smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

sufficient to account for all we see. and
great deal more that we do not see In the
progress of banking on the basis OF incon-
vertible paper. ..i


We are constantly reminded that these are
times Of liquidation, and it is undoubtedly
true that great many Of our business men
have exerted themselves to reduce their in
debtedness, and that In many cases these efforts
have met with success. Nor do we intimate
that business men are generally embarrassed.
We believe that those who have not locked up
their means in speculations outside of their
regular business are abundantly able to sur
yive even much harder times than these. But
we have this significant fact, that the
aggregate amount of loans reported oy
the National banks is now greater thah
ever before, while the available re-
sources Of the banks, outside OF their
loans, show tendency to diminish. Congress
has advised them to throw their baliase
overheard, and they appear to be DOING SO.
Comparing the statement of the condition Oh
the Rational banks outside of the redemption
cities for Oct Q, 1874, with either OF the three
statements made in the half-year before the
manic of 1873, we find decrease Of more than
twenty five per cent in the deposits with the
redeeming, or reserve agents in the redemp-
ton cities and also q slight decrease In tho
legal-tender notes in their own-vaults, inelud-
ing in that item the FIVE per cent deposit
with the Treasurer at Washington. which Is
| not available as reserve in any proper sense
| of the word.


| When business begins to revive, the banks
| will be called ON to increase their loans, and
they will of necessity yield to the demands
for increased accommodation. But the greater
part of their capital appears to be already
permanently placed, and if they take adyan-
tage of the license accorded them by the act
| of June, 1874, the final consequence will be
destruction of banks such as took place in the
| years from 1889 to 1913. The note holders are
safe SO long as the country does not
get into war. Should we become en-


broiled with ono of the great powers


of Europe, the impolicy of founding


our banking system on Government bonds
and paper money, without any admxture


whatever of the precious metals-the only real


money-would be as apparent to the whole


people as it now is to the few who bestow


their attention on these questions. The French


have the good sense in time of peace to pre-


pare for war, and with the exception of debt


of $3.50 100000 due by the Government TO the


Bank, which is represented by correspond


ing increase of its note circulation, their whole
system Of currency and banking is as solid
and fire-proof as it was before the war.


Would that we could say the same of our own
4
Year: 1875

The Board of Aldermen cover only legitimate
subjects of inquiry in their resolution calling
upon Controller Green for information as to
the financial condition of the city, and it is to
be hoped that the Controller viii respond so
fully and SO promptly that uo further calls
will be necessary.
Year: 1875

Speaker Wilt of the ousted Louisiana
Legislature rises to offer President Grant an
opportunity to retrace bis steps in the matter
of the illegal interference of the military in
the organization Of the body over which he
was elected to preside. But the President has
not been in the habit of answering or noticing
In any way the kilograms of the Conservative
leaders i'll louisiana.
Year: 1875

While the Sergeant -at-Arms is vainly trying
to find Mr.. William s. King, does it not begin
to look to the Committee of Ways and Means
as if it would be n good thing to have little
further conversation with the Hon. John G..
Schumacher These worthy Congressman seem
to be involved in about the same predicament
The uncharitable begin to call it false swear
ing, and it will 60 nigh to be thought so
very shortly, if they do not put in an appear
ance with promptness, and explain the
contradictions in testimony in their
cases, which at present seem to be
inexplcable. For the rest, there seems to be
no reason why Mr.. Schumacher should not now
be required to account rigidly for the Pacific
Mail money traced to his hands The exami-
nation of Albert has by no means yielded all
the fruits it may legtimately be made to bear,
but we feel confident that Mr.. Schumacher
ought to be able to trace the money little
nearer to Congressional hands than Mr. Albert
seems yet to have done.
Year: 1875

The men who are delaying the appearance
of the report Of the Louisiana Investigation
Committee are assuming responsibility which
we cannot think even the most violent parti-
sans would willingly incur. The Committee
was one universally approved, the investigation
was apparently thorough, and no one can hon
estly believe that the report is otherwise than
fair. The effort to change the tenor OF the
conclusions is discreditable to all who have
part in it. Let us have no more downright
living to save the Republican party.
Year: 1875

