smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1872

The following is Old--it belongs 10
the last generation--bnt it may be new
to many OF the present generation
Old ParsOn Mnnson, of Worcester,
used occasionally to be absent from his
flock on missionary tour to distant
State. Upon a certain summer Sab
bath, having just returned from one Of
these excursions, be found his ccngre-
cation quite drOwsy, and for the par-
pose of waking them up he broke off
in the midst OF his sermon, and began
to tell them OF wonderful things he had
seen in New York State. Among
other things he said he had there seen
the largest mosquitoes Il had ever been
his fortune to fall in with---so large, In
fact, that many OF them would weigh q
pound!


The people were, by this time, wide
awake.


ayes" continued the parsOn: ..and
moreover, they have been known to
climb tree, and bark y


The congregation were sleepy no
more on that day. On the day follow.
ing. two Of the dcacons OF that church
waited upon Parson Manson and in.
formed him that the members Of bis
parish, were much scandalized by the
big stories he had told them from the
pulpit.


aWhat stories? e said the parson,
with innocent surprise.


Why, cir, yOn said that You had
seai mosquitoes in New York State,
that would weigh a pound.
81 said" returned the parson, ex-
planatorily, "that many OF them
would weigh a pound; and do real
ly think that a great many OF them
sroald weigh pound
Well--bnt," continued the elder
deacon, with slight choking in his
utterance,' you said they had been
known to climb tree and bark.
Certainly" said the parsOn, with
an assuring nod. "As to their climb
ing up OH q tree, have seen them dc
that here i'm Worcester county; haven,
you, deacon


40 yes, have seen EN- do that. {"
well how could they climb tree
without climbing up on the bark z"
The good dcacons went their way
with something very like 4 mosquito
huMming In their ears.
Year: 1872

From the Iowa Homestead.


SHELTER FOR SWINE.


From careful observations for sever
al years, am fully persuaded that the
hog cholera was flrst caused and Is
still continued by improper feed, bad
water add inadequate shelter. iarm-
ed eight years in Henry county, and
never had q case of cholera, though,
during that time my neighbors hogs
were dying by the score.


In the summer Of 1870 left the
farm, and during the month Of An.
gust the water became scarce and my
tenant was forced to water the hogs
from an old, unused well, and in less
than three weeks I received letter
from him stating that I had already
lost several hogs, and that thew were
all doing badly. With q change Of wa
ter and q little doctoring, we arrested
the disease, but could not get them
to fattcn, and AFTER feeding till late II,
the winter they were sold st discount
on the market price and q dead loss to
me of several dollars per head.


I am also persuaded that the CON-
mon practice Of keeping young hogs
through the winter Especially In large
numbers) without sufficient shelter, Il
another fruitful cause of disease, and
although 1t may not prove fatal iame-
diately, yet It SO weakens the constitu.
ton and predispOscs the animal to all
the diseases that swine flesh IL heir to,
that the coming fall it requires but q
few malari0us brcezes, few cold,
damp, chilly nights, or . little impure
water, to SO develop the germs Of dis.
case already in the system, that no
amount of care and drugs at that late
day can possibly arrest the disease OF
save life.


Before this article reaches your pat.
rons, those warm Indian summer days
will have passed away and the cold
northwesters will be sweeping across
the prairies, and venture the asser.
tioI that three-fOuYths Of all the swine
in this State will have no better shelter
than the few bnnches of grass, twiGi
or leaves that they have gathered to-
gcther themselves, and placed on the
leewaril Of some old tumble-down rail-
fence.


Again, / am persuaded that no man
ia VIE CuuSusVucu h8c VI tic wOIlO
can serve his Maker acceptGbly and
permit the dumb brutec that he has
gathered around him for profit and
pleasure to stand out night after night
through all these cold winter months
that viii soon be npon ns, with no
shelter but the cold and relentless
sleet and snow that may lodge and
freeze fast to their scanty hair and form
kind of coat Of mail that may look
quite beautiful; and the icicles fast 10
the legs may appear even artistic, bat
should put to shame any man who
has speck Of humanity left in him as
big as mustard seed.


would like to make this so strOns
tllat every hrmer who does not pro-
vide shelter for his animals the coming
winter, would have his conscience soa.
wakened that cverytime he laid himself
away between the two good wo0len
blankets his wife has provided, that
like "Harry GILL;" he would feel that
they had been wrapped around the
north pole for the last hundred years,
II. RORERrA.
Year: 1872

