smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

If the clothes which cover the body
are damp, the moisture which they con-
tain has tendency to evaporate by the
heat communicated to it by the body.
The heat absorbed in the evaporation
of the moisture contained in clothes
must be in part supplied by the body,
and will have a tendency to reduce the
temperature of the body in an undue
degree, and thereby to produce cold.
The effect of violent labor or exercise
is to cause the body to generate heat
much faster than it would do in state
of rest. Hence we see how, when
clothes have been rendered wet by rain
or by perspiration, the taking of cold
may be avoided by keeping the body in
a state of exercise or labor until the
clothes can be changed, which in every
case should be done as quickly as pos
sible, particularly underclo thing, as
stockings, vests and shirts if not rheu-
matism will sooner or later set in.
Year: 1874

just such weather as this, thinks the
Danbury NeWS, instils new life and
animation in man, and is opt to make
him frolicsome. 1t stimulates him to
racing, jumping up and down, clapping
his hands, and feeling good generally.
1t so stimulated one of our merchants
on Friday evening, and led him to in
vite his wife to catch him before he
got around to the back stoop. He
started on smart run, and she bore
down after him at creditable speed.
He tore around the corner very much in
earnest, and stepping on piece of ice,
swung from his foothold and went
careening across ten feet of frozen
ground, and brought up with consider
able force against pear tree-a new
variety, we believe. 1t was a genial
spectacle to see the fond wife pounce
on him and hear her gleeful shouts of
victory as he struggled madly to his
feet and besought her "not to make a
darn fool of herself"
Year: 1874

The widow Crepin was a washerwoman
at Vanves Department of the Seine).
Her husband had died during the Com
mune; she had but one child left of
ten, boy six years of age. These
losses had reduced her to a state of
nervous depression. She was constant
ly in dread of losing her employment,
and, indeed, having been seized with
illness, ran into debt, and, at length,
was told by her landlord, to whom she
owed three quarters rent, that she must
leave her lodging. She then resolved
to put an end to her own life and that
of her child; and, having dressed her
self and the little boy in their best
clothes, lighted two braziers of char
coal, lay down with the child and await
ed DEATH. The little fellow died in the
middle of the night, but the mother
could not die. When she found that
she was alone in the world, she lit more
charcoal and now felt confident of ap-
preaching release but hour after hour
passed by, and she still lived. She
kept the neighbors away on the plea of
illness for thirty-six hours after the
child's death, and then, worn out by the
horror of her position, let them in, and
showed them the corpse of her son. The
unhappy woman was tried for the MUIR
der Of the child, but the jury were so
overcome with pity for her sufferings,
that, forgetful of their raiSon @etre,
they acquitted her, in absolute dis
regard of the potent fact that she had
taken her sons life. This verdict is
described by a French journal as
"merciful Justice"
Year: 1874

Samuel Nelson, late Associate Justice
of the United States Supreme Court,
died suddenly at his residence in
Cooperstown, New York, of apoplexy.
For some months past his health has
been good, but week before his death
he complained of having taken slight
cold, and was confined to his room till
two days before his death. While it,
ting in his chair, between one and two
o'clock, listening to Mrs. Nelson read
letter, he made an inquiry in regard
to it, and then, without word or sigh,
was dead. Judge Nelson left the bench
of the United States Court in 1872.
Year: 1874

The Radicals Of Delaware will shortly meet in
State Convention at Georgetown 10 nominate
candidates for Governor and Representative in
Congress. They will also take occasion TO lay
before th people Of the State platform, In this
platform they will doubtless be compelled to sat
isfy the negroes that they are ready to divide
with them the Offices OF the State. Some ot ths
States in which, as in Delaware, the negroes hold
the majority of their party, colored men have
been plaeed upon the ticke. for Congress. 1t
would be quito in accord with the views and
principles OF the Radical party if a negro was
put in nomination and urged to stump the State
in behalf Of the party and the necessity of send.
ing to Congress a man who would be certain to
vote for the Senate's Civil Rights Bill; and also
return to the Senate white gentleman holding
similar views.
Year: 1874

In referring 10 the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad and it's connection with the Delaware
River road running south from Chester, con-
Temporary says the Reading Company W i'll prob
ably push the new road


