smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862

large quantity of muck available, and
large field more fertile.


There are many fields that could be
made more productive by this means, and
water could be carried across some hol-
lows in wooden spouts and then pay.
The drain of barn yards, especially, should
be distributed upon the surface; and not
carried off under ground.


One of my neighbors being influenced
by the cry about draining, cut an open
ditch through piece of wet land, which
so sensibly reduced the yield that he fill
ed it up again.


Drain, irrigate and till with discretion.


Il. Il. j.
Year: 1862




How strong is the sympathetic tie of
friendship. Perhaps no other attribute
possessed by man so fits him to alleviate
the sorrows of brother and to drop
healing balm into the heart of the afiict-
ed as this. 1t proves the sincerity of as
so,ates and friends and clearly distin-
cuishes the true from the false, in the
hour of adversely. AS is the mind, so is
the impression it leaves, and as is the
character of person, such will be the
influence exerted by him ; for it is i'm
possible to assume effectually "a lovely
character and dispotion. The manners
may be bland and graceful, and
the countenance beam with smiles, but
unless the heart is really kind and SYM
pathetic, futile, indeed, will be all at
tempts to favorably impress the mind of
those with whom we associate, There is
no place so vile, no community SO degrad-
ed, that the power of true sympathy will
not elevate and bless. Persons may try
to avoid its power and escape its influence,
but as we'll might they attempt to exist
independent of Divine support as to dwell
in the atmospere of sympathy and not be
influenced by it. Itperemates all life and
with its golden chain binds closely, heart
to heart. And when a person is once
convinced that there is real affection in
the heart of his associates, he feels that
life is not all dreary, but joyous, and he
gives in return, the same sympathetic
feeling; thus laying the foundation Of
true, lasting friendship.


Blot from the heart the feeling of SYM
pathy, and you rob life of much of its
pleasure and the bri ghtest star of exist.
ence is extinguished when this noble at
tribute is destroyed 1t is, then, the du.
ty of all to cultivate this passion, for il
banishes every appearance of jealousy
hatred and malice Such a fascination i:
there in its power, that no one is desir'
Gus of living without it, for it gllds The
cloomiest hours in life and throws around
them halo of joy, as they realize thai
there are those that would gladly share
their sorrows and heighten their pleas
uses. Is It not because the mother ex
poets it that she rctires to some secluded
spot, afar from the cares and anxieties o.
carth as the day god is gradually sink
ing behind the western hills, and earnest
ly solicits Divine sympathy in behalf o
her beloved though erring son? And il
it not because she obtains it, that sh'
rises with heart of hope and seren'
brow; feeling that she has more than hu
man sympathy? Knowing the power o
sympathy to cheer and bless, we shoult
cultivate and extend it to all around us.


CoBBIE.
Year: 1862

AN ACT in relation to taxes on property which

 has been, or which is liable to be sequestrated

 as the property of alien enemies. The Con-

 gress of the Confederate States of America do

 enact, as follows:

 SEC. |. That it shall be the duty of tue re- ceiver under the sequestraton act, to pay all taxes upon property of alien enemies, which IS liable therefor, within their respective districts, out ot any funds in their hands receivers, said payment to be charged to the account of the property upon which the tax has been paid; provided, however, if it appear to any receiver that such property, Tn any case, is not worth more than the taxes for which it is liable, he shall report the fact to the secretsty of the treasury, whose duty It shall De to instruct the receiver whether he shall pay the taxes allow the property to be sold tor the taxes

 SEC. 2. That the receivers be authorized to sell by order of court, and in such manner and upon such terms as the court may prescribe, any pro perty within their respective districts which has been sequestrated, which is liable thereto, for the purpose of raising money for the payment of the taxes aforesaid

 SEC. 3. That whenever receiver has not funds in hand over and above what is necessary for other expenditures sufficient to pay said taxes, and can; not obtain tue same by sale as aforesaid, within the time fixed for the payment ot said taxes, ne is hereby authorized to give, to the tax collector charged with the collection Of the taxes, certi- ficate of the amount due, and he shall specify therein the property upon which the same IS due; and the secretary of the treasury shall pay the amount 50 certified to be due, and shall cause the
Year: 1862

same to be charged to the sequestration fund.- But the giving of rhe certificate shall be subject to the same condition precedent as provided in re- gard to payment in the first section of this act.

