smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

allowed themselves short respite for breathing,
during which they gave vent to their wrath by
many shrill screeehes. Then they renewed their
endeayors to force the hunter from his resting
place. Mounted ON their hind paws, they
would reach for him; but the blows with the
stick, applied to their noses, would make them
deslst In vain did they exhaust every means
to force the man to descend he was not to be
driven or coaxed. The hard knocks they had
sustained upon their noses had now aroused
them almost to madness. Together they made
one desperate effort to tear Kit from the tree
AS in all their previous attempts, they were
foiled and their ardor dampened and cooled by
t'tc -tirdnitnfng operation ur,r, thsiss 1asaes
which this time were so freely and strongly APP
piled upon one Of them as to make him lachry-
mase and cry out with pain. One at time
they departed; but it was not until they had
been out of sight and hearing for some time
that Kit considered it safe to venture down from
the tree, when he hastened to regain and inn
mediately to reload his rife"
Year: 1859

AN IRISH LEGEND.-On the west coast of Ire.
land, near the Cliffs of Moher, at some distance
out in the bay, the waves appear continually
breaking in with white foam, even on the calm
est day. The tradition among the country peo-
pie is that great city was swallowed up there
for some great crime, and that it becomes visible
once every seven years. And if the person who
sees it could keep his eyes fixed on it till he
reached it, it would then be restored, and he
would obtain great wealth. The man who re-
lated the legend stated farther, that, some years
ago, some laborers were at work in a field on
the hillside in view of the bay; and one of
them, happening to cast his eyes seaward, saw
the city in all its splendor emerge from the deep.
He called to his companions to Look at it but,
though they were close to him, he could not
attract their attention At last he turned
round to see why they would not come, but, on
looking back when he had succeeded in attract
ing their attention, the city had disappeared -
BlqckWood
Year: 1859

A CUNNING HoRsE.-Franconi, director of the
Hippodrome IN Paris, and the famous artist in
horsemanship, has trained horse with great
care to feign being severely wounded, and go
limping back to his place, The four-lootad ac-
tor performing his part admirably at rehearsal,
knowing we'll that disobedienee would be fol-
lowed by immediate punishment; but when
the time came for exhibition, the cunning beast
made the discovery that there would be no
whipping in the presence of an audience, and


instead of limping, as it ought, galloped back
as if nothing had happened. Franconi was
obliged to resort to the expedient of getting up
an audience to deceive the refractory animal
Relying on the protection as before, the horse
again refused to limp, and received sound
beating. This impaired his confidence In the
public ds "a shield from his master whip, and
from that time his part was well performed at
every representation.
Year: 1859

by the petrifying influence of the Gorgons
head"


That she may ever retain her present illustrl-
Gus position in the heavens, that she may ever
rejoice in the presence of her father, mother
and husband and that she may speedily make
her acquaintance with the reader; is the earn
est desire and prayer Of ORION.
Year: 1859

Nh. SpUReEoN's LAsT.-Mr. Spurgeon
in preaching at Norwich last week, indul.
ged IN some Of his characteristic humor.
Content" he said, made our cup run
over, while discomfort knocked the bottom
out" The story which had recently an,
peared in the papers about his having
large fortune lett him was a complete
hoax; if he were to have a guinea for
for every falsehood told about him, he
could build his great chapel very soon,
and probably have enough left for a cathe.
dral or two. "a Christian men some.
times fell terribly foul of each other, like
the two English ships which broadsided
each other for hours in mist without
knowing that the British flag was flying
at their mastheads. The lazy man was
one Of the biggest sinners on earth if he
did nothing else, he broke one of Gods
greatest commandments. There was q
very strict Sabbatarian gardener who was
very hard upon his master about the Oh.
servance Of he Sabbath. His master said
to him, Why you break the command
ments yourself" How" said the gar.
dener, don't work on a Sunday" No"
4uoth the master, "nor any other day.
Just repeat the commandment The
gardener, obeyed, and WREN he came to
six days shalt thou labor and do all that
thou hast to do his master said, There,
stop there that is as much part Of the
commandment as that the seventh day is
the Sabbath


