smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1860

BANK NOTES FOR GREECE-We saw a short


time since In the rooms OF the American Bank


Note Company, in Wall street, proofs of a set


OF plates which had just been engraved for


bank in Athens, the National Bank of Greece


or something of that kind and it struck us


that when the countrymen of Phioas sent to


New YORK 10 have their engraving done we


might be pardoned a little for mild boasting


OF our advance in art. The work itself though


of a superior character, was not much to boast.


to be sure, for it was only. after ALL the blanks
OF commercial bills. But the fact of the the
mans sending 10 New York to have their bal X
book notes engraved and printed, simply
proved that New York had established a re-
putation for that kind of fine art, and that I
could be done better and cheaper here than in
London or Paris. We owe To our banking
system, In fact, the preservation and perfec-
tion OF the art OF line engraving in this couD-
try aud the public eye has been educated to
the appreciation and enjoyment of the very
pest Klnd OF line engraving by our paper cur
rency, winch Is result that its inventors
could never have thought of, or cared fix to
accomplIsh.-N. T. Trtouns
Year: 1860

WHY THE SHOE PINcHEs.-Dr. Meyer,
professor ofanatomy in the University Of
Zuric, has lately given his attention to a
practical subject-why shoes pinch-a sub
ject on which the disciples of St. Crispeu
have from time immemmorial claimed
the exclusive right to judge, even extend
ing their claim to the primary question
whether in fact our shoes do pinch at all.
Professor Meyer has taken the matter up as
an anatomist. He states that the funda.
mental is idea that fashion ought to take the
cut of the shoe from the form of the foot,
and not cramp the form Of the foot to suit
the cut of the shoe. The first thing, he
says, is to consider the great toe, which
does most of our walking for US. A line
from the point of this toe to the middle of
its root would, he says, if continued, pass
to the middle of the heel but, as boots and
shoes are made, the tendency is to twist the
toe out of this line. Therefore, he claims
that the shoe should be made to suitthe ma,
tural position of the great toe as we'll as the
little toe, (Which has hitherto had dispro,
portionate share ofthe attention ofmankind;)
boots. he says, if made on principle, ought to
be so shaped that when pair are side by
side with the heels in contact, the inner lines
Of the front part of the soles should also be





in contact along the whole edge to the end
of the great toes, so that if the toes are to
be pointed this must be done by taking
away from the outside alone. He admits
that boots made in this way would
give US all the appearance Of turning in
our toes, but concludes that as this is the
natural shape of the boot it must be as ele-
giant in reality as any other shape, besides
being more comfortable. We have no
doubt that by persevering efforts he may
introduce boots made on this scientific mod
ell, if he can make them fashionable; but
until then it must be remembered that
pride knows no pain
Year: 1860

He wishes the marriage to take place
in six days.


six days! Methinks he is in too great
hurry said Edgar, almost smiling
Fear not, love; shall ever be near to
watch over and protect you. If he should
persist, and there is no other way of escape
open to US, We can but die


sAmy started at his despairing tone, but
lin moment her face frightened up.


Yes, Edgar she said, 'better death than
the wife of Alexander. I thank you for
that word it shows roe that these is one
way of proving my love to you, and of es-
Gaping his touch, which would be pollu-
ton


i trust the aid of the grim destroyer
will not be needed, said the young man.
oh ! Amy why not fly with me at once,
and thus end our doubts and fears? Once
in Italy or Greece, we may laugh at pur'
suit; and in some happy home talk of moth
ing but love. Oh! come and let US fly al
once I have good horse without, and
ere the sun rises we shall be many miles
away


NO, Edgar let US have patience


Patience Oh, Amy! do you not know
that patience sometimes ceases to be vir
tue? Come-fy with me at once, now =
There is church near by, and the priest is
my friend. A few minutes will make US
one, and


No, Edgar, you must not urge me fur
ther in this 1t is for your own sake
speak, not mine


Long and earnestly did the young man
attempt to make her change her mind, bu
it was in vain. What he meditated was
pothiug less than desertion, which in the
Russian camp, isalways punished by death
and once beyond the borders be could new
er more return.


