smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

KEEP Your SEATS IN THE CARs.-Of the
twelve passengers who were killed on the ex
cursion train, in Wisconsin, a few days since,
seven are reported by the papers as being at
the time of the accident, as follows One in
the Post Office car, three in the baggage car,
and three on the platform; ofthe other five
the account does not state where they were,
but as two Of them are stated to be in the en-
ploy Of the company it is to be inferred they
were not in the regular passenger seats, and
the other three may have been in their seats
or may not, the papers do not state; but as
not one lady was killed, and as they were
large proportion Of the party, the presumption
is, not one Of the men killed was where by the
rules Of company, and by the dictates Of com
mon prudence, he should have been.


Had that "noticc to the passengers" on
the car door, forbidding them to stand on the
platform, been regarded, not q life would
have been lost. Why will not passengers
obey that rule? The answer is plain. In
very many instances they are so welded to to-
bacco that they must smoke even at the peril
oftheir ves.-Bufaio Republic.
Year: 1859

No matter who you are, what your lot,
or where you live; you cannot affo4d to
do that which is wrong The only way
to obtain happiness and pleasure for
yourself, is to do the right thing. You
may not alway hit the mark; but you
should, nevertheless, always aim to it, and
with every trial your skill will increase.
Whether you are to be praised or blamed
for it by others, whether it will seeming
ly make you richer or poorer, or whether
no other person than yourself knows of
your action; still, always, and in all cases,
do the right thing. Your first lessons in
this rule will sometimes seem hard ones,
but they will grow easier and easier, un-
til finally dong the right thing will be-
come habit, and to do wrong will be an
impossibility. m
Year: 1859

Man is this day nearer to God than at
any other former time. Not that God is
nearer to men, for his omniscient and in
visible presence will admit of no augmen-
tation; but man, at every advancing step,
is necessarily brought still nearer to his
God, and is made capable of seeing still
more and more of his boundless perfec.
tons. The pure in heart, who see God
in his works, are those upon whom the
truth has performed its office work. There
is freedom, Joy and communion with God
in truth, and how true it is that Christ's
yoke is easy and his burden light, for
when ever we pitch upon that course Of
life that is the most excellent, habit soon
makes it agreeable, and at every improv-
ment we make our capacity is increased
for still higher attainments.
Year: 1859

The family altar! Cherished associa-
tions cluster around it! There are hearts
which swell with gratitude as memory
recalls the time when brothers and sisters
listened to the earnest believing prayers
that morn and eve arose from in. All
powerful and undying was its influence
for good upon that band that have since
gone out from the sanctuary Of home to
meet the temptations and conflicts of life.
Theirs was a stronger protection and a
richer possession than earthly wealth.


Often has the weary spirit, crushed al
most beneath it's load of care and sorrow,
been cheered and nerved for duty and
trial, by the remembrance that the pray
er of faith was still offered upon the dear
home altar for the absent ones.


The votary of pleasure, lured by her
syren voice, seemed for time unmindful
Of his early teachings; but they were not
forgotten, and their influence, aided by
the spirits power, won the wanderer back
to duty and true happines. No Ion
ger an unbroken band gather around the
old hearthstone at seasons of reunion;
seme have gone home, to rest, while 9th
ers toll on, their life, mission unaccom-
plished. The voices that have so often
been employed in prayers and blessings
are faltering: eyes that have beamed with
affection and tenderness are becoming dim
with age; but faith is still firm, and hope
sweetly whispers Of a reunion beyond the
grave, where the home circle shall be
complete.-Zion' Herald.
Year: 1859

In an interior town of Pennsylvania,
not long ago, attached to the Presbyteri-
an body was distinguished clergyman,
whose nervousness revolted at monoton-
Gus Interruptions in the service. On sew
eral successive Sabbaths his attention had
been attracted by young man, in the
tulness of pride at the possession of
snowy gold watch establishment, deliber-
ately drawing it forth in ostentations
prominence to ascertain the hour.


