smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1868

I'm dreaming tonight of happy day
That in childhood's s early morning lay,
When the south wind waved the flowers fair,
And played among thy shining hair,
As we wandered gaily along the stream
That glided away like an early dream,
Or stopped there to gaze in the waters black,
And laughed that it mirrored our faces back.
o, none were more gay meath the summer 8


sky
Thou vert young and happy, and so was l.
I'm dreaming again of another day
Which came like the other and passed away
We sat alone in the moons calm light,
And talked of love on that starry night;
And peither knew that each hearts fond carr
Was to cherish the others image there,
Till we read in our glances, that would no


sleep,


The secret that both had tried to keep.
There was peace in our hearts, and no sorrow


nor sigh,


For thou vert loved and SO was /.
I'm dreaming once more of the night tba
came


And dampened aud darkened that holy
flame;


Twas a sad, lonely night, as dreary as this
That awakened forever my bright dream o.
bliss.


I'm not wishing thee back by my side again
But think of thee oft as / loved thee then
The glad spell is broken and long passet
away,


And my hearts love and music have vanish
ed for aye -.


As the cold, weary wind walls mournfully


by
Thou art alone-aDd SO am l.
PERRysBIiRG April 1863
Year: 1868

A writer says: We are troubled OF
ten with severe coughs, the results oi
colds of long standing, which may turn
to consumption or premature death
Hard coughs cause sleepless nights by
constant irritation of the throat, and a
strong effort to throw off offensive
matter from the lungs. The remedy
l propose has been tried and recon-
mended by me with good results, which
is simply to take into the stomach be,
fore retiring for the night a piece ol
raw onion, after chewing. This escu-
lent in an uncooked state is very heat
ing, and collects the water from the
throat and lungs, causing immediate
relief to the patient. IT,
Year: 1868

We hereby unite ourselves as an Organiza-
tion for the purpose of earnestly endeaVoT
ing to adopt such measures as will remedy
the political evils now expressing sand our
sympathizing friends, aud which must, IL
not opposed by the systematic and deteruI-
ined resistance of all true white men, end in
the ruin and complete overthrow of our So
cial and political institutions, and with them
all we hold near and dear on earth.


We furthermore pledge ourselves, esch to
the other, upon our sacred honor AZ men, to
abide BY the deliberate and clearly-ascer-
tanned will Of msjyrity Of the Board Of Di-
rectors, and that we will heartily co operate
with the association in all things tending To
a speedy and successful correction, in every
legitimate way, of what we consider the in.
Just and unconstitutional legislation Of tbs
Radical party in power.
Year: 1868

EARLY CULTIVATION OF PoTATOEs--
Much labor may be saved by running
bush harrow over the ground just as
the shoots are breaking through. This
will disturb the whole surface Of the
ground, and is equivalent to a good
hoeing. A week or ten days later go
between the rows with eultiyator, and
if the young shoots are covered deeply
with dirt it will not harm them. The
early sorts will only need cultivating
once or twice more, and this can be
done by horsepower Early and fre-
1uent cultivation makes cheap potatoes
Year: 1868

WEDDING PREsEETs.-It is hard to
say bitter things, however a sense Of
Justice and depleted pOcket-book may
impel us. But we do think it rather
hard that the newly married Matilda
Jane should rejoice in the possession Of
three castors, ten salt cellars, and six
butter knives, while her cousins, who
we're married ten years ago and have
plenty of olive branches around their
tables to provide for, have pinched
themselves to give to her what they
would not think of affording for them
selves. 1t is hard that Mrs. Smith mas
give two dollars for napkin rings fol
Miss Jones and her future Brown, wher
her poor old rheumatic neighbor across
the way, whom she would much rather
help, is suffering for warm fannels.
Year: 1868

