smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

no disapproval of the fearful crime by
them committed; on the contrary, q
stubborn chuckling over their own au-
dacity in setting aside the will of the
people as expressed at the ballot box,
and defiant dependence upon the
question. Was the consolidated returns
from Vernon parish a public document?
The Supreme Court of our State said
it was not! And Anderson is free.
But what sort of freedom will he, or
can he enjoy? He has escaped the
penalty of his crime by mere techni-
cality. He will carry around with
him the moral guilt of his atrocious
deeds, from which he can never escape.
The brand of a convicted and con-
demned felon will lasten itself upon him
and cause him to be loathed by his
fellows. A technicality has saved him
from the interior of the penitentiary
but it did not and cannot save him
from the damning proof that caused
an impartial jury to pronounce him
guilty. Surely his punishment is as
much as he can bear, and we are COM
paratively satisfied, and willing to let
him drag out the balance of his days,
an escaped convict, a pitiful object, and
a warning to all others who may in the
future attempt to tamper with the will
of the voters, as expressed at the ballot
box.


AS to what will be the immediate
and future effect of the acquittaI upon
the people and general interests of our
State, it is somewhat difficult to con-
lecture. Hayes in the White House,
and Anderson in the penitentiary,
would have been such a contradictory
cartoon, that it would have been spread
broad cast over tho country. Hayes
11,o
would have been such a revival of the
by question as would have shaken
the continent from its center to its cir
cumference, and the experience of late
years has shown that whenever gen.
eral shaking up takes place the South
has always come out undermost, and
now she needs peace. No one will
doubt the integrity and legal rectitude
of the august body that rendered the
decision.


| Anderson is not the first criminal
| who has escaped on a technicality, and
since all the forms of law have been
complied with and vindicated, we can
not see that any OWL can possibly en-
sue. On the contrary the (anticipated)
storm, thunder and tightening that
devoted State this fall from the Radi-
cal Republican headquarters, on ac-
count of what was termed "the perse-
cution of tho returning board," must
now be turned in some other direction,
or be dissipated by the reviving rays
cmanating from the peaceful solution
of what was fast becoming question
of more than ordinary national impor-
tance. "Exact and equal justice to all
men," however desirable, is not aways
attainable, and though the guilty in
this case have escaped the direct pen
atty of their crimes, their wings have
been sufficiently clipped to prevent
their doing any further harm to our
people, and Louisiana, we have good
reason to hope, will in tho future have
peace and prosperity.
Year: 1878

[Edward S. Gregory in the Philadelphia |


Weekly Times.]


How these people subsisted was an
other wonder. The straits to which
in fact. "After the tenth day of the
siege," says the report of Gen. Stephen
d. Lee, the men lived on about half
rations, and less than that toward the
close." The ration has been described
to consist of one-quarter pound of bacon,
one-half pound of beef, five-eighths
quart of meal, besides an allowance OF
peas, rice, sugar and moiasses. OF this,
anon. The citizens must have had
less and where they got that from
was mystery. Business, of course,
was suspended. There were some
stores that had supplies, and at these
prices climbed steadily in a manner
suggestive of the prophecy of Jeru-
salem's undoing. A barrel of flour at
last came to sell for $1OO-an immense
figure then but worse than the figure
were the two later facts-that nobody
had the money, and then nobody had
the flour. Some people eked out their
supplies by cooking the tender sprouts
of the common cane, OF which there
was an immense ssbrake" just below
Vicksburg. I have reason to believe
that few applications, and those only
by the poorest people, were made to
the military powers for help through
out all this trial. Sympathy and
patriotism must have improvised
practical communism. The cruise and
barrel had little dust and JUNCTION to
the last.