This display melted the divine, who
determined to end it. On the last day of
its exposure the preacher was dilating to
a rapt audience on the great theme of
Eternity, and his own feelings and imag-
nations were lending great eloquence to
a gifted tongue, when, to the horror Of
the preacher, out came the glittering bau-
BILE. Fired to abrupt reproof at this sto-
lidity and disrespect, without a pause
long enough to attract general attention
to the depression, he exclaimed, looking
full at the offender


'Put up your watch, young man: we
are speaking of cternity-not Of tinses"
Year: 1859

Rev. Mr.. Barnes, in his sermon of
"Lite at Three Score" illustrates the
magnitude of eternal things as he ap-
proaches the end of life compared with
those which ordinarily occupy the atten-
ton of mankind, by the following beau
tiful figure:


ssThe earth, as it moves in it's orbit
from year to year, maintains its distance
of ninety-fve millions of miles from the
sun; and the sun, except when seen
through hazy atmosphere, at its rising
or its sitting, seems at all times to be of
the same magnitude-to human view an
object always small, as compared with
our own world. But suppose the earth
should leave its orbit and make its way
in direct line towards the sun. How
soon would the sun seem to enlarge its
dimensions! How vast and bright would
it become! How soon would it fill the
whole field of vision, and all on earth
dwindle to nothing! So human life now
appears to me. In earlier years eternity
appeared distant and small in impor-
tance. But at the period of life which I
have now reached, it seems to me as if
the earth had left the orbit Of its annual
movements, and was making rapid and
direct flight to the sun. The objects of
eternity towards which l am moving,
rapidly enlarge themselves. They have
become overpoweringly bright and grand
They fill the whole field of vision, and
the earth, with all which is the common
object Of human ambition and pursuits,
is vanishing away!'
Year: 1859

A few years ago poor emigrant fell
from steamboat ON the Ohio river, and
was drowned, leaving his wife and one or
two small children, who were on board,
in destitute and distressing circumstances.
On coming into port, the case was spo-
ken of among a number Of ''rivermen'
on the wharf, when one of them with
characteristic bluntness, observed, ''come
boys, let's take little stock in Heaven y
at the same taking from his pocket a
couple of dollars as his part of the con-
tribution for the benefit of the poor wild
ow. His example was followed by 9th
ers. and handsome present was the re-
suit Of this rough, impromptu exhorta-
ton.
Year: 1859

sD- The select committee appointed
at the last session of Congress to examine
the accounts and conduct of Gen. Cullom,
of Tennessee, the former clerk Of the
House, against whom many charges have
been preferred of dishonest nature, have
acquitted him of any corruption or dis
honesty in the discharge of his duties.
Year: 1859

to- a bill has been reported By the
House Committee Of the New York Leg
isla;ure providing that no person in the
State should be deprived Of their liberty
without process of Law and jury trial,
under a penalty of one to five Thousand
dollars and twenty years Imprisonment
The bill declares that slave com-
lag into the State with the consent Of
the owner snail be free. Thus another
step is being taken by these freedom
shriekers towards depriving themselves
of the commerce, trade and tavel Of the
South.
Year: 1859

RED RIVER RAFT-The Shreveport Ga
zette says; The deposit from Red River
i rapidly filling tile Lake, ana must
eventually destroy navigation unless chan
nel7 are cut ID which the water NAV be
concentrated When tie Raft COMPANY
open the original channel, this country
WITH, to A great extent, be redeemed, ana
an imme.ise territory viii be opened to
commerce and millions will be added
To the wealth of the country.
Year: 1859

The Detroit paper tells very good story
of gentleman who lives IN that city, ana
who is the possessor Of an amlable wife. lie
had the misfortune short time since to see
her prostrated on bed of sickness, which,
as appearances indicated, was about to make
an end of her.


lie was excessively grieved at the prospect.
and out of pure desire TO be employed IN
some labor of love an earnest OF his aftec-
ton, he posted of 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 buried in it. Not so
with the lady, however, and before the roses
budded which were to have waved over the
grave the lilies had departed from her cheek.
The husband, little abashed at his over-tem-
pered zeal, said not word about the lot III
the cemetery, but by some means she heard
of it,


