smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

In answer to the question, What is
your opinion of one who assumes the re,
spOnsibi'ities of the teacher without pro.
perly qualifying himself for the duties
This answer was received: | count him
a swindle in humanity, and one who sows
the seed of worthfulness. He cheats him
self; defrauds the district; keeps from
the young mind proper instruction, and
plants in their minds improper habits
which are ever hard to eradicate.


Although this is severe, there is much
of truth in it. We would not make our
teachers feel Iy this line that Aev are
wholly unfit for the school-room for we
do not believe it. Such an argument
would be as detrimental to the mental
welfare of our teachers as is that preach
ing sometimes heard, that makes every
one believe that he possesses no good
thing, nor ever has, and that he is wholly
unworthy both in the eyes of God and
man. Yet, fellow teacher, there is much
in this answer for us to study. We may
admit that it is no disgrace to be ignorant,
but if we be, it is a disgrace and shame
for us to remain so. Think about your
work. Try new things when old ones do
not satisfy you, and do not be too easily
satisfied.
Year: 1876

TO the EdifOr OF The Tribune.


SIR: There is a gcntlemanly looking man
going about passing himself on brother-n-law OF
some one with the story OF his being robbed by pick
pockets when gotng the train while travelling with
Year: 1876




WASHINGTON, June 12.-This afternoon,
in the Criminal Court, Judge MacArther,
Mr.. W. A. Cook counsel for General Bah
cock, charged with others, with conspiracy
in connection with the safe burglary, asked
that An early day of July be fixed for the
trial. Mr.. Cock stated thai General Bah
cock was anxious for trial and he protest
ed that be should not be compelled to rest
under the charges made by such men as
Whitley who will come on the stand as a
perjurer. He asked that the case be taken
up Immediately after the Fourth of July.
District-Attorney Wells said that he ex-
pected Whitley and Sommerville would be
put on the stand and he suggested that the
court would not like to sit during Au-
gust and the trial would be lengthy one.
He suggested the eighteenth day of septeIn-
Der as the day to commence the trial. After
some discussion the nineteenth day of
September was fixed as the day. The
Court announcing that it would reconvene
on the eighteenth.
Year: 1876




SINCE Tom Scott can by no possibility
secure the seventy or eighty millions of
money he asks at the hands Of Congress,
and for the reason that another Texas and
Pacific road will be built by Huntington
that will cost the United States nothing,
we would like to know whether Scott Sc
cures the Texas land grant west Of the
point at which his road viii terminate3 The
law is plain enough, bat will the "Legisla-
ture, in its excessive generosity, give lard
without railroad first, built across it1
And if Scott cannot have this land, should
it not be conceded to the public schools or
to equalizing railway advantages yestaoi
the Colorado with those enjoyed by North


ern and Eastern districtsyo OF the State? 9r Q
Year: 1876

the school fund in State bonds, was pro-
posed by the Fourteeath Legislature at its
second session, and was adopted at the


general election by which constitutional
convention was called. When the coaven-
tion assembled, the Comptroller brought
the matter before them, and by clear ex-
position Of the great saving to the school
fund they determined to insert clause in
the new Constitution authorizing its invest
ment in State bonds.u This loss had been
going on since 1870, aggregating a large
amount, and the change of policy is due
to the efforts of Comptroller Dardsn with
the gratifying results that the advantages
of the Public schools can be given annual
ly to 1900 children more than by the old
plan. As reward for such service the
Comptroller's salary has been reduced $500.
Year: 1876

SUICIDE AT RIDGEwAY.--The Are
ma Star says that on Tuesday, June
9th, two boys of Arena "found a son
Of Edward jones, known as Specta-
Gle Jones, of Ridgeway, hanging by
the neck in a lonely gulch about a
a quarter Of a mile from the house.
He was first discovered by some
dogs that were with the boys, which
set up such a fearful barking that
they supposed they had some wild
animal at bay, and going to the
assistance Of the dogs were brought
face to face with the body of the
young man. which had been hang
ing for four months. The body was
ia fearful state Of decomposition ;
his pants were tucked into the tops
of his boots, and the flesh had so far
decomposed that his boots were filled
to OVERLOOKING. He had been away
on several occasions before, and left
again early this spring, but took no
clothes with him, which gave rise to
suspicious at the time that all was
not right, and general search was
instnted for him, but being in an out
OF the way and secluded place, he
was missed lie was about twenty
years Of age.
Year: 1876

