smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

crate Government because of his loyalty
The decision of the United States Circuit
Court did not in any way establish the right
Of q rebel citizen to recover for damages
from Union general for property seized IL
regular warfare, but only affirmed, we sre
informed, the Jurisdiction of the lower court
in Louisiana"


In short, the interests endangered by the
decision seem to be General Dow's, and
now because of his unnecessary mtsstate-
ments, Senator Blaine's."


The Radical leaders have made change
in their scheme for cheating the voters OF
Ohio and Indiana.


The gangs Of repeaters sent from Chicago
and the East are not to be used to the ex-
tent previously intended, but immense sums
of money have been forwarded for the pur-
pose of buying up Democratic Inspectors, or
judges Of election.


1t is for this object mainly that Hayes
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars has
been raised and payed over to Chandler's
Committee.


The distribution of the fund and corrup-
tion of inspectors is to be intrusted mainly
to the ring experts from Philadelphia.


To defeat this new development of fraud
Democrats will be very vigilant in seeing
that only absolutely iucorruptible men are
chosen to act at the polls, and even those
men ought to be watched so as to make sure
that they do not yield to temptation"
Year: 1876

Ir is asserted that the Sultan of
Turkey is much more intent on building
a grand mosque that is to perpctuate his
name than defending his empire from
the attacks made on it. Although
mcnaced with the greatest dangers, he
can scarcely be induced to attend to any
thing but dancing girls and professions
to the mosques. He was originally a
man of fair capacity, but is now so far
gone in dissipation, it is said, as to be
seemingly incapable of striking blow
for his honor and kingdom.
Year: 1876

THE country is being flooded with
pamphlets opposed to the Tom Scott
subsidy for the Southern Pacific rail
road These bear no imprint of the
office of publication, but the stockholders
of the Union Pacific will probably find
big printing bill ip their next treasurer's
report.
Year: 1876

A RECENT visitor to the Dismal Swamp
describes it, in Forest and Stream, as
having lost none of the characteristics
which gave it its name. Bears are not
50 plenty there as when the region was
rarely penetrated by man, yet they still
afford sport for hunters. Lake Drum
mond, once believed by the ignorant to
he bottomless is really not in any place
more than fifteen feet deep. Its water,
impregnated with the juices of juniper
and gum leaves, is of the color of wine,
and is drunk as a remedy by consump-
tives.
Year: 1876

THE success of the new harmonic
system of multiplex telegraphy"-a
charmingly simple name, by the way
excites the suspicion that our knowledge
OF the powers and uses of electricity is
merely in its infancy. 1t suggests, more
over, an immediate application of the
mud in manner which will benefit i'm
mensely all those large cities and towns
oi the country which are gifted with
musical taste. If the telegraphic appa-
ratus can be so constructed as to produce
notes it would seem an easy matter to
connect an operatic company or Thomas
orchestra by wire with every town which
las telegraphic facilities, and make one
concert answer for all. 1t would be a
great saving to the performers, and the
Wholesale character of the pt ptrformance
would undoubtedly cheaper it consider
ably.
Year: 1876

PHILADELPHIA, June 50, 1916.


The great crush" which has been pre-
dicted all along appears to have really
begun Anywhere from fifty thousand
to one hundred thousand people can dis
tribute themselves about the grounds
without ever running against one anoth-
er or giving the appearance OF a crowd,
yet daily frequenters of the spot readily
notice thicker dotting of the landscape
and a more stirring aspect of the build
ings, such as has appeard for the past
four days. The great number of new
faces one meets, too, is another indica-
ton OF what the gate receipts positively
prove-that the attendance now is fully
three time what it was three weeks ago.
Up to Thursday evening over one mil
hon and half of people have entered
through the gates, and the cry is still
they come"


