smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

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A boy drove into the city, his wagon loaded
down
With food to feed the people Of the British
governed town;
Aud the little black eyed rebel, so cunning and
so sly,
Was watching for his coming from the corner
Of her eye. .......
His face looked broad and honest, his hands
were brown and tough,
The clothes he wore upon him were home
.., spun, coarse, and rough
But one there was who watched him, who long
time fingered nigh,
And cast at him sweet glances from the corner
of her eye.
He drove up to the market, he waited in the
His apples and potatoes were fresh and fair
and fine;
But long and long he waited, and no one came
to buy,
Save the black eyed rebel, watching from the
corner Of her eye.





long and loud
And "Wbo wants my potatoes ?" he repeated
to the crowd;
But from all the people round him came no
word Of reply,
Save the black eyed rebel, answering from the
corner of her eye.
For she knew that meath the lining Of the coat
he wore that day
We're long letters from the husbands and the
fathers far away,
Who we're lighting for the freedom that they
meant 10 gain or die;
And tear like silver glistened in the corner
Of her eye.
But the treasures-how to get them ? crept
the question through her mind,
Since keen enemies were watching for what
prizes they might fnd
And she paused while and pondered. with a
pretty little sigh;
Then resolve crept through her features, and
shrewdness fired her eye.
So ele resolute'y walked mp to the wagon old
and red
"May have a dozen apples for kiss ?" she
swee;ly said
And the brown face flushed to scarlet, for the
boy was somewhat shy,
And he saw her laughing at him from the cor
ner OF her eye
"You may have them all for nothing, and
more, if you want" quoth he.
II will have them, my good fellow, but can
pay for them" said she.
Aud she clambered on the wagon minding not
who all were by,
With laugh OF reckless romping in the corner
of her eye.
Cliuging round his brawny neck, she clasped
her fingers white and small,
And then whispered: Quick the letters !
thrust them underneath my shawl!
Garry back again this package, and be sure
that you are spry !"
And she sweetly smiled upon him from the
corner of her eye.
Loud the motley crowd we're laughing at the
strange ungirlish freak,
And the boy was scared ard painting, and 80
dashed he could not speak;
And: Miss, have good apples" bolder
lad did cry;
But she answered "No, thank you," from
the corner of her eye.
With the news Of loved ones absent to the dear
friends they would greet,
Searching them who hungered for them, swift
she glided through the street.
There is nothing worth the doing that it
does not pay to try"
Thought the little black eyed rebel, with a
twinkle in her eye.
HErHE. WI Carleton in Harper's.
Year: 1876

In the State case against Lewis for
whipping his wife, the defendant was
fined $100, which he is paying in jail.
If he had taken the Montague NeaD8,
that paper tells us, and read it in his
moments of idleness, the devil would
not have tempted him to chastise his
better half. Just in this instance two
dollars iudiciously spent for his county
paper might have saved him over 800.
1t is hard to imagine what the devil will
not put into the idle brain of a man who
viii not take q county paper.
Year: 1876

Not AFRAID. D.-The king of Dahomey
wrote TO Commodore Hewett that he
thought very little of England's power,
and that her punishment of his neighbor
of Ashantee was 80 trifing that he cares
very little whether the troops go up the
country or not, as they fear fever too
much, and are only fit to burn houses
and then run away.
Year: 1876

That Little Lamb.
Mary had little lamb


We've heard it DER and DER,
Until that little lamb becomes
A perfect little bore.
So propose to make a grave,
And dig it deep and wide;
That Mary's lamb and all its bsrds
Be buried side by side.
Year: 1876

The closing paragraph Of the procla-
nation Of the chairman Of the State
Executive Committee, in which be calls
the State Convention, is worthy Of the
attention and earnest consideration of
the Democratic voters throughout the
State. reform" is the watchword Of
the campaign Of '76, and the selection
Of good men. yes the best men, for all
positions is impcratively demanded The
primaries have long been too much
neglected and their management left
too often to few men, who, do the
best they could, we're not always able
to give satisfactory expression to the
sentiments and wishes Of the people Of
their district. It is earnestly hoped
this year that more interest will be
manifested, that the meetings will be
we'll attended and that Chairman Rey-
nolds' advice will be taken and that our
delegations to the State Convention
will be composed Of some Of the best
and ablest men Of the counties.
Year: 1876

