smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

It seems to be tie natural disposition
of the colored population to move south
ward. By this process those who now
live in the States of Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Missouri and Northern Arkansas will
try to find new homes in the States bor
dering on or near the Gulf. Not half of
the living generation may remove, but
under the steady and constant opera
tion of this natural cause the end OF an
other century will find few persons OF
African lineage in the Northern tiers
of States.


A part of this tendency is climatic,
for blood has more effect than habit,
and an clinical influence must over
come all attachment to birthplace and
home. The African gravitates in his
migrations toward tropical belts as the
Caucasian is drawn westward along the
parallels which traverse temperate re-
gions. Apart of the tendency is the re-
suit of the always increasing compe
tition with the intelligent and energet
ic whites in the border States, where
the colored man is steadily crowded
from every occupation and his place
assumed by white immigrants. But
as the negro moves southwark his
choice of destination is Influenced by
the number of his own race, and, as We
have recently suggested, by the share
which his race may in controlling pub
lie affairs.


In all the States south of the thirty
third parellel there may be expected q
considerable increase of colored popu-
lation migration from the border States;
but this increase will be very unequa!ly
distributed, being chiefly in favor of
those States where the colored already
outnumber the whites. Thus the sup
ply, so far as it is to be expected from
this source, is not liable to fall off. but
may be expected to increase. This
will have much influence upon immi-
grafton of laborers from the North and
from Europe to the Gulf States for II
long period, white men from abroad
having much greater dislike to work
ing side by side or in immediate COM
petition with colOred men than the
men Of our country have who are ac-
Quainte0 with them. There can be ex-
pected no rapid change or improve
ment in the Southern agricultural sys-
tenn for a long period, except such as
may result from decrease in the pro-
portion of non- producing whites and.a
corresponding increase of Deu- -preduc-
ing blacks. or from a very great
increase i'm the number Of eolored pro-
prietors and the resulting subdivision
ofthe larger estates.


Hence it seems that there is little
room TO hope for any large white innli-
grafton to the Gulf States, as long as
the Valley and Western States hare
vast areas vacant, nor a. long rs new
room is made in the border States hy
the migration of their eolored popula-
tion.-N. O. Bee.
Year: 1872

V The following is n specimen of
printers technical .terms-it don't
mean, however. as. much as it would


seem to the uninitiated :: 5.4a -.


William, put General Washington
on the galley and then finish the mur-
der of the young girl you commenced
yesterday.-set up the rniHs of Her.
eulaneuu. and Distribute the small
pox: you need not finish that runaway


match, but have the high water in the
paper this week. Put a new head to
General Grant, and lock up jeff. Davis;
slide that old dead matter into hell,
and let that pi alone until after dinner.
You can put the Ladies Fair to press.
and then go to the devil and put him
to work on Deacon Fogy's article on
Eternal Punishment --.-.s.
Year: 1872

If the following lines be true, and we are
disposed to think they ar. q great many OF
our patrons will never meet us in 1.-The happy
land of Canaan unless they repent their sins
very speedily:


The man who cheats the printer


Out of single cent.
VIII never reach the heavenly land


Where old Elijah went.
He will not gain admittance there,


BY devils he'll he driven,
And made to loaf his time away,


Outside the walls of heaven.
Without a man to greet him.


Without a pleasant grin,
The happiness that he will reap


VIII be almighty thin.
He'll have to eat the thistle


Of sorrow and regret,
He'll have to buck around right smart
With Yanhee thieves, "you bet
Year: 1872

AN N1Nv1TATIoN.-The public in general, and
the ladies in particular are invited to make o
personal inspection of the new stock of goods
of every description just received by Bloch &
Dupre, comprising every style and variety to
satisfy the most fastidious. We shall not at
tempt to enumerate the articles so temptingly
displayed there, and if this notice serves to
arouse the curiosity of our fair readers we adj
wise them to call and examine for themselves,
as visit to their establishment will repay
anyone even if they should need nothing at
the time.
Year: 1872

An old horseman says that a horse
may be easily prevented from jumping
over fences by putting leather cap over
his eyes with holes cut through it just
large enough to see through them.
They cannot mesure distances in this
way and will rarely ever attempt to
lump.
Year: 1872

WE WILL BE PREPARED TO PUR-


w chase all the WOOL that may be offered
US during the coming season, and to pay not only
the highest price in Cash, but to pay as much as
can be realized in any market when expenses of
shipping are deducted.


