smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

From the San Francisco Monitor1


"From time to time we receive communi
cations from various parts of the State
relative to the political status of our coun-
trymen in California The gist of these
letters is that Irishmen of intelligence,
education and respectability feel they have
not that amount of influence which, proper
ly, is owing to them in the councils of the
party to which they have invariably given
their support The Z emocratic wire. pull
lers act upon the convenient principle that
they are sure of the Irish voters, anyhow
that, consequently, they have no need of
troubling themselves as to whether their
candidates are acceptable to them or not
and that, finally, when the. division Of the
"spoils of victory comes, the Irish share
may safely be made infnitestmal. In short,
the plan is to use our people as lever
wherewith to elevate others into office; to
deliberately play upon the attachment Of
Irish voters to the Democratic platform.
The individuals who want to get nominal.
ed to Conventions, for the purpose Of bar
tering their votes, affect great deal Of
windy sympathy for Irishmen and the
cause of Ireland but, as soon as the votes
of their dupes, at the primaries, secure
them the object of their exertions, their
sympathy, like Bob Acres courage, oozes
out at their fingers ends. They should
assume an attitude which would let the
wire-pullers and professional conventionists
very plainly know that they were no longer
to reckon the Irish voters among theil
private property, or number them among
goods and chattels to be bought and sold
as occasion required"
Year: 1871

No announeemt will appear under this head
unless paid for in advance.


We arc authorized to announce DR.. WM.
GUPTILL as a candinate for the office of County
Clerk, subject to the decision of the next Union
Republican County Convention.
Year: 1871

WHERE lO SlOf IN tNEV 1Oitn'


If any of our travelling friends reach New
York, dirty and tired, or half sick, as we
did, few days ago, we have apiece of adj
vice for them.


At No. Is Laight street, is a quiet retreat,
half home and half hotel, where the best of
food, beautifully cooked, may be had good
clean beds, and, what is better than all, that
renovater of the physical man, a genuine
Turkish bath. If you are well it will not
hurt you, and if you are sick it can hardly
fail to benefit; and many case it is one o {
the supreme luxuries vouchsafed to man.


Here, too, you will meet refined and
intellectual circle of people ; and the propri-
etors ,Drs. Wood and Holbrook, spare
no pains to secure the comfort of their
guests and make them feel that they have
found home in that Babel of strangers,
New York. Those who look only for style
and display may go elsewhere, but we know
there are numerous visitors to New York,
who would be delighted with just such quiet
and refined stopping place as 10 Laight
street. In our advertising columns will be
found a fuller account of this deserving es-
tablishment.
Year: 1871

WE call attention to the notice of Column
bia College from our gifted and genial friend


Prof. o. Mason. 10 be educated in the
atmosphere of such a man as DR.. Samson
must be great privilege, and from person.
al knowledge, we can commend Prof. Ma
son as a first-class instructor and faithful
guardian of youths committed to his charge.
Year: 1871

ALLEGED ASSAULT IN A CHURCH.
A warrant for the arrest of merchant in
this city on the charge of assault in house
of worship, was sued out this morning. As
we were unable, owing to the brief time be-
fore going to press, to collect the facts in
the case we withhold the names of the par
ties, as well as further comment, till the le-
gal investigation, which the warrant pre-
supposes, is made into the charge by JUS
tice White. fs 4
Year: 1871

SENT ON.-William II. Turner, the
colored man who was arrested in New
York and brought to this city few days
ago, on the charge of having attempted to
poison his wife, had hearing before Justice
White, in the police court, this morning,
and was sent on to the Hastings court for
trial during the present term.
Year: 1871

SHARP WORK TO BE PERFORMED
The approaching fight between Democracy
and Republicanism, in Virginia, is going to
be hotlv contested. There is severe labor
to be performed by every person who feels
an interest in the success of his party.
Every individual member of the Republican
party, must, if he expects to win, arm
himself and feel eager for the fray.


We shall do our duty unEinchingly wher-
ever our captains may order us. We, with
our paper, imagine we arc doing good SER
vice in the glorious cause, and are striving
earnestly to accomplish the greatly to be
desired results of defeating Democracy in
this State.


