smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

than the ascent, was by far the most to.
dious part Of the journey. Having stop.
ped at several points to view the beauties
of the locality as well as TO recover our
strength and breath, we arrived at the no.
tel again at exactly ten minutes before
two o'clock p. M.--thus we had walked
more than five miles on the side of O
steep hill whose summit is 5000 feet above
the level of the sea, had stopped on its
summit long enough to have view of all
the surrounding country, and were back
ready for dinner in less than five hours
time. 1t would be superfuous for me to
say that, after making such a jaunt, we
were prepared to do the very excellent
dinner which we found in the dining hall
of the Mountain House, abundant Justice.
Dinner hour having passed we visited the
garden, summer house, Look Out rock and
every other spot of interest or amusement
in the locality. The garden consists main
ly of piece of land about seventy five
feet square, bounded OH two sides by an
almost perpendicular ledge on which some
little shrubbery is growing, on the third
side by the hotel, and on the fourth, the
lake side, by various rocks and cumps of
trees added to this are several little patch
es containing from three 10 ono hundred
square yards each, running out in various
directions from the main square, among
the large boulders that occupy the great
er part of the space on the lake side.--
Indeed there is scarcely square foot Of
soil in the vicinity that is not occupied
and made to produce some luxury for tho
table. Here we found every variety of
garden vegetables that l remember to
have ever seen growing, also little beds Of
wheat, oats, barley and corn, besides these
we counted some thirty young fruit trees
that were growing finely. l can only &C
count for all this "making the best of
little by saying that ihe Landlord is
Yankee, although he lives in Canada.


My ride homeward l will not describe,
-pIeasanC Purs ol our oAcurslor" uoou py
for aye. FRANKLIN.
Year: 1859

e2B" Science has her heroes, not less than war,
which annihates all that the former has done for
kind. 1t is something to be celebrated in either sense
Of the word, and DR.. l.. j. CZAPKAY, one Of those
distinguished exilcs who accompanied Kossuth in lis
flight to America has attained iu the estimation Of a
majority Of men, hat high position graduate Of
the University, Acknowledged by the authorities ofthe
famous Josephinian Institute Of Vienna, he had al
ready started upon brilliant career, in his native
land, when the War of the Revolution broke out and
the young practitioner at enrolled himself upon
the side Of his countrys defenders History has al
ready done justice to the services which he rendered
that occasion they have been ndorsed by his Gen
eral, as well as by his companions in arms, until no
doubt can remain to his merits. So well convinced
Of his skill were those among whom he had cast his
lot this side Of the Atlantic, that the Philadelphia
College Of Medicine cheerfully accorded him dplo-
and the titl9 If A.. f. His skill and efficiency in
the treatment of the certain branch of diseases to
which, without regard to the Of disappointed
rivals he has devoted himself have become so widely
known as to need no further Endorsement Thousands
have been preserved from rretrevabe destruction by


timely resort TO the services of DR.. l.. j. Czapkay,
whose office is at the Medical and Surgical Institute in
Sacramento street. opposite the building of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, San Francisco mr20
Year: 1859

Mr. Shores, of Scott valley showed us a
beautiful specimen ofauriferous quartz which
he took from his claim, during the past week
weighing 64 OF. gross weight The gold
seems to predominate, and it is estimated
that the specimen will yield about eight hun.
dred dollars, pure gold. The vein from
which this rock is taken, is perhaps as rich as
any yet found in the State; as with vet i'm.
perfect machinery, it has never fallen below
an average Of 500 to the tun. Prospects
ahead, are such as to Warrant still more
profitable yield for years to come. The en-
tire expense of building a mill and of work
ing the vein has, thus far, been more than de
frayed by specimens taken out, from time to
time, and simply crushed in a mortar. The
specimen above alluded to- was much larger
when originally frken from the claim,
but has been broken, and over 800 extracted
from it, making total estimate of about
SI,5O0.


The success Of Mcssrs. Shores d, Co, should
prove an encouragement to quartz mining in
Siskiyou, and we are truly glad to recognize
the awakening interest of miners to the i'm.
portance of this class Of mining. We have
had some experience in quartz speculatons,
and confidently believe that Siskivou can
develope as rich and extensive quartz inter
ests as those of any other county in the
State.


