smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

The Repository seems to think that
over production is the cause of the pres
ent prostration Of business. Now, if you
ask any business man, he will tell you
that they are not selling half as much as
they used to sell when Grant had nor
the ship Of state to steer, If the work
ingmen IF the country could only buy
the necessaries Of life, there would be 40
talk of over production. No doubt if ev-
cry one made shoes or clocks there would
be an over production in these articles,
but overproduction in the general Rad
iCal sense Of the term is false, and is only
started to help to keep the robbers in
power who have ruled and ruined the
country. Labor is the means by which
debts are paid and wealth increased. Ii
is by labor that things receive an eX-
changeable value. The air we breathe
is the most valuable thing on earth yet
we can't get anything for it Except
bad cold, because ii does not require H.
Dor to increase its use. According to The
Radical argument nation will get poor
by working too much. 'Iis not the doc
trine of political economy-'tis an ing,
NOUS lie too patent to fool any thinking
man.


There is an over production of Grant
ism, Belknapism, Schenckism, Babcock-
ism, or in one word Radicalism. If the
Radicals are not responsible for our pres
ent ills, who shall We put the blame OIL
There is no effect without a cause. With
equitable laws, wise craftsmanship and
national virtue, our young republic will
again be prosperous, far surprising il
reality the exE ectation Of its founders, or
even the dreams of the philosophers Of
antiquity. Radicalism can't cure our
ills its doctors have not studied the
building up doctrine, but no one can
deny that they can pull down, Their
doctrine is hellopathic. j. VI.
Year: 1876

Will address the citizens of Massillon
and vicinity in the German Language on
the above date. Mr. Pulitzer was former
ly associated with Carl Schurz as editor
of the We8tliche Post, st Louis, and is a
very eloquent and effective German
speaker. TURN OUT AND GIVE HIM
A GOOD MEETING.
Year: 1876

A PREDIcrIoN.-President Grant
said to new England Senator on Mon
day that he counts the days that mnst
pass before the expiration of his term
of Office as he counted the days that
must pass before he would graduate
during his last year at West Point
He added: "Less than one hundred
days of Presidential service remain,
but | confidently expect that before
half Of those days will have passed this
troublesome question will have been
settled, and in such way as to cess-
mand the support Of the people,"
Year: 1876

The Republican programme will
doubtless he for the President of the
Senate to invite the House to be pres
ent in the Senase Chamber on the
counting of the vote. The votes W i'll
then be counted as 1876 for Hayes in
cluding the Republican Electors from
Oregon. The President of the Senate
will hold that, under the Constitution,
no business is 10 order; that, as there
are no joint rules, no motions can be
entertained or debate heard, and that
the only duty will be an open count
and "a declaration Of the votes. The
Senate, through the Sergeant-at-Arms,
will see to it that order is preserved.
The vote being declared, Hayes would
be Immediately inaugurated and Presi-
dent Grant would Immediately sur.
render the Government to him. This
appears to be the Republican pro-
gramme, unless it shall be modified BY
the adoption of some compromise
measure as to counting the votes be-
tween the two Houses, which now
seems as impossible as it is improbable.


There does not as yet appear to be a
Democratic programme. The Demo-
Gratis say that it will be- known within
ten days. Those who talk the loudest
declare that the House will withdraw
from the Senate; that it will pass a
resolution declaring that there has
been no election by the Electoral Col
leges; that it will elect Tilden, aud
that Tilden will issue a proclamation
to the army and navy, to the Execu.
tive Departments, and to the people,
demanding recognition and command
ing obedience. Beyond this the most
radical Democrats scarcely venture to
predict what will follow. The present
Democratic policy appears to be to play
the game of blutf-to talk loudly, to
create an uneasy sentiment among the
public, in order to force com mpromise
from the Republicans.
Year: 1876