The sticking for sectarian distinction
was as absurd as if hungry man about
to eat some bread we're told by Church.
man. mo bread ike the thin loaf" or
BY N,thodist, You must eat twists. .
The hungry man would say, Give me
some bread, and will settle the shape
afterwards.-Loadon Times
Year: 1859

Henry, unsuspecting Of what was going
on, advanced, his pale face flushed with
wonder and excitement Cha ley, stoop.
ing down, fastened the star upon his breast,
and then supported him back to their seat.
The noisy applause of the audience Jared
almost painfully upon his heart, full Us it
was of deeper joy than earthly fame
can give,-the JOY Of obedience to the
precept " In honor prelerring one an.
other" In his mothers loving smile be
found full reward for the sacrifice Of his
selfish ambition. Coveting earnestly the
best gifts, he had found in the spirit of
brotherly kindness, "a more excellent
way IN Y Observer.
Year: 1859

BAcKBITIya.-Never say of one who is
absent what you would be afraid or asham.
ed to say if be were present. He of
whom you delight to speak evil says
wise moraist, may hear of it, and become
your enemy, or if be do not you will have
to reproRch yourself with the meanness Of
attacking one who has no opportunity of
defending himself Never listen to those
VITO dea in scandal he who ISLANDERS one
you, will SANDER you to another"
Tale hearers make tale bearers and
hence D. South said, the tale bearer and
tale hearar should be hanged together the
one by tie ear, the other BY the tongue
Year: 1859

LOOK UP.-So long as We confue our
vision to mere natural laws, we keep our
selves upon the Level of the animal crea.
tion, which never look above their instincts
and the supply provided for them-which
never go back to the sources or causes Of
things in themselves or 10 the world around
them. So long as We look merely to hu-
man agencies in the events o. life, We keep
ourselves upon the level Of the temporal
and the finite, never rising higher than
the measure Of human imperfectiou and
fruilty.
Year: 1859

kEEPINa THE HEAEl---To keep the
heart habitually With God, is tie highest
task Of a Christian. Good motions are
not frequent out the constancy of good
disposition is rare and hard. This work
must be coat.nual, or else speedeth not
ike as the body, from a settled and hab.
ituel distemper must be recovered by long
continued diet; and so much the rather,
for that we cannot intermit here, without
relapses If this field be not TILED every
day, t will run out into thistles.- Bishop
Halt
Year: 1859

A minister who lost his wife aud mad
become wearied of his second edition of
the single state was once instructing d
congregation from the passage, Use this
world as not abusing il" &c. In the
course Of his remarks he took occasion
to mention some things which Christian
could dispense with in this world. In the
category he placed d wife. He had, how.
ever, scarcely sai4. " 4 man may do with
out wife" when his own experience
stoutly protested, and he finished this
branch Of the subject by saying in the
simplicity Of his heart, but, my brethren
it's mighty hard :"
Year: 1859

A SHOCKING Observation-Disclosures can
hardly parallel barbarous affair at Marshall
Mo, last week, when three negro prisoners
were taken from Jail by mob, and two
of them hung and one burned at the stake.
One of the negroes had committed an out
rage upon the person of white girl, another
had attempted to take the life Of white
man, and the third, who was burned live,
had killed white man, named Hinton. We
spare our readers the horrible details of the
auto dafe.
Year: 1859

a "SHARP" CoNDUcToR.-A conductor on
a railroad not a thousand miles from this
city having failed to announce the station at
which the train stopped, passenger did not
perceive that he had arrived at his destina-
ton until the train was again in motion.
He was told by the conductor that his only
course was to 60 on to another station and
wait for the return train. He went on and
the conductor not only charged fare for bis
compulsory ride, but .fUe cents more, because
he did not purchase has ticket before taking his
seat IN the cars portland Argus
Year: 1859

SHARP TRIcK.-An ingenious rascal posted
himself close by the rail road track at Moos-
up station when the Methodist excursion
tram was returning from Providence TO Nor
wlch on Saturday, and as the ladies waved
their handkerchiefs from the car windows,
ne reached up and caught whole armful of
them at once. He escaped with his plunder
Conn Paper.
Year: 1859

A cotemporary afirms that a memorial request
ing the Hon. D. L. Sickles to resign his seat In
Congress, has received l 400 signatures, and that
in the Eighth Ward movement is on foot among
his late personal sympathizers to hold public
meeting at which to make the request openly.


