smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862

Last week was the week of Battles Up to
Its commencement our loyal troops were fall
ing back and retreating before the rebels
At its close the scene had changed and the
stars and stripes were victorious, and the reb-
els were flying before our triumphant army.
Definite particulars have been received only
in small installments, but enough is known to
show that the rebels are now the retreating,
and the Union army the pursuing party. So
much is cheering. The slaughter has been
terrible, no doubt. The loss of general officers
is almost fearful Some of the most gallant
spirits of the army have participated in their
last conflict


And will these victories be followed up?
Have we the means to follow them up? These
questions will be the more satisfactorily an
swered when it is remembered that the great
battles OF the last week were fought by the
old troops; that three hundred of fresh troops
are already mustered into the service, who
were not largely participants in that weeks
work, while threehundred thousan d-the nine
months men-are either mustered or soon will
be, as reserve. Who can doubt, then, that
our advantage will be followed up; that light
beams through the parting clouds, and that
the beginning of glorious end is approach
ing?
Year: 1862




MIDDLEToWN, Va. Sept. 20,
There has been no fighting since Wednes-
day except skirmishing with the enemy's rear
Thursday morning there was no flag of truce,
nor armistice, but by mutual consent it was
supposed that the enemy was engaged as we
Were, in burying their dead, but late on Thurs
day evening heavy explosions were heard on
our right, and quite a conflagration was
visible. 1t was then discovered that instead
of burying their dead the enemy had taken
advantage OF the cessation of hostilities to re-
treat, leaving them all unbured


Congressman Chas Il. Train, of Gen. Cor
don's staff, and other officers went to the bat
tle-ied, and rode over it. The most horrible
scene met their view, and The odor from it
rendered their stay necessarily very tempor-
airy. They found an officer wearing Major
Generals straps lying dead, while the loss of
other rebel officers was seen to be immensely
large TO say nothing of thousands of privates.
The destruction.of property was very large.
Whole army trains of artillery and carriages,
forage, provisions, &c, had been burned, the
enemy being unable to take them away His
columns moved towards Harper's Ferry, and
our cavalry was sent in full pursuit as soon as
the retreat was discovered.


1t is believed that two divisions have sue
ceeded in crossing several miles above the
Ferry, but the capture of several thousand
prisoners ere night fall is most certain. as
Burnside is on their left and close upon the
rebels.


The officers we have taken say that their
defeat has been most terrible. and they curse
the hour they ever entered Maryland. They
regard their defeat on Sunday as most over
whelming, and declare that our victory there
is the most brilliant of the war. They praise
Year: 1862

New YORK, Sept 20.


A Frederick correspondent of the Herald
dated 10th, says a corn fe Id, which was com
manded by one of our batteries, was alternate
ly taken and relinquished by Gen. Patrick's
brigade. The battery was so placed as to play
upon the fanks of any force occupying this
corn field. The brigade would advance and
drive the rebels out of the position, and would
then receive orders to retire. The rebels
would then rush in and re-occupy it, when
the battery would open upon them and NOW
them down like grass. The brigade would
then be ordered forward again to finish the
work. This was repeated several times. Dur
ing the contest five stand of rebel colors were
taken by the brigade. The enemy raised the
American flag at this point in order to stop
our fire, but the ruse was unsuccessful.
Year: 1862

OF this truly valuable breed Of swine
there have been many importatIons made
directly to this country, as well as to Eng
land, where they acknowledge them as the
principal foundation Of the Improvement in
most Of their modern breeds Of swine. The
true China belong to the class OF small
breeds. They are short, deep, and thick !;
fine bones, short legs and short snout, small
ears, medium coat, varying in color from
black to white, red to sandy, with different
colored belt around the body, back of the
fore legs.


They arc very prolific, but not very good
nurses are rather delicate as pure breed,
but for this country are as well calculated
to use as sires on the coarse looking, large
breeds as any know Of; being very quiet,
early 10 mature, aud quick feeders.