VIII be glad to furnish quotations when Spring
ShearinO commences
Year: 1872

The true girl has to be soughtfor. She
does not parade herself as show goods.
She is not fashionable. Generally she is
not rich, But, oh what heart she=hss
when you find her! so large, and pure, apd
womanly When you see it YOU wonder
if those snowy things outside were really
women. If you gam her love. your two
thousand are million. She'll not ask for
a carriage or first-class house. She'll
wear simple dresses, and turn them when
necessary, with no vulgar pldggniy6Icat # to
frowr upon her economy. She'll Keep
everything neat and nice in your sky par
lor and give YOU such welcome when
you come home that you'll think Your
parlor higher than ever She'll entertain
true friends oil dollar, and astonish you
with the new thought how very little hap
piness depends on money. She'll. make
you love home Gf you don't you're a
brute and teach you how 10 pity, while
you scorn, poor fashionable society that
think itself rich, and vaimly tres to think
itself happy.


Now do not, pray you, say any more,
I" / can't afford TO marry" go find the
true woman, and you can. Throw away
that cigar; burn up that switch cane, be
sensible yourself. and seek ycur wife in a
sensible way.
Year: 1872

Correspondence Of the Germantown Telegraph


Jay Cooke 4 Co. have just contracted for the
delivery Of ten thousand tons of railroad iron
around Cape Horn tor the work on the Western
division of the Northern Pacific Railroad All
the materials thus far for this great national en-
teIprise have been purchased in Philadelphia
where some five millions of dollars have been
spent for the purpose, affordng a stimulus to
trade not easy to exaggerate Cooke himself
is a thorough Phiadelphian, and notwithstand-
ing Lis absorption in enterprises of a vast and
comprehensive character, he makes it rule to
neglect no opportunity Of helping the great city
where lie has risen from humble life to ailluence
and fame. These are the sort of men to make
city famous and to create businessmen wait
for it, nor nibble for it, but to strike out boldly
and grasp it.
Year: 1872

PAIus, March G.
A movement is on fool in Paris for the forma-
lion Of now conservative party, the principal
object being the liberation of French territory
from German occupation and the formation Of
ministry pledged thereto All Constitutional
questions arc to be ignored until that end is ac-
complished
Year: 1872

There is found to be a deficiency of about
5000 900 in the general fund accounts Of the city
of Brooklyn. An investigation is to DO made as
to the cause thereof.


Prospects at the Detroit shipbuilding yards are
unusually cheering. Great activity is observable
there, which bids fair to so on increasing as the
season advances.
Year: 1872

The New York World editorially states that
certain member Of Congress has " brought for
"cibly to the attention of the House, tile utter
" and hopeless corruption of the Republican
"Party" When it is learned that tile member
who did this was no more and no less than F7'-
ndndo Wood, of New York City, the weight of
the assertion can be fully appreciated. What,
also, is Mr.. Tweeds opinion of the Republicans 2
The World used to know him very intimately.
and can no doubt enlighten us.
Year: 1872

If you want GROCERIES at what
they ara worth, call on w s. Cooper at
the Novelty Cash Store. Don't believe
what others say, bu, call it is no trou
Bile to show goods, l was told by . lady
that merchants said my goods were ycsy
injector, but after examining them she
bought, end said she would cell agsia.
Year: 1872

A man out West was offered dish of mac
earon soup, bnt declined it, declaring they
couldn't play off any billed pipe stems on him.


A wag lent clergyman horse, which ran
away and threw him, and then claimed credit
for aid in spreading the gospel.


Bob, why don't your mother sew up your
p,ntaloons Cause she's at the vestry sew.
ing for the heathen
Year: 1872

If ladies who do not use the fragrant So.0-
d0nt will compare teeth with those who
do, they will see in an instant, more reasons for
adopting it, than can be composed Into a
newspaper paragraph.
Year: 1872

The capital prize in the Louisville
Library was drawn by Columbus, Indi-
ana club of ten. Three men sent for
the tickets and then got up the club.
When it was telegraphed to Columbus
that one of their tickets had drawn S75
600, not only the club, but Columbus
itself went crazy over the affair. A local
report thus describes the scene:


Dispatches were received from Louis
vile confirming without the possibility
of doubt that 6, ,450 was the number of
the ticket that had drawn S75, 900. The
most incredulous were satisfied all but
the members Of the club, who were still
afraid to believe in their good fortune.
they thought it might be mistake after
ALL They advanced thousand reasons
to that effect. One man knew there
could be no mistake, and, to prove his
confidence in the news, offered one Of
the members S5, 900 for his share in the
club. He would have taken it had it
not been for friends, he holding that ga
bird in the hand was worth two in the
bush" gentleman, who was an eye
witness, describes the scene when the
truth was fully and definitely known
as one of the most exciting he had ever
witnessed. Nothing, sir, ever equalled
it in this town since the surrender Of
Gen. Lee to Grant," he remarked.


The town was on fire, the people crazy
and wild with excitement. The stores
and business places of the members Of
tue lucky club were thronged with the
the excited populace. The holders OF
the ticket were hugged, kissed and con-
graduated by their friends. They, in
turn, were as much excited as the peo
pie. Several of them are described as
being nearly mad with JOY. They could
not sit down, stand up or do anything
but run around from one place to an
other, asking if there was any further
news. They were still afraid that they
would hear something that would blast
their hopes, The house in which the
lucky ticket was locked up was guarded
all night by two of the holders. Hun
dreds of people tried to gets sight of
the cket, but Mr.. Story would not show
it to any one, not even to the members
of the club themselves. He told them
that it was G, 6,450, and that it was all he
would do for them. Some of the mem
bers wanted to look at it again but Mr..
Story was firm and refused to exhibit it.
The parties who had been solicited to
Join the club and had refused were mad
as hornets.


Evidently it is good thing that in
most of the States, lotteries are prohib-
tied by law. It is time the statute ex-
tended to all.
Year: 1872

The CoLoRED CADET-In the case OF
the colored naval cadet, jones Conyers,
an order has been issued by the United
States Navy Department setting forth
that the laws Of the United States have
removed all disabilities consequent upon
race or color that the appointment OF
Conyers was reorganization OF this fact
and notice to all other cadets that NO
maltreatment Of him would be permit
ted; and that the action of other
midshipmen could not be regarded as
highly rebellious to authority. The
findings of the Board were approved and
the punishment recommended will be
carried out


The Secretary of the Navy has con-
cluded not to make known the particular
punishments inflicted upon the offend,
ing candidates at this time, believing
that this publication of his order on the
subject will be sufficient cause of morti-
fication to the cadets and their friends.
Year: 1872

An INCREASED SALAEY.-The House
Committee on the Judiciary agreed to
report bill increasing the salary of the
President of the United States on and
after the 4th of March from $4,000 to
$4,000 per annum. The increase is on
the ground of augumnted expenses of
maintaining the position of President
since the passage of the act afixing the
present salary.
Year: 1872

Young girls III their teens wear dress
skirts reaching to their ankles. The
skirt proper is often formed entirely Of
kilt peating, a comfortable fashion for
winter, provided the skirt is not made
too heavy for your hips to carry. Grace
full short upper skirts, with apron fronts
aud simple Jockey basques, complete
such dresses. Sleeveless basques of vel,
veteen of the same shade are worn with
dark brown and olive suits of cashmere,
serge, merino. or empress cloth. These
basques are dressy and inexpensive, as
they require only yard Of velveteen,
and are simply trimmed with a thick
cord of silk Dressy suits for young
girls are also made with polonalse over
kilt-pleated skirt One of these has
an olive brown silk skirt with its full
length in kilt rleats, and a. Marguerite
polonaise of reseda silk. The edge of
this polonaise is scalloped, bound with
silk, and a side pleating appears below
the scallops. A belt of brown silk Is
laid in four folds, and sash is knotted
on the left side. Another pretty dress
has skirt of blue poplin, with bodice
of white cashmere. The over-skirt OF
blue silk is formed of an apron front
rounded, and single side gore, to which
is attached on the sides sash of silk,
tied up intricately to form black drap-
cry. White guipure over black lace
edges the oyer-skirt.
Year: 1872

A Louisville man who had only been
acquainted with his girl two nights, at
tempted to kiss her at the gate, In HE
dying deposition he told the doctors that
just as he kissed her the earth slid out
from under his feet, aud his soul went
out Of his mouth. while his head touched
tho stars" Later dispatches show that
what allied him was the old mans boot.
Year: 1872

