smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872




LOUISVILLE, October 26.-In nearly
every meeting of societies now there is
exhibited an earnest desire to elevate
colored people, and to educate them up
to the positions they are now to fill as a
man and g brother. In a convention
to-day of the Christian Church the tol.
lowing report was adopted, after a full
debate as to the best means of educa
ting the colored race:


l. 1t is necessary for the elevation OF
the colored people to establish schools
among them for the education of their
religious teachers.


2. The Convention further recon-.
mends the Board to employ an efficient
agent, who has the welfare Of the col
ored people at heart, to raise funds for
the establishment of one or more schools
for this purpose, and who shall have
general supervision OF the work.


3. We further recommend the labor
system as the most practicable in the
cotton growing sections, and that no
effort be made at present to found .
college, but rather normal theological
schools, With one or more teachers each,
under such special regulations as they
may think best who have the work in
charge. ,,.u &,


A negro man was run over and killed
by an express train on the L., c. & l..
railroad, this morning, at station four
teen miles from Louisville.
Year: 1872

MADRID, October 27.-The lower
chamber of the Cortes has, by a vote
taken among the members, signifed
their approval Of the introduction of
the motion impeaching the ministry of
Senior Sagasta Tor maladministration in
office. 1t is probable that action wall
soon be taken by the Government IN
the matter and Senior Sagasta subjected
IN trial
Year: 1872

BosToN, October 14.-Charles Lane,
who US Shot list night in Dorchester,
died THIS morning. There Is no clue to
tho assassin. The murder creates great
excitement. Lane was highly respect.
ed citizen. After receiving the wound he
declared that he knew OF no enemy in
the world, and it is supposed that the
assassin mistook Lane for some other
Year: 1872

In describing the food which was
so disastrous to many sections in
Virginia, the Lynchburg- papers re-
cord the following very sad and
touching incident:


A mother and several little chill
dren we're making their escape from
a marrow neck of land, which lies be-
tween the river and the canal, when
they were amazed to find the bridge
was already gone, and their only
hope was to cling to the abutment
of the bridge until the angry waves
should subside. But, as they stood
there clinging to the abutment, the
waters continued to rise higher and
higher, while in the deep darkness
they could hear the crashing of trees
amid the thunder Of bridge timbers
that were wildly dashing all around
them. They had been IN this des-
perate condition for some time,
when the little girl felt that her
strength was gone, and, with shrek
of terror, she exclaimed:


Kiss me, mother, for can't hold
any longerl'


And, with che warm pressure Of
that mothers lips upon her cheek,
she was swept away, and was seen no
more
Year: 1872

I THINK that to have known one
good oil Il man-one man who,
through the chances and raischances
of long life, has carried his heart
IN his hand, like palm branch,
waving all discords into peace-helps
our faith in God, in ourselves, and
IN each other more than many SER
mons.-G. Z. Curtis.


WE HEAR much of martyrs and con-
tessors-of those who were slain by
the sword or consumed by the fire;
but we know little of that still larger
number who, by the mere threat of
persecution, have been driven into
an outward Abandonment of their
real opinions, and who, thus forced
into an apostasy the heart abhors,
have passed the remainder of their
lives In the practice of Il constant
and humiiating hypocrisy. It is
this which is the real curse of reIi-
glous persecution buckle.


1T IS the grandeur of all truth
which can occupy very high place
IN human interest that it is never
absolutely novel to the meanest of
minds; it exists eterRally by way of
germ or latent principle in the low
est as well as in the highest, needing
to be developed, but never to be
pbtnted.-De Quancey.


The HEART of God lies about our
lives as closely as the air. There Is
no smallest act or thought that does
not echo itself In Him, and this di-
vine presence is intensely sympathet-
&c. 1t is not the mere oversight of
a judge, registering praise and blame.
1t Is the companionship of one who
rejoices in all our JOY, and suffers in
ali our pain. There is no glad heart
beat in the world that the Almighty
heart does not beat with gladness in
response. There is no little child s
cry of sorrow over its broken toy
that q more than mothers love does
not catch.-ChristiGn Union.


