smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1867

ward or beneficiary, was not possessed
of an income of 81 900, liable to be as,
sessed according to the provisions OF
this act: OF may declare that he or she
has been assessed and paid an income
tax elsewhere in the same year, under
authority of the United States, upon
his or her income, gains and profits, as
prescribed, by law; and if the Assistant
Assessor shall be satisfied Of the truth
of the declaration, shall thereupon be
exempt from income tax in the said dis
trict; or if the list Of return OF any par
ty shall harelbesn Increased by the As
sistant Assessor, such party may exhiDib
his books and accounts, and be permit
ted to prove and declare, under oath or
affirmation, the amount ofincome liable
to be assessed; but such oaths and evil
dence shall not be considered as cop
elusive of the facts, and no deductions
claimed in such cases shall be MADE
or allowed until approved by tine
Assistant Assessor. Any person feeling
aggrieved by the decision of the Assls,
tart Assessor in such cases may appeal
to the Assessor of the district, and his
decision thereon, unless reversed by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
shall be final, and the storm, time, and
manner of proceedings shall be subject
to rules and regulations to be prescribed
by the Commissioner of Internal Reye-
nue. Provided further, That no penalty
shall be assessed upon any person Tor
such neglect or refusal, or for making
or renderiag a false OF fraudulent re.
tnrn, except after reasonable notice OF
the time and place of hearing to be reg.
ulated by the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, SO as to give the person charg-
ed an opportunity to be heard "


TIME OF ASSESSMENT AND WHEN TAXES


ARE DUE.


That section 119 may be amended by
striking out all after the enacting clause
and inserting, in lieu thereof, the fol-
lowing: That the taxes on incomes
herein imposed shall be4evied on the
1st day Of March, and he due and pay
able on or before the 30th day of April,
in each year, until and including the
year 1870, and 10 longer; and to any
sum or sums annually due and unpaid
after the 3Oth of April, as aforesaid, and
for ten days after notice and demand
thereof by the Collector, there shall be
Levied in addition thereto the sum of
five per centum on the amount of taxes
unpaid, and interest at the rate OF one
per centum per month upon said tax
from the time the same became due, as
q penalty, except from the estates OF
deceased, insane or insolvent persons:
provided, that the tax on incomes for
the year 1866 shall be levied on the day
this act takes effect.
Year: 1867

One of the last acts of the House of
the late Rump was to allow the mem-
Der from the new State of Nebraska to
be sworn in SO that he could draw s. 900
mileage and s, 900 pay from the begin
ming of the session. The Senators from
Nebraska would have done the same
thing but for the fact that they would
thereby have rated themselves as MEM
beers of the Thirty ninth Congress and
have lost two years of their term of
service. They prefer two years pros.
pective service and pay to two years
retrospective pay without the service.
Year: 1867

Every department Of business has an imme-
date interest in the markets OF the country, and
ia its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fails 10 keep himself properly ad-
vissd as to the rise and fall Of the markets, as
controlled by the laws Of demand and supply
and the relative condition OF the currency is
exposed 10 constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprising
neighbors In order TO make our paper valuable
as we'll interesting. We shall continue to
make this n SPECIAL FEATURE. Our Daily
Market Reports, domestic and foreign, by tele-
graph. and our City Reports. gotten up at heavy
expense. have challenged the commendation Of
our best business men while our current Finan-
oial Reports from all tho leading money centre
Of the country are fuller than have ever


published by any other journal in Tennessee.
Year: 1867

And for the special pleasure and profit OF the
young. each week we win give general literary
and religious miscellany. Nothing shall find
its way into our columns unit for the perusal
the Iaothers and daughters Of the land. Depre-
eating the demoraliEing sensationalism Of many
contemporary journals. we shall eschew that
character striving 60 give the'reader substantial
matter, preferring to be useful rather than


ensational.
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people TO be self-reliant, and shall do what we
may be able to induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end We will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing,
and exert ourselves 10 encourage the diversih-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
neut Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

The Marquette Journal is responsible for a pretty tough story about an adven- tnre of one William P. Merthevet, from an interior town of Iowa.

