smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

II it is true that our genial countryman, Col Null
berry Sellers intends to transfer himself to England
and take off his -brimmed hat to ehete des
potism sincerely hope that he will take the first
opportunity to explain himself In justice to q
much malgned country, he ought to say that though
it is undoubtedly habtual with ladies going out to
receptions to deposit silver-mounted pistols in the
pockets of their white satin dresses that though
gentlemen are shot by indignant ladies every day in
tho drawing rooms at Washington; that though
girls rise in incredibly short spaces Of time from log
cabins on the Mississippi to the very crest Of Wash
ington society and lobby through land bills without
losing caste that though every Colonel in America
has at least two wives and turnps are steady arti-
Gle Of diet with all ex-C0nfsderate of1cers-that,
though all this be true, there are occasional excep-
tons to all these terrifying rules. There are here
and there little oases Of good society whore murder
is only resorted to in Of extreme necessity and
the Ten Commandments are observed almost as long
as the Court of Appeals stands by one of its own de-
cisions. Still we have little right to complain If
the gallant Colonel succeeds in inducing English
cousins to receive this amusing satire as true pic
ture Of American life, their creduity will be no
greater than ours in accepting Dumas and Sardou.
who make pretty nearly all Frenchmen gamblers
and all FrenchwOmen something worse.
Year: 1875

1t il not often that great commemoration pro-
duces literary works entirely worthy of the occa-
sion as the address by William Cullen Bryant and
the poem by Bayard Taylor delivered at the Goethe
Festival ON Saturday evening Mr.. Bryant spoke in
the elegant chastened, and dignified language of
ripe scholar whose long and studious lfe passed in
converse with the wise Of all ages, while it has
taught him to subdue unbalanced enthusalns, has
only quickened his perception of true genius and
increased his reverence for it. Dir. Taylors noble
ODE rising far above the range of occasional poetry,
glows with genuine fire and is filled with lofty
thought. In reading it we feel instnctlvely that
here is one who has not only learned the secrets OF
that mighty SOUL but caught something OF his spirit
one of those who have dipped in the marvellous sea
and "rse no more the same" In speech and ode
alike the great poet of Germany finds poets DELL
cate appreciation.
Year: 1875

How A Toad UsDREssEs.-An eye
witness to the process thus describes
a toad taking off his clothes
About the middle Of July I found
a toad on q hill Of melons, and,
not wanting him to leave, hoed
around him. Heappeared sluggish
and not inclined to move. Present.
ly I observed him pressing his ell
bows against his sides, rubbing
downward. He appeared so singu'
lar that I watched to see what he was
up to. After a few smart rubs, his
skin began to burst open straight
along the back. Now, said ], old
fellow, you have done it; but he
appeared to be unconcerned and
kept on rubbing until he had work
ed down all his skin into folds on
the sides and hips; then grasping
one leg with his hands, he hauled
off one leg Of his pants the same
as anybody would, and stripped
the other the same way! He
then took his cast-of cuticle
forward, between his forelegs In
to his mouth, and swallowed it !;
then by raising and lowering his
head, swallowing as his head came
down, he stripped off the skin u1a-
derneath until it came to his fore
legs, and then grasping one Of
these with the opposite hand. by
considerable pulling stripped off
the skin. Changing hands, he
stripped the other, and by a slight
motion of the head he drew it from
the throat and swallowed the whole.
The operation seemed to be an
agreeable one, and occupied but
a short time.
Year: 1875

-, Don't whisper in the sick
room. ....c -. .-.....


When the doctor comes to see
you, remember how many pairs of
stairs he has to climb every day,
and 60 down to him if you are
well enough.


When you are sitting up at night
with patient be sure to have
something to eat, if you wish TO save
yourself unnecessary exhaustion.


Remember that sick people are
not necessarily idiotic or i1nbecile,
and that it is not always wise to
try to persuade them that their suf
ferings are imaginary. They may
even at times know best what they
need.


Never deceive a dying person un-
less by the doctors express orders.
It is not only wrong to allow any
soul to go into eternity without
preparation, but how can you tell
but that he has something he ought
to tell or do before he goes away?


