smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1870

F.om Mar Twain's "Memorar da" We quote:


NV Watch.-An Instructive Little Tale.


My beautiful new watch had run
eighteen months without losing or gain
ing, and without breaking any part ofits
machinery or stopping. [ had come to
believe it infallible in its judgments
about the time of day, and to consider its
constitution and its anatomy imperisha-
BILE. Bnt at last, one night, / let it run
down. Igrieved about it as if it were a
recognized messenger and foreruDner of
calamity. But by and by l cheered up,
set the watch by guess, and comm anded
holdings and superstitions to depart.
Next day I stepped iuto the chief jewel
er's to set it by the exact time, and the
head of the establishment took it out of
my hand and proceeded to set it for me.
Then he said, "She is fonr minutes slow
regulator wants pushing up" tried
to stop him-tried to make him under
stand that the watch kept perfect time.
But no; all this human cabbage could
see was that the watch was four minutes
slow, and the regulatorimust be pushed
up little; and so, while I danced
around him in anguish, and beseeched
him to let the watch alone, he calmly
and cruelty did the shameful decd. My
watch began to gain. 1t gained faster
and faster day by day Within the week
it sickened to raging fever, and its
pulse went up to hundred and fifty in
the shade. At the end of two months it
had left all the timepieces of the town
far in the rear, and was a fraction over
thirteen days ahead of the almanac. 1t
was away into November enjoying the
snow, while the October leaves were
still turning. 1t hurried up house rent,
bills payable, and such things, in such
u ruinous way that could not abide it.
I took it to the matchmaker to be regu-
lated. He asked me if had ever had it
repaired. 1 said no, it had never needed
any repairing. He looked look of vic
ious happiness, and eagerly pried the
watch open; then put small dice box
into his eye and peered into its machine


ry. He s.id it wanted cleaning and oil
ing besides regulating; come in week.
After being cleaned out and oiled and
regulated, my watch slowed down to
that degree that it licked like tolling
bell. began to be left by trains, L failed
all appointments, L got to missing my
dinner; my watch strung out three days
grace to four and let me go to protest. 1
gradually drifted back into yesterday,
then day before, then into last week and
by and by the comprehension soon came
upon me that all solitary and alone was
lingering along in week before last, and
the world was out of sight. l seemed to
detect in myself sort of sneaking fell
low-feeling for the mummy in tho mu-
SC um, aud desire to swap news with
him. l went to watchmake. again.
He took the watch all to pieces while l
waited, and then said the barrel was
.sswelled." He said he could reduce it
in three days. After this tile watch av-
eraged well, but nothing more. For half
a day it would so like the very mischief.
and keep up such barking, and Wheel
ing, aud whooping, and sneezing, and
Year: 1870

The Chinese are a queer people to go
to market. A friend at San Francisco
writes that q neighbor of his had just
laid in his winters provisions-a hind
quarter of a horse and two barrels ofbull
dogs.
Year: 1870

BEN Buffers FRIENDS are presuming too
much on his great ''shoo, fly, achievements in
the House. They held meeting at Union
League Hall, in Washington, last night, and
one of the speakers, who, we presume, was
carried entirely away by his enthusiasm, went
50 far as to say that the movement was the
beginning of what would lead Ben to the Presi-
dency. Afterwards the Essex statesman was
serenaded by colored band at his house,
and although of course taken by surprise at
the unexpected honor, he managed to appear
in dress suit and make short speech, in
which he dampened the ardor Of his sable
friends by reminding them of the taxes and
other unpleasant concomitants of freedom.
Ben will never get to the Presidency in this
way. lie should tell these jealous friends
not to ''bodder" him.
Year: 1870

