smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1867

I THE CRY RAILwAY.-The oversight by
which the street cars were blockaded by
snow and ice at time when a brisk husi-
ness might have been done in transporting
passengers, was the provocation for num-
Der of witty squibs of the reporters. So
that the error which stopped the revenue
of the company suppHed the reporter with
small capital, which came in most for
tunately at q time when he was very "hard
up"


But the company finally cleared the
track and went to work. They have been
improving ever since. They have increased
the length of their route, their speed, and
the number of their cars. These indica-
tions of increased enterprise are infusing
the public mind with Q kindlier sentiment,
and people have been daily showing an in
creased disposition to take rides. The
movement of the handsome cars, the merry
bells, and the drivers whistle, lend much
animation to life in the streets, and strike
the eve and ear as prophetic of the brighter
and more active and fourishing day that is
not far ahead.


The equipments Of this Richmond road
are not inferior to those of the largest
cities. We are sure that the introduction
of this railway into Richmond will exert
very beneficial effect Upon the spirit of en-
terprise amongst US. At is only necessary
| to extend it to some part of the suburbs
eligible for building purposes, to stimulate
business men and spectators to the work
of improyement-to the building of dwell
ings suited to business men and mechanics,
and such scene of industry and activity
as will show itself on the border has never
been witnessed here. TO such a popula-
tion as will Immediately I'LL up a district 50
improved, the city railway will be an ines
timable blessing. 1t win enable them at all
seasonsito come to their work or business in
town rapidly and mora comfortably, and
they will greatly economic in rents and
cost of living in their new homes beyond
the present corporate limits.


We shall soon see thiss sort of good re-
sultng from this new Institution, whose
introduction is an important epoch in the
history Of Richmond-kindred in the ma
ture Of its public benefit to those of water
and light. 1t only needs that the people
shall get in the habit of fiding in the street
car. When it becom$ fashionable, or
what is more proper, customary" every
body will ride. If they are slow to begin,
they will never give up the habit when
once adopted. For this reason we may con-
slider the Railway Company as certain in
the end to do a most profitable business,
and become indeed a great corporation.
1t is certainly to the interest of Richmond
that it should have complete success.
Year: 1867

FRIGHTFUL RUNAWAY AcCIDENT.-Yes-
terday morning about IL o'clock a horse
attached to buggy, in which were two
young men, ran Off near Tenth and Capt.
tol streets, and dashed down Governor
street at a fearful rate, knocking down Sc
veral tree boxes, and scattering everything
in its way. Upon reaching the Wing of
fee corner the young men were dashed
out, one of them striking his head vio-
lently against the curb-stone, producing a
terrible cut, tearing an entire portion OF
the scalp running from near the top of
the head to the left eye, forming trian-
gular cut about three or four inches in
width at the base, and scraping out about
an inch of the pericranium. The other
young fellow received severe cut over
the right eye, and one under the chin,
though his hurts are by no means as Sc
rious as those Of his companion. The lat
ter was conveyed to his room, where his
wounds were dressed by Drs. Coakley and
J. B. Brock. His wounds are of Sc
rious nature, and it is wonderful that he
escaped being killed instantly.
Year: 1867

Every department Of business has an imme-
diate interest In the markets of the country. and
in its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fails to keep himself properly sd-
yised as to the rise and fall Of the markets. az
controlled by the laws of demand and supply,
and the relative condition OF the currency, Is
exposed to constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprisins
neishbors. In order TO make our paper valuable
as well as interesting, We shall continue to
make this a SPECIAL FeATURE. Our Daily
Market Reports. domestic and foreign. by teie
graph. and our City Reports. gotten up at heavy
expense have challenged the commendation OF
our best business men while our current hnan
cial Reports from all the leading money centre
Of the country are fuller than have ever


published BY any other Journal in Teunessses.
Year: 1867

A PRIVATE letter from Glasgow says that
although the price of cotton is nearly as
low as it was before the war, there is no
demand for goods, and the manufacturers
are as badly off for orders, and the opera
tors for work, as they were in 1857. He
adds: There is more starvation than
any time for ten years past"
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be seIf-reliant, and shall do what we
may be able TO induce the establishment OF
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we will pay special attention
10 the COST and STATISTICS Of manuiacturing'
and exert ourselves 10 encourage the diversib-
cation Of Southern industries aud the develop
uent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

What flower is this tn at greets the morn,
Its hues from Heaven so freely born
With burning star and flaming band
II gindIes all the sunset land;
O. tell us what its name may be
Is this the flower Of Liberty


II is the banner Of the free.