There is now an encouraging prospect that
our Northern community will rapidly take
the position, among mountain counties, which
her inherent wealth demands and when the
energy and Intelligence of our people is
once directed to quartz crushing, and to
tunneling for hill diggings, we shall feel a
confidence in our prosperity which expert
ence has not hitherto justified. -Sishiyoa
Chronicle, Thursday.
Year: 1859

All kinds of Agricultural Implements made and re-
paired on short notice. Kept constantly on hand any
amount OF extras which will be sent to all parts Of the
State by express. Send in your oil machines in time
to get them repaired; all your old casting, for
which will give you the highest market price wish
you to bear in mind that have any amount Of goods
to SELL and must sell them, and with your aid will sell
them, and anything you may need in the Agricultural
Trade, low as be bought in this market of the
same quality. Feeling thankful TO you for all past
avors, hope you will call at 33 Sacramento street,
before buying, and look for yourselves.


TIIOS. OGG SHAW,


mhl9-3m 33 Sacramento street.
Year: 1859

FAILED TO CoNNECT.-A person who lives
at Whisky Diggings, saw his wife's name
among the list of arrivals by the Sonora, and
forthwith he started to San Francisco "to
meet the long absent one" What visions of
a speedy reunion filled his imagination But
earthly Joys are few and transitory. (Ncw
and original idea.) About the time the hus
band started for the Bay the wife iourneyed
towards the mountains. Stage drivers and
train men are not communicative and in
this case were very negligent and in their
hurry to reach their journeys end drove SO
fast that the husband and wife could not "see
other" The consequence of all this was the
lady arrived in this place and found-no hus.
band While the gentleman found himself in
San Francisco without wife At last ac-
counts he was fast journeying to this part of
the world.


We have yet a moral: folks shouldn't bein
too great hurry.-Nountain Messenger


LEcoMrroN DEMocRAcY.-We have it on
good authority that twenty Of the pure De-
mocracy went up to Marysville on Sunday
morning, and ten on Monday morning, to il
lustrate the beauties of the right of suffrage
as understood and practiced by the LecoD,p.
ton Dcmocracy 1t is settled that no election
can transpire in this State, without the aid Of
these beauties We hope our friends at Ma
rysvile gave them warm greeting and a
meritorious reception. Their services ought
10 be property appreciated and re,cayded-
Sac Register.
Year: 1859

Counterfeits.---An Outrageous Nuisance


People demand Of the issuers Of bank notes
to take, at once, the most efficient steps to
save all classes Of society from the aggravated
and 5ruinous imposition of counterfeit notes.
The oppression is well nigh unbearable. The
wages Of the week are sometimes swindled
away from the mechanic by having some
scoundrel to give him counterfeit bill In
change. The widow, the market woman,
have been robbed Of their meals by having
passed upon them well-counterfsited bank
note. Are the laborsrs to be plueked for ever2
Must q daily examination be made by an ex-
pert of ones small accumulation Of bank notes
to determine if "little joker" be not in our
Wsllstss There 10 q way or ways to got rid of
this imposition.


Banks should have their, own exclusive
plates, engraved expressly for them, vignettss
oftheir own. One thousand dollars paid to
sngravers for extra work would insure plate
thatcould not be successfully oountsrfsitsd, and
which the engraver would replace IL counter
fsited. We commend to the General Assembly
to grant no charter fors new banks, unless with q
proviso that the circulation shall be returned
to the bank If the plate be counterfeited The
Board Of Control should take some steps 10
have dirty bills Withdrawn from circulation,
the reissue Of filthy one dollar notes should bo
stopped. No reasonable induoemsnt but that
the paper represents value would induce decent
people to carry about them the Ioathsoms,
offensive bills 50 commonly in use.


