smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

gWlne s,s,li 10 rain, and she 1.-THE sow) would be
rignt peart to git in aein,"


Charie and L went to bed and the fleas
commenced operations. We rolled, fought
fieas and tried to sleep but il was no nse n
hundred fresh and hungry ones came 10 tbe
funeral of every one killed; at last we were
forced TO get up and strike a light, when we
saw that our shins were covered SO thick as
to be actually black; we started for the stage.
taking our clothes with us. Inside the stage.
put my ordinary under and over clothing
upon the top of the coach, and then wrapped
up in my great coat; in fifteen minutes that
was full OF feas, and l threw il out and put
on my other clothes. Texas fleas are good
travellers, and very few minutes was time
enough for the last one of them to find the
way from the inside of the great coat to the
inside H, OF my shirt, then another change,
Oharlle meanwhile fighting the other wing
ana swearing. We were never allowed to
close our eyes the whole night-must have
changed our clothes thirty times apiece.


We asked the Coffee whether the fieas were
always troublesome; he said "no, they've
most all gone now, but long back there was a
right smart of 'em here"


More goat meat and corn bread for break
fast, at the very reasonable price of two bits a
meal, and the river having fallen during the
night, we hitehed up our mules and "got."
Year: 1869

hOW ~ o4]AhE n bOIcL . OGDs


If the ideas of score of farmers touching
the manner of making decent bed for a
horse, could be written out, doubtless the doc
ument would be a strange commentary upon
stable management and grooming. The best
material for making bed for horse confin-
ed in stall, is short straw, chaff, sawdust or
dry tan bark. If straw be long, it will pay 10
run it through the fodder cutter that will cut
it in lengths of three inches. Then, after re-
moving all the dropprngs of the animals, let
the litter-whatever it is-be spread evenly
over the entire stall floor, not less than three
inches in depth. This will not fail to make a
comfortable bed for weary animal after he
has finished his evening feeding.


When short machine straw is employed for
bedding, the first thing, which will always be
found Of prime Importance, is to remove the
droppings from the stall. 1t may seem strange
to many grooms that we insist so strenuously
on the removal of the accumulations of the
stall. But it is practice With great many
farmers to clean their stalls once week; and
in many instances, the part of the stall round
about the hind feet of the animal is allowed
to be filled with manure, and packed down
six inches in depth.


No animal can lie down with any kind of
comfort while his bed is so uneven.


Let the droppings be removed back beyond
the feet of the horse every evening, if nothing
more. Then, with a wooden-tined stable fork
shake the straw to pieces and scatter it even
ly over the stall floor, not less than one foot
deep.


There is nothing lost by using large
quantity of straw for bedding. On the con-
trary, there will be mich gained in two ways,
viz: in the saving of valuable liquid manure
by absorption, and In afFording quiet rest for
horse after having performed hard service.
Most horses are exceedingly fastidious
about their beds, and unless comfortable
and clean place has been prepared, they will
not lie down for several successive days. On
the contrary, if the bed be made as directed
horses will lie down for many hours, when
they would otherwise have continued to stand
until their limbs were so swollen and weary
that they could not keep on their feet any



longer. A horse is very neat animal, and
will not lie down in filth, or on a cold floor
unless he is exceedingly weary.-Erchange.


TWO EGGS A DAY.


In the proceedings of the American Insti
tute Farmers Club we find the following:


Mr.. A. Wright, of Fredericktown, N. j.
perpetrated this conundrum: Does it often
occur that hen will lay two eggs day, for
any number of days in successon?" and then
he made this statement: Mr.. Samuel STAN
ley of this place, has now hen which has
been laying two eggs per day for the past ten
days, and at the same time. One of them is
larger than ag ordinary one, and the other
about the size of fiSlaifs egg."


j. W. Gregory regard this as most
eggs-traordinary hen. However, Tfemember
in classic literature that Old Grimes had sucn
another, and on Sundays she lald three"
Year: 1869

all lived in one house. Only those were
killed that left the house and attempted to
reach a place of greater security. Those who
remained in the house were not molested.
This occurred in two or three instances. The
calamity is mainly attributable to the lack
of arms, for whenever a gun was fired the
savages made no fight. rne Indians drove
of considerable stock from above the settle
ment.
Year: 1869

