smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

raised two acres of ruta-bagas rs fol-
lows: | laid off the ground from my
corn-stubble, and hauled out twenty loads
of short barn-yard manure. spread 1t over
two acres, plowed beam deep. narrowed
if and let it lie till the middle of May, and
in the interval scraped the barn-yard after
every rain, and mixed the hog manure
(six loads) among that, and had twenty


five loads more short manure, which |
spread as before, and plowed beam deep
again, narrowed, and let it lie till the lst
of June; plowed again beam deep | now
had a soil fifteen inches deep, with the
manure well incorporated through the
soil. On the 9th day OF June | back-fur-
rowed the ground, leaving room between
rows, so to speak, for a horse to walk
The rows of drills stood up about a foot
high. then took stick, an old broom
handle and made crease on the top Of
the drill about one and a half inches deep


got three pounds OF ruta-baga seed of
that yeal's raising (there is no safety IN
sowing older seed y then took one peck
OF wood ashes, silted and put the three
pounds of seed with the ashes, sitted the
seed and ashes two or tine ee times so as to
have them well mixed; then, with two
boys and myself and a small tin pail, we
took pinch of the ashes and seed-about
as large as pinch of snntf-betWeen the
forefnger and thumb, and dropped each
pinch in the crease on the top of the drill
say about one inch deep and six to eight
inches apart. In each pinch there was two
to three seeds A small insect about the
size of flea, and resembling it very
much, as it jumps like the flea, does its
work of mischief the first twenty-tour
hours after the plants are up. For a
remedy | took fresh hardwood charcoal
and pulverized fine, and slfted it through
a timothy seed sieve, and put the sltted
charcoal in ii tin crater with a handle such
as painters use for shaking sand on fresh
paint | had three of these made at the
timers they hold about pint and half ;
and Just as soon as we could see the leaves
emerging through the ground we went
down the drill, shaking or busting the
charcoal on the young plants, and the tleas
flew in every direction. This we repeated
every morning, while the dew was on, till
the second leaf was well developed, when
the plant is out of danger. With two
corn-plows every morning, while the dew
was off, we went through them and kept
the ground raw. We then went to work
thinning them out. and had mess for
seventeen cows and ten bogs every morn
im9 for three weeks. We harvested the
two acres the middle of November, just
before being frost-bound and have l7GO
bushels, OF, IN other words, 100, 200 pounds.
Some of them weigh twenty pounds. We
harvested them, leaving the tops on, and
cut them up, tops and all, with cutting
machine; ted seventeen head of cattle on
them all winter, and sold 100 barrels Of
the smallest at $50 per barrel. 1W. j.
Brown, New Jersey, in New York Times
Year: 1875

LOOK AFTER THE EYES. Multitudes of
men and women have made their eyes
weak for life by the too free use Of eye
sight, reading small print and doing fine
sewing. In view of these things it is we'll
to observe the following rules in the use
of the eyes:


Avoid all sudden changes between light
and darkness.


Never read by twilight on a very cloudy
day.


Never sleep so that on waking the eyes
shall open on the light of the window.


DO not use eyesight by light so scant that
it requires an effort to discriminate.


Never read or sew directly in front OF
the light of a window


1t IS best to have the light from above,
or obiquely, or over the left shoulder.


Too much light creates a glare and
pains and confuses the sight, The moment
YOU are sensible of an effect to distinguish,
that moment stop and talk, walk or ride


AS the sky is blue and the earth green,
it would seem that the ceiling should be
blush tinge, the carpet green, and the
walls of some mellow tint.


The moment you are instlnctlvely IN
clined to rub the eyes that moment cease
to use them.


If the eydlids are glued together on
waking, do mot forcibly open them, but
apply saliva with the finger, and then
wash your eyes and face with warm
water
Year: 1875

Any plan for preventing the freezing Of
water-pipes during these cold snaps will
be welcome. The following described
plan for accomplishing this object has
been invented in England:


1t is well known that when water freez-
es it expands, and that the force exerted
is so enormous that no pipe can resist it..
This invention is intended to give the
water chance to expand without bursting
the pipe 1t attempts this by securing in
the inside of the metal pipe a space equal
to the difference of volume between water
and ice, so when the water freezes it occu-
pies the space reserved for it instead OF ex-
erting its force on the pipe and bursting
it. This is practically carried out by pass
ing through the water-pipe small India
rubber tube, specially made for the pur-
pose, and of such diameter that the space
inside it is little more than equal to the
increase in volume of the ice. The India
rubber tube is always full of air, so that
when the water freezes it finds the neces-
sary space for expansion, for by compress
sing the air tube it displaces the air and
takes it's place. When the ice melts the
tube again expands, becomes filled with
air and is ready for another frost, and SO
on for any number OF times without re-
quiring attention.
Year: 1875

The Practical Farmer publishes an ex-
pertinent made at one OF the Experiment.
al farms in Pennsylvania. to determine the
relative advantage of setting the milk OF
different COWS separately, or mixed, as IS
usually practiced for butter making. -Four
COWS were taken, and their milk weighed
and divided equally, one half of each cows
milk being set. for one week, by itself and
churned separately. The other half was
all mixed together, and the cream churned
at once. The result of the experiment
will be little surprising to those who
have claimed that farmers lose large per
cent OF their butter by churning the cream
OF several COWS together, as the butter
will come from a part OF the cream quite
readily. while other portions are lost IN
the buttermilk. We are not aware that
any have claimed that it would pay to
thus keep the milk OF COWS separate, as
the increased cost of churning would be
very great but, from observations made
upon the structure of butter globules, it
has been claimed that an increased guam
tty of butter might be obtained from
herd of cows if each cows milk were
kept and churned by itself. The expert
ment at this farm showed that when the
milk was set and churned in one parcel, it
made 16 pounds and ounces Of butter.
and when it was kept and churned sep
arately, but IS pounds and II ounces were
made. 1t also took longer to churn the
cream when kept separate, than when
mixed The superintendent says that this
experiment has very little practical bear
ing, as no dairyman would want to keep
his milk all separated in this way, yet it
is satisfaction to feel that the most con-
venient way, in this case, at least, is also
the best
Year: 1875

Jones was hired during the ''coid snap


to dig a grave for person VINO mad de
partcd from this world of woe, and so he
shouldered his spade and trudged unwill-
inolv to the cemetery. Arriving at the
cemetery, Jones perceived the head of a
sturdy Swede just visible above the edge
of a grave just completed Jones al
vanced to the hole and entered into con
versation with the foreigner. from whom
he learned that the grave just completing
would not be occupied at once Then the
Swede went away and Jones sat down ON
top of a baby's tombstone. rested his ell
bows upon his knees and his cheeks on
his hands and meditated He reflected
upon the frost in the ground and upon the
immense amount of labor involved IN
winter grave-digging. Then he LETT the
cemetery and did not again put in an ap-
pearance until the coming OF the body Tor
the reception of which in earth he was to
have provided When the procession ar
rived, however. he was on hand. and very
sedately conducted it to the grave the
Swede had dug, where the body was de-
posted. Jones received the five dollars
and hied him from the vicinity of the
cemetery. and all was peaceful in the
neighborhood until the arrival of the fu-
neral procession with the second body.
ISt. Louis Republican.
Year: 1875

How TO FEED CORN-STALKs PROFIT
ABLY. The rearing and feeding of ami
mails are receiving as they should, from
farmers and herdsmen in all parts of the
country, greater attention every year; and
especially is this true OF dairymen, whose
only hope of gain rests in their obtaining
paying yields from their cows. Corn
stalks enter largely into the fall feed of
dairy cows, and how to feed them is the
important question The common prac
tice is to feed them in the bundle, as but
few farmers feel able or willing to use a
cutting machine. This feeding in bun
die without any preparation, l am fully
satisfied is very wasteful as not only are
the butts left, but frequently near the
whole stalk. have learned from expert
ence that a little brine sprinkled upon
stalks once every day before feeding, is OF
material advantage in many respects. The
weak brine will cause the cows to con
sume nearly all, even when ted whole ;
the flow of milk increases, the condition
OF the cows improve, and they show great
er contentment; especially is this last re-
mark true on cold, windy, and rainy days
1 hnd It much better, as a general rule,
When 1T can be done, to feed salt on the
food, instead OF feeding it alone. In no
case should more than one day be permit
ted to pass without brining the mornings
feed The brine should not be strong
only enough to furnish sufficient salt to
the cows. OF course the cows should
have access to plenty of water; this brine
food will cause them to drink more, and
thus increase the flow of milk. Let my
brothers try this and they will hereafter
place greater value upon corn-stalks
Live Stock, Farm, and Fireside Jour
raj.
Year: 1875

destined prey had escaped relinquished
the pursuit


Meanwhile the hunted victim lay safe
and quiet, where the simple shrewdness of
his little cousin had hidden him, until the
time came for her return to the house for
supper. Then he bude her 60 as usual
to her home. Telling her to ask her
mother to place the signal lamp, as soon
as it grew dark, in the window for the
boatman; and to send him there some
supper. with his valise, which. in the
hurry of the departure, he had LETT be
hind


