smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1865

Few persons are acquainted with the
mode of judging a horse by the teeth. As
the lesson can be learned by note in very
few moments, intending purchasers will do
well TO commit it to memory. At two
years old the horse sheds the two middle
teeth of the under jaw; at three years old
he sheds two other teeth one on each side
of those shed the year before; at four years
cd he sheds the remaining or corner teeth
at five years old the two middle teeth are
full, being no longer hollow, as the Others
are and the teeth will have penetrated the
gums, at six years old the four middle teeth
are full, the tusks larger and thicker and
the horse is said to be aged, Occasionally,
however, these marks will slightly vary,
good deal, depending on the animals CON
stitution whether he be late or early fioal;
also upon the manner IN when the aninai
has been reared, the kind of food, shelter,
g.,
Year: 1865

Never smile at the expense fyour re-
igion or bible,


A good word is as soon spoken as bad
one.


That groat is i'll saved that shames its
master.


Peace with heaven is the best friendship.
Year: 1865

Honored Sir ] have written to say


The poachers have taken your game
The greyhound has worried your rabbits,
Your fasorite pointer Is lame;
Your neighbor has entered an action,


Your bulldog has bit the pigs ear;
Ny duty to you and the Mrs,


wish you happy New Year.
! planted the bulbs that you sent US


They were putting up beautiful shoots,
But the SOW she got into the garden,


And rummaged them up by the roots;
The cider we made is all spoilt,


There's singular taste in the beer,
We found we had mashed up puppy
Bot | wish you happy New Year.
Lord Beagle has left you his card


He was here with the hunt and the hounds,
They came at fine, slapping pace,


But they We terribly cut up the ground;
II seems that they met with check
The hot-house had sheltered the deer
It's broken, the plants and the glass
But wish you happy New Year.
The hay wasn't sold at the market.


Cause somebody fred the stack;
Old Cheatem's Estates very bad,


And your bill upon Bakely come back;
don't think you II ever get sixpence-
find that be is much in arrear;
The man you were bound for has bolted-
wish you happy New Year.
thrust Missus finds herself better


OF her troublesome winter complaint;
The damp has got into the study,


And spoiled great deal of the paint;
/ am sorry to hear your attack


OF the gout has been severe;
Mr.. Thompson has sunk under his


wish you happy New Year
On the opposite side of the river,


Just facing the drawing room door,
They're beginning TO build up soapery-
The rots In the summer-house floor;
The floods have much damaged the pile,
The bricks one by one disappear,
The carpenter sent in his bill


wish you happy New Year!
! sent by the coach up the basket


Two turkeys, two pheasants, goose
They were all SO crushed up with the luggage
They really don't seem fit for use;
The guard brought them back in fury,
And said he was fiumoxed with fear
Twas all through the man at the office
But wish you happy New Year
The servants desire me to give you


And Missus their dutiful word,
And hope you viii not be down hearted
AT all the mishaps that's occurred;
For you are an excellent master


And one that We all must revere;
We had a chimney on fire last night


But wish you happy New Year.
PSI have had your addresses all posted,
They look very well on the wall;
But another candidate started,


They say you have no chance at all;
I'm sorry TO add that the thieves


Last night came visiting here,
The only thing takens the plate


But wish you happy New Year.
Year: 1865

HNHlS OLD ESTABLISHED HOTEL Is Now
n in charge of its original proprietor, and viii
be kept First Glass House. An Omnibus will
be on hand to convey passengers from the depot to
the hotel free of charge. Stages leave this house
for all parts of the State The patronage of the
travelling public is respectfully solicited.


ly-4j W. {. STOKES, Proprietor.
Year: 1865

VKIE WISH TO CALL THE ATTENTION OF
w Dealers to our House, feeling confident that
we can give the most complete satisfaction 10
those who may favor Us with their patronage


Having removed to our new rooms, and added
largely to former stock. jobbers can be suited
with any known brand in the market. We are al
so Agents for the best brands Of
Year: 1865

German influence in the United States.


