smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1868

In referring to the growing inclination
on the part of young men, they have serv-
ed long and hard apprenticeships to ac-
quire a good trade, to abandon that mode
making living and to enter the legal or
medical profession, where it is supposed
greater emolument can be secured and
larger honors won, cotemporary well
observes that nineteen cases out of twenty
such ventures are failures, for two rea-
sons. First, the profession require pecu-
liar talent and the most thorough educa-
ton. As "a rule, apprentices to the trades
have neither the time nor the means to
acquire this education. Hence, when a
mechanic at the end of his apprenticeship
aspires to and enters any one of the pro-
fessions he does so at great disadvan-
tage. He may be fluent speaker, know
how to argue a point in debating society
or harangue crowd at ward meeting
but such talents do not fit him for the le
gal profession. He may know how to ex
tract splinter from his own hand, how
to make a salve, how to mix powder or
administer pill but all this, while it
might qualify him as good nurse, does
not fit him for the medical profession.-
The fact is, the young men who abandon
their trades are tempted to do so by false
pride, enormously imagining there is no
homer to be scored In pursuit of the
mechanical arts. History provesithe fall
lacy of such suppositions.


The brightest names which now adorn
the annals Of all countries are of the best
mechanics who have blessed mankind
with the productions Of their genius
All that is beautiful or grand is the re-
suit of improvement in mechanics. The
pendulum, the mainspring,the barometer,
thermometer, printing press, steam-engine,
locomotive, sewing machine, telescope
all, all are the result Of mechanics arts,
making those famous who produced them,
and the people great who adopted them.


A good mechanic who becomes pet
tifogger or quack, merely because he Is
too proud to work at his trade, is indeed
a pitiful object. A man of the right
mental balance, who has proper mental
form, with the necessary independence,
will win as much honor and as fair liv-
ing in the trades as in the professions /;
indeed, an Indifferent lawyer or doctor,
lacking briefs or patients, is always mis-
cradle being, a bad example to the COM
munity. Let our yonng mechanics, then,
become ambitious in their own peculiar
vocations. If they dignity their trades
by becoming proficient therein, the trades
will dignity them with the highest hon
ors. If Mechanics pursue their business
with purposs to self-improvement there
in, and not merely to hammer and file and
saw, but to improve the art, to devslope
something new therein, the mind will be-
come muscular, and the heart of the me-
chanc will be made with as true pride
as ever glowed beneath the doublet of a
prince. Will the young mechanic think
of these truths
Year: 1868

1t is a curious circumstance, and not
generally known, that many of the oaks
which are called spontaneous, are planted
by the squirrels. The little animal has
performed the most essential service to
the British Navy. A gentleman walking
one day in a wood belonging to the Duke
of Beauford had his attention diverted by
a squirrel, which sat very compossedly
on the ground. He stopped to observe
his motions in few moments the squir-
rel darted like lightning to the top of the
tree beneath which he had been sitting,
and In an inssant he was down with an
acorn in his mouth, and began to burrow
in the earth with his paws.


After digging hole, he stopped down
and deposited the acorn then covering
it, he darted up the tree again. In mo-
ment he was down with another, which
he buried in the same manner-This he
continued repeatedly.


The industry of this little animal is dis
rected to the purpose OF securing himself
against want in winter, and, as it is pro-
bable that his memory Is not sufficiently
rctentive to enable him to remember the
spot in which he deposited every acorn,
the industrious little fellow, no doubt,
losses few every year. A few spring
up and are destined to supply the place
of the parent tree. Thus is Great Bri
tain, in some measure, indebted for her
mercantile greatness 20 the industry and
bad memory of the squirrel.
Year: 1868

mans on the SuhJects' which lie CAIN


ed had bound the House to the same


conclusion as the Sena e.


