smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1868

The moon is thought by old wives to
influence the life ofa child. Thus the
child born on the first day Of the new
moon is fortunate in all his undertake
ings, and will live long; one born on
the sixth will live long; one born on the
ninth will be rich. one born on the tenth
will be great Traveller; one born on
the eleventh will be devoted to reli-
gion: one born on the sixteenth will be
grateful and unfortunate; one born on
the eighteenth will be brave; one born
on the nineteenth will be full of mall
ice; one born on the twenty first will be
strong and healthy. but selfish; one
born on the twenty -secondwill be cheer
full, but inclined to low society; one
born on the twenty-third will be un-
governable, will forsake family and
friends, and wander In a foreign coun-
try--unhappy through life; one born on
the twenty fourth will have extraordi-
nary ability; one born on the twenty
fifth will be desperately wicked and
come to fearful death; one born on the
twenty-seventh will be amiahle one
born on the thrtieth will have the acme
of all good gifts, temporal and spiri-
tual.


A baby's nails must never be cut till
it Is year old, or 1t will be thief. A
child with blue vein across its nose
will never wear its wedding clothes;
should it chance 10 outlive infaEcy it
will bring sorrow and disgrace to all be-
longing to 1t. A babe that cries at its
christening will live long; If you battle
it un Sunday 1t will be sorrow free; if
on Wednesday it will grow beautiful; II
on Thursday 1t will grow fat; il on Fri
day all its sins will be forgiven; il on
Saturday it will be unhealthy.


There are certain other superstitions
applying to grown people: If you cut
your nails on Sunday, it provokes Mon
sieur lie Diable to such degree that
he'll shave you all the week, and lead
you into mischief. If you clip your
hair at the new moon, 1t will grow long
at the full; as the moon wanes y our hair
will fall out. If you don your new
clothes on Sunday, you'll be happy; If
on Monday, they'll tear; if on Tues.
day. they'll burn; if on Wednesday,
you'll have plenty; II on a Friday, you'll
be unlucky; If on Saturday, you won't
live co enjoy them. Every one. silent
ly or openly, Is little suspicious re-
gardIng Friday, yet few couid give a
reasOn
Year: 1868

Feed your stock with the first, and
feed and litter With the latter. Be
careful not to sell either as every load
you sell is an act of injustice to. yollt
stock and a injury to your SOIL. II Yoii
have not cattle enough to consume them
get more, that you may through them,
convert your husk and straw into ma
nure, and thereby add to your resources
for fertilizing your land.


SELLING CoRN.-Shell your corn be-
fore you sell it, crush Your cobs and
feed them in mashes to your mich cows,
A peck of crushed cobs and a peck Of
cut fodder, hay or straw, thrice day,
will keep your cows we'll up to their
milk. This mess may be cooked enough
by simply pouring boiling water over it,
covering it, and permitting it to remain
until cool enongh to be fed out.


He that sells his corn M tIfe cob gives
away his cobs, besides paying for their
transportation to market, and where
the grain is large, and the cob small,
gives away part of his corn also, rs
such corn will yield more than 5bushI
els to the barrel.
Year: 1868

tile that walketh with wise men shall
be wise but companion of fools shall
be destroyed.,' IL is said to be the
property OF the tree frog that it acquires
the color Of whatever it adheres to for
a short time, Thus when found on
growing corn it is commonly of q dark
green. II found on white oak, it has
the color peculiar to that tree. just so
l. Is with man. Tell me who you choose
and prefer as companions, and l certain
ly will tell you what you are. Do you
love the society of the vulgar Then
you are already debased IN your senti-
ments. DO you seek the society OF the
profane In your heart you are like
them. Are testers and butfoons your
choice friendsp He who laughs at foll
ly is himself fool, and probably very
stupid one too, Do you love and seek
the society of the wise and good ? Is
this your habit? Would you rather take
the lowest among others Then you
have already learned to be wise and good
You may not have much progress, but
even good beginning is not dcspised.
Hold on your way and seek to be COM
panion OF all that fear God. SO you shall
be wise tor yourself and wise for etcrni-
tV,
Year: 1868