The signal recalled the boat, which after
twilight had ventured in sight Of the shore,
and the farm house and the Governor
quietly made his way to the river III safety
When he reioined his father in Il secure
home, he named the infant daughter which
had been born in his absence, 'Hetty Mar
vim that he might be daily reminded oi
the little cousin whose truth and shrewd-
ness had saved his lite Student and
SchOOlmate
Year: 1875

WOMAN SUFFRAGE DECISION. The Unit
ed States Supreme Court at Washington,
on Monday, affirmed the decision of the
Supreme Court of Missouri in the case of
Miner versus Hoppersatt, presenting the
question whether under the fourteenth
amendment woman who is citizen of
the United State is a voter in the State.
The Missouri Court was unanimous in the
opinion that the Constitution of the United
States does not confer the right Of suffrage
upon any one, and that the Constitution of
the several States which commit that trust
to men alone are not necessarily void.
Affirmed. The Chief Justice delivered
the opinion.
Year: 1875

About one half of the apple crop Of the
United States is raised in Western New
York. In the single town Of Lyons last
year, over $4,000 bushels were raised.
The crop is generally found to be a very
profitable one.
Year: 1875

Burn low, oh light, and let the darkness IN
Let silence be wnere itful sounds have been;
Let soul to body be no more mate;


Let each, too tired, be sweetly desolate.


Yea, let the soul, cen as a too-lOved bride,
Turn gently from its sacred body's side;
Love slumber more than love turn and be still
Now that they both, or not, have had their WILL
What matters it ? they both are tired to death.
They, married with the breathing OF breathI
Would gather up the feet and be at rest,
Content to be oblivious of the best Il


And happier so all discord to elude,


All bitter pain, IN that great soltcttude


That reaches like q sea, cool infinite.
Der folded hands and lips to memory sweet.
A sea of grassy waves, foam-fringed with howrs,
The tenderest gift of any of ours:
For To- the last of all, with floral vile


We WOO the mutest thing, the grave to smile u
II one goes gladly at the close of the day,
Puts ali the playthipgs of his world away
Pulls down the curtain. lays his aching lbhl
And weary body q downy bed.
Divested of all care, but robed in sleep,
Not any one will ma ake it cause to weep;
Then after one sigh, If there be no breath,
What rest is kindlier than the sleep of death
O SOUL we each have wearied Let us turn
Both breast from breast. There is more to learn
There may be dawn beyond the midnight's pail,
But now sweet rest is better-best of all.
Year: 1875

Anew York correspondent says that
hundreds of consumptives, setting on
the advice of eminent ply sicisns, visit
the slaughter-houses there daily for the
purpose of drinking the warm blood Of
an OK. They hold their glasses so as to
catch the stream as it flows hotfrom the
dying animal. and drink it steaming as
it is. The habitual drinkers are said
to be greatly benefited by it, and they
ssy that it is no more disagTeeable than
new milk.
Year: 1875

As an illustration showing the number
of persons who are seeking employ
ment, the Philadelphia Ledger mentions
that one of the importing houses in
that city being in want Of a night
watchman, an advertisement was put in
the Ledger and brought over 800 ap-
0IicaDfS
Year: 1875

UPoN inquiry at slaughter houses, it
is found that there are nearly two hun
dred persons in New York who are in
the habit of drinking blood flowing
warmly from oxen for Strengthening
purposes and for the cure of certain
diseases.
Year: 1875

The following is told Of a beautiful
sheet of water known as the Spirit
Lake, in Central Wisconsin,: Many
wears AGO, ere the foot OF the pale
face had trod the sod which the red
man claimed rs his own, many tribes
dwclt near this lake: for i'll this lake
were fish, and among the bluffs and
in the neighboring forest were game;
while the warrior, when tired of the
chase, could seek pleasure and find
it, bathing in the clear, bright waters,
which he only, under the Great Spirit,
claimed, and with his light canoe
could take his love out boating. In
deed, it seemed to the happy red man
a paradise, rs well il might.


