smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

are not apprised of it. Looking at
the history of these companies, we
are surprised that there were any who
favored their receiving more subsidies
from the Government. No doubt Col.
Scott could have united with them and
got his bill through Congress; but
rather than sell his country and him
self to such a corporation, he picked
up his hat and went home. 1t was
the noblest act of his life, and every
man should commend him for it.
However much others might desire it,
Los Angeles should be the last to
increase, to place more power in, the
hands of that monopoly. The grass
would now have been growing in the
streets of your beautiful city, but for
the untiring efforts of a few of your
citizens and the payment of 100000
by the city and county of Los Angeles
to this monopoly, two years ago. Not
withstanding your liberality in feeling
them to bring their road through your
city, the ink is hardly dry on the re-
ceipt they give you for this bonus, be-
fore they are beseeching Congress to
free them from their obligations te
you and permit them to destroy all
hopes of your


FUTURE PROSPERITY.


The very day and hour some of your
kind-hearted citizens were telegraph
ing Congress to aid this company,
they were sending corps Of men to
take possession of Cajon Pass for the
express purpose of forever cutting you
off from the only market for your
farmers and the only source of trade
for your merchants. And to this day
they are searching the mountains for
a gap through which they can take
from you every means of trade by
which your city can ever hope to pros
per. May heaven save us from such
corporations! Better for Los Angeles
city and county to sell one-third of all
they possess to get means to build the
independence road than to let that
corporation take that trade from them.


OBSERVER.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, February 17th.-One
of the amendments inserted in the
Indian appropriation bill is an item
of $4,000 to liquidate the valid pre-
emption or homestead claims on the
Round Valley Indian Reservation.


The House Judiciary Committee to-
day tabled the resolution for the repeal
of the so-called Poland gag law.


The Cabinet to-day decided to send
the amended proposition of the Union
Pacific Railroad to Congress, with a
recommendation to use prompt action.
The proposition of the Central Pacific
Company will be submitted at the
same time.
Year: 1875

The City Council of Montreal re-
Gently entered into a contract with a
gas company to furnish the city with
gas for ten years at the rate of two
dollars and fifty cents net per thous-
and feet. Another company offered


to supply gas at even cheaper rates,


but the stockholders in the successful
company were in the majority in the
Council, and contract was made
which the Montreal Gazette charac-
terizes as an outrage. In long edit
Year: 1875

Moore's Restaurant, on Commercial street,
is the proper place to go for a good meal, with
a good cup OF coffee or tea to drink with it,
There is probably no restaurant on the Pacific
coast where so many OF the substantials and
so many of the luxuries may be had for 25 CTS


Don't forget the place-MoOre's Restaurant


Commercial street. Private eating rooms have
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
of ladies. i5-tf
Year: 1875

Santa Barbara wants a poor-house
and hospital. San Bernardino does not
require either, for all our people can
sustain themselves and sickness Is so
rare that we have but little use for
hospital accommodations.
Year: 1875

ss- The tide ofirnmigration is steadily set
ting In and the first thing eastern people do
Is 10 throw away their New York Hats and buy
q new one Of DESMOND. They say there is no
comparison between the two. 2ho
Year: 1875

great deal OF excitement manifested yesterday
among the lard dealers the Produce Exchange at tAs
success OF the corner in lard, with the consequent
tight squeeze for the shorts The price, which had ad
vanced tho day before from 15l6c to l6Ec, reached
17Ac. great deal OF feeling shown by the buy
ers, and high words occasionally used. Many st
the shorts did not at the high figures OF the day.
prefcrring wait until next week, when they test
tho question to what really the market price
and what contracts, II any, only straw ones.


Pork, which had been advancing for some days
previously, touched ITS highest point Yesterdays
squeeze, and Immediately fell OF very rapidly.


An attempt 10 get up in oats did not succeed
very we'll on account Of consgnments coming In
from, The West The price was not much higher than
usual


The wheat market was also agitated, No . Chicago
and Milwaukee wheat bclng run mp about lve cents
bushe during the past two days Exporters however.
| held on and did not take " ~ the advance
Year: 1875

We learn by letter from East Feliciana
that Jerry Raumer, recording secretary of
the Eighth Ward Republican Club, was shot
by white man on Sunday, twelfth instant.
No reason is assigned, unless the fact that
he was a member of Republican club be
considered one.
Year: 1875

Mrs Murooney is looking for of druggists and


has been since last Summer but him.