A strange and surprising incident oc-
CURED last week in the country some
miles north of CoriEth. A Mr.. Man
grum killed a young man during the
war, and few days since Mr.. Mangrum
was on a deer-drive, and while at one
of the stands he saw an object approach
ing him which so alarmed him he rails
ed his gun and fired at it. The object,
which resembled man covered with a
sheet, continued to advance upon MIR.
Mangru u, when he drew his pistol and
emptied all the barrels at the ghost
None of the shots seeming to take ef-
feet, he climbed tree to make his es-
cape. By the time he was a short dis
tailce up the tree the white object was
standing under him with its eyes fixed
upon him, and he declared that it was
tho spirit of the young man whom he
had killed. Mangrum was so startled
at the steady gaze of the eye that he
had been the cause of laying cold in
death that he tainted and tell from the
tree. His friends carried him home, the
ghost following and standing before
him constantly, the sight of which
brought up the recollection of his guilt
with such force to his mind that he
died in great agony after two or three
days suffering. (Miss.) Caucas-
ian, 22d.
Year: 1868

Engravings shed their spirit over a
household. The calm portraits of the
great and worthy dead exercise great
Influence over me. 1 could look on
those over mp own fireplace until they
seem neither absent nor departed, but
living yet. Every good picture is the
best ofsermons and lectures. The sense
informs the soul. Whatever you have,
have beauty. Lcs beauty be ON the pa
per on your wall. 1t isas easy to choose
paper suggestive of the lovely in form
and color as the uncouth. Why should
not every household object be ssnction-
cd with this grateful charm? Each
tfair, each table, each tea or chamber
service, and every object for kitchen or
parlor, for the home OF the poor man.
artisan, ,ormechanic, would have them
all worthy ola home VI taste.
Year: 1868

T A few days since, an old man
who with his son had been living in a
shanty near Pennwater, Michigan was
taken sick and died. The Son securing
a friend to watch at the corps /, left for.
the village to make arrangements for
the burial of his fathers remains. Re-
turning pretty late in the evening, he
found his friend whom he had left to
watch the corpse, sitting under the tree
at some distance from the shanty and
looking 4t the corpse of his progenitor,
saw that q cat had eaten one Of his
cheeks in a very shocking manner,
Which fact terribly riIed the Young mans
ainfabfe temper, and he rushed out, with
an oath :. You are pretty fellow, you
are /; you have been fiddling away there
and let the cat gnaw fathers face so he
sin't fit to go to hell
Year: 1868

T We like to hear people tell good
stories while they are AZ it. Read the
following from late Western paper


"In the late gale birds were seen hop
ping about with their feathers blown
off," We have heard of gales ut sea,
where it required four men to hold the
Captains hair Ull9
Year: 1868

was an onslaught upon the eligibility of
Radical members. This called forth the
remarks from Mr.. Bradley, negro, that
he was astonished that any member should
gu sion the eligibility of member son &C.
count of color; he cared not whether it
emanated from the brain of Joe Brown, JEFF
terson Davis, or the spiritual brain of God
himself. He. quoted the second paragraph
OF the bill OF rights in support Of his or.
gument, and stated that he was ready To-
purge the Senate of traitors and felons, and
reminded the Senate that the first blow for
freedom was struck by negro.


He closed by saying that unless his race
formed part and parcel of the State militia
IN less than ten years there would be an
other revolution exceeding in magnitude
and more successful than the last.


In the House the committee to wait on
Governor Bullock reported that he would
communicate with the two Houses as soon
as ne had conference with General
Meade.


The impression prevails that great effort
ls about to be made to oust number of
Democratic members from both Houses.
Year: 1868

AN ACI


To regulate the sale of deadly poisons
Be ENACTED, by the King and the Legislative


Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands, in the Leg


i-lature Of the Kingdom assembled:


SEC i. No person shall sell or deliver any
deadly poison, except for scientific, medicinal, or
mechanical purposes, nor to any person not
known TO the vendor TO be careful and well dis
posed PTOrided, that sales may be made to a per-
son not known to the vendor, if some responsible
person known to the vendor will certify, in writ
ing, that the person desiring TO purchase may safe
ly be entrusted with the same /: but in all cases
the vendor shall require the purchaser to disclose
the intended use of such poison.


SEC. 2. Every person who shall sell or deliver
any deadly poison, shall keep book in which
shall be recorded the name and quantity ofthe poi
son sold OF delivered, the person TO whom it was
sold OF delivered, and whether such person was
known TO the vendor, and If not, the name OF the
responsible person upon whose recommendation
the same sold; and the certificate of such per-
son shall be preserved. The said book of records
shall at all times be open to tine inspection of the
Minister of the Interior or his agent.


