smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

The CENSUS OF 1S70.-Washington ad-
vices state that all Gtempts to pass the
new census bill eye>lil1ely to fail, and the
law of 1850 viii lgqbahly stand as the.
law for the taking ofthe national census
this year, Congress previous to the re
cess passed a joint resolution suspending
the law Of 1850 untl the lst inst, when
the suspension expired by limitation and
the old law again become of force.


According to that law the Secretary of
the Interior will have charge Of taking
the census. The enumeration of people
and collection of statistics will be under
direction Of the United States Marshals
Il H. Gazette.
Year: 1870

DIP You EVER Ever WHAT Why
when the Democratic party was in power,
did You ever hear Of spies nosing among
your private goods to see ifyou had com
piled with the provisions of an unknown
and unpublished law:


Did you ever near of stamps?


Did you ever nave to swear as to how
much money you made


If manufacturer, did you have to
make a monthly report to some lazy of
fetal at five to ten dollars per day?


Did you ever hear Of a tax on every
thing YOU eat or wear in addition to n
State, county and municipal tax?


Did YOU ever hear men (as you now
do) advocate the policy of paying the
laborcr with paper rags and the money
shavers with gold


Did you ever hear that negro was
better than a white man
Year: 1870

The movement towards general am


nesty on the part of Congress has at last
assumed positive shape This morning
the reconstruction committee directed


Mr.. Butler TO report to the House Oil


by which Congress transfers the greater
portion Of the pardoning power to the


United States Districts Courts. 1t pro
vides that every citizen dislranchised by
the third section of the fourteenth amend


ment, except persons who have held com
missions in the army and navy or have
been members of Congress, shall be re-
stored to all the rights of citizenship on
applying by petition to such court in
any State or Territory in which he had
his home during the war, setting forth
what Office he ever held under the United
States prior to April /, 1861, which, by
law, required any oath to support the
constitution, and also in what manner he
had given MD or assistance TO the rebel


lion, or whether he had held any Office
under a State or the Confederate govern
ment, or either Of them, daring any part
of the war, giving Il particular descrip-
ton Of the acts done and offices or places
held by him in that behalf; and that
therein and thereby he renounccs all allie
glance or fcaIty to any supposed govern
ment heretofore set mp against the Uni
ted States within the same, and that he
truly intends hereafter to act and conduct
himself as a true and loyal citizen, and
will bear true faith and allegiance to the
government; that he has not done since
June lst, 1868, any get of hostility to the
United States or committed any crime by
violence against the laws thereof, or
against the laws of any State; and that
he has not endeayored since that time by
force or fraud to interfere with the civil
rights Of any citizen, or to prevent the
freedom Of election or of speech that
from that day he has been a wel-dispos.
ed and good citizen and that he prays
that his rights be restored to him This
petition is to he sworn to in open court,
and is to be publicly advertised thirty
days, at the end of which time any per
son may appear and oppose such petition.
But if there be no oppoton the judge
can issue a certificate to the petitioner,
whercupon his disabilities shall be re
moved If there be sufficient evidence
showing why the certificate should not
be granted, then the petitioner is forever
debarred from relief except by special
act Of Congress Nothing in the act is
to be construed to restore any rights of
property heretofore lost OF forfeited by
any citizen, or to allow any claim ON
Congress for the same. When the bill is
reported Mr.. Beck, Of Kentucky, will
move to strike out the exceptions Of eX-
army and navy officers, and eX- Congress
mon and Gen Farnsworth, a Republican
member, win move substitute that all
political disabilities of citizens Of all
States whose Legislatures have ratified
the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments
be removed
Year: 1870

A laugh how different in tone is it,,
how significant, the hollow chuckle of d
false heart, the empty bubble burst of u
foolish brain, the chatter of suppressed
passion, or the joyous tribute, natural mu--
sic gush uprising, outbursting from clear
conscience aud full soul.


We have heard many, but few like the
one that danced on the warm June zephyr,
few evenings since. The quiet hush Of
dusk stilling tolls hustle rested about the
village suburbs. The moon well down
the western slope rode calmly in the eth
ereal ocean, silvering here a space, and
casting there shadow, wooing the mind
by the nights mellow radiance, chasing
the real- with the ideal, when the sound of
shod feet and mellow voices broke the
charm.


