smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

The following extract from recent
address by Prof. Wickson, OF Utica, IS
noteworthy


"With the advance of farming as q
science will come better opinion Oh
the farmers position among men. Every
year intelligence and true success are
winning wider recognition in social cir
cles. Among old opinions which must
vanish is the popular view that a farmer
is outside the line of social and pohtl-
cal advancement. This opinion, al
though it has been widely held, has
always been fallacy, a mistake OF mar
row minds. The young men are blind
ed by it. They have left farms because
this cross-eyed view of life has been
forced upon them by foolish people.
They have been persuaded that deser-
tion of the farm was an entrance to
glory. How great an error this has
been. All history gives the lie to such
belief. A man upon a farm Is not ,ou'
of the world as some would think.
How far an occasion can reach to grasp
it's hero, do not know. But l believe
that when the saving of his country de-
manded the strong arm of Cincinnatus,
he was just as near, when behind his
plow, as though q graduated farmer,
he had been sporting purpled robes in
the forum. And 1 believe that when
the old Continentals of New England
called their leader, Putnam heard their
call lust as distinctly upon his farm as
though he had been serving tor twenty
years behind counter in Hartford. L
do not believe that man is buried
upon FARM It seems to me all his"
tory teaches us that the promptings to
duty and the call to greatness are no
louder in crowded thoroughfares than
in country lanes fripged with daisies.


"The Young man and the farm; on
the one hand duty, on the other an
opportunity here an obligation, there
a way to discharge it. And in think
ing of the duty of the young man, is 1t
not encouraging that he need not leave
the industry where he finds it, and that
he himself, as he fits himself for a bet.
ter farmer, becomes also better man 2
This the labor this the reward. The
better the man the more noble his call
ing. The young men can make agri-
culture what they will !; it offers full
returns for their best efforts. The
country needs better men, and the best
men will be honored in its service. The
best man in the end will win, and he
will reach the reward for his excellence
it matters not whether, departing,
he puts up the bars behind him, or
whether he come from marble doorstep.
The youth may become man upon a
farm if he will. He cannot do more
elsewhere"
Year: 1874

The general discussion of the Wagner
case by tho press Of Maine, says the
Lewiston Journal, has brought the
condition of the laws against murder to
the attention of the people, and there
is prospect that the next Legislature
will take some action with reference to
them. It is we'll understood that for
many years previous to 1869, while our
laws in terms declared that the penalty
for murder in the first degree should
be death, yet they omitted any require
ment for the "review" of the cases
with reference to Communication, or for
the issue of warrant of execution of
sentence. In other words, it came to
be understood-although the way in
which it came about was farcical-that
no convicted murderer should be exc
cuted except for crime committed in
the State Prison.


In 1869 the condition of our laws
against murder led to an agitation of
the subject in the Legislature, which re
suited in the enactment of law that
imposed upon the Governor and council
the duty of reviewing" each case
prior to the expiration of a year after
sentence, with reference to seeking
whether there was cause for pardon or
communication; and further required the
Governor to issue his warrant immedl-
ately after the end of the year for the
execution of sentence, unless the coun'
Gil advised communication or pardon. In
other words, the significant change IN
the statute was that while under the
old law there need be no review, COM
mutation, or issue of warrant, under
the new law there must be review In
each case, and the Governor was i'm,
peratively required to issue his war
rant if the council refused to advise
communication. But, at the same time,
the law, while requiring O "review
and practical retrial of every case, laid
down no basis or principles on which
the review should be conducted but
left so important matter to the vary
ing feelings, prejudices, and judgment
of the majority OF persons VINO naPpen
ed to be councillors. This left every
council open to the criticism of persons
who do not look with favor upon theil
decisions, and resulted in an uncertain


ununiform, and partial execution of the
law. For example, the council of 1877.
practically decided that under the Law
it was intended that every sentence
should be committed, except for mur
der in the State prison while that o


1874 decided that the law of 1869 dit
not contemplate Communication unless
evidence which had come to light sine,
the trial raised reasonable doubt a


to the correctness of the verdict, o
tend to materially mitigate the crime
There are now seven persons in til,
State prison under sentence of dealt
whose sentences have never been com


muted.
Year: 1874

But now, alas
So fast a prisoner am to my love,
No power there is that can my chains remove


So sweet the Gagged hours pass,
That, il it parted me from thee
would not willingly go free.


