smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

DARING ACT OF A RAILRoAp ENGIS-
EER.-The Lafayette Daily Courier of
the 24th relates the following:


Night before last a deaf and dumb
man named Lane, met with a thrilling
adventure and narrowly escaped the loss
of his life, on the New Albany and Sa-
lem road, a short distance below Linden
He was walking on the track as the pas
senger train came along, and the engin-
eer observed that be paid no heed 10 The
warning whistle Of the Locomotive, shut
down the brakes, but finding il would be
impossible 10 check the speed of the train
before striking him, ran forward, and
bracing himself on the cow-catcher, he
reached out his strong arm Just In time
TO save him. The imminent danger of
the brave engineer WAS greatly augmen-
ted by tie fact that the deaf and dumb
man had an axe on his shoulder, from
which he might have received serious in
Jury. Lane was not Il little astonished
at the unceremonIous manner IN which
be had been picked up, and without COM
pretending his narrow escape, struggled
Ia the arms of his deliverer, 10 the great
danger OF both. The train, however,
soon came 10 a halt, and the poor fellow
by signs and gestures, more eloquent than
words testified his gratitude for The de-
Iiverance He was the same man who
was knocked into ditch 10y a passing
train las, summer, al or very near the
same spot where bis brother, also deaf
and dumb, was run over and horribly
mangled the year before.
Year: 1859

has won for itself such renown for the cure of
every variety of Throat and Lung Complaint, that
It V entirely unnecessary for us TO recount the
evidence of ts virtues, wherever IL has besn en-
ployed. As II has long been In constant use
throughout this section, we need not do more than
assure the people its quality Is kept up the best
Il ever has been, and that il may be relied on to
do for their relief ali it has ever been found 70 do
Year: 1859

Sne comes with Fairy FootStep,
She comes with fairy footsteps,
Softly their echoes fall;
And her shadow plays like summer shade


Across the garden wall.
The golden light is dancing bright
Mid the mazes Of he r hair.
And her fair young locks are waving free


To the wooing of the air.
Like sportful fawn she boundeth
So gleefully along,
And as wild young bird she carolleth


The burden of a song.
The summer flowers are clustering thick


Around her dancing feet,
And on her cheek the summer breeze


Is breathing soft and sweet.
The very sunbeam seems to linger


Above that holy head,
And the wild flowers at her coming


Their richest fragrance shed.
And oh! how lovely, light ard fragrance


M:ngle in the life R,ishini
Oh! how fondly they do nestle


Round the soul that knows no SIM
She comes, the spiritof. our childhood


A thing of mortal birth,
Yet bearing still breath of heaven


Toredeem her from the earth.
She comes in bright-robed innocence


Unsoiled by blotor blight,
And passeth by our wayward path


a CLEAN of angel light.
Oh. blessed things arechildren, 81


The gifts ofheavenly love,
They stand betwixt our worldly hearts


And better things above.
They link us with the spirit-world


BY purity and truth,
And keep onr hearts still fresh and young


With the presence of their youth.
Year: 1859

Following is a list of the Grand officers OF the
Grand Lodge of Texas for the current year
The next session of the Grand Lodge will be held
in La Grange, on the Second Monday In 1une'
Year: 1859

SEND THEM OvERLAND.-We advise everybody
to send their letters overland. On the corner of
each envelope mark these works: Overland
via Los Angeles" They will reach their desti-
nation in the East sooner than if sent by steam
er via Panama The overland mail during the
past year has not once been behind time. Tne
mail coaches from Sacramento to Shasta have
not been mop regular in their arrivals.
Year: 1859

Capt Hutchins, of Vienna, lying at Williss wharf,
one of whom gained an entrance into the cabin.
Several sailors were asleep in their berths among
whom was VIM. j. Smith, The opening of the cab
in door awoke him, and on observing man he
sprang from his berth and asked who was there,
when one of the party asked in return what vessel
it was, in reply to which, Smith said "it is none o.
your business" and at the same time fired pistol
at the party, whereupon the scoundrels re-
turned the shot, which took effect in Smiths
thorax. Another of the crew caught one
OF the assaants, but was stabbed in the
right thigh and struck over the head. Smith, after
he had fallen, was assaulted by one of the men
with piece of stove-pipe and cut severely on the
face. Capt Hutchins was sleeping but sprang from
MS berth at the report of pistols only to find Smith
dying. The murderers made their escape from the
vessel, and although the Captain endeavored to
follow them in boat, he lost all trace of them and
they escaped. Smith died before medical aid could
De secured. CoronerS Sparklin held an inquest over
the body and the jury rendered verdict of ''death
from gun or pistol shot, fired by person or per-
sons unknown to the iury,'
Year: 1859

