smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

To CoRREpoNDENTs.-A communication from the town of Morris was received during the absence of the Editor. It's publication we deem impolitic The new town is fixed fact and we should be sorry to publish any thing calculated to keep up the i'll feel ing which existed during tue pchdency of the ap- plicaton before the Legislature. We shall be glad, however to hear frequently from the writer, giving his own "cogitations'' on any subject.

 We have an interesting letter from our Oherlii correspondent, on the release of the ' Rescucrs from prison but it came too late for insertion this week. s~4s~..u--

 The notice of Dr. Knights Institution for Inbe cilcs, will be given next week.

 Tine full account of the Woodbury Celebration was received at so late hour, that we cannot pos sibly get it in type this week. and we are reluctant ly compelled to defer it till our next issue.
Year: 1859

Tell them that when every remedy has failed when
they have been doctored near to death with Mercury
Sarsapara, and other popular dclusions when from
whatever cause they become lank languid and aiing
to try most blessed Herbal Concoction, try
Year: 1859

THE POWER OF MEMoRY.-The following notice of
singular faculty possessed by the great New Eng
land rhetorician appears in a Northern journal:


Gas was his custom in delivering the washing
ton Oration,' Mr. Everett spoke the whole of hi S
late eulogy on Webster without any notes whatso-
ever. 1t is most wonderful exhibition of the pow
er of the memory, and one rarely, if ever, met with
in conjunction with such great mental power dis
tinguishes Mr.. Everett


This extraordinary power of memory enables Mr..
Everett to give to his greater addresses all the ex-
quisite finish which the most sedulous care in com
enabled to impart quite an air of extemporaneous
effusion to the delivery of fervors week. month,
or perhaps several years old!
Year: 1859

Senator Douglas has received a valuable present
lately. The States of yesterday saws Miss Ellen
Douglas received to-day most hearty welcome
from those who had the extreme pleasure of max
ing her acquaintance. We congratulate the House
OF Douglas on the Introduction OF this new heir.
Year: 1859

/ BRIEF, BUT COMMON HIsToRY-I saw
him first at social party. He took but
a single glass of wine, and that at the
request of young lady with whom lie
conversod.


saw him next, when he supposed
he was unseen, taking a glass to sat
isfy the slight desire formed by his So
cial indulgence. He thought there was
no danger


saw him again, with :hose os his
own age, meeting at night, to spend
short time in convivial pleasure. He
said it was only innocent amusement.


l met him next, late in the evening.
in the street, unable to reach home. |
took him thither. He looked ashamed
when we next met.


l saw him next reeling in the street.
A confused stare was upon his counte-
nance, and words of blasphemy was Oh
his tongue. Shame was gone!


saw him yet once more. He was
pale, cold, motionless. and was carried
by his friends to his last resting place.
In the small procession that followed.
every head was cast down, and seemed
to shake with uncommon anguish.


His fathers gray hairs were going to
the grave in sorrow. His mother wept
to think she had given birth to such
child.
Year: 1859

Highly ProbaWe-"Occasional." the
Washington correspondent of the Press,
reports the following:


A good joke is told of an Irish friend
of Mr. Buchanan's who paid him visit
few days ago. in the course of which
the President took pains to assure the
visitor that he was not in the field as a
candidate for re election: "In faith and
| believe you are not. for nobody in our
region says one word in your favor"
Year: 1859

What glad world this looks like. as one
drives or rides along the valleys and over
the hills! have often thought SO when in
forci On countries. where the fields and woods
have looked To me like our English Loan.
shire the rich land titled with just as
much care, the woods rolling down the gen.
on something by the roadside which has re-
minded me that am not in Loamshire an
image Of great agony-the agony Of the
Cross. 1t has st"ol perhaps by the cluster
ing apple blossoms, or in the broad
sunshine by the cornGeId, or at a
turning by the wood where clear
brook was gurgliug below; and surely, if
there came a traveller to this world who
knew nothing of,,e story Of mans life npors
it, this image Of agony would seem to him
s,angely ont of place in the midst Of this
Joyous nature. He would not know that
hidden behind the apple, blossoms, or under
the shrouding bougt,s of the wood, there
might he "a human heart beating heavily
with anguish: perhaps young blooming
girl, not knowing where TO turn for refuge
from swift advancing shame understand
ing no more of,his life ofours than "a foolish
lost lamb wandering farther and farther in
the nightfall on the lonely heath yet tast-
ing the bittercst of litr's bitterness. Such
things are sometimes hidden among the
sunny field and behind the hlosoming' or
cha,hs and the sound of the gurgling
brook. If YOU came close to one spot behind
small bush, would he mingled for your
ear with drspairing human sdh No won
der mans religion has much sorrowsin it 4;
no wonder he needs is Suffering God. 90
Year: 1859

