smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

The New York Herald says: A few
davs since the writer called at neigh
bor's residence, who had a beautiful
Chester white SOW with three pigs about
six weeks old. She brought forth nine
but overlaid six of them. The live pigs
were worth five dollars each. Hence
there was a loss of thirty dollars simply
because his foreman did not understand
how to prepare a suitable bed for a breed
ing sow. A large quantity of straw had
been allowed TO accumulate in her sleep
ing apartment, so that she had
formed deep hollow about the size of
her body. As the young pigs could
not get out of such a place, when the
dam was about 10 lie down, they We're
smothercd. Our own practice with brood
Sows has always been to remove all the
straw from a sow's bed at least month
prior to the birth other brood, and spread
"A few lunches of cut straw on the floor
for her to lie on. Young pies will never
become entangled in such Il bed, neither
will they get cornered so that the dam
will overlay them. When pigs are worth
five dollars each it will pay to prepare
suitable bed for the SOW. Long straw
should never be spread in brood sows
sleeping apartment, except when no pigs
are expected.
Year: 1874

ST. PAUL, July l0--The only response
vet made to Governor Davis appeal to
the grangerS of the State, to help in feed
ing the victims of the graSshopper scourgc
was made yesterday by the Grange
Council of Hcnnepcn county. The
urangcrS of Hcnncpen county opposed
grange contributions and also county
contributions, ON the ground that the bur
den would be unfairly distributed, but ask
the Governor to pay from the State
treasury whatever amount is needed To
keep the citizens Of the State from starry
ing; promising to see him through ifany-
one j. mean enough to make objection 10
this course, a. to do this would be to make
the Governor a criminal. 1t is likely the
recommendation of the honest Grangers
will be adopted.
Year: 1874

The committee appointed by the Pro
ducc Exchange to confer with the heads
of Western railroads with regard to the
evils said to exist in the grading and de-
livcring of grain at this city have agreed
upon series of resolution, which seem
to give general satisfaction to ali parties
employed in the grain trade throughout
the city. The members Of the Produce
Exchange are all in favor of the new
rules, which they say will afford facilities
for the prompt delivery and shipment of
grain. which will lessen in great degree
the cost of handling il under the present
rule. and secure to the trade the adoption
of universal scale of grades They also
say that the facilities for buying and
selling grain will be increased to a
great extent The scale will be submit
ted bv Commissioners. who have pre-
pared them for the Board Of Managers
who will in turn refer them to the Spc-
cial commissioners for their considera-
ton. Should this latter commissioner
report favorably on the proposed rules, a
meeting of the grain shippers and mer-
chants of this city will be convened, and
rules submitted for their approval and
adoption.
Year: 1874

In the Assembly this afternoon, VI.
Bertaued, moderate Republican asked
leave to submit the following question to
General Cissy, Vice President of the
Council, whether it is claimed for the
President of the Republic that he denies
the right of the Assembly to determine
whether the law of the 2Oth of March,
1873 is irrevocable or not, and also. if it is
denied that the President is responsible
to the Assembly,


On motion of General Cissy, the debate
on this Interpolation was postponed until
the constitutional bills come up for dis
cuSSiOn.


1t is officially stated that citizens of the
United States will be permitted to enter.
Year: 1874

A writer on Paris ragpickers: "a
little old man in blouse and felt hat at


one of the tables is pointed out to me


by the policeman as one who, in addi-
ton to ragpicking, deals in question
able rabbits. He is known as the Pere
Jacques, and Is regarded as person of
some importance in the rag fraternity.


I approach Pere Jacques and engage
him in conversation. He has become
expansive. owe: his Wine,, and makes in.
discreet revelations touching the rab>
bit business. Twenty years ago he
skinned and dressed his rabbits, and
people bought them without asking any
questions. That was the bon temps,
and if it had continued he would be to.
day maa of Independent fortune.


