smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1866

/ Lay aside your fears that the Edi-
j tor viii get rich faster than his neigh
bors. We have never heard of a man
making more than a decent living By a
publication of a country newspaper,
even if he had ever such a good busi-
ness. A case in point is an acquain-
lance of ours, who has been publish
ing some six or seven years, has had


all the business oe his own town and
county, and large portion Of that of
the surrounding but with a Il this, he
gets into as tight piuches for money


to buy his white paper as any other
! publisher with whom we are acquain-
ted.


If the paper agrees with your ways
/ Of thinking, subscribe and pay for it,


and persuade your neighbors of the


same mind, to ''go and do likewise.
Do not tell the editor to send you the
/ paper, without paying, aud when you
/ get TO owe two or three dollars tell
your friends who speak of it, that the
1 paper is Of no account, that it will
1 burst up one of these days. The way,
I under such a state of the case, to keep


paper from bursting up. IS for
each subscriber to keep the editors
/ books free from charge against him


self


This thing of applying the credit
I system to the newspaper business may
/ be likened to a farmer. selling out his
crop, q bushel to a man The sum
each owes for a bushel does not seem
/ of any account to the debtor, but the
aggregate of these bushels may make
or break the poor deliver in the soil.


IF you have a father, mother, sister,
brother or friend of any kind, residing
at a distance, and are able, subscribe,
pay for and send them a copy.


If you have any printing you wish
done, do not jew" the the editor down
TO starvation price, and when he
comes to make q purchase of you
spike on the tariff.


IF you have any advertising or job
work you wish done, take 1t to your
County paper, except perhaps you may
wish to advertise IN more than one pa
per.


Do not run off to the city to get
your handbills, labels, cards, &C.,
printed, because, forsOOth, you can get
a reduction of few cents In price
Support your own as you wish to be
supported. A man who is always run
ming away from home with his business
ubBie deserves Gue patronage OF Lu6
community in which he lives; and, as
far as we are concerned, such will re-
ceive the cold shoulder.


Do not expect much of a paper when /
an editor is driven to be his own com
positor, proof-reader, pressman and /
devil, and has to run all over town (
every forenoon in the vain search for (
a quartet" to buy something for his /
dinner.


Do not expect the editor to make
honorable mention Of you or your bu-
siness every few weeks for nothing /
The space in a paper and a mans time /
are worth something, and every notice (
comes back to the drsWer Of the re-
eipient in dollars and cents. An edi- I
tor should not be allowed to go hun
CRY, barebacked or barefooted. They /
eat, drink and wear, just like other
people.


Finally, if you wish to properly sus-
tain your county paper, to live the bal
ance of your days in peace with God
and man, and occupy q seat In Para
disc after death, practice the Golden
Rule: Do unto others as you would
wish they would do unto you, under
like circumstances - 1ffia Tribune.
Year: 1866

Early instruction and home exam
pie produced in me a life Of temper
aBce, of which / have no regrets. -
When in college, experiences were at
first unfavOrable for the practical de-
YelOpment of such a course. Frequent
reminders that certain men drank
were accompanied by solicitations to
take strong drink, if ever / expected d
TO be anybody. Members of my class
who contracted habits Of intemper-
ance have gone to destruction, those
who we're temperate have obtained re-
spectacle position in the world. The
tendency to degradation is universal,
whenever. men permit themselves to
tamper with intoxicating liquors. The
largest portion of the crime committed
in this land has Its basis, its beginning
place, in habits Of intemperance no
cause more productive Of evil, or is
more destructive of temporal or eter-
nal happiness in its results. The fancy
that alcoholic stimulents are necessa-
ry to enable men to bear the effects of
excessive or prOtracted labor or fatigue
is both a delusiou and a snare. The
best fighting is done by soldiers who
do not drink, and they are the most
elastic In endurance. Constant refu-
sails to drink have always won for me
the respect of my fellow officers; and
though, in the practice of temperance
in my. family, some social ostracisn
has at times been experienced, friends
and acquaintan ees have finally over
come their feelings and have respected
the coffee and cake at New Years re-
ceptions as superior to the brandy and
whisky too commonly met.


