smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

Editor Enquirer-Southerner:


SIR:-11 AN 9th December, is the
time, Rocky Mount the place, for the con-
vening of Tar River Council. May ask
the insertion of this notice in your journal,
| by way of canvassing the claims of the
Council before farmers of Edgecombe and
Nash, and to earnestly solicit their cooper
alton.


Are we farmers on the road to prosperi.
| ty or TO ruin


Has the ship of agriculture no rudder :?
Is there no helmsman to be found equal to
the situation?
! Surely in the multitude of council there
| is wisdom.


| To all farmers whether members of the
order of Patrons of Husbandry or not, a
cordial invitation is extended. Come and
let US advise together.
l submit in advance some practical ques-
tions for your reflections; in the meantime
mature your deliberations on these and
such other topics as you may deem peril
nent and be prepared to submit them in
writing or orally as you may prefer.


Shall we continue to make cotton to the
exclusion of other crops. to be sold at
price less than the cost of production ?


Is the share system benefit on cause d?
Does high farming pay?


Do we use guano to our benefit or hurt
Can our agriculture be sustained with
out paying more attention to stock?


Are we endeavoring to utilize labor?
Who substitutes the horse for man and
steam for the horse when practicable?


Do we experiment in farming?


Is the time propitious for new depar-
ture in farming?


What shall the departure be?


Attend You thinking ones and inform


SOUTHERN EEoUIRER.
Year: 1874

SwINDLERs-It is the duty of the au
thorities to protect the citizens. That %
the real object of all laws. Where men
are 81 green, or otherwise incapable of self
protection, it is the duty of the law to
throw it's arm about them. 1t should also
see that the public is not put to inconven-
ience by the assembling of large crowds
upon the public thoroughfares If our
town commissioners recognize these as du-
ties, we would be glad to see them enforc-
ell in the case of the pestiferous soap and
candy yenders that have been visiting our
midst SO much of late
Year: 1874

The report Of the Town Constable on the


condition of the streets of Tarboro.


All the streets, bridges and wells are in
good condition; There is money enough
in the treasury, in the fire department, to
pay for all the fire apparatus necessary for
the protection of the town. do not see
why the taxes for 1875 should not be a
great deal less than at present. l hereby
request ali who have not paid their taxes
for 1874 to ccme forward at once and do
SO. hope it will not lie necessary to col
paid.
Year: 1874

To-NIcHT.-The Berger family, with
their sweet music and refine entertainment,
will be here tonight. They are only billed
for one night, but we hope our appreciation
this evening viii he such as to induce
them to give us another benefit tomorrow
night
Year: 1874

THE PAMMco.-Mr Williams, in allud-
ing to the propose names of our Fire In
surance Company thought it should have a
sound name as it was proposed to make it
a sound company. We hope the thought
of 50 much water will not suggest the idea
of watering the stock
Year: 1874

TIE CHASCERY CoURT.-Judge Guigon, of
the Hastings Court, yesterday entered an or
der appointing another place for holding the
sessions Of the Chancery Court and for the
safe-keeping Of the records Of said court--to
wit, the building at the corner of Tenth and
Broad streets (No. 92D to be used as such un-
til the courthouse and clerks office can be
occupied, or until another place shall be built
and fitted for the occupation Of said court,
or until some other place shall be appointed
by the Hastings Court.


The clerk posted the necessary notices, and
the chancery clerk moved his books and pa
pers in accordance with tue order of Judge
Guigon.
Year: 1874

LEFT OpES.--Ata a late hour last night the
police found the front door Of liquor.saloon
on Eighth street between Main and Cary
standing open, and no one in charge of the
establishment. An officer guarded the place
until the owIer was found, and notified of
his carceSsnesS.
Year: 1874

THE INSURANCE BuREAU.-The legislative
committee to'wbich the subject was refer
red have decided to report against the bill
providing for the establishment of State
Bureau Of Insurance.
Year: 1874

