smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Mr.. Julius A. Palmer, Jr., writes to
the Boston Transcript: A few years
ago the banks of the lot opposite the
Brunswick Hotel, this city, were sodded
and the landl eveled to its present
grade. AS the pick of the work
man broke up the soil, a white
substance ran through every piece.
Starting with large branches, it
divided and subdivided like the veins
on the back of the hand. The smell was
very strong, quickly noticed on the op.
posite side of the way. This subter-
ranean white vein-for it had that ap-
pearance-was nothing but the hidden
part of the C0TpTG'1xS cOindtuS, a mush-
room freely eaten now, although twenty
years ago thought to be poisonous. The
common name of this substance is
spawn" Just as a cutting of the grape
vine placed in conditions favorable to
growth will shoot up, put forth branches
and bear fruit, so part of this COTpripuS
vine transplanted will continue to
ramify and in time show the result in
the form of mushrooms. The whole
earth beneath your feet, on a country
walk, is alive with vegetation to great
depth. This vegetation is just as real,
and the various vines-Or, in other
words, the thousand varieties of mush-
room spawn-are just.as distinct as the
hopvine and the woodvine, the ivy and
the virgins bower that twine their
tendrils above your head. Just where
grew this year a peculiar kind of toad
stool, there, next year and so on for sue
cessive harvests, will you find the same
plant. There is no more mystery about
its appearance than in the growth fthe
chestnut on the tree that shades it.
Rapidity ofgrowth is not near as general
as it is thought to be. The common
mushroom and many others form for
days just below the soil. A heavy dew
or an evening shower straightens the
stem of the fungas and expands it's top.
1t breaks the earth in the night, and the
gatherer is able to find in the morning
the white buttons where he could see
nothing the night before. So, popular
error has made mushroom growth pro-
verbal for a supericiality which by the
fungi at least is undeserved. Further,
the various varieties of toadstools sue
ceed each other in rotation Just as the
bloodroot and anemones of spring are
followed by the roses of summer and
the cardinal or gentian of fall. These
are not theories that are here advanced; :;
they are the results of several years.
careful watching of the growth of this
order of plants. On the very spot where.
in 1874, gathered mushrooms, there, in
1879, I find the identical variety, so that
the lover OF fungus may have his regular
harvest with all the certainty of the
farmer who looks for the return of his
wheat crop or the results ofhis cranberry
culture. With just that degree of GER
tainty, no more and no less, for, as cer-
tain years are favorable for the produc.
tion of certain fruits, as the potato crop
sometimes fails and the apple orchard is
barren, so the mushroom spawn, usu-
ally producing abundantlyits expected
variety, may pass year, or even under
difficulties become extinct. The blight
which may visit all life, animal or vege-
table, does not fail to fall at times upon
my humble friends.
Year: 1879

ber OF the REVIEW they may be
able to extend the right hand o:
ccngratulation to their friends and
patrons over the introduction of
street rail roads; general system
Of telephone FIRE alarm, a ponder
ous scarcity Of politics and thous-
auds ofo,her improvements. indulg


ing at the same time, the hope that
dire necessity will not compel Us
this season at least, to light our
streets with coal-tar and stone
coal...-Pastime Review.
Year: 1879

To meet a funeral is sign OF
death.


TO dissipate to-dayis a sign your
hair will pull tomorrow.


To kiss a pretty girl against her
will is sign you'll get your face
scratched.


TO take home piece Of beelsteak
is a sign there will be- a broil in
the family.


To see a dog fly at a farmers leg
is a sign misfortune is going to
befall the calves.


TO see man losfing around a
bar-room is a sign he'll drink-il
you ask him to.


