smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

For months wo have been assured by the Grant
organs that the expectation that the Democratic
Convention would accept the Cincinnati nominees
was prelosterous that the Democrats merely wished
to lure the Liberal Republicans on TO their destruc-
ton and had not the remotest purpose themselves to
make other than straight nomination after they had
committed the Liberal Republicans beyond recall
Suddenly we are told, with an air equally positive
and oracular that the Democrats sure 10 accept
the Cincinnati ticket and that this is precisely what
the Grant men have all along wanted. In late
war, which, according to the Grant Convention
in New-York is still in progress, it was tho
habit of certain side to proclaim
after each defeat that their retreat only for the
purpose Of taking more desirable position, that in
short thoy had now just succeeded in getting the Yam
kee army exactly where tbey wanted it, and would
presently make short worl, of it. It would seem
that the Grant forces are equally certain
in their announcements about the Gin
cinnati movement. AT each reverse which they
have encountered they have just succeeded in get
ting the Cincinnati column where they wanted it..
and presently they are going to begin to punish 1t
tremendously.
Year: 1872

Mr. Jefferson and his friends have abundant reason
for gratitude and happiness in the fact that the state
of his health continues steadily TO improve, and that
all danger of his losing his eye-sight has entirely
passed away He is still confined to dark room
at his house in Hohokus n J.-but he expects TO DO
able to leave his retirement next Sunday and emerge
into the light. For some time it will be necessary
for him to protect his eyes with glasses; but Prof
Reuling gives confident assurance of the complete
success of the surgical operation performed By hm
and states that the comedian will be fully able TO
fulfill his professional engagements next Autumn as
usual.
Year: 1872

New-Jersey had spirited and respectable
Liberal Republican Convention, yesterday.
The enthusiasm which prevailed seems to
have been based on an intelligent perception
of the issues before us, as well as on the
prospects of success for the ticket. New
Jersey Republicans have little for which to be
thankful to this Administration, and the mis-
rule at Washington has brought forth fruit
in the large accession of her Republicans to
the popular Liberal movement.
Year: 1872

To her German citizens America owes great debt.
and one which it is pleasant gratefully and heartily
to concede 1t lies in the taste for good music, and
the understanding of it, which they have done so
much to give u.s. 1t is not very many years since
the character Of popular music was OF the poor
est and most unmeaDing sort 1t was only through
the Opera that our people could receive the higher
musical cultivation, and, Of course, it was but a
small minority that profted at that Italian school
The masses rejoiced chiefly in dance tunes and
negro melodies, and the noble and serious music OF
Germany was almost unknown to us. There has
been wonderful change not only in our cities, but
throughout the cOuntry-a change wrought, in
great measure, by the efforts Of our German resi-
dents Their societies and their concerts have n-
spred us to similar organization, and have more
than anything else perhaps taught us to appreciate
the best works of the best masters. 1t Is pleasure
to note every new SaenRerfe,t like that recently
held in St Louis, and to realize the meaning Of the
enthusiasm with which native Americans, as well as
Germans, greet compositions of sterling merit
That our musical standards ara rapidly and steadily
rising one of the most encouraging indications Of
the growing refinement and artistic feeling of the
nation.
Year: 1872

An interesting insanity case has attracted some
attention this week in Philadelphia. William h.
Oskins was tried last February for the murder Of his
wife. under circumstances of peculiar atTocty and
was acquitted on the ground Of insanity. The ver-
dict caused surprise, as there was nothing IN
the testimony TO show that he lad before the killing
exhibited any signs Of madness. He was committed
as an insane person to the City Prison. and has been
there ever since. Now he is brought before Judges
Pierce and Finlatter upon habeas corpus and ms
enlargement is sought upon the ground that he has
never, since the trial, exhibited any symptoms Of
mental maady. The physicians, for this reason
only. decline to say that he has recovered. The
Judges refused TO grant order for the release OF
the prisoner upon these statements and evidence.
but said that any physician counsel might send
should be admitted to examine Oskins The best
that can be said for him is that be is subject to sud-
den fits of madness during which he is disposed to
commit murder. But what he has done once he
may at any time do again. A person liable 10 90
mad and kill is better under lock and key. IL he
gave no sgn before his first madness, he NAV give
no sign of another approaching paroXysm, and if he
benefits by his plea he must accept all its legitimate
consequences.
Year: 1872

