smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1866




The following Act, in relation to the scaling of
Confederate Currency, from the time of its first
issue to the end of the war; passed at the recent
session of the General Assembly:


BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN, ACT TO
ESTABLISH A SCALE OF DEPRECIATION
OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY.


WHEREAS, By an ordinance of the Convention,
entitled IAN ordinance declaring what laws and
ordinances are in force, and for other purposes, -,
ratified ON the 18th day of October, A. D., 1865
it is made the duty of the General Assembly to
provide scale of depreciation of the Confederate
Currency from the time of its first issue to the
end of the war; and it is further therein declared
that . all executory contracts solvable in money,
whether under seal or not, made after the deprc-
ciatlon OF said currency before the 1st of May,
1865, and untitled Except official bonds and penal
bonds payable to the State) shall be deemed to
have been made with the understanding that they.
were solvable in money of the said currency,n
subject nevertheless to evidence of different In
tent of the parties to the contract; therefore, ,s
Be ii enacted by the General assembly of the STATE
Of North Carolina, and IL is hereby enacted b the
authority Of tile same, That the following scale of
depreciation be and the same is hereby adopted.
and established the measure of value of one,
gold dollar in Confederate currency, for each
month, and the fractional parts of the month of
December, 1854 from the LIST day of November,
1861, to the 1st day of May, 1865, to-wit:
Scale Of depreciation Of Confederate currency, tie
gold dollar being the unit and measure of ialus,
from November 1I 1861 to Maa sf 1879
Year: 1866

GENERAL REMARKS.


Revenue Stamps may be used indiscriminately
upon any of the matters things enumerated in
schedule B, except proprietary and playing card
stamps, for which special use has been provided


Postage stamps cannot be used in payment oil
the duty chargeable on Instruments.
1t is the duty of the maker of an instrument to
TO do so, the party for whom it is made, may
stamp it before it is used and If used after the
SOth of July, 1854 and used without a stamp, it
cannot afterwards be effectually stamped. Any
failure upon the part of the maker of an instru-
ment to appropriately stamp it. renders him lia-
BILE to penalty of two hundred dollars.
Suits are commenced in many States by other
process than writ, viz: summons warrants, pub
lication, petition &c, in which case these, the
original process, severally require stamps
Writs of scira facias are subject to stamp duty
as original processes.


The jurat of an affidavit, taken before a Justice
of the Peace, Notary Public, or other Officer duly
authorized to take aftdavits, is held to be GER
tificate and is subject to a stamp duty of five
cents, except when taken in suits of legal proceed
ings.


Certificates of loan in which there shall appear
any printed written evidence of amount of
money to be paid on demand or at any time de-
signatrd, are subject to stamp duty as Promisory


The assignment of a mortgage is subject to the
same duty as that imposed upon the original in
strument; that is to say for every sum of five
hundred dollars any fractional part thereof, of
the amount secured by the mortgage, at time OF
its assignment there must be affixed stamp or
stamps denoting a duty of five cents.


When two or more persons join in the execution
of an instrument, the stamps to which this instru-
ment is liable under the law, may be affixed and
cancelled by one of the parties.


In conveyances of real estate, the law provides
that the stamp affixed must answer to the value
of the estate on interest conveyed.


No stamp is required on any warrant of attor-
ney accompanying a bond or note when such
bond note has affixed thereto the stamp OIL
stamps denoting the duty required, and whenever
any bond or note is secured by mortgage, but one
stamp duty is required such papers, such
stamp duty being the highest rates required for
such Instruments either of them. In such a
case note or memorandum of the value or de-
nomination of the stamp affixed should be made
upon the margin in the acknowledgement of
the instrument which is not stamped.
Year: 1866

:, ExrERAINATtNG CANADA THrsrIEs.-Hs n.
!Thompson, Iowa, writes in the Working Farmer:


Several yeas ago purchased a small quanti-
ty of white clover seed in Davenport. and sewed
it on small lot intended for a permanent pas
ture. In the course of year two after Il dis


covered some thistles. such had often seen 10
Scotland, bat never in the Western States before.
BY applying to ueigllbor who had lived in Cam
ada, L learned that it was the Canada thistle.
took large sack, butcher knife, and bucket
of SALT and went to work. l cut off all the this


ties could iud, put them in the SACK and COW
cred the root with about half teaeupful of salt,
and carefully turned the thistles in the stove.
kept watch on the place, and had to perform the
same operation for three or four weeks for the
whole season The next spring they came mp as
numerous ever, and changed my tactics and
tried the plow. L plowed the piece of ground
(some five or six square ,rods) every month or
oftener during the season till frost, and now nine
Or ten years have been added to my life, bat no
more Canada thistles have annoyed me.


