smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869




Our readers are aware we have occa-
sionally urged the superiority Of the prac-
tice of planting. corn either in drills or in
small hills, thick in the row, where the
highest amount Of product is the object.
The average increase, in a number of OBJ
servations and experiments in drill or
thick hill planting, has been about twenty
FIVE per cent John Johnston says that
this increase much more than ovelpays
the slight additional cost of labor in hoe
ing, and nearly doubles the cornfodder
We find cur views endorsed in recent
article in the Clyde Times, with the sig
nature Of "W." which We recognize as
that of Joseph Watson, well known as an
Intelligent and successful farmer. He
states that he has used I.nery'3 corn
planter for twenty years and finds it a
labor-saving implement, planting eight
acres day, and enabling him to put in
his crop promptly and in season, even if
there happens to be at the time a scarcity
of farm laborers. He remarks that the
object of planting rows both ways, is not
equal in practice to the Importance at
tached to it in theory, and then adds
some reasons Of the ''row-one-way system"
in addition to those which We have for
merly given, and which necessarily result
from the use Of planter Or drill, He
states i. substance that while the plowing
Of the sod is going on, which should be
done with strong team, a lighter team
may be employed to harrow the freshly
turned earth as fast as oacn "land" is
completed, and the corn planter follow
Immediately after.


This ob7iates the necessity Of waiting
till the whole field is completed for cross
working and planting in the old fashioned
way--when the soil, perhaps, has become
dry, and many days lost by the delay.


The rows thus planted by meanse Of the
drill will be either straight Or contain no
short crooks; and hence the cultivator
may be run close TO the rows, and lessen
the amount Of hand-hoeing. Another ad-
vantage is, the hoes may follow immedi-
teiy aItcr the cuiCiGtor while the eartn is
fresh and mellow and any stalks acci-
dentally covered are Immediately relieved
and set up, without leaving them partly
prostrated several days, as in the old
practice, until the cross cultivation is COM
monced. He further adds that he prefers
the drill with its one horse to any five
men planting by hand and hoe, even after
the whole field has been marked both
ways and that none of his neighbors raise
greater crops Of corn or at so little expense
per bushel.--KluStrated annual Register
/ Of Rural Affairs.
Year: 1869

The blind boys in school know the step
Of all their schoolfellows with unerrine
certainty Thus, boy having missed his
friend atplay, he watches for him as the
ranks file past, walking round the green
sward, Or marching into dinner. He hears
the tramp of his friend amid the din and
the scufie of the other boys long ere he
has reached him, and pounces upon him
with the same certainty as though he saw
him. Indeed, the blind speak of hearing
as seeing. If, from the sound, they know
that the master has left the room, they
say, 81 saw him 60 out" 1t is curious
fact that blind people never run up against
each other Thus, when playing prisoners
base-a game which leads to some rough
jostling, even amongst boys gifted with
their eyes-those sightless little fellows
but rarely come into collision with each
other. Zach boy, when he enters the
workshop in which he is employed in baa-
ket-making-a room twenty feet wile by
one hundred and fifty in length-marches
up to his own seat and box, never by any
chance mistaking his place. If they are
in search Of friend, and they happen to-
call out his name in an empty room, they
never stop for an answer, their sense of
hearing telling them that there is no one
in it. Mr.. Anderson, of Edinburgh, tells
tale which well illustrates this point.
Il had OCCASION lie says, ''to send out
blind man with mattress; / gave him
the bill with it, that he might receive pay
ment But, to my surprise, he returned
with the account and the mattress too.
Eve brought back bath, ye see, sir, said
he. How so p Indeed, sir, | didna
like to leave't yonder, else am sure we
wad ne'er see the siler-there's nae a
stick Of furniture within the door 2 How
do you come to know that p Oh, sir twa
taps on the door wi my stick soon tell't
me that and the mans estimate proved
to be correct
Year: 1869

GENERAL SIGNs.-To take down the
gridiron from the nail where it is hanging
with the left hand is sign that there will
be broil in the kitchen.


LA mirrior is broken II is a sign that
good-looking glass will be missed in that
house.


II you hear rooster crow when you are
in bed and the clock strike a few times at
the instant it is sign of mo(u)rning.


