smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

As the heated term is rapidly ap-
preaching, we give the following specific


for sun-stroke. whichy ma save from
illness or death many whose occupation
compels them to be in the field or on tho
street


"About year siuee saw in news
paper IN account of Il case Of sun-stroke,
written by the party himself. After
suffering long time from the attack,
aud having to a considerable degree re-
covered, he experienced suffering even
from the rays Of the moon. Thi, lei
him to the reflection that it was not alto
gcther the heat Of the sun that produced
prostration. Aiter much research he
discovered that the injury came from the
chemicnI ,ay, and not from the heat ray,
lie was gpidel to this by observing the
fact that photograph could not be
taken through hollow glass. Aceorl-
ingly he lined his hat with two Innings
one of orange yellow to arrest the chemi-
cal ray, and one Of green to arrest the
heat ray, Thus prepared, he went
where the rays of tho sun were
most Intense. with perfect impuni-
ty. II is well known that the negro i
seldom spn-1truck. The color of hi.
kin over the skull being OF the orange
yellow, may assist in accounting for the
fact, ! praetieed upon this suggestion
all last summer, lined my hal with green
and orange yellow paper and hnd comb
denee enough in the truih of the theory
to neglect my umbrella, which | never
had done before. mentioned it To
many, who have trioi # also, and in
many ease. that came under my ub-erva-
tiun they uniformly asserted that the
heat Of the sun upon the head
wac much relieved
Year: 1874

WASHINGTON, November 29.-The
trains yesterday brought in large
number of members of Congress, both
Senators and Representatives Among
them was Gen. B. f. Butler, as bright
and snappy as ever. In the course of
the day General Butler went up to the
White House to pay his respects to the
President. The President had early in
the morning given order that he would
tho be in to callers, but he made an
exception iu General Buffers favor.
THE interview was a characteristic one
on both sides. After leaving the White
House General Butler fell in with a
good many of his friends, with whom
he interchanged the compliments
pertinent to the occasion.
Year: 1874

November steps out tonight.


The weather is now very cold and win
try.


Personal comfort is secured by wear
ing the corsets sold by Frank, 5ll Mar
ket street.


The stores are displaying their holiday
goods.


The alarm of fire about SIX o'clock last
evening was false. The next one was
not.


Tho Water Witch Fair is being well
patronized. Step in there this evening.
Year: 1874

A. the season of grating and trimming
is at hand the following formula for
making Letort's Liquid Grating Wax,
which has been lately highly commended
IN France, will be acceptable Until
lately the formula was kept secret and
the preparation sold at 4 high price. All
who have ussd it speak of it as the best
preparation for covering wounds in trees
that has ever been invented. The follow
ing IS the formula Of preparation as print
ed in The llorticulturist


"Melt one pound Of common rosin over
a gentle fire. Add to il an ounce of beef
tallow and stir it well Take it from the
fire, let it cool down a little and then mix
with it tablespoonful Of spirits of turpen-
tine, and after that about seven ounces Of
very strong alcohol (65 per cent? to be
had at any druggists store. The alcohol
cools it down SO rapidly that it will be
necessary to put it again on the fire, stir
ring it constantly. Still the utmost care
must be exercised to prevent the alcohol
from getting inflamed. 10 AVOID 1t the
best way is to remove the vessel from the
fire when the lump that may have been
formed commences milling again. This
must be continued till the whole IS q
homogeneous mass similar to honey
After few days exposure to the atmos-
phere in a thin coat, it assumes whltlsh
color, and becomes as hard as stone, being
impervious to water OF air, >
Year: 1874

Many farmers do not seem to see how
clover can be regarded as a fertilizer.
They think all crops require manure and
that all are alike exhaustive.


Now we have often recommended the
extensive cultivation OF clover, partly on
account Of its intrinsic value as a forage
crop, but especially because. in addition
to this, it may be regarded as a means OF
increasing the fertility and the productive
capacity of the soil 1t IS curious fact
that some plants have the power of assm-
lating and storing up in their roots, in
their leaves and IN their stems, a large
amount OF nitrogen, and if such plants
are allowed to remain and decay on the
soil in which they grow, they thus gather
and retain this most important substance
tor the use of other plants which follow
them, and which may require large
amounts OF this constituent.