The starry flower of Liberty
In savage nature far abode
It's tender seed our fathers sowed
TIL, storm-winds roeked its swelling bud,
f,s oncning leaves were streaked with blood
Till 10 earth's tyrants hook to see
The full blown flower of Liberty!


Then hail the banner of the free,


The starry flower of Liberty.
Behold its streaming rays unite
One mingling food of braided light,
The red that fires the Southern rose,
With spotless white from Northern SHOWS,
And. spangled DER its azure, see
The sister Stars of Liberty,


Then hail the banner of the free,


The starry flower of Liberty.
Tho blades of heroes fence it round
Where'er it springs is holy ground;
Prom tower and dome its glories spread,
1t twaves where lonely sentries tread;
And plants an empire on the sea,
As vaEquished foes before il flee,


Then hail the banner of the free,


The starry flower of Liberty!
The sacred leaves, fair Freedoms flower,
Shall ever float on dome and tower;
To all their heavenly colors true
In blackening frost or crimson dew;
And God loves US as We love Thea,
Thrice holy flower of Liberty!


Then hail the banner OF the free,


The starry flower of Liberty.
Year: 1867

MIND AND MUSCLE who had
been editing weekly paper at small town
in an adjoining Safe, for some time past,
went through here short time since, on his
way to New Orleans in search of employ
ment. Smith met him in the reading room
of the hotel, just before he left, and asked
him how he happened to abandon his paper


You see, said Brown, Green and L
started the thing in partnership, ard, as he
is nothing of writer, it was agreed between
us that [ should edit the paper, and he
should do the press work, etc. This ar
rangement struck me after awhile as being
unfair, so [ said to Green one day:


Green [ don't like the way the work
in this Office is divided. l think that mas
much as you work merely with your muscle
while work with my brain you ought to
allow me little bigger, share of the profits
Brains ought always to command higher
price than muscle"


'Ail that may be true, said Green, ''but
look here, Brown, considering the large
amount of muscle I've got and the very
small amount of brains you've got, don t
think you have any right to say word. y


''After that" continued Brown, Il felt
that in justice to myself | couldn't associate
on equal terms with Green any longer, and
50 l sold out my interest in the concern and
left -
Year: 1867

A venerable lady of celebrated physi-
clan, one day casting her eye out of the
window, observed her husband in the fu-
neral procession of one of his patients, at
which she exclaimed: Il do wish my hus-
band would keep away from such professions
it appears too much like tailor carrying
home his work
Year: 1867

1t appears that the good people of St.
Petersburg were rather 10th to see their
Sovereign depart from their capital without
being accompanied, as he has always been
for the past eight or ten years, by an i'm
mense dog called ''Mylord. " The dog was
Gar came to Nice to see his son die, and
was much talked of for his attachment to
his master. whom he never left moment,
sleeping always on rug by his bedside.
Only few days after the Cars departure
Mylord was taken i'll and died. The news
was telegraphed to Paris. but not com
municated to the Gar The young Grand
Dukes concluded that it was best that he
should not be told of it as they were sure it
would greatly mar the pleasure of the visit.
The death of a dog is regarded as bad
omen in Russia, and the attempt on the life
of the Emperor will confirm the supersti-
tion
Year: 1867

Rochester has an organization Of widow
ers. One of them made up his mind to get
married again, and the rest Of them to the
number of eighteen. met at Mr. r. +. Sher
lock residence to present him with a silver
tea set and their we'll wishes.
Year: 1867

A poor citizen of Berlin was recently left
some $4,000. Being very old and feeble,
he was puzzled as to whom he should leave
his money. Thinking none of his friends
worthy of it, he at last determined to leave
it to bitter enemy, who had large fami-
ly and no money except his daily earnings.
He made his will to that effect he made a
ways wear thin white linen clothes, and no
extra under-clothing. Should that condi-
ton be violated even once the money goes
to executors.
Year: 1867

The cable receipts for the first year will
be more than seventy-fve per cent. of the
original cost of the last laid cable. The
stockholders may safely expect large dlvl-
dends after while
Year: 1867

the Keystone of the Federal Arch Rich
IN the fertility of her soil, in her vast min
eral stores, and, above all, in the enterprise
and industry of her citizens. She has all
the essential elements of greatness and
power, and stands peerless among her sister
States.


