smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

The Common Council of Chicago
have instructed the Board OF Public
Works to take immediate steps to
have an abundant water supply 10 sll
parts Of the city; also to have all the
wooden buildings removed from with
in the city limits. 1t is proposed to
add a corps of sappers and miners to
the Fire Department. At a large
meeting of citizens the most radical
measures were urged as protection
against q repetition OF the fire.
Year: 1874

Sudden Death IN Tennessee Family IN


Arkun&ls.


We learn from authority that we deem
reliable that Bennette Kyle aud two Of
his children, met their deaths by acci,
dents within thirty minutes of tho same
time a few days ago in Arkansas. Mr..
Kyle removed to the State of Arkansas,
several years ago, where he was resi- led
with his family, consisting of wife and
two children at the time of the sad affair.
1t seems that Mr.. Kyle had gone to as
siSt neigheor in raising a house, and
his wife was washing at the creek short
diststce from the house, having the
youngest with her and the other being
left at home to take care of the house
Some time after Mrs. Kyle had gone
from the house she heard her Oldest child
screaming and knowing that there must
be something the matter she ran to the
house, where sight met her eyes that
must have chilled her blood with horror
A hugh rattlesnake had fastened its
enormous fangs in the arm of the child
and was still hanging to Il, and it is sup
posed that owing to the looking shape of
the fangs, it was unable to disengage it.
self. The lady killed the snake and re.
turned hurriedly to bring her baby to the
house, but here she was destined to be-
hold another horror equal to the first
her child had fallen into tub Of water
during her absence and was drowned.
Frantic with terror and grief she ran af-
ter her husband, who hearing her shrieks,
attempted to come down from the wall Of
the house on which be was at work, but
in the excitement of the moment be fell
pulling down with him an immense piece
Of timber which fell on him. Killing him
instantly. On going to the homo the
neighbors found the child bitten BY the
snake dead. u was scene rarely ever
witnessed before. The grief Of the heart
broken mother IS said to have been be-
yond the power Of man to describe. If
our information be true, this Is one Of
ths sad9est afairs ne ba,e ever heard Of
Year: 1874

CAPE MAY, August 4-The difficulty
Sunday about sacred concerts at the hotel
las been exaggerated. Father Degan. in
speaking OF them. merely stated that
some portions of the music would be
more appropriate in a Catholic church.
as it was solemn to every Catholic heart.
and recommended his people to come to
church 10 hear holy chants in preference
to attending hotel concerts. There was
no denunciation Of Father Degan bv
Catholics for his action, in which there
was nothing wrong. as pastors are allowed
BY the bishop TO fix the time for vespers
to suit the convenience Of members. The
Catholics here are staunch friends of
Father Degan, and attribute to him no
improper motives.
Year: 1874

The Postmaster-General and Mr..
Davis, an officer of the department hav-
ing the matter specially in charge, are in
consultation with the Attorney-General
in reference to the postal car controversy.
Meanwhile the assistant superintendent
of tbs railroad postal service telegraphs
from Philadelphia that everything is all
right, and that he will be home this after
noon,
Year: 1874

The President has referred to the At
torney General for decision of the
question whether the bonds issued BY tie
sinking fund commissioners of the Dis
triet Of Columbia to pay the Indebtedness
OF the District, are 10 be payable in coin
or lawful money of the United States.
Year: 1874

BY taking any one else in his place in
any way, though she did not know but
she would do the same thing again, b.
cause it had been 80 much to her soul.


Q.-Taking any one else in what re-
spect? Al do not think if had
known a much as | do now Of Tiltyn
that | would ever have encouraged M
Beechers acquaintance. | think | did
wrong in doing it, inasmuch Is Ii hurt
Year: 1874

Soond-The daily papers of Brooklyn
and New York have been artfully fed
day by day with crumbs of icticious evil
dence against my own character ss if not
Mr.. Beecher but l alone were the man
on trial. and though | have little right,
perhaps, to hold your Committee re-
sponsible for this daily misrepresentation
which NAV come through the malice Of
others. vet the result is the same to me as
if You had deliberately designed il. snd
that the result is this, namely:
Year: 1874

In the meanwhile my counsel, to whom
| have just shown your note, instructed
me- to lay no documents, papers or re-
manning testimony before your commit
tee nor to hold any further communica-
tion with You in any form. except to
send You this present, and final letter
containing the reasons for this step.
These reasons are the following:


First That Won are
Year: 1874

tion For these reasons which ought to
have moved me earlier. l have instructed
my counsel to proceed at once, at his own
discretion to carry my case from your
jurisdiction to court of law. and in view
of this instruction from me he has in turn
Instructed me to hold no further commu-
nication with your committee except this
present letter of courtesy, in which l
have the honor to bid you farewell, in
doing which allow me to add that the
respect which am unable to entertain
fOryOur committee as Il tribunal. | cannot
help expressing for you each and all rs
individuals. Truly yours,


TrIr.-r.nnr. T. -rnN-
Year: 1874

SENT TO TIE PENITESTIARY FOR One YEAR.
In the Hastings Court yesterday Peter Sell
den, charged with entering the house of l..
Asher and stealing set of harness, was tried
and found guilty, and his punishment as
sessed at Que year in the penitentiary.
Year: 1874

Speaker c. ". Lowell is still as the feli.
can House. and very i'll. His exertion of
February % and March l, in resuming his
post in the House was apparently very un.
wise, for he suffered a relapse. which
causes his friends great anxiety.


the country are making preparations to
return to their homes. Many of them have
already gone, and soon only those from
the city will be seen on our streets. We
had the pleasure of call from Hon. ID. F.
Southard, of Ouachita, yesterday. who
leaves to-day. Mr.. Southland goes back 80
his constituents with q record which will
be of service to him in the next campaign
among those who appreciate honorable and
gentlemaply conduct in their representa-.
tives.


The rooms OF the Chief Clerk OF the
House, William Nigers, are still crowded
during the day with seekers of information
Of all kinds. Whether they obtain all they
ask for or not, is question, but they are
sure to be cheerfully received by the good
natured Vigers, who accommodates them
to the extent of his power. We ought to
have acknowledged the many favors he
has extended to us before, but he will for
give the neglect in consideration of the
press of other business, and add another
obligation to the many we have already
received
Year: 1874

The Chicago Tribune reports that at re-
cent secret meeting, at Milwaukee, of the
tried, true and trusted of Wisconsin Re-
publicans, the prospects OF the future were
the subject of discussion. Senator Carpen-
ter's term expires next year, and it was
felt that if the question of his reelection
should be made an issue in the fall, it
would be impossible TO recover the State
from the hands of the RefOrmers, who car
ried the State last fall. The general i'm
preston at the meeting was that those who
had voted for Carpenter in 1869 were Op-
posed to him to-day; that the best men in
the party believed that with Carpenter as
candidate it would be impossible to carry a
single Assembly or Senatorial district. A
letter from prominent Republican who
could not be present informed the meeting
that Carpenter, to whom he was personally
friendly, was-and he could not disguise
the fact from himself, however much he de-
sired TON his congressional district the
most unpopular man in Congress, Butler
not excepted" that the farmers distrusted
him; that their disapprOval of his course
was unbounded; that his GAINESVILLE speech
had not only cost him ''votes, but hearts,"
that the opposition to him could not soon
be quieted: that any Republican who ad


vocated his reelection would, in his con-
gressional district, be certainly defeated;
that if the question of bis reelection was
brought into the canvass next fall, it would
be disastrous to the Republican party in
Wisconsin. A variety of suggestions were
made, but the only thing definitely settled
upon was that Carpenter must be dropped
Year: 1874

1t is understood the Governor has de-
termined TO make no more appointments to
office until after he has considered and ap-
proved or rejected the various bills-some
forty or fifty in number-that passed the
Legislature during the last days of its ses-
sion. This work he considers of more pub
lie Importance than that of listening to the
claims of the different aspirants for office.
When he has completed the work of legisla-
ton, he will doubtless return to the un-
pleasant task of selecting from among the
numerous applicants for office the best men
for the limited number of places that are
to be filed.
Year: 1874

Mr.. George Grain, master of transporta-
ton on the Texas and Pacific read, yester-
day informed us that there are now seventy
car loads of material for the road en- route
over the Cairo and Fulton and Iron Noun
tain roads. He also informed us that turn
ing tables are now in process of construc-
can be transferred from narrow to wide
gauge trucks, and vice versa, SO that when
the bridge across Red river at Fulton ie
completed, which will be about the middle
of the present month, cars can be run
through from St. Louis without breaking
bulk.-Shrereport Times.
Year: 1874

Once upon a time, a lady whom we knew
hnding a beegar at her door, gave him H
meal of coffee, meat, and bread and butter.
which he sat down in the area TO eat A
moment afterward, however, he raped be-
.eechingly at the door again, and on its be-
ing opened, remarked, with his hand upon
his heart;


eff | had but little salt should be per-
fectly happy"


OF course he got the salt. He was more
easily made happy than most people.


