smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

BEAUTIFUL FIGrEE-Rev. Mr. Barnes, in
his sermon on " Life at Three Score H.
luStrates the magnitude Of eternal things
as he approaches the end oflife compared
with those which ordinarily occupy the
attention of mankind. by the following
beautiful figure:


The earth. as It moves in its orbit from
year 20 year, maintains its distance of
niuety-tive millions OF miles from the sun ;
and the sun, except when seen through Il
hdzy atmosphere, at its rising or setting,
seems al all times To be of the same mag
nitude-to human view an object always
small As compared with our own world
But suppose the earth should leave its or
biz and make its way in a direct line to-
ward the sun. How soon would the sun
seem to enlarge its dimensions, How
vast and bright would it become! How
soon would it fill the whole field of vision,
and all on the earth dwindle to nothing
so human lite now appears to me. In
earlier years eternity appeared distant and
small i'll importance But at the period
OF life which have now reached. it seems
to me as Il the earth had lett the orbit Of
its annual movements, aug was making
rapid and direct fight to the sun. The
objects of eternity. towards which ] am
moving, rapidly enlarge themselves. They
have become ovcTpowcringly bright and
grand. They i'll the whole field of vision,
and the earth, with all which is the com
mon object OF human ambition and pur-
suit, is vanishing away
Year: 1859

law live and let live isanothcr" Gerunds
remained thoughtful; then he screwed
up one side of his face into fritihtful con
tortions, n with the eye OF the other he
resumed his observations of the Ncrticel-
la, was called away by a visitor to whom
] did not care TO show my tadpoles, be
cause TO have shown them would have
been to forfeit his esteem forever He
doesH / think very highly Of me IS it Is,
but has misty idea that | occupy myself
with science; and ~ science IS respectable
and respected-our Prince Consort and
endless Bishops patronizing the British
Association for the Advancement of Sci
ence-the misty idea that after all | may
not be an idiot, keeps his contempt in
obeyancc But were he once to enter my
work room and see its bottles its instru-
ments. its preparations and above all the
tadpoles, ! should never taste his cham
payne and claret again.-Cncsa Week
Year: 1859

REMEDY v0p INSECT BiTEs.-W hen mos
auto flea, gnat, or other noXiou> insect
punctures the human skin. it deposites or
iniects an atom OF an acidulous fluid of a
poisonous nature The results are IRA
ton, a sensation Of tickling, itching or of
pain The tickling OF flies we are compar-
ativoly Indifferent about; but the itch pro
duced by flea, or gnat. or other noisome
insect. disturbs our serenity, and, like the
pain Of wasp or 4 bee sting, eXcitcs us to
a remedy The best remedies for the sting
of insects are those which will instantly
neutralize this acidulous poison deposited
in the skin. These are either ammonia or
borax. The alkaline reaction OF borax Is
scarcelyyet sufficiently appreciated How
ever, a time will come when its good qua
lities will be known, and more universally
valued than ammonia, or 1t IS commonly
termed hartshorn; it is moreover salt
of that innocent nature, that 1t may he
kept in every household. The solution of
Eorax for insect bites is made thus Dis
solve one ounce of borax in one pint OF
water that has been boiled and allowed TO
cool Instead of plain water, distilled rose
water is more pleasant. The bites are to be
dabbed with the solution so long as there
is any irration. For bees or wasps' stings
the borax solution may be made of twice
the above strength. In every farmhouse
this solution should be kept as house
hold remedy.-S Ifesse
Year: 1859

PUzZLED PiC.-One of our western farm.
ers being very much annoyed by his best
sow breaking into the corn-iied, search
was instituted in vain for the hole in the
rail fence Failing to find one an attempt
was next made to drive out the animal by
the way she entered, hut of course without
success. The owner resolved to watch her
proceedings, and posted ut fence corner
he saw her enter at one end Of a hollow
log outside the field, and emerge at the
other end within the enclosure a. have
You now, old lady" cried he. Accordingly
he proceeded. after turning her out once,
so to place the log Cit being crooked) that
both ends opened outside the field. The
next day the animal entered her accus-
toned place, and shortly AFTER emerged
again. Her astonishmcnt, says our in
forlnant, at tindin: herself in the same po-
sition where she started il ooludicrous to
be described She looked this way and
then that Cruntcd her dissatisfaction, and
finally returned to the original starting
place, and after deliberate survey of
things 10 satisfy herself that all was right,
again entered the lo- On emerging once
more on the wrong side, she evinced even
more surprise than before, and turning
about retraced the log III an opposite di-
rection. Finding tl.is effort alike in vain,
and after looking long and attentively at
the position of things, with n short, angry
grurt OF disappointment, and perhaps fear,
She turned around and started off on q
brisk run; nor could either coaxing or
driving ever induce Il visit to that part of
the field. She seemed to have 'supersti-
ton concerning the spot
Year: 1859

