smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

A few days since friend of mine walking
down town saw little boy pinching his younger
brother who was crying bitterly,


Why my boy" said she to the young tor
mentor, don't you know you're doing very
wrong /? What would you do if you should kill
your little brother 2"


"Why," be replied, of course should put
on my new black pants and go to the funeral"
Year: 1859

Away foul friendship, false deluding cheat,
Type of hypocrisy veil of deceit


Look mott me to deck thy perjured shrine,
Or grace thy bowers with this hand of mine.
Thou n'st not tempt me with thy pleasures vain
To yield my honor fer gilded chain,
Nor will my heart to vilest projects bend,
Or don the garb of deceiving friend


To be man whom honest men despise,


A knave or something less, in womans eyes,
To play trtend Brutus, and with friends to walk,
To friendly stab them while we friendly talk
Forgetting self and all my self respect,
All love and feeling from my heart eject,
To wink at deeds when honesty would blush,
Or lend my aid pure innocence to crush
To wrong my neighbor, yet with words intend
To make my neighbor think am his friend,
To win his confidence and best esteem,
With slick shaped words (Which crowd false friend


ships theme.)


To press his hand and warmly thus proclaim,
am hy friend, be thou to me the same,
Yet knowing well within my craving heart,
act the demon and demon part,
Using his friendship that [ may decoy
His hearts best treasure and his heart destroy.
No! sooner like some stranger frendless born,,
I'd praise my solitude and smile alone,
Mew'd in garret like some hungry scribe,
Then sell my friendship for penny bribe.
Nor think I envy all the clownish fools,
Who crowd thy mansions and become thy tools,
To aid thy hypocrisy and thy power,
Dupes of thy smile, pale shadows of an hour.
No let them grovel until rank disgust,
Shows up thy gold to be but bogus dust,
Till wisdom and experience plainly teach
How false the words thy bastard tongue can preach.
Till truth displays her banner on thy walls,
And reason loudly to thy victim calls,
To leave thee like some loathsome thing to rot
Despised, forsaken, and to die forgot.
Keep back thine honors ifwith honors thou
Once dreampt the sport to decorate my brow,
The worthless laurels which thy service yield,
Will bring me not to thy dishonored field.
Then go thou worshipper of mamons pelf,
Who knows no feeling but for wreiched SELF
Go seek thy self some dreary dark retreat,
Where night winds howl and savage monsters meet
Some reptiles cave or solitary cell,
Where truth and virtue never deigned to dwell.
Farewell, my rhyming now is at an end,
Go pay thine homage to my dearest friend.
Year: 1859

WHAT is FLIRT "A young lady of more
beauty than sense; more accomplishment than
earning more charm Of person than grace of
mind; more admirers than friends more fools
than wise men for attendants. LonqfeHor.
Year: 1859

Mr.. EDIToR:-l am reminded by this ex.
tremo hot weather, of an article in one of the
New York city papers, referring to the large
number of cases of coup de solel, wherein it
is suggested that those who are compelled to
be in the sun, should procure a flat piece OF
sponge, and saturating it with water, place
it on the top of the head, and the hat over
that, as it is said that so long as any moisture
remains in the sponge, there is no danger of
being sun struck or overpowered by the heat.
The large mortality among the teamsters and
Others by cause of the great heat, might have
been obviated, if this cheap and simple pre-
yentative had been used in time. d.
Year: 1859

GuANo FOR SNUFF F-The Bulletins New
York correspondent says that guano is get
ting to be quite a drug there, and that some
of the snutf-manutacturers are beginning to
use 1t to some extent for the purpose of adul
tlrating their ttilating mixtures
Year: 1859

Snow AND THE DIrcHEs. Some men who have
been at work on the South Yuba ditch came
down from the company's lakes on Saturday
last. They report that there is four feet Of
snow at the upper lake and two feet at the
lower lake. On the road this side Of the Don
nor cabins, they came across four horses and a
number of head Of cattle which had perished in
the snow, and are supposed to have belonged to
immigrants. When the storm commenced, the
gates at the outlets of the several lakes were
shut down, and by that means about ten feet Of
water was caught in each lake. This will be
sutncient to keep up full supply in the South
Yuba ditch during the winter. In most of. the
other bitches in this part Of the county, there is
little more water DOW than there was before the
late storm.
Year: 1859

SERIOUS AccIDENT.-A man named John
White, who has recently arrived from the East
ern States, met with severe accident at Grass
Valley, one day last week. He was at work in
tunnel when the roof gave way and large
quantity of rock and earth fell upon him, dis
locating the spine. He was brought TO Nevada
on Sunday and placed in the county hospital.
His recovery is regarded as doubtful, and even
should he survive he will doubtless be confined
several months from the effects Of his severe
iniures
Year: 1859

