smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

The DRESSED WEIGHT OF ANIMALS
Farmers, who have had but little expert
ence ia feeding animals for the market,
are often disappointed because their
beef and pork does not weigh as much
as they thought it would. They are
likely to overlook certain points which
ought always to be taken into account
when estimating the dress weight of
animals. 1. Age. An old animal will
not dress as much in proportion to its
looks as young and growing one. q
2. The degree of fatness. A creature
well fattened will weigh a great deal
more than one equally as large, but
which has not been well fattened. 3.
Amount of grain which has been fed.
An animal which has had twenty or
thirty bushels of meal will dress much
heavier than one which was in equally
good order when the fattening was COM
menced, and which may look equally
well when it is finished, but which has
been fed only half as much meal. 4.
Length of time in which grain has been
fed. A creature which has been mealed
for five or six months will weigh more
than one which has had about the same
quantity of meal, but which has been
fed only about half as long. In all cases
liberal and long continued feeding is es-
sential to the attainment of any great
success in fattening animals of any kind.
-NeaU England Homestead.
Year: 1875

Brown paper is an excellent thing to
polish tin with.


If you are buying carpet for dura-
bility, you must choose small figures.


WAsH-BoILERs that are inclined to
rust, may be washed with sweet milk.


VINEGAR WHEY.-Take of milk one
pint, vinegar half an ounce boil for a
few minutes, and separate the curd. Ex-
cellent for the sick.


HOP YEAsr.-One handful of hops,
three pints warm water, one cup brown
sugar, one cup and half of -four, one
tablespoonful salt, two-thirds cup yeast.


GUM ARABIC mucilage may be prevent
ed from molding or fermenting by the
addition of a few drops of sulphuric
acid, or better still, Of small portion of
quinine.


CURE FOR A FELoN.-Take a table
spoonful of fine salt, tablespoonful of
black pepper, a tablespoonful of vinegar,
and the the yolk of an egg, simmer to-
gether and bind on. Renew twice day.
A never-failing remedy.


70 CEMENT BRASS TO GLAss.-Bo1
three parts of colophony with one of
caustic soda and five of water. The
soap or emulsion produced is mixed with
half its weight of plaster-paris, zinc
white, white lead, or prepared chalk
Journal Of applied Chemistry.


CH1IDREN's PUDDING. Children like
sweet things, and nice and simple little
pudding can be made for them by taking
a pint of sirup and large lump of but
ter, let them warm over the fire. Take
some slices of bakers bread, let them
simmer few minutes in the sirup, and
send to the table warm.


For potatoes and corn, hog manure
which contains plenty of well rotted corn
cobs is one of the best things ever used.
Cobs contain great deal of potash, and
are extremely useful on soils which are
deficient in that material. On almost all
kinds of land, and for all farm crops,
they are much more valuable than is
usually thought, and ought to be care
fully saved and used for manure.


In raising tomatoes for profit plant in
rows four feet apart, alternating with
rows of peas. The peas protect the
tomatoes. The rows should be east and
west. When the peas are picked remove
the vines and take light plow and turn
a furrew away from the tomatoes. Raise
the tomato plants in a seed bed, then set
them in cold bed and let them get
stocky and finally take them to the soil.


MOTHS IN CARPETS. will work
in carpets in rooms that are kept warm
| in the winter as well as in the summer.
Year: 1875

A sure method of removing the pests is
to pour strong alum water on the floor
to the distance of half yard around the
edges before laying the carpets. Then
once or twice during the season sprinkle
dry salt over the carpet before sweeping.
Insects do not like salt, and sufficient
adheres to the carpet to prevent their
alighting upon it.


MATCH MATs.-These can be made of
ordinary sand paper cut in circular and
octagonal shapes, fastened upon paste
board and bound with bright-colored
braids, ring attached to each and the
whole hung near the match-safe for use
whenever match is lighted. The un-
slightly marks that disfigure many walls
may by this inexpensive and simple ar
rangement be entirely prevented. There
should be one in every room in the
house,
Year: 1875

The real possibility and advantage of
the varied and extending use of paper
pulp is illustrated in the manufacture of
such things as water pals, which are now
made in large numbers of paper pulp, as
well as of wooden slaves.


