smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

The following incident, which occurred
about the first instant, may be of interest
to the far-away friends of the solitary man
whose bones were laid beneath the mud of
Louisiana, probably during the bloody
strife between the sections, in which so
many brave men we're laid in hOnored
graves by strangers hands. Some persons
being near the banks of the Mississippi, at
GibsOn's Landing, observed a large slide
in the bank Occasioned by the receding
water, which disclosed large wooden
box, very much decayed, in which was a
metallic burial case, very much rusted,
containing the body of a man. They Sc
cured the coffin and examined the appear
ance of the dead body through the glass
plate on the top of the coffin. The body
was not entirely decayed-portionso of the
skin still remaining upon the neck and the
lower part Of the face, which showed that
the body was that of white man. The
body was wrapped in q sheet which was
covered with blood. Upon the portions of
the skin which remained the party thought
they could discover spots Of blotches re-
sembling smallpox, which induced them
hurriedly to renter the coffin, at distance,
however, from the bank sufficiently remote
to prevent its again caving into the river.
No one can tell anything about who it was
who had been thus carefully buried on the
river bank, but the suppOsition is that it
was an officer from some of the gunbOats
which lay in the river near the city during
the war. It may be his friends will be in
formed Of the last resting place of loved
one by the recital of this incident.-Natehe=
Democrats.
Year: 1874

You can buy a whole ticket
You can buy a whole ticket
In the Louisiana State Lottery,
In the Louisiana State Lottery,
And make with a lucky number
And make with a lucky number


Ten thousand dollars.


Ten thousand dollars.
Year: 1874

light upon the historical development OF the alphabet
The extreme sounds and the mutes, are those which
prevailed in earliest language, and the alphabet has
been filling since with the intermediate sounds TINS
~ not because the latter in themselves easier OF
utterance but because IN rapid and fluent utterance
there expenditure OF force making the constant
transitions between medal than between extreme po-
stons. Thus the OF breath Is reduced IN ful-
ana its divisions made less deep and absolute
Thus. whereas in oldest IndoEurOpean language the
open Of far formed 80 per cent Of the whole Ut
terance in English only half " one per cent II even
that and the thinnest and closest OF the y0wels-


short (ts in hit and "shOrt u (as in butl-haNe
become by far the most common. This ls IN lts way
and degree degradation OF the phonetic form OF lai
guage sacrifice Of ciearness and dlsnctness To ndency
ant suppleness but probably have not To rear INA,
it will go 80 far seriously 10 harm the character Vi
Year: 1874

The GRANGE ADVANCE is furnished in
clubs of ten for S1.50 per year, and will
be furnished for the next 80 days to single
Of ten or more for four months at so cents
each on trial. We want five thousand new
subscribers in the next thirty days, and
can have them if every one Of our friends
will 20 to work in earnest
Year: 1874

We see no reason why every lively
Grange may not have its own store. In
the army every military post has its
sutler where supplies are furnished at
the minimum price. The same organi-
cation may be put in operation any,
where if the population will justify It,
Oranges might do worse thing than
/ investigate this matter, and ascertain
whether the plan might not be put in
working order to the profit and satisfac-
tion Of all concerned.


4 simple plan, aud the simpler the
better, would be for some man in
farming community to propose to use
portion OF: his house, and furnish stock
| Of supplies suitable for his community.
His contract with the Oranges being
that he will submit his bills to the in-
spection Of a committee appointed by
the Grange, and agree with the commit
tee upon tariff of prices at which the
goods shall be sold.


By this system prices would all be
graded to the minimum rate, that is, af-
ter the committee has settled the five
per centum Of profit to be allowed the
merchant, and added that to the cost,
then the goods would be sold to all alike
at fixed price, and which price would
be the lowest at which goods can be
sold in the country. Suppose it is
found that man can do business for
10 per cent profit, then it works in this
manner. Tea costing the store so cents
per pound would sell for IS, costing 20
cents sell for u cents, saving to the
purchaser about 33 per centum The
committee could rotate with others
which could be appointed for three or
| tour months term OF service.


