smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

The decision of the State Supreme Court,
holding that persons not owning real estate
and having homestead thereon, are entitled
to no exem ption from levy and sale of their
crops and personal property under execution
for debt, is calculated to create very general
The decision, says the Ander-
son Inteligencer, has evoked from many very
respectable tenants the assertion that they
will not vote the Democratic ticket again.
This, of course, is wrong, and those who make
it do not duly consider the facts Of the case.
The law under which this decision was made
was passed by the Republicans, and the de-
cision itself was written by the Chief Justice,
who is Republican. 1t is not the act of a
Legislature, which is the representative of the
successful party at the polls, but is decision
upon question of law by Court. which is
not political body. We think the decision
an unfortunate one. It is provocative Of class
dissensions, and is subject to all the odium
and discomfort which unfair and unreasona-
BILE determinations against one class and in
favor of another are sure to elicit. This de-
cision holds that the man who is fortunate
enough to possess one thousand dollars worth
of land cannot be made to pay his debts by
execution, but that the less fortunate tenant,
who has nothing but little household fur
niture, a mule, and large family dependent
upon him for its support, can be sold out to
satisfy the demands against him. 1t seems
to us that this will be generally admitted to
be wrong The homestead ought to be abol-
ished as to all, or it ought extend its provis.
ion over all. The doctrine that to him that
has much, more shall be given, and from
Year: 1879

of the people of this State have accepted the
situation, and would not attempt to undo the
results of the late war. General Gary has
not been RECONSTRUCTED" and if it could be
in his power to do so, we believe he would
have South Carolina ruled precisely as it was
before the war; He would restore the old
aristocracy, consequently lowering the labor.
ing classes on level with the curbstone. Be-
fore the war negro's life was infinitely more
valuable than that Of poor white man. The
war was the great leveler. 1t has ennobled
labor; while it recognizes the value of capital,
it has been the means by which justice is now
dealt with more fairness to all than ever be-
fore-tbe great power of money upon judges
and juries always excepted however. 1t has
given equal opportunities to all to rise if they
are capable and meritorious. and those who
are not, most certainly have their proper seats
in the background.


No, the Bald Eagle is just little too red
hot for us. We don't doubt his principles,
but do d-n his judgment. His speech in this
city during the campaign of 1876 turned the
fat into the fire as far as the people Of this
county are concerned. Bring in another
horse Greenville Advertiser.
Year: 1879

JUST SENTIMENTs.-Ex.G Governor Cham
berlain, of Maine, recently delivered speech
in that State, at the dedication of a monu-
ment to the memory of Union soldiers, that
is a Just and fitting rebuke to the men who.
are laboring to keep up the war feeling in the
country. He said: "There are some who
will not have it that the war is over till they
have their way. From much of the talk Of
late, one would think that all the toll and
trial of the war was in vain; that these SOL
diers and sailors of yours did nothing of last
ing value; that the glorious war and God-given
victory must count for naught, and that the
real way to save the country is to keep GER
tain politicians in Office, and that servile fol.
lowing of them is the only test of loyalty to
the Union. For one, resent this perversion
of our motives and this belittling of our
achievements. I am indignant at this insult
to the memory Of that great company of no.
bis souls who are martyrs in sacred cause and
triumphant cause. Do not mistake the is-
sue Your sons will not have died in vain
because the rebellious States are brought
back into the Union, and send their best men
to represent them in Congress, even though
they had the courage to WELD the sword in.
stead of the pen in the time of mortal stuggle.
Men who freely poured out their hearts
blood for their convictions, though wrong,
are less to be feared that they who skulked in
the rear and gloat over the strife SO long as
they can till their pockets with plunder.
snatched alike from foe or friend"
Year: 1879

KNEW HIS BUSINESS, AND DID IT.-The
world gains nothing by making game of a
young beginner, who is in earnest. By sober:
ly going right ahead, he soon gets the lead Of
those who joked him.


