smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

For tie Stark County OemorrH.


Fellow workmen, you viii soon have
to decide by vote between men to act in
official capacity which are Of the most
incongruous opinions rs 10 the means or
policy to be carried out IN order to secure
the happiness and welfare Of the country.


Now there are no class of men so
much concerned in this matter as work.
ingmen. Workingmen must live by
thier labor, and just in proportion as la
Dor is plentiful, so is the workman happy
and comfortable.


Then, my dear fellowsin labor, Look
before you leap" or, in other words. look
we'll to your interests.


Now, am no respecter Of persons, in
the language Of the renowned Robbie
Burns, IL was bred to work, and am
therefore independent" would never
advise you to choose between men. but
between principles.


The principles which you must choose
between are justice and equality, or, mo
nopoly. 1t is impossible for me to go
into this question at length here, but
will give you one example. Now we
want freedom for any and every man to
buy and sell the fruits Of his own labor
where he pleases without any tax more
than is charged ordinarily and equally to
all other citizens. Monopoly is the re-
verse of this. 1t is to put on a tax or
tariff to put millions into the pockets Of a
few.


Be assured it is a false idea that work
men get higher wages by this system.
Read the condition ofthe working classes
in England. and profit by the lesson.


Now, another and important principle
is currency. For thorough elucidatiOn
of this subject recommend you to read
carefully the Hon. 6. II. Pendleton's
speech in the DEMOCRAT Of three weeks
ago.


But allow me to urge you to consider
duly this point, whether any Of you
would risk your money in business when
you are plainly told that you will lose
from IA to no-one-knows-how-much per
cent. in three years. 1t is the instability
of currency that is stagnating trade.


To-day, If you need gold, you may
pay "a per cent. for it. Three months
hence you may have lost on it 4 per
cent; and it is quite plain some one
must lose while values are so unstable.
If you have a little property for which
you have agreed to pay in paper cur
rency, and we return to specie payment
or payment in gold, you will have to pay
from "a to 25 per cent, or perhaps more
for it, besides more taxes.


Now, fellow workmen, the Democratic
principles are fair dealing-to return to
regular state of things as soon as pos.
sible; to receive the currency for all
government dues, and for any and all
dues, and then and thus make it par.
Remember, whoever suffers, you must
suffer. The poor wOrkmen always suffer
the most in case of paniCs, &c.


| say, then, study these principles, and
vote for the best. In freedom and
equality.


Felow.workmen, yours very truly,


JOHN MILLER.
Year: 1875

A system Of robbery seems to have
been going on for some time in the man.
agement of the Marine corps bureau.
The swag has reached between twenty
and thirty thousand and going up. a
little more Grantism. Thisis the system
the Republicans of Ohio endorsed in
their State Convention when they ap-
proved of Grants Administration.
Year: 1875

REAL estate has declined in Boston
considerably, business is very much
depressed, and lower rate of taxation
tolIows--a sort of adumbration Of what
is TO take place in every over done city
Year: 1875

1t takes but one letter to make Mary marry


What holds all the snuff in the world? No
one nose.


I'm the bright lexicon of feminine fashion
there is such word az faile.


The Union League club, Philadelphia, will!
give reception in May to President Grant and
the Cabinet officers.


George Washington may have been a very
smart man, but any stupid boy can get a head of
him by buying three.cent postage stamp.


The grasshoppers in the western States are
around the railway stations these warm spring
mornings to see who comes to purchase seed
wheat


A new entertainment in London is ''soi-
rec of hairdressing," in which professor OF the
art performed on chosen heads before the pub
lie with the skill and artistic sense with which
Paganini performed on the fiddle.
Year: 1875

We do not believe, says the Ro
chester Democrat and Chronicle,
that the Republican party is to have
any trouble with the Independent
voter, if it is true to itself.
Faithful to it's own convictions, it
will compass its own interests. By
accomplishing its own publication,
it will recruit it's ranks and com
mand success. So surely and SO
steadily has it been doing this for
the last year that the fact of the
return of honest Liberals is already
q demonstration. We hear moth
ing of Democratic gains from the
Independent element. The air is
freighted with messages announc
ing it's cohesion with the Repubi-
can party.
Year: 1875

