smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1860

Rosa BoNHEUR COMING TO AMERIcA.-The
New York correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press says:


An artist friend gives me fresh and reliable
news about Rosa Bonheur. That triumphant
specimen of manly woman is about to visit
the United States professionally. An opulent
French gentleman, an enthusiast in art, some
time since commissioned her ladyship to cross
the Atlantic, proceed to the great prairies of
the far West, and paint from life a herd of
wild buffaloes. She was to take her own
time, accomplish it in her own way, and fix
her own price At first she declined to en-
tertain the proposition; but finally after
turning it over in her own mind, Rnd reflect
ing upon what an original and splendid work
she could make, she accepted the offer and
comes over in the spring to make the picture,
1t has given the French individual feelings Of
the most celestial character, and made him,
in fact, the most tiekled person in all Gaul.
Year: 1860

FUNDING THE OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS.
The last number Of the Mercantile Ga
zette contains the following piece Of infor-
nation:


In our last reference to State finances, we
alluded to the failure Of Senator Merrtl's
bill for the payment of the outstanding in
debtedness of the State, the bill having been
permitted to run until the termination of
the session without receiving definite action.
We were not then aware that at the last
moment, the last business day, indeed, of
the session, another bill had been introduced
and hurried through both houses, providing
for the funding Of the debt to the amount of
100000. To private sources we are in
lebted for this information, and also that
the bill received the signature of the Gov
ernor, and is now law. 1t has not yet
been published, nor has anything been said
in the public prints in reference to its pecu'
liar features but we understand that it sub
ms the question of funding to vote of the.
people at the next general election. there
is scarcely question that the people will
sanction the funding Of this Indebtedness.
Year: 1860

Vocal MACHINERY OF BIRDS 1T is diff
cult to account for so small creature as
bird making tone as loud as some animals
thousand times its size; but recent dis
covery has shown that in birds the lungs
have several openings communicating with
corresponding air-bags or cells, which fill
the whole cavity Of the body from the neck
downwards, and into which the air passes
and repasses in the progress of breathing.
This is not ALL the very bones are hollow i,
from which arppes are conveyed to the
most solid parts of the body, even into the
quilts and feathers. BY forcing the air out
of the body, they can dart from the great
est height with astonishing velocity. No.
dubt, the same machinery forms the basis
of their vocal powers and at once solves the
mystery
Year: 1860

CoMpUTING INTEREsT.-A new mode OF
computing interest at six per cent, has been
published, which appears very simple. Mul
iiply any given number of dollars by the
number of days of interest desired; separate
the right hand figure, and divide by six; the
result is the true interest in cents OF such
sum for such number Of days at six per cent.
This rule is simple, and SO true according to
all business usages, that every banker, bro
ker, merchant and clerk should post it up
for reference and use There being no such
thing as fraction in it, there is scarcely
any liability to error or mistake. BY no
other arithmetical process can so decided in
formation be obtained with few figures.
Year: 1860

A man was lately brought before magistrate
charged with stealing a dead sheep: the mauis-
trate dismissed the complaint observing that there
was no such thing, as when sheer died It became
mutton.
Year: 1860

fde in his wisdom, and not in your own and
above all wait till the suppose comes, and
then make the best of It, Depend upon it,,
earth would seem an Eden, If you would give
no place in your bosom TO imaginary evils.
Year: 1860

TAKING II rGooLIr.-Sonie years ago party of
Cambridge philosophers undertook, for scientific
object to penetrate into the vasty depths Of Whaal
Fortune Mine. The venerable Professor Farash,
who made one of the number, used to relate with
infinite gusto the following startling incident of his
visit: On his ascent in the ordinary manner, by
means of the bucket with miner for fellow pas
senger, he perceived. as he thought. certain un-
mistakeable symptoms Of frailtyin the rope. How
often do you change your ropes my good man y
he inquired, when about halfway from the bottom


Of the abyss. We change them every three
months, sir,n replied the man in the bucket and
we change this to morrow, if we get up safe y
Year: 1860

