smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

SECRETARY EvARTs will probably return
from his first appearance in the New York
will undoubtedly find President HAYES at
his post and the two will probably decide
upon appointments to the vacant foreign
missions. This decision will serve to relieve
the imaginative correspondents Of News
paper Row from a depressing weight Of
anxiety, and at the same time deprive them
of one heretofore reliable source Of specula-
tive paragraphs.
Year: 1879

tricts no part of a city or county
shall be united with any other city
or county in forming any district.


Section 81, Article 4. provides
that any county or city and county
containing population greater
than the number required for one
Congressional district shall be
formed into one or more Congress
sional districts, and any residue
after forming such district or dis
tricts shall be attached by compact
adjoining Assembly districts to a
contiguous county or counties and
form a Congressional district. 1
see NO way to reconcile these two
last named sections, unless it be
intended that O county or city hav-
ing a population at any time great
er than is required for one Con-
gressional district and not enough
for two may have a part of its best
territory cut off without the con-
sent of the balance of the citizens
of said county or city and have it
attached to another county or city
as a part of such county or city.


LII this document is intended to
perpetuate American independ-
ence, American freedom, American
honor, American civilization-in
my honest opinion the sooner there
is an end to all these things the
better it will be for poor, down
trodden, assessed humanity, as /
can see nothing but oppression and
disaster to this class of people in
this instrument. J. w. PORTS,
Year: 1879

In former days, when all a mans
limbs did not work together as am
icably as they do now, but each
had a will and way of its own, the
members generally began to find
fault with the belly for spending
an idle, luxurious life, while they
were wholly occupied in laboring
for its support. and ministering to
its wants and pleasures; so they
entered into conspiracy to cut off
its supplies for the future. The
hands were no longer to carry food
to the mouth, nor the mouth to re-
ceive the food, nor the teeth to
chew it. They had not long per-
sisted in starving the belly into
subsection ere they all began, one
by one, to fail and flag and the
whole body to pine away. Then
the members were convinced that
the belly also, cumbrous and USE
less as t seemed, had an important
function of its own; that they
could no more do without it than it
could do without them, and that if
they would have the constitution
of the body in healthy state, they
must work together, each in his
proper sphere, for the common
goo of all.


Here is whole sermon in one
fable. 1t is II lecture on political
economy pregnant with thought,
and hope my fellow workingmen
may take it to heart and not be
guilty of the same folly as the
hands and mouth.


OF course the ro-Constitutiona
leaders in this county wont see the
point of this fable, for were it pos
sible to obtain candid statement
from them, they would tell you,
for the good of their bodies and
souls, they wish this rebellion of
the fable might have been success
full so far as they are concerned.


The hands and mouths for them
have been too willing agents, and
now with gorged bellies they have
grown dyspeptic and pray that the
hands may be withered until they
recover.
Year: 1879

but how monstrous and babyish to
force such result in a Constitution
to which should belong gravity and
good sense! And poor Jesse has
bit at the hook!


Kearney is no souch, however
enlarged blackguard he may be;
and Kearney will, no doubt, write
to Jesse to dry up that poetic and
fool pen of his.


We must, in conclusion, give our
poetic friend Jesse the benefit of
our large circ ulation in conveying
to our sheet the following gorgeous
n,orceau, which we have plucked
at random from his pyrotechnic
effusion:


"Oh! for the seventh of May,
after which the vile, bright.collared
ours of the monopoly shall cease
their boisterous mouthiDgs and
quit non-seating the intellects of
the vibrating hypodermis of the"


And SO we say, go it, Jesse, while
you are young and vigorous.
Year: 1879

Helmbold's Buchu has long been known
as one Of the most valuable medicines at
tainable in certain classes of diseases, such
as dyspepsia, chronic rheumatism, dropsy
cutaneous affections, and especially afIec-
tions Of the urinary organs. As diuretic,
it is superior to almost any other medi-
cine in use, and the great care with which
it prepared, the absolute purity of the
preparation, and the diligence used in the
selection of the crude material, have made
it known far and wide as reliable and
effective preparation, and one that can
always be used with safety and benefit.
The great success of Helmbold's Buchu
has led to the production Of many spur
ious preparations, which are made cheap
ly and placed upon the market to be sold
on the reputation acquired by Helmbold's s
original preparation. Parties who desire
really good medicine should be careful
and use Helmbolds only.
Year: 1879

There is no reason in fact or nature


why people in the uplands of Texas
should entert lin any more dread of yell
low fever than citizens of Chicago.


