smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

Thus it appears that more than J of the
Union soldiers were native born citizens,


in 10 were of German birth, / in IA were


Irishmen, and about in so Englishmen.


The maximum of an infantry regiment is


1000 men, and taking that number as a


standard, there were enough lrishmen to


make 144 full regiments-a very large force


when we compare it with our present regu-
lar standing army Of 10000, over the ex-
penses of which Democratic Congressman
now manifest SO much concern.


! If we consider the small area of the little
island from which they cama-hardly large


enough to make respectable county in
some of our States-the number is still
more astounding. A grand army of 144, 900
Irishmen, marching to the music Of the
Union under the starry banner Of Wash
ington and Lincoln, mighty host escaped
from the expressions of their native land
and fighting for the liberty of despised
race. In proportion to her population. Ire
land furnished almost as many Federal SOL
diers as the States. It is an important fact,
which should not be forgotten by our poll
ticians when they feel like denouncing the
disposition of the Irish to intermeddle in
our politics. They have at least earned the
right to our respect.


The Germans furnished another grand
army of 176 regiments to do battle fer their
adopted country. Altogether, our foreign.
born feliow-citizens came forward 100000
strong-500 full regiments-in response TO
the call of "Father Abraham" They
were gallant host and bore themselves
well upon the field of battle.


But we may be pardoned for indulging
the just pride that, after all, the great body
and brain of our armies were the product
of the soil for which SO many of them shed
their blood and gave up their lives. In
cluding the colored soldiers, there were
more than 100000 native Americans in
line. Every State, every county in every
State, and almost every neighborhood and
family was represented there. Not as ad-
venturers in search of empty fame or for
the lust of gold, but prompted by the high
est motives of patriotism that ever moved
man to action, they left comfortable homes
and kind friends for the field of privaton
and danger, following the flag of their
country as the living emblem of liber-
ty, ready to do their duty at any hazard.
Their most successful leaders were men
like themselves, natives of the soii-Grant,
Thomas, Sheridan, Halleck, Lo
gan, Mcpherson, Schofeld, Hooker, Ferry,
men whose genius was equal to the task of
and leading to victory the de-
voted but undisciplined millions of the re-
public.
Year: 1878

Valuable INFORMATION.
a save Of time and money can be made by calling
rE. at
LEVY BROTHERS


and supplying your wants with goods in their line.
They keep a large and wcl-sclected stock, which
obviatcs the necessity OF shopping around; you


thereby save time. Their prices are always the
lowest; you thereby save money.
Year: 1878

monds IN return for the kindness /
have shown you'll have expected no
reward"


Il might have done SO, nv son;
but now L cannot, for you are looking
TO receive q reward"


Then you will let me ask you three
more questions"


Ne. my sou, can answer no more
questions. When you were at liberty
to ask any question you pleased, and
should have asked for information that
would have been profitable to you, y on
let the opportunity pass and chose to
satisfy u foolish curiosity in matters
that could not possibly concern you.
Ny son, You have still many years to
live; profit by the lesson you have Just
learned and spend the remainder OF
your days in gathering stones of useful
knowsdge-in seeking after truth
more precious than gold-rather than
waste your precious time in prying::in.
to the affairs of others, when the know
ledge so obtained can be of no value to
yourself or your tellow.men. Adieu
my son.


The "Old Diamond Hunter" turned
and was soon far up the side of the
mountain. leaving the miner gazing
after him aud wondering what man.
ner Of being he was.
Year: 1878

Judicious improvement of the soil il
always worth to the owner good deal
more than it costs or will sell for.
Very many farmers can increase the
productive capacity of their farms
500 per year by $500 expended in
judicious undertaking.
Year: 1878

The Smyrna Temperance Convention
was called to decide upon what legisla
tive action was best to be obtained at
the coming session, Of the Legisla-
ture at Dover, and to unite and SO
lidify the sentiment OF that portion
Of the community who favor prohibi-
ton and restrictive laws in regard to
the liquor traffic upon some definite
on the respective merits of prohibition
and local option took place. All shad
of opinion as well as all temperance or
CARNATIONS were represented. From
Wilmington, delegates from the Order
Of Good Templars, from the M. S. K. A..
and from the association for the sup
preston Of crime were present. The
convention decided almost unanimous


y upon the resolutions adopted, which
we think will meet with general ap
proval. The first asks that the princi
Pile of Lo:al Option for counties or hun
d EDS be granted by the Legislature.
The operation of this law has been 50
benefcent in the neighboring counties
Of NJ lryland that it seems hardly prob
able that this request will! be refused
if properly backed up by petitions from
the people.


