smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Keokuk 1owa) Gate City: "An
accident occurred on the T., p. and
W. railroad on the tenth instant, that
is probably without a parallel in the
history of railroading in Illinois
at least-both for its rarity and
absence of serious results. AS train
No. 2, engine 13, on the evening of
that day, was in the vicinity of Glass
ford, Illinois, going at a speed of near
ly forty miles per hour, COW sudden
ly bounded in front of the engine.
There was no warning whatever, the
front of the engine passed over the
animal, and, in doing so, was lifted
clear off the rails, and, evidently
at that time uncoupled from the ten
der. Going at such a high rate of
speed, it continued some twenty yards
on the ground, tearing it up and even
uprooting a stump in it's mad career,
and what is very strange, kept on Its
wheels until it came to a standstill,
where it stood clear of the main track.
The remainder of the engine and train
kept the track and ran past the engine
about a quarter of mile, when it
was brought to a stop with brakes:
The jar of the escaped engine was so
slight that but few passengers were
made aware of the accident until told.
The engineer, John Walsh, sat oD
his seat throughout the affair. a mere
spectator of the queer freak of his en-.
gine. Superintendent w. F. Merrill
was sitting in the chair car and was
greatly surprised when told of what
had happened. No one hurt nor even
scared"
Year: 1879

New York, Dec. 2.-On the PROPOSE
tion to renominate Grant, the San says:
"We want to see who is the member of
congress willing to take the responsible
ity of offering the proposition to buy off
Grant as candidate by an enormous
pension to be saddled on the backs of
the overloaded taxpayers. If the re-
publicans desire to take him up as their
choice, and to stake the issues of third
term and the restoration of Grantism
on the presidential campaign, let them
show their hands boldly. By all means,
let US once for all settle this question
and decide whether military despot-
ism can be erected on the ruins of the
republic in the first century of its exist
ence. Grant is exactly the man to rep
resent the fallen state of his party,
whose managers are now pressing him
to the front with prepared ovations." T"
Year: 1879

it was remarked that there are still
employed by the senate number who
were placed in Office by the republicans,
who were never in the army in any ca
pacity, and desire was expressed by
some of the members OF the caucus to
replace them with democrats. After
some discussion resolution directing
inquiry into the nature of the instruc-
tions given by the caucus last session,
and several other resolutions providing
specially for the retention Of Captain
Bassett and various other old lem-
ployes, in case any further changes are
made, were referred to the caucus CONT
mittee on organization created last
March, to be reported on hereafter
Year: 1879

Augusta dec. 2.-Tne governor and


council have in session all the
forenoon, and till / o'clock, when they


adjourned They allowed the returns


of the county officers to be examined by


the senators and representatives elect,
or their attorneys, but refused to ex-
hibit the returns of the votes on the
senators and representatives. Just be-
fore the adjournment they declined, as
at present advised, to exhibit the re-
turns of the senators and representa-
tives, as they have no power, under the
constitution, to alter, correct or sub
stitute returns, and therefore 1t would
be no use to exhibit them.


Augusta, Dec. 2.-When the final
answer from the governor was received
stating that no one could be permitted
under any circumstance to inspect the
returns of the election of senators and
representatives, long protest was for
warded the governor and council by the
members-elect, as follows: ~


aYour honorable board will permit
the undersigned to remark that they
never grounded their right to inspect
the returns on the act of 1877 alone,
which you now declare unconstitution-
al. If this be the definite basis on
which your honorable board proposes
to execute the laws of the state, it
would be merciful act to notify the
people as to which laws your honorable
board regard as binding, and which as
and especially as to which
statutes are safe from change of con-
lstruction beyond the period Of fourteen
days. All laws duly enacted are bind
ing until repealed or set aside by Judi
lcial decision. and your honorable board
is guilty, you will permit US to say, of
glaring usurpation of power whenever
you decide to, disobey, or annul, or re-
fuse to execute any law on the statute
book. The undersigned protest against
this arrogant assumption of power
the unprecedented destruction of
rights, the bold usurpation of judicial
Functions, the scandalous secreting of
public records hitherto open to honest
inspection, which have distinguished
the course of your honorable board in
all matteIs herein submitted for your
consideration.


