smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

mine, your shares are increased by the
actions of the gold gamblers, and their


influence on the government; and you


are enabled by the operation to buy
shares in silver mining at lower rate


than they were worth. IL Is done in this


way. If you have ton Of gold ore re-


duced to gold bullion, say forinstance IL
gives twenty pounds of pure gold, you


have only to carry it to the mint and get


it coined for nothing; or you may re-
ceive the weight of 1t in gold dollars.
Now, your neighbor tries the same thing
with his ton of silver ore, or his bullion (;
but the mint turns him away with the
remark, we buy all of our silver at the
rate it sells at in England. And silver
which is not coined free and for nothing,
has lower rate in the market, than it
had before the war when it was coined
on the same terms with gold. And we
are quite sure that the piece Of pure sill
yer the size OF dollar is to-day in any
city, where there is no mint, actually Of
more value and will sell more readily
than will piece of pure gold the size of
a gold dollar. The whole difference in
this country is caused by the coinage of
one mans gold free, and the other mans
silver at charge Of about 10 cents for
each dollar.


Now, let Congress direct the mint to
buy gold bullion as cheap as it can and
coin gold on the same terms it does sill
yer. 1t is no more than right that the
gold mine owners should pay the people
who own the mints for turning their gold
bullion into money. When paper is
at par with silver, gold is of very little
use, and one dollar bill will buy as
much as a one dollar gold piece.
Year: 1878

WHAT IsA DoLLAR?-A piece of gold
weighing 25.S-10ths grains, nine tenths
fine is not dollar; nor will it sell
for dollar. Such piece is worth about
~ cents; and it will not sell for that
money in any town like our own. Gold
is not such a merchantable article as
some suppose. 1t is not as well settled
and fixed in value as wheat, corn or
oats. 1t is sometimes sold like old clothes
for very much less than it is worth. A
piece of gold is worked up into the shape,
size and fneness Of dollar, ready for
the stamp, but it is not yet a dollar-nor
Will it bring a dollar. No mark or
stamp you can put upon it will make it
bring dollar. The sole power to make
il dollar belongs to the United States
There is very little art or skill in making
dollar, and the miners could have coin
stamped. But they could not make a
dollar. All in the country are prohibited
from coming money. The government
holds that power alone. 1t should,
therefore, act with entire fairness and
business in coming money. 1t does
make the coin more valuable. The labor
and the stamp does add to the value OF
the piece OF metal. 1t makes that piece
Of metal money-it makes it pass az
such and gives it purchasing power
that it had not before, and that none bu,
the government can give it. Beside that
the government limits the number of the
coin SO that not more than is needed car
be coined. Here again the government
ADDS to and protects the value of its coin
age. In all this before the year 1861:
the government was just and impartial
1t would coin ones silver bullion on tn,
same terms it would coin another's col,
bullion. The product of the American
silver mine was as carefully guarded a.
the product of the American gold mine
Strange to say these products have ken
near each other in value-a few hundre,
thousand of gold having been yielded il
excess of silver.


But does the government act fairly nov
toward these American products ? No
1t does not. If you own shares in gold
Year: 1878

THE real "hard money" people are the
advocates of gold and silver. The ''sin-
gle gold standard" people are now clam
oring for greenbacks and some of the
banks threaten not to receive silver
money on deposit. Their object, no
doubt, is to get all the gold that is in the
Treasury and keep it-not pay It out for
fear they will not get it back and hence
they don't want silver. But without sill
yer how can they redeem their notes in
specie ? At last the 'single gold stand
ard" humbugs have turned "greenback-
ers."
Year: 1878

