smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

On H LnsEsroxE.-The sandusky Regis
ter says;


We were shown yesterday two samples
Of oil obtained in this city and vicinity
One was taken from the well at Mr.. Hos
mer's brewery, where they have been boring
for some days, and is undoubtedly q pure
article of petroleum. The other came
from Mr. Baird's, in the vicinity Of the
County Infrmary, and is very fine speci-
men of lubrieating oil, worth at least two
dollars per gallon as it comes from the
ground.


The sample from Mr.. Baird's was dis
covered in digging a well, into which it
came IN such quantities as to deter them
from further progress, and not knowing
anything about the value of oil, the well
was abandoned and finally partially filed
up and eemented for a cistern. The ground
has been leased by a company, and a well
will be sunk there in the spring.


The oil excitement is grOwing-our peo-
pie are thoroughly aroused, and If oil
really exists in the vicinity, it will be found
on the opening of spring, if not sooner.
Year: 1865

A CoNTRABAND" DoING BUSINESS ON
HIS Own ACCOUNTANT individual of the
" colored persuasion" who has been about
town for some days, made his appearance on
the street on Wednesday morning, riding
or leading a horse, and equipped with spurs
and leggins, for ride. "Old T" got his
eyes on the "gentleman' and, discovering
that his own 'calf wrappings and heel orna-
ments' had in some mysterious way been
transferred to the darkeys pedals, rather
too publicly. for the latter's fne sensibilities,
Informed him that he was thief. The darkey
repeled the foul 'insinniwation and 'axed
him that he lied IT, replied to this by
knocking the darkey down with pick han
die. This act of hostility elected consider
able sympathy for the fallen man from a
crowd who soon gathered about him; but
upon,learning all the causes which led to
this war of races the current Of their feel
incs changed The gentleman Of color had
stated that the horse in his possession be-
longed to him; but about this time the pro-
prietor of one Of the city livery stables ap-
reared on the ground, claimed the horse and
took him home. Soon afterwards it was as
certaned that be had gone to store in
town and got pair of blankets, which he

stated he would call in and pay for in few
minutes at another store he got a revolver
upon the same terms; and had it not been
for the discovery of the eggins and spurs,
be would probably have been off, with horse
blankets and all, ere his few minutes
elapsed Defeated in this confidence game,
he skeedaddled, and short distance above
town he found large American mare run
ming loose in field with rope attached to
her neck He caught and mounted her
with the evident intention Of riding her off,
but she, being unused to being rode with
out bride or saddle ran rway with him and
carried him directly up TO the house of her
owner, where he, with others, was at work.
Upon their inquirine of him what he was
doing with the mare, he replied that he had
an order for her and was taking her out to
Dry Greek They told him he must be mis-
taken, and upon his repeated assertion that
be was not mistaken, they arrested him,
Brought him to town and delivered him up
to the authorities, who lodged him in Jail,
70 await trial
Year: 1865

FRUIT.-The young peach orchards in
the Walla Wala valley are loaded with
fruit 1t was thought awhile ago that this
fruit had been mostly destroyed by frosts,
early in May, but it turns out that this
was mistake, as the well filled trees amply
testify. There will be almost enough peach
es grown in the valley this year to supply
the home demand There will also be fair
apple yield In the course of two or three
years this valley will be able to furnish our
Willamette friends with choice fruit-far
ahead of the best Willamette productions,
The soil and climate here are well adapted to
raising luscious fruits. As for black berries,
goose berries, currants, etc, we challenge
the world to produce any finer than this
section can produce
Year: 1865

A FARMER, who has tried 1t, says the
surest way ta rid gardens of crickets is to
take paddle and 20 out and 'squech"
them 70 kill thousand an hour is an ea-
Fy job where they are as plentiful as in some
localities along the foot of the mountains
Killing them in this way he says, as soon
as theymake their appearance prevents them
from laying their eggs and VIII insure their
extermination, from the farming regions at
least for they are very inactive and never
go far from the spot where they first make
their appearance.
Year: 1865