Two Evansville lawyers had knock
down over game of poker, and the


one who was knocked down sent q
challenge. The lawyer who received
tho challenge declined to accept, but
threatened to take his antagonist
acrosa his knee and spank him If be
didn't drop the matter. He dropped IL
Year: 1872

A case recently tried before the Clunmcl
Nrish) Assizcs was brought to singular
and novel termination by the presiding
Judge. The parties in the case were "a
young man and young woman, both Of
whom claimed possession of a rural prop
erty, one by virtue of an ancient lease and
the other under a will. They were in court
for the purpose Of giving their testimony,
when bright idea occurred to the Judge,
who interrupted the case To say -


1T just strikes me that there is Il pleas
ant and easy way to terminate this law
suit. The plaintiff appears to be a re-
spectacle young man, and this is very
nice young woman Laughter They
can both get married and live happy on
this farm If they 20 on with law pro-
ceediugs il will be all FILTERED away
between the lawyers, who, am sure. are
not ungallant enough 10 wish the marriage
may not come of"


The young lady, on being intcrrogated,
blushed, and said she was quite willing To
marry the plaintiff. The latter, on being
asked if he would wed the young woman,
gallantly responded, "Most undoubtedly
The judge remarked that the suggestion
occurred to him by instinct on seeing the
| young couple Averdict was subsequently
entered for plaintiff on condition of his
/ promise to marry defendant within two
months, u stay of execution being put on
| the verdict till the marriage ceremony !,
completed. The counsel gave the young
lady such an unmerciful " chatllng" or
her consent. which many in court thought
should have been first obtained from plain
! till, that she left the court in tears.
Year: 1872

If you have dealt at Wanamaker & Browns Great
Clothing House. Philadelphia will be there this
They larger and better stock OF Spring and
Summer goods than made up at Oak Hall before.


DON'T FORGET what we have been endeavor
ing to fix on each readers mind for s)me time
past, that in procuring your Summer outfit or
on getting any new Clothing great saving can
always be effected by going direct to the great
clothing bazaar of Bennett & Co., Tower Hall,
No 5lS Market Street, half way between Fifth
and Sixth SITS, Philadelphia, where vast as.
sortment of the finest clothing always lies
ready for inspection, and for sale at the very
lowest prices.
Year: 1872

Don't crowd, this would is broad enough
For you as well as mes
The doors Of art are open Wide.
The realms OF thought are free
OF all e4rth's places you are right
To choose the best you can,
Provided that you do not try


To crowd ssme other man.
What matter though you scarce can


count


Your piles Of golden ore;
While ne can hardly strive to keep
Gaunt famine from the dOors
OF willing hands and honest heart
Alone should man be proud;
Then give him ali the room ho needle,
And never try TO crowd.
Don't crowd, proud Mas; your daiaty


silk


VIII glistin none the less
Because il comes in contact with
A beggar's tattered dresss
This lovely world was never made
For you and alone;
4 pauper has a right TO tread
The pathway 10 q throne,
Don't crowd the good from out your


heart


BY fostering all that's bad,
But give to every virtue room
The best that may he had.
Be each days record such = one
That you may well be proud;
Give each his right, give each bis room,
And never try to crowd.
Year: 1872

+ W Norman, Of Lawrence County,
has in his possession two bottles
which were brought from North Car
olina in 1901; a gourd that has been
in his family ever since his father
was seventeen years old; an auger
that has been in use over q hundred
years and which does good work
now; a hammer with which his father
used to sharpen his old-fashioned
Dutch scythe, and bayonet which
his father brought home from the
Revolutionary war
Year: 1872

JUDGE UNDERWOOD RELIEVES SAM
PIE MERCHANT FROM THE PENALTY OF A
STATE LAVA telegram received last
night from Alexandria announces that
Judge Underwood has released William
H. Barrett, who was brought before
him on a writ OF habeas corpus under
the act of Congress Of 1868. Barrett is
a commercial traveller or drummer from
the Norrh, and was arrested in this city
a few DAYS ago for selling goods by
sample without license. Justice White
fined him the minimum amount i'm.
posed by the State law, but he declined
to pay the fine, and went to jail with a
view of testing the constitutionallty OF
the law by which be was punished.
Judge Underwood held that the case was
covered by a recent decision OF the su-
preme Court of the United States IN
Ward vs.. The State OF Maryland, which
declared such laws unconstitutional
Richmond Dispatch.
Year: 1872

