smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

most important sufferings. The expert
enced farmer will readily discover, that
under the many embarrassments had
to encounter, must make but slow pro-
gress IN clearing land, no soul to help me,
no funds 10 go to, raw and inexperienced
in this kind OF labor, though future wants
pressed the necessity of constant appli-
cation to this business, great portion Of
my time was unavoidably taken up in
pursuit of suslenance for my family; how
ever reluctant to leave my labor, the sup
port Of nature must be attended to, the
calls of hunger cannot be dispensed with.
| have now 10 remark, that at this pres
ent time, my almost fhree score years and
ten,s feel the want OF those forced ex-
ertions of bodily strength that were spent
in those perils and fatigues, and have
worn down my constitution, 10 support
my decaying nature.


When | reflect on those past events,
the fatigue and toll l had to encounter,
the dark scenes had to pass through, l
am struck with wonder and astonishment
at the fortitude and presence ofmind that
| then had to bear me up under them.-
Not once was discouraged or disheart-
eusd | exercised all my powers of body
and mind to do the best / could, and left
the effect for future events to decide, with
out embarrassing my mind with imagin-
airy evils. ! could lay down at night,for-
getting my troubles, and sleep composed
aud calm as a child; did not in reality
experiences the just proverb of the wise
man, that |" the sleep of the laboring man
is sweet, whether he eat little or much"
Nor can close my tale of sufferings
without rendering my feeble tribute of
thanks and praise to my benign Bene-
factor, who supplies the wants of the
needy and relieves the distressed, that in
his wise Providence has assisted my nat
ural strength both of body and of mind
to endure those scenes Of distree and toll.
Year: 1859

Her seducer now comes before tho
world as the avenger of outraged chasti-
ty In the cell where justice has placed
him for dastardly murder, he is, visit-
ed By The Presid6nt,' and receives ex-
pressions Of sympathy from men in high
station, who have wives, and daughters,
and homes. Out upon such state Of So
cielyP


And the following is from the Roches-
ter Democrat


WAS HE THE Mas FOR TIE DEED ?
We hayeonly to say, that those who
question our position on the subject Of the
Sickles tragedy, that the whole well
known libertine character Of the murder
er untitled him for the office Of execution
er, however deserving the seducer may
have been Of the awful death meted out
10 him by one who was as guilty as him
self To illustrate a Senator Of this
State, former colleague, we believe, Of
Sickles, entertained him and a woman
who accompanied him, al bis residence.-
The woman Sickles represented to be his
wife but It was asceriained, after he
left, that the woman was his leman. One
who could thus outrage decency and tho
hospitality Of . friend, is surely not the
man to slay a fellow creature, no worse
than himself, who commends the poisoned
ehalice to his own lips.
Year: 1859

following:


A New IDEA.-We hear that the Lecomp-
tonitos have resolved to add another resolu-
ton to their State platform. They are about
to resolve that the magnetic needle hereafter
shall point continually to the Sonth instead
of the North. They think that the compass
is nothing buta iree-soil institution as 1t at
present works,
Year: 1859




How TO Go TO BED.-Dr. Hall in.
strncts his subject II undress in a warm
foam, heat his feet thoroughly, draw on
his stockings, rush into a cold room, pop
into bed with his stockings on, cover up.
head and ears, and remain C, vered until
he begins to get warm, then poke his
nose from the coverlid and pull off his
stockings =
Beard, of the Nashua Telegraph thinks
Es is about the most cowardly way of
going to bed that we ever heard tell Of.
Our advice ,s-don't hang round the
FIRE, nnbuttoning and unlocking, and un-
lacing, but go to your cold room, with
yonr clothes all on, all standing as the
s.iors say-if there isa pane or two of
glass broken out, so much the better
90 to work with moderate haste-dis.
ro( e yourself to the buff stockings
and all-putting every garment just
where you can lay your hand on it in the
dark-draw on your night shirt-(of
course we are not addressing ladies upon
this very delicate matter but our advice
is just as good for them as for any body
pop into bed-straig ghten right down
draw the clothes up round your neck.
but don't cover up your precions nose
and if you don't sleep warmer aud
Year: 1859

