davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-05

NNvANTED-A YOUNG MAN. A NATIVE OF
W this city, is anxious for employment in the
city or country rs clerk collector. day or night
watchman. or any other position whore he can.
aud will make himself generally useful
good home in the country more Of an object than
salary. Address w. II. H. Jr.. Democrat office.
or Nerr Orleans PnStoffipp
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-05

FACIORS AND IRADEkS
INSURANCE COMPANY,
81 CerondeIet Street.
Assets April 80, 1875, si,4ss,sl5 50.
This Company issues Policies
FIRE, RIVER AND MARINE RISKS
AT LOWEST TARIFF RATES.
T.. A. PALFREY. President
MOSES GREENWOOD. Vice President
THos. r. WALKER. Secretary.
TRUSTEES
Moses Greenwood. r.. WslmsIey.
W. A. Johnson A. Brtin,
John l. Noble. A. Fl. May.
John Chaffe. s. H. Bnowden.
Richard Milliken T. Lyt. Lyon.
Samuel T. Moore. VIM. O. Raymond.
il. Warren. JAS. s. Prestidge.
II. T. Buckner. Samuel r. Boyd
Samuel Friedlander Joseph MoElroY.
A. A. Yates. r. B. Whesock.
John J. Adams. Cyrus Bussey,
Isaac Scherck. VIM. J. Behan,
de1a b. +. Eschlaman.
GRTSCENT MUTUAL INSURANCE co.
incorporated March, 1897
FIRE RIVER AND MAXINE INSURANCE AT
TARIFF RATES
THOS A. ADAMS, President.
SAMUEL Il. NEWMAN, Vice President
HENRY V. OGDEN, Secretary.
TRUSTEES
Thomas A. Adams, Sam1 p. Newman.
Sav1 H. Kennedy. G. IT. Buddeeke,
John Phelps, Adam Thompson.
Henry Abraham. T. N. Strong,
Victor Meyer. Joseph Bowling,
Edward J. Gay. John M. Sandidge,
Simon Hernsheim, Simon Forchsmer.
Joseph B. Wolfe. II. b. Post
Edward Pilsbury, John K. King,
Fredr'k Camerden. j. l.. Harris
Andrew Stewart Joseph Stone,
George Martin. Alfred MoultOn.
L. G. Jurey. Edward Nalls.
Geo. w. Sentell, A. Levi,
ami SuTuThSa tAp30
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-05

improvement in
p III 0 I 0 @ Apply.
THE FINEST WORK IN THIS CITY.
MICROSCOPIC PICTURES SET IN EYER
DESCRIPTION or .JEWELRT
THEY ARE PERFECTION ITSELF.
AND
VERY REASONABLE IN PRICE
Photographs Enameled in the Latest Style of
Italian Art. -
Faded Pictures retouch.i or enlarged to any
size. and 8 perfect likeness guaranteed
JOHN H. CLARKE. Photographer.
a1s smSu No 1O1 Canal street
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-05
once of the Merchants Mutual In


And at a meeting Of the Board held Yesterday.
Mr. PAUL FDURCHY was re elected President.
ny2 l5t g. w. MOTT Secretary.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-12-07
SIGNS OF A PROSPEROUS FARMER.

When you see his barn larger than MS
house, it shows that he will have large prot
its and small Affections.
When YOU see him driving his work, in
stead of his work driving him, it shows that
he will never be driven from good resolu-
tions, and that he will. certainly work his
way to prosperity.
When you always see in his wood-honse
suficency for three months or more, it
shows that he will be more than ninety
days'wonder, in farming operations, and
that he is not sleeping i'll his house after a
drunken frolic.
When he has house separate from the
main building, purposely for ashes, and an
iron or tin vessel to transport them. 1t SHOWS
that he never built his dwelling to be 1un-
eral pile for his family, and perhaps hlna-
self.
When his sled is housed in summer, ano
his farming implements covered both sum
mer and winter, it plainly shows that nc
will have good house over his head IN tne
summer of early life, and the winter OF Ole
age.
When his cattle are properly shielded ant
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-12-07

fed i'll winter, it evidences that he is acting
according to the Scripture, which says
that "a mercitul man is merciful to his
beast.''
When he is seen subscribing for an agri-
cultural paper, and paying in advance it
shows clearly that he is speaking like a
book respecting the latest improvements in
agriculture, and that he never gets his
walking papers to land of poverty .-Ec-
change.
THE San Francisco Call, states that there
is no doubt that all the surplus wheat in
California will be required in England prior
to the next harvest, and advises farmers to
hold out for good prices. The same advice
iwll apply to the farmers of Montana.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-12-07
WINTER FLOWING.

