smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1859

chusetts makes no distinction on account Of
color. Why do they not shrek about the
native born white citizen in being placed
on level with the runaway slave.


If foreign-born white man shows a
want of self-respect in belonging to a par
ty which places him on level with for
eign-born black man, why does not the na-
tive born white man show want Of self
respect in belonging to party which pla-
ces him on level with the native-born
black man? If either Of them show q
want of spirit in belonging to political
party, part Of which makes no distinction
on account Of color, how can any white
man belong any Christian church without
showing want Of self respect? -


The church processes to make no dis
tinction On account of the color of it's mem.
bers, and all branches of it, except the
baptist, believe that child born OF par
ents who are church members have Q
birthright in the church, and are entitled
to the rite of baptism by virtue of that
birthright So that black child fborn in
the church or made a member by the oct
of parents or guardians in being baptized
is looked upon by the church as her cEild
while the white child born of infidel par.
ents is an alien in the commonwealth Of
Israel; and before he can be recognized as
citizen must submit to certain rights o1


naturalization.


The cases between the Massachusetts
Republicans and the churches not only
the christian church; but all other church.
es are precisely similar, viz they make nc
difference on account of color. If white
men show mean spirit in belonging to
that party, because it places them on q
level with black men they exhibit great
want "spunk" in becoming members
Of any church.


Nay, VIC do MT see how they can condo
scend to go to heaven, for black men will
come in there on equal terms; and We real
ly cannot see what they are to do unless
there arc enough shareholders, slavedrivers
and doughfaces down below to have things
arranged on true Democratic basis, SO
that white folks stay in the dining hall
and get their hot birthstone out of crystal
goblets, while darkies are kept in the
kitchen, and get theirs from tin dipper or
sugar trough.
Year: 1859

pastor desired the matter corrected, as his
people believe in paying up tho presrding
elder"


Bat Methodist preachers are not alone in
their suferings A Presbyterian Missionary
in one of the western States writes to the Gen.
trail Herald: "a have not dollar in cash, and
not dollars worth of provisions in the house


Of those who subscribed $500 to my support
last November, know not a man to whom I
can go for n measure of meal or a pound of
meat; Times have been awfully hard for six
months past. Johnny-cake has been the staff
Of life, and almost life itself
Year: 1859

STATE Prison CoNyIcTs AT LARGE.-Some
twenty State Prison eonyicts, who have sery
ed out their respective terms of sentence at
San Quentin, have been released, says the
Times, during the past fortnight We are
Informed, on good authority, that as many
as forty more will be discharged within a
month. As most if not all of them find their
way to this city first, it would be well for
our citizens to look to the fastenings of their
houses at night, as it is not at all improbable
some of these Jail birds viii commence their
old practices of burglary and robbery again
if a fair opportunity offers. The police hav,
those that are here prowling around under
strict SeryeiiIdRce.
Year: 1859

eB- The Postmaster at Little Rock, Ark,
recently caught thief, by placing young
man in a mail bag in his office as a detector
IN such position that he could see any one
who entered the Office. When the thief
came in, he was readily recognized, and soon
after arrested.
Year: 1859

"MAsYs SAKEs ALIVE. A Paris correspon
dent-one of those men who have such an
astonishing knowledge of female wearing ap.
parel-says the Empress and some of her
ladies have lately been engaged in making
all manner of experiments on dress as regards
form, and development, and color, and the
result is, that they have determined before
long to inaugurote violent reaction to the
present style; that is to say, to have dresses
short enough to display the foot and ankle
instead of trailing on the ground to dimin-
ish immensely their prodigious development
and in place of colors more or less staid to
have the brightest and gayest hues imagina-
ble."
Year: 1859

