smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

How TO Wake Coed Country soad-.


EDITOR TIMES An occasional item from
Tongapoxie may not be without interes. 10
your readers, as | see you have subscribers
in this part and correspondents too for
aught | know. The item | would have you
publish first is with reference to the condi-
tion of the public roads and the manner of
this treatment


Those who are accustomed 10 travelling on
the roads in the high parts OF the state-the
best natural roads in this or perhaps any
countrv-are surprised TO find the roads
here almost impossible q good portion OF
the year. They do not consider the numer-
Gus springs, the clayey soil and the steep
hills TO surmoUnt in making roads here,
vet. they have reason TO expect that when
wagon roads are OF so much Importance 10
both city and country, heavier tax should
be levied, or that already collected applied
to better advantage.


The latter it would seem should be at
tempted at least before the former as resort
ed TO. From personal observation We
think the following suggestion proper:


Let the roads be ditched on both sides rs
lar as possible. anu ln-ledu Ol plONlDS tne
middle or whole of the road, let the work
be applied on the bitches. Again when
there is gully forming across the road let
Il box or hume, constructed OF pianks be
inserted and the road raised slightly at that
point. These could be constructed ordi-
narily OF two inch plank, ten or twelve
inches wide and OF proper length for width
of road. Many places the water is diverted
from the natural channel or point at which
it should cross the road, and is carried so
far that the volume becomes too great for
the safety OF the road on one side and the
farms on the other. Where culvert can
not he made by spiking four planks to-
gether of sufficient size 10 convey the water,
let two planks form the sides and planks
cut IL pieces eighteen or twenty inches long
on anv desirable length from the top, and
inch boards corresponding in length 10 the
top form the bottom. This covered with
earth to the depth Of twelve or eighteen
inches will last many years. Other sug-
gestions | will refer 10 another time.


BUsH.
Year: 1878

Willis Brown, chairman Of the commit
tee appointed by those who bolted from the
Abilene convention, has issued a call for a
meeting Of his committee to arrange for
Congressional convention. He calls his
committee to meet at the same time and
place indicated for the meeting OF the reg
ular committee, and when the two bodies
are thus brought together we presume they
will have no difficulty in agreeing upon the
arrangements for the convention. There
will be no objection, on the part Of any
body, 50 far as we know, to conferring with
he Guthrie committee, in regard to the
arrangements for the convention. The in
terests OF me party require harmony among
the Republicans Of the District.
Year: 1878

To PREVENT drunkenness, don't drink
but if you have been drinking, more Of it
will not sober you. While you are shaky,
nervous and distressed, have resort to Sim
mons Liver Regulator, as a tonic TO arouse
your torpid liver to action, enliven your
spirits, dlssipate the blues, and drive away
despoudency. Nine cases out of ten il is
your heavy liver that causes your desire to
get rid OF yourself in intoxication. We
know hundreds that have tried our remedy,
and it has proved their salvation.
Year: 1878

which have caused so much preparation
for war, are, as far as the public have def
mite information, little il any nearer adjust
ment than they were one month ago, and
the present attitude OF Turkey is likely to
excite the Indignation Of Russia, which
now sees the San Stefano treaty disregarded
and condemned by the power from whom it
was forced
Year: 1878

The news from Berlin is meagre, and it
is apparent that little progress has been
made in efectipg the desired settlement Of
questions in dispute. Russia is moving
her troops into position. where they will be
ready-for service At short notice, in the
event of the failure Of the Congress. The
differences between England and Russia,
Year: 1878




When the subscriptions of single day
for the four per cent. run up frequently as
high as a million dollars, it looks as if
there was no particular cause to grieve at
the bonds rot being sold for greenbscks, nor
would there be if the country was not forced
to send all its subscriptions through the
Wall street toIl-gate. There is where the
shoe pirches now, and Secretary Sherman
should not hesitate TO use all all his power
to abate the grievance. There is little or
no coin to be had anywhere except in New
York, and, as the bonds must be paid for in
coin, eeme share of the business growing out
of - subscription brings grist in some
form VPother to the bankers and brokers of
that city.
Year: 1878

The whole cream of a day was churned to-
gether. The cream one day old was sweet,
while that two and three days was slightly
sour and that four and five days old OF very
sour.


