smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1860

The following lines were recently found
posted on the walls of an old house in New.
ark, N. j., and were probably written many
years ego:


oh what will become of that nag when we part?
Shall it drocp DER the tomb of our national fame
Shall it stream DER the wreck, when each hope Of


the heart


Has abandoned the wreck to oblivion and shame !?
When that banner of glory forever is furled,


Shall each gem be reset and translated afar?
Shall the light constellation that lighted world
Ee replaced by distant and desc late star?
Rather heap Its proud trophies, and over them cast
This all Of our honor-this shroud OF our shame;
Fire the pile fling the ashes abroad on the blast
1t was born amid storm--let 1t perish in fame
Year: 1860

to you, and purchase a good American ami.
NAL for the Mayor. or course you under
stand this is in confidence. as / make the
offer solely from the disinterested wish Of
serving American cattle. If you should
think it worth your while, l shall be very
happy to see you at the American House
some time during the present week.


with the highest respect,


w.. L.
Year: 1860

lie.


certify the foregoing TO bo copy OF the orginalextant
In my current register


In faith whereof grant these presents under my
H. g. and The impress fny seal Of office, New Orleans
Year: 1860

WHAT ONE Cur WILL Do.-Twenty- lone cows,
that had been bitten by mad dog, have shown
symptoms of hydrophobia, near Patterson, New
Jersey. Of these. nineteen have died. Ten
other cattle were bitten, and the value of the
cattle destroyed by that one eur was fifteen
hundred dollars. Yet it is more than probable
the owner OF the dog was fighting mad when
his cur was killed.


But one of the most distressing cases of dog
infaiuaton, occurred in Winchester, Mass, the
account of which we find in the Boston Traveller
The dog was poodle, one of those sore-eyed
lap dogs, good for nothing but to breed tieas in
their long hair and snap at visitors. 1t belong
ed to Mr.. Clark.


The dog was known to have been bitten by
another dog. thought to be rabid. Soon the
poodle ran off, was snappish, and would not eat
A lad seized the poodle, and WIS bitten. The
dog was taken home, and Mrs. Clark, after all
this gave him bath when the poodle bit her
The same night child of Mr.. Stone, of six
years was bitten by the dog, while the little boy
was undressing. The morning after Mr. Stone
clipped the dogs hair and was bitten on the
finger, and Mr.. S. cuffed the dog, but left him
go, and in few hours little son of Mr.. Clark,
the owner of the dog, was bitten by the poodle.


The dog was tied up until night when he was
let loose and then tore his blanket to pieces and
bit man in the foot who came into the room
After all this the poodle was allowed to run and
he bit neighbors dog. Then the poodle was
shut up and soon died.


The second little boy was bitten July 9th,
and the wound healed. On Sunday, the 18th
of August, the child complained of choking
sensation, was put TO bed but would spring up,
and when water was offered would reject it, was
so wakeful as to remain all night with his eyes
wide open, and all remedies failing, died the
Tuesday following in terrible agony.
Year: 1860

So II seems seven pers ms three of them men J
were looking on while the man was beating his
wife TO death. There was JEREMIAH FocHT. his
son Joel, and Henry Sriizel, and the woman
But they all ad loo much respect for relations
b tween the St xe-, and too high an appreciation
of their own duties, TO interfere while man
was wallopiRg woman.


Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan, testifying as to the first
beating the woman received, that which took
place while Mr.. Focht was at dinner, says:


Il took Mrs. Siitzel's bucket and went to tie
spring for bucket of water, 10 see if the wo-
man was dead or alive The woman was living
fcing the spring. She turned on her back
and called TO Warren for drink. The words
of the woman were, % do give me drink of
water She mentioned no name. Warren told
her she was damn near the spring. ". sat at
tie big sEanty, at the same place where he sat
when he was throwing the stones. She said d
second, DO give me drink, I'd Warren an
swered second time, You are damn near the
spring Warren said, You hare caao,gA." The
woman said Yes, you have beaten me enough,
You have killed.