As an evidence Of our determination to
labor in the good work, we have consented
to, and will commence on Tuesday, the
18th inst, to issue sem-weekly edition of
the STATE JOURNAL, in addition to our
present daily and weekly. We are now
being read by greater number of people
than ever has been any Of our Republican
predecessors, and yet we are not satisfied.


We want to reach, if possible, every
man in the State, in order that the Repub-
lican party may be heard, and that we may
expose to public gaze the infamy and hy-
p0CTJCy Ol DclllOCfdcy. w U CdlllOt uO Ills
unless our friends in the country will as
sist us. In urging renewed energy on their
part we must not neglect to return our
grateful acknowledgment to those who have
manifested an interest III us, by furnishing
us with subscribers, but the good work
must 90 on, must never cease, so long as a
man is to be found willing to read Repub-
lican paper.


We ask then, not that we expect a monied
return for our labors, but we ask in behalf
Of the Republican party, that each indi-
vidual friendly to it, devote little Of his
time towards securing us q hearing by the
people of the State.


We are cheered by the frequent letters
we receive, all congratulating us on the sue
cess of our enterprise, but neither the party
or ourselves are yet satisfied. M


Send us the names of our acquaintance,
who would like to subscribe or who will
read our paper gratuitously for reasonable
time and you will entitle yourselves to the
gratitude of the party in Virginia.


Send in your lists as rapidly as possible ;
we are prepared to furnish as many copies
as you will have read.


We regret to state that office-holders,
who live upon the emoluments of party
office, have thus far failed in their duty.
| We ask none of them to circulate the
JOURNAL particularly, but we do declare
it their duty to see that Republican paper
reaches the people. ~
Year: 1871

The Memphis AudLdllche of Wednesday
gives an account cf revolving case of in
eest which was first brought to light and
public notice last Monday evening. About
ten o'clock that evening, while a well
known physician was quietly reading at
his residence, he was startled by violent
ringing at his door bell. Hurrying to the
door he found an elderly gentleman, who
implored him to come to his house imme-
diately, as his daughter was dying. Hav-
ing seen the young lady referred to only a
day or two before, the doctor thought the
sickness very strrnge, but supposed it was
caused by a eongestive chill or some other
dangerous malady.


Proceeding Immediately to her bedside,
the physician, after q moments examina-
ton, discovered that his patient was in
travail. Stepping out of the room, he call
ed the father and mother and asked them
if they were aware of the condition of their
They replied tha they were not,
but supposed it was some sudden attack
and remarked that the young lady had felt
unwell for, several days. Their consterna-
ton and grief may be imagined when the
doctor told them the real cause of their
daughters illness. The mother received
the heart-rending information with a
shrek, and fell senseless into the arms Of
the father, who bowed his head, while a
convulsive sob shook his strong frame,


Ordering ever one to leave the room ex-
cept the physician and his wife, the fa-
ther went up to the almost unconscious
girl and demanded the name of her sedu-
Ger which she with tears refused to give,
but by repeated threats, intermingled
with solicitations from her mother, she fl
nalIy named her own brother as the gull
ty man. This last blow was too much,
for, with low, heart-broked gasp, the
poor mother fell lifeless on the floor, and
it was onIy by the most assiduous care and
careful treatment that she was ever re-
stored to consciousness.


From questions asked the girl, it was
learned that her unnatural brother had
first led her from the paths of virtue when
she was but fourteen years of age, and
since that time has been criminally inti-
mate with her repeatedly. A few days ago
the brother, who was considered highly
exemplary young man, left for parts un-
known. The yonng lady, whose family
are highly respectable, is about seventeen
years of age, gave birth to child on Tues
day morning, and at last accounts mother
and child were both doing well.
Year: 1871

The following article is copied from
the Abbeville Flag, a journal bitterly
to Governor Warnoth:


