smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

William Cullen Bryant once gave the
following excellent advice to a young
man who offered him an article for the
Ercniag Post:


My young friend, observe that you
have used several French expressions in
your article. think if you will study
the English language that you will find
it capable of expressing al! The ideas that
you may have. l have always found it
50, and in al that have written | do not
recall An instance when | was tempted to
use q foreiln word, but that, on search
ing, | found better one in my own
language.


BE simple. Unaffected; be honest in
your speaking and writing. Never use
long word when d short one will do.
Call spade not well known oblong in
strument of manual industry let home
be home not residence; place, not
a locality; and so of the rest. When
short word will do. you always lose by
using a long one. You lose in clearness,
you lose in honest expression OF your
meaning: and in the estimation OF all
men who are competent TO Judge. you
lose 10 reputation for ability.


The only true way to shine, even in
this false world, is TO be modest and un-
assuming. Falsehood may be a very
thick crust, but in the course OF time
truth will find place TO break through.
Elegance OF language may not be in the
power of all of us, but simplicity and
strai are.


Write much as you would speak /;
speak as you think. Ii with your INFERIOR
speak no cosrser than usual; but If with
your superior, speak no finer. BE what
you say, and within the rules OF prudence.
No one was ever q gamer by singulsrity
of words or in pronunciation. The truly
wise man will so speak that no one will
observe how he speaks. A man may
show great knowledge of chemistry by
carrying about bladders of strange gases
to breathe. but he will enjoy better
health and find more time for business,
who lives on common air.


Sidney Smith once remarked, latter
you have written an article, take your
pen and strike out half the words. and
you will be surprised to see how much
stronger it is"
Year: 1877

There is no nation more fluent in con.
versation than the American, The French
are more voluble. perhaps. their Ian
guage permitting greater rapiditY OF
pronunciation than the English. Our
best conversationalists are not rapid talk.


ers. One trouble with us is, each one
likes to do all the talking. therefore
Americans are not good listeners. But
mere talking is not conversation. 10
almost all home circles there is much
talking done during the day, but we lear
there are few who do not reserve their
most brilliant conversational powers for
other assemblages than the home group.
MANY father comes home tired; be has
worked hard and talked a great deal,
told amusing anecdotes, and displayed
much wit. lie has come home to rest.
He takes out his paper. and is soon OBJ
livious to everything around him. Wife
would like to tell him many OF the
harassiug Affections of the day. and
would like to hear some of his interesting
experiences, but il he were deaf mute
he could not be more silent, on by an oc-
casional grunt answering her many at
tempts at conversation; and the children
accept the good night kiss, and often not
even that, are not noticed. Such home,
whether the abode OF wealth or other
wise, cannot be healthy and happy one


As parallel, draw around the evening
lamp of another home circle. The father
tells tho anecdotes from the papers as he
reads them mother laughs her sweet
Year: 1877

When asked by a reporter Of the
Philadelphia Press what he thought
about the organization of an anti
Administration party, Mr. Noyes
said


"There are certain public men of
great ability, high character, real
patriotism-such men as Mr.. Blaine
who think different policy would
have been better, and who can not
quite reconcile themselves to the
idea of Packard and Chamberlain
not retaining the places to which
they were undoubtedly fairly elected
I must confess that myself sympa-
thize somewhat with that feeling.
But the President had to take things
as he found them, and there was no
way for these Republican State Gov.
ernments to be maintained except by
the use of arms, and the whole
country was really getting impatient
at military interference. 1 have
never believed, and I do not now be-
ieve, that Mr.. Blaine will place him
self in an attitude of hostility to the
Administration. He may oppose
certain matters of policy, which it is
his right to do, but I am sure he en-
tertains a friendly spirit toward the
He is a man of good
sense and high character. I have
not the slightest idea that the forma-
ton of any such party will be at
tempted.
Year: 1877

