smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1866

To WASH FINE CoLoRs.-The Scientific Ameri-
can advises the ladies, when they wish TO wash
fine and elegant colors, TO boil some bran in rain
water, and use the liquid cold. Nothing 1t is
said can equal it for cleaning cloth, and for lis
reyivifying effects upon colors. Try it ladies.
Year: 1866

The following touching and scnsi-
Bile letter has been addressed to us,
and we publish it, hoping that it may
be productive of good:


CHARLEsToN, Oct. 2, 1866.


lh.. .Editor-Dcar Sr:-Have
YOU ever thought for one moment that
our city is filled with helpless widows
and orphans who are dependent,
whose husbands have fell in the de-
fence of their country, and left them
penniless and thrown upon the cold
charity of this world for a support,
and that support we expect from our
fcllow-citizens. Now, Mr.. Editor,
we arc willing to work, and can do
work, and we have tried to get it from
the numerous clothing stores in this
city, but they are willing to sell their
goods to us but make up nothing here.
Now, Mr.. Editor, is this fair? l feel
satisfied. sir, that we can make as
good pants and vests as can be made
North. A word from you asking how
many clothing stores make up goods
in our city. The question is easily
answered, I think-lone. If any
who are they p? It is shame that
our people depend on the North for
what can be done here. saw by
your editorial, a few days ago, that
one of the houses was employing 400
hands. How many out of that num-
Der is employed here? Ifeach store
would make up one-quarter of their
goods, sec the good it would do for
our helpless female sex.


I am yours, truly,


A MOTHER
With five helpless children, made SO
by the late War.
Year: 1866




Orc of tile most painful phases of
the present condition Of the South,
is disposition that too generally
prevails amoung Southcrners to return
to unfortunate customs, and rely for
amusement and obstruction upon
the books, pamphlets and magazines
b2blishcd in the North, and now scat
tered broadcast throughout the land:
In them may be found amusement, "
it is true, but what is it when found?
1t is nothing more than the "amusc-
ment' which must arise from the con-
temptations of the inferierity of men
who dare write, but dare not act
who are afraid even to speak openly,
but rid themsclver of their spleen by
sncers and inuendos against all that
others vencratc and revere. The
ssinstruction' to be obtained from the
same source is the lesson that we
must depend upon ourselves rather
than upon othsrs, and that VIC must
not expect one particle Of magnan-
unity or disintercstd courtesy from
the large majority of Northern litera,
ry men. They debase the dignity OF
their own high calling! They willing
ly cater to the morbid fancles OF tho
! uneducated and unreined. And, moi
Year: 1866

content with having cultivated ant
pettcd the brute instincts of the mas
scs until the very name of ordinar.


American literature has become
byc-word and a rcproach, they arr
anxious to drag down others in thei'
easy descent and make them as rude
as immoral, and af shameless as they
arc themselves. There is scarcely ;
book published in the North tha
does not contain some direct or indi
rect attack upon us; and even in thu
pages 70 religious periodicals will b.
found insulting sneers and epithets
levelled at the suffering South.


Still, in the North there arc some
men whose eyes are open to the glar-
ing errors Of those amongst whom
they live; and but little could be ad.
dcd in any way to the following just
and temperate article which we take
from the New York Nevs:


Some of our exchanges find fault
with Southern communities for objec-
ting to the introduction into their
schools of textbooks written and
published in the North, with strong
Northern bias. These books, either
directly or by suggestions that the
mind of youth can understand, are
defamatory of Southern institutions,
and give a very deep coloFing of
Northern prejudice to the late war.
It is very natural that the people Of
the South should object to course
of education that would train their
children to contempt and hatred Of
the heroes and statesmen Of that sec
ton. A book that teaches that Rob
crt E. Lee is traitor, or that Stone
wall Jackson was untrue to his obi
cations as IL Christian and patriot,
will never be welcome in Southern
households, nor adopted in Southern
schools. Nor should it be. The
people have accepted the result of
their defeat, but that does not in
volvc the humiliation of being cxhibi-
ted to their own offspring with the
mark of crime and degradation upon
their brows. Their cause is lost,
but it's memories of heroism and de
votion will not be abandoned, but
will pass from father to son, from
generation to generation, not as a
disgrace and shame, but as something
to be proud Of and that the South
crn people aciU be proud Of, even in
the centuries to come, in despite Of
all the efforts of Puritan historians to
brand the record with disgrace.


