davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-31

Only about 60 per cent. of the passen-
ger trains enter London on time.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-31

His powder is the only thing Ken
tuckian willingly keeps dry -[Exchange.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

of the riders. Pat Cleburne, on the
right, had been pegging away at the
Union army all day long, gallantly
repelling every attack made on his
line. Bragg had needlessly weakened
his center by sending re-enforcements
to Cleburne, and had still further
minimized theestrength of what he had
left by imprudently deploying them
above and below the hill, instead of
concentrating his men at the top.
An immense mass of Union troops
had gathered behind the little strip of
woods in front of Bragg's position, and
the nervousness and excitement of the
Confederate General and his staff was
doubtless occasioned by fears as to the
direction they would take, now that it
was too late to rectify their lines.
Major Blank, of General Bragg's staff,
was in an extremely happy mood, hav-
ing taken little more to drink than
was necessary or advisable, and his
hilarity somewhat shocked the nerves
of those who did not have access to
his means of supply. To quiet him
and get rid of him at the same time,
General Bragg directed him to take a
couple OF couriers and go to position
on the ridge, where there was rude
breastwork of logs, and reconnoiter.
Major Blank called two of the Gen
erals body-guard and rode to the point
designated, and up to which the outer
line of the Union skirmishers had pen
etrated "Dismount, couriers, and ad-
vance as skirmishers, said Major
Blank. The couriers obeyed and con.
ceaied themselves behind the logs. One
of them saw a skirmisher ON the other
side, and beckoned to him to come
over. Thinking that the courier was
his officer he did so, and was captured
"That's right, courier; call another
one over" said Major Blank, at the
same time questioning the prisoner
Marvellous as it may seem, the courier
practiced the ruse o second time witt
success.
Major Blank said to the courier
"Take these prisoners to General
Bragg; tell him / have met the advance
of General Van Cleves' Corps, anG
checked it. Go to General Breckin
ridge and tell him to send me ten mer
with long-range guns, and I'll whil
the whole army" The courier was
glad to get away from such a fire-eat
ing officer, but he never got to Genera
Bragg. The men massed behind The
piece Of woods opened outin the mean
time, Just as person would unfold hil
arms, and, with q wild rush, made fol
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02
THE DAIRY.


Mileh cows ought to be we'll fed, and
treated with the utmost gentleness. All
sudden changes in the feed. tempera-
ture or treatment are unfavorable in the
secretion of milk. Changes from green
to dry or dry to green fodder should be
made gradually if we wish to avoid a
decrease of the milk yield.
In winter have good, warm place for
your cows. Feed them ground corn,
oats, and barley, equal portions of each,
being the best food to produce quality
and quantity combined. Corn meal and
shorts form an excellent feed. Never
feed oil cake or turnips. Give plenty
of sweet hay and pure water.
In milking, when you first take hold
of the teats don't grab them as if you
were falling over precipice and they
were your only holt, but begin gently.
Some cows are very nervous, and if you
begin milking two abruptly they may
possibly kick.
The most successful dairymen feed
COWS more or less grain the year round.
Grass increases the flow of milk, and
grain increases the amount of cream.
All milk should be strained at once af-
ter being drawn from the cow, through
three strainers. and immediately sub
merged in water, the temperature of
which should not be over 45 degrees in
summer nor below 40 degrees in winter.
There is large per cent. of cream lost
in not keeping water at the proper tenn
perature, and letting milk stand too
long before setting. It has been proven
that milk looses over 25 per cent. OF
cream if left out of the creamer until
the animal heat is gone.
Scalding milk cans is Objectionable.
Hot water makes milk curd insoluble,
hard and tough. Rinse everything,
strainers, pals, cans, can covers, etc.
| with cold water as soon as used, and be-
| fore drying wash them in water as warm
as the hand can bear, using enough
soap, common soda or saleratus to cut
the grease. After this washing, scald
| in boiling hot water, and set to dry in
sun and pure air. Use tin pals fol
milking. Never use wooden pals.
| Exposure to air is one cause of greater
depreciation and actual loss in our dairy
products than all other causes combined.
All Operations in the dairy, from the
| time the milk is drawn from the COW
until the butter goes to the consumers
table, should be conducted in such a
manner as to exclude the air, as much
as possible, from coming in contact
with the cream or butter any longer
than is absolutely necessary
You must watch your milk in warm
weather, and not let it thicken before
! the cream is taken off. Ordinarily, the
cream should be taken off in thirty-si1
hours after setting the milk. 1t nevel
should stand over forty eight hours
and it is often necessary to take it off il
twenty-four hours. If it stands owe,
forty y-eight hours it makes bitter butter
Milk should never set in cold weathe
| where it will chill. 1t Injuries the mill
as much to chill it as to keep at too
high temperature in warm weather.
J Creamery Raties.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02
THE ORCHARD.
Unprohtable Orchards.