And all these are not "home folks"
The proportion of foreign visitors is not
very large as yet, though there is quite a
sprinkling of costumes and faces that
are easily recognized as m-American.
There is the picturesque attire of the
Turk, and unique dress of the almon
eyed Chinannan. These Chinese seen
here are of the higher class, who dress
rather differently from the shiny sack
and sabots of Ah Sin, so familiar in most
of our cities nowadays. These nation
al costumes would perhaps be still more
commonly seen if it were not for the ex-
tremely rude staring they are subjected
to by the curious eyes of the vulgar.
That enterprising and sensitive people,
the japanese, for instance, have donned
the American fashions from plug hats to
patent leather boots, and from rear ell
ovation would be mistaken for genuine
Americans. This vulgar curiosity has
prevented great many foreigner from
appearing in their national dress, and as
a consequence the grounds do not pre-
sent tnat picturesque appearance lhey
should. Next week ! shall give some
idea of the curious and interesting ex-
hibits of these countries in the main
building.


At the northeast corner of the Govern
ment Building a force of workmen is
now engaged in putting upan iron light
house which, when finished, will fully
illustrate the provisions made by the
Government for protecting the lives and
property Of all who crave the dangers of
Year: 1876

We give the above, not that we agree
either with the writer's premises or his
conclusions. He evidently has no OBJ
lection to having the rich mans cows
shut up, because they ''are able to
keep them shut up" But he fOrgets
that all laws to be equal must be of
general application; and hence, a Law
that would allow n poor mans COW to
run at large and compel a rich man to
shut his up would not be general in its
application. But allowing it to be so,
how would it operate? BY allowing
the poor mans COW full liberty, every
body else would be compelled to go to
large expense in order TO fence against
them, or else suffer loss of crops by
their trespass, and the poor man would
reap all the benefit. 1t would even
require constant watchfulness - the
leaving a gate open, or a bar down,
gives the poor mans COW access to val
liable fields. and this only constant
watchfulness could avoid. No, no;
that would be unequal and unjust.
Follow it to its legitimate conclusion,
and our Poor Man. will hardly care
to own his argument. He has shown
that one COW produces net profit to
the poor man of S14S. Allowing the
cost of the COW to be $40, the net profit
according to his showing, is $50 per
cent. on the eost-mOre ten times over
than merchant or business man makes
upon his goods or wares; and surely
the poor man at that rate of profit can
afford to pay for the pasturage of his
COW. Our amiable friend has, how
ever, already deducted $50 for the
keeping of the COW, so that the amount
shown is net profit. But if you allow
that principle to prevail, what is to
prevent that ''Poor Man" from keeping
five or ten or more cows upon the
same plea? We desire to see the the
condition of the poor improved, but it
is best to respect equally the rights of
all, and require oil TO render alike ODE
dience to law.-ED.
Year: 1876

buy The amount specified, they would
just rob hjn of SltS and as the same
time some one would lose the $50 for
COW feed. Now let the farmer count
up the amount he would have to loose
if he had to selIhiS COWS. The butter
would be- about the same-that is if
some one had any cows 10 make the
butter-they viii say, We are able to
keep our cows shut up" That is very
true SuppOsing God would say, "Giye
up thy property and live a poor man,
what would they Sayl Wouldn't they
squeal2


The poor must live as well as the
rich, for they help to make men rich
by their hard labor.


\ POoR MAN WITH ONE Cow.
Year: 1876

PERFECT DAYS.


Now or never, as the poet says, they
come, and this June deserves special
mention as being the best of its kind.
The mortal who wants anything better
than this cool, half shady, sunshiny
weather, ought to go to Philadelphia
on an excursion. He would come back
ready to appreciate his blessings.


STREET SCENERY.


The street venders are not behind
their brethren in Philadelphia in TAX
ing hold of the Centennial. They
show their patriotism by selling flags
OF every size, tri-colored neck bows,
and badges, and small cannon, and air
guns, TO celebrate the Fourth cheaply;
but the last notion is the Centennial
pocket handkerchief, which is nothing
more nor less than a brilliant United
States flag, with stripes and Union fair
ly blazing, of a size to carry in the
Rocket. This is the elimination of
patriotism.


THE ACCIDEST LIST.


