smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869




currency to be released from the Treasury will,
therefore, be nearly fifteen millions-a very valuable
acquisition to our local circulation.


"The money market, while fairly active at seven
per cent currency, was characterized by no regular
fluctuations nor underhanded extra legal rates.
good many loans were made at six per cent.
prime collateras, where they were suffered TO re-
main unchanged from Saturday afternoon. Even
on Governments, however there was good de-
mand for money at the full legal figure, showing
that, while the popular feeling anticipates very
easy market, the Treasury disbursements have
not been large enough as yet to produce IL
right away Tne absence OF nig9 rate rates " was aisO
in the Grand Jury room, and no little consterna-
tion was created by the appearance OF some law
mercial paper was in better demand, but rates
remained unchanged. the range Of discount being
from nine to twelve per cent for prime bankers and
dry goods paper, running sixty days to four months


''As might have been expected there was great eX
heavy transactions took place in those issues which
are within the scope OF purchase by the Government
The July bonds, the new POS, and the 6ls, a'd 6ss
opened about two per cent higher than they closed
on Saturday There were no intermediate prices,
but clear Jump AT their highest the '67s reached
120A, which, as they eX-coupOn, ranges them
alongside the '62s. Fivc-twenties in London had
not fully felt the effect of the news, the market
there is unusually dull, for the closing price came
at s1%, compared with s1H at the opening.
Unless there is an appreciation abroad the home
rest of the Government list strong by sympathy
with the Five-twenties, which were more immedf-
atey affected but the advance was not large.
There is disposition, in some quarters, to complain
Of this sudden determination of the Secretary, be-
cause he will have to pay two per cent higher for
his bonds next Wednesday than he would had he de-
clded on purchasing smaller lots more frequently.
Two per cent. on three millions is sixty thousand
dollars. The saving of interest by Withdrawing the
bonds is therefore dilcult to be seen. However, it
is impossible TO please everybody in Wall street, and
market. Secretary Boutwell, gave them King Log
when he sold gold. Now they complain of King
Stork when he tries to make money easy for them
by buying bonds The market was steady but less
firm towards the close, many holders being tempted
to sell and take their profits at the riSen
Year: 1869

Somebody has found that the constitutio n
of the United States prohibits the removal
Of the capital from Washington. If he can
convince Congress Of this, an irresistible
argument will have been furnished for the
removal, for there is nothing that our Con.
gress SO much delight in AS overriding the
constitution
Year: 1869

There is gentleman in Maine who is SO
absent minded, that meeting his son on the
street day or two since, he extended his
hand and inquired; show do you do2 When
is your father coming homer This equals
an absent.minded man of Massac husetts
who, on receiving a letter from his son,
glanced at the signiture and proceeded to
consult the directory to learn the personality
of his correspondent
Year: 1869

Once upon a time king and his queen had
an only child, a daughter, of whom they were
dotingly fond. But it happened that she
was lost, and though the king ordered the
whole country to be searched, no one could
find her Thereupon he made a vow that
whoever should find her, and bring her home,
should get her hand in marriage.


Now close by the kings palace lived an
old man who had three sons. He was very
fond of the two eldest ones but the youngest
one was treated very unkindiy by his parents
and by his brothers


- Father" said the eldest one day, 81
wish to 60 out into the world to gain wealth
and honor" So his father let him 90.


Next morning he set off on his journey,
and after he had walked long distance, sat
down on hillock to rest himself Present
ly he espied little dwarf coming towards
him.


50 Pray give me something to eat,'' said
the dwarf. But the young man refused.
When he had rested himsolfhe set out again,
and towards evening, feeling very hungry,
he sat under tree to eat his supper.


"Oh praygiye me piece of bread, " said
n little tiny woman, with rel cloak, COM
ing up to him. | am SO very hungry.
But the young man got very angry, and drove
the little old woman away.


1t soon got dark, SO the young. man crept
into a hole in rock which Ne saw and
laid himself down to sleep. Presently the
enchantress who lived there came in, and
the young man earnestly begged her to allow
him to sleep there.


"0h yes on condition that you perform
whatever | tell you tomorrow"


So the next morning she set him to sweep
out the cave; " and if it is not done by even
ing, l shall kill you and 50 saying, she
went away.


