smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

Po1soS. journal of Health says if O
person swallows poison deliberately, or BY
chance7 instead of breaking out into nultitu-
dinous and incoherent EXPLANATIONS, dispatch
some one for the doctor; meanwhile, run %
the kitchen, get half a glass Of water in any.
thing that is handy, put into it a teaspoonfnl
of salt, and as much ground mustard, stir il
an instant, catch firm hold of Ae persons
nose, the mouth will soon fy open-thsn
down with the mixture, and in a second or
two up will come the poison. Thus it will
answer better in large mum ber of cases than
anything else. If, by this time the doctor
has not arrived, make the patient swallow the
white of an egg followed by cup Of strong
coffee, as aniidoes for any poison that re-
mains in the stomach, because these purify
a larger number Of poisons than any other ac-
cessible article.
Year: 1865

NIGHT THE Poor Mans FMENp.-Night
levels all artificial distinction. The beggar
on his pallet of straw snores as sopndly as
a king on bed of down Aight--kind,
gentle soothing refreshing night, the earth,
ly paradise of the slave, the sweet oblivion
of the worn soul, the nurse of romance, OF
devotion ; how the great painting heart OF
society yearns for the return of night and
rest Sleep is Gods special gift to the
poor, for the great there is no time fixed
for repose. Quiet, they have none and


instead of calmly awaiting the approach of
events they fret and repine, and starve
sleep, and chide the tardy hours, as if every
tomorrow were big with the fate of some
great hereafter The torrent of events goes
tearing past keeping eager expectations
constantly on tiptoe and drives timid slum'
ber away
Year: 1865

THE cure of an evil tongue must be at
the heart The weight and wheel are there
and the clock strikes according to their
motion. A guileful tongue and lips. 1t is
the workhouse where is the forge of deoeits
and Islander, and the tongue is only the out
er shop where they are vended, and the
door of it, Such ware as is made within,
such, and no other, can come out
Year: 1865

Two Lawyers having dispute, one saiJ
to the other who was dwarf


"If you are not more civil l'll put you IL
my pocket"


"a In that case" replied the little one "you
will have more law in your pocket than
YOU ever had in your head"
Year: 1865

FREIGHr RIsING.-In consequence of
the Withdrawal of the majority of the pack
trains from the Boise to the Blackfoot road,
freight from here and the points on the riv-
ar to Boise City and the Basin has advanced
one and half and two cents per pound.
The teams on the Boise road now have all
they can do, and will probably get still
higher price for freghting before the sea-
son closes.
Year: 1865

DELINQUENT Treasurer McAulif
is now engaged in making out the annual
delinquent tax list. Tax payers should re-
member that if their taxes are not paid by
the 1st of November ted per cent. will be
added as cost for collection.
Year: 1865

Two pack trains, loaded principally with
groceries and provisions, have fitted out in
town this week and left for Blackfoot. A
number of small mining parties have also
left for the same Section this week. We
have seen several going off in the "old
California Style viz two or more, on foot,
and driving or leading as many pack horses
They seem sanguine that they will be able
to cross the mountains without serious diff
Guilty; but their experience, when they have
got through will be better proof upon this
point
Year: 1865

Ifthere beanything in the world calculated
to irritate a mans temper it is the system
which prevails, while travelling, of borrow
ing newspapers How frequently have we
seen the boy pass through the cars disposing
OF his papers, and in reply to his question of
WANT paperG' heard passenger answer
gruffiy mo! there's nothing in theml' and
in few minutes afterwards see this same
man turn to his more liberal fellow passen-
ger, who had purchased one, and ask him
for the loan Of it few moments. II he gets
the paper he will be sure to read every word
it contains, thereby depriving the owner Of
It, Not unfrequently he puts it in his pocket,
and slyly vamoses at a station on the route.
We remember upon one occasion, during the
war, going on business 10 the Capital of tho
State, Before leaving the depot, we pur
chased Philadelphia paper for the purpose
OF reading the news from the Seat Of War


Just behind Us sat well-dressed, and an


parently wealthy old gentleman, who, in
reply to the boys interrogatory whether he
wanted paper, simply shook his head No