The reading of this note was the
cause of one of those domestic scenes
not easily described, the husband on
his knees protesting his innocence, and
calling on all the saints in the calendar
to bear witness that he told the truth,
while his wife as vehemently declared
that she knew it was his child, and ne
need not try to deny it, as she was
certain of the fact. 1t is impossible to
tell how the scene might have ended,
had not the faithful Benedict at thi:
moment for the first time cast his eye tc
the cradle and found it vacant. Like 9
flash the truth burst upon him, and he
acknowledged himself sold, and that he
was the daddy of the child. The trick
OF the wife was complete, and to-day
she reigns supreme in that little man


sion. The husband says that hereafter
he will not refuse to own any little one
that may be sent him.-Cin. Times.
Year: 1868

SIR: Herewith you will find the babe
which am unable to support without
your assistance, and as you are as near
ly related to it as / am, feel that you
will aid me, and give the little one a
good education, and treat 1t as well as
your other children. From what L can
learn OF your good-hearted wife, she
will be kind to this dear little one fol
your sake, if not for her own. May
you prosper, is the wish of your
Year: 1868

The following mysterious c1mWunicaton
was received through mail yesterday. We
know nothing of its origin or object, but We
are satisfied that it is not an idle, empty call,
gotten up to "scare somebody"
While we are not in any way connected
with it, YET there is too much importance at
tached 10 the organization by the leading
journals of the day for it 10 be mere scars
crou. Where there is much smoke there
must be some FIRE:


Den No. 36-Graue Yard No. b


SHROUp Fl,


March 10, 1865.
Year: 1868

The old saying that '' lime makes rich
father and poor son" conveys, we think,
a serious error, though the idea it is based
upon be correct one. This is that lime,
while it makes the soil more productive in
crops at first, will leave il barren if its
use be continued that it will force the
ground SO to speak, to its utmost power of
production, and finally leave it powerless
exhausted of the elements of plant food.
This might be in great measure, the case,
if we assume that everything made upon
the farm is carried off from it, as is only
possible under very bad management. :


But then with grass comes grain, fur
nishing large quantities of straw, and
corn stalks and blades, giving material for
great quantities of manure, and with these
comes stock to consume the farm More
horses, more cattle, more sheep, more
hogs-the manure manufactors of the
farmer, turning all these to the best ac-
count, are, year after year, leaving great
quantities of the best manure behind when
they go to market; the best because con-
tanning not one element, as lime, but all
that is needed.
luCH IL tlC NC wise cDOupn. 10
feed away his grain instead of selling, the
manure is the richest and most valuable
and the soil may be kept at the maxi
mum of fertility, if well manured. This
accounts for the answer of an extensive and
observant Chester county farmer to the
question whether, after the application of
lime for SO long period of years there had
been any symptoms of decline in the pro-
duction of the land or di,niuution of the
benefit derived from it. His answer was
decidedly in the negative, for he said,
those who have lined the most have
been pretty sure to manure the most.
Those who have the spirit to improve free
ly in one direction are not apt to stop at
that, but use well all the means at their
disposal; they are the best and most care
full farmers and their land is constantly
advancing in productiyeness. s. -
Year: 1868

b" Dairyman, in the Practical Farmer
for September presents point in choos-
ing COW, which is new to us, but there
is certainly sound philosophy in it. Other
things being equal, he considers COW
which brings her first calf at season of
the year when feed is fresh and tender
and most productive of milk, as the month
of June, worth twice as much as one that
brings her first in winter. He says he
saw very promising half Aldcrney heifer
which took a premium at the Pennsylva-
MIA State Fair, for which the owner asked
sixty dollars. He offered to give the
price provided she was to calve in June,
but finding she was to calve i'll February,
thirty dollars was all he would offer for her.


Long observation and experience with
heifers and their subsequent character as
mixers have satisfied him that commen-
cling milk in early summer is an indispen-
sable condition to good mixer in after
years, and that the difference is fully one
half in any grade of stock The philoso-
ply of the difference in favor of heifers
coming in for the first time in June, he
states as follows: -'F


1.-The grass being then in the best con-
dition to produce full flow of milk, all
the parts that tend to the secretion of milk
are developed to their utmost capacity.
The udder, the teats, and nsilk veins be-
come enlarged, permanently, and the best
cows l ever raised we had to commence
milking several weeks before they calved,
to prevent garget."


