smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871




Tsking the foregoing figures as an
indica ton Of the results Of the years
trade, We fear we cannot regard it as
satisfactory. An increase to the eX.
tent Of twenty five per cent. in
failures. as compared with 1869,
and thirty-three per cent. as
compared with 1868, indicates


a want Of success not only as applied
70 individuals, but must more or less
represent the general success Of traders
throughout the country. it would
perhaps be unfair TO regard these ig-
Ires a. an entirely accurate represent
alton Of the condition Of trade through
out the Union; for, when closely eX-
amined, the failures in Individual in
stances, are much more frequent
lv the result OF individual in
discretiOns, mismanagement, or dis
honesty, than the result Of any wide
spread condition or Of a class of cir
cumstances Of general application.
But it may be pretty safely concluded
that the surplus which has been added
TO the general wealth of the mercan-
tile community by the years trans8c-
tiOns is but trifiing. The year GER
tainly cannot be set down as one
in which this surplus has been
seriously impaired, nor on the
other hand has il been much aug
mented. It may be doubted whether
the debtpaying power Of buyers has
beeu increased. The assets Of the
community are certainly not in as
available shape as they were two or
three wears ago. The lines Of credit
which were tightly drawn during the
war and for a year or two subsequent
TO its close, have been gradually
IOosened, not only by the wholesale
dealer, but from the retailer to the
consumer; and if a careful eKamina--
fiOp could be had of the condition Of
the majority Of traders, it would
be disco Vered that outstanding"
formed a much larger portion Of the
assets Of the community than at any
time since 1862. It is not improbable
that the great bulk 'Of the years pro-
fits are in this shape, and though il by
no means follows that they are either
unrealiZable or of doubtful value,
there is no denying the fact that this
description Of assets is much more
liable to these two conditions than
any others which have been relied

upon within the last decade. Fluctu-
atiOns in values have in the main been
Of a downward character, sympa-
thizing with the decline in gold,
the result Of OveT-prOductiOn, and
q disposition apparent On every
hand toward Over-trading, so that
although the year has not been a dis
astrOus one, the general conclusion is
inevitable that it has not been entirely
successful. The year has certainly
added TO the material wealth OF the
country, owing to the steady develop
ment, in almost every State, Of inn
pOrtant interests, the opening up Of
numerous avenues Of inter-cOmmuni-
cation, and the abundant crops Of a
great variety Of products that have
been secured, together with the gene
rally active condition of manufactur-
ing interests, and all point to the con-
clusiOn that the year 1870 may be
counted as one not the least favorable
Year: 1871

Was compounded for those not inclined to
extreme bitters, and is intended for use in
cases when some alcoholic stimulant is re-
quired in connection with the Tonic proper
ties of the Bitters. Each bottle Of the Tonic
contains one bottle OF the Bitters, combined
with pure SANTA CRUZ RUM. and favored in
such manner that the extreme bitterness OF
the Bitters is overcome, forming a prepara.
ton highly agreeable and pleasant to the pal.
tate, a nd containing the medicinal virtues OF
the Bitters. The price of the Tonic is 81 81
per bottle, which manv persons think too
high. They must take into consideration tha
the stimulant used is guaranteed to be Of a
pure quality. A poor article could be fur
nished at a cheaper price, but is it not better
to pay a little more and have good article
A medicinal preparation should contain none
but the best ingredients, and they who ex
pect to obtain a cheap compound will mos
certainly be cheated.


They are the Greatest known Rem


edies


For LIVER COMPLAINT, DYSPEPSIA
NERVOUS DEBILITY, JAUNDICE,
DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS,


ERUPTIONS OF THE SKIN,


and all diseases arising from


a Disordered Liver,


Stomach or I'M


PURITY


of the
BLOOD.
Year: 1871

This great work is. being pushed ahead and not many years will elapse before it will reach Prescott. The 18th is gaining ground every day, and why should it not, it being the shortest and best known southern route.
Year: 1871

MT. Vincent Colyer is to go to Ari- zona to talk with the Apaches. In the meantime, General Crook has been sent there to deal with these treacherous savages, in case MT. Col yer's talk does not prove effective.