II there were moro Republicans like the
Hon. Wayne MacVeagh of Pennsylvania (son-
in-aw of Simon Cameron) the party would
to-day be in less danger. Mr.. MacVeagh has
all the old Republican antipatby to finding
himself in any cause or on any occasion on
the same platform with the Democracy. But
he does not on this account feel bound to
sustain Republican Administration which is
grossly in the wrong. or to sit dumb under
the imputation of sustaining it. A few such
men as Mr.. MacVeagh among its Congressman
would have been of immense service to the
Republican party during the past fortnight.
Year: 1875

I have seen young man sell a
good farm, turn a merchant and
die in an insane asylum.


I have seen a farmer travel about
so much that there was nothing at
home worth looking. after.


1 have seen a man spend more
money in folly than would support
his family in comfort and indepen-
dence.


I have seen a young girl marry a
young man of dissolute habits and
repent it as long as she lived.


I have seen a man depart from
truth where candor and veracity
would have served him to a much
better purpose.


I have seen the extravaganza and
folly of children bring their parents
to poverty and want, and them
selves to disgrace.


I have seen a prudent and indus
trious wife retrieve the fortunes oj
family when her husband pulled
at the other end of the rope.
Year: 1875

A merchant who, from being a
very poor boy, had risen to wealth
and renown, was once asked by an
intimate friend to what he attribu-
ted his success in life. '"To prompt
obedience to my parents, " was the
reply. I'm the midst Of many bad
examples of youth Of my own age,
I was always able to yield a ready
submission to the will Of my father
and mother, and I firmly believe
that a blessing has, in consequence,
rested upon me and upon all my
efforts.
Year: 1875

mics who are glad to be rid Of
them, or wandering off die where
none lament; but the babe is with
out prejudice in life, and mighty
in death. It is Gods messenger of
reconciliation, his flag of truce in
this world of enmities, and envies,
and wrath, and strifes. It has
strong hold on two hearts if no
more. The empty crib, the half
worn shoe, the soft locks of hair,
that few may see, prolong the pain
ful yet pleasing memory of the an.
gelvisitor that looked in upon us
and smiled, and went to heaven,
bidding us, amid care and sorroM,
to follow on.


There is something so peculiarly
affecting in the loss of a child, that
We sympathize with the parent
who said he believed no minister
was prepared to bury another's
child without he had buried one Of
his own.


There's many an empty cradle,


There's many vacant bed,


There's many lonely bosom,


Whose joy and light are fed;


For thick in every graveyard


The little hillocks lie,


And every hillock represents


An angel in the sky.


In this way, heaven is receiving
large contributions from earth.
Next to the conversion of a SOUL
the enemy of God and man may take
leastpleasure in the death Of a child
His snares are all prevented, and
his prey surely lost.


We bless God for our creation.
The opening of a career of immor-
tai existence isin itself great event
"a mission Of praise and glory
which death cannot frustrate.
Though the voice of praise swell as
the sound of many waters, and the
celestial harpers are numberless,
yet his ear detects each new voice
and joyful string, and the praise of
these little ones glorifeth him In
this view, the babe, even of a few
days and sickly-that goeth from
the cradle to the grave-is of more
intrinsic Importance than material
worlds.