The women of Hartford organized last Winter,
system of charity which ought to be initiated in
other cities The chief point of success is the COf-
fee-house,D neat, bright little place wherein SIM
pie dishes exceIlently prepared are to be had at an
average Of five cents each. This is intended to BEN
eft not the extremely poor but those working peo-
pie whose slender purses cannot bear the strain Of
dinners at the usual rates of restaurants 1t per-
fecly fulflls its object ayd is paying for itself The
upper part of the building is used reading-room
where workingwomen invited to give their
evenings to the freshest publications. Another part
of this helpful plan is the immediate establishment
of a Nursery, resembling that of the FamiAsiere al
Guise Society in Hartford, last Winter, was pac'
idly dull it became the fashion not to entertain but
to hold meetings of charitable organizations instead
The practical results Of those meetings do honor to
the women of that pleasant little city.
Year: 1872

The Anti-Cruelty- -to-Animals Society has been
somewhat troubled by the wasteful and inhuman
practice of wantonly destroying buffaloes especially
by tourists journeying on the railway trains-"a
wanton waste of the lives of Gods creatures and
the valuable food which they furnish" We are now
informed by The San Francisco Post that by crossing
the bualoes with domestic cattle an excellent breed
of animals may be obtained, rather hard 10 keep in
closed but furnishing excellent beef and hide which,
when soft tanned, is much superior to the buffalo
robe of commerce. The pelt of the cow producedb by
this domescaton is much larger than the usual buff
falo sn and covered with mat of soft short, curly
brown hair, none of it being long and shaggy
Year: 1872

For the Journal.


THE GREAT JOURNALIST.
lie whose gifted soul could shed great thought
AS easy as the great oak sheds its leaves
when autumn winds have on its beauty wrought;
of as the fuil summer sheds its golden sheaves;
VINO knew the pen far mightier than the sword
And held throne above the throne of kings
An intellectual giant, and lord
VI the great thoughts deep ntellecps swift springs
what need had he TO lay his sceptre by
And all the glory that his genius lent,
And for paltry bauble toll and sigh
And sink himself to be a President?
His tonors laid in no vainglorious state;
And souls like his, can best afford to arait
Time that sets wreaths not always ON the brow
vi those who most deserve them, at the last
forgets not those who fight the good fight through
Fen though the strength Of better days be past,
And many Homer goes unclothed unfed,
whose souls true greatness none while living


knows;


Ana many city where he begged his bread
Meanly cries out, ''Twas here his genius rosem
And then will the calm reluctant angel come
of Immortality, and on the wind
she gives household word for every home
name OF victory for all mankind.
But thou vert ripe in honors ere thou went,
And more than conqueror, king or President.
Augusta, Me-. Dec. 8, 1872. e.
Year: 1872

EXCURSION FROM THE WEST. An eXcnr-
sion train, two passenger and two baggage
cars, passed through this city. yesterday after.
noon, from Baltimore, on the way to New
way of the Baltimore a Ohio Railroad, and
was gotten up by some parties in the West
as cheap excursion trip to Philadelphia and
New York and return
Year: 1872

The Radical press Of tins city, especially the Re
publican have circulated the grosest falsehoods
through the county and State in gard to the tax
collectors Of this city and have refused to make
fair and honorable correction when convinced Of
the falsity of their charges, although admitting
such charges to be entirely false Under such cir
cumstances it becomes necessary Tor the Demo-
cratic press to hold the matter before the people
until the facts are properly understood.


In a late number OF the Republican, that paper
said the Radical collector OF the Eastern District
Of this city returned "about 200" names as errors
for ls7 and that the Democratic collector for tie
same district returned 9Sj names as errors for
1872. This was so glaringly false that resort
was at once made to the record at New Castle
which showed that the Radical collector returned
1880 names as errors in 1871. Just 400 more than
the Democratic collector returned i'll 1872 This
error the Republican refused to correct, even when
appealed to to do so Tor the sake OF maintaining
the credit OF journalistic truth and morality.


