smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

The taxes levied upon the city for the year 1873
we're s5 SIT s13. We presume the expenses were
fully equal to that figure.


It is safe to say that no other city in the world
ever showed equal progress in wealth. in popula-
ton, and in al that can contribute to the culture
and the substantial welfare OF its people, accoua-
piahed in the past thirty years will fade out Of
sight in the achievements Of an equal period
that is before u.s. The items in this years Di-
1ecto1y will appear still more strange to the read-
ers OF TIE Tn1nuSE in the year Of grace 1901,
than those OF 1874 appear to US,
Year: 1874

IT is rumored that the President in
tends to take the next Chief Justice
from the Northwest and nearly every
lawyer in that section Of the country is
in daily expectation Of telegram from
Washington requesting his acceptance
OF the vacant place.
Year: 1874

The imperative requirements of the
singing voice in the way Of rest, from
time to time, are such rs to lessen very
materially the physical fatigue con-
sequent n pom following the vocalists,
profession. The singer must rest or
the voice will fail. This does not ap-
ply to the less favored voice-workers
who seek their profit through acting or
public speaking. A soprano who
should attempt to sing in public for
two hours every night throughout the
season would surely become voiceless
after a few weeks. But players and
lecturers are less exposed to this
danger; and it has bcon my own ex-
pericnco to lecture without single
interruption Except Sundays) every
night for M unbroken period of three
months. In one season I lectured one.
hundred and ninty-eight nights between
October 1st and June 3Oth, without
harm to my voice; but the general
bodily fatigue was terrible, and the
injury to health scvere.-7he GALAXY
for JuLy.
Year: 1874

A vERsIFcATIoS of the old joke has
already been attempted with much
success; The pilgrim DER desert wild
should n'er let want coniound him, for
he, at any time, can eat the sand which
is around him. II might seem odd that
he could find such palatable fare, did we
not know the sons Of Ham were bred
and mustered there.
Year: 1874

Tie hydrophobia question is up again
f:ercer than ever. Several persons have
been bitten by dogs and died of what
looked wonderfully like hydrophobia,
but the learned men differ as TO whether
lydrophObia or fear of it killed them.
But in the meantime the killing of dogs
is going On very lively The gamilis
capture them by the hundred, and they
arr. put Oat OF their misery the moment
tine hours Of grace expire. The trade in
dogs Is about the only brisk trade in the
ci,v.
Year: 1874

Ed. Exsmner


As the time is rapidly approaching
when the people OF this District will
be called upon to elect some one to
represent them in the next Congress,
had they not best be on the look out,
80 as to be able to act with discretion
and not in too great haste respecting
matter of such great Importance to
them :? In the first place, can we find
q more suitable man than the present
incumbent? Is there any fault to
find in his case Has he been faith,
full and honest in his trust? Ii 30,
can we do better than to re-elect him
for q second term? There are none,
l presume, who will be so reckless as
to doubt the ability and integrity OF
r. q. Mills? lie is too well known
for that. Can there be anything
gained to the people of Texas by
changing a tried, trne and faithful
public servant, for one we know not
of, in these particulars? There are
ambitious aspirants by the hundred,
who are willing to make the sacrifice,
in order to serve their country in the
national councils. Possibly some of
these were not so willing to serve
their country few years since in the
field. Can the people afford to make
the sacrifice III sending such now to
represent them? Besides, is there
good sense and policy, 30 Tar as the
interests OF the people of the State are
concerned, IN working these constant
changes? We send a man to Cons
gress for two years; by the time he
qualities himself to do good, by be-
coming thoroughly acquainted with
the workings OF the National Legisla>
ture and the influences used to effect
any purpose beneficial to his peculiar
section, his time is up, and a new
man must be put in his stead, whose
presence there Tor SO short time
amounts to but little, SO far as the in
terests of our State are concerned.
The North has pursued a different
and wiser policy and in looking over
the list oil their Congressional dele>
gates, many names appear, who have
been in Congress Tor half dozen
times or more in succession. Let us


do likewise, though it should tail to


meet the approval of numerous office


seekers. hope this District will en-.


dorse the course of our distinguished


representative, Hon. X. @. Mills, ~


re- electing HIM TO Congress for the
second term. VOTER.
Year: 1874




When therefore the Telegraph
would commit the Texas Democracy
to . system of public free schools, it
must define the basis upon which the
system should rest.-Merid Ledger.


