smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

The thirtieth ultimo was observed gener-
ally at the North as Decoration Day, or the
day for strewing flowers upon the graves Of
the soldiers who fen during the late war,
either in camp or hospital or on the field Of
battle. The feelings Of the Northern peo-
pie have changed very much within the last
year or two; they even placed flowers upon
the Confederate dead, who still repose in
the soil north of Mason's and Dixon's line.
For this We are ready to give them credit,
and for every act which shows that they are
actuated by proper spirit. But there was
one little incident which greatly marFed the
the harmony Of the occasion and showed
that within the Northerners' breasts a
feeling Of bitterness rankled and
spirit Of intolerance had dominion.
While the procession was passing down
Broadway, New York, the spectators dis
covered the following inscription outside Of
one of the stores on Broadway, the proprie-
tor of which was a Southerner: Eve have
no flag to hang out to-day. The banner Of
Lee and Jackson, under which we fought,
is furled forever; but, remembering the
Federal troops who decorated the graves Of
the Confederate dead at Mobile and At
lanta, we close our doors out Of respect to
the Federal soldiers who sleep upon every
battle field Of the South This was enough
for the Federals. Crowds gathered around
the store throughout the day, and great in
dignation was manifested. Finally three
men passing along noticed the inscription,
pulled it down and threw IL into the gutter,
which put an end to the excitement, as the
owner of the store made no protest. Com
ment is unnecessary.
Year: 1874

the most ample protection for all of
their personal and political rights: And
it is contrary to custom, to order,
to improvement, that party should be
advanced to higher degree in any order
or science before he had made the proper
advancement in those into which he had
been inducted. The negro was suddenly
emancipated, and placed in the enjoyment
of nights ard privileges to which he had
been a stranger. Has he made the proper
use Of the opportunities thus conferred
upon him for his mental and social eleva-
tions Has he improved his time and made
adyancements in the privileges thus sud
denly cast around, himl Has he, in other
words, mastered the first lessons which
were giyen him, and now stands elevated
and enlightened, purified and ennobled,
prepared to advance still higher and TO
take his place as an equal by the side of the
white mana If he has, then the Senators
might be excused for the disgusting
display of mock philanthropy, which
was played on the memorable night
preceding the day of the passage of the
bill of abominations, when they went
out of the Senate Chamber to avoid
hearing the truth.


But what do we see2 Instead Of i'm
provement, there is retrogradation, a falling
off, lapsing into barbarism In the States
in which they have been in the majority, in
stead of showing their capacity for self-gov-
ernment they have brought financial ruin
and, so far as they could, social demorali-
zation upon the people. In no sense, have
they proited by the rights and privileges
conferred. Withthe exception of few,
they are to-day in a worse condition than
when theywere slaves and had some one to
think for and take care of them, provide
food and clothing, and medicine and nurses
when. needed. 1t is we'll that the Times has
noted their present condition. Their status
will throw a flood of light upon the question
of increasing the privileges which they enjoy
and of dissipating the erroneous opinions
and conclusions of the negro worshlppers.
1t will show that the whites are really the
ones who are in danger, and need protee-
tion from negro rule and negro dishonesty.
And we are truly rejoiced that the Times
has the nanliness- and boldness to announce
that it will stand by Mr.. Eaton if he should
raise such questions, and will not be de-
tered from doing so by the howls and
groans of any one. 1t Is evident that the
Times is convinced beyond doubt that the
negro has received sufficient attention; that
the laws already enacted for his benefit are
ample and sufficient to protect him in every
right, and that the attempt to drag the white
man down to his level is a sin against God
and violation of good government. Any
legislation which Injuries one class for the
benefit Of another, is contrary to sound po-
itical economy, and will bring destruction
upon any government which tolerates the
practice long. Enough has been done for
the negro. Let him alone If he cannot
rise to higher plane than he new occu-
pies, it will be the strongest evidence of
his incapaclty and lack of those sterling
qualities which have gradually elevated the
white race in the arts and sciences, and
made it the wonder and admiration Of the
inferior races of the Garth
Year: 1874

