smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

The New Orleans Delta tells the following
good one:


At session of the Circuit Court of Missis-
sippi, in some country town, the lawyers who
were in attendance were in the habit Of putting
up at a house Of entertainment kept by a buxom
widow lady, of very high sense of propriety,
and great dignity of department This lady
always presided at the head of the table during
meals. and the place of honor on her right was
regarded "a due TO the most stsid proper and
elderly member Of the Bar.


By unanimous consent of the lawyers Colonel
B, very modest, discreet and piOus coun-
sellor. was selected for this distinction. Now
though possessing many sterling virtues, Col
B, possessed one weakness, but it was not
weakness of the head or Of the heart, but Of
the eyeiid


lie had the habit Of winking necessarily and
lnyOluntarlly, which, with persons " no did not
known the cause of it, left an unfdvorable i'm
preston of the COlOnel's seriousness and sin
cerity. lie was eternally being suspected of
what ne was the last man to conceive of. to
vita design OF joking or quiZzing every body,
all on account OF the perpetual motion Of his
eyelids.


When, on the first occasion the Colonel took
possession of the seat nearest to mine hos
tess his bland and amiabe expression and
dignihed address created quite favorable
impression upon hor ladyship. The soup was
over, and the hostess began to ply the Colonel
with various tempting dishes, ali of which he
accepted or declined, with a pleasant smile,
and with bis invariable wink. At last it was
percepiible to the company, that the hostess
was eyeing her distinguished guest rather in
quiringly and significantly; these glances were
always met by the Colonel with has usual smile
and wink But these amiable demonstrations
were far from producing the effect designed
upon Madam, who began to frown and look
very threateningly at the innocent Colonel
who only smiled and winked the more fascina-
tingly.


Finally, however, to the very great horror Of
tho Bar, and the utter annihilation of the
worthy Colonel. the hostess slapped the table
indignantly with her right hand, and fixing her
eyes very pointedly and fercely upon the OBJ
ject Of her wrath cried out at the top Of her
voice:


''YOu sanctifed, weazen-fsce old villain. I'll
let you know I'm not one of them AZ sort"


What might have followed this explosion Of
wrath, it would be impossible to conjecture, rs
the unfortunate pOssessor of the weak eyelid
decamped in haste from the post of honor, and
never after could be persuaded to act the agree
able to buxom widows.
Year: 1859

In Sacramento, on Saturday evening, after
Il was known that the Lecompton primary
election had gone in favor of Latham, that
rersonage was serenaded and made speech
In reply. He threw out gentle hint to the
effect, that it wouldn't do to rejoice too soon,
and that the result of that days work was
but the beginning of the contest. Weller
and Denver appear to be just now in the
hack ground.
Year: 1859

On Sunday, the wood barges Maid of Or
Jeans and Tom Posse, were sunk at the Sac
rannento levee during heavy gale of wind.
There were lost from the Maid of Orleans be-
tween fifty and sixty cords of wood.
Year: 1859

On May l4th, the members of the Contra
Costa county Agricultural Society met and
selected Lafayette as the place for their first
Fair and Cattle Show, which is to come off
on October llth Of this year.
Year: 1859

MOUNT VERNON APPEAL-At the coming
festival in aid of the Mount Vernon Fund
there will be several original addresses and
compositions delivered by young ladies Of
this city, and there will also be dialogue
written by Rev. J. A. Benton, in which 9th
er young ladies will take part Union, Non
dan
Year: 1859

THE steamer Young America, having been
furnished with a new cylinder, will, it is said
take her position on the route between San
Francisco and Marysville, in opposition to
the independent steamer Princess.
Year: 1859

THE MoRMoNs-A correspondent of the
Bulletin, writing from Salt Lake, says:
A gentleman who came up from the South
ern settlements brought US the information
that there were about four hundred Nor
mons eamped in Goshen Valley, at the head
of Utah Lake. and only twenty-five miles
from Camp Floyd. These declared it to be
their purpose to prevent by force of arms,
the further arrest of any Mormon by the
Gentiles.
Year: 1859

Many of our readers have heard of
the First Families of Virginia." but
few, we take it know how the term orig
igated. An exchange explains it.


