smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

The following is the full text of the
address to the Democracy of ssiSsippi, to
which we editorially made refereuc ce yester-
day. Its a most encouraging docu ment and
one well worthy careful reading:
Year: 1876

HAVING purchased the sole right to the
III Fowler Patent Fly Fam" we offer the
Machines for sale through Agents and Mer-
| chants, with full knowledge and confidence
| that they will do what we claim for them.
The machine is self-acting. keeps flies of
| the table, winds up like clock, and runs
about one hour and a half at each winding.
For convenience, key is attached to the
case so that IL can be re-wOund at any time,
and run as long as desired. II is light and
portable a perfect substitute for the old H.
brush in the hands of a servant. 1t is orna-
mental and occupies less space on the table
than a castor. 1t has beautiful bronze base
with the stem and projections nickel plated,
to which fans are attached, which revolve
noiseleSsly, above the head, with no incon-
venience to persons seated at the table. 1t


fills q long endured want in the household


and is so simple that child can operate IL.


The first cost is q permanent investment, as


IT will last many years 1t has been adopted


In some Of the first hotels and private fami


lies of the country, and wherever IN ntrOduced


has given entire satisfaction. 1t is easily set


on bed or chair, to keep flies of children


or the sick aud is far preferable TO net


work being much cooler. To the invalid in


summer IL will be a most welcome cOmpan-


ion and faithful sentinel, never weary Flies


frequent most where there is most to feed


on Use FOwler's Patent Fly Fan to keep


them from the table and they will leave the


house; this is the best receipt yet given, bet


ter than all the baited traps that draw more


than they catch. In corrOboration of the


value and usefulness of this machine, We


annex copies of letters cheeIfully given us


by some of our most prominent citizens. who


have had them in actual use, and who desire
others to derive the same comfort from them


they have enjoyed. To merchants and agents
liberal discount will be made on retail
price, by applying to the office of the FOW-
LER FLY FAN CO.. 42 South Sd St.. second
floor Philadelphia, Pa.
Year: 1876

A merchant in an Indiana town,
who. though a church member, was
decidedly more of business man
than devout Christian, taking a meal
at friends house. was importuned to
say grace Somewhat embarrassed,
he inclined his face over his plate and
began


Respected Sir: Permit me to inform
you We have met here to partske of
food to nourish our bodies, and If it
suits your convenience to impart your
blessing, we beg to assure you we re-
main most respectfully yours. Amen.
Year: 1876

the publishers of THE ADVERTl-
SER labor assiduously, and with
unremitting industry, to make it a
success. Without prejudice or par
tiality for or against any particular
localities, they desire the welfare of
all; and anything a newspaper can do
for the advancement of the general


prosperity, THE ADVERTISER is
not only willing, but anxious, to do.
Believing in
Year: 1876

principles of this great Republic; his
tory that must be read and re-read by
the unborn men and women that will
rise up and call US blessed because in
this day of universal opposition we
dared to do right in demanding justice
for our sex.


Away in the dim, distant future our
phophetic visions behold higher, no.
bier, stronger, and better type of wom-
anhood, standing on an even plane with
man in all the departments of human
labor and human power, which type
will be the outgrowth of the arduous Ia
bors of the women of to-day. Let us
hold every foot of ground secured, and
persistently push our plant into the
very citadel of error, and soon may the
walls of prejudice and injustice fall al
our feet with the victory ours.
Year: 1876

Ifto be fOrewarned is to be fOrearmed,
we have reason to be grateful to the
Grand Jury of the Court of General
Sessions of New York City, which has
made presentment in regard to houses
of prostitution in that city. They affirm
that the evil is "impossible to suppress,
but easy to regulate and circumscribe.
This Grand Jury state the case from
their point of view, and close as fol-
lows:


at seems wholly unwise to fOrego the
benefits that may be derived from such
system through a sentimental dread
of appearing to cOuntenance evil. This
inquest beg to submit to the court the
following resolutions"


ReSoIUed, That the Legislature of the
State of New York be earnestly request
ed to adopt as early as practicable some
system of laws calculated to confine
houses of prostitution in the large cities
of this State within certain specified
limits and to subject them at all times
to the careful and vigilant supervision
of the boards of health and police.
ResOIUed, That this court be respect
fully requested to forward copy of this
presentment to the Legislature as soon
as it shall be in session.