A MORAL BANKRUPTCY IN New YoRK-The
n. Y. correspondent Of the Boston Journal
writes "It seems as if official corruption
and fraud were holding jubilee in this city
The open and shameless manner that the pub
lie treasury is robbed exceeds all former
years. Millions Of dollars are thus squan-
dered and stolen, and no one brought to an
account. Those who preside over the collec-
ton of taxes have made the discovery that
immense sums have been fraudulcntly de.
tanned by the collector of taxes, and appro-
priated to his own account What is true in
this department is also true of corporations.
One of the insurance companies of this city,
that has stood high, went by the board yes
terday. Its capital was $3OO,onO, all paid in
professionally. 1t was represented as one of
the safest and most reliable in the city. A
friend of mine one month ago wanted to
make an investment. A gentleman who
held 100000 of this stock advised this as Il
safe stock Yesterday meeting was called
Of the stockholders. The concern was in
solvent The Comptroller of the State " as
present, and out of all the assets, good and
doubtful, only $4,000 could be found. To
the stockholders, the loss is complete Such
events are of daily occurrence. 1t is difficult
to tell what is safe and whom to trust. Com
mercial integrity and business honor seems
to be thing of the past. 1t cannot be de-
MED that the late commercial crisis la.
seemed TO sweep away much besides fortunes


The hounds between right wrong have beer


broken down. And men who have scorned


to repudiate a debt, or appropriate what /.


not their own, seem now regardless of public


sentiment or private honor"
Year: 1859

AMONG the many reforms contemplated by
the Emperor OF Austria, is one which will place
all forms OF religious worship upon an equally
free basis removing oil the restrictions placed
upon Pro'estdnls and Professionalism. The mum.
Der OF Proteslants in Austria is estimated at
about three millions; two millions two hundred
thousand OF whom are in Hungary, or about
one fourth OF the people of the Kingdom.
Year: 1859

Be careful of your tobacco box, and how you
borrow guns. A young woman in New York
has lately sued man for breach of promise Of
marriage and recovered 5000. The principal
evidence against The defendant was the fact
that he gave the plaintiff his tobacco box, and
borrowed gun of her father.
Year: 1859

4 new daily paper has been established IN
London called the Daily london journal. It is
to be the advocate Of thoroughly liberal princi-
plcs-and will oppose the policy Of both wings
and tories The Journal is designed to be the
central organ Of British Repub1icanism. twill
be about the size of the New York Tribune and
published at the same price, viz: penny
sheet We hope it may succeed.
Year: 1859

seraph's wing to-day, for the daughters Of
music have been lifted from the dust where
in they were lying; the old blind man,
whose doubtful feet young eyes did guide,
lives now in morning light; and old black
iona, that stole softly in, and at humbly
dow in a pew beside the door, has been
made made white at last and hidden come
up hither.


We think it ought to be set down upon
map somewhere, that the old church was
very near the house not made with hands
only the graveyard's breath removed
We think it ought somewhere to be written,
The house that they builded of old-let it
remain forever Give to time the shiver-
ing of the wall they have hallowed; let the
wind end the songs the dead singers began,
and the rains gently fall on the echOless
Threshold
Year: 1859

beware OF silent water.


1t is not easy to straighten in the oak
the crook that grew in the sapling.


There is many good wife who cannot
sing or dance well.


You will never have friend if you mus
have one without failing.


There is one good wife in the country
and every man thinks he hath her.


Lean liberty is better than fat slavery.


That's but an empty purse that is full
of other folks money.


One might as well be out of the world as
to be loved by no body in 1t.


He that knows useful things. and not he
that knows many things, is the wise man.


As We must render an account of every
idle word, so must we likewise of our idle
silence.


He is worthless fellow who lives for
himself.


Depend on no fortune but conduct.


Begin life with but little show, you may
increase it afterwards


Advise not what is the most pleasant,
but the most useful.


Be content and thankful; cheerful
spirit makes labor light, sleep sweet, and all
around cheerful


If youth is blunder, manhood is struggle
and age regret.
Year: 1859

QUESTIONS FOR DEBATING SocIErY.-
If victorious soldier is crowned with lau-
rels should sailor be crowned with bays?


Arc the Seyenty-6rst regiment drummer
boys drummers to the core. or can their
music be beaten?


If a long beard grows in Dey. what
sort of beard will grow in Knight


If a bishop sees sea, does he sei-s
see?


If a man makes his gate fast, can his
gait still be slow?


Does a captain get half seas over when
he stays too long at port?


If take friend apart. does he coma
in pieces?


