smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

SMALLPOX is supposed to be most con-
tageous during convalesence, therefore
strictly observe that the patient does not
mingle with the family until the scabs
are entirely off and only after a thorough
publication by washing and entire change
of clothing. After the patient is well or
leaves the room, let it be purified by the
use of disinfectants, by whitewashing and
scrubbing the paint with soap and water,
and let such rooms or apartments be well
aired before being again occupied.


Have the patient placed in one of the
upper rooms of the farthest removed
from the rest of the family, where is to
be had the best ventilation and isolation.
Keep the room constantly well aired. Re
move all carpets and weolen goods, and
all unnecessary furniture.


Change the clothing of the patient as
often as needful, but do not carry it while
dry through the house, but first place it
at the bedside in bucket of scalding wa
ter before the removal from the room.


A correspondent of the Stockton (Cal)
Herald gives the following as sure cure
for smallpox:


| herewith append recipe which has
been used to my knowledge in hundreds
of cases. 1t will prevent or cure the
smallpox, even though the pittings are
filed When Jenner discovered the cow
pox, in England, the world of science
hurled an avalanche of fame ON his head;
but when the most scientific school of
medicine in the world-that of Paris
published this recipe as a panacea for
smallpox, it passed unheeded; it is as un-
failing as fate, and conquers in every in
stance. 1t is harmless when taken by
well person. 1t will also cure scarlet
fever. Here is the recipe as | have used
it and cured many children of the scarlet
fever; here it is as | have used IT and
cured the small poX, when learned ply
sicians said the patient must die:


"Sulphate of zinc, one grain; fox glove
(digitalis) one grain; half a teaspoonful of
sugar; mix with two tablespoons Of
water


When the above has been thoroughly
mixed, add four ounces of water. Take
a spoonful every hour. Either disease
will disappear in twelve hours. For q
child, small doses, according to age. If
cities would compel physicians TO use
this there would be no need of pest
houses. If you value advice and expert
ence, use this for that terrible and dread
full scOurre
Year: 1871

The French National Assembly effected
an organization on the 9TH by re-electing
President Grevy and the Vice Presidents
of the last session.


The solicitor of Kelly, who was ac-
quilted of the murder of High Constable
Talbot, but still awaits trial on lesser
charge, intends to commence criminal
proceedings against six London journals
for the publication of libelous articles
against his client.


The appointment of Jules Ferry as
French Minister to the United States has
been officially promulgated.


In his message to the French Assembly,
which was read on the 7th, President
Thiers deplores the Indebtedness of the
country, but says it is due to the machi-
nations of the Emperor Napoleon. He
advocates the establishment of a general
compulsory military service in war time,
and proposes the limitation of the annual
contingent to 80, 900 men in time of peace.
He says France sympathzes with the
Pope in the maintenance of his spiritual
independence, and will, in case of need,
give the Holy Father a vigorous support.
The Grand Jury have found true bills
against Kelly for discharging pistol at
officers Grimes and Mullins at the time
of his arrest.


An imposing demonstration was made
at Birmingham, England on the evening
of the 9th, in favor of radical reform in
the House of Lords and the limitation of
its power to defeat or suspend beneficial
and progressive legislation of the House
of Commons Resolutions were adopted
protesting against the principle of
hereditary legislation, and demanding the
withdrawal of legislative functions from
the benefit of the bishops.


Recent reports say the scarlet and black
fever was working great havoc in Quebec.
The disease had been prevalent for some
time past, but had only recently assumed
avery aggravated form, and attacks young
and old


The Prince of Wales was reported to
be dying on the evening of the Sth. The
excitement in London was intense, and
immense crowds of people gathered in
front Of the newspaper and telegraph
offices, anXiously seeking information con-
corning his condition


