smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

As Mrs. Abraham Lincoln has again
been brought rather prominently before
the country on account of the sad con-
finement which her mental condition
has imposed upon her family, numerous
incidents are being published by different
people with whom she was brought in
contact during her residence at the
White House. The following was COM
municated to the Springfield RepubH-
can by lady of Washington 1t was
in that spring that the effort was made
to serve the Union cause through the
Ladies' National Convention-to pur-
chase no imported goods for three years
or for the war;" 1t was my lot to call
upon Mrs. Lincoln for her signature to
the pledge. She impulsively said she
would give her name most readily to it,
but thought that Mr.. Lincoln's consent
ought to be obtained before using it, and
some delay was created by waiting for
an opportunity to hear from him. 1t
was while waiting for this that I had an
interview of nearly an hour with Mrs. Lin
coin, and came away from that inter-
view feeling that never had found a
person more unlike the newspaper re-
ports of her than she seemed to be. We
talked much of the war, of slavery and
of the death of children, as mothers who
had both lost children could talk.


At the time Mrs. Lincoln was charged
in the papers with sending information
to the enemy by her sister, who had
recently been in Washington. To me
she said that she had refused to see that
sister, although generals of the Union
army had been sent to solicit an inter-
view. 81 would not let her cross my
threshold nor any one who was an enemy
of my country" said she. Of slavery,
and her own experience Of it while she
lived in slave State, she gave me some
very interesting recitals, and her express
sions were strong enough to satisfy any
abolitionist. / remember that she said


"Mr. Sumner. says no wishes my hus-
band was as ardent an abolitionist as ]
am." | ventured to allude to the way
in which she had been misrepresented
by the papers, and that I thought the
truth ought to be told about her, par
ticularly that the charges in relation to
her rendering "aid and comfort to
the enemy by her sister should be cor
tradicted. Oh" said she. "it is no
use to makeany defense; all such efforts
would only make me target for new
attacks. I do not belong to the public:
my character is wholly domestic, and the
public have nothing to do with it. ]
know it seems hard that 1 should be
maligned, and I used to shed many bit.
ter tears about it; but since 1 have
known real sorrow-since little Willie
died-all these shafts have no power to
wound me. If could lay my head on
my pillow at night, and feel that I had
wronged no one, that is all 1 have wished
since his death" This was said with
pathos and an emphasis of sincerity
that confess 1 did not listen to with
dry eyes. She talked much, as mothers
will talk, of the child that had died, OF
the peculiar nearness and dearness OF
the "mother's boy" as Willie used to
call himself, and left her with my heart
running over with sympathy toward q
woman that had hitherto estimated, to
say the least, not highly.
Year: 1875

A Negro Atteapts TO Outrage Youag


Hhtte Lady Of Somerset County, Ma.


The True MarylaBder, published at
Princess Anne, Somerset county, Md,
publishes the following:


George benson, negro, who says he
halls from Talbot county, Maryland, was
brought to town last week and commit
ted to Jail charged with attempting 10
commit rape upon Miss Cox, young
lady OF this county, about 10 or lS years
of age, and the daughter of highly re.
spected citizen Of Pot ato Neck, CAPTAIN
Elijah Cox.


It seems that this negro ha / been dred
ging last winter with some vessel from
that part OF the county, and after the
oyster season was over he was employed
by Capt. Coz. Miss Cox sleeps In q bed
room of the back building, and on the
night when the attempt was made, she
was sleeping in her bed just underneath
a window, which was up and only secu.
red by the shutters being closed (as she
was in the seco nd story. A ladder was
placed on the sill of the window, and UP
this ladder the negro went, pried the
shutters open with his knife and got on
the bed. The lady was awakened By the
touch Of somc ones hand on her leg, and
springing up she screamed for help, and
was told hush" three or four times
Her brothers heard her screams in an.
other room and came to her assistance
at once and in time to save her. The in.
famous villain, hearing them coming, ran
down the. ladder and escaped to the
kitchen where he was captured and So
cured. We are informed that he was
kept securely tied in the corn house all
night and watched by the brothers, W be
would have dispatched him on the spot
had the father OF the young lady not In,
tervened and saved his life. Constable
D-yden took him In charge the neyt day
and only saved him from lynehing at the
driving them. We are told that he CON,
fesses his sins and admits the charges
He now lies In Jail to await the action o,
the grand jury at the October Term o,
Year: 1875

