smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

The Savannah Morning News vouchs


for the truth of the following Kuklux


story: About ten miles south of Dublin,


Laurens county, Georgia, lives nnold man


and his two sons, all strong, able bodied


men, but miserably lazy; so much SO II
| TO be q burden upon the industrious


community in which they live. They had
planted "leotle crap WEIGH had obeyed
the laws Of nature and shot up above the
surface; but the more strong and luxuri-
ant grass threatened obstruction TO the
growing corn. The neighbors witnessed
the conduct Of the old man and his sons
an easy Indifference to consequence and
perfect carelessness as to the result of
their crop prospects. In the "stilly
night when all nature slept, and no man
thought of crossing his peaceful threshold,
hirrid-lookng band Of bloody heads and
bare bones might have been creeping
cautiously TO that old mans door. Calling
the old gentleman out, the chief, in husky
tones, announced to him that his mission
on earth WAS to in struct him TO plow his
land. The old gentleman and his sons,
all trembling at the sight Of the unearthly
visitors and direful tones, asked with
what must the plow; would an OK do?
"Yes," answered the chief demon
anything" Assured that their orders
would be complied WITH the unwelcome
Kuklux withdraw. The old man and
his sons gazed at each other in mute
astonshment, evidently determined to
earn their bread in future by the sweet
Of their brow. The schoolboys, in passing
by the grass eaten farm next day,
witnessed the singular sight of the old
man blowing with all his might, and
one of his sons driving the other who was
pulling the pillow through the matted grass
with the strength and facility ofa beast
Of burden.
Year: 1871

CHIEF-JUsrIcE CHASE intends visit
ing the West soon, the object Of his
journey being the improvement Of his
health. He is to lay the corner stone
Of the water cure establishment about
being built at the Bethesda Mineral
Springs. He is to have brilliant re.
ception upon his arrival at Waukeshs,
and an imposing escort upon the cars
from Milwaukee or Chicago, whichever
point he reaches first, is to be one of
the features Of the occasion.
Year: 1871

r6- A letter from the Siames twins,
dated from their home, May s, says that
Chang's arm has become so still that he
can no longer bring it for ward. His leg
is Of little more service than before as
he can move it forward while walking
and bear his weight upon it.
Year: 1871

ba5- DR.. frank, the principal medical
witness for Mrs. Fair sued her on Monday
for 81. 100 for medical services. He sen,
an officer with an attachment to the Bank
of California but found that all her funds
had just been drawn out on check
payable to her mother. Mrs. Fair thinks
she will live to dance on the grave of the
Judge who tried her.
Year: 1871

Old Deacon Hopkins was worthy soul
and generally respected for his outward
show OF piety and religious zeal aud |
have no doubt that he felt at heart most
that he professed,


But the Deacon had his weaknesses In
a certain direction he was troubled with a
morbid desire. His chief employment was
the making of soap from ashes which he
gathered in the neighborhood and in
making his soap he was obliged to keep
two or three kettles of lye boiling to
which end an abundance of fuel was neccs-
sary.


Now it so happened that the Deacon S
neighbOr was Captain Jack Psyson, whose
calling kept him upca salt water the greater
part of the time. Captain Jack was a
great hand to keep his family supplied
with wel-seasoned wood, and as he owned
an extensive forest lot he often had vast
pile of it cut and hauled to his house, and
there worked up and stacked. 1t further
more CHANGED that the rear door OF the good
Deacon soap house opened directly upon
the rear of Captain Jack huge wood pile
The temptation was strong. Surely, there
could be no harm in taking few of the
scattering sticks; the Captain would never
miss them


But the disease grew upon the necessity
Of feeding the fires, aud he tancled, kind
old soul that the Captain would never miss
the distracted fuel But he was destined
to rather an unlocked for and unpleasant
enlightenment, as we shall soon see.


The question was up before the church OF
introducing Instrumental music into the
choir One of the singers had base vio,
which he was willing to play if the breth-
ren would permit, and both he and the
chorister declared that it would help the
singing wonderfully. But this was before
the days when fddles were tolerated in
sacred places, and several of the brethren
objected Deacon Hopkins was enthusiastic
and bitter in his opposition. At full
meeting Of the church he expressed himself
decidedly.


