smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

nD-It is said that small quantity Of
aassafras bark mixed with dried fruit will
keep it free from worms for years. The
remedy is easily obtained in many locali-
ties, and is we'll worthy an experiment, Is
it will not injure the fruit in any manner,
if it does not prevent the nuisance.
Year: 1865

FRASKLIS's THIRD MAxiM TO MARRY -RF-
Chastity. moiesty In word and deed and even
in thought. is so essential, that without it, no
female is fit to be wife. 1t is not enough
that young woman abstain from everything
approaching towards indecorum in her be-
havour towards men it is, with. me-, not
enough that size cast down her eyes, or turn
aside her head With smile, when she, hears
at indclicatc allusion she out to appearing
to understand it, and to receive from it no
more impression than if she wore apost.s,
Year: 1865

Two boys were apprenticed In car'


penter shop. One determined to make


himself thorough workman, the other
didn't care, One of them read and stud
led, and got books that would help him


to understand the principles Of his trade.


He spent his evenings at home reading.


The other liked fun best He often


went with other boys to have ga good
time" "COme," be often said to his


shopmate, "leave your old books; 90 with
US. What's the use of all this reading 2"
off | lose these golden moments" was
the boys answer, IL should lose what I
can never make up" While the boys


were still apprentices, an offer of tw,,
thousand dollars appeared in the news
papers for the best plan for a State


House, to be built in one of the Eastern
States.


The studious boy saw the advertisement
and determined to try for it. After care
ful study he drew ont his plans, and sent
them to the committee. We suppose
that be did not really expect to gain the
prize but he thought. "there Is nothing
like trying" In about week afterwards,
a gentleman arrived at the carpenters
shop and asked if an architect by the name
of Washington Wilberforoe lived there.
"No," said the carpenter ono architect
but I have an apprentice by that name.
''Let's see him." The young man was
summoned, aud informed that his plau
was accepted, and that the two thousand
dollars we're his. The gentleman then
said that the boy must put the building
up; and his employer was SO proud of
his success, that he willingly gave him
his time and let him go. This studious
young carpenter became one of the first
architects of our country. He made a
fortune, and now stands high in the es-
teem of everybody while bis fellow ap-
prentice can hardly earn food for himself
and family by his daily labor.
Year: 1865

the Army OF the Potomac and its commander,
for the bravery and energy displayed during
the series OF battles. Some Of these men ha we
been marching almost continuously for sew
eral days, the Fifth Corps making over thirty
Year: 1865

nND Vr Z y


The thrilling intelligence buzzed about
Washington at a late hour last night Of the
surrender Of Lee and the army OF Northern
Virginia was fully and officially announced
at daylight this morning by the thunder Of ar
tillery and the joyous ringing OF bells.


With this surrender perishes the last hope
OF the rebels and their sympathizers, who
have pinned their faith upon Lee, and despite
defeat and disaster to their cause, eliminating
In the loss Of Richmond, have yet talked Of
the successive surrenders of vital points by
the rebels as profoundly "strategetic," with
view to concentrating the rebel armies at some
interior point where they could bid defiance
indefinitely to the Union forces


But even the New York Ne,ys will hardly be
able to hold the surrender of Lee and his armv
up to its readers as ga blessing in disguise" for
the Confederacy or s'masterly piece of policy,
on the part Of the Confederate leaders. When
TAe. the wisest and bravest OF the confederate
LEADERS. seas ne ray OF hope for the confederate
cause. and vol rntarily lays down his arms to
prevent hafurther An. futile efusion OF blood,
the most credulous optimist srnongst his fol.
lowers must accept his judgment as decisive.


We may expect now to hear at any moment
OF the surrender Of Johnston and his army, and
that Of the scattered remnants of the Confeder.
ate military organization throughout the South
VIII follow as soon as the news Of the Ca.
~A LII military chief is known


-ef Davis be assured Of the safety Of his
neck he too would surrender, but unpleasant
doubts on that point, in view Of his great
crimes, will doubtless cause the conscience
stricken arbitrator to seek the desperate
chance of skulking exit from the country he
has ruined.


