smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1867

The following which we clip from an ex-
change, is worthy of serious consideration
by our young friends;--


Prudent men, with moderate incomes,
may well hesitate on the question of matri-
mony when they see all around them indi-
yiduals no better off than themselves, strug-
Cling to maintain a style of living demanded
by the social circle i'll which they move, and
losing all joy in life through excessive care,
labor and anxiety No provisions for old
age is possible under such n state OF things;
and should health fail prematurely, priya-
ton, distress, and ii may be ruin, are ineyi-
table consequences.


1t has been said and with much apparent
truth that the correction OF this evil is with
women. Let her originate better fashion,
which shall require young people who marry
to begin lie prudently; and let it he regarded
as praiseworthy and honorable tor the young
bride Of man in moderate circumstances
to decline becoming the mistress Of an es-
tablishment the maintenance of which shall
absorb his whole income, False pride IS al
the bottom Of this evil; false pride Is Il weak
ness OF which every one should feel ashamed
True men and true women-men and women
Of character and ndependence-are above
such weakness, Let them act from princi-
pie, and lead oil il reform that shall check
an evil iraught with many disastrous conse-
quences,


Many young ladies lose the chances OF
marrying men of true worth because OF their
extraYagant ideas in regard to an establish
ment Any man OF common prudence will
hesitate about marrying II woman whose
conversation hetrays foolish love OF dress
and snowy lurniture for lie knows well
what these things cost, and what clogs they
are upon mans prosperity. The right
stamp OF men-those who count the cost o.


every action, and who "ook before they


leap''-men of honor, true feeling and in


tegrity pass by the fashionable young but


ierflies who glitter in the sunshine, ant


select, often, from among those whose sOcia
advantages have heen sraaD, and who hav'
not the external accomplishments they de
@iTo They prefer gold In the rough to lea'
in gliding They desire homo tru'
wife, and the blessings gf home; and the!
are more certain Of these where they fin


common sense, common prudence, and
loving heart, than where only tlashy eS
terror meets the eye, while the tongue be
trays no true knowledge OF the world, no
/, any right estimation of life.


/, Manageable young ladies are often SUI
= prised at the way certain young man, r'
garded as "a good catch, is himself caagi
= by some unattractive person. in whom the
n never dreamed Of finding II rival. 1t is on
= Of the matrimonial mysteries they find
y impossible 10 solve. Perhaps the intimatiol
= given in the preceding paragraph may afiol


some hints toward a solution OF the di
ticulty
Year: 1867




We have no apology to make for the Radi
cal party with regard to its course toward
the South. There is, it appears TO us, moth
ing that can lie said to excuse it, =
We know that the Republican party have
Determined 10 break down all opposition AT
the South, and to make il contribute TO the
strength of the Republican party.


From this convection there Is Il practical
thing which the South might do that would
improve its treatment One cause OF the
violent course of the Republicans toward
the South is the constant irritation kept W
at the North by the Democratic party. The
Northern Democratic press, for campaigning
purposes, keeps up perpetual hot fire against
the Republicans-advises the South 10 resist
negro suffrage and the Reconstruction bill,
calls on us TO become martyrs, &c, We,
President johnson gives countenance to
this party, and by some ill-advised nterler-
ence from time to time sirs UP from his
wakehtl nap the Radical monster. There
| is, in Short Il regular war of bitter words
going on all the time between the two North.
ern parties, and the Southern whites arc
Identified III the Northern mind with the
Northern Democracy, who pretend TO cham
plon our cause What is the consequence?
The lash falls incessanlly and at intervals
the screw is given another turn. The idea
is. we must keep these Southern Democrats
well under foot, or they will rally and co.
onerate with their Northern allies. That is
the train Of thought.


