smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

The Little Norwegian tells US schdt ne Enows
about wheat--Sees q funeral and esche,cs all


politics-Thinks the charmed circle IS broken


and don't care acho beats.


BELLE CREEK, SEPT. 7th, 1874.
Editor Grange Advamce:


DEAR SIR :-Threshing is getting
along nicely, on account Of the dry
season. The wheat does not through
out the country turn out as we'll as first
reported. The cause of the first report
not being reliable, was that report
from certain neighborhood was
made that the yield was as good
this year as before. They based
their judgment on the yield of their
own farm, and were right in their state
ments so far, but they had two advan-
tases, namely: new ground, and old
Canada Club, among some called Scotch
Fife; claim that it is here, all the
same klnQ OF wheat.


The Odessa is what is going to raise
weeds, and give yield of puny
shriveled wheat. I pronounce the
Odessa wheat pest almost equal to the
grasshoppers Of the West:


The other day while myself and FAM
-ily were eating breakfast discovered
through the windows that procession
Of teams, wagons. and men all dressed
in black, were On the way for Red
Wing. Through the surprise my wife
asked me what it meant, and what it
could be? Without thinking I re-
marked that I thought it was funeral
The next day I was at Hader, and on
my return l met the same body of men
when [ asked Of them who was dead
Bob Deakin," was the reply. Then
I found out that it was not bodily
death but political one. They may
say just what they please about Deakin
I think that they will have some faul,
to find with his successors in
office, but inasmuch as the Republican
party has professed to make a " charge D
upon the old Republican County Ring
which has been in power for the last
fourteen years, and then have only
charged" upon Hon. Robert Deakin
without attempting to fire at any one
Of the remaining ring is little sur.
prising. However we see that the
ring is broken and doubts exist in the
minds Of the people whether the ring
in this County will ever be united again
Hence I want to be understood that I
don't intend to interfere with either OF
the tickets, as the public we'll under.
stand, and know that it is three years
this fall since l voted at any State OF
County election. That is what you
must all acknowledge for the


BELLE CREEK NORWEGIAN.
Year: 1874

Mr.. Editor II have seen no refer |
ence as yet to the Council to be held
with "Floral Grange" on the 18th
inst. supposed that the attention of
the Oranges would be called to it in the
last "ADvANcE" but find no men,
tion made of it,
1t is the most important meeting Of
the Council since the e:adoption OF the
constitution, it being the annual meet
ing; we ought to have a full and com-
plete report from our County Agent,
embracing everything Of interest, how
he has been sustained, and what amount
of business he has cone, and what are
his facilities for purchasing benefcially
for " Patrons" The report Of the
Agent, together with that Of the Execu-
tive Committee and other officers, should
render the meeting one Of vast import
ance to the Order in our County and no
doubt will be.


hope for one that the day is not far
in the future when " Patrons Of Hus-
bandry" will learn that day spent
once month or once in three months,
in mutual consultation, is day not lost
or thrown away, but invested in that
it will pay a larger dividend than
days ploughing or threshing We
can't raise wheat or crops Of any kind
without labor; we must grub, break
and SOW, if we expect to reap. This
we all understand. Then why not use
the same skill and judgment in protect
ing ourselves from the grasping avarice
Of those who realize more from our la
Dor than we do ourselves; and we can
not do it alone. Combining our efforts
is the only successful mode Of accomp:
fishing the desired end; all other occu-
pations understand this perfectly. Com
bination is the order of the day. All
professions, from the Priest to the CHM
ney-sweep, have their unions, their
composts, and methods Of selfprotec-
tion, and just in proportion to the ben
e6ts they receive are they aggressive
upon US. True labor, agriculturaliv
considered, is the only labor that has
no voice, no stipulations of it's own in
relation to its pay, and proves no pro-
lection against absolute ruin, except
competition between those who wish to
speculate on their productions. Let
each Grange in the county be we'll rep
resented, and see if there is no remedy.


