smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

A. T. Goshorn, Director General of the Ma
tional Centennial, is here, and filed with the
Secretary of the Interior, the anual report of
the Centennial Commission as required by act
of Congress. Mr.. Goshorn reports that the en-
terprse is moving forward with encouraging
rapidity. The buildings are all under contract,
and will be fully completed by Feb. 1, 1876.
The work of preparation is so well advanced
that the failure which marked the opening day
at the Vienna Exposition cannot occur at Phil
a delpha 1t is not the purpose of the Com
mission to apply to Congress for an appropria-
tion to aid in the erection of buildings or other
work of preparation. This has been amply
provided for, and while an appropriation would
give additional success to the enterprise, the
Commission feel that the Exhibition is guaran-
teed without regard to aid from Congress. In
the report filed the Commission will ask Con-
gress to make an appropriation to provide for
the premiums to be offered contributors. The
amount of the appropriation asked for will not
exceed four hundred thousand dollars. The
Commission will also ask Congress to author
ize the President to detail at least one regi-
ment of United States troops for guard duty
during the continuance of the Exhibition. The
report will be accompanied by tables and
drawings, showing the extent of the buildings,
their cost, and purposes to which each will be
devoted. Mr.. Goshorn is convinced that every





Exhibition on the 1st day of May, 1876.


THE PRESIDENTS LAST MESSAGE.


The Presidents message on coast defences
which was read in the house Wednesday after
noon, did not produce the impression on the
house, as a whole, that it did on those mem
bers who noted its language with care, and
who Observed that its tone could scarcely have
been more urgent if the country were really
threatened with a naval conflict with some
foreign power at an early power at an early
period. Indeed, the President seems to regard
It as a certainty that future wars must be
provided against by the present congress, and
to this end be wishes the 1914 Rodman guns
converted into ri1ed ordnance at the earliest
moment, and the means provided for the con-
struction of still larger guns. The message
derives its significance from the fact that the
President is known to tavor hostile policy
toward Spain.


THE CHoCTAw CLAIM.


The Choctaw claim came up again in the
committee of the whole Wednesday, and MIR.
Harris withdrew his amendment requiring
payment of money to the treasurer of the
Choctaw nation and its disbursements under
the supervision of the Secretary of the Treas
ury. This action, it is safe to say, weakened
the case of the claimants, since the fact is well
understood that the strictest precauton is
necessary to prevent the diversion of large
amount of this money into the possession of
the harples who hover about the Capitol. Mr.
Comingo's plan, it was thought, did not suffi
ciently guard against this danger; and, al
though the amendment was saddled upon the
Indian bill IN committee of the whole, and
then sustained by the house,-l3g to 9S.-tLe
bill itself was refused a third reading by q vote
of Ill to 120.
Year: 1875

THE president of the statistical office at
Berlin says that the five millards paid by
France has not Unidentified Germany for the
capital it has, lost during the last sixty years
by emigration to this country. He thinks
that the emigrants from North Germany
alone have advanced the development of this
nation by fifty years. Well, we are ready to
be advanced another half century.
Year: 1875

OF the children who attend the public
school in South Carolina, 5S,964 are colored
and 45,774 white. Not quite half of the
school population has yet been provided with
facilities for free education, but even such
provision as that is vastly preferable to the
prevailing ignorance before the war.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty OF good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1875

In excluding George Q. Cannon from a
seat as Delegate in the House of Representa-
tives Congress deserves praise. 1t is a mani
fest absurdty to admit an avowed polygamist
to seat in a boky which may have to legislate
upon just that question. 1t is said however
that the Mormons entertain no apprehension
of adverse legislation. Their objects of fear
are not Congressman but milliners. Fash
ion is weakening their women in the true
faith faster than laws are their men. The
opening of railroads brings hundreds of we'll
dressed women to Salt Lake City every year,
and their fashionable costumes are working
destruction to the church. The Mormon
women clamor for just as nice dresses, and
express a very poor opinion of religious sys-
TEN which doesn't provide for or az least tol-
crate "nobby" attire. The Mormon elders
are aghas., for no man they say, unless he
owns shares in the great silver bonanza can
afford to dress twenty wives in the latest
New York fashions.
Year: 1875

