smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

EVERYTHING indicates that the present
winter Is going to be a long and severe one,
so don't be deceived Go at once to II.
Joseph's and provide yourself with a good
warm overcoat or suit of clothes You
Will surely want something in his line be.
fore spring, aud might as well have it to
enjoy four months az two.
Year: 1871

Dy anv other process than blasting and that t forms
track as hard as iron, II Will be seen how really
cruel and foolhardy Il expect horse's feet 70
remain in healthy condition when he IL driven
last day after day on 80 inelastlc surface. The
Eighth and Central avenues are the only places to
speed on at present with any safety or comfort:
Are we TO have driving road on the island or not


Mr.. Jay Gould showed great deal Of speed with
his little bay team wednesday afternoon. They
trotted very last and steady, which is great de-
Ederatum In q team or single horse.


Mr. Odekirk s driving two very fine teams on the
rOad-one PAIR OF Rrays and the other blacks.
Tney are wen matched and good roadsters.


The mounted pohce on Sixth and Seventh avenues,
below the Park, 0nght TO be direcJed TO compel
drivers OF neavy carts and wagons 10 keep to the right
towards the curD, 80 that light carriages moving
at faster pace would nave an opportunity OF pass
ing. At present the heavy trucks are allowed TO
keep In the centre Of the roadway, between the car
track and curb, and faster moving vehicles have
either to so walk the length OF the avenue, pull
over across the rail track, their occupants TO be
insulted II they ask trucRman to give them room.
Sixth avenue from Flftysec0Dd street to the PARK,
Is IN very bad condition TO drive on, as those who
are building there have taken almost all the room
not used as car track.
Year: 1871

THE sEMIwEEKLY suns! YEAR,
OF The same size and general character THE WEEK.
LY, but with greater variety OF miscellaneous read.
ing, and furnishing the 70 It's subscribers with
greater freshness. because 1t comes twice week in
stead OF once only
Year: 1871

= The symptoms of Liver
Complaint are uneasiness
and pain in the side. Some
times the pain is in the
shoulder, and is mistaken
for rheumatism. The stom-
ach is effected with loss OF
appetite and sickness, bowels
in general costive, some
stimes alternating with lax
4 with pain, and dull, heavy
sensation, considerable loss
Of memory, accompanied
with painful sensation of hay
ing left undone something
which ought to have been
done. Often complaining or
weakness, debility and low
spirits. Sometimes many or
IS attend the disease, and at
|; of them; but the liver Is


T,,.1 thf,
Year: 1871

IL Carspn county, Nevada, the other
day, 300 Cinnamon engaged in street
fight on the strength of the loss of fifty
cents sustained by one of the number
in a gambling saloon. The noise they
made alarmed the, whole white popula-
ton, who rushed to the scene of con-
fiict' expecting to find large number of
the celestials dead on the field; but
there was not a wound among them.
Yet the noise they had made was aston
ishing.
Year: 1871

IcE-BoATNG, it is stated, is becoming
every year more popular in the Hudson.
The boat is placed on runners and is
driven along over the ice with great
velocity, by the force of the wind acting
on the sails. An ice-boat from Pough-
keepsie, it is reported, ran a race a few
days ago, with fast railroad train, and
with the smooth ice and the wind in its
favor made over mile minute.
Year: 1871

I, A prominent physician in this county
hands us the following letter received
by him from an individual who pre-
tends to practice medicine in Michigan
town, not thousand miles from here.
1t is worthy of publication, as showing
to what devices and ways that are
dark" quack doctors have to resort to
get their diplomas. 1t is hardly neces
sary to say that his request in the fol
lowing letter was not complied with
DR-----SIR: take this opportu-
nifty to inform you that am well and
dozen pretty good business in Fraction
Medicine l have the Best cind of luck
mr.. --S Sir wont a favor of you
if you pleas / wunt you to send me a
copy of your diplomea and where your
name is assorted put my name in 1
havea am objic in view not to- do Eney
body harm but to doe good if you will
fulfil my request will pay you well mr.
- - L beseach you to send me a
true Copy of your Diplomea gest like
yours but put my name IN where yours
is git big sheat of paper and rite it on
Send it right of if you pleas and gest as
soon as 1 git it 1 will send you good
presentiif you Ever kindness doe il to
me if you pleas .-...-.'...-