REMEMBER watching, last summer,
spiders that burrowed in the crew
ices of a trellis, where the wind had
born much dust I noticed that the
hole where they lay lurking looked
dark and ugly. I also noticed, as
sat one day watching, vagrant spi-
der take morning glory in full bios
som, and spin his web over the
mouth of it. And there never was q
prettier nest in the world-a nest 30
richly gemmed with beauty-than
his was. But after all it was the
same spider, whether he lay in the
dark hole at the corner of the trellis,
or In the blossom of that exquisite
flower. Now, selfishness may weave
its web in the dusky places, or in the
hideous-looking recesses of a mans
disposition, or about the mouths OF
graces and sweet affections; but it is
the same selfshness after all. The
place is changed, and the appearance
of the surroundings is changed, but
the spider is not changed.-H. w.
Beecher.


SHORTY after her arrival in Ireland,
where Mrs. nemans died, she was
extremely unwell When among the
mountain scenery of the fine county
of Wicklow during n storm, she was
struck by one effect in the hills. II
was produced by rainbow diving
down into a gloomy mountain pass
which it seemed really to flood with
its colored glory. ''I could not help
thinking" she remarked, "that il
was like our religion, piercing and
carrying brightness into the depths
of sorrow and the tomb" All the
rest of the scene around that one il.
Illuminated spot was wrapt in the pro-
foundest darkness.
Year: 1872

I have borne an humble part, often


mistaken and ofshOrt sightedness, doing


the thing which seemed right but


which was not always In the wisest and


largest view right; but still I think my


life has led me to exercise q large


charity towards the great mass of the


human race. ] believe the great ma
jority of the human race are constantly
aiming to do right. I have always


wished IN my busy life to come back to
the State of my birth, always hoped to
have some opportunity to return, not
expecting ever again to dwell with its
people, but to commune with them,


and trust the few days which viii be
spent among you and with my friends,


viii be the richest and happIest days of
my life. I hope that hereafter as well
as now, in life which draws towards
its close, and which ought to be de-
voted TO rest, I shall have frequent
opportunities, not many years hence, to
come to New Hampshire to mingle
with its people and rejoice with them
that the old State bears so proud a po-
sition among her sister States; that her
half million of sons and daughters,
now residents of other States, will al
ways look back with pride and affection
to this State and say, that although her
granite rocks are hard, and her soil re-
luctant to give more fruits, still for ali
that, her people are among the happiest
and most intelligent of any we have
seen. So then, my friends, IN the hope
that perhaps 1 shall have an OppOrtun-
ity hereafter to mingle more Familiarity
with you, and that the differences
which have separated us in the past
viii gradually fade away IN the sight of
new circumstances and we shall come
to know each other more thoroughly
in that faith and hope, [ now take my
leave of Won
Year: 1872

There is much good sense and
truth in the remark Of q modern
author, that no man ever prospered
in the world without the co-opera-
ton of his wife. If she unites in
mutual endeavors, or rewards his la
Dor with an endearing smile, with
what confidence viii he resort to his
merchandise, or his farm fly over
lands, sail over seas, meet difficulty,
or encounter danger, if he only
knows that he Is not spending his
strength IN vain, but that his labor
wiD be rewarded by the sweets OF
home. Solitude and DISAPPOINTMENT
enter the history of every mans hte ;
and he is but half provided for has
voyage who finds but an associate
for his happy hours, while for has
moments of darkness no sympstbiz-
ing partner is prepared.
Year: 1872

The question is now TO get good
crops of hay and grass, and this
question was touched upon In the
discussion upon this subject at the
last meeting of the State Board of
Agriculture of Massachusetts, when
Mr.. johnson said


The first thing which a farmer
must do Ia order to increase his hay
crop is to look to his manure. We
cannot prepare the ground for seed
properly unless the manure heap is
cared for. That is the first thing
Then it is important that we should
plow our ground properly, that it
may be In a suitable condition to re-
ceive the manure and seed. If the
ground is not plowed to the depth
of seven or eight inches, possibly
nine, we cannot get a surface culti-
vation so thorough that the roots
will not be liable to dry up. We
cannot get mold enou 5h, to use that
term, by shallow plowing to insure
our crop against dry seasons. And
1t is also essential, as every farmer
well knows, that we should have a
proper quantity of manure, in order
that the sod may have plenty of
food, and that we may have paying
crop of grass. 1t does not pay to
NOW ground where we do not get
more than ten or fifteen hundred
pounds to the acre, high as labor is
now. I should say that on most
soils about fourteen cords Of compost
manure should be applied to the
acre in planting the ordinary farm
crops preparatory to seeding our
grass lands.


