smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859




Mr.. EDITOR : With the most profound
respect for the =" Directors of " our Rail
road Company" beg leave to state that
it was most distant from your humble SER
wants intention to implicate that respectable
body in any intention to " extend the rail-
on this side of the river, for the purpose OF
cutting>off Fort Smith =" and now only
add that hope that they will not confine
their public spirit to ' Intentions" but go
On end do some work. There was nothing
in my letter urging the company to do more
than their duty in carrying out the legit-
mate effect of the Congressional grant.


"H." must be short sighted, indeed, to
expect that railroad enterprises will stop at
the construction of one road. The extern
sion of lines of travel are constantly ma lie
by the junction of other roads, and the ere
ations Of other companies. The great rail-
road line in the Atlantic States, from the
northern limits to the Gulf of Mexico, is
not the work of one company, nor the of
spring only of the minds of one set Of men.
When the country gets its railroad appe-
tite excited. it is difficult to assuage it. As
. railroad penetrates the county it devel-
opes still more distant issue, and creates
q necessity for an extension" as i" H.
calls it. But as it is not my desire to
/" provoke discussion" ON this very inter
estiag subject, l will drop it, and leave to
II " and the % Directors the monopoly
of internal improvements of the country,
with the earnest hope that the :. Directors
will no longer feel annoyed at my luckless
intrusion. extend to me their pardon, which
l humbly ask, and receive my assurances
that l will not offend again in like manner.


35rH PARALLEL.
Year: 1859

Net for stock equal to per cent..... $1,000. o


The agents for the four trunk lines have advanced first
and second class western bound freight basis of
81 25 TO Cincinnati and $3.50 st Louis for first class
convention will be held at Niagara next week for the
purpose of establishing permanent arrangement when
the present preliminary schedule will be confirmed if not
further advanced


The receipts of the New York Central road increas-
ing and the expectation of the managers is that the ta


c of August will show increase of 500 $50
The business of the Erie thus far in August shows but
trifng falling off from August last year The advance
in freight rates. which goes into operation to-day, will
assist although materially in increasing the
ings and probably the present month will show better
comparative result both roads than has been for


long time past The Western roads generally although
doing comparatively better than they have been, still
show very reduced amount of traffic and think those
who anticipating immediate large increase of tra
ic deceving themselves. The crops it is true are
abundant but the moderate prices ruling the seaboard
render doubtful if grain be sent forward proaby
Year: 1859

~How much more beautiful, well as how much more
descriptive and correct is this Southern word un1
small river than the northern word creek which both
sounds marshy and stagnant and means only an inlet
from the
Year: 1859

CLEVELAND, August !, 1859


EDIToR LEAbEhs-0n reading yourrreport Of
the doings Of the Board Of Education of this city
at their last regular meeting, was greatly sur
prsed to see that proposition had been made 10
discontinue the service Of Teacher Of Permanship


As appears very plainly that the gentleman is
in earnest and means TO carry bis move, | beg
leave to question the tility Of such proceeding
aud to offer my most humble, but earnest protest
against that which seems to me, Ito say the least
ofit) a most ridiculous scheme. OII E


II is plain to all that person, whether old or
young, male or female, has not an equal chance in
this age with one that is able to write to get sit
uation as clerk or wherever responsibility is re-
quircd, If he or she is not able to write good
hand for the very great fact that neither OF them
would be considered competent


Writing is as much and perhaps more called into
requisition than is arithmetic, as is evidenced by
the greatnumber ofcopyists which are keptin con
stant employ


To withhold the art of writing from our youth,
would be to commit a most grievOus wrong upon
society 10 general and them In particular


l have no knowledge Of the mover of the pro
position in question, and have no wish TO know
for this purpose. Neither do know either Of the
aspiranis for the hOnor5 Of Teacher Of Penman
snip But (fI mistake not) Nr, and Mrs. Public
and myself do know that justice and common
sense demand that our children and all children
should be l1eH taught to write rapid, plain, aud
lUcH proportioned band. WA I.t.


Hoping that you will give this place in youI
columns at your earliest opportunity, l remain
most respectfully yours and that Of the mower
TAX PAYING PARENT.
Year: 1859

the South have gone back to Intervention,


is that conclusive against us who sGli


maintain the ground they have abandonl
cd? Once the North was for intervention,
and the South, without dissenting voice


was against it. The North came over to
the position of the South Shall the South
now go back to Intervention, as the demo
cratic leaders Of the South demand?