Il suppose got seed or two of Canada this
tie thrown in when bought the clover, but
have been very careful otto buy any Eastern
raised clover seed since and it might be well for
Western farmers to profit by the hint" 0
Year: 1866

That the late rebels of the South and the
democrats Of the North, always more or'iess
in sympathy with each other, intend now
t. combine aud organize snew, in order to
carry out in political war the purposes
they failed TO secure by the war of sFms,
seems tolersbly clear. If to a combination
Of such strength for evil, were added tie
p,wer and patronage OF the National Exccu-
tiop. who cannot see that there would be
danger of losing all that we have gained by
the war? The democrats have stoutlJ
claimed hat they would soon have the Pres
ident. '.body and boots - They have taken
the veto ss the Presidents open march from
the ranks Of his party into the camp OF his
late enemies, and have fred saluses of can
non in twenty cities in honor of their aequis-
iti-n. 1t was because they feared that such
indeed might be the significance of the veto,
or at least that it was step in path which
once entered would surely lead the President
to turn his back on his party and on the
principles and professions which gained him
their support, that the veto has occasioned
such excitement and apprehension among
the Union men of the North. They have
Year: 1866

About fifteen years ago, saddler, whom
no will call Smith, lived with his family 10
,ha F;rst Ward of this city. By thrift and
industry he had succeeded in laying by some
money-suficient to buy small home IN
the West. Accordingly, the husband and
father took his money in good solid cash and
set out for Ohio, leaving his wife and chill
dren behind to wait till he made his selec
ton and sent for them to come to him.


The family waited for tidings, but none
came. They wrote repeatedly and made
many inquiries, but no trace of the missing
man could be obtained. At last they gave
up all hope of ever hearing of him again.
and counted him dead. There could be
no doubt that the unfortunate traveller bad
been murdered for the money he carried
with him. Suspicion even fixed upon res
ident of the city who had been in the same
section of the country with the supposed
deceased Meantime the family were poor,
and had to live as they could. The wife OF
the absentee-the bereaved widow-opened
a boarding house, and so earned an honest
livelihood for herself and family. Two OF
the daughters married, and one of them,
Ruth. was left widow, and returned to live
with her mother.


Recently young man from Baltimore
came to board with Mrs Smith. He was
a saddler, and had found employment in the
city. A few days ago, at the table, he in
ouired of Mrs Smith if she had any rela
tives in Baltimore. She had none. He had
learned his trade, he said, with Robert
Smith in that city, who was saddler, and
had come to Baltimore, twelve or fourteen
years ago. He proceeded to describe his
former boss, " and he described the suppos-
ed dead man. The accuracy of the descrip
tion the similarity of the name and occupa-
ton raised great SPECULATION. AT last the
widowed daughter. Ruth, obtained the ad-
dress of the Baltimore saddler and started to
visit him, and at once recognized him as the
father who had disappeared so many years
ago. She accosted him and at once made
herself known to him. He was taken aback,
and in his confusion received his daughter as
his daughter should be received, acknowledge
ing his relationship and confessng his great
fault in leaving those belonging to him to
struggle through so many years unaided by
him.