% It is a matter of no little sur
prise to US that man like Judge Johns,
who processes to be hight toned gentleman,
and the illustrious scion of one of the First
Families in Virginia. should aid and abet
Loomis 4 Co., in his filthy attacks up
on quiet and respectable citizens, and per-
init him to make the NeWs the vehicle of his
blackguardism. Though the remark may
seem unduly severe, We cannot help saying
that the accessory who countenances such
attacks is not much better than the wretch
who perpetrates them.
Year: 1859

We ARE on the track of the other
three gentlemen who represented the Re-
publican party in the late Democratic City
Convention by voting for..Mr. Cook. So soon
as We find out who they are we promise to
show them up no matter how the shoe
pinches. We are determined to root this
pack of hounds out of the Democratic par
ty,


Rumor points pretty strongly to one gen.
tleman who We would not have suspected Of
such an act We shall give no names until
We have the proofs.
Year: 1859

The NOMINATION OF DAVID He
GINS ESQ. FOR MAroR-In our edition Of
Sunday morning. We announced the resig-
nation Of Warren l.. Clark. Esq-. the nomi-
nee Of the Democratic City Convention for
the Office of Mayor. Why this sterling
democrat declined the nomination thus
made is fully apparent to the democratic
party of this city ahy.and ho~ he was thus
put in nomination ia also patent. Had he
been present he would not have Permitted
1t. This the person who proposed his name
knew both before he went into invention,
and was SO Informed while he was there.


Upon his resignation it then became the
duty Of the City Central Committee to put
another peTs son in nomination. The COM
mittee met at the Sherifs Office yesterday
and unanimously nominated DAVID HIGGlNs
ESQ, as candidate for the office Of Mayor


1t is capital nomination. and one that
will be received by the Democrats Of this
city with entire satisfaction. Mr.. HiggiDs
is man who commands the respect of all
who know him; he is q sterling democrat
and man who possessed Of the ability to
fill the Mayors chair in a manner satisfac
toryto all, and to the honor and credit of our
city. We place his name at the head Of
our City Ticket this morning, and we firm
ly and seriously believe that there is not
democrat in our city who will not labor
earnestly for his election, both before the
day of election and at the polls on that day.


If there ever was time when the entire
working force of the democracy of this city
should be brought into action--united action
it is now. There are only three days before
election. Let US work-each and every
man work, and let what is done be we'll
done and done quickly.
Year: 1859

H- Fine job work of all kinds can
be had at the office of the STATE DEMOCRAT.
We are now turning out the best work in the
North West. The largest assortment Of
blanks to be found in the city, constantly
on hand. Call and examine specimens.
Year: 1859

FALSE IMpREssIoN.-Those who
have been led to believe that Messrs. Peck
d Stanfeld have sold out their stock OF ice
are informed that such is not the case. They
have a large supply which they have re-
peatedly refused to dispose of, as they have
a large number Of customers here to supply.
Send in your orders.
Year: 1859

Isaac II. Sears can no longer have our
support as the Democratic Candidate for
Alderman of the Sixth Ward.


In yesterdays issue..we inquired who were
the traitors who voted for Ebenezer Cook in
the late Democratic City Convention we
have learned that one of them was the per-
son whose name appears at the head of this
article, and consequently, in conformity
with the usages Of the party, and our duty
as Democratic journal-we have striken
his name from the list of Candidates We
have suffered enough from men who profess
to be Democrats, but who are constantly
using the position the favor Of the party
has given them to elevate prominent Re
publicans to Office at the expense of the
Democratic organization. Mr. Sears has
undoubtedly a right to support Mr.. Cook,
if he chooses, and nobody will find fault
with him for so doing, provided de does it
in Republican Convention, or at the polls
by voting Republican ticket, but he has
no business in Democratic Convention as
sembled for the purpose of nominating a
Democrat to be supported by the Democrat
ic party. Besides the basest treachery, it
was direct insult to that body-and one
which should have been rebuked by his
unceremoneous expulsion.


1t would seem that Sears and his confer
ates were conscious of the meanness of their
doings. and apprehensive that their treason
would meet with the indignation it deserv-
ed, for they had not the courage to announce
the name of their divinity in open caucus,
but sneaked it in under the cover of secret
ballot. No such action can meet with our
approval. and no such man, with our sup
port.