81 don't know whether sue knew was near
her. / was five or six PAGES from her. While
| was dipping the water she said, % do give
me a drink | did not give it 10 her because
l was afraid to stoop over her. l had my own
life and wanted TO keep it. l was afraid of W.
When she said 1t a second time, l was going
away with the water. She could hear me there.
| don't know whether she could see me- ]
don't know that she was talking to me- When
was dipping the water, she said. DO give me
a drink of water Warren first called me TO
give him drink. and then the woman said,
DO give IN. a drink of water When she ask
ed second time for water l was from her about
fifteen feet. l did not speak at all; did not
give W. a drink. | did not answer him when
he asked for drink. l was afraid 10 give her
a dr1hk, and Mrs. Stiizei was calling to me to
hurry ON with the bucket .
Year: 1860

THE Touch OF THE MURDERER.-Who,
after reading the following, will say that q
superstition will work no good;


AT Georgetown, Delaware, few days
since, young white girl, of fourteen years
of age, was waylaid by negro, struck
over the head with club, string tied
around her neck until she was strangled,
outrage perpetrated upon her person, and
left dead in a ditch. Suspicion fastened
upon the negro, but there was no witness
to the hellish crime. o.


The negro, at the Corouers inquest, was
told to touch the body, but he refused
On the inquest re-assembling the negro
was told that he must touch the body;
this so frightened him that he confessed
the whole transaction.


Of course his belief in the well known
that wounds will bleed afresh
if the body is touched by the murderer
was the cause of his fear and Of his con-
fession.
Year: 1860

Between the dark and the daylight,
When the night is beginning 10 lower,
Comes pause in the days occupations
That is known rs Ike Children's Hour
hear in the chamber above me


The paiter of little feet,
The sound of door that is opened,
And voices soft and sweet.
From my study / see in tie lanplight
Descending the broad hall stair,
Grave Alice and laughing Allegra,
And Edith with golden hair.
A whisper. and then silence:


Yet / know by their merry eyes
They are plotting and planning together
To take me by surprise.
a sudden rush from the stairway.
A sudden raid from the hail.
BY three doors left ungarded


They enter my castle WALL
IDey cllmO Up lilsO M luTTel


Der the arms and back Of my chair;
If l try to escape they surround me;
l They seem TO be everywhere.
They almost devour me with kisses,
Their arms about me entwine,
Till think of the Bishop of Bingen
In his Mouse-iower on the Rhine!
Do you think. o blue-eyed banditti.
Because you have scaled the WALL
Such an old mustaehe as | am


Is not match for you all?
have you fast in my fortress,


And will not let you depart,
But put yOu down into the dungeons
In the round tower of my heart.
And there will | keep you forever.
Yes, forever and a day.
Till the wall shall crumble to ruin.
And moulder in dust awayi
Year: 1860

sEThe following is the eloquent close oil
of Columbus the other night, on the occasion
of their Jubilee over the election of Frank Blair:


1.-The fringes of the vast curtain which hides
the fn,ure. are all luminous with the glories of
the coming day. will not attempt TO lift it.
Let us steadfastly maintain our principles, let
us sustain each other by generous sympathy and
cordial appreciations; and in this spirit let us
work and wait. The vail will rise: THE FUTURE
WILL BE OURS"
Year: 1860

A q. LOWTHER is carrying on the
II. tailoring business in all its various
branches in Rooms over


MULVANE'S STORE.
His experience and taste enables him to rem
ier general satisfaction TO those for whom he
does work, and he hopes by industry and close
application to business to receive liberal share
Of patronage.


ALL WORK Is WARRANTED.
His prices are as low as it is possible for
man to live at s<TE
Millersburg, Is60-n4ltf
Year: 1860

A PLEA FOR OLD MAIDs-A woman at the
age OF thirty three and a third years, who has
never been married, is considered paxses. i
called an ''old maid" and the term is most
unjustly used in derision. The very fact OF
being an old maid is prinpa facis evidence OF
the possession of purity, prudence, and self
denial, and these are essential to the character
OF perfect wife; without them, no woman is
worth having. Being an "old maid implies
decision Of character; neither sham, nor shows.
nor eourtiy manners, nor splendid persons
have won them over; nor fair promises nor
shallow tears; they looked beyond the manner
and the dress, and finding no cheering indica-
tiOn Of depth of mind and sterling principles.
they gave up the specious present for the
chance of more solid future, and determined
in hope and patience and resignation to "bide
their time. .'-HaiPs Journal Of Health for
.THHs
Year: 1860