The young man now took the broom which
she had given him, and began to sweep; but
no sooner did it touch the floor than it stuck
50 fast to it that he could not move it. So
when the enchantress returned home in the
evening, she found the cave unswept. and
Immediately killed the young man and hung
him up.


Meanwhile the old PEASANTS second son set
out from home, to try and make his way in
the world. But as he acted just like his
elder brother, and was killed and hung up by
the enchantress, it is needless to speak of him
! further,


The old people now had only their young
est son left to them. But as they hated him
even more than ever, they readily gave him
leave to 90 and seek his fortune.


al daresay my brothers rested here," he
said, coming to the first hillock and he seat
ed himself down and began TO eat little
piece of bread.


.sOh, pray give me little piece, am 50
hungry" said the same little dwarf. And
the young man spoke kindly to him, and in
Year: 1869

Half moon is better than no cheese
1t is an i'll bird that brings nobody food.
Better wait than weather.
To stuff is as bad as u feast
Needs dust when miller drives.
It's strong vane that there's no turning.
When the rats are away the cats may play.
Many mettle will make a kettle.
A burnt loaf gets no buyer
Honest tea is the best policy.
Who sups with the un iyil must be a great
spoon.


Spare the whipping and spoil the syllahub.
Year: 1869

A very pretty fashion has just been introduced
at an evening party in New York. The ladies
appeared with sma wreaths Of laurel, studded
with violets, which were worn upon their arms,
lust above the wrists The gentlemen had small
sprigs of holly in the upper button hole of their
coats. The glossy green leaves and beautiful
red berries produced most pleasing effect.
Year: 1869

pom the southern side Of tins valley. a
ittle further along, are the Cathedral rocks
and spires outlines Of buttressed walls and
lofty towers In which we may trace q resem-
blancc t. the facadc Of the ministers Of York
and st Gudule Of Brussels Those edihces
may be TWO hundred feet high. but these rise
twenty-iour hundred. Still further along We
stand amazed before the grandeur and beauty
Of the Sentinel Dome. an isolated rock, gray
and hoarv. it's apex about four thousand feet
above tie floor of the Cathedral


Upon the opposite side of the valley are
three peaks overlapping each other in such
way that they presented humorous idea to
the Indians, who called them Pors-yom-pa
SIS. mountains playing leap frog; which
somebody has changed to the " Three Broth
ers.


The Indians called one Of the loveliest falls
in the world Pi-wi-ack-Falling CRYSTALS
which has been changed to kernal Fall
While we are about it why not change Win
neresaukc to Lake Muggins, or the Pimege-
wassctt In River Andrew johnson. in honor
Of the President


Leaving our horses by the lake. we climb
over loose stones up the bed ola rivulet now
dry. till we can stand at the foot Of the dome
upon the south side Of the valley. We are
perhaps 700 feet above the lake measuring
the altitude by the tall frs growing there.
We might fire bullet from our position and
fatten 1t against the walls Of the opposite
dome-so narrow the chasm; vet 1t is four
thousand feet from the water of the lake TO
the apex Of the North Dome


Turn now and look up the gray wall against
which we have been leaning Measure the
hight ofthe almost perpendicular slope, eigh
teen hundred feet at an angle of eighty degrees
and then behold it rising, straight up, twenty
five hundred feet more Ii is not dome
complete in all its proportions, for the nor
thern half has been cut of and removed.
leaving no satisfactory evidence as to what
has become Of it. Laya round Dutch cheese
upon block, and with one stroke OF n cleay-
er cut it through, and the cleavage will not
be more smooth and complete than this.


1t is between five and six thousand feet
from the lake to the summit of this river
dome. No exact measurement has been OBJ
taned for it is inaccessible. Five thousand
two hundred and eighty feet make a mile
Measure the distance along the road; think
ofth White Mountoins as riycn from the
Tip Top House down to the leveI Of the sea-
the cut as sharp and clean as if made by one
single stroke Of the sword of the Almighty


Such is the architecture of this cathedral
How insignificant and contemplate the gran
dcst structures from human hands when COM
pared with this The abex Of the dome Of
ST Peters, the noblest edifce of ChristendOm,
is about four hundred feet high, and men
stand beneath it and gaze in wonder at the
vastness and immensity admiringithe geniusof
Michael A gelo which could plan such an
edifce But what is st. Peters to this? less
than the little block house reared by a tod
ding child upon the parlor floor.


