smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1867

We clip the following recital of married
lnfeilcity attending a Chicago husband
from the Dewitt La..) Observer of the
oath instant:


1T is a fact not generally known. per
haps, but it is said to be fact, neverthe-
less, that there is sort of enterprise
carried on by set Of bawdy character.
in Chicago, the ostensible object of which
is to tell fortues, and furnish men and
women with life partners for and in con-
sideration of stipulated sum. This
branch Of business Is carried on under
the suggestive title Of Love Bureau,
and by compliance with directions, and
advancing the requisite sum of money, a
man may soon be enshrined in the affec-
tions of a bluShing bride, and have a low
ing one to lessen his cares and share his
sorrows through life-or, at least, the
Bureau will promptly furnish the 9TH
er half and that should secure him all
the rest. Well gentleman of our town
became acquainted with this labor saving
and tlme-shortening process of securing
a helDmeet, and being thus minded, he
forthwith forwarded fifty dollars, had his
fortune told. was informed that at par
ticular time he was providentially to
meet in the city of Chicago at stated
place woman bearing the description
then given, and, we believe, picture OF
the would be bssde was also sent. Upon
the approach of the time designated, the
buoyant gent dropped his tools-for he
is an honest, industrious German stone
mason and plasterer of our town-and
went hither to the predestined meeting
meeting of his blooming frow. Arriving
at the place named, he found the woman
answering the description in every par
ticular, and but short time elapsed be
fore all prelimenaries were arranged and
they were wrapped III silken cords Of love
and spliced in hymeneal pledges. The
two being made one, came together to
Dewitt, arriving on last Monday nights
train, and all went on swimmingly and In
good style for time, but when Friday
night came there came with it sense Of
lonliness to poor Hans but, supposing
his wife was being legitimately detained
from his side, he retired to his virtuous but
lonely couch, and only learned in the
morning the true reason of her absence.
She had taken the evening train and gone
back to Chicago, probably having an EN-
gagement for another spouse about that
time. taking. large number of things
that she had received here at the hand:
of her husband, and greatly improved il
her dress. Mr.. Weis took his sorrow:
in altruly heroic and philosophic manner
smoked his pipe and kept about his bus
mess, and he hopes to be able to continue
at it. We call that abbreviated felicity
He doesn't want any more fortune-tellels
frows. Who does?
Year: 1867

There are many who are panied at
the fate of Macmillan. When we think
of Poor Carlotta' we are of the number.
but when we think of this mans acts We
feel as the Madison Journal says: In
short, however we may sympathize with
MaXimillian as the victim misled or en-
couraged into desperate undertaking
by others and then abandoned, and how
ever we may admire the courage and
serenity with which he met his fate, we
must not forget the bitter and deadly
fruit he was compelled to taste was of
the tree he planted himself, and that
others just as brave, just as good, and
more creditably employed than he, were
subjected to death by his command. The
chalice that he had forced on others was
ultimately pressed to his own lips.
Year: 1867

contented could they. make even fair
score as contrasted with the overwinning
game of their victorious opponents. No
one had an idea that the Forest City nine
"a club coming from town in the In
terror OF the State-would change places
with their opponents and wrest from


them the palm Of victory All thoughts


were centered upon the match of Satur-
day, when the Excelsiors should meet the


Nationals, as the one in which Western
muscle and skill should vie most closely
with these Eastern veterans. When, then


the game began yesterday afternoon, and
the Rockford nine, at the outset, made
playing to greater effect than did those
with whom they were struggling, the
vast crowd of people watched the game
with no sort of feeling that the playing of
the Forest City Club was going to last


