smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1869

since article, last week, on curing hsy, was
prepared have received the following letter
from Mr.. Curtis who not only has of the largest
and best farms in the county, cutting and curing
With his own hands large quantity of hay, but is an
extensive dealer in hay and knows if any body does
both what good hay is and how to make it. We
have used much of his hay, and know ii is excellent
and We hope every farmer Who reads his letter will
give hi method good trial.


MONROE, June 80. 1869.


DE-. +. SILoNTON--Dear Sir: on called at nv
place few days ago, in my absence, and left word
for me 10 write You my method of curing hay. 1t
is this: What i, moved the first day is spread out
to dry what it will t early in the afternoon when.
while it i, warm. all of it before the dew falls is
put into small piles, lightly forked up The next
day. when all dew and wet are gone il is forked
over into light piles just as ii was before. Th, is
repeated every day, never spreading out, simply
shaking and making up into new piles till dry
enough TO get in, which is all the way from two to
six davs, according to circumstances. The first
week OF having I rarely eyre get in load of hay
till the very last Of the week.


have tried this method for dozen year, cutting
20 OF 60 tons year. My barn, as YOU saw. is a,
tight as good boarding and shingling, roof and all
the sides could make it, and the hay is packed solid
into its bays and never has any air afler il is put
there. except on the upper surface. My hay al
ways comes out green and nice like what you have
seen. ANY person who will call at my place imme-
diaely can see tor themselves several tons of it.


This method has several advantages over most
Others /. All the most valuable parts of the hay
the leaves, seeds and the rich juices are all saved,
which are mostly lost BY the Old way of so much
driving in the sun. >. 1t is great saving of time
and labor; only one rakin@ being required hile
the Old way requires as many rakings ,ts tim es o
spreading ont added 10 the first one. g. A sudden
shower or fog, which catches Your spread hay al
unprepared for it. finds il all ready for, and nhurt
by that accident, i'll this closc-pile method L. In
these compact piles, the hay is much more easily
and quickly loaded than in the loose piles with thcil
Wide scaltering-. Yours respectfully.


Il. A, CURTIS.
Year: 1869

Beer is pretty big thing according to the
figures presented at the Brewers Congress.
Nearly six million barrels of it were sold in
1864. The capital used to produce this
quantity is valued at one hundred and five
million dollars, and the number of persons
employed is stated at forty one thousand
Year: 1869

Too LATE. A Young couple elopcd from
neighboring town lately and when al Sair
distance from home, We're married. soon
after an officer was sent in pursuit, and m
irving at the hotel where they We're stopping
he entered their room. and found them snug
in bed, when the young lady said with a
ringing laugh:


.:re1l ma it is TOO late have been mar
ried some time. and have been in bed halt an
hour. Snuggle up, George, and don't get
out of bed for him.
Year: 1869

WAS He a Man lin one of TIE
quiet times of Massachusetts, Il yonn@
lady whs had All accomplished education
and all the charms OF modest beauty and
noble intellect, went to Il rumseller, VIII"
was daily enticing her father to drink.
intending soon TO possess his snug little
farm. She told him he was not only
destroying her father, but bringing ruin
and disgrace on her and her mother, o,
he said, she would soon be married-she
need not trouble herself. She replied she
never should she should never consent
TO involve in their shame one that she
loved she would never leave her moth
err She would work with her own
hands, and every day bring him the
amount Of money he now received OF her
father ii he would sell him no more
She entreated HIM with tears. With an
internal leer he asked the poor girl II he
should say to her father that she had re
guested him TO sell no more. Her eye
flashed, and reason rceled. ''l0u ue
OF MA. r. said she. She is now II
maniac in the Worcester asylum -Joht
b. dough.
Year: 1869

SUBSIDY TO TIE UNION PACIFIC RAIL
RoAD.-Ihe issue OF Government Bonds
to the Union Pacific Railroad Company
is, by instructions from President John
son, continued As rapidly as the road is
extended over. the successive sections.
The special commission appointed in
September last TO make thorough exam
inaton of the read, reported that the
route was well selected and the work
well done, and the Company have given
satisfactory security that they will build
and equip the line strictly according 10
the requirements OF the national charter.
The extension of the road Is being rapid
ly pushed during the winter, and the
present gap of less than four hundred
miles between the Union and { nlraI
roads will be entirely filled up i'll lie
coming spring.
Year: 1869