The immense immigration from the
states of Germany which has already
taken place, and the almost certain pros
pect that il will continue for years TO
come, is exciting, as i: should, an inquiry
into the effect thereby to be produced on
the social and political character of our
people. A late New York World has
some iudicious observations upon the sub
ject, from which we make the following
extract:


The influence Of the German immiera-
ton in stimulating the popular feeling for
music, and in elevating the tone of popu-
lar amusement throughout the north and
west is pateus 10 all men. The maginf-
cent musical festival now holding in New
York is simply the consummate flower of
a whole new era of aesthetic feeling and
cultivation in America, which dates back
to the first onset of the great German
wave upon cur shores. And no reader
Of the police reports OF our grea. cities
needs to be told that our police history
fox the past ten years is record of the
steady advance oc the quiet, rational, and
humane Teutonic ways of seeking and
finding pleasure over the ferocious and
riotous temper into which the Anglo Nor>
man is so fatally prone to fall whenever he
sets about amusing himself. 1t is war
of the Sanger Verein against the cock
fight, of the Schutzeufest aud the garden
concert against bull fighting and the
ring" Nor is it only with the coarser
aud fiercer elements Of our inherited
British nationality that the Teutonic influx
contends. What we may call the "relig
iousity" Of the elder American race, the
sternness and rigidity Of the Puritan tra>
ditions, have so been visibIy modified by
the more genial and tolerant German
mood. There is small danger, we believe,
of an overac:ion in this direction and
whatever effects of kind to be deprecated
may for time attend the process, its long
result, we are confident, will be to mellow
and enrich the national mind without per
manently debauchipg OF enervating the
national character
Year: 1865

II seems that CHAsR'S uniform currency
is coming to gIief. A committee of the
associated banks of New York, Philadel
phia and Boston have proposed to throw
out all country national bank notes not
redeemable ir one or other of the three
cities, and to send home all that are so re-
deemable without giving them employ
ment on the seaboard. "They further
propose, that any bank, local or national,
in either of the three cities which declines
to discredit that portion OF the national
circulation redeemable under the law at
Albany, Baltimore, or in the West, or to
assort and seal up all circulation redeem
able in the three cities, shall not be per-
mitted to make their exchanges through
the clearing house"


The proposition of the committee was
based on the assumption tina. :" the notes
of country banks are a local and not a
national ob.iga:ion.'


These city chaps have the power, and
will undoubtedly exercise it, Of fixing the
value of the paper promises Of the coun-
try banks, and vii! reduce that value as
soon as this paper has flooded the country,
and compel the people of the Northwest
to pay heavy rates Of exchange. They
will soon cut off the long tail Of CHASE S
paper kite, which was another product Of
the war, and has served its purpose OF
humhuuirr tho DoOOle
Year: 1865

SMALL BUsISEss.-The Tribune having
no brains of its own to enable it TO back
up its false assertions against the Demo
cratic party,u its editorial columns with
lying extracts from the Madison Journal
the most infamous and slandarous sheet
within the limits Of the State. # IS
strange that no man of ability or decency
can get hold Of that same Tribune Office.
Year: 1865

The Constantinople correspondent Of q
New York paper, under date Of August
%, says:


"When | wrote two weeks since il bad
just become apparent that we were to be
scourged with Asiatic; cholera. The Off
cial returns then reported Is cases day.
The epidemic is now fairly upou us With
all its horrors. The official reports give
the number Of deaths now at $50 per day !;
but it is PLAIN by the number of dead and
dying seen in the streets, that this is far
below tie real mortality in the city, and
does not include at all the military garri-
son Of some G0,0G0 men, among whom it
is understood to be raging Twenty six
dead bodies wete carried By nv Office
Yesterday What would be the mortality
in New York, the population Of which is
less than that OF ConstantinopIe, if twenty
six dead were carried in day through
Lafayette Place alone, for example,! | do
rot think that the deaths can now fall
short Of 500 or 600 a Gay. They prob
abiy exceed this number'
Year: 1865

CHURCH STEErLE5. We have noticed
that two Of our Protestant Church build
ings have 40 spires Is it because they
are not sufficiently large to sustain these
appendages, or that the worshippers therein
have had their attention called down to
the lower plane of politics, and been occu
pied in digging in the dirt 10 elevate dem
agogues to office and the "nigger " TO
equality with the whites, SO long as TO
claim no title TO build IN that direction?
Year: 1865

CHURCH PARsoNAGEs.-Two Of our
Protestant Churches have no Parsonage
the Episcopal and Presbyterian-but
we understand those especially interested
are taking steps towards procuring these
necessary appendages to church property,
and we wish success to these en.ernrises.
Year: 1865

A committee Of the board of aldermen
Of Boston has made report on the
"spread Of the Russian plague" From
" authentic information obtained bv
eminent physicians, the fact is declared to
be established that the malady in question
is not the plague; and though prevailing
in st. Petersburg and other places sutfi
GENTLY to give it the character Of an epid-
emic, falls far short of being the dire pes>
thence which has been apprehended. 1t
is typhus fever prevailing more extern
sively this year than usual, owing to local
causes, and attended in some places by
fever of familiar type, known as recur-
rent or relapsing fever.