That Colored senator-No Fear VI Negro


A great fuss has been made over the
admission of Reyels, the colored man, as
United States Senator from the State Of Mis-
sissippi 1t is unquestionably an extraordi-
nary revolution in our political and social life
to see negro seated in that high assembly of
the republic. But there need be no fear Of
the negroes coming in numbers TO Congress or
into any other important position. Occasionally
an exceptional case may be seen where
some negro shows uncommon talents and
where the constituency is composed mostly OF
his race. The white man--the man of the
superior race-wili always have the ascen-
dancy. The principle of political equality and
the rights Of all men to equal privileges or
chances being established there will be no
desire to elevate the colored man beyond the
point where nature has placed him. The
morbid pro-negro sentiment that grew out
of the war and the abolition agitation pre-
vionsly will die out now 1t has nothing to
feed upon. The negro will take the place
nature has assigned him under this republic,
of which nine-tenths or more are white
people, and we shall see few of that race in
Congress or occupying prominent political po-
sitions. We recommend the old pro-Southcrn
and pro-slavery democrats, therefore, to dry
up their tears. Negroes will never be our
rulers
Year: 1870

THE RENT MARKET, so far, remains
Grm under the fall in gold. Landlords hold
on to high terms. Some valuable information
in regard to this subject will be found in
another colomn. The remedy is for tenants
to remain firm also
Year: 1870

II SEEMS THAT BUTLER, of Tennessee, is to
be the next victim of the cadetship investiga-
tion. He is said to have disposed Of his pur-
chase money for political purposes, whereas
the unfortunate Whittemore gave his to the
poor. It now remains to be seen if politics
cover greater multitude Of sins than charity.
Year: 1870

THE MISSING STEAMSHIP City Of Boston is
exciting uneasy interest on both sides of the
Atlantic. The agents in Liverpool have sent
the steamship City Of Durham to cruise OF the
Madeira Islands ia search Of her. 1t is gene
rally believed among old sailors that she is
disabled aud is making for some port under
sail
Year: 1870

A Cold SNAP AND PLENTY oE ICE.--lt ia
fortunately one of the points in the chemistry
Of nature that there is no limit to the applica-
ton OF her forces. One terrifcalIy cold night
is almost as good for the ice men as long
cold winter. Already in our little cold snap
the Hudson is frozen SO that teams cross near
Albany and ice makers are busy.
Year: 1870

The MANAGERS OF THE DEAF AND DUMB
INSTITUTION at Albany are to give an exhibi-
ton of their pupils in the Assembly Chamber.
In view Of the vaporing discussion between
two OF the Assenahiyraen yesterday The exhibi-
ton seems likely TO have good effect
Year: 1870

Our Special European Correspondence


spain, Rome. Germany and tho Cauadian


Question.


By special correspondence and mail reports
from Europe we are enabled to present to the
readers OF the HERALD to-day an interesting
and important news exhibit in elaboration of
our cable kilograms to the 25th Of February.


Our special writer in Madrid intimates tho
predatory movement towards the Carlist inva-
sion of which the submarine wires now speak.
Our report Of the Spanish legislative debates
on the question Of the Church estimates places
native constitutionalism side by side with the
obstruction which impedes its progress, so that
the American people can easily comprehend
the grand difficulty which still stands in the
path of patriotic executive effort in that coun-
try. The Papal anathema, or anathem2, OF
the Syllabus is reported. The HERALD read
ers will consequently be able to form a pretty
accurate judgment as to how they stand here,
as we'll as Of their chances hereafter, on this
glorious Sabbath morning. If the anathema
staggers them any there is nothing 80 good for
restorative as smart walk in the Park.
Earl Granville's speech in The British House
Of Lords on the subject Of the general colonial
policy Of England and the exact tone of the re-
lations Of the mother country towards Canada
is of much interest, if only for the matroniy
encouragement which it holds out to the
Canadians to walk alone if they find themselves
able, or hold on to the parent apron string If
l,,,k orI cv~o
all things, to cease crying out without good
reason. France tells us again of radicalisu
and fanaticism in politics, and crime, outrage
and industrial losses as the consequences.
Germany moves toward the United States
soidly, quietly and economically, and with
Fatherland and hope for the future in tho
hearts of her children. Thus does the HERALD
chronicle the Old World as it is aud bid VOL
come to its exiles as they are.
Year: 1870

s'QUIrE IMPoRTANT' FROM PARAGUAY
The despatch published this morning from
Lisbon, relative to the Paraguayan war, differs
little from previous dispatches through the
same channel and on the same subject; yet
we are told that the news from the seat of
war is quite important. The information
states that Lopez has had to evacuate one
town, fall back toward another, and that
Count DEN was moving so as to intercept
him. Now, this is all very fine; but we have
had SO many stories of similar character that
no reliance can be placed on this ''quite inn
portant' information.
Year: 1870

