smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

OpclI1nS matches are already gong
out of fashion,, and, in their place,
Quoting Jou.ts are recommended by
the World, which says: eff there is
one thing wherein more than in an.
other the better than average man is
guilty of shortcoming, it is in the
matter of quotations. Daniel Web
ster. it will be remembered, came to
eminent public grief over that rose
which Juliet declared by any other
name would smell as sweet, and s.Ike"
Cooks vigorous rendition of the lines
concerning the inevitable resurrection
of Truth "squashed to earth" is mat
ter of history. Not alone does the or
dinary talker or writer mangle beyond
recognition the phrases wherewith he
adorns his speaking or writing, but
he is usually in the most lanentable
and lndicrous uncertainty as to the
particular well of English undefiled
whence he has filled his pail. How
many hoars of time that might other
wise have been utilized in the saving
of wood or digging of CLAIMS have
been expended in seeking the origin
of the phrase which declares consist
ency 10 be jewel, it would be alike
Improbable and discouraging to in
quire: how often the Bible has been
ransacked for q divine assurance that
the wind is tempered to the shorn
lamb-a sentiment equally untrue and
absurd-those best know who have
had discussions upon the subject. For
all these reasons, it seems to us that if
the public mind must make an ass of
itself in any direction whatever, it can
with a greater measure Of propriety
protrude its ears in the direction Of
Familiar Quotations" than of "Web-
ster's Unabridged"


HOW HE MADE HIMSELF AT HOME


"Make yourself at home," Is a oom-
mon form of hospitable welcome, but
the invitation may be taken advantage
of if our friend happened to be odd.
The Nashville Banner says:


The eccentric "Brother Carr" whose
name has become household word
in this city, once paid an informal
visit to good religious family, as he
was in the habit of doing when he
came to Nashville. The lady of the
house came in, hut after some time
excused herself to attend to some
household daty. but begged Brother
Carr to make himself at home.


When she returned she found the
reverend gentleman on his knees in
front of the fireplace, taking up the
ashes.


Perfectly taken back at this specta-
Gle, she said, " Why, what in the
world are you deing?"


He answered: "You told me to
make myself at home, and if we're
at home and the ashes needed to be
taken out as badly as yours, l would
doAt Atmyself."


She was not much comforted to find
that he had been down in the back
yard and hunted up en- old ash pan
with as much idea of being at home as
she could possibly have desired.
Year: 1875

A freight conductor, L. AverilI, fell
across the rail at Wells River, and the


wheels of car, weighing thirteen
thousand three hundred pounds, pass
ed obliquely ever his body and off the
left leg, some six inches below The nip.
When the wheel passed over, Averill
listened for the crushing of the bones,
but they did net break, but the wheel
Of the truck almost instantly, he felt
sure, would cut the legs off. But the
wheel passed over, and before the rear
trucks had reached him he spraug out
and was standing bolt upright. For
five minutes lie felt no pair,
but since then the pain has beon
almost uncomfortable, and he has been
kept under the influence of opiates.


Two jack-knives in his pockets We're
bent nearly double. 1t is supposed
the flange of these wheels struck upon
these kniyes first, and passed up to The
top OF the leg, and thus avoided the
shearing effect of the hange upon the
rail. The skin upon his person was
not broken, but the f1ange broke the
tissue Of the flesh Oh the top of the
legs, and underneath the rail sank in
to the flesh, leaving it's mark distinct.
Mr.. Averill, if carefully attended, will
get along. This is the only case on
record where q car has run over q
mans leg leaving the bones perfectly
unharmed.


HOW CHICKENS GET OUT OF SHELLS,


Take an egg out of the nest on
which hen has set her full time, care
fully holding it to the ear turning it
around you will find the exact spot on
which the little fellow is picking at
the inside of the shell !; this he will do
until the inside skin is Perforated, and
then the shell is forced outward on a
small scale, leaving a hole. Now, if
you will take one of the eggs in this
condition from under the hen, remove
it to the house or other place, put it in
box or nest, keeping it warm and
moist, as near the temperature of the
hen as possible (Which may be done
by laying it between two bottles of
warm water upon some cotton or
wool,9 and lay glass over the box or
nest, then you can sit Or stand, as is
most convenient, and witness the truo
noudus operandi. Now, watch the
little fellow work his way into the
world, and you will be amused and
instructed as have often been. Az
ter it has got its opening, it commences
a n;bbling mstion with the point of
the upper bill on the outside of the
shell, always working to the right Gf
you haye the large end of the egg from
you and the hole upward until it has
worked its way almost around, say
within one-half an inch, in perfect
circle. 1t then forces the cap Or butt
end of the shell of, aud then has
chance to straighten its neck; thereby
loosening its legs somewhat, and so,
by their help, forcing the body from
the shell.-American FaT2S Journal.
Year: 1875