AS fortune would have it, a French
man, more daring than his fellows,
wandered from the settlement and
found the lake; he indulged with the
Indians in the pleasure and dlsap-
pointment of the chase, and fingered
long among them. When first he
came among the red men, he was
charmed with the beauty and lowell
ne. of an Indian maiden, and made
love to her.


She loved in return, and all went
on merrily; and when the autumn
leaves began to fall and the tea;hered
songsters 70 fly away t.. southern
home, the French hunter sought IN
interview with the aged chief, her
father, to ask his consent to the hoped
for marriage.


But ut the sane time young war
rior, who had long looked with jeal-
Gus eyes upon the Frenchnan, and
had often in vain sought to win the
affections of the fair maiden OF his
tribe, came to the old chief and asked
for his daughters hand. The chief
tain, disdaining partiality to the war
rior on account of the fact that he
was one of his tribe, stepped to the
bank of the lake with the two suitors,
and pointing to high and rugged
looking tree upon the opposite shore,
said:


"He Of you who shall first bring
me an eaglet from the nest in yonder
tree, shall be the successful sutor."


When the old chiettain ceased
speaking, the hunter and warrior
sprany into their light canoes, and
were across the lake in trice. The
warrior struck the shore first, hut the
hunter was the first to climb the cragi
and tree, and was descending with
the eaglet, when the taithless warrior
pushed him from limb Oh which he
stood, and the hunter was dashed IN
pieces on the ragged rocks below.


The Indian maiden, who had
watched with painful interest the diff
fcrent transaction proceeding, when
she saw her lover fall, leaped far out
into the lake with Il wild, piteons cry,
and sank into the clear waters never
to rise again. The superstitons red
men fancy that the spirit OF the de.
parted maiderf rules the storms, and
that it would be death for an Indian
to risk himself on the waters OF the
lake.
Year: 1875

In reply to a young writer who wished
to know (which magazine will give me
the highest position quickest" a cotempo-
rary advises "a powder magazine, if you
contribute fiery article"
Year: 1875

4 rural New England moralist says
Give your son u good education and
settled purpose in life, and when he is
man he will not be content to sit back of
a grocery stove and crack his finger
10 nts
Year: 1875




THrs fSr re havs endeavored
simply to tell the story of the case
withors ipterjecting into the. nara
tive our own perronal sympathies,
prejudices, or judgment. Those
sympathies are nevertheless very
strong, that judgment is very clear
Under careful analysis the evidence
against Mr. Beecher utterly fails. 1t
would not suffice against man
much less strongly intrenched in
public esteem than he; against his
pure life and noble character il
breaks in vain,, the form Of the
angry ocean against the cliff which
it can obscure but can not destroy
The case is one ofconspiracy against
a good and great, though careless
man, but . conspiracy which grew
rather than was formed, which was
the natural product of the jealousy
Of selfconciet rather than the de
liberate contrivance of greed, On
the one side is man the creatures
of whose heart and the cretlulitY Of
whose sympatbies are at once his
genius and lis weakness, on the other
is q man whose insane jealousy is
the natural though deadly fruit Of
an insane selfconceit, imbittered by
a spirit Of personal and fell re-
venge.


The key to the comprehension OF
this whole case is Mr.. Tilton's frank
declaration; II resolved to smite Mr..
Beecher to the heart The arrow
was well fashioned, the bow well
bent, but the destroyer has failed OF
his purpose, and when posterity,
wiser than we, reads the history Of
this case, it viii honor, not less than
the noble achievements of Henry
Ward Beechcr's noble lite, the no
less noble failure Of the patience and
magnanimIty Of bis only too chival-
lic and whappyily unsuccessful
endeavor to shield "all the other
hearts that would ache from the
publication of the famous Brooklyn
scandal.
Year: 1875

It is best even in summer, to make q
little preparation for winter flowers. and
it is surprising what little forethoug ght
will do in this direction. A pot Of
mignonette and another Of sweet alys-.
sum cost nothing. and yet few things
will be found more pleasant and at
tractive in the winter season Plants
that appear unimportant. almost insig-
ni6caut, and entirely eclipsed by more
ambitious rivals. when the garden is
ablaze with its summer glory. some
times prove to be very queens Of beauty
when transferred to the sitting-room or
the bay window.


