smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1866

and cured with as little exposure to the
sun as possible. The old negro style,
Of waiting till "frst FROST" and then
pulling up a lot of dead, dry, sapless
grass and calling that ebay" must be
stopped. 1t is not in accordance with
the progress of the age"


The corn and forage crops will be so
short in all the States east of the Missis.
sippi that every provision possible
should be made for economizing them.


Turnlps will prove most valuable for
feeding stock of all kinds. Mich cows,
sheep, (and it is said horses, ifEed in
moderate quantities with other food, J
all thrive upon them. Boiled and the
slop thickened while hot with corn meal
they are excellent for swine. Sow this
crop during this month, at all favorable
seasons. and it will be advisable to put
in large crop for stock feeding IN win
ter. Itis, generally, best to sow just
before rain, or when the ground is dry,
working the ground thoroughly and not
sowing until it has been allowed to drv,
for if sowed in soil just moist enough to
spront the seed the sun often kills it,
but in perfectly dry ground the seed
will keep without spronting until it
rains covering the seed lightly and
pressing the earth upon it with a roller
or plank. We almost invariably sow
too much seed. and cover too deep but.
wheneveh from any cause, we fail to
get good and satisfactory "stand," the
scotsman Tor vendcr ofseed) has to "suf
fer" 1t is not necessary to drop con-
tinnons line Of turnip seed in the drill,
especially when the more valuable
varieties are rare and difficult to pro-
cure. Two or three seeds, dropped eve.
ry four az inches in the drill, will give
you good stand" and save q great
deal of seed and thinning out.


,s,, Rye for winter. pasture, must be
sown very largely, the middle or last of
this month. You cannot make the
ground too deep or ri:hi and the same
may be said even more forcible of Bar.
ley, which on strong rich soils, is supc.
rior to rye. Sow early, use plenty of
seed, and put in as great breadth OF
land as possible, in these two crops. On
loose sandy soils rye may be scattered
among the cotton the latter part of the
month, and the winter trcading of stock,
which on heavy soils is injurious, is
benefit to these light lands, but on the
richer soils more food is produced.


Sow plenty of the Winter or Egyp
tian Oats the last of the month for
pasturage. In ordinary winters these
three crops afford an invaluable aid in
Keeping stock in good condition.


California Clover may still be sown,
the earlier the better. The same is true
Of the Crimson Clover, (TrJohum in
cornatum,) a forage plant Of which we
have great hopes for winter and early
spring.


Procure new, seed of the Red Glover
to SOW either by itself or in your wheat
the last of this month, Any clean soil
that will bring good wheat will bring
good clover but the crop is vastly in.
creased by sowing upon it broad cast
one bushel of gypsum per acre; any
scotsman can supply seed, and we pre-
fer our readers should get it. direct.


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Year: 1866

SLEEP AND DEATH.-As men begin
to be about fifty years old, especially
of sedentagy habits, the feeling on ris-
ing in the morning is rs if they had
not gotten enough of sleep, not as much
as they used to have, and as if they
would like to have more but cannot
get it. They look upon healthy
child sleeping soundly with feelings
OF envy. But it is curidhs to observe
that thpir is Il bliss to ali in the act of
going to sleep, bliss we become cog
INFANT of only when we happen to be
aroused just as we are falling into a
strong sleep; and there are strong
physiological reasons to suppose that
this state is q counterpart of the great
event that comest to all, the act of dy-
ing. In fact, those who have in rare
cases bean brought back to life when
on its EXTREMIST verge, and in several
cased as to those who have been recov-
cred from drowning and other modes
OF strangulation, or simple smother
ing, the expressions have been on re-
turning to consciousness, 'How de-
liclousn "Why did you not let me
go' An eminent man thus brought
back, represented that tho last rc-
mcmbered sensation OF which he was
he was conscious, were as If he were
listening to thc.moSt ray;siting strains
hf music. Let us all, then, cherish
the thought that our approach to the
sleep of the grave is the Strict coun-
terpart of the approach of sleep.
Year: 1866

