smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

THE People Of the State Of Florida,
Represented IN Senate and ASSEMBLY
do enact as folSoacs Section l. That
it shall not be lawful for any person
to set fire to or burn any wild forests
or woods in this State except between
the 18th of February and the 31st
day of March in each year, provided,
that if the county commissioners of
any county in this State shall deter
mine that the interest of the people
of such county may be promoted by
making the period during which the
woods may be burned in such county
different from that provided for in
this Act, they shall give notice by
publication in newspaper having
circulation in their county, or by
posting at three or more conspicuous
places, and the time so designated in
such notice shall be the time for the
burning of the woods in such county,
Provided further: That any person in.
tending to set fire to any woods shall
give notice of such intention to all
persons living within one mile of the
place intended to be fired.


Sec. 2. That any person violating
the foregoing provisions, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished
by ine not exceeding 500, or by
imprisonment in the county Jail not
exceeding one hundred days, one OF
both, at the discretion of the court.


Sec. 3. That all laws and parts of
laws in conflict with this Act, are
hereby repealed.


Approved, March s, 1879.
Year: 1879

Editors Florida Agricultwist::


We are told that there is a bust
ness among certain men in the north
which is extremely remunerative-
feeding penned sheep for the result
ing manure, which is sold to tobacco
growers at high prices per ton, they
considering it the best fertilizer to be
had for their purpose, it producing a
smoker rich and dark which burns
easily and evenly, leaving a white ash.
Any one of these three branches of in
dustry, taken separately, would be prof.
liable in this State; the three com
bined would insure the most notable
success, fitting in and working each
for the mutual good OF the other, as
if for the purpose made.


But ! have branched from the in
tenaed brief programme. The time
was not mentioned when the sheep
should be introduced on the farm !;
do this as soon as the place will show
enough pasturage, pea-vine, etc., to
keep them we'll filed from the begin
ming. A lean sheep will neither make
mutton nor wool to satisfactory ex-
tent.


1t has been suggested that the ma
tive stock will be the best to COM
mence with, securing cross from
them by introducing rams of the i'm.
ported beed, the Southdown or Cots
wold. Your sheep introduced and
crops planted. to be in the fashion,
and before you lose all your reputa.
tion and good character with your
neighbors, try and plant a little
"patch" of orange trees, merely as a
variety and pastime, and for thepres-
ent, as l said, to keep your neighbors
from adjudging you criminal inno-
vator and irreverent idiot in not fall
ing down and worshiping the al
mighty king OF the citrus race.
have always been a firm disciple of
this the industry OF Florida, and would
not have it understood that my con-
fdence in it is any the less now. But
1 have also, always believed that the
business on which a man must wait
several years before realizing remun-
Grafton for his labors, should be made
by that man secondary, unless he is
independent OF his daily efforts for
his bread. To the average man the
tolls and results by which he lives in
the present are his salvation. The
business OF to-day is in every sense
primary, and will be so till man can
live on expectation and fatten on
hope. Then plant your orange trees
when not pushed by your cane, sheep
and tobacco, and you will find that
they will grow as steadily as your
neighbors' who send north for their
fertilizers not half so good as your
sheep for the same purpose. And
Year: 1879

J
notony of planting, and shearing
sheep every year, you will be content
to sell out that part of the business
and live the rest of your life under
orange trees large enough to shade
you and full enough to keep you, and
you will have the consolation of
knowing that you have been living,
not existing, up to date; nine cases
out OF ten your neighbor can't boast
of the same.


The solution is before you, and the
answer easily and quickly Obtained
on paper; and why not proportion.
ately SO in reality and practice If
there is flaw in it from beginning to
end, except that it has never been
put into practice, would like for it
to be pointed out to me, and, as the
good-natured editor said, if any gen.
tleman will put his finger on that "of.
fensive line and bring me the scissors,
l will cut it out for him."


Yes, sir, I dare to say with one of
Mark Twain's characters, and with
equal sanguineness and more of rea.
son, "there are millions in it," and as
proof of my faith in the assertion and
practicability of the programme" I
hereby authorize the editor OF this
paper to give the writer's address to
any long-sighted money-investar who
has the capital but not the brains,
Tor rather muscle), and who would
contribute his commodity to the
stock on hand, thus forming an equal,
(or unequal, as the case may be), and
healthy partnership, compelling for
tina to smile til the. nhrnpin rss.s-----
on her brow be erased forever.