The best Convention Of the day would be
onefrom all the States to consult and to take
action on the subject Of these suggestions. 1
Year: 1859

NEW YoRK NOTE BROKERS. One of the
institutions Of the city Of New York, which
has become indispensable to tho business COM
munity, Is the note-bfokerage, and at present
1t isa necessary medium for securing discounts,
as we'll as an excellent channel through which
Investments can be made. The bank resorts
to tho note. broker to increase their loans, and
the merchant passes his paper through the
same agent So general is the custom that
but few notes are received by merchants from
their customers, except such as are payable to
the makers own order, and thus they are able
to reduce the lines of their customers without
creating any sensation in money circles. The
system bears the same relation TO the mercan-
tile classes as the clearing house to the banks,
and Is quite as effectual in establishing and
maintaining private credits as the clearing
house does that Of the banking institutions;
for the standing Of business men Is quite as
soon and as accurately ascertained by the rate
at which their paper sells in the street as in
any other way,''-N. =. Economist. bh.it
Year: 1859

1t overcomes dificultes--not With a rush
and q shout, but one by one. They melt
away before its incessant pressure as ice
bergs before the steady radiance of the
sun.


1t gives one the strength Of happy
conscience. A weathercock Of man,
whiting about with every breeze, cannot
have true steadiness of mind Self-dissat-
isfaction worries him but a cheerful vigor
and energy grows out of en- intelligent, un-
violating purpose.


1t gives dignity and honor TO character.
Men cannot but admire the mind that
marches steadily on through sunshine and
shade, calm, and storm, smiles and frowns;
glad of favor, but on without thankful
for aid, but fixed on advancing at all events;
such men establish for themselves charac-
ter which cannot but be seen and honored


1t gives success. In my enterprise which
is not downright madness, such man must
succeed. He mas the chief element of tr-
umph over every difficulty, and if he is
not an idiot, he will DO something in the
world. He will otreach his ends at o leap,
but be will reach them. He moves not
rapidly but surely. When you want to
find him by-and-by, you will know where to
look. You will loook at the topmost rounds
of the ladder of success and you will find
him about there somewhere.
Year: 1859

and take and pocket contentedly the penny
a day which we get in common with others.
The Creator doubtless knew what weak,
unreasonable, and inconsistent creatures We
should he when he made us; hut if yon and
| had made world full Of people, and set
them at work with pledge Of even pay and
equal privilege in all essential good, and
they had set themselves to erecting arti6-
cial distinctions among themselves gone
to whining over the parts we had assign
ed to them, we should be exceedingly dis
appointed, not to say disgusted.


Still, we may all look up. There are
steps to he climbed in life, bnt we can only
climb them worthly by becoming ft for the
ascent. 1t is only after becoming prepared
for important places, through the education
involved in the intelligent and faithful dis
charge of the duties of the place in which
we find ourselves, that it is best, or even
proper, that we be advanced. 1t is not
those who pine and whine, and quarrel with
their lot, who are apt to change it for one
which the world calls better. Aspiration,
worthy ambition, desire for higher good for
good ends-all these Indicate a soul that
recognizes the beckoning hand Of the Good
Father who would call us homeward toward
himself--all these are the ground and justi-
fieation of Christian discomfort; but a
murmuring, questioning, fault-fndiug spirit
has direct and sympathetic alliance with
nothing but the Internal So while God
gives you and me the privilege of being as
happy as any other man, and makes us re-
sponsible for nothing more than he gives us,
let us be contented, and,


"Stl enduring, still pursuing


Learn to labor and to wait"
Year: 1859

BEST.


We see in the success Of the u. S
mission to China, complete condemn
alton Of our own conduct, and, unable
to conceal or deny the fact, the defend
ers of the Bruce system ofnegotiatior
endeavor to account for it by offensive
ly imputing to the American gov
ernment and the American minister q
humiliating submission to the insulting
demands of the Chinese. OF course
they don't believe this thing; but it i.
hoped in this way to weaken the worm
wood Of our defeat at the Peiho
reckless of the insult such a statemen,
involves to the United States govern
ment and people. That government
we should all pretty well know, by
this time, is not in the habit of tamely
submitting to insult or injury from
any other power. 1t is not 50 long
since we ourselves had good proof o1
this, and the ignominous dismissal Of
Mr.. Champion, by the Washington
Cabinet, might have suggested the
wisdom OF saying nothing about sub
mitting 10 insult or about American
humiliation.