They thought at least the Nationals had
not set fairly to work. and that when they
did they would speedily give the Rock
till the fifth inning. Rockford was draw
ing still further ahead. Still no one
thought of victory for them. Not until
the seventh, eighth and closing innings
did that multitude view the game with
bated breath and straining gaze, watch
ing with increasing anxiety every part of
the game in its progress. The game
closed. The last inning was played out
there were no more rushes for the swiftly
flying ball, or sharp short clicks of the
bat The game was over, and the Forest
City had won. The invincib!es were de-
feated. For moment the crowd and
players stood, almost doubling the record.
Then, as they comprehended what the
result had been, one grand rush was made
for the winning nine, and they were borne
off the field on the shoulders of their
enthusiastic friends, while the cheering
that arose was very tumult in its noisy
confusion
Year: 1867

= The Chicago Evening Post says
Andy Johnson is said to indulge hope


that the Democratic party will nominate
him to tie Presidency next year. His
expectations of course are based upon the
sacrifice he has made and the extent to
which he has basedshimself to serve the
party interest, and the number of dis
abled Union soldiers he has clicked out
in order to put able bodied Copperheads
into their places. If by doing a vast
amount of dirty work for party man
can merit Its lasting gratitude, Andy GER
tainly deserves that of the rebel conser-
vative faction, whose obedient and servile
tool he has been. Unfortunately for
Andy's prospects, however. parties are
in habit of casting aside their tools af-
ter having used them to the fullest extent
TO which they are capable, and the un-
terrified having got all they can out of
their wretched dupe, will serve him as
the monkey did the sucked orange, throw


him away. Were he ever so popular
and available as candidate, it is doubt


ful if the democracy would trust him. He


might betray them as he has alzsadv be
Year: 1867

we see by our exchanges that this sub
ject Is receiving almost universal atten-
ton, and very properly too. He who
thinks this office was created merely as a
slnecure-merely to furnish living for
some man too indolent to works mis-
taken. 4 man who attends to the du-
ties of school Superintendent with a CON
sclentious regard for the responsibilities
devolying upon him, earns the salary
which is paid for those duties And the
place should not be filled by man who
has other duties sufficient to keep him
occupied, nor by a politician but by aman
with good head and heart; man with
a good education man fully alive to
the wants of our large and rapidly in
creasing county. To obtain such man,
if it is necessary, the pay should be in
creased to $500, in order to secure one
who has thorough knowledge of the
business and will give his whole time and
attention to this office. Why our people
seem to think our schools are of very lit
tie Importance, when in reality there is
nothing upon which the well being of so
ciety so much depends Take those com
munieies where the greatest attention is
paid to education and there you will find
property the most valuable. Well then,
TO increase the value of real estate give
us thoroughly competent. well educat-
ed man who will inspire our teachers with
desire to raise the standard of education
to a higher elevation, for it must be ad-
mitted that the Superintendent in a
may not have been the case in this coun


y for he has done nothing at all, compar-
atively sneaking, but the statement Is
none the lesstrue inits general acceptation


4 good commanding officer makes a good
regiment, while poor one would ruin the
efficiency of the best thousand men that
ever shouldered musket


Give us a man who will take an inter
est In everything pertaining to education;
| a man who has public spirit enough to at
tend the State Institutes, and organize
and conduct County Institutes where all
the modern methods of teaching shall be
| introduced 4 man who will visit the
schools regularly and not only make sug-
gestions but enforce obedience to the
same 1t may be said that such an one
can not be found this we do not be


lieye. There are men in this place whe


if well paid for their services would give
up their present occupation and follow


this, and we hope there viii be such an
| one deS. .gnated at our next convention.
Year: 1867

when European on horseback tod him to
stand aside, and, as the order was not obeyed,
struck him with whip. The Japanese rush.
ed on the aggressor, unhOrsed him, and drew
his sword to kill him. when neighborng
sbopkeerer exclaimed that it was the English
consul. The Japanese hesitated en- hearing
this, and the foreigner meanwhile got away.
With his drawn sword in his hand, the police
man Immediately went to the nearest tribunal
and stated his case to the presiding Judge.
You drew your sword to asenge the affront,
said the magistrate that was right but
you did not kill your enemy, and you know
that an insult, if not av' nged by the blood OF
the offender, must be avenged by that of the
offended The judge had hardly finished
speaking when the policeman ripped up bis
abdomen with his own hand, and died on the


