smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

to place on q level in awards the shift


less spendthrift and the most thrifty
and enterprising accumulation of


wealth.


The farmersare likely to be thechief
sufferers from the prevalence of COM
munistic notions. Money lenders can
protect themselves, and when debas-
ed public opinion and debauched law
give them no protection, they levy
the heavier tax upon the community
which foolishly tries to plunder them.
Dealers, brokers and merchants also


have q certain power of self-protec-
tion, which they are not slow to exer-
else. But the farmers, who are the
owners of a great part of the real .es-
tate, have to pay the larger share of
the increased taxes which bad faith
inevitably causes, and as producers of
the articles which are most affected in
price by increase ordecrease of foreign
demand, they suffer more than any
body else from imitation Of currency
or hope of imitation. To whatever ex-
tent socialists ideas prevail in this
country, the farm owners will pay
much Of the cost, and the help which
some of them are giving to schemes
of reputation and imitation will bring
greater loss upon them than upon any
other class of citizens. 1t would be
well if all the farmers in the country
could read with care the wild state
ments made by socialists before the
committee. Sensible
owners would find therein
less occasion for laughter than for in
Year: 1878

change when it comes, the only ques-
tion remains will q time ever come
more favorable than that from 1865 to
1879? The currency has appreciated
very gradually, the volume of debt
has had years in which to adjust it.
self thereto, most of the time has been
undeniably prosperous, over ten years
of it unusually prosperous and five
years of it were years of almost unex-
ampled prosperity. Do you tell me
that, for all this, the people did not
get ready. That's so. But this only
proves again what history teaches
that they never would get ready un-
der an inflated currency. Resump-
tion must be forced SO far as most
people are concerned and to wait for
everybody to get ready is to wait for
ever: For proof of the gradual ap-
probation in value of the currency
see table page All General Almanac,
1878 by Spofford.
Year: 1878

THE Jasper County independent
(democratic),ss speaking of the ques-
ton of whom the democracy should
nominate for Congress in this district,
says of Weaver:


He is a moral coward. He has
learned all the underground ways of
a republican politician. He makes
strictly private pledges; he caucuses
and pulls wires; he has the republican
fashion of dodging. There is nothing
democratic in this.


We have seen private letter, au-
thorized by Gen. Weaver, in which
he promised all that any democrat
can ask of him; but he fears to write
such a letter with his own hand, sign
his own name to it, and address it to
all whom it may. That would be
manly; that would be democratic.
But Gen. Weaver is not manly In
this; he is not democrat; and any
declaration he may hereafter make
will leave him very poor democrat.
ic candidates.
Year: 1878

left the difference between paper and
gold to be paid to the soldiers and the
bounties and pensions. But we have
gone far enough to see that the Gen
eral discounts Nasby and goes him
several millions better.
Year: 1878

When you see q woman kick up
her heels on the street don't become
alarmed. 1t is the latest kink in the
fashion for grabbing their trails, and
that reminds us that q woman carry
ing her trail in the street should keep
her shoes tied or prove that she
left home in . hurry.-State Register.
Year: 1878

The State Register says that not
withstanding the complaint of light
wheat crop in Iowa, the failure ap-
pears to be confined to . few coun-
ties. In the southeastern part of the
State the yield is better than usual
and the acreage much larger.
Year: 1878

THE communism of California Is
bringing about woful results. The
country IL cursed with communism.
It indicates itself in reputation Of
debts; in desire to wipe out all ma
tional financial honor; in a desire to
make those who by their industry
and frugality have got a competence
or wealth, give of their means to
those who have, by their Incidence or
want of frugality, got nothing. A
feeling is abroad chat it is just and
right to prey upon those who have
means. This is the tramp's theory.
Again, this communistic feeling finds
expression in buring up the farmers
agricultural implements, because they
are labor-saving instruments, and it is
arrayed against inventions of new
machines, claiming that it is not right
to make and use machinery to do
work, and so interfere, as they claim,
with manual labor. All this COM
munism Is of piece, though of
course, some features Of it are more
destructive and unreasonable than
others.


