smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

General Grant did not ask an audience of
the Emperor. The Emperor is child sew.
en- years of age, at his books, not in good
health, and under the care of two old ladies
called the Expresses. When the Chinese
Minister in Paris spoke to General Grant
about an audience, and his regret that the SOW
ereign of China was not of age that he might
personally entertain the ex.President, the
General said he hoped no question of au-
dience would be raised. He had no person.
al curiosity to see the Emperor and there
could be no useful object in conversing with
child. This question Of seeing the EN-
peror is one of the sensitive points in Chin
ese diplomacy. The Chinese idea is that
the Emperor is the Son of Heaven, the titu-
lar il not the accepted king of the world,
king of kings, a sacred being, not to be seen
BY profane, barbarian eyes. Foreign powers
have steadily fought this claim, and have
insisted by every means upon the Emperor
standing on the same level as other sover


eigns and heads of States receiving and send
ing ministers, and taking an active and per-


sonal interest in international affairs. These
arguments went SO far as to induce the last
Emperor to receive the foreign ministers in
the palace. This was great triumph. 1t
made sensation at the time. l have seen
a picture OF the audience, drawn from men,
ory by one of the interpreters. There are
ministers standing in row, the Emperor on
his throne, mandsrins in the back ground.
Prince KuDg on his knees handing the Gre
dentials of the ministers to the Emperor.
The audience lasted some minutes, and was
confined to the utterance of a few words of
Tartar language to the effect that the Gre
dentias would be considered. That is the
only time in recent years when barbarian
eyes looked ON sacred majesty. The En-
peror who then resigned has, to use courteous
speech, assembled on the great dragon to be
guest on high. The youth of the present
sovereign has prevented any audience, for,
of course, an audience would be a comedy,
with the sovereign timid, unhealthy boy,
who had never seen foreigner, and who
would probably run off crying. The Chin
ese, therefore, have postponed the audience
question until the Emperor comes of age.
At the same time, the foreign ministers
have always made point of an audience. The
fact that General Grant had been the head
of nation and had corresponded directly
with the Emperor gave him the right to
request an audience. There was no reason,
even in Chinese logic, why such a request
should be refused. Many of those we'll in
formed on Eastern questions were anxious
that this request should be made that il


would render things easier in dealing with
the Chinese that, in fact, the only way Of
dealing with the government was to hammer
and hammer, and always to hammer, unit


all these prejudices were broken down. Bu


the General, as haye remarked, had no Gu


riosity to see boy seven years old, and the
question dropped.-N Y. Herald.
Year: 1879

ner of his escape is thus described by an
eyewitness:


"The Franks had approached as near to
the town as they deemed prudent, when four
Of them concealed themselves nesr the road,
while two of their number, Jsmes Cozby
and Nathaniel Evans, went forward into the
town. They rode to a convenient distance
from the Courthouse, tied their horses to
limb Of tree near to which they hid their
rifles, and boldly entered the town, their
capacious hunting shirts concealing the side
weapons which they had prepared in case of
need. Soon they had mingled with the
crowd and had easily passed off for country.
men attracted there by common curiosity.
Evans had taken charge of Gov. Sewers
celebrated race mare and led her up to the
front Of the Courthouse door, the bridle
thrown carelessly over her head he was ap-
parently an unconcerned spectator of pass
ing events. Cozby entered the house, and
there, arraigned at the bar, sat the object of
their solicitude. Slowly he turned his head
and their eyes met. Sewer knew the rescue
was at hand, but he was restrained from any
outward demonstration by significant
shake of Cozby's head. During pause in
the trial Cozby stepped forward in front of
the Judge, and, in that quick and decisive
tone so peculiar to him, asked the Judge if
he was done with that man. The question,
manner and tone caused every person to
start and cast their eyes on the speaker, then
on the Judge, all in amazement. In the
meantime Sewer had caught sight of his
favorite mare standing at the door; taking
advantage of the confusion he made one
spring to the door; the next he was in the
saddle, and with the speed of thought was
borne from the wondering crowd"


