smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

The attention Of se-ealled indepen-
dent Democratic candidates is called
to the resolutions of the Bayou Chicot
Democratic Conservative Club, pub
lished in another column. They have
the true ring and show how the Democ'
racy Of this parish will vote on the
second Of December.
Year: 1879

A shocking tragedy is reported &c


have occurred near the Forrest place in


this Parish, on Tuesday evening last. A


little before dark On that day, it seems, a
colored man and woman started to visit a
neighbor some distance off and n small
boy of ten years desired to accompany
them. On being prohibited from SO
doing the little tel ow awaited until
they had started when he followed them
sf:om afar off, The road he had to trav-
erse led through a dense forest near
which is thick cane break. When in the
road opposite this woods, the boy was
heard to utter an aganizing cry for help,
and on the man returning a part of his
clothing was found in the road and a
track of blood led towards the under
growth. The man was too fri ghtened
to enter the forest but Immediately Sc
cured assistance, aud, upon entering the
woods portion of the skeleton Of the
child was found bearing un-
mistakable signs of having been mangled
by the jaws of some powerful carnivor-
GUS animal, 1t was supposed that pan
ther had done this horrible work and a
number of the best dogs wore put in tho
woods to hunt it, but up to the hour of
going to press no Intelligence of the chase
has reached us. AS is natural to suppose
great excitement prevails in that neigh
bOrhOOd.
Year: 1879

THE CAUCUS.
A Plan COncOcted to Beat Hayes's


VetOes.
Each Item in the Army Bill to Specify
the Purpose for Which it is


Intended.
What the Stalwart Democrats Have Yielded
to Their More Timid Brethren.
Year: 1879

NEW YORK, June 3.LPrivate information
from Saratoga announces the death from
smallpox In that city on Friday last of Mrs
Decker. q lady Of considerable wealth, and the
quarant1nlng OF her residence by the board of
health. Three or four other cases Of small
pOX are reported
Year: 1879

Now that spring has come once more
II bshooves the Board Of Health tn
commsnss its regular meetings and see
that our municipal house 10 put in or
der, 80 that it wih bs proof against the
sEcroachmsnts Of mAlariai and other
diseases which are superinduced by
unclsanlinsss. The street cleaners W
see are already At work scraping and
sweeping the paved streets, and this
promptnsss on the part Of the street
committee and commissioner to put
the streets in proper order is crsditablt
to sash, but after all II IL mot the clean
iLg Of the surface Of the streets that il
needed SO much as the lifting Of the
gutter plates, and the washing away Of
the filth that has accnm ulated beneath
them during the winter. 1t 10 from
beneath these plates that foul odors
emanats which ara as offensive to the
smell as they are deleterious to the
health Of our citizens, and these
are the places that should be cleaned,
even II the streets should not be
scraped and swept. The coming warm
season may prove an unhealthy one,
if cutters, alleys and backwards are
allowed to remain as reoeptacles Of rub
bish ani 9Th. At the present time
there is no mere urgent duty than
the setting In order OF our mu.
nicipality, and the work Of cleaning up
II distributed amongst our thousands
Of housekeepers, who are all interested
becomes Of comparative ease. The
great majority of these housekeepers
will no doubt attend to this cleaning up
process without any reminder from the
street commissioner or the Board Of
Health, but there are others who are
more dilotary, and without these little
attentions from the proper authorities,
will neglect the cleaning process so
necessary to health and comfort. There
is much in the situation Of Wilmington
favorable to a good sanitary condition.
The gradual descent Of It's streets from
the hill to the river, gives it decided
advantages for quick drainage in case
of raias. Az rule the cutters are in
a pretty good condition, which of course
greatly facilitates the cleaning process.
But it is the filth in the back-yards, in
the cellars, in the gardens, and other
places where all sorts of trash is de-
posted during the entire winter months
that needs removing. Lst the good
work be commenced speedily.
Year: 1879

