smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

In view Of the intoerant, persistent, aggressive ef
forts Of Romansts and their evident determination to
control the government OF the United States and
destroy civil and religious liberty declare
selves adherents to the following propositions viz
Frst-That any interference political affairs by any
man or body OF men acting IN behalf or by direction OF
any ecclesiastical body power for the benefit Of such
organization is opposed TO that principle Of civil and
religious equality fought for by fathers and guAran-
teed by our national constitution


Second-That any recognition Of sectaran questions
or distinctions in the management OF our public edu-
catonal reformatory institutions or In political az
fairs opposed to the spirit of our institutions


Third-That there Is danger that the Roman Catholic
Church. professedy body superior to all governments
and demanding from their adherents allegiance par
amount that given to the State, may take advan-
tage-as they have done in the past-of the equality
allowed TO them in common with other forms OF rei-
gous belief to strive for political influence for the pur-
pose Of advancing the interests OF the church


Therefore, that organization have introduced this
issue into pocical Affairs In various sections OF
in political problems and demanding special legis.
lation for their benefit further declare It 10
be conviction that true Americans should organize
TO oppose such attempts and we do hereby organize
ourselves and adopt for our government the follow
ing


This organization shall be known among its members
only Order OF American Union. Legislatures and
Councils may adopt any other name for public use, at
their discretion


ARTICLE l.


NATIONAL BODY


SECTION 1.-The National body shall be known the
Year: 1875

The fundamental principles Of the order or society
are clearly defined and asserted OF the printed
"synopsesn among the many already issued by the
Senate or Supreme Body These principles read as
follows:-


We oppose division or the school fund for any sec
tartan purposes whatever. In word, are pledged
TO maintain republican form Of government and It's
institutions inherited from fathers and TO place
oil men jointly in position to defend themselves
against the aggressions Of Romanism


The Order was orRanzed In the year 1861 with the
Year: 1875

ized and shall execute and enforce all the rules and
regulations Of the order. He may suspend the opera
of State charter whenever he deems the best in
terests of the Order requires such action but he shall
report such suspension forthwith TO the National Ex
ecutive Committee, with the causes leading
thereto, who shall take action thereon and report
the whole TO the next meeting Of the Senate
its final action. The password for the Order shall
issue quarterly from the President through the Secre
ary OF the Senate the Presidents of the respective
Legislatures and the Presidents OF Councils not under
the jurisdiction Of Legislature.


SEc. 2-Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents In the
absence OF the President from the meetings OF the Sem
ate or in case Of his inability to act at any time shall
perform all the duties pertaining to the office Of Pres
dent In the order OF their election.


Sections 3, 4 and define the duties OF secretary
treasurer and chaplain as in other bodies.


SEC. 6-National Deputy.-The National Deputy shall
travel for the purposes Of organization visitation as
he may be directed by the President Executive Com
mitee He shall have power to initiate persons into
the order without the presence OF Council and TO es
tablsh Councils In any place where not prohibited by
legislative constitution. In all such cases he shall
report at TO the Secretary OF the Senate the name
and location Of the Council, and the names and adj
dresses Of ts officers and In case there is Legislature
in the State in which such Council is organized, like
report shall be made TO the Secretary OF such Legsa
He shall visit Legislatures and Councils as often
may deem IL expedent, when requested by the
President to do So lie shall summary decide matters
in controversy connected with the unwritten work OF
the Order, the Interpretation Of laws subject to
appeal TO the President or the Executive Committee
endeavor 70 promote harmony; enforce the orders or
the Senate Executive Committee by direction OF the
President, and report to him for instruction In any
Unusual OF nlgnly Important action tnat may 90 re-
qured ofhim He shall make detailed report Of his
official action TO each meeting OF the Senate and such
other reports as the Senate the Executive Committee
the President shall require.


