smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

are laid out avenues one hundred feet wide,
at the intersection Of which, in the center OF
the town, is a block set apart for the erection
OF the hotel. On either side of the town
are avenues of the same width. All six ave-
nues will be graded by the Association, end
set out to shade trees, making u six mile
drive without leaving the town.
Year: 1876

A journal recently said that the
tendency of the public mind at the
beginning of this century was to
confound persons and principles.
thus believing that the holders of
unorthodox opinions must necessari-
ly be in his person a breaker of all
laws, human and divine; or, con-
versely, that the enunciator. of lofty
views and refined sentiments must
lead a life of corresponding purity
and elevation.
Year: 1876

A MAN killed another mans dog. The
SON Of the man whose dog was killed.
therefore, proceeded to whip the man
who killed the dog OF the man he was
the son Of. The man who was tho son
Of the man whose dog was killed was ar
rested by tho man who was assaulted by
the son OF the man whose dog the man
assaulted and killed.
Year: 1876

INsURANcE-Ther rate of insurance on
city property in Wilmington is enorm-
ously high. Our companies are grow
ing very rich. There is not bit of use
in our people paying so much money in
to their companies it is used by men
who delight to handle money, and it
might as well be left in the pockets Of
the owners. The rates of several COM
panies are double what they ought to be-
with our splendid fire Department. bet
ter than that of any other city in the
union-there is little risk. less than
there was when insurance was not near
so high and when the risk was so per
cent greater. Let the insurance rate be
decreased.
Year: 1876

IN the last five or six years the sue
cesses of the Democrats at the city elec-
tions have resulted in a great saving to
the city. In the defeat of the Paid
Fire Department, in the laying of the
jefferson street water main by contract ;
in the defeat of tie purchase of the
Park, and in the size of the new reser-
voir; taken altogether the defeat of the
Republican party has caused a saving
debt to the city Of 100000 or 100000.
Year: 1876

If the Democratic Party carry the
city on Tuesday and secure majority
of the Council we are sure the next year
will prove that it is the most economical
party to manage city affairs. Most of
the extravagant work this year had been
begun BY the Republicans.
Year: 1876

Police Commissioner Erhardt stated last even
ing that the action OF the police Of the Twenty
Precinct In arresng women Of bad character for solicit


ing was ustiAable and was In conformity with the in
tention of the Board OF Police The ten who
taken In custody last Monday evening all well
known 70 the officers who detailed 10 arrest
OF sucn character There had been doubt Justice
Kasres part the right Of officers to arrest two Of
the prisoners brought before him yesterday morning.
They stated 10 that they we're running away from the
brother OF OF the girls and dono ran against one
or In front Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel and that
the mother went 70 the police station last evening and
informed the sergeant the desk OF the same fact On
this ground and the fact the officers who arrested
Year: 1876




My notes are not legal tender,
though if bad the power might pos.
sibly make them so. Laughter. ] We
borrow money and we have to pay the
debt. That debt represents the expen-
ses of the war. The horses and the
gunpowder and the rifles and the artiI-
lery-are represented in that debt
it represents all the munitions of war.
Until we pay that debt we can never
be solvent nation. Until our net
profits amount to as much as we lost
during the war we can never be a sol.
vent people. If a man cannot under
stand that there is no use in talking
to him on the subject. The alchemists
in old times who fancied that they
could make gold out of nothing were
not more absurd than the American
advocates of soft money. They resem.
bic the early explorers of our CONT
nent who lost years in searching for
the fountain of eternal youth, but the
ear of age never caught the gurgle of
that spring. We all have heard of
men who spent years of labor in en-
deavoring to produce perpetual mo-
tion. They produced machines of the
most ingenious character, with cogs
and wheels and pulleys without num-
Der, but these ingenious machines had
one fault, they would not go. You
will never find way to make money
out of nothing. 1t is as great nonsense
as the fountain of perpetual youth.
You cannot do it.
Year: 1876

