smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

And it can do this whether the Govern.
ment at Washington supports its efforts
or opposes them. So the Federal au-
thorities are more deeply interested in
learning the truth than We are in tell
ing it. They need our support, and we
can succeed without theirs. If they
want the State, then, they had better
acknowledge the convention at Turner
Hall


From the New Orleans Times.l


Yesterday was day long to be re-
membered, not only in Louisiana, but
throughout the boundless realms Of
Ulysses l. The first practical applies
ton OF that despotic military rule
which servile Congress was so ready
to authorize, and a besotted President
go ready to enforce, was then pushed to
an offensive extreme, though in a direc-
tion little dreamed of by those who pre-
pared the poisoned chalice. The En-
forcement Act was intended to strength
en- the President as a candidate for re-
election in 1872, and to perpetuate Rad
ical rule throughout the South, by
effectually suppressing every constitu-
tional attempt to re-establish a legltl-
mate self-government among the peo-
pie. But man proposes and God dis
poses. That which was intended to
give strength has already proved itself
an element OF weakness. The rule
which was to be perpetuated was undi-
vided Radical rule, and the people to
be held in check were the landowners
and taxpayers of the country, who
demand honesty and efficiency in their
public servants. The first enforcement
OF the Enforcement Act in this vicinity
was against men white and black, who
claimed TO be the authorized representa-
tives Of Republican opinion in Louisi-
ana. The House OF Radicalism in the
State is divided, and Federal bayonets
were invoked to support one section or
faction of wrongdoers against the other.
No rebel outrages were feared. Negroes
were numerous and clamorous on both
sides, and the contest for supremacy
would have been decided more in &C
cordance with the traditions Of the
Fathers, had the matter been left to the
contestants themselves and the un-
thinking bayonet been kept at dis
Greet distance in the rear. But such is
not the manner that O. Radinal military
President elects in making his ad-
vance toward imperial domination. The
bayonet is his chosen and authorized
emblem of authority, and that hated
badge of servitude, the pass, is accepted
by his vassals as a check on freedom
OF assemblage and freedom Of discus
sion
Year: 1871

1t is useless for State Legislatures pass laws for
the preservation OF the public health, if the great
law of setpresel vation which depends for its en-
forcement upon the will of the individual, is suffered
to remain a dead letter.


There is scarcely an adult member OF the commu-
nity OF either SEX in the country, who has not seen
the testimony in favor of Hosteter's Stomach Bit
tiers, furnished over their signatures by persons
Of acknowledged eminence in science literature art
commerce. and every department of business and
professional life These witnesses have declared in
the most explicit terms that the preparation is
safeguard against eIidemics a sovereign remedy for
dyspepsia, valuable antbilious medicine, a promo
ter of appetite. a genial and harmless stimulant, a
good acclimatng medicine, a strengthener of the
nerves, general nvigorant, protection against
the dectcrous effects of malaria and impure water
aud that it imparts degree OF vigor and activity
the vital forces which is not communicated by any
other ot the tonics and stonrichics in use. Unde
these circumstances the self preservative law of ma
ture should teach every rational person who either
by Ieason of inherent debility in consequence of
exposure or unwholeson influences is in peril of
losing the greatest of all temporal blessings health
the importance of using the Bitters as a defensive
medicine Dyspeptics who negleat TO give it trial
cure Indigestion in all its FORMS and the billions and
nervous will find nothing in the whole range of
ofcinal and proprietary medicines which will afford
them the same relief
Year: 1871

has learned that slavery is dead" and hopes
now that it will ''remain dead forever. me
secret of this resignation OF Tammany chiefs
NAV be in the fact which Gen. Mcclellan has
also discovered. namely: sThe negro has a
right to vote


But the evidence of this progress though
it be only the acknowledgment of defeat in
every battle the past dozen year, is certainly a
humiliating confession of past transgressions.
Year: 1871

Quite fashionable marriage took place in
Biddeford, July 4th. About month ago a
youth aged IS fell in love with young miss of
10, who was about to graduate at the high
school He asked papa's consent to marry bis
daughter, but papa laughed at him. The twain
thereupon went to justice of the peace, but
he refused to tie the knot. Thence they went
to an Episcopal minister who performed the
job. both parties taking assumed names. The
servant girl was called IN as witness, but she
could not keep the secret, and consequently,
the parents, who are among the first people in
the city, had to make the best of it. Cards
were issued, and the knot was tied Tuesday,
with lots of cake and wine and gala 4th of
July celebration, says the Boston Herald.
Year: 1871

