smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

Gentlemen We have been informed that
you have threatened to prosecute us to the full
extent Of the law for making and selling, or
any person for buying or using our stave peach
baskets, on which you claim Letters Patent
Your advertisement in the SMYRNA TIMES,
May 3lst, is also intended to prevent the sale
Of our stave baskets by threatening any person
who may buy them with legal prosecution.


The peach growers of this Peninsula have
too long used the stave peach baskets, and
during the last two years been forced to pay
entirely too high prices for them to be easily
frightened by such expedients as you seem to
think will prevent the further use of them un-
less bought of you, at such prices as you may
charge them, now that we are making much
better basket, and selling them at lower prices
than they have been sold heretofore.


We desire, however, to inform you that we
are now making our stave peach baskets and
selling them in large numbers to peach grow
ers, who express themselves we'll pleased with
them. Our orders are daily increasing
! If you desire to test the legality of YOU
Letters Patent, as claimed on our stave bas ct
you now have the opportunity. We will alsC
furnish you with the names of one or more re
spOnsible persons who have bought our baskets
against whom, we are authorized to state, yOI
can also institute suit


Very truly, your ob't servants.


WoRDEN & EVANS,
| Smyrna, Del
Year: 1871

The Colored Cadet Smith, at West Point,
VINO was court martialed sometime ago for un-
gentleman y conduct in telling falsehood, has
eeen found guilty and sentenced to dismissal
rom from the Academy, but the Secretary of War
mas !: seen Mt to commute his sentence to reduc-
uOn one year In his academic standing. He
proposes to give the rather erratic young darky
another chance, which is all right enough.
Year: 1871

IaE MASONIC RITUAL. sensation was
Crsated In the New York Grand Lodge of Ma
suns last week by the introduction of a resolu-
uon favoring the amendment of the ritual so as
to Ignore all allusion to sectarianism- The
proposition was duly dcliberated. but finally
rejected, and the Grand Lodge adjourned sine
Year: 1871

In search of bargains, wishing
TO get full value for your
money. perfect satisfaction in
the 1T. style. and quality Of
the goods, combined with ele-
gance Of finish and superior
workmanship, be sure to
Year: 1871

SECTION 1. The People of the State Of Mtchi
gan enact, That every parent, guardian, or 9TH
er person In the State OF Michigan having con
troll and charge OF child or children between
the ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall be
required to send any such child or children to
public school for a period OF at least twelve
weeks in each school year, commencing on the
first Monday of September, IN the year OF our
Lord eighteen hundred and seventy-one, at
least six weeks OF which shall be consecutive,
unless such child or children are excused from
such attendance by the board OF the school dis
trict In which such parents or guardians reside,
upon It's being shown to their satisfaction that
his bodily or mental condition has been such as
to prevent his attendance at school or applica
ton to study for the period required, or that
such child or children are taught in private
school, or at home, in such branches as are
usually taught in primary schools, or have al
ready acquired The ordinary branches Of learn.
Ing taught in the public school: ProUided In
case public school shall not be taught for
three months during the year, within two miles
by the nearest travelled road OF the residence
OF any person within the school district he
shall not be Liable to the provisions OF this act


SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the director
of every school district, and president OF ev-
cry school board within this State, to cause to
be posted three notices OF this law in the most
public places In such district, or published in
one newspaper in the township for three weeks,
during the month OF August in each year, the
expense Of such publication to be paid out OF
the funds of said district


Sec. 8. In case any parent guardian, or OH
er person shall fail to comply with the provis-
ions of this act, said parent, guardian, or other
person shall be liable to a fine Of not less than
five dollars nor more than ten dollars for the
first offense, nor less than ten or more than
twenty dollars for the second and every subse-
quept oifense; said fine shall be collected by
the director Of sad district in the name OF the
district in an action OF debt or on the case. and
when COLLECTED shall be paid to the assessor Of
the district in which the defendant resided
when the offenso was committed, and by him
accounted for the same as money raised Tor
school purposes.


SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the director
or president to prosecute any offense occur
ing under this act, and any director or presi
dent neglectlng to prosecute for any such fine
within ten days after written notice has been
served on him by any taxpayer in said district,
unless the person 30 complained of shall have
been excused by the district board, shall be Il
able to fine of not less than twenty or more
than fifty dollars, which fine shall be prosecu-
ted for In the name of the assessor of said DIS
trict, and the fine when collected shall be paid
to the assessor. to be accounted for as in sec
ton three Of this act. S54t3.


j. ANDREWS, Director.
Year: 1871

In great variety, on hand and for sale at low
pnces-all very choice.


The Proprietors of the Union Nurseries hav-
ing revived the BUSINESS at the Old Nursery
one mile east OF Paw Paw-have large and
complete stock OF


YOUNG AND THRIFTY TREES,
iust ready for transplanting, and Of the choic-
est and most valuable kinds and varieties for
market purposes and adapted to this locality.


Their entire nursery stock having been prop
agated hero is better fitted for the purpose Of
Orchard planting, than Trees grown at the East
on different soil aud in a different climate.


p. BRAoa, one Of the proprietors OF this
Nursery has long been resident and propa-
gator OF Nursery stock in this vicinity, which
has proven to be OF excellent quality In the
past, and is a guarantee that this new stock is
worthy Of all confidence.


To those who wish to plant orchards for
profit we offer all the best standard varieties
for market purposos, and which Will be found
as represented in every particular.


II is particularly urged that all who contem-
pla purchasing Fruit Trees for the Fall set
ting should come and zee us before orderiny
elsewhere aud particularly before ordering of
Agents OF Eastern Nurseries. as we feel conf
dent that we are prepared to furnish them with
all they want and better suited TO their PURPOSE
and on terms just as favorable. BE sure TO
see us before ordering elsewhere.


Bragg & Nelson,
Office opposite the Dyckmon House. Paw Paw
Nichlgan' s51m3
Year: 1871

Has been tested in every variety of climate,
and by almost ever = nation known to Amert-
cans It is the almost constant companion and
fnestimable friend of the missionary and the
traveller on sea and land and no one should
travel Oh our LAKES OR RIVERS WITHOUT
Year: 1871

patible with its further existence.
Under these circumstances it may be
well to try the experiment. If our
liberties survive the destruction of
the writ. something will be gained
and if they do not, its value will be
vindicated.
Year: 1871

LONDON, Feb. g. 1871.
Brussels telegraphs letter on the subject
of the Papal temporalites question agitation
in Belgium, which forward to New York by
special cable report.


The HERALD writer dates In the Belgian capl-
tai yesterday ed instant) in the evening, and
says A very enthusiastic manifestation In
support of the temporal authority of the Pope,
and in favor Of the cause Of the Roman Catho-
lilo Church generally, was made in this city to-
day.


II was conducted as monster" meeting of
the Catholics.


Ii progressed to its conclusion in quiet and
without producing any public disorder or
breach of the peace


IN THE STREETS.
procession was formed in the streets at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon. The muster



longing to the peasant class
The line was headed by number of priests
and the monks Of the Capuchin Order
There were only very few persons Of nots
in the political world present in the assem-
blage.


The processionists paraded through many Of
the leading streets, chanting hymns of the
Church as they proceeded


IN THE CATHEDRAL
They marched to the cathedral and filed into
the sacred edifce, which was filed to its ut
most capacity.


THE SERMON.
After the conclusion of religious SER.
vices on the altar and the reception
of priestly benediction to the people,
Monsignor Dcschamps, Archbishop of Ma
lengthy discourse, in the course of which he
uttered some very pointed and most severe
sentences against the course which the King
of Italy has pursued towards his Holiness the
Pope


HOME.
Crowds of people who had come into Brus.
sells from the country during the day took
their departure from the city by special trains
on the different lines of railroad Immediately
after they came ont from the cathedral
Year: 1871

Crowds of people who had come into Brus.
sells from the country during the day took
their departure from the city by special trains
on the different lines of railroad Immediately
after they came ont from the cathedral
Year: 1871

From reports of the state of Judge
Robertsons health, it is not probable
that he will be able to resume his duties
at Frankfort soon The Judge is now
quite an old man, and. huving been
stricken with paralysis, whatever his
mental vigor and recuperative energy, it
is not to be expected that he will speedi-
ly recover sufficiently to take his place
upon the bench.