The argument of Mr. Boutwell,.


that the practice had always been to
ssend in the name Of the app6intee


before making the removal, he met


by the, consideration that removals
are generally made, not because the
lncumbents are unfit. but because p0-
Iltlcal faYorites are to be put in. The
instances of removal of Cab net Oti
GERS are only two for the simple rea-
son that polite hint Is usually sufh-
cient to induce resignation. He then
referred to the instances of removals
of various officers during the session
Of the Senate, which have been put
IN the evidence, and went on to argue
the necessity for the existence of such
power 10 the last removal by some
suppOsitiOns of cases where a delay
would lead to disastrous conse-
quences; alluded to the confess
ions in Mr.. Buffers speech.
that if the President had properly
notified the Senate of his intention,
his action would not probably be a
ground for impeachment. He said
there was no punishment provided in
the law for attempts TO emOve; hence
there was no indietable or impeacha-
bic ofense committed by the attempt
to remove Stanton. He maintained
that no tenure-of- office could be given
by legislation for any longer time than
that for which the officer is appoint
ed; aud applying this doctrine to the
case of Stanton, he argued that he
was not appointed; but held his Office
by the sUfrance of the President, and
therefore could not. in any case, be
affected by the case 10 question. In
reference to the argument that If
stanton IS protected by this proviso,
he IS BY the body Of the section. He
said we must speak Of offices, not
men, and if this Office is covered By
this section, we are led to the alb
surdlty of admitting that its tenure
can be made perpetual, if successive
Senators adhere TO the same views:
but II the law IS susceptible of two
constructions, he had the Managers
authority for claiming that it
would be abhorrent to sense
of justice to convict the President.
he further argued that there was no
attemn to violate the right of Mr..
Stanton in his Office, but merely to
withdraw the tenure which he held
at the pleasure Of the President. He
briefly reviewed the evidence. He
ridiculed its insufieiency, as in
stanced in the testimony Of Kasner,
the solitary witness to prove the at
tempted c0up.de ttdt


.Evarts then reminded the Senators
that they must treat each article sep
arately, without any reference to the
character or force OF the others. He
closed with an elegant speech, invok-
ing the calm consideration and i'm
partial justice which would be un-
worthy of the successors of the great
men who first digni6ed the Senate
Chamber.
Year: 1868

A boy borrowed a tool from neighbor, promis
ing to return it at night. Before evening he was
sent away on an errand, and did not reach home
until late but ere he started he was told that his
brothers should see the tool returned. After be
had come back and gone up to bed, he inquired
and found that it had not been carried to the own
er. He was much distressed to think that his
promise should not have been fulfilled, but was fl
nally persuaded to go to sleep, 50 that be might
rise early and carry the borrowed article home. BY
daylight he was up but nowhere was it to be
found


After long and frutless search for it, he set of
for his neighbors workshop in great distress, tc
acknowledge his fault. But how great was his
surprise to find it on the doorstep! At length il
appeared, from the prints of little bare feet in the
mud, the lad had got up IN his sleep and carried
the tool home, and then gone to bed again, waking
quite unconscious of what had occurred. Oh
course boy thus promptin bis sleep was prompt
when awake. He lived respected, had the conf,
dence of his neighbors, and was placed in many
Offices of trust and responsibility.


This boy took the best course to succeed in life,
though perhaps be did notknowit. Whatever we
have to do, we should do it with our might, and
do it promptly. Especially should we be anxious
to keep our promises, strictly and faithfully. II
we are careless in dschargng these and similar du.
ties, we shall suffer for it.
Year: 1868

SUMNER REBUKED.-In the Senate, Saturday,
Mr.. Henderson took Mr.. Sumner to account for
reflections on the President. If nothing else
should cause Senators abstain from such remarks


decent sense Of selfrespect would restrain them.
No associate had a right either in the Senate Oh
in the Court, to reflect on his conduct, or the


duct of any other Senator. No man had higher
respect for his constituents than himself, but his
constituents could not enlghten him on the sub


ject of impeachment. 1t was matter for his OWL
conscience, and nothing could ever drive him from
the performance of his duty. If his constituent;
Year: 1868

disapproved of bis course, he was in their hands
and they might do with him as they wished; but
he wasnot to be told that party duty should make
him turn his back upon law, and right and justice.
It was no use in trying to make impeachment
party question; and the moment party should
put itself in the position that its members must
perjure themselves that party ought and would
crumble into dust. -.---- -..--.- ~.
Year: 1868

