smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1866

There is now but little doubt in the minds
of loyal men that Andrew johnson has been
at heart traitor to the Union cause from
frat to last but he had shrewdness enough
to see that his chances for promotion would
be meagre among the aristocratic founders
and leaders of the Southern Confederacy,
and knowing that Southern loyalty would be
above premium in Northern estimation, on
account of its rarity, he concluded to smother
his preferences and disguise his prejudices,
and at time when it was perfectly safe to
do so, came out as Union advocate in Ten
nessee, with his eyes fixed upon the loaves
and fishes at the disposal of the Government
By adopting this course he secured the posi-
ton of Military Governor Of Tennessee, and
finally obtained the nomination and was
elected as Vice President. on the Union
ticket Soon after this event assassination
helped him to the Presidential chair, and
after uttering few radical speeches for the
purpose of temporarily allaying the just ap-
prehensions of the loyal masses of the North,
he returned to his first love, and commenced
laying his schemes for reviving defeated
treason, and thwarting the just designs of
the faithful friends of the Government
Loyal hands soon unveiled his traitorous
policy, and held him up to the scorn and
reprobation of all honorable men but yet
the demagogue persists in his course OF in
fanny and treachery. In the recent elections
State after State has protested against his
plans, and spoken in solemn condemnation
of his acts, at the ballot box. But the popu-
laropinion is that although apparently willing
to submit his policy to the arbitrament Of a
political campaign, he contemplates carrying
it out by military force if decided against him
at the polls. 1t now remains to be seen
whether the charlatan will relinquish his
plans and abide the decision of the loyal
masses, or set their representatives at open
defiance, and attempt to subvert the Govern
ment and restore the vanquished traitors to
power. If be refuses to recognise the pres
ent Congress as a legal body, and calls upon
the Southern Representatives to assemble
and form a Congress. in conjunction with the
Copperhead members from the North, he Of
course expects to protect them in that char.
acter by force of arms. In that event the
National Congress will have no other alter
native than to declare the Executive chair
vacant, and call upon the people to sustain
them in putting down another rebel Govern.
ment
Year: 1866

DEFoRxIrY is no longer confined to the
inside of Fernando Wood. By recent acci-
dental overturning of his carriage, his face
was dis6gured for life. In many respects
such an accident is to be deplored, but in the
present case is relieved by bringing the man 3
sign out to public view.
Year: 1866

A STRIKE AMONG PREAcHERs.-A number
of the Methodist Churches in Ohio are not
q running" at present, owing to a strike
among the preacher. They have very nat
urally come to the conclusion that it does Mt
pay to preach the Gospel and board them


selves for less than thousand dollars
Year: 1866

your labor. You will be compelled to
work longer and take less pay per day for
it than ever, in order that four millions of
indolent, good for nothing negroes may be
maintained in idleness at your expense.


Since the formation of the Government
up to the present hour, the work of the
Democrats has always been to repair the
political and social damage the old Federal
or Tory factionists, whenever they got into
power, have uniformly perpetrated. Dem
ocratic administrations have always right
ed the abuses which the innate corruptions
of their political enemies, when by acci-
dent or chicanccry they obtained the reins
of Government, always committed. The
great reform, we trust, will commence with
the present year; but the job in the Augean
Stables in former times was childs play to
the work now on hand. While the blum
dcrers financial, moral and political, dis
grace the whole country, and are bringing
ruin in their train, the true reformers
should not be disheartened, but should put
their soulders manfully to the work, and
again, as in timespast and gone, endeavor
to get the old Ship of State once more on
the right track, with Il Democratic pilot at
the helm and Democratic crew ON
board
Year: 1866

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Feb. 2, 1865.


Mr.. EDITOR :-One of the creates, pro oblems
in reconstruction is the question of Labor
whether paid negro labor is good for anything, or
whether, in ether words, the negroes will work,
not only enough to keep themselves alive, but
also to produce results as favorable as under the
former system.


This problem has been so far solved now to
leave little doubt that the present system will bear
close comparison with the former one, as to quail
ty, amount and cost of products. We have been
accustomed to hear the fear expressed that the
Freedmen would not work, especially On those
districts where very little labor was needed to
support life. 1t is shown by reports from
all sides, that in all cases where the Freedmen
have been treated with justice and moderate lib
erality, they have manifested willingness and de-
sire to labor, and proved wonderfully faithful,
notwithstanding the oppression under which they
have labored so long, and the instruction they
received in fai.hlessness and rascality.


