smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863

A year thy heart has been my home
One short, one blissful year
And need / tell thee now thou art


Een-to my soul more dear
Than when, half trembling. half afraid
To thee L gave my hand.
And left my own to seek with thee


A home in stranger land
/ need not tell thee-well thou knowest
ALL all that L would say
That deeper. stronger's grown my love,
With every passing day,
Till thou unto my wayward heart


Art as the sun of earth,
And linked with thee my every JOY
And every hope has birth.
There's nought on earth like welded bliss,
Where hearts and hands are twined;
Thank Heaven. that thine and nj ne is thus
In holy faith combined.
And oh : that I may worthy grow
OF love so true US thine,
And help to share thy every care,


As thou hast done of mine.
Then, husband mine, IN wholly thine,
Through all earth's veal and woe;
Our cares, our hopes, our ways are one,
And where thou goest 60"
Year: 1863

August and September, instead OF February.
He afterward told me that the advice was of
much value to him as he had lost none since,
il cut in those months and that he thought
the screws were better. Many others might
be named who have followed the same advice,
and none have failed of success. Most if not
all persons more or less interested in the
above, either in building timber or mechani-
cal business; and on fair trial they will find
they have not been deceived by me-"
Year: 1863

We know not why Municipal Corpo-
ration is not, in all matters Of Property,
clothed with the rights that apperain to
an individual the Legislature OF the
State can appropriate to the use OF a ran'
road or canal, one of the streets OF cry
without pay, with any more jusnce Than it
can authorize a company to seize upon a
mans city lot, upon the same terms The
streets of Chicago are owned by the city;
and We hold that no power can dispossess
her of her rights without full compensa-
lion; and this We believe would be held
by the Courts.
Year: 1863

The Negroes shut their eyes when
they shoot and consequently are as like
ly to kill friends as foes. Gen. Banks
put Louisiana Negro regiment in front
to test them. The rebels rushed upon
them in fury and actually butchered
them. Six out of the eight hundred
were killed and the remainder fed
Rutland Courier.


This is the meanest kind of meanness
to sneer at those brave blacks of Gen.
Banks army who faced death in the most
heroic manner while fighting for the gov
ernment and the liberties which the Cou-
rier shows itself unable to appreciate and
unworthy to enjoy. According to the
testimony of all who witnessed the con-
duct of the blacks on the occasion in
question, whether friends or foes of the
policy of arming negroes, they bore them
selves manfully throughout, and after
suffering an unprecedented loss retired,
when It was sheer foolhardiness to re-
main longer. The animus of the above
fling is execrable and eventually it will
return to plague its suthor.- Woodstock
Standard,
Year: 1863

Precisely this is the object of the text


he would show men, that such is the ex-
tent and particularly of his knowledge
that he is abundantly able to do that
which is best for them. So complete


and exact is his knowledge, that not a


sparrow falleth without his cognizance.


He would show them moreover, that
such is the fitness of his interest in them,
so minute and painstaking is his care for
them, the very hairs of their heads be
ing all numbered, that they may be fully
assured that he is not merely willing, but
desirous to secure their greatest happi-
ness, their greatest good. The omnipo-
tence of his power, the infnitude Of his
wisdom exalt him to position so lofty
that he can "see the beginning" and at
the same time the warmth of his great
heart the boundless depth of his love,
incline him so to employ this vast power
and skill as to make "all things work to-
gether for good to them that love him."
Fearlessly then, confdingly, may we
follow wherever he leads. II the way
be rugged, we know it is the best, for it
is the way He points out. If the dispen-
sations of His Providence are dark and
mysterious, we accept them submissively
for they are dispensed from his hand.
We are sure that he " doeth all things
WELL" So strong is his arm, so kind is
his heart, that let him do what he will,
we cannot murmur, Though he .slay us,
yet will we trust in him."


This then is heargument. Ifsuch be
the fulness of Gods knowledge, that he
takes note, even of the fall of the flying
bird-if such is his interest in me-his
love for me, that he even remembers the
hairs of my head, then surely | have
nothing to fear. Or in other words, the
text presents to U.S.