Clover is one of these plants. 1t pos
sesses this property OF storing nitrogen in
its roots to very large extent, and as the
roots always remain in the soil, and as the
roots amount in extent or weight TO two
thirds Of the stem and leaves, it is easy to
see that good average crop of clover
will leave in the soil from one hundred
and fifty to two hundred pounds of nitro
gen to the acre, an amount quite sufficient
to meet the wants of almost any other
crop which may follow it. and which may
not possess the power to extract troln the
soil sufficient quantity Of this material,
as wheat, for example.


Clover therefore, should hold Il very
prominent place in every rotation OF crops
on the farm, and we ought not to grow
weary of cultivating it, 1t is regeneratol
of the soil and digs deep for its supplies
of food Mass. Ploughman.
Year: 1874

We were asked the other day whether
on the whole the potato was not the best
and most profitable crop the farmer could
raise. That of course, depends on cir
cumstances Formerly, when our soils
were comparatively new, when the seed
was healthy and vigorous and subject to
no disease, when three hundred bushels
to the acre was no uncommon crop, and
when the potato bug let us alone, the po-
tato was a staple crop. 1t was always
highly eXhausting crop, but in those DAYS
nobody minded that


1t may be true that where somewhat
similar conditions prevail, that is on new
soils farmer may grow a larger amount
OF human food per acre in the form of po-
tatoes than in any ether. The potato forms
an important part of the daily food of
most OF us and we must continue to raise


il tOr that reason.


We want a dry and rather warm soil
tor this crop 1t can be grown in muck,
hat to cook dry and mealy, it wants
good new soil, and quality nowadays. is
rs important a. quantity. Strong, fresh
ammonicaI manures are not the best II
is a good plan to slake lime with salt
water or brine and miA il with muck. 4
cask of lime to a cord of muck, and use
eight cords to the acre. AS soon As the
shoots break the ground, a small quantity
OF some good fertilizer applied renders
material aid in Fastening the crop. Another
cheap and profitable manure has been
found by using one cask of pure bone
mead 10 the same quantity of unleached
ashes thoroughly mixed together; let the
heap remain upon the barn floor tor a
wcth or ten days. shovelling it over once
IA 4 day OF two apply this compost in
the hill or drills at the rate of four on five
casks per acre, using care to throw n
small quantity of earth upon the seed be
fore applying the compost. This has been
found 4 valuable manure, costing only
ilye-eights as much as that of superphos-
phate. the best now in use, and producing
quite As good results As all fertilizers
act quickly upon plants. compared with
barn manure, it is plain that the whole
quantity should not be applied at once or
At the time Of planting, but one half at the
time of depositlng the seed, and the re-
mainder at the first and second hoeings.
thus keeping the crop constantly supplied
with plant food during lis growth. Plow
man
Year: 1874

The B4inkly divorce suit is again eX
citing great interest in New York. where
it is being retired before a Judge and jury.
The action is brought for a judicial separa
ton on the plea that the defendant has
abandoned the plaintiff, who claims that
he is her husband He denies this, but
admits that he lived with her. Whether
she is his wife or not is the question which
makes the trial so interesting. No person
ever either sanctiied or legalized the mar
riaoa between the two. They entered into
a verbal contract to be to each other man
and wife. The proof that they did SO is
found in the fact that both for years public
lv carried out the conditions such a con-
tract calls for. Mr.. Brinkley introduced
her everywhere as my wife, Mrs. Brink
lew He dwelt with her in such hotels as
the Fifth Avenue and the Hoffman House
as her husband. He was understood to be
such by the proprietors OF these hotels.
The same he did in first-class boarding.
houses, and the lady looked upon herself
as lawful wife She was poor, the daugh-
ter of an old comedian. He was and IS
rich, the son and heir of a Memphis mil
lionaire The contract became irksome to
him. His family urged his marrying an
heiress. He neglected the woman, and
now she sues for the setting aside Of the
verbal contract and an alimony proper
tionate to his means. He resists the suit !;
and thus the law is called to put asunder
a man and woman whom none of its
] officers ever joined together
Year: 1874

