smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

The Iowa State Register is making
a vigorous raid against Senator Nor
toms proposition to build new Pres.
idential Mansion.


This is all right and proper, and
meets with our hearty appreciation,
more especially since it evinces d to-
tai, and entire conversion, on the
part of that organ in the short space
of twelve months.


About one year ago the Register
wanted three million State House
in Des Moines very badly, without
regard to the high state of taxation,
yet there is no argument in favor Of
a new capital at Des Moines, but
that could be used with eqhal force in
favor Of a now White House at Wash.
ington.


We clip tho following paragraph
from the last Register, which sounds
very much like the language of the
COURIER, and other antl-State House
grab organs last winter, and tor the
utterance Of which the Register and
subsidized capitol correspondents
used TO abuse us so roundly.


"Oh what change is here, my
countrymen."


But here is the paragraph from tho
article referred to:


"Let congressman remember that
the money they appropriate and
giveis not their money. Many OF
them act as though giving or not
giving is merely matter of personal
liberality or personal economy. The
money in the nationalvault belongs to
the people, and congressman control
it only in their official capacities as
trustee Of the people. Tho owners
of this money are not in favor Of
Senator Morton's- bill to appropriate
s125, 900 to begin an Executive man
sion. Tho present one was good
enough for the days when the Re.
public had plenty of money; it is
surely good enoughfor this day when
it has none."
Year: 1869

The State Fair war between Sam.
Clark Of the Gate and Ret Clarkson
of the Register is raging with unaba-
ted fierceness.


We have heretofore published a
good squib from the Gate on this mat
ter, and now submit below Clarkson's
last shot.


"The suburbs of Keokuk are badly
spotted with wolves. Out six miles
from the city-where Sam Clark pro-
poses to hold the State Fair-they
are annoying the farmer badly. The
papers announce that this won't
make any difference about the State
Fair as the whole town is going to
turn out in grand wolf hunt today
and catch and kill all the pesky crit
ters
Year: 1869

More can be said in favor Of the
good taste, and less of the honesty
Of the Tazewell, Qll.) Republican,
than any other paper on our exc
change list.


We are led to make this remark,
upon noticing three COURIER editori-
ais published as original matter, in
one of it's editorial columns Of the
last issue, without credit.


We are now ready to send that pa
per our three presses, half q dozen
fonts of type, and throw in two or
three men to run them, provided the
Republican will just pay freight and
transportation from Ottumwa to
Pekin.
Year: 1869

at merely nominal prices.


We have opened temporary salesroom
in the brick building just beyond Law
renee and Chambers, and have our Office
for the time being with the latter gentle
men.
Year: 1869

The veloeipede excitement is nearly
dead. Notwithstanding the many novel
methods resorted to to keep it alive, il
has the maraSmus and cannot survive
much longer. The machines are said to
be drug in the market already. This
is really good news for those who wish
to see the present generation grow up
with full virile power, straight limbs and


unimpaired vertebrate. Among the ex>
elements which have showed aside the
velccipede are boating, base ball, and


sports of that kind. We hope that bass
ball will not be agriculturaIIy treated this
season. 1t was so deeply run into the
ground last year that we wonder it has
been resurrected
Year: 1869

THERE is some hope for Massachusetts,
perhaps prize fight was recently nipped
in the bud there By the State police, and
twenty-seven Of the ruffians about TO en-.
gage in the proceedings were marched
off to prison in irons. This is the way to
break up the brutal sport. Don't let the
bruisers fight; but send them TO States
Prison for offering to do it, and keep
them there until they lose all relish for
the prize ring.
Year: 1869

A CLERGYMAN, who was speaking about
the proposition to recognize the Supreme
Being in the Federal constitution, re-
marked, the other day, that he did moi
know that it would do the city of Wash.
ington any good; that place was so bad
that the man in the moon never passed
over it, without holding his nose. This
was spoken before the late election. What
will the man in the moon do now 'Ghen
he sails across the national capital?
Year: 1869

A large colony of Italian Royalists
have taken steps to remove 10 Virginia
They expect to introduce the culture Of
several foreign crops and to experiment in
the acclimaiing of the olive
Year: 1869

MEASURING LAND.-Almost every farmer
has some way of measuring land, and the
most common is to step off five PAGES for a
rod, and call sixty by seventy-ire PAGES an
acre. For common purposes this mode will
answer very well, but when the exact meas
urment of piece Of land is desired, it can
not be depended upon as being at all accurate.


