smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

am going to tell you of trip to the
| mountain of Tezcosingo, famous in AZ
tee days as being the pleasure garden
and retreat of the Indian poet-king,
Nezahuacoyolt. From Texoeo the trim
is wildly picturesque and grandly beau
tiful. The curiously constructed bath
OF Nezahuacoyolt is cut from a solid
block of granite Overhanging the brow
of the hill. The rock has a smooth sur
face several yards square, and dropping
from its center is circular basin some
three or four feet deep and dozen or
more in circumference. Out of one
side is cut seat for the accommodation
OF the bather, while, rising from the
surface little back is another having
perfect chair form, with a rest on, one
side for the arm. Protecting the out
er side of this is a wall-a part of the
same rOck-into which seats have been
cut, and various little inches in the form
OF miniature steps, which might have
been used by the old Indian monarch
as receptacles for his toilet parapher-
MALTA.


Following along the still well pre-
served path, we came to chamber cut
into the side of the hills, now unroofed
and in ruins, the floor being strewn
with debris. At the end of this vault
ed chamber was raised platform foot
in height and several feet square, hewn
from solid rock, and on either corner,
back of this, were inches chiseled out,
with fragments of cement still clinging
to their sides. We have since learned
that between these, above the platform,
there still remained at the beginning
of the present century a large calendar
stone, which was later destroyed by the
neighboring Indians in search of treas
ure.- This curious work must have cost
its builders a vast deal of labor.


Separating himself from the cares of
his kingdom, Nezahuacoyolt came for
retirement to this beautiful mountain,
and here, four times a day for forty
days, on bended knees, he offered pray
er and incense to "the all-pow erful God



hidden and unknown"


lt IS said that in answer to these earn
est petitions vision appeared to one of
his servants in attendance, directing
him to go at once to his master with
the comforting assurance that the un-
seen God had been pleased to accept his
prayers and offerings, and would
avenge him by the hands OF his son,
Axoquatzin, boy of only seventeen
years. The king could not accept the
supernatural vision, which was, how
ever, fulfilled.


Nezahuacoyolt, upon hearing of the
fulfillment of what he had considered a
false prophecy, retired in humiliation
to the garden of his palace, and, kneel-
ing on the ground, gave thanks to the
unknown God for his signal benefits,
promising to build a temple to his
house, to abstain from idoiatrous wor-
ship and human sacrifices, and to alone
acknowledge the supremacy of the un-
known God. In compliance with his
VOW he built tower nine stories high.
the interior of which he garnished with
gold and precious stones, and the ex-
terror of which he covered with black
cement, embellished with stars. The
workmanship was of the most expen-
sive order. In this superb tower were
stationed men, whose duty it was, at
certain hours of the day, to strike upon
plates of fine metal, at the sound of
which the monarch fell upon his knees
in prayer.
Year: 1878

might if you choose, and you'd be sure
to say something agreeable" said
Marie; and then laying her head on
the cat, she cried like any other woman,


When breakfast was ready the next
morning she tapped at Otto's door.


They could not meet without blush
ing. Each knew that it could never be
between them as it had been.


The picture they present to my imag-
ination is pleasant one. So poor, ex-
cept in their youth; so hopeless, save
of love.


"Now tell me all about your trou-
bles," she said, after she had made the
room once more the dainty little parlor
Otto thought the ccziest place he ever
saw.


He told her. 1t was SO good to have
friend.


He could not guess the meaning OF
the wise look she gave him when by
and-by, she put on her hat and told him
to keep Mrs. Grundy company until
her return.


She came back win flushed cheeks
and bright eyes.
| Good news! Good news," she
cried. ''Longman & Gray will employ
you to translate German stories."


He seized her hand and kissed her
fervently.


Angel" he cried.
Marie wept. To her also it seemed
good TO have friend.


Apart now through the long summer
days the two worked. In the evening
he took her to the park, where the
bands played and gay crowds made a
picture


She was little pale now. lie noticed
that she could not walk so far as he did
at first


''Oh, if l could only take you into
the country, my darling" he said.


81 should so like to see the country, :"
she answered, little sigh fluttering
from her lips.