He thinks they prove go far that sweet
cream yields the most butter, as the aver
age of the four with sweet cream required
o 2l67; the four with cream slightly sour,
5 1896: and the four with cream very
sour, 8 29-1S pounds. II has generally
been supposed that sour cream yielded the
most butter. The milk in the creamery is
set deep and cold, and has thinner cream
with more milk in il.


This reference TO sweet and sour cream il
an interesting question. The acid, no
doubt, rapidly eats up the oil of the cream.
Year: 1878

The proprietors Of the Philadelphia
North Amerioqn have discharged Anderson,
and the Chicago Times explains that they
did it because they were convinced that
man who will tell lie has no right to be
in the newspaper business. When are
Sharing and Wilson and Brown and
Year: 1878

The question of Turkeys right to fortify
the Balkan passes, which form the new
boundary between North and South Bul-
gsris, involves the alternative of pushing
back Russia once more behind the great
mountain-wail which she has only twice
succeeded in passing, or giving her a base
within two hundred miles of Constantine
pie itself for her mex advance upon IT,
which may be nearer al hand than is gener-
ally supposed.
Year: 1878

Furs or woolens may be kept safely from
moths during the summer by brushing
thoroughly, so as eradicate all the moth
eggs; then wrap them up in newspaper so
that every part is covered entirely. This
is unfailing if the clothes or furs be well
brushed before hand. Some think gum
camphor put with them is desirable, but
have used only The newspaper, and never
had any trouble unless the moths were
there when wrapped up in it.
Year: 1878

Gov. Anthony is an elephant on the
hands of his party. The organs don't know
how to get rid Of him. We will suggest a
plan: Let every paper opposed 10 lnthony
come out boldly and say they will not sup
port him if nominated. Would any con-
vention dare to nominate him under such
circumstancesS
Year: 1878




First broke the land deep with stout
shoyel-plow and two horses, and, as a long
wet spell prevented my planting right
away, the weeds and grass began TO take
possession OF the land. | then took my
turning -plow and listed" it, throwing two
burrows together in the form of ridge for
each row, but planting between the ridges
Ny first plowing OF the corn was across the
ridges, and the next was along them. This
is as far as | have got yet, and the soil is
still little higher where the ridges were.
But / never saw a cleaner or pre,tier piece
of corn in my life, or one that grew faster.
OF course such plan would not do on wet,
heavy soils, but for my land it is just the
thing.


l see and hear grea, deal about hsr
rowing corn Some people advise every
body to harrow corn; TO drive into il
rough-shod, and ar and slash il about "a
though il was as tough as whalebone-and
all this TO kill the weeds. For nv part, /
don't believe in doing things in any such
way. On great deal Of land will admit
that narrowing will do corn good, provided
it is done carefully and by man who will
watch and not leave the hills covered up.
But there is land, and lots of it, too, on
which you cannot harrow your corn, unless
you remove the front teeth and straddie the
row. don't care what kind OF harrow
is used, the ground is 80 loose and porous
that the moment tooth touches the hill, il
is gone and for this reason l say Use the
cuitivator instead OF the harrow, when yoTr
land is of this nature.
Year: 1878

Timothy grass should be cut as soon as it
is entirely out of blossom. At this time the
new bulbs, which form just at the top OF
the ground, are in sufficient state Of for
wardness so the bottom growth will not be
checked. When clover is mixed with the
timothy, the hay should be cut when the
timothy is in proper condition. Timothy
should not be cut so close as any of the
other grasses, since hot, dry weather sue
ceeding is apt 10 injure the bulbs at the
base OF the stalk, upon which the succeed
ing wears crop depends.
Year: 1878

To destroy bugs on squash or cucumber
vines, dissolve i tablespoonful of saltpetre
in a pailful OF water; put one pint of this
around each hill, shaping the earth so that
it will not spread much, and the thing is
done. Use more saltpetre il you can afford
it; it is good for vegetables, but death to
animal lie. The bugs burrow in the earth
at night and fail TO rise in the morning
1t is algo good TO kill the 'grubs" in peach
trees-only use twice as much, say aquart,
to each tree. There was not a yellow or
blistered leaf on twelve or fifteen trees to
which it was applied last season. No dan
ger of killing any vegetables with it; a
concentrated solution applied to beans
makes them grow wonderfully.
Year: 1878

noticed an inquiry in your paper for a
receipt to keep the hands IRON getting sore
during harvest. | used camphor dissolved
IN alcohol last harvest, and found it to be
he best preparation had ever used. Rub
it on the hands morning, noon, and night
directly after washing them. got this re-
ceipt IRON a neighbor who has used it with
success for MANY wears
Year: 1878

