smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

We have been taught from our earliest
/ infancy that nothing whatever that was
made in the beginning. was manufactured
in vain; that even the improvements on


many of the original designs were not to
| be sneeZed at; that everything was useful,
and only required the ingenuity of man to
ascertain its proper use. In taking the
measure of some men whom we have met
in our time. we have found OurSelf becOm-
ing skeptical, really doubling the doctrine,
notwithstanding our kind old father and
our dear mother impressed it on our mind
quite strongly. We have, on such Ocea-
sions, however invariably recOnciled the
matter by thinking that probably mans in
genuity was at fault. thus thinking rather
than. to go back on the teachings of those
whom we first learned TO love.


About rattleSnakes. Who would believe
that these venomOuS creatures, whose


music sends a thrill of horror into the souls
of those who hear his dreadful whiZ, were
useful? Well they should be, for as arti-
cles of an ornamental nature, they are fail
ures. We have often thought about this


matter, and wondered if the original in
ventOr of the snake tribe hadn't made a
mistake of some kind; and if it wasn't a
mistake, whether in a state of diSappOint-
mentand anger, he hadn't planned them to
spitefully trouble some one who had of
Tended him. Then, again, we made up our
mind that snakes were not invented, but
just grOwed; naturally sprung from some
unnatural cause; may be the hair of a


horses tail produced them, or something
of that kind; but even this did not satisfy


us, and we have invariably come around
to the old teachings, and settled down to


the belief that everything that was orig
inally turned out of natures workshop


was good and useful. The use of rattle
snake we never knew until we read the fol-
lowing letter received by our postmaster
Yesterday from q gentleman away up in the
State of Wisconsin. The letter reads as
follows:


"May The 18th 1874.
"Plcas Mr. Postmaster i Wish to Take
the privilege of Writing A Few Lines to


you to let you know About Matters or
What want Har your County AbOuds
with Rattle Snakes wish to get Rattle
Snakes Heart have Known of instances
Where A Rattle Hearts Has Cured The
| Consumption that has cured some in this
| County that is what want it For Don't eX-
pect you to get one But Some Honest Clever
Man in the Country A Farmer Perhaps


would Kill one And take His Heart out
Wash And Dry it wash in Cold water so As


Not to Take The substance out of it Dry it


And send to Me VIII be a A thousand
/ Times Oblige to you the way the indians


use 70 Do They eat them all but the head
/ they let lie for half an hour if they don't


swell they use them if they swell they have


bite themselves. wish to be careful about
/ that because would not want if it was


poisoned they ain'tnO Dangerif they don't


Bite themselves if they do they will imme-
! diately when Killed swell up there is none


in this country thought that Be good
| Plan to get one Wash in cold water Dry it


And put inside of a Piece of paper and Put
| in an envelope and send to me and Oblige."


kansas City Journal.
Year: 1874

LIBERTY is not idleness; it is a free use
of time TO choose our labor and our exer-
else. In one word, to be free, is not to do
nothing, but to be the sole arbiter of what
we do, and what we leave undone. In this
sense, what good so great as liberty?
Year: 1874

The Richmond Enquirer prints the
comments of the JOURNAL and Char
lotte Home in relation to the publioa-
ton of the slander about Miss Alexan-
der, and says


We did not publish the sensational
story referred to, about the death of
this popular young North Carolina
lady, when it appeared, simply be-
cause we held that if true it was as
great SANDER even as if false, and we
can never be party to wrong inflicted
upon any lady, whether living or dead.
We are gratified to see the North Car
olina papers come up so chivalrously
to their duty in thus defending the
gentle and innocent victim of this
heartless SANDER. We did not for a
moment believe it, and waited pa
tiently for this authoritative denial.
which will be received with thankful
ness by all the friends of this lamented
young lady in Richmond, where Miss
Laura Alexander had won a host of
devoted admirers as much by her ami
able disposition and many other wo-
manly virtues, as by her promising
dramatic talents and rare artistic ac-
complishments. We rejoice that the
slander has been SO etfectually nailed
and that the only one injured by it
will be tt .oatjeins.S author.
Year: 1874

man, we know not what it is. But the
appeal to Jacobs pity was as vain as
that to his manhood.