No one remedy Is louder
called for by the necessities Of


the American people than y
sure and safe cure for Fever
and Ague. Such we are now
enabled to offer, with a perfect
certainty that 1t will eradicate
the disease, and with assur-
Year: 1871

Living on Cottage Grove avenue in
this city is a doctor who hiss valua-
bls aud faithful terrier. A few days
ago the dog, while playing with the
child Of a saloon keeper in the
neighborhoOd, bit the youngster and
then started homeward. The child
raised a tremendous hullabaloo, and
his fathers wrath was unbounded.
He repaired to the residence Of the
doctor and told him the offending dog
must be killed. The doctor objected,
and the saloon keeper in towering
rage, went to Sergeant Tom Barrett,
who directed him to procure magis-
terial warrant to have the dog slain.
The document was obtained, and
was thrust under the doctors nose.
The doctor discovered that his canine
friend would have to die. and the
matter caused him much grief. He,
however, promised the saloOn-keeper
that he would show him the inani


mate body of the dog in short time.
Half an our afterWard the doctor Rp-
peared in the saloon holding the ap-
parently lifeless body of the dog by
the hind legs, and threw him carless-
ly on the counter. He asked the sa-
loon-keeper ifhe was satisfied, and re-
ceived . response in the affirmative.
The parties then took drink, deeply
obliged to his medical friend, and
said that he always knew che was q
white man." The Doctor again took
the dog by the heels and left the place.
Nothing more was said of the matter
until yesterday, when the saloon
keeper was startled almost out of his
wits by the sudden aspiration before
him ofthe dead dog He told every
one about it, andit soon transp red that
the ingenious doctor, instead of kill
ling his dog, had merely given him
ehlorOform. The salOOn-keeper ac-
knowledged himself sold, and stood
drinks for large number of aequain-
taness.- Chicago EreHing Journal
Year: 1871

much good common sense, too much
forecast with the good people Of Warren
to desire to carry out such an absurd
measure, even if some croakers in the
place were able to enact such atyrannical
law. We, who are carrying on the IN
terests of the CITY, and trying to make II
a place worthy of note, as well as to sup
port our wives and little ones, know full
well how much we have to suffer, and
may continue to suffer, both in stripes,
fines and Imprisonment, because Of GER
tain organizations, composed of one
idea fanatics Of both sexes. Yet we can
assure them that we mean tO go on our
way undRunted, despite their efforts to
oust us. And why call us nuisances be-
cause now and then some poor foot who
does not know how to guRge his capaci-
ty or tonnage, takes In more than he can
conveniently carry, and like an over
freighted vessel founders; but is this a
sufficient reason for our removal2 As
well say because accidents happen from
kerosene that we will have no lights and
grOpe our way in darkness.


And so you want to have the right
kind of city officers elected do yOu7
Where's your wit, Citizen. What would
you want of any kind of officers, but for
the saloons; don't we furnish them
much of their business? And further.
Look, if you please, at the revenue We
furnish your county, your city, aye, the
entire government, national, state and
municipal; and then talk of roofing us
out do you. Oh gratitude, whittier hast
thou fiownl But once more, we are told
tnat not only does the press, but, nom
time to time, the pulpits give us broad
side and make special allusion even to
the giving of names on the signs we see
fit to adopt to do business under. now
this is not very kind, but we mean 20
set these pulPits a good example and not
return railing for railing; and in con-
clusion say simply this, we never both
er the preachers, never go to their place
Of business and don't invite them to ours.
we expect to be separate and distinct,
and desire to remain 70, and induce 9TH
ers to follow our example in this respect.
And finally, Mr.. Editor, all we ask and
desire is 70 be let alone, and we will try
and take care Of ourselves.


A SUFFERER.
Year: 1871

Maeaulay remarks that absentmind-
edness is the mark of either a genius
or a fool. We think that Lord Ma
caulay was a little on one Of its sides.
A mans mind may be so intensely
occupied with lofty intuitions and as
piFatiOns that his senses, seemingly.
are scarcely awake to the realities Of
the tangible world.


