smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

debts we're fraudulent - that the


States never received value FOR


them. Many of them we're issued


during the .profigate carpet-bag


regime, and some we're uncuestion-


ably tainted. But of two innocent
persons-one OF whom must suffer


from the perpetration or a fraud


The invariable rule has been, and is,


that he whose agent committed the


fraud must suffer the penalty. The


owner of defaulted State bonds had


nothing to do with electing State


officers. The people of the States


In question must be held response


ole for them, and in the line of their


duty those officers can bind their


States. OF course, it may be urged


that these officers we're the product
OF "bayOnet rule" and that, there
fore, the United States government
is really responsible for what oc-
Cured. This is a large question.
But without going deeply into it, il
seems plain that if the white people
of the South had not at the begin.
ming Of the reconstruction measures
abstained from taking part in the
elections, the carpet-bag regime in
most of the States would have been
impossible. But be this as il may,
the honest creditors of those States |
cannot be called upon to decide a
purely political question. If they
did not it ought to be easy for a
State to set up and prove the de
tense Of fraud and thus bar the claim.
The wisest thing for s community to
dc is to pay its debts in full, even
II 1t hurts. And the wisest thing
the people Of the defaulted States
could do now would be to anticipate
The action Of their creditors, Keep
their cases out Of the courts. Gail /
heir creditors together and in q
spirit OF honesty aud fair dealing
,o!Ge to an understanding with them.
A State once brought to the bar of
court and compelled to pay its
ie0t under its compulsory law, can
never again hold the same position
n the eyes of the world as it before
occupied.
Year: 1879

Wounds in the heart are common
ly supposed to be instantaneously
fatal, but such is not the case. In
deed, it is not possible, except By
some extreme violence, such as a
dynamite explosion, to blot out a
human life instantly. Keeper Goods
pistol-ball went right through the
heart of Barrett, the Sing Sing con-
vict, yet he lived four minutes.
Portfolios knife cleft the heart Of
Bolender completely in twain, but
he did not fall dead upon the spot.
The instinct Of self.preservation re.
NAMED, and even that horrid wound
had not deprived him of the strength
to obey it. He ran first toward a
neighboring drug store, then turned
and ran down Fulton street, and had
reached poins many feet distant
from the spot where he was stabbed
before he fell and expired. So
OConnell, who was stabbed by
Nichols, at Nyack, July 3, though
his heart was actually cut in two by
the stroke, ran several feet after the
wound was inflicted. A puncture Of
the heart is necessarily fatal, but the
victim is often conscious for two or
three minutes, though generally
without much power of speech. save
the frst cry of agony. This shows
that the brain can act even after the
heart is destroyed. On the other
hand, the heart continues to exercise
its functions after the brain has ceas-
ed all action as in case Of death from
severe blows on the head. The
hearts of criminals who have been
hanged geneTally keep up their pull
sations for II or IA minutes, although
it is reasonably certain, where the
neck is broken, that they can receive
no nervous impulse from the brain.
during that time. The continued
working of the organ is attributable
to a residuum of nervous force. In
the case Of some animals, this is
sufficient to keep the heart pulsating
for hours after it has been taken out
Of the body. The common notion
that the heart is a delicate organ is
a mistake. 1t is on the contrary,
one Of the most robust. It's muscu-
lar strength is enormous, AMI its
tolerance OF disease is something
marvellous. Men and women whose
hearts have been diseased from child
hood sometimes attain to a ripe old
age. and many people with heart
disease live for years in almost mo-
mentary expectation Of sudden
death, and tien die OF some other
malady. Only a very few Of the
many diseases to which the heart is
liable are inevitably and speedily
fatal. Most of them, even Of the
organic diseases, are quite compati-
BILE with long life. As to the func.
tional diseases, or arrangement OF
the hearts action without actual
lesion, they are devoid or danger,
though their manifestations are com
monty more disquieting than those
of serious organic disease.
Year: 1879

They get rid of negroes in Ohio
by declaring them a nuisance and
giving them a written notice to
leave the community in which they
happen to disturb some of the blood
thirsty Ohioans. The colored peo-
pie always skip to keep from being
beheaded. Ohio Is a law-abiding
State. The colored people always
abide such laws read them.
Year: 1879

