smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

and here where time is far more val
| liable than in the mountain gorges of
the Alps it is almost inexplicable
that men can afford to spend so much
time with their chisel, sandpaper and
oil in executing these works of art,
often so delicate and complicated.


Many an amusing scene transpires
at the turn-stiles. Occasionally a
counterfeit is carefully tossed into the
box without passing through the
hands of the collector and u pretty
little fuss ensues. 1t has once or
twice happened that the horizontal
projection of visitor is so great
that he or she cannot he admitted by
the stile. and after q half honrs' both
ersome delay big gate has to be
opened to admit these elephants in
human form. Parades and re unions
have been all the rage, hut now are
so common that the largest of them
attract but little attention.
Year: 1876

From the New York Times.


The Democrats are non-plussed by
the Cinciunati nominations. They
had confidently calculated upon their
ability to wage war upon the weak
nesses Of the candidates, and to
hide their shortcomings under the
smoke of their attacks upon the Re
publican ticket. Its personal irwin
clbility staggers them. They find
no tiaw in the record Of Mr. Hayes


no weak spot in the career of Mr..


Wheeler. Instead of preparing for
an aggressive campaign, they sud
denly find themselves compelled to
take defensive position, and the
change IS not at all agreeable to
them. Their party is in no condi-
tion TO be defended effectively, or to
escape from the damning accusations
which the Republican platform hurls
against it. Their pro-rebel sympa-
thies rise in judgment to condemn
them. Their repeated attempts TO
repudiate the piighted faith of the
Nation are too recent and too notO-
riods to he explained away. Their
imbecility in dealing with the ques-
tions that have risen during the
present session is on level with the
trickery they have employed to turn
attention from their blunders. Their
promises are belied by the perform
ances of the last six months, and
they stand self convicted OF incom-
potency to administer the govern
ment. A hot fight is in store for
them, and one can not wonder that
they would have preferred to look in
some other direction.
Year: 1876

ering a dark. thick neck. But the
thing could not possibly have been
a serpent; for, to raise so prodigious
a length of neck above the surface u
huge body below the surface was of
course required.
Year: 1876

Minister Cushing expresses himself
thus on the political effect of Tweed's
arrest: "lt would help Tilden if Til
den could have the criminal promptly
punished, but Tweed can hardly ar
rive here in time for Mr. Tilden to act
before the election. 1t would. there
fore, appear polite in the administers
tion which supports Mr.. Hayes, to de-
lay the return of Tweed, and in that
way deprive Mr.. Tilden of a much
coveted opportunity" If no other
evidence of the debasement of politics
in the present campaign could be fur
nished, this singular Inference of Mr.
Gushing would appear quite sufficient
and Is on par with the declaration
that suit will not be brought against
Mr. Illden for his alleged fraudulent
income return, because the trial would
not likely take place until after the
election, and would therefore, be OF
no service to the Republicans"
Year: 1876

Dividing the vote cast for President into
Northern and Southern on the old Free and
slave State limo Of demarcation, wo havo the
following instructive and significant figures


The twenty-five Free States voted as fol-
Year: 1876

In answer to the question, by CORES
pondent, g How many bushels OF seed will it
require ?'' to seed timothy, Cole,nam's Ruyuz
World, says:


Some persons contend that peck of timo-
thy seed is sufficient to seed an acre of
ground, while others say that half bushel
is none too much to apply to the acre
About twelve quarts is the quantity we usu-
ally sow to the acre. About eight and
half bushels is the quantity you require for
the twenty acres. But it makes much diff
ference in the set you will obtain, about the
condition of the land for the seed. If the
soil is good, and the land deeply and well
plowed, and thoroughly narrowed, So us To
furnish a soft bed for the seed, peck, even
ly distributed over the ground, will produce
more plants than half a bushel of seed soWn
over lunpy, cloddy-ground, not halfway
prepared. The Thomas smoothing harrow
is an excellent implement to smooth the
ground for the seed. And after the seed is
sown, if that or good roller is run over the
ground it will be a great aid. Indeed, all
land put in meadow should have roller run
over it, after seeding.