1t is no longer possible, as formerly,
to grow even occasional crops of apples
without giving the trees due care and
labor. A neglected orchard, large
enough to bear, but which continues
unproduetive year after year, is an eye
sore that should be removed. What
shall be. done to such an orchard to
make it productive?
In the first place, there are in most
orchards trees that from various causes
havd grown in scrubby form, and have a
mass of struggling sprouts about the
stem. Usually the best thingto be done
with these is to dig them out and leave
so much the more room for the vigorous,
healthy trees that remain. Most apple
orchards are planted too closely. The
removal of one-half the trees gives Of
ten greater production of fruit than
the whole would do, manure and care
for them as we may. Usually these
stunted trees have been injured by the
borer, and strict watch should be kept
against the encroachments Of this enemy
in the trees apparently healthy. It is
easy to discover marks of the borer by
the pieces of soft wood he throws out
while making his excavations in the
tree. A flexible wire run into the borers
hole will follow his windings and de-
stroy him.
Many old orchards are unfruitful from
lack Of proper pruning. If thinned out
now it will probably produces large and
vigorous growth of suckers next spring,
bet these may be rubbed out with thumb
and finger as they start next season,
The proper management of an apple
orchard requires constant care through
the growing season. instead of being a
business where the fruit grower can idly
await the process of nature, and only
feel called upon to harvest the crop
whicn is provided to his hand The
pinching back in summer should, be-
fore fall, include the most vigorous
branches. This will cause the forma-
tion Of fruit buds next season. and in
this way neglected orchard now may
be brought into bearing in the off year,
1891, when probably the apple crop, as
now, will be again q light one.
All fully grown apple orchards are
Immediately and greatly helped BY
| manuring. There is no way in which
stable manure can be made SO profitable
to the farmer as in fertilizing his bear
1 lag orchards, provided he gives them
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

large family of children, and was al
ways pining for home. He was utterly
worthless as a soldier. After deserting
and being brought back two or three
times, he finally desperately wounded
a guard who endeavored to balk still
another attempt to desert. He was
captured, court-martialed, and sem
fenced to be shot, although the court
for long time hesitated to pass SEN
tence, as some of the members believed
the man to be half-witted. Had not
Radcliffe nearly killed the guard he
would have only been confined, as he
did not attempt to desert to the enemy,
but to go home; but the assault deter
mined the minds of. the court. On
being brought brought out for execu-
ton the poor devil blasphemed and
howled and struggled in a heartrend-
ing manner, and it was not until he
saw that his prayers for mercy were
useless that he braced up like a man,
and, quietly kneeling upon his coffin,
received in his bosom the fatal bullets.
/ have ever thought, and think still,
that the execution of this man was o
stain on the court that tried him, un-
der the circumstances. He was o
monomaniac on the subject of home.
His Captain deemed him irresponsible,
and the majority of the officers Of the
battalion were of the same opinion.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02
Care of Work Horses.