II the district school tax is part Of
the State tax it may be omitted. but ls
part of the township tax the agree
ment should stand as it is, because it
was to cover township, city and county
tax. If the agreement must be modi-
fled to meet the contingency named,
have Lamb il PAUL do it. Advise me
as soon as you can OF result
Year: 1872




What Theodore Parker knew
about the tblessed estate of matrimo-
n.y. is told in this extract:


"Young people marry their oppo-
site in temper and general character,
and such a marriage is commonly
a good match. They do it instinct
lively. The young man does not say Z.
'My black eyes require to be wed
with blue, and my over-vehemence
require to be little modified with
somewhat of dullness and reserve"
When these opposite come together
to be wed they do not know it, esch
think the other just like itself. Old
people never marry their opposites:
they marry their similars, and from
calculation. Each Of these two ar
rangements is very proper. In their
long journey these two young oppo-
sites will fall out by the way great
many times but each will charm the
other again, and by and by they will
be agreed as to the place they will
go and the road they will go BY, and
become reconciled. The man will be
nobler and larger for being associated
with so much humanity unlike him
self, and she will be nobler woman
for having manhood Besides her that
seeks to correct her deficiencies and
supply her with what she lacks If
the diversity be not great The
older bridegroom, having a much
shorter journey to-make, must associ-
ate himself with one ~iks-himsef.
Men and woman are married fraction
ally, now a small fraction, then large
fraction. Very few are married 10.
tally, and then only, / think, after
some forty or fifty years Of gradual
approach and experiment. Such
large and sweet fruit is q complete
marriage that it needs q very long
summer to ripen it, and then . LONG
winter to mellow and season In.
Year: 1872

There is considerable character in
the manner in which person wears a
hat. You sometimes meet person
whose hat las knowing tip, just the
least bit suggestive OF the careless,
cheerful disposition Of the wearer.
It seems as if he has put it back so
that all the world msy see his jolly,
good natured face, and understand
that he is st peace with all the world.
You meet another of different type.
He pulls his hat low down over his
brows, and seems to be continually
taking the measure Of his boots.
You feel at once that he is not the
man with whom you can exchange
confidence. Here comes anoth-
er. and this kind always wears
"stoye pipe,' and sets it evenly upon
the summit OF the Uranium, as if an
inch to the right or left would destroy
their equilibrium. Be cartul OF such
men; put them in bsndb0xes tie
them up tightly; label them ''hrst
classic be kept in lavender" and
put them carefully away. Here is
another hat which has seen better
days, but is now at its worst Its
glory has long since departed, and
from the worn and shabby band tc
the napless crown it speaks Of the
days which are gone. Perhaps the
vearer of that inst was the life snG
soul of young folks parties-tht
great catch the model young man


but now worse worn than his shape
less title. Poor fellow "Whiskel
dia it, You meet other hats a


different in shape and quality as th,


habits of the wearers. Hats whicl


have long passed the season Of thei


usefulness sre generally looked q
with disgust.
Year: 1872

lar? I am free to confess, after {
great desl of study and investigation
of ell persons in this country WHIT
are known as bitterly opposed to re
form in the civil service, none are
more helplessly SO than leading gen
tlemen who nominated Horace Gree
ley at Cincinnati.


l have come to the conclusion thai
no thorough reform is possible with
out the cooperation of Congress, oil
until public opinion asks of every
man nominated for Congress, "Are
you in favor of thorough reform ?'i
and gets from him categorical ans
wer. The President is guided strict
ly according to the rules he has
adopted, but no man knows the diff.
culties in the way. This principle is,
however, adhered to, that all posi-.
lions shall be filed by ascertained
fitness and not merely in consequence
of political influence and it is to my
knowledge that the President has
not removed any person from office
solely oa account Of political con-
siderations.
Year: 1872

The following is an extract from
letter written by U. S. Grant to his
father, under the date OF June 4th
1889, while the lad was pupil at the
West Point Military Academy:


l find much here that makes me
love my dear native land more than
ever. lam happy in the fact this
stronghold of nature is safely IN the
hands OF the United States. Do you
know, father, that it is called the Glib
raltar of American





