smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

They DANCE TO THE MUsIC.-The Kansas
Farmer and the Topeka Blade are both up on
their ears about our reference to them in connec-
tion with the Topeka Lottery. The Farmer says
we are destitute of fairness and truth in a news
paper discussion. That may be its opinion. We
made our statements upon authority that we
considered fully as good as that of the Farmer :
and we have seen enough of the operations of
the editor of the Farmer, to convince us that the
individual interests of j. K. Hudson are the
great governing power with it, While we do
not personally know that his actions regarding
the Lottery were such as stated, the circum-
stantial evidence is sufficient to convince us that
we hit him where he lived. The Blade processes
to be at a loss to know whether we wish to in
suit it or not by what we said of its course. We
do not wish to Intentionally insult any person;
but we still think we we're correct in our state
ments. The Blade never said a word against the
Lottery until after F. P. Baker purchased the
Ereninq Times; then it declared war between the
two papers, and commenced going for Baker as
one of the Lottery men. We have before us
copy of the WeekIey Blade of March 30th. In one
column, it has an editorial telling how respecta-
Bile the Lottery is, because of the names of re-
spectacle citizens who evidently endorse it; and
saying that it would be an insult to its readers
to attempt a war upon it, In the very next col
umn it denounces the Lottery, and intimates
that those who endorse it have been bought by
its money. If the truth insults the Blade, we
can't help it. The columns of the Blade have
justified all our statements. And now, after all
the Blade has said of the best citizens of Topeka
being oppOSed to the Lottery il has not been
able to publish one word against it, over the sig
nature of any responsible citizen of Topeka-not
one. The facts and circumstances thus far, have
borne us ont in every word we have said on this
subject.
Year: 1876

q In the United States District Court, last
week, Judge Foster decided that selling whiskey
to Indians off of their reservation was not vio-
lation of the United States law. This is decis-
ion of great consequence in some localities. Any
fellow can now sot up a whiskey-shop Just out
side the line of an Indian reservation, and open
ly sell whiskey to the Indians, without molesta-
ton. Indians are all fond of whiskey, and the
only thing that has prevented their getting all
they wanted, has been the dread of the law on
the part of those dealing in the article. We ex-
pect to hear of the visible effects of the decision
upon the Indians, in q very short time.
Year: 1876

II Some of the papers down in the Second
and Third Districts are bothering themselves a
good deal about Col. Phillips greenback speech.
Do they want to re-elect himi If so, they are
on the right track. large majority of the peo-
pie of this District are in favor of greenbacks,
and of the repeal of the resumption act. They
are willing TO allow difference of opinion, and
to take into consideration other issues besides
the currency. But if the agents of the Money
Ring are determined to force that issue on the
people, they will make Col. Phillips reelection
R fixed fact
Year: 1876

A BLUNDER CORECTEp.-One of the blunders
of the closing hours of the Forty Third Congress
the failure to detect the real meaning and ef-
feet of the smuggled-in amendment increasing
to one cent per ounce the rate on thirdclass mail
matter-was rectifed yesterday, so far as the
House is concerned. The bill restoring the old
rate of one cent for every two ounces fraction
al part thereof, on thirdclass matter, was passed
without division, and, if may be confidently
expected, the Senate hastens to undo the mis-
chief which it originated last winter the express
companies will lose bonanza, and the people
who want to send transient newspapers to their
friends will be no longer compelled to pay out
rageous postage.-ChicdgO Tribune.
Year: 1876

e" One of the young lady converts of the late
revival suggests to us that the editor of the Wa
thena Reporter is wasting good deal of sympa-
thy on their account. The remarks abont their
counting gray horses and shaking hands, they
understood and enjoyed; but they begin to fear
that the immaculate saint Of the Reporter will
worry himself sick over it. On his account, they
say, they wish the thing had never happened.
Year: 1876

There seems to be much suffering this winter
among the genteel poverty stricken women of
Washington. A few days ago, two ladies, de-
scendants of three of the most distinguished men
whose names are interviewer with the history of
this country, were turned ont of their homes in
that city for non-payment of rent.
Year: 1876

