smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

Mr.. Pinchback will not get the %2O,OOo
recently awarded him by the Senate III pay
ment for three sessions of arduOus lolling on
the Senate sofas The House refuses to con-
sent to the appropriation and cuts oil a
Democrat also, Mr.. Sykes, from smaller grab
OF the same kind. This is one reduction, at
least, for which the Democratic House Will
not find it necessary to apologize before the
end of the fiscal year. If it should result IN
the establishment of precedent compelling
gentlemen who lay claim to seats which do
not belong to them to pay their own hotei
bills, an OLD abuse would he swept away
Year: 1876

DETROIT, July II, 1870,
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


Tho proposition of tho HERALD to donate 81, 900
toward q monument to General Custer will crafty
many hearts In Michigan. There are at least 2, 900
scattered this State who followed the gallant
Custer from the Potomac Five Forks, ecnoing his
wild shout the CT arge made; feeling such love
fo- him sons feel for iathers and grevng now as
sons gricve whom fathers hearts, beating proudly
In the prime Of li.c have been suddenly stilled.
Few knew his great heart cool mind and his desper-
ate daring as did his Michigan cavalry brigade They
followed hm the skirmish line they rode after him
fields and marshes and along the highways and
when his golden locks streamed out behind in tho
mad charge they a battlcnng for men TO rally on
We wanted him for hero lie lived here with us !:
he moved among u.s. and hc felt that he was one OF Us
To-day there Is mourning in almost every village In
Michigan some old soldier wipes tear from hrs cyc
low voice tells hts hearers that General Custer
tonder- hearted mother as brave "a lion
and as dashing and daring any cavalier OF old
Men sorrow to-day and they will grieve TO- morrow
and next week and next year. and tho gray hairs will
como and turn 10 snow white before those who rode
after " our little gcnera' can think OF him withou
the heart growing lnrgcr.


We wanted his memory TO ourselves bat wo will
share It, The HERALD Is great and influential news
paper II has led of and let II go iuriher. Michigan
will contribute TO a national monument for General
Custer, othcr States will contribute and will rear
to his memory something that perish By nrc or
food something that shall each heart boat faster
with prdc even while IL groves over tho dust OF the
man whose inspiring shout ncrved TO desperation
and whose so voice would bring tears TO their eyes


A. QUAD.
Year: 1876

To THE EDfroR HERALD:-


win you permit an old officer to mako suggestion
based upon your recommendation that o monument
should bo erected to the Custers2 Instead OF erecting
monument TO General Custer would It not be better
TO make q collection among our married mon to assure
Mrs Custer competency for lfes She is now reduced
to bcggary and will have to await tho tardy action Of
the Pcnsion Onco to insure her $50 per MONTH Do
you not think that II Custer himself could speak he
would prefer bread for his widow . stone for him
sef2


During our latc war 30 many officers were compli-
mented with swords when their children needed shoes
that have often thought how much better It would
have been 10 have presented their families with paid
up policy for reasonable amount, rather than giving
them sword for which they had use tho ono they
already owned being quite sufficient to all prac-
tica purposes.


When Custer went into battle he was we'll man.
What would DO the pocuniary condition Of his wife n
no fes But he no doubt, thought that apprcci-
ativc, generous people would take Of his widow
II you will take hold Of this matter with your usual
spirit and vgor, and mako Mrs. Custer's cause your
own, she will bo quickly placed above want Yours
truly, NIB.
MICHIGAN'S LOVE FOB HER DEAD


HERO.
Year: 1876

New YoRK, March l3.-Cardinal Me-
Closkey is seriously i'll, suffering from
general debility. Tho fatigue incidental
to his journey to Rome and his arduouS
religious lab0rs have affected his health,
80 that he was not able TO appear in the
Cathedral yesterday.
Year: 1876

