smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

We understand DR.. j. G. Roberts
was aroused from slumber a few
nights ago by colored man who
had swallowed a silver half dollar,
and which had stopped at the up
per opening of the stomach. There
being no parallel on record, the
Doctor was left to his own wits to
devise some plan of relief. A cor
rect knowledge of the anatomy and
physiology of the parts soon led
him to a conclusion. Several plans
were proposed, and his friend DR..
Jones jokingly suggested Col. Dave
Cox's ''greenback method;" but as
that was rather novel, he preferred
the following: A large bougie
(No. IA, wrapped with cotton, was
carried down the esophagus with
the intention offorcing the coin into
the stomach; but failing in this, he
forced it to turn upon its axes and
carried the cotton end of the bougie
below it and awaited the efforts of
vomiting to assist him. He gradu-
ally withdrew the bougie at each
effort of the stomach and esopha-
gus to expel it, and at the end of
twelve attempts at last succeeded in
coaxing the hidden treasure from
its resting place into his hand. The
Doctor retains the coin, which bears
the date of 1854, showing that it
had seen a day when it was as cur
rent as corn bread. 1t is a sad ex-
emplification of the tendency ofradi-
cal legislation when our once loved
and current silver coin should be-
come so thoroughly demonetized as
that negroes can frs 40 other use
for it but to swallow It. Tna Doc
tor would have fore II Il CT i5So the
stomach, but he knew It h&d been
demonetized and wouldn't pass.
Year: 1876

Mr.. EDITOR In lieu of a better
correspondent will try to give you
few items of interest from the
Vale Mills neighborhood. Indeed,
such a stirring people should let
themselves be heard from often.
Stirring, did l say? Yes, such a stir
as we have had during the past few
weeks among the marrying men
generally; even the old bachelors
seem to be aroused on the subject;
and now we hear that one of them
is about to Ida-lize at last; but do
YOU see anything Amis-s in it? We
have been jealously watching one
of Pulaskis gallant beaux who oc-
casionally comes this way, not
knowing when he may leave a va
cancy in our midst. We have been
impatiently expecting some of Law
rence's fair flowers to be trans
planted IN our neighborhood. We
trust they may yet be safely housed
before the cold blasts of winter
come upon US, rs they do once Per
year, You know. Is there anything
suspicious in young men buying
buggies? It is so long since we
were yong we cannot tell Mr..
Pagan preached his farewell sermon
at Trinity on last Sabbath. He Is
very much beloved by his people,
and they doubtless would gladly re
ceive him another year.


The hand of afiiiction has been
laid upon the sweet little babe of
Mr.. James Short. Drs. Sumpter
and Alternately are in constant at
tendance on it. Our Doctor was
called to Mississippi a few weeks
ago to attend Mr.. Gus Lindsay,
formerly of this vicinity, who is
still quite low. We feared the Doc
tor would be persuaded to remain,
but it seems he thinks "there is no
place like home"


It is very invigorating these
baimy autumn days to see the busy
farmers. The cotton-pickers 60
merrily to their task, and return
with their Aeecy burdens, only to
hear the greedy gin grumble for
more. We begin to hear the drop
ping Of nuts and patter of leaves in
the forest, and it reminds US that
the Centennial year with its grand
exposition, its political struggles
and official disgFaces, viii soon roll
away with them al, to be remem-
bered with the things that were.


Sept. 26. MINT JULIP.
Year: 1876

General Braxton Bragg died on
the 9th ult., at Galveston, Texas,
where he had for some time been
engaged in professional duties as a
civil engineer, in connection with
railroad matters. He was about
sixty years of age, and his life
was a most eventful one. His pluck
and determined courage on a GER
tain occasion, when he was a mere
boy, attracted the attention of
member of Congress in his district,
in North Carolina, where he was
born, and through the advice of the
Congressman young Bragg was APP
pointed to a cadetship at West
Point. Here he entered upon a mil
itary career through which he
reached the first rank of the sol
diers of America. His services in
Mexico, especially at Buena Vista,
where his famous battery saved the
day, are part of our national mill
tary history. Bragg and Ringgold
were the first officers to prove upon
the field the wonderful power and
effect of the flying artillery. Their
management and its effectiveness
changed entirely not only horse ar
tillery tactics, but the artillery it
self, throughout the world.