1t is not pleasant to have such close re-
minders of ones future existence, and the
lady felt not a 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 OF to the Jew
eiers, and ordered an elegant silver coffin plate
on which she inscribed the name Of her hus-
band, and an appropriate epitaph, leaving
blanks for his age and date of death. This
the astonished benedict found on his bureau
one morning when he got up. lie saw the
Joke at the same time that he heard the
suppressed laugh of the spouse from under
the bed clothes. The plate is now slowed
away in the lady's writing-desk, as stand
ing Offset to the tiowery nook in the old ceme-
Year: 1859

A student turns out from college with hon
ors on his head, his mind replete with learn
ing, and not a stir in his affections, excep-
ting for his kindred. A damsel 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 deep
est 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 be
fore takes complete possession of his soul:
To what shall we attribute this witcheryF
A miser of sixty years, and several millions
sterling, who never did generous act, sees
blue ribbon neatly fastened with common
brass pin around the waist of a girl not worth
a sixpence, and before three days he makes
her mistress of all his wealth, and turns out
to be happy, jovial person. Who can give
a logical history of this proceedings A stern
warrior, welded to nothing but strict disci-
pline for the glory Of his country, enters
a ballroom in a foreign cline, where he
meets Spanish girl Of sixteen, who takes
away his old, stout, honest heart, with a
simple twirl of her fan. Can We get math-
ematical demonstration of the maneuvering
by which this conquest was effected?
Year: 1859

ana lay them on my beating heart


But that heart l. nov still in death and his body lies
upon the grass surrounded by those of his deuded and
miserable companions and cared for than the
carcaSes of so many dead swine.


CONDUCT oF MAJOR RUSSELL.


The cool bravery displayed by Major Russell in enter
ing the engine house in advance of his the
Jec OF special praise While the gallant Major thus risk
ed his own life he was aiming to prevent unnecessary
bloodshed. A number of shots had been fired on both
Sides when some in the house cried for quarter
Instantly Maj L. commanded the marines firing
but seeing another voey about being shot, he natched
Sharps rifle from of his insurgents and turning
bis own men declared he would shoot the first who
fired another gun This ended the desperate struggle
which had continued for about two minutes with rifles
muzZle TO muz1lc.
Year: 1859

Terrible RetributiOn


The Detroit Free Press gives an account of an
elopement on the 1st inst, of young lady, Miss
Sarah JudsOn, with black negro man, from near
Pontiac, to Windsor, Canada, where they we're mar
ried and are now spending the honeymoon. The
negro was employed upon the farm Of the young
ady's father as a common labOrer, and the first in
timsion the father had of the intention of the par
ties was conveyed by the fact of their flight. The
Free Press furnishes key this unnatural affair in
the HollOwing paragraph:


The father of the girl is red hot abotionst, Of
the hole-hog nothing, niger as good as any
bsdy style. For lcng years he has dIsgusted bis
neighboTs with his rsntng on abolition and amalga-
tion of which he was disposed to abate not jOt
title from its utmost limit. In order that he might
no be said to preach what he did not practices he
made il point to treat the numerous coored indl-
viduals whom he from time to time employed, on
par with his own family. These doctrines he in
oulcated upon the understandings Of his children,
and be has the supreme satisfaction of Witnessing,
as the practical res Ilt of his teachings, his own
daughter clasped in The embrace of greasy mig
ger, willing and ready, and even enthusiastically
reel procsl, in the sweet game of dallisnCe with
which lovers ~ delight TO celebrate their unions.-
The brother Of the girl came on the next day, ar
irving here Sunday, and aseeTtaining her where's
abouts went to her and impOred her TO return.
She was cOutented, however-lOved her ebony half
-was happy in bis arms and couldn't think of go-
ing back. The emotions Of brother at such eight
can better be imagined than described Some men
would have bloited cut their disgrace with single
bow, but he had been taught hat it was no Gin
against God or man that his young sister should
pose in the embrace of q negro, and at the same
time look him in the face and say that she WAS con-
tented He went home as he had come, alone.


