smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

The following Is the model proclama-
ton for fast day on the 9th Of July. OF
which the cablo gave us information q
fortnight or more since /:


"I am compelled to draw the sword to
ward of wanton attack, with all the
forces at Germany's disposal. 1t Is great
consolation to mo before God and man
that have in no way given n pretext for
Il. NY conscience acquits me Of having
provoked this war, and lam certain OF the
Righteousness of our cause in the sight oi
God. The struggle before us Is serious,
and II win demand heavy sacrifices from
my people, and from all Germany. But
l 90 forth To 1t looking to the Omniscient
God and imploring His Almighty support
! have already cause to thank God that on
the first news Of the war one only feeling
animated all German hearts and pro-
claimed aloud the indignation felt Mt the
attack. and tho joyful confidence that God
will bestow victory on tho righteous
cause. Ny people will also stand by me
In this struggle as they stood by my fab.
or, who now rests with God. They will
with me, make all sacrifices to conquer
peace again for the nations. From my
youth upwards have learnt TO believe
that all depends upon the help Of . gra-
cious God. In him Is my trust, and / beg
my people to trust In the same assur-
rance. / bow myself before God In ac-
acknowledgements of His mercy and l am
sure that my subjects and fellow country
men do so with me. Therefore decree
that Wednesday. the 9th Of July, shall
be set apart for an extraordinary solemn
day Of prayer, and divine service In aii
our churches, with abstention from all
public occupations and labor 50 far as may
comport with the pressing necessities oil
this time. also decree that whilc tho
war lasts prayers shall be offered In all
divine services, that In this struggle God
may lead US to victory, that He may give
Year: 1870

continent for nearly fifty years, which


has been reiterated by every President


who filed the chair of State since


President Monroe, and the mere


weight of which drove thirty thou


sand French bayonets out of Mexico,


on the termination of our war, is


rather an uncertain doctrine; and he


proposes to make it what he calls ga


fixed policy" by the payment of a


million and half of money to San
Domingo, under the public cognizance
Iof the civilized world. This sum, so
paid, General Grant thinks will GO fix"
the Monroe Doctrine, and he will
then be regarded, with no offence to
Mr.. Monroe) as the real basis, if not
the architect of the Monroe Doctrine
himself. Great doctrines, like that
which forbids any further colonization
or settlement upon this continent, by
foreign princes, are not often es-
htablished by the mere payment of
money; and if that is the only pro-
t.cess which General Grant can con-
ceive of to prevent foreign invasion,
upon this continent and its append
ages, we think we had better make up
our minds to look up another candi-
date for President as soon as possible.
We therefore appeal from General
Grant to the Republican party, and
inquire if what we have detailed as
portions of his policy is to be endorsed
by them. 1t is important, at any rate
for those of us who came into the
Republican party from pure love of
country in 1861, to know whether we
are to lose the crowning glory of the
war in our right to protect our citi-
zens from cold-blooded murder when
taken captive by a barbarous neigh
Dor? Whether this Republic can ever
lose all interest in its children under
any circumstances whatever, and
whether our right as the Power Para
mount upon this continent, is to be
limited below that of all Powers Par
amount within their own neighbor-
hoods, by the payment or non-pay-
ment of mere sums of money? In our
opinion. these questions are all to be
answered in the negative; and, so far
Fas the purchase of San Domingo is
concerned, we do not regard it as a
matter of the slightest moment, wheth-
er we buy it or not. When Grant and
Lee met under the apple tree at APP
pomatox, Cuba, San Domingo, and the
entire West India Islands became the
property of the United States. No
foreign power would now venture to
purchase San Domingo any more than
the United States would attempt to


buy any little island in the Baltic, un-
der the nose of Russia. There would


be no purchase. because no title in it.
Year: 1870

A GOOD conscience seats the mind
on rich throne of lasting quiet, but
horror waits upon guilty soul.


INNOCENCE is a flower which with
ers wheF touched, but blooms not
again, though watered by tears.


SPEAK not ill of an enemy, but rath-
er give him good words, that he may
use thee better if you chance to fall
into his hands.