Yes, that knocks the black out Of
the position exactly. If the public
school system, with all ITS myraids
of attaches and employees, is to be
used in the future as in the past, as a
political machine, then we are all ops
posed to it. But, If it is an honest
scheme for the benefit of the youth of
Texas, and is not to bend to the in
te.ests of any man or set of men,
then we are heart and hand with it.


This principle applies with peculiar
force to the late police bill, and the
present necessity for similar measure
without the political features of the
last.
Year: 1874

As long as the Statesman thinks
and acts as the Age does, it can never
be politically wrong, or even give
cause for suspicion.-Age.


Well, we are glad to know we
have at last an infallible political
authority in Texas. We trust the
Telegraph will make note of this,
Year: 1874

Since the Civilian and the San
Antonio Express, have ranged up
alongside Of the Telegraph, that pa.
per is happy, and doesn't care a .tieo
whether anybody else approves or
not, or whether "school keeps Or not. !"
But isn't the Civilian in rather
strange company this time! Or was
his participation in the Memorial


meeting . true index to his real
politics
Year: 1874

One's devotion to a principle is
known by the steadiness OF his sup
port Of it. In this light the Demoo-
rscy of the Galveston News would
certainly prove fabric as unreal as
the baseless article one finds in a
dream. But what would have been
its course had it succeeded in fright
ening,or fawning itself into the print.
ing job? Ne descendant of the
Prophet could have bowed with more
perfect and self>abnegated devotion
TO his shrine, than this worshipper of
Gold, to Coy. Coke. Now how is it?
And how much is 1t worth ? We
blush to think that this huge paper
fraud, was ever rated Democratic-as
it never can be again.
Year: 1874

Itis the Hillsboro Exposltor yes,
undoubtedly, to this little fellow
alone, up IN the solitude of Hill be,
longs the glory Of sustaining the
course Of the Telegraph, In its srniso
ter and covered war against the Dem
ocratlc party. We have recently
heard the Democracy Of the EXPOSE
tor severely questioned. We are
forced to the conclusion that he never
had much Of any kind, questionable
or otherwise. We congratulate the
Telegraph upon its solitary recruit.
Year: 1874

SEC. /. Be it enacted by the legisla-
ture of the state of Texas, That when
ever any article, Implement utensil or
vehicle, shall be repaired with labor
and material, or with labor without
furnishing material; by any carpenter,
mechanic, artisan or other workman
in this state, such carpenter, mechanic,
artisan or other workman is hereby
authorized to retain possession of said
article, implement, utensil or vehicle
until the amount due on the same for
repairing 10y contract shall be fully
paid Oft and discharged, and in case
no amount is agreed upon by contract,
then said carpenter, mechanic, artisan
or other workman shall retain possess
sion of such article, implement, utensil
or vehicle until all reasonable, custom
ary and usual compensation shall be
paid in full.
SEC. 2. That, whenever possession OF
any article, implement, utensil or We
hicle shall have been obtained, as pro-
vided for in the first section of this act,
| and such possession shall continue for
the period of ninety days, dating from
the time the repairing shall have been
performed and finished, the said car
| penter, mechanic, artisan or other
workman is hereby authorized tn sell
said article, implement, utensil or We
hicle at public vendue TO the highest
and best bidder for cash, first having
given twenty days notice by posting
written or printed notice at three pub
| lie places in the county in which the
repairing was done, and shall apply
! the proceeds of the sale to the pay
ment of such charges as may be due
him for repairing only, and shall pay
over the balance, If any, to the person
or persons legally entitled to receive
| the same.