The cars started, and we had gone about 8
mile, when, ,justsswe were somewhat engross
ed in description Of battle the old gentle
man tapped us on the shoulder, and asked i


we would loan him the paper for mo
ment, be just wanted to see something
Having respect for his age, and at the sam,
time not liking to refuse request made ir
such polite terms, we handed him the paper
presuming he would return il almost imme
diately. But net so. He took out pair o
gold speetacles, adjusted them on his nose
iolded the paper in convenient style, threw
himself back on the seat, and commenced
reading at the first column on the first mage
lie continued to read until we got tired O
waiting and watching for the return of oul
property, and finally became engaged in
other matters. AT length the train reached
depot some thirty-six miles from Whining
ton, where number of passengers get off
and among others this gentleman. Being n


the time engaged in reading a book, we di,
not notice him take his departure from til,
car, and was unconscious Of the fact, unit
the train was moving of, when to our aston
ishment and we may also say chagrin, W,
noticed the old gentleman just starting off il
an omnibus for tho town, still deeply en-
crossed with the contents of our paper. w,
came TO the conclusion that the system O
loaning newspapers in the cars is an abom
Unable nuisance, and should not be tolerated
At least we resolved to profit by experience
The man who is too mean to buy a newspa
per ought not 10 read one. TRAVELLER.
Year: 1865

Take the most thorough man of the world
OF your acquaintance-the man most per
fectly versed in all that goes on in all condi.
tons and ranks of life-and ask you what
would he be without his newspaper BY
what possible machinery could he learn, as
he sits Mt his breakfast, the last nows from
China, of the last ballet at Paris the state of
the funds at San Francisco, the winner at
Newmarket, the pantomime at the Olympic,
and the encyclical OF the Popei


Without my newspapers, life would mar
row itself to the small units of my personal
experience, and humanity be compressed in.
to the ten or fifteen people meet with. As
for the advertisements, regard them as the
mirror of the age Show me one page of
the wants" OF any country, apd engage
myself to give sketch of the current civil
lization Of the psriod.-L0rd BrOugham.
Year: 1865

The St. Louis Republican says I've
regret to learn from several counties OF the
State, that in some neighborhoods, young men.
from Missouri, who Joined the Confederate
army and have since returned, under pledges
from our Government that they should be
.uumolested, have been peremptorily ordered
of, and in many cases have been obliged to
leave the homes to which they had come back.
Several instances Of such lawless violence are
reported from Franklin County, but thisis but
one among the many in which this reprehenslbe
spirit has been manifested. The cases are
very numerous and as notorious in the places
where they occur as they are numerous. The
wrong done in this way is not committed by
federal soldiers, but by stay at,home citizens,
who probably show by these outrages on
'deteaseless men chat they are actuated by the
same cowardice that kept them out OF the ranks
Of the army. The returned Federal soldiers
usually manifest more generosity and justice
to a foe whom they have met and have van,
~quished, latter having found them worthy Of
their steel.
Year: 1865

IT is stated that the food crop of the United
States, in 1865, will be the largest known in
our history. This fact seems to be under
stood by everybody but the dealers in food.
The latter find it as difficult to get out of the
habit of charging, as if they were Kilpatricks
and Sheridans Cincinnati Times,
Year: 1865

The following special dispatch was received by tb,
Daily Salt Lake Vedette of the 9th inst. It show,
that the commander of the District of the Plain,
attnntion towards Powder River:
Year: 1865

An enthusiastic historian of the stim-
ulants we use, might find lausible
ground for saying that the introduction
Of tea into the western world is the most
revolutionary innovation in the sphere
of diet whicn history records, and for
tracing to its influence on. our national
character, much of the mental and phys
ical activity of this nineteenth century.
We must avoid enthusiasm, and try to
say few sober words on this subject.
That tea has an influence over the tis-
sues of the body is now among the things
admitted in physiology. This influence
is of a conservative nature, and it's value
to the poor can scarcely be over-rated.
To them tea is virtually tissue, and
makes.a supply Of food that would other
wise be inadequate to maintain the
weight Of the body, sufficient for that
purpose. Doubtless an unlimited supply
of food capable of replacing any amount
of effete tissue would be preferable to a
substance which simply goes to prevent
Tissue from becoming ehete, but this is
impractible = the unlimited supply OF
heterogeneous food being thing that as
yet neither Providence nor politicians
have given to us.