IT Is generally, believed that upon the
arrival of ". NJ. Tweed in New York-if
he ever does arrive there-he will instantly
demand free and full pardon from Gov
e-nor Tilden or develop revelations which
will make the "reformer" tremble in his
boots. Noman knows more about Tilden's
Villainies than the "Boss," and no man
knows how to "squeal" more effectually
than does that same individual. 1t is said
that Tweed came near exposing Tilden i'm
mediately after his conviction. and was only
prevented from doing so by the Governors
assurance that his unfortunate" friend
should not be hurt. 1t is boldly asserted
that to satisfy the Boss that he would
not be deserted in the hour of his adversely
Governor Tilden planned and had executed
his escape, designing to secure him free and
absolute pardon after he had been elevated
by such reform work as appeared on the
face of Tweed's trial and conviction. This
affair has now gonei far enough-to make
Tweed regard 1t in the light of the fabled
'tfun" between the boys and the frogs, land
he will doubtless breatheIinto the, ears of
the Governor the littleaicaution which will
secure him his liberty. Governor Cham
berlain, of South Carolina, had similar pro-
ceedings instituted against exTreasurer
Parker, of that State, last year, but Parker
soon became tired of such "fun," and upon
his peremptory demand one Of that ere
formers supple tools-a certain Judge
Mackey-released him on straw bail
Tweed doubtless knows how to accomplish
such ends, and upon his arrival home we
may soon anticipate his release. Both Til
den and Chamberlain have been playing
the role of 'treformers, and it is safe to
assume that the former will not succeed
any better in making capital at the expense
OF his late ally than did Chamberlain in
the Parker case.
Year: 1876

BALTIMORE has been noted for years, for
generation, IN fact, as city of ill-repute.
At the beginning of the late war loyal
soldiers were murdered in the streets Of
that city, and eight years ago, when Penn
sylvania voters were passing through it to
vote for General Grant they were dragged
from the cars and threatened with death.
This kind of political intolerance has been
kept up even unto the present writing;
but it's possible, if not probable, that the
respectable citizens of the Monumental
City may yet reclaim it from mob rule.
All that is required to effect this result is q
united effort on the part of the city press.
Perhaps the Gazette will take the lead in
such an attempt
Year: 1876

CARL SCHURz has always been noted as
an agitator and theorist-a man, in short
who follows wild vagaries, and is never
satisfied with the surrounding condition of
affairs. 1t is not to be wondered at there
fore, that he is a disturbing factor in the
present campaign. He has pretended to
carry the German vote in his pocket SO
uften-tor instance, in 1872-that neither
native nor adopted citizens have much
faith in him in these later days.
Year: 1876

say that Mississippi Republicans owe to you
much In the way of grateful acknowledge
ment for the uniform support your paper has
given to us sand to the party South. You
stand to-day not whit in advance of the posi-
ton you have always held on the Southern
question, and the only journal In this whole
broad North that has given Southern Republi-
cans the support to which they were and are
entitled. You always spoke out for the true
interest of the whole country and party.
Year: 1876

THE main question in the pending cam
paign is whether the people of the United
States are willing to be governed by man
who stands self-confessed, by his silence,
of being perjurer, or a man against whom
not one breath of suspicion can find aplace
to rest
Year: 1876

A SHADOW of sadness rested upon the
Democracy Monday night when they
'sheard the news from Maine, and since
then that shadow has deepened into dark
and gloomy cloud. There is no consola-
ton for the wicked nowadays.
Year: 1876

The letter o the editor of the DEMO
Graf. headed Letter No. /, will receive
attention in a day or two. when the
facts will do more good than just now.
We desire the writer to continue MS
lof
Year: 1876

From the Whitehall Qll.) Timcs.l


Greene County is never willing to be
lett behind her sisters in any respect
and she now presents to an admirinG
world one Of the most remarkable cases
of Glove at first sight" ever made public.
1t can fairly be termed the centennial
wedding.