!. The Reporter says that We insulted Messrs.
Harding and Brady. We fear we did; aud as it
was unprovoked on their part we hereby ask
their pardon. We shall never again accuse them
of being friends and champions of the Wathena
Reporter. We can imagine that such a charge
would be as distastefui to them as to accuse
them of sucking rotten eggs
Year: 1876

n Those acquainted with the affairs of Pat
rick Douahoe, Of the Boston Pilot, say that he
has been guilty of no fraud or dishonesty. They
regard him IS strictly honest man, but attribute
his failure to carelessness, mismanagement, ard
want of business capacity.
Year: 1876

of these erasures. Those who did not find
out that their names had been erased had
to spend several hours on election day to
recover registration. Those who would
not take this trouble were intimidat
ed from voting. New Orleans is to-
day the most mournful city 1 ever saw.
The city itself is sgualid and wretched in
appearance, and the people are displrited
1 saw no probability at all that there could
be any use for troops. l found no senti-
ment OF disunion among the men L met.
They only seemed to despair of being trust
ed by the North I found no sentiment in
favor of ''Solid South" and no ambitions
to be satisfied at Washington. The all
absorbing subject was the redemption Of
Louisiana from misrule. found no hos
tility to negro suffrage. People did not
seem to care about it, or if they did they
approved of it. They thought that if they
could once get self government for the
people of the State they could manage to
live together without trouble. presume
that there are many people worse than
those met, but think those whom 1 saw
would be as influential as any in a recon-
structed Louisiana.
Year: 1876

writer in the london Field states that
poultry properly fed will acquire all the
iatnes7 needed for marketing purposes in
= fortnight or three weeks at most Their
diet should be Indian, oat or barley meal,
,calied IN milk or water--the former is
The best as it will expedite the tattening
process. They saond be fed early in the
morning, at noon, and also in the evening
inst before going to roost, and given a
plentituly supply of pure fresh water,
plenty of gravel, sliced cabbage or tnrnip-
tops Ii the fowls are required to be very
TAT, some trimming of fresh mutton snet
may be chopped up and scalded with their
other feed. or they may be boiled in milk
alone and poured over the meal. This
renders the flesh firmer than it otherwise
would be When fit to Kill. feeding should
be stopped for twelve hours or more, SO
mat the intestines may become compare
lively empty.
Year: 1876

A Coon WAY 10 KEEP ArrIEs ONE
YEAR a layer OF sawdust sprinkled at
apples placed in, 50 that they do not touch
each other Upon this place layer OF
sawdust, and SO on till the box is filled
The boxes, after being packed in this
way, are placed on the wall in the cellar,
up from the ground where they keep per
tectly, retaining their freshness and ilavol
until brought out New York Herald
Year: 1876

There ought to bo no difficulty in asccr-
taining definitely whether tho uno1pondod
balance Of last years appropriation for the
Fullerton avenuo conduit is sufficient to carry
forward tho work this year and keep faith
with tho contractors. Il no now appropria-
ton is necessary none should be made, and o
little persistent inquiry in this direction
6ould settle the matter.
Year: 1876

induce IN unhealthy condition of the
skin A. We approach the outer limits
Of the Malwa consuming district we
find the cultivation Of the native drug


increasing from year 10 year. But 1t is
said To be- coarscr and more fiery than
the Indian; the flavor is inferior, and II
produces troublesome CruptlOnS OF the
skin, and is constantly adultcratcd with
scaweed, oil, etc. Bengal opium is


mainly in flavor in the more relaxing
districts of the south; in the colder


north, inhabited by rudcr and more


robust race, the more repugnant Malwa


is the fayoritc Much of the Indian
opium, which finds its way into the


north Of China is made use Of to
strengthen and correct the flavor of


the native drug, and enable it to com


pete successfully with the former in a
state of purity, The supply of native
opium has not up to this time kept pace
with the demand, and the extension OF
the cultivation OF the drug has been
stimulated by the high price offered.