Yours with car and a friend To you
r ---sH3 o. sfoC From Dr--
Year: 1871

SENATOR WILSON proposes to establish
national standard for determining the
quality and character of the materials
used in the construction of all vessels
according to their merits. He has in
troduced into the Senate bill for this
purpose, which provides for the ap-
pointment by the President of com
mission of five members possessed of the
requisite scientific and practical skill,
who are to examine and certify the
ers of which shall require this service at
their hands. As an inducement to COM
ply with the act, a deduction of five per
cent is to be allowed from the duties on
all goods imported on vessels inspected
and found to have the national stand
ard rating provided for.
Year: 1871

wanted to enlist, but I was poor. had
a wife and seven children. was draft
ed. I had no money to hire a substi-
tute, so made up my mind that must
leave my poor, sickly wife and. little
children, and go and fight.


After had got already to go a young
man whom knew came to me and
said: You have big family, which
your poor wife can not take care Of I
will go for you" He did go in my
place, and in the battle Of Chicamauga
he was wounded and taken to the Nash
vile Hospital. But after long sick
ness he died, and was buried here, and
ever since have wanted to come to
Nashville and see his grave; so saved
up all the spare money could, and yes
terdny came OD, and to-day found
my dear friends grave"


With tears of gratitude running down
his cheeks, he took up the small board
and pressed it down into the ground in
the place of a tombstone. Under the
soldiers nameweFe written only these
words: "He died for me-"
Year: 1871

bless her--sweet Margaretp And with
your name upon his lips, he passed
from darkness into light"


This, and no more. No knowledge Of
the bitter struggles, the loneliness of
heart endured for weary days, and
months, and years, when the heavens
seemed brass above him; when, parched
and thirsty, his soul found no relief
All this Margaret never learned. It
was well she did not. She only knew
that, out of all, he had risen victorious;
and knowing this, she thanked God fer
vently.


How was it with her, during all these
long years? Had she forgotten her one
love, or had the thought of him embit-
tered her whole life? ] believe that
those who earnestly strive to fulfill their
duties before God and man are never
left utterly cOmfortless. She was ever a
loving daughter and faithful wife. No
known duty was neglected. Thus her
heart had come to learn the lesson of
peace. If ever she lOnged for life
which should satisfy her hearts hun
CRY cravings, if ever in midsummer
there came before her, as a phantom of
the past-"The thought of another sum-
mer whose garlands had faded away"
all these griefs and wearisome burdens
were cast upon Him who has promised
rest.


Knowing and feeling that she had
failed of a great happiness in life she
found it her joy to live for others pleas
ure rather than her own. By rich ex-
periences she came to understand these
words:


''To do Gods will is sweet; and to
bear Gods will is sweet; the one as
sweet as the other, to those to whom he
reveals himself"
Year: 1871

OF Caleb Cushing the Washington
Capital has this to say: He is one of the
most wonderful men of the day. With
out office and without official reeogni-
ton of any sort, he is yet power. We
hazard nothing in saying that for the
last three years Of our Washington OBJ
servation, no State paper has been writ
ten of any importance, or move made,
or diplomatic agent selected, without
calling in aid the pen or advice of this
remarkable man. He reminds one
more of a European statesman, one of
that sort who aeeumulates years and in
formation without age, and up to the
last moment of long career is as valu-
able to his country as in the prime of
manhood.
Year: 1871

s1To give readers idea how mitch our resident
minister in Berlin, is thought of in Germany and


how little wirepuIling politicians at Washington
are estimated. We here give extract from the
Berlin Correspondence of the 'Nation ~


The resignation of Mr.. Bancroft, and his probable
succession by politician who has greater claims on
the party, is the of much regret among those
OF his countrymen and those Germans who look at
the Importance and duties of diplomatic represen-
tatve with different eyes from the members of the
victorious party at home. If Mr.. Bankroft did not
consider it his principal duty to introduce court
successful ready made clothing paper-colar man
ufacturers a kind of ''commissionare to act
for and attend to the business of any fool who
thought himself especially entitled to the assistance
of ''hiS minister there are better men who appre-
ciate the always hearty and able services he has
dered in drawing the two countries to each
other possible. Mr.. Bancroft has always been p
staunch friend of Germany, and her leading men Will
never forget that, much as reconcilable with
his duties the minister of a neutral power, he
stood by her in her hour of trial. They know very
well that he not concerned in the sale of arms
with which his Government so painfully surprised us


last fall and that the offence would never have been
offered TO the German people if Mr. Bancroft had
been asked for his advice. His intimate relations
with the most prominent men of letters and public
character, his mastery of the German and other Ian
guages and his extraordinary knowledge of German
politics, have enabled him to do more for the
mutual understanding of the two nations and for
their mutual appreciation than any of his predeces
in office.
Year: 1871

