smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

ing if necessary for corn. Not that we con-
slider it really necessary to replow carefully
worked fall plowing. In fact, we think we
have as often raised good corn without as
with. 1t is pretty much question which
is chepest, light replowing, or scarifying
with the cultivator. In fact, we now have
machines which accomplish the stirring of
the surface so successfully that we think the
evidence is in favor of the latter, except ON
soils that are peculiarly liable to run togeth-
er and become very compact. 1t is true all
soils are not benefited by fall plowing alike,
clays are certainly benefited, not only from
their greater triabiity, and consequent por
osity, but as a matter of course from their
more perfect drainage, thus rendering them
dry, warm, and in condition to work, while
the unplowed field beside them will be sod
den, cold, and compact, which if worked at
the same time will bake and be lumpy dur
ing the whole season.


There is no class of men more noted for
thoughtfulness than the intelligent farmer;
no class of men with more leisure for con-
secutiye thought, While driving to market
their minds may be solving some problem
connected with their profession. While turn
ing the furrow the mind may be engaged in
eliminating something new, from constant
observation of means to an end. such men
have the best tools and implements that
money can buy. They never grudge the
| blacksmith the money he asks for sharpen
ing a plow or pointing the teeth Of harrow.
When they geta new implement, the first
thing they do is to study its capabilities
thereafter it is sure to work. Such men do
not leave a ploW in the turroW, nor a reap
er or mower in the field to rust and rot
| The plow at night will be carefully cleaned,
and the bright parts rubbed with an oiled


cloth. Che reaper and mower will be given


II little Oil, as to its cutting parts, and cover
ed from the dew. When their work is fin


ished tor the season, such as may be, will De


carefully taken apart, the bright surfaces


oied, or better, when not exposed to rub


bing. be given coat of lampblack and ker
osene, and compactly placed where they


may be out of the way. they understand


something Of how the elementary forces q


nature, have operated in preparing the soll
and knowing their power, guard agains
their action when it may work mischief


Prairie Farmer.
Year: 1878

Lord, where thy many mansions be,
Hast thou little room for me,
Whose restless feet these many days
BY all forbidden paths have trod,


And wandering in uncertain ways
Have missed the way that leads to God
Lord, is there any room for me


Who, sorrowing, would return to thee ?
Far have strayed, till tossed about
On fears that would not be cast out.
For all the subtle theories


That men have framed, wherein to find
For troubled hearts doubtful case,
And freedom for willful mind -
Thy word, once hidden In my breast,
Forever robbed the night Of rest.
heard a STILL small voice above,
All other voices not in love,
AS III the old sweet days of peace,
But IN tune of sad complaint -
why art thou swift to seek release
From easy yoke and safe restraint?
Why has thou taken for thy guide
False lights that lure thee from NV side
Lord, if heard, and in despite
of warning chose the fair, false light
Year: 1878

A PETITION is being circulated among our citizens addressed to the Surveyor General of Arizona, soliciting that the proper steps be taken to ascertain what title, if any, the Colorado Commercial and Land Company have to tract five leagues in extent, which they claim, we believe, under some old Mexican grant The Unit ed States Government has never settled thls question. Whoever the claimants may be, they have made ID move toward the improvement of this tract of land. which includes Q large portion of the town site as we'll as the farming land in our vicinity and we understand even part of the Military Reservation. This ques- tion should be decided upon, as parties would like to plant and improve these lands if titles can be obtained from the United States There were about one hundred signatures when we saw the pc tition.
Year: 1878

ACT FROM PRINCIPLE.-How few per-
sons there are governed entirely from
principle rather than inclination. Even
those of us who may be endeavoring to
live for high purposes, come far short of
our aspiration alas ! how very far short.
How often we find our convictions Of
right and duty questioning if it might
not be as well for us to yield to inclina-
ton, just for the time, promising cur
disturbed conscience that we will make
up for the present indulgence by more
vigorous self-denial and strict attention
to duty. Vain, fallacious reasoning of a
weak nature! we can never make Up for
one neglected opportunity, one misspent
hoar, one wrong, selfish act. Once past,
the opportunity unimproved, the hour
wasted, the act committed, it is beyond
our reach to recall, except.in thoughts OF
regret. Wemay atone for it, but we can
never change the past. Alas how pain
fully we are aware of this fact. Then
should we all endeavor the more earn
ess!y to make eur lives embediments OF
principle; for We all know that, after all
the path OF duty, though sometimes rug.
ged, is not without sweet pleasures and
never let US follow our inclinations, il
they would lead US away from right
Then shall We be permitted at the last
to look back upon our lives with salts
faction, feeling that we have "dons
what we ceuid," and that our Father
regards us with approval.
Year: 1878