SOME men so dislike the dust kicked
up by the generation they belong to,
that, being unable to pass, they
lag behind it. aa


THOSE who are most weary of life,
and yet unwilling to die, are such as
have lived to no purpose-have rather
breathed than lived. asa essd ew :


If man be gracious to strangers; it
shows he is citizen of the world, and
that his heart is no island cut off from
other lqndss butla continent that joins
them.


AS gold is found but here and there
upon earth, so it is with love in hu-
man life. We meet it a little in the
hearts of children and in our house.
holds; but it is here and there a scale
of gold, and a whole continent of dirt.


A MAN who has no occasion to be
ashamed of himself need not be
ashamed of his early condition in life.
TrneRs gospeb Rhe question is not
where or what you came from-but
what are you? ~


THE weakest spot in any man is
where he thinks himself the wisest.


WoMAN-the morning star of in
fancy, the day star of manhood, the
evening star of age. a.g s751 4ao j. -
5MesT of the shadows that cross our
path through lie are caused by stand
ing in our own light. ~ -2@
PICK your cares in as small a space
as You can, so that yeasean carry them
yourself and not let them annoy 9TH
/ ers.. : q - - 2 90


INJURIES accompanied by insults
are never forgiven; all meps on these
occasions are good haters, and lay out
their revenge at compound interest.
Year: 1870

When but a child-'twas long ago


Ny nurse this story told
She said, whoe'er might chance to know
The spot whereOn the bright rainbow
Touched the green earth, would find beio'
A pot of shining gold.
Therefore, on many summer even


When rains were passed away,
And the fair arch spanned all the heaven,
Have from hill to hilltop striven,
Until the cloudborn colors seven


Faded to misty gray.
Aud with boys simplicity


marveled half In fear,
That ever as ran with gloe
Toward the spot where could see
The rainbow touch, 1t seemed 10 me


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 hair and bearded chin,
The legend now type appears
OF Ofhuman life how worn with cares
We follow where Hopes rainbow cheers


Some yisioned prize to win.
Passing at length on the last hill,
Whose feet Deaths waters 4ave
From that dark river deep and chill
We shuddcring shrink with awe, until
We see the rainbow, arching still


The lands beyond the grave.
Year: 1870

Indians are very skillful ia building
fires, both in their huts and in the open
air. They select dry wood and sticks,
and place one and in the fire, while the
other ends point in all directions like
the spokcs Of a wheel lying horizontal
"; they thus keep moderate but
steady fire during the night with an
amount Of wood that white man would
burn up in an hour. Speaking Of the
white man, they say: : Him big fool
make heap FIRE and smoke, stand far of.
look at him burn, while freeze.
Year: 1870

TIE New Albany papers are happy
over the fact that the State Geologist
is now on a geological survey. cal
culated to advertise the New Albany
& st. Louis Road. Professor Cox is
expected to find a greater quantity
and a better quality of block coal
than he has yet reported the existence
Of; iron ore of superior quality must
also be designated, and building stone
unrivaled in quantity and quality. If
he fails to find all these, or announce
that he found them, he had better
make his will or prepare to return to
his pleasant little home on the Wa
bash; for the New Albany papers will


,irly skin him alive" Like the
Joy hunting for the Gopher, the Pro-
fessor must find these valuable min
erals for the very existence of the
road depends upon it. If he fails
New Albany viii be out of meat.
Year: 1870

On Friday afternoon, gentleman, aged
about thirty-iye, called at the Central Po-
lice Station in Newark, n. j., making in
quiries after little boy who had left his
home and had been missing for several
days. He had lately heard of him in
Brooklyn, and afterwards as being upon a
canal boat on the Morris and Essex canal


