smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

dent in a conversation to-day express
ed his surprise at the conduct of the op-
pOnents of the Kellogg government In
resorting to arms to maintain their
political position, or in other words in
augarating civil war. He had to many
citizens of Louisiana express a kindly
disposition toward the people and
hoped for better things, but it seemed
that they had misjudged, If they
thought resort to violence on their
part would pass by the government
In this connection be incidentally re
marked that prompt measures would
suppress any further disturbances, and
a similar course would have saved the
country from the late rebellion. After
signing the proclamation the President
himself wrote two military orders ad-
dressed to the commanders saying, in
effect, that they must protect life and
preserve the peace to the best of their
ability. All orders to be issued by
them must be previously submitted to
the proper military authorities for ap-
prOval. There were regular plans of
military movements, but orders will
be issued to meet the emergency
Troops will be sent to New Orleans in
such numbers as may be reqnired, as
the President is determined to save
life Il preserve the peace.
Year: 1874

This is an old proverb, and very
good one for men and women to re-
member. You all know, that, in dri-
wing a team with several horses, if the
first goes astray, all go wrong. In
Switzerland, where the stages are driv-
en- over immense mountains, it is
sometimes necessary to put six horses
in the traces. But the drives have to
he extremely careful, and the leader is
a strong and easily managed animal;
for in turning some of those sharp cor
ners, or driving down steep places, a
single wrong step would turn the
stage, passengers, horses, and all down
down an awful precipice, where they
would be dashed to pieces. Yes; we
all know how important it is to get
the fore horse by the head,' to keep
him under control, and make him go
straight.


Now, unless you do this in your bu-
siness affairs, you will never be able
to tell where you are driving, or how
you will turn out. To get the fore
horse by the head is to keep down
your expenses, so that what you earn
shall be more than you spend. When
you have done good piece of work,
and get your money in hand don't 20
and spend it all in new hat or fine
dress, or watch, or bracelet, or
some fancy thing, just for show and
vanity. Buy what you need, and put
the rest in the savings bank; for rainy
days will come when you will be glad
to keep it. You don't know how much
stronger and happier and more con-
tented you will feel when you have fif-
ty or twenty, or even ten dollars laid
up in safe place. 1t is great deal
better to 90 beforehand than behind
hand in your money matters. So be
sure you get the fore horse by the
head,' every one you.


To do this you must work. Do
something. If you cannot get tie kind
of work you would like, do what you
can. A young man went to California
number of years ago. He had mon
ey enough to pay his way there, but
very little over. He knew he must
work, but could not at once get the
situation he wanted; so he made up his
mind to do the very first work that Of
fered that was honest and respectable.
He went down to the wharf where
sOme men were taking lumber from a
ship. He offered to help pile up the
boards; and he did it well. Then he
went on, and found another similar
job, and pocketed his earnings. Pret-
ty soon he attracted the attention of a
gentleman who was on the lookout for
clerk. This young man will suit me-
he says; for he is not afraid to work.
and he offered him the place. 1t has
proved to be good one, and step
ping-st0ne to prosperity and wealth.
Year: 1874

A lodging-house fiend tells the story
that in O recent thunderstorm the
warning of the elements was so awe
inspiring that the hair In dish of but
ter in the pantry turned completely
white during the uight.
Year: 1874

Capital fed from us, says the ad.
dress of the McEnery committee of
New Orlans. This is cool. Capital
rushed eagerly to the South to fill the
openings left by the desolations of the
war. The South needed capital, and
the inducements were great for capital
to go there. How was il received ?
The first condition for the security of
capital was the surrender, on the part
of the capitalist, of his political and
social opinions, whenever they differed
from those which are held as orthodox
in the South. The penalty of this
is not only social ostracism, hut the
insecurity of property. A white Re-
publican is regarded there as the asso-
ciate of negroes is held in contempt
and subjected to insults which brave
men will not, indeed, hesitate to en-
counter in the way of their duty, but
which no man who regards his COM
fort will seek. 1t would just suit old
John Brown, aud some Of the more
contentious men and women too, who,
shave a mission" aud who delight to
be prosecuted, and are all the more
likely to go into just such inconve-
nience and just such danger. But they
are not the people who develop the
resources and build up the industries
of community. The South needs
capital and drives it way. Only those
to whom capital is most needful have
the power to repel it. There is every
thing in the natural condition Of the
South TO attract capital there is eve
ryihing in the conduct Of the people
to keep il away, and TO drive it away
after it has gone there, in spite OF
them. Capital has fed from them as
the lamb does from the Welt, as the
traveller fees from the robber. as men
flee from peslilenoe. If the people OF
the South want the capital Of the
North, they know how to get IL; il
they don't want it, they know how TO
drive il Off BY their acts, not by
their professions, are men judged
PfOridenoe Jounak
Year: 1874