In the old way of making pals the
separate parts or slaves are cut, one at a
time, from the log of wood, and, in max
ing them, all the chips and smaller pieces
are wholly wasted, so far as the real OBJ
ieet of manufacture is concerned. In
makinga paper pail, however, the tibrous
material is wholly utilized, and if the
original stock is wood, as in part it may
be, then that which would be wasted in
chips and in fag ends is entirely saved.


Those who make paper tell us that
thus far they have barely entered on some
of their new lines of product.-Scribner
tor Afay.
Year: 1875

over now into a round of centennial
commemorations, may it prove that the
secord century of peace and good will
and fraternal accord has begun where
the first shot was fired in the struggle
for independence.
Year: 1875

A LIVELY game of baseball was played
in Savannah, Ga, the other day. One
of the players had leg broken by
base-runner knocking him down and
falling upon him another had his nose
broken by a foul-tipped ball, lie
scarcely any of the players escaped with
out hurt or bruise of some sort.
Year: 1875




A shocking disaster, resulting in large loss
of life, is reported from New Orleans. The
steamer John Kyle one of the largest Missis-
sippi steamers, while lying at the levee, was
discovered to be on fire. As soon as the alarm
was sounded people rushed to the scene, and
some $50 went on board the steamer Exporter
to view the fire. The Kyle was soon cut loose
and the eddy foated her up stream. About
the same time B. F. Burch, mate of the Lizzie
Taylor, fearing that his vessel would be burned
cut the Exporters cable, which was the most
unfortunate thing that could have been done
The Exporter, crowded with people, most of
them citizens, drifted after the burning Kyle,
and the moment she touched was in blaze
quite a distance from the shore. A terrible
scene ensued. In an instant those on board
the Exporter became aware of their position,
and had choice of two alternatiyes-either to
take the chances Of the water or remain and
Year: 1875

On Sunday morning last, at an early hour
our friend and brother editor, Uri Carruth,
late of the Independent, passed from life
into the unknown world. Intimately asso-
ciated with him in times past, we knew him
only to love for his genial whole-souled
honor; respect for his warm and earnest
friendship; admire for his talents, culture
and independent qualities. One fault was
his, like John Randolph of Roanoke, he
was happiest when in the midst of fiery
sarcasm. No respector of persons, his edi-
torial shafts were hurled at friend and foe
alike; and yet with it all, there existed no
enmity on the part of Carruth. His most
bitter articles were written when he was in
the best of humor with himself and the
world at large. Had Mr.. Lands come into
his office in a pleasant manner on the morn
ing OF the fatal shooting and acted the part
of man, Uri Carruth would have met him
with pleasant, good-natured greeting
But coming with murder in his heart, he
met man defiant, resolute and stolid. The
result was most sad. By the deadly bullet,
AesAeAio SiAOoO w e1fOiis,C uimSSll lduCIeSl
wrong, and the result is seen in the death
of Mr.. Carruth. We sympathize deeply
with the widow and family of the deceased
Journalist. Their sorrow is indeed bitter


The case it seems to us is still more sad
than at the beginning. Through seven long
and weary months, Mr.. Carruth has waited
for an honorable reconciliation with his old
enemy. Had Mr.. Lands humiliated him
self and met him in proper spirit, matters
would now have borne different aspect
For the man who now lies in Cumberland
Jail, we have little pity, for by his own
hand he has brought ruin upon himself


At the January term of Court, he will be
tried for his crime before a Jury chosen
from the body of the county. Able counsel
will eloquently represent Mr.. Landis, and
they will without doubt make it appear
that Carruth died from the effects of inju-
dicious treatment, or unnecessary exposure,
and that the bullet in his head was mere
trifle insufficient to cause death. In rebut-
tai, the State will be expected to prove that
the murder was deliberate, and committed
with malice aforethought. Into the hands
of the Court, the people commit this case,
trusting that .'Justice will be done though
the heavens fall.''
Year: 1875