Whenever we find men following the example
of the rebel General Pillow, there is not only no
difficulty experienced, but the superiority of free
Year: 1866

Henry Wilson OF Massachusetts, said in the
Senate:


Certainly newspapers had advocated the
use oil Government patronage 10 influence the
action OF congress. lie would say to every
body who had that thought in their brain, that
the people OF this country not in any TEN
per 10 De Sold They have decided that negroes
shall not be ooueh and soid i and they unaz-
lmous that tie: Senator's and Representatives
shall not sell themselves for Government patron.
age. If there is anybody in the country who
wishes to buy or sell, he will lind the American
people will blast him with whitening scorn and
Indignation."
Year: 1866

Hon FERNANDO WOOD, newly elected to
Congress from the Ninth district in New
York, is in the city. In long conversation
with q distinguished gentleman, who is a
radical, last evening, Mr.. WooD stated in
substance that he was pledged to no politi'
cal party, and that he was in favor OF the
proposed amendment to the Constitution.
Year: 1866

The managers of the Fall River mills have
agreed to adopt the ten hour system the lst Of
January or before, If the mills at Lowell and Law
renee will unite in the arrangement. The opera
tiyes however, decline to resume work till the
system goes into effect
Year: 1866

Hon. John M. Bolts ofVirginia, address,
ed the Union men of Baltimore OH the 4fh,
and the following is a specimen of. many
good things he said on the occasion:


Among the first questions that arise is,
what we should have done and what ought
to have been done afterthi rebellion was at
an end? In my opinion the first duty of
the President of the United States was to
have had every prominent leading rebel
In the South ihstantaneously arrested. tttf=
metise applause.] If had been in the ex-
ercise of that power Il cab only say what
L would have dohe) | would have had eve-
ry prominent and leading rebel in every
State arrested. (Great applause. And l
would have had them tried by court mars
tial. [Applause.] And would have had
them CONVICTED of treason enthusiastic
applausel. and condemned to death under
the Constitution and laws of the country.
tremendous appause.l And if Mr. john
son had done this, and had then chosen to
pardon all, | should not have coinpfaif=
ed. If he had chosen to Danish all should
not have gone into mourning. Laughter
and applause.l If he had chosen to pardon
all L should have beeu content. / have
no personal feeling of animosity toward
these people. They are my fellow eeuh-
trymen. They are my old political and
personal associates. But / should have All
example made that would have been a less
SOh loI
for the perpetuity and safety of this great
Republic in the future. l might have
mourned and might have wept over the
execution ofmany of them as my former
friends and associates, st ill could not have
helped exclaiming: you have brought
your fate upon yourselves, and you deserve
it." Applause / have not been one of
those to permit my personal relations to
be marred by my political feelings, and
have no feeling of personal animosity
against one of them. But 1 say that the
Constitution should have been vindicated,
and treason should have been made odfotis:
tGreat applause.] L would have taken
such course, and would have had Mr..
johnson take such a course as would have
deferred any future generation from at
tempting the same thing again.
Year: 1866

T A California editor, participa-
ting in a debate as to the best method
ofbuilding a certain bridge, objected to
a Golfer dam for making the pier. He
said he early formed a prejudice against
the thing his uncle once had a COW
choked with turnip, and for a long
time it was thonght she would Golfer
dem head OF!
Year: 1866

FOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If you Advertise In your County Rapsz
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If you Advertise in your County Papes
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If ron Advertise in your County Papsf.
JOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If you Advertise in your County Paper
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


IF you Advertise in your County Pepper
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


Il Tou Advertise u your County Papa
Year: 1866

A " a'hia st ON letter says: "It is confl-
IDENTIFY asserted In high political quarters
that ere the end of the present week the
President will issue his proclamation de-
clarlng that the rebellion Is now at an end.
The proclamation win be so worled as 10
be also an official recognition Of the fact
that tire late rebel States are still States Of
the Union.
Year: 1866

SCHOOL BOOKS AND STATIONERY, And many other articles, all of which we will sell cheap for cash.