But tie journals and inquisitive peo.
pie got to talking so much about cats
in connection with rabbits that a long
season of dullness followed as q con-
sequence. The newspapers went
80 far as to figure up how
many rabbits were brought into
Paris each year, and how many were
consumed. and they made out that
twice as many were consumed as were


brought in. BE felt for atime as il
the business was ruined, for thereafter
the rabbit purchasers demanded the
head of the rabbit ss guarantee OF
the genuineness of the animal. But
he was equal to the emergency: He
gave an extension to his commerce by
making an arrangement with all the
cooks on his rag beat to buy their rab'
bit skins on condition that their heads
should be delivered with them. There.
after he was enabled to furnish to scep'
tical buyers the rabbit head with the
dressed cat, and everybody was salts
fed. He sold the animals to the small
out'of.the-waY Restaurants as rule
where they were made into gibelottes


The cat entire yielded him one franc
and they to whom he sold the hesl
usually got about two and one half
francs out Of the animal when turned


into gibelotes. The business was fair
but there wa more competition, espec
tally since the commune, under which
some people had learned to eat the cal
with pleasure, knowing him to be cat.
Year: 1874

A GENTLRMANat at Wegee Coal Works
writes US a letter in regard to the turtle
that was captured on the shore there a
few days ago, and which had cut on its
shell tho letters and figures "E. z,-l777,"
the former supposed to stand for Ebene-
ger Zane. The turtle seemed to bc de-
crepid and venerable in appearance, and
to have crawled on shore because water
no longer agreed with him. We have q
slight suspicion that tho recent operation
ofcutting those letters and figures on his
shell was the cause Of his inarmlty, and
80 worked on his nervous system that he
was forced to try q change Of air and
scenery. Perhaps some wicked boys can
explain the circumstance.
Year: 1874




The defect, the fatal objection to all
failure to offer to sell homesteads to the
farmers whom they seek to allure to that
country. There is no proposition to
allow the thrifty farmer an interest in
the soil. There is too much intelligence
in the world, even among the working
classes, to render any scheme acceptable
which does not concede to them an equal
station with any and all other classes.
The European immigrant comes to
America to secure O home for himself
and his posterity. It he is expected to
be merely tenant, he will remain on
the estates of the European aristocrat
rather than become tenant on the lands
OF an American. Let the southern peO-
pie secure an influx of white immigra-
tlOn by offering to sell lands in parcels
TO suit, to immigrants, on accommOda-
ting terms, and then show the natural
advantages of the country, and they
will soon turn stream of immigration
in their direction. A few years ago q
large number of Swedish and German
immigrants were induced to go to Mis-
sissippi and Alabama. They had not
been long there until they saw the posi-
ton they were expected to occupy.
They had not come to America to be-
come hirelings. With good reason they
became dissatisfied, and scarcely waited
for the close of the year to leave the
country. Some of these people came to
Missouri, where they became proprietors
of small homesteads, and are annually
contributing to the prosperity of the
state. They might have remained in
and be contributing to its
had they been properly re-
ceived. ..5. :.-.. - ~.


These may be unpleasant truths, but it
is best that they should be told. The
interest of the whole west should be sub
served by the highest possible develop
ment of all the southern states. There
must be disposition to give immigrants
an even start in life, if the south is ever
made to bloom on account of the labors
of adopted citizens. 'n- s,.
Year: 1874

THE "GRANGERs' STORE SW1NDLE.-
A thief, whose name we failed to learn
and who has very small opinion of the
intelligence of the people of Perry
county, and whose opinion, we regret
to say, was correct, started through the
upper, portion OF the county, offering
for sale by sample from the Govern
ment Grange StOre,n goods and mer-
chandise, at fabuleusly lew prices. For
instance, he offered forty pounds of
coffee for SO; Cannelton sheeting at q
little less per yard than is paid BY the
factory for weaving; calico at about, ,211
cents per yard nine yards of extra fine
broadcloth for So, and SO on through
the entire list. He admitted that the
Grange store was not making much,
as they were selling far below the origi-
nal cost price, and could only afford
to do SO because of their very large
sales. The goods were to be delivered
within week or ten days, one half of
the money to be paid down, and the
balance when the goods were delivered.
Notwithstanding the "lack of thick
ness' Of this proposition, we under
stand he sold d very large amount of
goods, took the one half of the price as
q guarantee Of good faith on the part
OF the purchaser (as the grange store
could not afford to carry the goods
around unless part of the money was
paid,) and the happy purchasers are
now anxiously waiting the coming of
the steamer which is to bring them un-
told wealth at so small a cost.