 SEC 4 That the secretary of the treasury be authorized to make agreements with the several States counties, cities and towns for the postpone meut of the collection of taxes for which the pro- perty of alien enemies, sequestered, or liable to be. and in case any one or more of the States, counties, cities towns consent to the same, he is hereby empowered to issue certificates for the amount due, bearing interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum which shall bind the government to pa the same and which, when paid, shall be charged to the sequestration fund.

 SEC 5. That whenever the property of an alien enemy sequestersd, OF liable thereto, has been or shall hereafter be sold for taxes, the secretary of the treasury is hereby authorized with the assent of the State in which the property has been sold to redeem the same by the payment of the sum or sums required to be paid by citizens. in such case or by the issue of certificates therefor as herein before provided, should he deem it advisable, ar.d in all such cases. such property shall go into the hands of the receiver for the district in which the same is situate, and be held and accounted for i'll the same manner as other sequestered property; provided, the amount of the redemption shall be charged to the sequestration fund.

 Approved Dec. 23d 1861.
Year: 1862

GE- The New York Times, in an article, counsels the government to lay an embar- go on ship timber against Great Britian, in retaliation for her embargo against the ex- portation of arms and munitions of war,
Year: 1862

contains more singular phenomena than the
western portion of Kansas.


Let it be examined by a corps of sc;en-
,i6c men. Its mineral and its salt, its gyp-
sum and its coal, its lead and copper mani
festations arc we'll worth all its cost and
trouble. Let the tract be fully explored
the coming season, and its geological, min
eral, and agricultural resources carefully
examined and made known, and then, and
not till then, shall We know the full value
of Kansas, and where to locate railroads,
and shape up for all time tie permanent
system of the State. Let the Legislature
make provision for this work, and let us
begin at once to develop our vast resources.
Year: 1862

Draw a line north and south through
Fort Riley, and it will be perceived that
three ffths of the State lies west of that
linc-a tract of country three hundred
miles in length by two hundred in width.
Almost an Empire! And yet what is
known about it? Many of our readers are
as unfamiliar with it as with the interior of
Africa.


Along the northern border of this tract
runs the serpentine Republican river, with
one of the most beautiful valleys that can
be found in the world which, without its
numerous tributaries, surpasses all the rich
bottom lands found in the State of Ohio.
Diagonally, from the northwest corner Of
the State to its geographical centre, runs
the Solomon, with rich valley some five
miles wide, well wooded, and sustained by
one hundred creeks, each possessing fine
bottoms and timber The central section
of this vast tract is cut by the waters of the
Saline and Smoky Hill, as they wind their
course through belt of rich country Of
singular formation and significance. The
southern section, and the one best known,
is travcrsed by the murky waters of the
Arkansas.


Along these streams, for one hundred
miles west, few hunters and trappers have
been; while the rest of the State remains
a vast unknown region. Settlements have
been made some sixty miles west of Fort
Riley; but on onc-half cf the whole State,
with the exception of a few ranches, the
Indian and Buffalo roam undisturbed.


1t is not our purpose to inquire why this
section of the State contains so few settlers.
The curious may, if they wish, find its
solution in the commercial and town specu-
lations Of Eastern Kansas, together with
its rcmoteness from the Missouri river.
Interested parties have represented this as
a desert region, and directed emigration to
other parts of the State. But the day of
town speculations in Kansas has passed.
The rich mineral dcposites, the broad and
fertile valleys, the we'll timbered creeks, the
numerous springs of pure water of Central
aud Western Kansas, have become known,
and are attracting the attention of emigrants
and capitalists.