"A lawyer, not young nor handsome, examining young lady witness, determined to perplex her as he thought, and said,; Miss upon my word, you are very prettyw "I would return the compliment if was not on oath,'' said the young lady

 - The worst feature on mans face is his nose-when stuck in other peoples business.
Year: 1859

compromise, if she would be anything like
reasonable in her transactions.


Samuel to obviate any difficulty that should
arise, and to expedite any arrangement that
could be made stepped before the old woman
and pulling ont his purse said


{" If YOU will produce the girl within an
hour will put fifty dollars in your hand on
sight and will draw check i'll your favor for
two hundred and fifty more, which will be
paid in banking hours tomorrow"


Still the old woman paused and hesitated,
hardly knowing whether to accept the proifer
ing the chord to pull, cndeayored to drag her
from the door. Fearful least her accomplice
would use rash measures to accomplish his
design, she yielded to the proficr of Samuel,
to compromise.


81 will, for three hundred dollars, deliver
the girl into your hands before morning, but
will require you both to retire home and
wait until arrive with the prize, when will
expect my pay and will also expect pledge
that the whole transaction be kept secret. p"
|
Samuel.


"Now,'' said old Mag, .'you may take your
departure, and depend upon my fidelity for
the performance Of my portion of the bus-
ness" Tom growled something between his
| teeth about being cheated to the old woman,
as he shut the door and they took their way
up Third towards Market Street


Scarcely had they got u hundred yards
from the residence of the old hag, when Tom
placed his hand upon his comrades shoulder
as if to arrest his attention, when he whis-
percd in low tone: ~ have reason to dis
| trust that old DEVILS honesty-there is some
thing about her actions do not like; besides,
promise extorted in the manner this one was
is not much to be depended upon. You, go
on to the place designated and will recon
noitre the place and see she does not practice
some kind of villany either upon us or the
girl.'


| Samuel approved ofthe movement and look
| ing over his shoulder as he turned up Market
street, he saw Tom glide away within the sha-
dow of board fence. What happy thoughts
passed through the mind of the young artist
at the prospect OF serving an affectiontea
uncle who had done him so many favors, of
fernd itself. How pleased will Ida be when
she hears of his success, and how the recovery
of the lost girl was effected. merry trip to
the sunny South found place in his excited
| imagination.
Year: 1859

The next morning found Samuel Irving and
the two ladies busily engaged in making ar,
rangements for their departure to the South.
A few hundred miles of a journey then, was
not like journey now. Steamboats, and
steam coaches had not sprung into existence


The old fashioned mode of travelling, required
something like three weeks to make the jour
Year: 1859

The Opposition to the Administration in
Georgia were to hold State Convention on
July 3d. 1t is thought that if the Buchanan.
ties get possession of the Democratic State
Convention, the result will be complete
political revolution, giving majority of the
Congressman and one United States Senator
to the opposition.


The Richmond Wing says that the Repub.
licans in Virginia hold The balance of power,
aud alleges that Letchers nomination was
made with view to securing that influence.
The end was accomplished.


The Democrats of Vermont find the Ad-
ministrOtion adherents in that State seeking
to defeat Mr.. Douglas for the delegation to
Charleston. The quarrel is warm one
How Buchanan does like Senator Douglas


1t is thought that the Opposition of Mis-
sssippi will nominate for Governor, Judge
Sharkey who presided over the late Anti
Slave Trade Convention at Vicksburg.