APPOINTMENT or CHIEF JUSTICE


The vexed-and vexing-question
az to who should be Chief Justice in
place Of the ''late lamented" G. j.
Gilpin, was settled on Thursday by
Governor Cochran in the appointment
Of Hon. Joseph P. Comegys to the
vacancy. A strong pressure had been
brought to bear upon the Executive in
favor Of Mr.. Comegys soon after the
death Of Judge Gilpin. and though be
wisely delayed the appointment for a
time in order to give opportunity for
the expression Of public sentiment. he
felt it necessary at last to yield to what
seemed the popular will and confer the
appointment on Mr.. Comegys. Astrong
rsvulsion Of feeling had begun to be
felt and had the appointment been
delayed short time longer it is more
than probable that q decided expression
Of popular opinion would have been
made in favor Of Judge Wootten.. The
appointment has, however. been made,
and is doubtless q good one. Chief
Justice Comegys is . good lawyer and
an upright man, and will in all proba-
bility perform his duties fairly and
creditably. More than this it were un-
wise and unnecessary to say.
Year: 1876

A SENSATIONAL bloody murder story
comes from Louisiana. A terrible riot
is said to have occurred and. as is usual
in such cases, the presence Of the. mill
tary is said to be absolutely necessary
to preserve order. A great number Of
negroes are said to have been killed
how many can never be known as
precautions were taken to remove the
dead secretly. " while not single white
man was even SO much as hurt, although b
whole volleys were fred promiscuously
into the whites by the negroes eleven
hundred Of whom are said to be in
arms The reason given for all this
dreadful affair is that some thirty me-
groes went to the store of white man,
called him out aud riddled him with
bullets. What the reason was for this
summary proceeding. or Why all the
negroes should flock together to protect
these murderers, or why the whites
should deem it necessary to kill sll the
negroes they could come across, is not
stated.


Presuming there was any truth What
ever in all this stuff, one would natur-
ally inquire how it is that these things
never occur except in election years,
and, moreover, why they do not occur
in those Southern States where the
whites have q decided predominance
and have the entire control Of the gov
ernment? Or was all this trumped up
for political effect? If SO the cool in
difference with which it has been re
ceived and the small amount Of credence
given to it might admonish the admin
istration outrage millers that it is time
to shut up shop. The market for their
grist was surfeited along ago, and what
ever may be the necessities Of the
hour" the bloody shirt has ceased to
terrify, or to create sympathy. with its
wavers. Some other trick might have
more success. This one is "played out"
Year: 1876

stud Of horses and other things neces-
sary to make life endurable 1t Long
Branch had already been shipped to the
latter place, and, within two hours after
the close Of the session. be was en- route
to the same point BY express train
Judging from present appearances. it
will be far into the summer before he
will be able to inhale the sea breeze
unless, indeed, be should take it into
bis head to carry out the principle he
advocated in his late message to the
House, that President can as legally
transact executive business III OItka as
in Washington, Admonished by re-
cent events. however. be will hardly be
likely to leave Washington until after
Congress adjourns. A: r. B.
Year: 1876

Having concluded that large sales and quick
returns viii not only pay better than having
the goods lay on the shelves, but enable US to
constantly show greater variety, we have
marked all our
Year: 1876

New YoRK, March 1.--General Pillow
publishes letter here to-day concerning
himself and his bankruptcy. sayign:


In all my long and eventful life | have
stood up with stout heart and manfully
combatted the trials and tried TO meet
the duties and responsibilities of life.
Chiefest among these have held to be
the duties and responsibilities of a patriot
and soldier. How met them the coun
try knows, and l trust | will be pardoned
for saying that loved the national gov
ernment to whose services I Lad devoted
the prime of my life; that | would [ had
fallen in the service and died while I was
honored with its confidence and with its
commission. Standing as | now do, be-
tween its aggressive acts and displeasure
and the neglect and ingratitude of people
l subsequently took up arms to defend |
am without hope for the future. To be
homeless, with family without shelter
and with gaunt poverty staring me in the
face, at my advanced age, presents pros
pect SO gloomy that my heart gives way
and the conviction is forced upon me that
l have lived too long.
Year: 1876

&AA 0AAAA dUc0
To Modify and Amend ian Ordinance
Providing for the Election Of City Weigh
er, and for the Weighing of Hay and
Coal"


Be IL ordained by the City Council of the City OF
Rock Island:


SECTION l. That the ordinance providing for the
election OF City Weigher and for the weighing OF
nay and coal passed August 18th, 1857, be and the
same is from this date so modified and amended as
to provide that persons having coal yards and en-
gagged in the business of selling coal in the CITY
Rock Island, may sell and weigh the same on their
own scales at their several places OF business.
SEc.2 II any person other than city weigael
shall weigh any hay coal which is sold or is fol-
sale for use in the city of Rock Island other thar
his hay coal, for the sale of which he is an
agent such person shall be subject to penalty OF
five dollars for each offense.


Passed January 10th, 1876.


BAILEY DAVENPORT, Mayor.
ST. COOKE, City Clerk 1-d3t.
Year: 1876

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, IT WILL Non
! Rust or crack and costs only trife more than
common iron pipe Is positively THE BEST thing
for water service pipe. have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island. FRED HASS.


Store in Star Block.
Year: 1876

The President has ordered all the
troops IL South Carolina to be sent to
Florida and Louisiana for the purpose
of sustaining the Radical canyassers
in those States in making false re-
turns Of the Presidential election !
lie says in his proclamation that no
one is worthy of being President who
desires to obtain the Office by fraud.
His purpose is very likely to create
confusion in the Electoral College and
hold on to the presidency himself.
General Blair, who knew him well
and served under him long time,
said if Grant got into the White
House, the American people would
never get him out until they took
him out in his coffin He was very
anxious for the nomination for the
third term. There is some deep vii
lainy contemplated by both Grant
and Chamberlain
Year: 1876

70 the People Of South Carolina.


The Board of Canvassers have. BY
their unprecedented action to-day,
shown not only their contempt and
defiance of the Supreme Court Of the
State, but their utter disregard OF
their own official integrity. While
the grave questions determining the
result of the recent election were
pending before the Supreme Court,
composed of three Judges belonging
to the Republican party, and in di-
rect violation of the orders of this
tribunal, the Board has issued certifi-
Gates of election to the Republican
Presidential electors ard to Repu5ll-
can State officers, and have refused
to give certificates to Democratic
members of the Legislature shown by
the returns of this same Board to
have been elected in the counties OF
Edgefeld and Laurens. This high
handed outrage is we'll calculated to
arouse the indignation OF our long
suffering people, but / assure them
that this daring aud revolutionary
act of the Board can have no legal
force whatever. l appeal to you,
therefore, in the fullest confidence
that the appeal will notbe unheeded'
that you Will maintain even under
that provooation your character as an
orderly and law-abiding peopie. Du-
ring che past exciting canvass you
have studiously avoided even the
semblance of a purpose to distm b the
public peace or to- transgress the law.
Your cause, and it is the cause OF con
stitutional government Of the country
lbs been carried tp the highest C9sss i.


keSasrke Gre wllllhst to
Year: 1876

II the printed report of Mayor Whiteley's
speech last evening, is correct, he told his
audience that the opinion of the Supreme
Court pronounced the Enforcement Act
Unconstitutional null, and void in every
particular"


This is not true. The greater part OF the
Enforcement Act has never been passed
upon by the Supreme Court, and has not
been pronounced unconstitutional at all.


