smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

Mr. Cole of Allegany made very earnest speech
for immediate nominations, and was much ap-
plauded by the many advocates of that step, who
were in the Convention. He offered amendment
to the resolution read by Gen. Merritt, which called
on each man in the Convention who had nomina-
tion to make, to rise and make it, and required
that after the nominations are all made, the Con-
yention should vote on candidate for Governor.
He claimed that it was the right and duty Of the
Convention to mako nominations. The Liberal Re-
publcans have no moral right to enter
the Democratic Convention at Syracuse to
cringe and crawl before party which de-
mands nothing at our hands but defeat.
What have we to expect from the Democratic party
more than from the corrupt demoralized Republican
partyf He spoke highly Of Judge Church, but pre-
ferred the Hon. John Ganson Of Erie as the Conven-
ton candidate for Governor setting forth his fitness
for the Gubernatorial chair. He spoke slghtiDgly
of Mr.. Tilden as being behind the age.


Judge +. j. Fithian of New-YOrk urged candid
and careful action in view of the evident difference
of opinion in the Convention. Our constituents are
in earnest he sad and we are in earnest, to bring
about some practical result. Theirs was solemn
duty to put the Republican party out OF
power. but it may well be doubted, he said
if it can be done by making nominations here. And
now that Is just what the Republican party wish
us to do. The nomination of the man talked of in
the Convention would put it out of his power to be
the candidate for the Liberal Republicans No
harm but much good might result from adjourning
to make up ticket on another day.


Mr. Sanderson of Brooklyn suggested that on ac-
count of the great importance OF the question: time
be taken TO talk ii over calmly together elsewhere
and moved that the Convention adjourn until 8
D. IN. There were loud cries Of No, No." and the
motion was lost.


Mr.. Goodrich of Suffolk said that he thought this
Convention was being manipulated in favor OF
Judge Church, to defeat another candidate. He ad-
vised waiting, and II the coming conventions do not
put up good men. that the Liberals then make their
own nominations. He hoped that the Convention
would not make nominations. but would ratify and
accept good nominations il made at one of the other
Conventions, or leave the matter to the wise judg-
ment of their State Committees.


Col, Lansing Of Kings said that he was one Of so
earnest Liberals FROM Kings County. the hot-bed of
Liberalism. who had come w here fQS business, lhe
Year: 1874

A certain quasi-commercial "gent,"
travelling in the north Of England, stop
ped at a commercial house. He order
ed dinner, and enjoyed himself after the
usual manner of the craft-the "pint Of
port" not being omitted. When he was
about to depart he called up mine host,
and gravely informed him that he was
very sorry he had no money to pay the
bill, but that, if allowed to leave in
peace, he would one day return and
square up. Now, the landlord had been
yictimized in this way before, and was
irate. He said he would take it out Of
his customer by kicking him down the
steps of the hotel, and he did so.


Some time afterward, to the land
lords intense astonishment, the "com.
mercia" reappeared. lie was polite and
forgiving; he bore no malice, he said,
and he should be glad if mine host
would favor him on this improved oc-
casion with his company at dinner. The
victualler was taken aback; he felt that
on the previous occasion he had been
rather too hasty and harsh and had mis-
judged his customer, and with profuse
apologies he consented to dine with the
man he had before violently elected
from the house. The "commerciaP or
dered capital dinner, bottle or so of
the best wine in the cellar, and it was al
together remarkably pleasant party Of
two. Politics were discussed, trade ven
tilated, and all went on merrily till the
good things were exhausted. Then the
dinner-gIver rose, and in the coolest
manner possible, addressed the land
lord as follows:


~ have very much enjoyed this en-
tertainment; but as to the bill, I am
afraid you will have to take that out as
you did beforer
Year: 1874

