smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

No one should wait Till his fields cease "a


produce good crops of cotton, corn and wheat
before he seeds them down TO the best Euro.
pean grasses for il he does II may be too
late to realize any profit. No one can stop
too soon the bad practice Of wearing out the
land he cultiyates. BY keeping breeding mares
and raising fine colts, or by keeping sheep,
a farmer may easily improve farm without
plowing tenth part OF it. After the soil is
nearly exhausted, the family must still get
their bread from il, and as at the North, live
stock will be driven of the premises. When
oneraises no more corn than the children need,
i IS easy to see that but lew hogs will be fat
ted on this grain. Something like this state
OF things reduced the number of swine nearly
two million head from 1910 to 1850, where
there ought to have been an increase Of like
number. Similar causes reduced nearly
twelve million head Of sheep to fraction over
five millions.


"lt is choice cows, sheep, horses, and
mules. that yield the greatest returns to skill
fulhusbandmen. The production Of scrubs. is
a mean business in pecaniary ppint Of view.
Raise superior aulmals on rich perennial
grasscs il you seek good income from your
farm in stock husbandry. Such animals NAV
obtain part Of their living from unimproved
old fields, particularly sheep; but they want
good clover and pea hay in the winter, or hay
made from the English grasses. The most
prominent error in stock growing is the at
tempt TO rear fine hogs. cattle, and sheep,
on scanty and defective food Some want
good deal Of meat. milk, or wool from little
or nothing. They ask nature 10 make them
rich, while they lie in the shade in the sum
mer, and set BY the fire in the winter. and
leave their poor animals to nearly or quite
perish from neglect. Give stock the same
diligence and care bestowed on crop Of cot
ton, and the profit will be far greater, because
the one branch oi business is now pushed ra.
ther too lar, while the other is sadly neglect
ed. Hence, there is more money in grow
ing horses. mules and wool than in growing
our great commercial staple. Letus diversi-
fy our agriculture, and learn 10 make little
labor 60 great way by pursuing system Of
wise husbandry."
Year: 1859

quick sand, and even in the outer side none is ad-
mitted that is decidedly of this character. The
banks which have been exposed to the recent heavy
rains show no tendency to gully as they certainly
would do if quicksaLd were present The layers
are rolled and incorporated together as material is
laid on enough 10 add inches TO the hight, the
roller used being channeled cast iron machine OF
5000 pound. weight. The reservoir is divided into
two nearly equal parts BY division wall con-
structed in similar msnner to the outer embank-
ment except thst it is faced on both slopes with
stone, and its puddle wall is founded between two
rows Of sheet ping driven down to the rock or TO
hard clsyey ground, the space between being IL
feet vide. This central embankment will serve 70
retain either half of the wafer independently OF
The other, or at least that portion of the water
which il feet below the usual water level, the top
OF the embankment reaching only so high.


The original receiving reservoir, situated ny the
tide of this new one - feet deep below the top
Of the embankment IN its southern hall, and has
depth OF - feet OF water Its embshkment Is II
ieet wide at top with slope wall next the water
Il inches thick and u base 10 l vertical. On the
Oultt utAt bLc ettttsS oAt o'ShN@Si sAS ~-~


is protected by dry walls Of stone the outside enly
laid in lime mortar aud the joints pointed Ia
this enbankment no central puddled bank OK
selected clay is constructed, but the whole hlling
is the material ju.t it came from the excavation
A cut recenily made in if to the depth Of 20 feet
disclosed an ndiscriminate mixture of sands and
dsintesrstsd rock, including considerable pro-
portion, such as is not admitted into any part Of
tie new work, and yet it was so dry and compact
that the vertical walls Of tie shaft sunk in it stood
We'll without timbenng. The outer wall Of the
smb.nkuent was built with no view to adding to
it, impermeaollty, but merely to hold up the
earthy material at steep dope against the streets


This structure has stood ~ years, and no fears
have been expressed regarding its stability; and
yet it i, inferior in strength (eyen when allowance
Year: 1859