A Hindoo woman said to a mis-
sionary: ''Surely your Bible was
written by a woman" "Why?"
Because it says so many kind
things for women. Our Shastas
never refer to us but in reproach.
Parents who have watched by the
couch of suffering innocence, and
seen the desire Of their eyes taken
a~sy at a stroke, have found them
selves busy running over the scrip
lures for faith, and gathering up,
as a stay for their hearts, what
God has said for their little children.
How full, and precious, and une-
quivocal are the passages Of COM
fort! The conclusion is, Surely
the Bible was given by a parent.
And so it was. He knows the heart
of a parent and works in it and by
it to the glory Of his grace. BE
weaves out OF this exquisite mate
rial silken cords that draw might
ly. He touches stricken souls with
this divine polarity, and then sets
the object Of affection in the
skies.


prattling tongues, never form
ed to speech, and now still in death,
how eloquently you preach to u.s.!
O little pattering feet Leading the
way, how many, through rude and
stormy scenes, are following after
you to heaven! We thank God for
your ministry, and if it be in vain,
the fault and the loss will be all
our own.
Year: 1875

The New Orleans Times tells the follow
ing simple story: They got aboard the
train at little town between Canton and
New Orleans, and took seat in the front
end of the car. He was young man with
an independent "big enough to take care of
myself" sort Of air, and she was a young
woman apparently zig enough to help him
do it. He seemed entirely to overlook
the fact that there were any passengers on
the train, and especially that several dis
tinguished st. Louis and Chicago drum
mers were aboard. He was full to bursting
with something to say, and the movements
of a race horse are tame in comparison
with the way he proceeded to say it.


During the first half hour, with head
and arms extended until they touched The
person Of the fair damsel at his side, and
utterly unconscious that dozen pair of
eyes were watching him, he poured forth
such a food Of words as must certainly
have overwhelmed any one unable to swim
in the liquid language Of love. Once dur
ing the half hour she seemed to rebuke
him for some startling expression, and he
fell back discomftted to his own end of the
seat. 1t was only for a moment, long
enough, however, for some rash individual
to offer bet that the maid would win,
Year: 1875

CINCINNATI will welcome in the new


year with the changing of bells and watcl,


meetings, as an event of more i'm oortance


than usually attaches to such times. l,


will also be welcomed in a, the birth of the


Centennial year, and the last stroke of the


bell as it gives out the hour Of twelve, the
death of the old year and the birth of the
new, will be followed by the booming Of
cannons, the ringing of bells, grand illum.
inations, military displays, the braying Of


rumpets, the ear piercing fife and big and
little drums. The Mayor of the city will
Issue proclamation to this effect, and thus
early In the.year the people will evince
spirit and enthusiasm in the Centennial
Anniversary. The idea is at once capt..
waiting and should meet with favor eyery-
where. There is no reason why such could
not be enacted in Wilmington, but we almost


despond, when we know that the Centennial
Commission here are discouraged in their
work because the people will not give them
support Philadelphia, though, should be
the place of such clarifying, as it will be
the scene of the Centennial exhibition and
IS 50 prominently identified with the birth
Of the Nation.
Year: 1875

The Centennial Commissioners seem to
have good cause for their disgust a,
the manner in which the citizens of our
city have acted in the matter of subscrip-
tions for the house which they proposed to
build at Philadelphia. 1t seems strange
that little Dover should evince so much
more public spirit than Wilmington, and
the merchants and business men of this
city DO not appear to any advantage in the
contrast. Fie, fe gentleman, you should do
better than this, and show that you have
pluck enough if you lack the generosity,
not to allow country village to surpass
you in such course,
Year: 1875

A Divorce with . Terrible OriEin


A New York letter to the Baltimore


News says: There is in this city, how.


ever, one NEST amusing low comedian


who has reason for never smiling. In


his youth he was the father of little girl
of refractory, obstinate disposition. One
day, to punish her for something, he lock-
ed her in the bedroom, and with his wife


went down stairs to dinner. Soon the child
began to scream in a terrible manner,
which the parents considered was only
temper; but as the shrieks continued the
wife became alarmed and desired to go to
her. He, however, forbade her doing so,
as he said the child must be taught obe-
dience, and that she could not gain her end
by screaming. They went on with their
dinner, the fearful shrieks continuing for
awhile and then ceasing. As they were
about leaving the table, smoke began TO
pass through the house. There was fire
Rushing to release the poor
little girl they found her dead. Her
clothes had evidently caught fire from the
crate, and while the parents were eating
The child was dying. The comedians
wife took horror and hatred of her hus-
band after this, as she believed that if he
had allowed her to 20 to the poor infant
she mig ght have saved her life. They were
livorsed. No wonder that man never
miles off the stage.
Year: 1875