ASHAMED TO TELL MoTHER.-Such
was little boys reply to his comrades
who were trying to tempt him to do
wrong.


But you need nottell her, no one will
know nything about it,


~ would know all about 1T myself,
and I'd feel mighty EaeaR if couldn't
tell mother


''It's pity you wasn't girl. The
idea of a boy running to tell his mother
every little thing? ?"


"You may laugh if you want to-" said
the noble boy, "but I've made up my
mind never, as long as live, to do any
thing would be ashamed to tell my
mother"


Noble resolve, and which will make
almostany life true and useful. Let il
be the rule of every boy and girl to dc
nothing of which they would be asham-
&c to tell their mother,
Year: 1878

LOliyer Weldell Holmes in the Atlantic.


The true girl has to be sought
for. She does not parade herself as
show goods. She is not fashion
able. Generally she is not rich,
but oh, what heart she has when
you find her SO large and pure and
womanly. When you see it you
wonder If those snowy things out
side are women. If you gain her
love your two thousand are mil
lions. Shell II not ask you for car
riage or tirst-class house. She'll
wear simple dresses and turn them
when necessary, with no vulgar
magnificat to frown upon her econ
omy. She'll keep everything neat
and nice in your sky parlor, and
give you such welcome when
you come home that you will think
your parlor higher than ever.
She'll entertain true friends on a
dollar, and astonish you with the
new thought, how little happiness
depends on money. She'll make
you love home (if you don't you're
brute), and teach you how TO
pity, while you scorn poor, FASH
ionable society that thinks itself
rich and vainly tries to think itself
happy.


Now, do not, I pray you, say any
more II can't afford to marry.u
Go, find the true woman, and you
can. Throw away that cigar, burn
up that switch cane, be sensible
yourself, and seek your wife in a
sensible way.
Year: 1878

remember the positive fever of
speculation with which this COM
munity has been ridden. There
are people amongst US to-day who
have, within the past eight years,
given from q dollar to ten dollars
an acre for lands within the city
limits who are making the very
welkin ring because they cannot
sell these acres, subdivided into
small city lots, at anywhere from
$500 to $500 piece. There are
other people who have given, in
flush times, extravagant prices for
these lots, SO subdivided, who
think that the crush Of matter and
the wreck Of worlds have arrived
because they cannot get out even.
Turning a deaf ear to tie lsmen-
tatioIs of both, and making q judi
cial summary of the situation, we
are inclined to think, maugre the

fact that some property owners
will still be frozen out, that real
estate, in both city and county, has
reached bedrock, and that prices
for both are current now which
hold out q strong inducemeut to
the careful and judicious invester
from abroad. As soon as money
matters in the East and on the Pa
cific Coast ease up a little, we shall
receive an Infusion of fresh blood
and capital, which may not restore
the old, hectic era of speculation,
but which will start this city and
county out on era of solid, substan-
tiai prosperity.
Year: 1878

When a young man in Patagonia
wants a wife he rides out and las
soes one, and in the more civilized
United Kingdom, when youn e
man wants a wife, but does not
come to time, she las.soos him for
breach of promise.
Year: 1878

cept the recently afflicted South.
Some of the members of the Union
| are the same women who constituted
the praying bands" of the West
which endeavored with such fervent
zeal to perform the hard and thank
less task of relieving mankind from
the greatest curse which oppresses the
race. In the convention are some re-
markably intelligent women and all
the professions are represented, there
being preachers, doctors and lawyers,
some Of whom have achieved con-
siderable amount of distinction.