WheE once field has been measured cor
rectly, man knows exactly how much seed
would be required to put it to grain, and also
the exact yield per acre of any crop he may
see fit to put upon it. A light poll just six
teen and a half feet long. is a cheap and con-
venient measure but four rod tape line is
much better


The Maryland Farmer gives the following
table of distances by which an exact acre can
be found
Year: 1869

as an older ocer than himself as gallant as there
was IN the service, and one whom he was assured
would be IN every way acceptable to the people Of
Vlrrinia Among the visitors was ex-General Harry
Hetn, formerly OF the Confederate service, q good
soldier and an old , acqu,ai9S5Sance SS Oh rS.a Sotn
was very cordial shake OF the hands
and a warm greeting followed by hong
talk chiefly about old army acquaintances
and matters that had transpired years ago. 1t was
gratifying 10 see this reunion Of Old friends though
they had been opposed In a difficulty that every
body knows was brought about by scheming poll
ticians and for which neither was responsible.
President Grant, taking II. K. Lee by the hand and
General Sherman hOb-nobblng with Harry Heth,
show that the soldiers willing to forget all past
differences, and that II left to them the country
Grant and Sherman continue this course and should
the former want Cuba, or should q difficulty with
England occur even over its Alabama claims, he
Will get as many and as gallant soldiers from the
South as he can possibly need.
Year: 1869

The moons pale beams fell upon the
earth, bathing il in food OF silver light.
The gentle zePbyrs sighed through the
trees and loyed with the leaves, making
them rustic in merry laugh as they kIs-
sed them.


Calypso sai on the doorstep, fair sho
was aud melancholy. Oh how beautiful
she was in her robe Of spotess muslin,
her radiant chignon-lhal rested OH The
top OF her head like huge corn, got
from wearing ugh, bonnei-ahd her
new CATERS which peep'd out disirac,ing.
ly in the evening air. Grace was in her
mein, beauty on her brow and palm leaf
fan in her hand.


She hove a sigh. Will he come!


She was waiting for her teller.


We passed that way an hour later.


lie had come-he was there. No long.
er had che sea, upon the doorstep. Oh
no!


They were sitting al window and
vsgrant mOOnbeam stealing in revealed n
White vest and a chignon resting on its
watch pocket.
Year: 1869

Mother, place me a. the window.
Let me see the morning sun,
For I'm dying, mother, dying.


Ere my life hath yet begun
Place me where the birds are singing
Let me hear again their song;
Mother, shall soon be yonder


will no, be with you long.


Angels now are found me singing;


Mother, hear you not their song!


See them all around ue singing


will not be with you long.
Mother, press me 10 your bosom,
Shield me from the worlds alarms
You have been a constant lover
Round your daughter fold your arms
For | am SO weak and weary.


who once was gay and strong;
Deares, mother, draw thee near me,
For will not be with you long.
Oh I! how we'll now remember
Dry thy tears, oil DO not weep
When you used to teach your daughter
Nov lay me down 10 sleep"
Come and kiss me, dearest mother,
Pardon overy girlish wrong,
Ere the turf my form shall cover
For will not be with yon long.
Year: 1869

ARRIvALs.-We have observed for some time
that while there seemed to be great many leav-
ing the county that the deficiency was counter
balanced by newcomers, whose arrival was al
most unnoticed. During the last three weeks
we have received considerable accessions to our
population, consisting of former residents who
have returned satisfied, to stay here, persons
from other parts Of the coast and number d.
rect from the States
Year: 1869