Our Bitter Root Valley farmers are pre-
pared to furnish the rest of the Territory
with fresh-grown timothy seed.-[ED.
Year: 1876

Ne,o England Corn Cake.-One quart sour
milk, three eggs, one teaspoonful of soda,
one tcacup of flour, yellow corn-meal enough
to make batter as thick as pancake. Bake
quickly in pans well buttered.


Grill lsauce.-Take one gill of good gravy,
mix it with one tablespoonful of mushroom
catsup, one of French mustard, few
chopped capers, little grated lemon peel,
adda thickening of butter and flour and few
drops of lemon juice simmer till quite hot,
pour over the grill and serve.


To Obtain a Soap for Removing Grease Spots.
Dissolve in half pint ofWater half pound
of washing soda, put in two pounds OF good
hard soap, cut in slices, and boil until honl-
ogeneous mass is formed then add alcohol,
ether, and liquid ammonia, half an ounce of
each and mould it into cakes.


Sugar Beer.-Mash one peck of bran IN
ten gallons Of water for two hours draw off
the wort, add seven pounds of moist sugar.
and boil it with aquarter Of pound of hops:
then cool it down and add little yeast; it
may be put into the cask next day, and in
three days more it may be bunged down.
At the expiration OF six or eight days it will
be fit to drink.


Ginger Vine.-Roil together for half an
hour seven quarts of water, six pounds OF
sugar, two ounces ofthe best ginger, bruised.
and the rinds of three good-sized lemons.
When lukeWarm, put the whole into cask
with the juice of the lemons, and quarter
Of pound of sun raisins; add one spoon
| f1ll of new yeast, and stir the wine every day
| for ten days. When the fermentation has
ceased, add half an ounce of isnglass aud
| half pint of brandy bung close, and in
Year: 1876

Ihe most scrupulous care should he used
by farmers in selecting all kinds of seed. It
IS important to select the variety that pays
best in the location where sown. Because a
variety of any kind of grain succeeds well in
one locality, is no evidence that it will sue
ceed equally well in another locality.
Whether it will, can only be determined by
testing it; and it is safer to do this on a
Small svsio at h1ot-so If there ;e q fail..re
there is no great loss. But when the variety
has been selected it should be cleansed from
all imperfect kernels, and from all foul seed.
The loss of millions upon millions of dollars
annually has been entailed upon farmers as
perpetual legacy, by sowing the seed of
noxious weeds with their seed grain Their
farms are standing witnesses of such care
lessness. Time and money are spent to
eradicate these weeds-but, like Banuuo's
ghost, they will down at no mans bid
ding.


All seed grain should be run through the
tanning mill-and good tanning mill, the
best that is manufactured land every farmer
should have the best)-at least three times,
and then he will have only the pure, plump,
healthy kernels, that will produce strong,
healthy plants; and he will have no cheat or
noxious weeds of any kind coming UP with
his wheat from that seeding. And in this
this connection it may not be out of place to
say that it will pay every farmer to give ex-
ira care in preparing his wheat for market
1t should be carefully run through the fam
ming mill twice. The increased price will
much more than pay for the extra labor.
Everything sent to market, should be put in
the best shape. It it does not sell we'll, the
fault is not then with the producer.-C Col
mans Rural World.
Year: 1876

The FARMER.-The glory of the farmer
is that, in the division of labors, it is his part
to create. All trade rests at last on his
primitive activity. He stands close to ma
ture; he obtains from the earth the bread
and the meat. The food which was not he
causes to be. The first farmer was the first
man, and all historic nobility rests upon the
possession and use of land. Men do not
like hard work, but every man has an ex-
ceptional respect for tillage, and feeling
that this is the original calling of his race
that he himself is only excused from it by
some circumstance which made him dele
gate it for a time to other hands. If he have
not some skill which recommends him to
the farmer, some product for which the
farmer will give him corn, he must himself
return into his due place among the plant
ers. And the profession has in all eyes Its
ancient charm, as standing nearest to God
the first cause.-Enerson.
Year: 1876

One can scarcely walk dawn our
streets these days without hasing
tho conviction forced upon him
that either the women are all too
short. or their dsesSes are tao l,ng.
Austin Reveille.
Year: 1876

A remarkable instance of pres
ence of mind under circumstances
of great emergency is afforded by
the conduct of some brigands the
other day in Asia Minor. A band
Of brigands. eight in number, visi-
ted the village of Papazii when
the inhabitants were wrapped in
slumber. Entering the house of
Greek they bound him and be
gan to torture him, in order to
make him confess where he had
concealed his money. The groans
Of the Greek awakened his aged
mother, a septuagenarian, who,
lettering into the room, remon-
strated with her sons assailants
and preferred not unreasonable
request that his life might be spar
ed.