RICHES 1t is strange delus;on for men
to suppose that happiness consists in riches.
Contentment is not to be found in splendor
and magniiicence or why is it that princes
have sometimes exchanged the grandeur
of a palace for the more simple employ
ments of a private life? Why is the coun-
tenance of the rich man furrowed with
thought and anxiety, while the poor 60
on their way shouting and exulting in the
blessings which God hath given them !?
Why does the man who has grown in
wealth look back to the days of his power
ty, and ask himself why he cannot now
rejoice as heartily over the much as he did
over the little?
Year: 1874

the Communion. There will also be q sermon
in the morning. At the evening service tho
sermon will be appropriate to the new year.


The annual election Of officers and business
meeting OF the Police Protective Association.
will take place in the Council Chamber at II
o'clock tomorrow forenoon.


A reply to Judge Booths paper on {. 1nspira-
ton, read before the Philosophical Society .
few evenings ago. will be given by Mr.. A. B.
Keith, Sunday evening, ut the Church OF tue
New Jerusalem, on Washington street, opposite
Union Park.


lege. will address the Philosophical Society this
evening on the Daswinian theory Of the origin
OF man. The membership Of the Society has be-
come so large that tho hall will scarcely seat all
who attend, and ths Executive Committee is
compelled to announce that non. u.members will
have to pay the admission fee Of Is ceuta-
Year: 1874

between his teeth, and mounted until he
came to the top of the bed. There lay the
young man, perfectly unconsc ious.. and Of
fering him his uncovered throat With one
hand be caught the knife, and with the 9th
.er--laid hold Of ham which hung from
the ceiling, from which he cut couple Of
thin slices, and then retired as he had come.
The door was closed again, the lamp was
taken away, and was left alone to reflect
upon what had taken place. As soon as
daylight appeared they came to waken us,
and soon afterward served us an excellent
breakfast. Two goodiy capons formed part
Of it, one of which our hostess insisted
upon our eating, and the other she desired
us to carry on our journey. Upon seeing
them, I easily understood the mystery Of
the terrible words, "We must kill the two
of them!'
Year: 1874

A BANNER. R.-Some ladies in Texas were
desirous of doing honor to the editor of
local journal. So they presented their hero
with an embroidered shirt, which contained
splendid history Of Texas, and also pictures
of the fruits and cereals of the State, all
done in red worsted Now this particular
editor never wore a shirt, and supposed the
brilliant specimen before him to be a banner
for an approaching temperance procession.
In his speech of thanks he puzzled the lady
donors by declaring that he would fling it
forever to the breeze of heaven, that they
might kiss its folds, and till bis hands palsed
it should never be trailed in the dust Tho
ladies blushed at having made it too long.
Being Informed of the purpose Of the gift,
the editor wore it over his coat, to the great
edifcation of the boys of the town, who
followed him in regiments, studying the his
tory of the fine arts and Of Texas behind
his back.
Year: 1874

The SPIRITUAL TRAINING. IF children
were generally taught that they are really
endowed with spiritual as with material pow
ers, and that only by the exercise of these
powers is it possible for them to preceive
the highest truths and become acquainted
with God, think that multitudes would es-
cape the doubts and perils to which a def
cient training exposes them, and grow up
with an habitual and soul-satisfying sense
Of Gods presence and help. Our methods
of religious education are too external. We
address the sense and the intellect, but al
low our children to grow up with only dim
consciousness that they are spiritual beings.
Surely there must be a way of making
them understand how to use the highest
powers with which God has endowed them;
a way of teaching them that their spiritual
faculties are as real as their eyes and ears,
their hands and feet, way of training those
faculties so as to make God visible to their
souls, even as his works are visible to their
senses. IF Christians generally were thus
trained in childhood and youth, they would
learn to commend religion by their spirit ual-
ity and the force of consecrated life, rather
than by doubtful disputatons, and an undue
exaltation of creeds and forms Our theo-
logical systems are born of the intellect
rather than Of the spirit and therefore fail to
lead the soul to god. d.77Christtan Union.
Year: 1874