How about the mule meat? every
body will inquire while rations are
being treated. Both horse and mule
ken co, ~ 1od Inn inc
the seige, though not in the way that
by many may be imagined. On ac-
count of the want of provender nearly
all the horses of the garrison were
turned out of the lines, and as the other
side could not safely take them unless
they strayed within reach, many of
them were killed by the cross-fre.
EARLY in the siege, when some of the
men cnplained of the scanty ration,
Gen. Smith, believe, who had seen
the thing done on the plains, issued a
circular to his brigades, recommending
that the experiment of horse meat to
be tried to piece it out. I was on hand
that evening when somebody, waiting
till dark, slid over the works and cut
a steak out of a horse that had been
shot that day beneath them. It was
cooked at Gen. Vaughn,s fire, and





was coarse and nobody hungered for
any more. Some of the soldiers did
like it and eat it not to speak of rats
and other small deer which the Lou
isianians, being Frenchmen, were said
to prepare in many elegant styles for
the table. When Pemberton was
thinking about cutting his way out
he had a half a dozen fellows, men
who looked like Mexicans or Indians,
cutting mule meat at the old depot of
the Southern Railroad and jerking it
over slow fires to make it handy and
lasting. One morning, for trial, I
bought pound of mule meat at this
market, and had it served at breakfast
for the mess. There was no need to
try again. On the day of the surrender,
and only then, a ration of mule meat
was actually issued but nobody need
cat it, as Gen. Grant issued abundant
supplies of the best that his army had.
Year: 1878

The only significant feature of the
recent local elections in Pennsylvania
was the increasing strength displayed
by the Decentralization party. The
two old parties held their own pretty
evenly, but the new combination of
the dissatisfied displayed strength
enough to show that it will be an inn
portant clement in future contests
~. Y. Tribune.
Year: 1878

A GENTLEMAN who left his opera.
glasses in box at the theater, and had
been unable to recover them. concluded
AN indignant letter to the manager a.
follows: Apart from the moral value OF
those glasses. they cost me ave pounds.
Year: 1878

Modern Roam-the life of tramp.


G. Alf.-No Ole Bulls wife is not an
ole COW.


Has MOrrissey gone to "a land that is
Faro than this?"


To his absent father little boy writes
that his puppies are growing every day,
and sometimes twice day.


The founder of paper, if he under
standeth not his undertaking, may also
live to see it founder.


They think of opening shop in Cortland
for the manufacture of glass collins.
This is new invention, and is said to
have given satisfaction to all who have
tried them.


Relics of the glish-Russian war are
already being manufactured. In case
the war doesn't come off they can be sold
as relics of the latest terrible railroad dis
aster.


The Graphic says the razor was used
in India tens of thousands of years ago.
Young Gatesby caressing a cut on the
chin. offers to wager that his barber is
using the same razor to-day.


Kimball, the church debt-raiser, was
persuaded to attack the debt of New
York daily newspaper few weeks ago,
and he was thrown seven to eight He
sustained a sprained back and fracture
of the left clavicle. He says he is not a
Samson.


What this country needs" says the
Philadelphia Times, sis kind of weather
that won't ruin the peach crop The
country needs nothing of the kind. A
peach crop that isn't ruined early in
spring time, doesn't amount to anything
in the fall


A tramp explained to a man, of whom
he had begged a breakfast, and who
asked him why he didn't go to work,
that he was afraid of apoplexy. "Over-
work" said he, "is killing off some of
the best men in the country. Look at
Orton."


When you see little man, with pants,
and shoes all down at the heel, trotting
patiently alongside a great big wife,
rigged out in gorgeous bonnet and seal
skin sack, make up your mind there's a
missionary wanted in that family. Ell
dora Ledger-Yes or funeral.-Clinton
| Age Or. better yet, club.
A story is related of boy out west,
who, having read in dime novel of a
man who escaped from Indians by jump
ing over bluff two hundred feet high
attempted to initiate the feat in a small
way by jumbing off bluff only forty feet
high. He is now able to get around on
crutches quite easily.


A young man applied for the position
of humorous paragrapher on a new paper,
and when asked what qualifications he
possessed for the duties, he replied that
he was born on All-Fools Day and suf-
fered great deal with the toothache.
He got the position.


