smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1877

II was years ago. l was a young man then and worked for "sges on my lncle's farm, wbich WAS located near where Springfield avenue now crosses the Union cruniy line iu South Orange township, Things wure different then from what exist now. That section of the country was mere remote from "town," there be- ing no horse or steam railroad in use, and no means of transportation except the numbering country wagon and the ap- p,ianoes for farming were of the most primitive character. Of course none Of you know much about farming inple- mentS and their uses or take much inter- est in them, 80 speak only in general way of he changes brought about in agriculture by modern invention, and their effect in altering the character of the rural sections of our State.

 About mile from our farm there was large, old-fashioned stone house that had heen built away back in Revolution ary times, and was considered to be the most prrtentious structure in that part of tine c0untgy. It had heen occupied for one or two generations by the family of the original owner; but in some way passed into& the possession ef foreigner, Frenchmsa,, who brought his young wife to live there, and avoided all in lercourse with his neighbors.

 Tha, was when WAS yet mere boy A foreigner, and particularly French man was novelty ill the neighhorhood at that time and with the exclusive ways of ihe strangers the simple folks then stood in some awe of them, although there WAS the natural curiosity of coun- try people to learn something of their history and character and their ways of living. They had two servants, both French, who could not speak a word of our language. and they employed far mer and several hands to take care of the farm, and who lived in farmhouse which stoOd some distance from the main dwelling. ....

 It was little the farmer or his hands could learn of the strange people, and why they had come there to live, ana what little they kaew WAS of cours free ly communicated to tine neighbors. The farmer went to the house but rarely. aud while there was treated with the utmost fornialiry by the master, Dapanloup W as his name. being only too glad to get away when the business which called hun had been gotten through with.

 Upon these rare visits he very seldom met the wife.and then only at a distance. She was woman quite young in years, while her husband WAS apparently fifty. It stluck the farmer that she eould not be happy, for her face seemed always, when he beheld it, ,clouded and melan- ycholy; and this fact was remarked by our people generally when occasionally the couple were met riding abroad in q large green luoking Carriage which they brought with them when they first cane 10 the place.

 One day. it was in Winter time, with .out any warning except only sudden settlement with lhe farmer and notifica- ton ihnt he might til ,he land for his own use sntii he received word from the owner, the house gas closed and .he doors end windows. nailed up. and that night, al 8 late bour, the greeu-lookLng
Year: 1877

Cor WoRMs.-In Mowry's perezrinations, he
was especially wormy at Cy. Leland, and told
dismal tales of his trickery in Conventions. The
truth is, Mr.. Leland was only an alternate in
the late Convention, and had intended taking
but little part in it; but when Mowry came in
and commenced operations upon the high-pres-
sure style, and gave indications of design to
bulldoze Burr Oaf, and trick other precincts out
of their delegates, Leland came in to defend
them. There was no trickery necessary to dis
pose of Mowry, for he was gone goose from the
start. But in the selection and nomination of
candidates, we presume Leland took Is little
part as any other man in the Convention. He
is an old hand at the Convention business, and
can make full hand when occasion requires !;
but in this instance, be left the work to others.
But in working for the ticket, he was whole
team He spent his time and money for the ben
eft of the whole ticket, and did valuable work,
not only at home, but in every part of the
County.
Year: 1877

q Malice can wriggle long time after it is
practically strangled. The boys used to say,
when they killed snake, that the tail would
not die till sundown. The malice against Mr..
Burkhalter was Of this character. 1t found that
it was circumvented, early on election day, but
when it turned in another direction, and did not
die till sundowD. The outfit telegraphed Morse
that be was being traded off here by Burkhalt-
er's friends, and then some of them went to work
against Morse, to run down his vote, so that the
returns would make it appear that he actually
had been traded. Several worked all day at
this. But it did not have the desired effect At
Severance. Wolf River Township has done bet
ter than was expected for Mr.. Burkhalter, and
Troy gave Morse larger majority than we
thought he would get here.
Year: 1877

II The President called Al extra session of
Congress, to transact pressing public business,
and when it got finally to work, he ran of to
swing around the circle in Virginia, aud feed his
vanity on the applause of men who would not
treat him decently except for the betrayal of his
own party. When did ever President leave
his post on such an occasion, until this Civil
Service reformer came inf
Year: 1877