General Bragg's career as a Con
federate general Is too well known
to need recounting. AS a military
man he possessed some very strik-
ing characteristics. He was a born
soldier, and order, system, discip-
line and obedience were with him
supreme laws. The termination of
the war found him bankrupt and
ruined in purse. He settled in New
Orleans as a civil engineer, and was
at the time of his death a citizen of
that city.


In private life General Bragg's
character was pure and above re-
proach, not only in morality, but in
all that pertains to the gentleman
and Christian.
Year: 1876

A renowned clergyman lately
preached rather a long sermon from
the text, 'sThou are weighed in the
balance and found wanting" After
the congregation had listened about
an honr some began to get weary
and went ont; others soon followed
greatly to the annoyance of the
minister. Another person started,
whereupon the minister stopped In
his sermon and said, That's right,
gentlemen; as fast as you are
weighed. pass outg' He continued
his sermon at some length after
that. but no one disturbed him by
leaving.
Year: 1876

1t is not given to all, like Peter,
to preach, and then to see three
thousand converts as the fruit of
their sermon; or, like Stephen, to be
stoned for the faithful delivery of
his Masters message; but it is given
to US all to take up the cross daily
and follow the Lamb whithersoever
He goeth. We commit ourselve S
to the guidance of even a stranger
who knows the point we desire to
reach, and when we hear his voice
cheering US onward, we take cour
age. though the mountain path be
steep and the mists blind our eyes.
Shall we give less confding trust to
Him who says: Cali power is given
unto me in heaven and earth"-
"Follow meY'
Year: 1876

The Republican party is an OBJ
struction to healthy progress. Ever
since it came into power society
has been split by the storms Of dis
cord, and the coutry has been in the
throes of destruction. Relief can
never come in till it goes out.
Year: 1876

The present and future good of
his country is what should deter
mine the character of a freeman's
ballot. His vote is for the preser-
vation of his individual liberty and
the advancement of his country.
Year: 1876

1t is said that nothing exists that
was not made for some wise pur-
nose. We have some doubts about
this. If the social structure has
any good use for Bob lngersoll, it
IS hard to tell what. We doubt if
the philosophy of sound political
economy will ever be able to deter
mine with scientific certainty that
he is even q necessary evil That
he is a nuisance, is unquestionable-
He cares for no law, human or di-
vine. But the Republicans seem to
like his style.
Year: 1876

1t is very encouraging to poor
men and women, when they look
about them and find their little ones
hungry and shoeless, to be told that
othere is a wave of prosperity
sweeping over the land" Sad to
say, however, that beautiful wave is
seen only by Republican editors
and haranguers.


.eThey must have optics sharp, we ween,
To see what is not to be seen"
Year: 1876




The distressing depression of the
business of the country which has
been caused by the mismanagement
of our governmental affairs by the
Republican administration, has ex-
cited more interest in politics among
the working classes than was, per
haps, ever known in any former
campaign. There was never before
such earnestness manifested among
them. The hard times have had
the good effect to set them to think
ing. In 1872, times were compare
lively flush, and all the Republican
oracles and journals had to do was
to cry "Rebel," Traitor" and the
like, and the election was carried
the same as it was in 1868. Times
have changed since then, and new
issues have come up; but still we
have the same old cry from the Re
publicans. Talk to them now of
the corruption that is going on at
Washington, and their answer is,
"The Democrats brought on the
warr' Tell them Of the thieving
that is going on all over the coun


try by Government officials, and
they cry, Your party shot niggers
at Hamburg;" and so on through
the whole chapter. But people have
got tired of these old cries, and are
thinking for themselves; and go
where we will, we find Republicans
who are anxious for a change.
They are sick and tired of the Rad


ical administration, and will vote
the Democratic ticket this fall. We
are sure they will never regret it.
Year: 1876

Senator Patterson, Of South Car
olina, in a recent speech at Colum-
bia, in that State, declared that ''the
Northern people are the masters of
the Southern people," and if the
people of the South are not aware
of the fact, "they will know all
about it before the election is over"
That is very plain language; it can
not be misunderstood. The neck
Of the South is under the heel of
the North, and will be kept there
by bayonets, if ballots fail There
is to be no pacification of the sec
tions; but, in place thereof, discord
is to be fOstered, and i'll will and
bad blood intensified and continued
and for what purpose? To keep
in power such INSCRIPTIONS men as
have disgraced our government for
years past and brought poverty and
ruin to our country. Whatinterest
have the people at large in such
men filing the offices and controll-
ing the destinies Of the country?
We rejoice in the hope that the day
of deliverance is near; that the fall
election will sound the death-knell
Of Republicanism, and that its filthy
carcass will be buried beyond the
hope of resurrection.
Year: 1876

