smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

From tie Western Rural.


know it to be the practice Of
many good farmers to feed their stock
hogs corn during the entire summer,
which my experience has led me to
know is very Improbable. I am
speaking Of general hog raising, not
Of those who are raising a few fancy
pigs and expect to getthem off for ex-
ira stock, as We Western people call
it. Where man has hogs that he
wants to keep in thriving condition
and feed of on new corn, he certainly
does not want to feed them much if
any corn during the summer, as my
experience has proved to me that the
corn young hogs would eat during
the summer would build you a hog
pasture fence, and if your pasture
is good your hogs would be
in a far better condition for feed
ing than if they had all the corn,
through the summer, they would eat.


You may take = pig that will
weigh 125 pounds at the time he is
turned on grass and put another;
equally as good where it can get no
grass, feeding it on corn and water,
letting the other run on grass until
the middle Of September, when COM
mence feeding green corn to both,
and in three months the one off the
grass will be far ahead of the corn
fed pigs.


l know some of the old men will
not believe all this, but q trial will
convince them that I am right. Two
years ago my neighbor had a nice lot
Of shoats, and l had equally as nice a
lot; and we both had pastures much
alike. l was determined to beat him
if possible. I knew he had no corn
to feed them after he turned on grass,
and as I had plenty I concluded to
feed some corn every day with the
pasture, and sure enough my hogs
did = little better than his, but when
we commenced feeding new corn in
the fall his hogs beat mine badly,
and at the end Of three months feed
ing his hogs were fully one-fourth
better than mine. Like experiments
have fully cured me of feeding pigs
corn through the summer.


But some will say we have not the
means to get the fencing. I would
say, sell your corn and buy fencing,
or if you have not the corn by all
means SOW oats if you have not
the clover near your hog-pen, and
NOW as soon as large enough and feed
this.


Some will say it will not do to feed
sows with young pigs only grass, but
it certainly would be far better, as
my experience has proved to me that
the pigs will do far better if the sows
have plenty of grass, and, in the fall,
after the pigs are weaned the sows
will put on fat twice as fast as though
they had corn through the summer.
you have milk give it to the pigs,
instead Of to the mother; but slop
will not hurt any hog.


r. FAwCETr.
Year: 1875

future wealth. He was very close and
attentive to business, never employed
clerk or a salesman, and very seldom
even called for assistance in carrying
great loads of heavy iron into his store
room.
Year: 1875

Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the town of Russellville.

 SEC. l. That whenever the Mayor of said town shall die or resign or be absent from said town or shall be interested in any matter pending in the Mayors court of said town-the Recorder of said town shall perform all the duties enjoined on the Mayor of said town by ordinances of said town, until the disabilities of said Mayor shall be removed. And in case he shall die or resign, said Re- corder shall perform the d9ties of said Mayors office until an election can be held to fill the vacancy thus accustomed by such death or resigna- tion. And in case of the Mayors absence from the town or shall be sick, the Recorder shall do and per form the duties of said Mayor until his return to said town or until he shall be able to attend to his duties. Sec. ?. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after it's publication.

 Approved Sept. 2lst, 1875.

 II. F. WHITE,

 Acting Mayor.
Year: 1875

Resignation of Mayor Erwin.

 We regret to learn that Mayor Erwin has handed in his resigna- tion. We are well aware that the position is far from pleasant one, especially in little town like this, and cannot blame May or Erwin for relinquishing a posi- tion as thankless as this; still, we know of no one who can fill the place so well as he has, and we would have been glad to have had him serve in capacity which he fills so we'll.

 The governor has ordered an election to fill the vacancy, on Saturday Oct. 23d, and we hope q successor may be chosen on whom the official robe may rest as wor- thily as it does on the retiring Mayor.
Year: 1875

OOGVs NEW YORK CITY. WEEKLY AND DAILY FOR 1875. The Weekly Sun has now attained a circulation of over seventy thou sand copies. Its readers are found in every State and Territory, and its quality is well known to the public. We shall not only endeavor to keep it fully up to the old standard, but to improve and add to it's variety and power.

 | The Weekly Sun will continue to be thorough newspaper. All the news of the day will be found in it, condensed when unimportant, at full length when of moment, and always we trust, treated in clear, interesting and instructive manner. It is our aim to make the Weekly Sun the best family newspaper in the world. 1t will be full of enter taining and appropriate reading of every sort, but will print nothing to offend the most scrupillous and deli cate taste. It will always contain the most interesting stories and TO- mances of tile day carefully selected and legibly printed.