Wa therefore do repeat what we have
already frequently called attention to, thai
the first step for the Southern people I,
take. is to dsclaim all connection with til,
Northern Democracy. We have not on
particle more respect for the NortherI
Democracy than we have sor the Republi
cans They got US INTO our troubles, an,
} baselv abandoned us And they are doin
ne Infinite injury now by ohstructing tn
settlement of reconstruction. They use IL
merely as so much political capital, and are n
+, true friends But whether friend or loe, the
, have no power, and are perpetual nuisance
$ We have got to make terms with the R'
a publican party-they are the Governmen
Year: 1867

much ~ heretofore namely I09i2 per cent for accept
able customers paper 1908 for select ontsde offerings
and high as per cent for such any question
Of doubt in regard TO prompt payment
Year: 1867

The New York Shipping and Commercial
List of the 10Th June, publishes the following
in reference to the Cotton trade


"Such English authorities as are noted for
keeping careful and precise accounts of the
movements of Cotton, together with the future
prospects of the trade, are unanimous in the
opinion that Cotton has about touched bottom ;
that the point has been reached at which con-
sumers, in England and on the Continent, can
buy freely and work to moderate profit, and
hence, that there is now legitimate foundation
for healthy business On the other hand, the
supply is so ample 10000 bales of all kinds at
Liverpool juno l y and the absence of specula-
ton SO marked, that no important advance is
looked for, recent indications pointing to IL all3
pence the natural price, at present, for Middllng
American. Owing to the low figure at which
the stock in this country has been reduced
through the free shipments Of last winter and
spring English spinners have apparently made
up their minds that from July lst to December
lst they can, practically speaking, receive
scarcely any cotton from this side the Atlantic,
but they 60 not argue from this probability that
any material advance in price is likely to follow.
They are clearly of opinion that the import Of
the India staple will increase in the same de-
gree that the arrivals of the American fall off,
and thus, with the stock kept pretty full till
late in the Autumn, little change in price will
probably take place. aside from the possible
widening Of the margin which at present exists
between Surats and American.
Year: 1867

~ ~A0@s"J IucB ana IHTpeHttUe from
Pine Wood. s-
The following account from the New Orleans
Crescent OF new process of manufacturing tar,
! turpentine, and rosin, will be of interest:


By invitation of the parties connected with
the new works on ST. Peter street, for distilliug
pine wood, we visited them few days since,
and, thinking it matter Of no little Importance
to our citizens, especially those who reside at a
distance, We have concluded to give them the
benefit of our investigation. The works we saw
are capable only of distiiling one cord per day,
being erected merely to show the process and
the amount of products that could be realized
from given quantity of wood. They were 10 10
full operation when We arrived, and we will
briefly state what we saw and learned from the
owner of the patents, who was present:


The retort which contained the wood is en-
closed with brick, the top and bottom being
alone exposed. From pipe connected with
the bottom of the retort, a stream of pitch was
nected by larger pipe with the top of the re.
tort, the crude turpentine and pyroligenous
acids were running in quite a largo stream.
These, allowed to settle in receiver, separate
themselves, aud the turpentine is drawn off and
introduced into still. From a condenser con-
nected with the still, the clear, pure spirits of
turpentine was collected 10 a receiver ready for
market. A good article of rosn was also taken
from the still. We never saw finer article Of
turpentine, and among the number present was
an old manufacturer, who pronounced the pro-
cess complete success, and that there was no
doubt it would entirely supercede the old way
oe manufacturing. After all the crude material
has passed from the retoIt to the condenser, the
connection between the two is closed-:he fire
increased and the wood charred. ,..~.


The whole thing is simple and yet complete,
and We should judge the works could be had at
small expense. The patentee informed US
that he has already disposed of quite number
Of rights, and that the parties purchasing we're
busily engaged in putting up their works, and
would soon have them in full operation. This
we were glad to learn, as everything of the kind
adds to the future wealth of the South, and we
confidently believe that as soon as it is general
ly known this will become great and impor-
tant branch of business wherever there is any
pine wood to be found. We annex list, as
given us, of the average yield by it from one
cord of our fat pine wood: twenty-five gallons
spirits turpentine, one hundred gallons pyroli-
genous acid, one barrel rosin, one barrel pitch,
two barrels tar, fifty bushels charcoal.
Year: 1867