Winter plowing is better than fall or
spring plowing. The earth Is turned up
fresh and exposed to the action of the air
and frost before rains have settled it. In
most soils winter blowing is highly bene-
fetal, and especially in clay soils. There is
time now to plow, and to pillow deeply and
we'll. The weather is cool and bracing, and
the team can do more work, and better
work than in spring, when the weather is
warm and debilitating. Many farmers raise
colts, and the brood mares carefully worked
now are in no manner injured-but when
heavy in foal, in the spring, there is some
danger in hard plowing. Now is a good
time to use three horses abreast in plowing,
letting the pillow run in deep and turning up
the fresh clay, to be pulverized by frost, air
and sun.
Many farms are nearly worn out by con-
tinued cropping a new farm lies just un-
der the old one. With three horses plow
foot deep on the worn-out fields this winter
and double your crops for next year, and
several following years. We have seen this
done often. 1t will pay twenty times the
cost. Now is the time to do it. 1t will cost
you nothing but little time, and if not oc-
cupied in this work, it might be wasted. BY
all means do all the plowing that can be
done this winter.
Most farmers clear more or less land in
winter. Clear strips for the plow, so that
the teams can go to work at any time, and
plow as fast as you clear, and do not wait
until spring. Flowing new timber land is
very slow, tedious work, and if it can be
done in winter, it is big job off of ones
hands in spring. There is time to do it now
and do it we'll. Be sure and use three
horses.
The land for oats should by all means be
plowed in winter. We have never had good
luck in raising oats, unless sown in Febru-
ary or early in march. Frequently the
ground is too wet to plow and harrow fol
the seed bed SO early, but if plowed in win
ter, and laid in ridges or back-filrrows, sc
that the water will drain off, it is very
easy matter to harrow the ground and SO"
the seed, and get this work early Off ones
hands. And in nine seasons out of ten, thu
early crop of oats is a good one, and the lat
sown crop is poor one.-Col'nan's Rura
Wo1II
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-12-07

Indiana. Certain it is that many years ago,
when TerreCoupee Prairie was first being
settled, the farmers found there grass of
great nutrition and excellence, which they
called Terre-Coupee-grass, but Which has
blue-grass.-Isaac Esmay, IN Rmal Neoo
Yorker.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-12-07
A GRICU ] 1T U RAJ.
NATURAL GRASSES.

a# For the past five years or more much mas
noen said and published concerning the |
8breat value of the Natural Grasses tor stock
~ md dairy purposes and nearly or quite all
,r;tors ocree in the opinion that old sod
Fends or lands which have never had plow
n them. covered with perfect SOD ana
violdinc good crops of natural grass and hay
from wear to year, are by far the most sultil-
sb]e tor raising and fattening cattle and MAX
- butter and cheese. And as the dalry
A5 and stock-raising business is an agreeable as
well as profitable occupation, often won
der that so few have engaged in it here IN
Northern Indiana. We have three persons
in st. Joseph county who are tattenln9 cat
tie on but small scale, yet they are becom-
Inc wealthy, live easy, and seem TO ENJOY
life. But there is not butter or cheese fac
tory in the county, or in its vicinity, while
Ohio, on our east, Illinois on our west, ana
michigan and Wisconsin on our north have
each many factories and are making large
4 Quantities of fine quality of butter and
q cheese annually, and yet their hay and pas
#ture are no better than in Northwestern In
& consisting for the most part of natural
grasses.
1t seems strange to me, with the abun-
u dance of natural hay and pasture in our
Il county, sufficient to feed milch COWS for
twenty or more large factories, besides rails
ing and fattening many large herds of cat
n tie, that the business should be so neglected
. here. But | suppose the reason why our
@ farmers do not 60 more into stock-raising
II and the dairy business is because they lack
u the knowledge and means to conduct it
# properly.
81 But, to return to the subject-Natural
81 Grasses, many Of these lands in this section
will yield annually from two to three tons
I'LL of good hay per acre. such as Bluegrass
@ Blue joint, Red-top, Wild Timothy, Spin
grass, Blue-stem, Sweet-scented-grass, Or
& chard grass, and several other kinds of nat
81 ural grasses. In some places the White
M Glover is fast coming in, with occasionally
N 4 little Red Clover What mean by the
lM natural grasses are those which are as ye
not generally cultivated, but come tortf
n spontaneously from year to year, not cost
ing anything for seed or cultivation, there
by saving large amount of labor and eX
pense. The cultivated grasses are Timothy
Clover, Alfalfa, Hungarian, Lucerne, Al
sike, Millet, and sometimes Orchard. Red
top, Bluegrass and some other varieties o
grasses.
lhave been informed by some persons tina
n the Kentucky Bluegrass seed was original
Il ly procured near Terre-Haute. along tn
il wabash river, taken to Kentucky, and i
Tune became extensively distributed over tn
State. kentucky Bluegrass is native
N Europe, and. therefore, could not have bee
found "originalIy" in Indiana.-ED.]
N mas also extended up the Wabash and Kal
y kakee rivers, to the Northwestern part
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-12-07
TIL Z P0U ULTRY YARD.
INCREASING EGG PRODUCTION.

