smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

reset with grass i'll a remarkably short space
OF time that even he who ftlrrowed them
could not detect that the plovshare had ever
been there.


Summing up these facts, we are forced to
admit that of all the grasses which are the
natural product Of any country, the bunch
grass Of Montana eXcells every other in
quality and permanency.
Year: 1877

MS the season for commencing this years
operations is at hand, a word or two Oh this
subject may not be aniss. Without doubta
majority Of the cases of sickness and death
among poultry could be traced to want of
cleanliness and proper care to keep them
and their quarters free from parasites.
There are no less than four kinds of these
pests sure to be found where fowls are ne
elected. First the chicken louse unlike any
other, which is found at first on the heads of
young chicks when only a few days old,
dark in color, efliptical in shape. about an
eighth of an inch long. with legs near the
head, and which moves slowly-a sort of
chicken tick, fastening themselves upon the
head Of the young chick, sucking its blood
till the poor chick dies if neglected; they
are easily detected and as easily guarded
against. When the chicks look pale about
the face, and go about chirping With feathers
on the head standing up, look for chicken
ticks. I have seen them only Il few DAYS
old, with only two or three ticks to be found
but thousands of nits on the top and front of
the head A little lard, applied two or three
times for Il week, will kill both ticks and the
eggs. using nothing but lard and Il very lit
lie yellow snuff Sulphur and lard is about
us sure to Kill the chicks as the ticks. | have
never seen anything Of the kind Oh hens.


Next comes the spider louse, OF red mite,
which iniests the coop OF be il old and young
i'll neglected quarters. at first they will not
be noticed, as they usually prey upon the
birds at night leaving them to hide away in
the cracks Of the coops through the day, and
tue owner will wonder why his chicks grow
no faster. lie feeds literally, says they are
not lousy, but they are poor and have tired


look. All the feed in the world will hot
counteract the effect Of these tormentors, and


unless cleaned out at once they will overrun
the premises beth night and day. Wash
everything with coal oil, and use limeN'ash
with a liberal dash of carbolic acid in it..


Next comes the long, grey body louse,
found Oh mature. fowls; these run rapidly,
are the largest of all and the lea4t trouble
some. 1.-THE fowls have q good dry dustiilg
Year: 1877

The following were the receipts and shipments
Of the leading articles OF produce this city during
the twenty -four hours ending at Z o'clock on
Saturday morning, and for the corresponding
time aBt year:
Year: 1877

The above figures are taken from the last am
nual report Of the West Oakland Association,
anu, while they are undoubtedly published in
the interest Of members Of that Association
they reflect general state Of prosperity among
all the others
Year: 1877

EDITOR EXCHANGE :


Perhaps an item from the country
would interest some Of your readers.
We are a month behind gathering
crops, sowing wheat, DC. Very few
will get through picking cotton by
Christmas, and come not before spring.
For the past week we have had toler-
able weather for picking, and there
has been a general push to get as much
picked as possible while the good
weather lasts. On account of the
continued rainy weather we are not
through sowing wheat yet, and but
few of us will get as much soVn as we
intended. Most of farmers are SOW.
ing this week. The larger part OF
the corn crop Is gathered, and both
yield and gpality is considerably be-
low that of last year. 1t is thought
corn will be much higher price than
for several years past. The. weather
has been very nice Or week or two
prst for hog killing, and | think most
of it has been butchered. More grass
has been sown this fall than ever be-
fore, which bespeaks an Improvement
for this vicinity More anon. Dec.
-, 1877. &
Year: 1877

We want to sell all the goods We
can TO the good people of Milan and
vicinity; but We are perhaps old fo>
gies about our method of business.
We never pull our customers around
on the street. We can't sly to them,
We can sell them goods cheaper than
any one else Weare trying to make
money in q legitimate way, and can
sell goods as cheap as any tirst-class
house. A big lot of goods for inspec-
ton and on sale every day and night,
except Sunday, at The Emporium.
Year: 1877

We have on sale q complete line.
Ehev will neither suit for food. or
furnish warmth for the body; but
they will certainly please the children.
You who want to invest in such urti-
cles may do well t. inspect nice lot
now on exhibition ut


The Emporium.
Year: 1877

Oar stock is, We think, complete in
all kinds of useful and Ornamental
goods, for which we will be pleased t.
show You. Prices will be made as
reasonable as any first class house in
the interior. Come ard see us at