 It is right to deal gently with the Indians, wherever there is reasonab ble ground for the hope that gentle treat ment will induce them to conduct themselves peaceably. In many cases, no doubt, the whites are as much to blame as the Indians, for an Indian war; and in some cases the fault has been entirely with the whites. But the Apaches are an exceptional tribe. They are savages, and only that. They have for years murdered and outraged the settlers of Western Texas and Arizona and the tales of their brutality and treachery, which are told on the most respectable au-. thority and many of which we have heard from humane and Christian men, show that with this tribe mild measures promise no useful results, and that what is needed is such vigor- ous and severe punishment as will cove them into good behavior.

 It is quite possible that the Apaches were originally wronged by their white neighbors, and that their ferocity now IS due to causes which acted upon the character of the tribe many years ago. But what Is needed now is that they shall be peaceable and not revengeful-they are only robbers and murderers and as society, when it imprisons a pick-pocket or hangs a murderer, does not stop to inquire what made him a criminal, so the safety of the people of Arizona, not only of the whites, but of the peaceful and indus trious Indians, demands that the Apa- ches shall be kept ill order, and shall be made to keep the peace, without reference to be evil influences which may, years ago, have helped to turn them into the brutes they are.

 The appointment of General Crook to command in Arizona has been hailed with delight by the people of that territory, because he is an ener- getic and brave officer, prompt and vigorous in all his measures, and while of gentle manners and humane not man who will tolerate murder and robbery in the district he commands.-T The Evening Post, New York.
Year: 1871

THE Sacramento Daily Record whines much about misrepresentation probably because others occasionally encroach upon field that it fills with zeal if not elegance. We are willing The Record should have no competitors in the business.
Year: 1871



 WASHINGTON, July 19.-Orders were sent to-day to General Crook, in Arizona to cease his warfare on the Apache Indians till the Peace Commissioners have an op portunity of using their influence.

 We should be somewhat slow, per haps, to believe all that comes to us by telegraph. Hence, we are of opinion that the foregoing dispatch should be received with many grains of allow ance. It is hard to believe that such imbecility can possibly prevail ill Government departments at Washing ton. Why should the late change have been made, if a peace policy for Arizona had been resolved on Why select General Crook for con- mand of the Department-a young, hale, and active officer, who made his reputation by Indian fighting, if he was to go there and play only second to the Quaker Commission! Yes, it is rather hard to believe that such an order could have been issued but if 1t has been then no words can prop erly characterize such supreme folly and imbecility. If this policy is to be initiated the sooner Arizona is abandoned by the brave band of pioneers who have held it, the bet ter will it be for those people; the sooner it is handed over to the Apaches and Quakers, the sooner will the Washington incapables lealn what is necessary to establish peace in that unfortunate Territory. It is too bad, just now, when a gleam of light begins to penetrate the deep gloom which has for so many years hung like black pail upon the hopes and energies of the people of Arizona, to have the country again immersed in blackness, and murder, and desolation. Such is the inevitable destiny prepared for the people of that unfortunate Territory, if the foregoing dispatch, which is going the rounds of the press, is reliable.-[Los Angeles Star, July 26.
Year: 1871

A Female horse thief was arrested in
Winneshiek county one day last week.
A rider, apparently boy of Is, rode
horse into Ridgway, and appeared
very anxious to sell it-so anxious that
the horse was seized, whereupon tho
rider tried to run off. Among the pur-
sners was Dr.. Blackmer, who thought
he could see as he ran, that the boy was
not boy but girl. Overtaking him
or her, he told him or her his suspicion.
He or she denied it, but this Doctor and
another had private interview with
him or her, when it was found that the
thief was girl all but suit of boys
gray cashmere over full suit of female
oress. The discovery, says correspond
kent of the Republican, created quite
: hubbub. The girl was taken to
Decorah under arrest. She said she was
q Minnesota girl, and her story was that
she and her father had fuss, when he
drove her of. She made the departure,
and took the horse along. 1t may have
been that the poor girl had been reading
the Minneapolis papers, and wearing
them for pd,aier props and so absorbed
the meannsss which carried her off one
leg on each side of starving stolen
horse.
Year: 1871

Years ago, said my uncle, in the town
of Royalston, here in the State of Ver-
mont. Joseph Smith, the founder Of
Mormonism, was born and brought up
The neighboring town of Sharon, be
lieve, was also the birthplace of Brigham
Young. Smith was some years the
senior of Young, and he was not youth
Of superior intelligence. On the contra
ry, he was considered rather stupid at
school, aud was the butt of his playfel
lows.