Sewer met with no more trouble from
either State or local authorities. He re
turned home, and, although for time suf.
fering from political disabilities, he finally
became Governor of Tennessee, and, for
many years, served in the House of Represep.
tstives at Washington.-Gn. Commercial.
Year: 1879

A darkey was once attempting to steal a
goose, but dog raised an objection and
Ssmbo retired. The next night, during a
thunder storm, he attempted it again, and
just as he was on the point of getting away
with his fowl the lightning struck close by
and the noise nearly frightened the poor
fellow to death. Dropping the goose, he
started away muttering, "Pears to me dar's
heap of fuss made about one old goose |!
Year: 1879

Ladies, you cannot make fair skin, rosy
cheeks and sparkling eyes with all the cos
metic of France. or beautifers of the world,
while in poor health, and nothing will give
you such good health, strength, buoyant
spirits and beauty as Hop Btters. A trial
is certain proof See another column.
Year: 1879

Pigs for fall killing may be forced from
the start. A run at grass, little milk, and
regular, steady feeding on bran and meal
slops, will help to make large growth !;
which is aiterward quickly filled up with
fat. The low prices now prevailing, must
be Offset by making more pork than former
ly out of the same feed.
Year: 1879

The new State was short lived, but so
long as it did exist it presented very singu-
lar spectacle. Let us imagine to ourselves
wilderness threaded here and there by rivers
along which the bottom lands sparsely dot.
ted by rude log cabins, bore the only marks
of cultivation to be seen in the whole region.
No cities, no towns, not even villages de-
serving the name, and these shut in by lofty
mountains and almost impenetrable forests.
There was scarcely wheeled vehicle in the
State. Farmers ground or crushed their
own corn, and their wives and daughters
united their homespun clothes with the skins
ofwild beasts to furnish them with clothing.
If anything beyond what their own farms
produced was needed there was but one
way to procure it. Gold and silver, money
of any description being an almost unheard
of article in the community, system of
barter had to be brought into play. There
were well understood allowances to be made
for each article of commerce, A besr-skin
was worth 30 many mink-skins,or pice versa.
The State Government established sched-
ule of values which it applied to its own
transactions, and probably the people of the
State in their private business coniormed to
these rates. An idea of how primitive the
Government really was may be inferred from
the fact that its officers from the Governor
down received their salaries in articles Of
commerce, such as otter skins, beeswax, rye


whisky and "good peach and apple brandy,


The State Capital (Greenville) was hsmle


of perhaps dozen long buildings. Probs
bly, it contained store. We know that I
Year: 1879

had tavern and . court house. What the
general character Of the buildings was may
be inferred from description of the court
house, in which the Legislature of the State
of Franklin was wont to assemble. 1t was
built of unhewn logs, and had neither floors
nor windows. Between the logs we're few
cracks where the logs fitted badly, and these
1t was thought, would serve well enough for
ventilation and light. 1t is almost unneces.
sary to say that the State had no printing
press and the only knowledge which the
freeman Of Franklin got of the laws of his
Government was through common report
and their annual promulgaton on the mill
tia field or from the steps of the court
house.
Year: 1879

Meanwhile Sewers term had expired, and
the last remnant of the State of Franklin
had disappeared. Sewer himself was ar
rested, through the assistance of Major Tip
ton, of course, and taken to Burke county,
North Carolina, for trial. On the day fixed
for the trial some of his friends from beyond
the mountains came to his rescue. The man.
Year: 1879

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Stocks
were more active than at any other time
since the panic. the sales reached nearly
half million shares. Money was steady
At per cent for call loans on stock col
lateral. An immense business was done
In Erie stocks and bonds. Governments
were strong. Exchange was dull and
sfaadv
Year: 1879

The Best Family Newspaper,
Publishes both the religious and
secular news that is desired in any
family, while all that is likely to
do harm is shut out. 1t devotes
four pages to religious news, and
four to secular.