The venerable lady did not
meet with the courtesy due her
age and sex, the only answer she
received being a severe cut with II
yataghan from the chief OF the
band, to whom, as the most strik
ing aud diabollcal looking figure
of the lot, she had raised her fee
bic hands in supplication. She
fell laintlng to the ground. and,
her screams alarming the neigh
bOrs, some Of them surrounded
the house. Seeing that their re
treat was about to be cut off, and
that there was no time to be lost,
the brigands emerged from the
building and fred a volley upon
the villagers, wounding two. The
villagers replied with another vol
ley, and, with better fortune, act.
ually killed brigand, shooting
him through the breast. The
robbers, unable to bear the spec
tacle OF their slaughtered brother,
made off from The scene OF blood
shed as fast as their legs could car
ry them; but even in this moment
of agitation did not forget to take
the precaution of cutting off the
head of the dead man and carry
ing it away with them, thus leav-
ing no clew to their identity.
Year: 1876

Elias Schweilzer, a farmer liv-
ing near Beartown, Lancaster
County. Pa, agreed to entertain
a gentlemanly looking tramp,
who professed Willingness to pay
for his lodging, one day laseweek
Alter having partaken OF bis sup
per the tramp took cigar and han
ded one to his host They smok
ed and talked on different topics
until 10 O'clock, when Mrs S
told the two boys to go to bed.
At this pint the stranger said he
would amuse the boys before they
retired. He performed several
tricks which very much pleased
all. He said he could take a ball,
which he held in his hand, aud
place it in the barn without leav.
ing the room. This astonished
them all. He said that if the
family would permit him to go in
to room up stairs to arrange the
ball, which would not require
more than twenty minutes, and
when he would stamp on the floor
they were to 60 into the barn,
where they would fnd a ball be

hind horse, where they kept the
curry-comb, wrapped in piece of
silk. The family being anxious
to see the performance showed
the stranger into the best room
and then waited for the signal to
90 out. In about twenty minutes
the stamping was heard and the
party left for the barn and exam
ined the curry comb box aid on
the ground, but could not find tn


ball, and in ten minutes returned,
when Mr.. Schewitzer went up to
the room found it empty and P76
taken from a drawer.
Year: 1876

IM 1t is necessary to say that
the moral conveyed in the follow
ing paragraph, which we clip from
an Eastern exchange, is the un'
mlstakable indication that the
tax-ridden and oppressed people
everywhere are a unit for Tilden
and Reform:


They took vote on one of the
Erie trains last week, and Hayes
and Wheeler stood 3 to 1.
When the train stopped at a sta
ton one of the passengers, seeing
an 1rishman working on the
track, called to him and said:
Say, Pat, we have just taken a
vote on the train, and we stand 8
to l in favor Of Hayes and
Wheeler; what do you think of
tbat?" Pat took his pipe from
mis- mouth just long enough to say:
ITO hill wild your fashionable
cars; just wait till the gravel train
comes along"
Year: 1876

/ HOrsemanship.


/ From the New Orleans Bulletin.
! A sale OF unbroken Texas mus.
tangs took place on Baronne street
tthe other day, and young Whit


marsh, who rather prided himself
Jon bis horsemanship, bought one


He thought it would be SO pleas


ant to train him aud teach him all


sorts of little tricks; so be had


him taken to Snearing's stable,


and instructed the ostlers to take


good care of him and to be gentle


with him. After the mustang got


gentle enough to permit his food


to be put over from an adjoining
stall without trying to jump over


there and kick the ostler to smith
Greens, Whitmarsh thought he


would ride him. Accordingly he
sent word around to the stable to


have the horse ready for him at 4
O'Clock that afternoon, and he ap,
peared upon the scene promptly at
the hour, dressed in a new riding
suit gotten up expressly for the
occasion. After several fruitless
attempts to get on the mustangs
back he at last succeeded in get
ting into the saddle and putting
his feet into the stirrups, and then
he said to the boys holding him,
Let him 60" and they did let
him go, and the first jump he
measured fourteen feet.