The Free Press says the girl is only about eight
cen years old, and the family said have cceu
pied position in society which first class, and
lie blow is consoq qaently terrible The faith r
is rich and the girl heiress, which makes it very
nice for the African of her choice The matter has
caused an intense exeitement in the neighborhood
where the parties are well known, the girl having
been born and brought up where her parents reside
Il is difficult to imagine any tain Of circumstances
by which young and intelligent girl could be
brought to form connection repugnanttO all the
senses, yet the fact exists. complete retri-
button for the crime os fanaticism We never heard
Of The least We can Wish is. that the father, un-
doubtedly we'll cured of his bsliefs by this tine,
may be able to save his young daughter from the
terribls future which now opens to her.
Year: 1859

GoNG TO DRAW OuT or THE USIoN.-Reacot-
ing men will laugh very long and loud at jour
nalists who assert that because the Pacific Rail
road failed, California will pout and leave the
family of States. Such conduct looks like that
of the boy -lubber who, because he was denied
"claw- hammer coat" absconded from his mo-
thcr. Ordinary reflective powers have never en-
abled us to hope that the recent Congress-talk
would move a spade in construction OF that mag
niGeent and necessary enterprise We do not be-
lieve that even the person who depended on ad-
vocacy Of that measure for popularity. ever, for
one moment, entertained beginning of belief that
the proposition would be matured within five
years. Nor have the people been deceived, nor
even suggest the possibility of secession. They
will boot at and deride persons who talk Of sew
crancc from the Union.
Year: 1859

ATLANTIC SuBsCRIBERs.-W may remind ma
ny Atlantic subscribers that their term Of sub
scription is about expiring. They will please ad
wise the publisher whether to continue or cease
We hope, however, that persons who consider
this paper worth five dollars the Atlantic sub
scrption pricc-wil continue, and add other or
dcrs We have now a larger edition than any
other mountain newspaper in comparison with
the population Of the county in which publica-
tion is made we are very ambitious to increase
it-cspecially the Atlantic list, and therefore,
not designing improper importunity make these
observations.
Year: 1859

ExTEMPORE GALLOws.-Persons who did not
come here overland may not be advised how ex-
ceedingly expeditions is the construction Of
hanging works on the plains. Two wagons are
drawn towards each other; tie tongue are raised


ana brought together at the top. litc The letter
an" and a rope from The apex does the business.
Year: 1859

EXTRAORDINARY CLOCbTlONAKl ALTITUDE
According to the telegram an Assembly orator S
A" scat is Immediately to the left of the Speaker,
and facing the west; he consequently rises and
addresses the House with his right side to the
Speaker, the fore digit of his right hand indexing
the countenance of the august official aforesaid,
and bis left hand profoundly thrust into the cor
responding breeches pocket"
Year: 1859

INTEGRITY OF THE SUPREME CoURT.-Any in
dividual or journal, unjustfably endeavoring to
destroy confidence in public tribunal, is either,
by ignorance or design, an enemy of the public
peace. A number of independently speaking
journals are now induced to censure the Supreme
Court because of a tr1ng circumstance. For a
long time particular money making firm have
been permitted the first print Of Supreme Court
decisions these papers have extended their
newspaper beyond its journal desert they were
printed for that puipose, ly private enterprise;
the reports were re printed in book form, and a
second time made profitable. But the Court was
under no obligation to furnish any publisher
with the manuscripts on the day of rendering ;
the act was entirely one of personal favor, which
might be transferred to another individual with
ont the shadow Of wrong doing or might be re-
fused altogether without violation OF personal
right None but Ounce would suppose that the
persons in question would have published the
opinions, if their publication had not been found
remunerative. Now the Court has seen fit to
transfer a gratuitOus personal favor to another
person, and to cease gratifying the avarce OF a





nifty Of scandalizing and defamng the party from
which the continuance of gratuity is implored
This, and this only, is the offence Of the Judges
Of the Supreme Court, and on account Of which
disintcrestcd journalists foolishly and wrougfully
censure an act which is entirely defensible.