OCCASIONALLY survivor of the bat
tie of Waterloo dies in Great Britain
and the event is noted as something
remarkable; but Oh the fity-eighth
anniversary of the great battle, which
occurred a few weeks ago, there were
still iifty-nine names on the British
army list of men who were commits
stoned officers under Wellington on
that memorable OCCASION, all living.
Year: 1875

A MAN Giving in Danbury of course,)
imagined himself hen, and while un-
der the influence of that conceit sat
down on a dozen of eggs, and Matched
out an Italian sunset and circus poster.
His wife removed the debris with the
bald end of broom.
Year: 1875

OOTTCSpOHucuCC.I


This is a season Of the year in which
farmers are busy in preparing the
ground and sowing the seeds for
future harvest. With some it is only
a question Of SO many acres ploughed
and planted, with others it is not only
a question of ploughing and planting
but the question of how to increase
the fertility of the soil and thereby in
crease the quantity of the crop. The
question is often asked, Does gypsum,
or what is called plaster, increase the
fertility of the soil? The nature OF
this substance is to fix ammonia, and
as this is one of the substances neces-
sary to the existence of plants and is
always found to a greater or less de-
gree in the atmosphere, and is being
brought down to the earth by every
rain fall, any substance that will re-
tain it adds so much to the increase OF
the crop. Ii is claimed on good au-
thority that lbs. of plaster sown on
a meadow will increase the production
of the meadow one hundred pounds.


1t is always wisdom to use plaster
with manure. Many farmers when
they spread their manure sow plaster
on it and then plough under. The
only reasonable solution for so doing
is that the plaster retains the ammonia
in the manure where it is needed, and
it is taken up by the growing plants.


A small quantity of plaster dropped
in each hill of corn when planted gem
orally brings good results. The more
common way is to apply small quan.
tity to each hill after the corn is up,
Many claim that plaster should not be
sown upon wheat as it produces too
rank a growth, and makes it liable to
rust. We have never heard any OBJ
jections to its being used Oh any 9th
crop.


We should be Of the opinion that in
all cases where ammonia was being
generated and thrown off, that plaster
was the best substance to use to re-
tain it, and that it especially should
be used where it is desirable to fix
ammonia that is fleating in the atmos-
phere.


Perhaps from the foregoing hints
may be found solution to the ques-
ton why plaster in some cases appears
to produce more beneficial results
than in others. B.


Randolph, May 9th, 1875.
Year: 1875

Slight arrangement of the digestive
or other functions is often sufficient to
occasion temporary delirium in
children, commencing during sleep
and prolonging after waking. The
suffering is great and the condition an
alarming one to parents and friends.
The mental excitement is so intense as
to resist impressions from without, to
an extraordinary degree. 1t is here
that the associations of smell can be
used more effectively than any others
to break up the morbid train. A good
Whit of cologne almost always brings
the little sufferer back to it's ordinary
world or a little ammonia may be
used. But an odor which is agreeable
is probably more effective than one
which is merely pungent. 1t is COM
mon observation that mental assocla-
tions are awakened by oders more
than by tine Impressions of any other
sense. In the case of nightmare the
strong, familiar smell seems to break
up the train of abnormal mental ex-
citement.-Journal Of Chemistry.
Year: 1875

Il SEE very little of you," said an
old gentleman at fashionable ball to
a young lady whom he had not met
for long time before. 81 know it,"
was the artless reply, "but mother
wouldn't allow me to wear very low
neck dress tonight, the weather is so
cold"
Year: 1875

1t is useless to mention each
article in our various depart
ments. We keep everything
belonging to a STRICTLY
FIRST GLASS Furniture,
Crockery and Picture Franz
ing stock, and we modestly
state that our stock this spring
will have many new attrac-
tiOns and be far more COM
plete than any in this section,
and second only to those of
the largest cities.


