smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1868

From work recently published il Ing
land the annexed extract on the baoyancy
of the waters and the appearance OF the
Dead sea is taken:


Though in breadth not exceeding ten
miles, the Dead sen seems boundless to the
eye when looking from north to south. and
the murmur Of waves as they break on the
flint strewn shore, together with The lines
of drlt-wood and fragments OF bitumen on
the beach, Siye TO its water resemblance
OF the ocean Curious 10 experience the
sensations Of swimming in so curious sea,
[ put the test to various accounts OF the
extreme bouyancy felt in It, and l was
quickly convinced that there was 10 exae-
geration in what had heard. | found the
water almost tepid, and 50 strong that the
chief difficulty was to keep sufficiently sub
merged, the foot starting up in the air at
every vigorous stroke. When floating, half
the body rose above the surface, and, with
a pillow, one might have slept upon the
water. After time, the strangeness Of
the sensation in some measure disappeared,
aud on rqroacIing the shore careiessiy
dropped my feet to walk out, t,-When 10. as
ifa bladder had been attached to each heel
they flew upwards The stug9le to recover
myself sent my head down; the bitter and
briny stuff, from which | had hitherto
guarded my Lead, now rushed into nay
mouth, eyes, cars, and nose, and for ooo
horrible moment tie only doubt ! had
was whether [ was to be drowned or poi
soned. Coming to the surface, however,
I swan to land, making 10 further at
tempt to walk in dead water which, ] am
inclined to believe, is almost impossible
Year: 1868

BoNNErs.-Bonnets have never been so small
or pretty and becoming as now, and the Fan.
chon Is more worn than any other shape.
The straw bonnets usually have a small crown,
but as yet are not much worn. The bonnet OF
to-day has little or no reser blance to what was
nothing more than an ornament of lace, or tulle
and flowers resting upon a lace frame to be
worn upon the top of the head, above the
heavey braids of hair coiled around the back of
the head. One OF the styles recently imported
is composed OF narrow ribbon gracefully fes-
tooned, with falls of rich lace. and decorated
with a rose and trailing vine. A beautiful bon-
net. recently worn. is of green frosted lace,
without ribbon ties. veil Of green lace falling
from the back, and wide lace strings crossing
upon the breast and clasped by a delicate
flow er: with a vine of buds, green leaves and
messy tendrils crossing the front
Year: 1868

~ a good deal of persuasion succeeded in in
due,ng the crowd TO stop the attack, which it's
supposed was made because a fight occurred
between some soldiers and colored men there
yesterday morning.
Year: 1868

GENERAL GRANT has written letter to the
House Committee on Military Affairs, recon-
meneing a renewal of the increase OF thirty
three and one-third per centum IN the pay of
officers of the army. The law which gives this
increase now expires by limitation on the 3oth
OF June.
Year: 1868

"A Tax-Payer' writes us as follows:


You say that We must have taxes which rest
upon wealth and income, aud are paid according to
ability p '''r'''7 - ~


"w you have the kindness to point out what species
OF tax this deslderatumi had always supposed
that taxes OF every kind reimbursed 10 those on
whom they levied through the enhancement of price
OF the conmodIte, produced services rendered. cap
ita loaned"


Such being our correspondents view, ho
must of course be indifferent as to how much
his business or product is taxed, since he does
not pay the tax but charges it all over to his
customers. but such is not 9Y experience,
We paid for years three per cent. on the
money we received for Advertising, and did
not charge it over to our customers; on the
contrary, we paid il ourselyes-paid it willingly
and protested against its repeal. Still, we did
not pretend TO enjoy nor thrive upon it.


Our correspondent further inquiries:


own not every quit those occupations which do
not reimburse the cost OF production and profit sufi
Client maintain the producers in tho condition OF
life as other industries requiring the capital, intel
gence and effort Aud tax be levied any class
In n which shall set aside this general law g.


