smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

In the composition Of every army enters In
fant1y, cavalry and artillery, with certain
number Of eappers and miners. The main
feature Of infantry consists in its capacity to
fight both with side arms (stcel arms) and tire
arms; of cavalry to fight only with side arms;
and Of artillery to fight only with firearms or
guns. Besides that, the infantry may fight
both standing On the same position and push
Ing against the enemy; the cavalry may fight
only By moving; and the artillery only by
standing IN position. Tho infantry surmounts
all obstacles easier, and profits by them better
than any other troops; by it's cspacity to d.
yersify the offensive and defensive operations,
the infantry has alnnys q ehare Of the most
stubborn and protracted fights In the battle.
Besides this the organization and provisioning
Of infantry cost less than any other troops.
Theae arc the reasons why in every army the
Infantry constitute the principal part. The
disadvantages Of infantry, relatively with
Cavalry, consist In the want Of quickness
relatively TO artillery, In the eyenncss Of fire.
Asmall detachment Of finlantry becomes unsafe
When separated for considerable distance
from the main forces. Hence with infantry
al one tie chief Of the army would not have
the means to 1earn the topography Of the coun.
try and the disposition Of the enemy. All
that is easily done by cavalry. Besides that,
If the fight is successful, the infantry cannot
profit BY the success with such advantages fo1
itself ind such losses for The enemy, as cavalry
can. On the OTHER hard, if the fight is d;5as.
trous. the inf4utry cannot retreatFo quick and
with SO small losses IS the cavalry. Hence The
infantry rants cavalry when quieknesa is need
cd, and artillery when the fire must be Of long
range snd more destructive


Although the cavalry lis capable Of profiting
By the disorder Of the enemy, ,EEand attack him
suddenly, its actions are conditioned by the
qualities Of the ground, which must be toler.
ably level md open. Htnco, in the campaign
tho cases when the cavalry might be profita.
bly, employed are fewer than those Of the In
nnt1y. It's sudden attacks are successful whcr
they are prepared by infantry and artillery
but by itself the cavalry cannot prepare them


Being so capable for gathering information
about the enemy, aud for sudden attacks, it Ii
Year: 1861

In the Atlantic Monthly, for February, writer
who has been on one of the frequent excursions to
the fishing banks, gives society the benefit of his
experience in an article entitled "Scuppaug,'
which is the aboriginal name of the fish known in
Gotham as "porgy." Here is the description of the
most exciting moment of
Year: 1861

Notwithstanding the vote in the Senate to day.
whereby the Crittenden compromise was laid aside
and the regular order of business proceeded with,
there is good for believing and high author
ity for stating, that that should not be taken
evidence of want of sympathy among Repubi-
for the patriotic kentuckian's plan of adjust
ment. The idea of no compromise-no conciliation-
no concesson-exists only in the minds oferratic if
not idiotic politicians the Republican side, who
reckon more upon the retention Of power and iniu-
ence in their narrow home circles than upon
the deliverance of the country from the periIs that
now ENCOMPASS it.
Year: 1861

SECESSION Down EAsr.-A Quebec paper says:
"While the North and the South are on the eve of
civil war, it is interesting to learn, as we do on
questionable authority, that the leading of the
State of Maine are preparing the way for annexa-
ton to the British American Union. tits the most
hopeful movement of the hour"
Year: 1861

The best, as it is, also, the best-lookiag,
protection for iron ordnance and other plain
iron-work kept ont of DOORS is q coat of
black paint, and over this, finely sprinkled
coat of black lead. The black lead is to be
applied before the previous coating of paint
is entirely dry. The lead may then be pol
ished with rag or brush 4!
Year: 1861

DENTAL, NoTICE.--Dr. H. IN. Ess CASE, office new building, opposite the QlTrYYT9 Gazette office, where he is prepared to operate in every branch of his profession. Artificial teeth with artificial gums. from to full set inserted so as to look perfectly natural All full sets inserted on the suction, atmospheric pressure principle feel perfectly natural and easy in the mouth, and answers all the legitimate uses of natural teeth

 Teeth, if taken in time, can be plugged SO as to preserve them for lfe

 Tn reply to frequent inquires-I would say, that am prepared to travel to any part of the state and will go prepared to do everything in the inc of my profession in the neatest possible manner. Per sons wishing my services will please drop me a line to that effect, as shall not have time to go except where have calls, and will only charge the regular SiemrAs and eastern prices, same as charge in nv oiice II N. CASE, Dentist