The theory seems to be that milk ves-
sells become fixed in their capacity by their
first use, or at least that their subsequent
development will be after the type they are
first made to assume. 1t is not reasona-
BILE to suppose that he;fer two years old,
under any circumstances, will give as
much milk as the same animal will at four
years old, with the same antecedents, and
in this sense the milk vessels cannot be
fully developed with the first calf, if the
heifer be quite young But it is reasona-
BILE to suppose that the type of the lacteal
vessels in their proportions to the age and
general developement of the animal will
becume fixed at the period alluded to, and
the idea is well worthy the attention Of
every farmer. Wisconsin, FrWer. ea
Year: 1868

In spirit of profound resignation, and
making the best of their troubles, two new
made widowers met for the; first time after
their affection, to console each other. With
deep sigh, one of them said =:


'"Nell may bewail your loss, for /
had so few differences with my dear wife
that the last day of my married life was as
happy as. the first"


There l am ahead of you, my FRIEND -
said the other, " for the last day of mine
was happier"
Year: 1868

THE intimation that Goidwin Smith
Professor of History at Oxford, England
and one of the firmest and most able
champions of the institutions of our
country, designed visit to America is
confirmed by letter written by himself
to the London correspondent of the 7Si-
bune. 1t will be seen by the following
extract that he designs a protracted visis
and the preparation of an American
History, which, from the ability and
scholastic requirements of the writer, it
would not be perilous to prophecy viii
take the foremost rank in literature:


am going to devote myself to the
study, and if, after due study, feel equal
to the task, to the composition of Amer
lean history. With this view, shall
probably take mp my abode in the Uni
ted States in the course of the summer.
At what place must depend partly on the
where there are books and records, and
where / can obtain permission TO use
them.


My undertaking necessarily implies q
prolonged residence in the country where
1t must be carried on. But 1 am not
going to seek naturalization in America,
or to cast of my allegiance to my own
sovereign and my native land. shall
be a candidate for no citizenship in
America bat that of the Republic of Let
ters. In the present state of English
affairs, 1 can imagine. though l do not
anticipate, the occurrence of q crisis
which viii render it incumbent on the
honor of every Englishman to share,
though he might be unable to influence,
the destinies of his country.


GOODWIN SMITH
Year: 1868

security. prevent the necessity of n gem
eral military organization other than
that of the regular army, and meet the
requirements of the case. Last year.
petitions came from Gallatin and Mis-
soula counties; from the former when
not a hundred guns could be had in
Virginia-this year from Edgerson. An
Executive would be severely reprehensi-
bic who would refuse his efforts to aid
the people in times of danger, and we
are assured none will act with more
earnest desire to assist them than our
present Governor. Wedo not anticipate
these 6epredations will be extensive in
Montana, but the life of a poor ranch
man on the border is as precious to him
as that of the highest dignitary in the
land and he is entitled to as full protec-
ton. Our Territory may suffer from
having it's approaching avenues cut of.
without power to prevent it; bat with
willing citizens and the means to pre-
vent it, no plundering invasion of our
settlements should be permitted. We
think the furnishing of arms to settle
ments distant from Helena and Virginia
on the application of responsible parties,
will lead to the safety and welfare of the
people, and that they will voluntarily
and with alscrity lend mutual support,
and render any other action unnecessary
to prevent in Montana the barbarities
that from the history of the past we may
expect to recur throughout the country
the coming season.
Year: 1868

