smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Boston Herald: A matter of'great
interest to New England, and
vital Importance to the South, is
the rapid increase of cotton mills
in the States south of the Potomac.
North Carolina has fifty mills, and
and in all there are reported one
hundred and eighty three erected
since the war in the cotton growing
States. This is the opportunity of
the South. Let the principles of
economy be observed in the State
and municipal government; let cap
italists be assured that they will
not be burdenod by enormous
taxes; let law and order prevail as
in New England, and there is no
reason why the region where cot
ton grows at the factory door,
where rivers turn the mill wheels,
and the adjacent fields furnish the
operatives with the staff of life, can
not compete successfully with the
territory east of the Hudson, which
brings its cotton q thousand miles
for manufacture, buys its fuel five
hundred miles away, and transports
the food of its laborers half way
across the continent. The outlook
in the Southern States is hopeful,
and they must nave a great future
before them.
Year: 1879

Very few of the sudden deaths
which are said to arise from dis
eases of the heart do really arise
from that cause. To ascertain the
real origin of sudden deaths, exper-
iments have been tried in Europe
and reported to a scientific con-
gress held at Strasbourg, Sixty
six cases of sudden death were
made the subject of a thorough
post-mortem examination. In these
only two were found who had died
from disease of the heart. Nine
out of sixty-six had died of apo
plexy, while there were forty-six
cases of congestion of the lungs
that is, the lungs were so full of
blood that they could not work,
there not being room enough for a
quantity of air to enter to support
life. The causes that produce con-
gestion of the lungs are cold feet,
tight clothing, costive bowels, sit
ting still, chilled after being warm
ed with labor or rapid walking,
going too suddenly from close,
heated rooms into the cold air, es-
pecially after speaking, and sudden
depressing news operating on the
blood. The causes of sudden
death being known, an avoidance
of them may serve to lengthen
many valuable lives which would
otherwise be lost under the verdict
"heart complaint" The disease is
supposed to be inevitable and in-
durable: hence, many do not take
the pains they would do to avoid
sudden death, if they knew it lay in
their power.
Year: 1879

For some time past there has
been much dissatisfaction manifest
ed among the Southern Democrats
in Congress in relation to the tenor
and temper of the discussion upon
the political riders to the appropria-
tion bills. Many of them have
freely declared that the present po-
sltlon of the party upon the ques-
tions under discussion was occa-
stoned by the Northern wing of the
party, and that, so far as the South
is concerned, all that twas demanded
was the repeal of the jurors test
oath, to which there is little objec
tion, while the Northern Democrats
insisted that the Federal election
laws and the laws authorizing the
use of troops at the polls should
also be repealed. Upon these last
two propositions only is the contest
made. The Southern men claim
that they care nothing for them.
and yet they say that they and their
section have to suffer all the odium
that attaches to the present Demo
cratic plan, while they are merely
acting as aids to the Northern Dem
ocratic leaders, who are mainly re-
sponsible.


The outcome of this feeling is a
move on the part of the Southern
Democrats to force their Northern
allies to come to the front and ac-
cept the responsibility for the pres
ent and future attitude of the party
upon these questions. To that end
a letter has been prepared, setting
forth the fact that, as the future
political battle-ground of the De
mocracy will be in the North, it is
best for the Democratic representa-
tives from that section to lay down
a line of policy to be pursued in the
contest upon these questions. They
also pledge themselves to follow the
advice of their Northern friends and
stand by any future plan of action
they may see fit to adopt. The
communication invites an inter
change of views, but distinctively
asserts that the responsibility for
the conclusions reached must rest
with the Northern Democrats. This
communication has already received
the sanction of a majority Of the
Southern Senators and members,
but it has not yet been presented to
the Northern Democratic leaders,
although they have been advised OF
its import and of the determination
of the Southern men to fix upon
them the responsibility for any fu.
ture contest that may be made upon
these political riders TO the appro


priation bills.