Captain Jack, who Glanced to be on
shore, was present, and favored the intro
ductiou Of the viol


Bring it in" cried the Deacon, 'and |
will 20 out won't be seen where that
big fiddle is tolerated. -


''Will you stick to that pledge, Deacon p
asked the Captain.


Yes, sTRr' replied the irate function
AIRY.


Then" said Captain Jack. with a curl
Gus twinkle of the eye, you shan't be
troubled with the fiddle in the church. |
will buy it and hang git upon my wood pile


The poor Deacon strank away behind his
enormous shirt collar, while the friends of
the big fiddle carried their point.
Year: 1871

babes of her daughter and rear them in her


arms to become the second mother of all


those orphans seemed hard fate, and so


we, few of US you know, | don't know
who hardly said let us give the widow


Brown adonation party and all said agreed.


and to work we went. Every man and wo


man we met said yes she nursed my wife


when she was sick. said Mr. Scott; she took
care OF my little Henry when he had his arm


broken, said Mr. Jones; NJ other Brown,


to be sure I'll help, responded Judge Fry


she has put the first slip on my children,
God bless her dear grandmother Brown,


I'll do all [ can, said the fashionable Mrs


Grey; she was wi; my little Nettie, and
laid her dear little form into the coffin :


help her ? yes-by hokey, said the rough
butcher, Hopkins. She ought to be sup
ported by the public, and never know want,
for poor widow as she has been for fifteen
years, she has never let anybody want that
she could help, and I've known her many a
time, when she was earning bread with her
needle, quarter day and board herself
drop all aud 20 and nurse two or three days
ut time, with those that were too poor to
help her a mite, and now she has them chill
dren TO care for. BY bokey, II give in my
donation with a free hand


And so it went everybody willing to
help the widow in her need, and we got up
the donation party for the widow for our
Thanksgiving night, and oh how glad cur
hearts have been made, in making the wild
owls cup to overflow with ioy-in returning
thanks to our Heavenly Father by giving of
our abundance to relieve the wants of the
widow, grandmother and orphaned little
ones. Yes, Edward, my heart has huttercd
with joy; joy that there was-so much of the
angelic in human heart; joy that in this
good land there is enough for all, and that
so many great and good minds are pleading
for the right of all to live and love Joy that
every day the work of charity and benevo
lence goes on, and that woman is beginning
to think and feel for woman and for the op-
lay their offering of sympathy upon the al
tars of suffering hearts. Edward, dear as
you are to me, dearer than life, even your
frown aud colder words at this moment Of
our meeting could not Danish that heavenly
guest from my heart that the aged widow $
God bless you" and her tear Of gratitude
had ushered in there Would that every
village and every town would use their
Thanksgiving as we have done to-day then
indeed, would it become a time OF thanks
giving and prayer, acceptable alike to man
and God -


Edward Bellies bent his head low upon the
hand of his lovely and loving wife, and
tear fell upon that wedding ring, and wash
ed all remembrance of the troubled thought
that but now had caused it TO twirl upon
that gentle finger, ard a deep earnest God
bless you, my Mary made them again as
one
Year: 1871

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs. The Order of
the knights of Pythias' is becoming so
widely spread and prosperous that the pub
lie have areasonablc curiosity to know some
thing of its character and purposes. The
ritual was first written and the Order worked
during the war as bond Of union between
army officers After the wars close it was
rewritten, modified, and thrown open to the
people, and has spread rapidly, particularly
within the past two years and in the Eastern
States Its work and intent are very siini-
lar to those OF the Masonic Order. Founded
on friendship, with the famous tale of Da-
mon and Pythias as their example, the
members aim to relieve the suffering, sue
cor the unfortunate. care for the sick, bury
the dead, aud give their sympathy and ma
terial aid to the widows and orphans of each
other. There are now forty active lodges
in this State The complete regalia con-
sists of military hat, with plumes, a scar
let velveteen sash, with silver fringe; an
apron of black velvet. handsomely trimmed
with silver with the emblem of the Order
knight sAelmet with the visor down, the
letters X. P, and the initials of the officer,
if the vearer be an officer; and a sword
made to their order by the Ames Company
of Chieopee, with elegantly wrought hilt
and scarlet scabbard, the hilt and trimmings
being gold for the officers and silver for the
knights, and each blade bearing the name
of the wearer They have also complete
suits of light armor, very curious to look
upon in these days-BoSton Paper.
Year: 1871