He had lost all his money in Ohio, and
was then ashamed to come home. He earn
ed more, but he had then been absent so
long that he determined to return no more.
He kept his resolution, and keeps it yet
He sent home presents and affeeti1nate mes
sages to one and all, but would not return to
them.-PuHsbury Gazette.
Year: 1866

An ALPINE GRorro.-The following ap


pears in Gaignania: On the flank of the
Maritime Alps. near the village of Castig


lone, has long beef known an opening in
the face of the rock. giving entrance to a vast
grotto To approach this there was no road
or path. and yet it showed evident traces that
the hand of man had modified the work of
nature. Some short time since three En-
glishmen determined to make an attempt al
exploring it. and, taking advantage of the
assures and projections of the rock one of
them reached the opening, and, lowering
a cord. assisted the two others to mount In
the middle of the grotto they found large
circular hole, and one of them attaching a
rope to himself, decended At the depth of
about forty yards he landed in another large
cave but, as in the former case, with the
circular Aperture in the centre. Determin


ed to continue his exploring, he was obliged
to get one of his friends to descend to the
second cave to lower him to the third. which
being done he found at the depth of about
sixty yards repitition of the circumstances,
but was prevented from decending any fur
ther as the cord was not long enough. and
they then returned in the same manner to
their companion on the first grotto The
cavern is supposed to have served as a rest


ing place to the hordes of Saracens who in re-
mote ages ravaged the Mediterranean coast )"
Year: 1866

A CLERK in business house in New York
was sent out recently to inquire the price of
draft of $500 on California. He ascer-
tanned that it would be three per cent, or
Sl44. His principal directed him to well
known banker to see if better rates could be
obtained. The clerk. mistaking the name
given him. called on Postmaster Kelly and
was informed that his money could be sent
by post orders for S24 This was an unex
pected condition of affairs: money orders
had not been thought of, but after due con
sideration the sum proposed to send to Cal
ifornia was forwarded by these orders, The
rate was just one half of one per cent.
Year: 1866

A MEMBER of Congress, desiring to show
how much he had learned at one session.
ordered two bills he bad just received of his
wlfe's contracting-one to be laid on the
table, the other to be read that day six
months.
Year: 1866

That leave the poison to crawl through the system
eating its way into the tissues and organs beneath
the apparently smooth surface, to burst out in the
future with virulenee that will battle the effects of
medicine when PERFECT CURES can be OBJ
tanned by consulting a physician whom long prac-
tice and thorough investigation into the causes of
DISEASES of the URINARY ORGANS enables
to determine at once the nature of the disease


In all diseases entrusted to the Doctors care,
PERFECT, SPEEDY and PERMANENT
Year: 1866

THE Crowd IN BHoADwAY.-A great deal ot
Inconvenience is occasioned by tho constant
throng during the business portion Of the day
in that portion Of Broadway below the City
Hall Park. Drays, oyster carts, omnibuses
and other vehicles are constantly running into
each other, smashing up things generally.
The few policemen who are stationed in that
neighborhood are generally looking in some
other direction, and are either unable to be
found, or II at hand look on with perfect indif
ference to these circumstances. Many OF the
police seem to take greater delight in clubbing
some drunken man or other victim whom they
have arrested than they do in untangling the
jam Of carriages that are frequently found in
our principal thoroughfarcs. There are too
many men connected with the police force who
act ~ though their whole duty was to use the
club over the heads Of those whom they arrest
This should be remedied by the Commission
err, and an additional force be placed on the
lower portion Of Broadway to prevent the
almost constant blockade which exists there
and the accidents which are almost every hour
occurring, not only to those who are trying to
cross the street, but 10 the vehicles which End
themselves bound In by the tbrong.
Year: 1866

shame and scorn, the fear Of few, that the
South, sabdued, helpless, and impoverished.
against the mighty North, will yet, if restored
to the government, rule tGis nation"


But as every paragraph Gs this admirable
letter is suggestive Of volume Of ampliica-
tions, We refer the reader for the connected
argument Of the writer to the letter itsslf 1t
is an argument which, even in behalf of the
poor freedman, must carry conviction to thou
sands who have thus far joined in the radical
cry OF derision and mockery against President
johnson, as "the Moses' of the emancipated
blacks. The signs Of an approaching political
revolution on every hand are multiplying !;
and when such . leader Of the religious
elements Of the North, identified with the war
for the Union, as Henry Ward Beecher comes
to the rescue, we may rejoice that the right
wing of the radical army is already broken.
Year: 1866

tough job in swallowing the iron-clad test oath.
And now, so far as Congress Is concerned, the
restoration Of the Union practically appears
more remote than when the rebel lines we're
within gunshot Of the federal capital. II was
In vain that our patriotic President discharged
with Judgment and good sense tNe duties Of
his high Office. Congress felt itself omnipotent,
and acted as il it were, and the President mar
rowly escaped impeachment and deprivation
of Office because he dared to disagree with
such omnipotence.