AN ANTIDoTE FOR PoIsoN.-The Rochester
Unlon says: 1.-TWO or three days ago a lady
of Avon, took, by mistake, quantity of zorro:
sive sublimate, sufficient to cause death, had
not an antidote been speedily administered.
The lady meant TO taste some maple syrup
but bottle Of bed-bug poison had been care
lessiy left where the bottle Of syrup had stood
and she took small quantity before she dis
covered her mistake. Fortunately domestic
who remembered the fatal poisoning case of
years ago, had the presence of mind to run to
the poisoned lady with a pan of milk, who
drank 1t very freely, and also took the white
Of eggs so as to render the poison inocuous.
She was soon out Of danger Let this anti.
dote be remembered, and used in similar
cases y
Year: 1860

IHE LAST LETTER FROM HEENAS.-In a
letter to the London Times the Bencia Bow
says, among other things:


" am willing, first of all, to accept the
proposition made by a writer in Bells Life.
that Sayers and | should have belt apiece )
10 De gotten up by public subscription, pro-
Vlded that the true champions belt remain in
the hands Of the editor of Bells Life. to he
fought for again, the best man to take it. II
that be not agreed to, will accept the propo-
sItlon put forth in Punch viz TO divide the
belt-I TO take One-half and Sayers to keen the
other half will then head a subscription to
provide new half to his and in this way I
thInk good feeling may be preserved on both
sides.


If neither of these propositions (proceed-
ing, as they do, from English sources( are al
lowed me, then / shall claim that Savers meet
me on neutral ground, where our late battle
may be properly resumed. Though l am not
yet quite ready to become a member of the
Peace Society, 1 will cheerfully vary my prop
osilons somewhat to suit him. As the belt
may be said to be equally owned by both of
US, will agree to run him footrace from 100
yards to five miles for the stakes and belt. or I
will wrestle with him for the belt, or will
row him for the belt, or | will swim mile
with him for the belt, or / will take hold of
hands and jump from housetOp with him for
the belt. II all these offers will not do, will
agree In Two months to be ready TO fight the
four best men that can be produced in Eng
land, beginning with Sayers, at intervals of
thirty days apart, for the belt was told if I
won il could have it. would rather fight
for 1t than anything else; but am willing,
under the present state of public feeling, to
accept of half Of it. If that be denied me, and
through the exceptional action Of the British
authorities L be denied the privilege of an
other meeting, shall have no alternative but
to go home, refusing all English testimonials
and subscriptions, and shall hereafter feel at
liberty-nay, justified by all the equities of the
late transaction-to sign myself The Cham
piOn Of the World" "
Year: 1860

OH be not the first to discover


blot on the fame Of n friend,
a flaw in The faith Of lover,


Whose heart may prove true in the end
We none Of us know one another,


And oft into error We fall;
Then le, us speak we'll of our brother,
Or speak no; about him at all,
a smile or sigh may awaken


Suspicion most false and undue
And thus our belief may be- shaken


Ia hearts that are honest and true.
How often the light smile Of gladness
Is worn by the friend that we meet
To cover a soul full OF sadness,


Too proud to acknowledge defeat.
How often the sigh If detection


is heaved from the hypocri,e's breast,
10 parody truth and affection,


Or Iull suspicion to rest.
ll"w often the friends we hold dearest
Their mobc>t emotions conceal;
And becomes the pur.st, sinccrrst,


Have secrets they can not reveal.
l.cnve base minds TO hnrbor suspicion,
And small ones TO trace our defects
let ours hc nohler ambition.


For base is the mind that suspects.
We none "f us know one another,


And Oft into error We fl.l
Then leths speak we'll "f our brother,
Or speak not about him al all.
Year: 1860