Nor would dare
To ask for recompense of love again,
Who love thee for the height of thy disdain


Thou wouldst not show 30 fair,
II we should burn with equal fire,
Instinct with emulous desire.


Full well know
That what worship is not wholly thee,
But fair dream, pious fantasy


Such as at times doth glow
On yearnings Of the clustered mind,
Or the rapt vision of the blind,


Scorn me, then, sweet
would not thou should'st leave thy lofty
place,


But PROSTATE at thy feet,
No recompense, no equal part seek,
Only that thou be- strong and be weak.
Year: 1874

A shopkeeper on Washington street,
San Francisco, in the effort to thin out
the rats that had become an intolerable
nuisance about his premises, recently
discovered in his trap what he sup
posed to be rare and strange specimen
of the species. An old resident of the
city happening to inspect the creature,
at once identified it as lingering rem
nant of the original black rat family,
which abounded there In great num-
bers in early days, and was known as
the California rat. The species was
about two-thirds the size of the present
master of the situation, much more
1.-the and active, and was capable of
climbing about with almost the facility
of a squirrel. Soon after the port be-
came much frequented by shipping, the
present army of occupation appeared
on shore in increasing force, and in one
or two years gained sufficient strength
to commence war of determination.
Since 1856 or thereabouts, it is seldom
that any representative of the aborigi-
nal rat family has been seen on the
peninsula. In what manner the speci-
men captured on Washington street has
managed to maintain himself in the
midst of hostile legions of the invaders
is question not easily explained.
Year: 1874

The first thousand dollars that
young man, after going out into the |
world for himself, earns and saves, will
generally settle the question oil busl-
ness life with him. There may be ex-
ceptions to this statement yet, for
rule, we think it will hold true.


The first condition is that the young
man naturally earns the thousand dol
lars in question. He does not inherit
this sum. 1t does not come to him by
o streak of good luck, as the result OF
fortunate venture in the purchase and
sale of a hundred shares of stock. 1t
is the fruit of personal industry. He
gives his time and labor for it. While
he is thus earning and saving it, he
must earn two or three, or perhaps four
times as much to pay his current ex-
penses. He is consequently held stem
ly to the task of industry for consid-
erable period. The direct consequence
to him is steady, continuous and solid
discipline in the habits of industry-in


patient, persistent, folecasting and self


denying effort, breaking up all the ten
denotes to Incidence and frivolity, and


making him an earnest and watchful


economist of time. He not only learns


how to work, but he also acquires the


love of work and, moreover, lie learns


the value of the sum which he has thus


saved out of his earnings. Hehas toiled


for 1t he has observed its slow in


crease from time to time and in his


estimate it represents so many years OF


practical labor. His ideas of life are


shaped by his own experience. These


natural effects of earning the first thou


sand dollars we hold to be very large


benefits. They are just the qualities OF


mind and body which are likely to Sc


cure business success in after years.


They constitute the best practical edu-


cation which man can have as worker


in this working world. They are


gained in season for life's purposes, at


the opening period, just when they are


wanted, when foolish notions are most


likely to mislead an inexperienced


brain, and when, too, there is a full op'


portunity for expansion and develop.
ment in latter years. Men have but


one life to live ; and hence they start
from opening manhood but once. And
the manner in which they start, the
purpose which they have in view, and


the habits they form, will ordinarily
determine the entire sequel OF tnel1
career on earth. To succeed, men mus
have the elements of success within
themselves. One great reason VIII!
there are so many useless, inefIicien
and poverty-stricken men on earth-or
) rather, boys seeming to be men-con
: sists in the simple fact that they dit
not start right. A prominent reasol
q why the children of the rich so fre
Q quently amount to nothing may b.
9 found in luxury, ease and Incidence
$ which mark the commencement OF thel
$ lives. 1t is the law of God that W
: should be workers on earth andno on
: so we'll consults the best development
of this being as when he confirms hi
practice to this law. The workers i
: some suitable sphere are the onl
: really strong men in this world.
Year: 1874

