smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1866

ment- How the managers succeeded Wit
Others in letting them in at the bottom,
we have not been informed.


Another dear friend had got a sur,
thing in the petroleum line. He also was
anxious to let us in the bottom as par.
ticular favor, we need not pay one dollar
down. He wanted to use our name
which he was kind enough TO say would
be of great service to him in inducing
others to subscribe. His oil farm was OF
Oil creek, near Pithole. A well had hecr
sunk on neighboring lot which was flow
inc thousand barrels per day, and ,hc
owners had refused five millions of dollars
for the we'll and ten acres of land, which
they could sell and have one hundred
acres left. He was confident the concern
he represented would "strike lie" in two
weeks certain, when his fortune was made
and ours too. if we would come i'm at the
bottom. We did not place 50 high an eS-
innate on the influence which our name
would give to the concern as our friend
was pleased TO express toward Us. We
modestly declined to engage in the enter
prise-and so lost fortune.


Another friend had got sure thing in
the same line in California 1t was pat
ronized by all the leading congressmer
from the Pacific states, and had the rec
ornmendation of the freedmen's aid socie-
ty. Gentlemen of the highest respecta-
biiitv and influence were in at the bottom.
and he had been authorized TO call on us
to say we might be permitted to come in
at the bottom as particular favor. We
were reluctantly compelled to decline the
generous offer, and give as an excuse the
emptiness of our exchequer. He only
wanted ten thousand down. and would take
our note for three months for the balance.
This however, we declined, expressing oul
thanks for the distinguished consideration
which he and the distinguished gentlemen
connected with him in the enterprise had
conferred upon one 50 unworthy his anu
their notice.


Our last opportunity TO make an ever
lasting fortune with small amount ot
capital was new paper collar manutac'
tory. This new concern was 10 Toe con-
Quoted upon an entirely new principle.
quite different from those now in opera
ton. 1t WAS TO be called the Hydraulic
Perpendicular, Square-edge Paper Collar
company. The new principle consisted
chiefly in the fact that the more vou pui
in the less you take out. Our friend ex
planned the ulodus opermdi of this new In
vention. which WAS so intricate, however
that we failed 10 appreciate its great ad
vahtagc>. - declined 70 90 in at the bot
tom. lie mentioned several gentlemen
and firms well known TO the mercantil,
world who had gone in al the bottom
and in this way sought TO induce Us t'
invest in this money-making affair Gu
poverty. however. compelled Us 10 decliE
his ofi'r, n it had others. and thus W,
/ find ourselves compelled 10 run The oil
machimc ami 10 be satisfied with quicl
sales and small profits being satisfied IL
! this particular that we are In AZ the bot
tom-BoSGu Herald
Year: 1866

Business is steadily improving and in mort d,partmehis
there appears the close OF the previous "s'h
although the transaction. still limited extent pure
ers being confined the immediate esD of te trade Ihe
shove increasing and the tnry o' eur
rency is in Of the wants OF the borrower Istlass
paper and in demand az 7Gs per cent and call loans
are readily effected per cent and exceptional Gases are
done on At the Stock Exchange land sbRres
s lead and large transactions have been effected
Year: 1866

2 APPROACHING SESSION OF CONGRESS-
The Baltimore Transcript in referring to
the approaching session Of Congress, ,ssayi


Another session of Congress is close at
hand. The people of the United States
are looking forward to it with unmistak-
able symptoms of solicitude and dread
The South is evidently expecting the worst.