A gush of music, low, sweet, rippling,
extremely melodious, laugh telling of
innocence, youth, and sound health, of
tenderness, of happy home, delicacy Of
feeling, spiritually conveyed the fact th at
the utterer was lowered with beuuty, a.
child of afiuence and ease.


Child no longer, though saw her not.
the talismanic charm of her jublant voice
was mellow to richness with the full flow
of woman's soul, speaking clearly of af-.
fection, of sensitive poetic nature.


A laugh of springtime flowing merrily.'
bathed by the perfumed breath of rosy
youth, cleaving the mist of darkness, cut
ting its way involuntarily to the heart,
lighting up the ar athy of thought by the
gushing exuberance of beauty's power.


Laugh on, glorious equestrienne, ever
towering the pathway, thy good stecd
treads, cleaning the musical brightness
of thy young happy spirit, and fiinging
the showers of thy vocal harmony about
the woeful and joyous.


The maiden, laugh haunts the spot still
like blessing 1t rose low, melodious,
an 4Eolian symphony from natures Tyre,
mingling sweet sounds in harmony, dying
in the distance like scattered music, wide
and far, subtle in penetration, contagious
by the foamy joy of its sound.


Marked broad in life's diary, suscepti-
BILE of no erasure, the sweet sounds discord
with none other, distinctly distinguished
from the iocound merriment of festal hail..
or boisterous revel of bachanal carouse:'
The sparkle burst of wits emanation, the
magic incense to joy burning its way in
epidemical gladness, triumphing by the
power of love and gentleness, the night
carol of girl rendering homage involun--
tary to her God. ALARlc.


Cherry Tree Corner.
Year: 1870

A Curious ExpERrMENr.-Take piece
of pasteboard about FIVE inches square,
roll it into tube with one end just large
enough to fit round the eye, and the other
rather smaller. Hold the tube between
the thumb and finger of the right hand
(do not grasp it with the whole han l);
put the large end close against the right
eye, and with the left hand hold a book
against the side of the tube. BE sure and
keep both eyes open, and there will ap-
pear to be hole through the book, and
objects seem as if seen through the hole
instead of through the tube. The right
eye sees through the tube, and the left
eye sees the book, and the two appearan-
ces are so confounded together that they
cannot be separated. The left hand can
be held against the tube instead 1.-The
book, and the hole will seem to be seen.
through the hand.
Year: 1870

When but child-'twas long ago
My nurse this story told:
She said, whoe' Ter might chance to know
The spot whereon the bright rainbow
Touched the green earth, would find below
pot of shining gold.
Therefore, on many summer even


When rains were passed away,
And the fair arch spanncd all the heaven,
Have from hill to hilltop striven,
Until the cloud born-colors seven


Faded to misty gray.
And with a boys simplicity


marveled half in fear,
That ever as ran with glee
Toward the spot where could see
The rainbow touch, it seemed tome


To vanish in the air.
When grown youth often smiled
Remembering this gold
To think how, when a silly child,
was SO easily beguiled
And credited the legend wild


The doting dame had told.
But with maturity of years.


Gray hairs and bearded chin,
The legend now type appears
of human life: how worn with cares
We follow where Hopes rainbow cheers
Some vsioned prize to win.
Passing at length on the last hill,


Whose feet Deaths waters lave:
From that dark river deep and chill
We shuddering shrink with ave. until
We see the rainbow, arching still


The lands beyond the grave.
Year: 1870

The following tribute is from DR.. Ak
mans Life at home:


There are men and women who, like
some flowers, bloom in exquisite beauty
in desert wild they are like trees which
you often see growing in luxuriant
strength out of a crevice of rock where
there seems not earth enough to support
shrub. The words "Old maid," "Old
bachelor" have in them other sounds than
that of half reproach or scorn they call
up to many of your minds forms and faces
than which none are dearer in all this
world. l know them to-day. The bloom
of youth has possibly faded from their
cheeks, but there fingers round form
and face something dearer than that. She
is unmarried, but the past has, for her, it
may be, some chastened memories of an
early love which keeps its vestal vigil
sleeplessly over the grave where its hope
went out; and it is too true to the long
departed to permit another to take his
place. Perhaps the years of maiden life
were spent in self-denying toll, which was
too engrossing to listen even to the call of
of love, and she grew old too soon in the
care of mother or sister and brother. Now
in these later years she looks back calmly
on some half cherished hopes, once attract
i've, of husband and child, but which so
long, long ago she willingly gave up for
present duty. So to-day, in her loneness,
who shall say that she is not beautiful and
dear?


