smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

This Sl5l, 100000 in cash will
pass into the hands Of the produ-
GERS, the greater share of it from
Chicago. As the season of 1874
opened with the farmers compara-
lively full-handed from the proceeds
of their sales during the winter of
1878, they will this year be in even
a much better condition as to the
supply of money. 1t is true that
the price of wheat has been less
than usual, but the advance IN al
other grains has in the aggregate,
more than compensated for the re
duction in wheat.


This large sum o. cash thus sent
to the farms all over the West has
Of necessity stimulated production
in other lines. This money is not
boarded. 1t is all expended in one
way or the other for commodities
not produced on the farms. 1t has
kept the general trade OF Chicago and
Of the West active during the fall, and
Will continue 10 keep it so during the
winter. The manutac lures Of. Chicago
having customers thus prosperous,
are themselves with their working
men made Sharers in the general
prosperity of the We


In the list of cash products of the
farm sold in Chicago we have not
included the cattle, which foots up
an aggregate among the millions.
A large part of these cattle come
from TexaS, and for that reason
cannot be credited to the immudi-
ate West tributary to Chicago
Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1874

tutoring ID the social science, and they
have been apt pupils.


There would be no lack Of those who
could fill the place Of Worthy Master,
now, or become acceptable delegates to
the State Grange. I am sometimes
surprised to see how we'll this one reads
the light of the long ago school day
accomplishments, suddenly: after years
of disuse and darkness, flashing up in
clear fame, which God grant, may
burn long and serenely.


So it is not that 'hay-seed politi.
clans" bow the knee or discarded pro-
fessors of State institutions appeal to the
Changers as power in the land. but
it is the mind and horticulture that the
Order has brought them that makes it
the greatest that has ever risen in our
land.


The real practical good that has come
from the Order in this section of Iowa
is cooperative store, where the neces-
saries Of farm life can be purchased at
very small advance from cost. Ar
rangements have also been made to dis
pose of farm produce in such manner
as to almost do away with the middle
men.


All this is but the beginning.
Year: 1874

Here are two letters written by two
little sisters who live at Blooming Grove.
Our little friends will read these letters
with very much interest, and when they
have read them, let them 90 and get the
paper, the pen and ink, and then sit
down and write to The GRANGE AD-
VANCE.


But you are getting anxious to see
these letters. Well, here they are:


BLOOMING GROVE, WAsEcA Co.
Editor Of The Grange Advance:


Isee in your paper that you wanted
the little folks to write for your paper
I am little girl eleven years old. I am
going to school this winter. am study
ing arithmetic, geography, reading, and
spelling. l love my studies very much.
I wish we had Sabbath School, but there
is none here this winter. There is
preaching every other Sabbath.


want to hear from all the little girls
around. We have sewing machine,
and have learned to sew on it. and hope
some time soon to do all the sewing for
mother. l have little sister nine years
old. She is going to write for your pa
per. If you think this worth putting in
your paper will write again.


NETTIE I. WALKER.


BLOOMING GROVE, WAsEcA Co.
Editor Of The Grange Aduance


am little girl nine years old, and
I want to write for your paper. Ny
father died in the army when I was very
young. have got another father and he
is very kind to us. They have got a
Grange here; father is Master, and mother
Ceres, and I stay home with grandmother
and sister. I am going to school when I
get older. I want to learn how to bake
bread, cake and pies.


EMMA L. WALKER.
Year: 1874

A Coon CLAIM.-We dropped in on
Swift & Hurst last week and found them
cleaning bedrock. These boys purchased
the Lange property at Steiner's Flat, and
are mining in front OF the house at least
300 yards from the river. Their bitches
present a fine appearance, and some OF
them close up to the bank where but lit
tie dirt had been run through, were liter
ally lousy" with gold. We learn that
they will put on Il large pipe next year,
and work from their reservoir, in which
case the Steiner Flat claim will give IA
good account Of itself.
Year: 1874

