smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

The account of last Fridays torpedo boat
accident at the Brooklyn yYard, as given in the
morning newspapers yesterday, not altogether
rect 1t that the boat did not sink, re-
ported had been the bottom for about four hours
to test its action under water. Its hatch leaked some
what, and the pumping apparatus for clear
ing the boat Of water worked well. The
tide, however. drove it under the derrick
float at lust about the time when 1t desired TO raise
IT, and the further OF the pumps would exhaust
the compressed air which was needed the removal OF
measures taken by Andrew j. MoorehOuse TO get to-
gether and expedite matter, resulted fayOrably,
and tue boat drawn out before the confinement had
proved fatal
Year: 1872

There is, we think, much reason to fear
that bread and meat will be kings next
year, and not cotton and turpentine, as is
now the case. The recent rise in these
prime products of our section seems to
have affected the public Imagination to such
an extent that everything else is TO be
dropped, and every turpentine tree rs large
as a mans leg, and every acre of available
ground, are to be forced to yield the great


est amount possible OF cotton and tllrpentine.


Were there any certainty, or even Il proba


bility, that the present high prices would
prevail for year to come, our producers


would do well, perhaps, to lend every en-


ergy TO the cultivation Of these two articles.
But there is too much uncertainty for the
next season, to allow a man to depend too


much upon tickle market, controlled, as it
! is, by foreign spectators, and so neglect
the more important necessalies of life. The
experience of the past should prove suffi-


cient warning, Of itself, and, guided by its
light, too much dependence must not be
placed on the future. The farmer is gen.
orally considered and classed as one whose
independence is his own. Let him be so,


in truth, and, by raising a sufficiency Of
meat and grain for his own consumption,
not place himself in the hands Of northern
speculators, or Western producers.
Year: 1872

doubt not but it will appear


With pregnant light the point is clear.


Oaths are but words and words but wind


Too feeble instruments TO bind"


So wrote quaint and honest old Butler
in that trenchant satire, HudidrGS, which
contains much of truth and human nature.
The extract has been forcibly suggested by
the testimony of one Of the witnesses be-
fore the Custom House Congressional In
vestigating Committee, lately in session in
House Oath, though taken with all the
formalities and sOlemnitieS of law, was not
thought particularly imperative, and that its
violation was not considered as a thing of
much moment. In other and fewer words,
that the oath itself was license to defraud
and steal.


What a precious condition Of " loyal "
and moral sentiment does this shameless
and unwilling admission disclose If
there be any one safeguard of official re-
sponsibility and fidelity, it is that which
attaches to the sanctity of an oath, AMI if
there be any one evidence, stronger than
another, which marks 9. moral decline, it
is that which ignores the sacrednesS of an
ohjuration thus taken.


And yet we do not know that the loyal
men in the Custom House are one whit
worse than


The loyal man in the White House,
who, swearing to discharge the duties Of
his high office, without fear, favor or
affection, retcGrd or the hope of reward" }"
and to do justice equally, has urged unre-
lenting war upon the people of one section,
and has both his policy and his favorS
shaped by reward and the hope of reward !;
or than


The loyal men in Congress, who, swear
ing to support the Constitution of the coun-
try, daily violate it, in obedience to the
higher law of party policy and sectional
hate ; or than


The loyal United States Marshals and
Attorneys, who, swearing the impartial dis
charge of duty, pack jurjeS to insure con-
viction on political or personal grounds or
than


The loyal Judges who shield loyal thieves
and Union Leaguers, but are so severely
righteous when they can make out case
of Ku-KllXism or than


The thousands Of other loyal otiice-hold-
ers, in subordinate station, who :. feather
their nests at the peoples expense and
under sanction Of oaths Of Office
1t is, therefore, no wonder, with the shin
ing examples before them in I" high life, -
that a moral laxity has crept into the Gus
tom House, where loyalty :" pre-eminently
predominated, and where, on account of
the exceedingly choice pickings and steal
ings, party service seeks its fattest rewards.