We breathe more freely than we did,
under apprehension Of another Providentia
visitation for tie sins Of the country
The Republican plague is all that the peo-
pie should be called upon to endure at
the same time. We hope kind Providence
will exempt Us from another, until we
shall have fully recovered from the effects
Of the other.
Year: 1865

MEAN.-A Republican official Of our
village who sports a good team, was driy-
ing in from the country after sunset the
other day, and when six miles out, over
took on the ROAD two of our village lads
who had been out picking black berries,
and we're tired and hungry. One asked
him can YOU give us a ride Mr.. B? he
answered yes, but rs soon as one Of them
had jumped on to the rear of his buck
board he pushed him off, tanning him
somewhat, and then drove alone his two
fast horses into town. When we meet
with such cases, it is consolation to be-
Iiove that the devil will have his dues, and
is gathering up his harvest Of small souls.


NUIsANcEs.-Now that our Republican
Board of Trustees have seen fit to pass an
Ordinance prohibiting poor mems hogs
from running at large, won't they give a
little attention to the nuisances committed
by merchants who take particular trouble
to cumber up our sidewalks with wood
salt barrels and dry goods boxes, render
ing pedestrianism not only inconvenient
but very dangerous. Open your eyes a
little, gentlemen, and you will see more
nuisances than hoCs.
Year: 1865

The PRESIDENT Story TO THE PEACE CoxMIs-
sIoSERs. IF we may believe the New York Herald's
correspondent, the following story told by Mr. Lin
coin to the rebel commissioners, when they said the
passage of the constitutional amendment would be
an obstacle opeace:


There is an old farmer out in Illinois who had
made his arrangements to raise alarge herd of hogs;
he informed his neighbors that he had found way
to raise cheap pork. This excited the curiosity Of
his neighbors, and they asked him how he was go
ing to do it. The old farmer replied that he should
plant large field Of potatoes, and when they had
got their growth would turnthe hogs in and let them
dig and eat, thus saving the expense of digging the
potatoes and feeding them. "But, y said his neigh
bors, 'the frost viii come before they are ttened
and in all probability the ground viii be frozen.
foot deep How do yon propose to get around
that n ''0h, replied the farmer .'they win root
somewhere anyway, and may well rootaway there
even if it is hard work
Year: 1865

Trick OF AN EsoUIMAUx DoG.-0ne day, in
feeding the dogs, called the whole of them around
me- and give to each in turn capeln or small dried
fish. To do this fairly used to make all the dogs
encirce me until every one had received ten Of the
eapeins apiece. Now BaEbekark, a very young
and shrewd dog, took il into his head that he would
eeived his fish, he would back square out, move
distance Of two three dogs, and force himself in
line again, thus receiving double the share of any
other dog. But this joke of Barbekark's bespoke
too much of the game many men play upon their
fellow beings, and, as noticed it, determined to
check his doSgish propensties: still, the cunning
and the singular way IN which he evidently watched
me, induced . moments pause in my intentions.
Each dog Thankfully toVh has capelin as his turn
came round, but Barbekark, finding his share came
twice often as his companions, appeared to shake
his tail twice thankfully as the others. a twinkle
in his eyes they caught mine, seemed to say
"Keep dark, these ignorant fellows don't know the
game I'm playing. / am confounded hungry"
Seeing my face smiling at his trick, he now commen-
ced making another change thus getting three por-
tons to each Of the Others one This was enough,
and it was time for me to reverse the order of
Barbekark's game by playing trick upon him.
Accordingly every time l came to him he got no fish,
and although he changed his position rapidly three
times, yet he got nothing. Them if ever there was
picture Of disappointed plans,-of envy at others
fortune, and sorrow at a sad misfortune was to
be found ON that dogs countenance as he watched
his companions receiving their allowance. Finding
he could not succeed by any change of his position
he withdrew from the circle to where was and
came tn me- croyVding his yav between ,1 leos and
looked up in my face as if to say, II have been
very bad dog Forgive me, and Barbekark will
cheat his brother dogs no more. Please, sir, give
me my share of capelins. went the rounds three
times more, and let him have the fish, as he had
shown himself so sagacious, and SO much like a re-
pentant prodigal og.-Cdptain Hall.
Year: 1865