Most of our goods were
bought during the great de-
preston of the winter, for
cash, and very low rates of
freight secured.


Our trade has nearly doub-
led, much of it coming from
Akron, Alliance, Garrettsville,
Warren and other adjoining
places. People will buy
where there is a large stock to
select from, if the prices are
right.


We buy direct of reliable
manufacturers, and will war;
rant every article purchased
of us. AS before, we pledge
ourselves to LOW FIGURES
AND ARE DEA LING.
Come and look through a
Year: 1875

A professor OF LegerdemalD found his
way to Rock Creek, in Mitchell County,
in the old North State, and astonished the
good citizens of that highly respected
nelghb9rhood, by his flaming posters an
nouncng the fact that Prof. Van Tramp,
would give one Of his astonishing and in
struetive entertainments at Harrells
School House for the exceeding low price
of twenty-five certs, children at half
price; among other wonderful tricks the
said Van Tramp announced that he would
allow any one to shoot at him with
loaded gun, aud that he would catch the
ball in his teeth. According to promise
on the night of the show he produced a
b. j before the audience, and allowed one
of the spectators to load his gun, and fire
at him, when 10 and behold almost at
the instant the gun was discharged the
ball was seen in his mouth. Now Tom
Miller one OF the crowd who had paid
his quarter, thought if be could only
learn 20 perform the trick, be could make
few quarters somewhat faster than by
digging ''Sang." Accordingly be pro


posed to the Professor, that if be would
show him bow the thing was done he
would give him five dollars after making
Tom promise to keep the thing secret,
he showed him how to change the ball for
paper pellet and to secret the real ball
in his mouth until the moment the gun
was discharged, when be must show it to
the audience as though be had caug ght it
in his teeth. Alter a few days practice
Tom felt sure that he could do as we'll as
the Professor, and meeting a crowd at
Troutmans Grocery, be proposed to bet
the drinks that any one might shoot at
him and that he could catch the ball Ia
his teeth SO just for the fun Of the thing
Rube Burleson said be wsuld 60 quart
on it even il be. should lose. Tom pro
duce rife and ball and let the crowd
see that it was really cad bullet, aud
actually put in the charge OF gun powder,
and 10 show the crowd that be was'toting
far be told Rabe to put down the tall
banding him a very fair imitation Of a
genuine bullet; but Rube to make things
sure, slipped the imitation in his pocket,
and 10 place of it,took one from his shot,
pouch, that he knew was right for he had
run it that morning from bar of lead.


Everything being ready and the word
given, one, two, three. FIRE when the
smoke cleared away, Tom having felt an
unusual sensation in the region of his
right ear, which caused him to drop the
bullet from between his teeth, he put his
hand to where bis Auricular Appendage
ought to be, and found it missing, while q
stream of blood trickled slowly down his
neck. Tom had caught Rubes ball in
bis ear instead of bis mouth. Rube says
Tom must have lodged for it was the FIRST
time he ever missed driving ce tire" and
if he could get another shot he thinks
Tom would catch it in his mouth.


Tom lost the quart. but Rube Lost bis
reputation Of being the best shot on
Rock Creek, and says that if he could
use his own gun, he would try it again.
Tom declines. D.
Year: 1875

A cruel joke at the expense Of those
ladies who are perpetually striving to
gain hearing in the press has been going
ne round Of literary circles, TO the eject
"that they look much better in nuslia
than in Print"
Year: 1875

Deprecating the ignoble and unsenerous tone which the sec tional newspapers are beginning to adopt in speaking of the South, certain of the larger Northern journals are suggesting that if all the narrow-minded people thro' out their country had participated in the recent Centennial celebra- tions and seen and spoken to the Southern men in attendance, they would not now be harboring sen timents disgraceful to themselves and discreditable to the commu- mites in which they live. The Boston Globe, for example, states the case very fairly to us, in the course of q reply to the Concord (N. H. ) Monitor:

 "Isn't it about time to stop this sort of talk? Are we never to consider the war of the rebellion over, and to treat our fellow countrymen of the South as coun- trymen, and not as conquered people, subdued and to be held in submission by force of arms? Is this a Republic of the people of the whole people, or is it a Republic of the people of the North and West only? "We want no reconciliation not based in justice" says the Monitor. Neithtr do we. "No reconcilia- tion winch implies that the North was not wholly right in waging war against secession," it adds. Neither do we. And, what is more to the polnt, neither do the representative men of the South. ''The war has been fought and we have been beaten" say the South. "NYe were honest in our belief that we were right, and we fought as best we knew. But we were conquered, and we have since come to see that there must be one union, that of the United States, one flag, and that the stars and stripes. Trust us, and we are with you heart and hand. " We are ready to trust the South. We believe there is a dangerous element there that must be watch ed and kept from power. So also is there a dangerous element here. But these must be vanquished by ballots, and by argument, and by education"

 As it is at the North, so is it at the South. The bitterness and prejudice and intolerance. are the accompaniments of the insignifi- cant, the remote and the ignorant The Concord Monitor screams treason in New England, and the Boston Globe reproves the stupid terror. The Pittsburg Dispatch and the Chicago Inter Ocean hang out the great Western bloody shirt and the Cincinnati Commer cial and St. Louis Republican laugh at their frantic folly. We begin to hope that the Northern howler is losing his influence or public opinion as utterly as the Southern howler is,gand we conf dently say that long before tho North has liberalized itself to tho point of implicitly trusting th'

 South, our people will have puri

 fled themselves to the point 0 perfect worthiness to be trusted

 If by trusting us is meant the be

 lief that our acceptance of ever,

 issue settled by the war is iina

 and sincere; that no true repre- sentative of Southern sentimen

 will inspire or countenance tn,

 least disloyalty to the obligation

 which the logic of events has i'm

 posed upon us; we may tell ou
Year: 1875

The Southern Cultivator has a good word for cotton planters. Read and give heed;

 Picking as fast as it opens keep well up-sun all picked in forenoon, until it will gin without knapplng-gin and pack as soon as ready, and if the price suits, sell at once. By so doing, you will avoid risk of fire, and the increased weight of green cotton will justify taking a little less per pound. At present prices it will pay to handle cotton carefully: that is, keep it free of trash, and have it dry enough to sample well from the gin. When prices rule high, little carelessness on these points may be justified, where one has large crop to market, but not at present. The lower the price, the greater the care requir- ed. And it is very poor policy to work hard, and incur the ex- pense to make a crop of cotton, and then, from a little careless ness or negligence, lose half or more of the little profit on it. A cent or two a pound is all the clear profit most farmers make on cotton now, and good or bad sam pies will vary the price one half a cent pound.
Year: 1875

Has the largest circulation of any paper in the state, outside of Little Rock, and is not surpassed by any other paper in the south west being circulated in nearly every town and city in the south and west, and read by an intelligent, entcrprising people.
Year: 1875

WAsHiNGroS, August 20, 1875


SENATOR THURMAN ON PARTY PROSPECTS.


personal and political friend Of Senator Thurman
said to-day, in reply TO the question whether he be-
heved the Senator had any doubt about Ohio going
democratic that the Ohio canvass had between them
been thoroughly reviewed and while he was obliged to
say Senator Thurmans hopes were not encouraging the
Senator did not give utterance hint any dissatsac
ton with the management of affairs in the State


What he regretted the most was the financial issue
which would be used against the democratic
party in 1876, with the same cogency that
the war measures had been used by republicans
against the Presidential nominee Of the democratic
party in 1864 and 1868 la other words 1t a sin to
be democrat, and Whatever the financial convictions
or political views OF the opponents of the republican
party persecution of democrats would republicans
for Office hereafter Il is understood here among the
friends of Senator Stevenson OF Kentucky that he has
the personal assurances Of General Williams and Gov
ernor Leslie that in the they the
election to the United States Senate they will use
their influence in favor of Stevenson against Beck
who is an asprant, but who did desire reelection
to the House of Representatives


INTERESTING TO COASTERS.