Richard Wiles is man we'll known in
the eastern part of the county, and he
is the father OF son and daughter,
both of whom are under age. Though
both of these young folks have mingled
freely with those of the opposite sex,
their hearts had never been captured
previous to last week. On Monday. the
goth ult., these young folks went to visit
the family Of DR.. Travis, a cancer doc
tor living near Winche ater. The doctor
was also the happy father Of son and a
daughter just budding into manhood and
womanhood, whether they were younger
or older than the young Wiles' we are
unable to say. The young people of the
two families had never met previously,
but before they had been in each others
company many hours each OF the four
felt irresistibly drawn toward the repre-
sentative Of the other family and sex.
In the course of the visit the two young
men, as was natural, found themselves
alone together, and, after some prelimi-
nary hesitation, each confessed that the
others sister had stormed and captured
the citadel OF his heart. A double we'd
ding was at first laughingly proposed,
and finally seriously considered. Mean
time the maidens also had friendly
chat together, and soon each found that
her brother was loved by the other.
Such state Of affairs could not exist
long without mutual understanding be-
ing reached. Though we are not per-
mitted to give the date Of the engage
ment of the two couples, this we can
say: That, ON Wednesday, August 23d
just three days from the first meeting
The four hearts were made to beat as two
according to the statute of the State and
the ordinances OF the Bible.
Year: 1876

w STU UATION-In a retail or


w wholesale grocery, by young man who
bas had three years experience in the grocery
business. Best of reference given. Address
Grocery this Office. se1l-at*
Year: 1876

The French butcher separates the
bones from his steaks and places them
where they will do the most good. The
housewife orders just enough for each
person and no more. even to the coffee.
If chance visitor drops in, somebody
quietly retires and the extra cup is so
provided, but nothing extra by careless
ness of intention. When the pot has
boiled, the handful of charcoal in the
little range Is extinguished, and waits
for another time No roaring cook-stoves
and red-hot covers all day long for no
purpose but waste. The egg laid to-day
costs little more than the one laid last
week. Values are nicely estimated, and
the smallest surplus is carefully saved.
A thousand little economies are practic-
ed, and it is respectable to practice them.
Cooking is an econom cal as we'll as a
sanitary and gustatory science. A French
cook will make franc 90 as far as an
American housewife will make three,
and how much farther than the Ameri-
can Bridget, nobody knows we should
probably be greatly astonished, could
the computation be made, how much Of
the financial, recuperative power Of
France is owing to her soups and her
cheap food better living. after all, than
the heavy bread and greasy failures Of
our culinary ignorance. The French
mans or woman's financial conscience
will not permit waste, or exceeding the
income, no matter how small. The Paris
workman saves something every day out
of his little wages, despite all the city
enticements, and by and by is apt to 60
back to his native village and purchase
his little plot, and live on it contented,
never poor enough to be insolvent. With
French economy. we should not only be
richer than France. but OuI rapidly ao-
cumulating material resources would
help to build national prosperity and
renown that France with her antecedents
and encumbrances can never emulate.
The want of our financial future and our
national honesty is-not more greenbacks


but-more economy.-Spunatfeid Re
| 1lnHicnn
Year: 1876

sacred precincts for fear Of the wiles of
the enemy. And in order that the spir-
itual growth of himself and charge may
not suffer by the deadlock. he holds
nightly revival meetings, in which pray
ing. shouting and singing resound till
late hour Whether the parson will ev-
er come out of his stronghold is uncer-
tain, but if he does, it will doubtless be
with victory upon his banners.


A very graceful and humane act has
just been accomplished by the wife Of
our Secretary Of State, Mrs. John Bige-
low. On a recent visit to the peniten-
tiary on Blackwell's Island, she saw
among the female inmates, young girl.
whose romantic history and apparent
slight INSANITY. caused by disappointed
love, together with her seeming truth
fulness in asserting her innocence, awak-
ened her deepest sympathy. Being a
woman of unusual independence and en-
ergy, she Immediately assailed Governor
Tilden on the subject of a pardon for
her protege Such documents are not
easy to obtain, but woman's wit will sur
mount almost any obstacle. and thus,
aided by it and the innate gallantry of
our bachelor Governor. the pardon was
finally obtained. and handed by the fair
intercessOr herself to the recipient, whose
blessings upon her benefactress were
brokenly Joined by the aged father,
whose grey hairs had been brought well
nigh to the grave by the misfortunes of
his child.