The strict observance of temperance
is a duty imperative on all men. No
less a duty is the prosecution of con-
slant, active, prayerful, consistent af-
fectionate labors Ia the Major
General HOtCdrd
Year: 1866

The London Morning Advertiser
reports that one Of the falling stars
struck a waiter named Pike at Thomp-
sons coffee house, in Shoe lane. Pike
came to the editor of the Advertiser
and said that while standing in the
middle of the street, between Shoe
lane and Salisbury court, with no one
near him, and gazing upward, he be-
came aware ofa burning sensation in
the neck, upon which he tore his
neckclOth, and the next moment the
burning substance passed down his
left breast, scorching the shirt in its
course and inhicting three small but
severe burns on the flesh, with one
large wound, These burns (says the
editor) we saw, but being Of a skeptieal
and matter-of- fact turn we suggested
a fusee or lucifer; this, however, was
earnestly negatived, and we felt our
selves unduly incredUlous upon fur
ther examination, as no substance
whatever could be found in the
young mans clothing, and he was GER
tainly by no means likely to infict such
an injury on himself for the purpose
of a mere sensatiou. A medical man,
who saw him yesterday, thinks it q
seald from some fused metal or sui
phur, and the young man is decidedly
IN a state of considerable suffering "a
hours from the accident.
Year: 1866

A Grim, hard-h headed old Judge, af-
ter hearing a howery discourse from a
pretentioUs young lawyer, advised him
to pluck out some of the feathers from
the wings of his imagination aud put
them into the tail of his judgment.
Year: 1866

MORE SYMPATHY. The Roman
Catholic ladies of Norfolk, Virginia,
are holding a fair. In the fair is a
rattle In the rattle is a cane, made
from the wood of the Merrimac,
mounted with gold. and properly IN
scribed" I" The fortunate winner is to
present it to the prisoner of the for
tress by the sea, whom We conjecture
Monroe.
Year: 1866

Said an Astronomer to a bright-eyed
girl, when talking of rainboWs:


did you ever see a lunar bow, missf'
I have seen my beau by moonlight,
if that is what you mean, was the sly
reioinder
Year: 1866

Suddenly there issued half-smoth-
cred scream of delight from the door
of IinY's room, then came a rush of
little, bare feet aeFosa-the- floor, and
the old shoemaker and his little
daughter were clasped In each others
arms. There was a long silence in the
little room, then the old man took a
look at the slippers. while great tears
rolled down and Tiny cried a little.
toe, from sympathy And then, when
astonishment was quite removed by
explanations, how happy they were


Perhaps they were not the most per
feet pair of slippers In the world !;
of the brightest, nor Tiny's stitching
the most elegant that could be done
but when looked at through the eyes
of love, they were faultlessl An me
how much love can do In this world


GLANCE GAYLORD.
Year: 1866

We hate some persons because we
do not know them and we viii not
know them because we hate them
Those friendships that succeed TO such
aversiOns are usually firm, for those
qualities must be sterling that could
not only gain our hearts but conquer
our pFejudices in things far more seri-
Gus than our friendships, Thus, there
are truths which some men despise,
because they have not examined, and
which they viii not examine, because
they daanise.
Year: 1866

1t is told of Carlyle that once when
he was thoroughly fatigued in body
and mind by the labor of producing
one of his works, and had then been
sudden and total obstruction of his
manuscript before q word Of it had
gone to the press, he shut himself up
alone in his room, and deliberately
read through tie complete works of
Captain Marryatt. They were the
first novels he ever read, and, as might
be expected, the last
Year: 1866

IT is Of great importance TO the Farmer to get the
a best Plow. Without good PlOw no man can
do good piOwng, and good ploWing the 6rst
step toward gYod crop. have on hand and am
constantly manufacturing, Of the very best mate
rial, at my shop, my new
Year: 1866