If you have sick friend to
whom you wish to be of use, do not
content yourself with sending her
flowers and jelly, but lend her one
Of your pictures to hang in place
of hers, of a bronze to replace the
one at which she is SO tired Of star
ing. .:..: ..~.


Don't have needless conversations
with the doctor outside Of the sick
room. Nothing viii excite and irri-
tate a nervous patient sooner. If
you do have such conversations,
don't tell the patient that the doc
tor said nothing" BE won't be-
lieve you, and he viii imagine the
worst possible. ~
In lifting the sick, do not take
them by the shoulders and drag
them up on to the pillows, but get
some one to help you Let one
stand on one side Of the patient,
the other opposite, then join hands
under the shoulders and hips, and
Lift steadily and promptly together.
This method is easy. for, those who
Lift: and does not disturb the one
who is lifted. " u 80


Do not imagine that your duty
is over when you have nursed your
patient through illness, and he is
about the house, or perhaps going
out: again Strength does not come
back in a moment, and the days
when little efforts exhaust, when
the Of business begin to press,
but the feeble brain and hand re-
fuse to think and execute, are the
most trying to the sick one, and
then comes the need for your ten
derest care your most unobtrasive
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Socle-
ty;;" Scribner for September.
Year: 1875

!. WALKING EREcr.-Walking erect
not only adds to the manliness OF
appearance; but develops the chest
and promotes the general health in
"a high degree, because the lungs
being relieved of pressure made by
having the head downward and
bending the chest in, admit the air
freely.


If an effort of the mind is made to
throw the shoulders back a feeling
of tiredness and >awkwardness is
soon experienced, or it is soon for
gotten. The uses of braces to hold
up the bodyisnecessarily pernicious,
for there can be no brace which
does not press upon some part OF
the person more than is natural
hence cannot fail to impede injuri-
ously the circulation of that part.
But we're there none of these objec-
tons, the brace would soon adapt
itself to the bodily position, as a
new garment, and would then cease
to be a brace. ."


To maintain an erect position or
recover it when lost, in a manner
which is at once natural, easy
and efficient, it is only necessary
to walk habitually with the eyes fix.
ed on an object just ahead, a little
higher than your own-the caves OF
a house, the top of q mans hat, or
simply keep your chin a little above
q horizontal line, or it will answer
to walk with your hands behind
you.


If either of these things is done,
the necessary and legitimate effect
is to relieve the chest from pressure,
air gets in more easily, develops it
more fully, and permeates the
lungs more extensively, causing a
more perfect publication Of the
blood, imparting better health, more
color to the cheek, and compelling a
throwing out Of the toes. To derive
the highest benefit from walking,
hold up the head, keep the mouth
closed and move forward with a
quick step.
Year: 1875

ing my entire time and strength to
it?"


He sighed as he walked into the
bank. He put his head in at the
paying tellers window and shouted
"Hellow! as loud as he could roar.
Then he drummed on the glass
with his fingers and was forcibly
elected by the porter.


Il give it up" he said. II am
the most worthless of mankind.
I don't know how to attend to any
body's business but my own = and
so he walked drearily back to his
sanctum, where he found seven
men, four of them perfect strangers
to him, occupying the chairs, poring
over the exchanges, reading the
proofs, and commenting thereon,
and making fun of his pet articles.
He sat down on the wood box and
tried to think up a leader for the
next days paper, and dropped a tear
as he recalled his boyhood's happy
days, and the time that would
elapse before the pirate, sitting on
his own particular arm chair, would
get through cutting the best things
out of the latest papers and putting
them in his hat. But be looked
out of the window and saw an ex-
patriated local trying to write up
his notes against the side of a brick
house on the other side of the street,
and he felt some gleam of comfort
from this company in his misery
and took courage.