The progeny thus obtained are relieved Of
that rough, racer like appearance that char.
acterizes our large swine. They are well
calculated for city marketing as pOrklings
or roasters, and with protection IN winter,
and access to o plenty Of water In summer,
will prove profitable animal. The herds
man should avoid feeling heating food, or
grains; their food should consist of oat
meal; or wheat bran, mixed with milk, whey,
or wash from the kitchen. Cooked vegetables
Of almost any kind they willeat with avidity,
after becoming used to them; little cautioh
at first is all that is requisite in not feeding
too much. One thing is indispensable with
a China hog to have them do well, that is, q
plenty Of grass.


The sows selected for breeding should be
long bodied and have q chance for from
twelve to sixteen pigs to suck at once, and
above all, be kept on. light food, washes,
or what most people term swill.
Year: 1862

The FIDDLER TO BE PAID.-The Detroit
Free Press 10 abiding to the tax bill now
pending in Congress, says;


Our Northern people have been dancing an
antlslavery jig, and now they must pay the
fiddler That is all there is of it. We fancy
when the time comes to fork over, they, or at
least most of them will inwardy conclude that
they are paying " too dear for the whistle"
The great injustice of it all is, that those who
resisted political anti slavery with all their
power, " who have thousand times warned
the people Of the inevitable result, bear equal
burdens with the incendiary abolitiouists who
has brought this load of debt upon the coun-
try. If Secessonists and 4 Abolitonists. poiti.
cal anti-slavery leaders and Southern conspi-
rators could be made to pay the shot, it would
be exactly right. But no, the innocent and
the guilty have got to suffer alike. We will
not grumble, however, if, after all dangers and
trials, we shall have country saved with q
Constitution unimpared. Let no man, how
ever, who has aided political auti-slavery try
to cheat his conscience and deny his response
blity for these lameniabe results


Every man of ordinary intelligence knows
that, if there had been no waring by the peo-
pie of the North upon Southern institutions,
no political antislavery, this war would not
have occurred. One milestone will not crush
the grain, two are always necessary. So
Southern conspiratorS never would have been
able to grind out the rebellion grist without
the neither milltones Of Northern anti-slavery
to aid them. One was just as indispensable to
the result as the other, and it will require a
nice adjustment Of the scales of justice to dis
crminate in favor OF either, when the moral
guilt of both parties shall be tested
Year: 1862

SIGNIFICANT FAcT.-ODe Of the first conse-
quences of the rebellion was to close up all the
public schools at the South. One of the first
results Of the occupation of Nashville by the
Federal soldiers was the re-opeuing of all the
schools. If the Southern people have the use
of their eyes and ears, they cannot but see that
barbara ignorance and misery follow in the
footsteps of disorgaulzation, and that in Union
there is strength, and social and intellectual
progress.
Year: 1862

Father in the battle fray,
Shelter his dear head, pray,
Nerve his young arm with the might
OF Justice, Liberty aud Right.
Where the red hail deadliest falls,
Where stern duty loudly calls,
Where the strife is fierce and wild,
Father, guard, oh guard my child
Where the foe rush swift and strong,
Madly striving for the wrong;
Where the clashing arms men WELD
Ring above the battle field;
Where the sitting air is hot
With bursting shell and whistling shot
Father 10 my boys brave breast
Let no treacherous blade be pressed
Father if my woman's heart
Frail and weak in every part
Wanders from thy mercy seat
After those dear rowing feet,
Let thy tender, pitying grace,
Every selfish thought erase;



Pardon, bless and make me strong.
For, when silent shades of night
Shut the bright world from my sight
When around the cheerful fire
Gather brothers, sisters, sire
There miss my boys bright face
From his old familiar place,
And my sad heart wanders back
To tented field and bivouac.
Often in my troubled sleep
Waking -wearily to weep
Often dreaming he is near,
Calming every anxious fear
Often startled by the flash
OF hostile swords that meet and clash,
Till the cannons' smoke and roar
Hide him from my eyes once more.
Thus dream and hope and pray
All the weary hours away;
But know his cause is just,
And | centre all my trust
In thy promise: 'As thy day
So shall thy strength be ''-alway'
Yet need thy guidance still,
Father let me do thy will
If new sorrow should betall-
If my noble boy should fall
Ii the bright head | have blessed
On the cold earth find its rest
Still, with all the mother heart
Torn, and quivering with the smart,
Iyield him meath thy Christening rod,
To his Country and his God.
Year: 1862

| The following wonderful story is told by the


London correspondent Of the Dublin Evening
/ Mail:


This is the age of discoveries, and of such


startling nature has just been made in an En-


glish country that it seems out of place in the


region of sober fact, and TO belong purely to


the atmosphere OF the three-volume novel
Here are the circumstances the names for the
the moment am not al liberty TO Indicate


The Earl of -- married not long ago, and


brought his bride home 10 one Of the old family


mansions, which members OF English ariStoc-
racy regard with an affection amounting to
veneratiou. The lady, however, being more
continental in her taste. after short residence
in the apartments appropriated to her own use,
expressed wish to have boudoir in the Vi
cinity Of her bedroom. The noble earl would
gladly have complied with the request, but,
upon examination 1t was found that rooms, as


sometimes happens in antique buildings, were


so awkwardly distributed that by no couceiva-
bic plan OF Encouragement could the desired


boudoir be fitted 10, thereupon it became pec-
essary TO invoke professional assistance, and
very eminent architect was summoned from
London. He examined the house narrowly,
and said there seemed to be nothing for it but
to build. though at the same time be could not
resist the impression that there must be auother
undiscovered room somewhere in that wing of
the mansion. The noble earl laughed at the
idea the eldest servants and retainers of the
family were questioned, and declared that they
had never heard rumor of its existence The
earl at length consented 10 let the wall be
bored, and, when an opening had been made,
not only was the room found, bat sight pre-
sented itself which almost defeats attempts at
description. The apartment was fitted up in
the richest and most luxurious stvle of one
hundred and fifty years ago. A q1antity of
ladies apparel lay about the room, jewels were
scattered on the dressing table, and, but for the
aspect which everything wore the chamber
might have been tenanted half al hour previ-
ously. On approaching the bed the most curl
ous sight of all was seen, and this it is which
affords the only clue to the mystery. The
couch held the skeleton of female, and on the
floor underneath the bed, half in and half out,
lay another skeleton, that Of man, presenting
evident traces Of violence, and proving that,
before he expired in that position, be must
have received some dreadful injury. The Sc
cret connected with this tale of blood has been |
well kept, for not merely had all traditions of
the scene faded away, but even the existence
of the room itself was forgotten, The survi-
vors probably walled up the apartment at the
time, and its contents remained hermeticaly |
sealed up to the present day when, according |
to the best calculations, after q lapse of cen. !
tury and half, daylight has at last penetrated |
into this chamber of horrors
Year: 1862

The CORRUPTION OF THE REPUBLICAN PAR
rY.-The Republican party has been organized
about seven years 1t has had control OF GER
tain State Governments four or FIVE years, and
of the Federal Government one year 1t has
been loud in its professions of exclusive devo-
tion to political virtue and morality.


Yes, says the Milwaukee News, in the brief
period of its existence, three or four Of its
members of Congress have been expelled for
corruption some of its State officers are now
convicts in prison for plundering State Treasu-
ries at least one Of its State Trcasurers is a
fugitive from justice in foreign country; one
of its Governors is now on trial for impeach-
ment in neighboring State, another of its
Governors is threatened with impeachment.
another Of its Governors is living upon the
proceeds Of bribe be accepted in Office an
other is charged with unlawfuly using and
pocketing money by Republican Committee
of our State Senate one Of its Cabinet Minis
ters has recently been reported corrupt by a
committee Of his own partizans in the Federal
Senate one Of its representatives abroad is
shown TO be q corrupt army contractor, by a
committee Of his own partizans in the Federal
House.


The News adds:


The people of the United States have suffer
ed more from robbery by public officers since
the Republican party came into power, than
dnring the whole previous existence of the
Government from Washington down to Bu-
chanan The plumber of thieves is larger, and
the sums stolen greater, in the aggregate.