Do We find any perfume in rose till it
leaves? If it blows. do We ever find il
blue?-Erening Post.
Year: 1859

On Thursday forenoon at the jersey City


R. R. Depot, as the III l2 train of the


Morris and Essex cars was about leaving


the Depot, young colored man, neatly


attired, and presenting genteel appearance,


stepped into one of the cars and took seat
for the purpose of going to Orange. Pres
emily an employee of the Company came
along and ordered the young man out, at
the same time informing him that he could
take up his quarters in the baggage car
The young man stated he had purchased
ticket the same as other travellers, and de-
clined to travel under the head of baggage,
and refused to leave the car, when he was
forcibly elected and rather roughly handled.
This was witnessed by quite number of
passengers, many of whom expressed consid-
cradle Indignation. Upon inquiry, it was
that the passenger is one Of the
Luca family. consisting Of three brothers,
who are quite extensively known throughout
the country as vOcalists. They reside at
New Haven; are said to be quite well of,
and are generally respected. The cOnduc-
tor of the train assigned as reason for the
course pursued, that Luca was drunk.
His appearance, however, did not indicate
the truth of the assertion.


Yesterdays Tribune says Mr.. Luca is
about to commence suit against the COM
Dany for the unwarranted assault made up
IN him. He denies that he was drunk or
hat he is in the habit of drinking. !
Year: 1859

How do you feel with such shocking
coat?' said young dandy to old Roger
Il feel said old Roger, looking at him
steadily with one eye half closed. as if ia
king aim at his victim-'I feel, young man.
as if had coat on which l had paid for
"a luxury of feeling which ]. think you
hare never experienced
Year: 1859

Speaking of shaving, said a pretty girl
70 an obdurate old bachelor, l should think
that a pair of handsome eyes would be the
best mirror to shave by. Yes many $
poor fellow has been shared by them. the
wretch replied.
Year: 1859

labor and love. Very recently have
some of these wretched depredators de
troyed or stolen rose plants from the
writer's small, but much valued collection.
May the insertion Of this notice in your
valuable journal, if not cause their resti-
tuition, at least be the means of putting
an end to what cannot be very intense
enjoyment to the most depraved.


CIvIs.
Year: 1859

th,A { on Gold Hill, while sitting
on pile of rocks talking to him Col


P. complaining Of his hard fortune, and
throwing rocks from the pile Oh which
be was sitting into a reservoir that was
near, from mere wantoness, not having
anything to do. The Col. thought that
a piece of rock which the miner was about
to throw away looked as if it contained
gold, and told the miner so, who only
laughed at the idea of rocks which had
been examined by probably scores Of
men and thrown away as useless contain
ing gold the Col. asked him to give
him the rock if be did not want it, but
upon examining it more closely the man
found that it really did contain gold, and
upon pounding it up, he obtained two
hundred aud seven dollars worth from it.


Such instances of good fortune are not
uncommon about Columbia, only few
months since man found piece of
quartz, under very similar circumstances
worth over eight thousand dollars
Year: 1859

THE AMATEuRs.-The performance
at the Theater, on Saturday evening last
was most assuredly, the best and most
interesting that they ever gave since
their organization, and reflects credit on
all concerned for their industry and at
tentien in making themselves so perfect
in their several parts. The house was
we'll filed, and the performance much
applauded. At the conclusion of the
first piece, the Drama Of the "Golden
Farmer, Miss Sweet and Mr.. c. 8.
Rouse, were called in front of tho cur
tain as compliment from the audience,
for the meritorous manner in which they
had played their parts which they well
deserved, their performance would have
done credit to actors Of much greater
fame. Our friend Spiers is also entitled
to considerable credit for his excellent
personation of the character of Jenny
Twitcher, he kept the audience in q
perfect roar of laughter by his drollery


In thus mentioning those actors in partic.
ular, we do not infer that the other char
acters were not we'll played, each did
we'll, bat those parties excelled. There
was the usual singing and dancing the
Duet by Miss Sweet and Master Levy,
took everyone by surprise as no one ex-
pected to hear it so well executed. The
evenings performance concluded with
the comedy Of (" Perfection, or the Maid
of Munster, which was played as well
as any company in the State could play
it. They will introduce the laughable
comedy of s. Young New York, - on
Saturday evening the 26th, February.