The following, from Forney's Press, shows
that the Anti Lecompton Democracy of Penn
sylvania are hopeful that the Democratic
party is not dead in the Keystone State, but
only sleeping. With Douglas in Illinois,
Forney in Pennsylvania, and Broderick and
McKibbin in California, all laboring for the
right, the Democracy must unite upon the
Cincinnati Platform of NonIntervcntion or
else it must share the fate which any party
deserves when it abandons the great doctrines
upon which it was founded


Protesting to deal fairly and impartially
between individuals and organizations, we
cannot avoid doing justice to the general tone
and temper of the resolutions of the Opposi-
tion Convention, which assembled at Harris
burg on the Sth inst, and which our readers
will find in the Press of this morning The
refusal to indorse the obsolete Republican
platform of 1856, on the subject of Congress.
sional intervention for the prohibition of
slavery, is q wholesome indication and the
acceptance though not in express terms of
the doctrine of popular sovereignty, and the
reputation, in direct language, of the at
tempt to establish a slave code in the Terri
tories, are concessions to a Just and public
sentiment, which, we confess, we had no
right to expect from this body SO much for
the general scope of the resolutions on the
leading questions. The rest may be set down
under the category of tub to the whale
We have no doubt that the next Democratic
Convention which assemblies in Pennsylvania
will march up much more squarely to the
principles now accepted by the great body of
the American people, particularly of the free
States, and that in 1860 we shall be a unit
once more in support of the rights and the
equality of the States, and in hostility to sec.
tionalism and disunion of every shape"
Year: 1859

The Governor of this State will leave his
official duties on tomorrow. and devote the
ensuing fifty five days to the task of riding
over the State and making forty-two speeches
in support of the ticket nominated at Sacra-
mento, by the Federal office holders of the
State, by and with the advice and consent Of
VIM. NJ. Gwin. The Governor in the mean
time, will doubtless be compelled TO consume
more or less of good Bourbon, and to mix
freely with the Lecompton masses. What is
to become Of the affairs of State during the
time mentioned? Is Col. E. Lewis, Esq,
to act as Deputy Governor Who will re-
store citizenship to convicts as their terms
expire We believe his Excelency is too
warm an advocate of equality to withhold
from those unfortunate gentlemen who
emerge from the Penitentiary, between now
and September 9TH, those favors which, as a
matter of sound policy, he has granted here
tofore to others How can they vote for La,
than, unless they are restored to citizenship
This is question which may well be con-
sidered by Statesman. We are told that
Governor Weller said, in this city last fall,
that he should make no political speeches in
the State during his term of office. Has his
term expired, or are his speeches not to be
political? Perhaps he can give us some new
arguments, to sustain the position he took in
1857, when he told the people that their
brethren in the Territories were as cOmpe-
tent to govern themselves after they had
emigrated to a territory as they were before,
when they resided in States We sincerely
wish to see the Governor renew his acquain
tance with the Cincinnati Platform, with
which he was formerly on such amiable
terms.
Year: 1859

THE Marysville Express published a Fourth
of July oration delivered by Rev. Mr. Tay-
lor, and the Democrat wrote an unfavorable
criticism upon it. This drew forth several
iltempered communications and an editorial
from The Express, in reply, the Democrat
having to receive much personal abuse and
rdicule Fourth of July orations generally
are hardly worth eiticising, but the editor of
the Democrat had perfect right to act upon
a different supposition, which he did with
correctness and degrees of courtesy that
deserved more politeness in return.-Hy-
draulic Press
Year: 1859

CHEAP Day GooDs.-By reference to their
advertisement in to-days DEMOCRAT, it will
be seen that Fletcher d Hobson offer great
inducements to the ladies and say that they
will sell their entire summer stock out at
cost.
Year: 1859

HURRAH FOR LAws-Some people find
fault with the Legislation of California, but
if the Laws are all as beneficial as George
Laws, the great fruit man, they are good
enough. Laws brought us in, on Yesterday.
the first peaches we have seen this season
and promises to furnish them to us and the
people generally, from this time on to the
end of the season.
Year: 1859

Hook FARM PLEASURE GRoUNDs-This de-
lightful spot was opened to the public for
the first time on Sunday last, and was visited
by large number of ladies and gentlemen,
where refreshments of all kinds were freely
partaken of and the company appeared to
enjoy themselves amazingly. There is an
excellent piano in the parlor, where ladies
and gentlemen can enjoy the innocent amuse.
ment of music and dancing to their hearts
content We understand Mr.. W. Alphonse
Sutter intends to add to the amusements a
target for pistol shooting. Those who are in
search of a little country recreation will find
the cool and shady hooks of the Hook Farm
pleasure grounds the most charming place in
California. The public have long been in
need of such a retreat, and we are glad to
see that they so literally patronize it.


