smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876




The American Jersey cattle club, which
has heretofore strictly enforced the rule that
no pedgrees Shall be recorded in the regis
ter except those of animals that can be


traced directly to the register, or if i'm
ported, directly from other countries than
the Island oil Jersey, can be traced directly
to importations from that island, and if i'm
ported directly from the island, must be
accompanied by a certificate Of the officers
of the Royal agricultural society Of Jer sey
that they or their ancestors are duly re-
corded in the island herd book and a photo
graph of the animals taken in the presence
Of such officers for Identification, now con.
template modification of the rule which
will allow the executive committee to accept
any pedigree satisfactory to them. 4"
Year: 1876

BARLEY AS HOG FEED.-D. A. Compton,
writing to the Weekly Tribune about hog
feed says AS corn is frequently scarce
and dear at the time hogs need it most,
permit me to say word in favor of barley.
1t should be sOwn on rich, dry land, as early
as possible-land occupied the year before
in corn or potatoes is preferable. 1t is q
most excellent crop to seed down with, as
it does not shade the ground to such an
extent as most other crops Two bushels
per acre is about the right quantity to sow.
As soon as the barley is fairly up sow two
bushels of plaster per acre. When fully
ripe cut with moving machine or sythe, and
let it get perfectly dry then rake into
windrows, draw in, and thresh at once.
Ground and soured it makes the cheapest
and best hog feed | have ever used. 1t is
also excellent boiled or steamed with pump
kins or roots. The straw makes good fodder
or bedding. The great beauty of the crop
is its chcapness and earliness, coming Just
at the time when required most. by giving
hogs the run Of the orchard and feeding
barley as recommended, find no difficulty
in making early spring pigs dress over 300
pounds by Christmas. Corn-fed pork has
a strong flavor resulting from the acrid oil
contained in the grain-a flavor not admired
by any except Gentiles of the old type.
Hogs intended for family use should be fed
on ground barley, buckwheat, or oats for at
least three weeks before slaughtering, to inn
prove the favor OF their flesh. That corn
alone makes solid pork is all bOsh. As We
have but one life to save here, let us have
the best to eat that can be had, especially
when the best is the cheapest.
Year: 1876

gagged in the production of milk for city


markets to give It a fair trial, well convin-
ced they will not regret it. SO far as re-


CARDS an increase 10 the quantity of cream,


l cannot say from experience, though it is
alleged to produce cream of better quality
and of increased quantity. Those who sell


milk and keep cows for this purpose cannot
fail to derive great benefit from the use Of
oil cake in the manner above described as
it is saving of money, while it also serves as
an aid in making it,
Year: 1876

A writer in UOlman's Rural World feels
bad because our correspondent j Il. W. says
ga poor man can not afford to raise a cosset
lamb. Give it to the hogs or a rich neighbor, "
He proceeds to say. rShame on anybody
who would talk Of giving poor little moth.
less lamb to the hogs 1t will not pay to
raise it, but it is wicked to feed them to
hogs. Better kill and bury them, as il
there were some humanity or christianity
about you"
Year: 1876

w. Il. Doughterty writes to the Rural
Sun that a tablespoonful Of nux vomica
mixed with a quart of meal and fed in dough
to chickens, every other day three days in
succession will not hurt the chicks 10 the
least, but will disagree with the hawks when
they come to devour the chicks.
Year: 1876

be brought on by the Democratic party.
If it comes it will be forced on the peo-
pie. think an armed conflict will not
come. Were the men in power to retain
power by fraud, they would be buried at
the next election so deep that their res
direction would never come. We read
of the action Cromwell when he dispersed
the House Of Commons at the point of
the bayonet. No such thing will occur in
this country at this day and generation.


While l have doubts, while l believe
those who have power whould perpetuste
it by fraud, they dare not come before
the people in that way. reed not coun-
eel patience. Look confidently to the
future. The proudest object is the pres
ervation Of free institutions.


