smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

SOMETHING OF A DrRFERRNoE. The average
temperature in this city for the last week
was eleven degrees colder than In the cor
responding week of last December. In fact
last winter, from December to March, we had
the average Of the weather IN Norfolki but
Year: 1871

condition Of them, In the trouble they give us,
In the continued injuries inflicted upon our
citizens commerce and revenue, and In their
threatened lapse from anarchy into decay and
barbarism. The cause Of civilization, hui
manity and progress demands the interposi-
tion of this great nation. Mono of the
Powers of Europe would have tolerated
such chronic disorder and uncivilized
conduct on their border as long as
we have suffered them in the case of Mexico
and Cuba. We have long assumed q certain
guardianship over the populations and coun-
tries Of North America have rescued Mexico
from foreign invasion and monarchical gov
ernment, and have had many complications,
verging sometimes upon war, with European
nations with regard to these neighboring ter
ritories. Indeed, we have had more trouble
about Cuba than with any other international
question. Is it not time to end all this? Has
not the opportunity come, through the chronic
disorders and frightful excesses Of civil war,
to demand these territories and give the
people peace and good government2


We have mourned over our declining ship
ping interests and crippled commerce, and
the government knows not what to do to
restore them. The annexation Of Mexico
alone would open vast and profitable area to
our commerce and employment for our ship
ping. The wonderful mineral wealth OF that
country, as we'll as her boundless agricultural
capabilities, would be developed in an extra
ordinary manner. In few years we should
have In Mexico several such countries as
California, and vast trade both across the
border and for our shipping in the Gulf of
Mexico and on the Pacific would spring up.
And what feet of vessels would not Cuba
employp No one need be told Of the great
and valuable products of that island. These
are well known. The annexation of Cuba
would give also the people of the United States
cheap sugar, coffee and other tropical pro.
ducts, besides adording a splendid market for
the productions and manufactures Of this coun-
try. These are only few Of the material ad-
vantages that would follow. Here. then, is
grand opportunity for General Grant to make
himself popular while adding vastly to the
wealth and progress of the country. We can
have Mexico if he will, or Cuba if he will, or
both if he has grasp and nerve enough to seize
the opportunity afforded by the present state
Of things.
Year: 1871

81 satisfied that Bristols Sarsaparia and Pills are the
best medicines of their kind in the market have tried
many others without relief my trouble being generally bad
health with great debility These remedies have entirely
restored my health and strength.


D W. CHAPMAN, Folsom.
Let the sick and suffering put their trust in these two great
remedes they will not be disappointed Health and COM
will be the result For sale by J. Banicke Weaver
Vile $50.
Year: 1871

NEW YORK, Oct 19.-Late files of Bra.
lillian journals contain the following facts
concerning recent legislative action in Bra
I'll on emancipation. One of the bills
which met with the greatest opposition ap-
propriated eight million dollars to be used
to free about million and half of slaves.
The ground of opposition was the fact that
this sum was too small. One of the Sena-
tors saying that by this bill only ten thou
sand slaves per annum could be freed. The
bill finally passed appropriates much larger
sum, while the pay for each slave is put at a
very low figure. The plan of emancipation
will be gradual, only the children born after
the passage of act on the 9th of last month
are to be at once liberated. 1t is though.
that the whole number of slaves in the
Empire will not exceed million and a nalf.
The majority of these are in the Southern
part of the country. The sugar interest
will not suffer from the change. 1t is doubt
full about the results in the coffee regions
where the slaves are more numerous. The
Emperor fayors emancipation. The passage
of the bill by the legislative branch of the
Government practically delivers Brazil from
the evils of slavery.
Year: 1871

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Six new steam fire
engines arrived here last night from New
York. With this increased force to the fire
department no further apprehensions are
felt for the future safety of the city against
Year: 1871

The japanese have habits of LIVING
about as unlike ours as the inhabi-
tantS of the moon, ifthat satellite ha,
any living beings. Here is a sketch of
a japanese house:


When the. walls of the house are
up it consists of but one large room.
which is then cut up by partitions,
which are nothing moro than sliding
screens that close up into each other
in a fashion that admits of one apart
ment being divided into dozen dis-
tinCt ones instantly. There are no
chimneys attached to the houses, and
they contain no beds, chairs, or ta-
bles.