We are as far above the sea level as
most Northern cities and much higher
than many that have never dreamed of
an incursion of the plague. The winds
that blow over these PLAINS are dry and
pure as any that toy among tresses of
beauty at Long Branch or Cape May.
There are no msrshlands near US, and
none along the valley of the Colorado.
which laughs and dances when the
stars are mirrored in its bosom and is
garnished with lustrous stones giving
by day added brilliancy to the sun
beams. There are purer winds no.
where than those that cross the arid
plains and mountains of Mexico or
those that come up from the Calf.
Austin is built on hills from 700 to
1000 feet above Galveston, and the air
is as pure at this elevation as above the
clouds. We have cases of typhoid fe-
yer generated by cesspools never drain
ed, and the disease fingers about homes
whose inhabitants have never studied
laws or necessities Of cleanliness. Bat
when Yellow Jack tackles Austin they
alone are safe who weLt on the Jean
ette to the Polar Sea.
Year: 1879

THE Fort Worth Democrat and Deni-
son Herald at length approve the prop
osition of the STATESMAN. The pun
ishment proposed to be inflicted should
be the penalty for horse stealing as
we'll as rape. 1t is not Texas Of to-day
alone that we would protect, but of
the future. Peculiar moral as we'll as
intellectual faculties are transmitted
from sire to son, and we would both
punish and put an end to knavery in
Texas. Therefore the two excellent
papers above designated agree in say
ing that


The law should make emasculation
the penalty for rape, granting such de-
lay in execution as will afford ample
opportunity for proof of innocence.
Mob law is better than Communication
but better than mob law would be a
statute making such beasts powerless
for evil in the future. Such law,
not subject to executive sentimentality,
would mako confessions like that OF
AXE at Austin impossible, and would
carry more terror to brutal instincts
than imprisonment, death, or the mad
revenge of justly infuriated mob.
Let it be tried.
Year: 1879

The liberality of opinion that charac


tenzes the press of Texas IL illustrat ID


in the fact that our exchanges have
! given place TO generous notice of the
persOnsl viriues and intellectual grsces
of Mrs. E;izab=th Cady Stanton. She
differs in nothing from the hest of her
sex and only advocates strenucusly the
concession to women Of the elective
| franchise. She thinks the sex would
be elevated and learn to m itself
worthy of higher aims sni-of q greater
degree Of personal independence than
that enjoyed by the average woman
and housewife. The great mass of our
country women are the veriest serfs
and slaves and bOndswomen. They
do the drudgery of the household.
They wash the babies and their horizon
of thought is not broader than the en-
closure that hedges in the cabin In
which they toll and sew and wash and
sweep and spank babies. Theirs is a
contracted world. It's inhabitants never
see the blue sky, bright ttsrs or grand
mountains. They discover no force in
society or government which compels
them to think. They have no interest
in society or government. They never
measured or comprehended their own
rights or the purposes of their creation
and existence. In fact, in tie eyes of
all creatures except their own, many
rustic and city danes are simply
machines and, though called wives,
are helpless, hopeless slaves. There
fore Mrs. Stanton insists that if wo-
man were cloth6 d with even the mean
privileges accorded now to eX-slaves,
she would be forced to think and read.
The.very necessities of her new rela-
tious to society would give her self-re-
spect. Very certainly 1t would induce
reading and cultured intelligence and
share Of that independence which is
wholly absent in the faces of half the
overtaxed housewives we encounter
every day and everywhere.