SUFFERING FOR BREAD. We have
been informed by reliable authority, tina,
IN the lower part Of this country, the
people are reduced 10 the most straight.
ened circumstances in consequence OF the
scarcity OF provisions. The suffering is
confined chiefly to the poorer dtsses who
have not the means Of providing them
selves with the wants of life and we IN
derstand that they are threatening that
II provision is not made Immediately to
secure those wants unto them, they will
take them by force Of arms from those
who happen to have them. We sincerely
hope the picture is overwrought, that the
real condition Of things is not as bad "a
represented but il it is, steps ought i'm
Clediatsly to be taken 20 provide the
means of subsistence for them. in such
case 1t is not easy to determine what il
best TO do, but we feet satisfied that if the
suffering is 80 great as represented, our
citizens who have breadstuffs to snare
will come to the rescue and sustain them
WI some more permanent~ provision can
be made. We anxiously await more sat
i>factory news in reference to this matter
than that which we have already receiy ed:
aud in the meantime, we advise our far
.mers to plant potatoes, peas, turnips, aud
everything that will make full crop. as
1t will go long ways 10 relieve the scar
city that must necessarily he caused from
the late drought Clayton (Ala Ban
ner.
Year: 1860

ADVICE TO LITERARY AsPIRANTs.-l say, then,
in deep earnestness, to every youth who hopes or
desires to become useful to his race, or in any
degree eminent through literature seek first Of
all things position of pccunary independence ::
learn to live by the labor of your hands, the
sweat of your face, as a necessary step toward
the career you contemplate. If you can earn but
three shillings day, by rugged yet moderate
toll, learn to live cOntentedly on two shllings,
and so preserve your mental faculties fresh and
unworn to read, to observe, to think thus prepar-
ing yourself for the ultimate path you have cho-
sen At length, when u mind crowded with dis
covered or elaborated truths wW have utterance,
begin to write sparingly aud ersely for the near
est suitable periodical-no matter how humble
and obscure--if the thought is in you, it will find
its way to those who need it. Seek not compen-
sation for this utterance until compensation Z hll
seek you then accept 1t if an object, and vot
involving too great sacrifices of Independence
and disregard of more immediate duties. In this
way alone can something like the proper dignity
of the literary character be restored and main
tanned. But while every man who either is. or
believes himself capable of enlightening Others.
appears only anxious to sell his faculty at the
earliest moment, and for the largest price. | can
not hope that the public will be induced to re-
gard very profoundly either the lesson Or the
teacher.-Greeley.
Year: 1860

A Nut FOR PoLTICIANs.-The Yreka Jounah
aH independent paper, says If we were a poll
tician. and belonged to the side where it would
6e advantageous for us to do SO, we should most
likely ask why it is that nearly all, if not quite
all, of the newspapers that are advocating
Douglas for President, make a point of holding
up before their readers the fact that Mrs, Douglas
is Roman Catholic. Has that lady's religious
belief got to be hauled into the political arena !?
While engaged in the perfectly honorable and
le giimate business of presenting to the public
in the best possible light, the claims OF a man to
an office, are we justifable, and does political
warfare warrant us in attempting to influence
the political opinion of any one by constantly
prattling that the wife of our man is q practical
believer in the religious doctrines of such and
such denomination? Let Mrs. Douglas and her
religion alone, unless il is designed to make the
religion of a mans wife test by which men
shall be guided in voting for or against him
We think all this loud talk of political papers
about Mrs. Douglas religion in very bad taste
Most certainly the attempt to make political
capital out of her religion should be regarded as
an insult, both to the lady and the Catholic
voters of the United States. Don't do it any
more, you gentlemen who are desirous of elect
ing Douglas President. There is not a Catholic
Irishman in the country but what feels the insult
offered to his religion when this bid for his vote
is thrust at him.
Year: 1860

AGAINST THE CooLIEs.-At a meeting, lately,
of the Tenth District Republican Club in San
Francisco, the annexed resolution was passed


Resolved, That the Republicans ought to require
from their candidates for members of the Legis
lature a pledge to use every effort in their power
to discourage and prevent the immigration or
importation of Coolies into this State.
Year: 1860

THE SEoUEsTERED VAIEs.-lt is strange, and
no less true, that many of the most beautiful
spots on earth, even the remotest corners, have
been polluted by the enactment of some deadly
or hateful crime. And could the spirits of the
unhappy victims return to earth and relate to
man their eventfu history--how it WAS there
that they were smote by the hand OF the assassin,
or it was there that they first departed from The
path of virtue soon would these sequesered
wales, which are now sought after by lovers Of
,eoflless pleasure aud debauch. becope The
resort of those who seek the lone dels to study
the rural beauties of nature and CLEAN from its
hooks some of the seeds of useful knowledge
Sierra Citizen.
Year: 1860