Human nature is always sitting down to
some bountiful meal or other with the same
remark. 1t wo I'D b, happy if it had but II
little salt, which, alas is not always forth
coming.


Youth would be glad 10 be youth if il
only had the salt of wealth Wealth would
rejoice could youth return to add SAVIOR to
it,


Love could go gloriousy into its earthly
paradise on so much a year. So much y
year would know what bliss means had il
but love.


The chdless mother looks from her great
plate-glass window, and envies the poor wo
man with baby wagon. The poor woman
wishes for the house with the plate-gass
windows, to keep her baby in.


The great, ruddy farmer pines because
he has won no fame or position. The ia
nous man longs for the lusty frame of the
unknown farmer.


The grain of salt is wanting everywhere


The salt of content, without which life's
banquet has no taste seems the hardest OF
hinge to come at. Even children do MOI
always have it. Even the baby that har
not yet learned to speak, leaves his rattle
and his ball, or even his mothers bosom,
and stretching out his hands toward nothing
expresses by his tiny wall the universal long
ing for little salt witt, which 10 SAVIOR his
brief existence. e.-Ma'y Kyle Dallas. IN the
~ Y Ledger
Year: 1874

The following from the Sacramento Bee
is to the point. We say; why must out
siders meddle with The Mormons affairs, as
long as they behave themselves, and let
others do the same


cit seems to us that many people-out-
siders-are interfering altogether too much
in the affairs of the Mormons. Why Mt
they be left alonel They are bard working
and Industrious. and do not make war on
other communities. To be sure, their re-
lations on the wife question do not exactly
square with those hat are deemed orthodox
N large portion of Europe and America,
bit they are in accordance with the belief
and practice of a majority of the people of
that Territory, and they are only carrying
out, "squatter sovereignty" Then, again,
the man or men who polygamze suffer more
from the practice than do the communities
where the good people are intoleranr to such
practices. Experience and observation
teach that one wife is about as much of a
blessing or curse as II man can endure.
lie who gets two or more, and lives with
them, carries through life an adequate pun
shment for bis oflenses against modern or
thodoxy.
Year: 1874

Not ANYBoDYs Fool after
noon sad-eyed boy with dirt on his hin
and II tear on his nose, called at one of the
police stations and asked the sergeant if lie
could be sent to the Reform School he be-
ing IA homeless waf As he had committed
no olense he was told he bad better go to
The work-house, but he replied that his
brother was at the Reform School, and he'd
rather go there. He didn't want to 20 out
aud steal anything, or smash some ones
pale-ghss window. and his anxiety to 90
touched the heart of gentleman who had
called on business. He consulted with the
sergeant and then said to the lad 81 guess
we can Fix it. I'm going to leave my wallet
Oh the desk, al the sergeant and | will 20
up stairs. If you take the wallet it will be
stealing, and you will be sent to the Reform
school. The wallet WAS left, The men
went up stairs for moment, and when they
came down the lad was nowhere in sight.
Neither was the wallet, containing s.; to be
brief about it, lad and money are still miss
ing.-Detrou Free Press.
Year: 1874

An Italian jury recently acquitted prs
oner on most ingenious plea. A tax col
lector of Naples absconded with public mon
ey amounting to two hundred thousand dol
lars. He WAS caught, brought back and
tried. but the jury acquitted him because
the money he had stolen was the peoples
money, and, as he was one of the people,
he was part owner Of that money, and of
course it would be monstrous to convict a
man of stealing what was his own.
Year: 1874

Here is a riddle lately propounded by a
clown in London circus. 1t is above the
average circus wit "What travels f,stest?"
No answer being given by the public the
clown replies: at is the young husband.
An hour before the ceremony he ia at the
Cape of Good Hope, and an hour after he is
in the United Stales.
Year: 1874