Judge Hardin, who has been suffer
ing for some time with severe attack cf
typhoid pneumonia, is fast recovering,
and may now be pronounced GONZALES
cent.


Judge Lindsay, who has recently been
absent from Frankfort on visit to hls
home, returned on Wednesday last, and
is in his usual robust health.


Judge Peters is in Montgomery, but
is expected in Frankfort shortly


1t is probable the Court OF Appeals
will resume its sitting in the early part
of next week.
Year: 1871

The numerous quo tcarranto suits
against high Office holders of Tennessee,
for violation Of the 18th amendment,
having been suspended by the Federal
judges on the ground of political excite
rnent that would transfer the validity of
laws having legislative sanction from
legal tribunals TO the hustings, has excl
ted the friends of law aud order to some
extent, ;A showing a want of confidence
in the judgment of the people 1t is
urged, on the contrary, that the danger
of popular opinion growing bold by local
unanimity and rearing itself above and
in defiance of the constitution Of the
land is made imminent by such action,
which tends to weaken patriotic attach
ment for the fundamental law Of the
republic.
Year: 1871

The jury in the case of Bowen, the
carpet bag Congressman from South
Carolina, indicted in Washington for
bigamy, did not agree, there being eleven
for conviction and one for acquittal.
When they came into court on the morn
ing of the 10th inst, aud this fact was
announced. the Assistant District Attor-
ney suggested that the jury be sent back
to their room. Judge Wylie said he
would be very reluctant to discharge the
jury if there was any chance of verdict,
but thought that nothing would be gain
ed by sending the jury out again. And
he added very significantly:


'If the prosecution failed to convict on
the evidence they had produced, they
could not convict on any evidence. If
there was one bought juror on panel
he would be sufficient to defeat the con
seientious motives of the rest. The ties
timony of the wretches produced as wit
nesses by the defence ought not to be
believed, and he saw no reason why the
jury should disagree in this case" -
Year: 1871

The Kentucky Legislature by post
poning the proposition, of so amending
the laws of evidence in this State as to
make the negro competent witness, to
the 18th of March, has virtually killed,
or defeated that proposition. 1t is gen
sfally understood that the present Leg
islature hesitated to adopt the amend


ment because at the time of their cleo
tion the known and expressed sentiment
of their people was adverse to it. We
are certain very large majority Of the
people, no,o would acquiesce to. our laws
.cf evidence being so amended. and to this
end we would cheerfully see the PROPOSE
ton brought to direct issue before the
people. The Paducah Keatnckiaa and
Louisville Ledger, sound and able dem
ocrssic papers, reprehend this idea, uu
der the view that it would create dissen
sion in the Democratic party. But as
the question has no political significance,
being purely Judicial question, we
sdcn't see Why it should effect the party
both its opponents and advocates ac-
knowledge that it can constitute no test
Of ones democracy and the Democracy
would neither claim a victory or ac
knowledge defeat from the result of ar
appeal to the people. Therefore let the
question, with all the pros and cons, e
TO the people. and let them instructthei
next Legislature. directly.
Year: 1871

MR. EDITOR In perusing your val
liable paper, we notice that the names of
several gentlemen have been suggested
as most suitable TO represent the counties
of Hickman and Fulton in the lower
branch of our next Legislature and it
being considered by the voters of Hick
man county that the member shall be
from Fulton Then it is incumbent
upon us to select a man who will not be
repulsive to the people Of Hickman
ebunty. Now 10 consideration of those
f4ets aud in due difference to all, we
Would suggest the name of DR.. + NJ.
Usher, of Lodgeton, as being most ac
-ceptable to the people of both counties.
The Doctor is young man in the morn
ing of life, an active. energetic and would
undoubtedly make an active working
member He is modest and unassuming.
and true to all those principles that emo
ble and elevate our kind, and if elected
would make faithful. honest represen
tative. MIDDLE DISTRICT.
Year: 1871

In some Of the Democratic POLITICAL
clubs Of this mercurial region, fresh
breeze appears to have been sprung on
the situation of the country generally


There is 20 definite date to say how
far the uSdercurrent runs, but the prop
osiiion is no less than for the Southern
people to support any plan thar may
bring out Hoo Gratz Brown, OF Missouri,
as an independent candidate for the next
residency-Gratze Brown. the head and
front of abolition Radicalism
Year: 1871