Otto thought bitterly what a curse
poverty was. He had so longed to
take her to his heart and away from all
that monotonous work. He had even
written TO his father, but he got for
answer that he had chosen his own
way, and must walk in it.


''Otto." cried Marie, suddenly. She
had picked up bit of an old city news
paper, and was carelessly reading it,
''Otto. was your fathers name Lud-
wig?"


"Yes," in wonder.


She grew white.
"Read.'


He took the bit of newspaper and
read.


''If the son of the late Ludwig Leib-
hart of Hamburg. Germany, will send
his address to $50 Broadway, he will
hear of something to his advantage"


my father is dead, 'said Otto slowly.


What shall we say more than that
old Ludwig, on his deathbed, had for
given his son-that Otto went back to
Germany, taking Marie with him, and
that they will live there, as happy as
love and prosperity can make them.
Year: 1878

By uniting with few friends and making
mp Club of Twenty, you will each get the
WEEKLY TIMES for one year, postage paid
by us, for the LOW PRICE of SI25. If at
any time during the year you are dissatisfied
with the Paper, send to us and we will return
your MONEY!
Year: 1878

To have it out or not-that is the question,
Whether It's better for the jaws to suffer
The pangs and torments of an aching tooth,
Or to take steel against hos. of troubles
And, by extracting, end them? To pull-to tug
No more and by tug to say we end


The toothache, and thousand natural ills
The jaw is heir to-'tis consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To pull-to tug
To tugI perchance to break-ay, there's the rub;
For in that wrench what agonies may come,
When we have half-dislodged the stubborn foe,
Must give us pause there's the respect
That makes an aching tooth of so long life;
For who would bear the whips and stings of pain
The old wife's nostrum, dentists eontulneiy,
The pangs of hope deferred, kind sleep delay,
When he himself might his quietus make
For one poor shilling? Who would fardels bear,
To groan and sink beneath load of pain,
But that the dread of something lodged within,
The linen twisted forceps from whose pangs
No jaw at ease returns, puzzles the will
And makes it rather bear the ills it has
Than fly to others that it knows not of?
Thus dentists do make towards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied DER with the pale cast of fear;
And many one, whose courage seeks the door
With this regard his footsteps turns away,
Scared at the name of dentist.
Year: 1878

THE WIND.-The wind is a musician
at birth. We extend a silken thread in
the cEeyice Of a window, and the wind
finds it, and sighs over it, and goes up
and down the scale upon it. It tries
almost every thing upon the earth, to see
if there is any music in it. ii persuades
a tope out Of the great bell in the tower,
when the sexton is at home and asleep; it
makes mournful harp of the giant pines,
and 1t does not disdain to try what sort Of
whistle can be made of the humblest
chimney In the world. How it will play
upon great tree till every leaf thrills with
the note in it, and wind up the river, that
runs at its base, for sort of murmuring
accompaniment. And what d melody It
sings, when it gives a concert with a full
choir of the waves Of The sea, and performs
an anthem between the two worlds, that
goes up, perhaps, to the stars. Then how
fondly it haunts old houses, moaning un.
der the caves, signing in the halls, open
ing old doors without fingers, and singing
. measure Of some sad cid aona around
the freless and deserted hearth r


Tiger
Year: 1878

A full-bcarded grandfather recently
had his beard shaved off, showing clean
face for the first time for number of
years. At the dinner table bis thFee-year-
old granddaughter noticed it, gazed long
with wondering eye, and finally calculated,
ssGrandfathcr, whose head you got on Z"
Year: 1878

A GENERAL investigation Of the con.
duct Of the government officials al
Washington ought to be ordered by Con.
gress. But unless the investigation ID
made by honest men, it may be made to
cover up fraud instead of exposing those
who have been guilty of it. 1t would
be we'll to make the investigation as
thorough as possible, and to do this the
investigators who have been serving the
country so frequently on errands of this
kind should be inquired after and al


extravagant and needless expenditures
exhibite to public view, with the maine,
Of the committees by whom they wert
incurred. u t1sa Ior5iI l..Y a.f st
Year: 1878

