smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1860

CTATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Cass.-ss.
y At session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis on Thursday the twenty seventh day Q,
September, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty. Present-Cliford Shanahan, Judge oi
Probate. In the matter of the estate of Kinchen
Arts deceased. On reading and fling the petition
duly verified, of jefferson Osborn. praying for
license to sell real estate of said deceased.


Thereupon it is ordered, that Saturday, the tenth
day of November next, at ten o'clock, in the fore
noon be assigned for the hearing of said petition,
and that the heirs at law of said deceased and all
other persons interested in said estate are required
to appear at session of said court then to be
holden at the Probate Office in Cassapolis, and
show cause if any there be, why the prayer OF the
petitioner should not be granted.


And it is further ordered. that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate,
Of the pendency Of said petition and the hearing
thereof by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in the Cass County Republican, a newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass, for
four successive weeks previous to said day of hear
ing. Z. SHANAHAN,


IA true copy.1 Judge of Probate.


September 81, 1860. oct4-24w4
Year: 1860

CTATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Cass.-ss.
y At session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office. in
Cassapolis, on Saturday the sixth day of October,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty
Present-Clifford Shanahan, Judge of Probate. In
the matter of the estate of Elias Simpson, deceased
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified OF
Thomas Simpson and Samuel Morris, praying for
license to sell real estate of said deceased.


Thereupon it is ordered that Saturday, the
seventeenth day of November next at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon be assigned for the hearing of said
petition and that the heirs at law of said deceased
and all other persons interested in said estate, are
required to appear at a session of said Court, then
to be holden at the Probate Office. in Cassapolis.
and show cause, if any there be, why the prayer OF
the petitioners should not be granted.


And it is further ordered that said petitioners
give notice to the persons interested in said estate,
Of the pendency Of said petition, and the hearing
thereof by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in the Cass County Republican, newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass for
four successive weeks previous to said day of
hearing Z. SHANAHAN,


"a true copy.1 Judge of Probate.


October 6, 1860. octll-25w4
Year: 1860


Mother! Watch the little feet


Climbing DER the garden wall,
Bounding through the busy street,


Ranging cellar, shed and hall;
Never count the moments lost,
Never mind the time it cost;
Little feet soiU go astray,
Guide them, Mother while you may.
Mother! watch the little hand


Picking berries by the way,
Making houses in the sand,


Tossing up the fragrant hay;
Never dare the question ask.
"Why to me this heavy task? ?"
These same little hands may prove
Messengers of light and love.
Mother! watch the little tongue


Prattling eloquent and wild;
What is said and what is sung


BY the happy, joyous child;
Catch the word while yet unspoken;
Stop the VOW while yet unbroken;
This same tongue may yet proclaim
Blessings in the Savior's name.
Hotherl watch that little heart


Beating soft and warm for you;
Wholesome lessons now irnpart;


Keep, oh! Keep that young heart true
Extricating every weed,
Sowing good and precious seed;
Harvest rich you then may see
Ripening for eternity.
Year: 1860

ON account of the extensive business which the
" subscribers have been doing, they have been
Obliged to enlarge their Mill, and build New
Machinery in order to accommodate their many
customers. And hoping that they will receive a
liberal patronage from their old friends, they
would again issue their call for Wool for manufac
turing into
Year: 1860

Our admission into the Federal I'm
ion transpired in the fall of 1916. At
this time there were very few
outstanding military land warrants.
A part of the compact of admission
was, that in consideration the govern
ment lands should not be taxed by us,
the State should receive per cent.
upon the net sales of the lands within
Year: 1860

DECAUsE for the Of incpient Consumption weak


Lungs Stomachs General Debility, and for purifying
enchng the Blood they absolutely unsurpassed BY any
remedy To be assured Of this is only necessary to make
the trial.


The wine itself Is Of avery superior quaneary double me
strength Of other understanding and nYgo-atng tle
whole system from As these Bers tonic and al
teratve in heirchaacer they strengthen and nvgoTae the
whole system, and give a


FINE TONE AND HEALTHY ACTION
To parts by equalng the circulation, removing obsuc
tons, and producing general warmth.