The Lords day is good day in which to
love your neighbor as yourself. | do not
think it great sin if your neighbor has a
side door open on the Sabbath, for you to
walk across the lawn and sit on his porch
and talk of seemly things. think the
Lord likes that, if your household is more
radiant and your children wake up and say
las never dd), thank God it is Sunday
don't think if you make it the best day Of
the week and your children are good-natured
and joyful, that they are any the worse. !
believe in letting out the harness little.
believe in making the holes Of the buckle a
little lower down. Let our Lords day be a
church day in the morning, and a rainy day
the rest of the time. | think that we preach
too much. think we over reach and over
tax our Sabbath schools. think we make
the Lords day laborious. | do not think
we use Sunday enough to make the family
finer, sweeter, more homogeneous, more soci-
al, and so more religious. see many men
who come to church stern and stiff They
would not for the world ride in street car
on Sunday, mol do not hold up their way
of keeping the Sabbath as model Sunday
is day Of household love- 1t is day
the children ought to feel that their father
and mother never looked so handsome before
and never so good. 1t is a day in which
every part Of the household should at the go
ing down of the sun be able to say, thank
God for his open door of heaven, which has
poured so many happy hours upon us.
Year: 1874

In Butler county a young man was court
ing tanners daughter. There's nothing
very remarkable about that-but wait till
you read the whole story. Well, one morn
ing as this young man was starting home
yes, it was in the mornin,, although it
was not light-as this young man started
home from that farmers residence he made
the startling discovery that the barn owned
by said farmer, was on fire. by great eX-
erlions the young man eXtinguished the
flames with little loss. But long before the
time mentioned this stern parent had told
his daughter that she must not sit later than
ten o'clock, but after that event above re-
lated, one would suppose that the old man
would relent and give our hero permission
to sit up with his daughter till broad day
light every night in the week for the pro-
lection Of bis property from fire. But he
didn't. That ancient Granger treated his
daughters lover with as little consideration
as if he were middleman He accused
the young man of firing the barn himself,
and warned him if ever he came iooling
around Jane Ann any more, he would watt
him off the premises with a No. 10 cowhidc
boot Thus mans inhumanity to man
max es countless thousands mourn.
Year: 1874

A clever old lady, just arrived from the
country, entered the refreshment room at a
railroad station the other day, and said she
had left her parasol on the settee. A gen
eral search commenced and lasted for some
time. Finally one Of the walters asked the
old dame when she left it, to which she
answered, on counting up on her fingers,
"Well, it was just three years ago last
fourth Of july" There was general roar,
much to the sstonishment of the old lady,
who went away with very puzzled look
upon her couutcnance
Year: 1874

HOUSEHOLD DUTIES Without advising you
to become domestic drudges, young ladies, we
earnestly recommend to your consideration the
practice OF all necessary household duties.
One ofthe most prolific sources of matrimonial
difficulties is the lack of knowledge on the part
OF wives of the duties of housekeeping. In
these days there are hundred young ladies
who can thrum piano to one who can make
a good loaf of bread. Yet a husband has so
much of tho animal in his nature that he cares
more for good dinner than he does-so long
as his appetite is unappeased-tO listen to the
music of seraphs. Heavy bread has made
many heavy hearts, given rise to dyspepsia
hOrrid dyspepsia, and its herd of accompany
ing torments. Girls who desire that their
husbands should be amiable and kind should
learn how to make light bread.