The Democrats are actively engaged
just now IN trying to conjure up some
| plan by which to defeat the present rul-
ing party and get control of the general


government In the coming campaign. Ar
linking OF what they propose to do should
| they be successful In their projects may
| be obtained by reading the following ex-
tracts from some of the representative
| Democratic papers in the country. The
Montgomery Mail says:


When the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments have been once subverted
| the structure Of negro suprenad cy founded
upon them naustnecess0rlty fall a0ith them.
In this belief we are entirely willing the
opposition to the Fourteenth and Fif-
teenth Amendments shall be shaped to
whatever policy the wisdom of our lead
ing minds may determine to be safest and
surest for effecting the great end we have
first In view. If for instance, that policy
shall be SO shaped as TO attack the odious
amendments on the ground of their neu-
tralizing tendency with regard to govern
ment powers, we are content to fight the
battle on that issue, and bide the time
which must at length set all things even.
But although a1c teaUe Our ultimate Object
IN the background for a season 1t shall
nerertheless be kept duly aliUe; so that at
the proper moment it may be brought
prominently forward to assume the lead
ing position in the matters for final ad-
justment before the bar of right and JUS
tice that its immeasurable importance de-
mands.


The Atlanta Intelhgencer expresses it
self in this manner:


The 18th amendment is the great
plague spot on the face of the great char
ter of American freedom. This is the
fruitful source of our greatest woe, the
authority claimed for that infamous brood
of laws which are intended to enslave
the people by destroying the freedom of
the ballot and placing the country under
martial law at the will of the President.
This wrong, this usurpation, can never
be sanctioned by one who stands upon
the principles of the democratic party.
If it cannot be stricken from the Consti-
tuition, let it be condemned as the off
spring of usurped power, and the govern
ment placed in the hands of men who
will pluck out its poisonous sting, by re-
pealing the legislation which is claimed
to be authorized by it, and necessary to
enforce it.


The Augusta Constitutionalist says:


IF the Southern people can have, as
the legitimate result of what those North
ern Democrats profess to have fought for,
union of equal States with their SOW
ereign rights as they stood before the
war, unim paired they will make no issues
with the party as between peace Demo-
Gratis and war Democrats. But if they
are ex expected to accept the usurpations of
the Republican party, which have for
the time being practically made this an
imperial government and an overshado
wing military despotism, as among the
legitimate fruits, the protest will be long
and loud, inside and outside of national
party conventions.
Year: 1871

increase Of the captains paw. The patrolmen and
sergeants, who are IN possession Of q copy OF the
bill In question, met yesterday al the County Court
House, ana discovered that the proposed measure
would not insure their respective pecuniary adj
vancement In the matter OF salary whereas II pro
posed TO advance the captains income 10 the Old
standard OF $4,000 per annum. committee was
appointed from among the sergeants and patrolmen
70 wait upon Senator Henry G. Murphy
and TO urge upon him their claims 10 recognition IN
the benefits contemplated In behalf OF the captains.
The citizens of Brooklyn, they claim, have largely
petloned the Legislature 10 restore their pay 10 ITS
former basis. and that such being the will OF tse
taxpayers there can be no ground for reasonable Oh


lection on the part OF the Senate and Assembly The
force Is small being about 86s all told while the
area OF territory patroled and the properly guarded
Is very great
Year: 1871

