smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1867

AHTIHrAM NATIONAL CKMErRRY.-On Sat
urday last some thirty odd hands employed
upon this cemetery, at SharpsburK, were dis
charged, and the work, with the exception OF
the lodge, suspended. The lodge is being built
by contract, and the management did not feel
about half finished, and unless funds should
be forthcoming will also have to stop The
cause of this suspension was the exhaustion
OF FUNDS. The feelings engendered at the ded :
icatton Of the cemetery last month have pro.
duced this resuit.-HagerstoWn Hail.
Year: 1867

SANTA AHNA.-Private advices from Santa
Anna leave the impression that he will be al.
lowed to hold his property, and depart with
no severer punishment than Off icial exile or
Punishment. Taken as be was from an Amer
lean vessel, and beyond Mexican territory. it
is among the strange events of the times that
Mexico dare retain him So long as prisoner
" y EyDr>es
Year: 1867

A little song has come to me,
A strain of sadness from over the sea:
And hear its music and love it WE'LL
Tho the heart which framed it cannot tell
4 little picture comes to me,


4 dash of brightness from over the sea
There are clasping hands and holy face
But the name of the artist who can trace :?
So /, in faith which comes to me,
Believe in land across the sea,
Where my vaguest fancies stand supreme
In grand perfection beyond my dream.
o land unknown, in thee alone,
Shall formless lyrics to shape be grown
In thee all rhapsody riseth true,


And the thoughts of beauty are ever new.
o land unknown where all is best,
In thee is my aspiration blessed,


For | toll and tarry until | may,


With my broken sentences, pass away.
The Round Table.
Year: 1867

idated state that no fire can be made to rem
render your apartments comfortable; besides,
owing to the great number of prisoners. not
more than one blanket can be allowed to
each to sleep sound and comfortable, there
fore, is out of the question. In considera-
ton of these circumstances, and wishing to
lessen your sufferings as much as possible, the
court, in the exercise of its humane COM
passion, hereby orders you to be executed to-
morrow morning, as soon after breakfast as
may be convenient to the sheriff and agreea-
BILE to you
Year: 1867

Ny heart is waiting for somebody,


Somebody where can he be?
Somewhere on earth he is waiting:


Waiting and watching for me.
Nv heart shall be faithful and true, then
To that somebody, where'er he be.
Yes my heart is locked firmly and fast


But there's some one possessing the key
Why are YOU sad and disheartened?


Why do you look so at me?
Because YOU say, - you are discouraged
That you do not hold the heart key?"
How shall know who's the somebody?
Ny heart will tell faithful and true
You wonder who can be the somebody?
Well somebody, darling, is you.
Year: 1867

JUDICIAL FRANKNEss.-An exchange says
that Texas judge was recently called upon
to pass sentence in a capital case. After
dwelling on the enormity of the offence, the
solemnity of the prisoners position and kim
dred topics, he concluded his address as fol-
lows


ssThe fact is, Jones, that the court did
not intend to order you to be executed before
next spring. but the weather is very cold
and our Jail, unfortunately, is in very bat
condition much of the glass in the window.
is broken the chimneys are in such dilap.
Year: 1867

SIR: In The TRIBUNE of this date is an ar
tcle upon "The Alleged Canal Frauds in which It ia
stated that the Hon. James Gibson is Chairman Of the
Senate Committee It matter of public notoriety that
the Hon. Charles Stanford first proposed an investigation
into the canal frauds that he IL Chairman the
mtee appointed by the Senate for and that
the people are indebted to his nnrng and
energy against the combined efforts Of the canal ring for
the exposure OF frauds thus far made Many prominent
journals in this State have made suitable acknowledg-
men Of tho valuable service rendered by Senator
ford and cannot think THE TRIBUNE would willingly do
an injustice TO faithful public servant and therefore
address you this note. Yours truly,


Neu- York, Sept 20, 1867 W. HUDBELL
Year: 1867

Business at the banks to-day fairly active, ana e
money market ruled frmer owing to very heaVy de-
mand from country banks for currency 10 move RI'
The local requirements comparatively ignt now
cent The supply Of Eastern exchange was largely IN
excess OF the demand and sales between banks were
made at of one per discount for sight bills on New
York The counter-seng rate nomlnally quoted at
par although nearly all Of the banks would have drawn
for round lots at of.