The intelligence of the death of Uri Car.
ruth, while it will scarcely surprise any one
the surprise, indeed, being that he sur
vived the cruel shot SO long-will prove none
the less painful to the many thousand readers
interested in the peculiar case. While the
profession, propably without exception, de-
precated the dastardly assault, there were
| those who, if they did not attempt to palli-
ate it, at least qualified their censure by ad-
mitting the grevious nature of the offense
which provoked it, until in the almost as
sured certainty that the blow would not re-
suit fatally and that the poor editor would
reap some tangible advantage from the rich
assailant, the matter came to be canvassed
in all its earrings and while much of the
moralizing was of maudlin character, the
effects of the agitation worked healthful
influence in more clearly defining the bound
aries of independent journalism. In the
presence of the dead, while the pertinent
issues of the subject are in no sense altered,
the mantle of charity so amply covers the
murdered editor and his surviving family
and friends, that sympathy for the victim is
accompanied by determination that the
murderer shall not go unwhipt of Justice
that his wealth and social position which.


in the event of satisfactory compromise
and the prolonged life of Carruth, would
have weighed in his favor, shall not be al
lowed to longer shield him from the penalty


OF bis crime. Only through a speedy trial


and prompt decision can the proverbial


impartiality of the administrators of Jersey
Justice be vindicated. In common with
every one, in and out of the profession, we
are heartily sorry it has come to this, but no
other determination Of the case is now posi-


bic. Justice to the living, as well as the


dead, demands this, and there can be little
doubt of the result.-Camden Daily Post.
Year: 1875

The Schenectady Union, tells this extra
ordinary. story: "a few days ago, phe
snomenon of a very singular nature occurred
at the residence of a Mr.. Veeder, at No. 81
Albany street. Mrs. Veeder at the time,
was engaged at her household duties, and
all of a sudden she was confounded and as
tonished, according to her statement, by
what seemed to be flash of light, that
filed the room for a moment with brilliant
illumination. She was SO overcome by the
strange occurrence that she screamed at
first, but the light having disappeared, she
regained her composure, and, to her still
greater astonishrnent, happening to cast her
eyes toward the ceiling Of the kitchen,


where she was at the time, she saw the
mark Of a child's foot on the wall over
head. She stood moment contemplating
the object on the ceiling, when she saw an
other mark, precisely like the first, begin
to develop itself on the ceiling, which soon
appeared in full, being the print of child's
foot, corresponding exactly to the other one.
She became alarmed and rushed from the
room. Proceeding to a neighbor' S she called
in another woman, and both watched the
curious affair. Soon after other footprints
developed themselves on the wall. when an
other lady was called in, but the footprints
continued to multiply. This curious devel-
opment went on until the ceiling of the
kitchen was almost covered with these
tracks, crossing the wall in different lines of
direction, and soon after, similar marks
were seen in quite number on the ceiling
of an adjoining bedroom. The marks in
both rooms were all of a child's foot, and
were all of the same size, and precisely
alike in all respects. The ceiling, like all
others at this time of the year, is more or
less colored, and the marks on the wall look
like white spots of the foot shape. The
marks are still on the wall, although some
of them have been rubbed off,
Year: 1875

Wanted-The public to know that have
made "a new departure. Having enjoyed
the reputation of charging a little more for
my goods than my competitors, notwith-
standing have had the credit of giving
better satisfaction in material and work
manship, have determined to reduce my
prices to suit the times to sell goods as low
If not lower than any other party in the city,


j. Bates, Merchant Tailor, 33 Commerce St.
Year: 1875

No Republican should trade with the
enemy on Tuesday. Vote the whole ticket,
and not only vote yourself but see that the
Republican vote of the township, ward or
precinct is polled to the last man. s.usa 9fs
Year: 1875

Wm. M. Tweed, probably the greatest thief the world ever knew, has been treated with such leniency by New York law that be has eluded the ''vigilance" of the officers and gone to where the woodbine twineth. Last Saturl lay he was permitted to visit his home in the city, accompanied by two of ficers, and while there requested permission to see his wife privately in her room up stairs. The reasonable" request was granted, and after he had been absent ten minutes the officers sent for him, when Tweed's son, who was the person sent, re- turned and said his father was not up stairs. Of course the officers were aston ished, and searched the house and every where else, but the bird had indeed flown.