Our readers will remember dispatch
from Salt Lake City a short time ago,
mentioning the shooting of s. M. Camp
bell by VIM. Hughes, in thecourt room
in that place. The Telegraph and Neaos
have published their account of the
matter, putting Hughes under the rose
colored light of an injured and indignant
father whose innocent child had been
seduced by Campbell, whose nlonstrous
outrages upon society no good Mormon
or GENTLE would palliate or excuse. and
fully justifying the deed. Before tri-
bunal of Justice, under the protecting
guardianship of the Law, the life of a
person charged with crime however
monstrous, is held to be sacred, but
Campbell was shot, and the intending
murderer went forth triumphantly from
the Mormon court. The indignation
with which such a recital would ordina-
rily be received by law-abiding people
was turned to charitable silence by the
accompanying statement that Campbell
had been guilty of crime, the punish
ment of which in all civilized communi-
ties appeals to the better feelings for
approval, and the moreso here as his
record was not of a reputable character.
The following communication from a
gentleman in Salt Lake City at the time,
and whose veracity is unquestionable,
puts the matter in quite different light,
and makes the deed a cold blooded,
cowardly murder, without an ameliora-
ting feature, except that which is not to
the credit of Hughes. the little value OF
Campbelrs life:


SALT LAKE City, Feb. 4, 1858.


Ed. Post did not expect or desire
when left Virginia to be called upon tc
record for your readers any violent out
Year: 1868

Are You going to Sweetwater2 Prob
ably a thousand or more Montanians
will answer directly or quali6edly in the
affirmative. What for2 There can be no
inducement except to make money. We
would like to know how many of those
who now are afflicted with the Sweetwa-
ter fever have any reliable information
that convinces them they can better
their condition by going there Is it not
rather restlessness, and blind, reckless,
unchecked impulse; throwing them
selves on the spring tide current of hu-
manity that each year pours it's infatu-
ated tide toward one locality or another
at the instigation, and to fill the pockets
OF interested parties. Have You forgot
ten the Sun river and Salmon river
stampedesH How many lit the torch of
wealth from the ignes fatuis that flashed
SO brilliantly above those places, and
allured so many hundreds to suffering
and ruin. Old miners talk wisely about
the folly of stampedes. suggest the falla-
cy of rushing off to mines that pay best
when they are under several feet of
snow and have never been opened, but
= somehow they are among the first
to go. The Salmon river mines were
claimed to be placers-three thousand
men rushed there-perhaps as many
hundred can make good wages. The
remainder have come away poorer than
they went, having lost a years work.
The Sweetwater mines are not claimed
to have rich placers, quartz being the
principal attraction, What are you
moneyless placer miners going to do
with quartz? You can find fifteen thou
sand leads recorded in Montana and
earn probably as good a one as you
would find at the Sweetwater, by a
months labor. You hear of fine speci-
mems of quartz and nuggets in Salt Lake
City and Cheyenne. You can see speci-
mems in almost any cabin in Montana
that will assay thousands of dollars to
the ton, and nugget exposed in a
bankers window does not bear evidence
of where il came from. Cheyenne and
Salt Lake see money for their merchants
in stampede to Sweetwater. 1t will
circulate and some of IL eventually reach
the newspapers. Self interest, always
controlling, would prompt the most fiat
tering accounts of the new mines. Their
columns are open to interested CORES
pondents. Do not place too implicit faith
in newspaper accounts. This year will
probably be a much better one in Mon
tana than either sc or 81. Many new
gulches have been discovered and suffi-
GENTLY developed to establish the fact of
good wages being obtainable by all the
labor this winter unemployed in the
Territory. There will be more money
expended to labor for developing and
reducing quartz than ever before. The
Sweetwater mines, with the Indians on
the Bozeman route will attract a large
proportion of the eastern emigration,
and the advance of it is already at
Omaha You who are doing well in
Montana have no cause to wander. Let
well enough alone. You who are not,
see the prospects Frightening for sue
cessful mining season. Take two
thoughts before you go to Sweetwater.
Year: 1868

THE New York Journal Of Commerce
publishes the following interesting table
showing the number of emigrants ar
irving in the port of New York during
the year 1867, and their nativity: also
the emigration of each year since 1S4S !:
Year: 1868

The State Convention yesterday was
perfectly immense. The delegates came
in such crowds yesterday morning and
during the previous night, that oul
hotels were scarcely able to accommo
date them. Our streets were fairly
crowded with them yesterday during
the rcceSscs Of the Convention; our city
has not presented 50 lively an appear
ance for many day.