LARGE BowLDERs.-Chapman & Fish.
er have large array of powders to con-
tend with in their claim opposite the old
Arkansas Dam. The heaviest wash is
near the surface and rs the powders
have to be got out of the way, to allow
the pipe free play, force of hands had
to be kept constantly at work blasting.
Some of them are eighteen or twenty
feet long, with n corresponding breadth
and thickness. One kept the blasters
busy for five days before it WAS finally
disposed of. Giant powder is used ex-
clu,ively and is found to work to excel
lent advantage.
Year: 1874

THE BAzAR.-Badger's Auction Ba-
zar has been the center Of attraction the
past week for all Of our citizens. Young
and old, male and female, have made the
Bazaar their headquarters, and evenings it
is crowded by the youth and beauty of
our town as we'll as by the old folks.
The great variety of goods displayed and
the low prices have captured buyers, and
the result is an immense trade. The
coming few days will see large delega-
tions from all the surrounding towns.
New goods are coming tomorrow and
greater inducements than ever will be
offered to buyers. We would say to one
and all, visit Badgers Auction Bazaar at
once, as this is the last week but one.
Year: 1874

A DREARY WALK.-We passed down
the canyon" Of Trinity river between
Stelner's Flat and Evans Bar one dov


last week, and could not help contrasting
Its present appearance with that present
ed few years ago. The water courses
putting into the river in the canyon are
on the wrong side for the mines, aud
each of the creeks was formerly carried
over the river in high fumes. These
have now all given away before the de-
structiveness Of the elements, and the re-
mains of these monuments of mining en-
terprise and mechanical skill, standing
in detached fragments, far from any pres
ent scene of industry, give the place a
dreary appearance. The mines to which
these expensive works conveyed water
are not worked out, by any means, but
the cost OF such superstructures is so
great and they are so exposed to danger
by fire, food and decay that their own
ers have dropped the thought OF rebuild
ing again, with the single exception
OF those leading the waters of Dutch
Creek to Evans Bar. Mr.. MeGovern
has made an estimate of the cost of fore
ing the water over in iron pipe. and finds
1t about one-half the cost of the hume
when built in 1862, and less than one
half what it could be rebuilt for row, ow-
ing to the timber suitable tor such work
having all been cut away from the hills
close at hand.
Year: 1874

WITHOUT CoDEs.-No provision hav-
ing been made for supplying them. the
Justices of the Peace of this county are
not in possession of the Codes, and are
in the ridiculous position of being re-
quired to administer the law without
knowing what it is. The small amount
of fees and perquisites attached to the
position is not sufficient to justify those
officiating in small townships in purchas-
ing them on individual account.
Year: 1874

Coon PROSPECTS, saw few pans
Of earth washed in the claim of Fisher g.
Prater, opposite the Arkansas Dam, while
in that section last week. The prospects
were taken from the back part of the
claim, and any of them was good enough
to make us want TO drop the quill and
start in on the bedrock again. They
have good show ahead of them for an
other year,
Year: 1874

ther disturbance. The day following the


demonstrations, several arrests were made


the most notable Of which is that of the ex-
cure Of the cathedral, Father Gastric, who was
distinguished in Havana for his fastidious
habits and his radical repubicanism. Senior
Martinez, formerly editor of the Journal of
this city, was also arrested. Both are accused
of being concerned in the disturbances. So
general seems to be the belief that it will go
hard with them, that report is current that
Gastric and Martinez have already been tried
and sentenced to death.
Year: 1874

In little low cottage, just over the way,
With brow that is furrOwed and head that is gray
Full three-score summers have brought their bloom
And three-score winters have brought their gloom
Since first 10 the light of that little room


Came Barbara Bray.
Day unto day. and night unto night
Walking by faith as well as by sight
She seeketh the light for the sake of the right.
Plucking some thorn from the pillow of care;
Lifting some bl.rthen not easy to bear;
To the cot or the palace-no matter where,


GOeth Barbara Bray.
child of God yet her portion is small
In the broad estate and paternal hall,
For the q eldest brother" had gotten it all!
And day by day, as he rideth by
In his g1lded carriage she wonders why
That nsver he turneth kindly eye.