My friend Richardson exclaims, % See Yose-
mite and die" Not so. See Yosemite and
live, that it may be moreover a beautiful
vision CARLETON.
Year: 1869

We stroll down TO the entrance Of the val
ley and stand at feet of FL Captain. The In
dian name was Observation-Disclosures Great
Chief The valley is scarcely half mile
wide at this point, vet the Captain has
stature of more than four thousand feet. II
an earthquake were to make him unsteady on
his legs he would reel like drunken man
over upon the Three Graces 10 the oppJ-
site side Of the valley The Captain has not
room enough 10 lie down lie Is as badly of
as the tall trayeler from Indiana who took
lodgings in a small bedchamher in the city
and was obliged to find room ior bis legs out
Of the window Climbing up over the fall
en- stones q few feet we may lay our hands
upon the precipice, which rises with scarcely
seam OF fssure Going round By the Caul-
teryiHe trail, We might after hours Of uneasy
riding gaia the summit, and, II our brain
was steady enough. lie down upon the edge
of the cliff and drop pebble upon the spot
where we now stand-so sharp and sheer the
rrecipice.


Opposite, upon the south side Of the val
lev. is P0-ho-n0. the Wind Spirit of the In
dians, stream Of water falling 9l0 feet
Anclo-Sax0n taste has discarded the beauti-
ful Indian name and christened it the Bridal
Veil All that j. said of the beauty If the
>aubhach- the dust fall of Lauterbruncn, the
most beautiful European water-ialls-can be
said of this and more.
Year: 1869

the rocks, ravines, forests, lakes, rivers and
rolling thunder clouds and excla med . o,
papa, can see the doxologyl' Here also is
the Doxology-the Ie Deltm Laudomus-the
eternal Hymn of Praise,


THE YOSEMITE FALLS


are situated near the middle of the valley up
on the northern side. They are in full view
from my window. There three falls, with
two intervening cascades. The lower fall has
a perpendicular descent of about 400 feet, the
middle one and the cascades a descent of
1900 feet, the entire distance about 260O feet.
1t seems but a short distance up to the place
where the misty trail of the upper fall sweeps
the rocky shelf, but before starting to climb thi-
ther fill your pockets with bread and cheese,
for hour after hour will slip away before you
can reach it but when there you may stand
behind the veil and look down upon this ca
thedral floor, through circling rainbows. Or
you may sit here beneath the mighty pines
and never grow weary with gazing upon the
ever descending stream, swayed by the wind
of its own creation sheet of molten silver
pouring over the cliff, changing to lances Of
light, crumbling into crystals and dissolving
in star dust.


Crossing the Merced, so clear that we can al





most count the flittering sands at the bottom of
its deepest channel. following the footpath over
the meadows and beneathnld oaks and pines we
reach the foot Of the lower fall finding a seat
on a block Of granite as big as country farm
house, which has fallen two-thirds of mile
from the cliff above us Pick out the tallest
pine, measure its hight by the eve, then set
it against the cliff and see how little way it
reaches up. 1t is no more than yard-stick
against the pine itself, or the highest reach
ofthe appraised arm Of child against a church
steeple 1t is by some such standard that We
we can comprehend the hight Of these walls.


IN the spring Of the year, when the rains
and the sun dissolve the snow upon the
mountains, tins cataract is an hundred times
more majestic than now. We have evidence
Of the power of its might in the great bOuld-
ers of granite around us, larger than thirty
ton locomotive, which in years gone by came
laundering down the dizzy hight, swapping
the largest pines and frs as if they were but
pipe stems. crushing and grinding the rocks
beneath to powder Science is at a loss to
account for the formation Of this abyss Was
it chiseled out? Then what became Of the
ehips? Or was there falling Of the bottom
a giving way Of the prop beneath2 Omnilo-
tent might alone could rend these miles of
solid rock as if they had no more than pipe
clay the same Omnipotence which shields
the sparrow and crowns the years with good
ness.
Year: 1869

as when stamped at the brewery, as
herein provided; and the Collector OF


the district in which such depot or


warehouse is situated, shall furnish the


manufacturer the stamps for stamping
the same, as if said ale or porter had


been left in his district"


Section fifty-eight of the same law
also has some bearing in the case, but
does not form q part of the information.
Il is as follows: THAT every peHpn who
shall withdraw any fermented liquors
from any hogshead, barrel, keg, or other
vessel, upon which the proper stamp or
stamps shall not have been Affixed, for
the purpose of bottling the same, or
who shall carry on, or attempt to carry
on, the business of bottling fermented
liquor in any brewery or other place in
which fsrmented liquor Is made, or upon
any premises having connection with
such brewery, or any warehouse, shall
be liable to pay a fine of $500, and the
property used in such bottling or busi-
nss, shall be liable 10 forfeiture"


Messrs. Bnffnm & Co. were brought
before the Commissioner, and after q
partial hearing released on giving bah
for their appearance at Court.