"To the property it owns in the neighborhood
OF Marcus Hook. 1t is quite probable that they
will still further extend this road, to enable them
to make the connection originally intended, an d
II might be possible even that for the sake oil a
more convenient connection, with the r., w. x
b. the point of junction would be made q half
mile or so this side of our State line. 1t cannot
be pushed on to Wilmington, however, without
ii direct violation of the terms of the lease by
which the Reading Company obtained control of
the old tracks of the p, w. & b. Co., and there
tore We think II safe to conclude that there is no
ground for the conjecture that it will be SO
pushed"


1t is very doubtful whether the lease OF the p,
" s. B. r. r. Company could have controlled in
any way the Delaware River road. We under
stood that the connection between the latter road
and the +. s Reading was effected after the pur-
chase Of the old tracks Of the P, w. s B. road
from Grays Ferry to Chester. Powerful corpor-
ations often manage TO construe leases to suit
their interests. The new road from Chester,
however, would have to encounter a monopoly at
the Delaware State line, which the p, W. s. g.
Co. secured tIon the Legislature of the State OF
Delaware, and it would hardly run the risk Of lit
igation with the latter company and the State too.
Whether charter cuaid be secured By the P. *
Reading Company from our State for the extcn-
sion of the Delaware River road to Wilmington
is doubtful, 1t is also doubtful whether the
track of the road would be taken up if once laid
even without q charter
Year: 1874

TIE NOTED SHAPES rifle PREACHERS
AND FREE LOVE RADICALS who swayed the
New York pulpits and the New York Press have
at last disgusted all classes by the vile record
presented in Tiltons sworn testimony in regard
to H. W Beecher, Mrs. Tlton and other Saints
of the Brooklyn Plymouth Church. Perhaps
the old adsge that chickens are sure TO come
home to roost" nay be fairly applied in this case
If Beecher is wronged he is wronged as the
World says. By shameless dog. But if he rs
not wronged then he is himself graceless hound
that ought to forever hide his head in shame.
Year: 1874

of the onion, who clearly manifests his
partiality, gives it suspicious look and
one is led to fear that it is oobbled up for
the purpose Of covering up the defects
of the Association by a aattering report.
Still We hope they will proye themselves
competent and worthy by giving all the
facts that have any bearing upon the
question, and let the farmers judge for
themselves of the merits Of the report !;
and then we hope it will not fall into the
hands Of partial editor who will kindly
interpose his veto by suppressing all the
dark side Of the question.


But the fact is, we have had investi
cation enough. Sherwood's report,
whatever may be said of its inconsistent
cies, clearly indicates defects which
must be remedied before the farmers
can again have confidence in the Asso-
citation, and all the work necessary to
be done now is for the Directors to take
the case in hand and make such amend
ments to its charter and bylaws as are
necessary to secure the members against
possible loss, and We will have an AS
sociation which the farmers of Mime
sofa can look to with pride and satisfac-
tion, as they triumphantly bid farewell
to insurance monopolies. For this AS
sociation is founded upon the only cor
rect principle, that is, to unite and pay
the actual losses, instead of paying
somebody large premium to make a
lottery Of it. And I hope and believe
that the Directors have the power and
ability to meet this question fairly and
squarely, and make Of the Minnesota
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Asso.
citation perfect and reliable institu.
ton.


Fraternally yours,


VIM. n. PLYMAT.
Year: 1874

IF the objections were considered un-
important and unworthy of publication


it is really remarkable that all one side
should be worthy, and all the other side
unworthy. If they were spurious and
without foundation it was certainly due
to the farmers that they should be pub


lished, to give the Association an oppor-
tunity to answer them and place itself in
its true light before the farmers, and give
it additional strength, instead of snug
Cling the objections as though the Asso-
ciation could not stand upon its true
merits, but must be bolstered up by
editorial interposition. Had the objec-
tions been that there was about to be a
new investigation, if that was valid
reason for rejecting one side, it would
certainly have been sufficient reason for
rejecting the other, thus leaving the
question upon an equal footing to await
the result Of the investigation. But the
farmers generally look upon the new in
vestigation as a superabundance of in
vestigation, and are looking for another
John A. jackson farce. !" Sound to the
CORE without regard to the facts. EN-
mating as this new committee does from
Hennepin County, the headquarters, Of the
Associa ation, and supported BY the editor
Year: 1874

The facts are, that, as there Is really
no provision made for members to vote,
the Directors have the absolute control
Of the Association just the same as the
Directors of any stock company: by
yearly meeting together and re-electing
themselves or some of their friends,
while ninc-tenths of the members Of the
Association know nothing about its of.
6cers or its affairs, except what they
see in the newspapers.