TnR Grant county Aayocate is by
large majority the best Democratic
paper in this Congressional District,
because it is the most unscrupulous
and shameless in playing the Demo-
cratic role Of vilification and misrep.
resentation. In its last issue it
makes an unprovoked assault upon
Col. John g. Clark Of Lancaster, by
indirectly charging him with being
a party to a bargain by which he
was to receive the support of Iowa
county for Congress this fall. The
most fluent liar is the best Demo-
cratic "Reformer."
Year: 1876

i


THs fact that farmers south Of Dodgcyillc
have been probably hauling wheat to the Mil
waukcc IL st. Paul road, this spring, Is pretty
good argument In favor of building q railroad
through Iowa county; and II II also a pretty
good argument IN favor Of having that road,
when built, independent Of the Mineral Point
r. X. Co. We have no feeling against either
tho city Of Mineral Point or the Mineral Point
X. X. Co. We wish both of them unbounded
prosperity. But when the pcoplc of II com
munliy propose to invest money IN business
enterprise, II Is well for them to take pains to
place 1t where It will do them the most good
-DodaeviHe Chronicie.


OF course no one can believe for
a moment, after reading the above,
that the Chronicle has any feeling
against the city Of Mineral Point.
II there existed such a feeling in the
heart Of the editor how could he say
with consistency that u railroad
through the county ought to be
''independent of the Mineral Point
Il. II. Co."
Year: 1876

Two or three weeks ago q Detroit boy,
after finishing the last chapter of d book
called "The Pleasures of the Deep"
pleaded with his father to let him ship
aboard lake schooner. The old man
smiled grim smile, took the case under
consideration, and in few days the boy
was on the rolling deep, having shipped
as greenhorn on vessel in the lumber
trade. He sailed to Saginaw, came
down and crossed to Toledo, and next
day he appeared in Detroit, lame and
stiff, his throat sore, one eye nearly shut,
and feeling of humbleness running all
through him.


"What back again 2" cried the old
man, as the boy entered the house


"Yes, father, 1 want to saw all the
wood for winter, bring in all the coal,
clean out the cellar and paint the barn,
and you needn't give me but two meals
a day."


"Don't you like sailing 2"


Father, you don't begin to realize
anything about it. The Captain sailed
right along on Sunday, the same as any
other day, and believe he swore even
harder. He wouldn't give me an um-
brella when it rained, he made me sit up
most all night, and two or three times
he called me up at midnight and made
me haul on ropes and drag old sails
around. There wasn't a single night
when all of us got off to bed at 8 o'clock,
and there wasn't a day that he didn't
boss us around and break in on us every
time we got to reading anything good
1 like land, father, and l wish you owned
q farm l"-Free Press.
Year: 1876

[HE.J
Each daisy underneath your feet
Should count itself thrice happy, sweet
Each purple trodden clover-head
Should thank you even when tits dead.
How blest is every twisted strand
OF rope, encircled by your hand
Now up little faster! sol
While through the soft June air you go,
1 wish that might always stay
Below you, as am to-day,
Keeping you far above all care
That other women have to bear;
And high in air though you might be,
You always must come back TO me.


[sHE.l
Dear heart, If June staid all year long,
III twisted ropes were always strong,
III daisy-bloom and clover-head
Were never brown and withered;
If every robin on the tree
Did not look down and wink at me,
And say: "That creature tries to fly,
But knows not how to soar on high;
II could bring these things to pass,
Then you should stand upon the grass,
And above your head would swing.
But life is quite another thing;
Since one of us on earth must bide,
The other should not leave his side.
Appleto1lS Journal.
Year: 1876

The Danbury Ne,0s man has made, IN
Boston, his first appearance as a lectur-
er. The reporters say that bis descrlp-
tion of travel in England was humorous,
but did not cause uproarious laughter.
A point was made by asking who lever
thought of one-legged Duke or a cross
eyed Duchess, or Baron with wen on
the top of his heada No one yet he
had actually found them to be Just as
other people we're, and fully as mean.
Year: 1876

There are great many things lost that
are found again, and great many others
that are lost and never found There are
regulations lost, which cannot be regained !;
there are hopes lost, which comes not back
again there are joys and friendships lost
there are thoughts and talents lost, which
are never found-every man has at some
time lost something, which he would give
the world, if it were his, to recover. 1t
may have been single pearl from the
thread of friendship, or mere hope of his
soul, but it was previously dear to him, and
life is sad and dark without it. The small
est things are oftentimes the dearest to the
heart of man, as for instance, little wife,
little heir, little fortune, little house.
What wonder then, that when they are
lost, he would give everything for their re-
covery.
Year: 1876