One after another, the newspapers are
giving their testimony against putting on
black as a sign of mourning. The Pitts
burgh United Presbyterian says: "A family
will shroud itself in black for years, as an
expression OF sorrow for one of its dead.
That one may be in heaven, rejoicing with
Joy unspeakahie, while relatives on earth
are moving about in heavy and sombre gar
ments, making their lives as gloomy as they
can. There Is nc fitness in the thing. 1t is
often mere mockery of sorrow. 1t also
objects to the practice on the ground of It's
expense to the poor
Year: 1871

A man who read that dry copperas put in
a bed of ants would cause them to leave,
put some in his mother -in- laws bed to see
if she wouldn't go. He said she was there
at last accounts.
Year: 1871

Hon. Horace Greeley has made speech
to the Indians at Neensah, Wisconsin.
We find a portion of it reported in the
Cincinnati Commercial as follows:


"Then there is another thing l am told
that you sometimes yoke your women to
the plow, and that when they refuse to be
so yoked, you don't plow at all. This is a
great mistake. You can raise nothing
without blowing, and if you would pros
per you must plow deep. Your women
are not strong enough to draw plow as
deep as it ought to go into the earth. Your
soil should be turned over from depth of
at least two feet, and you can never do this
with YOUR women. You must get steam
plow: steam is more powerful than wo-
men, and (sarcastically) it is easier to man.
age. You have in your reservation many
SQUARES of good tillable land, and you
should be growing rich from it. Do you
do anv draining? l am afraid not. Now
vour land should be thoroughly drained.
Mnch of it is swamp, and have no doubt
that which is not too moist to grow good
crons. Draining can be done at very little
expense, and it repays the cost a hundred
fold.


az am afraid that many of you are too
much addicted to hunting and fishing to
nav much attention to your lands. You
sh0uId not do this. Your game and fish
NAV soon run, and then you will have
none left, and will have to till the land or
starve."
Year: 1871

The burglary in the Comptrollers's office
is still creating intense excitement in the
new court house and city hall, but the de-
tectives have thus far failed to discover the
perpetrators of the robbery. The Kings
county auditor has been engaged in eX-
amining the books of the county bureau,
with view to prepare list of the ab-
stracted vouchers. The particulars of the
affair seem to be as follows: The Com
troller's office was broken open on Sunday
night during the absence of the watch
man, William Murphy, who says he went
out to get something to eat, and when he
came back he discovered piece of card
board against the glass panel of the door
Nof the county auditors office leading from
the hall. On removing that he saw that
an opening in the panel, sufficiently large
to admit the passage of mans arm, had
been as, he supposed, cut out The frag-
ments Of the glass were lying on the floor.
Through this opening he supposed that
the bolts in the door had been turned.
Going into the county auditors bureau,
he could see nothing out of place. Hence
he did not give any alarm.


The New York Sun states that three OF
five closets under desk were forced open
with some iron implement, the locks hav-
ing been torn off. and that large number
of vouchers for work done, and county
warrants for the payment of the same, had
been distracted. From one of the closets,
set apart mainly for riot claims, nothing
had been taken. From the other two,
ten pigeon-holes have been stripped
in the one case and three in the other.
These warrants and vouchers must have
numbered, together, several thousands.
When the fact of this burglary became
known, public opinion bore heavily upon
the Comptroller 1t was said by many
that the whole affair was premeditated,
aad had been effected for the purpose OF
mystification and delay in the pending in
vestigation. The vouchers missing were
for 1869 and 1870.
Year: 1871

"Well, Mayor said curious friend to
ex-Mayor Fernando Wood a few days
since, "what do you think of affairs in
Tammany? What is your view of the
situation ?''