A Philadelphia paper, commenting
on the life of the late millionaire, Judge
Asa Packer, says: Between the young
mechanic from Connecticut who wander


ed into the Susquehanna valley on a
winter morning fifty,six years ago, with
his knapsack and kit of tools, seeking
work, and the distinguished citizen
whose death the whole commonwealth
mourns, there is more than the space of
half a century-there is the whole span
of American possibilities; there is the
whole story of an American fortune, and
of the success which was due to thrift,
patience, foresight, and, above all, char
acter. The story of Judge Packers life
is better than romance. Opportunity
OF no common order was his, it is true,
but how many other striplings Of Yankee
or Pennsylvania growth who were on
the road he Travelled by, had the discern
ment to see the opportunity in the first
place, the frugality and hard endurance
to grasp and hold it, and the rugged
truth of character that induced men to
hold fast by him when disasters were
threatened that overthrew lesser or less
steadfast men. There is a practical
value in this career, ending as it did in
the possession and dispensing of o CO.
lossal fortune, that ought to send all
theorists on the labor question to the
right about. Here was young fellow,
unfriended, except by the skill Of his
hands as a workman, who came into the
Lehigh valley and conquered it; subdued
its rugged mountain sides and its mar
row rivor-bed; laid bare its wedged-in
and countless wealth, and dispensed
prosperity to his fellow-citizens.
Year: 1879

The NOrristown Herald man truth
fAlly says that when you enter an art
gallery and see an admiring throng gaz.
ing at picture in which several COWS as
natural as life are wading in pool Of wa.
ter, beneath the outrageous foliage OF
trees sthat successfully counterfeit nature,
and CLEAN Of sunshine breaking
through O rift in q distance, you are
willing TO wager that the picture was
painted by one OF the oldest old mas
ters;' while the neglected painting on
the wall at the other end Of the room,
full of squre-bodied men, and about as
attractive as tea-store chrome, is Of
course by modern artisan American,
mere nobody, who should have en-
barked in the business Of peddling
clans. But when you read the crit.
cisms in the papers next day you are
surprised to learn that it is just Uice ver-
sa-the picture so much admired is by
a mere nobody-an American artist
and the cracked and smoky canvas with
the square.bodied men, is by celebrat'
ed old master-one OF his best-and
worth not less than fifty thousand dol
lars
Year: 1879

Doubtless there is many young man
living on farm who is more or less dis
posed to change his occupation for some
other, hoping thereby to better his con-
dAion. In considering the matter, how
ever, he should recollect that no matter
what calling he may choose, to be sue
cessful it must necessarily occupy most
Of his time and attention during the
greater portion Of his life. He must
expect it not only tofurnish himself and
family with the means of support, but
to acquire such competency as will
render him Independent in his older
days. He must recollect also that his
health is more or less involved, and that
his family are to share with him all the
advantages or Disadvantages attending
it. To come down to the point, lot him
look around and see what men, as class,
are the truly independent ones. He
will find them MOI certainly among those
who stand behind the counter and de
pend on the profits of what they sell for
q living and to meet the debts of daily
occurrence. Nor ia il the lawyer wait
ing for client, nor the minister waiting
for O call, nor the real estate speculator
waiting for property to appreciate, nor
yet the man who depends ON his daily
wages for support, and whose position
is subject to tho whims or caprice Of his
employer. But it is the man who lives
on his own farm and is out OF debt. He
it is that knows or cares very little about
the stagnation Of business. 1t matters
not TO him when the manufactures stop
running or how much the wages Of la-
boring men are cut down. II he prop
erly cultivates his land il will not only
bring him the necessaries OF life, but
render Linn perfectly independent ol
those disturbing influences to. which
other occupations are more or less sub
iect.
Year: 1879

At table the conversation fell upon
the subject Of politeness. The hostess
told Of friend OF hers, q little antique
in her manners, for whom a reception
was given by one OF the Beacon street
aristocracy OF Boston. At dinner the
guest poured out her tea in her saucer
to cool it---a method of refrigeration
which was quite an fast thirty years ago.
The guests looked surprised, and some
were inclined to smile at her simplicity
and ignorance Of high-toned propriety,
but the lady OF the house poured some
tea into her saucer and drank it there.
from. This was considered hint to ell,
and the guest was Immediately placed
at her ease.
Year: 1879

