smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

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In view Of the fact that crops
are so very promising it behooves
our farmer friends to begin to look
around them and discover some
means by which they can better
their condition in the future. In
this section of country we are con-
xinced there is no enterprise that
would prove more of a blessing than
the erection Of a cotton factory.
The advantages OF such an enter-
prise are numerous, and would sup
ply not only . market for the cot.
ton raised in our Parish at a high
er figure than is paid by the spec-
ulator, but it would also give en-
ployment to large class who are
idle duriog the wiater months after


the crops have bcen gathered, at
good wages. Na'chez has now in
course Of construction another OF
these factories, which will be com


ple.ed in time to work Up a con-
siderable amount of the growing
crop to the advantage of the pro-
ducor. The establishment of ;his,
the second factory in that enter
pr'sing little city, is consequent
upon the advantages so rapidly de-
veloped and made apparent by the
first. Outside o: the purely local
advantages and improvements
which would accrue by the intro
duction OF the system in oar midst,
there is the underlying principle of
economy embodied in the theory
that the mills sholld lie brought to
the cotton and not tho cotton to the


mills, or, in other words, that it is
cheaper to work up the raw nate
rial on the spot where it is grown,
than to transport it thousands Of
miles. there to be manufactured, and
to come again into tho hands OF it's
producers in the shape of gods.
with ali the accumulated costs Of
transportation in Two directions.
the profits to the New England
mills added oft times TO those of
the third party, the Wholesale DEAL
or. This is a clear and indisputa-
bic proposition. 1t is as plain as
ahe fact that one and one make two.


One very important question to
bo considered is the edaptability OF
our situation for the purpose. And
here lies one of the strongest ar
guments in its favor. There never
was, perhaps. country better fit
ted naturally, for general system
of factories: than most Of the States
comprising the cotton belt of the
South, where streams are abund
ant, ana OF conseq oence, water
power liberally available.


A short time ago, it was contem>
plated by an enterprising firm in
Bayou Sara, to establish q steam
gin at the foot Of the hill, near the
banks of the Bayou Sara. This
very spot would be an admirable
situation for cotton factory, the
waters of that stream being conve
hieut, and capaple Of being utilized
TO subserve all the necessary pur-
poses.


1t is to be hoped that some of
our energetic and enterprising bust.
ness men will give the matter seri-
ous consideration and take the
proper means to have factory in
working order for the coming crop.
1t can be done-why should it not
be accomplished =?


TnENATIoNAL CoMrLAINT.-Dyspep
= the national complaint. Almost every
other man or woman Won meet has If
Year: 1879

TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY now KNOWS
its exact position. 1t can carry new
York without doubt by united anu
determined effort for any OF our great
.tatesmen upon whom the National Con-
vention shall confer the nomination. we
have only to unite and go into the contest
of 1880 with determination TO WIN, anu
wa shall do it. 1t matters not whether
the candidate be Tilden or Bayard' OF
Hendricks or Hancock; or some ne"
man upon whom all can unite Ne"
York is Democratic to the core, and This
fact illustrated ss it was on Tuesday VIII
carry hope and courage to every Demo
crat and correspondingly discourage
every Republican.
Year: 1879

THE silver dollar has not driven the
gold to Europe and United States bonds
home. On the contrary we have as much
silver coined into dollars as the needs OF
the country demand, while such papers
as the World and Tribune that feared
the gold would be all driven away from
the country are dreading bad effects from
too much OF that metal in the currency
The World says: "We have really
almost more gold and silver than We
need.n
Year: 1879

Constitution, which he has sworn TO
obey, would he not learn from 1t that
coined money was intended by the
makers of the Constitution to be the
only Government money Of these United
States ?"
Year: 1879

for anything ike corresponding grade of
service. man that is not worth more
than fifteen hundred dollars year as the
Governor of upwards OF million of people
with all these varied interests, is not fit for
the place.