1T cannot be, Edgar wasaler constant
reply to his solicitations. But would you
believe it, she said at length, my guardi
an told me he hoped soon to greet me as
empressn


He told you that? cried the soldier
starting. Trust me, he said, after pause
Alexander and the count are engaged in
some conspiracy, which, from what know
of them, believe will surely fail. Would
you know more oft, Amy! it alone might
be the means of saving you from him


Il know nothing more than what | have
told you, Edgar said Amy. 'Are you
acquainted with the Grand Duke Paul?'


Il am not I saw him yesterday for the
first time. Don't think of appealing to him,
Amy, for am sure he would not believe
you. His face wore one of those expressions
which tell US as plainly as words can speak,
that he is proud, impetuous and cruel
man. I saw him, as he entered his carriage,
strike one of his servants with a whip,
merely because the seat happened to be q
little dusty and though am sure the blow
cut to the bone, yet the poor fellow never
cried out in the least. He can smile too
this proud Duke; for when bright hand
some lad, of about fifteen, whom he called
Henri, handed him portfolio, he smiled
sweetly upon him, and bade him take gooc
care of his health. But what is that
rain? Heaven you will be wet through


well, perhaps it is better we shoulc

part now, Edgar, said Amy, 'and meet here
again the day after tomorrow at this hour.


Il will, if nothing happens. Farewell
Amy!


Farewell, Edgar


One more embrace and they parted
Year: 1860

The CHARLESTON ELEoTIoN.--The
Mercury, commenting on the result of the
election in that city, says: s":<s,


The question of separate secession Of
South Carolina in the event of Lincoln's
election, and other States in the South fail
ing to lead, being premature, and not a
subject for action before the Legislature,
has not been made an issue in the canvass.
We believe that the delegation almost to a
man will vote to arm the State and to call
a State Convention and place South Caro-
lima by the side of Alabama. Our readers
will remember that the Governor of Ala
bama is instructed to issue writs of elec-
ton and summons Convention of the peo-
pie of that State within forty days after it
is ascertained that Black Republican is
elected to the Presidency.
Year: 1860

We publish the following extracts from a
letter Of date November 18th, to n citizen OF
this city, from u prominent professional gentle
man Of this State, now temporarily sojournlng
in Philadelphia, communicating the feeling
that exists among the Southern Medical
Students how resident in that city, consequent
upon the election of Abraham Lincoln to the
Presidency, and conveying the additional IN
formation cf the bancful impression this unto,
ward and lamcntablc event has excited upon
the general interests Of that city in every de-
part!nent Of business viz


mo little sensation has been aroused in this
place by the ruluOrcd meeting in contemplation
by all the Southern Medical students. The re-
ports that reach Us every dag from the South
are Of so exciting nature that 1t is oeSInnl1e g
to influence the Southern students at all the
Medical Colleges IN the city. There vii! be a
meeting OF all of them in few days and their
action will bc very much influenced by the
news from the South between now and then
1t is manifest to The most careless observer that
their feelings Of Indignation have been greatly
aroused, and it would require but little, now,
to determine stampede Of more significance
than that Of last year. The Republicans oi
this place are heartily disgus,ed with their own
folly and sncii has been the injury to every spe
cieS of trade here that were the election to take
place to-day, the conservative majority would
be overwhelming Many failures of large mer-
chants are reported as having taken place to,
day, and others will follow very soon. The
hotels have but few guests and hundreds Of Ia
borers are being discharged every day in the
various manufacturers and other places OF ID
Year: 1860

Sta:-Yesterday morning I received your
extraordinary letter of the 10th instant an,
really at loss to understand what good end
Won cspccted to accomplish By the preparation
and transmission Of it to me-