Mr.. Goode of Virginia is saiC
now to be in possession of this i'm
portant paper, and he is to deliver
1t to the Democratic caucus com
mittee as soon as it shall be called
together, and if it meets their ap
proval it will be signed by The
Southern representatives and form
ally presented to the caucus.
Year: 1879

When Col. Colyar, in his speech
last night, said that there was more
work if not better prices, he uttered
a truth that is becoming apparent
to every man about the city. Go
where you will you can see new
houses going up, old ones going
down and additions to others. The
hum of industry is all over the city.
The click of the trowel rings out
on every street. The increase of
wages quickly follows an increase
of work. After awhile some man
who is in hurry to get his house
built quick, will offer a larger price !;
others will raise to keep their work
men, and so up wages will CO.
One reason why they have not al
ready gone up is that unemployed
workmen from the surrounding
towns are pouring in here, so that
as yet the supply is equal to the
demand. The increase of wages
may result from the causes already
stated, but it will not be permanent
until prosperity sets her seal on all
the country. Then each town will
have a rise for its own artisans, and
the rise will be permanent. Only
one thing is needed now to make
Tennessee enjoy this wave of pros
perlty that is now passing over the
country, and that is vote for the
compromise. Get it out of the
way and then, oh then, how happy
we shall be- Banner.
Year: 1879

Washington Post: AS Mr.. Hayes
seems determined TO force a Demo
cratic Congress to either remain in
session all summer or give him
the power to use the army at the
polls, the sooner members turn
their attention to general legisla-
tion the better. Nothing more de-
sirable than the income tax bill
called up by Mr.. Dibrell of Tennes
see yesterday, could be devised. 1t
is in the interest of economy, Of
Justice and of the people. The
House declared in favor of the
principle by a majority of ten votes
and practically instructed the Ways
and Means committee to bring for
ward a bill At once. Congress has
plenty of time to bring forward a
bill at once. Congress has plenty
of time to construct a careful meas
ure, and canpass it. 1t is quite
likely that it will be vetoed, but
that consideration should not be
allowed to stand in the way. 1t
ought on the contrary TO stimulate
the peoples representatives. By
all means let as have an income
tax bill.
Year: 1879

The New York Times has risen
out of itself and above its party or
ganization long enough to expert
ence this burst of fairness and de
cency; "There are three or four
trumpery sheets printed in the
South whose violent language has
made them infamous. Mississippi
has a couple of this sort-without
ability or character, on anything
emitting them to notice. Their
rawlings have been quoted in the de-
bates as evidence of SoutheI opin-
ion. No sane man would propose
to hold a Northern State responsi
BILE tor trash printed in it's Green
back papers; and it were Just as
unfair to make the South accounta-
BILE for the stuff printed at Meridi-
an or OkalOna"
Year: 1879

The Republican organs are put
ting some very assinine long ears
upon themselves by reiterating the
silly lie that the Democrats are
"backing down." In not one jot
or little have the Democrats retired
from their position. Their purpose
has been from the very first to pre-
sent the issue of troops or no
troops at the polls for Hayes to
call on, and they have perfectly sue
ceeded in getting that individual to
commit himself and the Republican
party squarely to the continued use
of bayonets to interfere with cleo
tions. When he vetoes the bill to
repeal the law to promote fraud
and violence at elections. the Dem
ocrats will have the Republican
party definitely posted on its plat
form of Centralization-the aboli
ton of State authority and State
lines and the destruction of the Re-
publican form of government,
Year: 1879

A newspaper and a newspaper
editor that people don't talk about
and sometimes abuse are rather
poor concerns. The man and bust
ness that an editor sometimes feels
it duty to defend, at risk of
making enemies of another class,
are often the very first to show In
gratitude. The editor who expects
to receive much charity or graft
tude will soon find out his mistake; !;
but he should go on and say and
do what he concientiously thinks
right without regard to frowns and
Year: 1879

The Nashville Banner, comment
ing on the opinions of the State
press as to the State debt question,
says: ave know well enough that
a large majority of the citizens of
Tennessee will vote for it, and that
it will be overwhelmingly adopted,
unless a fatal supineness should
seize our people, who under the de-
lusion of everybody being for it,
might stay away from the polls
There is one thing very sure, and
that is, every man who opposes it
will work and vote. Remember
this" This is not only worth re-
membering, but it is worth acting
upon on the day of election.
Year: 1879