AT length the last stronghold Of the leg
drama-Tammany--has surrendered at dis
cretion to the Indignation of an outraged
public and has given up the ghost. Its last
essay at nude buresque was too much for
even the indulgence of theatre-goers, and the
result was timely dissolution. Every lover
of art will rejoice at the removal of the in
tolerable nuisance which has so long disgraced
our stage, to the exclusion Of all that is good
and pure in music and the drama. The inun-
dation of bleached blondes which burst upon
MS two seasons ago inflicted more damage
upon art than many are aware Of First one
of the leading theatres of the city was monopo-
lized by them, and night after night it's stage
formed sort Of rostrum for the defamation
of childish nonsense, double eatendrss and
jokes, which the poorest comic paper would
be ashamed OF, and became an exhibition hall
for unclad beauties and extensively padded
limbs. Again the music publishers caught the
infection, and threw aside works Of genuine
merit to make way for nursery rhymes and the
offscourings Of London concert saloons The
''Black Crook" was the aoont courier
of this yitiated taste Of the public,
and its successor, tho sWhite Fawn," only
served to strengthen it; but the blondes
brought matters to climax, and the natural


result is revulsion of feeling on the part Of
theatrc-goers. They looked around for some
thing respectable and artistic, and found it in
the magnificent temple erected by Edwin
Booth. There we find Shakespeare cnthroned
taste and Iiberality conld furnish, and the spec
tacular drama beaten on its own ground.
Neither the ''Black Crook nor "White Fawn"
can compare with "Hamlet" in stage pictures
and accessories. Days little 6Vou theatre Of
comedy and Wallack's standard establishment
also aided in the good work Of weaving the
public from the nauseous dramatic fare they
had 80 long been fed with at the expense Of
taste and morality. The change from leg to
legitimate drama was not effected in a mo-
ment. It was a gradual process, but it
attained its object nevertheless. The treasury
Of theatre is the surest sign Of the feelings of
the public towards it, aud the returns made by
Booths each month far surpassed anything the
leg drama ever dreamed of. The demise of
Tammany may therefore be taken as an en-
phatic declaration of opinion on the part Of the
public that they want no more black crooks,
white fawns or bfeached blondes. All future
efforts in that line can only be spasmodic and
result in the financial ruin Of those who under
take them. The public are very positive in
their likes and dislikes, and it is useless to
norti Vjoe te Ico5! All hail to the revival
Of art, genius and merit in music and the


drama on the metropolitan boards.
Year: 1870

books received by the state, and the cost
thereof; and he shall deliver, or cause the
same t. be delivered by the lst Of Octol or,
1871, to the several towr clerks of the state,
the number of books which their school
register show them to require. And it shall
bo the duty Of the town clerk, upon the re-
ceipt OF the books, to make record of the
number Of each kind, and their cost, and
return receipt therefor to the Secretary Of
the board; and the penalty for failure
thereof shall be the personal responsibility
of the town clerk to the state for the value
of the books. and the fact that the express
messenger delivered them to him as his
agent, shall be proof of his liability. 1t
shall be the further duty Of the town clork,
upon the beginning Of the several schools
in his town, to visit the same and furnish
all the new books required to make the Sc
rics complete, and take up all the old books,
the Same to be sold by him and credited to
the school fund Of the town. And IL shall
be the duty Of the teacher to make u correct
entry, in the proper place in the school reg
istcr, ofthe number of books Of the several
grades received, ami their value; and the
penalty for failure thereof shall be the
personal responsibility of the teacher h. lie
town for the value Of The books, the same
to be deducted from his or her wages. And
it shall be the further duty Of the town
clerk to report at the annual March meet
ing, the number Of book, received aud dis.
, tributed by him during the year to the sev-
oral schools in town, and the value thereof


