smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

The Chicago TinaesT prints dispatches
from all sections of the Northwest show
ing the condition of the next wheat crop.
The situation is summarized as follows


The area Of winter wheat sown is fully
up to the average of previous years, and
Ill some localities shows an increase,
Comparatively little has been winter
killed, notwithstanding the severity of
the past winter-a fact that is attributa-
BILE to the abundance of snow. The crop
looks well, and gives promise of at least
an average yield, if no untoward event
should intervene between this and har-
vest. Where spring wheat is raised
sowing has not been wholly completed,
but in the more southerly localities the
area sown is fully up to the average.
Elsewhere farmers are making prepara-
tlons to put in more than the customary
amount They will not SOW less, GER
tainly, than in previous years.


Taken altogether, the prospects for
wheat are Aattering. OF course n
drought, or an unusual invasion of the
chinch-bug or grasshopper, would con-
slderably change the aspect of affairs,
but admitting that these pests will be
able to do no more damage this year than
previously, there is no reason to appre-
hend short crop. Unless all the indi-
cations fail, the wheat crop of 1875 in
the territory tributary to Chicago will
equal in yield the crop of 1874, if it
does not exceed it by million or two of
bushels.
Year: 1875

Wesley Gray (colored), hanged at
Searcy, Ark, lately, spoke as follows on
the scaffold: Well, my friends, I'm
come to-day to let you all know Tn
ready to die. When I die I shall go to
that other world-that good world
where shall have to die no more. NV
trouble will soon be over. [ want to
die, am anxious to die, was born to die,
and am happy of it. This is the best
day L ever saw. will soon get the
crown that is laid up for me in heaven.
Well, [ bid you all farewell and good
bye. I'll meet you all at the resurrec-
ton morn, in world of grace, where
there is no more trouble. But few
more minutes and all will be over with
me; you may break my neck, but you
can't touch my soul. I will live with
God forever, where sweet milk and honey
flows. Grave makers and lawyers will
soon be done with me. How came [
willing to die? Because T believe in
Christ,
Year: 1875

Under the civil-marriage act recently
adopted in Prussia the consent of the
father is necessary before wedlock up
to the end of the young mans 9th year,
and the young woman's Oath; but if the
father be dead, then the mothers is re-
quired; and if neither parent be living,
that of the SPONSOR. This does not
seem to leaYo much chance for runaway
matches,
Year: 1875

A party Of about sixty tramps who
helped shovel out the Midland railroad
cleared Middletown saloon of pies and
whisky and then told the proprietor
they were in the hands of receiver and
would issue scrip for the little bill.
Year: 1875

When Wilmington girl approaches her
father and says: "Old man come down with
the SOAP" she does not mean that soap
which Is combination of ham fat and
chemicals, but the stuff that can buy her q
new pair Of striped stockings.


A Wilmington man read in New York
paper yesterday that large numbers of per-
sons were going to the coast of Brazil to
see the huge sea serpent. "They can save
themselves the trip" he said, "and see a
million Of them if they will iRvest few
dollars in alcoholic stimulants.


It is never safe to tell Wilmington girl
that you are going to give her the finest
watch in the ninety nine cent store store.
Whenever you take her out walking she will
always choose that side of the street, and
look in the window, and talk of the beauti-
full things every time she goes by.


A Wilmington girl who attended church
last Sunday night and heard the Minister
observe that Mr.. Spurgeon had said that the
nose should not be used as an organ OF
speech, remarked" that she had heard ma
call pas nose, red bugle and be called hers
horn, but for goodness sake what big one II
must take to be an organ"


"Poor Judge Kelley of Pennsylvania"
she said yesterday, as she looked over the
said her father. "This paper says he has
had sad blow; bis rag baby is dead, IL was
killed by consumption Of specie" The
father who is an iniiationist, told her that
the coffee was boiling over and she had bet
ter look after 1t.


It is not often that Leap year comes
around, but when 1t does Wilmington
maiden Of seventy puts an extra twist on
her curls, humps the bustle on her pull back
up two feet higher and gets the Grecian
bend walk down to fine point. And when
she gets youn beau in the corner and he
don't say eyes" there is one more bald head
ed man added to the list.


