smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

ut is enough to provoke saint!
said an impetuous husband, when dres
sing in hurry, after carefully twisting
all the studs into the bosom, on finding
the collar button gone. "Why dom
you see to it that the loose buttons ore
fastened, and those missing are sewed
on?" .ru.. ...


"Well, Pm sure it is very small mat
ter, and you needn't be making such Q
terrible fuss about it."


"Small matter, indeed! So cinder
o. grain of sand in the eye, is a small
matter; and next thing to having splin.
ter in your eye, is having no buttons on
ones shirt" ' ...


"You can't desist from your raging
nonsense" was the response.


So the worthy husband, finding this
second retort from his irritating wife too
much for his manly forbearance, filings
his linen into the face of his spouse, and
thus mortal quarrel is inaugurated, and
ends by their not speaking for six
months, and his having to sew on the
missing buttons, without the satisfaction
of letting off his wrath through that safe
ty valve, scolding tongue.


"Now, young married people, in the
midst Of their honeymoon, or the be
trothed, while experiencing all that ellis
ium of selfabnegation incident to the
early plighting. will put all this down as
ridiculous in superlative degree, and
among the impossible possibilities; but
they will find out, ere long, that much
more of happiness is to be fastened on
with the well fastened buttons, than by
even the deeds of bravery and heroism
which are offered to few, and then can
be done only on great and rare occa
sions. '@HN A-H 'f., ~ t'v @..'


Who, when his wife is going over q
precipice, or drowning, would not rush
to the rescue, regardless Of personal
peril? Or, what wife, when her hus-
band is brought in, terribly wounded,
from railroad accident, or when strick-
en- with typhoid fever, would not watch
and exercise patience. as only woman
can do, sinking out of sight all her own
personal ease and convenience in the
depth Of her anxiety and affection Why
not then both be equally devoted and
careful in the little things of life?


And here you might add more than a
thousand suggestions and incidents
which are possible in our daily expert
cnce Life is filed with the little things
which make or break domestic happi-
ness. .E.


A great ocean steamer, whose power
full engines could drive her, with scarcely
a break upon her speed,in the very teeth
of gale, was brought to long ana
dangerous pause in mid ocean by hand
full of sand thrown by mischievous
boy into the trunnion plate of the shaft.
Grinding, heat, and threatened fire were
the result, besides the long delay, and
the aggravated tossing of a helpless
ship upon the waves.


We infer that little sand in the ma.
chinery, instead of oil, is worse than the
assaults of the worst storm without.
Year: 1871

Ey The New York Democrat has to
say in response to . certain theory
''This theory that man is a descendant
from the monkey may be all right to
talk about, but if the monkeys have
been watching the party which has heea
in power for few years they wouid be
justified in committing suicide. 1t is
serious charge to bring against mon
KEY that tries 10 be good"
Year: 1871

Eighty five per cent. of our commerce
is already carried on in foreign bottoms,
and unless there is speedy change in
our tariff the remaining fifteen per cent.
will follow suit,and the American flag be
driven altogether from the ocean.
Year: 1871

For simple neuralgia of the face or
any superficial ache, mot depending upon
some organic Cause, nothing will act so
etfectually as rubbing the oil of pepper
miut into the part. The old man with
the gout will get relief from it. AS a
local anesthetic it will give relief where
chloroform fails, frequently put a
grain of morphine to a drachm of oil.
DR.. Nicholson.
Year: 1871

wThe New York Mail says: ITO
settle long troubled question we wish
to say that it Is settled that when lady
and gentleman, are dancing together it is
the gentleman's duty and privilege to de-
eide when to stop. 1t is as much a rude
ness on his part, thoagh, to continue a


long time without ceasing,as it is for the
lady to stop suddenly. ~ rT.a.l
Year: 1871

Whatever else may bedoubt.
full in the future, there is one
thing that can be very safely
calculated among the certain
ties, and that is, that those who
do the most advertising will
make the most money in this,
the year 1871. There are
names which are household
words all over the United
States, who but for advertising,
would be known only in their
immediate neighborhoods. =
There are those who by judi
ciously making known their
business in q paper which has
aproper circulation, have in
creased their business three
fold in three months.
Year: 1871