He didn't stay where he struck
long enough to say "scat," but
shot out to one side about eight
feet, and then made the bystand
ers wonder ii the walking beam
of low pressure steamboat could
60 up and down as fast as that mus
tang. Then he went straight up
in the air and landed on the ground
stiff-legged, and the shock was SO
great that Whitemarsh thought
he must have fallen from the roof
OF a house. Finding that fail him,
the horse ran for twenty or lhir-
ty yards as fast as he could go,
and suddenly stopped stock still.
Just at that moment Whitmarsh
saw a friend with whom he had
important business, and not hav-
ing time to dismount in the usu-
al way, went right ov,r the mus
tang's head, and although the dis,
tauce from the horses back to the
friend was twenty feet, Whit
marsh only lacked two feet of
reaching him.


They carried him home on a
stretcher, and alter ten hours un-
certainty he gave proof that he
was alive by opening his eyes.
As soon as be could talk he gave
Instructions to present the mus
tang TO his worst enemy,
man who lived next door, and
whose seven children were each
provided with a tin trumpet. He
don t take the same interest IN
horseback riding as formerly, and
for the next six weeks his wife has
no fear of his being out late at
plight.
Year: 1876

While a party of men were
driving a weIl-tubc in Royal
Oak, Mich, a few days ago,
they struck a kind Of soft stone
about twelve inches thick, and
alter they had drilled thr- ugh
it an explosion took place like
the report Of a cannon, throw
ing the tools fully thirty feet in
the air. The hole then began
emitting sand and stones, some
Of which weighedtwelye pounds,
and afterwards sent out white
sand and smoke for about nine
hours.
Year: 1876

A lady tried to drive a iOur-in.
hand at Newport recently. She
grasPed the lines and said she was
going 10 drive them around.
And she did. She drove them
around q cluster of bushes; she
drove them around an aquarium
designed for fishes; she drove
them around each other, and end
ed by standing three horses on top
Of one. stanling the vehicle in
The air with the pole in the ground,
herself on her head. This all in
one minute and fourteen seconds
by stopwatch-one that stopped
the moment it saw her mix the
reins.
Year: 1876

pended, About a week ago th,
great cetacean was swimming il
arctic waters, from whence it whi
tranferred to the tanks of spe
cially prepared schooner and con
veyed safely to Quebec. From
that point to this city, his marine
highness was expressed by special
car in a big wooden box lined
with wet seaweed, at cost of one
a dollar a mile. On arriving here
the delicate operation OF transfers
ring the huge mass of living flesh
from his travelling coffin to the
immense circular tank of glass
which will be his home for the
remainder of his natural life, was
safely accomplished by means Of
a derrick, and the browning curl
osity Of the establishment was
safely housed.


On the evening OF the 10th a
party Of invited guests, including
the prominent fish culturists of
the country and many gentlemen
of local celebrity gathered at the
aquarium building at the corner
Of 35th street and Broadway to
inspect the result Of all this labor
aud partake of the magnificent
banquet by the proprietors., The
chief viands at this dinner were
very appFiateIy fish. of which
there were ffty six different vari
eties seryed. Speeches of the
most complimentary nature to the
managers were made by various
Of the illustrious guests.


On Wednesday the 1lth inst,
the place was thrown open to the
public, and from the opening of
the doors up to this time has cor.
tinued to be crowded.


In another letter | will give
some description of the aquarium
and its collateral attractions.


The creator rather | should
say notorious English ProverGial
Philosopher, Martin FarquhAr
Tupper, has arrived in our midst,
and following the example of Va
rious of his literary compatriots
when on our shores, proposes to
get back his expenses and perhaps
a little pin money besides, by Civ
ing series of readings from his
own works. 1t cannot be doubted
that these readings will be fl
nancial success. both on account
of the popularity of the authors
books and the splendid advertis-
ing that he is getting through the
ridicule that is being daily heaped
upon his devoted head by the pa
pers which print column alter
column of hilarity at the expense
of the 7s''Prince of Platitudina-
rians." RADIX.
Year: 1876