His destiny-even II spared to die a natural
DEATHS not to be envied, loaded as he will
be with the curses and contumely of mis-
countryn,en. and deepest and most bitter, of
his own deluded followers.
But we turn to more pleasant subects-to
the certainty of speedy PEACE; of the re.
establishment Of our glorious Union, in all its
integrity; the return OF our brave soldiers to
their families and their peaceful occupations:
the resumption OF suspended industrial and
commercial pursuits, and the starting ont OF
the country on a new term OF prosperity, with
new title to respect among the nations of the
world.
Year: 1865

sstsaa44It7tss7sfA new 4ne4h0d OF Doing


Honor to Distinguished Men. Q


The Boston a 4drertiser thinks TINT
anybody who win invent for use in this.
country new method of doing honor
70 great men, viii Perforlnan act of
humanity toward deserving and suf-
fering class, and win do something to
save the people of the United States
from making themselves ridiculous be-
fore thsiworId. at present the methods
in use appear to be three. The FIRST of
these IS 10 set the man whom We delight
to honotth soma public place where all
S0mers may shake his hand Now,
handshaki4g, beyond the half dozen
mem whom the recipient of ih0noFs Is
glad to see, is an utterly insane
processs beyond the first i've min
utes Il becomes a, laborious processsand
after the first fifteen minutes it is tor
ture under which fthe strongest eohsti-
tutions break down and before which
the stoutest hearts quail, Moreover.
any man is supposed to have q reasonSt
pie choice as 70 the sort of people with
whom he shall be brought in contact
Few OF US think that even the Roman
was any too lfasti6lfous, who. when
before meeting his felloW=citizens as q
candidate, said Ibid them wash their
faces and keep their teeth clean" But
" .4T.5aa s5fs-s-- I
Year: 1865

SPRINGFIELD. IT,. May 4.--The large number
of visitors here TO view the remains of he presi
dent was increased last night and this morning
by numerous arrivals from all quarters.


The remains will be accompanied 20 the vault
by military and civic procession.


The ground selected for the burial is exceed
ingiy beautiful
Year: 1865

sons connected With the assassination. who will
certainly suffer the death penalty.


The Worlds Washington special says: 1t is
currently reported to day that the president and
cabinet have decided to open all the southern
states to general trade, and suspend all regula-
tons 10 force, by order of the treasury depart
ment. II this il confirmed by a proclamation
OF the president il will be most important step
toward the restoration of peace.
Year: 1865

EIy- Boston has the largest organ in the
county, and boasts much of it. New
York cannot endure any body's SUPERIOR
ty, and hence New York IS talkmg Of hay
ing bigger organ than Boston
Year: 1865

We are authorized to announce ABRAHAM
BLoow SEN, Of Pike township, as candidate
for the Office Of County Commissioner, subject to
the action Of the Democratic party at the ensue-
ing primary election.
Year: 1865

AFFAIRS IN NAsHvLLE.-The Mayor
of Nashville to put stop to crime
has issued a proclamation requiring day
and night police to enquire into the en-
ployment of all white or colored per-
sons, without ostensible business, who
are not known to be residents of respect
able standing; and to arrest and arraigu
all suspicious persons before the Record
Ter, for investigation, 80 that bonds or
sureties may be taken, and to carry out
this object an additional force ia to be
detailed in conjunction with the regular
| police.
Year: 1865

ORDER FOR PLANK SIDEWALK.


And now IL Ii hereby ordered and directed by
the Common Council Of the city of Evansville
that the owners OF all lots parts Of lots fronting
on or adjoining the east side of Seventh avenue,
from Third street TO Fourth street, In said city,
cause the side walks thereon to be brought to the
proper grade, and that they cause o side walk Of
Glass No. TO be laid down thereon within thirty
days from the publication OF this order.
~ A. NJ. McGRIFF, Clerk.
City Clerks ONCE Nov "a. 1865. n24-at


Union copy.l
Year: 1865

ORDER FOR PLANK SIDEWALK
And now It Is hereby ordered and directed by
the Common Council Of the city of Evansville
that the owners of all lots parts of lots, front
Ing on or adjoining the south west side Of Seventh
street, from Vine street to Division street, in
said city, cause the side walks thereon to be
brought to Is proper grade, and that they cause
sidewalk of class No. to be laid down thereon
within thirty days from the publication Of this
order. A. NJ. McGRIFF Clerk
City Clerks 0fEics, Nov 20, 1865. n2O-st