There is probably no more common
error abroad among orchadists and
farmers than that of neglecting the
cultivation of fruit trees. Our friend
Meehan, editor of the Gardeners s
ChrOniclc. hits this error most palpa-
bly, in the following forcible remarks.
He says:


speaking of planting fruit, the re-
mark is often made that 1T is no use
to set out trees; they do no good any
more in these parts ; and yet it is be-
yond dispute that there is no country
on the face of the globe that in this
respect can beat this one. The fact
is. we have been spoiled by the very
abundance of our riches. Time once
was when all one had to do was to
stick in tree and leave the rest to
nature. Immense crops resulted from
this simple plan without any effort on
the part of the fruit grower. Nowhere
else could this be done. BY the sweat
of ones brow is he to labor, not only
for his daily bread, but for his fruit
also. No one could expect this Eden
like dispensation to last. Bugs and
blights are sure to find out the fruit
trees, and one has to battle with them
in order to succeed in America, as well
It's elsewhere.


1T is very remarkable that those in
daily communication with the soil, as
fruit growers and gardeners, should
expect fruit trees togrow without some
care. Look at the labor required to
grow the commonest farm crops. Be
sides the horse labor, and the wear and
tear of machinery, and the cost of
manure, one has to walk some eigh-
teen miles after the plow i'll order to
get an acre of wheat land ready for
sowing; and yet, with all this hard
work and heavy expense, the profit is
often not more than ten dollars an
acre. 1t is so of all farm and garden
crops. Every one knows that the
labor is enormous-hoeing, digging,
working away forever.


'Fruit culture, to be successful, re-
quires some expense and some labor.
But it requires not nearly as much
labor as many other kinds of things
do; and in proportion to the labor, the
profits are generally greater.


at is one of the lessons our folks
have to learn, that the day when ma
ture took care of our fruits for us, and
gave lis full crops without trouble or
care, is gone by. Fruit growing takes
its stand now with all other things.
1t will yield good returns with ordi-
Year: 1875

In front of a physicians residence
stood a buggy, a fine horse and a col
ored servant. The doctor had evident
ly had an urgent call and wanted to
go-the horse on the contrary wanted
to stop. 1t was an occasion to stir
and exasperate all the evil humors in
the breasts Of these two men. One
expended his wrath in the most effec-
tive way he knew how, while he held
the reins-the other INDUCED himself
in an extravagant exercise of his boots
still, that defiant horse maintained
his independence of all coercion, and
stood before the door waiting his own
consent to depart. 1t would not come
The negro at the bride and the doc
tor in the gig were in a pitiable, not
to say ridiculous, condition of dismay
and discouragement. Ny sympathy
was about equally divided between the
doctor and his patient and the horse !;
for the irritated descendant of Ham,,
who used his boots with such inces-
SAINT and unmitigated severity, | felt
not anxiety or tenderness. With a
proud consciousness of my ability to
start thc=dactor on his errand and the


horse on the road, advanced to the
edge of the sidewalk and called ont to
the man who held the triumphant an


imal by the head. Down went his up
raised foot, while, in as concise a manner
as possible, presented my views of
the difficulty and its probable relief.


| remarked (what the poor fellow al
ready knew that the horse was de-
termined not to go; but then, after
this apparently unnecessary introduce
ton, | advised a prompt and absolute
diversion of the animal from his pres
ent state of mind. | inquired if he
had a string in his pocket fortunate
ly he had just what was needed
Now | said, "wind that little cord
pretty tightly round one of the horses
ears, and think the trouble for this
time will be over" With curious
expression, which | should enjoy see
ing we'll represented on canvass, the
man obeved. What faith the doctor
had | don't know, but he lifted the
reins invitingly, and without the
slightest acknowledgement to me
drove down the avenue. The negro
looked after him with utter amaze
mcnt, once in while turning to gaze
at the woman who had ventured a sug-
gestion. The horse had wide-awake
expression about his ears and in his
action, but behaved with all evidence
of good-nature-his mind was diverted
etfectually, though not in manner to
frighten him or to rouse his vicious
Iaualities. A grocer had stopped his
cart to enjoy the contest, and seeing
the stubborn creature SO simply con-
trolled, he jumped from his wagon and
coming close to me exclaimed, "Mell,
| never saw the beat of that ''1ou
can try it, | said, "and very often
You'll succeed; if horse balks, divert
'his mind from his determination
! lying rtring around his ear (and
leave it there, not pulling it), will set
him thinking about that, aud he will