LAST. ADMoNITIoy To ! LAZY PoY-A late
clergyman, who was as well known for his
ecccntricity rs his talents, one Gay sent
his son, a lazy lad about twelve years of
age, to catch his horse. The boy went
sauntering along, half asleep with an ear
OF corn in one hand and the bride in the
other dragging the reins on the ground


"Thomas,' said the father, calling after
him in a solemn tone, q" come here, Thorn
as, | want 10 say n word to you before i
go"


You know, Thomas. have given YOU
a good deal of counsel, YOU know I've
taught YOU, before closing your eyes, al
ways TO say,


Now l lay down to sleep etc.
besides good many other things in the
way OF eXhortation and advice. But this
is the last opportunity shall ever have of
speaking 10 you, and | couldn't let it pass
without giving you my parting advice
Be good boy, Thomas, and always say
that pretty prayer when you are going to
sleep | fear shall never see you again


As he said these words in a very solemn
manner the poor boy began to be fright
ened, and burst into tears with this ex-
clamation:


"You will never see me again, paI'


"No; for shall die before you get back
with the horse


This quickened tho boys ideas, and
gathering up the bride reins, he ran and
caught the horse sooner than he had ever
done before.
Year: 1859

A few days ago bright little girl OF
probably three or four summers, who re-
Gently lost her father, came up to Pro
fessor Wise, at the ones House, and said:
"Mr. Wise won't you take me up with You
in YOUR balloon?' "Why do you want
to go, my dear p replied the Professor.
:" want to see my papa" was the touch
ing response A tear was visible in the
aronauts eye as he assured her that it
was impossible for him to take her high


enough to see her papa--LgfayetteJ Journal
Year: 1859

The following, from the New York Ledger, is
applicable to this city, and we commend it to
the attention of those VINO, thoughtlessly per-
haps, are in the habit of standing around church
doors before and after service =


'We wish to call attention to a nuisance
We refer to the practice of the young men of
our different churches ranging themselves at the
outside porch Goor, after and before service, to
make remarks On ladies' and stare them out of
countenance as they pass. Many ladies are ex-
ceedingly annoyed at being obliged to run such
gauntlet. If any gentleman (socaled) wish
es to join a lady, let him stand on the opposite
sidewalk, or, at any rate, not near enough, if
he must wait at all, to annoy those ladies who
wish to pass out quietly 1t is time the officers
of the churches took some action in matter
which is getting to be unbearable to quiet wor-
shippers. We trust the subject will receive at
tenti0n at an early day."
Year: 1859

An exchange truly says that the newspaper is
the directory of a town, pointing every man, wo-
man and child to things beautiful to the sight,
pleasant to the ear, and gratifying to the taste;
and when the eye runs over the columns, the
exclamations burst-"O, | must have this-I
will see that-how beautiful must those be ~
So it happens that a town which has no news
paper loses half its attractions and the people
pass by what is at their doors to purchase the
same in the city. So, in the town where ever
so many papers are issued, an unadvertised store
is unpatronized. That store may have better
assortment of goods than another where the
goods are better displayed more properly arran-
ged, and more widely known; but they viii
not sell so fast nor so we'll Look around and
see if every days experience does not prove our
words true, and let the traders take our advice
to their own advantage and advertise wherever
they may expect trade, and keep themselves
living and active before the people.
Year: 1859