What do they do that for? Dan is no
worse than he was when they stood up for
him; and they are no better.
Year: 1859

A SECOND DANIEL Cone TO JUDGNENT.-
Il am not aware of any statute or code of
morals which makes it infamous to forgive
woman ''-Dazaiel E. S,ckLes TO the Herald.


Does he know Of any statute or code Of
Year: 1859

ADvERTIsE.-In the following paragraph
the Utica Observer instances case demon
strating the advantages of advertising to the
business man:


BENEFIT OF ADvERTIsING.-It is often the
case that men come into our Office and inquire
for the papers published at such place,
saying they would like TO find somebody S
advertisement. They sit down and look le
papers over. and it is often the case they are
unable to find the desired information Not
long since a gentleman was looking for the
name and address Of an Albany firm TO which
he desired TO make consignment, but not
finding it, he made the remark that he would
ship to a firm he was well acquainted with.
but not liking their reputation, he desired to
deal with the other firm. This is but one Of
many instances, and proves conclusively that
business men should advertise. fits nothing
more than their business cards.
Year: 1859

A gentleman who has travelled through
some of the valleys east of the Sierra Neva-
das, informs the PlacerviIle Observer that
the region lying between Carson and Walk
ers Valleys is destined to become splendid
grazing country. The hills are abundantly
supplied with luxuriant growth of bunch
grass. There are already several hundred
head of cattle grazing in that region, and
they are all, even at this inclement season,
fat and sleek.
Year: 1859

Merchants Opposition Steamboat Line.


EDIToR NATIONAL DEMOCRAT TO speak
of the imperative necessity to have cheaper
freight from San Francisco to Marysville
may be considered an entirely useless task
for everybody here, l suppose, is thoroughly
convinced of the fact l ave seen in your
paper some time ago, two different PROPOSE
tions in regard to the object in view-the
one proposes to cause our California Steam
Navigation Company to change their tariff
for goods taken by measurement, and to re.
duce their rates to So per ton; the other
proposes to build small steamer and barge
end connect them with schooners from San
Francisco to Sacramento.


There is no hope whatever that the Cali.
fornia Steam Navigation Company ever will
reduce their rates to Sc per ton, or change
their elastic tariff as required, for they pos
sess far too heavy material and have too
heavy expenses; they, therefore, cannot
afford to submit to low freight, and this idea
consequently must be entirely abandoned.


The second proposition is the only feasible
and reasonable one, if our leading business
men for one reason or the other are not dis
posed to take this little enterprise into their
own hands others should do it for them and
begin with fixing day for general meet
ing Of all those interested in the matter
The proposition, as | understand i is to
raise the necessary amount (S25, ,OOO) in ere
ating 100 shares at $3.50 each, ard that those
who pay now about $500 or over for freight
per month, should take four shares each !;
those who pay under $500 or over $3.50
should take two shares; and those under
$3.50, only one share. The freight per ton
shall be fixed at IS, and the net profits eve
ry six months he divided amongst the ship
ping share holders, pro rata to the amount
paid for freight by each of them during these
six months


