smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

The everincreasing circulation of this excellent
monthly proves its continued adaptation to popular de-
sires and needs Indeed, when think into how many
homes it penetrates every month, must consider it
of the educators well entertainers Of the
public mind for its vast popularity has been by
appeal to stupid preudices depraved tastes-Boston
Globe


rety enterprise artistic wealth, and literary culture
that has kept pace with, if it has not led the times
complacency 1t also entities them great claim up
on the public gratitude. The Magazine has done good
and not evil all the days of its life-Brooklyn Eagle
Year: 1875

We find in German exchange some curious
Of the windows in the stable affects the eye of a
horse. In one instance the horses of farmer
fine animals, celebrated for their excellent condi
ton-were kept in a stable lighted only by a
small window at one side. When light was need
ed for work, the door was temporarily left open
the result was that nearly all of these animals
had eyes of unequal strength, and in time
number of them became blind on the side of the
window. A strong light directly in the horses
faces has been found to weaken the sight The
.,a~ssa as,ns;s;~.. ~s. .fr e. -4-hs- s-i--- = =
front of the horses, and much higher than their
head. An officer had bought a perfectly sound
mare from gentleman whose stable was lighted
by windows at the rear of the stalls. The ami
NAL was sound and perfectly satisfactory. After
three months she became suddenly 'ground-
shy )" on examining her eye, they were found
directed upward, and this was explained by the
fact that the window of the officers stable were
situated above the head of the stalls, the eye be-
ing generally drawn in that direction. She was
removed to another stable where the light was
admitted from all sides, and in three months
time the difficulty had disappeared.


Another officer reports that during the cam
paign of 1870, in France, he rode a horse that
was a capital jumper. On his return from the
war he placed this animal in his stable, the win
dows of which were above the front of the stalls,
and in shert time the horse become so shy OF
the ground that he had to sell it. He had had
a similar experience with other saddle-horses,
all of which became ground-shy in the STALL
One animal in particular, thoroughbred mare
renowned for her jumping qualities, refused in a
short time to cross the smallest obstacle, and
when forced to cross foot-wide gully, made a
leap that would have cleared ditch fourteen
feet wide. Owners OF horses who find that their
animals shy at objects on the ground or at their
side, would do well to look to the windows of
their stables, for an explanation of the evil.
Year: 1875

In speaking of the recent visit OF Gen. ConDor
to the Post of the Grand Army in Gardiner, the
Journal SAYS: Then followed a collation. to
which every one did full justice, and then social
chat Of half-hour or so, in which our next Gov
ernor was by no means backward"
Year: 1875

Leigh Chick, the little son of T. A. Chick of this
city, who lost his eye by falling, while at play,
upon stick of wood and piercing his eyeball with
several slivers, is able to join his paymates out of
donra
Year: 1875

We suppose that when the wages Of the flag
men at the railroad crossings cut down to half
price, they will put their flags at half mast. They
may get so enraged that they will strike-their
colors
Year: 1875

We trust that the Railroad Company may re-
verse its decision in regard to the decrease OF pay
in the cases of the two Hag-mcn in this city, Mr.
Smith and Mr.. Kincaide. They received before
the change Sl5O per day under the new rcgula-
ions 81 90 per day-a decrease of 33 per cent,
while the wages of the other employees have been
reduced but 10 per cent This SEEM rather
rough and an unfair discrimination.
Year: 1875

Several of our citizens went to Readfeld yestcr-
day for the purpose of attending the funeral Of the
late DR.. George Webber. There are many sincere
in this city, for the sad end Of this good
man.
Year: 1875

So far the State has not lost much by
granting assistance to railroads. but
this has been because those who secured
aid for these works were careful mana
gers, and did.not allow their roads to en-
ter into competition with powerful cor
porations. Had the Delaware Railroad
Company been controlled by obstinate
Directors and undertaken to compete
with the Philadelphia, Wilmington 4
Bait. r. R.. the stockholders would have
lost all This was leased, and the
loan OF tho State was made secufe, by
good management. The loan to the
Junction 4 Breakwatsr r.. K Co, has
perhaps been made safe by the sale Of
that road. This, however, depends
much upon the ability tf the Old Domin-
ion Steamship line. We have NO evil
dence of the ability Of this Company. If
all the loans OF the State were made per-
fectly safe, beyond cavil, we should be
in favor of aiding any other company,
that could show ability to make the State
secure. provided the improvement is
necessity to the development Of the land,
and there was sufficient evidence to prove
that the traffic on the line would pay the
expenses and meet the interest But if
a road is to be got up to run in competi-
tion with another road that is also in
debted to the State. We see little hope
for the repayment oi any loan the State
may make for such purpose.