The Emporium.
Year: 1877

Our late style Suitings that We are
selling at 10 and 10 cents per yard,
pleases all the ladies, and We think
the best and rrettiest goods we have
.ofiered this season for the money.
We Try to please The ladies at


The Emporium.
Year: 1877

We have received t is week from
the New York Needle Company a full
line Of all the leading Sewing Machine
Needles. We will also furnish YOU
with any attachments tor yodr mr-
chimes needed. We can furnish you
with any desired Sewing Machine
complete for S23 to $50. See Us ior
any information wanted in this line at


The Emporium.
Year: 1877

One of the most dramatic situations
in " Romeo and Juliet" is the combat
between the love-stricken Romeo and
Iy6GH. This ends, it will be remem-
bered, by a slashing rapier fight be-
tween the two, wherein the enraged
scion Of the Montagues spits his enemy
through the diaphragm. Last night
the part of Montague was assigned to
one of the best members of Mr.. Ellsler's
company. He received his death
wound and, arching his spine and throw
ing out his manly bosom, he fell upon
the stage dead to all intents and purpos-
es. The curtain was rung down and
the huge beam at the bottom descended
with a rush until within few inches of
the slain Ty6Glt's head, when it was
found that the corpse lay directly be-
meath. The discovery was made just in
time, else had the scene-shifter allowed
the curtain to come down on the actor's
head he would have been afflicted with
a headache, if not with a cracked cra-
mum. The situation was an awkward
one, and the artist at the curtain-wind-
less ordered 7y6GI's corpse to ''get out
of that'' and ssroll over" The corpse
made frantic effort to roll over, but
failed, and then, with look of intense
disgust on his features, arose, went a
few steps to the rear, and smoothed his
features in death, as before. The very
fact that the actor had gone through the
motion of dying in such truthful style
made the co'atretemps the more striking,
and while many sympathized with his
discontinue, the greater part of the
audience burst out in uncomfortable
laughter, such as no studied scene in
the play could possibly have evoked
Columbus 10 ! DiSnntch ----
Year: 1877

AN unpleasant case of the Enoch Ar
den type is distressing fashionable life
at Montreal. A number of years ago
newly married man left his wife and
went to California, finally ceased corre-
spending with her and word came that
he was dead. The widow, after n
proper season, married again, and after
few years this husband died. Not long
ago rich real-estate agent laid siege to
her heart, was accepted and the two have
since lived in great style on Victoria
Street. But at this inauspicious time the
truant first husband turns up and de-
mands his own. The lady, being at
tached to her last husband, clings to
him, but as she is not legally his wife
they have been forced to separate, and a
divorce from the first husband seems to
be the only thing which can establish
practical justice in the case.
Year: 1877

For some 40 years the method of pre-
serving wood by filling its pores with
creosote oil has been known and used in
Europe, and its perfect reliability is no
longer there a matter of experiment.
Railway ties laid in 1910 are still in use
in England, and piers and other marine
works constructed in 1850 from creo-
soted timber are perfectly sound to-day
in localities where, had they been built
in timber in its natural state, they would
have been totally eaten away by the
teredo within four years. In the United
States but very little comparatively has
been done in this matter, partly be-
cause suitable works for creosoting lum-
Der have not been in existence. Mr.. Ira
Hayford for the past 10 or II years has
devoted his time and energies to this
subject practically. In 1872 and 1873
he was engaged at the Charlestown
Navy Yard by the Government in creo-
soting the timbers of the Vandalia;" :"
and white oak timbers two feet square
and 60 feet long were impregnated to
the heart with the oil. Mr.. Hayford's
creosote SYSTEM is based on the fact that
the sap and water must first be with
drawn from the wood, and then the
preservative oil forced into its empty
pores. The effect of the heat used in
the process is to cook the albumen of
the wood, and destroy its liability to
putrefaction. This process alone would
add greatly to the length of life of tim
ber.-AnsSricdn architect and Builder
Year: 1877

Potato SoUP.-Take of potatoes
pared and sliced thin l quart, 2 quarts
water; boil until done, then add l egg
well beaten and pint of milk or cream;
pepper and salt to taste. If not thick
enough, add little flour thickening
If you have no milk or cream, use a gen
erous lump of butter,
Year: 1877