The New York OBSERVER was
first published in 1923 (; and it is
believed to be the only instance
OF a Religious Newspaper confirm
its even course for ftty-sir gears,
without. change of name, doc.
trine, intent, purpose, or pledge
from the date of its birth.
Year: 1879

On Monday morning as George Snyoer,
the ice man, was delivering ice at the drug
store of Van Duzen Brothers, on Wall street
he took cake of ice weighing 200 pounds,
and as the amount to be delivered there was
only one hundred pounds, cut it in two
About the centre of the cake was discovered
young black bass, which on being cut out of
the ice was found frozen as stiff as a stone.
The ice had been harvested from the river
last January, and SO for eight months the
fish must have been in the ice in a frozen
state. Seward Van Duzen, one of the clerks
in the store, thought to himself that he
would try an experiment in reviving the
fish. He put him in sprinkling pot, in
which was cistern water of the ordinary tenn
perature, For about half an hour the fish
showed no signs of life at all. After that
time had elapsed he was noticed to begin to
move his tail. He was transferred to glass
globe, and shortly afterward was swimming
around as though he had not been locked
in the cold embrace of cake of ice for
the greater part of a year. Pieces of crack
er we're thrown into the water, and the fish
ate them. The globe containing the fish
now adorns one of Van Duzen Brothers.
counters, and large number of people Wis.
tied the store On Monday to take look at
what is really curiosity in the way of re-
viving animal life.-From the Rondout IN.
W Courier.
Year: 1879

The carelessness which some people in
this city manifest in leav ing their doors
insccurely barred at night, is topic with
which the newspapers are always rife. One
instance in particular was called to our no.
tice. A lady living on Eutaw Square was
sitting up with her daughter, who was aflict-
ed with pulmonary consumption, and whose
terrible cough could be heard by the neigh
bors, This evening in particular she was
more than usually depressed and harrassed
by severe and prolonged fits of coughing,
Her mother left her bedside to go to the
bureau to get some medicine to relieve her,
and as she passed the window she saw an
immense shadow of a man on the WALL One
shrek and she fell in faint, as a tall stall
wart fellow leaped in at the window. The
sick girl, too weak to cry out lay in trance
OF fear, while the man leaned over and pick
ed up her mother, and said in kindly tone
BE not alarmed, Miss, am no robber but
| have heard you coughing so much that
am determined to relieve you, and SO
brought you this bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup The young lady thanked her phil
anthropic friend took the medicine and i:
now rapidly improyipg,-Baho, Eeery Satur-
day,
Year: 1879

A young gentleman, happening to sit at
church in pew adjoining one which a
young lady occupied for whom he conceived
a sudden and violent passion, was desirous
of entering into courtship on the spot, and
the exigency of the case suggested the fol-
lowing plan He politely handed his fair
neghbor Bible open, with pin stuck in
the following text--second epstle of John,
verse filth: And now beseech thee, lady
not as though wrote a new commandment
unto thee, but that which we had in the
beginning, that we love one another She
returned it, pointing to the second chapter
of Ruth, verse tenth Then she fell on her
face and bowed herself to the ground and
said dnto him. Why nave I found grace in
thine eyes, seeing that l am stranger p
He returned the book, pointing to the
thirteenth verse fthe third epistle of John /:
'Haying many things to write unto you,
would not write with paper and ink, but
trust to come unto you and speak face to
face. From the above interview mar
riage took place. ..t f..r
Year: 1879

We see an article going the rounds of Ger.
tain papers that seem to publish anything
to fill up, in which it is undertaken to tell
why farming is 80 little liked Before GO
ing farther'in the subject it should be first
in order to prove that farming is not liked
For ourselves we deny the proposition. The
very fact that three ffths of the population
are engaged in farming puts a stopper on
any such nonsense. There is no business
more liked than farming and none that
yields so sure living and provides more
certainly for the wants OF OLD age when our
work.days are over.


