smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

saw an inquiry in the Rural New York
er, asking if corn stalks were good for
horses, when dry or cured; also, how to
cure the sowed corn | thought a few facts
from the experience ofan old farmer might
be of service to the inquirer, and might
benefit some others | would say, you may
cut up your sowed corn with a corn cutter,
OF you can reap it with sickle, OF you can
cradle it with a short, stiff cradle, or you
may slash it down with q reaper and self
rake, which works wen. Let the otalh,
lie to wilt, then bind IN small bundles and
set each bundle in q shock, then bind them
together at the top, in good weather they
will cure in about four OF five weeks, ready
to draw in Such corn fodder is the best
food for horses ever used. The horses
wind is always good, they are not subject
to disease, and | think will stand longer
drive Should the horse have the heaves
OF cough, feed corn and corn stalks, in 4
short time he is free in breathing and can
stand work If the horses should refuse to
ca. the stalks and cause t 30 much waste to
please, then wet and pat on meal and
shorts in proportion to the animals wants


A friend in the Rural New Yorker.
Year: 1874

What am doing for Him.
Who did so much for me.
Who suffered the agony, sorrow. and shame.
The death on the cruel tree.
What am doing: doing for Him.
Who suffered all this for me.
What am doing for Him:
Am laborng day by day.
Striving to win some strayng one in.
From the broad to the narrow way:
Trying to follow the Masters steps.
The Masters voice to obey.
How can do aught for Him,
Who needcth nothing from me:
All, a deed wrought from love to the Master


above.


viii ever accepted be;
"Inasmuch as ye did it to one of these
Ie have done it unto me-.
Perhaps my tasks are so small,
They seem almost unnoticed to be:
Yet some little place i'll the vineyards wide


space,


l know is allotted to me,
And sooner or later Gods blessing will come,
If fill it faithfully
And I'm glad that he knows it all;
My trying my failing to win:
And will still look in love from the heaven


above.


And help me and pardon my sin;
And give strength to conquer, that | may at


last.


Hear this welcome, Enter We in
Year: 1874

The wedding of Miss Grant and Mr..
Sartoris is still u theme of conversation
among the fashionable. 1t is to be a real
American wedding, with groomsmen as
well as bridesmaids. The ceremony will
take place in the East Room in the eve
ning, and the young couple will leave the
same evening for New York to sail for
Europe Miss Bessie Stewards engage
ment is to be of short duration May 4 is
named for the wedding The preparations
are on the most magnificent scale 1t is to
be daylight affair, but the invitations
will be general, as the house is sufficiently
commodious to accommodate all the
friends. Miss Stewart's only bridesmaid
is a younger sister. who is not more than
Is years old. All the girls are rather con-
centrating upon Senator Jones, who with
in the past week has proved himself to
possess brains as well as a silver mine. He
has taken a large house, and called to his
assistance two sisters, so that he means
business, or, in other words, that he will
receive and entertain. The gentlemen tell
of a musical ring of gold pieces that he
carries in his pockets, and sometimes play
fully gives twenty-dollar gold piece
merely as souvenir or gift that is pos
sessed of no value to himself
Year: 1874

Instances of sheep eating their own
wool are quite common, especially during
the latter part Of winter, and early in the
spring. Somo have thought the habit 70
suited from the presence Of small para
sites, As minute as the red spider of some
Towering plants, which produce an irrita-
lion, and to allay this the sheep acquired
the habit of biting hisown skin and there
by eating his own wool it is generally
believed, however, that the habit is anala-
gous to that OF hens eating their own shells,
and the abnormal appetite of cows for old
bones, woolen rags, etc, and is caused by
an exhaustion OF the phosphate in the soil
Old pastures or fields that have long been
cropped are deficient IN these elements.
hence the absence of them in the feed and
consequent want of them by the animals.
As a preventive, mix a small quantity of
bone meal with corn meal and give them
an occasional feed. Sulphur also has been
found to he preventive OF the habit, and
many farmers keep their stock constantly
with 1t 1t no doubt assists in giving
healthY tone to the system
Year: 1874

The following spirited portraiture of
Ben. Butler from the San Francisco Bull
letin will be read with interest by our
readers