Accident to the Steamer Star of the West


NEW YORK, October l3.-The steamer Star of
West broke her shaft when one day out from AS
Pinwail, and reached Key West with one Wheel
She will probably get here about Sunday next
Year: 1859

The BooT AND SHOE TRADE AT THE NoRrH.-It is
useless to disguise the fact that the boot and shoe
business is at present in rather an uupromsing DO.
sltion The trade the past year has been quite un-
remunerative, and all connecting branches are
now also more or less unfavorably affected in con-
sequence. The manufacturer of shoes has failed to
obtain a fair equivalent for his time and capital,
and in many instances no equivalent at all. Tan
and hide importers cannot sell except at a price
considerably under the cost of Importation. The
business is evidently out joint, and it is not sur


prising therefore that parties engaged in the boot
and shoe trade should favor meeting of the trade
at an early day, to adopt such measures as may
seem necessary in the present crisis.-Boston Cour.
Year: 1859

BALLooNING AND THE EAsTERLY CURRENr.-The
natural inference from the fact that Mr.. La Noun
tain went almost directly north with his balloon,
on his last voyage, was that he did not find the
great eastern current, which he relies for a safe
passage to Europe But he insists in his published
account of the voyage, that the permanent current
IS there, and that he carried north only when
he fell below the eastern current. He says:


''We ascended about three thousand feet, so great
was our ascensive momentum, without varying ten
feet from a perpendicular line-the broad square,
with its thousands who were gazing heavenward to
watch our course, remaining still beneath our feet
After attaining this altitude the balloon struck the
northeastern current and drifted along with it
at about the rate of twenty-five miles an hour and
still ascending very rapidly. This current was one
OF great depth, as although we went up to the
height of three and half miles, we did not lose it.
After reaching an altitude of three miles and half
we took still more easterly course. As some Jour
nails have argued, Judging from the point at which
we landed, that the eastery current is not always
reliable, pause here to remark, that never found
it more so than that or Thursday afternoon
thought then, and still continue to think that had
L maintained an altitude of two and half miles
could have crossed the ocean in thirty-six hours,
and without using any more ballast than in making
an ordinary local ascension. 1t must be remembered
that it was when left this ever-reable stratum,
and descended into the local currents that we were
carried in northerly course"
Year: 1859

THE SUGAR CRoP.--The Louisiana Sugar Planter
says of the coming sugar crop:


"Results of observation in a section of the State
where the crops more rarely fail than in any other,
and the concurrent testimony of planters in other
sections, have brought US to the conclusion that
the yield of this season will be less then that of the
last by over one hundred thousand hogsheads"


The crop last year about 440, 900 hogsheads.
Year: 1859

The body of an Albatross, about the size of
Goose, was found last week in the hold of Sessel
just returned from the Ichaboe Islands with load
ofguano. 1t was in almost perfect state of
preservation, its bill and feet looking as fresh as if
the bird were just shot The very slight degree of
decomposition in the body of the animal showed
that the deposit of this large mass of guano must
have been comparatively recent. In unloading
ships in this trade curiosites are not unfre-
quently found; star fish, young seals, and other
marine creatures are often taken from the gnann
Year: 1859

Paddle your Own Canoe"
"voyager upon life's sea.


To yourself be true.
And vhate'er your lot may be.
Paddle your own canoe
Never, though. the winds may rave.
Falter nor look back;
But, upon the darkest wave,
Leave . shining track.
"Nobly dare the widest storm.
Stem the hardest gale;
Brave of heart, and strong Of arm,
You will never fail.
When the world il cold and dark.
Keep an aim in view;
And toward the beacon mark
Paddle your own canoe.
Every wave that beam you on
To the silent shore.
From its sunny source has gone,
To return no more.
Then le. not an hours delay .
Cheat you Of your due;
But. while it is called to-day.
Paddle your own canoe.
II your birth denied you wealth.
Lofty state and power,
Honest fame and hardy health
Are better dover.
But if these will not suffice,