Doubtless too, alcohol has in common
with tea and other substances, this pow
er of retarding the waste of the tissue Of
the body but probably it acts different
ly, and certainly it is open to strong OBJ
jections which cannot be made against
tsa. This preserving power of tea over
the tissues, has not hitherto been ex-
planned. Perhaps it may not be alto
gether unconneeted with another inhu-
ence of tea which we proceed to notice;
namely, an influence over the temper or
rather the mood, or speaking physically,
after our fashion over the ''nerves." y
Nothing affects the wear of tissue more
than mood; and tea has strange infu-
ence over mood-a strange power of
changing the look of things, and chang
ing 1t for the better, 50 that we can be.
lieve and hope and do under the in fuence
Of tea, what we should otherwise give up
IN dlscouragemont and despair-feelings
under the influence of which tissues
wear rapidly. In the language Of the
poor, 1T produces feeling of comfort.
Neither the philosopher nor the philan-
throplst will despise this property of tea,
Year: 1865

A man is to be judged by the company
he keeps. The remark is equally appli-
cable to mems literary companions
Perhaps the application is strongly in
the latter case, since men can always
choose their reading. but cannot always
avoid intercourse with parties not wholly
to their taste We believe there is no
better index to mans character, than
the newspaper he takes. Tell us what
newspaper man pays his money for,
reads himself, and gives to his children
to sow the seed Of social and political
principles in their minds, and we will
readily inform you where he stands upon
nearly every important question of the
day. The test we regard, in great
majority of cases, as unfaiiing. If the
journal that secures his patronage is a
mere news organ, neutral upon all agi-
tating questions, and aspiring to the ia
yor Of ell parties, you may be sure you
have come across one who bothers his
brain but little about matters of state,
and looks with sort Of quiet contempt
upon everybody that exhibits anything
above the average of public spirit. He
is no politician himself and has no conf
dence in anybody that is. He wants
no office, and would never think of be-
coming a soldier to fight for his country,
though he would have no objection to a
Government contract.


# the paper is a copperhead, you may
expect the man that takes, and pays his
money to sustain it, to be found Kissing
on all occasions at all true friends of 10y
atty, and to be very ANXIOUS for peace
through compromise with the rebels, or
by letting them go altogether. He has
a remarkable distaste for the war, seeing
that he is in no danger of taking part
in it or incurring any of it's risks or hard
ships He is always lamenting the
bloodshed and miseries it is producing,
but never gives penny to aid Sanitary
Commission or a Union Aid Society in
binding up the wounds Of suffering loyal
soldiers, or furnishing them with the
comforts which will alleviate their condl-
tion in the field.


If, on the other hand. you find sound
Union papeS-one that is out-spoken
Year: 1865

this power Of comforting comfort or re-
moving ennui, Of promoting these hap
pier feelings Of our nature under which
we can do most and bear most. There
is no denying the considerable depen-
dence Of our moods and frames upon
substances, and as moods are as impor-
taut as muscles. as they affect as largely
a mans ability for the great ends of life
we cannot regard the cheapening of such
substances when devoid Of noxiouus
qualaties as other than most important
benefit to the poor, and most interest
ing experiment for medical observers to
watch.


Tea is a great fact in our present
mode of life. It has been, the making
Of an additional meal among us since the
"good old days" when people lived on
three meals day. Justice has scarce
ly been done to the magnitude of the
change which has happened since the
time when gentlemen-aye, and ladies
too-took beer to their early breakfast
when they dined at eleven, supped be-
tween five and six and went to bed at
ten. Tea has been the principal cause
of this revolution One Of the most i'm
portant results of the use Of tea is the
prolongation of the social evenings. At
the time Of evening leisure it gives the
feeling of morning lightsomeness and
freshness. It has something like the ef-
feet Gf sleep upon us. It removes that
heaviness which follows the principle
meal and would take US 20 bed sat ten. y
It postpones the hour Of sleep AS a
consequence of the postponement Of the
hour of sleep, follows inevitably the post
ponement Of the hour of waking. Early
rising has probably no such enemy as
tea. There are not few people who
| breakfast when their fathers used to
think of dinner, who dine when their
fathers supped, and who take their en-
livening cup at the hour when their fa-
theirs were getting stupid and making
ready for bed No doubt there is some
evil in all this but there is more good.
The mere alteration in the hour Of sleep
or even the taking Of an additional hour
for this purpose, are not necessary evils.
The question Of evil or good turns upon
the character Of our waking hours and
we believe we are not saying too much
for our present life, when we say that
life never was so active and so fruitful
of good results as now. Of course the
increased consumption Of tea may in
volve some physiological consequences
ola disagreeable nature, but not many
For the class to whom the cheapening Of
tea will be the greatest temptation, are
not troubled with. nerves. They have
so much hard work to do and so little Of
luxury in their lot that the addition Of
little good tea to their daily fare, car
only be great comfort and a great
boon for which they will ever be thank
full