The Baltimore american says ''The
head bookkeeper of leading establishment
in this city was badly poisoned by putting
lead pencil in his mouth. He was in the
counting-room at an early hour, and on be-
ginning to work he used new lead pencil.
While in the midst of his calculation, he
inadvertently put his pencil in his mouth,
as is the habit of many He immediately
became unwell, with "a nauseous taste in his
mouth, and expectorated considerably in
order to get rid of it, The sick feeling
continued, and he became so much worse
that he was compelled to be conveyed home.
\ physician was summoned, and antidotes
administered and relief was obtained.
Year: 1876

There is much virtue CD in Lynch law
At Liberty, in Montgomery county, Kan,
two weeks ago, they hung young man tc
atree till he acknowledged stealing a twenty
dollar bill and then gave him one hundred
lashes for the theft. Next day the mau
from whom the twenty-dollar bill had been
stolen found it at the bottom of his trunk
where he himself had placed it.
Year: 1876

not far off He would not wait from
beyond call from his idle, although he
refused to shadow her pleas ure by his
stupid awkwardness, albeit S he had not
the slightest suspic ion of VIII at detained
him away from her. Adonis was refer
red to the father. H went to town d.
reetly, and saw, and worse than all he
heard, and such Eng lish as it was, too


AT the first call be faltered. He said he
called-well-becau he knew he was
in the eity. Then Adonis slept over; or
ra ther he laid awake over it. He could
not give her up. He was not helped to
escape by the father, who said: "There
am no better, nor no sweeter-tempered
gal IN CaIVadOs county, no nor on the
hull Pacific coast, than my Kitty. She's
been powerful comfort to me sense her
mother died, and eff ever a feIler don't
treat her right, I've got bullet waitin'
for his liver" AdOnis would have been
less or more than human if the style of
the papa had not tried the temper of his
affection, and the same may be said if he
had not been the least bit glad that In
the case he could not cure his heart of
its longing after Kitty, there was no un-
grammatical mother-iu-law in the future.
Adonis could not help himself so he in
formed me. He went to see the papa
again in the morning... He told his love.
He showed his credentials. He said
that Kitty loved him. He also explained
that he could support her plainly an5
comfortably, but not luxurioasly, and
probably, with his temperament and ca
capabilities, he should never be
a rich man. "You be a gentleman, any
how answered the father, with tears in
his eyes, "and tina Is what I amt; least
wise, not on the outside; but if Kitty
loves you, and what you say of your
character and standin' is true, here's my
hand, and there's Kitty. The day you
marry her I'll give her S. 100000, The
money ! shaR't mis-, but the givin' of the
child will make my heart beggar. Can't
come and see her when there is nobody
10 be ashamed of me?" Imagine Adouis'
appearance when he gave both hands in
great, rough grip, and said, sincerely,
too, Thanks for the daughter, but be-
lieye me, did not know that she was
the hoiress. l thought 1t was the other
one. I'm too happy at fading genuine
woman, with genuine man for her faith
er, to care very much for the fortune


Probably L shall be glad enough about
that by-and-by. Ia the meantime come
down to Long Branch aud l will show
you that [ can never be ashamed of
you" The miner came. He made a
sensation by his unframed manners AMI


language, and to the best of my belief
the conventional Adonis IS as proud of
him as if he were a lUsus nature of the
most fascinating sort. Cert .inly Kitty
is happy, but the other girl, the reputed
heiress, poor lass She has missed
many of her adorer5, but some of them
dare not give her up too abruptly for
fear of meeting q general grin on the
face of society They wish to seem to
have been sincere admirers.
Year: 1876