Mr. McdhurSt considers that if the import
Of Indian opium is to continue, there
must be reduction in its cost to enable


it to compete on more equal terms with


it's Chinese rival Any serious decrease
in the supply of Bengal opium would
probably have the effect of introducing
the cultivation of Chinese opium into
the coast provinces, where hitherto the
growth Of the poppy has been confined
within the narrowcst limits. There Is
among influential Chinese a strong party
who, acknowledging that the opium is
admit that experience has
proved it necessary, aud urge the gov
to make source Of revenue out
of what it is unable entirely to restrain;
and there is another party opposed to all
imports, and who would raise the Ickin
taxes and throw such obstacle, in the
way OF internal carriage of the foreign
drug that the import Of it may become
improbable, the growth of the native
product be- encouraged, and the wealth
retained ut home which now goes to
enrich the foreigner. The Chinese are
not likely for some years to come 20 ap-
prcciate the ialsity Of this reasoning; to
persons ignorant of the first principles
Of political economy it seems irrcirag-
lblC."
Year: 1876

GENERAL CoLQUITT, of Georgia, in a
recent address, said, "To remove stumps
from a field, all that is necessary is to
have one or more shect-iron chimneys,
some four or five feet high. Set fire to
the stump and place the chimney over
it, so as to give the requisite amount of
draft at the bottom. 1t will draw like a
stove. The stump will soon be con-
sumed. With several such chimneys of
different sizes, the removal of stumps
may be accomplished at merely nominal
labor and expense.
Year: 1876

SEVERAL fine logs of magnolia are to
be shipped from Florida to a New York
house for the purpose of engraving.
When thoroughly dried they are said to
be very slightly, if at all, inferior to
lockwood. Florida can furnish an in
exhaustible supply of the mate rial
Year: 1876

EXTREMES meet, and in this doctrine
is whole library of explanation of sing
nlar things. Physically extremes are
always meeting. Westward the course
of empire takes its way" our fathers
came from the east and our songs 60 to
the west, but if we should wish to see
our fathers we should only have to go
tar enough to the westward, while if we
chose to travel long enough towards the
east we should come across our sons
again. In the ring also extremes are
always meeting, and the ring is one of
the symbols of eternity.
Year: 1876

The opinion prevails, not only on the


continent but in England, that general
European war is imminent. The Duke
of Cambridge, head of the British army,
in speech he made a few days ago said
that not only was it mistake to suppose
that the danger of war with China was
over; not only were England's relations
with Burmah still critical; not only was
England now involved in difficulty in
the Malay settlement, but the condition
of affairs on the continent made it prob
able that a general war would break
Year: 1876

Or the several States of the Union in
respect to annual wealth, according to
the census of 1870, Illinois is ahead in
horses and swine; Missouri in mules and
asses; New York in mich' cows; Texas
in working oxen and other cattle, and
Ohio in sheep. New York is far ahead
of any State in dairy products, furnishing
one-ffth of the butter of the country,
nearly half the cheese and more than
half the milk sold. The value of all live
stock in New York is greater in the ag-
gregate than in any other State.
Year: 1876

THE Democracy of Ohio are in accord
with their brethren in other States. We
cannot and will not be run on any other
than the regular line. No trickery nor
treachery can succeed in game of this
kind, and it will only be folly to attempt
it further. The Democrats of our great
State will not go back on the doings of
the st. Louis convention. The platform
and nominees will be acceptable and
worthy, and we doubt not the Democra-
cy will rally cordially to the work of re-
deeming the country and restoring the
Constitution, In this glorious work the
Democracy will not be divided, and many
men, heretofore Republicans, will nobly
join the movement.
Year: 1876

THE editor Of the Alliance Leader claims
he knew all the time "the delegates to
our State convention from Stark county
were against Thurman" Smart man
that. Our friends in Alliance secured
wonderfully sagacious man in our broth
er of the Leader, no doubt. Glad he
came over to the Democracy in time to
shout over the st. Louis convention plat
form and our candidates. Wont we have
happy time throwing up onr hats for
Tilden, or some other equally sensible,
straightforward "old liner?"


We say to the Leader, and all whom it
may concern, that the Stark County DEM
oCRAT advocates and maintains Demo-
cratic principles in theory and practice,
and proposes to so continue. 1t shall
also insist that men delegated a duty
shall not betray confidence nor act the
treaCherous part If the Leader man
"knew" so much, he also knew that there
was no contest over the delegates to the
State convention, but the effort made in
our county convention to commit us to
the Enguirer-Allen initiation resolutions
was most signally defeated, and Thur
man resolutions triumphantly adopted.
Every man who was there knows this to
be true.