She sat upon the parlor lounge; and
William, he sa; by her; and neither
spake single word, but both gazel
in the fire. AT last he clasped her
dimpled hand, and told her of his love,
and swore that he'd be true to her, by
moon and stars above. lie said he
could not live without--before he
could say more, the father came and,
with a club, enliced him out the door!
Year: 1878

b. TncRouGH.--If you want to
succeed in life, he thorough in your
work, whatever il is, II is sometimes
convenient TO he Jacket all.trades,
but il is always profitable to he master
of one. A workman who thoroughly
understands hi business Is seldom in
danger Of coming to want. While the
mass of the inefficient suffer, the few
who do the best work. whether men or
women, are always sought for.
Year: 1878

cause, and We hope he will feel bet ter when he gets over it. So

 "Here's a sigh for those who Ieve,

 And a smile for those who hate;

 And whatever sky's above

 Here's heart for every fste.u

 The only way to repair the old Court Hease at Dover so as to make it safe and secure against further damage by storm, is to tear dowa the old crazy, tottering walls to the ground and build them up plumb and straight from the very fouDda- tion. To do this will cost more than it would to take new, clean brick and build a new house at once, for no mechanic will take old brick and clean the mortar from them and lay them as cheap as he will work clean new brick. Are the people willing to incur this expense and pay tax for this purpose, when they can get 

 a nice, substantial court house given to the county as free gift by voting the removal to Russellville2 That is the question which will be determ- ined by the vote of the people on the 2d day of next month. Let all un- derstand what they are doing. If you vote against change, you vote to repair the old house and tax the people to do it, If you vote for change to Russellvills you vote to ac- cept the house offered FIFE by that town and to have no tax for Court l house.
Year: 1878

No one has yet shown where the law is requiring property at Dover to be paid for when the County Seat is removed from there to some other place.

 The Attorney Generals opinion which we published last week, de claring that there is no law now in force requiring such payment, is not so strong as it might have been. All such laws were repealed long before the act of March ?, 1875, to which he refers. The law requiring pay. ment in such cases was repealed be. fore the act of 1873, by which the County Seat was removed from Dover to Russellville, and of course before the act of 1874 repeating the act of 1873. If our readers will get the act of 1874 and read it they will see that there is nothing in it referr- ing in any manner whatever to the question of payment for property at the old County Seat.

 We ask then the meaning or sense of this opinion circulated among the people9 To say the least that can be said, is there any justice or fair ness in it? How and where that SO. called opinion was born is now we'll known, although the author or au' thors of it do not dare to father it openly and attempt to show the grounds upon which it is based, as we have repeatedly challenged them to do.
Year: 1878

if we can always get men ih office as well qualified as Is Capt. Peelcr for the position assigned him.

 J. w. Jones, for Coroner, is Q nom ination which is well bestowed upon a good man. Even if we go to the most extreme possibility and take into consideration the fact that the duties of Sheriff might fall upon him, we still have in MT. Jones a man fully up to the demands of the position.

 Taking the ticKet all in all, it is A GOOD TICKET and will give general satisfaction.
Year: 1878

Quite a sensational breeze was caused by the appearance last Thurs day morning, of handbills posted up in all conspicuous places and liberal ly distributed about town, announc- ing 8 "Mass Convention of the Inde- pendent Laboring Men of Pope County" The pretended object is "The organization O: an Indepen- dent Laboring Mans party, to be composed of citizens irrespective of past political opinions or affiliations who will now work to free our coun- try from ring-rule, from any and all parties, and assist in defeating any and all political parties which seek to keep alive the passions and preju- dices engendered by the late civil war, and assist ,n elcvating to their true position in Government affairs the Laboring Men of the Country" The Convention, it is announced, will meet next Saturday and will adopt a platform of principles, and nominate a full set of County and Township officers, and Senator for this Senatorial District.

 This all sounds very fine, but we say Watch! Watch the men who go into this thing. It is Q Wolf in Sheep's clothing, and portends no good to the Country or the Laboring Man. It is Republican connection gotten up to create q split in the Democratic ranks and we caution all Democrats against the deception.

