smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873




The dead head system is gradually
receiving its death blows. Keep it al
ways in mind that the people must pay
because editors must pay-for every
thing-and the newspapers will find
their account in it.


whenever gentleman wants any
thing published, whether 1t interests the
public or only an individual, he is will
ling and will propose to pay Some
body must pay for it, and hereafter it
will not be the printer. The fact that
the proposed publication would interest
the public has nothing to do with the
matter in issue. They are published TO
make money for their owners. and If
anybody would use them they must pay
the cost. Never did we go to mer-
chant and use his goods for any public
purpose without paying, and if we and
hundreds of others-the public--employ
lawyer about street or other high
way We pay the lawyer. The dodge is
very tiresome, it is very old, and we
hope to hear of it no more forever. If
you want some scheme ventilated,
whether it interests yourself alone or
thousands, and your thousands must not
expect rs to pay the cost" h .ig .bi


Hem fohis AgpeaL.
Year: 1873

1t is sing, lar how panicky the pop
nlace will sometimes become, and Just
like the old woman 20 to work and
kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
They get sick and faint, and stand
hour upon hour in line as they have
been doing recently in the east to draw
their little pittance from the bank,
when, perhaps by the time their turn
has come the institution is obliged to
suspend, because of the sudden and
overwhelming demand upon 1t with
out days warning.


The case can be best caricatured by
instancing the individual standing up-
on building. While he stands in the
full possession OF calm mind, he is
all right, and no more danger need he
apprehended than as though he stood
upon the ground below, but let him
look down, be overcome by dizzy
headedness, and he perishes by falling.
SO with the populace. All is right SO
long as they do not get giddy and run
wild.


Indeed with the stable foundation
upon which our finances are based all
is perfectly safe If we act like consid-
crate wise men.
Year: 1873

1t IL aought by some to make hazy
mystifcation out Of the return OF
back.pay by Congressman into the
U. 8. Treasury. Either those who
seek to do this are stupid or cunning
for . purpose.


They either entertain this very fool
ish notion that any man cannot make
present, gift, to the government
and SO soon as the gift is accepted
make 1t final and the money irrecover.
able, or wanting to hedge about the
necessity of returning it to still public
clamor and finally keep the cash, they
setsdoat the idea that after . gift 10 made
and accepted 1t can be legally recalled.
That Is very silly idea, but il parties
anxious to dispose Of their back pay
have doubts about it, they can buy
government bonds and then DESTROY
them.
Year: 1873

Commodore Vanderbilt did very
mean trick, if reports be true, during
the late panic. In order to pay the
balance of a fictitious dividend that
had been declared on one of his roads
he made a called loan Of $l,75O,OOO of
the Union Trust Company. When the
pinch came, the Company called upon
the Commodore for return of this
accommodation, and he fatty refused.
He thus placed himself in the position
OF the business man who borrows till
the next day, hundred dollars Of his
neighbor, and then. though his neigh
Dor may be In such straight as to de-
pend upon the hundred for his SOL
vency, yet he refuses to pay it, when
he is abundantly able to do SO. The
Company were obliged to suspend,
when, If Vanderbilt had acted any
part of man lthey probably could
have withstood the shock.


We hope the old Commodore will
get squeezed some day without mercy,
or die before long, and get out of the
way.
Year: 1873

The present moment offers the best
opportunity in the world to show
the stuff men are made Of. We have
no doubt the banks of our city are
sound as dollar, just as sound as they
ever have been. It therefore remains
for the people to place implicit conf
dence in them and leave in their vaults
all that we possible can for few days,
say from fifteen to thirty days, and all
will sweep on in its accustomed cur
rent ofprosperity. Already we think
we see light appear.


Yesterday good and staunch men
were in from the country who
had each from hundred to
two or three thousand dollars
In bank who, upon a little
explanation given them, were perfectly
satisfied, and went away leaving their
funds in bank, having the fullest conf
dence In its safety. Such conduct is
worthy of all praise, and if followed,
will quietly but surely brush aside all
trouble in very few days.
Year: 1873

The crash in railroad stocks and


bonds, and the failure of so many of


those bankers dealing in them, is nat


nral enough. Sooner or later ii had


to come and it might as well come as


to hold of longer, because the patient


would only be growing sicker the
longer the disease in these securities
was let to run. The fact is, that the
capital in railroads was becoming so
fictitious that though the enthusiasm OF
the people and of spectators ran wild
after railroad bonds, the plain truth in
regard to them had to come to light
and be recognized. Capitalists were,
in building railroa Is, making too many
credit mobilier transactions.