No officer of the force had seen such boy,
but, at the suggestion of the gentleman, a
policeman went with him to the dock of the
canal in Newark, 10 make further inquiries
As they reached the canal a boat was ap-
preaching, and as it neared the dock a boy,
ragged and dirty, was seen upon the
deck When il came still nearer, the
stranger recognized the boy as the one he
was in search of, and the boy also recog-
nized him. The meeting was very affect
ing The stranger then explained that they
were brothers, and that DR.. King, of Eliza
beth, who was lately arrested for an at
tempted outrage upon little girl, Was their
st pfather, and the girl their sister. That
he, the stranger, had been strongly opposed
to the Doctor marrying the mother, ami
had left home in consequence; and his
brother, the little boy, had been driven
from home by his stepfather's brutality.
That he had not been able for long time
to learn of the boys whereabouts, but sup.
posed him dead; that when he heard of
the doctors attempted outrage on his sister
he procured a revolver and went to Eliza
beth with the express purpose of shooting
him on sight, but reaching the house only
an hour after the villain had been taken in
10 custody. He said that the doctor had
succeeded in spending about $4,000 be-
longing to his (the strangers) mother and
family, in the course of the few months
since his marriage.
Year: 1870

How THEY PUNISH REBELS IN JAPAN.-A
recent letter from Yokohama, Japan, states
that nine Japanese rebels were executed,
eight of them by being beheaded with the
sword, and the leader by crucifction. This
last was tall man, exceedingly pallid, look
ing more like ghost than a living man
He was bound 10 a cross, with his legs spread
far apart, and between them was placed a
stick of wood, on which the body had a
torturing support. A cord round the neck
tied the body to the cross, and the upper
and forearms were also bound tightly to
it. This being done, he remained hang.
ing for half an hour, during which he
was obliged to witness the behead-
ing of his eight companions. one after the
other. After beholdIng the scene, and the
washing and combing of the heads, which
were stuck upon poles, he was pierced in
the side with spear, so that large stream
Of blood flowed from the wound. His
countenance became horribly distorted, and
shortly after he received another thrust in
the other side. He bit into the rope
around his neck in the agony of his suffer.
ing. and died IN this position at last. Just
before he drew his last breath he was
pierced again in the bowels with hook
lance, and the intestines drawn out
Imagination cannot picture the horrible
spectacle and the fearful contortions of the
mans face and his whole body. He was
left hanging there the whole day, as a
warning example to everybody. The Japan
ese look upon all this with the greatest in
difference.
Year: 1870

A genuine Texas tarantula was captured
on Vine street, near the fruit stand by the
postoffice yesterday morning, and being
safely sealed up in glass jar, was exhibit
ed oa Change to the wondering gaze of
many who had never before seen spider
of such enormous proportions 1t is sup
posed his tarantulaship was concealed in q
cluster of bananas, and thus obtained a
free passage from his southern home. 1t
is 10 be hoped no more such importations
may be made. If not too late we would
suggest to Gen. Schenck to impose such
restrictions upon all articles seeking our
shores as will save US from such visitations
Norway rats it is said came clandestinely
on shipboard. Cholera came over
the sea. The Chinese from the other side
of the sea threaten us with submurgence
And now a new disturber OF the peace
makes his appearance. The one captured
yesterday was fully an inch and halt long,
and was as fat as if he had been long faring
sumptuously at some rich mans table. A
good part of his bloated body had lost the
hairy covering that shield the more vital
organs, and his great, graceless, black legs,
as they moved in their prison house, made
one shudder a. the heetness with which, il
liberated, tley would walk into the peace
of the household.


The poison of this insect is said to be as
deadly as that of the rattlesnake, and will
send victim to the other world with dis
patch that puts all ordinary means to shame.
- Cincinnati Times.
Year: 1870

The 'falls" are succession of rapids,
with descent of twenty-five feet in three
quarters of mile, their whole length.
There is no bold precipice at any point
over which the waters leap, but gradual
flow int the deep channel Of the river.
There are several small islands scattered
among the rapids, creating different chan
nels. The waters rush down with great
fury, leaping over huge boulders and
winding around the fairy islands. The
fish are abundant in the rapids. Indians
and half-breeds may be seen at all hours
of the summer day scooping out splendid
white fish. Two of them go out in each
canoe. The canoe will sit in the dashing
stream by the hour, steady as though
held by anchor They go right out into
the most turbulent parts of the channel.
One man sits in the stern of the canoe,
and with his single oar holds her IN the
same position for long time. her bow part
ing the waters beautifully. To the specta-
tor ashore it frequently looks very hazard
ous- There is quite an art in the manage
ment of the frail little shell in such a
position. The Indian who handles the net
dips it quickly at the right moment and
locality, and takes in his fish as the noble
fellow is heading courageously against the
current. This fishing is laborious, but
very exciting, and frequently pays well. A
score Of canoes out in the rapids at time
when the fish are plenty, produces scene
of high excitement among spectators on the
shore, who probably have just landed from
the steamboat on their first trip to Lake
Superior.
Year: 1870

saved my life as well as our money. The
love and pride with which he regarded me
and with which he always, to this day, re-
hearses my exploit, We're of themselves
sufficient compensation for the horror
and agony of that long summer night.
Year: 1870