A PHILADELPHIA paper says: "Af
ter paying their board bills, our lady
teachers have $50 a year to dress with
They manage TO dress very neatly" The
information would be of more value if it
let other ladies into the secret Of dress
ing neatly on SO small a revenue.
Year: 1871

UNDER the present enforcement act
eight Thousand deputy Marshals were
sppointed to superintend the November
election in the city Of New York If the
bill TO amend this Law now before Con-
gress shall pass, an army of more than
fifty thousand of these deputies will be
sppointed in the Southern States, all
armed and paid to regulate aud control
the elections.
Year: 1871

THEFT OF INDICTMENTS AT Owens
BoRo.-From the Commercial, We learn
of strange larceny, which was commit
ted at Owensboro last week A large
portion of the young men of Owensboro
had been indicted by the grand jury of
the last Circuit Court, for gambling, and
the indictments were in the Office of the
clerk of the court. During his tempora-
TT absence, some person stole about thir
" Of these indictments from his Office,
which have not since been seen. This
is very effective means of disposing of
. osee.
Year: 1871

A CosrLIor IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The Legislature of North Carolina has
passed an act providing for the election
on the 18th of April of delegates to a
convention to amend the Constitution of
that State. The net requires that the
Governor shall issue his proclamation
commanding the sheriffs of the several
counties In the State to hold the election
cu the day designated. But the acting
Governor refuses to do so, and has noti-
fed the Legislature of his determination
Year: 1871

applied to his grass. He had thirty-t three
acres planted in one day by one man, run


ming planter that planted two rows at
once, and having change of teams !
understood him to say he had one hun.
dred and sixty five acres planted, titled


and harvested by one man, using two
span of horses alternately. On reflection


| believe the man did not gather all
this crop; though as the harvesting may
continue from some time in August, when
the grain is in the milk, to near the end
of Winter, that would not have been i'm
possible, Swine pasture on clover through
Spring and early Summer, have Corn cut
up and thrown them as soon as the ears
have filled, and thenceforth till they are
ripe for market. Many farmers feed so
long as they have Corn to spare, thus
converting their great staple entirely in
to Beef and Pork, so that it will bear
transportation to distant markets.
i am daily asked to remark the rapid
growth of Western cities and villages, as
though mere bulk were an Indictment to
admiration. [ cannot so regard it. If
these clties-embryo and full hedged-
were thus expanded by the introd duction
and successful establishment of Manufac-
lures, L could rejoice in their enlarge
ment. Half dozen Wooden or Cotton
factories in each of them, with as many
founderies, shoe factories, &c, would
Justify their growth and sanguine antici.
pations. If they are to live mainly by
Trafhc-by exchanging the farmers pro
ducts for those of other climes and coun-
tries-they are quite large enough already,
and their further growth would not pro-
mote the general welfare. These cities
ought to establish and encourage Home
Manufactures, even though their capi-
talists might not directly realize as large
profits therefrom as they are now making
by land speculation and usury. They
ought to establish Manufactures if only to
back up their large investments in real
estate. Were Iowa this day making her
own Wares and Fabrics, her cities would
have u far broader base for prosperity aud
growth than they now have, while her
farmers would sell Fruits and Vegetables
to far greater profit than they now sell
Wheat and Corn. These may be very
stale truths; yet they need to be retained
until needed and deferred to. H. G.
Year: 1871

In all the daily things of common life
we may see the working of this great law
OF Love. Suppose there are two child.
rem one of them has brutal father, who
starves and beats him the other has a
loving father, who cares we'll for him and
treats him kindly. Which of these two
children will turn out best, and grow up
to be comfort to his parents? Suppose,
again, there are two teachers one of
them tries to teach by brute force, and
fogs his lessons into his scholars, till they
hate the very site of book, and always
run away from school when they have a
chance the other teacher makes his les
sons so pleasant, by the kindness of his
manner and by the interest he himself
takes in them, that his pupils like to learn
and remember them, aud come to school
willing ly. Which Of those two teachers
has the most trouble ? and which of them
succeeds the best? 1t is the same with
our fellow creatures, the animals Treat
them kindly, and they will give US their
love teach them kindly, and they will
give US their service. Every day of our
short lives We can do something to add to
the happiness of those that live with us
and about US, or to lessen their suffering.
Year: 1871