When she in he is out I'll tell you what is the trouble


between them About the hour Of noon day last Sum


when the suns perpendicular and the heat


thereof melting the feathers the backs of Sam Ma


qukens game cocks and the horns from off every nuey
COW in the country Mrs MslrOoney fair and forty


though percepbly diminished in size beneath the suns
hot rays into the drug store. and inquired for
butchers Lightning Fly Killer She had heard of its
great merits killer and the flies being bad at home


she said she had raked four miles through the boiling
sun" to purchase She bought four square yards


He thought they must have bee2 very bad out at that
farm house The druggist having rolled the paper she
placed it under her and having paid for the


inquired whether not there danger of herself


children being poisoned by the killer In any way;
for instance by mice eating it, and then sliding down hill


roll of butter intended for familyusel Oh, said
he danger and off she started quickly, and happy
female horse in the Spring of the year. When she
rived at home, Mrs MulroOney commenced spreading
butchers Lightning Fly Killer around everywhere-up
stairs down stairs in bedroom and kitchen Then she
down and watched the gathering hosts and without


them alght upon the seductive paper only in


few moments to knee down in the mre and give the
ghost The destruction of flies terrible all of which
she contemplated with the grestest delight and sasfac
ton The next day, going around she found that
she had four square yards of dead flies which, when gath
cred up leda quart How she did extol Dutch
ers Lightning Fly Killer at this supreme moment of
victory! There not live fly upon the farm, and
butchers Lightning Fly Killer" had done it. Happy
woman Then she went out inio the back yard and
emped the quart of deunet flies upon the grOand Pres
emily Mrs. MurOOneys pet ducks thirty mine in number,
and nineteen geese waddling from the creek and
came upon the dead flies. What feast! What soft
thing for ducks and geese They did eat thereof and
filed and then walking OF few feet lay down and died
every of them-the thirty ducks and nineteen
geese. butchers Lightning Fly Killer had done it 1t
had poisoned the flies and the flies had poisoned the ducks
and geese What glorious revenge for the flies! When
Mrs Mulrooney what had been DONE she knew that
it not good" and grew exceeding wroth' Things
lively about that far house for hour and
then she started for the druggist who sold her
butchers Lightning Fly Kill.r" swearing vengeance
upon his head and declaring he should pay for the thirty
nine ducks and nineteen geese He not in when she
got to the nevertheless she made hot around that
medicine shop She waited hour for his return but he
not and at last she went home vowing she would
get with him when she met him. But said, she
has met him. although every time she town.
she asks for the who sold her butchers Lightning
Fly Killer When they do meet the fun will


TROY, KANSAS RADIX.
Year: 1875

CENTENNIAL.-On our first page We give an
unusual amount OF historical matter relating to
the centennial anniversaries upon which We
have recently entered; and for several years to
come, we expect to give much more of the same
sort. We do not offer this as an apology, for
none is needed. Such matter not only serves to
remind the American reader of the sacrifices
made by the patriotic founders of the Union, but
is instructive to old as well as young. Histo-
ries relate but little more than general facts
but these centenniais will be the means of bring
ing up "reminiscences and local incidents hither-
to unknown to the public at large, and will serve
to give our people a better knowledge of our his
tory than all the books ever written.
Year: 1875

II Another lottery swindle has been stran-
gled. The Postmaster General has ordered the
Postmaster at Cincinnati to pay no money or
ders in favor of L. d. Sine, the blind proprietor
of swindle of long standing in that city, and to
return all registered letters directed to him to
the offices from which they were sent Isn't
this .violation of the spirit of the Declaration
of Independence, which asserts one of the rights
of the people to be the pursuit of hsppinessi
The American people are not happy unless they
are humbugged.
Year: 1875