AN EXCELLENT MEDICINE.-The leading pa.
per oi the northwest, the Evening Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, gets off some very good things


among the latest of which we extract the fol.
lowing:


lone of the most popular medicines of the
day Is Hollands German Bi.ters, which is
designed TO keep the stomach and liver in q
healthy condition. The Bitters is prepared
without the use of intoxicating liquors, and
if a person desires to drink liquor under the
fashionable name of Bitters, he had best ap-
ply for something else than Hoofand's
Druggists tell us that the sale Of this article
is large, and is continually on the increase
that all who use it are pleased with its excel.
lent qualities, and that they could not think
of keeping store withoutit In cases of de.
bility or prostration of the system, Hoofand's
German Bitters will be found an excellent
article, as well as for Dyspepsia.


HooFLANDs GERMAN Tonic is a combina a
ton OF all the ingredients of the Bitters
with pure Santa Cruz Rum, orange, anise
&c, making a preparation of rare medica a
value. The Tonic is used for the same dis
eases as the Btters, in cases where some
Alcoholic Stimulus is necessary.
Year: 1870

The latest European visiting card has
the upper left-hand corner turned down
fiat upon the surface of the card, and up
on the corner SO turned down. the vignette
likeness of the individual is represented;
thus enabling any person SO disposed to
present his name and phiz at one and the
same time. 80 H- tG tHa s~ ra
Year: 1870

HE London correspondent of the New
York Herald writes: .'Of ladies' dresses
and costumes l have hardly anything new
to note this week, except that hear on all
sides that Mrs. Motley, wife of the Ameri-
can ambassador in England, is considered
one of the very best-dressed ladies of the
season. They say-even English women
say, and that is good deal-that her taste
surpasses i'll chasteness anything that has
been seen in London for many years, and
that her diamonds are simply perfection in
their setting. I heard a dispute as to
whether Mrs. Motley or the Countess oi
Seton was the best-dressed woman at the
last drawing room, but the general opinion
was decidedly in favor of the former .


In Germany, recently, little girl died
from injuries received by her clothes catch
ing fire while locked up in room by her.
self, and the mother was sentenced to three
months Imprisonment for manslaughter,
through carelessness.


AMERICAN MINISTER WAsHBURNR and
wife dined with the Emperor Napoleon
recently, and the Emperor lead Mrs. W.
to the table, We doubt not many a woman
envies her this distinction; but there is no
very great honor in it after all But fol
his usurped position there are few decent
ladies who weuld be willing to be seen in
his company.
Year: 1870

The basis of agreement for the debates
in the forthcoming Evangelical Alliance in
New York, will be the same as that of the
original society In London, adopted in
1916:


1. The divine inspiration, authority and
efficiency of the Holy Scriptures


2. The right and duty of private judg.
ment in the Interpretation OF the Holy
Scriptures.


3. The unity of the Godhead and the
trinity of the persons therein.


4. The utter depravity of human ma.
ture in consequence of the fall.


D. The incarnation of the Son OF God
His work OF atonement for sins of mankind
and His mediatorial intercession and
reign.


6. The Justification of the sinner by
faith alone.


z. The work of the Holy Spirit in the
justification and sanctifcatior of the sin
Aer.


8. The Immortality of the soul, the resur
rection of the body, the Judgment of the
world by our Lord Jesus Christ, with
the eternal blessedness of the righteous
and the eternal punishment of the wicked


8. The divine institution of the Christ
ian ministry, the obligation and perpetuity
OF the ordinances of baptism and the Lords
supper.