Our experience is TO cut sweet potato
vines when they cover the ground, leaving
about twelve inches near the root. They
are very hard to cure, but with patience it
may be done. But the very best tha; can
be done with them is to feed green, when
they make the very best feed for horses,
mules, cows or hogs. They are, thus fed,
especially fine for mich cows. After they
have been frost-bilten we think it will not
pay to save them. They may be piled up
on Il fence or any other place, where they
will ventila,e, and they will cure in from a
week 10 ten days, but generally with the
loss of the leaves. But the best time 10
feed them is when they are green.
Year: 1878

While in Hendricks county a few days
since, we learned Of another swindle that is
going he rounds The article ly means of
witch the fraud is perpetrated is called
hog holder an instrument for holding hogs
while they are being ringed to prevent
root. 9. A blank order is produced and
the farmer is persuaded to sign it, and as
usual he soon finds himself in for the pay-
ment of sum OF money varying from SIS
TO $50. Six or seven farmers that We
heard of had signed their names, and were
bound for the payment Of enough money
Year: 1878

Set out rooted plants as soon as formed
on the runners Never use old plants, and
spring is always preferable 10 summer plan
ting. Young plants only, =. Sow the seed
in the spring and transplant IN rows two
feet apart by twelve inches in the row.
Keep clean and gather the sage before bios
so.ning time and dry in the shade. If
pulched in winter to prevent heaving it
will he hPItpr
Year: 1878

THE small amount of reading matter
IN last weeks issue, was owing to the
fact that it Vas necessary to have the
paper out ut given date to retain Ger
tain business, and thcie was not time to
set up more matter This community
we're So eager for it's rcappearancc that
they were we'll satisfied as it was, and
no pains will he spared to make Its tu
,ure appearance such that none will
have just cause for complaint.
Year: 1878

lr was n matter OF general interest to
the boys to see the transformation made
in Chase's appearance when he dotfsd
his logging camp outfit, and donned his
nice, tidy, new clothes to go among
folks. lie looked so neat that person
wo9ld be apt to mistake him for some
city gent in place OF Chase, the logger.
The boys being all there, it is unneces-
sary to say anything more.
Year: 1878

From all accounts Will Andrews is
rapidly working himself into public ia
vor at La Conner and its viclrity. His
perseverance, industry and strict atten-
tion to business will doubtless make
Inn the legal authority in that growing
section.
Year: 1878

THE SENATOR RETICENT ABOUT HIS INTENTIONS


WHAT WILL BE DONE If nE REFUSES TO OBEY.


fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI


WAsHINGrOH, june 10.-The subpoena of the Pot
ter Committee peremptorily directing Senator Stan
ley Matthews to appear at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning and give testimony was served upon the
Senator at o'clock to-day. He subsequently de-
clined to say whether he should obey the subpoena
or not but the general belief in Washington to-
night is that he will pay attention whatever to
it. If he does not appear, the committee VIII
probably report the fact to the House during its
session tomorrow. with resolution requesting the
Senate to authorize him TO obey the subpoena, and
this resolution the committee will attempt to pass
under the operation of the previous question.


Senator Matthews IS probably acting with delib-
Grafton in this matter but his refusal to testify is
not by any means universally approved by the Re
publieans 1t has been the almost universal custom
Of Senators and Representatives 10 appear before
committees and give testimony whenever they have
received an ntimation that their presence is desired
Senator Patterson of New Hampshire. Vce-Presdent
COlfax, and many others, have submitted to eXami-
nation by House committees within the past few
years. when they were accused OF acts much more
questionable in their character than any in which
Senator Matthews seems to have been involved. At
the same time, if Senator Matthews persists in bis
refusal the Senate, which is very jealous of its
privileges will undoubtedly sustain him, and there
the matter will have to rest.
Year: 1878

count will be found fully to bear out the statement
now made by Senator Hill. 1t viii be found
that about the number of forty-two South
ern Democrats stood together for at least
two weeks before the Wormley's Hotel conference
took place. IN resisting every motion that essen
TALLY one of delay and that just about this anti
flibustering vote followed the date of that confer
ence. General interest is manifested in Washington
this evening to see General Hills list, and also to
learn what course the Democrats will pursue when
they catch f0rtY-twO members of their party in
what they have been pleased to denOunce
infamous bargain.