There-is no reason to suppose that
women would be corrupted by the dis
cussion of public questions. This
could hardly be worse in It's moral ten
denotes than vulgar nelghbOrhocd and
little personal gossip to which they
are now addicted, and for these and
many stronger reasons Mrs. Stanton
insists that the privilege of suffrage
should be conceded to the best as we'll
as the worst forces of society. We
choose to present this one-sided aspect
of the proposition simply because there
seems to be no probability that in our
time the women of Texas will demand,
or men concede, the privilege of vot-
ing. But women of the highest order
of intelligence and the best and truest
of the sex and those devoted to the
amelioration of the woes of women are
accustomed to declare that the greatest
possible good for the politics of the
country, for the ballot-box and for
the sex itself will be consnmmated
when the aims of Mrs. Stanton are
achieved.
Year: 1879

The strength of Grant in the North
consists in the prevalent popular ap-
prehension that the stalwart Democrats
may attempt to insert some one into
the presidency who has not been elect
ed. II there be no future indications
of such purpose Sherman will be
nominated. The Republican party
would be put upon the defensive by
Grants nomination. 1t would be
forced to tell every hour why it would
give any man more than two terms of
the highest office in the world. 81
what" they would be asked, 81
Grant better or greater { ian Washing
toni" Democracy would forget S a'e
rights 70 fight outright Ce arism-
Real issues would be lost sight of and
the contest, like Grants administra-
ton, would be purely personal. Grant
will hardly be nominated, and Sher-
man ia the coming man.
Year: 1879

GEN. JOE JOHNSTON told an inter-
viewer that he did not know much
about politics, and did not.care to talk
on that subject, but if the newspaper
man wanted to converse on the agri-
culture Of the South and the means of
recuperating that section of the coun-
try, he (the generaD would be very
glad to hear him, and he might have
something 10 say himself. Sensible
man-and what boon it would be TO
all sections of the country if other
members of Congress would do likewise
Year: 1879

St Louis Times Journal: The re-
markable divorce case of John VS..
Mary Brunick was decided yester-
day by Judge Thayer, granting the
divorce to the husband. John and
Mary were married on the 7th of
December, 1878, and after the con
gratulations had been poured out
upon the young couple, and all the
guests had retired, it occurred to
John that it would be well to repair
to the bridal couch. Young hus
bands can readily imagine the as
tonishment of John when his blush
ing bride, in her most bewitching
night robe, drew herself up proudly
by the bedside, and, putting one
delicate little foot forward upon the
moss rose carpet, remarked: ave
are married, but we. have gone far
enough. Good night John was
rewarded with a kiss, and then a
soft hand waved in the direction OF
the door leading to another bed
chamber. John was not a graduate
of the school of plantonic love, and
the situation was entirely new to
MIN, but words of entreaties and
even tears were of no avail. The
bride of a few hours bade him re


tire, and in a twinkling the snowy
drapery of the nuptial couch en-
folded in sweet repose and virgin
innocence the fair form of the pure
Mary. Such condition of affairs
did not lead to much harmony, and
John might have expressed some
what warmly his practical ideas
concerning platonic affection. In
any case, the young bride sobbed
herself into a pretty pet, and tod
died off home to her mama. The
husband brought his grievance to
the ears of the court and obtained
relief; that is to say, decree of di
vurve was greoted TO him.
Year: 1879

Look at the date on the printed
label on your paper, if yours is di
rected in tina manner, and pay up
if your time is past. This in
cludes all who receive their papers


IN single wrappers, or at the Pu
laski Postoffice, or at the office of
publication, who have not made
special arrangements with US. Do
not fail in this if you wish the
CITIZEN continued to your ad-
dress.
Year: 1879

Talk about $50 miles in six days
Why, we have known fellows during
the war march day after day under
a broiling sun, carrying heavy
weights in clothing, blankets and
accOutrements, without food, water,
SHELTER; wade through rivers waist
deep, and get dry as best we could,
with no comfortable bed to
sleep in, no dainty viands to tempt
their appetite, no trainer to rub
them down, and not as much as
a cheer, not to mention gate money
at the end.
Year: 1879

A gentlemen who recently tray-
eled on n notoriously slow branch
railroad, declared that it was the
safest road in the country as the
Superintendent keeps boy running
ahead of the train to drive off the
cows and sheep.
Year: 1879

When boy walks with girl as
though he were afraid some one
would see him the girl is his sister.
If he walks SO close to her as to
nearly crowd her against the fence
she is the sister of some one else.
Year: 1879