Horace White, July 2.-If Presi-
dent Hayes viii devote himself to
its (civil service reforn) enforcement
and to such further steps as this one
may enable him to take, regardless
Of It's present effect upon himself, he
may make it impossible for the next
national convention of either party
to nominate any candidate who IS
not pledged to continue this reform,
and pledged likewise to the one
term principle as a guarantee Of its
continuance. But a doubling, halt
ing, and hesitating enforcement Will
produce something more than fail
ure of Mr.. Hayes good intentions.
It will cover civil service reform itself
with ridicule and overWhelm its
friends with this irresistible aTgu-
ment: "YoU had a President of
your own sort he did not want a
reelection you lad all the power
you ever can have, and you have
done nothing. Now, get out Of the
way with your humbUg and quack-
cry, and let practical men take your
places.
Year: 1877

e


EDrToR NEws:-I send a few lines for publica.
ton, which hope will be interesting to my friends
and your readers generally.


want tC tell yOu something about Oregon. ]
have been living here over year, and an well
pIensad with the country every way, and well sat
ished to stay here. The soil is rich and produc-
tive The climate is mild and pleasant. We
don't have those extreme hot and cold days you
have in Ohio. more healthy country never
lived in.


Land is cheap enough for any one, think.
There is great deal of land TO be cleared yet, and
It is very easily done. The timber is the Oregon
FIR, which is small and easily cleared Of. The
water is good, and plenty Of it. There are no
droughts here, as they have in California. There
the cry is for ''rain, rsin," but think we could
have spared them some this year.


learn there will be - -utire failure Of crons in
the San joaquin country. We know all abOut that
country, for we lived there three years, but sold
out in good time. This is the country for wheat,
and California for fruit.


We travelled over California a great deal and
lived in some Of the best and some Of the poorest
places. like both California and Oregon to live
in, for the climate is delightful but still my mind
often wanders back to my dear native land, where
I left my dear sisters and brothers and friends
We often speak of them and imagine ourselves
back among them and enjoying their society once
more. Perhaps we may never be permitted TO
meet again. What q sad thought But if we
never meet again in this world I hope we shall
meet in a better one than this.


And now, dear sisters and brothers, don't think
we have forgotten you, because you don't hear
from US often. Ny husband is not at home now.
He aud DR.. G. II. Davis started last week on
professional trip, to be gone four or five weeks. I
SIN staying with the Doctors mother, here in
Salem.


I forgot to tell you about the crops here. They
are going to be good. especially wheat and fruit.
With love and best wishes to all, and an earnest
desire to meet you all some time in the future,
remain, MATTE \. PENNINGTON.
Year: 1877

The Republicans of Ohio are all in
favor of resumption as soon as it can
be brought about without too great
a shock to the business of the coun-
try. Whether it can be safely at
tempted as soon as Jan. 1st, 1879,
the date fixed by the Resumption act,
is a question about which opinions
differ; but there is entire agreement
as to the duty of the Government to
redeem its ''greenback" promises to
pay IN coin, as soon as practicable,
and to issue no more.


There seems also to be entire una
nimity among Ohio Republicans in
favor of restoring silver to It's former
place as an equal standard OF value
with gold. Resumption with gold
alone is evidently impossible, and the
people will demand of Congress the
restoration of silver to the status it
held before the act of 1873, establish
ing gold as the single standard


On both these questions there will
doubtless be an emphatic declaration
in the platform put forth by the Re
publican State Convention. The
Old Silver Dollar, (sometimes irreve-
rently nicknamed 1.-The Dollar of the
Daddies') and Resumption at the
earliest day practicable, will be the
invincible financial war,cry. of the
in the coming contest.
Year: 1877

The Cincinnati Commercial is
''red hot" Hayes organ. It wants
the Republican State Convention to
endorse his policy, both Southern
and civil service "reform, exultingly
and with confidence" as John G.
Thompson would say, and thinks
this is the only way to insure a Re
publican victory next fall. Hold on
O little, brother Halstead, and don't
sweat the horses so early IN the
racel The Convention will no doubt
give the President such an endorse
ment as will show the country that
Ohio has undiminished confidence in
her honOred and favorite son, and at
the same time preserve harmony in
the ranks of the party. This is all
the endorsement the Presidentneeds,
and this he will not fail to receive
from the Republicans of his native
State.
Year: 1877

Hon. Lawrence Cain, is a cOlored
Republican member Of Congress
from S. Carolina. We had the pleas
ure of forming his acquaintance last
year at the National Republican
Convention in Cincinnati, to which
he was delegate, and we were in
debted to his courtesy for tickets OF
admission to that body. We found
him a gentleman Of education and
intelligence, and were pleased to
hear of his reelection to Congress
last fall. From what we saw of him
during our brief acquaintance, we
are not surprised to learn that he is
a supporter of the Presidents poll
cy, and that in a lecture recently de-
ivered by him, be advised his breth-
ren to pay no attention to the color
line-to give it the go-by entirely as
a political division mark, and to vote
hereafter for the best man, be he
black or white-DemOcrat or Re-
publican.


