smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

The same principle will apply
with some variation to winter
wheat. The roots should be pro-
tected where the soil and climate
require it. In some places the
natural growth of the leaves, il
strong, is sufficient. Top-dressing
with manure at the time of sow
ing, answer a twofold purpose,
namely, imparting vigor and
shielding the surface of the soil.
If grass seed is sown, the manure
confers the same:do1ble benefit on
the young grass. Wheat, growing
on land which is sufficiently drain
ed, is sometimes winter-killed by
the sweep of sharp winds over the
surface in the absence ofsnow. In
such cases, thin sprinkling of
straw applied in autumn or as
soon as the surface is hardened by
freezing in winter, may be of much
use. On field of wheat fully ex-
posed, we directed the man in
charge to spread straw thinly
over the whole surface early in
winter. He did 50 on a part only.


This part gave over twenty bush


els per acre; the crop was not


worth harvesting on the othel
| part. This was an extreme cose.


but as the labor and expense is


small, it is well worthy of trial even


for small results.-Counhy Gen.
Heman.
Year: 1876

We have long since made re.
peated observations, confirming
the truth that for many purposes
manure is worth at least twice as


much spread in autumn, as the


following spring. Yet the prac.


tice is not uncommon with farmers,


who may have manure lying in


their yards through summer, to


omit the drawing out till want
ed tho next season. Those who
feed cornstalks for fodder find it
too long and coarse to apply in
the spring next after feeding out,
but the heaps into which it should
be thrown will be rotted by Sep
tenber. 1t is then in perfect con-
dition to be drawn and applied.
1t does most good on grass lands;
and if these are intended to be in
verted next spring for corn, it will
give at least double the results
produced by spring application.
1t will impart a vigorous start to
grass intended to remain in pas
turo or meadow. The advantages
will be twofold-it will increase
the grass all through the growing
season of autumn, and thus pro-
duce a good winter mulching for
the roots, and the wash of the ma
nure by rains will run down the
roots and become diffused in u
more perfect manner through the
soil than could be accomplished
by any mechanical means,-Coun-
Hy Gentleman.
Year: 1876

Conrad wilson Oh NcW 1oihj
writes thus to the Country Gentle
man:


he Tmode of culture. and the lib
eral manuring practiced by market
gardeners, cannot of course be gen.
orally adopted by those who culti-
vate large areas of land. But L
have always noticed that those
farmers whose methods approach
nearest to the standard of the gar
den are the ones who obtain, as q
rule, the largest yields and highest
rate of profit. 1t is true enough
that to invest yearly in manure at
the rate of fiftv to eighty tons per
acre, requires more faith and cour-
age, as we'll as more money, than
the average farmer commands.
Yet it is mainly in this intensive
mode of culture that the market
gardener finds his best remunera-
tion. The man who cultivates half
a dozen acres must get larger re-
turns from each than those who cul-
tivate from fiftvto five numbered. To
get seventytons of cabbage from an
acre, and other products in a SINH
liar ratio, the gardener can well
afford to invest literally in plant
food and other expenses ofculture.
If he knows, or nearly determine,
the value of each intended crop, he
can generally calculate how much
it will be safe to pay out in order
to obtain it; and having made the
calculation, he does not hesitate to
make the investment.


Now, there is clearly no reason
why the same general rule is not
equally sound for the farmer His
business is subject to the same
natural laws, and his crops are
augmented by the same process.
When the Hon. Henry Lane, of
Vermont, by adding q few dollars
to the cost of his beet crop, brought
the yeild up to A tons per acre,
and the cost down to 6 or 7 cents
per bushel, though he achieved no
miracle, he showed that intensive
culture is profitable for the farm as
well as for the garden.


The grand fact to be considered
is this: In all cases where manure
is abundantly supplied, and the TIL
lage is thorough and deep, the soil
responds in u corresponding de
gree: and becomes, in the hands of
a skillful cultivator, simply a ma
chine for converting chemical ele-
ments into food; and whether o man
cultivates ten acres, or ten hund-
red, the more plant food he supplies
of the right kind (other conditions
being equaD, the larger will be the
result; the lower the cost, and the
higher the rate ofprofit.