A correspondent Of the Springfield Republi-
can says There is no difficulty whatever in
testing eggs They are mostly examined by
d candle Another way to tell good eggs is to
put themin pail of water, and if they are good
they will lay on sides, always; if bad they will
stand on their small end, the large end always,
uppefmost, Unless they have been shaken con-
siderably, when they will stand either end up.
Therefore bad egg can be told by the way 1t
rests in water-always end up, never on its side
Any egg that lies fiat is good to eat, and can be
depended upon. An ordinary mode is to take
them into a room moderately dark and hold
them between the eye and candle or lamp If
the egg be good-that is, if the albumen is still
unafected-a light will shine through of red
dish glow while, if affected, it will be Opaque
or dark"
Year: 1859

The citizens of New Hampton have COM
tnenced to ofganize company in that vicinity,
and enough men are now enrolled to carry the
work onward, The citizens of New German
town are also at work. and if continued in the
right way, as they have men among them to do
so, they will soon step to the music. Our bri-
gade is increasing, and the next review will sur
pass all heretofore in our county.
Year: 1859

clock on Tuesday The remains of the unfortu-
nate young man will be inferred in the cemetery
at this place on this eThnrsday) morning at ten
O'Clock. Through this dreadful dispensation of
Providence, large circle of relatives and friends
are left mourning the loss Of a kind brother, af-
fectionate son, and d true friend. We need pro-
nounce no eulogium to his name: All who knew
him cannot be otherwise than horror stricken at
the dreadful calamity. Thy will be done, O, God
Year: 1859

AS the antquated and homey fashion of going bareooed
has in great passed away and as the taste and
comfort the present generation requires neat fitting hand
looking and long lasting for the feet j. a. COOK
my Hook protesting understand from beginning
to end the business Of providing for the comfort of the feet
beg leave that located in the shop
lately occupied by Mr.. j. A. SCHERMERHORN, on


Bridge Street, LambertUdlle, N. j.,


fully equipped &c. planted, aaol in hand and the ends
ready meet for the accommodation of all from first to last
who may desire my services wish distinctly understood
that to chap of the trade the of skill
TO THE LADIES present my compliments and offer my
services assuring them that my best abilities shall be put
forth crafty their wishes their whms LADIES
AND CHILDRENS BOOTS, SHOES, AND CATERS, will
be made at the shortest notice in the neates style Of the
best material and warranted to fit. TO THE GENTLEMEN
simply repeat the ae with the expression of desire for
opportunity to be put to the test the article of fine
boots by those who have not yet avaed themselves of
services in that line To all say if my material is not
good my work not neat and substantial and my prices
low Others ask not your patronage come up to
the standard excel little, think your avors
will be thankfully received; by your humble servant


JOHN H. COOK


April Il, 1859. IT,
Year: 1859

At the festival, in aid of the Methodist Church
of New Hope, held on Thursday last, everything
passed off with pleasure and order During the
day the attendance upon the exercises was very
slim, but in the evening the number was greatly
augmented. Temperance, for the most part,
was the subject of the various addresses. Du
ring the evening the exercises were enlivened
by the music of Carpenters Cornet Band.
Year: 1859

A young Irish lad fell out of the door of a
passenger car on the up train, on Saturday
night last, near Washingtoh's Crossing. AL
though the train was moving at high rate Of
speed at the time, he ereceved no serious injuries
Year: 1859

r CALIFORNIA RAIsINs.-The. Napa
Reporter, ofFebruary 26th, in speaking
of the reception Of fruits from the Sus-
col Nurseries, says:


"The most interesting portion of the
present is sample of California raisins,
made from Muscat or Malaga grapes of
the crop Of 1858, by the simple process
of drying in the shade. They are in large
and handsome punches, and in point of
appearance and flavor are equal to the
best which we ordinarily see of the i'm
ported article. We can see no reason
why California should not supply the
Union with raisins as we'll as wines,
within a few years. They can be pro-
dueed at cheap rate, and, doubtless,
low enough to distance all competition.
The value of raisins now imported must
be very great It was in 1913 over a
million of dollars, and is probably now
nearly twice that amount Every dollar
that can be deducted from our immense
import of foreign goods will render the
nation SO much more independent. The
raisin crop and the wine crop of Califor-
MIA will supplant to great extent the
produce of French and Spanish vine
yards, and great source of wealth be
opened to our young and rising State. 7"
Year: 1859

Once when the new moon glitterad
So slender in the West,
looked across my shoulder,
And a wild wish stirred my breast.
Over my white right shoulder
looked at the silver horn,
And wished wish at even,
To come to pass in the morn.
Whenever the new moon glittered,
So slender and SO fine,
looked across my shoulder,
And wished that wish of mine!
Now, when the West is rosy,
And the snow-wreaths blush below,
And see the light white crescent
Sink downward soft and slow:
never look over my shouIder,
As used to look before;
For my heart is older and colder,
And now wish no more!