On old Barbara Bray.
Patiently, cheerfuIIy, all The same
Turneth the wheel of the ancient dame,
Stopping never for 'plaint or blame.
What cares she for the sordid dance
OF men at the shrine of circumstance?
-ooid can never the wealth enhance


OF old Barbara Bray.
Wealth that never can turn to dust,
Wealth of faith, and holy trust
In him that giveth the daily crust.
TOiling away in the peaceful light
That shimmereth down from gates so white,
Cometh there never unwelcome night


For old Barbara Bray.
Little she knoweth of doctrine; indeed,
God and her neighbOr, - is all of her creed;
Short enough, truly. yet large as her need.
Dry stalks may be gathered, and tares, it may be-
But God is the Lord Of the harvest, and He
VIII pay al His workmen, If faithful they be,


Saith old Barbara Bray.
Strange that she should be toiling alone!
Strange, indeed, that there should be none
To share in the light of that old hearthstone
Yet one there was, but he went before
Through the church-yard gate and the marble door
And he waiteth above, on the golden shore,


For old Barbara Bray,
Others there were, but they faded away,
Some at the dawn, in the twilight gray,
And some in the pride of their summer day.
Yet oft, when the sunset hath lost its bloom,
And the shadows take shape in the deepening gloom
Sweet voices come back to that little room,


And to Bafbara Bray.
And then, no longer alone, alone,
Old Barbara sits by her quaint heaFthstone;
For the past with its treasures is still her own.
She dreams of love, and she talks with her mates:
She clasps her darlings and patiently waits
For the angel that cometh to open the gates


For old Barbara Bray.
Nor waiteth she long; for already afar
Through the gloom of the night, like the glow of


star,
Is shining the light of her homeward car.
WhirIing along DER the track of the years,
Out from the field of the harvest it bears


Old Barbara Bray.
moment, BREATH and the journey is DER
Her wheel at the window is sc more;
But the tear-drop shall fall while the owIy and poor
Lay their garlands of love at the friendly door


OF old Barbara Bray.
Year: 1874

The pencil marks you see around tbis
paragraph Ghus) mean that your sub
seription is out or unpaid, and that
you are requested to pay up at once.
We would take great pleasure in extend
ing credit to our friends and patrons.
but cash alone viii pay expenses. and
We are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you viii comprehend
and appreciate the necessity of szch a
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


q We enter no new names on our
books without the money In advance.
Year: 1874

The bark Kate Williams, Capt. Hale,
of the regular packet line between Bos-
ton and Fayal, which arrived at Boston
on Friday last, had a remarkable escape
on her passage. The Boston Journal
thus describes the incident about
z o'clock one morning seaman aloft
cried out that there was q whale on the
port bow. Capt. Hale stepped to the
port quarter, and almost Immediately
could have laid his hand upon the
upper jaw of a sperm whale, which had
paid an unwelcOme visit to the vessel.
It was a COW whale, about sixty feet in
length, which had set upon them, and
had she struck the vessel little further
under, the Kate Williams would prOba-
bly, never have been heard from after
leaving Fayal. AS il was, the vessel re-
ceived pretty good shock, and lost a
portion of her mizzen chains. Ihls
monster had seen the bark about the
time the sailor discovered her, Tor sne
Immediately sunk and came up Win
great force right at the yessels stern.
Can't. Hale thinks her mouth measured
at least fifteen feet, and her under IA"
wac felt TO scrape the bottom OF the
vessel as she glided swiftly away from
her unexpected enemy. The whale
Jared as badly as the bark, no doubt,
for the quarterback was covered Sith
nieees of the leviathan's outer skin and
tbe Hmud" that is found between it and
the tougher hide. The Kate Williams
was sailing rapidly at the time, and IN
about fifteen minutes the FISH was ont
of sight. While the latter could be
seen, she appeared swimming about
looking for the vessel, and evidently in
rage"
Year: 1874

How YouNa MAN SHOULD DRIYK.-
Stand up straight, like man, your left
side to the bar, take the glass neatly and
firmly between the thumb and foretinger
OF the right hand, letting the little finger
drop down to near the bottom of the
glass, swing the glass in plane exactly
corresponding with the top of the bar,
until it is precisely before you. Just
then throw the head back little, push
the echin forward, SO as to leave the throat
in full. open. easy position. Compress
the lips tightly, aud with graceful curve
raise the glass until the rim is within
about three inches Of your chin. Now


is the supreme moment. Just here, turn
your eyes upward, think OF your mother,
and open your Land instead Of your
mouth! II any one laughs il will be an
insult which you should resent by not
going there again.
Year: 1874

