smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1861

| Plate glass is recommended as proven tive
against burglars. Whenever the burglar encount-


eis plate glass, he must either give up the Job or
ne muS employ l0rce that will alarm any but the
! most sleepy household. The best diamond can onIv


scratch the surface of plate glass, and it REQUIRES
| heavy pressure to complete the cleavage
Year: 1861

The SUEz CANAL.-M. Lesseps passed through
Malta yesterday by the Vale ta from Marseilles %
Alexandria. We understand that be has pledged
himself to have the Isthmus of Suez Canal in such
state of progress by the end of one year as to
permit of small vessels passing from one sea to the
other.-Ualfa Times
Year: 1861

AS to the corn crop the prospect is excellent, and
we doubt if the crop in any State ever promised a
more abundant yield. 1t is now in the silk Album
dant rams have fallen at intervals throughout the
season, and it is now certain that heavy crop of
corn will be made in every part of the State


Cotton, too looks unusually well, but it is too
early to calculate with any certainty as to whether
te snere VIII be good yield or not. We may say,
however, that the prospect at present is good as
could be desired. " 7'N "
Year: 1861



Lay down the AK, fling by the spade
Leave in its track the toiling plow;
The rife and the bayonet blade


For arms like yours were filter now;
And let the hands that ply the pen


Quit The light task, and learn to WELD
TIE horseman's crooked brand, ana rein
The charger on tAe battle field.
Our country calls away away


To where the blood stream blots the green,
Strike to defend the gentlest sway
That Time in all his course has seen.
See, from thousand coverts-see


Spring the armed foes that haunt her track
They rush to smite her down, and we
Must beat the banded traitors back.
Ho sturdy as the oaks We cleave,


And moved as soon to fear and fight,
Men Of the glade and forest leave


Your woodcratt for the field Of fight.
The arms that WELD the AK must pour
An iron tempest on the foe
His Serried ranks shall reel before


The arm that lays the panther low.
And ye who breast the mountain storm
BY grassy steep or highland lake,
Come for the land ye love to form


A bulwark that no foe can break.
Stand, like your own gray cliffs that mock
The whirlwind, stand in her defense
The blast as soon shall move the rock
AS rushing squadrons bear ye hence.
And yc whose homes are by her grand
Swift rivers, rising far away,
Come ftqm the depth Of her green land
AS mighty in your march as they
As terrible as when the rains


Have swelled them over bank and bourne
20 ,,la
And sweep along the woods uptorn,
And ye who throng, beside the deep,


Her ports and hamets on the strand,
In number like the waves that leap


On his long murmuring marge of sand
Come, like that deep, when, Ger his brim,
lie rises all his floods TO pour
And filings the proudest barks that swim,
y helpless wreck against his shore.
Few, few were they whose swords, of old,
Won the fair land in which we dwell
But we are many, we who hold


The grim resolve to guard il well.
Strike for that broad and goodly land,
Blow after blow, till men shall see
That Might and Right move hand in hand,
And glorious must their triumph be.
Year: 1861

RAIN makes some people feel poor especially
people who haven't a big woodpie. 1t makes
most people dull and some gloomy. Not so
much the case in California, though, as in the
old States People in California are not over
reverent but they know what's good for them
and that's rain. They know, too, how when
they get good thing to save it. They find a
good site for dam and make a reservoir which
holds d sight of water, for mining purposes
but that's DEPRESSING. fellow used to- in the
States sit down in dry spot and look out at
the rain till he got blue. If he went out, it was
under black or blue umbrella and from under
that cotton sky he never peered, except once in
O long while when gaiter boot appeared from
under another. Then he get to his dollar and
a.half bording house, and get his regular cold
hash and boiled cabbage and cheese It's different
here. Things are free and loose A fellow
wouldn't think of holding up a tented cane be-
tween him and the sky-no-but whistles leisure
ly along, and now and then looks up to where
the grateful fluid is gauged, and thanks his stars
there's plenty Of 1t for reasonable purposes, and
enough else to drink.-Sie'rG Democrat.
Year: 1861

A BACKwooDsMAN's VIEW" Edad Sprowle'
writes from Washington to the Chicago Tribune


| was standing in front of Wilard's where the
sidewalk is eenmost worn out by chaps that have
been doin waiting business, such as is mine
now and several of us was dscussn the war.
heard one and another tall. his mind, and then |
returned and sez J. Gentlemen, we've got to
dig clean down to the foundations Of this thing,
and when we come to EN-, thar stands the cause Of
this ere war; With that pointed to an elderly
niger standing thar with a long whip in his
hand. The old chap was scared half TO death
He turned ashes Of roses color, his jaw dropped,
and his wool actually Strengthened ont some Of
its kind lie was so flabbergasted that it was as
much as he could do to stutter out.


