smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

would be certainly necessary. and the
dissolution must be upon point invOlv-
ing the question of slavery. and no 9TH
er. The Union might then be reorgan-
lied on the fundamental principle of
emancipation. This object is vast in its
compass. awful in its prospects, sublime
and beautiful in its issue. A life devo-
ted to it would be nobly spent or sacri-
feed"


Such life was that Of John Brown.
He entered upon it when. as boy. ''du-
ring the war with England" seven years
before this colloquy of Adams with Cal
houn, he saw his little black playmate
starved and beaten, and with boyish ar
dor s'swore eternal war with slavery"
He ended it on the gallows in Virginia,
and men said he died as fool dieth.
But the method that be devised for
emancipation was that which. within
FIVE years after his death. the nation
adopted and carried to successful is
sue. 1t was the method of force, and
it proceeded gradually. as Brown had
foreseen that it must, from state to state,
and without overthrowing the general
government. There was. however. what
Adams had predicted, a temporary dis
solution of the onion. followed by
amendment and repeal as Brown had
desired. and then by that which both
Adams and Brown had longed for, re-
organization of the Union ION the fund
amental principle of emancipation.
Thus again in human history, as so ma
ny times before. did the divine paradox
reassert itself, and the stone which the
builders rejected became the head of the
corner Beside the Potomac. where the
founder of our republic lived and died,
crowned with honors, it was deereed that
the restorer of the republic should also
die by the hangman's hand. The work
that Washington left unfinished, Brown
came to complete; and Lincoln with his
proclamations. Grant and Sherman with
their armies, and Sumner with his con-
stitutional amendments. did little more
than follow in the path which Brown
had pointed cut. ''0f all the men who
were said te be my eotemporaries, "
wrote Concord poet, lit seemed to me
that John Brown was the only one who
had not died. meet him at every turn.
He is more alive than ever he was he
is no longer working in secret; heworks
in public, and in the clearest light that
shines on this land From z. b.
| .Soaboru's History.
Year: 1875

Cultivate singing in the family. Be-
gin when the child is not yet three years
old. The songs and hymns your child
hood sang. bring them all back to your
memory and teach them to your little
ones mix them altogether. to meet the
similar moods. as in after life they come
over us so mysteriously sometimes.--
Many time and oft, in the very whirl
of business. in the sunshine and gaye-
ty of Fifth Avenue and amid the splen-
dor of the drive in Central Park, some
little thing wakes up the memories of
early youth--the old mill; the cool
spring; the shady tree by the little
school -hOuse--and the next instant We
almost see again the ruddy cheeks, the
smiling faces. and the merry eyes Of
sehoOl-mates, some gray-headed now,
most ''lie mouldering in the grave. -
And anon. 1.-The song my mother sang"
springs uubidden to the lips and sOOthes
and sweetens all these memories.


At other times, amid the crushing
mishaps of business, merry ditty of
the Olden time pops up its little head,
breaks in upon the ugly train of thought,
throws the mind into another chanDel !;
light breaks from behind the cloud in
the sky, and new courage is given to
US. The honest man goes singing to his
work and when the days labor is done,
his tools laid aside, and he is on his
way home, where wife and child, and
tidy table, and cherry freside await
him, and be cannot help but whistle or
sing. The burglar never sings. Moody
silence, net merry song, weighs down the
dishonest tradesman, the per6dious clerk,
the unfaithful servant, the perjured
partner.
Year: 1875

The MEN Who ARE GOING TO Do
This reminds me of some men who are
always going to do great things. but
never begin l Onee had a neighbor-
and. in fact. may have some of the same
sort noE-who was perpetualiy telling
what he was going to do. consequently
never had time TO do anything. He
would get up early in the morning. draw
on heavy pair Of boots. with pants
tucked inside then to see him start out
for the barn, making everything fy right
and left, one might suppose him to be
one of the driving sort. So be was, for
about an hour, or less, or until called TO
breakfast. after which he would light
his pipe. stroll over to his nearest neigh
Dor, or hang over the fence and talk to
every passer-by. repeating the same old
story of what he was going to do to-mor-
row or next week II is needless to say
that my neighbOr soon found that farm
ing was poor business


can call to mind a number Of SINH
lar instances where the best Of resolu-
tons failed 70 bring success 1t is we'll
enough for farmer to get up early and
storm about" little in the morning !;
but if be lacks the '-sticktoitiyeness" all
this bluster viii not amount TO much IN
the long run