SEC 7.-Compensaton--Th Senate or National Ex-
executive Committee may allow such compensation TO
the officers, Deputies and members Of the Senate as
they snail deem expedent and the funds OF the order
will permit


ARTICLE VI


This article is devoted to supplies and revenue


LEGISLATURES.


ARTICLE VII


SECTION 1.-The State bodies connected with this Or
der shall be known as Legislatures


SEC 2-The officers OF Legislature shall consist OF a
President Vice President Secretary Assistant Secrc
% Traaou March chala and in uhn hal
Year: 1875

To us the novelty has worn off, and
we have had time to coolly estimate the
results. There are those who can re-
member the condition of things here, six
or seven years ago, and though we might
differ somewhat as to the causes which
have produced this change for the better,
yet we shall be able to agree upon a few
facts. We never had term of court
here, held in decent and comfortable
place, with its proceedings marked
throughout by decency and decorum,
and divesled of everything pertaining to
levity and black -guardism, till our la
dies were summoned to participate in it.
We never had a grand jury here who
boldly and unfinchinaly took hold to
investigate offences against decency apd
morality, and hunt out and bring offend
ers to punishment, till we had grand
jury composed largely of ladies We
had had several terms of court, but had
scarcely been able to convict or punish
single criminal for any crime, however
heinous, through the medium of those
courts, till we got judges largely COM
posed of women. We did not have a
single election here without drunkenness,
rowdyism, quarreling, fighting, blood
shed, until our wives, mothers, sisters
and daughters we're permitted to accom-
pany us to the polls. We well remem.
Der the time when many man stayed
away from the polls, losing his right oi
citizenship, rather than encounter tn,
danger and rowdyism he must meet il
order to exercise it. But all this i:
changed. Our elections go off as quiet
ly as any other social gathering, no mat
ter how heated political campaign may
be or how important the issues at stake
And we all point with pride to the re
suit, whether or not we agree as to the
cause which has produced it-Larami,
Sentinel.
Year: 1875

BRAVE Ch1LDREN.-A little boy and
girl living in Lower Lake, CAL, being
left alone for an afternoon few days
ago, strayed away from home and got
lost in the woods. They were not found
till three o'clock the next morning. In
the meantime the boy, who had taken
gun with him, shot several quail, which
they contrived to cook and eat, and also
huge California lion that had occupied
tree in which they sought shelter for
the night. The children were but twelve
and seven years old respectively.
Year: 1875

CORRECTING THE PARsoN.-A clergy
man, having been inducted into living
in Kent, took occasion during his first
sermon to introduce the word "optics."
AT the conclusion of the service farm
er who was present thanked him for the
discourse, but intimated that he had
made small mistake in one word, soft
ening down at the same time the severity
of his criticism by saying" Yet we all
know very well, sir, what you meant"
On the clergyman's making farther in
quiries about this word, the farmer re-
piled, "What you called hop.sticks, in
this part of the country we call hop
poles"
Year: 1875

LINooLNs BAKER SToRY.-Colonel
Baker, who was killed at Balls Bluff
during the late rebellion, was well known
in Springfield, Illinois, and it was of him
Mr.. Lincoln used to tell the following
story


Colonel Baker was very courteous tc
ladies, always treating them with great
politeness and attention. He was start
ing on journey at one time when la
dy was placed in his care by an ac
quaintance. Now the Colonel knew moth
ing whatever of this lady, but she proved
to be pleasant travelling companion
and he made her as comfortable as pos
sible in the old stage-coach. On the next
morning they stopped for breakfast il
Galena, and while that meal was being
prepared they were shown into parlol
on the second floor. Here the lady seat
ed herself by an open window looking
out on thestreet while the Colonel paced
the floor with his hands folded behind
him, as was his custom, for he always
seemed as restless as Gagged bear wher
confined in room. Other passen
gers were in the parlor and they wer,
speaking of some late defaulter, somt
blaming him and, others saying he haC
done what he could to save his creditors
AT last one of the gentlemen appealed t.
Colonel Baker asking what he thought o
the defaulter.