Notwithstanding all this. however,
eleven of our fourteen delegates at the
State convention voted for the Enquirer
Allen initiation platform! And the Lead
er, such Leader justifies and sanctions
this betrayal of the trust reposedl On
what principle this sheet can approve
this sort of work we know not; we fear
our new friend has not yet learned the
first principles of Democracy.


We said our say last week, and only
mention the matter now in friendly
way for the benefit of our friend. The
true plan is, to fix in the mind the prin-
ciples of justice and right, and stick to
them, regardless of unprinCipled political
tricksters, or the clamorous howlings of
hummer politicians.


The Democratic party, in former days,
got into power and remained in power
till 1851 by unswcrving devotion to prin-
cipe. Justice and the Constitution were
our guides, and honorable conduct TO.
ward each other the rule. In this way
only can the cause be successfully upheld,
and the party keptin effective shape. A
good soldier aims at the foe, does not try
to shoot his associates. Good faith with
one another is indispensable to success.
Let our friend of the Leader consider,
and join us cordially in the good work.
An old Scotch song says-"It's guild to be
honest and trueW
Year: 1876

THE Repository still believes in the
Sherman Resumption scheme for Janu-
ary lst, 1879, and does not 60 back on
National Banks. Unlike the Alliance
RevieW, however, the Repository does not
advocate bursting initiation. How long
will it take people to learn that the pros
perity of people depends upon indus
try and economy not upon paper promi-
SEES?


A return and adherence to the plain
requirements of the Constitution is the
course to pursue-the course of safety
This is the Democratic policy-and ever
has been. Initiation is robbery, plunder
and ruin, as the present condition of the
country demonstrates. Initiation, too
necessarily in time brings contraction,
by panic, as in 1873, or some other way
By initiation all values are distul bed
Business is rendered uncertain. The
ruin is only question of time. OF course
money is in shape to take advantage OF
the situation, whatever that may be-
Values in other shapes are not so fa-
vorably situated-are not so readily con-
vertible or changed, as money.


The Democratic party have always
insisted that, under our Constitution
Congress has no power to so legislate as to
interfere with or disturb the equilibrium
of values. This, however, is just what
the Republican leaders in power have
been doing; and thus honest business
and honest industry have been robbed


No party can now be found to repeat
the experiment. But the Democracy is
the only practical, constitutional, polit-
ical party that dare do right, unswayed
by venal considerations. Just laws and
all equal before the law is the rule Of
right and safety.
Year: 1876

The Enquirer reads the Plain Dealer out
of the Democratic party, and calls it an
organ of the money power" That Gin
cinnati organ would so denounce General
Jackson were he alive and proclaiming
his hard money, Constitutional views
The political "bummers" of that concern
are autocratic. Like old Absolute, they
are easily got along with if they have
their own way. Let us see,--was not the
Enquirer engaged in the move three years
ago to kill off the Democratic party?-
Does it hate Judge Thurman because he
was the man that led off and blocked
the gameP Senator Thurman is no po-
litical gambler, and cannot be used by
unscrupulous, political stock jobbers. 1t
would be funny if the treatment of Judge
Thurman in our State convention were
yet to be the means of nominating him
at st. Louis. The folly and meanness of
his opponents at Cincinnati on the 18th
has only endeared him more and more
to all true, constitutional Democrats ev-
erywhere. Should the hostility to Gov
ernor Tilden in New York assume for
midable proportions, so as to throw the
nomination westward, Senator Thurman
may become our nominee for President.
At all events we feel assured theSt. Louis
convention will do good work.
Year: 1876

WHEN candidates are nominated for
position by convention, they are sup
posed to stand fair and square on the
platform adopted by the same body, pro-
vided they accept. So with delegates
appointed by county to State conveu-
tion. If these delegates accept and serve,
they are in honor bound to sustain the
platform of the same body that appoint
ed them. In our State convention, how
ever, eleven of our fourteen delegates vo-
ted against the very platform adopted by
the Stark County Democratic Convention!
The platform reported by the majority
of the committee on resolutions in the
State convention, was substantially the
same as that adopted so overwhelmingly
in our county convention. The case is
a very plain one, scarcely admits ofdoubt
or disputation-as easily seen as honor
and dishonor-right and wrong. Let
our friend of the Alliance Leader meet
this little point, or cease his blather.