spot
Year: 1867

CURE FOR BE SrINGs.-Dr. Bush.
Chester county, Pennsylvania, says that
one drop OF strong spirits OF hartshorn,
will in an instant remove the pain caused
by the sting OF bee, wasp or hornet
Ii should he at hand in every family
where there are children. Smiles of
gratitude shining through tears of dis
tress, will often repay the thoughtful
mind that provides and the quick hand
that applies the remedy. lie recon-
mends the same article also for the re-
moving OF grease spots. Salt wet in
vinegar, and bound on the place stung,
will also remove all pain and soreness in
a very short time.
Year: 1867

House flies says an exchange NAV he
etfectually destroyed by taking halt a
spoonful of black pepper in powder, on a
teaspoonful OF brown sugar, and one tea
spoon OF cream ; mix them 'Sell and
place them in room where th c flies are
troublesome, and they will soon dis
appear.
Year: 1867

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

The results of tie. recent elections have some very paIpable meanings.

 They mean that ten States, the fairest portion of the republic, shall not be handed over to the dominion of brutal ignorant, and degraded Africans. They mean that military despotism, wherever it has planted it's iron heel, must give way 10 the rule of civil li- ] berty that martial satrapy must yield to governments of the people.

 They mean that the project of the re- construction of the South in the inter- est of a political party to the detriment of the material interests not only of that section, but of the whole country, must be abandoned.

 They mean that the reconstruction O. the South, upon fair, and just, and con- stitutional principles, must be speedy, to the end that the public disquiet, which is so injurious to the business of the country, may be composed and to the further end that the industry and development of that section may bere- vived, which is so essential to the pros- perity of the whole land. They mean that the extravagant ap- propriations by Congress, which are swelling the public debt indefinitely, must cease.

 They mean that the Congress itselfis a rump, and it's usurpation intolerable.

 They mean that the military estab- lshment, costing hundreds of millions of dollars yearly, and useful only for purposes of oppression, must be cut down, and vast sums thereby saved to the public treasury.

 They mean that the frightful corrup- ton. and fraud and theft, and perjury which have seized upon every avenue of the public service, and which are impairing the revenue by hundreds of nilli ons of dollars annually, must cease also,

 They mean that taxation must be fair ly adjusted and distributed; that, in laying the public burdens, there shall be no favored classes.

 They mean that the honest adminis- tration must be restored, economy re- established, and taxation frightened. They mean that the industry Of the country at large must not be taxed to furnish bounties to corporate wealth in u section.

 They mean in short, that dishonest taemagogism must give place to honest statesmanship iu the conduct O. public ,flairs.-Chicago Times.
Year: 1867

How the negroes reason is shown in a speech made by Uncle Dick, in be- half of the squatters on the farms O ex-rebels near Norfolk, who ROW re- fuse to remove and threaten resistance to the officers of the Government ''Uncle Dick veteran negro leader said: "The Indians were the first ow- ners of this land. The whites took il from them by force; and we blacks took it from the whites by force. They have no right to it, and they shall not have it. We fought for il, and we are going to have it. We don care, for the President nor the freedmen's Bu- reau. We have suffered long enough let the whites suffer now. The time when the white man said, John, black my boots! and John had to do it. But the times have changed, and hope to see the day when I can say to white man, John, black my boots! and he will have to do it. l will never be sat isfied until the white man if forced to serve the black man, as we were forced to serve them. If they do not like that, let them go away. We do not intend to allow secesh or yankees to drive us off this land, because it is ours. We have fought for it. and we will fight now to defend it.
Year: 1867

A special correspondent of the Louis- vile Courier, dated at Washington the leth ult., says:

 The determination of the President [ to change the Cabinet has been re. peatedly alluded to. There is author Iity to repeat the same with full per- mission of the President. It was sug- gested to him that the great popular verdict, ipfo s.n2 his policy, would prevent the further agitation of i'm peachnent. The President replied that he thought not. but apprchcnded that the Radical leaders would become even more desperate and hesitate at nothing to accomplish their revolution ary purposes.