 In a solitary hunting expedition to- wards the region of Dee Lake, we reach- ed poiot on small branch, running sonthwsrdly from the Carp river. in section p, township B, of 2S, west. Early one morning his attention was attracted by l'sslling sound.as some tremendous bird was flying through the thick foliage overhead. He look ed up and 10 his astonisllment and ad- miration bcheld golden eagle with outstreched wings just alighting upon u dead limb some two feet only above his head. Seizing a knotted pine stick weighing some twelve or fourteen pounds and abcat five feet in length. he struck at the birds head, but the bird caught the blow on his wing and warded it efi, and immediately retalia- ted by sweeping from his peaieh upon MT. Merthevet head and seizing his nose with his beak and planting his tal- ons in his right eye, dislocated the one and seriously injured the other

 This was accomplished be:ore the un- fortunate man could pick up his case kni.e which was lying inst on stone T few spaces off. His rife hang on the rwig of a trei several spi'ecs distant. Mr. Merthevet succeeded in disengag- ing himself from the grasp or the eniu- riated bird, and bleeding and blinded he rushed for his rifle and seized his knife. A second time the bird return ed to the attack but this time was met on the point of knife which the man plunged into his body under one wing, while the eagle struck him vi- olent blow that feled him to the earth. The bird now attempted to fly alot but the knife had reached a vital point, and Tapping his wings with dull scream. he fell liteiess on the grounva.

 Alter a time Mir. Merthevet recover cd himself sufficiently to rise, aud ban dage as we'll as he could his wounded eye and broken nose, took up his march for the nearest point of shelter This he found at the camp oi some In. dian who dressed his wounds and cared for him until he was able to returned home.
Year: 1867

NEW CoTToN. Holly Springs (AIiss.) Reporter has the following |: Wagon loads Of new cotton are arri- wing in our city almost daily. The price has declined considerably since the opening of the market, and we fear it will continue to decline for some- time yet. That there will be short crop nome familiar with cotton grow ing will deny, but whether the short ness of it will have any influence on the price, we are not able to tell; for the markets of Europe are not now so.ely dependent upon the cotton ot the South for their supply. Asia, Ali rica and South America arc extensively and successfully engaged in the pro- d,ction of this great staple. There is one thing certain, that the Govern ment of the United States, by their in famous cotton tax, are doing mere to foster the growth of cotton in foreign countries and destroy its growth in their own country, than all the cotton growing associatiens of Euaope com bined could do to foster it's culture out of the United States.

 CettoR cannot be grown ia this coun- try with the system of labor for less than eighteen or twenty cents per. pound and if farmers cannot realize that or more, the production will be stopped altogether. Our country is equal to almost any section of the Un- ion ia the production ofcereals and fais ing of stock, and thousands of planter will turn their attention to the raising grain and stock for the markets of the world, instead of raising cotton at such tax as the Government now inn poses upon 1t.
Year: 1867

being many vacant lots in all parts of it. 1t
does not bear the appearance of much improve
ment [ expect most Of the inhabitants draw
their daily food directly or indirectly from the
public crib, and as their money comes easy, it
goes easy; for there is certainly great sxtrava-
gance here. The architecture of the city falls
far behind the city of Baltimore and the new
few government buildings such as the Treasu-
ry, Post Office and Patent Office buildings.