Found AN OwNER.-On Monday last during
the absence of the family, some person made
his way into the kitchen Of our residence and
left two sacks Of flour, having the brand of the
first premium -four manufactured at the Nevada
FIGURING Mills. Our first impression on seeing
the article was that some heartless creditor had
foreclosed, and taken possession of our subur-
ban mansion, and not finding the larder over
stocked with the staff of life had ordered this
for his own use; but finding no one about the
premises we quietly appropriated the contents
Of the sacks, and find it an excellent article


For the satisfaction of the person who left it


we will state that ii is not onr intention to have
this affair Investigated by the Grand Jury, but
he must be cautious and not let us detect hin
in similar acts hereafter. We are always ab


sent en- Mondays from one O'Clock to four, p NJ
Year: 1859

The SCHILLER FEsrIvAL.-In cons equence of
the severe storm on Thursday last, a portion of
were omitted. Mr.. Aue delivered an oration in
German, at the Theater, in the early part of
the evening, and the ball came off at the Court
House according to arrangement. The attend
ance at the ball was not large, on account of
the bad weather, but everything went off in fne
style, and the dancing was kept up until day
light.
Year: 1859

COUNTY HosPITAL.-An advertisement invi-
ting proposals for erecting county hospital
will be found in another column. The plan
and specifications for the building can be seen
at the Clerks Office. The Supervisors have de-
termined to erect hospital building if it can
be done at reasonable cost
Year: 1859




am now suppyns the trade with pure Cognac BRANDY in
bottles both for medical and private use The immense success
that has erovned NV efforts to pac purc Gin within tn. roach
OF ALL under the name of Aromatic Schcan scnap, and to
drive ont of the market the perncous compounds sold a, Gin
,oupon. Tho country led MANY LEADING rnppis anotbcca
ries and medical men for some wears mast to solicit me to pu
se the same course in regard to the article of Brandy should
have complied with hes. requests from ali quarters long ago
but was deferred from ii by tho fact that owing to the e,or
tan prices of Brandy in France upon the sbortne
of the crane crop for some wears e. was no chance of nv he
ing ab, to import the choicest Brandy bottle and sell it at
moderate prices Fortunately for the grape crop for the last
and previous and tho prospect for h abundant and
prices Of Brandy have fallen to the standard Of
Year: 1859

COL. bAkER.-Acain and again th1s
gifted orator and statesman throws of
fhe bright scintillations ofan inexhaust.
ible genius, eclipsing all previous eff 'rts
with the last. while the people every
where rise up IN masse to do him honor.
His speech at Forest Hill is truly a
magnificent one. abounding in lofty sen-
,imemts and transcendent beauties. He
has wo, for himself in this canvass the
title of "Old man eloquent" The peo-
pie Of this State for once behold talents
on the stump in the person of candi-
date for Congress. They see man pre-
scented for their sufffages who is worthy
of their confidence and support, as we'll
for his ability to represent and defand
their interests on the Hoor Of Congress,
as for brave services on the battle field
rendered to his country. Col Baker is
soldier, true and tried. ike a true


paIadin he dcspises opposing odds and
unsheatbes his flashing sword for the
weak in the cause ofright. Enseduced
by the hope of power and place. he bat
tied manfully for the Wing party by
tie side Of Clay, and there is not a
friend of the immortal statesman who
does not feel himself drawn as by the
cords uf brotherhood to Col. Baker for
tn e devotion, the el"quence, the integri-
ty he exhibited of y"re in the glorious
cause. In every part Of the State
Wings scattered up and down among
the parties are bound to break through
all party restraint and vote for him.
Nor is the disposition confined to the
Wings alone. Everywhere Democrats
Of every stripe are struck with the mag
niticent powers Of mind evinced by Col.
Baker. They admire the exalted
qualities of head and heart Of gallant
political opponent and on the day OF
election will drop tribute Of just ap-
preciation in the ballot box. The de-
nunciations and threats against boilers,
the insane howl about Black republican
ism. ana the pathetic appeals of file-
leaders, are of no effect in this canvass.
Men will vote as their feelings prompt
and judgments dictate. in spite Of party
drill and the party lash. 1t matters not
whether union is effected between the
Republicans and Popular Sovereignty
men or not The people will vote for
Baker and McKibben with enthusiasm
on the day of election. They see Scott
and Burch as the alternatives. 1t would
be libel upon the people to suppose
they are not able to make an Intelligent
choice.
Year: 1859

1RRIoATsoN.-Some time since We
wrote an article setting forth the evil
tendencies of irrigation as practised in
the mountains. The ideas were origi.
nal with US, and were suggested by our
own observations. We see that some
Of the agricultural journals of the State
are discussing the same matter now. and
we are glad that men of larger expert
ence and with abler pens are investisa-
ting the subject.


