smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

acknowledged possessors of good man
ners.


Fine manners will not become uni
versal and characteristic of American
life for many years. The absorption OF
the American mind in the development
of the material resources of the coun-
try, in the prosecution of its industrial
interests, and in the pursuit of wealth.
fofbids that aesthetic culture whose nat
ural outgrowth is fine manners. Good
manners, which we already possess.
and for which we hold the only legiti-
mate and reliable basis, need simply
to be refined. The refinement of good
manners will not come to us through
the pursuit of slime manners as a fine
art," but they will come as a natural
outgrowth of general aesthetic culture.
AS the nation becomes more refined,
manners will be only one of the forms
and modes through which the growing
idea of that which is graceful and peau,
tiful will express ITSELF The man who
feels finely viii act finely, provided he
mingle sufficiently in society to act
freely. There is no value in any form
of fine art without fine feeling, and
there must be something better than
the character of the typical Latin on
which to base astyle of manners worth
possession or emulation. Manners
pursued as an art, for their own sake,
will become artificial, and thus react
upon character in a very disagreeable
and dangerous way DIR. T. G. Hot
land, in Scribner's for December.
Year: 1872




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Year: 1872

Girls are the most unaccountable
things in the world, except women.-
Like the wicked flea, when you have
them they amt there. l can cipher
clean over to improper fractions, and
the teacher says 1 Go first-rate; but
can't cipher out girl, proper or i'm
proper, and you can't either. The only
rule in arithmetic that hits their case
is the double rule of two. They are
as tull of the Old Nick astheir skin can
hold, and they would diei they could
MT torment somebody. When they
pusley, though they amt as mean as
they let on, except sometimes, and then
they are good deal meaner. The only
way to get along with a girl when she
comes at you with her nonsense is to
give her tit for tat, and that will fium-
mux her, and when you get girl
1ummuxed she is as nice as new pin.
A girl can sow more wild oats in day
than boy can sow in q year; but girls
get their wild oats sowed after while,
which boys never do, and they settle
down as calm and placid as mud-pud-
die. But like girls first-rate, and
guess they boys all do. l don't care
how many tricks they play on me-and
they don't care either. The hoity-toiti-
est girls in the world can't always boil
over Gks glass Of soda. BY and by
they will get into the traces with some
body they like, and pull as steady as
an old stage-horse. That is the beauty
of them. So let them wave, say;
they will pay for it some day, sewing
on buttons and trying to make a decent
man out of the feller they have spliced
on to, and the chances are ten to one if
they don't get the worst of it.
Year: 1872

The young man who has an ambition
to make noise in the world, should
learn boiler-making. He can make
more noise at that trade than anything
elsa he can engage in.


If he believes a man should ststrikE
for wages" heshouId learn blacksmith.
ing..especially if he is good at "blow'
ing"


If he would embrace a profession in
which he can rise rapidly, he should
become an @ronaut. He can not fnd
anything better ''for high"


He certainly could do staying (ano
perhaps a starving) business at the
cooper trade.


If he believes in measures, mo-
men," he will embark in the tailoring
business.


Ifthe one great object of his life is tt
make money, he will get position in
the United States Mint.


Ifheis q punctual sort of chap, and
anxious to be "on time" he should put
his hands to matchmaking.


If he belives it the chief end of man
to have his business largely "felt," why
of course he will become halter.


Ii he wants to ''get at the root of q
thing" he will become a dentist, al.
though if he does, he will be often
found 'slOoking down in ihe mouth"


Ifa man is bungler, at his best, he
should become a physician-and then
he will have none of his bad work upon
his hands. 1t is generally buried out
of sight, you know.


Should he incline to high living,
but prefer plain board, then the car
penter trade will suit him. He can
Flame board enough atthat.


If he is kneady and well-bred, he will
be right at home as baker.


He shouldn't become a cigar maker.
If he does all his work will end in
smoke.