1t is pretty well known that we like
Governor Warmoth's usrrpations just
enough to favor his Impeachment.
we also admire Mr.. Walsll's cilal-
lenge just enough to condemn it.
Thus throwing down the glove under
the circumstances, is no evidence that
Walsh will fight. IFS refusal is no
indication that Warmoth is a coward.
We think it requires more moral
nerve, to refuse a challenge than to
accept one. The Republican who will
indorse the absurdity of duelling, by
fighting under any pretext, is utterly
unacGuainted with one of the most
clearly enunciated principles of his
party. If a man so insults you as to
deserve death, break his head or else
shoot him on sight, but never descend
to his level by fighting duel. War
moth was nearly played out, but this
ridiculous challenge will do more to
win him friends and revive his droop-
ing hopes, than the discovery of q
gold mine. If Mr.. Walsh pretends to
be a leader of the Dunn party, we
openly and sqIlarely repudiate him
and his kind. He fevives the Lost
Art of the Lost Cause, in party that
abhors it. Such men are an advan-
tage to WaImoth at the North, and a
drawback and dead weight to the
party at home.
Year: 1871

The Tt1rebonne Patriot Will enter
upon its fourth volume next month,
and the editor announces that some
decided improvements viii he made
in the paper upon that occasion. II
this is an evidence of its prosperity,
we are glad to hear it. '1ii
Year: 1871

/ AnSlElcCng oung children.


Most parents, when attempting
60 teach young children how to use
their little hands in doing some
thing, seem to be destitute of the
proper exercise of common sense,
and devoid Of all patience, the re-
suit Of which is, the temper of the
dear pupil is soured, fll-nature is
aroused, and perverseness, obstina-
cy, and Il don't 'tcare," ," and 81 won't
try, drive out the suavity and flial
affection which are calculated to
render the realm of home a little
heaven below. Children have eve
rything to learn by the slow and te-
dious process of educating the
muscles TO perform some new ope-
ration with which they are not ia
miliar. Because a child cannot
perform some little duty with the
same facility that the parent is able
TO do it, after the parent has trained
his or her muscles to that partieu-
lar manipulation for many years,
the verdant pupil is reproached in
an overbearing manner, fretted at
and frequently boxed for his unac-
countable stupidity. Even some
professedly religious parents, who
desire greatly to train up their
children in the nurture and admo-
milton of the Lord, frequently fall
into this mischievous error of pro-
voking their little children 20 wrath
when love and gentleness should
direct all their instructions.


The best of all known remedies
for fretting and scolding parents,
is to attempt to perform with the
left hand whatever is required to
be done with the right, or with both
hands of the child. If the pupil is
awkward in handling a pen, let the
parent take the pen in the left hand
and beat the child, if it is possible.
IF the little seamstress handles her
needle or scissors awkwardly, let
the mother take the needle in the
left hand, and teach the young ap-
prentice how dexterously she can
handle those tools with muscles
that have never been educated.-
You think that little fellow handles
his knife and fork stupidity awk-
ward. Before fretting at and re-
preaching him, procure the largest
spoon in the house, and the biggest
carving knife and fork; then take
the spoon in the left hand, or let
him see how skillfully you can ply
the knife and fork with the knife
in the. left hand. That little am
bilious girl wishes to help mamma
burnish the knives and forks, and
wipe the dishes. But she handles
everything so awlwardly that her
tender mother becomes 50 nervous
that nothing viii restore the equili-
brium except fretting and scolding.
If the good mother would only ex-
ercise herself to handle her Wiping
cloth or the Furnishing powderwith
the left hand, the charge would be
so amusing to both parent and chill
dren that fretting and fault-finding
would disappear. Parents, when
training colt, or a young donkey,
viii exercise the patience of job in
educating the unframed pupil; but
if a dear child appears a little un-
willing or awkward, he is often
treated like a football Christian
Weekly.
Year: 1871

The st. Louis Republican. in view
of Logan's remark that Grant
"would run like HI, with a tin
kettle tied to his tail, thinks that
the Senator ''is sound on the Grant
question but is not q success as a
Methodist"
Year: 1871

"No other six weeks Of my life have
had compressed into them half SO much
excitement, or half so much interest
Those Northern States have very far the
start Of US Virginians, in almost all the
constituents of civilization yes, further
than my State pride will even now will
let me own without struggle. They are
more public spirited than we. They are
more charitable-they possess better or.
ganized social and civil institutions. Their
usages are more favorable to health, to
virtue, to intelligence - and in their
thorough, practical understanding of the
word COMFORT, (Which is said to be
unknown in any language, save the Eng.
lish) they are as far before U.s. as We are
before the Hottentots or Esquimaux.


