smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1867

lists, and upon being satisfied that any
person not entitled thereto has been
registered, to strike the name of such
person from the list, and such person
shall not be allowed to vote. And
such board shall also, during the same
period, add to such registry the names
of all persons who at that time possess
the qualifications required by said act
who have not been already registered,
and no person shall at any time be
entitled to be registered or to vote BY
reason of any executive pardon or
amnesty for any act or thing which,
without such pardon or amnestyI
would disqualify him from registration
or voting.


SIC. s. And Be IL further endcteG,
That section four of said last-named
act shall be construed to authorize
the commanding general named there
in, whenever he shall deem it needful,
to remove any member of q board of
registration and to appoint another
in his stead, and to fill any vacancy in
such board.


SEC. 0. And be II further enacted,
That all members of said boards of
registration, and all persons hereafter
elected or appointed to Office in said
military districts, under any so-called
State or municipal authority, or by
detail or appointment of the district
commanders, shall be required to take
and to subscribe the oath of Office pre-
scribed by law for officers of the Uni
ted States.


SEQ. 10. And be IL further enacted,
That no district commander or MEM
Der of the board Of registration, or
any of the officers or appointees act
ing under them, shall be bound in his
action by any opinion of any civil
officer of the United States.


SEC. H. And be IL further enacted,
That all the provisions of this act,
and the acts to which this is supple
mentary, shall be construed Literally,
TO the end that all the intents thereof
may be fully and perfectly carried out
Year: 1867

oped in an iron cloak. Suddenly the
folds Of the cloak are thrown apart,
and by the dim light of the candle
you see that the lining of the garment
is set with sharp spikes. Take one
step forward and the folds enclose
you. Iron spikes pierce your body,
and into your eye-balls-clear through
to the vertebra they penetrate. Not
a quick embrace, but slowly you are
enfolded-one turn OF the screw, Just
enough TO penetrate the flesh, just
enough to touch the apple of the eye !;
then, after an age of anguish, another
turn, and a hundred spikes reach
nearer to the nerves; and then, as
heat, thirst and fever rack the body,
another gentle turn and another age
of torture; and then one more ad-
vance of the spikes toward the vitals,
till death comes on, and then the
maiden, unfolding her arms, drops
her victim through trap door, down


-down-down into the unknown
depths We drop pebble and hear
the faint splash Of waters far beneath.


"Here is a skull Anatomists say
it is the skull of female. You may
put your fingers into the holes where
the spikes which entered the eyes
came through. No name, no record.
God only has the book of remembrance.


awe think of this dungeon as con-
nected with the barbarism of the mid
die ages; but we are not quite so far
removed from those days of rigorous
administration of law. Till Napoleon
with the legions of France came across
the Rhine, overfowing all obstacles,
this iron maiden held out her arms to
receive offenders against the law. On
the approach of the French army in
1903, the Virgin, as it is called, with
other instruments of torture, were
thrown into cart and dispatched in
haste out of the town, but fell into
the hands of the victorious army.
Not till then did the world know
what sorts Of Punishment were meted
out to offenders of the law


ave are to remember that Nurem-
berg was free city. About thirty
patrician families for a long time
monopolized authority, and chose a
Council of State, consisting Of eight
persons, who formed the Executive.
This executive was an irresponsible
body. The world knew nothing of
their secret administration of affairs.
Men disappeared and no one knew
what became OF them. The Iron Vir-
gin embraced them, and that was all.
Another Virgin exists in Austria, at
Neustadt. There are other horrors,
enough TO curdle the blood-not of
tho Roman lnquisition, but of German
Governments. The heart almost ceas-
es its beating when you look upon
theirinvontions, and think that though
1867 years have rolled away since
Christ came to redeem the world, yet
we are only half century removed
from these horrors" olf
Year: 1867

A Dresden correspondent of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer thus writes
of what happened to him on awaken
ing in the morning after a nights
sleep in private quarters:


You can imagine my terror when,
upon early day, our door was opened
and a female form slowly and careful
ly glided into our room, and coming
to tho head OF my bed, took off from
the bed post my vest. ! saw it all
with one eye partially opened; but
what could say dared not make
a noise, for could not be understood
if spoke. She felt for my watch, and
drew it out carefully, disengaging the
chain hook from the button hole A
cold chill came over me, but / remain
ed as quiet as q stone. She laid the
watch upon the table; next she took
my coat, in which was my little
stamps, circular notes, bills of ex-
change, memorandum book, passport,
ETC. These she gracefully drew out
and placed upon the table. Nextcam
my pants from close beside my bed.
These she took. Next my overcoat,
which hung upon the rack. Then
she proceeded TO tho opposite side of
the room, and performed like ceremo.
ny with the apparel of my companion,
when with all this load of integu-
ments, together with our boots, she
disappeared from the room. As she
closed the door we both arose upright
in bed, and wondered what all that
meant. We had each observed the
operation with single eye, and equal
ly fearful of making an alarm. Then
was sorry that l had not found some
method TO tie my camel. Here we
are, two poor, blind, miserable fellows,
many thousand miles from home. and
not thread TO put on. l thought of
my family and my neighbors families,
how they had clothing and to spare,
but-well a thought occurred 10 me
that perhaps this was the way they
got so many statutes for their public
parks and museums and buildings.
Perhaps they take just such specimens
as we are and set them up.


The perspiration ran down my back,
and | was in a cold sweat ] felt bad.
If she had left my watch and my
money, what good is all this without
wearing apparel J have been in
places where | wanted food, and had
plcnty of money, but / could not buy
a mouthful. Now am in a place with
money and no clothing. After these
horrid forebodings bad perplexed my
soul for half an hour, the door again
opened, and the same female entered,
with all our wearing apparel nicely
brushed and cleaned, and our boots
with the glossiest kind of black. IL
is a custom Of the country, that's all,
and / feel better now.
Year: 1867

There was q wedding in q church IN
a village near Chicago, recently, which
was attended by crowd Of people,
the bride being the famous belle in
that section, and the bridegroom ar
eX-volunteer captain. There is a sto-
ry about him that was revived with
great effect at the wedding. He was
in the frontier service, and one day
$50 the story goos) be went out to
hunt bear. He had been away from
camp a few hours, when his voice was
heard family in the distance exclaim-
ing


"H-e.r-e zoe Gomez


In a little while the same cry was
heard again, but nearer; then it was
repeated at intervals, nearer and loud
er; when finally the bold captain
emerged from a bit of woods near the
camp, running at the top of his speed,
without hat, coat or gun. In be
came to camp, shouting "Here we
come !"


"Here who Gomez" inquired broth
or officer.


"Why, me and the game" gasped
the captain, pointing to big bear
who showed himself at the edge of
the woods. took long look at the
camp, and then with a growl at mis-
sing his expected meal Of the captain,
disappeared in the woods again.


"But why didn't you shoot the bear,
and then bring him in,p inquired one


"What's the use in shooting your
game, said the captain, testify, "when
you can bring him alive as did y


The story got home before the cap
tain did, and was in everybodys
mouth. The other night, as the bold
captain led his intended bride into the
church, with the pride and grace so
readily inspired by the occasion, some
wicked wag sang out from the gal
lery:


"H.e-r-e zoe come Z"


Which was followed by such a shout
Of laughter as that old church never
heard before.
Year: 1867

INSTRUMENTATION IN A TREE-On the
Woodville road, about five miles from Lib
erty, Miss, there is, or was short time
ago, singular freak of nature in the vege-
table creation. This is nothing more nor
less than two trees, the one an oak and the
ether pine, growing from the same trunk or
parent stem. From the ground up some
four or five feet to the fork. the body of the
tree is covered with alternate rows of oak
and pine bark, and then the pine tree shoots
up to distance of about 80 feet, while the
oak is perhaps 10 feet shorter. Both of
these trees are l6 or Is inches in diameter
at the point where they leave the parent STEM
Year: 1867

A witness being called to give evidence,
in court in Connecticut, respecting the
loss of shirt, gave the following: Mother
said that Ruth said, that Nell said that Poll
told her, that she seen man that seen a
boy that seen a boys shirt all checker,
checker, checker; and our gals won't lie for
mother has whipped them thousand times
for lying "
Year: 1867