If talk would build railroads Los
Angeles would be the point from
which would diverge all the railroads
in the world. If homemade elo-
quence could charm the coin from
other peoples pockets we should be-
come the money market of civiliza-
tion. If the majority of our business
men could only pay up their stock
with advice at their own estimate of
it's value, while others met the assess
ment with coin, Los Angeles would
number several liberal Dicks who
give away everything early in the
morning and those who arrive first
don't get a cent. With two or three
exceptions gentlemen who, few
weeks ago. gave so literally in prom
ises to the Los Angeles and Inde-
pendence Railroad have disappeared
from our gaze. They do not say rail-
road once now where they shouted
railroad all the time month since.
We shall never build Los Angeles to
the dimensions of great city at this
rate. We shall never secure for her
the trade of the vast mining region
lying to the east of us. We shall
never develop the resources nor avail
ourselves of the natural advantages of
this great country, unless we arouse
ourselves to action and do something
besides talk. Senator JOHN p. JONES,
of Nevada, has become an extensive
owner in the rich lodes of Panamint,
and he is expected down here in a few
weeks to arrange for the transporta-
tion of bullion and freight. If in place
of finding the business men of Los
Angeles standing idly by, like so
many WILKINS MICAwBERs, waiting
for something to turn up, Mr.. JONES
finds them actively at work on their
new railroad scheme, he could not
avoid the conclusion that there
is something in this commu-
nifty. If he found us with two
or three hundred thousand dollars
stock subscribed to the Los Angeles
and Independence Railroad, and evinc-
ing determination to put it through,
he would, no doubt, take a large
amount of stock himself in a road
which he will see at once will be of
such immense benefit to him in ship
ping to and from his mines. 1t must
be admitted that the aspect of our
local enterprise does not now invite
the cooperation of outside men or cap
ital. If we would receive help, we
must show disposition to help our
selves.
Year: 1874

1t is the correct thing to have few
worls to say each day about BEECHER
and TILToN and Mrs. Triton. AL
most every one of our exchanges do
it, an / we do not find sufficient rea-
son why we should omit a sub
ject which is very much alive and at
the same time highly interesting to
all classes of the community. Moth
ing new has developed, and those who
have paid some attention to the his
tory of church committee investiga-
tions VIII be greatly astonished if the
Plymouth Church Committee should
develop anything new in the case now
in hand. Mrs. Triton who ought to
know as much about the truth or
falsity of the scandal as any one, says
there is nothing in it; that when her
husband went off Woodhulling and
avowed himself practical free lover,
she consulted with BEECHER and he
advised her to leave THEODORE for a
time or until he should evince feel
ings Of regret and show disposition
to return to his lawful wife. For this
bit OF intermeddling, TILToN has
vowed vengeance, and to obtain it
has sacrificed his own wife. This is
Mrs. TILToN's latest version. 1t is a
pretty little story, and we are aston
ished that it was not published long
years ago. Some people may turn up
their noses at it, and give utterance to
such coarse, incredulous expressions
as "too thin," "don't hold water" and
the like, but these same people will
turn up their noses at almost anything.
For our part, we rather like this last
attempt of Mrs. TILToN in the narra-
tive line. 1t is certainly an improve
ment on her previous efforts.
Year: 1874

LOCAL OPTION has suffered another
defeat. At San Leandro, Alameda
county, last Saturday, license won by
a good solid majority. Both sides weie
in the field in full force, and the bat
tie was fiercely fought from the open
ing to the closing of the polls. SAL
LIE HART was there in all her glory,
and made her influence tell, but the
fates were against her. No rude acts
were INDUCED in and the best of order
prevailed all day.
Year: 1874

a WELL-WRITTEN account OF one OF
fall the children of men is passing
through the press just now. The facts
when denuded of rhetorical tinsel and
pathetic feathers stand thus: a
mother left one little child in the
house, and with another went to
creek near by to wash. In few mo-
ments she heard the child in the house
scream, and Fastening thither she
saw the child on the floor with the
fangs of an enormous rattlesnake fas-
tened in its arm. She beat the rep
tile with such weapons as she could
find, but while at this she remem-
bered the child she had left at the
creek bank, and running there she
found her baby had fallen in the tub
Of water and was drowned. The fran
tic mother now ran toward where her
husband and q party of neighbors
were building new house about half
mile distant. Startled by his wife's
screams, and Fastening to get down
from the building, the husband loos-
ened a stick of timber, which fell to
the ground and instantly killed him.
The neighbors returned to the house
and found the snake and baby dead.
The baby in the tub was drowned,
the father and husband was dead, and
the mother went raving mad. The
writer of this startling story closes
with the assurance that the incidents
therein narrated all occurred within
the space Of thirty minutes, all of
which may be literally true, but it is
our solemn conviction that we have
read this same story word for word,
and incident for incident, at least
thirty years ago.
Year: 1874