There may be such thing as a road
being an actual injury to the country
through which it runs. If it does not
pay and is badly managed and gets in
debt, it stands as a bar TO other enter
pri2ing freighting companies.
Year: 1875

The season for planting and sowing is
being we'll improved in this State. Help
is more abundant than for many years
past and wages less. Employment in
other business being rather difficult TO be
obtained, laborers are willing to put their
hands to the plough and hoe. The ground
is In good condition now for seed, and Tor
month the husbandman may sow and
plant with expectation of good crops.
Year: 1875

We shall probably learn next Tuesday
morning what the Superior Court Of New
Hampshire thinks Of the muddic into
which the democracy of that State have
rushed over the senatorial question. 1t
happens that the Court was Reconstructed
by the democrats last year: but that ought
not TO cause ii to make a partizan decls-
Year: 1875

The leading editorial in the Somerset
Reporter this week is one of sterling
sound sense. 1t speaks well for the new
firm. Better words to the republicans Of
Somerset were never offered.
Year: 1875

If the only cabin passenger saved from
the shipwreck of the Schiller can be be-
lieved, the cause of that disaster lies at
the door Of the captain and other officers
of the Inflated steamer. The captain neg
lected to take soundings for several days
during the thick weather, and there was
intoxication aboard in consequence Of one
of the officers celebrating his birthday on
the evening when the vessel struck. Of
all positions in which Incorporate men
are placed, there is the least excuse for
putting them in command of vessels,
where the lives and property of others are
dependent upon them. None but total
abstinence men should be trusted in such
responsible stations.
Year: 1875

The rivalry between these two
cities is growing decidedly agree
able to country purchasers. Some
on the frontier favor one, and some
are quite partial TO the other, of
these markets. While We enjoy the
effect which a healthy rivalry has
upon trade, we do not like animos-
ity. In this broad and rapidly de-
vcloping domain, there is ample
room for both these cities. A -four
ishing trade may be built up in
each. We wish them great success.
Indeed, We are deeply interested,
for the growth aud prosperity of
large portion of ihe frontier depends
largely upon the sOundness of Dal-
las and Waco commerce. These
places, for many years to come, will
furnish the larger portion of our
family supplies, and not only this,
but they will afford the best market
for all manner Of country produce.
Health and prosperity to them both I
Year: 1875

April 10, 1875.


To the Editor of the Dallas Herald:


have just noticed in your valuable
paper of the Sd instant, a description
of thu alfalfa, as grown in California,
and am satisfied that it would do well
in this climate. | write you for in
formation as to where some seed could
be had. Will you please answer by
letter; or rather, for the information of
readers generally, a notice in your
paper? Something of the kind would
he of great use 10 this portion of the
country, as we have but very little
range and nothing that we can make
available for much good hay.


| wish YOU great success with your
valuable paper, and hoping to hear
from you soon, | am your obedient
servant, J. q. BLACKWELL.


We are always glad to answer letters
like the foregoing, and can assure Mr..
Blackwell that we believe the alfalfa
will be an invaluable addition to the
crops of Mississippi, even on its thin
and worn lands. We believe from
tests already made in this section and
i'm some of our coast counties, that it is
destined to revolutionize the stock bu-
siness i'm large portions of Texas. In
the fall of 1872 the writer of this,
through the HERALD, having learned
the valbe of alfalfa in Mexico and on
our own coast, brought it to the notice
of this region, and from the first tests
has watched its progress. That it is an
abundant success we consider a fixed
fact. 1t assures the production of as
fine cattle and horses here as
have so long given celebrity to the val
I ley of Virginia and the blue grass re-
gion Of Kentucky, and we believe the
time is swiftly coming when our dai
ries may challenge comparison with
the blue hills Of Berkshire, in Msssa
Year: 1875