ECannelton lind Enquirer.
Year: 1874

PLAIN TALK TO GIRLs.-Your every
day toilet is a part of your character.
A girl who looks like fury" ora sloven
in the morning is not to be trusted, how
ever finely she may look in the evening.
No matter how humble your room may
be, there are eight things it should con-
tain, viz: a mirror, Washstand, soap,
towel, comb, hair, nail and tooth brush
es. Those are just as essential as your
breakfast, before which you should
make good and free use Of them. Par
ents who fail to provide their children
with such appliances, not only make o
great mistake, but commit a sin of omis-
sion. Look tidy in the morning, and
after the dinner work is over, improve
your toilet. Make it rule of your dali
ly life to "dress up for the afternoon.
Your dress may, or need not be, any
thing better than calico; but with a rib
bon, or some bit of ornament, you have
an air of self respect and satisfaction.
that invariably comes with being well
dressed. A girl with fine sensibilities
cannothelp feeling embarrassed and awk-
ward in a ragged dirty, dress, with her
hair unkempt, if a stranger or neighbor
comes in. Moreover, your self respect
should demand the decent appareling of
your body. You should make 1t point
to look as well as you can, even if nobody
will see you but yourself. L Household.
Year: 1874

The Executive Committee of the


Board of Agriculture of Georgia make


plain showing of the great difficulties


under which the planters of that State


labor. 1t is said, first, that they do moi


raise their own food, and that immense


quantities are brought in from abroad
| taking away large portion of the cot


ton crop in payment, and this expense
with the cost of fertilizers, runs them
in debt every year. The Committee


propose as remedy that each family


put few acres in cultivation for the


production Of food. IF six acres are in


corn on large plantation, an acre in


the two kinds of potatoes, two acres in
clover, three in wheat, and an acre in
garden vegetables, two COWS, two hogs,
and a horse can be kept well, and the
family, will have abundant supplies
and some to spare, and then most of
the profits on cotton can be applied to
debts. But farmers are all the time
stretching out for more cotton, and to
raise it money is borrowed at excessive
rates of interest, and to pay the money
more cotton is to be raised.


The remedy proposed is certainly a
good one, and it may be said that where
it is not adopted there can be no genu-
inc farming. BY having enough acres
in cultivation to produce food for the
household, fewer acres will be required
for plantation. For if bread and vege-
tables are to be bought with cotton, a
great many middle men are to be sup.
ported, and to this tax is to be added
what is paid for fertilizers, which is
cash, SO that the net return from an
acre of cotton is less than from an acre
of grain OF vegetables. By putting
all the land possible in cotton, no de-
pendence is glazed on homemade fertil-
izers, and here arises, relatively, great
loss. If the cotton planters should put
no more land in cotton than they could
fertilize from their own compost heaps,
made of stable manure, leaves, cotton
seed, ashes, and swamp mold, so much
would be saved that they would imme-
diately enter upon career of great
prosperity. Meanwhile, no progress is
possible unless the occupation of tilling
the soil shall be considered honorable
and worthy of mans best efforts. To
undertake to make farming profitable
by superintendense, hired labor, or by
speculations, and not by active partici-
patton, is a delusion which young men
and theorizers naturally embrace, and
it always leads to disaster.-[New York
Tribune. 49, .. IL. E. t.- "
Year: 1874

A very bad little boy in Dubuque rub
bed cayenne pepper dust all over the
back of his jacket, and then did shame
fully in school. The school ma'am
thrashed him briskly, but dismissed
school Immediately to run to the near
est drug store for eve -salve. .@a
Year: 1874

BILLY, my boy" said short sighted
and rather Incorporate father to his son,
a bright eyed little fellow of about five
summers, SO did you take my glasses 2"


"No, father, but mother guesses as
how you take 'em fore you come home"
Year: 1874




There cannot be more suitable time for
praising God than in the morning. Every.
thing around is oongenial Herewith. Even
in the great wilderness Of brick the CLEANS
Of sunlight in these summer mornings seem
like songs, songs without words, or rather
music without sounds and out In the coun.
try when every blade Of grass twinkles with
its own drop Of dew, and all the trees glisten
as if they were lit up with sapphire by the
rising dawn, and when a thousand birds
awake to praise their Maker, making hamo.
nious concerts, all with their hearts casting
their entire energies into the service Of holy
song, it seems most iit that the key of the
morning should be in the hand of praise
and when the daylight lifts its eyelid, it
should look out upon grateful hearts


