smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

The Sidney (Australia) Morning Herald
of July IA says:


At the recent meeting of the King ma
tives, one of the chiefs declared, According
to the opinion of you Pakehas, these kill
ings you speak of were murders, but we say
they are not. This would be murder: If
l were to kill you now that you have come
here on friendly visit, or if l were to kill
Mr. Firth, that would be murder If
were to say to-day, in a friendly spirit,
Come round by this path,' intending evil
while protesting friendship; if took you
out of the safe path into that of danger, and
you were killed, that would be foul mur-
der. And here are your foul murders: Gen
eral Cameron told us to send our women
and children TO Rangiawhia, where they
should remain unmolested but ne went
away from Peterangi with his soldiers after
them, and the women and children were
killed, and some ofthcm burnt in the houses
You did not go to fight the men; you left
them and went away to fight with the wo-
men and little children These things you
conceal because they are faults on your side;
but anything on our side you set down
against us, and open your mouths wide to
proclaim it. That deed of yours was a foul
murder, and yet there is nobody oproclaim
it.n
Year: 1869

The New York World has been " figuring
up" the cost of an occasional drink, and
says: -..


"Once in a while pensive man may be
heard to say, 1 wish had all the money
back that have spent for drinks for the
past ten years. No one man in twenty who,
retrospectively gazing, gives utterance to
that wish, has in his mind an approximate
estimate of the amount which person of
even moderate bibulous propensities may
spend upon drinks in the space of ten years.
Leaving wines and expensive liquors quite
out of the question, let US sec what plain
cocktailist or moderate imbiber of old rye
is likely to disburse on his refreshments in
the course of year. Take very moderate
man as a sample. Assume that he drinks
every day, one glass of ale, at ten cents,
and four glasses of whisky, at fifteen. That
amounts to seventy cents 4 day which makes
four dollars and ninety cents a week. Null
tiply by four, and you have $19.60 a month,
which comes to S235.20 year. Thus, if
the man who had carried on at this rate for
ten years had lost all his liquor money back
his pocket would be inflated to the tune OF
$2,252. This is only small-beer calcula-
ton; but think of those who spend five
times this sum on liquors, and remember
that their name is legion"
Year: 1869

A case of love and lunacy was lately re-
vealed in Paris A woman of about thirty,
tastefully dressed, and of prepossessng ap-
pearance, presented herself at the Palais de
Justice, and inquired what tormalities were
necessary in order to get married. She was
told that she must apply at the mairie of her
ACCOMPLISHMENT. On this she suddenly be-
came excited; declared with extreme volu-
bility that she wanted to marry the world
in general; that she had been poisoned had
died, and remained six weeks on the flag
stones of the Morgue, watching, without the
power to move, all the corpses placed by
her side, and hearing the conversation Of
the visitors; and that she had been raised
up from that incomplete state of dissolution
by the grace of God. Inquiries were made
which showed that she had lost her reason
in consequence of passion for her cook, a
fine looking man, whose photograph she
carried about with her. Measures were ia
ken to procure her admission into an asylum
for lupatics.
Year: 1869

The sale of west side property by Muller. wilkins
Co. yesterday was an important event in the real
estate market just at thR time While all Interested
In tie present rnovenent anxiously looking for
signs OF The future or the MARKET and even the most
confident are excited 10 doubt by the expressed
ton OF many whose ability 10 Judge cannot be
doubted, the iesnlt OF this sale will no doubt be re-
garded as setting ASIDE 10 great extent the fore
bodngs uttered Of threatened reaction IN SO far
these nave been applied 10 city property. without
any extra effort IN their presentaslun the prices OBJ
tanned for these lots July equal to the best is
year. and exhibit continued activity Tor property In
TINS nelghborhoOd.