THE Circus. TO morrow Coles great
New York and New Orleans circus will
exhibit on the college grounds in this
city. This circus has during the past
week been exhibiting down the State and
Peninsula with great success. 1t is doubt
less worthy of large attendance.
Year: 1875

N .PRENIX, May 26.-Harvesting in this valley has just got fairly started, and the I liking of agricultural machinery has been one Of the industries for the past few weeks. Everything now indicates rapid \ harvest, the principal cause of which is 1 the high price of grain at the present time, while grain on the Gila can be bought for Il one and One-quarter to one and One-half, Il dealers here are firm for two and one-halt II cents, and are not disposed to sell even at | that price. Everything seems to indicate | a much higher figure for barley than what was obtained last season. The cause of l this raise is the small quantity produced | thIs year. Last year there was upwards of

 four million pounds of barley raised in the valley; add to this the amount re- maining over from previous year, some thing over one million pounds, would make the amount Ot barley in the mar ket here last year about five and one. half million pounds. Nearly all of this amount was consumed, not more than two or three hundred thousand pounds now re- maining on hand. A careful estimate has been made of the crop which is now being harvested, and the most sanguine do not come up to three million pounds, heinz d difference of about two and One-hali mil lions in the amount of barley in this mar ket between this and last year. How the Icoutractors who have taken contracts a | low rates will come out, is a problem which they can solve at their leisure.

 The new firm of Smith & Stevens is showing considerable enterprise. They have induced the Pima Indians to come from the Giia here to sell their wheat, and this morning cir store was crowded with the guileless savage, each having his par | eel of wheat. The wheat is of this years crop, and is the first in market and is as good, solid and as free from droSs as wheat in any country.

 At a meeting of the principal citizens of this place, it was unanimously resolved that the present system of irrigation was q detrim ent to the farmer and prevented in a measure settlers from locating in this the largest tract of agricultural land in

 Arizoua. To remedy this and have perma-

 nent water throughout ths year, cor poration was formed assuming title of

 the Montezuna ditch company. Articles

 of Incorporation were filed and an assur

 ance given of fifteen thousand dollars to

 com mence the work was at once given by

 the leading farmers and business men of

 PheulX. A temporary board Of directors

 was elected, consisting of Dr. MOeller of

 Prescott, K. s. Woolsey of Stanwix, and

 John Smith, Geo. E. Mowry, c. H. Gray,

 P. HOlcolm and John A. Chenowth of

 Phenix. The company propose to em-

 brace all the arable land in the valley in

 the compass of their canal, and to own

 and operate the canal at their expense,

 pany will also be liable foI damages if

 they fail to furnish wa:er in sufficient quantity when called for by the farmers. By this arrangement the farmer will have nothing to do but tend to his crop, and the ditch company just furnish him water. The stock books of the company |are now open for subscription here, and Twill be sent to Tucson and Prescott us |soon as possible.
Year: 1875

IT is said of James Lick that several years ago he had an extensive strawbe patch, and when his employees were en- gagged picking them and discovered eating any, they were instantly discharged. A young man applied to Lick for a situation, and being posted in answer To inquiry, told Lick that he could not eat strawb ber- ries, that they soured on his stomach He was employed and spent the balance of the day with one hand picking for the market and the other for his stomach. At night Lick enquired how he got along, "Oh splendid" said the young man. Then take some wine with me. But no sooner was the wine down than the strong emetic with which Lick had drugged it, commenced to work, and the young man disgOrged strawberries all over forty acre lot, and was last seen going toward San Francisco, limpsy as rag, being helped along by the toe of Lick's boot.
Year: 1875

WE learn from The Sentinel that Judge Porter and wife have gone to San Diego Also that McGeHry and Wolskill have fin- ished shearing their large band of sheep, and that the average yield Of the whole flock, including lambs, will be over six pounds per sheep.
Year: 1875

Thou shalt have no other wife Lut me, nor shalt thou dream of other omen.

 Thou shalt not take unto thy house any beautiful sly, brazen image of Q servant girl to make love to when my back is turned, for am jealous wife.

