smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1868




The subsoil plow has now become one
of the most important implements ON
the farm. It Is used to run in the bot
tom of the furrow, before the potato Is
dropped, to loose the earth under the
seed, to admit the air, and after the ,po-
tatoes are up, a one horse subsoil piow
is run between the rows, and when
properly done, it is equal to trenching
with spade. 1t is also run between
the rows of corn when the corn is about
four inches high. This will lit the soil
slightly and also the young corn plants
but will not separate the PARTICLES of
earth from the roots. This will be q
more thorough disturbance OF the soil
than dozen hoeings, and Will permit
the corn roots to decend in search OF
food In raising carrots, beets and tur-
nips, in heavy ground, it is almost in
hla
Year: 1868

a bachelor friend of ours is in the
habit, when he comes to his room of an
evening, of putting his tea -iettle Oh
the stove and himself lying down on the
lounge until the kettle begins to sing,
when he gets up and makes his tea
The other evening being little pros
trated on account of old Simpkins
daughter cutting him in the street, lie
put the kettle on the lounge and GOT
upon the stove himself, and never dis
covered his mistake until he began to
sing.
Year: 1868

The following appears valuable For
one pound of coffee take one egg and
beat it we'll. When che coffee is nicely
browned and cool enough not to cook
the egg, pour the egg over 1t, stirring
until every kernel is coated with VAR
nish, and let it stand few minutes in
warm place until It dries. This will
prevent the escape of all aroma, and is
not affected by moisture, and the egg
helps to settle the coffee when ground
and steepad. This is the good old way
of our grandmothers.
Year: 1868

The scene that followed upon the ADJOURN
ment of the Court was a stirring one. There
was instantly a great rush for the different ex-
Its from the Capitol by those anxious to get out
with the news, and the pressure was great the
wreck of crinOline immense, and the feminine
expressions of indignation sharp and explo-
sive.


a curious scene was presented in the main
passage from the Senate Hall to the rotunda.
where impeachers and anti-impeachers were
Jammed together, the former swearing mad
and the latter In the taunting mood calculated
to bring on an explosion. They were pinned
together, however, in such a jam that no bel.
iigerent could raise an arm to strike out ven if
so disposed.


Mr.. Stevens was carried out in his arm -chair
his features showing no change Mr.. Stanbery,
Of the Presidents counsel, followed, almost
within arms length, wearing a look of con-
siderable elation.


Some OF the spectators paused to witness the
DEBATE in the Senate on adlourning over for the
Chicago Convention, but most present left the
Capitol when the Court adjourned.


Senator Howard was taken to the Capitol
this morning IN a carriage, propped up by pill
lows, and from the carriage 10 the Senate cham
Der on stretcber borne by four men. He is
considerably better to-day.


Senator Grimes was taken i'm by the side door
To the right of the Chief Justice, and did not
occupy his usual seat
Year: 1868

We will notify our subscribers of the date Of expiration of the time for which they shall have paid, and, should they not renew their subscrip- ,ions In a reasonable time, they need not expect to receive the paper.
Year: 1868

a

 Now, Sir, I said in my communication of last week, that, at the time of the passage of the resolutions therein referred to- there were those who did not believe the evidence adduced sufficient to warrant the action then had It is well known that it was publicly charged upon the streets, and positively as- serted, in private conferences, that Order No l2, was issued by General Gregg in pursuance of positive instructions from Department Head Quarters, and it is equally well known that the charge was sanctioned and rcitera- ted If it did not originate with thern) by men in high official position in this Territory, who, thereby created that public sentiment which did much to procure the passage of those resolutions.

 Now, if it be found, upon fair and impar- tial examination Of the record, that not only the charges referred to in my last, but also the charge herein referred to, are not support ed by the record, then, the main foundation upon which rests the resolutions censuring General Mcdowell, falls, and we are led to inquire what induced those to whom we had a right to look to for correct information thus to lead us astray

 submit the record to your readers with out comment JUSTICE.
Year: 1868

BY MISS CARRIE BELL SINCLAIR.
The following extract from the
above entitled poem, written by one of
the sweetest muses. that ever warbled
the simple history Of a nations dead,
commands in the chaste simplicity and
beauty of its poetic expression, apart
from the object with which it was pen
ned, the sympathy of our people. 1t
is written for the purpose of securing
funds wherewith to decorate the graves
of our heroic dead. A complete copy
of the above poem can be seen at the
Gazette Office, by those desiring to
purchase, in aid Of the noble work to
which its author has dedicated this
poem:


Oh gallant Heroes ye who sleep


Beneath our banner bright;
Who struggled with true bravery,


For freedom and the right,


What need Of marble monuments


To tell thy deeds ofglory,


When every humble soldier grave


Has proudly told the story
The fallen flag, though folded now


Never to wave again,


Is sacred still, for oh that flag


Bears not single stain.


