smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1862

As there is much enquiry about the mode OF
giving in Taxes, We append below the sections OF
the Law bearing directly upon the subject, for the
information Of all concerned sE .aE.-..a 4
Section IL. 1t shall be the duty of every person


liable to pay tax residing in any district, having
property therein liable to taxation, at the times
and places appointed by the assessor to furnish to
the assessor written list of his taxables
ing real estate, which the assessors shall ascertain


and abstract from the last valuation of real estate
and the tax-sts filed in the office of the clerks of
the county courts for the year 1861 setting forth
the number and value of his slaves, horses, Mares
mules, ennets, jacks and neat cattle, Except such
as for use or consumption on the farm, pro-
Vided that such exception shall not include slaves


his household aud kitchen furniture Except such
as specifically taxed) over and above the
value of two hundred dollars; the number and
value of his ships, boats and other water craft of
the value of one hundred dollars or upwards;
and in listing the amount of debt due to him
from solvent parties and his cash on hand, he
shall be allowed to deduct debts owing by him as
principal, and also surety, where the principal
is insolvent listing only the balance after making
such deduction, and such listing and valuation
shall have reference to the property owned and the
subjects of taxation held by the x-payer and its
value the first day of April in which such list
ing is to be done and he shall also set forth all
other articles Of property or subjects of taxation
which he is bound to list with his estimate of the
value of such portions thereof as is taxed ad
vaorem, and the assessor shall administer to the
persons furnishing said list, the following oath
you solemuly swear that the list by you fur
nished, contains full statement of all the prop
erty and subjects of taxation which you are bound
to list, either in your right in right of any
other person, and that the property valued is not
worth more in cash than the valuations annexed,
to the best of your knowledge and belief"


Sec. l3, If any person liable to pay tax, shall
fail or refuse to give such list of his taxable
property on oath, or if the assessor shall have
reason believe that such person has not rendered
true account Of his tazables, or has fixed the
valuation less than the true cash value thereof he
shall assess such person such an amount as he
shall have reason to believe correct, according to
the best information be procure; and the
assessor is hereby authorized to address written
interrogatories to the person listing any other
person, for the purpose Of obtaining such in
formation, and to require written answers thereto
upon oath, which oath the assessor is hereby au-
thorized to administer; and if any person being
so interrogated shall refuse to answer such inter-
rogaores he shall be liable to pay the sum of one
hundred dollars, to be recovered by action in the
name of the State, to the use Of the county, and


il shall be the duty of the to report such
delinquency to the county solicitor who shall bring
suit for said penalty.
Year: 1862

EXTORTIoNERs AND SPECULAToRs.-We have
to believe that speculation in the necessa-
res of life is still carried on in this place by sew
eral persons. They have and are still boarding up
large quantities of -four and bacon, and refusing
to accommodate those who are in want We have
no hesitation whatever in saying this should not
be allowed as we honestly believe it is highly
detrimental to the best interests of our country
Before it is too late to prevent damage, something
should be done by those who have authority to do
to put stop to such unholy business. No
christian should engage in it, and patriotism ought
to prevent every man from following such low
down business. 1t may do for the greedy Yankee
who makes his living by the misfortunes of others
and swiDdlins, but for Southern protesting
loyalty, it is too disrcputable, and people may well
doubt his loyalty to country in this her time of
trial.


We very respectfully call the attention of the
authorities Of the State to this great evil If they
do not by the strong of the law put stop to
it, the people will, and then who tell where
the vengeance of an outraged people will stop
Salisbury Hdtchman.
Year: 1862




from Professor Emmons to Governor Clarke,
There is, doubtless, large quantity of brine in
the country, and salt may be extracted from It,


RALEIGH, April II, 1862. "


To His Excellency, H. T. Clark, Governor of
North Carolina-Sir: The inquiry which you
made yesterday respecting the value Of brine
which has been employed for preserving meat is
important at this time Old brine will contain
large proportion Of the salt used, and may be re-
covered by boiling it. Let the brine be poured
into an iron kettle, and stir in, while cold, the
white of several eggs. Boil the brine and skim
off the dirt from the top as it rises Now strain
the liquid, while hot, in order to free it from
striney sediment. Boil again and skim, if neces-
sary, reducing the quantity Of brine by evapora-
tion until pelicle of fine salt forms upon the sur
face. 1t may now be set by to cool while crystals
of nearly pure salt will be formed. The brine
should never be boiled till dry mass is formed,
as in that case, it will be impure and dark colored.
By repeating the evaporation the salt may be OBJ
tanned as pure and white as table salt.