rlo fllouinn ahle exhihits some of the statistics
Year: 1867

AMNESTY PRoCLAMATIoN.-Wep publish
to-day most important proclamation from
President JOHNSON, wherein be offers par
don to most of the people in the South. 1t
is understood that the legal effect of this
paper will be to relieve all persons included
within its terms from all disqualifcations as
we'll as all penalties incurred by completely
in the late rebellion, and Of course, SO far as
the action of the General Government is
concerned, from all disability as to the right
of suffrage. JOHNSON is at last proving
himself a JACKSON
Year: 1867

The Chiffon Times says the dry weather
still continues in that county, and great in
convenience is felt in consequence There
is very little feed for stock in the pastures
or forest, and all springs and wells never
before known to fail are drying up. There
is not water enough in the Manitowoc river
to grind -four for home consumption, and
the farmers are compelled to take their
grist to adjoining counties. Unless there
is plenty of rain soon there will be large
amount of suffering.
Year: 1867

@The astute radical rump congress
the legislators who are inspired with
great moral idea," who drink in "divine
'af1atus' as other men or as they them
selves do whisky-will have to call another
session. Another session is necessary to
head off the president. The last session
was held to correct the blundera and omis-
sions Of the former. Another will have to
be held to patch up the blunders of the last.


1t is great thing, this rump. 1t cannot
pass law that any two men in the country
can agree on. It cannot even pass laws
which are of sufficient force to bind a SIN
gle man, and he man who obeys every
law when its meaning is unmistakable.


Let Us have some more extra sessions
Let the already overtaxed country be called
on to pay for more sessions to correct more
blunders.
Year: 1867

Warning to Cdptains-Captain Hall. of
the schooner d. 6 A. .Stronach, desires to
warn captains whose vessels draw over
seven feet of water against running into
Sheboygan harbor during heavy weather
from the south, as there is not sufficient
depth of water to render it safe He pro-
noun ces the statements of the papers at
that point, that there is a channel of twelve
feet of water in the harbor, to be erroneous,
and states that the actual depth between
seas during storm from the south is not
over seven feet. His vessel struck heavily
while making the harbor on Thursday
night, and was considerably strained,
though not enough to make her leak. So
says the Sentinel.
Year: 1867

LAUNCHED. The propeller Jacob Bert
scly, was launched at SheboygaD on Thurs
day afternoon, crowd of spectators being
present. She is beautiful craft, an honor
to the ship building handicraft of Sheboy-
gan, and an important accession to her al
ready fine marine feet. On Saturday
she was fred up, and with about 200 per-
sons on board, made trip up the lake
some fourteen miles. She worked finely,
making ten miles an hour with so revolu-
tions of her wheel per minute. On her
return, through want of skill in her man
agement in going into the harbor, she ran
her bow against the inside of the north
pier, and drove the fuke of her anchor
through the side of the hull, breaking the
stem of the anchor off just below the
wooden stock and losing it in the bottom
of the river The damage, we understand,
will be about 5000.
Year: 1867

A RUMoR.-A late dispatch fom Wash
ington says that the President stated to one
of his friends last Friday that he had tele-
graphed to General MCCLELLAN to come
and take possession as Secretary of War,
and that REvERDY JOHNSON would shortly
be Secretary of State. Upon being asked
what he was going to do with BLACK, he re-
piled that BLACK would be kept in reserve
for use in case STANBERY failed to perform
his duties properly.
Year: 1867

DEMOCRATIC GAINS IN VERMONT THE
annual election in Vermont was held on the
Sd inst. Although the result is usually
beloved in the ears of all the people of the
United States the next morning, this year
the telegraph on that subject has been as
silent as death. From the New York pa
pers of Wednesday we learn that in thirty
FIVE towns, where the radical majority last
year was 5,747, the radical majority this
year is but 1852. A corresponding demo-
cratic gain throughout the state would re-
duce the radical majority at least FIVE thou
sand in total poll of about forty thousand
votes. A similar change in Wisconsin will
redeem this state in November next:
Year: 1867

SA Democrat is elected to the Yer
mont Senate for the first time in many
years-viz: VICTOR ATWOOD, Of St. Al
bans. A split in the Republican party re-
suited in trade between the boilers and
the Democrats whereby the latter had the
Senator and the former the Judge of Pro
bate.
Year: 1867