1t is the third and fourth sections of the
law that have been thrown out. Mr. Archie
Given was not convicted under either of
them but under the second section. Mayor
Whiteley was therefore again in error when
he told his hearers, Gas the Herald report
states,) that " the act under which Given
was tried and fined was unconstitutional


AS matter of fact, the ruling of the Su-
pseme Court pronounced the Sd and 4th
did not contain the provision that the pun
ishable discrimination was on account OF
race or color, &C." But the End section
does contain that provision, and by logical
inference stands. So Mr.. Archie Given
may have the satisfaction of knowing
that he was punished legally as we'll al
justly.


Again, the Mayor makes the blunder o.
saying that Judge Strong delivered thu
Supreme Court opinion on the unconstitu
tional sections--he having sustained th
End section, here, in the Given trial. Judg
Strong did not Chief Justice Wait did
When the former comes to pass on the On
section, we have no doubt he and the Cour
will sustain it.


By the way, in this business Of dealing
out constitutional law at the street corners
by the unsteady light of campaign torcl
wo lid not some previous study Of the cas-
b.. O. value, Mr.. Mayor
Year: 1876

We are now sending out the COMMERCIAL,
by mail, to all parts of the Peninsula, and
orders come in daily from new subscribers
who want it at least during the campaign.
Only 25 cents month for daily newspa
paper, postage included, is cheap enough
to be within the reach of every family that
would keep posted
Year: 1876

To many of our exchanges, in this and
other States, who have spoken in very kind
AMI complimentary terms of the Editor Of
tle COMMERCIAL, in connection with the
fact of his nomination for the Legislature,
we return our grateful acknowledgements OF
their friendly feeling.
Year: 1876

We owe an apology to some of
our subscribers, on last week on &C.
count Of new subscribers we failed
to have papers enough by nearly
100, and for this reason had to issue
half sheets to some of our readers
We assure you that this will moi
occur again for we have ordered
several extra quires each week here,
after.
Year: 1876

Our fopts of new job type have
arrived. They are the latest styles
and cannot f~ilto please. We can
now execute the finest cards and
counterfit work done anywhere. We
want to have first-class job rooms
ana now we have them as you will
see by calling. Job work done
neatly and with dispatch cheap for
the cash. Job work must be cash
for we have to pay our boys every
Saturday night and must have the
filthy lucre wherewith to do it.
Year: 1876

The latest dodge at the Philadel>
phis Exhibition is to get behind two
country girls and say aloud, so as
to be overheard, yet as if quite Incl
dentally to your confederate why
did be get a divorce who an
swers with vociferous seriousness,
Obi he mad to get it. Why, the first
week they were married she chewed
his ear off! Just at this point the
country females look around and
soc two perfectly sober faces. Gra-
cious sakes, Mary, do you hear that
talk? | never heard such talk in
my life?
Year: 1876

Since we have taken charge of the
LEDGER we have enlarged the sub
scription list by more than 100, and
each day others are being added to
our books, and still there are hun.
dreds IN this county taking no pa
per at all and 10 these we would
say. If you desire our paper !or a
year come in and see US. We can
trade with you somehow. We will
take in trade any farm products
that suit you. Wo have no family
that is true. but cur typos are sc
blessed ard we will be glad to trade
with you. We will send the LEDGER
free the rest of this year to any one
subscribing from. the first of next
January.
Year: 1876

A maiden lady said to her little
nephew: 'Now Johnny you go to
bed early, and always do 80, and
you'll be rosy checked and hand
some when you grow up Johnny
thought over this q few moments,
and then observed: SWELL, aunty,
you must have set up a good deal
when you were young
Year: 1876

In this issue will be found an er-
gent call on the Democratic Central
House 2 p.l m. on the 18th inst.
Gentlemen you should make it a
point to be there for we learn that
there 10 important business to be
transacted at that time.
Year: 1876

Some of our subscribers still get


mad because they fiod an K on their
papers. Now We do not wish to
vex anyone, but we have just bought
the books and wish to straighten
them up and get things in good
running order. We trust mono of
our friends will fail to see the neces.
slty Of this.
Year: 1876