CoScERr.-The members Of the Blue
Mountain Brass Band propose giving a
concert in a short time for the benefit
Of the ex>leader. The Band owes its
progress aud present attainment to the
tuition OF the gentleman alluded to, and
they will give the concert particularly
as Q testimonial Of grateful esteem.
We 'oespeak in advance "good house"
for the occasion.
Year: 1869

SSow ON THE SuMHIr.-There was q
rumor, a few days ago, that Liukton
road across the Blue Mountains was
blockaded with suow-rendering the
road impossible for teams. We now
learn from a gentleman who left the
summit on Thursday morning, that
travel by teams is still unimpeded,
though the snow is nearly two feet deep
on the ridge. The Ruckle and Meacbam
roads are still travelled of course, but
are said to be 10 bad condition.
Year: 1869

The question of Chinese emigration is attracting much attention In the June

 Atlantic there was an article suggesting the employment of Chinamen in our domestic service. In the July Galary appears an article which gives so clear and intelligent

 9 resume of the question, and represents the Celestial in so new and favorable q light

 that we shall reprint it entire in this and in our next issue = --- -'.~ s'-.-@' +
Year: 1869

BE true to yourself at the start, young man,


Be trVe to yourself and God
Ere you build your house mark we'll the spot,
Test all the Abound, and build you not


On the And or the shaking sod.,
Dig, dig the foundation deep, young man,


Plant firmly the outer wall:
Let tho props be strong, and the roof be high,
Like an open turret toward the sky,


Through which heavens dews may fall.
Let this be the room of the soul, young man
When shadows shall herald care,
chamberiwith never roof or thatch
To hinder the light-or door or latch


To shut in the spirits prayerl
Build slow and sure; tits for life, young man
A life that outlives the breath;
For who shall gainsay the Holy Word?
" Their works do follow them" said the Lord,
6 Therein there is no death"
Build deep, and high, and broad, young man,
AS the needful case demands;
Let your title-deeds be clear and bright,
Till you enter your claim to the Lord of Light,
For the :" House not made with hands,


-I2lCkdr6l'S UOnLhIU
Year: 1869

equality, and to prevent the unquestioned
supremacy of the recent rebel elem ent in
the Southern States. But every such
measure was carried by the Republican
party, and was heartily approved by the
country.


The Democratic party offered "reso-
Lutte opposition to the Republican party
when it proposed to check the extension
of slavery. All the "resolute opposition
to the war proceeded from the same party.
When the Republicans sought to found
peace upon justice and equality, and the
acknowledged principle of popular
government, it was resolutely opposed
by the Democratic party. Declaring that
the policy of Congress was wise and hui
name, and that the faith of the nation
should be kept with public creditor and
freedman, and nominating General Grant,
the Republican party met the same "res-
olute opposition of the old friends of
slavery, and of the apolegists and abet-
tors Of the war. And now that General
Grant has entered upon his Presidency
the same opposition is to be offered.
Naturally-for the future policy of the
Republican party will spring from those
principles of equal rights which the Dem
ocratlc party has always resolutely op-
posed. The President declares for com
plete protection for every person and
every opinion in the country. The Dem
ocratic party has always resolutely
opposed such policy, and will continue
to do SO. He declares for honest payment
OF the debt. The Democratic party will
resolutely oppose. The President de-
clares for economy and retrenchment.
The Democratic party Twill constantly
confront him with the same resolute op-
position"


Already the "resolute opposition has
begun by the most ludicrous and captious
comments upon the circumstances of the
Inauguration, and upon the inaugural ad-
dress Mr.. James Brooks, also, . worthy
representative leader of the Democracy,
attempted small riot in the House to per-
plex its organization. But no patriotic
man can regret that the hostility which
necessarily exists in human affairs be-
tween justice and intelligence and honesty
on the one hand, and ignorance, prejudice,
brutality, and privilege upon the other,
should be frankly declared and plainly
understood. We certainly do not claim
all the virtues or all the talents for the Re-
publican party. But as certainly we see
that the ignorant and the disorderly, with
the skeptics of all free institutions and the
aristocracy every where, instinctively ally
themselves with the Democratic party and
wish its success while the great mass of
the intelligent, industrious, and thrifty
American people, and the liberals Of every
country in the world, range themselves
with the Republican party of the United
States. 1t has been the party of humani-
ty and intelligence in the past, and we see
no reason why the same faith and sagacity
that have hitherto inspired its really great
measures should desert it in the smiling
future that lies before it.--Harper's Weekly
Year: 1869