AT a concert at Booths Theater,
a bouquet was handed tO Ole Bull,
and when he reappeared in response
to an encore he had n large white
rose i'm his button-hOle. With the
first vigorous movement OF his bow
the rose went to pieces, aud as the
leaves fell To the floor he-uncon-
sciOus Of this, of cOurse-struck up
"rhe Last Rose of Summer"
Year: 1877

Cor. Chicago Tines


A little figure in black dress,
and with bright, copper-colored
hair, which the sunset lights to a
flame as its last gleam fingers on
her head-that is Lotta. Sitting
all alone in a camp.chair on the
sands. with the hands we have
watched in their graceful hutter
and twirls Of the stage, folded de-
murely on her knees; and the big
eyes which we have seen sparkle
behind the footlights, fixed solemn
ly far over the ocean. No little
nun could be more demure than
Lotta by the sea. She puts on her
black bonnet and shawl and goes
regularly to church. She walks
much alone by the seaside. She
arrays her tiny form in a doll-baby
bathing suit, and plunges into the
surf and comes out with her hair
all dripping; from the bathroom to
the hotel she walks in a loose white
wrapper and fairy slippers;
sits on the veranda and lets the
wind and sun dry her sunny head;
from her bath and her nap she re-
appears at dinner in the plainest of
clothes, and with the least artificial
color and lxings. Then here is
Nine Sin, wife of the noted New
York theater manager. No grand
mother could be palmer in garb and
more dignifed in manner,


Yesterday appeared Captain
johnson, husband of Harriet Lane.
He is a stout, good huuored man,
proud of his wife and in love with
her yet. He wore a striped blue
and white seersucker coat, and wide
white trousers, and escorted his
spouSe-who was dressed in a robe
Year: 1877

by cable 10 New Iork Herald


LONDON. September 7, 1877.


Thus far the war has given very
few opportunities for great news
paper feats. These few, however,
have been made the most of, and
the London press especially de-
serves the highest praise forHts en-
terprise and vigilance. At the out
set the Times laid its plans with
great vigor and foresight, promis-
ing to overmatch all its rivals. 1t
sent out regiment of correspond
ents, covering every point with a
princely disregard of expense, de-
pending, apparently, upon the
number of its men for a certainty
of success. The correspondents Of
the Times are, undoubtedly, an
able corps Of gentlemen, worthy Of
all the prestige and dignity Of that
illustrious English journal.


THE WAR CORRESPONDENT.


Unfortunately, however, these
gentlemen have seemed to be lack
ing in the one essential element of
enterprise. To use sporting
metaphor, "They have shown plenty
of action, but no speed" How
ever excellent are the qualities Of a
war correspondent, the. first great
essential is that he shall be able to
get through to his journal the ac-
count which he has written. News
differs from all other marketable
articles in that it is the most perish
able of all


WHAT is AND is NOT NEWS.


Unlike other men in responsible
positions, the war correspondent
may wreck a career Of success by
one failure. The cashier or teller
of a bank, who receives a worthless
check believing it to be good,
simply adds the deficit to the ac-
count of profit and loss. 1t i;
something for which recompense
can be found in additional caution
for the future. But the news of to-
day becomes history to-morrow,and
its use to the journalist is lost for
ever. The most graphic description
Of a great battle is valueless if il
comes an hour too late. For the
war correspondent who fails there
is no forgiveness, no atonement
There is no such thing as a valid
excuse for failure.
Year: 1877

The case of Isaac S. Allen, charged
with embezzling the funds of the San
Francisco Benevolent Society of which
he was Secretary, presents the disgust
ing fact that the brother of girl whom
ne had seduced, extorted blackmail
from him till the funds gave out and
then exposed the offender. The name
of the animal who made sisters shame
the source of profit. is julius Mall
house. Nice young man.
Year: 1877