" The editor of the Bsiletia failed to make
single profitable sale of himself, during the cam
paign. His only chance is now to put himself
mp at public auction. Some fellow might buy
him, and cut him mp and sell him out for grid
dle-greasers.
Year: 1877

Y Henshall comes ont foremost on the Dem.
ocrstic ticket in this Township. If it had been
anybody but Henshall, the Bsllstis crowd would
have gone into the business Of scratching Morse
with great spirit
Year: 1877

z A. J. Mowry, . candidate for chief peace
officer of the County, in these peaceful times,
went about the County with revolver strapped
to him, like in Western bandit, and would man
age to get into rows with his opponents, and
draw the revolver on them. We hope that such
Q rough has not been elected Sheriff!
Year: 1877

II We know precisely who the Iowa Point
correspondent of the Bulletin is. Some of his
friends have come to Us, to explain that he has .
teachers certificate, and that he is Republican.
He is . sore-head, nevertheless, and has been
amusing himself by pitching into the Chief
without cause or provocation. Now that the
election is over, we can spare q little time at
tending to him.
Year: 1877

II oh, no, Brother, we do not wish to st.rve
your family, nor even make them suffer- But
other men have families, as well as you; and
when You come with q flourish, and attempt to
crowd them to the wall, you must expect them
to crowd for their side. We propose to impress
this fact upon your mind. Now get your pipe.
Year: 1877

2 The editor of the BSllstis says that he has
built two houses in Troy, while the editor of the
Chief has not built SO much rs pig pen. No,
and we never will build q house in Troy, until
We can build it with our own money. This
thing of building houses with other peoples mon
ey, and having to get out when the money is
wanted, doesn't pay. But when the editor of
the Bulletin is showed out again, we'll build him
o pig pen, rather than see him suffer-
Year: 1877

81 STILL LIvE.'-Now. that the election is over


We may as well axplain the milk in the cocoa.


nut; for we did not wish to make our own af.


fairs an issue in the canvass. The whole bitter
tight against some Of the candidates, WAS solely
on account Of their being friends of the Chief
Z. g. Bridges bought the w.thena Reporter, and
moved it to Troy, for the purpose of running out
the Chief. He WAS going to fight 1t right here
at home, aud finish it up. When Charley Burk.


halter advised him to seek new location, where


he could grow mp with the country, and be q
leading man, as his coming hero would only stir
up discord and bad feeling, Bridges replied that
he had to come here, as the persons who were
backing him, would do so only on condition
that he come here and opposed the Chief This
has been the guiding star in all his movements
He has got up ticket after ticket, the main fea-
ture being to secure men who would give him
the printing. He has been heard to boast that
ne would have the County printing. after this
year. His first determination was to defeat Mr.
Leland with the rest. But the more he tried,
the more he found he couldn't do it; he yielded
point after point, until at last he would have
been content with the promise of an old pair of
boots-but he has missed every point. His fight

against Burkhalter was forlorn hope, q strug-
gle OF desperation. He felt sure that Long would
be beaten in the First District-some of his bum
mers in that country had assured him of it-and
he had longing hope that trap would be
sprung to beat Deckard in the Third District
He has lost them all. After keeping up q con-
slant fire agaist Fred. Harpster, he finds that his
defeat has not bettered the matter q particle.
The Chief has lived without any County print
ing but it is handy thing to have around. When
they try to play out the Chief they may bet
their bottom dollar that the Chief will see them
through with it.


The above explains the whole business Of fight
ing part Of the ticket, and the constant fusl-
ade kept mp against the Chief by the Bnlletis
and its correspondents, for the last six months.
This is why Mowry came to the aid of the Bsl-
letin. in fighting the Republican ticket. He
wanted to punish the Chief, for denouncing his
confession of fraudulent organization
of Counties.


Those who would not back the editor of the
Bulletin unless be came here and fought the Chief
will be mighty sick at the stomach over it, be-
fore they are through with their fun.
Year: 1877

MowRY.-We guess Mowry will now begin to
believe that the Chief was right, in saying that
he had better retire for purifcation and repairs.
He made an elaborate canvass of the County,
snd used all the appliances of q demagogue to
prejudice the dissatisfied but the result shows
that be received but little, if any, $50 votes
In the County. Most of the sore heads voted d.
reilly for Plank.