We tell the Democracy that the Opposi.
ton of the South expect to affiliate with
the conservative Opposition men of tho
North to carry the next Presidential elec.
ton. We tell them, too, that unless they
pursue the same policy they need not hone
to succeed. They will, beyond ali doubt
struggle for northern votes, and when 4
man comes to the polls to vote their ticket
they will never ask him whether or not he
is an Abolitionist. They will not care
wha, he is, SO he votes with them. We
trust now that the position of the southern
Opposition is understood, as far at least as
understand it, If We are wrong, let some
one correct us.-Memphis BnHetin.
Year: 1859

THE WHEAT CRoP.-The New York
Herald publishes an interesting budget of
good news from all parts of the Union,
touching the signs Of the approaching
wheat harvest. The Herald says the crop
has so far advanced, and the rains through
out the country have little reason to fear
that either general drought or insects can
henceforth destroy the present general
prospect Of a harvest greatly exceeding
that oflast year. Upon this good and glo-
rious promise we congratulate the Ameri-
can people, producers and consumers, and
the world at large. An abundant wheat
harvest will enable our producers, especial
ly of the great West, TO clear themselves
Of the pressure of the financial embarrass,
ments of the late revulsion; and to our
consumers an abundance of bread is new
sr very distressing inconveRiencs.
Year: 1859




Col Netherland, reached this city on
Saturday morning and took rooms at the
City Hotel. He was called on during the
day by large number of personal and po-
litical friends At night large conoourse
of citizens assembled at the Court House,
and demanded to see him. On being CALI
ed for he arose and was received with q
warm hearty, enthusiastic and cheering
welcome. He madea short speech in which
without entering at large into the questions
which will be his topic during the summers
campaign, he showed perfect familiarity
with the political issues of the times and
displayeda masterly power Of treating them
before the people.


His audience received his remarks with
demonstrations of the liveliest satisfaction,
and his party friends went away fully as
sured that the banner Of the party has been
placed in hands that will bear it with an
ardor of devotion, patriotism, ability and
galantry through all the struggles Of tho
canvass which will inspire hope and cour--
age and confidence, wherever it valves.
Whether that flag is to float on the breeze
of triumph, or trail in the dust of defeat on
the first Thursday in August, we feel and
knoto that Netherand will do has whole duty
nobly and increasingly. He is now in
Nashville to arrange with Gov. Harris the
programme Of the canvass and is eager for
its opening. Gov. H. is absent on visit
to his family in the Western District, and
as soon as he returns, which we trust will
be very soon, we may expect to have list
of appointments Patriot,
Year: 1859

AN EDITOR TIGHT.-We believe it is
rare that editors indulge in drop, but
when they do, their readers are sure to find
it ont A Syracuse contemporary was call
ed upon to record melancholy event
at time when his head was rather heavy
and did it up in the following manner


Yesterday morning. at 4 o'clock p. NJ
man with heel in the hole ofhis stock.
ing committed arsenic by swallowing q
dose of suicide. The inquest Of the verdict
returned a jury that the deceased came tc
the facts in accordance with his death. He
leaves child and six small wives to lament
his untimely loss. In death we are in the
midst of life.
Year: 1859

THE WHEAT IN ILLINoIs.-A man who
travelled, last week, through six counties
in central Illinois, reports to the Chicago
Tribune that winter wheat promises to
make fine crop, and that the farmers felt
greatly encouraged at the prospect. The
Carlinville Democrat says of the wheat
in that portion of the State, (near the
catitSl,) that the crop will be little short
Of an average one, although the breadth
of wheat sown last fall was much less than
usual
Year: 1859

ReA. We endorse every word of this with our
whole hearts


COUNTY TlcKErs.-The Richmond Messenger tru-
ly remarks that it is important for tho Opposition
throughout the State to put forward the hest men
they have TO bear their STANDARD in the county ra-
ces. 1t is important exceedingly important, that
the party should be harmonious and that sspirants
should permit the people to say who shuled be their
candidate.
Year: 1859

my country village were armed with wooden
guns, furnished with wooden locks and hints.
which could snap if they could not fire. They
are Ignorant of the rifle the percussion cap, and
even the flint, once used in its place. The gun
is matchbox, and of such formidable dmen-
sions and weight, as to need wheels to carry it,
instead of their own shoulders. II is almost
impossible to raise and level it, such is its
weight; and often another man, kneelng be-
fore him who loads and fires, bears the end of
the gun upon his shoulder, in the happy con-
sciousness that il the enemy chooses to kill him
instead of the soldier at the other end of the
gun, he is innocent of any mans blood, and
could not but be. And those matchlocks they
are worthy of place in any antiquarian mu-
scum.