"Kerridge, massa | drives you any were in
dis city you like"


Sez |, turnin from the old chap, "That there
gentleman is the cause Of this war, the niGger,
and yet were sich fools as not TO see it. sentry
OF experience don't seem TO have taught us any
thing worth KNOWN on the pint. When Liberty
and Slavery was tucked into the same bed, and
bid to lie still like good children, it is true an
extra pillow and better half Of the quilt was
given to Liberty. Slavery said she was in a bad
way and expected TO die young, would do well
enough with what she could get. Since that
time what? Why Slavery has been CROWN and
gougin for quilt, bolster and pillows. Liberty
hasn't been able to take full feed for fear Slave
ry might get the dyspepsia, nor open the window
for a full, free breath of ar for fear Slavery
might ketch cold in the draft. II ever Liberty
has pulled on its boots to take walk, Slavery
has cut up how.dedo over it. Once Slavery
walked right out into a cactus patch and made
Liberty foler her barefoot, with bleeding feet
Slavery has always been the Jack Homer to
pick out plums and cry, What a brave boy am
J." and Liberty has been content 10 get the
crumbs"
Year: 1861

BILE ?-aud should it not be rebuked ?
Is not the Union worth preserving?-
and will you halt and be wayward when
our country is in danger? A popular
expression of our loyalty and attach
ment to the Government at this time
must be attended with the best results.


Be firm, then, and standby your can
didatc, and as certain as the eighth day
Of July shall come our triumph at the
polls is certain.


Stand by your candidate and the
platform adopted by your Convention
The results are worth striving for.
They are


"Union and Liberty,


Wallace and Victory!"
Year: 1861




KEEP IT BEFORE THE People, THAT
the En- -Rerrend Salucius Gar6elde re-
ceived the appointment Of Receiver of
Washington Territory, for political
services in the State of Kentucky.


THArtwenty-five hundred dollars per
annunn, for four years, was insufficient
for his magnificent notions, and he now,
with characteristic modesty, asks Cor
seat in Congress, and to be agent for
the collection of your war debt-pay
and mileage, $4,000.


THAT while Receiver, the sale of
lands not being very brisk, he receioed
on special and prirate deposit, thousands
of dollars of the hard earnings of the
farmers of our Territory, to be applied
to the payment for their lands.


THAT though long siuce out of office,
he continues to act as special banker and
guardian of large amount Of those
funds.


THAT tie money so deposited with
him to be paid into the United States
Treasury, should have been paid over
and accounted for long ago, or refund
ed to the depositors.


THAT the people of the Territory had
no occasion to import a man to take
care of their money and receive the in
terest thereof, and that every dollar he
thus received was paid to him because
of his official position.


THAT the Ex-Revercnd politician, in
thus assuming to take charge of these
funds upon deposit, for our people, dis
plays a fondness for our material and
pecuniary interests, highly RECOMMEND
ING him as an excellent agent for the
collection of our war debt and the trans.
mission of the receipts arising out of
the same.


THAT the special depositors of funds
to extingnish the Government title to
their land claims, did not deposit their
money with the Ex.Reverend Receiver
as an electioneering fund to promote
his election to Congress.


THAT the people of Washington Ter
ritory should at this time elect one of
their own citizens Delegate to Con-
gress; that they have had sufficient of
professional politicians and imported
c6ice-holders.