A motion was made in the French As
sembly on the Sth for the removal of the
seat of government to Paris. 1t was
thought the proposal had a majority of
the Chamber in its favor.
Year: 1871

hbAN thhh olA lNNis nhNlnS NldleIh slnNt
the last hostile gun was fired between the
armies then arrayed against each other, the
one for the perpetuation the other for the
destruction, of the Union it may well be
considered whether II is not now time that
the disabilities imposed by the Fourteenth
Amendment should be removed. That
amendment does not exclude the ballot, but
only requires the disability to hold Office of
certain classes. When the purity Of the bal
lot Isl secure, mNiorties are sure TO elect
officers rejecting the views of the majority.
do not see the advantage or propriety of
excluding men from office merely because
they were, before the rebellion, of standing
and character sufficient to be elected to posi-
uons requiring them to take an oath TO sup
port the Constitution and admitting the
eligibility OF those entertaining precisely the
same views, but OF less standing in their
communities. 1t may be said that the former
violated an oath, while the latter did not.
The latter did not have IL in their power to
do so. II they had taken this oath, IL can
not be doubted that would have broken it,
as did the former class. II there are any
great criminal distinguished above all others
Year: 1871

For the General incidental expenses of the Indian service in Montana Territory, presents of goods, agricultural implements, and other useful articles and to assist them to locate in nermanent abodes and to sustain themselves by the pursuits of civilized life, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior fifteen thousand dollars.
Year: 1871

SENATORIAL JoKE.-One of the Cincinnati pa
pers has started a story one of the California
United States Senators, (but which one is not
stately and it is going the rounds much to the
injury of Caifornia's sending out representa-
tives not easily taken in. The story is to the
effect that the nameess Senator who was stop
ping at the Metropolitan Holel, in New York,
jumped in a hack and ordered the driver to take
him to Niblos Garden, which happened to be
under the same roof with the hotel and the en-
trance to each about twenty feet apart. He was
taken around nineteen blocks and landed safely
at the theater, where the hack was kept waiting
until the theater was out. The Senator was
taken back around seventeen blocks, to his ho-
tel and paid the hackman fifteen dollars for fare.
1t was not until the next day that our Represent
ative learned where the laugh came in. OF
course, both our Senators will repudiate the
yarn, or perhaps each will claim that it was his
colleague.
Year: 1871

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. From experiments
lately tried by one of our most skillful chemists
the fact seems welh established that certain arti-
cles, such as old wearing apparel, well dried
wood, ETC., are capable of generating sufficient
heat to induce combustion without the applica-
ton of fire. piece of old cotton saturated
with linseed oil and packed in a chest with old
papers and rags, he found, after eight days, so
shriveed up that the rags looked as if they had
been held near the fire. Again, some old rags
to which no oil had been applied were wrapped
up with two or three matches and placed in a
tin box, which was hung in a loft exposed to the
rays of an afternoon sun during very hot weather
After three or four days Of this test, the box in
which the rags had been deposited found to
contain only some we-blackened cinders. In
short, the various tests proved very satisfactory
we think, that not few of the fires g supposed
to be the work of incendiary," are caused by,
perhaps, a rag which has been used with benzine
by the frugal housewife to clean a coat, or by
the heat which is known to be generated from
articles of silk, cotton etc., shut up in a close
room.-Home and Health.
Year: 1871

the important organs of the body either for health or
disease. Keep them strong and vigorous and all will be
well allow them to be disorered and the whole system is
sick Brsols sarsaparila and Sugar Pills are pre-
pared expressly to act the liver and stomach Every
bilious disorder and every arrangement digestive nnc


ons are controlled and strengthened by these two great
remedies. For sale by J. Barnickel, Weavervlle 5sB
Year: 1871

AN anti-ChneSe meeting in San Francisco has
adopted memorial to the Legislature praying
for the support of petition to the President
and Congress to interfere for the suppression of
Chinese immigration.
Year: 1871

Es- The old style Of presenting each
guest at wedding with box, contain
ing liberal slice of wedding cake to take
home and dream on, has again come in
fashion. and is much more sensible and
agreeable to all parties than having a
very elaborate cake in the center Of the
table for every one 10 look mt.
Year: 1871

We were pleased TO find in the last issnc of
the Journal, article from the District Attor-
ney Of this District. in response to ours OF the
previous issue of the COURIER. the subject of
tho public roads and the roa, law of st. Landry.