A boy was seen in the streets of st. Paul


few days ago with his cap full of green ap-
pies. lie was followed half mile by three
doctors, before the first grpe seized him.
and then they all had plenty Of business for
the next hour trying to keep him undoubled.
Year: 1874




The season is now sufficiently ad-
vanced to enable the situation ofthe
future market for hog products to be
! Judged with some intelligence. There
were 100000 head of swine of all
ages in the thirteen principal produc-
ing States on the first Of last J&ntfary,
according to official reports. The
total packing in the West during the
winter season of 1873='74 was s, ,466,
200. against 5,41O,3 ,314 during 1872
'73. The total packing to Jan. 1.
last winter, was Approximately 4, 900,
600, against 3 100000 to same date
season Of 1872 and rs.


The corn crop Of the four great
corn States is better than a year ago
in both quality and yield per acre,
and the average is also larger; while
the apple crop-la-gely used for feed
is plentiful, and the demand for
corn for human food is greatly re-
dueed by the low price of wheat.
These facts evidently are those made
use of by the "bears.' On the other
hand, the high prices of ''spot" and
future corn make it more profit
able for farmers to ship the corn in
stead of feeding it, wherever they are
near railroad. This will have ten
dency to rush poor, light hogs to mar
ket early and give the opening of the
packing season the appearance of a
large crop, which will be fallacious.
The recent heavy receipts of hogs at
Chicago give evidence of this tenden-
cy already.


There is stress also laid upon che
fact that Missouri, Kansas and Neb-
raska shipped large number of hogs
during the summer and fall on ac-
count of the grasshopper plague.
This is true but by careful inspec.
ton of western market reports, it aps
pears that those shipments were
largely of stock hogs, which did not
90 to market, but into Illinois and
Iowa to feed, where they now are,
waiting to come forward. In this line
of argument. the absence of any sur
plus of old crop left oyer of any sta
pie of hog products is brought for
ward as evidence of an early and
pretty active export demand, as mar
kets both sides are unusually bare of
stock.


These are the brief points upon
which the new campaign of the spec
ulators and dealers in provisions will
open, with the theory ofa short crop
more generally accepted. This the
ory will doubtless influence the mar
ket at the opening of the season;
but whether the arguments are so
much on the "bulP' side as to war
rant any speculations upon them is
another question. which, in all prob
ability, will only be answered late in
the season. The high prices Of hogs
are certain to bring out all that are
fit for market, unless corn goes lower,
compelling the farmers to feed it.
The fair supply of other kinds of feed
than corn and low price of wheat,
will all have an influence against
prices, and may send enough to mar
ket early to over-burden holders Of
stock; while, from the above facts,
the later arrivals may not prove to
be so poor as might otherwise be ex-
pected. The quality of the corn al
so, is so much better than usual, that
in sections away from railroads,
where it will be largely fed, the hogs
will be fat, if not large.
Year: 1874

~ A missionary is needed in
Bibb county, Georgia. The Grand
Jury of that county, at a late term
of the Superior Court, made ''gen-
eral presentment" recommending the
practical abolition of free schools. on
the ground that it is unjust to tax
one man to educate another man s
rbtl1rnn
Year: 1874

The GROWTH OF THE ORDER.
The Farmers Movement is sweep
ing over Kentucky like q paririe
fire, consuming the trash, and we
hope purifying the desires of her
people.


We do not believe there have
been as many organizations in any
other State in the same period of
time as there has been in this State.
The first Grange was organized on
the 2Sth of August last, and now
there are eleven hundred in Ken
tucky-being only nine months, or
on an average of over one hnnds
red per month. At no distant
day the honest. steady and noble
farmers of Kentucky will stand az
one man u this Order of grand
principles. and then we shall ex-
pect to see all the county and
State Offices filed With men of in
tegrity, reduction of the the SAL
ries of the officers and consequent
Q reduction of taxes: and then
will follow o period of more pros
porous times, and a happier peos
pie [Southela Agriculturist.
Year: 1874

The deceased, who has lived here only
about nine months, was the SON of James
Funston, City Clerk Of this city. and was
a Well known former resident of Nevada
county, California. For some time past
he had suffered severely from acute
rheumatism, and it is supposed that the
naio he endured was the melting cause
IF his taking his life. He never gave
the least intination OF his intention or
ieft word or sign to tell bis reasons for
the fearful act. He was quiet, unassum-
ing man. of more than ordinary intellig-
epce, but, of late years, had been in
Strengthened circumstances, which fact is
supposed to have preyed upon his mind.
He was a native OF Ireland, and was for
some time engaged in business in the
Illinois lead region, and at one time
served as Justice Of the Peace in Nevada
county, California. At the time Of his
death he was Al years Of age.
Year: 1874