There are lazy people engaged in farming
as In any other calling, who are ever ready
to try their hand at something else which
seems to promise as much or more gain with
less labor. But we all know who have paid
any attention to these changes how seldom
any one betters his condition. On the cor =
trary how frequently-in fact how generally
they fail entirely. 1t is perfect folly, af.
ter working at pursuit for years, and be-
coming well acquainted with it in all its
ramifications, and doing we'll enough to
abandon it and begin anew some other busi-
ness OF which we know nothing about And
we see the result of the folly all around us.
The industrious, temperate, careful man who
purldes farming rs the vocation of his life,
becomes ardently attached to it, and never
fails to do well by it. We say never, be-
cause such man cannot help but succeed
unless overwhelmed with misfortunes, which
is not often permitted in this day of good
will and benevolence.


There is no business that man engages
In for the support of family that is so GER
tain of accomplishing its object, or that up.
on the whole is better liked, than that of
tilling the soil and there is no people, take
them altogether, who are held in higher re
pute by the rest of fmankind.-Lan In
teHigencer.
Year: 1879




Better than gold to a man is cheerful
wife. But he must do his part toward max
ing her cheerful. 1t is easy enough for
man to marry happy woman. But the
bride expectant, when she thought how hap
py she would be, never contemplated the
picture of husband coming home as cross
as a bear, and going to bed without speak
ing to her she had never thought of the
long evening when he wouldn't come at all,
or his bringing some one home to dinner
without warning or preparation, or his aw-
full profanity over so trifling matter as her
little bill of expenses. She had no idea, in
fact, there could be anything but happiness
in married life, and she had determined to
be happy, and to distribute her happiness to
those about her. 1t is not sften her fault if
she doesn't succeed. Men, as rule, do not
exert themselves to secure their wives hap
piness. They know that it requires con-
slant and great effort to possess property
and be secure in its value in the midst OF
constant commercial changes. The cheer
fulness, the happy, hopeful character which
every woman displays at the beginn-
ing of marriage is not lost so easily as for
tune; it requires but small share. A
word to the girls in this connection is in or
der: Beware of the man who doesn't know
enough about cheerfulness to understand its
value in daily life. Such a man would i'm.
prove the first opportunity to grind the
cheerfulness out of his home to frighten a
sunbeam into shadow, and then wonder
what is the matter. Such is no better than
no husband at all and when you want a
husband go find somebody else-somebody
who will give you at least some chance to be
happy far into the life beyond the honey
moon. .-"'
Year: 1879

In one OF the narrow andIill-lighted streets
of Sachsenhausen, in an attic of lofty and
unsightly house, sat blonde, about twenty
years OF age, ,busily employed with her need
lie. The furniture of the room was clean
and tasteful. The girls whole dress would
not have fetched many kreutzers but every
article fitted her as well as if it had cost
hundreds Her fair locks shaded face
brighte ned by pair of eyes of heavenly
blue. The spirit of ORDER modesty, and
cleanliness reigned in everything around
her. Her features were delicate, like those
of one noble born her eyes betrayed Sleep
lessness and anxiety, and ever and anon a
deep sigh rose from the maiden's breast.
Suddenly steps were heard on the staircase,
and her face lighted up with Joy. She
listened and doubt seemed to shadow her
brow. Then came knock at the door, which
made her tremble SO much that she almost
wanted courage to say Come in A young
man, shabbily dressed, entered the room, and
made a low and awkward bow.


Il beg pardon, Miss said he, docs Herr
Schmidt live here?'


Yes, sir. What is your pleasure p


Are you his daughter Berthaf


Il am.'


Then it is you / seek. I am from your
father ..l


For Heavens sake, where is he Some
thing must have hsppened-he stayed away
all night ..


This misfortune is not very great u


'oh, my poor, poor father what shall
heart p


The young man seemed to observe these
visible marks of anxiety with great interest.
He said:


DO not be frightened, it is nothing of
great importance. Your father met last
night an old acquaintance, who invited him
to tavern. They had supper together, but
when the landlord came for his bill your
fathers friend had decamped, and left him
to pay the score. He had not sufficient mon
ey for this, and now the host will not let
him go until he is paid, and declares that
unless he gets his money lre will send him
to prison.