WAR-Give me the money that has been spent
in war; and will purchase every foot Of land up
on the globe. I will lclothe every man, woman and
child in an attire of which kings and queenswould
be proud. I will build school.house on every
hillside and in every valley over the earth; will
build an academy in every town and endow it;
college in every State, and l it with able profes-
sors I will crown every hill with a place OF Tor-
ship, consecrated to the PRONUNCIATION OF the Clos
pei Of Peace !; I will support in every pulpit an
able teacher of righteousness, so that on every
Sabbath morning the chime on one bill should an
sver to the chime on another around the earth's
wide circumference and the voice Of prayer and
the song of praise should ascend like universal
holocaust to Heaven. Rufus Stevens.
Year: 1868

LIBEL SuIT.--It is stated by the friends
of Senator Grimes that it is the intention
of that gentleman to enter suit against the
New York Tribune and Cincinnati Gazette
for libel. The suit against the former will
be based upon charge in the Tribune
that he voted for the acquittal of the Pres
ident under corrupt influences, and against
the latter on charge that he was guilty
of corruption while chairman of the com
mittee on naval affairs during and since
the late war; Wash. Star.
Year: 1868

An English writer in speaking of America
says, -'There is a great discrepancy between
the actual condition and a pure and noble
theory of society,"" and there is truth in the
assertion. America has not yet attained to
her grand ideal of republican government.
But she is rising to the level of her highest
conceptions Of truth AMI freedom; and in all


her career of development there never was
time fraught with such momentous issues


as the present. Freed from our great sin, the
nation is now awakening TO new life. 1t
is becoming more truly nation. A new


unity of spirit is taking the place OF the dead
unity of organization. Political science, SO
long robbed of its true dignity and power,
is ceasing to be mere game, played by DEM
agogues and partisans, and the people are be-
ginning to call their best men into the ser
vice Of the country. But more significant
than all the reforms of the day, either poll
tical or social, is that great national move
ment, which will give every man, of whatever


race and of whatever color, everywhere un-
der this free government, equal political
rights. A new moral power is at work in
society, establishing new principles OF action,


bringing evil out Of its secret places, break
ing down old forms OF error and giving new


direction to thought; and hence this spirit of
extreme radicalism, that is introducing into
| politics questions of moral nature and
breaking up into factions the great loyal party
| of the country.





But In the words OF one whose memory is
| hallowed in our hearts, let as be rery sober
There are yet mighty issues at stake, moment


GUS questions still awaiting final adjustment
| and critical hour is approaching; an hour


that will demand of the people such sound


ness of judgment, such firm adherence to
principle, such unity of action, as will prob


ably never be needed again. All narrow


sectional views and inexpedient measures


every thing that will tend TO disunion in the


ranks of the loyal party, will endanger the
| well-being of American society.


"Let lis be very SOBER" Let not the clouds


that now hang above our financial and indus.
Year: 1868

trial affairs, blind the vision TO broad views
beyond. Let all pet schemes of philanthropy,
all minor consider ations Of person OF party,
the separate interests of towa or state, all be
forgotten in concern for the national fate,
the national welfare. And if we enter into
the contest with this singleness Of purpose,
this purity of aim, there is little danger but
that we shall pass sefely through the ordeal /,
and place the country in such position that
1t will be secure from the assaults OF It's bit
terest foes and its most misguided friends.


I'll b. G.
Year: 1868

The Union Pacific Railroad Company has land
grant or absolute donation from the government OF
1880 acres to the mile on the line ofthe road which
win not be worth less than $3.50 per acre. at the low
es! valuation. 5I
Year: 1868

A great French Physician says: mora
than half the disease in the world comes from
neglect to fortify the system against changes
of climate. weather and food. The great So.
cret of health is to keep the condition of the
Stomach and Blood regular and uniform. 40
that changes from Heat to Cold from Dry tn
Damp, etc. cannot upset the machinery of
the body, and breed disease"


Now, it is fact, positive and well-known
that there is no such bulwark and assistant
for the Stomach as


PLANTATION BITTERS


This splendid Tonic is now used by ALI
classes of people for every symptom Of a
" Stomach out of order"


The secret of it is this Plantation R;t-
ters are certain to correct the juices of the
Stomach, set all its machinery at work and
enable it to resist and throw off the approach
ing danger. The tendency of the operations
of Nature is always towards q cure all she
needs is a little assistance at the proper time
How much more reasonable and sensible it is
TO help her. along with gentle, yet power
ful Tonic. than to deluge and weaken and
defeat her curative processes with poisonous
drugs and fiery mixtures, which only stupefy
and plant the seeds of disease and death.
Year: 1868