A glass of whisky sells for a dime
and is drunk in a minute. 1t fires
the brain, and deranges and weakens
the physical system. On the same
table lies a newspaper. 1t is cover
ed with half million of type; it
brings intelligence from the four
quarters of the globe. The news
paper costs less than half the glass
of grog; but it is none the less true
that there is large number of peo-
pie who think whisky cheap and
newspapers dear.
Year: 1879

and the result is now before the


country. A small vote was polled


in the State. A small majority OF
! the vote cast is against the compro-


mise. Probably one.fourth of the


vote of the State was polIed. If we


believed that this vote settled any


thing we would frankly say SO. In


East Tennessee the question was


nenpartisan. In Middle and West


Tennessee it was almost solidly op-


posed by the Republicans and the


handful of Nationals, while Demo


Gratis divided on it. We favored this


settlement because we believed it


was for the best interests of the


State to make it.


The decision of majority ofthose
who voted at all is against it. We
now want to hear what suggestion
those who defeated this settlement
will offer as a solution of this ques-
ton. All admit that it is damaging
our material interests every day.
With the bondholders we have no
sympathy, and have never had, more
than what is prompted by the desire
to do as near justice as is practicable,
We have looked at this question and
still look at it from the standpoint Of
the peoples interest. We believed |
that onehalf the debt would be q set
tlement just to the people.


We believe that we owe that |
much money, while we know we are
legally bound for the entire debt.
We think now that we are much .
more likely to have to do full legal
justice to the creditors, than we are
to get those moral equities allowed
which the people can justly claim.
The bondholders whose influence did
so much to defeat this question ex-
pect payment in full. Those who
insist that we ought not to pay the
entire debt, and have helped to de-
feat this settlement owe it to the
people to suggest better one.


Will they do it? We accept this
result for all it is worth, and if the
people have to pay in full, or if they
nepudiate it all, we have done our
luty, and cannot be charged with the
grave consequences that must follow.
We have no word of censure for any
man who voted against she cempro-
mise from honest convictions. We
nave only pity and contempt for
hose who sought in defeating this
measure means to injure Democracy.
Democrats who voted against it we
assume can only be held responsible
or an error of judgement, if they
should find that they did make a
as we think they will find in
lue time. The best Of men err some.
lines. If our party friends erred in
his, time will prove it. If we erred
n this time will prove it, and we
will be ready whenever that is de-
nonstrated to say we made the mis-
AXE.


Now that we have reached this
loint, it is the part of wisdom and
craftsmanship to look around and
Iecide what is the best thing to be
lone for the people.


Will the opponents of this compro-
Mise now offer q better solution of
his matter than the one just reject
ID?
Year: 1879

And now comes another startling
story from the Newport Reporter to the
following effect: A very unreasonable
tale has been related to us, but by q
truthful man, relative to a COW and a
black snake It appears that cow be-
longing to one Mrs. Simmons had been
failing in her milk from an unknown
until one day when a large black
snake was found sucking the COW, and
performing the operation as well, seem
ingly, as a calf
Year: 1879

Young's narrative OF Gen. Grants notable tour
around the world have appeared from the press
OF the American News Company. and give
promise OF being the handsomest, as well as,
altogether, the most readable and interesting
book OF diversified travel amongst all the
nations Of the globe, ever published. The work
is to be completed in twenty numbers, is pro-
fusely and superbly illustrated, and will, when
finished. supply graphic picture OF the coun-
tries and peoples OF the world as they appear in
bias or purpose, and is simply faithful photo
graphic narrative OF what has been said and
done the trim
Year: 1879

THREE AsCENTs OF MONT. BLANC have been
made this season. The first was by a Young
American, DR.. Bryant, OF Boston, who, WITH
three OF the guides, returned to ChaumOnix and
was Hospitality entertained at dinner by the
layers celebrated what was to them the most,
important event OF the year by firing q start
ling salute In the market place and by exhihft-
Ing at night very respectable show of fire
works.
Year: 1879