The castneSs of Gods knotcledge, and
the greatness of has lone, as grounds for
the most fearless and implicit trust an
him.


/. We are to consider Gods k'ao,ol-
edge. In the simple but exceedingly
comprehensive language of scripture, "he
knoweth all things" He knoweth him
self, the grandest subject of knowledge,
as no other one can know him-all the
infnitudes of his Spiritual Being-the
springs Of his own nature
the unscaled heights Of his glory-the
shoreless and soundless deeps Of bis love
the unshakeable firmness of bis throne
the stainless purity of his heart--the
intensity of his holiness--his
lnalterable fidelity to his word--all these
Year: 1863

Delivered on tie occasion Of the Fnae-


raj of DEA. S. G. BLISS, at West


Glover, May 5--BY Rev. Mr..


HoUGH, Of WiHiston.


MATT. 10: 20, 30, Sl--Are not two sparrows
fall on the ground without your Father. But
the very hairs Of your head are all numbered.
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than
many sparrows.


1t is mans nature to trust. The vine
cannot flourish without laying hold Of
some support for its clinging, clasping
tendrils, and no more can man be happy
without some object on which his yearn-
ing, confding nature can lean. And yet
he trusts not at random be does not be-
stow his confidence without reason he
will not allow the tendrils of his regard
to twine about every chance object that
may offer. He is inclined to trust only
that which is above him, which is great
er than himself. Superior strength claims
his respects superior knowledge wins his
esteem superior goodness his love-
The soldier goes into battle without hav-
ing seen the ground on which he is to
fight-without perhaps any knowledge of
the number of the foe he is 10 fight, be-
cause he has confidence in the superior
prudence aud sagacity of his leader who
has arranged the conflict. The citizen
trusts his government the pupil his
teacher; the child his parent, because Of
the conviction in each case that there ex-
lists that degree of knowledge and that
skill to use it that are worthy of such
trust. And he who would win the con-
fdence of men, and lead them to put
faith in him and be guided by him, must
first produce in them this conviction that
he has knowledge, or wisdom, or good
ness, which they have not and which he
is willing TO employ for their good. A
teacher, if he would be employed, must
convince people that he is able to teach.
A ruler, if he would be obeyed, must
convince men that he is not only willing
but able to govern the nation; and a
God, if he would be lord, must convince
men, that he Is able and willing to provide
Year: 1863

bJ-lt is not we'll that man should az
ways labor. His temporal as well as
spiritual interests demand cessation in
tie decline OF life. Some years Of qnet
aud reflection ere necessary. after life
Of industry and activity. There is more
10 conoefn him 10 lie than incsssant oc.
cupaiion. and its product, wealth. He
who has been drudge all his days to
one monotonous mechanical occupation,
can hardly be fitted for another world.
The release from toll in old age mOst.meu
have The prospective pleasure Of; and in
the reality. it is pleasing as it is useful
and salutary.
Year: 1863

The Rockport Democrat, though dimin-
ished in size, is not whit less venomous.
1t loses no opportunity to assail Union
men and the Administration. The last
number contains an insinuation that the
triumph of the Union men in the recent
county election will result in having Spen-
Ger county flooded with worthless free ne
groes. 1t asserts that the negroes Z" are
already beginning to come" and quotes
the State law on the subject. Now we
suggest to the Democrat that its. silence
on this niger question will be an act of
discretion. We may be forced, by way Of
retaliation, to give few facts in regard
to contrabands which will place some of
its party leaders in an unpleasant pre-
dicament The citizens of Evansville
know how the thing has worked in their
midst; they know who have enjoyed a
monopoly of the contraband service; and
if Democrats in other parts of the Dis
trict insist on having the matter ventil-
lated, we will try and accommodate
them. Perhaps it will be well, though,
for two or three of the Democratic lead
ers of this county, who are interested in
the matter, TO intimate to the Democrat
man that he is on bad scent and that he
had better keep dark on the question OF
employing "niggers" :"
Year: 1863

AN ExcELLANT TEA CAKE.-One egg bea-
ten in a quart of water until it foams; stir in
sufficient flour to make muffin batter;
little salt; and bake in muffin rings or roll
pan. You will find it an excellent tea cake