A New York Tines correspondent de-
clares that the Indians of Utah Valley are
"bought and sold like the negroes of the
South, and are vastly better off as servants
than as free." He also says that the
whole of the Mormons are now living off
the immense profits made by the sale of
their agricultural products to the United
States Army. These are sold at about
ten times the usual price. So well satis-
fed have they become that if orders should
be sent to recall the army, arevolt would
be forthwith ordered by Brigham Young,
to retain these profitable consumers Of
Mormon farms and produce. Ifthis is not
making Uncle Sam pay for heating the po-
ker, we do not know what it is.
Year: 1860

s A Pretty FANoY.-When day be-


gins togo up TO heaven at night, il does
not spread pair of wings and fiy aloft
like bird, but it just climbs softly ",
on a ladder. 1t sits its read sandal Oh


The shrub you have watered these three


days, lest it should perish with thirst


then it steps on the tree we sit under,
and thence to the ridge of the roof;


from the ridge to the chimney (; and from


the. chimney to the tall elm and from
the tall elm to the tall church spire and


theu 70 the threshold Of heaven and
thus you can see it 60 as though it walk


ed up red roses.--Jeremy Taylor. 5, n
Year: 1860

IT Is doing some service to humanity
to amuse innocently; and they know
very little OF society who think We can
bear to be always employed either In
duties or mediistions without any relax.
alton.
Year: 1860

A GOOD man who has seen nsuch Of
the world, and is not tired Of it says :
The grand essentials TO happiness in
this life, are something to do, something
to love, and something to hope for."
Year: 1860

The ToRNADO CoNCERT.-We trust
our citizens will turn out in q body this eve
ming, and attend the concert 1t Metropolitan
Hall. The entire musica! talent of our city
will be present. and we may look for one Of the
finest musical entertainments ever given in
Davenport. The cause should induce our citi
zens to open wide their purse strings. and still
further show their liberality by attending the
concert at Metropolitan Hall tonight.
Year: 1860

The Circus that performed in Rock
Island Saturday afternoon and evening was at
tended bv quite large crowd Of Davenport
srs The show declined visiting Davenport
on account Of the high licence.
Year: 1860

TaE alarm Of fire yesterday morning
Was false.


A FINE refreshing shower passed over
this section yesterday. cooling the air delight
fully. No damage vas done to the crops.


FoRthe finest specimens of typogra-
ply in the State. call at the DExocaAr And
News Office. Printing 10 oil its branches exc
suted with neatness and despatch.


A FALL-An unsupported wall Of
Deckers enlargement to his malt house. was
blown down yesterday morning. The loss will
be about 5000. and will delay the completion
Of the building some 10 or Is days
Year: 1860

=" Yes! !" She gave clear out then, and
squatted in my lap--she corkscrewed and


| circumhuxed and rolled in it. hug
ged her TILL | broke my suspenders, and
her breath smelt of onions which she ate
the week before. Well, to make a long
story short, she set the day, we practiced
for four weeks, every night, how we
would walk into the room to be married
till we got so we could walk as graceful
as a couple of Moscovie ducks. The
night, the company, and the minister
came, the signal was given, and arm and
arm we marched through the crowded
hall. We were just entering the parlor
door, when down l went kerslap ON the
oil-cloth, pulling Sal after me. Some
cussed fellow had dropped a banana skin
on the floor, and it floored me. 1t split
an awful hole in my cassimeres right un-
der my coat-tail. TWAS too late to back
out; we marched in and were spliced,
and taking seat, l watched the bride
kissing operation My groomsman was
tight, and he kissed her till jumped up
to take a slice, when, oh, horror a little
six year old imp had crawled behind and
pinned me to the chair, and in jumping
up displayed to the admiring gaze of
the astonished multitude little more
white muslin than was pleasant. The
women giggled, the men roared, and l
got mad, but was finally put to bed, and
there all my troubles ended.
Year: 1860

THE CEREMONY OF ExCoMMUNICATIoN.
A correspondent of the Independence
Beige gives the following account of the
ceremony that would be performed at the
then expected promulg CATION of the Pope 5
accommodation of Victor Emanuel,
King of Sardinia. AS recent advices
state the bull had been issued, no doubt
but the ceremony has taken place