A BROOKLYN CONFL1CT.-BrOoklyn has its
political excitement too, owing to the illness of
fined to his home for some time, but being
anxious to resume the discharge OF his Official
duties, sent communication to that effect to
the acting mayor the president OF the council,
adding that he would transact all business at
his residence: The acting mayor, who is re-
publican, paid no attention to the notification,
what they regard as q usurpation OF power on
his part, and they say the acting mayor has no
right to act In view Of the fact that "the
mayor" has officially resumed his duties Act.
ing Mayor Ray and the republican aldermen,
however, contend that the charter vests the
right to act as mayor In the president of the
common council "during the absence OF the
mayor by reason of sickness or from other
causes"
Year: 1879

THIRTEEN SHEEP KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Lightning descended among a flock OF fifteen
sheep at South Sterling, N. j.. killing thirteen,
one OF the number being q eve that a boy was
milking, while another boy held 1t. Neither OF
the lads were seriously hurt.
Year: 1879

How TO AIR APARTMENTs.-1t is
the general practice to open only tho
lower part Of the windows of room
in ventilating it, whereas if the upper
part were also opened, the object
would be more speedily effected. The
air IN an apartment is usually heated
to a higher temperature than the out
er air, and it is thus rendered lighter,
and as the outer air rushes iu, the
warmer and lighter air is forced up
ward, and finding no outlet remains
in the room. If candle be held in
the doorway near the door, it will be
found that the flame will be blown
inward; but, if it be raised nearly to
the top of the doorway, it will 60
outward the warm floating out at
the top, while the cold air flows in at
the bottom. A current of warm air
from the room is generally rushing up
the fue of the chimney if the flue be
open, even though there should be no
fire in the stove therefore open fire.
places are the best ventilators we can
have for chamber, with an opening
arranged in the chimney near the cell
;pf.
Year: 1879

At funeral service in Slawsop, last
week, the minister in his remarks was
dwelling upon the loss to the husband
of the diseased when that worthy
spoke up: ''Never mind me. Just
throw you hefl on the corps. Dan.
bury News.
Year: 1879

| am not going to deny NJ my time
Of life, and at this age Of the word,
tha, women are changeable. II has
come to be one OF the fixed facts that
no ono wastes argument upon, nearly
all women acknowledge it at once, az
do but what we do contend for
with one voice is, that we never
change without good reason.


When my friend Isabel Deane sud.
denly sank from pinnacle Of proud
and happy witehood inloa desolate
aud heart-broken widow, IL was a
change quite proper, and to be expect
cd, that she should turn her face 10
the wall, and refuse to be comtorted
Tor many days.


John Deane had been her lover as
well US her husband, rs long as he
lived, and all the world quoted them
as n model Of married happiness.
His death was sudden and all the more
overwhelming to the wife who had
lain so serenely on his strength that
she had never need TO put ont her
own.


l am an old maid myself, but can
dimly imagine what it might be to
lean ones heart and soul on good
man for many years, till ones bones
were all bent that way, and then how
long it might take, when the support
was snatched away, to grope lamely
about the world till one could learn
to stand upright again. offered Isa-
bel no consolation, because / knew
none ! lust sat down with her and
her children day after day. When
she gave long wistful looks at the
portrait Of her husband which hung
always before her, / made hel
look at the baby's smile but when
saw her needle go hard through her
work for falling tears, l could only lie,
the baby go, and cry with her.


AS week dragged after week, Issbe
began to take up the stitches she had
dropped IN mothers-love, and the rea
strength that was in her, hitherto dor
mant, sprang up tull-armed for hel
children. She had been wounded
well-nigh unto death, but her half-a
dozen soft little hands did much te
soothe and stroke away the pain.


isabel will come around at last
She must have some idol, and since
the big one is broken, she will set W
three little ones in its place, and thu
worship will go on in the temple
all the same," l said TO friend whom
I was visiting tor a week, about three
months after Mr.. Deane's death. l had
liked John Dcane very we'll myself. II
Isabel must marry at all, which SEEM
ed hardly necessary to her happiness,
as it does to many other women,
rather perfered to have any one else
as her husband. He was wholly devot
ed to her, which was no more than
she deserved, and for a man he was
very little in the way. Nevertheless
l returned to her with certain in
ward comfort in the thought that she
would be more than ever my friend.
when she had fairly settled into the
groove that widowhood would make fol
her. TO my blank surprise and con
sternation, found her urging forward
all possible preparations to go abroad
with her children for an indefinite
time.