Uncle Elisha Frink tells of a young lawyer
being put in as road-surveyor in back-coun-
try town. He'd just put out his shingle in
the place, and not having anything to do was
appointed, partly in joke, probably, and part
ly-as it was a strictly legal proceeding-to
see what he would do.


The young man took the office, warned the
people, at the proper season, to work out the
road taxes, and was present to supervise the
work and to mark time. If man stopped
work two, or five, or ten minutes to rest, or
tell stories, it was checked against his name,
and each man was required, afably, to look
the account over and work out his lost time
before leaving.


Uncle 'Lish says the roads were never fixed
better under any management, and the Incl
dent led to the young mans getting fair
start as attorney and counselor. People liked
his pluck Courant
Year: 1879

No BALD EAGLE FOR Us.-The Camden
Journal has run up the name of Gen. Martin
Gary, of Edge6eld, for Governor at the elec-
ton next year, and seconded by the Marion
Star, which says:


"And why not? No man has the interest
of our people and State more at heart than
General Gary. Their interest will be his in
terest; it has ever been so with him. He has
always, in peace and in war, in deed and in
action, shown and proven his love for his
mother our State, and for her children, and
we believe he would to. day sacrifice his life to
perpetuate the good name, honor and charac-
ter of his native State and her children. We
don't propose to build platform for General
Gary to stand on, but expect him at an early
day to build one, and then we will show our
people whether or not it is Of good material
and firmly built. If he erects one of sufi'
cient strength, we can assure him that the
people, to man, in the Pee Dee section, will
stand on it side by side with him. Then build
your platform at once, General, and let us see
what kind Of structure it will be. If it is
of the right material, it must be strong enough
to hold US, as we wish to stand thereon"


True, we believe he has the interest Of the
people at heart, but then General Gary has
his own ideas about matters that differ very
materially from those Of the masses. Most
Year: 1879

him that hath little that which he hath shall
be taken away, is very good doctrine so far
as it relates to the moral qualities of man,
but it will scarcely be contended that it is a
good principle to engraft into the laws of the
land relating to the material possessions Of
men. 1t is, however, the doctrine made of force
in South Carolina under the decision above
quoted. For this, however, the Democratic
party is in no wise responsible, for it did not
make the Constitution or the law. Neither
landowners or tenants can afford to allow
the Demcocatic party to pass out Of power in
this State, for the rings and corruptions Of
the past warn us of the expressions that will
again be heaped upon us if Republicanism
should ever triumph in South Carolina. The
inconvenience and hardship crested by this
decision can be as easily corrected by the
Democratic party as any other, and we be-.
lieve that it will be done. The Legislature,
at its coming session, should submit a constitu.
tional amendment to the people making the
homestead provisions applicable to every citi-
zen in the State, whether he be rich or poor,
whose necessities shall require him to take
advantage of it.
Year: 1879

In relation to the new lights to be
stationed along the Delaware river, it is
the intention of the Lighthouse Inspec-
tor Captain White, to erect new light
at Deep Water Point, just below Penns-
Vile, on the Jersey side. Then another
in diagonal line about three miles
further north, near Edgemoor or Du-
Points wharf, on the Delaware Shore
Then at a station named Belleyiew,
some distance back in the country. and
still to the north of Edgemoor, will be a
high tower light. This will show direct
course for the vessels.


On the Government pier at Marcus
Hook will be low light, in diagonal
line from this on the Jersey shore below
Billingsport will be another high tower
LIGHT,
Year: 1874