The war of races into which venal demagogues
are seducing the coored people of the South
presents one feature which should engage the
attention of those who are thus cruelty victimized
Let not any temporary local strength deceive
the black people, aud engage them in such a
conflict; for in very few years they will be re-
duced everywhere to helpless minority Gov
ernor Brown, of Georgia, we'll explains this in a


late speech, thus:


"You should remember that as soon as this
political question is settled large number OF
people from other States Of the Union and other
countries will come here and settle among u.s.
Nearly all who come will be white men. This
will cause our race to increase 10 numbers much
faster than yours Look, for instance, at some
of the North western States where twenty live
years ago the country was wilderness, and now
the State has half million or million of inhab-
itants. They have not been raised there. The
great mass has poured in from other places where
the population was too thick, and filled up the
country and made a great State in few years
But YOU must recolect there are very few black
people among them, So our territory will he
filled up after time with large population. -
You will then be greatly in the minority. You
can look only to the natural increase Of your race
and not TO increase from abroad. Doubtless You
bave noticed since you are free that you are not
increasing as fast as you did before. You see
few young children of your race. There are
causes for this that need not now explain.
simply call your attention to the fact. 1t follows
then that with a quarrel between us, or war oi
races, you would be mostly injured by it Mark
this, and when any man, whether from the North
or South, whether white or black, encourages
you to quarrel with u.s. or to make war upon US,
recollect he is neither your friend nor our friend
nor the friend Of the country, but he is control
led by selfshness and has some bad object to
accomplish" ..
Year: 1867

BY MADAME LIE 'FERvE.
Bv ev'ry star that lights the ether blue; f
By ev'r ry sun that lends the flower its hue;
By ev'ry pearl meath Omars silver wave,
And corals bright above the seaman's grave;
By v'ry breeze that stirs thy silken hair;
By ev'ry drop that warns thy cheeks so fair;
By all that's dark below or bright above,
You have my first, my last, and only love.
By one thing far more sacred than the rest;
By my loved altar-fres where bow the best;
By thee more dear than all the world beside
l VOW none other e'er to make my bride
Then to my breast be thou its cherished dove,
And wreathe my soul with fadeless palms OF love
Calm thou the turbid waters of this heart,
Ere hope forever from its depths depart.
When first met the glance of thy dark eye,
dreamed not that for woman hould sigh;
But thou flag of glory did unfurl,
Which to the dust thy hand alone can hurl.
Thou canst unto my brain dark madness bring
Or break my eagle-spirit daring wing;
Then lay thy peerless head upon my breast,
And meath its pressure, troubled thoughts shall
Thy woman's love of tenderness and truth
Thy hearts sweet trust of innocence and youth
Could conquer where thy fathers blades would


fail,


For even now thy tears my rude cheeks pale.
l wood thee not with crowns upon my head
l won thee not with splendor round me shed
But battling bravely for my country's fame,
None knowing who I was, or what my name.
But give, O give me one sweet pledge of love-
One kiss, and by the stars that shine above
When from thy side my footsteps backward turn
This heart shall then, as ever for thee yearn.
Far Ger the sea our booming signals float.
AS to the shore the helmsman steers my boat;
Farewell my Arab maid, but do not weep,
Thy Gheber's bark shall safely ride the deep!


HINDAs REPLY.
Then fly my Hafed-fy this night,
There is no safety on this height;
Fly while the stars look on the sea,
Ere spies their vigils keep for thee!
But stay my answering vow to hear,
Which will keep in peace fear.
There is no word that hand can write,
Our bond Of love to disunite;
For tho thousand blades should start
The tie between us still to part
A thousand added should but prove
The depth and strength of Hinda's love!
No gems do covet from land or from sea-
| ask but to follow where er thou may st flee;
N star crown of jewels my brow to entwine,
ask but those eyes on my pathway to shine.
Harsh foes may assail and attempt to deride,
But torture and tempest rll bravely abide;
Ii thou my souls idol be spared to my sight,
The sunlight to clouds-the star to my night.
Oh, better the billows of ocean to breast,
Than ever again from thy bosom to rest
For there is no peril now left thee to dare,
N or trial, nor suffering, but Hinda will share.
n pearl from the ocean, no gem from the sea,
N or sun from the heavens [ ask love of thee;
No chaplet of jewels my brow to entwine
L ask but thy love on my pathway to shine!
Year: 1867