 The Democratic Party is the La boring Mans true friend. It's high est aim and mission::now is to redress the wrongs and amend the evils which the last seventeen years of Republican rule has brought down like a crushing avalanche upon the laboring men and the industries of the country.

 Everywhere, all over the country, the Democratic Party is barring it's arm for this struggle, and if Labor ing men wish to cast the weight of their influence where it will do most good to the toiling masses, they should rally to the Democratic stan dard. The Democratic party is or ganized; it is mighty, and has al- ready the control of one branch of our National Legislature. At the next meeting of Congress it will also have control of the Senate. Why, therefore. turn from this party and seek relief from a bantling, amalga- nation faction of thrown-overboard discontents, without influence or standfng Tn any Ipareyf II the Re publicans of Pope County wish to put out ticket, it is certainly their undisputed right Co do so, and we should have none the less respect for them for doing so;-indeed, we would like to see them once again rally their forces just to give us a chance to show them how badly we can beat them; but we say spot the men, who, pretending. to be demo crats, go into this movement. If they desire to renounce their ale gience to the Democratic party, they have right to go into this new
Year: 1878

tilCIu5ClyCa Wltu 4ts

 KEEP OFF ALL UNNECESSA.

 RY TAXES.

 The truth, although often unpal- atable, must be faced. We often turn our gaze away from troubles which, although we know we have them to meet, we would evade as long as possible. This is not good policy generally speaking, for we often have the battle half won when we make up our minds to meet troubles and fight them squarely.

 These thoughts are suggested in view of the near approach of the time for levying our county taxes for the year 1878. In October the County Court meets to make the annual appropriations and levy the taxes. We are in favor of just as light taxes as possible for this year. Our reason is this: the wheat crop of our county was almost an entire failure this year. Many failed to make seed. Instead of having wheat to ship this year we will have to ship flour from St. Louis. We will make an abundant crop of corn, true; but the failure of the wheat crop leaves the people at least $50, 900 less money this year than they had last. This makes a vast differ ence, and it will be felt more sensi- ply at tax paying time than at any other time. But you ask what can we common voters do to keep taxes of of us. We will tell you how you can keep at least a portion of the tax Off. It is this way: Pope county is now without a Court house. The County Court which meets in Octo- Der to levy taxes, will have this ques- tiou before them. The Court is composed of the County Judge and two Justices from each township in the county. A majority Of these rule. It js certain that a majority of them will be in favor of repairing the old Court house, for a majority of them can be controlled for that place. If they make an order to repair it they will have to make an appropriation and put special tax levy on the tax-books for that pur- pose. This will add something like $2OO0 to the taxes to be collected in January next. The tax payers of the county can thwart this move ment and escape the tax in but one way. One way they have, and if they do not use it, it..is their own fault. The people of Russcllvllle and vicinity have offered $250O in good and lawful money of the United States to build Court house at Rus sellville if the people will vote the County Seat here. They have a bond filed in the County Clerks office for the payment of this sum by the first of January next. The cleo tion on the County Seat question comes of on the '2d day of Septem- Der. By voting for the change to RusselIville at that election the mat ter will be entirely removed beyond the power of the County Court to make an order in October for the repairing of the old house. Thus the tax will be escaped and the county receive as free gift hand some Court house. We ask tax payers to take these facts and con- slider them. They are facts which we defy any man to controvert. The man who works and votes against change" works for higher tax. The man who works and votes for change and for Russeilville, works to keep the tax of. Take your choice.
Year: 1878