There is in every household great quantity of worsted and flannel pieces that are of small account and can be of no service for garments, but if saved they can be rendered useful and beauti- full in the manufacture of hearth rugs or mats, to lay before bureaus, sofas. or organs. Take piece of hemp sacking, and draw some pretty design in the cen- tre-a bouquet of flowers, 8 wreath, or some animal mark a border with a chain or heraldry pattern; sew the can- vas into Q frame like quilting frames,

 only smaller, so as not to occupy too much room; have hook made like a crochet hook or needle one can be manufactured easily by taking a para sol brace and filing tine end into prop CT form; cut the scraps of cloth into strips of half an inch in width-if thin fabric make it wider pass the hook through the canvas withlthe right hand, have the cloth underneath the frame in the left hand, insert loop on the hook, and draw it to the upper side about three-fourths of an inch leave about two threads space and close in another loop; regard the selection of colors, so as to shade them nicely, and keep the form of your pattern-it is very quiet, easy and fascinating work {; work the figures first, and then draw in the filling up or ground work with some dark color-black. brown or drab; after it is completed, shear the whole surface evenly, but not too close, and you have a fine, substantial, durable rug, that will last a lifetime, and do more service and be prettier than any imported article that would cost any where from ten to thirty dollars and the best of all is that it is homemade.
Year: 1874

A hotel thief who was arrested in London, had this memorandum on his person

 Receipt how to live on six shillings a week. In the first place you must be possessed of good suit of clothes. Secondly, you must have confidence in check Thirdly, you must provide yourself with leather bag-about two shillings, we'll stuffed with paper. When you arrive at any place where you wish to stay few days, walk into hotel and ask if they have a bed at liberty for few nights. If yes is the answer, make yourself at home, walk into the room and order dinner :; ask to be shown into your bedroom, as you want to wash; come down again, leaving your bag upstairs, taking care to keep tt locked up, that they shall not see what it contains. Take dinner roast beef, fowl, fish, pastry, cheese, sherry then they will think you know money. After dinner call for whisky hot and cigar, which is very nice. Sit for an hour or two, and then go out on business or walk, as the case may be-.

 Order tea for half-pas five, with teast. After tea sit while, then ring for brandy hot Then take 8 walk, weather permitting. Come in again about nine, call for whisky hot, cigars and slippers. Pull off your boots and make yourself comfortable by the fire. Have another whisky hot. Ring the bell for your candle and inquire num- Der of your room. Retire to bed about eleven o'clock, taking care to order breakfast for nine, with ham or eggs, or a nice chop, etc. After breakfast take walk, and so on as before.

 P. S.-The bag is the main point. It may serve you for week it has served me for eight days; but you must watch we'll the people with whom you are with. Sometimes they will ask if it is convenient for you to settle your bill. '' If so, say "Of course it is. I am just going to the post office for letter. Get my bill made out and will settle it when come back"

 Of course take care not to return for your bag, and be careful to put your comb and brush in your pocket every morning, as you cannot tell what may happen during the day, and you want to be off in a hurry; but, above all, keep bold face on it. Then buy an other bag and proceed on your journey.

 You need never fear getting a nights lodging if you possess a bag, and if you don't happen to have one, don't de- spair, but go straight in and ask for a bed they will not refuse. Order SUD- per and breakfast and such like. After breakfast you should say, " Gan I have the bed again tonight, as I don't think I shall be able to do my business to- day?"

 have stayed three days and nights when haven't had bag-when I had but one half-penny in the world to bless myself with. But then, you will say, what are you going to do for bag We'll, there are lots of bags at these hotels help yourself to one when you depart and you are all right again. Il is month tonight since had but one half-penny left and no bag, and to. night, the 18th of January, have one half-penny in my pocket and bag tc be going on with, living like fighting cock and seeing almost all the towns i1 England. Yours, etc., E. J.
Year: 1874