Its next step was to attack the Democratic col.
lsctor of the Western Distsict, uttering the most
scandaous falsehoods with reference to him, and
In the same article asserting that tie two collec-
tors had returned 9S5 errors for the Eastern d,
trlct and 1900 for the Western district and that
these were only the names OF the coored voters to
which all those of white voters was to be added.
This falsehood was SO apparent to any one who
would take a few moments to think of the matter
that it became necessary for the editor OF the Re-
publican to make some correction. But in doing
this he made charges against the collectors OF 9TH
or husdreds which are no doubt as false and
olcinu oltonn 1,


that shows such total disregard for the truth,
aud our people are cautioned against giving credit
to its utterances in regard to all political Questions
Year: 1872

SEEING Is BELIEvISG.-If ladies who
do not use the fragrant Soxodent will
compare teeth with those who do they
will see in an instant more reasons for
adopting it, than can be composed into
newspaper paragraph. ll-l7 d&wlw.
Year: 1872

(for l would not disturb them
while engaged. amounting to
thousands. It was i lesson for the
philosopher as we'll as the natural
ist. and caused me to moraIize
more than little. The Brown
ties were undoubtedly the victors,
as l occasionally sec all old veto
ran of that species bobbling about
on two or three legs over the bat
tie field, but big headed black
soldier is not to be seen.
Year: 1872

A correspondent of the St. LOU
is Republican writes as follows: ,


l am a pedagogue in the rural
districts Of Newton County, Mo:
and my school house had been in
tested for several months by q spe-
cies of large black ant, much to
the annoyance Of the little bare:
footed scholars; and there seemed
no way of getting rid of the pest !;
for, like the plaques Of Egypt, TO
kill one, two would seem to sup
ply it's place. But what was my
astonishment few morning since,
on coming into my school house,
to find the floor literally strewn
with dead and dying ants, and up:
on a closer examination, was still
more astonished to find despe-
rate battle then raging among
them in all it's fury, more sanguln-
ary and fatal than any l ever wit
messed (and I was in many hard
fought battle during the late un-
pleasantness), or read Of in the
annals of history.


A much larger number were ly-
ing dead than were left engaged,
and l thereby concluded the bat
tie had ragged with unabated fe-
rocity all night. Most Of the COM
batants engaged were grappled in
a deadly embrace, while others
but recently commenced were
standing erect on their hinder legs
and sparring for the advantage
with all the science Of the most
experienced swordsmen or pugil-
lists. The most fatal point OF at
tack, and the one for which it
seemed all contended, was the
ligament which Joined the main
body with the head. This vital
member once seized by the pow
erful nippers, death succeeded
without q struggle, and the victor
was then ready and eager for an
other engagement.


No undue advantage was taken
by either party, and no two would
endeavor to overpower a single
one; nor was there any finching
or wavering in a single instance,
for whenever two belligcrents met
it was certain death to one or both
parties. Never, perhaps, were two
armies more equally matched in
numbers, strength and valor; and
consequently, at the close of the
battle, which lasted two nights
and a day, as new recruits contln.
ued to arrive every moment, there
were but q few left, and probably
none of the vanquished army, thus
rivaling the valor Of the heroes Of
the Alamo and the Spartan band
Of Leonidas.


Observing closely, I could see a
slight difference in the appearance
of the contestants, one set being
perfectly black with a large head
while the other was nearer brown
with smaller head, though both
about equally matched in size anc
strength. Dismembered legs were
more numerous than the dead, anC
many poor and unfortunate
though valiant hero, being entire
ly deprived Of his supporters, wa:
; thus left, hors du combat, to die or
the field:


The next morning I swept VI
I the dead and dying Of both armie!
Year: 1872

Our Memphis friends have been very
much excited over the proposed lease of the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad to the
Southern Railway Security Company. 1t
has been but alittle while since some of the
b Memphisns were very bitter against Tom
Scott ".andshis associates. At that time
citizens of Nashville were using their best
endeavors to induce the Pennsylvania
Railroad King and his associates to take
bold of Nashville enterprise which was
intended to give US another direct route to the
Northwest. Those endeavors were success
fliI, and trade. was made which was i'm
mediately profitable to DAVIDSON county as
a very large Stockholder in the Edgefeld and
Kentucky road, and will be greatly benef-
cial to Nashville as a terminus Of that
line Of road.