When We consider that less than one
and less than fifth of the entire domain
of the United States, is mapped into
farms, and remember that of this farm
area only one-fourth is titled or moved;
and when we further reflect that the av-
erage yield per acre could be doubled if
the many could be brought up to the
plane of the few in the practice of ex-
tensive culture-then we begin to real
ize what numbers our country is capable
of feeding, and what waste of toll and
effort comes from neglect of the econo-
mic lessons taught by the statistics of
scientific agriculture. We now know
that our wheat occupies an area less than
the surface of South Carolina, and if the
yield should equal that of England, half
of that acreage should easily suffice
We know of our national crop, maize,
which crows from Oregon to Florida,
and yearly waves over a broader field
than all the cereals beside, that it might
produce its amplest stores within the
boundaries of Virginia. The potato
crop could grow in Delaware, though
yielding less than hundred bushels per
acre.; the barley for brewing needs less
than half dozen counties, and tobacco,
sufficient to glut our own and European
markets, grows on an area twenty miles
SQUARE
Year: 1874

4 subscriber asks whether he shall
pillow his sod for corn this fall or wait
until spring cannot tell, not know
ing the nature Of the soil, position, and
other circumstances that would material
ly affect decision in this matter. We
would not plow a sandy loan in the fall
nor would we disturb Geld that would
be subject to the heavy wash Of whole
winters rains. A sandy loan will be-
come as compact a. before in very short
time. requiring a second plowing in the
spring. Clay soils, til and tenacious,
are particularly benefited by fall plow-
ing. The soil being thrown mp loose,
has an opportunity to absorb the useful
gases which were excluded before and
the action Of the frost, wind etc, pulver-
izes it rendering it mellow ard friable,
and it remaius so all summer Besides
these advantages the worms are killed
and the ground is ready in the spring,
requiring only a good narrowing to pre-
pare for oats or corn.


Old sod can be plowed any time after
fall rains commence, but il it is clover
sod and the aftermath is light, let il grow
as long as it will before turning it under
The depth of sod burrows should be
about two.thirds the width, TO make
them lap at the right angle to furnish
good drainage Farmer.
Year: 1874

"a splendid orchard!' There is moth
ing that is a more significant comment
upon farmers habits and premises than
this, unless it be, "His fences are primew
A good orchard involves in It's planting
and care all the knowledge, vigilance,
tact, effort, oversight and labor necessa-
~ to make a man succeed as a farmer.
A man may be able to produce a good
crop of corn, and yet be poor orchardist
but it is rare to find a frst-class orchard
list who is not frst-class farmer.


A SPLENDID orchard is to the farmer
what good bread on the table is to the
housewife-an index of his thrift, in
telligence and capacity. Trees that are
worth planting are worth caring for we'll.
1t takes longer for tree to grow than
for hill of corn, yet there are hundreds
of farmers who do not give an orchard
half the care and labor annually that
they do an acre of corn or potatoes. But
the profits from a well-kept orchard are
always in proportion to such care ex-
pended, and much greater in proportion
to such care than is that derived from
the culture of an acre of CONN., T.
World.
Year: 1874

A tall, square man, straight as a pine,


and rugged as larch; man in plain


attire, with an ample brow and gray, re-
firing eyes, firm nose and chin, and a
hard, coarse moustache; strongly knit,
a self-contained, forward sort of man,
apparently all nerve and brain, with
ready word and open laughter on his
lips, and with countenance so bold and
frank that silence, if by chance he
should be silent, might appear to hide
some ominous thought--such was Bis
marck Won Sconhausen. Gaze on that
frame from head to foot, u frame erect
and stiff as though the bones were steel,
the outer covering mail. The man is
all piece, strong, ready, blunt, aggres-
sive, with fixed belief in fact, in 81
lence, in the rule of three. No CLEAN
of superstition fingers on the face, no
doubt, no sentiment, no weakness, no
remorse. A rocky and unsympathizing
face it seems to casual lockers on. When
laughter passes from the ample brow to
the unsparing lip the radiance is more
like the flash on FURNISHED metal than
the more poetic play of flesh and blood
Year: 1874