In California this lawlessness has
recently taken a most diabolical course,
We gather the following bit of histo-
~ from an exchanges:


"Threats were made as long ago as
last winter that as soon as the present
crop in Santa Clara was harvested it
would be destroyed, but at the time
little attention was paid to them.
About ten days ago q fire broke out
In a grain field near San Jose, which
burned stacks worth about 5000. 1t
was regarded as an accident. A few
days afterwards a grain clipper cover
ed with straw and standing in field
in the same neighborhood was fred
and burned. Two hours later the
stubble in the vicinity of the thresh-
ing machine on the same farm caught
fire, but the flames were extinguished
before much damage was done. A
few days afterward, about o'clock in
the morning, the wOrkmen on a farm
in the same neighbOrhoOd saw fire
fash up in q distant quarter of the
field; they fastened to the spot and
began to extinguish the flames, and
while doing so three other fires broke
out at different points in the field.
But for the prompt exertion of the
laborers, who finally put the fires out,
they would have extended to dis
trict miles in length, covered with un-
cut but ripe grain. On making an
investigation it was found that each
fire had been caused by a lighted can
die stuck on a stiff wire thrust in the
ground in the midst of a heap of dry
straw. The apparatus had evidently
been set at night, and trimmed so
80 that the candles would burn down
to certain point and set the field
aflre about the same instant, the in
cendiary making his escape in the
meanwhile. The farmers of Santa
Clara county are greatly exasperated
at these plots, and have organized to
detect the incendiaries, If possible.
II one should be found he would be
lynched on the spot"


These things are the fruits of loud
m0uthed, reckless rabble-rousers go
ing about the country abusing reputa-
BILE citizens by declaring them bloat-
ed bond-holders, hard-fisted bankers,
etc., etc., sucking the life-blood out of
the people. They are the natural and
inevitable fruits of Kearneyism and
all of its kindred isms.
Year: 1878

l pretend to say that in no othe,


case in the world has q return ia


specie payment been so gradual and
so free from extreme fluctuation in
the value Of the currency. It must
now be plain that charges to the effect
that contraction has been 80 sudden
and great as to take people unawares
and ruin the business of the country
are outrageously false.


WILD SCHEMES.


1 shall not take up your time to
make an argument against the wild
schemes of those who favor paying off
the bonds in greenbacks without re-
gard to the contract, or of those who
would arbitrarily repudiate the inter-
est on the bonds without reference to
the wishes or rights Of the holder, or
OF those who are either so ignorant or
reckless as to favor the printing and
issuing of irredeemable money, or of
those who think they could issue a
volume of paper money equal to the
public debt without its certain depre-
citation, or of those who talk of max
ing paper money as good as gold
without making it exchangeable
for gold. The world has, for lhous.
ands of years, laughed at the folly
of the old alchemists who spent
their lives looking for stone
which would change whatever
it touched into gold. That however
was good sense compared with the
proposition to make paper as good as
gold, except by being exchangeable
for it. Up to this date no man ever
saw a paper dollar. We have all seen
promises to pay q dollar, but not
q paper dollar nor shall we ever see
one. If you will just reflect that pa
per money is promise to paw dol
lar instead of its being a dollar, that
the paper is comparatively worthless
unless the promise is good and that
paying this promise to pay is some-
thing more than trading one promise
for another, you will clear this subject
of an infinite amount of confusion and
will be able to study it intelligibly.
If you will reflect that there is no
evidence that the present bond dholders
were the purchasers of our bonds dur.
ing the war, that there is no Justice
in robbing the present bondholders
in order to get even with those who
bought bonds during the war at a big
shave and that most of the bonds now
out wern bought at par and paid for
in gold, you will see the essential dis
honesty of proposing to pay them in
paper money, not the equivalent of
coin.
Year: 1878

Ueu' Vo1Vcr IrIBS 10 BC8Tt p1UpI6
by representing that the republican
party wishes to make the government
debt perpetual in order that national
banks may exist. What idle bosh !
This generation will not see the debt
reduced 90 low that there will not be
plenty left to secure all the national
bank circulation, and we may safely
leave to the next generation the task
OF making some other arrangement
for banking.