Whatever the result OF the elections held
this summer and fall, we have seen no
reason to believe that majority OF the


American people desire the adoption OF
the extreme measures threatened by the
leaders of the radical party. A larger
number OF their own political organiza-
tions is opposed to the schemes OF the m.
traists; and the conservatives, who sup.
port the administration, are not so small
minority, as to be entitled to no consider
alton III the policy, which Congress may
adopt tor the. settlement of our national
difficulties. On the contrary they mum
Der millions in the free States, and if, the
people OF the South are any portion Of
the American people, the Conservatives
have large majority Of the country
Were we disposed to treat subjects vital
to American freedom and happiness in q
party or sectional spirit, we would desire
to see the triumph III Congress Of the most
extreme faction Of the dominant party
But loving our country, and desiring its
prosperity and peace, we can only hope,
though it seems hoping against hope, that
the madness that goeth before destruction,
will he restrained, and wiser and health
Ter spirit prevail in our public councils.
Year: 1866

FAST LIVING IN New YoRK--Speaking
Of the death of the late Simeon Draper,
OF New York, from paralysis, a correspon-.
dent says:


" Paralysis, softening of the brain, loss.
Of the use Of the ,ower limbs. appoplexy,.
now SO common among the prominent and
active men Of this city, shows the peril of
our style Of l:ving-constant business and
social excitement, and the unhealthy mode
Of living among us.


There is probably not another city on
the continent where men grow old SO fast.
Men scarcely thirty years of age bear the
marks Of sixty. A New York congrega-
ton of men is peculiar for the great num-
Der Of middle aged persons who have
bald spots on their heads. A man can
wear ont his nerves, exhaust his strength,
and produce premature decay. as easily
as spendthrift can squander his fortune.
A fortune ie easily made in this city. But
if made on the high pressure system, a
man pays his health or his life for it.'
Year: 1866

EDTrER STATEsNAS.--I believe il is a: couced-
ed fact, that matters will strike different minds
in variety of forms Taking this to be the
fact, presume it will not be out of order for
me to express my views in a short letter, rela.
tive to what have heard during my three weeks
Perambulation in and around "Walla the two
times"


In the first place, I have heard divers and
sundry opinions expressed on politics-he poll
tics of the day-but I have sought in vain for A
solution of the present political problem and
am satisfied that to attempt to follow the polit-


ical teaching of any of the great political lights
OF the present day, as portrayed, to us, in this


TAR of region of Uncle Sans pre-emption,
would be very liable to send a follower to the


Insane Asylum, where, cut off from the sight of
telegraphic dispatches, and declared the curse


OF reading political papers of any kind be might
revive, and become citizen in ''good standing"
My advice to all honest, reasonable, sensible
citizens, would be TO form themfelyes into A
committee of ONE, hear both sides of the uues.
tlon and decide for themselves and if party


leaders and party quacks Of the present day did


not like the decision, make such party leaders
and quacks give bonds to "keep the peace' and


permit the rOr popiLi to exercise the right of suf


irage without the coercion of those in power,
or Of our would be rulers.


rms voting under the lash, or voting for one
man because you are afraid of loosing the pat,
ronage OF another, is not only low and grovel-
ing, but 1t is cowardy. IL is not exercising the
Tight Of suffrage. | claim that every man may
honestly entertain any religious o: political
opinion he may conceive to be right. and to de-
fend them With all the argument and ability his
mind and education may make him capable of.
You can't impeach a mans honesty you may
hnd fault with his language. | claim that ]
have the same right to express my views-in
accordance with the laws of the land-as the
mrn who might at one time have been President
of the United States. Positions are frequently
gained by accident; not always meritoriously
and if we are a sovereign people why not e1er-
else all the perogatiyes belonging thereto 7


heard much in condemnation Of men in
power Iu fact, many advanced the argument
that all our troubles, politically, was cansed by
demagogues in power. Grant it and what does
it prove? Simply, that We, the sovereign Pso-'
Pile, have been direlect IN duty in placing such
men there. When we grant legislator a certi-
ficate Of election, it is the to us as q power
Of attorney. We send him forth to act for us.
If he proves recreant to his trust, the sooner we
Annul his power of attorney the better for us =,
the better for the whole country Keeping con,
stantly in mind, that any direlection of duty on
the part Of our legislators, that we, the people
are PGrteetPs Criminis in the swindle we are
lne prime cause CUNTUX.
Year: 1866

