smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

interested. They all seem axious that
it should go the old proposed route. ii
it should suit the engineers to examine
the route again; while the Scuth side
of the county are more than aXiOUs it
should 90 by the Black Water Ioute, by
what is known as the "Black Water
Salt Works. No matter what route
is taken the county as a Whole Will be
greatly benefited. They all seem to
rely good deal on the wisdom of the
president of the road, Gen. VIM. Ma
hone.


Before [ close / can't help but re-
mark that the people of old Lee de
serve a great denl of credit for the
manner in which they have built their
new Court House. Although not yet
entirely competed, it presents very
handsome appearance, situated as it is
on high eminence at the West end of
town, | think one of the best court
houses in the state.


Hoping ! may be permitted to meet
many of my oid friends, with whom
/ have associated and mingled with
from early childhood, again, at such
another camp meeting,


l remain, very respectfully.


w. S. S.
Year: 1871

1t is curious fact illustrating the
necessity of cleanliness, and of keeping
the pores of the skin open, that if a
coat of varnish, or other substance
impervious To moisture be applied to
the exterior of the body death will en-
sue in about six hours. The eXper.-
ment was once tried on child at Flor
ence. On the occasion of Pope Leo
Tenth's accession to the Papal chair,
it was desired to have living figure
to represent the Golden Age, and 30 a
child was gilded all over with varnish
and gold leaf. The child died in a few
hours. If the fur of a rabbit or the
skin of a PIG be covered with solution
of India-rubber in naptha. the animal
ceases TO breathe in a couple Of hours.
Year: 1871

And so it came to pass. There was
a grand wedding, Il grand reception,
and then a quiet, Intensely happy life
for the Duke and Duchess, whose only
rivals in happiness were Louise and
her husband.
Year: 1871

1t used to be & tavorite paStime with
Republicans during the war To proclaim
the Democratic party dead, beyond the
power of resurrection These sages OF
Radicalism have changed their tune y
most emphatically within q year or two.
In proof whereof read the following speci-
men brick confessions from high
Radical authorities:


The Democratic party to day is stronger
than it ever was in its history. 1t means
now to win. and do not say that 1t can
not win. Horace Greeley, IN ptcksburg.


You make light of the Democracy, but
to day in the State of New York, there Is
3 clean Democratic majority OF ninety
thousand We never did have the Irish,
aud now we are losing all the Germans. -
Neio York TINES, RrdJcGi.


Grant with his Ku-Klux oil thinks he
can kill tne Democracy. 1t will Is Ike more
men by a million than he had at Appomat-
tox.-hsto York Saa, RadtoE


A great deal has been said about the
dead Democracy. Those who think it is
dead surely never read the story OF the re,
surrection. There will be signs in the
heavens and on the earth in 1872 wher
this Democratic party gets its soldiers IL
the eld.-S.pTngtisJd .HGss.) Republican
Radical


he is tool or traitor who expects t
win an easy victory over the Democratic
party in 1872 Grant can never do it witt
the bayonet.-NeJo T0rt ECenln3 Post
Radical


They may say what they please, bu
those who are the most confident do no
know these Democrats They are tn
most dangerous when they seem the mos
whipped. Do not put any faith in then
and do not trust them. In retreat the
are trescherous and often fatal-Louisriu
Commercial. REiicIl
Year: 1871

All physicians, as we'll as all other
intelligent persons who have ever thought
about the matter, agree in believing that
the common custom OF rapid eating is in
furious TO heaith. One of the most cleas-
ant and effective rem dies for this evil is
to make the breakfast, dinner and tea
hour the time for cheerful, genial, social
chat Business sffairs should be excluded
from the Jablu In general, and light, agree-
able topics introduced Cheerful chatting
is an excellent digestlve.
Year: 1871

To Cure Swollen and Bleeding Gums


A bit of alum the size of a marrow fat
pea dissolved in the mouth and brought
In contact with all the gums, Will cure
them. This should be used twice week
until it is no longer needed. None of the


um should be taken in TO the stomach.
Year: 1871

at the instance of perured witnesses
and tried by corrupt courts and juries
packed to convict. And this is the
state of things which Acknowledgement
Akorman, once the loud-mouthed southern
advocate, has been exerting himself to
bring about, and to the promotion OF
which he bas Of late given so much OF his
personal attention. We are afraid that If his
old friends in Georgia could noao get a fair
chance at him thev might not be able to
resist the temptation of,treating him to q
coat of tar and feathers.