Last spring large OK went into
the waters of Lake Jackson, near
Tallahassee to drink An alliga
tor fastened to the fore leg of The
animal, crushing the bone. The
OK struggled to the shore, dragging
his antagonist with him. By this
time the shore was black with alli-
gators, attracted by the smell of
blood, and some crawled upon the
bank. The OK fought valiantly,
tossing one of the monsters high,
in the air from which fall he lay on
the ground stunned a considerable
time. But the wounded OK again
got in the water, and a mammoth
alligator closed on his nose and
dragged him under.
Year: 1879

The firm OF N. Matson & Co. are the sole
agents in Chicago aud for the Northwest for
the sale of the exquisite silver goods Of the
Gorham Manufacturing Company. All claims
BY any other firm in this city to represent said
Company are made without any authority what
ever.
Year: 1879

A West Side clergyman was asked the other day
what be thought OF the Darwinian theory, and he
replied that the argument seemed to him rather
strained, "a sort Of monkey wrench, us it we're.
Year: 1879

that transaction indicates the existence of
national government for its object. We
cannot believe that even the persons who
have usurpcd the government of Maine would
have embarked in the land piracy, in which
they are engaged, had they not had an ulteri-
or end in view, far greater end than that of
keeping. or of obtaining the control of any
State government.


The Lewiston Journal publishes an inter-
view with Mr.. Savage of that city, counsel
for some of the republican members elect Of
the legislature, in which Mr.. Savage says


"The evidence is very strong that this plot to
| steal the State was entertained before the
election. The blank returns are
different from those ever used before.
Heretofore the returns for cities have had left at
the bottom clean, open space, large enough
for all the aldermen of the city to sign, not
lined off or limited in any way. This year
there were three lines for aldermen only, and
the signature of the clerk was close up to the
spaces left for aldermen. All the blank war
rants for calling the meetings, sent from the
Secretary of States Office, upon the back Of
which a constable's return was printed, were
defective. Those sent to cities were directed
to the City Marshal. The law says "Constass
ble." At the bottom of the warrant where
occurs the usual notification for the assem-
bling Of the aldermen to correct the voting
lists a blank is left for one day only, when
the law requires the aldermen to be in session
from three to five days, according to the num-
Der of inhabitants. At the close of the con
stables return the words sin said ward sin
said town." required in the legal form, are
omitted. Taken in connection with the course
their attempts to take advantage of their own
errors the evidence is almost conclusive that
Mr.. Pillsbury, the conceded father of the
whole plot and the State Printer, skillfully
prepared these pitfalls for the republican ma
jority."


Solon Chase said to an interviewer 81
can't hardly see how they could connt out
town like Skowhegan. for instance. Why up
here in Greene our boys got in two votes la
belled ''Greenback Ticket After they got
them into the ballot box selectman under.
took to throw them out but our men came up
and said, by G. with big, big G) you
can't do that here thing. It's agin the law.
The law declares that votes once in must be
counted, and by-they didn't dare to throw
'em out, and they were counted, notwith-
standing the Distinguishing mark. l don't
see that there is any warrant in law for throw
ing out Skowhegan any more than there
would have been for throwing out those
greenback votes in Greene"
Year: 1879

The first public meeting in the State in
denunciation of the high crime of Cover
nor Garcelon and the Executive Council,
held in Granite Hall last evening, was a
great and impressive meeting. 1t was
not a gathering Of rash, violent, ignorant
or fanatical men, but of the wisest, most
conservative, law-abiding, peace-loving
class OF our citizens, men who know
their rights, and knowing dare to
maintain them. The pastors of nearly
every church in the city were present, and
the leading men of their congregations,
also prominent business men and intelli-
gent mechanics and laborers.


The effect of this meeting. so grand, SO
rich in character and 0utspoken and elo-
quent in condemnation Of the perfidious
and liberty endangering acts of the base
men at the Capitol, will be powerfully
felt all over the State. 1t is the begin
ming of the end that is to be of the shame
full attempt to nullify fair election by a
secret and false count. A look into the
eyes Of these men was enough to show
that they mean business. No half way OF
halting methods will satisfy them. They
fully appreciate the import of the acts
of the conspirators against the public rights
and liberties, and understand how neces.
sary it is to strike promptly and with
resolution and courage at the enemy now
not waiting for redress to come next year,
when the same men or others like them
may repeat the crime of this year.