1Unfou copv1
Year: 1865

The court of inquiry appointed to investi-
gate the facts and circumstances connected
with the explosion of the magazine at the
Marshall warehouse, in the city Of Mobile
Ala, on the 25th of May, have reported
The court find that the Marshall warehouse
was as ft building for the storage of pow
der and ammunition as could be procured
within the limits of the city of Mobile; that
Brevet Captain W. s. BEEBE selected proper
and efficient experts in ordnance for the pur.
pose of having immediate charge of the
building and superintendence of moving and
storing the ammunition but the court are Of
opinion that the testimony substantiates the
fact that there had been, during the day on
which the explosion occurred, gross and cul-
pable carelessnoss on the part of the fatigue
party in handling the fixed ammunition. The
court find it impossible to render IN opinion
as to the immediate cause Of the explosion
as so, far ms is known, no person at or in the
building survived the explosion.
Year: 1865




Notwithstanding tho progress which the
science and business of telcgraphing has
made during the last ten years it is yet only
in its earlier stages. There is no doubt but
that it is destined yet to achieve greater
triumphs than any which it has thus far
realized. Concentration Of energy and capi-
tai and the greater familiarity with and use
Of this confesscdly one of the most impor-
tant inventions of this inventive age will, in
few more years, bring it into some more
general use than at present. Whether the
present attempt to establish an European
communication by means of a telegraph
cable between Great Britain and America
shall prove more fortunate than its prede.
comparatively short time tcegraphc com
munication between the old and new world
will be an established fact.


In our own country the science of tcle-
graphing has made more rapid progress and
came into more general use than in any other
part Of the world. Here all classes use the
telegraph to a greater or less extent, and the
business has consequently increased to a
greater extent than anywhere else. There
are at the present time in the United State:
three great telegraph companies controlling
many thousand miles of wire, and with nearly
thirty millions of dollars of capital. The
American and Western Union Companies to.
gether have achieved n most remarkable
success, and for a while had almost n COM
plete monopoly of the business. 1t is, how
ever, of such nature that it is impossible
in this country for any company or compa-
nies, however rich or powerful, to maintain
it as n monopoly.


To meet the necessity for competition and
TO extend needed additional tclegraphic IA
clities the United States Telegraph Com
pany was formed about two years ago. The
success Of this company has been very marked
and is constantly increasing. They are
rapidly extending and perfecting their lines,
and already connect the most important
points in the Atlantic and Western States.
The important interests of the Atlantic and
Pacific States impcrativcly require that ad
ditional telegraphic facilities should be fur,
nished. At present there is but one wir,
connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
This is frequently interrupted, sometimes fol
days at n time. In view Of the demand fol
additional facilities, the United States Pa
oifc Telegraph Company has been formed
in connection with the United States Tcle
graph Company, and is energctcnlly at worl
to furnish tho required facilities. Twelve
hundred miles of tho line will be built beiUr,
winter set in.


The sections from Chicago to Omaha, N
r., east Of the Rocky mountains, and from
Virginia to San Francisco, west, are already
under contract, the wire purchased, and viii
be constructed within the next four months
The poles for the interior portion of the lin,
will be cut this fall and set early in the spring
and within year twO-wire line will be
completed for the whole distance. This viii
give three wires to the Pacific, and other
will be added whenever the business shal
require it. Some of the largest capitalist
are engaged in this enterprise, and there /,
no lack of capital or energy to insure its com
plete and speedy success.
Year: 1865

Two young misses of. thirteen and fifteen
years, respectively, swan from the outer end
of the ocean steamboat landing, at Newport,
to the shore. Tho Wave newspaper says:
"Tho distance from the wharf to the water
and where they plunged in to the shore, is SO
great that We never considered that amy lady
had the courage to put her tender life in such
perilous condition. Few men would accept
n challenge to perform this feat
Year: 1865