Some years ago, when the Tai ping
rebels were devastating the most fruit
full provinces of China, novel plan
was invented for discovering the money
and other treasures concealed by the
terrified merchants and people on the
first warning of the approach of tie
rebels. Some ingenious Tapping
thought within himself that, as men
are all devout worshippers of gold and
silver, something composed from man
would, in all probability, be more
efficacious than any thing else in dis


covering hidden treasure, without put
ting men to the pains of pulling down
each separate brick of any suspected
place, to get at the coveted hoard. He
therefore seized the first prisoner he
could lay hands on, and quietly pro-
decided to ocut him up and put him IN a
large caldron, wherein he was allowed
to simmer until sufficient coating of
oil had collected on the surface; this
was carefully skinned off, and then n
roll of cloth was spread out and soaked
in human oil, and afterwards it was
tightly rolled up and converted into q


crch The rebel then lit his torch and,
III IL ltNeI VI tAptCthtlOii, StdioSa III
quest of a likely house. Having found
one to his taste, he entered, and slowl =
waved the torch in all di rections, IN
tently watching the flame, which short
" commenced tiickering-like a mans
fingers clutching at gold The reb9l
was overjoyed at this sight, and felt
sure that this was sign that treasure
Gas concealed exactly where the torch
fickered; he accordingly set to work
and pulled down that part of the wall,
and sure enough there discovered a
goodly hoard of silver This plan was
was universally adopted in the TAPPING
camp, aud became SO notorious that,
on an imperial officer-in whose suite
was my informant-taking one of the
rebels prisoner, he questioned him as
to the truth of the report, remarking,
at the same time, that he could not
possibly believe it. The prisoner de-
clared that such was their method OF
discovering hidden treasure Where
upon the officer replied that, as the
prisoner presisted on vouchinf for the
truth of the report, he would do him
self the pleasure of testing its truth OF
falsehood ON his person. The prisoner
was Immediately killed. cooked, and
converted into torch, and used with
the greatest success
Year: 1871

Last winter [ procured two barrels Of
bone. intending to use it for Irish pota-
toes and other garden crops My wife
appropriated SOME Of it for her roses in
the flower garden, by simply strewing
it on the surface of the ground around
the bushes. The fowls have free access
to the garden and were discovered eat
ing the meal very eagerly. Thinking
that it might be of service to them, we
gave them some for several weeks, and |
assure you that it was but short time
before the eggs began to come in such
numbers as we had never known before.
If nest was broken up to prevent
hen from setting, it was but few
days before she was laying again, and
thus it continued to the present time.
One hen has taken possession of bar
rel that has some bone meal in it, and
is laying in the meal. Whether she
will lay the barrel full or not, time will
show. My wife thinks that care and
bone meal are great institutions for her
poultry yard, and very extraordinary in
their effect; but as the hen does an un-
usual amount of cackling. she fears it
may bring on bronchitis. The manur-
ing of hens to make them lay, we think
is original, but we have no idea of tax
ing out patent for it, and hence leave
the discovery open to the use of all who
may choose to try it-Erch0nge.
Year: 1871

The best method of saving trees which
have been girdled by mice is to graft
scions under the bark. thus forming a
the sap over The scions should be in
serted under the bark at least an inch
at each end, and of course must not be
less than two inches longer than the
wound Choose good, stout, thrifty
shoots for scions, secure them before
they start and insert without delay as
soon as the bark Will separate from the
wood, pairing off the end of the scion
on one side.


It has been recommended, in order
to save bending the scion, which in the
attempt to spring hack will be apt to
displace itself, to split in two for the
whole length, placing the split side
next to the tree; but a much better
way, though little more trouble, is
to take a gouge and cut, in that part
Of the wood which has been barred by
the gnawing of the mice, groove to
receive the inner part of the scion. In
this way it can be kept straight without
splitting, and there will be no less
evaporation from the split surface.
The gratis must be tied in carefully,
and the ends covered with wax, to ex-
clude the air; but we have found the
best way to be to cover the whole of
the gratis with grating clay, and bind
a cloth on the outside


If, as sometimes happens, the bark
is gnawed away so close to the ground
that it is difficult or impossible to insert
gratis at the bottom, thrifty young
seedlings may be set around the tree as
near as possible, and the tops grated
in above the girded place. Ii there is
a strip of bark left, however narrow, do
not fail to cherish it with the utmost
care; it will be worth more than any
scion you can put In.
Year: 1871