They also ask for restrictive license
law 50 passed that it can be enforced
without difficulty, and with sufficient
penalties and guarantees to make it ef
fective. The present law was framed
in the interest Of the illegal liquor sell
er. 1t is difficult to enforce, with mad
equate penalties, and although consid-
cradle effort has been made to carry it
out, it has not been to any extent sue
cesSful.





The convention also disclaimed all
political action or influence, and re-
quested that temperance organizations
aud people should circulate petitions to
the Legislation for its action as above
designated. All classes Of moral, re
ligious and temperance organizations
can mite in this course of action as laid
down by the convention, and by proper
exertion an expression of public .pnti
ment can be made to the Legislature,
which will powerfully influence its
members in favor Of action in the line
indicated by the convention.
Year: 1878

The paper money Of our country
is once more equal In value 70
gold. This is owing TO the fact
that hereafter it will subserve the same
surposss and be applied to the same
uses as gold, and not to the accumulation
Of gold in the u. 5. Treasury or OF
any act OH the part Of Secretary sher-
man. Resumption could just as easily
have taken place as soon as til" exports
Of our country were sufficient to meet
the various bills Of exchange drawn
against our merchants and business
men by foreign houses, had the green


ack and national bank notes been
made receivable for duties on imports.
We say this because paper money is
Just as acceptable to the great mass Of
our people, as either gold or silver
when it performs the same Offices or can
BE- applied to the same purposes. We're
this not so resumption at the present
time would be failure, a. the amount
of gold boarded by order Of Secretary
sherman, would be utterly inadequate
il the people should demand the re-
dsmption Of all paper money as soon
as it came into their hands. They do
not however desire gold and silver for
mere business purposes, any more than
they desire gold half bushels 10 meas
ure grain or gold yard sticks to meas
ure cloths, muslins or carpets. They
merely want a currency that is ex-
changsa bls for houses, lands, horses,
cattle, food, taxes, &C., or for any
other purpose that can be named.
1t is this disposition that will
render resumption Of specie payment
success, and there will not be again
my premium on gold until the balanc.
Of trade shall be heavily against our
country, and shipments OF coin become
necessary to meet the demand upon us
or articles which should never have
been imported. TO preserve a paper
circulation at par with gold, We must


live within our income, must export
more than We import, and at the same
time apply said paper money to the
payment of duties as well as all other
purposes. Any discrimination against
paper money on the part of Con 5ress
would tend to depreciate its value. The


esson of the past few years should be
,uficient to prevent similar blunder
for the next century at least. The crea
ton Of special demand for any article
must necessarily put up the price of it,
and when brokers and spectators
unite to enhance or depress prices, the
merchants and tradesmen generally
must suffer. In the absence of any spe-
cial demand corners in gold will be- i'm.
possible, and paper money prove more
desirable than coin when paid in large
amounts.
Year: 1878

The TIDE of immigration shows a
,teady increase, but since the summer
it has swelled to enormous proportions
as compared with the same time last
year. The number Of arrivals at the
port OF New York is about fifty Der
cent. greater than for the same month
in 1877. There is plenty to eat for
all. and plenty Of room. The class o.
people that are coming now are better
than those who focked here in the
lush times during and after the war,
for they represent greater accumula
ions of property. They belong to thu
class that stayed at home as long as
there was anything for them to do, and
only looked to emigration as last re.
sort. OF such material as this good
citizens are made.
Year: 1878