THREATENING AGAIN.-Ine Repuli-
can party has enjoyed all the offices of
the government for seventeen years have
plunged the people into several thousand
millions of debt to keep the leaders in
office, and now they are heard threatening
war or something worse if they are not
permitted TO hold the Offices longer. For
war or something of the kind is what
they mean by talking of the "Solid
South" They kept the South solid with
the bayonet as long as there was any,
thing left for them to steal, or as long as
people of the North were willing to bear
the expense of an army to keep such
thieves as Chamberlain, Ames, Kellogg,
Holden, Scott and others in power. The
worst elements of this party, the friends
of such men, threaten dire vengeance
again of some kind unless the people of
the South vote to keep their rapacious
partizans in power ; or, in other words,
divide among themselves in such a way
as they cannot protect their own inter-
ests, and thus allow the scoundrels they
have Just chased out to creep in again
and array the negroes against the whites,
and give the carpet-baggers or scalawags
another opportunity TO rob and ruin. All
such threats should be treated with in
dignant scorn. A state of war is better
than such a state as the South suffered
for some years after the war. If the north
ern Demagogue attempts to get into
power in that way let him know that he
cannot do it. The South are either in
dependent States holding all the rights
that the States in the North do, or there
is no Union under the Constitution. Be
fore the war, just such threats were being
continually made by the Abolition jour
mails, which repeatedly expressed wishes
for a separation unless slavery was abol-
ished; and it will not be long before the
same class of politicians will be demand
ing separation unless they are permit
ted to continue their control of the Off
eial patronage of the country. This mis-
fortune-and it is a misfortune-arises in
great part from the immense salaries paid
to officers for very little labor, and the
great sums of money yearly paid to
thousands of men who are not needed to
the proper conducting of the government.
50 long as men can live in such luxuri-
Gus style, and make such vast sums OF
money from office, so long will the peo-
pie be troubled by such exciting contests,
and all manner of threats be INDUCED in
unless the schemers are allowed to secure
this heavy pay. These heavy salaries de-
stroy all patriotism. The love of gain is
what controls such men as the Sher-


mans, Blaine, Chandler, Wells, and the
numerous thieves of the Credit Mobiler
and Presidential fraud stamp. The South
should give no heed to them, but make
their States as solid against fraud and
dishonesty as it is possible to have it,
There is no fear of war or disunion OF
any Of the dire calamities the rascal,


Shylocks are so given to insinuate.
Year: 1878

THE New York Times proves TO its
own satisfaction that the reason the Re-
pubicans did not elect ten Congressman
in the Southern States was because they
made no effort to do so. Their money
was invested in a solid North, and the
solid South was made solid by neglect
viii the Republican note this fact, and
correct its New York Republican cola
borer and require it to retract, or will the
Repubiican still continue to allege that
the "solid South" is caused by the '.shot-
gun policy.n
Year: 1878

The German Liberals in parliament have
published an explanation Of their vote
against the anti-Socialistic bill. They con-
sidered Hoedels attempt upon the life OF
the emperor the isolated act Of miserable
creature, and therefore did not think that
circumstances demanded the enactment OF
general repressive laws. Now that Noe
bling's systematic arrangements and his
network OF communications have been dis
closed, they hold that to save and heal the
state extraordinary measures are iustifable.
At the time the bill was rejected they were
severely criticised as fayoring lawlessness.
But the expression Of such sentiment as
this, shows that they are as loyal and as
much in favor OF good government, as those
fawning courtiers who are so ready to sup
port measure simply because it is intro
duced by the ministry.
Year: 1878

Secretary Sherman Is 4 white elephant
on the hands Of the Potter committee. He
was charged in the preamble TO the Potter
resolution with using his influence to pre-
vent protests from being made in regard To
certain Louisiana Parishes in which fraud
and intimidation were used, and this, OF
course, entities him to the privilege OF 60
ing before the committee TO defend himself.
Referring to the State Of affairs here men
toned the Chicago Tribune says:


This charge, il proven To be true, would
lay the foundation for Impeachment pro
ceedings against the Secretary. He is there
fore entitled TO the privilege oc proving the
charge to be false by testimony before the
Committee, and TO do this he must he al
lowed to prove that the violence and intimi-
dation upon which the protests were based
actually occurred. Mr.. Sherman has submit
ted TO the Committee list OF the witnesses
whose testimony he desires To have taken on
thls subject, and upon whom he relies for
his defense. To refuse to allow these wit
nesses to testify would be an outrageous act
OF injustice which would be everywhere
condemned, while TO accede TO Mr.. Sher-
mans demand will open up a damaging side
ofihe Investigation which the Committee
would suppress II they dared. 1t was pre-
dicted NJ the outset that the Secretary of the
Treasury would provea troublesome subject,
and the Democrats are just beginning 10 find
Year: 1878