And now where stand wet II the policy OF
Congress is TO be endorsed by the people at
the coming elections, then, indeed, we may
abandon all hope Of seeing the States cousoli-
dated into a republic, one and indivisible
win the people endorse it, We hope
not. We believe not. It may be that
the republican party will have q con-
trolling majority in the next Congress; but
we think it will be majority that will be no
more overpowering. The people are deeply
disappointed with the present condition of
public affairs, and want to see peace and har-
mony between all sections re-established The
triumphal procession of President johnson is
daily winning over to his sensible policy thou
sands who beFsre were opposed to it. Let him
continue and extend his tour and the effect
will be beyond all estimate. Not only will its
effect be great on the approaching elections,
but we should not be surprised to see it pro-
duce converting influence on the republican
members of the present Congress. It may not
yet be too late for them to save their party.
Let the conservative republicans, warned by
the signs Of the times, go to work, organize an
opposition, take into 1t the conservative demo-
Gratis, undo thoroughly the destructive work Of
the last session, get control of the fortieth
Congress, and taking up General Grant as
their candidate for the Presidency. they may
yet be able to save their party, and at the same
time save the country.
Year: 1866

RULES FOR HEALTH-DR. HALL S
STYLE.-Never go to bed with your feet
sticking out of the window, particularly
when it is freezing.


More than three pigs feet and half a
mince pie will not generally cause the
consumer to dream of houris, paradise,
accommodating bankers and other good
things; at least they are not apt to do
SO. sf74


Never stand in the rain barrel all
night; it checks respiration and spoils
rain water for washing purposes.


Never spank your children with a
handsaw or box their ears with the sharp
edge of a hatchet, as it is apt to affect
the brain. 1a


To enlarge the muscles of the arms
and legs. climbing up and down the
chimney Especially if the house is a
four story one) three or four times be-
fore breakfast, is cheap exercise and
gives voracious appetite.


Ear-ache in children is common and
vexatious complaint, To cure it at once
bore hole in the tympanum with a
gimlet, and pour in oil and things If
the child keeps on crying, bore all the
way to the other ear.


Corns may easily be cured. The most
torturing corn can at once be extirpated
as follows: Take sharp knife and find
the joint of the toe whereupon the corn
resides insert the knife in the articu-
lation, pry off the toe and throw it
away. 1t will never return to you
again. Ge
Year: 1866

How THE PARsoN Cor EXCITED.
A few years since, near the City of
N, in Connecticut, lived and preach
ed old Parson B. who was bit excita-
Bile and near sighted. One day he had
been the city with his horse, and among
his purchases was barrel of flour, tie
head Of which was partially out.


On the way home the old man was
overtaken and passed by fast young
man, driving fast horse and putting on
much'' airs. Now, the parson s
horse was usually quiet, steady ami
NAL enough, Tut he couldn stand that
sort Of thing so he started after him
of the fast order in 2:40 good earnest


The jolting of the wagon at length jar
red the head completely off the barrel,
and the strong wind which was blowing
directly after the parson, blew the -four
all over him and the horse. At last the
fast young man was left and the village
reached, but the speed of the horse was
not checked. In driving through a
street to reach his home, he came in
contact with one of his deacons, who
was naturally surprised to- see his min
inster drive at such pace, and signal
ed him to stop. 'Why, Parson B.,''
"what on earth is the matter? You ap-
pear greatly excited" "Ex ited," yell


ed the old man, excited! Who wouldn' t
be excited-snow storm in July Get
up Dobbin !" The Deacon smiled, but
was silent. t-.i
Year: 1866