There is more of the bandit about the
Essex representative than a law-Siver.
He is at this moment committing ravages
in every department Of the government
that he can subjugatc to his will lie
occupies the background of the picture IN
which Sanborn and Jayne are the foremost
figures. He intercepts the revenue on its
way to the treasury. He seizes on the rich
caravans of the merchants, and lcvies
tribute under the direst threat. He Is at
Washington tor the purpose of circllm-
venting bleeding and squeezing the GOV
ernment, and. as a consequence, the peO-
pie, wherever he can get Il chance. Such
Il man could not long maintain himself
but for the peculiar and exceptional cir
cumstances by which he is surrounded If
the halls OF national legislation were filled
with earnest, upright and strong men,
who could afford to laugh at his threats
and disregard his malice, he would have
long since been driven forth with stripes
and ignominy But, unfortunately, there
are too many glass houses around the ma
tional capitol in these days Nothing is
calculated to excite more universal horror
than the stone-throwlng, OF the threat of
such pastime. Hence Butler struts about
unmolested The Senate is powerless in
the protection of its privileges and the
House quails before him. And if no change
for the better is soon brought about this
nIan VIII rise higher. He rules not by
kindness or argument, but through fear.
He is eternally cracking his whip, and the
retiring forms of those who are afraid of
him are constantly visible.
Year: 1874

New YORK, April Is. Gen. Butler in
an interview with Herald reporter yes
terday said he knew nothing about intla-
ton Nobody was in favor of it. What
Congress wants is to expand the currency.
Why should not greenback OF to-day
issue be worth as much as one Of day be
fore yesterdays issue. If Congress We're to
issue $500, 900, 600 greenbacks, and with
them take up $500, 900, 600 of interest
bearing bonds the interest would be saved
and the greenbacks as part of the national
debt be enhanced in value. The cry OF
ruin comes from holders Of the bonded
debt, amounting to about one-tonrth the
total value of the country If there could
be such contraction Of currency as make
its value equal to gold all the property Of
the country would be depreciated about
Is per cent annually probably 80 per cent,
except the debts owned by capitalists
which would increase as much. The very
men who We're on the Sunday of the panic
tearing the skirts of the President to pre-
vent his going to church in order to per
suade him to issue the S44, ,OUO, 600 reserve,
went to Washington to ask him to veto
the bill which legalizes that issue He had
no means of knowing, hut did not believe
the President would veto the bill He (Mr
Butlcr) was the only member of the New
England delegation who felt himself in
dependent Of the capitalists, and was
acting according to his best lights, IN
awed by the power of wealth, and un-
deferred by SANDER and calumny.


Being asked the opinion of Mr.. Wash
burns election, Mr. Butler replied, Mr..
Washburn was never elected to any Office
but as a compromise candidate. Very
amiable, respectable gentleman, but not
the choice Of anybody, for it took them a
month to agree upon him. He was the
first Governor of Massachusetts who de
meaned himself by being a candidate for
Senatorship. His election is one of the
accidental, immaterial facts in politics.
Year: 1874

Every mans past life should be his crit
ic. his censor. his guide. He who lives
and is done with life the moment it drops
hour by hour from his hands, is not half a
man. He is like a plucked plant that
stands in water without roots of its own.
and can have no growth, and soon ladies
and passes away,
Year: 1874

Rev. Ipnry Ward Beecher was applaud
ed during the sermon last Sunday bv the
clapping of hands and stamping Of feet.
and stopping short the eloquent wag said


Some people will be sadly troubled at
that How would they have got along
with the teachings of Christ. which were
often interrupted and broken by question
and answer? For myself do not know
why what is an appropriate response ~
demonstration of approval in one place
and on one day, is not to be allowed in
the assembly Of freemen in Christ Jcsu-
We are brought into liberty, not BONDAGE
| like it, but don't let my likino hetruy
you into any impropriety.'