AOHFs anu OI NhaI Nhey 0Ee M@ucs

 The sticks of which matches are made are brought from Canada, where tine making of them is separate busi- ness. They are made by machinery which drives block of wood upon steel die that has numerous small holes in it. The wood is forced through these holes in the rounded form of the match sticks. They are twice the length of an ordinary match, and come packed in boxes. The first thing to be done with the sticks is to arrange them so that large numbers can be handled at once in dipping the ends in the mixtures that cause them to light readily. If the sticks were simply tied together in bun dies, they would be too close together, and the composition would be all in one mass upon their ends, so machine had to be invented which should make them into rolls and still keep the sticks lit tie distance apart. This machine did it's work with wonderful rapidity and accuracy the sticks were applied to the machine which made them into large rolls, and with belt of cloth be- tween the layers of sticks this cloth keeps the sticks just little distance apart. When the bundle is large enough, some two feet across, it is bound securely and then taken to anoth- CT room. The composition upon the ends of matches does not burn long enough to set fire to the stick, and before that is applied it is necessary to prepare the wood with something that will take fire readily and burn long enough to set fire to it. For the cheaper matches sulphur is used, but for what are called parlor matches they use parafine, which burns without any unpleasant odor. The ma terial is melted in large vessel, and the roll of sticks so suspended that the in the melted sulphur. Both ends are ceive the composition that takes fire cipal thing in the composition is phos- with dissolved glue, and whiting or and coloring stuff IS added. The whole, into machine where it is more thor that the composition be we'll mixed, as and some less phosporous than they OuSAo oO A"'OS ohN WAAA SO oAA oOO OeSoAAJS or with more difficulty than they should. After it is we'll mixed the sticks that have had their ends covered with sul- phur or parafine are dipped in it in the same manner as at the first dipping, only care is required to have but small quantity of the mixture just at the very tips. The next step is to dry the matches, and they are. taken to Q room where they are placed upon racks; here there is fan apidly revolving, so as to constantly change the ar and gradually dry the composition upon the ends of the matches. They are not al- lowed to become so dry that they will readily take fire, as they have still to go through another machine, and if they were perfectly dry, disagreeable acci- dents might happen. Thus far the matches are in pairs, or "double-head- ers"-twice the length of one-and they have to be cut apart. For this they are put into cutting machine, which un- rolls the bundle and carries the sticks over 8 knife which rapidly cuts them in equal parts, and the now complete matches slide into boxes on each side of the machine. All that remains to be done is to pack them in the proper hoxoa
Year: 1874

TRUST. There are cases in which a man would be ashamed not to have been imposed upon. There is con- fidence necessary to human intercourse, and without which men are often more injured by their own suspicious than they could bs by the per6dity of others.
Year: 1874

will be wanting on their part to make your sit
uation agreeable and useful to you..


Should you live with the Doctor, | shall re-
quest him to take yon both under. his peculiar
care, provide such clothes for you from time to
time as he shall Judge necessary, andIdo by you
in the same manuer as he would if you were his
own children; which, if he will undertake. l
am sensible, from the knowledge which | have
of him, and the very amiable character and
disposition of Mrs. Craik, that they will spare
no proper exertious to make your situation
pleasing and profitable to you. ohould you or
Lawrence, therefore, behave in such manner
as TO occasion any complaints being made to
me, you may depend upon losing that place
which you now have io my affections and any
future hopes you may have from me. But if
on the contrary your conduct is such as to mer-
it my regard you may always depend upon the
warmest attachment and sincere regard OF,


Your Afectionate Friend and Uncle,


G. WASHINGTON.
Year: 1874

In the Newark Court OF Quarter Sessions yester.
day Ralph jefferson, republican Judge OF Elec-
tion in the Sixth ward OF that city, was arraigned
to answer an Indictment Tor alleged misconduct
in office-stufng the ballot box at the late charter
election IN favor OF Alderman Patterson
and against Henry q. Dusenbury. the
present Alderman. The Indictment charges
that Jefferson TOOK a number oil democratic BAL
lots from voters, ana instead OF placing them in
the ballot box threw them on the door and put re-
publican tickets in the o0x In their stead. He
pleaded not guilty and furnished bail to appear
Tor trial at the next term OF court Jefferson has
long acted as a commissioner, and some time ago
was the occasion OF lively and somewhat myS-
terious scene IN the Common Council because OF
his alleged irregularities"
Year: 1874