Some of the Wathens people were not pleased
with what we said, last week. We learn that
there ras q record of the votes kept there at the
primary election. We got our information to
the contrary from O. citizen of Wathena, but he
must have been mistaken. But they know that
we told the truth generally in what We said
about Mowry's transactions. Some of them
even acknowledge it now. Mowry is the wrong
man to travel around and howl about the trick
cry in Republican Conventions. If these Con-
ventions have sometimes not been what they
should have been, Mowry has done more than
any other dozen men to make them disgrace.
The man that paid his expenses, in his late men,
orable canvass, has made a big speculation.
Year: 1877

Editors OF the Register.


Permit me through the columns of
Your valuable paper to make the follow
Ing statement In regard TO the employees
ut the b. y .. K. K. shops in this place:
When the men stopped work on last
Monday they were under the impression
that q crowd of idlers and trsmps had
gathered on the river bank for the pur
pose of compelling them to join IN with
the striking iremen and brskemen, and
.or fear of exciting a riot they concluded
to go home And when Master
Mechanic, Z. l.. Weisegerber came, they
notified him that for their own safety
rs well as for that of the company's pro-
perty, they had concluded to stop work.
lie replied that he heartily approved Of
their action and advised them TO disperse
quietly and not come TO work again until
the dispute between the strikers and the
b. u o. K. K. Company was settled, as
suring them that if it was settled in
favor Of the strikers every empiOye in
the eompany's service would receive an
equal beAetit with the strikers. These
are the circumstances under which the
men quit work. In the evening rumor
was circulated that the shop hands had
struck. A meeting WAS held ut the Sixth
ward hose house on Tuesday afternoon
to ascertain whether they intended to
strike for higher wages, or resume work
again after the excitement then existing
had subsidized. The meeting was not
fully attended, and no definite action
was taken In regard TO strike. The ma
jority of the mechanics present were not
in favor of q strike, knowing that the
company can do as well without the
shops here Us with them. All the shops
along the line were at work, and our
chances of success would not be very
fattering when we consider that all the
railroad we could hope to control would
be the raging Hempfeld,' . without the
assistance of the other shops along the
line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
The meeting adjourned until Saturday,
the 2Sth inst, at two O'Clock, at which
time, think, sll will be willing to re-
same work on the following Monday.


MECHANIC.
Year: 1877

The city authorities having dispersed
sll .lswessness in the city, and law aud
order being restored, l now urge and re.
quest all business men and employees
generally to resume work and give en-
ployment as much as possible to their
workmen. l consider this the duty OF
our business men. l am now amply
able to protect them and their workmen.
Let every one resume operations
Year: 1877

A fair correspondent Of the New York
Herald say Young men in our cities
engaged in business, with but small capital,
or in positions with small salary, wish
homes Of their own and domestic happi-
ness, but they think, and reason, too, they
cannot afford it. Such is the case. No
young man trying to economic can afford
TO marry, at least young lady in the city.


Her tastes and ideas are formed in home
Of luxury, and to come down to house
keeping with but one servant, no carriage,
and the many other inconvenience, are
enough to discourage her for life, and in
stead Of the smiles happy wife should


wear are frowns Of the darkest hue. But
young man, you can have happy home,
and right willing little woman if you
will. The country is full of rosy-cheek-
ed, healthy young ladies, to whom the
home you could give would be perfect
paradise. The country girl would be as
congenial companion as the city belle;
some Of them are better educated, and
their good common sense truly surprising.