And here is the PASSAGE which wa an
plauded


''To make the way of salvation hard
and gloomy is contrary to the spirit ct
Gods Word. No Just man teaches the hard
tenet of predestined, inevitable, eternal
damnation, cruel as 4 lions paw holding
a mouse, from which there is no escape
and calls that good news. That's u grim
Joke. Foreordaned to eternal damnation,
and held still responsible as for actual
transgression. To say that such a doc
trine of relentless fate is taught by God,
Word Egypt, with her grim deities, and
Greece and Rome, with avenging turies.
had more human theologies than that. i
have good news What is it? Am re
leased? Have new trial? No; YOU
are to be cut into inch pieces and your
children are to stand by to rejoice over it
So we were to be the angels in heaven
were to be delighted spectators of the Tor
ments of the damned in hell Monstrous
doctrine! The Devil could have preached
that. Any presentation of Christianity
that does not show it as balmy to the soul
as sunlight to the birds in June, fails as u
system of theology. The system which
shuts out hope from the soul is blasphemy
to God and His love"
Year: 1874

There are many fruits that never turn
sweet until the frost has touched them.
There are many nuts that never fall from
the bough Of the tree until the frost has
opened and ripened them. And there
are many elements of life that never grow
sweet and beautiful till sorrow touches
thom
Year: 1874

the night the cakes of ice were constant
ly cracking and breaking. Once the
cake upon which they were broke within
two feet of them as they lay upon it in
their blankets. They were compelled to
move three times during this night in
consequence of the ice breaking near
them. When at last it broke within two
feet of them, as above noted, they got up
and did not again attempt to lie down to
rest. The ice was driven inward about a
mile during this time.


About seven O'Clock Tuesday morning
they were again on the move, and got to
the little boat before mentioned. There
they left everything but their sleigh and
spear poles. With these they struck out
for the ice bridge for deliveranee between
them and the shore, which had formed
during the night 1t was sixmiles to dry
land, and the new ice was only about three
fourths of an inch in thickness, but it was
very tough. They went in single file over
it as rapidly as possible, and it bent and
sunk beneath their feet at every step. But
it did not break fatally, though Smith
went through once, and was helped out
by McEwen with his spear pole.


When near the Pinconning bar they
deserted some Indians on the ice
near the shore, and soon one of
them skated out to McEwen,
who was ahead of Smith. As
soon as the Indian came up McEwen got
upon his hand sleigh and bade the Indian
push him to the shore. The red man did
so, and McEwen sent him back for Smith,
who was brought by the same way on
shore again. The wonderful endurance
of the castaways was suddenly at an end.
They had eaten not mouthful since We'd
nesday until Tuesday morning, when they
took about one-quarter of pound each
of the raw fish which they had carried
throughout their driftings.


They had not felt weak up to the time
of getting ashore. Then their strength
gave ont, and they were barely able to
walk to the house of Mr. Joseph Meach.
McEwen ate sparingly, but Smith gave
way to the weakened cravings of appetite,
and ate rather imprudently.


1t was ten o'clock Tuesday morning
when they reached Meach's house, and at
twelve they were taken on an ox-sled to
Pinconning station. There McEwen tel
egraphed the glad news of the final rescue,
which went over the city like flash yes
terday afternoon.


These two heroes of one of the most
wonderful adventures on record, at half
past ten last night, were in as comfortable
condition as could be expected. Smith
is suffering from overeating on first land
ing, but McEwen was apparently as good
as ever, saving his frost-bitten feet. Of
course, however, both men feel a weak
ness which they did not notice so long as
the struggle for life lasted.-Boy CITY
lISch.) Chronicle, Jan 7.
Year: 1874


At a Democratic jubilation in Elkton, last week
public school room was Illuminated.
Elkton is looking for pedestrian. He has
been sojourning there and left without the pay
ment OF his board bill


An effort was made in Elkton, last week, TO
organize reading room and library but it WAS a
failure.


Coroner Litzenberg came near having an in-
quest to hold over his own son, last week. The
child was thrown from wagon to which was
attached runaway horse.


The school commissioners have determined to
patch up the old building in Elkton for use this
winter and TO put up fine new building in the
spring.


Clay is imported from New Jersey with which
TO make fire-brick.


Ducks are plenty in the North East river and
Chesapeake Bay affording excellent shooting
for the sporting fraternity.


SOMERSET COUNTY.
John I. Niles has grown IA pound turnip
this season.


The little Miss Powell, who was 80 badly
burned week or 30 ago is improving.
A lot OF second growth Strawberries shipped tC
New York week ago brought from @l.25 te
81 80 per quart


The Herald has put down its sub-cription price
to $1.50.