No power in Europe would dare to
offer offence or insult to the Western
Republic, for they well know it fears
them not and is ever ready to defend
its interest and vindicate its homo,
when either is menaced. What wretch.
ed stuff, therefore is this about Mr..
Ward, humiliating his country and
himself, by going to Pekin in the way
custom? The Americans, who know
how to make their rights respected by
strong governments, know also how to
respect the peculiaritiea, or even pred,
judioes Of weak ones. They know
that in China they have no right to in.
Year: 1859

w" Susan said a servant girl,
looking out Of the upper story Of
small grocery, addressing another girl
who was trying to get in At the front
door, "we've all been to oamp-meet.
ing and been converted, so when you
want lager on Sunday you will have
to come in at the back door. 60
Year: 1859

able, provided you are willing to make
allowance (which most people in this
country are bound TO do) for the de.
fects Of early breeding, which can
never be entirely hidden. He is sin.
gularly magnetic in conversation, full
Of humor, spirit and information, and
charms while he instructs.
Year: 1859

THE LONDON TINES OFFIcE.-Mr Story, son
of one Of the proprietors of the Rochester De
mocrat, writes to that paper an account Of his
visit to the office of the London Times. We
copy portion of his narrative:


One of the most interesting aud novel depart
mcnts Of the establishment is that in which the
stereotyping process is carried on. You know,
perhaps, already, that every number of the
Times is printed from stereotype plates, thus
saving great part of the wear and tear of the
type. The stereotype plate is taken from the
'orm" in three minutes, by new process in
vented by Swiss and known only to him. a
thin layer of soft and damp paper mache first
receives the impression of the type, and afterit
has been hardened by the application of heat
the melted lead is poured on, which is to form
the stereotype plate. The papier mache has
the power of resting the action of the melted
lead, and comes out of the fiery trial uninjurcd,
and almost unscorched.


The plates are rc-melted every day after the
issue of the day is printed from them, and the
waste of type metal from day to day is very
slight. BY this power of multiplying the num-
Der of forms from which the same side of the
paper can be printed, the Times can use three
or four presses at once, and thus print its So
900 copies, on an emergency, in two hours
time. The Times employs in its establishment
some $50 persons. 1t has eighteen reporters
at the House of Parliament, and for these, as
well as the majority of its compostors, the
working hours are the night hours exclusively.
1t owns four cabs, which are employed SOLE y
in carrying reporters and reports at night to
and fro between Printing House Square and
the Palace at Westminster. The reporters
relieve each other at the Houses every quarter
hour, and thus, though the debate in the Com
mons lasts till four o'clock in the morning, the
Times gives it in full by sunrise, though it
cover two whole pages Of the journal.
Year: 1859

propose giving my mode OF raising tur-


keys. 1t is my opinion that farmers can


raise a pound of fowl easier and cheaper


than pound of pork. Heretofore I have


been unfortunate in raising turkeys, but this


season adopted different mode-a plan


of my own invention-bY which l have
been very successful. Others may have
a95pted the same course, but not to my


knowledge3zeeI - 10


Young turkeys are apt to die before they
attain the age of three weeks. i came to


the conclusion that the fatality among them


was caused by vermin, heavy feed, and cold,
damp weather. Ny method this season has
been this: Take the eggs of the first laying
and set under hens; the second laying let
the turkeys hatch. A few days before hatch
ing, sprinkle the nest and the fowls them
selves with sulphur. When the young were
hatched, took little sulphur, gunpowder
and lard. mixed and creased their heads and
necks to keep off the vermin while the young
brooded. II it does not remain on, in eight
or ten days put on another coat.


MODE OF FEEDING--I took equal guam
titles of wheat-oran and Indian meal, aud
wet with sour milk, or lapered milk, with
good lot of fine-cut sheaves once in two or
three days in with it., and feed them till a
month or six weeks old: then lessen the
bran Feed them early in the morning to
keep them from rambling in the dew.


Such has been my method of feeding
and management, and / have lost but two
put of forty hatched. Ducks managed in
the same way-lost three BY accidental
causes out of thirty five hatched. One on
ly died while young. Chickens IN like
manner. with creased heads and sulphured
nests-lost three in about sixty. This is i
my modeand my success.-Prarie Farmer.