would have been better if the soldiers
and sailors of both sections had been
appealed to, to assemble in friendly con.
ference on that occasion but, since the
heroism of one section only is to be rep
resented, it is the more an obligation TO
avoid any action or Inference that may
be construed into an expression Of the
pride Of conquest, or that in any way
may be offensive the vanquishcd We
believe that the manhood and magma
nimity Of the Federal veterans can be
safely trusted to fulfill their delicate mis-
sion in snch manner as not to appear
to have gathered together for the pur.
pose OF self glorilication, or for exultation
over their own proves and success.
Successful courage takes no delight in
rebnklng courage that has heen bafflcd
and overcome. The Phila ielphia Con.
ventlon erred in giving vent TO certain
sentiments rejecting upon the merits of
the quarrel between the sections, and
the consequence must be a sense Of hu.
Mutation on the part of those who have
been thus criticised that cannot fail to
dampen the ardor eff the Southern pco.
pie IN the conservative cause We
hope that the soldiers and sailors of the
North will be more polite and generous,
especially as their late foes have no
representation in their Convention.-N.


Y. Neps
Year: 1866

y BEAUTIFUL REFLECTION. 1t cannot b,
that ihe earth is cast upby the ocean of
eternity to float moment upon its waves
and to sink TO nothingness. Else why is i;
that tito high and glorious ASPIRATIONS
which leap from the temple of our hearts are
forever wandering about unsatisfed {! Why
is ii that the rainbow and cloud come over
us with beauty not earth, and thea pass
OF and lenve us to muse upon their faded
loveliness Why is it that stars who hold
their festival around the midnight throne,
are set above the grasp OF our limited facul-
ties, forever mocking us with their unap.
proachable glory? And finally, why is it
that brighter forms of human beauty are
presented to our view, then taken from us
leaving the thousand streams of our affec-
,ions TO flow in Alpine torrents upon our
hearts? We are horn for higher destiny
than That of earth; there is realm where
the rainbow never fades, where the stars
will be spread out before us like islands
that slumber on the ocean, and where the
beautiful which begins here, and passes be-
fore rs like shadows, will stay in our posses
sion forever"
Year: 1866

A PERSISTENT SwNDLER.-A young
man who represents himself to be from
Atlanta, has been doing our city for week
or two past. He is about as persistent an
operator ia his particular line as one
sYer finds. His nlodus opeandi is TO tell
some dolefnls tale and thenuask you f1s. a
dollar to relieve his sufIerings. When be
first came into the city he was Georgia
planter out buying stock and awaiting re-
mittances from home. On the strength Of
this story he boarded around several days
at a number of places. Next he was
young man on his way to Memphis, and
entirely destitute Of money. The pathetic
rehearsal of this yarn suficed 10 extract
number Of dollars from sympathizing peo-
pie, who desired to help him on his way.
The last we heard of him he had succeeded
in getting pair Of boots by false pretenees,
and the police were looking after him.
Such chaps ought to be Weeded out of the
community. -esIat
Year: 1866

NEW York, Noy..Ae 2S.-The Worlds
Queenstown correspondent of Now 9TH,
says: II send you, to-day, an inkling OF
the. most important news which has come
from Ireland for many long days The
blow is about to be struck at the power of
Great Britain, Within month you will
hear of the rising Of the Irish people, from
one end Of this unfortunate island to the
o. her. The train has long been laid, the
arms are here, the men are ready and the
officers appointed. The organization is
perfected, and the movement on Canada
was really feint, for all the while the OBJ
ject was steadily Kept in mind to create an
outbreak, and win again attract the at
tention Of the whole world to the govern
ment Of Ireland by the English people;
we now suffer and starve, and are cor PEELED
to leave our native land; few of Us may
be killed, but we can be no worse of after
the battle is over and Fenianism is once
more crushed. T 8ra. terE.s 81 bs.
England will not do anything for us by
peaceable agitation. That has been tried.
Every effort made to induce the govern
ment Of Great Britain to be just to us has
utterly failed. We are powerless. Our
arguments are unheeded, our PRAYERS are
unanswered for suffering there is no pity.
Is II not better for US to try to show the
English Government that il does not pay,
that if they will not do US justice we will
make ireland clinging curse to her.
Year: 1866

tS- Our farmers have had favorable time
during the present week for getting in their
Corn, and we think they have improved it for
we have not seen many of them in town. II
we have Il favorable season. we thin k there
will be surplus ofcotton made In the county
Next week Cotton planting will commence.
Year: 1866

The great Abernethy did not despisa the
day of small things, be did not think rightly
Of what many consider little matters in sur
gerry, not worth knowing to a practitioner
and still less fitting TO attract the notice of a
professor of surgery at the Royal College OF
Surgeons, he devoted part Of a lecture in
showing how to make poultice.