We yesterday received q visit from
Mr.. Conner, Of La Conner, the center
of growing and opulent agricultural
section of this Territory. He informs
us that the area of land to be cultivated
during the coming season will be nearly
double what was sOwn in grain during
tho past year, and that there will be an
average yield of over one ton per acre
in barley or wheat. while of oats there
will be at least one and quarter tons
to the acre. TIE growth of grain cul>
ture in the Swinom;sh country, is al
most without a parallel. Four years
ago. the settlers barely raised grain
enough for home consumption; while
IN 1876, over hundred and twenty
men earned living as laborers upon
the threshing machines in that section.
From the hill back of La Conner, in
October, he could count six threshers
in operation, two OF which we're driven
by steam, and the rest by horsepower
Prior to this. the people of Puget
Sound had lived in defiance of the
principles of political economy. With
thousands of acres of valuabl. land ly-
ing Idle before them, they had sent
abroad only coal and lumber, import
ing pork and breadstuffs from Oregon
and California. Now, the tide turns,
and instead Of importing provisions
from Oregon and San Francisco, we are
competing IN the markets of the latter
emporium with the products of the
Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys.
The great scarcity of crop in those re-
gions, this year--as foreshadowed by
the want of rain, this winter -betokens
good prices for our farmers. As this
place is the base Of supplies for that
section. We can rely upon getting a
good share of that trade; though some
Of it may 60 to Port Gamble, which
place has consumed more wheat in its
grist- than any other point on the
sound.


The quality of the oats grown in the
Swinomish country, is not equalled by
those of any other section. The Sacra-
mento valley never produced very good
oats. and the only places were an ex-
sellent quality was grown, were the
valleys of Napa and Sonoma. In these
localities the land has lately become so
much more valuable for vinicultural
purposes, there is but little grain to be
grown there hereafter. In all proba-
bility, the Swinomish fats will be an
important feeder OF San Francisco. this
year. and it would not astonish us to
see a ship or two load grain for Cork at
Seattle or Utsalady. 1t would be some


thing out Of the common run, but
stranger things have happened.
Year: 1877

John A. Logan, one of the most bitter
and vlndictlve men in the Radical party,
has been obliged 70 withdraw from the
Senatorial election in Illinois. He Is
one of those mushroom statesmen who
came up with the war and must now be
content to return to merited obscurity
Year: 1877

In an exhaustive pamphlet issued by
Henry George of San Francisco, enti-
tied "Who shall be President?" he say
1.-The situation is certainly grave enough
to demand from every citizen careful
honest and patriotic consider as
devoid of partisan feeling as is possible


1t is of inestimable Importance tha,
whoever is President holds uffice b.
virtue of lawfnl election. The nc ment
that any party can retain power in the
United States after it. has oeen defeated


that moment we abandon the American
and adopt the Mexican system. No
party can afterward be expected to go
out uuul forced out, and in little
while we will be estimating political
strength not by votes but by bayonets


The crisis is momentous We are in
full view of the rock on which other re
publics have split. We are face TO face
with the danger which unbelievers in
popular government have from the first
predicted would finally overwhelm US. >
Year: 1877

As soon as Truthful Jeems Fair got
the stock of Con. Virginia down to $32
per share and bought up all there was
in sight. he struck vein of pay ore and
run it up to S52 in ten days. Smart
man.
Year: 1877

in its place was raised the standard Of
rebellion, the flag of the Palmetto
State. Around their rooms hung an
habitue, gambler, and one who had
lost a fortune in wooing the tickle,
wicked goddess; a gentleman, gradu-
ate of West Point, but ruined and
almost reckless man. The news came
in about 9 O'Clock in the evening of the
taking of Sumter. There was no more
card playing that night. Then it was
from..that sofa, where he had beenloung-
ing, there uprose handsome and manly
form. The half inebriated, reckless
man was transformed, as if by magic,
into the splendid soldier. ''Now,"
said he, sis my time. Time to redeem
myself and serve my country. have
been educated for soldier" Chapman
turned to the money drawer of the faro
table, and, taking handful of gold,
said, "take this, go and purchase what
you want. I'll buy your ticket; the
steamer sails tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock" The steamer sailed, and from
the generosity and patriotism Of William
Chapman and Charles Burroughs, the
two professional gamblers of San Fran
cisco, the country received the splendid
and gallant services of fighting Joe
Hooker, the Hero of Lookout Noun
tain
Year: 1877

New Haven sells its 8 per cent.
bonds at 1851.


The California mines yielded n
million and half in May.


House rents in Brooklyn never were
so low, but pews in the churches COM
mand the usual prices. Piety pays.


1t looks as if it would have been
better for Schneider if he had Quenched
his diplomatic aspirations a little
sooner.