forget that he meant to stand still all
| the afternoon r'-He0rth and Home
Year: 1875

To SAVE SwARMs.--A bee keeper
gives the following plan to prevent a
swarm of bees from getting away. from
the hive, with the statement that dur
ing ten years experience he has never
known it to fail but once. AS soon
as they show the first symptom Of
swarming, stop up some of the outlets
to the hive, so as to force them to
considerable time in coming out. The
swarm being made up in part of young
bees, many of them unable to fly we'll,
and as the swarm can do nothing until
all are ont and flying in the air, by
prolonging their exit, the feeble ones
become tired, and finding their plans
frustrated, they alight to arrange their
journey. Ifthey can leave the old hive
at once they care very little about a.
lighting.


aaF Honest poverty should rarely
be a BAR to wedlock. Granted that
two people are to exist at all in this
world, they can commonly live more
cheaply, more comfortably, and more
purely in one home than they can in
two separate homes. Tens of thou
sands of happy, honorable and holy
marriages have been consumated where
no ''cards'' were issued, and no bridal
gifts bestowed, except an honest hand
and a loving heart.
Year: 1875

Professor Halls collection OF geological specimens,


formerly in the State Geological Museum Albany, is at
present being removed to the Museum OF Natural His
tory IN Central Park This magnificent collection is
one of the finest in America and viii be important
addition to the already large and interesting
collection Of objects OF natural history in
the Park Museum. The building has recently
Deen greatly extended and one wing Of the new
sunce has been specially prepared for the reception Of
rIolessor halIs collection IL will probably require
three ~ Tour weeks 10 arrange and locate the spec
mems before the new building can bo thrown open to
the general public When the Art Museum whicf will
DC connected with the Museum Of Natural History has
reached completion and been filed with our choicest
Works o. art the united buildings will form one or the


atractons IN Central Park, and afford perhaps
anywhere IN America
Year: 1875

THE SECOND REGIMENTS THIRD ANNUAL TRIAL
OF SKILL AT THE 200 AND 500 YARD RANGE.


NEW HAVEN Oct a. 1875.
The third annual trial Of skill the rife by the Sec
ond Connecticut regiment at the whitney Range near
this city, which began yesterday and ended to-day
very successful in all its features and proves con
cusvey that tho Nutmeg State possesses marksmen
capable OF sustaining an envabe reputation long since
won Both the team shooting and that by individuals
Of most interesting character and witnessed
by throngs OF people Five rounds were fred al each
range. The following is the result Of the two days
Qunr
Year: 1875

In answer question 10 the causes that led to
the depression in the market and the fall N prices this
gentleman attributed IL TO over production The act
IS, said he, there is more produced this year
than last year, and there s foreign demand 10
lieve the market Every OF ground within 100
miles Of this city has been taxed TO It's utmost capacity
to vegetables and fruit for this market So good
the prevailing prices OF last year that many who
planted grain IN the past rushed into the cultivation Of
root crops. large number Of the farmers on Long
Island expectation OF heavy crops and big prices
chase fertilizers, ana now they find chance
TO sell even al ruinous prices aud expect many Of
them Will 90 under A farmer living at Albany
Troy owing TO low ireights, which are but twenty to
twenty live per BARREL and cheaper land, can
compete with the markelman residing less than dozen
miles back Of Brooklyn Jersey City IL the latter
farmers fully as much TO market their crops IL does
the farmer at Troy, Albany, HUDSON or Newburg Mo
sell about much last year oil products; but
prices being down, We make less profit by one
half than we did last year see no hope for relief
time, and II goes to the West Indies and the Southern
States; but several European Powers have nerdlcted
the importation of our surplus into their territory
owing the potato bug and all relief from that quar-
ter Is cut on IL that after all the potato bugs
did damage, and, judging from the yield this year,
may safely say, The more bugs the potatoes ~