The Local Paper is an abso-
lutte necessity to the county and
community where it is publish
ed. All the city papers can
not supply the place of the
home paper. That should be
the first love Of every man and
woman, for with the paper is
the locality identified. The
paper gives the county and
town where printed much OF
their importance in the world,
and gives in detail the local
news, which cannot be gained
by any other source. Every
days issue of the paper is so
much local history; the rise
growth and development Of
the town and county can be
measured and recorded only
by the local newspaper that
constantly is gathering its
items. People do not proper
ly appreciate their home news
papers. They measure the
value of a paper too much by
the number of columns it con-
tains. The home paper at any
price is the cheapest paper one
can take, for in it is found the
information to be obtained
from no other source.
Year: 1871

about the distribution of pat.
ronage in that State to day -
You had better speak to Sum-
nerJ Damn me, if I haven't
half n notion to ask Butler to
introduce a bill in. the House
to suppress Ku-Kluxism in
New Hampshire" The Sena-
tor from New Hampshire took
his departure, not altogether
in his mind that he
would call again.
Year: 1871

WHISKY AND CIGARS. Gree
lev addressed n convention of labor
reform league in New York last week,
in which he said:


/ have lived in this city forty years;
have been concerned in labor as q
journcyman, employer, and so on; and
in that forty years, in my Judgment,
the working people, am speaking
of the poorer class, those who are
worth but little money and work
mainly for othcrs-have spent for liqu-
ors and tobacco money enough to have
given them half the property of the
city in their hands to day, II they had
simply let alone drink and tobacco as
| have done. (Applause. don't
suppose that is all there is TO be said
in opposition to my friend. l am not
saying that her scheme is not a good
one, or is a good one, but ! am very
sure that my own is n very effective
and very practical one. [Applaase.]
Tho workingmen could take that in
their hands tomorrow, and il thoy
would just let alone alcoholic liquors
and tobacco they need not complain
of poverty.
Year: 1871

must be confined to the sums requisite
TO meet the interest upon the debt,
and the expenses necessary to main.
tain tho efficiency and dignity of the
government tho sums drawn from
this generation by the tariff and intcr.
nal taxation should be limited to the
purposes ust mentioned, and the efforts
to reduce prematurely the principal
oil the debt at the expense of the gen
eral prosperity Of the nation should
be abandoned.


We have borne the burden of the
recent war, and should be called upon
to do no more than meet the full in
terest upon the debt; another genera
tlon, more wealthy and numerous
than this, can readily take care of the
principal.


The issues of the present and the
future arc distinct enough, and afford
us the most ample and best battle. field
for the approaching contest.


Universal amnesty and suffrage ;
the preservation of the rights of the
States as guaranteed by the letter and
true spirit of the Constitution, once
held so sacred the preservation of
individual liberty the inviolability OF
the rights Of the hdbeas corpus the
maintenacc of the purity aud Of the
relative powers Of the three great
branches of general government; strict
economy in the administration of the
government; the relief of the business
interests Of the country from the rui.
nous pressure of all unequal, i'll
arranged, and unnecessary burdens
these constitute somo of the main
issues upon which we may confidently
hope TO rest our chances of success.


With the hopc that the principles
published totNe world ninety FIVE years
ago may throughout all time guide
the actions and command the rever.
cnce of the American people, and
apologizing for having trespasscd so
long on your time and patience, | am,
with great respect, very truly yours,


GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.
Year: 1871

SoLvED.-Thc New Orleans Times
says that tho reason why Radical
newspapers have laid so much stress
upon the fact that jeff Davis said az
do not accept the situation-I accept
nothing" is that in this latter fact tho
difference between Davis and Grant
is SO striking, Grant accepts every
thing, Davis nothing.
Year: 1871

Mark Twain, whose horse was SO
thin that he had TO lean against a tree
to think, was considerably beaten by
a long, cadaverous specimen OF human.
ity just in from tho country, who said
that he had brother living in Cairo
so poor that tho sun would shine
through him, and that he had 10 put
on an ovcrcoat to mako shadow.
Year: 1871

should suffer free government TO be
lost on this continent and should imi-
tate here the bad examples found in
the Old World, making one man and
his will supreme over the people and
their rights. myf -. .I