Down on the wharf yesterday, political
discussion took place between two colored
men, who took the Third Term for debate.
my 'pinion is," said one, "dat If Grant
gifts de Third Term, it'll 60 mighty hard
wild him. De last time was in New Cas-
tie, 1t was de Third term, and de jedge said
dat for dat reason, he would make it sixty
lashes, and twelve months. Under desc
circumstances 1t am my opinion de Presi-
dent ought to be happy to git of wild two
terms" and he scratched his back against
post and walked away.


When Wilmington girl sat at the table,
last evening, discussing sort Of Dolly
Warden mixture composed of sour potatoes
and scraps of beef left from the previou,
meal, she looked up very innocently anss
said: "Mah What is all this in the papero
about the Tweed Mystery" The old ladys
glanced over her spectacles at the hash in
front of her and then at the girl, and taking
her by the pull-back yanked her off TO bed,
and as she cuffed her one on the side Of the
head, said: "I'll teach you, you vixen, to
call the best hash in the city, mystery"
Year: 1875

The object in removing the Horace Gree
lev homestead to the Centennial grounds, a
correspondent of The Boston Herald says, is
TO afford some suitable building as the
headquarters for the people who claim a, q
home among New Hampsbire's hills. The
State appropriation is too small to allow
the erection of such building as would be
wan'ed, and 1t is believed the Greeley home
stead would answer every purpose. Relic-
hunters have already carried away the door
step of the house, and cut up the apple
trees in the orchard for canes.
Year: 1875

By the dropping of a passenger car at
Clayton from the Delaware train on the
down trip, says the Smyrna Times, was the
cause last Saturday night of a young man
from Milford being left, and he had to stay
in this town until Monday. His mind was
occupied when the train stopped at Clayton,
and he didn't notice the call for passengers
going below to step into the next car. He
noticed that his car stopped soon after the
train got under way, but still he could hear
the noise of moving cars. He thought lit
tie about it however until he stepped from
the water closet and saw the train half q
mile away and going at full speed. 1t had
his hat and baggage on It, too, the break
man having taken charge of them when the
train moved of. The youth, estranged and
bareheaded, made his way to Smyrna,
where he wassoon befriended, however.
Year: 1875

A meeting Of the State Board Of Cepten-
nisl Commissioners,w held in the Clayton
House on Wednesday afternoon. The sub
iect of the meeting was the discussion Of
the subject Of erecting at the Centennial
Grounds, building to represent the State
of Delaware 1t will probably only amount
to discussion, as there is no prospect of
getting sufficient sum of money for the
purpose, though $4,000 would doubtless
cover the entire cost; about $500 or $500 Of
that amount, it Is understood, can be rails
ID in this city. Several plans Of the pro-
posed building we're suggested, but OF
course nothing definite could he decided
upon. A meeting Of the Board will be held
in Middletown on the sth Of January next,
for the purpose OF calling the attention Of
the agricultural interest of the State to tho
Importance Of good representation at the
Centennial.
Year: 1875

VERDICT OF THE coRoNER's JUHY-THE coLII-


SION DECLARED AcCIDENTAI.-PoPULAR DIS


SATISFACTION.


The inquiry into the death OF Nathaniel Turner mate
of the Mistetoe, who drowned during the collision
with the royal yacht Alberta in the Soent which was
held before the borough Coroner at Portsmouth, Eng
land, was concluded on the 10th inst


The evidence being closed, the jury retired, and In
ten minutes returned with q verdict folows:-


First, the jury agreed about the identity OF the
body OF Nathaniel Turner; second that his death was
caused by drowning and that death caused by the
accidental collision OF the Alberta with the Mstletoe


The Coroner--And there is a rider at the bot
tom as follows-'And that the jury wish to express
their opinion that there was an error in Judgment on
the part Of the navigating officer of the Alberta that
lower rate OF speed during tho months cspcc.
tally would be more conducive TO the public safety
aud that there should be more efficient lookout


The verdict received with kissing from that part
OF the court where the general public had been al.
mittcd.


The Coroner-Is 1t your wish that this rider should
be appended


FOreman--It Is, sir.