SIC. 3. The box, Phial, other package in
which any deadly pOisOns shall be sold or delivered
shall bear label containing the word poison, in
large letters, both in the English and Hawaiian
languages, together with some emblematic device
to be approved by the Minister of the Interior.
which shall indicate the dangerous character of
the article.


SEC. !. Every licensed Physician. Druggist. or
Apothecary, who shall compound sell, or deliver
any prescription containing any poisonous drug,
or substance deleteriOus 10 human life, To be used
as medicine, shall enter upon his books said pre-
scrptiOn written out III full with the date there
Of. with his own name appended thereto, or the
name of the Physician who prescribed the same
and the person To whom the same was delivered
and no such prescription shall be cOmpOundcd
sold, delivered. unle-s the name of the person
selling, or delivering the same, OF
the name Of the Physician prescribing the same.
be appended to the prescription in full, and every
such prescription shall be preserved; and said
books and prescriptions shalt be subject all times
to the inspection Of the Minister of the Interior or
his agent.


SEC. .. Any person violating the provisions of
this Act shall forfeit not exceeding one
thousand dollars for each Oncnse.


Approved this 22d day Of June, 1858.


kANEHAMEHA r.
Year: 1868

coasting vessel at any wharf or other place in the
harbor of Honolulu, other than that named and
published by the Minister of the Interior, pro-
vided in the first section of this Act, shall be sub
ject 10 a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars
nor more than one hundreddolarsf for each offence;
and the vessel from which cattle may be 30 landed
shall be liable for the amount of the fine and costs
SEC .. This Act shall take effect and become
a law from and after the date of Its passage.


Approved this 9th day of June, 1865.


KAMEHAMEuA X.
Year: 1868

NOT MrcH OF SHowER.-Those sanguine
journalists whs have been predieating strong
hopes Of continuation of peace in Europe on
the announcement by cable of a proposed re-
duction of The Prussian army. saying that an
nouncement was worth more for pacification
than all of Napoleon's speeches. will probably
moderate their enthusiasm when they See the
cable dispatch OF last night, stating that the
duction will consist of 10000 men only. North
Germany Will still have a respectable army
left. after looping of a few regiments.
Year: 1868

city contemporaries thinks Hancock would be
opposed by the Southern Democracy because
ne Was accounted one OF the most brilliant
solciers of the Union army. Bot, il we may


Judge by the Southern Press, it looks as though


Hancock would receive the undivided sup


port of the South"
Year: 1868




Z SNATCH THIEyNG.-This species Of
thie7ing has grown SO fagrant of late that
it is almost dangerous for q lady to venture
out, even in broad daylight. Every day
we have to record an instance Of q negro
jumping ont from behind fence corners or
outdof alleys, and aseizing upon whatever
the female passereby has in her hand: On
Saturday evening last a young lady was
hurrying out Fifth street towards her home,
and as she reached the corner of jackson,
q black man rushed upon her and seized
her purse and o bundle she was carrying.
She screamed aloud, and gentleman near
by rushed up just in time to save her from
falling to the ground in b fainting fit, and
to scare the negro villain off. y ~, ~,
We hardly know Of any way of prevent
ing this species Of outrage. except by the
precautfon on the part Of the ladies' never
to 90 gooutsexoept when provided with escorts.
This, however, would be impossibla In 9
majority of cases, and but few ladies could
ever come out. But rome course sremainss
and that We have advised before seemingly,
in vain. Let every lady 80 armed
with small shooting iron, and let'her take
courage when STACKED to draw it and shoot,
taking care point ii in q direction oppo-
Site to herself. One or two effective shots
at these villains would soon put q stop TO
their frequent outrages -, "a q
Year: 1868

MANUFACTURED MILK is extensively sold
in our city markets. On yesterday the
Clerk of the Second Market, on the COM
plant Of purchaser, arrested party en-
gagged in the business, and found thick
sediment at the bottom Of his can which was
pronounced by chemist to be potato
starch, an article used by calico and cotton
cloth manufacturers, having little nutri-
ment. and injuries in sufficient quantities.
One pound Of it will make something that
looks very much like milk, but is worse
than worthless. If you buy milk in the
market be sure you know the owner Of the
COWS.
Year: 1868