the distances and leaving the question


open ns before, brought up another


question. The usual route Of travel


from all those places Is changed from


the old direct one to u clrcuitous and


much longer, though far quicker ONE,


10y rail Hence the practical fact Is


that some members have drawn mile


age by the railroad distance, while


others declined to do 50 and drew only


10y the old direct roads. This accounts


for the fact, as set forth in your tabu-


lar statement, that one member from


Ellis drew mileage for six hundred and
thirty miles and the other for only
three hundred and forty, but shade
over half, and SO in many other cases.
On any basis the table shows gross in-
eQualities in numerous cases.


do not wish to 90 into details nor
to assail any one, but to draw attention
to the one distinct fact that the whole
question of mileage needs to be care
fully overhauled, remodeled and fixed
on II just basis. The reasons and facts
on which the rules of mileage We're
originally fixed, by the United
States and III, several states,
have almost entirely ceased to ex-
ist, except in the new ter
ritories and posts ofTeXas. The theory
was that members would travel on
horseback, and twenty-five miles were
fixed as a days travel in order to al
low members leisure by the way in or
der TO confer with the people and learn
their wants. Railroads have changed
all that. The mileage should be
changed to meet justly the altered con-
dition. The member should be paid
for his time and legitimate expenses
no matter by what mode he travels-if
on horseback 10y the ne arest practicable
rOute-if by stage, time should be COM
puted on fair basis, and if by rail,
time and expense should govern and
not distance. Let the correct principle
be fixed by law, ami the facts will be-
come self-adjusting as the modes of
travel may be changed from time to
time. BY so doing, justice will be done
md large public expense saved, and
hat is what fair public sentiment
will approve.


1t is sad commentary on our affairs
% be told that with fifteen hundred
miles of completed railroad in the state
he mileage of the fourteenth legisla-
.ure, being the same number of men,
was greater than any body ever before
in the state.
Year: 1875

THERE were clergymen who kissed
before Beecher was born. Said the
Rev. Sidney Smith "We are in
favor of q certain amount Of shyness
when a kiss is proposed, but it
should not be too long; and when
the fair one gives it, let it be admin
isterod with warmth and energy /;
let there be soul in it. If she
closes her eyes and sighs immcdi-
ately after it, the effect is greater.
She SHOULD be careful not TO slobber
a kiss, but give it as a humming-
bird runs his bill into a honey-suckle
deep, but delicate. There is much
virtue in kiss when well delivered.
We have the memory Of one we
received in our youth which lasted
us forty years, and we believe it will
be one of the last things we shall
think of when we die"
Year: 1875

AT Aylmer, Canada few days
ago, an act was performed by a girl
seventeen years old, which was as
heroic as its results were mournful.
Her little brother, who was left in
her care during the absence Of their
mother, fell through the ice into a
deep creek, near the shore of which
he was playing. She pIungei in
after him, and, getting him to the
surface, thrust him by main strength
into a position of safety, although
by so doing she knew that she was
losing her only chance Of escape.
When his hands had graspcd some
thing on the bank, by which he
could draw himself out, she calmly
bade him brace his feet against her
and Chamber up. The frightened
boy did so, and the pressure thus
brought to bear upon his sister
pushed her beneath the ice, where
her body was afterwards found.
Year: 1875

yITANTED-YOUNG MEN TO LEARN TELEGRAPH
w operating permanent employment and good salary m
qualified. Call address TELEGRAPH IN
STRUCTfON COMPANY, corner Sh st. and Broadway
Open evenings
Year: 1875

To our Venerable Brother William,


Bishop Of iSavannah:


VENERABLE BRoTHER-Health and
| apostolic benediction It is with the
| greatest pleasure, venerable brother,
that we learn of the foundation of
your seminary, and of the hope which
you entertain of it's utility, and Ger
tainly you could never have provided
in a proper way for the wants of your
Diocese by clergy gathered here and
there from every direction. For if
our holy faith is to remain well
grounded among the people, a native
clergy is required-a clergy whose
force is easily kept entire, and whose
members, formed in the same institu-
ton, will remain so united that they
can always and everywhere work cor
daily together. We congratulate
you, therefore, on your undertaking.
Moreover, since we learn that the
marble statue of Our Lady, which we
sent you, was most acceptable, not
only to yourself but to your entire
flock, and that you have resolved to
expose it publicly in the oratory of
your seminary, we confidently hope
that the blessed Virgin Will
take this work under her spe-
cial protection, so that it will
succeed according to your best wishes
and to the wants of your Diocese. And,
in order that all the faithful may i'm
plore this favor the more earnestly
from the charity of this good Mother,
we gladly consent to your petition.
To all the faithful, therefore, who visit
this image of the Divine Mother in
said oratory, and who recite there
the Hail, Mary, three times, we
grant one hundred days indulgence.
Moreover, to all those who with the
same dispositions shall recite therein
the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Gor-
etto), we grant an indulgence of three
hundred days. The aforesaid indul-
gences may be applied by way of suf-
frase to the suffering souls in purga-
tory. In conclusion, we pray God
from our heart to bless your Episcopal
zeal and solicitude; and in order to
Obtain Gods favor on your underta-
kings, and as pledge of our special
good will towards you, venerable
brother, we impart most cordially to
you, to your clergy, and to your en-
tire flock, our Apostolic benedictior.
Given at st. Peters in Rome, this I'd
day of November, 1874, the twenty
ninth year Of our pontifcate.


PIUs Z. P. 9TH.
Year: 1875

! p.a;n-spoken preacher delivered
the following from his desk: 81 would
announce to the congregation that,
probably by mistake, there was left at
the meeting house this morning a
small cotton umbrella, much damaged
by time and wear, and of an exceeding
y blue pale. color, in place whereof
one was taken, very large black silk
umbrella, of great beauty. Blunders
OF this sort my brethren, are getting a
little too common"
Year: 1875

4 correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press writes: 81 have recently learned
some Interesting facts respecting
manufacture in which every female
head throughout the land is interest
ed, namely, the preparation of human
hair and it's transformation into
switches, ringlets, etc. The largest
establishment of this nature in the
world exists in Germany. 1t is stu
ated in town called Wetzlar in the
valley of the Lain. Tt is the depot
to which the travelling collectors of hair
bring their wares to dispose Of, and so
extensive are its transactions that their
waree are arranged in bales, each
containing three and four hundred
pounds of hair. These bales each
contain a heterogeneous mass Of hu-
man locks of every shade and texture,
from raven black to Haxen blonde,
from horsehair coarseness to silk
en- fneness. This is the material in
the rough, and very dirty and disgust
ing are often the peasant-grown tres
ses when brought into the factory


But fear nothing, ladies fair, respect
ing the cleanliness of your alien locks;
all the hair is thoroughly boiled be-
fore being placed in the hands of the
work girls, of whom about six hun
dred are employed in this establish
ment, Tide hair, when dried and
smoothed, is then carefully sorted
according to color and length. Good
brown hair of average length is worth
about S75 pound; the highest priced
hair is pure white, long tresses Of
which are sold, not by the pound but
by the single hair, each hair being
valued at about half cent. The most
valuable of the natural hues is pale
gold; switch of that color was dis
played valued at nearly 500, even in
that wholesale mart. The greatest
curiosity there was a switch of light
brown hair measuring six feet in
length, and for which $10O had been
paid to the original owner thereof;
this unparalleled braid is not to be
sold, but is to be reserved for exhibit
ton at our centennial"
Year: 1875

Tie editor Of n country journal in
Nav York thus appeals to the better
nature of his delinquent subscribers:
To all those who are in arrears one
year or more, who Will come forward
and pay up, we will give a first-class
obituary notice gratis in case it kills
b EN-,
Year: 1875