We lear from Peterson's Counterfeit
Detector, that number of exceedingly
dangerous counterfeits have made their
appearance. How large the number may
be cannot be known, for the counterfeit
is so nearly faultless that it is with the
utmost difficulty that it can be distinguish
ed from the genuine The spurious bill
is twenty dollar greenback. The only
weak point in the execution seems to be
the central figure, which is little too
coarsely done. When presented in a
package, however, this figure is not seen
in rapid counting, it being hidden by the
hand or the everything bills. The other
points of the bill are so excellent as to
stand the test of the strongest light. We
are told that two or three banks have
been deceived by the bills, There has
not been more dangerous counterfeit
put afioat. Business men, bank tellers,
railroad ticket agents and others, would
do we'll to keep sharp look out for these
bills.
Year: 1871

On this subject, now so important, Pro
fessor GEORGE b. WooD speaks as fol.
lows, in his practice of Medicine" !" vol
l pages 4646,7, edition of 1896: "This
operation should be employed in every
case which has not been tested by ex-
posure to smallpox contagion during an
epidemic prevalence of the disease. 1t
may be asked whether vaccination should
be employed in persons previously affect
ed with the small pox. | should unhesi-
tatingly answer this question in the affir.
native. 1t has been before stated that,
though fewer persons are attacked with
varioloid after incubation or natural small
pox than after vaccination, yet a great
number perish The same protection
that second vaccination extends in one
case will probably be extended by vacci-
nation in the other, and is even more
needed, at least SO far as life is concerned


1t is generally stated 10 the books that
vaccination after small pox produces lit
tie or no effect. My own observation has
been exactly the reverse In concluding
this subject | would again strongly urge
the propriety of universal vaccination
as the means not only of promoting the
comfort and possibly of saving the life O
the individual, but also of preventing the
spread of small pox and of ultimately
eradicatipg it, if not from the globe, a
least from extensive communities.
Year: 1871

DIR. Hall does not approve of the old
fashioned doctrine which was instilled
into the minds of children-namely, that
they should spring out of bed the instant
they awoke in the morning. He says
that cup to eighteen years every child
should be allowed ten hours to be in bed
They may not require ten hours sleep,
but time should be allowed to rest in bed
until they feel as if they had rather get
up than not. 1t is very great aud
mlschievous mistake for persons, old or
young, especially children, and feeble or
sedentary persons, to bounce out of bed
the moment they wake up; all our
instincts shrink from it, and fercely kick
against it. Fifteen or twenty minutes
spent in gradually waking up, after the
eyes are opened, and in turning over and
stretching the limbs, do as much good
as sound sleep, because these operations
set the blood in motion by degrees, tend
ing to equalize the circulation; for dur
ing sleep the blood tends to stagnation,
the heart beats feebly and slow and to
shock the system by bouncing up in an
instant and sending the blood in overpow.
ering quantities to the heart, causing it
to assume a gallop when the instant be
fore it was in u creep, is the greatest
absurdity. This instantaneous bouncing
out of bed as soon as the eyes are opened
will be followed by WEAKNESS long before
noon"
Year: 1871

Send your little children to bed happv.
W hatever cares press, give it warm good
night kiss as it goes to It's pillow. The
memory of this, in the stormy years that
may be in store for the little one, will be
like Bethlehem's star to the bewildered
shepherds. My father, my mother, loved
me" Nothing can take away that bless
ed heart balm Lips parched with the
world fever will become dewy again at
the thrill of youthful memories. Kiss
your little child before it goes to sleep.
Year: 1871

A poultry man says he always lost
more or less chickens every year from
gapes until lately he has adopted the
plan of feeding salted dough and loses
none the chickens are vigorous and al
ways commence laying early in the fall
The Ohio Farmer adds, 1--WE have had
chickens commence laying within ons
hour or two after eating salt, and lay Goa
tinually"
Year: 1871

A suicidal Iowan called on the drug
glst for arsenic, aud was soon iu the
agonies of dissolution before the family.
Conceive his disappointment when the
apothecary dropped in and told him that
the deadly potion was chalk.