That is the true policy for the
colored Republicans Of the South,
in the present state of affairs, and il
followed out, it will result in break
ing down the 'color-line' completely
in few years.
Year: 1877

N. Y. Tribune:-There is some
thing significant in the hearty and
hospitable way in (which the people
of New England, and especially of
Massachusetts and Rhode Island,
have welcomed the President. In
Boston especially his reception has
partaken of the character Of an Ova-
ton; and not only in Massachusetts
but everywhere else, the kindness,
the courtesy, the marks of personal
respect with which the President
has been greeted, are a sufficient
answer to the ill-natured comments
which have been made upon his ac-
ceptance of office. It may be said
that these honOrs are not paid to the
man, but to his place. But it really
would have been an astonishing way
of showing respect to the place,
thus to have distinguished a man
who had dishonesty obtained it.
The tour of the President has
shown that the people are thorough
ly satisfied with the settlement Of a
difficult question. Nowhere has he
encountered the smallest token of
disrespect; and he ought to return
to Washington encouraged and
strengthened for the difficult duties
which are still before bin.
Year: 1877

The Springfield co. Republic has
an article on the endorsement Of
Hayes, saying


''The Cincinnati Commercial Wig
orously urges that the Cleveland
Convention must Endorse Hayes.
The Republic approves of the Presi-
dent and his course as heartily as
does the Commercial, and we would
be pleased if the Convention would
give a spontaneous, hearty express
ion of It's approval, throughout, of
the Hayes programme, but we can
hardly hope that it will, and it is not
really vitally necessary that it should.
If an attempt produces disturbance,
it should not be made H0rnO7ly
is of the utmost importance, as it is
essential to success in the fall cleo
tions. Let us, therefore, in any
event, have it, in all the deliberations
and action of the Convention"


We entirely agree with the Rcpub-
lie While we heartily endorse the
Presidents policy, and would be
glad to have the Convention endorse
it unanimously, yet we do not deem
it wise to insist upon an endorse
ment, if any considerable opposition
should be manifested in the Conven-
ton.


We know that many good Repub-
licans do not like the Presidents
Southern policy, however earnestly
they may hope for its success, and
they will naturally oppose any at
tempt to endorse it in the platform.
Nor do we deem the omission Of
such endorsement a very serious
matter. It is a subject about which
Republicans may and do honestly diff
| fer, and there is no need to make
any declaration concerning 1t.
Whether right or wrong, the policy
is adopted, and cannot be recalled.
1t must stand or fall on its own mer-
It's, and any declaration for OF
against it in the platform would be
alike Intellectual. Therefore let none
be made either way.


There is one declaration which we
think ought to be embodied in the
platform, and it is one on which al
Republicans can heartily agree. Il
is this; That the Republicans Of
Ohio still have unabated confidence
in the honesty, wisdom and fidelity
to Republican principles, of Presi
dent Hayes, and pledge to his admin
istration their continued and hear
| ty support. Even those Republicans
who are opposed to the President
Southern policy, admit that he is hon
est and sincere, and would not hest
tate to endorse him as above indica
ted. Such a resolution, we believe
would be a sufficient declaration O.
the continued confidence of the Re.
pubIicaus of Ohio in their honored
feIlow-citizen, who has been called tc
the chief executive Office of the Ma
ton. For the Convention of hi
own State to say less than this, un
der existing circumstances, would b.
construed as censure. Let not Ohic
1 fail to stand by her favorite son, nov
that his integrity and motives ar,
assailed by those who do not know
the man as he is known, admired ant
confded in by every Ohio Repubi
] o,D
Year: 1877

I should carry to the Love Feast for him. In slow
and measured tones he said, "TeH the brethren
that shall never meet them again in Love Feast
in the church on earth, but that I am leaving the
world with firm faith and bright hope, and it
viii not be long unit shall enjoy an eternal Love
Feast with the saints in Heaven"