10 stroke "a green-eyed cat with white
spot-o her nose is lucky, and heavy
purs will be the consequence.


If you are in house and hear baby
cry it is % sign ofmarriage, or if it isn't it
ought to be.


TO lose @pocket-book containing green.
backs is unlucky.
Year: 1869

A telegram from Springfield, Mass


states that orders have been received at
the United States Armory in that place
from the War Department to pay the
workmen only four-ffths of the usual rate
per day for all work done since August
20, when the eight-hour law went into OPP
Grafton. | trust to hear that there is
some mistake about this, although / fear
the report is only too true for it will be
remembered that Secretary Scho6eld, on
former occasion mistook, or affected to
mistake, the palpable intent of large
majority of the peoples representatives
Year: 1869

Dhutts


The Paris correspondent of the New
York World says:


The Moreue stands almost in the
shade of Noire Dame de Paris, and the
poor corpse had not far to be carried
The church towers are 204 ieet in hight,
the new spire 280 feet The man sought
was the only occupant of the Morgue.
he was stretched on one of its dozen
benches, which are shut from the spec
tators by glass partition, with little
stream Of water percolsting on his head,
and dark rug spread about his loins
Otherwise he was perfectly nude. His
years must have ranged from fifty to
sixty. A browuish complexion, black
eyes, gray hair, neatly and recently cut,
and stature Of about five teet six
inches, were his characteristics. His eyes
we're wide open and fixed in q
look of scornful resignation, and
his face and head we're evidently
those Of an educated thinker l
would have set him down as lawyer or
a professor in some educational estab-
lishmeut. His clothing did not seem to
appertain to the condition in life that |
havs suggested the shees were new, but
such as might be worn by the vulgar.
There was no papers upon him By which
he could be recognized. The great fall
had very little dis6gured the appearance
of the corpse. His spine was broken ia
several places, but as he Icy on his back
we did not see these wounds. His right
arm, however, was black with his bruises
from the ends Of the fingers to above the
elbow. Beyond this there was no mark
of injury visible to the public.
Year: 1869

A young man who was killed in Web
ster, Mass, last week, had received a
rew days before letter from q lady in
Maine, to whom be was engaged to be
married, in which she said she felt some
thing was about to happen to him, aud
that she did not believe be would ever
come home again. But how many young
ladies' have written just such words, only
10 be-disappoiuted
Year: 1869

The State Fair commenced on Tuesday


last. A large crowd was expected, and


we trust the managers were not disap-


pointed. The For. Smith Base Ball Club


went down the steamer Fort Smith, in


full rig and fine spirits. We trust they


may come back with the Silver Cup and


the State championship. They are fine


looking set of boys and deserve to win,
for they go long way. Our county is
to be represented by some fine fruit from
TnRusToN and others. DR.. L. c. WHITE
went down on the Van Barren, few days
before to be in time to represent Craw-
ford in the Republican Convention, to
meet on the 18th inst We trust the Con
vention may strike upon some plan to
harmonic the warning political elements.
We would have been glad to be present,
but business before pleasure, so we stay
cd at home. Our county should now re-
new their efforts to have a grand fair
some time during next Fall. Our county
can get up splendid exhibition, if the
farmers will only take hold and put the
thing through.
Year: 1869

New DRua SroRE.-We wish to direct
special attention to the notices in our
paper Of the New City Drug Store. It's
always pleasure with us to notice the
advancement Of our city and in this par
ticular the New Drug Store not only fills
desired want Of our county, but is also
ali ornament to our town. The proprie-
tsrs sot out with the determination to
make first class Drug Store in every
particular, and have employed skillfu
and thoroughly informed gentleman tc
superintend and compound prescriptions
They offer inducements to purchasers, il
everything connected with their business
that are not readily surpassed in this
market. 1t will do no harm to take a lool
at their store, ifyou do not desire to pur
chase.
Year: 1869