CRY WATER WoRKs.-Ground has been bros
ken and large gang of workmeu are engaged
in getting out the timbers preparatory to erect
ing a reservoir for the use Of the city water
works. The reservoir will be placed at the head
Of Main street, and will have an elevation of 50
feet above the highest point in the city. The
reservoir will be filled by means of two force
pumps, the rower for which will be derived
from the water wheel attached to Dovell & Mas
sans mill. Two rams will also be used for the
purpose Of feeding the reservoir, and in this way
it is believed tina; an ample supply of water will
be obtained. The intention is to put down
si1Ninch iron pipe, running the length of Main
street, from which smaller pipes will be used to
conduct the water to all parts of the city. The
iron main will be put down this fall and the
other extensions will be made as the demand for
the water may require. A franchise has already
been obtained from the city giving the company
the exclusive right for twenty years to introduce
the water, and under this grant the company
has been organized and WORK commenced. Il is
rare indeed that town is so favorably situated
for the introduction Of an abundant supply of
pure water, and it is a subject for cong-atula
uon that our natural advantages are about TO be
improved. Messrs. II. P. Isaacs, A. Kyrer. and
J. D. Cook are the projectors the ep,ernriss


and having abundant means to carry ont tbeir
undertakings the work commences under thu
most favorable auspices.
Year: 1866




EDITOR STATEsMAN II am pleased to see that
you are disposed to ventilate the management Of
the express Office in this city. A little whole
some criticism very often has excellent effect,
and in the case of the !" resident agent" may
serve to arrest an undue development Of what Is
popularly termed the "big head" It has been
my fortune to have opportunities of observing
the manner in which the business of the Office is
conducted, and the conclusion have arrived at
is, that the agent is entirely toe selfimportant.
Persons who go to the Office on business, don't
care to stand In front Of the counter, waiting for
an indefinite period, compelled to listen to the
agents denunciations Of those who differ with
him in opinion. People go to an express Office
to transact business, and care little about the
agents views in regard to public affairs. In re-
gard to the detention of packages, the trouble
is, that the agent cultivstes . morose disposi-
tion, in which he seems to strive to put the pa-
irons of the house to the greatest amount Of in
convenience. It is in this spirit, / am well sat-
is6ed, that express packages are detained often
to the serious damage Of the owners. Another
grievance complained Of, is the surly, snappish
manner in which the most civil questions are
answered: Civility is not out Of place even in
an express Office, and advise the agent to cul-
tivate this virtue. Much of the dissatisfaction,
| am qnite sure, originates in this cause, and
am equally certain that Wells, Fargo h Co.'s
business has greatly suffered owing to the lack
of an accommodating spirit on the part of the
agent. Canvass the merchants of this city, and
the universal expression is, 1--WE transact us
little business as possible through the Express"
Ask the reason, and you will be told that ''they
are unwilling to take the chances of being in
suited by the agent" have here briefly indi-
Gated what believe to be the cause of the dis
satisfaction, and have done SO in the hope that
measures will be taken to secure to the people
of Walla Walla the convenieuces incident to a
well ordered express Office. MERcHANT.
Year: 1866

THB BOISE ROAD PLUEDERERs.- gentleman
largely engaged in teaming over the Boise Road,
fully endorses our comments in relation to the
Pyle swindle, and says that these swindes are
forcing the trade and travel to seek other chan
nels. Our informant states in relation to this
affair of Pyle's, that there was formerly road
that avoided the ravine, over which the travel
passed. This patural road Pyle had fenced up,
and 10 order to make a sure thing trench was
dug, thus etfectually cutting off the old road
Ind compelling packers and teamsters to pay
tribute at Pyle toll gate. The party from whom
we derive the above states that a man named
Place, has toll gate on the road, just beyond
Ruckers Quartz MILL which is even a worse i'm
position than the Pyle's nuisance. In this last
instance less than $500 will cover the whole ex-
penditure, in return for which packers and team
have been heeced out of thousands Of dollars