 In response to question of his ! course should the Radicals attempt to depose him before trial, he said: Re- sist, Sir! with all the power which the Constitution furnishes for its own pro- lection and preservatien.' This was said with great warmth and earnest ness. It would be criminal, he said. not to resist an effort on the part o, Congress to usurp or destroy the Ex- ecutive Department, and he thought it well for the country to know his opin- ions and his purposes. In relation to Cabinet changes, he said he would strengthen himself for any emergency that might arise. Circumstances, he said, necessitated a change, and this should be done before Congress met in session.

 The President declared he would not consult or be governed by party cliques, but act on his own judgment and for what he thought was the best interest of the country. It was his intention to draw around him men of nerve, abili- ", and patriotism.

 Thad- Stevens pronunciamento ia a political bombsheA which fill the public mind with apprehension. If impcach- ment is proposed. if Congress shall en- act laws to tasten negro suffrage on the people in defiance of their wishes, it will undoubtedly precipitate a conflict. The President cannot submit to the one nor the people to the other, and all tes- timony is concurrent that Mir. Johnson will resist by all proper means the at- tempt to depose and degrade him by an arbitrary and constitutional act

 several Republicans of conservative tendencies declare they cannot act with stevens in his extreme measures new ertheless they may be driven to sustain them by party dicipline and exigencies. It may become necessary therefore for the Executive to iinpeach the impeach- CTS, and if the latest programme re- mains unchanged, his Cabinet will have nerve as well as ability. l have high authority for stating that he contem- plates selecting some of these advisors from among those who fought for and won the great political victory last

 week.
Year: 1867

VoLE AGAINST A CoNvENTIoN.-- We call the attention of tax payers to the following extract from the act of March 2:

 Sec. s. And be it further enacted. Thatsthe Convention for each State shall prescribe fees, salary and compen- sation to be paid to all the delegates and others officers agents herein author ized or necessary to carry into effect the purpose of this act not otherwise provided for, and shall provide for the levy and collection of such taxes on the property in such States as may be nec- essary to pay the same.

 The people are already grooming un- der the burden of the most oppressive taxation, and are in no condition to add to the load, for the sole purpose of building up the Radical party in the State. If you do not desire to increase ta3ation. defeat this Convention scheme 1 If you endorse the Convention, the ex- pense of the mongrel assemblage must be met by further taxation, and do not desire to see negro suffrage forced upon the State, vote AGAINST A CON vENTIoS.-[ Little Rock Conservative.
Year: 1867

IMPORTANT TO BANKRUPrs.---Th Memphis Bulletin says that the news papers at other points in the South, learns that large numbers of citizens. rendered hopelessly bankrupt by the war. are availing themselves of the re- lief from debt afforded by the Bank rupt Act. Even if a man feels moral y bound to pay every dollar he owes, he will in most cases feel constrained to seek discharge from his debts un- der the Bal krupt Law, in order to be- come free handed and unembarrassed in resuming business, so as ultimately to be able to pay all he owes. In this view of the matter, the most honorable man is fully justified in taking the benefit of the Bankrupt Law. An ex- change says:

 It will be seen that the period is pass ing rapidly away within which insol- vent debtors of past years may avail themselves of the national Bankrupt Law, with snch advantages as they now possess.

 After the 2d of March, 1868, no deb- tor will be able to obtain discharge in bankruptcy unless his assets may pay 30 per cent. of his indebtedness, or by assent in writing of majority in number and value of his creditors.