The front Of the horses chest contains his
lungs, ty which he. breathss. Behind
them, separated by only thin Kind of a
skin, is the stomach, destined 10 receive
and digest the food. Each Of these OF
gans becomes larger when in use; the lungs
occupying more room when the animal is
moving about and breathing more quickly
The space they occupy is then so filled
that only one of them can be extended at
tipe, The horse can swell out his lungs
and breathe hard, trot or gallop fast, pro-
videG his stomach be empty; he can fill ii
with safety when at rest, or nearly so, till
the food Is digested. But if they are both
full, the greatest danger is TO be appreheu-
ded; the horse is sure to be blown almost
Immediately, because he has no room to
breathe, and apeplexy may cause the ani>
NAL to drop dead in q minute. No horse
should be allowed to get an unlimited sup
ply of food. A proper quantity, should be
given, and no more-enough to satisfy his
requirements, and then TO allow proper
time for him to digest it. Many a horse
has been killed from a fit brought on by
the corn bin having been left open st
night, thus giving him an opportunity to
gorge himself TO death with tae tempting
food.-Horse Book.
Year: 1869

fully removed the adhering soil from the
wood, and when the head end was reach,
ed the broken sword removed several
layers Of sell and then shone out the name
OF John Wilkes Booth, In capital lie tiers
about an inch long, each, painted on the
white pine. The name had been evident
ly painted on piece OF tin, as packers
mark their boxes, because the letters were
as printed and not as written letters. The
remains were not exposed, but single
general look was given the box after it
had been partially clensed 1t was then
borne by four soldiers to the express wag>
on, into which it was placed. Not word
was spoken. The negro who drove the
vehicle could not read; hence the name
on the box when he saw 1t, was ,ss Greek
to him. AT signal he drove of. The
little sorrel broke inte brisk trot, the ne>
gro whistled Champagne Charlie, and the
body OF John Wilkes Booth was borne to
the city finally in the custody of his kinds
red, to rest forever by the side Of his faiths
Year: 1869

In the Garden or Plants In London, the
keepers were recently engaged in de-
stroyIng great number of rats, when one
Of them escaped and ran to the spot al,
lotted 10, the elephant. Seeing no other
refuge, in the twinkling of an eye the rat
snugly ensconsed himself in the trunk of
the elephant, very much to the elephants s
dissatisfaction. He stamped his foot and
twisted his trunk around like a windmill,
and then stood suddenly still, apparently
rejecting on what it was best to do.


Presently he ran to the water trough
where. he was accustomed to drink,
plunged in his trunk and filed ii, and
then raising it, dashed out The rat In a
torrent like that which issues from the
hose of a fire>engine. When the rat struck
the ground the elephant siezcd. him, and
made him undergo the immersion and
projection three or four times. The fourth
time the rat fell dead. The elephant,
with quiet but majestic are, crushed it
under his foot, and then went round to the
spectators 10 make his usual collection of
dain ties.
Year: 1869

A lady once told the following to q
friend of ours, saying


Il do assure you it's fact. You know
how fond my brother is of eggs? Well, he
was driving me once in phaten to SONS
country place, and we stopped at q little
public>house on the way to lunch. Ben
said he believed he would lunch on hard
boiled eggs, if they had enough; and no
sat by the window eating them, and
throwing the shells out of the window. At
last got tired of waiting, and said


my dear Ben, are you. going 10 sit
there all day calling for more eggs, Do
let's 60.


"And when we got into our conveyance
as he turned it around, he drove one
wheel over the pile of egg shells, and Ii
was so high, MY dear, that we were actu,
ally upset.
Year: 1869

A green horn from the country determ,
ined TO spend few days in Londsn, for
the purpose OF seeing ali the sights: ard in
order TO strike his acquain.enance a. home
with proper Idea of the greatnes of the
visit, he dined at fashionable rcstaur
ant.