The facts that national banks are
taxed heavily by the government and
that the full amount Of this stock,
which stands in place Of their bonds,
10 taxed for local, county and state
purposes are generally overlooked OF
Year: 1878

the history of the world imitation has
proved disaster and not a blessing.
Our own experience in 1887, lS47,
1857, and 1865 to 1873, is the same,
first producing unhealthy activity,
causing people to be deluded with
the notion that capital was abundant
because money was plenty, thereby
inducing unwise extravaganza, pro-
ducing an unnatural spirit OF specu-
lation and finally resulting in panic,
loss of confidence, hard times and
widespread bankruptcy. Whoever
does not know this to be tho verdict
of history and experience in regard
to initiation is simply ignorant of the
facts in the case.


By imitation mean an expansion Of
the paper beyond the point of con-
vertibility into coin. twill be found
that the degree of disaster and dis
tress has been almost in exact ratio to
the extent Of the imitation and the re-
moteness of the redemption, the pa
per becoming practically worthless
whenever, from any cause the pros
pect of redemption became so small
as 10 have substantially disappeared.
Tho greenbackers make . feeble
stand against the overw whelming logic
of these facts by claiming that their
plan has never been tried aad that the
history Of paper money in France
during the Franco-Prussian war
forms an exception to the otherwise
uniform experience in regard to in
fiation.


Let us look at the first ground of
defense, namely that their plan is bet
ter than those which have failed. If
we can gather any one plan from
their many plane, they propose the
following measures. They propose
to at least double the greenbacks,
without making any extra provision
for their redemption in coin. This
plan has certainly been tried often
enough and has failed with such alb
solute uniformity as to satisfy any
man of information. Again they pro-
pose to make them legal tender for
everything. This plan has been tried
times without number and in the abb
sence of specie behind the paper has
always failed. But they propose to
base this currency upon the public
faith and all the property-public
and privste--in the country. This
'plan had two trials, in the case Of the
Year: 1878

A meeting of the Board of Trus- tees of the Town Association of the town of Phenix was held last Tues day, Messrs. Lemon and Linville present. It was ordered by the Board that no person shall hereafter take from any street, alley, lot or block belonging to said town any dirt, sand, or gravel for any purpose. It was further orded that all per sons shall hereafter keep the side walks and ditches in front of or around their own property. in good condition. It was recommended that all persons purchasing or own ing lots or blocks plant shade trees along the street in front of or around their property. Also that no per son shall turn the surplus water passing their property into any adobe hole to form a stagnant pool, or bathe or throw any filth into the ditches. The Trustees say that they have the pleasure to state that the town is now out of debt.
Year: 1878

OON. AIOI

 Returned yesterday from four months absence from the Territory. His many friends are happy to again take him by the hand. He has been mentioned by some of our leading citizens as an available candidate for Congress the coming fall. He had better stay where he is for the good of the Territory and let some other strong man go to Congress.

 AIARICOPA COUNTY

 May be able to get away with Iav- apai in her grain productions, but what are you going to do for lumber in your treeless region? Yavapai will supply all your wants.