However rich your ground may be, or
however well prepared, if your seed is
not good your chances for good crop
are below par. You cannot be too par
ticular in this matter. We have known
men TO SOW inferior seed because they
had only that kind, and we're stingy to
buy. This is mistaken economy in the
superlative degree. Like will produce
like, and if you SOW poor seed you may
expect correspondingly poor crops. Bet
ter pay two prices for seed that is pure,
sound and genuine, than to accept infer
ior seed as a gift. Before sowing throw
your wheat into water, and then refuse
all grains that will swim. These arc
weak grains that do not contain the ne
cessary food, in quality or quantity, to
feed the young plant until it can draw
nourishment from the soil. Such seeds
produce sicl<ly plants only, and in the
case Of wheat they do not get growth
enough before frost to survive the win
ter.--OAi0 Farmer
Year: 1874

If it be absolutely necessary to use Sc
crecy in the matter of correspondence,
use rich new milk, with clear quill, on


white paper; it leaves no mark whatever
and the writing may afterward be read


by dusting over it pulverized charcoal
or any black powder, or the letters will
appear in deep yellow by scorchlng the
paper brfore hot fire. A writing
executed with weak solution of acetate
of lead will turn black in the fumes of
sulphuretted hydrogen. The real invis-
ible ink (sold by many druggists and
stationery is made of dilute solution
of chloride of copper; this is visible on
ly while the paper is heated, when the
writing appears beautiful yellow, fad
ing the moment the heat is withdrawn.
Year: 1874

1t is imagined by some, that the lover
of fame is so voracious of praise, that he
is Indifferent to its quality This is not
the case. The smiles of vulgar patronage
or the blundering eulogies of ignorance,
are always offensive and disgusting. Il
love praise" asys Cowper, in one of his
letters, "from the judicious, and those
who have so much delicacy themselves
as not to offend mine" The applause of
men who are themselves eminent in lit
erature, often thrills an ambitious author
with that inexpressible delight which
can never be occasioned by the adulation
of common minds. When Lord Byron's
high opinion of Sheridan's power was
communicated to that wild and sensi-
tive genius, he burst into flood Of tears.
His joy overpowered him, and was far
too intense to find relief in words.
Year: 1874

Considerable outcry is being made in
neighboring villages concerning the raw
ages of new pest that has lately arisen,
namely, the carpet-bug. The bugs are
described as being about twice the size
of the common bed-bug, and covered
with hair Their color is a muddy
black. The first time these bugs were
heard from in this section, was at Dan
vile, this year, where they did consider
able damage. This year they have in
creased and extended their territory, for
it seems that they have become source
of extreme annoyance in Brockport. A
lady who resides in tkat village inform
ed a reporter of this paper that there is
not single house that has escaped their
depredations In her house, she said,
every room was infested with them, and
they had eaten large holes in every car
pet in the house. Their favorite mode
of procedure is to follow the seam of the
boards and eat their way clear through
so clean that it looks as if it had been
cut with very sharp knife. In other
rooms they have eaten large patches out
of it, generally picking ont the center of
breadth. The lady referred to says
she has tried everything to get rid OF
them, but without avail Tobacco seems
to make them livelier than ever, and as
for bug poison, they regard it as luxu-
ry, and grow fat on it. We have not as
yet heard of their appearance in this
city, although being SO close to us, ii
would be reasonable to expect a visit
from them at any time. In the mean
while, perhaps some of our scientific
men will have a remedy prepared for
them.-ROchester Union.
Year: 1874

Since there is a season when the
youthful must cease to be young and the
beautiful TO excite admiration, 20 learn
to grow old gracefully, is perhaps, one
Of the rarcst and most beautiful acts that
can be taught to woman. And, it must
be confessed, it is a most severe trial for
those women to lay down their beauty
who have nothing elfe to take up. 1t is
for this sober season Of life that educa-
ton should lay up It's rich resources.
However disregarded they may have
been, they viii be wanted now. When
admirers fall away and hatterers become
mute, the mind will be driven to retire
within itself and if it finds no entertain
ment at home, il will be driven back
again upon the world with increased
force. Yet forgetting this, do We not
seem to educate our daughters exclusive
ly for the transient period of youth,
when it is to maturer life we ought 10
advert Do we not educate for a crowd,
forgetting that they are to live at home
for a crowd, and not for themselves-
for show and not for usc-for time, and
not for eternity?
Year: 1874