1t is either an evidence OF the poverty or
meanness Of our people, and will be so
construed abroad. and which ever il is 1t
will not tend to encourage immigration
hither. There are three things that the
civil officers OF our government should de
mand lst The best available ability,
"a, honest and faithful service; Sd, that
such service shall be wei, appreciated aud
rewarded


We, In our sense guagc the value of an
office. By the compensation we fix for the
discharge OF It's duties. and there is little
encouragement in laboring for a copstitu-
ency that have no adequate conception Of
the services required, and are too stupid
and ungenerous to appreciate them after
they are faithfully performed,


What we ought to say 70 all aspirants
for civil honor Is this, that we hold our
civil Offices in high and sacred esteem. and
under our watchful guardianship. that we
will criticise all errors, sharply condemn
all dishonest acts and amply reward and
commend all mertorIous service, the rely
inspiring high sense OF honor. removing
temptations to dishonesty, and insuring
faithful public service. NJ
Year: 1879

as ours, so liable to oyerdo even its pleas
ure, it must be physically and mentally a
good thing that before the Winter is fairly
over and before people are completely tired
Out, the long rest of the Forty Days should
open its doors to quiet. And to those who
will use il rightly. and make OF 1t that to
the whole year which Sunday is 10 the
week. a time OF, not exclusion, but unusual
meditation upon the deeper meaning and
higher interests Of life, il may be a time Of
the greatest benefit.


ELDER BERRY.


Boston, March 81, 1873.
Year: 1879

DR. Warren of Boston states "a SIM
pie, easy and effectual cure for stammer-
ing" is simply at every syllable pronounced
to tap at the same time with the finger.
BY so doing the most ioveterate stammerer
will be surprised to find that he can pro-
nounce quite fiuently, and BY long and CON
stant practice he will pronounce perfectly
wall
Year: 1879

enter into any competition to obtain


the votes-to obtain the certificates


of the canvassing boards-of the die.


puted States, even of those to which


thought we were entitled, except


by discussion, by argument, by rea.


son, by truth, by justice. There


never was a time, not a moment, not


an instant, in which l ever enter


tained any idea of seeking to obtain


those certificates by any venal in
ducement or any promise of reward.


My purpose on that subject was per-
fectly distinct and was understood
by all my friends, and it was never
deviated from in word or act. To
the people who, as believe, elected
me President Of the United States
by four and a quarter millions of
votes, to my fellow citizens who
gave me their suffrages, l owed du-
ty, service and gratitude which for
bade the surrender of one jot or tit
tie of my sense of right in my self.
respect; and / determined, whatever
the consequences, not to suffer by |
any act Of mine the subversion of the |
elective system, by which alone free
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - can
be carried on. l was resolved if
there was to be an auction of the
Chief Magistracy of my country. /
would not be among the bidders"



The Chairman-The room will be
at once cleared ifthis applause does
not cease. 1t was expressly under
stood that there was to be no mani
'estation Of feeling exhibited on one
side or the other.


Mr.. Tilden-I was determined in
such an event or in the apprehension
If such an event, to resort only to
he good sense of the community to
eassert and re.establish their great
ight-the greatest right which goes
eyOnd all Others-their right to {
lective self-government, !
Year: 1879

OhaVIaAoOBa commercial.


A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature to give consent to the
formation of new State out of East
Tenne ssee. While it is not likely
that the bill will pass. it would be
greatly to the advantage of East
Tennessee to have it pass. There
is no community of sentiment politi.
cally, and but little socially or com.
mercially between this and other
sections of the State. The separa.
tion would leave East Tennessee
free to follow the hohester and wiser
ideas of government with which its
people are imbued, and the result
would be a wonderful increase of
population, manufactures, produc-
tion and commerce. There has al.
ways in the political history Of the
State been direct conflict of opinion
between the section east and the
section west of the mountains. A
separation would be relief to both
divisions.
Year: 1879