WHEN TO WEAR INDIA RUBBERs.-Wel
notice that many persons wear India Rub
bers in cold, dry weather. to l-eep the feet
warm. This is an injurious and evil prae
tice. India rubber shoes are very dry and
convenient for covering the feet during the
wet and sloppy weather. but they should
never be worn on any other occasion, their
sole use should be to keep out the water
They should, however, therefore, be put off
whenever the wearer enters the house, and
be worn as little as possible, because they
are air tight, and restrain the perspiration
of the feet. The air cannot be excluded
from them, or any portion of the body fo=
any length of time. without sensibly affect
ing the health. 1t is our opinion that no
habit tends more TO the good health than
clean feet, and clean dry stockings, so as
to allow the free perspiration of the neither
extremities. Scientific 11BaericaR.sf
Year: 1859

Shelter is a want of the first necessity IN
our cold climate, and ne farmer may @Ae g
Iect with safety or economy many proyIs-


ions af This nature. Ample preparations


should be made for shelter TO domestic ami


nals during winter. The farmer needs a


0eod house for the comfort of his family
and himself, and barn to keep his grain
and fodder from the weather. warm stafles


to protect bis cattle from cold storms, sheds


and cellars in which to keep his manures,
and convenient out-houses to store his va
rious vehicles and implements in. when not
used. Sheds, stables, and feeding racks
and feeding =troughs, often save in a. single
winter their entire cost. by avoiding the
needless consumption Of food to impart
warmth, and by preventing waste-of fod


der under foot. Much OF. the profits of rear
ing cattle depend upon the manner of keep
ing them through the winter. IF they are
suffered to lose flesh during the cold season,
and are turned out to pasture. %spring
poor," it takes long time for them to re-
gain what they have lost. The practice of
feeding and leaving stock in the open field
without shelter, or any protection from the
And that animals by such neglect should
become poor, or even diseased and die, is
not surprising, Though provided with suf-


fcient food, stock cannot thrive under such
treatment. 1t is true, strong animals may
endure it, but what becomes OF the young
and weak? 1t is needless to say that good
animals caunot be reared under such treat
ment It is the truest economy which
looks closest to the comfort and thrift of the
stock kept upon the "a
Year: 1859

LEFr-HASDED ICHI.DEES.-Cbidren are
apt to accustom themselves 10 use The left
hand more readily than the right, and so
become what is termed left-handed. Lefl-
handedness is always a mark Of careless
nature, for no species OF imperfection may
be SO easily guarded against. When the
child begins to use spoon, or TO handle anv
object, let care be nken to make il use the
right hand chiefly, and also accustom 1t to
shake hands only by that hand. By these
means 1t will soon learn that the right hand
Is the proper hand TO employ, and in this re.
spect win grow Qp iaultless.
Year: 1859

The practice which apprentices, clerks
and others have of spending their earnings
as fast as they accumulate, is one great
reason why so many never attain posi-
ton above mediocrity in life. A person
who receives but small compensation for
his services. will, with little care over
his exchequer, and system of regularity
in his expenditures, find that at the end
OF the year he is prepared to encounter
any emergency or mishap. But as a gen
eral thing, they manage to get rid Of their
earnings quite as quick as they are due,
thus leaving them wholly unprepared for
emergencies, by sickness or otherwise
A system of curtaIling unnecessary ex.
penses, if adopted by our younger folks,
would bring around the most happy and
gratifying results, and be the means of
raising to eminence and standing in soci,
ETY., many who have now contracted the
habit of parting with their earnings so
readily and so foolishly--for the habit of
keeping continually in debt begets indiff-
erence and dissipation, lack of self,res-
pect, and an utter disregard for future
prospects. The real cause for a great
deal of crime may be traced to the habit
Of foolish expenditure OF money in early
days.--Al6any Transcript.
Year: 1859

ABsuRDITIEs IN RoYAL LIFE When
the Queen of England, Louis Philippe,
and the Duke Of wellington paid a visit To
Etor, upon the visitors book being pre-,
sented % them, the King of the French
somewhat ungallantly, took up pen and
signed his name at the top Of the page
Etiquette would not permit the Queen to
sign her name under any other; she
therefore turned over the blank leaf and
wrote her name at the top of the next
one, and then handed the pen to the Duke.
The Qneen now, as formerly, may not
speak to a tradesman. We ourselves,
have seen her standing not yard from
one addressing all her inquiries to an
equerry, who repeated them to the trades
man, and again repeated to her Majesty
all his answers.-Raike's Diary.