Everybody remembers the loud boasting
done by the Democratic party last year
about lis work of retrenchment, and the
many millions that Democratic congress
had saved to the country by cutting down
current expenses. But all the amount
claimed as saved" by the last Congress, is
being paid by the present Congress. There
was no reduction of expenses, and all that
the boasted Democratic economy amounted
to was simply deferring of the payment
of certain accounts, whereby laborers who
had worked for the Government were
Obliged TO wait year or two Tor their
pay. Referring to this fact the New
York Times says:


The ''severe economy" of the Committee
on Appropriations is said to be in bad odor in
the House, and is given rs an explanation of
the successive rebufIs which have been adj
ministered TO the Committee. But the origi-
nal cause of the various additions which
have been made to the Deficiency bill, as re-
ported from the Committee, is TO be found In
ihe false prefense of Ietrenchment which
was pushed TO such extreme lengths by the
last Democratic House. For example, the
one million ana half which was voted yes
terday To pay certain contractors for materi-
ais furnished to the Navy Department was
omitted from the last batch of naval esti-
mates in the full knowledge that it was a
charge which could not be evaded. In a
score of other cases the same farce of ere
trenchment" was enacted, and now scarce a
day passes Congress that Is not compelled to
provide for expenditures which the Demo-
Gratis claimed to have reduced when they
merely deferred their payment.
Year: 1878

The Odd Fellowsof this city are making
extensive preparations for grand time ON
he approaching Fourth Of July. All the
lodges in the State have been invited to
participate, and large delegations from
nearly all OF them are expected to be pres
ent. As we have already suggested, 1t
would be good idea for the citizens gen
orally to Join in this matter, and add to tie
attractiyeness of the occasion by getting up
display OF fireworks. The Odd Fellows
have laid the foundation, and very little
effort now on the part OF other citizens can
make the coming celebration the grandest
affair OF the kind ever witnessed in Leav-
eny1rth
Year: 1878

= The year 1878 is marked as the period OF
destructive cyclones. Those that have been
cbronicled in the United States have been
disastrous, but the one which occurred IN
April in China proves even worse than the
telegrams reported at the time. Seven
thousand bodies have been taken from the
runs and buried, and many yet remain
Besides, not less than one thousand perished
upon the water. The force of the wind was
such that not only houses but stone walls
of the heaviest character were leyeled.
Year: 1878

Cadets who enter the academy az West
Point hereafter, will understand that they
are to have no claim for commissions in the
army, unless vacancies actually exist when
they graduate. The conference committee
on the West Point bill adopted clause to
that effect as a substitute for the provision
put in the bill by the House, requiring the
dismissal Of all graduates for whom there
Year: 1878

The recent cyclone in Wisconsin was so
destructive to life and property that Gov
Smith has made il the subject of special
message TO the legislature, now convened in
extra session. Attention is called to the
great losses sustained by citizens living
in the track of the tornado, and the need of
Immediate aid to the sufferers is urgently
Year: 1878

Some ponderous arguments are occasion
ally hurled at the heads of our courts by
ambitious lawyers, but the member of the
bar who yesterday threw all his papers in
the face Of Judge DAILY took course which
if less tiresome than the former practice, is
neither as decorous nor as respectful. Ii,
however, the option we're left to the court,
and no question of the dignity Of the bench
were involved, We have no doubt that the
Judge would prefer to receive the learned
counsel's argument from his hands than
from his lips. At all events, in this case
the court literally took the papers, but the
decision was not delayed nevertheless. The
energetic lawyer was At once locked up.
Year: 1878

Denver News, D.