 We respectfully ask a share of patronage, and would suggest to those buying Goods in this market, that they might find it to their interest to give us call before purchasing elsewhere.

 oot201 NcLAREN & HAYLEE.
Year: 1866

Being thoroughly acquainted with the husi- ness in which l am engaged, l feel confident of my ability to give satisfaction, and solicit the patronage of all desiring articles in my line. iun.3-tf
Year: 1866

This remedy, extensively known, and
Qualfedy endorsed by the Medical Faculty offered
the public unequalled by any other in the treat
ment Of Rheumatism and Neuralgia, matter Of
how long standing or how severe. PATIENTS who had
for years drawn miserable existence, have by an
easional dose Of this Balm of Gilesd been restored
health and comfort after all the usual remedies and
postrums had been tried and found useless Its
prisnR effects have been experienced by thousands
and never @ fail. It requires n
from business leasure, aDd be used by those
tie most delicate constitutions 8 strict purifier
Of the blood, which Is very essential in the founda
tiou Jf good health
Year: 1866

Women may talk of their inherent rights as
much as they please, but they can't overcome
nature. They may preach about the equality
of the sexes, but they can't overcome facts and
organizations.


Men and oaks were made to be twined, and
women and ivy were made to twine about them
Though an equality were to be established be-
tween calico and cashmere tomorrow, 1t would
not be a week before all the officers would be
men. and all the soldiers women.


Females are perfectly willing to so ahead
provided the men 90 first. Set fire to steam
boat and not yard of dimity will bulge TIL
cashmere set the example. So long as the men
cling to the vessel, the women will cling to the
men. But if the men plunge overheard, chem
isetts plunge too. AS we said before, reformers
may prate as they may about equal rights, but
they can't alter the regulations Of God. 1t Is
as impossible for women to cut themselves loose
from men, as it is for steel dust to free itsell
from its attachment TO a magnet
Year: 1866

How many farmers there are who, towards
the close of winter, complain of being short OF
fodder, and are compelled TO purchase hay at
high prices to carry their stock through until
pasture time. ! know from experience what
this is, and find that it does not pay.


There are two causes and also two remedies
for this state of things, namely, too heavy a
stock and too wasteful feeding. For the former,
the remedy is obvious for the latter, great
many farmers have not yet discovered preven-
tive. but go on in the old way of feeding, in
common square racks in the yard, either corn
fodder, straw or hay. Here is where the loss
occurs; ; and did every farmer know the great
gain there would be in cutting up everything
he feeds, instead Of feeding it whole, there
would be no more complaints of short fodder.
have tried it, and find that can winter ten
head of cattle on cut fodder, now, where L
only wintered five head last year, and, what Is
more keep them in better order. use fod-
der cutter worked by hand or horse as the case
NAV be and feed in troughs six feet long, eigh-
teen inches deep and two feet wide at the top,
sloping to one foot at the bottom. My cattle
eat it up clean, hard butts, stalks and all and
one ordinary bundle Of fodder, such as would
be generally given to steer at one meal, lasts





an animal a whole day. :,


Another advantage is that my manure is all
short, easily handled in the spring, when ! heap
it up under the sheds, and | am not bothered
by the long cornstalks all through it. Cattle
prefer their fodder cut and will eat it more
quietly. =. 81,


The same saving may be accomplished in the
stable by cutting the hay fed to the horses,
cows, &c.


They soon learn to like it better than long
hay, and then they can waste none.


Let every farmer who has not tried it, and
who has been worried to know how to get his
cattle rightly through the winter, without buy
ing hay, try this plan, and, if he does it right,
he will never regret the outlay for the cutter.
My saving of fodder in one winter, will, |
think, pay for my cutter.-C0r. Germantoc"
Telegraph.
Year: 1866

A correspondent Of the Chicago Times, wri-
ting from Sparta, H., tells the following story
Of a dog:


"Some time ago a gentleman removed with
bis family from this country to California, a.
cross the plains, and was accompanied by q dog
that had been given him by a neighbor shortly
before he started In due time the man reach
cd the land of gold, and settled down in one OF
the beautiful valleys of that country. The dog
was not satisfied with bis new home. He was
home sick and lonely, and often longed, If we
are permitted 10 read canine thoughts, 10 return
to the land Of Lis puppyhood One morning
his master missed him, and never saw him a
gain Recently, however. he walked into bis
former masters yard, in this country, footsore
and weary, having crossed the plains from Cal
ifornia here The hair was nearly all gone from
bis hide, and his feet were worn and bleeding.
This is a true tale, even if it is dog tale"
Year: 1866