| produced my note, little bethumbed
| from his pocket, and passed it to me.
| Imagine my astOnishment and con
sternation when these lines met my gaze
| INA CHERE.-Words can lily depict
! the ecstatic emotions which filled me upon
the reception of your delightful note OF
invitation. For the party itself care
nothing the pleasure to me is to know
that you think of me-that can again be
near you.


| "And now old hummer, you'll have to
do your foot shaking without me. Sorry,
but piece of calico has got me booked
for little private affair, which I must
attend. Go in, old boy, and enjoy your
self; l shall certainly grieVe myself thin
that can't be with you"
I saw at glarce what had occurred.
The first paragraph above quoted occupied
the first page of the note intended for
Miss Mary. My friend, who had been
| drying the notes for me, had evidently, in
spirit Of mischief, substituted the one
| for the other, so that had completed the
| note to her on the sheet intended for Tom
Johnson, and Uice 0ersd.


When I reflected on the free and easy
style in which | had begun the note to
that individual I was horror stricken.
| could no longer wonder at her indig-
nation towards me, or deem it causeless.
It may probably have struck the reader
all through this narration that my man
ner has not been that of q heart broken
| lover. do not feel particularly depressed
at this writing, and for several reasons.
have no doubt at all that the girl still
loves me- I know that / am unchanged.
We are now separated by an unfortu-
nate-some call it laughable error.
think this can be cleared up. I am at
work now to do so.


have written full explanation of the
matter. This l could not mail to her, for
she will not open q letter from me. l
soon bethought me of another plan.
called on her bosom friend. Annie
Hirst, last night. She was cool" to me,
but she did not quite 60 to the length of
shutting the door in my face.
l took no notice of her manner; pro-
ceeded to business at once I made full
confession to her, for l felt certain that she
had read my note.


soon interested her. Finally, after
lecturing me for my recklessness and bad
habits, she promised to call upon Mary
the next (this) morning. l then produced
my letter of explanation and begged her
to have Marie read it. This She has
promised to do.


have been restless all day, expecting,
or rather hoping to hear the result. But
it is now late in the afternoon. The post
man has made his last rounds and brought
me naught


cannot but begin to feel melancholy


n. B. (Half an hour later. am exuber.
ant, and / certainly have cause to be
Let everybody wish me joy. Marie's little
brother has just come in with the follow,
ing note. It contains but two lines-bul
such lines =


Moe cher, you are forgiven I trust
this will reach you before you leave home
Call this evening"


To be sure l will


have had a'lesson-I will drink nc
Year: 1869

| DON'T know why people tell their
love tales.


They are generally rather vapid to all
but two. Sometimes there is a third par
ty IN the person of romantic girl friend :;
and occasionally the hero has loye.lorn
fellow masculine, who will hearken to his
story without yawning. But these are
special cases.


The world never thinks love affair
very sorrowful, except, perhaps, in TRACE
dies and overweight novels. They may
laugh at them-they very often do; but
the actors in the affair du c@ur are not
apt to consider it very funny. There
fore, they are silly to tell what will only
bring ridicule upon themselves.


And yet, after all have said against
the practice, am about to unburden my
self of my love story. 1t is not that
wish to proclaim it at the outset as such
an extraordinary one as to carry it beyond
the rule. In many of its features it will
be found the old, old tale" and yet, in
good truth, it is not so much my love-life
as its unhappy ending that desire to in
tict on the patient reader


start With the assumption that shall
not receive much sympathy. shall even
probably be laughed at. But care not
Ior tuat. MY experience Will at least
point moral il it will not "adorn a
tale "--and the lesson it inculcates is, to
be careful how you write, when aud
where you write, and your own condition
while writing. A few other addenda
might be given-such as not to address
anybody in terms that you would not
like your lady love to see, etc.-but all
that will be sufficiently developed here
after. @-