General DURBIN WARD, one Of the
most prominent soldiers and citizens of
the State and county, followed General
MORGAN, and uttered such sentiments as
these:


Mr.. PRESIDENT AND MY FELLOW
CITIZENS: In this emergency it seems
to me persons ought TO have few words.
There comes times when words are acts.
We have chosen, as we believe, Presi-
dent of the UAited States by majority
of more than 100000 popular
votes, and, as we believe, by majority
of more than twenty of the electoral
college. The great question to day is,
shall he be inaugursted? My fellow-ct-
liens, am one Of those who believe
in the observance of law. When
you choose President you
exercise the highest of the functions of
sovereignty. You who do it soberly and
patiently investigate before you vote, and
investigate every vote afterward with
coolness, calmness and discretion. No
wild threats, no undue abuses Of our op-
ponents, iull recognition of the right
of every citizen to think and act for
himself, and then we should 60 on and
examine the returns of the election. They
should be scrutinlzed by the legal au-
thority. We should use every resort
known 10 the Constitution and the law
to secure fairness. We have nothing to
say of any ulterior purpose or measure,
but if the time should come when we have
used all legal means, if the tine should
come when the deliberate judgment ofthe
American people, or any part of the
American people, is that they have been
deirauded or defeated by fraud or force
in their choice OF President, there will
arise for settlement question that is too
solemn to discuss in public meeting like
this. hope, my friends, that that time
in the Republic will never come. be-
lIeve 1t will not come. believe that
the Returning Boards will not dare to
count out the legally elected President
OF the Unitod States" Applause.


We give these extracts at length to
show the wise, manly and patriotic course
oi these gentlemen so prominent in the
eyes of the country and of their State.
We trust our people will read, mark,
learn and inwardly digest them, for they
show the true sentiment Of the Ameri-
can people.
Year: 1876

of National Independence, is to be ready
to confess themselves serfs and creatures
of horde Of petty tyrants? We give
them credit to believe not; but the future
will soon determine. And again we say,
be patient and have courage. There GER
tainly must be some insurmountable OBJ ,
stacles IN the way of these bad men that
will prevent them from perpetrstlng
their infamous designs. It is always
darkest before the dawn of light.
Year: 1876

| were collected together in a community than
me Old settlers of Duluth. Ave! and thew
were shrewd in it all for, If they accompIis6.
'd anything at all, it was by that sign thew
won. 'Ney


ID friends, might expand and extend
ohese "reminiscences indefinitely, but time
lofoIdS me to proceed With the whistle of
rhe locomotive a change came as if bv magic
IL was the consummation ofall our hopes the
result OF all our years Of planning, our toll
ana Que patience. Did it bring all we hoped
ior IN its train Alas Alas ! | am afraid
Vhefe are but few of Us whose sleep is quite
as sound orsweet, or whose waking hours
are quite as free from care and anxiety as in
| Tue daVs OF old. We may be surrounded bv
Ihe appliances of modern civilization to a
greater extent, we may have those religious
ana euucatlonal advantages which we ought
10 prize, and Go prize for our children and
ourselves, but after all, our hearts viii 90
back to the good old times, hard though
they were


Before closing let me say one word to our
ola trends from Superior. We are clad to
welcome you over here-glad to meet YOU
halt way We have had some friendly hat
ties IN times gone by, perhaps have more still
before us, but as our soldiers and those of
our Southern brethren would some times in
the iul OF battle come down to the same
stream to drink and clasp hands across the
fiVulet so we would clasp your hands to-day
over the watery chasm. Let there be no
bitterness between US, but let this centennial
year prove TO us all that our interests are not
SO far separated as we were wont to sunpose
in times gone by.
Year: 1876

1st.-One bar will 60 as faC as two Of any other.
2d.-0nly half tue usual rubbing being required,


there is saving of more than the entire cost


of the soap in labor alone
3i.-The clio hes made SWEET, CLEAN and


WHITE without BOILING or SCALDING Lhus all


injury to them is avoid d. There is o saving


in fuel and hard work and the washing is done


in about half the usual time.


1t is also uara teed under penalty of fifty dol
lars not to iniure the clothes hands and one
trial will enable ascertain the truth of
these statemtnts 1t would never pay the proprietor
engage in an extensive system of advertising and
claim such decided merit for his Soap unless be knew
from positive experience THAI it would prove be ia
every respect what is ola med for It.


