smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

| can't forget thee !, if / would;
IL not forget thee if [ could.
membrance must be fraught with pain,
Yet thy dear image is the same.
We meet the thoughtless young,


The heartless old;
Yet disregarded all by me,


turn to hopeless love and thee.
AT night, when all the stars are up,


I'll sing a song and drain the cup,
By wine and mirth my love to drown,
And keep the pangs of sorrow down.
Yet visions like you come to me,


AS fair as you were wont to be,
And take me back to days gone by,


With fadeless cheek and fearless eye.
[ know not where thy home may be,


[ dare not to thy presence fee,
But thou hast still my lonely heart,


My long lost love, where er thou art.
Though many years have DER me fled,
Though many friends are with the dead,
Thine image is unfaded yet,


As on the night when first we met.
Year: 1869

There is one short sentence in Rehoboam's
history which supplies the key, more perhaps,
than anything else, to his sin and folly-''his
mother s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess
She was by blood an alien, and by religion a
heathen. Unhappy in many things, but most
unhappy in such mother, he begins to be re-
garded more with pity than astonishment. The
letters written on water are hardly formed when
they are filled up; on the other hand the finger
that traces them on stone leaves no visible i'm
preston on its indurated surface but plastic
clay midway between what is hard and soft.
offers to the gentlest finger substance which
both receives and retains an impression. Such
Is heart that youth and childhood offer to a
mothers influences Hence her power to
mould, for good or evil, the character of her
children and hence the gratitude they owe to
God who have had mother that taught their
little feet to walk in the way of His command
mentsr encouraged their feeble efforts to rise to
heaven on the wings of prayer and at the pety
OF whose bosom their own was kinded II
had bad mother +" exclaims many a wreck. =
Il had good MOTHER" is the way many ac
count under God for their success in this life
and their salvation In the next. Let mothers,
therefore, feel and tremble and pray under a
sense of their power and responsibility. How
much depends on them-like the mothers of
Old-on their bringing their little ones to Jesus
for His hands and blessing? Hear how Cowper
sings of the boy by mothers knee:


His heart how passive yields to thy command,
Secure it thine, its key is in thine hand.


II thou desert thy charge, and throw it wide.


Nor heed what guests there enter and abide ..
Complain not if attachm, nts lewd and base


Suppant them in it, and usurp thy place


But, If thou guard its secret chambers sure


From vicious inmates, and lights impure


Either his gratitude shall hold him fast


And keep him warm and flal to the last;


Or, if he prove unkind las who can say


But, being man, and therefore frail, he may?)
One comfort yet shall cheer thine aged heart,
Howe'er he slight thee, thou has done thy part.
Year: 1869

Virginia--the land of the free .
The home of the brave and true
The tyrants hand has not manacled thee


With his fetters strong and new
Once proudly thy foot could rest


On the tyrant's PROSTATE form, as
Now her children are piercing the breast
That sheltered them from the storm.
Thy arms once embraced the seas,


Thy fame was reaching the sky,
Thy banner was gladly kissed by the breeze,
To show how the despot should die.
Strange, strange, that thy powerful springs,
Should be bound in carpet bags,
But stranger that thou shouldst be goverened
By detestabe scalawags.
A blindly fanatical crew


Now man thy vessel of state,
The rotten and false take the place of the true
And the lousy and nigs are the great.
All! Virtue no more is the trust,


And now in her darkest hour,
Virginia is torn by the dogs in the dust
And folly and vice are in power.
BACG CREEK, VA w. l.. s.
Year: 1869

Potash and Magnesium OVERLAPPING the
beds of rock salt, during the borings made by
order of the Prussian Government for salt, at
Stassfurt in Prussian Saxony, and adverted
to its great importance in agriculture and the
arts. This material was thrown aside in their
zeal for the object of their Search as bless,
comparatively, being as they supposed only
impure salt, but analysis has proved it to be of
far greater value than the salt itself. In pass
ing through his Laboratory he kindly permitted
me to inspect specimens of oil made from the
seed of cotton, some of which he had refined
and it was of beautiful straw color, with good
body, the residue, or oil cake is valuable as
food for stock. These valuable discoveries are
calculated to make the production of cotton a
still more valuable occupation. The new Lab
oratory has been built under his direction and
will be the Most complete in all of its appoint
ments to be found in this country. Success to-
the chair of Industrial Chemistry =.
51 Your affectionate son,


a9 6,. G.. JULIAN PRATT.
Year: 1869

MEssRs. EDITORS The inclosed letter from
nation on tile drainage and other subjects in
most interesting conversation with Prof Nal
let, of the University of Va Thinking you
would like to publish it, offer it for your
ninth article.
Year: 1869