Only let woman be sure that she is precious
to her husband-not useful not valuable, not
convenient, simply but lovely and beloved /;
let her be the recipient of his polite, hearty at
tentions let her feel that her care and love are
noticed, appreciated and returned let her opin-
ion be asked, her approval sought, and her
Judgment respected in matters of which he is
cognizant in short, let her only be loved, hon
ored and cherished, in fulfllment of the mar
riage vow. and she viii be to her husband, her
children and society, a well-spring of pleasure.
She will bear pain, and toll and anxiety, for
her husbands love is, to her, a tower and fort
ress. Shielded and sheltered therein, adversely
will have lost its sting. She may suffer, but
sympathy will dull the edge of sorrow.


A house with love in it-and by love mean
love expressed in words, and looks, and deeds,
for have not one spark of faith in love that
never crops outs to house without love AS
a person to machine one is love, the other
is mechanism. The unloved woman may have
bread just as light, house just as tidy as the
other, but the latter has a spring of beauty a
bout her, ioyOuSness, an aggressive and pene-
trating and pervading brightness TO which the
former is a stranger. The deep happiness in
her heart shines out in her face. She is ray
of sunlight in the house. She CLEANS over it.
1t is airy and gay and graceful and warm and
welcoming with her presence; she is full of de-
vices and plots, and sweetsurprises for her hus-
band and family she has never done with the
romance of life she, herself is lyric poem,
setting herself to all pure and gracious melodies,
Humble household ways and duties have for
her golden significance The prize made the
calling high, and the end sanctitied the means.
= Love is heaven, and heaven is love"
Year: 1866

Heap high the farmers wintry board!
Heap high the golden corn
No richer gift has Autumn poured
From ou; her lavish horn!
Let other lands, exulting, CLEAN
The apple from the pine,
The orange from its glossy green,
The cluster from the vine.
We better love the hardy git


Our rugged wales bestow,
To cheer us when the storms shall drift
Our harvest fields with snow.
Through wales of grass and meads of flowers
Our ploughs their burrows made,
While on the hills the sun and showers
OF changeful April played.
We dropped the seed DER hill and plain,
Beneath the sun of May,
And frightened from our sprouting grain
The robber crows away.
All through the long bright days of June
Its leaves grew bright and fair,
And waved in hot midsummer noon
Its bright and yellow hair.
And now with Autumn's moonlit eyes
Its harvest time has come
We pluck away its frosted leaves,
And bear its treasures home.
There. richer than the fabled gift
Apollo showered of old,
Fair hands the broken grain shall silt,
And knead its meal gold
Let vapid idlers loll in silk,


Around the costly board;
Give us the bowl Of samp and milk,
BY homespun beauty poured.
Then shame on all the proud and vain,
Whose folly laughs to scorn
The blessings of our hardy grain,
Our wealth Of golden corn.
Let earth withhold her goodly root,
Let mildew blight the rye
Give to the worm the orchards fruit,
The wheat fields to the fy
But let the good old crop adorn
The hills our fathers trod;
Still let US for his golden corn


Send up our thanks TO Cod.
Year: 1866

Make thick batter of quartof sweet milk
and Quart of butter-milk, l tablespoonful oi
saeratus and of salt, / teacup of molasses,
. teacupfuls of wheat flower or shorts and
corn meal enough to thicken it. Bake two
hours in an oven a little hotter than for wheat
bread A loaf still nicer, especially for poor
teeth, is made by using half the above quanti-
ty. steaming it three hours, and then baking
enough to Just brown the top nicely.
Year: 1866

il is a serious thing to live. tits the source
Of an endless existence whose future will be in
flucnced by the present and the past. II is
that which must be received and perform its
work by Us. "To be or not to be" is not the
question. 1t must then be Of momentous con-
sequence to US how we live.
Year: 1866

If you should ever meet with an accident at
the table, endeavor to be composed. gen.
tleman carving tough goose had the misfor-
tune to send It entirely out Of the dish into the
lap of young lady who sat next TO him, on
which he looked her full in the face. and said,
with the utmost coolncss: 81 will thank you
for that goose"
Year: 1866