The floors arc covered with Sc
ries of clean bamboo mats or cush-
ions, each six feet by three, and nice
ly bound with red or blue tape.
They arc stuffed with light wool
or moss, and are as soft and Welding
to pressure as the heaviest Brussels
velvet.


These mats lit in with order as reg
ulNrly as the squares of chees-board,
and the whole floor is kept as clean
and is busted as often as the ma
hogony side-board in the house OF
a burgler. No fleck Of dirt is ever
allowed to rest upon the polished
surface of the mating, and to step
upon it with pair of boots would be
a greater insult than to make a foot
stool of a seven hundred dollar pia-
no.


The family sit upon the mating all
day, with their legs bent under them
in a shape that would give any for
eigner incuable paralysis In fifteen
minutes, aud they sleep upon it al
night,
Year: 1871

The table is instructive, because it
shows how futile have been all the at
tcmpts made by the South since the
war to encourage immigration, and
how useless it is for us to 60 on so.


There is In the mind Ofthe emigra-
Year: 1871

EARLY lMPREssIoNs.-Go to a
brick yard and take a brick, freshly
moulded, and press leaf upon it a
gentle pressure OF the finger will
suffice. Yet subject that brick to the
kiln, and it will come back with the
impression incfiaceable. Build it in
to house, and you may see it across
the street. The childs mind is the
moist brick. Delay not to. bring the
truth of God into contact with IT,
Under his blessing and beautiful
impression will last eternallv.
Year: 1871




The tobacco crop has been cut and
housed, and much of it is already cur
ed. 1t has all along been predicted
that the yield of this year would be in
ferior in quality and short in quantity,
and now that it has been carried in,
the result only too palpably verifies
the prediction. In the outset full
crop could not be pitched for want of
plants; the fields suffered severely from
drouth later in the season; and now,
at the critical period, that great terror
of the planter and fatal enemy of the
weed, the frost, has done its part to-
ward the general misfortunes.


Some of the fields in the low grounds
were badly damaged by the frosts some
two weeks ago. but greater loss than
this was sustained because of the cold
snap at that time, alarming many firm
ers, who, taking counsel of their fears,
cut their tobacco green. AS well as we
can gather, great deal of the crop has
been thus cut before it was ripe, and Of
course the resultwill be a large proper
ton of dark and green leaf in market
next year, with a comparatively small
quantity of good working qualities ano
bright yellow. Some farmers who were
very fortunatein pitching their crops
early, have made and cured fine tobac
co, but we think they are the exception
Year: 1871

B1oNDIN, the great tight-rope walker,
seems determined to invent a feat In
his rope walking which shall finish him
at last At late performance to be
given at the Crystal Palace at Syden-
ham-it had not come off by last ac-
counts-the tall masts that support the
rope were to be covered with fireworks
from the ground to the top. When all
these were well going, Blondin was to
walk forth on the rope bearing great
piece of pyrotechny weighing about
three hundred pounds" which he
would forthwith proceed to discharge
from 1.-The altitude in the centre of the
rope" At the same time shells and
mines were to be exploded in every
direction. and the advertisement an
nounces with much gusto that Blondin
''will thus be encircled with fire fol
nearly ten minutes"
Year: 1871

0 bird, with crimson wing
And brand in thy glowing beak,
Wny did'st thou 1utter DER seas to br1tn
A woe that we dare not speak?
By the light of flaming sword
Did the beautiful Queen of the Fast
Behold the awful avtnging word.
And drink the blood of the feast
Her fires went out on the hearth
And the glory of Paris has fed
Could her maddening wiles and unseemly MIR
Unstop the ears of the dead
Did out of her ashes arise


This bird with a flaming crest,
That over the ocean, unhindered, flies,
With a scourge for the Queen of the West?
See homes at its bidding fall!
At its fiery, fierce attack
While the fends of the air hold carnival
In the light of its lurid track
The joys that were held so dear,
In the glow of its breath expire;
While treasures and palaces disappear
Consumed by its vengeful ire!
Fly hence, on thy wing of flame,
bird for thy work is done;
And the Queens of different cline and name
In their ruin and grief are one.


