smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

sooner II the quarrel is suffered to be settled by the
disputants themselves. Syndtcates relying on the
gold OF the Treasury and merchants specuatlng out
OF their element Will be less ready hereafter to run
the risk OF being victimzed by the rapacious profess
slonal gangs OF spectators who are ever lying In
wait for the unwary.


GOLD sTRoNG-114 1l4,4.


The gold market was strong and advanced TO
1144 The fluctuations OF the DAY are shown in the
Year: 1871

the no less criminal and the more coward
ly participation of extenuating and shield
ing the crime, the party, south and north,
become before the people and before God
equal sharers in the responsibility.


Out of the mouths of more than two
hundred witnesses is every syllable of this
established and more than ten thousand
of the shroudless dead. from hidden places
by wayside, in swamp and mountain, and
from the slcepless ashes of fired homes,
shout their ghasty amen


A single instance of these thousand
outrages perpetrated upon an American
citizen on foreign soil, would be thought
ample cause for war and our entire navy
would hasten to enforce the nations in
dignation. And such abuse as is daily
meted out to these humble Methodist
preachers, if offered one of our missionar.
les on heather ground, would arouse the
whole American church until every wind
was laden with demands for protection. ''


The thanks Of all citizens who love
right and hate rapinc are due the faith
ful men of this committee, who, forgetting
their own ease, have so industriously dc.
voted these hot months to the unearthing
OF this giant villainy.


Christian men Of our country! Humane
men All decent men, VIC appeal to you
Is party worthy of life in this land
which seeks supremacy through such hell.
horn measures?
Year: 1871

and they cannot be Strengthened out cx.
cept by the application Of force. Thus
the hands resting fiat on the body needs
explanation from those who believe in
the genuineness Of the petrifaction.


Our observation of the lower limbs was
not sufficiently close to allow us to say
much concerning their shape. But all
the toes had been broken Of from one foot
and the appearance across the fracture
was exactly as if a mass of clay were
broken across, there being no indications
of bones, as ought to be the case in gen
uine petrifaction The stone of which it
was formed, was somewhat crumbly like
sun-dried clay and quite light. The color
on the surface was much darker than
within, as if it had been rubbed over with
blue clay. This color was very superb
cial, as the finger nail could take it of
On the supposition that the pctrifaction
was a manufactured one, the character Of
the stone would explain why such a po-
sition was given to the arms and hands.
as they would have been very liable to
breakage if not placed in contact with
the body, and it would have been impossi-
bic to have well carved the inside of a
hand out of such material


1t is hard to believe that such child
could have died in the position assumed
by the Indian Boy. The roundness of
the body and face showed that it had not
wasted by disease. The position did not
indicate violent death. Besides it is
well known that savages never bury bod
les at such depth that they will not
rapidly decay, if they bury them at all


On the whole, our observations con
vinced us that the wonderful petriied
Indian Boy is but Il descendant of the
Cardiff Giant, carved by some skillfui
artist, for the purpose of making money.
Others may take a different view; but
we have stated the reasons for the result
at which we have arrived as clearly az
we could, which result is, thlt this won
dcrlul petrifaction ia humhug


Middlebury. July 10.
Year: 1871

When young man | was frequently
called to London on business, and my
place of abode being at a considerable
distance from town, the greater part OF
the day was occupied by the journey. |
started one morning as usual, getting in
to carriage in which were some half
dozen persons beside myself. We were
not very communicative party. Two
gentlemen, recollect, slept nearly the
whole of the way to London; and one,
who sat opposite to me-, was buried in his
newspaper. Though reading is no doubt


a solace to many railway travellers, it is
not often that | take either a book or a
newspaper into the carriage with me.
like TO look out of the window, and watch
the panorama of hill and valley and it is
therefore my custom instead of sitting in
the middle of the carriage, always, il
possible, to choose an outside seat.
did so on this occasion, and the day be-
ing gloriously fine, ! INDUCED my pro-
pensity to my hearts content. 1t is won
Year: 1871

UNFAIRLY that he had married his wife at
the Cape, whether she had arrived only
a few months previously from England.
He confessed that he knew but little of
her previous history. Here, then, the
matter was allowed to rest. | took leave
of my host on the following day, and have
never met him since.


