smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

The Minnesota Farmer has not
failed to urge the importance of
stock raising in all its branches.
This has been from a most thorough
conviction that our state is really
well adapted to the business. Our
columns, however, have not been
devoted to the sheep interest as
much as we believe it really deser-
YES. During the year past we do
not remember as any one, except
ourselves, has said word in favor
of sheep in Minnesota. Nor have
we written half as much as we in
tended. In fact the little feecy ami
mai has been eomewlat neglected.
1t has, we must say, been orer shad-
owed by larger quadrupeds, such as
the Short-horns, Jerseys, and large
examples of horse flesh. In spite of
this VIC frankly admit that there
may be more profit in sheep than
any other stock. Just now goodly
number are anxiously enquiring if
they had not better give up wheat
raising for sheep and wool And
we are glad the people are beginn-
ing to investigate the subject. Dur
ing our travels among the farmers
we find more interest manifested
than we had supposed to exist.
There are many seeking information
about this business, and everything
pertaining thereto. Men of capital
are beginning to put their means in
the business, and many are furnish
ing tlocks to farmers for Il share of
the increase and fleece. New facts
are brought out about sheep hus-
bandry. Our climate is being
thoroughly tested-so, too, we may
say in regard to the different breeds.


This we are glad to see, for it is
good sign of the times. Notwith-
standing the low price of wool, the
flock masters of Minnesota seems to
be full of hope for the future. The
basis of their high expectations rest
on the cheap feed in Minnesota
and good climate Minnesota
Farmer.
Year: 1879




Mcdonald reported the bill introduced
yesterday by Eaton making it unlawful to
use any part of the army or navy at the
polls, etc. HE igave Inotice that he would
call it up tomorrow.


The Judiciary committee has added two
amendments. The first provides that the
bills prohibiting against bringing to or en-
ploying troops at the polls shall not apply
to the use of military force when necessary
to protect the State against invasion. The
other amendment inserts the words "when
the Legislature cannot be convened" after
the clause which exempts from prohibition
the employment OF the army or navy to en-
force the fourth section of article four OF the
constitution and laws in pursuance thereof,
upon application to the Legislature or exec
tive of State"


Beck reported the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, and gave
notice that he would call it up at an early
day


The principal amendments made by tho
committee on appropriations are those which
were agreed upon by the committee yester-
day. including the omission of the House
clause directing the $l0,090,000 reserve
to be issued in payment of arrears of pen
sions.
Year: 1879

Congressman James, of New York, one OF
the ablest and best men of the House, has
been stricken with paralysis and is unable to
be around His mental faculties are retained,
although his lower limbs and one is side help
Year: 1879

The Chiefs Of the Police and Fire departments the
City Clerk Street Commissioner Clerk of tho Centre
Market and all the other department officers of the
city government of Newark hold office by favor of
the Common Council. The republican members Of
the next Council. which organizes in January, will
hold caucus this evening. The immediate result
is that the officials named and their friends are on
tenterhooks, the word having gone out that the
new Councilmanic broom would make clean sweep.
II Is generally tet that changes will surely be made
in the positions of Chief of Police. ChetoEngneer,
City Clerk. Street Commissioner ANA Clerk of
Centre Market.
Year: 1879

r HAD spent a night in stage, day
i in a saddle, night in sleeping car,
half day doing business, half day in
bed, and was, after supper, enjoying a
cigar and a newspaper, in the reading
room of the Redwood House, Fayette,
Indiana. The newspaper was uninterest-
ing, or else was rather sleepy - and 1
guess it was little of both-so that 1
soon neglected it, to watch the fantastic
curling of the smoke from my fine-fla-
vored cigar / didn't feel much like
talking, and still less like reading but
did feel as if would like exceedingly
well to hear good story.


had barely come to this conclusion,
and commenced wishing for some one
of my acquaintances to amuse me till
the time was up for the train which was
to take me to Indianapolis, when rec
ognized, in the person who sat next to
me, a fellow-traveler in the sleeping-car
of the night before.


He, too, had laid aside his paper, and
was apparently, like me, watching the
smoke of his cigar, and wishing for alb
sent friends to keep him company.