As in every other profession in life,
in journalism there are various grades
of character. Journalism, however,
offers tempting bait to vain and ego
tistic persons who imagine that they
Are smart, but unfortunately for them,
but few ever find it out. BY getting
control Of a newspaper, 1nder the title
OF editor, their ambition is satisfied, FOL
they have an opportunity OF sending
forth upon a community, that is TO be
pitied, their personal, dogmatical aud
egotistical effusious to be read by lar
ger number of people than under any
circumstances, would have given such
editor a personal hearing. From this
circumstance the profession is cursed
with the kind Of people called editors
alluded to. They brook no honest ri
valry in the profession, but strive to
nuild themselves up by pulling al 9TH
ers down. True journalism is control
led by gentlemen who extend the oour.
tesies of the profession % each other,
and who at the same time sustain 8 le-
,itimate rivalry. The other kind Of
journalism, is in the sneak-thief style,
which should no more be tolerated by
lecent and Law. abiding citizens, than
would society and law tolerate a pick.
pocket.


Editors may differ legitimately upon
many subjects, but such differences
should never drift into personalities.
They should condemn without stint po-
Iitical, public and social evils. but they
should no, dip their pens in ink to EN-
gage in personal controversy that in
rerests nobody but themselves, 1t has
been the aim of the REPUBLICAN to stand
upon this platform, but We must con-
ess that the force of circumstances has
sometimes detached US from our moor
.ngs. However, in all our deviations
from the path which We had chosen,
We have never wandered so far away
rs to allude to our rivals by name. We
re satisfied that other editors shall
have a monol loly of that kind Of work
md it matters not to us whose names
We are coupled with, we will not en-
courage the habit of descending into
the filth and mire of personal journal
ism. Sometimes editors are forced into
making personal illusions by the per-
-istent and ungentlemanly conduct OF
some who pretend to be editors, but
Who are really nothing more than mere
pot house scribblers, who 90 around the
world snarling and biting at all whom
they meet. This class are the perni-
cious weeds OF literature, and from such


Good Lord deliver us. -
Year: 1878

Nor SINCE THE COTTON famine in Ian


cashire has the suffering among the
industrial classes of Great Britain been
80 general and so intense. In the cot
ton districts employers are not now
paying out enough money to keep the


breath of life in the poor people, and
in the iron works The condition of things
is only little better. Now comes the
news from Sheffield that the destituton
is greater than was ever known before.
The political economists have great
many ugly facts staring them in the
face, and they may well shudder at
the future for the working classes in
England unless something is done for
their relief.
Year: 1878

house of Mrs. Becky Baldwin, and asked
her to give them some silver in exchange
for notes, Offering her some 81 of the
latter for S5 of the former. She com~
piled and they soon left, but returned
after she had retired, broke open the
door and entered. They entered her bed
room. She jumped from the bed and
told them to leave the room. They de-
manded her pocketbOok, and threatened
to violate her person if she did not give
it up. She went to her dress, deliber-
ately took the p0cketb0ok from it, CON
tanning $22, and threw it in the fire. One
of the tramps stopped to get 1t out, when
she snatched up an Ak and dealt
him a terrible blow, knocking
him down, quickly following with other
blows dashing his brains out on the
hearthstone. The second tramp then
drew a dirk knife and rushed at her and
stabbed her twice in the left breast. She
dealt him a fearful blow with the ak,
nearly severing his right arm near the
shoulder. The miscreant then fed, leav.
ing a trail Of blood behind Eim. His
dead body was found this morning two
miles from this Plsce. 4 young white
man came by this morning and found
Afrs. Baldwin in "a dying condition. She
told her story, and died two hours after
wards. The dead bodies of the two
tramps were thrown in a pig-Pen, SO
great was the indignation of the people
in the vicinity. There were no paper:


found On them by which they could be
identified
Year: 1878




Charles Ha'Ioeb. the accomplished
editor Of Forest and Stream, has very
humane and thoughtful article ON this
subject, Not only because it improves
the quality and favor Of the fish, he
urges upon eli anglers the duty of kill
ing all their fsh as they catch them.
Many anglers do this, habitually; but
all Do not We subjoiu sn extract from
Mr. Hallock's article:


As boys, we were taught that fish had
no feeling, aud we believe that what
might be cruelty to q dog is harmless
pastime as respects fish. But autopsy
and science have proved oHr belief an
error. and we discover that c0ntOrtiOns
and Easpings are evidences of pain and
distress. though we assume that their
nervous system Is comparatively of q
low order. That fishes have intelligence
and can be taught; that they have
memory: that they have discrimination
and di-cernment; thst they possess the
Ave senses, each to q great or small de-
gree; that they are to Q limited extent
sentient and reasoning creatures, all
these have become evident. Ifit is or
dained to us that we are to derive sport
from the prolonged aPprehensions ofthe
fish while hooked (nol from his bodily
pain, for the mere prick of the hook gives
little, and often none at all, J then let US
handle him mercifully after his torment
begins, and it begins after he is with-
drawn from his native element. Ifhe is
snail, take him around the body and
considerstely rap the top Of his head
upon a stone or the tbwart of the boat
/ if large, rap his head with heavy stick;
or, what is more genteel and to the point,
pierce the cervicaI column at the base
of the brain, with a sharp knife This
produces paralysis. and almost immedi-
ate death. It leaves the corpse in a
shapely and seemly condition. Admir-
alton of its uubattered beauty is added
to the pleasure of capture, and your fish
remains a proper subject for the market
or the studio Brother>snglers, learn
/ to he humane
Year: 1878

/ hate TO see children forced TO do
things that are dissgreeable 10 them,
merely for the purpose of making them
obey. Where any good end is to be an
swered il is different. Little ones often
object to what is best for them, and when
firmness is necessary people should, of
couree, be firm. But if little, power
less creature has a strong fancy, or q
great repugnance, parent or guardian
abuses his power in ignoring It. Why
should your little boy be made to eat the
fat of his meat, if he loathes 1t, or any
thing, no matter what, that Is repulsive
10 him? 1t may be necessary to refuse
some things at the table to children, but
seldom, if ever, to force anything upon
them.


Why make child, either girl or boy,
miserable by forcing it to wear articles
of clothing of which It's taste does not
approve, or at which other children
laugh? ] think little girls suffer m ore
from this than from any other one thing.
Almost all of us have some such memory.
I knew q lady whose childish lite was
made very wretched for 9 year by an OBJ
solete old bag in which she was forced TO
carry her books to school and another
whose mother forced her TO wear some
old lace which, though costly, was
laughed at by the ignorant children who
made her world, who declares that she
actually wished herself dead, until that
lace was banished from her wardrobe.


If you can afford it, it is wiser to give
your boy the particular top or kite he
wants, and your girl the doll she covets,
or the blue ribbon she admires. And
at any rate, you need not uselessly force
them to anything from which they
shrink, or which makes them unhappy
Il Reading (Pa.) Eagle.
Year: 1878

Mrs. Brassy, an Englishwomsn who


accompanied her husband in a recent


yacht voyage round the world, thus de-


scribes the crater Of the great Sandwich


Island volcano Kilauea: We were stand


ing on the extreme edge of q precipice,


overhanging a lake ef molten fire, one
hundred feet below us, and nearly mile
across. DasLiug against the cliffs on TIE
opposite side, with q noise Ike the roar
of s. stormy ocean, waves of blood red,


fiery, liquid lava hurled their pillows
upon an iron bound headland, and then
rushed up the face of the cliffs to toss
their CORY spray high in the air IEe
restless heaving lake boiled and bubbed,
never remaining the same for two min
utes together, There was an
island on one side OF the lake, which the
hery waves seemed to attack increasingly
with relentless fury as if bent on hu1liug
it from its base. On the other side was
q large cavern, into which Che burning
mass rushed wiJha loud roa-, breaking
down in its imPetuous headlong career
the gigantic staIactites that overhung
the mouth Of the cave, and dinginc up
the liquid material Tor the formation Of
new ones. 1t was all terribly grand


magnifcently sublime; but no words
could adequately describe such a scene.
Year: 1878

