smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

we would suggest to inquire into the pos
sibility of manufacturing cotton yarns,
cloths and prints in New Orleans. The
Fall River operatives are on strike. The
winter is approaching. There is an excess
of machinery over labor. The climate is
severe, food and rents expensive. Why
may not some of these mill owners or
managers be induced to transfer their
enterprise to New Orleans? A corre-
spondence should be opened with the
Fall River manufacturers. A guarantee
should be obtained from the political op-
position here that these manufacturers or
operatives will not be molested in their
investment or industry. Possibly under
such a guarantee they may be induced to
inquire into the capacity of New Orleans
to manufacture the staple of Louisiana.


Whatever our opinion upon this ca
pacity, we decline to express it. There
should be an inquiry into the comparative
cost of motive power here and in New
England. That determined in our favor,
and all the other incidents so favorable
as we believe them to be, factories might
be opened in New Orleans at once. The
profits of Lowell in the manufacture of
one hundred and fifty thousand bales of
cotton are greater than that Of New
Orleans upon the factorage of one and
half millions of bales. A writer on the
Fall River strike places the pay rolls of
thirty-three out OF forty-four mills at a
little less than five hundred thousand
dollars per month. Suppose it were in
our power to pay out such sum to the
operatives in single industry, what
change there would be from the depend
ence of the class which i now unem-
ployed or in domestic servitude as hire
lings. How far superior would this pay
roll be in dignity and in value to the
miserable political salaries which occupy
the public mind.


We can not urge with too much impor-
tunity upon Lieutenant Governor Antoine,
ouPCiihtChuSht DloWu, NIL oouoCll, oCu~
ator Stamps, Colonel Lewis, and other
representative men in charge of the local
destinies Of the colored race, the duty of
investigating this subject at the present
time, with view to inaugurate an expert
ment of SO much importance to New
Orleans as the manufacture of cotton
goods by our home industry. A demon
strated success of such an enterprise would
lay Louisiana under greater obligations to
such statesmen than to all the politicians
who have ever striven to nationalize the
race hatred which they have fostered.
Such demonstration, in addition to the
agricultural and mechanical results
already adverted to, would establish the
proposition that the labor of Louisiana
was treasure which no other people pos
sesses and that it is only necessary to
appreciate it to render it permanently
productive and profitable.
Year: 1875

Killed, or, maybe, a badger to be baited, or
something Of cock fighting to be ventured
on the quiet. And there was smoking, and
drinking, and rioting until the courthouse
and all the neighborhood round about-I
mean the respectable people, for some were
willing enough to join in the reveling-
cried shame upon young Helston aud his
goings on. But he wasn't in his right mind,
that YVES the plain truth of it. There's been
something wrong in the head about many
Of the Helstons. They do say that
lily by the Spanish wife that old
Jasper. Helston married beyond the
seas, and treated SO cruelty, after
he'd got her up here at the court away
from her friends. should have thought
him mad from all the stories told Of him;
but no, they say the madness began with
the children born of his Spanish wife. She,
there's no question about that. Well she
might go mad, being cursed with such q
husband! But that's long time back. The
madness showed itself in the last squire be-
fore very long-he was quite a youthful
fellow still-and then there was rare trouble
indeed at the courthouse. But you've
heard the story. 1t made noise enough at
the time"


He was go confident that was we'll in.
formed upon the subject, that it was with
difficulty he could be brought to enter into
any details in regard to it.


There was quarrel at last 1t was only
to be expected; the friendship between
Mark and the young squire could only end
like that. 1 can't rightly tell you all about
it, even if was 80 inclined; and I'm bound
to say It's not story such as an honest
man need take pleasure in either telling
over or listening to. They fell out; it was
about q woman, If Won must know, Marx
had behaved like the villain he always was.
The squire was bitterly angry, Jealous, and
7 violent; he cried like . child threw himself
1poa. the ground. and writhsd and groyslea
there like one in convulsions; stamped and
screamed with passion; swore by all he held
Year: 1875

A country paper says, fashionable
young people are calling upon some
body TO invent new dance. suppose
somebody invehts one wherein the
young lady dances around the house
and looks after every thing.
Year: 1875

HAIR; RENEwER.-A correspondent
Of the N. Y, Herald gives simple re-
cipe for restoring or rather strengthen
ing the hair, SO that it will grow more
rapidly:


"Steep handful Of sage in pint
water. When cold strain it, adding
one tablespoonful Of salt, one gill Of
bay rum or other spirits. Bottle and
cork closely. If a very dark shade is
desirable put a few rusty nails into the
bottle or in the sage while it is steep.
ing. This not only promotes the
growth Of the hair, preventing it from
coming out, but restores the color. My
hair was coming out at fearful rate
after severe illness; this compound
arrested that and restored the color
also. ...
Year: 1875

From the sanoma Co. (Cal.) Flag.