The balsam is very desirable plant
for winter blooming. particularly the
white. and towards autumn we often
select cuttings from few Of the finest
plants in the garden. and root them in
pots for winter flowers. The stock is
equally good. the cobe scandens. and
nearly all the climbers. make excellent
winter boomers We mention these
things because they are so easily grown.
yet every way desirable. To grow
plants for winter Towering. seed can be
sown about July or August, in shady,
cool place in the garden, or in boxes.
the soil being kept we'll wstered. and
by autumn, plants will be just right to
transfer to the house. Of course as
plants get large enough to transplant,
they must be put in pots in which they
ere to flower. Mignonette and sweet
alyssum may be sown as late as Sep
tember. Put from three to six plants
in pot. The Madeira vine tubers may
be kept out of the ground till the latter
part Of June; and if then planted in
pots Will be 10 just proper condition to
transfer to house and will prove no
mean ornament to the window garden.


The tuberose should be treated in
Just the same manner, and will flower
in the early winter.


Any plants in open ground that have
not bloomed may be taken up carefully
and potted. shading . few days after
potting and given a full supply Of
water.


Look around the garden before frost.
and see if you have young and strong
plants that proved little late for out
door towering. that you would like to
grow in pots. If so. take them up with
as little disturbance as possible. put
in good soil. and treat as previously
directed. MD. Ploughmas. N
Year: 1875

We take the following extrac, from
an address delivered before the Kish-
waukee, H., Farmers Club:


Profit in farming consists wholly in
dollars and cents. The intelligent farm
er who loves his business, aud success
fully rears bis family 10 spite Of insects.
drouth or storms, and at the same time
increases the fertility of bis soil, with.
out being engulfed in whirlpool OF
debs, is really richer in true manhood
and life usefulness than many mil
lionaire with his ill-gotten gains. We
do not expect, and hardly care. to con-
vince each other, that any one branch
Of farm pursuits SO much more profit
able than others as to make us rush
pell-mell to that branch, for which,
perhaps. neither aptitude nor education
in farm life fit US Of course as body
Of intelligent gentlemen. we expect to
learn many things from our comparison
Of views and statement of facts. For
one, shall be content if we show to
each other several methods by which
farmers with ordinary intelligence and
without too constant and excessive toll,
can secure enough ofthis worlds goods
to make life happy. home cheerful. our
children intelligent, and an accumulat-
ing safety fund for our declining years
| would not have farmers all rich if |
could. for very few of the rich men are
such as we delight to honor; but |
would gladly see that day of jubilee
that must have go cheered the ancient
world, when debts were banished from
existence. This great northwest. aptly
styled the garden Of the world, is Grip
pied from debt. till great masses Of
farmers are not really free men. Farm
ers owe the merchant. and hence, in a
measure feel compelled to trade on. in
spite, it may be Of excessive prices
The implement vender has many a
farmers note running at ten per cent.
piled on top. perhaps, Of fifty per
cent profit to start with hence, such
vender or agent has almost complete
control Of many, who dare not assert
their freedom for fear of consequences.
We have settled this goodly land, en-
dured many hardships. toiled early and
late to rear our families and provide
comfortable homes for coming years ;
and while l rejoice in the success Of
many. still l cannot close my eyes to
the painful fact that more than half the
farmers of the west are slaves to debt.
Farm mortgages and notes, with high
rates Of interest, are rapidly eating oui
their substance. Now, if in our dis.
cussions we can suggest any branch OF
branches Of farming that will tend to
lift the struggling farmer from his diff
culties-point out to him more excel
lent way-we shall have accomplished
a good work.
Year: 1875

Notwithstanding that an honest man
doesn't generally object to paying a
hotel in advance, if the hotel is a good
one, the following conversation is re.
ported to have taken place at Chi.
cago house:


"You will not object to paying before
you go to your room. sir :"


"No sir. make out the bill. -


"For how long. sir?"


"Well. says the stranger. you may
charge me for about ten minutes on the
European plan. By that time think
I shall be at hotel where the clerks
wear smaller diamonds and have more
confidence in human nature"