The policy of Middle Tennessee has been
to invite Northern capital, Northern energy,
and Northern enterprise. to come among
Us, and help us out of the slough of despon-
dency into which we had been driven by
the misfortunes of the war. We are pleas
ed to see that the commercial metropolis of
West Tennessee has adopted the same pro-
gramme in the welcome it gives to the
Southern Railway Security Company. 1t
is the true way to put our State On the
high way of commerce, and enable her not
only to build up her waste places, but to
exact toll from the trade and traffic of all
corners and goers, whether from the East
or the West.
Year: 1872

A WASHINGTON dispatch says " 1t is
learned that the National Democratic Exc
cutiye Committee viii not meet till after
the Philadelphia Convention, to decide when
and where the National Democratic Con-
vention shall be held. 1t is thus proposed
10 adhere to the passive policy until all the
plans and purposes of the Republican party
on the Presidential issue are fully developed,
and therefore maintained that there is ample
time for the committee to call the Demo-
cratic Convention as late as August, and
thus give full opportunity for all elements
opposed to the continuance Of the present
Administration to unite in an opposition
Presidential ticket. This view Of the course
to be pursued meets with the approval, it is
understood, of many of the Democrats in
Congress"
Year: 1872

case. re-examined, will show the danger of


the individual victim Of public opinion


which assailed by modern sensational ap-
pljances, chief of which is the cheap news
paper, that bloodhoOd of hyperbole. 1t is
monstrous, also, that the female sex have,
with such unanimity, borne down upon
their sister, and that Commerce and Science
have weighed human life as nothing in
the balance compared to their investment
against it. To sustain his cherished pre-
scription, a physician becomes prosecutor
in chief To support their post mOrten and
analysis, and vindicate their colleague, the
chemist, a whole medical faculty bear down
upon an aged woman's life, and, while the
trial is proceeding, dig up Ketchum's body
again and pore over it for confirmation OF
poison. The social ambition of Mrs.
Wharton had nearly sent her to the gal
lows; for the persons who preyed upon her
hospitality appear to have sought to dis
charge the obligation by having her con-
victed. 1t is more natural that the rela-
tiyes of the deceased Ketchum, between
whom and the defendant money quarrels
exist. should have shown temper against
her, But the hundred and one little
points of suspicion which have
made the fabric of imputation
have fallen away from this edfce. The
Borgiais series Of crimes resolve to one man
diving in her house, after three days sick
ness and one getting sick there and recov-
ering; and the doctors say both had nat
urai disease. So the great public, swarm
ing around their edifiee of horror, see it
drOp piecemeal and show no contents, and
they are naturally incensed at the poorness
of the show, and will not forgive the object
Of it for perforaing SO little. The trial
teaches us that Society," when its pursuit
is made the absorbing object Of existence,
is a snare, and that it will turn and eat its
fayorites. 1t also reveals the credulity of
human nature, and its susceptibility 10 be-
lieye the worst of its species, and to marshal
all the points of association, real and ap-
parent, to sustain an alluring theory Of
guilt
Year: 1872




and the Strange Escape of the In
mates.


PITTsBURG, Jan. 23.-An accident of a
strange and almost miraculous character
occurred in this city, with results which
seem almost incredible. A freight train raD
off the track near the corner Of Grant street
and Seventh avenue. 1t demolished a
building in which Mrs. Reagan and three
children were sleeping. Mrs. Reagan heard
the crashing of the cars and the shouts of
the men, and realized that the house was in
danger. She seized her babe in her arms,
sprang out of bed, ran down stairs, and had
Just reached the foot Of the stairs when the
car struck the house and completely shat
tered the end and side, throwing the whole
building into mass of ruins. Mrs. Reagan
and babe were buried in the debris.