The English in their campaign in AT.
ghanistan, employ the mirror as an in
stlument OF telegraphy. Their mode of
use is very simple. The mirror of the
heliostat is placed so as to reflect the
suns image to a distant station, and
when the instrument has once been set
the clock-work arrangement keeps it in
position. Tie distant station always
sees the dazzling ray reflected from the
mirror, except when purposely obscured.
The appearance, disappearance and
duration of the fash constitute the sig
nails. The ordinary Morse alphabet
supplies an ineligible code, and no one
out of the line OF signals can read OF
understand the message. The flash can
be seen at distance OF twenty miles.
Heliostat stations are now established
throughout Kbyber pass.
Year: 1879

The telephone, already great conve-
nience coming into general use above
ground, promises to be of special value
in underground and submarine opera
tons. Telephones have been introduced
in mines, and more recently have been
used by divers in New York harbor.
Now that one does not have to speak di.
rectly into the instrument, nor to strain
the attention in order to hear what is
being said, the divers have no difficulty
whatever in. conversing while at work
with the engineer directing their opera
tions. A great saving Of time is thus
effected, for heretofore when the diver
had anything to say that could not be
readily transmitted by rope signal, he


was obliged to come to the surface. In


the divers telephone the wires are car
ried into his helmet through the air
tube and are therefore amply protected.
Year: 1879

Variety is the spice Of life. Al Irish
man who had nothing TO live on but
potatoes, for the sake of variety ate the
large and small ones together. That
sou ofthe sod understood the philosophy
Of common things.
Year: 1879

How tu rise-ResOlve YOU will, take
in long breath, kick of the clothes.
and make bound for the middle of the
room, cold or 10 cold ChicaqO Journal.
The man who resolves on this subject is
lost. The only way is to quit thinking
and kick of the cover-C Cincinnati Com
RercinI
Year: 1879

a SeOtchman refused to be sworn OF
the Bible a witness, at trial in
England, declaring that though he could
tell as good lie as any man in England
ne would on no account swear to It.
Year: 1879

lawfully, in our right and in onr
place here, we pick up the gage of
battle which you have throwd down
and will appeal to our common SOW
erign to say whether you will break
down the principle of free consent
In legislation at the price of starry
ing the government to death. We
are ready to pass these bills for the
support of the government at anv
hour when you will offer them in
ths ordinary way, and if you offer
these other measures, we will meet
you IN the spirit of fair and frater-
nal debate. But you shall not com
pei us-you shall not coerce us. even
to save this governm ent. until the
question has gone to the sovereign
to determine whether it will consent
to break down any of its voluntary
powers. And on that ground gen
tlemen, we plant ourselves loud
applause on the Republican side
and in the galleries.


We remind you in conclusion, that
this great zeal of yours in regard
to keeping the officers of the gov
ernment out of the States has not
been always yours. l remember
that only six years before the war
your law authorized Marshals of the
United States to go through all our
households to hunt for fuoitiva
slaves. 1t did not only that, but it
empowered Marshalls to call a
posse conitatus, and to call upon all
the bystanders to Join in the chase;
and your Democratic Attorney Gen
eral declared in an opinion in 1854,
that Marshall of the United States
might call to his aid the whole
posse, including soldiers and sailors,
and marines of the United States to
join IN the chase, and to hunt down
the fugitive. Now, fellow members
of the House, if, for the purpose of
making slavery eternal, you could
send your Marshals and could sum-
mon posses and use the armed forces
Of the United States, by what face
or grace can you tell us that in Or
der to procure freedom in elections
and peace at the poll, you can use
the same Marshal with his armed
posse? But I refrain from discussing
the merits of the proposition. I
have tried in this hurried and un-
satisfactory way to give my ground
of opposition to this legislation.