BLACK BAss.-TAe following in re-
gard to the black bass in the Lehigh
is applicable TO the Brandywine. A
walk along the tanks of the Lehigh al
present where the shore is more or
less stony, will develop alsrge number
of the product of the black bass plant
ed two years ago. We have occasio n.
ally heard of the presence eff these fish
but cannot speak knowingly, having
had ocular demonstration Of the fact
that they exist by millions. We have
seen them, within a day or two past.
in great numbers, from about nine in.
ches in length down to the smallest
size. They frequent shallow water
during this time of the year for the
purpose Of dePosiiing their eggs, and
unlike most other tish will not be driv
en- away very easily. We may expec,
excellent fishing in our rivers in year
when the law regulating fish catching
will permit the bass being taken with
hook and line. At present they should
not be molested in any way.-Wes
Chester Local Necs.
Year: 1875

the hen had gone right to business as soon as
she was placed in tie coop, aud had lafd All
egg. He had the egg III his. hand, and
when | told him that he should act as treas
urer of the concern he was SO overcome he
could not reply


That was the first aid last egg. kftef
the third day had passed without anothet
the boy came upstairs and we devised and
planned again. We bought lime, sand,
chalk, rosin, gravel, rd;seed; cats, and
several other things hopping to induce our
hen to resume business, but she was obsti:
nate. The boy likewise reported that She
seemed melancholy. He said she would
stand on one leg in the parlor for thirty
minutes at time, rejecting and ponder
ing, and that she seemed to lock With con
tempt on the bedroom, which was isGelT
carpetcd with an old vest.


| hoped for the best, and he went away
more cheerful | told him that hens lad
their sad moments as well as huliian beings,
and that it was to be expected that she
would let her thoughts travel down the lane
of the dead past once in while.


He returned at the close Of the second
day, and reported that our hen was going
into a decline. There was no doubt of it.
She had already declined all kinds of food,
and tasted water as if she hated it. Her
melancholy moods were deeper and lasted
longer, and the boys chin quivercd as he
remarked his mind was made up fot the
worst.


Two days after that death stepped in and
bore our hen away. The boy could hardly
tell me about it, so deep was his grief.
Death came very suddenly, and she did
not suffer much She was walking from
the parlor to the kitchen when she stag
gered, gasped once or twice, and passed
over the dark river


| mentioned the idea of post mortena;
but did not press it when saw how re
Voting it was to his finer feelings. [ felt
that | was more used to sorrow than he,
and was not sure but what my plans for
ventilation had brought about the fatal re-
suit. Therefore knew it was my duty to
put two-dollar bill in his hand and advise
HIM to turn his attention to pigs. Wo
formed new stock company on the spot,
elected him President and general manager,
and his last report to the 'board'' says


Pig growing-send more corn -.
Grdphic
Year: 1875

l.uper dairy houses beng indispensable
for the best conditions OF the milk, the
Western Rural gives the following de-
Scrlption OF dairy house, as published in
the New \ lork Times


The dairy house is built about four feet
below ground it is airy, high, light, dry,
cool, and detached rom any other build
ing. 1t is smoothly plastered inside, and
well ventilated No impure air of any
Kind reaches it from without and every
thing within is the perfection of cleanliness
and ueatne.s 1t is furnished with open
racks OF lath all around it, bench beneath
a nothern window, and a table in the
centre. The pans, which are shallow ones
OF tin, holding about ten quarts each, are
filled 70 three inches in depth, and are
placed on the shelves OF the racks The
shelves are made of laths, SO that the cool, ,
fresh air of the milk room reaches all parts
of the pan, and speedily reduces the milk
to the desired temperature. This is kept
Ut about So degrees all the year round by
meaus Of current of cold air which is
brought into the room through pipes from
the adjoining Ice house in summer, and by
a stove in winter


The cream is SKINNED after the milk
has stood thirty-siX hours, into oaken
casks Of forty gallons each The churning
room adjoins the milk room. The churns
are casks similar in every respect to those
in which the cream is stored The churn-
ing is done by a small horse power run by
a small pony, which by means of rock
ing shalt operates a common upright dash
The churning is made to occupy at least
halt an hour 1t is held that first class
butter cannot be made in five minutes, by
any of the rapidly working churns The
butter is worked by lever fixed TO an in
clined table, and the mutter-milk, as it is
worked out, is absorbed by a sponge en-
Veloped in clean linen cloth, and dipped
IN pure ice cold water.