Almost would the old Knight Templars Of
Malta start up again should these matchbox
guns be placed in the gallery beside their ar
NOR. The matchbox in cumbersomeness is
fairly in keeping with the barrel and stock
some imlammablc material which is kept burn
ing, taking the place of flint in common
gun, and coming down like the tail of comet
when the tedious process of loading is complet-
ed. Then there is spear, not to be used by
the hand in fight, but slender and armed with
an iron point, and fired with rockets. Then
comes the battle-axe, not heavy, and easily
welded by the hand, but useless, except in
close contact and then powerless compared with
the sword and the bayonet. Their cannon are
either sunk in the earth and permanently lev
elled, or else mounted on carriages which pro-
vide for no elevation or depression of the guns,
or else make it so slow and difficult, that after
all, the carriage is useless. In the attack on
the forts one of the steam-gunhoats came with
in range Of the guns and received several shots.
Very strangely and unlike soldier and a gen.
tlenan as John Chinaman thought, the English
did not choose to remain in range, and presto
with one puff of steam was out of the reach of
their gyms, though almost touching their noz-
zles.
Year: 1859

THE American panther has one inveterate and
deadly foe, the black bear. Some of these inn
mense bears weigh 500 pounds, and their skin
is so tough that musket-ball will not penetrate
it. As the panther invariably destroys all the
young cubs which come in her path, so does the
bear take great pains to attack the panther, and
fortunate indeed is the animal who escapes the
deadly embrace of the black monster. The fol-
lowing exciting and interesting scene is related
by an eyewitness:


A large deer was running at full speed closely
pursued by panther. The chase had already
been a long one, for as they came nearer could
see both their long parched tongues hanging out
of their mouths, and their bounding, though
powerful, was no longer elastic as usual. The
deer having discovered in the distance large
black bear, playing with her cubs, stopped a
moment to snuff the air, then coming near he
made bound, with his head extended, to ascer-
tain il Bruin kept his position. AS the panther
was closing with him the deer wheeled sharp
around, and turning back almost upon his own
trail, passed within thirty yards of his pursuer
who, not being able at once to stop his career
gave an angry growl and followed the deer again
but at a distance of some hundred yards; hear.
ing the growl, the bear drew her body half ou
of the bushes, remaining quietly ON the lookout
Soon the deer again appeared; but his speed
was much reduced-and as he approached
toward the spot where the hear lay concealed, i
was evident that the animal was calculating thu
distance with admirable precision.


The panther now expecting to seize his pre-.
easily, followed about thirty yards behind, hi
Year: 1859

Do THE RIGHT THING.-Whenever you are
in doubt which of two things to do, let your
decision be for that which is right DO not
parley, but square up to the mark, and do the
right thing. Boy! when you divide that apple
with your little sister, be careful not to keep the
largest half yourself Young man! don't sneak
out Of the basement door because you wish to
escape your fathers eyes. Maiden! let not the
most trifling deceit pass current in those little
acts which make the sum of your life.


No matter who you are, what your lot or
where you live, you cannot afford to do that
which is wrong. The only way to obtain hap
piness and pleasure yourself, is to do the right
thing. You may not always hit the mark, but
should, nevertheless, always AIM AT IT, and with
every trial your skill will increase. Whether
you are to be praised or blamed for it by
others; whether it will seemingly make YOU
richer or poorer, or whether no other person
than yourself knows of your action, still, al
ways, and in all cases, do the right thing
Your first lesson in this will grow easier, until
finally doing the right thing will become habit,
and to do wrong will seem an absolute i'm
possibility.
Year: 1859