The New Orleans Picayune pertinently
remarks: 1.-THE New York Commercial
Advertiser says: Miss Corson yesterday
showed number of sportsman how a
meal could be made over g. camp fire with
nothing more than few saucepans and a
frying-pan.' We can understand how
Miss Corson prepares a ffteen-cent dinner
for six persons, how Train eats peanuts
and Dio Lewis crushes oats for sustenance
but meal of saucepans and hot frying
: pan is a little too hard to believe"
Year: 1878

Over everything in our world there is
ceaseless watch-care. Over every shop
and field, over every office and bank and
store, over every home and school and
church some one stands as keeper There
is not a train upon any track, nor a ship
on any sea, nor child in any cradle, nor
an army in any field but is under some
ones care. Life's sentinels keep watch
over every way of thought and business
and morality and religion. And over all
our watching is the tender care of Heaven
and the faithful guardianship of angels.


The time was when the outlook of
even the wisest was limited Those who
have stood upon the mountain-tops could
see only little way. One part of the
world knew not what the other part was
doing The thinkers and the inventors
and the philanthropists in one country
toiled on, not knowing what their fellow
laborers were doing in other lands But
now all. is changed. The railroad and
the telegraph and the press have brought
US all together. Every morning brings
US news from preachers, philosophers,
and statesmen; every morning tells US
where armies have marched or fought
and what the astronomers have seen in
their nightly watch of the stars And
the result Of all this is to give all wider
outlook. We all ask, now what is the
news of our community, or city, or of
our country even; but what is the news
of the world What of war or peace. of
prosperity or adversely what of thou ght,
of politics, of religion in all lands are
the questions that we are all asking.
The business man, the lawyer, the jour
nalist, the statesman, the philosopher,
the preacher, each from his place, looks
out upon the wide sweep Of humanity.
And as this broader field Of human affairs
is studied the broader question arises as
to what are the tendencies of the age, OF
are the destinies of the world shaping in
any special direction?


One may very easily be mistaken in
such an inquiry as this. He may over
estimate or he may underestimate the
Importance of his age. His judgment
may be biased by prejudice, by personal
or party or national interests; or it may
fall short of proper conclusions, from
want Of breadth in outlook or from hasty
or insufficient generalization. Let uE
survey the field briefly at this hour, anC
see if the facts and well defined tepden
cies of our age are such as to constitute
1T in any sense marked era in the his
tory of the world. l believe such to be
the case. | think we are rapidly ap
preaching a great crisis in human affairs


The first marked tendency of our ag
that we notice is the general breaking
away from old beliefs-the wide unset
tling of the public mind in reference t.
things once regarded as settled Ours i
peculiarly an age of doubt


In all these general movements of tn
public mind We can estimate the eXten
of the change only by comparing th
present with the past or by noting tn
point from which we have drifted. AnC
Year: 1878

1t has been thought that there may be place
for some expression, and as the following


hymn or hymns endeayor to embody, of the


prospect of another world, more hopeful than
the touching address of the Emperor
Hadrian to his soul, less vague and material


than Pope's graceful version of it in his we'll


known lines, sVital spark of heavenly fame ,
Year: 1878

The party of Engineers from the
United States Coast Survey, who
have been engaged for some time In
erecting signals, measuring base lines
and taking observations in this vieini-
tY are still with us. Upon inquiry
we learn that these operations are q
part of a System of surveys now being
prosecuted at various points along
the Mississippi river, the object OF
which is to determine accurately the
present geographical position of tho
river. They will cover the river
throughout its whole length with d
network of triangles, measuring some
half a dozen base lines a mile Or two
in length, at different points with
great care, and calculating all the
others from these. One of the base
lines ID being measured through our
town, one extremity being near tina
Court House and the other in the di-
rection of the point. From this base
all other lines will be calculated as
far down as Donaldsonville and above
as far as Helena. This operation is
called In engineering paflance, Tri-
angulatiOn or q Trigonometrical sur
vey. After the completion of this
part of tue work the details will be
run &,s by anotheg aystem of minor
surveys, SO as to. give the exact posi-
tion of the river and the country for
a mile or two on each side. These
engineers will also, determine exactly
the geographical position of Vicks-
burg, its latitude and longitude.
From, these sngyeys map will be
made, which will be of great value
and impoStanee, ashas never, hereto
fore, been made q correct aud accu-
rate one of the Mississippi river in its
entirety. This map will be especially
valuable in after years, in determin-
ing the changes that are constantly
being elected by the action of the
current; In the formation and de-
structioD of islands, the occurrence
of cut-offs old rivers" lakes, etc. If
such map had been made hundred
years ago, it would now enable us to
understand more fully the nysteri-
Gus ways of the muddy old monster
such valuable friend In many re-
speets and such cruel enemy in 9TH
ers. This survey will be connected
later with the great Continental ays-
TEN of tgiangnlation now being pushed
acroas the country from the Atlantic.
ceaat.
Year: 1878