The investigation in the case of the
explosion of the tug boat Workman"
which blew up Tuesday, showed that
it was in sound order, but the fireman
was late in getting up steam, and to
save time put on all the heat he could
command, then lay down on a bench
near the engine and fell asleep All
the water boiled away above the crown
of the boiler, which got red hot, and
a wave rocking the boat threw the wa
ter in the boiler against the red hot
plates with the usual result.


FASHIONS.


The new coaching hats are awaken
ing the astonishment of our Country
cousins, and no wonder. These enorm-
Gus edifices for the head belong to the
time when everybody went in coaches,
that is unless they did like most every
one in those times and stayed at home.
Coaching hats are the toughest of
rough-and ready brown straw, with
brin and high crown about the size
Of CONVENIENT bee hive. The brim,
edged with silver cord and turned up
az the side, with two long feathers sha-
ding the CROWN They are worn off
the face, az one sees them in old Eng
lish pictures, and fresh young face
looks very piquant under its load, but
1t takes a miracle of delicacy to wear
one without looking fast. All the sum-
Year: 1876

LIKE many other hard-money journals the
Shoe and Leather Reporter is troubled by
correspondents who have no comprehension
of the basic principles of finance, and who
have never learned to distinguish between a
gold dollar and government note for a dol
lar. A correspondent in its last issue COM
plains that the journal "still keeps in the old
rut, repeating the stereotyped platitudes of
the bondholders and bullionists." The Re-
porter promptly confesses to keeping in the
old rut, and says it ''should think it as unsafe
to get out of it as it would be for an engineer
to try to run his locomotive and train with
out adhering to the iron grooves from which
deviation would be destruction" 1t objects
to the application of the term ''stereotyped
platitudes'' to what are simply "demonstra-
bles truisms," truisms which by the way,
it will be necessary to repeat as long as
financial ignorance exists. Its observations
of the financial situation are taken, it SAYS,
from the standpoint of the toiling tanner,
obliged to pay gold for bis raw material and
to tell his manufactures on long credit for
deprecated paper. The correspondent of the
Reporter triumphantly asks if gold was not
found inadequate to furnish means to prose-
cute the war. OF course 1t was. The gov
ernment had not enough money or gold
available to pay its soldiers aud purchase its
material, and so gave them its demand notes
with the understanding that the notes should
be taken up when the surplus funds obtained
from its prospective revenue would allow.
The time to begin paying those notes has
now come.
Year: 1876

A PET grievance of the Democracy has
been the naturalization treaty with Germany,
providing that American citizens residing in
Germany should report themselves once in
two years at least to the American minister
or consul, and the provision that any natural
lied American citizen of German origin be-
coming domesticated in Germany and re-
naming there two years should forfeit his
acquired nationality. The treaty was de-
nounced as unpatriotic and as concession
to German abso,utism, and was referred to
the House committee on foreign affairs for
inquiry near the beginning of the session.
The report has just been made by Mr.. Faulk.
ner of Virginia, and completely disproves
the Democratic accusations. He finds that
the treaty has been of great practical benefit
to naturalized Americans of German birth
revisiting their native country. Before the
treaty, the German government disputed the
right of expatriation, and claimed from for
mer subjects returning for business or pleas
ure the military service which would have
been due if they had not left the country.
The evidence of their acquired nationality
was not readily accepted as sufficient dis
charge from these obligations. Appeals for
protection were constantly made to the min
lister of the United States, which led to long
and embarrassing diplomatic discussions.
Since the treaty has been in force these diff
culties have mostly disappeared. The Ger
man government has acted justly, and even
literally; complaints are rare, and in all
cases the questions arising are easily settled
to the satisfaction of both parties. AS to
those portions of the treaty regarded as
peculiarly oppressive, the committee say that
it has been rather frequent practice for Ger
mans to come to this country, remain here
barely long enough to become naturalized.
and then return with the intention of spend
ing their lives in their native country, free
from the obligation of military service and
other exactions imposed upon German SUBJ
jects. This practice is essentially fraud
upon both governments. The United States


can have nothing 10 gain from such citizens
and should be under no obligations to afford
them protection for which they render no
equivalent. These provisions the committee
do not think Objectionable, and they do not,
therefore, recommend that such notice should
be given to the abrogation of the treaty.
Year: 1876

