smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

London correspondent of the New York Herald
thus speaks of the courtesy shown to Senator Seward by
the British aristOcracy:


Mr. Seward received great attention from the nobility
and special marks of favor from her HighnesS the Ouch
Of Sunderland and other members Of the arstocracy
whO as body are devoted to the antrs!aVery cause
and are ever ready to give it " God speed" not in
words only but in solid gold The fact is, my observa
ton has convinced me that the friends of true freedom
are to be found among the arisocracy not only here
but everywhere. Those who give inspiration to the
of antislavery here, among the proudes and
most glorious of Engands nobility, while the professed


liberals like Cobden Bright, and Roebuck, always cry
out against the slavery agitation In consequence OF
this, Seward, Sumner and all great champions of
freedom have received their warnest welcome from
the English nobility and not from the Cobdens and the
Brights-those disturbers OF social ORDER


Before closing, must relate anecdote which Gov.
Seward tells himself with much gusto When the
senger reached him announcing that her Majesty had


fixed hour for his audience the Governor at the
Derby races, with Lord Napier and other distinguished
members of the nobility. Her Majesty had fixed the
audience for that very day. and the Governors court
dress had not yet been ordered What to be doneS
Lord Napier was consulted. In few moments Lord
n and Gov. S. were flying towards London as fast as
whip and wheels could carry them. The city gained,
they reached the shop of Prince Alberts tailor


court suit was ordered to be made in two hours time
The tailor denurred-sad that he could do wonders,
but that impossible. But, happy man that he is,
he was without eXpedlent. The Governor was
required to strip off his black pants and with dash
OF the shears; off the legs of the pants at the
knees. There stood the Senator in his drawers, coat
and hat Whisk went the taors! The gold knee
buckles, diamond clasps of fosets, adjusted
the long drawers and boots gave place to silk stockings
ornamened with elegant buckles similar to those for the
knees Next went on an exquisite cambric shirt, with
rued bosom and wristbands, casped gold buttons, get
in diamonds


The hair-iresser, with his tongs, was meanwhile at
work the cooked hat jauntily put in place, the
straight sword was bucked to his side and our good
friend all appearance, the elegant courter fit to
embelsh the drawingroom of any court. The hour of
audience arrived and the sennid equpage of the Gov
Queen was in waiting, and the distinguished visitor
received by her Majesty in the most gracious manner,
who condescended to compliment Governor Seward on
his eloquent efforts in behalf of freedom an the 4"'crean
Senate Chamber.
Year: 1859




3 a7,o B. R. HOOD respectfully informs the public
EEB that he is still at his old stand in Clinon where
he Continues to manufacture CARRIAGES, BAROUCHES
ROCKAWAYS AND BUGGIES. He is prepared at all times
to execute work with and despatch He supern
all his operations in person. and guarantees that his
work shall be durable neat and cheap any other
establishment in the State.


constantly employed in manufacturing and ap
buggy can complete These springs prevent the usual
unpleasant notion and add but little to the cost OF buggy
and is of incaculabe benefit they completely prevent
that strain upon the other springs which has given rise to
many breakngs. All who want an easy riding buggy Will
give him call.


May 28th 1858 SS-u
Year: 1859

per at one of the suburban hotels few evenings SINCE
found the poultry rather tough One genius, after
csing bis ingenuity to effect in trying to dissect
turkey, turned to the waiter and asked, You havnt
got such thing as pound of powder in the house.
have your for think it will be the shortest way to blow


his fellow up"
Year: 1859

These Gums remove all
morbid or bad matter from
the system, supplying in
their place a healthy flow
Of bile, invigorating the
stomach, causing food to
digest well, purifying The
blood, giving tone and
health to the whole ma
chinery, re m ving G tn e
cause of the disease--effect-
ing a radical cure.


Bilious attacks are cured,
and, what is better, preven-
ted by the occasional use
of the Liver Invigorator.
One dose after eating is
sufficient to relieve t b e
stomach and prevent the
food from rising and sour
ing.


Only one dose taken be-
fore retiring, prevent S
nightmare.


Only one dose taken at
night, loosens the bowels
gently, and cures cOStlue-
ness.


One dose taken after each
meal will cure Dyspepsia.


One dose Of two teaspoon
fuls will always relieve Sick
Headache.