The country is deeply excited. Sectional
feeling reirns Supreme. The Union is serious.
" Threatened with disruption. Patriots and
conservative men Of all parties, East, West,
North and South, are looking to the future
with fearful and larming apprehensions. The
prudent considerate, rejecting minds OF the
nation are engaged i'll laudabIe and noble ef-
forts to allay the excitement, restore confidence
and kind feeling, remove all irritating causes
Of difference, and, if possible, save the Union
from dissolution. 1t is at this time and under
such circumstances, that you send me letter
denunciatory of the motives and conduct of a
portion of the Southern people, and which, in
its tone and spirit, is well calculated q hope 1t
was not SO iptendetD to add fuel to a fame that
is burning with sufficient intensity now,


In your haste to assail your Southern fellow
citizens you seem to have forgotten that your
own State is, to some extent at least, response
BILE for the present alarming crises in public al
fairs. If am not greatly mistaken, Pennsyl'
yania is one Of the eleven non-slaveholdlng
States, which has passed statutes, now in full
Year: 1860




The intelligence Of the prompt step just
taken by our Bank Directors, cannot fail 10
receive the entire appreciation OF every inlei-
gent thinker in the Commonwealth.


In the present condition of the commercial
interest, none can doubt that d continuance
on the part Of the Banks to issue specie, would
have, resulted, not only in the entire removal
Of all the specie from the vaults Of The Banks,
and the consequent serious damage to all our
property interests-but in the entire .ranspor.
ta,ion Of our specie to the vaults Of Northern
Banks-which would undoubtedly suspend SO
soon as our depletion and their repletion should
be fully effectcd-thus catching us completely
under the dead fall Of Northern absorptive
prcdominance.


1t must also be remembered that there arc
grave political, as we'll as purely financial ard
commercial reasons, operating Mt present TO
forbid the propriety Of permitting an entire
transfer Of Southern specie to the vaults Of
Northern banks
Year: 1860

A year or so since, DR.. Benjamin Hardinge
announced thet he had discovered method
Of reducing quartz to liquid state, which,
after short exposure TO the air, would again
change to its natural state. We had entirely
lost track of the Doctor and his ingenious
invention, till our eye fell upon the follow
ing, taken from an Atlantic paper:


ut is applied like paint aud varnish and
soon returns to is original hardness by the
action of the air. 1t can be used in any
color on the walls of houses, churches, thea
Tres and all buildings and make them fire
proof. 1t can he applied to curtains and all
kinds Of paper, and make them uninhamma
be 1t can be dissolved in water and make
cement that is water proof 1t can he
made il any form, size, sha or color. 1t
can assume the form and color of any of the
precious stones 1t will make sandstone AS
solid as marble, and statues, busts and
columns of any size can be made, and
columns of any size form and appearance,
to initiate marble of any color desired
The invention is in the hands Of company
and will be soon brought out A similar
invention under the name of liquid marble,
is said to have been made 10y NJ. Jobard, of
Brussels, Belgium The invention has Great
ed great sensation among artists. II can be
moulded on the plaster figure, and thus,
instead of having to hack and hew the shape
less block with great pains and labor, the
artist will henceforth realize the genuine i'm
preston of his cast at once, and, with scarce
ly any other eXertion, bring out his creation
with all the freshness and vigor of the first
idea


A SENSIBLE VIEw-The London Times,
in leader on the slavery question in the
United States, and the revulson in favor of
the Southern States caused by the vagaries
of the Aboliionists, says that the union Of
the American people is not only of import
ance to themselves, but the world at large.


at has been fully proved not only on the
American continent but in our own colonies,
that the enforced equality of the European
and African tends not only to the elevation
of the black, but to the degradation of the
white man. We cannot find any sympathy
for those who would try in the United States
the plan of a half caste republic, and we
trust that the Federal Government and the
right thinking part of the community, will
protect the South from repetition of such
outrages as that of Iarper's Ferry"


EARLY RIsING-I hold that it is not nat
ural. With men, as with peas, early rising
is all matter of forcing.