A certain Scottish professor was not
more remarkable for his writing on
political economy than for his fire.
quent inconsistencies of what passed
before him. His absence Of mind was
so remarkable that his wife once
wagered that she would aeeost him in
the street, inquire after the health Of
herself and family, and ne would not
recognize her. She actually won the
wager. The professor once took "a
solitary walk on the banks of a canal,
into which, in his abstraction, he
walked. When within a yard of the
center an honest woman, washing
clothes behind him, bawled out.
Come DOT, come OOt, fule pOdy, or
yell be drOOn't." These warning
sounds invading the tympanun Of
his professional ear had the effect OF
making him turn right about, and
forthwith recover the dry land. The
good woman, concluding he was an
idiot, sympathetically exclaimed.
"Puir body, atweel they hae muckle
to answer for that lets We gang yer
lane"


A young fellow employed in a store
On River street was one day sent into
the cellar to draw gallon Of sperm
Oil. While waiting he snatched up a
piece of chalk, and in minute was
absorbed in sketehing the proprietor's
profile. The profile on the hogshead
was capital, but while the young ar
tist was absorbed in its pursuits the
oil pursued its way over the cellar
floor. he was informed he would not
do for merchant, but Just now he is
3 first-rate New York artist.


Ii Is said Of Sir Isaac Newton that
he often forgot to eat his dinner.
which his hOusekeeper was aecus-
toned to leave in q closet near his
study. His head was too much in the
heavens to mind the earth I; soa friend
knowing his popularity, one day slip
ped his dinner out of the basket and
ate it up. When at last the pbilosO-
pher came out and greeted his friend.
he asked to be excused till he took his
lunch. On looking into the basket
and finding it gone, he simply ex-
claimed. much to his friends amuse-
ment, 'IOh, l forgot, I have eaten my
dinner"
Year: 1871

The following extracts are made
from testimony taken in the trial OF
Governor Holden Of North Carolina
Peter Hughes, a witness called on
behalf OF the respondent, testified
that he lived in the County Of Ala
nance, and was a member Of the
White Brotherhood, otherwise the K.
X. K. he was in only one of their
raids, but they did not whip anybody
that night; upon becoming a mem
Der Of the organization he took the
following oath:


THE KU-KLUx OATH.


"You solemnly swear, in the pres
ence Of Almighty God, that you will
never reveal what is now about 10
to come your knowledge; and you will
never reveal the names ofthe men who
initiate you and that you have not
anddOnot belong tOthe"Red Strings, y
.. L. (UniOn League), or H. Of a.
NJ. Heroes of America) or any other
political society whose aim and in
tentiOn is to destroy the rights Of the
States and Of the people, and to ele-
vate the negro with the white man,
and you are opposed to all such or
CARNATIONS, so help you God.


"YOu now further swear, in the
presence Of Almighty God. that you
viii be true to the principles Of the
Brotherhood and to the members ;
that you will never reveal any Of its
edicts. OTdSrs or principles to any per
son, not even q known brother. or
that you are a member yourself. or
who are members and that you will
obey all calls and sOmmOns' Of the
chief Of your camp when in your
power to do so and should any mem
Der reveal any of the acts, orders or
secrets Of this Brotherhood Won will
assist in furnishing him in any way
that the camp may direct; and that
you will not initiate or allow in this
Brotherhood any Radical, OF any one
who sympathizes with them, or who
may have Radical views, if in YOUR
power to prevent. And should YOU
know Of or see any brother or his
family imposed upon by any Radical
or negro, you will go to his assistance
or their assistance, and render all the
aid in your power. Or, should YOU
know any Of them to be in imminent
danger, you will Immediately inform
them and go to their assistance. And
should you hear the word Of alarm
given, you will go Immediately to
ascertain the cause, and render all the
aid in your power. So help you God. -


The witness then stated they had a
peculiar alphabet with signs and
characters, certain letters represent
ing other letters by which they could
communicate with each other with
out fear of detection; the members
were all required to be suitably dis.
guised and ready at a moments notice
to obey the orders of their superiOrs
the word of distress was never to be
used only in eases Of imminent peril
and it was the duty Of every mem.
Der to go to the assistance of other.
when called upon, whenever one
camp decreed a person to be whipped
another person had to do it, by which
the member evaded detection in theil
immediate neighbOrhoOds.
Year: 1871




Dan Rice, the Snowman, arrived in
the city on the II A. NJ. train, yester-
day, from Indianapolis. He wanted
to 90 to Girard, but the Cleveland
train had just gone. The notable
Daniel was much provoked, but con-
cluded to keep as cool as the eircum-
stances would permit, and that he
might the better do this, came up
town. He went to the depot again in
good time for the p. m. train, but in
his anxiety to avoid impatience and
excitement, read a newspaper in a
sitting room until just half a minute
after the train steamed out OF the
depot for Cleveland.