By the way, while passing through the Patent
Office to-day, CHANGED to meet with three la
dies and one gentleman of color, who seemed
perfectly enraptured with the rights which they
were seeing. They were dressed to KILL y
For the benefit of your lady readers, [ will try
to give general description of these fair daugh-
tiers of Ham. Well, to begin with the head,
which seemed to be pretty well balanced with
an immense ball or knot On the back part there
pose the ladies understand This important
member Of the body, carrying its ballast as
spoken of above, which is usually termed 0ater-
| fall! (save the mark know not why, had a
fair side wreathed in smiles and clothed with
touching expression, as was clearly shown, when,
after looking at many objects of skill and beau
ty, they suddenly ran up against cooking stove,
when one of the fair ones exclaimed, La, Sue,
ar Mt this a purity thing p Sue manifested her
| appreciation OF the DoauCloS OF the UlOuel Dy d
grunt, "Sha, gal, is seen dem things before
dis" They passed on, making many amusing
and characteristic remarks over every object
with which they met But have run away
| from my subject had commenced to describe
the head gear" Of these visitors to the Patent
| Office, where [ suppose they were looking for
their patent Of nobility. Besides the waterfall,
tastefully decorated with many curls they wore
| jaunty little something, styled hats, about as
large as your hand, if small one, shaped like
the shell off terrapin, trimmed with lace bugles,
flowers wells, &c. They wore cloaks that fitted
| tightly around waists in as near imitation of
the wasp as it is possible to contract the human
body, skirted by silk dresses, looped up to show
the snow white skirt, covering a skeleton hoop
| skirt which, when pressed too closely against
some object, showed me, while standing in the
rear and looking after them as they passed on,
their white cotton hose, faultless of hole, and
only made the winter by contrast with the skin,
seen above the upper confines Of the same,
through the awful fitting Of said hoops
They wore stylish little boots, laced up in front
to an indefinite height, with high heels, on
their neither extremities, and looked just as if
they had never danced an cold Virginia hoe
down. Altogether they cut quite swell, and
seemed bent on enjoying themselves to the full
est extent


| But [ must close this scraw, begging your
pardon for the length thereof. | may drop you
another note as opportunity offers.


| Yours, &C., X.
Year: 1867


Deep on the convent roof


The SHOWS are sparkling to the moon;
My breath to Heaven like vapor goes;
May my soul follow soon.
The shadows of the convent towers,
Slant down the snowy sward,
Still creeping with the creeping hours,
That lead me to my Lord
Make thou my spirit pure and clear,
As are the frosty skies,
Or this first snow-drop of the year,
That in my bosom lies.
As these white robes are soiled and dark
To yonder shining ground,
As this pale taper's earthly spark
To yonder arpent round,
So shines my soul before the Lamb,
My spirit before Thee;
So in mine earthly home l am,
To that hope to be.
Break up the Heavens, Oh LordI
And far through all yon star light keen,
Draw me, Thy bride, glittering star,
In raiment white and clean.
He lifts me to the golden door;
The flakes come and go.
All heaven bursts her starry floors,
And strews her lights below;
And deepens on, and up the gates
Roll back, and far within
For me the Heavenly bridegroom waits
To make me pure from sin.
The Sabbaths of Eternity
Are Sabbaths deep and white;
A light upon the shining sea-
The bridegroom with his bride.
Year: 1867

1t stole on its pinions to the bed of disease;
the sufferers frown became smile-the en-
blem OF peace and love.


1t went to the house Of mourning, and from
the lips of sorrow there came sweet and cheerful
songs.


1t laid its head upon the arm of the poor,
which stretched forth at the command of unholy
impulses and saved him from disgrace and ruin.


1t dwells like living thing in the bosom of
the mother, whose son tarried long after the
promised time Of his coming, aud saved her
from desolation and the care that killeth"


1t hoyered about the head of the youth who
had become the Ishmael Of society, and led him
on to works which even his enemies praised.


Itsnatched the maiden from the jaws of death,
and went with an old man to heaven.


No hope My good brother Have it-keep
it always with you. Wrestle with it that it may
not depart. 1t may repay your pains. Life is
hard enough at best, but hope shall lead you to
its mountains, and sustain you amid Its pillows.
Part with all beside, but keep thy hope.
Year: 1867

BY JOHN RANDOLPH, OF ROANOKE
Thou who unmoved hast heard the whirlwind


chide


Full many winter round thy craggy bed,
And like an earth-born giant hast outspread
Thy hundred arms, and Heavens own bolt defed,
Now liest along thy native mountain side
Uptorn yet deem not that come to shed
The idle drops of pity O er thy head,
Or basely to insult thy blasted pride.
No-still tis thine, tho fallen, imperial oak!
To teach this lesson to the wise and brave,
That tbs much better, overthrown and broke
In Freedoms cause to sink into the grave,
Than in submission to tyrant's yoke,
Like the vile reed to bow and be slave
Year: 1867

IMPORTANT TNGTECE.-The subscribers
n will regard it as great favor indeed, if par
ties who know themselves indebted to them will
promptly come forward and pay up, as we really
need what is now due US.