The young man who enjoys plenty oi
company, and is always ready to serape
acquaintance, will find the barber bust
ness a congenial pursuit.


The quickest way for him to ascend
the top round of his calling, is to be-
come hOd carrier.
! a very "grave' young man might
flourish as an undertaken.


Don't learn chair-making, for no mat
ter how well yen please your custom
ers, they viii sooner or later get down
on your work.


And don't become az umbrella-makeI
for the business is "uSed up"


If he would have his work touch tine
heads Of the nation, we know of no way
he could sooner accomplish such an OBJ
ject, than by making combs.


The young man who would have the
fruits of his labor brought before the
eyes of the people, will become an opti-
clan. The work being easily seen
through, cannot be difficult to learn.


A ulan can always make a scent in
the perfumery business.


If a young man is paragon Of honor,
truthfulness. sobriety, las never sworn
a profane word, and has twenty thou
sand dollars that he has no use for
then he should Immediately start a
newspaper.
Year: 1872

We have made arrangements where
by we are enabled to offer all the lead
ing publications of the country in con-
nection with the BELMONT CHRoN-
ICLE. The Magazines and papers
which we offer below are of the first
class and well worth their full sub
scription price. We are the only paper
in this County that is offering low club
rates, and we do it especially for the
purpose of introducing the CHRONICLE
into every family in the county, even
though it be at sacrifice to ourselves.
Year: 1872

WASHINGTON, May l.
HOUSE The Senate amendment to a bill abol-
shing the duty on tea and coffee, came up and
was concurred IN by a large majority.


The bill goes to the President for approval.
The Judiciary Committee recommended the i'm
peachment OF Judge Cardoza HIS resignation
was offered in the house but ruled out Of order
Committee will report this evening the case Of
Judge Barnard.
Year: 1872

Tue Columbia correspondent of
the Beaufort Republican says:


The movements and speeches of
Judge Orr are alarming the friends
of Frank Moses. 1t is evident
that the Judge means business,
and that he has a host of deter.
mined, influential and energetic
friends. 1t is also certain that his
avowed design of securing the
nomination of an honest State
ticket is in accordance with a
pledge of Grant to support the
effort with all the power of the
Federal Administration. 1t is as.
serted with great earnestness that,
unless the coming State Conven.
ton accede to the demands of the
Orr men, there will be a split, and
thorough reform ticket will be
put in the field. Such O ticket
would receive the cordial support
of Grant and the party outside
this State.


Frank Moses is said to be very
blue. He is working against tide
for the nomination., and even if he
gets it, the chances are that he
will be defeated in the election by
the combination OF the Orr men,
retormers. a!.d the Democrats.


1t is not certain that Orr wants
the nomination for Governor for
himself, but unless he is satisfied
with the State ticket there will be
trouble in the camp. a.......-.
Year: 1872

Mr.. Greeley has acquired q reputation in
,bs campegn or rather has developed aptitude as
pnblc speaker which few supposed that he possessed
As man ready on all occasions to talk and to talk Well
can deliver one day an agricultural address in Indiana


county PENN the next make political speech at PITTS
Mechanical and Manufacturing Exposition In Cincinnati


o Is equally home in any department Of inteliectua
o this CITY was model One-full Of good sense, noble
words aud poetic sentiment His correction OF the mis-
apprehensOns growing out Of his Pittsburgh speech are
worthy Of attention.
Year: 1872