Last Monday, at noon, the loeomo-
tive on the Smyrna Branch Railroad
ran away and nearly killed itself.
After bringing the noon train into
town, and after Engineer McConaughy
had started to dinner, the fireman,
John Shorts, cut the locomotive loose


from the car to shift it to the other
track and get it out of the way Of a
frightened peach team. He turned on
steam, and as he did so the pin fell out
Of the throttle bar. He could not
shut her off after that, and away she
went at breakneck speed through
Commerce street to Clayton. Shorts
made perilous leap from her as she
whizzed by Union street and saved
himself, though he was Topped over
and over in the dusty street whep he
struck the ground. In Just about one
minute from the time Shorts "puIed
ont the stopper" here, the locomotive
was ruined mass at Clayton. The
distance between the two points is one
mile and a quarter. AS quick as pos.
sible telegram was sent to Clayton
to Switch her off" but she beat the
telegram by about two lengths, and
had spread herself pretty well over the
depot ground when the dispatch reach
ed there. She did not obey the curve
at Clayton at all, but shot off in a
straight line across the grounds. She
jumped off with such force as to throw
herself fiat on her side, and in this
condition she smashed into the plat
form along the main track, near the
north end Of the depot. She slid along
sidewise for 100 yards or more, snap,
ping bolts and rods as if they we're
ropes of sand. Her wheels that were
uppermost1whizzed round like a top,
and the raging steam whizzed like
mad from every aperture. Fortunate
ly the exhaust pipe broke, or she
might have burst her boiler The
whole affair was over almost as quick
as wink. In two hours after tho acci,
dent a wrecking train from Whining
ton was on the spot, and by 4 o'alock
the wreckers had picked up the , aces,
put the wreck on the track aid we're
off for the repair shops.-Sniyrn0, DeI.
Times.
Year: 1876

Gold is the best material which
labor has yet found as a measure of
value. That measure of value must
be as valuable as the object it meas
ures. / saw the sovereignty of Rome
impressed on a piece of Caesar's coin.
Caesar died as long ago as the Demo
cratic party ought to have died, but
the coin was intrinsically valuable
though the sovereignty it represented
had disappeared from the face of the
earth. The sovereignty of country
is to be got in a different way. 1t has
to be raised. 1t has to represent la.
Dor. The value of gold arises from
the amount Of labor expended in pro-
dueing it. A gold dollar will buy as
much labor as produced that dollar. l
tell you another thing. This debt has
to be paid. We ought to make the
Democrats pay it for they lost the case
and should pay the costs. loud
cheers and laughter ] There is a mort
gage on the oontinent-on the lanl of
the country, on the honor of the Re-
publican party, and that mortgage
must be paid, Every blade of grass
is a guarantee that it will be paid !;
every field of corn, every hammered
hill that rises in the length and
breadth of this Republic is a guaran-
tee that it will be paid-every penny
of it, All the minerals of the country
are a guarantee that it will be paid.
All the coal that was boarded in the
bowels Of the earth millions Of years
ago by that old miser, the Sun, is a
guarantee for the liquidation of this
debt. So is every ounce of silver and
gold slumhering in the strata of this
continent--Waiting to be excavated-
Year: 1876

But now ! am going to say some.
thing about finance. 1 always hate to
touch that. question, because, as a gem
eral thing man becomes very dull
when be does. You know nearly ev-
cry man thinks he understands it, and
listens very patiently to any opin-
ions advanced by others. But still
l will risk being dull, and tell you
what / think. We owe large debt.
Two thirds of that debt was incurred
in consequence of the action and the
meanness of the Democrats. There
are some people who think that you
can defer the payment of promise SO
long that the postponement ofthe debt
will serve in lieu Of its liquidation
that you pay your debts by putting
off your creditor. Some people have
an idea that the Government can paw
its debts when it substitutes one piece
of money for another-that our Gov
ernment can make money by stamp
ing its sovereignty on a piece of pa
per. But this is not the case. Tue
Government is perpetual pauper. 1t
passes round the hat and solicits con-
tributions; but then you must remem-
ber that the Government has a bayo-
net behind The hat. The Government
produces nothing. 1t does not plow
the land, it does not SOW corn, it Does
not grow trees. The Government is a
perpetual consumer. The people heve
to support the Government; the Gov.
ernment cannot support the people.
10 suppose that they can issue money
to the people is as absured as to sup.
pose that my hired man can issue Ger.
tificates of my Indebtedness to him for
me to live on. Uaughter) The
Government has no money but what
it received from the people. 1t had
therefore to borrow money to carry on
the war. Every greenback that it is
sued was
Year: 1876