Being regarded to some extent as test OF the
present feeling in the market this sale was eagerly
attended and general satisfaction was ieit at the
result


1t should be borne in mind however that there
OF this property OF nature to maintain IT'S rmness
In the market. which have but slight innuence
on other descriptions. Notlceably IL IL subject to
the qulckenlng eject OF Improvements long IN
purpose, and others already completed. The
attractions Of the Park and Boulevard are not
movement OF the fashionable quarter in this
direction has already commenced causing 1t
to be very much sought after for building
sites and lnsuring its continued advance in price
ties more distant from the city influenced almost
who ~ In their appreciation by advantages TO be
provided IN the distant future which are undoubt-
edy being 700 sanguiney discounted. The effect Of
the abandonment Of many OF the schemes now re-
gardcd IS SO certain OF accomplishment would be
that necessarily belongs to projects OF such magni'
tude operating to cheek further advance upon al
ready very high figures, that has caused the appear
ance OF reaction before noticed ia this connection
Year: 1869

In the Of Tnmmany Hall the time consumed In
leaving same aud largest number Of that
therein time be computed
the performances varied held different parts
the bnding and the people constantly going n and out
bals and the people going IN and out At all hours. the
largest number OF admitted at time and the time
In leaving the building easily be computed
y The report contains besides, fun description OF
every new building commenced or the plans for
which have been subnitted to the department. Be.
sides this II contains large amount or miscella-
neous matter which is valuable to those interested
in the growth OF the city, and wlll amply repay .
careful Derusa..
Year: 1869

We sell more Walham Watches than any other
establishment in the country, either wholesale or
retail; we send great numbers TO every section OF
the country by Mail and Express. carefully pack
ed. and in perfect running order. Our plan is
this: You want Watch. aud see our advertise
ment; now we want you first to write to us for
Descriptive and illustrated Price List we will
send it. post raid. by return mail. 1t explains
all the different kinds. tells the weight and quail
ity OF the cases. with prices of each you then
make selection OF the kind you prefer. and send
us your order. We will then send you the watch
by Express. with the bill to collect on delivery.
We give instructions to the Express Company TO
allow you to open the package and examine the
Watch; il it suits you can pay and take il; il not
you are under no obligation to receive it; and IT
it is taken and afterwards does not prove salts
factory, we Will exchange it, or
Year: 1869

FIRE AT RoCKLIN.-On Thursday evening last
the Railroad Company's oodsheds and large
lot of wood were discovered to be on fire. Ell
forts were made to stay the devouring element t,
and at one time it was thought to be subdued but
Il soon broke out in another place. Eng ines
were telegraphed for TO Sacramento and come to
the rescue In spite, however, of all efforts, the
shedding nd wood was entirely destroyed. but
the town escaped. With the switches and side
tr acks at command, it was impossible to get all
the trains past until yesterday morning. The
loss to the Company is quite extensive but we
cannot row give the figures. Whether the fire
was accidental or by design is unknown.


FIND THE PLACE-Thc UNION SALOON is still
the great popular resort for residents of and Wis
itors to Auburn, and the accommodations and
purity Of the articles dealt out justify this liberal
patronage See card in another column. and call
around aud prove the truth of these remarks by
gratifying your bump of alimentiv by actual
tasting tests.
Year: 1869

PREPARING FOR WINTER.-Workmen have been
engaged fol the past ten days in fixing the roof
! ing of the Odd Fellows and Masonic Halls.


These are fire proof buildings, but it seems to be


almost impossible to make them waterproof.


Flat roofing and fire walls arc not extremely pop
ular in Auburn.
Year: 1869

Let every one who wants Watch, read this care
fully


Especially if in some remote out the way place


Now that the railroad is open, we propose TO
give the residents OF CALIFORNIA the opportunity
OF getting single genuine Waltham Watches at
the
Year: 1869

Thirty,One years have elapsed
since tho publication oftlio Civilian
was begun under the present editor
"A long time, no doubt in the
thoughts of our younger readers
but TO us, even rs We look back upon
Il, with It's great monuments and
wrecks, betokehing changes that
aro usually the work of centuries,
II seems very bricf-as but the move
mont Of some great panorama, with
Its lights and shades, We have rot
yot attained the stand point of rest
and rctrospection, We have no time
10 look back or drop tear TO the
memory of tho many who started
with us in the career of life in Gal
weston, but who grew tired by the
way and turned their course to other
lands, or whose names may be rcnd
Oh white stones in the silent subur-
ban city in tho Fourth Ward.