Some Of the good people in Oregon are get
ting about sick of the reign of the military over
the civil authorities in that State. We notice
by the lower country newspapers that "a Citizens
Meeting is to be held at Dallas, June 10th, the
object of which is 10 discuss such measures as
will "tend to the maintenance Of civil authority
in the future as in the past, and to consider
whether the public peace and the people good ,
make it necessary that citizens shall be held re-
spOnsble to the military instead of the civil law
in Oregon for public offences" All persons
without respect to party are invited to particle
pate in the meeting. Judge Boise and others
will delveradiresse on the occasion.
Year: 1865

WORKING THE CoNvICTs We noticed
Sheriff Seite out this week with the Peni,
tentiary convicts, engaged in cleaning out
the cisterns on Main street He has also
had them at work lately, digging a well and
making other Improvements about the jail.
We understand that it is the intention to
keep up the system and keep them at work,
whenever there can be work found for them
to do. The proceeds Of their labor "a dollar
a day) goes to the comfy.
Year: 1865

An ADRoT SwINDLER-Not six
months ago | was the innocent victim OF
"A trap which has seldom been equaled
for cleverness. In reply TO one of my
usual weekly advertisements, received a
letter dated from Chelienham, stating
that the writer was an Indian civil SER
want at home on leave, that his income
and allowances amounted TO about a
thousand a year, but that he had been
extravagant since his return TO England,


and was in want Of ready money until his
next quarters salary became due. lie
wanted on advance of five hundred
pounds, upon bill drawn by himself and
accepted by an Indian military friend.


who had retired from the service and
taken up his residence in England, The
writer ended a short business-like letter
by giving me, as reference for himself, a
frst-rate East India house in the city,


and as reference for his friend, an equally


respectable army agent at the West i-end.


called at bath these relereLces, and
found that Mr., Soand-so and Colonel
Year: 1865

a Sheriff was once asked to execute a
writ against Quaker. On arriving at
his house he saw the Quaker's wife, who,
in reply to the inquiry whether her hus-
band was at home, said he was, at the
same time requesting him to be seated,
and her husband would speedily see him.
The officer waited patiently for some
time when the fair Quakeress coming in
to the room he reminded her of he prom
Use that he might see her husband. Nay,
friend; ! promised that he would see
thee. lie has seen theel He did net
like thy looks therefore he avoided thee,
and hath departed from the fouse by an
other path
Year: 1865

think of tightening a care or labor IL
asked to perform some little service, it is
done at best with a reluctant step aud an
unwilling air, which rob it of all sunshine
or claim to gratitude.


Girls, help your father: give him
cheerful home to rest in when evening
comes, and do not worry his life away by
fretting because he cannot afford you all
the Injuries you covet. Children exert
as great an influence on their parents as
parents do on their children.
Year: 1865

My hands are so stiff I can hardly hold
PEN said Farmer Wilbur, as he sat
down to figure out somd accounts that
were getting behindhand.


Gould l help you, father! said Lucy,
laying down her bright crochet work
4 should be glad to, if only knew what
you wish written


well, shouldn't wonder if You could
Lucy he said refectively. 'Pretty good
a: figures, are your


1T would be fine story if l did not
know something of them after going
twice through the arithmetic said Lucy,
laughing.


We'll, I can show you in FIVE minutes
what I have to do, aud it will be power
ful help If you can do it for me. Inever
was master hand at accounts in my best
days, and it does not grow any easier, as
I ee,since put 90 specs


Very patiently did the helpful daugh-
ter plod through the long dull line of
figures, leaving the gay worsted work to
lie idle all the evening, though she was
in such haste to finish her scarf. 1t was
reward enough to see her tired father, who
had been toiling all day for herself and
the other dear ones, sitting SO costly in
his easy chair, enjoying his weekly paper
as it only can be enjoyed in country
home, where news from the great world
beyond comes seldom, and is eagerly
sought for.


The clock struck nine before her task
was over, but the hearty Thank you,
daughter, a thousand times took away
all sense of WEAKNESS.


1T is rather looking up, when man
can have an amanuensis, said the father.
1t is not every farmer that can afford 1t.