''In the early settlement of that State
it was found impossible to colonize it un-
less women went there. Accordingly a
ship load was sent out, but no planter
was allowed to marry one of them until
he had first paid one hundred pounds of
tobacco for her passage. When the Sec
ond ship load came no one would paw
more than seventy-fve pounds for the
matrimonial privilege, except it were a
very superior article. Consequently the
descendants of all those who were sold
for one hundred pounds of tobacco, were
ranked as the first families, while those
who brought but seventy pounds are now
ranked as the second families, and the
reason why no one can ever find any of
the second families, is because you can't
get Virginian to admit that his great.
great-grandmother only brought seventy.
| five pounds of tobacco.
Year: 1859

pencil, sheet Of paper, and few pat
terms will sometimes keep HIM quiet by
you for an hour, while you are talking, or
IN a corner he may build block house,
ANNOYING nobody. If he does now and
then disturb you, and it costs you more
thought and care TO regulate him there,
balance which is the greatest evil-to be
disturbed by him now, or when he is a
man.


OF all your can give you Charley, if
you are a good man or woman, your pres
ence is the best and safest thing. God
never meant him to do without you any
more than chickens were meant to grow
without being brooded.


Then let him have some place in your
house where it shall be no sin to ham,
mer and pound and make all the litter
his heart desires and his various schemes
reqire. Even if you can i'll afford the
room, weigh well that safe asylum and
one which, if denied, he may make for
himself in the street.


OF all devices for Charley-which we
have. few shelves which he may dignity
with the name of a cabinet, is one of the
best. He picks up shells and pebbles and
stones, all odds and ends, nothing comes
amiss but if you give him a pair of scis-
sors and little gum there is no end Of
the labels he will paste on, and the hours
he may innocently spend sorting and ar.
ranging.


A bottle of liquid gum is an in valua,
bic resource for various purposes, mol
must you mind though he varnish his nose
and fingers and clothes, (Which he vii
do of course) if he does nothing worse
A cheap paint box, and some engraving
to color is another; and if you will give
him some real paint to paint and putty hi
boats and cars, he is made man.


All these things make trouble = t
be sure they do-but Charley is to maxi
trouble, that is the nature of the institu
tion; you are only to chose between saf
and wholesome trouble, and the troubl
that comes at last like whirlwind.-
God bless the little fellow and send US a
grace to know what to do with him.
Year: 1859

The London Court Journal has the fol-
lowing interesting story:


"a prima donna of the Royal Italian
Opera, who has lately risen to great fame,
and acquired first rate position on those
boards, has just been claimed as his daugh-
ter by one of the highest functonaries OF
the country. The claimant is possessed
of rank, wealth and influence, and though
it was well known in the young lady's
family that the great man in question was
in reality her father, yet no notice of the
connection was taken by him to feel a
pride in his offspring. His antimusical
tastes had prevented him following her
through her musical education, and he
therefore was as much surprised as de-
lighted at her success. He has Just made
her an official offer of recognition and for
NAL adoption, with the bestowal of his
name and wealth, in addition to the ad-
vantage Of the magnificent position to
which he would raise her. But she sur
prised him still more by the manner Of
her refusal. "My father refused to rec
ognize me while was in poverty and OBJ
security, now that l am celebrated and
rich, | refuse to recognize him. Let US
be strangers to each other"
Year: 1859

Marriage is extremely costly here in
Dubuque. A gentleman led blushing
dams=l to the altar on last Monday or
Tuesday, and paid the benignant Divine
who oficiated, the probable sum of $40.
About as hours afterwards, an interesting
circumstance occurred in the bosom Of
the happy family which filled his breast
with the most intense delight, but cost an
other X for the fee of - Physician.
Early the next morning the fond and hap
py husband was mulcted in another X for
sundries in bill of Dry Goods, promi-
nent among the articles of which were a
wicker cradle, pap-spoon, and lace cap
about the size of four cent orange
Dubuque Herald.
Year: 1859