In point Of dignity and ability the
body which convened at the Court
House yesterday has never been sur
passed in this city. The universal ex-
preston Of opinion is eminently COM
plimentary to our Convention; the dis
play of Democratic worth made yester-
day will not be without its salutary
effect.


As many expected, the Convention
was unable to complete its labOrs in one
day. When the field of business came
to be canvassed session to-day was
found inevitable. We may cOngratu-
late ourselves upon the zeal which the
Convention maRifested in regard to
organization. A satisfactory plan was
adopted and the Executive Committee,
meeting this morning, will take imme-
diate steps for commencing the work.


A noticeable incident in the proceed
ings was the reception of the message
Of greeting from the Ohio Convention.
The announcement of the express
sion Of that body in favor of PEN
DLETON for President, was the ooca-
for a tumultuous demonstration. 1t
clearly indicated the popularity Of the
man with the masses of our people. We
presume the delegates to the National
Convention will be chosen to-day. Pres
idential electors will hardly be chosen
ut this Convention.
Year: 1868

The Convention was called to order
at 10 o'clock, By ID. Lamb, Chairman of
the Executive Committee of the State,
who, after reading the call converting
the Convention, remarked that the
elections which wefe to occur during
the present year were fraught with
greater interest than any which had oc-
CURED since the foundation Of the Gov.
ernment. The prospects for the success
Of the Conservative party were highly
Asttsring, and for this reason this Con
vention had been called at such an early
day. We had local issues in our OWE
State which demanded the earnest eff.
fort Of every opponent Of Radicalismi
II we but do our duty We shall soon see
prescription and tyranny fade away.
Year: 1868

The Convention will meet this morn
ing at the Court House, at 9 o'clock
promptly, and will probably remain in
session until about dinner time.


At two o'clock the Court of Appeals
will meet in the Court room, and will
through the courtesy Of the judges
give way to the Convention, after 6
short session.
Year: 1868

10 the farmer every season brings its own
peculiar burden which can be easily borne, if
properly adjusted and duly appreciated. The
winter months come laden with quite as i'm
portant duties as other portions of the year,
and these cannot be shirked without setting
back the tide of prosperity upon which the
farmer thought he was riding during the Har-
vest Moon. To save is even more difficult
task than to accumulate, and hence we be-
lieve penny saved is worth more than PEN
ny earned. The tiller of the soil can be eco
nomical without being niggardly as well as
anybody else. Itrequires quite as much skill
and judgment to feed out NOV of hay to
the cattle as it does to gather it into the
barns, but many farmers will make great
buster in haying time and exhibit much in
dustry and enterprise in that season, and yet
they will lamentably fail in distributing the
proceeds of their hard labor to their stock.
A vast deal of hay is wasted every wiDterj Just
for the want of proper care and judgment.
When creature is allowed to trample upon
his food, paw. it over and " blow" upon it, he
hutud any oOquiICo d uAoiCliSu IOT IL anu wastes
moreIthan he eats, and what he eats doesn't dc
him SO much good as it would if given to him
in more economical manner. Cattle can be
ianght bad habits almost as easily as children
can. Both must be taught to properly prize
their food and not to loathe it by wasteful
extravaganza. But this is not all that is re-
quired to keep creatures well through the
winter. "Cold as barn" is familiar phrase
| and has been for many generations. And il
| is well chosen to Illustrate ones idea of in
clement weather, for barns are altogether toe
cold to be profitable and yet some improve
ment has been made within a few years. and
some farmers have found out that cattle in 8
warm barn can be kept on less food than in q
cold one A merciful man is merciful TO hi,
beasts, but many barns through the countr,
show anything but mercy in the hearts of tho
! owners.


And this is not ALL Stock of all kind:
should be fed and watered with great regular
ity, and well sheltered at all times Dear as
lumber is, the farmer will find that hemlock
and spruce boards are much cheaper than hay
and grain. Keep lump OF salt within reach
of the creatures so that they can lick it when
they please. This Is decidedly better than to
give it to them semi-occasionally when they