THE old Know Nothing doctrine that
only Americans should be placed on
guard in the United States, is a fairer
code of politics and is, or rather was,
entitled to more consideration than is
the line of policy adopted by a few Of
the newspapers of the Pacific coast in
the contest entitled, give Gallons
Us. a Single Drink In the columns
of these papers and from the tent, the
German-born citizens are singled out
and the whole nationality denounced
as unfit to dwell in the Republic. The
Post, of San Francisco, was silly
enough to make this kind of fight
against the German-born residents of
San Francisco, and it will soon die
unless its owners change the editorial
management. The attempted pro-
scription of the Germans comes with
bad grace from a paper that has al
ways struggled for recognition as the
Irish Catholic organ of the city. The
Irish are as much opposed to Local
Option as the Germans, and the Father
Mathew Temperance Society passed
anti-Local Option resolutions, yet the
Post does not denounce the Irish as
unfit to become citizens.
Year: 1874

UNOFFICIAL information from the
oil regions near San Fernando is very
satisfactory. All the wells being sunk
are already showing oil, and the vol
ume increases as depth is attained.
The great contest among the workmen
is, who shall be the fr-t to strike a
hundred d-bArrel-per-day well.
Year: 1874

It was resolved that no speeches should
be made at the conference tonight but a


motion to reconsider was pending when a
motion to adjourn until tonight prevailed
by q vote Of GS to 40.
Year: 1874


II ron cannot on the ocean


Sail among the swiftest feet.
Rocking on the highest billows.
Laughing at the storms you meet,
You can stand among the sailors,
Anchored yet within the bay;
You can lend hand to help them,
As they launch their boats away,
If you are too weak to journey


Up the mountains steep and high.
You can stand within the valley,
As the multitude go by,
You can chant in happy measure
As they slowly pass alongi
Though they may forget the singer.
They viii not forget fhe song
If you cannot in the eouaiet


Prove yourself warrior true,
If where fire and smoke are thickest,
There's no work for you to do
When the battlefield is silent,
You can go with gentle tread,
Ycu can bear away the wounded.
You can cover up the deadl
If you cannot in the harvest
Gather up the richest sheaves-
Many a grain, both ripe and golden,
Which the careless reaper leaves,
Ycu can CLEAN among the briers,
Growing rank against the wall.
And it may be hat the shadows
Hide the heaviest wheat OF all,
If you have not gold and silver
Ever ready at command,
If you cannot towards the needy
Reach an ever open hand
You can visit the afIIic1ed,


O'er the erring you can weep.
You can be "a true disciple


Sitting at the Sayior's feet.
Do not then stand lilly waiting
For some nobIer work 70 de,
For your Heavenly Fathers glory,
Ever earnest, ever true,
Go and toll in any vineyard
Work in patience and In prayer
If you WANT a field of tabor
You can find it ANYwHEREI
Year: 1874




On Tuesday the Commercial said in substance
the candidate for Governor that was nominated
from New Castle county would get from two to
three hundred more votes in consequence of his
residence in this county, so great is the desire of
people here to have Governor choscn from this
section. We referred to this statement of our
neighbor, and believing that it had good cause TO
know that such Was the case by hearing Its Re
publican friends say as much, We concluded that
many other gentlemen of that party knew as
many as the editor, and that therefore the Repub-
licans had made up their minds to Jump the
fence in great numbers rather than be forced by
the City Ring to vote for the candidate from
Kent. This being the caso we inferred that there
was great detection in the Radical party, and
since large number declare they will not vote
with party that propose to force the negro into
the public schools, hotels, churches and cemeter-
les, there was strong probability that the Dem
ocrats would carry the county by from one 10
two hundred majority. To this very reasonable
conclusion the Commercial, of Saturday replies as
follows:


"The Ga=ene incubated, for three days, on on
article IN tuesdays Commercial and finally
hatcbed out, yesterday, the amazing conclusion





have from one hundred TO two hundred ajorty
in New Castle countyl" This is a wonderful no
tion, and the Gazette will have to be responsible
for IT, Tor we said nothing Of the sort, and believe
on the contrary that the Republican ticket will
carry this county by decisive majority"