Consumption is caused either by hereditary predis
position the effects of damp cold or derangement
of the digestive organs and consequent want of nour
ishment to the system. 1t commences with small
hard tuberces being deposited in the lungs from the
blood which undergo softening from an infamma-
ton of the parts, and ends in liberation and the
opening of passage from the lungs to the bronchial
tubes, and the matter passes Oft by expectoraton.
The spos thus left vacant unite ard become cavities,
leaving large holes in the lungs, and unless this is
stopped and the parts healed up it will prove fatal
With the lungs thus dsordered, the stomach and
liver are deranged and cannot digest the food nor
prepare healthy blood to strengthen and nourish the
booy. These organs must first be put in an healthy
bv t,a off
Year: 1875

which strengthens and gives tone to the stomach,
and creates desire TOR food at stomach prepared by
the Pill to receive it, which can easily digest it and
prepare good blood and nutriment for The system.


Then the diseased lung of the consumptive needs the
healing and purifying effects of the
Year: 1875

They cleanse the stomach and liver thoroughly, con
tain no calomel injurious ingredient, and act up
on these organs without producing any pain or weak
ness TO the body The next thing to create an ap
netite This is effected by the
Year: 1875

There is much larger number OF Whining
tonians at Atlantic CITY, tins season, tLan has
been usual The enterprise of the railroad
management, and the large number of excellent
boarding houses many Of whom advertise in
the Commemorative attracted our people, 80
that Atlantic is getting almost ar much patron
age, this Summer, from this city, al Cape May
Year: 1875

he arose he was very weak and tremu-
lous. He dressed himself and went out
into the kitchen, where he saw his wife
standing by the fireplace, with g napkin
bound round her head. He went to her
side and laid his hand upon her shoulder.
She turned and looked into his face, but
he did not speak He only kissed her
and then went out.


Only kissed her, What did it mean.
Mary Todd caught her hands over her
heart to crush back the sudden, surging
hope. 1t were madness to hope now.
And yet, with the impress of the kiss
upon her cheek, and with the memory
of the look that had accompanied it,
she sank upon her knees and wept and
prayed.


John Todd went away into the woods
where he wandered until nightfali, and
with the last cleaning of the setting sun
he was upon his knees, his palsied hands
reverently folded, speaking a vow to
Heaven that his home should be once
more happy if he could make tso.


Out of the darkness of desolation,
even i'll the midst of ruin, comes the
angel of hope and promise to the stricken
home. Mary heard, and saw, and took
heart, and gave her smile and blessing
to the work.


That was twenty years ago. John
Todd has kept the faith from that day
to this. He is beloved, respected and
honored wherever he is known; and
happier woman than his wife is not to
be found anywhere.
Year: 1875

WHAT we want is men with little
courage to stand up for Christ. When
Christianity wakes up, and every child
that belongs to the Lord is willing to
speak for him, and, if need he, willing
to die for him, then Christianity will ad-
vance, and we shall see the work of the
Lord prosper. There is one thing which
fear more than anything else, and that
is the dead, cold, Journalism of the church
of God. Talk about the false ''isms. ="
Put them all together and l do not fear
them so much as dead cold Journalism
Talk about the false ''ismsl" There is
none SO dangerous as the dead, cold,
Journalism, which has come right into
the heart of the church. There are so
many of us just sleeping and slumbering
while souls all around us are perishing.
l. ID. MOOdu.
Year: 1875

AStLouis exchange relates an instance
of the pride of child who struggled to
keep up appearances, in way that was
touching to witness. The hopelessness
of the erdeavor was plainly made mani
fest to her by the well-meant action of
her teacher, and the facts are these:


Just before the close of the last session
of the public schools in this city, an in
cident took place which, as an iilustra-
ton, is more than touching. At one of
the schools numbers of the pupils were
in the habit of bringing luncheon with
tiism. which. they ate together. Among
those who did not go home for dinner,
the teacher in particular room noticed
little girl who always sat looking visit
fully at her p!ayuates when they went
out with their luncheon, but who never
brought any herself. The child was neat
Iy but plainly clad, and the closest stu
dent in school hours. This odd action
of the child lasted for some time, when
one day the teacher noticed that the
little thing had apparently bro's her
dinner. The noon hour came, and
the children as usual took their lunch
and went out TO eat it, the little girl re-
f-rred to alone remaining i'll the room,
with her dinner wrapped up in paper
on the desk before her. The teacher
advanced to the child and asked her
why she did not go out TO eat with the
rest. at the same time putting out her
hand toward her package on the desk.
Qnick as thought the girl elasped her
hands over it, and exclaimed. sobbing:
Don't touch it, teacher; and don't tell,
please, it, only blocks"


Aud that was the fact. Having no din
ner to bring, and being too proud to re-
veal the poverty of her family. the child
had carefully wrapped up a number OF
small blocks in paper, and brought the
package to present tine appearance of a
lunch IL was nothing mere ridicu-
Ious incident in school life; but it was
sufficient to make older and wiser heads
than hers sad.
Year: 1875

-NEm ADAh LA4AAteB -AEl44A 10


Vice President Wilson has been
making a speech at Philadelphia, In
which he expressed hisfears that "there
is In the country to-day a counter-revo-
luton against the colored man." We
can only assure the Vice President that
it must be a very quiet revolution, for
we have heard nothing Of it. He also
laid it down as a principle for action
that "the condition of the colored man
must be improved What improved
again? A great deal of money and
some blood have been already expended
on these Improvements; and, as in
the case Of a man who is altering bis
house, we should be glad to know when
the Job is likely to be finished. Is it
not almost time to think about the de-
STABILITY Of improving the condition
Of the white man? he may be inferior
to the black, but still he is "a human
being.
Year: 1875




The following letter has recently been
received by a prominent banking firm in
this city:


JACKSON Tenn. Apr. 18th '75.


DEAR SIR: l hope you will pardon me
for troubling YOU with this letter but / ask
this as a favor on the 18th Jany there was
a gentleman by the name Of OStOcktOn
stopped here at a Hotel kept by a widow
lady and represented himself as having
made his million Of dollars on Wall street
and retired from business and was travel
ing down South here for his health. He
also represented himself as standing a
A. one. with your firm and that
YOUR firm would cash his check for any
amount but notwithstanding his wealth be
sbiDed out and managed 20 beat the lady
out of SIS dollars and beat several other
Hotels on his travels through here. When
be left this place he left all the Baggae he
had which was a dirty shirt and paper
collar which speaks well for a wall street
retired million Heir. II you can give me
auy information Of this man % Stockton)
vou win do me a favor hoping to bear soon
/ am very Truly etc. ). K. KNOX,


p. S. since writing the above learn be
did not leave the dirty shirt but stuck II
in his over coat pocket.
Year: 1875




1 do not like this place at all, and hope
that we will soon leave. SNe have attended
some very pleasant parties, one given by
the King, another by our Minister and a
grand Suan, native feast, where we all
had very nice time. There were six
large tables about six inches from the
ground with straw mats around the sides
for the guests to sit on. On the table was
everything you could think Of-roast pig
and rOst dog, chickens, live shrimps, poi
and lots of native dishes, raw fish, raw
PORK, etc. OF course We were obliged to
taste everything and had to eat with our
fingers, not a knife, fork, spoon or anything
similar allowed on the table. Each one
had towel and bowl Of water provided,
and we all had to sit down tailor fashion.
A lady would dip her finger into the poi
and you would follow. Poi is a native
dish about the consistency Of dough, and
the aristOcratic people use one finger, 9th
ers two, and the low class three. 1t is very
nourishing, and l think | will like it after
awhile. can assure you that dog tastes
very nicely, and think you would like it.
Year: 1875

The Federal Supreme Court Against


Ii Eight TO One-The Court no Long


er Afraid of Congress.