Another serious objection to the As
sociation is its method Of paying ex-
penses; there really seems to be no limit
to the expenses, and know Of nothing
to prevent the Secretary from drawing
out the whole amount Of deposit to pay
fictitious expenses, and absconding with
the whole amount Still another Oh.
lection urged was the farce Of deposit
ing money in the name Of the members
insured, giving them to understand that
it was an additional security, when
really the money is just as much in the
hands of the Secretary and just as ef-
fectually passed beyond their control as
though it was deposited in the name of
the Association.


Now had the editor of the Union
seen fit to reject the whole article, no
one would ever have thought Of ques-
tioning his right to do so. But to mu-
tilate by cutting out all portions that in
any manner refers to the defects of the
Association, and only publishing those
portions which refer to its advantages,
thus placing the writer in a false po-
sition, as almost unquali6edly support
ing the Association with all it's defects,
seems wholly incompatible with paper
claiming to be q fair and impartial ex-
poncnt of the farmers views and inter-
ests, and can only be accounted for oy
the editors great anxiety for the sue
cess Of the Association with all its de-
fects right or wrong, for it is but rea-
sonable to suppose that, if he has
taken the pains to cut out all portions
Of one article referring to the defects of
the Association, where he has received
articles wholly condemning, or speaking
only fits disadvantages, he has reject
ed them altogether, thus giving but
one side to question which materially
affects the interests of the farmers
throughout the State, and forfeiting
his claim Of giving the free use Of his
columns for full and impartial discus.
sion of all questions pertaining to the
farmers interests. And the farmers,
standing as they do, in need Of some
organ that will boldly express their
sentiments, and freely and fairly meet
all questions at issue before them, and
fearlessly present their sentiments,
without fear or favor, must necessarily
look to some other source for an honest
expression of their sentiments. Had
the portions of the article referred to
been a personal attack upon the private
character of the officers of the Associa.
ton, there would have been a reasona.
bic objection to its publication, but the
only portion which could in any man.
ner whatever, cast any reflection upon
any one, was that which referred to the
part:ality of the executive committee
aud readily found place in the columns
Of the Union.


IF the objections were considered un.
important and unworthy Of publication
it is really remarkable that all one side
should he worthy and al tho othar s;de
Year: 1874




CAN Docs TALK I'm the Fallof 1861
my son, Sidney c., entered the Fed
eral army, leaving behind him two favor
ite dogs, both Of whom greatly lameuted
his absence. He was soon capturcd by
the enemy and held a prisoner until the
Spring Of 1862, when he was exchanged.
and on returning to his command came
past the old homestead in the country.
in Bollinger county, Missouri. Both the
dogs happened to be about 800 yards
from the house, barking up tree at a
squirrel. After some time, however, the
smaller one became tired and came to the
house, the larger one remaining ut the
tree. The little fellow came bounding
INTO the room whore his young master,
who had been SO long absent, was sitting,
recognized him and of course had quite IL
taking ON over him. The pleasure of
once more meeting his kind master was
too great to be enjoyed all alone so he
quickly turned his course in the direction
of his companion in the woods, and in
full speed made his way to the tree, and
communicated to the large dog the fact
OF his young masters arrival homo !;
when, in an instant, both the dogs were
making for the house with all theirmight,
the larger one, who had remained ut the
tree, taking the lead and not Stacking his
speed until he bounded into the room
where Sidney was. The strange part of
this story consists in the fact that the
small dog not only communicated to the
large one the fact that Sidney had come
home, but in some way told him the iden.
teal room in which he would find him,
as he ran round the house and in at the
very door where Sidney was sitting,
without ever halting or even turning his
head toward several other doors which he
had to pass in making the circuit.-St.
Louis Giobe.
Year: 1874