'rhe season, said another, is moving very slowly
and as a general thing prices are away down, nearly
one-ha below those OF last year Indeed, even with
low prices, where produce within the reach Of all
classes one would think, there Is little no demand
The less than they have been years
at this season. Take potatoes example They
last year held at So TO 81 25, and this year.
bulk from 81 25 to 81 75 81 % per barrel being the
standard price In bulk Cabbage rules 81 SO to So
per hundred, against s. to $7sast year The main
OF the low prices is that the consumer has not
little foreign demand, which vs. chiefly from the West
Indies and the Southern States. y


large hrm who have watched the market very
closely gave the reporter the following comparative
prices
Year: 1875

A notice received from the Treasury Department


day or two since that the drawback duty on sugar.
hard refined and exported would be reduced from SO rs
gold per 100 lbs less per cent which has been tho
rate for some months, to SO % less per cent or


reduction OF so cents per 100 lbs, The effect put
an immediate stop trade for export The Importance
of the official just made appears in the
following statement of the export of refined sugars
from the United States almost entirely from this port


from April l to August 81, compared with the same
Year: 1875

and hashing up all our daily local news
for his weekly edition.


As to the forged dispatch which he
says was signed by '.H. A. Webster,
Collector of Customs" and directed to
the LtelHgencer jointly with the Port
land Journal, we have only to say that
Mr.. Webster never sent a special dis
patch to the fatelligencer over his official
signature, and if any such was sent. it
was without his knowledge or consent.
The assumption that Mr.. Webster
deemed tle Portland Journal and hitel-
ligencer as the two journals of such vast
power that their good will must be pro-
pitiated by special official attention on
his part, is simply ridiculous and en-
tirely unlike him. The probable e1-
PLANTATION of that dispatch is. that after
We had paid all and much more for dis
than we could well afford, which we
gave to the public gratuitously, one
came from Port Townsend upon which
the charges were $3S, containing no new
or important fact worth the cost. This
was addressed to the DISPATCH, Orego-
nian and CAL. We surrendered our
right to thoTcopy and gave permission
to the operator to make any disposition
of it he saw fit. Soon after IN extra
appeared frona the Il.lellige,acer Office
with dispatch Importing to be ad-
dressed to that paper and signed" IL.
A. Webster, Collector Of Customs. We
thought then, and still think tina. was
small portion of our rejected dispatch,
and that the address and signature were
manufactured for the occasion. Soon
after this, Captain Starr mentioned to
us what surprise it was to MIR. Web
ster to find himself published as the
special correspondent of the lntelligencer
in his official character. We thought
nothing of it at that time but as one OF
those little tricks TO which an editor of
small mental calibre and devoid of truth
or professional honor, will resort to give
his paper currency and standing, and
only alluded to it incidentally several
" eeks afterwards to show the character
of the man who was making false
charges against his betters.


We have never had occasion to speak
of the Mteiligencer but as a public nui-
sance; newspaper directed and con
trolled entirely by the personal spite
or private interests of its editor, that
never contributed in any degree to the
material prosperity Of the town or any
public enterprise, but on tho contrary
has at times bent its best efforts to dis
courage immigration and manufacturing
enterprises, and at all times the advo-
cate or apologist of squaw brothels and
gambling bells, and in full sympathy
with all that is low, vicious and de-
PRAYED, while very few, if any, of our
most enterprising and reputable citizens
have escaped its censure or calumny.
A chronic grumbler, meddler and OBJ
structionist, its chief support is de-
rived from those who give it aid only to
placate its abuse.
Year: 1875

While eating our breakfast the next
morning, We were deceived into the be-
lief that the incessant chirpipg and


singing outside proceeded from birds,


and could hardly believe the explana-
ton of our friend, until we had ex-


plored the mystery ourselves, and found


that the music proceeded from innu-
| merable beetles and locEsts; indeed SO
numerous were they that the disasters
of old. and modern times were recol-
lected and dark prognostications of the
future were entering our minds, when
our friend relieved US by pointing out
their difference of structure and habits
to those which occasioned so much de-
vastation in times past, and we were
also ir formed that they snbsistea upon
one or two species of bushes and trees,
and were comparatively harmless.