There is nothing that appeals to the
sympathies of merciful man much
sooner than to see great sores and gals
upon the neck and shoulders of his hard
worked horse. He will use pads above,
below and around the tender places,
trying thereby to lessen the pain which
pressure from the collar gives. Preven-
tion is always better than cure. He is a
wise man who adopts preventive
means. This is done less among farm
ers than with any other class who en-
ploy horses in their work. In cities you
will find heavy draft and express horses
all at work in rain as we'll as in sunshine,
but their shoulders, if not their whole
bodies, are covered with leather or rub
Der coverings when it rains, so that wet
does not get between their collar and
their flesh. The collars may be scraped,
the shoulders bathed daily with salt and
water or oak bark tea 10 harden them,
yet you will find covering for the
over during year.
During hot weather it is advisable to
use sweat pads, and when at hard work
it will be kindness to lift the collar
from the shoulder, allowing the air to
strike the flesh. This can be done when
stoppages occur in the work.
Every man who works team knows
that if he wishes to make money with
them it is essential that they be kept
busy every working day in the year.
This cannot be done if they are laid
aside with sore shoulders. We don't
expect bank to take ninety nine cents
for dollar. They look out for the lit
ties; you do the same in the care of your
horses and the gains will follow. BE
merciful to your beast" is q good motto
to hang in your stable, says Farm,
Field and StockmaR,
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Sweet grasses clothe the valley where they fell ;
OF that dark time, Nature has Daught to tell;
The tender flowers nod where breathed their
last
A thousand soldiers in the bloody past.
You would not dream that once this tranquil
spot
Had felt the burning hail OF rife shot;
Or heard the screaming Of the deadly shell,
Or the wild triumph OF the rebel yell
Harki Is not that the marsballlng OF men?
Does not a warlrk bugle wake the glen2
IB not the trampling OF ten thousand feet
Heard, keeping rhythm TO the drummers beat?
No; not an infant in its mothers arms
Breathes freer than this scene from war alarms !;
Tho record of that awful day is writ
In human hearts. Here is no trace Of 1t.
II should be haunted. Phantom hosts should
rise
And cloud with battle smoke the smiling skies !;
Tho clash of meeting bayonets we should hear,
And booming cannon shock the listening ear.
We stand in awe and list with hated breath
To catch some echo of their tragic death,
It does not seem that time could Danish quite
The pain, the horror, or the dread alright. --Is
But earth is not In sympathy with war.
How speedily she covers every scarf
IL not the screen she weaves DER graves forgot
A mute denial Of the battle foughtP
NEW YORK CITY.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

If he be stranger, he enters the little
city of the dead with exalted ideas of
towering monument or imposing
mausoleum erected over the dead sol
dier's remains. He will carry away a
picture Of deserted and neglected
vault in solitary corner of a grave
yard, without word, or a token or q
bit of marble to tell that a national
hero lies entombed within.
Only few months before his death
General Hancock chose his own rest
ing-place. 1t was in the eastern cor
ner of the cemetery, far removed from
all other graves, and directly beside
the grim and gloomy receiving vault.
When he died he @as laid to rest amid
great pomp and ceremony. A monu-
ment was Immediately proposed. and
the subscription-list started the rounds.
The mound surrounding the vault was
we'll sodded, and the surroundings
made neat and attractive. Now, how
ever, the place presents a shabby
appearance The grassy mound that
was oAce smooth and even is punctured
with deep holes. The grass has ceased
to grow within foot of the roadbed,
thus exposing long strip of bare
earth, above which the sod is ragged
and unkempt. The general air Of
neglect makes the hero's grave pSE.
ure of desolation.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02
Keeninr tho Land Busy.

The farm is the farmers capital. It
is good business maxim to get profit
from capital as often as possible with
out depicting it. Land ought therefore
always to be in some crop either for
sale or for self-renovation. Grass and
clover are renovating crops. Almost al
ways when grain is sown, either grass or
clover seed should be sown with it.
These will do no harm to the grain crop,
ana good seeding even after years
growth or less is better than plowing
under the weeds that its growth has
probably displaced.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02
Hints to Housekeapsrs.

