smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

the Mexican federal government leaves the protectiou
OF IFS borders TO the provincial governors. and he
adds that when he commandedi Arizona be had az
understanding with the Governor OF the adjoining
state of Sonora under which the troops Of both
countries acted in each, as the emergency
arose, and thus he was able to pursue maraud-
irg Indians across tho line into Sonora
He has at this time a similar understanding with the
Governor OF chihuahua, which works well, and there
are no troubles there and he makes the significant
sertion that II he COT have the same arrangement
with the ruler OF Tam lupas he could with 900 troops
put an end to the border raids and troubles But II
seems that the Governor Of Tamaupas is not ready
make such an arrangement and for the reason-to
judge from the general testmonythat 1t would inter-
fere with the beef market which is supplied almost
entirely with stolen Texas cattle.


The Texans do not want to take matters into their
own hands They desire that the robbers shall be pur
sued and killed under the orders OF regular army
officers and lawful way, and they wish fall into
no hostliies with the Mexican government But they
assert and with justice 1t seems to me, that they
forever bear the evils inflicted upon them, and


that If these are to continue they will be driven an
organized movement to protect themselves by ex-
petitions into Mexico to capture and kill the robbers
who prey upon them.


The committee will probably report that the Presi-
dert shall require of the Mexican government its open
or tact to the operation OF our regu


lar troops Mexican soil for the pursuit and capture
of the robber bands; and If there should be delay in
the negotiations for this purpose 1t is not improbable
that leave to do this VIII be taken for granted and
General Ora will be instructed to select prudent officers
for the work, but to observe the boundary line
No can read the testimony taken before the
Scheicher Committee without becoming convinced


that the proposed is absolutely necessary and
ought not to be delayed
Year: 1876

The Law Committee of the Kings County Board Of
Supervisors yesterday reported in favor OF awarding
extra compensation the BeecherT Tllton jurors but
did not recommend the amount The Board will set
tic the question at a further meeting.
Year: 1876

Talk about the opium eater or th,


whisky drinker, how much more arc


they to be pitied than the lady who !,


addicted to dipping snuff. We believe


there is more snuff used in Hopkins.


vile, than in any other place of It's


size IN Kentucky, and its use is steadi-


ly on the increase. Hopkinsville has


a reputation for beautiful women, but


how long that reputation will last It's


hard to tell. Some of the ptcttiest


women we knew ten or twelve years
ago, are now nothing but faded flow.
ers. Lip. that once looked ike ripe
cherries, and for one kiss from which,
u man would almost give his right
arm, now look more like dried apples
than any thing else we can think of.
The cheek once full and rosy, is now
sunken and colorless. The chin, which
looks longer, now glories in a bronze
colored stripe, which reaches down to
the throat.


We were going down the street the
other day, and noticed a lady coming
up. When we got near enough to
look into the lady's face, we knew that
snuff had done its work. Snuff is
robblug women of their beauty and
depriving them of husbands. Il is
more harmful than smoking; and more
repulsive than chewing. and its use BY
ladies, is almost rs much to be con-
demncd as the drinking of whisky by
men; and if the ladies have grounds
to talk about men drinking and smo-
king, they are assured that snuf-dip-
ping in the eyes of men, is about as
repulsive as the smell of two-cent.
nnd-a.half cigar, or sniff Of rifle"
whisky to the olfsctories Of the fair ,
sex.


We indulge the hope that soon
there will be an anti.snuff society
formed, which will be twin sister Of
our temperance society. We have no
idea how many ladies in our city will
take exceptions to this article. If all
that use snuff were to get after us we
would call their name legion, but we
lre upheld in our action by some of
The most sensible mothers in town, in
protest against habit the
adoption of which by girl is almost
rs much to be dreaded by parent AZ
IS the FIRST taste OF liquor by his boy.
-[Hopkinsville- (Ky.) Democrat.
Year: 1876

A New England boy has read Of


the rack and thumbscrew, and all


familiar methods of torture. My edu.


cation had not been neglected in that


particular, but was not prepared for


the sight that met my eyes on enter.


