davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31
CURING HAMS.

The following is good receipt fol
curing hams, having been tested fol
many years in Mary land:
Tive and half pounds saltpeter
dried and finely powdered, half bush
ell best Liverpool salt, three pounds
brown sugar, and half gallon molas'
ses. Mix all in vessel, rub the
meat we'll with same, and pack
with skin down.
The above is the exact amount
required for 1000 lbs. of pork. At
ter being in salt three to four weeks,
take out, wash clean tho pieces, dry,
and hang it up for smoking. Three
weeks is sufficient to smoke them
thoroughIy-by fire made of hickory
wood. When smoked, take down
and bag, or pack away in dry chat
or cut straw. Examine them oc
casionally, and if found to be at all
damp, renew the packing with dry
material.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31
Chr agarietta gul'rual.
rHE LIrrLE roLKs.

,.Why should we celebrate Wash
ington's birthday more than mine !"
asked a teacher. "Because he new
err told a lie," shouted little boy.
Scene in Hartford bake shop {:
Boy presents torn dollar bill. Lit
tie girl, who is actinchief clerk !;
"My father is yer 4rpendicular
about taking torn bills"
A little girl was puzzling, as little
girls will puzzle over things too big
for them, and she made up her MIND
that after all it was not so nice q
thing to be omnipresent, for God
could not go anywhere.
A Danbury boy whose magma
ton had become diseased by tho
close devotion to dime novels, start
ed off yesterday to seek fame as q
SLAYER of bears and Indians. He
took all his toys, including a sled
and snare drum, babe his little
brothers and sisters an affectionate
farewell, and was gone nearly two
hours.
a little boy once came running
into his mothers room and said -
80, mother! came near being
drowned in the Chattahoochee to.
day y GLOW my son 7" why,
some of the boys asked me to 60
with them to the Chattahoochee,
nnd if | had gone | should certainly
have been drowned, for you know
can't swim"
A Coon MEMoRY.-"Well, my
child" said stern father to his lit
Ito daughter after church, "what do
yon remember Of all the preacher
ssid 7" "Nothing,' was the timid
reply. "Nothing said he severely
"now, remember, the next time you
tell me something he says. or you
must stay away from church" The
next Sunday she came home, her
eyes all excitement, II remember
something" she said. "Ah ! very
glad of it," replied the father |;
"wha, did he sayf" ale said"
she cried deIightcdly, "A collection
will now be made"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31
THE RICHEST MAN IN THE
WORLD.

This euyiable person is probably
the Khedive of Egypt. His yearly
income is $4,000 90, and he has
twenty five richly furnished palaces
within the walls of Cairo. He is
vastly more progressive than the
Sultan, his Turkish msster; is rap
idly extending his dominions, build
ing railroads. and making CONNER
cial improvements, and will ul-
timaiely become independent Of
Turkish domination. He is at
present making arrangements for
the construction Of a railroad up
the Nile. ito Dongola, and thence
across the desert to London, which
country he will make one of his own
provinces. 1t hrs been remarked
Of him that "the Viceroy, upon any
throne in Europe, would be the
greatest monarch Of the age" He
is not only prince but merchant,
a capitalist, statesman, and cul-
tivator. He sleeps only four hours
out of twenty-four, and at his desk
centre his railroads, steamships lines,
teIegraphs, postal service, private
estates, sugar mills, cotton culture,
army, naval and civil service.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31
FIRST RATE sAusAoEs.