AhSJ AhON INV W WOIh duu NOW W0fk
should be done, are strong and healthy
and fully as good looking If the little
airs and graces of the fashionable women
are any addition, point them out, she will
not be slow in acquiring them. Unlike
her city sister, the country girl is not
wholly engrossed within herself. Her
thoughts and cares are for others--taking
care of the children, easing the burdens Of
the mother, adding comfort and sunshine
to the household, she has plenty Of time
for playing the piano, fancy work, oil
painting, and reading, besides doing her
dressmaking and millinery work. Young
men take this advice, start out in the coun-
try this summer, court and marry coun-
try girl. There are plenty of them; you
can take your choice. Court her the
same as the city lady, judging Of her quail
lifcations and if her tastes agree and are
with your own.
Year: 1877

The Angora goats from Asia have been
introduced into Texas very largely within
the last few years. One man has about
1000 crossed with the Mexican goat.
The hair or wool is long and viii sell from
% cents to dollar a pound; the skin or
hide makes the morocco leather and the
kid glove; the suet is the best in the world;
and the meat Of the young goat is tender
and toothsome. On the whole the goat
business in Texas and Mexico promises to
be great feature Of their future.
Year: 1877




The Royal Society for the Protection Of
Life from Fire, London, England, has
published its directions to its subordinates,
and some suggestions for others who may
be at fires.


Every householder should make each
person in his house acquainted with the
best means of escape, whether the fire
breaks out at the top or at the bottom.


Inmates at the first alarm should en-
deavor calmly to reflect what means of es-
cape there are in the house. If in bed at
the time, wrap themselves in blanket or
bedside carpet; open neither windows nor
doors more than necessary; shut every door
after them. This is most important to
obserye.)


In the midst of smoke ii is comparative.
ly clear toward the ground, consequently
progress through smoke can be made on
the hands aud knees. A silk handker-
chief, worsted stocking, or other flannel
substance, wetted and drawn over the face,
permits free breathing, and excludes, to a
great extent, the smoke from the lungs.
A wet sponge is alike eficacious.


In the event ofbeing unable to escape
either by the street door or roof, the per
sons 10 danger should Immediately make
their way to front room window, taking
care to close the door after them, and those
who have the charge of the household
should ascertain that every individual is
there assembled.


Persons thus circumstanced are entreat-
ed not to precipitate themselves from the
window while there remains the least prob
ability Of assistance; and even in the last
extremity, plain rope is invaluable, or
recourse may be had to joining sheets or
blankets together, fastening one end round
bedpost or other furniture. This will
enable one person to lower all the others
separately, and the last may let himself
down with comparatively little risk. Sc
lect window over the doorway rather
than over the area.


Do not give vent to the fire by breaking
into the house unnecessarily from without,
or, if an inmate, by opening doors OF win
dows; making point of shutting every
door after you as you go through the house.
For this purpose doors enclosing the stair
case are very useful.


Upon discovering yourself on fire, re-
feet that your greatest danger arises from
draft to the flames and from their rising
upward. Throw yourself on the ground,
and roll over on the fame, if possible on
the rug or loose drugget, which drag under
you; the table cover, mans coat, any
thing of the kind at hand, win serve your
purpose; scream for assistance, ring the
bell, but do not run out Of the room, or
remain in an upright position.


Persons especially exposed to risk Of
their dresses taking fire should adopt the
precaution Of having all linen and cotton
fabrics washed in weak solution Of chlor-
ide of zinc, alum, or tungstate Of soda.
Year: 1877

Some people think Judge Lewis has
been excessively severe with the juror
who slipped out quietly TO get his sup
per at the Occidental. While we admit
that hunger is an imperious master and
that mature abhors vacuum,
yet it is high time that people
were learning something about rules
of order in ccourt. Somebody certain
ly had to be made an example of, and
we do not know why one man should
not serve as well as another for that
purpose. The laxity of discipline in the
Oregon courts, outside of Judge Deadly y
court. has been the subject of much ur-
friendly criticism, great deal of which
has been fully deserved. The leaving
of his seat by juror, has put the coun-
ty to the expense of new trial without
the slightest cause OF provocation.
And while many think that Judge
Lewis has acted with undue severity in
the premises. there will be quite as
many to endorse his action and applaud
his Spartan notions of justice.
Year: 1877

An individual whose definition of the
laws of meum and tuum evidently does
not include anything for anybody but
himself. had the exceeding bad taste to
allude to gentleman of Victoria as a
"Christkiller. We are not SO aston
ished at that. however, as that a news
paper could be found to publish such
an odious expression. The benevolence
and enterprise of the Jews of our day
are NANTES: in thousand undertakings
for the good of mankind. The Rothss
childs in finance, Disraeli in polite lit
erature. Montefiore in enlarged public
charities. all show how empty and
senseless are the prejudices of society
against these oppressed people.
Year: 1877