INK SPoTs.-Appiy spirits of salts
made into a solution with five times
its weight of water; then wash It of
in a minute or two with clean water.
A solution Of citric acid or oxalic acid
will answer the same purpose, and
neither of them will effect the print.
ing, but they will rot the paper If
not-washed sffin pure water.
Year: 1879

forced to say and sometimes mar much that is
otherwise good. There is much to praise in his
Efforts but justice alike to himself and to the art Of
which he is an exponent obliges us to qualify
that praise. His pronunciation Of words is
inexcusable. and. too. he often robs sentences Of
their true meaning by wrong emphases. This Is also
inexcusabe as We believe it to be the result of
lessness. not lack of intelligence. That Mr. Edgar
abuses his voice is patent to the most inattentve
listener. and last night 1t was more than once ap-
parent that he overstrainng it, Nature will not
be abused and Mr.. Edgar must mend this fault or he
VIII be again forced to retire for rest. Is he was
obliged to last week while playing Lear.


The cast and appointments of this representation
at the broadway are thoroughly good. Mr.. Whee-
locks Iago was admirable in every way and was most
do much that was good and his performance last
night was quite up to his usual high standard Mrs
ing the character with much gentle, womanly sweet
and added materially to the Of the
ing. As usual on first nights" it was midnight
when the curtain fell.
Year: 1879

Fall River, July 17.-To-day begins
the fourth week of the strike, and
needy spinners can now call upon the
unions for aid. The officers of the
spinner's union was busy all day filing
out orders for assistance. They state
no regular sum to be given, but orders
are to be issued to meet the individual
cases, and all assistance win be grocery
orders. Several spinners arrived yes
terday, and as result Robesonis mill
is running to its full capacity this
morning, it being the fourth mill re-
ported running full, and one or two
others are more than two-thirds full.
which they expect to fill up before the
close of the week.
Year: 1879

Chicago, July 17.-At large meet
ing this evening, at which forty-eight
of the principal furniture establish
ments of the city were represented, it
was resolved not to accede to the de-
mands of the cabinet makers striking
for an eight hour system, and it was
determined that ten hours should con-
stitute days labor as heretofore. The
opinion was general that it was better
to close their places of business than to
give up to the strikers. About half of
the strikers have returned to work on
the old conditions.
Year: 1879

London, July ia correspondent
at Berlin notices project which is on
foot in Germany for sending large Sc
lection of German manufactured goods
to South America to be displayed in an
itinerant exhibition as means of
making the population acquainted with
German manufactures and thus secur-
ing fresh market for the same
Year: 1879

party of gentlemen from Buffalo were
out fishing in the river near Beaver
island, and found a floating bottle with
paper in it on which was written the
following:


July Sd, p. m.--We cannot weather
it any longer. Blowing gale. Give
up all hope. Good bye. Six men from
Port Colbourne.
Year: 1879

feet of water in the hold when the
boat left the island. The purser COM
plains Of the inhospitality of the peo-
pie on the road from where they landed
till they reached New Glasgow.
Year: 1879

