smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

recognize Penn. To do so would be TO hold that
poiilicai party, defeated, or claiming to be de-
ieated by iraud at an election for State on
GERS might II opportunity offered, take possession
or the state government by force, and SO substi-
ture violence and anarchy for law ana order.
believe II is the duty OF the general government to
put down this lawessness, whether committed py
republicans or democrats. The President has not
been governed by party considerations in these
matters and has 0itener decided for democrats
than republicans in respect TO Southern dlficul.
tes. Whatever may be said OF men aud
things in louisiana the proceedings or
the President in respect to that State, have been
from the beginning, in strict conformity to law
His course, in my opinion, Will not now be changed
There is not sensible man in the United States
who does not know that


THE SEIZURE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT
OF louisiana by Penn and his adherents Is in utter
violation and disregard OF all law. Can any rea-
sonaole man expect the President TO become
party to such a transaction With respect to the
election, 1t is impossible to determine who was
chosen The returns have never been canvassed,
and they were made up in


PERJURY, FORGERY AND FRAUD.


have never believed that the McEnery ticket
was elected. 1t Is absurd to suppose that when
Virginia and North Carolina and nearly all the
Southern States, including those that are
generally democratic, went ior the Grant
ticket, that Louisiana, the strongest re-
publican State in the South, went for
the Greeley ticket as is pretended, especially
when the candidate for Governor on that ticket
was an unreconstructed rebel colonel. But IL Is
too late to go back 10 that question. The issue
now is between law and order on the one hand
and violence and disorder on the other; and upon
that issue the position OF the President is not
doubtful one.
Year: 1874

Two young men out riding we're passing a
farmhouse where farmer was trying to bar-


ness an obstinate mule. Wont he draw p
said oDe Of the men. "Of course" said the
farmer, he'll draw the attention of every fool
that Passes this way" The young men drove
Year: 1874

Everybody in Paraguay smokes, and
every female above the age of thirteen
chews. l am wrong. They do not
chew, but put tobacco in their mouths,
and keep it there constantly, except
when eating, and instead of chewing
it, roll it about and suck it. Only i'm
agine yourself about to salute the red
lips of a magnificent Hebe,- arrayed
with satin and flashing diamonds, as
she puts you back with one delicate
hand, while with the other she draws
forth from her mouth brownish roll
of tobacco, looking like a monster
grub, and then depositing the savory
lozenge on the brim of your sombrero,
puts up her face and is ready for II
salute. | have sometimes seen an
over. delicates foreigner turn away
with shudder of loathing under such
circumstances, and get the epithet of
savage applied Ia him by the Offended
beauty for his sensitive squeamishness.
However, one soon gets used to this in
Paraguay, where you are, perforce Of
custom, obliged to kiss every lady you
are introduced to, and one-half you
meet are really tempting enough to
render you regardless of the conse
qnences, and you would sip the dew
of the profered lip in the face of q
tobacco faetory-even in the double
distilled honey dew of Old Virginia.
Year: 1874