THAT WILLIAM H. Wallace the Re-
publican candidate tor Congress is an
old settler, identified with the Terrific
ry; that he, unlike his two competitors,
was not thrust upon ourpeople to enjoy
the profits of Offices which of right
belonged to and should have been held
by our own citizens; but as sturdy
emigrant and pioneer, settler in good
faith, he came here to seek living by
his own industry and individual exertion.
Year: 1861

REcoyERlNc Captain Mills, Of the steam
er McClelland, who was badly injured at the
time Of the explosion of her boilers, and who
was taken to San Francisco to his family has
60 far recovered as to be able to visit Sacra-
mento. 1t was thought at the time Of the
disaster that he was injured internally by in
haling steam
Year: 1861

WnopPER.-The following we find in yes
terday's Union. 1t is not credited to Mum
chausen


On Tuesday. September %. Wade II. John
son, of Calaveras county, whilst hunting on
the San Antonio Ridge in that county shot
three full grown deer at one shot and with
one bullet. The first one struck was hit in
the neck and fell dead in his tracks; the
second was struck in the heart and ran about
fifty yards; the third was so badly wounded
that johnson, by following half a mile got
another shot at it and Tagged his game"
Year: 1861

COMMON CouNCuL.-A special meeting OF
the Common Council was held last evening
for the purpose of receiving the supplemental
TAX list. After receiving the list, it was or
tlerod that the Council meet as a Board Of
Equalization on next Saturday evening at
lf-past seven President Thomas presented
a communication from the last Grand Jury,
based upon deposition Of the County Ply
sician, DIR. Soule, concerning the inefiiciency
of present accommodations for smallpox
patients. II was referred to the Mayor and
President Thomas Ninety dollars were ap
propriated TO pay Special Constables on the
day of election, and during the week Of the
District Fair.


The City Marshal was ordered to pay the
same, deducting whatever may be standing
against said special policemen for delinquent
taxes The Clerk was authorized to draw a
warrant in favor of } Z. Allment for Ss so
for furnishing awning for the pest house The
Marshal was directed 30 inform parties own
ing property on Second and Third streets
between B and C, that they must construct
their cutters in accordance with the city
plans Sundry bills came before the Coun-
ell, and were referred to the Finance Com
mite; after which, the honorable body ad-
journed.


Parties wishing a reduction in their assess.
ments will bear in mind that the Board ol
Equalization sits next Saturday night
Year: 1861

REMEDY FOR In GROWING NAILs.-It is
stated, by correspondent of the Medical and
Surgical Journal, that a cauterization with
hot tallow is an immediate cure for in-grow-
ing nails. He says:


The patient on whom tried this was a
young lady who had been unable to put on
shoe for several months, and decidedly the
worst case had ever seen. The disease had
been oflong standing. The edge of the nail
was deeply undermined; the granulations
formed high ridge, partly covered with
skin, and pus constantly oozing from the
root of the nail; the whole toe was swollen,
and extremely tender and painful. My
mode of proceeding was this: Iput q very
small piece of tallow in a spoon and heated
it over a lamp until it became very hot,
dropping two or three drops between the
nail and granulations. The effect was al
most magical. Pain and tenderness were at
once relieved, and in few days the granula-
tions were all gone, the diseased parts dry
and destitute of feeling, and the edge of the
nail exposed so as to admit of being pared
without any inconvenience. The cure was
complete, and the trouble never returned.
have tested this plan repeatedly since, with
the same satisfactory results. The operation
causes little or no pain, if the tallow is prop
erly heated.
Year: 1861

A MODERN ELIXIR OF LovE.-A London
correspondent says:


An old superstition has been revived
which assigns miraculous powers to a GER
tain well-none less than those which are
assigned to the Elixir of Love, bearing over
the whole world. The speculative and COM
mercial spirit of the age has seized upon it,
and as true as | write to you, the liquor is
sold at los. the bottle and curious accounts
are given as to the effect of a dose or two
upon the minds of sensitive gentlemen-how
the delighted maids have found the men
they have design against pop down, within
two or three hours of the dose, and declare
their love, asking them to name the day;
and not being able, of course, to retract
when the effect of the dose is over, for fear
of the punishment in the courts of law for
breach of promise Of marriages. judicial
torture which is being worked TO the fullest
extent by maids who can get scrap of
paper to show, which has been written upon
in foolish hour,
Year: 1861

ACCIDENT AT AN EASTERN THEATER.-The
Troy Times says that during the performance
Friday night at the theater, when "Mazeppa"
was tied upon the wild steed, and was being
borne up stairway to the top of the stage,
in imitation of passing over high rocks and
through dense forests one of the planks un-
fortunately gave way, and Mr.. Miles, with
bis horse, fell distance of about fifteen feet
to the floor below. The animal struck upon
some portion of the stage scenery, and it was
at first feared that he had been impaled and
ruined. Mr.. Miles speedily slipped the
'cords which bound him, >" and went to work
to assist the horse. Very fortunately, and
was in any wise injured. The audience was
for time very much excited.
Year: 1861