SEED CAKE.-Beat one pound of butter to
quart of cream, adding gradually a quar-
ter OF pound of stted sugar, beating both
together have ready the yolks of eighteen
eggs, and the whites of ten, beaten separate
ly; mix in the whites first, and then the
yolks, and beat the whole for ten minutes
add two grated nutmegs, one pound and
half of flour, and mix them gradually with
the other ingredients; when the oven is ready
beat in three ounces of picked caraway seed.
REMEDY FOR DIrrHEEIA.-The follow
ing is recommended as sovereign cure for
this prevalent and dangerous disease, by those
who have given it thorough trials:


Make two small bags that will roach from
ear to ear, and ell them with ashes and
salt; dip them in hot water, and wiring them
out SO they will not drip, and apply themt
the throat; cover up the whole with fan
mel cloth, and change them as often as thew
become cool, until the throat becomes irrita-
| ted, near blstering. When the ashes have
| been on a sufficient time, take a wet flannel
cloth and rub it with CASTLE soap until it is
covered with thick lather; dip it in hot wrs
ter, and apply it to the throat, and change
as they cool; at the same time use a garcle
made OF one teaspoonful Of Cayenne pepper,
and OF salt, one OF moasses, in teacupfu
OF hot water, and when cool, add one fourth
as much cider vinegar, and gargle every fif
teen minutes unit! the patient requires sleep.


A garglc made Of CASTLE soap is good to
be used part Of the time.


IMPERIAL GINGERBREAD.-Rubs six ounces
of butter into three quarters of pound of
flour; then mix six ounces of treace with
pint of cream carefully, lest it should turn
the cream; mix in a quarter of pound of
double refined sugar, half an ounce of pow
dered ginger, and one ounce of caraway
seads; stir the whole well together into a
paste cut it into shapes, and stick cut cand.
led orange or lemon peel on the top


10 TAKE RUST OUT OF STEEL.-Ruo well
with sweet oil, and let the oil remain upon
it for forty eight hours. Then rub with
leather sprinked with unslaked lime, finely
powdered, until all the rust disappears.
, How TO CLEAN SoILEp pCARpETs.-Soiled
carpets may be cleaned latter .beating) with
the following mixture: Two gallons of water
with half pound of soft soap dis solved in
it, to which add four ounces of liquid am
monia; this may be rubbed on with fan
mel, and the carpet rubbed day with coars
cloth.
Year: 1863

1t is serious evil that many young
man has fallen into, to he above his
business, A person learns trade, hut
he is too proud to work at it, and must
20 to shop keeping, or stree; Ioating, or
turn politician. Fool If he cannot
uakc a living at his trade, we are sure
he cannot in any other way. And tn en-
young men brought up in sbop-kccpinG,
must buy farms or houses, or some other
foolish things they know nothing about,
and what is the result? Head over
heels in debt, and certain failure. Null
titudes have been ruined by being above
their business, and branching ou: into
what they know nothing about.


There is no trouble about young men
who do not feel their Importance, and
who are willing to work at their trades
or profession till they get a little before
hand With a small capital to fall back
upon, they can feel like vcnturipg into
other business and by this time they
will have formed habits that will be
likely to keep them straight Those
who succeed best in life, are men who
stick to their business and make money,
before they buy farms, and houses, and
commence specializing. Look at your
successful men, and you will see where
lies the secret of their success. You
will find that they were never above
their business, and never paid for the
doing of job, which they could just as
well do themselves. We know a man
worth from thirty to forty thousand dol
lars, and no laborer in the city works
harder than he. He never hesitatos to
take off his coat and do any kind of
work about his premises. Su ch man
is not above his business but we think
he is too far in the other extreme. OF
this we are sure: if all men will be
prompt and punctual-stck to their bus
mess and not be too proud-they will
eventually succeed and become inde
pendent.
Year: 1863