Most truly your servant,


Il. EMMONS, State Geologist.
p. S-If the brine is stirred while cooling, fine
salt will be formed; if it is allowed to cool without
stirring, a coarse salt will be deposited.


STARTLING FIGUREs-The debt of Lincoln
dom is so vast that the Yankees admit that unless
they conquer and rob the South this spring,
by July it will reach sl,000,O00,0 600 Very few
people have an adequate idea of this sum. If it
was in gold, allowing two hundred and fifty dollars
to the pound, it would be four millions of pounds,
or twenty thousand tons of two thousand pounds
each. If in silver at dollar to the ounce, it
would be sixty-two and half millions of pounds.
If carried on drays, a thousand pounds on each
dray, it would take 65 900 drays to carry it. Sup
pose person could count d ollar each second and
work six hours each day, then it would take one
hundred and twenty years to count it. If in
pile of half dollars, allowing ten to the inch it
would make pile 3,l56 miles high, or if
laid down on line, each an inch across, it would
be nearly seventeen thousand miles long. People
Of the South the enemy say that you shall pay
this vast amount.
Year: 1862

LINCOLN CoNGREss.-The bill fer the abolition
of slavery in the District of Columbia has passed
Congress and is now law. The vote on its
passage in the Senate twenty-three to nine
every Northern Senator voting for it. Among
those voting in the negative was Senator Sauls-
bury, of Delaware.


The bill as finally passed, requires every slave
holder in the District to come forward and prove
his LOYALTY within the period of three months;
after the term of two years all the slaves in the
District are to be positively emancipated, and
their masters who are loyal, to be compensated at
the rate of two hundred and fifty dollars per head
old and young.


The rumber of slaves IN the District is estlma-
ted to be about three thousand
Year: 1862

"A WEAK INVENTION OF TIE ENEMY. The
bullet proof vests of the Yankees-a new invention
did not protect them at Shiloh, from the bayo-
net charges of the brave SOuthrons, who met them
there face to face. \ number of the dead found on
the battle field said to have had those patent
vests. Truly, "a weak invention of the enemy
Year: 1862

The steamships North Star and Roanoke arrived
port yesterday morning from New Orleans whence they
both sailed the 10th instant The by these ar
va is four days ator, and Is highly interesting. We
have received full particulars Of the battle Of Baton
Rouge from our specia correspondents which publish
below
Year: 1862

- The prohibition recently laid upon
newspapers by the War Department against
their publishing anything in reference to con-
templatod movement Of the army, does not
prohibit the publication Of the results OF
these movements, so that any important bat
tie or the occupation Of important advance
positions will be announced as heretofore.
We are inclined to believe that it is designed
to be only temporary in its operation, in view
Of important movements about to be made
opposite Washington, and that very soon we
shall again be enabled to publish reports and
correspondence as heretofore. At any rate,
the people can afford to wait few days, in
ignorance Of what is being DONE with the
hope that very soon we shall have news Of
something having been done by the army on
the Potomac.
Year: 1862

t-V' In their hurry to find the "last ditch
to die in" the rebels have left their first
bitches pretty nearly empty along their whole
line Of entrenehments. We wish them all
success in their attempts to find the 'last
ditch" Their Generals, especially Floyd,
are running for it, and we have the best au-
thori'y for saying that they will soon find it,
"for when the blind lead the blind both shall
fall into the ditch"
Year: 1862