W. Sc.


Week before last we called atten-
tion in our local column to this meeting
Of the Council, and intended to speak
more at length last week. but there was
SO much Convention, State Fair, &C., to
write up, that our paper got more than
full, and we finally overlooked to again
mention the meeting Of the Council,
and we had just written an editorial on
the subject when We received the above
communication.-.ED.]
Year: 1874

The subject Of Mr., Beecher's discourse
last evenidg was death and the future
condition of man. We are all to be i'm an
exalted state after death, said Mr.. Beecher,
but what that is no one knows All earth
ly gifts would pass away Faith, hope, and
charity only would survive the wreck


There was always yearning on the part
of persons in trouble, and that yearning
had right 70 become refuge for the inn
agination. Keeping up hope stimulates
courage, said he. II did not appear what
form we should take after death. The
scriptures left room for liberty of the inn
agiEation. He could read with pleasure in
the Revelations that God sat on a great
white throne, surrounded by four-and
twenty angles continually playing on
harps, but when an effort was made to re-
duce this statement to q scientific basis il
seemed absurd to him. In reference to
the visions often witnessed by dying per-
sons he said that previous TO death the
disease of the sufferer was sometimes
transferred TO the brain under that in
fuence they saw visions, heard voices and
music. He liked to think that to the de-
parting spirit the opaque body became
transparent, but from a scientific stand
point he did not believe it; when an analy-
sis of the phenomenon was begun, the.
comfort which it afforded othe imagina-
ton disappeared. He had seen certain
qualities of persons in a dying state very
much stimulated. Persons of foreign,
birth dying in this country would some
times speak their native language on their
death-bed, which, perhaps, they had rot,
spoken since their childhood.
Year: 1874

The following statement Of moneys ex-
pended for State and criminal prosecutions
in Tennessee, for the years mentioned, il
lustrates very clearly the difference be-
tween the preaching, which is done by the
Democracy in favor of economy, and its
practice where that party is in power. 1t
will be remembered that the first year was
during Republican administration, and
shortly after the close of the war, when
crimes were more frequent than they have
been of late years, and it will be noticed
also that recently the most outrageous
crimes and criminals are allowed to pass
unnoticed, perhaps because of their identi-
ficatiOn with the Democracy
Year: 1874

RElYIAvTK, ICELAND, July so. 1874.


We arrived here yesterday afternoon, and hnd
myself In lcelscd at last, after stormy voyage
over from the Farce Islands, from which place
wrote my last letter. The weather was good
enough until we had come almost half way. when
VIC got southwest gale. and | do not remember
Tor oEg t:inc past TO have mad worse dusting
The weather was constantly thick, with a strong
southwest wind ana when We came up with the
famous lngoll's Head OF Iceland and Portland
Cspe, with its wonderful arch, ana the great line
Of snow-clad j0Suls that lie away behind thein
not a thing Was TO be seen, 10 our Infinite disgust
Our steamer had not SAIL enough on TO steady
he, she tossed icariully about In the seas that
swept up over the whole width OF the Atlantic
she proved herse.., however, quite equal to the
emergency, and won oil our hearts by the excel.
Year: 1874

By means of the inflammation of
the public mind upon ''civil rights"
and kindred questions, the politicians
have again nearly caught the people.


Theabove paragraph is takenfrom ed
itorial which appeared in the Banner of
Sunday. We must confess that we do not
exactly understand what our contempo-
raryis drivingat. Does itmean that the
intensity of popular feeling developed
during the recent canvass originated
from "a mere inflammation of the pub
lie mind upon civil rights and kindred
questionsE" And in what respect have
'+the politicians" again NEARLY caught
the people ?" Was the fight against
the Civil Rights infamy a politicians
fight? Did not they, in fact, dodge the
issue until the people forced it upon
them? Was the convention which
nominated the Davidson county Demo-
cratic and Conservative ticket a poll
ticians' convention? Was the Execu-
tive Committee to which the success of
that ticket was so largely owing poll
ticians' committee:


These questions are asked in no carp
ing spirit. We appreciate the
fact that the victory Just
won is but the skirmish which ushers
in November's struggle. Antagonistic
as may be their views about various
matters of party policy, the Banner and
UNION AND AMERICAN stood side by
side in the recent contest, and the peo-
pie stood at their backs. 1t is
all the more -impaz-taaat that
the harmony which both have
preached with such earnestness should
be practiced as far as the circumstan-
ces may permit. This shall be our
policy to the. end of the canvass.