The deeds of Confederate soldiers,
the sacrifices of the Southern people
in their struggle for independence,
will fill page in history that will
always compel the admiration and
respect of the enlightened >svcrr!:l veil. 1t
will have it's value, too, in teaching
the opprcssor how dear a price the
strong must purchase the privilege; of
trampling upon the liberties of the
weak in land where freedom is a
birthright. 1t would be well if the
Radicals would bear in mind the les
son, and accept it as 4 warning to
cease their prosecutions Of a race
conquered, but not tanned; submissive,
but not lost to a sense OF manhood !;
feeble, dispirited ndpovcrty-strickcn,
but still with some resources at their
command to resent insult and resist
oppression.
Year: 1866

The demand for skilled labor in
this country, occasioned by the war,
has induced large increase of inn:
migrants from England this year than
is usual. The fact that Ireland has
not increased her quota in the same
ratio as other countries would seem
to be due very much to the fact that
the condition of the working classes
in that country is now in steady
course of improvement, the large de-
pletion of laborers having produced
reaction in favor of wages. The in
crease from Germany is very strik-
ing. AS a whole, the immigration is
of most satisfactory character, and
will do much towards recuperating
the country from the effects Of the
war.
Year: 1866

GROWING OLp ToGETHER.-Husban
and wife who have fought the world side
by side, who have made common stock Of
joy and sorrow, and aged together. are
not unfrequently found curiously alike in
personal appearance and in pitch of tone
and voice,-just as twin pebbles on the
beach, exposed to the same tidal influence.
are each other alter ego. He has gained
a feminine something which bring his man.
hood into full relief. She has gained 1
masculine something which acts as fel
to her womanhood. Beautiful are the,
in life, these pale winter roses, and il
death they will not be divided. whel
death comes, he will pluck nor one bu
both.-Aler. Smith.
Year: 1866

THE CHOLERA. Gov. Fenton, of New York
has issued proclamation declaring, that. New
York is in danger from cholera, and authOriz
ing the Board of Health of that city to take
various precautions to prevent its Opproach.-
The Board is authorized to gather up and re-
move from the built-up portions Of the city
everything that will tend to develop or increase
the disease to cleanse and disinfect all places
requiring it, and to close up buildings that
may tend to spread the disease; to improve
the drainage and ventilation of the bult-up
portions of the city where it can readily be
done to take charge of all people sick from
the cholera, and to exercise at its discretion all
powers necessary to check it. They are. also
authorized to make all expenditures and incur
all obligations necessary to perform these du-
ties. The authority for the, issuance OF this
proclamation, comforting such ample powers
upon the Board of Health, is given the. Gov
ernor by recent law of the New York Legis-
lature.
Year: 1866

SINGULAR CASE.-One of our exchanges
says there Is a young man i'll a town in Vermont
who cannot speak to his father. Previous to
his birth, some difference rose between his
mother and her husband, and for cOnsidera-
BILE time she refused to speak to him. The
difficulty was subsequently healed-the child
was born, and in due time began to talk-but
when sitting with his father was invariably 81
lent. 1t continued SO till it was five years DID,


when the father after having exhausted his
powers of persuasion, threatened it with pun
iShment for its stubb0rness. When the pun
ishment was inflicted, it elected nothing but
slghs aud grOans, which told but too plainly
that the little sufferer was vainly endcavorng
to speak. All who were present united in this
oplniOn-that it was impossible for the child to
speak to his father, and time proved their
opinion to be correct. At mature age its eff
forts to converse with its parent could only
produce the most bitter Sghs and groans


y similar case, known to many persons now
living occurred in one of the western counties
of this State. The son is now living, and is a
man of ordinary Intelligence is farmer, and
resided with his father up to the death OF the
latter, which occurred when the son was about
twenty years of age. Many expedicnts were
tried and failed, to induce him to speak to his
father, and although he rarely conversed with
his associates about other matters, he immedi-
atey became silent when asked the reason
why he did not speak to his father We new
er heard that the parents of this man had any
difficulty before his birth as that alluded to in
the above extract = Raleigh, [ ~ &. Standard
Year: 1866