1t is said the most dangerous and un-
scrupuIous of all political leaders is a
pretended preacher of the Gospel, His
airs of authority, backed by effrontery
and impudence peculiar to the class, cap
ture the unwary and control the back
ward and timid. He hesitates at no chi
canery-is not troubled with questions
of doubtful propriety-right or wrong
never disturbs or ruffles his unctious
equilibrium; and, in fact, in cool political
treachery the Oldest and most adroit par
ty managers sink into insignifcance.-
For downright political meanness give
us a preacher of that ilk
Year: 1876

THE nomination of "Ned Beale," as he
is generally called, for the mission to
Austria, is the cause of much ridicule and
no little shame at Washington. He does
not possess a single qualification for the
place, and that fact was probably Grants
best reason for appointing him. By good
luck he engaged in fortunate ventures in
California and acquired some wealth, and
this is the only thing that lifts him above
the common herd. With tastes like those
of Grant, similar experience in frontier
life where they first met, and congenital
habits, it is not surprising that they have
gravitated toward each other, by natu-
raj law, and become boon companions,
as they are near neighbors. This is
Grants mode of paying off his social
debts at the public expense.
Year: 1876

oak tree still standing, the grave marked
with stone still remaining as they were
originally placed. There were present
at the interment beside Leonard, Hugh
Cunningham, Henry Friday, James and
Henry Barber.


1t will not be considered out of place
to relate, in connection with this event,
that the writer in 1866 published more
minute account of the death and burial
of the first whi man in Stark county,
in which the idea was suggested to the
County Commissioners of erecting over
the grave a suitable monument, giving
the name and date of death. This arti-
Gle was copied into other papers west,
and finally met the eye of son of Gull
berson, who at that time was Judge in
Iowa. From him the writer received a
letter containing the following extracts:


81 have just seen communication
from you, giving an account of the death
Of James Culberson, who am satifed,
was my father. He was the youngest
son of my grandfather, and as have
been informed, was much INDUCED. Near
the close of the Revolutionary war there
was a body Of horse troops raised, OF
which he became a member, and during
his connection with that service the
foundation of the habit of drinking was
laid, which finally ruined him." n


X 4 "In my youth | took a trip to
what was then called the west, and hap
pened in Steubenvile when the proprie-
tors of Canton were about making sale
of town lots, There were number of
persons going to the sale from Steuben-
vile, and went with them, intending
to see the spot where my father was laid,
but could find no person who could give
me any information" 4 u + \


TO BE CONTINUED.
Year: 1876

THE Senate omits no opportunity of
putting itself on the record in opposition
to economy. 1t says that there shall be
no reduction in the pay of employees of
the Government, although the prices of
the necessaries of life have been largely
reduced; that political assessments on
salaries shall not be prohibited, although
this has long been a great and growing
evil; and that the employment of persons
for whom special appropriations are not
made shall be allowed, thus leaving open
the door to extensive corruption by the
temporary employment of men for pOlit-
ical uses. The Houses will surely be
sustained by the people in making an is
sue with the Senate upon these points
81. Louis Times.
Year: 1876

The most absurd story is going the
rounds Of the Roman journals, which,
OF course, comes from Paris. Some
diplomates were talking about the
Oriental question. and one Of them ex-
pressed wonder as to what England
would do eventuallyin regard 70 Turkey.
The Persian Embassador said: ENG
land will do as the monkey did," The
Persian told how learned man Of the
good old times, wishing to test the power
OF maternal affection Ia a she monkey,
took one, with young monkey, and put
both in high, large tin box, which box
was placed over the fire, where 1t grad
ually heated. When the box began to
be hot the poor monkey seized the little
monkey In her arms and jumped and
danced about on the hot floor or the
box. At last the floor was 50 hot that
all her leaping was Of no use. Then
what did mother monkey do? She took
her baby monkey, put 1t down ON the
floor and stood on it! The poor little
fellow roasted, but her feet no longer
burned. UP to the present England has
shown mothers heart towards Turkey
but when the fire becomes intolerable
she will cook her young monkey
Rome Letter.