Friday evening a woman about
thirty years old was arrested in the
Westeren district for disturbing the
peace, and the event almost distracted
her, although she had seen the inside
of cell before. She began bowling
and weeping as soon as she was locked
up, and Bijah, the janitor Of the Ninth
avenue station, felt his heart getting
tender. He offered her a harvest ap-
pie, but she merely stopped long
enough TO see what It was, and then
went on crying out: 81 am dying, l
know I amp" He besought her to live
for the sake of her husband, who is
away on the lakes, but she said she
would be cold in death before morn
ing if not set at liberty. He showed
her the almanac and tried to induce
her to peruse it and settle her mind,
but she tried to pull his hair through
the bars, and raised her voice until it
could be heard two blocks away. lie
began reading the almanac out loud,
but she drowned his voice, and he had
to give up. Then he went out and
bought some peppermint drops and
handed to her, saying that it was a
burning shame to arrest lady like
her for merely hitting another woman
on the ear with a shovel. She was
quiet for a few minutes and then
broke out again, and the roof of the
station seemed to be raising up. Biiah
offered her a pound of gum drops, a
new bonnet, black silk dress, house
and lot, and $4,000 in bonds if she
would only quit, but she danced up
and down and yelled, "Lemme eout or
| shall di-ahp p He locked all the
doors and sat down on the front steps
to let her exhaust herself, but after an
hour and ten minutes, there being no
cessation, he ran in with an axe on his
shoulder and threatened to cut her
head right off if she didn't stop. 81
won't! l won't! Iwon'tp she shouted,
dancing up and down and taking a
fresh start. He drummed on the coal
scuttle with the axe to drown her
voice, but the voice drowned the scut.
tie. He put the hose on the penstock
and threatened to drown her, but she
shut her eyes and pitched her voice on
a new key. The old man was in des-
pair. The meh upstairs couldn't sleep,
and people out doors thought that a
panther bad been Gagged. As the off
Ger rubbed his bald head and looked
around, his eye lighted on an old pa
per, and his smile extended from ear
to ear. He carried it in, turned up
the gas, and shouted, "Have you read
the Beecher scandal YETI" "Read
whatw she exclaimed, suddenly ceas-
ing to scream. "The Beecher-Tilton
matter" he continued; "this ere
thing whateverybody is talking about" :"
No; where is it ?" she asked, and he
passed in the paper, telling her, that
if she would be good he'd hunt up the
rest of the statement in another paper;
and from that moment until daylight
the woman never uttered word. ex-
cept once when she asked if there
weren't seven or eight more papers
with statements in.-DetrOa Free Press.
Year: 1874

IL never daW IL before, L blhn-
mered confusedly.


"Such statements will do you but
little good" said the officer; first you
deny your name, next the existence of
a mark, which is impossible you should
have borne upon your person without
knowing it. 1t so happens that it is
the very mark by which we are in
structed to identify Roach, th amous
American bank robber, for v ar
rival we have been watching. also
happens that your appearance allies
with his description in other respets." I"


"AIl this is inexplicabIe," / said
hopelsssly.


Except on the theory that we have
got the right man." the other an
swered.


was a total stranger, without
friends on whom / could call for assis-
tance. If l could only find Rolick-
son His quick wit might aid me. He
had gone ashore before me, and / had
seen him in private conference with a
man whom now identified rs the one
who arrested me. / remember, too,
that after waking from the sleep into
which had been cast by the drug with
which he had relieved me from my
sea-sickness, my arm felt stiff and sore
for several days. Might not Rolick-
son be the Roach, and might he not
have taken advantage of my stupor to
place upon me q mark similar to that
borne by himself; and had he not, on
landing, pointed me out to the detec.
tives as the object of their search, for
the purpose of averting attention from
himself? To that conclusion my mind
came by one of those sudden intuitions
which oftimes instantaneously produce
deeper convictions than the most care
ful process of reasoning.
just then a cab passed the window,
and in it was seated Rolickson him.
SELF


"Stop that mani" I exclaimedss Star.
ing up and pointing him out.
"Quick y 1 cried, "for heavens
sake!"


Impelled by my earnestness, a
couple of policemen darted into the
street. The cabman stopped in an.
swer to their hail and soon Rolick-
son was escorted into the room in
which was a prisoner. He turned
pale at the sight OF me.


"Strip his arm !" Iexclaimed eager
ly.


He drew back as an officer approach
ed, and it was only after struggle
and by main force, that he was com
PEELED to submit to an inspection
which revealed mark the exact
counterfeit of that found upon my
self.


Before had finished the narrative
of my acquaintance with Rolickson
and the circumstances under which il
began, an American detective entered
the office and fully identified my late
friend as the criminal for whom l had
been SO singularly mistaken. may
add, that when the blonde wig and
whiskers were removed, with which ht
had disguised himself, the likeness be
tween Rolickson and myself was quite
marked.


l was released from custody, and the
real Roach detained. The next steam
er carried him back 10 America, tc
stand his trial for numerous burglaries
And the young lady it is hoped, wa'
cured of falling in love with a stran
ger at first sight.
Year: 1874

We alluded the other day to the departure of
Mr.. Love for Geneva, With pack train, juSt be-
fore a snow commenced, and predicted that he
would have rough time. He assures MS that il
is just what he had-being three days making a
trip that he could make in the summer in eight
hours.