Pelham, lie Sound.
Year: 1860

NOTHING adds so much to the appearance of a
In Procession of Sunday School ChiIdxen as a Flag
lnthe hand of every little boy and gr,. LUCK IS
now prepared to furnish them i'll any quantity at p
College street up stairs Shields Auction Ro M


mayl-t
Year: 1860

If there is anything in the world thata
, young man should be more thankful for
than another it is the poverty which neees-
states his starting in life under very great
disadvantages. Poverty some Of the best
test Of humon quality in existence. A
triumph over it is like graduating with
honor from West Point. 1t demonstrates
stuff and stamina. 1t is a certificate Of
worthy labor, ereditably performed. A
young man who cannot stand the test is
not worth anything. He can never riisc
above drudge or pauper. A young man
who cannot feel his viii hardened as the
yoke of poverty presses upon him. and his.
pluck rise with every difficulty poverty
throws in his way; may as well retire into
some corner and hide himself. Poverty
saves thousand times more men than It
ruins; for it only ruins those who are not
particularly worth saving. while it saves
multitude Of those whom wealth wOubl
have ruined. If any young man ;7s.ha reads
this is 50 unfortunate as to be rich. give
him my pity. I pity.you, my rich young
friend because you are in danger. You
lack one stimulus to effort and excellence.
which your poor companion possesses You
will be very apt if you have soft spot in





your head, to think yourself above him.
and that sort Of thing makes you mean.
and Injuries you With fun pockets md
full stomach, and fine linen asa hrOsdeIOsSo
on your back. your heart and soul plethorie.ss
IN the race Of life you Will find yourself
surpassed by all the poor boys around you
before you know it. -szaaf l@19s5os


No, my boy, if you are poor, thank God
and take courage; for he intends to give
yen chance to make something Of your
self If you had plenty of money, ten
chances to one it would spoil you for all
useful purposes. Do you lack education =
Have you been cut short in the text boCks3
Remember that education, like some other
things, does not consist in the multitude e.
things a man possesses. What can you do9ss
That is the question that settles the bust
cess for you. Do you know your buiisness9ls
Do you know men and how to deal with
hem? Has your mind, by any means
whatsoever, received, that discipline which
yves to it action. power and faeilityP II
%, then you are more of aman and thou.
and times better educated than the fellow
rho graduatessfrOm college with his brains
ul of stuff that he cannot apply 20 tkeus
ractical businessOf life-stuf, the acduissT
ltiOn of which has been IN no sense a Dis
iphnary process asfar as he is concerned.
here are very few men IN this world Iesss
nan thirty years of age. and unmarried.
-ho can afford to be rich. One Of the
reatest benefits to, be reaped frem great
aaneial disasters. is the saving a Iaresa
-oP of young men.-Tinothy Titcomb. sa'a
Year: 1860

An exchange relates the following anus
ing incident, which is stated to have occur.
red at Chicago during the recent conven.
ton: Two fashionable young ladies from
New York, with profusion of skirt and an
immensely Of hoops, desired to enjoy
bird s eve view ofthe city, and we're for that
purpose conducted by some gallant gentlemen
to the roo f Of high building. When they
reached the ladder leading to the small scut-
tie hole, it became desirable, of course, for
the gentlemen to ascend first. This they
did; and taking the hands of the ladies as
they made their appearance through the
scuttle, handed, or rather dragged them up
on to the roof As they rose through the
small opening, their hoops, from the waist
down, became more and more compressed,
requireing no little effort to pull them
through; but suddenly the feat was accom-
pished, and the hoops, bursting forth from
the scuttle hole, once more expanded into
their original rotundty. After enjoying the
scene for some time, the party started for
the downwarl voyage; but then came the
rub. While it had been comparatively easy
for the ladies to squeeze through the scutte
hole, commencing from the waist, and ris
ing upwards, it was a;different task when the
bottom Of the hoops had to he compressed
into the same space for the descent. When
one side was squeezed in, the other side still


remained out When the front was gath
cred together and pushe! through the hole,
the back was found to be sticking up at an
awkward elevation. No fitting together of
the joints of a stovepipe ever caused so
much labor and vexation rs did the attempt
to compress those large hoops into that little
opening. After several Intellectual efforts,
but one way appeared to get out of the di
lemma appeared. The gentlemen were re-
quired to descend while some mysterious
operation was performed, and were partcu
larly cautioned not to come up again until
called. When the signal was given, and
they once more mounted to the root, their
fair cpmpanions were discovered standing
I'm all the sllmnesS or uncrinoned grace,
while near by lay two huge, mysterious look
ing circles of skeleton bones and snews
The descent was then easily accomplished
rush was made by the young ladies to
their chamber, and "Mary Ann" was dis
patched on salvage expedition to the root,
to bring in the remaining portion of the
wreck. tn
Year: 1860