We received Monday a copy of
the Houston (Texas) Telegram
which contained twenty and half
columns of tax sales and 81 columns
of other advertisements. Not an
item of news nor a line of reading
matter of any kind did it contain.
The tax sale embraces not less
than four thousand tracts or par
cells of land and lots, which certain
ly does not speak we'll for Harris
county. Think of it. Four thous-
and tracts of land and town lots
in one county to be sold for nom
payment of taxesi
Year: 1879

The pencil marks you see around thi
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub
scription Is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. Wo
would take great pleasure in extending
credit TO our friends and patrons, but
cash alone viii Yay our expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you win comprehend
and appreciate the necessity OF such a
course, and renew your su scription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


EB- We enter no new names on our
books without the money In advance
Year: 1879




The wonderful manifestations in
nature point unerringly TO great
master workman. 1t is a rule well
understood that thing cannot form
or make itself. II therefore you
see the engine your mind ut once
goes back TO the maker of il. You
need no argument to convince you
that it did not make itself. When
you therefore behold the moon do
you not conclude that IL did not
form itself, but that some unseen
master workman shaped IL and
hung it in space? If you answer
that it was the work OF nature, then
will you please tell me who or what
made nature2 Ifyou say all things
come by the laws of nature, then /
ask you by whom did the laws of
nature come? You tell me that the
master minds of Newton, of Frank
lin, of Darwin, of Agassiz have dis
covered wonderful things In nature,
but how come mind 20 exist in
those men? II it required master
minds to discover what already eX-
lists, did it not take a greater mind
TO create the things discovered by
those minds? You fail TO convince
yourself by your mode of reasoning
and fall back upon the proposition
that the cause of all things is un
known and unknowable. Your con-
clusion is as false as your reason
ing. Should l say that the engine
is an existence whose creator is un-
known and unlknowable you would
scorn the conclusion and laugh at
me for entertaining such an absurd
idea. But you hold views more alb.
surd in regard TO the creation Of
all things, and denounce all men
who disagree with you. You ad-
NIT that the globe exists, but you
deny that it was made; you admit
that it came into its present form.
through the laws of nature, but you
do not tell me the origin Of the laws
of nature. You claim TO be a man,
but deny that there was a first man;
you admit the existence of the egg
but deny the prior existence Of the
hen; you claim 20 have mind, but
deny the prior existence of mind.
O, man, thou wonderful inconsist
eucVl
Year: 1879

to arrest. The supervision without
interference is all that can be safe
ly allowed to the party in power
Any power beyond that creates an
inevitable partisan control by Dep
uty Marshals of the party la power
at the time and paid out Of the
Government funds. This Is the
principle of European despotism.
There the Government exercises
power at will and the ple5iscitus in
dicates the will of the government.
Here the people meet as equals at
the polls, and must be left as
equals. The party which holds
the reins has, without power TO ar
rest, too much authority already.
In theory, the people are equal at
the election and choose candidates
by ballot without the interposition
of authority. In fact, the party in
power has always the advantage,
and if its agent can arrest, its con
troll is complete. This evil cannot
be allowed in order to remedy any
other, for no other can be worse
than this, which is the destruction
of free government.


Mr.. Hayes reIterates partisan
charges of frauds in New York,
while he is compelled to say moth
ing about. the abuse OF power,
which is far more dangerous than
fraud. The Government can en-
dure fraud, power it cannot outlive.
When once this partisan control is
established the subversion of the
Government IS complete.


1t is not necessary TO discuss the
constitutionality of these measures.
Their partisanship and inevitable
tendency is sufficient TO condemn
them with people who are not hope
lessly blind to their own safety.