DRowNED.-A man whose name we could not
learn, was drowned in the reservoir at Colum-
bia Hill, last Monday morning. He was tend
ing the ditch of the Eureka Lake Co., and went
to the reservoir about seven o'clock in the
morning to turn on the water. Nothing more
was seen of him until two or three hours later,
when the miners In the vicinity discovered that
the reservoir had broken, and let out the water
In order to repair it. AS the water was let off
the body of the man was found on the bottom.
with his head in the hole through which the
water was escaping. It is supposed that in at
tempting to repair the break he accidentally
fell into the water, and his head vas drawn in
to the hole by the suction.
Year: 1859

TIE RIGHT DoCTRINE.-The Democratic men,
bers of the Legislature of Maine, have unani-
mously adopted the subjoned resolutions.
They embody the correct doctrine on the sub
ject of slavery.


ResolUed That we hold it to Le sound and un-
exceptional doctrine, that if the people of a
Territory are in favor of slavery, they have a
right to make laws to establish and protect it !;
and if they are opposed to slavery, they have
an equal ri sht to make laws to exclude it.


Resolved, That it is orr deliberate and fixed
purpose to declare that Congress should in no
event. pass any act to establish, protect or sus-
tain slavery in the Territories of the United
States, or to exclude it therefrom, but should
promptly guaranty to the sovereign people
thereof the undisturbed right to dispose OF it in
their own way, and without interference or mo-
lestation from any quarter, subject only to the
express provisions of the Constitution.


ResolUcd That we are in favor of the immedi-
ate admission of Oregon, and also of the admis-
sion of Kansas into the Union, whenever
Constitution, republican in form, truly and hon
estly ratified by the popular vote of said Terri
tory, shall be presented to Congress.
Year: 1859

THE SToRM.-For three weeks previous to
last Friday, the sky was almost constantly
clouded, and rain or snow was falling for a
great portion of the time. The storm was very
severe on Wednesday night and Thursday, but
the sun came out on Friday morning, and the
weather has since been pleasant. The present
winter has been the coolest experienced in the
mountains since the winter of 1874, and more
rain and snow has fallen than in any since the
winter of 1928. But little snow has fallen at
Nevada, but in the upper part of the county it
is from six to ten feet deep. The storm seems
to have been equally severe all over the State,
greatly to the delight of the miners, who anti
cpate favorable season for their business.
Year: 1859

COUNTY AssEssMENT-Mr Catalan has given
notice in the Assembly of the introduction of
bill, repeating the act of last winter, extending
the time for making cut the assessment roll of
this county. The interests of the county re-
quire that the act should remain on the statute
book. In order to complete the assessment,
within the time allowed by the present law, the
Assessor was compelled last year to employ
deputies in nearly all the townships, and even
then supplemental roll was made out. The
extension of the time was regarded as necessary
last year, and II is equally necessary now. Am
pie time is given the Sheriff, under the present
law to collect the taxes, for very few pay their
taxes until day or two before the additional
five per cent is added Nothing can be gained
by repeating the act, except to have the assess
ment roll placed in the hands of the present
Collector, so that he can go on and complete
the collection of the taxes of 1859, as portion
of the unfinished business of his office; but the
interests of the county should not be made to
suffer for the benefit of individuals. 1t is a
matter of indifference to us who has the collec-
tion Of taxes; but the county assessments have
always been made out in too much Of q hurry
and as much time as possible should be allowed
for this work.
Year: 1859

serton is a contemplate subterfuge resorted to
by the Journal to divert attention from its for
mer falsehoods About year ago, when
number of prisoners were confined in Jail for
petty offenses, the Supervisors authorized the
Sheriff to procure balls and chains, and set
them to work as a chain gang. The order new
er contemplated that prisoners convicted OF, or
charged with high crimes, should be set at work
outside of the Jail, nor has any such construc-
tion ever been given it,


The low fling in regard to our statement that
Griffin was allowed to visit disreputable
house, is what might be expected to eminate
from such source as the journal, as black
guardism is its strong forte. 1t is not denied
that Griffin was allowed to visit the house, and
the culpability of the officers is none the less
because people of bad character may have seen
him there. We are not reduced to the necessi-
ty, however, of relying npon such evidence as
is insinuated, for the fact can be proven by
men whose word will not be questioned.