THAT Jefferson Davis should make re-
ply to the accusations brought against him in


connection with the treatment of prisoners of
war was to be expected. Certainly no obec-
tion can be made to that. But if the de-
fence advanced by him is the strongest that
can be made he would have done as well to
remain silent. There is overwhelming testi-
mony as to his responsibility for the Ander-
sonville atrocity, and quite as strong test-
mony as to the general good treatment of
rebels in Northern prisons. Curiously enough
the same issue of the PRESS which contained
the letter of Jefferson Davis stating that the
National authorities permitted the rebels to
send cotton to New York to exchange for
supplies for their imprisoned soldiers, con-
tanned letter from Neal Dow stating of his
own knowledge that the supplies sent from
the North to Union prisoners in the South
were confscated by the Southerners for their
own use. That illustrates the difference in
Year: 1876

we do not read anonymous letters and communi.
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

The Spartan boy has been spoken of in
history as far exceeding in fortituds all
men who have lived in days past-which
may be true, but men live 10 day who are
great in heroic actions far above the noble
boy in Sparta bred.


by the sacrifice he stands ministeripg
in the temple, the lighted incense in his
hands; when through the smoking GEN.
sors lid dropped q living coal of fire
which slid into his sleeve burning through
the skin-keen and dire was the burning
sensation, but not a movement did he make
to shake out the scorching ember. lest it
should make confusion or excite disturb
ance at the sacred rite, but his arm uplift-
ed still he held, until that burning coal
had eaten for itself hole in his flesh.
Those who looked upon the rite, saw no
sign, heard no cry from the boy who held
the censor, for he was Spartan born, and
he would have dIsdained to quail or cry.


Now read his equal in the nineteeth
century of the workman, the noble heroic
man, NJ. a. karis. who with fellow work.
man were employed at the Rilleson-Gen
the, in Belgium, the twelfth ultimo, in
fastening q lightning conductor at the top
of steeple seventy feet from the ground.
The soderer stood upon the shoulder of
Kars, when a sudden gust of wind caused
him to spill some of the molten lead he
was using. it fell upon the hand and arm
OF the other who had the fortitude or firm
ness of mind to stand immovable while
the hot metal burned into the flesh far
worse than burning coal-the slightest
movement might have thrown the man
on his shoulders to the ground, causing
probably, instant death. Fortitude is said
to be the basis of genuine courage, and
of patience in suffering which was manful-
ly borne by each Of these noble characters,
and to US lesson teacheth. for though we
think our weaker nerves could not sustain
such dire extremity of pain, yet pain of
body is not the worst of ills; the treach-
erous heart can bring greater anguish than
the suffering of the body, and in fair re-
ligious cause. or for our country when oc-
casion calls, It's reproachful in the ex-
treme not to suffer unconplainingly.
"True fortitude is seen in great exploits


That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides;
All else is towering phrensy and distraction"
&C. NJ.


KENrs HILL, Nov. 20, 1876.
Year: 1876

CHICAGO, October 26.-In the Criminal
Court at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, the jury was
brought into the courtroom. In response
10 the usual question from the Judge the
foreman of the jury declared that no
verdict had been agreed upon, nor was
there the remO,est chance OF their being
able to reach decision. They were
then discharged. The right of selt-de-
tense was the rock whereon they split.
The jury stood eleven tor acquittal and
one for conviction.
Year: 1876