Yielding to the solicitations of the
Democracy Of Haywood, to the men
who stood true in our late fierce but
unfortunate contest which aroused ev-
cry citizen to action who desired that
the white men of tho county should
have some voice in controlling their own
affairs, l have become a candidate for
tloater. In that struggle l endeavored
to do my whole duty-on the stump and
editorialIy-while some of those now
seeking Office, remained supinely mac
tive, silent and Indifferent The hearts
of the people were wrapped up in the
effort to redeem our county from Radi
ealism, and even the ladies Of the
county were enthusiastically interested d
in the success of the Democratic cause.
We were beaten, but l appeal to every
Democrat of Haywood, if [ did not do
my whole duty in that desperate con-
hict, and ask the ques ton, if when re-
wards are to be meted out, shall the
idle or Indifferent be crowned with Iau-
rels, while be who labored in the dust
and heat of struggle shall be passed
over in silence and neglect. feel it
due to the Demscrats of the Floterial
District before ] ask their sulfrages. to
state to them the position which / occu-
py on the questions of the day. have
nothing to conceal, and ] believe that
an honest and straight forward course
to be not only honorable, but success
ful in the end stand, IN reference
to the question of State taxation,
squarely upon the platform Of the State
Democracy. I am utterly opposed to
reputation, and shall favor the pay
ment Of the just debts Of the State as
soen as the crippled condition of the
people viii allow it to be done. I shall,
if elected, favor the abolition Of all use
less Offices, and shall advocate retrench-
msnt and reform in State expenditures.
and shall do all in my power to place our
State Government in line with the prin-
ciples and policy of our glorious leaders.
Tilden and Hendricks. In conclusion.
I will state that l am a candidate, sub
ject to the action Of the Floterial Con
ventiOn to meet at jackson on the frat
Of September.


WILLO HAYWOOD.


Brownsville, Tenn, Aug. %, 1876.
Year: 1876

WHITEvILLE, Tenn, Aug. 25, '76.
Messrs Editors:-


Through the blessings of Heaven,
think this vicinity is about to be redeem
ed from the financial depravity which
has darkenod our (hitherto fair) escutch-
con for two or three years. July. did her
duty handsomely for the growing crop.
When she hauled of every body was
lavish in her praise for what she had
done, except few who had lost por-
ton of their crop. They said there was
too much rain during the month. Be
that as it may, We had a pretty fair corn
crop finished up during the month ard as
nice a start for cotton crops as is ever
seen in this country.


Well August came IN to run the ma
chine for 81 days. The first notion she
made was to blow cold blast or two
which set the whoIo country to shivering.
She made US think sadly of the Geld
shoulder she turned US last year, but if
she had any thought of cutting US off
again like she did then, she soon
changed her mind, and warmed up in
most genial manner. Three weeks Of
her time is now out, and we are glad to
say that, all in all, she has acquitted her
self well. She is adding, every day,
heavily to the cotton crop. And peas
Whewl l verify believe that the pres,
ent prospects, render it safe for US to
calculate on making about 3,0OO,OO0,OOO
in District No. + Should all the sister
Districts turn out that number, we calcu-
late that the whole county will make
about 54OOO,OOO,OOO And that is what
l would call "a many pea"


There is q good deal of sorghum plant
ed in this part Of the domain, and it is
generally looking we'll We are all some
what afraid that the facilities for manu-
facturipg it into syrups will be wanting.
l think that good mill could locate
near this place and make two thousand
gallons of syrup without moving. I an
derstand that some enterprising gentle
men are going to bring a mill here, but
the country viii certainly need several
more


Ne are about to form a Tilden Club in
this place. When we get the thing in
running order, we will make report to
you of show she goes"


And now dear BULLETIN, remember
that Il have professed me thy friend and
l confess me knit to thy deservings with
chains of pardonable toughness"


PLEASANTS.
Year: 1876

The order to the President by which
Scott Lords Preamble ard Resolution
were incorporated in tie letter Of in
structiOn to Gen. sherman to garrison
the South with federal troops for cleo
ton, purposely designed to be offensive
to the Democratic party, though the or
der would have been issued Just the same
had a resolution never have been offered
in the House. Several weeks ago the
President sail that be was in a quaBda-
ry as to the proper way of promulgatiDg
such an order. The evidence in his
possession, he said, warranted most any
step, but he did not think in advisable 70
make public the information at present.
An appeal has been made to send sever
al companies Of infantry into the Fourth
district Of Virginia, which Is the only one
IN that State sending a Republican mem-
Der to Congress- The object Is not SO
much to secure the return Of a Republi-
can Congressman as b utilize the large
negro vote In that section with the possi-
bic hope Of making the aggregate vote
count in favor of the Republican electors
for President
Year: 1876

smithPOrt. Pa, Correspondence OF the Cincinnati


Commercial.