Expect nothing at the hands of the Cali
fornia Steam Navigation Company, and rely
only Oh your own action and exsrtions. if
you wish surely to attain the object in view
The money you are investing you may get
back at the end of the very first year through
the dividends you have to receive every six
mOnths-besides this you have to consider
that very important item Of three dollars,
and often ten dollars and more, you save on
every ton you ship. Danger, there can be
none for your money, and in regard to the
undertaking in ITSELF nothing can be more
easy


repeat, a general meeting should take
place Immediately at the City Hall, and
everybody interested in the matter should
be present A.
Year: 1859

it seems that Rheumatism, Deafness,
Neuralgia, Swollen and still Joints and other Com
plants to which all subject have lost all their
terrOrs Prof De Grath's Electric Oil is warranted
to relieve any case in short space of time and with
a trfng expense.
Year: 1859

tended over you I only know in part From the first day your mind was preiu diced and you were never lost sight of. You were fairly hooked, stick ran through your gills and though you founced all through the session and made the water muddy around you, yet you were emphati- cally "gone sucker in week after the session commenced. The only adroitness about the transaction was that your captors led you to believe you were free. They would slap you on the back when they wanted you to vote a certain way and tell you that was the way to show your inde- pendence. This game was thoroughly played. If a member was disposed to vote for measure these fellows opposed, they would tell him he dared not vote against 1t, that he was afraid of this mythical family and that he was not free man. Now Conway or Johnson never approached a member to influence his vote, while your set were continually at it. They taunted, coaxed, or bullied according to the charac- ter of him whom they sought to influence. No doubt you thought you was cutting a big figure, but out of a hundred men ninety of them saw the strings which others pull led to move you. but which your overween- lnp vanity SD blinded vou that you could not see. What you mistook for admiration was pity or contempt, and when you sat down and buttoned your coat over your throbbing bosom and looked around to see the effects of your effort, had you been able to read the thoughts of those around you, you would have been astonished to find them saying to themselves, "How com pletely this fellow is under the control of the disorganizers.

 reserve, for future letter, a review of your course on per diem and the sedition resolutions. That deserves a separate let ter. Perhaps, when you are told why you were selected to advocate them, your eyes will be opened. It is great pity you lent yourself to such outrages, but your only excuse Is that you was thereto moved, se- duced and instigated by Hindman, the De- vii, Duval & Co.

 With great respect,

 J. w. w
Year: 1859



 The O.d Line Democrat says that the member of Congress for the southern dis trict has been already arranged at Little Rock, and though the name has not been given of the favorite of ''Me junto," vet it seems a fixed fact, that none but he can now be elected.-Independem.

 The Old Liner seems to be altogether too fast. The convention of the democracy has not yet met, and will not till May next, when "the junto" Gall good democrats being fairly represented) will select a de- mocrat and Men giye his name, and each democratic paper in the district, will, no doubt, hoist at its masthead the name of the fortunate individual; and when that event takes place we hope the Old Liner will give notice of the same in his nescs depart- naent, that those democrats who have been gulied into taking that paper (and, per chance, may not be taking any other) may have an opportunity of learning the name of our nominee.

 This same Old Liner, out of fuenty y-tbree subscribers at this office has sir democrats and we think each of them will support the nominee of the democratic party-the Old Liner, very probably to the contrary notwithstanding; while the other secenteen will support any opposition candidate. VIGILANTIBUS.
Year: 1859

E IST of letters remaining in the post E 4 office at Little Rock Ark, on the Both day of November, 1859, which if not taken out will be sent to the general post office as dead letters.
Year: 1859

.8 This paper has been selected for publishing the estray notices for 1859 at one dollar for each estray notice advertised. The fee must al- ways be sent with the notice. All money sent by mail is at our risk
Year: 1859

SPoTs ON THE SUN.-The spots on the sun
are unusually numerous and large this year.
AT the present time there are eleven groups OF
spots visible, two of which have Just made
their appearance on the western edge. A very
large spot has been recently observed nearly in
the centre, embracing a central black spot and
still larger pennmbral region. 1t is said to
be undergoing daily remarkable changes
Year: 1859

Those Ladies who design exhibiting speci.
mems of their handiwork at the approaching
Fair of the Virginia Mechanics Institute, are
requested TO append to each article an accurate
description of ii, together with the naIIs Of
the maker and depositor, so that there may BE-
no mis- takes in the classification They will
also say whether their contributions are In
tended for exhibition only, OF for competition
for premiums; and if for sale, will mark the
price on each piece. 1A st
Year: 1859