One thing remains to be told. Quite
by accident, subsequently learned that,
shortly before my memorable journey to
London, the body of man, fearfully
manged by passing trains, had been taken
up at the mouth Of the tunnel.
Year: 1871

Would call the attention of the Public to the
latest improvement in the adhesion of Artificial
Teeth, by the use of the Patent Htl,Ae Edg'-
With this Patent the Teeth will neither start nor
drop out while eating speaking, neither will
any particles Of food get under the plate, while
the edge being flexible it will adapt itself to the
mouth 80 that anyone can eat at once without
trouble, Even with the Hattest shaped month, the
patient finds no difficulty, and the superior COM
toH with which these plates are worn is acknow-
lodged by all using them. Having purchased the
erciusipe rgM Of this patent for the town of Bran
don and of Addison County, shall be pleased 10
explain and exhibit this Improvement to all who
may wish to examine it. All dental operations
performed in a skiliu and thorough manner, and
warranted. s;m3
Year: 1871

Flax seed occasionally given TO horses
Or cattle. will make them shed their old
hair. and whether old or young. soon get
slesk and fat II Is the only thing that
will fattsu some old horses.
Year: 1871

A dressing which
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and eHcctual
for preserving tho
hair. Faded or gray
hair is soon restored
to its original color
wih The gloss and
freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thick
Year: 1871

THE new law providing for the collecting of the
i Personal Property Tai. approved March 4th 1871,
provides:


IF the County Treasurer nealects or refuses to COL
lect the taxes assessed upon personal property "
DISTRESS or otherwise and ne9ects to refuses to
make and file, on or befne the first Monday in juno
each year, with tie Clerk of the District Court ofts
county, his affidavit stating his inability to collect
such tax for want of goods and chttels whereon to
levy shall be held responsible tor Che whole amount
Of such unpaid personal taxes ana the amount there
OF shall e deducted from his salary, the fees Of
his office, by the County Auditor and applied to the
funds for which such taxes were assessed"


From the above it will be seen that the Treasurer
is forced to collect all Personal Property Tax where
any 60 ds and chatels can be found before the first
Monday in June. in order to do this shall be
Obliged to put the list into the hands ofCollectors
BY the 30th of April, this only giving about thirty
days to 20 over the entire County.


The list will be retain ed in the Office until the 30t
of April aud all persons paying before that time will
save themselves expense and trouble.


NJ. CANS,


County Treasurer, stearns Co.
Year: 1871

GRAND OPrNIxa.- Mrs. 0ttensmeyer


would announce to the ladies Of St. Cloud


that she will have . grand opening Of new


millinery and fancy goods on Tuesday and
Friday Of next week. This stock is very
complete, and will be sold at lower figures
than ever before.
Year: 1871

Coop CHAzc1.-Mr. H. Ottensmeyer Of
ters for sale the Opera Saloon and fixtures


The stand is one Of the best in the city.
The stock on hand will be sold and crt dit
given for tho entire amount Of the pur-
chase. This is good opportunity for any
one who may want desirable stand for
saloon and restaurant. Az.
Year: 1871

The way to get rid of doubt in religion, is


to 60 to work with all our might and practice
what we dont doubt. For example, there's
the Sermon on the Mount. Nobody has any
doubt about that there it lies-plain enough
and enough of it--not bit of what's called
theology in it. Not a word Of information
to settle the mooted questions men wrangle
over, but with a direct answer to Just the
questions any thoughtful man must want to
have answered when he looks at life, Is


there a Father in the heavens Will he help
US if we ask i? May the troubles of life be
our discipline Is there a better life beyond ?
And how are we to get that2 There is
Christ's philosophy of life in that sermon,
and Christ's mode Of dealing with actual ex-
isting society and he who undertakes in
good faith TO square his heart and life by it
will have his hands full. The world has been


travelling eighteen hundred years and not
come fully into the light Of its meaning.
There has never been Christian State or a
Christian nation, according to that. That
document is in modern society just like lump
of soda in tumbler of vinegar, it keeps up
a constant commotion, and will do so till every
purIlolo Vi lle ~ uuJusieu oh lVs plluVlPles'
The man who works out Christs teachings


into a palpable life-form, breaches Christi
anity, no matter what his trade or calling. lie
may be coal HEAVIER or he may be mer.
chant, or a lawyer, or an editor-he breaches
all the same Men always know it when they
meet bit of Christ's sermons walking out
bodily in good deeds they're not like worldly
wisdom and have a smack of something q
good deal higher than common sense, but wher
people see it they say, " Yes-that's the true
thing."-Airs. Stone in Ny Wife and r.
Year: 1871

mentions a sensitive and accomplished man
married to a woman who could not be respect.
cd but whom he treated with constant polite
ness That, too, is like Charles Lambs gen
tlcman. II is the respect for humanity, how.
over obscurcd.