Again we call the attention of oul
readers te>the vast importance of an ac
tssinteleA being manifested in this road
True, Crawford is not so directly inter
csted as Washington county. The road
from Little Rock to this place and Fort
Smith is fixed fact, and beyond ques-
ton, in twenty four months from this
day, the whistle will be sounding daily,
and perhaps hourly. in our streets. II
this road is completed before the Border
Road is put in process Of construction,
then farewell, Border Road. In course of
time, Washington may, By her own means,
buld branch from Fayetteville to Ben
t,nville and thence to the South West
Road. Now, the people of Washington,
Benton and Crawford can by little effort
interest tic contractors Of the Fort Smith
Road in the Boider Road, and thus Sc
cure its completion. But these contrac.
tors are men of life and money; they do
not propose to assume the building OF
road, without material aid from the Coun-
ties most directly interested. In this
Border Road Benton and Washington are
most especially interested, and yet, we
hear nothing from them. We believe
money has been appropriated for pre-.
limipary survey, and the Swamp Land
Fund of the District was long since dona-
ted. Then, why wait longer! Can any
thing be gained by delay? Will capital
lists come and make US present of
Railroad? Are we waiting for the " corn
to be shelled," or do we intend to try to
get along without road An affirmative
response, to any of these iuterrogations,
would not speak well for North w estern
Arkansas Let the people rouse up Let
meetings be called and interest manufac-
tured, if none exists, simply from a pre-
scntation Of the advantages. To all, who
may have dollar to invest to advantage,
we say, help the Railroads! And to the
people Of Benton and Washington we
cay, for heavens sake come forward and
help yourselves, by aiding the Border
Railroad. We of this county stand ready
TO aid in the enterprise, although the Lit
tie Rock Road viii probably be all we
will want for sometime to come.
Year: 1869

We again extract from the JPhHe Ric-
er Journal, a Republican paper. At this
time to more particularly show, of what
stuff our Supreme Bench is composed of.
A man not fit for suffers position in
the Federal army, dishing out law to the
people of Arkansas. The Journal says j:


STILL COMPLIMENTARY. = The Little
Rock Morning Republican Of Saturday,
contains most outrageous personal at
tack on the editor of this paper. Hav-
ing twice attacked him for his friendly
sentiments to the southern people, it re-
mained for them to attempt to impugn
his character as a soldier and his motives
as a man, in order to break down and de-
stroy his influence 1t matters little what
men who like the author, ("Judge Nc
CLURE of the Supreme Bench " says con
corning us or any other respectable man.
He has been sunk too low in infamy to
do any particular damage where he is
known. Dismissed the service for play.
ing cards with enlisted men, and known
as notorious black-leg, he found his
way to Arkansas, and knowing even less
of law than he does of morals, he be.
came the fit tool and instrument for the
dirty work that was necessary to be done
in order to achieve the success of his
party in the State. Not only proposing
to throw registration books and papers
into the river, but to inaugurate strife
and bloodshed if necessary, as it was
done, to carry out the programme. So
far as we are concerned we care not eth


CT for his hate or malignity, but when he
strikes at our people we shall come al
him to the quick, and let the world know
the arrant coward and knave no is
Clark who shot Hines, was an assassin
but MCCLURE is of the baser sort, who
stab in the dark and seek shelter under
| judicial ermine, A well known Fedora
General once told us that Mcclure appli
ed to him for suffers position, and h,
would not give it to him for fear Of his
robbing the soldiers, We know there
are many other charges that can bt
bought and proved against him, but fol
the present he is too dirty subject tC
pursue further. For number of week:
the Republican has muttercd when W.
have uttered any kindly sentiments to


wards the people. In its most radica
and palmy days it was not half SO bite
as now. 1t has forgotten how it once
spoke against marshal la~ and denounc
ed the acts Of the present administration
as usurpotioas in office. 1t has forgotten
that every prominent Republican journa
in the country stands on universal suf
frage platform. 1t has forgotten that al
is comparatively peace and quiet, ant
that the preponderance Of crime is to-da.
in the Radical party in this State. 1t ha


ceased to remember that some Of US ex
pect to live in Arkansas, and do not de
sire or expect to steal enough to run
away on at the end Of four years 1t ha


forgotten the words Of the great immor
tai Lincoln. Its grand principle is tina
Radicals Of its sort should rule, and tn


colored man should go on voting then
in Office, and white men should pay tn


taxes. and if voice is raised, why thel
its treason. We shall fight it out will
you Mr.. Republican, and when next yo1
want to do us q mean turn, don't go am
get your old author, for he has disgrace,
enough of our public institutions slrea
| dy,
Year: 1869