Fernando gently stroked his white mus
tache and bent his eye npon the topmost
gable of Trinity. And over his face there
came a smile like the flush of an aurora
borealis or Summer sun about to leap out
of the crested wave as he coyly said, "Well,
New York politics is improving. In my
time people used to say there were forty
thieves now there are only four"
Year: 1871

Election returns from California, differ
ent from ordinary bulletins of victory,
grow better as they come We are now as
sured of the election of all three Congress
men, which is gain of two and the Re-
publican majority in the State is now put
at five thousand at least. In ten counties
Booth is reported to have gained four
thousand votes, as compared with the
Presidential election in 1868, The victory
is to be considered "the first gun for 1872. "
.-Trib9tne
Year: 1871

We offer to the American public new and valua
bic remedy for the aforementioned diseases. Fow-
lers Compound Extract is composed of the best medi
cnes known Materia Medica. 1t is perfectly pure
in all its ingredients, being composed of several we'll
known articles universally used by the best Physicians,
each of which-in combination what expert
ence has shown to be wanting when singly employed;
but the result of patient investigation requiring time,
labor and Skill so as to give the public genuine
tide which they can rely upon and in place of the
worthless and dangerous Patent Medicines flooding the
country and therefore enables to warrant Fowlers
Compound Extract to be the perfect curative for
diseases of the blood ever discovered.
Year: 1871

This compound is never-failing for this ter
ribe disease. How many diseases have their seat in
the blood-diseases which have been treated vainly
for years the blood alone is purified in most cases
health and happiness will soon return. DR.. Fowers
Compound acts especially upon the virus in the BLOOD
causing in time the disappearance of the hdeous
sores and restoring the skin beautiful appearance
the eye clear and sparkling, and the whole human
ganization becomes healthy.
Year: 1871

That the Louisiana State Lottery is one
OF the solid realities of the present era, NAV


be seen by reading the card published by
Mr.. j. c. Bach in another column. We find
that MIR. William West, Red river pilot
held share in the ticket No. 443S, which
drew the twenty thousand dollar prize on
Saturday last, and that the amount was
promptly paid at the counter of the COM
pany. 1t must be very pleasant to draw
such prize and receive the money prompt
ly, as is always the case with the numerous
prizes drawn in the Louisiana State Lot
terry. This pleasure is attainable by any one
who chooses to invest even in small share
of ticket. Go thou and do likewise,
Year: 1871

RAILROAD AGAIN-We print in
in another place in this paper letter
from NJ. NJ. Strong to the peopl. of Miner
al Point on Railrtad extension. Like every
thing that comes from Mr.. Strong's pen,
the letter is weR written; aad the subject
in hand ably discussed 1t will repay a
careful reading and consideration by the
people of Mineral Point.


Whether Mr.. Strong's opinion relative
to the railroad project to the west of our
city, be correct or not, it is becoming that
our people give the matter consideration
There can be no difference Of opinion rs to
the disastrous consequences to Mineral
Point that would follow the construction of
the projected road Ella Mifflin northward
The only question to be determined is :;
What are the probabilities of the construc.
tion OF such road 2 On the one hand it
is claimed that the operations on the Milf
lin route are intended only as feint as a
spur to prick Mineral Point into aiding the
extension from here; and thar if ever such
road is buit - ": III be through Mineral
Point. On the other side it is argued that
the building of the road at an early day is
certain that the route ca Mihin ID equal.
ly feasible with the one by Mineral Point
and Dodgeville, and that that route will be
adopted if the required local aid can be
secured along its line. We have all 20 lose
in the one event, and much to gain ia the
other. Under such circumstances, even
the bare possibility Of the former, il would
seem, should command the attention of
every citizen of Mineral Point.
Year: 1871

GuNDRY & GRAY have moved into
their magnificent double store room, just
opposite the TRrBuNE, and are ready to
wait on their numerous customers The
establishment is undoubtedly far superior
to any other in Southwestern Wisconsin !;
and is an honor to our city. Their stock of
dry goods corresponds with the building,
Year: 1871

QuILE.sH Il kSEAL, at Linden, are
mechanics equal to any in the west
They invite the people in their vicinity
to examine their work and ascertain
their prices. Any job IN the iron work.
ing line will be done by them promptly
and well.
Year: 1871

A Washington special to the St. Louis
Democrat says:


Certain parties in New York, mostly con-
fined to select circle of the old friends of
Secretary Fish, have forwarded a letter to
the latter, jointly urging him to retain his
present position in the State Department,
and not to put into effect his often ex-
pressed wish of retiring from public life
This request will have but little influence
on the Secretary, as he has made up his
mind to retire just as soon as he can settle.
on satisfactory basis, the business which
has engaged his attention while in his pres
ent office.
Year: 1871

For payment of the necessary expenses
incurred in defending suits against the Secre-
tary of the Treasury or his agents for the
seizure of captured or abandoned property;
and for the examination of witnesses in
claims against the United States pending
IN any department; and for the defense of
IN the Court of Claims, to be expended
under the direction of the Attorney General,
sixty thousand dollars, no part of which
shall be paid to attorneys at law for profess
lonal services, for appearing and assisting in
the trial OF causes in the Supreme, circuit or
district courts Of the United States, or
General make report to Congress at the end
of the fiscal year OF the manner of the an
preparation of this fund, and to whom and
for what purposes paid.