 This fact is not generally known, and any one desiring to obtain the benefit of the act has no time to loose. Only four months remain, and discharge cannot in any case be obtainefin less than three months, and when there is opposition more time is required.
Year: 1867

India seems to be running the United Staes out of the catton market. A million bales are said to be at present on their way to Liverpool In spite of the very limited crop m this country last year, the prices are positively declining, in consequence of the Indian supply
Year: 1867

A recent letter from Cincinnati, lu the New Orleans Picayune, contains the following advice to the Southern peo- pie:

 "lhey say, urge upon your people to be

 atient and calm; not to feel that the vic tory is complete yet. One little riot in the South would undo what has already been done. Let every editor make it a point to urge this in every issue That the Radicals VII use every means possible to draw you into riot you may expect; but if the people will watch them, and head them of for one year or nine mouths longer, the victory will be complete. 1 ,eel elated and know the Southern people will and am so fearful they may feel too jubilant and overdo the natter

 The New York Herald also furnishes his much on the same subject:

 Our Southern friends should not 20 of at tangent upon tie signal evidence If 3 leturnng sense of reason among the Rads- eal majerities of the North, tacy should not burrah because they are out of the woods. They should keep calm and col lected-we will not say subdued," for they have acknowledged themselves 50 req y They should not be to exult7 ant; they should utter no taunts, make no hreats, or do aught else to arouse anew the Spirit of relentless prosecution with which they have been pursued by the rad icals snce the congress- 1nal project of re- construction was first broached. The end Is not yet. Much remains to be done, and it behooves the Southern people to tax still further the measure of their patience, until the clouds that hover over hem are entirely dlspelled, and they are again blessed with serene political sky.
Year: 1867

From the American Odd Fellow the subjoincd table which presents most gratifying exhibit of the condition of the Order of Fellowship throughout the United States, at the close Of the regular annual term. cn the 30th O
Year: 1867

SIGNALS through the Atlantic cable
are made by light, which ilashesthe
messages to he operator IN a dark
room. The evangelist thus com.
mputs on the wonderful fact:


IT suggests beautiful analogy to
spiritual truth-the communication
of the human soul with Cod
Thought is swiiter than the light.
ming. and if, in a second of time, n
spark tly from continent to CONT
ncut, why should it he Thought q
thing incredible that the desire ot q
human heart should thus be waited
to the throne of God
Year: 1867

wool growers of the Eastern, Middle
and Western States-to write personally
and al once, to their senatorial ana uls-
trict representatives in Congress. de
who fails to do this will have to feel, II
the wooden tariff is lost, that he might
have done more to savelt.


TO those unused to writing their Con.
gressmen on public matters, we VIII
take the liberty of saying let your let
ters be short and nakedly to the point.
A distinct expression of individual
opinion that as high rate of duties on
wool and woolens as that contained In
the bill which passed the House last
winter is necessary to ensure ialr ana
reasonable degree of prosperity to the
wool grower-and that such is the opin-
ion and testimony of all experienced
growers-is the main thing.


As regards petitions, and mere form
matters little. Nor is it of the least con-
sequence that they be printed or uniform
in their language. Let every friend OF
the cause Immediately sCrite a petition
and circulate it among his neighbors.
Let him give day or more to canvas
ing. and then pass it over to some one
who will go on with it. Wait not for
Iona lists of signers. AS soon as linn
tied neighborhood is canvassed, send on
the petition to Congress, though it con-
tains no more than twenty-five or even
a less number Of names. Then start a
new petition. Let these petitions begin
literally to rain on Congress by the time
it re.assembles after the holidays. The
effect of the petitions will of course be
vastly greater before the minds Of Sen
ators are made up before they become
committed on the question, even should
ultimate action on the bill be consider
ably delayed. As a bill has already
passed the House and as it is now be-
fore the Senate, it will probably be as
well to enclose most Of the petitions to
Senators for presentation.


To those who prefer not to draw up
their own petitions, we present the fol-
lowing form, which can be added to, or
substracted from, at pleasure


To THE CONGRESS OF THE uNITBr
STATES


The undersigned, residents Of tht


town Of, County Of, Stat'
Of, would respectfully represen
to your honorable body that we be
lieve that the tariff bill agreed upon by
the Joint committee of Wool Grower
aud Manufacturers, and which passed
the House of Representatives at its las
session, was fair towards all other in


terests and afforded no more than jus


aud equal protection to the woolen in


terests of the country, and that W
: therefore pray for its immediate passag
into law.