This is also superior soap Tor Toilet and Shaving
purposes.
Year: 1876

The Wilder Controversy.


1t is a habit nowadays to find
fault with newspaper editors for
abusing candidates Of opposing par
ties, and such wanton abuse is cer-
tainly contemplate. More than
this it is cowardly, for the candidate
abused dares not resent it, because
he will be injured by SO doing. The
editor of this paper has no desire to
and will not, be guilty of conduct so
justly censurable. We will say of
all candidates only what we sincere
ly believe to be true, and this will
be said without fear of injury or
hope of favor.


1t has happened several times that
we have been called upon to allude
to Judge Wilder, and we have in
variably spoken of him in terms of
respect, because we believed that
he merited such treatment. But
it seems that his friends and cham
pions are not satisfied with this, and
are now using these very illusions
for the purpose of proving us incon-
sistent, in that we do not now sup
port him as congressional candi-
date. We desire to ask these gen.
tlemen, one and all, if what we have
said about Judge Wilder is not true ?
Or, rather, if we had not good rea-
son to believe it to be true? If 50,
why should we not have said it, at
the time and under the circumstan-
ces when it was said ? Isn't it al
lowable for an opposing editor to
believe and say of an occasional de-
mocrrt that he is a gentleman :?
When we wrote the extracts used
by MIR. Herbert, in letter on the
fifth page, we did not believe that
Judge Wilder could be prevailed
upon to except a party nomination,
and the careful readers will observe
that what we have said never
amounts to an endorsement of the
Judge, as q deM0cratic candidate, and
that he now submits his claims for
support as tile candidate Of that PAR
ty is plainly set forth in the follow
ing extract from his letter of &C.
ceptance:-


In the fullest and broadest sense
l except and endorse the platform
adopted by our National council at
St. Louis, and in the candidates
there presented to us for President
and Vice President I recognize men
and statemen worthy of the best
days of the republic. accept, too,
the platform adopted by your con-
vention.


In speaking of Major Strait, we
are sorry to say, Mr.. Herbert uses
the stale charges brought against
that gentleman from time to time,
but, never, we believe, sustained by
evidence sufficient to command
credit. These charges are proba-
bly, the offspring of disappointed
competition, party prejudice, and
the acerbity arising from political
strife; for, SO far, as we can discov-
er, there is really no good grounds
for any of them, except, it may be,
the alleged promise to Mr.. Thacher.
And so, on the other hand, it seems
to us that the friends of Mr.. Wilder
allow their zeal for that gentleman
to lead them into utterances con-
siderably more extravagant than
the facts justify. He is a good
man, no doubt, but not faultless;
and MI: Strait has, also, many ex
cellent qualities. When a just CON-
parison is made, we take it, that
Year: 1876

orally urged against him.


The letter published in the St.
Paul Dispatch Of the 9th, over the
signature of "Vindex," is an ex-
tremely ill-advised electioneering
document, for palpable reasons, and
we are sorry it was ever written. It
is too vindictive and bitter to have
any other effect than that of ex-
citing the indignation Of every per-
son who entertains respect for
Judge Wilder.


AS we have already said, there
are two sides to this bounty tax
question, and opposition to it is not
a sure sign of disloyalty. Since the
letter referred to appeared in the
Dispatch, it has called out the other
side. for a hearing, and public at
tention is already cited to several
instances in this county where SOL
diers, fighting in the army at the
time, were compelled to pay boun-
ty tax to save their less patriotic
neighbors from the draft!


One case Of peculiar hardship is
reported, wherein a widow lady,
mother of Mr.. James A. Wright, of
this city, whose three sons Zone of
whom was killed) were then in the
army, had to mortgage her land to
borrow money to pay more than
$500 bounty tax, to aid her able
bodied masculine neighbors, gener-
ally more wealthy than herself, in
avoiding the chances Of the draft.
We have no doubt that Judge VIII.
der was opposed to the war, and
that he occupied the same position
in which Mr.. Tilden and democrats
Of his stripe generally stood. We
do not believe that he will deny
this, nor that he will claim that he
has repented Of the opinions he
then entertained. It is sufficient,
then, for us to oppose him because
he is democaat, and in abandon
ing that line of opposition, and
resortlng to Misrepresentation and
abuse the writer in the Dispatch is
really raising up friends for Judge
Wilder and injuring the prospects
Of Major Strait. If a disguised en-
emy of the Major aiming to effect
his defeat, and he certainly seems
to be, it is our opinion that he is
pursuing the proper course to ac-
complish his object.