Nor every farmers daughter that Il
capable of making one,' said the mother
with little pardonable maternal pride.
Nor every one that would be willing
if she were able, said Mr. Eilbur-whict
last was sad truth. How many daugh
ters might be Of use to their fathers Il
this and many other ways, gho ueYs,
Year: 1865

A peculiar kind of grit, not falling
under any Of the special expressions I
have noted, pet parsakiDg in some degree
of all, is illustrated in the character of
Lieutenant Geueral Grant. Without an
atom of pretension or rhetoric, with
none of the external signs of energy and
intrepidIty, making no parade of the im.
movable purpose, iron nerve, and silent
penetrating intelligence God has put
into him, bis tranquil greatness is hidden
from superficial scrutiny behind cigar,
as President Llncoln's is behind joke.
When anybody tries to coax, cajole, over.
awe, browbeat or deceive Lincoln. tho
President nurses bis leg, and is reminded
of story; when anybody tries the same
game with Grant, the General listens and
smokes. If you try to wheedle out of
him his plans for campaign, he stolidly
smokes if you call him an imbecile and
a blunderer, he blandly lights another
cigar if you praise him as the greatest
General living, he placidly returns tho
puff from his cigar aud if you tell him
he should run for the Presidency, it does
not disturb the equanimi.y with he iu.
hales and exhales the unsubstantial va.
por which typifes the politicians prom
ises. While you are wondering what
kind of man this creature without tongue
is, you are suddenly electrified with the
news of some splendid victory, proving,
that behind the cigar, and behind the
face discharged of all tell-tale expression,
is the best brain to plan and the strong.
est heart to dare among the Generals Of
the Republic.-AHantic for 4pra.
Year: 1865

A Christian is a man that is living
to perfect III himself better man
hood. He is living, not to waste his
understanding either by dissipation
or by selfish and perverse use Of it,
but to ennoble and use it for the wor-
thiest purposes. He is living to car
ry higher and higher in himself tho
moral sentiments-conscience, be
nevolence, faith, hope, and love-
He is living so as to be better. There
are a great many persons who are liv-
ing simply for wealth, or for honor
or power. "A Christian may have
wealth, and honor and power; but
these are not the things that he is liv-
ing for. He Is to become better in
every part Of his being. The conse.
quence is that he takes the highest
rule-thnt is, God slaw-to measure
his conduct and disposition by all the
changes of life.
Year: 1865

A bill IS now pending in the House Of
Representatives to charter what is called
Union Express Company, by which two
thirds Of the capital stock is to be owned
by the different railroad companies, who
VIII thus have entire control Of this nam
moth corporation We can see no ne ces-
sity whatever for such a charter, but on
the contrary many reasons occur to US
why it should not be granted. The rail
roads are all incorporated, they have all
the exclusive privileges necessary to per
form their duties as carriers to the putlic,
and if they wish to arrange among them
selves about the forwarding and reship-
ment of freight where it is to be trans
ported by other roads than the one which
receives ii, let them do so. II the goods
are sent forward promptly and securely,
much of the business now transacted by
express companies will go TO them. We
have number of Express Companies
already in operation, who have been Of
great service to the public, and who are
competing with each other for patronage.
Let such great scheme as this be car
ried into eff ct, and these companies
will be destroyed and the people left
entirely at the mercy of the new corpora
ton. If this bill passes, no other Express
company could possibly compete with it.
The railroads as matter of course would
give their own company transportation.
1t would not only be their interest to do
this, but they would naturally consult
their own advantage by increasing the
amount Of goods sent by express on ac~
count of the higher rates of charges. We
think in this their interest and that of
the public would conflict.


A number of Express Companies have
already been chartered. capital has been
invested in consequence of their incor-
poration, they have proved sarvicable to
all classes Of people and we think it un-
just to destroy them and give the rail
reads monopoly of the whole express
business of the country.