But man consenting to go into busi-
ness on such terms would have right
to receive and should receive the hon
orable support Of the entire Grange. If
his sales amounted to $4,000 year he
could do business for less per cent.
profit them if they reach but $4,000 or
$4,000. A system based on something
like the above plan could not but suc-
ceed. The merchant buys his stock as
low as possible those WHO purchase
from him fix the price at which goods
shall be sold. The farmer thus gets
his goods at the lowest rates for which
they can be handled, and the merchant
gets fair living profit.


Cooperative stores will never succeed.
The machinery is too complicate. Pat
rons may make success in building
mills or factories by joint stock com.
panies, but the same principles will rot
apply to merchandising. The simpler
this kind Of business can be arranged
the better. The man who is encouraged
to "open store in neighborhood
should receive all orders for farm machin-
cry, including wagons, and receive them
in time for him to purchase directly
from manufacturers.


The terms Of doing business with
iaymen who are outside, and never paid
any fees to sustain the Order of Pat.
rons, might be left with the merchant
himself, while the Grange tariff of rates
would be made only to the Patrons
Such. persons as pay nothing to the
Grange, nor pledge the store their Gus
tom could not justly complain as long
as they received their supplies at the
regular market rates
Year: 1874

In times past We nave kno"n Cou-
gressmen and Senators to find their way
to warm corner in the hearts of indie.
pendent voters by a judicious distribution,
if under the hanking privilege, of pat
ent Office reports which cost them moth
ing, but for which, of course, confd-
ing people paid roundly. Such marks
of disinterested (?) attention could not
be forgotten. How much more effective
if such could be sent to whole Grange
and bring them all at once under ever
lasting obligations.


What powerful engine for (his OWN
good in the hands of that divine and
Bible scholar, who, in the early days Of
the State, in connection with other noble
men whom the State has delighted to
honor, and the attorney whom the great
divine brought from Washington to act
as sort of middleman but vino run off
with the preachers share of the divide)
who so successfully H'med the Indians
and sowed the seeds of revenge which
bore fruit in the terrible massacre of
helpless settlers and of innocent women
and children. ("Truly,' as is said in
Holy writ, !" God moves in a mysterious
way his wonders to perform - the sins
of the wicked seem often to be visited
on the heads of the innocent


But the Senate did not pass the
amendment. It probably occurred to
them that there were voters who, were
not Changers, and after grand and
learned debate on this vital subject: this
poorly paid and over-worked body ad-
journed over from Friday until Monday.


In the course of the debate before ad-
journment the great and good


Mr.. Carpenter spoke Of the law abolish
ing the franking privilege, and said that
congress was swindled into the passage of
that law by the action Of an executive de.
partment, which had sent out circulars to
country postmasters, and had them obtain
signatures to petitions for its repeal. The
duty Of the department was to execute law
not to make it. He favored the extension
Of the franking privilege to every document
published by congress, and said lie would
vote for an amendment to allow every doc
ument to 90 through the mails free, which
had the official stamp of the congressional
printer upon it, so that the people could
have some information.


Mr.. Scott said he would oppose the
restoration Of the franking privilege BY
shreds and patches in this manner.


( He wants the whole thing; it is nec-
essary for the people to have "some in
formation.'') And finally the Senate
agreed to an amendment by Mr. Steven
son. which will enable each Senator to
send to all the Oranges and leave few
for distribution among Agricultural
friends.


The amendment provides for the printing
and distribution Of 100000 copies of the
agricultural report; 100000 copies for
the senate and 200. 900 copies for the house
such reports to be allowed to go through
the mail upon being properly certified on
the envelopes. At the request Of Mr.. Free
linghuysen, he modified the substitute so
as to allow 200, 900 copies for the house,
$4,000 copies for the senate, and 5000
copies for the commissioner.
Year: 1874

If the reciprocity treaty, # which
we give synopsis. in another column
under the head of Foreign News, is
permanently entered into between the
United States and the British Dominion.
it will doubtless have tendency to
cheaper up things generally.
Year: 1874




tel! him the Governor had found stu
alton, in which he could prosper wonder
fully.


