smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863

Clorer is an important crop. |
In no better way can soil be fer
tilized than by turning under
heavy growth Of it. The first OF
this month is a good time to scat
ter seed over old meadows and
pastures, and especially on winter
grain fields. Choose the first still
morains, when the ground Is full
OF little frost cracks, and sow lib
eraIly with or without herd grass
seed-with it If designed for a
meadow or pasture for two or
three years. The seed falls into
the frost openings, and Is finely
covered in thawing. We have
seldom failed Of a good "catch'
by this method.


Corn.-Good seed, and either
good soil or plenty ofmanure, are
the essentials. Corn is one OF
the seeds most readily injured by
dampness or heatIng-In the
shock or crib. 1t is always best
10 test an average sample selected
from the whole seed in advance,
by sprouting in warm soil. Ii is
much better to do tlis than to
risk the loss of crop, or of ma
nv hills. The seed is the least
part of the expense. Corn is
gross feeder, and revels In plenty
OF manure of any kind. 1t is a
sun plant, and not a water one.
Rich land, warm and dry-drain-
ed if at all needed, Is what fills
the corn cIib-and the purse.
A heavy sod turned under Is a
good place for corn roots TO revel
In.


Draining.-~t pays" is the
testimony Of hundreds Of our old
readers who followed our earnest
advice and suggestions years ago.
While waiting for sun and wind
to dry out wet land, lay plans to
prevent such delays in future, and
execute these plans at the earliest
practicable moment. Air Is es-
sential to roots growing In soil.
Air and water can not both be
there at once. Warmth is equal
ly necessary, but rapid or slow
evaporation of water from the
surface is like an ice bath.


Horses.-lnure them to hard
work gradually. Have merci-
ful harness; hard spot or badly
adjusted draught may give them
constant pain, and consequent
loss Of flesh, and produce seri-
Gus calling or sore. More work;
more strengthening grain. Wash
ing off mud and sand from the
feet and rubbing down at night,
will give them comfort and vlgor,
and may save scratches or other
sores. Mares near foaling can
not do hard work and bear good
progeny: a hard days drive may
take $40 from the value of colt.


Sorqo. = Prepare the soil
the same as for corn, and plant
as early as the ground and season
will admit, covering very lightly.
We prefer 81 feet drills, the seed
sown thickly, and when well
started, thin out to 10 or II inches
apart In the row, leaving the best
stalks.


Tools.-We can not too often
impress the fact, that two' men
with first-rate implements will do
as much as three men with poor
ones, while the difference in cost
snot great. To be short OF
good implements is the worst
economy, especially in these
times OF scarcity of help, and
high wages.


Trees add 10 the beauty, COM
fort, and salable value OF a farm.
A purchaser will pay much more
for farm with a few well ar
ranged trees; it looks better Ia
him, though he may not notice
why. Fruit trees are OF course
doubly valuable.
Year: 1863

CHRISTIAN CoNTENTloN.--GOd
grant that we may contend with
other churches as the vine with
the olive, which Of us shall bear
the best fruit; but not as the briar
with the thistle, which of US
shall be the most unprofitable.-- =
Year: 1863

I. The cepperheads make it the great staple of their denunciation of the government, that the constitution has not been exactly followed in this exigsncy that the constitution never dreamed of and yet they go for . division of the country, which is the most utter breach of the consultation conceivable.

 2. They can not endure departure frem the constitution for the purpose of saving both the constitution and the country and yet are willing to % for far greater departure from the constitution for the purpose of des- troying both the constitution and the country

 6. Thew talk loudly about the constitution as it is and yet they go in for reeons1rac1aon rad;eal chsrve of the constitution, and espsc- ially will engraft upon It the Ia'ai aoctrine or the right of secession.

 4 Ihey denounce what they conceive to be departures from the constitution on the part of ths administration and yet they have not . word to say against the rebellion. which, to say the least, is of very questionable constitu- tionality.

 6. They profess to hold constitutions in great respect (as everybody ought to dol, and yet these managers set our state constitution at utter defiance in that most important pro- vision that forbids the admission of electors who can not read. Nothing is more vital to g republic than the preservation of it's constitu- ticnal provisions as te the right of voting, and yet every one knows, and the leaders among the ceyperheads would not deny, that they treat this most important provision of our con- sfstution wisl utter contempt

 Consistency, thou art Q jswsl.-HarJord Prsss.
Year: 1863

Nov. 2l, 1S53.-And now it is hereby ordered
and directed by the Common Council of the CITY
Of Evansville that the of all lots or parts
OF lots frontin on OR adjoining southwest side of
Fourth street between Vine and Division Streets