Think of him, exclaimed tn,
colonel. "Why that he should be hum
without mercy. He is scoundrel."


AT this the lady left her seat, and
standing in front of the colonel will
flashing eyes, said, "Colonel Baker per
haps it may interest you to know tha
the gentleman you so readily condemn i
my unclel"


The colonel ceased his walk, and Civ
ing one appealing look to his fair frien,
he began to draw off his coat, and ap
preaching the open window, said II hav
nothing more to say madam but Civ,
the word, and ! will throw myself iron
this window"


The sacrifice was not demanded an,
they continued their journey in peace
Harper's Magazine.
Year: 1875

So many of our readers are leaving
their homes at this time for journeys on
railways that We give the following.
which was written by an eminent physi-
clan Called to prescribe for Mrs. An
drews' inhamed eyes; learned that she
had bit of cinder in her eyes occurred
while travelling in the cars four days
ago eye very much inhamed, painful
and attacked with severe headache. This
is one of the hundreds of cases where
but very little knowledge would not
have been dangerous thing, and would
save world of pain. Nothing is more
distressing to traveller than piece of
cinder in the eye, and no disorder is so
easily remedied. Calling the family to-
gether | proceeded to show them that it
was not an eye wash that Mrs. Andrews
needed to relieve her suffering, but the
removal of the foreign substance. The
cinder will be found to be Just under
meath the margin of the upper lid, where
there is small groove or gutter for the
flow of tears to the inner angle Of the
eye. Foreign bodies tend to fall into
this groove, and if they are very angular
like cinder, they adhere in spite of the
current of tears which now flow in great
er abundance, and sooner or later carry
off smooth substances. Now, if you will
raise the upper margin Of the lid and
turn it over, the cinder or grain of sand
will be exposed, and may be removed
by the point of pencil, or with the fin
ger covered by handkerchief. / then
demonstrated thisoperation on one Of the
boys thus Taking my pencil in my right
thumb and finger, with the thumb and
finger of my left hand | seized the eye
lashes Of the upper lid, and drawing the
lid gently out from the ball, passed the
point of the pencil downward upon the
upper surface Of the lid, about the fourth
of an inch from the margin, and at the
same time carried the margin upward
over the pencil by the eye-lashes, when
the lid readily rolled over the pencil SO
as to expose completely the gutter des-
eribed. | then asked one of the ladies
to perform this operation upon her moth
er, which, after two or three failures, she
accomplished, and as had predicted,
small angular pieces of cinder were found
beneath the margin of the lid, which she
very adroitly removed with the point of
the pencil. Mrs. Andrews experienced
immediate relief. So much interest was
felt in this painless operation, that all in
turn performed it, being much aided by
requiring the persons operated upon to
look downward when the lid is being
averted, and upward when the operator
wished to restore the lid"
Year: 1875

When it pleased God to send the baby
boy into the household, although there
were a half dozen before him like
all the youngest ones, he was considered
the very sweetest and best. No one could
be found that could crow so loud, creep
so gracefully and walk so confidently as
BERTHE. So the brothers and sisters en-
joyed him to their hearts content and
never remembered that they might have
to spare him.


But He who gave the baby, and could
look far ahead into the future, and
knew what would be best, called him
away from all this earthly love to the
home above.


And that left Lizzie the next child to
be the pet. Talking with her mamma
one day, she asked, " But why did God
take Bertie mammal Why did He not
leave him with us 2"


Because darling" mamma answered
with her eyes full of tears, "God want
ed our baby-no other and we must
know that he h as gone home to God"


Weeks heightened into months, and
time tempered the sorrow that was so
hard to bear, and BERTHE was no longer
wept over except by the mother, with
whom the tender love of the lost darling
would never die out.


Lizzie was her companion child ever
by her side, asking strange questions,
and unconsciously suggesting precious
lessons of faith and hope, as many a child
will often do.


One day sitting in the nursery, play
ing with her doll, there came through
the open window the sound of child
crying.