An Eastern exchange gives this advice:


Potatoes, to be good, should never be
exposed to the light, but be kept in as
dark place as possible. After they be-
gin to sprout in the Spring, they should
be taken up from the bins or heaps and
kept in boxes or barrels. If you have a
few barrels saved out for family use, in
stead OIL picking them over and turning
them over and spreading them every few
weeks, put them into enough barrels SO
that you can turn them from one to an
other. Have one extra barrel, and once
every week, turn them all out from one
barrel to another This keeps them
moving SO often that the sprouts cannot
grow enough to do much harm. The
sprouts which come out from the pota-
to use up the nourishment il contains,
and leave it soft, watery and insipid.
By treating them. as proposed above,
they may be kept in condition for the
table several weeks longer than by sprout-
ing them, and at the the same time save
a deal Of work.
Year: 1874

THE SEA Moss INDUsTRY.-Among
the latest industries established in Maine
Is that of collecting and drying sea moss,
which is followed in the town Of Kittery.
This moss is collected in dories in the
vicinity of White Island aud Whales
Back. Two men go in each boat, and
with rakes made for the purpose tear the
moss from the rocks at half tide. 1t is
taken then to the beaches, where large
beds are constructed by taking up all the
large rocks and leaving only surface Of
small pebble stones. These beds contain
from ten to three hundred barrels. II
there is no rain, sea water has TO be
thrown on the moss and the sun bleaches
it from the dark green color, first TO a
beautiful pink and then to a clear white
1t has to be turned occasionally, and
made the same as hay. After il i.
thoroughly dried it is packed in barrels
shipped to Boston, where il finds a ready
sale at six cents ai pound. Immense
quantities are used by brewers in setting
ale
Year: 1874

LARGEST CLOCK IN THE WORLD
The city of Bombay claims to possess
the largest clock 10 the world having a
center second hand-a clock which indi-
Gates the hours, minutes, and centre
seconds upon dial eight and half feet
in diameter The mechanical difficult
les involved in such a construction are
very apparent, not the least of which
was that of regulating the motion of the
long centre-second hand, measuring six
and one.half feet The momentum
which il would have acquired at the
point in passing through space of five
inches-this being given az the distance
between one second mark and another
would, of course, have caused the hand
toI sway backward and forward during
the whole second. Besides, the strain
upon the machinery from such n motion
would have been great. But this diff
Guilty was overcome By n series Of sixty
levers, so arranged that the second hand
rests in one of them at each beat; the
point of the hand being ingeniously con-
trived, so that when il rests upon lev
er it is detained there, and can get neith-
er backward nor forward until the clock.
work removes the lever out Of the way.
Year: 1874

We have already furnished our readers
an account Of the Toledo burial case, in
which tho refusal OF the Priest In charge
Of one oil the cemeteries there 10 allow
the lnterment Of person who died out Of
the communion OF the Catholic Church
was sustained by judicial decision The
court held that the Church had control
over lis own buryipg ground, and that the
State had no power to compel q departure
from it's usages. While the soundness OF
this decision is seriously questioned, 1t
stands for the present as law, and will so
stand wepresume, until reversed by some
higher tribunal.


Now comes case, however, that in.
wolves the same principle but differs as to
details. 1t Is this: There is in tho city
of Montreal, Canada, an organization
known as the Canadian Literary Institute,
and 1t Is largely II not altogether composed
Of Catholics. 1t seems that the Institute
placed upon III. shelves some books and
papers considered hercticsl by the church
authorities, which the Bishop OF the dio
Cese ordered removed. This order was
not obeyed and the upshot Of the business
was that the Bishop finally excommuni-
Gated the Institute as body.