By the way, we infer from your notice in
the Dispatch 1--WE are SO fortunate as never
to see the State JournaD that the Radical
sheet In Richmond honored our illusions
to Akerman in our letter from WASH
ington, Ga, with notice. We have
only to say that we received our ac-
count from one of the most highly-re-
spected ministers of the gospel in the State
Of Georgia, who was at the time pastor
insLincoln county, and cognizant Of all the
facts. We expect, however, TO visit that
section again before long, and we will in
quire into further details OF kkerman's
record, which we will send YOU for the de-
lectation of the Journal. But enough for
the present. ur FIATOR.
Year: 1871

THE LAWYERS CASE DEcIDED.-In the
Circuit Court OF the city of Richmond yes.
terday Judge Wexford decided against the
city in the case OF the lawyers who con-
tested the right of the city to impose upon
them license tax. The decision was sub
stantially that the city had a right to i'm.
pose the tax, but that the Council had done
so in an irregular manner. An appeal will
probably be taken.
Year: 1871

cEST TO THE yesterday,
in the Hastings Court. X. S. Brown was
tried for forging check for so on the
Planters National Bank, found guilty, and
sent to the penitentiary for five years.
Year: 1871

This compound is failing cure for this ter
rbe disease. How many diseases have their seat in
the blood-diseases which have been treated vainly
for years. the blood alone is purified in most cases
health and happiness viii soon return. DR.. Fowler's
Compound acts especially upon the virus in the blood
causing in time the disappearance of the hideous
Sores and restoring the skin to beautiful appearance
the eye clear and sparkling and the whole human or
ganization becomes healthy.
Year: 1871

As far as can be asccrtained, Tweed and
Connolly will move to quash the indictments found
against them as Illegal provision Of tho law Of 1870,
framed especially to protect the Ring rogues that
no action shall originate with a Grand Jury Of the infe
rior Court Of General Sessions while, Grand
Jury OF tho higher Court OF Oyer aud Termner
is sitting. Tile indictments against Tweed and
Connolly were found under precisely these circum.
stances, and is suid that part OF their action
was taken bclc re this clause OF the aw WAS known
their legal advisers the Deputy AtorneyGenera and
district Attorney The subject then up for discus
sOn and Mr. OConor declared that 1t was nero tech
nicallty which could not hold good before jury and
advised the Grand Jury to continue its Investigation
without reference to the clause of tho law. Other
than those engaged in the defense OF Tweed and
Conno'y say tho law originally framed to protect
tLesc robbers, and Is virtually dead letter and des.
ueratc t,fCnhe.
Year: 1871

been established in the original bill. and provided TOT
new proposals and awards Of contracts Several
sent in sealed proposals. and although the law
that awards be made p tho lowest bidder, yet through
the management Of tho Ring leaders, the CONTRACT was
finally given persons whose proposals. named prlce
for the work than double that offered BY others
whose proposals were rejected. number OF tho pro-
posas offered were fictitious the successful contractor


inducing some irresponsible persons to put In bids 30 low
TO insure the awarding of tho contracts to them
When the time arrived for them to give bonds for the
proper fulnment Of the contract they could not DO
found, and an opportunity was thus Afforded tho
members Of the Ring to give annoying inqurers
plausible for complying with the requirements
Of the law respecting the awards But there were some


legitimate proposals made at low figures and II became
necessary to dispose Of these before tho programme OF
H esea to ou
whose proposal below all the other genuine Dds
upon by one Of Tweeds einssaries and offered 5000
he would withdraw his OFFER After some hesitation the
Another contractor continued obstinate, and the
sers OF the Ring were obliged S pay him 400 also
for him to furnish the necessary bonds and agree faith
fully TO perform the work. He had received one Of the
s inability snS snS in tins s
the Held open to the other competitors
npa for s oo npe noon tse Sas Named by the
y to pay d lS .s %
said he came on behalf o Thoa c. Fields and that the


latter agree obtain the contract for Mr. MARITIME
to be given when tho first instalent should be paid him
for performing the work. Mr.. MARITIME declined to
cede to tho TERMS and The contract was finally awarded
TO others.