He was very greeable-looking little
man, with a clear, gray eye, light hair,
sandy whiskers, and smiling mouth
Indeed, he had so much the appearance
of the man that would like to hear tell
story, that 1 thought Dame Fortune
had smiled upon me, when he recogniz-
ed me with a genial, "How dye do,
stranger 2"


returned his salutation, and asked
him some commonplace questions about
how he had enjoyed the ride we had to-
gether.


He said something in reply about the
running being too fast for the poor
track, and from this the conversation
ran upon fast travelling in general, for
some time. At last j remarked, that
Year: 1879

At no recurrence of the season which
the devout habit of religious people has
made the occasion for giving thanks to AL
mighty God and humbly invoking
His continued favor has the material
prosperity enjoyed by our whole coun-
try been more conspicuous, more mani
fold, or more universal. During the past
wear, also, unbroken peace with all foreign
nations, the general prevalence of domestic
tranquility, the supremacy and security OF
the great institutions of civil and religious
freedom, have gladdened the hearts of our
people and confirmed their attachment
to their Government which the wis
dom and courage -of our ancestors so
fitly framed and the wisdom and courage OF
their descendants have so firmly maintained
to be the habitation of liberty and Justice 10
succeeding generations.


Now. therefore, /, Rutherford B. Hayes,
President of the United States, do appoint
Thursday, the 9th day of November, in
slant, as a dav of national Thanksgiving and
PRAYER, and l earnestly recommend that,
Withdrawing themselves from secular
cares and labors, the people OF
the United States do meet together on that
day in their respective places OF worship,
there to give thanks and praise to Almighty
God for His mercies, and to devoutly beseech
their continuance.


In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the seal OF the United
States to be affixed.


Done at the City of Washington this Sd
day of November, in the year of our Lord
1879, and of the independence of the United
States the one hundred and fourth.


RUTHERFORD b. HAYES.


BY the President:


WIN. M. EvARTs, Secretary OF State.
Year: 1879

The last leaves are falling,
Falling and flying.


Along the dark air


The tempest is crying,


The trees are all bare.


With its voice of despair
Winter is calling


The leaves to their falling.
How fair was their budding;
Their golden unfolding;
Their verdurous gloom,
And delicate splendor,
More lovely than bloom;
With tracery tender
And emerald plume
The wide forest studding.
How bright was their dying!
What rashness of glory,
The rainbow defying,
On mountain sides lying,
In valleys reposingi
What wonderful story
Their bravery told
In scarlet and gold;
But wan with the cold
They are falling and flying.
Yet, once despairing,
A low voice Is singing:
" They have their repairing;
Far down in the earth
Is spring time preparing
: Her wonderful birth,
Her ever upspringing.
Reiterant mirth
But for thee, but for thee
Sole leaf on the tree,
All gone before thee.
What spring time shall bel
There remaineth for all
That thou fallw
Rose Terry Cool, ia the Independent
Year: 1879

TRIMMING trees between the shedding
of their leaves in autumn and before the
sap begins to rise into the limbs in spring
is the most convenient time for the
farmer, as he is then most ut leisure.
When this is done close to the body of
the tree, the wound should be covered
with shellac or some kind of wax. But
the method / frequently follow is to cut
off the limb few inches from the body
of the tree and let it remain until June,
then cut it close to the tree. At this
time the bark and body are growing
rapidly, and they soon cover the spot
where the limb was cut off and leave no
scar or knot,-N, Y. Tribune,
Year: 1879

In regard to saving seed corn, n wIiter
in the Chicago Times says: The poor
est way, though one that is practiced
quite extensively, is to allow it to re-
main on the stalks till near midwinter,
to husk it, and throw it in crib with
the corn that is intended for the market,
or for feeding. A good way, if not the
best, is to select the ears before the
stalks are removed from the hill, the
preference being given to those that are
of large size and thoroughly ripe. The
ears should be broken. from the stalks
with the husks attached. In this shape
they may be taken to the house or barn


in a basket. All the husks should be re-
moved except three or four of the inner
ones, that should be used for braiding n
sufficient number of ears together to
form string five or six feet in length.
If the weather is fine, these braids may
be hung over a rail where the sun and
wind will have free access to them.
During the winter they may be hung in
garret or unfinished room in the house,
or in dry place in some out-building.
Year: 1879