AnSWer.-This quitting lifelong occupation
and taking up a new one is much more easily
said than done. We, for example, il compelled
to give up our present business, could not sell
all the property we have embarked in it for
one-fourth of its cost--might not (at time
when our trade was depressed) be able to sell
it at all. If tax of five per cent. on all our
receipts were laid on us, we should probably
still hold on, and try to live, though every
cent of that tax came out of our pockets and
brought nothing in.


We believe this sufficiently answers our
friends inquiries.
Year: 1868

we find it. We believe that money was used to
procure this acquittal; that money did procure.
il; that President JohnsOn's release was pur-
chased by men who have been permitted to
rob the Government. As to who received the
money, we cannot say. We know the men who
voted for acquittal-there our knowledge ends.
Some of these Senators we believe TO be above
the temptation of money. We wish we could
say as much of others. They must, however,
make their own defense and atOnement. We
turn from the subject with sadness. AT the
same time we are little curious to see what
the newspapers who have been in a fine frenzy
of anger with THE TTIBUYE, and of admiration
for the "Roman" virtue of Mr.. Ross, for in
stance, will have to say in reference to this
last disclosure.
Year: 1868

Perhaps the leading and characteristic fea-
ture of the Democratic National Convention to
be held in New York on the fourth day Of
July next will be the procession of five hun
dred of the more intimate and select friends Of
Mr.. George II. Pcndleton, headed by the giant
McCoole and the athletic COburn, or which
ever of them shall win the belt at the forth
coming match for the championship. The pro-
cessiOn will march up Broadway to the new Tam
many Hail. led 10y McCOOle and COburn, under
the grandest and most expansive piece OF bunt-
ing ever manufactured, the magnitude OF when
is intended to represent Mr.. Pendleton's policy
of greenback expansion None but able-bOdled,
intelligent men, grading equal to what are
cassed by the police as eight hundred dollar
men, fit and ready for service, will be allowed
to walk i'm the procession. AS The Cincinnati
Commercial estimates that the five hundred
braves will not only have five hundred up
right, manly forms, and five hundred intel
lectual brows, but thousand clear bright
"eyes," it will be perceived that men who
have lost an eye in the Democratic cause, or
whose "peepers" are otherwise bnnged up or
erased, are not expected to join in the grand
march. But there will be no exception to or
exclusion Of such as may have had their orig
inal "smellersr mauled or obliterated, or who
have submitted to fetch in the bread trap"
or have had their mugs accidentally spoiled in
chancery. There can be no doubt that such a
delegation coming as an escort to the model
gentleman of the Democratic party would
carry with it powerful weight, if not great
many of them, into the Convention. The mus
cular Conservatism Of the East must be wide
awake and organize promptly if it would turn
out force capable of stenlming such tide
of Western valor and sinew. Where is Capt.
Rvnders and the Empire Clubg
Year: 1868

"THE ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE; Book for
Young Farmers BY Gro. +. WARING, jr Author
of Draining for Profit and Draining for Health foms
erly Agricultural Engineer of the Central Park IN
NowYOrk: Second and Revised Edition. is just is
sued and for sale at The Tribune office. 1t is a
simple, terse lucid exposition of those elementary
truths which form the basis Of q knowledge of Agr-
culture as D fence and a productive useful Art.
The author is practical farmer who has mastered
Geology and Chemistry in order to comprehend the
why and wherefore OF every application of material
or labor to the soilto make himself acquainted with
the essential properties of Potash, Lime, Gypsum,
Guano, Charcoal, Muck, Bones, Ammonia, &c, and
know why and how each of them modifes soils and
increases production. Though dealing with facts
unfamiliar TO many there is no obscure sentence and
scarcely hard word in the book; its 2ji fair open
pages maybe read in the course of two evenings and
thoroughly studied during the leisure hours of a
week; apd We pity the pan or boy however old or
youne, who Can find it dull reading. Hardly any one
is so wise that he will not learn something of value
from it's perusal no one is so ignorant or undevel-
oped that no cannot generally understand it; and
no farmer or farmers can study Il thoughtfully
without being better and more successful cultiya-
tor than before.