We should not omit on this occasion,
to recall to our memory tho ilustri.
Gus administrations of Jefferson and
Jackson, who, when called at different
periods in our history TO the Presi.
dcncy, although themselves clothed
with the extensive powers legitimate.
ly belonging TO that high office, and
having, each Of them, an oxtraordina.
ry degree Of personal influence result.
ing from the confidence and attach.
ment of tho people, abstained from
taking advantage thereof to enlarge
their own powers, but, on the contrary,
devoted themselves to restoring the
proper limits upon both the executive
and legislative departments of the
Federal government, which had been,
in many respects, overlooked and dis
regarded by their predecessors. We
shall best do honor TO the memory of
these two great statesmen by our.
selves renewing the work in which
they were so earnest, restraining
unwise and improvident legislation,
restoring simplicity and consequent
purity in the administration Of Federal
affairs, combating the disposition of
Congress to meddle with matters out.
side of their jurisdiction, lessening the
burdens of taxation, and putting the
government once moro on the safe
track pointed out in the chart left to
US by the wise founders of the Re-
public.


The acceptance or non acceptance
of certain amendments which have
recently been made a part of the
Constitution of the United States is
not a practical question. The civil
status of the colored man is establish
ed, and he is in actual possession of
the right of suffrage. The task before
us is to save the Constitution, as a
whole. To save it, as il is, requires
our best efforts. The question of the
day is whether we are to live under
q Constitution at all, which shall be
constructed by an impartial court, SO
as to limit and restrain, as it was
intended to do, legislative and execu-
tive power alike, or under hollow
form of a Constitution, interpreted
according to the expediency of the
hour by Congress itself. such intcrpre-
tation being enforced by an unre.
strained executive. The danger is i'm.
minent that we may lose sight of the
principles upon which this government
is founded, and which constitute its
vital force-prnciples which gave to
the Republic great prosperity before
the war, and in war saved IL from
dissolution. Very truly yours,


JonN I. HOFFMAN.
Year: 1871

Fruitful as are the many causes OF dl
vorce in this country, it is useless to de
ny that the main reason for domestic
unhappiness lies in the ignorance of wo
men. Viewed from the woman's stand
point, marriage is the alpha and omega
of life; and taking it as such-lookine
forward to its consummation from girl.
hood-and knowing afterward that il
will last until death, provided divorces
are not called into requisition, the in
centive to be contented is lost in the
knowledge that the knot cannot be
broken unless with her consent. And
here the charge that women do not re-
ceive fair consider ation in the admin
istration of the law, and that men have
greatly the advantage because they run
the machine, does not find proof in .ex-
perience.


For confirmation look over any news
paper in the country that publishes
these law contests, and it will be seen
that the suits are almost invariably
brought by women, and that, too, by
women who, as wives, have given least
and demanded most in the contract.
The law generally takes the feminine
side in all little family misunderstood
ings. Who ever heard of man obtain
ing damages for a breach of promise
Marriage is now notoriously an affair OF
exchange, a matter of market price.
Girls are tricked out for sale as system
atically as the fashionable tailor atcires
his lay figure for display III the shop win
dow. A vile voluptuary, roue with a
battered constitution, worthless repro
bate, or contemplate noodle, if he has
broad acres or bank stock, will win a
prize, if prizes such women are. Such
is marriage, generally speaking, in this
nineteenth century, and from such out
RACES on nature comes present penalty
and future punishment.


There is no occasion to sermonlze on
the perjury committed at the marriage
altar. Easy divorces and crying scan
dals attest from time to time the wrath
that is written on high against persist
ent violations of moral laws. Not day
passes but the careful chronicler of
events may gather facts sufficient to
prove that intelligent men and women,
the lovers of little children and pure
homes, must do something to arrest this
evil of easy divorces. 1t is idle to argue
this many-sided social question, but it is
due the young of both sexes that strin-
gent divorce laws be speedily enacted.
Year: 1871

A writer in the Providence (R. ~
Journal offers we'll considered advice, as
follows .....-


Each child has natural aptitude for,
and qualification in, some especial study,
employment or pursuit. Ore takes to
music, another to mathematics some
boys turn spontaneously to mercantile
undertakings, others are born book
worms; it is the duty of parents to ac-
quaint themselves with, and direct these
inherent tastes. Few people can do
many things WE'LL but almost all with
the proper training could perform sue
cessfully, if not with marked superiori-
ty, in some one line of life. Super
added, then, to the general education
requisite in all conditions, there should
be the full development of any particu-
lar valuable faculty.