Clustering is brisk at Deals Island.
Year: 1874

ITEM-One of our well-known grocery deale
was out delivering goods New Years day by
the way of making the customary New Years
calls. Leaving his horse for moment be
stepped intoa grain store on Market street
just then an enormous suow-slide came down
on his horse, which so frightened him that he
gave one bound and hit against a jigger with
such force that he was thrown down. The
owner says he isn't aware of taking a single
step before he reached the horse and had it
by the head helping it to rise again. But al
though he is a gentleman of undoubted veracity
as be has never been noted for remarkable
gymnastic proclivities, and there being no wing s
apparent, it is just possible that he took several
steps. The horse was quickly Embarrassed, land
after careful examination was decided to be
without injury
Year: 1874

ENGINE TRlAL.-Thursday afternoon, the
Prunty relief valve was tested nn the new
steam FIRE engine Falmouth with satisfactory
results. The alive operates automatica ly, and
answers its purpose equally well under ten or a
hundred pounds pressure. When the nozzle at
the end Of the hose pipe is closed, the valve
opens and relieves tue pressure. Firemen can
thus handle hose with ease and carry it up lad
ders with safety. 1t is well known that more
damage is frequently sustained from water
than from fire. This trouble the valve obvi-
ates. Another test will take place Monday in
the presence of the committee on the Fire De-
nartmeut
Year: 1874

BLANK books of every description are to be
found at the bookstore of Hall L. Davis. He
has also on hand the much sought after satin


finish, buff colored paper, which he makes up
into account books of all sizes and styles. HIS
stock of blank books is one Of the largest in the
Year: 1874

CITY AEFAIRs.-At meeting of the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen yesterday forenoon,
the petition of Daniel T. Kelley for permission
to erect wooden building on Cross Street for
foundry, was taken from the table and it was
voted that the City Clerk issue permit that
the building be twelve foot post and gravel
roOf
Year: 1874




The PORTLAND DAILY PREss-One of the
best dailies that come to our table is the Port
land PRESS, barring its politics, and in this lat
tel respect 1t is as fair as a partisan newspaper
can lie. AS a vehicle of news it is unsurpassed
III Maine.


From the Rockland Free Press.


Among the daily papers of Maine, the Port
land Daily PRESS occupies conspicuous rank.
1t is of large size and contains daily great
amount of reading 1t is we'll printed 1t is
edited with ability and good judgment, aud al
though professionally partizan journal, 1t
deals fearlessly and independently with the
topics engrossing attention from day to day. Its
commercial and marine as well as its general
news is full and accurate. The growth of Port
land business with the country, gives increased
interest to its papers. The price of the daily is
only 81 year in advance. The Weekly PRESS
issued by the same publishers, is also first
class journal.


From the Belfast Journal


The Portland Daily PRESS, in its prospectus,
for the coming year, announces new and valpa-
BILE features that will add largely to its already
excellent reputation as newspaper of enter
PRISE and ability. There is no paper in Maine
that makes SO large expenditures upon its news
and editorial departments, and the results Of
which so we'll justify liberality. 1t is especial
lv strong aud able in its editorial force. and
brings to bear upon each question as 1t arises a
prompt and ready comment which shows it
waits for Inspiration from 10 outside source.
Tine commercial ne ws of Portland and full mar
ine reports fud daily place in its columns,
and are of a reliable character. The PRESS is
a pronounced administration paper, and of
course we have sometimes occasion to differ
from it, but we recognize in its columns never
failing candor and fairness. We are glad to
know that the Press is in a fourishing Oondi-
tiOn
Year: 1874

VALUE OF A CoMMA.-The Constitution OF
the State of Vermont as printed IN the gener-
al statutes aud other official publications for
over eighty years, declares that the Govern
or, and, 10 his absence, the Lieut. Governor, .
lin the original constitution 1t was the Govern
or and Council y shall have power to grant
pardous and remit 6Des, 10 all cases whatso.
ever, except 10 treason and murder, in which
they shall have power to grant reprevcs, but
not to pardon until after the end Of the next
session of the Assembly," This seems to say,
distinctly, that the Governor shall not have the
power to pardon traitors and murderers until
after the end Of the next session OF Assembly
and by implication it would seem to follow that
they may pardon murderers after session has
intervened. The question as to what the con-
stitutiou really means in this matter came up
in conversation between several gentlemen 10
the State Library at Montpelier the other day,
Mr.. Abel of West Haven, was of the opinion
that the constitution did not intend to give the
power of pardon to the Governor at any time
in cases of treason and murder, and he found
10 volume of Vermont reports an opinion of
Judge Williams to that effect. The point
was speedily settled by the production by the
State Librarian of the first printed copy of the
constitution, (priDted at Hartford, Conn.,,
in l779, ia which comma plainly appears after
the word pardon" in the sentence quoted.
This makes all clear. The words 'but not to
pardon" are plainly parentbetical, and the
meaning is as plain as if it read: he shall have
power to grant reprieves (but not to pardou)
until after the end Of the mex: session, or he
shall have power to grant reprieveS until at
ter the end of the next session, but not to par
don. When the constitution was next print
ed, year or two later, the comma was omitted,
doubtless by careless proof-reader and from
then till now the constitution has never been
correctly printed.