In the future we propose selling for cash exclu-
sively but should any variation from this plan
occur, the party interested must not think hard
if the bill is presented, and payment expected in
a few days thereafter.


By strictly adhering to the above proposition
we will be enabled to sell goods at from eight to
twelve per cent. less than under the ruinous cred
it system, and by calling and examining our stock
and prices you will see it.


PIPER s. FUNKHOUSER.
ian OFT Town papers COPY
Year: 1867

THE DIVINE PROMISES Christian, how
exalted art thou in the rich and precious pro-
misses Of Heaven How they glitter over thy
adoring head in the celestial armament! How
varied how full, how free, how sure, how ever
lasting! Make them all thy own by prayer and
faith s own appropriation. Enjoy them here
as thy spiritual birth-right; anticipate by lively
the future world, and celebrate by loudest praise
the grace and love from which they emanate.
Year: 1867

Coal VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-
We were shown, the other day, the new re-
cord books of the organization of q presby-
terian church, in Coal Valley village, which
was organized on the 18th day of last June,
with "a members. The society is small and
not wealthy, but the members are making an
effort to raise funds to erect house of wor-
ship, and, with little aid from outsiders,
hope to do SO. The influence of the society
upon the welfare of the village win be salu.
tary, and We hope they may succeed in their
efforts to procure ground and erect house.
Year: 1867

THE MARINE CoRPs.-Tne Philadeiphia
Bulletin says that .sthe marine corps of the
United States now comprises three thousand
men, In a state OF the highest efficiency, in all
respects equal TO the much yaunted marine
service of the British Government and form
ing most important and reliable arm OF ma
uopal defenses. The whole Of this force
which, from the nature Of its peculiar duties,
is scattered all over the world, is under the
command Of Col. Jacob ZeilIn. an ofncer of
long service and high standing in his profes.
sion. The extent OF this command, and the
wide ramihcations or Its complicated duties,
demand that IL should be placed on a higher
grade as regards the rank OF It's officers. An
independent and important arm of the service
like the present marine corps should be so Or
ganized as TO be under the command Of a brig
adler general, thus placing IL upon the same
footing with commands OF similar dimensions
and importance In the army"
Year: 1867

DIR. Samuel Johnson, writing to his
mother, says: -


"You have been the best mother, and
I believe the best woman in the world.
1 thank you for your indulgence to me,
and l beg forgiveness of all l have done
ill, and all that / have omitted to do weu.


So in the prayer he composed at the
same time:


"Forgive me whatever ldye done un-
kindly to my mother, and Whatever L
haze omitted to do kindly"


There is a deep meaning in this. Our
offences against against God and our fel-
low-mon arc FAR greater in the omission
of duties than in the commission Of sins.
Let any one think it over faithfully, and
see if the weight of condemnation does
not rest there.


And how much point in the expression
-"omitted to do kindly" We might
often at least-almost as well not speak
the truth at all, as to speak it not Gin
love-" so it may often happen that an act
in itself eminently proper has dreadful
omission about it, simply because it is
not done kindly. What is charity, how
ever bountifully bestowed, if sympathy
be wanting? 1t is often positive insult.


Without pursuing the hint farther, let
each one search for the catalogue of what
he has left undone, and strive for bet
ter spirit and better life.
Year: 1867

Some stay away from Church to read
They say they can find better religious
thinking and teaching in their books than
in any of the pulpits near them. Sup
pose they can. Do they get the better
teaching? Are they really at home for
purposes of religious culture? Are they
actually growing better; more godly, by
this reading which keeps them from
Church? Let them be honest with them
selves, and see if this is not fimsy ex-
cuse for spending their Sundays, not in
mere religious reading, but over all sorts
of books. Even if they give their Sun
days up wholly to religious reading, they
have greatly mistaken the aim of public
Sabbath services if they think it can be
thus met at home.