How much more effective was the
anpeal to the Court How much bet
ter than Jacobs is Judge Russell
How much more pity did he have 1or
the poor widow than Jacobs had
Jacobs took forcible possession OF her
house and the Judge kept Jacobs
from receiving any punishment for It,
save that of s'payment OF costs DO
the people of this District want man
on tbe bench who refuses to right the
wrong done to the helpless, even alter
the verdict of jury has declared that
| wrong +? DO they want Judge upon
the bench who deliberately refuses to
| n moor old widow woman the protec-
| ton our laws guarantee to her, ana
gives it to the convicted criminal who


has wronged and oppressed her Who


deserved the sympathy OF the Court,


Mrs. Ward or the man Jacobs Who


got the sympathy Of the Court the
| heinlnss old woman or the criminal


who wronged her ? The Radical


Jacobs stood before Judge Russell con-


victed by the verdict of jury, after


fair trial, of n gross. outrage and viola


ton of the law. Mrs. Ward, poor
old widow woman, stood before Judge


Russell as the helpless victim OF that


outrage, u3adU acCts tie R0dic0l J6co6S


and not his helpless, 2ria1"cd rictiht


that received tic JarOr q tie Court


AJudge is put on the bench to ad'


minister justice by an impartial


execution of the laws. The laws arc


made for the very purpose of prevent


ing men from redressing their owl
wrongs, and to protect the weak agalns


the violence and oppression of the
strong. Do the people Of this Distrlc
think, when a man by open violence


takes possession of helpless woman


house, throws her goods and chattel
into the public road, and is tried ant


convicted therefor, that the Judge /
administering justice when he stop
the execution of the laws and shield
the criminal from punishment, an'


that too, while the criminal still re
, tains possession of the property thu
violently and illegally seized


, It matters not what may have bee


Judge Russell's motives for such con


duct. Whether it was because Jacob
was a Radical or whether it was SOM
y other motive, we think we may safel
, say that the people of this Judicia
| District do not desire to keep Oh tn


bench O man who suspends judgmel
"on payment of costs i'll such cases a
| fhic
Year: 1874

The new bridge celebration in ST..
Louis is to be a grand affair. The au-
thorities have sent to New York for
three carloads of fireworks. and an
accomplished lunatic offers to Jump
from the bridge into the river for the
small sum of $3.50.


We never respect persons who aim
simply to amuse us. There is a vast
difference between those we call ANUS
ing men and those we denominate en-
tertaining-we laugh with the former
and reflect with the latter.


The sage observed, ga good name is
the noblest pedigree, and closing the
eyes the surest protection against
worldly alluremeuts."
Year: 1874

Renaen6cr that tie election lar re-
quircs "THAT WHEN A VOTER IS CHAL-
LENGED AT THE POLLS UPON DEMAND
BE THE DUTY OF THE INSPECTORS OF
THE ELECTION TO REQUIRE SAID VOTER
BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE TO
PERSON KNOWN TO THESE JUDGES THE
FACT OF HIS RESIDENCE FOR THIRTY
DAYS PREVIOUS THERETO IN TIE COUN-
TY IN WHICH lie PURPOSES TO VOTE.
Year: 1874

Judge Russell has some strange
ideas about the punishment broper
for people who have violated The law.


We have already printed an account
| Of a case in which a negro convicted
| before him OF stealing oats was turned


aloose upon the payment Of costs


and bound over to the next term OF


the Court, to secure his good behavi-


our as it were. That was in New Han,


over county.


This morning We lay before our


readers the facts of another case in


which the Judge saved man convict


ed of gross outrage from proper pun


ishmcnt. This case occurred III the


county of Brunswick, ami is about as


follows:


Mrs. Ward, q resident Of Brunswick


county, and a very respectable old


widow lady, has store house upon
the same premises with her dwelling.
She and her husband had been in
quiet peaceable possession of the


premises for thirty-fve years, pay
ing taxes regularly all the while.
The Hilburns, the parties from whom
the Wards bought the place, had been
in peaceable quiet possession of the
premises, paying taxes regularly for
more than thirty years. Indeed, we are
informed that the title to the property
is remarkable for its clearness and
plainness. Mrs. Ward kept various
articles Of property, family supplies,
chiefly, We believe, in the store house.
While the premises were thus quietly
and peaceably II her possession, a
man named Jacobs, a Radical, went
there, and the door being locked and
the key in the possession of Mrs.
Ward, broke open the door with a
crow bar, threw Mrs. Wards property
into the public road, and took and
held possession of the house. Mrs.
Ward was then and there present, pro-
testing against and forbidding the
whole affair. Jacobs was indicted for
forcible entry and detainer and was
tried and convicted at the last term of
Brunswick Court, Judge Russell pre-
siding.