STATE LIcENsEs.-O Only four days remain
to eur business men to renew their State


licenses; after which they will be liable to
pay double tax If they continue business


without having paid the sheriff. They are


all, therefore, interested in the notice in


another column Of the commissioners Of
the revenue and the sheriff,
Year: 1868

A planter in.Texas had some five hundred head
Of hogs few months ago. More recently he
found them reduced TO about sixty, and then
placed them in charge Of an old negro man
promising to give HIM half. A very short time
ago, on looking into the state OF affairs, the
plsnter found that he had not single hog or pig
left. Another planter. who put his pen dis
agreeshly close 10 his house. on account OF the
prevalence Of tbievng, lost nearly half the num-
Der Of hogs he had penned,
Year: 1868

The proprietor of this celebrated medicine
Justly CLAIMS for it superiority over all RENE
dies ever offered to the public for the SAFE, GER
tain speedy and permanent cure OF Ague and
Fever and Chills and Fever, whether OF short
or long standing. He refers to the entire
Western and Southwestern country to bear
him testimony to the truth Of the assertion,
that in no case whatever will it fail to cure,
if the directions are followed and carried out.


In great many cases a single dose has been
sufficient for cure, and whole families have
been cured by a. single bottle, with perfect
estoration of the general health. 1t is, how
ever prudent and in every case more certain
to cure if It's use is continued for week or
two after the disease has been checked, more
especially in difficult and long standing cases.
usually, this medicine will not require any aid
to keep the bowels in good order should the
patient. however, require a cathartic medicine,
after having taken three or four doses OF the
Tonic, single dose of BULLS VEGETABLE
FAMILY PILLS will be sufficient.


DR.. JOHN BULLS Principal Office:


No. 40 Fifth Cross Street.


~ LOUISVILLE, KY.
8 All OF the above Remedies for sale by


sis ~ ALL DRUGGISTS -a
oc10t d&w1y
Year: 1868

l. By reference to dispatches from Wash
ington in our latest news columns 1T will


be seen that affairs at tue National
Capitol are not as placid as the unruf-
fed bosom of the majestic Potomac, or
the f;,nciful dream of lovely maiden.
nor quite as pleasant as the latter.


But we imagine the gale, like others,
will soon blow oyer-resulting IN moth
ing-just as the waves of the ocean when
tossed by the angry winds resume their
accustomed smoothness at each succeed
face and beneath, leaving nothing to


mark the scene of the commotion or in
remembrance of those who were engulf-
ed in it's tossing pillows.


Should the President be impeached,


it will undoubtedly cause financial cri-


sis throughout the country, and general
anarchy, confusion and distrust will per-
vade-business lethargic,, and want and
utter starvation will be known to others
than those of the South. But if not,
the doom of the Radical party is sealed
in the failure of this their last and bold
est attempt at revolution. So far. they
have been successful, and maddened


with ambition and lust of power and


plunder, all is staked upon the turn OF


the last card; should it fall their way,
| a state of affairs even worse than pic
tured above will reign with all its ter


rors; the end of which no prophetic eye
can foretell. If the President should be
so rccreant to his plighted faith to the


country at large, and his sworn duty to


preserve and protect the Constitution,
as to allow himself to be impeached, it


is, as a contemporary says, the best evil


dence in the world that he deserves i'm


peachment. If he has not the courage
to maintain his position as Chief Execu-


tive of the nation, with the army and


navy at his command, we doubt his ina
bility OF inclination to serve us by re-


naming; as it is very evident that un-


less he assumes defiant attitude he viii
be displaced. Should he resort to this


assump mption-calling upon the armies


and navies of the United States, as


COMMANDMENTS Chief, and upon the law


abiding citizens Of all sections, for as
sstance i'll defence of the Constitution


and laws of the country-the impeach-


ment scheme and all other disloyal at
tempts to overthrow the government


would vanish ''like mist before the ris-


ing sun"
Year: 1868

The New York Tribune urges impea-
chment; the World SCOTS at it; the
Herald opposed the movement as gen
orally absurd and disastrous to material
interests; the Times holds that the
President is entitled to decision from
the courts, holding that the inpeach-
men of the President is wholly out of
place, and that so long as the constitu-
tionality of the tenure of Office bill is in
controversy. 1t is purely a question of
Interpretation and construction, and
should be decided by the Supreme
Court, the controversy being between
two departments; neither of which can
decide for itself. The Times adds:
Suppose the House should impeach the
President and the Senate should convict
him and depose him from Office for
having acted. in violation of this IaH
and the Supreme Court should, in due
course of its judicial action, decide the
law to be unconstitutional, what would
be the position of the President and
Senate before the country9 Must the
President be punished for maintaining
the authority of the Constitution
against an invalid law? or is the Senate's
| Judgment ofthe Constitution to override
that of the Supreme Courtl
Year: 1868

in winter, during the day, but should be
taken off at night. In summer it allows
the perspiration to pass off without CON
densing upon the skin, and prevents the
evil effects of the rapid changes of tenn
perature, to which we are liable in our
changeable climate, when out of doors.