By Guest-The Declaration of Inde-
pendence. The brightest jewel in the dia-
dem of American Legislation.


By the Company. Ladies who pre-
pared this elegant repast May they live
long; may their shadows never grow less,
and may they never want for any of the
good things they have so literally dealt out
to us this day


By the Company-T Orator of the
day patriotic and eloquent. His address
is worthy the epoch it commentaries.
Year: 1867

st. Louis has had romantic wedding


A beautiful young lady was courted and
won by gentle man of standing and wealth.
A wedding was arranged and the happy in
tended bride was g,ompty at the church


having 'backed OUT of his part of the
programme. The lady was in perplexity,
when a young mechanic stepped forward
and offered to marry her, was promptly ac-
cepted, the ceremony which made them
man and wife was performed, and both left
the church as happy as might be expected
Year: 1867

LOST TnIE.-Let any man pass an even
ing in vacant idleness, or even in reading
some silly tale, and compare the state of his
mind when he goes to sleep or gets up next
morning with its state some other dayiwhen
he has spent few hour in going through
the proofs by facts and reasoning Of some Of
the great doctrines in natural science. learn
ing truths wholly new to him, and satisfying
himself by careful examination of the
grounds on which known truths rest, so as
to be not only acquainted with the doctrines
of themselves, but able to show why he be-
lieves them, and to prove before others that
they are true, viii find as great difference
as can exist in the same being-the differ
ence between looking back upon time un-
proftably wasted, and time spent in selfim-
provement; he viii feel himself in one case
listless and dissatisfied in the other comfort
able and happy. In the one case, if he did
not appear to himself humble, at least will
not have earned any claim to his own res
pect; in the other case he viii enjoy proud
consciousness of havingb by his own exertions
become wiser, and therefore a more exalted
nature. Lord BroBghaD,
Year: 1867

Much Of the happiness in this world ari-
ses from giving Inference to hasty. unkind
words Many a sorrowfuI hour and sleep
less night have been spent brooding 0 Ell
some harsh or angrv WOOD, Which mas drop-
ped from the lips, in a moment Of uugardcd
passion. How much pain we would save
ourselves and others, if we would gard all
our ways and actions. Kind words, spoken
in the right time and place, do more to heal
the wounded spirit than all the gold which
this world can give. They cost nothing
while they enrich the heart and scatter sun.
shine all around, winning many true and
faithful friends


A little word in kindness spoken,


A smile, perhaps tear,


"Has often healed heart that's broken,


And made friend sincere"


How indellibly does little act Of kind
ness, performed at the right moment, i'm
press itself upon the mind.


Many years ago a little child stopped to
admire the flowers in beautiful garden.
1t was an orphan, and already had felt the
hand and bitter pangs of an orphans lot
The owner of the garden noticed the child
and spoke kindly to him,


"Do you love fowers?" said he


"Oh, yes. We used to have beautiful
flowers in our garden.


The man gathered some and handed them
to the boy, saying as he did so, here is a
nice little bunch for you" The child took
the flowers in manner that plainly told his
gratitude. 1t was an act of spontaneous
kindness, and scarcely thought of again.
Years went by, and through toll and power
ty the child grew to manhood. 1t is said
from ordeals like this sometimes come our
best men. So it proved in the case of this
orphan We now find hin respected and
beloved by all that know him. Through all
these years he has never forgotten the man
who so long ago spoke that kind word.
When he again met him il was not in the
beautiful garden, cultivating the fragrant
flowers, but in the cold and dismal abode Of
poverty. Then his was the hand stretched
fourth to help the white haired old man in
his hour of need. Thus the little act of
kindness was doubly repaid, bringing to our
mind the words Of the beautiful hymn,
"Kind words can never die.
Year: 1867

Upon the brown and far off hills


The haze lies soft and blue,
Where nuts are dropping thick and fast,
Where Summer wild flowers grew.
The Naples gold and crimson leaves
Like blood-stained banners gleam,-
And purple aster's ope their bloom
Beside each forest stream.
The woods like some grand temple stands
Beneath the glowing skies,
While down the long dim aisles, the haze
Like slumb' ring incense lies.
No organs deep, majestic notes