Washington Special to the New York Sun.


Although there has been no formal con-
ference or vote on the Louisiana case,
which involves the constitutiOnality OF the
Enforcement acts there is good reason to
believe that this high tribunal, by a most
decided majOrity-perhaps as strong as
eight 10 one-Will sustain the decision Of
Mr.. Justice Bradley in the court below,
and declare all this vicious legislation TO
be void and without any constitutional
warrant.


As grave political questions are at issue,
the opinion will be reserved until the meet
ing Of the court next fall, when the first
great blow will be given to that reckless
aud partisan system, which has been up
held by violent legislation and daring dis
regard of the fundamental law. The
Supreme Court, like other human institu-
tiOns, has its imperfections. 1t is not in
different to public opinion, and the revOlu-
tiOn i'm the House Of Representatives has
served in some degree to emancipate it
from a standing menance and vulgar as
sault, while Butler was Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee, ready to enunciate
the most atrOciOus doctrines and backed by
a corrupt majority, always willing to accept
the worst and most desperate measures.
Year: 1875

Later reports to the Courier Journal
give more favorable information as to effect
Of tie recent unreasonable frost upon the
tobacco plants throughout Kentucky. 1t is
not now believed that serious injury was
done.
Year: 1875

THE OsTRIcH.-A Arab chief vas lyin a
sleep one day, wen he was woke up by feelin
some thing in his trousers pockits. He saw it
was ostrich, and lay still to see wot it wud do.
First it took out his peg top and laid it one
side. Then it took out his kite string, wich
was wound on stick, and put it with the top.
Then all his marbles was took out, and laid
away too. Then some cotton reels, and some
peeces of cole and two slate pensils and lump
of chok, and d bras button, and some totty, and
tack hammer and hanie of nails, and sys-
ter shell, and a rubber Dol, and a steel per, wien
it piled I'D to one side; and the last thing it
foun was iackpife with thirty-two blades


Wen it had got every thing it could fine in the
chiefs pockets, it went and stood over the pile
and ct Que thing after other till it had every
thing but the jacknife, wen it see the chief a
settin up watchin it. So it took the jacknife
and turned it over and over, and tasted it, and
put it down, and pick it up agin, and at last
brot it to the chief and laid it down a little way
of, and stood back and lookt wishful Then
.be chief he said o, / see how it is; you dom
like to eat such a nice mossel as that without
you git the fiavor of it; you want it peeled Sc
the chief he opened all the blades of the knife
and laid it DOWN, and the ostrich come up and
swollered it and smiled and licked its bill, like
| it said wot a delishous kanfel And the chic


felt almoce as if he cud taste it hsself.
Year: 1875

THE first decade since the surrender OF
Lee, the practical end of the rebellion, will
be completed tomorrow, Friday April D.


Few people at so recent date remember
this most notable day in the history of our
nation. When another decade shall have
been finished, there will doubtless be those
who will deny that such an event ever took
place. The fact that sixty of the leaders who
surrendered their arms after four years OF
bitter war against the nation,are now among
its law-givers, is an unanswerable vindica-
ton of the Republican party from the charge
of vindictiveness or an attempt to keep alive
the animosities or even remember the crimes
of the past. t..
Year: 1875

The Lord family in New York are feeling
very unhappy. Right on the heels of the
developments in regard to canal frauds
comes the account of stupendous swindlt
in connection with the Rochester water
works. This undertaking is under the man
agement of the same men who are the lead
ing spirits of the canal ring.
Year: 1875

ENCOURAGING reports come from Georgia
relative to the success of tea culture. The
plant grows about three feet high, and yields
about three ounces of tea. The leaves are
picked aud dried in the same manner that
sage leaves are cured. This is much differ


ent from the Chinese manner, but very good
tea is said to be the result.
Year: 1875