T


ED SUICIDE OF THE HUSBAND


From the Boston Herald, Jan.1l


About four O'Clock yesterday afternoon some
persons passing along Hanover street heard
come glass fall from room in the third story
of the Blackstone House, and looking nm saw
the window was broken and there was bIood
sprlnkled over II, and they went to the Firs;
Police Station and gave information of the fact
when an officer was sent to ascertain what the
trouble was lie at once proceeded TO the room
indicated, where he found man, named Lewis
r. Simmons, with his throat cut living ON the
floor, and his wife Mary, with her throat also
cut, lying on the sofa. The man had a razor
gTasped in his hand, and appeared to be insen
slhle, but on being aroused by the officer be at
tempted TO again cut himself but he was pre-
vented. Assistance was at once sent for and
The man was taken to the station house, and
medical aid summoned for both the injured
parties, but as little could be done by the sur
g1ons, Dr MighIll ordered their removal TO the
Ciiy Hospital, and they We're taken there but
no hopes are given of the recovery of Mrs
Simmons, while there is some chance of her
husbands recovery.


1t appears that the parties have not lived
happily together for some time, the husband
having threatened to shoot his wife several
times, and having abused her so much that
she was afraid TO live with him and las,
Thursday she left her boarding place al Mr.
Thayer's, on hanover street, and on Saturday
engaged board at the Blackstone House for
herself and little girl-a fine child, three years
old-and she had remained IN the hotel until
yesterday afternoon, when her husband hay-
ing learned where she was, called at her room
ana hndlng the door fastened, knocked for ad-
mission. Finding who was there she declined
to allow him TO come in, telling him she was
afraid he would shoot her, but on his saving
mat he had no pistol, and promising not 10
harm her, she opened the door. This was over
an hour before the parties were found with
their throats cut, and from the fact that
when found, Mrs. Simmons was dressed in
her furs, IL Is supposed that she had consented
TO go out with her husband, although nothing
definite as to what their conversation was is
known.


About a week since, Mrs. Simmons whose
relatives reside in Wellfieet, from the threats
Of her husband, left their lodgings with her
little girl, and stopped in the First Station
Mouse all night, and, by advice, she took her
child TO the Home for Little Wanderers where
she left 1t until she got settled, and after the
discovery of the tragedy yesterday. the police
took the child back there. Simmons is man
aeout % years of age, has been married five
years, and was employed at Atwood's oyster
saloon, in Province street
Year: 1866

THE GUNBoAT SEA RACE.-The gunbOa;
NInoosh began her final test preparatory TO
her sea race with the Algonquin, on Tuesday
last al noon. The test will be finished TO- day
when she will be taken 10 the Brooklyn Navy
Yard TO receive her armament, stores and a full
complement of men. Since the conclusion OF
her last trip with the Algonquin, the Winoo-
ski has never ceased to burn coal, and every
trial has been eminenuy successful. The Of
ficers of the Winooski feel perfectly confident
that their vessel can beat her opponent almost
without an effort, while on the other hand the
parties connected with the Algonq uin are OF
an opposite opinion. The Algonquin has got
on board neaaly all her stores. She will get
her complement OF men in a few days and she
will then be ready 10 start
Year: 1866

N-It is said that the negroes in the vicinity
of Lynchburg, Virginia, are seemingly getting
rid of their reluctance to enter into labor con-
tracts with their late masters, and that within
the last few days many more have made
engagements TO go into the country as farm
laborers than has been the case before since the
close Of the war.
Year: 1866

The Richmond Times says that "the recent con-
sympathy manifested for the South by the Pope
have largely increased the popularity of 1.-The
Catholics with the Southern people. So.


The conservative character of the Catholic
Church stands in grand and striking contrast
with some Of the pscude-religious denominations
of the North. Catholicism is not what it used to
be. tits no longer politically aggressive and in
tolerant. 1t no longer sows the seeds of fierce
dissention3, nor is its career now marked any
where by bloody persecn ton and relentless ha te


Proftng by the wisdom and experience of its
past history, the Church Of Rome, even where it
enjoys supremacy as the established religion, no
longer seems to desire the union Of Church and
State. We accord to it but the M eed of justice
when we say that its influence in this country
has been to pour oil on the troubled waters Of
civil and political strife. Its ministers have
never forgotten from their pulpits their high and
holy Office, nor have they kindled in the house OF
God those fires of sectional hate which swept the
land with fratricidal war. They do not now stir
up the unsubsided passions Of men and hound
them on 70 new deeds of inhnntsnity. Adversi-
ty reforms and puriiies churches as we'll az taen,
and the Catholic church may have been induced
to follow tho virtues which now characterizs it,
by its knowledge of the penalty which, in its
own case, followed swiftly and remorselessly the
departure from the path of reetituds." ''.- '''
Year: 1866

the "Confederaey, anxiouely." asked
what he would do with JEFF Davis.