We desire to see liberal course of
legislation towards the Railroad Compa-
MES. They have sustained heavy losses
during the war, we hope to see them
again prosperous and furnishing, but we
see no necessity for granting them the
exclusive privileges of this bill, and
trust the measure will be defeated.
Year: 1865

WHErHER we really enjoy any lot in
life depends upon the disposition We car
~ into it, The kind of eyes with which
We see, the kind of temper with which
we act, will make much Of little, or little
of much.
Year: 1865

An Irish auctioneer, putting up pair of
jet ear rings to a very respectable company
Of ladies, said that they were Just the sort
of article he himself would purchase for his
wife were she a widow.
Year: 1865

E The New Bedford Mercury state,
that all the cotton mills in Fail River.
with perhaps two exceptions, are now
running, and We presume sill now keep
IN operation More money has been lost
by manufacturers by the stoppage of their
mills, than they could have sustained hv
keeping them in molion, even when cot
Ton was at the highest
Year: 1865

that a number of business men of this city
contemplate establishing branch houses at
Wallula in the spring, also, that two or
more of the business men at the Dalles will
do the same thing. Among those going
from this city, we hear of two general mer-
chandise establishments, one cigar and to-
bocco store, one livery stable and one saloon,
and it is probable that several mechanic
shops will follow From this it would seem
that the next act in the building of the
Sacramento of the Upper Columbia" is to
be performed at Wallula; and for once, it
seems to us, the actors have selected some
thing like suitable stage for their per-
formance. However, we have no idea that
(" Sacramento will ever be built at Wallu-
la though with the Walla Walla and Tou-
chet valleys, not for distant, to supply it
with all kinds of produce, it cannot be de-
MED that it has greatly superior advantages
over Umatilla City as river supply point
for the mines and being situated upon a
better road, and as near to the Boise country,
as the former place it will ultimately absorb
the Trade of that "city." Besides, it has
the advantage of being nearer to all the
other mines in the upper country.


The effect upon the Walla Walla valley





of the building up of Wallula will, of course,
be beneficial. So for as our city is con-
cerned, with the very superior advantages
that surround it, in the way of local trade,
&C., it must remain in the ascendency. But
to kee itso, it will be necessary for the
merchants and business men generally to
sell their goods and wares at prices to COM
pete with the Wallula traders This, even
with the addition of freight in the cost Of
their goods, they can well afford to do, on
account Of the much less expense of living
here While the merchants here will have
to pay the addition of freight on the cost of
their goods, the traders of Wallula will have
to pay tribute to this valley and city for
their produce.
Year: 1865




BEAST BUTLER.-Benjamin Butler, bet
ter known as 'Beast Butler" recently made
a speech, in which he said:


awe can now afford to be magnanimous
We have shown our strength and demon
strated the weakness of the enemy. They
now know that our resolution to maintain
the Union is inexorabe, and that our re-
sources are nexhaustible Therefore let US,
Notwithstanding the proclamation, renew
our offer to the South to permit them to
come back into the Union as it was, with the
Constitution as it is, with no other changes
than such as have been made by the State
Legislatures"


Butler 'put his foot in it" when he made
that speech. The mere failure in one mill
tary engagement would not of itself have pro-
cured his dismissal from the service; but he
made fatal step in exhibiting willing
ness to disregard that celebrated emancipa-
ton proclamation of the Presidents, and
therefore the first military disaster that be-
fel him, whether occasioned by himself or
through the intriguing of others, was seized
upon as sufficient cause for his removal
The telegraphic dispatches have intimated
that Butler was removed, partly, to indi-
cate to the South that radical measures
would not be instituted against them nor
brutal men kept in responsible positions; but

that is not a reasonable solution, for Butler
had previously notified the public through a
speech that he was in favor of offering the
most liberal terms towards the South, "not-
withstanding the proclamation. Instead,
then, of Butler being discharged on account
of his radicalism, it looks rather as if the
contrary was true and that he was relieved
of his command because he had changed
his views of radicalism to conservatism. II
he was willing to act up to the suggestions
given in his speech, he could be set down as
a straight-out Copperhead or Democrat
1t may be urged, though, that Lincoln has
consented to the Inauguration of cOnserva-
tive policy, and that he would have no OBJ
lection to Buffers conservatism; but it must
be remembered that he acts very strangely
when "the government" is about to for
over on important questions. When Gen
erals Fremont and Hunter issued their rad
ical, negro proclamations, the President af
fected to be hOrrifed. at such policy and
from his then conservative professions, nc
one could have thought that he would soon
after issue a similar proclamation and siren
uously uphold it; but nevertheless such is
the fact And now, it is probable that Lin.
coin will soon proclaim the same views ex
pressed so recently by the Beast, and given
in the above paragraph. If Lincoln wasn't
jealous of the Beasts conservative position
and didn't desire to be considered the lead
er of his party in new conservative lead
then we miss our guess, that's all.
Year: 1865