A Useful HINT-As the Alexandria Gazette
happily remarks


''Gen Stoneman is most bitterly abused by
VIII Wit Considering the latitude that is in
a;ilged in on this occasion, we hope that no ex-
cention will be taken if the Conservative press
should be under the necessity of saying some
harsh things about military commanders /"
Year: 1869

LORD ERsKINEs RULE. Lord Erskine was
distinguished through life for his Independence
of principle, for his scrupulous adherence to
truth. He once explained the rules Of bis con
duct which ought to be deeply engraved on
every heart. He said, st was first command
and counsel of my earliest youth, always to DO
what my conscience told me to be my duty, and
to leave the consequence to God. shall carry
with me the memory, aud trust the practice
of this maternal lesson to the grave. | have
hitherto followed, and have no reason to COM
plain that my obedience to it has been tenn
noral sacrifice I have found it, on the CON
trary, the road to prosperity and wealth and
shall point out the same path to my children,
for their pursuit.
Year: 1869

Gen. Grant has his own definition Of peace,
like the Emperor Napoleon the third 1t is
very evident that his peace is not very de-
sirable thing for u.s. His inaugural was not a
very encouraging document, and nothing he has
done since indicates that wonderful magnaninli-
ty toward the South which We were told to ex-
pect. He may differ with the Radical majority
in Congress about the people to be placed in
office. but there seems to be no difference in re-
card to principles. He does not intend to run
the risk of alternating any portion Of the party
wticl, elected him. If anything has been made
clear to any sensible man since the fourth Of
March, it is that we have nothing TO hope from
General Grant.


We beg our people to consider the results of
all the efforts at Cancellation made by distin-
guished citizens. Is there anybody willing to
cat any more dirt?


What car we gain by asking anything of
Beast Butler and his reconstruction committee,
and what prospect Of removal Of disabilities
before the Senate Committee, of which South
Carolina carpet-b -bagger is chairman? And what
hone in appealing to the magnanimous Grant,
who with wonderful delcacy and tact has begun
his reign of peace by insulting the people of the
Stale in the appointment OF Federal spy as
Postmistress of Richmond.


Nothing is left US but our honor-let us
maintain that Bedford Sentinel.
Year: 1869


GENTLEMEN: The honor which you have
done me by proposing 10 welcome my return
to my native State by complimentary dinner.
has been most gratifying to my feelings and
had my return taken place under more happy
auspices, it would have afforded me great pleas
ure to accept your invitation but in view of
the condition of our unfortunate country, and
for reasons which ! am sure you will under
stand without particular specification off them,
[ am constrained to decline the proposed enter
tainment In doing SO, [ desire to express to
you my most heartfelt thanks for the cordial
greeting you have given me, individually and
collectively, land to assure you that neitherin wan
derings abroad nor on my return have seen
any cause to abate in attachment to the land of
my birth, or to waver in devotion to the prin-
ciples which actuaed us in our late struggle
for all that was dear.


It is the hour of defeat and adversely that
really tries the hearts and souls of men, and
those who shall have passed through all Its
temptations without an Abandonment Of honor
or principle, will be entitled In the end to be
regarded as the true heroes of our cause.