When your wife begins to scold, let her
have it out. Put your feet up cozily on the
tender-lounge back in your chair-light
one of your best cigers, and let the storm
rage on. Say nothing make no answers
to anything.
Year: 1867

Judge Culver has just returned from brief
tour through several OF the NORTHWESTERN States and
that the feeling in that quarter in the Republican
ranks is strong and nearly unanimous for Impeachment
They think reconstruction has already been too long
DELAYED by wayward Executive. and that both himself
and his distinctions should be removed. They are
pairing q warm reception for Gen Sheridan.
Year: 1867

For several thousand years the object
for which the :" Great Pyramid was con-
structed was a mystery to the whole world,
and many of the most learned savans have
exhausted surmise and speculation in their
fruitless efforts to solve the riddle. A few
years ago a gentleman in London, \ Mr..
Thomas Maylor, conceived the idea that
the structure was inspired by Divine Prov
idencc, to afford the Egyptians a standard
for their weights and measures. This the
ory found but few proselytes among scien
tific men in Europe but fanciful and far
fetched as it is, it has recently found an
advocate on this side Of the water, in the
person of Professor Eaton of New York,
who read an elaborate essay on the subject
the other day, before the University Con-
vocation at Albany. In support of this
view he said that the pyramid was perfect
ly symmetrical with FIVE sides and five an
giles 1t was originally 762 feet on each
side, and is now the highest and largest
building erected by man. Sir Isaac New
ton had devoted his time and labor in an
alyzing the ancient cubit, and came to the
conclusion that it was % inches and lit
tie more The circle which forms the cor
relative to the pyramid consists of 365 IA
of these cubits, thus corresponding to the
year.


The pyramid was made plane to the
meridian, without hieroglyphics or secret
inscriptions. as all burial places of antiqui-
ty did have, which are found everywhere
else The box which was found in the
centre of the body has been commonly
supposed to be sarcophagus, but there is
% appearance to bear this theory out.
Year: 1867

No procession of priests could enter, and
it is indeed difficult for any one. The
granite of which portion of the pyramid
is made is not found near at hand, aud in
deed not closer than Mount Sinai. The
structure seems to be built on the most
correct principles Of geometry. 1t IN
cludes in pointing with the North Star, or
that star which, in the procession of the
equinoxes. four thousand years ago, was
the North Star. Professor Elton then
proceeded TO show that the temperature OF
the central room was uniform throughout,
thus affordng place for keeping weights
and measures; that the box affDrlS an ex-
act liquid measure; that water was found
in the pyramid itself, thus giving pure ma
terial for careful examination; that the
opening in the pyramid looked out on the
lower elimination of the North Star at the
time of its erection, and not on the upper,
because the Peiades would interfere with
this view and that it is on the exact spot
for the purpose of taking astronomical
observations.
Year: 1867

and cuff that absolute monarch decreed
that his subjects should no more be clad in
so infamous hue, and yellow starch and
wheeled fardingales were cried down"


What would not the gentlemen of to-
day give were murderess to appear ON
the scaffold in crinoline 1t does not seem
likely that even an edict of the Empress of
the French could exterminate 1t but
with the remembrance of the above-men-
toned Mrs Turner, and still more. of our
own time, of Mrs Manning who was exc
cuted in a black satin and made that color
and material hateful to ladies for years af-
terward), it is most probable that such
an occurrence would finally explode it.


With reference TO its moral signii-
cance, starch Is not to be looked on with a
favorable eve Naturally Ii ha> become
the symbol of naughty exclusiveuess.
University dons are proverbiallv stiff "a
their neckcloths to undergraduates Old
maids are rendered the grimmer ~ starch.
Pride, riches, and the noruS honFo are es-
teemcd the special victims OF starch. He
was somewhat stiff to me- speaking of a
martinez, Is only another metaphor taken
from our subject.


Zone more story in conclusion. Beau
Brummell was the first to introduce the
enormous shirt-collars and Tiff necker-
chiefs which were 50 much in vogue during
the Regent's time. The getting of them
was matter of profound secrecy. 1t was
never explained until Beau fled the coun-
try to escape the bailiffs when he left a
memorandum on his dressing table to
the following effect: starch does the
trick -"
Year: 1867

I'm not good at story telling. But some
way I've thought if told this littIc thing,
there might be some one it would please.
Not 30 much please a. comfort. may he,
like sliding hand within a body'- when
they're in trouble; for there's nothing like
a quiet hand grip when one is in deep pain.
But about this little history.