The ceremony will take place at St.
Peters Church with great pomp. All
the Cardinals will be present; the whole
Church will be hung with black the
crucitiy will be yelled, and torches oil
yellow WAX will be lighted and extin
guished, one after the other. There will
be grand procession of all the monastic
orders in Rome, who will afterwards de-
part for their monasteries and converts.
chanting the Mserere' as they pass
through the city The person who gives
me this information does not think that
the sentence of excommunication will be
pronounced by the Pope himself, but
by Cardinal selected for that purpose.
Year: 1860

y Quick QrARrER,-A boy worked
hard all day for quarter OF dollar,
with the quarter he bought apples, and
took them to town and sold them on the
street for dollar. With the dollar he
bought II sheep. The sheep brought
him lamb, and her fleece brought him
another dollar. With the dollar he
bought him another sheep. The next
spring he bad Two sheep. two lambs. and
a yearling sheep. The three tieeces he
sold for three dollars and bought three
more sheep He now had six. with n
fair prospect. lie worked where he
found opportunity, for hay. corn, oats
and pasturing for his sheep, He took the
choicest care OF them and soon had a
flock. Their wool enabled him 10 buy IA
pasture for them, and by the time he was
twenty-one he had fair start in life !,
aud aIl from the quarter earned in one
day y.-Er
Year: 1860

We may not all, with powerful blow,
BE champions for the Right;
But all with firm undaunted brow,
May stand unshaken mid the flow


OF wrongs sustained from Might;
One word may turn the wavering scale,
One willing honest hand
Uphold the cause that else might fall,
Although by genius planned.
Year: 1860

a New INTERNAL MACHINE.-A Live Adder
sent in a Letter to FaithleSS Wye.-The in
mates Of the postofice were thrown into a
state Of general CONSERVATION yesterday after
noon by a serious of the most vigorous and
agOnizing screams proceeding from one OF the
Railways of the buildings. Upon investiga-
ton, the source of the outcry was found to be
a coOred woman, who was wringlng her hands
and apparently in a state bordering upon IN
sanity. The bystanders questioned her as to
her troubles, to which she made no response,
but pointed to a lively little green adder,
which was rapidly wriggling over the floor
towards open air. A general stampede en-
sued, but after long effort the "varmint"
was properly secured and taken to the city
marshas office.


1t appears that the colored lady, Mrs Phi
lander Pierce, has a husband down in Georgia.
Their marital life has not been one of the most
pleasant or poetic, and several letters of do
meste o6jurgations have passed between them
Yesterday, Mrs. Pierce went to the post office
and took out a little pasteboard box containing
a letter As she was removing it, she was
slightly surprised at hearing hiss in the box,
and almost instantly the green head, glitter
ing eyes and barbed tongue of the aforesaid
adder, shot up before her bewildered vision,
She dropped the box like hot coal, and hence
the screams. The letter concluded with these
! postscrpts:-


kiss this dear little pet for me, and take it
and sleep with it, for Gods sake


p. S.-They say that blue is true, and let
this bite you, and you will find out this is a
good little bedfelow."


That the dabolical Philander supposed his
wife was going to play Cleopatra with the
charming present he sent her, is not for a mo.
ment to be entertained but rather that he
concocted this unique style of making way
with her, is probable. AT any rate his designs
have failed miseraby, and his snakeships,
peacefully coiled up in bottle OF alcohol, will
decorate the walls Of the Audubon Club.
Year: 1860

The GAME OF BLuFF.-Several betting
democrats went to SOuthbridge, last night
duly provided with money to be used in bel.
ting. Their intention was TO bluff, and brag,
and challenge people to bet, and to do it all in
such way as to make somebody in South
bridge believe that the city of Worcester will
go for Mr.. Thayer The democrats are now
his loudest and most numerous supporters, and
they believe it a shrewd dodge to devote a
portion of their campaign money to this bet
ting and blufing dodge They do not believe
that Worcester will go for Thayer, but they
hope to make few votes somewhere by de-
claring vehemently that it will
Year: 1860

SNAKES OR EELs.-When an old fisherman
was asked how he knew them apart, he said
he always noticed that ees made for water,
and ''them" he made sure of; while snakes
always run for stone heaps. So when you have
TO choose between party which stands under
its own banner, and is true to its avowed prin-
ciples, and that Of a faction which hopes only
for success by the aid Of those who hail from
the stone heaps of pro-slaveryism, you cannot
hesitate. You will ally yourself more closely
than ever to that which represents most un-
equivocally your inborn love of freedom, and
will act, everywhere and by all lawful weap-
ons, most determinedy for the overthrow of
the cause of human slavery.
Year: 1860