ChFistms his csme and gone. Tht


ysusg are scrry and those Of mature yearf


,Te glad. Il is a noticeable iact, that,


though people are glad to welcome in


Christina, and it's time-honored festivities,


they draw sigh of relief when it has


passed and the house can be gotten into its


former good shape. Fer the doctors. only,


it is FEAST and the groans and sweats Of


the sufferers, from too much turkey and
sweet meats, are as good music to his ears
as the Christmas chimes. The toy man


views the wreck of war in his line Of
goods, and pats his pocket with the most
approved satisfaction, while the candy
man is convinced that he has given
thousands Of throats sweet time, and the
turkey goes to roost with less trepidation
thai it will be his last night upon S
mundane sphere. |-'


Fruitless Christmas trees will form an
ornament Of the back yard, or serve as
fuel for the preparation Of some less
tempting meal than that which had been
taken beneath its bowers but few days be-
fore. The tinsel and decorations will fade
and tell of the joys that have gone. New
Year will be fondly looked for as a faint
repetition of the joys that have preceded
it, and after that will come the genuine
respite. Toys will find place among the
rubbish in the garret, the tin horns that
startled the ears of the nervous will be
the crowning features Of the ash
heap, and headless drums will
make impromtu foot balls for
boys Of kicking proclivities, and there
will spring up fresh crop Of bunged,
armless and legless dolls to be hauled OF
to the municipal ash heap by the garbage
carts.


Irritable fathers, when those days come
will be spared ruffled tempers, and moth
ers will be spared emphatic pronuncia-
tons upon finding sticky tendency from
candy smearing to every thing they lay
hold Of. The little ones will review the
past as a golden dream, and dream of
when it shall come again. Shop keepers
will recruit the depleted ranks of their
goods, and will sigh and think of the at
tendant troubles of Christmas, and vet,
how greatly it was relieved by many
pleasures Great annoyances as it brings,
here is yet a tinge Of gladness about it
hat none would forego. 1t is the time Of
merry making, that comes down from ira
iition, and that it has been kept up was
we'll attested by that which has just
passed, and left US as it were upon the
'ery eve Of the new year, and that the
people of Wilmington may live to sec
many happy returns of the same is the
ervent wish of THE MORNING HERALD.
Year: 1875

The Republican papers are out in full
force stating that ex-Speaker Blaine kept
his seat when the Springer Third Term
resolution was sprung. Mr.. Blaine ad-
mitted himself to other members that il
was an unpleasant situation for him to be
placed in, and, as he did not care to vote
upon it either way, he left the work for
the balance of the members to do.
Year: 1875

The New York papers state that New
York will send an unpledged delegation to
the next Republican National Convention
Well that's nothing strange none who 60
there have taken the pledge.
Year: 1875

PROFESSOR DoREMUs Of New York,
has delivered lecture on the power of
squashes. The people hereatouts are
more generally informed on the power of
turkeys and cranberry sauce just now. So
great was the pressure, that many have been
compelled to have extra pieces inserted in
their breeches.
Year: 1875




A CURE FOR DlyoRcEs.-A gen
tleman who did not live very happily
with his wife decided to procure a
divorce, and took advice on the sub
iect from an intimate friend-a man
Of high social standing. $50 home
and court your wife for year" said
this wise adviser, "and then tell me
the result" They bowed in prayer,
and separated. When year passed
away the once complaining husband
called again to see his friend, and
said: Il have called TO thank you for
the good advice yoa gave me, and
to tell you that my wiie and | are
as happy as when first we were
married I cannot be grateful
enough Tor goat GOOD couusei.n ~
am glad to hear il, dear slr,' said the
other, "and I hope you will continue
to court your wife as long as you
live"
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and eemmuni-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as q guaranty OF good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nieations that are not used.
Year: 1875

TODAY the New Hampshire election comes
off. The campaign has been a sharp one.