The last few dollars added to
the cost of the crop is nearly al
ways the secret of the extra profit,
and sometimes makes the whole
difference between profit and loss.
All practical farmers profess to
understand this, yet few of them
have proved the courage of their
opinions by reducing it to practice.
And here is just the point where
men of timid and conservative
policy halt and hesitate, while the
clear-headed; heroic farmer fear
lessly meets the expense, and wins
the prize.


There is in fact scarcely a crop
raised on the farm that might not
be materially increased with but
slight additional cost, provided
the owner could determine in each
case the additional outlay needed
and the right place to put it. As
this question is often easily solved,
and not always as difficult as it
seems, it challenges the attention
OF farmers, and well deserves far
ther discussion.
Year: 1876

THE Utsalady mill together with the
barks Onward and Brontes are 'tached by
due course of law. 1t is expected, how
ever that a new arrangement will soon be
made and the mill started up again. A
place will flourish more than ever. 1t Is


- Of the best points on the Sound
Year: 1876




REMARKABLE EsCAPE.-One of the
most remarkable escapes on record was
that of a passenger on the fast express
Monday. Soon after the train passed
Charlton he attempted to go from one
can to another, and the terrible wind
actually blew him clean from the plat
form. The Mortified breakman, who
saw the man go overheard, like leaf in
the gale, Immediately pulled the signal
cord, and the train was stopped, after
running about the eighth of nile.
The breakman sprang from the rear car,
and ran down the track with red flag,
when, wonderful to tell, he met the man
running to overlake the train, and ap-
parently chiefly troubled lest the pas
ssngers should be inconvenienced by
the detention. He got OF at the rear of
the train and made his way quickly to
the seat where he had left, and sat
quietly down. His wife turned to him
and remarked, "Why. they say man
was blown from the train just now? !"
"is that so," said he. Presently o
number of interested passengers. who
had followed him to his place, asked so
earnestly after his welfare that the true
state of the case dawned upon his wife,
and she exclaimed, why, was it for
you the train stopped?" And he had
to tell Worcester Spy.
Year: 1876

The WAY THEY BACK Up A SNOWMAN
IN SAN FRANCIsCo.-Last nigh. the won
derful Hermann introduced little
pueil;stic novelty into his performance
not supposed to be Incorporated In the
bill. When the time came to perform
the last trick the prestidigitator stepped
down into the audience and politely ne
cotiated the loan of a hat. A German
sitting in the orchestra circle politely
handed the professor of magic his new
beaver tile. No sooner had the siisht-
of-hand performer secured the beaver
than he fell down upon it, as if by ac-
cident, and apparently smashed it all
up until it looked as if Uncle James
Ladley had sat upon it.


Immediately the owner Of the lat
sprang up, terribly excited, and began
to expostulate. Hermann kept up the
delusion by tearing the hat all TO pieces
and throwing it about the stage. Here
the rage of the excitable Teuton knew
no bounds, and springing angrily to his
feet, he began to cane the ledgerdemain
professor in very lively style. Her
mann, considerably excited, sprang upon
the stage, demanding that the man who
couldn't appreciate joke should be
elected, Cries of "Put him out!" rose
from all sides, and the audience was
terribly excited. Suddenly Hermann.
drawing a pistol, aimed it at his oppo-
nent. Here the widest confusion Pre- :
vailed, everybody in the vicinity starting
up from their seats and rushing to get
out of the way. There was Z fash and
report, and the next instant the startled
audience saw the German s hat fall upon
the stage as good as ever. Hermann
took the hat, presented it to TIE man
who had laid the cane on his shoulders,
and it was received with considerable
astonishment, (which was perhaps, ma
terially increased by a couple Of smart
ing blows delivered rapidly in the Ger
mans face. The confusion now arose
again, and the shouts of applause
drowned everything. Hermann put in
his blows steadily, and knocked his man
over into the next row, from whence he
scrambled over the railing into the dress
circle, and made his way toward the
door. An usher passed him along the
aisle with kick, the door-heeper whip
ped him as he went out, the nan at the
box Office gave him lift, and some Of
Hermann's admirers thrashed him or
the sidewalk. When he reached kearns
ey street his hat was indeed wreck,
and the man went home perfectly dis
eusted with Hermann's diaboliqre. The
performance was brought to summary
close by the unexpected event.-San
Francisco Ledger.
Year: 1876