The blood of our brave hero sons


Has deeper dyed its Bars.


The honor of the South'S as bright


rs its unsullIed Stars.


And you, who meath your country's flag


Faced the dread battle-tide;
Who for that country bravely fought,


And for her freedom died;
The grave of every fallen son


Is now haliowed shrine;


And wreaths of laurel and of song


Ger each We proudly twine.
Year: 1868




''Do not, Mr.. Editor, advise deep
plowing-many a crop has been ruined
by it. by deep plowing a farmer
Doubles the size Of his farm" You
have another farm lying six inches un-
der the enc you now till; only run the
plow down into it." We have no hest
tation in advising the gradual deepen
ing of all soil that are retentive Of ma
nurc, or that are inherently fertile, and
the fertility of which can be depended
upon or kept up for number ofyears.
Thin soils, and those which do not hold
manure, and are adapted chiefly to
grain and grasses, need shallow culture,
or such a system as will radically
change their character, such as turning
under crop after crop of green manure
until the soil is full of vegetable mat
ter Claycy loans devoid Of vegetable
mold below few inches, are often un>
derlaid by what is known in the vul-
gate as yullcr dirt. 1t is dangerous to
take up more than an inch or so Of this
untitled soil at each plowing, as it often
contains salts of iron or other sub
stances deleterious to vegetation. In
general, however, even if a crop be in
jured, in the long run the deeper plow-
ing, accompanied by good tillage, will
be great benefit. The greater por-
ton Of the Western prairies are Of
character to be benefited by deep plow-
ing. They even ought to be broken
up by putting the plow down as deep
as possible. We have held on to
letter from Missouri correspondent,
writing from near Hannibal, for some
months, in order that, presenting it
just at plowing time, it would do the
greater good. He writes:


''In this section Of our country we
have passed through severe dought.
Our crops Of oats, wheat, aud hay, are
the best we have harvested for many
years, but our corn and potatoes have
come nearer to being complete fail.
ure than they have done here within
the memory of the Oldest settler. This
season has not been without its lessons.
Some farmers have learned a good les
son, and will profit by their experience,
but more viii not even learn at the
FOOLS dear school, but follow in the
same old way, and fail as before. Such
seasons as the past show who are the
good farmers. In looking around we
saw here and there, few and far be-
tween, in the midst Of general failure,
good crop of corn. Ask the reason.
why, sir, We pioIccd for our corn; 10
surface scratching, but with three good
horses abreast, and the plow in up to
the beam. We turned the weed seeds
under so deep they gave us no trouble,
and this deep bee OF loose soil has re
tanned moisture enough to mature a
good crop without rain; that is the Sc
cret' What is the cause Of the diff
erence between different parts Of chat
field Of wheat over there 1T is all
in the plewing, sir. Twelve acres of
that field were plowed in the common
way, and six acres, joining in the same
field, were plowed as deep as three
horses could plow it. As a result the
six acres yielded as much as the twelve
acres did, lacking three bushels 1t
is deep pIowing We need to insure our
crops against drought. We have IN
abundance of rain in winter and spring
to last our crops all summer, If We La!
some way Of saving it; and the best
way now is by deep blowing and sub
soiIing. g."-1nter. iyriculkjWi&t.
Year: 1868