For the first time in the court annals
Of Maryland man has sued woman
for refusing to marry him. He lays his
damages at $4,000, aud the woman
should keep her promise just to punish
such fool.
Year: 1872

this the infuriated brother compelled the
poor man to do. and then quietly awaited
the end. Day BY day the partner grew
weaker and the brother gloated over his
misery, often reading to hin the letter
from his mother


The poor man promised to marry the
girl and make all the reparation in his
power to the family, but the brother was
deaf to entreaties. At last the partner
-dwindled to a skeleton-died, and the
brother, after burying his victims ema
ciated corpse in the sand, resumed his
journey to St. Louis. There he gave out
that his partner had died while on his
way through the Rocky Mountains, and
in proof of his assertion delivered his
letters. The will was also proved. and
the girl became the dead mans heir
Two years afterward the brother was
shot by indians. and before he died con
fessed what he had done. Some hunters
visited the place and dug up the skele
ton, around the neck of which still was
the chain by which the poor man when
living had been fastened to the fatal rock
The point is still pointed out to travel
lers and the tale told of how the brother
day after day eat his meals in the pres
ence Of bis wretched prisoner. but would
not give him SO much As a crumb or a
cup Of water to slack his thirst.
Year: 1872

Results Of q Horseback Ride-A New


Sense Developed.


From the n. Y letter to tho ST. Louis Re


publican.


Over in Brooklyn there ID a young
girl, who, seven years ago, was thrown
from a horse. Her back, if not seri-
ously broken, had at leasted ceased to
perform its functions, her heart ceased to
beat, and she was dressed for the grave
but about her face there fingered SO much
Of life that her guardian and aunt refused
to allow her burial. After few days,
wonderful as it may seem, che recovered
the use of an arm, she breathed, and to
this day she lies. her body perfectly help
less. the faculty of swallowing entirely
destroyed. Life is mainatied by injec
tions. and weekly surgical operations en-
able this unhappy creature to remain on
earth. One hand is tightly closed. and
the other she uses with an almost natural
freedom. She is partially blind. and can
only family utter a few broken words -
Her body is wasted until it is the size of
a child OF six or seven, but her face is
still pretty. and bears no signs of her
fearful experience. She inserts knife
in the closed hand. and cuts sheets of
wax into proper shape, and moulds it, and
colors it, and makes very beautiful wax
flowers. lying upon her back with rails
ed shelf swung across her breast. She
has taken no food in the natural way
since her injury. and is the most wonder
full case, probably, in the country. As
her parents left her well of, and she has
an aunt whose devotion admits no merce-
nary thought, this young lady is CON-
paratively unknown. But what fate
has befallen her-a living death Who
can tell what may be the action of her
mind. for she lie incapable Of writing
much or speaking but few words, and
withal seems to have developed an un-
known sense, for when her aunt enters
the room with a letter she herself cannot
in the gloom Of tha: apartment, the half
blind creature, dying perhaps, turns quite
away from the letter. utters a strange
noise. and family speaks the name of
the person from whom the letter comes.
Year: 1872

waiting to know if you will let me stay
with you.'


"But who are youi" cried Rosie. in
amazement.


You wished but minute ago." con-
tinued the fairy, that you could 60
where your grandmother is gone. am
the Fairy of Kind Words and Generous
Deeds, and if you take me into your
heart. can show you the way. and help
you to get there"


II will" cried Rosie, with sudden
sweet resolution.


And then, somehow, before she knew
it, in some mysterious way. the door Of
her heart swung open, and the beautiful
fairy slipped in.


Rosie felt her heart grow warm and
satisfied, and hiding her sleepy eyes on
her grandmother's cold knees, she fell
asleep. while the candle. too, burned
down to a little spark and went out.


In the morning rich lady was riding
by in her sleigh all covered with soft
fur robes. and discovered little Rosie
through the half opened door which the
wind had torn from It's fastenings.