Thus died William Richards, at the age Of 81,
having been member of the NJ. E. Church for 80
years. May the Comforter who sustained him.
guide and comfort and save all his children.
Year: 1877

of silver dollars. He said:


cit would be well to issue subsidi
airy coin ad L5itana, and to replace the
one and two dollar greenbacks with
silver dollars /; but I should fear to
60 further until we learn more about
this business. The extraordinary
fluctuations of the last three years
ought to make US pause. 1t strikes
me as a poor time to try experiments
with the currency. At the outside I
would not consent to the issue of more
than one hundred millions in silver at
present, and I would watch the ef-
fects pretty closely for a few years
before going further. Events are
wiser than Congress. We still have
something to learn about finance.
One thing, I suppose, is settled.
There is to be no imitation. The
least we can do is to maintain the
present volume, retiring a dollar in
paper for every dollar in silver issu-
ed.
Year: 1877

Memphis Avalanche: "Should the
President visit the South he will dis
cover that the people, irrespective Of
politics, endorse what is known as
the Southern policy, as one which
means restoring constitutional rule.
And he will find that the profession
al Bourbon politicians bitterly Op-
pose it as a policy that has deprived
them of their chief stock in trade
the power to delude the masses by
appeals to mems worst passions. "
The Avalanche is one of the ablest
Democratic Journals published in
the South.
Year: 1877

A meeting was held in Maysville
the other day, looking to the revival
of the 1Iaysyille and Big Sandy rail
road Project-the unfinished line
lust across the river from this cOun-
ty. The feeling was favorable and
steps are being taken which will Sc
cure its early completion from Mays
vile to a point opposite Portsmouth.
Year: 1877

Philadelphia Press (Rep)-The
Republicans, if not admonished by
this Democraticant ntagonism, ,wilLsoons
er or later realize that if they would
save themselves they must rally
around the man they elected to the
highest office in the nation. He
could pursue no other course with
out deliberately breaking the pledges
of his party and himself
Year: 1877

or the nation will invent a plan to do
it for them. I earnestly trust no
such necessity will arise. I want
the present system fairly tried first.
The other way looks to Centraliza-
ton, and that is to be avoided if pos
sible. But I repeat: The South
ern citizens must be protected in
some way"


Judge West said he thought Judge
Taft the strongest candidate for
Governor but if Judge Taft declin-
ed then he would prefer Hon. S. S.
Warner, of Loraia county.


In regard to yhe silver question,
the Judge expressed himself in favor
Of
Year: 1877

1t is to be hoped the Republicans
of the county generally will turn out
to the meeting next Saturday. We
know it is a very busy time with the
farmers, but still we hope there will
be some in attendance from every
township in the county. An impor-
tant campaign is before us, and the
preliminary work Of organization
must not be neglected, if we desire
to succeed.
Year: 1877

Hanson" the well-known cores
pondent Of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial, recently had an interview with
Judge West, of Bellefontaine, one of
the ablest and strongest Repubi-
cans in Ohio, in which the Judge
thus explained his views on the po-
itical situation. He said:


''There is no question of full Re
publican vote in this county. Not
chat there is no criticism on the So
called Southern policy. There is.
But not one Republican in this coun-
ty Will fail to vote on that account.
Plenty can be found who say they
wish some thing else had been done,
but no one can say Just what would
have been better. As a thing past,
I can look over it and see points which
might have been better managed, as
it now seems to me but were it an
original question for me to act on, I
confess 1 could not decide. But
back Of all this is the universal con
fidence in the honest intent of Pres
ident Hayes. 1t is absurd to even
imagine that he has any other OBJ
iect in view than to give the country
a good administration. It is self
evident that he has nothing to gain
by any other course, even if he were
capable of wrong intent, which I
E1tOag he is not. L have known him
too long and well, and have not q
shade of doubt about him.