the human voice, do not ignore common duties
and are nationally gregariOus, will need news
paper as much as they need a towel or a tailor
There are something's which, solitary and alone,
we can do for ourselves; but the majority of
human enterprise depend for their success upon
an enlightened knowledge of what the world
has done, or is doing, in the same field and d.
rectlon., This alone can prevent constant mis-
takes, the mlsdlrectiOn OF energy, the repetition
OF obsolete experiments, most lamentabe fail
ures or clumsy and roundabout achievements
80, too, II man pleaseS to accept relations to
government, and to put himself, and his
family, and his property, under its protection,
he Is as directly interested in the omissions and
commissions of that government as in the out
gOlngs and incomings of his household servants
or OF his journeymen. He should be ashamed
not to vote ; but he should be still more asham-
ed to vote ignorantly or blindly, or as the mere
tool OF sharpereyed man than himself. Fot-
ing pre-supposes the making-up of one mind !;
and that In turn pre-suppOseS basis of facts
for the decision. This it is the business of the
newspapers to furnish. But this is not all
Newspapers are naturally advocates The
statement and the defence ofopinion necessari-
ly follow the widest possession of facts and the
largest survey of public affairs. In this res
pect, newspapers should be the helpers but
never the masters of their readers, the vehicles
of suggestive discussion, the winnowers of truth
from falsehood, the vehement antagonists of
error, the earnest defenders of the right This
is what they are, if not in practice, most GER
tainly in theory; and it is just in proportion as
they are true to this high standard that they
are useful or otherwise But they have no
protection against the influences of passion, Of
prejudice, or ofvenality. And they are mechan-
ically the masterpieces of human ingenuity, so
something Of human in6rmity attaches to them
in their best estate and they must be accepted
by the public, which depends so much upon
them, not as oracles incapable Of mistake, but
as entitled to that credit which, by an average
Of sagacity and of honest dealing with their
readers, they may have spent many years in
earning 1t is emphatically its general charac-
ter which gives the newspaper a public inhu-
ence. 1t is true that, either from habit or
some other adventitiOus circumstance, men will
long continue to read newspaper for which
they have no very lively respect but they
laugh at it in their sleeves or in their speech,
and risk neither their money nor their reputa-
tion for sagacity upon its soundnesS. ~ T.
Tribune.
Year: 1866

MINING UNDER THE SEA-Some of the coal
and copper mines of England are at this time
being worked in what appears to be most
singularly dangerous manner They extend
out four hundred yards (near a quarter of q
mie) under the bed Of the sea, and in some
places two hundred and sixty feet below the
level. The beating of the waves against the
shores and rocks is distinctly audible, even in
calm weather when the explorer gets near the
sea level. When storms arise the roar is ter
rible, and the boldest men are at times afraid
to work lest the sea should break through and
fill the mine Nor is this fear without great
cause, for the salt water actually ooZes through,
into the mine. Three feet of rock is about all
and the sea in many galleries. A days work
in the wrong place with the pickaxe might
cause the destruction of the whole works. In
decd, III stormy weather, the salt water jets
and spurts through in thin continuous streams.
Plugs, sometimes the thickness of mans leg
alone standing between the miner and the sea
to keep it out. No accident has ever yet hap
pened, but those who remember the Thames
Tunnel, twice or thrice filled with water, must
feel that some day an accident is almost certain
to happen. 1t it should, the damage must be
immense, and the loss Of life great AMI certain.
The veins of copper, however, are rich. and
men will follow them to their uttermost, the
prOprietOrs of the mines feeling that were an
invasion of the water to take place they could
stop the leak, as Mr. Brunei did that Of the
Thames Tunnel, by sinking bags of clay over
the hole, and then pumping out the water with
their enormous engines.
Year: 1866

CONDITION OF THE SoUTH-A loyal Geor-
pian lust arrived in Washington, urges the
Radicals in Congress to withdraw all the Fede-
raj control. assistance or restraint, from any
one of the late rebellious States for 80 days,
and leave the reconstructed citizens entirely to
themselves he says the experiment will not
only satisfy Northern Conservatives, but cause
n wall for succor to come up from the people
themselves He thinks that in less than 10
days they would implore to be saved from them
selves. He states that the entire South is a
unit in its determination to force recognition
of their war debt, or Reputation Of ours.
Year: 1866