What is that mamma ," she ask
ed.


"Some little child who is crying"
mamma answered rather Indifferent
ly.


"But what is it crying for ?" she
asked.


al do not know dear-I will see.


Stepping to the window, Mrs. Jayne
looked out. A man and woman were
walking along, apparently much inter
ested in the conversation they was hold
ing, and paying no heed whatever to
very small child who was toddling on be-
hind and keeping up with their long
steps with difficulty.


"What is she crying for ?" asked Liz
zie again.


81 really don't know but she is in
trouble she is afflicted.


Persistently as child generally fol-
lows up question that is not satisfac-
torily answered she asked, "And what is
afflicted ?''


Afflicted ?" Mamma hesitated a
moment SO as to choose an explanation
that would satisfy her little daughter.
i" Afflicted" Lizzie means to be sorrow
full. When we lost little BERTHE we were
afflicted think you will understand
that.


Opening her great blue eyes in sorrow
fuf astonishment Lizzie said, " Lost man.
ma l thought you said he had gone
home to God


And into the mothers heart there
crept restful comforted feeling that
had not come to it in its fullness since the
dear baby had been taken from her arms
"a feeling of calm resignation to the
will of Him who had first formed the
home, and then taken her boy into its
peace and safety, free from all trouble
and care forever.


And with this sweet calm came thank
fulness that the dear child beside hel
had been spared to be her comfort, anc
involuntarily she exclaimed, Lord
out of the mouths of babes hast Thor
perfected praise -
Year: 1875

The playful young man in Ohio, who
snapped pair of scissors the other day
too close to a young lady's face, and
who now sees that he is bound in honor
to make amends with wedding ring,
consoles himself with lhe reflection that
she can never turn up her nose at him,
any way.
Year: 1875

Many mothers forbid their todding
children any intercourse with other little
people, because they suppose it is not
time for them to fully comprehend the
courtesies of life. This is the very rea.
son why they should be taught to be po.
lite and considerate at the earliest posi-.
BILE moment. We have seen parents who
seemed to suppose that the first lessons
bestowed upon child is exactness of
statement, and that falsehood is car.
dinal sin But to teach a child to tell
the truth requires process of incom-
prehensible reasoning, while an infliction
of pain upon another child has its i'm
mediate results, and the child can both
see and feel the consequence of its un-
kindness. 1t is very curious to observe
little people when they first meet. They
usually look at each other sharply but
speculatively, and, after proper delibera-
ton, decide upon their line Of action.
1t is either war or peace, but never en-
tire indifference. Even the peace may
be but temporary, provided one possesses
that which the other covets.


Doubtless this covetousness is not SO
much due to original sin as to that deep
law of human existence selfpreserva.
tion. The child who sees an article in
another's possession imagines, vaguely
perhaps, but positively, that it is neces
sary to his own welfare and happiness
and instinct teaches him to seize it. Now
this is not unfrequently set down as an
objectionable sin, and an omen of future
wickedness. Nothing can be more un
just or unreasonable. 1t is character
istic which, When properly guided, will
lead to honorable worldly success. Mis-
directed or uncurbed, without being
taught proper reverence for the golden
rule, the young creature may fall into
positive crime. Manliness in a boy cor
responds with womanliness in a girl, anG
the nobility of unselfishness cannot bt
too early taught to children, nor can this
quality be learned practically unless as
sociation with other children is not only
encouraged, but used as a constant hab
it of instruction. While teaching chile
to be polite, above all things avoid per
mitting him to become obsequious. Al
excess of politeness is real hypocrisy
and leads to dangerous deceits, or else
craven spirit enters the child, and thi
sort of evil sentiment is rarely, if ever
cast out, when once in possession of
soul. Teach the children genuineness il
the expression of their ikings, and for
bearance in their dislikes these grea
lessons of life that can be gained only b,
proper restraints over their intercours
with companions of equal age and Gil
cumstances. = The Metropolitan.
Year: 1875