A correspondent to the Fayetteville
Sentinel, of the 18th, has this to say of
the route to that place, and our road
committee will do well to give it atten-
ton.


Mr.. EDIroR: Give me space to say a
few words in regard to the efforts of the
people Of Van Buren, to make road
from that place to this county. They say
nothing about this route. This is the
most practicable route, and would bo OF
more advantage to our county, as 1t is
through the bestportion of our country.
This has been the stage road nearly all
the time for thirty-fve years, and a bet
ter road can be made over Boston Noun
tain than on any other route with the
same amount of money.
Year: 1876

both churches. We believe also that
heir supreme allegiance to the cause Of
be Great Master will triumph over all
Variation Of personal senalmaaAa. and.sjlI


exa!t the claims Of brotherly affection
that from this suspicious hour . new
epoch in Methodism will begin ito bright.
er history, 80 that We shall know no un.
fraternal Methodism In the United States
or even In the vide world.
Year: 1876

How deep cloud of gloom settled
over the State of Massachusetts when
the news was flashed over the wire that
Yacht carrying Ben Butler had struck
a reef and sprung a dangerous leak, of
the coast of Maine, and that,of all on
hoard. not soul was lost Chicago
Times
Year: 1876

operation of the wires that were pulled
in London, had only to pull certain other
wires to initiate the war that is now
on foot, and thus to present to England
problem of the gravest moment What is
Englands position in the case? Can she
encourage her brand new patent, reform,
warranted-to wear Sultan in the war? Can
she help him, or must she hand him over to
his enemies? In the latter case the record
of her recent activity in Continental politics
ends in infamy and if she should resolve to
aid or encourage the Sultan, what of all
those millions of enlightened, conscientious,
liberty-loving, thoroughly earnest men in
Great Britain who believe that Christianity
and liberty are not empty names3 Will
they not be heard from when their govern
ment endeavors to throw the might Of Eng
land in the scale against Christian people
fighting for freedom?
Year: 1876

The centennial celebration of American
independence yesterday was marked by
fervent flow Of patriotism which was, withal,
SO modestly and quietly exhibited that
person unacquainted with the character
and temper of our people might have re-
garded the event as one in which no very
profound interest was felt. The celebration
OF the Fourth of July this year in reality
began with the third, and at the dawn of
the morning of the fifth it has scarcely
ended, and notwithstanding the whole peo-
pie joined in it we cannot remember q more
quiet or orderly commemoration of the day.
The surging masses which filed the streets
and avenues along the line of the
procession on Monday night and crowded
Union Square to sufocation were SO
well behaved that scarcely word wac
spoken or blow delivered during the hours
OF patient waiting which ushered in our
natal day. In the morning, too, everybody
seemed bright and cheerful and ready to
join in the less demonstrative ceremonies Of
the day. The churches, though not crowded,
were fairly filled, and for once Catholic and
L
cord, uttering sentiments of thankfulness
for the religious liberty which is part of the
birthright given us with the Declaration Of
independence. At the Academy of Music
there was an old-fashioned Fourth of July
celebration, embracing the reading of the
magma charta of our liberties, together
with an address by General Dix and an
grafton by DR.. Storrs. Both Tammany
and anti-Tammany were careful to make
the day one of patriotic devotion. Fer.
nando Wood and Judge Gildersleevs
being their respective spokesmen. In
the public and private institutions and
in the homes of rich and poor alike the day
was carefully observed, and our dispatches
show that in every city, town and hamlet
throughout the country there was the same
delphia, as was particularly meet on such ON
occasion, the event was grand and gor-
geous pagentry, and we surrender an impor-
tant part of our space this morning to
description of the scenes in the Centennial
City. AS we hastily sum up the story Of
these glorious ebullitions consequent upon
the completion of the first century of our
national existence the last fretful frecracker
has not yet exploded nor the last candle of
this general illumination burned down to its
socket, but the occasion has shown that our
people are awake to their duties rs citizens OF
the Republic and that the spirit of its foun-
dation still exists in the land.
Year: 1876