But we can say that we do not ex-
actly understand the purport Of the
paragraph quoted from the Banner,
and, for the sake of harmony, we want
to know what II means. Perhaps the
Banners explanation may not prove
palatable, but we trust that it shall be
no cause of quarrel between US.
Year: 1874

A London Letter says there are ugly
rumors buzzing about the military service
clubs, to the effect that official news from
Gold Coast is of such a character; that
another expedition to Ashantee is more
than probable.
Year: 1874

A CURIOUS DECIsIoN.-The following
story comes from ireland Two men
had a quarrel in liquor shop. They ad-
jcurned outside to settle the dispute. The
first man being from Connaught, imme-
diately seized lump Of stone and let it
fly at the head Of his opponent, who dipp-
ed his head and missed the stone, which
went through an expensive plate glass
window, and did much damage. A mag
istrate was called upon next morning to
determine which OF the two should pay
the cost. The evidence clearly showed
that the aim had been good one, and if
the second man had not dipped his head
he would have undoubtedly been struck.
Therefore," said the magistrate, he
must pay the damages, for it is certain
the first man didn't intend to injure the
window, and the window would not have
been injured if it had not been for the act
of the second man lodging"
Year: 1874

CoURTsHIP OF SAvAGEs.-Among the
aboriginal blacks of Australia, courtship
rs the precursor of marriage is unknown.
When young warrior is desirous of pro-
curing wife, he generally obtains one
by giving in exchange for her sister or
some other female relative Of his own,
but if there should happen to be no eligi-
BILE damsel disengaged in the tribe to
which he belongs, then he hovers around
the encOmpment of some other blacks
until he gets an opportunity of seizing
one Of their lenbras, whom perhaps he
has seen and admired when attending one
of the feasts or corrobories. His mode of
paying his addresses is simple and eflica-
cious, With blow of his war club he
stuns the object of his "atlections," and
drags her insensibe body to some retired
spot, whence as she RECEIVERS her senses,
he brings her home to his own gunyah in
triumph.


Another method with wife stealers is
to ascertain the camp FIRE beside which
the girl whom he covets sleeps. When
he gains the knowledge he requires, he
creeps close to the camp on some dark
windy night, and stretching out his spear,


inserts its barbed point amongst her thick
flowing locks; turning it slowly around,
some of the hair becomes entangled with
it; then, with a sudden jerk, she is aroused
from her slum5er, and as her eyes open,
she feels the point of another weapon
pressed against her throat. She neither
laints nor screams; she knows well that
the slightest attempt at escape or alarm
will cause her instant death; so like n
sensible woman, she makes a virtue Of
necessity, and rising silently, she follows
her captor to begin life of toll, from
which she is not released till death.
Year: 1874

GoLD-DIGGING ANTs.-A very remark
able fact in connection with the dry gold
placers has bien communicated to me by
a gentleman from New Zealand. The
miners have actually discovered race Of
ants which are gold diggers and gold
hoarders. 1t appears that the miners
had long noticed trails Of peculiar spe-
ces of ant moving to and fro in the vicin-
ity Of the mines, but as this is a phenom-
enon observable in many parts Of the
world nothing particular was thought Of
it. However, as the miners penetrated
further into the interior, and the quartz
dust became richer, the ant trails became
so numerous as to attract considerable
attention. On examining one of them
carefully it was found that each ant car
ried minute fragment Of gold in its
mandibes. The miner who made this
discovery, foil owed up the trail and soon
came to the entrance Of the nest, which
however, was concealed with great care.
llc SuIlulScu3 VI SbulSc lldb IhC ullbS iliob
have stored a quantity Of gold in the nest
and he lost no time in opening it with his
pick. He was rewarded by finding with


in it quantity Of gold dust Of the value
of about two hundred and thirty pounds
sterling. The primary use to which these
insects put the metal was apparently to
build the prison cells OF the prolific males
and females, who are never allowed to
leave the nest, but the habit Of gold col
lectng having been once acquired they
now store it in large circular receptacle
in the center Of the nest, each insect drop
ped his contribution to the general stock
from a gallery which runs above. The
ants form an entirely new species un-
known to insect collectors.
Year: 1874

A WRITER in the Milwaukee Sentinel
deserves the respectful sympathy Of all
gentlemen who give out their washing
lie says: 1T is awfully annoying to
have some other fellows clothes left in
your room by the washcrwoman. Sat
urday we put on another fellows shirt,
but couldn't wear it. Although it was
rufled around the bottom, the sleeves
were too short to button cuffs on, and
there was no place for collar"
Year: 1874