We look npon his article a very clear, full
and satisfactory statement of the situation. We
are satisfied that neither lie, nor the District
Judge is responsible for the unsatisfactory con-
dition of our public roads.


We did not, even before this article from the
District Attorney, believe that either he or the
Judge were liable to any fault finding on that
score; for the Judges charges at at least two
previous terms Of his Court, on the road law, and
the obligations of road oversecrs, to the Grand
Jury, is fresh in our memory: nor have we for
gotten the characteristic energy, earnestncss
and promptncss displayed by the District At
torney at the time. i'll his efforts to render ef-
fective the charge of the Juige, and to enforce
the law. His action in the premises not
lost upon us, any more than it was upon all WHO
have the prosperity Of our entire Parish at heart


These efforts, we thought then. and now say
had on excellent tendency, and deserve well of
the citizens of our Parish.


We are gratifed now to learn. through the
article above alluded to, that the obstacles to
an efficient and prompt execution of the road
law, that formerly existed. have been removed :;
and the promises Of the District Attorney in this
connection give us unfeiGned pleasure. for lie
must be assured that We have great faith III
them, and entertain no doubt whatever as to
their fulfiilment, if that be possible.


We therefore, would add to his, oar note of
warning to road overseers, who may hereafter
be found to be delinquent. Let them have q
care that they do their whole duty, and do not
fail to make others, whom the law subjects to
their authority for the benefit of the public, do
their ,rhoie duty. Let them but emulate the
example of fearlessness and energy in the dis
charge of duty, given them by the District At
torney, and St. Landry will yet get out of the
"slough of despond>~in which she has been
''stieking7 for some years past. With good
roads, good bridges, and q rigid and stern en-
foreement within her limits Of the laws, she will
regain her lost position among the Parishes of
the State.
Year: 1871

~ Governor Walmoth, Immediately
after his triumph in the election of a
President of the Senate, signalized his
victory by annulling the contract with
most of the country Radical organs which
have. lived Off the public treasury with
out any corresponding benefit to the pub
lie This is a step in the light direction.
The printing bill is one Of the greatest
Of all the Radical outraGcs and it is Il
wonder that the people have submitted
to it as long as they have. Let Gov-
crnor Warmoth follow up his reforms
and he will find the people operating
with him on all sides. Nor are the fol-
lowers of Oscar J. Dunn wanting i'll
their promises of reform. They have
already given ont that the infamous
election bill, the Militia Bill, and the
Constahnaly bill shall be repealed at
an early day in the next session. This
will eDtItle them to Il great deal of
praise. With these odions bills off the
statute book the people can then have
4 fair election and the affairs of the
State will then be placed in the hands
of men who are competent to manage
them.


We shall therefore. look forward with
much interest to the assembling of the
Legislature in January. We hope to
see at least one session Of Il carpet bag
Legislature spent in doing something
else besides plundeling.


- Louisiana Dcmocrnt
Year: 1871

A benevolent lady in 81. Louis recently
male terrible mistake. It seems that she
takes part in the religious exercises In tho
st. Louis Central Station on Sunday morn.
,ngs, and she told one Of the parties she
found there lust Sabbath that she was glad
to sec him sober once, as she could see by
his looks that he WIS not often 81; aud after
she had spent some little time in urging him
to reform and lead different life, closed
her discourse on being Informed that the
subject Of her discourse was minister who
had been invited to assist in the exercises "
the day.
Year: 1871

Death Of tho Victim, John johnson.