How NEAR is HEAVEN Christians some
times look far away to heaven but that rest is
not far Off The clouds that hide their shining
worlds are thin, they are transient, and soon
will obscure no more, the journey may end this
hour; one short step may place the Christian
in ray of light; one dark hour may hang up-
on him but the morning comes and shade be-
hind it. Day, bright, peaceful and eternal,
succeeds 1t. pang may be left for moment.
and flies away forever A conflict, sharp and
painful, may continue for night but victory,
eternal victory ensues. How soon, oh /! how
soon the Christians cares are over, his ewes
sufused no more with tears. Near at hand is
the land of his pursuit. Hope cheers. How
glorious the object that hope embraces! How
holy its spirit Who can contemplate the home
that our heavenly Father is fitting for his chill
dren, and not feel In his soul thirst for it's
enjoyment! Wel these delights, the happy
cline those ever verdant plains, are not far
distant
Year: 1867

n The circulation of the SPECTATOR is
about as great as the combined circulation
Of both the other papers published in this
place, and has as many subscribers in this
county alone as are contained in the whole
list Of either of the other papers.
Year: 1867

VI A confirmed old bachelor says the rea-
son women so seldom stammer, is because
they talk so fast, stammer has got no
chance to come in. People stutter be-
cause they hesitate, but who ever knew
woman to hesitate about anything.
Year: 1867

ED"The Radicals are now suffering
from an attack of impeachment on tho
brain. They not only talk about impeach-
ing the President for not falling in with
their extreme views, but are agitating the
subject of treating the suprcm court to a
similar, token Of their good will, because
that body have, like the President, deter
mined to recognize the constitution as the
Supreme law of the land. Go on with
your impeachment, gentlemen. they may
perhaps avail you something, and then
again perhaps they won't. Neither the
President nor the Saprem, Court were
born in the woods to be scared at tri-
1es.
Year: 1867

EEThat Radical member of Congress
who promised to neither eat nor sleep
until he had prepared and presented
articles of impeachment against President
johnson is either taking long fast or
disappointing tho expectations Of his
friends 1t is to bo hoped that he docs not
intend to fszle out on so important work
the impeachment Of the President.
Year: 1867

@S-During the past year the total loss By
fires itf the United States is estimated at over
sixty millions Of dolars-twenty millions more
than in the previous yesr. With this fact star
ing them in the face how many, regarded as
shrewd business men, wholly neglect TO insure
their property. They may escape for long years,
AMI then again they may not. In the latter
event they would meet with but little sympathy
in their loss, because it could have been so easily
avoided | y making the acquaintance of Mr.. Tag
CART, The Insurance Agent in this place, as SO
many prudent men are now doing.
Year: 1867

Sa-Hr Jacob A. Wright North Potomac
street this place, gives notice that he is dispos-
ing Of his stock Of goods at cost intending TO
discontinue the business. Take heed, you who
are looking out for bargains and supply your
wants ere it i. too lato See advertisement in
another column
Year: 1867

ES- "My Policy'.-Let every man
dctcrmincs that "My Policy" shall be
policy of Insurance on his life. Call at
Taggarts' Insurance emporium and in
dulge to the extent Of a few THOUSAND at
least and feel comfortable the balance Of
your days.
Year: 1867