A TENNESSEE country paper says
"Some Of our readers complain that we
do not give enough town and county
news. To such We would say that we
often find after weeks search that not
thing has happened.
Year: 1874

Truth is the gem to which all that
sparkles on the dress is dross aud PASTE.
Purity is the pearl, put into no bracelet
or ring. It is the soul, whose loss can
not be reckoned as you reckon fortunes.
swept away in a financial whirlwind, or
consumed in some terrific fire. It is
said the ancients missed star, one Of
the seven we call Pleiades, sparkling
setting of diamonds in the blue sap
phire of the midnight sky. But the
fall of such a star would raise less la
mcnt in heaven, than when sincerity,
honesty, good name falls from the


firmanent Of the humblest soul. We
talk of saving the soul. Have we any
soul, among our possessions, left; and


how much that we dare call our own ?
Soul, except as an article Of merchan-
disc. is not so common. A man of soul
we do not meet, every day, in the
street. Soul IS certain sensibility to
truth, honor and beauty, which the eye
or ear or understanding cannot behold
or contain. It is as prec ious gem or
amber, which the richest growth Of hu-
man nature is required to form and dis
till. It is the honey Of man in this
hive of his body. 1t is the blossom
and bright consummate flower, which
this coarse stem of flesh has the privi-
lege to unfold and we say justly of
mean and selfish people, that they
have no soul, only latent capacity, po-
tentiality or possibility Of soul.-C. 4.
Year: 1874

1T Is now announced that President
Grant has recently declared that he
will not in any event be candidate
for third term. Such declaration


from the President could scarcely


seem necessary, and yet the opposi-
ton press will continue, notwith-
standing the declaration, to tell their
readers that the Radical party is de-
termined to force Grant upon them


for third term, and that Grant will


never give up his ofiice-that he will
hold 1t by force Of arms in case he


should not be reelected by the Radi-
Gals. etc. The editors Of those papers
know, if they know anything, that
there is no probability or even possi-
.hility of any such things occurring.
But they must deceive their readers
and create prejudice in their minds
against the Republican party in
snine way, and falsehood will answer
their purpose as well ~ truth. No
party will dare TO break the estab-
lished and honored precedent by
giving to President a third term,
though he be second Washington.
Year: 1874

CnuBBs is an unfortunate man. He is
bald, and he uses some "renovator " ev-
cry night before going TO bed, for the
purpose Of making his hair grow. lie
forgot II on "Wednesday until after he
was in bed, and MS he knew Just where
the bottle was he thought IL WAS hard
y worth while to strike light. He
CROPPED around in the closet until he
found the bottle, and pouring out some
OF the stuff into his hand he rubbed his
scalp well with it after doing this see
ond time, he put the bottle back and
went to bed. During the night the baby
got to crying, and Mrs. Chubb rose and
lit the gus and as she did so she glanced
ut Chubb aud began TO scream. lie woke
up and tried to rise. but found his head
held firmly TO the bolster. Thon Mrs.
Chubb screamed louder than ever
Chubb, In serious alarm, jumped out OF
bed, carrying the bolster with him in hi.
arms. AS he camo opposite the mirror
he perceived that his head was perfect,
black, and upon making and examina
ton he found that he had rubbed hi,
scalp with his shoe varnish. 1t was dry
and hard, and immovably fixed to the
boster-case. He has not been out of the
house since. He soaks his head three
times day in warm water and ha,
still patches of black distributed all ovel
it, like GASES in the desert. But this
doesn't worry Mrs. Chubb as much a.
The condition Of the bolster-casc. Tha
is ruined. 1t had to be cut away to Civ,
Chubb freedom.
Year: 1874

The late Noah Winslow was fond of
telling the following incident of his mer-
camille life, and he never closed the mar
ratve but with swimming eyes


During the financial crisis and crash OF
'57, when heavy men were sinking all
around us, and banks were tottering, our
house became alarmed in view of the
condition of its own affairs.


The partncrs-three of us, of whom l
was the senior-met in our private office
for consultation. Our junior had made
careful inventory of everything-of his
bills receivable and bills payable, and
his report was, that twenty thousand dol.
lars worth Of ready money, to be held
through pressure would save us. With
out that we must go by the board-the
result was inevitable. went out upon
the street, and among my friends, but in
vain.