The Republican party is one of
immense resources. 1t can fight
for the Bible and damn the Bible
insist that God shall be recognized
in the constitution, and argue at the
same time that there is no God.
Year: 1876

Soldier reunions are rather fash
ionable throughout the country,
both South and North. We don't
take much stock in them. There
can be no good sense in perpetua
ting the memories of the war at a
time like this, when the Northern
section of the Union is full of war
sentiment. No good feeling comes
with the revival of those old memo
ries. Let US have peace"
Year: 1876

It seems that the business men
of the North are beginning to find
out that vindietive abuse Of the
Southern people is not good thing
for their trade, and they are anxious
for their Republican papers and
speakers 20 desist. It is too much
like kicking ones best customer
outdoors.
Year: 1876

The Northern Republican papers
are now engaged in a merciless cru
sade against the South. They are
trying to make a "solid North"
They themselves have already made
the South pretty solid.
Year: 1876

No matter who is robbed-no
matter if communities and States
are driven to starvation-nO matter
what great moral wrong society
suffers-no matter what great prin-
cipIes Of government are sacrificed
no matter who dies or who lives
so that Republican leaders can
keep sleek and fat, it is all right
with them.
Year: 1876

The Republican JOURNALS boldly
declare that if Tilden is elected
there will in all probability be war.
If so, the North must be the ag
gressor. Certainly the people of
the South will be satisfied with Til
den as President, and he is a North
ern man, and at present the popular
Governor of the greatest State in
the Union. The Nashville Era, a
Republican journal published right
under our noses, as it were, says
that if Mr.. TiIden is declared elect
ed by what it calls ''fraud and vio-
lence and intimidation" in the
South, 'there will Immediately be
manifested at the North such a war
sentiment as will prevent him from
ever taking his seat"


1t is now plainly to be seen that
the Republican party is on its last
legs. This sort of growing and
threatening will not win in this
campaign. The people are two well
acquainted with the tricks of Re
publican leaders. They may as well
chang up the fiddle and the bow"
Year: 1876

There are many people always
looking out for Sights. They can
not carry on the daily intercourse
of the family without finding that
some ofrense is designed. They
are as touchy as hair-triggers. If
they meet an acquaintance who
happens to be pre- occupied with
business, they attribute his abstrac-
ton in some matter personal to
themselves, ana take umbrage ae-
eordingly. They lay on Others the
fruit of their irritability. Indiges


tion makes them see impertinenee
in every one they come ia contact
with. Innocent persons who never
dreamed of giving oaense, are as
tonished to find some unfortunate
word or ormomentary taciturnity, mis-
taken for an insult. 1t is far wiser
to take the more charitable view of
our fellow-beings, and not suppose
that a slight is intended unless the
neglect is open and direct. After
all, too, life takes its hues in a great
degree from the color Of our minds.
If we are frank and generous, the
world treats US kindly; if, on the
contrary, we are suspicious, men
become cold and cautious towards
US. Let a person get the reputation
of being ''touehy," and everybody
is under restraint; and in this way
the imaginary odenses are increased.
Year: 1876

Said farmer to me last spring.


"When we were drawing out manure q.
| let the boys drive TO the lot, and


stayed in The yard, because could put
on better loads. And the cows COM


menced to give more milk right off. p"
Now this man is an active, industrious,


intelligent, experienced farmer, and


yet. when he is piling manure in the
yards, his cows give perceptible in.
crease in their milk. Why? One Of
his handsome grade short horns, that
he is so proud of seeing him around,