N. Y. Eventng Post
Year: 1871

ern men should take a new departure
from their past associations. They should
learn to estimate the value of human life
more highly. Their internal prediction
to shed human blood upon any silly prov
ocation should give way to mere human
izing sentiment, and it should be their
endeavor to show by their actions that
they are both morally and physically
courageous. The death of General Clan
ton has naturally cast gloom over large
circle of friends, while the future of the
survivor in the renc0ntre must be en-
shrouded in gloom, if it be not followed
by terrible retribution.
Year: 1871

Gail Hamilton's idea of "Man, VS..
Women is set forth in an article in the
Independent thus:


"Women ought to have more than
an equality. They are heavily weight
ed in the race and ought to have advan-
tage. The husband owes TO his wife
support. The wife does not owe it to
her husband. The law ought to put its
hand into the husbands pocket and take
out enough for the wife's maintenance,
whether he will or not. But cannot
see any reason why it should put its
band into the wife's pocket at all. This
however is only on the ground that wo-
men and men are not equal; that men
have the facilities and women the disa-
bilities for business; that it is a mans
and not woman's to earn money. If
this is not soft men and women are to
be on the same plane-then see not
why the wife should not be responsible
for the husbands support, as well as the
husband for the wife's; why her proper.
ty should not go to pay his debts as en-
tirely, as inevitably as his to pay hers;
why she should not be equally liable
with himself for the support of his chill
dren.n
Year: 1871

The following extract from General
Ewing's late speech at Columbus, fur
nishes hisown statement as to the char
acter of the financial policy he desires
to see adopted:


''From the whole system of finance,
past, present, and to come, adopted and
proposed by the Republican party, the
Democracy of Ohio announce q new
departure which wilI.relieve the
people Of much of their burden OF taxes;
leave no heritage of debt to oppress
and enslave our children; and SO estab-
lish and regulate the currency as to
greatly reduce interest, and thus dis
tribute the net increase of wealth fairly
between labor and all forms of capital.
They propose that the General Govern
ment shall furnish all the money of the
people, in an issue which shall be a
Year: 1871

legal tender equally with coin for all
public and private debts whatsoever,
except where the contract expressly
calls for specie, and with it redeem
the five-twenty bonds; and, to prevent
an undue expansion of the currency,
issue "a three per cent. bond, which
shall be exchangeable at par for legal
tenders at any time, and into which
legal-tenders may, at the option of the
holders, at any time, be converted"


The plan as above expressed, involves
the destruction of all National Bank
circulation, followed by a fearful ex-
pansion, and an Inevitable return to all
the multiplied evils and demoralization
of an inflated currency, inconvertible
except into three-per-cent bonds, and
irredeemable That this policy would
again bring the country into that whirl
Of reckless speculationiYhich cursed the
country during the war, there can be
no doubt and would finally involve all
classes in hopeless bankruptcy.-[Z Zanes-
rile Courier.
Year: 1871

An exchange says, lazy boy makes
a lazy man as sure as a crooked sapling
makes crooked tree. Who ever saw
a boy grow up in idleness that did not
make q shiftless vagabond when he be-
came a man, unless he had fortune to
keep up appearances? The greatest
mass of thieves, criminals and paupers
have come to what they are by being
brought up in idleness. Those who
constitute the business part of the COM
munity-those that make our great and
useful men-were taught in their boy
hood to be industrious. Boy, take that
pipe out of your mouth and think of
this.
Year: 1871

God has made the sexes that woman


like children, cling to men; lean uDo3
them for protection, care, and love.
look up to them as though thew WERE
superior in mind and body.-Thev
make them the sun of their system
and they and their children reyolvA
around them. Men are gods if they
but knew it.


Women, therefore, who have good
minds and pure hearts want men ia
lean upon. Think of them reverence
ing a drunkard, a fool, or a lihertine.
II man would have a woman do him
homage, he must be manly in every
sense; true gentieman-not after the
Chesterfield school, but polite, because
she is woman; who never condeeends
to say silly things to her up to his level.
If his mind is about hers; who never
yields to temptation, even if she puts
it in his way; who is ambitious to make
his mark in the world, whether she
encourages him or not; who is never
familiar with her to the extent of be-
ing an adopted brother or cousin; who
is not over CAREFUL about dress; ALWAYS
pleasant, considerate, but always keep
ing his place as the man, the head, and
never loseing it. Such deportment.
with noble principles, good mind,
energy, and industry, will win any
woman who Is worth winning.
Year: 1871