1t would be difficult to find in the
whole range Of fiction more affecting
incident than is contained in the fol-
lowing extract from letter written by
British seawan to his wife. 1t was
his first service as a soldier, he having
been sent on shore with boats crew of
marines to silence fort, and take some
guns -


awe dispersed at a few hundred
yards distance from the beach to keep
the coast clear while the boats crew
made prizes of the guns. The enemy
had advantage of the wood, and also
knowing the country well >, and troop
of them showed in advance. We were
ordered to fire. l took steady aim, and
fired at my man at about sixty yards
lie fell like stone. At the same time
broadside from the - went in
among the trees, and the enemy disap-
peared, we could scarcely tell how. l
felt as though must 60 up to him, and
see whether he was dead or alive. He
lay quite still, and 1 was more afraid of
him ying so than when he stood facing
me few minutes before. 1t is strange
feeling to come over you all at once that
you have killed man. He had unbut-
toned his jacket, and was pressing his
hand over the front of his chest, where
the wound was. He breathed hard, and
the blood poured from the wound, and
also from his mouth every breath he
took. His face was as white as death
and his eyes looked so big and bright
as he turned them and stared at me.
shall never forget it. He was a fine
young fellow, not more than five ant
twenty. went down on my knees be
side him, and my bre asst felt so full al


though my own heart would burst. HI
had real English face and did not lool
like an enemy. What l felt | can new
er tell; but if my life could have saved
his, l believe | should have given it


| laid his head on my knee, and ht
graspcd hold of NY hand, and tried tc
speak, but his voice was gone. coult


not tell word he said, and every tim'
he went to speak, the blood poured ou
so, knew it would soon be over. an
I. hot ashamed to say that | was wors


than he, for he never shed tear, and
, couldn't hell it. His eyes were close
when a gun was fred from the --
to order aboard, and that aroused him


He pointed to the beach, where the boa
was just pushing off with the guns which
we had taken, and where our armie
! were waiting to man the second boat
and then he pointed to the wood wher
the enemy were concealed. Poor fcl
> low he little thought how | had sho
, him down. I was wondering how
| could leave him to die, and no one nca
t him, when he had something like con
vulsion for a moment, and then his fac


rolled over and without a sigh he we
gone. trust the Almighty has rccoiv


cd his soul | laid his head gentl,


down on the grass and left him.
seemed so strange when | looked at hir
E for the last time. | somehow though
of everything had heard about th
Turks and the Russians, and the rest 0


them but all that seemed SO far Of, anC


the dead man SO near


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Year: 1863

The LAWYER AND THE FRESHMAN. While
a number of lawyers and gentlemen were di-
ming at Wiscasset, a few years since, n Jolly
soul from the Emerald isle appeared and
called for dinner.
The landlord told him he should dine when
the gentleman were done.


Let him crowd in among u.s. whispered
limb of the law, and we will have some fun
with him The Irishman took his seat q.
the table.


you were born in this country, were you,
my friend?'


NO sir, was born in Ireland


is your father living?'


NO sir, he is dead


'What is your occupation?


"A horse jockey, sir


what was your fathers occupat,on2
Trading horses, sir


Did your father cheat any person while
he was here?


1 suppose he did cheat many, sir
Where do you suppose he went tor
TO Heaven, sir


And what do you s'pose he is doing in
Heaven


Trading horses, sir


Has he cheated any one there


'lIe cheated one, believe, sir


Why did they not prosecute him?


because they searched the whole kingdom
Of Heaven, and couldn't find lawyer
Year: 1863

ABOUT CIGARs.-Some speculative philos-
opher says that the cigars consumed through
out the country in one year, would make a
worm fence six feet high around the District
of Columbia and tho air expelled in smok-
ing them would drive the Banks Expedition
round the world with enough over to do the
wind work of all the patent medicines in
the United States.
Year: 1863

All who have Friends and Relatives in tho
Army or Navy, should take especial care, that
they be amply supplied with these Pills and
Ointment; and where the brave Soldiers and
Sailors have neglected to provide themselves
with them, no better present can be sent them
by their friends. They have been proved to be
tho Soldiers never. failing friend in the hour OF
need.
Year: 1863

the worst of towns. The redeeming feature
in this provincial village is the alacrity with
which its tradesmen or tradesman, take Ameri-
can money at discount The natural scenery
is also compensation for the town and its
people. Let me not be,understood as speaking
In derogatory manner of st. Andrews; on the
contrary let me honestly assert that If the in
habitants didn't sneer so much about our sol.
diers, and did not ask impertinent questions,
and were in any way gentlemanly, l should be
willing. to stop there one night provided l
could sleep out of doors.)