Omnibusses leave the city at l o'clock ev-
cry Sunday, for the conveyance of the pub
lie, there and back, at one dollar head
Year: 1859

CowAKDIcE is one of the most grovelng
traits OF human nature. The coward is the
material from which assassins are made. Shun
the sneaking wretch who dares not express
his sentiments openly and above board-who
cannot look his friends or enemies straight in
the face.
Year: 1859

A CARD.-It is a well known fact among medl-
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 ofthem even MERCURY, although processing
net to do soconsequently for all cuaneous Diseases
etc, they are Injurious instead of beneficial. Now in
the preparation offer to the public are willing
TO show the receipt to any one-no matter who-Doc-
TOR OR NO DooToR-as every man has right to know
what he is taking:
Year: 1859

DECAUsE it is the ornament Con HIMSELF PRO-
ID vIDED for all race. Reader, although the rose
may bloom ever brightly in the glowing cheek the
eyebe ever so sparkling the teeth be those of pearls
If the head is bereft of its covering or the hair he
snarled and shriveed, HARSH AND DRY, or worse still


If sprnkled with gray, nature will lose more than
half her charms Prof Woods Hair Restorative If
used two three times week, will restore and per
manently secure to all such an ornament Read the
following, and judge. The writer of the first is the
celebrated Pianist, Thalberg:
Year: 1859




WE are now receiving and opening new and
w splendid stock of Clothing ana Gents Fur
nishing Goods, winch we offer to sell very low for
cash. Cur goods are selected with great care and
with view to the hard times therefore we offer
them at very small profits, keeping in view the old
motto or quick sAl e. and small profits. All we
ask is that toners will call and examine before
purchasing elsewhere; we charge nothing for show
ing goods. Remember the place, East side of Sd
st., between Main and johnson.


mch17d s. POLLOCK i co.
Year: 1859

fall into our hands, but it might be at the price
of war with the three greatest powers Of Eu-
rope


That Cuba must eventually belong to the
American Confederacy it were folly to deny,
but we may prolong the time Of its acquisition
by undue haste in attempting its accomplish
ment; or may hasten the acquisition at the use
less cost Of treasure and blood
Year: 1859

Hiscurrently reported that We sell no Goods an IN
at Auction when in fact othirds of our sales ars
private the as in any other Wholesale House Al
The city with tais exception sell for short prse
for cash and short prompt paper.


Gcbl TRABUE A IITCIiS
Year: 1859

WAsHIHGroS SocIETy.-An effort is al
ready made 10 imputs 10 Washington society
the dep!orable tragedy which has excited
such deep emotions here and elsewhere.-
This is entirel y unjust. There is no more
refined, pure and cultivated society in the
country than that which is composed of the
stationary population here. Between it and
the cflicial society, which is necessarily
transcieI,:, there is wide distance, the first
being accessible only to those deserving It's
recognition, and the other, Of late years es,
pecially, opening its doors wide 10 the world
10 court popularity, and without any real
regard to the standing of the multitude so
admitted. This has become a subject of
remark, particularly since the advent Of the
present Administration. And il is very
well known that the consequences obtained
by Tie parties in the sad aiIlir was derived
mainly from the open and unconcealed par
lality and intimacy of the President. They
brought no social aniecedents of any kind
here which might clam regard, and if IL
the Of what is now in etery mouth be true,
the imposition of such people on society at
all was gross outrage, from first TO last, in
yoirins all who are concerned in it, ofiei-
ally or otherwise. As these facts are like
Iy TO come ont upon the trial, they may not
be properly referred 10 in any ether than a
general wa at this time; but they are as
notorious now as the character OF those i'm
plicated, and such has been the common re-
pute always Correspondence of the Bal
timore American.
Year: 1859

Editing a newspaper is a good
deal Ike makirg> q fire. Every
body supposes he can do it a little
better than anybody else. We have
seen people doubt their fitness for
apple-ped ling, ox-driving, and coun-
ting lath, but in all our experience
we never yet met with that indi-
vidnal who did not think he could
double the circulation Of any paper
in two months:
Year: 1859