California is not invariably good
couctry for a poor man. We cannot
honestly recommend any one to come
to this State, unless he has friends
here that will help him into business,
or unless he has some capital. Hun.
dreds of the incoming emigrants will
bitterly rue the decision that made
them sell their little homesteads and
cross the plains, landing in the promis-
ed land with their scanty means nearly
exhausted. They will earnestly long
for the feshpots Of Egypt, and their
complaint will DC better founded than
Was that of the ancient Israelites. In
many cases starvation will loom up as
a possibility.


If man comes here to build man
utactory of some kind, or to till the
soil, and has money to start his enter
prise and to support himself, he will
be the right man in the right place;
but If he comes without means expect.
ing to earn his living from the start by
fading a ready market for his labor,
skilled or unskilled. he is very liable
to disappointment.
Year: 1875

Last week Chief Of Police Finch,
received instructions from the sheriff
of Sioux City to arrest one Geo. w .
Lay, an old resident of this city, for
horse stealing, and on Saturday after
noon he found his man and arrested
him, and on Saturday evening he was
taken through to Sioux City aud taken
to Mortified, Rice county, where they
were sold. Lay admits selling the
horses but claims that he bought them
but it seems that when he sold the
team he gave the purchaser an affida-
Wit, stating that he raised the horses,
they being twin colts. Oa his return
from Sioux last fall, Mr.. Lay brought
a number Of horses with him which he
sold in various parts Of the state. He
is now in Jail at Sioux City waiting
examination If they can prove all
they claim they can prove against him
it will 80 rather hard with him.


We learn that Mr. Lay waived an
examination and was returned to Jail
tc wait his trial.
Year: 1875

According to the Philadelphia
Times, an Independent newspaper,
"Pennsylvauia is undoubtedly a Re
publican State to-day on a full vote
honestly polled in accordance with the
political convictions of the people. ="
A majority Of the States are Republi-
can and if their votes are not given in
support of that party at the next Pres.
identiai election it will be because its
leaders and managers are guilty of still
further and more inexcusable blunders.
The success Of the Republican party
most undoubtedly rests in its OWE
hands.
Year: 1875

The FIRST death within the walls of
the deaf and dumb and blind asylum
at Faribault since it was established
thirteen years ago, occurred on Satur.
day last. Miss Ada jerks, Of Lake
City died from bruise received two
days prior to tumor on the back Of
her head.
Year: 1875

A LITTLE HERo.-Twe children
still and stark on snowy slope-the
girl wrapped round in the coat Of the
boy. and both young faces fixed by
frost in the calm repose Of death-was
the picture presented to the eyes Of
wearied searchers near Mount Ayr, Ia.


the other day. This winters cold has
taken many life, but none Of the un-
fortunates were found in SO touching
an attitude as this. It was not in the
heat of the conflict that the boy died !;
there was no rafting drum to stir bis
thickening bleod, no comrades eyes to
mark his heroic fall; nothing to rouse
his young enthusiasm But the little
coat folded carefully about the girlish
form, and his own naked breast, told
Of the quiet courage and self-sacri6ce
with which be had met the pitiless
blast that blew as cold on him as her.
Year: 1875