Until the last week little has been done in
the way of public meetings and speech-mak-
ing; but both parties have thoroughly organ
ized, and the canvass is the most thorough
alike confident of victory, the latter having
made thousand votes by naturalization, and
the Republicans relying upon the justice Of
their cause and upon the disgust of the peo-
pie at the shockingly bad Democraticstate ad-
ministration. There is every prospect of an
unusually full vote, and the Republicans GER
tainly have good grounds for their confidence.
Year: 1875

"ONLY a woman's hair" has acquired q
new significance in Paris. A noted criminal
confined in one of the Partisan prisons, re-
ceyed letter from his wife the other day
containing lock Of hair wrapped in the
leaf of book. The jailor, who is not amen
able to the charge Of sentimentalism, did not
consider the letter important enough to be
delivered Next day a similar package came,
and then another. This aroused suspicion.
The leaf was examined, and found to be that
of novel, twenty-six lines to the page, and
dull lines at that. Then the hair was exam


ned and was found to be noticeably small In
quantity. 1t was counted. There were TWEEN
ty-six spears, and the spears were Of unequa
length. A bright thought struck the jailor-
He placed the hairs along the lines of the
page, beginning at the top with, the shortest
hair. Alter considerable puzzling he found
that the end of each spear pointed to differ
ent letter, and that these letters combined
formed slang sentence, which informed Inc
prisoner that his friends would attempt res
cue when he was taken from the prison for
examination. In consequence OF this discoV-
cry the criminal is still in durance vile.
Year: 1875

THE Lewiston Gazette says that the Demo


Gratis did not heartily support their candidate
for Mayor because he was not an "oli liner"
Well, that's the way the thing will work now
that the old liners suppose they have the
power. No converts need apply. The men
who are to bear the Democratic flag to victo-
ry and office will be those cold liners" who
bore the party banner in the defeats from 1861
to 1865. And it looks as though it was the
same old flag and that the standard bearers
had not changed to any extent.
Year: 1875

A Baltimore lady of wealth ard piety is said
to have remained single until the age of forty
years, refusing many offers, because she had re-
solved to marry no man except clergyman
A while ago she was welded to a penniess but
devout pastor of little church, and the honey
moon was hardly over before he resigned his
charge and set up as broker with her money
Year: 1875

harbor, and 1t was still more serious
mistake to SANDER Los Angeles with
a view of enhancing the chances for
selling lots In Jonesville. A thing
ought to stand on its own merit, and
when it will not, detraction of its bet
ters will not serve as q crutch for the
sick man. 1t Is not the custom of men
to build up a great commercial city
within fifteen miles of one that is al
ready built. Santa Monica can never
become city. That she should is as
improbable as that Catalina Island
should be selected as the site of the
nations capital. A pretty little wa
tering place town will in time grow up
at Santa Monica, and this is all Sena-
tor JONES and those associated with
him should have claimed for their
bantling. Had they done this, and
not attempted to force the sale under
the assumption that they were selling
city property, they would have made
money and friends in the place of los
ing both. Land in Santa Monica
should have been sold in p!ats of from
one to five acres, to suit the will and
purse of purchasers who wished to buy
land on which to build not a city busi


ness house but seaside cottage home.
Had they pursued this plan they would
have ultimately realized prices for
their land that they cannot now hope
to receive, and In few years the
beach for miles would have been dot
ted with Summer homes, and Santa
Monica would indeed be the Long
Branch of the Pacific. But in trying
for the city they have hurt the town.


Lots have sold for more money than
they will ever sell for again, and the
purchasers have paid for small lot
more than a whole acre is worth or
will sell for few months hence. We
are sorry this mistake has been made,
and we hope the purchasers are men
who can afford to lose their money.