This is by far the weakest OF the
veto messages. IL discusses one
side alone, and as if Mr.. Hayes
we're wholly incapable of seeing
more than one side. Urging tho
perfection of these laws, if they are
imperfect, he does not attempt in
any way to point out means of per-
fecting them or to discuss the oh
jections made American, 30th.
Year: 1879

The Mormon women say their
husbands are the bravest of mer.
We believe it. Here the man who
ventures on treble blessedness is
regarded as a truly heroic charac
ter, but there are no words to eX-
press the true estimate of the man
of whom 16 women are able to say
he is a darling and devoted hus-
band.
A bald-headed son of Solon was retained to
bring


Her suIt
And her cavsas actio was that hubby's face
was so


Hirsute
That he tickled her outrageous, and such
freaks did not


Her suit,
And lie would not buy the bonnet that con-
trasted with


Her suit.
Year: 1879

The little boy knew A and B,
But, sad to tell, got lost at G;
The teacher made him haw and G..
Until he got him down to P;
He kept him in till after T,
And sent him home much more w.
Year: 1879

There lies before us paper, yellow
with age, which recalls melancholy
scene which we witnessed in New Orleans
in 1855. 1t is the advertisement Of q
slave auction, with description and
catalogue of the property to be sold, and
some of the lots have marked against
them the prices for which they were
knocked off.


We shall never forget the appearance
of the poor chattels as they mounted the
block in succession and turned their anx-
ious, and in some cases terrified gaze,
from one bidder to another until the fall
of the hammer consigned them to new
master. There was here and there a
careless, laughing one among them, but
such were few. The auctioneer set forth
their merits in fippant language, and
made them jump and swing their arms to
show their condition, while the intending
purchasers felt of their muscle and ex-
amined their teeth, as if they had been
cattle. instead of men, women and chill
dren.


There were one hundred and seventy
eight slaves sold, ,one hundred and twenty
Year: 1879

"A remarkable escape from death in
making an ascent of one of the peaks of
the Alps occurred few days ago. Herr
Gisler, the keeper of an inn' slipped on
a steep, icy slope and, losing his footing,
shot with frightful velocity in the direc-
ton of crevasse 40 feet deep and 6 feet
wide. As he neared the brink, however,
Gisler, who was a man of powerful frame
and great presence of mind, contrived to
spring to his feet, and clearing the crew
asse with bound, alighted unhurt on
the other side. where, the slope being less
steep, he was able to keep his footing
He Joined his Mortified companions at the
base of the mountain, and they oil ar
rived in safety at the inn.
Year: 1879

By Wells, Fargo Il Co. IS statement, given
to-day, it will be seen that the metallic prod
ucts of our great mining regions on the
Pacific side Of the continent reach the
sum of eighty-one million dollars for
1878, which is q handsome crop. But this
is more than seventeen millions less than
what was produced from the same sources
in 1877, which difference has by some been
hastily attributed to the exhaustion Of some
of the great lodes, and by others has
been more nationally accounted for
on grounds less likely to disturb
the even temper of stockholders.
Readers who will go through the exceed
ingly interesting sketch of the history OF the
ComstoclS lode, which we give with dia-
gram to-day, will see that it is possible to
account for variations in the yield of these
great deposits of mineral wealth without
assuming that the deposit is exhausted.
Few stories are more startling to a prosaic
world than these chronicles of the product
of enormous wealth; and few differences
seem more clearly 10 follow from the rep
etition of these stories than the pleasant
one that we have as yet in reality only
tapped the great deposits of orc that are in
the continent.
Year: 1879

Our telegram from London reports o
storm OF wind and rain over Ireland, Eng
land and Northwest France, and thus once
more verifies our prediction Of the course
and destination Of disturbance that left
us some days since. 1t has been stormy
winter in Europe; winter as notable for
departure from the ordinary standard of
weather on the side of severity as with US
the other way. In France the snow in the
mountain ranges and in the great forests
has been such as to drive the wolves to the
very gates of the great cities. In Paris
they have enjoyed the unusual treat
of days of sleighing, more snow hav-
ing fallen than in any year since the
winter of the siege. All the great
storms they have had have been regularly
predicted by us and communicated through
our London and Paris offices, SO that the
storms never came Unexpectedly to those
who cared to notice the news. Some hard
hearted mortals will want to know presently
what is the use of our foretelling storms,
and whether or no we cannot prevent them.
But in time it will be commonly under
stood that there is not much difference be-
tween the two; that to foretell storm five
days in advance, and thus enable one to
make his preparations to avoid it, is as good
the sea in ships" understand this already
better than others. but all will see it very
we'll one of these fine days.
Year: 1879