But to the ordeal Of the household who
can como too well proparod2 And what
parent what human being who has learned
by experience but would gladly equip every
child with the most perfect equipment No,
Dornda jane to whom the youth, crusty at
home, viii presently come swectly smiling, It
is not the flowing hair, and the graceful dress,
and the bloom upon the check, and the solt
lus.cr Of the eye, that will make home happy
so, nor Is it in his horse and plate, and tho
luxury and case he promises. If he is harsh
and short and grabbed, what if he has fifty
thousand O ycar2 If YOU are careless and
ignorant and helpless, the victim instead oil
ruler OF your house. what if your eyes are
black and your checks q dim carnationi And
you, dear Sr and Madam, who permit that
boor to sit urly at the table, and to grow in
monoyllables at home, you who suffer that
iair-iaced girl TO grow up utterly unequal to
the duties 20 which she will be called, you
are responsible. This mother feels it, and
writes to the Easy Chair Let the Easy
Chair echo her feeling to q thousand parcnta
hearts Respect is the root Of courtesy
But selfish boor cannot be respected hy d
woman, nor a pretty doll by man.
Year: 1871

l remember once standing by the surging
billows, all one weary day, and watching for
hours a father struggling beyond in the
breakers for the life Of his son. They came
slowly towards the breakers on a piece of
wreck, and as they came the waves turned
over the piece of float, and they were lost.
Presently we saw the father come to the sur
face and Chamber alone to the wreck, and then
saw him plunge of into the waves, and
thought he was gone but in moment he
came back again, holding his boy, Presently
they struck another wave, aud over they went I;
and again they repeated the process. Again
they went over, and again the father rescued
his son. BY and by, as they swung nearer
the shore, they caught on a snag just out be-
yond where we could reach them, and for a
little time the waves went over them there
till we saw the boy in the fathers srms, hang
ing down in helplessness, and knew they must
be saved soon or be lost and shall never for
get the gaze of that father. And as we drew
him from the devouring waves, still clinginn
to his son, he said, That's my boy. that,
my boy " and half frantic, as we DRAG ped
them up the bank, he cried all the time
" That's my boy, that's my boy I" And so
have thought, in hours Of darkness, when tn,
pillows roll over me, the great Father is reach


ing down to me, and taking hold Of me, cry


ing, That's my boy aud | know an
J saie.-Dr. Foicler, in the Methodist.
Year: 1871

We all know here aud there men aud WOO
men who seem to be always young. We meet
them az o. certain epoch of their lives after
years Of great changes and tolls, and various
experiences and discipline, we meet them
again, expecting TO iud them worn and dis
coumgad lin measure overcome in the war
which they have been waging. On the con-
trary they have The mien and port Of victors ;
what we call trouble has but made them
strong. What is the secret Of the clear eye
and the smile around the lips, so frank and
Joyous that it Is almost uianine What is
the secret of this uniailin1 belief in right, Of
thcir untiring defense Of what men call ro-
manco? Is il not because they get at first
hand constant supplies Of life from that spir-
itual realm where youth is eternal Tne di-
vine essence which we call soul is so long as
it keeps in communication with It's source, in
dependent Of chance or change. These men,
,hon, who never grow old, live whore they can
GET constant influx from God. So powerful


is that divine energy that one glance Of the
soul into the realm where are the sources Of
hlc will. counteract the thousand trials incl
dent 20 los present temporary improvement