Do IT WITH THY MIGHT.-Fortune, success, fame,
position are never gained but by piously determin-
edly, bravey sticking, growing living to thing till


il is fairly accomplished. In short, you must carry
a thing through, if you want to be anybody or any
thing Ma matter fit does cost you the pleasure,
the society," the thousand peary qualifications of life
No matter for these. Stick to the thing and carry
it through. Believe you were made for the matter
aed that no one else can do it. Put forth your
whole energies. Stir, wake, electrify yourself, and
20 forth to the task Only once learn to carry the
thing through in all its completeness and proportion
and you will become hero. You will think better
of yourself-others will think better of you. OF
course they WILL The world in its very heart adj
mres the stern determined doer 1t sees in him its
best sight, its brightest object its richest treasure
Drive right along then, in whatever you undertake
Consider yourself amply sufficient for the deed
ycu'llbe successful. Never fear.
Year: 1865




The WORDS We UsE.-Be simple-unaffected ;
be honest in your speaking and writing. Never use
a long word where short one viii do. Call spade
a spade, not well known oblong instrument of
manual industry--let home be home, not residence
Ia place place. not locality, and so of the rest
Where short word will do you always lose by using
a long one. You lose in clearness-you lose in hon.
est expression of your meaning and in the estinla
ton Of all men who are competent to judge, you
lose in reputation for ability.


The only true way to shine, even in this false
world, is to be modest and unassuming. Falsehood
may be very thick crust, but in course OF time
Truth win find place to break through. Elegance
Of language may not be in the power Of all of u.s.
but simplicity and straightforwardness are. d


Write much as you would speak; speak as you
think. If with your Inferior, speak coarser than
usual; if with your superior speak no finer Be what
you say and within the rules of prudence, say what
you are Avoid all oddity Of expression. No one
was ever gamer by sngularity Of words, in pro
nunciaton. The truly wise viii so speak, that no
one will observe how he speaks A may show
knowledge of chemistry by carrying about bladders
Of strange gases to breathe, but he viii enjoy better
health, and find more time for business, who lives
on cnmmuu air.
Year: 1865

The HIGHT OF THE ATNosPHERE.-Th received
opinion is that its upper surface-f it has surface
cannot be nearer to us than fifty, nor more re-
mote than FIVE hundred miles. But it is impossible
to fix any precise limit, by reason of its growing
tenuiy, as it is released from the pressure of Its
own superintendent mass. 1t is something to
know that more than three-fourths of the atmos-
phere is below the level of the highest mountains =
The other fourth is rari6ed and expanded, in con-
sequence of the diminished pressure, until the
hight of many miles be attained From the reaec-
ton of the SUMS rays after he has set before he
rises above the horizon, it is calculated that the up
per fourth part must extend at least forty or forty


FIVE miles higher. Sir John Herschel has shown
that at the hight of eighty ninety miles, there is
a vacuum far more complete than any which we
can prodnce by any airpump. In 1888, a meteor,
computed to be half mile in diameter and fifty
miles from the earth, was heard to explode. AS
sound cannot travel through vacuum, 1t was infer
red that the explosion took place within the limits
of the atmosphere. Herschel thence concludes
that the aerial ocean is at least fifty miles deep.
Year: 1865

RoYAL MARRIAGE.-The following statement ap-
peared in the last number of the English Church
man


''The hand of the Princess Mary of Cambridge
was sought by peer of Great Britain. The Royal
Marriage Act however; stood in the way, 1t is true
that it is in the power of the Qneen to remove
all obstacles by her consent. This, we regret
to learn, was refused. If it is necessary to
preserve the throne of these realms as an object of
competition for the ilustrous race of the SAKE, Co.
bourgs, by all means letit be done but since the
Princess Mary or any children of hers, could hard


y by any possibility succeed to that station, the re-
fusal is utterly without excuse and deeply do
gret that her Majesty should have been advised to
withhold her majesty should have been advised to
withhold her consent However, consent or no, in
the presence of God, and with the blessings of the
Church, the Princess Mary. as hear, has assert
ed her own rights. and the marriage has taken
place
Year: 1865