As Mr.. Garfield resumed his seat
he was again loudly applauded on
the Republican side and in the gal
leries,
Year: 1879

The attending the OF these remedies n
tho OF affections of the skin and scalp with
of hair is astonishing From part of the country
come the most grateful acknowledgements Of what might
be called miraculous curos Mcssrs. Weeks Potter
tend their thanks all who have spoken good
CuucuRA. CUTicuRA and CUrIcURA RksoLv EST and
will thankfully receive reports OF wherever hoy
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, Sept. s. 1879.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day the Secretary Of
War submitted the question regarding the furnish
ing OF rations to persons in camp Memphis. as
requested by State Treasurer Polk. After general
discussion 1t decided that whatever aid Is ex-
tended III this direction by federal authority must
be within the scope OF the recent act OF Congress
and meet with tho approval of the National Board Of
Health Secretary McCrary will communicate fully
with Colonel Polk on the subject.
Year: 1879

Be conten,ed, my boy. You need no,
be satisfied with what YOU are; you don't
want to live without ambition; 80 long as
you live strive to be something better, and
higher. and stronger to morrow than you
are to-day, but don't worry; don't fret


Wear your rea ly made clothes with the
air of Prince, until yon can do better
eat your twenty five cent dinner with The
manner Of man who is accustomed to
fare sumptuonsly every day on course din


ners, aud likes this sort of thing for a
change. Keep the sunshine in your hear,
and it will shine out Of your face. Th+
world is always grateful to sunny temp


cred man, just because he is good enough
and gracious enough to live in it. Laugh,
my son. If your stomach is 50 empty that
you can not tell whether your pain is in
your liver or your backbone wear your
hat jsuntiIy if it is SO full of holes that
you can't see the grease and wether stains
that cover il; speak ehee'i4y, though you
have to wear your overcoat every time


your shirt goes to the laundry. 1t won't
be an easy thing TO do right along; the
days will come when a good indu gence
in the 'bIues' would seem Ike paradise
there will be hours when you woull rath
er swear than laugh, when you would
rather growI and wall than look pleasant ;
there will be times when. in spite Of your
strength and manhood and good resola-
tions, you will go away by yourself ard
groan and bury your face in your hands
and cry like girl; | know it, son. But
don't make a habit oft, and don't let any


one see you do it. Il is a dangerous lux
ury, son, and should only be INDUCED in
at very long intervals and on rare occa-
sions. Cultivate contentment; if you have
no gloves, put your hands in your pockets;
if your coat is out at the elbows, back up
against the fence you have mo- hat, you
will never become bald. And when pros
perity comes-not if, but when-you will
be ptouder Of your good nature in the
dark days Of adversely, my son, than you
can be of all the honors, and all the fame
and position that prosperity and success
can bring you. Never worry, son, don't
fret it will only make your face thin and
you hair turn gray.-!Bos BvkpEr7x in
Chicago Ledger.s4s
Year: 1879

A correspondent Of the Boston
Traveller reyiyes the following
good story about Stephen Girard:
While the philanthropist was
president Of the Girard Bank a
stranger stepped in one morning
and pleasantly saluted him. Mr..
Girard, always affable and polite.
returned the salutation, and
without thinking any more about
the circumstance, passed into his
private office. The stranger then
stepped briskly up to the desk
Of the paying teller and present.
ed a check for $4,000 signed
Stephen Girard. The teller, who
had noticed the polite inter-
change Of greetings between the
president and the stranger, made
no hesitation about counting out
the bills, and the man departed
with the money. The check was
forged, but the rascal was never
discovered.
Year: 1879

Denis Kea,ney threatened TO break up
meeting in San Francisco if he had to
wade knee deep in blood to do it; but
when arrested BY very small policeman
for li>orderly conduct he submitted with
lamb like meekne<s, and would not permit
his followers to raise finger in his behalf
Year: 1879

A correspondent writes To the Germantown
Telegraph TO say that lis observation and ex-
perience are that thousands of fowls die an
nusly of cholera from neglect. He thus
gives his prevention: l never overstock my
poultry house. 1 always keep their quarters
clean and sweet. 1 use plenty OF lime and |
keep them well supplied with pure, fresh wa
ter. feed them morning. noon and evening
at regular hours with a variety of " wholesome
food. A little fresh lime In their water II
very good during the summer months, but
you must not forget 10 clean the poulty house
every week
Year: 1879