Two whole days strove and begged,
and then returned to the counting house
in despair. l sat at my desk expecting
every moment to hear our junior sound
ing the terrible words, "our paper is pro-
tested r'-when gentleman entered my
apartment unannounced. l could not To-
cate him nor call him to my mind in any
way.


"Mr. Winslow," he said, taking u
seat at the end OF the desk, ~ hear you
are in need Of money"


The very face of the man inspired me
with confidence, and l told him how
was situated.


Make your individual note, for one
year, without interest, for twenty thous.
and dollars, and | will give you check,
payable in gold for that amount"


While sat gazing upon him in speech
less astonishment, he continued


You don't remember me, but l ro-
member you. i remember when you
were member of the Superintending
School Committee of Bradford. was u
boy in the village school. My father
was dead my mother was poor and
was shabbily-clad child, though clean.
When our class came out on examina-
ton day, you asked the questions. l fam
cied you would praise and pet the child
rem Of rich and fortunate parents and
pass me by.


" But it was not as l thought. In the
end you passed by all the others, and
came to me. You laid your hand on my
head, and told me l did very well and
then you told me could do still better il
| would try. You told me the way TO
honor and renown was open to NIL alike,
no one had free pass.


"All l had to do was to be resolved
and press on. That, sir, was the turning
point Of my life. From that hour my
soul has aspired, and l have never reach
ed great good without blessing you in
my heart. have prospered and am
wealthy, and now | offer you but poor
return for the soul wealth you gave me
in that by-gone time"


81 took the check" SAID Winslow,
and drew the gold and our house was
saved. And where, Mt the end Of the
year, do you suppose | found my notc?-
In possession of my little orphaned grand
daughter |"


Oh, hearts like that mans are what
brings heaven and earth together Am
sterddm, ". Y. Recorder.
Year: 1874

WIEN Nor TO Do IT.-Look well 10
the time Of doing anything; there is a
time for all things. Choose the time for
saying things. Ifyour wife looks wearied
and Worn out, be sure it is not the right
time to tell her that the dinner is not hot,
or that her bread is sour. Comfort her;
cheer her up. Use the ten thousand little
stratagcms you were wont to handle SO
sl>illlully in the old days to bring out the
smiles around her lips.


If you are annoyed or vexed at people,
just remember it is not the right time to
speak. Close your mouth, shut your
teeth together firmly, and it will save you
many useless and unavailing regret and
many bitter enemy. If you happen to
feel little cross-and who among us does
not, at some time or other p do not Sc
lcct that season for reproving your noisy
household flock. One word spoken in
passion will make Il scar that Summer
of smiles can hardly heal over.


If you are II wife never tease your hus-
band when he comes home weary from
his days business. 1t is not the time
Do not ask him for expensive outlays
when he he has been talking about hard
times; it is most assuredly y the wrong time,
II he has entered upon any undertaking
against your advice, do not seize the mo-
ment Of his failure to say, 81 told you
SOL" In fact it is never the right time
for these four monosylabes.


lfpeople only knew enough to discrim-
mate between the right time and the
wrong time, there would be less domestic
unhappiness, less silent sorrow, and less
estrangement of hearts. The greatest
calamities that ever shadow our lives
have sometimes their germ in matters
apparently slight as this. If you pause
reader, before the singing taunt or the
biting sneer, the unkind scolf passes your
lips, pause just long enough to ask your
self, - Is it the right time me to speak ?''
you would shut the door against many a
heartache. The world hinges on small
things, and these are not more trivial
than the right time and the wrong time
-Fornel'S S"nddy Chronicle.
Year: 1874

THERE is isnothiog so tends to shorten the
lives OF old people, and TO injure health,
as the practice of sitting up late, especially
winter evenings. This is especially tho
case when there is grown up daughter
in the family. We publish this item at
earnest request Of several young mon.
Year: 1874

WHILE a youthful couple were being
Joined in wedlock in a Justices court in
New York, recently, the damsel rather
astonished number of spectators By sud-
denly breaking out with, 81 want to
know whether we are to keep house or
board before going into this thing ~ The
Judge ruled the question out OF order, and
the ceremony proceeded.
Year: 1874

IMPORTANT question discussed By a de-
batting society in Westmoreland county.
Penn: Whether an untidy woman
with sweet temper is to be preferred 10
a tidy one with sour temper 7" The
controversy, according to the last report,
was still raging and no vote had been
taken