To SECURE HONEST RETURNS OF Personal
propERrY.-Duriug the debate in the House
of Delegates Oil Saturday on the bill for the
assessment, levy, and collection OF taxes,
Major Hunter, OF Frederick, said that he
thought the proper way to raise revenue
was not by seeking new subjects of taxa.
ton, but to adopt such measures as would
insure the collection of the taxes levied ;
that large sums of money had doubtless
been lost to the treasury by the habit of as
SCISSORS allowing persons to make their re-
turns of taxable personal property without
making oath to their correctness.


Several members expressed similar views,
and the bill was amended by providing that
a fine of $500 and removal from office should
be imposed upon every assessor who fails TO
cause oath to be made to each return Of per-
,onal property as required by law.
Year: 1874

CENTRAL LUNATro AsYLUM.-The joint
committee of conference between the Senate
and House Of Delegates on the disagreement
us to appointing committee to visit and re-
port upon certain localities as suitable for
the permanent location for the Asylum re-
ported on Saturday, and the report was
adopted by both houses, appointing COM
mittee of three on the part Of The House and
two on the part of the Senate, who may as
sociate with themselves practicing physi-
clan, and examine localities which may be
offered for the purpose, and report upon their
respective advantages for the purposes named
to the General Assembly.
Year: 1874

ALE FOR FAMILY UsE-ENGLlsn ALE, CREAM
ALE, AND PoRTER.-To supply q demand from his
many countrymen here, HENRY BOWLER has now
an ale that he fatters himself will fairly compete
with their home beverage both In favor and quality,
and with his universally approved cream ale' and
porter will enable him TO please the palates OF all


Orders to Spring Park Brewery promptly filled.
Year: 1874

CLEVELAND, March 2l.-The Mayor has is
sued u proclamation against disorderly as
semblages. It will be at their own peril if
they attempt to molest citizens in the orderly
exercise of lawful rights, whether in the
streets or elsewhere. IL is impossible to say
what course the ladies will now pursue, as
the proclamation applies to them equally as
much as to the crowds who follow Them in
their rounds.
Year: 1874

THE TwELFrH-STEEET HYDRANT.-Now
that the summer is coming on, it would be
well for tue authorities to put the hydrant on
Twelfth street at the foot Of the Capitol
SulIare in proper order.
Year: 1874

There are ninety and nine that safely lay


In the shelter of the fold;
And one out on the hills away,


Far of from the gates Of gold;
Away on the mountains wild and bare
Away from the tender Shepherds care.
Lord, thou hast here thy ninety and nine;


Are they not enough for theel"
But the Shepherd made answer, "This OF mine
Has wandered away from me;
And although the road is rough and steep,
1 go to the desert to find my sheep"
But none Of the ransomed ever knew


How deep were the waters crossed
Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed


through, .......


Ere he found his sheep that was lost
Out in the desert he heard the cry,
Sick and helpless, and ready to die.
lord whence are those blood-drops all the way
That mark out the mountains track :"
'They were shed for who had gone astray
Ere the Shepherd could bring him back"
! Lord, whence art thy hands rent and torn 2"
'They arc pierced TO night by many thorn"
And all through the mountains, thundor-riven,


And up from the rocky steep
There rose u cry to the gate Of heaven,


"Reioiccl have found my lost sheepw
And the angles echoed round the throne,
"Rejoice, for the Lord brings back his own ~
Year: 1874