The Democrats OF the Sixth Ward had
better. at once, place Democratic Candi-
date in the field
Year: 1859

crops of wheat were very good, whilst others were materially injured by the Hes- sian fly. The oat crop on the uplands, is badly injured by the rust, though we de- pend on gathering full half crop, which is much better than many other portions of the country as far as heard from. Cotton is hardly considered one of the staple pro- dustlons of our county, yet VIC look with considerable interest to the present growing crop; there was never finer prospect for the amount in cultivation. One of our planting farmers the other day said he was expecting every day to see blooms in his cotton.

 There is now completed and in opera tion in the town of Powhatan, Touring merchant mill, which is run by steam, and gentlemen who are judges of such mills, say that it is inferior to none in the west, and for this great enterprise the people of old Lawrence are indebted to Messrs. Up- son & Mount, late of New Orleans. Well do they merit not only the applause ol every intelligent and enterprising citizen, but the patronage of the public generally.

 Our new jail is now completed, and on last Monday received by the county court, and as a matter of course, ready for the reception of patronage. But short time elapsed till there was two applicants, and they being found worthy, was conducted into the sanctum, by sheriff Steadman, and doubtless ere this they are fully convinced of it's being a good job. The next thing for old Lawrence, Is to build court house, and l believe if the proper course is pur- sued by our officials, within twelve months from now, we can have it under contract.

 In politics there seems to be general calm, as there Is no contending party of any prominence here It is true there is a few Hindman, per diem, juntos, but they keep very still, doubtless watching the movements of their leader to see which way the wind will blow

 We are waiting with anxious patience to see list of appointments for public speaking made by Col Oates, although the Colonel has never been among us, yet his name appears as familiar among the sovereigns as though he had been Governor of Arkansas Duval having baullled down, some think the Colonel will not come around by himself. say 1t will make no difference, they have assaied him in every shape, manner and form, and every per diem representative, with what few follow CTS they can muster, backed by the iminor- tai Hindman, are nibbling at him, and I say in justice to himself and the democratic party, Col. Oates should take the field, and place the whole matter before the people in its proper light, as we know he will, because the substance of the whole matter is part of the public records of our coun- try, and all that is now necessary is for an explanation and an exposition made to the people, to which they of right are fully emitted

 TRUE DEMOCRAT.
Year: 1859

among neighbors-which exchanges i'm prove the purity of the flocks-prevent too close breeding and at the same time save the cost of new purchases of full blood ami mals

 Some of our planters in the middle and low country have unequalled advantages in raising sheep. ThSe are thousands ofacres which are perfectly dry during the summer and autumn, and which by thinning out and burning, might be converted into yards which the proudest nobleman might we'll envy. These, in the summer would sus- tain large focks, and at the same time be made instrumental in restoring the exhaust ed uplands. #

 We commend this subject to the thought ful consideration ofthe soathern land owner. It is now practically in its most unattract i've form. We ask him to look at 1t in it's larger relations If tas Ensishman can send us his wool from land, one acre of which will sell for about fifty times the price of a southern acre, why can we not raise the same wool st greater money profit, and for the morrapid improvement of our lands?
Year: 1859

Last week, under the caption of '' hocus pocus," we gave as we believe true state ment about the pretended great mass meet ing held in this city on the 23d of May We expected reply from the State Rights Democrat to that article, but were disap- pointed. That paper did consume near a half column on the subject but contained not single direct denial to our article, nor an argument in the whole of that verbiage, and in fact 1t was a very lame article to have emanatel from head quarters as that evidently carries the ear marks of having come from that source.

 That the democrats out side of the coun- ty may have full and correct view of that mass meeting, we will briefly write its his tory, and if we misstate any fact or wrong any one, we will with pleasure make the correction. Here follows the only notice ot q mass meeting that was given, it was pub liShed in this paper at the request of Col Hindman:
Year: 1859

Public Speaking.

 Col. T. O. HINDMAN will speak, on the political questions of the clay, at the court house, in Helena, on Monday, May 23d, 1859, being the first day of circuit court.

 A fair division of time will be made with any gentleman wishing to discuss. A full attendance of the people generally, and oi the democracy especially is respectfully solicited.