LEMON JUICE AND BLooD.-Orange or
lemon juice, left upon knife or other piece
of iron, will, in few days, produce stain
so nearly resembling that caused by blood
as TO deceive the most careful observer; and
many years ago, in Paris, man was nearly
convicted of murder, owing to a knife being
found in his possession with what was pro-
nounced by several witnesses to be blood
but afterwaId discovered to be lime juice.
Year: 1861

SENSATION IN CHURoH.-The Wilmington
Republican says no little talk has been
Gray, pastor of the Episcopal Church, al
Seaford, Delaware, omitting prayer for the
President of the United States, as laid down
in the Episcopal Pray yer- book. After prayer
he made some explanation why he did so


saying "that his sympathies were with the
South, he being Southern man" He says
that he shall continue so to do until other
wise directed by the Bishop of the YestrY
Some of his congregation are very muct
displeased at his course.
Year: 1861

cray says:


Which of the dead are most tenderly and
passionately deplored? Those who love the
Survivors least, l believe. The death of a
tears, such as your end, brother reader, will
never inspire. The death of an infant which
scarce knew you, which weeks absence
would have caused to forget you, will strike
you down more than the loss of your closest
friend, or your frst-born soma man grown
like yourself with children of his own. We
may be harsh and stern with Judah and
Simeon: our love and pity gushes out for
Benjamin, the little one. And if you are old,
as some reader may be, or shall be-old and
rich, or old and poor---you may one day be
thinking for yourself: "These people are
very good rovnd about me- but they won't
grieve too much when l am gone. am very
rich, and they want my inheritance; or
very poor, and they are tired Of supporting
me-"
Year: 1861

GREATLY LIKE A WOMAE.-A couple of
Americans, in Arizona, having fallen in love
with beautiful Mexican girl, resolved to
fight for the prize, which they did. One of
them was mortally wounded, and the other
hurt so it is supposed be will be crippled for
life; and the next day the girl for whom
they fought and bled ran off with another
belligerents, and through whose means they
had been induced to fight.
Year: 1861

French POLITESKss.-The Mayor Of a
small village of France having occasion to
give passport TO distinguished parsonage
in his neighborhOod. who was blind of one
eye, was in great embarrassment on coming
to the description of his person. Fearful of
offending the good man, he adopted the fol-
lowing Ingenious expedient for avoiding the
mention Of his deformity. He wrote, "Black
eyes, one of which is absent"
Year: 1861

A SHREwD BoY.-A respectable surgeon
in London, making his daily round to see his
patients, had occasion to call at house at
Charing Gross, where he left his horse to the
care of Jew boy, whom he usually saw in
the streets. On coming out of the house, he
naturally enough expected to find his trusty
servant treating himself to ride but no,
Mordecai knew the use of time and the value
of money little better, he was letting the
horse to little boys in the street, penny a
ride to the Horse Guards and back.
Year: 1861

| From Our Own Correspondent


NEWPORT Aug. 81, 1861.
The reel was going on when l took unceremonius


leave of you in my last. To keep up the continuity OF


proceedings will inform you that IL came to END


successfully, after such fittings back and forward,


such couplings and marchiDgs and tunings as would


weary the eye Of the most jealous detective. II lasted
full half an hour, the tune never varying. There
was q good deal OF wholesome exercise In IL, and
little touch of romping easily excusable to those who
remember the exhieraton Of young company pure air.


and music among the things that were, alas but
10 long ago that cannot recathe thrill and tngle Of
delight they were sure to bring with them. Even now
methinks, if jenkins yonder, or the polite Spudley
should walk up to the Chsperone the reverential