There is no reliable news from
the elections in Ohio and Indiana.
The former has probably gone re-
publican by 10000 majority, and in
the latter the contest is very close.


"A State Teachers Institute is
to be held at Rochester on the 10th
inst. We learn that it will be an
especially interesting and instructive
occasion.


The State Fair was a success
so far as to display, but failure
pecuniarily, the attendance being
limited.
Year: 1876

where their hard earnings in these
dull times can be most judiciously
invested, and where business is done
on fair and honest principles, it is an
indisputable faction that cannot be
Year: 1876

\ 200 mother was trying to explain to
a young hopeful, the other day, about
fighting against the devil. After telling
the little fellow who the devil was and how
hard he was to resist, he turneu around
and said: {" Mamma. Id be scared of the
old devil. but if was to come across one
Of his little dcvilsId knock the stnffin' ont
Of him"
Year: 1876

Suppose" said a brow beating lawyer
to u witness he was trying to badger.
suppose should tell You that | could
bring dozen men from your town to this
courtroom who would say that they
would not believe you on oath. what
would Won saw" And calmly the wit
ness made his reply: = would say that
you lied A gentle smile diffused itself
all over the courtroom like n lump of but
ter on a hot cake, and the unrntfled wit
ness stepped down.
Year: 1876

With complimentary tickets for the
concert TO be given tomorrow evening
by the Club du Bouquet Musical. for
which we tender thanks came to us the
eloquent appeal from Mrs. Octave
Romey, which we publish elsewhere, in
behalf of the poor destitute and sick
orphans of ST Mary'5 Orphan Asylum
in the Third District. 1t appears that
the helpless little outcasts who depend
entirely ulson public charity are suffer
ing now from the cruel visitation of sick
ness added to the every day pangs Of
poverty. Forty III the poor friendless
BOYS, averaging from one to eight years
of age, are sick with the measles. The
noble Sisters OF Charity take care of
them with untiring devotion, but them
selves are poor among the destitute, and
very little can be done without money.
This the public is called upon to contri-
butte by purchasing tickets to the concert
OF Tuesday night. Remember that the
best amateur talent Of the city will be
displayed, and every dollar spent on the
occasion may save the life Of some
poor orphan.
Year: 1876

The sweetest mouth in the world is
the one that speaks the least scandal,
says an exchange We don't know about
the scandal business. but we know where
the sweetest mouth in the world is
REYNOLDS Herald.
Year: 1876

When Abby Foster, rising in the
majesty Of indignant womanhood told
the New England Sheriff that rather
than pay taxes without the right OF
suffrage, she would sacrifice everything,
it was chiefly emotion that made her
tighten her grip on her new patent
hustle. III Brooklyn Argus.
Year: 1876

Since fruit promises to be abundant this
year we would advise housekeepers to can
large quantities of it. If it is well put up
1t VIII keep for years. When fruit is
scarce, and consequently dear, people
lhlnk they must abstain from eating it;
but when it is abundant, and con seouent-
y cheap. they seldom think of laying by
enough to carry them over the season of
scarcity. There are seldom two good
frult years in succession !; hence good
rule Is, "in time of plenty prepare for
time OF want" How much one shall can
must be decided by the number in the
family and their capacity" for fruit.