Great good-very great gOod-would
result to Virginia or any other Southern
State, if her farmers and planters, and
their wives would come often among the
Yankees and observe their ways. Some
things would be seen to be Stunned but
many more, TO be initiated. shall al
ways preach up to my countrymen aud
countrywomeu the utility of such jaunt
l shall particularly exhort them to quit
the great highways of fashionable touring
the steam and stage lines-and explore
the simple, rural districts for instance
Windham county in Connecticut, and
Worcester and Berkshire, or even Hamp-
shire or Hampden in Massachusetts.
There would have them stay, for sever
al days, in village Inn, or (better still
enter as boarders in a farm House, and
themselves in plain dresses and with no
equipage, so as not to awe their entertain
ers into reserve, quietly note their ways.
One day with my kind hostess in Wind
ham with whom breakfasted so on the
llth of july could not help being pleas
ant and profitable.
Year: 1871

The New Haven Democrats are seek.
ing to creep out of a very small hole, by
claiming that the ballot stufiing and steal
ing in the Fourth Ward of that city was
the professional gamblers, who had bet on
English. The fact that they can't lay
their hands on the offenders would seem
to indicate that according to their own
story gamblers and democrats are most
wonderfully alike.
Year: 1871

The returns Of the recent local election
at Charleston, South Carolina, show that
only four hundred whites voted for the Rad
icsl ticket, while one thousand four hundred
and twenty colOred men voted for the
Citizens iCouservstive ticket, although it
was almost as much as their lives were
worth. This shows that the most respecta-
bic colored men of that city no longer feel
themselves under obligation to support the
Radical party.
Year: 1871

If The Democrats are not satisfied with
10000 majority on the popular vote of Ken
snoky, gain OF 8 900 since last year. they
will have to fall back On the Legislature,
which on JOINT ballot is made up of III
Democrats and q Radicals, showing q
Democratic majority of SO. As matter OF
policy, this is too much one sided.
Year: 1871

THE houSekeepers of America very gen
orally know Dr. Prices Cream Baking Pow
der and Special FlAvOrings. They are be-
yond ell question the best and most perfect
of anything for the purpose in the market,
and are now having the largest sale. Al
most q million families use them constantly
and the housewife who has used them once
will never be without them. Grocers and
dealers can supply you.
Year: 1871

FEMALE DEMcAcY.-Above every other fea-
ture which adorns the female character. deli
cacy stands foremost within the province OF
good taste. Not that delcacy which is per-
petually in quest of something to De ashamed
Of which makes merit of blush, and simpers
at the false construction its own ingenuity has
put upon an innocent remark this spurious
kind Of deicacy is as far removed from good
taste as from good feeling and good sense ; but
the high-minded delicacy which maintains its
pure and undertaking walk alike amongst wo-
men as in the society of man, which shrinks
from no necessary duty, and can speak, when
required with seriousness and kindness, of
things at which it would be ashamed to smile
or to blush-that delicacy which knows how
to confer benefit without wounding the. feel
ings of another, and which understands also
how and when to receive one-that delicacy
which can give aims without display, and ad-
vice without assumption and which pains
not the most humble or susceptible being in
creation.
Year: 1871

"SHop."- Under this head Rowell's New York
Newspaper Reporter gives the following sensi-
BILE article


awe rejoice to find in our respected cotem-
poraries anything they may print relating to
the business of printing, editing, advertising,
&c. There are many Of these matters which
may be advantageously opened, from time to
time, for healthy discussion. We try to secure
such articles as our legitimate prize, aud do
our best to worry them into shape for the Re-
porter. Some matters, however, are too often
dwelt upon in newspapers, and sometimes at
such an absurd length as to create the Just ac-
cusation that they contain too much shop"
We refer to the endless personal discussions,
chickering's and such professional matters as in
no way concern the public, and have not even
a passing interest for the general reader. In
some countries, France, for instance, these
matters often take on "vitaP' interest, from
the fact that they are almost sure to end in
bloodshed, and the remote possibility of news
paper duel is one of the surest appetizers for
the break fast tables of reading world. Blood
is certainly one of the best paying articles OF
merchandise which form the stock in trade of
the journalist. Blood pays. 1t is sure, handy
and easily worked. But our squabbles lack
this i'm mportant clement and consequently the
personal affairs of our editors lack interest If
the public is tired of so much shop, is it not
time to drop it ? Is it not best to discuss only
the real business or professional point at issue,
and leave aside the mere vanities which crop
out from the "sanctum sanctorum Z"
Year: 1871