The Vicksburg Times Of last Satur-
day put the following question to the
Democrats of Vicksburg IF peace
able contest with the ballot at the
polls is only contemplated. why the
demand for firearms in the SOuth, Un-
precedented since the dark days Of
secession and civil war )"
Year: 1874

All persons indebted to the old firm Of Ward &
Phillips are hereby notified to come forward and
settle their accounts either BY NOTE or CASH as
the hooks must be closed up.


feb. AT WARD g. PHILLIPS.
Year: 1874

A CHECK FOR $lOO,O0O.-At a recent
wedding in New York, among the bridal pre-
sents was carelessly displayed a check tor
100000, drawn to the order of the bride, and
signed by her father. One of the guests was
the cashier of the bank on which the check
was drawn. He was one Of these disagreeablc
people who can never appreciate joke, and
who always delighted in telling the truth
when it is unpleasant to somebody else.
This gentleman threw a damper on the
spirits of the party by the declaring that the
generous father of the bride never had more
than half 100000 to his credit in the bank
since his account was opened.
Year: 1874




The Supreme Court Of the
State has come to a dead lock as
regards the right Of the Legis-
latuoe to impose an occupation
tax on lawyers. "The Judges
are equally divided in opinion,
and it is not likely that the
Court can agree upon the ques-
ton until it is reduced to five
iudges-the number fixed by
the Constitution after the first
vacancy" So says the Union
and american. So then, to set
tie what is law, depends in all
probability on the death of one
of our present Court. 1t is
very much to be regretted that
a question of sc much impor-
tance is be decided by luck, if
the law has failed. Then again
it is unfortunate that law is now
depending on the brittle thread
Of life which holds together all
that is mortal of one Of the SUI
preme Judges. If Judge A.
dies first, then the act is contra
ry to the Constitution Of the
Constitution Of the State of
Tennessee. But if Judge B.
dies first, then the act Of the
Legislature is not in conflict
with that sacred instrument-thc
Constitution Of Tennessee. In
the meantime what is Comptroll-
er Burch going to do about it?
Will he tell tn: officers who col
lect occupation tax, to wait till
one Of the judges Of the Su-
prene Court dies, before he at
tempts to enforce the law which
makes it imperative on him to
tax lawyers? We repeat Bull
wer's conudrum-"What will
he do with it?"
Year: 1874

Moore. of the Montgomery
News, will have to assume all the
responsibility Of this joke on
Smith: He says that a man who
he calls Smith, by way of vari.
ETY., we suppose, had calf which
he was training up in the way of
an OK; the calf walked around
very peaceably under one end of
the yoke while Mr.. Smith held
up the other end, tut in an unfor,
tunate moment the man conceiv,
ed the idea of putting his own
neck in the yoke to let the calf
see how it would seem to work
with partner. This frightened
mister cali, and elevating his tail
and voice, he struck dead run"
for the village, and Mr.. Smith
went along, with his head down
and plug hat in his hand, strain
ing every nerve to keep up, and
crying out at the top of his voice,
"Here we come, d-n our fool
souls; head us, somebody"
Year: 1874

In Russian tale a grand


mother saysto her grandaugh-


ter who is threatened by


fiend, 80 dear me, my poor,


unhappy child! Go quickly TO


the priest, and ask him this IA


vor-that if you die, your body


shall not DO taken out through


the doorway, but thatthe ground


shall be dug away from the


threshold, and that you shall be


dragged out through the opc-
ming"