1t isn't much, and it has a poor title,
but if you knew how differently the name
sounded from what il looks. standing there
how it makes me flash and thrill with
love and deep feeling YOU wouldn't think
it SO homely and plain


Every one knew him, from the little bare,
brown-tooted children who sold CLANS and
cookies, to the fine people at the hotel, who
always took his yacht in place Of the rest.
AS for him-I've a notion he might have
made good picture. lie was as dark "a
an Indian, and as tall and as 1.-THE. He
could swim the furthest, and pull the
strongest oar and as for leaping and
wrestling no one could begin with him.
There was a rich, dark red in the brown
cheek, and when he smiled it was pretty
sight-such white teeth, and such strong
mouth, with laugh deepening his brown
eyes.


John had always been my friend he
used to take me out in the Yacht when he
went with Joe, my brother, and stow me
away on his Jacket; and then when | grew
older be was the same kind triend-for
Joe's wife died and left me the housekeep-
er, and John used to come in. when Joe
had gone on Il cruise to the cod fisheries,
and bring III armfuls of wood and in win
ter make the paths, and sit down by the
fire, when the winter nights were bad, and
talk with me; and in summer he used often
to come in with a word of Joe and kind
tale with Charlie and me- that was before
Charlie large enough to 90 with his
father in his trip)-and | used to feel a
kind of sisterly love for him. He was
pretty much alone his mother died, and
he lived alone with old Nancy Bell his
aunt, cross old woman-but she took
good care Of his home, and it was ali the
home she had on earth.


The Irvinghams were the richest people
who lived in the village. To be sure, they
only came there on summers, but the family
had always lived there in the old fine house
with its great park and lawn, and hot





be so proud of-for he was gardener there
thirty years, and mother had been Miss
Emily's maid when he married her.


Miss Emily was old, and not married, but
her brother Alfred, with his wife and Miss
Louie, used to come back during the warm
weather from their home in New York; and
as Miss Emily was very kind to me, | used
to 90 there very often for sewing, and could
do up the laces and rutfies for her as no
one but mother ever did, she said Then,
Miss Louie had been born at the hall.
That was before father died; so used to
90 with him, and see her in the grounds
playn-, and play with her too, (tor they
we're very good to me always and see her
great wax dolls, with their silk and lace
frocks and her greyhound and pets She
never felt bit above me-not even when
Year: 1867

QUEEN VICToRIA's FAMILY DISCIPLINE.
An anecdote illustrating Victoria's ad-
mirable good sense and strict domestic dis


cipline came to me directly from one who
witnessed the occurrence. One day when


the Queen was present in her carriage at
military review, the princess Royal, then
rather willful girl of about thirteen. sit
ting on the front seat, seemed disposed TO
be rather familiar and coquettish with
some young officers of the escort. Her
Majesty gave several reproving looks, with
out avail" winked at her, but she would
not stay wInked.'' At length in flirting
her handkerchief over the side of the car
riage, she dropped it-too evidently not
accidentally. Instantly two or three young
heroes sprang from their saddles TO return
it to her fair hand-but the lawful voice
of royalty stayed them. "Stop gentle
mem" exclaimed the Queen" leave it
where it lies. Now, my daughter, get
down from the carriage, and pick up your
There was no help for it.
The royal footman let down the steps for
the little royal lady who proceeded to lift
from the dust the pretty piece of cambria
and lace She blushed good deal, though
she tossed her head saucily, and she was
doubtless very angry, but the mortifying
lesson may have nipped in the bud her first
impulse toward coquetry. 1t was hard.
but it was wholesome How many Amer
lean mothers would be equal to such piece
of Spartan discipline ?-Grace Greenwood.
Year: 1867