Addison puts into the mouth of that no
BILE old Roman, Cato, the exclamation,
that


| When vice prevails and INrIoUs men bear
sway,


The post of honor is the private station.'
| The truth would seem to be peculiarly
| applicable to our own times; for, with cor
ruption, venality and official immortality
rampant, it really appearsas if integrity and
honesty in Federal office were the excep.
ton, and the deplorablc reverse the rule
Year: 1872

L DITOR JOURNAL The gentleman
whose name 1 mention has not, believe
been brought prominently before the peo-
pie in connection with our approaching
Gubernatorial campaign, nor DO l know
that it is at all in accordance with his
wishes that he should be thus publicly
mentioned. L knoIc from my intimate &C
quaintance with him that he would be rer1
tar from seeking the nomination yet, not
on the ground Of availability alone, but fol
eminent worth and qualification as pos
sesseds by him, propose that the Green's
bOrO' Convention nominate for Governor,


KEMP p BATTLE, of Raleigh,


than whom North Carolina boasts no more
worthy son. A VOTER OF ANSON.
Year: 1872

This amount, it is stated, may be re-
allied by a tax OF Il per cent on real and
personal property, and all increase of from
| so to 100 per centum ON the license tax.
l is thought that a new valuation of real
Year: 1872

The Hon. Alexander Mitchell, member
freely to his iIiends his impressions as to a
democratic endorsement of Greeley. In a
letter recently received by a gentleman of
this city, after expressing his disappoint-
ment at the nomination of Greeley, because
he expected some other candidate, he says:


Eve must row make the best of it. As
between Grant and Greeley, the Democrats
generally say the latter. But it is not
deemed best to be in too great hurry in
adopting him, but rather to keep quiet till
we see what strength he can develop in his
own party. No doubt, however, the mo-
ment the Democratic party adopt him many
Republicans now on the fence will come to
his support.


"The tendency of Democratic sentiment
is in the direction-and growing in force
Of adopting Greeley Of course
our convention will reflect the views of the
party


In letter of later date, received yes
terday, he says:


"The rank and file of the Democratic
party seem determined to so Greeley, and
the leaders will have to submit to what
they cannot control. In New York State
the feeling is general among Democrats for
- n
acquiesces n,the propriety of adopting him
as the only course left. 1t looks now as if
the people were to take the matter in their
own hands, and that the views Of so called
political leaders would be held Of small ac-
count"
Year: 1872

y few years ago a man was living
with his young wife in Mankato, Min
neSOta. He was intelligent and success
full in business, until the passion for
drink enslaved him, and his business
and reputation were both wrecked by
its satanic influence. He was forced to
seek a new home for his little family,
and his wife, bred to luxury, accom-
panied him to the frontier in the hope
shat the removal from temptation would
free him from the grip of the habit
which cursed him. Here they lived for
several years, his abstinence from drink
being broken only by an infrequent and
occasional debauch when he visited
some of the nearest towns. Early in
December he told his wife that business
compelled him to 90 to -, and that he
would be absent several days. She,
about to be confined, with several help
less children and scanty supply of
wood, fearing that the insatiate clamOr
of appetite was the motive which drew
him away, entreated him to stay, but in
vain. He left. Soon after, one of those
severe storms of December-doubly
severe on the unsheltered prairie-came
on. Before its close she was entirely
destitute of wood, and the terrible alter
native was presented to her of passively
freezing to death with her little ones, or
seeking assistance from the nearest
neighbOr, three miles distant. She
cOurageOusly chose the latter, and leav-
ing her three shivering little ones with
nothing but mothers yeaTning love
and prayerful blessing, she started out
to seek relief. The next day she was
found half buried in the snow, dead, a
newborn infant at her side. The three
children were found dead in the house.
This, while the once fond husband and
protecting father was away revelling in
| the delirium or doing in the stupor OF
drink No words can add to the horror
of this tale, but beside the unspeakable
agony of that dying wife and mother,
how trivial our common losses, griefs
and sorrows seem.-L0 Crosse, WIS.
Republican, January 9Th.