 PENSEE.
Year: 1878

THE many friends of Mrs. French, wife of Chief Justice French of Arizona, will hear with much pain that she is suffering with very serious affection of cancer of the breast at Troy, New York. An operation for the removal of the cancer was performed on the 16th of last month from which the sur geons and physicians have the most sanguine hopes of her recovery.
Year: 1878

The Executive Committee of the Republican
State Committee met at the Ftn Avenue Hotel ycster.
day aud formally organized. Steps taken TO Oh
tain thorough information rrsytc ctng the condition of
political matters throughout the state. The committee
will hold daily sessions.
Year: 1878

! Many of our young men il


this parish possess a secret whicl


we are yet to learn, and that i


the way to live without working


Numbers of our young friends


are without work or employ


ment !; don't care to obtain any


and take the world and the time.


with a cool Indifference. AnC


what appears exceedingly stran.


&c to Us is to find these persons


usually we'll dressed with rosy
and ruddy cheeks, indicative Of


health and good fare, careless OF
what the world may say or think
about them and with a brazen
effrontry that puts to blush those
"who earn their daily bread by
the sweat Of their brows."


Let our young men understand
tnat as members OF the great hu-
man family they have duties to
perform, aud the most impera-
tive and urgent Of these is to
seek and obtain some employ
ment, some occupation, some
mode Of earning a livelihood.
He who wishes to become a
good citizen aud respected by
his fellow men must not be a
drone. but instead sober, hon
est and industrious person. The
plea will not avail that you have
a father who is we'll able to sup
port you. Learn to depend up
on your individual exertions for
your maintenance. Abandon the
paternal roof in search of what
this world contains for every one
Occupation. Do so and the
burdens Of the parent will be
'essened, your own self-esteem
will be increased, your fellow
men will respect You the more
and God will bless you. Young
men, work, rk.-Marksvilze
Bulletin.
Year: 1878

Fsom The Shreveport Hpra!l.I


The following article foreibly
illustrates the necessity Of pune


tuation. It can be read 1.-TWO
ways, making a very bad or a
good man, the result depending
upon the manner in which it is
punctuated.


He is an OLD and experienced
man in vice and wickedness lie is
never found in opposing the
works of iniquity he delights. in
the downfall of his neighbors he
never rejoices in the prosperity
Of any Of his fellow creatures he
is always ready to assist in des.
troying the peace Of society he
takes no pleasure i'll serving the
Lord he is uncommonly diligent
in sowing discord among his
friends and acquaintances he
takes no pride in laboring to
promote the caase Of Christianity
he has not been Negligent III en-
deavoring to stigmat!ze ali public
teachers he makes no efforts to
subdue his evil passions he
strives hard to build up Satan
kingdom he lends no aid to the
support Of the Gospel among the
heathen he contr .butes largely
to the evil adversary he pays
great heed to the devil he will
never go to heaven he must go
where he will receive the just !
recompense Of reward" !
Year: 1878

Horace Greeley Was not only d successful
editor, but 4 fair farmer. A few years be-
tore his death he wrote a description Of his
barn, which will be read with interest, no
doubt, and, perhaps, with profit, at this
time:


My barn is a fair success. placed it or
the Shelf Of my hill. nearest to the upper
is q manuactory Of fertilizers from mater
ials Of lesser weight and 1t is easier to draw
these down hill than up. l built its walls
wholly Of stones gathered or blasted from
the adjacent slope, to the extent Of four or
five thousand tons, and laid in Il box with
mortar Of Qittlc) lime and (much) sand, fill
ing all The interStices and binding the whole
in a solid mass, till the walls are nearly one
solid rock, while the roof is of Vermont
slate. | drive into three stories-a basement
for manures, a stable for animals, and the
story above this tor hay, while the grain is
pitched into the lott or scafloid above, from
whose floor the roof rises steep to the height
of sixteen or eighteen feet. There should





but my barn is convenient, imperyious to
frost, and [ am confident that cattle are Win
tered at a fourth less cost than when they
slver III board shanties, With cracks be
tween the boards that will admit your hand.
No part Of our rural economy is more waste
tul than the hahitual exposure Of our ami
mails to pelting, chilling storms, and to IN
tense cold. Building with colicrete is still q
novelty. and was far more so ten years ago
when | built my barn. [ could not build
better and cheaper, but am glad that
need not. calculate that this barn will be
abidingy useful long after shall have beer
forgotten; and that had | chosen to have
my manufactured on its 'front.' it would have
remained there to honor me as building
long after it had ceased to have any othe
signi.icdtion. -
Year: 1878