To see your sweetheart kiss an
other fellow is a sign you will be
disappointed in a love affair.
Year: 1879

affairs Of popular and delightful resort Last night
he again broughI forward Mr.. W. C. Coup's Broncho
Horses. which are among the finest and the best
trained mails IN the world This show met with much
favor when 10 was here before. and Its merits
arc such "a should renewal OF
the public interest. There is also a display OF
Trained DoSs. The commodious tanks of The Aquarium
are fuIl Of singular and often beautiful specimens Of
marine nfe and these AFFORD valuable field OF study
well rs q fantastic kind OF Few persons are
aware the wealth variety OF character that may
be found in dsh--vhat eccentric they have. and
what significant meetings sometimes occur between
them. the deeps of Their odd encounters and
faceouS attributes may be pleasantly inspece al
the AQuarium
Year: 1879

There is q right and a wrong


way, and an easy way, an awkward


way and a sskilltul way, to catch


and handle sheep. A great many


men will catch the sheep by the


wool on the back with both hands,


and lit the animal clear from the


ground by the wool only. Barbar-


0uss Let some great giant grasp


you by the hair of your head and
lift you from the ground by the


hair only Would you not strug.


gle aud squirm worse than the mute


sheep does when lifted by the wool :
And would there not be complaint
of a sore head for week or twOf


Ii you do not believe it try the ex-
pertinent. We have slaughtered
great many sheep in years past,
and when removing the pelts of
such sheep as bad been handled by
the wool, we never failed to observe
that beneath the skin wherever the
animal bad been caught by the
wool, blood had settled. In many
instances, the skin had been sep.
arated from the body so that intla.
nation was apparent. We have
known prOprietOrs.of sheep to be
so strict in regard to handling them
that he would order Eelper from
the premises ii he were TO catch u
sheep by the wool on any part of
the body. Some owners of sheep
direct their helpers thus: "When
about to catch "A sheep, move care
fully toward the one to be taken,
until you are sufficiently near to
spring quickly and seize tho beast
by the neck with both hands, then
pass one hand around the body,
grasp the brisket, and lit the sheep
clear from the ground. The wool
must not be pulled. II the sheep
is a heavy one, let one hand and
wrist be pnt around the neck and
the arm pressed against the leg"
We have always haifdled sheep in
the way alluded to. We never
grasp the wool. Others seize the
sheep by "A hind leg, then throw
one arm around the body and take
hold of the brisket with one hand.
But ewes with lambs should never
be caught BY the hind legs, unless
they are handled with extreme
care. When sheep are handled
roughly, especially if their wool is
pulled. the small bruises aud inju-
ries will render them more wild and
more difficult to handle. -Drorers'
Price Current .-.---
Year: 1879

A story is now going the rounds
of the French papers to the effect
that the prince imperial had been
married. At any rate it is said he
left a pretty young girl aud her
baby at Bath, in the care of Cath
olic priest, that the young girl
tainted when she heard of the
princes death, and that she after
ward held q stormy interview at
Camden house with the empress.
Year: 1879

You can do a man ninety nine
favors through newspaper and he
never thinks of thanking you for it,
but just tread on his conscience
and he will blackguard you to the
seventh generation. Such is news
paper experience.
Year: 1879

The history of the world teaches
no lesson with more impressive
solemnity than this; that the only
safeguard of a great intellect is a
pure heart; that evil no longer
takes possession of the heart than
folly commences the conquest Of the
mind.
Year: 1879

''This getting up early is not what it's
cracked up to be- said u fellow traveller
of mine, who had just tumbled into car
that started by daylight mot what it's
cracked up to be at ALL" Then he fell
over on his carpet-ba and began to snore.


had not the honor of the gentleman's
acquaintance, and he was certainly very
sleepy, but agreed with his sentiments.
There is a great deal Of talk about rising
with the lark-as if any one knew the
lark hours correctly; and talk about the
the beneficial effect, of early rising on the
temper, health and appearance, but it is all
humbug. The good-natured people, the
healthy people, and the handsome people
always rise rather late. If you are late
you have that lovely morning nap too de-
licious to describe. you can go down to
breakfast as soon as you are dressed, and
the range has warmed up the bath water.


If it is winter, the house is warm you
are comfortable and contented with your
self. But if you get up at some unearthly
small hour. what lies before? Cold water
for your bath, long, dreary hours of star
vation, II desire to take nap at ten o'clock,
and general stupidity all day long.