Yet there are women-wives-w
are so selfish and unfeeling that, because
they have fond and sober husband.
themselves, decline to seize the ballot
and, joining their less fortunate sisters
and with the good and true portion o.


men who would gladly assist them, vote
out of existence those terrible rum hole:
where so many husbands, fathers


brothers and sons are ruined, dragging
with them into misery, destitutiOn anC
death so many suffering wives, mothers


sisters and daughters of our land. GoC


will smite their guilty consciences il


the great day of His reckoning when h


shall ask them, "Where are the sick, the


destitute and in prison that you minis


tered unto on earth ?" made so by thii


soul and life destroying traffic in strong


drink, permitted-because women viii


not vote against licensing the pesti


Ience. Better that community shoul'
support the rum-seller in house of cor
rection than that he should further pl.
his trade of destruction and death.


Mrs. NJ. L. l.
SALEM, Oregon.
Year: 1872

Dickens David COpperfield), considers
her model wife and deplores the de-
parture of such from society. Well, we
must acknowledge that they are most
exquisite toys, while youth and beauty
last, for the amusement of men when
weary of business occupations, and the
society of his peers. But alas there is
nothing so fair but that i'm time it must
fade, and what can be more disgusting
to person Of natural refinement or cul-
tivation than matron of sixty imitat-
ing, by artificial means, the beauty and
address of youth, of which Mrs. Skew
ton affords a fair example, and as the
Miss DOras can have no claims to beauty
Of mind, they must of necessity become
objects of ridicule in old age.


We would sympathize with our dear
brothers in their prospective bereave-
ment, did We not have the assurance
that more noble type of womanhood
will arise to comfort him, whose attrac-
tions will not diminish with years, but
when the hand of Time shall have writ
ten wisdom upon her brow and placed
the silver crown upon her head, they
would blush to point the finger of ridi-
cule at the "Old Woman" for such is
the epithet universally applied to those
of the wiser sex who have, through ig-
norance or lack of forethought, commit
ted a blunder. Though we should be-
lieve woman guilty of all the ridiculous
acts and sayings which men attribute
to her, we very much fear that man is
not far behind her in the same, if the
truth were known.


Doubtless that class of illustrious
'Forefathers" enjoyed the same con-
sciOusness of superiority to the women
Of their time when


ITO mill each went forth, with his corn on his
nag,


And a STONE in one end to balance the bag,'


Surely none of Mrs. Partington's say
ings ever equaled this one act in ludi-
crousness. No doubt some good old
lady, well skilled in the economy oi
household labor, was the first one tC
suggest, in due Difference, of course, while
she magnanimously suppressed her risi
bility, the propriety of making divis
ion of the corn, for which humane ac
we fear she failed to receive credit.
SALEM, Feb. Is, 1872.
Year: 1872

This department of the NEW NORTH
WEST is TO be a general vehicle for ex-
change of ideas concerning any and all
matters that may be legitimately dis
cussed in our columns. Finding practi-
cally impossible to answer each cores
pOndent by private letter, We adopt this
mode of communication to save our
friends the disappointment that would
otherwise accrue from our inability to an
swer their queries. We cordially invite
everybody that has question to ask, a
suggestion to make, or a scolding to give
to contribute to the Correspondents
Column.


Constance" Salem: Your excellent
article is accepted. 1t is published in
this issue. As to the ''non de plume"
we think the lady who used it had no
intention of stealing it. We are certain
it was used without the knowledge that
any one else was writing under it. Care
will be taken to prevent a like recur-
renee.


NJ. {. T., Springfield: Sorry you have
not got all the numbers of the New
NORTHWEST. Should they not come to
hand please inform US, and we will for
ward them to you. Did not notice the
article you speak of. Would reproduce
it with pleasure if we had it. Women
do intend to vote lat least they will go
to the polls and offer their yotes) at the
election this year. Should our votes be
refused recourse will be had to the law.
This is the action many women in the
East are taking. Got the letter you
speak of.


Mrs. Me-, Oregon City: Your article
will appear next week.