SIT is understood that the Republican
senators and representatives will now
resort to judicial proceedings, and will
make no further personal effort with
the governor and council to procure ac-
cess to the returns. The department
Of the government can set aside the
plain, direct language of the statute.
Your honorable board will permit the
Undersigned to remark that you enjoy
the distinction of being the first gov
ernor and council who have directly
assumed the duty of the judicial depart
ment of our government. You assume
to set aside the plain provisions of the
law now on the statute books" y 81
Year: 1879

Washington, Dec. 2.-The demo-
cratic senators met in caucus this
morning. There was large attend
ance. Senator Wallace, chairman of
the caucus, announced that the meet
ing had been called as usual at the be-
ginning of the session, to consider the


subject of revising the democratic


membership Of committees prior to a re-
apportionment by the senate. No va
yancies having been created by death


or resignation in the democratic mem
bership during the recess of congress,


and there being no applications pre-
sented to-day for exchanges, it was re-


solved that the majority representation


should remain as fixed at the extra ses-


sion, and the chairman was directed to
notify the republicans that the commit
tee positions occupied by the late Sena-
tor Chandler are at the disposal of the
minority. A somewhat general dis
cussion then ensued concerning the dis
tribution Of senate patronage. Several
Of the senators complained that it had
not been equitably distributed, and said
that when the officers of the senate
were spoken to on the subject they re-
ferred to the caucus resolutions of last
year, which bound them to retain GER
tain employees except in the event of
misconduct, and contended that
with the remainder of the patronage
they had done the best they could. The
question Of amending these resolutions
was then broached. There was no dis
POSITION manifested to interfere with
The one by which the senate officers
were required to retain all disabled
union soldiers that were on the roll, but
Year: 1879

New York, Dec. IA gentleman


who, with cne or two other friends of
Grant, had talk with him at the house
of the governor of Nevada, and who,


from his intimacy with the general, felt
al liberty to ask him directly what he
thought of nomination for the presi-
dency, says that Grant replied promptly
and with emphasis that ''he sincerely
hoped the necessity for his nomination
would not arise Subsequent conyer-
sation showed that the necessity which
he had in mind was connected with the
condition of affairs in the south :
Year: 1879




Those Interested.


y London, Dec. 2.-The queen is re-
ported as suffering from severe biliou,
attack, and although the court physi.
clans profess to attach but little i'm.
portance to this illness, many persons
are inclined to look upon her maiesty's
sickness in a much more serious light.
The queen is now sixty years of age,
and has always enjoyed exceptionally
good health, but has a constitution
liable to break down suddenly under
the forms of illness to which she may
now be considered subject. Consider
able solicitude is publicly expressed
over the matter, both for personal rea-
sons and in view of the political effect
which might attend her possible demise
at the present timeA
Year: 1879

Apropos of the account in the HERALD yesterday
of the noted Cheyenne chicftan. Wild Hog. now held
at Fort Leavenworth military prison for trial,
thousands of people in Newark remember his stall
wart and imposing figure the occasion of his visit
90 the Industrial Exhibition in the fall
of 1879. IL that occasion that he
was presented by the secretary of the Exhibi-
ton with the nickle plated stara souvenir he now
wears with much pride the chieest OF his decora-
tons few months ago son of the secretary Wis
tied Wild Hogs camp aud made known that no was
tho son of the pale who presented the Cheyenne
chiof with che star. At Wild Hog manifested
the greatest delight and strained every to show
the young man honor and kindness.
Year: 1879

The Coming Extra Session Of Congress.


Washington, March "a nights
reflection has convinced many demo-
Gratis that they made a mistake in
defeating two appropriation bills, and
that their party stands upon very dan
gerous grounds. Now that an extra
session of congress has been called, and
the responsibility for all further legis-
lation rests upon them, the work which
an extra session will be called upon to
do is not merely the passage of appro-
priation bills, but the president will
call attention to the condition of the
treasury and to the fact that the reve-
nues for the next fiscal year will not be
sufficient to meet the appropriations,
and that some legislation to increase
the revenue is imperatively demanded.
Attention will be directed to the late
letter of Secretary Sherman upon this
subject. This will involve the question
of increased taxation, and congress
will be compelled to meet it. 1t is
expected there will be other general
legislation, and the best judges here
believe that the session will run from
two to three months.