SO far as it is situate in front of lots no. III and
IIZ, Donation Enlargement in said aity, cause the
side walks thereon to be brought to the proper
grade, and that they cause sidewalk of Glass
NO. z, with wooden curb, to be laid down thereon
within thirty days from the publication of this
Year: 1863

ORDER FOR A PLANK SIDE wAPK


Nov. 21. 1S63.-And now il is hereby ordered and
directed by the common council of the city of Ev-
ansuile that the owners of all lots parts of lots
fronting on or adjoining the northeast sido OF
Front street, from Sixth Avenue TO Pearl street in
said city, cause the side walks thereon to be brough;
to the proper grade, and that they cause a side
walk OF Glass No 2, to be laid down thereon with
in thirty days from the publication of this order


A. PFAFFLIN, Clerk.
Year: 1863

:: Where advances have been made to child
during the lifetime Of a parent, and a note or
other evidence Of Indebtedness taken, to be
counted against such child on the final settle
mcDt Of the estate, such advances are held to
be dist1ibutive shares, and Us such, subject to
A legacy tax.
Year: 1863

such position that every hand that es-
says to feel the staff is winged, you can
well understand that there is sharp
shooting.


The night after the first assault, Blair's
division formerly Dave Stuart's, were
continuously and carefully moving their
dead and wounded from the field. Sud
denly a large fire was kindled on the
rebel parapet, and an officer inquired
what our men were doing. Being in
formed, he replied. We built This fire
to take your wounded out Of the ditch
drive your ambulances up, and you will
not be molested." Our wouaded and
dead were all removed, the rebels keep
ing up the light. JACK.
Year: 1863

Always Tired.
I'm tired of dreams when night is gone,
Ever SO tired when night comes on
OF the glare and heat. and feverish strife,
That crowd the days of my restless life.
Weary of work, more weary of play,
fwatching the swift hours glide away
Weary of asking and wondering why
The dear God made us to suffer and die
Weary of asking pleading in vain
For the blessing shall know again
For the love of life 50 strong and brave,
The beat of heart asleep in the grave.


Peterson's Magazine.
Year: 1863

GENERAL CAss.-This venerable statesman
in reply to an invitation to attend meeting
of the Democracy of Washington county =,
Pennsylvania, makes use the following sig.
nificant language:


g. have to look with as much solcitude
upon the action of the Democratic party in
its primary meetings as for the result of tho
conflict at arms, for the reason that it is now
clear that the perpetuity Of our present form
of Government rests on the patriotism, intel
ligence, forbearance and consistent course Of
action by the Demouratc party. The Jaco.
bins and radicals who are the leading spirits
of the political party in power seem quite a.
intent ON destroying our civil rights as in
whipping the rebels into subjeclion. 1t is
our duty to insist on the preservation intact
of the form Of government established in l 7sO
and that the territorial limits of the nation
shall never be diminished. To attain this
end we must see that the government is no,
allowed to fal! to peices. We must hold the
executive agents of the Government to their
duty, and keep them in their duty until va
can, by the means of the ballot.box, put in
their stead those who will administer the
Government as it was framed by our ances.
tors"
Year: 1863

The following specimen of mendacious Of.
frontery is. from the Sacramento Bee, one of
the recognized organs Of the abolition party:


The secesh editors are telling their read
ers that if the republicans carry the next
Legislature they will pass a law extending
the elective franchise to negroes. 1t is
wasting breath to notice this lying assertion,
because no living body knows what laws will
be enacted next winter; and if the Union
party have the majority, which they will,
everybody ought to know that such bill
would not receive single vote. The cop,
perhead editors had better make some other
use Of their brains than coucoctiug such fool,
ish tales.


This in the face Of the fact that number
OF the members OF the Legislature, Of the so,
called Union party, declared in their places
last winter that they were in favor of negro
suffrage, and voted for the negro testimony
bill as the "beginning of justice to the ne.
gro;" and the fact that Attorney General
Bates decided that Americans of African de.
scent were entitled to the rights of citizenship
and to pre-empt public lands-a right reser.
we'd exclusively to citizens. If negroes have
a right to bear arms in defense of the coun.
try, they have right to all the privileges
which the country offers to its citizens. To
accept the services of the negroes in the ar.
mics, and then deny them a voice in the gov
ernment maintained by their blood, would
be an act of ingratitude and meanness Of
which the Republican party alone could he
guilty. Why, the very base and superstruc'
ture of the Republican organization is "ne
gro equality" Remove that and their whole
fabric falls to- the ground. Admit the infe.
riority of the negroes and you admit the right
of the superior race to hold them in ward,
like idiots and mbecles, or any other class
incapable of self fgovernment, and all argu.
ments against our system of slavery as NOR
al wrong, fails. The Republican party from
its organization has held that the declaration
that all men are created equal" was in d.
rect with the system of African bondage, and
their chief arguments have been based upon
that view. If they were right, then there is
no good reason why the negro should be OK.
cluded from any of the rights of a citizen.
If they did not mean this, they obtained pow
er under false prelences and held out hopes
to the negro which they intended to disap,
point.