A. e. SMITH, M. D.
Year: 1865

and radical in its utterance upon all
questions of the war-in the mans house
where it seems to be treated as a well
come and honored guest, showing sigus
of having been freely handled, and care
fully read and re-read, as such papers near
ly always do, you may depend upon ityou
have got into a household that is full of
love for our soldiers and devotion to the
country. That mans son is probably
in the army, or in the grave which his
eRuntryas service has provided for him,
'Sahd his wife is full of energy in working
to clothe and minister to the wants of
our brave boys under Grant or Sherman.
IF she hasn't got a son in the ranks.
she loves all the soldiers that are there
as if they were her own sons, and works
to provide them with whatever will
make them comfortable with all moth
ers devotion. There is no sickly talk
about closing the war, before the rebels
are handsomely whipped, to be heard in
that house. The old man will tell you
with smile that fairly emits sunshine,
that he voted for sold Abe" and in
tends to stand by him with muscle and
treasure, until the thing is through, and
everybody about the establishment SUBJ
scribes to the doctrine. It is in such
households that the spirit has lived.
which has carried this country through
four years Of bloody, wasting war, and
will carry it through to victorious end,


but how much of that spirit is due. to
the loyal press of the country-thoso
newspapers which have taught loyalty
as second only to religion and sent out
their daily messengers Of encouragement
and exhortation to the hearts of men
Year: 1865

1t is believed that the census Of the
State of New York, to be taken this
year, will show that its present popnla-
ton is over four millions. The drain Of
men for the war has beer more thar
made up BY emigration.
Year: 1865

"Henceforth you must be measured accord
ing to your merits, and If one man is more
meritorious than the other, they cannot be
equals and he who is the most mer'torous
is the superior without regard to color"


"He that is most meritorious, and virtuous,
and intelligent, and we'll informed, must
stand highest without regard to color. 1t is
the very basis upon which heaven rests itself.
Each individual takes his degree in proper
ton to his merits and his virtue. ~
Year: 1865

SPECULATION AND PRAcrIcE.-It is not diff
cult to conceive that for many reasons, man
writes much better than be lives For with
out entering into refined specuations, it may
be shown 10 be much easier TO design than to
perform. man proposes his schemes of life
10 a state of abstraction and Encouragement.
exempt from the enticemeuts of hope, the So
licltatlons OF affection the opportunities of ap-
petite, or the depressions of fear, and is in the
same state with him that teaches upon land
the art of navigation to whom the sea is al
ways smooth, and the wind always prosperous.
Year: 1865

The quiet smile that accompanied the au-
swers bewildered the landlord. In fact, the
captain was az enigma that the worthy land
lord of the Travellers Rest could not solve


The appearance Of the maid of the hosterly
with flask OF wine and refreshments the cap
tain had ordered, interrupted the conversation.


The host whispered to the girl and hurried
away.


What did be say to you ~ ssked The cap
Year: 1865

it to it's own inherent weakness as the
.incompctency Of its chief agent; nci-
thcr of which would bc true. 1t will
be time enough to discuss the cause
when the effect is produced, and if
VIC arc faithful, united and determined
that we can never be. In any event, this
dark hour is the last in which we will
saddle the President with the response
bility of all our misfortunes. In tho
first place, we do not believe he is re-
sponsible; in the next, whilst Abraham
Lincoln fancies he has bis clutches upon
his throat, we will not say-wc cannot
say with truth" Yes, Father Abra-
ham, that is the chief sinner; accept him
as a victim, and restore us to thy favor"
On the contrary, we can tell the Presi-
dent of the United States that we are all


as great offenders as the President of the
Confedcracy, who is but our servant and


our agent and that if this war of de-
fence has been conducted with as signal
humanity and moderation as skill and
valor it is because our servant and our
agent has steadily maintained, under the
most extraordinary provocation, the hui


manity and moderation of the Southern
character.


