smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

FAMILY MEDICISE-We call the special
attention of our readers to the Advertisement
of that favorite home remedy Perry Davis


over a,' thirty years, and probably has wider


and better reputation than any other proprie-


tary medicine of the present day: At this
tbe merits of the Pain Killer; but while some
extoI it as Iniment, they know but little of
its power in easing pain when taken internally,
while others use it internally with great sue
c,ss. but are equally ignorant of its healing
virtues when applied externally We there
fore, wish to sly to all that it is equally
successful whether use internally or externally,
and it stands to-day unrivallrd by all the great
catalogue Of Family Medicines 1t is sufficient
evidence IF its virtues as standard medicine,
tn know that it is now used in all parts of the
world, aud that its sale is constantly Increasing
No curative agent has had such widespread
sale or given such universal satisfaction 1t is
purely vegetable compound, and perfectly
safe, even in unSkiliul hands.
Year: 1871

Let us do full justice to General
Butler, says the Albany Evening
journal. The Louisville Courier
Journal replies: You may do him
full Justice, if you choose. For our
part we never mix ourselves up with
the hanging Of anybody.
Year: 1871

The Biddeford Union says at the annual
meeting of the Saco Water Power Co. held in
that city Wednesday, unanimous vote was
passed that the Boston & Maine Railroad
Company should under no consideration run
their road through their yard. As the road is
already laid out, and the contracts taken, the
result will be that the road will run through
and the County Commissioners will be called
on to settle damages, and if the company will
not abide by their decision the matter will 60
up to the Supreme Court
Year: 1871

AMrEsTY.-The editor ofth Noun
tain Echo, has renounced his allegi-
ance to the ring, even at the sacrifice
of tie public printing, and now filings
his Independent banner to the breeze,
inscribed universal amnesty and un-
iversal suffrage" From a leading ed
itoria! in a recent number of his paper
we make the following extract:


care not our over Jealous friends
aware Of the fact that when they op-
pose amnesty and favor prescription
for opinions sake, they are fayoring
that which the Republican party has
always condemned as antagonistic to
the best interests of true Republic,
and that which we charged the South
ern people with being guilty of, before
the war, and Of which we justly COM
planned, prescription for opinions sake?
We do not expect that any considera.
bic portion of the now disfranchised
element will vote the Republican ticket.
But that makes no difference.


They have as good right to their
opinions as we have to ours. Many
of the most prominent rebels have al
ready been enfranchised; then why re,
fuse the same boon to the masses?
We need Peace, and We will not b.
blessed with it until all citizens are
permitted to have voice in choosing
their law makers. "But" says one.
"what will you do with the ku klux?'
Hang them when caught and convict,
ed. If the General Government can
send troops into a State to suppress;
the ku klux now, it could do it then
just as well. We have faith in the
honesty and good sense of the people
- the uiO'e people of the country who
will see the that Republic shall live if
late rebels do vote"


The above is the language of true
republicanism. Radicalism is another
and entirely different thing. The one
is respectable-the other too mean for
scorn.
Year: 1871

A cotton pickers velocipcde has
been invented in South Carolina, by
means of which a man may sit on a
cushion, under an umbrella, with his
cotton basket carried to hishand, ard
gather his crop. When his basket is
full, by simple reversion he can
transform the velocipede into a wheel :
barrow on which he can carry his cot
ton to the place of deposit without
even the labor of lifting it to his shoul-
ders. The same machine can be used
for pulling peas.
Year: 1871

ties ended the most horrible tragedy
we have ever been called upon to chron.
icle.


We are told that throughout the in
vestigation. the proceedings OF the peo-
pie were characterized by the utmost
caution and deliberation-it being the
expressed wish of every one present
that nothing be done too hastily, nor
without the most satisfying evidence,
The above statement of this shocking
affair may not be literally correct in
every particular, but we are assured
that it is true in the main, and sub,
stantially so in every particular. We
give the statements as we have them
from good authority, and refrain from
any comments. 1t is proper, however,
that we should state that the Young
man Norwood is of respectable family,
and has himself been generally re-
garded heretofore, as worthy and
deserving young man.