A newly fiedged Philadelphia doctor
recently settled in Havanna, ILL.,, and
the first case he had was a boy, who,
while shelling popcorn, got kernel
in his wind-pipe. The doctor examin-
ed the case carefully, looked at the pa
tient's tongue, and then told the father
of the boy to build up hot fire. When
that was done the doctor told him to
take the boy and hold him over the
fire until the kernel was hot enough to
pop out. The father went up stairs, but
while his father was loading the rifle
the doctor escaped.
Year: 1871

An ingenious pharmaceutlst has late-
ly adopted the method of making cod
liver oil into butter for the purpose OF
being administered TO such patients IS
find an objection In the taste Of the oil
itself. This is done by combining the
oil with concrete or butteracious fat
thus bringing 1t into form in which
1t can be used as butter on bread, or
made into pills.
Year: 1871

The Fayette County Herald informs
the public that there is grocer in Cir
cleville who has q proverbial reputstion
for the filthy condition of his store.
One ofthe latest stories told on him Is
his selling a barrel of sugar to farmer
who when he had consumed the sugar
discovered dead hen setting on a nest
of smashed eggs. 1t is imposed that
the clerk who filled the order was not
careful enough about the condition OF
the barrel.
Year: 1871

A Young German of Cincinnati
John Husman-had a wrangle Satur-
day night with Margaret MalOney, sew
enteen years old, in the house in which
both were living, corner of Eighth and
Accommodation streets, whereupon he
drew pistol and shot her dead. The
murderer was soon arrested, and on the
way to prison the exasperated crowd
undertook to take him from the officers
who had great difficulty in reaching


the station house with him, Husman
was somewhat intoxicated.
Year: 1871

An Ohio Democrat says: "The late
exposure of Tammanyl corruption will
in one way be a help to the Democrats,
as twill cause the New York ring to
take back seat in the next campaign,
and make the Democracy more careful
in the selection of candidate.o
Year: 1871

One of the two thousang young ladies
of Berlin chosen to the honor of pre-
senting the wreath and delivering the
ode to Emperor William upon his en-
trance into the capital was already dis
tinguished not only for her beauty but
as an efficient hospital nurse. The
Emperor will hereafter take care of
the lady, and in case of her marriage
give her dover of 81, 200.
Year: 1871




LONG BRANCH, N. J., Aug. 21.


This morning, about nine o'clock,
DR.. 81. T. Hellnbold, of New York, en-
gagged a hack at the Arcade hotel, and
Borrowing a double-barreled shotgun
from tie proprietor, told the driver to
go along the beach north, as he wanted
to shoot some sand snipe. After going
about a mile from the branch he alight-
ed from the carriage and stepped a
short distance, placed the butt of the
gun on the ground and the muzzle
under his chin. Being a very short
man, he. had to stretch to reach the trig-
ger, and in doing this the muzzle was
thrown to one side, and the charge
passed along side his face, merely SINCE
ing it.. The eolored driver Immediately
ran toward the doctor, but before he
could reach him The doctor had emptied
the second barrel in the same manner.
Not being injured by either charge, the
colored man then got him into the car
riage and drove back to the Arcade,
where the doctor washed the powder
from his face and drove home.


There is rumor that the doctor at
tempted to shoot himself with pistol
after reaching his home. This is alto
gether unfounded.


Naturally enough this .fakr pass of
the Doctor caused considerable excite
ment among the hotels and cottages at
dull, monotonous Long Branch, and
your reporter called at once upon the
doctor to- hear how he was getting
along, and to obtain the truth of all the
rumors that went flying about. He
found the doctor sound and hearty in
body, apparently, as if gun-powder
had never been invented, but greatly
despondent over the unlucky mishap.
"The fact is" said he, 81 went out
with the intention of hunting those
little snipe, and as was getting up into
the carriage got blue all of sudden
and 1 thought, What is the use of liv-
ing this way any longer?' and with
that / just let go both barrels. You
see have done good deal of advertis-
ing lately and have good many en-
gagements tomeet, and l felt nervous.
1t all came over me in a minute"


1 told him that the rumor was cur
rent that he had been drinking heavily
l4tely, but he denies this and Mrs.
IIelmbold Joined very heartily in the
denial. "He's not been dissipating at
all, ;" said she, "but he's bothered con-
) derably about business matters"
Year: 1871

Growing Alarm in the City Tho Epidemic


in the suburbs.