WHAT IS IN THE BED-kooM.-If two
persons are to occupy bed room dur
ing the night, says Science Of Health, let
them step on the weighing scales as they
retire, and then again in the morning,
andlthey will find that their actual weight
is at least pound less in the morning.
Frequently there will be loss of two
or more pounds. and the average less
throughout the year will be pound of
matter, which has gone off their bodies,
partly from the lungs and partly through
the pores of the skin. The escaped
matter is carbonic acid and decayed ami
NAL matter or poisonous exhalation.
This is diffused through the air in part,
and part absorbed by the bed clothes.
If a single ounce of wood cotton be
burned in room. it will SO completely
saturate the air with smoke that one can
hardly breathe, though there can hardly
be one ounce of foreign matter in the
air. If an ounce of cotton be burned
every half an hour during the night,
the air will be kept continually saturat-
ed with smoke, unless there be an open
door or window for it to escape. Now,
the sixteen ounces of smoke thus formed
is far less poisonous than the sixteen of
exhalat1ons from the lungs and bodies
OF two persons who have lost pound
in weight during the eight hours of
sleeping; for, while the dry smoke is
mainly taken into the lungs. the damp
odors from the body are absorbed both
into the lungs and into the pores of the
whole body. Need more be said to show
the importance of having bedrooms
well ventilated, and of thoroughly air
ing the sheets, coverlids, and mattresses
in the morning, before packing them up
in the form of a neatly-made bed.
Year: 1876

~ An ofice-holder never gets tired
of being pointed out as an honest man.
He will stand shivering in the cold, out
side a church door, until all the congre-
CATION have passed in, sooner than de-
priye people of the privilege of looking
at him,
Year: 1876

Never in the reportorial career Of your
correspondent was Manchester as dull as it
was on yesterday. The hanging Of Hillary
Page was the principal topic Of converse
tion, and there was little else to interest the
observer outside Of the fact that promi-
nent citizen on cambridge street had had
his brains nearly mauled out by his wife. 1t
appears that he went home, and being
rather oppressed by the heat took his seat
in the back-room and chucked his feet out
Of the window. His wife had put jar of
preserves out in that same window, and that
jar couldn't stand straight after contact with
Mr. Tootson's No. II shoes. Mrs. Tootson
heard the fall Of the jar, and the talk she
administered unto her husband resembled
the fall OF q kerosene amp upon the skull
OF an innocent and unotfending infant.
Year: 1876

H1LLARY This condemned mat,
who Is to expiate his crimes on the scafotd
to-day, was visited yesterday in his cell by
several ministers OF the Gospel who prayed
with him. The poor fellow seemed terror
stricken. he was hoarse and scarcely able
to speak, and the beads of sweat stood out
in bold relief on his forehead. In reply TO a
question as to his condition he said, 81 am
tolerable, but do not feel ready to die"
He had not eaten anything for twenty-four
hours. ,...


Sheriff Flournoy on yesterday made ap-
plication for arms to the Governor for his
posse. The arms were furnished him
promptly. Last evening he quietly removed
the condemned to Chesterfield courthouse,
where the Jail has been so repaired that it is
secure. The execution win take place to-
day between II and i o'clock. A large
crowd Of persons will go from this city to-
attend the execution. 49, !.
Year: 1876

EXCURSION TO THE CAPEs.-The ladies OF
Centenary Methodist Episcopal church, feel
ing very thankful to the public for the very
liberal patronage given them on all former
occasions, are about to get up another to the
Capes by steamer Sylvester on next Thurs
day the 7th instant. The price for tickets
will be very small.
Year: 1876