On Prince Leningen and Captain Welch leaving the
court they were followed by mob Of disordery per.
sons and hissed for some distance Mr. Haywood and
his brother were by some Of the poopo loudly chcered
Year: 1875

The following record will show the changes In the
temperature for the past twenty -four hours, in com
parson with the corresponding date of last year. in
dicated by the thermometer at Hudnups pharmacy
HERALD Building
Year: 1875

DIVORCE full house made glad the hearts
of the company, and the company, in return,
gladdened the hearts of the audience. The play
was a perfect success as manifested by the re-.
pcated plaudts of the audience and the constant
good humor that prevailed.-St Louis Reputh-
Year: 1875

A newspaper printed in 1873 relates
this story, which possesses peculiar in
terest at this time, i'll view of the recent
disappearance of the aeronaut Donald
son and his young companion, Mr.. Grim
wood:


There is in Kansas, or was up to three
years ago, newspaper society called
the "Rod Ellis Friends" The society
was founded to perpetuate the name and
doings of a reporter named Ellis, who
made his name famous on the Pacific
coast by his startling adventures, and
whose career finally closed with bal
loon ascension. 1t seems that gentle
man who had made one or two ascensions
had advertised to go up from fair
ground at certain day, and that large
crowd assembled to witness the exped-
ton. Ellis was sent to make report of
the affair, and he took it into his head to
have ride with the professor and write
up his experience. His company was
accepted, and when the hour approached
he took his seat in the car.


The balloon was inflated, but Just as
it was ready to rise the professor had
some excuse to leap out. Eased of his
weight SO suddenly, the balloon jerked
away from the men, and Ellis alone went
skyward. The man knew all about
newspaper business, but he was ignorant
as to aerial navigation. He, however,
took things as cool as if nothing had
happened. There was no wind below,
and while the balloon hung over the
grounds, half mile above the heads OF
the excited crowd, the following message
came floating down: :" I am all right,
and intend to see the thing through.
TED the - (his newspaper) to look oHi
for a telegram from me tonight. II
was about 5 o'clock in the afternoon Of
/ June day, and the balloon and its freight
finally foated away to the northwest
and at last was lost to view. No one il
that crowd over saw poor Ellis again
In fact, it was months and months be
fore he was heard of. Days passed, anc
letters were written, kilograms sent, bu
there was no news of the balloon for {
week. Then q hunter found this mes
sage ON the prairie : cam still all right
and am having heaps of fun. l have
found the valve cord and can descend
whenever I wish but / am going
to see the thing down to fine point.
He did. Months and months afterwart
hunter passing through forest a few
miles from the Santee agency, on the
line between Nebraska and Dakota
found the wreck of balloon hanging tt
a tree, and, half covered with leaves, tn,
skeleton of Robert Ellis.
Year: 1875

TIE widow of Andrew johnson is
prostrated by the shock of her husbands 8
sudden death. She has long been an
invalid, and it is thought that she will
not long survive. Mr.. johnson was but
nineteen years old when he married, and
by his wife he was taught writing and
arithmetic. There was a devoted at
tachment between them all through their
welded life.
Year: 1875

In spite of the convincing testimony
developed in the trial of Bishop Lee,
the leader of the Mountain Meadow Mas
sacre, the jury Jailed to convict him.
This might have been expected. To
convict Lee would be to condemn the
whole Mormon Church. Already re-
ports reach us of threatened outrages by
Indians baptized into the Mormon
Church, and this is doubtless the first
result of the failure of the late trial.
The Mormon leaders, emboldened by
their success in the Territorial courts,
and having thousands of willing redskins
at their command, will now, probably,
seek to avenge themselves against those
witnesses who dared to testify against
them. But, if we mistake not, they will
soon reach the end of the rope, and
speedy and bloody retribution will yet be
meted out to them by the soldiers of
Uncle Sam.
Year: 1875




WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE interest shown III
Washington in the result of the election in Ohio to-
morrow surpasses anything of the kind since 1872.
Almost nothing else is talked about, except the mys-
terry that surrounds the Interior Department, and
nearly every citizen of Ohio holding Office IN this
ctv or who was here on business. has gone home to
vote Nearly every item of news received from the
State during the past few days has been favorable
TO the Republicans and the cause OF honest money
and although the friends of Gov Hayes do not
sneak Of his election with explicit confidence, and
do not count on a large majority, they will be
greatly disappointed if he is defeated Leading Re
pblicans do not hesitate to admit that defeat in
Ohio would be not only great national calamity,
but a blow from which the Administration party
would with great difficulty recover.
Year: 1875