SELFIsIINEsS.-Live for some purpose
in the world. Always act your part
we'll. Conduct yourself so you shall be
missed with sorrow when you are gone.
Multitudes of our species are living in
such a manner that they are not likely
to be remembered after their disappear
ance. They leave behind them scarcely
any traces of their existence, and are
forgotten almost as though they had
never been. They are, while they live,
like some pebble lying unobserved
among million on the shore AMI when
they die they are like that same pebble
cast into the sea, which just ruflles the
surface, sinks, and Is forgotten, without
being missed from the beach. They are
neither regretted by the rich, wanted by
the poor, nor celebrated by the learned.
Who has been the better for their life ?
Whose tears have they dried up?
Whose wants supplied ? Whose misery
have they healed? Who would unbar
the gate Of life to readmit them to ex-
istence What face would greet them
back again to our world with q smile ?
Wretched, unproductive mode of ex-
istence Selfishness is its own curse II
is starving vice. The man who does
no good gets none. He is like the heath
in the desert, neither yielding fruit MOI
seeing when good cometh, n stunted
! dwarfish, miserable shrub.
Year: 1874

An editor of forty years standing says
he never lost dollar by a female sub
scriber. He thinks women make it
point of conscientious duty to pay for
anything they bargain for. We heard
a Photographic artist say, not long
since, that he scarcely considered it
necessary to book anything against a
woman; he never knew one to forget or
fail to pay a debt. Such expressions in
woman's favor argue well for the rights
she claims
Year: 1874

\ Schenectady man jumped into
well to avoid horse-whipping from a
woman, and his brother had to bribe her
with three dollars not to go down after
him and tell him what she thought of
such cowardly conduct.
Year: 1874

Douglas Lyon came to this country
from Scotland twenty years ago, after
pIighting his troth to a lady at home,
with The understanding that he would
send for her as soon as his financial con-
dition should permit. a regular corre-
spondence has been kept up ever since,
and the lady is now on her way from the
Old country, and the wedding will take
place in Newark, y. J.
Year: 1874

Among other important resolutions
the following was adopted


ReSOlUe1, That all temperance organi-
cations of our land be invited to cooper
ate with us in our efforts for the over
throw of intemperance.
Year: 1874

mistakes are constantly being made in
| consequence.


| ANSWER THE DOOR-BELL.-It is not
only trying to the patience, but it is
/ wearing to the flesh, to stand at the
/ door of a neighbOr's house IN the hot
/ sun of summer, or in the cold and
! storm of winter, from three to ten
minutes after you have rung the door
/ bell, or raped with your knuckles or
/ the knOcker, waiting for the porter,
the hOusemRid, or the mistress of the
mansion to answer the summons.


And, while you are standing there,


yOu hear steps on the stairs; doors


are shut, and a murmur of voices


comes to your ear, as if the propriety


OF letting you IN was being discussed.


There are two things which viii ac-


count for this delay in responding to


the doOr-bel or knOcker. One Is the


condition of the family at the. time


the call is made. If 1t is in the morn


ing (Which is not the proper time TO


make formal or ceremoniOus callsl the


duties and cares of the household


engage the attention Of the family:


and if the lady of the house does her


own work without the assistance Of q


maid on servant-which, to say the


least, Is the most democratic aud in


dependent way to do it-she cannot
respond at once TO the cali. The


children may be in undress, or her
own attire may not be arranged in
proper form to receive visitors ar hs.s.
hands and arms may be in the dough
up to the elbows, or she may be


blacking the stove, or doing some
necessary work that prevents her go
ing at once to the door. Therefore, !
none but necessary calls should be |
made In the morning. If it is after |
noon, and the dinner things are out of |
the way, say three O'Clock or after,
then there Is less, or no excuse, for
not answering the doOr-bell promptly.
The other reason why the summons
to the door is not responded 10 at
once, Is not good one. And what is
remarkable, is the fact that the tardy
are at those houses where
no reasonable excuse can be made.
They have servants and porters for
hat very purpose. But tits no fash