/ read with much interest the
article of enquiry concerning tobacco
growing in this State by ''L," repre-
sentlng prospective colony to the
State from Rhode Island. Were
it a month or two later ] could give
him practical and definite informa.
tion on the subject, having an ex-
perimental crop on the ground now.
I can say this much for it, however; !;
up to date it Is doing as we'll, where
on suitable land, as tobacco in any
State. had the privilege of
slight experience with tobacco last
fall. 1t was in North Carolina,
however, and IN the midst of the fine
tobacco region round and about Dur.
ham. Many are making quick for
tunes on their (until recently con.
demned) sandy soils, which make
now The highest priced tobacco.
With their improved systematic
method of fue-curing they obtain
very bright tobacco-"as white as my
Shirt" is common and favorite ex-
preston with some of the experts in
alluding to the result of an excep-
tional curing; thought his is not say
ing very much for the tobacco, in
many instances:


| have seen tobacco sell there for
$3.50 per cwJ., and l have seen it sell
Tor 81 per cwt., about what we pay
for tobacco stems; mine brought
nearer the latter Ground sum- How
ever | made on it debt. The pres
ent attempt is consequence OF the
speculation, trying it for revenge.
We have the advantage of the 'Tar-
heels" in not having to fue-cure our
tobacco for the Market "as black as
my hat" is the great desideratum
with us. Our cigar manufacturers,
most OF whom are Cubans, think if
we turned our attention TO the mat
ter that we could make almost as
good an article as the Cubans them
selves. One of them showed me his
Year: 1879

The other day when burly big driv-
or of cart backed his vehicle up to the
alley gate Of an old house in Detroit to
dump out a ton of coal, some children
came out of the side door. and the driver
beckoned them near and said:


Last time | was here one of the
wheels crushed bit of dog belonging
to one of you. | heard great crying
but | can't be stopping to look out for
dogs on the street."


The children made no reply, but as
they watched him unload the cart they
wondered if he had any little children of
his own, and if he ever spoke kindly to
them. He may have felt the burden Of
their thoughts, for suddenly he looked
up and said


"Well, own Tn a bit sorry and be-
ing as | knew was coming up, [
brought an orange to give to the child
who owned the dog. Which of you is
it 2"


''The dog belonged to little lame Billy
in the house there" answered girl
1T was all the dog be ever had, and
when you killed it ne cried himself al
most to death. He didn't never have
any plaything but that little dog"


And will you take this orange to
him


II can't sir, COS he's dead, and they
are coming to take him to the tgrave-
yard pretty soon.


The driver looked up and down seem
ed to ponder the matter. and then cross
ed to the other house. The little coffin
and its burden was in the front room.
and two or three old women we're wip-
ing away their tears and talking in low
tones. The driver put his hand on the
closed coffin and said


81 didn't know that it was bis dog
| didn't know that he was sick aud
lame. God forgive me if | made sor-
row for him !"


The vehicle sent to convey the body
to the cemetery drove up at that mo-
ment, and the burly big man continued


'1f he was alive I'd buy him any
thing he could ask. | can do nothing
now but carry him softly out"


He gently took up the coffin in his
stout arms and carried it out, bis eyes
moist and bis lips quivering, and when
he had placed it in the vehicle he looked
up at the driver in beseeching way
and whispered


"Drive slow; drive slow He was
poor little lame boy p


The driver wondered, but he moved
away slowly, and the coal cartman stood
in the centre of the street, and anxiously
watched till he was off the cobblestones
Then as he turned to his own vehicle he
said