Too LATE.-One of the officers of the
freedmen's bureau, in Albany, Ga repre-
sents that he had great difficulty in pre-
venting the colored population Of that re-
gion from marching to Camilla after the
atfray at that place, to avenge the death OF
those who fell in the fight there. 1t is a
pity that some Of the influence which was
successful in preventing them from march
ing there afterwards was not exerted in
preventing them from marching there be-
fore. Perhaps if the bureau agents of
Georgia and elsewhere would adopt the
practice of locking the door of the stable
before the horse is stolen, instead of assist
ing to open it, and after the animal has
disappeared locking it with great ceremo-
ny, they would better subserve the public
interests.
Year: 1868

The election for Inspectors, Assessors
and Road Commissioners, takes place in
the several Hundreds of this State next
Tuesday. Let every Democrat attend the
polls and cast his ballot for the nominated
tickets. If there should be any falling off
from former votes, no matter from what
cause, it will be set down to the credit of
Grant and Colfax. and made use of to in
Auence the Presidential election. EgLet
every Democrat do his duty on Tuesday
next.
Year: 1868

of Radical Congress, sOhicA has mow be-
come the government. the national debt is
steadily on the increase, and SO far from
there being a prospect of paying it, the
prospect now is, if the Radicals are re-
tanned in power, that the debt will con-
tinue to increase until we are involved in
hopeless national bankruptcy.


Another consideration which presents
itself to the mind of the intelligent and
rejecting elector, is, the fearful strides
which have been made by reckless and
usurping Congressional Cabal, towards ar
bitrary power. Their legislation has been
acknowledged to be, by their own leaders,
&c outside" of, and in violation of the
Constitution. This self-condemned, revo-
lutionary cabal, if continued in power,
will continue to disregard the Constitution,
until that instrument becomes dead let
ter, and its provisions are weaker than
rope of sand The riU of Congress is
already the only charter by which that
body is governed, and the organic law of
the land is treated with disdain. 1t has
become the sport of these reckless men,
on the floor of the national legislature in
their debates upon the measures which
have passed that body. Give them fresh
lease of power,-endorse their usurpations,
and they will take the reins of govern
ment entirely into their own hands, and
change our present tripartite system, en-
bracing Executive, Legislative and Judi
cial departments, with their checks and
balances, and substitute for these their
own unrestrained will, and an unmitiga-
ted despotsm. Then will follow anarchy
end civil war such as cursed revolution
ary France, when the will of her Assembly
became the supreme law. Do we want
history to repeat itself here? If not, let
every voter, when he goes to the polls in
November next, cast his ballot against
General Grant, who has virtually declared
that he will have " no policy of his own,"
and no obstacle to interpose against the
usurpations of Congress. He seems to
regard the will of Congress as the supreme
law, ignoring the fact that we have u
Constitution by which we should be gov
crned, and that Congress must conform
its Legislation to the provisions of that
instrument. A man with such views is
not fit for the Executive Office; he would
be the mere tool of Congress, and would
deem his duty done, when he had exccu-
ted the behests of his Congressional mas
ters. Let the voters see to it, that such
man is not entrusted with the Executive
office. We will recur to this subject
again.
Year: 1868

Such is the effect of three years of Rad
ical rule in time of peace! Not dollar
of this money was expended, but on ap-
preparation by the Radical Congress. The
forthcoming report of the Secretary, it is
stated will show further increase of from
five to seven millions. Will the tax pay
ers please take notice
Year: 1868

MORE DIFFIcuLTY ABOUT THE KENT
RAIL RoAD.-The contract for building
this road has been thrown up, we learn,
owing to some difficulty thrown in the way
of negotiating the bonds, and the work,
for the present, is at a stand. The direc-
tors had meeting yesterday, and it is to
be hoped took steps to go forward with
this much needed enterprise.
Year: 1868