Only one dose immediate
lV relieves COl3c. w hi q
Year: 1859

A CERTAIN Linen draper waited upon lady for the
amount of an article purchased at his shop. She
deavored to remind him that size had paid when she called
some time ago. He declared be had no remembrance of
the circumstance which she produced his receipt
He then asked pardon, and said am sorry did not
bsaEe 7ou re sorv mpeV Vou aNt did not rcoc
Year: 1859

OrT TITS AFTEnSoos.-The second number
Of the Saturday Ertn,n2 Rtrif,r will make its
appearance this afternoon and be on sale at all
the news counters. It's first number was well
received, and We learn that the second number
will fully sustain the character Of lis preGe-
Year: 1859

SEEDs.-Now is the time to select good
seed. If your have a stock of corn in your
feldthat produces ears of superior quail
ty in size, early ripening Or any other de-
sirable quality, save it. Plant by itself
next year, and by a little care in doing the
same thing every season, with your new
stock, you may originate valuable variety.
The same process should be adopted with
every product of the farm and garden
This is the way in which new varieties Of
ten originate. If the seeds of fruits, hav-
ing some particular good quality, were
planted and cared for, many fine varieties
would no doubt be the sesult.
Year: 1859

TAX TITLEs.-In the case OF Moore vs. Patch
recently decided in the Supreme Court, Judge
Baldwin, with the concurrence Of Judge Field,
says:


"a general impression seems to prevail that
no tax-sale can be made which will be effcctual
on the facts OF any given ease, 1t may not be
out Of place to suggest that consequences OF q
serious character may result to owners OF prop
erty by q too con6dent reliance upon the idea
that taxes may be left unpaid with impunity."


This Is mere intimation, but pretty strong
one, that the Supreme Court will decide tax ii.
ties valid, should case Of the kind ever come
before them. Property holders will do well Ia
make note Of the intimation.
Year: 1859

FROZEN TO DEArH.-The Bath (Me.) Times,
gives the following particulars In relation to
the sad case Of Mrs. Lee, of EdgeOombe. perish
ing In a snow storm:


Her husband had gone TO the school house
for bis children, aud returning after nightfall
became bewildered in the snow storm and hal
loed for help. The deceased heard him and in
stead of placing light so as to be seen, sal
lied out in the storm to render aid and save Mr..
Lee and the children. Both parties became
bewildered, but Mr.. Lee finally succeeded
in reaching the house, where he found bis wife
was missing Search was unavailing until next
morning, when her lifeless frozen body was
found partially covered with snow at short
distance from the house.
Year: 1859

A SINGULAR CoNcTDEEcE.-Senator Summers
private secretary hung the coat Of a reporter
over the railway Of the gallery in the Senate
Cha mber, the other night, when bowie knife
fell from pocket OF the coat and stuck gniv-
ering in the seat of Mr.. Hammond, Of South
Carolina, and which fortunately happened to
be vacant at the time. Had the knife fallen o
few moments earlier, 1t would have proved fA-
tai. But what construction would South Caro-
lima place on the Ooincidence1 Would not the
act have been considered as an intended return
for the outrage committed by Brookss
Year: 1859

JUDsoN's GIFT CHINA STORE, at 81 Camp street,
is now more than center of attraction, for he
has recently received large addition to his beauti-
fu stock of French porcelain, and is daily giving
away magnificent presents Of this ware and of fancy
goods. People may well be mystifed in endeavoring
to account for Col Judsons ability to carry on such
donation business but he does do it, and never
seems more happy than when presenting gorgeous
sets of china to the lucky patrons of his establish
ment. There is both fun and profit in visiting Jud.
sons, for is well entertained by the laughable
and exciting incidents of the drawing SCENES and is
likely to win valuable prize
Year: 1859

BENEFIT AT THE VARIErIE4.-On Friday next, Mr..
A. H. Davenport, one of the BEST most versatile and
popular members of the company, is to have benefit,
and is entitled upon his merits to tremendous an
auditory the Varieties can accommodate, and such
will doubtless be his fate. He has done vast deal
for the entertainment of its habitues during the
season. and doubt not that they will acknowledge
the obligation handsomely, as they should
Year: 1859

N. o. GAS LIGHT CoMPANY.-Notce is given that
the Directory of the above Company has declared an
extra dividend of three per cent from the assets OF
the late banking department, payable on and after
the lst of May proxmo.
Year: 1859