The most soothing application for local dis
eases, said Abernethy, is tepid bathing. and
this we can manage by puttiug.on poultiee,
being careful that the person is kept in bed,
otherwise the poultice will serve the purpose
of a cold bath. The poultice Of which I am
fond, above all others, is the bread and wa
ter poultice. In making it. scald cut basin
for you cannot make a good poultice unless
you have perfectly boiling water-then, hav-
ing put in some hot water, throw in coarsely
crumbed bread and cover It with a plate
When the bread has soaked up as much as
water as it viii imbibe, drain off the remain
ing water, and there will be left light pulp.
Spread it third of an inch thick, on folded
linnen, and apply it when of the tempera-
ture Of a warm bath. It may be said that
this poultice VIII be very inconyenient. If
there be DO lard, for it will soon get dry: but
this is the very thing you want, and It can
be easily moistened by dropping water on it.
A poulice thus made may be medieined or
seasoned with laudanum or poppy-water,
with carrot or horse-redish Juice, or with de-
coctions of herbs, with which the doctor OF
patient NAV be inclined to medicate it, in
stead OF loading an already irritable and SEN
sitive part with heap of poppy shells, or
scraped carrots and horse radish, called pop
pv-carrote and horse redish poulGce but
which increase rather than allay the suffer
er's pains.


When vegetables, as carrots, horse-radish
and others, are used to medicate poultices
they should be bruised, put into a pot, cnv-
cred with water. and Simmered for half an
hour The Juice is strained off and mixed
with bread and water or linseed meal, to the
consistency of poultice. The fermentation
may be used with the bread or meal in the
| same way.
Year: 1866

SoNE years since an eccertric old genins
called Barns. was employed by a farmer liv-
ing in a town some six or seven miles wes-
fernlv from the Penobzcot river. Maine. tn
die well. The soil and stratum being most
II OF sand, old Barnes, after having progress
ed downward about forty feet, found one
morning unou going TO work that the we'll
had essentially caved in. and was full nearly
TO the top. 81. having the desire which men
have. of knowing what will be said Of them
after they are dead. and no one heing yet
asfir he concealed himself in a rank growth
of hnrdock hv the side o! hoard fence. near


the month of the well. having first left his
frocl1 and hat upon the windlass over the we'll
At length breakfast being ready. hoy was
disnatched to callhim to his meal when, lol
and behold it was seen that Barnes was
buried in the grave uncnnsciOuslv dug bv his
own hands. The alarm being given, and the
family assembled Il was decided to first
eat breakfast. and then send tor the c1roner.
the minister. and his wife and children
Such apathv did not fatter B1rnes' self es-
.eem a bit. he waited patiently, determined
tn hear what would be said and see whist
was to he seen.


Presently all parties arrived and began
"nrospecting" the scene Of the catastrophe.
as people usually do in such easos. At length
they drew together to exchange opinions as
to what should be done The minister at
once gave it as his opinion that they had bet
ter level M the well and let Barns remain {;
" for" he said, che Is now beyond the temp
tarion of sin, and in the day Of Judgment it
will make no difference whether he is bu-
ried FIVE feet under the ground or fifty, for
he is bound to come forth in either case"
The coroner likewise agreed that il would be
a needless expense to his family or the town
to disinter him when he was effectually bu-
ried, and therefore, coincided with the min
ister