ing the torturechamber in the Rath


house at Ratsbon. Outside the en-


trance of the narrow chamber Is a


bench, upon which the victim was
seated, in order that he might reflect
whether he would confess before tor.
ture or after. One side of the room
was lattice screen, behind which the
secretary sat ut table to take down
any exclamations wrung from the
sufferers. Within are seats for the
judge and surgeon, who attended from
motives Of inhumanity, in order that
the victim should not be released
from his suferings by death. At one
end OF the room, which resembles
cheaply fitted up gymnasium, is a
pillory, with iron band for the neck.
One Of the instruments used to teach
men the beauty of holiness was
ladder, the rounds Of which were
sharply.triangular sticks of wood,
which revolve. The resonant was
drawn up and down this ladder by a
pully, his back abraded by the revolv-
ing prisms Of wood. Another ma
chine is a strctcher, upon which the
condemned was laid, his feet fastened
to one end and his arms tied TO rope
which passed over a windlass. Under
his back was a roller armed with
blunt spikes, over which his vertebra
were drawn backward and forward.
Or the floor were rings into which the
victims feet were firmly secured, when
he was drawn up till all bis joints
cracked. There is chair called the |
"Maiden's Leap" the seat Of which is
studded with a hundred wooden pins.
The victim sat on this with stone
weights in his lap. "The Spanish
Ass" is a simple board, fift zen inches
wide, set upright in standard. The
upper end is sharpened. Upon this
the patient sat astride, with big stores
attached to his feet. On one side of
the room is recess in the thick wall.
Before il n screen of masonry, with a
fireplace in it. The condemned stood |
in the recess, which has no opening
above, and was slowly or quickly sufo-
Gated or roasted by the smoke and heat.
Such are a few of the diabolical in-
struments of torture used in the good
old days.
Year: 1876

The country never possessed 80 ma


ny beautiful manageable young wo


men rs il docs ut the present time


And why do we not have more mar


riages' We answer. because marriage


for love is the exception and not the


rule. The young pco de Of this age


have gone fashion and money mad. II


the dandy bank clerk who pays one


half Of his income for board, and the
other half for clothes, can not improve


his condition, he will not marry. The
show girl who earns good wages and
cannot be distinguished by her dress
from the bankers daughter, certainly
will not plunge into matrimony un.
less she can better her condition in
life.


IL man is fortunnie enough to
possess money, it matters not how old
or ugly he may be, hundreds of intel.
ligcnt, handsome young women can be
found only TOO willing to become his
wife. Love is an after consideration.
They marry to be supported and dress.
ed ex.ravagantly. How oft,n do we
hear the remark, Better to be an old
mans darling than poor mans
slave Alas! too many Of them are
not satisfied to be darling. They will
persist in loving otter men after they
are married.


1t cannot be denied that great
number of the unmarried men are
adventures looking for wives who can
keep them without working for liv.
ing. The peace and contcnimeni Of a
happy home is not taken into consid-
Grafton. They are willing to suffer
hell upon earth If they can be kept in
idleness. If our young people do not
ibondon this extravaganza of dress
ird greed for money, our CO ;ntry will
be filled with old bachelors and old
maids. We must have more genuine |
'ourtships and marriages to have pros
perity and happiness in this world.
Too many marry for money only to
1e disappointed and unhappy the res,
e their lives.
Year: 1876

YES, this is leap year, but you won't
see young ladies who have any respect
for themselves standing on the street


corners, watching boys hold up their
pants as they wade over the Gro ssing.
Year: 1876

The Scientific Farmer, after re-
marking that the best material for
the floor, next TO the leve bed OF
earth, is chestnut or oak plank, says:


"The great objection to our COM
mon stable floors is the pitch of from
one to cur inches, which is given for
the purpose OF draining the stall.
Any inclination to the rear is injuri-
Gus, for the reason that the toes OF
the animals are thereby turned up,
and the back sinews, especially OF the
forelegs kept in a sort OF unnatural
tension. Horses in pastures are seen
TO stand with their forefeet in holes
which they have stamped out of the
soil; this enables them to remove the
strain from the back sinews and give
them rest.