'The Washington correspondent of The
Ohio State Journal says that Republi-
can having proposed to Crittenden that the
Republicans should make him their can
didate, he replied: 81 could not carry a
single Southern State as your candidate
and how many could you carry North with
me for your candidate /? The party would
sink me in Slave State, and should sink
the party in the Free States No, sir 1t
is not your policy to take up Southern
STAKEHOLDER %


There is the whole argument in q nut
shell. Let those who think alike SCI togeth-
er. but do not attempt the impossible feat
of uniting Anti-slavery Republicans with
ultra pro-slayery South Americans, for the
sake Eof "united Opposition" In Ken
lucky at the present moment the American
Wing Party are carrying on the canvass
with great vigor, upon the ground that the
Democratic party is mot sound on the
goose or in other words is not sufficient
iy Pro-slavery!
Year: 1859

The educational statistics of the United
States show that there aie four millions oi
the youth of this country connected with
the various educational Institutions in the
different states in the Union. Their teach
ers number more than one hundred and IF
teen Thousand. The annual current expen-
ses are estimated at about $4,000. GOO.
Year: 1859

a Texas correspondent asserts that State
is the best wheat growing State in the Un-
ion; and that the crop of the present year
is the best he has ever seen, the wheat
weighing from Is to 80 pounds Ger busheI.
Year: 1859

SuFFERiNGs ON THE PLAINs.-Wm. Frost
and Thomas Frost, father and son, of Potts
willie, Pa, who started Tor Pixies Peak, were
found at one of the mail stations in starving
condition. 1t appears that they had lived on
grasshoppers and mldewed corn picked up
from among that left by the animals which
had fed at the station. Proyidentially, Il few
young shoots of corn were found to be spring
a Buffalo had been thrown aside. They caught
from twenty TO thirty grasshoppers every
morning while the dew was still on the grass,
until they became too faint to procure this
scanty supply of food. which they had to hus-
band in order 10 make q stew of grasshopper.
buffalo hide and young corn stalks. in small
tin cEp To eat at night, promote sleep and pre-
vent delirium.
Year: 1859

EFFECT OF THE AURORA BoREALIs-A
young lady, aged about sixteen, of considera-
BILE intelligence and prepossessing appearance
is now residing with the Sheriff Of Ottowa
county, III, preparatory to her removal to the
lunatic asylum. She became insane from
viewing the aurora boreaiis, a short time ago,
which she was induced TO believe betokened
the approaching end of the world
Year: 1859

Coming to the Reseue.-We have heard it in
timated.that the ladies of Church and Union
Hills are preparing to get up a Fair to aid the
Masonic Lodge in their neighborhood to COM
plete the new hall 25th street, already
commenced. If Fair is determined on, ,therei is
no doubt that the necessary means will be
raised and the hall speedily eompleted; for
whatever the ladies of those two hills under
take they are sure to perfect.
Year: 1859

REMARKABLE CASE OF HoNEsTY.-The New
York Tribune says that on Friday last gem
tleman lost package, containing The amount
OF Si,N0, either in the cars or on the Jersey
City ferr-yboat. The package was marked
= For deposit in - Bank As soon as he
discovered his loss, he set about searching for
the package, but without success After much
effort, and deep anxiety, he went to the Bank
and found that the amount had been duly de-
posted by some person unknown.
Year: 1859

Debating Society-A party of young nien,
residing in the Valley, intend permanently
organizing the Debating Society tonight
noticed by us a few weeks ago, and TO elect
their officers. Those who wish To become
members, should attend this meeting at the
Valley School basement, as only a limited
number Will be admitted
Year: 1859

Eght.-George Thomas, for being drunk and
making bed in the street, was escorted into
the presence of the Mayor. yesterday morn
ing ana by MIN held to bail for better conduct
in the future.
Year: 1859

A MAN LIVING FIVE DAYS WITH A BROKEN
NEcK.-The Louisville Journal says:


s'Some two weeks since, an elderly German
fell during the night down steep flight of
steps and struck the side of his head against
the wall at the landing. He was taken up in
sensible and carried TO his room. / was found
on examination, when ne became CONSCIOUS
that he was paralyZed in all those parts of his
body below the neck, and that his neck was
broken. He remained in this condition some
thing over five days. conversing freely with
his attendants, and describing to them all the
sensations that he had. His attending snr-
geons, we believe. made an attempt to set the
neck. but were obliged 10 desist, on account of
suhocation coming on whenever the head was
brought into its natural position. Between
the fifth and sixth days The nurse undertook
TO move him for the purpose of changing his
linen, and in doing SO the head was unwit-
tngly turned SO that the neck was straight
Death took place instantly. But for this aeci-
dent, there is no telling how long he might
have lived. Altogether. the case is most ex-
traordinary one, and no donbt will, III due
time, be published authoritatiyely in some
medical Journal
Year: 1859

RIoHEs.-A young man once expressed his
surprise to DR.. Franklin that the possession of
great riches should ever be attended with great
solicitude, and instanced merchant, who, al
though in possession of unbounded wealth, was
as busy and much more anxious, than the most
industrious clerk in his counting-room.