Our bodies must, according to the laws Of u2'


ule fall to decay but blessed are they who


keep up such an illumination within that the


building is glorifed tin the very moment oil


its iall.-ErchQuge.
Year: 1871

1t is a great mistake in female education,
to keep a young lady's time and attention de-
voted only to the fashionable literature of the
day. If you would qualify her for conyer-
sation, you must give her something to talk
about, give her education in the actual world
and its transpiring events. Urge her to read
the newspapers, and become familiar with the
present character and improvements Of our
race. History is of some Importance but
the past world is dead We have nothing to
do with it. Our thoughts and our concerns
should be for the present world to know
what it is and improve its condition. Let
her have an intelligent opinion, and be able
to sustain conversation according to the mem
tai, moral and religious Improvement Of our
times. Let the glded ANNALS aud poems
on the centre table be kept part Of the time
covered with weekly aud daily journals, Let
the whole family, men, women, and children,
read newspapers,
Year: 1871

A traveller was crossing a mountain height
alone, over almost untroddeu snow Warning
had been given him, that if sumber pressed
down his weary eyelids, they would inevitably
be sealed in death. For time he went
brayely on along his dreary path. But with
the deepening shade and freezing blast at
night there fell a weight upon his brain and
eyes which seemed to be irresistible. In vain
he tried to reason VITA himself, in vain he
strained his utmost energies to shake off that
fatal heaviness. At this crisis Of his fate his
foot struck against heap that lay across his
path No stone was that although no stone
could be colder or more liieless. He stopped
to touch it, and found human body, half.
buried beneath a fresh drift of snow. The
next moment the traveller had taken a brother
in his arms, and was chafng his hands and
chest and brow, breathing upon the stiff, cold
lips the warm breath Of a living soul press.
ing the silent heart to the beating pulse Of his
own generous heart.


The effort to save another had brought
back to himself life and warmth and energy.
He was a man again, instead Of weak crea-
ture, succumbing to despairing helplessness,
dropping down in dreamless sleep to die. 81 He
saved a brother, and was saved himself
ERyliM Hearts aud English Hands
Year: 1871

Round the idea of ones mother, the mind
of man clings with fond affection. 1t is the
first deep thought stamped upon our infant
hearts when yet soft and capable Of receiving
the most profound impressions, and the after
feelings Of the world are more or less light in
comparison Even in our old age we look
back to that feeling as the sweetest we have
in life Our passions and our wilfulness may
lead US far from the object of our fial love ;
we. learn even to pain her heart, oppose her
wishes, to violate her commands; we may
become wild, headstrong and angry at her
counsols or opposition; but when death has
stilled her monitory voice. and nothing but
still memory remains to recapitulate her yir-
tues and good deeds, affection like flower
beaten to the ground by past storm, raises
up her head and smiles among her tears.
Round the idea, as we have said, the mind
clings with fond affection and even when the
carly period Of our losses forces memory to
be silent, fancy takes the place ofremembrance,
and twines the image Of the dead parent with
a garland Of graces and beauties, and virtues,
which we doubt not she possessed.
Year: 1871




Gail Hamilton, writing in the New York
Tn3ependent, says


Judging from what we hear, one would
suppose that the great and crying want Of
woman is work or, as it is sometimes put, a
fair days wages for a fair days work or
again, freedom to do whatever she is capable
of doing. This is not so. What women want
IS not work but the wages Of work not free
dom to work, but freedom to receive money
without working. There is plenty to do now
but they win not DO it, They wish to live
ike women and be paid like men. 1t has
been d.nned into the ears Of women that the
place where they are wanted is the kitchen !;
but into the kitchen they will not 60. They
are sorely wanted in tho sewing-room but
the sewiug.room is to them an abomination.
Sick nursing is an occupation the most honor
able. important aud remuuerative The de-
mand for nurses is constant and urgent
am amazed, | am indignant, to hear this out
cry for a wider sphere and greater opportuni-
ties for woman, while her sphere is already a
thousand times wider than She spans, and her
opportunities a thousaud-fold greater than She
has ever attempted to measure Every sphere
under the sun i, oren to her but the do-noth-


ing sphere
Year: 1871

" there is such a strange mingling Of supreme
happiness and bitter grief in my mind and
heart that / cannot think. have known so
long, dear, that BERTHE must 60, and yet have
tried to deny the evidence Of my own eyes,
and to school myself to bear it at the same
time. Let us 60 to Bertie. Every minute
with him is precious to US both now"


Three days later, on beautiful afternoon,
when the glimmering sunbeams fell lovingly
on my darliBgs golden hair we we're united
by the sweetest and soomuest Of all cerc.
monies Ere our welded happiness was a
week old, we we're called upon to mourn over
gentle spirit, who, though dead to the world,
will always live to me, and TO her, am as
happy now to call my wife as on the day
first rillowed her blessed head upon my loving
heart. LrukS GmuERr BRowSF.
Year: 1871

A BOUT three years since, there was organ
IA ized in the city of Now York, among the
most wealthy and prominent business men of
that wealthy and busy city. company, to com
mence the manufsoture OF the I0.prored .SeUing
Machine, rokich should lead tie World.