For instance road that say cost
twenty thousand dollars actual money
per mile is built ut cost of thirty
thousand dollars. In the first place
the bonds are sold at say eighty cents
on the dollar, and the bankers selling
the bonds have cat up ia commission
TOR the sale of the bonds two thousand
dollars mile more. In this ruinous
way Of building the road one third
more Is expended in building it than
it really costs in cash, and debt in
stocks and bonds, SO that it has to pay
by its earnings interest on one-third
more capital than was really put into
IL.


In the next place older roads which
have become remunerative on the in.
debtedness first incurred in building
have their stocks watered by eastern
shylocks, in many instances to double
and tribe the original amount. This
is fashionable way with those who
have the control to pocket millions for
themselves, as it were, by single
throw of the dice. These methods
have SO diluted a part of the railroad
stocks of the country that finally capi-
taltsts have come to see that such
stocks and bonds are fictitious and un-
sound, and hence they are fast letting
them alone. Undoubtedly the pres
ent sitting by the people of all these
things and the opening Of their eyes to
the true state of the case, In their |
search after cheap transportation, has
brought the matter to a focus result
ing in the present crash in these
stocks.


The fact is we had been borne on q |
high tide of railroad building and the
few men were raking down millions
in day at the expense of the many |
and at the expense of healthy finan. |
cial condition. As we said, therefore |
1t had to come sooner or later, and bet
ter now than TO be longer deferred.
Year: 1873

Ministerial Observation-Disclosures is thus
illustrated by an exchange: Zone of
our eloquent preachers, noted for his af-
liability, desiring to forward to party
to whom he was indebted, a check for
500. drew the check for that amount,
wrote his letter and posted it, and on his
return home found the check lying on
his desk. He Immediately wrote anoth-
er letter, stating the error, pm the check
IN his pocket and deposited the letter in
the post Office. Finding the check few
hours later the reverend gentleman was
compelled to write third letter, ex-
planning the second one"
Year: 1873

serious flaw and an accumulation Of beauties
The whole subject prompts reflection upon the now
of the tidos OF private passion and pathos sac
by side with the open and shining river OF opVous'
oings and events but upon tho esson ana upon
other attributes OF this no theatrc effort we must ma
space to comment at later time. Enough now 10 well
come signal success and TO record valuable addition
70 the stock Of inteIlectual pleasures.
Year: 1873

QuicK. TRfP.-The troops from below not
withstanding the reports ofciry dailies. made
an extraordinary quick trip for this season
Of the year. They made the journey with
teams from Redding in eight days, which is
the usual summer time when the roads are
hard and solid. On the first day they only
made six miles. in crossing the short cut via
Buckeye, where the mud is of the sticky ce
merit quality. Had they gone by Loomis
they would have made equally as quick time
with less hard work. The soldiers are no,
burdened with extra baggage. and have bare
ly sufficient ammunition, clothing and provi
sions for the campaign, ns the cold frosty
weather..in that section will prove Yreka
Journal
Year: 1873

Press, &c.-As we are going below in
few weeks to bring up a new press and ma.
terials, any small sum due US will be duly
receipted for on the reception of the coin.
The press and materials will cost us in the
neighborhood Of $1,000 and will be equal
to any printing machinery to be found in
the State, outside Of San Francisco and
Sacramento.
Year: 1873

BALL.-The Redding Croquet Club are
making every preparation necessary to rem
der their ball on St. Valentines day a
grand success Let all who delight to "trip
the light fantastic" attend.
Year: 1873