Il didn't mean to, but wish he had
lived to forgive me p
Year: 1879

RED-EYE AND NINA. The greatest race
in America, as old turfman view it, was
the match between Red-Eye and Nina,
half brother and sister, both sired by
Boston. Red Eye had about a hun
dredth part of Potomac blood in him, but
even those few drops of the famous scrub
racers blood gave the noble steed wei
ter weight to carry that handicapped him
in the prejudices of the Nirginians IN
spite of his great achievements He was
a very devil for temper, and showed it IN
an eye like Apollion's, He won the first
heat, and his owner told the boy, little
pet Niger, named Anderson, to hold him
back and let the mare win the second, so
as to make Red-Eye's bottom tell but
the horses look was perfectly diabolicai,
and he reared and charged as if he would
whip the entire crowd, and the people ran
from his very look; while the little boys
got off the fences and climbed the trees
10 get out OF his way. The boy managed
to keep the reserve power IN him four
times round, and he was taken to the
stable looking mad and fresh enough for
another heat right then. The next heat
he won easily, making the greatest
achievement then or since known on the
turf, taking time and distance into con-
sideration.
Year: 1879

WHEN the animal world had been creAe
ted. there remained an incongruous ass
sortment Of bone, small and great, shaped
and unahaped- To utilize these odds and
ends, they were wrapped in fish skin
and called shad, and shad they remain e
this day.
Year: 1879

Baltimore Americana


The New York Times gives the par
ticulars Of a sensation that has re-
Gently transpired in Boston by which
nearly a hundred of the most fashion
able ladies became the victims of a
blaekmailing operation. A year ago a
fashionable dressmaker of the Hub
employed an attractive young woman
whose specially it was to call at the
residences Of her customers and cut
and fit their dresses. Miss Annie, as
she was called, became a great favor
ite, and and no dress was considered
complete unless it had the touch of
her artistic fingers in taking in" here
and letting out" there. 1t was noted
that she had note book which she
handled as deity as Julian Hardy"
the reporter in Fatinitza, and was
constantly making memorandums of
batting and whalebone required to fill
out the ideal curves and Irregularities
of surface constituting the highest
type of full dressed beauty. These
memorandums, she explained, were
necessary to prevent her losing the
recollection Of any sudden inspirations
as the delicate insertion of gusset, or
the bold cutting of a shoulder piece
on the bias. The business of the en-
ploying dressmaker, who had the good
fortune of employing Miss Annie, in
creased rapidly. 1t became test of
true culture among Boston ladies to
have their dresses made exclusively at
her establishments, and the result
was an apparent increase of BOstonian
beauty, both in breadth and thickness.
without much increase in weight.


One dark and dreadful day that will
be remembered by the patronesses Of
Miss Annie, each of the ladies re-
ceived at home one Of her cards. and
was told that a young gentleman wish
ed to see them in the parlor Each
lady had an interview with young
man who was instantly recognized as
the Miss Annie, and was, Of course,
terribly surprised. The wicked young
man VINO had so successfully mas
queraded as a dressmaker's assistant
explained with much apparent peni-
tence that he had been detected and
discharged, and that his sole desire
was to hide himself in California. To
do this money was required and he
presented a small bill for materials
which he had furnished at his own
expense. Cotton was charged for at
the rate Of So a pound, and whalebone
at So. On payment of the bill he
would instantly rend from his note
book the memoranda relating to her
dresses and depart on the first train
for the Pacific slope. The story goes
that he made a complete round Of his
former customers, and that his collec-
tions exceeded $1,000 from the terrified
fair ones.
Year: 1879

AhAiduNAPula AAmessl


The opinion of Mr.. Murat Halstead
is that the Republicans will not be
able to secure the next Presidency.
The Democrats have now got all those
advantages for counting their man in
which the Republicans had when they
put Hayes into the position to which
he had not been elected and the opin-
ion of others besides Mr.. Halstead is
that they will use it. The great Gin
cinnati editor doesn't rely much on the
nonsense that Grant would be able to
frighten them out of their determine
tion, or that there would be any dis
turbance of the peace any more than
there was in the winter succeeding the
last Presidential contest. When it
comes to counting the vote next time
the Republicans will likely begin to
realize that they have furnished the
Democrats with altogether too many
handy precedents.
Year: 1879

Leavenworth is the old home of
Sherman. He lived there and prac-
ticed law that is, put out shingle
and waited very patiently and dismal
ly for clients. He got case in court
once, the only one he ever tried in his
life. 1t was a legal controversy about
little bull worth about SIS. The
law and the facts were all on Sher-
man side, and he went into court with
a large number of law books and a
long brief prepared with sleepless
care and great diligence. A little
spike haired lawyer, with complex
ion like sand hill and breath laden
with fumes of stale grog, came in on
the other side and won the case.
Sherman picked up his books and
walked out of court, swearing he
would never try another lawsuit in
Kansas and he never did. This is a
true story. Sherman admits it HIM
self
Year: 1879

SUBSCRIBERS who wish to re-
new will do us a favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail list is very
large, and our force to do the
work small. NO USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Year: 1879

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per annum and
500 per month fOrlsss than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.


Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at soc per
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing postOfioe.
Year: 1879

NtM AVih NoIlusl


The story is well known of Senator
Sharon stepping in and assuming Raj
ston's debts. For awhile he was so
crippled with this burden that it was
a toss from day to day when he would
60 under, but a hard struggle has
brought him slowly out from under
the sl1 100000 debt cloud that hung
over him. For this reason he spent
little of his time in his seat in the
senate Absence at certain times
would have lost it all for him. They
say that he only draws his pay, but he
spends all and more Of it in entertain
ing his congressional friends at Rel.
mont, some of whom 60 up to bed in
the elevator between two servants,
and some save themselves from sliding
under the table by stumbling out by
the kitchen door.
Year: 1879

EXCESSIVE. At present the county pays
Sl5i per year to the water company for
the use of one hydrans e. the court house,
two hydrants in the jail yard, and three
on the public square. Heretofore no OBJ
lection Was made 10 sprinkling in front of
the offices to lay the dust and cool the
atmosphere, and the three hydrants on
the public square to water the trees.
Now, However, a positive injunction has
been laid against sprinkiing the street and
watering the trees, and the object for
which The water was engaged having failed
1t is IN order now TO stop the payment to
the water conpsny also, as wells and
pumps can be procured at much less e1-
pense.
Year: 1879

An insignificant sheet, edited by an
editorial mannikin, is published at Can
yon City, Grant county, Oregon. The
name Of the poor photograph who dis
grnces an honorable profession by Obtain
ing monty under the poor pretense OF
giving a newspaper in exchange for hard
cash, is Shepherd He attempted to ring
IN his smutty looking sheet on us for an
exchange. We were about to exchange
as an act of charity in order that he
should at least nave one good paper t"
cipy from; hut this dilapidated spec'm n
of editorial idiocy has been amusing hin :
self at our expense, and contrary TO al.
the rules of the profession, was so fir. h'-
ened at what he had done that he tried
to prevent our knowing it by not sending
a copy Of his abortion to us as usual
However, the Portland Bee noticed the
get of the poor miserable gutter snipe Of
journalism, and comments thusly:


"The editor of the Canyon City Nsrs tries
to get off weak fling at Col Parker ON ac-
count of his military title. Parker was duly
commissioned and served the country calamity.
In case of another war, Frank Parker would
be found in the thick Of the fight, while the
Nesrs man would Fort up in eoyo.s hole down
the gulch."


Who or what the brat is, who is ;mpos-
ing himself on Grant county, we do not
know, but we DO knew that We have a
host of friends over there, who appreciate
our efforts. not Only in building up The
country, but also in fighting for it during
their need We have always said good
word for old Grant county and its mines
and are proud OF the friends We have
there, and some day We shall come over,
and in half day get more subscribers for
the Walla Walla STATESMAN than tho poor
leech who is at present subsisting off the
the people can count on his whole list.
In the meantime we present our regards
to Charley Miller, Sam Parrish, Robbins,
Nail & Co., Bill Burnham. Jim CLARK,
Cummings, Stewart and other old t;liicl,ms
who viii be pleased to hear of our well
doing.
Year: 1879

Last Sunday great excitement was occa-
stoned in the city by the report that the
Snake Indians had attacked the Una
,illas and that they were engaged in fight.