What cans are best Nearly all the
glass cans now in the market are good
SO are the tin. Most of the canned fruit
III market is in tin, and some Of II is very
good, though not so good as one can pre-.
pare for herself; for whatever is done by
the wholesale is usually poorly done. Ia
Now FOR the process. Cleanse the cans
thoroughly and test them to ascertain if
they leak or are cracked. If any of the
tin cans leak. repair them or send themto
the timer for repairs. II glass cans are
defective do not use them for canning.
but keep them tor storing things in the
pantry. When the cans have been cleansed
put warm water in them in dish pan;
lust before canning have ready another
pan OF water quite hot, and put I i two or
three cans that have been warmed in wa
ter; take out as you are ready to fill with
fruit and stand them upon hot platter
while filling them; the platter keeps the
jars from coming in contact with cold
surface like the table, and catches what
fruit may drop in filling. .......


lin cans can be securely sealed with
the prepared sealing-wax found at all
drug stores, and is by most preferred to
solder. 1t can be saved when the can is
opened and used the second or third time.
10 open can sealed with wax, strike the
wax with tack hammer until is starts,
pick out piece, pry the lid, with the
claw OF the hammer, and the rest will
loosen so that it can all be picked off and
the can brushed before removing the lid.
This keeps the particles from the fruit.
and is much nicer than melting the wax
with hot iron. Hst
When fruit cans have been sealed and
are ready to put away, turn them top
downward on table, and let them stand
until the next morning; examine care
fully, and if no juice has worked its way
out you may be sure they are we'll sealed.
Place them on shelves in cool, dry cell
lar, and keep them there until ready for
use. IT tin cans are used. paste labels on
while the wax is hot, that you may know
what they contain when you wish to open
them. 800
Tomatoes should be nicely pared by
scalding first. then slipping the skins off;
place in large porcelain kettle or tin
washboiler. never in copper or iron,
squeeze out enough juice to wet the bot
tom OF the kettle, and thus prevent their
scorching, but no water should be added
to them; there is enough of the juce


boil bri,kly for five minutes until they are
thoroughly heated, and seal in tin cans.
A bushel of good tomatoes will make
about l6 quart cans when cooked Farm
erS' Stock Journal
Year: 1876

Some weeks since colored man named


Burgess was supposed to have killed a
white man in East Feliciana. A posse at
tempted to arrest him, and in resisting he
killed one Of the posse. He was locked up
in the Jail at Baton Rouge. The public
feeling was intense against him, and it was
the general impression that he would be
Immediately taken out and lynched. As he
was we'll guarded the attempt was not
made and the feeling seemed to have died
out, desire to Lave the law take it's course
taking its place. Those who intended to
kill him had not abandoned their intention,
however, but were Only biding their time.


A report reached the city yesterday that
Burgess was taken from the Jail Friday
night by mob of disguised men and
hanged. No further particulars are given.
Year: 1876

The Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune says:


MIR. Wheeler expresses very great surprise
that the Louisiana Legislature has over
thrown the Wheeler compromise. He says
that during the summer ne has received
hundreds Of letters from leading men of all
parties and of all classes in Louisiana, in
which the belief was expressed that the
compromise would insure the permanent
safety and prosperity of the State. Another
Legislature would have been elected in lOo
days, which would have taken the place OF
the ad interim government arranged by the
compromise. Mr.. Wheeler thinks it now
very possible that the streets OF New Or.
leans may again run with blood, and that
the scenes OF the Penn revolution may be
ra-anActeu.
Year: 1876

they do not always scalp. Their object


in scalpiDg is to furnish proof of their


deed, and give them to their women to
dance over. They always attack in a
sweeping, circling line, eagle-like, give a


volley, pass on, circle and return on a
different eagle. When they kill one of
the enemy there is always rush to get
the first crack at him so as to " count
the COUP" and then some Indian who
was disappointed in getting a cut at the
victim while alive scalps him. The
Sioux camp with tepes Ood dges) in circle,
making, as it were, stockade. and when
on dangerous ground they picket their
ponies in the center. Mr.. Keller is
familiar with the ground where the
strOusengagementOf of Custer occurred.
Concerning this he said; "My idea of
the Custer slaughter is that the Indians
had no women and children in their
lodges, and had parapets dug under the
lodges out of sight. Custer, thinking it
a family camp, rushed into the center of
their fort, where resistance would
necessarily prove fatal. His only means
of escape was, after finding himself in
this fix, tC run right through and out,
and not stop to fight, but join Reno's
command aud retreat"