To apply this principle to the sta
BILE a floor OF plank, with an inclina-
ton to the rear of two inches, is laid
III the ordinary manner. except that
the planks extend only tc within
two feet of the front of the manger.
The space between the end of the
planking and manger are covered
with the planls where they join them,
but are sawed so as to be an inch and
a half thinner at the manger. Thus
a pitch forward of an inch aud half
in two feet is obtained, and the horse
can stand as suits him best, either as
when at rest in the field or on the
line Of junction with his forefeet level
or back OF it with his toes turned up.
The extra expense is merely nom-
inal."
Year: 1876

1t has been question with marks
men whether the recoil OF pistol or
rifle occurred before the ball left the
bore. Many have contended that il
did not, and that the tendency of
pistol to "throw up" did not affect its
accuracy. A recent experiment seems
to have shown coneiUsively that the
recoil occurs before the ball leaves
the bore and does not effect its di-
rection. The experiment was this:
A rifle barrel twelve inches long for
convenience, was secured to a solid
bed in such a way as to prevent any
movement but that OF recoil directly
to the rear and upward. In this sit
uation it was fired "A number OF times,
and the balls followed each other in
TO the same hole in the target. An
incline or wedge was then made fast
upon the bed at the rear OF the bar
rel in such way that the breech
would be raised as it slid back i'm the
recoil. Fired under these conditions
il sent the balls lower than before.
This showed that the recoil and sub
sequent elevation of the breech oc-
CURED in season to affect the direc-
tion OF the ball-that is, before il had
left the bore. OF course the length
of the barrel has an effect in several
ways upon the degree in which the
recoil affects the accuracy OF the.
shooting. .-Springtield Aass.) Jnion
Year: 1876

Two persons are required for this
experiment, one OF whom tests. the
sense Of touch OF the other For this
purpose pair of compasses is taken,
whose points, somewhat blunted, are
placed at certain distance from each
other on part OF the skin OF the
other person. The latter must then
say, with closed eyes, whether he
feels the contact of two separate
points, or whether both seem TO be
merged into one. The result OF this
experiment upon the less sensitive
parts of the skin is very surprising.
If the points are placed on the fore
arm in the directien of its length at
the distance of l :1S inch the sensa-


ton Is double one,, but so soon as
the distance is reduced to 1.S inch the
contact is felt as single point, and
the person experimental on feels con-
siderable surprise on seeing that two
points instead Of one have been
touched. The tip OF the tongue is
found to be the most sensitive, the
two points being distinguished when
only 1894 Of an inch apart. II the
Year: 1876

vorable positions may yet retain a
sufficiency of moisture to support
vegetation of many kinds; and that
in very considerable portion of the
entire surface of the moon, the tenn
perature would not vary sufficiently
to materially affect the existence of
vegetable life.
Year: 1876

To THE VOTERS OF ARKANSAS:

 Having received many letters from different sections of the State, soliciting me to become q candidate for Governor, and find. ing it impossible ts respond d. rectly to each one, l avail myself of this method of making 2 gener- al reply to all.

 After mature consideration, and learning that my old friend the present distinguished incumbent, will not be . candidate for re-elec- tion, have concluded to make the race, and accordingly an nouncc myself . candidate, sub ject, of course, to the next Demo cratic Conservative State Ccnvcn ton.

 l take this occasion. also, to say that l have been led to this deter imitation not through any selfish desire on my part for office, or from any uaaue estimate of my own personal merits or ability, but solely through a desire to serve my friends, and a willing ness to respond to any demand that may be made upon me to serve the public. I have no hope, wish or desire in life, that is not bound up with the honor, and prosperity of my State, and the happiness and welfare of my fcl- low citizens; and if it should be their good pleasure to call me to the high distinction and responsi- ble position of chief magistrate of the State, 1 need offer them no better pledge of my administra- tion of the office than is to be found in the record of my past lite, which is open to the inspec- tion of all, and which can proud ly. though modestly, claim is without blot or stain, personally, as we'll as politically.

 have the honor to be, with much respect, your obcdient servant, TaOs. FLETCHER.
Year: 1876

morality tso much to do this. Yes, they think too much of their beloved sabbath school to do any thing that would cast reproach on their school. l am proud to know, that ws have some as fair and noble young ladies here as can be found anywhere and would be . credit and an honor to any community. Yours most truly,

 JIG. RYE,

 Sup't of Dover $. $.
Year: 1876

DOVER, Ark, May 5th, 1876.