The editor of the Journal has now forgotten
whether he stated that Griffin was convicted OF
manslaughter or murder, and thinks the rcmss-
ness of the Sheriff would be the same in either
case. He seemed to think differently two
weeks before, when he made u studied attempt
to show that Griffin was convicted of a petty
offense, and for that reason thought the officers
were excusable in negecting to take proper
care of him. This is jumping from one subter-
fuge to another. 1t does make difference as
to the degree of crime for which Griffin was
convicted for the risk men will encounter to
avoid punishment is always in proportion to
the Sc verity of the punishment to be inflicted.
The assignment Of errors was not withdrawn in
Grffn's case as stated by the Journal; it was
nev err filed, and for that reason the appeal was
dismissed day or two after Griffin escaped.
The appeal was taken, but no effort was made
to reverse the decision of the District Court


1t matters but little how Griffin got his tools,
or what kind of tools he used to make his es-
cape. He certainly had opportunities to pro-
cure tools that he would not have had, had he
been kept in close confinement as he should
have been.


We could name several other occasions on
which Griffin has been seen on the street, with
no officer near him, but do not deem it neces-
sary. The six times that he was out, which
were particularly stated in our last weeks issue
were just six times too many. We did moi
believe that Mr.. Boring was aware at the time
that Griffin was allowed so many liberties, but
he must know it now. Lenhart has certainly
shown that he is an unfit person to have charge
of the Jail, and it is the duty of the Sheriff to
employ some other person in that capacity.


[Since the above article was in type, we have
cow ersed with Mr.. Mcconnell, who informs us
that he did not see Lenbart at the foot Of the
stairs, ,whcnGriflin wasin the office, and never told
any one that he saw him there. lie heard
some one say that Lenhart was at Blazes ga
loon at the time, but he knows nothing of the
matter himself.1
Year: 1859

The BULK HEAD PRoJECT.-The bill providing
for the construction of bulkhead, or sea wall,
to protect the barber of San Francisco, has
been discussed at considerable length in the
State Senate. By the bill before the Senate,
the right to construct the bulkhead is given to
the wharf and dock company.
Year: 1859

The 22D.-Prof. Geo. May gave ball yes
terday evening, in honor Of Washington's birth
day. The building formerly occupied by Pear
son u Merwin as a restaurant was used as
ballroom and the supper was got up at the
National Exchange.
Year: 1859

Our Western exchanges all comment
Indignantly upon the outrage committed
in Texas upon Bishop James and the Tex
as Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. 1t was one Of those incidents
which, in themselves, portray better than
any language can, the wicksdness of Sla-
very and its utter disregard of the rights
of those who come in conflict with it.
The Christian AaUocdte, Of st. Louis,
uses, in this connection, tho following
strong language:


"Has it come to this, that in our great,
free and glorious country, Bishop OF
our church is to be arrested while con
Quoting divine service, by worthless mob
of Border Ruiiians, led on by the Church
South, aud our ministers required to aban-
don their work This is not question
of mere IMthodism, or local interest 1t
is a question in which are involved the
principles of civil and religious liberty.
We assert and maintain the doctrine that
we have the right to 60 into any State or
Territory, North or South, and preach the
Gospel, and administer our Discipline,
without 'let or hindrance.' We hope our
brethren in Texas will stand by the
church. They have our sympathy and
prayers; We know what it is to pass
through the fiery ordeal they are called to
experience. The conflict in reality 10 not
with the citizens of Texas, but with the
Church South. That church is banished
on the arena Of fair argumeutative con-
fiicts. The decisive proof of this position
is, she has to have recourse to physical
force-pistols and bowie-knives. The
Church South, after this BOnham affair,
can not say, 'The weapons of our warfare
are not cdrnal.' We hope our brethren
throughout the church will pray for the
brethrea Oh our border work. 1t try
ing time. Our trust is in God--the God
of our fathers, the same God that sustain
ed them during persecution and death,
while engaged in planting our beloved
Methedisui in this land This is the hour
of suffering, but the day OF triumph Is not
lar distant"
Year: 1859