So is she to the wide circle which she
blesscs. To some she has been all that
mother could have been and though no
nearer name than " Aunt" or "Sister
has been hers, she has to-day a mothers
claim and mothers love- Dsappoint-
ment has not soured but only chastened ;
the midday or the afternoon of her life is
all full of kindly sympathies and gentle
deeds. Though unwedded hers has been
no unfruitful life.


1t is an almost daily wonder to me why
some women are married, and not less
marvel why many that I see are not. But
this know, that many and many house.
hold would be desolate indeed, and many
family circle would lose its brightest
ornament and its best power, were maiden
sister or maiden aunt removed and it
may bless the Providence which has kept
them from making glad some husbands
home.


Yonder isolated man, whom the world
wonders at for not having found wife !!
Who shall tell you all the secret history
of the by-gone time! of hopes and loves
that once were buoyant and fond, but
which death, or more bitter disappoint-
ment dashed to the ground; of sorrow
which the world has never known; of a
fate accepted in utter despair, though with
outward calm! Such they are. The ex-
pectation of wife, or home, has been given
up as one of the dreams of youth, but on
ly with groans and tears; now he walks
among men somewhat alone, with some
eccentricties, but with warm heart and
kindly eye. If he has no children of his
own, there are enough of others children
who climb his knee or seize his hand as
he walks. If he has no home, there is
many a home made glad by his presence !;
if there is no one heart to which he may
cling in appropriating love, there are
many hearts that go out toward him, and
many voices which invoke benedictions on
his head.
Year: 1870

MULcuING BEARING FRUIr TREEs.-
There is no doubt now by our most in
telligent horticulturists about the practi-
cal advantages to be gained by mulching:
the surface of the orchard and fruit gar.
den This should be more generally
practiced in fruit-producing districts, for
it is the least expensive and most effective
method of protecting the fruit trees against
the bad results often following the fire.
quent and sudden changes of temperature
during the summer and fall months, when
the surface of the ground is left exposed
to the direct rays of the sun. Again,
when the mulch is put two or three inches
in thickness, the surface soil is constantly
moist and loose, even when no rain falls
for term of several weeks, and the trees
or fruit receive no check for want of
moisture and food under such circumstan-
ces. My method is to cultivate the spaces
between the rows of trees in the orchard,
using small one-horse pillow and cultiva-'
tor, running not moro than two inches
deep, during the early part of the season.
From the first to the thirteenth of July l
have put on a heavy coating of salt hay,
covering the surface as far as the branches
extend. After this there is no more
trouble with weeds and grass. There
may be few scattered ones start up, but
they are easily destroyed. Every fruit
grower knows that two or three weeks be-
fore the time of gathering the main crop
of fruit, fine specimens are constantly fall.
ing off or blown off by strong winds.
When the ground is mulched the majority
of such specimens are not bruised or in
iured for sale. This saving alone con-
slider pays me for the trouble of mulching:
the oachard There is only one serious
drawback to the application of a mulch,
that is the danger of the hay or straw
getting on fire when rendered dry by con-
tinual warm weather.-P. T. Quinn in
| n. 7. Tribune.
Year: 1870

FLIES ON HORSES s.-Take two or three
small handfuls of walnut leaves, upon
which pour two or three quarts of cold
water; let it infuse one night, and pour
the whole next morning into kettle, and
let boil for a quarter of an hour. When
cold it will be fit for use. No more is
required than to moisten a sponge, and
before the horse goes out of the stable,
let those parts which are most irritable be
smeared over with the liquor, namely,
between and upon the cars, the neck, the
fanks, etc. Not only the gentleman or
lady who rides out for pleasure will derive
pleasure from the walnut leaves thus pre-
pared, but the coachman, the WAGNER,
and all others who use horses during the
hot months.
Year: 1870

The Chinese determine whether the year
will be good or bad by placing at the com
mencement of the year measure of seed
in an earthen vessel, and leaving the YES
sci in dark cellar so days. They then
re-measure the seed, and as the bulk has
increased or diminished the season will be
good or bad
Year: 1870