Neat cosy homes. good gardens. or
ehards and other home comforts are ney.
er obtained BY these going-to-do sort Of
folks.
Year: 1875

Do they miss me at hOme-dO they miss me
"IvOuld Be an assurance most dear
To know that my name forgotten
As though had never been there.
To know that the tailor and landlord


And the hanks where my paper is due,
And hosts whom ! cannot nov mention.
Had bauished me quite from their view
DO they miss me at home-do they miss me
When the market for money is tight
And collectors in haste are pursuing


Their debtors by day and by night
Do the friends who once loaned me fifty"
Ind the others that loaned me q ten"
Heave a sigh Of regret as they miss me.
And wish they could see again
Do they miss me at home-do they miss me
When no longer I'm seen upon 'Changef
And do those who are wont to assist me
Say "His conducts internally strange =
Does the ShylOek vhe loaned me his money,
To bear me to regions unknown.
Look in vain for occasions TO dun me,


And wish again were at homef
But know that my memory fingers


Around the dear place, as roam;
And while Pve my wits and my ereepers
They'll miss me-they'll miss me At home
Year: 1875

Greatest of all mysteries is it that we
so readily forget, or seem to forget, that
we must die I; must fade away and be
seen no more by our companions, to soon
be forgotten by them. To-day we see a
friend gasping for little breath to pro-
long his stay with us few moments,
but the struggle is in vain he dies, We
drop few tears, there is a loss, vague
ness at our hearts that it seems can new
er be filed. Tomorrow the scene, the
separation is forgotten. the horrible
struggle, the pale and haggard face, are
things of the past, and We live on as
though nothing had happened.


Why is this ready fOrgetfulness? How
can we ever again enter into the strug-
gle of life. after once seeing that in a
few more days or years it will be as
though we had not been? How can we
60 back to our hopes and dreams, when
we know that all must end IN death !?
The greatest mind becomes blank the
sweetest beauty turns to a thing of hor-
ror, that even the worm respects not.
Even love itself goes out like candle.
Why, then, admire beauty? Why cul-
tiyate the mind? How can a mother
wish for offspring when she knows that
each new babe is but another born to
die? :?


Death is SO inevitable IL seems strange
that skeleton does not sit az our feasts,
walk our streets, chatter in our songs,
and weep at our weddings. Why do we
not sit in dust and ashes. bewailing our
bitter fate. lose all hope and refuse our
food that we may the sooner pass the
dreaded changer All. there Is our hope
In that one word--ehaBge Death is
not cessing TO be. 1t is change. All
men feel this, believe this. no matter
how they may argue and rerson. II it
were not 50. enterprise. ambition. and
all Of life's interests, would be wrecked.
but mans inner consciousness Of exis-
tence beyond that known in this world !;
Of life beyond. greater aud better.
when the spirit shall take it. work again.
and learn. - we never can on earth,
produces this easy forgetfulOess and
saves the world from ruin.
Year: 1875

The spring is near at hand. when the
air viii be charged with gases from de-
composed animal and vegetable matter.
These viii find their way into dwellings
indeed. they win generate there they
are with us constantly. unless we have
the means to arrest them. which. happi-
ly. we have. but which, unhappily. we
avail ourselves Of too little. The great
est scrubbing and care will not prevent
the accumulation of some foul, invisible
material in the air. however well the
rooms may be ventilated. The human
body itself is source of nOxious ema-
nations. Something in addition to
cleaning has to be resorted to-disin-
fectants. Now that their virtue has
become known, they are considered in
dispensable in housekeeping. They are
most efficient means There arc two
species of disinfectants. the one prevent
ing decomposition. the other neutralizing
its product Of tie former are copper
as (sulphate of from. permanganate of
potassia, and, best of all and cheapest,
and always at hand, common salt This,
or any of these, put into spittoOns, sew
ers or other places where decomposition
threatens, will arrest the formation of
gasses. But the air is not affected by
these. or only to slight extent This
it wants the other class, the volatile, to
do. These are chloride, in the form of
chloride of lime, iodine, carbolic acid
and others. Carbolic acid will destroy
the germs of putrefaction, and is the en-
emy of infection. Chloride acts both
as an antiseptic and purifier of the
air, the latter by forming chemical
changes in the injurious compounds
Its odor is somewhat Objectionable, as
is that also of carbolic acid iodine less
SO. A little kept anywhere exposed In
room win be sufficient The two
classes both need to be used. They are
cheap, and will purify and keep pure
the rooms, made also more pleasant by
ventilation-small means to effect i'm
portant results.
Year: 1875