SEC. 3. If the person or persons who
are legally entitled to receive the bal
ance mentioned in the second section
| of this act are not known, or have re.
moved from this state, or from the
county in which such repairing wat
performed, then it saall he the duty oi
the said carpenter, mechanic, artisan,
or other workman, to pay said balance
| to the county treasurer of the county
i'm which the repairing was done, TAX
ing his receipt therefor.


SEC. 4. Whenever any balance men.
toned in the preceding section of this
act shall remain in the possession oi
the county treasurer for the period ol
| two wears unclaimed by the party oil
parties legally entitled to the same,
such balance shal, become part and
parcel of the county fund of tue county
in which the repairing was done, and
shall be applied and used rs any Other
county fund or money of such county
is applied and used.


SEC. .. All laws and parts of laws IN
conflict with the provisions of this act
| are hereby repealed.


SEC. 6. That this act take effect and
be in force from and after it passage.


Approved April I, 1874.
Year: 1874

The extreme heat and dry weather
is causing great deal OF trouble aud
suffering. In many places the water
for stock is becoming scarce, and they
have To travel many miles to procure
il. The prairies are being burned of,


thus destroying the winter range, un-
less we nave early fail. rains to bring
the grass forward before frost These
prairie fires are often dangerous, and
sometimes consume more than prairie
grass. A correspondent writing from
fort Richardson, says that the fires
from the prairie very nearly consumed
that place and greatly endangered the
town of JacksbOro. The fire started
about six miles south of the hay camp,
which is on Kari's creek. A stitf
south wind was blowing at the time.
which advanced the fire at a rapid rate,
and before the hands at the hay camp
could collect the scattered hay, the
flames reached it and destroyed every
thing that came before them. Atnoon
the fire was within a mile of the fort.
The troops were turned ouh aud esen
Year: 1874

1t is probable that many good house,
wives do not know that butter may be
kept firm and nice-looking by merely
inverting over it tlower-pot covered
with damp cloths. In the same way a
water pitcher enveloped in wet cloths
will keep its contents cool and CRATE
full to the parched. throat this hot
weather.


On Ii large scale the same plan may
be used in the fields, as we have before
said, but it will bear saying again. The
contents of q barrel enveloped in cloths
which are kept constantly wet, will be
go pleasant as almost to induce the Ia
borcr in the field to drink more than is
good for him.


The reason why water kept this way
is cool is, that the evaporation Of the
outside dampness carries off the heat
from the inside-just as prespiration
carries off the heat from the human
frame, and renders live man capable
of withstandinga heat which will cook
n beefsteak.
Year: 1874

The New York Herald, in an article
on the duty of the government toward
the south, called forth by the square
thingn which the president was re-
ported tn have said to Senator Robert
son, of South Carolina, makes use Of
the following truthful language:


The southern people will haveto
show unusual magnanimity before they
can support Grant for a third term.
The president and his party are alone
to blame. not only for what we see in
the Carolinas, but for what is seen in
Louisiana, Alabama and other states.
From his political genius, sustained as
he has been by the country as no presi-
dent has been sustained since WASH
ington, we have hoped for the recon-
struetion of the south. Instead Of re-
construction we have chaos. If Presi-
dent Grant cain enable US to revive and
rehabilitate the southern states he will
add another 10 the honor he has
achieved as soldier and as chief mag
istrate.
Year: 1874

In our report of the proceedings OF
the Fort Worth convention we said
that Judge Ferris made n clear and
conclusive vindication of Governor
Coke, and regretted that we could
not then publish a full synopsis of his
speech. To our regret we learn that
Judge Ferris has seen fit to indulge in
very harsh language about our report OF
the convention. AS his ire could only
have arisen from a neglect Oh our part
to publish his speech in full, we pro-
pose to make all things serene by CIV
ing to our readers the following report
of the Judges excellent speech, taken
from the Houston Telegraph of the lst
instant:
Year: 1874