EDWARD VAN VOLKENBURGH
! F. II. CHAPIN, President.
Secretary.


! There is no sin that so debauches the
soul and ruins the body as this, which
the Grand Jury of New York proposes
to REGULATE and circumscribe." 'Such
a scheme for the practical perpetratiOn
and encouragement of social vice, for
! the enslavement of women, and for the
degradation of men," should arouse the
opposition of ali friends of virtue every
| where.


The plain language of this proposition
to every man is, "Here, where prostitu-
tiOn is legalized, you may sin with i'm
punity."


The peril by which hundreds of men
are deferred from practical sin is re-
moved, and temptation directly offered.


70 the women who share the guilt,
whose crime it is proposed to "regulate
and circumscribe," the plain language
of this proposition is, ''Hhe law will
shut you up for the use of men, who
may come to you reeking with disease,
and against whom you shall have no
protection. The hands of brutal men
shall search your body to see whether
it is safe. The law shall tax you for
these privileges. The tax shall be used
to cure you of disease which you will be
sure to contract, and you will be sent
back to contract it again, and so on till
you die. If anything is left of the taxes
you pay for such unspeakable degrada-
tion, it will furnish revenue to the
city"


This is very meager statement of
what legalized vice means.


Shame on the Grand Jury which pro-
posed it Let their names be published,
that women may flee from them.
There should he vigilance committees
appointed in every city to watch the
: firA signs of an attempt to regulate"
such a sin. Sin may be established and
guarded by human law, but a law be-
yOnd our manipulation holds penalty
for every sin, and no device of ours can
escape it.-W WOmdn's Journal.
Year: 1876

AN ENGAGING Observation-Disclosures
is to a man what beauty is to a woman.
1t creates an instantaneous impression
in his behalf, while the opposite quail
ity exercises as quick a prejudice
against him. The politician who has
this advantage easily distances all the
rival candidates, for every voter he
speaks with becomes instantly his
friend. Polished manners have often
made scoundrels successful, while the
best of men, by their hardness and
GOODNESS, have done themselves incalcu-
liable injury-the shell being so rough
that the world could not believe there
was a precious kernel within it. Had
Raleigh never flung down his coat in
the mud for the proud Elizabeth to
walk on, his career in life would
scarcely have been worth recording.
Scores of men have been successful in
life 10y pleasing manners alone. A
pleasing trait of character is well worth
cultivating, lads. Never forget the
value of true civility.
Year: 1876

THE LESSON OF FLIFE.-Charles Kings
ley's farewell to a child is the great
lesson of life for us all:
My gentle child, have no song to give you;
No lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray
Yet, ere we part, the lesson can leave you


For every day.
Be good, sweet child, and let all who will be
clever;


Do noble things, not dream of them all day
long:
And so make life, death, and that vast forever


One grand, sweet song.
Year: 1876

FoKT SCOTT, April IA bold at


tempt wss made at one o'clock yesterday
morning to rob an express and mail
train ON the Missouri, Kansas Il Texas
Road at Blue Jacket station, just over
the southern border of Kansas in the
Indian Territory. The officers for some
time had known that a gang of despera-
does had organized for this object
and the company had taken
steps to Illustrate their de-
signs in sending out u small detective
force TO watch them. Three OF the
detectives had joined the gang and
learned their plans, which included tho
robbery of this train, as the train was
run on a side track by the displacement
of a switch. A guard who had been
placed in the cab with the engineer, los.
ing his presence of mind, commenced
firing at tho robbers as they ap.
preached the train, ut the same time
giving the signal to others in the train
to come out, thus giving the robbers a
chance to retreat, which they svailed
themselves Of in haste. Two of the
gang were captured at Chetops, Kansas,
this morning and lodged in Jail and 1t
is thought the others cannot escape.
Year: 1876

ed, in cases where the sender is
known, such sender shall be notified
OF the fact and the Amount of
postage due shall be collected from
such sender before the same small be
transmitted by mail. In case the sender
ls net known, and where it has been the
evident intention of the party so deposit
ing the package to place less than the
full amount of postage thereon, such
package shall be forwarded and double
the amount of the deficient postage shall
be collected from the party to whom it is
addressed or delivered, at its proper des-
tInatioD.