When friend is carried to his grave,
we at once find excuses for every weak
ness, and palliation for every fault. we
recollect thousand endearments which
before glided off our minds without i'm
preston, a thousand favors unrepaid, a
thousand duties unperformed; and wish
for his return, not so much that we may
receive, as that we may bestow happi-
ness, and recompense that kindness which
before we never understood.
Year: 1859

He is sleeping; brown and silken


Lie the lashs, long and meek,
Like caressing, clinging shadows


On his plump and peachy cheek;
And l bend above them weeping


Thankful tears-O undefiled
For woman's crown of glory,


For the blessing of a child.
Year: 1859

How THE South RULES THE NORTH.
The recent Congressional election in
Virginia, affords beautiful illustration
Of the equality Of representation in Con-
grcss between the North and South. -
We find is the National Era complete
returns Of the aggregate vote cast in each
Congressional District in Virginia, foot
ing up as follows:
Year: 1859

We do no, ks.Jw of better opening 70,
profitable business, than for some one
who has the experience and the means. to
establish Tannery on large scale in this
County. The raw material, the hides, the
bark. &c, are here, and market for all the
leather that can be manufactured. The
freight both ways would be saved, which
of. itself would be fair profit. AS it is
now, the hides are shipped from here, and
returned in leather. at an extra cost, which
might be saved by tanning the hides here.
Large quantities of sole and upper leather.
skirting, harness and bride leather are an
nually brought to this market to supply the
demand. which is annually increasing. ANY
one with business capacity and the necessa-
~ means to carry on first class Tannery.
may rest assured Of amassing fortune by
engaging in this business here.
Year: 1859

ExPLAxrroRY.-Publis Is we do q
Democratic Journal for the masses. and not
one for the particular benefit Of any one
man or clique of the party, we may and
do publish correspondence that in many in
stances we do not approve and would not
wish to be understood As endorsing. We
have heretofore defined our position, .s not
taking any pszt At this time in the differ
enees betwsaa Col. Hi.dnan aud his oppo-
nents. ourself: whiIe At the same time. A.
publishing . democratic papef. we shall
freely give all democratic contributors a
chance through our columns to be heard in
advocacy of their friends, whether in favor
OF or against Col. Hindman, or any other
democrat. SO that their articles are not
abusive. No one shall receive personal
abuse through our columns. All classes of
the democratic party may have hearing
through our columns before the meeting of
the Conventions after that time, we shall
only allow in our columns the advocacy of
nominees.
Year: 1859

An Important Decision Of the General Land Office.


The following decision has been made by
the Commissioner of the General Land Office,
in reference to a case which recently came to
the Land Office for adjudication:


The case referred to is that Of a qualified citi-
zen, who settling upon piece OF unoccupied
land erectinga dwelling thereon, and occupy.
ing it, was before completing his right, and
while in the occupancy of his claim arrested
by legal process under Territorial law, charged
with high crime, and in default Of bail was
imprisoned to await his trial, which did not
take place till after the public offering Of the
lands to which the claim belongs. Under this
state of facts the question arises, Is his right
forfeited by his arrest and incarceration, and
the land open to settlement, or does ho retain
the right acquired prior to his arrest?