 Editor DEMOCRAT: I see in your last issue that Q little something was said about our sabbath school pic nic. With your per mission l will say something more, beginning where your re- porter left of. After the remarks by the Superintendent, Judge c. Davis made some interesting re- marks about the condition of th,s country 39 years ago and it's pres cnt condition. After these re- marks then all were invited to dinner, and after all had eaten, (snd some ate the second time, ) the baskets were taken up full; not of fragments, but Q large quantity that had not been cut at all. MT. Editor, what . good dinner yea missed, d,-don't fail to come next time, for Dover is fam ous for big dinners.

 Now, MT. Editor, here is some thing I more particularly want to speak about, in order that l may correct . mistake that may have gone out from this place; and l feel it my duty as Superintendent of the school and justice to the young ladies of Dover. After dinner the ladies of Dover went to their homes or to their neigh bors, but q lot of girls from diff fersnt portions Of the county together with lot of men and boys, some drunk and some drinKing, and perhaps some SO Der ones, went to the court house and danced until late in the even ing, and then broke up, some go ing off yelling like heathen. A great time to have a break down after celebrating . sabbath school Gods own institution No sab bath school scholar would do such thing as this if they have had the proper training. Now, l want it understood that the ladies of this place are unaltersbly opposed to all such behavior as this. The young ladies of the Dover Sab bath school think too much of themselves, love religion and
Year: 1876

for the dead. The very poor hire 8
grave for FIVE years; often for one year,
or two, or three (secording to their gtfec.
ton for the deceased and their estima-
ton Of the mortality Of their bodies)
and this lease expiring, their bones are
dug up and flung into common ditch
at the back of the cemetery. and their
graves put in order against the arrival Of
new lodgers. Otherwise, how would it
have been possible to accommodate all
the applicants for admission within the
very limited piece Of ground set apart
for the cemeteries by Napoleon |, in
1902 As for the INDECENT, / believe
they are huddled into bitches dug in
certain part Of the poor quarter Of the
burial grounds. Paris Letter.
Year: 1876

New York World


A report has been passed from news
paper TO newspaper in this country Of
the death in Ireland OF the brilliant and
accomplished Father Burke, 1t is proper
to say that no such report has yet reach,
cd tho nearest friends in this country Of
this distinguished man. Father Burkes
health had for more than a year past
been wavering under the strain Of his in
cessant and unsparing devotion to his
duties, When he was peremtorily ordered
by his ecclesiastical superiors to take
the rest to which nothing less could have
constrained him. He went down daily in
December to Marble Hill, in Galway, the
residence Of his nsmesAke aud relative,
the late Sir Thomas John Burke, Bart,
and was there greatly benefited by the
pure air Of the sea-bsaten hills OF West.
ern Ireland, Itisto ha hoped that the
report to which we now refer may have
had no other origin than the general
anxiety long felt by thonaands, both in
ireland and In this country, on account
Of Father Burke's almost insemperate
passion for the work Of his great voca-
ton. III 1N .v4
Year: 1876

There 1t stood, in its little green vase, on
light ebony stand, in the window Of the
drawing room The rich satin curtains, with
costly fringe, swcrt down on either side Of
II, and aronnd it glittercd evry rare and cost
ly fringe, swept down on either side of II,
and around it glittcred every rare and innCi'
fu trihe which wealth can offer to luxury,
and yet the simple rose was the fairest of
them ALL So pure it looked its white leaves
just touched with that delicious creamy tint
peculiar to its kind: its cup so full, operfcct;
its head bending as ifit were sinking and
melting away in its own richness oh! when
did man ever make anything to equal the liv-
ing perfect hower