THE LAST CANARD.-Some New York let
ter writer has discovered that Mrs. CUNNING
HAM (would be BURDELL), who lately came
to this coast under an assumed name, had
been lying at the point of death in this city,
and has male a confession supposed to i'm
plicate her in the murder Of the man whose
property she was anxious 20 lay hands upon
Whatever may have been the extent of her
completely in that affair, the above all
nouncement is new to MS.


s. f. Mirror.
Year: 1860

QUARTZ MILLS IN WAsHoE.-The Nevada
Journal learns that quite number of Mills
will be put up near Virginia City, chiefly
water power. Their machinery will be ar,
ranged for working both gold and silver,
and will be ready for operation by the first
September
Year: 1860

Ike grave of Pierre Daile, the minister
Of the old French Church, established in
Boston by the Protestant refugees who
sought protection in this country after the
revocation Of the edict Of Nsntz, has just
been discovered in the Granary burial ground
at Boston.
Year: 1860

CHEAP ToLL.-At a recent meet ng of the
Supervisors Of Ell Dorado county it was
Ordered, that the rate of toll for crossing
Brockliss' Bridge, for the Pony Express, be
one cent per month, until tie further order
Of this Board" trr
Year: 1860

BUCKEYE IIoNEY.-Mr Lasselle took from
one of his bee.hives about one pound Of
honey, which he informs us, was made en-
tirelv from tie blossom of the buckeye; and
as there is much speculation abroad as to the
virtue of the buckeye to make honey from,
we will state, for the benefit of those engag-
ed in bee raising that Mr.. Lasselle has salts
factolily proven that from the buckeye the
most delicate honey can be produced. We
have tried it, and our Judgment is, that it is
as white, pure, and fine favored as we ever
saw or tasted Folsom Telegraph
Year: 1860

The MARSH TRoVpE performed here on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings last to
very good houses. Master George Marsh
and Little Jenny seem to be the life of the
company. Our notion is that to see the
Marsh Troupe for an evening to kill time, is
well enough, but as for their acting "lhere
is nothing in it,"
Year: 1860

EMpIRE SALooN.-Ilenry NJ. Isaacs has
purchased this well known establishment as
will be seen by his advertisement in another
column. We are indebted to Henry for
bottle Of excellent champagne.
Year: 1860

Travel through Visala is rapidly increas-
ing-the stages arriving are loaded to over
flowing, and the hotel accommodations are
entirely insufficient to accommodate the
transient population. Business is lively and
on the increase. The new mining discove-
res of Mono and in the south eastern portion
of this county is creating quite an excite
ment in many portions # the State and
persons in search of sudden wealth throng
the roads-as we'll as families who are com
ing to settle on the fertile soil Of the valley


TisaLa Dclta.
Year: 1860

The following suggestion of the Mariposa
Gazette is true, and should be needed by the
citizens of this county particularly:


1T is important for the people to look
well to the coming election for members of
the Legislature; because, at the next session
of that body, United States Senator is to


- 1. :, "nA ,,Hha, is of infinite more i'm
portance, the whole Legislative representa-
ton is to he reapportioned upon the basis of
1860. This will give rise to one of the mos,
exciting sessions ever witnessed in this State:
and if we desire to get fair show, we must
send our best men to both branches cf the
Legislature; men who can speak and act,
men who, from their abilities and character.
can command influence in the Legislative
halls. If we send mere dummies, who will
draw their per diem and vote aye and no,
we will stand about as much show for fair
of representation, as a feline
would in the internal regions without claws;
or male member of the bovine species
with his caudal appendage cur.ailed in fly
time" 'ai