A SLIDING SCALE OF PoLITENEss.-Coun
de Nicuwerke is celebrated for the tact with
which he wakes by word and gesture the degree
of esteem or consideration due to the rank of
his guests. To indicate his success in this par
tcular it is familiary said that Prince Talleyrand
must have taught him his beef lesson, the story
connected with which runs thus: One day Tai
leyrand had dozen guests to dinner, and after
the soup he offered some beef to his visitors.
"My Lord Duke" said he to one with an air of
Difference, selecting the best piece, may have
thehonor of offering you some beefP" "My Lord
Marquis" he said to a second, with gracious
smile, "may have the pleasure of offering you
some beefP" To a third he said, with an atia-
BILE air, "Dear Count may | offer you some
beet P" With an amiable smile he asked a
fourth, "Baron, will you take some beef?" To
a fifth, who had no title of nobility, but was an
advocate, he said, an. lie Conseiiler will you
have any beef?" Finally, to the gentleman at
the bottom of the table, Talleyrand, pointing to
the dish with his knife, called out with jerk
of the head and patronizing smile, "A little
beefp"
Year: 1859

INTEMPERANCE.-The depopulating pesti-
lence that walketh at MONDAY, the carnage Of
cruel and devastating war, can scarcely exhibit
their victims in more terrible array than an
exterminating drunkenness. l have seen a
promising family spring from o parent trunk,
stretch abroad its populous limbs like flowing
tree covered with green and healthy foliage. i
have seen the unnatural decay beginning upon
the yet tender leaves and gnawing like worm
in an unopened bud, while they dropped of,
one by one, and the scathed shaft stood alone,
till the wind and rain of many sorrow laid
that, too, in the dust. On one of these holy
days, when the patriarch, rich in virtue as in
years, gathered about him the great and the lit
tie ones of his ilock-his sons, and his daugh-
ters-I, too, pledged them in the social wine
cup and rejoiced with them around the hospita-
BILE hearth, and expatiated with delight upon
the eventful future; while the good old man,
warmed in the genial glow of youthful enthusi-
asm, wiped the tear of joy from his glistening
eye. He was happy.


l met with them again when the rolling year
brought the festive season round. But they
were not all there The kind old man sighed
when his suffused eye dwelt upon the then un-
occupied seat. But JOY yet came to his relief
and he was happy. A parents love knows no
diminution-time, distance, poverty, shame, but
give intensity and strength to that passion be-
fore which all others dissolve and melt away
Another year elapses. The board was spread
but the guests came not. The old man caed
"Where are my childrenp" and echo answered
-wherep His heart broke-for they were not
Could not Heaven have spared his gray hairs
this afiliction? Alas the demon of drunken
ness had been there. They had fallen victims
of his spell, and one short month sufiiced tc
cast the vail of oblivion over the old man.
sorrow and the young mans shame. They arr
all dead Washington irving.
Year: 1859

The CHINAMAN-THE WAY He FIGHTs.-A
correspondent writes 1 have seen the arms
used by the Chinese in the fight at the storming
of the forts at the mouth of the Pei Ho. The
first sight of them shows the utter helplessness
of this vast empire of three hundred and fifty
millions of population, when it comes into con-
tact with European science and arms and disci-
pline on the battlefield. They remind me of
the scenes of my boyhood, when all the lads of
Year: 1859

Furnishing A WoMAN-WHIPPER.-My
attention was attracted by the appearance of
a man who waited on the table during din
ner; his dress was more that of cc1ntry
gentleman than a servant, and his counte-
nance peculiarly sad and subdued. found
my eyes continually wandering towards this
individual, whose manner disquieted me, for
he moved about YEARLY, and as if his task
we're weary one. After dinner, the super
Year: 1859

The music of sweet woman's voice


To me is ever dear;
No other tones SO softly fall


Upon my listening ear;
No matter in what land | roam,


l ever shall rejoice;
When gently falls upon my ear


The echo of her voice.
There are no sounds of melody,


So like to heaven above,
As spring from woman's gentle heart,
In tones of purest love;
Her voice can all the clouds dispel,
Of sorrow, pain and care;
And pass into mans secret soul,
And vibrate ever there.
When shall l feel those zephyrs sweet.
Of Heavens sunny cline;
When round my brow shall be wreath
Of love and faith divine;
ask no greater. happier boon,
Than that / may rejoice,
And welcomed be i'll Paradise
By woman's angel voice.
Year: 1859

HUM BILE LIFE
Tell me not that he's poor man,


That his dress is coarse and bare,
Tell me not his daily pittance
Is workman's scanty fare;
Tell me not his birth is humble,


That his parentage is low;
Is he honest in his notions?