The first night he had to camp about eight
miles from town, with the snow sixteen inches
deep; bat be selected a sheltered place, shoveled
off the snow, and managed tn get through the
night very we'll. In the morning several of the
animals were gone, and were afterwards found
on the Range, fast in the snow; they had start
ed ahead along the trail their hook
This delayed the party awhile, bnt finally they
got of, and, by picking path, crossed the Range
without further trouble, and camped the second
night in the shelter of the timber.


The third day they had TO founder alsng at a
slow pace, sometimes being compelled to dig n
path through drifts for the animals. When
nearing the mine, one man was sent forward to
order dinner prepared, and to send down recruits
to the party with shovels aud just three days af-
ter leaving Georgetown the train reached the
Revenue mine with cargo all in god condition.
GeorqetouR Niner.
Year: 1874

" A late Detroit paper contains long srti-
Gle on the magnitude of the match business. The
Kansas papers might meet it with the statement
of the magnitude of the nn-match business A
large proportion Of the business of our District
Courts is now composed of divorce snits. At the
present term Of the Court in this County, there
have been some six or seven divorces granted,
with several to hear from. Smith County, some
where out west of here, contains one newspaper
and three families; yet the paper contains four
publications of divorces which have been applied
fori
Year: 1874

APoLoGY.-We understand that some portions
of our items last week. relative to libel suit,
were unsatisfactory OF displeasiDg to soine per


sons. We are sorry if such were the case, for we
wrote without passion, and endeavored nat to do


injustice to any one. Our friend, Col. Johnston.
thinks we did not treat him right. We know
very well that the Colonel. but did his duty, and we
have no unkind feeling toward him; but we must
acknowledge that we have not yet attained that
high standard of etiquette which enables us to
carefully weigh and refine our compliments upon
q man wbo is trying to send us to Jail, even
though il be in the discharge of his duty. We
once heard of an editor who spent ninety days i'll
Jail, and when be was discharged, the jailor re-
quested him to give the establishment puff!
This being the first time We were ever in Court,
We have not yet become used to il. However,
We will say this: that if it ever becomes neces


sary for us to 60 to Jail, we shall esteem ourself
greatly favored in being seut there by friend,
Col. Johnston, and to know that he has made IS
by il! Iu fact, We are strongly inclined to steal
a sheep, knock some old mau down with club,
or throw rocks through somebody's windows,
Just for the sake of being sent to Jail by him.


But notwithstanding all the above, We still
think that the duty of prosecuting attorney is
TO secure the punishment of the guilty, and not
by quibbles and tecbpicai pointa to prevent one
from proving hinssif1ot guilty, II he can do
Year: 1874

TGLLY ONE FOR SToUT.-A gentleman who
passed most of his time at Topeka during the last
session of the Legislature, thus closes letter to
us:


stand by Stout for bis general here last Winter
Wasn't right always; but he did io and goId mem
Year: 1874

TIE PERRY FAMILY N BUsINEss"-This item
appears in the local column # the last Miami
County Republican:


The Of the State Of Kansss L. p Perry for
several days during the week. the theme Of interest in
Judge Fowlers court and with the community generally
After protracted bearing the defendant bound
% appear al the next term Of District Court In the


$500 to the charge Of assault with attempt
NIT rape The bond was obtained and the prisoner dis
charged from custody.


This L. P. Perry is brother of L. J. Perry, of
the Paola Spirit, and lately his partner; and We
are informed that the woman vi hnm he attempted
to outrage is a negro! We do not rejoice in
n,an being in trouble, and it is not our habit to
cast up mans relatives 10 him; but the little
insect, L. J. Perry, has several times taken occa-
sion to refer to libel suit in insulting man.
ner, and has since been throwing mud at us, aud
calling us names. We wish simply to suggest to
him, that there is plenty at home in his own
family, to engage his sympathies and his sarcasm
We have never yet been compelled to send back
to the place We came from, for testimonials with
an official seal attached, to prove that We were
not a scoundrel; nor have We ever been arrested
on the charge of attempting rape of any COM
plexion.
Year: 1874

NOTORIOUS JENNIsoS,


who quickly made them that he would have no
night bowling round his PREMISES and the redoubtabe
Colonel insisted strongly taking part that meeting
that it hastily adjourned without much ceremony.