WALL papers of large patterns de-
crease the apparent size of the room.
The latest decree of fashion is that
tables should no longer be square, but
round or triangular, SO that every guest
faces the host or hostess.
The following makes a good stove
polish: To one half ounce powdered
black lead, add one nalf gill water,
one-half ounce sugar; bottle, and shake
thoroughly.
WHEN beating up the whites Of eggs,
add o tiny pinch Of salt, because this
will cut them up, and make them frothy
much quicker, as we'll as make the froth
more "heady" than it itWould be.
For cough, boil one ounce Of fax
seed in pint of water, strain and add a
little honey, one ounce OF rock candy
and the juice of three lemons; mix and
boil we'll. Drink as hot as possible.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

he had been outwitted; but he never
knew how badly. The calf had been
dressed, cut up, cooked, and divided
among the soldiers, the two culprits
taking their share away with them.
All night a bright watch had been
kept for Captain =, his habits be-
ing well known. and whenever his
voice was heard in stern inquiry, q
soldier would walk about the fire with
the calf-skin, filed out with sticks,
over his shoulder. The two prisoners
had enjoyed quite as much sleep as had
the Provost Marshal.
1t was one of the headquarters COM
pany "who was there" sober-looking
veteran who could never be suspected
of such conduct, who gave me all the
particulars of the occurrence last sum-
mer.
A sergeant of my own company (who
shall be otherwise nameless) was Sc
verely wounded at the battle of Cedar
Greek, and for some months was under
treatment at one Of the Philadelphia
general hospitals. In the following
spring he was not sufficiently recovered
to be discharged, but was able to travel.
A letter came from home, telling of the
severe sickness of his father. The
sergeant put in an application for a
ten days furlough, which the surgeon
in charge approved and forwarded.
Three days passed and nothing was
heard from the application. The sur
geon was kind-hearted man, and our
soldier felt perfectly free to go to him
and state his case.
you'll get your furlough within a
week." was the reply. "They are a
little slow at military headquarters"
"But my father may die in the mean
time"
The surgeon was thoughtful.
II have no advice to give you, SER
geant," he replied; "but I may say
that if you should be reported to me
absent without leave for the next few
days I would be too busy to do any
thing about it till that furlough comes.
To that intelligent soldier a hint
was quite as good as kick. He let
the man in charge of his ward into the
secret, and was reported as usual
among the present sick" How he
evaded the guard-inspection on the
trains don't know; he did, some way.
He passed the next ten days at home,
enjoyed the visit immensely, and was
promptly back at the Philadelphia
hospital at the end of the time.
Two days later his application for a
furlough was returned, duly approved.
And now, does the reader think that
the sergeant carried the order for the
furlough into the office and returned it
with thanks, saying that he had al
ready enjoyed its benefit?
All. no; he knew trick worth two
of that. He went to the surgeon and
gravely remarked that now, since he
had received his furlough, there could
be no objection to his taking it in the
regular way. And the kind-hearted
surgeon laughed and said he saw no
objection. And I do not think that the
United States of America are a bit
worse off to-day because Sergeant
A made ten-days' furlough cover
a twenty-days' absence near the end
of the war.-Chicago Ledger.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02
TIE FARM


Lime is good disinfeetant. 1t is
especially valuable to place in cellars
where vegetables have been stored,
especially such as have been put in wet
or show signs of decay. The past fall
has been so wet that more than usual at
tention must be given to cellars to pre-
vent losses. By absorbing superhuous
moisture the lime prevents the rising of
foul odors that dampness with warmth
is sure to generate. Most vegetables in
cellars are better if covered with earth
and the lime sprinkled over the top of
the heap.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

proper care aud attention in other direc-
tions. Manure alone will not insure
apples. 1t will not keep the borer from
working at the trunk, nor the codling
moth from performing the fruit. But
a vigorous growth properly CHECKED in
summer by pinching back, will insure
the formation of fruit buds and blos-
SONS, and if the orehardist has these
he can il he will get crop OF apples,
accidents, excepted, if he takes the
proper means herefor.-1mericaR Cgl-
ffnniOr
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02
Two Receipts for Cocoanut Cake.

One half pound Of -four, one-half
pound sugar, one teacupful sour cream
or milk, small teaspoon saleratus; favor
with rind of lemon; four eggs; bake in
pans inches thick, one grated cocoa
nut. 2. Two cups Of butter, three Of
sugar, one of milk, ,one- half teaspoonful
saleratus. four eggs, four cupsfout, one
cocoanut grated and put in ghtly at tue
last; bake in two loaves.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

No horseman who regards kindness
to his charge as virtue will use bare
iron bits in cold weather. 1t is very
easy to cover them with leather, thus
preventing liberated mouths and sore
tongues from contact with fl sted iron.
1t is not always protection to warm the
bit before putting the iron into the
mouth. In driving during the severest
weather the iron becomes chilled outside
the mouth. and sometimes will make sore
the flesh which it touches where the
breath does not warm it.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02
Soldiers Tricks.
BY JAMES FRANKLIN Fits.