From Philadelphia We hear that the
force of workmen on the Centennial
buildings and grounds has been doubled,
in order that as many of the finishing
touches as possible may be put on before
May 10th, and the exposition opened in
as complete condition as possible. The
appearance of the streets is already as
much European as American, owing to
the great number of foreigners compos-
ing and connected with the different
commissions. In walking a single block
one day last week, gentleman heard
five different languages in the ordinary
conversation around him, and the Babe,
of tongues grows more confused every
day. About the Centennial building,
themselves has sprung up separate anC
populous town; a mushroom growth. t.
be sure, but one that will be extremely
prosperous while it lasts.


In spite Of all that has been said anC
written on this absorbing subject, no on
can realize, until be stands on tn,
grounds and sees for himself, what stu
pendous affair the Centennial is goin
to be. 1t will not only be magni6cen
and entertaining, but instructive an
useful to an extent which makes it al
most a duty on the part of every on
who can. to see it. 1t will be the bes
substitute the country has ever seen 70
voyage round the world. RADIx.
Year: 1876

He had been telling her for weeks
past that times were tight. money scarce,
bankruptcy stalking abroad through the
land, and so forth. and she had consent
ed to the discharge of the nurse girl, and
up stairs girl, and had wheedled the
cook into doing the general housework.
That wasn't enough. He came home
zone night and said he was going to dis
charge the hostler that money had gone
up to thirty per cent. that be couldn't
afford to carry his life insurance any
longer; that she mustn't ask for any
more new clothes for year. She went
over the house and pinched expenses
down again. and things ran along until
the other day, when he remarked


We've got to reduce still further or
bust! She was pOndering over his re-
marks late that evening when be came
home. He was 50 long getting his over
coat off that she went into the hall. He
gave the coat one awful jerk just then
and fell over


What on earth ails you ! she exclaim-
ed. as she tried to help him up.


Nozzing. he replied.


As he got up she peered into his face.
The fact was as plain as if it had been
written on a whitewashed fence with
'colored' tar


You are drunk, she said. as she drew
back.


He gazed at her without replying.
Here you've been yelling reduce re-
duce = all winter. and while | am try
ing to reduce you 70 and get drunk
| You'd better reduce your whiskey


vi said angling bout REFUGE he ask.
4 ed.


Yes, you have


Whaz want REFUGE for


Only to-day you said we'd got to re
I duce or bust


Di say zat


Yes. you did


Well. ju REFUGE


No; how could i?


Zen didn't bust


She laid him on the lounge and wen
of to bed. and yesterday she was adyer
tising for an upstairs girl and nurse
-Detroft Free Prexs
Year: 1876

The reason of the frivolity of general
discourse is not difficult to discover
deeper subjects require to be read about
and thought over, and the young people
of the day would consider such uninter-
esting pursuits. Formerly girl who
knew nothing of what was going on in
the world beyond her immediate circle
of friends and round of amusements
would have been exceptionally ill-in-
formed it was expected of her that she
should be able to converse at least on
such ample subjects. for instance, as the
loss of the Deutschland, the tragedy of
the Mosel, the Malay war, or even the
result Of the last election that may have
taken place


Now. unless the information is i'm
parted to her by her partners in the
ballroom or the skating rink, she knows
nothing whatever of what is passing
around her, save, indeed, the newest
piece of scandal or the last announced
marriage. She has no time, even if she
possessed the inclination; in London,
those morning hours that once afforded
at least the possibility of quiet reading
and intellectual growth have been ruth.
lessly swept away by the Juggernaut Of
Fashion and crushed beneath the wheels
of the Plimpton skate in the country,
she is walking with the sportsmen even
if she herself does not shoot, riding to
hounds, rowing in the nearest piece Of
water vixen the weather is warm, or skat-
ing upon it when frost confines the hunt
ers to their loose boxes. Naturally, she
is too tired for any literature deeper than
light and probably fast novel TO prove
attractive TO her: and indeed, if physi-
cal fatigue did not insure this result the
incessaBt excitement Of the life would
have much the same effect.