goes up to him and says as plain as a
COW can say,"Give me lock of hay"
and he gives it to her. Another says,
"Mr. .SteYens, don't you think that
rack wants a cleaning out?" and on
looking. he finds to his surprise that
there is q lot of dirt and wet hay seed
and rubbish at the bottsn. He scrapes
it all out and russ it clean with straw,
and rs soon as his load is fined, and
while he is waiting for the next wagon
he gets little feed and puts it in the
rack, and the cows eat it and feel
grateful. Between the next two loads
he takes the curry comb and brush and
gives one of the cows a good cleaning.
The other cows come around him, and
he has a gentle word and friendly pat
for each Of them. He Is good look
ing man and the cows like to look at
him. He Is gentleman and his pre-.
sence has n soothing effect. They
chew the cud of contentment and
Ieace. AS he goes past the pump, he
asks the cows if they want little
fresh water. They had nat thought
about it, but they drank little jnst
to please him. And he goes on all
day No wonder the cows give more
milk NJ night.-American Agricultur-
if
Year: 1876

in winter. Provide food and shelter; re-
memberng the principles of our Order, to
protect the dumb animals from abuse. Shell
ter them from the driving storm. While
stock thrive and retain their flesh in newly
settled districts, in thcllly settled portions
Of the country, where the range is impov-
erished during summer, feed and shelter
should be provided. No stock grower should
pasture his winter range during summer,
but the high attitudes where the snow lies
deep in winter should be used and will be
when economy in range is required to be
exercised. Much loss could have been pre-
vented the past winter by a little prepara-
ton. In the future, therefore, let us profit
by experience. Feed cutters can be had at
reasonable rates, and a current wheel in any
of our streams would afford sufficient power
and at tritlng expense, to prepare the choic-
est food for beef and dairy animals. But
always brings good price in winter, and in
early spring when beef is scarce-when the
demand cannot be supplied from the frontier
by reason of impossible snowy ranges-our
farmers who engage in stock-raising Oh





small scale can find an easier and more prof
liable market for stall fatted cattle. BY con-
verting our products into beet, we would
more et1ectually eXemplify our principles Of
marketing on the hoof, and find it easier to
drive to market on foot than to wheel it in
the bushel.


Let us build up a sure and steady market
organize a simple, practical, yet complete
system Of cooperation; attend properly to
our educational interests; replenish our
libraries With useful books, and our minds
with practical knowledge; give the youths
and maidens Of our land q thorough agri-
cultural education; learn them the duties of
husbandman and matron; beautify our
homcs-they will love them-we will be
happy, and our brethren from the crowded
east will come and take fortune With us.


It is necessary that our noble Order be-
come co-eXistant with the agricultural pop
.ulation Of the Territory; that eighborhood
jealousies be laid aside, and that we meet in
the grange room as brothers and sisters
that sectional strife be buried, and that we
meet in Territorial capacity as one people,
looking to the interests of all.


10 accomplish this to aid in the dissent
nation of information peculiar to our locali-
ty; to furnish us With the best and latest
information, and our sons and daughters
with practical truths, and to enable ourselves
to confer with each other upon all subjects
of material interest, and profit by each
others experience; to proclaim to the world
our many advantages, and thereby encour-
age immigration, it is necessary that we
have a tirst-class agricultural newspaper
intelligently, cooperate to better advan-
tage, and could learn more Of each other
and our fraternal trust be strengthened.
Year: 1876

WERE it not for the Inconvenience and
amount OF care required to give the neces-
sary protection, great majority of the
homes in our cities and country towns would
doubtless, be made more attractive and
cheerful, during the dreary months of WIN
ter, by the presence Of beautiful plants and
flowers.


A cheap and easy mode of protection, and
one, too, which has proved et1ecual. as far
as tried, except where the house is very cold
or the weather extremely severe, is to place
the plants at night, before the room has be
come cool, in a compact form on the floor or
table, and then encircle them with a stiff
board paper, such us is used for buil,lpr
purposes. of sufficient width to enclose the
plants, making a top of the same material.
or covering with carpets Or blankets or both
also having cloths around the lower edge of
the paper. Shielded in this way, the plants
will go through unharmed, when water
freezes i'll the room outride


TO give additional protection, kerosene
lamp may be set in the center, MAKING an
Aperture above for the gas and smoke TO
escape. 1t is better to havea funnel extend
from the Aperture down to the lamp Chin
ney, to prevent the heat from PASSING of,
and the more readily to carry off the fumes
of the burning oil, which would injure the
plants.