among others, that if the Emperor had not
stolen the particular twenty-six thousand
hectares referred to he had stolen something
else and had been the cause of the robbery
of France of two provinces. But to all this,
and to the argument that the law did not
give the son the right to sue for libel on
his father, the Court responded with judS-
ment in favor of the Prince, while to the
politicc- historical arguments the Court said
that defamation could not be justified by
the misfortunes OF the person. DETAINED.
How hard is the way of the libeller in France
may be judged from the fact that people
there are not permitted even to libel dead
emperor
Year: 1879

years they have utterly neglected. They
will succeed in this, as they have succeeded
in building up their manufactures. and in
less than dozen years from now we shall
have resumed that high rank among the
commercial nations which We held before
1861. But the race of merchants who in
that earlier period carried our flag and our
products all over the world has died out !;
the new men, manufacturers and exporters,
who are now turning their attention
to the re-establishment of our ocean
commerce need all the information
they can get, and nothing can help them so
much as the frequent reports of efficient
consuls Our true foreign policy lies in
this direction. TO become once more pros
porous we must secure such control Of for
eign markets as will enable us to sell abroad
our surplus manufactures, or. more cor
rectly, to exchange them for the raw ma
terials of other nations. To learn how to do
that we need a capable, permanent. well
paid and we'll organized consular service,
and if we had that we could get along very
we'll without ambassadors or ministers,
whose situations where they are main
tanned might we'll be made the honorary re-
wards of faithful public service or of con-
spicuous merit.


Congress ought not to forget, in its de-
sire for economy, that penny wise and
pound foolish system of saving is neither
proper nor popular. 1t has been held by
some ignorant men in the House that the
consular service ought to pay for itself and
that port where the fees do not somewhat
more than equal the consurs salary ought to
have no consul. Such ignorance is purely
mischievous and deserves no attention.
The present income of q consulate in fees
is no measure at all Of the importance OF
the place, and the disposition to make it so
and to higgle about the salaries of consuls
is on par with the similar silly spirit
which seeks to cut down the army and
which keeps our navy rotting at home in
stead Of sending our ships abroad over the
world to show the flag and to make our
country known to distant nations. Our
little army is probably the most over
worked body of men in the world,
and it has been repeatedly shown by
facts and figures that money would be
saved to the country in costly transporta-
ton were the rank and file increased. The
new Army bill has some good features, but
we hope Congress, before adopting it, will
do itself the credit of asking the opinions
of such men as Generals Sherman and
Sheridan. 10 cut the army down, either
in force or pay, contrary to the advice Of
these officers. would be a blunder which
the country would rightfully resent. AS to
the navy, Secretary Thompson has greatly
increased its efficiency, and he has done so
without waste. 1t may be made, as he has
suggested, an important auxiliary to our
commerce, and our ships ought to be used,
and not laid up to rot.
Year: 1879

The beginning of the new year seems to
all over the country. In our own city and
in the cluster of smaller comm unities that
nestle all around it the day was devoted to
the discharge of those social amenities and
duties which society exncts rs the price of
its membership. At Washington, where
the day from the beginning Of the Republic
has been looked upon as the chief holiday
of the year, the celebration was, as usual,
almost entirely official in it's character.
The President and the principal
officers Of the government were 'at
home" to their friends and followers,
and the uniforms of the diplomatic
corps and of military and naval officers
gave tone and color to official drawing
rooms. There were gubernatorial recep-
tions ut many of the State capitals, and in
several of the leading cities the mayors and
other municipal officers exchanged the
compliments of the season with their
friends and fellow townsmen. In q word,
from Maine to Louisiana and from the
Atlantic to the Pacific the day was observed
with good deal of the old time warmth
and enthusiasm before the lean years Of
commercial depression threw their shadows
across the new years dial. The certainty
that these shadows have at length passed


away contributed no doubt, to the joyous
ringing welcome to 1879 that went up from
all the land yesterday. It was fitting that
the golden New Years of our second GEN.
tury should have received such greeting