THE ANNAMEssIc LINE WITHpRAwN.-
On Monday next, the through trains on
the Delaware Railroad, connecting with
the Annamessic Line of Steamers, from
Crisfeld, Md. to Norfolk, Va. will be
withdrawn, and this will no longer be
considered a through route for passenger
travel. A boat, probably the one now in
use, will continue on the route to carry
freight and such way passengers as desire
to go on it 1t will make two trips Il
week. The principal reason of this aban-
donmcnt is that the present condition of
the South is such that there is not enough
travel between the North and South to give
employment to all the lines and this being
the newest must either be withdrawn or
run at dead loss. s.-COnontcrciaL.
Year: 1868

The Democrats of Middletown organized
Seymour and Blair Club, last evening
The Club will hold regular meetings until
the close of the campaign, and invite all
persons opposed to Radicalism to unite
with them. Due notice will be given OF
the time and place of meeting.
Year: 1868

written in the coming contest. Its
past record cannot be blotted out or
forgotten. IF there had been no Re-
publican party, slavery would to-day
cast its baleful shadow over the Re-
public. If there had been no Repub--
lican party, free press and free
speech would be as unknown from
the Potomac. to the Rio Grande as
ten years ago. IF the Republican
party could have been stricken from
existence when the banner Of rebel
lion was unfurled, and when the ro-
sponse of "no coercion was heard
at the North, we would have had no
nation to-day. But for the Republi-
can party daring to risk the odium
OF tax and draft laws, our flag could
not have been kept flying in the
field until the long hoped for victory
come. Without q Republican party
the Civil Rights Bill--the guarantee
of equality under the law, to the
humble and dcfcnsclcss rs well as to
the strong--would not be to day up
on our national statute book.


With such inspiration from the
past, and following the example of
the founders of the Republic, who
called the victorious General of the
Revolution to preside over the land
his triumphs had saved from its enc
mics, i cannot doubt that our labOrs
will be crowned with success and it
will be a success that shall bring re-
stored hope, confidence, prosperity
and progress South as well Ms North,
West as well as East, and, above all,
tho blessings, under Providence, Of
national concord and peace.


Very truly yours,


SCHUYLER CoLFAx.
Year: 1868

AN OREGON CoURTsHIP.--A char
acter in a well-known play says :
-"I never respect a man halt so
much as after 1 have fought with
him." There is a good deal Of
human nature in the remark. An
incident, illustrating the same
principle, occurred lately in Ore
gon. A country schoolmaster
near Corvallis undertook to chas-
tise one Of his pupils, a large girl,
endowed with good health and
plenty of muscle. A long and
spirited contest ensued, the result
Of which was awaited with breath
less interest by the entire school.
The teacher finally reduced the
spunky girl to subjection, but on
ly after a gallant struggle on her
part. The conflict, however, in
spired them with such a mutual
respect for each other, that few
days after they were married.
We don't admire the Oregon style
of courtship.
Year: 1868

A crazy man placed an iron bar
across the track Of the New Ha-
ven Railroad a few days ago, in
obedience, as he said, to the Lord,
who told him the train would stop.
The next day he stood on the
track and let the engine strike
him. He was injured but not
killed. Again he asserted that
the Lord told him that if he stood
in front Of the engine it would
stop.
Year: 1868

Not a great while ago, a Wes,
tern landlord, somewhat noted for
his blunders, took it into his head
to get up ball at his tavern"
AS he intended to do the thing up
brown, and have everything on the
big augur plan, he fancied that a
few ..Store fixtures" would be a
great addition to the bill of fare of
pork and turkey. He therefore
made inquiry OF his friends and
found that the only delicacy in
market at that season OF the year
was sardines. His chirography,
however, was SO bad as tc make it
read, '-two dozen boxes syringes.p !
The night of the party came, and
as supper time drew near, the land
lord looked anxiously down the
street for the appearance OF the
stage which was to bring the prln-
cipal dish on the bill. At Inst 1t
arrived and with it package for
the expectant landlord. Directly
there was a great outcry, and a
sound of cursingin the bar room.
The entire party rushed out to see
what was the matter, and there
stood boniface, as mad as a turkey
cock, putting and blowing with
rare. "See there" said he, ''see
there!' Isent to Dubuque for two
dozen boxes of sardines Tor supper,
TO night, and the cussed fool sent me
twenty-three boxes OF them pew
Ter squirt guns, and says that's
all there was in the market"