For such gross outrage upon an
old widow lady one would naturally
think Judge would have inflicted the
heaviest punishment the law would
permit. Judge Russell thought other
wise, however, and suspended the
judgment of the Court altogeth er,
upon the payment of the costs, and
Jacobs holds possession of Mrs. Wards
house to-day!


What motives control Judge Russell
in thus shielding criminals from the
vengeance Of the law we neither know
nor care. It is sufficient to know that
he does thus shield criminals from pun
ishment. The result to the people of
this judicial district is precisely the
same, no matter what the judges mo-
tive may be for allowing criminals to
go unwhipt of justice.


It seems difficult to conceive of q
case of grosser outrage, without vio-
lence to the person, than that commit |
ted by this man Jacobs in forcibly tax
ing possession of the house of an old |
widow lady, and throwing her goods
md chattels in the public road. If |
here is anything that appeals more
to ones pity, or to ones man.
hood than the desolate unprotected
.9aatcu u e Aslpless old widow Wo-
Year: 1874

The Empress Eugenie is an artistic
in ecclesiastical needlework and en-
broidery. During the last year, she
has worked with her own hands, more
than one set of 'tvestments" for the
little chapel, and also stool and cush-
ion for the Priest. The Empress
would not allow single stitch to be
put in by any other hand than her
own,
Year: 1874

We advise all white men who NAV
not believe that negro rule is quite az
black and as bad as it is painted, to
read carefully the following letter
from distinguished citizen of Halifax
county.


There are no truer, braver or better
people in the State of North Carolina
than the white people of Halifax and
the other counties composing the
Second Congressional District. Their
condition is truly deplorable one.-
Crushed to the earth by the wrongs
and expressions of local radical gov
ernments, they are helpless and, worse
still, hopeless, but for the Legislature.
Is it not the duty then, of those coun-
ties that have white majorities, to
send men to the Legislature who will
do for them all that can be done?


HALIFAX COUNTY, N. o.


July 5, 1874.


Dear J0urrdl AS your are fully
aware, the Radical party, in this the
End Congressional District, have
majority of about eight thousand, SO
distributed as to give them the con-
troll of nearly every county within it's
limits. The position of prominent
Conservatives among us would seem
Year: 1874

Twenty-six parishes report a de-
The weather IS less favorable than last
ton of the plant is generally good and
promising, though three weeks late -
There il no complaint about labor.
Year: 1874

The property owners around Girard College
Phladelphis, have petitioned in favor of havir z
streets run through The college property. They
object 10 being blocked out and put TO inconven-
ience by the huge obstruction OF The great char
ity school. Hereupon there is an outcry by 9TH
er citizens who cite Girards will aud the condi-
lion of the trust that the grounds shall be iniac,
BY being surrounded by huge wall. The al
fair is creating almost as much excitement as
the sscrilegious attempt a year ago Of certain
parties in Boston 10 cut up the Common.
Year: 1874

CHAP GAs.-ln another column We copy from
The Reading Eagle props sition 10 The Mayor
and Councils of that city 70 erect new gas works,
lay the pipes and do all that Is Necessary TO sup.
ply the people there wlth good ga> at g per ou.
sand feet. The party is now engaged in erecting
works tor the Philadelphia sud Reae'ug Railroad
Company, at Reading.
Year: 1874

An UNUSUAL INCIDENT. On the day OF
Senator Summers funeral service at the
Capitol, the Senate being the center of
attraction, the door-keepers Of the gal
leries were, of course, besieged with
applicants for admission, especially
those guarding the entrance TO the por-
ton set aside for Senator's families and
their friends. As the services were
about to commence a we'll dressed lady
presented herself at the last mentioned
entrance, and was refused admission
by the door-keeper, who stated that she
must have note from Senator. She
had procured one some days previous for
the purpose of entering this portion Of
the gallery, but had never used it, and
remembering that it was still in her
pocket, handed it to the dOor-keeper,
who read, "Please give this lady seat.
Charles Sumner" She was admitted
Washington Chronicle.
Year: 1874