Come peeling on the air
No choral strain triumphant flies
Along those arches fair
No voice is heard-no sound, save but
The brooklet's rip'ling flow,
Or whistling quail in covert thick,
Where scarlet berries grow.
Perchance some frightened rabbits tread,
May wake an echo there,
Or drowsy hum of honey bee


Fall on the dreamy air.
The sanaower and the golden rod
Their gaudy hues unfold,
And seem as if some Midas touch
Had changed them into gold.
The grapes in purple clusters hang
Upon the clinging vine,
And in the orchard, mid the leaves,
The ruby apples shine.
But through the forests, DER the hill
a voice comes whispering low
II murmurs of the wintry winds
And of the falling snow.
The crimsoned leaves to earth must fall,
And breezes o'er them sigh
Oh sad it seems that augbt so fair
Should ever fade OF die.
We read on every falling leaf
This lesson most sublime,
That Resurrection's holy power
Shall triumph over time.
For though the summer flowers may fade,
The Spring with sun and rain
Shall call them from the vale


To bud and bloom again.
Year: 1867

\ Tower OF SKULLs.-Lamertine in
his Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, writes
as follows:-"W When was about a league
from Nisa, the last Turkish village, almost
on the frontier of Servia, saw large
tower rising up in the midst of the plain, as
white as Parian marble, | sat down under
the shade Of the tower to enjoy a few mo-
ment's repose. No sooner was l seated
than raising my eyes to the monument, /
discovered that the walls which | supposed
to be built of marble, or of regular rows Of
white stone, where composed of regular
rows of human skulls. Bleached by rain
and sun, and cemented by a little sand and
lime, formed entirely the triumphal arch
which now sheltered me from the rays of the
burning sun; there might be from fifteen to
twenty thousand In some places, portions
Of hair were still hanging, and waved like
lichen or moss, with every breath of wind.
The mountain breeze was then blowing
fresh penetrating the innumerabIe cavities
of the skulls, and sounded like mournful
and pIaintive sigh. These were skulls of
fifteen thousand Servians who had been put
to death by the Pacha, in the late insurree-
ton in Servia However, Servia is now
free, and this monument viii teach their
children the value of independence, by
showing them the price at which their fore
fathers purchased it.
Year: 1867

A DAY.-A Day 1t has risen upon us
from the great deep of eternity, girt round
with wonder; emerging from the womb Of
darkness; a new creation of life and light
spoken into being by the word of God. In
itself one entire and perfect sphere of space
and time, filed and emptied of the sun.
Every past generation is represented in it;
il is the towering of all history, and in SO
much it is richer and better than all other
days which have procededit. And we have
been recreated to new opportunities, with
new powers-called to this utmost promon-
tory of actual time, this centre of all coming
life. And it is for to- days work we have
been endowed; it is for this we are pressed
aud surrounded with these faculties. The
sum of our entire being being is concentra-
ted here; and to-day is all the time we abso-
lutely have - Chopin.
Year: 1867

The passion of the French, for theatrical
amuaements, and the patience with which
they will wait at the doors of theatres for
the sake of obtaining good place for wit
Messing the performance are well known.
At great crowded French theatre woman
fell from the gallery into the pit, and was
picked up by one of the spectators, who,
hearing her groaning, asked her if she was
much injured. Much injuredl exclaimed
the woman, Il should think am. | have
lost the best seat in the very middle of the
front row.
Year: 1867

GOVERN THYsELF.-An Italian Bishop,
who had endured much persecution with a
calm and unrufied temper, was asked how
he attained such a mastery over himself
by making a right use of my eyes, said
he II first look up to heaven, as the place
whittier I am going to live forever. | next
look down upon the earth, aud consider how
small space of it viii soon be all that l oc-
cupy or want. | then look around me, and
think how many are far more wretched than
| am.
Year: 1867

BEAR AND FoRBEAR. If we would have
life move on smoothly, we must learn to
bear and forbear We must indulge the
friend We love in the little peculiarities of
saying and doing things which may be impor-
tant to him, but of little moment to us.
Like children, we must suffer each one to
build his playhouse in his own way, and not
quarrel with him, because he does not think
our way the best.
Year: 1867