The increase of egg-production in fowls is
subject now occupying the attention of
some of our highest fowl fanciers. Mr..
Wright, in recent paper, called attention
to this fact and cited an instance of the SUI
perior laying qualities of a Brahma pullet
having descended to several of her progeny,
and recommended breeders to note careful
ly such birds, and only breed from them
and by this means secure the perpetuation
a stock of fowls noted for superior laying
quality.
The suggestion is good one, and should
recommend itself to all careful breeders and
tanciers. The peoperty of transmission of
the good or bad qualities of the parent stock
to its progeny among all grades of cattle is
we'll known to stock-raisers. 1t applies not
only to the general principles of breeding,
but to minute details-and if so in cattle,
why not in poultry? In proof of this, we
may quote the milking properties of cow.
Among dairymen, as general Indication,
great Importance is attached to the escuthe-
on or mirror of a milking cow, and the
formation and points of her udder; so much
so, indeed, that, if not in accordance with
well-detined rules they would not for mo-
ment think OF retaining her as dairy cow
This is we'll known to stock-raisers, and all
such worthy the name, in breeding dairy
cattle keep steadily in view the reproduction
of the properly defined milk mirror, as a
good Brahma breeder would the reproduc-
ton of a pea-comb or curved beak. And to
perpetuate this property of transmission, not
ONLY is it looked for in the COW, but also in
the bull. The properly defined mirror OF
the bull is Just of as much Importance as
that of the cow, and the injury Or benefit to
his calves as regards their qualities as milk
ers will be in accordance with his mirror
markings.
Here, then, is something from which profit
may be derived, Ifit is as essential 70 have
the mirror markings of the bull as we'll de
: fined as they are in COW, to secure the
t prorerty of superior milking in the OIL
: sprinn, is it not equally as necessary tha
$ the cock should have come of stock equa
in layine qualities with the hen, in order tc
q secure the transmission of superior laying
/ qualities to the chickens? We think so, an(
= the more carefully defects or perfection II
d this respect are noted and acted upon, tn
a more successful will breeders be in produc
ing class of fowls superior to others II
e their egg-producing qualities.
n Another and very important property II
g fowls should not be overlooked, and whel
/ combined with superior laying quali'ieS
l. ought always to be perpetuated II possible
we mean that of good foragers. we nav
ID kept Brahmas in confined space anu WIZ
a. unlimited run When on run we nav
70 Sonnd some much better toragefs than OIL
70 ers. so much so, indeed, that some wonl
ID live where others would die This prope
ty. however, can only be known and acte
VI mon under certain conditions. AS 1t Is
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-12-07

very desirable one, it should at all times be
perpetlated when possible to do so.-
Chronicle.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-12-07
rptIsUED WEEKLY BY
r. N. SUTH Z RI IN,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
/ ra1rx NorSTAIN HusBANDMAN is designed
as the name indicates, q husbandman in every
a. a. the term, embracing in its columns every
Itn,ent of agriculture, Stock-raising, lorti-
re- Social and Domestic ECONOMY
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-12-07
ADVERTISING RATES.

E.ansien, advertisements payable in advance.
l, ,ar,,or ad yertisements payable quarterly.
2,wentvdve per cent. added for SPECIAL advertise
FcntS
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
Selling a Menagerfe.