Very truly and respectfully yours.
Year: 1869

AN INDIAN KILLED ON RAILRoAD TRACK


a lew days since an Indian was seen living on
the track OF Wisconsin railroad, about 4
miles from Madison, Just before the train
reacned the spot. The whistle was Immediately
soundtd anc every effort made to stop the
train, but without success. The Indian was
struck on the head, which was horribly
crushed, causing instant death. The train was
stopped, when an Indian girl came up, who
was afterwards ascertalned to be the daughter
OF the deceased. Her groans and wild gestIcu.
laiions were affecting As well as dramatic in the
highest degree. She drew from her boaom a
knife and brandished il in as threatening man.
ner, rs II she proposed taking her own life.
gentleman present took II from her, At the same
time comforting her in her own language, with
which he was familiar. The unhappy girl and
the body OF her father were taken on board the
train and carried about q mile TO the camp,
where the family had been living. Here
another ead scene ensued. Three or four young
Indtans-children OF the deceased-gathsred
around the corpse Aad gave utterance TO their
egony IN piercing moans. The Indian had
been At Madison and bought bottle Of whiskey
Year: 1869

The court is running with one trial jury,
which is getting to be quite the fashion. This
Court is fashionable in another respect, in
not having cases ready for trial the first days
of the term. More assignments are made
for the second week than can be tried.
Year: 1869

The st. John Telegraph does not treat the
Nova Scotians very gen erously, and says that
New Brunswick wants nothing to do with
them. 1t says they have kept up agitation
as long as they could, and now have got to
back down hopelessly before the action of
Howe and others. We think the Telegraph
does not appreciate, or is not willing to ack-
knowledge, the extent of feeling of doubt as
to the Dominion government, which really
exists. But it does not belong to us to give
advice, although we may "guess" that it is
pressing things" too strongly for ultimate
peace and unity.


The Globe (of the same cityl reviews the
statement of Mr.. Rose as to the finances
and says the people now begin to see "the
straits to which the government is driven"


In the midst Of political news we have ad
vices of busin ess enterprise that is of some
Importance. A new screw steamer has been
purchased and put on the route from st.
Stephen, st. Andrews and st. John. This
is an important adjunct of the mutual trade
of these points.


AhS ~.AchtAS0A ftAbuSoS, AA ACfACWAhS tuC
new government banking bill, arrives at con-
clusions not very fattering. 1t says: "If
the government has nothing to do in order to
pay debt or engage in some new enterprise
but to issue more paper money, the tempta-
ton to do so will always be strong, and the
deposit of specie, to render the circulation
safe, would very possibly prove inadequate to
the demand for it. In this case, either specie
payments must be suspended by law or. the
government must fail outright. These are
not pleasant alternatives"


There is great commotion in political and
financial circles over this scheme. 1t would
seem that the majority Of the banking asso-
Citations are against it, and organized opposi-
tion is being made in some quarters.


The Toronto Globe had a long and power
full article on this scheme a few days ago and
closes as follows: 'But all these objections to
the government banking schemes are thrown
into comparative unimportance, when we
think of the danger that would be incurred
trial, financial, and commercial interests ol
| the Dominion on the rickety foundation OF a
government paper security"


But it seems that Mr.. Roses other enor
nifty, the proposition to fix the rate of in.
terest, created nearly as much hostility and
strengthened the opposition greatly. The
same paper thus fires at the new target: III
is such measure as no Canadian government
ever before proposed. 1t is weak imitation ol
the old usury laws which were repealed years
ago with great advantage, and with the sup
port of at least one member of the present
administration. 1t is step back to kind
of legislation which belonged to past age
It is flying in the face Of all the laws oi
political economy and of all established busi-
ness principles. And the provoking thing
about the business is that the crusade, in ia
vor of exploped theories and preiudiees, is
led by men who know better, and who must
be ashamed of what they are doing"
Year: 1869

How is it that the Radicals hase
complete control of the telegraph !!
Nearly every Democratic paper we
pick up has something TO say of
Radical management of telegraphlc
affairs, and growls about not re-
ceiving the news. Has the Demo-
cratic party no members with sense
enough to act as director of tele-
graph company, or as agent for the
Associated Press? Democratic as
well as Republican papers are in
these associations. 1t appears to be
a chronic habit of Democratic news :
papers to whine aud sniffie over some
fancied abuse being practiced up
on them by those terrible Radi-
Gals. Verify. they are a poor help
less set of innocents, to allow the
Radicals to gobble up every avenne
Of intelligence when telegraphic as
well as every other public enterprise
is free for all alike to engage in j
they choose.
Year: 1869