Pass your meat (without freez
ing) through your meat cutter, put
it into kettle and place on stove
or over moderate fire. Stir it
thoroughly, being careful not to LET
| it cook or burn on the bottom, while
another person adds the following;
For ten pounds of meat, three large
tablespoons of salt; five of sage,
two Of summer savory, two of black
pepper, two teaspoonsful of saltpc-
ire, pulverized or dissolved, three
quarters of a pound of sugar. Stir
until the seasoning is thoroughly in
corporated with the meat; then
pack in deep earthen dishes, or tin
pans. Set away to cool. The next
day, or soon after, warm lard so
that it will spread with case knife
and make a coating over the meat,
and It will keep any reasonable
length Of time fresh and sweet
Should you wish to preserve any un.
til warm weather, take brown paper,
cut it little larger than the surface
of your dish, wet it on one side with
white of an egg, lay it on egg side
down, pressing it gently with tho
hand, letting the edge come over the
edge of the dish, which will soon
adhere and seclude all air. Keep il
in cool, dry place. The favor
cannot be surpassed. We have
tried this mode and known it to be
a good recipe.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31

MoRE EMiGRANTs.--Some forty
or fifty additional emigrant negroes
went up the Macon and Western
road on Friday night en- route for
Arkansas. That State now appears
to be the Eldorado Of the Negroes
inauguration, where each one be-
lieves he will make fortune the
first year aud after that become
a landed proprietor. Altogether
some four or five hundred pilgrims
have passed through this city, going
TO that "happy land of Canaan"
which they are assured lies some
where near the other end of the
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31

A tastidious Connecticut gentle
man preferred to pay $4,000 on
breach of promise rather than mar.
ry young lady who did not spell
correctly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31

LoWREY'S FEVER & AGUE
PILLS are the great chill remedy of
the day.
Prepared and sold by
II. ii. HAMMETT & CO.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31

An old lady named Brown has
just died in London, leaving $1,000
and nobody to inherit it. This will
cause a vast commotion among the
two or three families of that name
in the United States.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31

Worthy Pastor "What, not re-
member your catcchism, my boy ]
You're better fed than taught, |
think Boy: ayes, sir. You
teaches me; but father feeds me"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31

A one armed man in Salem applied
for divorce on the grounds that
the hand he had given his wife in
marriage was lest, and that the con-
tract was therefore void.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31

The young woman who never
watched her neighbor is said to be
a cousin of the Woman who did not
know how many dresses her sister
in law had.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31

A philosopher. who married a
vulgar but amiable girl, used to call
his wife brown sugar, because. he
said, she was sweet bat unTe6nsd,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31

"SAY PoMp, you nigger, where
you get dat hat 7"
"Why, at de shop, OBJ course"
"What is de price Of such an ar
ticle as dat I"
81 don't know niger, de shop
keeper tcaSn't ddr !"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31
remperance !!

mperanCe
WE advocate its cause and cordially endorse
eli temperance Societies; but il is disgusting to
find humbugs recommending water slop bitters,
guaranteed to contain no afcolic StimuIant' a.
a great tonic and appetizer How absurd and
ridiculous to talk OF bitters which contain no al
cohul aud in state OF sour fermentation, acting
on the human system as a tonic. Invalid read
err as you value health. shun all such skim milk
theories be not deceived by these catch penny
adventures but resort at once 10 the old relia-
BILE remedy
McCUTCHEON'S CHEROKEE INDIA
BITTERS"
combined Of invigorating vegetable substance,
preserved in pure rye whisky; and your re.
ward viii b. q daily increase of strength and
sound muscle
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31

What is it that ties two persons,
but only touches one A wedding
ring.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31

This work Is complete history Of all branches .
Of industry, process Of manufacture, efcr IN al
ages. 1t il complete encyclopedia Of arts and
manufactures, and is the most ENTERTAINING ana
valuable work ofinformaton on subjects OF gen,
srai interest Offered to the public. II is adapted
to the wants Of the Merchant, Manufacturer,
Mechanic, Farmer, Student and Inventor, and
sells 10 both old and young ola classes The
book is sold by agents, WHO are making large
sales in all parts Of the country. tits offered at
low nrica III ia. 50, and IL the cheapest book ever
sold by subscription No family should be with
out copy. We want Agents in every town IN
he United States, and no Agent can fail 10 do
twell with this book. Our terms are liberal.
We give orr agents the exclusive right Of teri
tory' One Of our agents sold 1873 copies in eight
DAYS. another sold 1863 in two weeks. Our
gent in Hartford sold 397 in one week. Spe-
cimens of the work sent to agents on receipt OF
stamp. For circulars and terms to agents adj
dress the publishers,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31
NOTICE.