MoaE flowers are used in New York CITY
In 4 Gay than London uses in IA week.
Year: 1876

according to Bells Life in London, iudg-
ing from the opinion expressed at the meet
Ing OF Thursday, there seems to be no reason
to expect that any crew for Cambridge will
go TO either the Collegiate match, or the
Centenpial contest
Year: 1876

JANE LEW, February q, 1916
tli,orS OF the Register


The centennial year is fast passing,
and the great events of the year are last
approaching. One hundred years ago
the great liberty bell and guns made the
cities. towns and country rejoice that
they were to be free from u foreign pow
rr. and by the great effort put forth by
the patriots OF that day won their liberty
uf speech, of the press, and to worship
God under the tree of Liberty.


Now We have contest before Us,
which will decide whether we intend to
keep and maintain the original purity AS
.recmeu. 70 accomplish tins great OBJ
.c., the first steps to be taken by the
Democratic party is to see that tueIr
house is in order. and clean of AL rings
and demago.ues, and, If any such are
found IN the Democratic house, have 1t
cleared o; ali such rubbish and place
now AS sentIneis only those that are ca
pab.e and honest. and that will take An
interest in the welfare of the rights OF
the people. The great mass of the peo-
pie is tired of such rings ~ the Reprbli-
cans have in Washington, and ut nearly
every point in this land where dollar
Is to be made.


Now, all that Is necessary to be done
by the Democratic party to put forth
men that the people are willing 20 trust,
and that they intend to not be gov
-rned by rings and clques, then
The mass Of the people viii carry the en-
TIRE country, from the county and State
ID to President of the United States and
hil the stations thereof out OF the ranks OF
the Democratic party.


let the strictest care be bad II all the
county. Stste and National conventions,
sd rs to give the people far hearing
and have their desire accomplished, ana
then all will be right and success will fall
20 the Democratic party. But II The
Jensgogues and rings try to force the
people to support men that are not their
wish or choice, then the party may expect
defeat. The people do not want any man
for their leader who has been bought or
influenced with government bonds, so as
not to see the great interests of the
country, JUSTICE.
Year: 1876

ALI THE AGENCIES Of thieving Radical
ism are at work-the President of the United
States and his cabinet, the Western Union
telegraph company, and the Associated
Press. The latter organization has for two
days sent to us, and to all the other cities
that deal with It, the specials of the lying cor
respondents of the New York Times, not one
word Of which s true, but every word a spe-
cial and deliberately malevolent misrepre-
sentation Of the people of South Carolina and
Florida. This is not fair nor decent. 1t
is not honest. L the Associated Press will
send the specials Of leading newspa-
perS to US, it ought to send those
we have reason to believe are true, Gem
ing from a source that we know to be re-
liable. 1t Is not just to take cur money and
insult US. The New York Times is paper
wholly beyond the pale of honesty. We do
not believe there is reliable man connected
with it, from Jones, who bulldozed TIE
widow and orphans Of Henry j. Raymond,
down to the lacquey who waits upon him
The people Of tie south, and the press of the
south have, and every newspaper and news
paper man in the country ought to have a
contempt for the New York Times, as lying
sheet, unworthy OF credence, actuated toward
Us by spirit Of mahgnancy and hate, which is
tiendish in It's desire, and deyihsh in its ten
dency. We don't want the New York Times
by telegraph. Lst The lightning take any
other shape bu! that.
Year: 1876

TIE situation is not to-day whit less
alarming than we pictured it in yesterday s
APPEAL. The Radicals have apparently
determined upon their course, which is one
of revolution and bloodshed or wholesale
bulidozing. The negroes have received their
orders to arm and drill, and we know
that members Of the Grand Army of
She Republic here IN Memphis have been com
municated with with view to organization
and trouble. Meanwhile the Democrats are
everywhere peaceably attending to business,
determined upon nothing so much as
peaceful Inauguration Of I'll
den, the legally-eleoted successor Of
the Buildozer Grant. Those Of the south are
especially quiet, urging peace, the preserva-
lion Of The Union, the maintenance of the
constitution and the laws, and the perpetual
ton Of republican liberty. Out of the fires
of persecution cur people have come forth
strong, to BE-, let US hope, the means Of saw
sng these United States from the clutches of
Radical thieves, and the anarchy and confl-
sion attendant upon q civil war of million
field atrocity compared with that which closed
in 1Qc5