'In Louisiana he had to consider
whether we should hold up Repub-
hcan government two years more
and then see it drop, as It certainly
would, or settle it now, while we had
the power to save something. 1t
was fair proffer of peace and
amity, made under more favorable
conditions than it could have been
made two years from now, and ]
think it viii succeed. But if it does
not, the American people have too
much good sense to condemn those
who made it in good faith.


eff it is rejected, however, and il
two or three Of those States fragrant,
Iy neglect to protect citizens in their
political rights, then I am not afraid
but the American people will find a
/ way to compel them to do it. We
have overcome bigger difficulties
than that. I am well aware that
our form of Government at present
presents an obstacle, and that the
tendency of Anglo-Saxon civilization
for a thousand years has been to-
ward a larger and larger measure Oi
local selfgovernment. Nevertheless
the States
Year: 1877

The farmers of Kentucky have
Just harvested the finest wheat crop
the State has ever produced, and, to
make things better for them, they
can get a fine price for it any day
they will sell. The crop viii not be
less than seven million bushels, and
the surplus viii bring four or five
million dollars into the State-a
very snug little sum in hard times.
Year: 1877

The Toledo Blade reminds those
who are engaged in undertaking a
great American product, that ''frOm
the time Abraham bought q cemete-
ry lot in the field of Macpelah for
his beloved Sarah's remains until
the present day, silver has been the
great representative Of value between
men trading with each other
Year: 1877

town from that which blessed our Wis.
ion when We retired to rest. Some
times this change was quietly madc,
ono army retiring before tho other
without disturbing the slumbering cit
izcns. But far moro often was our
reAt rudcly disturbed by the booming
Of the cannon, or tho moro terrible
crushing of muskGtry at our very doors
and our startled vision has opened up
on tho glare Of burning buildings; or
wo would be stunned by the explosion
of monster magazine, while the crash .
ing window-glass aud falling mortar
attcsted too surely tho reality of The
danger, and we thanked God for ono
more miraculous escape from sudden
death. This was invariably the prccur-
sor Of 40 evacuation Of tho town before
tho Confcderates entered"
Year: 1877

TT PAY Up AND SAVE CosT.-l
hereby notify all who arC indebted to
me by note or account, that they must
make immediate payment Of tho same,
or will bn compelled to place their
accounts or notes in tho hands Of an
officer for collection. | cannot trust
any longer, must have money, and
as this is the frs. time after q business
Of 23 years in this county, that have
issucd n notice Of this kind, | trust all
will see tue necessity Of prompt pay
mont PATRICK TIERSEY,
Year: 1877

PERSONAL Colonel Henry Jordan, city
superintendent, has been confined to his
room for some days past by rheumatism,
mostly superindueed by confounded old
game leg that has been bothering the Colo.
mel of, and on ever since we knew him. II
we could only find him better one we
would cut this one off, or steal it.
Year: 1877

ST. MARKS FAR.-The fair for the benefit
OF St. Marks frec) Episcopal church is still
going on in the house corner of Sixth and
franklin streets. offering useful and fancy
articles and dainties. Tonight 1t is ex'
pected that the Amateur Band will add the
attraction Of its very enjoyable music.
Money spent at the fair will be well in
vested
Year: 1877

The DEMAND FOR LICENSES Yesterday
before noon Jadge Guigon remarked to a
state officer thst there had been twenty ap-
plications made TO him for liquor licenses
during the morning. At later hour the
Commissioner of the Revenue stated that so
far froryl there being falling of an the num-
Der Of applications that more persons to
date had applied for renewal OF liquor
licenses than last year. He added tazt it is
noticeable. toe, that a greater nufnbeS took
out licenses both to retail and sell by the
drink than heretofore. He requests all, by
way of caution, who need licenses for Any
purpose whatever to hurry up if they would
escape the grand jury, now in session.
His experience is that lawyers are the
slowest, as class, in making application.
Year: 1877

CUT WITH AN Yesterday about 2
O'Clock an alteration occurred between
two colored women in the alley above
First between Main and Franklin streets,
which resulted in the serious wounding
OF the one by an axe in the hands of
the other. Itappears that the two (Matilda
Gains and Laura Moody had quarrellcd
blows. During the encounter Laura seized
an axe and dealt Matilda a blow over the
left side of her head, inficting a severe
wound The wounded woman was con-
veyed to her home, and the woman Moody
was arrested and taken to the station-house
by Policeman IT. L. Skinner. She will have
hearing before the Police Justice thi:
morning. The wound inflicted is about
three inches long, and may prove fatal.
Year: 1877

The Square never looked more beautiful
than it did yesterday, and northern visitors
seemed to agree with us that there is no
lovelier park OF the same area on this conti-
ncnt. The grass had been greatly benefited
by the long season in May.