THE finances Of Hawaii arc in a sad con
dition, and may drive the people into an
nexation to the United States as a remedy
for the evil. As yet they arc bitterly op-
posed to such measure, and some carry
their i'll feeling to such an extent as to op-
pose the appointment Of any foreigner to
Office The falling of Of exports, and the
emigration Of the natives to California, Ore
gon, Washington Territory, and, in few
instances, to the British colonies is having
very marked effect upon the stability Of
the government and the prosperity Of the
island. Whenever the king shall fail TO
raise a sufficient amount Of money to sup
port the government, annexation viii fol-
low. It is vain to expect such people TO
sustain and maintain decent government.
Year: 1874

Those only are happy who have their
minds fixed on some Objec other than their
own happiness-on the happiness of others,
on the improvement of mankind, even on
some art or pursuit followed, not as a means,
but as itself an ideal end. Aiming thus at
something else they find happiness by the
way. The. cnjoyments of life arc sufficient
to make it a pleasant thing when they are
taken en- passont, without being made prin-
cipal object. Once make them so and they
are Immediately felt to be insufficient. They
will not bear scrutinizing examination.
Ask yourself whether you are happy and you
cease to be so.


The only chance is to treat, not happiness.
but some end external to it. as the purpose of
life. Let your self-consciousness, your scru-
tiny, your self-interrogation, exhaust them
selves on that; and, if otherwise fortunately
cjrcumstanced, you will inhale happiness
with the air you breathe, without dwelling on
it or thinking about it, without either fore
stalling it in imagination or putting it to fight
by fatal questioning,
Year: 1874




The young man who thinks he can carry
his bOyish pranks into the serious business
of life is not man, and defrauds himself
and his employer. ''After work, play" That
should satisfy the most sanguine "Business
before pleasure the motto of the prudent
man, whose guide is experience, and it is
sufficient for the novitiate in active life


But it is despicable to see the young man
just starting in life, so welded to bis former
enjoyments as to place them above present
duties. Yet this is often the case. The young
man who, to steer his own bark, launches
forth on the sea of life too often looks back
to the pleasures he leaves behind, and, for
getful of present duties, steers back to past
enjoymcnts.


There is no royal road to success anymore
than to knowledge. He who would succeed
must work. And after all there is more real en-
joyment in work, which has worthy object,
than in play or pleasure intended to kill time.
W, remarked few days ago to a business
man whose present means are amply sutfi-
cient, but who worked really harder than any
of his numerous employees, he sought to
take it easy" Said he, II am never so happy
as when l have more than can do. may
wear out in working, hut dread to rust out
in idling.'


He was right. His work was part of
himself, a part of his life, and it was always
faithfully done.


TOapprcntices especially this earnestness and
interest in their work is necessary if success
is ever to be obtained.
Year: 1874

IT now turns out that the re, son we did
not get the decision of the Supreme Court on
The Local Option law rs soon as was an
.nounced in the HlnALD, is because the pros
ecuting attorney moved for a continuance.
which was granted. We are sorry for tha.
A prompt decirion might save thousands q
dollars to the taxpayers Of Placer county.
Year: 1874

The Cremation Society Of New York held an
adjourned meeting yesterday. The Committee
on Organization stated that bill Incorporating
The society had been presented in the Legislature
they also presented the draft OF a constitution
Ahe committee on Law reported that there was
holhng In either the civil or criminal statutes
against the practice OF cremation, or burning the
dead.
Year: 1874

A VERY WICKED YOUNG MERCHANT
A Washington county, New York,
merchant had a son who was rather
fast, and to encourage him to do better
the father gave him ali interest in his
store. The young man at once devoted
himself to business, and the success of
the firm was marvellous. At the end of
two months he was intrusted with one
thousand dollars to 60 to Troy and pur-
chase goods. In that wicked city he
unfortunately fell in with some convivial
friends, and together they made several
days and nights of it, all at the young
merchants expense. Meantime the
senior member of the firm received q
letter from complaining friend in Troy
that his thousand dollars was fast run
ing down the neck of the junior partner.
Furious, he dashed off these lines:
Ny DEAR Son: Unless you return to :
morrow morning with the goods, will
dissolve the partnership and close up
the store" The junior partner received
this just as he was tossing off a gin
cocktail in the Troy House. He read
it, and then walking across the street
to a hardware store, ordered hammer
and keg of tenpenny nails. Then he
telegrapbed to the senior partner:
" My DEAR FATHER: ! send, per ex-
press, hammer and keg of nails,
which may be useful to you in closing
up the store"
Year: 1874