Mr. MARITIME said, yesterday. to TRIBUNE
repOrter that he knew nothing about the
matter, but he significantly remarked that
he did not the necessity Of rakng up that OLD aair


my pocket to say anything about II. havnt anything


to complain Of, and would rather not say anything on
the subject" Mr. MARITIME denied that any positive oner
had been made him. but admitted that he supposed tnat


the he had not recered Me contract ods oeeauss no
had offered The Ring the amount desired Another
bidder offered to pay Thomas c. Fields
In cash. on the spot he would secure the contract t4n
canty sma remarking that he knew OF men willing 70
pay twice that amount and that he was not In me habt
unwilling compensate him according to tho full
value VI his laUOrs i'll their behalf.
Year: 1871

for the police that they became alarmed for their safety
and fed Is supposed that the assaants intended to
release man who Is confined for alleged completely In
the robbery VI INC bank at Jamesburg two m0nhs ago
Year: 1871

What mean by education Is learning
the rules of the mighty game of all life. In
other words, ,,education is the instruction
Of the iAtellect in nthS.lawt of nature, under
which name l include not merely things
and their forces, but men and their ways;
and the fashioning Of the affections and of
the viii into an earnest and loving desire
to move in harmony with those laws. For
me, education means neither more nor less
than this. Anything which processes to
call itself education must be tried by this
standard, and if it tails to stand the test,
/ will not call It education, whatever may
be the force lpf anthoritysor Of numbers
upon the other side.-Hxrley.
Year: 1871

Years came and went. The little chest
nut girl passed as entirely out Of Ralph
Moor's memery as if her pleading eyes
had nsfer Touched then soft tpotikm bis
heart, but Mary Lee never forgot the
stranger who gave her thesilver piece.
Year: 1871

Mr.. Hendricks made a mistake
in engaging in the Milligan case in
the United States Court. He did
nothing m ere, perhaps, than per-
form his duty as an attorney; but
thousands will regard it and treat
it as having some political sigoifi-
canoe, and will associate him with
it TO his disadvantage Mr.. Nc
Donald was applied to, but de-
clined to engage in it. Mr.. Hen
bricks, possibly, expected to sat
is fy the Bourbons in the party, by
whom he is looked upon as too
mild and conservative a type OF
statesman, but in this he has failed.
Since the close of the trial be is
denounced by them for want OF
courage to present and insist upon
what they call the strong points OF
the ease.


The truth is Milligan is an ele-
phant they can not afford to have
on their hands-at least it would
be wiser of them not to exhibit
him-and the more discreet mem
bers of the party know it. What
ever may be said of the Tribunal
that tried and condemned him, be
was engaged in a conspiracy that
the party wish was forgotten and
the longer his name is kept con
spicuously beforn the public, the
longer the infamy Of himself and
his confederates will be remember
ed to the disadvantage Of the par
ty in Indiana. II is unlucky fo1
the Democracy that Morton did no
allow Andy johnson to hang
Greensburg Standard.
Year: 1871

being in the habit OF putting
in print everything that trsnspires
within our knowledge. We must say
that we Witnessed a scene one day
this week that was not very nice


A lady who was endeavoring to
mount restive horse on Main st., i,
was asked by agentleman it assist
ance could be rendered. She
turned and "blasted" him. She
said he had no business to insult a
lady in that manner; If there were
any gentlemen near, his insulting
remarks would he resented-he
would be chastised What could
be say! He only begged pardon
Tor "mistaking her Tor lady," aud
turning on his heel walked away.
Year: 1871

The people residing in the vicin-
ity of St. Francis Station, a few
miles below Bay View, have for
several days past been agitated by
what many of them deem a re-
markable dispensation Of Provi-
dence. A farmer named Niesscn,
an old resident Of that section had
until quite recently lived i'll the
enjoyment of a happy home, glad
dened with the presence Of low
ing wife, and family of eight in
teresting children. But the bright
halo of his happiness was soon to
be overshadowed by the clouds OF
a gathering storm. Trifing cir
cumstances led him to suspect his
wife of an evil design to rid her
self of his presence. Several tri-
val incidents strengthened the con-
viction of suspicious nature
And step by step an unkind fate
led the wife into position OF
seeming enmity to the partner of
her life. While kneading a batch
of dough for bread. two pins dis,
engaged themselves from lie dress
and were not noticed until break
! fast on Saturday morning, when
the husband found them in his
slice of bread.