bankrupted conjecture itself It is one
of those profound mysteries which must
remain to be solved by the more ad-
vanced intelligence of future ages. How
it is that, upon salary, say Of five or
ten thousand dollars per annum. he can
manage to maintain splendid estab-
lishment in a style or luxury that Sar-
danapalus might have envied. and still
be able at the end Of a few years to in
vest hundred or two thousand in the
stocks Of some wealthy and remunera-
tive corporation, is something, as Lord
Dundreary would say, "that no fellah
uan find out" I have heard it sug-
gested, hewever (though it was only in
the way of vague suspicion). that if
you had valuable patent which you
desired to have renewed, or wished to
procure large subsidy from the Fed
eral legislation in furtherance of some
meritorious public improvement in our
uninhabited territorities. or to furnish
adequate mail facilities to the inhabi-
tants Of the Celestial Empire, or the
amiable and intelligent natives Of the
Cannibal Isles, you would find the
model statesman in either House Of
Congress-altheugh utterly impervious
to anything like a bribe-the very
ablest counsel you could possibly en-
ploy, provided you could pay him
enough to bring out all the powers Of
his mighty genius or, that, if You
should find it impossible to procure
his inestimable service as counsel, the
surest, in fact, the only infallible
method of convincing him Of the great
public utility Of your proposed mea-
sure, would be to let him win some
ten or twenty thousand dollars from
you at game Of draw w-poker.
Year: 1875

A THEOLOGICAL QUESTION SETTLED.
A man died recently at Suter Creek
who had never adhered to any partieu-
lar belief in any specified system Of re-
ligion, but who bore the reputation Of
being liberal, kind-hearted man and
good citizen. A minister was requested
to conduct the funeral service, and the
good man during his discourse said in
effect that the deceased had not the
least chance Of salvation, but had made
a bee line fer the hot place. Those who
heard this were very indignant, and
that evening party Of men went to
the ministers house, dragged him out
Of bed, put rope around his neck,
declaring they would hang him. He
begged hard for life, and finally re-
tracted the aspersion he had cast upon
the deceased, and promised to leave the
place at once. He was then released, /,
and next day he packed up his effects
and eft.-Alta Californian.
Year: 1875

An Ohio youth is to be hanged next
March for killing a small 10y to obtain
possession Of peuad of brown sugar.
It was the principle Of the thing, not
the sugar, which influenced the jury.
Year: 1875

Be A MAN. Foolish spending is the
father Of poverty. Do not be ashamed
Of work; nor hard work. Work for
the wages you can get, but work for
half price rather than be idle. Be your
own master, and do not let society or
fashion swallow up your individuality
hat, coat and boots Compel your
selfish body to spare something for
profits saved. Be stingy to your own
appetite, be merciful to others neces-
stiles. See that you are proud. Let
your pride be Of the right kind. Be too
proud to be lazy; too proud to give up
without conquering every difficulty !;
too proud to wear coat that you can
not afford to buy; too proud to be in
company you cannot keep up with in
expenses; too proud to lie or steal or
cheat; too proud to be stingy
Year: 1875

How TO BREAK OFF BAD HABITS -
Understand the reason, and all the
reasons, the habit is injurious. Study
the subject until there is no lingering
doubt in your mind. Avoid the places,
the persons and the thoughts that lead
to the temptation. Frequent the places.
associate with the persons. indulge in
the thoughts that lead away from temp
tation. Keep busy; idleness is the
strength Of bad habits. Do not give
up the struggle when you have broken
your resolution once, twice-a thousand
times. That only shows how much
need there is for you to strive. When
you have broken your resolutions just
think the matter over, and endeaver to
understand why it is you failed, 50 that
you may be on your guard against q
recurrence Of the same circumstances.
Do not think it is an easy thing that
you have undertaken. 1t is folly to
expect to break off bad habit in . day
which may have been gathering long
years,
Year: 1875

simony kept me from it now. | think
YOU were mistaken. I not only love
enjoyment as well as ever, but | seek
it TO the full extent of my ability. As
for fun, it is an empty ephemeral
thing True enjoyment is lasting.
Since my entrance into business and
my marriage, I have been led to seek
eBjoyments that might be solid and
substantial, and healthful in their in
fluence. According to my means
have purchased them. On the day,
Tom, that you asked me to subscribe
toward your club, had just subscribed
one thousand dollars toward new de-
partment of art, for our Athenasum
We have valuable and beautiful coll
lection there, and when any Of you are
inclined to spend few hours pleasantly
and proftably, I will give you passes
thereto. And for all time you are well
come here I shall enjoy your rociety
whenever you may favor me. and |
know that my wife will do her best to
entertain yeu. And now, my friends,
answer me honestly-will you claim
subscription from me toward your
club 2"


Tom Gardiner answered frankly:


ssNo, Paul, I, for one, am satisfied.
Your enjoyment is the best"


And the other two gave assent.