 The Agricultural Department is prominent feature in the Weekly Sun, and its articles will always be fresh and useful to the farmer. The number of men dependent on politics is increasing, and the Weekly Sun is their paper especial ly. It belongs to no party, and obeys no dictaticn, contending for principle, and for the election of the best men. It exposes the cor cuption that disgraces the country and threatens the overthrow of re- publican institutions. It has no fear of knaves and seeks no favors from their supporters.

 The markets of every kind and the fashions are regularly reported in its columns

 The price of the Weekly Sun is one dollar year for a sheet of eight pages, and fifty-six columns. As this barely pays the expenses of pa per and printing, we are not able to make any discount or allow any premium to friends who may make | special efforts to extend its circula- tion. Under the new law, which requires payment of postage in ad- vance, one dollar year, with twen- i ty cents rhe cost of prepaid postage added, is the rate of subscription. It is not necessary to get up club in order to have the Weekly Sun at this rate. Anyone who sends one dollar and twenty cents will get the paper postpaid, for year.

 We have no travelling agents.

 The Weekly Sunlight pages, fifty-six columns. Only $l.2O q year, postage prepaid. No discount from this rule.

 The Daily Sun.-A large four page newspaper of twenty-eight col umns. Daily circulation over 120- GOO. All the news for two cents. Subscription, postage prepaid 55 cents a month, or $G.50 year. To clubs of ten or over discount of twenty per cent.

 Address "TIlE SUM"

 New York City.
Year: 1875

GEMS FROM THE ALONE,

 Especially assorted for Scrap Book Illustrations and Drawing Class Copies.

 A large collection of pictures of different sizes and on almost every conceivable subject have been put up in an attractive envelope and are now offered at price intended to make them popular in ever sense.

 Envelope No. l, containing 50 beautiful engravings, is now ready, and will be sent postage paid, to any address for ONE DOLLAR. A lib- eral discount to agents and teachers.
Year: 1875

Pure Berkshire hogs should be jet


black in color, with a thick coat OF
fine black hair, but choose one with
coarse hair rather than one that Is
short of hair. White is only allowa-


BILE on tips of ears. feet and legs. face
and tail, but not too much white, as
they are always black breed, and
plenty Of hair denotes a strong eonsti-
! tuition.


There is no such thing as white or
spotted Berkshire hog. and the men
who get up such stories to sell mon
grel stock are swindlers, and ought to
be sent to prison.


Choose Berkshire with.short prick
ears, and as short a face as possible.
with broad back, carrying its width
back well over the hams (it is much
easier to find them broad over the
shoulders than the hams), and by all
means they should be deep in the
heart place (from the top of back just
OCuitlu lhc SuOulucI lcSciJ dhu ouiOo'h
all over, In fact as near a hewn block
as can be.


In comparing the merits of breed
ing the various kinds of fine stock,
we invite the attention of the reader
to the following facts: Many men
who would willingly give 81 900 for a
fine horse or COW, or pair of sheep,
land very properly, tool, cannot see
why hog should be worth from 500
to $500, which would be the cost of
importing fine one. From a mare
costing $1,000 you have chance of a
foal In a year, but oftener once in two
years, and after two or three years
attention and feed, if no accident oc-
ours, you may, If fortunate, get from
$500 to $1,000 for the colt. The cow
and sheep will produce their stock
little faster, while sow old enough to
breed will, in one years time. with
proper care and at half the expense,
produce from twelve to twenty pigs,
and you need not trust to selling
breeding stock, for, provided you have
a respectable farm, the first cost will
be repaid you many times over in the
saving of food. extra price for fine
pork, etc, besides the pleasure you
would take in improving the stock of
the country, at the same time you are
adding to your own wealth. The loss
occasioned in the United States annu-
ally through feeding common hogs.
amounts to dollars, that might feed
thousands of people and enrich the
community.-H NJ. C. in american
S0ine and Poultry Journal.
Year: 1875