AUDACIoUs RoBBERY.-A daring robbery was
committed upon couple of teamsters at Van
Matre's ranch, about twelve clock, Wednesday
night, of last week. The men were sleeping out
doors about fifty yards from the house. About
midnight one of them was awakened by the
blanket being pulled from off his face. Looking
up he saw a man standing over him with re-
volver pointed directly in his face, and was told
if he valued his life to remain perfectly quiet
and hand over his money. Having his clothes
on all the teamster had to do was to put his
hand in his pocket for his money, which he did
and forked over The robber then aroused the
other one and served him the way. The
second victim managed, while getting out his
money to drop twenty in his blankets, but it
would seem that the gentleman of the road with
whom he was dealing was accustomed to make
thorough work, for after receiving their purses
he made them get up, and shaking the blankets
found the coin After telling them he knew too
much for their kind, he started off, taking the
road towards Lewiston. The teamsters, not hav-
ing received their freight money, were not Hush
-fifty-fve dollars and bit being the amount of
their loss.
Year: 1869

TAKING WATER Across TRINITY RIvER.-Mc-
Gillivray is at work taking water from his Canon
creek ditch across Trinity river to supply his
saw mill and mining claim. The water is to
be conveyed through ifteen-nch iron pipe over
a wire suspension, at a point some distance
above his residence. About two thousand feet
of pipe will be used, with two hundred and
eighty feet fall on the west side OF the river and
one hundred and forty eight on the east side.
The necessary materials for the work are on the
way from San Francisco.
Year: 1869

HARDWARE STORE AT JpScTIoN CIrY.-As an
pears from an advertisement in this paper, the
people of junction City and vicinity need not 90
away from home to buy hardware Os,hotf
means business, and assures US be will do his
best to satisfy those giving him patronage
Year: 1869

A dressing which
Is at once agreeable,
healthy, and effectual
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hair Is soon restored
to its original color
sciM the gloss and
freshness Of youth.
Thin boir is thick.
Year: 1869

dies in good society to show them, they


would do 60 without On impure thought.
The prurient talk on this topic is az alb
surd as the denuneiatiOn OF the waltz by
that model OF domestic viriua, the Lord


Byron. But the b3llets OF the modern
stage are indecent, beesuse by ariful dis
rapgenent and nice disorder OF gauze
and o her diaphanous nlaterjel, ty pirOu-
cites intended to present possible
glimpses OF parts Of the human body
that even savages conceal, the young
girls seek to procure vile attraction for
fast men, young or old, in the stalls
and pit. 5 Jme of our best actresses and
opera singers don without hesitation the
male attire OF page, and nobody is de-
MED the pleasure OF knowing the shape
of their limbs. But there is not the
least indecency in the revelation; there
is no affected halfconcealment and half
revelation what is shown is openly
displayed, without suggestiveness or hes
itation; what is concealed is concealed
without the least suggestiveness In ar
rsngement, attitude, or irregularity Of
display"
Year: 1869

Here is an extract from eommunica-
tion in the London Telegraph: Dancing
on the stage may be graceful enough,
and no one can see anything but beauty
in the really graceful, agile evolutions of
some very finished and artistic dancer.
We have had very few who were good,
but tits not impossible to conceive how
good dancing might be made, ss it has
been called the poetry Of motion. II,
for the cake OF dancing, it be necessary


for lady in : ballet to wear very short
skirts, let the privilege be freely granted.
Quick movements In long petIicoats
woul1 doubtless be tiresome enough.
But the fact is, that the indecency of the
ballet dancers nowadays is not what
they reveal, but what they endeavor TO
suggest. There is nothing in the least
indicate in the exhibition of q woman's
leg. II it were the custom for young la
Year: 1869

Port Said, the terminus on the Medi-
terranean Sea Of the Suez Canal, is de-
sCribed by recent visitor as full of
active life-epgines of sll kinds being
either constructed or repaired at that
place. Port Said is surrounded by water,
being built on an artificial site formed OF
sand, with the sea in front and ehallSw
lake on the sides and rear. The French
have taken care to secure broad streets,
and have kept the Arab quarter of how
els at 8 distance OF 200 yards from the
rest of the town. The only tolerably
good houses are in line fronting the sea
beach, and consist of public offices and
consular residences. For the convenience
Of the inhabitants, pathways OF coal
ashes, which give firmer footing than
the sand, are laid down IN the principal
streets. Not veslige OF vegetation eE.
ISIS for miles around, sll the surrounding
country being under salt water, and the
town being supplied with drinking
water by means of three pipes laid from
the new fresh water canal 50 miles of,
communicating with the Nile.
Year: 1869