~ Major SPARKS Of Fort Smith Her.
aid, is about to get the "old man" out
on "turtlc hunt" We have heard of
still hunting Tor snipe, but We fear it will
be hard to LEARN old dogs new tricks. "
We are glad to learn that the Majors
"better-half" is soon to be home he
may then quit his frolics and settle down
at work. In the meantime, come over
and take q hasty plate ofsoup." Don'l
believe we are mad; would as soon think
Of striking an old woman. Come.
Year: 1869




The Government is bound to detain
the Cuban privateer Hornet by force, if
necessary. Orders have been telegraph
cd to New York to the commandant of
the Brooklyn navy yard, to Immediately
dispatch one of the hcetest war vessels at
hand to Wilmington, rs it had been tcle.
graphed here that it was the intention Of
the late Lady Sterling and Hornet, and
more lately Cuban privateer Cuba, to Sc
cretly get up steam and give the slip to
those in whose custody she had been
placed. 1t is stated that the real inten-
ton Of the Cuba in coming into port was
not, as stated, on account Of her being
disabled and in want of coal. but in order
that test case might be made, Com
mandei Higgins and other officers prefer
ring to be tried as pirates by the United
States rather than by any Of the Europe
an governments. 1t is asserted from
good authority that at the time she en-
tered the port she had nearly weeks
coal in addition to her being able to go
with sails alone Similar kilograms were
at tho same time sent to the commander
Of the Philadelphia Navy Yard and a
vessel was also dispatched from there the
same night. The gunboat Frolic has
sailed for Wilmington from New York ;
and the Spanish minister has ordered a
Spanish man of-war there also.


GEORGIA.
Year: 1869

The Dayton Ledger tells the following
anecdote, which we can very easily be.
lieve to be true:


Yesterday afternoon lady reached
the passenger depot in this city on one
Of our railroads, just as the train on
which she desired to take passage moved
away. She was extremely anxious to
get aboard the train, but was left, which
OF course, was not right. As she stood
gazing on the train, her arms full Of
packages, and her eyes full of tears, Q
gentleman arrived at the depot on q full
run, with his carpet sack in his hand.
his coat on his arm, and his face stream.
ing with perspiralion. He, too, wanted
to take the same train, but, alas. was
too late. AS he looked on the train now
fast moving away, he set down his car
pet bag, wiped his face, and very delib.
eratel y and emphatically sold: Damn
that train The lady heard him, ana
smiling upon him with lady's sweet
ness, said: Thank you, SIR He had
undoubtedly, expressed her sentiments
exactly"
Year: 1869

The New York papers notice that,
contrary to expectations at one time
entertained, the ice crop is being gath.
cred In security and abundance, and
by the close of the present week the
work will be finished. Probably not
far from million tons OF ice Will by
that time have been secured by the
great ice companies and private deal
ers in and about New York. What
Is true there, Is Of course applicable
throughout the North.
Year: 1869

THE st. Louis Democrat hits the nail exactly
on the head, when 1t says: GAS rule, it may
be said that if husband and wife have once
lived happily together, there can never be a
separation without misconduct by three per-
sons, the husband, the wife, and somebody else.
The husband who never neglects his wife will
not, as rule, ever have to buy pistol to shoot
her seducer. The wife who never fails in her
duty to her husband, will not, as a rule, have to
seek protection from some other man. And
the man who never interferes between husband
and wife, who never makes himself to the wife a
nearer friend than her husband, who never
seeks her love on the one hand, or draws too
near If she invites, on the other, will never as
rule, get shot by an ''infuriated husband"
Year: 1869

NOTICING have again to request those who
purchase The STAR from dealers and newsboys
tOrtfuse to pay more for it than THREE CENTS
per copy. 1t is furnished to them at a cost
which affords an ample profit at that price,
and with the understanding, also, that no more
who pay more merely aid in perpetrating an
imposition upon themselves and a fraud upon
the Office.
Year: 1869

THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY is
now considering a proposition to purchase a
work of art Of rare value, it being an original
portrait of Lord Baltimore by Sir Godfrey Knel-
ler, and which was presented to the city of An
napolis by Queen Anne.
Year: 1869