It should be recollected, this editor
was once in the legislature, and for a
time his position was above the E:com-
mon people, - he therefore is excusable
if the fancy still clings to him. We
have known men before, when they saw
the doors to the Senate Chamber open.
faucied they we're the golden gates of
paradise. That weak mans brain
should be a little turned with all this
earthly glory, is no unusual thing, and
should be treated with leniency, there
fore we will be charitable and not retort
upon him his own course vulgarisms.
Year: 1874

A new steam threshing machine con-
'structed to supply straw for fuel, to an
ordinary engine so that it may be
worked up to its full power, a joint in
vention Of Russian and an Englishman,
is said to be a complete success. The
London Times says:


The is fact that if the machine in question
becomes as popular as it promises to be it
must make a most material increase in the
wealth of Russia by giving an extraordina-
ry impulse to agriculture and commerce.
1t can hardly fail to change the system Of
agriculture, not only in Southern Russia,
but in Hungary, the principalities, and all
the grain-producing countries OF eastern
Europe; while it will give an impetus to
the prosperity Of the grain ports, and ex-
'ercise happy influence in the grain mar
ket.
Year: 1874

We print in another column an opi,,-
ion which the President of the United
States has seen fit to promulgate in al-
vance Of legislation by Congress, on the
subject Of specie payment. The Prcsi-
dent informs Congress what kind Of
legislation he demands, tells them in
advance that he will not sign different
bill, says that he is determined to bring
about specie payments during his pres
ent term. The position of the Prcsi.
dent is such that his good viii! and
patronage are always Of great value
to every member Of the Senate and
House. 1t used to be the practice of
kings to dictate laws for their par]ia.
ments to record, and for a President to
undertake to influence legislation in ad-
vance is very much like the dictation Of
the old kings and despots. To say the
least, it is doubtful precedent; it is
enough for the President to exercise
his veto power when the time comes
after the law has been passed
Year: 1874

1t is probable that a law will pass the
present session Of Congress making post
age free to all subscribers to newspapers
within the county where published, or at
least the House Post Office Committee
have agreed to report such bill. On
papers to subscribers out of the county
of publication, the publishers are to pre-
pay the postage.
Year: 1874

Gen. Bristow, the new Secretary of
the Treasury, is going through that De-
partment with "scourge of small cords -
or something else, driving out all the
leeches who have been drawing public
pap without doing any work, or at least
he is threatening to do some such terrible
thing. The dailies, who are presumed
to know all about it, say: "It is prob
able that the country will experience a
new sensation when the full extent of
this favoritisn is developed.
Year: 1874

More quarrels arise between brothers,
between sisters, between hired girls, be-
tween school girls, between clerks in
stores, between husbands and wives, ow
ing to electric channels through which
their nervous system goes by lodging
together night after night under the
same bedelothes, than by any other dis
turbing canse There is nothing that
will so derange the nervous furce as to
lie all night in bed with another person
who is absorbent in nervous force. The
absorber will go to sleep and rest all
night, while the eliminator will be tum
bling and tossing, restless and nervous
and will wake up in the morning fretfnl
peevisl, fault.ilnding and discouraged
No two persons,no matter who they are
should habituaIly sleep together One
will thrive and the other will lose. This
is law, and in married life it is define,
almost universally
Year: 1874

1


rooted to the spot, and then, uttering 3


sharp cry of fear,he let go the wheel and
dsrtef forward In moment the ship
began to fall off. and as she brought the
fiat surface of the broad canvass to the
wind, she heeled over alarrningly; but


soon the pale spectre that had frightened
the helmsman from his post, caught the
wheel and laid the helm hard down. and
erei long the ship was once more to the
wind


Shippen's cry had startled all hands
from their listessness, for they thought
the cholera -fiend had assailed him, but
from his broken ejachlations they soon


learned what was the matter, and In a


body they crowded aft, and, by the dim
llis from the binnacle, they saH the
|spets aeisasnisns Every knce srtyls-
hls8and every tongue Glove to the root
of its mouth None dared to approach
him, nor did any move back At this
juneture the captain came on deck His
eyacaught the corpse like form that still
held the wheel, and he, too, was riveted
to the spot where he stood.