Miss ANNIE Z. DICKINSON, the most
talented lady who has ever graced
the Pacific Coast with her presence,
and whose every utterance has been
distorted, riiliculed. and made to
mean something very different from
what she intended or the language
would imply, by set OF small
hearted harpies, has gone back TO
her home in the East. The publish
ed addresses Sue has delivered dur
ing her visit to the coast will COM
pare very favorably in logic, rhet-
oric. good sound sense and native
goodness with the utterances OF any
of tue doctors OF divinity. law or
what not and yet because iorsoolh
she is nothing but woman she must
submit to misrepresentation and
slander from groveling press. such
as her male contemporaries in breech-
es are secure against by reason OF
the traditional habit OF men doing
all the public talking and teaching,
no matter though they have neither
the learning nor ability OF their fe-
male pupils, nor the capacity for
imparting their knowledge to others.
| rhe world is fast approaching pc
Rod, however. when those who are
gifted with ability will take the lead
in matters OF public concern, with
out regard to race. sex, color or ma
tional origin.
Year: 1869

THE Humboldt National gives ac-
counts of three murders of recent
date occurring in Paradise valley.
We fear the valley is not what its
name would imply and that several
Gains thereabout should be sent
away to the land OF Nod. We have
heard of one Able in the valley,
whose employment it is to grind
corn for his brethren, but we believe
he has not fallen victim as yet.
Year: 1869

How TIE CHINESE GO TO CHURcH.-The con-
gregation is composed principally of men and
boys, dressed in their every day clothes. Some
of them stare about them, or talk with each
other. Instead of sitting down and paying at
tention to what is said, many stand up and
walk about. Perhaps some will come up to
the speaker and try to look over his book, if
he reads from the Bible or they will examine
the foreign stove, if il is cold weather and there
is fire in it or they will stand in front of the
clock and watch it for while. Others have
with them parcels OF merchandise; or a fowl,
some vegetables, &C., they have bought or
wish to sell and il 1t is warm weather, very
many will strip the upper part of their bodies
naked and fan themselves, so as to be as cool
as possible.


0ftentimes. unless forbidden to smoke, seve
raj engage in smoking little pipes full of tobac-
co, having first struck a fire by means of
flint and piece of steel and some very dry pa
per. Almost every Chinaman carries about
with him his pipe and tobacco, and materials
for striking fire. Sometimes a beggar woman
will enter the chapel and bawl out Justify for
cash. 1t is very common practice for most
of those who come to stay but short time,
and when one of them goes out all his mates
and friends usually follow.


If an idol procession, or a mandarin and his
retinue are passing along the streets, or some
sudden or unusual noise is heard, the boys
and most of the men rush out to see what is to
be seen; after which, some of them will per-
haps come back. Very few are regular hear
ers Of the Gospel, and fewer still come in for
purpose OF hearing about Jesus. Almost all
who come are prompted by motives of Curl
osity.
Year: 1869

OR MEDICINE, for Dyspepsia, Head
ache, Jaundice, Costiveness, Camp Dysentery,
Sick Headache, Chronic Diarrhoea, Affections
of the Bladder and Kidneys, Fever, Nervous
ness, Chills, Diseases of the Skin, Impurity of
the Blood, Melancholy or Depression of Spirits.


Most of the ailments here enumerated have
their origin in diseased liver, which is the
most prevalent affection in this country, and
as in many cases the patient is not within the
reach of a physician, it requires that some
remedy should be provided that would not in
the least impair the constitution, and yet be
active and safe. That such is the character of
the SIMMONS REGULATOR there can be no
doubt which the testimony of hundreds will
establish
Year: 1869