infant. and promptly advised the moth
er to put shirt or something on the
child. so it might not freeze to death
The assembled neighbOrs felt Of the wa
ter in the kettle, found it icy cold. and
quietly separated.
Year: 1875

The settlement sheet between the Au-
ditor. and Treasurer OF this county was
finished yesterday.


The following is the amount Of taxes
collected on the duplicate Of 1874, and
the amount apportloned to the various
funds in proportion to the levy:
Year: 1875

We print this morning the Introductory
pages to long review of the relations exist
ing between the Italian government and the
people of Italy and the Roman Catholic
Church. Apart from the yigor Of the style
and the boldness with which this great ques-
tion is discussed the paper has additional
interest in the fact that it is from the pen of
Mr.. Gladstone. In his previous pamphlets
on ''Vaticanism" the distinguished states
man considered the problem in its theologi-
cal aspects. The present paper has politi-
cal rather than a religious bearing, and 1t
must be confessed that there is no man in
Europe moro capable of discussing this ques-
ton, especially from a Protestant stand
point. The temporal power of the Pope
dom he considers in the light of
the claim of the Latin community
dispersed all over the world to the right OF
citizenship in Italy. Italy must cease to be
q nation, Mr.. Gladstone thinks, or the Pa
pacy consent to the mutilation of the triple
crown. This is the key to his whole argu-
ment, and it affords him ample scope for the
consideration of the relations of the great





first illustrates and enforces the changes
which have taken place in Europe within the
last quarter of a century and then contends
that the restoration Of the temporal power
would compromise the very existence of the
German Empire. But the most remarkable
part Of the paper is that in which he pre-
diets another war between France and Ger
many-a war for restoration rather than
supremacy-an assigns to the former Power
as her ally the ultramontane minor
ity which pervades the world. These
few sentences indicate the scope and
purpose of Mr. Gladstones essay, and
while we do not share his fears that the polit-
ical well-being Of the States of Europe is to
be disturbed by an ultramontane alliance
with France or any other Power, we recog
nize it as in itself significant fact that
thinker so profound and a statesman so eml-
nent as Mr.. Gladstone should sound note
of alarm. 1t will be seen from all this that
the paper is very important one, its chief
value being in the clearness with which it
points out the tendencies Of modern thought
on both sides Of the question. There may be
no war of force growing out of these conflict
ing views and purposes, but there is certain
to be a conflict of opinion SO heated and
stubborn that it will outlast the present and
perhaps the coming generation, affecting the
political and religious condition of every
State in Europe, and even moulding the
future Of Christianity itself.
Year: 1875

rian rights against imperial Germany, and
which derives its inspiration notoriously
from Rome; but the qualification is accu-
rate, and exhibits the hollowness of the
whole case. In the presence of this majority
the King is in dilemma Can he govern
with ministry opposed to the majority
Can he by the dismissal Of this ministry and
the appointment of one in sympathy with
the party in power put himself in open hos
tility with Berlin? Can he, by the dissolu.
tion of the Assembly dare the spirit of revo.
lutionary agitation throughout the country
Evidently the triumphant party is disposed
to drive him to extremes and the near future
of Bavaria is filled with stormy possibilities.
In all the gloom there is one certainty-the
man in power at Berlin is named Bismarck,
not Buchanan.
Year: 1875