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


Permit me to suggest the appointment OF CON-
mittee OF reference to settle the whole question
tnus:-Let the frequenters OF the opera on sun
day evening be compared with the irequenters Of
Mr. Talmage's church. Let the referees inquire
INTO the moral standing OF the two peoples, and
report just how much honesty. purity and charity
can be found In either collection BY such means
we may arrive at an intelligent conclusion. We
are In a practical age OF the world. and the right
is Iosl for any one man to dictate that which snail
be called good. Neither can 1t be assumed that It
Is proper for one man or lor class Of men to run
side sno of their 10 the exclusion OF others.
on tnis point let the committee bear IN mind tnat
there ls not now nor ever has been a Christian
Sabbath founded on any divine command what
ever, There Is such thing IN the book. Con-
sequently the only method or arriving at the CON-
parative virtues OF the institutions and their
effect on the people Is to put the people IN the
crucial test OF moral scales and weighing them.
Year: 1874

The numbers OF unemployed men who went on
strike last Monday and who were seen loltering
IN the vicinity Of the wharves during the early
days OF the week were conspicuous by their
absence yesterday. The new hands en-
ployed by the Bremen steamship Com
pany worked much better and seemed to be
iairly initiated in the mysteries OIL lading No
compromise has thus tar been ofered by either
party, and the probabilities are that there Will be
no immediate settlement. mass meeting OF the
'longsnoremen Is to be held on sunday, at which
some action Will be taken with respect 10 the
poorer members oil the organization. There was
no disorder Of any kind yesterday, the police ex.
crossing their usual vigilance.
Year: 1874

In police court in Paterson yesterday the ar
Qument IN trivial case assumed proportions that
at one time threatened to end in q duel one Of
the lawyers even requesting the Judge to adjourn
the court ior i've minutes IN order to give him
(tne lawyer) time TO whip the Justice Tor the IN
satlsfactory decision he mad rendered.
Year: 1874

{" But what is his other name2" queried
the lady; what does your mama call
him2" She calls him papa, per-
sisted the baby. The lady then took
the little one by the hand and led her
along. saying, You had better come
with me; | guess you came this way"
+" Yes, but don't want TO go back; /
want to find my papa" replied the little
girl, crying afresh as II her heart would
break. What do you want Of your
papa2" asked the lady. want to
kiss him. just then sister Of the
child came along looking for her and
led her away From subsequent in
quiries it appears that the little ones
papa, whom she was so earnestly in
search Of. had recently died. In her
lonesomeness and love for him she tired
Of waiting for him to come home, and
had gone to find him and greet him with
the accustomed kiss.
Year: 1874

styled in her youth, is considerably
above the average stature Of her sex, and
OF ample dimensions every way. Her
forehead is low. and her nose and chin
Enthusiastically Bourbon. She wore a
black dress very decollete, and the
charms which it partly concealed were
evidently Of ponderous proportions


Upon her hands, which are very large


and which looked swollen, she wore lace
mitts, not gloves, leaving the fingers
bare. Her whole skin was red, and had
the appearance Of being affected by
some cutaneous disorder, which, / have
understood, is the case. / certainly did
not fall in love with her at first sight.
l have heard others declare her haud-
some; but there is nothing about which
there is greater difference of opinion
than female beauty. "
Year: 1874

WATER SrRKKT.-Th,s morning the last build
ing necessary to be removed in order to widen
Water street, was torn down. 1t was John h.
Turner'S coal office, near French street. The
grading at the western end OF Water street ID al
most completed, and when the debris Is removed
the street will be ready for the reception OF ad-
ditlonal tracks. The p, w. Il b. r. X. tracks
will be removed further apart along the street, as
there is not sufficient room between them at
present to permit OF two Pullman cars passing
each other without touching. few days ago
two of them coliided in this manner, and were
badly scraped The regulation distance between
double tracks is six feet one inch, but along the
greater part of Water street the distance Is less
than six feet. On the Darby Improvement ii
is seven feet.
Year: 1874

Mr.. RUSSELL win this week introduce q new series Of
his inimitable COMIC CHARAC IERIZATfONS and
SING SOME SONGS He will also appear as DICK SOFT
in the new Local Drama,


BROADWAY:


Or NEW YORK IN A NUTSHELL