They excellent for diseases and weakness peculiar to
females, Whers a tonic is required to
STRENGTHEN AND BRACE THE SYSTEM


lady who subject lasstude anne should be with
out them, as they revivifying in their action


will not only but disease and IN tn
respect dOuby valuable to The person, sick WE'LL who may
use them.


For proof Of the truth Of this full particulars and references
persons cured the circular inside the wrapper accompany
ing each bottle
AND ALL PUBLIC SPEAKERS, should use
Year: 1860

A BEAUTIFUL PIcTURE.-The man who
stands upon his own soil, who feels, by the
laws OF the land in which be lives-by the
laws Of civilized nations-he is the right
ful and exclusive owner of the land which
he tills, is, by the constitution Of our ma
ture, under o wholesome influence, not
easily imbibed from any other source. He
feels, other things being equal, more strong
ly than another, the character Of man as
the lord Of an inanimate world-of this
great and wonderful sphere, which, fash
ioned by the hand Of God, and upheld by
his power, is rolling through the heavens a
part Of his--hs from the centre to the sky.
1t is the space on which tho generation
moves in its round Of duties, and he feels
himself connected by visible link with
those who follow him, and to whom he is
to transmit home. Perhaps his farm has
come down to him from his fathers; but he
can trace their footsteps over the scenes Of
his daily labors. The roof which shelters
him was reared by those to whom he owes
his being. Some interesting domestic ira.
dition is connected with every inclosure.
The favorite tree was planted by his faith
er's hand. He sported in boyhood beside
the brook which still winds through the
meadows. Through the field lies the path
to the village school Of early days. He
still hears from his window the voice Of the
Sabbath bell which called his fathers to the
house Of God; and near at hand is the spot
where his parents are laid down to rest,
and where, when his time has come, he
shall be laid by his children. These are
the feelings Of the owners Of the soil.-
Words cannot buy them; they flow out ol
the deepest fountains Of the heart-they
are life-springs Of a fresh, healthy and gen
erous national character.
Year: 1860

Many persons suppose that diamonds arc
only used in jewelry-for rings and other arti
ces of personal adornment, and that they are
really of no essential value whatever in the
practical arts. This is n mistaken notion ;
they arc nsed for great number Of purposes
in the arts. Thus, for cutting the glass of our
windows into proper size, no other substance
can equal it, and it is exclusively used for ths
purpose A natural edge, or point, as it is
called, is used for this work, and thousands of
such ere annually required in our glass facto.
ries. Diamond points are also employed for Ell
craving on carneIiaus, amethySts, and other
briiants, and for the finer cutting on canoes
and seals.


Being very hard, the diamond is also used
in chronOmetcrs for the steps of pivOtS and
as it possesses high refractive with inferior dis
perSiVe power, and little longitudinal aberra-
tiOn, it has been successfully employed for the
small deep lenses of single microscopes. The
magn:fying power of the dmond in proportion
to that of plate glass, ground to a similar
form, is as to 3 For drawing minute lines
on hard steel and glass, to make micrometers,
there is no substitute for the diamond point


The rough diamond is called bort, and the





the borts Great care and skill are necessary
in selecting the cutting points, because the dia-
mond that cuts the glass most successfully has
the cutting edges of the crystal placed exactly
at right angles to each other, and passing
through point Of intersection made by the
crossing Of the edges A polished diamond,
however perfect may be its edges, when pres
Scd upon the surface of the glass, splinters it
with the slightest pressure bnt with the
natural diamond the most accurate lines are
produced on glass, and their surfaces are so
highly FURNISHED that, if ruled close together
they dccOmpoSC light, and afford the most beau
tiful priSmatic appearance-a the cOors Of
the rainbow fash from them as from the sill
very interior Of a pearl oyster shell.