VIZ notice that Mr.. Il. NJ. Delaplaine
Of this city is alluded to as possible
candidate for Congress on the Democratic
side Of the house. This announcement is
calculated to add to the troubles OF our
friend Good, who, up to this time, has
been supposed to have n tolerably clear
dell so far as the city was concerned.
Mr. Good will OF course remember that
new man in the arena is always
dangerous contingency, rs for in
.,ance, in the case OF Dick Brown,
who appeared in the race for the
Sheriilalty, like clNpof thunder out Of
clear sky, and took the lead at once.
The people have curious way Of their
own, every once and awhile, Of leaving
old stagers in the lurch and taking up
With new love. We therefore caution
Hanson to look out for this new Rich
mOnd in the field.
Year: 1876

A Story OF CUSTER. When men
have pounded the saddle for days at
a time without any ''let up;' when the
horses are worn down, riders clear
tagged out, and no prospect Of a rest,
then a good man may do q desperate
thing in his despair. Such a thing
came under the writer's observation
one day in the Shenandoah valley.
The late General Custer was killing
men and horses in his desire to locate
each and every one Of Early's out
posts, when, as we rode along a turn
pike, hungry trooper suddenly
spurred his horse to the front, rode up
beside Custer. and drawing slice of
pork from his haversack, thrust it out
and fiercely said:


General Custer, where in thunder
is your commissaryY


"Here she isl" shouted the General
in reply, fishing up rusty ''hard tack"
from his pocket. ."Here she is, and
III trade you some of my hard tack
for some of your pork!"


That trooper is still living, and
when he heard of Clusters death he
wept like child.
Year: 1876

have taken up on my ranch on Squaw
creek one stray mare, dun or mouse col
ored, with star in forehead. Has no
brand Also one two year old FLY, same
color, belonging to the mare The owner
is hereby notified to prove property, pay
charges and take them away. If


DENNIS CROWLEY.
Year: 1876

The managers of the Maine Central Rail-
road are quite sanguine that the ensuing year
will prove one of the m ,st satisfactory 10 its
history. In the first place, the whole line is
in most efficient condition and ali of the de-
partments of its business are under the dirsc


tion of experienced and faithful men. In the
second place, the receipts the past three
months are fully up TO those of the CORE
spending months OF the previous year, and
the outlook at this time is better than it was
year ago. During the past six months of
the year which has just closed, the extrava-
CANT policy which characterized the Lothrop-
Woodbridge administration of the Eastern,
was largely in operation. The Maine Central
was compelled to pay its part fer the general
managers, the general ticket agent, the gen.
eral freight agent and such other "generap
functionaries Of the then Eastern managers
were pleased to appoint. Ali this is changed
through the determined policy of Gov. Co.
burn and such of his associates as opposed
the reckless management which resulted in
the downfall as the Eastern magnates and
now the road is one of the most economically
managed in New England. The present board
is so made up that harmony will prevail in
its counsels. 1t is also good omen that
Hon. j. B. Brown takes the place of Messrs
Hill and Whittemole on the Board.
Year: 1876

WE can but express the opinion that the
rejection of the nomination of Hon. p. P.
Burleigh to be Land Agent will prove to be a
grave mistake. Mr.. Burleigh is a conscien-
tious and careful man. fully conversant with
the details of the office and is better able to
close up the affairs of the department than
any other man. The attempt of certain gen.
tlemen to break down Mr. Burleigh are more
creditable to their persistence than their ap
probation of the public interest. The matter
is now beset with perplexities. There is but
one other applicant for the position and be
demonstrated his unitness to manage the
affairs of the Land Office several years ago.
Year: 1876

AS indication of the revival of trade is men
toned the increase in the demand for post
age stamps. the sale for the month of Janu
ary reaching the unprecedented amount OF
S3,500,000. Since the 30th of June, 1876 the
Postal department has sold 90,000,0O0 of
cards, whereas the sale during the entire fs-
cal year which ended on that date was only
10 100 OOO
Year: 1876

THE man who was once Republican but
who has fallen from grace and now purposes
to vote the Democratic ticket puts in his an
nual appearance, ahead of the birds this year,
in the columns of the argus. This time he
spells his name with B. The argus read
ers will encounter him under various aliases
during the campaign, and it may save them
some anxiety to tell them that he is she,
and her name is Harris.
Year: 1876

The attempt to push the Payne capitula-
tion through the House in order to enable
the Democrats to keep the vexed financial
question out of their national convention
will probably fail, and there is prospect of a
warm fight at st. Louis unless the hard
money men yield everything.
Year: 1876