n CnINEsE CLAlMANr.-Hi History tell,


us that one day during the reign Of the
Chinese Emperor Woo gcntemanly
young man, dressed in Imperial yellow
and seated in Il sedan chair covered with
the same material, presented himself at
the gate of the capital and, in reply to
the questions of the officer on guard, an
nounccd himself to be the eldest son Of
the late Emperor, whose death had been
publicly proclaimed and bewailed some
years before. The news Of the ilustrious
stranger spread like wild fire through the
city, and the maudarins FASTENED to seek
an audience that they might offer their
allegiance to their rightlul sovereign
One Of their number, however, more
astute than the rest, tool, with him pair
of handouts and detachment OF police,
and on entering the pseudo Imperial
presence walked straight up to the gen
tlemanly young man and, instead Of join
ing in the general ltotow, fastened the
manacles on his wrists and handed him
over to his followers. His next proceed


ing was to introduce him to the torture
chamber in his Namun, and there, we
are told, the sight OF the various instru-
ments hanging rom the wall produced a
visible effect on the claimant, who, after
some slight hesitation, acknowledged that
far from having any Fightto the Imperial
yellow, he was the son Of poor parents,
and that he had been induced to person
ate the lost heir-apperent by reason Of
the strong likeness which he bore to him.
This confession was duly reported to the
Emperor Woo, who after careful consid-
Grafton ordered the adventurous young
man to be cut into ten thousand pieces
PttU lIUU GuzcHe.
Year: 1874

The BURGLAR AND THE SKELETON.
" skeleton IN the closet" " is not gener-
ally considered n pleasant thing TO have.
but recent occurrence in Grcensburg,
Pa, shows that it may sometimes answer
good purpose. A burglar broke into
physicians Office in that town, and open
ing closet (whle his companion with
dark lantern was in another part of the
roon) got his hand between tho jaws of
skeleton, which being adjusted with
coil spring and kept open with n thread.
closed suddenly on the intruding hand by
the breaking Of tho thread. Startled at
being thus seized he uttered "a faint shrek
and when his companion turned the Lam
tern toward him, and he behed himself
in the grim and CHASTITY jaws Of Death
himself, no became SO oycrpOwered by
fear that hc tainted and fell insensible to
the floor, pulling the skeleton down upon
him and making SO much noise that his
companion fled Immediately. The doctor
becoming alarmed at the noise, hastened
into the office and secured the terror
stricken burglar, still held by the skeleton.
Year: 1874

RECENTLY a swimming match was ar
ranged to take place at Eastboune, Eng
land, between fisherman and a mastlh
dog. But the dog, once in the water
with the man, supposed his duty there
was to save the latter's life, and persisted
in bis endeayors to keep the man adoat
by thrusting his head under his oppon-
ent's chin.
Year: 1874

As a portion of the community may
possibly expect from me some notice of
the insulting and grossly aspersive
letter over the signature of Jefferson
Davis, which yesterday morning made
its appearance in the columns of the
Capital, though the glaring mendacity
of all the allegations of fact contained
therein might well justify me in treat
ing the letter itself and its infamous
author with cool and passionless con-
tempt, yet, for certain reasons, not
difficult, I imagine, to be OWNED, I
have thought proper to take somewhat
different course.


shall not now go into detail of past
occurrences with q view to my own vim
dication. It is not possible for the
ruined and disgraced champion of dis
union to say aught of me, or my public
career, which could in the least degree
disturb my equanimity. He has cher
ished an undying hatred for me ever
since his own presumptuous arrogance,
on q very noted occasion, compelled me
to slap his jaws, in this city, in the win
ter of 1S47-4S. The hostility thus en-
gendered, was afterward much height
ened by my defeat of his reasonable
aspirations to the Office of governor of
Mississippi, as a secession candidate in
1851. My constant and unyielding op-
position to him, and his nefarious
schemes in Richmond, during the war
of rebellion, for three years, was not at
all calculated to assuage his ennity.
Ny free, but unanswered, and, I ven
ture to say, uuanswerable exposition,
last summer, of his indecent and sedi-
tious attempts to keep alive in the
bosoms of his countrymen, feelings of
irritation and alienation, which ought
never to have been brought into exist
ence, have doubtless much inhamed the
maIignity which was slumbering in the
recesses of a heart capable of all mis-
chief. I rejoice to know that the
blighting curse of Mr.. Davis COM
mendation it never can now be my ill
fortune to incur. But bid this mighty
man of Gath, who writes so blustrously
for publication in the newspapers, that
[ do not live in absolute cOucealment
my Whereabouts may be easily found by
him or his idolizing confederates. He
knows, as thousands of others know,
that for full twenty years l have stood
ready to accord to him such satisfaction
as he might deem necessary to his deep
ly-wounded honor and that, whatever
general views / may entertain touching
the propriety of settling such issues as
have arisen between him and myself in
the mode referred to, yet that, from
special reference to him, I shall be alto
gether induced to make his an excep-
tional case. The habitual calumniator
of honest and patriotic men has no
right to skulk behind the hypocritical
pretenses of extreme piety.