The moral is that the triumph Of wrong
political principles carries with i, into power
weak and corrupt ueu.
Year: 1862

APPEARANCE OF CoLUMBUs.-The scenery
south of Cairo, from its intimate connection
with the rear, is of most surprising interest,
and as | sat upon the deck of the steamer and
passed in succession the various forts and
strongholds which had been captured by the
Federal forces, was for the first time fully
conscious OF the immense amount of labor,
money and life that had been expended to
accomplish what l had all along considered
an object of rather an unmportant character
There was Columbus, KY, once the thriving
capital of Ballard county, containing a popu-


ation of 600 souls, and barring It's extensive
warehouses. There were the abrupt iron
banks, extending for two miles along the river,
the deserted embankments, once protected by
artillery, whose broken and scattered car
riages and cassisns lay scattered about. There
the immense chain cable with which the rebel
commander, Pillow, proposed to stop the pro-
gress Of the Federal feet, but which was bro
ken by its own immense weight and the strain
of the rapid river. To add to the desolation
made manifest by the late visitations Of the
soldiers wrath, the waters OF the Mississippi
had also fallen upon the devoted village and
stood at bay half way up the first stories Of all
the buildings located below the bluffs The
houses were deserted. The streets, almost
devoid of animation, were converted into canals
of stagnant semi fluid mud. Here and there
could discover solitary human being padding
about in a skif searching perhaps for the re-
mains Of his habitatiou. or for plunder from the
dwelling of bis neighbor, A sadder or more
heart-sickeDing sight have never beheld than
the rebel village, Columbus. Secession ruined
it, man devastated and The raging waters pour
ed desolatiOn upon it.-[ Cor. Herald
Year: 1862

We find the following anecdote of Com
Foote in the Christian .4dUo cote and Journal
of this week


1t is we'll known that whiskey forms part
of the ralions supplied to men in the navy,
the wisdom Of which may we'll be called in
question. a saving clause allows each
sailor TO commute his ration for money.
Many do this, but by far the largest num-
ber answer to the whiSkey roll, aud with
evident satisfaction gulp down all the law
allows. AT the commencement Of a cruise
Commodore Foote called the chaplain TO
his State.room, and told him that he de-
sired to form a temperance society on
board of the vessel. The chaplain thought
the object q good one, but the success Of
the experiment he very much doubted
His doubts were much greater when the
commodore told him he intended TO make
old Brown president, if agreeable to the
others Now old Brown had for many
years been follower of the seas, and had
imbibCd such quantities of bad liquor that
his nose plainly told of the excess Of his
drinking and in answer to the chaplain'S
doubts about securing the concurrence Of
old Brown the Commodore replied Never
mind have already spoken TO Brown
on the subject, aud he enters heartily into
the scheme, aud consents 10 be president
of our society.


The meeting was called and the society
formed and so persevering were the effort,
Of this noble officer, and those whom he
inspired with the good work, that every
officer and man on board of that vessel sign.
ed the pledge of total abstinence, and the
first port that the good and now safe bark
touched. all the u. S. stores Of whiSkey
were stored on account of the government
The cruise was inishedwithout one drop of
whiskey rations and no doubt the crew
was much better able to perform their duty
and to endure hardships than when they
daily imbibed that which was calculated to
destroy both body and soul. 1t may be
well asked what can one man do or rath-
er what can not be do when, with the spirit
of love and charity TO animate him be works
with a will iu his Masters cause
Year: 1862

habitants sent prisoners TO head quarters.
ii such an outrage occur Mt any place dis.
tant from settlements, the people within
five miles around shall be held accountable
and made TO pay an indemnity sufficient for
the case.


Any persons detected in such outrages,
either during the act or any time afterward
shall be shot without waiting civil process.
No such acts can influence the result of this
war, and they can only lead to heavy afilic.
tion to the population to no purpose. 1t is
therefore enjoned upon all persons, both
Tor the security of their property and the
safety of their persons, that they act vigor-
onsIy and cordially togethe. to prevent the
perretration of such outroges


While it is the wish of the General com
mandlng this army, that all peaceably Ills.
posed persons who remain at their houses
and pursue their accustomed avocations,
shall be subjected TO no improper burden of
war, yet their own safety mus, of necessity
depend upon the strict preservation of peace
and order among themselves And they
are to understand that nothing will deter
him from enforcing promptly aud to the
full extent every provision of this order.