There was a boy in SprinRfi eld, "
rejoined Mr.. Lincoln, who saved up
his money and bought a coon, which,
after the novelty wore of, became
great nuisance. He was one day lead
ing him through the streets, and had
his hand full to keep clear Of the little
vixen who had torn his clothes half off
him. At length he sat down on a curb
completely tagged out A man pas
sing was stopped By the lads discon-
solate appearance. and asked the mat
ter. "Oh, was the reply, this coon
IS such a trouble to me why
don't you get rid Of him, then" said
the gentleman. Hush u said the
boy, "dou't you see he is gnawing his
rope otfr am going to let him do It
and then L will go home and tell the
folks that he got away from me"


Some persons were discussing iu Mr..
Lincolu's presence on a certain occas-
ion General McClellan's military ca
pacity. TT is doubtless true that he Is
a good engineer" said the President;
but he seems to have q special talent
for developing a stationary engine"


When Mr. Lincoln handed to his
friend Gilbert his appointment as as
SCISSOR in the Wall street district, New
York, he said "Gilbert, from what
I can learn, I judge that you are going
upon good missionary ground. Preach
God and liberty to the bulls" and


bears" and get all the money you can
for the Government"


One of Mr.. Lincoln's illustrations"
in my hearing, on one occasion, was
Of a man who iu driving the hoops Of
a hoRshead to head" it up was much
annoyed by the constant falling in Of
the top. At length the bright idea
struck him Of putting his little boy in
to hold it up. This ne did it never
occurring to him till after JOB was
the way some people do business"
Year: 1866

A timid gentleman some days ago
net one Of our bluff, burly doctors,
who is more noted for the force than
he polish of his language, when the
following colloquy ensued Doctor,
what shall take for the cholera R''-
era r " No" Well, take che chol-
era first"
Year: 1866

Guizot is engaged upon the eighth
and last volume, Of his Memoir, which
will end with the Revolution Of l84S.
The volume opens, it is said, with q
very curious chapter upon the personal
relations of the venerable Minister
with Louis PhilIiDpa.
Year: 1866

public are advised, no steps have been
taken to bring him to trial Though
the laws of this country guarantee him
a speedy trial he cannot get it. In feeble
health, cut off from the associations Of
friencs and the allurements Of the world,
and deprived Of the free air of heaven,
he languishes in prison the victim of ar
bitrary power Why is this monstrous
mercy permitted 7 Have his keepers
forgotten that he lives, and is the time
of his confinement 10 have no end ?
Surely it cannot be the intention to vio-
late the sacred laws of humanity and
trample the constitution under foot that
vengeance may be visited on this help
less and prosecuted man. There must
be power somewhere to give him relief.
There must be duty somewhere to
bring him to trial or turn him loose.
Every moment that he is debarred is an
outrage upon justice and a stigma upon
American law. IL he isto be tried, why
this long and cruel delay II he has
done nothing to justify his trial, why not
liberate him ? No one believes that he
will ever be tried and it is not lawful
to keep him in prison unless convicted
of some crime. Whatever olfense he
may have committed, his long and dreary
Imprisonment is sufficient atonement,
and the sentiment of the civilized world
is in favor of his release. Therefore
throw open the prison doors and set the
captive free Louisville Courier
Year: 1866

people of Tennessee Time sufficient and
only sufficient to pass the bill through its
two readings in the House and three in the
Senate, would elapse before the I'D of Feb
ruary, the day of the Convention.