Parties who are interested in the Gen.
eva award bill will strive to get it acted
upon and legislation regarding the duty
on sugars will again be urged by Sec
retary Sherman, so that a short session
is impossible.


The contest over the speakership has
already begun in earnest, with RAN
dali on the inside track. The friends
Year: 1879

If you are shop-girl, be one with all
your strength; do not treat the poor
creatures who come to buy goods with
such lofty superciiiousness as to crush
their hopes and send them away empty.
Too many Of this easy and lady-like pro-
tession forget that it is their duty to sell
goods, not put down customers. never
shall forget an experience of mine in
New York-only y one out OF many.
went INTO one of the greatest dry goods
shops intent on buying gown, and Was
usheretl by rourtcous-enough youth into
the ladies department. Here the scene
hangcI--coultCsy did not rise to this
story. There were six or eight elegant,
languid creatures behind the counters,
whc instinctively knew I was from the
country and not likely to be great
purchaser. I was little frightened,
but still civil. and quite bent on a cash
mere suit, 50 l ran the gauntlet of these
demosseIkes, being received as an in
truder-costumes dusty and shop-worn
pointed out to me on their pegs with
an air of mere sutfercnce that at last be.
came quite lntolerable; and general
S~A'oN AAAJ 9AOAoASS OAO
IN the eyes of all this metropolitan ele-
gance at last drove me out of the shop
with a VOW in my heart never to trust
myself in that palace again. :H-.s


But did want my gown, so in meek
and humiliated spirit l entered another
less pretentious shop, where was taken
IN charge at once, by rosy, cheerful lit.
tie German damscl, vino served me with
such alacrity and devotion fetching
everything from everywhere, and 'tryine
on with such sunny patience-that
bought suit did not want at all, old.
fashioned, gray instead of black, quite
too tight, and deficient in various ways,
but gloritied to me for the time being by
the bright and cordial perseverance OF
this girl, who did her work well and
thoroughly. 1 recommend everybody l
know to 6" there and ask for Miss -;
and it ever want another New York
garment shall find her out again; though


l will not premise to let her pleasant
manner blind my eyes as it did before
Year: 1879

A beautiful young wife on the North
Side has expended much ingenuity in de-
vlslng scheme to keep her husband
at home nights, and it proved very etfec-


tual. She f1atters her liege lord about the
exquls'tely dainty proportions of his feet,


and induces hlm to wear boots two sizes
too small Tor him He is on his feet all
day long IN town, and when he gets home
at night she has a soft chair and pair
of cool slippers for him, and by the time
he, with great drops of agony pearling
his brow, has got off his boots, he comes
to the conclusion that there is no place
like home after all, and has no desire to
q sick friend.
Year: 1879

Only horse-car horse, and bobtail
car at that.


o, the weary miles he has tugged at
that car, day in and out, night in and
out, through rain and sunshine, snow
storm and sunstroke.


Curses and blows and the cruel, rack
ing turns in the iron. hound paths. Not
much to eat and never kind word save
from the street Arab with hear, softer
than his lace


Only question of time when the lim-
1t OF endurance shall have come. Moth
ing to look forward to but the treadmill,
the curses and the racking turns IN the
track. Don't you suppose a horse needs
something pleasant to expect as we'll as
man2


"A blocking of the cars. All crowded
Everybody going home, from the days
work. Everybody tired, huugry, IN
hurry, cross. What's the delay? Only
a horse down On the curve by the Tombs.
More cursing and angry shouting and
pulling and kicking-yes kicking the
gaunt, rib-staring sides of that poor horse.
Weak, heated, hungry, worn out to the
last atom OF endurance, the last pound
OF pulling power, he has slipped and
blocked the track.


They may make the air blue with their
cursin2, they may kick and beat the hol-
low sides that echo like dismal drum:
they may be hungry and in hurry and
miss their dinners, trains and engage
ments.


That old car horse will never get up
again.


That's right. Don't stop to be gentle
or the least bit tender, or half human.
Hitch rope to his hind legs and let half
a hundred lusty men and boys pull and
haul and tug to get the obstacle off tie
track.


Pshaw! don't mind that he groans
most pitifully and shudders as you tear
his side against the track and the stones.


At last he is off, and in the gutter Oat
OF the way. But he isn't dead yet. O,
no!