Diamonds are also employed for drill points
to pcrforate ruhies, and bore holes in draw,
plates for fine wire, and also for drilling in
hard steel. Some inquiries have been made
Of us recently in regard to using them for dress
ing miIlstonc as a substitute for steel picks
We cpprehcnd that they are altogether too
expensive to be used for this purpose at pre-
sent but if some of our inventors would make
the discovery of manufacturing diamonds as
cheaply as we make charcoal, which is of the
same composition, we might be able to recon-
mend them to our miIlers. The coke obtained
from the interior of gas retortS in many cases
is found so hard that it will cut glass but as
its point cudurcS but for short period, it can
not be made available as a substitute for the
natural diamond for such purposes.
Year: 1860

SAGAcITY OF THE ARCTIC Fox-Ina recent
lecture upon his experience in Arctic life, Mr.
Rae said: "On the Journey Isaw very curl
ous incident Of the sagacity Of the Arctic fox.
Conscious that | was aiming at him, he tuck
ed his tail between his legs cooked up his ears
and cndeaVorcd to look as like a hare as posi-
ble, (Which is an animal comparatively worth
lesS.) Another fact of this kind occurred to
me- whilst being detained at particular place,
where our favorte amusement was trapping
wild animals. Our mode Of doing this was
with n spring gun connected with a bait, which
when touched, produced the explosion. One
instance showed us that II fox, either from
observation Of companions fate, or from hard
earned experience, had gone up to the gun,
bit off the cord connected with the bait,
and, the danger being averted went and ate
the meat in undiSturbed comfort. And it is a
common occurrence for the fox to make trench
up to the bait, seize it, and permit the charge
to pass over his head.
Year: 1860

DEFEcTs OF CALF-SKIN LEATHER.--Wc have
heard Of persons purchasing several pairs of
boots at once, in order TO lay some Of them
away for long keeping, under the impression
that leather when kept in dry situation i'm
proved in quality by age, like oil-cloth. Upon
inquiry VIC found that such notions are very
generally entertained, but why this should be
so We cannot imagine, for they are the very
reverse of all facts aud experience in the case
and we call attention to this question for the
first time, we believe, as "a word Of warning
Calf-Skin leather instead of improving in quail
ty with age, when made into boots, deterio-
rates rapidly. 1t is subject TO a species OF
dry OF eremacanSis and in the course of three
years it becomes as tender as piece of brown
paper Dealers in boots and shoes experience
a considerable loss from this cause when such
articles are left on their hands for more than
two years This dry-rot, in call-Skin boots
first appears at the edge near the SoleS, in the
form Of a black glossy sweat resembling var
nish and from thence it gradually proceeds
until the whole leather becomes rotten. The
application of grease rather accelerates than
arrests the progress of this decay such lcath
er endures much longer when worn on the feet
then when laid aside in q dry situation, but
whether this decay is caused by the grease used
by the curriers', or is some popularity in the
skin, is not known at present. COw-skin and
kip leather do not seem to be subject to this
rapid deterioration, but all kinds of calfskin,
even the very best French, is just as subject
to it as the poorest qualities, This is subject
deserving of practical scientific investigation
in order to discover some remedy for the evil
At present the practical application of this in
formation by purchasers of calfSkin boots an(
shoes is an easy matter-be careful not to buy
aged articles. - Scientific AMcrleaa.
Year: 1860

Alone In the dark and silent night


With the heavy thoughts of a vanished year,
When evil deeds come back to sight,


And good deeds rise with a welcome cheer
Alone with the spectres cf the past


That come with the old years dying chime,
There glooms one shadow dark and vast


The shadow of Wasted Time.
The chances of happiness cast away,


The opportunities never sought
The good resolves that every day


Have died in the impotence of thought;
The slow advance and the backward step,
In the rugged path We have striven to climb;
How they furrow the brow and pale the lip,
When We talk with Wasted Time.
What are we now? what had we been


Had We boarded time as the miser's gold,
Striving our need to win,


Through the summers heat and the winters cold
Shrinking from nought that the world could do,
Fearing nought but the touch of crime,
Laboring, struggling, all seasons through,
And knowing no Wasted Time?
Who shall recall the vanished years2