The Treasury Department to-day received an opinion
from the Attorney General to the effect that previous
ruling of the department that only thirty per
ton could be collected undocumented vessels engaged
m the coastng trade contrary the United States
statutes and that 81 80 must be collected before the
passage of the Revised Statutes. This reverses an
opinion of the Treasury Department that will give
of undocumented vessels some trouble as the
lesser rate has already been collected
Year: 1875

SARATOGA n. Y, August 90 1875.
A collision occurred at about two O'Clock this after
noon Mechanicsville, between extra engine
running from Whitehall and the regular up train due
Saratoga at 2:25 P. NJ The special running slow
Both engineers that collision inevitable
and, reversing their engines, jumped of and
were not injured The locomotives were both
smashed but nobody was injured The cause OF
the accident is reported to be misunderstanding about
the time table, the figures being blurred The engineer
of the extra engine supposed that he had time TO reach
Mechanicsve before the regular train due Trains
are running regularly to night
Year: 1875

ANPToN's BANQUET


SOUTHAMPTON August 20, 1875
The banquet to night TO the American naval officers
was brilliantly successful Among the guests the
American Consul and large number Of leading mer
chants The toasts to Queen Victoria and
President Grant we're drunk with enthusiasm
The speeches were very brief Admiral Yorden,
responding to the toast to the American Navy
gave expression 9 his appreciation of the kind feeling
which Is everywhere enekained BY the people OF Eng
land toward the United States and the name Of his
government and his country he recprocaed the express
sons of this good feeling He said 1t the mutual
interest of the two nations cultivate friendly rela
tonship and dwelt upon their common origin and kim
dred constitutions The Admiral loudly applauded
throughout


The Mayors Of all the Hampshire boroughs and the
heads OF all the public departments in Southampton
have been invited to the banquet to be given by the
corporation the officers of the American squadron
Tuesday next
Year: 1875

WAsHNGToS, August 20 1875


The Treasury authorities much exercised the
tender regard the State Department has for the feelings
of diplomatsts. 1t appears that the cutter
Mosswood ordered search for the whereabouts of the
Octavia has been too close to New York be efficient
for revenue service and the Octavia suspected
vessel the Collector ordered by the acting Secre-
ary of the eTreasury give the vessel active cruise
The Treasury Department assumes all responsibility for
its action, without thanks TO the State Department
Year: 1875

The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty four hours in COM
parison with the corresponding date Of last year. in
dicated by the thermometer al Hudnut's pharmacy
HERALD Building
Year: 1875

SOUTHAMPTON, August 90, 1875.
The date of departure and the destination of the
United States squadron lying in this harbor have
not been determined but it will probably sail the 1st
of September for Plymouth where it will anchor a
short time, and then sail in the direction of Gibraltar
Year: 1875

PARIS August 90 1875
The Memorial DploDsatiqse says all the Powers have
agreed in urging servia and Montenegro to remain
neutral in the present conflict and that this advice will
be backed by force if necessary
Year: 1875

This is the most marvellous improvement Of the day
ing Machines In practical utility ecpses everything
hitherto invented There Is Of tension required
this Machine and perfect work is guaranteed kind
thickness of material Main office, 6oo Broadway, New
u
Year: 1875

1t is recorded of Solomon of old that
he once l. al a tough case to decide as be-
tween two women, each claiming the
motherhood Of the child. To settle the
question the wise King proposed to cut
the child in two and give each woman a
half. The true mother was then revealed
when she agreed, without any other
scratching or pulling of hair, to give the
other woman the little one and save its
life. A question somewhat similar lately
was sprung up between the station-mas-
ter and porter at an English railway sta
ton. A basket came to the station which,
udon being opened, was found to contain
living child. The station master de-
clined tho gift, but the porter, pitying
the poor little helpless wanderer, volun-
teered to accept and took the kaskct and
child to his humble home by general con-
sent-the station-master being glad to get
rid of the package so easily. The poor
porter and his wife were made glad, for
they were childlcss, with strong paternal
desires ungratified. They lifted the baby
gently out of the basket and found treas
ure Of another sort. It was package of
money, and counted e300. Soon as the
station.rnaster heard efthe porter's good
fortune he demanded the basket and its
contents. Of course the porter refused to
give them up, and hence the question of
right between them. 1t would not take
4 Solomon tO decide to which of the men
the mother. could she be consulted, would
entrust her child.