The boaswauA mate Of the ship Black Prince John John
WHO struck the head with = capstan bar, as
alleged by Joseph cleary ship keeper of the Port
Prince Wednesday afternoon died the Brooklyn
CITY Hospital yesterday. Deceased sitting bn the
the latter amed vessel and growing with
his right to over from the ship BlacS Prince which lay
the outside, TO the dock when he struck on tine
head riding to the statement OF ssor, by Cesrv
fell back among ,he noans ice Of the When
cued found that he suffering from OF
the orain and insensbe In that condon he
moved to hospital where he died stated The prisoner
states that lie did strike Johnson with
that the creased fearin that he about 10 he struck
lost hin balance and fell of the rail river The
notified TO hold an In quest over the body
Year: 1871

Oh give me back the sunny smile


OF childhoods happy days,
Ere my unwearied feet had learned


To tread life's wildering maze.
Yes give me back that smile of JOY.
That sinless smile without alloy.
And once again, oh give me back


My happy, careless heart;
A heart which never had been pierced
BY sins anvenomed dart;
A heart untained. free from sin,
And sweet untroubled peace within.
'Tis vain such wishes all are vain


Those days can come no more F!
They have passed adown times rolling wave
To dark oblivion's shore.
Though past in memory still they dwell.
And cheer me with their magic spell
Those days SO sweet can ne'er again


Illume with radience bright,
The heart which once has SORROW known
Can never more be light
No; life q bright morning sun has passed,
And DER M brow o shade has cast
Year: 1871

w AOtIs


Mr.. Todd having moved that the Sem
ate should proceed to the election of an
Official Reporter


Mr. Lynch said, That before this ques-
ton was put, he would ask whether it
was decided that an Official Reporter
was necessary. 1t seemed to him, he said,
that the Secretary, Assistant Secretary
and Minute Clerk were all the officers
that were necessary for the transaction
of the ordinary business of the Senate.
He said that the Senate had had very
able reporter for the past two years !;
but what had he accomplished? He had
been paid at the rate of some eighteen or
twenty dollars day to report the
speeches of members of the Senate. He
considered that the people of the State
were not able to pay 70 have the speeches
Of Senator'S reported. The Office of Of6cis
Reporter was unknown to the law and
be thought that Senators had better
pause before they created an Office invol-
wing such heavy expense. He, therefore,
moved to lay the motion to elect an Off
cial Reporter o. the table.


The Senate refused to lay the motion
on the table.


On the motion of Mr.. Campbell that
the Senate should go into the election of
standing committee of five, to report
rules for The governmental the Senate


Mr.. Ray said: There have been no
rules adopted by the Senate for its govern
ment, other than the resolution passed
on last Monday, which reads as follows:


Resolved, That the Senate elect a COM
mittee of five, by ballot, to report rules
for the government Of their body for the
present session.


That resolution had reference to the
6 me subject that is now broached; and
it is the one that must now govern the
Senate, unless repealed by proper action
of that body. / therefore. hold that the
resolution now introduced is out.of Or
der 1t is true that it is little different
" worded from the one that was passed
Monday, but, nevertheless, the object is
doubtless the same. The very same point
that now raise is the same that was
raised and decided yesterday. And it was
then very properly stated, by the Senator
from Claiborne, that the only way to get
out of the difficulty was to reconsider the
resolution passed M )day. 1t can not be
got around any other way. No other mo-
ton or subterfuge can be tolerated, nc
cording to parliamentary usage.


The Chair ruled the motion out of or
der. z


Mr.. Campbell 1 wish to ask the SEN
ator question Whether understood
him to state yesterday that the resolution
adopted by the Senate day before yester-
day was unconstitutional 4?


Mr.. Ray: Igave my opinion on that
subject yesterday, and that opinion was
that the resolution was unconstitutional
Mr. Campbell Then, if that resolution
is unconstitutional, is it not null and void?
I will meet the Senator ON his own
ground, and admit that it is unconstitu-
tional but if it is SO, it is null, void, and
of no effect Another point / submit is
that the resolution have introduced to
day, is OF a different character from the
ons passed on last Monday. therefore
appeal from tho decision Of the Chair,
Year: 1871