Yesterday, the fifth of November,
was very quiet and orderly election
day. A few years ago it was impru-
dent and dangerous for lady to go
on the stress alone on such days, but
now there is no thought given the
matter and these days are as safe as
any others. Some ladies who take
no interest in politics walk along the
street on the fifth of November or
fourth of March and seeing a small
crowd of men wonder what the mat
ter is; after some time you hear them
exclaim, 20, it must be election day."
This speaks excellent for our good and
moral city and the authorities and
police have cause to congratulate
themselves on the change for the bet
ter which they have occasioned.


PICKENs.
Year: 1878

The cry: "He comes!
The signs are sure--all lands are armed fol


war!
| The mystic numbers fulfilled-He comesp
We answer: o that he would come We
want


The Christ We want God to burn the
truth
| Afresh upon the forehead of the world
| We want Man to walk once more among
The wrangling Pharisees, to drive the
beasts
And money mongers from the temple
courts;


To bring the gospel back again, and prove
How all unlike the churches are to Christ !
We want the Christ again to tell the
Saints"


Their sins; that they were sent to bless the
poor,


And they have sold themselves unto the
rich;
That they were sent to preach the works
of peace,


And they have filled the world with war


of words;


That they were sent as messengers of love-
And that they have driven love out of the
creeds;


That they were sent to teach men not to lie,
Nor trcmble when their duty leads to death
o for Christ again He-He would dare
10 tel. the churches how they lie and cant,
And talk of serving God-and serve them


selves;


And talk of saving souls-to save their


''cause;"


And pare and narrow Gods divine truth
Until a man can hardly be man
And member Of church,


X y y X
Already Christ is coming. Hear ye not
The footballs of tho Lord? He tramples
The cruel hedges men have built about
The gate that leads to Heaven. He rends


the creeds


And gives their tattcrs to the merry winds,
He docs not come as bigots prophesy,
To choose a handful and to damn the rest,
To found a Jewish Gentle kingdom here
And roll the world into the past again;
He comes the spirit of ripper age
When all that is not good or true shall die;
When all that's bad in custom, false at


creed,


And all that makes the bCor and mars the
Shall pass away forever. Yes, He comes
To give the world passion for the TRUTH
To inspire us with holy human love,
To make us sule that, ere a man can be
\ saint, he first must be man.
Year: 1878

TAKE Your LOCAL PAPER.-No
one knows how much is lost by not
taking and carefully reading his To-
cal paper, or how much may be saved
by doing so, Certain lightning-r rod
notes were discounted by one of our
citizens, last week, but learning that
the public had been duly warned by
advertiser ents not to purchase them,
he resorted to the newspaper files,
read the advertisement, and forthwith
made the vender refund, to the
amount of between three and four
hundred dollars. The newspaper is
valuable in many ways, far beyond
the price Of its yearly subscription,
and the man who fails to take his To-
cal paper fails to subserve his own
best Observation-Disclosures Advo-
cate.
Year: 1878

In the jewelry business trade in
New York continues to improve,
though very slowly. Throughout the
West and South trade is steady and
fair. Reports from the Eastern States
indicate a slightly increasing amount
of business.
Year: 1878

The cry of fire the other day called
out the fire department promptly ami
they soon found ii was u country girl
who had fallen out of the hind end Of
a wagon and had on cardinal red stock
ings.


Smiths Saleratus never makes such
mistakes. 1t attends strictly to business
and has expansion enough for the
whole grccnback party. BE careful and
use only Us much as you would use of
any other brand.
Year: 1878

A YoUNG man VA arrested in q
New Jersey town. few days ago. on
the charge of carrying "oncesled weap
ons. On searching his person. a bowie
knife was found i'll escL boot leg. a
seven shooter in his hip pocket, . slung
shot in his coat pocket. u cavalry sword
slid down his back. . billy in each
coat tail pocket. and . dagger up each
coat sleeve. That was all. He was
discharged when he explained that he
was on his way to Princeton College to
enter the Freshman class. and he had
merely taken some precautions TO pro-
tect himself from the attacks Of the
Sophcmores.
Year: 1878