As tria | lawyer Abraham Lincoln
had few equals, and no superiors. He
was as hard a man to beat in q closely
contestedclse as l have ever met. He
was wise in knowing what to attempt,
and what to let alone. He was fair to
the court, the jury, and his adversary,
but candor compels me to say that he
by practice learned there was power
in this. AS he entered the trial, where
most lawyers object he would say he
'reckOned' it would be fair to let this
in or that; and sometimes, when his
adversary could not prove what Mr..
Lincoln knew to be truth, he would
say he 'recKoned it would be fair to
admit the truth to be so and so.
When he did not object to the court
after he heard the objection answered,
he would often say, "Well, reckon l
must be wrong," Now about the
time he had practiced this three-quar-
tiers through a case, if his adversary
didn't understand him he would wake
up in few minutes finding that he
had feared too late, and wake up to
find himself beat. He was wise as a
serpent in the trail of case, but l tell
you l have got too many scars from
his blows to certify that he was HARM
less as dove. When the whole thing
is unravelled, the adversary begins to
see that what he was so blandly giving
away was simply what he couldn't get
and keep. BY giving away six points
and carrying the seventh he carried
his case, and the whole case hanging
on the seventh, he traded everything
off which would give him the least aid
in carrying that. Amy man who took
Mr.. Lincoln for simple-minded man
would very soon wake up on his back
in q ditch.
Year: 1876

Remember, o, maiden fair a few
weeks more and leap year is gone =
for you, perchance, forever gone !
How inexpressibly sad-how inconceiv-
ably heart-tOuching-the thought But
within these weeks, brief though the
period be, much may be accomplished.
Pick out judieiously, and with an es-
pecial eye to his total abstinence from
those patent air breaks to the aspiring
youth, beer and tobacco, the lordly,
leal and liquor contemning young cuss
upon whom you would lavish your
gushing affections. Where is the girl,
whether Auttering in the brocade of a
princess or wearing the calico pOlOnaise
of the laborer's daughter, who would
be told that three months is not time
enough for the wOoing and the win
ming of rs good husband as may he
wOed and won by any girl with no
better faculties for the business a.? 1t
is Shakespeare who knows-that, "that
man who hath tongue, l say, is no
man, if with that tongue he cannot
win a woman" This is scarcely less
true, perhaps, than gospel. fit be
true that any man who hath a tongue
can win a woman, it would seem to
follow, from purity of reasoning, as
the cheap disputants of some Of the
religious newspapers have it, that the
woman who hath a tongue of her own
and there be a few of the sweet, de-
licious sex to whom the gift is denied
must be very nearly akin to no wO-
man if she cannot win a man-and win
him in less than two months, too, and
be ready with the assurance in the end
that she won him and didn't half try.
But enough.


"Canst thou love me, gentle stranger?"


Blushing like a rose she stood


And the youth at once acknowledged


That he rather thought he could.
Year: 1876

The Philadelphia Enquire repub-
lican, says;


But the most pOten of Mr. Tilden's
probable triumph may be given in one
wOrd-Grmtism. President Grant
went into office by the vote of party,
compact and all powerful. BY his
want of wisdom, and by his want of
other things better still than wisdom,
he disunited the party, drove out of it
its men of real influence, he scat
tered its strength to the winds, and
wrecked the party itself as no enemy
determined to wreck it could have
done. His Louisiana policy of the
bayOnet against the ballot, and which
was the policy he pursued as to the er-
tire South, neither gave Louisiana
nor the South to the Republican party
nor satisfied the sense of the North.


1t was policy of disuniOn. 1t pro-
longed the war years after war had
ceased. 1t made impossible a true
Union, for no Union can exist any,
where without the existence ofrecipro-
cal interest and feelings. In times of
profound peace he overrode the Cor
stitutiOn by using the army for more
political purposes, and thus arrayed
the South against the North. He in
hibited the growth Of fraternal senti-
ments, of trade between different sec
tiOns. He cut off the South from the
North, and so cut off from the North
the benefits of rich SOthern COM
merce. He used his high grand office
for the aggrandizement of himself and
his relatives and friends; he used it as
IT it were mere perquisite; he welded
his authority as a master, not as a SER
want, he disregarded the public will,
and made his own will to the supreme
law of the land. He surrounded him
self with men without the respect and
confidence of the nation, and he made
the principles of party that elected him
to mean nothing but devotion to him.
self.


To-day we see the result in the ruin
of a great party which deserved a
better fate. The country has set its
foot upon the Constitution and the
noble principles of Republicanism.