benAs


A letter is printed in the newsJa-
peTs of Virginia, written by a
daughter of Commodore NJ. l..
Maury, and addressed to the women
of the State, proposing scheme by
which they may rescue the fair
name of the Old Dominion from
impending disgrace by discharging
i'm part its pecuniary obligations.
The tone Of the address is clearly
shown i'm the following extracts
from it: al say, therefore, If the
Legislature will not impose an adj
ditiOnal tax, III the men cannot
bring themselves to give up for the
honor of the State the price of their
whisky and tobacco for one year,
then in the name Of Justice and right
let the women of the land rise up
and raise their voices In protest
nay, more, let us put our shoulders
TO the wheel and see IL we cannot
move this heavy burden. The plan
is this--it Is only a suggestiOn-but
suppose we try it till better Is pro-
posed: In every country neighbOr-
hood, in every town district, let
some one appoint herself an agent
for the WOman's Fund for the Liqui-
datiOn Of the State Debt. Let her
visit her friends, and talk this mat
ter over, and ask how much they
can subscribe monthly or quarterly,
and let her make IL her business To
collect the same. Country people
can spare Il pound Of butter or a
dozen eggs or pair Of chickens ev-
cry now and then, and town folks
need not give quite as much as usual
for their best bonnet and dress, that
they may have something 20 add To
the fund.- Let the collections made
by the agents in the country be sent
to those in town by pOstOilice order
or registered letter, and let them
buy up tax-receivable coupons rs
fast as possible and place them in
the Governments hands 10 be can
celIed. There are not enough cOu-
pons In existence to pay all the State
tax. Much Of IL has 10 be paid i'm
money, and, Of course, the fewer
coupons there are, the more money
will flow into the Treasury. II they
could all be bought up and cancelled
hS llty tdAl hht tNNig TO hANfAti7t
the tax would have TO be paid alto
gether In money, and the State
would be greatly relieved Of her
embarrassments. have a nest-cgg
for the fund (the price Of my sing
ing lessons for the rest OF the year.;
who will be the first to add 20 II :
And / offer my services gladly ana
freely to all Who viii avail them
selves Of them. That they may d0
20 with more readiness and cOnii-
denee. would have II known whom
/ am: Eliza, fourth daughter Of
Capt. M. +. Maury, than whom |
think may safely say no man ever
did more or gave up more for the
honor and good of the State"


Farmers are busy In their fields,
Year: 1878

Sherwood, the fat" candidate for Congress
in this district, eulogized Dennis Kearney the
California communist at the Court House, ou
the evening Of the 18th inst, and viel with
him in making outrageously false statements
concerning the currency, financial legislation
by the republican party and the public debt
He evidently presumes a great deal on the
ignorance OF the people. and hopes 70 ride into
Office by crammmg his villainous slanders
against the republican administration, down
the throats OF the people. Mr.. Sherwood will
find that while great many people are willing
to laugh at, be amused by, and applaud his,
Sam Cary grimaces, and his porpoise like
gyratios and founderings, to the same extent
that they would the performances of minstrel
show, yet, when they cone to vote for member
OF Congress, and are brought face TO face with
the monstrous financial heresles he teaches,
their ballots Will not contain the name OF
Thomas r. Sherwood Any man that vii! at =
tempt to deiude and mslead the people on so
important question as the finances Of great
country like this-a question that affects the
interest OF the rich and the poor alike. and al
tempt to lead them away from a true policy
and carry them out on tempestuous and
furious sea OF irredeemable paper money-and
this too, by an appeal to their basest passions
instead Of to their reason, is not the man 10
be sent to Congress, aud Will certainly be re-
pudiated at the polls
Year: 1878

What is that writing there, he asked,
While paler grew bis cheek:
Said one, that is foreign tongue
That few there be can speak.
He nerved himself and loudly cried,
Ny Secretary call,
Go bid him come and read for me
This writing on the wall.
The Secretary came and read;


The doctors brow grew black;
1t read, WIENER that rich plum " falls,


Twill not be in yOur lap.
Year: 1878

Capt. SMITH is in the Eastern Market buy
ing and shipping all kinds of goods that can
be bought for half that it costs to manufacture,
and shipping them to Paw Paw for the special
benefit of his customers. We are daily receiv-
Year: 1878

RISE IN U. S. BoNDs.-The single gold
standard men and newspapers had been
ondeavoring to make the people believe
that the remonetization of silver would
cause the price of U. S. bonds in Europe
to fall but this does not seem to be the
case, since they showed an advance of !
to per cent. on Monday as compared
with Saturdays sales. This is in the face
of the prospect of the silver bill being
passed by atwo-thirds vote in the Senate
and of slight decline in consuls. We
never knew the great city dailies so given
TO lying as on this bin. They must have
been well compensated to be so uniform
in this regard.