Sometime ago member named Gui-
bord died and his remains were refused
burial In consecrated ground on account
Of this communication The refusal
stirred up sufficient feeling on tho part of
the Institute 10 enlist the members 10 sub.
scribe money 10 test the case in the
courts, And this they did, carrying the
case from court to court until finally II
landed in England and was heard and
decided by the highest court Of the realm.
This court holds, and has so decided, that
Guibord was proper subject for
burial in consecrated ground, he not
having been public sinner and never
having been personally accommodated
The decision has stirred up good deal
Of excitement at Montreal, and 1t was
feared that trouble might result. The
important point embraced in the decision
ID the assertion oil the supremacy Of the
civil law Of Great Britain over the eccle.
siasticsl law Of the. Catholic Church
which, by the way, is ono Of the points
raised by the GLADsToNE-MANN1Nd dig
cussion In regard to Papal infallibility.
Coming before the public.at this time, in
connection with that discussion, the de.
clsion is well calculated to excite general
attention.
Year: 1874

Our Clarksburg letter In Thursdays
paper made mention Of the fact that the
business oI that place was unusually good
this fall, and that there were no houses in
the town for rent. A paragraph in the
Washington, Pa, Reporter makes substsn.
TALLY the same statement 10 regard to the
business Of that place, and also applies the
remark to the county at large, by refer
ing 10 the fact that the farmers having re.
ceived good prices for their wool and
other farm products are In good, sound
solvent shape. These statements are in
accord with the general tone OF our coun.
try exchanges. The almost universal tCs.
timony is that the farmers are in prosper.
ous condition, and have not only paid up
we'll as regards old indebtedness, but have
not stinted themselves In their
current expenditures this tall. This be-
Ing The case IL may be taken as
true that tho business generally oil the
country Is working into healthy and
very satisfactory condition. Hence we
are not surprised to sec In the New York
Republic an extensive and detailed report
IN regard TO the condition Of trade In that
city that certainly presents q very en-.
ouraging outlook Tor the future. The
Republic sent reporters among tho leading
dry goods and shoe houses, clothing es.
tablIshments, furniture dealers, and va
rIous other kinds Of business, to ascertain
as far as possible the present state of trade
and the prospects, Of the immediate future.
The general report was that the business
l., not so bad as had been anticipated.
that It Is better than 1t has been for some
time past, and that the prospect for the
iuture is good. One Of the heaviest dry
goods establishments in the city reported
the trade Of tho house never to have
been better than at the present time,
not even In tho bcst time during or since
the war-not only..in the quantity sold,
but also In the cash realized. There had
been depreciation Of twenty-five per
can't in prices in the last two yeara, but
this depreciation in values has been more
than counterbalanced by increased sales.
Another OF the heaviest houses in the same
business reported more business done In
October and so far in November than at
tie corresponding time In 1878. As with
lhe other house, the report was that cheap
Q, goods were sold, but Atty per cent more
In amount was sold, which compensated
for the falling OF, not only In prices. but
also in the demand for costlier fabrics.
Another large house, which combined
house-furnishIug with dry goods and mil.
lluery, and whose customary were chiefly
from among the middle classes, said Its
trade this season was the best that 1t had
been in the sixteen years 1t had been In
business.


Nearly sixty establishments were visit
ed and the reports from each given.
With very few exceptions the statements
tally with those ol the three leading
houses we have referred to. There had
bean q heavy reduction Of prices and q
considerable falling Of In the purchase Of
Year: 1874

FROM the origin OF matter Prof. Tyn-
dali has come down to a matter Of more
direct importance. In q letter to the


newspapers he deals with typhoid fever
and its mode Of transmission. His view
is that typhoid Is contagious, and Is trans
mlttcd and propagated solely by matter
which has been in contact with the body
of typhoid patient. Filth is ready
conductor Of the poison. but filth will not
originate 1t. Complete .dlsinfection or
destruction Of all typhoid material is in.
sisted upon.
Year: 1874

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that Thurs
day was q national holiday, there was not
q single case before the police court yes
terduy morning, Asan humble citizen OF
Wheeling, we claim for her the honor OF
being the most orderly city in the Union.
Year: 1874

TaE ShOS and Leather Reporter says:
"The demand Is for plain, substantial
shoes, such as arc mado for and will do
good service. There is no money to pay
for fancy stitching and embroidery, but
utility is the aim-thc mo.t wear for tho
outlavU