II. S. FOoTE.
Year: 1874

Every farmer has within his control
abundance of material worth as much
as the droppings Of his cattle, which, II
gathered aud mingled with the more
easily decomposed matter, will furnish
for his crops food OF the richest de-
scription. OF these the first in import
ance is forest leaves. These rapidly
decay and contain much larger pro-
portion of the most valuable fertilizers
than wood. While the dry wood con-
tains from one-tenth of a pound to four
pounds in the hundred of potash, dry
leaves and young twigs contain from
half a pound mp TO ten pounds of pot
ash in t hundred. Almost exactly
the same relative proportion holds good
n regard to the phosPhoric acid con-
fained in these substances. A hundred
ponds Of leaves of the mixed fore st
growth common in the United states
will yield nearly two pounds Of thus


most Indispensable ferRlizeTi
Year: 1874

Beneath the quaint old bridge you hear,
The waves make music thsy pass
And, winding TO the eln-tree near,


You see the pathway through the grass,
Where We were wont to walk, alas
The river Wanders a of old


Beneath the shade of willow trees;
The sunlit waters gleam like gold,


And ripple to the gentle breeze;
But am far from thee and these
The sky bends over, broad and blue,
and. in the soft aud mellow light,
You tread the lane our footsteps knew
In former days, when days were bright;
Dc these days bring such sweet delight?
And still that lane with grass 10 green
With fragrant flowers the banks are fair
In golden gloss and silver sheen,


The bees still haunt the balmy air;
But you vi fail to and me there.
Again, perchance, I may not see


The Fustling rows of willow trees
(Which lent lesfy canopy


When we strOlied underneath at ease);
For am far from thee and these.
Our joys fOrsake us. Soon does spring
Pass by and for the sunnler call;
Soon do the birds lose heart to sing,
When fading leaves in autumn fall.
And winter is the end of all.
Year: 1874

As corporal Of the New Orleans po-
lice was making his round. at very
early hour in the morning, his attention
was attracted by a suspicious looking box
that had been deposited on a doorstep.
II bore Il curiotis appearance, suggestive
of an Internal machine that might go of
of itself and scatter destruction around
generally. So he thought IL his duty to
examine it closely. An investigation re-
vealed the fact that the box, though in
tended 10 do mischief, was not meant
to explode upon being opened, hut that
its powers of supposed mischief lay in
various charms which had evidently been
prepared by some practitioner Of Voudou
mysteries. The box was covered with
white cloth, ard the white cloth was COW
cred with leaves fastened to II by In
Vulnerable brass pins. On the top of the
box was a minute white coffin, yet il was
large enough to afford place for an in
scription containing the iiahie Of female
inmate Of the house where the affair had
been left, and likewise the day on which
the sender had evidently hoped that she
would die, Within the coffin was fig
ure made of dough, intended to represent
the body ofthe person already mentioned,
its head being transfxed through and
through with pins, the ends of which
brlutlrd out In every direction. The
whole arrangement was a Voudou charm,
which it was supposed would bring dire
destruction to tho person it was intended
IN work against, and who, being firm
believer in the efficacy of voudou spells,
went nearly frantic on seeing the con
/ tti,anep.
Year: 1874

60 The tide ofinmigration is steadily set
ting in and the first thing eastern people do
is TO throw away their New York Hats and buy
new one of DESMOND. They say there is no
comparison between the two. 2l6o