THE HONEST MINORITY. There has been a
great deal said about the alleged corruption in
the Methodist Book Concern, and the charges
some time ago made against the pious mana
gers were denied with becoming spirit. Scandal
was we'll turned aside when an investigating
committee reported tia. 1t found things all
right. But it appears now there was division
in the committee, and the minority reports a
corrupt plan Of making money out Of the Con-
Germ by withholding a percentage on paper
bought. What good 'sreason" did the majority
see for approving Of that plan2
Year: 1870

A FINE FIELD FOR WoRKINeMEN Tho
South, from Virginia, yea, from Mary
land to Texas. At this time, when in all
branches OF labor and trade in the North the
supply Of workingmen SO far exceeds the
demand that many thousands of willing hands
ore out of employment, the South invites them
to "Come on; we have room enough, and
work enough, and land and bread enough for
ALL" Why cannot societies, then, be formed
in the cities aud towns of the North, where
labor is in excess of the demand, for the pnr-
pose of providing work and homes for these
unemployed able-bodied men in the South !?
We would call the attention Of all concerned
to this important subject
Year: 1870

THE HERALD MARINE NEWS FLEET.--In
another column we give report from the
Times of the trial trip Of our new steam news
yacht Herald, and hereby render our thanks
TO that journal for the courteous spirit in which
1t has told the story.
Year: 1870

THE APPROPRIATION BILL in the House is
receiving careful scrutiny. The members,
who are about losing.their franking privilege,
are not disposed to allow the departments to
appropriate more than they need.
Year: 1870

THE GREATEST THEATRICAL SENSATION OF
THE SEAsoN.-The most successful theatrical
display of the season was the show Of Mace
and Heenan at the Bowery the other night
Even the splendors Of the ballet have less
attraction for the masses, and the dramatic
poets are not to be named on the same day.
Feohter il ia most disastrous eclipse by COM
pasisoE.
Year: 1870

THE LATE BROOKLYN MURDER. Else
where we give note from the District Attor-
ney Of Kings county in regard to our inquiry
about point of testimony in the trial Of Perry.
1t will be seen this gentleman makes the signi-
acant remark that in his opinion s'the trouble
in this case has not been with tho testimony"
In other words, the testimony was enough to
hang man, but Hanging for murder is
played out" How large share OF the blame
belongs to the Judge, and how much to the
jury?
Year: 1870

A Coop IDEA.-A document from the Gov
ernor transmitting a list Of pardons granted
during the year was received in the Assembly
yesterday, being the first document of the kind
ever sent in to the Legislature.
Year: 1870

THE CoURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. "A bill
TO abolish this court was ordered to third
reading in the Assembly yesterday. It will
probably pass, and in this way may abolish all
authority claimed by Justices Bowling and
Bixby for acting as Judges in that court
Year: 1870

AFRAID OF WAR.-t is given out that
Mr. Secretary Fish does not in the least
admire the Cuban resolution Of Senator Sher-
man, and that the whole power Of the admin
istration will be used, If necessary, to defeat
the resolution. And whereforer Because Mr..
Fish is afraid that, II adopted, that dreadful
resolution Of simple even-handed neutrality
and fair play will lead to q war with Spain.
Could anything be more conservative or more
preposterous than this? A war with Spain,
when for whole year, according to Mr.. Fish,
a handful Of guerilas in the Cuban mountains
has held the power Of Spain at bay, and still
holds it at bay, after the addition of thirty
gunboats supplied to the Spaniards from New
York, through the gracious one-sided neutrality
OF our Secretary Of State The FIRST and the
worst thing that is now needed at Washington
is a resolution from Congress that will open
the eyes of Mr. Fish to some recognition Of the
public sentiment Of the United States.
Year: 1870

PoLICEMEN's FORCED LoANs.-The people
should observe with some interest what is done
in the case of policeman Dyer. This person,
wearing the badge Of authority, used it, as was
charged, to extort money from woman who
kept beer shop. He terrified her by threats
of persecution, and she paid him to leave her
alone. Philosophers have held that it was
not worth while to fight . cur that could be
pacifed with crust. But the crust became
expensive in this case. The woman complained,
the policeman was brought up, made general
denial, and the charge was dismissed. Pre-
sently there came q perfect volley Of similar
charges from different saloon keepers
against the same man. Some of these charges
detail particularly how he assured the saloon
keepers he would get men to swear they had
been robbed in their places, and then on such
alleged evidence shut the places up. There
can be little doubt but the man is guilty, that
Just such abuse Is made Of the law by
scoundrels charged with the duty Of enforcing
it. The case against this man is to be reopened,
and it will be interesting for the people to
watch what becomes Of it.
Year: 1870

Tho Religious Press ON Municipal Reform.