Blinded with suspicion he imme
diately accused her of an attemp,
upon his life. She Indignantly
denied the imputation, and wept
to see her husband leave the thres
hold Of the once happy home fol
the avowed purpose OF institutipe g
proceedings for divorce.


While the husband was vending
his wry to the nunnery at St. Fran
els to seek advice as to his cours,
under the unfortunate circum
stances, the wife went sorrowingl,
out into the meadow to perform be
usual task of milking the cows
While so employed one of the cows
vicious animal. set upon her ant
gored her so terribly that death en-
sued shortly after she was carried
into the house. A neighbor wit
messed the horrible occurrence, ,ant
having learned of Mr.. Niessen'


mission to St. Francis, hi,ched III


his team and hurried after him =.


He was not long in reaching hiu


ard told the tale of bow crue


fate had relieved him of the trial


Of divorce by calling his wifi


from the bosom of her family L
the narrow confines Of the grave
1t may very we'll be imagine


that the inform ton startled tn
husband, who but few hours be


fore left his wife in the enjoymen


Of good health, and his soIrowin
circle OF motherless children caus
ed the strong man to bow in q
anguish of soul


The occurrence has given rise t
many an idle tale, and Dame Ru


NOR, ever busy on occasions G


this character, would have it tha
Mr. Niessen was shot during a
alteration with q neighbor, 500
after the death Of his wife.
Year: 1871

to leave her bed. Going into the
sitting room she found the window
open, and the body of the butcher
lying across the window-sill, his
his head in the room, his feet on the
outside of the house be was dead :.
He had attempted to rob his con-
Gding friend, in doing which his
own dog had seized him by the
throat, and caused him to choke or
bleed to death. Bose had strictly
obeyed his orders, and "Let no
person come into the house that
night"
Year: 1871

From the Wheeling Intslligencer.]


The Cincinnati and Pittsburg
express coming West over the Bal
tinore and Ohio Railroad one
morning, last week, about mile
cost of Glover's Gap, ran over and
instantly killed young man Of
perhaps eighteen, and child of
five or six, which he Vas trying to
rescue from danger The young
man was mending fence not far
from the track, and the child,
whose brother he was, appears to
have left the house with the inten-
ton of err ssing the road and go


ing to him. The child. when seen
ny the engineer, was walking along
heside the road at sale distance.
When the brother saw the train
coming he ran toward the road,
| apprehe ending that the child mig ht
attempt to cross before the train.
As the train approached, the child
seeing his brother coming Oh the
opposite side OF the road turned, i,
with strange fatality, and started
to run across the track directly in
front Of the engine to meet him.
The brother sprang upon the track
to snatch it away, and in an instant
the locomotive was upon them and
tuey were crushed beneath its
ronderous wheels. The train was
stopped as soon as possible. and
all went back to see the sad spec
tacle. The child's body was dread
fully mangled, and the upper por-
ton of the young mans head had
been crushed completely away.


The father and mother had come
out to the roadside, aud were bend
ing over their dead children and
utteling heart piercing lamenta-
tions. 1t was scene to mel
hearts of stone, and many were
moved to tears. The engineer
who was much affected aud horri
fed by the danger as may bt
supposed. turned as white as +.
sheet when he looked upon tn,
mangled remains. He is pro
nounced entirely blameless, a.
there was no time TO stop the train
even if there had been reason t,
apprehend that the enid would ge
upon the track. The name of tn,
family our informant was not sur,
Of, but he thought it was Sisson.
Year: 1871

ABOUT the year 1850, a personal
friend of the narrator, residing in
q remote New England town, left
his young wife and happy home,
to seek his fortune in California.


On summer afternoon, nearly
eighteen months after ward, as she
was sitting on the lawn before the
cottage of which she was the sole
occupant and which and was
situated on a retired road nearly
two miles from a small village, she
was agreeably surprised by the ap-
pearancc of an expressman, WHO
had brought her two thousand dol
lars in gold, and welcome letter
from her long-absent husband, the
gold being the result of his first
years labor at the mines.