What is he thinking off Days when
he was colt and frisked in the clover
stubble and dashed away through the
woods along the brook. All, those were
days indeed! Then came the time when
he snuffed the battle from atar, his Young
master riding hlm-thcn the mad charge
the flying shot the bursting of shells
the rushing upon the ramparts-the
leapino of the ditch-the wild shout of
victory. All, those were days indeed!


And now nothing but poor, worn-to-
death car horse left in the gutter to die.
0, for a bedding of straw for the aching
bones, for deep draught Of cool water
for the foaming fevcred mouth.
God bless the boy! He has only shirt
and a ragged pair of trousers. He is DIR
ty. He is one of the miserable urchins
you have often kicked from the rear plat
form of bobtail car. But God bless him
all the same. He has brought pail of
water and tugs at the head of the pros
trate horse to help him reach the water.
Between them half of it is lost, but the
horse got one good gulp at it.


And wherever did that boy steal that
straw, that he is now tucking under the
horse heads Never mind. Only once
does the poor brute open his eyes. tidy
ing eyes ever said "God bless your' the
dying eyes of that street car horse said it
to the dirty street Arab on his knees in
the gutter by the horses head.


1t is dirty hand that strokes the fore
LOCK and name. You wouldn't have that
dirty hand touch you Tor the world. But
the dead street car horse by the Tomba
corner doesn't mind it. .-.....
Year: 1879

Now that it is no longer mooted
question US to the success of the
cultivated grasses and cloyers in
our Southern cline, we hope to see
rapid progress made in seeding
down the lands of the Gulf States.
With good summer and winter pas
tures-with suf1iciency of mead
ows for hay, the next step is to
improve our live stock. If scrub
stock pays well, how much better
will thoroughbred or grade stock
reward the breeder The best al
ways pays best with good atten-
ton. By the use of thoroughbred
males upon native females, the
character of the herd or flock can
soon trebled in value. If a native
sheep shears three pounds Of wool
half-breed will shear six. In nc
class of live stock is improvement
so perceptible, so desirable, as in
sheep.
Year: 1879

j. M. Hicks, of Battle Ground,
Ind, writes as follows:


/ always keep watch of each stock,
and as soon as one is ready with a
reasonable share of drone brood, l
bring new hive, open and t1ke out
six empty frames, leaving two re-
naming; then / open hive, or stock,
that is full of bees, brood and honey,
and take out two full frames from
near the centre, and insert two of
the empty frames in their place leav-
ing a full frame between the empty
frames and close up the hives just as
though nothing had happened.
Then | take the two full frames and
hang them side by side in the empty
new hive; and then ! take two other
full stocks and do likewise, which
gives six full frames in your new
stock, and two empty frames also.
[ will advise your readers to place
the newly-made swarm in place of
some other strong stock, by moving
the same, which will greatly
SUIGuS uICu bllc lllNC. IuC Iull IIdluCo
taken from the old or strong stock,
Of course you will remember, are to
have all the adhering bees except the
queen, that may be on them at the
time Of making up your new swarm,
and in eight or nine days you can
repeat the same operation by cutting
out queen cells from the new hive,
and inserting into other new stocks
you may wish to make.


This method l have found to be a
success i'll every instance, in the hive
[ use, and | never lose OF. have any
swarm the old-fashioned way. |
thus successfully make bees pay
from four hundred to ten hundred
per cent.-Ex.
Year: 1879

Col. E. A. Lewis, of Pascagoula.
has a flock of 5000 (not 5000, as
formerly stated by us) sheep, which
he has neither fed nor sheltered
in the very severest weather of
winter. He has between two and
three thousand head of cattle,
which receive the same treatment.


OF course it would pay well to
feed stock in bad spells Of wealth
er, and furnish shelter, and this
could be done at nominal expense.
The wool grown upon these pine
lands is said to be of a superior
quality.
Year: 1879

(FOr Southern LIS Journal.