 Little Rock, Ark. Feb 9 '59-lY.
Year: 1861

An unusually dense and heavy fog spread
over the city at sunrise yesterday morning
and the wind yeered around to the north
west which gave evident indications of ap-
proaching fine weather. About ten o'clock
the immense drapery Of nature began TO Iif
and the sun poured down itsmelow rays un-
Ill they frightened into noon-day and smiled
upon US in all their gorgeousness The va
pory mist was gathered upon "the bosom o.
the air" and the gentle breeze swept it slowly
and steadily away. The outlines of the Coas
Range and Sierra Nevada with their snow
crowned buttes were distinctly visible an
clearly defined in the distance and every in
dcation gave cheerful promise Of delightful
weather.


We strolled along the banks Of the Yuba
and found that the water had risen to within
foot, or nearly so, OF its highest mark du-
ring the present season, and was still steadily
increasing in volume. The Washington Car
den, on the south eastern border Of the city,
was again submerged, and the waters were
spreading themselves out INTO VAST I"he
that must inundate all the bottom lands in
this vicinity again.


"The sun rode on in the heaven" and th'
earth frightened with the Haunting dressc
and gay smiles of CALIFORNIA; choicest treas
uries, as they were tripping to and fro, en-
Toying themselves in the sunlight, and scat
tering joy and beauty all around.


1t being Saturday, the merchants clerk
the doctors assistant, the newspaper carrier
the mechanics Of every branch, and the bus
ness men of every description were seen will
bill-books in hand, trudging along from
house to house. gathering the crumbs of com
fort, for which they had been industliousl,
engaged in attending TO the requirements 0
their customers during the present week.
Year: 1861

The following little on dit is not fresh but
isneverheless is good; A millionaire of Paris
wrote to Scribe: My dear sir, l have a
great desire to be associated with you in
some dramatic composition. VIII you do me
the favor to write comedy and permit me
to add to it few lines Of my own? | viii
then have it produced in the most costly and
splendid style, and We will share the glory"
To which Scribe answers; my dear sir
must decline your hatteriog proposal, be-
cause religion teaches me that it is not pro
Ter that a horse and an ass should be yol,cd
together" TO which the millionaire replies ::
Sir, have received your impertinent epis,
tle. BY what authority do you call me
horse ?"
Year: 1861

NEW SrABLE-Our friend Gaskin has been
hauling ashes, lime and sand upon the lot on
the corner Of Sixth and 3 streets, for the
purpose of making good hard floor for
stable which he is going to erect there. Nhe
stable is to be about one hundred and sixty
feet long by about eighty feet wide.
Year: 1861

CAvoUR IN A LONDON BREwERY.-The late
Count Cavour once made visit to Barclay
& Perkins brewery out Of curiosity to sec
the place whore Marshal Haynau was hogged
He was SO delighted that he could not refuse
the hospitality Of the sturdy brewers, who
pressed upon him the various kinds of malt
liquor. He began with mild porter, and
went up TO the strongest stout ; then re.
newed the attack on mild ale, and finished
with xxx. All went we'll enough while
he was in the cool vaults, but. like many
other people who have gone over this re-
markable brewery, when he came into the
open air he saw three or four Broughams
instead of ono.
Year: 1861

consultation, and with convention as its
mouth-piece, chosen directly by itself, and
chosen in view of the immediate necessity
which required action.


That convention was not an assembly of
the men who composed the Upper and Low
er Houses of the Assembly, as organized
then by law but it was made up of delegates
chosen freelyin open meetings Of the citizens
of the province, in the exercise of that right
of ultimate sovereignty which opinion in this
land has never questioned.


1t is for US to emulate the forethought,
and perhaps the example of our fathers in the
colony Of Maryland. 1t is for the counties.
which set on foot such movement in the
unforgotten days of 1774, to reinaugurate
that movement, and to set US the example.
In such a proceeding we are sure that no
party feeling or bias would enter. For an
assembly of delegates, thus convened, would
be obliged to consider, and We know not
how soon, the question. before the magni-
tude Of which all party issues become insig-
ni6cant
Year: 1861

and Shakespeare was theater manager, and
used the labor Of many young men, as well
as the play books


There is always room for man of force,
and he makes room for many. Society is
a troop of thinkers, and the best heads among
them take the best places. A feeble man
can see the farms that are fenced and titled,
the houses that are built. The strong man
sees the possible houses and farms. His
eye makes estates as fast as the SUI breeds
clouds.