~Shipmates, relieve me from here or
shall faint am cold and weak" at
length came from the lips of the seeming


spectre, in faint, agonized tones.
Capt johnson ~hesitated an instant,
land then he rushed forward, and laid his
hand upon the trembling form before
him. 1t was cold and wet, but he knew
that it was living man! One after an
other Of the men gathered about,a ere
long all knew that young Walter Addi


sou still lived! The captain had him
conveyed to the cabin, where everything
thai could be thought of was admins
tered for his comfort, and it was not
loHg ere he sufficiently revived to give
an account OF his strange escape from
the cold deep grave to which he had been
consigned.


It seemed that young Addison had
fallen into that death like lethargy which
not unfrequently results from sudden
cholera, and which, as all who are ac-


quAinted with the disease must be aware,
sosnearly resembles death that even the


best physicians have been deceived by it


The sudden immersion in the cold water
had revived the dormant senses, and as
tue ship had but slight motion at the
ii ne, he came to a partial realization of


his situation ere she had passed him, ,and
by considerable exertion he managed to
get hold of the rudder chains He tried
to call for assistance, but his tongue was


so swollen that he found it impossible,
and after remaining upon the chains long
enough to gain more strength, he work


ed his way up until he got hold of the
lanyards of the cabin headlights From
thence he reached the lashings of the


stern boat,but here weakness again over


powered him, and after working his way
into the boat he remained some time in


sensible, but at length he revived and


csme on hoard. He had tried to speak,


e soala :aa 1as asRamsa


to see the ships danger, and from the
impulse of sort Of instinct, he seized
the wheel and brought her up to the
wind.


The morning dawned, and the next


day passed-then another, and another


but the death iend came not again! He


had lost his first intended victim, and he


left the ship in peace.
Year: 1874

The London Art Journal is responsible
for the following story: A somewhat Gu
rious circumstance occurred lately, which
is strangely illustrative of modern man
ners. A nobleman passing through a
West End street saw fine but very di
lapidated picture in brokers' shop He
purchased it, aud inquired the painters
name, but was unable to discover more
than the initials Confident that the
picture-a seaside view with a rocky
shore-was modern, he was anxious to
discover the painter In vain he tried
all TIE picture dealers. They knew the
style and the initials, but we're unac-
duainted with the man. They we're con-
lident the painter was alive, but they
knew nothing Of his home or his haunts.
The nobleman, piqued at being so
banked, determined to find tho painter,
and at last, in despair, applied to Pol
laky, the foreign detective. Pollaky
knew nothing about art or artists, but he
undertook to find the man. And ind
him he did, after some trouble, in the
direst poverty, in little court In Soho.
The discovery of the artist was the turn
ing point in his fortunes. The noble
man employed him. and at this moment
there is picture of his in the Academy
marked sold"
Year: 1874

When mnn has just been yanked out
into the back yard by his wife and had
the door slammed in his face, he can't
take up position in the middle OF the
grass plot, with bolt in one hand and
a shaving brush in the other. and per
senate Ajax defying the hghtning to
any great extent.
Year: 1874

Those who grow strawberries in close
beds where the plants are thick together.
should look well to the thinning out ef
surplus plants at this season This ought
to have been tended to as the plants were
growing. but it is very seldom done and
they are generally left to crowd each
other, and each plant to get living MS
best it can A weed is plant growing
where it was not invited, and lot of
awberry plants growing together more
in quantity than are necessary to good
crop, are neither more nor less t an
weeds. Thin the plants out to about
four inches apart, and they will then give
much better crop than if allowed to
grow as thick together as they generally
do; besides, the fruit will be OF finer size.