This was originally the com


mon mode of proceeding among
various nations. They thought
the spirit could only return bv
the same way that it went Cur
Of the house, and in order 10
prevent its return, they took the
dead through an opening that
could be afterwards stopped up


The Tiski of Alaska always
carry their dead out through a
hole in the back of the hut, and
then close up the hole with the
greatest care. The Hottentots
break an opening through the
side Of their hut for the Same
purpose, and the Siamese, not
content with this, having taken
the dead body out, hurry at
full speed round to the other
side of the house.


Another strange custom in
Russia is this When a per-
son suffers a very lingering
death, in order to render his de-
parture more easy, they let q
black dog by a cord down
through the roof over the dy-
ing PERSONS head. They re-
gard a black dog as an emblem
of the human spirit, and their
action is intended to show the
departing spirit which way to go.


The Chinese and the North
American Indians have also the
idea that the spirit always leaves
the roof, supposing that
the life must depart in the same
way that it came-from above.


In ancient Rome a person
who had been believed to be
dead could only be permitted to
re-enter his house through the
roof. In Germany the general
belief is that the soul departs
the window. When a
person dies the window Of the
room is at once thrown open,
md sometimes a cup Of wateri5
placed on the sill for the refresh
nent of the spirit as it enters
)u its 'long journey"
Year: 1874

The temperance question seems
to be occupying large share Of
public attention, judging from the
space devoted to it in all the pa
pers. The caution with which the
papers approach the consideration
Of the subject editorially, is the
best evidence that there is some.
thing to be said on both sides, and
that in every community there is
at least respectable minority who
do not believe that the moderate
drinking of beer, wine or whisky,
is in itself a deadly sin. Yet the
evils OF intemperance are SO pa
tent that it ia easier to magnify
the enormity of this sin than al
most any other, and the women
who have suffered from the evil
most, have the sympathy of many
who do not commend the wisdom
OF their present crusade.
Year: 1874

A woman in Boston recently fell
into a trench in front of house,
and broke her leg. BY the ad-
vice of a lawyer she sued the
owner of the building for 1000.
He was poor, but agreed to settle
for $3.50. from which the doctor
was paid his bill. The lawyer
took the rest and the poor woman
got nothing.
Year: 1874

/ dred Men-A Horse Jumping
! for his life.


/ Correspondence Of the Detroit Post.
Bay City, Feb. "a, lS74.-The
drifting ice affair has turned out
not to be so disasturous as was at
one time reported. The ice field
! driited in TO the east shore Mon,
/ day night. aud all the men who


had not previously escaped did 80
during the night and yesterday


morning. All who were on the
ice at the time it went out are
now reported safe. This is the


third time this winter that the


ice has foated out into open wa.


ter, the first time carrying Smith


and McEwan, and the second time


six or eight men, who escaped the


next day.


Some very remarkable escapes


were made over the broken ice
Among these we may mention
r.nat of ArthurSeven>on and seven
comrades. Stevenson had horse


and sleigh, and with them the
party attempted to come ashore.
The ice was 80 badly broken. how.
ever, that it was deemed safer to


take the horse from the sleigh


and lead him, leaving the men to


draw the vehicle. 1t was necessa-
Try to make the animal jump from
one ice cake to another in a jour,


ney Of five miles over the broken


ice.


1t seems almost incredible, but
the trip was made without seri.
ouS miahap. and horse. sleigh, and


m"u came safely ashore at last. -


Nr. Stevenson says that all the
men who were within sight of


the point where he landed got a
shore.