". 7. Tribune.
Year: 1859

If she is caught of her guard by this smooth speech, she loses, for he immediately claims for feit. If neither wins at the first meeting, the sport Is continued at the second and it may happen that half dozen parties meet at the same time, all anxious to win of their philopena partners, so that the scene often becomes lud- crously amusing. How preferable is this Ger man play to our own. And as the sports de- rived from phlopena are very innocent and pretty, We commend it to the young folks'' of America.
Year: 1859

Take one drachn Of musk. four ounces
Of lavender blossoms, one and half
drachm of civet, and half a drachm Of
ambergris, pound the whole together, and
pass it through a sieve. Preserve dhis
mixture in well stopped bottles, and add
more or less thereof as agreeable IN your
hair powder.
Year: 1859

An hour is enough for common sized
chickens to roast. A smart fire is better
than slow one; but they must be tended
closely.


Chickens should boil about an hour
if old, longer--in as little water as will
cook them.
Year: 1859

MONEY AND TmE.-"Many people
take no care of their money till they
have come nearly to the end of it; and
others do Just the same with their time.
Their best days they throw away-let
them run like sand through their f-n
gers-as long as they still havean al
most countless number of them to
spend, but when they find their days
flowing rapidly away, so that at last
they have but very few left--then they
will at once make a very wise use Of
them; but, Unluokily, they have by
that time no notion how to do it,
Year: 1859

How men would mock at Pleasures shows
Her golden promise, II they knew
What weary work she is to those
Who have no better work to do,
Curved is the line Of beauty,
Straight is the line of dutyi
Walk by the last, and thou shalt see
The other ever follow thee
o, righteous doom, that they yho mako
Pleasure their only end, ~
Ordering their whole life for its sake,
Miss that wheretO they tend
While they who bid stern duty lead,
Content to follow, they,
or duty only taking heed,
Find pleasure by the way.


II Heart Music.
Year: 1859

There was a man once residing at
Newburyport, who styled himself Lord
Tirothy Dexter" This man is said to
have blundered into a fortune. Build
ing a ship once, the ship joiner told
Timothy he wanted some stuff for
"stays." Our "Lord" remembering
that his mothers stays we're made Of
whalebone, and thinking it would take.
a large quantity TO make stays for a
ship, bought all the Whalebone there
was at Newburyport and Boston both.
The article took a rise, and Timothy made
a round sum on his speculation. Atau-
other time he was told in jest, that there.
was a great demand for warming pans
at one of the West India Islands Tim
othy shipped a large invoice there; but
while the people were making merry
over the strange shipment, a planter re-
marked that with the lids of, the warm
ing pans would make good sugar scoops.
For sugar scoops they we're sold, and
again Timothy's blunder brought him
money.
Year: 1859

TERRIBLE RAILROAD Accidental
an early hour yesterday morning, as a
night freight train on the Central Ohio
Railroad was running along at good
speed between Clay Lick and Black
Hand stations, about thirty miles from
this city the engine struck a horse
standing on the road, which upset the
locomotive down a steep Cmbankment.
The fireman and two or three brakemen
on the train saved themselves by jump
ing of, the engineer, named Philip
Allpaugh, went down with the locomo-
tive, and was instantly killed, the entire
wreck being piled upon his body. The
locomotive, tender and one or two freight
cars were all heaped together in a mass
Of ruins The body of the unfortunate
engineer was literally and completely
torn into fragments, and after three or
four hours of labor spent in clearing
away the rubbish, the only sign of him
that could be found we're a few pieces Of
disjointed blackened limbs and his boots.
The tremendous weight of the locomo-
tive and cars had actually ground him
to atoms The mangled limbs that were
found were returned to GAINESVILLE,
where we understand, the deceased has
a wife but no children.