 The above is the substance of the story of the officers having him in charge, but which is doubted by the New York press, who insinuate somewhat loudly that the officers were in collision with Tweed and not only permitted but assisted in the es- cape, and that instead of leaving his house in the early evening ot Saturday last, he was away from them as early as noon ot that day, and long time before the off, cers gave the alarm. At all events, Tweed is-away, and it is scarcely necessary to add that he is wise enough to have his plans SC matured, the powerful arm of New York law will not succeed in reaching him. A man smart enough to steal SC, ,0O0, ,0o0, is smart enough to get away from justice when he makes the attempt, and smar enough to keep away from 1t when once free
Year: 1875

Eg The telegraph men in New Haven are laughing over little affair of pugiism which two operators indulged in the other day. They arc employed in branch offices, and got in quarrel over the wires. After they had called each other hard names to a demoralizng degree for their fellow opera tors, the superintendent ordered them to desist, and if the fight must be continued. to make it one of fists instead of efectricity. They met half way and pummeled each other till both were satisned.
Year: 1875

A tramp who gave his name as John Warren, but could not tell where he be- louged, but was out of stamps and was looking for work which he did not want to find. called on the overseer of the poor in this village one evening last week begging for an order on the keeper of the poor for food and lodging for the night. Being ac- commodated with the order, he inquired where the poor keeper lived, and being told it was about two miles, the tramp fell back on his dignity and asked in high dudgeon if they thought he was going to tramp two miles to the town house! Not he! No such order as that would he take, no how Wanted to know if he could not be accom- modated at Abe Clark's hotel (the lock-up) in Rosseter street. But the accommoda- ting Abe, being present, told him that he only took in that class of gentlemen who were under arrest for some crime. Well we'll ? said the tramp with pompous digni- ty, I will show you that can be accom- modated as we'll as other gentlemen of my class, and stepping outside of the building wrapped his old hat around his fist and smashed in the window, saying: Now suppose you can accommodate me as well as you do others. Of course Abe had to give him lodging for the night; but un. lucky for the tramp, next morning he was escorted down to Judge Bradford's court and sentenced to six months in the Pitts

 field jail, the Judge saying he was sorry | the law would not let him send him up fol twelve months; whereupon the tramp's dignity caved in wonderfully when he saw Captain Abe take from his pocket nice pair of bracelets made expressly to fiji tramr's wrists, and free ticket by cars tc l Plttsfield M
Year: 1875

From the figures above given, which

 must be allowed as close approximations, if not strictly exact, it is altogether likely that the Mt. Riga school house, cemetery, and the North pond have greater eleva- ton than any other point of land out of town in this state. Quitting any further reference to either Bald Peak or Bear Mountain, than that those elevations exceed those of any other place out of the town in the state, 1t might be pardonable, as we'll
Year: 1875