Nothing like love and hunger to drive a
man mad, or make him happy. Next to a
feast upon seventeen-year old pair of sweet
lips under grape-vines by moonlight, is 2
foray upon a platter of cold beans, after
fishing for suckers all day. The one fills a po-
etic heart, and the other an empty stomach.
Year: 1867

This evening the Webb Sisters have ben
eft at Wallis Opera House, and we hope the
weather will be pleasant enough to allow the
hosts Of their friends to attend. The house
will be well filed weather or no, but we
would like to see fair field for the occasion.
We hear that on Monday evening next a
grand complimentary benefit will be given
to Messrs. BERRY & WALL, proprietors and
managers of Wallis Opera House, on which
occasion the entire company Of this favOrite
theatre will contribute their best efforts to
make up an entertainment which will give
satisfaction to the public. The deserving
efforts of Messrs. BERRY & WALL to estab-
lish q theatre combining all the best elements
of popular place of amusement will be
properly acknowledged by the public, who
have profted by their exertions.
Year: 1867

There is no doubt that the tariff bill is bur-
dened beyond the hope Of salvation. A
large number Of the tariff lobby left for Bos-
ton and New York and Philadelphia last
night disguised with the radical Congress.
The probability now is, that no bill whatever
will pass If the present complicated meas
ure gets through the two Houses, The PRES
IDESr should not allow it to become law.
He could not do better thing for the peo.
pie than to pocket" it, providing he can
find pocket large enough for so cumbrous
and outrageous mass Of Legislation"
Year: 1867

A GoURMAEDs' CLUB.-It is announced
that there has just been established in Paris
q gourmands' club, the members Of which
dine together at stated intervals on the rarest
dishes. II is presided over by Baron BRIssE,
the author Of the daily bill Of fare which has
become so popular a feature in one Of the
Paris papers, La Liberte, and which is looked
for eagerly by all Paris. The club has its
Office and paid secretary, and notifies that it
will give advice and reply to questions on
the great art Of dining for fee of one dollar
paid in advance. Before the institution of
this club the Baron was beset with inquiries
as varied and numerous as those which are
addressed to the editor of popular journal.
Certain old gourmands who had ruined their
digestions and lost their appetites made pitt
able appeals to the Baron. at is all very
we'll" said they, "for you to give us artisti-
cally arranged lists of choice dishes, but tell
US, we beg you, how we are to find the requi-
site appetite for their consumption" Where
upon the Baron seizes his pen and issues the
following directions: Take" says he, "a
bath the first thing in the morning, after
which, while walking about your room, drink
two or three glasses of mineral water-that
of Niederbrunn on the Lower Rhine is the
best. A couple of hours afterwards take a
basin Of soup with some bread in it, and q
glass of good wine. Then go out and visit
your friends At four o'clock eat biscuit
and drink glass Of Madeira, resume your
walk and at seven o'clock dress for dinner,
when you will find yourself able to eat an
entire leg Of mutton and more" The Baron's
prescription will perhaps be as good outside
Of Paris as in it.
Year: 1867

ing saloons, and every other kind of Ebusiness houses in abundance; and plenty of children and more being

 borr every day, and yet Des Arc is too poor to build even one school house of

 the most ordinary kind. If we were

 to advocate or even suggest thc propri- iety or possibility of building up a sub-

 staniial male and female college in l Des Are, we would be afraid that our

 neighbors and townsmen would think that VIC were visited with monomania

 on the subject of education. We arc told that the good people of Austin have subscribed some eight thousand

 dollars to build upa good substantial

 high school there, and it speaks vol umes for the good taste as well as good sense of the Austin people. At lick