Come to the Lost Mountain and buy yoar
Spring and Summer Goods, of the latest aud
hes, STYLES, take great pleasure in Informing
INV Customers, Friends and the Public generally
that am now prepared to please all in goods
who will favor me with a call.
Ihave jus, received large and well selected
Stock of Spring Goods. the selection Of which
have spared no pains in trying to suit the ias,e
OF all. Call and examine my Stock, and II DO
no, suit you in Goodr you need not go any turin,
er ! viii pay the highest market price for All
kinds Of Country Produce.
JOSHUA JACKSON.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-31

Jan 10Th. 1873
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-09

ssfs
In the afternoon boy named In gersoll
came running to Foley's, and said that he
had either heard children crying or The
cry of wildcat about mile in the woods
where he was looking for lost COW.
Mr. and Mrs. Foley and some others
started at once for the spot, guided by
young lngersoll. They came upon the
children lying at the foot of large tree
covered with dead leaves, and drenched to
the SKIN They were crying. When they
saw their father and mother they were
almost wild with joy The meeting be
tween them and their parents was most
affecting. The children were carried
back to the house, and the rejoicing was
immense.
The oldest child said she heard the
dinner horn and the halloing of the hunt
ers, but was afraid to steal away. She
answered the CALL but was not heard.
The youngest child cried itself to sleep
and slept all night lying between the
others.-Neac York Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-09

How FAST DOES ASPARAGUS CROW
A gentleman who lives on Fairchild ave-
nue., and who has fine bed Of asparagus,
had the curiosity, one day this week, to
test the growth of the plant by actual
measurement. He selected thrifty stock
and measured it accurately at eight O'Clock
a. m. At five O'Clock p. m, on returning
from the city, he measured the same stalk
carefully again, and found that it had
grown exactly four inches-HarJord
Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-09

wonder if young married folks to-day would con-
descend
To take weddin'- tour like ours, with Lighthouse
at the end?
Much of the sentimental love that sets young
cheeks aglow
Would die to meet the hardships of fifty years ago.
Our love grew stronger as we toiled though food
and clothes were coarse,
None ever saw us in the courts a-huntin divorce;
Love leveled down the mountains and made low
places high;
Love sang song to cheer us when clouds and
storms were nigh.
I'm glad to see the world move on, to hear the en-
gine's roar,
And all about the cables stretchin' now from shore
to shore.
Our mission is accomplished; with toll we both
are through;
The Lord just lets us live awhile to see how young
folks do.
Whew, Betsey, how we're fyin'l See the farms
and towns go by!
1t makes my gray hair stand on end it dims my
failin' eye.
Soon Wen be through our Journey and in the house
That stands within dozen rods of where the log
stood.
How slow-like old-tine coaches-our youthful
The years when we were Twin meath bright New
England sky
Swifter than palace cars now fly our later years
Till now we journey hand in hand down to the
grave alone.
/ can hear the whistle BLOWN on life's fast-fyin'
train
Only a few more stations in the valley now re-
main.
Soon we'll reach the home eternal, with its gories
all untold,
And stop at the best station in the city built Of
gold.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-09
Babes in the Woods.