A letter to the London Times has the following: Turkish accounts say that the Servians ran away in large numbers during the engagement of the twenty eighth of September. This is denied by the Russo Servian officers. It is admit ted, however, that there was consider able unsteadiness on the part of one or two battalions, and staff officer has given me his explanation of it. Of course, he has spoken in good faith, but only from what he heard. The TO- nance is not good enough for the next edition of Planche's fairy tales, but if it suits any compiler of half-penuy story books he is welcome to it. In the thick of the fight there rode along the front line of battalion of Servians an officer attired in the Servian uniform, and rid at once, or you are cut to pieces; the Turks are on your flank l" Having given this order, which the battalion, or some portion of it, felt bound to obey, the officer on the white horse galloped away. The battalion was too much en- gagged in a similar movement on foot to observe what direction he took. When 8 search was made for him after the en- gagement, he was nowhere to be found. His body was not among those of the sixty officers of the Russo-Servian army who fell that day, nor was he ill the flesh among the survivors whN answered to the roll call, nor was any officer Iii $. ing who could not be accounted for. Stranger still, it was ascertained that nc officer of the Russo -Servian army had ridden white horse that day.
Year: 1876

A new dodge for swindling has been put in operation. Several strange men drive through an agricultural district. They stop at all the farmhouses and make contract to take all the butter the farm can furnish at fifty cents per pound. Further, it will be gathered up by fast special teams and the cash paid for it at tho door. The pretense is that butter during the winter, in large cities, will be'very scarce. In this way ali the farmers in district are con tracted with, and arrangements are made to come for their butter on cer- tain days and at certain points tho con

 tract to go into effect in two weeks. A few days after the departure of the men a drove of COWS come along. They are fine looking milch COWS. The farmers having good thing in view think they might use few more COWS. They try to buy them and the drover don't seem to be anxious to sell. Finally, however, he is induced to sell two or three to each farmer at prices considerably higher than the real market value. He then departs, meets his partners who put the butter job. and they divide the profits. This is tho last the farmers hear of it.
Year: 1876

By the President of the United States From year to year we have been accus- toned to pause in our daily pursuits and set apart a time to offer our thanks to Almighty God for the special bless ings He has vouchsafed to us, with ou. prayers for continuance thereof. We have at this time equal reason to be thankful for His continued protection, and for the many material blessings His bounty has bestowed. In addition to these favors accorded to us as indi- viduals, we have especial occasioa to ex- press our hearty thanks to Almighty God that by His providence and guid- ance our government established a cen tury ago has been enabled to fulfill the purpose of it's founders in offering an asylum to the people of every race, se- curing civil and religious liberty to all within it's borders, and netting out to every individual alike justice and equality before the laws. It is more over especially our duty to offer our humble prayers to the Father of all Mer- cies for continuance of His divine favor to us as nation and as individuals.

 By reason of all these considerations, I, Ulysses s. Grant, President of the United States, do recommend to the people of the United States to devote the thirtieth day of November next to the expression of their thanks and prayers to Almighty God, and, laying aside their daily avocations and all secu- lar occupations, to assemble in their re- spective places of worship and observe such day as day of thanksgiving and rest.

 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done al the city of Washington this twenty. sixth day of October, iu the year oi our Lord one thousand. eight hundred and seventy six, and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and first. U. s. GRANT.

 By the President,

 HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
Year: 1876

What Is Thought of the Attempt to Wreck n

 Pennsylvania Railway Train.

 Detectives have been unable to fasten the internal machine plot to wreck train on the Pennsylvania railroad near Metuchen, N. J., upon any person. The design of the person who put the internal machine in the trunk which was placed in the baggage car was undoubt- edly plunder. At the time of the explo- sion the train was on the straight grade above Metuchen, where the engineers usually speed their locomotives, and the cars were going at the rate of fifty miles an hour. Had the train been wrecked terrible loss of life must have resulted. The machine that caused the explosion is most ingenious arrangement. An ordinary clock of the kind known as bedroom clocks, very small in size, was used. The glass over the dial was re- moved and the minute hand taken off, leaving the hour hand on the clock. A little wooden lever was screwed to the top of the clock, so that the hour hand in revolving must hit it and push 1t aside. A small single barreled pistol was fastened to the case of the clock in such position that the wooden lever touched the trigger. By setting the hour hand at any desired figure before the twelve, the number or hours to elapse previous to the explosion could be fixed. It was put into an ordinary travelling trunk, which contained explo- sive and inhammable materials, and the trunk and it's dangerous contents were received without suspicion at the depot in Philadelphia and checked for Jersey City.