The frequency Of homicide in this city is
one of the alarming signs of the times.
Within a fortnight there have been nearly
half score of convictions for murder or man.
slaughter, and five of these were for murder
In the first degree. The last of the capital
convictions was the sentence of Charles Wes.
ton yesterday for participation in the mur.
der of Weisburg, the pedler In every case
the guilt of the culprit was clearly estab-
lished, and the doom of the criminals fol-
lowed 50 quickly upon their crimes that the
effect of these speedy trials and convictions
cannot fail to be most wholesome. A stern
enforcement Of the law is essential at this
time, for there seems just now to
be a mania for homicidal crime. A
few days ago we referred to the many mur-
ders and attempts at murder growing out of
jealousy and disappointments in love; but it
seems that the mania is still more dangerous,
and that the relation of father and son, and
even of son and mother is not sufficient to
preserve society from this terrible tendency.
1t is only week since young man was con-
victed of murder in the third degree for
brutally kicking his mother and leaving her
on the floor of her wretched apartment
to die. Drunkenness was the cause of
this horrible offence but later still we had
the story of drunken father shooting
his son while in a condition SO besotted as
to be apparently unconscious of the crime
he had committed. The latter case is one of
the most lamentable that has come under our
notice in long time, and while the cause is
plain enough the remedy is not so apparent
The advocates of prohibition will find in it o
strong argument in favor of their theory, but
experience has shown that crime cannot be
prevented by this mode of repression. Some
other means of preventing murders of this
kind and of every kind must be found, and
the only method likely to prove effective is
the stern punishment of the guilty. Muir
derers must be taught that drunkenness isno
excuse for crime and that the full penalty of
the law is certain to follow the offence.
In no other way is it possible to
eradicate the disease, especially at time
when there is O strange mania for homicide.
If so many murderers were not allowed to go
unpunished SO many murders would not be
committed. Until within q few days hanging
seemed, in the expressive language of GRIM
inal who expiated his offence on the gallows,
to be almost 'played out, F." and juries were in
great degree responsible for this state Of
things. There was a tendency to convict OF
the lower instead Of the higher grades Of
murder where only the full penalty of the law
is equal to the emergency, but we are glad
to see that change has been wrought in
this respect. In the future we must re-
press homicide by hanging all murderers,
and though the remedy is a terrible one its
application now may do away with its ne
cessity in the future by the operation of
wholesome fear growing out of the certainty
Of the full enforcement of the law.
Year: 1875

which, while showing the desperation OF
Tammany Hall, will not be without its pain
full effect upon the country. For however
important the election may be as the possess
sion of group of minor Offices, mainly Judi
cial, the great prize for which the democratic
party now contends, and which Mr.


Kelly and his friends should never permit
to escape their attention, is the Presidency


Tammany in New York threw the Presidency
away four years ago, and it looks now as If
Mr.. Kelly were about to repeat the blunder.
This is because the existence of Tammany as
a representative organization IN the democ-
racy is at variance with the general demo-
cratic sentiment Of the country. If Mr. Kelly
were an original leader he would see this
difficulty. He would make new departure.
lie would use his justly great influence to re-
organize the party upon basis that would
admit of all democrats uniting in harmonious
action He would abandon Tammany Hall
and its antiquated customs. He would pre-
fer the will Of the party to the fiat Of any one
man. He would see in the revolution which
now menaces his power not any war upon
himself, but upon a system which he found
when he came into authority, and which he
should rejoice in destroying. If he is
great leader, one Of those men whom we are
assured by Tammany orators was born to
command, he will not follow in the political
footsteps of Sweeny and Tweed, but give the
organization a new life, and in doing 50 con-
tribute immeasurably to the success of the
party throughout the country.
Year: 1875

THE MARTYRS TOMB 1t is sad story Of
neglect which we print this morning in con-
nection with the obliteration Of the old
Martyrs Tomb near the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. 1t was at this spot where rested the
remains Of the patriots who died in the prison
ships Of the Wallabout during the Revolution.
We cannot but regret that the centennial Of
that struggle should witness this desecration:
but although the graves Of the patriots are
obliterated the memory Of their deeds can
never be blottcd ont.
Year: 1875