Success thus goes invariably with a csr-
tain plus or positive power: an ounce OF
power must balance an ounce of weight"
Year: 1861

~"I say, mother" said regular
street loafer, the other night; after he had
deposited something in rickety old cup
board, and laid himself down upon the floor.
Il want you to wake me when get dry"


"How shall I know when you get dry p


"Oh, just wake me up any. time-1 am
always dry"
Year: 1861

Ths entire profits Of all lalss are to be devoted the
relief Of sick and wounded soldiers Of the Confderas army
under the direction special charge Of the @Lds sOld
Relief Society Of Tennessee"
Year: 1861

Letters ON slavery from the Old World,
Wrsu during the canvass for he Presidency Of the United
states 1850 to which sdded on


the JOIN BROWN raid and brief reference to tie
Presidential election and its consequences BY JAMS WL
late United States Minister to Turkey.
Year: 1861

Is THE PRsERvATIoN OF THIS UNION TOO
CosrLY?-The Express is in great distress at
the vast amount of money it will cost for the
United States Government to resist the war
of suLugation commenced by the Davis
party This, it seems to us, is running econ
omy into the ground. 1t is like calculating
the cost of medical attendance when ones
mother is sick Would any man let his
mother die, rather than be at the expense of
having a physician2 The Express and its
friends must learn to prize the Union above
mere dollars and cenrs. 1t is better that we
should have a nation in debt, than to have no
nation. We believe that those who stop to
count the cost when the Government is as


sailed, long for the day of the nations death.
Year: 1861

CLEVER JOKE.-Ine Express says;


The only people on earth who will be bene
fted by the blockade, are the people OF the
Southern States, against whom we are seek
ing to enforce it. If enforced it would build
them up, and make them, what they might
now be but for their own folly, the most
prosperous and independent people in the
world. Their leading men know it. and, al
though they regard the action of the Admin
istration as unauthorized as 1t is Insulting,
they rejoice rather than complain, at the
prospect ofa blockade, since the war is to be
waged against them.


We rejoice that the Southern State rebels
"rejoice at the prospect of a blockade" We
feared it might create hard feelings. We be.
lieve, with the Express, that the revolted
States might now be but for their folly, the
most prosperous aud independent people in
the world If shutting the traitors up with
their cotton, to feed upon it, will "build them
up and make them" we trust they will be
thus built up and made. After all, coercion
is best for the secession interests Let us all
be coercionists. Why does the Express de-
sire to ruin the Davistes by removing the
blockade ? We are not sure but the block
ade is one of the States rights If so, let US
carefully study the Kentucky and Virginia
resolutions, and see if we have right to
open the rebel ports What a clever old man
Lincoln is to build up, make, and cause to re-
joice. those who threatened to put him in a
sIck and drown him in tho Potomac. The
blockade is a benefit to none but the block.
AIDED. II the Express is not an enemy to the
South, it will implore the Government to
push along in the coercion line
Year: 1861

A bawd once said that she was too mucu
of lady to be eeen in the street upattenoeu'
The California Express is too much OF
Union paper to lend aid and comfort to 'rea'
son. If any prejudiced person thinks tne
Express does not approve OF the military ue-
fence OF the National Capital from the IN
vading army of the traitor, jeff. Davis, let
him read the following from its columns:


From the day on which Mr.. Lincoln lett
Springfield for Washington City, to assume
the duties of his high office, to the present
time, every movement that he has made ap-
pears to have been stupid bunder


What stupid blunder it was, to be sure
to call two hundred thousand men into the
field to prevent the rebel miscreants from
seizing the person of the President, desola-
ting the city of Washington, and actually
overthrowing the Constitutional. Government.
How the Express does love the Union. In
the same article from which the above Is ta-
ken, we find the following choice bit OF frothy
venom:


"The low cunning the disreputable she
nanigan-the bald treachery-the indecision
and the utter imbecility displayed by the
Administration in its dealings with the south
ern rebellion, and in its treatment OF the
| Border States, have not only exasperated The
Southern people, while exciting no other
feeling among foreign nations than that OF
derision and contempt