Observation-Disclosures whose proper
ty is advertised ior sale, must pay up in the
time set forth in the advertisement. or the
Sheriff will give somebody else chance to
own the property
Year: 1873

see that / ought to have something
for my entire life, whether he intended
me to or not, then mark what will be
the finale of my vengeance upon that
dead scOundrel dog who has made me
so pitiable before men and before you.
| will land dso help me the demons who
wait upon the prosecuted and proud
spirited and revengeful y / will (when
stripped by you of my property-an
you mean it y at last plunge my dag
ger into Frank and Tracy's heart, and
cut off the Walworth name forever,
Cd d-n him he has elevated them
and degraded me, and you giOat over
it. have not one single firm right
under his will this You believe and
this has been the cause OF your deS-
pising and abandoning me. With
cold, calm purpose you contemplate
my eventual beggary and humiliation.
/ will kill your boy and defeat the
id scoundrel in his grave. and cut
off his id name forever Now ifyou
lust persecutc me about that property,
and keep this thorn alive in my heart,
by the eternal God l will kill them
and you too. Now you hurt my prop
erty any further, You God damned
infamous bitch, and will gut your
boys as well as you. The God damned
dead william shan't rob me of wife and
children and property. If [ can t
have anything, I'll have revenge, God
damn you l have lost already every
thing which makes life tolerable."


This letter has no signature, and is
addressed to Mrs. Ellen II. Wal
worth, Saratoga Springs. n. Y"
Year: 1873

Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS is said to
be writing a history of the war
Such a work from such a man
would be valuable. He is reported
as saying that he feared the country
was beyond "the redeeming efficacy
of moral worth or elevated intelli-
gence," and the memories Of the
Credit Mobilier and Vienna scan
dals give a painful point to the OBJ
servation. As this Generalization
has entirely brought about by the
party that has controlled the Cow
ernment since the war, it is well
that the most capable and cunning
hand is to write history of the
pivotal period where the decade Of
virtue and honesty ended and the
decade of corruption and dishonor
commenced. If Mr.. Davis will
prepare his work with skill and
Judgment, as well as with the abili-
ty which all acknowledge he pos
sesses, he may walk down to pos
teritv with it in his hand.-CoURI-
Err JOURNAL.
Year: 1873

4 correspondent lately wrote to the
San Francisco Chronicle to know where
Cain obtained his wife, and Is thus sew
erely, but properly reprovea;


Upon any subject Of public nature
we never refuse to throw the desired light.
But this is altogether different thing
1t is family matter with which we do
not care to meddle. Cain died some time
before many of us were born, and such
idle curiosity regarding the family affairs
of deceased person We regard as repre-
hensible, and calculated to violate the
sanctities of domestic life.
Year: 1873

Refcc. that sound mind and body are tn
most necessary requisites to promote connubal
happiness. Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage, tho
prospect hourly darkcns to the view tho mind
becomes shadowed with despair, and filed with
The melancholy reflection that the happiness of
another is blighted with our own.
Year: 1873

GOOD ADvIcE.-Never throw stone at any


one until you have looked to see whether there
ii tsa window behind, or you may have to pay
ia.her dearly for your revenge. Never leave
yHur hat 10 the passage, unless it is a bad one.


never be executor to WILL as it is all liability.
great gre trouble, and no profit. Never quarrel
S'th your wife, as you will only have to make
up: and pay for the reconciliation. Never
mention you have received legacy, or some
.meertlnent fellow will be asking you to stand


oinner. Never pay to see balloon 60 up,
S;Syou see it much better by remaining out
Year: 1873

TIE OLD LADY's WHEELBARRoW RIDE
Before the last flood in the Susquehanua river
reached its height, but at the time when all
knew it e be inevitable, German lady, the
wife Of an estiuable, citizens of Port Deposit,
Maryland, conceived a strkingly novel plan tor
saving one Of the buildings on her husband s
premises. hardly think she could have been
through freshet before or she would have
had more definite idea of the food irresls,i-
bIe power. Armed with clothes line, and
touching faith in her ability to save the property
she went down into the yard, tied the liue
around the outbuilding, and made good strong
knot that wouldn't slip. Then she trailcd the
line up the yard as far as it would reach and
there tied it to wheelbarrow. Then she sat
down in the wheelbarrow doubtless congratu-
lang herself that she had things well fixed
She might as we'll try to swim up the Niagara
Falls as try to hold that building but she dldo t
know it then In few minutes the ice began
toying with the building not at first moving It,
aud seeming to think it was hardly big enough
game Then the food changed its mind, pick
cd up the building and started down the river
with it, dragging the wheelbarrow and the
struggling woman in it down the yard. She
would perhaps have been carried Oft If u sudden
movement of The ice had not jerked the wheel
barrow from under her, leaving her tor a mo-
ncnt monument of amazement. Then she
turned and fled up the yard. not minute too
Scon, Tor the next instant great masses OF ice
came pnnging and tearing through the yard,
seraplng the paint off her husbands house. =
CumCerluna. Nccs
Year: 1873