In every State it is the established custom for
officers in possession Of gratuiies to think first
of members of the party that put them in place;
no man OF sense will deny the propriety Of CON
lormity with this custom. What then could in
ducc court elected by democrats to favor a
republican newspaper at expense Of another
journal whose democracy is unqucstioncd When
the Know Nothings were in power, did any demo
crat receive the slightest benefit? And did any
respectable and selfrcspeCting democrat com
plain of the bereavement?


We maintain that according to all precedent,
and in exact conformity with what all parties
recognize as justice and propriety, the Supreme
Court have done right in their discrimination
between a friend and an enemy, and that the
censure endured from disinterested persons has
been contemplate and unworthy Of any consd-
Grafton They have acted in conformity with the
usages of parties, nor have they withheld aught
OF justice from an opponent whom, we doubt not,
they. as intelligent men, must despise as mcr-
cenary guerrilla, begging dinner in return for
which it would gladly cut its beneiactor's throat.
Year: 1859

A CARD.-It is a well known fact among medi-
cal men, that there has long been wanted good and
reliable preparation of SARSAPARILLA, as nearly
all that manufactured in the East SPIRITS
and some of them even MERCURY, although protesting
not to do for all cutaneous diseases,
etc, they injurious instead Of beneficial Now in
the preparation we offer to the public we are willing
to show the receipt to any one-no matter who-DoC-
TOR OR NO DocroR-as every man has a right to know
what he is taking:
Year: 1859

ToMAToEs.-The following method of preparing tomatoes for the table, we are assured by one who has made the experi- ment, is superior to anything yet discover ed for the preparation of that excellent vegetable:

 Take good ripe tomatoes. cut them in slices, and sprinkle over them finely pull verized white sugar, and then add claret wine sufficient to cover them. Tomatoes are sometimes prepared in this way with diluted vinegar, but the claret wine i'm parts to them richer and more pleasant flavor more nearly resembling the straw berry than anything else.
Year: 1859

A SURE REMEDY FoR FELoN.-It is said by somebody, who pretends to know all about it, that the fol owing is sure remedy for the felon:

 "Take pint of common soft soap and stir 1t in the air-slacked lime till it is of the consistency of glazier's putty. Make leather thimble, fill it with this compo- sition, and inser the finger therein, and change the composition once in twenty minutes and a cure Is certain.''

 We happen to know that the above is certain remedy, and recommend 1t to any one who may be troubled with that dis agreeable ailment.-B6alo Adyoeate.
Year: 1859

The telegram announcing the drowning of nine
physicians at New York was incorrect. On Friday
morning Harlem steam ferry boat ran into and
sunk ferry row boat which ran between the city
and BlackwelPs Island. Ten men were in the boat,
and three of them Michael Graham, Thomas Lee
and Daniel Mahoney were drowned. Graham was
coxswain and had been in the business long time.
There was dense fog ut the time.
Year: 1859

HARD MoNEy.-An apt illustration will sometimes enforce proposition more strongly than volumes of argument. or this class of illustrations, the following, from quaint old Adam Smith, strikes us as one of the happiest Allow us to offer it for publication as we find it repeated in Says Political Economy:

 {" The capital of nation he lllens to an extensive tract of country, whereupon the cultivated districts represent the pro- ductive capital, and the high roads the agent of circulation, that is to say the mon- ey that serves as the medium to distribute the produce among the several branches of society. He then supposes a machine to be invented for transporting the produce of the land through the air; that machine would be the exact parallel of credit pa- per, or bank notes. Hencelorward the high roads might be devoted to cultivation, (that is, gold and silver being locally less valuable, would seek other countries, where it could be more proftably used.) The commerce and industry of the country, however, he continues, though they may be somewhat augmented, cannot be al- together 80 secure, when they are thus, as it were, suspended on the Dedalian wings of paper money, as when they travel about on the solid ground of gold and sil- yer Over and above the incidents 10 which they are exposed from the unskill- fitness, (and he might have added the corruptness) of the conductors of this pa- per money, they are liable to maay others from phich no prudence or skill of those conductors can guard them"

 Commend us to honest old Adam Smith!

 TMemphis Avalanche.