As for an early journey, take the word
of my travelling neighbor: tits not what
it is cracked up to be.
Year: 1879

1t is goodly sight, as the summer days
wane, to see the focks of turkeys coming
home from the woods and pastures at
nightfall, with full crops. If the farm has
not been overstocked with these birds,
they have very largely made their living
upon grasshoppers, crickets, worms. and
other small fry. The regular food they
have had has been rather to keep them
wonled, than to supply any lack OF forage,
As the cool nights come on, and the sup
ply of insect declines, the business OF tat
tening properly commences. 1t should be
remembered that plump, well dressed
turkeys, not only bring higher price IN
market, but enhance the reputation oil the
producer, and make his market sure Tor
future years. The turkey is one Of the
greatest luxuries in the market Ihe
farmer should do his best in preparing his
flock for the shambles. The main busi-
ness now is to lay on fat, and the bird
should have, every night and morning.
full supply of nutritious and fattening food.
Instinctively the turkey follows his feed,
and ifthe supply is abundant at the farm
yard, he will not stroll far from home.
Boiled potatoes, mashed, and mixed with
meal, and fed moderately warm, is very
excellent feed both to promote growth anu
to fatten. If the pigs can be robbed OF a
part of their milk. and it be mixed with
part of the hot potatoes and meal, it will
very much improve the dish. 1t is very
desirable to supply the place of insects
with some kind of animal food, and butch
er's scraps is one of the cheapest and most
desirable forms of food for poultry. Grain
should be given at least once day with
the soft and warm feed. Nothing is better
than sound corn. The northern corn is
thought to contain more oil than that of
southern growth. Old corn should always
be used for this purpose. The new corn
keeps them to loose. In feeding, only so
much corn should be thrown out as the
birds will eat up clean. Take a little
time to feed them, and study aesthetics, as
you watch the irridescent hues upon the
glossy plumage. There is nothing more
charming upon the farm in the whole cir
Gle of the year, than hundred or two of
these richly bronzed turkeys feeding near
the corn crib. You can afford to enjoy the
disappearance of corn, while the turkeys
are increasing in weight. Dreams Of a
full wallet at Thanksgiving and Christmas
will not harm you as you look on this in
tersting sight.-Agricuiturist.
Year: 1879

Mrs. Chlsolm, widow of the late Judge
Chisolm, who paid with his life the penalty
of being Republican in Mississippi, fearing
that her failing health would never permit
her to tell in court the story of the murder
OF her husband and children, wrote out an
account Of the tragedy. This was left with
the New York Tribune before she started
for the South 10 attend the recent mockery
of justice called trial, and was published
in the Tribune Of last Saturday. With the
main incidents of the ghastly story the pub
lie has long been familiar, but Mrs. ChisOlm's
account is more full of details than any that
has yet appeared, and is told in manner
| which will convince most readers Of its sub
| stantial accuracy. 1t is a vivid description
OF scenes that were burned into the brain of
the unhappy Narrator; and no one can read
it without the deepest emotions of pity for
the victims; horror at the brutality of the
mob, and sympathy for the poor woman,
from whom that black day took husband
daughter and son, shot before her eyes by
fiends incarna.e No band of savage
Indians on the Plains could have
shown less regard for human life,
or less restraint from the presence
and shrieks and tears and entreaties of
the devoted wife and mother and daughter
who chung to their loved ones to the last,
than was shown by the mob, composed of
''the first citizens of kemper Countrywide
have shown that they control all branches of
civil organization in that county,-social,
political and Judicial. The revelation of the
condition of society in that region, made by
the transactions thus described, is simply
appalling. Every order-loving and law
abiding citizen must feel unwilling to be
associated in the same government, though
thousands Of miles away, with these Missis-
sippi savages; and must be conscious of a
deep disgrace attaching to himself as an
American citizen, as the fact is forced upon
hIm that there are portions of our country in
which such crimes as this are not only
possible, but go absolutely unwhipped of
justice. We copy elsewhere some extracts
from Mrs. Chisolm's narrative. 1t ends
abruptly and evidently was never finished.
Since it was written she has sworn to the
main facts, which were corroborated by the
evidence of Others and a Kemper county
jury have found the Henry Gully, who was
the leader of the mob, and who shot
Cornelia Chisolm before her mothers eyes
mot guilty"
Year: 1879

And shall the lily of the vale


DisdaIn the painted rose?
Or he be proud that she Is pale,


While he IN purple glows?
Both in tho glory of their birth


Spring from the lowly ground;
\ little while they bloom on earth,
And then no more are found.
\ handful of brief, gusty wind


Can snatch away their breath;
Storm comes with cruel rain behind,


Aud they lie crushed in death;
or If the worms about the root


BE hungry for his prey,
The promise Of the kindly fruit


Drops from the stem away.
~ shalt thou also drop, q man =


Bethink thee, whIi art thou:
Naught, though thy lille mortal span
BE- clad in purple now.
To thy fair flower the gardener saitb,-
Short beauty shalt thou have;
Thy golden glory vanlsheih.