We have seen some people who have
beds of considerable size, with the plants
run thick together without care, take two
lines and stretch them through the bed.
about one foot apart, and h Q out all be-
tween them. The plants are left then in
straight rows. 1t is quick way of thin
ming and though not quite as good as
pulling out the weak plants and leaving
the strong ones, wherever they may be, is
still the best where there is much to be
done, and little time to do it in.
Year: 1874

1t does not cost any more, or much
more, to raise pound Of turkey than
pound Of hen flesh. In the summer they
require to be fed less, being mastery Cana
paigners on their own account, while in
winter very likely their nervous dispose
tien demands somewhat more stimulus
than other fowls. If well fed they do not
require nearly as careful housing as the
hen, although it is good policy to make
them roost in doors; but, left to them
selves, they prefer to weather out the
widest storm in the tree-tops. Finally.
when brought to market. their flesh is
worth much more than that of the hen, 50
that, other things being equal, it is econo-
my to keep them instead. Also, and
this is well worth considering, ALLOWING
that the percentage of loss OF young tur-
key chicks under the most perfect man.
agemett is greater than the loss Of chicks
of the common fowls; still, the turkeys
that survive reach such great weight that
a given number of pounds of turkey may.
perhaps, be raised with less labor than the
same quantity of flesh of the common
fowls


The breeding of turkeys is much better
than formerly. The Importance of the
selection of the stoutest and largest gob-
blers for breeding, is better recognized,
and the facts that too scanty range, in
sufficient food, and close in-and-in breed
ing, dwarf the stock, and render it feeble.
and cause the chicks to die off, are better
known. Also, wild turkeys are crossed
with tame more frequently since the value
of such infusion of blood has been seen.
1t is in this country, if anywhere, that We
should naturally expect the domestic stock
to reach its highest perfection. and our
poultry breeders may justly feel peculiar
pride in this strictly American produce
ton Poultry World.
Year: 1874

1t as dangerous to him, I do not know
l only know-and the recollection at this
moment is burning in my baain-that we
all thought if we could get Herbert drunk
it would be fine fun. Fiends could not
have set themselves more ingeniously to
work to accomplish this object than we
did l was foremost in the attempt l
will not excuse myself, nor in aught pal
late my conduct, knew he had man
uscript poem at home, that had been pro-
Beuucsd remarkable by competent critics /;
l knew be could improvise almost without
mental effort, and expected under the
stimulus of the fiery serpent-whose sting
| dread more than l dread death-his
brain would be quickened, and we should
be charmed, perhaps amazed at the exhi-
bitions of his rare gift.


" At last we prevailed, but instead of
quickening, the wine stupi6ed his facul-
ties. A few glasses reduced him to a
state of utter inebriety.


" The party broke up. We were all
wild with excitement; he alone was i'm
moveable, and quite insensible. There
was no arousing him from a state Of death
less sleep into which he had fallen. l
dared ro. take him home that night, fearing
our frolic might be found out in getting
him to his room. So we left him as COM
fortably as we could place him-his hand
some face flushed and almost purple, his
active brain for once completely stupi6ed


:" In the morning was awakened by
the sounds of sobs. A white, scared face
stood over me; a trembling, weak voice
cried out.


-" sprang from my bed My friends,
| knew the truth soon enough. Herbert
had recovered consciousness in the night,
sufficient to mislead him. He had fallen
from the window, height of twenty feet,
He was still living. In vain my prayers
and tears and anguish" His voice fall
tered


" Young men, he is living yet, but an
incurable idiot! Now will you ask me to
take the acenrsed stuff? Yes, the curse
of the living God rests upon it. 1t has
burdened my life it has ruined as noble
an intellect as ever was ready to do battle
with the faults and follies of the world =
Do you still jeer and laugh because | will
not be jovial? | tell you, if it was liv-
ing thing | would strangle it--and there
is nothing upon earth l hate with such a
hatred"


There was deep silence. Not one in
all the company seemed inclined to drinl;
again. = Wttchmun and Reflector