With negro ministers from Hayt and Ii
IBERIA, on terms of diplomatic equality at
Washington; with negroes admitted to the
public lands by virtue of their rights as citi-
zens of the United States with negro officers
severa1y bearing the commissions of the
President or of State Executives with negro
soldiers in the field fighting in defence Of the
government; no future event is more certain
than that a negro party, whenever assured Of
their ability to maintain the measure, will
fasten upon us negro suffrage, their disclaim-
er to the contrary notwithstanding. They
have denied and desclaim at every step they
have taken, and yet we see the whole plan in
due course of consummation, near its culmi-
nation in hybrid government.
Year: 1863

MIssTATED.-Thc Transcript charges John Bigler
with having said in speech at Grass Valley, a
few evenings ago, that " the South could not be
subugated." Mr.. Bi ger made no such assertion
nor did he use language which could be tortured
even by an illibcral Abolitonst, into meaning
anything like the above quotation. As the editor
of the Transcript was not present when Mr.. Big
Ter spoke in this place, we infer that he made his
statement on the authority Of some person who
key or wilful liar Grass Valley National.
Year: 1863

The Directors of the Western Pacific Railroad
which is to connect San Jose and Stockton with
the Central Pacific road ut Sacramento
despatched Il corps of engineers and surveyors to
establish the lines and grade Of their track. AS
soon as their data has been received, ground will
be broken, and the first section of the road will
he constructed.
Year: 1863

you hear from him you will also hear of
the Vermont 10th.


For some weeks all hands have been
building block fort, that commands the
Potomac for great distance, but now we
abandon everything aud travel--leave our
good quarters for the open field.


We have not been paid for nearly six
months, and are getting rather short of
money,


Last week was ordered TO Washing
on business for The regiment, took back
our old muskets and got new Springfield
rifles took down all the sick TO the gene
raj hospital; vent to Camp Distribution
and got all the well men for our re egiment {;
and also took down in irons our hospital
steward, and delivered him to the Provost
Marshal to be sent to the Rip Raps for
one year. He was sentenced by general
court martial for stealing money from the
dead. He was fine fellow, all thought,
until detected in this crime. X.
Year: 1863

A PLAN TO CAPTURE FoRT SUMTER
Horace Greeley, in com munication to
the Independent, suggests the following
contrivance to take Fort Sumter:


| am satisfied that these vessels can de-
stroy if not capture Fort Sumter, if the
right course be taken. Let but one Of
them be under fire at a time, and she
choosing her distance mile or two sea
ward, at point where she will be, so far
as possible, exposed to the Ere of no other
fort or battery. Let her keep under way,
with scarcely a perceptible motion, 50 The
accuracy Of aim cannot be gradually ac-
CURED by ..lne rebel gganers. Let sSl sSl
consorts remain within easy supporting
dlst'.hce, ready to relieve her on signal
.nat she has received damaging shot
A week of slow and careful cannonade,
thus conducted, would, ! am confident, re-
suit in the reduction or destruction Of the
rebel fort, and thus remove the most for
midable impediment to an advance by sea
upon the heart Of the rebellion
Year: 1863

thing like a success at Charleston. With an
other great Union triumph there, following SO
closely upon the successes Of Meade, Grant,
Banks and Rosecrans, the rebels will have
neither the courage nor the ability to hold out
any longer. Their armies will be dispersed,
and the people Of the seeded States will again
seek peace, wealth and greatness under the
banner of the republic.
Year: 1863




course which would bring them once more
under the rule Of the Emperor Alexander.
They are determined to regain their nationality,
and hope that the great Powers will aid them
in the accomplishment Of this desire. II, how
ever, France and England see at to accept the
offer Of Russia, and conclude that IN amnesty
and representative government are all the
Poles require, that unfortunate people will
find themselves obliged to accept this, or else
continue their struggle unaided, and without the
sympathy even Of the great Powers, who would
call such course on the part Of the Poles an
obstinate and senseless one. As we said above,
the Russian Cabinet has been most adroit in
this matter. They have SO arranged the affair
that by making q slight concession--that Is, &C
cording a representative government to the
Poles-they force upon them the con-
tinuance of the rule Of the Car, or
throw upon them the onus of any further
struggle. We think, too, that Russia In this
matter has outwitted both France and England,
by seeming concurrence with their views; 10
fact, II may be said that these Powers have
helped Russia out Of very serious dilemma,
~, If the Poles do not now accept her terms
and she Of course wanted peace-the world
will deem them unreasonable and not blame
Russia fer forcing them to an acceptance Of
her Offers She bss made concessions, and now
It depends upon the Poles 10 accept them, or
by refusing them. lose the sympathy Of the
other Powers Decidedly Prince Gortsshakoff
IA . match for Pslmerstsn or Napoleon either,
Year: 1863