The regular trains on the Central
Road were detained several hours on
account of the road at the point of the
accident being impossible, 1t is sup
posed the accident occurred between
twelve and one o'clock yesterday morn
ing Ohio Statesman, 9th.
Year: 1859

AN INCIDENT OF 18l2.--In speech
delivered at Newark, Judge Conrad, of
Philadelphia, in answer to a charge Of
cowardice made against General Scott,
produced document, which was sworn
to several years since, as part evidence
on a pension claim. This was the evil
dence of a soldier at Lundy's Lane, who
stated in his Affirmation that Gen Scott,
after he was wounded, rode to the line
where soldiers were stationed, "his neck,
and breast was in a gore of blood, which
ran down his leg and trickled from his
foot upon the ground, and said to the
commander of the line, 81 am wounded
and very week-want one of your young
men to get up behind me and hold me
on my horse" A young man threw
down his musket, and at one spring
leaped upon the horse, enclosing the
General in his arms, and they slowly
gallopcd away to the main army. -
The excitement produced by the reading
Of this document was thrilling in the
extreme. The hundreds present rose to
their feet and gave most vehement
cheers, so that it was some minutes be-
fore the speaker could proceed.
Year: 1859

from which mankind suffer over large part Of
the globe, is the consequence of diseased action
in the system. induced by the poisonous miasm uf
vegetable decay. This cxhalation Il evolved by
the action Of solar heat soil, and rises with
the watery vapor from 1t. While the sun il below
the horizon this vapor fingers the earths sur
face, and the virus is taken with 1t through the
lungs into the blood There II acts irritating
poison the internal viseera and excretng organs
Of the body. The liver becomes torpid and fails to
secrete not only this virus, but Also the bile from
the blood Both the virus and the bile accumulate
IN the circulation, and produce violent constitu-
tional disorder The spleen. the kidneys, and the
stomach sympathixe with the liver, and become
disordered also. Finally, the instinct of our Or
ganisn, as If in an attempt to expel the noxious
Infusion, concentrates the whole blood Of the body


In the internal excrctories to force them to Il
out The blood leaves the surface, and rushes to
the central organs with congestivc violence. This
is the GULL. But In this effort it fails. Then the
FEVER follows, in which the blood leaves the CEN
trail organs and rushes to the surface, If in
another effort to cxpel the irritating poison through
that other great excretory the skin In this
also it fails. and the system abandons the attempt
exhausted. and waits for the recovery of strength
to repeat the hopeless effort another day. These
are the fits or paroxysms Of FEVER AND AGuE.
Such constitutional disorder will of course under
mine the health if it is not removed.


We have labored to find, and have found, an
a-ttdafn
Year: 1859

has won for itself such a renown for the cure OF
every variety of Throat and Lung Complaint, that
1t is entirely unnecessary for us 10 recount the
evidence Of its virtues. wherever il has been
ployed. As it has long been in constant use
throughout this section, we need not do more than
assure the people its quality is kept up the best
Il ever has been. and that il may be relied on to
do for their relief all it has been found do.
Year: 1859

FROM THE SANDWICH IsLANDs.-Honolulu Is
becoming more and more Americanized The
Fourth Of July was celebrated there like ma
tional festival A Dashaway Association has been
founded afer the San Francisco model-the price
OF liquors has not fallen yet. The American bark
Lancaster got wrecked-ofiicers and crew were
saved The whaler Twilight met the same fate
on the Marquesas Islands. Cap ain Hathaway end
com mpahons had a narrow esca ne on Hanumanu
Bay from the natives, who openly expressed their
intention to kill them. For several days and
nights he had scarcely four hours sleep he had to
watch for his life. The natives said they knew
there were English and French men-of-war, but
they did not believe in American men-of-war,
and Were not afraid Of any punishment from that
quarter. A war ragged on the island of Fatuhiva


OF the Marqnesas group, between two savage
Kingdoms. The characteristic of their warfare is
That they try to catch each other asleep for they
are opposed by principle to open fighting. One
party had succeeded in surprising the other kill
Ing two men and several women. and ma king
one prisoner child. The latter was first tor.
tured and then breakfasted upon by those inno-
cent children of nature. The natives of the Mar
qnesas have been greatly astonished lately by the
introduction of cows and mules, having never
dreamed OF the like before. The former they call
hogs with very long teeth.