On his first visit, he was surprie1 at the
number OF people who sat down, as well
as the vastness of the diningsroom. He
was equally surprised to see that each
man had printed account Of his dinner
before him, and that each one, as hc
thought. ate according to directions. He
was very hungy. and well he might be,
after waiting three hours over the usual
time; so he attacked the head Of the bill
with vigor, and ate down as far as be
could, but soon came TO q stand. just
then the gentleman on his right requested
the waiter To bring him mince- pie, which
our friend heard, and instantly referred to
the list 10 see where it was-'What.' ex>
claimed he with establishment, turning 10
his neighbor, are you all the way down
there! Why have only got tc roast
beef, and feel already is If I should
bust
Year: 1869

1t is painful spectacle in large fami
lies where the mother is the drudge. to
see the daughters elegantly dressed, re-
clining at their ease at their drawing,
their music, their fancy work, their
reading. beguiling themselves of the
lapse of hours, days, and weeks, and
never dreaming Of their responsibilities;
but, as a necessary consequence Of their
neglect of duty, growing weary of their
useless lives, lay hold of every newly
invented stimuli ant to rouse their droop
ing energies, and blame their God for
having placed them where they are.
These will often tell you with an air of
affected composure for who can belle v e
it real that poor, dear nam ma is work
ing herself to death; yet no sooner do
you propose that they should assist her
tnan they declare she is quite ia her ell
ement: i'll short, that she would never be
happy if she had only half so much to
do
Year: 1869

It is only of late years that journalism
has risen to the dignity Of a profession
which requires as much education, SO
cial standing, and moral worth, combln
ed with energy, to succeed in, as medi-
cine, law or commerce. The majority
Of men now in it did not take it up be
cause they preferred it. Some who
have failed as lawyers, ministers and
physicians have been driven to journal
ism and achieved success. The fasci
nation of the life, with all its wear and
tare, cannot be denied. There is an ex-
liberation to the mind in the constant
changes Of the kaleidoscope made of the
news Of the world, which keeps the
time constantly occupied with some
thing novel To have the events Of the
day passing, as it were, in a pan ora
ma before the minds eye is of itself
absorbing. We hear a great deal about
| the exhaustive effects of the life of the
| journalist on the mind and body" but
| it may be doubted whether the life of q
phiscian or sailor is equally as hard;
| yet en- retain their health and cheer
fullness in both of these professions.
| The truth is that the reason so many
| brilliant men Of letters have been borne
to untimely graves is not that they were
worn out by their work, but by theil
habits. The hours many of them keep
tempt them to dissipate. Once on that


road, their descent and ultimate ruin is


certai2. But it cannot be gainsayec


that, if journalists will lead regular lives


and cultivate hahits of cleanliness anc


soberness, they will live and last as long


as other men 'sWhiskey" is the epi-


taph Of half the literary men who hav'


sunk into early graves within the pas
twenty years.
Year: 1869

We should just as soon think Of MAX
ing a practice of borrowing mans
tooth brush as borrowing his paper. Ev
cry man ought to have newspaper Of
his own, if he would be considered ia
man among men," The too prevalent
practice of borrowing newspapers has
become proper subject for condemns
ton. A single copy is often made to
do duty in half dozen families, and
that, too, from one years end to anoth
err This is all wrong. There are ma
ny people in the world who make it
business to get the reading Of their city
paper without any expense to them
selves. We know it is hard for person
to refuse neighbor or an acquaintance
the privilege of reading his newspaper,
but some borrowers have little delicacy
and sensitiveness, and prompt, fiat re-
fusal to encourage them in sponging on
others for news and interesting reading
would not hurt them much, and might
induce them TO pay for a good paper. 1t
is unjust to the subscriber, and deprives
the publisher of the reward he is enti-
tied to from all who derive pleasure and
instruction from the paper it has cost
him so much money to issue.
Year: 1869

A pompous Mayor of Western city
once said to Agassiz that he had him
self been deeply interested in natural
science, but the pressure of business
had prevented it's pursuit. 81 became a
banker, sir, and I am what am said
he, with a grandiloquent air. Agassiz
Immediately recited his own early histo.
ry, how his father had provided place
in bank for him on his leaving Col
lege, how he had begged first for one
year more Of study, then for another,
and when he got q third, his fate was
fixed "And" said Agassiz. elf it had
not been for that little irmness, I should
to-day have been nothing but banker"
Year: 1869

Never Recommend an applicant. un-
less you know him to be good man,
and who will conform with the precepts
of the Institution. s


Never cast ballot in favor of can
didate unless you know him to be wor-
thy. and free from reprosch.