EVIL REPORTS. 1t is not always safe,
nor advisable, to be guided entirely in
our estimation of people, by the reports
we hear of them. The misinterpreta-
ton will often lead to the most serious
reflections upon their names and charac-
ters. It is wise resolve that if We
cannot speak we'll of another to keep
silent, or at least, be assured by the ev-
idence of our own eyes, Of the truthful
ness of every accusation that We utter,
and then never make such accusations
at all, unless fully persuaded that good
will grow out of our Words. greater
than the injury brought upon those Of
whom we speak.
Year: 1874

When we telescopically examine that
brilliant surface which we see daily
with the naked eye (the photosphere), ,
to study such of its phenomena as are
here described, we do not need the
spectroscope, but some means of pro-
tecting the eye from the binding light
and heat, and this should not involve
the use of any colored shades. If we
look into an unsilvered glass, as, for
instance, into the panes of shop win
dow from the street, we observe that
it acts as q mirror, throwing back O
feeble reflection of ourselves, or other
objects without; most of the rays of
which have gone altogether through the
glass, while comparative few are re-
turned to form the image. 1t may oc-
cur to us, then, instead of looking di-
rectly at the solar image formed by our
telescope, to let it fall on O piece of
plain glass, placed diagonally, through,
which about nineteen parts in twenty
of the light will pass and be thrown
away, the remaining twentieth being
reflected, and forming an exact though
enfeeble image.


When this has been done, if the re-
flected image be still too bright, we may
reflect itagain, this time only twentieth
of the first twentieth reaching the eye,
and so on to any degree; but it is
strikingly illustrative of the intensity of
the solar splendor, that, when by three
such reflections the sunlight has been
enfeebled 5000 times, we yet find it in
tolerably bright. Instead of more mir
rors it is better now to arrange that the
third mirror may rotate, so as to polar
ize the light. When this is done the
image of the sun appears distinctly, (if
the optican has done his work we'll,
colorless, and of any brightness de-
sired.


The instrument thus described in
general terms is known as the polarizing
eye-piece. All danger and discomfort
in studying the sun disappears with
its use, and we may look at its uncloud-
ed face as though the eye had been
strengthened to bear its light; in fact,
many hours of scrutiny of the solar disc
with this instrument wearies the eye
less than a few minutes telescope ex-
animation of the moon does without it.
--Popular Science Monthly.
Year: 1874

TAm man who had saved the life of q
daughter of a Boston millionaire re-
ceived 81 so from a grateful parent.


He was 80 overcome with the magnifi-
cent bounty that he paid out every cent
of it to seventeen organ grinders to
simultaneously serenade his benefactor.
Year: 1874

@ A youth who attended Scotch
revival meeting for the fun of the thing,
ironically inquired of the minister
Whether he could work miracle or
not" The young mans curiosity was
fully satisfied by the minister kicking
him out of the church, with the male
diction, "We cannot work miracles,
but we can cast out devilsl'
Year: 1874

The HUMAN PULsE.-The human pulse,
in all ages of the world, has been con-
suited as an index of health or disease.
It is kind of dial within us which
gives us both tho measure of time and
health. The pulse of person in health
beats about seventy strokes in minute,
and the ordinary time of life is about
seventy years. In these seventy years
the pulse of temperate person beats
2,57O, ,44O 900 times. If no actual dis.
organization should happen, drunken
person might live until his pulse beat
this number of times; but by the con-
stant stimulus of ardent spirits or by
pulse-quickening food the pulse be-
comes greatly accelerated, and the two
billion five hundred and seventy mil
lion four hundred forty thousand pulsa-
tions are performed in little more than
the ordinary term of human life, and
life goes out in forty or forty-fve years
instead of seventy.
Year: 1874