MEN cease to be useful the moment they
begin to publicly rocite their grievances, and
they are not far from the camp of the enemy
when they abuse the honored and trusted
men Of their party.
Year: 1865

white emigrant population, and the divi.
sion of the plantations into small farms,
employment will be secured for all who
are disposed TO work in good faith and
those who will Shirk the duty incumbent
upon every member of society, as soon
as deprived of the subsistence and en-
couragement now afforded by the United
States, will have to leave or starve.
When divided into small squads, with the
example of white laborers TO stimulate
and encourage them, there is a much
better prospect of their working regularly
and honestly than under the old system
of working in large gangs with a single
overseer to overlook them Any how, the
land must be cultivated, and if the ne
groes will not serve for that purpose,
their place must be supplied by another
kind of laborers. There is every desire
and interest to give them fair trial; but
the people are beginning to grow i'm
patient of the long delay in realizing the
benefits which have been SO often promis.
ed from their emancipation.
Year: 1865

THE Sacramento Cpaoh says:
The Central Pacific Railroad Company have four
nowerfu freight locomotives how or the way 10 Jan
iornia called Utah Nevada, humboldt and Iruekee
and nave four IN process Of construction at the
East in addition 10 the IN san Francisco which Is
nearly completed. Orders have been sent East ior
four others When oil these come to hand the company
will have 20 locomotives ready for work. They are thus
preparing for the next seasons business. when WIN
undoubtedly be very large tao road is far enough ny
the mountains TO the mountain ircght ana
will be still further eastward by tho commencement OF
travel in spring.


The Atlantic and Great Western Road to-day
came into possession of the Catawissa Road.
The President of the road has been made the
general manager OF the concern.


The movement of Dry Goods at this port Tor Tue
past week has been as follows:
Year: 1865

We read in the good Book that on .
certain occasion when the Princes and
Lords of the Phiiistines had gathered to
celebrate q feast, it entered into their
hearts to call into their service the won.
derous strength of blind captive whom
they held in bonds. Required per force
TO obey the behest of his masters, the
blind old giant at length became weary,
and leaning against the pillars Of the
structure on which they were assembled,
the Lord heard his prayer and granted
him strength to overthrow i! and to des-


roy In one common ruin the lords and
chiefs at whose bidding and for whose
behoof be was brought forth in his bonds.


In like manner the Philistines Of our
day after having reduced to bondage and
put out the mental eyes of people pos.
sessed of the strength of many giants,
now call out their blind captives and fur
uish him arms to perpetuate their power
and render more hopeless and CALLING his
own oppressive chains of bondage. Shall
not the slumbering strength of the blind
csptive of the South, inspired by borrid
desperation, find the means and the op.
portunity of overwhelming his oppressors
in fearful destruction! Can it be posi-
Bile in the Providence of righteous God
that three hundred thousand people can
be found to fight for their oppressors to
perpetuate their own bondage and that OF
their families and their posterity!
Year: 1865

sa- Thomas army is being rapidly re-
inforced by new recruits, and arrange
ments are in progress to operate against
Lee, should be abandon Richmond and
retreat TO the Southwest That is prob
ably wise precaution. but appearances
now seem to indicate that Lee will re-
main and be taken in his hole. as he can
not bear to leave his own dupghill-bis
native State of Virginia.
Year: 1865

INGENIOUS CoMBisATios OF WORDS
-Can You square the circle I? is the
problem that is ncv passing around
among the uathematieians. While they
are at work upon it the following will an
sEer for curious as well as practical so.
solution, Observe that it reads the ssms
sides:
Year: 1865

FoRGoT THE LABEL.-Theodore Tilton
said in recent speech that when he saw
street cars labeled, "Colored men allowed
to ride in this car" he wondered why
the Almighty didn't think to label the
earth in large plain letters when be put
it on the track OF its orbit, "Colored men
allowed on this Planet"
Year: 1865

the female workers in the art of flax spinning
and i'll the course Of the spring still great
er number will follow. The working of the
new mill is likely in itself to form an era in
the Northwestern States of America, as well
in consequence of the increased demand
which will thus be created for labor as be-
cause Of the impetus it must give to the
growth of a quality OF flax much finer than
that usually pr duced there. We have been
told that Messrs. Barbour's New York mill
will give regular employment to more than
one thousand hands. .... v~a51 saI
Year: 1865