And never again did the young men
speak slightly Of Paul Britnall. They
visited him often after that, and beneath
his roof they learned lessons Of life that
were to profit them in the coming time.
Year: 1875

LOVE FOR THE DEAR PEOPLE.


Actuated, as he invariably prsfesses
to be, by pure and unselish devotion
to the public good, no matter under
what form Of government be my be, it
is but natural that in one organized
like our own, where the dispensation Of
place and power depends in great
measure upon the popular will, the
model statesman should not only mani
fest the warmest regard for the indi-
vidual prosperity and general welfare
Of the people. but the loftiest admira-
ton for their wisdom. virtue, and in
telligence, as well as the profoundest
Difference for their superior judgment
upon every conceivable question Of pub
lie policy Consequently every other
sentiment Of his soul seems completely
absorbed in a boundless, fathsmless
affection for the masses.


The miser may gaze in rapture upon
the shining heaps be has amaased
through long years Of patient toll and
Year: 1875

ALI large vessels are warned
not to pass between the Noon
day rock and two rocky pinnacles
recently discovered in proximity
thereto, at the entrance to San
Francisco Bay. These peaks
are connected with MONDAY Rock
and are considered dangerous, be-
ing covered by only fourteen feet
of water at low tide.
Year: 1875

AN unusual amount of rain for
the season has fallen in this local
ity during the past fortnight, in
fusing unwonted vigor in the
vegetable kingdom, and rendering
an unprecedented yield of grass
and hay inevitable.
Year: 1875

WE are informed by Mr.. Harradon,
of Quilcine Bay, that the project of
opening a road from that place to Port
Discovery will be carried out this sea-
son. This will be great convenience
to settlers there and a benefit to Port
Discovery.
Year: 1875

Whether produced by Indigestion improper food,
change oil water or diet too free indulgence in ice
water, exposure to sudden changes OF temperature,
are Immediately relieved by it. One ounce added
to q gallon of
Year: 1875

This elegant preparation is prepared from the
true Jamaica Ginger, combined with choice arc.
mates and genuine French brandy, and is vastly
superior to every other Extract Essence of Gin
ger before the publiI-all of which are prepared
with alcohol by the old process.
Year: 1875

Chicago, July 2s.-A Washington
special says: When Spinner and
Bristow quarrelled it was on account of
Spinner wanting to have his own way
in the administration of the affairs of
his Office. Secretary Bristow declined
to indulge him and he was finally
thrust aside. Now comes John S.
New, the new Treasurer, and he
threatens to have either his own way
or to resign; and the difference is, that
Bristow, while declining TO give up to
Spinner, graciously yields TO the Indi-
anspolis banker. 1t appears that
Bristow has been making appoint
ments in the Treasurcr's Office without
consulting its head, and likewise, on
his own authority, making dismissals.
New stood it as long rs he could, but a
day or two ago, however, he deter
mined to stop it or throw up his Office.
reason with him as to the wisdom of
the course that had Leen pursued.
The plain spoken Treasurer waited to
discern the force of the Secretary's
logic, and then with much feeling told
him, that henccfoI ward he must have
entire control of all appointments in
his Office or that the Treasurership
would be vacated at once. The result
of the interview was that New retired
the victor. To-day, however, he again
became a little bellicose because the
Secretary transferred James Gilfillan,
his cashier, to the office of chief clerk.
1t was done without asking the Treas
urer, and he did not like it. This lit
tie unpleasant feeling however, can be
bridged over without any serious re-
suit. The fact is, that New is disgust
ed with public life. Ie is rich enough
to be Independent, and he means to
be, and it is pretty certain that he will
relinquish the Office he now holds as
soon as he can do so conveniently,
without embarrassing Secretary Bris-
tow.
Year: 1875

Where oats stubble is to be seeded
to wheat, it is my practice to plow
it up as soon as the oats are remOv-
ed / find it easier work than to
wait till September, after the sun has
baked il for month. l plow as
deep as possible, with an ordinary
steel plow, and at seeding time,
scatter the manure and cross plow,
comparatively shallow, placing the
manure where it will be Immediately
available to the Young wheat when
it sprouts-then harrow the field
smoothly before sowing the grain
By this method the oats stubble Is
left below uudisturbed, TO keep the
soil loose, and furnish additional food
W hen it rots. i have drilled in my
wheat for the last two years and
believe the extra yield of the two
crops above what there would have
been sowed broadcast, has already
paid for the drill, and it is still as
good as ever.-Ohis Farmer.
Year: 1875