BRAIN STIMULANT.-The best possible
thing fora man to do when be feels too
weak to carry anything through is to go
to bed and sleep as long as he can. This
is the only recuperation of brain power;
the only actual recuperation Of brain
force ; because during sleep the brain is
in state of rest, in n condition to receive
appropriate particles of nutriment from
the blood, which take the place of those
which have been consumed by previous
labor, since the very act ofthnking burns
up solid particles, as every turn Of the
screw of the steamer is the result of con.
sumption by fire or the fuel in the fur
mace. Tho supply of consumed brain
substance can only be had from the nu-
! tritive particles in the blood which were
obtained from the food eaten previously,
and the brain is so constituted that it can
best receive and appropriate to itself those
nutritve particles during the state ofrest
of quiet, and stiffness of sleep. Mere
stimulants supply nothing in themselves
they goad the brain, and force it to a
greater consumption of its substance, un-
til il is so exhausted that there is not pow
er enough left to receive a supply.-He,-
aid of Heath.
Year: 1878

would do what he could. He would not
treat the matter lightly.


And he was as good as his word. He
examined into the case of Lacour, and
found that he was not of the criminal
class, and that in the affair of Monseg-
neur's storehouses he, had sought to do
good rather than evil. He pushed the
matter on up to the executive head, and
in few weeks Victor Laoour was par
doned and set free and be sure there was
a happy gathering at the cot of Jean
Brignol when the redeemed man went to
thank the kind friends to whom he owed
his liberty. And we can imagine that
Victor Lacour was not the only grateful
one.


That was the man-Victor Lacour-
whom l had desired so much TO see and
| not only saw him, but spont several
plea, ant hours ut different times, in his
shooting gallery. lie was all that ho had
been represented to be, and | am free to
confess that | greatly priced his friend
ship. was young then, and hero wor-
shipper. - Lcdger.
Year: 1878

A DESCRIPTION is given of paper car
pet now made in England, and designed
to initiate parquet flooring, the paper be-
ing printed in patterns to initiate different
wood, from photographs, so that, as it is
stated, the resemblance is absolutely per-
feet. The floor is first prepared by being
made perfectly level, and the crevices fill
ed up with plaster of Paris over the sur
face, as thus prepared, he,sion is stretched,
and on this first lining paper, and then the
patterned paper, is pasted. the whole be-
ing finished with coating of peculiar
kind of varnish, described as wonderfully
hard and wear resisting. This kind Of
carpeting can be kept perfectly clean with
the greatest ease, and, though the wear Of
paper carpeting may be thought prob
lematical, the inventor states that he has
had rooms covered with it sixteen months
without showing any appreciable signs Of
wear. It's appearance, also, is very sat
isfactory TO the eye.
Year: 1878

MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY Recently,
Henry Ward Beccher, in one of his ia