Farmers usually sell reuitry alive.
Poulterers in town, on the other hand.
kill and pluck every sort of fowl for
sale, SO that the purchaser has it in his
power to judge of the carcass and if
he buys an inferior article at a high
price, it must he his own fault. 1t is
easy to judge of plusEed fowl, wEeth-
er old or young, by the state of the
legs. If hens spur is hard, and tho
scales on her legs rough, she is old,
whether you see her head or not; but
the head will cerroborate your
observation, if the under bill is
so stiff that you can not bend
it down, and the comb thick and rough.
A young hen has only the rudiments of
spurs, the scales on the legs smooth,
glossy and fresh cclored, whatever the
color may be, the claws tender and
short, the under bill soft, and the comb
thin and smooth. An old hen turkey
has rotleS aeales on the legs. callesites
on the soles Of the feet, and long,
strong claws; young one, the reverse
of all these marks. A young goose or
duck is distinguished by the tenderness
Of the skin under the wings, the
strength Of the joints of the legs, and
the coarseness 0f the skin.
Year: 1871

He found the papers as re had tx-
pected. He relieved the widow and
orphan of his unhappy friend, and es-
tabllshed them as such in the inherit
arce to which they were entitled by
sudden death.


1t is known that Capt Gordon ross
very high IN his military career, and
was throughout his life distinguished
as brave and honorable officer, and a
fortunate General
Year: 1871

THE members of the BARN Louisiana
have initiated a movement for the relief
of the daughters of the late Chief JUS
tice Taney, and will soon publish an
address te the lawyers Of the country,
inviting assistance.
Year: 1871

New Zealand has its advantages as q
place of residence. For instance, says
the New Haven Register, near Taupo
boiling springs abound, and when the
natives wish boiled dish, they put up
the article to be cooked IN bag
and put it in a boiling spring. They
believe in bathing proper, and Lake
Taravera, a small lake near Taupo, is
alway ready, at the temperature of a
warm bath. The natives all take to
the water At certain hour in the even
ing. and right hilarious time they
have. There is this slight inconven-
ience: that as boiling water Jets up
from the bottom of the lake rather pro-
miScuously, the bather who "strikes
out > carelessly may draw back bis
tered foot or arm minus perhaps the
skin. Even on land there is danger of
breaking the crust and suddenly find
ing your foot In cauldron of hot wa
ter. The visitor needs an experienced
friend as much at New Zealand as at
any other watering place.
Year: 1871

To MAKE mush take three quarts of
water in pot, boil and salt to taste.
When boiled take out two quarts in
suitable vessel for the table. Then
stir in one quart Of sifted Indian meal.
and pour back the batter or mixture
SO made into the pot with the remain
ing one quart of water, and boil the
whole fifteen minutes. Such dish is
Very gaod-for those who Like If.
Year: 1871

Now that grapes are abundant and
excellent, every one Is asking if there
is not some way by which they may be
kept fresh and nice for use during the
winter. One writer states that he took
a box about Is inches in depth, covered
tie bottom well with grape leaves, then
placed III layer of grapes, next layer
OF leaves, and SO on until the box was
full, having layer of leaves on top. A
tight cover was then nailed over the
box. and it was buried in the ground at
deptl. below the frost He had excel
lent grapes tie following spring, and
thinks they viii thus deep nll the sum
1ner Of course the box si01t,d oe
buried where the water will not collec.
rear it,
Year: 1871

How TO KEEP BEKF.-Every farmer
is aware of the very great convenience
of being able to preserve beef OF his
own killing more than two or three
days. A Southern paper gives a recipe
thst may be useful


"kill y6ut beef in the morning or
early part of the forenoon, let it hang
up and drip for one or twc hours, cut
it up in pieces to suit your fancy, and
srlt well in box or barrel kept cover
ell. The next morning build a scaffold
three or four feet high; the latter will
be the best. Build good fire with
hard wood; let IT burn pretty
freely until nearly done blaz
ing, then put small sticks
across your scatfold, lay your beef on
them and barbecue until very nearly
done; turf the meat over frequently.
If the weather is good. you can be
through the job generally in one day,
but of this you must be your own jt,dge.
When satisfied that it is sufficiently
barbacdeh, lay it away and let it entirely
cool, then lay ii n All airy barrel, and
as You lay in the meat, sprinkle salt
over it; tie a cloth over the top. In
using the beef yea will find that it
never gets hard or tough Cook it al
most any way .yeu please, l think you
will be delighted with your beef