During the week they have been play


ing SO Oak Flat, Chinese Camp,
az ING camps, and have met
W ncccss in every place


performance.
Year: 1859

A friend has handed us the following
problem for publication. Although it has
puzzled some of the best mathematicians
in the country, we are informed it has been
solved by one of the. teachers of the public
schools in this city. Any teacher of the
public schools of this city, who will fur
nish solution, will be entitled to copy
of the Atlantic Monthly for one year:


The hold of vessel partly full of wa
ter (Which is uniformly increased by a
Leak is furnished with two pumps, worked
by A and B, of whom a takes three
strokes to two OF BIS, but four of BIS
throw out as much as five of AS. Now
B works for the time in which A alone
would have emptied the hold; A then
pumps out the remainder and the hold is
cleared in thirteen hours and twenty min
utes. Had they worked together, the hold
would have been emptied in three hours
and forty-fiye minutes, and A would have
pumped out 100 gallons more than he
did. Required, the quantity of water in
the hold at commencement and the hourly
influx of the leak.


Answer.-120O gallons in the hold and
120 gallons leakage per hour.
Year: 1859

The New York Express charged the Ia
dies with over-dressing. Miss Flora Nc
Flimsey sends a letter in reply. We
quote


81 call upon you first, sir, to look at me
in my ball dress; and l select that be-
cause it is supposed that a woman in a
ball dress is the costliest dressed of all
women. Sir, have not clothes enough
oD, as every ybody can see, to keep a woman
warm, to say nothing of what propriety
and decency require. There is not beg
gar in New York who does not go into
the street with more clothes than have
on and yet you have the impudence to
abuse me, when l reiterate, with solemn
truth, my Nothing to Wear There is
nothing on my arms look at them, sir,
for you may as we'll look at them as any
other body in the street. There is moth
ing on my arms, from my wrists onward
and upward, as you can readily see. Eve
herself, in Paradise, was scarcely with
less clothing than / have here on these
two arms. Then, there is nothing on my
neck, or next to nothing; and if a poor,
humble woman of this world can wear
less on her shoulders than I, the Belle
Flora, wear, should like to see and aid
the poverty of that hapless woman. My
robe is looped up over my shoulders; and
hence the neck, bust, arms, &C., that God
blessed me with when 1 came into the
world, are just as he gave them to me
Now, sir, if you do not blush when you
see this, or when 1 tell it to you, all 1 can
say is, blushing is departed from man."
Year: 1859

The reason why children die, sayS
Halls Journal Of Health, is because they
are not taken care OF. From the day of
their birth, they are stuffed with food,
choked with food, sloshed with water,
suffocated in hot rooms, steamed in bed
clothes. So much for indoors. When
permitted to breathe breath Of air once
a week In Summer, and once or twice
during the coldest months, only the nose
lie permitted to peer into daylight. A lit
tie later they sts sent out with no clothes
at all, as to the parts OF the body which
most need protection. Bare legs, bare
arms; bare necks, girthed middles, with
an inverted umbrella to collect the air
and chill the other parts Of the body: A
stout, strong man goes out in a cold day
with gloves and overcoat, woolen stock
ings and thick-soled boots, with cork be-
tween and rubbers over. The same day
a child of three years old, an infant in
flesh and blood, and bone and constitu-
ton, goes out with soles as thin as paper,
cotton socks, legs uncovered to the knees,
neck bare, an exposure which would dis
able the nurse, kill the mother in fort
night, and make the father an invalid for
weeks. And why +? To harden them to
mode of dress which they are never ex-
pected to practice. To accustom them to
exposure, which dozen years later would
be considered downright foolery. To
rear children thus for the slaughter pen,
and then lay it to the Lord, is too bad.
We don't think the Almighty has any
hand in it. And to draw comfort from
the presumption that he has any agency
in the death of child in the manner oi
the quoted article-is presumption and g
PROCLAMATION.
Year: 1859