A NATURAL MIsTAKE.-A few days
since, young, fashionably attired, lady,
while standing in front of a store in
Broadway, dry,goods clerk who hap
pened to be passing at the same time,
with the curiosity natural to his calling
stopped to admire the fabrics exposed
in the window. While thus engaged,
he raised the lady's dress to examine
the material more closely. The lady
became alarmed, and called for police
man, whereupon the young man, in the
greatest possible confusion, explained
that he thought "that she was merely a
show-6gure, dressed up by the owners
of the store" Under such circumstan-
ces, an apology was deemed sufficient
atonement for the injury done,
Year: 1866

The Reconstruction Committee have or
dered the printing of 10000 copies Of their
report. They have picked out such wit
nesses as would testify to suit them, and
then reported part of the testimony elicit
ed, and had it printed for effect in the cleo
tions shortly to come of.
Year: 1866

The Southern Express Company paid two
hundred thousand dollars for money lost on
the W ar Carter, which was carried past Its
destination, Memphis, where the Carter ar
rived at night.
Year: 1866

@a- Hope for the lfnIicted.-In another part
of this paperwil be found the advertisement Of the
celebrated Institute established by Dr.. J. c.
YOUNG, in 1850. In this age ci deceit and char.
latanism it is boon to the suffering to point out
to them where they sure of obtaining the wished
for relief and cure. Under the care Of the sklful
Doctor the sick and troubled can diyest themselves
Of their burdens Of pains and shame lay aside their
cross and secure health and happiness. If you
are sick or in trouble, do not hesitate. Read the
advertisement and follow the advice. Do not for
get the number nor the manner of directing your
letter. CONSULTATION OFFICE, $40 Washing
ton street, san Francisco.


Speculative would call the attention Of our
readers to the Grover d Baker Machines. Their
reputation is too wei established for us to attempt
a word in their favor but would advise any per-
Sons wanting reliable Family Sewing Machine, to
investigate the merits OF these before buying, "A
word to the wise is sufficient OF
Year: 1866




The spirit of fairness inherent in our na
ture induces us to givespace to the following
letter, which explains itself The delicate
compliment to the superior character and
circulation of the COURIER, as compared with
the Appeal, may have its weight; we don t
know we are too modest, perhaps. We
hope the Appeal won't get mad, but overlook
any little weakness we may exhibit IN yield
my to the fattery.


San FRAxc1sco, January l3, 1866.


PPoPRIEroRs SHASTA COURIER = Gentle
men-I noticed in your paper OF the oth INST.
an article headed . Bad Egg, in which you
allude to an Infamous attack made upon me
by the Carson Appeal, and endorse the same.
Now. gentlemen, | am not acquainted with
either of you and never had any business
transaction with your paper, and cannot
conceive the cause Of your alluding to the
matter in your columns. I did not reply to
the attack of the Carson Appeal for the rea-
son that that paper had neither circulation
nor influence to warrant my noticing their
calumnious statements publicly, but as the
Shasta COURIER has seen fit to allude to the
matter, YOU will oblige me by inserting tins
statement In the first place there was but
n very small amount Of the advertising sent
to the Appeal that was due at the time the
article was written, and what was due was
not collected, in the second place the state
ment made to them by Thomas Boyce adTer-
tisng agent was lie. In the third place
there are several ads in the list that are not
vet due. In addition to the above the Pro
prietors of the Appeal wrote to me to send
them ads and not the reverse as stated by
them. As to the Carson Post the predecessor
of the Appeal they never inserted the ads
sent but thre weeks when the time contracted
for was three months. The Appeal article
bears upon its face evidence of having been
written at the instigation of Boyce for the
purpose of iniuring me in my business, but
he has most signally failed for the
business community look upon the article
with . business eyesH and those that know
NE know that poverty is my only crime, my
business is and always has been conducted
upon the " squair" and there is not a man in
christendom that can say that | ever wrong
ed him of a cent without his uttering an
infamous Lie as to your boast that you had
an honest agent and priding yourselves upon
your superior shrewdness in not accepting
our offered services, and thereby preserving
yourselves from being swindled. | have only
to say that you are indebted to me through
other agencies for more than one advertise
ment for wich You have been payed, hoping
that the next time you propose to publish
anything injurious to me, you will first in
vestigate the truth of the matter-I have the
honour to subscribe myself


Your well wisher


J J kNOWLTON.