One day last week smiling infant toddled
away from its home near Viola, Iowa, on the Du-
buque d Southwestern railroad, and lay down
between the rails to sleep. A few moments later
a train came along, and the engineer, seeing he
could not stop in time, pulled her wide open and
banged tho whole train over the sleeping cherub
before it awoke, and never touched a hair of it,
Had the little one attempted to rise it would
have been killed instantly
Year: 1875

r. Whatever may be thought of the assault
of the editor of the Leavenworth 4preal upon
Col. Anthony, the paper is doing good work in
exposing old Simon Abeles' lottery swindle. We
hope it will keep up the bombardment until the
old swindler is brought to grief and made to dis
gorge his stealinps
Year: 1875

r. Embry's excuse for carrying pistol and
shooting Anthony is, that he knew Anthony was
q desperate man, who had already shot several
persons, and he did not want to give him any ad-
vantage over him. Was it because ne knew An
thOny was so desperate, that he dogged him
around, seeking quarrel with him, boasting in
his paper that he had kicked him, and telegraph
ing the editorial in advance to the Kansas City
TTmesP This is pretty thint
Year: 1875

r. 1t is announced that Cassius NJ. Clay will
stump Kentucky in favor of the Democratic
ticket. But we believe it was long ago conced-
ed that Cassius was dead failure. If he is no
more benefit to the Democratic party than he
was to the Republican party, they will feel like
Ku-kluxing him. to get rid of him.
Year: 1875




II was Hamlet who expressed a prefer
ence for the fly to ills we know not Of or
words to that effect, and Hamlet either was
or pretended to be insane. The idea that
there is any more annoying torment posi-
bic than the frequent fy affords is an un-
sound notion, a sign Of very thick skin or
a very thick head. But setting aside for
the time the direct discomfort that the
creature works for man, it is interesting
and instructive, too, 20 see
the seriously injurious effect that
its indirect influence seems to
have upon tie worlds industry. There are
in round numbers 100000 COWS, oxen,
horses, and the IKE in this country, which
for about ten hours a day during tly-time
keep their tails in almost constant motion.
It is no eIsggerstion to estimate that they
swing them at least ten times a minute
with fOrcs equal at each swing to raising
one pound a foot. That is, their tail-force
is ten foJt-pOunds q minute. One horse
power is $1,000 fOOt-pOunds in a minute,
so $500 cattle would exert with their
tails One-hOrse power, and all these
creatures in the country would put forth
upon the fly the aggregate force OF 10000
horse power. Now the entire force Of all
the steam engines and water wheels in the
country used in the manufacture of steam
engines and boilers is less than 1900
horse power. That is, the force wasted by
our domestic animals in waving tails to
keep the hy away is almost sufficient, if
rightly applied, to make all the motive ma
chinery in the land.
Year: 1875

a u sA4OA@ OAk


A beautiful ornament for the sitting
room can be made by covering a common
glass tumblar with moss, the latter fastened
in place By sewing cotton wound round


Then glue dried moss upon . saucer, into
which set the tumbler, filling il and the
remaining space in the saucer with
loose earth from the woods. Plant the
former with a variety Of ferns and the latter
with wood viOlets. On the edge Of the
grass also plant sCme Of the nameleSs little
evergreen vines which bear red (scarieiy
berries, and whose Gark, glossy, IVY like
foliage with trail over the fresh blue and
while Of the violet with beautiful elect.
Another good plan is 20 oil rather deep
plate with some Of the nameless
but beautiful silvery aud light
green and delicate pink NOSES,
which are met with in prOfusiOn in all
swan,ps and marshes This can be KEPT
fresh and beautiful as long as it is not neg
lected 10 water it profusely once day. II
must, Of course he placed IN the shade, or
the moss viii blanch and die. In the cen
ter Of this 4 cluInp Of large azure yiOlets
should be placed, adding some curious
lichens and pretty fungus growth from the
barks Of forest trees, and few cones, shells
and pebbles.
Year: 1875

Following is a description of one Of


the new postal cars introduced on the


Pennsylvania railroad. II Is fifty feet


in length, and is a complete post Office


contains forty compartments for news


papers; sixty six for the through mails
and between $50 and 800 boxes for local


mail service between New York and


Pittsburgh. The car mas accommoda-
tiOns for one mail agent and fifteen 10
eighteen clerks. II may be well here TO
explain the collection Of the mails, the
delivery being easily eRough under.
stood, the bags being merely pushed of.