PooR WEAK WoMAN.-Miss Susan Nipper
who lives in a small tenement, a lone woman,
was quite frustrated the other morning by an
early call from bachelor neighbor.


what do you come here after? asked Miss
Nipper.


piled.


Matches That's likely story. Why don't
Won make match? l know what you come
for,' cried the exasperated old virgin as she
hacked the bachelor into corner. you came
here to hug and kiss me almost to death But
YOU shant without you're the strongest, and
the Lord knOaos yoN are"
Year: 1871

There is gem more pearly bright,
More dear to mercy's eye,
Than loves sweet star, whose mellow light
First cheers the evening sky;
A liquid pearl that gitters where
No sorrows now intrude
richer gem than monarchs wear,
The tear of gratitude.
But meier shall narrow love of self
Invite the tribute forth,
Nor can the sordid slave of pelf
Appreciate its worth
But ye, who stop the widows woe,
And give the orphan food,
For you this liquid pearl shall flow,
The tear of gratitude.
Ye who but slake an infants thirst
In heavenly mercy's name,
Or proffer penury crust,


The sweet reward may claim;
Then while you rove life's sunny banks,
With sweetest fiow'rets strewed,
Still may you claim the widows thanks,
The Orphans gratitude.
Year: 1871

Too much cannot be said or written en- the
subject of cooking, for life, health, prosperity
and happiness depend upon the quality OF food
we eat. Many man can trace bis fallen for
tunes and shipwrecked hopes to heavy bread,
tough biscuit, and other poor cooking.


Stomachs ought 70 have sheet-iron Innings to
endure the burdens and insults imposed upon
them by inefficient housewives.


Those long-faced, glum sort of people, to whom
it seems sin to laugh and drive dull care away,
are most likely the victims OF indigestion which
brings on multitude of diseases and makes in
valds. So q man may work and do his best to
accumulate fortune-but if his wife does not
properly prepare his food, or, if they can afford
it, see that her hired help does it, in the midst of
increasing prosperity and bright prospects that
man is very likely TO fall sick and when bis
strength is gone the spirit of his projects dies
out, and every thing sinks down sIaguant and
lifeless.


Women have far greater responsibility in
these things than many of them like to admit or
assume. 1t requires very little more effort to do
things well than to betch them up. And there
is satisfaction iu knowing a thing is rightly
done which pays for the trouble.


Especially isit true OF girls who 90 out to work,
that they are apt to take the quickest way of
turning off work, if il is not the best They
ought to feel the Importance of their position,
and that they desire the family where they live
to be we'll and happy. In all departments Of
house keeping, it costs less to be neat, orderly
and systematic, and to know just how much but
ter, sugar, eggs and -four TO use on baking-da
as we'll as just how long to boil or roast nice
tender piece of meat, that ii may not be toughen-
ed, and its sweetness and nourishment cooked
away.


Good housekeepsrs know so many ways to
save and economise of which an unpractsed
hand is entirely ignorant. Experienced cooks
make delicious and inexpensive dishes OF odds
and ends left over from meal TO meal, which in
most hoseholds are more or less wasted. Who
would believe that the well-picked bones Of a
roasted chicken, with two or three little beef
bones taken from the broed beef-steak which
was served at breakfast, boiled two hours in
about quart Of water, will make excellentso1p
good for the sick and tempting to the most deli
cate taste2 Try it and see.


Soup is strengthening, and can be made much
cheaper and easier than most people can imagine.
Beef bones are just as good for soup after they
have been roasted as any, and save much expense.


There is no accomplishment fer which wo-
man has so much reason to congratulate herself
and he proud, as for being good housekeeper,
and the foundation Of housekeeping is TO be q
good cook Ellen Orlou, in Pomeroy's Weekly.