1t is not generally known how easy a
matter it is to explore the bottom of a
well, cistern, Or pond of water, by the
use of common mirror. When the
sun is shining brightly hold a mirror SO
that the reflected rays of light will fall
into the water. A bright spot will be
be seen at the bottom, 50 light as to
show the smallest object plainly. By
this means we have examined the bot
toms Of wells fifty feet deep, when half
full or more Of water The smallest
straw or other small objects can be per.
tectly seen from the surface. In the
same way one can examine the bottoms
Of ponds and rivers, if the waters be
somewhat clear and not agitated by
winds or rapid motion, If a well Or
cistern be under cover or shaded by Il
building, so that the sunlight will not
tall near the opening, it is only necessa-
ry to employ two mirrors, using one to
reflect the light to the opening, and
another to reflect it down into the wat
er. Lilht may be thrown fifty Or
hundred yards to the precise spot desi-
raoie, aad thea downward. We have
used the mirror UIJh success, to reflect
LIGHT around the hDust to a shaded well,
and also to carry il from south win
dow through two rooms and then into
a cistern under the north side of the
house, Half Il dozen reflections Of light
may be made, though each mirror di-
minishes The brilliancy Of the lighl.
Let any one not familiar with the meth
Cd, try it, and he will not only find it
useful, but Il pleasant experiment. 1t
will perhaps reveal mass of sediment
at the bottom of the well that has been
little thought Of but which may have
been a flryhttul source Of disease by its


decay in the water.
Year: 1871

Terrible times in Warrenton, Va,
are thus depicted by the editor of the
Sentinel:


4 few weeks ago a dentist came to
town and advertised that he would
"remove all of a persons teeth for 81,
and insert new set for $40, besides
giving six months credit" The War
renton people are very fond Of bargains,
so there was a rush for the dentists of
flee. He was busy two weeks pulling
teeth, and at the end of that time half
of the people had empty gums, and
bone dust factory in the neighborhood
doubled its workmen so as to grind up
the teeth. Meanwhile the people were
waiting for the dentist to fit them with
new sets, the abandoned scoundrel
eloped with the hotel-keepers wife; and
now there are two or three thousand
people in the town who cannot eat any
thing tougher than soup and farina.
All the butchers have failed, and not a
cracker has been sold for three weeks.
One man, it is said whitfield out pair
of wooden teeth for himself; but the
first drink of whiskey he took-War-
renton whiskey-set them in blaze,
and his funeral came off the next day.
The dentist will hear of something
greatly to his advantage if he comes
back.
Year: 1871

Along the silvery summer sea


We saw the white sails drifting,
And sunset glories, silently,


Their golden heights were lifting;
And she sank low, as sank the glow
Across the homeward river:
"The day may die, but you and I
Will live and love forever


Forever and forever,
Where the shadow falleth never"
Sweet day that sank in sunset light,
Sweet song that failed for sweetness,
Sweet soul that rose beyond my sight
To bathe in Heavens completeness!
The song rings still hear it thrill
Across Deaths SOLEMN river:


"The day may die, but you and
Shall live and love forever


Forever and forever,
Where the shadow falleth never"
Year: 1871

We would like, on behalf of the
people, to put few plain questions to


the board cf directors of the Cairo and


Fulton railroad. ,.


Gentlemen: What da you propose
doing with the valuable frapQhises OF
the road? Now tell US candidly,~do
you intend to apply them faithfully to
the building of railroad to Fulton, on
Red River, or to Red River, in the
vicinity Of FpltoH2 If you answer yes,
LET us ask ,Oica' How many more
times do you intend to have the route
surveyed before you commence work.
When will you commence work south
of Little Rock?


These are plain, practical questions,
and we ask them in all candor AMI with
due respect, and we insist on candid
and respectful answers. You know
the people have come to think that
they cannot longer confide in you
that you have all the time ignored and
do yet ignore the interests Of the people.
You know the people are anxious about
the disposition to be made of the mag
nifcent grant of land made by the
government to aid in the construction
of the road. You know that for the
last twenty years the people have me-
elected other railroad interests, for the
reason that they expected you and your
predecessors to build road with the
franchises in your and their hands.
You know that but for this expectation
south Arkansas would have already
had several other roads built BY the
people. You know that the people
think you are squandering the means
to enrich yourselves, without any refer
ence to or regard for your duty and
the Interests of the State. And, know.
iug all these things as you do, We think
it is nothing more than your duty to
give the people some assurance of what
you intend to do. Capdidly, now,
gentlemen, LEI us hear from yon. VIII
you?