We have brought out this improved and enlarged
edition of Mr. Warnings treatise because we believe
that the public has need of tthat its general dif-
sion must tend to diminish the swarm OF ofIcebeg-
gars. spectators, and other social nusances
and increase that of men living by their own honest
industry. We are sure that there will be not only
better farmers, but more of them, if this work is
circulated and read as we mean il shall be. 1t costs
but dollar. and will be sent by mail to any one
who, in ordering it. shall inclose that sum. We
hope to see it widely dfused, through school and
other libraries as well as welcomed to the iresde of
thousands Of families IL. G.
Year: 1868

never had any; but THE TRIBUNE, with his
hearty approval, invested every dime it could
spare, from the beginning to the close Of the
War, in whatever Government loan happened
to be on the market. SO did such members Of
his family as had anything to invest-their
only house in the City being sold in 1851 ex-
pressly to lend the proceeds TO the Government.
Every farthing of these bOnds-whether those
belonging to THE TRIBUNE or those Of his
famlly-were long ago sold and the proceeds
applied to other uses; and no person connected
with The TRIBUNE or with its Editor now
holds $50 far as he is aware) fraction OF
property or interest in any form OF our National
Debt.


The only excuse for restatng these facts is
the viIainOus political use made of the antas-
onist falsehOOds.
Year: 1868

The House yesterday had Mr. WoOley re-


manded to clOse-keepng for contempt In re-
fusng to answer the questions of the Impeacl-
ment Managers. Desperate efforts were made
by those interested in putting stop to the
impeachment investigation to defeat the Man
ayers by fllibustering until the adjournment OF
the Court of impeachment had left them with
out authority. But the House resolved to re-
cognize them as a committee of Investigation
and their work will be prosecuted to the end.
Year: 1868

After the vote on Impeachment yesterday,
several Senators took occasion to express their
utter contempt" for what the newspapers say
about them, and made wholesale denlals OF the
reports in circulation regarding their connection
with the anti-conviction rings. This is all very
well; but there is certain investigation gong
forward which cannot be waived out OF sisnt
by Senatorial POdsnappery, and which VIII
obviate the necessity of all personal explana-
Wtinnsn
Year: 1868

Some of the Copperhead papers are demand
ing that Gen. Grant shall forthwith resign, IN
view of his inevitable election to the executive
chair. VIII it not answer for him to follow
the illustrious example Of one Major-Gen.
George b. Mcclellan, who ran on the Demo-
cratic ticket for President in 1864, and who
held on TO his army Office until the very day
of elections Whether he was sorry he re-
resigned then, we cannot say; the nation, how
ever. was not
Year: 1868

In the face of the report of the recent
investigation. The Times professed to believe
that the Managers were anxious to prosecute
the Impeachment trial only because they had
bets pending on the result Why this
unseemly anxiety to hold the President
acquittedP Is it possible that other half
and-half journalists beside the venerable chief
of The Commercial Advertiser had invested
in johnson stockl Does WOOlley's $4,000 tell
the whole story
Year: 1868

The Old Union Republican Presidential Cam
paign Club is to hold a mass ratification meet
ing at Cooper Institute this evening. Eminent
speakers will address the audience Friends of
Grant aud Colfax, let the meeting be one that
will ring throughout the country!
Year: 1868

ONIONS. A correspondent of the Scientific
American commends onions as a specific against
enidemics-not as an esculent but sliced and
kent in a sick room, where they will absorb any
atmospheric poison. They should be replaced
NV fresh ones every hour. 1t is noticed that in
the room of smallpox patient they blister ana
decompose with great rapidity, but will prevent
the spread of the disease.
Year: 1868

DISTINGUISHED VIsIToRs.-We learn from Sen
ator Cole that Professor Agassiz, Senator Conk-
lin, of New York, Congressman Hooper, OF New
York, Congressman Fanchet, and SIX or seven
other Congressman, were to leave the East, over
land. for this State one week after his departure.
We NAV look for the distinguished visitors in
Sacramento the last of this week. They will
come directly through to this city, and after
tour of the State, will return and make stop
pages on the line on their way home. The Cen
iral Pacific Railroad company will furnish them
cars from the extreme end OF their line to TINS
CITY. Let US give them hearty welcome, and
hail with honors to our coast the great Professor
Apassiz -SacramentO Record.
Year: 1868