Manure is the secret of success,
and without manure we might as
well give it up, for we cannot expect
to make much headway.
Year: 1872

John, the fool OF the New York Sun,
was made rich in spite of himself at
Long Branch, and this was the way it
was done:


Just as I was the hungriest, Longfel-
low and Harry Bassett were brought out,
and they went round the corner like two
Colts revolvers. All the nice young men
around me stood up and bowed and
scraped and held up one finger is if they
were stopping an omnibus. They all
yelled; "a hundred to eight on Harry
Bassett !" They all appeared to be SO
very polite that I held up my finger too,
and | nodded and bowed back to all of
thum. l never saw such a polite lot OF
young men before. You would have
thought / was the Grand Duke Alexis.
l kept up the bowing just as long as they
did, and pretty soon the race was over,
and / confess l was a3reeably surprised
to see about four hundred young men
file up and each one chuck a $100 bill
into my lap Then I thought that lot of
young men just the incest lot Of young
men had ever met. There 1 sat with
$4,000 in my lap, and, much to my as
tolishment ! found out that all the time
I was pointing my finger and bowling
back to 'en, darned if asn't taking
every darned bet that was made, aid
darued if l knew it. I only had eight
dollars in my pocket, and if had lost,
I d slept in an oyster bed that night,
sure.
Year: 1872

1t is quite astonishing TO find man
lO3 years old hanging himself, as VIM.
George did at Rochester, ILL.,. last week
for since death at any rate must be
close at hand, the trouble of rope, Of
fuding place OF suspension, and ad-
justing the halter, seems to be hardly
worth the taking. On the other hand,
it may reconcile us to being cut off un-
timely at 80 or SO, to know that when a
nan gets into the hundreds he dosn'i
find life particularly pleasant. Still, if
we have any reader who is 103years old
we advise him to be patient. What lit
tie is lefi OF his mortal coil will shuttle
itself off soon enough.
Year: 1872

Is the object ui the words pursuit.
1t is legitimate object 1t gives breac
aud clothing, and homes and comfort
and the world judges wisely when it
makes the position man occupies I,
hinge comparatively more or less ON his
ability to earn money, and somewhat OIL.
the alnourt Of his possessions. II lie is
poor, it argues either some defect il.
his expenditures or lack Of practica!
education to cope with men in the bat
tie for gold .....


When u boy leaves home it is gener
ally to enter upon some business, tht
end of which is to acquire property, and
he will succeed Just in proportion us hc
has been trained for the work. Every
community is filed with young and
middle-aged men who are failures be-
cause they know nothing OF business
their trimming have been theoretical, not
practical and useful Many are tied
to pursuits they heartily dislike and
which are much below their capacity
and ability, and would change their
course Of life and better their conditions
but for the fact that relatives and Friends
generally oppose mther than encourage
the effort. There never has been time
IN the history ofour country when eT-
pert and Intelligent young men, who have
been taught practical life lessons and
thoroughly educated for business, wer
in such demand as at present.


So great is the money capital of oul
country, so sharp is the competition,
20 great is the value Of time, and SO ex-


ert have leading business men becOmt
that yonng men no longer have chance
70 excel and hardly to succeed, unless
hey are trained directly for this chang
,l rDn1i itiOn nf the kimp4
Year: 1872

The Louisville COurier-JOWnal recon-
mends that in the organization Of his
convention, it will be well for Mr.. Dun
can TO take hint from the process by
which Mark Twain dec lars the Lest bean
soup TO lie made. "Take lot OF water, "
says Mark, "wash it well, and broil it
until it is brown on both sides; then
very carefully pour one bean into it and
.et it simmer. When the beans begin
TO get restless, sweeten 1t with salt, then
put it up in air-tight cans, hitch each
can 10 brick and chuck them over
board, and the soup isdone" The pro-
cess Of making a large convention out
Of one man must be similar, and we
urge its adoption. Let the Colonel either
have the hall Ornamented with q goodly
number of mirrors, or let him initiate
the example of William Pitt, who, upon
going to his seat in Parliament on one
occasion after dinner, when he was about
half seas over, or as the ancient would
say, ebrfOli, remarked to Will erforce, who
said he couldn't see any speaker, that he
saw "two speakers, 1t is evident that
some expedient Of the kind must lie
adopted, er the Colonel Will


--"feel like one who treals alone


Some banquet hall deserted,


Whose lights are fed, whose garlands dead,


And all but him departed"
Year: 1872

We learn that it is in contemplation
D., establish Republican, or Radical pa
per At Athens, to he devoted to politics


nd science. Tic gentleman who is to
ave charge OF the editoral department
= well qualified ior its responsible and
rduous duties. The first number will
appear as soon as the necessary material
can be procured-AthenS Post.
Year: 1872

Wine Jurors Selected-The Panel Ex.


haustcd and . Fresh One Ordered.