People in San Francisco have been
enjoying the auction sale of Howe's
menagerie, and have had an opportu-
n ty to invest in all sorts of queer pets.
A local paper gives an amusing account
of the sales, from which we take the fol-
lowing: The auctioneer mounted the
Brazilian apes cage and, stripping of
his coat, ordered one of the men to
fstch on the parrots. The man held up
O big green bird that looked as if he had
engaged in dispute with corn she'll
or, and said: snow, gents, here is one
of the finest parrots on the American
continent, knows the whole First Tes.
lament and can sing the Tral-la-loo like
Jenny Lind, how. much 'moffered?
Five cents! Guess you don't know
what y'r buyin, gents; ten do hear?
He talks better'n some Of your Con-
gressmen; two bits 'moffered; why,
gents, be knows Tennyson all by
heart, and I'll outswear any man in the
crowd-just the thing for the chill
dren, monty two bits" Here he stop.
ped to take breath and looked re.
proachfully upon the crowd. The ac-
complished bird was finally knocked
down to a Methodist preacher, who
came in just in time TO hear that the
parrot could sing all of Watts hymns.
The old gentleman started out highly
elated with his prize; but when the dis
reputable bird told him to pull down
his vest and 60 towel, not exactly to
heaven, he went back to the auction.
eer and wanted to swap for a camel OF
something that didn't talk.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
SEND.fY RE.fDE.VfG.
Take Counsel with Yourself

Young men cannot estimate too high
ly the advice of parents ard friends.
1t affords them the benefit of expert
ence, and is given from sincere solicit
tude for their welfare. 1t should be
remembered and weighed and acted
upon.
But, after all, every man has his own
individual existence; he has his own
life to live, for which he alone is ac-
countable. He should derive all the
benefit he can from the counsel of those
older and wiser than himself. Then he
should sit down and mediate by him.
self, and make up his mind as to the
course which be wishes to pursue in the
world. Having done this he should
enter upon the execution of his plans
with determination to accomplish
what he undertakes without reference
to the opinions of Others. No man is of
any real account in the world unless he
is something in and of himself.
No man possesses real strength if he
cannot, after having heard all that
Others have to say, resolve, and resolve
firmly, what to do, and carry his reso;
luton into effect.
Take counsel of others; profit by their
experience and wisdom; but above all
take counsel with yourself; make up
your mind what to do in this world ,
and-dc it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
A Miraculous Cure.
Washington Chronicle

washington Cnronlcle.I
An almost miraculous cure is report
ed from Sheldon street, the patient be-
ing the wife of a well-to-do citizen
She has for years been ailing, or think.
ing she was ailing, and recently took
to her death-bed and kept her husband
unhappy by lamenting that she was
going to die. Yesterday her husband
got buxom young widow, who is hel
particular adherence, to come in and
look over the house. The dying wo
man heard him opening doors and ex.
planning things, and lay racked with
Indignation and curiosity. Presently
the buxom young widow departed, and
the husband returned to the sick room
No sooner had he entered than she &C.
costed him:
Peter Whitehead Hollingsworth,
what have you been doing"
Nothing, my love, nothing. Don't
excite yourself. Be calm. Only as
you were complaining that you
couldn't get up and see after things,
and that the house was going to wreck
and ruin, thought would ask Mrs.
Dssber in to let me know what could
be done to save you trouble and relieve
your mind of anxiety .e.,. -.
oh, you did p she murmured with q
deep inspiration.
YES, and showed her all over the
house. ia
And the beds not made, and every
thing like pig-sty!
Never mind, my love. l told her
that she must excuse it, as you were
sick. because you were 9 very good
housekeeper. And she said you must
be-. -
'Oh, she did,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16


Yes, and she said that If she had her
way, she'd have a new set of parlor
furniture in and less vulgar wall paper,
but that some people had no taste auy
way, and-by the way, Maria, you and
Mrs. Dasher are pretty near OF size,
amt you p Then he fell into trance
that lasted for some minutes, then NUT.
,ering, swell, perhaps they'll fit; if
not, they can be made over departed.
When that husband went home that
night he was surprised to see his dying
wife up and dressed and bossing things
with metallic ring in her voice and a
glitter in her eye such as he hadn't
seen for years, and when he innocently
remarked, why, Maria, had hardly
expected to see you up againv she
said: Il know it, you bald-headed old
reprobate, but I'll live to bury you yet,
and if that painted Jezebel comes into
this house again, I'll tear her into cot.
ton waste and jute strings
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
POETRY.
THE SAD STORY OF BLOBBs
AND HIS PULLET.