Awaiting themselves of the experiences of all
the pioneers who had introduced Sewing Ma
chimes, more or less crude and imperfect, AM of
their new and most valuable patents, owned and
controlled only by themselves, this new company
felt at the full fresh impetus and power, af-
forded by guaranteed success.


Years Of time and hundreds of thousands Of
dollars were spent in perfecting the massive Al
the delicate machinery which should turn out At
first, with mathematical precision, at least ten
com plete lnschines every hour. These IN achlnes
were to be finished with the same perfection of
mechanism and nicely of detail, as we may find
In the best chronOmeter clocks. A separate m a-
chine prod uces each separate parts and each the
exact duplicate of every other. But few COM
paratveIy of these IN achines have, as yet been
put upon the market. They are now being in
troduced and comment is everywhere emphatic
ally In their favor, so far as they have been tes
ted in comparison with other machines.


We have the demonstration of tho fact
that its stitch is the Strongest, Most Elastic aud
Most Practical, Of all The Stitches taken BY Ma
cbirery. That in capacity for work, it embraces
every variety of plain and ornamental, through
Gut the entire range Of family sewing. The
power required is very little indeed not half of
that required by many oilers.


The company is already well established in
success. They allow time to be spent in oon-
deming other mechines or questioning their
prsctioalities, and they are indifferent to compe-
tition and competitors, so far as attack or de-
fence is concerned. They will not compromise
their own reputation in an attempt to increase
their own patronage, by using sny disparaging
remarks or untruthful Representations, SO CON-
mon to the trade.


They employ the best talent that money can
procure, and will prosecute their business, based
on the absolute merit of their machine.


They are ready to give better terms and rates
to actire, energetic and responsible Agents than
others-and wish 10 secure the services of the
best business men throughout the country. They
want such q man in this town-who will step
forward and secure the confidence, corporation
and favor of this powerful and liberal company
and thus secure q permanent and profitable
business. They have just established General
Branch and Distributing Office in Chicago vhirh
is under the Superintendent of 7. @. EsrEs,
ESQ, who has been identified with almost the
entire sewing machine history in the West. We
wantto advise all interested in the subject ad-
dress him call on him. You will be thankful
for his assistance and satisfied with his deal
ings.


We give in the advertising column the cuts Of
some Of the stylos.
Year: 1871

The apothecaries of Boston are moving
for law requiring diploma from COL
lege of pharmacy, or certificate from an
examining board, after an apprenticeship OF
four years in q dispensary, as qualification
for engaging in the retail drug business.
Year: 1871

an experimental safeguard ami some changes Ia
the existing law may yet have TO be made.


The exceptional weakness OF the Committee %
Retrenonment appointed In the Senatnal caucus
yesterday cause OF unconcealed dissatisfaction 70
Senator Trumbull and the other refcrmers radical
or conservative, and even the better class OF the
Administration Senrtors make no pretence TO do
fend the action taken. Indeed, one OF the
Presidents best friends In the Senate
ADVISED him to-day to send In o special
message to that body nvinng the fullest ana
most impartial investigation or the Executive
branch OF the government. and thus give his real
friends chance TO repair the mischief that C0nk-
ling cameron. Chandler, Morton and the rest did
yesterday In packing the Committee. The Senator
told the President frankly, and has frankly
stated elsewhere, that n something be not done By
tne PRESIDENT TO SHOW the people that he mas noe
the lears OF an open inquiry that possesses the


"wnlr-cracking" Senator'S his political fortunes
Year: 1871

Winnie Ream was buslly engaged Yesterday In
chisclling Peter Cooper's beard at the American
Institute Fair. She mas already done considerable
cutting on the face OF the venerable phiantnropst
her work being greatly admired by the visitors.