Excellent as are our common and
high schools, and important as may be a
collegiate education, there is the further
necessity-if the highest attainable
point is to be reached-that the dedica-
ton of the life be made to that calling
which the natural capacity of the youth
best fits him for. A large proportion OF
those who are stranded in the early part
of the, voyage of life, are wrecked be.
cause they, or others for them, have
mistaken their vocation. They go on
year after year like an axle that is al
ways either rubbing in its bearings, or
hot from friction. They may rub
through with a decent success, but it is
by hard effort and with an abiding dis
satisfaction. We are inclined to think
that the rage for entering professional
life is somewhat abating, it having given
place to that thirst for gold which is
promised speedier satisfaction in com
mercial life. But every youngster de-
sires to begin where his father left off,
and most are likely to leave off where
their father began--in poverty.
Year: 1871

BY ELLA WHEELER.
whittier away, fair maid,


Decked out in your costume gayl
Do you know what the Bible prophet said
OF modest woman, pray?
Are your colors bright, and your lilly white, -
Meant for the street to- day?
Do you want the men to gaze?


Do you covet a strangers stare?
Do you want the loafers to turn, in amaze?
And hear them say, Look there!'
Amt she gay though" and "Nobby you know.
who is she," and Z" declare ?"
Is it for this you dress,


maid with the form of grace?
That you frizz up, stack up tress on tress
And walk in the public place,
In colors so bright, they dazzle the sight,
And with no veil over your face.
| know in word. and act


You are pure as you are in thought.
But YOU want to dazzle, and attract
To be admired, and sought
7 You do not know. that the way you go.
With kissing serpents is fraught.
Turn from it, while you can,


With no stain, or taint of wrong.
Better the love of one honest man,
Than the stares of motley throng.
Seek not to attract, but be worthy in fact
Some heart that is true and strong.
Year: 1871

The great Blood Purifier and delicious drink. War
nels Nnum Vita, or Wine Of Life, is free from any my
those who require stimuant. It is splendid appe-
zer and tonic, and the finest thing in the werld for
article ever offered to the public far superior to
brandy whisky wine, btters, or any other article 1T
Young or old can take the Wine of Life 1t s in fact
life preserver Those who wish to enjoy good health
the Wine of Life 1t different from any thing ever
before in use 1t is sold BY druggists. Price 81, In
quart bottles.
Year: 1871

PRIZE FIGHT.-Don't get alarmed, reader, for we will not infict on you moral lecture, but merely wish to state that a prize fight came off in Tucson this week, before 8 small but appreciative audience. It was a friendly affair between member of the infantry and one of the cavalry service. A slight unpleasantness pre- faced a mutual agreement to test the relative warrior qualities and prowess of the two arms of the military ser vice, and that it might not lack in cidental incentives, the sum of $10 on each side was put up. A few pre- liminaries being arranged, the business began, and, as we are informed, at the end of fourteen rounds the in- fantry man elevated the sponge. We trust the infantry arm of the service will not take this statement as intend ing detraction of it, because the truth of history demanded that the result of this battle should he know and we may say that the opposing parties quit good friends and united ill social drink. Fourteen rounds settled the dispute and removed all ill-feeling. The chief thing to be regretted is that the victor escaped with 8 whole hide.
Year: 1871

WEATHER wss warm during the early part of the week. Thursday evening there was quite a breeze of wind and dust, but shower followed and yesterday the dust was we'll laid and a more bracing atmosphere prevailed. The weather might have been more uncomfortable this week.
Year: 1871

OUR item last week, that a mail rider had been killed between San Pedro and Sulphur Springs, was not correct, though our information seemed reliable at the time. It seems the mule got away from the rider and came on to San Pedro, showing signs eff fright. The same rider Ca MeXican), however, was killed on Friday, July7 just few miles this side of Camp Bowie, east ward bound, and the mail all taken of or destroyed. It seems that there has been a standing order since last May for an escort to accompany the mail through Apache Pass, but for some unexplained reason it failed to be on hand on this occasion, with the above results.