In winter, as nonconductor of heat,
it is protecticl against cold. AT night
the flannel jacket or Jersey, should be
exposed to free current of air and
allowed thoroughly to dry; it should
never be put in heap of clothes by the
bedside Flannel is usually only worn
over the chest and abdomen.
Year: 1868

A writer in one Of the scientific week
lies advocates the eadoptiOn of an uniform
standard of time the world over, number
ing the hours from one to twenty four,
so that it would be L o'clock everywhere
at the same moment. - ~
Year: 1868

When, remarks an exchange, govern
ors of States make haste to pledge the
support of armies TO one side, and
powerful political clubs in large cities
talk of arming and marching to the
support of the other it would be folly to
shut our eyes to the fact that we are
living among explosive elements.
Year: 1868

We are ruined, not by what we really
want, but what we think we do; there
fore never go abroad in search of your
wants, they will come in search of you;
for he that buys what he does not want,
will soon want what he cannot buy.
Year: 1868

BY recent order from Gen. Hancock
it will be seen that no assessment will
be made throughout this State for the
current year, and that the collection OF
the State taxes will be based on the as
sessment of 1867. This is done, the
General alleges, in order to avoid an adj
ditional expense.


1t will also be seen that Taxes due the
State are only collectable in united
States Legal Tender Treasury Notes u


How about National Bank notes! f.
Year: 1868

THE. .WEATHER.-Sasu surday night last
and the following Sunday we were favor
ed with heavy rains; and from what we
can learn were general throughout the
country, and will have no little effect
on the river.
Year: 1868

TIL PENITENTIARY VS.. CONVENTION.
The Mansfield Times says prominent
citizen of that place had occasion to
visit New Orleans and Baton Rouge
lately, and by the way of recreation
visited both the penitentiary and
Mechanics Institute. After carefully
scrutipisiDg the inmates OF both houses,
he gives it as his candid opinion that
by far the most intelligent looking OF
the two are the inmates of the State
prison.
Year: 1868

MARRYING CoUsINs.-A bill has been
introduced into the N. Y. Legislature,
which will put an end to this improper
custom of marrying among cousins,
which prevails in some portions of the
country. 1t provides that it shall be
unlawful for one first cousin to engage
or agree to marry another first cousin of
the same consanguinity. Any person
violating the proposed law may be pun
ished by fine of not more than $1,000,
or Imprisonment for not longer than one
year, or both fine and imprisonment.
Year: 1868

Is CAPITAL GOING SoUTH2-Upde.
fire above heading the National TnteIli.
gencer iudulges in the following reflec
fions: At the close of the war it was
made a subject of complaint that the
South did not wish Northern people tn
settle in their midst, either as capitalists
or iaborers. It soon appeared that this
was an error, and that the Southerners
we're like all other people in the world.
ready to sell lands or anything else when
.tbey.were short of money They=swere
eager for Northern and European labor
ers- but their efforts to obtain both
were secuted and ridiculed by the North.
ern press. Owing to the agitation kept
ND. very few persons ventured to invest
ca nitaI i'm the South. We are told that
this was the fault of strebel" State govern.
ments. aud that as soon as these were
Superseded, capital and labor would go
South. Well, it is nearly year since
the rule of the sword and bayonet was
established there and now negro Radical
conventions have full sway. The Radi-
Gals saw their policy is triumphant.


Will they please inform MS ifimmigra.
ton is going South? Are not Northern
men coming away ruineda And does
not every capitalist regard the invest
ment af a dollar in. the Sonth, under this
new government, as an act Of supreme
folly? This is not all. The negroes are
protesting again st the efforts to bring
down white laborers from the North,


They want to get rid of the white men
already there, and to have charming
Congo of their own In st. Domingo
they allow whites to live, but do not
allow them to own real estate.