Bring forth ths muls. The mule was
.broughi. He was u meek looking cuss
"a perfect "Uriah Heep" Of amule. so
far a. humbleness" was concerned.
He was saddled, and mounted. For a
mile or two he paced beautifully. l
thought those old monks l had read
about knew what they were doing when
they travelled ON mules. had a high
respect for their judgment. Just then
my mule showed symptoms symptoms
OF what did not know. | found out.
Dropping his head between his legs, his
heels described parabolic curve, or a
diabolic curve, or some other Internal
curve, in the air, and l got OF and sat
on the ground. got over his head. and
I did il quick. I'm not 80 old but can
get of an animal Of that kind as quick
as boy. Then looked at the mule to
see IL he was hurt. He didn't appear to
be. Then inquired around to see how
was. reported an abrasion on the
left hip, and confusion on the lower
end of my back. Then l thought /
would pronounce left-hand blessing on
that mule, and on his numerous
foreiathsrs and forsmothors before him.
and ON his children after him. But
didn't. wondered II he would stand
fire. II / had pistol would have put
the muzzle to his ear and tried him.
Not that was hostile towards him, but
I was afraid somebody might ride on
him some day and get hurt. But l had
NO pistol; SO that benevolent and sangui-
nary idea was frustrated. Then l got
up and shook the dust of my feet,
and brushed the sand of my trowssrs,
- testimony against that place. Then
I lei the mule carefully home, and
stated my case to the livery man. But
when l looked that he should offer to
send for doctor. or Samaritan. TO
do me up in rag. and pour olive oil
and champagne ON my bruise, he only
laughed. And his man that he had TO
hold him, laid down ON the bench and
laughsd-then rolled OF the bench and
laughed-and l stood holding the mule
then I laughed. II was ridiculous. But
I've learned little wisdom. Next time
ride ON horseback. il will be different
kind Of beast from bogus jackass.
Year: 1874

A Salem preacher while engaged in a
game OF chess the other evening, moved
little in his chair and the hammer Of a
pistol in his pocket caught in some way
and the weapon was discharged, fright
ening the divine's opponent in the game
very badly. He wants to know what
preachers Garry pistols for?
Year: 1874

The appointment of o. S. Deputy
Marshals and Supervisors at the elec-
tions is useless expense and at once an
insult to the intelligence of the people.
John M. Dunn, the U. S. Marshal for
this District, pocketed good round sum
for his oficious interference on the day
of the election; and he distributed about
$1,000 of the peoples money among few
of his friends at the rate of SIS day
each. No doubt he made some excuse
for running these mems services into the
second day and this gave them each SO.
Many of them never had made so much
money in one day before at any other en-
ployment.


On the day after the election Dunn sent
two weighty deputies after Mr.. John
Akin, the Inspector of the 4th Ward,
and had that old citizen marched up to
the Custom House under arrest to n
hearing before u S. Commissioner Smith.
Dunn knew there was no need for this.
These officers waited about Mr.. Atkins
house until they saw him come out and
then ran after him with q show of war;
rants. A decent respect for freedom and
American citizenship would have led n
man of better sense to have called at
Mr.. Aiken's house or sent him note to
call at the Commissioner Office. 1t was
Dunn's duty to make the arrest, he had
nothing else to do, and thus save the
Government the expense Of two depu-
ties. The Commissioner who seemed in
great doubt whether Mr.. Akin should
be held at all finally told him he would
only demand nominal bail of $500, and
go it himself if there was no one present.
1t may be that Mr.. Dunn will find he has
overstepped the bounds of prudence in
the harsh manner in which he has cho-
sen to put the Enforcement Act in ope-
ration. That act is very differently con-
strued by different minds; and we have
not the least doubt that there has been
Il culpable abuse of power under it in
this city. Officers Of the U. S. Govern
ment are clothed With just sufficient
power to perform their duty properly; il
they transcend that power they are
amenable to the State Courts for theii
actions as other citizens are.
Year: 1874

AN old gentleman whom we very high
ly respect desires US to ask, through the
GAZETTE, Of his friend Dir. Isaac Jump, a
pair of those lame ducks which the lat
ter said We're SO plenty in this city The
Sentinel will please noto .his item.
Year: 1874

BEN. WnsoN is at present stumping
in Wetzel county. He spoke al New
MartinsVille last night and in the interior
today. BE is explaining the currency
quesiontO the NATIVES by telling them to
just the reverse Of what the Wheeling
Register taught them last winter. In other
words, he is advocating imitation.