enable TO open the door at once. Let
lack Frost, like a savage dog, bite
never so hard, or old Sol be ever so / /
it IS unseemly to 90 20 the !
loor quickly. 1t looks as if il was
to have callers, or as if You
we're eager to see them. therefore they !
must wait. 1t is often the case that I
he servant is engaged, or not within l
asy call, and it is not in keeping {
nth conventional usage for the lady
+ the house to go to the door TO ad- {
ait callers; they must stand outside
ntil John or Jane can come from the {
arm or laundry to let them in. 1t {
lay be all very well, but If wastes
me, and, If the weather is unpleas- Z
Mt, it robs the visitor Of some of the /
weetness of his temper. A quick
-elcome IS more likely to be a cordial S
ne. As to the unwelcOme callers,
Ich as Peddlers, beggars, agents and Il
theirs of like nature, the sooner they s
re disposed of the better. But when
yer the dOor-bell rings it should be
lought to be by the hand of friend, S
ntil known to the contrary, and q
uick response is always the most Y
reeable.-PrOritleace Journal. u
Year: 1874

o subtle secret OF the ar,


Making the things that are not far


Beyond the things that We can reach


And name with names Of clumsy spcechs


By shadow-worlds Of purple haze


The sunniest OF sunny days


Outweighing in our hearts delight;


Opening the eye Of blinded sight;
Holding an echo in such hold,
Bidding hope such wings unfold.
That present sounds and sights bet Seen
Can come and 90 uaheard, unseen
o subtle secret Of the air,
Heaven itself is heavenly fair
By help Of thee, The saints good days
Are good, because the good Lord lays
No bound Of shore along the sea
or beautiful Eternity.
Year: 1874



may live long, but some old days


or dear, deep joy akin to pain
Some suns that set on woodland ways
VIII never rise for me again,
By shining sea, and glad, green shore
That frolic waves ran home to kiss,
Some words heard, that neyermOre
Will thrill me with their mystic bliss.
D love! still throbs your living heart
You have not crossed deaths sullen tide.
A deeper deep holds us apart;


We were more near if you had died
If you had died in those old days,


When light was on the shining sea,
And all the fragrant woodland ways
Were paths OF hope for you and me.
Dead leaves are in those woodland ways
Cold are the lips that used to kiss;
'Twere idle to recall those days,


Or sigh for all that vanished bliss
Do you still wear your old time grace,
And charm new loves with ancient wiles
Could but watch your faithless face,
I'd know the meaning Of your smiles.
Year: 1874

why does the meadow-nower its bloom ex-


pand!


Because the lovely little flower is free
Down to its root, and in that freedom bold
And so the grandeur OF the forest tree
Comes not from casting in a formed mold,
But from its own divine vitality.
Year: 1874

''It is a waste Of valor for us to do
battle, said lame ostrich to a negro
who had suddenly come upon her in
the desert; ''let us cast lots to see who
shall be considered the victor, and
then go about our business"


To this proposition the negro read
ily assented. They cast lots; the ne
gro cast lots Of stones, and the Os-
trich cast lots of feathers. Then the
former went about his business, which
consisted of skinning the bird.


MORAL.-There is nothing like the
of chance. That form of
1t known as triie-bi-iO0Tis is perhaps
as good as any.
Year: 1874

for the purposes mentioned, and which Is
positively and unequivocaIly announced as
THE LAST WHICH WILL EVER BE
GIVEN UNDER THIS CHARTER AND
BY THE PRESENT MANAGEMENT,
Will come or In the Public Library Hall, at
Louisville. Ky
Year: 1874

years later, he would have written in
far different vein, for


Truly that day foretold


Sorrow to this.
The speech in question began with
these prophetic words:


II have, Senators, believed from the
first, that the agitation of the subject
ofslavery would, if not prevented by
some timely and effective measure,
end in disunion. Entertaining this
opinion, have, on all proper occa-
sions, endeavored to call the attention
of both of the two great parties which
divide the country, to adopt some
measure to prevent so great disaster,
but without success. The agitation
has been permitted to proceed with
almost no attempt to resist it, till it
has reached period when it can no
longer be disguised or denied that the
Union is in danger. You have thus
had forced upon you the greatest and
the gravest question that ever can
come under your consideration. How
can the Union be preserved?


But want of space forbids more
extended extracts from the words of
the illustrious Senator.