SEC. 4 r. - sender of any article
Of third rlss matter may write his
own nsn,a lress therein or on
the outside taer.of with the word from,
alone or preceding the same, or may
write briefly, or print on any package
the number and names of the articles
enclosed. The publishers of newspapers
and periodicals may print on thei wrap
pers of the newspapers or magazines sent
from the Office of publication to regular
subscribers the time to which such sub
scriPtion therefor has been paid.


SKc. s. That transient newspapers and
magazines shall be admitted to and trans
mitted in mails at the rate of one cent
for every three ounces or fractional part
thereof, and one cent for each two addi-
tional ounces or fractional part thereof.


SEC. 6. That this act shall take effect
on and after the lst day of July, 1876.


The s nate then took up the bill to re-
pave Pennsylvania avenue in Washing
ton


Pending discussion the Senate went
into executive session and soon after ad-
journed.
Year: 1876

The first paragraph that provoked any
discussion in the legislative appropria-
tion bill was one appropristing 100000
for detecting and Furnishing violations of
the internal revenue laws.


Mr.. Hill moved to strike out the ap-
preparation. After al animated discuss
ion the motion WIS rejected.


The item for the Bureau Of Statistics
was the next stumbling-block. After
some discussion of it the committee rose
in order to have the discussion closed,
and then, rs members on the Republican
side, could not get ten minutes longer
for Discussion. they insisted that the
business should not proceed in the abb
sence of quorum.


Without making any further progress
in the bill the House adjourned.
Year: 1876

not the slightest idea of an attack
at a place SO near the Nun. Thus
we were exposed to the enemy. |
had just left the bridge by a provi-
Dental call from Cliff, and had en-
tered the cabin, when this sudden
and heavy firing commenced, which
not only kept us aback but pre-
vented any one from crossing the
decks Presently another volley of
cannon balls and rifle shots was
poured upon us. The firing was SO
incessant that it was death to make
an appearance on the deck. In this
instance heavy guns were not only
planted on both sides by the pirates,
but they had resorted to stratagem.


At the narrowest part of the
river known as Horseshoe Bend, a
rhawser nine inches thick was
stretched across and made fast to
trees on both sides, buoyed up with
pieces OF wood in the center so as
to entrap the steamer. BaTicades
were also built at each side where
THE hawser was fixed, and from
these we experienced deadly
shower of rifle shots. This hawser
brought the Sultan to, and she lay
her broadsides to the current. In
this helpless position the natives
had a fair chance of raking the
ship from stem to stern with theil
gums. Fortunately for us the
hawser parted, either by the pad
dies, or, as afterward reported
was cut by a Krooboy with 8
Ratchet. The steamer swung
round, and we steamed down the
Iriyer. On arrival at the Nun We
found that eleven were wounded
and one killed.
Year: 1876

There is a man in Cincinnati


who does not want to hold Office.
1t will Of course be inferred that
he is not a Democrat. He writes to
the Times: "You are very kind to
mention me as a candidate for Con-
gressional honors, indeed you are;
but cannot permit my name to be
used for one moment to disturb
worthy men who really have call
to leglslate for and take care of the


country. | emphatically declare
now that l am not candidate In


the language Of Mr.. Stilson Hutch
ms, you couldn't shoot an office
into me with a double-barreled shot
gum ] never saw a Congressman
that | didn't feel sorry for. l never
heard Of but one man in official
life whom | absolutely enyled, and
thatwas aschweinhirtin an ancient
German village. His business was
to take the hogs of the village out
INTO the country every day, care for
them, and return them to their
pens at nightfall. 1t seemed to me
that this person could enjoy official
life. lie was secured in the place.
his future was secured, and he had
the benefit of good society. held
an office once. l was journal clerk
IN the Ohio House of Representa-
tlyes during the sessions of 1869.
| did more work than anybody
about the establishment, and was
compelled to listen to all the speech
es besides My pay was thirty-fve
dollars a week, and my perquisites