 Honor thy wife's father and mother wear smile when they meet thee.

 Thou shalt not be behind thy neighbor. but ou,shine him in dressing thy wife and babies

 Thou shalt let thy wife have the last word in every row.

 Thou shalt not get drunk, or go to bed with thy boots on.

 Thou shalt not say nice words to other ladies in my presence, or praise them in our privacy-remember am a jealous wife.

 Thou shalt not stay out after nine o'clock at night, nor snore at my side, nor kick in thy sleep.

 Remember, oh thou Benedict, these commandments and keep them holy, for they are the law and gospel.
Year: 1875

Sharon.

 There is considerable grumbling among the tax payers at the course adopted by the selectmen in regard to tramps. If am correctly informed, they, Qhe selectmen.) with liberality as unusual as it is extra ordinary, and which would bespeak for them very laudable humane feelings were there Tot generally supposed to be some extraneous circumstances to influence their action, gave orders to the landlord of the Sharon hotel some weeks ago, to entertain such trsmps as made application, at one dollar head per night, at the expense of the town, and the consequence is the num- Der of tramps that wend their way into this village in the evening. and depart at noon has increased so rapidly that l am told the average is about 40 week, and tue rumor is, which, however, cannot trace to any trustworthy source, that on all the roads for miles around squads of tramps may be seen at all hours marching on with their faces set toward Sharon, as of old the children of Israel did toward the Promised Land. ... We are not quite snow bound yet but we can boast of having about two feet of the commodity on a level, and think that with moderate Care and an occasional replenishing, we can make it last until about the fourth of July. ALPHA.
Year: 1875

LnARN A TRADR.-Young MAn-were l to advise you, would say: learn trade Horace Greedy said ''Go west :" but say learn trade first learn it well, learn to be an expert in whatever department you d. rect your attention, you can then Ego west, " and the trade you have learned, if you choose to make it SO, will te equal to a cash capital several thousand dollars in in come, and far more reliable, as you can never loose it, the more you use it, the more valuable it will become to you. To learn trade does not necessarily lncapsci- tate you for filling any station in life that you may fit yourself for and be called to occupy, whether it be laborer. gentleman, or president of the United States. Johns on was tailor, and Grant tanner, SO you need not despair. Look about you, and the men that adorn the highest stations in private or public walks of life are mechan. ics, in any event 1t will not unfit you for any station in which circumstances or acci dent may place you. Your mind will b, enlarged and disciplined you will have ar eye for order and adaptation, and the arti sans cunning to perform. In the day O diversity, when all other resources fail you can fall back on your trade for live lihood and it will surely not fail you 1T your hour of need. Fortune and friends may desert you, but the cunning of you hands for skilled labor will remaln. Whel 1 see SO many young men about the street. with no occupation or aim cannot but re fleet, what will be their future in life Young man look about you. Can yo' point out an honest industrious mschani in the enjoyment of fair degree of healtl who has not been prospered in greater O less degree. The skillful, enterprising me chanic in any department of mechanics art, will always command respect. Ther is certain dignity in honest labor; con

 scious pride in your profession that vii stir ulate you to high and noble aspiration which will susely lead you to fill an exal eG station in life. MY.

 Salisbury, Ct., Mar. 8, 1875.
Year: 1875

When I was boy there was but one DIT manent ambition among my comrades in our village on the west bank of the Miss issippi river. That was to be a steamboat man. We had transient ambitions of oth- CT sorts, but they were only transient. When circus come and went 1t left us all burning to become clowns; the first negro minstrel show that came to our section left us all suffering to try that kind of life !; now and then we had hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit Us to be pirates. These ambitions faded out, each in its turn; but the ambition to be a steamboat man remained.
Year: 1875

Mother.