The government is supposed to be in
possession Of advices which leave no room
to doubt that the British Cabinet will fully
recognize the Alabama claims and in return
cur own Cabinet will recognize the British
claims against this country.
Year: 1867

reshly in the wonnd,' and indeed to those that
fIave lost such q son and such brother, words 0
consolation are comparatively useless. The Bit


ter grief which they feel at their loss is toe strong
to be controlled BY the cold dictates of reason
and it must run its natural course Yet let them.
reflect that the loss Is ouy thsrsr :he gain is ai
his, and accept with resignation and submis,iou
the heavy Christening that has been laid upon,
them, knowing that he whe clzstens can like
wise in his own good time, CONSOLE, and that.
they sorrow not as those without hone.
Year: 1867

An exchange says that the best gardeners
in France are in the habit of cutting eff the
stem of the tomato plants down to the first
cluster of flowers that appear thereupon. This
impels the sap into the two buds next below
the cluster, which soon push strongly and pro-
duce another cluster Of flowers each. When
these are visible the branch to which they be-
long is also topped down to their level; and
this is done five times successfully. BY this
means the plants become stout dwarf bushes,
not over eighteen inches high. In order to
nreyent them from falling over, sticks or
strings are stretched horizontally along tho
rows, so as to keep the plants erect In addi-
to this. all the laterals that have no flowers,
and, after the fifth topping, all laterals what
soever, are nipped of. In this way the ripe
sap is directed into the fruit, which acquires
beauty, size and excellence unattainable by
other means
Year: 1867

AN UNHArPY CoLoNY.-The paper of Brit
ish Columbia has at last gone to protest The
annual interest on the colonial debt is past
due, and there is no money in the colonial ex
chequer to pay it. Other debts fall due this
year. The expenditures of the colony will not
be less than S7O0,O the receipts can not, by
any 90 ID fortune, exceed 100000. The out
standing liabilities are now 81 100000.


The question is whether Great Britain will
put her hand in her pocket and pay over the
deficiency, with the certainty Of having to re.
peat the process yearly; or whether she will
look around for purchaser willing to take
the colony and its obligations off of her hands.
The San Francisco Bulletin thinks that o
statesman would not hesitate long between the
two courses.
Year: 1867

PRoGREss has been made in the new
uniforms which are to do away with the
traditional Austrian white coat and blue
trousers. The trousers are to be red.
rather loose, and to be worn in boots,
which come up to the calf. Instead Of
the white coat there is to be a short gray
blouse, fastened with a belt round the


waist. The cap remains the old forage
esp, but it will be gray like the blouse.
Year: 1867

A New York correspondent of the Boston
IGst says: The first cooperative store will
be opened in New York on the 1st OF Septem.
ber,if all the arrangements work smoothly.
Shares in the concern are offered at nye dol
lars each. and large number are still unsold.
Not alone the working classes, but all others,
take much interest in the new movement-the
nrst regarding 1t as 8 step that will even tually
lead to their emancipation from capital, and
the others, viewing it in the light of an i'm.
portant social and industrial experiment The
working men are confident that it will succeed,
but many experienced business men predict
an early failure. There are TWO good reasons
why it should be successful. The first is that
the mechanics and workingmen OF New York
have sum cient practical intelligence to con-
dnct any kind OF business, Of which they pos.
sess knowledge, and need only to properly
apply that in telligence to succeed. The other
support as many cooperative stores as may
be established the custom of the
working classes themselves The
reasons why failure is predicted are first
that the shareholders and the managers of the
cooperative stores will soon quarrel; second,
that the classes whose interest 1t is to support
these stores will distribute their custom anon z
the old stores, as they do now, and leave the
new ones to the same chances that all begin.
ners have to meet. With competent men as
managers. there is no doubt that the co-opera-
tive principle in factories Will succeed: but
when applied to stores the chances may be
against 1t. In one case, experienced business
men Will be the patrons. and their custom will
be steady In the other, the capricious custom
Of the public will be the only reliance, and
this, as every business man knows, is full of
risks to the dealer. But the new system ia to
have trial at any rate, and before many
montAs the country will have practical de.
monstration Of its merits am informed that
1t was tried in Dublin some years ago. and the
managers and shareholders were fighting like
cats and dogs before six months.