Now to plunge into the midst of things


Her name was Mary Stubbs-name not
romantic-but having a sort of utility all
about it. Of course she was pretty in my
eyes and of course she was not so in
everybody's eyes, because everybody did
not become enamored of her at first sight
q had almost written first blush " y as
did.


l always like a petite woman. Am not
very tail myself, and have horror OF
giving my arm to female whose elbows
are more elevated than my own. Marie
(she likes to write her name SOY was small
but so neat and trim that she did not look
so. In fact, with one of her famous trails
on, she looked quite queenly, and you had
Year: 1869

When he does it then is my opportunity
1t was hard for me to keep out of bust
ness Trade and commerce were what
wanted, and l hankered after ships and
public lands. But I desired to be Secre-
tary of the Treasury more, so held my
hand-and very little else. The long
looked-for opportunity has arrived. Here
am, in conformity with the law of 1889
(whose suspension or repeal shall stern
ly resist), entirely eligible for the Office,
and prepared to conduct the finances of
this great nation with the same care that
l ever have my own. I am at my coun-
try's and At your service,


FAT CONTRIBUTOR.
P. S.-If you keep Stewart, I might be
persuaded to take the post Office or col
lectOrship
Year: 1869

al HIVE STOPPED Your PAPER" The
following anecdote, told by a Philadelphia
paper, is decidedly suggestive;


Many years ago. Mr.. Swain, then editor
of the Public Ledger, was hailed on the
corner of Eighteenth and Chestnut streets
by a very excited individual, who informed
him in the most emphatic terms, 81 have
stopped your paper, sir" and proceeded
to explain why and wherefore, all the
time gesticulating wildly.


MY gracious. sir, you don't say so.
Come with me TO my office, and let me- see
If we cannot remedy the matter. Itgrieves
me that any one should stop my paper"


Arriving at the Office, Mr.. Swain said
"why, my dear sir, everything seems to
be going on here as usual: ! thought you
had stopped my paper" Then and there
the excited gentleman whom the long
walk had by that time partly cooled. said
that he had stopped taking his one copy
of the Ledger.


Mr.. Swain was profuse in his apologies
for having misunderstood the meaning OF
his late subscribers word. and regretted
that he had given him the tramp from
Eighteenth street to Third. The gentie-
man went on his way home, wiser ifnot
better man. Before he left. however.
he ordered the Ledger to be still sent 70
this address.
Year: 1869

Ii is better to 60 to sleep on the right
side, for then the stomach is very much in
the position of q bottle turned upside
down, and the contents Of 1t are aided in
passing out by gravitation. If one goes
to sleep on the left side, the operation of
emptying the stomach Of its contents is
more like drawing water from a well.
Alter going to sleep, let the body take its
own position.


II you sleep on your back. especially
soon after hearty meal. the weight OF
the digestive organs and that Of the food
resting on the great vein of the body,
near the backbone, congresses it, and
arrests the flow of blood more or less. II
the arrest is partial, the sleeps disturbed
and there are unpleasant dreams. Ii the
meal has been recent and hearty, the
arrest is decided and the various sensa-
tions, such as falling over precipice. or
the pursuit of wild beast, or other
impending dangers, and the desperate
efforts to get rid Of it, arouse US, and send
on the stagnating blood; and we wake in
fright, or trembling or in perspiration.
or feeling exhausted, according to the
degree of slagnation. and the length OF
the efforts made to escape the danger.


But when We are unable TO escape the
danger-when we do fall over the prec-
ipice, when thetumbling building crushes
us-what then? That is death. That is the
death of those of whom il Is said, when
found lifeless in the morning, that they
were MS well as ever they were the day
before - and often It Is added. land ate
beartier than common" This last. as
frequent cause of death to those have
gone to bed TO wake no more. we give
merely rs private opinion. The pos
sibiity Of its truth is enough to deter any
rational man from late and hearty meal.
This wa do know with certainty, that
waking up in the morning with painful
diarrh9a, or cholera, or bilious conc
ending in death in very short time, is
traceable to late large meal. The truly
wise will take the safe side. For persons
to eat three times day, it is amply
sufficient to make the last meal OF cold
bread and butter. and cup Of warm
drink. No one can starve on it; while
perseverance in the habit soon begcts
yigorou. appetite for breakfast, so prom
ising of day OF comfort.-CHalrs Jonr-
nal of Health.
Year: 1869

CoRpr,LrrY IN cHURcH.-Let the atmos-
here of the church be so charged with
good will that every man entering it feel
as if every other man held out both hands
to him and said, Now, my dear broth
er, how are you' l don't remember that
we ever spoke before, but am delighted
to see YOU"
Year: 1869

HoBBY-IIoRsICAL PARENTS. We knew
n mother, says DIR. Hall, whose fanatical
faith in the virtues of cold water was SUCH
that she gave her fiIst born drcnchins
every morning, until it was fairly thrown
into commissions at the very sight OF the
preparations finally dying OF epilcpsy,ai
ter years Of suffering.