THERE is something strangely par
allel in the tragic fates of Donaldson
and Wise. These men were intimately
associated in former years. Donaldson
went up from Chicago, and Wise from
its rival city, st. Louis. Each had with
him one companion. Neither of the bal
looms was ever found, and the exact
fate of each is matter of conjecture,
although it is thought that both were
engulfed in Lake Michigan. Each of
the companions was found some time
after the occasion, each on the shores of
Lake Michigan, one with copy of a
Chicago paper in his pocket, the other
with st. Louis paper. Donaldson was
never found, and neither has any thing
been heard of Wise,
Year: 1879

A NEW LEAouE.-Custom in Califor>
mia has long made it necessary for can
cidates for local offices to travel over the
county, spend large sums of money for
whisky and make numerous small loans
10 certain impecunious voters who never
expect and never intend to repay them
This is al, wrong and stop should be
put to it. Besides being a great wrong
effect upon the morals of the community
and keeps many good men out of politics
who otherwise might enter the arena. In
the campaign just closed it is safe to say
that the several candidates, in the aggre>
gate, spent as much money as the com.
bned salaries of all the county Offices for
the first six months of the term would
amount to. This is ridiculous, yet it is
true. 1t is not the fault of the candidates
by any means. but rather OF the voters
and the old time custom which seems to
demsnd it. In order that it may be end
cd, the suggestion has been made that all
in favor thereof should band together
and pledge themselves TO vote for no cans
didate hereafter for county office who
shall leave his precinct for the purpose of
electioneering. Better than this would
be an agreement among the candidates
themselve tina: each should stay at home
and let the voters decide between them
without their own personal interference.
In a small county like this where men
are known to each other all over it, the
custom of electioneering can well be dis
pensed with. and many good citizens hope
that the bad habit will be no longer ir>
dulged in,
Year: 1879

STeNING CHINAMEN.- Attention has
been so often called to the cowardly lreod
lum act Of stoning Cinnamon that We
have little hope of making any impres
sion by again referring to the matter
An incident in this line during the pres
ent week came near resulting fatally and
should be II warning to boys agains: the
inexcusable practice. 1t is not necessary
to mention any names in the case referred
to, as it might just IA readily have been
some other boy MS the one who did come
near cracking poor, decrepit old China>
mans skull. 1t is the intention of the
officers to prosecute and severely punish
the first boy hereafter caught throwing
rocks Mt Cinnamon, and the whites will
aid them in so doing. A decent boy
would not throw stone Mt even n dog
who was going quietly along attending 10
his own business, much less at a human
being.
Year: 1879

COOLED OFF.-At noon one day this
week some FIVE or six Chinese got into a
rough and tumble in Chinatown while
Blackwell was sprinkling the street in
that neighborhoJd. The hose was turned
upon them ard the row suddenly termina-
ted
Year: 1879

QUALIFY.-Those who have been lucky
enough to secure an election to Office are
reminded that they must file their bonds
and take the oath of office within ten days
after receiving their certificates ofelectinr.
Otherwise the election will be forfeited
and the Office become vacant.
Year: 1879

THl Republican is evidently very
much distressed at the fact that NUMBER
Of gentlemen connected with the hepuo-
liean party Of this city had appended theiI
names TO a call for meeting 10 give
Senator Bayard reception ON his ar
rival in this city from Europe. 1t need
not have disturbed itself SO much. If it
is sin against the Republican party TO
evincs personal regard and political
preference for a distinguished citizen,
certainly it vas greater sin to urge the
adoption Of new party with all its can
didates, and advocate their election, as
the Republican advocated the GreenoacF
party principles and the election OF III
candidates In 1878.
Year: 1879

Tar RADICAL PRESS are discussing
the propriety of appointing Presidential
Electors by legislative enactment IN
stead Of by vote Of the people, Ihey
say that it is proposed to appoint Eiee-
TORS In this way in Florida, and notwith-
standing they apparently became very
indignant at the proposition, it is quite
evident that they are now very deslrous
thu, Florida or some other Southern
State controlled by Democrats would
appoint Presidential Electors In this way
in order that they might use the prece'
dent Is a pretext for thus appointing
them in some Of the Northern States
Year: 1879