AMONG other instances of similar nature
which have recently come to our notice we may
mention that gentleman acting in behalf OF
some twenty families residing in the State of
PENNSYLVANIA, but dcsirous of settling in Cali
fornia has recently arrived in this State, and is
visiting this and other localities, in search of the
most desirable place for settlement. Return
inc Caifornians, for year past, have said that
l.everybody is coming when the railroad is
done,h and Charley Crocker remarked long ago,
that enough people propose to come on the first
train to make it reach from New York to Sacra-
monte -Sacramento Bee.
Year: 1868




Our farmers as a general thing care
too little for dress. This is not be-
cause they have less taste than men
of other caIlings, but because they are
more careless. In some country
homes a peculiar system has prevailed
for 50 many years that it seems to
have something of the traditionary
severity of the old Mosaic law. The
master of such a home always buys a
coat with the thought that it shall last
him several years. It never does,
but be buys the next one on the same
principle. He buys his boy a pair OF
boots always two sizes too large
has his pants made 30 long in the legs
that they must always have two rolls
at the bottom, and coat that is per-
fectly ridiculous in its superhuous
bigness. He does all this so that the
boy may not out-grow them-so that
they may last him "next winter too"
In six months the boots are utterly
useless, the pants 60 to the rag box,
and the coat is laid by for rough
work. The next purchase, however,
Il made in the same way, and the boy
is doomed to live for years in a state
of helpless elumsiRess, and it is no
fault Of his parents if he do not be-
come an awkward, clumsy man.


Boots that fit always wear the long
est Coats that are pretty and com
Portable are well taken care of The
influence Of wen-ftting clothes is Of
untold Importance. 1t teaches great
lesson in manliness, and the parent
who puts his boy in ill-ftting gar
ments commits a crime, because he
gives the first lesson in carelessness
and encourages clumsiness and awk-
wardness. The foolish notion that
you will make your boy proud by
dressing him well is a humbug. he
is yO1Er boy, the best to you in the
world, your son for all time, holding
the honors of your family for a life.
1t is as easy to do right in this case
as wrong-then do right.


Teach your children to be tasty in
dress. Let the dress be simple if you
will, but pretty, comfortable, tasty.
Year: 1868

Most persons marry when the s'ft
is on" regardless Of considerations Of
physiological and economical pru-
dence. No lady should marry while
she acts like a girl and feels like q
girl. The spirit Of rOllicking gaiety,
and the passion for society and fun,
perceptibly give place to the more so
Der sentiment Of wOmanly dignity
before assuming the responsibilities
Of WifehOOd and motherhood. GirIish
Glove fts7 should be restrained until
the lady has some consciousness Of
the dignity of WOmanhOOd, and until
she feels her higher destinies pressing
down and superceding her girlish
proclivities.


No young man should marry until
he has sOWn his wild oats, feels like
settling down to a sober life, and has
some place Of his own, in which he
can settle down in manly indepen-
denee. But little is required to vim
dictate his manhood in this last respect,
since humble home Is the most nat
ural Of all homes, and the best pOssi-
bic home for any family.


Psychologists tell Us that persons
should not marry till the bodily de-
velOpment is matured and hardened
into solid wOmanhOOd and manhood.
MOralists tell US that marriage should
be chiefly governed by a regard for
the physical and mental welfare Of the
offspring. Practical economists tell
Us that the family relation should not
be incurred until at least an humble
home is secured free from the land
lords exactions.
Year: 1868

Suppose you only have a few mo-
ments every day. One of the hOliest
men 1 ever knew, never read more
than five or ten verses at once. Ev-
cry verse had so broad and many-sid-
ed Specification, that few words
gave him as much mental food as he
could bear at one time.-Throughout
the day they came upon him in all
their various applications and shades
Of meaning, as circumstances placed
him now in one position and now in
another.