SAFES TO LET BY THE NATIONAL PARK BANK, IN
THEIR BURGLAR AND FIRE-PRooF VAULT. Parties
who are occupying or who may occupy Safes in
said Vault are informed that two capaciOus Safes,
GxS feet are set aside for the atutous storage of
SILVER WARE aud other VALUABLEs, while tho
owners are absent from the CITY, To those desirous
of obtaining the greatest security for their valuable
papers, we would state that there are still a few
Safes to he rented in the SAFE DEPosIT VAULT of
this Bank.
Year: 1869

in regard to State politics merely,
and not in regard to National poll
tics, for both profess to he in favor
of the administrations, and III favor
of carrying out the reconstruction
measures. Its opposition to the other
party must therefore rest OH the ex-
treme and illiberal, unpatriotie mea-
snres OF that party, us delineated in
the constitution it has no other
foundation to rest upon. 1t is also
very certain that some of the promi-
nent members of the Conservative
party went to Washington to prevent
the forcing of the constitution upon
us by Congress at the instance and
by the exertioEs of the Committee of
the ultra Radical party, sent to
Washington for that purpose.
know that these gentlemen did exert
themselves to defeat the object of
the Radical party as pressed by its
committee, and perhaps it is very
much owing to their exertions that
the radical scheme was defeated.
For this we have reoson to be thank
full to them. Itis certain then that
one party was not only in favor of
the provisions of the constitution but
in favor of having it forced upon US;
and it is just as certain that of the
other party some opposed the whole
scheme, and alt their representatives
resisted the effort to force the reject.
ed constitution on us. and this surely
entities them to our support. Nc
one can doubt that by the success ol
this party we shall have more con
servatiye administration ofulr State
government, aud | shall iejoce in
its triumph over its rival.


w. l.. SHARKEY.


jackson, July 14th, 1869.
Year: 1869

Be kind to the errhg, the humble and meek


weak;


Ys know not how deeply the past they deplore-
In charity cover their sins evermore.
Be kind to the errng the lpwly the sad
Oft circumstance ruleth, whose chain driveth mad:
All boast not thy virtue but con thy heart Ger
Communion with self clushes pride eyermore
Commune with thyself; think how reckless thou


ait,


Enriehing thy Golfers to wither thy heart
Take warning by thousands on yonder dark shore;
Remember, thy soul must exist evermore.
Cherish good for itself. nor measure thy gain
Such motives sordidy self n and vain
10 deeds blessing all. and with heart gushing DER
Flowing to the ocean Of love evermore.
Religion is naught, all pretensions are vain.
II works are still wanting, all where is thy gain
As bark east away desolate shore.
As wreck on the deep, thou art gone eveImore
Tny days feet away a mtteors CLEAN;
Flashing bright for moment, they fade as a


dream:


Yea. dream though it be, yet on far-distant shore
Shall in Lhnnders re-echo the past evermore.
As f'wer dpst thou blossom mere thing of a d,y
A breath of tile flower thou wilt vanish away;
l. t love be thy motto tiia weary life Ger,
Then in sunshine OF love wilt thou baSk evermore
Year: 1869

We long for the day when this
custom shall be obsolete.


1t is becoming the truly afflicted
one. The wearer says, by the black
garments, g have lost near friend.
| am in deep sorrow" But true
grief does not wish to parade itself
before the eye Of tire stranger; much
less does it assert it's extent
The stricken one goes naturally
apart from the world to pour out the
tears. Real aftlictiun seeks privacy.
1t is no respect to the departed friend
to say we are in sorrow. If we have
real grief it will be discovered.


When God has; entered a heuse-
hold in the awful chastfsement of
death, it is time for religious medi-
tation and communion with God on
the part of the survivors. How
sadly out of place, then, are the mil
liner and the dress maker, the trying
on of dresses and the trimming Of
bonnets.


There is something prafane in ex-
citing the vanlty of a young girl by
fitting waist, or trying on a hat,
when the corpse of IA father is lying
in an adjoining room. Itis a sacrIlege
to drag the widow forth in her grief,
to be fitted fog gown or select a
veil.


1t is often terribly offensive to the
poor. The widow left desolate with
a half dozen little children, the f;,rni-
ly means already reduced by the
long sickness Of the father, must
draw Oh her scanty purse to buy a
new wardrobe throughout for herself
and children, throwing away the
good stock of garments already pre-
pared, when she knows nat where
she is to get bread for those little
ones. Truly may fashion be called
u tyrant, when it rohs the widow Of
her last dollar,


Surely yoHr sorrow will not be
questioned, even if you should not
call in the miiiner to help display it.
Do not in yor aftiiction help to up
hold custom which will turn tho
affections of yonr poorer neighhor to
deeper poverty, as well dis sorrow.-
Central Baptist.