In uny country Vilia lived our Blobbs, but all
alone;
Never wiie or chubby children this staid
bachelor had Known
fet|for hearts must cling to something-he
had made himself pet
VI little snow white pullet, with her wings
Just tipped with jet
DAILY feeding and caressing, these had won
the pullets heart;
Following. close her masters footsteps, sci
dom they were far apart;
And his love grew deeper, stronger, with the
passing of each day
wiser Tar than any woman" wicked Blobbs
was Wons 10 say.
Near py arose wondfrous structure-archi-
tects their brains had racked-
Gross between Chinese temple and cruet-
stand, IN fact.
This the pretty pullet's dwelling; here she
hastened every night;
Perched on high, became rooster till the
dawnmg OF the light,
One SAD Gay Yankee peddler, glib, persuad
ing, passing by,
Gazed at Blobbs and that peor pullet with
calculating eye,
From biz wagons deep recesses drew out
smiling wickedly,
"Johnson's Patent Hen-Persuader;" then t.
euileless Blobbs said he:
stHere's marvellous invention, In this box
you see nest
Hens at once will lay an egg here, lured to d,
their very best.
linen behold, tins sliding bottom lets the egI
drop out OF view,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
ObRIience.

There is nothing more admirable
than obedience. Little children, be
obedient in small things as well as in
great.
L once knew little boy; he was only
four years old, but he had already ac-
quired at that age habit of rendering
implicit obedience to the commands
and wishes of his parents. One day,
as he was walking in the garden ac-
companied by'a servant, he saw fine.
hosy-looking apple lying on the pc b
before him. He ran TO pick it up, bu.
rapded it directly to the servant, " with-
out even looking as if he would like to
at it.
This is very nice one, Master Har-
ry,' said the servant, without closely
examining the apple, 'and quite ripe.
You may eat it if you like
Papa told me | was never to eat
fruit | found lying on the ground in
the garden said the child.
Il should not be likely to give you
leave to eat anything that would hurt
you, SIR said the maid sharply; your
papa told you not to eat fruit off the
ground because he was afraid you
might eat something some day that
would not be good for you. Unripe
fruit would make you ill, you know
He did not say all this said the
child gravely; he only said was nev-
er to eat fruit L picked up off the
ground. So think | will not eat this
apple, if you please, nurse, although it
does look very nice and ripe, added
the little fellow, evidently thinking it
did look Very tempting.
His father, who happened to be near
enough to Overhear this, here stepped
forward, and, taking the apple from
the servants hand, sat down, and
drew his little son toward him.
DO you see that, Harry" said he,
turning over the apple, and pointing
to little black speck near the stem.
Now, if l cut this apple open, you
will see something very disagreeable
inside ofit.'
He did so, and displayed to Harry's.
wondering and somewhat disgusted
eyes an ugly insect lodged in the core.
You see,' said the father, that obe-
dience is really the best thing for US.
You might have bitten into this apple
without observing that nasty insect
inside of it,
Harry assented, the look of disgust
deepening on his face. He looked
thoughtful for minute or two, and
then ran off to play.
The lesson, however, was not forgot
ten. Obedience had never cost him
much effort before this incident; it new
er cost him any after. He always re-
membered that it was not only right
to be obedient, but that it might be
profitable for him to be so.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-11-16
Japanese Legend.

There is curious legend preserved
by the japanese, which explains why,
even to this DAY, hundreds of thousands
OF people in japan believe that the
sword is of divine origin. 1t seems
that once upon time AmaterasZu-on
Kami, who was the divinity accredited
to the present dynasty as its heavenly
ancestors gave to one of her descen-
dants three gifts-a mirror, a rounded
stone, and sword. These were long
preserved as the chief treasures of the
empire. being considered celestial SYM
bols, and the priests recounted that the
goddess had said, when delivering
them, that the ruler who wished clear.
ly to distinguish between the good and
the Dad should look into the mirror,
that all should govern the country
with softness comparable to the soit
rounding of the stone, and that when
people disturbed the happiness of any
rulers subjects, he shOald chastise
those people with the sword" Now
the priests recite the legend no more;
the sword has been degraded from its
position of heaven-appointed weap-
ON to prohibited article; and the Ja-
panese are studying the arts of peace
among the Western nations. A great
deal OF attention was paid under the
old regime in Japan to the ornamental
ton of swords, and the specimen ex-
hibited here show it. The scabbard
was generally made of magnolia wood,
to which had been applied the
very finest quality of Lacquer; the
guard and the ornaments of the scab-
bard or hilt were frequently of rich
rspottsse work of various alloys and in
laid with gold and silver. Sometimes
the guard was of iron with gold orna-
ments and skillfully forged to produce
relief figures on both sides. The hilt
was sometimes sheathed with shagreen,
aud silk cords were bound crosswise
around it.-Boston Journal.