TO prison ? exclaimed the girl. Can
you tell me how much the bill comes tor
Three fiorns and half


'Ob, God sighed the girl all l have
does not amount to more than one forin, but
l will go at once to Madame Berg and beg
of her to advance me the money





Who is Madame BergT
THE milliner for whom work.
But it Madame Berg does not advance
the money-whst then p
The girl bstst into tears.
Il am afraid she will refuse. | already
owe her one forin, and she is very hard.'
For what purpose did you borrow the
money you owe herr


The girl hesitated to reply.
You may trust me-
well, my father is very weak, and re-
quires strengthening. borrowed the mou-
! ey to get q quarter of fowl for him.
Year: 1879

When Governor Robinson and Mr. John
Kelly meet ut Syracuse tomorrow they will
be able to compare notes about the result in
New York follow the example of the Pine
Tree State.


The republicans appear to have carried
Maine. They have, if the news received
early this morning may be credited,
carried the Legislature, and thus insured
the election OF their Governor, thus regain
ing what they lost last yoar.


We shall now read in the democratic or
gans elaborate articles giving numerous
reasons to account for this result. We rec
ommend to them the example of gentle
man who was called to account for not
keeping dinner engagement. II have sew
enteen good and sufficient reasons to give,'
got all about it." He was not asked to re-
cite the rest, and IL the democratic organs
will only confess that the leaders Of their
party do not know what the people want
they may save themselves the recital of all
the other reasons for this second demo cratic
defeat within a week.


The country is ready to drop the republic
can party; 1t is ready tor change; but 1t
does not mean to change for the worse.
And how poorly it thinks of the democrats
is shown by what in Maine the voters have
accepted from their opponents. The most
stalwart political doctrine has been
preached there from every stump
The republican speakers have secuted at
new policies, have never mentioned
reform, and have dwelt mainly on the
Year: 1879

and harmony in the North are unnecessary;
in giving rein to the enterprises of dema-
gogues and designing leaders whose strug-
giles for predominance demoralize the
party, and who accustom it to disregard
principles, and to seek only for success at
all hazards.


If the democratic party were to-day un-
able to count on the votes of the solid
South its leaders would be forced to appeal
to the voters of the whole country with
sound democratic principles, and while
they might slough off some rotten boroughs
they would at once secure the confidence of
the country, and their internal quarrels
would come to an end.in the face of the
real and manly struggle they would have
to make.


AS matters stand they may as well give
New York to the republicans and make up
their minds to see Mr.. Conkling seated as
the successor of Mr.. Hayes. mob never
yet defeated regular troops led by ablo
commanders
Year: 1879

gentleman who accompanied Collector
spection in Canadian waters tells HERALD
correspondent that s'the Canadians have no
knowledge of what treaty is; they think
the waters are their own property, and that
they can exclude whomsoever they please" I"
The gentleman who makes this report ap-
pears to think the Canadian view prepos-
ferrous and unreasonable; but in this we
differ from him altogether.


The Canadian view is entirely right and
reasonable. The waters are their own
property, and they ought to have the right
to exclude from them whomsoever they
please. The mistake which has been made
has been in treating these waters as not
Canadian at all, but as British. To Great
Britain the question who fishes in Canadian
waters is and has been matter of minor
moment. When we negotiate treaty with
Great Britain the English try to obtain
what they want of us and throw the Canadian
fisheries in as sort of makeweight They
use little or no care to guard the rights or
to consult the wishes of the Provincial
people.


Hence it follows that every new treaty is
only the beginning Of o new fuss and the
fishery troubles are chronic. If the Cana
dian government and ours could negotiate
directly, and without the interference of
Great Britain, in this and other matters,
we should come to some amicable and final
conclusion very easily and certainly.
The fishery clauses of the Washington
Treaty, it is now plain, have settled nothing.
We hope Secretary Evarts will be able to
persuade the British government to aban-
don them at once, and then we hope the
Canadian government and the United States
will be able to negotiate real and lasting
treaty. 1t would be still better if, in regard
to the fisheries, we could deal directly with
the separate Provinces, but this is perhaps
too sensible o thing to expect OF this
moment.