When thou art in the grave


-Ambr0sius stub Denmark, l103-5S
Year: 1879

thing had fallen upon the roof. l didn't
think anything of it at the moment, for one
soon gets used to all sorts of strange sounds
in the Indian Jungle; but presently !
thought could hear heavy breathing in
the next room but one, and began to feel
| frightened in earnest. / rose as softly as |
could, and crcpt to the doorway between
the rooms. This doorway was only closed
by curtain, and gently pulling aside the
! folds, pcepcd through-and found myself
within Il few PAGES of the largest panther
l had ever seen in my life


" For one moment it was Just as if had
been frozen stiff, and then the thought
came to me just as if somebody has spoken
1t; 'The big chcst!'
D." knew that this chest wonld hold me
and my child easily, and that could leave
chink of the lid open to led us breathe,
Tor the overlapping edge would save my
fingers from the panther. In second [
had it all clear before me; but had the
brute not stopped short at sight of the cur
tain, should never hare had q chance of
trying it. Luckily for >mc the Indian
panther, savage as he is, is Il terrible cow
ard, and suspicious us any detective. I've
more than half al hon, before lie made up
his mind to spring at the bait SO, while
my friend was puzzling himself over the
| curtain, and wondering whether it was
meant for trap or not, | took up Minnie,
(who, poor little pet seemed to know there
was something wrong, and never uttered 4
sound) and into the chest | crept, making
as little noise as | could


81 was hardly settled there when heard
tho 'snffsnitf' of the panther coming right
up to where lay, and through tho chink
that had left upon, the hot, foul breath
came steaming in upon my face, almost
making me sick. 1t seemed to bring my
heart into my mouth when heard his
great claws scraping the edge of the lid,
and trying to lift it up; but, happily, the
cllink was too narrow for his paw to enter.
But if the paw couldn't, the tongue could !;
and soon he began to lick my fingers, rasp-
ing them 80 that hardly knew how to bear
it, Still, the touch Of Minnie's little arm
around.my neck seemed to give ne courage.


But there was far worse than this to
come; for the panther suddenly leaped
right on top of the chest, and his weight
pressed down the heavy lid upon my fing-
ers, until the pain was so terrible that un-
able to stand it any longer, screamed with
all my might.


"The scream was answered by shout,
from just outside, in which l recognized
my husbands voice. The panther heard it,
too, and it seemed to scare him, for he
made dash for the window, either forget
ting or not noticing the iron bars; but just
as he reached it, there came the crack of Il
rifle, and heard the heavy brute fall upon
the floor, Then all the fright seemed to
come back upon me at once, and tainted
outright.
81 heard afterward that Mr. R had
happened to want some instrument which
he had left at the house; and, not wishing
to trust it in tile hands Of any of the ma
tivcs, he came back for it himself luckily,
just in time, for the bullet from his rifle
killed the panther. But as you see, my
hand it pretty stiff yet:
Year: 1879



 It is too true that most of the patented medical preparations thrown on the market enanate rom who lay no just claim to a professional ed ucation and who are, consequt ntly, totally unqual flied to originate a really preparation But we have the pleasure of stating that we know of one except ot Rondout N Y. the dlscoyerer and proprietor Of the popular medicine entitled the Fayotite Remedy He is not stranger in this region Of country, but a regular and fayorabty known physician and sur geon of Rondout where he has practiced his profess sion for eight years with a degree of success which has surprised not only the general community, but also other members of the medical fraternity Dr. Kennedy is a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of tine city Of New York. and was tor three years a surgeon the United States army during our late war. He has also been member for SC veral years of the Ulster County Medical So ciety As q surgeon he has no superior in the State being singularly bold skilllful and nnprecedeht- edly successful in his operations. Is not fair inference we ask that when surgeon who has oper- ated in vital cases and never lost one ot them, assures the people that the Favorlte Remedy Scrofuous affections, Bilious disorders Kidney Complaints Constipation of the Bowels, as well as all that large clnss of ills peculiar to women-that they simply take him at h.S word and are cured aC cording to promise? Ill fact the Doctor himself does not hesitate to admit that part of his in surgery is due to the of the Fayorte Remedy in the after treatment of the patient, which pre- peaatea the return of the abnormal formations re- moved by the knif by giving tone and strength to the system of his patients-which had become de biltated and weakened by disease.