You HAD BETTER NOT PUT UP ANY Mon.
EY."-One of the solid men OF the Thayer
party told a republican the other day that
a neighboring town was sure for Thayer.--.
Now, said our friend, who at this point was
supposed to be squatter sovereign, al am a
betting man, and If you are quite SURE will
make some bets on that town" Speaking
lower and drawing little closer the Thayer
backer said &c You had better not put up any
moneu :"
Year: 1860

Republican Rally Tonight at Mechanics


Hall.


Hon Henry l. Dawes, member of congress
from the Berkshire district, and L. d. Bailey
judge elect of the supreme court of Kansas,
will address the republicans of Worcester and
vicinity at Mechanics Hall, this "wednesday
evening. We trust the hall will be filled with
the true and earnest republicans of this city
The galleries will be reserved for the ladies
and there will be music by the National Band
who will accompany the Wide Awake Club tc
the hall
Year: 1860

The WIDE AwAKEs are notified to meet at
their headquarters as early as quarter to seven
this evening. They have engaged the Ma,
tional Band and will come out with their
torches for street display before marching to
Mechanics Hall, where they will take part
i'll the grand rally to night
Year: 1860

The Gur-e-n-t Pur-inciple In the Future.


Col Waters, at the City Hall meeting last
evening, predicted that the great and glorious
principle of popular sovereignty would disband
the republican party, array large part of its
supporters, together with the Douglas democ
racy, in favor of "the great principle of self.
government" while the remainder of the re-
publicans, who are in favor of congressional
Intervention against slavery, may unite with
the Breckenridge men of the south who favor
intervention in favor of slavery. lie said that
for one, he could in such case extend the
hand Of fellowship to the popular sovereignty
democracy with the utmost cordially. This
sentiment was greeted with tumultuOus ap
plause by the Douglasites present, who evil
IDENTIFY constituted the greater portion of the
audience "a fellow feeling makes us won
drous kind"
Year: 1860

BALLOTS Ballots for every town in the
county have been printed aud are now ready.
They cost from one dollar to two dollars ior
each town. Apply to the chairman of the
county committee.
Year: 1860

was a pistol, but she had grasped q portion
of her dress with it, and before she could
clear it, had sprung upon her and seized
her by the arms. But it was. a her no longer.
There was more muscle in that slight body
than had bargained for However, my
man popped" in the moment he heard the
scuffle and the beauty was soon secured
The glossy brown tresses fell off during the
scuflie, and some Of the paint was removed
from the cheeks. y, ~, .''' 'l','5 s 20
AS soon as the prisoner was secured, I had
his trunk taken off and brought in, and up.
on overhaufng its contents we found dis
guises Of all sorts, and quite sum of money,
besides watches and jewelry of much value.
| made him assume proper male attire, and
when he stood forth in propria persona, l
found that he had not only used rcd paint
fol. the blushing beauty of to-day, but that
he had applied more cadaverous coloring
matter for the constmptive individual pfyes,
terday. AS he stood now, he was a litho-


built, intelligent looking youth of not more
than five-aud7 twenty; but.with cold blood
ed expression upon his marble face, and an
evil look in his dark eyes.


,lVc carried him back to Lowstone, where
we found the money Of the old farmer upon


him, besides other money which had been


lost BY different individuals. At first he told


strange stories Of himself, but finally, when
he knew that the worst must come, he eon7
fessed the whole. lie was from London, and


had come into the country ON purpose to rob-
! He had two confederates with him, who had
helped him from place to place. One of them
had taken him away from the inn the night
before, and the other had brought him and
| set him down at the farmers gate that morn
| ing. We made search for these confederates,


but they had got wind of their principal S
arrest, and were not to be found. la +"
| However, we had got the chief sinner, and


had broken up the game. After he had been


found guilty and sentenced he seemed to en-


Joy himself hugely in telling how he had de-
! ccived the good people of our county. Now


he would turn himself again into the old
. woman, who had given the driver SO much
/ trouble about her band box Then he would


be again the meek -brOwcd minister, who had


distributed tracts to the passengers, and pick


ed their pockets while they read. Then he


would do himself up into the little bumped


backed old man, who had been lifted into
\ and out ofthe coach, and robbed his. helpers


while they fixed his -crutehes for hinI J II


was funny-very-an perhaps we might


never have caught him but for the accident


of the fagot. That was not 50 funny for him


and doubt if he found much fun in work


ing at our hard stone-hammerng early and


latc-with an ineXorablc master over him to
4 spur him up when he Jagged. "a
Year: 1860