The wolf is in the desert,
And the panther in the brake
The fox is on his rambles,
And the owl is wide awake;
For now it's noon Of darkness,
And the world is all asleep,
And some shall wake to glory,
Aud some shall wake to wep,


ku-kluX.
4 river black is running
To a blacker sea afar.
And by its banks is waving
y flag without a star.
There move the ghoStly columns
OF the swift BRIGADE OF Death,
And every william sleeping
Is gasping now for breath,


ku-KIux.
Thrice hath the lone owl hooted,
And thrice the panther cried,
And swifter through the darkness
The Pale Brigade shall ride.
No trumpet sounds its coming,
And nc drum-beat stirs tie air.
But noiseless in their vengeance,
They wreak 1t everywhere,


ku-KluX.
Fly fly ye bastard bandits,
Who are bleeding all the land,
The Dread Brigade is marching
With viewlcss sword and brand
Nor think that from its vengeance
You in deepest denS may hide,
Tor through the darkest caverns
The Dread Brigarde will ride.


ku-kluX.
The misty gray is hanging
And morn shall tell the story
OF the revel and the feast.
The ghostly troop shall vanish
Like the light in constant cloud,
But where they rode shall gather
The coffin and the shrouG.


KT-KITX
Year: 1868

To every person sending any number of
new subscribers, and who does not receive
either of the above rewards. we will pay
TWENTY PER CENT of the amount sent


Money forwarded for the subscriptions
must be sent at the risk the parties, unless
sem by Post Dtfi,.e order
Year: 1868

THE REMAINS or STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS,
The trustees of the Douglas Monument As
ISOLATION, accompanied by a son of Mr. Doug
las and others, proceeded, on Tuesday even>
ing, to inspect tho remains of the late Sena-
tor, preparatory TO the formal removal of them
from the grave to the mausoleum to-day
Upon removing the lid covering glass, the
face of the illustIious Senator was found to
be in a remarkable state of preservation-al~
most as natural as when buried, seven years
ago, excepting that the eyes were more sunk
en-, the nose more contracted, and tho sur
face of the forehead somewhat indented or
pitted but the complexion is very fair, the
contour of the head and face apparently uu-
changed, and the expression quite natural
and plainly recognizable. The hair looks as
black and glossy as ever, and the raiment as
new and tidy as when first put on, not pre-
senting the least evidence of mildew or dis
coloration.


The removal of the remains to their final
resting place took place on Wednesday at ten
o'clock. A guard of honor from the Uni
yersity of Chicago was in attendance.
Year: 1868

STRUCK by LIGHTNING-Whilea storm
was at its height the Methodist church at
Savanna, Illinois, used as school house, was
struck by lightning. The school had been
dismissed and the scholars were standing
about the doorway waiting for the storm to
subside, when a bolt of fire struck the gable
end of the church, tearing off the siding about
ten feet in width, reaching the lower sill and
removing large quantity Of pIastcring on tho
inside, while the decreasing was shiyeEed
into fragments and the foor covered with
ruins. At the time of the accident, as wo
have before stated, the scholars about sixty
in number, were huddled together in the
doorway, and every one was more or less in
jured.
Year: 1868

General Beauregard, who is now in New
York, says. in reference to the probable course
of the southern delegations in the Democratic
National Convention, that it is extremely
improbable that the vote of single southern
State can be cast for the Democratic candi-
dates, aud therefore the southern Democracy
have no right to advise, much less insist, upon
the adoption of any special nominee by their
northern allies. The duty of the South is
this: Accepting its situation, it will do its
utmost to sustain whatever candidates shall
appear most available and most likely to
secure success in the judgment of the northern
delegations. For General Hancock all the
white men in the South would turn out and
work with great zeal, if he should happen to
be nominated but if in the Judgment of the
northern delegations success could only be
secured by the nomination of Salmon p
Chase, upon any other platform than absolute
negro suffrage, then the southern white DEM
ocrats would gladly work for his election also
But if, unfortunately, the northern delega-
tious should put up such platform as the
Pendleton people of the West PROPOSE. OUT
Heroding that of the Republicans on the ne,
gro suffrrge question, then the whites of the
South would stay at home and let their north
ern brethren take their chances of success or
defeat without their assistance Such ara
the views of General Beauregard and those
whom he represents:
Year: 1868

MAGNANIMITY.-When the Emperor Yes
pasian commanded a Roman senator TO give
his voice against the interests of his country,
and threatened him With immediate death,
if he spoke on the other side, the Roman,
conscious that the attempt to serve a people
was in his power, though the event was ever
so uncertain, answered with smile did
ever tell you that | was immortal? Ny viz
tue is in my own disposal, my life in yours
do what you will, | shall do what | ought
and if fall in the service of my country,
shall have more triumph in my death than
you in all your laureIs."
Year: 1868