Our FgARs.-We are afraid of too much
ozone in the atmosphere, and we are
afraid Of too little-we ignoramuses /
mean, for Of course the chemists know
their business and understand meters. -
We are afraid Of apoplexy or Of influenza, !,
Of sun. stroke or Of bronchitis, according
to the climate in which We abide but we
arc sure to be afraid Of one or the other.
Liebig-mors power to his namsl-is
afraid that Ve wastelnl English, dealing
with substances in the high.hA1 stif-
necked, bliDd-eyed pr0digslity natural
to US, will denude the world Of its manure
store, and SO deprive the future Of its food;
and the Malthusians are afraid that the
world will get overstocked with human
animals, and that the crying generations
yet unborn will have to 60 supperless to
to bed, because there will be more mouths
than meat. There are some who talk
learned fear about second deluge from
the fitting of the earth on its axis, and
the Polar bAsis-I forget now which,
whether north or south there are others
who quake at possible collision with q
comet, when old mother earth will have
the breath knocked out of ber body, and
will lie, collapsed and lifeless, like AIog
in space. Some live in a vague alarm Of
the subterranean Ere and the stopping up
of volcanic Rent-holes, when We shall have
such an explosion Is will send Us spin.
ning-wh0 knows vheFs Fsf-perhaps as
Ear as Jupiter. Or, It may be,to be brought
nm hx SaklIEnse rhalka =. othAFa~ Iona. faAeR
ct the thickeNing Of the earth's crust and
the cooling of those same 6res, and fore
see the time when we shall be ell sDpw-
men; living on q huge ice bali While
some look for the millennium, for which
they are not prepared; and some for the
Last Day. for which they are less pre-.
pared. Some fear that our coal.beds win
fail, and that re shall have chilhlains and
frosted toes fpF want offusl others. that
gold will become as cOmmon as copper.
and then what shall We do for ouF cur.
rencyf-All the Year Round. j. ..'
Year: 1865

COLLISION IN THE BAY.-Tae steamer Lou
isiana did not reach Baltimore from Fortress
Monroe yesterday until a late hour, in conse.
quence OF having been disabled by colIiding in
tie dense fog Thursday night with an unknown
propellor off Point Lookout The Louisiana
was badly stove in the bow about the water
line, and the timbers in the forward part of
it was feared she would sink, but Capt. Can-


non, her commander by manning the pumps
succeeded in Keeping her af1oat and finally in


reachShg the port. The propeller, which is
supposed 10 have been the Cambria. loaded
with Government stores and bound down the
bay, is also said to have received considerable
damage, the extent OF which, however, is not
direction of Point Lockout. The Louisiana
had large number of passengers on board,
among whom were several ladies, and all
were greatly alarmed, but no one on board was
injured. The Louisiana has been Withdrawn
from the line, and another boat put on in her
Year: 1865

Mr.. Andrew Johnson, our new Vice Presi-
dent, is said to have been demented by liquor
when swern into Office, and to nave made a
senseless and discreditable narangue in conse-
quence. And il is reported that he has fallen
into habits which disuuaiifv him for the high
position to which ne has been chosen.


VIC fsryently hope that at least the later and
worse halt of this scandal will prove untrue;
for, If it should not, the country Will be sub.
son TO the modification inseparable from his
expulsion from office. If he has become
drunkard, and does not promptly and tho
roughly reform, he certainly cannot remain
Vice President of the United States and, if he
has any earnest and intimate friend, he will be
so assured forthwith. The people may pity as
we'll as mourn his fall but they cannot abide
a drunkard in his present high position.


Certain Opposition journals seek to make
party capital out OF his alleged fall: let us see
how fitly:


Throughout the late session Of Congress, two
Senators, and two only. have been conspicu.
onsly and persistentIy Incorporate. Both of
them are of the Opposition. One of them has
frequently interrupted and disturbed the pro-
ceedings Of the Senate by his drunken ebulIi.
rebuked by any journal of his party. On the
contrary, one has inst been re elected for full
term OF six years by the whole strength of that
party in his State, without q whisper Of Demo-
cratic dissent from any quarter. And no " the
very Journal that is most noisily assailing the
friends of the Administration because of Mr.
John sons lapse is simultaneously denouncing
as pros criptiSe and outrageous The omission
by The majority OF the Senate of the names of
these tw o drunken Senators from each and all
of the Standing Committees IN. Y. Tribune