Now let the notes Of remonstrance and
denunciation ring loud and clear all over
the State, from every city and town and
village, against the counting out infamy
and its infamous authors. Let the latter
know what it is to feel the wrath of an in
jured people. Strike quick and strong.
Prepare for deeds if words will not suf-
flee to correct the wrong. There must be
no peace for these base men. Move
straight upon their works and accept moth
ing but unconditional surrender.
Year: 1879

the Returning Board explain this case to the
the people if they can. Think of the counte-
nance a man must wear who would under
such state of facts take seat in the legisla-
ture.


The Judases have performed their work,
now let them have as much manhood as the
original Judas--and go away and die.


ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Year: 1879




The Appeal to the People.


The worst political blunder that can be
made, in government where manhood
suffrage is the rule, is the subrersion Of The
popular UiN on TECHNICAL GROUNDS. The
courts may sustain technicalities. They
are held in the bondage of the letter. But
the court of last appeal-the people-are
bound by nothing in forming their opinion,
and listen to no argument but that which
goes to the equity of the question present
ed. The appeal to the people is always
in order, and, though the verdict is not
certain to be accurately just, the response
to conspicuous wrong is SURE. The act
committed by the Governor and Council
of Maine, INFAMOUS as ii is IN erery
way, is most conspicuous as party blum
der. which the witty French proverb
makes worse than crime. The ground
upon which thousands OF citizens were
practically disfranchised, and the general
result of popular election reversed, were
so triridl that the PUBLIC SENSE OE JUSTICE
REvoLTs, and it is safe to predict that the
defrauded party will gain largely next
year because of it. OF course. that is not
the effect intended. The short-sighted
partisans who happen to be in power in
Maine see only a method BY WHICH THEY
CAN REMAIN IN POSSESSION ANOTHER
YEAR, WITH POWER TO COUNT THE
VOTE AGAIN. They defend them
selves by referring to the sharp partisan
ship Of their republican predecessors, for
getting that it was that OBJ
jectionable. partisanship which weak
ened the republican party in Maine.
They also defend themselves by the Lou
isana precedent, and our esteemed con-
temporary. the Post. which is too csnserv-
ative to fully commend the unmistakable
swindle, says that 1.-THE effect on the re-
publicans OF defeating the popular will on
that occasion does not appear to have been
such as to give much occasion for fear in
the ranks of their opponents" There is
something to be said on that point. The
result of the election in Louisiana was
reversed by partisan returning board,
but large majority of the people
of the country, and especially of the North,
had good reason to believe that the result,
as it appeared by the ballots actually cast,
was secured by deprivlng good many
citizens of their right to vote. They
looked upon the action of the returning
board, therefore, as technical and not an
offence against equity. For that reason.
the republican party has not suffered as it
would have done had the election in Lou
isiana been fair. free and impartial. In
Maine, the case is different. No class of
voters is restricted in that State. In no
other State is a popular election more free
from intimidation and coercion. THE
GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL HAVE
COMMITTED A WORSE ACT TECH
NICALLY CONSIDERED, THAN THE
LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD
DID, BECAUSE THEY VIOLATED
THE EXPRESS LAW OF THE STATE,
AND WITH NO PALLIATING CIR
CUMSTANCES. The effect of such an
unwarranted proceeding will be to make
republican votes in every doubtful State,
and, with the other weight which the dem
ocratic party bears. 1T WILL ALMOST
ASSURE A REPUBLICAN SUCCESS
SION IN THE NATIONAL GOVERN
MENT.
Year: 1879

The Boston Herald talks good, sound
sense in the article which we copy from its
columns on the contingent outrage. 1t
is hoped that democrats who read the
Herald will carefully consider the article
referred to.
Year: 1879

Got q Certificate but to be Count


ed Out when the Legislature


Meets.


The scat Of Rev. DR.. Butler of Vassal.
boro' is to be CONTESTED by VIM. Murray,
the fusion candidate. Notice was served
upon DIR. Butler yesterday, who ran the
gauntlet of the Returning Board, and
must now fight for his seat again. The
grounds for contesting are as follows
That the selectmen were not in session
one or more secular days before election
that the ballot COX was carried to the door
during the election; that the check list de.
posted with the town clerk was not the
one the selectmen used; because the Sc.
lectmen did not deposit with the town
clerk . list of the voters, but instead Of de.