As 1 returned from my walk, re.
freshed by the exercise, inspired by
the grand and varied scenery, and
better prepared for my studies,
passed by the cemetry Of the Acade.
nv, where some OF cherished dead
repose. Here is the monument erect
ed by our grateful country to the
brave hero, Kosciusko, who tel on
the field of battle, on American soil,
fighting for the liberties Of mankind.
You remember, father, that is record
ed of him:


"And freedom shrieked when KosciuskO fell''


lam rendered serious by the i'm
rressions that crowd upon me here
from West Point. NV thoughts are
frequently occupied with the hatred
I am made to feel toward traitors to
nv country, as look around me on
memorials that remain OF tie black
hearted treason Of Arnold. l am
full of conviction of seorn and con-
tempt, which my young and mex
perieuced pen is unable to write in
this letter, toward the conduct OF any
man who. st any time, could strike at
the liberties of such country as ours.
If ever a man should be found in
our Union base eaough to make the
attempt to do this; if, like Arnold,
they should secretly seek to sell our
national inheritance for the mess OF
pottage OF wealth, or power, or Sec
tion-West Point sternlyreminds me
what you, my father, would have
YOUR son do. AS / stand here in
this national fort, s. student at arms
under our country's flag, / know
full well how you would have
me act under such an emergency. l
trust my future conduct in such an
hour, would prove worthy the patri
otto instructions you have given.


Yours obediently,


ULYssEs SIDNEY GRANT.
Year: 1872

By the new postal law, which came
into operation on the 1st OF July, q
great benefit has been conferred upon
the general public and severe bae"
struck at the monopoly Of the ex-
press companies. According to the
new regulations, packages of dry
goods, hardware, drugs (except
liquid drugs, and other merchandise
not exceeding twelve ounces IN
weight, can be mailed to any part Oh
the United States at q charge OF two
cents for each two ounces or fraction
of two ounces. Much time and
money will be saved by this arrange
ment. The express companies de
msnd at least forty cents for the
transportation Of package, however
small, for any distance. The post
office authorities, on the other hand,
will forward twelve ounce package
to San Francisco for twelve cents.
For instance, q pair of boots, If neltn-
er boot weighs more than the specih-
ed twelve ounces, may be wrapped
up in two seperste parcels, and sent
across the continent for twenty four
cents; whereas, under the old plan,
the transportation Of goods OF this
description would have cost stmUst
more money than they are worth.


Up to the present time the post
Office has lost money by the new
system, simply owing to the fact
that the general public has not taken
advantage Of it to such an extent as
will make it remunerative. But i.
is confidently expected that when the
advantage of the system are thor
oughly appreciated the scheme will
prove as profitable to the Government
as it is beneficial to the public 1t
is, in fact, nothing more nor less
than an adoption of the English par
eel post, aud although the charges in
England are somewhat less than the
rate adopted here, yet when it is re-
membered that the distance are as
nothing compared with those in this
country, it will, be seen that there is no
oauao for DISQUALIFICATION
Year: 1872

Galigndni says: Our readers
may recolIect that several years sgo,
Count Schaffgotsch and Professor
Tyndall published number of curious
experiments On sensitive or "sing-
ing" flames, resulting from the obser-
vation that the gaslights in a drawing
room seemed to keep time with the
music. The vibrations excited by
sound in the atmosphere naturally
influence the flame, which rises or sinks
in proportion to the strokes it receives
from the ambient air. The explana-
ton is self evident but the fact reveals
itself In many startling ways, duly
investigated by the above mentioned
philosophers. Not long ago Abel
announced another case OF vibratory
influence IN explosive substance show
ing that they would in most cases pre-
serve their stability unless particles
were excited to motion in a peculiar
way. MN. Champion and Pellet
have now gone step further, and
endeavored to prove that heat alone
would not be sufficient to cause an
explosion, if it did not cause vibra-
ton. Starting from this proposition
they arrive at the conclusion that there
must be some musical note able OF
its itself to produce the explosion,
without the assistance of heat. This
deduction they have confirmed by
fact. Iodide of nitrogen is detonst-
ing substance which may be handled
freely so long as it is moist. Our ex-
perimentalists put small portions OF
it in this state into little bags made
of goldbeaters' skin, which they hung
to the strings of bass viol. When
the bow was applied to each chord
in succession, and it was found that
while the low notes produced no effect
whatever, the highest one did causing
an explosion at the very outset. From
successive experiments it was ascer-
tanned that Sc least sixty vibrations
per second were necessary to lead
to this result. Another trial was as
follows:


Two parabolic mirrors being plac-
ed opposite to each other at distance
OF eight feet, drop Of nitro-glycer
ire was put into one Of the foci, and
bsg OF iodlde in the other. The
former being made to explode, the
vibrations thus caused were reflected
from one mirror to the explosion Of
the iodide.
Year: 1872

The extent to which this business
is carried on in Geneva is a matter
Of surprise to Americans, and the
msgnifcence Of some of the instru-
ments turned out exceeds anything
that most pesons have any idea Of.
We were showed an instrument this
morning that played thirty-stx tunes,
with flute, bell, drum, and castanet
accompaniments. The cost Of il
complete was seven thousand francs.
or about fourteen hundred dol
lars, the purchaser to have the
privilege of naming twelve airs to be
arranged on two Of the cylinders
that were blank. The Instruments
range in price from FIVE frances to
seven thousand. The high priced
ones are in elegant rosewood caaes,
but the most Of them are surprisingly
low when we consider the price st
which the smaller boxes are sold in
the United States. There is q duty,
however, of thirty per cent, which
accounts in some measure for the
cost. A box playing eight tunes,
with accompaniments Of bells, casta-
nets, and drum, can be had for two
thousand and fifty francs, and with
the drum accompaniment also for
four hundred francs. The price rises
with the size Of the cylinder and the
finish Of the cases. There are music
al chairs, which play when you sit
down upon them ; musical decanters,
which strike up q merry air, such a.
the "FloWing Bowl" when you pour
anything out of them musical SNUFF
boxes, musical flower pots, and mu-
seal toys Of every description The
twelve hundred dollar instrument had
volume of sound sufficient for q
church, and would occupy as much
space in q parlor as sn ordinary
piano, though it might ba taken for
an old style sideboard.
Year: 1872

The above are only a few of the hundreds OF
recommendations our Plows have received.
Aliwho have used them tell the same story.
The above are all We have time or space 10
enumerste. Call and see for yourselves. We
can furnish you as good plcw right at home
as you car get.
Year: 1872

IN accordance with law, Governor Giddings of New Mexico has orderEd an election to be held on the first Mon day in June to give the electors 8 chance to express their approval or disapproval of a Constitution and State government for that Territory.
Year: 1872

Reflect that sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote connubiai
happiness Indeed, without these the journey
through neph life becomes weary pilgrimage, the
prospect r hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shsdowed with despair, and filled with
the me lancholy reflection that the happiness OF
anoths is blighted with our own.
Year: 1872

from lands end to lands end, that all may
read, and reading, believe, that afor the
countless millions who are on the road to
an uusinsly grave With bilious complaints
there is bat one truly great and reliable
remedy, and that is
Year: 1872

MONEY STIFFER
The money market continues to show hardening
tendency, and there was q better demand to-day
for money on call at to a per cent.


FOREIGN ExoHANaE WAS DULL
owing to the heavy advance in gold. The following
were the various prices:--
Year: 1872

All this talk about early rising is moon- shine. The habit of turning out of bed in the middle of the night suits some people ; let them enjoy it. But it is only folly to lay down general rule upon the subject. Some men are fit for nothing all day after they have risen early in the morning. Their energies are deadened, their imaginations are heavy, their spirits are depressed. lt is said you can work so we'll in the morn. ing. Some people can, but others can work best at night; others, again, in the afternoon. Long trial and experience form the only conclusive tests on these points As for getting up early. because Professor Cannon has written letters to the papers proving the necessity of it, let no one bt goose enough to do it. We all know tho model man, aged eighty-"1 invariably rise at five; Iwork three hours, take ligh breakfast-namely, cracker and pincl of salt-work five hours more; neve smoke never drink anything but barley water; eat no dinner, and go to bed at si, in the evening"" If anybody finds tha donkeYfied sort of life suits him, by al means let him continue it. But few peo pie would care to live to eighty on thos terms. If a man cannot get we'll withere, and crumpled up on easier terms than thos it is almost as well that he should depar before he is nuisance to himself and

 bore to everybody else.