Leaving the locusts and their intri-
cate carols behind us, we assembled the
mountain range that separates Kama
Kura from the basin in which lies Yo-
kahama. Arriving at the summit, a
view of undulating landscape spread
out beneath us that for elegance of ap-
pearance, the writer has never seen
equaled, either in Europe or America


Cereals in all stages of growth and
color, cotton fields in their whiteness
relieving the variegated rice and tea
fields while here and there large beds
of brilliant carmine and crimson flow.
ers shope out in contrast to the intense
blue of the heavens; and tree clothed
hills rose IN ranges at different points
almost majestically but still within tie
boundaries of elegance. While on the
east the grand Pacific lay like mirror
scintillating the suns rays into silvery
sheen that seemed to be the halo of that
always hedges about the beautiful.
Words always fail one in describing such
scenes as these, but so intense were the
beauties that lay about us. that we all
most dozed in dreamy sensuousness.
Our friend, to whom The landscape was
an old story, rudely awakened us by
the remark, "Say! there's Tea House
down the road a bit;' and we reluctant
ly descended the mountain side to the
"Tea House," an institution which
sands instead of the "Saloon" in Amer
lea.
At this, the close of these articles,
perhaps a minute description of jap
anese Tea House may not come amiss.
These houses are generally light and
airily made of deal and are not over two
stories in height, generally one; un-
painted4hough they be, yet SO highly
polished is the wood by incessant clean
ing that they fairly shine with clean
illness; and their floor raised foot or
SO above the ground gives you an OPP
portunity to sit down and remove your
shoes without the aid of chair. which
Year: 1875

A STARTLING PERFORMANCES. - Some
time ago, l gave an account of an &C
cident that happened to Mr.. Hammer,


the Tragedian, at our little theater in


New Castle, while he was representing


the "Demon of the Hartz," and was


engaged in descending through the


stage to the internal regions. A super


numerary flashed barrelfull Of red


fire through the hole as the demon was


going down, and five minutes later an
underdone demon was being carried
home on a stretcher. Well, Mr.. Ham
mer has met with another disaster :
Last week the manager put on another
piece entitled "Wild Bill; or the Scout
of the Rocky Mountains. and in this
MIR. Hammer was to be tied on the
back of an unbroken horse and sent
hurtling over the edge Of a precipice.
As nobody in town would lend a horse
for the purpose, the manager hired a
mule from the Captain Of canal boat
The Roaring Maria. During the re-
hearsals the mule did well enough, but
on the first night of the play the foot
lights must have scared it for as soon
as the savhges had tied Wild Bill upon
its back, instead of charging over that
awfnl lath and canvas precipice it re-
fused to bulge. And when the Indian
chieftain prodded it in the side with q
tin spear, it not only let out its heels
and kicked that unfortunate brave into
the wings, where his spear jammed
savagely against the stomach OF the
promptor, but it reached its head
around and made an earnest effort to
chew Wild Bills legs. Failing in this,
it stood upon three feet and endeavored
to reach up to Mr.. Hammer and scrape
him off with the hoof of its near hind
leg leg. Then the munager scame out
and tried to start the mule with whip


But it merely began to wheel round and
round, until the tragedian felt seasick


and then it charged up against the
scenery. kicked brand new sunset to
raps. reduced the entire precipice te
splinters, upset two muslin trees, and
finally brought up with one leg en-
tangled in the sea of Galilee. which
was pressed into service on this occa-
sion to represent Salt Lake. This
frightened the mule SO that it jerked
the sea of Galilee clear over on the
stage and then went into fit, during
which it tumbled, and after rollins