His wife thought that as " he had left his
hat and frock it would hardly be worth while
to dig him out for the rest of his clothes, v
and so it was decided to let him remain
But poor old Barnes, who had no breakfast,
aid was not at all pleased with the result
of the inquest, lay quiet until the shades OF
evening stole over the landscape, when he
departed to parts unknown. After remain
inc in6ognito for about three years, one
morning he suddenly appeared I hatless ana
frockless as he went) at the door OF the old
farmer for whom he had agreed to dig the
unfortunate we'll. To say that an avalanche
of questions were rained upon him as to bis
Year: 1866

THAT bitter Radical paper, the Mac-a-
Cheek Press, is not pleased with the
low, personal assaults which some of its
eotemporaries have made upon LeFever,
the Democratic candidate for Secretary
of State. It says:


ave have been long enough in pOliti-
cal life to learn that personal abuse is
damaging only to the party that indulges
in it. It sometimes creates sympathy in
quarters least expected, and always ex-
cites the combative, without adequate
return. We thought this while reading
a violent attack in a good Republican
paper, upon the Democratic nominee for
Secretary of State. Had the author of
the article been assured of his facts, it
would have been more sensible to have
suppressed the charge. = + x


" As a soldier, we know that he was
brave man and efficient officer and it is
to the credit of our organization that,
recognizing these noble qualities, and dis
regarding his political errors, our Re-
publican administration gave him high
promotion"


The Press then copies the compliment
tary notices Of General LeFever from
Generals Crittenden and Rosecrans, that
we have already printed.
Year: 1866

SARp1EEs.-The Lover Of little fishes billed
in lie, should know that the f sh which fur
nishes them with such delicious rspast, be-
longs to the herring family. The popular
name was given to it by Cnvier, the first to
assign it to a distinct place in the fnny tribe.
He called it sardina, from which It is known
as the sardine. Sardiaes are caught princip-
alp along the coast Of Brittany, and to less
extent in Portugal. The Fisheries employ a
large number Of men and women. The fish
ing vessels-generally eight or ten tons each
and carrying a crew of from six to ten, go
about two or three leagues from land 10 the
shoals of fish When they see them, they
spread their gill nets for them, and scatter on
the water the bait which has heen prepared
and consist Of the eggs and flesh Of fish, es-
neciaIIv Of cod and mackcTel. and sometimes
Of salted fish.


Large quantities of sardiEes are taken in
this wav. Some are sailed on board, others
are carried on shore. and either sold fresh. or
Drepared for shipment. For the latter pnr-
pose. they are salted and packed away in tin
cans with melted butter and olive oil, which
are poured upon them in an almost boiling
state, The cans are sealed up to prevent
the air reaching the fish, and are then ready
for shipment. The sales in Europe are very
great as the fish are there considered a great
delicacv, and large shipment are annually
made to America, where they are 10 less
estimated than in Europe.
Year: 1866

mysterious reappearance, etc, would convey
but feeble idea of the excitement which his
bodily presence created But the old man
bore it all quietly, and at length informed
them that, finding himself buried, he wait
ed to be dug out again, until all his patience
was exhausted, when he sat to work to dig
himself out, and only the day before su9-
ceeded, for his ideas heing very much con-
fused, he had dug very much at random and
instead of coming directly TO the surface, he
came ont in the town Of Holden, six miles
east Of the PenObscot river.


No further explanations were asked for by
those who were so distressed and sorrowful
over his supposed final resting place.
Year: 1866

THE BosToN Posr ON GREELEY.-Itis is
the opinion Of the Boston Post that you
might as we'll try to keep fv out of a
sugar howl as Horace Greeley from med
ding with what may engage the pubIic
attention for the time being He is in
Washington. rumor says, to offer himself
as one Of Jefferson Davis hondmen. If
Davis should be executed Greeley would
be on hand ready to cut the rope OF
make prayer.
Year: 1866

There was once a father who gave up
everything to his children--his house, his
goods-and expected that for this his chill
dren would support him. But after he had
been some time with his son, the latter
grew tired of him, and said to him:


Father, had son born to me this
night, and there, where your armchair
stands, the cradle must come. Will you
not, perhaps go to my brother, who has a
larger room p


After he had been some time with the
second son, he also grew tired of him, and
said


Father, you like warm room, and that
hurts my head. Wont you go to my broth
er, the baker 2"