"THE WILL OF TIE PEoPLE."-A public
man who lays down as his rule of action, as
General Grant has done, obedience at oil times
and under all circumstances, to the will of
the people," must either have no convictions
Of right or must hold himself ready to sacrifice
those he has whenever the varying caprices of
the mass place them and him in opposition
What "the will of the people" is, the New
York Journal Of Commerce aptly illustrates,
when it says; "The inhabitants of certain
island were unanimous in declaring that Paul
was "a murderer whom vengeance suffered
not to live. But when they saw no harm
come to him, they changed their minds, and
said that he was God Here on the same
day were two opposite verdicts by the whole
people, and both of them wore without
shadow of truth for their foundation-he was
neither a murderer nor God -
Year: 1868

Is New England does not produce the
bread she eats nor the raw materials of the
fabrics she wears. A multitude of her
purely agricultural towns are undergoing
more or less rapidly, a process Of depopu-
lation,
Year: 1868




The Government con6ded to Gen.
Butler somewhat thankless task-the
restoration of law and order in . city
not particularly lawabiding and orderly
IN the best of times, snd at that critical
moment full of desperate adventurers
and turbulent ruffians who for months
had been unchecked in their career OF
licentious and brutal audacity. The
service was undertaken, and no man
can say without falsehood that it was
not performed with all possible consid-
Grafton for the feelings Of the peaceable
citizens, and without any consideration
whatever for the feelings of the openly
traitorous, the secretly knavish, and the
mpt,dently violent. It was impossible
for GeneBatler to please those who per-
sisted in calling themselves Ga conquered
people. !" It was equally impossible for
him to please those Northern sympathi-
zers who were sorry that New Orleans
had fallen into our hands at all.
Year: 1868

come forward and signed the temperance pledge
Rarely has meeting been heid IN the evening thai
some accessions 10 the Temperance RANKS have NOT
been made often live or six. On one occasion The
captain OF brig, with four OF ms crew, came for
ward and together signed the pledge.
Year: 1868

ELOQUENT EXTRACT.-There
are men who desert the altar of
a Lost Cause round which they
once stood with the blood in their
hearts painting for liberation, and
who kneel to offer homage at the
altar of successful wrong. There
are men who trample under foot
the very standards that once
tloated proudly over them. There
are men base enough to lift their
hands against the very rights for
which they once uplifted swords


We are not such. For us, princi-
pie, is principle, right is right
yesterday-to day tomorrow -
forever. Submission to might is
not surrender of right. We yield
to the one, but shall never yield
UP to the other Father Ryan.
Year: 1868

to keep sacredly. It's only when
statistics of so startling a charac-
ter force an open allusion to the
facts, that we get certified state
ment of them like this one.


Now, if such things are done to
such a frightful extent in one re-
mote county of a New England
State, what are we to expect of
the entire State and Of the six
New England States together ?
How many living native children
are likely to be numbered in the
coming generation? And what
proportion Of those that live may
be expected, after successfully re-
sisting these murderous efforts of
inhuman parents, to enter the
world with whole faculties and
powers such as belong to every
being born9 Yet this great and
frequent crime is committed to
SO fearful an extent in cOmmuni-
ties that boast of spires pointing
to heaven and spend large sums
of money for preachers and teach
ers to cover up the cave OFFS hun
CRY sepulchre.
Year: 1868

OA VIZ NOhSEAACtOJ e'6UAAoO AAcbA
|>riage,n in which it alluded very
darkly to cause which are at work
to prevent the increase of families
which it regards as fearfully prev
alent in the northern section OF
the Union. That paper declares
that "there is an army, large, well
appointed, organized, commission
ed, waging war against the mar
riage constitution. To this army
the vicious, the foolish, the Grim
inal, so miscellaneous, SO diverse
" accoutred-belong no small
number of the people who find
marriage an expensive luxury,
and great many Of the people
who consider it inconvenient to
rear "a large family. And the
Tribune further declares that ''the
married do as much to bring mar
riage into dishonor and reduce it
to inefficiency as the unmarried" ;"
This is a terrible indictment to
bring against a people who boast
of their superior civilization. The
Banner of Light, a Boston publ
cation, is more explicit than the
Tribune, and furnishes data upon
which the latter's Indictment may
be based. Here is the fearful
picture of Generalization and
crime which the Banner of Light
presents:


We will state a single fact, re
Gently come under our notice,
which illustrates, as well as any
thing can, the fatal corruption
that infects what is styled our
Christian civilization and before
those who may read these lines
shall pay out another dime for
the proposed redemption of the
''heathen," we. beg them to pause
and reflect if it would not be wiser
to abolish the worse than heather,
the shockingly inhuman practices
that taint and are certain to de
stroy our social system unless
early checked by an efficient cor
rectiye.