The photograph company have been
long devising and have now devised a
scheme Of speculation with the wonder
full talking machine. At first they
Thought of selling the machines at 500
apiece to all who would buy, to do what
they liked with them. Then the COM
paDy changed It's mind and resolved to
send out the machines for exhibitions
with obligated agents. These were 10
pay 800 for the loan of phonograph
machine for three months for the purpose
Of travelling exhibitions-the agents to
charge twenty-five cents admission and
to give the company twenty five per cent.
of the gross receipts into the bargain.
About eighty agents are now under in
structions and in training for this new
branch Of the show business, and we may
expect to have them phOnographing
around pretty soon. Bernum hss offered
81, 600 cash for a machine and has not
been able to purchase one yet. The
company believe there is a big specula-
ton in it as a show and they want to
reap about all the profits.
Year: 1878

Itis a marked feature Of social life in
England, and certainly one of its special
charms. that mothers and daughters are
so uniformly seen together at home.
Not only is the mother the first lady TO
whom you are introduced ct the house
where you visit, but she is mistress Of the
ceremonies throughout; not only does
she preside 81 the dinner table, but at
the evening party she sits as queen.
Whatever may be your first impressions
of such an arrangement, If it happens
that your sympathies are with the
Younger ladies, you viii very soon learn
TO thing that the mothers absence would


beyery sincerely regretted by the daugh~
ters. As q picture, all must admit the
arrangement TO be perfect. The pOrtly


form and matrOnly dignity OF the mother
are an exquisite foil to the youthful
beauty and maidenly coyness OF the
daughters And y6u will find nothing


TO mar, but everything TO enhance. the
interest Of the picture, The mother
/ presence never seems to operate as sn
unwelcOme restraint. Between her and
the daughter you viii mark the most


Joyous, playful, loving freedom, without


the sacrifice of a little Of maternal dig


nifty and authorityon the one hand, or of


sweet and graceful duty on the other.


1t may be SAID OF English families, gen
orally, that these two things sre emf
nently characteristic, namely, uniform


parental authority, and the most charm
ing freedom OF intercourse between pas
rents and their children.
Year: 1878

The season Of the year Is upon US when
hoven becomes the most prevalent dis.
ease amongst cattle. This is produced
by over-eating the rank and rapidly
growing grasses after being fed during
the winter on dry feed. Indigestion is
the result of the Over-eating, and this
causes a fermentation OF the green food
in the stomach, generating gas that
blosts the animal up to suf5cation unless
reliet is given. To prevent them from
over>feeding on green food it is best to
give them some dry hay or straw daily.
When this cannot be done and bloating
takes place, ground charcoal and oil
should be given them, cupful of char
coal and quart of lard or oil viii almost
always give immediate relief. This
remedy is simple, and every farmer
should keep it on hand, especially at this
season of the year. The most certain
sad quickest remedy Of all is TO make an
ineiEion in the animal with sharp knife
about six inches in front of the hip on
the left side of the backbone. After the
escape of the gas the wound viii heal
without any trouble to the animal if
kept of Of grass for day or two. Hoven
seems to be caused oftener by cattle
oEer-feeding on clover than any other
forage, and especially when they are
permitted to feed upon it when it is wet.
Il Rural Sun.
Year: 1878

One of the most important things tc
attend TO in the care of farm stock of
every kind, is that they have access at
sill times to salt. In this connection we
would again call attention to the bad
practice in vogue with many otherwise
good farmers, in that they salt irregu-
larly, and at such times with too liberal
a hand. Thus animals will gorge them
selves, and this often results in severe
purgiug. Again, when salt is thrown
about on the ground to be licked up, the
stronger animals get more than they
should, and the weaker ones little OF
none. Besides, injury to weak animals
is often the result of this struggle. The
proper way to salt stock is to have the
salt placed under cover, where they may
get it every day if they wish. In this
way they take just what they want and
no more, and, while eating what IS neces-
sary for them, they never take enough to
do them injury. Thus cattle will seldom
take more than an ordinary tablespoons
full per day, and this is about what they
require in summer as an aid to proper
digestion. Chicago Prairie Farmer.