 Mrs. William Evans, of Seymour, cut the throats of her two children with a razor Monday morning and then nearly severed her own head from her body. The shock ing deed was first discovered by neighOor named Joman, who had charitably shov- eled path through the snow to the house to sec if the family needed anything, On entering he was mortified at seeing the two children weltering in their blood, while near them lay their mother with terrible gash in her throat, and the blood stained razor by her side. One of the children was babe of six months aud its httle throat was gashed in fearful manner. It's life cannot be saved, but it is possible to save the older child, boy of six years. The mother was insane and will die from her wounds.
Year: 1875

It is to the interest of missionary socie ties to diffuse the statement by M. Moca, a French savant, that ''the flesh of the Concession is bitter and salty, while that of the negro is of much finer flavor, and will keep much longer"
Year: 1875

IlPRovED REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION BY
THIS SHERRF.-We are requested to call
the attention Of the public to the sale by
auction to be made tomorrow at noon, at
the Merchants and Auotioneers' Exchange,
Royal street, by the civil sheriff of the
parish Of Orleans. Said sale comprises;
A certain lot of ground, with the build
ings and improvements thereon, situated
in the Third District of this city, forming
the corner of GoOdchildren and Marigny
streets For full particulars AND terms see
advertisement.
Year: 1875

While all has not been said that could
be said IN favor of rye for fall, winter,
and early spring pasturage, enough has
been said to convince the most skepti-
cal that it pays. Rye is a. hardy and GER
tain crop, and rarely tails. Rye sown
early in the fall will endure the winter
frosts better than almost any grain. An
other advantage is, that 1t affords such
an early and abundant supply of green
food In the spring, when 1t is so much
relished by stock. By having patch OF
rye adjoining the feed lot, the cattle may
be kept yarded longer, and thus give the
grasses on IN the aS pasture time to get large,
nutritious bite for the stock, and all dam
ger Of injury to them, or injury to the
land by the tramping oft when too wet,
will be avoided. BY all means sow the
winter rye.
Year: 1875

TIE FAIR AT ODD Fellows Hail.
The fair tor the benefit Of the American
Rifle military company commences this
evening, and promises to be one of the
grandest affairs Of the kind ever held in
this city. The hall has been beautifully
decorated, and the arrangements are
most complete. Many new features have
been introduced to make it attractive
and pleasant for those who attend. and
we add, go once and you will be sure to
go again. Articles tor the fair can now
be left at the hall.
Year: 1875

Mr.. Ferguson had reached his nearest
station in safety, had sent back the wraps
his careful wife had guarded him with,
and started by the ten O'Clock train TO
Fordham.


The rain beat on the windows as the
train flew along in the darkness. and
presently prolonged whistle told him
thai they were approaching a certain
junction where he would have TO wait
some ten minutes or so.


Two or three lamps on the platform by
which they drew up, showed some few
passengers and couple OF sleepy porters.
Another train had just come in from an
opposite direction from Fordham, now
only fifteen miles distant; ami some oil
Year: 1875

A good-looking barkeeper at a downtown hotel
lie popular with the gentlemen and q great favor
ite with the ladies. Sometimes the rartfality OF
the fair sex for his company leads him into do
mestic trouble, for this young man is married
Last Saturday evening when near dusk he was
standing on a corner engaged in eonversation
with bewItching Camsel, and Just as the talk
became Interesting. who should turn the corner
but bis wife. Here was dilemma but he proved
equal to the emergency, and suddenly recollect-
ing or imagining probably that he had sent back
to the hotel for bis um brella, he cried out to a
you hurry and get n Umbrella; do you want to
keep me waiting all night?" The wife passed on,
apparently not noticing her husband standing on
the sidewalk or hearing his voice Yesterday
morning. however he appeared with 0 lengthy
scratch on the side of his face, which he said was
caused by rolling on pillow with too much starch
In It. The Eash-Woman should be Instructed TO
PICK cut all loose duger-nails In the future before
dipping the slips into the starch
Year: 1875

ment in business should not bring this de;
preston, but It did. Then, again, loss OF
friends or property, or failure in some great en-;
terprise. was cause Of dependency. Elijah had
not been selfish man. He had seen his work go
backward, and the very men who had shouted for
E tIiUmpS.d @ 1s liz had been fundsmsnt
ally .t


though he had been man of determination when
things went well. The second and deeper thought
The man who failed in business had not par
ticle Of fear that he would ever come TO want,
that ne would not always have bread Il was 81! si
position. If Gods providence saw ft that his
neighbor should rise above him, why should he
give to some adversely and to others prosperity;
deicy ' He was va exalted that was humSis When
ly. he was not crushed nor despondent.