1t is but proper to state that Messrs.
Reilly, Barnes 81 Hobbs claim to have
q warehouse in the up stairs of the
building occupied by Mr., Buffum, and
that they shipped it there with the nm.
that Mr.. B. was to sell it on
They have no other ware
house in the city. AS before stated, it
was stock ale, and when shipped here
was not fit for sale, hence TIE reason of
holding it nine months. The matter
will be fully investigated in the courts.
Year: 1869

Give the pigs good warm bed, but
under no circumstances allow the bed Ia
be'composed of hay.


A mulo will live a third longer than q
horse, do a tnTru mora Work, live OH q
third less, aud require at least a third
more patience from the master to get
along with him.


A writer in the Southern Farmer Rys
that spirits of turpentine is sure and
speedy cure for kidney worms in pigs.
A tablespoonful should be rubbed over
the kidneys twice day.


The Turf, Field and Farm says that
hand rubbing, in the same direction,
downward, for an hour or two daily,
will not only prevent a wind gall from
increasing, bat it will in many cases
cause it to disappear.
Year: 1869

The current talk that Tennessee IS TO
be reconstructed over again, Georgia
fashion, and injected again to the mer


ciless rule of the SToKESITEs, negroes
and carpet baggers, recalls the fact that
this State has already been more thor
oughly cursed by "loyal" government
than any other State in the South. This is
saying good deal, but the statement Is
true. No man can estimate the amount
of suffering the people OF that State
have undergone, the amount OF perSe


cution and plundering Though which
they have passed since ANDREW JOHN


son, as Military Governor, invented his
Infamous Test Oath aud handed over
the destinies of the State to the ruin
ous rule Of the loyal" pack who then
yelped in his wake. The wholesale and
ubiquitous acknowledgements then in
.tituted, the relentless prescription that
drove hundred thousand taxpayers
away from the ballot box, the jury box
aud all places of trust, giving all political
power to set Of political scoundrels
and pirates, can scarcely bs appreciated
even in prescription cursed
State like ours. When BRowSLow sys-
tematizsd tyranny in Tennessee and
gave the people practical intsrpreta.
tion of the meaning of hell, there went
throughout the country vague, shape
less hints and rumors OF the enormities
of his reign, but no definite data could
be preserved by which the full weight
Of his expressions could be sscertained.
The public knew that he had turned q
gang of numbering militia loose upon


the defenceless people; that they burned


houses over the heads of unprotected


women and children; that they wasted


the land till it was empty. carrying off


everything eatable, wesrable, portable


or valuable that might strike their


fancy; that shooting was their pastime


ana that the hanging of men, without


trial or the form of trial, evidence or
offence, from the trees By the wayside
was very popular recreation a,song
these lawless villains whom the repro.
bate Parson had sent out to preserve


order by desolatiug the State. But these
disgraceful deeds were committed in the
name and for the sake of loyalty and
so to have attempted record of the pov.
e and sorrow and misery aud ruin couss.
: spent upon them would have been to
= speak evil of the unconditional Union
@ men" of the State and to "give aid and
Ie comfort to rebellion Therefore the


lehief history Of pRowSIow's rsi0n
Year: 1869

without any special complaint, except a grad


ual declination of bodily strength and nervous
erergy, will find in the TONIC A FOUNTAIN
OF VITALITY ANDEY!G0R AS RE
A POOL IN HE DESERT TO THE SAND
SCORCuED AND EAINIINE IRA WELLER
Year: 1869