He made q tremendous effort 10
reach the outgoing train, but even
Dan Rice is a slow coach in such a
race, and he failed. He danced about
like one of his famous trained horses
for brief period, and then made q
charge on Eugene Ford, Passenger
Agent Of The Bee Line, with a propo-
sition to the effect that he would pay
one hundred dollars to catch the train.
The accommodating bee Line" man
submitted the proposition to Thomas
Walsh, in charge Of an engine in the
yard, and Walsh agreed to catch the
train.


Rice jumped on board, and with
out more ado the locomotive was put
to full speed in pursuit of the Cleve-
land train. There were no cars at
tached, and the train was overtaken
at Lewis Centre, sixteen miles from
Columbus, in just sixteen minutes
from the time of Starting. The ride
was not an unpleasant one, and the
veteran Snowman rather enjoyed the
mad gallOp Of the iron horse. When
he reached the train he proceeded to
settle accounts, when the engineer
said half the amount would do, and
$50 vas paid over, the mile a minute
man returning more leisurely to this
city, leaving Dan Rice to pursue his
journey 10 Girard on the regular
train. The incident created, much
excitement at the depot, and the
rapid start Of the train with one pass
enger was watched with the greatest
interest.-StGte Journal.
Year: 1871

1t Is continually inculcated by the pro
fessional demagogues whose labor con
sists in perambulating about the country
at the expense of those who work, that
the employer is a non-producer who con-
tributes nothing to the common stock,
but lives by robbing the workingmen,
and that the overthrow of these employ
ers would enrich the journeymen; that
every workman should by law be made a
partner with his employer, etc


But he must be a very stupid employee
who fails to perceive that in point of fact
he is a partner with his employer, in that
he invests his labor for a specified share of
the profits, and receives his dividends in
the form of wages-the employer furnish
ing the capital, raw materials, buildings,
machines, and tools, and finding the mar
ket for the products, paying the taxes and
insurance, standing the wear and tear, and
taking all the risk of loss in carving on
the establishment. He must be a very
shallow minded workman who does not
know that, if his employer pays more wa
ges than he can afford, he quickly Grip
pies his business, is obliged to discharge
help, and eventually is ruined; but if he
makes a good profit, he invariably en-
larges his business by reinvesting his
gains, employs more men at the highest
market price for labor, and nearly always
takes into partnership some of his best
and most trustworthy workmen. In fol-
lowing his own interests he necessarily
does these things Chicago Tribune
Year: 1871

1t is striking fact that most persons
want to weigh more than they do, and
measure their health by their weight, as
if man were pig, valuable in proper
ton to his heaviness. The racer is not
fat; good plow horse has but moder-
ate amount of flesh. Heavy men are not
those which experienced contractors en-
ploy to build railroads and dig bitches.
Thin men, the world ever, are the men for
endurance; are the wiry and hardy; thin
people live the longest. The truth is, fat
is disease; and, as proof, fat people are
never well day at time; are not suited
for hard work. Still, there is a medium
between fat as butter-ball and thin and
j1iceless as fence rail- For mere looks.
moderate rotunditY is most desirable-to
have enough flesh to cover all angulari-
ties. To accomplish this in the shortest
time, man should work but little, sleep
great part Of the time, allow nothing to
worry him, keep himself in a joyous,
laughing mood, and live chiefly on albu-
minutes, such as boiled cracked wheat,
and rye, and oats, and corn, and barley,
and sweet milk and buttermilk, and fat
meats. Sugar is the best fattener known.
Year: 1871