1t is quoried il nature is not the best
teacher. and whether in the adaptation
of things trees have not the power with
in themselves to adapt themselves to
the soil and climate in which they are
to grow, without artificial aids. A tree
growing on moist ground will have only
surface roots. If the ground be very
moist the roots will be SC near the sur
face as to be largely exposed, while, on
dry s"ils trees root deep. Sudden
draining If swamps often kills tie tim
Der. These facts and few observa-
tions may be of great value to mount
ain culturists in teaching them how to
treat their orchards. 1t has been found
that plants throw out innumerable small
.oots to absorb with rapidity. competing
with the sun, the moisture thrown on the
surface around them in limited quaint.
ties. The INSTINCT Of the plant is to get
n"urishment where i, can find it, and
finding it upon the su face it is satisfied
and does not put forth its energies to
find it at more enduring source. But
leave The plant or tree to Itself. and its
natural tendency is to push its roots
where moisture is sure to be found at
all Seasons of the year. As the rains
descend into the earth or become dissi-
pated from the surface by evaporation.
gradually. as the moisture becomes
scarcer, will the roots reach downward
to obtain it until at last the tree will
have obtained a firm and substantial
foundation that no drouth can effect.
The system of irrigation which builds
up surface roots at the expense of deep
ones in this dry climate must be wrong
and dangerous, for. should the water
fail to be supplied at the surface the
feeders would soon be destroyed or
seriausly injured by the drouth and
before other aud deeper feeders could be
formed.


The subject "f irrigation, however,
needs thorough investigation, which.
judging from the interest manifested i'll
it at present it is quite likely to get.
Year: 1859

A BOY OF PRoMIsE.-Thomas Fl Cas-
well Jr.. trundled watermelon into the
office yesterday and donated l. in brief
speech. We found the article of good
size. of the Arkansas ice cream variety,
and not bad to take That boy is in a
fair way to gladden. the heart of many a
printer. We begin to appre ciate now
the precept of Solomon. Train up a
child in the way he should co."


In this connection we may remark that
Judge Caswell has decidedly the very
best variety of peach we have ever met
with, a supply of which we acknowledge.
1t cannot be surpassed for beauty or ex-
qnisite flavor, and is of good size too.
No more of your iasipid, sickly stuff from
the valleys. We have no patience with
it now.


That mammoth squash of the Judges
has been measured and found to girth
six feet and one irci,. Its mother was a
mammoth weighing one hundred and
sixty-fve pour ds. and only measured
little more than FIVE feet. From this it
is estimated the Child will weigh two
hundred. But it is still growing rapidly
Year: 1859

process her teacher tells me, so that che can
now scarcely fix the simplest lesson in her
mind. Carry Blake had got up to five
thousand verses, but had such terrible
headaches that her mother compelled her to
stop, some weeks ago the texts have all
vanished from her brain, but the headache
unfortunately still fingers. Nelly Samborn
has reached six thousand, although her
anxious father long since tried 70 buy her off
by offering her new bible twice as hand
some as the prize one but what did she
care for that she said ; she had handsome
Bibles already, but she had no intention of
being beaten by Ella Prentiss. Poor child,
we see no chance for her for Ella has it all
her own way; she has made up score of
seven thousand one hundred texts, and it is
three days to the fatal Sunday. Between
ourselves, think Nelly does her work more
fairly for Ella has marvellous ingenuity
in picking out easy verses, like Jack Horners
plums, valuing every sacred sentence, not by
its subject, but by its shortness. Still she
is bound to win.


"How isher health this summer ?" asked
her mother the other day.


"Well, her verses weigh upon her" said
the good woman solemnly.


"And here pledge you my word, Doloro-
sus, that to every one of these statements 1
might append, as Miss Edgeworth does to
every particular tough story N. B. THIS
IS fact" will only add that our Sunday
School Superintendent, who is physician,
told me he had as strong objections to the
whole thing as l could have but that it
was no use talking all the other Schools
did it, and ours must emulation was the
order of the day. Besides he added, with
that sort of cheerful hopelessness peculiar
to his profession, the boys are not trying
for the prize much, this year and as for
the girls, they would probably lose their
health very soon, at any rate, and may as
we'll devote it to sacred cause
Year: 1859

A correspondent of the Boston Bee and
Atlas recently visited the grave of the ele-
phant Columbus, in Berkshire county Mass.


A few years since, while making pro.
fessional and pedestrian tour through this
section of the State, Columbus, in crossing
a bridge at North Adams, had the mifortune
to fall through, which accident serio usly
abridged his existence, and it is likely to
prove more weighty matter to the treasury
of the town than did the quadruped to the
bridge.