If the muscles Of the body are left
long unused they become stiff and CON-
paratively useless at least IS much may
be said Of the powers Of the mind. II
day after day and week after week. girls
are allowed 10 live in an incessant whirl
Of dissipation. never opening book gra-
yer than novel, aud seldom reading
even that never speaking Of any sub.
ject deeper than the last skating fall
the next polo match Or the most remark.
able dress Of the day. what hope Is there
that their brains will ever mature int
the capacity for better things 2--Losieto'
! World
Year: 1876

On the 10th of June, 1887, William
". died, and Victoria, then q young
maiden, ascended the throne. 1t had
had been planned in diplomatic circles
to have her marry Alexander. the broth
er Of the King of the Netherlands but
the project failed, for Prince Albert of
Cobourg came to England in 1889, and
won the heart of England's Queen. On
the l4th Of October, Her Majesty IN
formed the Prime Minister. Lord Mel
bourne, of that important but delicate
fact, and the following day the Prince
had q weighty audience with the Queen.
The two lovers found themselves placed
in very peculiar position. The social
position of Victoria was so superior to
that Of the Prince, that he could not
make the first advance, nor offer the Ia
dy his hand, as Is usually the case be-
tween lovers nowadays. 1t was rather
for her to make the proposition, and Of
fer her hand. and she accomplished the
somewhat unusual task in q very skill
ful manner. With a gracious smile she
handed the happy Prince a small bou-
quet of flowers, which be placed as near
as possible to bis heart. As he had no
buttOn-hole or pocket in that region Of
his close fitting uniform, he took his
pen-knife, cut slit, and slipped in the
precious token He then expressed his
thankfulness and pleasure at being 50
well received at the English Court, and
especially at his reception by the Queen,
in reply to which she asked him the tell
tale question: IF the country pleases
Your Highness SO well, perhaps you
would not object to remain with US p
The Prince replied that was one Of the
great desires Of his life, and the Queen
feeling that the decisive moment had
come, though quivering with womanly
delicacy. confessed TO him honestly hei
great love for him, and assured him thai
1t would be the cause Of her creates
happiness if be would consent to make
the sacrifice necessary to become th,
husband Of the Queen of England Fol
be could be nothing more than her hus


band. and would have nothing to d
with political affairs The Prince wa
charmed. and eapitulated unconditional


ly. They were married on tie 10Th 0


February. 1910 Their marriage wa


in every way q happy one and thei


welded life unalloyed, until death seiz


ed the Prince as his prey. oalumny an


intrigue never poisoned the sweetness Q


their family life. which stands to-day a


q model not only for crowned heads. bu
also for the humblest Of human kind.
Year: 1876

Our own farmers and merchants do not
seem to appreciate the immense wealth that
some day will surely result from the grow
ing of wheat, and other c, reals within our
own borders.


At least one-half, if not two-thirds of the
entire area of the State of Texas is one Of
the finest wheat producing regions in the
world, and should the price of cotton
diminish to such an extent rs lt NAV do
within very short time, so that It's cultiva-
ton would cease to be profitable, the rais-
ing of grain will become the principal en-
ployment Of the greater portion of our agri-
cultural population.


That our pursuits heretofore have been
directed too much in one channel TO beget
solid prosperity, is a self-evIdent PROPOSE
tion, even to the dullest intellect.


The raising of cotton to the exclusion of
everything else, and the neglecung Of every
other industry by our farmers, not only i'm
poverishes our soil, but materially effects
our prosperity in many other respects.


The constant labor il requires leaves him
very little time to improve his farm or to
devote 1t to the care OF stock, and the fail
ure of crops and the constant fluctuation Of
prices conspire to make his vocation one of
the most uncertain aud hazardous which he
could pursue; which prevents many per-
sons, especially young men, from engaging
in this useful occupation, so necessary to
the welfare and prosperity of the country.
That this last proposition is true is abun-
dainty proved by the great number of
young men seeking employment in our towns
and cities, as merchants, or engaging in pro-
fessions that must be far less remunerstive.


Our merchants and farmers have it in
their power in IA great measure to remedy
this growing evil. Instead of never ending
fields of cotton, let us have broad acres of
golden grain, more laborsaving machines,
devote more of our time to raising fine stock,
to providing ourselves with home comforts,
and the cultivation of the soil will be re-
garded as one of the safest and most iucra-
tive employment by all classes of men; and
instead of importing our own flour, hay,
etc, from the northwestern States for our
own consumption, we can soon raise
enough, not only for our own use but sufii-
cient to form the basis of magnificent COM
merce, which was begun this year.