Near Indianapolis, on the 23d inst.
farmer was threshing his grain by steam


power when a we'll dressed stranger drove
up in buggy, got out, tied his horse and
came to the machine. He first went to
the engineer and asked the privilege of
feeding the machine awhile and was re-
ferred to the feeder The feeder, seeing
no reason to refuse letting him try his
hand, yielded his post, which the stranger
filled with ability. After running short
time he looked to the engineer for more
steam, which the engineer put on, and
then, while the machine was going at
lightning speed, he motioned the man
handling sheaves to stop, and as soon as
the teeth were clear, he doubled
up his arms and threw himself head fore
most into the thresher, before the horror
observers had any idea of his in
tention. He was literally torn to pieces
In an instant. No clue to his identity
could be discovered. His pocket book
contained $50, but nothing in the way of
papers.
Year: 1871

SCAUYLER CoLFAx ADDRESSES A
SUNDAY ScAooL.-On Sunday last, at


Wlnona, Minnesota, Vice President Col
fax, who was guest of Senator Window,
addressed Sunday school connected with
the Congregational Church. He said it
was not his intention, on coming into
Minnesota, to indulge in public speaking
under any circumstances but when in
vited to say few words in Sunday
school, he could not refuse, for among
the happiest recollections of his life were
OF the time he had spent in the infant
class to which he had been taken by his
mother when only three years old. For
some II years it had been his privilege to
be teacher in Sunday school, and one
of the sweetest rewards of his life was the
assurance of young man about to enter
the ministry that it was through his in
strumentality he had been led to the calling.
The speaker considered the Injunction of
the Savior of Simon Peter, feed nv
lambs, and it devolved upon Sunday
school to realize the responsibility that
rested upon it dealing with immortal souls
committed to their care He dwelt with
much emphasis upon the beneficial infiu-
ence, excited by the the Sunday school
in the home circle, and upon society at
large 1t makes children more tender
more respectable and more obedient. Go
to prisons, he said, as he had frequently
done, and asked the poor wretches behind
the bars if they had been brought up in
the Sunday school? Only an occasional
criminal will give an affirmative answer.
Their school was upon the street, and in
places where they were cut off from
all moral and religious instructions.
Drawing his remarks to a close, he said it
was hardly possible that he would ever
see all these faces again, even if he were
to return to Winona at some future dav,
but before leaving he wished to give one
or two sentiments to the young people be-
fore him; sentiments, which if lived up
to, would brighten their retrospect as they
recalled their youthful days The first
was to be masters and mistresses of your
tempers and of yourselves; hasty words
caused more unhappincss than flowed
from any other source. The other was to
never allow yourselves to do any act in
private that you would blush to expose to
the gaze ofthe world. Fortify yourselves
against temptation from without and sim
fulness from within and you will have
laid the foundation for peaceful and hap
py life.
Year: 1871

An exchange gives the following SEN
sible advice to young men: If You are
strong, and have no particular liking for a
profession or trade, buy small tract of
land, or building lot, and have some
spot on earth you can improve and call
your own. Don't content yourself with
the idea of being clern and measuring
tape all your days. Start out and make a
man of yourself You can be great deal
more OF man, and just as much of gen
tlcman, seated on mower in the hay
field, driving span of horses, as you can
behind the counter in town or CITY store.
If you are farmers boy, do not be guilty
of going off to town or city in search of
some employment which you may fancy
is more genteel or easier than farming.
Every town and city, both cast and west,
is already overrun with such persons.
Start farm, fo matter how small yoli
begin-and if you have any snap in you,
it will manifest itself in the many improve
ments which you will be continually add
ing to ourpossession-but if, on the 9TH
er hand, you are good for nothing, and
don't want to be anybody, stay where you
are, 1t matters not where"
Year: 1871

SAVE THE APPLEs.-The scarcity and
high price of genuine cider vinegar makes


1t always profitable article of manufac-


ture on farms which possess an orchard,
as every farmer should. At this season
apples commence to fall from the trees.
and the quantity that might be saved in
few minutes work each day is worth con-
sideration- A small cider mill and press
may now be purchased for ten dollars and
upwards, and where there are twenty
trees In an orchard, the amount saved by
its use the first year would equal its cost.
After every high wind sufficient apples
might be gathered to make grinding.
the juice might be turned into cask, and
occasional additions to it, until it is filed.
when, after being properly converted into
vinegar, and racKd off from the sediment.
1t would find good market in any town
OF considerable size. The pomaee would
De excellent for the hogs. and ? small
quantity placed in wide mouthed bottles
or shallow pans and covered with water
would make very efficient traps for moths
OF all kinds. We have found this method
of ira 1ping insects successful.