The following reached uA after our space was filled mp last week. We fear its publication now will be too late for use, this time, but perhaps the fellow will try Litchfeld county again, and it may. be we'll to look out for him.
Year: 1875

A retired physician writes: "Aow does it
happen that amid the everlasting cry against
drunkenness we never hear word against its
sister cvil-gluttony? think can assert
with truth, that in long practice, three have
died among my patients from oyer-eating
where one has died froia drink. Whence
comes apoplexy, paralysis, dyspepsia, and a
host of other diseases, but from too much
rich food, taken under the most imprudent
circumstances! And yet we hear of no So
ciety formed to prevent this growing vice. A
man eats until he drops down and expires
with apoplexy by the roadside, when up
comes the coroner with a jury of twelve good
men and true, who pronounce verdict, Died
from intemperance.' So he did, but what
kind Of intcmperance was it: have heard
more than one minister in the pulpit expatiate
with great vehemence against the sin of
drunkenness, whose very appearance was
proof positive that he was pre-eminently
guilty of gluttony."
Year: 1875

A correspondent at Kalamazoo. Michigan,
sends No the following account of an incident
that occurred recently in that place:


On Saturday morning stranger, while
walking upon the streets of our village, drop
ped from his pocket package containing
y, 500 in national currency. It so happened
that not great ways behind him walked
lad-yonng Harris, who drives the city ex-
press, and seeing the package picked it up,
ran along to the gentleman and asked him if
he had lost anything. The person addressed
felt in his pocket and quite nervously replied
that he had lost $4,000, and seeing the pack
age in the boys hand seized it as if 1t was
precious thing. He made some few inquiries
of the boy and left him without as much as
thanking him for the honest act and the res
toration of his treasure.


Not long afterward, in an hour or so, our
stranger saw the boy again and got upon his
wagon and rode with him. Nothing was said
about the finding of the money. After a while
the gentleman observed very tine-loOking
horse that was being driven along the street.


''My lad," said he, sis not that pretty
good horse:'


''Yes, sir, that is good one.' said the eX-
press boy. Il know about that horse


"What can he be bought for, do you
think ?" asked the stranger


"That horse is worth 5000, but the man
who owns him will take $115 for him, said
young Harris.


The two rode along little further, when
the stranger said:


"Here is a five dollar bill bring the man
to me, for want to buy that animal"


The stranger then parted with his new ac-
quaintance, telling him, however, where be
could find him. In little while Harris, the
horse which he and the stranger had admired,
and the owner thereof came together; the
horse was purchased by the s., 500 man, and
then, in very quiet way, was turned over to
young Harris, ''to have and to hold" as his
own. There was very little said about the
why and the wherefore. The gentleman told
the young man, ''You will hear from me
again. ~. Y. Obse7rer
Year: 1875

The scene occurred in 4 railroad car on
the Union Pacific road, in which two men
were gambling, while the rest OF the pas
sengers looked on. One Of the gamesters
was q type Of the professionals who
s. work. the road-a desperate trickster,
sleek and ugly; the other was a rough,
griZzled miner, fresh from the mountains,
and carrying abundance Of money. The
game-draw poker-was for large stakes,
and played silently and watchfully. FL
na!iy a huge pot accumulated Each
man had evidently a good hand, and was
the other until finally the miner called"
The gambler showed his hand-three aces
and two queens-at the same time cover
ing the money with his hand. The miner
uttered not a word; he merely took two
OF his five cards and laid them down they
were aces. This meant five aces in the
pack. The gambler had dealt. Then the
miner reached back like lightning, draw


ing huge navy revolver. He cooked it
and placed the muzzle between the eyes
OF the gambler. Not word was spoken,
but each OF the two men looked steadily
into the eyes OF the other. Soon the gam
bler's hand upon the money, began to
draw back, and the gamblers form as
well The revolver followed, The gam
bier stepped into the aisle, and at this
point passengers in the cars seemed to
lose their interest in the game, most of
them trying to get under the seats. The
gambler backed down the aisle toward
the door, and as he passed out the muzzle
OF that huge revolver still stared him in
the face. Then the miner put up his
pistol, pocketed the money, lit his pipe,
and was as other men, Not a word had
been spoken from the time the "call" was
made. 1t was merely one of the rare oc-
caslons where a gambler on the Union
Pacific mistakes his man.
Year: 1875

j. o., in the Country Gentleman, writes
A mich cow should be quiet and con-
tented She will have to be petted and
made much of This influences her do
mesticity, and that, in the milch COW,
seems to be allied to the maternal feeling
which prompts to tactical secretion But
whether this is so or not, certain it is that
where a single cow is petted and well
taken care of, there is II great increase