If gearing of all kinds receives a dressing Of
meats foot oil once month, the leather viii
retain its suppleness and will lie seryiceabie
for an infinitely longer period than If the use
of this means Of preservation is neglected.
Let the experiment be made, as nothing viii
be lost by doing Sc.
Year: 1866

The first action Of Congress in refer
ence to Teconstructi0n hiss caused no
little anxiety among the Union men of
the South. They Interpreted the adop.
ton of the Stevens resolution to mean
that Congress would follow Er. Ste
Ven's declared policy, snnul al that
had been accomplished in the way OF
reorganization, and remand them to
military rule The Louisville Journal,
which represents the most intelligent
and reliable UniOnism of the South, as-
Stunning that Congress will act against
the Presidents policy, calls earnestly
upon the Union men Of Kentucky ind
the whole country to rally around and
support the President Il proceeds to
point out the evils that will follow q re-
turn to military rule power and pas
sion will produce sullenness and enmi-
| ty, and the South be re-baptized With
! iiFe and vengeance & WAT OF races
would be almost certain; time, instead
OF healing would aggravate these evils
and the people Of the South, driven tC
desperation, would soon be ready tC
welcome 3 foreign invader as the sole
hope Of deliYerance from the yoke oi
Vassalage.


The Journal may not have cverdrRWI
very much the evils Of long-continued
military rule-and If fre-established oveI
the South as things nov stand it must
inevitably be for many years-but there
! is no occasion for its fears There is No
/ party in Congress that will follow Mr.
Stevens or any other leader in the mad
project of annulling the accomplished
reorganization of the Southern States


Whatever has been done will stand II
is not even probable that an attempt
will be made in Congress 70 raise an
| issue With the President az to his poll
/ cy, and if made it viii fail Perhaps =
/ majority Of the members think recon
/ struction has been too much fastened
! but they see the impOssibility OF taxing
| any backward step without causing
| greater evils than can come from hasty
reconstruction. Il may be considered
a settled thing that the present StaJe
governments Of the South will not be
disturbed They viii be permitted to
| proceed in the regulation Of their lOcal


affairs without obstruction, with the
single exception that the national Ex-
ecutive holds the power through the


Freedmen Bureau TO remedy any in
/ Justice TO the freedmen thst may be
| attempted by State law or otherwise


and Congress will legislstc to the same


end, if necessary, under the second


clause of the new amendment TO the


Constitution. Chicago RsPlf5heaL
Year: 1866

As it presents itself On this coast, is of more
formidable character than that seen in the
Atlantic States or Europe. arising from he
fact of its being compound of Spanish, Chi
nese. and Sandwich Island disease. Those of
you who have visited the two latter countries
no doubt have seen the dreadful effects of it
on both the native and foreign. population.
1t requires altogether different modes OF
Year: 1866

Henry Ward Beecher draws the fol
lowing beautiful parallels:


" Over the beauty Of the plum and
apricot there grows a bloom and beau
y more exquisite than she fruit itself
"a soft, delicate flush that over
spreads its blushing cheek. Now if
YOU strike your hand over that. and It
Is once gone, 1t Is gone forever. for it
never grows but once. The flower
that hangs IN the morning. impcarlcd
with dew-arrayed with iewels-once
shake it, so that the beads roll of. and
you may sprinkle water over it as YOU
please, vet 1t can never be made again
what it was when the dews fell lightly
upon 1t from heaven! On a frosty
morning you may see the nanes Of
glass covered with landscapes, noun
tains, lakes and trees, blended in
beautiful fantastic picture Now Law
your hand upon the glass, and by the
scratch Of your finger, or by the
warmth of the palm, all the delicate
tracery will be obliterated. So there
IS in youth a beauty and purity of
character, which, when once touched
and defled, can never be restored; a
fringe more delicate than frostwork.
and which when torn and broken. will
never be re-em broidered. a manwho
has spotted and soiled his garments
IN youth, though he may seek to make
them white again, can never wholly
do it, even We're he to wash them in
tears. When young man leaves his
fathers house, with the blessings Of
his mothers tears still wet upon his
forehead, if he once loses his carly
purity Of character, it is a loss that
he can never make whole again. Such
IS the consequence of crime It's ef-
feet can not be eradicated; it can only
be forgiven.