The truth about the conference at Wormley's
Hotel is that it affected and could affect only four
ortive votes just about the time it was held some
of the Louisiana Democrats became little alarmed
about the prospect of having the troops withdrawn
from their State either by President Grant
under the new Administration, when II
should be inaugurated. They therefore undertook
to bring to bear, not only uDon the friends
of General Grant, but also upon those OF Governor
Hayes, ali the influence they could command; the
result of this Effort the now famous conference
at Wormley's Hotel. II these Democrats had not
obtained the assurances which given them on
that occasion, fN six of them might have voted
with the flibusters but they did not have it in
their power to change the general result hat having
been determined by the pledge which Senator Hill
now 1lcplOqns
Year: 1878

A REPORT THAT SPEAKER RANDALL WILL ACT


AGAINST TWO BILLS CONTAINING SUBSIDIES.


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEJ


WASHINGTON, June 10.-lt IS expected that after
the morning hour tomorrow motion will be made
to suspend the rules and go to the Speakers table.
After executive communications are disposed Of,
the first business in order will be the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Bill, and the next the Post Route
Bill Speaker Randall has intimated to-day that
be will sustain point of order sending both these
measures TO the Committee Of the Whole on the
state of the Union. ruling of this kind would
be contrary to his previous action during the pres
ent session, and in opposition to the will of tho
House. as expressed when Mr. Garfield reported
new rule. the operation of which would be the
same as the action Br. Randall is reported now to
contemplate If such a ruling should be sustained,
it would probably defeat not only the two bills men
toned. but also the River aud Harbor Bill which
will be amended in important particulars before it
is disposed of by the Senate. If Mr. Randall sus-
tains the point of order, an appeal will be taken
TO the House. and vigorous attempt viii take
place to sustain the appeal
Year: 1878




AN INCoNCLUslVE MEETING OF THE JUDICIARY


COMMITTEE YESTERDAY.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUSR.l


WASHINGTON, June 10.-The Democrats of the
House Committee on the judiciary, after consider
ing the subject among themselves for several
weeks, concluded to make an adverse report on the
Kmmel Bill, and the memorial of the Maryland
Legislature Mr. j. Proctor Knott is understood TO
have prepared the document, which plainly
sets forth that the title of President
Hayes cannot be assailed account of
anything that happened previous TO his
Inauguration. This subject was first brought TO
the attention Of the full committee at one of its
meetings late last week, and the discussion of it
was continued to-day without a conclusion being
reached. Reports were circulating at the Capitol
to-day that the Democrats of the committee
are not so united in their support of Mr..
Knott's report. and especially that part of it
referring to President Hayes's title, they were
few DAYS ago before the Potter Committee began
its sO-called exposures. and before some Of Mr. TIL
den's friends arrived in Washington and made
known his wishes. The committee will have an
other meeting for the consideration of the same
subject tomorrow morning when vote on the
subject may be reached.
Year: 1878

THE REPUBLICANS ALLOW CONFERENCE UPON II.


iBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TnBUEE.l


WASHINGTON, June 10.-SOme Of the Democrats
who are opposed TO the House plan for reOrganizng
and reducing the Army say that the Republican
managers made a mistake this morning in allowing
the Democrats TO secure a vote Of non-concuuence
upon the Senate amendments TO this bill If the
question had been put on those amendments, they
ssy, concurrence might have been secured upon
every one ofthem by five or six majority. On the
other hand, the Republicans say that they allowed
the bill to 90 to conference committee because II
had been suggested to them privately that Mr..
Hewitt, the Democratic manager Of the bill, would
probably surrender nearly every pon: Of difference
between the House and Senate, and because il
would be more agreeable to him to have the ques-
tons at issue settled in this way than by direct
vote in the House to-day. One thing is very GER
tain none of the special Army legislation proposed
by the Military and Appropriations Committees of
the House will be passed during the present ses-
Year: 1878