 In conclusion, we hope that no one who may be suffering from any of the diseases for which the Favorite Remedy is reconmGnded Will hesitate moment to secure bottl8Aand test the truth or what we herein alege. We are willing to pledge acty for it that none will be disappointed or deceived.

 sale by all our druggists at dollar bottlc.- Editor.
Year: 1879

The last issues of majority of the patent
outsides and insides of Mississippi come
to US this week either in half sheets or one
blGfnk side. The Memphis office, which
manufactures the patent sides, moved away
on account of yellow fever, and conse-
quently could not furnish the article. Some
of our patent exchanges apologize for the
half sheet, but we think this unnecessary.
The loss of the patent side is loss that any
body ought to be stout enough to bear
without complaint 1t is loss that can't
rs felt unless the loser has a microscope to
isee it, or dried humming-bird's feather to
put in the balance to weigh it. No value is
attached to the patent side, and no disap>
pointment is experienced at its absence.
The white blank is just as good, and will be
studied just as much, No need of apol-
ogzing to the reader. It's all the same to
him
Year: 1879

Our esteemed cOtempOrary OF the jackson


COMET is usually right upon political ques-


tions and matters of State policy, but we


cannot agree with him that the present los


see system is the most proper thing in the


world. A thief, burglar or murderer is tried


and sentenced to the Penitentiary for q


term Of years the lessee hires him ont to


a private citizen to be worked on planta-


ton, and if he fails to make his escape it is


simply because he is happy and oontented


and does not care to flee. Does such So


called punishment deter evil disposed per


sons from committing crime? Can such


treatment of the average criminal be lcgit-


imately called punishment3-Okolona Mes
senger.


The contractors with the lessoes for hands


to work on plantations or public works are


required to furnish suficieney Of guards,


and to build q safe stockade for their con-
tinement at night or other times when they
are not engaged at work. We do not know
whether plantation work can be regarded as
punishment or not, but it so happens
that convicts dread this style of work
more than any other. Those who are
permitted to stay inside the walls consider
that they are lucky, and if it was left to the
election of the convicts not one would ever
60 to plantation.


The Messenger ought to know that about
nine tenths of the conyicts in our peuiten-
tiary are negroes, and it ought to know
enough of tie character Of the negro to
understand that the average negro thief
loves a shady place, OF all things, hard
work in the corn and cotton fields is the
most distasteful to him. It was to escape
this, perhaps, that he took to stealing. To
him this is, indeed, punishment. Whereas,
if he was permitted to sit down all day Oh
shoeNmaker's bench, or piddle ut some car
pentering jobs inside the walls, earn moth
ing, and be well fed, he would rather en-
joy the situation. And as it would be inns
possible to make him slilful or remuncru-
tive, it follows that he would escape the
punishment and entail heavy expense
upon the State. The lessee system serves
the double purpose Of punishing and at the
same time puts the convict where bis work
is profitable to the State.


The Messenger misinterprets The CoMEr
when it declares that We think the lessee
system the best in the world On the con
trary, we can readily sec its disadvantages
and drawbacks But it is surely hcttcG than
any attempt TO continc the immense um-
Der of the class Of convicts We have inside
the walls of the peniteutiary. where they
would be sure to entail q large annual cost
lpou the State for their support. We have
,nly asked our brethren uf tine press 20
hink twice before they attempt to build
Up prejudice against a system which Is.
lfier all, better for the State than any which
las heretofore obtained in relation to the
convic.s Thcy should not
mistake prejudice for argument