As he grew to manhood he left his
native town, journeyed into northern
New York aud there claimed that new
religion was revealed to him.


Brigham Young was at this time a
youth Of about fifteen years. He was
unusually large for boy of that age.
He had carroty colored hair, which was
seldom, If ever, combed, large hands and
feet, and slight squint in one of his
eyes. On the whole, his appearance
was decidedly scrawny.


It was at this interesting period of lis
life that he was apprenticed to q well. to
do farmer in his native town, whom. for
the sake of convenience, we will call
Boggs, although that was not his real
name.


Now, old Boggs had charming
daughter, woman grown. She had
plump, rosy cheeks, rogush black eyes,
and saucy way Of "cting that used to
captivate all the young men in the
neighborhood 1t used to he a com,
mon remark when I was boy" said
my uncle, "that old Boggs' daughter
was hard to beat"


Well, it was under these circumstances
that the boy Brigham went to live with
farmer Boggs. He proved to be clever
sort Of fellow, generally faithful as q
farm hand, and Trustworthy. There
was nothing particularly noteworthy y
about him, or different from other bows
Of his age-except that he had pro,
digous appetite.


In this respect he was rather singular
He could generally make way with ter
or dozen potatoes, three or four slices
Year: 1871

Says a Vermont correspondent :
Among the drollest things in travelling,
are the scraps of conversation one
catches unavoidably. Just listen with
me to the following, between two styl-
ish looking girls sitting opposite me
while waiting for the train at White
River junction: eyes I'll admit he's
nice looking, but he has false teeth p
smiling and showing her own mouth
full of natural pearls-"Well what if
he has False teeth are better than
none, that is if they keep in the place
they are destined for. Ha ha p
laughing musically-that reminds me,
did L ever tell you cousin Kate's ad-
venture when she was stopiDg with us
when papa kept the N hotel 2 There
was an insurance agent boarding at
the house-a tremendous hirt, al
though he had wife and half doz-
en- children down in the country, and
tremendous bore as agents always
are, trying to make themselves so fa-
miliar and agreeable that they are a
positive nuisance. Kate, you know,
is very pretty and he got sight of her
as she went out and in, and was de-
termined to make her acquaintance !;
but it was never quite convenient for
papa to bring him in and introduce
him so we kept clear of him for some
time, But at last he managed to find
out cur breakfast hour, and used to
come in at the same time for his own,
insead of eating with the rest of the
boarders. We were terribly annoyed,
but could not very well help ourselves,
and so laid it all to Kate, and had
what fun out of it we could. One
morning he came in and took seat
by Kate, as usual, and commenced
talk, and bless me how he would talk
All he had to do was to open his
mouth, and he opened it littler wider
than common as he said, "Good morn
ing ah. How do you find yourself
this morning, Miss Kate-ah!" And
out went his full upper set of false
teeth smack into Kate's coffee. Can
you imagine it? 1t took me so entire.
ly by surprise that l didn't think Of
the proprieties at all, but screamed
with laughter. Kate tried to be her
own proper dignified self, but my mer.
riment was contagious. Mamma had
an errand in the china closet, and pa
pa business in the Office Immediately
You never saw any one so crest-fallen
He took spoon and ished out hi:
property awkwardly enough, and left
room; we were never troubled with
his company again.
Year: 1871

A woman on the track waving her
apron violently in the air! The engi-
sees her just as he is about rounding a
curve! The train is stopped in its
swift rush toward destruction, and the
rescued passengers learn that-she
is the engineers wife, and that she
wants to remind him to bring her a
pound of butter from town and some
new socks for the baby.