Seeds ofvegetables or ofirui,s should never
be gathered until fully ripe. The rule adopt
ed for cutting wheat and other cereals be-
fore they are thoroughly ripensd will not ap-
ply where the grain is to be used for sowing
again. After gathering, the seed should be
thoroughly dried and stored In 4 cool, dry,
and we'll ventilated apartment but no mat
ter how thoroughly dry the seeds may bc, or
however cool and dry the locality where they
are stored, they should be invariably divid.
ed into small packages, for when stored in
masses they are extremely liable to generate
heat, and thereby lose their vitality. One
particular case in point we now think of;
None is perhaps more common than the COnr
plant relative to sweet corn. at will not
Year: 1874

the principal ingredient Ofmaple sap is grape
sugar, and that Of vine sap is mucilage or
gum.
/. These three carbohydrates, cane sugar,
grape sugar and gum, are doubtless chiefly
formed out Of the starch which has descend
ed To the root Of the plant as the result Of
the previous seasons growth. IL seems
probable that these transformations occur in
the sap after the period Of activity begins
and in the following order, viz Insoluble
starch, whether deposited in che cells Of the
root or previously transferred in solution to
those Of the stem, and there stored during
the period Of repose, becomes soluble gum,
gum becomes uncrystallzable grape sugar,
and this under favorable circumstances be-
comes cane sugar. Why then do we find
cane sugar in the maple and not in the
birch, and why only gum as the chief in.
gredient in the sap OF the vine, and Of those
trees which do not acquire the power Of ac-
tive absorption until the development Of their
buds? Probably because these transforma-
tions require time, and the maple alone is
gorged with sap during the six months in
.tsrvening between the fall Of the leaf and
the beginning Of growth in the spring. This
affords smple time for chemical changes, and
seems to have some connection with the fact
that the naples are the only trees from
which crystallizable cane sugar can be profit
ably extracted.


For a similar reason, since we find the
birches filled with sap for several weeks be-
fore bud begins to expand, we may rOa-
sonably expect the formation Of grape sugar
at least in them, aud in the north Of Europe
a sweet sirup is obtained by the evaporation
of their sap. .....


The spring sap of the vine at the begin.
ming of its motion, about the FIRST of May,
contains no sugar of any kind, but three
weeks later it often acquires sweetish
taste, and then we may fnd trace of grape
sugar. At this period the beginning of veg
etable growth is attended by the rapid ex-
halation Of the water Of the crude sap, and
the assimilation of its gum, in the formation
of cellulose, and this is precisely the trans
formation which ordinarily occurs in plants
at the beginning of the vegetable season.
Year: 1874

We would remind people who have not
lighthouses that the first Of March is none too
early to start tomatoes. If we have no bet.
ter conveniences, few boxes placed in the
south kitchen window can be made TO bring
forward very nice and early plants. The
seeds can be all sown together in one box,
and afterwards set out in larger ones or, as
we think the better way, make the boxes
large enough to grow them in until the time
for putting them in the garden; make them
about six inches square, with little slant
and no bottom. Put up some slight braces
on the inside Of the window, 6t some shelves
to them, ard place the boxes on the shelves,
slightly fastening them to the shelf to pre-.
vent them from slipping off; then put in two
inches in depth Of the finest and best fertil-
izer to be had, and gil up with garden earth
supposed to have been carried into the cellar
in the fall for such purposes. Boxes made
in this way can be slipped from the shelf,
and the plant into the ground, without dis
turbing the roots, which is great object in
transplanting. Any little boy can make
them that will answer the purpose, or they
can be made nicely and painted, TO last un-
Ill we get able to have a greenhouse, besides
being quite ornamental with thrifty plants in
them.


For seeds, Hathaways Excelsior and the
General Grant are thought very much of.
The Trophy and larger varieties would bo
chOicer if We were sure Of long season, but
II is not best to depend upon these, for we
want something that will ripen aUd give us
time to eat them up before the frOsts come.