 Captain Russell, of Camp Bowie, with 30 men, took the trail the same day, and he will catch and slay the murderers if within his power, because no mans will is stronger than his to do so.
Year: 1871

Reflect that sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote connubiM
happiness, Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes Il weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair, and filled with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
another is blightcd with our own.
Year: 1871

4oo In I'VE per cent United states stock to ths
lAte Slave States loyal and secession alike, TO be sppof
toned pro rato according to their slave population
respectively by the Census Of fSoo compensation for
the losses Of their loyal citizens by the seOtion Of
Slavery Each State TO he entitled to s quota upon tho
ratification by It's Legislature Of this adjustment. The
bonds be at the absolute disposal Of the Legislature
aforesad.


"6 The said Slave States TO be entitled henceforth TO
representation in the House on the basis OF their total
instead OF their Federal population the whole being now
free.


49, National Convention TO Ne assembled as soon IS


may be- to raty this adjustment and make such changes
in the Constitution as may be deemed advisable"


After such an exposure Of the accuracy and
regard for historic records of Mr.. kaymond's
successors, we may henceforth let them slander
at will
Year: 1871

Tho result of the first race between the Co.
lumbia and the Englishman was a surprise to
no one. The course was familiar and the sea
and wind were favorable to the light draught
American. The Livonia, Oh the contrary, de-
lights, according to the report of her owner,
in rOugher seas and stronger breezes than she
could hope to encounter inside the bay, and
she was, therefore, conceded to be at disad-
vantage in the first of the series of races
American yachtsmen, consequently, instead of
making jolly over the first victory, looked
forward with anxiety to the second contest


The result of yesterdays race is therefore
all the more surprising and gratifying. The
Columbia proved in a chopping sea and
a breeze which was half gale during most
of the race as fine sailer "a any
kcel-bOat which ever sailed. Everything
seemed to favor the English yacht and her
model, and Mr.. Ashbury's antcipatiOns of VIC
tory were doubtless confident. But the supe-
rior sailing qualities of the Columbia were
fully displayed yesterday as on Monday, and
there are few yachtsmcn who are not now
ready to back her against the LivOnia in any
sea and wind, or for any distance. Something
of Mr. OsgOOds success was doubtless due to
his admirable seamanshp; or rather to the
bad scamanship of his competitor, for at least
four minutes were lost by the Livonia in turn
ing the stakc-boat; but there Is also no ques-
ton that the Englishman was outsailcd in
both races.


Doubtless other American yachts, built on
other models are eager for the honor of beat
ing the Livona, and we hope to see the
DauntIess or Sappho, both keel-boats like the
Livonia, entered against her for races over
the regular course, and also beyond the light
shin
Year: 1871

The Fenan "invasion" of Manitoba has
the happy faculty of growing more ridiculous
with each new phase which it assumes. The
forlorn hope which struggled over the border,
and ate its breakfast in Fort Garry, and
melted away when the Yankee soldiers
made their appearance, has been for
midable enough to scare the Mani
tobans into gathering garrison Of
eight hundred men at the stOckaded post of
Fort Garry. Meanwhile, Riel, late Provisional
President of the Republic of Winnipeg comes
down with one hundred and fifty half-breeds
to the rescue of the impcriled province, and
greatly delights the Governor, who embraces
his ally at the rate of five times a minute.
This is farcical, but it is not war.
Year: 1871

needless alarm and a ridiculous demon
stration have followed the abstraction OF
fishing vessel from the authorities of Nova
Scotia by some citizens of Gloucester. Mass.
1t was aggravating that the vessel should
have been detained without any attempt,
apparently, being made to examine
into her case; but the recapture was
clearly illegal, and the enthusiasm dis
played by the people of Gloucester on her ar
rival, natural as it was, will be moderated
when we find, as we must, that the act will
lead to unfortunate complications with our
neiOhbOrs