DURING one OF the warm afternoons OF
the first part of last week, three little chill
dren of Mr.. John Foley, living near Hills
dale, Columbia County, went out in the
field to play. They were bareheaded and
barefooted. An hour or so afterward their
mother went out to look for them, but they
were no where to be found She searched
about in the fields and woods, calling
them, but got no tidings of them. Becom-
ing alarmed, as it was growing dark, Mrs
Foley took the dinner-horn, and sounded
it for long time at different points, in
hope that her children might hear it, and
be guided home by the sound The horn
had the effect of summoning the neighbors
to the Foley farm, but nothing was heard
Of the children The parents were now
nearly frantic.
The section in which they live is a wild
one, and infested by beasts of prey. Only
last week Mr.. Charles Jones, of Hillsdale,
while passing through the woods near
Foley's, was attacked by large, hungry
wildcat, with which he had severe strug 9
gle. In the latter part Of the winter a
large she bear and two cubs were killed
not far from the same spot. The parents
of the Foley children, failing to get any
trace Of them, feared that they had wan
dered into the woods and fallen a prey to
some of these animals. It was now dark,
and began to rain. A party Of farmers
was organized to scour the woods in
search of the lost children. They went in
different directions, bearing lanterns, and
calling the children loudly by name. The
Oldest child was little one six wears of
age, and the youngest mere babe. The
rain fell in torrents, but the search was
kept up all night Not the slightest trace
OF the little ones was found, although the
country had been secured for miles.
The scouting parties returned to the
parents early in the morning with the sad
news. The belief that the children had
been destroyed by wildcats was now gen
eral, and great excitement prevailed. The
news spread to the village, and business
was almost entirely suspended.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-09
PHUNNYGRAMS.
Ere long-a donkey.

Ere long-a donkey.
-Stingy creatures-Bees. e
as Observation-Disclosures wages
How to make tall man short-Ask
him to lend you five dollars.
wild oats" are said to be the only
crop that grows by gas-light.
Why is whisper forbidden in polite
society? Because it isn't aloud.
Mr.. Bailey, Of the Danburv Neaos,
says. II do not lecture myself; 1 am
Sea captains should be good-natured
it would not be safe to have a can't
anchor-us man to command ship.
1t takes years of careful training to
convince a boy who is taken sick on a
Saturday that there is not screw loose
somewhere in the universe
We want to believe that story from a
Peoria paper about Mr. Henry Bull, but
it is hard, very hard to accept it with per
feet confidence Mr.. Bull, it is alleged.
was fed upon calomel and blue pills by
the doctors for a number of years, so that
finally he became absolutely saturated
with quicksilver. The other day while he
was standing by the side of the house, the
sun suddenly came out bright and warm
and Bull began gradually to ascend. He
stopped at the line of the sill of the second
story window, and hung there, suspended
in space, until thunderstorm happened
to come up, which cooled the atmosphere,
and then Mr.. Bull slowly descended Now
he has graduated scale marked on the
gable-end of his dwelling, and whenever
Mrs. Bull wants to know how warm it is
she ties flat-irons to Henry's legs to hold
him down, and walks him around to the
gable-end and cuts him loose and lets him
rise to eighty or ninety degrees; and when
she gets the information she lassoes him
with the clothes-line and hauls him down.
We say we aoant to believe this anecdote,
because it makes us happier to have per-
feet faith, but it is harder than believing
most lies.-Mdl A1eler
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-09
ChiIdren's Wrongs.

A CHILD is out of place in city. No
special provision is made for him in the
piles Of brick and mortar that make up
metropolis. He is trampled under foot by
business, or thrust out into the great Gene
teries in the suburbs, where his ghostly
gambols will disturb no one In the coun-
try, the child finds buttercups and daisies,
sown everywhere for his delight; the wild
strawberry and the chestnut tree scattered
about for his food; and over great green
carpet, sprinkled with fountains the
changeful panorama of the skies unrolled
to satisfy his longing for variety. But
here the sewer sends out its deadly breath
to poison half the babes who are born,
and it does its work so we'll that they never
reach the limit of the first year. With the
sewer, the vendors of poor milk, decayed
vegetables, and unreasonable fruits, and
those who let wretched lodgings to the
poor, combine to make life such burden
to the children who have passed their first
year, that one-half of them drop it gladly
before they reach the age of five, and go
to sleep with little hands clasped over a
heart crushed by practical sorrows. If
King Herod had only been shrewd man,
he would have built a great city, with
Sixth Ward sewers in it, and would have
compelled the Israelites to live there The
sewer is mightier than the sword.
But there are other wrongs of children
WHICH belong more particularly to this
season. When a family blessed tcursed,
the landlords call it, with little ones are
compelled to move and seek a new home,
they find every child one more obstacle to
their success. In the majority of board
ing-houses, the injunction is kept perpetu-
ally posted up: :" No children need APP
ply In many tenement houses the same
rules hold. Paint, gliding, varnish and
wallpaper are of more value than child.
The toiling wife seeks a modest home for
her family, walks YEARLY from agent to
agent only to learn that one house and
another is barred to the little ones They
are so much trouble; they make so much
noise: they are such nuisance; so run
the complaints At last the wearied
mother begins to think that her minister
was sarcastic when he preached last Sun
day on the theme nearest her heart, and
said that "of such is the Kingdom OF
heaven
What are We going to do about it?
Clearly, children have no place as yet III
the practical organization of large cities,
ana no recognized rights. Nautilus could
settle the question easily; but, Them what
Would become of grateful posterity, OF
HniHn our orators pirate SO often ana SO
loudly? Already our suburban Gene
terles are lnconveniently crowded with
graves two or three feet in length And
even small funeral is expensive nova
days.-N. Y. Graphic,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-09