Golden gain pursue:
And to reach the glittering prize,
Paddle your own canoe.
Would you wrest the wreath Of fame
From the hand of fate I
wouli you write . desthless name
With the good and grestf
Would you bless your fellow-ment
Heart and soul imbue
With the holy task. and then


Paddle your own eanoe.
Nothing great is lightly won:
Nothing won is lost;
Every good deed. nobly done.
Will repay the cost
Leave to heaven. in humble trust.
All you wil1b do;
But if you succeed. you must
Paddle your own canoe"
Year: 1859

A writer in The Boston Post. has tho
following pithy communication in regard to
the bearded:


/ have seen it stated somewhere that there
is an intimate connection between the
nerves and muscles of the face and eyes,
and allowing the beard to grow Strengthens
the eye. 1t is said that surgeons in the
French army have proved by experiment in
Africa, that soldiers wearing the beard are
much less liable to diseases Of the eye. and
it is generally conceded that it is a protec-
ton from diseases of the throat and lungs.
It is asserted that in countries where it is
the custom to wear the beard, the eye re-
tains its lustre and brilliancy much longer.
1t may be argued that females do not suffer
more than males from diseases of the eyes.
DC. but it must be admitted they are much
less exposed to the elements. What did
the Creator give the lords of creation q
beard for? Certainly not to SUI pport bar
bers. There is just as much sense in shaw
ing the head as the chin"
Year: 1859


Still to our distant home in soul belonging,
Herfreest Vanguard with her flag unfurled
We stand to day, while German ranks arc throng-
In one rejoicing circle round the world.
one noble chain OF spirit links, unbroken,
That stretches from far Seckars verdant strand,
Where a poor heart remains as loving token Z
Can heart to heart unite, and land to land -
oh humble hearth yet proudly


Shall honors thee adorn,


While ages echo loudly,


Here was our Schiller born


This very day thy blazing


hundred years ago,


First met his clear eyes, gazing


Upen our world below.


Ewes which through fairest seeming.


Still sought the nobest height;


And mid subimest dreaming,


Looked UP to Gods true light.


He read the world S great story.


The hearts too, sad and long,


And wove in radient glory


Each to immortal songi


AS from a cup o'erhowing


His burning light and flame,


In every soul were glowing
When-utter darkness came.
Like to some sudden tempest one hour found him
Rise on the German heavens in power and pride !;
The people and the youth who shouted round him,
Watched how for him fame's portals opened wioe



He the Priest of Freedom and Mankind
Still onward to some nobler height aspiring,
That fragile form holding mighty mind.
He came a true and noble comrade near him;
Goethe with him in Thoughts earnest fight,
And wifi, and chldren's love there to cheer him.
When death arose and 10 he sank in Night.
In Night? All no! Hail to our Dead still living !
Halt thus he spake. And death shall vainly try
To dim the light his spirit still is giving
Hail Schiller, hail! The dead who cannot die
Still from his Tomb arises


A voice both clear and bold,


Which still our country prizes


As the true guide of old.


Three times generation, :.


Upon his words have fed,


And twice the armed Nation


By him been onward led.


He cheers all earnest daring


OF noble sword voice.
And even our long ocean journey sharing.
Lives with in the Country of our choice.
To-day, anew here born for meet him,
Aud scatter festive hOnors on his way;
Open thy gates, America, and greet him
He is thy Citizen to-day
Ring out, oh songl silent we bow, confessing
He comes II Conqueror to his Future land:
A share in its bright future hour possessing,
Since he shall help TO build it with his hand.
After hundred years; this day which found Us
Building wreaths Of laurel now,
Shall the children OF the children 'IosBd az,
Growing again the bright beloved brow.
Year: 1859




Wholesale Clothing House.
THVE.N' K-E.9BS 400, TIE W,HOEE
N Clothing trade Of the West comparatively
of small amount, aud was confined almost excln-
siYely TO a retail business in the larger towns and
cities alone. Now this line Of Goods has become
an almost indispensable part of She stock of every
general Dry Goods store from the crowded city to
the cross-road stand. Like all changes in trade,
however, this one has not been produced except for
the best of reasOns Among these the great
saving of material by cutting large quantity of
garments toCether-the superior work and speed OF
sewing machines in lnanufactUring-the great saw
ing of time in waiting for your ''turn" at the Tai
lor's-the uncertainty of then getting salts
factory "tit and above all the saving of at least
oHe-hGlf the of the garment i'll the price. For
a number of years this has only been part of our
general Dry Goods business, but have made
arrangements to devote our whole house exclu-
siVely to it alone with such lines of Notions and
Furnishing Goods will be necessary and desirable
in that trade wing that the true interest Of
the trade will be to sustain in this enterprise,
we would especially announce that we now have
on hand one of the largest and most desirable
stocks of WELL MADE CLOTHING that was
ever offered 10 the trade of the West.