Colonel Fishers branch OF the Kansas
Pacific railroad, which runs from the east
to west bank OF the Kiowa, has demonstra-
ted another possibility in railway engineer
ing. The grade from bottom to top of the
bluff at this end is 464 feet to the mile for
three hundred feet, and vet heavy passen-
ger trains skip up and down it, and freight
trains pass over generally in but two sec
tions, as ordinary locomotive hauling seven
or eight loaded cars. The grade is very
much greater than any on the Colorado
Central or Denver and Rio Grande
Year: 1878

The Potter investigation promises 10 be
very dull reading. There will not be a
single fact elected with which newspaper
readers are not already familiar. Judging
from what has already been made public,
the whole affair will be thrice-told tale
Year: 1878

Some one says that Russia requires a
great number Of fresh men, in order that
her armies, which suffered much in the late
war, may be re-filled. She is welcome to
all the freshmen in cur collsges,-and
should she get them, they would learn
something Of discipline, of which they have
no knowledge, and which they are not like
ly to acquire at home.
Year: 1878




There is no method known TO the law
whereby any Developments of electoral
frauds by the Potter investigation commit
tee or otherwise, however fragrant, can af-
feet the title of Mr. Hayes to the Presidency
He has been commissioned with the highest
ceremony of unquestioned law, and any AS
sault upon his title, however conceived or
directed, would be revolutionary, and as
such must be regarded as an assault upon
the government itself
Year: 1878

Persons living in unhealthy localities are
safe from bilious attacks by taking a doze
OF Simmons Liver Regulator occasionally
To keep the liver in healthy action. 1t
should be used by all persons, old and
young 1t is not unpleasant, it il not in
furious 10 the most delicate constitution,
and will keep the liver in healthy action.
Year: 1878

There is reason to fear that the outbreak
OF the BannOck Indians, which is-reported
from the West, will result in formidable
war. The savsges appear determined, and
several murders at their hands are already


announced. A disposition is manifested by
some OF the other tribes to cooperate with
Year: 1878

The jubilant tone of the Democrats has
shrunk TO a small squeak, and it is even
hinted that one Of them intends to offer a
resolution declaring that they have no in
tention of attacking the Presidents title.
They are well aware that they can only
unseat Mr.. Hayes by Impeachment or revo-
luton, and they are hardly ready for either
method yet. The fact is, they have drawn
4 very large and voracious white elephant,
and DOW they don't know what to do with
him
Year: 1878

As general thing farmers do not pay
that attention TO the cultivation OF the mind
and development OF their social faculties
that they should. Too many OF them have
an idea that education belongs to the pro-
iessional GLASSES and that farmers should
not take time to advance beyond the mar
row houndry oil their own domain in search
OF wisdom and knowledge. 1t is no sign
that because | am a farmer need not
know anything OF history, biography, affairs
Of government and the sciences. Indeed
there Is no other class has greater opporiu-
mites for the cultivation OF the mind in its
broadest sense than the agricultural class.
No class possesses greater chances for un-
alloyed happiness.
Year: 1878

As this is the time for lettuce, perhaps
some receipts for salad will not be amiss.


Into half cup of scalding vinegar stir
one beaten egg, half teaspoon OF mustard
and piece of butter the size of walnut :;
little sugar if desirable 1t can be turned
on the lettuce hot or cold, Just as one pre-
fers. The same rs fine for cabbage.
Another: two tabespoonfuls OF thick
cream, one tablespoonful of sugar, and vim
egar TO taste, This i much liked by those
who do not like much seasoning.


DO Not Fail 90 Cultivate Your Or.
Year: 1878

This, in most sections, is the general
swarming month. Those who practice nat


ural swarming, should have hives ready,
and kept in shady place. After the bees
are hived, protect the hives from the rays
of the sun, with a roof, or other cover.
Swarms are often lost by going to the
woods, if these directions are not followed.


! much prefer artificial increase. Where
but few swarms are kept in hives with
movable frames, an occasional examination
may be made, and if queen cells have been
made, it will indicate the proper time to
divide the bees, which may be done as fol-
lows: Remove the hive from which the
swarm Is TO be taken to a new position,
several feet distant, and put q new hive in
its place. Take one comb, containing
brood, the old queen, and all the bees that
will adhere TO ii, from the old hive, and
place it in the new one. All queen cells
should be removed from this comb. or one
selected that has none upon it, Fill the
space at each side Of this with empty
frames, and place an empty frame in the
old hive at the outside. After the queen
cells in the old hive are all sealed over. cut
off all, except one OF the largest and best
looking, from which the colony NAV be
supplied with queen. Or, what is great
ly preferable, laying queen may be given
il the day after dividing.
Year: 1878