A Troy paper gives the following
sad result of the lack of street
sprinkler: "Miss Smith sailed forth in
the morning with a beautiful pearl
and rose complexion. BY noon she
was brown as an Egyptian mummy
the gentle rain had cut ravines and
cutters in her cheeks, and made war
map round her mouth"


81 shall die happy" said the expir-
ing husband to the wife, who was weep
ing most dutifully by the bed side, "if
you promise me not to marry that OBJ
ject of my increasing jealousy, your
cousin John" "Make yourself quite
easy about that, l am engaged to his
brother" said the expectant window.


A wealthy gentleman who owns
country seat recently lost his wife, who
fell into river which flows through his
estate. He announced the narrow es-
cape to his friends, expecting their
congratulations. One of them, an old
bachelor, wrote as follows: 81 always
told you that river was too shallow"
"Why is it" said teacher to a scape-
grace, who had caused her much trouble
by bad conduct, "you behaved so we'll
when you first came to school, and are
so disoSedient now?" Because" said
young hopeful, looking up into the
teachers face, 81 wasn't much acqnint-
ed then"


A Chicago man presented his wife
with block of wood in token of his
admiration.-She receive it on the fore
head, and was so overcome by graft.
tude that she tainted away, The gen.
erous husband has also given S25 to
the police justice,


Some men are like cats. You may
stroke the fur the right way for years,
and hear nothing but purring but ac-
cidently tread on the tail. and all
memory of former kindness is obliter.
ated.


This world is all fleeting show
said priest to culprit ON the gal
lows. Yes was the prompt reply,
but if you have no objection I'd like
very much to see the show a little
longer


How does a pitcher of water differ
from a man throwing his wife over
bridge? One is water in the pitcher,
and the other is pitch her IN the water.


The Duke of Montpensier, a Span
ish Journal says, sis as bold as a pie
beian, vain as a noble, rich as king"
Year: 1871

We NOW proceed to fulfill our prom
Use to bring home to the Tammany
Ring, and more particularly to Con-
molly and Mayor Hall, clear case Of
s,Cindling. That is the proper word to
describe the transaction, and is indeed
the only word, and thsrefore we have
no hesitation in using it. If Mayor
Hall and Controller Connolly object
to being branded as thieves and swim.
dlers, as we once more brand them
now, they can sue us for libel, and we
will prove our charges in a court Of
law. What is more we will prove oul
charge by means of Controller Con
nolly's oion books. 1t will not do fol
Hall to try and sneak out by saying
that he is fused to newspaper attacks
We do not attack him now on political
grounds, or in wild language-but We
call him thief because we can prove
him to be one,-N. Y. Times.
Year: 1871

BY telegraph from Salt Lake City we
are informed that the Mormon capital
remained tranquil yesterday. A warrant
was issued for the arrest Of Elder Can
non, apostle and foremost aspirant for the
succession to the Office OF high priest. 1t was
executed just before our advices were for
warded. The official paper represents Elder
Cannon as being a very ''bad sort of man"
in his love and admiration for female society.
A co-laborer in the work of love and true
religion" named Lawrence was made prisoner
along with Cannon, and had been already
placed on trial under an indictment charging
him with acts of licentiousness and adultery.
These events produced very consider
able excitement in the Tabernacle dur
ing the session of the conference Of the Church.
Brigham Young was slightly invalided in
health, but expected TO preach, If convalescent,
to-day. The political circles were unmoved.
There was very heavy trade in bullion,
both gold aud silver. A large quantity Of the
precious metal was sent East. The general
monetary transactions of the week were the
heaviest ever known in Utah.
Year: 1871

MINISTER CATAoAzY speaks his mind pretty
freely elsewhere in our columns concerning
the many rumors about his unpleasantness
with Secretary Fish. 1t is deplorable that
there should be any occasion for such blunt
language on the part Of the accomplished rep
resentatve of Russia. We think Mr.. Fish, or
whoever else inspired the highly favored ds-
recently, might well have postponed them un-
til after the reception and departure of the
Grand Duke Alexis. Whatever peccadilloes
Catacazy may have committed, surely our
Premier could have screened them from the
public for few weeks. We hope there will
be no more Of this tempest in teapot until
our young Russian Prince makes his adieu.
Year: 1871