 Handbills containing not quite so many words were printed and circulated in every direction. Could anybody expect a mass meeting to come out of such notice as this. The people were not invited to come up and participate in a mass meeting, but were SO licited to come and hear Col. Hindmaf speak. This was the only call upon tic people, and it does not even hint that a mass meeting was in contemplation.

 This announcement stood until the first day of circuit court, and as is always the case large number of people were in the city, and when the hour for speaking arriv. ed, took their seats in the court house. hen and there the hocuS pocus was played upon them. The mass had not heard there would be mass meeting that day; 1t wa: not announced two days before; it was no known, save by few, one hour before the time of speaking, and the people thus ig norant of what was coming went in to he'd the speech. But they soon saw the meet ing hocus pocus changed into so called mass meeting. Then set of resolution, were read concerning the Governor, tht United States Senator, the leading demo mocratic paper of the State, and concluded by indorsing one man. and indirectly con demning every body but that one man. Does that sound democratic? Did the de mocratic masses of Phillips county do this. By no means-they do not tie their faitf to any one man in any such a one sided way. In our honest opinion an overwhelm ing majority condemn and repuliate tho action of this meeting g.-Helena .Somhron
Year: 1859

GIANT STRIDES IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
1t is a world of wonders nobody can deny
We take up the periodical of the day with the
expectancy of reading some new theory or
discovery, as well as seeing news in the alb
stract The trans atlantic electric cable. at
the time we write, is fast expanding from its
central point in mid-ocean to its two ter
mimi on land, to link the hemispheres but
at the same time that we justly look upon
this as a convincing proof of the great "march
of intellect" we must not lose sight of ano-
ther ana no less great palpable evidence Of
what giant intellect, single-handed, can ac r.
complish. Thomas Holloway, whose name
las the great medical dictator of the present
age it needs no submarine TELEGRAPH to her
aid from one cline to another, has by means
of his two remedies, a Pill and an Ointment
long established a chain of communicating
agencies around the globe, without having
recourse no wever to the aid of electricity or
metal wire. As the poet has designated
man to be but "a link IN tie great chain of
causation," so may Holloway be said, through
the instrumentality of his all powerful rene
dies to have organized UHiyerSaI Dispense
ry for the sick Of all nations without regard
to creed or color, whether civilized or saw
age, simple in their all sufliciency and with
in the reach of all.


What has led to these remarks at the pres.
ent was a visit we paid some time since to DR..
IIolloway's establishment in New York, and
the inspection with which we were then
favored Of some of the inuumerable proofs of
his vast enterprze, from which we deduce the
almost inconeeiyable extent to which his la.
bors have extended, aud The consequent uni.
versal acceptation of his twin remedies as
specifics for internal and external disease
pages might be written in adducing proofs of
this, but one will serve to elucidate the fact
the most sceptic. In proportion as countries
are distinct and diversified, so are the means
Of reaching all the scattered members of the
human family difficult to accomplish. To do
this, it would be necessary to employ an al.
most "Pentecostal" array of different tongues
Accordingly, in almost every living language
has this enterprising man made known his
mission to suffering humanity, and in no less
than thirty distinct dialects have the Won
drous properties of his medicines been actu
ally printed, thus in their own tongue ena-
bling millions to apply to their own peculiar
cases these all powerful curatiyes.


Such "Giant Strides as these show the
possibility of one master mind successfully
competing with the capacities of hundreds
backed by science itself Philadelphia Press
Year: 1859

Among the incidents connected with the
IIarper's Ferry emeute, is mentioned by
the National Inrelligencer, that deputa-
ton from the free colored population Of
Georgetown, waited u?on the Mayor of that
town, and respectfully proffered him their
united and thorough corporation in any
service in which he might see fit to employ
them in the preservation of public order
and peace.
Year: 1859

Marriage, without love, is the suicide Of
happiness. AS we'll might person UNDER
take to build dwelling without either cash,
credit, or material, as TO expect to live
happily in the marriage state without
love-
Year: 1859