In the Bavarian Chamber Of Deputies the
him to dismiss the liberal Ministry has
been adopted by. vote of 70 to 76.
Hitherto the government of the German
Empire has run smoothly enough in the
federal groove. 1t has not been called upon
to endure strain of any sort whatever. In
the wars with Austria and France the Prus-
sian shooting was found to b6 so infallible
that every little German kingdom and duchy
recognized in the Hohenzollern veritable
Captain Scott, and came down when sum
moned without requiring the expenditure of
any ammunition. 1t will some time seem one
of the strange spectacles Of history, this
quiet acceptation of n new r6le on the part of
those States; this submissive falling into line
as so many veterans trained to subordina-
tion might fall in at the sound of the
sergeant's voice. But the claim of State
rights promises to come early and
to prove first test of the opera
ton Of the new system. With MS the
conflict as to State and national supremacy
arose on the right to keep slaves. In Ger
many it arises on the point of religious lib
erty. As Bavaria makes the issue that is its
character With us both North and South
claimed to fight for freedom, and in Germany
both Bavaria and the imperial government
equally claim to be the champions Of relig-
ious liberty. Southern men claimed that
they should be locally free to hold slaves,
and the North held that there could be no
freedom where slavery was tolerated. Each
conceived the word freedom in widely diff


ferent sense. In Bavaria they claim the free
dom to submit themselves to Rome if thew
will In Berlin they answer that there can
be no spiritual freedom till the religious
preponderance Of Rome is set aside Hth-
erto the Bayaran King has governed with
ministry in general harmony with imperial
purposes; but now he Is face to face with
q chamber in which there is an ultramontane
State rights majority. This may sound like
a queer qualiiicationa majority which de-
clares itself the patriotic champion of Baya-
Year: 1875

is not desirable person for the Office he
now fills, the scandals with which his name
is associated being in themselves sufficient
cause for his removal If the Police Depart
ment is to be reorganized it must be by the
removal of men against whom such strong
objections are urged
Year: 1875

THE CARLrsTs claim another victory, and,
ns matter Of course, the Alfonsists deny the
claim. It matters very little which side is
in the right as even victory just now can
have little influence on the fortunes of the
would-be king.
Year: 1875

CurSA SEEMS to be less than half satisfied
with tho terms OF her settlement with Great
Britain, and Mr. Wade may have use for his
ships of war after all. We trust, however,
that there is to be no fighting, or, If there
must be war, that those who are its cause
will bo the only ones to take part in the
battles,
Year: 1875

WHEN RoYAL BABY is born in England
Il is hailed as national blessing both by
tie imperial family and tie nobility In tile
one case there is an increase in the annual
gifts of loyal people, and in tho othor there
is a lively topic Of conversation for AZ least
nine days. II is consequently matter Of
present satisfaction that tic Duchess of
Edinhnroh hns Just given birth % . daughtor.
Year: 1875

There is an idea that praise is too
good a thing TO be given to children;
that it is TOO rich for their mental
and moral digestion. Some pa
rents are so afraid that child will
grow proud that they never praise
him, and this course is often disaS
trous. 1t is apt TO prodacc too
much sclfassertion-for scif.asScr-
ton is legitimate outgrowth OF
withholding commendation from
one who is entitled to it, or it viii!
endanger self:distrust or meIan
choiy hopelessness Of disposition.
Praise is sunshine TO a child, and
there is no child that does not
need it. 1t is the high reward Of:
ones struggle to do right. Thomas
Hughes says that you can never
get 4 mans best out Of him with
out praise. Iou certainly can
never get a child's best out OF him
without praise. Many sensitive
child, We believe, dies Of hunger
for lack Of kind recommendation.
Many q child starving for the
praise parent Should give runs
off eagerly after the Designing
hattery Of others. To withhold
praise where it is due is dishonest,
and in the case OF child such 4
course often leaves 4 singing sense
Of Injustice. Motives Of common
Justice as we'll as a regard for the
future of the child should influence
the parent to give generous praise
TO all whc deserve it. Of course
there is . difference in the c0nsti.
| tuition Of children some cannot
bear SO much praise as others, and
some need great deal. 1t should
never be indiscriminate. We re-
member 4 wonderful woman who
taught school in one village un-
til she had educated i part Of
three generations. She was one
Of tne most successful Of teachers,
but her success lay in her gift of
praising with discrimination. A
bad BOY who was good scholar
got praises for his brilliancy sand
wichcd between her abomination
Of his bad behavior, and so was
won to a better life and We recall
a good girl who had no gift for
learning rapidly, but who was
saved from utter despair by the
praise she got for her untiring in


dustry. Into the discouraged
heart Of the children the praise ot
the teacher came like sunlight


and the virtues, like fruit, can only
sipep IN sunshine.