"a correspondent" prescribes coal oil
as an effective remedy for chilblains.
Year: 1872

TUNNELING UNDER THE SEA.-A
scheme has been proposed for uniting
ireland and Scotland, so as to do away
with the necessity of making a sea pas
sage altogether. The entrance to the
railway tunnel by which it is to be ac-
complished, on the Irish side, is to be
from a point about midway between
Cushendeen and Cushendall, on the
coast of Antrim, and on the Scotch side
at GlenstrOne, from whence it would
run through the head of the Null of Can
tyre. The total length of the tunnel
under water would be fourteen miles
three furlOngs, and it is said that the
ground through which it would have to
be made is exactly suited for tunneling
operations, and the sandstone for lin
ing it can be had in any quantity on
the Irish side. 1t is proposed to con-
struct the tunnel for a single line only,
the extreme depth being twenty-One
feet and the clear width at the level of
the rails fifteen feet. 1t is proposed,
however, to lay down three lines of
rails, to accommodate wide and narrow
gauge carriages. The proposed gradient
at the entrance of the tunnel on the
Irish side would be one i'm sixty for
about five miles; it would then fall to
one in eighty-twO for about half that
anu ~ OliG III 80 lOE ABOUT I'VE
miles in the center of the tunnel under
the water, rising from that to one in 273.
then to one in ll3, then to one 20 for
about the same distance as on the Irish
side, which continues to the entrance of
the tunnel on the Scotch side. The es-
timated time that would be occupied in
completing the tunnel is, allowing for
all contingencies, under six years, and
the cost under four and a quarter mill
lions. To pay a dividend of five per
cent, the weekly earnings must be e42
per mile, and an estimate is appended
to show that the gross earnings would


be largely in excess of this amount, and


that the mineral resources of the land


in the immediate vicinity of the Irish
end of the tunnel would be Immediately


developed. Nobody will be disposed 70
deny that a railway communication be-
tween the two countries would be a very


desirable thing if it could be accom-


plished.- -Cdssolps Magazine.
Year: 1872

The Queen Augusta is said to be the
most intelligent sovereign in Europe,
more of a diplomat than her husband
and not an unequal match for the Pre-
mier, whom she has frequently con,
quered in political intrigue.
Year: 1872

DURING August last two schoolbOys,
brothers, went TO bathe in mill-pool be-
fore lunch; brace of spaniels accompa-
MED them. The younger brother TOOK
with him an old hat to wear in the water,
to keep off the heat of the sun. While
the boys were bathing the spaniels strayed
away some little distance. After they had
bathed, the boys separated, each going to
a different house for the afternoon. The
spaniels met the elder brother as he was
leaving the pool, but noticing that the
younger one was not with him, refused to
follow him for more than a short distance,
and when they observed that the younger
one was not following him, regardless of
orders and whistling (though, as a rule,
they were not more partial to one brother
than another), turned back to the spot
where the boys had bathed. There they
found, not the younger brother, but the
old hat, which he had thrown away into
the water after bathing They fetched
this out of the water, and then, as if struck
that something must be wrong, kept
swimming round and round the place
where they had found the hat floating.


A farmer, who had meantime met the
younger brother on his way from the
pool, passed the spot, and seeing the
spuhlNlSf bllOu uuIu w pNlaudNo l4lNAl w
come away home, knowing to whom they
belonged. The dogs, however, could not
be seduced from their search for the sup
posed drowned body of their young mas
ter, and the farmer left them. Other vii
layers also saw the dogs engaged in their
search, and rumors soon spread about the
village that Master A. W. was drowned.
Meantime the younger brother had gone
home, and had heard from his brother
that the dogs had refused to follow him.
He went back to the pool and there, late
in the evening, found the spaniels still
patiently watching and searching for him.
OF course they came away instantly with
him, after dogs usual boisterous wei
come. The villagers who, meantime
had first heard the supposed mournful
news of the boys death, could hardly be
persuaded that it was not his ghost that
they saw pass with his dogs in the twi-
light on their return home. Land and
Water
Year: 1872

TIE display of new spring bonnets
made on this occasion was the first public
one of the season, and exceeded in style
and beauty those of any previous year
The combinations were extremely novel,
and many of them very effective. Frou-
frou and wine color upon white chip
formed striking contrast; more. delicate
was the association of n pale cameo tint
with turquoise blue and apple blossom
with very light shade of peacock color.