Since the above was in type, we
have received from a kind friend
full report of the trial, and confession
of Norwood, which We will try to pub.
lish in full in our next issue
Year: 1871

SELF TAUGHr.- Many men are
said TO be Self-taught. No man was
ever taught in any other way. Do
you suppose man to be a bucket,
to be hung on the well Of knowledge
and pumped full? Man IS a creature
that learns by the exerlion of his own
faculties. There are aids to learning
Of various kinds; but no matter how
many of these a man be surrounded
by, after all, the learning is that which
he acquires himself And whether
he is in college or out of college, in
school or out Of school, every man
must educate himself.
Year: 1871




Harper's Weekly, one Of the most
persistent and malignant prosecutors Of
the South, has at last taken ground
for universal amnesty, asserting that
the Republican party is strong enough
even if it is not wise enough, to be
magnanimous. Yet the very argument
which it uses in support of amnesty is
one which involves nothing, either Of
generosity or magnanimity-it is SIM
ply and purely selfish it is that if the
Democrats should unite with the mod,
crate Republicans, and thus secure the
defeat of Gen Grant, the new admin,
istration would Immediately remove
every disability, and the Southern
"Bourbons' would claim this as
victory for themselves, thus regaining
their lost leadership. Lest this should
be tho case, Harpers Weekly would
make virtue of necessity and would
grant general amnesty, claiming it as
an evidence of the wisdom and magma
nimity of the Republican party. Gree
ley. in commenting upon this position,
is rather severe upon his great CO.
worker, stirring up the Northern mind
to a sectional hatred of tho Southern
people; he alleges that whether a meas.
ure of general amnesty postponed for
more than six years from the close of
our civil war would be "magnanimous,"
is an open question; that it would be
eminently "wise," he thinks, does not
admit Of q doubt.


The fact that such ajournal a, Har-
per's Weekly, heretofore revelling in
the grossest and most outrageous Wilt
fcstion of the South, takes ground for
general amnesty, is evidence that the
ultra Radicals are becoming alarmed
at the prospect before them. Lering,
ton Press.
Year: 1871

A Wise Temperance Measure.


The law of the State for Ohio gives
to the wife the action of damages
for liquor sold to her husband to
the husband for liquor sold to the
wife; to the children damages for
liquor sold to the parents, and the
parents for liquor sold to their chill
dren. Judgments in these cases
Eare in lien, not only against the
property Of the vender, but upon the
premises where the liquor is sold,
no matter by whom owned. This
law has been vigorously prosecuted
in many counties, and this selling Of
liquor by saloons has, in many places,
been broken up. The plaintiffs
never have any difficulty in getting
verdicts, because popular feeling is
always against the saloon keeper
1t is, as a measure of Temperance,
much more efficacious than pro-
hibltOry law. 1t operates directly
upon the saloon. Under a prohibit
Ory law, liquor continues to be sold,
the purchaser being an accomplice
of the seller, and public opinion
being generally opposed to the law.
But in this case public opinion is
opposed to the saloons they are
looked upon as a perpetual induce
ment for men to become Ioafers and
idIers; and men drink FIVE times in
a saloon TO the once they would


drink at home.-[Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1871

Your every day toilet is part of
your character. A girl that looks
like a "fury" or "sloven" in the
morning is not to be trusted, how
ever finely she may look in the eve
ming. No matter how humble your
room may be, there are eight things
it should contain, namely: A mir
ror, wash-stand, soap, towel, comb,
hair, nail and tooth brushes. Those
are just as essential as your break
fast, before which you should have
good use of them. Parents who fail
to provide their children with such
appliances not only make a great
mistake, but commit a sin of omis-
sion. Look tidy in the morning,
and, after the dinner work is over,
improve your toilet. Make it a rule
of your daily life to "dress up" for
the afternoon. Your dress may, or
need not be anything better than
calico; but, with a ribbon or flower,
or some bit of ornament, you can
have an air of seIf-respect and satis-
faction that invariably comes with
being well dressed. A girl with fine
sensibilities cannot help feeling en-
barrassed and awkward in ragged
and dirty dress, with her hair un-
kempt, should neighbor come in.
Moreover, your self-respect should
demand the decent apparellng OF
your body. You should make it a
point to look as well as you can,
even if you know nobody will see
Won but YOURSELF
Year: 1871