ARTICLES of incorporation were
filed in the Secretary of States office
at Salem, Oregon, on the 9th instant,
to incorporate the Humboldt and
Pacific Railroad Company. This
Company proposes to construct and
maintain narrow gauge railroad
for transporting freight and passen-
gers. The eastern terminus to be at
a point on the Central Pacific Rail
road, at or near the north bend of
the Humboldt river, Nevada, and
the western terminus at a point on
the Pacific coast, at or near Crescent
City, California, and to run through
the klamath Lake Basin and Rogue
River Valley. The capital stock is
to be S7,600,000.
Year: 1874

The Territorial Enterprise thus de-
soribes the Piutes of Nevada WHAT
ever may be the case with other tribes
the Piute has no notionof passing away
Tbey are a remarkably healthy people,
They aro seldom sick, and there appears
70 he about 100 births, to one death;
Hardly squaw that is over sixteen and
md under sixty years of age can be
seen who has not pappoose slung on on
her back. What shall be done with
these people will one of these days be
a question that must be answered In
some way, as ther seems to be no ike
lihood of their dying off. Among the
pintes 10 work is considered no dis
grace. and their biggest brave IS not
ashamed q to be seen handling an axe or
saw. The women are quite industrious
md the men are always ready to work
when coin is shown them. Their great
cst vice and their ruling passion is
gambling. They play among them,
selves, 3 and when they have money cards
are never ont of their hands.
Year: 1874

A YOUNG WOMAN at Trenton, who was
sleeping with her feet hanging out of
the chamber window, was struck by
lightning and almost torn to pieces.
The other Trenton women h we taken
their feet in.
Year: 1874

Children.


The State Legislature has passed bill for
the protection of factory children. which de-
serves emphatic approval. 1t is short and
simple, so that both employers and employed
con easily understand its provisions A large
section Of the community will no doubt be
somewhat surprised to learn that it is neces-
sary to forbid by special law the employment
of children under ten years of age in facto-
ries or to prevent children under fourteen
working more than ten hours day. Yet
there must be in this free and highly civilized
State an obnoxious organization of child
labor which renders public enactments
necessary. The mere suggestion of these
facts opens the way to speculation on the
vast amount Of poverty and wretchedness
which must exist unknown and unsuspected
by the well-to-do classes. Whatever legisla-
ton can accomplish in the direction of amelio-
rating the condition of the poor ought to be
done, but the child workers have peculiar
claim on the protection of the law. Unable
to defend themselves from injustice, it be-
comes doubly the duty of our lawmakers to
regard them with paternal care as those into
whose hands this generation must entrust the
destinies of the country. If the present law
has one defect it is that it does not go far
enough. We should have liked to see some
provision made for the education of the chill
dren, as is done in similar cases both in Bel
GUM and England Experience teaches that
it is not enough to supply schools-the law
must go further, and compel the attendance
of the children. Some very scrupulous peo-
pie object to this being done, because it would
be an interference with personal liberty. 1t is
needless to say that the men who hold this
doctrine are not the best friends of the masses,
nor those who seek to elevate them in the
scale of civilization and intelligence We
have already too much liberty for ignorance
and vice, and whatever tends TO limit the area
of ignorance ought to be welcomed by the
Year: 1874

The sentence of King for the murder of
ONeh should not pass without word of
comment After an unusual time for reHec-
ton the jury found a verdict of murder in tho
second degree. We must attribute this partly
to the frmness of Judge Brady, who rightly
took the ground that after trial as thorough
as that of King, jury should be able to come
to conclusion.