Positive colors seem almost abandoned;
tints are the rage, and are well adapted
to the soft delicate materials of which
bonnets and their trimmings are COM
posed


A few bonnets are composed of silk
and the "long" English Grape, which
has heretofore only been made in black,
and this season appears in colors for the
first time, but the majority consist of
straw, English or italian, and chip, the
dead whiteness of which is sOftened and
rendered more becoming by the fine light
blues, and green, and butfs, and pinks,
and myrtles of the trimming.


A very handsome black lace bonnet was
trimmed with lace mixed with nasturtium
color; a spray of darkly-tinted begonia
leaves, to which branches of black cur
TuHtS NeIC ultuOhCSli lOllbSN bliC pllh1lpul
ornament.


Everything depends upon the "make-
up" of the bonnets this season, the
shapes being, so far, totally devoid of in
dividuality or expression. The later
spring importations may develop styles
more distinctive, but at present the at
traction rests with the colors, the mate.
rials, and the artistic skill of the milli-
ner


No more remarkable change in fashion
has been effected than that which has
taken place in colors during the past few
years. From few positive colors, with
their simple shadings almost distinctly
marked as the colors themselves, we have
developed an almost infinite variety of
charming tints, pale, scarcely to be de-
fined, but exquisite as the reflections OF
light and shade, as the simmer of the
sunshine as the changing hues of spring
and autumn, and the different tones OF
earth and sky. The use and proper
blending of these tints is to-day the most
distinct indication of cultivated taste and
personal refinement 1t is becoming a
cardinal principle in ladies' dress to avoid
the contrast of positive colors, and SC
harmonize tints as to present fine and
complete whole.-NeD York World.
Year: 1872

THE hunting. .cheetah," trained for
hunting the antelope in India, belongs to
the leopard tribe, but differs from the
common leopard and panther in many re-
spects He stands proportionately higher
on his legs, and is of lighter build. His
color is paler yellow, and his spots are
circular and equally distributed over the
body, whereas in the leopard and panther
they are in the form of irregularly shaped
rosettes, much resembling the dirty print
of dogs foot on clean carpet. The
head is round, with long, erect ears and
fierce, staring eyes, with deeply marked
sinuses beneath. The claws are not ro.
tractile, but similar to those of dog, and
in some manner the cheetah seems to con-
meet the cat and dog tribes together. BY
the aid of long tail, furnished with a
thick, bushy tuft, he is enabled to turn at
speed wonderfully quick, whisking this
member round as a greyhound does his
in following the doubles of tired hare.
The animal is, in fact, eminenuy adapted
for speed, and with his cruel-looking face,
alarming spots for this pattern Is always
terrifying), sinewy and active movements,
and great velocity up to two hundred
yards, forms about as terrible and enemy
as a poor timid antelope could well have,


The method Of conducting the sport Is
as follows one or more cheetahs may DO
Year: 1872

present condition, and adopt them in
gradual reforms and improvements OF
our policy and customs so as to be upon
an equality with them. With this object
we desire to fully disclose to the United
States Government the condition of affairs
in our empire, and to consult upon the
means of giving greater efficiency to our
institutions at present and in the future,
and as soon as the said Embassy returns
home we will consider about the revision
Of the treaties, and accomplish what we
have expected and intended. The Min
listers who compose this Embassy have
our confidence and esteem. We request
you to favor them with full credence and
due respect, and we earnestly pray for
your continued health and happiness, and
for the peace and prosperity of your great
Republic.


In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hand and the great seal of our
Empire, at our palace in the city OF
Toxic, this fourth of eleventh month, OF
fourth year of Meiji.


Your affectionate brother and friend,


MoUTsoUKIpo.


JuICuu SANEToNu SANGo,


Prime Minister.