Frederika Bremen says that her father
nearly starved his children to death, under
the influence of vagaries III reference To
keeping down the animal, and elevating
the spiritual nature, by means oil spare
diet.


Under the influence Of the halluclnatlon
that the very first indication OF stub
borness on the part of child should be
subdued by all means. man OF education
in the year of grace, 1866, beat his son ol
two years old to death, because the child
would not say its prayers.


A parent discovered that little chilli
of five years Of age was afraid to sleep IN
room alone, and thinking it mere
notion, put the little innocent to bed
extinguished the light. locked the door
and went away. On visiting the room
late at night, the child was found to have
died in fit; the eyes had started from
the sockets, as if the poor little thing had
been horror struck.


Another barbarism is compelling chill
dren to eat fat meat, or lean meat, or any
other article of food, for which there is
not only no relish, but an unconquernole
antipathy. The instincts of a child should
be respected, because they are implanted
in its yerv nature for its well being rs III
the animal creation. We nigh. rs wisely
try to make q kitten eat white beans. or
compel a chicken to drink salt water.
Never war against the instincts OF child;
lead rather than drive, persuade rather
than punish, convince rather than convict;
lose your right arm rather than take
advantage of its unresis,ing hclplessness;
bear rather than beat, remembering that
"of such is the kingdom of heaven.
rArthur's Home Magazine.
Year: 1869

One sees hanging upon the railing
surrounding the column in the Place
Vendome, Of Paris, Wreathes ofimmor-
teIles, the tribute of the French people
to the soldiers who fell in the battles Of
the First Empire. Winter and sum-
mer, in fair days and in foul, these
touching tributes remain, until, faded
and wilted, they fall from the Palings,
and are swept away with the rubbish
of the street.


In this, and in other and manifold
ways, the youth of France are remind
ed that their country is not unmindful
of her children, and does not forget
those who perish in her defense, or con-
tribute to her glory by the example OF
their heroic conduct.


If France thus cherishes the memory
of her heroes, how dear to the Ameri-
can people out to be the memories of
those who, at the call of their country,
went forth TO her defense In the hour Of
her greatest peril, and gave up their
lives that "a government of the people,
for the people, and by the people"
might not perish from the earths


In no more beautiful or touching
manner can we manifest our regard for
them than by hanging garlands upon
their tombs and strewiug flowers upon
their graves. The 3Oth of this month
has been named for the observance of
this custom throughout the country
custom that ought to be kept up, in the
language of General Logan, "While
there remains a heart loyal to the cause
in which our comrades fell, and while
the moving principle of that struggle is
worth preserving. ."-C Cincinnati CONNER
fi0L
Year: 1869

Scandalous criminal trials are multi
plying in France with amazing rapidi-
Ly. Scarcely had the horror excited by
the trial OF the ogress of MOntauban
and her Observation-Disclosures and infanti-
cides subsided, when the affair of the
aboTtionists of Valence attracted gem
eral attention. These two trials showed
very conclusIvely that the crime of in
fan'ieide Is practiced very extensively
among the lower classes ofFrance, and
that the very slow increase of the pop
ulation in that country Is principally
due to the prevalence Of such ntfariOus
practices, Prominent criminalists in
France propose rigid examination into
the character of the mid wives in all
parts of France should be instituted,
the recent trials of the aforesaid descrip-
tion having invariably shown that mid
wives did a more lucrative business
as abortionists than in the regular line
of their profession. The Emperor is
said to have read the shorthand reports
of these abortion and child murder
trials, and 10 have remarked that the
Government would be fOrgetful OF it's
duty If Il did not try TO check this fear
full evil,