Were the Presidents a mad dog that had
bitten the author of the above, and were the
victim to be seized with hydrophobia in con-
sequence, he would do ample justice to the
cause of his misery bp keeping up the tone
which pervades the article from which we
quote. At times we feel sort Of compassion
for the scribblers for the Express. They are
in agony indescrbable. Doomed to tarry in
a State which mady persists 10 remaining
loyal to the Union, they cannot write as they
would, had they their homes in the land OF
Dixie. They say all that the Charleston Mer-
curry does but they say it in behalf of their
dear beloved Union, while the Mercury says
it for the Southern Confederacy. The En-
press raises up its many voices from day to
day, and howls madly against all that is done
for the preservation of the Union, but to save
trouble it tells us at the close that it does
love the Union dearly, and is opposing the
National Government for its own good. We
say we feel sorry for the Express and its
bunch of scribbers when We see them COM
PEELED to end their cursing of the Govern
ment with kiss of loyalty. They lead a
savish existence, who are forced by circum-
stances to show outward signs of respect for
that which they hate.
Year: 1861

Fun AT HoME.-Don't be afraid of a
little fun at home, good people Don't
shut up your houses, lest the sun. should
fade your carpets ; and your hearts, lest a
hearty laugh should shake down some of
the musty old cobwebs there! lfyou want
TO ruin your sons, let them think that all
mirth and social enjoyment must be left on
the threshold when they come home at
night. When once home is regarded as
cnly to eat, drink, and sleep in. the work is
begun that ends in gambling houses and
reckless degradation. Young people must
have fun aud relaxation somewhere. If
they do not find it at their own hearth
stones, it will be sought in other, and
perhaps. less profitable places. Therefore,
let the FIRE burn brightly at night, and
make the home-nest delightful with all


those little arts that parents SO perfectly
understand. Don't repress the buoyant
spirits OF your children; half en- bour OF
merriment round the lamp ann freight
of home blots qpt the remembrance OF
many care and annoyance during the day
and the best safeguard they can take with
them into the world is the unseen Influence
Of bright little domestic sanctum. ID
Year: 1861

The following are The views taken of national
affairs By majority of the Virginia delegation
in Congress- embracing their conclusion as to
the character of action that should be taken BY
roryantiar.
Year: 1861

The following extract from a letter re-
eeived in New York few days siuce--ad
dressed by a Young lad at school abroad to
bisparentsin Boston-indicates precocious
spirit of manliness that is destined to guido
its author through an honorable career IN
life:
Year: 1861

How TO DRESS RIcE.-A lady recommends the
following recipe for dressing rice: Soak the rcein
cold sailed water for several hours have readya
stew pan with boiling water throw the rice IN and
boil brisky for ten minutes drain it in colan1er


cover it up hot by the fire for few minutes, and
then serve The grains will be found double the
usual size and distinct from each other. In view of
the fact that rice has become very common article
of diet now, and that so few persons know how to
prepare it properly, it would be we'll to give this
recipe trial - - = ~ -.lr.: :. ss.ltsl
Year: 1861

The Revue HorticoLe extracts from Ger.
man newspaper the method used by the
Dutch to obtain their cauliAowers, so famous
for their size and delicacy. It is as follows


"In the autumn they dig deep some ground
that has not been manured; at the beginning
Of May they SOW the large English cauli.
flower upon q bed of manure, and cover it
with straw mats at night. When the young
plants are three or four inches high, they
harrow the ground that had been prepared
the autumn before, and with q wooden dib-
BILE eighteen inches long, they make holes
about ten inches deep at proper distances
apart, snd enlarge them by working the
dibbIs around I'LL the hole at the top is
about thrre inches in diameter. They imme-
diately FL these holes with water, and re-
peat this three times the same day. In the
evening they Gil them with sleeps dung,
leaving only room enough fot the young
plant which they very carefully remove
from the bed Of manure and place in the
hole with little earth. Directly afterwards
they give them good watering, and as soon
as the sun begins to dry, water them again.
Furthermore, as the plants grow, they dig
round them, and earth them up in rows. When
the head is forming, they pinch of some of the
lower leaves Of the plant, and Use them to
cover the young head"
Year: 1861

Thus far estimate can be made of the amount
Of bids for the Treasury notes. the'rate which
they will be taken Ten per cent is suggested to be
the rate at which leading bids will be made,
Year: 1861

Henry pickedit up from the muddy road
"a shining hslf. dollar. No one knew how
long it had been there, or whose it was. 1t
was worth as much ss q hard earned half.
dollar. But it belonged to some one. Per.
haps rich man had dropped it and never
missed it from his great purse and it may
have been q poor Widows last bit OF money!