The proprietors of this valuable, and since
the casualty, in a double sense, truncated
repository of ivory, made claim upon the
town for remuneration for their loss, which
was not allowed, whereupon a suit was
commenced, and we believe it is still in
Court. The animal having injured his
forefeet severely by the fall, was obliged to
pause, but after a brief interval he appeared
to rally, and his keeper thinking that be had
sustained no serious injury, continued his
journey. On reaching this town it became
evident that the noble beast received some
internal detriment, and being anxious to get
him into some comfortable place, permission
was obtained to use an unoccupied shed,
adjoining farm house into this Columbus
was driven never to 60 forth alive.


Soon after entering the building he threw
himself down as if in despair ard no entrea-
ties Or exertions of his keeper could induce
him to make any effort to arise he seemed
to act as though his days were numbered
he suffered much pain, and his groans and
cries could be heard at an immense distance;
Notwithstanding the severity of his anguish,
he appeared resigned, and was quite gentle
towards his attendant. Hundreds came to
visit the dying monarch for miles around
but no human aid could save him or afford
him any temporary relief; the king of terors
only could relief the king of beasts.


His remains were presented to William
College, and were duly accepted by the
trustees, who intended, after the flesh had
been thoroughly decomposed, to have the
skeleton properly set up and deposited in
their museum of natural history. This yet
remains to be done the process of dissolu-
tion seems to progress slowly; the dryness
of the climate is unfavorable for accelerating
such climax We are informed that, from
time to time, semi official committees have
repaired to the mound for the pupose of
examining the relics, and, if feasible, of
exhuming the bones; but, on displaciDg
the earth until the corpse was reached,
the flesh was found to be of the consisten-
cy of India rubber, while the effluvium
was so offensive that they deemed it in
expedient to proceed with their investiga-
tions, and rapidly covering the ori6ce which
had been made, the committees beat hasty
retreat, reported progress, and have begged
for further time before submitting final
report.
Year: 1859

This hymn found in chest in English cottage.
The authors name is unknown j
In the stiffness of the voiceless night,
When chased by airy dreams, the slumbars fee.
Whom in the darkness doth my spirit seek,


OGod, but thee.
And if there be weight upon my breast,
Some vague impression of the day foregone,
Scarce knowing what it is. fly to thee,


And lay it down.
Or if it be the heaviness that comes ai
In tokens of anticipated ill,
My bosom takes no heed of what it is,


Since It's thy will.
For oh, in spite of pest and present care,
Or anything besides, how joyfully
That almost solitary hour.


My God, with thee
More tranquil than the stiffness of the night,
More peaceful than the silence of that hour,
More blest than anything, my spirit lies


Beneath thy power.
For what is there on earth that desire,
OF all that it can give or take from me,
Or whom in heaven doth my spirit seek,


o God, but thee!
Year: 1859

known reserve of those poetical birds in the
presence of strangers; but he found the
deer he was after, and, what was better,
found the lake to be one of an interesting
group that lay hid in the groves behind it,
belonging, as we afterwards learned, to the


Leaf river waters.
Year: 1859




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o,,l IN W.
Year: 1859

WHAT AN EDITOR MIGHT HAVE BEEN--Hol- land, the editor of the Springfield (Mass.) Re publican, has been up to Vermont, where he came from, and he thus sketches what he should have been if he had not left home and become an editor:

 Your correspondent would have grown stal- wart and strong, with horny hands, and q face as black as the ace or spades He wauld have taught schools winters, worked on farm sum- :ners, and gone out having fifteen days in July, and trken for pay the iron work and running gear of wagon. At two and twenty, Or there. abouts, he would have begun to pay attentions to girl with father worth two thousand dol lars, and split curl on her forehead--a girl who always went to singing school, and set in the seats and sung without opening her mouth--a pretty girl anyway. We'll, after seeing her home from singing two or three years taking her to a Fonr'h of July celebration, and getting about a hundred dollars together, he would marry her and settle down. Years would pass away, and that girl with the split curl would have eleven children-just as sure as you live--seven boys and four girls We should have had time in bringing them up, but they would soon be able to do the milking, and help their mother wash days, and I, getting independent at last, and feeling little stiff in the joints would be cleo ted member of the legislature having been an assessor and school committee for years. In the evening of my days. with my pipe in my mouth, thirteen barrels of cider in the cellar and newspaper in my hands, l should sit and look over the markets. through pair of gold mounted sncctace.. and wonder why 'slch strange, silly piece as this shoul be published,
Year: 1859

The Odd Fellows throughout the United States are making arrangements to celebrate on the 26th inst, the fortieth anniversary of the institution of the order in this country A granl national celebration will be held in New York; whilst hundreds of celebrations will be going on throughout the Union.