The promises in the Bible are NOT
made to one act, but to the continued
habit of prayer.
Year: 1868

The PRoOF.-Some years ago a
Frenchman, who, like many of bis
countrymen, had won a high rank
among men Of science, yet denied the
God who is the author of all science,
was crossing the Great Sahara in COM
pany with an Arab guide.


He noticed with a sneer that at GER
tain times his guide, whatever obsta-
cles might arise, put them all aside,
and kneeling on the burning sand,
called on his God. Day after day
passed, and the Arab never failed ;
till at last, one evening, the philOsO-
pher, when he arose from his knees,
asked him with q contemptuOus
smile, "HOw do you know there is a
God p The guide fixed his burning
eye on the scoffer for moment in
wonder, and then said sOlemnly,
"How do l know there is a God ?
How did l know that q man and a
camel passed my hut last night in the
darkness2 Was it not by the prints
of his foot in the sand? Even so,
and he pointed to the sun, whose last
rays were fading over the lonely des-
ert, ''that footprint is not of man"
Year: 1868

The Western Rural has half col.
umn article on "Local Newspapers, u
in concluding which it says:


One great reason for endeavoring to
make your home paper a good one is,
that whether well or poorly sustained,
it is taken by strangers as the ipGleg OF
the prosperity Of the section tohere pub
Lisbed. One wishing to go to a new
place naturally looks to the local paper
to give him information concerning
the resources and developments of the
vicinity, and its appearance and con-
tents exercise no small influence in
deciding as to the desirability Of the
location. The influence of a well
conducted paper in attracting attention
and immigration to a town or county,
and consequently, increasing the value
of property, is very great, and is a
sufficient reason why it should receive
support from all enterprising and in
teIligent citizens.
Year: 1868

OAlMDAAG anu EEOae8l8Ms ERE4Wu


ing.


There is a difference between Catho-
OliCs and PrOtestants in this matter OF
praying. When a Protestant prays
in public he is apt to hide his face,
and bends low in an awkward, un-
comfortable attitude; and when be
would pray in private he retires to
some secret place, where, If any one
should catch him at it, he would blush
like a guilty thing. 1t is not so with
our Roman Catholic brethren. They
kneel, it is true, but the face is never
hidden; and, as if this were not
enough, they make certain move
ments of the hand, which distinctly
annOunce their purpose to every be-
holder. The same freedom and bold
ness are observable in Catholic chill
dren when they say their nightly
prayers. Your littls Protestant bur
les its face in the bed, and whispers
its prayer to the counterpane; but our
small Catholic brethren and sisters
kneel upright, make the sign Of the
cross, and are not the least ashamed
or disturbed if any one sees them.
Another thing strikes a Protestant
spectator of Catholic wOrship-the
whole congregation, without exeep-
tiOn, observe the etiquette Of the Occa-
sion. When kneeling is in order, all
kneel; when it is etiquette to stand,
all stand; when the prayer-bOok says
bow, every head is low. These two
peculiarities are cause and effect. A
Protestant child often has some reason
to doubt whether saying its prayers
is, after all, "the thing" since it Is
aware that some Of its most valued
friends and relations do not say theirs.
/ II Atlantic Monthly, for April.
Year: 1868

One hundred and fifty people o.
the name of Johns met at Dayton the
other day, to talk over a little matter
of some 500, 100000 to which they
believe themselves entitled as heirs Of
an old Welsh estate. They have also
a milestone quarry in Pennsylvania
to sharpen their anxiety for their IN
heritance, which may be denomlnated
a real Welsh rare-bit. Aneke Jams is
nowhere.
Year: 1868

The Council Bluffs NonpareiI relates
the following, which happened in that
vicinity not long ago: can exhOrter
at a revival meeting became rather
indignant because a brother was his
superior IN singing" and said: sBroth-
er -- can sing and pray but by
the blessing Of God, there's one thing
I can beat him in-I can fiddle his
shirt of"