amounted to five dollars during my
entire service. The late Mr.. Ne
smith paid me the five dollars for
making him copy of his celebra-
ted Route No. 9 bill. This expert
ence discouraged me. | have been
heard to declare that no American


citizen should ever thrust a ballot
into box with my name on it with


my consent. The declaration |
will reiterate now, and trust that
your widely circulated and uniyer-
sally read paper will give it empha-


sis, l have seen great many poll


tioians, and they all seem to be very
unhappy and very unsatisfactory"
Year: 1876

One thing that impresses about London is the So


dity OF everything II has more the look OF gHShed
city than any that have ever before seen-if except
some ruined ties OF South America The houses seem,
In the first place. have been built to stay 30 hte
OF pulling down and reconstruction Ia going on as TO be
almost unnoticeable You walk the streets WITHOUT
stumbling over scarodings, or starting INTO sudden
consciousness that brick from some fourstory wall
has Just the top your head Lime dust does not
choke you-as for the fog you can spit that out Tue
Engshman content To live In the house bat MS faher
bt for hIm-what was good enough for the sire is quite
good enough for the son. This explains, too, why no
modern improvements are put in


Another thing impresses me is the politeness OF
Englishmen to stranger. Impresses me, say because


had imagined quite the contrary. II put to your Wits
end by some une Ipccted turn In crooked street. ask
your way Of the fret Londoner you meet and he can
not direct you clearly he Is likely to walk on wi
you few blocks aud point out the way Enthusiastically
Only once have been treated uncvly IN this respect
Then asked my way Of fellow and instead OF answer
ing or stopping " answer he wa ked on ss though he
Year: 1876

Man is nm abstruse puzzle. When
he has o pair of shoes with q break
in them no is not satisfied until he
has new pair, md when he has a
new pair he is not satisfied until he
breaks them in.
Year: 1876

A noble fellow that tramp was who
returned five dollar bill he snid he
had found in an old vest Norwich
gentleman had given him. His
honesty WAS rewarded with o one
dollar bill, and tho next day tho five
turned out to bo a counterfeit.
Year: 1876

A new Paris telescope brings tho
moon to within ten miles of the earth,
and Michigan woman thinks that if
she were given room to yell, she
could got up.a conversation with
some other woman np there.
Year: 1876

To TEE THIEF WHO STEALS DUB THERHoAE.
TERs.-The thief who on Saturday pight re-
leved the Dispatch Office of the eighty.tbird
thermometer bought in the last thirteen
weeks will certainly be shot when he steals
the next one. A policeman has been em.
ployed to do nothing but watch the spot
where it is to be hung. It is said that the
saddest spectacle in the world is that OF "a
bald. beaded citizen, on his hands and knees,
feeling under the bed with O cane In the
frantic attempt to find his slippers" but the
neanest thing in the world Is the petty thief
who insists on stealing the thermometer
from our front door every time one is put
fhprp
Year: 1876

BosToN, March 3.-TeleTams have been received
from the leading cities Of New-Hampshire showing
what the feeling there is among politicians ana
people the strange revelations of corruption I'D
the Cabinet of President Grant. The news Is q
shock to everybody, but has filed the Democrats
with feeling OF eaton as TO their prospects III the
coming State election. In Concord the Republican
politicians say it will hurt them a little, but not
much One said il will not cost the party ten votes as
Mr. Bellknap was an appointee of Gen. Grant not a
man elected by the people. There are some, how
ever, who fear the scandal viii be serious blow 10
the party In Manchester the Republicans are
downcast. They fear that the guilt of man stand
ing so high in the party will have damaging eiieet'
The Democrats are well pleased with the work the
Democratic House IN Congress is now doing. In
Lancaster the Republicans concede that they
will suffer in the election account of the Belknap
exposure The Democrats claim that 1t will cause
the change of many thousand votes
Year: 1876