ELECTION INCIDENTS IN PHlLA-
DELPHIA.-As tending to show how the
Republicans in Philadelphia obtained
thirty thousand majority, We publish
several incidents from the Times of that
city. As specimens of brutality and
shameless disregard for all sense OF
right and decency. they are hard to eX-
Gel. As the Times is Republican III all
its af1iuities, there can hardly be a doubt
of their truth. We commend them to
the attention OF the editors of the Rc-
publican in this city. If such scenes
had been witnessed in Delaware, Mary
land or any Southern State, that paper
would have been glad TO have seizeC
lpon them Tor publication and specia
comment.
Year: 1879

An Oil City man went home with a
heavy heart and parcel under his arm.
He tainted as he reached the Threshold
and the brown paper parcel fell on the
floor When he recovered sufficiently to
speak he said, pointing to the bundle,
Save it, Maria. save it. mortgaged
the house to get it," The wife cautious
ly picked it up, and sat down and cried
when she saw that it was pound Of early
vegetables. "To think" said she be-
tween her sobs, that you should have
bought that stuff when wanted a dia-
mond ring"
Year: 1879

ton shows that the most symmetri.
caIly developed men and women are
those whose lives have been rounded
and toned by early and familiar con-
tact with the opposite sex. A boy
who has no sister to love or care for
is quite sure to go to one of two ex-
tremes-he will, either in his yearn-
ing for such companionship, wholly
overrate its benefcence or become
inflated with an undue sense of his
manly superiority. Nothing is bet
ter for self.contained coxcomb than
to have his vanity taken out of him
by smart girl-and there are many
of them who can do it. A noble,
whole-souled boy is proud of an in
telligent sister; and, unless his good
sense is tampered with by that most
unjust but powerful agent, ridicule,
he will never dream that it is beneath
him to counsel on even terms with
her, or to accept and act upon her
advice. And what is true of fami-
lies is equally true of schools. There
is no one good reason why the sexes
should not be educated together;
while i'll support of the mixed sys-
tenn reasons are as plenty as black.
berries are in the spring. QUILp.


Spring Garden, October 90.
Year: 1879

Ofons thing the Democrats feel secure
next year, and there is not the slightest
doubt Of that security being well found
ed. No matter who the candidate may
be, or however dista,teful to the leaders
or masses OF the party, the e,eetoral vote
Of every southern State will be cast in
his favor. The solid South is an estab-
lshed Democratic fact, SO far as the
struggle Of 1880 is concerned. With its


1873 votes as safe now for the Democratic
candidate as II actually counted and re-
corded, the only question is how the
other forty-seven votes necessary to a
majority are to be made equally safe.
A table of the electoral votes North and
South may assist in forming clear
comprehension of the situation. There


are to be cast 800 electoral votes, aud
1856 are necessary TO an election.
Year: 1879

A DYIsc CHAMBER, Who that
has watched beside the sick-the dy-
ing couch Of beloved being--does
not remember the dreary, desolate
blaak that succeeds the moment Of
dissolution? While life remains hope
will linger. From the ark OF its affec-
tions the heart still sends forth the
dove over the wide waste of affliction,
fondly dreaming Of her return with the
olive,brsnch of Hope and Joy. The
MUD, to fully occupied with the duties
Of the sick chamber, hiss scarcely leis-
ure to dwell upon aught beside. To
smooth the pillow, to watch over the
unquiet slumber to sweeten the bitter
draught with affections hand, to read
the languid eye, and anticipate the
broken wish, these, and a thousand
other kindly offices fill up the weary
hours, and twine the loved one in its
helplessness closer and closer round
the heart. But when the last scene
had closed on the being we have SC
loved and tended when the warm
heart can ia no longer feel our care, mol
the beaming eye smile its thanks,
then it is that the weary frame and
crushed spirit sink together in uttel
belnlesa loneliness. Beyond that sill


cnt chamber the wide world appears
one trackless waste, aud as we gaz'
on the still, cold features of the dc


parted, we long for tho wings Of tn


dove to "ay away and be at rcsts'
Year: 1879

Young men. beware Of the habits
you form, for in time they become
second nature, ana to eradicate them
tnen is almost impossible. The habit
ofcorrect thinking upon all subjects is
the first step to the formation Of cor
rect habits Of action, 1t has been
said by wise and good man that man
kind act more from habit that rehec.
ton. g-ss w'