This is not the first case in which careless
omission or substitution Of comma has made
an important difference with the meaning and
construction of law. The act Of 1870, pro-
viding for the abolishing of school districts, as
drawn, required each town in the State to take
action in the next March meeting on the ques-
tion whether it would substitute the town sys-
tenn for the district system. The Legislature
intended that each town should have the sub
iect up in town meeting and take de6aito ac-
ton upon ii; but blundering engrossing clerk
put in comma where none belonged, and the
act, as passed, left it optional with the select:
men to put an article in the warnings in ref
erence to the school systems or not. And IN
point of fact not dozen towns in the State
acted on the question.
Year: 1874

SARATOGA, July 20, 1874


After great battles there are often many little
odds and ends OF news which, in the haste of tell.
ing the first story are necessarily omitted and
which yet are OF interest secondary only to that IN
the great event ITSELF Such first and foremost IN
the struggle OF Saturday morning was the collision
between Harvard and Yale. Already have given
you the statements Of nearly all the men In the
Harvard boat, and OF Mr.. Kennedy OF the Yale,
and in the second tellingJ do not find that they
change materially. lam glad, however, to be able
TO append what two other witnesses of this nm.
fortunate afYalr say-onc Interested, undoubtedly.
but the other equally without interest-the first
being Mr.. Silsbee, one OF the Harvard spare men.
the other member OF the Columbia crew.


STATEMENT op HARVARD ADVOCATE.


l have seen many fellows here VINO make a man
proud OF his cOuntrymen, they so transparently
frank, ingenious and manly; but I only Quote
what have heard from others when saw that
Mr.. Silsbee Is one OF the finest men this rathering
has brought together. At the start, az you are
aware, mere ordinary rowing boats are ranged in
line and there made fast. In each sits a man
whose duty IL is as the racing boats back up TO the
line TO catch the stern OF OF them and hold IL
firmly until the signal to start The pistol crack
or word Of mouth sends them or In the boat at
Harvard's stern sat Mr.. Silsbee From that point
he could look straight down the lake to the finish.
and ~ far ~ his eyes cond see could well Judge
Year: 1874

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


The sunday edition OF the HERALD contained an
interesting ana graphic account Of the late regatta
upon Lake Saratoga. 1t is in the main correct; !;
but your correspondent does grievous injustice to
As gallant crew as struggled for victory and the
gag In that iercely contested race. refer to the
crew OF Williams College.


In the diagram on the first page OF the HERALD
the Dartmouth crew Is given the fourth place and
Williams the fifth. In what your correspondents
styles summary" these two crews are again
gwen the same relative positions. Your CORE
spOndens also states, in substance, that the
struggle at the finish for fourth place
was between Williams and Dartmouth.
and that Dartmouth by vigorous squirt
vanqnished Williams. your correspondent
had observed closely he would have noticed that
the struggle OF Williams the finish was Tor third
place, and that she made her fight with Harvard.
The judges decision would also have informed HIM
that Dartmouth was neither fourth nor fifth but
sixth, In the race.


Ihe crew OF Williams, obtained the fourth place
with ease and doubtless the mistake would not
have occurred had not been for the stupidity OF
the person who had charge OF the flag hosting
and WHO placed the coors OF Dartmouth fourth
and next to those of Harvard


ask that this correction be made remembering
the III luck OF the Williams men at Springfield last
year, ana as matter OF simple justice to the gal
liant boys VINO con tended so manfully under the
banner OF the royal purple, s. W. COOPER


NEW YORK, July 20, 1874