The smaller kinds, the Strawberry and
Pear Shaped tomatoes, are handsome for
pickles and preserves. There should be
four or FIVE seeds planted in each box, to se-
lect the strongest and healtbiest from, throw
ing the rest away.


The farmers gardeu is apt to be neglected
if the woman Of the house does not superin'
tend the work and see that the seeds are got
into the ground early enough. The corn
ground and tho other crops are uppermOaI IN
the maScuIias mind, and the garden SssmI
of little account until the green peas come
upon the table, the cool tomato sauce, or the
tomato toast for tea then they sIclaim
"There is nothing that pays like good gar
deD." If they could only remember it 4!


East Berkshire, Feb. 23, P.L, II.


rive feel obliged to differ little with P
L. II. about sewing tomato seed as early al
Year: 1874

II is not necessary either for the health
or comfort Of cattle that their food should
be cooked. The fact that the great major.
ity Of farmers do not cook. their food and do
have healthy and thrifty cattle is ample
proof of the truth of this assertion. And
thus the question whether or not We should
follow the example Of the sniAn minority
becomes narrowed down to tho single item
of profit and loss. II il pays TO do it most
certainly it ought to be DONE 1t seems to
me that 1t is not profitable except on very
small scale. In extreme cold weather. 1
prefer to use boiling water to wet the cut
feed for my horses and the meal for my new
milch cows. But TO, 60 farther than this
has not seemed to be best for the following
reasons sn1rm


1t requires considerable time and makes
a great deal Of extra work to cook all the
food for cows and horses. I-wsnt TO go TO
the woods as early as possible, and after
working there all day do not feel like doing
any unnecessary work when get home.


II is quite expensive. In order to cook
food in proper manner a steamer of some
kind must be used and il takes quite little
sum of money to buy one, to say nothing Of
the expense of fuel with which to use it.


The increased danger from FIRE is a very
strong reason for not steamiDg food in the
barn. If there were no other objection |
think this would be sufficient to prevent my
doing it. t.ft


IL greatly diminishes the value of the
manure 1t needs no argument to convince
practical farmers that there is no use trying
to farm without manure. And the better
the manure the better crops we shall get.
Now if hay, straw, and corn stalks are
steamed, have no doubt cattle will eat
tAem up clean and there will be no waste.


A less quantity will be required than
would be needed if they were not steamed
because the food will be more thoroughly
digested Consequently there will not be
as much manure and it will be just as
much poorer as the food is better assimilated
A ton of hay or bushel of meal will "a
farther in keeping COW, by being steamed
than it will if fed without stesming. IL
the former case the nutriment is almost
wholly abstracted from the food while in the
latter quite percentage of it goes to the
manure heap. The less food our cattle eat
and the more thoroughly y they digest it the
less valuable their manure becomes. This
is an important item and we'll worthy the
consideration Of. every farmer Many farm.
ers prefer to use meal for a fertilizer with.
out feeding il tall. l think it better to
feed it but, except in the case Of work hors.
es and new milch cows, to do it without
cooking. l think the great gain to the ma.
nure heap is better than the small extra
gain to the animals.


Let no one imagine that hold to neg
lecting, or only half feeding, my stock.
believe animals should have good food arc
all they want. On this principle feed M
cattle and I am not ashamed to show then
to any one who may take the trouble to cal
and see them. But l do not think it would
pay me to steam their food.


MASSACHUSETTS FARMER.


amherst, Mass.
Year: 1874

March l. Our experience is that even when
sown April l the plants will often become
''pot-bOuud,p and checked in their growth
before they are planted out Once so check
ed, later sown plants that have been kept
growing freely will beat them in early bear
ing.-ED. FARMER.
Year: 1874

BY request send you an article on bean
culture, which although very imperfect in
many points, may perhaps bO Of use to
those who have had but little experience in
the growing Of beans for sale.