When the Anglo Saxons settled in
Britain the patriarchal system WAS Id
full force. The father was absolute
master in his own family; hs sold his
daughter in marriage, his son in slavery.
When St. Augustine landed on the issT
land the maiden was simple article Of
property, her price fixed at 80 many,
head of cattle. The primitive mode Of
procuring n wife was this: When 8
youth had fixed his choice upon .
maiden, he went with band Of friends
and carried her off, probably with her
own secret connivance. The relations
follow in hot pursuit, feud between
the families ensued, and was only ap-
peased by the lover agreeing to pay the
value fixed upon by the father. retain-
ing possession of the maid. he giving q
"wed" or security for his performance
of the contract-hence the word we'd
ding. The custom of stealing the
bride is as ancient as the Spartans, and
is still kept up in Brittany, where l.
forms ono of the ceremonies Of the
marriage festivities. The bargain made,
the amount of the morning gift" set
tied upon, the contracting parties took
each other by the hand and proclaimed
themselves man and wife; the ring was
placed on the first finger of the left
hand, and the father, having received
the purchase money, delivered his
daughter over to her husband. The
transfer OF authority was made by q
symbolic gift. The father delivered
the brides shoe over to the bridegroom,
and the latter touched her over tho
head with it-a ceremony which took
its origin in the custom Of placing tho
foot on the neck of the slave, and was
typical of the wife's subiection to her
husbands ceremony still preserved
in the custom of " throwing the shoe"
The day after the wedding the bride.
groom gave the morning gift"-sup-
posed to be voluntary, but according
to the value stipulated. It was general
among the Teuton race, and often es-
tates of some value were thus bestowed.
When Athelstan's sister, Eadgirthy
married the Emperor Ohio, his mora
ing gift was the city Of Madgeburg.
Year: 1874

Tho failure of all North Pole Exped-
itions to discover the secret of the
Arctic regions has stimulated the Aer-
onautic Society of Paris to attempt an
Arctic balloon voyage. Extrayagant as
the notion may appear, it is not more
so than Professor Wise's project of
crossing the Atlantic Ocean in bal
loon. One advantage of an aerial North
Pole voyage is the temperature of the
Arctic regions, which prevents the es-
cape of gas from the balloon to such q
degree that it is supposed to be quite
feasible to construct q balloon which
will last three months voyage. An
other advantage is the absence of dark
ness in the Northern regions. If the
balloon leaves in tho summer time, tho
sun will illumine the heavens during
the whole trip. Then, again, the per-
manency in the direction of the winds
around the regions of the North Pole
would beanother point in favor of the
trip to tho North Pole over that across
the Atlantic. The size of the proposed
balloon is fixed at about eighteen thou
sand cubic meters. 1t is calculated to
Ctlly tCu tuACC
apart from the ballast, q number of in
strunents, an anchor, and dragging
rope, which will touch tho ground should
tho balloon sink too near the earth.
An ingenious arrangement has also been
made to prevent the balloon from rising
higher than 500 meters, or about $500
feet. The boat of the balloon is to be
lined with sheep skins and heated with
lamps, SO that even if the temperature
should fall to 80 below zero outside, it
will be 5 degs. above zero inside. A
vessel is to carry the men, the balloon,
and the ingredients for the manufacture
of the necessary amount of gas to about
tho seventeenth degree Of latitude.
This will leave trip ofabout 300 miles
to the North Pole for the balloon to
accomplish; and the voyage there and
back could be made within twenty days.
Everything, however, is to he prepared
for full three months trip. The en-
terprise is exciting unusual interest
amongst tho scientific men of Europe,
and is, indeed, one of the most wonder
full schemes ever conceived by tho hui.
man mind.
Year: 1874

He Would SlNa.-A rather singular
lawsuit has taken place in North Caro-
lima. 1t grew out Of an effort to stop q
good man who couldn't sing from max
ing IN attempt in church. The name
of the unfortunate lover of song is Will
liam Linklaw, indicted for misdemeanor,
and tried before Judge Russell at Rob-
eson Superior Court. Defendant was
indicted for disturbing a religious con-
greSation. The evidence as detailed
by several witnesses, was substantially
this: Defendant is a member of the
Methodist Church. He sings in such a
way as to disturb the congregation. AT
the end of each verse the sound of his
voice is heard after the other singers
have ceased. One of the witnesses be-
ing requested to describe defendants q
singing, initiated it by singing a verse
in the voice and manner of defendant.