at is on few only and great occa
sions that men deliberate at all; on
fewer still that they institute anything
like a regular inquiry into the moral
rectitude or deprayity Of what they are
about to do, or wait for the result Of
il. We arc for the most part detcrm-
ined at once, and by an impulse whicq
is the effect of prc-estsblished habits
And this constitution seems well
adapted to the exigcncies Of human
lie and to the imbecility of our moral
principle. In the current occasions
aud rapid opportunities Of life there is
oftentimes little leisure for reflection,
and, were there more, man who
has to reason about his duty when
the temptation to trangrcss it is upon
him, is almost sure to reason himself
into an error" From these consider.
ations we realize the Importance Of
forming correct habits Of both thought
and action early in life, that you may
see quickly and clearly the moral quail
ity Of the action you are about to do,
as decision and action seem to so to-
gether in the business oil life, II is
said by the great moralist, Mr.. Paley,
that "man is bundle Of habits" that
is, that mans character consists in
the habits he has formed--Clarks
ville Chronicle.
Year: 1879

There are many good reasons for
living on plain, simply y-cooked, but
nourishing food. Variety is necessa-
Iry; that is, judicious mingling Of
dishes Of grains, vegetables, fruits and


meats. There need be but few
kinds at one meal if the family are
agreed in their tastes. The larger
the family, as a rule, the more need OF
variety at each meal, that each one
may follow natural instinct in selec-
ton. as far as can be done with due
reference to the rights of others.
Plain living reduces not only our ex-
penses, but our labor in the kitchen.
Another important thing have been
taught by both reason and experience
plain living reduces our liability to
disease of all kinds. As said re-
Gently, there has been but one case of
absolute sickness (down sick in bed,
undnssed all day. in our little family
Of four children during the more than
dozen years since the eldest was born.
| think this is due to care in regard to
the general rule of health, as no pre-
ventive or curative medicines-not
even catnip tea or camphor-have
been used. Yesterday daughter
complained Of slight sore throat--a
very unusual complaint hcre--and |
felt some little unessiness, as diphthe-
ria Is abroad in this part Of the coun-
try. But / felt condemned for the
dinner Of the day beforc--hot bread
and pancakes, upon which knew the
little girl was eating quite too much
butter in melting condition. follow
cd by pumpkin pie, which disgraced
me because it was too sweet and spicy
for health. She had the good sense
(or the cultivated instinct) to go with
out supper last night, and wet cloth
on her throat during sleep, covered by
a dry one, perfected a cure Of all sore
throat. Children who live habitu-
ally on plain fare show evil effect
from rich food much more quickly
than those who live regularly on the
latter, and some suppose this proves
that their stomachs are weaker on ac-
count Of plain living, but think it is
because they have a more correct or
healthy tone.--Faih Rochester, in
Agricultural.
Year: 1879

A wien of magnetic iron ore is re-
ported to have been found on Cedar
river. few miles of the line of the
seattle Coal railroad. 1t is said to he
rich. Should it prove to he there in
large quantities it will prove of untold
wealth to its owners, as it has coal
within mile or two of it, and with
little cost the railroad can be extended
to it, so with cheap mining, cheap
smelling and cheap transportation the
new discovery must indeed prove Il
"mine of wealth.
Year: 1879

\ single fact goes far To show the
ignorance that prevails among the
people OF Salt Lake City. While the
population of that place is over Thirty
thousand, there are not on an average
to exceed two hundred and fifty letters
per day received at the Postoffice for
distribution within the city limits.
Year: 1879

\ correspondent ofthe Statesman,
writing from Puget Sound, tells Us
how they discharge cargo Of cattle
over there: "The boat was stopped
about seventy-fivc yards from shore
in water perhaps a hundred feet in
depth. The oxen We're led, one by one,
blindfolded, upon the gang plank,
which was showed ont about onc-halt
its length over the water, and the ami
NAL made to stand thereon ut point
where Il slight hoist would tip up the
staging. At a given signal Il couple
of men would hoist the inner end of
the plank, and rs the bandage would he
taken off the animals eyes, down he
would slide, and plunge hcad-form0st
and most uncercmOniOu~ly into the
water beneath. melittle time would
elapsc before he would rise to the sur
face, when Il shake of the head would
80 relieve him as to enable him to
discern the shore, and Il short swim
would suffice to bring him in safety
to oland. The entire drove were success
fully landed in this manner The
boat did not go in nearer shore prob
ably for fear of spelling the funny part
of the business. Certainly not for
want of depth of water.