Not far from sixty wears ago young
lad, leaning upon a crutch, presented
himself at the Office of leading hard
ware merchant in the city OF Albany, IN
applicant for Il situation as junior clerk.
On the previous day, one Of the most
valued customers Of the merchant, tin
and sheetiron worker doing business in
the neighboring (then) village Of Troy,
bad recommended the poor lad to the
merchant for the situation, though he
said nothing about his infrmity; and
there was the boy with a bent and stiff
ened knee, with a crutch under his arm,
anxlously awaiting an encouraging word
or look from the doubling, hesitating
merchant, who, but for his unwilllngness
to aisoblige so valued customer, would
at once have dismissed the applicant.
"Can you run up and down that step
ladder-do you think?" said the mer-
chant 81 can do anything l set about, "
said the lad, and he went to work. With
indomitable energy, perseverance, and
unAagging industry, in few years the
poor lame boy rose to the head of the
employees of the establishment, and soon
after attaining his majority his employ
er admitted him to partnership. The
merchant was John Spencer, the lad
Erastus Corning, and for many years,
and until the death of the former, these
composed the great business firm Of
John Spencer & Co. For the past forty
years few business men in the United
States have been more conspicuous OF
more successful, none moro generous
large hearted and strictly honorable
than Erastus Corning.-Madison Wis. }
Journal
Year: 1872

In line logical argument Of twenty
lives pages, writer in tho Southern
.MdgaEine reviews the subject OF "Im-
migration to the South" lie enumerates
the resources Of the Southern States, and
urges the Importation Of foreign aid, but
repels the IDEA of entertaining any hopes
of relief from the North. We quote his
language:


"Instead of peaceful armies of welcome
settlers, the North has sent us swarms ut
carpet-baggers to stir up our negro popu-
latiOn to rebellion and bood-shed, t, ar,
son and murder. Under the administra
tion Of General Grant, these vampires
have been encouraged to such degree
that they have been enabled to seize the
reins Of the State Governments and to
nearly ruin those States. We need only
contemplate South Carolina to show what
the North has done for us Since the war.
The condition Of those States would well
nigh be irretrievable, but for the truly
marvellous resources which in them lie vet
undeyelOped, and which must be raised
by immigration and by foreign capital
The natural impulse of protection for life
and property against the tiendish spirit ot
the carpet-baggerS and their but too will
ling disciples has been turned against the
Southern people by exaggerated stories
of Ku-Klux Klans; and at this day t
strike terror at the South, wholesale trial
are taking in poor South Carolina. Th
is, in few words, the result of our hope
of drawing anything save ruin from ou
association with our brethren of the North


Let every man at this day, mindful o
those lessons Of the past, give up thos
deIusive hopes which he may have enter
tanned with curse lves-we freely confes
it-and be convinced that no aid will eve
come to us from the North, (if it reaci
here in individual cases, 1t will be bu
cold charity closely calculated,) anu lie
him now look upon the subject as mar
that he who would rise must help himself
Year: 1872

These bodies too often transcend their
powers. A more glariDg instance could
not be found than the one found in the
action of the Democratic State Conyen-
tion the other day. That convention as
sembled for the purpose of nominating a
Democratic candidate for Governor. the
adoption Of platform and the selection
of Presidential tickets electors for the
State at large. Thus far the convention
had a right to act, but not an inch further.
Dsregarding both justice and precedent,
the convention assumed to appoint elec.
ters for several of the Congressional dis
tricts in the State. In this the conven-
tiOn acted unwisely. Each Congressional
district is entitled to its own elector and
has the right to select him in a convention
Of its own. No Slate Convention has
either the power or the right to appoint
electors for the several Congressional dis
tricts. We are pleased to know that the
delegates from our county recognized this
precedent, and that they refused to ap.
point or recommend an elector for our dis
trict. Our readers know that an elector
for our district must be appointed, other
wise their votes will amount to nothing in
the Presidential election. We therefore
suggest to the counties of this CongleS-
sional District to call a meeting some
where in the district fur the purpose Of
slecting an elector, and, from our stand
point, we want none selected unless he j!
pledged for Greeley.-Bsdjord Bulletin,
Year: 1872