The so-calied Confederate Congress-
has one redeeming feature. They are
retrenching the expenses of the Gov
ernH ent, and bringing it back to with
In some few hundred millions of the
point where it ought to be. We have
the most extrava CANT and expensive
GJVernment on earth, in proportion to
what there Is to govern, and pav the
bills, and this very extravaganza fani
consequent high taxesl IS one of the
things that bears so heavily upon trade,
and crushes it to the earth. Aside from
the inte rest on the public debt and the
pension list, which are legitimate results
OF the war, and in no sense extravaCaut
aside from these, | say, compare the
expenses of the Government in 1860
with the expenses in 1875 Taxation has
increased two hundred per cent, popu-
lation forty per cent, and wealth not at
all. L don't believe the country, taken
as whole, North, South, East, and West
Is worth much more than in 1860 the
census returns of 1870 to the contrary
notwithstanding The returns of 1895
will tell different story. We will be
well on the road to hard pan By that
time, and the aggregate OF wealth return
ed will be less than that of 1870. Ii
will take much more than the labor and
production of the intervening ten years
to make up the losses and reckless ex-
trayagancies of the war and paper-money
period.


The Government has some time to be
brought back to the economy of former
years, stand the burden of Federal tax
alton; and why Is this net good period
to inaugurats the retrenchment pro-
gramme TO their credit, be it said,
the Democratic Congress are doing some
thing in that line, and the Republicans
are throwing all the dust possible to
ce7er up the real state of the case and
divert popular attention frcm Democrat
lc good works 60 Democratic bad works.
The party which can make the best sx-
hibit Of determination to retrench and
reform viii stand the best chance to sue
eeed N \ ovembeT, and to deprive Dem
oeFats of what real credit they deserve
on that score is now the supreme motive
of the Republicans
Year: 1876

The reform work Of the House is in
the disclosure and prevention of mani
fold robbery, vulgarest and crosse st in
the highest officials, and in this unpre-
cedented saving of $4,000 900 and more
from the department estimates, and Of
over $40, 900, 900 from the sums the Sen
ate tried to have authorized this year.
Such work would immortaiizs this House
in history, If it had done nothing else
More, however, it has done 1t has held
up the mirror to the Administration and
reflected its visage to all the country.
1t has conducted itself with seemliness,
integrity and patriotism, and has per
suaded the people Of the necessity Of
taking every department of the Govern
ment out of the hands Of party so IN
happily circumstanced that it can only
turn front of violence and corru2J Jon
to its own citizenship. The fact Of so
much revealed bad government at Wash
ingtOn, and the further fact Of SO much
good government IN this Common
wealth, will undoubtedly elect Mr.. Til
den to the Presidency. The country
viii be regenerated by the consequences
of that event, and IN the claim to the
honor and .bensL-5 Cf such a change Of
course toward deceney, reform and pros
perity. this House viii be entitled to
share richly.
Year: 1876

Pooh who cares for mother?' said a
lad one day to his sister, who had told
him that their mother wished them to
quit their sports IN the sand and 90 home
at a Itain hour.


"My boy, said an old gentleman, who
overheard the sneering remarks as he
sat on rock near by. don't speak thus
OF your mother. l despised my mother
when was young, and ran into all man
ner of evil until l was almost undone;
but after her death | thought of her
cOunseIs, went to Christ, and was saved
U, hO1C much l Og0e TO ny mother and
her PTayersl On the other hand, L have
heard many bad men confess that their
ruin began precisely when and where
they began to despise their mothers"


The boys eyes kindled with emotion,
and his voice trembled as he said, 81
will never speak lightly of my mother
again; and then gathering up his play
things, he called his sister, and went
home wiser and better poy.


This may meet the eye of young man
who Is taking his first lessons IN daring
sins He is doing deeds which
would break his mothers heart if she
saw him commit them. His life is so
opposed to her wishes and counsels, that
he would no more dare to send her it's
record than he would dare to strike her
a blow were she present. Indeed, he
knows that 1t would be less cruel in him
to fell her to the ground with his arm
than to send her the record of his last
months life


ouug man, there can be but one result
OF your course of action. You will be
ruined soul and body, aud your mother
VIII die broken In heart, Shall these
things be? Be persuaded to prevent
them. Spare yourself, spare your moth
er Yea, spare your Saviour the pain
OF saying to yOu, Depart, ye cursed. %
oung man, spare yourself by becoming
a Christian.