The altitude of the Stevens mine on
Mount Mcclellan is II, 500 feet. At the
depth of from GO to 200 feet the crevice
matter, consisting of silica, calcite, and
ore, together with the surrounding wall
rock, is a solid frozen mass. Mcclellan
is one of the highest eastern spurs of the
snowy range; it has the form of n horse
shoe. with bold escarpment of felspath-
ic rock nearly 1000 feet high which in
some places is nearly perpendicular.
Nothing unusual occurred until dis
tance of some 80 or 80 feet had been
made then the frozen territory was
reached, and it has continued for over
200 feet There are no indications of a
thaw, summer or winter. The whole
frozen territory is surrounded by hard,
massive rock, and the lode itself is as
hard and massive as the rock. The min
ers, being unable to excavate the frozen
material with pick or drill, found that
the only way was to l1indle large wood
fire at night against the back of the tun-
mel, and in the morning take out the dis
integrated ore. This has been the mode
of mining for more than two years. The
tunnel is over 800 feet deep, and there
is no diminution Of the frost. There is,
so far as can be seen, no opening or
channel through which the frost could
possibly have reached such depth
from the surface. There are other mines
in the same vicinity in a like frozen
state. The theory is that the rock was
laid down in glacial times, when there
was cold enough to freeze the very
earth's heart. In that case the mine is
an ice-house whose stores have remained
unthawed for at least 80, 900 years The
phenomenon is not uncommon or mex
plicable when openings can be found
through which n current of air can pass


but cases which, like the Brandon frozen
well and the Stevens mine, show no way
for air currents, are still referred to i'm
bedded icebergs and the glacial period
Ina ((dL J NelUS
Year: 1875

There were seventeen OF them-eX-
actly seventeen. They marched down
Michigan avenue in double-file-al but
one. He marched alone at the head of
the column. They We're noble young
men. They had high foreheads and in
telligent faces, and there was stern,
determined look on each face-a look
which said that they would die at their
country's call. Were they going forth
to battle9 Were they going to the res
cue of some kind sentiment which the
wicked world was trying to blot from
the hearts of men2 Were they going to
the succor of the unfortunate and dis
tressed? No, not cents worth-they
were going out to play base ball. 1t was
an imposing sight to see them march,
march, each form erect, each step in
time, each face bearing that look which
warriors wear when the roar of battle is
loudest. If every one of the seventeen
had been on their way to the woodpile or
the corn field the sight could not have
been more grand and thrilling. Detroit
Free Press
Year: 1875

In France and other European Con-
tinental countries the bodies of deceased
persons are committed TO their parent
earth much sooner after death than is
the custom in this country. The law in
consequence insists on great care being
taken to avoid premature interment. In
Brest lately, however, marine fell into
a lethargic state, was certified as dead
by the hospital authorities, and his sup
posed remains were conveyed under a
military escort to the cemetery. A few
days afterward some of those who had
buried him were surprised and Mortified
at meeting him in the street. Forum
ately, he had been reserved for scientific
purposes, and when he was placed naked
on the marble slab in the dissecting
room, the sudden chill revived him. Had
he been put "down among the dead
men," he must have remained there for
good, and become a marine in another
Year: 1875

WAsHEGToN, Feb. The Court of
Claims has rendered a decision that
"thc public law of Christendom and
the municipal law Of the land declare
that foreigners, whether domiciled or
temporarily sojourning on our soil, or
whether on the decks of our ships
trusting to the security of our flag
upon the high seas, are equally entitl,
ed to our protection against any wrong
from any foreign power and are equal
ly entitled to sue for their rights in
our courts Therefore Oh the ground
of abstract and propriety and upon
the ground of legal right it is decided
that foreigners are entitled to the pro
lection Of our flag in the premises,
whether naturalized or not, have q
right to share in the distribution OF
this fund


This decision is made in the case OF
two Portuguese who enlisted in oul
commercial marine during the war and
brought suit for the recovery of their
share of prize money in the destruc
ton o. certain vessels.
Year: 1875

From tie Capito;.


1t is now generally accepted and un.
dcrstood that no decent women can
frequent these lobbics and call out
members of Congress without taint
The lobby in the rear of the Speakers
chair should be devoted to the use of
members, instead of being now, with
the Speakers room, oyerrun with lob.
byists, male and female. From the
room originally devoted to the use of
the Speaker, that functionary has been
driven to one more remote, and now
the apartment originally intended for
the presiding officer may be found at
all hours during the session crowded
with painted women and corrupt men,
pressing their various schemes on Con,
gressman.