TREATMENT OF CROUP.--Croup is an in
fiamation of the inner surface of the wind
pipe. lnAamaton implies heat, and that heat
must be subdued or the patient will inevita-
bly, die. If prompt efforts are made to cool
the parts in case Of an attack of Group, re-
lief will be as prompt as it is surprising and
delightful. All know that cold water ap-
pleG to a hot skin cools it, but all do not as
wall know and understand, that hot water
applied to an ndamed skin will as certainly
cool it off. Hence the application of cold
water with linen cloths, or of almost boiling
water with wooden flannel, are very efficient
in the cure of Group. Take two or three
pieces Of wooden flannel Of two folds, large
enough to cover the whole throat and upper
part of the chest put these in pan Of
water as hot as the hand can bear, aud keep
it thus hot by adding water from boiling
tea-kettle at hand ; let two Of the hannels be
in the hot water all the time, and one on the
throat all the time, with a dry flannel covering
the wet one, 50 as to keep the steam in to some
extent the fannels should not be so wet,
when put, as to dribble the water, for it is
important to keep the clothing as dry as pos
sibe, and the body and feet of the child com
Portable and warm. As soon as one flannel
gets little cool, put on another hot one,
with as little interval OF exposure as possible,
and keep up this process until the doctor
comes, or until the phlegm is loose, the child
easier, and begins to fall asleep then gently
wrap dry flannel over the wet one which is
on so as 10 cover it up thoroughly, and the
child is saved When it wakes up, both fan
nels will be dry.--HaWs journal of Health.
Year: 1862

~ Reports respecting the evacuation Of
Columbus on the Mississippi river are contra
dictory, but there is little doubt that unless it
is already evacuated it must soon be or be
surrounded and hemmed in by the Union
army
Year: 1862

We have examined great many machines
which displayed extraordinary ingenuity on
the part Of the inventors, but we never saw
any other that approached in this respect
the type setting machine of Timothy Alden.
The inventor devoted some twenty years of
his life to the labor Of designing it, and all
who examine 1t are impressed with The con
viction tha, bis mind m st have been busy
during this period. Ii was a task not to be
performed in day. - diel just after his
work was crowned with success.


Without the aid of elaborate engravings
it would be impossible to explain the n-u.
morous devices an movements embraced in
this wonderful piece of mechanism. but we
may in a few words give general idea Of
the plan,


A horizontal circular plate about five feet
in diameter, receives constant rotary mo-
ton from steam or other power. Upon one
side Of the stationary frame is rectangular
key board with one hundred and fifty four
keys for the several tvpe arranged in rows
so as to occupy bnt little space. The type
are arranged in radiaiing lines outside of the
revolving plate. The plate carries thirty six
conveyors each provided with a little clamp
which seizrs and holds the type; carrying it
around with the rotation of the table. From
each key series of lever aid pins is brought
to act on conveyors and prepare it to seize
the type corresponding with the keys rs it
passes the line in which the type is arang
ed.


The keys may be played more or less rap
idly withou, any reference to the rate at
which the plate is revolving, and if the oper'
ator gets more than sixty letters in advance
of the machine, bell rings. and then he
must wait for the machine to overtake him.


The machine distributes type automatical
ly wi hout any care on the part Of the oper'
ator; distribution going on at the same time
as the setting. In distributing. the convey.
ors are governed bv certain hicks in the sides
of the type, each letter having its peculiar
nick.


These machines are being exhibited in
practical operation by Charles 9. Yeaton, at
ll3 William street in this city. We are in
formed that company has been formed for
their manufacture with a capital ofSl0o.O 900,
and that orders in considerable numbers have
already been received from tie leading daily
papers, The price is 81 600.


Scientific dmeyic1D
Year: 1862

To KEEP PoTAToEs, Bury THEM-A
correspondent of the Scottish Farmer relates
the case respecting the preservation of poi
tatoes. lie says: II had an old ice we'll of
the ordinary description, which abandoned
when built one constructed of double tim
bers on the surface, after the American
fashion. My gardner used, for several wears,
the old well as potato store. 1t happened
several years ago that the roof fell in and
buried several hundred weight of potatoes,
which, AS we had plenty, was not cared for
at the time. Last year we required stones
and had those forming the roof of the old
well dug, when to our astonishment we found
almost the whole of the potatoes as sound
as those of the same years crop. mention
this AS it may be turned to account in sea
sons when we have, as we bad last year,
surplus crop; 10y brrying them deep enough
and in dry pla ace, we might secure oursei-
YES against short crop, as in all probabili'
tv will be the case this year on account of
the prevailing disease. In mentioning this
to a friend learned in such matters he tells
me that potatoes buried one foot deep pro.
duce shoots near the end of spring; at the
depth of two feet they appear about the mil. .
die OF summer; at three feet ia depth they
appear very short and never come to the
surface; and between three and five feet
they cease to vegitate. He further informs
me that he has buried potatoes in his garden
at the depth of three and half feet, which
were not removed until after one or two
years, when they were found quite sound
and possessed their original freshness, firm.
ness, goodness and taste"


Farmer
Year: 1862

How TO GET RID OF DoGs.-.We saw an ex.
pertinent tried the other night which proved
perfectly successful and may be used to adj
vantage, especially in this town. A Roman
candle was tied to dogs tail, and match
applied to the fireworks, which went off, tax
ing the dog along, and neither have been
heard from since, Butte Record
Year: 1862

GEN. TILGHMAN. This rebel taken at.
Fort Donelson, and long a prisoner in Fort
Warren, Boston h>rbor made speech at
Jackson, Miss, Of which correspondent Of
the Richmond Dispatch says.