As We proclaim Mt the outset, the
Civilian has ever been the advocate
of law and order; the friend of the
arts of peace; of honest industry
Of tolerance, moderation, education,
and morality; tho enemy of vice and
crime, but not the harsh judge or
malignant prosecutor of the crringi
or the foe of those who differ with
us in matters of opinion. We have
doubtless differed with all our pat
rons on some subject or other; and
with some of them nearly always on
political questions; yet We believe
that they have been quito as tolcr-
ant as ourselves; and wo yet num-
Der many among them who have
stood by us from tho beginning.
Influenced more by our observation,
reading and reflection than by pro.
conceived partialitics or prejudices,
wo have seldom found ourselves so
far wrong as to deem it necessary
to change our opinions in regard to
questions of general concern; and
know of nothing that We would will
ingly rctract in matters of opinion.
If, in our little spnrring with cotem-
porarics, we have ever indulged in
any remark that may have left
sting, we regret, and would gladly
recall it. Being but little affected
by such squibs ourselves, We may
have been less thoughtful Of the sen
silivcncss of others than We should
have been.


But we have no more time for
cgotism, retrospect or anticipation.
We nrc like the old man once writ
ten of by a boy of our acquaintance
for n mock newspaper: "Dcitz is
making crooks, and expects to keep
on making" Not only SO; but, by
calling in tho assistance of other
skillfull workmen, We hope to i'm
prove the amount and quality of
our wares. We have already great
ly enlarged our Weekly. With the
opening of the fall business we shall
add to our Daily and Tri-Weokly,
not in Dimensions only; but by tho
opening up of new arrangements
for news, and adding new depart
ments to our editorial columns, in
cluding commercial department
similar to that we sustained before
tho war.-TGalvcston Civilian.
Year: 1869

Space will not permit rs % enter
further into this question al ihe
present We trust however that
We have shown abundant cause why
tho people should he alive 10 the
work ia hand, None bll the most
faithful and able OF our iellow-e eili-
zens whoaro registered vOierssh0uld
be sent 10 tho next Legislature
There should bo concert Of action
among the several counties in the
same representative district, and
tho most Trustworthy men should
DO selected.


We hopo our readers will ponder
we'll these suggestions aRl talk Ia
lheir noighbors concerning them, in
order TO arrive at perfect under
standing OF the situation,
Year: 1869

At an Oakland, O., hotel, reccn-
tly, strong smell of gas was dis
covered issuing from the room of a
bridal party from tho county.
Admission being demanded TO, put
out the gas, the rural swain replied
that he "blew it out, and then the
darned thing smelt so bad that he
PIT his stocking over it," Sure
enough, there was the stocking
drawn over the burner and tied down
with a shocstripg.
Year: 1869

The Prince Of Wales is very naughty
fellow. Besides innumerable other little ir.
regulari.es, he is charged with beating the
Duke Of New Castle at cards and other
games and winning all his estate, from
which vulgar people will conclude that prin-
ces are no better than other people.
Year: 1869

Gen. Hancock is talked of as the Demo
cratic candidate for governor of Pennsylya.
MIA. No better man can be selected. Had
he been placed on our Presidential ticket,
instead of the blatherskite Blair, there
would probably be statesman now in the
White House, and great military and civil
leader in the office Of Vice President, in.
stead of a narrow contracted politician.
Year: 1869

NJ. Cofax has caused it to be positively
stated that he is not q candidate for the
Presidency. We know several other people
who are not candidates, but no Republican
who would not accept it if offered him.
Year: 1869

The entire journey round the world can
now be rfade in eighty days, schedule time,
and oil the way by rail, excep, one hundred
miles in India, across which railroad is
rapidly being built.
Year: 1869

Be true toy ourself at the start, young man
Be true to yourself and Godi


Ere you build your house mark we'll the spot
Test all the ground, and build you not,


On the sand of the shaking sod.
Dig, dig the foundation deep, young man,


Plant firmly the outer wall;


Let tthe props be strong and the roof be high
Like an open turret toward the sky,
Through which heavens dews may fall
Let this be the room of soul, young man
When shadows shall herald care.
A chamber with never roof or thatch
To hinder the light-or door or latch