Il rejoice he wrote on the morning
OF his departure, Il rejoice to feel
TINT ever hour, henceforth, must lessen
the distance which divides me from nv
country, whose advantages and blessings
this four months absence has taught me
to appreciate more dearly and to prize
more deeply than before. With a glow
OF unwonted rapture see our stately
vessels prov turned toward the setting
SUN, and strive to realize that only some
ten days seperate me from those | know
and love best on earth Hmk the last
gun announces that the mail boat has
left us, and that we are fairly afloat on
our ocean journey; the shores of Europe
lecede from our vision; the waterv waste
is all around us; and now, with God
above, and death below, our gallant bark
and her clustered company together
brave the dangers of the mighty deep.
May Infinite Mercy watch over our on
ward path and bring us safely to our
several homes, for to dieaway from home
and kindred seems one of the saddest
calamities that could beiall me. This
mortal tenement would rest uneasily in
an ocean shroud; this spirit reluctantly
resign this tenement to the chill and
pitless brine; those eyes close regretiully
on the stranger skies and bleak inhos-
pitality of the sullel, and stormy main.
No ! let me see once more the scenes So
well remembered and beloved let me
grasp, If but once again, the hand Of
friendship and hear the thrilling accents
OF proved affection, and when sooner OF
later the hour of mortal agony shall
come, let my last guze be fixed on eyes
that will not forget me whom | am gone
and let my ashes repose i'll that con-
genial soil which, however | may there
be esteemed or hated, is still MY own
green land forever
Year: 1872

Carpet shaking (says an exchaugel is
at hand Here is a bit of advice which it
will be well for housekeepers to heed.
When a carpet is taken up to be cleaned
the floor beneath is generally covered
with dust. This dust i, very fine and
dry, aud poisonous to The lungs. Before
removing it, sprinkle the AoOr with dilu
ted carbolic acid, to kill any poisonous
germs that may be present, and to
thoroughly disinfect the floor aud make it
sweet.
Year: 1872

II / could persuade all the young
people of Elmira never to treat each
other, nor be treated, think one half OF
the danger from our strong drink would
be gono If l cannot get you to sign
the total abstinence pledge, binding un
til you are 35, / would be glad to have
you promise three things: First, never
TO drink on the sly, alone; second, never
to drink socially, treating or being trea-
ted; third, when you drink, do it openly,
and in the presence of some man or wo-
man whom you respect.


Now, boys, if you wish to be generous
and treat each other, why not seiect
some other shop beside the liquor shopH
Suppose as you go by the post Office,
you say, "Come, boys, come in and take
some stamps" These stamps will do
your friends real good, and will cost
you no more than drinks all around.
Or GO by the tailor's store and say,
"Boys, come in and take a box of collars. u
Walk up to the counter, free and gener-
Gus, and say, "What style will you hayeY
Why not treat to collars as well as treat
to drinks? Or go by confectioners and
propose to chocolate drops all round
Or say, "I'll stand a jack-knife al
round"


How does it happen that we have fal
len into habit almost compulsory, O.
social drinking? You drink many time
when asked to, when really you do MOI
want to. When o man has treated you
you feel mean and indebted, and keep {
sort of account current in your mint
and treat him. And so in the use o
just that agent, which at the very bes
is dangerous one, you Join hand il
hand to help each other to ruin, insteat
OF hand in hand to help each other t,
temperance. ..... ........ -
Year: 1872

Garden Island" is the name Of lit
tie islet in Lake Ontarior, near the city
OF Kingston. The population is about a
thousand. Twenty years ago u law was
passed that no liquor should on any
pretense whatever be brought on the
island. There is not paupsr nor q
policeman among the inhabitants, and
not case has come bcfare the magis-
trate for fifteen vears
Year: 1872

GAINESVILLE WISCONSIN girlsgo to the
opera-house and insist upon sitting on
the railing and hanging their feet over.
One man in the parquette had narrow
escape from being crushed to atoms the
other night, by one Of the young ladies'
dropping her shoes upon him
Year: 1872

in 1860, and Lincoln in 1864, and would
probably never again have been heard
of in public life if he had not volun-
teered with Brick Pomeroy and Blatant
Duncan to sacrifice himself for the hon.
n and consistency Of the old Demo-
'rat c party.