 ory Plain there is fine flourishino

 school that is an ornament and credit to the noble spirit of that people in fa- yor ofeducation. But turn your attcn- ton where you may and you find evil dences of q spirit of enterprise abroad among the people; disposition to odl ucatc and develop the powers of mind in the rising generation, and why in the name of reason and common sense. and common pride, do we not bestir ourselves in furtherance of a cause so yitally important 10 the immediate in- terest and welfare of q town so advan-, tageously situated as Des Are? Go to the business mep and citizens of Des Are, andsask them to subscribe to the building of school houses, and listen to the poor, sickly, sentimental excuses. They have all suffered so much by the war, have lost everything, have been entirely broken up, suffered more than everybody, but would like to do some thing to help build upa school house ill Des Arc, if able; but sain't able to buy meat and bread. Watch these same whining, suffering poor fellows, when they go to the. clothing store, saloon, or billiard table, money is plen- ty, nothing said of war or it's unholy influences. Such is the consistency of many in the city of Des Arc-for some. will pesist in calling if city-and VIC have money to meet all emergencies except school house, and strange to say, it is deemed throwing money away to give it for such purposes, and men calling themselves friends of the city of Des Arc thus act. There is not one-llalf dozen men in Des Arc that do not spend more money for fine dress ing and sumptuous living on them selves and families than they did be- fore the war. It is perfectly astonish- ing that everybody was broke up men that never were worth five cents lost thousands. 0, what seape goat this war has been; all the errors and sins of q miss-spent life are piled upon the war H N.
Year: 1867

g1syg- It is but justice that we should return our thanks to the many friends of the CITIZEN for their hearty support and endeavor in our behalf. Our sub- scription list is rapidly increasing, and if it continue at it's present rate, long before the year is out, we will be able to say we have the largest circulation in the State. That we feel compliment ed by this manifestation of approval, is needless to say. That we will labor to retain the good opinion of the many, who have signified their appreciation ofou efforts they may be assured. Our aim has been to make the CITIZEN the peoples paper. A paper worthy the name and the price. In this our pa- irons say we have been successful. We shall continue the line marked out in the beginning of our enterprise, resting our hope of success on our faith in the appreciation of the people.
Year: 1867

tote fair; and when they do not, we simply notify them that they will hear from us, if we continue to have mail facilities through which to reach them. With your permission, Mir. Editor, we will resume this subject in your next issue. NOS.
Year: 1867

without IT, there danger Revive at everywhere
the Loyal League and associations which proved OF sucn
vast service during the war. Let every paIl-
Otic feel that he has something 10 90
in the good work, and proceed forthwith 20 DO IL
with all his might Exclude all side issues local quarres
and personal aspirations and labor only for the public
good BE not deceived by the stale camor about negro
supposed to have been ridden to death at our last
two annual elections when as now, they were declared
by our enemies to be the great issues OF the contest
They are raised up and brought upon the track
again, mounted by the riders, and destined to the
gnoble end BE not discouraged by the vain boast


ing Of our adversares They have been ingl0rlousy de-
fcated IN every contest for years. and cannot now prevail
against u.s. The loyal and patriotic people OF the state
have heretofore nOby sustained u.s. and the cause or the
country under the heavy pressure dscOuragement
Of drafts, taxation, bereavement ana carnage
and when nothing but an abiding faith IN an
oyerruling Providence, and in the justice or
our cause enabled the end Surely there eau be
faerng now, when the goal is almost reached, ana
when one more united rally for principles aud our


flag win enable us to secure the ripe fruits OF the ate
dreadful civil war; and 10 garner them safely for our
selves and our children We stand over tho ruins OF
gigantic rebellion the most formidable enemy ever en-


the graves OF 100000 of DObcst who counted their


lives well spent when offered freely for liberty ana Union
In the OF their speechless but e0quent us IL


the presence OF the doubling and sneerng enemies o ee
government at home and abroad In full view OF the op
pressed millions, whO from beneath crushing deSpOthns
watched flag with tears, and hopes, and prayers,
throughout the four long OF bloody conflict DeOre
the rapidly coming millions Of the future; before Goa
OF Justice and in the Of all that makes aithfnlness
and maintain forever the principles for which our Drot
died.
Year: 1867

A GAS FIRE-LIaHTER. An invention has
been patented in England, under the name of
the gas fre-igniter, intended as substitute tor
wood and paper in lighting fires. A row OF
three gas-burners is fitted on below and behind
the CRATE bottom, with q tap at one side, so
that when fire is wanted the gas is lit, and
Inc Hame lassing amongst the Goals sets lire to
them without the aid Of wood or paper In
summer, water can be boiled by the gas alone,
IS in an ordinary gas fire
Year: 1867