No man who went out Of this world by his own
hand, who was crushed by dependency, came
upto


THE FULL IDEAL OF DUTY.


1t was folly for him to forsake his post OF duty
and leave bis family to suffer.


Elijah said, "Lord, 1t is enough" He had suf-
The Lord did not bring forth fruit from the tenn
pest and the earthquake, and the reaction that
Elijah had met was the necessary consequence of
his style of labor. God had made each Of them
for his own purposes, and when they were de.
pressed and others compara atively exalted should
they be Qeep0ndentT Iney snoulQ marx IL In all
their lives that despondency was a sin. They
should not call it q conventional or an excusable
thing.


1t seemed to be an offset to the dsy-dreams of
youth. These day-dresms were harmless so long
as they did not lead to q neglect Of duty. God
had seen fit to set over against these dreams
darker hours, when they were tempted to de-
spond. They should mark it. and when tempted
to despondency rise above 1t. Americans were
unwise, he said, as people in matters Of finance
and speculation. In the Old World business
went on quietly, and men rose, but Americans
were In a new country, and had


A vENTUREsoNE SPIRIT,


but they were becoming like Europeans, and
were getting TO be q stable people. They would
have to consent to walk along together, and he
thought that it would be q happy thing when
they did. This that caused despondency was
rising up in great and healthful revolution.
They should mark the causes that led men to Ven-
true and despond.


Preachers, he said, desponded. The very man
who, 1t was thought, would be the last, had been
the first. They should mark it in others and
guard themselves against 1t. Why should he de-
spond If his brother rose above him2 The Gospel
recognizes the fact that even the best Of men fell
under detection. They should see their error,
their folly and selishness, and look up to their
Redeemer, who would carry them through. The
great mission of the Saviour had been to make
men humble, SO as to Mt them for heaven, and be-
fore entering heaven came this humiliation.
Year: 1875

About Z O'Clock last evening IRE was discoy-
cred in the bakery of Herman Bochel, at the cor
ner of Thirteenth and D streets southw west, which
was oecasioned by defective iue about the bake
oven and resulted in little loss beyond batch of
bread. Fifteen dollars will cover all damage. No.
engine was promptly on hand, though no alarm
was struck, but the fire was eXtinguished without
calling the engine into service.
Year: 1875

This evening the fourth of the Memorial church
excursions will take place. The Pilot Boy will
leave her wharf, foot of Sixth street, at o'clock
and reach it on her return promptly at IL. An
elegant lunch, hot coffee and Ice cream will be
served on board. The Pilot Boy, Captain Byles
will be in fine trim Ger the reception Of the party
which, like the others, will include some Of the
very best people in town. It is q great excursion
for family parties and the children, and is unex-
ceptionsble in every particular. The steamer
will run down as far as salt water.
Year: 1875

If weakness Of the stomach is allowed
to become chronic, the following evils su-
pervene-Digestion is permanently i'm
paired, the system is imperiectly nourish
ed, the blood becomes thin and watery,
the bile being unemployed for digestive
and evacuatve purposes, enters the circu-
lation through the thoracic duct, and
injects itself into the superficial vessels,
giving to the skin and whites of the eyes
the saffron tinge indicative of biliousness.
Headache, nausea, constipation, pains in
the side, palptations, heartburn, dizziness
and many other harrassing symptoms
which accompany the arrangement
above described, which if unchecked is as
sure to be followed by serious disease, as
the rising of the sun by its setting. 1t is
manifest, therefore, that an inability of
the stomach to act upon the food should
be overcome without delay. The invigor-
ating influence upon that organ of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is speedily felt in the
disappearance Of all the disagreeable
symptoms alluded to. The prescribed
mineral remedies for general debility
usually fail to achieve any lasting result,
because they do not invigorate the stom-
ach ; Hostetter's Bitters always succeed,
because that is their primal effect. The
very fact that they are such an excellent
stomachic constitutes them one Of the
best general tonics in existence. To re-
store digestion is the final step toward the
recovery of health, when impaired by any
of the multiIarious complaints which
spring from dyspepsia, and that step will
be found to have been taken by the inval-
id who has availed himselfof this famous
anti dyspeptic remedy.