The Commissioner decides that, in the case
stated. the inchoate right to the land so settled
and occupied prior to the arrest would not
thereby become forfeited, but would remain in
allowance to await the determination OF the
criminal court against him. The Commissioner
further decides that if his inchoate right was
valid up to the time Of his arrest it is not for
feited by that act and that no advantage can
be taken of the claimant by reason of his arrest
and imprisonment; and if the public sale OF
the lands within which he claims lies shall
take place previous to his dis charge or trial. it
would not be proper to offer at public sale the
tract so claimed. The arrest Of the party does
not destroy, but suspends only his right until
he is restored to liberty. In the event Of the
party's conviction Of an infamous crime other
questions arise, upon which the Commissioner
does not feel called in the present instance to
make decision. Washington Star.
Year: 1859

RUFFIANIsM.N We learn from tho Ger
mantown Independent that some cowardly
ruiRAn threw club through one Of tho Edi'
tors parlOr windows, on last Saturday night
breaking the glass and sash, and carrying
the window curtain across the room BY the
force Of the blow. This was a most repre-
hensible and villainous demonstration, and
the porpetrator ought to meet with the pun
ishment he justly merits.


We regret that the editor Of the Inde-
pendent in mentioning the oowardly assault
upon his house, should have exhibited HE
malice towards us in the connection. He
knows that we have never even hinted that
violence should be uced toward him for eith'
er the entertainment or expression Of his
opinions. On the contrary, we expressly
deprecated such conduct, while he counseled
murder, IL necessary to rescue fugitive
slaves from the hands Of officers Of the Cow
eminent, whose disagreeable duties the Con-
stitutou aud the laws impose on them; and
yet he meanly insinuates that in the attack
made upon him--"his (our) advice has been
carried OUT so Far as circumstances permit
ted" As If to make the petty baseness Of
his cowardly charge against US stand out
more prominently, he says in the same arr
tiole


awe have no personal difficulty with any
man in this village, aud, therefore, ascribe
the assault upon our property to the dislike
Of our course upon the Temperance ques>
ton"


This contradiction, Il will strike the editor
Of the Independent, is rather too glRringi
the more especially as we mentioned the
Germantown movement with favor and we
have never said one word denuncistory Of
temperance in the whole course Of our life


The Germantown man has exhibited about
as much meanness in his course toward US
as the fellow who threw club through his
parlor window, did towards him. Their
several performances result from difference
in taste or pluok-or both--as to the better
way of exhibiting the quality 1t is mat
ter about which we will not particularly
complain.


We again repeat thatwe denounCe violence
of every kind We especially depreeate vie
olence toward the press 1t is species of
iliterate barbarism unworthy the age; and
we hope our Germantown friends will see
that such an outrage as was perpetrated on
Meyers residence, on last Saturday night,
will never be repeated in their midst.
Year: 1859

GFwe had not time yesterday to thank "Big
Twin" for his excellent chapter Of "German
town Items" because we had but just time to
get i in type before we put our paper to press,
We avail Ourself Of the present opportunity Of
saying that We will be happy to hear from him
as often as he may find Il convenient to write.


Weare gratified to learn that the T. O. R. R.
io progressing, and hope to hear, ere long. Of
the cars running between Germantown and
Carlisle $50 mote Il be-"
Year: 1859

g3-A letter from an intelligent farmer in the
neighborhood Of St Marys, informs US that the
wheat in old Auglaise is all right. BE ssys the
''croakers tried to make the people believe the
crop was ruined, but the grain has given them the
IL
Year: 1859

D-A case is recorded in the London Medi'
cal Times. of recovery after apparent death
from chlorOform. in which artificial respiration
waskspt up for halfsn hour before any vOlun-
tary respiratory action was Psreeivsd. During
the latter portion Of this time the pulse could
not be felt at the wrist. but previously there
had not been the slightest sigu Of life. No
other means Of restoration was used except an
enema Of brsDdy.
Year: 1859

r Everybody sits in judgment on a
dirty sin; but clean it, dress it, and polish
it, and there are ten thousand people who
think it is not so sinful after all. 1t is
ragged iniquity that is sinful; FURNISHED
iniquity is not quite so wicked as men
think.-H W. Beecher.
Year: 1859

l. A man has no right to endorse, when
the failure of the first party to meet his 0bli-
cation will render the creditors of the endor-
ser liable to l5ss in tonseIuence of such en-
dorsement:


g. He has no fight to endotse for another
man unless he make provision for meeting such
obligation, Independent Of and after providing
for all other obliga ions.