We respectfully solicit \ call from all old
friends and the trade generally. We charge moth
ing for sho1ging goods and not much if you bag
them. We prepared to sell to all prompt-time
buyers low.a as any house III the trads. liberal
discount also made on all cash sales.


VIM. L. FRENCH & CO.,


sep3 No. 20 Main street.
Year: 1859

EASY LESSONS FOR LITTLE B BOYs-BY ELIsEUS


THE EEL1oN: AND THE COOK


CHAPTER I.


once upon! time there was a bad fight be.
tween lg. q cock and lion, and the5cock flow In
70 the hons face and pecked his eyes SO that
e5coutd hardly see, and scratched his nose SO
That It blc1 badly, while the cock was so spry
that the lion could not Itch him nor do him
much harm. But the other beasts were afraid
that if the cock should beat the lion he might
next hight them, and so some of them helped
MN; and at last they beat the cock and broke
ms spurs, and pulled out his fine tail feathers.
ana DIT oil his comb, until he was sad bird


CHAPTER II.


Some time afterward the cock IS spurs and tail
feathers grew out again, and his comb grew up
as hnc us ever, so that il any OF the beasts
growled at him. he flew at them and taught them
70 let nm alone One day one Of the beasts
that had helped the lion beat him got saucy, and
the cock gave him good lrubbing, and drove
him back into his den, and cot his dinner from
him and ate it himself but the lion never once
came near to help the beast that had helDed
him. Then the cock turned around to 90 back
to his roost, and as he stretched himself up and
held up his. head TO crow, he saw thc,lion. whose
lair was just beyond the cock'slroost, and the
hon was shaking and rembling, that everybody
saw that he was in mortal terror for fear fiat
the cock was just tnep coming to 5fight him
again, when the other beasts might not care to
come and help him as they did before. Butthc
cock, after laughing from ear to ear, took pity
on him, and did not crow, but went Quietly
home about his hu iiness.


Now, all yon little boys, don't you think that
Waterloo IS avenged
Year: 1859

very interesting and socable celebration Of the


ennal anniversary Of the birthday Of Robert Burns
off last evening at Caerons dining rooms Of Pine
and William streets. Over hundred persons sat down


to the supper and Mr. Robert Anderson was unanimously
called upon TO preside during the evening" Tho room was
gay decorated with flags Of the United Staes and others
displaying "he thse which purposely got up for
the occasion. Over the charmans head was suspended


half length portrait which was also specially got up for the
OCCASION and painted by Mr. Thom Of rhom the cee-
bracd sculptor while half length likeness of Washington
hung gracefully the head Of the Vice President When
the cloth was removed the chairman read long and clo
quent paper euogzng the character and biography Of
Burns In the paper very effective arguments de-
duccd TO show that the character OF Burns, though
laned and misreprcsentcd by those who neither knew
nor understood as should be known and understood


Ia still recognized by the world as that OF great and
moral man--that Of angel clothed in humanity, II
was strkngy shown the paper how Burns understood
ana deneated human nature and everyday hfe by OK.
Year: 1859

The ono hundredth anniversary Of the birthday Of
Robert Burns celebrated yesterday with greater


sny and eclat than any occasion since the bards de-
cease. II was q worldwide festivty. Wherever the
matched poetry Of Burns is appreciated any of his
congregated due honor done to the memory Of
the Scottish bard and fresh wreahs were laid upon the
nausoeum Of his poetic fame In the leading cities Of
Great Britain as well this continent the country
men and admirers of the Ayrshire ploughboy by
consent celebrated festival which occurred yesterday
Z or the first and the last time.
Year: 1859