On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Eliza Kehoe, n
widow residing at No 129 Washngton-st, informed
by ghbor Mrs. Mary Ann Crowley, that her infant
son had been stolen from the apartment Of the former by
intoxicated woman, who had carried him of Nearly
frantic at the intelligence Mrs Kehoe hurried home and
then the intelligence confirmed by her little daughter
Margaret The girl said that the woman had entered the
apartment, and without word OF explanation had car
ried off the child. The visited the Llberty-st
Police Station and informed the sergeant in charge Of
the occurrence and several parOmen started in search
~ the kidnapper, The patrOlmen on post were also
directed TO look ont for the woman. In the meantime
the mother of the child ana several Of the neighbOrs
started search through the streets OF the First
Ward. Finally, after nearly two hours OF anxious
search, the women found the thief in Washing
child stolen from the apartment OF Mrs. KehOc. but an
other boy Of about the age, whom she claimed as
her own PatrOman German was called, and the woman
given INTO custody. The child OF Mrs. Kehoe was re-
as her own although 10 bore resemblance 10 her She
was taken 20 the IiberyS Police station and locked up
She gave the name OF Margaret Barry said she was q
native OF Ireland aged 80 years, and lived at NO ~
taken before Justice Dowlng and, In response 10 the
questions OF the magistrate stated that she had found the
cAd in the street, and intended to care for It, The
magistrate declared his belief that she had stolen IT, ana
She vehemently denied il. The mother OF the child
denied that il IN the street when taken by the
and her daughter COrTODOTatCu hcr statement
The Magistrate then questioned he accused rcauNe 10
the other child. This she stOuy declared was her own
in spite of the Magistrate assertion that lac believed she
living on the complaint of Mrs kchOe, the accused
was committed to the TOmbs, To await trial on the
charge Of kidnapping The chNd she clame as hets Was
sent to the Of the Commissioners OF Charities and
Correction The is singular one, the Onense with
which the woman is charged being almost unknown IN


this CITY, IL cOnjeCtured that the accused ad intended
the children as means Of eXtottng aims from the
charitable possibly she proposed to keep 1t TIL re
rs
Year: 1869

The Boston Transcript truthfully
saws: "Persons who send communica-
tions to editors to kelp them fill up
their columns can have no idea how
hard it is for the fraternity to get their
own articles printed" Nearly every
dav, when the forms are closed up
finds enough matter excluded to MAKE
up another entire paper, much OF when
must go into the waste basket; IT, never lev nre TO
ference are those which appear to be OF
most immediate interest to some class IS
of readers, although they may not IN IN.
terest all. No paper can contain all the
interesting matter that crowds for au,
mission to its columns, and the cnIel
work of tho editor is to select from tne
mass. His judgment may err, but II Is
very doubtful whether an unpractlced
hand would do the work as we'll them
selves. There are thousands who think
they could do 1t better-until they come
to make the experiment.: and in thai
the ablest and most learned have most
lamentably failed.
Year: 1869

ALBANY, March 10.


A resolu ton was adopted in the AS
sembly to-day, directing the President
and Treasurer of the Erie Railroad to
report within ten days in writing under
oath, to the Speaker of the House, the
exact amount OF stock OF said Company
now outstanding, also the amount in
detail of the funded and floating debt
OF said Company up to and including
the date OF the passage of this resOlu-
Year: 1869

New YoRK, Nov. 10.-The Times
says that Commissioner Delano has
resolved that the income returns of
last year shall have thorough over
hauling. To this end officers have
been detailed to do special duty, and
are now at work in the leading cities
of the country. Their advent in this
city is creating quite a sensation among
those who have learned how to live
in brown stone houses and kept hand
some equippages without possessing
any income. We trust the investiga-
tions will be thorough and exhaustive.
The merchant or banker who deliber-
ately defTauds the government on his
income return is not a whit better
than he who defrauds it on whisky or
tobacco. When it comes to be UNDER
stood that every doubtful return is to
be investigated and that the inquiry
will not necessarily end with filing Of
the return in the Assessors Office,
the receipts Of the government from
this source will be largely Increased.
We have no doubt next year will wit
ness ap increase. of revenue from in
comes of no less than ten million of
dollars.
Year: 1869

There is no part of the management
of flock of sheep so much neglected
by the shepherd as that of giving the
breeding ewes a proper amount of exer-
else. Many are the tlocks that are put
into a small yard or shed, and there
confined during the whole period of
CESSATION, with,ut even going out of
the, yard. Good feed alone does not
give strength to the body; but good
keeping and proper exercise makes an
animal strong.