Pro-. Goessmann finds the grape sugar ap-
pears In the cane while 1t is quite young. and
Increases TO aand per cent before any
cane sugar Is formed, which is first found
when the flower stalks are first pushing out
of the leaves, aid increases IN amount until
the grain Is of full size The per cent. of the
grape sugar TO the cane sugar was, In most ca
ses, as three To seven. After cutting, the cane
sugar changes gradually into grape sugar, the
change being hastened by moist and warm
weather. For the best results in sugar and
syrups, cut the crop soon as the grain IN
full grown, but not ripe, and grind the stalks
slt
Year: 1879

Mr.. Dickey, who has a claim northwest of
the city, brought TO our office a pea stalk
about foot high, on which there were sey-
eral pea pods and blossoms. The stalk was
thrifty and vigorous. Mr.. Dickey planted q
lot OF garden truck about the middle Of MAY,
1t Is all doing well especially the vines
which stand dry weather remarkably well


There can be no doubt of successful vegeua-
ton with any kind of weather al all favoTa-
4.
Year: 1879

:


Everybody rejOices over the late rains. The /
early planted corn Is made, and there never /
was time IN the history of this territory /
when there WAS such An acreage of corn as
there is now, nor when the outlook for an |
excessive yield was 80 promising.
Year: 1879

II ever the people of this county felt truly
thankful (kansans have the reputation of
being chronic grumblers under favorable a.
well as discouraging circumstancesl 1t was
last Thursday morning after the rain. The
corn crop vas looking well, better than in
any Of the adjoining counties, but could not
Year: 1879

Chintz bugs are leaving the wheat ground
in places and going TO the corn. IL Is feared
they will do damage in some places. Corn
never looked better, anywhere, than IL does
here and we feel sure the damage done will
be in small patches and very light.
Year: 1879

columbus Courier. Is.


Providence seems TO smile on Southern
Kansas this season. Farmers never had a
more seasOnable year for farming than we
have had so far this summer. The rains in
the fore part OF the week has put the corn
crops in splendid condition
Year: 1879

:


Harvest in Smith County commenced over
two weeks ago. The winter wheat is nearly
all harvested, and a great deal of 1t is In
stack. The crop is a good one, and will COM
pare fsvorably with that OF the best season
we ever had. Spring wheat also looks well,
and will make d good crop.
Year: 1879

From private advices we learn that the
crops in Douglas county are among those re-


ported good in the State. The late rains have


delayed the wheat harvest. but have assured
the corn crnp
Year: 1879

dissolve one pound and a half Of hard soap
In little water, To this add ten gallons OF
warm water; one table spoonful Of spirits OF
turpentine, and two isblespoonfuls Of srno-
MIA. The same OF powdered borsx will an
swer where ammonia cannot De had. NIX
thoroughly with the water, which can be set
on the back part Of the kitchen stove Thi-
should be kept at q temperature In whicn the
hand can be held. Into this solution put
the white clothes, and leave them two hours.
covered a. tightly possible. Then take
out and wash obce through warm waicr


little rubbing being necessary. Rlnse
through two wa'ers- the last being biutd,
and the Clothes are ready for the line. The
solution can be reheaf ed, but little more
turp%ntine and ammonia should he added.
II does not iDjure the most delicate fabric.
Year: 1879

In some localities where the farm
ers were not sufficiently liberal in
the use of seed there are too many
weeds and too few wheat stalks
but generally throughout Minnesota
the prospects are excellent, much
better. so far as we can gather, than
in any other state. The general
wheat crop of 1879 does not promise
to be large one. California has
suffered from drouth; so have Kan
sas and Nebraska. In Wisconsin
the dry weather was prolonged to a
later period than i'll Minncsota, and
the grain did not get so early start.
The winter wheat reagions generally
do not expect a full crop. If the
grasshoppesrs do not interfere we
do not see any reason why Minneso-
ia should not have very large crop
OF wheat and sell it at prices much
higher than those received for the
last crop. With the thrush of set
tiers our state is certain to be pros
porous if the crop is only moderate.
With 4 big crop and high prices it
will fairly boom.