A BILL was introduced in the New
York Assembly yesterday to prevent
the use of incendiary language. 1t is
the same as the California law to pro-
hibit the use of language calculated to
incite riots, framed and passed at the
request of wealthy citizens of San Fran
cisco who feared the power displayed
by the working masses of that city. 1t
is styled the ''gag law' by the latter
class, and is used to disperse meetings
of workingmen and to prevent any Or
ganized effort on their part to redress
real or imaginary grievances.
Year: 1878

THE clearing house exchanges for the
week ending on the I'd instant show a
great and general decline of business as
compared with the corresponding week
last year. The only cities showing gains
are New Orleans and Milwaukee. This
prosperity indicates a freer movement
in the grain trade.
Year: 1878

1t was briefly noticed in the GAZETTE
of Yesterday that cock night was to take
place at the ScheutZen Park, the chick
ems being matched by Philadelphia par
ties.


The match was kept very quiet and


was only known to what is called the
sporting fraternity, and in consequence
there were only about one hundred and


fifty persons present. The match was


for eleven to fight and seventeen show,


that is there was to be seventeen chick


enc and eleven of that number to tight.


The match was made between Pat Car
roll and William Mclaughlin
The fighting commenced about l.2O
O'Clock and after three matches had been
made some one sounded an alarm that
the officers were coming. The chickens
were hastily gathered up, thrown out OF
the windows, and the spectators made
rush for all the places of exit, and IN DO
ling SO several were more or less tightly
squeezed. The chickens that fought
were all killed with the exception OF one
pair which subsequently died from the
effects of the combat. By some means
the S. p. G. A. hal learned OF the
match and one of the members procured
n warrant from Esquire Brady, which
was placed in the hands of Constable
Dillon who started for the scene, but nn'
| fortunately he was esoied by one OF the
spies who was on the watch, and he giv'
ling the alarm prevented any arrests De-
ing made.
Year: 1878

|enty millions Of human beings are
b be dying of starvation in North
!. A population greater than the


of the continent dying of hunger
saster of magnitude too great to be


ved. by no effort of mind can one
{ the horror Of the scene.
Year: 1878

A singular instance of superstition
came to light not long since, which is
thus related: Going into a neighbours
house. one day last week, Ifound one
of the children suffering from severe
cough, and expressed my opinion that
it was a case in which medical assis-
tancc should be obtained. The moth
er of the boy agreed that it was very
bad, but before calling in a docter
she intended to try cure that she had
long used in similar cases, and never
found to fail. On being pressed to
communicate the prescription. she
gravely informed me that the charm
Consisted in. Hale's Honey of Hore-
hound and Tar, and that it could be
obtained of all the druggists, Price
80 cents and 81. Great saving by pur-
chasing large size. Sold by all drug
gistS.
Year: 1878

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING New
IoRK.-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and others
to stop at when in New York is the Grand
Union Hotel, nearly opposite the Grand
Central Depot, kept on the European plan
you therefore only pay for what you get.
Everything is first class, and prices mod
crate. adapted to ths stringency of the
times, You save the expense of carriage
hire, and By leaving your baggage check
on the counter of the Hotel, your baggage
will be delivered in your rooms, fifteen
minutes after the arrival Of the cars, free
of expense. We advise you to give the
Grand Union trial.
Year: 1878

A MYSTERIOUS PISTOL SHoT.-In New York
Wednesday night, whilst Rev. DIR. Bull was
seated in his study in Trinity Theological Semi
nary. on Ninth avenue, the report OF a pistol
was heard and ball crushed through window
pane, passing close by his head, lodging in the
wall behind. DR.. Bull hurried TO the Window
luSt IN tlme TO see man running rapidly away
Whether the shot was an accidental one OF am
attempt 10 aSSaSsHate is not known
Year: 1878

DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST A JUDGE.-In
New York an investigation is being made into
the Official conduct OF Justice Walter s. Pinck-
ney, or the 1th district court. On Wednesday
his chief clerk testified that Pinckney had bot
ties OF liquor on shelf behind his judicial seat


and took drinks openly while trials were going
this witness, owing TO his sdrunhen incoherency,
TO adjourn the court
Year: 1878