But the collection on dead run of from
forty-fve to fifty miles per hour is no
doubt a mystery to a large number Of
our readers. 1t is, however, a very
simple contrivance. Upon the platform
at mail station is post corresponding
to the height of the car; upon this is
fastened an arm, resembling the old gall
lows tree. The mail pouch being ON
this projecting arm is ready for collec-
tion. which is done in the following
manner: The postal car has wide door
at the side: about midway between the
top and floor of car extends nm iron bar,
upon which is welded long iron rod.
shaped to form a crooked arm; by pull
ing a leaver the arm is extended, catch
ing the straps of the pouch, and by
push of the same lever the arm deposits
the pouch upon the floor Of the car.
This simple though effective contrivance
obviates the necessity Of Stacking or
stopping, as have been done heretofore.
Year: 1875

A reporter of the New York Herald,
who has been mousing for information
at a weather signal station, has the fol-
lowing to say:


Cyclones extend over a circle from
100 to 500 miles in diameter, and some
times thousand miles. The approach
of q cyclone is generally announced BY
swell of the ocean, resulting from the
action of the wind on a neighboring sea
while the waves thus agitated advance
more rapidly than the storm. The
character of the weather at any time is
affected by so many circumstances that
it is of course impossible 10 predict
what weather may be expected at a Civ
en- time and place. To some extent,
however such predictions are possible.
When telegraphic reports can be easily
received from the Mississippi Valley it
is possible to predict the approach of a
storm twenty-fOurs ahead of Its coming.
Along the Atlantic coast of the United
States rain occurs most frequently with
Vic HAbO tTOuI the uOTkncdSt IL mas
been noted at New Haven that storms
begin with an easterly wind and end
with westerly one, so that the sane
storm is attended by both winds; but, as
the rain or snow with the first wind gen.
orally continues longest, the easterly
wind il recorded as accompanying rain
of a greater number of the regular
hours of ofobservation. Throughout most
the inerior of the United Sta-es the
principal part of the rain comes with
westerly wind.


The reporter thus corrects popular
mistake:


People imagine when we have a north
easterly wind that we are to we storm
from the northeast, whereas the storm
must necessarily come from the sonth-
west, or the very opposite direction, by
reason of low barometer being there.
In the West Indies the cyclone season is
from July to October. They originae
near the equatorial limit of the trade
winds, where these winds are irregular |
and travel west. The air in cyclones |
has not merely movement of trar sla-
tion, but also gyratory motion about
the center of the storm. The motion of
the air is spirally inward, as has been
shown in the storms of the United |
States; but over the ocean the whirling
motion is usually more decided than
over the land. North of the equator
this gyratory motion is from right to
left. or in a direction contrary to that
of the hands of watch; south of the
equator the motion ia from left to right, |
or in the same direction as that of the
hands Of watch. Near the center of
the hurricane there is generally a great
fall of rain. Storms are caused by
strong and extensive upward motion of
the air, by which means its vapor is
condensed by the cold elevation.
Year: 1875

The editor of the Practical Farmer
has the following remarks on the above
subject. Teams drawing loads on the
roads get breathing spell on the de-
scending ground, while IN plowing the
draft is the same from morning till
night. There is a certain number of
pounds that team can draw day after
day and not worry them, but if more be
added, even as little as fifteen or twenty
pounds, they walk unsteadily, fret and
soon tire. No amonnt of feeding will
keep them in condition. have many
plows in use on which it has been an
easy matter to decrease the draft twen-
ty-five pounds, and if men had been
drawing them instead of horses it would
have been done. 1t must be plain to
the farmer that every pound taken of
from the draft of his plow. is so much
gained for his horses. II may be done
in this way:


"For any soil except sand or gravel,
use steel plow. Their cost is but lit
tie more, and the draft enough less to
pay the difference in blowing twenty
acres. In plowing sod the coulter does
a great deal of the work and should be
kept sharp by forging at the black
smiths and grinding every day if neces-
sary. Of course it will wear ont sooner,
but new coulters are cheaper than new
teams. Set the coulter in line with the
plow the edge square in front, with an
angle of 45o from the point to where it
is attached to the beam. When the
to use it any longer, but replace il with
a new one. Let the traces be as short
IA will. allow the horses to walk without
hitting their heels against the whiffle-
trees and have just pressure enough of
the wheels on the ground to make the
pillow run steady. IF the handles crowd
continually one way, the draft is not
right, and if the plow is good one IT
can be easily remedied at the clevis To
prevent the horses stepping over the
traces in turning, fasten a weight of
about-three- fourths of a pound on the
outside of each single tree-that is on
the right end when you turn to the left
and Uiee versa. Every observing farmer
knows that horses are susceptible of
kindness and equally so to unkindness
have seen horses that were working
steadily made reckless with sweat in a
short time by sharp word or jerk on
the bit. Let your horses do their work as
you do yours, as easily as possible, and
be as willing to overlook thei- mistakes
as you would the mistakes of human be-
ings.
Year: 1875




Tell my grandchildren that an ele-
phant here had disease in his eyes.
For three days he had been completely
blind. His owner, an engineer officer,
asked my dear Dr. Webb if he could do
anything to relieve the poor animal.
The doctor said he would try the nitrate
of silver, which was remedy common
ly applied to similar diseases in the hu-
man eye. The large animal was order
ed to lie down, and at first, on the ap-
plication of the remedy, raised a most
extraordinary roar at the acute pain
which it occasioned. The effect, how
ever, was wonderful. The eye was in a
manner restored, and the animal could
partially see. The next day when he
was brought and heard the doctors
voice, he lay down of himself, placed
his enormous head on one side, curled
up his trunk, drew in his breath just
like a man about to endure an operation,
gave sigh of relief when it was over,
and then, by trunk and gesture, evident
ly wished to express his gratitude.
Year: 1875

We learn by the Illinois-papers that
that severe frosts which have been ex-
perienced in that State have in some 10
calities nipped the growing corn, but
disastrous. The great bulk of the
crop had passed the point Of injury, and
is safe. The corn, which has been
touched by the frost is by no means de-
stroyed. II may not be shch as will
pay for extended transportation. but can
all be utilize'l, being for many purposes
as good as ever. Il can all be used for
feeding stock, and therefore TO that ex-
tent will serve the purpose for which the
most Of it would hAve been used any
way. The crop of corn outside that
touched by the frost will he an immense
one. Despite the generally cool weather
of the summer. the corn has prospered
beyond all comparison with previous
seasons. rs have indeed all the feed pro-
ducts of the West.
Year: 1875

used to breed cattle, but having a
natural fondness for sheep, and an op-
portunity to purchase sample of Scotch
COlley shepherd dogs, removing my
fears on the score of destruction by
mongrel ours, which deters 80 many
from keeping sheep, concluded to try
the experiment which has resulted so
satisfactorily


In my stock of 100 ewes, I have half
dozen bells, and in case of danger, the
sheep all run to the dogs for protection.
This familiarity between the dogs and
sheep. and the watchfuI care exercised, In
one of the prettiest sight in the world.
These faithful guardians OF the flock are
ever on the alert, day and night. The
rapid tinkling of the bells at once arouses
the dogs; and about three weeks ago, in
the middle of the night, heard an unu-
snal disturbance among the sheep, but
was SO confident that the dogs would be
equal to the emergency, that ] did not
come down stairs. In the morning
had the satisfaction of seeing one of the
worthless ours which go prowling about
at night, lying torn dead along the
fence, with marks on him of desperate
fight. ! should say, however, that I
made one cross, by putting my shepherd
dog to Newfounded Slt. and kept the
choicest of the litter. He has proved
fine, large dog. about twice the weight of
either of the shepherds, and though
never interfering in what he seems to
consider their especial duty, is always
on hand ready for duty.


1t is curious TO observe how, when
strange dogs cross the place, the two
shepherd dogs take a survey, and ifthey
see much business (they are, themselves,
great fghters), by silent understanding
and arrangement, the three dogs go to-
gether, and although we in this county
are Over-run with all kinds of dogs,
there seems to be general fear of my
three dogs, and we are seldom disturbed.
recommend the purchase of one or
two good shepherd dogs as the very first
step toward keeping sheep-[ Missouri
Correspondent Practical Farmer.