It is declared on the authority Of the Bos-
ton Journal that hundreds of Southern
merchants who have been at the North for
the past few months frankly state that the
election of Tilden will be followed by ex-
cesses at the South which will be ruinous
to their section. There are many Demo-
Gratis who mean well, but the majority of
the Democrats in the Southern States be-
lieve that the triumph of Tilden is equiva-
lent to verdict of the people in favor OF
the issues which the South set up 1861


and they not only expect indemnification,
but they arrogantly assert that the cause
they fought for will find its full vindication
at the hands of those in power. This spirit
community, and many of the merchants at
the South look with fear upon the result "
Year: 1876

The Rercld's reduction of price to three
cents instead of four, will have an import
ant influence on the status Of other Jour
nails. One or two Of the higher priced week
lies that have been contemplating similar
movement for some time past, will no longer
hesitate to come down, and in the course of
time the other morning papers which are
still above the three cent marks will be
compelled to follow suit. There is also
some talk of a reduction in the price OF the
monthly magazines.-N York Letter to
PlliLddd Ledger.
Year: 1876

The London Times has been trying
American made paper, and praises it as the
best article in the market.


The new Sultan does not stand much
for court etiquette. He not only dimes
with 1.-THE members of his cabinet, but in
vites the army officers to dine with him at
the palace.
Year: 1876

Two coal oil accidents occurred at Wash
ington on Thursday. In one woman was
badly burned about TIE face and neck while
using the oil in kindling fire, and in the
other sexton Of a church attempted the
came thing, with like result.
Year: 1876

Boston, Oct. l4.-News of probable
triple murder has just been received from
Bucksport. Me, The victims are an aged
man named Trim his daughter Mrs.
Thayer. and her little girl. Trims house
and buildings were burned last night.
His charred remains were found in the
debris of the carriage house. A bloody
trail was found leading from the house to
the rear of the barn, and it is supposed that
Mrs. Thayer and her daughter were
murdered and their bodies dragged to
the barn, though they have not been
found Mrs. Thayer was known to have
had $4,000, in the house and plunder is
supposed to have been the incentive,
Year: 1876

1t was quaint and slightly singular
ly wise remark. by a modern essayist,
that no ones example is so dangerous
to us as our own. For when he have
done a ccertain thing once, it is SO
much easier to do it again. It is the
first step which counts in evil ,as we'll as
in good. The tendency of human nature
to form habits, to run in grooyes,is one
of the most marked characteristics.
Fortunately for us, it has its good side
as we'll as it's bad side. If we can only
too easily form habit of petulance, of
ill.temper, we can also, by trying, form
habit of self-control and cash fresh
victory over ourselves easier than the
first. A habit of application is, it
would be safe to say, of as much im-
pOrtance to almost any great man as is
his genium. Not that any amount of
application can make dull man bill.
liant but that without steady applica-
tion a brilliant man might almost as
we'll be dull as anything that he is like.
ly to accomplish is concerned. '*Per.
severance is genius,'' several great
men have said, in slightly varying
phrase but this is not true. Perse.
verance is only the right hand of &c.
MUS. Something is breathed into
man at his first birth-a divine fire,
gift of the gods-which makes great
things possible to him, while to his
brother in the next cradle they would
be impossible forever. But. having
received this divine FIRE, he must give
it fuel. 1t is the sign that he must
work more, and not less, than his fel-
lows F.; and 80 there is no one thing so
remarkable in the history of almost all
our great men as their habits of pro.
digious application.
Year: 1876

other. They had thought and spoken
OF the patience which the little woman
had shown In working at such disad-
vantage, and always trying to make
the best of what she had, and they
were heartily glad that she had at last
made a protest against the injustice.


After the days work was done, AL.
den drove his team down to the vii.
1age, and when he came back he
brought new stove for the kitchen, a
new pump for the cistern and q butter;
worker for the dairy; and his wife has
since that washing-day, found that her
rough places have been smoothed in a
most satisfactory manner. Her good
man@had never thought about it. He
did not mean to be unjust, but-he
didn't think! FARMERS WIFE.
Year: 1876

Rheumatism is more common and
distressing, especially in this country,
than almost any other disease, and, at
the same time it may be asserted that
it is as little understood and as unsuc-
cessfully treated. Physicians in many
cases are unable to cure it, even in their