The way the Democracy have taken to
reach resumption of specie payments is sug-
gestive of the old story of the traveller who
enquired the distance to Manchester. s1f you
keep along the way you are going it's twenty
four thousand niue hundred aud some odd
miles," was the reply, "but if you turn right
round it's about three" The Democracy
act in the spirit of the maxim dear to the
hearts of lovers, that the longest way round
is the nearest way home.
Year: 1876

ONE of those newspaper correspondents
who write long letters about nothing ven
lures to remark IN moralizing strain that a
good book is much more valuable than dia
mond. Let him go into the market, either
to buy or to sell, and unless his diamond has
as TO value will undergo sudden change.
Year: 1876

We DO not read Anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The namt and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensa oe not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty ti good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

right to touch. Not content with swindling
the government he swindled the railroad OF
which he was president and the children of
which he was guardian. And in Democratic
eyes he is as good as Mr.. Bristow.
Year: 1876

The South Carolina Democratic committee
in their address of sullen acquiescence in the
presence Of troops say that they wait with
patience for the success of the Democratic
party to which they look for the restoration
OF their rights. 1t behooves the Northern
people to ascertain the rights OF which South
Carolina have been deprived, and what priv
ileges are to be granted to these men in case
of Democratic restoration.


The rights which the Democrats of South
Carolina have been prevented from exercis-
ing by the presence of troops in that state
are, the right to kill negroes, the right to
drag men from their houses and shoot them
because they refuse to vote the Democratic
ticket, the right drive colored men into
the swamps and white men out of the state
because they are Republicans, the right to
burn churches and school houses, the right
to nullify the constitution and the laws of
Congress. These and these only are the
rights which can only be restored through
the success of the Democratic party, rights
which the Southern people will exact in that
event. If the people of the North wish to
see these rights restored they will vote for
Tilden. If not, they will vote for Hayes.
Year: 1876

IT is evident that Republicans are gaining
in the doubtful states, and have every pros
pect of carrying the most of them, and so Sc
curing victory. That is good; but it is not
enough. 1t is essential that Republican vot-
ers shall secure not only majority but
large one in the states which are surely theirs.
Here in Maine there is no possible question
of Republican success; but for all that there
should be no apathy in regard to voting.
Though the Democrats have no hope of car
ryng the state they are actively at work to
make such demonstration as will give them
hope for the future and give also false idea
Of the political sentiment and condition of
Maine. The overwhelming Republican sem
timent here should be made manifest, and it
can be manifested in only one way-at the
polls. 1t is highly necessary that every Re
publican in Maine should exercise his right
of suffrage next Tuesday.
Year: 1876

ARTEMUs WARD said that when the lion
and the lamb should lie down together the
lion only would get up, there would be no
lamb to rise. Hearing the Democrats talk
about the ''aliied forces" of Democracy and
reform, one is reminded of the genial humor-
lists remark given above. When the Demo
cratic lion gets into power there will not be a
reform lamb long,
Year: 1876

The Democrats can get any reeded major
lty by the shot gun which they want, but
somehow in the long run such tactics are of
no avail. They tried it in Kansas and Ne
braska to save slavery, and now thoses are
two of the strongest Republican states. The
Kansas war developed John Brown, and
John Brown touched off the charge which
blew slavery out of existence. That is the
way the original shot gun worked, and the
new campaign with it will finally come to a
similar inglorlous termination.
Year: 1876

THE history of this country is rank 10
Heaven with the fact that whenever the
South wanted to consummate a scheme for
its own benefit it has always found North
ern Democratic President mean and weak
enough to use as its agent.
Year: 1876

The great issue is not hard or
soft money, civil service reform or
the tariff question:, but whether
violence and disorder shall control
this Government or the sentiment
of the law-abiding people. The
South would secure the control OF
the Government by violence, and
the Democratic party is but the
ally of the South.