Yesterday was the second day Of the second
trial OF Edward 8. Stokes. The proceedings were
Of the same monotonous character as on wednes-
Gay, although larger number Of victims for the
Jury box was secured than was anticipated, there
being at the adjournment nine out OF the twelve
sworn In. A significant fact is that every one who
was examined was asked the question by the
prosecution whether he was connected with or
Knew the house Of Phelps, Dodge Co., OF this city


When the Court was opened the room contained
only sparse sprinkling OF spectators; but in the
afternoon the crowd was great, and many people
stood mp In Its outer portion, without being able to
obtain seats. Judge Boardman was on the bench
his peculiar face forms striking contrast with its
surroundings behind the dark walnut panelngs.
IL II unique In thousand types OF human physiog-
nony. Originally black his hair has been perfectly
whitened BY the lapse OF years. Still his eyebrows
are tinged with black, and his moving beard. the
greater part Of which is snowy white, is OF an
inky darkness at the roots and around the mouth.
The contour OF the face is Roman, and strongly
outlined, like one on an ancient medallion. The
brow is smooth and arched, the eyes very dark
and deep-set, the nose with high curve the lips
marked with an expression Of benevolence and
nrnness, and the muscles around them, while In
repsse, impressing one strongly with . belief In
the conscienuousness which dictates their utter
Ances.


Immediately


IN FRONT OF THE JUDGE


sat the prisoner, as before he has done, with his
dsther and brother and young gentleman who
Year: 1872

Another Days Hunt After Jury-Ths
Ninth Good Nan and True Secured-0p-
S posing Counsel Undertake to Crack q
Grave Joke-Good Fellows All


Round Trial To Be Con-


tinued This Morning.
Year: 1872

There seems to be no hope, even in fusion
with the Liberal party, for fair registration
IN the pending election. We have fully realiz-
ed here in that respect ere,s thus far, the bitter
fruits of the last two State elections in their
partisan control of the ballotbox. We are
led to appreliend from articles in the Picayunc
of last Tuesday morning, that we alone are not
to be the sufferers i'll the progressing admins
tratIen of our odious Election Law. We ex-
tract the following significant paragraphs
from an Article in the Picayune under the
above captions


In eus evening edition of yesterday we tuch-
ed upou this grave subject of registration. 1t
was impossible to resist the impulse to repel
even hint that in the conduct of the com
ing elections, State or parish, there is to be
anything but fair dealing. For four long
weary years the good people of this Strife have
been bowed down under the unspeakable
agony of fraudulent election laws and fraudu-
lent elections. 70 say that there has for one
msment been any voice heard through the
ballot box from those through whose toll, men
tai and physical. the means of carrying on
government is derived, would be mockery
Capital and intelligent industry have been but
the prey fthe indolent and the wretchedly de-
haucbed, until our people have almost become
desperate. Only the bayonet at the throat
could make it possible for an enlightened peo-
pie to bear SO much factitious misery, and were
it to continue there are tens of thousands who
would prefer death to the moral blight it nee
essarily brings. ~


In the interest of this people, we here record
in terms that cannot be mistaken: /. That
fraudulent manipulation of the ballot box has
brought us to the grief we now realize. 2.
That this paper has advocated fusion of all
conservative elements, with the abiding hope
of our people being thus able to do away with
the prime cause. IL we cannot succeed with
ont rcserting to the very villiany we have SO
long denounced, even in our dreams, the VIC
tory will be fearfully dear, for it will cost us
our own selfrespect. Part with this, and
there is nothing to content for with any rea-
sonable hope of success. = gs.