There can be no doubt that if ever man COM
mitted murder in the first degree that man
is King. There was no extenuating circum-
stance. His defence was disbelieved; and when
we consider this defence we shall see
that we have reached new stage
O'Neil had assailed him in his house
by invading his home. Although there was
no evidence that O'Neil had actually dis
honored him. it was shown that King believed
so, and that this belief acted upon his mind
SO as to induce frenzy or insanity. Hereto.
fore, notably in the cases Of Hiscock and
MacFarland, it was virtually alleged that q
man had only to suppose that another man
had dishonored him to justify highway assassi-
nation. In the MacFarland case this was
practically the defence There we saw Mac
Farland try to kill his victim on one occasion,
and finally succeed some time later. Mac
Farland was released because the jury held that
his mind had been unsettled by many sorrows
and that he had become an irresponsible being
Time has failed to approve that verdict, be-
cause the doctrine accepted by the MacFar-
land jury virtually made every suspicious and
unhappily welded citizen his own execu-
TONER


In the King case we had the same tactics
as in the MacFarland trial King had as much
reason to become 'tnsane" as MacFarland.
But Judge Brady gave the law a strict appli-
cation and the jury found that, no matter
what a man S grievance was he had no i'm
munity to commit murder. This we regard
as real triumph Of justice. Furthermore.
under our new law we have practically abol-
ished capital punishment: When jury can
fall back upon imprisonment for life II VII
hesitate to condemn man to death. In the
case of Walworth and King the murder was
of the first degree if it was Of any degree.
The temptation to shrink from the awful re-
sponsibility of sending man to the gallowa
will induce our juries to retreat on the second
degree.
Year: 1874

MORE MoNEY-The Board of Apportion-
ment yesterday directed the Comptroller to
issue three hundred thousand dollars Assess
ment bonds to pay contractors and laborers,
and additional bonds for the Croton depart
ments. We cannot but regard this whole plan
of municipal financial legislation as so many
leaps in the dark, and we are not without
hopes that we shall have a government some
time which will pay its way as it goes and
find way to raise the money without resort
to new loans.
Year: 1874

SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT LICENSE. The
bungling legislation at Albany has another
illustration in the decision of Judge Robinson
yesterday in case brought in the name Of
the Commissioners of Excise against un-
licensed liquor dealers The Court decided
that the Board has no authority to sue, and
SO it seems there are no penalties for selling
liquor without license in this city. This is
as near the millennium as most of our liquor
dealers could desire
Year: 1874

The CASE OF Mr. TwEED.-The friends of
Mr.. Tweed do not mean that he shall remain
quietly in his prison home. A motion was
made yesterday to transfer him from the
Penitentiary to the County Jail. 1t was
averred that Judge Davis, in his tumultuous
address sentencing Tweed, mentioned the
County Jail" as the place of confinement.
and that after the Court adjourned he directed
it to be changed to the Penitentiary. Mr..
Tweed now demands that he be taken to the
County Jail" as was directed orally in the
sentence. The District Attorney contends
that the Court can change the place of punish
ment at discretion, and that Judge Davis
simply exercised this privilege in sending Mr..
Tweed to Blackwell's Island The point is a
new one, and Judge Brady has reserved his
decision.
Year: 1874

a widow remarries or dies the pension SHAH
go to the dependent father. mother or other
relative and that pensioners who have lost
an eye shall be paid $50 to provide for an
artificial one. 1t is about time that the Amer-
can people should express their substantial
gratitude to those who saved the national
honor and the public credit.
Year: 1874

The TEMPERANCE MovEMENT.-Our news
columns this morning show that the anti
liquor movement is still full of life and
energy. We print an interview which one of
our reporters had with DR.. Dio Lewis. We
commend the interview to our readers, but we
are pleased to allow them to come to their own
conclusions
Year: 1874

CHARrrY.-Our reports continue to detail
the work of charity; but, though spring is
near at hand, the severity of the weather and
the sufferings Of the poor admonish the
charitable that it is not yet time to relinquish
the work Of investigation and relief.
Year: 1874

A New Po1NT.-Our colored friends over in
Brooklyn do not seem to have happy time in
their religious affairs. The pastor of the
Bridge street church insists that those who
come to pray must remain until the services
are over, and that those who do not come in
time cannot be admitted The point is new
one, and much may be said on both sides of
the question.
Year: 1874

friends of popular government This chill
dren's bill is an interference with the rights OF
Sc fish manufacturers to overwork and en-
feeble the children of the poor; but the public
will approve of it. And if the members OF the
Legislature would undertake to enforce the
education of the poor children the public
would lend their hearty support to the
measure