Although New York is one of the
wealthy cities that eats ten cent pea
nuts she succeeded in disposing of a
million bushels of ''gobbers" last
year.


The Cincinnati Commercial has given
up trying to fight the silver campaign
with one hand tied behind its back and
now squares off at us with both fists.


The summer weather has its usual
depressing effect on metropolitan edi-
tors, and they are falling back on the
balance of trade. Mr.. Edward Young's
bureau is mine of wealth to the few
editors who dare to walk on the same
side of the street with column OF
figures.


The st. Paul Pioneer Press, while
acknowledging that public opinion
abroad cannot be affected by anything
it can plead in mitigation of the odium
which Minnesota must suffer from "an
act of square, deliberate and flagrant
reputation, nevertheless feels it its
duty to say that sit was mainly sin OF
ignorance and of circumstances, and
it is confident that in year or two the
mischief will be repaired.
Year: 1877

In France the unfortunate criminals
under sentence of death never know the


time fixed for their execution until the
moment arrives indeed, as a prisoner
capitally condemned usually appeals as
q matter of course to the Cour de CASA.


ton against bis sentence, they must
often be uncertain to the last whether
the sentence will be carried out. The
order for the execution is only sent to
the prison the evening beforeit is to take
place, and the criminal is not informed


of it till the fatal morning arrives. At
the time of our visit to this prison, a
correspondent writes, there happened to
be two unfortunate inmates Of the con-
demned cells. The next evening but
one an order came down from the minis
try of the interior respiting the one and
directing the execution of the other. AT
daybreak on the following morning the
wretched man was reused from sleep
and informed that his appeal had been
rejected, and he must prepare for death,
and in eighteen minutes, as we were in
formed, from the moment he awoke
his head had fallen beneath the guillo'
Year: 1877

Jumpfn4 from Train and Running, swim.


ming and Fighting while Wounded.


Deputy Sheriff Edsall, of Chemung
county, N. Y, was on his way to Roch-
ester on an Erie railway train, with
Mike Murphy, criminal who had been
sentenced to the penitentiary. When
two miles west of Kanonah, and while
the train was running at the rate of
thirty miles an hour, Murphy jumped
from the car. The train Was stopped
as soon as possible. The officer went
back, expecting to find the mangled
body of his prisoner. He found the
ground torn up for twenty-five feet along
the track where Murphy had tumbled
and ploughed through it. There was
blood on the ground, but Murphy was
nowhere to be seen. Some men work.
ing near said they saw Murphy jump
off, and that he had picked himself up
and told them the conductor put him
off. he had started across the fields on
run. BE was sighted by the officers
nearly mile away. The sheriff started
in pursuit. Murphy plunged into Five
Mile creek and swan across, and ran up
along the stream. The sheriff crossed
the stream in the same way, and gained
rapidly on the fugitive. When within
pistol shot he fred at Murphy, who
then jumped into the watea second
time and crossed back again, and con-
tinued up the stream. The officer swan
the creek again. After running half a
mile Murphy again swan the creek, fol-
lowed by the sheriff.


Murphy then struck off into the fiells
and took the Hammondsportr road, which
he finally left and made for thick piece
OF woods. In crossing rough piece OF
ground Murphy fell He made two
efforts before he could get up. The
sheriff was then so nearly exhausted
that he was unable to go much faster
than q walk. Murphy reached the
woods followed by pistol balls. The
sheriff had noticed blood at intervals on
the trail. When the officer got into the
woods Murphy was nowhere to be seen.
The sheriff walked in, when he was soon
almost stunned by q blow across his
neck from a club, and, before he could
turn, he was siezed by Murphy, who
began to shower blows on the officers
head. The latter managed to free him
self, and made an effort to use his revol-
yer, but Murphy knocked it out of his
hand, and tried to get the weapon him
self. A struggle then began between
the two men for possession OF the pistol.
By lucky chance the officer got the
club Murphy had dropped, and, spring.
ing back, he struck him blow that
feiled him to the ground. he then
choked Murphy until the latter was
forced to beg for mercy. Edsall secured
the pistol and marched Murphy in front
of him to Kanonah station, threatening
to shoot him if he turned or ran. Muir
phys wounds we're in his legs, pieces
of flesh having been torn out when he
jumped from the train. How he man.
aged to run four miles, swimming swift
stream three times, and then offer resis-
tance to his pursuer, is wonderful.