Total, siI,557,5 ,57s s35.235,-77 s35,256,5oo


These figures are full of significance
They tell us ,rhy our own manufactures
are dcpressed-lchy We are drained Of our
California gold as fast as it comes to US
from the Pacifc-,rhy the country is im-
poverished With regard to the ruinous
policy of exporting the precious metals,
We have seen it nowhere presented in a
clearer ligh, than in the following extract,
which we take from the ". T. AJcRd=ei-
tuny, an influential G German paper publish
ed in the city of New York:


"Ths free trade political economists,
teach US, with wise faces, that gold and
silver are only wares ike any other, and
that certain value, represented by gold
or silver, is all the same when given III tho
form of silk or woOlen. A very comfort
able doctrine, since, according to it, the
twenty yards of silk which the wife of
mechanic has in her Sunday dress, arc
worth just as much as the twenty gold
dollars which be puts In the chest. 1t ls
true that the theory has its disagreeable
side-as when, for instance, at the end Of
the year we come to compare the twenty
gold dollars with the twenty silken ones,
and find that the latter are hardly worth
ten And perhaps at the end of the Sec
ond year they are worth FIVE.


"Here a free trader might say, III you
had spent ten of the gold dollars every
year, there would have been correspon-
ding dminu,iOn in the chest True, but
the difference is that silken dollars have
lost their value for the trhoLe community,
but not the gold A gold dollar may
serve for even FIVE centuries as medium
of exchange for the results of labor, and
not lose oue.tenth Of its value in all that
time a silken one is, however, totally
used up at the end Of ten years. When
man has a superflity of specie, it Is all
in order that, with the extra amount, he
may buy goods of others. But where a
land lies suffering for want Of the cirula-
ting metallic medium, it is plainly suiei-
dal policy to exchange gold for tlnsel and
nonsense ReddiHy JourHGL
Year: 1859

THE CRoPs-Ine Frost So far as we can gather, from correspondents and from va- rious other sources of information, the crop prospects are good, taking the country as . whole. The newspapers. have been filled with accounts of damage by frosts, rain, drought, etc, and parties who have on hand stock of last years products to dispose of, have been interested in magn'fying every unfavorable re- port. That the untimely frosts in the second week in June did severe damage in some lo- caities is certain, but it is equally certain that the injury was confined to limited areas. It is impossible as yet, to determine the exact outlines of the districts where the cold opera ted with decided injury on the whole, but enough is known to warrant us in saying that, of all the field, garden and orchard crops in a condition to be seriously affected by the cold snaps during the week beginning Jnne 5, not one plant in four hundred suffered materially that is, taking into account the whole country north of the latitude 3S deg. South of this no great harm was done. In special localities the loss was very severe, and for the sufferers we feel a strong sympathy. We hope good weather, the rest of the season, will, in part, repair the loss experienced. Careful culture of tue crops remaining, and an increased space devoted to buckwheat, turnips, etc., will be some help.

 It seems to be the economy of Providence, that individuals must at times suffer for the general good History teaches that even the worst caamitics of war and pestilence, which produce intense suffering and desolation to in- dividuals and whole countries, are yet over ruled for the benefit of the race So it is with such calamity as the recent frosts. Myr- iads of devouring insects have been destroyed, and other beneficial results will continue to be discovered and could we look over the whole gronnd, and then look into the future, as only He can who seeth the end from the beginning, We douLt not that we should all, even the most afflicted, be thankful for the frosts of June, 1859. We know by experience, that, when ill the midst of trial, it requires no little effort for us to have faith in the doctrine that "all things are for the best" The child, while smarting under the rod of correction, will be slow to believe that the discipline is for his ul- innate good. So it is with us as grown up children. Yet, in after years, we can almost always look back with satisfaction upon the results of experiences of the most severe kind.

 raf ,.t ..- Amer. Agriculturist.
Year: 1859

SECRET RELIeIoN-G is often lost in prayers and ordinances. Enter into thy chamber" said he "shut thy door about thee." Shut thy door about thee means much it means-shut out not only frivolity, but business not only the company abroad, but the company at home it means--let the poor soul have little rest and refreshment, and God have opportunity to speak to tEee in still small voice, or he will speak in thunder. I am persuaded the Lord would often speak more softly if we would shut the door.
Year: 1859