=


Adse5tse your Business Do not hide your light under
bushe. Whatever your calling occupation may be, II
it needs support from The public advertise thoroughly
and efficiently in some shape other that will arrest pub
lie attention Ifreely confess that what success have
had in life may fairly be attrbuted more to the public press
than to all other causes conbincd. There may possibly
be occupations that not require advertising, but
not well conceive what they areP T. BAgNCM -


Adeeyt;se ADVERTISED This is the life of trade and
standing advertisements, you will nd VIII prove the most
remuneratve at least have found 50 during bus
thus arfor should you withdraw but single
week from te paper In which you accnstone TO ad
vertise ten TO one that would be the time when
would be customers will look-ino the paper for your
business address, and not finding IT, you will lose several
profitable sales.-WIILIAM GRAY. 'agn. s1nr


Ihaye always considered literally and long


Ito be the great medium Of success In business, and tie
prelude to wealth And have made an invarable rule
too to advertise in the dullest times long experience
having taught that money thus spent wen laid ont
as keeping my business constantly before the public has
secured me many sales would otherwise have lost
STEPHEN GRARp:


( Whatever success may have had in business owe
mainly to long continuous advertising in the papers
From close observation, fully convinced that IL s
impossible to make much headway In any branch Of com
without the facilities that the Press alone give
t-JACQB RfDCEwAY. sa4aS3s -
Year: 1860

The WAsHoE MINEs-For a week past says
the San Francisco Alta, we have been favor
ed with strong delegation of the owners o
the famous Walsh mines, or Comstock Lead,
asit is called. We understand that they met
here for the purpose oforganising and taking
measures to prosecute the work of taking out
ore with great vigor. A Board of Trustees
or Directors has been appointed and other
proper officers to the Company, and immedi-
ate steps will be taken to work the mine on
an extensive scale, and from alive can gath
er, the result will astonish outsiders who are
not converSant with the richness and extent
Of this most wonderful mine.
Year: 1860




W notice disposition on the part of CO.
temporarles occasionally, to praise one paper
to the disparagemeut of another A cdmrI;.
ment conveyed in this way, however ;pst
must prove painful to the object of it, il he
be at all generous minded, ond highly often
sive to the party he is compared with. The
best compliment we can paya cotemporary
gentlemen, is to quote what he says and le
that speak for itself-HydrauLic Press.


The above observations are very true ant
just, to which We might add that littl,
more courtesy between rival editors would
be more honorable to the profession. The
scurrilous personalities occasionally seen in
papers pretending to respectability, are the
certain marks of low and vulgar mind
The inborn spirit of gentleman will never
exhibit itself in any such way. And on this
head we may as well say, for it is the truth
tnat the editor of the Hydraulic Press is. in
this respect as we'll as in his intellectual
qualities, an honor to the editorial fraternity
of this State.
Year: 1860

TURNPIKE-The Grass Valley National
saws that turnpike company has been form
ed for the purpose of connecting that place
as well as Illinoistown and Yankee Jims with
Gold Hill, to which point the Eastern Ex.
tension railroad is expected to be completed
by the first of April. The turnpike is already
under way, and by the time the railroad is
open Tor trade viii be completed to Bear
river the stages will then be withdrawn
from Folsum and connect at Gold hin
Year: 1860

ACCORDING to the Iowa Hill Patriot turn
pike road is to be built from that place across
the North Fork Of the American, and thence
TO Nevada, connecting with the Illinostown
and Dutch Flat road
Year: 1860

SHORT CRoP OF SuGAR,-The reports of two
hundred and fifty plantations in Louisiana
it is stated, show a yield of only seven
thousand nine hundred and fifty hogsheads
of sugar against nineteen thousand last year