The public Is beginning to get aroused at last
about the threatened epidemic In the city. People
were entirely unaware, until reading yesterdays
HERALD. OF the great danger which was impending
over them. They had had little idea OF the extra.
ordinary position IN which the Board OF Health was
placed by the want OF money to protect the health
OF the city and to prevent the spread of contagious
diseases But 1t Is now probable that, the ex-
isting state OF affairs being laid bare pub
lie opinion will be 80 strong that the
Comptroller shall be forced to provide money some
how though up TO the present hour that official has
been unable to grapple successfully with the DIM
Guilty The disease still continues TO spread, though
not to q very alarming extent, except In lar
us the numbers are almost daily doubling.
The Board of Health is fighting pravely to stay
the progress OF the calamity. Though the numper
OF cases reported to the City Sanitary Inspector
since .Th hursday is only SIX, yet 1t is well known
tna many cases in various forms exist In the city
which the Health ONCE owing 10 the dimlnutlon
In The nnmber OF Its officers, has not the tune 20
look after. This may prove one great means OF tne
spiead OF the smallpox Tor 1t has Deen inc custon
OF the Health Officers Immediately @ 20 oulf ienIye hs
no fears OF the contason spreading. Id Brook
Ign the disease continues to spread, and Tue people
OF that city are ~ greater danger tan even mers; m
Brooklyn. In Long Island CITY several cases nave
occurred, but so negligent are the police ana otner
authorities that children suffering from the disease
allowed TO play around The slreets ana tne learS
OF the residents are consequently serious Ill Jersey
CITY also the contaglon Is spreading, so hat every
where around Us there is GORDON Oh Smallpox. me
ence in regard to thus disease, would undoubtedly.
II untrammeed, be able 10 subdGe IL.
Year: 1871

On Thursday an application was made to Judge
Gilbert, OF the supreme Court, for mandamus
compelling the Board OF Canvassers TO throw out
and not canvass the returns from the First district
Of the Fourteenth ward Judge Gilbert refused to
grant the mandamus. Mr.. Williams, counsel
for the Peoples Reform Committee renewed
the application on grounds which were
not presented on Thursday, and argued
that the Board Of Canvassers must can.
vass those returns only which were before them on
the second days session. lie directed the attention
the Court to the fourteenth section OF the statute
which provides that the Board on that day must
proceed to canvass the returns then produced.


Judge Gilbert refused to issue the mandamus on
the ground that, IN his opinion, they were not re-
striced By the language Of the Statute to returns
produced on that day.
Year: 1871

ately. Once was enough for that night
we did not dare try it again. The com
lnandant the next morning called upon
some of the widest of the 'yearline
class, and told them he suspected they
were at the bottom of it, and that il
he found out who it was that was en-.
gagged in it, the severest punishment
would be the result; but they all hon
estly and stoutly denied it.


+" 1t was very natural that the com.
mandant should have thought the
yearling class had perpetrated the
joke, for generally they are the most
reckless class; but in this case it was
the dignitied Q) second class, and he
never once dreamed that they were
guilty of such boyish freak


"Some few nights after this, G.,
with his usual audacity, treated the
residents of the post to another dose OF
church call at midnight, and cleared
out in time to save himself. This was
too much.


"The commandant the next morning
published an order that if he should
find out who it was that blew that noz-
zle into the sally-port, he would turn
him over to the civil authorities in Cold
Spring, and have him tried for house
breaking We all concluded that the
last CHAIR had broken the camel's back,
and that a repetition would certainly
result in capture and disgrace so one
night, in the I'VE small hours, two OF
three of us suspended the offending
nozzle by string to the academic
staircase, where next morning it was
found slowly vibrating in the wind,
with board covered with white cloth
nailed above it, and the aggravating
words 'K-yi yi!!!' printed on it in
large black letters.


"All attempts to find out the perpe-
traitors proved unavailing, and we have
often had good laugh over this scrape.


.sREyIIo.n