For ourself, we shall believe, and we shall
SO endeayor to make our readers believe, until
convinced by proof to the contrary, that Mr..
Stevensen's insinuation has no Foundation in
political truth; and flour belief should ever be
shaken by proof, we shall be found sternly op-
posed to policy not only morally wrong, but
politically suicidal. s=-s ~.
Year: 1872

0PELoUsAs THEATRE.-We are desired TO an
nounce that Mr.. Clay ton was successful in his
mission to New Orleans. He has engaged a
company of first class artists for the above
establishment. which will be opened in superb
style on Saturday the ID day of November
next, with the grand spec taeular drama EMIT
led "'Ehe Sea of Ice' or 1.-The Wild Flower of
sMexico'-We are assured that this is one Of
tile most beautiful plays ever presented to the
pnblie aud we predict for it highly success
fill run
Year: 1872

The Opelousas Journal Of the Goth of July
last, speaking of the Democratic Reform State
Ticket, uses the following language:


"Of course then it is not Democratic ticket
nor o Reform ticket, and no members of these
parties are under any obligations to vote for it
1t is ticket nominated by d few individuals
residing in New Orleans. and the people had
nothing to do with it"


And from the same paper, of the same date
| and in the same column in an article headed
"The United State Ticket we make the fol.
towing extracts:


1t will be seen that it is not put forth as a
Democratic ticket, but, as it's patronymic in
dlcates, 1t Is q fusion ticket. Let us inquire
briefly who the high contracting parties to
this bargain are, what bodies of men they rep
resent, what authority is vested in them to
mortgage, hypothecate or otherwise restrain
or dispose of the ballots of the people and fin
ally, what is the subject and aim of this COM
plieation 50 secretly formed and SO suddenly
launched upon its mission of evil


They are men who, if they had the respect
and confidence of the people, have forfeited
both because they have, in secret conclave,
struck 6argai,,, in the terms of which their
constituencies, if they have any, We're not con-
suited, and leaving the conviction strong as
''proefs from Holy Writ" that they, not the
people, are to be the benefciaries of the COM
pact.


In the third place, who vested Mr.. Lasere
with authority to drop two names Oh the Dem
Ocratlc ticket, if it be d Democratic ticket
and to substitute two other names in their
steadf Is this in accordance with Democratic
usage or any other usage governing great po-
htical parties in their operations2 Is it not a
palpable example of that assumption of power
by the few over the many, Of that system, in
its most obnoxiou form, of subOrdinating the
great interests of an entire people to the rule
of Il metropolitan clique. whose acts are done
IN secret and whose purposes, disguise them
as they may with patriotic phrases, are bent
to one selfish endathe appropriation to them
selves of power ana place.


The conclusion is manifest-there must be
plan, design, Il combination, the details Of
which are not given to the public, and which,
as yet, Is coliied to but few, but whose prime
object is the individual advantage of that few,
and, that failing, the ruin of the fair prospects
OF political reform and renewed prosperity
now almost within the grasp of the people Of
the State.


We don't pretend to endorse the Journals
views as above set forth; but if that was the
Journals opinion Oh the formation of State
ticket by the duly authorized committees of
the Democratic and Reform parties, in regular
FORM how can it reconcile itself to the support
of Ebert CAN'T for Congress, when the above
extracts are SO well adapted to his case!
Year: 1872

am candidate for the office of Sheriff of
the Parish Of St. Landry at the election to
be holden in November next. For what the
people of St. Landry may expect of me- in
that official capacity in the future, l refer to
my past survices as the executive Deputy of
the present Sheriff G. C. DUSON.
Year: 1872

We are authorized to announce Mr.. Ca
MILE H. MELANCON as a candidate to re-
present the Parish Of ST Landry in the lower
House of the Legislature, at the election of
November next.
Year: 1872

THE BAR Room REMEDY for weakness of the
stomach is dose of Rum Bitters. They are
surcharged with Fusel OIL, deadly element,
which is rendered more active by the pungent
astringents with which it is combined If your
stomach is weak, or your liver or bowels dis
ordered, tone, strengthen and regulate them
with VINEGAR BIrTERs, pure VEGETABLE
SToMACHIc CORRECTIVE AND APERIENr free
fromalcohol, and capable of infusing new vital
ityinto your exhausted and disordered system.


m29-4w
Year: 1872

The Baltimore American suggests that
fund for the purpose of providing a certain
number ofpoor boys with boots and clothing
that they may attend the public schools, feeling
decently clad, would do more good than the
establishment of a'school for the gratuitous
education of few of them.