There are other names appended to
his movement without the authority of
he persons named; among them that of
james H. Slater, of Oregon, who has
publicly avowed his intention to stump
his State for Greeley and Brown. In
this connection we may mention the
fact that We see in the Grant papers a
call for a Grant meeting of the officers
burg with the name of Gen. Banks up-
pended to the call. Forgery is not
resort TO snstaln any reputable cause.


The character and devices of the men
engaged in the movement preclude the
belief that it is actunted by any patriotic
motive or chivalrou, sentiment of devo-
ton to the old Democratic party. No
sensible man believes that its tendency
or intention is any other than to give
aid and comfort to the GRAFT party and
to defeat, if possible the election of
G. G.eeley and Brown, and thereby pre-
vent any change in the Administration
and Ill the constitution of Congress. If
its managers succeed in their desigus,
against the expressed wishes of at least
nine-tenths of the old Democratic party,
do they fooiishly imagine that they can
restore the Democratic party to power
under their lead and by their factious
opposition Nothing of the kid If
through appeals to Old party pr. judices
they can draw off enough Democratic
votes from Greeley to give the election
to Grant, tLey will have accomplished
their object and pnt the Administration
under contribution to them for their
services.


We are IN the midst Of u revolution.
Old party lines and divisions are swept
away and can never be restored. The
Republican party is mainly merged in
the Grant party, a semi-military and
wholly central party, retaining not IL sin
gle principle which gave vitality to its
early organization. under new leaders
and with entirely different purposes
The Democratic party, by its accredited
delegates, and by almost unanimous
consent, has voluntarily surrendered its
party character and organization to the
higher demands Of patriotIsn. and popu-
lar rights. The success of the Grant
party Is the Capitalization Of power, the
perpetuation Of despotlc rule i'll the sub
JnSated States, and the postponelnen.
Ill 'etihltely of the fraternaI bonds OF
union without winch political anion is
mockery Of free popular government
The success OF Greeley would be the
triumph of the people over party; the
restoration Of peace upon the basis Of
friendship and common interest. and Il
guarantee that the Government will be
administered according to the principles
upon which the Union was founded; tie
maintainlnce Of the Fed raj Govern
ment In all the powers delegated to it
by the States. and the unmolested exer-
else by the States of all the powers not
delegated to the General Government
These embrace all vital principles for
which the Democratic party has ever
professed to cont. nd.
Year: 1872

contest it in behalf of public morality
and we are certain that no such oficiI
fraud can work any legal lien upon tn.
property sold.


A previous collector burned his pa
pers to avoid investigation. The pres
ent collector would bave shown more
discretion and not less honesty b, doing
the same.
Year: 1872

AN ACT Pertaining to the division of Civil


Townships.


SECTION l. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Iowa. That in any
civil township having within its limits al
incorporate city or town Of more than four
thousand inhabitants, as shown by the last
census, state or federal, on the petition of a
majority of the qualified electors Of such
township, residing without the corporate
limits Of such city or town, it shall be the
duty Of the board of Supervisors Of the
county to divide such township into two civ.
il townships, the one to embrace the terri
tory outside, and the other the territory
within the corporate limits Of such cioy or
town.


SEc. :. Such petition may be presented
at any regular meeting Of the board Of SUI
pervisors held in January, April, or june
Of that year, and shall be accompanied by
the affidavit of three or more creditable wit
ncsses that the signatures on the petition
ore all genuine; that the signers are al
legal voters of the township outside Of the
| city or town limits.


SEC. 5. Thirty days notice Of the pre-
sentation of the petition provided for BY
this act, shall be made by two publication:
thereof in weekly newspaper, if there u
one printed in the township sought to b
divided, the las, Of which publication shal
be at least ten days before the time iixe,
for the presentation Of the petition; If n