The WEATHER DURING THE CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATIONS must have satisfied the hopes
of the most exacting patriot for seldom, in
deed, has the GLORIOUS Fourth" been
ushered in under such favorable conditions
of brilliant sunshine and refreshing breezes
as that of yesterday. During the daytime,
when the effect of the waving and bright
colored bunting needed light and clearness
of atmosphere, the sun shone from an almost
cloudless sky, and the air was as trans
parent as crystal, and dense and dry enough
to fill the lungs with an invigorating ethereal
spirit Mt each inhalation. But at night,
when the brilliant illuminations, the foun-
tains of colored fires and the star clusters
from exploding bombs and rockets lit up
tho scene from earth and heaven, dark
canopy of cloud overhung the sky, lending
additional brilliancy to the fireworks by its
contrasting absence of light. At this sea-
son, when intense heat prevails over the
continent, we must look for regular alterna-
tons of sunshine and cloud, of bright, dry
weather and rains. The clouds which now
lower over the city indicate the approach OF
the latter condition in local areas, and
unless q change of wind occurs we may be
visited in this city by showers, accompanied
by increased temperature and possibly by
lightning
Year: 1876

Cu1cAGo finds itself on the brink of a
shaos which threatens more damage to that
sity's credit than even the great fire. 1t has
40 money in the municipal treasury. the po-
ice and fire departments cannot be paid be-
.ause people will not pay taxes, owing to n
State law which gives no compelling power
TO the authorities. Add to this the strain on
the peoples Golfers to rebuild their city and
the present dulness of business and the
condition of the Phoenix City will be seen
to be an alarming one.
Year: 1876

the story of his life and surroundings we
this morning print letter from Fremont,
the home of the republican candidate for
the Presidency, sketching the man and the
place and detailing the esteem in which he
is held among the neighbors who have
known him from boyhood.
Year: 1876

THB CENTENNIAL MILITARY CoURTEsIEs
which are now passing between the North
and South, and of which We have some ac-
count this morning, will do much to reunite
the sections. Northern hospitality cannot
be too general or too generous toward our
Southern visitors.
Year: 1876

The LONG BRANCH RACES yesterday were
exceedingly interesting as will be seen from
our report this morning. and equal in every
respect to any of the Fourth OF July races
which preceded them.
Year: 1876

We are informed that this distin-
guished railroad official has had his
railway jurisdiction extended. Now tb g
line over which he will have control ex,
tends from Cairo, Ill, to Canton, Miss.


This is a deserved compliment to a
public spirited and enterprising citizen
General Neely is a quiet, bat energetic
worker, and his careful concern in ali
the minute details of railroad work
has Injured to the economical admins
tration of the Tennessee Division of the
Mississippi Central, and has made his
Receivership corplets aud profitable
success to the State of Tennessee. His
success as a railroad manager is appre-
ciated by capitalists, and they seek to
utilize still further his services.