The father went, and after he had been
some time with the third son, he also found
him troublesome, and said to him


Father, the people run in and out here
all day, as if it were a pigeon-house, and
you cannot have your monday sleep
Would you not be better off at my sister
Kates near the town wall 2"


The old man remarked how the wind
blew, and said to himself: Yes, | will do
so l will go and try it with my daughter.
Women have softer hearts" But after he
had spent some time with his daughter, she
grew weary of him, aud said she was al
ways so fearful when her father went to
church, or anywhere else, and was obliged
to descend the steep stairs, and at her Sis
ter Elizabeth's there was no stairs to de-
scend, as she lived on the ground floor


For the sake of peace the old man went
to his other daughters. But after some
time, she too was tired of him, and told
him, by third person, that her house near
the water was too damp for man who
suffered from the gout, and her sister, the
grave-digger's wife, at ST. Johns, had
much dryer lodgings. The old man him
self thought she was right, and went out
side the gate to his youngest daughter,
Helen. But after he had been three days
with er, her little son said to his grand
father


Mother said yesterday to cousin Eliza
beth, that there was no better chamber for
you than such one as father digs"


These words broke the old mans heart,
so he sank back in his chair, and died.
Year: 1866

CANT CooK-It is a sad defect when young
ladies are incapable Of directing their own
servants-shoes without soles or wrist
bands without a shirt are not more useless
than one of these One day, shortly after
his marriage "a young merchant went home,
and seeing no dinner ready, and his wife
appeared anxious and confused asked


"What is the matter 2"


Nancy went off at ten o'clock this
morning." replied his wife, "and the cham
bermaid knows no more about cooking
dinner than a man in the moon"


couldn't she have done it under your
direction inquired the husband, very cool
ly.


"Under my direction? l should like to
see dinner cooked under my directions"


"Why SO ?" asked the husband in sur
prise.


"You certainly did not think could" re-
piled the wife chow should l know any
thing about cooking 2"


The husband was silent but his look of
astonishment perplexed and worried his
wife


/" You look very much surprised" she
said, after a moment or two had elapsed.


"And so | am," he answeed, "as much
surprised as l should be at finding the cap
tain of one of my ships unacquainted with
navigation. You don't know how to cook,
and the mistress of family janet there
is a cooking-school anywhere in the city,g
to it and complete your education, for it is
deficient in very important particular"
Year: 1866

A WORD to MINIsTERs.-The ministry
should be wide awake to the dangers which
threaten to counteract their influence and
oppose their word. AS an important part
of the Gospel morality, they should preach
temperance, warning every man and pledg-
ing every child and youth to eternal Wig
lance against the insidious foe The min
istry, closely followed by the church should
lead off in this work and there should not
be an hour of needless delay. The same
zeal which patriots have manifested in put
ting down the shareholders rebellion, should
be shown in putting down the rebellion
caused by strong drink. Rum, if not de-
throned, will curse this nation more than
slavery ever cursed it, for intemperance is
the slavery of the soul, and is infinitely
worse than chattled slavery. We give
you a fair warning, brethren. The enemy
is organizing for the conflict. If you love
God or, man, grid yourselves for the bat


tie, and fight for religion, humanity, and
victory Leave no work undone, no instru


mentality urtried for temperance is the
great work of the hour-ZiOn'S Herald.
Year: 1866

LONG AND SHORT HA1R-Many customs
have prevailed among the fair sex respec-
ting the mode of arranging the hair, and
they have right to adopt a variety of
changes but cutting the hair short, and
wearing it like boys, is not commendable.
Men heve, at different times, worn the hair
long. This has ever been condemned as an
unscriptural custom In the days Of Charles
the First, of England, the cavaliers who
despised close religious forms, wore long
hair, while the Puritans cut theirs short,
and were called Ground heads" 1t has
been calculated that, by continual cutting
and shaving of the hair, about seven feet
length is removed from a man in twenty
five years Some writers assert that the
practice of close cutting and shaving tends
to weaken the body. Such writers draw
powerful argument from old Samson, who
when all unshorn slew several thousand
Philistians with the jaw bone of an ass.