3. He has no right to endorse unless he
fully intends to pay what he prom ises to.
promptly, in case the party fails to do so,
Few indorsers prepare for this.


4. His relations to his family demdnd that
he shall not obligate himself TO oblige another
simply, AT the risk of de(rauding or dcpriving
them of what belongs to them:


5. He should never endorse or become re
sponsible for any amount without security is
furnished by the party: It should be made a
business transaction-raFely matter of friend
ship. 1t is equivalent to q loan of capital to
the amount of obligations and the same precau-
tious should be taken to secure it.


6. A man has no more right to expect another
to endorse his note without rccompcnse, than
to EXPECT an insurance company TO insure his
home or his life gratuitously.


:. 1t is not good business policy for one
to ask andther to endorse his note, promising
to accommodate him in the same manner
The exchange of signatures may have, and
usually does have, a very unequal value. 1t is
better to secure him the amount, and exact d
like security for the amount Of responsibility
incurred.


8. 1t is better to do business that will in
volve no necessity for asking OF granting sucl
favors, or making such exchanges. 1t is al
ways safe and Just to do sos-Praire Farmer
Year: 1859

If you intend getting your garden in better
trim before another summer, do not leave for
the spring what can be done in the fall remem-
Der springs are sometimes short, and there is
but little time to do much. Grading, filling
up striking out walks and all similar work is
best done in the fall, as by spring, the whole is
settled down and any inequality is easily recti-
fed, after which, as a general rule, it will stay
as you leave it. De not attempt too much in
the way Of walks. Enough is as good AS a
FEAST is an old saw and is quite applicable
here. Except in very small enclosures, no
walk should be less than three feet wide, and,
where space is no object, better four, and main
walks, even five and six feet wide. Nothing
is more annoying in looking over grounds than
to meet with walks of a foot or two wide. 1t
has the appearance Of barrier to forbid fur
ther progress yet we sometimes meet with a
place laid out entirely by this rule, aud it GER
tainlv bespeaks very crude notions by the de-
signer


The matter of constructing walks is quite
important, and where it can be done they
should at all times be so made as to dry in all
weathers. In the neighborhood Of the lakes,
first rate walk eau be constructed as follows:
Take out the soil to the depth of six to twelve
inches, sccording to the traffic it is likely to-
have then fill in with brickbats, coal ashes,
stones, or whatever material is best at hand
about half the depth if bricks or anything
coarse, even it down by putting on something
small, as coarse gravel or the like, on which is
to be spread two inches of clay; this should
fill the road up to within say two inches of the
sides shore gravel, screened is then to be laid
on one inch in thickness this VIII soon work
- --s-
Year: 1859

This term applies to class of men-farm-
crs shall We say ?-who want to get the in
crease of land without making any compensa-
ton for its use.


They may be found in almost any section of
the country. If they crop their land, the pro-
duct is all sold and carried off the farm. Not
the grain simply which they raise, but the straw
if the crop be barley, wheat or oats-and the
stalks, if it he corn. Only cattle sufficient to
meet the necessities of the family are kept on
the farm. These consist of two or three half
fed cows, as many lean pigs, a span or two of
horses, or, in their stead, the frames of one or
more yolleS of oxen, What manure they can
make is all required for the garden, or for one
OF two acres of corn ground


With this management, the land very soon
fails to yield its increase of grain, and then
grass is tried. For year or two tolerable
crop is produced but this, too, is sold and
carried off The farm, as might be expected,
very soon the hay crop is too inconsiderable to
meet the expenses of the farmers family and
grain growing is once more tried, but with
no better success than formerly. Under such
management, it is no wonder that the man
eonclhdes that his land is too poor to pay for
cultivation, and he sells at a sacrifice, and
" moves out west"


Such man is land-skinner," whether
among the rocks of New England, or the deep
loamy soils of the west he is the pirate who
witii0ht compensation, appropriates to himself
the products Of ffUtler earth.