At a recent meeting of the Med
ical Association of Androscog-
ging county, in Maine, DR.. Oaks
made the remark that, according
to the best estimate he could
make, there were four hundred
murders annually produced by
abortion in that county alone.
This astonishing number of in
fants, destroyed deliberately every
year, in a single county of Puri-
tanic New England! Think of it.
The statement is made in all pos
Sible seriousness, before a meet
ing of Irregular" practitioners in
the county, and from statistics
which were as freely expose to
one member of the fraternity as
another. If this is indeed the
civilized condition of things OF
which we are wont to hear such
frequent and such loud boasts,
the mention of so barbarously in.
human a fact must send a shock
to the heart of every reader. This
practice above alluded to, comes
under the notice of practising
physicians in particular. They
see what others cannot see, and
know what others cannot know


Secrets are revealed them, in the
course of their varied experiences


which would never be given III


except in extremity. 1t is for thi'


cause that a family physician il


regarded as the repository OF con


fdence which society compels hin
Year: 1868

To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House of Representatives.:


Your Committee on Contingent Expenses
have the honor to return resolution all.
thorizing the Warrant Clerk to draw war
rant in favor of Mrs. Wilson for one hundred
and seventy-fve dollars for rent of rooms of
Charitable and Public Institutions and Pa
rochial Affairs up to date and recommend
the payment of the same at the rate of fifty
dollars per month, dating from July l5 1868.


TING
Year: 1868

STABBED IN THE BAoK.-Last Saturday
night young man named st. Valentine
Steinfels, standing near the corner of Canal
and Rampant streets, was unaccountably
stabbed in the back by some person who is
as yet altogether unknown. He was not
aware that he was wounded until little
time elapsed. At the time he was wounded
many people were in the immediate neigh
borhood. A wellknown and popular Dem
ocrat, who witnessed the transaction, says
that it was one of the most dastardly acts he
ever saw and that while the young man was
standing talking with ladies three white
men came up behind him, and one Of them
stabbed him with apoignard. Steinfels was
then taken to Democratic club room,
where DR.. Drew dressed the wound. 1t is
not impossible that this may be an election
eering trick of the "Innocents." The young
man, although at present weak, will soon
recover, as the wound is not at all liable to
result in serious consequences.
Year: 1868

A TERRIBLE DEATH.-About two weeks
ago we made mention of an accident that
happened in Goldings foundry, by which
three workmen were badly burned. One of
them, young Camblaz, who lived in the
Third District, yesterday morning expired
the cause of his death being the burns he
received. Until Saturday he had been i'm
proving, and there were hopes that he
would recover, but the weather perhaps had
bad effect on him. He is spoken of as a
most exemplary young man, who was pro,
viding for his parents. He will be buried
this morning.
Year: 1868

HEALTH OF ALGIERs.-At the present time,
as we know from high medical authority,
Algiers is remarkably healthy. There is not
the least sign of epidemic yellow fever. and
there is much less of the ills that flesh is
heir lothian there usually is at this season
of the year. This may be partially &C.
counted for by the cleaness of the streets,
and the care taken by Syndic Kenefe to
keep the town clear of many things, which
in former times were offensive to the olfac,
tories, if not injurious to health. He should
not forget that telegraph stump, however.
Year: 1868

Contest.


NEW ORLEANS, April 20. 1858.
The counting OF the votes in this city is not yet
completed owing to the number OF independent
tickets. The officers are divided nearly equally.
So far az hevrd from the democrats have
a small majority In the city and parish OF New
Orleans East and West Baton Rouge gave 900 ma
j0ry against the constitution. The vote is very
close and the result probably not be determined
before tomorrow night