The London Quarterly for July has the
following story: A native of one Of the
South sea Islands went to Missionary
desiring baptism. On his confessing that
he had two wives, he was told he could
not receive the sacrament until he should
promise to be contented with one. He
retired without asking further explanation.
The next day he presented himself again
and reiterated his desire for baptism, say
ing he had only one wife. Upon exam
ination it was discovered that he had
qualified himself for the ceremony BY
killing and eating one of his wives.
Year: 1859

perfumes Of the rum hole, and make the seat Of
justice scene Of bufoonery. Of profanity ard
riot And yet not even . fine for contempt,
not q word Of censure, from our District
Judge! Our District Judge is young man
he has Congressional aspirations,
Year: 1859

N9- The Hop of the D. G. AS. last
Thursday evening was complete success -
Every one in attendance are loud in their
praise of the good time they had. The music
was fret rate and be supper superb; the la
dies beautiful and in fine spirits, and the gen
tlemen all attention and gsllantry. The next
riyhf
Year: 1859

THE V4uE OF RED Glover As A Sou1Ns p1ANr.-
corresPndent of the Genesee Farmer saws he has
three-ou4hs of an acre of land near his harm seed
ed to elder, from which he has kept pair of
horses in thriving condition from the first day of
June to th first ofSeptember, besides cutting from
the secondFrop nine hundred pounds of good hay,
containingbeed enough to stock an acre or two Of
ground. Al this may easily be DONE and much
more, by he aid of a little concentrated manure
applied to be clover plot, in a LIQUID state, with
much rain r river water put ON iudiciously in drv
weather,
Year: 1859

soon made corporal, and then sergeant, and finally
rose 10 De sub-lieutenant. But then began to feel
L, .he want OF education. The young officers who
au peeh educated in the military schools knew in
hnltely more than ] did of the science of war,
though there was none who could go ahead of me
In my duties. l might have stad an officer till
now 1, had chosen, but l felt could never rise
much higher, and so began to think of leaving the
army and of going back to my old trade. | spoke
to my brother officers about it, and they acted most
kindly, but told me, | knew myself that was
the only that could decide it. | made up my mind
to leave, and soon began to make money at NV
trade, so that l married and settled down here in
Paris, and, as you see, am doing well. have often
met my brother officers, and they are always very
friendly. As for the colonel ofmy regiment, when.
ever he is at Paris, or anywhere within reach Of
1t, he will allow no to make his boots but me. -
The education of the officers it is not necessary to
treat of in detail, for West Point education is
modelled almost entirely upon theirs. In converse
tIon with a most intelligent young officer, Mr..
X. -, who, having taken a high rank in his
school, won place in the School of the Staff at
Paris, he informed me that in the military schools
the ratlons are the in kind and are served in
the same way to the students as to soldiers in a
campaign.


No fire is allowed in their study rooms but when
they wish to warm themselves the word is passed
and all stamp on the floor, and slap their hands and
sing in chorus until they get warm, when they sit
down again to study
The students in the school of the Staff are sent





yey and examine thoroughly the water-courses
hills, plains, forests, marshes, and in fact to make
a tull military report of the district accompanied
oy an accurate map. These maps are compared
with those of the last year. All changes are noted,
and the best of them filed away for reference in
the War Department.


Their education is complete that all the re-
sources OF science at the command of the army,
and one cannot think, without regret, that this
thoroughly wel[trained body of men is thus care
1uily instructed and developed in every way only
to slay and to be slain


writer in one OF our papers has brought for
ward evidence to prove that the Prussans were the
first to the portable telegraph which appears to
have been SO useful to the French in the battle of
Solterino. This may be so; but the French can
certainly claim the use of balloons in war as their
invention, as appears from the following extract
from Life OF Carnot by the distinguished Arago
"Until the year 1894, balloons had been only OBJ
lects OF curiosity; but at the battle of Fleur1s
balloon carries General Morlot into the region of
the clouds; from thence the smallest mauoeuvres of
the enemy are perceived, are sigralized Instantly,
and this invention Of purely French origin procures
splendid triumph for our army"


.IOuN ri
Year: 1859

uow IT Looks ABRoAD.-The Plug Uglies of
paIt;more have taken to fighting among themselves.
II is their constitutional right let it not be inter
clearly in the interests of good order. The police
should only see that they have fair play against
each other,-ProvideRce Journal,