1t will be seen from the above that the Com
n'erctai does not deny that it said its party would
lose from two to three hundred votes if the DEM
ocratic candidate came from New Castle county
and the Republican candidate from Kent, that is
really the purport of its words, although not the
precise quotation but it charges the GAzKTTE
with having stated that the Commercial said the
Democratic candidate for Governor would have
from zone hundred to two hundred majorily."
1t then denies that it said anything OF the sort.
Now, the GAZETTE never charged it with saying
1.-The Democratic candidate Tor Governor will have
from one to two hundred majority in New Castle
county" And the Commercial commits gross
Misrepresentation in its assertion. But 1t does
not DO this without an object 1t no doubt desir-
ed to show the Ring that it adhered 10 its former
assertion that from two TO three hundred Repub-
licans that the editor knew would bolt and 20 ior
the Democratic nominee if the candidate came
from New Castle county and Jump was the King
nominee.


But we desire especially to cali attention to the
change in the tone OF the Commercial since the
elections in New Hampshire and Connecticut 1t
now says it believes "the Republican ticket will
carry this county by decisive majority" Well,
decisive majority may be one; three is better.
But one will do. Now, here is a come down that
almost warrants US in predicting the certain sue
cess OF the Democrats whether the circumstances
connected with the remarks above tran spre or not
Year: 1874

How THE REPUBLICANS CARRIED ELKToN
Many persons were surprised, last week. at
the announcement that the Elklon town cleo
ton had been carried by The Republicans, The
following from the CecA Why Qiep. ),explains
che matter:


The election, it was agreed, sh ould be a no
party affair and the political lions and lambs
were to lie down together in peace and quiet
and the art of war was to be studied no mort
and with this magnanimous purpose in view
democrats and Republicans were lovingly
sandWlched on the several tickets, and ali
went merry as marriage belle, or to spealz
less POLITICALLY, as fraternal as an old husking
bee. pair of wags, however, must needs
spoil this happy family arrangement, and thew
have selected all the Republican names from
the several tickets and combined Them on one
ticket for which they made quiet canvass,
when the ballots were counted out four Re-
publicans were elected and only two Demo
Gratis and one of each party tied. When it
was discovered how these wags had played off
some of the boys who had been scId made
use OF e1presss0"s as the Danbury man saws.
but the affair was laughed at by the majority
as clever joke. The candidates Oh all tickets
were good men, and the Corporation was sure
OF fair board in any event.
Year: 1874

QURRY.-lt The GAZETTE does not desire the
nomination OF colored men tor office, why does it
continually agitate the subject Republican.


Because you don't like it. You tell the negro
that he ia as gsod as a white man to get his vote
But when you are asked to vote for him YOU
hnd he is "unwsShed" and you prefer the odor-
less"


NOW, we want you to treat the negro fairly
He is, according to your own declaration, "a man
aud brother" and he has served you faithfully
as political slare. Why still hold him as a ooii.
t'ea1 slaref 1t he is your brother vote for him.
he is a fool to allow you to hold him in such ser.
vrude when you know he might bind Jump to
give him Office al New Castle IT he is elected Gov
ernor. Your Civil Right Bill proposes to
f9rce the negro into the jury box, the public
schools and the hotels and churches and we
"anl you TO nominate him fairly and let the peo-
pie OF Delaware have a chance to show YOU what
they think OF party that will ask them 10 vote
foE negro In preference to white man We
have right to defy You to do lhis-you have .a-
keniyour position with the negro. You may sleep
with him If you like but VIC do object to your
proposing to put him in Che room and the bed
with white women's husbands and we call upon
your party friends to note the fact that the white
men Of Delaware will never submit to 30 disgrace
their wives as to sleep with negroes in hotels, or
In cemeteries either. The white women of Della
ware would prefer cremation to this but they
need not fear cremation; they have only to
get their dear husbands to vote the Democratic
ticket, and the political Sambo and cremation
will both. in November, be buried in a common
grave. First the heather, and then heathen rites.
Will people not reflect.
Year: 1874

q Gov. DIX EXPLAINS THE DEFEAT IN AD-
VANCE The Albany Journal publishes the
following story told by Gov. Dix himself two
weeks before the election with hearty laugh
over its ludicrous aspects:


He had just returned from a brief visit to
his country residence at West Hampton on
Long Island. His farm lies near the eastern
extremity of the great South Bay, where
was formerly an outlet connecting it with the
ocean, AS there now is at the western extrem-
ity. But the action of the sea and the washing
in of the sand has recently closed the eastern
outlet, and, as consequence, the fishing on
the bay is not as good as it used to be. Dur
ing the visit in question the governor was told
by one of his farm hands of n conversation
with one or two of the fishermen. He had
asked them how they were going to vote.
well" one of them answered, II hardly
know; like Governor Dix; think he has
been good governor; but times are hard; !;
business is dull; we don't average now more
than half an eel to a pot and don't know but
there had better be a changed"


When men are disposed to lay to the govern
ment the fact that they don't catch more than
"half an eel to pot" the result, in view of
the times, is not surprising. There has been a
good deal of this talk about a change" and,
in most cases. the reasoning was Just about as
good as that of the eel catcher.
Year: 1874




The following receipt is from the editor Of
the Germantown Telegraph, who recommends
it after many years trial. 1t will be useful
to our readers, at this season of the year:


To one gallon of water take II lbs. of salt,
lb. sugar, OF. saltpetre, ] OF. potash. In
this ratio the pickle can be increased to any
quantity desired. Let these be boiled to-
gether until all the dirt from the sugar rises
to the top and is skinned off. Then throw
it into tub to cool, and when cold, pour it
over your beef or pork, to remain the usual
time, say four or five weeks. The meat
must be well covered with pickle, and should
not be put down for at least two days after
killing, during which time it should be slight
" sprinkled with saltpetre, which remains
all the surfaced blood, &C., leaving the meat
fresh and clean. Some omit boiling the
pickle, and find it to answer well, though
the operation of boiling purifies the pickle,
by throwing off the dirt always to be found
in salt and sugar.
Year: 1874

An oil-cloth requires careful treatment, and
should never be scrubbed with brush, but
after first being swept with the long-handled
hair brushes that are made for the purpose,
it should be carefully washed with a large,
soft cloth dipped into milk and WATERFALL.
and-half; or, If the milk is not obtainable,
tepid water without soap. The latter ruins
oil-cloth by taking off the brightness of the
paint, and it should never be applied to it.
Hot water is also very injurious to it,; either
Oh them-soap or hot water-being sure to
injure the oil-cloth more than the wear of IL.
When washed over, wipe it off with soft,
dry cloth, and it will always retain bright
look. In purchasing an oil-cloth, it is very
desirable to obtain one that has been made
for several years, as the longer it has lain un-
washed the better 1t will wear-the paint be-
coming harder and more durable. An oil
cloth made within the year is hardly worth
buying, as the paint will be defaced in a
short time.-W. Rural.
Year: 1874

Peel and cut as for stewing; then slice
very thin lit can be done with cabbage
slicer); spread on tins or other dryers and
put in the stove oven with a moderate heat.
1t will retain its natural flavor better than
any other way. In preparing it for pies,
soak it in water few hours, and stew in the
same water.
Year: 1874

A wholesale honey dealer says honey will
not candy if teaspoonful OF cream tartar
dissolved in water be mixed with a gallon {
honey when scalding hot. Care must be
taken not to scorch the honey.
Year: 1874




Among the exhibitors of cheese at the re.
cent Maine State Show was Mrs. s. j..
Hawes, of Readf1eld, whose contribution was
highly spoken Of. The follow is given as her
method of making cheese:-


Set the milk at night when warm. Cross
it of and let it remain in the tnb until morn
ing. Then dip into the basket or tray to
drain. Set the mornings milk, cross it off as
soon as it comes. When the whey has par
TALLY separated from the curd, dip it in with
the other. Cut frequently so as to have it
well drained. Slice thin, scald, salt little
and hang up in a warm place. Proceed in
the same way with the milk the next morn
ing, observing, the second morning, to slice
the old curd into pail Of cold water, and let
it remain till the new curd is sufficiently
drained. Then put all together, scald, salt,
chop quickly and put into pans while warm.
Let it remain in press till next morning,
turning the cheese and changing the cloth in
about two hours after it is put into press, and
once or twice after. By experiment we, find
it takes about nine pounds of milk to make
one pound of cheese.