E R q A P s it
m i 6 ht not be
thought just the
correct thing for
one who in the
old days wore
shoulder-str ps
and had consid-
erable authority
over the soldier,
to tell Of the SOL
dier's escapades
and tricks with a
laugh. But, as
our great master,
William Shaks-
peare, said," "One
touch of nature
n
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

schoolgirl. Among her school-mates
we're a couple of girls whose polit-
ical faith differed from her own, and
who showed their true colors and ad-
herence to the Southern cause by
wearing aprons resembling the Con-
federate flag.
Grace could not bear the sight of the
flags, and declared the girls should not
wear them. Having pugnacious dis
position, she pitched into these fair
representatives of rebeldom, tore their
aprons from off them and into shreds.
Public sentiment condemned this act.
Grace was looked upon as disturber
of the peace, guilty of breaking the
laws of the land. A warrant for her
arrest was issued, and in due course of
time she found herself in the custody
of an officer awaiting trial before the
Circuit Court at the county seat. 1t
was clear case of assault, and the
poor girl was likely to suffer the full
penalty of the law with no prospect of
being favored with its delay.
The day of trial came, the prisoner
was arraigned at the bar, the Judge
took his seat, and the jury were pre-
pared to listen to the testimony. How
far the trial had proceeded we know
not, when the smooth course of justice
suddenly met unexpected obstacles.
A Union regiment from West Virginia
happened to be passing through town
that day. Hearing of the trial, sol
d;ars 1-iSitad fha No11rt Housa die
missed the case, adjourned the court,
sent the girl home, and gave the Judge
some sound advice, which he saw fit to
follow.
CoLFAx, Wis.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

Boil together for q few minutes three
cups of loaf sugar and one cup of boil
ing water; pour this syrup to o quarter
Of pound of grated chocolate; add the
whites Of three eggs beaten stiff. This
icing is suitable for putting on the top
of cakes.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

the ridge, sweeping the center as com.
pletely as though a terrible tornado
had struck it. The courier dropped
his prisoners and made for the cordu-
roy road across the Chickamauga,
while Major Blank turned up in de
condition some days later
after the battle.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02
BLOODY BATTLE-FIELDS
ENTERTAINING "REMINISCENCES OF
THE Rebellion.

Graphic Accounts Of the Stirring Scenes
Witnessed On the Battlefield anu in
Camp-old Comrades Recito Experiences
Of Thrilling Nature.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

One large tablespoonful of arrowroot
mixed with half a teacup Of cold water.
Put one pound Of sugar, juice Of four
lemons, and rind of one lemon; shred
very fine into bowl and pour over il
one quart of boiling water and the ar
rowroot, Stir until the sugar dissolyes,
strain, cool and freeze.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02
THE K1TCHEN.


Six large apples; stew and mash them
to pulp. When cold add the whites of.
six eggs we'll beaten. Add five spoons
of sugar, stir until creamy, and favor to
taata.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02

A coNFEDERATE's STORY.

T the battle
ofMissionary
Ridge, about
2 o'clock in
the aft err
noon, Gener-
al Bragg and
his staff oc-
cupied a cen
trail position
on the ridge.
The group
was excited
and nervous,
the very
horses SEEM
ed to partake
of the sDirit
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He Pined for Home.

N ex-Confederate,
writing in a Wash
ington paper, gives
an account of the
execution of a Con-
federate soldie T
named Radcliffe, q
c o n s cript from
Southwest Virginia,
who had been as
signed to the First
Virginia Battalion
of infantry. He was
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-01-02
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
INSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR QUIZ
RURAL READERS.

Some InformatIon or Value to the Farmer,
stock-Breoder. es-KeePer. HOusswlfs,
and Kitchen Maid.