the good man, "gave t
1e comfort 1t was the first con
cling ray which fell upon the gloom
t his mind.-Ths Gdraen Of .SorroD. !,
Year: 1869

his mind well stored; in the villaper.
one and all he found friends, for bis
name was already among them asso


ciated, with goodness and virtue; and
at last, beside his little sisters grave


he found a resting place, where ON q
little white stonsis recorded how the
people cherished the memory OF
Master Efds rule, and looked for
ward with a cheerful hope of meeting
him where that rule of charity shall
be even the rule whereby nc are to
he judged. .-t
Year: 1869

state or the law enabled him to ad
vance the value Of greenbaeks as he


has advanced the valua of the bonds
Our surplus revenue will be mainly


in gold, and with the gold We pur-


chase our bonds at a discount, and


thus save instead of lose in the pres
ent payment of the debt.


When these bonds reach par in
gold then we may, without question
of honor or public faith, fund the
debt, and thus largely reduce the in.
terest. At FIVE per cent. the mass of
the debt is practically reduced one
sixth. Like many tasks our people
have brayely met and overcome, We
are destined to accomplish, for the
third time in our national history, a
full aud honorable payment Of 4 great
public debt by the generation that
contracted it. This is the marvel of
Europe. In conversation with Mr..
Gladstone, the present Prime Minis
ter of England, who expressed his in
credulity as to our ability to reduce
the debt for many years, stated my
conviction that inc debt would be paid
in twenty years. He said if we did SO


We should accomplish what no Gov
ernment in Europe was strong enough
10 do. W. havA already shown our
ability to do this, and | trust God
no halti1g of public opinion or Tempo
rary falling intO the embrace of the
old rebel or Democratic leaders will
tarnish our national honor, or delay
the payment of this public debt.


| have thus, fellow citizens, pre-
sented the proper mode of reducing
our national expenses, and as incident
to it, of dealing with our public debt |
and greenbaeks; for this is part of the !
public debt Its value az currency is /
only incident to its character As
debt. All that is necessary to make
il the best form of paper currency, is
10 make it convertible into gold at
tho pleasure of the holder. | will
not now discuss the currency question
'urther, as you will naturally expect
ne 10 show you how we are raising
he large sums necessary for national
expenses, and this brings me to the
question Of
Year: 1869

And desire People only to call and PRICE OUR
STOCK. Market street, near The Court House
Tifin, Ohio


A Aehange in the firm, Oeeasioned by the death


Of John Fiege, makes n necessary that the
books Of the old firm be settled mp. We would


therefore respectfully call upon all those OF our
customers kuoWing themselves indebted on our
books to make payment without further delay
and those having claims to present them.
For the kind patronage heretofore received


We would tender our heartfelt thanks and
hope to enjoy a continuance Of the same IN the
Febis-nSls-Iy RF. FIEGE * co
Year: 1869

The Pioneers that left this State on an ex-
cursion to the cast have had o grand time.
Ihey met with splendid reception at Chica-
60 Acommttee from that city met them one
hundred miles out, with champaign lunch,
ana iionlzed them for day when they
went on to New York and filled up the Astor
house. This isquite change to some orthem
who while since were working in the mines
and irxuriated on slap jacks with pork and
beans.
Year: 1869

The City Council of Stockton, On Monday
last. took action in the matter Of The building
of railroad from that city through the San
Joaquin Valley. The President Of the San
Joaquin Valley Railroad Company proposed
to bald se-enty-ire miles OF their railroad
from the City Of Sockton. and the right of
way through the city. to be given hy the city


and when seventv-fve miles of the ad shall
be completed, So that n locomotive and cars
shall pass over il, the city shall deliver to the
Railroad Company Three Hundred Thousand
dollars Of her bonds, end that the company
will build thrty-fve miles Of their road in
one year from that da.e. This proposition
was accepted and n committee appointed TO
draft an agreement between iAe city and the
Railroad Company. The people of Stockton
have made several unsuccessful Efforts TO start
Stockton and Copperopnlis Railroad Company
obtained grant from the general Govern
mnnt, but have thus far failed 70 accomplish
any thing that tends to the building Of their
Tnau. i ne STOCKTON ana luIare railroad
Company have beer incorporated, but have
effected nothing. The citizens have made eff
forts and failed to raise means to lui,d this
road, which appears to be the only one that
will permanently benefit that city. All for
mer efforts seem TO have been unavi.ing. Now
that Gov Stanford who represents the great
railroad interests of this State has come for
ward and offered upon terms to build the de-
sired road, and those terms having been ac
cepted, there appears a reasonable probabili-
ty that they will have road in a short time
running through the great grain raising val
ley. The people of this county have watched
the attempts made by the people of Stockton
to get this road with great interest If we
are to have a railroad in this county, it must
depend upon lines being built from Stockton
with which we can connect. The road now
to be built will cross the Tuolumpe River
near Empire City, with it we can connect and
make market for our various products. By
the time this road runs through Stanislaus
County our people should have taken such
measures as will secure the building of line
through Tuolumne. When there is a point
certain to connect with, we should be ready
to unite with it and break the solemn still
ness that now encompasses our county.
Year: 1869