IT is singular fact that ladies who know
how to preserve everything else, can't pre-
serve their tempers. Yet it may easily be
done on the selfsealing principal 1t is only
to keep the mouth Of the Uessel tightly closed.
Year: 1867

UNANIMOUS VERDICT most rigid
analysis by good chemists have failed to
discover anything in the Best Chemical
Saleratus which can, when properly used,
be in the least degree detrimental to
health. While the women of our country
entertain sentiments widely different upon
other matters, all concur in a verdict that
the Best Chemical Saleratus is the only
intallible article in use for light and sweet
bread.
Year: 1867

The Buffalo Courier, in speaking of the
rejection by the Senate of soldiers for Office
merely because they differed from that
august body politically, says:


''The Iron Brigade was familiar term
in the army of the Potomac. Probably no
other brigade was so we'll known Com
posed OF veteran western troops, it became
renowned for dashing bravery and the most
gallant conduct on many bloody feld.-
Was there dangerous service to be per-
formed, this brigade was chosen for it three
times when any similar command was Sc
lected once. It's officers were uniformly of
that character which, by brilliant example.
stimulates the courage OF the men, and the
rank and file were always eager to follow
their officers to the death. Now let us
glance moment at the gratitude of the re-
public. Gen. Edward s. Bragg command
ed this brigade during the last eighteen
months of the war. AS we noticed yestar-
day, the radical senate refused to confirm
him as an assessor of Internal Revenue in
Wisconsin. General SOL Meredith led this
brigade in the great battle Of Gettysburg,
and commanded it in the field at least a
year. The radical senate has rejected him
as Surveyor General of Montana. General
Henry A. Morrow commanded the oath
Michigan-perhaps the most gallant regi-
ment in this brave brigade, being the one
which crossed the Rappahannock in boats
just before the battle of Chancellorville in
face Of tremendous fire from tiers of rebel
batteries, ranged one above the other, and
not man fatered-and Gen. Morrow also
commanded the brigade itself for time
Several months ago the radical senate re-
jected his name for some trihing office in
Michigan. These are the notable instances
which occur to us of the manner in which
radicalism repays the services of the Scared
veterans who led the most dashing brigade
in the army of the Potomac. Soldiers,
what think you of your protessed patrons p
Year: 1867

seA During the recent passage of the
steamer Chicago from Liverpool to New
York, en- iceberg was encountered which
stove hole in her bow, and fol several
days she was in imminent danger of sinking.
During the excitement one of the steerage
passengers furnished a little melancholy
amusement by following the officers about
and offering them money if they would let
him go into the boats with them He was
perfectly willing that his wife should remain
on the ship. She was good Christian, he
said, and prepared to die but he was not
quite ready to go; and would rather get to
New York first, where be would have time
for repentance.
Year: 1867

than thatof Scotland, being tempered by a
sort of Gulf Stream which, after flowing
around the front of Eastern Asia, strikes
across upon the western coast OF North
America He also states that we already
have valuable whale fishery on the south
west coast, while the harbors are numerous
and valuable.
Year: 1867

Acc1DENT.-Mr. Egbert Richardson,
while engaged in putting logs into the
Sheboygan river, about three miles from
kiel, in this county, was struck by one of
the logs as it rolled down the bank, and
thrown upon the ice of the river, the log
passing over him and forcing him through
the ice into the water. He was soon
rescued and medical aid called, but his
recovery is considered doubtful.
Year: 1867

OUT AGAIN-Col. T. G.. OLMsTED met
with an accident about four weeks ago,
which confined him to his residence since
that time. On Wednesday last we had the
pleasure of seeing him around again, look
ing as strong and good d-natured as ever.
Year: 1867

MORE SUPERYISoRs.-We understand
that an act passed the last Legislature Civ
ing our county hereafter sercn County
Supervisors. Each Assembly District will
elect two, and one will be elected for the
county at large, but the latter must be
resident of Manitowoc
Year: 1867

COOP TIME.-The distance from Mani
sowoc to Fond du Lac is in the vicinity of
fifty miles, and yet we generally receive our
mail from that place in forty eight hours.
A mile an hour is not bad time.
Year: 1867

New BRICK Y YARD.-Messrs. DONOVAN,
q GROFMAN have purchased tract of land
on the south side of the river, and intend
going into brick making on an extensive
scale this and succeeding seasons.