rope through which the power is conducted
from the derrick to the barn. a distance Of
IS feet, the pump works well, aud saves us
a great deal Of work, as Il Slight wind will
operate it, We also use the derrick for
milk house now, and all the water pumped
goes through the milk trough The wood
saw. which runs direct from the derrick,
works well, and know it often gives us a
four-horse power in place of two, which it


is rated In the barn | have a No. San
ford straw cutter, and q small iron mill to
grind corn, both of which we often run at
the same time, and then do not use all the
wind if it is strong. | also intend to attach
our corn-sheller and grindstone to it. All
the above work is tiresome il followed some
time, especially tor boys, but now my boys
do it for fun, and of course a great deal
quicker than before. 1t does not run all the
time it takes wind to run it, but of that we
generally have plenty when we need most
feed and wood. think it by far the cheap
est power for work that can be done ahead,
such as saving wood and cutting tecd.-
Cor. Indiana Farmer.
Year: 1878

Like everything else, poultry requires to-
have common sense used in its management.
There is common sense in a few hens being
kept by any man living in city and having
a small yard ut the back OF his house, where
perhaps he has u stable with Il pair OF
horses; tut there would be folly in his hav-
ing great numbers. There is good common
sense in having fine lot of fowls running
around every farm homestead, but none in
keeping so many as to bring OH disease.
There would be common sense III placing
|. 900 hens in families of so over 200 acres,
giving. them full liberty range where they
pleased, and having their roosts so con-
structed that yoke OF oxen Or pair OF
horses could be hitchel to them and haul
them to new site when crops growing
near required the absence of the poultry, or
when a coop had been Il good while in one
place, and the surroundings were becoming
too much saturated with the manure. On
large farm with springs and running
streams Of water, 10000 might be kept by
perseyering attention il moving When nee
essary, and by plowing some ground all the
| while near the fouls, and also by planting
patches Of rye in September to give them
green food through the winter, which would
be available whenever the snow is not lying
thereon But it would be folly for 1000 or
only 1000 to be kept confined upon few
acres, and expect anything but disaster


With ample range, fowls will be healthy in
small families, and require little besides
what they will find by foraging, at the same
time they will lay eggs enough to make s:
Der hen: but confine them Oh a few acres


and they will eat double Of purchased food


and lay not more than 75 cents worth o


eggs per head in proportion to the close


conference.-the
Year: 1878

Connected with every farm establishment
there should lie poultry yard. Without it
the farm would be incomplete. We see no
reason why poultry should not be consider
ed as a species of agricultural stock, and
turned to as good account as cattle or hogs.
In fact, every householder, whether farmer,
mechanic or professional man, would find 1t
to his advantage to keep a few hens, at least
enough to supply the table with an abund-
ance of eggs. A dozen hens, with careful
management, would supply an ordinary
family with all the eggs they wanted, and
fowl now and then for the table. The cost
of food for this small number of hens would
amount to little; the care and attention
given to them would be amply repaid by
| the pleasure afforded in studying their hab-
its and watching their cunning ways; and
the profits realized from the food obtained


would amount in a year to \, very handsome
sum. During this period i dozen hens
would lay at least hundred dozen of eggs,
and raise chickens enough to supply the
family with weekly dinner. From these


data calculations can easily be made of the
profits gained by keeping poultry.-Er.
Year: 1878

we do not read anonymous etters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve CON-
municstions that are not used.
Year: 1878

SOME of the Southern hard-money papers
are reminding the West that the line of the
Alleghanies doesn't stop at Harper's Ferry,
and say that if they must choose between
the East and the West they will go with the
East.