The first one hundred miles of this tract,
west of Folt Riley, resembles very much
the Missouri border, except the river bot
toms are wider; while west of this belt,
there are unmistakable signs of the eastern
limit of those vast subtcrrancan movements
that upturned the Rocky Mountains, and
scattered the rich gold deposites along their
base, as the fire opened up the grand reser-
voir and parted the rocks fer the channel
Of our streams.


An eminent geological scholar in this
city feels quite sure that the melted iron
ore, and the broken quartz rock, along the
chased hills of the Salfae and Smoky Hill,
will, as he reaches the extreme head of
those streams, bring him to valuable min
eral. His faith is strong tha. the low
range of mountainous hills on the head
waters of the Smoky Hill arc rich in ore.
Whether this opinion De correct or not,
one thing is certain, no portion Of the world
Year: 1862

a project is now pending before the


Legislature fo- securing the exploration Of


the Smoky Hill country of Western Kan
sas, with reference to Geological and


Railroad survey. The move is good one,


an we trust will be heartily seconded by
every man in the Legislature, and every
man who feels, as all should, the necessity
of more perfect Development of the very
great resources Of that country. The Or
ganization of such an expedition, properly
appointed, could not but be productive of
most beneficial results. A corps of scien-
ti6c gentlemen, authorized to penetrate into
that country, and make such investigations
and experiments as a due development Of
its resources would warrant, would find very
much there to engage their highest scien-
ti6c skill, and justify the deepest research.
The advantages to the State, of tho devel-
opment of mineral deposite known to exist
there, would justify, hundred times over,
the expense which the State would thereby
incur. Above all this however, in profit to
the State, and the world, would be the
demonstration of the prac,icability of the
Kansas and Smoky Hill Valley, as the
route of the great Pacific Railroad, from
Kansas to California. There is now no
doubt here of the great advantage of this
route over all others, but such an explora-
ton, thoroughly made, would prove to the
East and to the Government, all we now
claim for it, and secure for it that attention
to which it is entitled, and which the Gov
ernment has seemed thus far so 10th to
give Topeka Record.
Year: 1862

The conflicting statements which reach us from
the East in reference TO Englands action in our
political questions, simply perplex and leave us
TO our own conclusions as to the result.


The British government, with its Characteristic
pride and sensitiveness, would doubtless gladly
pick quarrel with this Government, and endea-
vor. by distracting our national affairs to check
the progress of the American people in the ex-
pertinent of republican government, against
whth arstocracy is pledged to offer every resis-
t4nce. But the middle classes constituting the
wealth and enterprise of the nation, feel pledged
to the support of American institutions from q
feeling of sympathy which throbs through the
great united heart OF the American and British
people. Hence whatever may be the aggressive
disposition of the British government, the repub-
lican element of the United Kingdom will be a
check that will forever preclude any attempt at
violence.


In addition to this element, which alone can
furnish the sinews of war to England, she has a
formidable rival across the Channel, who is
watching with eagle eye every phase in the po-





more or less involved in political troubles, some
of which exhibit signs of disturbance, and others
in actual open revolt, common prudence would
teach all the leading powers of Europe 10 re-
serve their resources for any exigency which may
arise near home, rather than waste them in Amer
lea, where they have nothing to gain but at most
a successful Intervention and dctatorial inter
ference, while they have everything to lose in
the enmity of country which ranks first among
the nations of the earth. Besides France as a
rival, England must not slumber over the watch
ing spirit of liberty in Ireland, but remember
that England's extremity is Ireland's opportu-
nifty.


Canada, too, stands on tip-toe, watching an oo-
casion to unite in the great scheme of human ad-
vancement. The radical element which dscov-
cred itself in open revolt in 37 and '3S, has on
ly been appeased by conservative and conclato-
ry action on the part Of the British government.
The army lately sent over to that Province is
entirely inadequate to the purposes for which it
was dispatched, for recent extensive desertions
show that the soldiers themselves, when occasion
presents only too ready to join in the gener-
al move. Already have sufficient deserted from
the army to indicate what would be the result
should the boon of popular liberty be held out to
the people of Canada. In the face of all these
obstacles the British government will hardly ar
ray itself in open war against the popular theo-
ry of the day as illustrated in the contest for re-
publican national existence in America
Year: 1862