Total, per year. 1896 81


Itwould be supposed that the men who
could engage in these wholesale robber-
les of the people could show no evil
dence of the presence of a sense OF
shame, yet such a Judgment of their
case would do them great injustice,
since the records disclose the fact that
some OF the men who were drawing
large salaries and not filling the posi-
tiOns for which they were drawing pay,
resorted to the use Of fictitious names,
being actually ashamed to draw the
money from the treasury in their real
names. Some of the persons whose
names were used do not even reside in
the State and have not so much as gone
to the city to sign the payroll, to say
nothing about their never having put in
an appearance to discharge any Of the
duties Of the offices which they are sup
posed to fill. The "ring'' used their
names, perhaps, for a small considera-
ton, drew large salaries for imaginary
services, and pocketed the money. We
might fill our columns with details il
Illustrating these facts, but it is not neces-
sary. The extent is not yet known, but
the amounts annually drawn from the
treasury in the shape of salaries for fic-
titiOus oficeholders were evidently very
large, reaching far up into the mil
lions.-CToledo Commercial.
Year: 1871

Labor is better paid under Protec.
tion than under Free Trade. His
tory teaches this fact the world over,
and no one can tell the truth and
deny it. Free trade is inscribed on its
banners, and no matter what indi.
vidual members of Democracy say,
free trade is the settled policy Of the
party. LabOrer, will you vote with
ia party whose policy is to lower
wages? Think of it.
Year: 1871

OUR MoTHERs.-Many discour-
aged mother folds her tired hands at
night, and feels as if she had, after
all, done nothing, although she has
not spent an idle moment since she
rose. Is it nothing that your little
helpless children have had some one
to come to with all their childish
griefs and joys? Is it nothing that
your husband feels "safe" when he
is away to his business, because your
careful hand directs everything at
home? Is it nothing, when his bus
iness is over, that he has the blessed
refuge Of home, which you have that
day done your best to brighten and
refine? Oh, weary and faithful moth
er, you little know your power when
you say, 81 have done nothing"
There is a book in which a fairer
record than this is written over
against your name.
Year: 1871

An old gentleman of eighty mar.
ried a young wife and in due course
OF time was presented with son.
On the day of christening the nurse
handed young master about, with
the usual exclamation that he was
the very image Of his papa.


Every likely, indeed p said a lady,
che has no teeth"
Year: 1871

California's latest curiosity is a
rooster with two sets of legs, one
set on his back. When he is weary
of standing in his natural position,
it is gravely asserted, he turns a
summersault and walks upside down,
and when he takes a drink he imme-
diately turns over so as to swallow
it more easily. But it is in free
fight that he shows to the greatest
advantage for he is a terrible fight
er, and when thus diverting himself,
looks like a revolving wheel, turn
ing summersaults incessantly, and
kicking in every direction.
Year: 1871

"Our boots are taxed by the tariff
so per cent" To put a stop to this
oppression, let every good citizen as
sist in booting the Radicals out of
Office Democratic Exchange.


Yes, and boot the Democrats into
Office; let them get up another rebel
lion, and then the tax on our boots
will be $1.2O instead of 60 cents.
Thes Democratics papers never tell
how much of the tax on articles of
every day use they are directly re-
sDOnsibIe for,
Year: 1871

GREELEY AND ONE TERM.-HoT-
ace Greeley, last January, when
elected chairman of the New York
central committee, made q speech
in which he delivered the following
brief and comprehensive essay on
his subsequent one term principle {:
"While asserting the right of every
one in his untrammeIed choice of a
candidate for next President until a
nomination is made, L venture to
suggest that Gen. Grant will be far
better qualified for that momentous
trust in 1872 than he was in 1863"
Year: 1871

A large portion of the Republican
party is dissatisfied with its present
position, mortified at the conduct
of the Administration and in a bad
humor generally, about the manner
in which the party is controlled.
Portsmouth Times.


Will the Times please mention who
they are? For overy dissatisfied
Republican it can rake up, we will
venture on finding three Democrats
more dissatisfied at the conduct Of
their leaders. How about New
York city?
Year: 1871

Touching Story of its Recital.