After twenty. seven years of confinement in a
criminal lunatic asy lum, during which his con-
duct has been exemplary, ana no traces have
appeared OF mental alteration, Oxford, the pot.
boy, who shot at her Majesty in ST. James Park,
has been liberated. During this time many
appeals have been made in his behalf by infu-
eniial persons who have had the opportunity of
watching his demeanor and gauging his char
acter. His own story has always been, and was
consistently from the first that the pistol which
he fred was not loaded. II will be remembered
that no bullet was ever found. He attributes
the criminal act which he has expiated by
long immurement, and which, under less
merciful Government. must have cost him his
life, to inordinate vanity, fostered by variety
of trivial circumstances In his domestic life aud
training on which we need not dwell, and which
led to a Eenseless desire to attain notoriety by
some means, ard this foolish and criminal
impulse led to his lamentable crime. He has
occupied his Iime in a certain amount of self
ee ucation, OF which the means have been
granted to him at BroRdmoOr and in the
asylum in which he was formerly confined
and has become tolerable linguist He has
also taught himself and practised 'grainng"
which he does sufficiently well to earn living.
He has been mercifully released. but has been
very properly prohibited from remaining in or
visiting England. Whether directly insane at
the time OF his otfense, or led by q miserable
love of notoriety, II is very right that the per-
son of the Sovereign should be protected from
the vanity Of a man who. at however distant q
period, could commit the cowardly ou rage OF
which he was the perpetrator.-BrittshM Medical
Journal
Year: 1867

columns of nearly mono chromatic yellow
flames. and the ignited crucibles, during their
passage through the air, were fountains OF red
light, producing on the towers OF the castle such
accidents OF color and shade as might almost
transport fancy to the realms of enchantment.'
And when the crucibles discharged their seeth-
ing contents, for several minutes the metal
rolled IN heavy waves like those of heating
quicksilver, and broke in a sort of fire on the
sides of the mould


This, however was only the first process.
For sixteen weeks the moulded metal was left
in the annealiDg oven, and when it was with
drawn IL had still to undergo the delicate and
These were successfully effected by q small
steam-enRine, Initiating, with the utmost
nicely, the light touch OF the human hand-the
only instrument which had hitherto been
thought capable of this work. Not even yet,
however, had the speculum passed all It's dan
gers The construction of the framework,
small dlfficulty. The slightest strain or flexure
is sufficient TO dlstort the Image OF q star. IL
was necessary TO support the speculum by a
pressure which should tell with exact equality
on every portion of its surface. A most inge-
nious contrivanoe of a system of triangles, car.
rying at their angles eighty-one brass balls
on these balls the specuium reposes. with an
absolute uniformity of PRESSURE through the
changes of direction communicated to IL by the
universal joint by which the whole vast appa-
ratus is connected with Its foundation In the
earth.


"This is a brief sketch of the many difficulties
which had to be overcome and the many prob
lens which had to be solved In the construction
OF this great telescope. We have enumerated
them in order that due need OF fame may be
assigned to the genius, perseverance, industry,
and munificence which triumphed over ALL All
this was done by Lord Rosse himself The
powerful and delicate machinery required for
all these nice and difficult operations was con
ceived and matured in his brain. The work
men who executed IL were trained by his care
and worked under his own eye. The whole
vast expanse was betrayed from his own re-
Year: 1867

The DREApEuL ScoURGE.-1n the course
Of general article on politics in Sundays
Golden Era, we find The following observa-
tions on the Anti-Coolie question:


"Its final settlement will seriously effect
our progress in materia prosperity and the
character of our laboring population. 1he
encouragement Of Chinese labor will be the
discourag cement of European immigration.
Lahorers from the East will hardly invest
their savings in paying the fare to State in
which they will be subjected to competition
with system of Cooe labor. AS slave Ia
Dor kept the South from being settled by Eu'
ropeane. SO will Coole labor keep California
from being settled by free whites from any
country. With scarcely an exception, he
publican Journals advocate Chinese immlgra
lion. A plank Of Chinese growth may or
NAV not be inserted on the platform to be
adopted by the party in June, but the party,
is not less committed to it. general
principles and the iorce of its recent i-glsla>
ton compel it 10 lake the affirmative In this
issue.
Year: 1867

For the benefit of the voters, we give below a
synopsis Of the requirements OF The Registry
Law.


L. No person can vote at any election except
where he resides


2. Nor there, unless he has had his residence
there for thirty days at least preceding the cleo
tion.


g. Nor unless his name is found on the poll list
where he offers his vote.


A. No name can, under any circumstances what.
Of the polls.


s. Every voter is required to be enrolled on or
before the thirtieth day before the election.


6 No voter can be enrolled after the thirtieth
day, except on showing by affidavit good reasons
for his omission to apply before, and max
ing very strict proof Of residence by at least one
witness besides his own affidavit.


7. There will be no poll list but that on