We learn of two men who had
no horse, but where provided with
I hand, sled When the ice broke
they wanted to 90 eastward aud
northwari in guest of some POI 1t
of escape, and rugged up their
hand sled to take IA ride at the
rate of forty miles an hour i'll the
gale which was sweeping over the
ice from the southwest They
sped along ut lightning express
speed for mile after mile. To
choose their course was impossi.
ole; on went the sled, straight as
an arrow from bow and about as
lastr dead to leeward, skimming
and singing along over the ice.
Suddenly the men saw right ahead
of them a channel of open water.
On they rushed toward it. and
what at first looked like a narrow
strip of water opened out wider
and wider as they approached il
on the wings of the wind. There
was no such thing as stopping or
turning he sled, and the strip Of.
water was opening out the wider
every second. There was nothing
else to be done; the two men roll
ed off the sled, one on each side,
and went spinl ing along the ice
for a rod or two, while the sled the
next instant plunged into the o,
pom channel and Disappeared i
The men picked themselves up,
and fOally made their way ashore
on foot, content to go slower but
safer than On q sled before the gale.


We have heard numerous 9TH
er narratives Of extreme hazard,
all going to increase the wonder
that thus far not a single life is |
lost. The belief last
night was that the ice would be |
closed up by the wind before
morn ng, so that the men remain
ing near the west shore would ali |
come off. AS they have shelter,
ood and fire, they will not suffer
in the mean time.
Year: 1874

Speaking of law as at present
violated Rev. T. K. Beecher says:
"It is extremely difficult 10 com,
nit the crime of murder in such
an accurate and honest way that it
shall satisfy the specifications of
the statute. Unless the would be
murderer take legal counsel before.
hand and follow instructions min.
utely, he will fail nine times in ten,
however sincerely he may try
Anybody can kill a man, but he
cannot do it in the first degree
murder style without counsel and
care"
Year: 1874

An Indianapolis barber has
accepted Il challenge from a Buff
falo barber to "cut" a match for
SO a side and the championship
Of the United States. Where
they are to obtain the material
is not stated, but if they should
be 30 fortunate as to find sub


icct-, thcy will doubtless make
the hair a..
Year: 1874

THEY ROB THE BANK AT MILFORD COMPELLING THE


CASHIER TO OPEN THE VAULT.


NASHUA, Oct. 20.
Six masked men entered the room of the
Cashier of the Souhegan National Bank at Mil
ford, gagged him, put a rope around his neck,
shut his wife, four children and servant in the
closet dragged him out back, and forced him to
open the vault, which they robbed of four
Thousand five hundred dollars in currency,
and from fifteen to twenty Thousand dollars in
Government bonds and other securities. He was
then taken back to his home and tied to bed
post. The family forced open the closet and
gave the alarm.


No clue to the robbers.


THE AMOUNT STOLEN, 100000.
The securities stolen will reach nearly one
hundred thousand dollars in value. A portion
ofthe bonds Wore registered and therefore worth
less TO the robbers.
Year: 1874

ENCouRAaINa. I'VE are informed by a gentle
man who is secretary of seven Building and
Loan Associations that there is marked i'm
provement for the better during the last month.
There are now only occasional applications for q
withrawal OF shares, and there is a more active
demand for money for building purposes.
Year: 1874

s...., h.,ing ness than their proportion;
We had thought otherwise. but then it is
possible that we were wrong and that the
President is right. The matter is at least
settled for the time being. and there will he
time for due consideration before the bill
can be passed over the Presidents veto.
Year: 1874

In another column we publish the clrcu-
lar of Commissioner Drummond, which will
be Of interest to parties who wish to obtain
homestead and pay for the same by SIM
ply planting and raising grove Of trees
for their own future convenience and use.
Year: 1874

1t is little strange, since the railroads
have refused to pay any attention to the
new railroad law in Wisconsin, that there
is any excitement about the matter though,
such is said to be the fact. 1t shows
how foolish people are. What right have
the people to be excited when railroads
set their laws at defiance? 1t is way
they have.
Year: 1874




We publish elsewhere a letter on
fruit growing in Minnesota, and some
suggestions from the Western Rural,
on tree planting as means of modify
ing the climate and making fruit-cul-
ture on the prairies success. We be-
lieve the successful growth of nearly
all varieties of fruit raised in the North
Oh these prairies is only 4 matter of
time and of the growth of timber for
protection. During the early settle
nent of Michigan and of Northern Illi-
inois, it was thought that fruit could
not be raised there, yet Michigan has
become the leading apple and peach
State of the West and fruit-culture
tlourishes in Northern Illinois. These
suggestions are by way Of preface to an
other one, viz: that we should or
ganize a Horticultural Society here
as soon as practicable. We can culti-
vate small fruits now without any doubt
Of success, and other fruits will he
made success with the aid of IIorti-
cultural Society.
Year: 1874