\ writer says that for q farm Of
eighty to one hundred acres, upon
which the usual rotation of clover,
corn, oats and wheat is followed,
and stock, chiefly cows, with q small
flock of sheep, is kept TO consume the
bulky portion of the crop. a pasture
of twenty acres will be found suHi-
cient This should be divided iEto
at least three fields. One would be
grazed for cattle followed by the
sheep-for these should never be
pasthred together-but the latter be-
ing close feeders, may follow the for
mer with advantage, while the for
mer could not fnd subsistence in a
field that had been cropped BY the
latter The third field would then
rest while the others were being fed
off. The alteration would be bene-
fetal for both grass and stock Tne
rest of the farm should be divided in
to fields or plots Of proper size by
bands Of grass, which can be moved.
or by simple paths. The most con-
yenient division is into six fields,
which will give year on each of corn,
wheat and oats and three Of hay.
One of the latter three fields might be
appropriated to provisional crops,
such as potatoes, roots, corn fodder,
buckwheat or millet. The orchard,
garden, barnyard, with the building
sites, and few paddoeks around the
barn-yard for calves and colts, will
occupy 1T least FIVE acres upon a
farm of the size here described. All
these must necessarily be permanent
ly and safely enclosed, and the whole
farm will be surrounded with sub
stantial fence. However much the
abolition of fences may be desirable,
it is improbable that it will soon be
found practicable Such fences as
are here mentioned may be taken as
the least requirement in that way Of
any well-managed farm under our
present circumstances Outside fen
ces may certainly be done away with
if a general understanding is arrived
at to that effect.-AHOH.
Year: 1875

the reaction was SO great, l tainted
dead away.


AS soon as I recovered, gave as
full description as | was able of the
man with whom had traded horses
and indicated the same direction al
terward taken by him, on the
strength of which statements, four o.
the party directly set out IN pursuit
of him.


Three of the Vigilantes attended
me back some six or eight miles farth-
er into the country, TO my friends
farm house, where the kindest atten'
tions were showered upon me by
both himself and family


His surprise at my not having IN
the first assemblage at the trial, CIV.
en- the sign, is only to be answered
by my bewilderment of mind, which
rendered me half incapable of COM
mon Judgment or reason. l will con
fess, however, that up to this time i
had allowed myself TO get rather
rusty" but since Masonry was the
sole means Of reseuing me from a
death at whose bare details | shud-
der to mention, L have takeh botn
care and pride that there should be
not one brighter" in the Lodge
But, to resume.


A good nights rest quite built me
up again, and when, next day, the
fonr gentlemen accompanied me back
to st. Joseph ! was able to convince
them beyond a doubt, not only Of my
own innocence of crime imputed TO
me, but that circumstancial evidence.
although necessary requirement OF
the law, is not always reliable test
of guilt.


The real offender was afterwards
caught and made confession OF this
and other crimes.


First impressions being usually
lasting. | have never again expert
enced the least desire to set foot upon
Kansas soil.
Year: 1875

An Illinois girl refused to engage until
her lover first insured his life IN her favor.
and then travelled two years abroad to IN
prove his manners. If he survives I
shall keep my engagement. she sighed.
Year: 1875

The time was that when the brains
were out the man would die but that
time is past. Nearly every fellow
who has happened to be shot in the
head for the last year or so has got
we'll and frisky. The brain seems to
have ceased to be vital organ and
the body pays very little attention to
it. There j. rather a bad look IN the
tb;ny
Year: 1875

KANSAS has other objects of interest
than grasshoppers. While Judge B
was holding court week before last in
Medicine Lodge, Barbour county, fight
took place between two roughs in room
adjoining the one in which court was be-
ing held. One of the com batants becom-
ing frightened, ran into the court room,
and took refuge behind the judge, closely
followed by the other who began belabor-
ing him with chair The judge, to So
cure his own safety jumped into the mid
die of the room and called on the Sheriff,
to arrest the combatants to which the
Sheriff replied: "Arrest HI! There
Amt men enough in the county to arrest
any one Of them felers "