But if Jefferson Davis cannot claim


the credit Of inaugurating this Revolu
tion; if he is but the honorod instrument
selected by the people themselves for


their chief; if he has manifested per-
sistent desire to harmonizc and alleviate


the horrors Of war, nc has conducted his


administration Of affairs with as much


Judgment, energy and devotion to the


cause as any other man who could have


been selected for his position. Who
| could have done better? Let us hear
the name Of the man, and also the rea-


son why the public intelligence did not
select that man for the Presidency in =


stead Of the present incumbent? We


have no doubt that We did the best we


could in making Mc. Davis President, and
! that he has tried to do the best he could


in the Presidency. We see no more


reason in attributing to him all the dis


aSters in the y est than all the g!ories in


the East. II We arc true to ourselves,


the Ship Of State vii! yet ride the waves
buoyant and victorious; but if she goes


down, let us refrain from pelting the
helmsman, whom we ourselves put at the


wheel Of ship which We ourselves built
and launched, and meet our fate with at
least the foctitude and resignation OF
Turks, if not of Christians.
Year: 1865

The Washington Chronicle 09th) has
liberal and creditable editorial on the
people Of the South, entitled Worthy
Thought" After asking the question, if
the people Of the South are 50 tired of
the war why do they fight with such
tenacity? it answers it by reference
to the social influences and their high
sense OF honor. 1t AYERS that no gentle
men could be more agreeable and no
ladies more fascinating. 1t closes as fol-
lows:


@-~ Personal honor was the absorbing
passion Of the Southerner's lifc The
standard may have been faulty, but was
rigidly adhered to. Such men may be
heartily sick of strife, but they will
not abandon those engaged in it. They
may long for the close of the war, but
they will not desert their colors. They
may deplore the necessity for the dread
onsets of forlorn battle-tields, but once
On them they will conquer or die.


Gas dcscrters or willing captives, they
know they will be ostracised from the
homes Of the friends they love when the
contest is over. Hence the war will be
continued and desperate battles be fought
until, by common consent, the struggle
is regarded as utterly hopeless, or until
such terms arc offered as they feel at
liberty to accept.


"Shall VIC deal with them as pluc+y
but er'ing brethren, whose sense of
honor, defective as we may think it, must
be respected, and whose pride of charac-
ter should not be broken down; or shall
we undertake to regard them as lawlcss,
defiant rebels, who arc to be humblcd, if
not exterminated? Do we not want
these courageous mcn-thcse enduring,
high spirited men-to unite with us in
laying, broad and deep, the foundations.o OF
a democratic society that, under the in
spiration of free institutions, shall throw
all our past prosperity, brilliant as it
was, in the shade?"
Year: 1865

In consequence of a quarrel between
Mayor Gunther and the City Inspector,
the streets of New York are not to be
swept. AS the piles of dirt are always
left for the winds and the carriages to-
scatter again, this quarrel concerns only
the swecpcrs. not the citizens.
Year: 1865

However, let them propel her ahesd-or rather.
sstern-snd let us all look thoughtiuHy on.and
see how they prosper in their undertaking. We
simply guess that they will find the absence of
the loyal Black ballot as inconyenient a. they
have already proved the loyal Black bullet
handy thing to have about the house when Rob-
els are abundant and obstreperous.
Year: 1865

"You may have noticed in the Salisbury Watch.
man rumor of . threatened raid in this County,
wherein it is stated that some two or three hundred
Of the enemy were in the neighborhood Of Pied
mont Springs. 1t is all false alarm. The whole
country has been thoroughly secured by our forces
and there are no evidences that the enemy has been
in that region"
Year: 1865

II want you to change my standard from =
to this office, Bsrriugers brigade. have seen but
one number of the Standard since came to the
army, and that one was handed round 90 much and
so read by the soldiers that it was soon worn out.
but not so the soldiers. + We have rumors Of
peace hope the friends of peace will not relax
their efforts. We want peace on the best terms we
can get A prolongation Of the war is inevitable
destruction"