THE SUCCESS Of the Union and Central
Pacific railroads has stimulated the energies
Of the slow going Canadians to similar under
takings. II is reported that an eminent Eng
lish firm has offered to build the Northern
Colonization Railway, which is intended to be
made the eastern extension Of the Canada
Pacific Railway on the basis Of two million
five hundred thousand dollars municipal sub
scriptions and land grant by the colonial
government
Year: 1871

mitted inside bis once, and hence 1t l. due to
the people that he should be placed in position
to prove his innocence q to suffer II guilty.
His examination before q court is the only real
and practical method Of getting at the truth
in regard to this vile muddle OF corruption
and plunder, and every hour the committee
delays his arraigumsnt 1t defers by SO long
the justice demanded by the people. We re-
peat, let the committee do its duty, or 60
about its business.
Year: 1871

THE VKNEzuRLAN CONVENIENT and troops
surprised party Of armed revolutionists near
Rio Chico the other day. They vanquished
them IN the field and then slaughtered every
man Of them to death. That's the way in
which they get rid of opposition ticket"
voters in South America
Year: 1871

TIE OLD LADY IN THREADNEEDLR STREET
appears to be greatly agitated over the ship
ment Of her specie by the French to pay the
indemnify to the Germans On Thursday the
Bank of England rate Of discount was raised
to four per cent, but this failing to stop the
outflow Of lucre the directors got together in
hot haste yesterday and raised the rate to five
per cent
Year: 1871

the subject OF abortions, anA quotes the acton
Of the New York Academy Of Medicine n
response thereto.


Our brethren Of the country religious press
furnish us with nothing new or novel in their
line.
Year: 1871

The farmers themselves have to undergo
al present, that the consumers themselves are
necessarily served with staler articles than
they have right to expect, simply because
tho farmers, in order to get good place in the
Tine, must leave their homes early one day,
and gather their produce two days before it
Is presented in the market. It is nightly
wonder for the ''owls" of newspaper life, who
quit work at two and three o'clock in the
morning. to see long lines of farmers wagons
extending up Fulton street from Washington
Market, sometimes as far as Ann and William
Streets all waiting their turas to dump their
produce among the batchers and consumers
Ia that miraculous mart.
Year: 1871

On and after the 9th of March next the
Secretary of the Treasury will have an
opportunity of testing the power given
him to refund the national debt at
bower rate of interest. The progress of
The experiment will be interesting to watch.
Hhe terms of the bill passed by Congress last
6ear and slightly amended the present session
are already known to our readers. Opinion
jim financial circles is greatly divided as to the
success which will attend the operation. One
impression is that with fvc-twenties worth less
than par in gold the whole matter will flash
in the pan. Other more sanguine adherents
,of the measure anticipate little or no difficulty
about the gradual conversion of the old debt
into the new. The great drawback will, how
ever, prove to be the different rates of interest
Offered by the various issues of the new loan.
The public mind will be confused by the rela
tive merits Of five per cents, four-and-a-half
Per cents and four per cents. Were the bust
ness to be done over again the proper way
would be to make uniform bond at four per
cent, or even at three-sixty-fve per cent But
the experiment is ready for trial, and let 1t be
made. We are buying experience every day,
and by and by shall have the requisite
amount to get the financial question all
straighten ed out.
Year: 1871

THE STEAMSHIP HoRNET.-Our special cor
sends us very interesting details Of the voyage
of that vessel from Aspnwal to the coast of
Cuba, and thence to Port-au-Prince. Much
of the information goes to confirm the
dispatches received from our correspondent
in Havana regarding the capture of her cargo
and many of her passengers. The Hornet is
now blockaded in Port-au-Prince by the
Spanish paddlewheel steam frgate Isabel la
Catolica, a heavy double-decked steamer,
very fast and with powerful armament,
capable of making short work of the Hornet
should she seek to leave the neutral waters Of
Hayti. Thus far we cannot consider her late
voyage success.