To shut in the spirit prayerl


Build sew and sure; It's for life, young man
A life hat outlives the breath;


For who shall gainsay the Holy Word
Their works do follow them, i" said the Lord


Therein there is no death"


Build deep and high, and broad, young man


As the needful case demands


Let your title deeds be clear and bright,
Till you enter the claim to the Lord of Light


For the House not made with hands"


DROUGHT IN NEW HAMp-
sHIRE.-The central and south
eastern sections of New Hamp-
shire are suffering from a severe
drought, which is drying up
the pastures, scorching the
growing crops and exposing 2
woods and fields to ready con-
fagration. The Lawrence
American says the sire ans are
very low, and the factories suf-
fer much Inconvenience. The
Arlington has been compelled
to shut down for u portion of
the time and wait for its pond
to fill mp with a sufficient sup
ply of water from the Spicket
river, Trout have been left
high and dry in the brooks,
there not being water enough
to float them.
Year: 1869

lHe WnOle country, from
Grand Junction eastward, and


as far north as New York, is


burnt up with the long contin-


ued drouth. The most serious


effect of this unprecedented


absence of moisture is the al


most total failure of the corn


crop in certaia districts. In


East Tennesses and Virginia


this disaster is most sensibly
felt. In the region of the first.


named State, famous hereto


fore tor its large production of


of this important staple, there.


will not be a third of the usual


crop, while in many parts of


Virginia it is feared that not


enough will be gathered for


next years seed. This is de-


plorable, especially in Virginia,


where the people depend so


largely on corn for the subsis-
tence of their stock. Bacon is


the principal meat food of the
people. and corn is now the in
dispensable food forth fatten-
ing Of hogs. Virginia, too, is
not favorahly situated for the
importation of produce. Her,
wheat crop has been good, and
the farmers are holding back
from shipments of their smaller
grain, intending to retain the
same to feed their hogsand cat
tie. The whole country east of
the Grand Junction looks as if
it had been swept by a sirocco.
SfealnS were dried up, mills
we're alias silent as the grave,
and the cattle were lowering
around the dry ponds with a
most melancholy and despon-
dent expression. The dust was
so great on the roads as to
make travelling most disagree
able--never more so. Even the
supply Of drinking water on
the cars involved no little diff
Guilty. Together with dust came
the most intense and prolonged
heat. Hot as it has been here
through the summer, no one of
our-can't-get-aways has suffer-
ed in an degree equal to that
of the, unfortunate tourist who
has had TO make the rail jour
ney through Tennessee, Ken,
tucky, Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania. A dense cloud of dust
has encircled every vehicle
passing through this country
for three months. Through this
whole country there is little or
no fruit or vegetables. Even
milk is quite scarce and Of very
Indifferent quality, and in many
places the ice is rapidly disap4
pearing.


It it quite a relief after pass
ing through the charred and
arid North and West to descend
into the moistened and verdaut
fields and forests of the South.
west, where plentous showers
have diffused o thriving and
healthful aspect to all the pro-
ductions Of the earth, and
where, in spite of the heat,
there are SO many consultations
and reliefs in the abundance Of !.
wholesome vegetable food, and
i'm the nroanoots Af a monn;fs.
Year: 1869

TIE climate Of Arizona in winter is finer
than that of Italy. It would scarcely be
possible to suggest an Improvement.
never experienced such exquisite Christ


mas weather as we enjoyed during our
sojourn. Perhaps fastidious people might
object to the temperature 10 summer, when
the rays of the sun attain their maximum
force, and the hot winds sweep in from tie
desert. It is said that wicked soldier
died here, and was consigned to the fiery
regions below for his manifold sins but,
unable to stand the rigors of bis climate
he sent back for his blankets. | have even
heard complaint that the Thermometer
failed to show the true heat because the mer-
curry dried up Everything dries-wagons
dry, men dry, chickens dry; there is no
juice left in anything, living or dead, by the
close Of summer. Officers and soldiers are
supposed to walk about creaking mules il
Is said, cal only bray at midnight aud ]
have heard 1t limited that the carcasses Of
cattle rattle inside their hides, and that
snakes find a difficulty in bending their bod