The Assembly Committee Crime held meeting
yesterday. Mr. Sinclair Tousey was examined in rela
ton TO the classification Of prisoners He said he was
in favor of leaving their classification TO the Commits
sioners OF Charities and Correction He in favor Of
teaching them a complete trade instead of at pres
ent merely portion of one that when they leave
prison they follow regular occupation, or even
start a small shop on their The police,
he said. often the OF preventing discharged
convicts from reforming by pointing them out, and
thus making them leave the neighborhood and eventu-
ally return to a life Of crime He condemned the sys-
TEN OF voluntary teaching in prison. and advocated the
appointment OF regular paid instructors.


In regard TO discipline, he deprecated the system OF
granting favors to rich prisoners and said rich and
poor should receive uniform treatment.


Mr.. Townsend gave very striking illustration or
how prisoner who has money can live sumptuousy
ID prison.


There being other witnesses to examine the CON-
mittee adjourned TIL next Thursday when the last
sion Will be held The committee desire that all those
who have any evidence TO give or any reply TO make
to anything that has been said about them, shall APP
pear that day, when every opportunity will be
given them Of being heard.
Year: 1875

BY an error of the types in last Fridays HERALD
they made say that two Of the sisters OF Doan,
the condemned murderer, had visited him in the
Tombs and that they "Ssters or Mercyn In
conversation with Doan yesterday he stated to a
HERALD reporter that Of his used go
school the Sisters Convent in West Houston street.
but he does know what has become Of them.
Year: 1875

Macon, Ga, and Philadelphia.
The symptoms of Liver Complaint are
uneasiness and pain in the side some
times the pain is in the shoulder, and is
mistaken for rheumatism. The stomach
is affected with loss of appetite and
Sometimes alternating with lax. The
head is troubled with pain, and dull.
heavy sensation, considerable loss of
memory, accompanied with painful, SEN
sation of having left undone something
which ought to have been done. Often
complaing of weakness, debility, and
low spirits Sometimes many of the
above symptoms attend the disease, and
at other times very few OF them put
volya yad
Year: 1875

VIZ had a call yesterday from Mr., II
NJ. Hickox, the Financial Agent OF Beth
any College, gentleman more or less
known in this city on account OF hi
former connection with insurance in
tercsts. lie is now exclusively engaged
as a solicitor for Bethany College, with a
view OF repairing and adding to the ell
dowment fund OF the institution, which
was trcnched upon and otherwise I'M
paired by the calamities Of the war. We
are gratifed to see that a large measure
Of success has attended his efforts thus
far, and that he is confident Of being OblC
to do great deal Of good for the institu
tim.
Year: 1875

We understand that Hon. George
Clark will not be a candidate for
the Attorney Generalship, but that
he will return to the practice of his
profession in this city Capt.
CLARK is undoubtedly one of the
leading legal minds of our State.
He has been an able, faithful and
laborious officer, and will retire
from the position with a brilliant
record, and with the respect and
confidence of the Democracy, as
well as every leading lawyer and
public man in'tte State. The wis
dom Of the act of Gov. Coke, in
appointing HIM, has been signally
vindicated. We shall watch the
career of George Clark with
much interest, confident that its fu-
ture will be equal to the glorious
promise of the past.
Year: 1875

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Dec S.-The
millers Of this city have sent cut circulars
to all millers in the northwest to meet at
the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago on
the l4th of this month to consult on the
subject of freights to the seaboard and
to form an association, if thought adyisa-
BILE. A large delegation will leave this
city on Sunday evening to attend this
meeting. This state and the board of
trade of this city will be represented at
the meeting of the American board of
transportation and commerce to be held at
Chicago on the 18th inst.
Year: 1875

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, IT WILL NOT
] Rust or crack and costs only trife more than
common iron pipe. Is positively THE BEST thing
for wafer service pipe. have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island. FRED HASS.


Store in Star Block