Tho sanc shall he paid by special tax, and
annually forwarded to the state treasurer.
Or, ifit is still deemed best for the scholars
to purchase their own books. let them he
supplied to the schools, as above indicated,
and the scholars purchase directly from the
state through the teacher, ut the actual cost.
Ii seems TO us that some plan which will
bring about the aiovc object is the great
desidcratum for the schools of Vermont.
Year: 1870

PERPETUAL MoTIoN AT LAsr.-A full
patent has been received by young man
Of Chicago for perpetual motion machine.
The Chicago papers say that the machine
behaved itself handsomely, working with
out cessation for months. The most essen
tial portion of the machine consists Of u
hollow rocking lever, or beam, resembling
the walking beam Of a steamboat engine,
except that it il bent at obique angles in
several places. Inside this are placed balls
partially filled with mercury. The balls,
once set in motion, roll down the interior
OF the hollow beam in vain search for
permanent level, but no sooner do they
reach the lower end than the mercury in
the spolIes of the main wheel overcomes
their weight, the beam is forced up, and
the balls are again impelled in their on
ward rush, only to be caught by the valve
that is forced open from without, and push
cd into the uppernrm ofthe beam or lever,
ready to be hustled along their nover-end-
ing route. a delcatoly adjusted weight
and brake are attached to the machine and
serve to regulate its motion, but it is in the
hollow spokos and beams, and tho balls OF
quicksilver, that the mysterious power is
said TO lie.
Year: 1870

LEGATION OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL -
If the American people, for reasons satisfac-
tory to themselves, prefer different location
for the Capital, then it is high time to face
the question. 1t has been raised, and it
ought to be fully considered and decisively
adjudicated. 1t is not well that million after
million be spent in enlarging public grounds
and multiplying public edifices destined to be
abandoned; nor is it right that such expen-
ditures should be incurred in order to
strengthen the argument against relocation.
based on the vast sums of public money ex-
pended on the present Capital


Let us first decide that the Capital is or is
not to remain where it is, and then act in
conformity with our knowledge We know
that our Westward march has been arrested
by the Pacific, while our Southern boundary
seems permanently traced by the Rio Grande
and Gla. 1t seems fit that the Federal
metropolis shall be placed where it is to re
main, or located where it COW is. We re-
specfuly suggest that Congress authorize
the President 0 select an able commission to
survey the whole field, and report what ac-
tion would most conduce to the national we'll
being IN. Y. Tribune.
Year: 1870

In the Kennebec Journal. nuh,ishad =,
Augusta, Maine, of May 5th, we find a letter
from California, which occupies one column
and half of the paper. 1t is remarkably
well written article, and the writer evidently
understands the condition and wants of our
State perfectly.


High priced land will retard the progress
of California from ten to twenty years.-
There is probably greater amount oe land
monopoly onnttTs coast than any where else
IN the Unit.,l GATES, and all lands which ere
any ways yal"- sle are held at enormously
high figures. at east twice as high in gold as
they are in Illinois and the other equally
fertile Western States in currency. CaIifor
MA can hardly expect emigration to flow in
from abroad as rapily as it should, sshle
this state oi things lasts. Whaf she needs
more than anything else is portion of the
hardy Germans and Scandinavans who are
pouring so rapidly into our North western
StateS. where lands-better the sun never
shone on can be got almost for the asking.
California cannot expect to entice these peo-
pie across 1000 miles to her shores while
the present high prices exist. She must
learn the lesson taught by what we see going
on every day East. She is suffering now
terribly from her stubborness in excluding
greenbacks, emigration and capital. She
has not half enough money to carry on her
business she has, comparatively speaking.
no railroads she has not tenth part of the
population that she should have. Forty times
larger than Massachusetts, she has not over
hail the population, nor tenth part of the
miles OF railroad OF that commonwealth But
Notwithstanding all these temporary draw
backs-sbe is mighty young giant, who is
but just beginning to realize her immense
strength. She has mountain ranges for her
back bone, outlying mountain spurs for her
ribs, and that back bone and those ribs cover
and protect..a heart of gold and lungs of silver
and coal, and are themselves strengthened
and held together by sinews of steel and
granite. Her whole being throbs with latent
power, and a hidden fire RACES beneath, far
down in her bowels. Her whole frame is
shaken with the mighty contending forces of
nature. The air she breaths is so pure that
the lightning rarely quivers through it. An
intense life and vitality animates everything,
and compels everybody to be at work-to
move or be crushed beneath the on surging
tide.
Year: 1870