California then held a large place in
the gossip of the world; and, at that
time just admitted to the rights and
privileges of state the subject is duly
commented upon. Among the rest is
the following poem which we think
will bear reprinting in full:


CALIFORNIA


THE THIRTY-FIRsT STAR ON THE FLAG OF


FREEDOM.
Year: 1874

We have to dispose of our immense
Stock of Clothing, Dress Goods, ETC., etc., to
make room for very extensive Stock of Fall
Goods, just purchased In New York, and en-
route for us. We have reduced the prices, and
you will find n to your advantags to call
the
Year: 1874

pa- The tide ofimmigration is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
a ew one of DESMOND. They say there is no
compa rison between the two. 212o
Year: 1874

WE have many times been asked what occasioued the Apache outbreak at San Carlo% and will here say that at present THE CITIZEN will not express any opin- ion further than that it is feared the cause Ais indescribably disgraceful. We have an tabiding faith that the facts will sooner or 1later be ascertained with sufficient def- hnfteness to satisfy the public upon whom lsthe blame should rest, and then it will be time enough for THE CITIZEN to apply its power.
Year: 1874



 THE Centennial celebration will be a success. Congress has been discussing it and in the passage of a bill authorizing and dire dfting the President of the United states>tk officially invite foreign nations to participate therein, enough was elicited to show that the few millions necessary will be appropriated. Senators and Rep resentatives from the South are quite unanimous and zealous for the apprcpria- ton. They say ten or even twenty mil lions might be very wisely spent to get the people of all sections to meet and become acquainted in 1876. They argue that a knowledge of each other would have pre- vented the late rebellion and will do more than all things else to bury old troubles and prevent their recurrence in the future
Year: 1874

To look out for the "oflice- seekers
ring They have ordered 1000 bushels
of hay seed, and unless you are very oh
serving you will not be able to recognize
them, for with the seed in their hair. and
by great professions Of love will try and
palm themselves off as full hedged Farm
ers and Patrons. Look out for them.
Year: 1874

The campaign is closed, the election Is
over and although the opposition elected
their man by scratch" /" they ale
whipped out completely. Although they
had what they called the Democratic
nomination and thereby secured the votes
of hundreds of good Democrats who did
not understand the true issue and sup
posed they were working in good faith
for their party. Also, they had the sup
port of the leaders Of the Radical Repub-
licans, and further had two weeks the
start, and got in by SO majority only.
Let our friends who are opposed to this
new combination of Clayton and Brooks
ties, led by few sore head Democrats,
take courage-that crowd is whipped
and they know it. They know very
we'll that had the people of Lafayette and
Mountain townships known that this was
a fight like the one recently at Little
Rock-a fight of the people against Clay
ton and his minons, as it really was
they could not have polled one-fourth
the vote they did. They need not sup
pose that the Stewards, the Fines, the
Wrights and many others we. might
name, were in sympathy with this new
combination Of Clayton, Brooks and





others-nor will they ever be; but that
they voted for Thomson supposing he
was a Dem ocratic, c,candidate--the nomi-
nee of that party. Let those opposed to
this combination take renewed courage ;
stand together, we are in the majority
and in the right, and will so show them
they cannot Clayton Brooksize this Coun-
t.. 1t is overwhelmingly Democratic,
anti Brooks, anti Clayton, anti Combina'
ton, and as an evidence OF which, we beat
them here in Van Buren, township, where
the question was understood and where
we run their champion 50 closely that he
had in the last speech to unload Brooks.
And they know too that they got many
votes here who were committed that they
can never get again. The new ring is
whipped
Year: 1874

VEfs- We learn that the Brodie Bros,


who keep stock of Groceries, etc, at


the upper end Of Main street, are taking


much pains to induce subscribers to the


Press TO stop the paper. Now, we wish
it to be distinctly understood, that if any
there are who do not wish to have our
paper. they are at liberty, at any time, TO
discontinue the same, without any hard
feelings on our part, We might, however,
in retaliation, advise the Farmers and
friends of Judge Sangster to keep clear
of this firm, as being as Objectionable to
Patrons and Sangster men as the Press
could be to the supporters of General
Thomason, but we do not wish to do SO.
The patronage however we, or any other
printer. has ever had from these young
men will neither make nor break any one
They have never been subscriber to the
Press, and it is curiosity with us to
know at whose expense they find the
Press so Objectionable