Never indulge in practices which will
bring reproach upon the institution.


Never forget that you are Freema-
son, link in the chain of the universal
brotherhood. 80 Ea 5ae


Never be absent from your Lodge if
you can help it.


Never make display of Masonic en-
blems to attract attention for the pur-
poses Of business. # es95 ~
Year: 1869

The British coionists of Natal have
been in great perturbation Of mind over
the loose behavior of the native African
subjects of the territory. who. to remiss-
ness in contributing toward the support
of the Government. add the sin Of an
unregenerate fondness for too many
wives, and a disgusting habit of buying
and selling wives at auction. whereby
all the domestic !uxuries are engrossed
by the wealthy classes A marriage law
has consequently been passed which
fixes the upset price of a sound, healthy
wife at ten head of cattle, and imposes
a sliding scale Of duties on matrimony,
ten dollais being added to the tax for
each additional wife. The tax may do
some good to the colonial treasury, but
it is open to the objection that it legal


ICES polygamy. How the limitation in
the price of wife, however, is to be en-
forced we do not see.
Year: 1869

From the note book of an eminen
Physicisan we have the following eau
ton about raising children by their
hands.


1t is common practice of nurses
and parents to grasp children by a sin
gle hand or wrist, and lift them bodily,
as in stepping over cutters, streams,
etc. Occasionally child is seized by tho
hand and swung around with great force
the body being held nearly at right an


giles. This feat is not always followed
by imm ediate ill effects, but it is liable
to result in most serious injury. At this
period of life. the ends of the bones are
united to the shafts by cartilages, which
render them weak and very liable to be
distorted by force. There are three Of
these bones in the arm: ore between
shoulder and elbow, and two between
the elbow and wrist. The arm of the
child is, therefore, very weak. When
extension is made at the hand, the force
is not expened on long, firm bones, but
rather upon bones broken at several
points, and very loosely united. A small
Year: 1869

Eccentrics, who seem TO glory in the
idea OF liberalism, and invariably i'm
prove the privilege granted them to
speak ten minutes on any subject they
may select. The subjects generally
chosen are moral and religious, and the
ability with which they are discussed is
exciting general interest with the COM
munity
Year: 1869

How TO MAKE Tomato FIGs.-Pour
boiling water over the tomatoes in order
to remove the skins; Then weigh them
and place them in a stone jar, with as
much sugar as you have tomatoes, and
let them stand two days; then pour off
the syrup, and boil and skim it until no
scum arises. Then pour it over the to-
matoes, and let them stand two days as
before; then boil and skim them again.
After the third time they are fit to dry,
if the weather is good; if not, let them
stand in syrup until drying weather.
Then place on large earthen plates or
dishes, and put them in the sun to dry,
which will take about a week, after
which pack them down in small wooden
boxes, with fine sugar between each lay


er. Tomatoes prepared in this manner
will keep for years. -
Year: 1869

ABOUT fortnight ago the San pub
lished the story of Richard Wilson, a
Young colored man, who had been accl-
dentally shut in the hold of an Aspinwall
steamer, and had existed nine days on
board without food until his arrival In this
CITY. He was sent to the Colored Home,
in Sixty-fifth street, and having regained
his strength, lately returned to Aspinwall.
On reaching the home he was unable
either to stand or sit unsupported, or even
to speak. His pulse was futtering. his
eyes were dull, and his feet and hands
were cold. His tongue was slightly coated,
his frame stremulous, and he vomited
water of a. syrupy consistence A loud
systolic murmur was also heard at the
base of his heart. -s.-.-..---.
AN ounce was given him every fifteen
minutes of mixture consisting OF two
ounces Of whisky, a pint of water, and
four ounces of milk, until he became com;
posed and was able to sleep. In half an
hour his pulse strengthened, and his gem
eral aspect improved. Before dark he was
able to speak and. sleep soumdly. b The
next day one ounce of milk and one ounce
of beef tea were given him. On the fol
lowing day he was much better, and was
allowed a moderate amount of meat, vegei
tables, and bread. This treatment was
continued until his full restoration to
strength, care being taken to keep him al
ways slightly hungry. .aJa ;,