The TOLLS as we understand it, are regulated by
the different County Commissioners, who have
it in their power to place the rates SO low as to
break up these nuisances. On the principle Of
"the greatest good to the greatest number


measures should at once be taken to rid the road


Of the legalized hghwaymen who infest every


pass leading to the mines. 1t is unfortunate for
the business interests of the country that all the
portages and avenues of communication are in
the hands of grasping spectators who aim 10
grow rich by unduly taxing trade and travel.
At time when the whole tendency of the age
is toward free trade, these distractions in the
way Of commerce are not to be tolerated in
cases where money has been expended in open
ing and improving highways ample compensa-
ton should be made but under no circumstan-
ees should the present swindling system be per-
mitted to continue. 1t is to the interest of our
farmers, our merchants, and indeed every class
of citizens, that we should have free trade to the
mines, and to this end we must get rid of the
tollSgates that now line the road like mile-stones
Year: 1866

Read and Preserve this Paper--HOw


and to What Extent You are to be


Taxed.


The following is copy of the instruc-
tions of E. A. Rollins, Commissioner for
the assessment of Internal Revenue of the
United States-issued on the goth of April,
to be observed in assessment of the tax for
1865. Every tax payer will find import
ant information of practical nature in
these instructions, and we would advise a
preservation of this paper for future refer
ence:
Year: 1866

TowY Lors.--The recent act of the Legisla-
:ure, and ordinances of the City, by which set
tiers are enabled to secure Warranty Deeds for
their premises on payment of a nominal sum,
promises to prove not only satisfactory but highly
beneficial to our city AID citizens. The City
Surveyor is kept quite busy surveying claims
and establishing boundaries, and We learn from
the CITY CLERK, that in the more closely built
business portion of Main street but few men
know exactly how much they own, Or where
their lines are, as scarcely single quit claim
deed has been received in his Office which clearly
defined the limits and boundaries of the premi-
ses intended to be conveyed, while many of them
are compelled to relinquish their claim for cer-
tain portions Of the number of feet claimed in
their conveyances, and content themselves with
what their houses stand on. spirit of fairness
and compromise is the only course to take in
such cases, and the establishment Of actnal
lines and settlement of title must necessarily
render property more valuable, while the money
received by the city will materially aid in pay
ing its Indebtedness, aud thus diminish taxation.
Year: 1866

THE NEws.-Our telegraphic dispatches
from the East to February 4th, giving in a
measure the solution of the reconstruction
question, we copy from the Salt Lake TeLe-
graph. Indeed all of our important news
from the East for months back has been re.
ceived by way of Salt Lake. With the CONS
pletion of the telegraph lines to the Boise
Basin, and possibly to this point, all our news
will come direct, instead of the formerround-
about course of California, and theu US the
Willamette Valley. The rapid development
Of the upper country is fast emaucipating US
Us from all dependence upon the old fogies
of the Webfoot nation, and in no respect is
Shis change so strikingly manifest as in
the matter of news. Instead of looking to
tho lower country for our details of East
ern news, we depend upon the Salt Lake pa.
pers almost exclusively for this description of
Intelligence.
Year: 1866

Men suffer more from plenty than want;
gluttony kills thousand where starvation
destroys. one. Man is naturally mortal, but
he is himself the weak and silly author OF
his in6rmities.
Year: 1866

G@~ We republish on this form Of the Tel
egraph, statement of the Washington cor
respondent of the Chicago Tribune, which
processes to give the substance of converse.
ton between the President and Iowa's dele
CATION to Congress on the Reconstruction
question" on which VIC offer no remarks at
the present time, further than to say, that if the
reported conversation be true, of which we
suppose there can be little if any doubt, it is
to be apprehended there will be an unpleas-
ant collision between the Executive and Con
gress during their present session on the sub.
ject of reconstruction. We therefore publish
the correspondence at large without further
comment, at the present time
Year: 1866