The practice of selling liquor to In
dians is one that should be prevented
at all hazards; and if preventive pun
ishments cannot be provided, then
those OF a viudictive nature must be re-
sorted to. The squaw dance houses
have been the curse of this place and
Victoria. too. They have been plague
sores upon the good name of our fair
young city, and have scattered the seed
of disease and misery i'll every direction.
A white man is bad enough when his
brain is crazed by the fumes of bad
liquor, but an Indian in the same stu
alton, is infinitely worse. If necessary,
let citizens league be gotten up. to
put stop to this abominable traffic
which may yet burn the city for US.
Year: 1877

The practice of interviewing persons
of note by reporters. is bad enough
when accurately carried out and faith
ully repotred. 1t is breach of eti-
quet;e to pin man down to the witness
chair and violate all decency by forcing
him to answer conundrums. 1t is inn
pertinent enough to do this and faith
fully report all the conversation. But
when no interview has taken place. tn
put words in mans mouth that he has
never uttered. is disgrace to the call
ing of journalist. A recent issue of
the San Francisco Chronicle, on the re-
turn of Secretary Chadwick from Wash
ington, gave what purportec to have
been an interview with that gentleman.
In this conversation were included all
the Secretary's views upon the Presi-
Dental question, his ideas of the COM
promise bill, and his personal opinions
of what the most prominent men of the
nation think of the political exigency.
Since his arrival home, the Secretary
denies that any such interview ever
took place, or that he uttered the SEN
timents attributed to him, to any person
whomsoever.


This break will about finish the inter-
viewing business for the Chronicle,
which was the first to introduce it on
this coast. 1t has long been subject
of exaggeration and a medium of
scarcely justifable fiction. The fire.
auency with which it has been resorted
to, together with the manifest disregard
OF truth on nearly every occasion, has
rendered it stale and barren of benefit.
1t never had anything to recommend it,
save its novelty. and now that it has
outli> ed its usefulness, let US hope that
henceforth these intrusions upon the
privacy of respectable citizens will be
come a thing of the past. A proper
regard for the decencies of learned
profession will, sooner or later, con-
sign the odieus custom to deserved
oblivion.
Year: 1877

REGISTERS OFFICE. DOVER kent COUNTY Dell


September H. 1877. I
Upon application Of JAMEST, WHITE Admins
traitor Of MARY +. CHEFFINS. late of Duck Creek
Hundred, in said County, deceased, it Is ordered and
directed by the Register, that the said JAMES r..
WHITE give notice Of the granting of Letters Of
Administration upon the estate Of the said deceased
by causing advertisements 20 be posted within forty
days from the date Of such letters in six of the most
public places Of the County of Kent requiring ali per
sons haYing demands against the estate 10 present the
same. or abide by an Act Of Assembly I'm such case
made and provided; and also cause the same TO be
inserted in the SMYRNA TIMES newspaper published
in Smyrna, and continue therein weeks


Given under the hand and seal of Office of
sEALl the Register aforesaid at Dover Kent County


aforesaid the day and year above written


J. G. PENNEWILI, REGISTER
Year: 1877

DEATH OF JUDGE on THE BExcH.-At
Knoxville, Ga, last week, Judge Barnard
Hill, of the Superior Court, whilst seated
upon the bench was observed to throw his
head back upon his chair and deadly
pallor overspread his countenance. Friends
rushed to him, but with an easy gasp his
spirit passed away and he sat dead upon
tho bench in the midst Of the discharge of
his high official duty. lie is supposed to
have died Of heart disease.
Year: 1877

General Robert +. Lee wrote in 81 a
kindly letter Of farewell to a friend in
Texas, few days after that State had
voted herself out of the Union. Its most
pertinent sentence is this: "And now,
having closed my business, will say how
sad l felt to-day, under the circumstances,
at leaving San Antonio, especially as am
unable to see a single good that will result
from the step taken by the State but, as
it has been permitted by kind Provi-
dence, l hope it will eventuate in her ulti
mate benefit" 1t is written in a bold and
Scrawlinr hand.