II may be that immediately following tho
Of the result OF the great yacht the
Of the pilot boat s. D. jones' OF this harbor made
proposition, as understood al the time to race any
other pilot boat of her tonnage tho Atlantic Tor
purse of $4,000 The mon Of the pilot boat Hope, No.
l. supposing the challenge to have been addressed TO
pilot boats generally without regard to the location,
cepted IT, asking but brief period for preparation In the
matter Of the stakes In very short time far moro than
the necessary amount bad been raised and the Of
the Hope ready TO conclude tho necessary arrange
rneuts when the merchants who had been 'bacting"
the Jones declared that their object not encourage


contest boats here, hut 10 have between


boat Of this harbor aud any foreign boat which might
be named. The matter then taken up warmly by
members Of the Chamber OF Commerce here and also
by English merchants residents OF this city. An under
standing had that American merchants would back
the Hope fer 500 600 against any foreign pilot boat the
English merchants might name, and there was every
prospect OF exciting race, when tho matter coming
TO the knowledge OF the Commissioners OF Pilots they
have issued order forbiddng the entrance OF any
pilot boat belonging here into such contest and par
ticuIarly the d. Jones and Hope The order has boon
the cause OF great dsappo tment to the men and mer
chants here for great deal OF Interest had been excited
and heavy bets had been made.
Year: 1867

S"""r"s OF she PeopIe-Wnnt OF Food aud


Fire.


R.LEcH. N. c., Jan. TO- 1861
Business here has been suspended for two weeks by
the unpreccdeDtedly cold weather We have had snow
ana ice for ten days and the suffering among poor
svery great Those who once rich are reduced
,he last extremity OF human endurance Large
Defs were de pendent for tho OF life upon the
noung Mems Christian Association, and the funds OF
thas organization giving out few days ago those de-
penocnt upon wero without food for two days Othe ~
nave burned their furniture 10 keep warm and night
before last woman and her infant frozen 70 doath
People here have now thought Of anything but how
TO i've Nlne-tcnths have interest In what Congress
does They capno, Of course help what Is written and
said by fortune hunting politicians but " Congress
knew our real state they would attend less 10 schemes
for settling political status and try honestly to give
us chance TO koep ourselves alive aud get feet
again
Year: 1867


Br !. W. WATSON, AUTHOR OF " BEAUTIFUL SNOW.
Up pennon-beave the deep sea lead,
Our course lies to the sun;
Gods grace TO each stout mariner,
Until the strife be done.
Between us and the restless waves
An inch of plank stands guard;
White bearded, and with threatening means.
They follow swift and hard.
With three proud colors in tho air,
The red, the white, the blue,
Three tiny vessels, trusting God.
Away TO eastward flew.
stout hearts looked forward on the path
Nor dreamed mischance could be,
such faith had each bold seaman in
These graces OF the sea
Through binding snow and eating wind.
In dreary winter time,
They swept along the trackless deep
Like some fierce Norseman's rhyme
They sped as speeds the wild sea bird
When bursts the tempest wind;
They sped as speeds the swift narwhaie.
And leave the waves behind.
Sweeps down the icy northern blast
Along their watery course,
Yet never dreams the seamen bold
or shipOreck or Of loss.
His wishful eve is fondly bent
Toward an alien shore,
And watchful for each Offering gallo,
To haste the journey DER.
Speed on, We tiny winged barks,
By Yankee sealnen manned,
And bear glad news through waves dad wind
To yon proud Eastern land
Show them the blood from whence ye sprang
Has in your keeping throvc,
And tnat q native Of your land
Is one remove from Jove.
Show them that when your manhood wills
No winds can stop tho way;
That angry waves but speed you on,
By darkness or by day.
o Show them that this same dauntless will
That bore you to their shore,
Within the land you left behind
Lives in million more.
Show them that through our woful pains
Still throbbed the nations heart;
That sword and bayonet has not
Yet killed the nations art.
Show them that through the deadly strife
That rent ms to the core,
We still had men enough TO WELD
The hammer and the saw.
So bs your mission one Of Joy
To all the human race,
And hands that welcome you shall b
The hands Of courtly grace
SO shall your presence in tho East
Unite some l;ordian knots,
And make the song OF songs to be
fhe "Sailing OF the Yachts"