PRETTY GooD-The waggish correspondent of
the Providence Post, writing from Camp Bright
wood" across the Potomac, tells the following
story Of one of the men of the Fifth Rhode Island
Battery: "Not long since one of the riders, son
of old Neptune got unseated from bis horse.
The commanding officer came up to him and
reprimanded him, and asked sternly, if he did
not know how to ride. lie unhestatingly said
No. What did you then enlist for p asked the
Captain. To which the sailor promptly replied,
To shoot id Secessioniss not to break
colts" The reply so amused the officer that be
rode off smiling.
Year: 1862

VINO WANTS TO BE AN EDITOR ?-Some people
think it Is big thing to be an editor. Well,
perhaps it is-but we don't see it, A fellow is
dead headed into circusses and concerts and rides
on few railroads free, but that one fact destroys
nearly all Of the pleasure. When we had to
scrimp for week to get dollar to buy seat
at the opera the delight experienced was proper
toned TO the sacrifice of money it cost us


When you can ride on railroad for nothing you
don't care snap about going at all and so on


An editor occasionally gets presents, but they
are nine times ont Of ten articles that are of no
sort Of use to him. Eastern Euchanqe.
Year: 1862

BODY RECovERED.-We are informed that the
body of Mr.. Huots little son, drowned at the
time the MONEYS Ferry house was swept away,
was found buried in sand bar some two miles
below the Ferry, few days since. 1t was dis.
covered by piece of the dress worn, which was
partly visible above the sand. A portion of the
dress worn by Mrs Huot at the time she was
drowned, had also been found.
Year: 1862

THE School TEACHER.-By day, by week. by
month, drags he along in his wearsome, heart


aching profession, toliDg and struggling on in
thaDkless vocation. The builder of character, a
soldier in the army of the mind, which has been
steadily advancing from conquest to conquest,
till one half the world has been reclaimed from
ignorance and superstition. How few realize the
mission of the teacher we mean the earnest, la
boring teacher, who year by year arrays himself
against the ignorance of the age-how few are
ready to accord to him the consideration which
attaches TO bis noble calling-on the contrary,
how many there are who deem it duty to neg
lect if not despise the one upon whose labors de-
pend the veal and high mental prospects of the
future Of our race. The mechanic may rear the
pile which raises its colossal frame monument
to the genius and enterprise of material wealth
and wisdom the jurist and philosopher may
"plant footsteps in the sands of :ime," whose
traces may be read by admiring generations yet
unborn labor may rear its iron column and sup
port superstructure Of Opulence and might but
the army of teachers, abroad in our land, are
steadily Withdrawing the curtain which shuts in
darkness, revealing Tue sunlight OF thoughI dls
enhralled from the errors of sense, the chains of
superstition, and the guilt of ignorance Truly
his profession, linked as it is with all of wisdom
in the past, and all of discovery and science in
the future, stands as the foundation of everything
desirable in individual anticipation, and he who
'aithfully, earnestly and perseveringly performs
hi duty in that capacity, merits more than our
approval, our support and our favor,
Year: 1862

The Governors Message, which will
be found on our first page. is q clear and
able written document, and cannot fail
to meet with approval from moderate men
Of all parties. The following extract.
embracing melancholy facts. we call espec.
ial attention 10. The Legislature. with
great promptnes has already met the
evil. by passing a stringent act. to put
down jayhawking.


"The rebellion upon our border, and the
manner in which the war was conducted
during the summer, has caused the State
to be overrun with thieves and highway
ROBBERS. So numerous have these crimi-
nails become in some localities, that they
have the community under complete sub.
lection and control. Citizens of property
and influence have been cowed in silence
lest they shorld become the next victims
of the spoilers. Even many have openly
endorsed robbery that they might retain
their own property. Fortunately. the
change in the manner of conducting the
war, and the rigid discipline of the officers
now in command of the United States
forces hsre, have in . good degree restor-
ed good order and security within our
limits. The criminal laws need amend
ment in reference to these crimes. Pun
ishment under them, as now constituted.
is nearly impossible. and should the pre-
sent commanding officers be Withdrawn
or withdraw their forces, the people will
be compelled to rely alone upon the civil
authorities for protection. If possible.
provisions should be made for q speedy
trial in any court within the State that
may be in session when the crime is COM
mitted or criminal detected.