A Bargain call the attention OF
our readers who desire to procure good and
cheap home, or those who simply desire to
make profitable investment to the adver-
tisement Of a "House and Lot for Sale Il
is very desirable property, aud the ample lot
contains large number of bearing grape
vines and the best of fruit Trees, and shrub
berry.
Year: 1863

Postal We have received several notes
within the last month or two in reference to
the early closing of the Dayton Post Office in
the evening bat they have generally been
rather severe, and, we thought not calculated
to do any good. The following states the
case plainly, and is respectful in tone, and
we give it an insertion, as expressing the voice
Of the people in the matter complained Of


EDIroR EMPIRE believing that you al.
ways take an interest as to the convenience OF
the business men of Dayton, let me- through
your columns, suggest to Post Master Comfy
that, for the accommodation of the business
community, he should keep the Office open
until, say y o'clock, P. NJ, as we frequently
receive letters in the evening to be answered
by the following mornings mail, which is i'm
possible unless we watch the time within the
few moments intervening between the opening
of mail and closing of doors The latter is
certain to DO done at g. Indeed, it is said
by many that the Office Is frequently closed
before the mail is distributed, and that the
Post Master has two clocks, slow one to
govern the opening and fast one to regulate
the closing, which l must doubt; for cannot
for a moment suppose that Mr.. Comfy is so
utterly regardless Of the Interests Of the busi-
ness men Of Dayton. MERCHANT.
Year: 1863

Miamis, Attention lyon are hereby
informed that the regular monthly meeting of
the company will be held this evening at the
Hall, and you are ordered to be present By
order IT. LANsToY,


Secretary.
Year: 1863

Sugar Camp RowdieS. We learn that a
party Of large boys yesterday went ont to q
sugar camp, north OF the city, where the
owner and his family were boiling syrup, and
demanded some sugar wax. They were told
that there was none in the camp, bat they in
sisted that there was, and behaved rndely to
the family After upsetting a barrel Of sugar
water and destroying the barrel, they departed,
breaking the sugar water erocks on their way
out Of camp. We could not learn the names
of the rowdes. But the farmer Is determined
to find out the depredators, Il possible, and
have them punished. g8 " 1a e
Year: 1863

The New York Times (Administra-
ton says:


"The people have pronounced grand
ly for breaking down the rebellion by
war. Now let them see to it that the
Government has the means wherewith
to do it. Mere voting, without CORES
ponding action, would be hardly less
than mockery. If Vallan1igho
and Woodward and Seymour had been
elected, there might have been some
consistency in hesitating to respond
to the call of the President for more
men. Such results might have been
plausibly held out as such a condem-
nation of the war policy Of the Ad-
ministration as to make any further
increase of the army inexpedient.-
But the people having sanctioned the
policy, are bound to aid in its consum-
nation. The same ardor which they
exhibited at the polls, they should now
apply to the raising of volunteers. If
this be done, the supply of the three
hundred thousand called for by the
President will be soon realized, and
the breaking down of the rebellion
will be an object not simply success
fully voted for, but successfully fought
for-not merely an accepted policy,
but on accomplished fact.
Year: 1863

The 57th Regiment, 0. V. L. gave
Vallandigham a majority of Seven, at
the late election. The 9th is one of
the oldest and best Regiments in the
service, has been engaged in some
fourteen battles, and large number
of skirmishes, and has covered itself
with glory in every conflict. A great
influence was brought to bear against
the gallant men to cause them to vote
the Abolition ticket, but, as We expect
ed they have proven morally as well
as physically brave, and have dared
the displeasure of the menin power by
voting according to their convictions
against the profigate administration
Of the government, and in favor of the
Union and the Constitution [Au-
glaizc County Democrat.
Year: 1863

The National Intillegencer thus an
swers this question, in words that
should be engraven on the heart of
every American citizen and every A
merican youth:


"The true patriot is he who as keen
ly resents an attack on the Constitu-
ton as On the integrity or unity of the
national territory. For the Constitu.
ton is to the country what the inform
ing spirit is to the body it animates
and vitalizes. No man can be loyal
to the country, or to the Government,
without being loyal to the Constitution,
by which the country is made an Or.
ganic body polite; by which the Gov
ernment' becomes the constituted au
thority' ofthe land, and by which 'the
Administration is made the depository
of the nations power, and the exccu,
tor of the nations will, so far as the
one is granted and the other expressed,
under the limitations of that great
Charter"