THE NORTHERN PLAGuE-Whi,e the YELLOW
1eyer is being Investigated AT the expense of the
Treasury, it is in order for medical men in this
pant OF the country to devote their best ener-
sles To the search foI'the causes of diphtheria
This malignant disease numbers many victims
yearly in our great cities. where there is al
least a SHOW OF sanitary precaution; but it is in
NE smaller towns and country villages that its
ravageS have made the very name OF dtphtheria
as dreadful TO parents as that of scarlet fever
itself. In single New Jersey school this fan,
nfty-seNen pupils cut OF SiXty-eirht have been
attacked by il. Let the doctors put their heads
together anew and make fresh effort to wrest
IT'S secret from this mysterious and deadly
maiady.-IN. y. sun
Year: 1878

GEN. GRANTS MovENENTs-A private letter
from Gen. Grant says that he has decided not
to leave England until next summer. when he
VIII go TO China and Japan and complete the
circuit OF the world, landing in San Francisco
about year hence. The preparations going on
eral would therefore appear to be premature.
Year: 1878

London, Feb. lit seems now that
the British and Russians alone may be
present at Constantinople. Such a
position would be one of the gravest
anxiety. Everything may turn on the
character of the Russian occupation.
An occupation in force with no appa-
rent limit in point Of time would
throw on our government very grave
responsibility. The moment is one at
which a few hasty words or single
hasty act may precipitate conflict.
The government has laid down certain
limits, beyond which we can't remain
Indifferent to the advance of Russia.
If these limits are passed it will be
their duty to act promptly and boldly,
but it is equally their duty to place nc
hasty construction on acts which may
be capable of two interpretations.
Year: 1878

Philadelphia, Feb. 11.-This morn
ing one of the arches of the bridge over
the Schuylkill river at South street fell
in, carrying with it nine other arches,
and completely wrecking 300 feet of
bridge. The part which gave way
rested on piles in the marsh on the
western bank of the river, and this pill
ing has been gradually sinking in the
mud. A large number of workmen
were engaged in snoring the defective
arch at the time of the accident, but
they were warned in time and all es-
capped uninjured. The bridge was
built of iron and granite, and cost
originally $4,000. The loss by the
accident will be about 100000.
Year: 1878

WOMEN suffrage was raised or low


cred almost to the level of party ques-
tion by the vote of the House committee
on the judiciary last week in consider
ing the proposed sixteenth amendment
to the Constitution of the United States.
As that amendment would give to the
women the ballot, the vote will be


scanned with interest by the friends of
"the cause" Every Republican on the
committee voted for the amendment
and only one Democrat was gallant
enough to join them. We also observe
with alarm that the South was solid in
the negative. Is the Republican party
about to bare its arm for 'sthe cause?''
Year: 1878

THE Postmaster General has issued a
new rule which has caused a furry in
Republican circles. Postmasters for
small towns and for country districts
will hereafter be appointed on the
recommendation of the postmaster of
ths largest neighboring city. Some
western members of Congress, it is
said, feel indignant at this loss of
patronage. They believe it to be
another insidious blow at the Republi-
can party, and are more than ever
convinced that the Presidents southern
policy is a failure.
Year: 1878

THE cities of New York and Brook
lyn are finding their great undertaking
for bridging the river that runs between
them something monstrous in proper
tions. Between eight and nine millions
of dollars have already been expended
in the work, and the bridge is yet only
a chaotic conglomeration of iron, cables
and abutments. The structure is I'M
der contract to be completed by 1880.
Year: 1878

WITHOUT any prejudice the Indian
apolis Journal expresses the belief that
Hendricks has killed off any slight
chance he might have for being Presi-
dent, by his recent expressions regard
ing the money question. One favorite
son is going behind a cloud, dark and
threatening, despite its silver lining.
Year: 1878

London, Feb. lin the House of
Commons, this evening, the favorable
report upon the supplementary vote of
six million pounds was adopted without
division, as was also the motion that
the money be raised by the issue of ex-
chequer bonds.
Year: 1878

he thinks it would be injudicious to
press the above mentioned matter now.
He also remarks in his letter of response
that it is hard for people in California
to realize the difficulties encountered
here by those who are laboring to OBJ
tain practical action on the Chinese
oupetion