After the excitement of her sur
prise had somewhat suhsided, she
began to think that it would be up-
safe for her to remain alone in the
house with so much money. 1t
was the hard earnings of her self
sacrificing husband, and should be
safely kept.


While she was pondering in her
mind what TO do with the money,
and also whom she could get keep
her company that night, she saw
her butcher, a resid,n of the viii
lage, riding along the road in his
wagon towards his home, and hav-
ing confidence in him as a trust
worthy friend and adviser, she call
ed to him to stop, that she might
relate to him her good fortune.


The butcher listened attentively
TO her story Of fortune, and said he
would leave his faithful dog Bose.
a large mastiff, who, he said, per-.
fectly understood his business when
any property was entrusted to his
care for safe keeping.


The butcher said to his dog,
:" Bose, do you lie down on that
door rug, and don't you let any
person come into this house to
night )" saying which the butcher
rode away.


The lady feeling perfectly safe
thought she would make friends
with the dog, and offered him some
think to eat; but Bose would no,
eat, neither would he take any no.
tice OF her, except to occasionally
follow her with his eyes wheneve,
she moved about the room. Fail
ing to make a companion of thu
dog, she began to be afraid, ant
her personal fear of the dog wa.
now greater than the fear of losing
, her money.


The lady retired to bed, leaving
, the door Of her bed room ajar, 81
that she could see the dog as b,
lay on the rug at the sitting-roon


door, and who seemed to keep
,, constant watch upon her, so mucl
so, that she dared not go to sleep
. and almost wished the dog was no
e in the house. At last she fell int,


q drowsy slumber, from which sh,
/. ives suddenly aroused by Bose q
he sprung from his place on tn,


rug toward the window. She heart


him growl and struggle, then al
was quiet. She was 90 mucl


frie htened that she dared not NOV


yet she could not now see the do,


from whore she lay, neither did sh
know what had happened. Sh
, lay in terrible suspense until morn
ing, when she ventured cau:iousl,
Year: 1871

Nick's stout landlady apologized
for the meagreness of her break
fast by saying that when her butch
er failed her she always fell back
on her hams Madam SAID
Nick, consolingly, "you could not
fall back on anything more sub
stantial."
Year: 1871

The Cameron Pa. Herald has
the following sensible remarks.
We are glad to find arguments like
these gradually coming the public
through other mediums then these
columns


Marriages are happy where they
take place from pure love, between
two persons who are already
thoroughly acquainted with each
other, and who are quite content
with each other as they then are.


First, love must be the motive.
Marriages of convenience, as they
are called, almost always turn out
to be anything but convenient, and,
on the contrary, exceedingly in
convenient.


l. people marry for money. even
if the money be obtained, the hus-
band or wife who is taken with it,
is OF course, and necessarily re
garded merely as an incum brance,
TO be endured for the sake OF the
more highly priced pecuniary ac-
Quisitlon. Then, it it chance that
the coveted money be not received,
or that it be subsequently lost, the
situation is still more deplorable,
for the incumbrance alone remains
without the compensation calcula-
ted upon for its endurance, and be
comes all the more uncomfortable


Ii people marry for what is call
ed position, they marry for some
thing which cannot be obtained in
that way. A sound title to posi-
ton can only be got by merit. new
ef by matrimony.


Secondly, happy marriages can
only take place between people
who are well acquainted and who
arc satisfied with each other as they
are


Young persons who are 50 blind
ed by love that their judgment il
rendered torpid, who are unable tt
perceive each others faults, ant
who marry, in real form, All imas
mary character, are soon and sad.
ly undeceived by tie experienc,
Of married life; and such matche:
are most miserable.


So of those who marry, not be
cause they are satisfied with eacl
other as they now are, but who ar,
quite confident of their ability t,
change the character OF the per.
son they wed. Such hopes prov
delusive. Do not DO deceived b,
the idea that you can re-mould
character already cast, in conse
quence of assuming the matrimo
nial relation. The probability is
that the Objectionable or disagree
able qualities which you alread
perceive will increase, and not di
minish, after marriage, while tn
possibility of discovering new one
always exists.


/ These suggestions may be heed
ed with advantage by the endles
procession concession continual
moving toward the gates of matri


mony.