Her eyes were hard and cold as il
she had no more tears left, and the
corners of her mouth were sharply
drawn as of one in the fixed habit o
enduring pain without mentioning it
Year: 1879

One Of our druggists was complain
ing yesterday that business was dull,
as every one had gone to the fairs, but
he added they would all come back
sick, and he thought that would help
matters OUT -[Stillwatsr Lumberman.
Year: 1879

Milford, talked in the church on the subject of temperance The burden of his eloquent re- marks was that everybody should vote temper ance at all times. Vote prohibitionist men into ct offices, vote no license every time, vote for principle and not policy, always.

 It becomes our painful duty to chronicle sad and deplorable accident Last Friday afternoon, Eddie, aged about eight years, youngest son of E. R. Beeman, at Lakeside, was accidentally, and it is feared fatally shot by one of their boarders, Minor by name. This is how it happened, as near as we have been able to gather the facts. The little boy was picking grapes from vine which ran over and on a stone wall, and was concealed by the thick foliage. The gentleman was out with his rife hunting woodchucks saw movement in the dense leaves of the vine; and, supposing it to be caused by game of some kind, fired into the spot without wait ing to ascertain whether the disturbance was really caused by game or not: The boy must have been in sitting posture as the ball pass ed through the feshy, upper part of the right thigh, passing into the abdomen and out near the backbone making very serious wound. Dr. Lyman was called immediately, and surgeon from New York telegraphed for, who came Saturday on the noon tram and returned the same afternoon. The surgeon and Dr. Lyman both say there is a chance for the boy to recover, but that it is a small one. Anyway he will have the best of care and his recovery is devoutly wished for. The person who fired the fatal shot is distracted, and he and the It. tie sufferer and all their friends have the heart felt sympathy of all the community.

 Mrs. Theodore L. Cuyler and son, are the guests of Rev. Henry Upson.

 PEN DRAGON
Year: 1879

The house OF commons WIN adjourn on the sth
OF April TO the nth OF April for the easter re-
cess. The weather is very cold ana snowy. A
bitter northeast wind has prevailed during the
past four days The rise yesterday In the price
OF silver was In consequence OF purchases for
the Austrian government.
Year: 1879

Dig n we'll before you are thirsty.


The ripest fruit will not fall into your
mouth.


Worrying will wear the richest life TO
shreds.


Better to think and not say than say
and not think.


Did you ever benefit yourself by losing
your temper2


1t requires an ADLER man 10 take advice
than TO give it.


Words are oftener the substitute than
the vehicle Of thought.


Keep clear OF "A man who does not
value his own character.


Have place for everything and keep
everything in it's place.


The pleasure of doing good is the only
one that does not wear out


To be dumb for the remainder of life
is better than TO speak falsely.


Weigh thy words in balance, and
make door and bar for thy mouth.


Water does not remain in the noun
tains, nor vengeance in great minds.


No one needs 40 much watching as he
who is always watching others.


BE careful in little things; il is the
straws that show which way the current
runs.


mans own good breeding is the
best security against other peoples ill
manners.


I, is not after all 40 much what we
enjoy as what we expect TO, that makes
us happy.


Between the gabble of the fool and
the tattle Of man there is but a slight
difference.


When selfishness is on foot it's first
effort is to make you doubt the character
Of your friend.
Year: 1879

The following is the story Of Bar
barry ape Father Casaubon, a famous
preacher, brought up the animal in
question, which, having become at
tached 20 him, wished 10 follow him
wherever he went. One day when Cas-
aubon was going TO church, the ape.
not being made secure, followed his
master TO the place Of worship. and
being good climber, silently mounted
the sounding board and lay there quiet
and concealed until the sermon was in
course Of delivery. II then advanced
TO the edge Of its perch TO see what was
going on beneath il, and TO watch the
actions OF the orator. These were no
sooner observed by the able mimic than
1T began to perform also, and its imita-
tons OF the preacher were 40 grotesque
that the whole congregation was put i'm
q state OF great visibility such ~ could
not be repressed The good father was
alike sho ked and indignant at the ill
timed levity Of his audience. and be
gan TO administer some severe reproofs
but seeing his efforts failing. he
launched forth into violent action. ac-
cOmpanied by loud vociferations. His
frequent gestures the ape did not fail to
take up Immediately with no less anima.
ton than that which inspired the mas.
ter And at this apparent competition OF
the two individuals the people burst
into rOars Of laughter, and when tho
animal was pointed out to the pastor
though highly exasperated, IL il said n,
could hardly command his own couu
tenance while he gave directions To hav,
the ape removed.
Year: 1879