Much of the seed wheat sown in this
county last season was inferior, but
we are glad to announce that the seed
which is now being distributed by the
Committee is very superior in quality.
From two to three thousand bushels of
first-class Fife wheat, from Rock Coun-
ty, has been purcha sed, and is now be-
ing issued. The seed from which this
wheat was grown, we understand, was
procured last Spring in the Missouri
Valley. The Commissioners, when
here last week, pronounced it ''hand-
picked" and did not expect to find such
seed wheat in any quantity, but when
taken to the bins and shown several
thousand bushels of plump grains al
most entirely clear of cookie, they were
surprised, and did not hesitate to say
that it was the finest lot of wheat they
had seen in Minnesota. This wheat
was grown in Rock County, and DEM
onstrates that as good wheat can be
grown in Southwestern Minnesota as
in any part of the State. Three-fourths
of Mobiles County, we judge, is as we'll
adapted to wheat as Rock County.
Year: 1874

acre. Potatoes grew so large that one
will almost make meal for family.
They crowd each other out of the hills,
and are as fat, as big, as white, and al
most as lively as so many pigs crowd
ing and pushing each other in the nest.
That we had partial failure of crop
last year is true, but we have not taken
the opinion of a single farmer whose
opinion is of any value in the commu-
nifty who does not have almost unques-
tioning faith in the superior fertility of
our soil, and who does not say that
from the time we get one good crop, we
shall begin to advance rapidly, and
shall soon have here one of the garden
spots of the West. But, says this wri-
ter, in conclusion, the whole Colony is
a farce" Now, if to expend about
$5o, 900, as the Colony Company have
done, in locating several thousand set
tiers on government lands, and in help
ing the Colonists to build up the most
thriving town in Southwestern Mime
sofa, is Il ''farce," then the National
Colony is Il ''farce.' If it is Il farce to
build a 900 mill, a So, 500 church, a
81 600 public hall, and a $4,000 to $14,-
O0O hotel to organize good schools and
seminary of learning to keep th7
liquor traffic out of Mobiles County, and
to form in two years time what is rec
ognized as the most thriving and prom
lslng frontier community in the State,
if not i'll the West-if to do all this is
a "farce", then the National Colony is
farce"


Now, word, in conclusion, to per-
sons abroad who contemplate coming
here. We offer you rich soil, healthful
climate. and community above the av-
erage in intelligence and character. We
offer you land for entering it, or at
minimum figures if you wish to buy.
But we cannot secure you against all
the ills OF life and give you a little Par
adise where you can sit down and en-
joy yourself without effort. We have
drwbacks and hardships here as else
where; our soil requires u year or two
tosubdue it fully ; the poor man will
j find that he must work hard here as
elsewhere at first; if he comes here
with little and eats that up in II few
months he must not expect that the
whole prairie will produce him har-
vest which he has only to gather. The
prairie is tenfold more easily conquer
ed than the woods of Michigan and
Indiana, and to the poor man who has
! average pluck and industry, there is no
more inviting field than the pr;,iries of
i Southwestern Minnesota.
Year: 1874

It may be Of interest to settlers near
the State line to know that the Iowa
herd law has been 50 amended that each
county may decide for itself whether or
not stock shall run at large, except
swine, sheep and goats which are pro-
hibited from running ut large by the
general law.
Year: 1874

1t will be observed that the copies of
the State Laws which we issue to our
subscribers contain the certificate of
the Secretary of State. This gives them
the force of actual law and makes them
Serviceable in courts.
Year: 1874

For several nights past we have
noticed prairie fires around the horizon.
Where it can be avoided, the prairie
ought not to be burned. The grass will
he useful in fighting grasshoppers,
should they ever put in another appear