Moved with pity, she took her to her
own luxurious home. which was bright
with everything but childrens faces.
adopting her for her own daughter. There
the fairy stayed with little Rosie Dibble.
until she. too. grew old. She Needed
all the wise fairy's monition which had
SO strangely come to her. to the poor un-
fortunate for miles around so that every
voice lifted as she went by called her
blessed and every step she took was a
step towards that beautiful summer land,
where her dear old grandmother had gone
Ballou's Magasine.
Year: 1872




Leaving kind and hospitable Ma-manyara, after a
four hours march we came to the banks OF the
Gombe Nulah, not the one which Burton, Spcke
and Grant have described, for the Gombe which
mean is about one hundred and twenty-five miles
south Of the Northern Gombe. The glorious park
land spreading out north and south Of the South.
ern Gombe Is hunters paradise 1t is full Of
game Of all kindsherds OF buffalo, girafe, zebra,
pallah, water buck springbok gemsbok, blackjack
and kudu, besides several eand, warthog, or wild
boar, and hundreds Of the smaller antelope. We
saw all these in one day, and at night heard the
lions roar and the low Of the hippopotamus. /
halted here three days to shoot, and there Is no
occasion to boast OF what I shot, considering the
myriads of game saw at every step
took. Not half the animals shot here
by myself and men were made use Of Two buf
faloes and one kudu were brought to camp the first
day. besides wild boar which nv mess finished
up In one night My boy gunbearers sat up the
whole night eating boar meat, and until went to
sleep could hear the bunao meat sizzing over the
nres as the Islamized soldiers prepared 1t for the
road.


sHODDy AMMUNITION.


The second day Of the halt took the winchester
rife or the ffteen-shooter TO prey on the popuous
plain, but only bagged q tiny blue buck by shoot
ing 1t through the head. had expected great things
OF this rine, and am sorry was disappointed. The
Winchester rife cartridges might as well have
been filed up with sawdust as with the
powder the New York Ammunition Company
put in them. Only two out Of ten would
nrc, which so spoiled my aim that nothing could he
done with the rine. The cartridges OF all the Eng
lish ri1es ALWAYS went Oh, and commend Eley, Of
Year: 1872

headed" MaD0uk1 Dut my Ialtmul porter anu
faithful soldier had not dashed the
mans gun aside asking him how he dared level his
gun at his master, and then thrown himself at my
feet, praying me to forgive him. Mabouki's action
and subsequent conduct somewhat disconnected
myself as well as the murderous-looking guide, but
! felt thankful that had been spared shedding
blood, though there was great provocatiOn. Few
cases OF homicide could have been more justified
than this, and felt certain that this man had been
seducing my soldiers from their duties to me, and
was the cause principally Of Bombay remaining In
the background during this interesting episode Of
O march through the wilderness, instead Of acting
the part which Maboukl 80 readily undertook TO
90. When Mabouki's prayer for forgiveness was
seconded by that Of the principal culprit that
would overlook his act, was enabled to act as
became prudent commander, though felt some
remorse that l had not availed myself Of
the opportunity to punish the guide and his COM
panon as they eminently deserved. But perhaps
had proceeded to extremities my people-ncke
enough at all times-would have taken the act as
justfying them for deserting In body, and the
search after Livingstone had ended there and
then, which would have been as unwecome to the
HERALD as unhappy to myself


3 BOMBAY CATCHES IT.


However, as Bombay could not bend himself to
ask forgiveness, came to the conclusion that IL
were best he should be made to feel the penalty for
stirring dlssensions in the expedition and be
brought to look with q more amiabe face upon
the scheme Of proceeding to Ujiji through Uko-
nongo and Ukawend and at once proceeded
about it with such vigor that Bombay's back will
for as long time bear traces Of the punishment
which administered to him as his frontteeth do
OF that which Spoke rightfully bestowed on him
some eleven years ago. And here may as wel in
terpolate by way Of parenthesis that am not at all
obliged to Captain Burton for recommendation Of
man who 20 III deserved 1t as Bombay


AN ARAB EMBASSY.


Arriving at Marefu, We overlook an embassy from
the Arabs At Unyanyembe to the Chief Of the fero-
cious watuta, who live months march southwest
OF this frontier village OF Ukonong0 Old Hassan,
the Mseguhha, was the person who held the honor
able post Of Chief Of the embassy, who had volun-
teered to conduct the negotiations which were to
secure the watuta's services against Mlrambo, the
dreaded Chief Of Uyoweh. Assured by the Arabs
that there was no danger, and having received the
sum Of $40 for his services, he had gone on, san
guine Of success and bad prriye0 at Msrsfs, where