Gen. Banks. Liberal.
Year: 1876

Tilden'S letter Oh rebel claims
Is a man who robbed the revenue
through perjury and fraud likely
TO be very nice in his construction
OF the l4th amendment.-his
promises TO obey that amendment!
Year: 1876

When there is a family of five or six persons, more or less, and all want to go to the morning service, and stay to Sunday school, their appotites are pretty we'll sharpened by the time they get home, especially if there is ride of two or three miles. have experimentcd in various ways that we may have our dinner as soon as possible after getting home, or each ono begins to help him self, which causes much confusion and spells the meal. I find that by leaving the teakettle on the stove, and filled, with little ire, the water is in condl- tion to boil quickly, and mush is soon prepared. In cold weather nothing 1s better than oyster soup, which requires but a few minutes cooking. A good meal is quickly prepared by having chicken made ready over night by dress ing and stufling, and when 1t is ready to put into the oven when the family sit down to breakfast. 1t requires little care, and is nicely Drowned by church time, and keeps warm in tho oven until wanted for dinner. I find it great help to have potatoes ready to warm over. Often meat is boiled or roasted on Saturday, which rclishes woll cold. A rice pudding, made without eggs, and left in the oven, is nice with sugar aud oranm
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the Milwaukee Sentinel states that, over thirty years ago. in Leeds, Greene county, N. Y., his attention was one day attracted by the plaintive cry of cat. Looking into Q garden an adder was seen near the cat. The cat seemed to be paralyzed by fear of the adder; she kept up the plaintive cry, as if in great distress, but did not take her eye off the serpent, or make any attempt to attack or escape. Soon the snake saw that human eyes were ob- serving him and he commenced to crawl slowly away. II then," continued the writer of the narrative, "concluded to release the cat from it's trouble. I took garden rake and put it on the snake s back, and held it without hurting 1t. As soon as I had the snake fast in this posi- tion, it raised it's head, fattened it out, and blew, making hissing noise, and something resembling breath or steam came from it's mouth. When that was exhausted removed the rake, and the adder turned over on it's back, lying as if dead. With the rake turned it over on it's belly again, but it immediately turned on it's back. This was repeated several times. At last it was taken out of the garden, laid in tho road, and we all retired to watch it's movements. It commenced to raise and turn it's head slowly Hooking about the while) until entirely on it's belly, and started at full speed for little pool of water ill the road, from which it was raked out and dispatched"
Year: 1876

Harrisburg, Pa., had visitor few days ago whose mission was to uneartb some $6OO he had buried in camp Curtin while soldier there ill war times. The story seems somewhat shadowy. It is to the effect that the stranger was par ticular to inquire for the main entrance to the camp, and succeeded in reaching 1t by the aid of pocket compass. Com mencing his excavation he brought to light a cigar box containing the sum stated in greenbacks, pocketed the amount, and invited a number of spec tators to take drink. The money, he said, was received by him as bounty in 1864, and in the fear of being robbed he buried it,
Year: 1876

In discussing our jury system, FfG,ak LesGe'S Illustrated Paper says that, in an action in New York city, involving nearly hundred thousand dollars, after a long trial, and after lucid charge by the judge, one of these intelligent crea- lures arose and asked the judge to oblige him by explaining the meaning of two words which had been used good deal during the trial-the words "plaintiff " and defendant" And ill another case, tried in the supreme court, being an ac- ton to set aside certain conveyances of trial had lasted more than 8 week, and the jury had been deliberating over their verdict for several hours, when, at their request, they came into court for further instructions, and one, apparent ly the most intelligent of them, coolly stated that the jury did not understand what was meant by conveyance. In civil actions for libel juries frequently shine forth with dazzling radiance, and woe to the unhappy journal that comes before jury which includes among it's members a man who has ever been men, toned in disagreeable manner by any paper, if it were only the chronicling of his arrest. Reports of judicial proceed ings are privileged if published without comment, and yet not long since one of our leading dailics was sued by a noted parsonage for publishing what was ad- mitted to be an accurate report of a criminal proceeding, introduced by a heading in capitals: " The last of Count Blank"; and for these five words a New York jury gave verdict for seven hundred and fifty dollars. It is true that on appeal the general term re- versed that decision, and on a new trial judge was found fearless enough in the discharge of his duty to determine that the plaintiff had suffered no damage by the addition of the words complained of, and the action was dismissed.
Year: 1876