The Doctor in reply, took an apple from a
fruit basket, and presented to a child in the
room, who could scarcely grasp it in his hand.-~
He then gave him second, which filled the
other; and choosing third remarkable for its
size and beauty, be presented that also. The
child, after many Intellectual attempts to hold
the three apples, dropped the last upon the car
pet and burst into tears.


sSee," said Franklin, "there is little man
with more riches than he can enjoy"
Year: 1859

A BRIGHT WrTNEss.-A witness, q jolly,
plump old lady, in the Supreme Court at Wor-
cester, Mass, on Thursday, was asked what time
certain train of cars passed her house. She
replied that she commenced knitting at o'clock,
and had knit twice around the leg of stocking
before they came along. The next question was
of course, how long it would take to knit twice
around. The Judge here, in his usual quiet hu-
NOR, suggested that that would depend upon the
size of the stocking. To this the witness re-
marked that the stocking was for herself, and
that they could exercise their own judgment as
to the size and guess how long it would take.
Year: 1859

Contentment in Obscurtty.
Happy the man who unobserved
Can pass through life,
In some obscure retreat preserved
From worldly strife,
Contented with lowly state,
Nor envious of the rich and great.
The glittering paths that temptthe crowd
To weary toll,
Lead but to realms.of storm and cloud,
And barren soil
The proudest heights to which men rise'
Still leave them far beneath the skies.
While others strive for fame or power,
Or sordid gain,
Or catch the pleasures of an hour, :
Fleeting and vain;
Be mine the nobler, better party
The care and culture of the heart
Not that I seek to spend my days
In passive ease,
Intent alone to find new ways
Myself TO please;
For the one talent as for ten,
A reckoning will be made with men.
Wide is the scope of charity,
Well understood;
And all may share the luxury
Of doing good;
A kindly word is often priced,
When costly gifts would be despised.
The choicest blessings earth can show,





Health, Friendship, Love,
And Faith. that links the heart below
To Christ above
These free and priceless gifts of Heaven,
To poor and rich alike are given. J.M.
Year: 1859

r HAVE rented and fixed up the room next door to
i the Adams Express Office, under the Virginia Ho,
tel for the purpose of exhibiting these machines and


would now most respectfully invite the attention of
the public to them Think it entirely useless to pass
any unnecessary encomlums upon them, as it is to be
supposed that all who in want will call and see
them before purchasing, but intend briefly to emu
merate its merits and let performance speak for
themselves.


lst. This is the simplest and most durable double
threaded machine now in use. There is part of it
at all likely to get out of order aud should 1t by pos
sibility happen to do 80, any loeksmth can repair
it.


Cd. The seam sewed is strong, neat and durable,
cannot be ripped though every sixth stitch be cut


Sd. Any kind of thread may be used in sewing with
it, and 4th-the comparative cheapness of the ma
chine places it within the reach Of every family.
They are furnished, put up at your houses for the
small sum of fifty dollars. will be most happy to
exhibit the machines to any one, though they may
not want to purchase every one who sees it work
will bear testimony to its merits. Call then and ex-
anime it. j. NJ. CRANK, Ag't.
Staunton March 90. 1S59--3mos.
Year: 1859

THE W1ToHERY OF LovE.-A student turns out
from college with honor on bis head, his mind
replete with learning, and not stir in his affec-
tions, excepting for his kindred. A darnsel
passes his track and takes his heart along with
her, and ten to one that she does not leave her
own behind her. How is this phenomenon to
be accounted for2 A transcendentalist walks
out from his library, stock full of the deepest
metaphysics He finds on his way a little satin
shoe of the incest shape, and before he has time
to count ten, some bright eyed creature whom
he never saw before takes complete possession
of his soul. To what shall we attribute this
witchery9 A miser of sixty years, and several
millions sterling, who never did generous act,
sees blue ribbon neatly fastened with COM
mon brass pin around the waist of girl not
worth sixpence, and before three days ne
makes her mistress of all his wealth, and turns
out to be happy, jovisl person. Who can give
a logical history of this proceedings a stern
warrior, welded to nothing but strict discipline
for the glory of his country, enters ball room
in foreign cline, where he meets Spanish
girl of sixteen, who takes away his old, stout,
honest heart, with simple twirl of her fan
Gan we get mathematical demonstration of the
maneuvreing by which this conquest was ef-
fected2
Year: 1859