Personally, we congratulate him on
this renewed appreciation of his ability,
and as citizens of Bolivar We are glad
that We have in our midst a man we'll
prepared to develop the material re
sources of our section, and who has at
heart the prosperity and advancement
of this immediate locality.
Year: 1876

honest returns in accordance with the
Constitution, bow to the majesty of the
law, and then every citizen will feel a
renewed confidence in our institutions,
and the whole world will hold US in
higher respect and honor.
Year: 1876

Our HAY Or STOCK SCALES ore 90 single in
their construction, any mechanic ca1 set them up
without difficulty, and thus rave . large share Of
the ex pense. They accurate strong and dura-
Ole, and not lsaoie to get out OF order.
Year: 1876

There is very little use in expecting
the affairs of this country to be intel
ligently and justly administered unless
the masses Of the people who have
them in charge are differently educa-
ted in the future to what they have
been in the past. The fact is country,
and that which is good for country,
has really been sighted in the inter
est Of classes, parties and factions to
sach an extent that country has no
show anywhere or in anything. 1t
cannot well escape the attention of any
one that large masses of men cling to
party above everything and exhibits a
narrowness of soul which to the extent
of its influence, is full of peril to every
general interest and endangers the
perpetuity of every national and phil
anthroplc principle in operation in our
institutions


Every citizen should look this mat
ter in the face and endeavor to under
stand and make generally known the
true means of removing this question
of education like every other thing to
be of a nature adapted to the wants of
the masses, must originate among and
be directed by themselves. No class
interested in defrauding them can tru-
ly represent them. Education, to be
OF practical utility to the people, must
be based on foundations which in the
fullest sense recognize the rights and
aim to promote the interests of the
people. An education which simply
fits men to be experts in carrying for
ward a system designed to rob and de-
grade the masses is not the one to en-
courage, any more than is so-called
free press which is used for the same
purpose.


The science of arithmetic, used in
obedience to equitable principles, is
great aid in advancing the financial
welfare of the masses; but, when used
as an aid to schemes of robbery, the
building up of moneyed aristocracies
and the consequent financial enslave-
ment of the people, it is questionable
whether it would not be better if we
had no such sience, and men were left
to depend on their natural, uncultiva-
ted wits in these matters. The masses,
1t is fair to presume, would not be VIC
TINS Of unscrupulous calculations to
the same extent as now if such was the
case.


But it will not do to discard the ad-
vantages We have for the reason that
they are abused. The true course to
pursue in this matter as in all others,
Is to shape our affairs that sciences
will be subservient to the promotion of
the peoples welfare in the shape of
promoting and strengthening the prin-
ciples Of universal justice 1t is in
this direction education should work
but it will never do so unless in those
associations of the people which are
based on an acknowledgment of those
principles
Year: 1876

The CREDIT SYsrEM-Treating Of the
credit system of purchase as eontrasted with
the cash system, recent writer says:


The practice Of buying the necessary arti.
cles of the household on credit, is fatal TO good
economy. The housekeeper has always to
pay dearer when she does not pay cash. The
tradesman must have interest on his money,
for man will never, in busy community,
be willing, and is seldom able if he is willing.
to forego it. To the ordinary cash price of
the article he, therefore, adds the interest
which may accrue during the time that credit
is allowed. This, moreover, is not all there
must be premium exacted by the dealer for
the risk be runs in trusting out his goods to
that class of more or less dangerous custom
ers who never pay ready money. Even the
most honestly disposed Of these are often un-
safe debtors; for they are generally impru.
dent enough to anticipate their incomes, and
to overrun them in expenditure. The credit
system, moreover, is temptation in unneces-
sary purchases. There is sort Of check in
the sight and touch Of the hard earned money
to the disposition to dispose of it lightly. On
the other hand, there is something in the ia
cility of credit, removing as it does the disa-
greeable necessity of payment to the buyer,
who can crafty his love Of possession with
momentary sense, at any rate, that its gratii-
cation costs nothing. There is no such cheap
and cautious purchaser as cash. -"
Year: 1876

A weary Old man sat On a foot
bridge Saturday on North Third street
with large bundle Of goldfish in his
Ian and hp held large and patient
old c,w by rope tied around her
Lorus He was sober enough 10 remark
hat it Wa. the Eager" that chained
hi , ,o ,ha, bridge and would not let
hi II 20 TO his home hey nd lie river.


Terre Urue Express.