IT'S rule of manners to avoid ex-
aggeration. A lady loses as soon as
she admires too easily and too much.
In man or woman, the person and face
lose power when they are on strain to
express admiration. A man makes his
interiors, his superiors by heat Why
need you, who are not gossip, talk as
a gossip, and tell eagerly what the
neighbors or journals say? State
your opinion without apology The
attitude is the main point Assure
your companion that come good nows
or come bad, you remain in good heart
and good mind, which is the best news
you can communicate. Self control is
the rule. You have in there a noisy,
sensual savage, which you are to keep
down, and turn all his strength to
beauty. For example: What a senes-
chal and detective is laughter 1t seems
to require several generations of educa-
tion to train squeaking or shouting
habit out of man. Sometimes, when
in almost all expressions, the Choctaw
and the slave have been worked out of
him, a coarse nature still bctrays itself
in his contemplate squcals of Joy.
The great gain is not TO shine, not to
conquer your comprehension you
learn nothing but conceit-but to find
companion who knows what you do
not; to tilt with him and be over
thrown horse and foot, with utter
destruction of all your logic and learn
ing. There is defeat that is useful
Then YOU can SEQ tho real and tho
counterfeit again. You will adopt the
art of war that has defeated you. You
will ride to battle horsed on the very
logic which you found Irresistible You
will accept tho fertile truth, instead of
the solemn, customary lie. When
people come to sec us we foolshly
prattle, lest we be nhospitable. But
things said for conversation are chalk
eggs Don't say things. What you
are stands over you the while, and
thunders SO that | can't hear what you
say to the contrary A lady of my
acquaintance said II don't care 40
much for what they say, as do for
what makes them say it." The law
of the table is beauty--a respect to
the common sort of all the guests.
Everything is unreasonable which is
private to two or three or any other
portion of the company. Tact never
violates for moment this law; never
intrudcs the orders of the house, the
vices of the absent, or tariff of ex-
penses, or professional privacies as
we say, we never talk shop" before
company Lovers abstain from caresses
and haters from insults, whilst they sit
in one parlor with common friends.
| Would we codify the law that should
reign in households, and whose daily
transgrcssions annoys and mortiies US.
and dcgrades our household life, we
must learn to adorn every day with
sacrifices Good manners are made up
of petty sacriIices.-Rdlph Waldo En-
g;'sOn
Year: 1879

"Whatevcr u man soweth, that
shall he also reap" both in the natural
and in the moral world. Every seed
in the one and every deed in the other,
yield fruit after its kind This prin-
ciple of sowing and reaping is espc-
cially important to the young, who
are just beginning to shape their char
actcr and destiny.


In the spring time of life we SOW
what VIC must reap in the autumn OF
age, and perhaps through the endless
ages Of eternity. The chief possibili.
ties Of good or evil for all the future
are bound up in the period Of youth.


The sowing may be done thought
lcssly and carclcssly, but it will report
itself in due time according To this
law


Men in age often say:


"1f l could but live my life over
again how differently it should be-"
While this il impossible, still the
young may have the advantages of "A
second life by trying the counscls and
experiences Of the aged.


1t is Of the utmost Importance for
them TO understand this relation OF
sowing to reaping, which ID affixed to
our physical, mental and moral nature.


Men who in early life vortex the
brain or body in the frenzy to get rich ;
men who overload the wheels OF life
by gluttony mon who boastiaize them
selves with scnsuality; men who
burn out the vital forces with the
damning fires Of alcohol all such are
liable to strict account in after years.
When rcmcmbranccs and relribution
como upon them. then too late, they
begin to rcnlizc that whatever man
sowcth, that shall he also reap"
Year: 1879

Jesse r. Crawford is a Blair county
man and an active Democrat in politics.
He has several times been the candi-
date of his party for Office, including
Congress, but the Republican majority
has been bar to his ambition. He
was recently subordinate officer on
the Hill.


In conversation with a member of
the grand jury it has been ascertained
without, however, reaching any of
the secrets of the jury room-that
action upon all the bills was practically
unanimous.
Year: 1879

TuE LAW OF NEwspAPEns.-Thc
courts have decided that if n person
orders paper discontinued he must
pay all arrcarages, or the publisher may
continue TO send it until payment is
made, and collect the whole amount
whether the paper is taken from the
postoIice or not Also, action for fraud
can be instituted against any person,
whether he il responsible in financial
view or not, who refuses to pay sub
scription due for publication. Some
forget this, and think by merely rcfus-
Ing to take the paper from tbs postolice
settles the matter.
Year: 1879

THE fall of water in England this
year is something unparalleled, and
none OF the floods have done more dam
age than those Of the past few days.
The dispatches announce that Birken-
head, opposite Liverpool, is flooded.
and that traffic on the railway between
Chester and Holyhead is stopped.
Sheffield is flooded and the foundations
Of several houses washed away. There
have been thirty hours of incessant
rain in Chester. The wheat in all that
part of the country is rotting, and
standing crops are worthless and will
not be cut In fact, all over England
the failure of the crops has been more
complete than has been known for
many years. The suffering this winter
cannot fail to be widespread and very
severe, and it will take liberal out
pouring of money on the part OF tho
rich to prevent almost famine among
tho poor. The demand upon this coun-
try for provisions will bc something
enormous, and will, of course, bring
heaps Of yellow gold to our shores.
Year: 1879