A tobacconlst at Greenock, Eng.
land, on arriving at his shop one
morning three weeks ago found a
Gne set of false teeth lying on the
counter. He then discovered
that a thief had broken into the
shop during the night and carried
off cigars, tobacco and pipes.
The burglar had evidently taken
out his teeth while he was packing
up his plumber and 10 the haste of
departure had forgotten to replace
them. The police ascertained
that the teeth fitted a gap in the
gums OF one Blake, and he is now
in custody.
Year: 1876

An Alabama paper describes a
remarkable underground lake near
Mon!gOmery,upon which there is a
fine Geld Of corn growing. The
lake is covered with a layer OF
earth, the layer being SO thin tlat
a horses weight Is too great for it
to bear, and the land has to bn
cultivated by hand. The farm
Iaborers amuse themselves at n ION
time by making holes thruusb the
crust Of earth and fishing. Tne
fish caught have no eyes and no
scales.
Year: 1876

Glasgow (Ky.) Times.


Thank God the die is cast in the
South, and carpet-bagism is one Of the
sinking carcasses dragged out on the
commons to rot. The colored people all
over the South, are Joining in with Til
den, Hendricks and Reform, and the
poor carpet-bagger is without occupation.
With the base horde of Williams, who
have been backed by Grants usurpation
of power and tyranny, overturned and
defeated at every point, as they will be,
new era of peace and prosperity will
dawn on the South, and the races will
walk forth together in peace and happi-
ness towards golden era that must
surely come.
Year: 1876

Water Valley Courier.


The old relic--the cannon of ante
bellum times-was raised in Coffeeville
on Monday last, and is now prepared to
do full justice in the way of rejoicing
over Democratic victories. It was buried
under the railroad bridge by the Federal
forces in August, 1863, and has been
there ever since. While probing with a
spear in the bottom Of the creek it was
found about three or four feet under
water, aud raised, and is as sound and
bright as when new. There was general
rejoicing when she made her appearance.
Year: 1876

Up in Toronto 8 sensitive young man
has brought libel suit against a paper
for stating tlat he had been presented
with valuable meerschaum. There are
plenty of people down this way who
would like to he libelled that way every
week in the year.
Year: 1876

II is very certain that mans intimate
friends are often the last TO suspect his pos
session of unusual abilities. This is trlte
observation, bat is constantly being surprised
at some new proof Of its truth. 1t was moi
long ago that gentleman told US that he did
no. believe that a certain celebrated poet had
any real genius, because lie once lived i'll the
same town with him, and knew that his fam
lily were no better than they should be. He
had never read any of his books, however. II
was the old story over again. "IIe q great
man! Nonsense knew him when he was
only that high"


PEAISING THE WORK or FRIENDS.


There is another matter about which we
are apt to be unjust in our friendships We
are so sensitive 10 the charge of overestimat.
ing the value of friends work through pre-
judice, that sometimes we let a stranger get
the better OF VI in the expression of apprecla.
tion and praise. This Is a small and damna-
BILE selhshncss. Why should we not praise
the sermon, The picture, Tie story, the poem of
our friend? How did he yet 10 be our
friend IN the first pladey Did we not choose
him, from among Ten thousand, because of
those very qualities which attract Us anew in
his art?
Year: 1876

The Reese River New ReteiLie tells The
following: There was one old fox which
for period Of several years had continually
Ievaded the tlcetest and kcenest scented
hounds, the scent invariably beng lost in the
vicinity Of house situated in the woods and
far removed from any habitation and which
was used as a storehouse for pelts. At last
one day the hounds started the old fox, and
away he went in the direction Of the house
with pack Of young hounds IN full cry after
him, but on nearing the house he disappear
ed, leaving the hounds and hunters nonpluss
ed as usual. While the hunters were gather
! ing in and around the house discussing th'
| frequent mysterious disappearance the fox


veteran hound came limping up, and, en-
tering the door, set up vigorous barking


and tried to jump up on the wall. His sin


gular action attracted The attention Of th'
hunters, and an examination being made, TIT


old fox was found suspended by his tail to ;


nail in the wall, keeping perfectly still, anC
looking, unless closely observed, like th'


peits with which the walls were hung Thi
plainly showed that the old fox, when TO-
closely pressed, had taken refuge in In


house and hung himself up on the nail b.
his tail, which was the reason for the dog


always losing the scent at that particula


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