'Tis pleasant when our friends are rich.
To meet them day by day,
Or good or i'll. no matter which,
Provided they can pay;
But is there One-yOu answer not
Who would or could avOuch
Esteem for one who hadn't got
A dollar in his pouch!
'Tis pleasant with our friends to dine,
To see them we'll arrayed,
To bumper them in costly wine
For which themselves have paid
To smoke with them, 10 drive about,
Share cup, caress and couch
But could we know a man without
dollar in his pOuchl
The bride will love the pleading swain,
Who holds at his command
handsome house, goOdly train
Of equipage and land
But should his fortune cease to smile,
From love away will SLOUGH
Why can't the creature show pile
OF dollars in his pouch?
On sea, on shore, they seem TO say,
Hes rich ana can't be dull;
The gold within his porte -nOnnaie
They thInk, can fill his skull
Let mammon reign. let genius tot,
Let wit, love, valOr crouch!
Poor devil, II he has not got
dollar in his pouch.
1fChrist again should visit earth,
man OF toll and care,
Howe'er divine, whate'er his worth,
How, think you. would he fare!
Hence with this vagrant thrust Him out!
Some swindle. | dare vouch
Think you Gods son would come without
A dollar in His pOuchl
Year: 1866

Some sing for love; some sing for gain;
Some sing to lull anothers pain;
I've sung because you asked me to,
But surely that's not something new
Some sing for grief, and some for joy
Some sing to please, some to annoy;
Some of you sing because you ought to
Practice the scales your teacher taught you.
The young lady at the piano forte
Sings till her listening lover > caught;
And gentlemen with light guitars"
Sing late at night beneath the stars.
Some sing to stop uneasy thinking;
Some only sing when they We been drinking;
And then to give the neighbors warning
They re up, and won't go home till morning"
Some sing to please naughty lady,
And some to ease naughty baby;
Some sing for spite; some sing, like boys,
For mere delight of making noise.
Some idle people sing because


They We nothing else on earth to do;
And some folks make an awful noise,


And think that they are singing too!


BEAUTIFUL FIGUREs.- painters were
employed to fresco the walls of a magnificent
cathedral; both stood on "A rude scahod con-
structed for the purpose, some eighty feet from
the floor.


One Of them was So intent upon his work
that he became wholly absorbed, and in admi-
ration stood off from the picture, gazing at it
with delight. Forgetting where he was, he
moved backwards slowly, surveying critically
the work of his pencil, until he had neared the
very edge Of the plank upon which he stood


At this critical moment, his companion turn.
ed suddenly, and almost frozen with horror be-
held imminent peril another instant. and the
enthusiast would be precipitated upon the
pavement beneath if he spoke to him it would
be certain death-T he held his peace, death
was as equally sure-Suddenly he rcgained his
presence Of mind, and seizing a wet brush,
flung it against the wall scattering the beauti.
t'ul picture with unsightly blotches of colorng
| The painter flew forward, and turned upon his
friend with fierce imprecations; but startled at
his ghastly face, he listened to the recital of
danger, looked suddenly over the dead space
below, and with tears Of gratitude blessed the
hand that saved him.


So said preacher, we sometimes get absorb
ed in looking upon the pictures of this world,
and in contemplating them, step forward un-
conscious of our peril; when the Almighty
dashes out the beautiful images, and we spring
forward to lament their destruction-int0 the
outstretched arms of mercy and are always
saved
Year: 1866

ROMANTIC The Earl of Aberdeen, a peer
Of Great Britain, has recently succeeded to his
title and estates, and is now travelling for plea
sure. For an aristocrat, he seeks plea ,ure in
a curious way. He recently shipped as sal.
or before the mast on the ship ion"ha, ant,
his title being unknown to any one on board,
lie served as sailor during voyage OF sixty
rSSas &iSS % At 9f that I pace who had been Informed
Of Lis arrival were astonished to find him on
the f6recastlc dividing his clothes and money
among his brother sailorsh This young sprig
of nobility seems to have an irresistible love Of
adventure and few years ago came to this
country and labored incOgnito as II backwoods
lumberman s.. a7 s'T
Year: 1866

Have now opened their Spring Stock of Cussimeres
for Gentlemens wear of the best styles to be found
in the New York Market, and we think they surpass
anything in style that have ever before offered to
the people of this community. ap4
Year: 1866

large proportion of the operatives in our various
kinds OF shops are not worth $1,000. A wife be-
loved and confding children cling with fond regard
TO the father liable at any moment to be taken away
with nothing laid by for their comfort and protec.
tion. The annual sum of S25 would pay life poll.
cy that would in the event of death 90 far towards
making them comfortable; and who can not lay
aside for such a purpose this small sum- and who
among you ought not to lay it aside7 II the family
poor SO much the greater need that this wise pro-
vision be not neglected. AS the ordinary aceumu.
iatlons are necessarily slow, requiring years to lay
aside few hundred dollars, how much wiser to make
sure at once large sum by Life Insurance. Take
warning before it is too late.
Year: 1866