But there it Jay half hidden in the mud Of
the highway when Henry spied it as he was
passing along and he took it in his hand.


He did not call it his, however. until he
had tried 10 vain 10 find an owner for it.


Well. he thought Of pen. knife, pair o.
skates, q new book and many nice things
he might choose ; but be saved his money {
long time, not exactly knowing what to pur
chaaO with it. At last he resolved to de-
posit the half dollar in the bank, and allow
il to remain there until the owner might be
found. After some time had passed, ant
no one came forward to claim the money
Henry began to increase the deposit by ad
ding few cents every week, which were
given him to spend. In few years hand
ssme little sum had accumulated by hi
ecenomy, and by the time he got TO be I
man he had enough to buy nice library
There 10 money to be made in saving.
Year: 1861

II is astonishing to see how we'll man
msy live on small income, who has han


dy and industrious wife. Some men live
and make far better appenrsnce on six or
eight dollars a week, than others do on tif'
teen or eighteen dollars. The man does
his part well, but his wife is gsod for moth
ing. She will even upbraid her husband
for mot living in as good s,yls as her neigh
Dor. while the fault is entirely her own
His neighbOr has a neat. capsule. and in.
dustrious vile, and that makes the differ.
encs. His wife, on the other hand, is a
whirlpool, into which great many silver
cups might be thrown and the appearance
Of the water remain unchanged.
Year: 1861

The following are selected from volumnious
accumulation of testimonials of the Press Of the
United States, and from eminent Professors of
our Institutions where the practice of medicine
is taught:
Year: 1861

A correspondent Of the Country Gentleman, -Eri-
ting from Seotts Hill, N. Essays =" The principal
crop raised in this vicinity is the Pesnu or ground
peas as they are called. They promise to be very
good, as the season has been very favorable fort them


In my section Of the country there are one hundred
thousand bushels raised. We consider them more
profitable than cotton where the land is suitable for
their culture. The following is themOde Of eultiva


ion. The ground is well broken and then checked
OF two ana half feet each way. Two shelled peas
IN the hill. After they up, they cultivated,
by running q sWeey sixteen or eighteen inches in
width both ways, after which the ground is stirred
well around the plant, and all the grass taken out
Very little dirt put around the plant as nearly level
culture is the best. This process of working must
be continued two weeks, until they meet and cover
the ground, when the grass viii cease to grow which
is abOus three months from the time Of planting
The pea grows entirely in the ground. They bios
som as the field pea, but they put out a stem from
the bloom which penetrates the ground about three
inches, when the pea forms on the end of it. They
are dug with ploW made for the purpose, passing
under the bunch, Of sufficient depth to loosen the
ground, when the bunch is drawn from the grOnnd.
and set up until they are thoroughly dry when the


are put in stacks and picked of at leisure. 1t sa
difficult matter for an experienced person to know
when they are ripe enough to dig but when nearly
all the leaves are shed, they win do for digging.
Year: 1861

Cows sometimes have extra teats, Civ
ing little or no milk, ard often very much
in the way of milking. These may
readily be removed, according to state-
ment of S. Edward Todd, in the Boston
Cultavator, and we copy his account of one
operation!


"Some four years ago, one of my best
cows (then heifer) had teat, as large
as a mans thumb. close to one of the
hindermost teats. The calf would suck
It. but we could not milk it, because it was
so small and so close to the large one
As such an arrangement was very un-
pleasant when milking, ventured to try
an experiment atremoving the small one.
The cow was tied securely in the stall by
her head, and her two hind legs tied to.
gether, so that she could not kick, Now,
with the pliers, twisted the ends of g
piece of very small wire together, after
it had been put round the teat close to the
roots or large end of it, the wire wa:
twisted up so tightly, that all circulation
was cut off and in about three or foul
weeks the teat dropped off; and the base
of it healed up neatly, leaving no issue
The teat has never given US any trouble
since. 1t never produced soreness in iht
udder, as / feared it might, while the wire
was on it, and after the teat dropped of
healed IN few days.