For this sum, or so much thereof as NAV
be necessary, to be expended under the d.
Year: 1871

A writer in the Overland Monthly gives
the following interesting items of life in
Buenos Ayres: He was sitting with the
American proprietor Of q quinta, one
noon time, with doors and windows all
open, and slipping glass of wine, when
he felt sudden but not unpleasant SEN
sation, like Il chill, which lasted not long
er than a quarter of q second. At the
same time a sharp click proceeded from
the bottle and wine glasses as if they had
been lightly raped by some small object.
That's the aire" ''What's the aire 81
asked the guest. eff you attempt to lift
that bottle" said the host, ''you will find
it is cut in two; and you will also dscov-
er that the glasses have shared the same
fate This was found to be true. No
satisfactory explanation can be given OF
the phenomenon, but it is thought to be
entirely electrical. If a dog OF other an
imal should happen to be heated at the
time it comes in contact with the aire, it
is instantly fixed in its then position. II
dog is about to scratch its ear, his hind
leg would be held rigidly, as if in the
act, for several successive days. Man
kind are not wholly exempt from its in
tluences, and people who have been
caught in that position by the aire are fire.
quently seeen with their heads turned
half round, rs If looking over their shoul-
ders. The effects are readily reduced by
poulticing, and have never occasoned Sc
rious atllictions.
Year: 1871

Every Intelligent, progressive farmer,
takes paper That is Il fixed fact 1t is
to be hoped too, that he has halt-a- dozen
journals, of one sort or another coming
every month but however that may be,
when he reads them over he often says
"Now wish | could remember that item,
and put it in practice next season. | be-
leve | will cut it out and save it some
where" He does cut it out and put it in
his vest pocket, or between the leaves of
Il book, or in some odd out of the way
place. where there is little chance of his
ever seeing it again.


Now, when he cut il out, he took y step
in the right direction. Why did he not
90 a little further, and paste it into a
scrap-book? Then it would have been
permanently saved, and very convenient
for reference. Preserving papers in files
would save all the articles, but few would
ever take the trouble to look all through
them for some point they wished to read
over again. 1t would seem too much like
looking for the proverbial "needle in the
hay-mow."


The scrap-book gives you the very cream
of all your papers. There are usually
only Il few articles in each one which
seems to have been written expressly fol
you, and you do not care to save those
belonging to every body else. You do moi
care to read the columns on Bookkeeping
when YOU never owned bee in your life
but probably your neighbor takes more
interest in that department than any other
1t is the beauty Of a good paper that il
has something in it for every one.


The house mother can never buy us as
good receipt book as she can make by
carefully saving the useful recipes anc
suggestions she meets with in her weekly
paper. The book should have simple
classification; the recipes for cooking
should be placed by themselves, those fol
general housework may be placed in an
other part of the book-the same tol
directions on gardening, care Of children
| Nc.


/ Such Il book is Il great means of econo
missing in the course of a year. Just thu
right thing in the right place often save
dollars of money and dollars worth o
time and trouble. Just such hints ant
directions we meet with from week tt
week in every good paper, and it is thu
carrying them out into practice tina
makes the difference between the thrifty
successful farmer, and his opposite. .
course if they are forgotten they canno
be put in practice. The mind, unless j
has been severely disciplined, is apt t.
hold knowledge much as a seive doe
water. 1t needs many helps to make tn
memory useful. The very act of cuttin!
out the slip and pasting it in, is a grea
help towards recalling it; and if the dc
tails are forgotten, there is the article it
sclf-you can turn to it readily. Thus yol
can benefit by the experience of hundred
of people you have never seen, but VIII
have kindly noted down their own success
or failure in the various departments il
which you are most interested. [Main
| Farmer.