EEE> We learn from Columbus, that Sena-
tor Sherman and GEM Schenck have been in
the city some days in advance of the assem-
bling of the Legislature, looking after the
chances of an election to the Senate of the
United States we submit; the question, wheth-
or it would not have been more becoming on
the part Of these gentlemen had they remain
ed at their posts at the national Capitol in
discharge of the public duties entrusted to
thcm than to have entered on an crrand like
this ut this timer We would not be surprised
if their importunate course should serve a
purpose contrary to their expectations. and
induce the representatives ofthe people, should
they fill this Office this winter, to seek can
iidatc elsewhere, who is less importnnng.
Year: 1866

a@. Owing to the amount of important
matter on hand requiring publication, the
outside pages of to-day's paper will be occu-
pied in the publication Of solid instead of our
usual amount of light reading matter, with
which Our class Of readers who indulge in the
latter, we trust will acquiesce, and for the
present accompany us in the perusal of more
instructive if not equally interesting matter
Year: 1866

go, tell me sailor, tell me true,
Is my little lad, my Elihu,


A sailing with your ship"'
The sailors eyes were dim with dew
"Your little lad, your EGhu %


He said with trembling lip
"What little lad What ship?"
"What little lad as if there could be
Another such one as he


What little lad, do you say?
Why Elihu, that took to the sea
The moment put him off my knee


1t was just the other day


The Gray Swan sailed away"
''The other day :" the sailors eyes
Stood open with great surprise


''fhe other day the Swami"
His heart began in his throat to rise.
"Ay, ay, sir, here in the cupboard lies


The jacket he had on
"And so your lad is gone ?"
"Gone with the Swan" "And did she stand
With her anchor clutching hold of the sand
For a moment and never stir :"
"Why, to be sure I've seen from the land,
Like a lover kissing his lady's hand.


The wild sea kissing her
sight to remember, sir"
"But my good mother, do you know
All this was twenty years ago?


l stood on the Gray Swans deck,
And to that lad saw you throw,
Taking it off, as it might be so


The handkerchief from your neck"


GAY, and he'll bring it back
"And did the little lawless lad,
That made you sick and made you sad,


Sail with the Gray Swans crew."
"Lawless the man is going mad
The best boy ever mother had


To be sure he sailed with the crew!


What would you have him do"
"And has he never written q line,
Nor sent you word nor made you sign,


To say he was alive :"
"Hold if twas wrong, the wrong is mine
Besides, he may be in the brine,


And could he write from the grave


Tut, man what would you have :"
"Gone twenty years--a long, long cruise
Twas wicked your love to abuse,


But if the lad still live,
And come back home, think you can
Forgive him? ~ Miserable man,


You're mad as the sea-you rave


What have to forgive :"
The sailor twitched his shirt so blue,
Aud from within his bosom drew


The handkerchief. She was wild.
"My God my Father is it true?
My little lad, my Elihu


My blessed boy, my child


My dead, my living child"
Year: 1866

France is getting afraid of the Uni
ted States. The Opinion Rationale,
prominent newspaper of Paris, has
a long article urging the necessity Of
confederation on the part of the
Western nations of Europe to oppose
the alliance between the United States
and Russia. 1t thinks that Russia
should be driven back into Asia, and
that the United States ought to attend
exclusively to the American continent
Year: 1866

In speaking Of the nomination of
John Morrissey, (the keeper of Sara
toga gambling hell) for congress in
New York, the Banner says: at is
enough to make every true American S
cheek tingle with shame. Think of
it! A pummeled prize fighter and
bully made a congressman to help
frame laws for the people r
Year: 1866

+ A NEW UPRISING. General Butler made
a speech at Lynn the other day, in the course
of which be said that if the President should
actually go so far as to declare LOT of south
ern traitors to be the Congress of the United
States the rising of the people after the affair
of Sumter was not a circumstance to what
we should see. 4 rit...
Year: 1866

THE best invention for relieving lady's waist


of the weight of her skirts is Madame Foys


Corset Skirt Supporter. It needs only to be


seen to be adopted. 1t is sold everywhere. ''a