Who shall hold back this ebbing tide
That leave us remorse and shame, and tears,
And washes away all things beside?
Who shall give us the strength cen now,
To leave forever this holiday rime
To shake off this sloth from heart and brow,
And battle with Wasted Time?
The years that pass come not again,


The things that die no life renew
But cen from the rust of his cankcring chain
4 golden truth is glimmering through;
4, hin, bo Ia,rpG from errors mast


And turns away with strength sublime,
And makes each year Outdo the last,


There is no Wasted Time
Year: 1860

A Day OF HEAVEN UPoN EARrH-O Sab
bath needed for world of innocence
without thee what would be world of sin !
There would be no pause for consideration, no
check to passion no remission of toll, no balm
for care He who had withheld thee, would
have forSaken the earth Without thee, he
had never given to US the Bible, the Gospel,
the Spirit We salute as thou comcst to us
in the name of the Lord-radiant in the sun
shine Of that dawn which broke over ma.
tons achieved work-marching downward in
the track Of time, pillar Of refreshing cloud
and guiding flame Intervening with all thy
light new beams Of discovery and promise, un-
til thou standest forth moro fair than when re-
hected in the dews and imbibcd by the flowers
of Eden-more awful than when the trumpet
rang of thee in Sinai The Christian Sab
bath Like its Lord, it but rises in Christi
anity, and henceforth records the rising day
And never since the tomb of Jesus was burst
open by him who revived and rose, has this
day awakened but as the light of seven days
and with healing in its wings Never has it
unfolded without some witness and welcome,
some song and salutation 1t has been the
coronation day of martyrs, and the feast day
of saints 1t has been from the first until
now the sublime custom of the Church of G cd!
Still the outgoings of its morning and its even
ing rejoice 1t is a day of heaven upon earth!
Life's sweetest calm, poverty's birthright, Ia,
bor's only rest Nothing has such hoard of
antiquity in it Nothing contains in it such
history! Nothing draws along with it such
glory. Nurse Of virtue, seal of truth The
households richest patrimony, the nations no
hIpSt MI Of Ybo
fountain of intelligence, the strength of the


law ! The oracle of instruction, the ark of
mercy ! The patent of our manhood'S spiritu-
al greatness. The harbinger of our souls sane
tilted perfection. The glory of religion, the
watch-tower of immortality. The ladder set
upon carth and the top of itreacheth to heav-
en-, with the angels of God ascending and de-
sccnding upon it.-HMMroN.
Year: 1860

A cOlored man near Columbus was terri
bly, torn to pieces on Friday by the running
away of team he was driving. He was
thrown under the wagon and dragged some
twenty-five rods When taken up he groaned
heavily but could not speak.
Year: 1860

Mrs. Rush, the wife of a tailor At Brighton,
England, lately petitioned for a divorce on
the ground of cruelty The respondent de-
MED that he had ever kicked his wife; but
one day when she had been long time up
stairs neglecting her domestic duties, he went
up TO her and said "jane, you had better
walk down stairs, or you may, perhaps be
kicked down" She went down stairs more
quickly than usual; and when she reached
the bottom respondent did slightly slap her
face. Did once take up O carving-knife and
say be would be recompensed, but he only
said that in O. jocular manner, intending
merely TO frighten her. Objected TO her con-
stantly walking outwith her rsonsih-law--not
that there was any harm In II, but when n
woman was married to q husband, was she
bound TO honor and obey him, or was she to
please herselR- If The latter, what Wuuld the
habitations of mankind become2 Was very
fond OF the Scriptures. Had read to her the
seventeenth chapter of the Revelations, which
treated Of the mystical Babylon, the mother
of harlots, and the denominations of the earth.
Did that because he did not regard the petit
TONER as an upright and prudent woman.