The INDIcATIoNs.-The prospect now is
that before the election three tickets will be
in the field in this county. The Democrats
have large number in their ranks who are
determined not to vote for the bolter nor for
the Union candidates. These men are
anxious to opreserve their organization and
are determined 70 nominate ticket of their
own. There is another faction in the party
determined, if possible, to prevent the nom-
ination of ticket. They argue that the
Union party may be defeated and that two
years from now the boilers will be part and
parcel of them. The men in favor of a
ticket argue that both the tickets in the field
are obnoxious to them and that an abandon
ment of organization is unconditional surren-
der. They further argue that il Democrats
now assist boilers, the latter having the
organization will pursue tie same rule or
ruin policy which they attempted in the
Union party.-Mesada Transcript.
Year: 1865

MOL "A FfE w


OF the worst disorders that act mankind arise from the
corruption that accumulates in the Blood OF all the dis
coveres that have been made to purge out none can
equal in effect HELMBOLDS CONP0UND EXTRACT
OF FSARSAPARILLA. It cleanses and renovates the
Blood, nsls the vgor of health into the system and
purges out the hunos which mako disease 1t stimulates
the healthy functions of the body and expcs the disorders
that and rankle in the Blood Such remedy that
could be relied on long been sought for and now for
the first time the public have which they can de-
pend Our space here does not admit Of certificates to
show its effects but the trial of single bottle will show to
the sick that has virtues surprising anything they have
taken.


Two tablespoonsul OF the Extract of Sarsapara added
to pint of water equal to the Lisbon Diet Dra, AID
one bottle a.. Ito gallon of the Syrup OF Sarsaparila,
or the decoction usually made


The above Extracts prepared purely scientific
prncples-in Vdcuo-and embody the full strength OF
the ingredients entering into their composition ready
and conclusive will be comparison of their proper
ties With those sc. forth in the U. S. Dispensatory.
Year: 1865

Ma. EDrToa-Please inform me how per-
son can. that considers himself man Of
homer. or has any regard FOR bis obligation,
sign and support the boilers ticket especial
ly when be remained and voted in the last
Union Convection, ard also when he received
and accepted an appointment upon the
Central Comrfittee-one who is also men,
ber of the Union League and has taken a
solemn obligation to use his utmost endeavors
to keep out of Office any ind all enemies of
our Government I therefore ask. for. in
formation, how he can support said bolters'
ticket, thereby dividing the Union party,
and giving the enemies of our Government
possible chance of getting into Office?


Please answer, and oblige g member Of
the UNION LEAGUE.


I'VE do not see how he can do it, without
ignoring all rules which guide honorable
men. unless he alleges and proves gross
fraud in the action of the Convention.-Ep
Placerrille Mirror.
Year: 1865

The greatest war of modern history has ended
in triumph. The country has demonstrated the
Vastness Of its power. We knew 1t was great /,
noD all the world knows it. Our neiehbors
across the water, who said our very greatness
was our Weakness-that we should never hold
together-that we must fall to pieces, and verv
small pieces at that-nop take off their hats
and beg to assure us of their ''most distinguished
consideration" Verify young nation that
can raise two millions Of fighting men and two
thousand millions OF money, just for the asking,
Is worthy OF being "oonsdered" They told us
We could not carry on the war six months With
out begging for loans in European markets,
We did carry on such a war as they never
dreamed Of for four gears, and never asked for
dollar and they now wish to buy our bonds
at an advance Of fifty per cent. over last years
prices. Government stocks are quoted as brisk
and In demand, and well they may be, for the
time will soon come when no more will bs
offered. The national expenses will soon Be
aoWn to peace footing, and, instead of a
Treasury budget Of nine hundred millions


Secretary McCulloch will ask US for about =
third Of that sum. And how much easier II will
be 10 raise this in peace than in war; Tba
millions OF soldiers who have so long made II a
business to destroy life and properly will rstnrn
70 pursuits OF industry, and the now rnyaeed
neids will Whiten with new harvests. Iustead
Of reading every morning that so many miles of
railroad have been destroyed, it will be- that $40
many new avenues to material wealth have been