Gen Til. hman's recital of his capture and
subsequent Incarceration was bigbly inter.
estng. Gen. Buckner and himself were
thrown into dungeon thirty feet under
ground, and for four months and half were
excluded from the light of day, and not PERI
mitted to exchange a word with any living
soul. He urged the people of the South to
bring all their means and all their efforts to
bear in vigorous prosecution of the war,
and cheered them with the promise of an
honorable peace before the lapse of six
months. The North was sick at heart, and
wo Id yield before the nvincibty of our
troops and the determination of our people
to reinforce the armies of the republic TO the
last man. He had been assured BY Judge
l. that Count MERCER had remarked
that if we could succeed in holding our cap.
llal-coud demonstrate our ability to drive
the foe from before it-Europe would not
be long in withholding merited recognition
of our independence.
Year: 1862

TIRED EYEs.-The moment the eyes feel
tired, that very moment you are conscious
of an effort to read or sew. lay aside the
book or needle, and take walk for an hour,
or employ, yourself in some active exercise
not requiring altogether the close use OF the
Year: 1862

The memory of Macauly was remark
able for its retentiveness. One of his biog-
raphers says: As an illustration Of his pow
ers of memory he has said, and he was a
most unboasitu man, that if Millions great
poem we're lost, he thought thet he could
accurately commit to writing at least all the
first books OF paradise Lost"
Year: 1862




FORTRESS MONROE,


Oct. 20, 1862.


-: My name, see, is again useC
in connection with political Office with
out my knowledge or consent. l shul
remain at my post, doing all | can to sus
tain the Government in putting down th'
rebellion and at a moment when the OK
istence of the nation is hanging by q
thread | cannot leave my duties hero to
be drawn into amy party strife. Neither
will ever assent 10 any adjustment OF
tho contest with tho nsurgsDt States that
shall acknowledge their success.


The rebellion began in fraud, dishonor
and violence and must end in submission
to the Constitution and the laws. The
secession leaders have put the contest on
grounds which would make success on
their part indellibe disgrace to us.


In my sphere of duty my intention is
to carry on the war without either vio-
lenee TO the Constitution or to the prin-
ciples of justice and humanity, and to
contend to the last TO avert a triumph
over all that is stable in Government or
honorable political compauionship.


My whole course through life has proved
my devotion TO democracy and conserya-
tive principles. No assurance should be
needed that this faith is unchanged. But
at moment like this, unless all parties
will rally around the Government in put
ting down this rebellion, leaving ques-
tions among ourselves to be settled when
the national honor is vindicated md cur
existence as n nation securpd there car
be nothing for us in the future but disas.
ter and disgrace.


JOHN A. DIX.
Year: 1862

WHO IS TO BLAME!-We are informed by
one OF the Metropolitan Police that a contra
band who died at the camp on Thirteenth
stree', between p and Q, Tuesday n week, was
permitted to lie there until Monday afternoon
last (seyen daysI with nothing over him but a
canvas covering, and the bodies of six other
negroes who died during the week, were living
lherr also. They Were all buried Monday
We know not whose duty 1t is to attend to
These matters, but it is to be hoped like affair
viii not be allowed to occur again.
Year: 1862