BY command of Maj. Gen. POPE.
Year: 1862

The defect in such soils is chiefly of this
sort They are mechanically defective, be,
ing so light and porous that they can not
retain moisture, or manure if applied.
Besides, they are generally wanting in va.
rious important elements Of plant growth.
Therefore, TO impove them, we must eu.
deaVor tosupply these radical defects. The
first point can be gained by spreading a
coat of clay over the surface and dragging
it in This will improve its texture, and
will also impart fertility. Adhesiveness
and strength having been gained, manure
from the barn.Yard may be applied as fast
as it can be procured. Another method
is to dress such lands with rough com.
posts. Prepare the heaps at leisure, 10 the
barn-yard. The ingredients may be such
as these ten loads OF stable dung mixed
with five loads of clayey soil, twenty BUSH
els of ashes, and the same amount of lime.
After these articles have been well incorpO
rated let the mass lie for month or two
then u will be ready for use. Such a com,
post It is easy to see, will be more enduring
aud better In oil respects, than the same
bulk OF barn-yard manure. 1t will improve
the quality OF the land permanently, and
will enrich it with fertility which will
be very lasting. On every farm OF the kind
here supposed, there should one or more
compost heaps OF some sort constantly
building. -AmerieaR AgrickIturiss.
Year: 1862

Go not fur in the land of light


A little while by the golden gate,
Lest that lose you out ofsight


Wait, my darling, wait.
Forever now from your happy eyes


Lilies scenic picture has passed away
You have entered into realities,


And am yet at the play
Yet at the play Of time-through all,
Thinking of you, aud your higher estate,
A little while, and the curtain will fall
Wait, my darling, wait
Mine is dreary part to do


A mask of mrlh on mourning brow
The chance approval-the flower or two,
Are nothiug-nothing BOW
The last sad act is drawing on


A little while by the golden gate
OF the holy heaven to which you are gone,
Wait, my darling, wait.
Year: 1862

When Louis Philippe was travelling,
as an exile, in the western part of this
country, he had occasion to render
prompt surgical aid upon the road, in the
case Of an accident, and such was bis
skill and success in the operation that
the people of the vicinity made him an
overture TO remain with them in the
practice Of his supposed profession, with
the promise Of two hundred dollars year
certain, and six hundred in prospect.
When he was King of France, he mem
toned the affair to an American, and ad-
dcd that he was not certain that he
would not have done well TO accept it,
Cor, Baltimore SUM-.
Year: 1862

How MUCH HELP SHALL WE HIRE p
1t is time to be making arrangements for
the next season. The supply Of labor, at
least in the older States, will be, we think
nearly as abundant as usual, notwith-
standing the war. If six hundred thou
sand soldiers have been raised among
twenty millions of people, il is only one
in thirty-three Of the population. But at
least three-fourths Of this number have
come from the cities and villages and from
other callings than agriculture. A null
titude have entered the army who were
never very productive laborers, in any
calling. They are pow earning more for
themselves and their families, than they
ever we're before. In the arrangement of
business incident TO the war, much larg-
er number following other pursuits have
been thrown out of employment than all
who have volunteered from the farming
districts. 1t would not be strange, then,
if labor should be even cheaper this sea-
son than the last.


VIC Sdu oSO uO IctiSOu OlJuSI iu lilO sup
ply of labor or in its prospective rewards,
why we should not employ rs much as
usual. If it should be cheaper than usu-
al, it will be a favorable opportunity to
enter upon some of those projected i'm
provements which have been waiting the
"good time coming" for many years.
Almost every farm has swamps and wet
land to be drained, pastures to be cleared
of rocks, brush, and stumps. The pro-
duction of such lands may be quadrupled
in most cases by wise use of labor. AS
rule, we economize in the wrong place
when we refuse to hire help in order to
save the wages. Whether we have war
or an early peace the Nation must be fed,
and all the products of the farm will bring
a remunerative price.


American Agriculturist.