The entire second floor, except a portion
upheld by the back wall Of the house, fell
over them. They were protected by the
flooring falling upon portions Of the wreck,
which kept it from falling on them. The
child was not hurt, but the mother sus-
tanned many bruises. The two other chill
dren were sleeping OF the second floor, one
side of which fell to the ground. They
rolled against the wheel Of the car that had
caused the ruin, and were uninjured. Not
an article escaped=-the wreck was complete.
Year: 1872

THE Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald claims that everything
points to the probable acceptance by the
Democrats and revenue TeforIners of Lyman
TrumbuIl as the coalition candidate for the
Presidency.
Year: 1872

Another project proposed by the govern
ment is lottery with four drawings a year
for fifty years. Each ticket will return
double the purchase price may be drawn
first year. There may be fifty years invest
ments in large or small sums.
Year: 1872

To illustrate the per cent. Of loss incident
to ordinary hand digging of potatoes, Mr.
j. j. H. Gregory, of Marbehead, Mass,
says, in communication to the Country
Gentleman A few years ago, when the Early
Rose potatoes were worth $40 a barrel,
set several farm hands digging a piece of
about two acres, first telling them of the
great value of the crop, and the consequent
necessity Of extra care to secure all of it.
The men were experienced hands, careful
and conscientious. After the piece had been
dug over and the crop secured, one of my
neighbors asked me if was willing he should
have all the potatoes he might find, provided
he fall ploughed the land for me without
charge. l assented. The result was that
my neighbor secured nearly four barrels of
Early Rose, and as they were then worth
$40 barrel, all will allow that Sl6O was
very good pay for ploughing two acres of
ground.
Year: 1872

(ContiRued)


some Ofthe Advantages and Disadvantage


OF our Short Summers.


Though thus enumerate these advantage
es OF our climate and our location, | would
not be understood to intimate that our season
resembles in all respects that of other noted
fruit regions. From our situation in the far
north vegetation begins with us, necessarily,
from one to two weeks later than it does in
Central New York or Michigan. and also
brings to close its cycle Of growth by as
much earlier in autumn; yet there are but
very few varieties Of apples, pears, or plums
with which | am acquainted, that do not in
our shorter season come to full perfection in
size and quality. None but the early grapes
it is true, are certain to come to maturity
before their foliage may be killed by frost,
unless they grow in the immediate vicinity
of the water, But with respect to winter
apples and pears, which must constitute our
main crops Of reliance, there is great advan-
tage to their keeping qualities in their not
being exposed to much warm weather after
they have reached the fullest development
the tree can afford. Under our short sum
mers Nature would seem to be less under the
control Of the husbandman than might be the
case in other climes, Certainly the farmer
of Pennsylvania may accomplish much more
work in season than he who tries to keep
even with Vermont summer. Vegetation
hurries through its swift course and the far.
mer is swept along to the end Of the season
with scarce respite from toll Planting,
hoeing, haying and harvesting follow each
other in 50 rapid succession, that his ener-
gies are strained TO the utmost So it results
that more hands are required here in the
growing OF certain amount of fruit than in
other districts and, consequently from this
cause, as well as others, we cannot afford to
sell as cheap as can others. But this pecu-
liar circumstance respecting the maturity of
our winter fruit gives us great advantage
over our competitors in the market. Thus it
is to the production of


late Keeping Fruit


that our most thoughtful and far-seeing
Year: 1872

Since the farmers throughout the State
have begun to organize in clubs, the press is
very prolific in regard to advice and sugges-
tiOns Papers, which YEAR ago never
dreamed cfadvising organization among farm
ers, now pour forth their opinions with re-
markable vigor. But how much even now their
well-intended advice and admonitions smack
of insult to the good sense and selfrespect of
the intelligent cultivatOrs Of the State. They
tell us that ga farmers club, rightly con-
duetsd is calculated to be of good service to
the community" And some have kindly
warned the various clubs to beware of med
ding with subjects outside Of their sphere,
and which they do not understand. "These
things belong exclusively to commerce and
trade; those to politics, and others still to
established or acknowledged authorities" /"
They seem to think that a farmer has no
head at all that he is creature entirely
dependent upon somebody else (the secular
editor for instance) for everything in the way
Year: 1872

The condition Of horses in the wide region
where the epizOotic has prevailed, will not
permit with safety much negligence in their
winter management. II is likely the effects
of the disease will be seen for some time af.
ter the malady itself has passed There will
be liability to other forms of sickness, and
many valuable animals may be lost if they
do not receive the best of care. Among the
points to be closely looked after, thorough
grooming is prominent. The skin should be