What is prayed for IN tire family
by the pious father is sometimes
not prayed for by the mother in
her family tastes and tempers, and
is even prayed against in fact by
IRll the ipatigations ofsappearanee,.
Pptfde, ana show WIitIl Gfe raieed
by her motherly studies aud cares /;
and this too not seldom when her
own prayers are burdened with
much feeling, and bear the appear
ance of much earnest longing for
the piety of her children. Her
prayers sound well i'll the wording,
and she verify thinks what she asks
for; but the notions Of standing
she is putting in the head Of her
son, or the dress she is just now
getting up for her daughter, pray
a hundred fold harder than her
prayers, only just the other way
calling in results of feeling and
character that are selfish, worldly,
and earthly in the last degree:
pride; the ambition Of show and
social standing; envy OF what ia
above, jealousy Of what is below (;
follies of dress and fashion, and
the more foolish elation felt when
a son is praised or daughter ad.
mired in the matter of personal
appearance or what is no better,
a manifest preparing and forecast
ing of this folly when the son or
daughter is so young as to be only
the more certainly poisoned by the
infection of it. Oh these unspoken,
destroying prayers, how many are
they, and how totally do they fill
up the days!
Year: 1862

TANNERS AND TIE EXCISE Law
The Commissioner of Internal Re-
venue has made the following dc.
cision concerning the tanning of
leather:


"a tanner who receives hides
from other parties, upon an agree
ment to tan the same by the piece,
by the pound, may remove the tam
ned leather without inspection, to
such, owners whenever it is ready
to 60 forward, having first obtain-
ed and filed in lis Office, the written
certificate Of the Assessor and Ool-
lector in the district in which the
tannery is situated, that in their
Judgment such removal will not be
prejudicial to the just administra'
ton of the Excise Law, provided
that every tanner, so removing fan
ned leather, shall make monthly
return to the Assessor of the dis
trict, of the number and weight Of
the sides or pieces of leather so re-
moved, and provided that hoshall
furnish to the Assessor monthly the
Inspectors certificate of the weight
and quality of the leather SO re-
moved during the preceding month.
and that the tax stall be paid in
the district where the taunery is sit,
uated."
Year: 1862

EAGER C--.'-During a ro
cent work Of grace in q New Eng
land village, several young men
gave evidence Of saving faith in
Christ. One Of them, Il merchants
clerk, became very Jealous in good
works and the observance of the
ordinances of religion. Each Sab
bath found him three times in his
seat at church, bending forward
with his earnest eyes fixed upon
the minister as if he were devour-
ing the words.


/ is rapt attention attracted the
notice of the congregation, Thro'
u harmless pleasantly he came to
be called the eager youth, and
hence Ea ger c..


lie enlisted in the-regiment
of his State, and went some weeks
since to the seat of war. In q few
days pleasant letters came back
People were glad to hear from him
for he was greatly beloved.


A week after these letters were
written he was sun-struck upon
forced march, and the fellow-sol-
dier and townsman who lay down
by him at night, awoke in the
morning to find him dead.


Who shall call such q death un-
timely? EAGER c.. What an
epitaph! Eager to do Gods scr
vice here, eager to join the army
of the Lord. 1t matters little that
he was buried where he fell, SO
long as that simple word Eager en-
graves the story of his faith upon
the hearts of his friends. E. H. A.
Year: 1862

ooUNTER-PRocLAlLATIoN OF THE KING.


The king has issued the following pro-
clamation:


To Ny People: At the time when Eu-
rope is rendering homage to the wisdom Of
the nation, it Is painful 10 sec young peO-
pie carried away by illusions, and forget
full Of the duty Of gratitude due TO our best
allies; make Of the name Of Rome-that
name which is the desire Of ail---the signal
Of war. When the hour for the accomplish
ment Of the enterprise shall arrive, the
voice Of the king will make itself heard.
Every other summons is that Of rebellion
and Of civil war. The responsibility and
the rigOr Of the law Wilt upon those who
will not listen to my words. shall know
how to preserve the dignity Of the crown
and Of the Parliament, in order to have the
right of demanding from the whole Of Eu-
rope justice FOR Italy.


aARIBALDI AND THE HUEGARIAEs.
I A correspondent of the Brussels Inde-
pendence confirms the report that Garibai-
dI has issued at the same time manifesto
to the Selayes, which would seem to indi-
cate, il his language is to be Interpreted
literally, that it is in that quarter he is to
attempt an expedition. The manifesto Of
the Italian patriot is said to be almost
equivalent TO an appeal to the Hungarian
people to rise in insurrection.
Year: 1862

To hoop frkin pail tub or barrel, when
no iron bands or wooden hoops are conven-
lent, pass an iron wire twice around and
twist the ends to make them hold. 1t
may be driven or tightened like an ordi-
nary hoop. We have often found it quite
convenient.