AN AFFOTIoNATE BUT OVER ANXIOUS HUSBAND
The Detroit paper tells a very good story of
gentleman who lives in that city, and who is the
possessor of an ainiable wife. He had the mis-
fortune short time since to see her prostrated
on bed of sickness, which as appearances indi-
Gated, was about to make an end of her.


He was excessively grieved at the prospect,
and out of pure desire to be employed in some
labor of love as proof of his affection, he post
ed off to the cemetery and set the mechanics and
nursery men at work, and presently had SO
charming nook fitted up that it would have
been pleasure to any sensible person to be bu-
red in it. Not so with the lady, however, and
before the roses budded which were to have
waved over the grave, the illness had departed
from her cheek. The husband, a little abashed
at his over-tempered zeal, said not a word about
the lot in the cemetery, but by some means she
heard of it.


1t is not pleasant to have such close reminders
of ones future existence, and the lady felt not q
little vexed at the extensive preparations which
her beloved had made to get her under ground.
She strictly followed his example, and kept her
own counsel, but by way of retaliation, posted
off to the jewelers. and ordered an elegant silver
coffin plate on which she inscribed the name of
her husband, and an appropriate epitaph, leaving
blanks for his age aud date of death. This the
astonished benedict found on his bureau one
morning when he got up. He saw the joke at
the same time that he heard the suppressed laugh
under the bed clothes The plate is now slowed
away in the lady's writing. desk, as a standing
offset to the aowery nook in the old cemetery
Year: 1859

ENDURANCE or HoRsEs.-Some curious eIper-
iments have been made at the veterinary school
at Alfort Gust outside of Paris,) by order of the
Minister Of War, to ascertain the endurance of
horses, as in a besieged town, for example. 1t
appears horse will live on water alone five and
twenty days; seventeen days without eating or
drinking only five days if fed but unwatered {;
ten days if fed and insuf6ciently watered. A
horse kept without water for three days drank
one hundred and four pounds of water in three
minutes. 1t was found, too, that horse taken
Immediately after "teed," and kept in the active
exercise OF the "quadroon school," completely
digested its "feed" in three hours; in the same
time in the "conscript school" its food was two
thirds digested and if kept perfectly quiet in
the stable, its digestion was scarcely commenced
in three hours.
Year: 1859

DIvIsIBnIrI OF MATrER-This is q property
possessed by all bodies and means their capabil.
ity to be separated into parts. 1t was formerly
question, among philosophers, whether matter
was capable of being divided dd inJanituna, or
whether there was limit beyond which matter
could be divided. The question is incapable Of
direct solution, and fortunately science does not
require that 1t should be known but the extent
to which subdivision has been carried into the
arts is prodgious. In the gliding of buttons,
FIVE grains of gold which is applied as an ANAL
gam with mercury is allowed 10 gross so that
the coating left must not be more than the one
hundred thousandth part of an inch in thickness


If a piece of ivory or white satin be immersed in
solution Of nitro-muriate of gold and exposed
to current of hydrogen gas, it will be covered
with q surface of gold not exceeding the ten-mil-
lionth of an inch in thickness. A single grain
of blue vitriol will give an azure tint to five gal


Ions of water. In this case, the copper must be
attenuated ten million times, and yet there is
sufficient in each drop of water to give it color.
Odors are capable of still further diffusion; q
single grain of musk has been known to scent
room for twenty years. Animal matter likewise
exhibits many instances of wonderful subdivis-
ion. The milt of Goldfish, when it begins to
purify, has been estimated to contain billion
of perfect insects, SO that thousands of these lit
tie lives could be lifted on the point of needle.
One of the infusorial aninalculG found iD duck
weed is ten million times smaller than q hemp
seed, and another discovered in ditchwater,
appears in the field of microscope mere atom
endowed with sentient life, and millions of them
play, like sunbeams, in single drop Of liquid.