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS,
w pleas say you saw the Advertisement
in this paper.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-09

OK 10 GOO perday! Agents wanted All classes of
pO w pAO working people, ofeilhcrsc3 young or
old, make money at work for us Iii their spare
moments all the time than anything else. Partic-
uars tree Address G. Stinson Il Co.. Portland Maine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-09
A FOurteen-Mile Race Between Dog
and a Passenger Train.

Wednesday last was ga good day for
the race"-the canine race is referred to
as the following true tale of Minnesota
dog, related by a reliable eyewitness,
shall prove. On that day, as one Of the
trains on the Lake Superior and Mississippi
pi Railroad stopped at Centreville, few
miles beyond White Bear Lake, a lady
took seat in one of the passenger
coaches, and the train started When it
stopped at White Bear station dog of
medium size, and with rather a shaggy
coat, came alongside on the platform, and
was noticed to be very warm and painting
heavily. Again, a few miles further on, a
halt was made to take water, and Conduc-
tor Bond called the attention Of some Of
the passengers to the fact that the dog had
followed them from White Bear Lake, as
he supposed. The train was going off,
and shortly doggy was seen close behind.
Passengers became interested, and crowd
ed to the rear of the car to watch the race.
Occasionally, at some pool beside the
track, doggy would dash down, take few
drops Of the cooling fluid, varying this
sometimes with bath, and then with
sharp yelp Or two as if in pain at the idea
of being held behind dash on. In this
way an even race was maintained until
down grade was reached, when the train
made long swift dash to gain impetus
for a rising grade beyond Doggy
now fell behind; he tried hard, but
it was too much for him; his
little body was, however, just full
Of pluck and perseverance, and to
the delight of the passengers, whose sym
pathy was fully aroused for the canine
hero, when the upgrade was reached,
doggy made good his loss and caught up
with the train Conductor Bond said that
he would stop and take up the weary run
ner, now showing signs Of exhaustion,
but there was no one to take care of him
or to deliver him to at the journeys end.
By this time the lady passenger from Cen
treville became interested to know what
it was which so excited the passengers,
and as she saw the little racer, she imme-
diately recognized him as the pet of the
friends with whom she had been visiting
at Centreville. He had followed her to
the depot, and gallantly attended her on
foot on her journey, until within about
four miles of st. Paul. Conductor Bond
seized the bell rope the train was quickly
stopped, and doggy was taken On board,
where he was given frst-class quarters
and a free ride, which he had amply
earned, by fairly running fourteen-mile
race with a passenger train making its
usual time. 1t is needless to add that
doggy was as delighted as his weary little
body would allow, to regain sight of the
friend he had followed, and that he was
the hero of the hour with all on board the
train.-St. Paul Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-09

THE town of Pomeroy, o., is literally
cracking to pieces. A "slip" of the earth de
stroyed large Touring mill, the other day,
and subsequent cracks threatened serious
damage to other valuable property.