That is all want to know,
Is his word to be relied on?


Has his character no blame?
Then | care not if he's low born


Then | care not whence his name;
Would he from an unjust action


Turn away with scornful eye?
Would he, than defraud another,


Sooner on a scafold die?
Would he spend his haId-gained earnings
On brother in distress?
Would he succor the afflicted,


And the weak ones wrong redress?
Then he is man deserving


OF my love and my esteem,
And care not what his birthplace


In the eye of man may seem.
Let it be low thatched howell


Let it be a clay built COT
Let it be a county work-house-


In my eyes it matters not.
And if others will disown him,


As inferior to their caste,
Let them do i'll befriend him.


As brother, to the last.
Year: 1859

That "OPPosIroN." The Week.
ly Georgian is eloquently hard upon
"the party" which seeks to be a uni
ted party by attempting to conelom-
crate unamalgable units THUS say S
our cotemporary:


Those Of our felIow.citiznns who are
preparing to oppose the Democratic
party of this country in the next
Presidential election. with high hopes
Of electing body else than a
Democrat, they cannot tell who or
what they may be. can give no bet.
ter assurance Of their inability to
administer the government than the
'name they select They have adopt
ed the name Of the Opposition, "
because no specific name could be
applied to so heterogeneous a collec-
tion without giving offepse TO some
part Of it. Such an organization
may be as efficient as any in the
work of pulling down and displacing,
but the moment it should be entrus-
ted with administrative duty, it would
fall into as wild confusion as did the
builders of Babel.
Year: 1859

When a church is to be built, the question
usually is from the outside to the inside. and
not from inside to out. 1t is not said, Here
are thousand people; in our system of worsbip
the effects to be produced require such and such
Conditions for the congregation, and the church
building must go up and around these uses and
be but an instrument of them" 1t Is much
more often the case that the question takes
this form Where shall we put it In what
style shall ii be built. Who shall be the archi-
tect! How high shall the steeple be. and how
fine can we afford to make the interior -
Then, when these questions are settled. it is
also. incidentally, matter of consideration
how TO seat the people, and whether the build
ing can be made available for hearing, As to
the pulpit, but one thing is usually considered
necessary, and that is, that it should be mt up
as far as possible from all sympathetic contact
with the people to be Influenced by it; that il
should DO so constructed Us to take away from
the speaker, rs far as it can be done every
chance OF exerting any influence upon those
whom he addresses. Therefore, the pulpit is
ribbed up on the sides. set back against the
wall, where il looks like barn swallows nest
plastered on some beam. In this way the min
lister is as much as possible kept from the peo-
pie. and all that is left is his voice Posture.
full gesture motion, and that most effective of
all gestures, the full form of an earnest man.
from head to foot, right before the people ad-
vance or retreat; in short, the whole advantage
which the body gives when thrown into argu-
ment or persuasion, are lost without any equiv
alent gain.


In this sacred mahogany tub, or rectangular
box, the man learns every kind of hidden awk-
wardness. He stands on one leg, and crooks
the other. like slumbering horse at a hitch
ing post; he leans first on one side of the cush-
ion, or lolls on the other side. and when man
thoroughly trained to one of these dungeon
pulpits to regard his feet and legs as superflu-
Gus, except in some awkward and uncouth way
to crutch him up to the level of his cushion and
paper. is brought out upon an open platform it
is amusing to watch the inconvenience to him
of having legs at all, and his various expert
ments and blushing considerations of what he
shall do with them.


Is it any wonder that 50 little is done by
preaching. when, in great church, with a
small congregation, SO scattered that no two
touch other, the bust of man, peering above a
bulwark, reads a stale manuscript to people. the
nearest of whom is not less than 25 feet from
him! The wonder is that anything is ever done
Daniel Webster is reported to have said that
no lawyer would risk his reputation before a
jury, if he had 10 speak from pulpit and
that he considered the surviving of Chrissiani-
ty, in spite of pulpits, Of the evidences of
its divinity ty.-IRaepenaenf ..