See here, little friends, to say word to
you. While we are with you for enjoyment thicky
sPrinkled into the web of life, we must not forget our
duties as we 60 along nor must get things too bad


y mixed. We admire the old saying that there is a
slime for everything" and we like the saying equally
well, that "everything should be none at the proper
tme." The idea that we wish to convey is, that you
should be regular and systematic in your habits, and
not do in one hour what is claimed for another AL
ways discharge your duty fully and earnestly, whether
It be work or play, each in its proper time You will


ind that this rule will make you beloved and respected
and useful members of society.
Year: 1875

Here is true and curious dog story,
says Paris correspondent: The 9TH
er evening a reporter for the Gaulois
was going home late at night in the
most horrible weather when he over
took drunken man trying to climb
The Rue de Rome. He was followed
by mongrel cur. who kept at his
heels and seemed to stagger like his
master. The drunken man stopped,
and the dog began to bite at his legs.
let me alone. will you ?" cried the
drunkard II am going after rest. )"
but the dog continued to tug at his
trousers. The reporter stopped to see
the end of this very curious scene.


There, there!" cried the man at
length, I'm going on. You'll tear
the breeches of me.'


He started, and the dog trotted at
his heels. After a few yards he again
stopped. and the same scene occurred.
the dog growing and swapping until
his master began to go forward.


The reporter went a mile out of his
way to see this intelligent dog take
his master home. and saw him wag
his tail with evident satisfaction as
the drunkard reeled over his thresh-
old.
Year: 1875

A correspondent of the COUNTY
Gentlemen says: 1--WE moved into a
frame house, about two years old, and
my CONSERVATION was very great to
find it thoroughly stocked with these
pests; there was not a crack or crew
Ice that was free; they were under
the base boards and over them. AT
ter fighting them eight years L learned
from girl that had served as cham
ber-maid in large boarding house,
that bugs can be entirely extermina-
ted for all time. 1 Immediately fol-
lowed her direction, which was to
take grease that was cooked out Of
salt pork. to melt it, and to keep it
melted (the vessel can be kept in a
pan of coals) and to put it with the
feather end of quill in every place l
could find bug. 1t is necessary to
see that the bed cords are entirely free
from the pests. and 1 will warrant
there will he 10 more trouble. 1t is
more than thirty years since bug
has been seen in my house."
Year: 1875

You, gentlemen, who hold to the contary, go ! when
night is the backest, and poor weary hearts slowly
breaking under the weight of woe-te them you have
news: Tell them that for all this bitter dessolaton
YOUR palms are filled with GOLD Tell the smitten
victims Of the household that of their mouths and
off from their backs, and from their blighed fields, you
have gathered harvest of gold Tell the pale vast
ing wife and mother that you have pretty percentage
of all that is noble in her husband, or kind in the faith
er, in yellow gold Tell the drunkard as he dreams
perchance that he can beat back the red pillows that
tose and consume him, that for his souls damnation
you have gold Stand at the threshold of the poor
house, and mockngly taunt the squad, deformed and
dlotlc, with the that of their run YOU have
gathered gold Stand by the prison door, and as the
remorseless hinge shrieks after the victims it entombs
peer through the grating, cheer the living dead with
the news that you sold them to crime and infamv for
gold Tell the murderer that you made him muir
derer for gold Stand by the dying drunkards of the
last twelve months, and whisper the fifty thousand
seePers, victims of your 'regulaed traffic., that you
have slain them for gold Enter the vestibue of pri
vaon, and with Bible in hand, read that ssno drunk
ard shall inherit the kingdom of heaven


-7hUrlOaO Weed
Year: 1875

against the knowledge. While bel
whole soul cried out with the yearH-
ing desire to be his, she could not lei
him see the truth. Yet why her pride
Why not make him happy with the
knowledge that had come to her long
ago?


Up from the seething depth of the
chasm near which they stood. rose
the sad moan of the i'm prisoned water
and as she turned to look toward the
fssure, there came into her heart g
strong desire to test bis love, and bel
power over him. Lifting her glorious
eyes to his, aud letting her very soul
shine in them. she said:


"Do you really love so well pr


Love you, it is more than love, it
Is worship"


For moment her heart was touch
ed by his earnestness, but the love of
power was stronger than ought else.


Suppose should require test of
your Affection" she said, "will you
accept ?'