But the sunlight that strcamcd through
the window revealed something fairer than
the rosa young lady reclining on an otto
man, who was thus addressed by her livlier
cousin. ~ say. cousin, have been thinking
what you are to do with your pet rose when
you goto New York, as to our Consideration
you are determined to do; you know 1t would
be sad pity to leave it with such scatter
brain as am. love flowers inbced that ia,
I like regular boquet, cut of and tied up,
to carry to party; but as this tending and
fussing, which is needlul to keep them grow.
ing, have no gift in that line"


MAKE yourself easy as to that, Kate" said
Florence with smile; ~ have no intention
of calling upon your talents; have my asy.
Ium in view for my favorite,'


"Oh, then you know Just what was going
to say. Mrs. Marshall, presume has been
speaking to you; she was here yesterday, and
| was quite pathetic upon the subject, telling
her the loss your favorite would sustain, and
so forth; and she said how delighted she
would he to have it in her grcen.h house, it is
in such II fine state now so full Of buds. told
her knew you would like to give it to her,
you are N fond nf Mrs Marshall, you knew"
Year: 1876

In the REPUBLICAN this morning Will %
found the journal Of the last days proceed
ings of the Senate. Tho House journal OF
the same date will probably be ready Tor
promulgation in day OF two.
Year: 1876

After struggle which has now lasted
upwards Of seven years, we find the area
Of Spanish domination on the Island of
Cuba growing gradually smaller every
year. Yearly the conflict wakes fercer,
and vainly the might Of Spain is hurled
against the forest and mountain defended
Cuban patriots, who are steadily approach
ing Havana and pushing their enemies off
or under the sell of Cuba. An awful sac
ritice Of the life Of the young men Of Spain
is made to satisfy the cupidity and vanity
Of the Peninsular Government and its
agents in Cuba.


The Spanish troops engaged in the war
at present in Cuba are mostly boys drafted
under the conscri ption laws that were in
force during the civil war in Spain. The
majority of these poor boys have scarcely
attained the age of twenty years, and being
brought directly from temperate climate
TO a tropical one and exposed to all the
hardships Of a guerrilla warfare, they fast
succumb to the terrible forms of disease in
the tropics. The soil of Cuba seems to
swallow the enemies of that lovely island,
for army after army has marched into her
dense forests and rugged defiles, but have
never returned, for even disease is patri-
otic in Cuba, and yellow fever and small
pox NOW down the columns of Spain as
efectually as the bullet and machete of the
Cuban insurgents.
Year: 1876

President Grant won't stand any ofGen.
Clusters nonsense. Custer has incurred
the Imperial Ceaser's eternal displeasure
by his naughty talk about the Presidents
friends. For telling tales out of school,
Grant inficts the punishment upon him
ofo-dering him to his regiment in Dako-


ia. Custer has done no duty since he left
his regiment as line officer early in the
late war. For his little committee talk,
he has been relieved from duty as COM
maj ding officer under brevet rank, and
goes to his regiment simply as Lieutenant


Colonel. Should the talkative Colonel
ever be so fortunate as to be breveted
General, again, and do no duty except as
general officer, he will be-likely to keep
very mum about what he may know of
the crookedness of the Presidents friends.
The Imperial Ceaser. will not submit to
any such nonsense.
Year: 1876

A couple frem the country came to the
city yesterday, procured license and were
married in due form. They left on the after
noon train for home. They attracted the
attention of every passenger by their lavish
display of affection. The young man kept
his arm tight around the BRIDES waist, as if
he was afraid she would vanish before he
knew it, and she didn't seem to care if he
Rugged her right along for half day. She
was SO terrible homely that everybody won
dered how he could love her, and by and
by he seemed to think an explanation would
be in order. He borrowed a chew Of to-
bacco Of man near the door and re-
marked: "Im going to hug that girl all
the way home, though l know she isn't
purity"


II wouldn't" briefly replied the man.


"And that's where you'd fool yourself y
continued the young man. "When Pm
hugging hundred acres of clean, nice
land, with forty head of stock on it, can
make the homeliest girl in the world look
like an angel to me."