Every morning is sort Of resurrection.
At night We lay us down 10 sleep, stripped
Of our garments As our souls will be Of their
bodily array when We come 90 die; but the
morning wakes ms. and II it be a sabbath
morning we do not put ON our work-day
clothes, but find our Sabbath dress ready at
hand even thus shall we be satisfied when
We wake up in our Masters likeness. no
more 10 put on the soiled raiment Of the
earth, but 10 find il transformed into a Sab
bath robe, in which we shall be beautiful and
fair, even as Jesus our Lord himself


Let Us give the Lord the bud Of the day,
its virgin beauty, its unsullied purity. Say
what YOU will about the evening. and there
are many points about it which make it an adj.
mirable season for devotion, yet the morning
is the choice of time. Is it not a queenly
hour? See how it is adorned with diamond.
more pure than those which fash in the
crowns of eastern potentates. The old prov
erb declares that they who wish to be- rich
must rise early surely those who would be
rich towards God must do so. No dews fall
in the middle Of the day, and it is hard Ia
keep up the dew and freshness Of ones spirit
in the worry and care and turmoil Of mid
day but in the morning the dew should fall
upon our fleece til it is filed herewith aud
it is well to wiring it out before the Lord, and
give him our mornings freshness and JUNCTION,
Year: 1874

gentleman living on the Savannah river
Georgia, was in the habit of sending his
negroes down the river to fish with nets, rs
the tide served. On one occasion, two of
his boys reached the fishing ground before
the tide had sufficiently fallen for their pur-
pose. Cuffee goes TO sleep, when he has
nothing else to do. SO, pushing a pole into
the mud, they tied their canoe thereto, and,
lying down, intended to sleep until the tide
served. But along came huge devil-iish,
which grubbed up the pole, and, tucking it
under its tlipper, began towing the canoe and
its contents toward the deep water. When
the negroes awoke they were terrified well
nigh out of their wits. They were proceed
ing TO sea at the rate of four miles an hour,
but the power which propelled the canoe was
wholly invisible. The first impulse was to
jump overheard, but it occurred to them in
time, fortunately, that they were unable to
swim. Finally the rope by which master
deyil-fsh was towing them was cut, and they
reached the land in pitable state of terror.


An individual of this species has been
known to take up the kedge of small
schooner and carry It for upwards of mile,
towing the vessel that distance when he
dropped the anchor, apparently fatigued
with the amusement.
Year: 1874

The race Of mankind would perish, did
they cease to aid each other. From the time
that the mother binds the child's head, till
the moment the kind assistant wipes the
death-damp from the brow Of the dying we
cannot exist without mutual help. All,
therefore, that need aid, have a right to ask
il from their fellow mortals no one, who
holds the power of granting, can refuse it
without guilt.
Year: 1874

IT Is A GOOD RULE never TO look into the
face of men in the morning till you have
looked into the face of God; an equally good
rule to always have business with heaven be-
fore you have any business with earth. Oh,
it is sweet thing to bathe in the morning
in the love of God to battle in it, so that
when you come forth out of the ivory cham
bcrs vf communion uho,oin you havo boon
made glad, your garments shall smell of the
myrrh and aloes and cassia Of holiness.
Year: 1874

To SAY "Good morning" without hypoc-
risy one should have a fair prospect of a
good breakfast. We appreciate the scripture
blessing given TO Jael "Blessed above
women shall Jael the wife OF Ileber the
kenite be he asked water and she gave him
milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly
dish" She knew how to put things on the
table.
Year: 1874

HAS removed his Dental Once to his new
III rooms over Vollmer q Kirchner's Cloth
ng Store, where he intends doing all kind
OF Dentistry In the most skillful manner
Superior teeth in style, quality and finish
can be had at my Office. Special attention
paid TO the preservation of natural teeth
All work warranted


rl2a-ln-r
Year: 1874

ing from the school trust fund, will
secure a thorough and efficient system
Of common schools throughout the
state. No religious or other sect shall
ever have exclusive right TO, or con-
troll of any part Of the school funds OF
the state.


Sec. ,. Women, having such quail
ificstious as 10 age, citizenship and
residence as may be prescribed for
electors, shall be eligible to any Office
under the school laws, except that of
state commissioner Of common
schools.
Year: 1874

THE MYSTERY SoLyED.-Henry Hol-
brook, young merchant, having gotten
through work earlier than usual, took the
opportunity to pay visit to Almira Som
ers, to whom he had recently engaged
himself, and was soon to be married.