God expressly commands us to ''rever-
ence His sanctuary" to "lift up our
hands in His sanctuary" and promises
to come unto us and bless us there. We
should go to Church to worship; to wor'
ship publicly and unitedly, as well as te
receive instruction from the preacher
Would an Israelite have been held blame
less who never went to the temple wor
ship because he had a roll of the law a
home? But the Church service is, in {
sense, our temple worship. No other ap
pliance of religious culture can take it
place. Abolish all Church services, an'
YOU abolish Christianity. He who stay
regularly away from Church is doing wha
little he can to introduce beathenism.-
Year: 1867

We beg permission to copy paragraph
from letter written to us by great
sufferer. She says: I have been think
ing much here of late of bearing patiently,
and glorying in the cross, and l have been
striving to bear that laid upon me with
out murmuring, and feel that my dear
Saviour helps me. I feel that cit is
good for me that | have been afflicted, "
that might learn Gods precepts, for
"before | was afflicted l went astray,
but "now / love his law" have never
loved the Bible and had half the light
upon the great subjects of which it treats,
as have in the last two years, and l
think / never would have taken the de-
light do in spiritual things, had it not
been for my long illness and my disease,
which keeps me almost face to face with
death.


feel that this Christening is bringing
forth some "peaceable fruits" because
| am Exercised thereby" that am able
to glory somewhat in the cross. l have
had some heavy ones to bear here lately,
yet I believe they were laid upon me for
my good; that they have brought me unto
closer communion with God. And, though
at first shrink, shudder, and sometimes
falter, and even fall, beneath my load,
yet from the earth l cry incessantly to
my Saviour for strength to sustain it as
unmurmuringly as he bore the cross for
me; and then l am enabled to rise and
walk tremblingly beneath its weight
By and by it seems to grow lighter, for
Jesus smiles on me, and helps to bear it
up, with his invincible hand till at length,
by the beautiful law of compensation, 1T
becomes my support-it sustains me, and
lifts me nearer to Jesus! so near that he
seems to bend above me, to wipe the dews
of agony from my brow, and whisper:
"Let not your heart be troubled, neither
let it be afraid" Then, O, the blessed
cross! it grows dear to me, because it
raised me to Jesus, and | almost fear to
have it removed, lest I should fall away
from him! I say, with my schole heart,


Nearer, my God nearer to thee,


Zen though it be the cross that raiseth me


Nearer my God nearer to thee.
Year: 1867

A correspondent writing on the great subject of
instructng this class of our population, presents
the following just thoughts:


But my principal object in writing is
to point out our duty to that numerous
class of our fellow creatures. They are
without preachers and teachers, and they
mast be taught or 10Th s'aases WIN feel
the consequences. Let us stir up our
latent energies, and not neglect our duty
to them if we would have their confidence
and the blessing of God. Let US get up
Sunday Schools for them all over the
land, and furnish them with books, and
urge our sons and daughters to take on
the harness. Let us preach and pray
more for them, and with the blessing Of
God imbue them with the spirit of the
Gospel and we need not fear the conse-
quences. God in his wise providence has
put them at our doors and in our fam-
lies, and will hold us responsible as their
guardians and friends. Charleston Pres
bytery says: " Stimulus to renewed la
bors among the colored people has been
impaired not only by the persistence of
numbers in the churches of which they
have ever formed a component part, but
especially by the deliberate return of
many from the misguidance of false
teachers, understanding neither what
they say, nor whereof they affirm. -


Though they are without education,
they generally have good hard common
sense, and only lack for information to
Judge correctly. If then we will do our
duty they will soon see through the dis
guises of designing demagogues and false
prophets, and lean upon those who speak
the truth. Let us pity their ignorance,
and not be too hasty in despising and dis
cardipg them. Christ says: Learn Of
me, for l am meek and lowly in heart. y
God may have sent all these trials upon
us to humble our pride, curb our passions,
and save our souls. Let US "Consider
the rod, and him that hath appointed
it, and then we may boldly say with
David, "God is our refuge and strength
very present help in trouble. There.
fore will lot we fear though the earth be
removed, and the mountains be carried
into the midst of the sea" J.