The local editor of the McKea Citizen throws
out the following laughable challenge to M.
Blondin: A single telegraph wire shall be ex-
tended from the America to the Canada shore,
without single guy, directly over Cataract of
Niagara Falls The sHLocaln of this paper
wearing pair of cowhide boots and dressed in
the costume of female Dutch cook, will pro-
ceed to the middle Of the wire, with afcommon
clay pipe as balancing pole, driving before him
hog and cow, and carrying ON his back cook
ing stove, couple of chickens, bed and bed
ding, bottle of Youngs Y. p. NJ, keg of
lager bear, a BARRIERS chair, and various cooking
utensils He will then unload himself and i'm
rnediately: go to bed. s


After snooze of fifteen minutes he will rise,
dress himself, take glass of beer, milk the cow
kill the hog and dress it, cook fresh pork for
breakfast, after which he will eat a VOLTS meal.
He will then throw one hundred and thirty sum-
mersaults, sucking an egg while in the air, at
each evolution, alighting the last time the tip
Of the chicken coop, and after having taken the
chickens out one at time and wrung their necks
consecutiyely, will balance the coop on the tip
end of bis nose, balance the cooking stoveon his
right hand thumb, balance the bedstead on his
left thumb and at the same time fnishngthe beer
and making Dutch speech to the admirng
crowds on either shore After whieh-after the
manner of North's celebrated one horse act-the
+" Localn will perform the one COW act


The foreman Of this paper will then come out
on the wire, blindfolded and shackled, walking
on his hands Then there will be a representa-
tion of Heenan and Morrissy's prize fight, in
which the Local . and foreman Will exchange
snndry knocks and kicks and black eyes. The
last scene will be both parties standing on their
heads, and will, in this predicament, play a rub
Of twenty -one games Of old sledge, for the treat
Of all hands, The whole to conclude with a
representation Of some Of the scenes Of Romeo
and Juliet.
Year: 1859

Never envy any man All have their bur-
dens, and He g that tenpereth the wind to the
shorn lamb" hath endowed habit with the pow
er of alIeyiating the heaviest loass. The other
day there was a splendid funeral in this street,
a few doors below the house in which live All
the hideous pageantry which increases the hor
rors of death was assembled The crowd was
numerous The luxurious mansion Of the great
banker was one great funeral chamber. The
banker is worth million of dollars. His aver
age income is hundred and twenty thousand
dollars He is the head ola joint-stock bank
ing company, which enables him to dispose of
ten millions of dollars at his pleasure. He is
one of the lions of " Change" Don't you envy
kim Oh, no, don't envy him; he has his sor-
rows as well as any body for twas only six
months ago the undertaken laid his third son,
then nineteen, in the grave the other day his
second son was carried away by the same sombre
tradesman to the graveyard, though the boy
was one-and-twenty. His oldest daughter is d
bunchback, and IN declining health. His second
daughter is bedriddea with consumption, and
will surprise the doctors if she outlves the year.
The banker himself is blind from over-labor; he
has been known to pass twenty days without
once undressing and sleeping in bed all his
repose being a few hours of feverish slumber
snatched from corroding cares----a respite passed
on a sofa OIL don't envy the rich banker,
though bis golfers. overflow with gold; forit
ayails little to him: and though, as grant
you the resonant chimes of coin, tossed about
as so much trash in his cash Office, sounds
muscally to the ear, and the oft-heard passing
bell and doctors tread common in that house
as the resonance Of heath's effect except the
painful contrast between the emptiness of hu-
man vanity and ambition ! So envy no man +
Traveller
Year: 1859

One day little girl about five years old heard
a preacher of certain denominational order
praying most Justify, till the roof rang with his
supplication. Turning to her mother, and
.beckoning the maternal ear down to speaking
distance she whispered:


9 Mother, don't you think that if he lived
nearer God he wouldn't have to talk SO loud 7"
Such question is worth volume on ell
ocution in prayer
Year: 1859

4 "Don't look SO cross, Edward, when / call you
back to shut the door; grandmother feels the
cold wintry wind; and besides you have to
spend all your life in shutting doors, and might
as well begin now.


Do, forgive me- grandmother I ought to
be ashamed to cross you. But what do you
Year: 1859

If you marry said Roman consul
to his son, let II be woman WHO las
judgment and industry enough to &c. a
mca! Ct yictHaIs taste enough to dress
neatly; pride enough to wash before
breakfast; and sense enough to noId her
tongue