les, and horned frogs die Of apoplexy.
Chickens hatched at this season, as old Fort
Yumers say, come of the shell ready cooked;
bacon is eaten with a spoon and butter
must stand an hour in the sun before the
flies become dry enough for use. The In
dians sit in the river with fresh mud on
their heads, and by dint of constant dipping
and spriDkling manage to keep from roast
ing, though they usually come out par
boiled. Strangers coming suddenly upon
group squatted in water up to their necks,
with their mud-covered heads gistening 10
the sun, frequently mistake them for seals.
Their usual mode Of travelling down the riv
er is astride of log, their heads only bens
visible 1t is enough to make man stare
with amazement to see group Of mud balls
floating on the curreut ofa hot day, laughing
aud talking to each other as if il we're the
finest fun in the world l have never tried
this mode of locomotion, but have an idea
1t must be delightful 10 such glowing sum
mer climate. III. hoSs BroCHe
Year: 1869

LADIES'.
You come very often, lis ali very well,
You're a very fine man, and very big swell;
You've very good heart, aud very long
But now TO the point!-do you mean to pro


pose2
The house is besieged both by rich and by
Who knock all day long at grandmamma'S


door;
They turn up their eyes, and they turn up


their toes,
But what is all that if they do not propose?
You say that you love me. but love all alone
To unmarried girls is thing quite unknown;
You sigh and look down, and present me q
Bu, that is all stpir?--do you mean to pro.


pose
I am not so bare. hearted as may appear;
Why stop and look sheepish?-there's moth


ing to fear.
You men are such geese only Beelzebub


knows
The trouble you give US before you propose
IT'S almost two seasons since have been cut;
You simper and smile and you whirl me about;
But this is not business, the horrid time goes
Another will have me ifyou don propose
You lake all the airs of a man / We preferred;
You keep off the rest aud you don't say


word,
This is not fair plsy-sure fellow who shows
Such uncommon devotion should speak and


propose !.
I want to be married--do you understand?
You'd give me rld!-ouly give me your


hand
One cant go on always with cons and with
Never come here again--or be frank and pro-


pose L0adoa O1cl
Year: 1869

| have somewhere seen the story OF q
man who went one evening to steal corn
from his neighbors fell he took his
little son with him to sit on the fence and
keep a lockout and give warning in case
,ny one should come along. The man
iamped over the fence with large bag OF
his arm, and before commencing 20 take the
corn he looked all around and not seeing
my one, he was just about to ill bis bag.
Then The little fellow, his son,-a good
little fellow he was too,-cried out,


Father, there is one way you havn
looked yet p


The father was startled, and supposed
,ome one was coming. He asked his son
which way be meant.


Why. said the little boy, you forgo'
to look up :"


The father was couseienee-stricken; h
came back over the fence, took his ittl'
boy by the hand, aud hurried quietly hom'
without the corn he had designed to take
Year: 1869

Mr. BEECHER on WORTHLESS MEN-I
think the most piteous thing in this world Is
never written. have read many a poem,
and novel; and tale, that made me cry-and
whether they we're true or not, it was all the
same; but of all affecting poems and novel;
and tales, I think life itself is the most af-
iecting-common life, just as it turns our of
the world. And when | 90 out to measure
men, say to myself, as one after another
they pass before me. Suppose that man
should drop out Of life, what would be
come Of him?' Il pains me to see how
worthless men are-to see how meu stand
IN life, and what they are I have sometimes
to perform the burial service over men OF
whom could not say a word, aud Of whom
II | expressed what | felt, | should have
said, 4 bless God that he Is gone. The
world is better off for his having been taken
out cf it. Look at human life, break
through all the sentimental ways of Society,
weigh men as you weigh gold, unmized
with dirt or quartz or any other substance
take men up and see how much there is OF


hem that real. answer the end Of the life
TO come, and how many there are thar,
dying, would not be missed. How few
there are that, dying, would make the com


munity feel poor How few there are that
being dead, would yet speak.
Year: 1869

EARLY RISING Anti, rly-risers will
do we'll to note that one hour lost in morn
ing maps viii put back all the business of the
day; that one hour gained by cary rising
viii make fifteen days in year, or three full
years in a long lifetime.