The ladies' have frequently been invited visit The
Saratoga, and hold meetng time and place were
arranged both sides The ladies then failed to GIL their
appointment made by the Chairman Of their committee
and the audience, large the spacious would
hold disappointed; only brave good woman
Mrs. Judge williams-hng the bill She listened
with attention and respect and had the rest Of the
ssders come doubt the meeting would have been
productive of much good But they spurned the golden
opportunity and far that any good has
been done-no saloons cose-no except those
who have signed the pledge in mnckery


Intemperance is q great and crying evil here Hun
dreds and might say thousands in in this city who have
families support and souls tn be saved the most
obscure rumhos they find, and barter away their
time their hardearned smoney their health, life and the
comforts Of their families for benZins Esl oi-oi Of al
coho and every description of poisonous spirits which
they get drunk the quickest and 60 reeng home
abuse their families.


John D. Cough says in his lecture-and he challenges
contradiction-that likes the taste of whskey
drinks becausd it. rects-in other
words get drunk and he just they drink
just far they drunk. Intoxicating liquor
the present time to be necessary evil but there
law in Kansas to obge any man into the Saratoga
and buy any liquor se any than there force
pass int, the Saratoga Reading Room and look
the Herald, Tribune, Tines SHa DIabury Helcs.
Kaasas Chief.


The clergy meet with the ladies' and pray with them
but outside Of that generally depraese the II
is merely partially tolerated because it is carried by
women with good intentions; but If Of these
woud give little of their good works at
home and do something to make the family circle pleas
for the husband and daughters be
less drunk kenness in the lanl to-day.


The irrepressble Col JESSIsoS has invited the Ia
dies to occupy the Saratoga the Sabbath las he
for it that dayJ either forenoon afternoon
evening lighted warmed and in order but far they
have declined, while the
Year: 1874

SEATTLE ALIvE.-Never, perhaps, in
the history of the town did Seattle pre-
sent a more hopeful, prosperous and
wide-awake appearance, notwithstand-
ing the dull times which have prevailed
in this, as in every other town upon the
Pacific Coast. The vocation OF the
chronic grumblers is apparently ended;
the croakers have mainly subsided; the
doubling are beginning to realize that
their misgivings were imaginary. that
the elements of prosperity and a glori-
Gus future are here in abundance and
are about to be developed by the energy


and enterprise of our own people; that
the inertia of long waiting and watching
for something to turn up has given
place to an active and vigorous determ1-
nation to help ourselves, and everybody
feels better and more hopeful for the
change. Already company of axe-men
are clearing the track, and on Friday
every man, women and child in Seattle
will take an active part in inaugurating
work upon the Seattle and Walla Walla
Railroad with the most hopeful prospect
that long before the Northern Pacific
Railroad will have crossed the Rocky
Mountains we shall have direct and
continuous railroad connection with the
East, by the way of the Union Pacific.
Year: 1874




Rpr.r,Ns TIE CHILD's WHL.-NO art
;s so nsefuI in the management OF young
children (nor is any art SO neglected. as
that of avoiding direct collision. Inc
grand blunder which almost all parents
and pursemaids commit is, that when
the child takes up whim against dong
what he is wanted to do--will not eat
his bread and butter. will not go out,
will not come to lessons, etc.,-they, SO
to speak, lay hold of his hind leg. and
drag him to his duties; whereas, per-
son of tact can always distract the
child's attention from its own obstlnacy,
and in a few moments lead it gently
round to submission. We know that
many persons would think it wrong not
to break down the child's self will by
main force, to come to battle with it,
and show him that he is the weaker ves-
sci; but our conviction is that such
struggles only tend to make his self will
more robust. If you can skillfully con-
trive to lay the dispute aside for few
minutes, and hitch his thoughts off the
excitement of the contest, ten to one
he will give in quite cheerfully; and
this is far better for him than tears and
punishment,
Year: 1874

The WORK BEeUN.-The Railroad
meeting held at the Pavilion on Satur-
DAY evening. was undoubtedly the most
enthusiastic meeting ever held IN Sect
lie, giving the best assurance of tnat
unity of purpose and determination
which is all that IS necessary to secure
the success of the enterprise. 1t is now
certain that the first section Of the road
can be built and put in running order
within the next four months, without
foreign aid or municipal bonds. This
is more than half the battle. The bal
ance of the undertaking then becomes
a question of time. But there must be
no laggards. no croakers, no obstruc'
tionists in the way, or all may yet be
lost. Nothing is more detrimental to
the best conceived public projects than
divided counsels and internal dissep-
tions among those most Interested
Let the only strife be, "who shall best
work and best agree.
Year: 1874