Respectfully announce
that they have made
still further sacrifices
on SOM e CLASSES of
good6,notwithstanding
the quick rate at which
they have been seiling3
and, as these goods
cannot be again replace
ed at the present prices,
urge upon all about to
purchase the adyan-
tage Of seizing upon
this opportunity, and
buying now.
Year: 1869

Editors of the Register:


l have read with no small interest
your leader on "Our Fall Elections"
and am pleased to think that the day is
not far distant, when parties will be
formed upon principles looking to the
development of tlfe interests of our gal
liant little mountain State, and that po-
litical issues will no longer be made on
the misfortunes of those who went into
the rebellion. For some time past we
have heard nothing but "Rebel," "Reb.
ell" and to my mind both political par
ties have been at fault on this question.
No party should make enfranchisement
aparty hobby, as it question far above
party issue. Too long already have the
rebels of our State been made the scape.
goats for the sins of political partisans,
As it is quite evident that rebels were
not disfranchised for their participation
in the' rebellion, but for political and
party purposes and now that reason is
about to be enthroned again, let US do
all we can to effect that end.


OLD AMERICA.
Year: 1869

Family.


A correspondent of the New York Tri.
buHe gives some OF the horrors Of Nor
IN onism: The number of Brigham's
living wives is eighteen, exclusive of
those who are merely sealed to him for
the next word. He has been credited
with mere than this, and it is now stated
that he has less, but lam informed on
the best authority that correct census
of his household would show eighteen
wives and forty-nine children. Among
the later are a bevy of as handsome
young girls as can be found anywhere.
These are, Of course, in demand, and
they are marrying off pretty fast. Some
times he gives more than one of them
to the same man, as, for instance, to the
Superintendent of the Western Union
Telegraph Office, who has two of Brig
hams daughters, and is doubly son-in-
law of the prophet. 1t is said that the
old gentleman has recently made it a
rulo that whoever marriGs the last
daughter of one of his wives shall take
the mother home also. This may ac-
count for the reduced estimate of his
wives which has lately been given. One
of the Mormon officials of Salt Lake
City has for one of his wives his step.
sister, the daughter of his own mother,
while the marriage of man to moth
er and daughter is by no means upcom-
mon. An old Dane living near Ogden
has for wives mother and her three
daughters. According to the Mormon
view, this is commendable, as it keeps
families topether


In the country districts it is said wo-
men are really bought and sold like
sheep. Two old fellows will make a
bargain by which each agrees to become
father-in-law and son.inlaw to the
other; or when there is only one daugh-
ter in the case yoke of cattle or some
other equivalent is given. This swap
ping is not confined to outlying settle
ments. A prominent Mormon in Salt
Lake-a man of intelligence and educa-
tion-told me that he only consented to
let one of his daughters beco me a sixth
wife at sixteen because he himself
wanted relative of the same age for
his fifth wife. He did not have slightest
shame in the confession, and seemed to
think it good joke.
Year: 1869

perceives in it something beyond a
chronicle of small beer, destiny that
even now affects the welfare of man
kind and in the future stretches towards
the Infinite. We hope to see fuller ex-
position of the value Of this scheme and
of its capabilities for good. To us it
seems to lay the foundation on which
may rise asuperstructure honorable to
the architects and glorious to the coun-
try
Year: 1869

SOME malicious monster, who ought
to bea salaraander to get safely through
this world and the next, says the city
clergy leave their pulpits at this season
because the weather will be to their
congregations sufficient reminder of
their future state, without any special
warning from pastoral lips.
Year: 1869

GRANT manifested his constitutional
littleness by removing Hon. JAMES
BROOKS, of the New York Express, from
his place as Director of the Union
Pacific Railroad. But the stockholders
were unwilling that their interests
should be sacrificed to GRANTS spite.
They had a vacancy created in the
Board and BROOKS was chosen to fill it.
Now let ULYSSES abolish the Union
Pacific Company.
Year: 1869

THE Louisiana Legislature, black and
tan, talks of holding an extra session.
The per diem is eight dollars, which is
about four or FIVE times as much as the
average of the members can earn al
their legitimate vocation. Hence the
extra session.
Year: 1869