Eyes, even if it were to die for
you"


Again love and pride struggled
within her; then she said. pointing
to bunch of lovely blue flowers that
grew on the other side of the chasm


Leap the chasm and bring me
those flowers, and this hand shall be
yours"


His eyes shone with suppressed feel
ing: he gavsNhe long look. and
with a spring landed safely on the
other side. He held aloft the coveted
flowers, waving them in triumph.


Now leap back" she said, with
her sweetest smile.


Once more he spraDg for the bank.
For one instant his form seemed pois-
ed in mid air; below the waters wall
ed and moaned. Only an instant
Instead of clearing the abyss fairly,
his feet struck the edge of the fearful
chasm. He strove vainly to secure q
footing, fell back and disappeared.


Far into the following winter Flor
ence Vane lay upon her bed, racked
with fever. raving in delirium, living
over and over that fearful scene.
When, after long months, the fever
left her, the light of reason had gone
out forever. God had mercy on her;
and before the June roses bloomed
again, she had gone to her rest.
Year: 1875

AT last the house was done; and JUST as tne haPPy
Peggy was getting her broom to sweep it, with view
of going housekeeping with nothing but floor and
walls, she for go to farmer Fisks, three
miles away, to wash and iron for two days.


She didn't want to leave the house and the boys
but they all advised her to CO. to get some money
to buy a chair, and table, and bedstead with.


"Peggy, said one of them, 'sbe sure you tell Mrs
FISk that you'll have to sit the floor, and sleep on
the floor, and eat on the floor, and then maybe she'll
give you something to help up housekeeping with
again.


eyes, l will but look out boys, you don't burn my
house down tyn the stove in it, she said, for the
stove had been got safely of the old hut being the
only thing that wouldn't burn "And seein you're
about it, I'd just lief you'd gather up the chips, and
SIGH like, and hide 'em under the house for kndling,
and just soons get enough ahead, and live to buy
gaono moasses, I'll have the biggest party for you
that was ever heard of in dis town.


The funny, highshoudered, little twelve-by- fifteen
house was swept out, and the two windows washed,
and the all gaily papered and then came in the
girls with the things from the attcs and closets of
their own homes, to prepare grand surprise for Peggy,
who was great favorite with them ALL


They hung up two little white curtains, and put up
bright yellow bedstead, and made up the bed with
sheets, and pillows, and gay patchwork quilt.


They hung bright pictures the walls, and spread
pieces of gray carpet before the bed and the stove.
The shelves-Peter had not attempted coset-were
graced with pink and white crockery. The stove was
put up and fire made in it,


There was no danger of Peggy taking cold from
damp plaster, for there plaster there but only
boards well joined with strips nailed the
the outside, and lined with other boards within.


This had been long days work for dozen boys
and girls; and they all weary enough to sleep
well when it over. The next afternoon they went
again to what they called Peggys pen, and took
with them bread, and BUTTER and tea, and sugar, and
milk, and cake, and preserves and while the girls
the table, and amused themselves in other ways, some
of the boys cleaning the little front yard and two
others took wagon and set off bring Peggy home,
'to see some people who used to know her, and who
were at her new house waiting for her.


Such attention was quite new to Peggy, and when
she walked into her little castle, where the tea was
waiting, she exclaimed:


"Well done, now, if don't must beat ole Brother
Job, in his last days Pse got lots O. things never
SabeanS De Scripter is twisted round in my case.
Job said, 'De Lord give, and de Lord took away ;
but can say, de Lord took away and de Lord give it
all back agin ten times full measure, heaped up and
running over


"l'se de happiest woman in all dis town now, and
dere amt no poor-house get while desc boys
lives, thank de Lord p


Very soon after this Peter went off to learn the car
'enters rde Peggys pen has long been regarded one
of the ornaments of the village.
Year: 1875

come, come, pretty Puss, come sit on my knee,
And tell me how it is at night you can see,
Without any candle, to catch all the mice,
Which nibble the pudding, and all that is nice.
Now go to sleep, pussy, else go to play,
For to mamma have my lesson to say;
To idle all day, will, l know, not be right,
So good-by; we will have good frolic tonight
Year: 1875