PRoFITABLE.-A lady acquaintance
farmers wife-informed us not long since
that she had realized seven hundred dollars
during the past year from the sale of butter,
eggs and chickens. Who will say after this
that attention to the dairy and hennery, as
incidentals of farming, can not be made prof
liable ? We have often wondered, with the
high prices that have always ruled here, that
more attention has not been paid by the
farming community to these branches of
business, and have as often thought, when
told by them that it didn't pay" that they
had never tried it, In winter, especially, it
has always been the case when eggs have
sold at 75c to 81 per dozen, that enough Of
them could not be got to supply the tom
demand and as to butter, fully three-fourths
of the amount used here in winter is in
ported from Oregon and California, and sold
at from SOC. to 81 per pound. These facts
prove that there is always market here for
these articles; that they are sold at remu-
be made profitable, the testimony of those
who say it "won't pay to the contrary not
withstanding.
Year: 1865

EDITORS WALLA WALLA STATEsMAN:-The
Constitution of the United States forbids the
States to make anything but gold and silver a
legal tender; it gives the General Government
power to regulate the currency, and this the
United States has done by making, first, gold
and silver legal tender; and, second, certain
promises TO pay legal tender, except in certain
cases The last-named species Of legal tende; ,
it will hardly be claimed by the most intense
loyalist, does not invalidate or do away with the
use of the first Gold and silver, then, is still
receivable as a legal tender, unless the creditor
desires greenbacks, which it is not likely any
body will do. Now my idea is this, that it is
competent for me to contract, specially to pay
or receive either of these legal tender curren-
cies, and to enforce the receipt or payment of
either in accordance with special agreement,
without statutory aid unless the act of making
a special contract is either declared penal fell
oniops- DIsCOyERER.
Year: 1865

PLENTY OF SNOw.-Reports come from all the
mining camps that an unusual amount of snow
has fallen in the mountains this winter. The
miners will have plenty of water to work their
diggings in the spring.
Year: 1865

New MISEs.-A report, apparently well au-
mines have been discovered on the eastern slope
of the Blue mountains on one of the small
streams putting into Snake river. The name of
the creek on which the diggings are located is
unknown to the discoverers, but it is somewhere
in the vicinity of Looking-glass creek. 1t is
perhaps, the same region that prospectors have
been looking for for the last two or three years,
and where Indian tradition says, gold exists in
considerable quantities. The distance from
here, direct across the mountains to the region
of the reported discovery is some forty to sixty
miles. From what we can learn the diggings
are situated in small basin or depression in
and near the summit of the Blue mountains,
nearly opposite the mouth of Salmon river, and
about forty miles in a northerly direction from
the mines on Eagle creek. The direct route
to the diggings from this city, would probably
be to follow up the divide between Coppei and
Dry creeks and across the summit of the Blue
mountains to the head waters of the small
streams flowing into Snake river. The discov-
erers report that the diggings are apparently ex-
tensive and promise good pay; but lis only
within the past five or six weeks that the mines
were discovered, and, of course, prospecting has
been somewhat limited, owing to the cold
weather and great depth of snow upon the noun
tains
Year: 1865

It is frequently asserted that the political
preaching of the day is causing rapid increase
in infdelity. That this is true to considera-
BILE extent, there is sufficient evidence to be-
Heve. When people go to church, they expect
TO hear the Gospel preached-not politics; and
when political affairs are discussed some per-
sons are sure to be offended and will leave the
church in disgust-either TO attend divine SER
vice in some other church or to stay away alto
gether. A correspondent of the Marysville Ex-
press, writing from Red Bluff, upon this subject,
says; ''We have had to listen to politics and
free-negroism so long that many of our best citi-
Eens have entirely quit attending church" In
view of these facts, it is remarkable that minis
ters do not see the evil effects growing out of
their political preaching, and stop it. We think
they would make no illusions to politics in their
sermons ifthey fully understood how much in
this way they are sowing the seeds of discord
and thinning out their congregations.