Anyone wishing to subscribe for
the LEDGER should come forward
now, for we will send it free for the
rest of this year to any new cash
subscriber for next year. Come in
and pay your 81 90 in cash or trade
and get the LEDGER till January
1878.
Year: 1876

We will send the LEDGER from
now till first of January 1878 for
's2, 100, that is we will send the LEDG-
HR from now to the first of Jan.
for nothing to any new cash sub
scriber from that time for a year.
Year: 1876

1 have been in the city of Mexico
three weeks. / leave TODAY ana
shake the dust off my shoes as | de-
part. did my best to establish a
shirt manufactory at home. Would
have taken no money out of Mexico.
You would have kept a, home all moo
ey that goes east for shirts, but you
would not support me and so may
your loss be my gam. J. M. Ayres.
Year: 1876

Col. Hutton editor Of Intelligen-
Ger has been absent some time
'stumping' in the cause of Democra-
cy. The Col. is a very efficient
worker.


Election is now over and our
columns in the future will be void
of unnecessary political news but
will be devoted to home interest al d
local news.
Year: 1876

A LADY once had a pot OF honey,
which she found often visited by ants.
She tried various ways to keep them
from getting at it, but all in vain. AT
last she fastened cord round the YES
sci which held it, and let it hang down
from a hook in the ceiling.


Now, it happened that there was
Just one single ant left upon that YES
sci. The lady thought she had swept
them all off before she hung it up; but
this little fellow had escaped her no.
tice. When he found himself alone
with that ocean of sweetmeats, he ate
as much as he wanted. Then he
mounted the rope; climbed up to the
ceiling; crossed the ceiling; marched
down the wall, and made straight for
home.


As soon as he arrived, he told his
friends he knew how to find the honey.
and was willing to show them the way.
Directly great company of them were
ready to follow him. They formed in
a line of march. He headed the line,
and led them down that cord into the
"happy valley" at the foot of it. At
once they attacked the treasure. Each
one took load and started for home.
Soon there were two lines of ants to
be seen along that cord; one was 60
Ing up Sull-the other was coming
Year: 1876

down empty. They never stopped till
they had left the vessel perfectly clean
of honey; and when the good lady
came to take down her jar-behold, it
WAS empty,


OF course ants never heard the
eighth commandment. They know
nothing about stealing. but lay their
hands on everything they find that
suits them. They are noble little fell
lows; they are always ready to help
one another, and to share with others
all the good things they get, Let us
learn from the ants lesson of kind
neSS.-N. Y Observer.
Year: 1876

The only answer was more deter
mined effort to lift the speaker from
his place. Then the other occupant of
the seat turned and took part in the
conversation


Gentlemen" she said. "This is
my husband"


OH"


The man and his wife had entered
the car before any Of the other passen-
gers and he had gone out for refresh
ments. When he returned, feeling
very humorous, he addressed his part
ner, in such a tone that everybody
could hear him, as though she was a
stranger, and that's what fooled them.
-PjttSbf8gh Dispatch.
Year: 1876

THE Chinese are the only civilized
people who, being possessed OF an
Geographic system of writing, and
who, having become acquainted with
the alphabetical and syllable systems,
have deliberately chosen to maintain
their own ideographic characters.
Year: 1876

-Pig-iron paving has lately been
introduced in Paris as a substitute for
the various kinds at present employed.
A bed of mortar is first laid down,
which is covered by strong layer OF
asphalt, and it is in this layer that the
IRON cakes, which are about one-slxth
of an inch thick, are uniformly set.
These cakes, it is asserted, preserve
the homogeneity of the bitumen and
prevent its depression, thus rendering
the asphalt less slippery for travel.
Though more costly than the simple
compressed asphalt, it is estimated that
this new pavement will save some
fifty per cent. upon the repairing ex-
penses, which are well known to be
very considerable. To prevent the
depression that occur in much USED
roads is a great desideratum IN paw
ing