We regret to learn that the noble wild turkey
gobbler that had been the "cock of the walk" in
Judge Cations park for the last two years, tosk
fright the other day and msjestically scared
away. He was seen, however, in the vicinity Of
the park two days later, and il believed still to
be in the neighborhood. As the park is really one
Of our public institutions, always open to cur Oh
tixens as we'll rs strangers, it j. hoped any one
encountering the noble bird will take some pains
to restore it to the park, to which it's destruction
would be q real loss. N'ERNEsEF
Year: 1869

The Illinois River Bridge Company reduced
the toll from % to 20 cents on Monday last. If
the company feel rs the people do that the bill
now before the legislature to make the bridge
free will become law in few days, their action
in reducing the tolls at this time is extraordna-
ry but if, on the contrary, they have inferma-
ton satisfying them that the bill will not be-
come a law, then'is their action timely and we'll
taken. As the bill is to be submitted to the peo-
pie for their approval or disapproval, there is
reason why our representatives should not have
the bill enacted. The reduction of the tolls on
the bridge at this time has significance, but
whether it is for or against making the bridge
free, time alonecan determine The people, how
ever, had better make q note of the matter for
future reference. J..


We cut the above from Thursdays Republican,
in which it appears rs Communication, and
commend it to the attention of the members Of
the Legislature from this senatorial and repressn-
tative district. The movement to make the Hi
nois river bridge free is very earnest one on
the part Of those engaged in it, and they know
that oar senator and representatives can if they
wish it, have the bill passed to let the towns in.
tsrested in the question vote ON it. If the bill
fails, they will assursdly be held to close and,
We imagine, ssmewhat unpleasant responsible.
ity.
Year: 1869

The New Gsods at Reddick l. .Gillen's have
bssu the chief talk of the city, among the ladiss
during the past week. They are exactly adapt
ed to that mid-season between winter and balmy
spring, and being sold at what are now really
Wholesale prices in New York. offer irresistible
temptations to those wanting the very best class
Of goods at remarkably low prices.
Year: 1869

4


BITTEN BY Mad HoRsE.-Daniel Dwyrs
living near the aqueduct in Ottawa Center, was
bitten on Sunday by horse which there is some
reason TO fear was mad Sunday morning Mr..
Dwyre took the horse, usually gentle, by the
halter and led It TO the river to drink. The
horse refused to drink, and became all at once
strangely excited, swapping and kicking at Mr.
d. and trying to get away. Mr. D. sent for a
bride, thinking he could better control the ami.
NAL with bride on, and in attempting to put
the bride ON was bitten about the thumb and
foreinger of the right hand The horse was
gotten into the stable, and kept there all thar
day and night, until next morning, we under
stand, but continuing, at brief intervals, during
all this time, to exhibit these violent symptoms
of hydrophobis, was finally shot DR.. Stout,
however, who dressed Mr.. Dwyre's wounds,
which were not otherwise serious, does not be-
II lieve the horse was rabd The owner had given
it on Saturday night large feed of starch fac.
tory slop, (which the Doctor believes gave the
horse Inflammation Of the bowels, and that the
violent paroxysins mistaken for hydrophobia
were the rssult of the severe pain under which
the animal labored. The probabilities in favor
of this hypothesis are heightened BY the further
facts that during the day on Sunday the horse
drank water freely, and within an hour or two
after its death the body was swollen to its ut
most tension, giving positive indications of a
diseased condition Of the bowels, which is not
| an attendant of rabies. o
Year: 1869

This large amount is only an indication
of the immense traffic that must go over
the through line in few months, when
the great tide of Pacific coast travel and
trade will begin. 1t is estimated that this
business must make the earnings of the
road


FROM FIFTEEN TO TWENTY


Millions a Year.
Year: 1869

a pretty young woman had long
been annoyed by an admirer, who
did not believe ia letting conceal
mout, like a worm in the bud, prey
on his more or less damask cheek,
aud who at last imPlored her to give
him a kiss.


"I have not the least objection to
give you a kiss" replied the lady
"Ill even promise to dc so with one
condition only"


"What, what is it, adorable angel2'
exclaimed tho delighted smitten ;
speak, l implore you ~


ut is only that you'll ask me for it
before my husband replied the
adorable angel.


Her admirer suddenly remember
that he had pressing engagement,
Year: 1869

THE Few Harmony Register says
the farmers in that vicinity are un-
usually busy in getting in their wheat,
and the weather is all that could be
desired for the purpose. We learn
that a greater breadth of land will be
sown this Fall than ever before.