1t being, however, distinctly declared
that this brief summary is not to be re
garded in any formal or ecclesiastical sense
as a creed or confession, nor the adoption
of 1T as involving an assumption of the
right authoritatively to define the limits o.
Christian brotherhood, but simply as an
indication of the class of persons whom il
is desirable to embrace within the alliance
Year: 1870

ALL THE book farming in the world could
not make me believe otherwise than that
wheat will turn to cheat when pastured,
which 1 have proved by experience to some
extent / will give also some of my
fathers experience. who is now in his
seventy-fourth year. About the year 1S41
he cleared off about four acres of new
ground, and sowed it with clean seed
wheat. About the 1st of May following
there appeared to be as good
a prospect as he ever saw, but
a few weeks later. on close examina-
tion, there was scarce one head of wheat for
one hundred of cheat. The ground was
covered with heavy growth of straw. And
about the year 1854 or 80 he pulled up a
bunch of wheat and cheat grown together
All came from one kernel. There were six
or eight head of wheat and four or five of
chess or cheat. This wheat and cheat
could only be separated by splitting the
roots apart, which were as firmly united
(the cheat with the wheat) as ever any
single bunch of wheat was.
Year: 1870

Mr.. Joe Robb, one of the young men
who was alleged to have been very mys-
teriously struck deaf at Helena some days
ago, has called upon us and desired cor
rection of some of the statements made
in regard to the affair. He says he
knows nothing of the four other young
men spoken of in this connection. He
was lying down taking an afternoon nap,
and when a negro came to wake him up,
in order that he might get on the boat to
come to Memphis, he first discovered that
he was deaf. He says further that he
knows nothing about spending social
evening, etc. He has since partially re-
covered his hearing, and attributes his
deafness to catching a severe cold
Memphis Sun, Aug. "a.
Year: 1870

now complete in every Department Of the
trade. Our Goods win be found most
elegant and superb, unexceHed and un-
rivalled in excellence, embracing Foreign
and Domestic Fabrics of the choicest and
test designs being mostly hand. made
and warranted in every instance to give
entire satisfaction. We earnestly invits


the attention of all who desire good goods


which are manufactured with 9 speciA


view to frst-class retail trade.
Year: 1870

Greeley on the Republican NOminav-


tiOn for Governor.


New YORK, Aug 27-Mr Greeley, in the
Tribune leader this morning, discusses at
length the Republican nomination for
Governor of New York. He says: While
willing to accept any place, either at the
head or foot of the ticket, he has no in
tention of pressing his claims, only insist
ing that the best men of the party be
nominated
Year: 1870

Let everybody go to the campmeeting to-
day at Cedar Hill. Be at the depot by Z
o'clock ready at y o'clock. Only one
train goes, and all must take advantage of
that, who would have pleasant ride over
splendid road and hear some good preach
ing. friend that passed the camp ground
on the evening train, bound for this place,
yesterday, informs us that the crowd was
very large. The train was crowded with
persons coming in from the northern ex-
tremity of the State and many from our
sister State of Kentucky. The meeting is
creating an interest that is manifest in the
crowds going from ali quarters.
Year: 1870

British Columbia for annexation, thochron.c
disorders of Mexico, the growing disposition
OF the Canadians and other British American
colonists to be united with us, and the condi-
ton Of the West Indies generally, show that
our republican empire must become conti-
mental. Our public men who cannot see this
are behind the times. Manifest destiny Is not
mere sentiment, but fact. And who will
be injured by this wonderful growth and expan-
sion OF the United States? The English, who
are most jealous Of US, win be largely bene-
fitted, for by cur enterprise and the develop
ment of the countries we annex their trade is
increased. Indeed, the same may be said
with regard to all the commercial nations Of
Europe The progress and expansion OF the
United States are great blessing to mankind
and increase vastly the commerce Of the
world. Instead OF being enyious or jealous Of
us the British and all other nations should hail
with pleasure our astonishing growth. They
ought to be glad to see annexation by people
who make the wilderness blossom as the rose
whe eva they 60, and who add thereby to the
CONNIE zee and wealth OF the world But,
whatever msy be thought Of our progress
abroad, American statesmen ought to compre-
hend the future before US and seize every
opportunity for promoting the destiny of the
republic