miliar talks, told story of his western
experience, which he appeared to enjoy
fully MS much as the listeners "Old
Ben Haven, one of those unselfsh mon
who went out rs ministers among the first
settlers Of the west, once told mo of his
experience with blacksmith who became
very angry with him because he had in.
duced the backsmith's wife to Join the
church. The burly fellow threatened to
thrash the life out OF the minister tho first
chance he had. Well, Ben Haven was
singing as he was riding along ono morn
ing through tho woods on one of those
corduroy roads, which don't allow one to
turn of on either side, when no met the
blacksmith. He saw there was no use
trying to avoid the meeting. The black
it'll, took his horse by the bride and
asked: "Your name is Haven, isn't it?"
YES" "Well, stranger, you've got to
come off that horse. There's going TO be
Il fight here, and one of us is going to be
whipped" Ben tried to argue with him
but he saw TWAS no use and so he said
he was sorry, but if he must be must. So
he tied his horse to II tree and they went
Mt it. Sometimes he was on top and the
blacksmith was under, and sometimes it
was the other way. Sometimes he got
terribly pounded, and sometimes the
other man. Good old Ben snid he never
had such Il time in his life and he was
very sure nothing in tho world sustained
him but the grace of God. Laughter.
lie kept thinking: 1t won't do for Il
minister OF the gospel to get whipped
llaughterl and he thought the sweetest
sound he ever heard was when that black
smith cried Enough. But thon he only
let him up upon the condition that the
next prayer meeting he held in the village
the blacksmith should bo there, and 70
forward to tho anxious seat for prayer
And tho blacksmith kept his word, and he
sf.erward united with Old Ben's church.


Now" said Mr.. Beecher, emphntica ly,
che pounded the grace Of God into that
man. Laugher.l The inhiction Of pain
Is not necessarily inconsistent with the
spirit of forgiveness. | don't think there
can be any mistake about that
Year: 1878

A WRITER says that when swimmer
gets the cranp he should turn his toes to-
ward tho Gnee. Another good way is to
Turn your toes toward the middle Of the
pond, and paw for the nearest dry land.
Year: 1878

An editor going away, left his pa.
per in charge of a minister During
the minister's stay in the sanctum,
the following letter came from q
mountain subscriber: "You know
we'll l paid my subscription to your
paper the last time was in Lexing.
ton. If get any more such letters
from you as I received last week,
will come down to Lexington and
maui HI out of you" The minis
ter answered; ~ have been trying
to get that thing out of the editor
for ten years past, and if yon vii
readily come down and maui it ou
of him, then, my dear sir, have
twenty members Of my church l vii
also get you to operate on.
Year: 1878

Now that the harvest is nearly over it is ascertain ed beyond a peradventure that the wheat and barley crop in Salt River Valley is large. The Gila Valley usually produces an enor- nous quantity of that grain but this year very little has been raised there, ow- ing to the lack of water for irrigation. The late abundant rains will insure fodder in the Northern part of the Territory but it has come to l2te for the corn, so that crop will be nearly a failure this year. This state of affairs in the surrounding country will give the farmers of Salt River Valley a market for all their grain at remuner- ative prices. Barley has advanced a quarter and wheat half a cent since har- vest began, with an up- ward tendency.
Year: 1878

Who keep at their old stand on the west side of the plaza being in unison with the best interests of the country, will continue to supply their patrons with anything usually found in a

 GENERAL MERCHANDISE Store at the very lowest price possible. They do not sell many times for cost but they sell at such a small advance on cost that all who desire to purchase will find it to their advan- tage to go there and buy. Having purchased the en- tire stock of the late firm of A. NJ. LANES & Co.,, they are prepared to sell many things at
Year: 1878

have been transferred to tlfe new church
in Old Mackinaw.


8. That CharleyOix at his sojourn there
could hardly have failed TO be taken to
see the new tomb, and to mention the
fact of its transfer in his Journal OF his
tory.


6. That if we have failed to find the re-
mains of the great explorer. we have at
least ascertained the fact OF his having
been inferred on that particular spot.


z. That the record answers all the cir
cumstances of the discovery, and that
the finding of these few fragments, IL
not as satisfactory to our wishes. is at
least as good evidence for the fact in
question, as if we had found every bone
that is in the human body. Such are the
leading points in Father Jacker's mar tive
as Published i'm the Catholic World. Nov.,
1877, in connection with the article en-
titled Romance and Reality IN the Death
of Father James Marquette, and the Re
cent discovery OF his Remains by john
e. Shea, to whom am under obligations.
Year: 1878

" She said it was bright idea. He
said he know brighter one, and when
she asked him what it was he answered,
"Your eye, dearw There was silence for
a moment then she laid her head upon
the rim of hic car and vcpt,