One Of her hymns-a favOrite in
many Christian families and congre-
gations-We must quote, not only
for It's own sake, but because there
is a story connected with it that we
wish to tell:
Year: 1871

= The symptoms of Liver
Complaint are uneaslness


and pain in the side. Some


times the pain is in the


shoulder, and is mistaken


for rheumatism. The stom-
ach is effected with loss OF


appetite and sickness, bowels


in general costiye,, some
stimes alternating with lax
d with pain, and dull, heavy
sensation, considerable loss
of memory, accompanied
with painful sensation of hay
ing left undone something
which ought to have been
done. Often complaining or


weakness, debility and low
ssnirits Sometimes many or
Year: 1871

The most singular incident OF in tho
eventful life OF Gen. Sam Houston,
and one never hitherto explained, WIS
his abandonment Of the Governorship
Of Tennessee, only threc days after
marrying young wife. lie became
a voluntary exile among the indians Of
the plains thereafter, was made O gteat
chief, and only reappearcd in public
life whom Texas was struggling for
independence. Tho Galveston New.
lifts tue veil from this secret chamber
Of Iouston's heart by this strange
narration: What We know about
this matter is so honorable to him that
We n, III Tor the first time put it in
print. We mny pr"mise that our in
formation came indirectly from ono
now deceased, who during her life had
had Il right to know what caused this
strange episode in the life Of tho great
man Governor Houston's first bride
was a Tennessee helle Of surprising
beauty and considerable social rauk.
She was, if not the afhanced bride, the
sweetheart Of neighboring gentle
man when Governor Houston sought
her hand. Her family being very am
bilious, forced the match and she was
married. After retiring tc her bridal
cham ber, her deportonment was such
as to casse him to suspect that, while
her hand was his, her heart was m
others. She confessed the truth when
inrorrogated, aud. while promising
fidelity aud wifely duty, declared her.


el unable 10 love him. lie at once
retircd from tho house. Ho then re-
signed his commission aud went among
tho Cam inches. In due course Of
tine the lady sou!ht and obtained d
divorce
Year: 1871

II was useless. She was as cold and
relcutless rs she had been warm aod
aHcctionatc.


Wo parted forever. Aud now, sir.


il seems to me that of the act, of my
life there is but one I would blot out
and that is the act that l once thought
so just and beneficial. o, if I could
Just suffer red.hot dagger through
my heart for every blow gave her, I
would gladly bear it if II would give
me back the pure loro of her glorious
womanhood.


Now that I can look coolly back over
the past there are many things in th,
the simple but bitter story Of my love
that appear strange. The ia her Of
Josie Milroy was one of The fortunate
men whom tho discovery Of oil made
suddenly rich. He had became
great financierer and successful specu-
la.or. His daughter and I met after
ten years Of our separation under such
vastly different circumstances, that
neither recognized each other until
that fatal evening. Sometimes still
hope she will repent, but have no proof
that my hope has reasonable tounda-
ton. | will wait.
Year: 1871

THE DEMOCRATIC "UNPLEAsANTNEss."


CONCORD, Jan. 2.-The recent effort of the
Democratic Central Committee to heal the
"little unpleasantness" existing between the
organs of the party in this city by the purchase
of the Patriot and 'People" and uniting and
placing them in clean hands is not likely to
succeed, although in charge Of some Of the old
est political managers of the party. The pro-
prietors of the Patriot say it would be great
sacrifice to them to thus dispose of their proper
ty, but if the good of the party demands it
they are willing, provided the proposition Of
the committee is carried out in good faith The
proprietors OF the People are understood to be
averse to the proposition, desiring to maintain
what influence they have in the State legisla-
ton, but are willing to purchase the Patriot
thus taking the political horse into their own
training. This leaves the newspaper breach as
wide as ever. The nominotion for Governor
probably lies between Hon. Albert r. Hatch oil
Portsmouth and Mayor Weston OF Manches-
ter.


THE SNOW.


PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 2-An inch or two Of
snow fell Monday morning, but there is no
sleighing except in the city limits.
Year: 1871

GALLERY OF PoRTRAITs.-Judge Morris Of
the Municipal Court is gradually adding to the
collection OF portraits of past and present mem
bers OF the Cumberland Bar, and judges of the
Courts. This collection is not intended to be
private one, but will be open to the public, a
nice and convenient room having been fitted
up for that purpose by tee city. If all the
members of the Cumberland Bar, past and
present. will devote a brief space of time to
this object, and each one furnish his portrait
the collection will soon be full. 1t will be re.
membered that Judge Morris, when he was
Recorder OF the Court. obtained a pretty full
gallery of these portraits, which went up in the
great fire of 1866.
Year: 1871

The Allen Mission have expended during
the past year over four hundred dollars among
the poor and the sick, and the dying. Go to
their festival this evening, and go before tea
and get an old fashioned snpper.
Year: 1871




FROM wITHOUT-THE WASHINGTON GIRL


AND THE HIGH COMMISSIONER.