CHEERING PRAYER.-As soon az the
Congressional chaplain closes his ap-
peal to the Throne of Grace there is q
clapping of hands all over the floor. It
is a way they have of calling pages to
their sides. Every Congressman begins
his days labor by giving an order to a
messenger; hence tie chaplain is uni
yersally applauded. Well that beats
me" said an elderly man in the gallery,


with mud on his boots which looked as
though it had been brought from the
othel side Of the Patomac, Il don't see
anything in that prayer worth cheering" !"
Year: 1874

CAN'T FIND HIM. Who? Why, the
man that makes poor butter. We have
hunted high and low for that man, but
he has not shown his face. Every man
makes the best butter in the State, and
would black the eye of the man who
says he don't. But, somehow, there is
a wonderful difference in butter. We
have it all grades and shades, from the
sweet, rich, palateable, golden hues, that
are as tempting as the twenty dollar
pieces behind the counter of bank, to
the cheesy, green and white colors of a
pot of SOAP grease, with a smell about
as inviting as that of barrel of whale
oil, and o taste-well, we don't know
the taste--we have not been able to get
hat far along yet.
Year: 1874

How TO KEEP BUTTER CooL.-Get a
large flower pot. plug up the hole with
a sound cork and seal it. Now put a
quarter brick or other square, heavy
body in the bottom, to serve as sup


port for second, but smaller pot, which
must be plugged up in the same manner.
Place dish under the outer pot, and
cover with any cover you please, pro-
yided it be not metallic. Now fill the
space between the inner and outer pot
with water. The butter will keep as
firm as a rock, as cool as cucumber.
Year: 1874

~ If there was ever an illustration
Of enthusiasm hopelessly run mad, it is
in the case of the Tennessean who has
preserved in alcohol an chronological
specimen which was caught on bed
that General Jackson SLEPT in. z.
Year: 1874

n Never be above your business,
no matter--what that calling may be. but
strive to be the best in that line. He
who turns up his nose at his work, quar-
rels with his own sparks; there is no
shame about any honest calling. Don
be afraid of soiling your hands; there is
plenty of soap to be had.
Year: 1874

These periodicals. constitute wonderful
miscellany Of modern thought, research, and
criticism. The cream of all European books
worth reviewing Is found here, and they treat
Of the leading events Of the world In masfefiy
articles written by men who have special
knowledge Of the matters treated. The Amer
ers in this country liberal support Of the
Reprints which they have SO long and SO
rhesply farnshed, feeling sure that no expcn-
diture for literary matter will yield so rich
return as that required for subscription to
these the leading


PERIODICALS OF GREAT BRITAIN
Year: 1874

The present embarrassed condition OF
business has uncovered the secret manage
mont OF many Of our largest houses, and
exposed to view the manner in which they
are conducted.


One OF the most striking facts thus de-
veloped is the enormous cost at which the
credit Of an unduly4 extended business is
carried on. We do not mean solely or
chiefly the cost in money, but the cost in
the time and energies of the partners.-
Where it requires three-fourths Of all the
time and capacity asman can give to busi-
ness to bolster up what he already has, how
can he expect to be rapidly gaining more :?


In many instances the cares and anxieties
Of large business, conducted on the credit
system, have proved to be heavy draft
not only on time and thought, but on life
itself. More than one among our leading
business men have been brought to pre-
mature grave solely by the mental troubles
growing out Of too extended credit to take
care of.


The energies which on q strictly cash
system are all devoted to accumulation, are
wasted under the credit system in simply
maintaining the credit: so that q credit
business can never be as we'll and sclosely
and successfully managed as fash busi-
ness. ~


1t is important to young men to- make
study Of this subject, so thxq they may
start in life on the only system tvhicA pre-
cludes the possibility Of failure3


Far better do a small business on the
cash system-which is a1se-the Bible sys-
TEN. owe no man anything than to do
a large or extended business, on the credit
system, with its inevitable trials, annoy
ances and perils.-Ledger.