Uncle Sam, has bees enough to
give US all sting! There are two
million bco hives in tho United
States. Every hive yields on an
average u Ettlo over twenty-five
pounds Of honey at twenty-five cents
pound. So, that after paying thoir
own board, our bees present US with
a revenue Of over $,8,8OO,00O. TO
present it another way, they make IL
clear gift Of over pound Of pure
honey to every man, woman and child
in the vast domain of the United
States. Over twcnty.thrce and one
third million pounds Of wax made
and given to US by tbcso industrious
workers. Tho keeping of bees ia one
e tho most profitable investments
that our people can make Of their
money. The profits arising from tho
salo of surplus honey averages from
fifty to two hundred per cent. Of the
capital invested.
Year: 1873

Putting hoop on the family flour bar
rel is an operation that will hardly bear an
encore. The woman generally attempts it
before the man comes home to dinner.
She sets the hoop on the end of the staves
takes deliberate aim with the rolling pin,
and then shutting both eyes brings the
pin down with all the force of one arm,
while the other instinctively shields her
face. Then she makes dive for the cam
pher and unbleached muslin, and when
the man comes home she is sitting back of
the stove, thinking of st. Stephen and
other martyrs. while burnt dinner and
the camphOr are struggling heroically for
the mastery. He says if she had kept her
temper she wouldn't have got hurt. And
he visits the barrel himself and puts the
hoop Oh very carefully, and adjusts it so
nicely to the top of every stave that only a
few smart knocks apparently are needed
to bring it down right, then he laughs to
himself to think what fuss his wife kick
ed up over simple matter that.only need
ed little patience to adjust itself, and
then he gets the hammer and fetches the
hoop a sharp rap on the side, and the 9TH
er side flies up and catches him on the
bridge of the nose, filling his soul with
wrath and his eyes with tears, and the
next instant that barrel is flying across the
room accompanied by the hammer, and
another candidate for camphor and rag is
enrolled in the great army that is unceas-
ingly marching toward the grave-Ddn-
bury Ne1Us.
Year: 1873

"Dear me- Annie, I'll never marry an
author. Why, you never see anything of
| Albert. He is in that old study every even
| ing turning over his old books, if he isn't
writing. When / marry mean to have
| my husband sit in our sitting room, and
read aloud, and sing, and play the flute,
and be at home to 60 out if wish to. 1
should think you would be as dull as a
mouse in cage. Such lively piece as you
used to be, too"


Annie smiled as her gay friend ratified
on.


Now L suppose you will be surprised
when tell yOu," she said, "that some of
our very pleasantest evenings are those
which we spend in the study, both busy,
and only occasionally speaking word TO
each other, or now and then locking up at
each other. Albert says he likes to have
me sit there with my work or reading, that
it helps rather than hinders him; so [
usually spend my evenings there. 1t was
Wieland who wrote in sweet letter con-
cerning his wife, IF but knew she was in
the room, or if she but stepped in a mo-
ment and spoke word or two, it was
enough to gladden. me-


depend upon it, Kate, it is not so much
the many attentions the husband pays that
will go to make life happy, but the uni
form loving spirit, which makes even the
commonest words blessing. Busy work
ers often have little time they can afford
to spend in the pleasant manner you pic
tuTe, but they generally lead the happiest
lives. Cheerful, steady industry, joined
with home love, will bring us as near to
Eden as is permitted in this lower sphere"
Year: 1873

On Friday afternoon Emma Patton, a
colored woman went to Mr.. Peters, at
Rouser's mill, two miles and half from
the city, and while loafing around en-
braced the opportunity during the tempor-
ary absence of Mr. and Mrs. Peters, stole
siXty-five dollars which was in the house,
aud soon after left.