Music AND FLowERs- Two gifts God has
bestowed on us that have in themselves no
guilty trait and show an essential divineness.
Music is one of them, which seems as though
it were never born Of earth, but fingers with
us from the gates of heaven. Music, which
breathes over the gross, or sad or doubling
heart, to inspire it with consciousness of its
mysterious affnities, and to touch the chords
of its undeveloped, unsuspected life. And
the other is that of flowers, which though
born of earth, We may well believe, if any
thing of earthly soils grows in the higher
realm-if any of its forms are identical there,
will live on the banks of the river Of Life
Flowers, that in all our sorrows. in any event,
however incongruous. are always appropriate.
Appropriate in the Church, as expressive of
its purest and most social themes, and blend
ing their sweetness with the incense of pray
er. Appropriate in the loneliness of the sick
room, and crowning with prophecy the fore
heads of the dead. They give completeness
to the associations of childhood, and are ap-
propriate even b. the side of old wrinkles
and grey hairs; for still they are suggestive,
they are symbolical of the sonrs perpetual
youth, the inward blossom of Immortality the
amaranthine crown. In their presence we
feel that when the body shall drop as wither-
ed clay, the sonl shall go forth as winged
spirit.-E H. Chaplin.
Year: 1859

you. The poor man looked more crest-fal-
len and criminal than the accused prisoner.
He opened his eyes and his ears, too; one
after the other, the Notifications in which he
had intrenched his resolution for verdict
against Choate, went by the board, under the
resistless forensic cannonading, and a ver-
dict for the defendant sealed the success of
that audacious declaration.


"Choate's countenance is by no means the
looking glass of his soul. 1t is too sallow
and bilious; the deepest shadows alone are
visible in the dark dial. He has, however,
an extraordinary instrument of gesture, rare
ly, if ever precedented; and that is his legs.
For it is frequent resort of his, by way of
emphasis, to spring up by bracing all his
muscles, and settle himself down again on
his heels with force which often actually
shakes the whole courtroom. His voice is
rich and deep, not resonant and metallic, q
quality which all outdoor speakers must
have, but rather wordy and deficient in
timber"
Year: 1859

MODERN PRovERBs.-Always put off till
Tomorrow what you can do to-day, for by
that means you will have time to think how
you can do it best and with the least incon-
venience to yourself.


Never do any man a favor. You will TINS
avoid being pestered with a superhuity of
false professions of eternal friendship. graft
tude, and all that balderdash.


IL you borrow money never pay it. You
can console your conscience by the belief
that if the lender had really needed it Won
would't have got it; ergo, this money was of
no use to him, and if you hadn't borrowed if
he would have spent it foolishly.


Take care of the cents and the dollars will
take care OF themselves-providing you get
them. Never neglect to pick up dollar in
preference to cent. Don't pick up either
if you can't find 'em.


Get all the credit you can, but never trust
any one. By this process you can speedily
acquire fortune.


Always consider yourself better than any,
body else.


Woman is weak Remember this. Never
give your wife anything that will strengthen
her; and especially avoid pleasing her. By
pleasing her you encourage her in thinking
you married her all for love, and not to have
your old clothes mended and washed.


Economy is not the road to wealth: be-
cause if you are economical and save your
money, what benefit is it to your neipbbor
who lives and tries to get rich off of your
expenditures Never study economy until
you are unable to do anything else. IF Won
are wealthy, you have no need of economv-
if you are in poverty, economy is useless. for
you have nothing to save
Year: 1859

SURGERY IN ILLINoIs.-Mr. Brown, of Bic
Muddy, says the Olney Republican, had his lee
crushed very seriously by log, and had ali
the doctors of Richmond, Clay, and Jasper
in attendance. Not a set of surgical instrul
ments could be found, and amputation Was
imperative rusty butcher knife and butch
ers saw were obtained-the knife whetted on
a brickbat; the saw, rusty and preasv wo.
good enough, The incision was made and
the flesh cut in professional style-the arts:
RES taken up with crooked fork and tied
WITH basting thread from one of the M. D,s
jackets; the end of the bone was scraped WITH
a case knife TO get off the grease and rust left
by the saw-the flesh was turned over the end
OF the bone, and cotton rag stuck on the
wound with shoemaker's wax Eight INCHES
OF common whisky was put into the patient
before the operation commenced, which made
him obliyious


This is considered one of the greatest tri-
umphs of the science of surgery extant. and
shows that money expended for instruments
is thrown away.