FAST DAY without game of ball is much
like Thanksgiving without turkey or Fourth
of July without fire-crackers. So to-day
throughout tie State of Maine will be re-
garded as no kind of day, for the tardy
snow refuses to vacate the roads and fields in
order to make way for the boy with the ball
and bat. There will be fewer broken fingers
than usual when the sun goes down.
Year: 1875

THE great Lick property will probably be
wasted in actions at law. The trustees OF
the deed of trust claim that the disposal OF
the property was irrevocable, and choose to
go to law rather than give up the trust. Mr..
Lick says that he has suffered torture from
the agents of benevolent societies to which
he had not made benefactions. They were
continually at his bedside importuning him
to amend the deed so as to include them.
One of the reasons for the revocation was
the evident determination OF his relatives to
test the validity Of the deed in court.
Year: 1875

The Commercial still ekes out its venom
at Senator Bayard, and, in its issue of
Monday, it says


That was a noble rebuke which Sen
ator Conkling administered to Mr.. Bay
ard for his insult to the heroic Sheridan.
It also shows very plainly that although
the spirit OF rebellion is rising from its
ashes the people will not permit the he.
roes Of our late war to be thus foully
slandered. We thank Senator Conkling
for his utteranees


Why does it not leave such dirty work
as that TO its Representative in tlir other
House. Senator Conkling is undoubted-
ly the great peacock of the Senate. This
bird delights to spread its tail when il
screeches, and so does Senator ConEllng
But the prophets whose predictions are
made upon the noise of the gorgeous
fowl are not SO unreliable as the late
spread eagle speech of the Senator whC
took occasion to sprinkle his dirty water
all around the Senate Chamber, and il
would be strange indeed if Senator Bay
ard could escape. While the Coo,a,.rci,,
abuses Senator Bayard, it is gratifying
to his friends 20 witness the fact thai
his course in reference to Louisiana ant
Sheridan is lauded by the entire Demo
cratic press. and the ablest Of the lndr
pendent papers, and even many of tn,
Republican papers.
Year: 1875

The Commercial varies with the politi-
cal circumstances. Some time previous
to the election it wanted representation
according to population. II then modi-
fed its tone and advocated equal rep
resentation." What that meant We were
left to infer. But now the election is
over and again it says;


Representation according to popula-
tion is the only true theory, and the only
one which will definitely settle the ques-
ton. Why tinker at the subject e


The people of Wilmington have not
petitioned for representation according
to population, nor have they asked for
the division of New Castle county into
two counties We do not believe the
people Of New Castle county demand
their full right, viz Representation ac-
cording to population; nor have they
demanded division of this county. We
believe the people Of Wilmington and
New Castle county would be satisfied
with u fair and moderate increase in
their representation. Certainly the
large population of Wilmington Hun
dred ought not to be without represen-
tation at any time in either House. She
should always be represented in the Sen
ate as well as in the House. If the
State was districted and each member
represented district Wilmington would
no doubt get more than she NOW asks
for. And this would be the best plan !;
but it could not be done without State
Convention. Experience has taught us
long ago that State Conventions were
tedious processes and their work in the
end may come to nought.


A slight increase in representation now
would tide us over the hard tines and
in future years We might be better able
to stand such expensive processes as a
Convention or the division Of the coun-
ty. The latter process, it seems to us,
would not satisfy the people.


# it We're divided we would have foar
counties to be sure. with an addition 10
the Senate of three members, making
that body twelve instead of nine, and
seven members to the House, making
that body twenty eight instead of twenty.
one. But that would not give us equal
representation, as the following figures
showing the votes cast in each Hundred
Year: 1875

Here we see at glance how unequal
the representation would he. Nothing
would be gained but seeming equality
with the lower counties Now we should
think the people in those counties would
much prefer that the State should be
divided and each member made to repre-
sent a district. However, the difficulty
might be overcome for the present by a
fair increase given to New Castle Coun-