Actual increase oflong and short loans forthe


mouth SS1sTS5


1t will be seen by the above that there has been
during the month, an actual expansion in discounts
of $s1s,7s5. But the main view on the general
movements of the banks hinges on the increase of
discounts this year the last. The line of gen
eral discounts on the last Saturday in May 1885, was
$40 1888 1928, showing increase of Indebtedness of
the community of over eight millions and half dol
lars for the year, or about 42a get very important
question starts from these figures, whether the busi
ness of our city has increased 424 fct within the
last twelve months to warrant this expansion? Of
course we do not doubt the strong position of the
banks; they have strong reserve in coin but they
cannot be too strong for our prominent position !:
though they may have all the time more coin in their
vaults than they can still it is preferable to have
it i'll vault to grieve over it, than expand and mourn
after it.


The following is the comparative condition of the
banks for the past four years. the last Saturdays
of the month of Nav:
Year: 1859

A New York paper supporting the Admnistra-
ton and therefore democratic, in running parallel
between the position Of the two distinguished aspr-
ants for the Presidency whose names stand above,
says:


"Who can undertake TO show that the conrse Of
Douglas on the slavery question has been less mis-
chiovous q m the course of Seward? We very
much fear that during the last five years Mr. Dong
las has done more to build up the anti-slayery move
ment OF the North, and the secession movement in
the South, more to eyasperate the two sections
against each other, more to throw all our political
parties into the confusion of sectional nnmosties,
more to disturb the peace Of the country, and more
to undermine that basis Of sectional good fellowship
upon which alone the Union can stand, than Seward
and all the Massachusetts ahoitiousts pat together
and including all their abolition labOrs Of quarter
Of century.
Year: 1859

September strcws the woodland o'er
With many brilliant color;
The world is brighter than before
Why should our hearts be dullerl
Sorrow and the scarlet leaf,


Sad thoughts and sunny weather,
All me this glory and this grief


Agree not well together.
This is the parting season-this


The time when friends are flying;
And lovers now, with many kiss,
Their long farewell are signing.
Why is earth so gaily drest?


This pomp that autumn beareth
A funeral seems, where every gust


A bridal garment weareth.
Each ono of us, perchance, may here,
On some blue morn hereafter,
Return to view the gaudy year,


But not with boyish laughter:
We shall then be wrinklcd men,


Our brows with silver laden,
And thou this glen mayst seek again,
But never more n maiden
Nature perhaps forsees thet Spring


win touch her tecming bosom,
And that few brief months will bring
The bird, the bee, the blossom;
All these forests do not know


Or would less brightly wither-
The virgin that adorns them so


Will never more come hithcr
Year: 1859

EDITING.-The Index speaks of being
much amused at the revelation of case
by the late John L. Waller. He with his
characteristic humor, gave the following
incidents.


A plain brother was very anxious to
write for the Western Recorder, the paper
ofwhich at the time Dr. Waller had charge
had often expressed his desire without
much encouragement hut was finally told
to write, and the article should appear
He wrote, but, said the doctor, "such a
mess = But supposing that one effort
would satisfy his correspondent, he put
the article in shape. gave it a point, thought
and conn ctinp. aud the next week the
brother saw it under his signature. He
came to the editor under glowof delight,
and said:


"Why, brother Waller, did not know
| could write so well must writ e
again.
Year: 1859

IHR MECHANICS INSTITUTE Benefit CONCERT
AND fEs1'vAL.-The grand affair gotten up for
The benefit Of the Mechanics Institute, and to
come off at their hall this creniny, should nut
be forgotten,
Year: 1859

AB. JOHNSTON FOR MARsHAL.--We wish to
to say to the few who may not know Mr..
Johnstons qualifications for the office OF
Marshal of the city, There may be some) that
he is a thorough business man, well versed
in the art of bookkeeping. and man whose
integrity is well known to all who have ever
dealt with him. He is man Of nerve, and
that he would make a good peace officer is
just as certain as that we ever had one in
Marysyille His experience and tact as an
accountant appear to us to be great re-
concentrations The City Marshal is ex-
oficio City Tax Collector Upon his exer-
tions the collection of the city revenue de
pends, and after it is collected, he is the of
ticer to make up the record of the amount,
and the sources from which it is derived
We have had IA good Marshal in Mr. Barkley.
and are sure to have as good a one in AB.
JOHNSTON.