ONE OF THE URATORs.-During O recent
trial for libel at Chenango county, in which
the defendant opened his own ease, he made
use of the following expression 'Gentiemen
of the jury, l have been so unhappy that
have wished every night might wake up and
find myself dead in the morning"
Year: 1859

Religious Tntsrest.-The services held in con-
nection with the Episcopal Convention during
the past week, together with the interest
awakened by the large Union Meeting OF Mon
day last, and the daily union prayer meetings
at Goddins Hall, have excited an ex xtensiye
religious feeling in the city. The pubic mind
is strongly turned toward the subject OF Union
Christiauity ~
Year: 1859

New ORLEANS, Dec. l8.-Later advices from Yu-
catan were received at this port to-day. The War
of Races still in full blast, with little no hopes
of an early conclusion.


Reports had been current that decree had been
issued authorizing the free Importation of -four into
the country, but it subsequently turned out that
the report was erroneous, and that a monopoly had
been granted to house to import flour duty free
for q period of siX months.
Year: 1859

posaIs for three millions Of treasury notes at this
time is said to be to prepare for the payment of
claims upon the Post-ofice Department for services
during the current quarter, for which there has
been appropriation yet, but of which it is
supposed that Congress will at once authorize the
payment. Secretary Cobb is sad 70 have notified
his friends that the treasury go on for six
months without calling upon the House, but there
is much doubt of this
Year: 1859

GENERAL WALKER As AN AUTHoa.-''We under
stand" says the New Orleans DeitG ''that a work
on Nicaragua will probably make its appearance
in no long time by no less an author than General
William Walker, ho is known to be quite as
ready with the pen with the sword. The
theme is one which he is peculiarly fitted to han
d1a
Year: 1859

Certain charges of fraud against j. Churchill
Woods, were examined in New York on Friday by
United States Commissioner Belts.


1t appears that in the construction of a wagon
road between Ell Paso, in Texas, and Fort Yuma in
California, one James B. Leach was employed by
the Government as Superintendent; and that he in
his turn employed Woods to assist him in making
out his accounts; and the Government, in settling
up the affair, found itself With vouchers covering
expenditure of $500, 900. On this expenditure
alone, large portion of the expenditure being
made on the frontier. 1t turns out upon the ex-
animation Of these vouchers, that many of them
are wholly forged some of them in part so. bv be-
ing falsely filled up, and that the answer made
when inquiries are pressed in the matter, is that
these false vouchers are made to cover actual ex-
penditures, when it inconvenient or impossible
to get true vouchers. That the Government feel
that If such defence that can be made success
full to forgery, it is entirely at the mercy of the per-
sons disbursing the public MONEYS especially those
who are at great distance from the seat of Govern
ment.


The examination on Friday was confined to four
of the vouchers, (for comparatively small amounts
in all some 81 ,200,) on all of which the United
States Commissioner held Woods for trial. 1t is
said that he will be sent to Ell Paso for that pur-
pose. He is held in the sum of SIC, 900, and the
United States Marshal has him in custody. 1t is
said that the Secretary of the Interior has taken
much interest in the case. The United States
Commissioner delivered a long and able opinion,
concluding in the following words:


| therefore hold the defendant for trial on the
four vouchers which are recited above. 1t is due
to the defendant to state that the offence seems to
have been committed by him partly through mis-
taken views of the law, partly hroug heedessness
OF the means which he adopted to accomplish an
end which he considered proper. He was not to de-
rive any profit from the transaction directly or in
directly. | do not consider that he intended that
Government should be called upon to pay any more
than they justly ought to pay. But he aided in
preparing papers to substantiate the claims upon
the Government which were untrue and calculated
to deceive, and were contrary to law. Govern
ment, in trusting large sums of money as it must
tied to the and protection of all the safeguards
which the law gives it. One of the most reason
able and essential of those is, that all vouchers pre-
sented shall be genuine-shal correctly recite the
items of the expenditure for which they account,
and shall be signed by the parties whose signatures
thew hear