A YANKEE OUTDoNE.-A Paris journal says
merchant to make him d visit at his house, ana
that the Oriental host overwhelmed his Oceldcn-
tai guest with hospitality. providing for him
splendid sort of throne in his best room, and in-
viting a continued concOurse of his friends to
pay their respects to the distinguished stranger.
The house swarmed from morning Till night with
courteous. obseqnious and admiring Cinnamon.
ill Brother Jonathan began to be abashed by the
homage he received But one day the Yankee,
having picked up rudimentary knowledge OF
The Chinese tongue, stopped on entering his
friends abode, to peruse a magnificent inscription
over the door, which he found to run as follows
" Here will be seen a real live North American;
species of creature rare in this country Ad-
mission, two cents-payable on going OUT
Year: 1860

DELEGATES to the Union Convention are being
elected from nearly every county in the State.
The " old ladies" expect to poll four or five
thousand votes.-.MarysviHe appeal.


Bell and Everett expect to get at least eight
thousand votes
Year: 1860

An Irish sailor, giant of known bravery, who
was in boat at the siege OF Copenhagen, kept
down his head while shot was flying over tho
boat


For shame hold up your head !" thundered
the oficer in the stern.


al WILL sir when there is room for it" was
the laughing response.
Year: 1860

POINT OY ORDER WELL TAKEN.-A windy
speaker once ordered glass of water during a
tedious speech in Parliament. :" will rise to a
point of order,n said Sheridan sit is out OF
order for windmill to so w water"
Year: 1860

FIRE COMPANY Would it not be good plan
ior eur citizens to organize fire company again?
OrwOuld it be better to wait until rqusre or SO
oil the town gets burned down? The city has
two fine engines, which are, or in case of fire
just now, would be of about as much use to her
%ths fifth wheel would be to wagon. They
nave certainly not been handled in the last year,
and, as they stand are utterly unfit for use. We
submit the question, whether or not, ifs block
were to burn down to night there wonldn't be a
hrs company organized in less than week {? II
answered in the affirmative, then wouldn't it be
pest to organize and prevent, if possible, an oc-
currence liable to happen any night.
Year: 1860

AN INGENIOUS CAT.-Cats in general are
said to die hard, but De 10 Croix tells of one
that escaped a wretched death by outwitting
Il philosophical professor:


Il once saw" he relates, ga lecturer upon
experimental philosophy place cat under
the glass receiver of an air pump for the pur
pose of demonstrating that life cannot to
supported without air and respiration. The
lecturer had already made several strokes
with the piston in order to exhaust the re-
ceiver of air, when the cat, who began to
feel herself very uncomfortable in the rare
fed atmosphere, was fortunate enough to
discover the source from whence her uneasi-
ness proceeded. She placed her paw upon
the hole through which the air escaped, and
thus prevented any more from passing out
of the receiver. All the exertions of the phil
osopher were now unavailing; in vain he
drew the piston; the cats paw efectually
prevented its operation. Hoping to effect
his purpose he again let air into the receiver,
which as soon rs the cat perceived, she with
drew her paw from the aperture; but when
ever he attempted to exhaust the receiver
she applied her paw as before. The specta-
tors capped their hands in admiration of the
cats sagacity, and the lecturer was compell-
Ell to remove her, and substitute another cat,
that possessed less penetration, for the cruel
and inexcusable experiment"
Year: 1860

It would be a useless repetitionto to do more
than refer, with earnest commendation, to
my former recommendations in favor of
the Pacific Railroad, or the grant Of power
to the President to employ the naval force
in the vicinity for the protection of the
lives and property of our fellow citizens
passing in transit over the different Central
American routes, against sudden and law
less outbreaks and depredations and also to
protect American merchant vessels, their
owners aad cargoes, against violent and un-
lawful seizure and confscation, in the ports
of Mexico and the South American Repub-
lies, when these may be in a disturbed
and revolutionary condition. 1t Is my set
tied conviction that without such a power,
we do not afford that protection to those en-
gagged in the commerce of the country
which they have right to demand.


ELECTION OF MEM BERs OF CONGRESS.


again recommend to Congress the pas
sage of law in pursuance ofthe provisions
of the Constitution, appointing day GER
tain previous to the 4th Of March, in each