A FRESH gold fever has set in in
Australasia in consequence of the dis
covcry OF gold in large quantities on
the western coast of the island of Tas-
mania Expeditions have already been
arranged from Melbourne, and IL il
probable that this colony, which has
been for some time past in lethargic
condition, will start forward under tho
impetus given by the influx Of u largo
number of miners An ounce and
half Of gold day, which quito n num-
bor of seekers are now said to bc re-
alizing, would certainly indicate IL very
rich deposit.
Year: 1879

A STORY il told to the effect that n
young mna left of smoking and in five
years was worth 10000 The New
York Commercial Advertiser" spoils
the moral of it, however, by nccdlcssly
adding that the money was left him by
an uncle
Year: 1879

Ir il snid that camping and fishing
parties can secure good light by soak
ing brick in kerosene oil, and then
suspcndng it from pole with wire.
When lit it furnishes brilliant light,
lasting half an hour. 1t is said by
those who have experimental with It
TO bc greatly superior to n torch.
Year: 1879

SUMMARY OF THE COMPARISON.


Here for nifty years the result of the Presi-
Dental election in the State indicated every time but
once by tho result Of the State election Of the year
Immediately preceding. The exception is in 1855
1896. The importance of this exception amounts to
very iittic when IL is remembered that the Know
Nothing party OF 1856 constituted larycm ajorty of
the republican party Of 1856. There Is at least
such positive exception rs the triumph of party
In 1885 and Of o radically different party in 1885,


An inspection OF the fourth and hfth columns of
the above table shows that during the period of
hslf century New York's choice for President was
also the choice of the country in every instance ex-
cept in 1856, when Fremont was detcstcd by
buchanan; In 1868 when Seymour was beaten by
Grant and in 1885, when the result had TO be referred
10 the Electoral Commission. Leaving this last elcc-
tion out Of the consideration one in dispute and
doubt. and rcmembcring that Grant was borne
into ofRcs by . popular ovation, the case of
Fremont inlsse il really che only exception worth
Year: 1879

At the Residence OF Mrs II. c Burke. near
oscoola, Arkansas, of Consumption, on the
lhh OF October, lSa, JAMES II EpRISeroS,
aged, q years and months:


Sad indeed is it to surrender to
the dread messenger of Death our
"Loved Ones" be they those whose
race is well run, or the Joyous,
pratling lnnocents, ere they become
initiated in the struggles of life.


But, alas! how much sadder and
harder Is il to give up, even TO the
Father above; the strong, noble
youth, just blooming into manhood
with all the aspirations of pleasure
and usefulness spread out before
him like glowing panorama!


Born in the little town that has
given him a resting place, "Our
Jim" was universally beloved for
his noble attributes, and honored
and respected for that business in
tegrity aud capacity in which he
took so much pride and pleasure.
Suffering from long and painful
illness, which many weeks before
his death confined him to his bed,
his thought was never of self; but
continually of lhe beloved mother
and sisters, whom he knew he must
soon leave behind and whose wan
countenances, as they grew thinner
and paler with each days watching
over the poor boy, who lay vast
ing, wasting away, spoke palmer
than words Of the grief and sorrow
that was gnawing at the heart
strings Of the patient watchers who
felt that they were helpless to avert
the doom that had been sealed by
the recording angel upon the NOR

tai career Of the darling son and
brother. But it Is ever thus: those
to whom We look up on whom we
lean and deperd; are the first TO be
transplanted from the garden in
which their verdure and fragrance
are just beginning to expand! God
never permits his choisest flowers
to tarry longer IN the terrestrial
nursery, in which they have been
reared than may suffice to beautlfy
them for that celestial conservatory
in which they will bloom through
eternity in all their glory and
splepdor "EU,"