Had every reason to believe that she was a
curse, and not q blessing to man. The tor
ment he had received from her would pass
belief. She had been nothing but treacher-
Gus hypocrite, who had thought to over
throw him and get him into her snare. By
her snare he meant trap. By trap he
meant q drag-net. By a drag-net he might
mean acage; and herobject was to put yoke
Of bondage round his neck--a yoke of iron
which no man could bear. Had told her that
he never cared for her. 1t was she who had
sought him, not be her. Hadbeen compelled
to have the woman. Told her SO the morn
ing of the wedding, before her daughters and
reminded her that she had still time TO draw
back. Had once come up behind her as she
was walking in the street, and given her q
poke on the shoulder with his stick There
was groom riding past and respondent told
him that the woman was his wife. The man
said; IF you've got worse wife than
have, God bless youp Was once a day and
night in Lewes Jail. That was because he
| was a stranger in Brighton, and could moi


find sureties; but the next day three persons
offered TO be bound for him. Had since been
living alone. Wanted no more wives should
rejoice to get rid of this one.
Year: 1860

SUIT AGAINST AN Omnibus DRIVER FOR


OvERLoADMG.-A Liverpool omnibus, Ii
censed to carry sixteen. passengers, recently


took in seventeen or eighteen, a very mod
crate thing for an omnibus to. do, as New
morning druggist was crowded and there
by made cross, as was natural though inju-
dieious. He accordingly entered complaint
at the Police Court, charging the driver with
a violation Of the ordinance regulating the
number Of passengers. The lawyer who con-
Quoted the defense said this was one of the
most eontemptible proceedings he had ever
known; but as It did not appear that the
learned counsel knew anything about the
peculiar feelings of men riding In an omni-
bus his remark went for nothing, and the
driver was fined twenty-five shillings and
the costs. t-N
Year: 1860

When at length Isabel was sufficiently
composed to return with me to the draw
ing-room, we found Mrs Vivian at the
piano, and her brother listening to her
fine voice with evidently extreme enjoy
ment felt vexed to see them thus en-
gagged, for Isabel had no musical talent
herself, and | feared, under present cir
cumstances, the effect of the smallest in
furious comparison. AS l sat and
watched Mr.. Lorimer following note by
note with critical enthusiasm and affec-
ton for the accomplished singer, 1 re-
GREETED still more that this subtle way of
reaching her husbands heart was closed
against Isabel Mrs. Vivian rose, how
ever, as soon as she had finished her
song, saying: II wont bore Mrs. Lorimer
with my loud voice; l know she does not
care about music" and the piano was
closed, for neither host nor hostess chal-
lenged her assertion. Mr.. Lorimer be-
gan to talk kindly and pleasantly to me,
informed me of his departure for Scot
land, and mentioned incidentally that he
must start so earley that he should break
fast by six o'clock in the morning.
Year: 1860

The Cleveland Plaindealer, in speaking of the celebrated amalgamation Republican stronghold in that State, (Oberlin), says that there are so many colored persons that the streets constantly wear dark appearance, and ras has to be burned on cloudy days to enable white people to get around.
Year: 1860

A BARBAROUs CUsToM-It is said the fashion
of seating the ladies' the further end of the slips
or pews at church, originated in consequence of
the anticipated attacks from the savages in the
early settlement of the country The men placed
of protecting the females or being ready to get out
without obstruction in case of an alarm IF this
be true, it may well be said to be baybdrons
custom and since it is 80 inconvenient, let it not
be persisted in to the annoyance of whole
congregation, by four or FIVE gentlemen stepping
into the broad aisle, to let lady pass in.
Year: 1860

SMALL-Pox-h this a Fact "A gentleman Of
intelligence and observation informs us, from all
the information he can obtain from medical men,
now having many cases of small pox under treatment
that there is no house in the city where gas is
burned, of the ordinary consumption, in which the
disease has yet found Judgement. The gas, it is
supposed, is a powerful disinfectant, and hence
there is no contagion within the circle of its
influence He says that person burning gas. may
contract the disease abroad and take it home with
him, but it viii not be communicated to any
other member of the family.-& Johns MorDinS
Nescs