bly, prevent it, by his ill-gotten wealth and
the inventions of mind that Is more
strongly intrenched in ambitious cunning
than in honest and honorable impulse.


Congress is now organized for business.
1t has assembled under call from the Ex-
ecutive that has been induced by n neces.
sity which those in power in both Houses
have created. The Presidents message,
which will probably be transmitted TO Con-
gress to-day, will remind it of the duty the
Democratic party has imposed upon him in
this emergency, present the necessities of
the Government for legislative action and
relief in the coming fiscal year, and then
leave that body to fulfil its mission in its
own way. Unless Congress shall undertake
to pcrpetrate some great wrong upon the
country, its path will be m easy one, and
its duties will be performed without inter-
ruptiou. But should an attempt be made
under menace or coercion TO force the Ex-
ecutiye to submit to that which Contravenes
the public welfare, its purposes will most
assuredly he thwarted by legal and proper
interference on the part Of the President,
or we greatly msapprehend his temper and
sense of duty under the circumstances.
The South may demand OF him a wrong,
but the rest of the nation rely upon his
resistance to every such demand in the inter
est of the public welfare.
Year: 1879

to borrow some money until he could raise
money out Of his office. Poyntz agreed to go
and see Hull about the matter. When he re-
turned he told me Hull had gone to jackson
Vile to borrow tho $500. No promise of im-
munity from punishment has been made to me
by any one provided would become witness
in the case of tho United States vs. Noble A.
III q
Year: 1879

IT now remains to be seen whether or
not, after certain officers of q Republican
Senate have gratifed Democratic Senators
by appointing their friends to office in re-
peated instances, the Democrats, on ascend
ing to power will make clean sweep of
Republicans now holding positions in that
body. Republicans OF course, have no
claims upon Democratic Senate for posi-
tion, but the public good is to be considered
in connection with this question, and it is to
be hoped that the Democrats under their
sudden accession to power, will not wholly
neglect that fact.
Year: 1879

About eighteen years ago the Democratic
party attempted to break this Union and
dsmember the Government by withdraw
ing tho representation of nine States from
both Houses of Congress. Every Senator
and Representative who Withdrew was
Year: 1879

GENERAL RUsK, of Wisconsin, will make
a good Scrgeant-at-Arms for the House If
he is not reelected to be a member thereof
meanwhile, in 1851. OF stalwart physique,
stalwart Republicanism, and stalwart per-
sona integrity, he would be just the kind
of a man to Gil the requirements of the
Office in every particular and under any
emergency 1t is to be hoped the compli-
ment rendered to him in the Republican
nomination for that office last Monday will
he repeated two years hence--if he is so
ns to be able to accept it.
Year: 1879

Now THE point is made Ivy our Demo-
cratic neighbor that when the Republicans
had the power to elect a clerk they did not
nominate Mr. RATNEY, forgetting or not
knowing that Mr.. RAINEY was in Congress
when they had that power and could not be
Clerk of the House. 1t has no doubt for
gotten also that Mr. RAINEY's rare clerical
abilities were never fully developed until
he saved the credit of Democratic Com
mittee on Enrolled Bills by doing the work
of three or four drunken Democratic mem
bcrs.
Year: 1879

Mr., LAY, of Missouri, is so earnest u
Democrat as TO be willing to risk health and
lifo in the service of his party. He arose
from his sick couch to obey the behests of
King Caucus and enjoy the sweet privilege
OF participation in the distribution of parti-
san spoils. For this sacrifice Mr. LAYS re-
ward resides in the selfgratifcation which
is only known to second-rate political mar
tyrs. Besides this his name will appear at
the tail-end OF the Democratic membership
Of some insignificant and obscure commit
tee. For this is he Bourbon.