When 1t first appears, procure some poke


root, and roast piece sufficient to cover


your finger, When it is roasted tender, cut
| 1t open and bind it on the felon as hot as


can be borne; repeat this when the root be-
comes dry until the pain subsidies. If the
| felon is too lar advanced 10 put back, +"
this same remedy will hasten it on and cure


it in few days, as it softens the skin.
TMO GOOd WaYS 20 make n Salad.
Year: 1878

The DAILY CLARION OF the 9th reached us
on the evening Of the same day, If we had
daily mail to Brookhaven. we could get
this paper on the day of its issue, every day
We recommend that our citizens take the
DAILY CLARION, which will be 10 existence
during the session of the Legislature, and
the price Of which is only ST per month. 1t
will keep them posted on the proceedings OF
the egislature-Fayettee Chronicle.


ct will be noted that 60 miles of this
route, by which the CLARION was deliv-
cred on the day of its publication, is by
railroad and As miles by stage.-EDs.)
Year: 1878

THE agricultural lien law is engaging
its share of attention in the Legislature.
Mr.. Applewhite of Lincoln, responding
to what is no doubt the wishes of a ma
jority of his constituents, has introduced
bill to repeal so much of the law as
authorizes liens upon crops. From what
we can learn of the disposition of the
Legislature it is to make no sudden or
violent change of the existing law.
Year: 1878

The CLARION is in favor of the people
electing their own Judges. 1t says they
will instinctively turn to the best men, just
as in former days. 1t pleads for the good
old time-honored Democratic Wing doc
trine of the capacity and the inalienahle
right of the people to select their own
agents. We concur with the CLARION in
the above as the best means of the people
in making their selections to suit them best.
Year: 1878

Gen. Boynton states that "the count by
the President of the Senate was abandoned,
not because of the attitude of the Democ-
racy, but because prominent Republican
Senators positively refused to support such
solution. This is not generally known.
but it is nevertheless true. Gen. Grant had
the names OF nine Republican Senators
who would rot under any circumstances
anren to this MAN
Year: 1878

Mr.. Lusk's resolution looking to the re-
quirement of the payment of poll tax as a
TO voting ought to pass with
out opposition. For us. we are impartial.
and II white man neglects to pay his poll
tax, like negro. we say don't let him nor
the negro either vote. It is a bottom max
i'm of our form of government, that taxa
Jon and representation GO together.
Year: 1878

THE monayed institutions of the coun-
try are marshaling their hosts against
the silver bill in order to enhance gold
for the bondholders. 1t is a struggle
between the money power and the people.
Let the people speak
Year: 1878

The young people who didn't live in the
time OF Reputation will do we'll to read the
article we reproduce from the CLARION on
the Mississippi Bond question. Any one
who understands the merits of he question
will not suffer from s.burning cheeks"
Year: 1878

SAYS the Carleton Place (Can-
ada) Herald: cit is surprising the
extent to which emigration to the
Northwest is about to be carried
on from this part Of the country. On
the lst of March seven families left
Pakenham for Manitoba, and in the
vicinity Of Ferguson's Falls and
Lanark there are thirteen families
who intend to start for the prairie
lands about the first of April. When
navigation opens in the spring it is
probable that the emigration to the
Northwest, when the passage will
be secured at great deal cheaper
price than at present, will be i'm
mense. A great many people from
Canada are also removing to the
terrific y of Dakota, which lies next
to the state OF Minnesota, going
westwards"
Year: 1878

n CORRESPONDENT from Silver
l>let writes as follows under date
OF Feb. goth: | saw in the Journal
that there had been only 8 barrels
of silver taken out of this mine since
the close of navigation; that is a
mistake, there have been 40 and the
mine looks better than it has looked
Tor some time. They have struck
a good bunch of silver in the second
level from which they have got
pretty near barrel of silver day
SO far. Ihey struck this about a
week ago Uancock Jouynaz.
Year: 1878

THERE is Turkish allegory
which tells us hat every mn has
two angels-one on his right and
another on his lett-aDd that they
record the good and evil that is
done. IT this be true the left-hand-
ed angel i pretty busy III these
days, and the right-hanleI one
may as we'll go off on vacation.