Emma was not miserly and had no idea
of boarding her ill gotten funds. but set to
work to get a $50 bill broken, which was
done for her at one of the banks by an
obliging sewing machine salesman, who
knew nothing of the theft. 81


Mr.. Peters did not miss his money at the
time, but yesterday gave the police notice
of the robbery, together with description
of the funds. With the information thus
obtained and description of the thief Of
ficer Cain soon had her in charge and
found the filched greenbacks,
Year: 1873

Fare the we'll and if for ever,


Still forever fare thee we'll:
Even though unforgiving, never
'Gainst thee shall nay heart rebel
Would that breast were barred before thee
Is Where thy head so oft bath lain, ID M
While that placid sleep came DER the
a.1 Which thou ne'e er canst know again.
Would that breast, by thee glanced DER,


Every inmost thought could show!
r. Then thou would st at last discover


IT was not well to spurn it so.
Though the world for this commend thee
Though it smile upon the blow,
Even its praises must offend thee,


Founded on another's woe:
Though my many faults defaced me,


Could no other arm be found,
Than one which once embraced me,


To inf1ict cureless wound?
Yet oh yet, thyself deceive not;


Love may sink by slow decay, -
But by sudden wrench, believe not


Hearts can thus be torn away.
Still thine own its life retaineth-


Still must mine, though bleeding, beat
And the undying thought which paineth
1s-that we no more may meet. %
These arc words of deeper sorrow


Than the wall above the dead
Both shall live, but every morrow


Wake US from widow bed.
And when thou would solace gather


When our child's first accents flow,
Wilt thou teach her to say rather!


Though his care she must Srego?
When her little hands shall press thee,


When her lip to thine is press'd,
Think of him whose prayer shall bless thee,
Think of him thy love had bless'd.
Should her lineaments resemble


Those thou never more may'st see,
Then thy heart will softly tremble
With pulse yet true to me:
All my faults perchance thou knowcst


All my madness none can know;
All my hopes where er thou goest,


Neither, yet with thee they go.
Every feeling hath been spoken;
Pride which not world could bow,
Bows to thee-by thee forsaken,


Even my soul forsakes me now;
But tits done-all words are idle


Words from me are vainer still
But the thoughts we Can not bride


Force their way without the will .
Fare thee we'll thus disunited,


Torn from every nearer tie,
Searr d in heart, and love- and blighted
Moreithan this scarce can die.
Byron, March 18th, 1el6. (.
Year: 1873

I saw a young man in the Office of a
Western railway superintendent. He was
occupying a position that four hundred boys
in that city would have wished to get. 1t
was honorable and sit paid WELL" besides
being in the line of promotion. How did
he get it? Not by having rich father, for
he was the son of laborer. The secret was,
his beautiful accuracy. He began as an er-
rand boy, and did his work accurately.
His leisure time he used in perfecting his
writing and arithmetic. After awhile he
learned to telegraph. AT each step his en-
ployer commended his accuracy, and re-
lied on what he did because he was sure it
was just right. And it is thus with every
occupation. The accurate boy is the favor
ed one. Those who employ men do not
wish to be on the constant lookout, as
though they We're rogues or fools. If a car
penter must stand at his journeyman's ell
bow to be sure his work is right, or if
cashier must run over his bOOk-keeper's
columns, he might as well do the work
himself as employ another to do it in that
way; and it is very certain that the enl-
ployer will get rid of such an inaccurate
workman as soon as possible.


/ knew such a young man. He had
good chance to do well, but he was so inac-
curate and unreliable that people were
afraid to trust him. If he wrote deed,
or mortgage, or contract, he was sure
either to leave out something or put in
something to make it an imperfect paper,
He was lawyer without business, be-
cause he lacked the noble quality of accu-
racy. Just across the street from him was
another young lawyer, who was proverbial
for accuracy. He was famous for search
ing titles, and when he wrote out the his
tory of a title to piece of property, it was
taken for granted as just so. His aim was
absolute accuracy in everything. If he
copied conveyance, or cited legal au-
thOrity or made statement, he aimed to
do it exactly. The consequence is, he is
having valuable practice at the bar, and
is universally esteemed.


''But," says some boy, "when become
a man, that is the way [ shall do. l mean
to be very accurate"


Perhaps so. / could tell better if knew
just how you do your work now. There
are several ways of getting a lesson. One
is, to get it "tolerably WE'LL" which does
not cost much labor the other way is to
get it faultlessly well, which costs a great
deal of labor. A boy can get general idea
of his lesson sin a jiffy," but to get it with
accuracy is very hard, and requires both.
time and industry. If you, my boy, to-
day are getting your lesson in a slipshod
way, you will grow up slipshod man
but, if to-day your habit is to get every
lesson with perfect accuracy, [ will war
rant you will do that way when you be-
come man. How is it?-Er.