which produced burst of prolonged


and irresistible laughter, convulsing
the spectators, the bar, the Jury and
the court. The defendant is reported
to be strict member of the Church
(Methodist), and man of the most
exemplary department. It was not con-
tended by the State upon the evidence,
that he had any intention or purpose to
disturb the congregation, but, on the
contrary, it was admitted that he was
conscientiously taking part in the re-
ligious services. There was a verdict
OF guilty, judgment. and an appeal by
the defendant
Year: 1874

at any time. just as soon as party re-
ceives official notification Of his election
from the state board, he can enter upon
the duties of his office. This he is re.
quired TO do within fifteen days-com-
mission or no commission and should
the present incumbent refuse to surren-
der the office, he can then be proceeded
against under chapter 43, Gantt's Digest,
under the head of conspiracies and
usurpation Of office, section 1856 Of
which reads as follows:


"1f any person shall exercise, or at
tempt to exercise, the duties of any Office
created by the constitution aud laws Of
this state, without first beitg qualified,
in the manner prescribed by law, for the
discharge thereof, the person so Offend
ing shall, upon conviction, be punished
by Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
period not less than one year nor more
than five years, IN the discretion of the
court"


Under this section OF the law any per.
son refusing to turn over his Office can
be arrested, On affidavit being made be-
fore any officer having jurisdiction Of the
matter-justice Of the peace or circuit
judge.


Let those who are elected, immediate.
ly on notification of the fact by the state
board Of supervisors, at once qualify and
enter on the discharge of their duties. A
commission is Of no more value than a
notification by the state board-both arc
evidence of title to the office. There
should be no delay on the part of those
elected in qualifying at once,-Gazets.
Year: 1874

To THE SUBORDINATE AND GRAND CoUN.
CILs OF TEMPERANCE REFORM:


Dearly Belored BrethrM-


1t is known to you all that the present
session of the Supreme Grand Council
was to be held at Van Buren, Crawford
county. On the day set the Supreme
Grand Council met, but there not being a
sufficient number of Grand Councils rep
resented to constitute quorum, have
no business to report from that body.


At suggestion made by me sometime
since to Subordinate Councils to send up
representatives to convention to be
held at the time and place of the assem-
rb.ing Of the Supreme Grand Council, a
number of Subordinate Councils were
represented, who in their wisdom, in the
main adopted the suggestions l made in
my address to the Order in the early
part of the year. The Grand Council Of
Central Western Arkansas, who had
withdrawn from our jurisdiction, being
in session here, on having the PROPOSE.
tions of the convention submitted to
them, in spirit of self sacrifice worthy
or all commentator, for the sake of
peace and harmony, dissolved their
Grand Council and entered into the plan
of the convention. The convention now
submit their work to you and ask you to
Join them to help further the common
cause


Brethren, heartily commend to your
favorable consideration the action of the
convention as being the very best that
could be done for the interest of the Or
der and the cause Of temperance.


G. f. HARVEY.


S. G.. w. A. d.
Year: 1874

VAN BUREN, ARK, Nov. 7, 1874.


FRIEND DUNHAM:


The last battle for the freedom of Ar
kansas has been fought and we are again
victorious. The boilers are shelvtd, we
have good constitution ratified, full
corpse of officers elected by the untram-
meled vote ef the people. We can con-
sole ourselves with the reflection that we
have done a good years work since April
last. You, my good friend, with few
Of us in this part Of the State have had a
hard road to travel a part of the time,
for while battling for the best interest Of
our people, many here who ought to have
been working with US have done all in
their power to impede us, from the taking
possession of the State House by Brooks
up to the close Of the election on the Sd
inst. But we feel that Arkansas starts
out again on a sure foundation on the
road to prosperity. May Heaven prosper
her. Let us be true to ourselves. Let
us take warniug from the fate of the
wicked crew who have ruled and ruined
us for the last six years. May those of
our own party who ought to have been
with us but who have been fighting us en-
Joy the boon with US. The news from
all quarters is cheering and in our great
JOY we will forgive our crring brothers.
May Heaven bless all together. We will
throw the mantle Of charity over them
aud say they knew not what they did.
The Van Buren, Press, that staunch ad
vocate of the best interest Of the whole
people against the aspirations of chronic
office seekers, still lives and will prosper
Notwithstanding the threat that it should
be broken down. Go ahead in the same
good work to build up our good State,
and the Press will live to chronicle the
political death Of many more of those
who have maligncd it. "We are tree,
we are free, we have broken our chains, ]"
etc Yours, Is.