The chrOniele of Sunday had q convincing
article on the importance Of building up
manufacturing interest al this point OF the
great value Of factories TO any city all persons
are satisfied, and that Washington has supericr
natural advantages for manufacturer Of almost
every description is conceded by all who hays
given the matter intelligent consideration.
But II factories of various kinds were now
established here they could not successfully
compete with those of other places, on account
Of the high cost Of living at Washington This
results from the want OF cheap and speedy
communication between our sources of supply
and demand. Give Ms increased rail way facili.
ties, ard manufacturing enterprises are certain
TO follow. But living must be cheap before
they can prosper.
Year: 1869

We are glad to hear there Is prospect of the
election Of Mr.. A. W. Campbell TO the United
States Senate from West Virginia. MIR. G.. is
vet young man, but he is the possessor
qualities fitting him for the place not al ways
TO be fonnd in older men, and, If chosen, he
would do honor alike to the position and to his
constituency. Trained in the exacting school
OF Journalism. where he won honorable repu-
anon, he has rendered valuable services TO the
hepnohcan party and to his State, not only in
apartsan but IN the broader and more patriotic
sense and 1t would be but q fit recognition of
merth ne were chosen TO represent it in the
Senate
Year: 1869

For the life OF us, we cannot understand
what good Is TO be accomplished by the passage
Of Senator Nortonls resolution declaring that
no foreign telegraph company has the right to
land cable on the coast Of the United States
without the consent of Congress. Granted.
And, by the same token, Congress could hard
ly fail to give its consent finally. What de.
sirable end. then,-desIrable to the public, we
mean,-wIll be attained by the declarationl II
landed, the American terminus would of
course be subject 70 the laws and regulations
Of this country, and this fact, we assume, the
new company fully understand and accept It
will, however, De very apt to look upon the
passage Of the resolution IN question as an uu-
friendly act, and the result would be to en-
barrass the enterprise, even il such be not the
intention. But IL looks very much as IL the
movement was made in the interest of the ex.
listing cable land to perpetuate that monopoly;
yet this view Of the case is 20 mach in conflict
with the spirit Of the age and 90 at variance
with the high position and duty Of a United
States Senator that we are unwilling to accept
II - the true one without pretty conclusive
evidence 70 support it. Nevertheless, we hope
the resolution will not pass.


In behalf Of . monopoly. ridden people, we
insist that ii is the duty Of Congress to aid In
removing instead Of imp posing restrictions upon
all means Of communication, not only in this
Happily, in this case all that is needed is to lie
II severely alone; and this course, we trust our
Solons in both Houses will adopt
Year: 1869

REPEAL OF THE TESUEB OF OPFIcn AoP-
The political Micawbers stranded by the result
of the Presidential election have INDUCED a
desperate hope Of getting afioat aya'n by cre-
ating a division bet ween the incoming Admin
Istration and Congress. In this way they have
IEdustrIously famed every embsr of dissen-
lion. but have counted most upon making mis-
chief through the agency Of the Tenure of o.
fee act. If Congress would only make the
mistake of insisting upon keeping that act i'm
pending over the shoulders Of General Grant,
as q rod OF menace, they felt sure of effectne
an irreparable breach between that body and
the new President. Therefore, the action Of
the House yesterday in repeating that act by
the decisive vote OF 12l to ~ is a most dIscour-
sging blow to these mischief-makers. 1t may
be that the Jority for its repeal may not be So
great in the Senate. and II will be probably
held under consideration for some time there,
but there seems 10 bs NO doubt whatever that
hat body will concur with the action of the
House.


1t is evident that the act has entirely outliveG
us usefulness, or will have done so by the
Fourth Of March next. IL was adopted solely
TO circumscribe the actions OF q President in
whom Congress had no confidence. 1t was,
next to the measure of impeachment, ths most
hostile act that Congress could aim at the
Chief Magistrate. If continued beyond the
term of the President at whom 1t was leveied
the fact would inevitably be construed as ex-
pressing similar want Of confidence in his
successor. This is not the relation to General
Grant IN which the Republican party wish to
be placed They have every confidence in
him. and especially in regard to the purity and
honesty of his intentions in respect to appoint
meLts to office. They feel that within the
constitutional limits he should have full power
10 appoint those he can confde in. aud for
whom he is responsible, and to remove those
he does not confide in, or who prove inefflcient.


And the Act has proved 30 cumbersome in its
workings, that nothing but the imperative
necessity for some such machinery to restrain
an obnoxious President would have kept 1t in
force up to this time. 1t puts the appointing
power and the confirming power in a complete
deadlock; and makes it almost impossible to
get the night appointee in the right place, or to
eject the wrong one when once in. And awk-
ward as have been its workings in the past.
the difficulties would be still greater during the
first year or two Of the incoming admins.
tration. when the mass Of removals and an.
pointments are to be made. 1t would certainly
be requisite for the Senate to remain in con-
tinued session; and the amount of friction
engendered In this protracted battledore inter.
change of appointments and removals would
be conducive Of anything but good to the har-
mony and WELL being Of the Republican party.