ABOUT Aurora, Judge McClinton in
forms US, there are hopes of a prosper
Gus emergence from the tedious and rig
orous winter Just past. These hopes lie
in the direction of new mining develop
ments, fresh impulse to the farmer and
stock man, and the varied interests of
miner and granger. In Aurora there is
still many lingering sign Of old Winter.
On one side Of the town there is yet a
good deal Of snow, while on the other
side bare ground appears. The general
prospects of Esmeralda county, Judge
McCllnton thinks, are encouraging
Carson Appeal.
Year: 1874

one-half oft over on to the top ofthe 9TH
or half. Put on half of the remaining
sait' roll 1t back, do The other half the
same aad then Int on the balance Of tle
salt; then WORK the salt In somewhat, TAX
Ing particular care not 70 let the lever slip
on the butter while working it. Always
let the lever 90 down on it iss vsallne
motion. II you allow the lever 10 ~ on
the butter, 1t will destroy the grain and
make it look shiny. Set the butter away
In cool place At night pat X on the
worker; work it little, then let the mass
stand till the morning. and work again
Just enough To be sure that the streaks are
out (the white streaks are parts that hsve
not taken salt.o then pack it. The best
butter workers should stand face to the
light. The best butter-bowls TO use are
the common white oak butter tubs. II
you viii but follow the above directions.
you can manufacture butter from sweet
cream as well AS sour, that will stand the


atmospheric changes Tor any length of
time when properly cared far.
Year: 1874

Touching this important branch Of max
ing butter Of prime quality. S. z. Lewis,
OF oxford, n. Y, writes as follows: When


the butter comes, as soon as the dash
churns clean, take OF the churn, do not
gather the butter compact with the dasher
in the churn Gas is usually ,done;) do not


gather it at all, but have q hair sieve.


which first wet in hot and then cold water,


so that the butter would not stick to ii !;
then have piece Of a board that will nt
inside of the cllurn to hold the butter back,
turn the butter-milk from the churn
through the sieve; when the butter milk
is drained out, let the butter remain In
the churn; then take your water, holding
it up as high as your head, and pour 1t
upon the butter in q stream sufficiently
large so thatit viii force its way through
the butter; keep the stream moving about
upon the outer. This will separate the
little balls Of butter. Fill up the churn
with water until what little butter-milk
there was in the butter is diluted to that
extent that there will be no necessity of
changing the water, and the result will be,
that your butter is washed, or the butter.
milk all rinsed out of the butter, without
breaking. marking or injuring a single
grain. When it sufficiently hardens in the
water take it out for sailing, using the lad
lie to get out the most OF it. then the sieve.
Now comes the sailing and working. l
prefer for q butter worker an inclined
plane in the shape Of letter A. with
round lever. Spread the butter upon the
worker, then pat one-half The qaantiy Of
salt you may desire to put on, roll V In,
hen with Q omal 1T sWoeden shovel 0rn J
Year: 1874

Cows now in full nOw Of milk abso-
lutely require salt, without which their
milk will not be perfect. 1t is not only
because the cows are fond of salt that it
shOuld be siysn 70 them, bst slso for the
fact that If they are deprived Of it, either
the yield Of milk will become diminished
or the quality deteriorated. Further than
this, salt is an assistant TO digestion, and
as such is conductive to the health of ami.
mails
Year: 1874

GETTING RICH BY FAKMuxG.-EarniDg.
saving, and investing money is the secret
Of getting rich. Developing the resources
Of our land, saving them, and so using
them that they will produce crops that
will carry off little plant food is the secret
of making our farms rich. We should not
let our plant food lie idle. We should
keep il moving. To do this to the best ad-
vantage is great art and profound sci
ence. In this country there is everything
to stimulate Us to advancement and i'm
provement in agriculture. We own the
land. II We can manage to secure livli-
hood and at the same time add to the fer
tility Of our farms, We are in fair way to
get rich. And it is wen worth while to
make q decided effort ia this direction
y. Harris, in American Agriculturist.