When a young man is counting, he cant
live at home. Or, if he has to 60 a distance
to pay his addresses, he usually obtains good
meals at hotel or an eating house F.; but when
he is marrid and gets to housekeeping, his wife
assumes the function of his mother or his land
lord and it is fortunate for her If she has been
educated to know what good table is. Those
who are entire dependent upon hired cooks
make a sorry show at housekeeping. The
stomach performs a very important part in the
economy of humanity, and wives who are for
| getful of this fact commit serious mistake
| Even the lion may be tanned by keeping him
we'll fed ; and the true dignity and munifcencC
of the housewife is stored in her arder rather
than in her wardrobe, though, unfortunateI
too many ladies' bestow far more time and at
tention upon the latter than upon the former
Hrs. SlUtSShoim.
Year: 1874

Really we must beg our Southern brethren
to pause and consider. We have every wish
to see the Union made whole again-with a
difference. We are willing to take in again
and welcome even the old free who killed
his man before breakfast, quoted Tom Jeffer-
son as he pulled the trigger, and ate his hot
corn pOne and fried chicken afterward with
good appetite and serene spirit. He was
genuine fellow in his way, and deserved place
in the republic as we'll as the Missouri Pike or
Denver Rough, whose ways were the same.
But there was a bad imitation of the old man
who, we hoped, had died out during the war
the duest-whose pistols never smelled OF
hire. We all of us remembered him-coud
give him dozen names if we chOse-know
how he used to faunt his honor through Con-
gress, torn and tattered in the many assaults
upon 1t as wOIn-Out army flag; how some
kindred Southern soul, ardent with chivalry
aud brandy-slIngs, was perpetualy treading
on 1t In debate in Washington or at ball in
Baltimore or in the lobby of the Spottswood
House in Richmond how the fiery challenge
to mortal combat was flung down ana the gage
taken up with fierce alacrity; how principals
and seconds glared at each other during whole
afternoon and night; how the whole country,
warned by hourly telegrams held its breath to
see the fatal end how reconciliation was de-
clared impossible how, defying impOssibIitv,
the Convenient Friend invariably stepped in
at the eleventh hour between these deadly
foes and proposed retirement OF the whole
matter to other honorable and convenient
| friends. Then followed the Correspondence
which the still breathess public perused with
terror and admiration wherein light was
thrown on this dark and bloody ground, end
ing finally by fervid declaration from each
mortal foe of his unswerving friendship fOl
the other, and his deep regret that misun
derstanding should have marred, etc, etc.


! Now this little farce, amusing enough a
first, was played on Southern boards so stead
lily that it became beyond measure stale anl
wearlSOme. In the name Of humanity, don
let US have it to endure again Col. MOsby
(Of railrOad-tran and stOlen-iewelry nOtoriety


has been eSSayng the miserable old joke again
and the Washington police authorities were
gullible enough to help him out with it. w


have the ancient telegramS of An Affair o


Honor Anticipated, and the inevitable seque
of how the Affair was stopped. We have ha,
quite enough Of this sort of thing There ar


a certain number of COlOncls and Majors of tn


MoShy pattern hanging about every SOuthcr


town like green carrOu flies about an anima


trying to work. You shall find them on tn


barrels in front of the store eating sections O


stale pies, drinking tin nogCinS of Strychnin
whisky, cur,ing by the honor of gehtlema


and pulling out revolver to emphasize eac
oath. The next time pair OF them run int
an aft Iir of honor before the police authorities


let them be cIapped into Jail right off and dre
5 sed in "A striped uniform, and perhaps that wi
extinguish the whole honorable breed.-N J
Tribune.
Year: 1874

A Columbia clergyman, who, while preach
ing sermon on Sunday evening, perceived-a
man and woman under the gallery in the act
of kissing each other behind hymn book, did
spectacles, and when the young man kissed her
the fifteenth time, he merely broke his sermon
short off in the middle of " thirdly" and offer
ed fervent prayer in behalf of "the young
man in the pink neckte and the maiden in the
blue bonnet and gray shawl, who were profan-
ing the sanctuary by kissing one another in
pew IS. And the congregation said Amen. s"
Then the woman pulled her veil down and the
young man sat there and swore softly to him
self. He does not 60 to church as much now
as he did.