bow Of our time and request the honor Of jig in COM
psny something would begin to stir at the ancient
heart, and the prim mouth would soften to pleased
half-melancholy smile. Should jenkins grow pressing
the duenna's brow would relax ts awful severity end
soon to the astonshment Of her youthful Charge she
would be seen spinning round merrily MS al. one.
For you zee man is a hddling, woman dancing
ANIMAL and both remain 70 the end Of the chspe..
Bot my dear madam, you are indeed counting part
neIs who belong only to your dreams. Jenkins iheIe
is much too fat sk about in the reel and Spudley
has had too much Of the gout these ten years pact
keeps him toerably quiet when dancing is gong on.
Besides, il they could dance, and if the thing not
too ridiculous, they wouldyery much prefer leading oat
your daughter TO readng measure with your respect
able sell. So much the better, you say, in your usual
quenched and submissive spirit. But can believe
it the reel at st it's length all knocked into
pieces like vertebra beneath tue anatomical hammer
ana all the joints that belong to you come and RANGE
themselves once more under your protection, Ibe h
tie Fanny squeals alongside again, far, Gar below ue
elevated plane OF late maneUyers-the polite oinesi
stands once more ready, and the drum and Tie on le
upper deck play something very IKE tue h'e0e
March. SO let US make haste TO be gone. Tea IL walt
Year: 1861

The owner of saw-mill in the coun-
try, having bitter enmity against d
neighbonng farmer laid no less plan of
revenge than to get him arraigned as q
thief, convicted, and sent to the peniten-
tiary But as the honesty of his neigh
Dor afforded him no fair grounds of accu-
sation, he resorted to the foul expedient
of secretly conveying some of his own
property upon the others premises; SO
that, it being found there, it might be
proof of lis guilt. For this purpose he
took thousand of boards, having his own
mark on, and at dead of night dumped
them into the field near his neighbor's
house. But the farmer did not happen
to be as fast asleep as his enemy supposed.
He heard a noise, or thought he heard
one ; and getting up pretty soon after to
satisfy himself on the subject, by the help
Of lantern he found load of boards,
with his neighbor's mark thereon. How
they came there and why they came there,
flashed upon him at once. His course
was promptly taken. Allowing his enc
my just time to get fairly home and into
bed. so that the light of the burning pile
might not be detected, be set fire to the
boards, which being well seasoned, were
in a few minutes entirely consumed.


Early in the morning, as the farmer
had anticipated, the sawyer came with
constable and search warrant, to look for
his property.


" You are suspected" said the oficer
"of having taken thousand of boards
from this man, and by virtue of this war;
rant, hold in my hand, l must search
your premises"


Very WE'LL" said the farmer, "you
are at liberty to search as much as you
please. But if you fnd the boards, I'll
engage to eat them for my breakfast"


You'll have something harder to di.
gest than that, fancy" said the sawyer
with sneer He then triumphantly led
the way to where he had dumped the
boards, and where he confidently expect
ed to find them, and 10 there was rotha
ing but heap of ashes His disap-
pointment, chagrin and modification may
be judged of. He sneaked away home
and the secret of his foul plot getting
wind in the neighborhood, the ghost from
the ashes of the load of boards never
ceased TO annoy him; until taking advan-
tage of the darkness of another night, he
packed up his all and left the country.
Year: 1861

1t was warm and sultry morning in
the last of June. The inhabitants of
Monmouth were all astir with the know
ledge that the two armies were in their
midst, and by their motions sustaining
the probability that a general action was
about to be hazarded. The British army,
now commanded by Sir Henry Clinton,
had assumed one of the strongest situa-
tions Upon the high grounds about
Monmouth Court House they laid their
flank on the border of small wood, the
last guarded by deeper one, and the rear
running toward a morass


The army was disposed in such an ad-
jacent position as to be able to harass the
enemy in the rear and take advantage of
their first movement. The other generals
Lafayette, Greene, Wayne, Stewart, and
Scott, were directed to hold their troops
In readiness to support the front.


Early in the morning notice was given
that the van of the enemy was in motion
General Lee Immediately prepared to make
an attack upon them, and he was soon
Joined by Generals Dickinson and Nor
gan, with their spirited troops. In full
view of the house of Hollis and Molly,
this action commenced. Hollis put on his
military suit at once. The spirit which
animated every true American was newly
aroused at this spectacle, and he was i'm
patient to ningle in the strife.


"Will you go, Hollis p asked Molly,
anxiously.


eyes, dearest. Can I remain here
tamely, and not offer my assistance in the
defence of my country? I shall be only
a private but there will be work enough
for me tie do"


"Remember the fate of your father"
faltered Molly.


s'I thought you were brave, my own
WIFE" said Hollis, with a smile of affec-
tlouate pride.


"Battlescenes have not lost their charms
for me yet, though confess to unusual
mlsgiyings this morning." replied Molly


81 shall return at night, darling, it may
Q with new glory attached to the honor