A CAT SUCKS A BABES BREATB-
The Easton (Pa.) Express of a recent date,
has the following:


A eat nearly caused the death Of child
in the vicinity of Sandy Hill, Perry coun-
ty, few days ago. Our informant states
that Mrs jeremiah Hull left her child.
aged about nine months, in the room play
ing with the cat while she was engaged in
another part of the house. After some
time she went to see about the child, when
she saw tn cat sitting on the child's breast
with its nose inserted in the childs mouth
and its claws clasped around its neck. Mrs.
Hull ran and threw the cat from the child.
which was almost ifeless, but the cat i'm
mediately sprang back upon the child,
placing Its nose in the child's mouth and
clasping it around the neck as before. A
second time the animal was thrown back,
and then greatly enraged it again sprang
forward and caught the child blythe throat.
After releasing the child, the cat was taken
out and Immediately kill
Year: 1870

How THEY PUNISH BEBELs IN JAPAN
"A lot.cr from Yokohama, Japan, states.
On the ninth of September nine Japanese
rebels were executed, eight of them by
being beheaded with the sword, and the
leader by crucifxion. This last was tall
man, exceedingly pallid, looking more like
ghost than a living man. He was bound
to cross, with his legs spread far apart,
and between them was placed stick of
wood, on which the body had torturing
support. A cord round the neck tied the
body to the cross, and the upper and fore
arms were also bound tightly to it. This
being done, he remained hanging for half
an hour, during which he was obliged to
witness the beheading of his eight compan-
ions, one after the other.


After beholding the scene, and the
washing and combing OF the heads, which
were stuck upon poles, he was pierced in
the side with spear, so that large stream
OF blood flowed from the wound. His
countenance become horribly distorted and
shortly after he received another thrust in
the other side. He bit into the rope in
the agony of his suffering, and died in this
position at last. Just before he drew his
last breath he was pierced again in the
bowels with hook lance and the intestines
drawn out. You cannot imagine the hor-
rlble spectacle and the fearful contortions
OF the whole body. 1t seemed as if re-
celved the thrust myself He was left
hanging there the whole day as warning
example to everybody The Japanese look
upon this with the greatest indifference
Year: 1870

OILlNG FARM IMPLEMENTs.-Eve
farmer should have can of linseedoil and
brush ON hand, and whenever he buys a
new tool, he should soak it well with the
oil and dry it by the fire or in the sun,
before using. The wood by this treatment
is strengthened, and rendered impervious
to water Wet new hay-rake and when
1t dries 1t will begin to be loose in the
joints but if well oiled, the wet will have
but slight effect. Shovels and forke are
preserved from checking and cracking in
the top of the handle by oiling; the wood
becomes smooth as glass by use, and is far
less liable to blister the hand when long
used. Axe and hammer handles often
break off where the wood enters the iron
this part particularly should be toughened
with oil, to secure durability. Oiling the
wood IN the eye Of the axe will prevent its
swelling and shrinking, and sometimes
getting loose. The tools on a large farm
cost large sum of money; they should be
OF the most approved kinds. 1t is a poor
economy, at the present extravagant prices
for labor, to set men at work with ordinary,
old fashioned implements. Laborers should
be required to return their tools to the
convenient places provided for them; after
using, they should be put away clean and
bright. The mold-boards of ploughs are
apt to get rusty from one season to another,
even if sheltered; they should be brushed
over with few drofs of oil when put
away, and will then remain in good order
till wanted Farm Journal.