ing that two companies Of troops had


been sent to the Umatil!a agency, and a
lot of Indians had been killed. There
appeared to be a determined effort on the
par. of certain parties to make big thing
out of it, for a bulletin board with very
questionable enterprise had the whole
thing fearfnlly exaggerated. As usual
there was very little truth in any Of the
reports The facts are simply as follows !:
About year ago during the Bannack
war, Eagan, the head chief of the Snakes
and nearly twenty of his band were
treacherously killed by the Umatilla In
dians in order to show the government
that they meant we'll. This was done
because they sew that it was for their
safety, it being mere than suspected that
they had previously been altogether too
friendly with the hostiIes Ever since
then the Umatillss have been expecting
retaliation which is tine first law Of na-
ture with an Indian. Lest week our dis
patches announced a scare on that &C
count it now appears to have been con
timed and finally eliminated in las.
Sundays excitement A few strange In
dams have been seen around the Umatilla
reservation recently, and on the princi-
pal that " the thief fears every bIsh an
officer" SO these Umatilas with their
past treachery fresh in their memories,
naturally think these strangers are Snakes
who are prrwling around in order to OBJ
tain "b'ood for blood" Major Coanoyer
denies having sent in the messenger who
came III with the alarm. The Indians
were all badly scared, and crowded up to
the agency for protection. They are
brave enough in The day time, but night
brings its terrors and they are worse
scared than any white people on from
tier settlement could be- All night long
they line the bluffs overlooking the
agency and load up and FIRE anything that
will make a noise. All the braves are
away so that there is nothing left but old
men women and children. One strange
Indian was tracked into the brush and
WAS fired at examination afterwaru dis
covered tracks and fresh blood is though
he had been shot and wounded. The
whites heed he under no alarm, it is, if
anything, merely little family quarrel
amongst two Indian tribes, Who, if they
improved each other completely of the
face of the earth, would only be dong
the community n Sarv'cn
Year: 1879

To THE EDrroR THE HERALD:-


have been informed that there is regulation in
force to the effect that bicycsts not allowed to
ride through Central Park. Is this trueS II SO do
you not think that this Ia a very unjust law? There
arc many young men in this city like myself VINO
arc unable to afford horse but who can afford a
bicycle. Now is It just right that the rich people
alone should have the privilege OF riding in Central
Park, while We who are only earning small salary
should be debarred from taking such needful and
q bicycle Is great help to those who by nature of
their business more or less closely confined. In
England they have strict regulations regards
riding bicy ces the footpaths. but without excep
ton the public parks are open TO the use OF bcy-
clists. The influence OF the HERALD used in the
right manner might alter this tyranncal regulation.


BICYCLIST.
Year: 1879

young and we'll dressed man. apparently only
partially recovered from spree, gave his name in
the Tombs Court yesterday as Richard A. Smith,
of Brooklyn and charged by Officer Crowley


of the Fourteenth precinct, with intoxcation. An
elderly gentleman held hurried conversation with
the officer and Justice Otterbourg before the
was called 1t afterward learned that the
prisoner is Q wealthy resident Of Brooklyn. On
Wednesday last he drew 81 900 from the Union Dino
Savings Bank and spent great deal of it in drink
Late on Thursday evening he went to the Van
Dyke House, corner of Bayard street and
the Bowery, with only 81 so in his pos
session, registered and assigned o room.
He teeeraphed to his wife in Lafayette avenue
Brooklyn. bidding her goodby and announcing that
he was determined to commit suicide. Tho lady ut
once ordered the carriage aud team drove with all
speed to the Van Dyke House, and caused the
by Officer Crowley OF her husband In his room, on
the table, tumbler containing laudanum and
Paris green. Justice Otterbourg turned him to
the of his wife and the elderly gentleman, who
proved to be his father-in-law. The carriage had
been waiting ut the Tombs for hour aud into this
the party entered and were driven rapidly away.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


am induced by recent accident to one OF my
patients to ask you to remind the busy pedestrians
of this great city to beware of the fruit skins
carslessly thrown on the sidewalks. One of
most useful and talented physicians slipped and
broke his log, which caused his death not
hope you will publish this timely warming
and also suggest to all philsnthropic good people,
especially our thoughtful policemen. to watch. and
when they such pieces Of fruit dangerous OBJ
structions the sidewalks to remove them. lady
friend saw = man eating banana and throw the
skin on the sidewalk as she was passing. She
stopped and threw 1t of with her umb ella and lie
asked her why she did it. She replied. "To prevent
some one getting broken limb" The said.
God bless you. never thought Of it,


HUMANITARIAN.