On recovering his speech, he retailed
his experience He is a native of Nassau,
aged 26 years, and had never been afflicted
with any severe sickness. He fell asleep
in the hold of the Rising Star after eating
his dinner, and on awakening found him.
self closely packed between two bales Of
wool, with but about twelve inches be.
tween himself and the ceiling. lie said
that he did not fall asleep again until his
arrival, but this seems incredible. AL


efforts to make himself heard proving
fruitless, he4resigned himself to' his fate
He experienced no pain, and his hunger


though great, gave him very little uneasi


ness. He could take no account of time
but two or three, days, before reaching
here, to the best Of his judgment, he was
annoyed by a constant buzzing in his ears
his mouth was dry, and his saliva was
thick as paste. After arriving he found
his sight, hearing, touch, and smell unim
paired, but his sense of taste had departed
= Nom York ,S1I7l SIS ff
Year: 1869

In late number of the College OourSnt
is an article on sleep by DR.. G. w. Beard,
from which we make the following ex-
tract. - p


!. "Students who are really faithful labo-
rious brain workers need all the sleep they
can get, whether at night or in the day
time. The night is the most appropriate
season for sleep, and yet we should never
hesitate to take nap in the daytime when
ever we find it necessary. Amid the cares
and responsibilities of our modern civili-
zation, there are unnumbered Interrupt
tions and contingencies that make it prac-
tically impossible for us to obtain our full
amount of sleep in the hours that are usu-
ally devoted to that purpose. Nowhere
is no law 30 imperative onsman as the law
that requires us to sleep If we deny our
selves of it; if we get behind and, to use
the expression of the street, fall into debt
to nature in this respect, we must improve
the first opportunity to make ourselves
good, else we shall ultimately fail. A brain
worker who religiously enjoys liberal
amount of sleep may preserve his health
and elasticity, even though he violates
every other law of hygiene. On the con,
trary, he who faithfully observes all the
rules of diet, of exercise, and of labor, yet
denies himself of sleep, is really guilty of
all, and can by no means escape unpun-
ished. There is noappeal from this law


There is no virtue that can redeem its vic


lation. 1t tadmits Of no atonement. To sleep
is the one great hygienic commandment
1t is the Alpha and the Omega, the begin
ming and the end, the first and last Of the
great laws of mental hygiene. He who
understands and obeys this law really un


derstands and obeys the whole hygieniC
decalogue, for no one can long sleep well


who persistently disregards the other laws
of health. Sleep is one of the best of oul
thermometers of health. BY the quantity
and quality of sleep that our patients car
take, we can best judge of their daily con


dition and of their progress toward recov


cry. We always feel assured that what


ever improves the sleep of the exhausted
invalid to that degree helps him toward
recovery, and that whatever disturbs the
sleep, to that degree, brings on relapse
and disease. Sleeplessness is one of the
earliest and most constant symptoms of in


sanity, of hydrochondria and of all the
nsmeless forms of nervous arrangement


Whenever, therefore, we find that we are
! not sleeping as well as we are wont, wher
Year: 1869

our dreams are peculiarly dark, and ugly,
and distressing, and leave unsightly scars
in the memory, when we roll, and toss. and
worry through the watch Of the night,
anxiously waiting for the day, when we
awake long before our accustomed hour
of rising, and find no pleasure in the
morning nap, then may we suspect that
our bark is nearing the quickssnds and
shadows, and then, without delay, should
we examine our charts, revise our calcula-
tions, and, according to our best Judgment,
return to the channel from which we have
suffered ourselves to be driven.