The sea-otter, which constitutes the sole
means by which these, the only civilized
people of our new Territory manage to
elothe themselves as we do and maintain
their Church, may be appropriately men
toned in detail It is an animal, when
full grown, that viii measure from three
and half to four feet at most from the
tip of its short tail to its nose. The gen
eral contour of the body is much like that
of the beaver, with the skin lying in loose
folds, so that, when taken hold Of in lift
ing the body out from the water, it draws
up like the hide on the nape young
puppy-dog. The skin is covered with the
richest of all fine deep fur, Jet black,
with silver-tipped hairs here and there
scattered, as is so well known to our ladies
of fashion.


The sea-otter mother sleeps in the water
on her back, with her young one clasped
between her tiny forepaws. Frequent at
tempts have been made to rear the young
sea-otters, as they are often captured alive;
but, like some other species of wild ami
mails, they seem to be so deeply imbued
with fear of man, they invariably perish
by self-imposed starvation.


The Sannack islets aud reefs constitute
the great sea-otter-ground of Alaska. and
hither come native hunting parties from
Oonalaska on the west, and RaleeFslsi to
the north, where they camp on the main
island, and venture out in their bidarkies
fifteen and twenty miles in every direction
to sea. Fires are never built here unless
the wind is from the south, and food re-
fuse is never scattered on the beaches.
The sufferings to which the native hunt
ers subject themselves every winter on this
island, going for many weeks without fires,
even for cooking, with the thermometer
down to zero in a northerly gale of wind,
are better imagined than described; while
the various shrewd and skillful articles by
which they outwit the otter in capturing
1t, would make lengthy chapter if fully
enumerated, for this animal, Of all wild
animals, seems to be possessed of the great
est aversion to or dread of the presence or
even the proximity of man.


The natives, when they 90 from Ooua-
laska to Saanack on hunting trip of this
character, usually make up party of
from forty to fifty men. They travel in
light skin bidarkies, two men in each, and
are gone usually three to four months at
time before returning to their families;
they haul their kyacks out from the water
every night as they bivouac along the
coast, and sleep in gales of wind, which
are ALWAYS loaded with rain sIaaf and foo,
without the least covering, and almost in
variably without fire. All rude indeed
is the country of the Aleut, but he is as
rugged, and the bleak, precipitous islands
stamped with his name are all the world
to him. He wants no other, and he is
happy where we would be supremely mis-
erable.-Hdrper's Magazine.
Year: 1878

The alleged origin of the stamp had a
tinge of romance in it. 1t was thirty
seven years ago that Rowland Hill, while
crossing district in thenorth of England,
arrived at the door Of an inn where a post
man had stopped to deliver a letter. A
young girl came out to receive it; she
turned it over in her hand and asked the
price of postage. This was large sum,
and evidently the girl was poor, for the
postman demanded a shilling. She sighed
sadly, and said the letter was from her
brother, but she had no money so she
returned the letter to the postman.
Touched with pity, Mr. Hill paid the post
age and gave the letter to the girl, who
seemed very much embarrassed. Scarcely
had the postman turned his back when the
young inn-keeper's daughter confessed
that it was a trick between her and her
brother. Some signs on the envelope told
her all she wanted to know, but the letter
contained no writing. "We are both so
poor" she added, ''that we invented this
mode of correspondence without paying
for our letters" The traveller, continu-
ing his road, asked himself if a system
giving rise to such frauds was not a vicious
one. Before sunset Rowland had planned
to organize the postal service on new
basis-with what success is known to the
world.
Year: 1878

ALWAYS A CHANCE.-It is scarcely
necessary to remind reasonable men that
if they wish to be sad and sour, to grum-
BILE and complain, there is always a chance.
Reasons for being cast down and detected
are as plenty as blackberries in the height
of harvest. If one thing goes right, you
may be sure there is always something else
going wrong; and if one thing is in order,
something else is out of joint, or at any
rate soon viii be. The chief difference in
the feelings and dispositions of people re-
suits from the different way of looking at
things. Few nights are so dark that NO
stars are to be seen; the thing is to look
them out and keep your eyes on them,
and make the most Of what light you can
discover.