The Queen is now steaming up the st. Croix
on her way to Calais. The scenery is superb
and is much better on the British than on the
United States side. 1t is just such a country
as Frenchmen like, and with its rich red sand
stone hills aud broad slopes is truly beautiful
This is the reason why the French made their
settlement here, and to show their deep APP
probation Of the grandeur of the shores. gave
to the river the most lofty name, save one, in
every language, "The Holy Cross" st. Croir.


TERE
Year: 1863

Will be Inserted at two dollars per square
for tho first, and one dollar per square
for each subsequent insertion. A square to con-
sist Of the space of IL lines. BREWER type. No
advertisement considered less than a square.
Year: 1863

ONE of the first and most important things for
q stranger to attend to when in San Francisco il
to tind a respectable store where he can purchase
clothing of best quality and make at reason
able price, Such will save both time and money
besides being sure to get a good durable article.
by going Immediately to the mammoth store of
Houston, Hastings j. Co., clothiers and outfitters
Lick House, Montgomery street. corner Sutter
where the best stock of clothing in the city is all
ways to be found.
Year: 1863

WEARS have been spent in their perfection


l. "a the Company were determined not to
pnt their Machines into market until they
could sustain the assertion which they now
kc, that theyare the
Year: 1863

In an article ou the "Return of the Rebel
States BToWason's Aepicg for Oetober says:


We have urged the abolition OF slavery, and
as far as practicable, its perpe iuai exclusion from
tie United.States, Tor reasons OF State, and
chiefly as necessary to the future internal and
external security Of the Republic. We have in
NO Instance taken the ground OF the Abolition
lists, and we have refrained from doing so partly
because we do not wholly agree with them, and
partly in Difference to the passions and pre-
JUDGES of our cOuntrynen. But it is by no
means improper Tor a statesman to reflect that
slavery is sin on the part OF the nation that,
having the power to remove it, authorizes or
tolerates, or connives ut its existence; and that
as nations have no future lie, national sins
are punished in this world


Our indifference to the wrong done by slavery,
both 10 the slave and his master, has already
been visited upon our nation with one of the
most formidable civil wars that history records ;
and it Will not render the great Arbiter OF ma
tious less disposed to smile on our patriotic
efforts, and to give success to our arms, if he
sees us resolved to put away the evil of our
doings, TO remember his poor, to raise up the
bowed down, to help the helpless, and to set the
captive free.


The Government has now the right under the
Constitution, TO wipe out from our national es-
culcheon the foul stain Of slavery; and if it re.
Auatsi VI II tut luClluua tllTlAs tue ultltF pre-
judice, or the cold-hearted selfshness of the
people prevent it from doing so, what right have
We either to expect or to ask God to give us sue
cess in the field or to enlow us with wisdom in
council to defeat the machiuations OF our enc
mics He fights in vain who fight against an
offended God, or without the Lord on his side.
His very victories are defeats, aud his triumph,
are failure aud death,


He is thrice armed who has his quarrel just
and ours can iardly be called just, if we are re
solved not to use the victory We may wn tl
remove from our midst that grossest outrage
men can commit against humanity, negro slavery,
We own that even on moral and religion.
grounds, we should fear that we had taken Nc
security for the future if we suiiere slavery to b'
re-established anywhere within the American
Union. We are not in the secrets Of the Govern
ment but we are confident; il has no intention
Of restoring auy seceied States to the Union as
slaveholding State, without having given
constitutional pledge to abolish it.
Year: 1863

of a romance; while in gigantic and
overwhelming results which it sought
and was likely to accomplish, it was
absolutely sublime.


So soon as those composing the
expedition had left the cars, and
themselves in the woods.
the population of the country turned
out in their pursuit, employing for
tkis purpose the dogs which are
trained to hunt down the fugitive
slaves of the South. The whole %
were captured.