DID Nor Do IT.-The death of a woman in Louisville, really caused by heart disease, was attributed for while to poison, as she died immediately after drinking ale that her husband had bought, and he had habitually ill-treated her. An inquest made the truth clear, and her husband then said 1T ain t no darned fool. A doctor told me she had the heart disease, and couldn't live more than year, so wouldn't run my neck into moose by p'is'ning her whe n the year was most up, would II"
Year: 1876

It is the cry of the infant, just from the cradle it is the only balm that will heal the wounded heart in youthful days. Mother, I'm hurt, mother, I'm tired" mother, sing to me, rock me, tell me stdfies." It is always "mother" with the child and the lad. No one like mother. No hand that falls on the fevercd brow as often as hers no words so sympathetic as those that pass her lips. The house would be a grave without her. Life would be a dreary, thorny road without her warn ing voice and guiding hand. A father may be kind, may love not less, but the her soft lullaby songs :; the caresses of her gentle hand. All childhood is a mixture of tears and joys. A kind word brings smile, harsh word sigh, a fall is pain, toss joy. The first foot steps, weak and trembling, grow stronger by the guidance of mothers love.

 The little wounds, the torn clothes, the trials, all vanish at the words of a mother, and there is built up in the heart of every man an edifice of love and respect that no crime of his can top pie down-no dungeon cell affect.

 And 8 lad grows to pc man only to find that "mother is the same. If he errs, she weeps i; if he is good and man ly, she rejoices. Hers is the only love that lasts-endures forever.

 The wolf of starvation may enter the door, but her love is only tried to shine the brighter. All the world may call her son criminal, but the mother only believes it not. Trials may beset you, storms gather over you, vexations come, ruin drag you down, but there is one who ever stands firm in your cause, who will never leave you. The criminal on the scaffold has suffered in feeling be- cause his bad deeds would cause pang in mothers heart. The low and wretch ed, dying in some dark abode of sin, have died with the name upon their lips. There is no praise like her praise, there are no sad tears that pain us so much as ho1o
Year: 1876

He complained that life was failure
that there was nothing now under thu
sun; that he had found out the cold
ness and hollownsss Of friendship. and
that no sensation could arouse him from
the apathy that was steep,ng his soul In
torpor. when q man tossing brown pa
Der from q warehouse to q wagon smots
him on the pit Of The stomach. and gave
him q sensation which knocked the
wind and nonsense out Of him at one
and the sama time.
Year: 1876

The San Luis Obi.po. California,


stage vas upset in the river the other
day. and the passengers were rescued BY
an Indian who throw lasso over their
arms and drsw them one BY one 70
shore. lie then took them singly on
his horse and carried them across the
stream 70 place Of safety. They made
up purse Of Si20 for the good Indian.
Year: 1876

A curious fact in regard to the marriage
of John Kemble, the actor, is told in
Bannister's Memoirs" One of the
daughters Of anoble Lord, formerly hold
ing high office, but then living in retire
ment, had fallen in love with the grace
full and snowy actor merely from seeing
him on the stage. Kemble was sent for
by the father and, to his astonishment,
acquainted with the circumstances. The
noble Lord told him further that it was
in his power to do him either great evil
or great favor, and that if he would do
the latter, by relieving him from all ap-
prehension of the lady's indulging her
phantasy, and relieve him effectually by
marrying anyone else for whom he might
have an attachment, his wife should re-
ceive a dover of $4,000. Kemble i'm.
mediately proposed to Miss Brereton,
pretty actress in the company, and the
marriage took place without delay. But
the amusing part of the tale is that the
afflicted and magnanimous father in
stantly recovered his spirits and lost his
memory. On being. applied to for his
thousands he, declared that he had no
recollection whatever of the compact,
uoi any W wy luSoj luitnVi lnuH sOLne
general conversation on such matters
with the Every intelligent person.; add
ing that if he was to pay 1000 for
every whim of his daughters he must be
made poorer than he ever intended to be. Z"
1t is believed that Kemble never got
shilling from this very sensitive noble
man, and that for the rest of his life he
attached new value to the vulgar
etiquette of signing and sealing before
hand, even with the most plausible of
mankind.