GEN. ROsEcRANs arrived here yesterday.
RumOr says hs comes to procure legislation in a
big mining and railroad affair, in which the
Government is expected to give aid. He will
find that Congress is not doing so mnch in the
subsidy business as it was.
Year: 1869

No DISCHARGES AT THE NAVY YARDS
There will be no further discharges of any i'm
portance at any of the navy yards during the
present winter, as the Navy Department has
given orders for work sufficient to keep the
present force employed for several months.
Year: 1869

The DISTRICT IN CoNGREss.-Mr. Hamln,
chairman of the Senate Committee on the Dis
uict of Columbia, this morning, in connection
with several prominent gentlemen of this city,
expressed his intention of pushing forward all
District matters in the Senate, and said he de-
sired that the leading men of the District CO.
operate with the committee in perfecting
measures to come before Congress.
Year: 1869

THE NATIONAL CEMETERIEs.-Attorney Gen
eral Hoar has recently given an opinion that
while an act of Congress provides for taking
and holding the national cemeteries without the
consent Of the owner" he does not "suppose
that it was the intention OF Congress that the
owner should be deprived Of his land without
compensation, because the consent Of the Legis-
lature Of the State might not be given to the ap-
preparation OF the land to public use by the ma
tional authority He advises that the consent
and cession of jurisdiction be asked of the State
Legislatures as soon as practicable. 1t is prob
able, in view of this opinion, that Congress will
take such action as may be deemed necessary
for the further protection of these cemeteries.
Year: 1869

AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 1.-THE Senatorial ques-
ton has assumed new feature. Mr.. Perry. Member
OF the House. has declared In card that ne threw the
blank vote in the caucus intentionally This leaves Mr
Hamn with clean majority OF the Republicans in the
Legislature who desired to vote. Mr.. Morris friends
now claim that Mr. Hamlln not declared nominated
by the caucus and therefore they are not bound to
port him. and intimate that they will not do move
ment is on foot to bring forward third man as COM
promise candidate. Mr. Hamns friends still claim that
he was clearly the choice OF mao rty OF his party that
he was fairly nominated and If any member Of his party
refuses TO vote for HIM he becomes "boter"
Year: 1869

is THE STANDARD WORK or CREDITS.
Tie Volume OF 1863 will contain a list ofhe


BUSINESS MIN
al United and the British Provinces with ta
ucatlug the Relative Standing and Commercial Credit u Bach
NO REFERENCE BOOK Is ISSUED
OF EQUAL EXTENT AND ACCURACY.
Year: 1869

The County Court at its last session
took no steps in regard to explaining the
financial condition Of tho county, in con.
sequence whereof we have received o
communication bearing upon the apparent
extravaganza Of the Court, which appears
in this number Of the Herald. We are
not surprised at this, nor will wo be il
more Of tho same kind come to US fol
publication. The people will put up
with . great deal, but with them "for.
bearaucc sometimes ceases to be virtue.
In justice to Judge Ingram We will say
he approves Of full expose of the anau
cial affairs Of the county.
Year: 1869

SATURDAY, Sept. lisp II.


the banh statement submitted this afternoon was
4 startling sensation for Wall street, and was the
senera theme OF discussion. The changes are so
remarkable and 80 inexplcabe that the feeling Of
aistrust for the future OF our local money market
was IN nowise allayed BY It, but, on the contrary,
greatly increased. The showing last week was so
favorable tnat It was hoped the transition to the
scvy so usual IN the fall would be by an easy DE-
elne but IN the sudden loss OF nearly seven millions
Of their reserve Of specie and legal tenders the
banks threaten to plunge the money market
at once into spasms. The chief feature in
tne statement is loss Of over four millions in legal
tenders. This is aggravated by q decrease of over
swo and half millions In specie. Yet the deposits
have fallen of only million and quarter. The
Inconsistency OF these features inds parallel IN
an increase OF loans TO the extent OF six NIL
lions. The stoves aaeat during the week OF CON-
binarions to LOCK up greenbacks seem to have some
foundation IN the array OF facts thus presented for
on no other hypothesis can the incongruties OF the
statement be reconced. The totals OF the last two
sfatn t,faa fnlin