That stanch Old School Presbyterian organ,
the Observer, makes the following remarks in
relation to the reign Of terror prevailing In this
city under the present State commission sys-
tenn


We are living in the midst OF an ungoverned racs
OF thieves. robbers and murderers. Police on1cers
or. BY the little better Ss, than s
violence on unonendlng citizens. They wait for
rewards before they seize criminals. They sufrer
The police Is about bad as II can be and not have
anarchy. The Mayor is shorn OF al power He is
is nothing. No oficer fears him. because he is pow
eress to remove him. He cannot issue an order
that has any effect In time Of danger from tumut or
fire. So We might speak OF all departments Of our
miscalied municipal government We have none
worth the name.


With this startling photograph Of the con-
dition Of society in this city, coming as 1t does
from q source that commands so great an in
Hnence among the moral and religious classes,
is it not apparent that some change is abso-
IuteIy demanded in the form of our municipal
government2 The proposed new city charter,
we contend, will institute many Of the required
reforms-one especially referred to by our
esteemed contemporary, namely, the investing
Of the Mayor with suitable power and holding
him responsible for the execution Of the laws
and the maintenance Of good order. No one
pretends that the proposed charter will not
bring about better state Of things than
that which now prevails in this city. Let fac
tious opposition to it then cease and the ex-
pertinent be allowed to have q fair trial.
Year: 1870

always was a black -browed, broad
shouldered brute of a fellow, always,
from boy.


AT school, mot that | had much of
that sort of thing,) but at school, if Miss
Peggy found out any mischief, she laid
it to my score because of my looks,
when often and often, when | was
holding out my hand to be rulered, the
prettiest boy in the school was grinning
over his good luck in getting off so safe
ly. She had her preconceived notions
Of villain, presume, and I answered
the description.


For the matter of that ,ofall the books
and stories I've read since, especially
those written by ladies, I've noticed
there isn't one where the burglar, or
forger, or pirate, or what not, who does
all the Wickedness of the book, as
though he's taken it ON contract,
wouldn't do for me on passport, while
their pets, who do the grand and noble
things, are generally slender, and fair,
and pretty. Now, the worst wretch l
ever saw, one who was afterwards hung
and who deserved hanging richly, even
on his own showing, had blue eyes,
white lashes, and pink mouth, like a
girls.


never was favorite with any wo-
man but my mother, and she died
when | was eight years old. So, instead
Of growing up with the idea that most
men have, that every girl they meet
is ready to fall in love with them, new
er had the slightest hope that any one
would ever like me well enough to let
me fall in love with her even. And /
liked girls 50. 1t was odd for a fellow
like me, but how did like the girls
could never bear to see one cry, or
to hear of their being imposed upon or
hurt. couldn't pass one with heavy
basket or bundle without at least want
ing to offer to carry it for her. / never
could bring myself to sit in stages or
cars when one was standing.


Something as a man might have felt
just in sight of the angels, who We're
too much above him 10 be spoken to or
touched, felt about all girls. That is
good, pure girls. When woman was
intoxicated, or in any way debaSed she
never seemed a woman to me, but a
dreadful sort of creature, all the worse
for having something of the pretty wo-
manly look about her.


was the maker of fireworks, as my
| foihar had baan hafora ma 6nnjt
know that liked the business particu-
Year: 1870

a CHICAGO paper is responsible for
the story that a few days since some
boys in that city dropped an anvil
weighing 200 pounds out of a fourth
story window on the head of an African
who was passing, and he had them ar
rested. He said he was willing TO let
the boys have fun, but when they jam.
med a "gemman's" hat down over his
eyes and spoiled it in that way, the law
must take its course.
Year: 1870

1t is stated that Gustave SchurcmaD
an Indianapolis millionaire. recently
deceased, and whose will was contested
before his remains were buried. had
kept the dead body Of his mistress in
spirits of wine. in a private vault and
that it was his habit to visit the vault
every two weeks the spirits Of wine
being renewed once every three months.
A most ghastly method, we should say,
of keeping alive tender memories. BIT
who can account for the vagaries of the
human heart?