Some affect to justify the stealing Of
their neighbors' property on the ground
that it has been forfeited by the disloyal-
ty of its owner to the Government, while
much the larger class steal from mere
wantonness or purposes Of gain. The
Government. undoubtedly, has a right.
and it is highly proper to con6scate
the property of traitor. but that gives
no shadow of right to private citizen to
plunder his neighbor. The thief is a.
much st war with the Government as the
secessionist and should be treated with no
more leniency. The man who swears to
support the Constitution and the laws
while be sets them at defiance and tramples
them under his feet. is more guilty and
depraved than be who openly avows his
hostility to the Government, for the one
is simply . traitor, while the other adds
perjury TO his treason"
Year: 1862

The suffering Condition fthe Rebel Army.


From rebel source we hear Of terrible
suffering and destitution in the rebel
camps and hospitals. The editor of the
Richmond Whig says of the men on the
march, that some were without shirts, 9th
ers had on the dirty remnant Of a pair
Of pants, without shoes, and almost
without hats or caps. Some were bare
footed, others had on ragged socks but no
shoes, while one man he saw was destitute
of cap and shoes, and had one leg of his
pants torn entirely away Let it be re-
membered, too, that many of these troops,
thus ragged and destitute, and imping
along on feet covered with stone bruises,
had been reared up in luxury, and accus-
toned to all the comforts which wealth
and industry can supply.


Bad as this picture represents them to
be as to the camp, it seems that those
in hospital at Winchester were still more
unfortunate for as to them the editor
says: Cup to the fifteenth in
slant we are assured that the Medical De-
partment had not furnished solitary cot,
bed-sack, sheet pillow, or change Of
clothes for these unfortunates. With
the single exception of the York
Hospital, which was formerly occupied by
the Yankees, and where they had left a
complete outfit of hospital furniture, the
sick and wounded were huddled together
upon the dirty hOOr-in many instances
without a wisp Of straw between their
aching bones and the hard plank At
Hollingsworth Grove large numbers were
placed under tent flies, with nothing to
protect them against the cold night air
and driving mountain mists. A few cases
are reported where the patients were as
naked as babies just born, their scanty
clothing having been torn of to dress
their wounds, and but for blanket bOr-
rowed from a comrade they would have
been totally destitute of any covering save
the narrow Ay that had been stretched
above theml'
Year: 1862

Both sides question ought to be heard before giving


decision the merits Of any subject and therefore
feel sure you w in justice insert the following remarks
in reply your correspondent in this mornings HERALD
who think speaks strongly and rather unfairly on the
subject Of chairs He seeks 70 crafty the farsr por
son Of tho skaters expense Of tho ruder sox
forgetting suggest plan by means Of which the
matter might be compromised and both parties equally
accommodated The plan would suggest is simply this
Let portion Of the pond be divided o by rope under
which the gentlemen ladies could pass IL dcsirous but
beyond which let the chairs be entirely prohibited there
by allowing portion Of the pond for the gentlemen
where they may enjoy healthy exercise unaoyed by the
constant OF coming contact with one Of those de


ghtfu sources Of recreation with ladies' but objects
dread to the gentlemen) ice chair. II the above sug
eesten is adopted and leg ankle broken the entire
blame lies at the sufferers door self-denia noble
virtue ought be exercised towards the ladies to ts
fullest extent where there is medium course 70 pur
sue II is feel sure, little the wish OF any gentle
man As of myself that the chairs be prohibited entirely,
and the ladies' by that be deprived Of enjoyment


but where IL possible let matters be 80 arranged that
both sexes may participate equally in healthy and in
nocent recreation. feel sure Mr. Editor that the fair
ssx will at once allow the fairness Of this remembrance
and heartily second my proposition ON RUNNERS.