IN the milk over her former yield when
number of such cases never knew one
that did not show this Improvement
And now we have come to the point in
dscussion-the difference in the quality
Of herds with respect to their size. Treat
each Of the members of the herd like
the one taken from it and kept as
single COW, and the whole herd would
be improved. 1t would be improved to
such all extent as would not well be done
by mere selection My experience has re-
vealed to me the tact that our native COWS,
which from the staple OF our dairles, are
capable OF great improvement. probably
because they came OF good blood originally
when brought over, but have been abused
or permitted to run down. 1t needs only
good treatment to bring them up to good
point. This is my experience, and is one
OF the principal sources Of profit in secur-
ing dairy herd. There are cows-the
Ayrshlres-that give more milk, and the
Jerseys, that have more cream, but tor
profit on the whole, the common native,
50 far as the writer's experience goes, sur
passes them both-only, however, when
The treatment is discriminatiye and thoro
Then the advantage, with the whole herd,
will be similar to that OF the one COW sep
arated from it. But this is seldom fully
realized. because the requisite pains are
not taken, and the principle is not suf-
liciently understood"
Year: 1875

People do some very funny things at
fires. The Pierrepont House, in Brook
lyn, caught fire lately, and, though the
flames We're eXtinguished before much
harm was done, the guests Of the hotel
improved the time to display great deal
of ridiculous human nature. The build


ing was we'll provided with fire escapes
but the frightened occupants of the rooms
didn't remember it. One excited young
gentleman clambered up into the cupola
OF the structure and there ensconced him.
selt another capered down the stairway
and out into public view, clad elaborately
in night-goWn and overcoat. One man
pitched out on a neighboring roof an iron
bound trunk which required three men to
lift after the scare was gone, and the
Adonis Of the hotel dashed down stairs
almost undressed, but with a button-ho]e
bouquet in his hand, while a lady lushed
frantically from the neighborhood of dan
ger with q band-box in one hand and her
back hair in the other The funniest case,
however, was that of a guest, a stranger
in the hotel. This man leaped wildly out
of bed, and mistook the door of closet
for the door opening into the corridor.
The door was locked. but the man re-
solved to make desperate struggle for
life; he wrapped his head in pillow and
battering- ram. The pillow split open,
and it rained feathers in that room long
after the fire was put out. A hotel con-
migration is a magnificent test of char
acter, certainly.
Year: 1875

OLD-FASIHONED WINTERS. The New
Haven Palladium has been searching his
tory for a colder winter than the past,
and selects 1741 as specimen. In that
year the snow, which covered the whole
country as early as the 18th of November,
was still found the next April covering
the fences In January tent was main
tanned on Charles River, Boston, tor the
entertainment of travellers. From Febru-
ary %, George Washington's ninth birth
day, until March 6, the people crossed the
Sound on the ice every day from STRAIT
ford, Conn. to Long Island, a distance Of
three leagues. Even as far East as New
London the ice extended into the Sound
az far as could be seen from the town,
and Fishers island was united to the
main land by a solid bed. On March %.
the Boston News Letter reports that the
people living on Thompson's Island had
crossed over to Dorchester to church on
the ice for the fifteen preceding Sundays
AS late as the 9th of July, a letter from
New London, Conn. reports on the east
side of the Connecticut River body OF
ice as large as two carts can draw, clear
and solid, and adds very artlessly that ''it
might lie there month longer were it
not that so many resort out Of curiosity to
drink punch made out of it." On the 18th
of July snow was still lying in a mass in
the town of Ipswich, Mass, nearly four
feet thick But the most marvellous record
OF that season is the statement made by
Alonzo Lewis, author of the annals of
Lynn. Mass, that " Francis Lewis, the
signer OF the Declaration of Independ-
ence, drove his horse from New York to
Barnstable, the whole length of Long
Island Sound. on the ice