There arc many persons who have been deferred
from Insuring their Lives for the benefit of their
families on account Of not being in sound health
The undersigned is agent for the UNIVERSAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
which company takes risks on the lives of INvAIDs,
and is also agent for the
Year: 1866

FlsH SroRY.-When the Milton of New
Bedford, commanded by Captain Halsey Of
Bridgbamptou, was cruising in the Northeast
Gulf for whales, they discovered large one
which iu spouting produced whisting
sound from one of the air holes similar to
that made by steam whistle. Chase was
given, and two barpoons and bomb lance
through bis liver ended bis career. When
the order was given to cut bis head, the
man who was engaged in this duty placed
his feet 10 the spout boles and in so doing
one Of them was cut. Upon examination it
was found that the monster had harpoon.
blade in bis head, running transversely
through the spout-hole, so as to produce the
whistug sound which had drawn attention
to him upon discovery. The name of Cen.
tral Anne RIGA was Oh The blade. 1t was as
certained that the vessels last voyage took
place soome fourteen years previous to the
capture, so that the blade had in all proba'
bility been imbedded in the animals head
during this period at least. To confirm this
opinion, the shaft was found to be eaten off
BY rust, nothing but the blade being left
The whale afforded bis captors $50 barrels Of
oil.
Year: 1866

Hint TO THAD.-A fellow out West
says he dreamed that he once made visit
to inferno, and while engaged in conversa'
ton with the proprietor an imp announced
that the Pennsy yIvanis Radical was at the
door seeking ad,nittance. Old Nick prompt
ly and emphatically refused him entrance
upon the ground that he would be continual
ly disturbing the peace and order Of the
place. The imp soon returned, saying that
Tbad insisted on coming 10, declaring that
be had no other place to 60 to. After con.
siderable anxious reflection Old Nick's face
suddenly frightened as with new idea. and
he exclaimed: "I've got it! Tell the Jani'
tor to give him six bushels Of birthstone and
box Of matches and tell him 90 and start
a little bell Of bis own. l can't have him
here"
Year: 1866

fetch its price in the market. The. one hope
which buoyed up the South was that the Gin
credible tressure exerted by the blockade on
even neutral Powers would bring about this in
tervention, and 30 enable them to buy and sell
as before. What the end was the world has
now seen. The North had all its commerce tor
the time destroyed but 1t accomplished its end,
and came victorious out of the war. No sooner
was it victorious than its commerce returned,
and the sacrifice ceased while the fruits of con-
quest remained. We must be blind, indeed,
ii We cannot apply the moral Of q story like that.
Year: 1866

A contemporary describes certain public man
as ga coward, a thief and liar.' We will not
mention his name bu5 will wager a siSpence that
nine out Of ten who read this paragraph will pro-
nounce it at ouce.-L Boston Post.
Year: 1866

The SOLDIERS CoNyENTIoN.-CleVe-
land, Sept. 19.-The Convention adjourn
ed last night. Gen. Gordon Granger was
appointed president. Resolutions were
adopted by acclamation sustaining the
Philadelphia Convention of August 18th,
and declaring also the object of the SOL
diers in taking up arms to suppress the
late rebellion was to defend and maintain
the supremacy of the Constitution, and
to preserve the Union with all its dignity
and equality, and the right ofthe several
States unimpaired and not in any spirit
of oppression or for any purpose of con-
quest and subjugation, and that when
ever there shall be any armed resistance
to the lawfully constituted authorities of
our National Union either in the South
or in the North, or in the East or in the
West. they will take up arms to maintain
the Union.


A dispatch from Memphis signed by
Gen. Forrest and other ex-Confederate
officers was read, expressing their SYM
pathv with the purposes of the ConVen-
ton, and declaring that the Confederate
soldiers are entirely willing to leave the
determination of their rights as citizens
of States and of the United States to the
soldiers of the Union, and on our part
we pledge our life, security OF llte, person,
PROPERTY, etc., freedom OF speech ana
opinion. To all suitable answer Was
returned