Many of our best cows dislike to be


milked, and are fussy and uneasy


when you set pail under them. This


is particularly the case with the Jer.
sey grades. Instances of this kind
seem to be more numerous than form
erly, and are most numerous in dali
ries kept under the forcing system
adopted by those who supply milk for
the market or cheese factory. In
many or perhaps most cases, cows be-
come addicted to it after having been
MIXED for few years; though quiet
and gentle the first year of the milk
ing. There is no doubt that the pro-
duction of large quantity of milk is
often attended with a sensation of
soreness and exhaustion in the lac
teal parts, which induce a sensation
of dread and dislike to be milked by
the animal. In a case like this-and
L think they comprise fully nine
tenths Of the troublesome milkers-it
is the worst kind of folly to abuse a
cow for kicking. When a COW be-
comes troublesome about milking, the
best thing that can be done is to fas-
ten the foot with rope. Make the
end of the rope fast behind her, take
wind and draw the foot little back
and tie with a half hitch. Put a |
measure Of shorts or come other prov
ender before her. then proceed care.
fully to milk, favoring her as she
shows cringing or uneasiness. No
animal needs kind aud careful treat
ment more than cows giving a large
quantity of milk.-COr. ~ r.. Farm
er.
Year: 1875

CoRNED BEEF.-The Scientific Anler-
acdn informs the ladies that if they
would have cOrned beef juicy after 1t
is cold. and not as dry as chip, they
should put it into boiling water when
they pot it on to cook, and they
should not take it out of the pot when
done until cold,
Year: 1875

they are the best in the market. We war
rant them to scour in any soil, and give all
the benefit of the CASH DISCOUNT


Richards & Smith have the largest stock
of Hardware, Tinware, and Wagon Wood
Work, i'm this market.


We wish to call the attention of the farm
ing community to the fact that we have and
shall keep full line of the celebrated Gang
Plows, which we can sell at,lower prices than
any house in Nemaha county. For price
Year: 1875

Writing from the Hospice of St. Ber-
nard correspondent of the Boston
Globe says Travellers on arriving are
received by one of the monks, shown to
room, and afterwards invited to the
table, which is well furnished, and the
bill Of fare, though simple, is all that
could be expected in locality like this.


Arriving late on Friday afternoon, we


we're treated, in consequence of the day,


to Goldfish and vegetables. There we
met an English party, consisting Of
father, mother and daughter. The latter
only spoke French, and acted as inter-
prefer. After supper the little company
gathered about the fireplace, with the
black-robed Superior sitting bolt upright
in the midst Of the circle, who seemed


quite willing to communicate, aAd an.
swered the numerous questions of his
interyiewers with admirable patience,
Later in the evening the daughter favored
us with music from q piano, the gift OF
the Prince of Wales, and upon slight
provocation, the fathed tuned up with
Ye Banks and Braes o Bonnie Doom F"
aud, with a good voice, made the old
halls resound with this sweet melody,
much to the edi6cation of the company
and the Superior especially, though il
seemed to be quite out Of keeping with
the time and place, for Of all the dismal
spots we have ever been in this is by far
the most so, and it must be most diff


cult matter to sustain the repu-
tation Of jolly friar in a
place like this. When asked how
they passed the long winter, the superior
replied that they we're all very fond of
reading and spent much Of their time
in this way. The time for retiring comes
at length, and we are lighted to our
room. The beds are provided with an
abundance of clothing, surmounted with
the everlasting bag of feathers under
which one is Obliged to sntfocate all
through Germany and Switzerland, Our
dreams in the morning are very likely
to be disturbed by the sound Of bell


calling the monks to prayer, and we are
up in season 10 take look at them
while at their devotions. Our curiosity
was also gratifed by a look inside the
morgue, and we we're greeted with thC
sight Of several grinning skeletons
wrapped in sheets, leaning against ths
walls Of the building, while numerous
lbones and skulls we're lying about OIL
Year: 1875

the ground in careless kind Of way.
For certain reasons we recommend to
the timid, at least, TO take this look in
the morning rather than just before re-
firing at night The last winter, we
were told, was one Of unusual severity
and numerous accidents oecurred-one
in November, in which several lives
were lost and the monks had frequent
opportunity to render assistance and
save the perishing. The list of travellers
contains more American names than
English, and May God bless the good
monks Of St. Bernard" is the wish most
frequently expressed, while abundant
testimonials are found of hospitality
enioyed.