Mr.. EDITOR:


You reprint, from the f"Practi-
cal Farmer" an article On Law
yers, which | think fails to do JUS
tice to that class. The writer says
that the 'lawyer's profession un-
fits him for legislative duties. p
Now is not this something new
under the snnW | know it is a
revelation to many who have al
ways thought that lawyers pro-
fession peculiarly fits him for such
duties. But perhaps they are
wrong, and the Practical Farmer
right; or perhaps both are wrong.
But the writer under review, gives
his reasons. We will look into
them and if they are not good and
sufficient, we will pronounce him
wrong, and then, if necessary, ex-
anime the othes side to see if it is
correct in theory. 9


Our writer says that the law
yers' profession "teaches him to
quibble over unimportant techni-
calities, to presuppose that there
are two sides to every measure,
that he must espOuse one side or
the other without reference to
right or wrong, and that he must
make a speech in advocacy of his
view of the matter, measured only
by the strength Of his lungs and
his capacity for gas. And when
he has succeeded in passing law,
no one can understand it, and no
one but a lawyer has the audacity
and effrOntery to pretend to-


Now that sounds very well and
looks very nice, and withal may
be little witty. But is it true?
Now, | pronounce it the sherest
nonsense-the purest bosh. 1t is
sample of that kind of extreme
ism which hurts the author worse
than his intended victim. And
wish that farmers would learn to
always avoid such extremes. 1t
Injuries their cause much more
than it advances it. But if it
should advance their cause they
Year: 1879

are not justified in it, because.it is
resorting to unworthy means.


Now, Mr.. Editor, I am into this
fight for farmers rights as deep
as almost any man; and l am as
heartily in favor Of sending farm
ers to The legislature and to con
gress, as the Practical Farmer or
as any man can be; but | am not
willing to indulge in this unjust
and unworthy denunciatiOn of a
most worthy and essential class of
men. But | do not think it nee
essary for me at this time to enter
into their defence. And | have
written more with a view of set
ting ourselves right, than in justi-
fication of the legal profession.


l have not now the space, the
time, nor the inclination to fully
set forth our plea and reasons
therefor; but | wish to say that
the crying evil Of the day is cor
rupt and class legislation. The
farmers being the least favored
class, and paying nine-tenths of
the taxes, feel the evil effects
thereof; and having exhausted
their patieISte waiting for the pres
ent parties in power to correct it,
feel that the only remedy is to put
men there of their own way of
thinking and feeling. But they do
not propose to pull any other class
down to build themselves up
They would like to, if they could,
build up the whole country.


To the idea that lawyers are Pc
culiarly fitted for legislators, l
wish now simply to say that in
part only that is true. But, agri-
culture is the pursuit that is Ian





gushing and needs fostering, and
a lawyer cannot, in the nature of
things, know as well how to do
this as the persons who are enga-
ged in this pursuit.


Lawyers may think they know
what is needed, and will readily
promise to do all they can to that
end; and they may be perfectly
sincere in what they say. But
what do they know about farming?
About as much as the average
farmer knows about law. There
fore VIC feel like saying to them,
Gentlemen we thank you, but
please stand aside. There is one
other mistake commonly made,
which causes unnecessary cOnfu-
sion, and that is confounding law
yers with political trickStors, and
thinking that all politicians are
tricksters. Now, l condemn trick
cry as heartily as any man, but |
am not yet willing to believe that
all lawyers are willing to descend
to the low, dirty work Of political
log-rolling and wire-pulling. Yet,
by far too many of those who con
troll the destiny of this Nation are
guilty Of such. But all lawyers,
and let us hope all politicians, do
not belong to that class.


i G. NETTERvILLE.


August 1st, 1879.
Year: 1879

1t is stated in the Gonzales
(Texas) inquirer that Messrs.
Sayers and Walton, Albade, Cald-
well county, that State, have sold
several young Shorthorns at 5000
each, and nine fine grade calves
for S35 each, to Senator Lane of
Goliad for crossing with the ma
tive cattle of that region. Messrs.
Sayers and Walton have gone
Splritedly into the purchase and
breeding of Shorthorn cattle with
in the past three OF four years, and
we have no doubt but by proper
care this noble breed of cattle may
in the future be successfully rear
ed in that State. Country Gen
tleman.


The above within itself is en-
couraging enough to put one to
thinking whether or not there is
money IN store for breeders of ac-
climated ShOrthorn cattle. We
know Of no more inviting field in
stock raising than the rearing of
ShOrthorn cattle by Southern
breeders in the Gulf States. No
fear of over stocking the Market.