A ToucHISG MEETING.-An affecting and
highly dramatic incident occurred about q
week ago in the neighborhood of Milan
The Certosa, as the name indicates is Car
thusian monastery situate at distance of
Is miles from Milan, and between that city
and Payia. The church, a monument Of
rare beauty, teeming with costly treasures
and noble works of art, is constant object
Of attraction to all travellers visiting that
part of Italy. The monks, to the number Of
81, are subjected to the severest discipline,
and are never even allowed to speak, except
on those rare days when, in accordance with
their statutes. faint ray of comfort is suffer


ed to steal in upon the solitary gloom Of an
existence dedicated to prayer and bodily NOR
tiication. A body Of French officers on q
visit to this remarkable spot had obtained
leave from the superior to attend vespsrs,
which are performed every afternoon at
three o'clock in the magnificent choir Of the
church by the whole monastic body. One
Of the visitors was observed to fix his eyes
intently on the countcnance Of monk, who
was, like the rest, engaged in the net of chan
ting the service. Suddenly, to the surprise of
all present, he sprang forward, with cry,
tio HiDbh III hiS aibic, SsiuibSh
him to his bosom in long and fervent en-
brace. The monk was in fact brother lost
for many year to his family, and supposed
to be dead. The Carthusian sobbed-aloud.
but faithful to the rule of his order, which
prescribes absolute silence. held his peace
until signal from the superior permitted
his oyerstrained emotion to find relief in
words BY Especial relaxation of the regula-
tions Of the society the brothers may meet
again twice before the departure Of the regi-
ment, TO which the one is attached; separate
then anew and forever. The truth Of the
anecdote which have just related is guar
anteed to me by friend, who received it
from one Of the party in question: Milan
cOrYcspDndem OfMe Loudon Heratd
Year: 1859




In our late journeyings we gathered many good
thinss-some to improve tho mind and some TO
crafty the tars. And among the latter not the
ieast agreeable was PupplSG, made after the
manner set forth below. on asking fair lady
quaintance how il was made, she wrote on the
spur OF the momeas the following rhymed recipe,
the poetry aud Pudding being alike reyy good
.HartjoJo GuS.rc.


RICE PUDDING ICED.
Into one pint of purest drink,
Let one tea cup Of clear rice sink.
And boil till all the waters gone
No matter whcre-stir with spoon,
And deftly add of milk one quart.
Boil till it thickcns rs it ought,
Stirring il with the aforesaid spoon,
Till il is smooth, and white and done.
Thon add three egg -yolks, beaten light,
One lemons rind all grated right,
And of white sugar well refined.
Eight spoons, by stirring, well combined,
And pour the mixture in q dish
Of any size the cook may wish,
And let il stand. while with fork
You beat the whites rs light as cork
TIE whites Of those three eggs ! mean
And when they're beaten stiff and clean,
Add eight spoonsiul Of sugar white,
One lemon juice to make it light;
In short frostiIg you must make
Like that you put on wedding cake,
And on your pudding like q cover
Pour the sweet icing gently over,
In cool oven do it brown,s
We think the pudding viii go down.
about as brown as is arnatto,
Or as avery light mulatto.
Year: 1859

TO AND SEE the elegant presents at Judsons, 81
camp street, then purchase an article for two dollars
ana nifty cents and secure one of the elegant gifts
This plan is decidedly POPULAR and SO equitable that
all who fully understand it give it trial.
Year: 1859

JACKSON BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION BALL.-A
grand fancy dress and masquerade party will be
gwen at the United States Hotel, tonight by the
jackson Benevolent Association. We acknowledge
the receipt Of tickets complimentary, and are quite
certain that with the competent management Of the
Association the occasion must prove most agreeable
Year: 1859

FRoM HAvANA.-We have advices from Havana
of interest.


The new Captain-G General of Cuba found, on his
arrival on the island the sum of one hundred thou
sand dollars standing to his credit in the bank
capacity ot agent of her sugar estates. We are
informed that the military and political depart
ments of the city government Of Havana have been
eparated,