WASHINGTON, March ga clever young
Greek said to morning stood on the AcrOp
oils and cast eyes over the wide empty plain whore
a city should be and huddled village is, washington
and Athens the two most improbable capitals In the
world" felt feeling OF homicda resentment at the
audaciOus comparison. l think 1 rather pleased
than otherwise 1t honor to sit at the table Of
the Barmecide though you got no pottage. There Is
something OF ineradcabo dignity about cities that have
seen better days. The forlorn beauty OF the temple that
crowns like a battered diadem the brow OF the citadel
h will make Athens venerable forever though nothing
but kennels and cabins should cluster al is base SO
that accepted the witty gibe and the fellowship 1t i'm
piled with pride than have felt when com
PLEASANT bouey yarder has said OF Fskyllle that 1t was
another Paris


But 1t begins TO look IA II capital improvable
In another sense than that intended by my Athenian
friend. There is only for improvement but a
tendency and purpose that way The growth has been too
gradual impress very vydy the impatient eyes resi-
correspondents and faggedou members But II one
Will remember what a dreary town II was when the
Northern troops poured into it In the Spring OF 1861
the contrast presented to-day becomes very striking.
Then it sprawed in helpless fashion over the wide ex-
tent of hill and valley that stretches from the Navyfard
TO Georgetown Iii ghts and f0reshorening from any
point Of view attanabe could bring IL into anything
like compactness. Ii seemed Ike feeble youth srnerng
from Overrowth and 1t was hard TO believe that the
ank members would ever be knit into harmony and hrm
But the impetus of the did not end with peace
and the town Is certainly growing In more whole
some way than before The skeleton frame Of streets
and avenues Is rapidly filling up and padding with sub
stantal brick blocks, aud occasional appartion OF
brownstone and French roofs adds most urban air to
the WIDE streets Tho Treasury building Is almost com
peteiy finished, and the chronic Disagreement OF the
H., %
oi the West End during the ia disappearing with
natural reluctance. Providence years ago assisted
the WORK of improvement here by bunng the Presidents
stables which stood between tho White House and tho
Year: 1871

AS look over the pages Of my lit
tie memorandum, the only relic in my
possession which calls to mind the
dark and bright times, as they occur
red alternately with myself and fel-
low soldiers during the strife between
the boastful southern chivalry and
the loyal American, it brings back
pleasant and unpleasant feelings that
cannot well be obliterated. 1t is some
times thought that much of the his
tory of the late rebellion was largely
exaggerated, but of this we desire to
say nothing. I will not put my judg-
ment up against any one who ought
to know the difficulties historians
must encounter, the prosecutions they
receive, and the unjust rewards dealt
out promiscuousIy for their strenuous
labor. The object is not to bring up
the dark side of the picture, but simp-
ly to relate some events that will be
more pleasant to the mind. While
some of US have seen what was COM
monty called hard times with soldiers,
we have also seen sEeh times that, to
q civilian, would not be pleasant, but
10 US they were furloughs-a leave Of
absence from the turmoil Of life to the
iLand Of Paradise"


Just now it seems to me hear a
hundred voices all exelaiming, as il
shocked with electricity. "Let the
past rest undisturbed, and talk about
the present; this is getting too old
Dear reader, let me put flea in your
ear-don't tell any one your thoughts
for fear some one might enjoy a treat
if you did so. If this has become OBJ
Year: 1871

Choose & room where the sun shines
in through the window, and then
block out all the light; by means of 4


shutter or otherwise, taking care that
all cracks are stopped. Then cut q


no about six inches square in the
shutter, and stop the hole with TWO or
three thieklesses of rich deep blue or
blush purple glass. A broad beam Of
deep blue or purple light FROM the sun
will thus stream down Into the other
wise dark room. Tnen hold in the
deep blue a bottle or other article
made Of uranium glass. Ornamental
bottles made Of this glass, which is
sometimes called 'canaTy': glass, be.
cause CT its light yellow color, are
commonly on sale at chemists shops.
They are plentifqlly made TO hold
smelling salts. and may cost from six
pence to three shiL,ugs each. The
blue light should be deep and not very
brilliant. When the uranium glass
bottle is held IN, the bottle will appear
to glow with great beauty, with al
tile brilliancy Of q glOwwOrHI, as il
white hot.