In conclusion, we beg only TO add that
during the entire session of the Legislature
no political measure was introduced by the
retiring minority, and none offered by the
majority, was ever called up by the minority
for action. Always in their place, and in
tent only upon measures Of necessary legis-
lation for the protection Of the financial and
commercial interests of the State, they dep
recated and protested against all the action
of the majority, looking alone, as it did, to
measures of prescription eliminating in this
bill, revolutionary in its character, and SUBJ
versive alike of the character and peace of
the Government Finally, they were COM
PEELED, as last resort, to sdue the Liberties Of
aie people, imperilled by measures like these,
to resign their seats and return to the people
the trust committed to their charge.
Year: 1866

Could not tue people of Oregon and yOur Terri
tory open the Mullon road with one-third the
expense, and save at least l2j miles of travel by
so doing, rather than be humbugged by a little
steamboat operation \ little inquiry Of the
practical men-men who have packed and trdv-
elet over both rUutcs--ougHt certainly to be en-
titled 10 consideration. II men are sent out to
examine and report upon route is it we'll TO
send those Who are interested on any particular
route and coTld AS well make their report with
out leaving home? IDAHO.
Year: 1866

Every party, as every army, has its
camp-ioIlcwer-. The Republican and
Union party, since it came into power,
has had is full share OF them. We have
thousands Of men in tho Union party,
who, ON the negro suffrage question. are
sklrmlShlrg along near enough to the
main column of our advancing army to
rush in and claim the benefit of victory
If we obtain one, and yet close CROUCH to
the rear to beat hnstY retreat ii we
should beat a Tasty retreat ii we should
be defeated, to enable them TO JON the
enemy wrthou; any pcrceptibc change Of
base. This a political strategy -Hon J.
s. AshcH
Year: 1866

A lady who had read of tho extensive
manufacture of odometers, to tell Row far
carriage had run, said she wished some
Connecticut genius would invent an in
strument to tell how far husbands had
been in the evening when they Just step
down 10 the Post Office.
Year: 1866

For PAsCAGouLA AND WAY LANpINds.-Ihe
elegant low pressure steamer Creole Will leave
punctually, from the terminus of the Pontchartran
Raiiroad on the arrival of the AZ p NJ train, thus
aifording splendid opportunity to the business
men of the city for day of relaxation and pleasure
at the watering places.
Year: 1866

The most economical washing soap ever brought
before the people is Pyle's o. x. soap, pure and
hard made similar to French soaps, and does not
unnecessarily waste in use; is good for the laun-
dry, bath or toilet. One pound will make three
gallons of good soft soap, by the simple addition
of water Pyle's blueing powder is also the best
washing blue in use. Manufactured by James
pvle New York
Year: 1866

Clerk of the Second District Court
The friends of j. v GOU RDAIN announce him as canci
date Cleshp of the Second District Court subject 50
the nomination of the National Democratic Party
Year: 1866

CRY CULvERrs.-Among the revised
ordinances adopted by the City Council is
one requiring all the owners of buildings
in the city to connect with the street cul-
verts passing in front or along the side OF
their property, by culverts which will
drain their premises, for the privilege OF
doing which they are to pay into the city
treasury at the rate of sl.25 per front
of the buildings on the street. II is fur
ther provided that this tax shall be assess
ed and collected whether the parties own
ing such property connect with the culverts
or not. This ordinance will go into effect
as soon as the revised ordinances are com-
plete and published, sometime during next
month. The health of the city and the
comfort and convenience Of its people will
be greatly promoted by the enforcement OF
this Law, and the Council will be enabled
to continue its system of drainage until
every street has a culvert.
Year: 1866

A STRANGE DEATH.-On Christmas day,
a stra ger, whose name is unknown, went
to the house of Mr.. Smoot, on the corner
of First and Main streets, and asked for
bed to die in. A room was kindly given
him, and it appearing that no was very
sick, physician was sent for. Every at
tention was shown him until yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock, when he died. DR..
Little examined the body, and finding no
proof to show that there was anything like
foul play about the death, he did not think
an inquest necessary. The deceased bore
q resemblance to well-known physician
of our city, whence the report Of bis sui
eide which prevailed upon the streets yes
tcrday,
Year: 1866

RECovERING.-Wil F. Taylor, Esq,
Auditor of the State, who has been kept
from his office for some time by severe in
disposition, we are glad to hear is recover
ing, and will be able to resume his duties
in few days. In the mean time his son
Robert T. Taylor is filling the position OF
Auditor