To his chagrin, he found Almra unu-
sually silent and constrained in her man
ners. She kept her mouth firmly closed,
and spoke only in monosyllables, so that
Henry was obliged to converse chiefly
with her mother. After sitting while
and struggling Intellectually to conceal the
modification he felt, it having been his
expectation to pass pleasant evening,
he arose and bade them good night.


Mrs. Somers, who was blunt woman
and not oyer-refned, followed him to the
door, and as he was about to bid her good
night, she said : You must excuse Al
mira's not saying much tonight. You
see, she didn't expect anybody in tonight
and so she had some onions for supper.
She was dreadful afraid you'd find it out,
and that's the reason she kept her mouth
shut"


Henry felt relieved at once, and we are
happy to add he found Almira social
enough when he next visited her.
Year: 1874

A CHURCH THAT BEGAN IN A Doc
FIGHT.-The true origin of one of the
New Haven churches is perhaps unknown
even to many of the present worshipers
within its beautiful gates. Not to put
too fine point upon it," it began " a
dog fight. As a young man (whom it
will be sufficient to describe as being at
present the surgeon of the United States
Marine Hospital at Puget Sound) was on
his way to church one Sunday morning,
about eight years ago, a couple of vaga-
bond ours fell out directly in his path.
1t was in a part of the city where Bibles,
and Sundays, and sanctuary privileges
were sparsely enjoyed, for in lesss than
five minutes from the first grapple of the
com batants no fewer than twenty-eight
children had gathered to act as umpires.
The surgeon -to-be at once decided that
then was the time and that the place for
a mission school on which his heart had
long been set. The shop in front of
which the fight took place happened to be
that of a rag-picker, and after some diff
culties the loft above it was secured for
two years at moderate rent, the rags
swept out, benches furnished by the old
Center Church, and the Sunday School
opened with eighty at its first session.
The numbers and interest constantly in

creased from month to month, until, to
make a long story short, this school of
street Arabs has now become the strong
West Church, with its stately edifce of
stone and sterling membership Christ
tidp Union.
Year: 1874

COMPARATIVE VIE" OH IIII


A comparison of the amount Of work done,
and the expense Of carrying the work by the Street
cleaning Bureau in August, 1873, aud August 1915
shows that with less number OF laborers and at less
expense by the amount OF ssl0 g. there have been I
Year: 1874

THE GOLD MARKET


exhibits continued duness, the extreme figures Of
the week being lo9H and lo9N, the market leaving
on at the lower figure. Cash gold is apparently
scarce, and the slightest demand is sufficient to
cause borrowing rates. There is supposed to be
large short interest in the market, but except
from the fact stated the market Is too dull to re-
nect It any other way. The subjoined table gives
the fluctuations for the week.
Year: 1874

simplicity of style, and the perfectly lady
like modesty Of demeanOr, and, at the
same time, lady-like selfpOSsession 0f one
who is conscious of her own powers and OF
her own dignity, gave an irresistible charm
10 her workings She is equally at home
in patbOs aud humOr. Her HOmeward
Bound was indescribably touching, and
her selection from the Pickwick and the
Caudle Lecture-The Missing Shirt But
tou-were read with fine effect. All her
selections were good, and the entertainment
she furnished was Of that character, that
those who hear her once, will desire to hear
her again. Miss Patterson is accompanied
by her aunt, Mrs. Stanford. She belongs
TO the first social circles in Mississippi,
and with true herOism'Of a woman laboring
for those she loves. she Is working for the
education and maintenance Of young
brother and sister. She is not more ele-
CANT i'm her readings than in the social cir
Giles. where she is a modest retiring
woman. but as charming i'm conversation As
she is in har entertainments. She re-
ceiyed marked attention from the be>t
ladies' and gentlemen of Clarksyille, who
will welcome her again whenever she may
come. both in the social circle or IN the
public hall. rs one fitted to ahorn The one
by her genius, and to entertain In the
other
Year: 1874

Now that the tickets are being made
ND, how would it do to put Minister
Washburne up for President, with
Speaker Blaine for Vice President:
That would make a tolerably strong
team to pull the Republican go-cart out
of the bog into which it see ms to have
been driven by thepresent Administra-
tion.-Cincinnd Commercial.