 The machine was set so that the pistol would be fired about two and half hours after the train started from Philadelphia. It was put into 8 car that was packed full of baggage. The bag gage master in the car was startled by deafening report, and the shock threw him to the floor. He was almost suffo- cated by smoke and sulphurous fumes, but he regained his feet and reached the bell cord. The train was stopped, but the burning materials had been scattered among the baggage by the explosion, so that the car and it's contents were with difficulty saved from destruction. It is thought by the officials of the road that several trunks containing nothing of value were put in the car. the object of the plot being to have the trunks burned up and then collect damages from the railroad company. The plotters could swear that the trunks were valuable, and large amount of money might have been recovered in payment of them. This theory of the officials is based upon the fact that there are several un- claimed trunks still remaining ln the Jersey City depot, the owners evidently not caring to present the checks for the baggage. These trunks will be opened and examined if the owners do not ap- Another tn, ory is that the plotters thought to wreck the train and in the confusion plunder passengers and baggage.
Year: 1876

At the fall trotting meeting of the Washington Driving Park Association the principal event was the trotting of Goldsmith Maid against her best time for purse of $2,OOO. Although she did not equal her time, she made faster time than was expected, considering the condition of the track. She made the first mile in 2:254. In the second and last heat she made the first quarter in thirty five seconds, and the half in 1 :O8. From the quarter to the half-mile she made three skips, but immediately came down to her work, and from there to the finish kept her feet beautifully, passing under the wire in 2:18}.
Year: 1876

NEW JERSEY ROBBER CAUGHT AT COL
LINs BEACH-THE SAME MAN IN WHOSE
ATTEMPTED CAPTURE OFFICER JONES
WAS FROZEN.


Detective John Hartman, from MillviIle,
N. j., went down to Townsend on Monday
evening and made arrangements with Con-
stable James c. Townsend, who keeps the
hotel at that place, to capture the notorious
burglar Hand, of N. j., and the two tffi-
GERS started in search Of the burglar, who
is charged with robbery in Cumberland
county, N. j., in December last. Consta-
BILE Townsend worked the case up well and
soon discovered clue to the man. He
came up with him on the Liston
farm near Collins Beech.


Hand at the time Of the arrest was just
bidding his friends good bye and was about
to leave Delaware and had started with q
comrade for New Jersey, and the capture
was made as the two were approaching the
bay with boat sail on their shoulder. When
arrested they stated that they were going
to get oysters, but it is pretty certain that
he was on another burglarous expedition
to Jersey.


Capt Townsend brought the prisoner to
this city yesterday afternoon, and he re-
mained in the cells until might when he





was taken to Millville. Hand Is a desperate
character, and his burglaries in New Jersey
are numerous. He is the same man who
officer Jones was after, and in the attempt
to capture, whenh he was SO seriously frozen


Hand has been living in the forest about
Townsend, and has been working ia the
Cedar Swamp saw mills, and he has made
several excursions to Jersey from the Della
ware shore and committed numerous bur-
glaries there.


The capture was made through tho agency
of his picture, which Officer Townsend rec
ognized as the photograph of a we'll known
character. Hand not knowing that any one
was in search of him.


A large quantity of keys were found in
his possession, and it is supposed that he
has been using them in his business.


There was no difficulty in the arrest, al
though the officer had no State requisition,
Hand being willing to 60 along without it..
Year: 1876

The Water Witch steamer is out of ser
vice undergoining repairs.


The regular weekly meeting Of the Fire.
mems Centennial Association will be held
this evening. ..,


Diamond State Loan Association will
hold its regular monthly meeting this even
ing, in the office 3O2 Market street.


The annual meeting of the Germania
Loan Association will be held tonight in
the 2nd story of the Telegraph building, 3rd
and Market street. During the meeting
the annual election for officers will take
place,