Animals will even fatten better with
out much exercise, and to fit them for
the shambles, it is well to keep them
close; but where strength is required, !,
exercise is necessary. If you expect
strong, healthy lambs, give the ewes
good feed and moderate exercise in the
open air, for rest assured if they are
closely confined and highly fed, you
will have weak lambs, and those very
difficult to raise.


While it is necessary to have shelter
and good conveniences to feed under
cover, it is not always best to feed
there. In the Northern States, while
the ground is covered with snow, and
when the weather is suitable-moder-
ately cold-sheep can be fed to good ad-
vantage ON the snow. By feeding in
this way they get the right kind of ex-
ercise, and will eat their feed as clean
as in the best of racks.


Each fockmaster must consult his
own convenience in regard to the best
way to give his flock exercise during
the winter months; for it is fresh air and
exercise that makes flock strong and
healthy.


GEORGE CAMPBELL, of Vermont.
Year: 1869

The Constitutional Amendment lately
adopted by both Houses Of Congress
guarantees negro sugrage in all 'n0
States and Territories, and also Chine7o
suffrage as soon as the latter take OUT
uaturaliza lion papels. Inc 9uee''o"


now is or very soon will be, whether IL
can receive the Affirmative assent OF the
three-fourths of the States. Ohe thlng
seems certain TO us-unless it pass this
wear, it will never pass. The tide Is
against and not with the universal suf'
frage movement. People are learning
that the privilege Of voting may also
be abHsed-that the representative
standard has contracted and shrunk
IF late years-that an interior
class of men are now in power
that the halls of Congress are filled with
ignorance aud corruption. No one pro-
noses to reduce the constituent body as
il is now organized, but it becomes a
very serious consideration whether IN
the pursuit of false metaphysical idea
the equality of races-we should pre-
cipitate into that body the ignorance
and barbarism of the negro population.
II is said that ost of the strong comes
the beautiful, bat out of ignorance and
barbarism nothing but darkness and
error can proceed, and they are fruitful
of more evil to man than the vice and
corruption of rulers.
Year: 1869

It il a well established fact that fully one.
half of the female portion of our population are
seldom in the enjoyment Of good health, or, TO
use their own expression, never feel we'll
They are anguid, devoid of all energy, extreme.
ly nervous, and have no appetite.


To this class Of persons the BITTERS or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.


WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies. They viii cure every case of MA
RASMUS, without fail.
Year: 1869

PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIFE,


And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily
upon them, with all its attendant ills will find
in the use of this BITTERS, or the TONIC, an
elixir that will instil new life into their veins
restore in a measure the energy and ardor Of
more youthful days, build up their shrunken
Year: 1869

READ AN HOUR ADAY.-There was q lad
who, at fourteen. was apprenticed to a soap
dealer. One of his resolutions was to read
an hour a day or at least at that rate, and he
had an old silver watch, left him by his uncle,
which he timed his reading by. He stayed
seven years with his master, and said when
he was twenty-one he knew as much as the
young squire did. Now let US see how much
time he had to read in, in seven years, at the
rate of one hour each day. 1t would be g.
255 hours, which at the rate Of eight reading
hours per day, would be equal to three hun
dred and ten days; equal to forty FIVE
weeks; nearly years reading. That time
spent in treasuring up useful knowledge
would pile up very large store. am sure
it is worth trying for. Try what you can
do. Begin now. In after years you will
look back upon the task as the most pleasant
y -
Year: 1869

OF Anna Dickinson, tho Philadelphia
Evening Telegram says that in default of
husband upon whom the vials of her wrath
than mutual irritation, she is fortunate
enough to secure good uatured audiences,
which pay liberally for the privaege of hear
ing these stereotyped diatribes done up in
public instead of in private. and in style
little better that Frau Van Winkle uses in
denouncing the incorrigible Rip.