Moral-There was a moral to
this story when we commenced, but
we have got so far from the COM
mencement that we have forgotten
what it was. Never mind readers
always skip the moral anyhow.
Year: 1875

Miss Nilsson, at arecent fancy fair,
sold single hair from her head for
ten dollars. And yet it is probable
that the entire switch from which
she pulled it cost her only twenty
dollars.
Year: 1875

It has never been accounted
for, and probably never will be, why
a boy who will eat four meals, play
ball three hours, gorge himself with
unripe fruit and 60 in swimming
six times daily during all vacation
and be healthier than tombstone
will be seized with all sorts of NAL
aides the very moment the school
bell rings.
Year: 1875

if they would raise and eat more potatoes and less bacon. It would surprise any one not ac- quainted with the customs of our southern farmers to see the enor- nous amount of bacon they con sume. We believe this is the cause of the sallow, sickly com plexion of many. They eat too much bacon and not enough veg etable food. Our climate does not require so much animal food, as the colder climates of the North. Our people would no doubt be improved in health, looks and purse if they would take our advice and plant and use more of these healthy vegetables.

 We notice some fine seed, of the Peach blow variety at the store of J. l.. Shinn.
Year: 1875

Now is good time to plant po- tatoes. Our farmers should plant more than they do; they should plant plenty. They are excellent and wholesome food and so much cheaper to eat than bacon. It is astonishing how seldom you will see potatoes on the table of our farmer friends. Our farmers we verily believe, could make crop with less than half the expense,
Year: 1875

The Democrats in Congress continue
to play into the hands Of their adver-
saries. Like the BourbOns, whom
they are 80 often named after, they
"never learn anything and never for>
get anything For example, Senator
Merrimon, of E1.tn Carolina, very
quietly introduced bill to-day to re-
peal section 4,7lG of the Revised Stat
utes. Those who were curious enough
to refer to the paragraph, found that
it was a section Of the Pension law
which provides that mo money on
account of pensions shall be paid to
any person or to the widow, children
or heirs Of any deceased person who,
in any manner, voluntarily engaged
in or aided or abetted the late rebel
lion against the authority of the
United States.n The introduction of
this bill is about on a par, if it is not a
good deal worse, than the blunder of
the Louisiana resolution. The Demo
Gratis have put their foot in it twice
within a single week.-Washington
Special TO New York Herald.
Year: 1875

From the Chicago Tribune.)


What we did object to in the mat
ter of the Geghan bill was the style
of the partisanship which it calls
forth. Pending its discussion, its
author and the Catholic Telegraph
gave formal notice that, if the Demo-
cratic party (then a majority in the
Legislatnre) failed to pass the bill.
the Catholics wonld desert that par
ty; but il, on the other hand, the bill
was passed rs a Democratic partisan
measure, the Catholics would be
whipped into the Democratic ranks
from all sides under the lash of the
Church. Here was direct evidence
of an alliance between Church and
party, which, in this country is
equivalent to threatened union be-
tween Church and State; for it only
remains that the Church party shall
develop sufficient strength to carry
out the logical result of such an ALI
ancc, viz: The domination of the
Church over the affairs of State.
Here was the real danger incident to
the manner in which the GEGHAN bill
was passed into law, and it was of
a character to naturally arouse the
apprehcnsions of thinking people in
the Democratic as well as the Re
publican party. That these appre-
tensions were not exaggerated has
since been amply attested by the
aggressive attitude of the Catholic
clergy in -Ohie- on the school aaes-
tion, and outspoken utterance of the
Catholic Telegraph in Cincinnati,
which We have already quoted. The
declaration of the Republican State
Convention against any division of
the school fund, and against the re-
lease of any sect or class from taxa
tion for the public school purposes,
was not by any means premature.
Year: 1875

independents" will be very apt ia
choose ''the one which has less prelu-
dice against Union men, less hostility
to free schools, less disposition to re
sort to fraud for the sake of power,
and the stronger tendency toward
practical REFORM" and it is his opin-
ion that in year from this time the
Republican corrnptionists will be
helping to shape Democratic nomi-
nation. This we also believe. For
the Republican corruptionists see the
signs of the times. They know that
the tide is rising; that the better and
natural elements and forces of the
Republican party are coming into the
control; that it is not Grant party,
northe party of any man or leader,
but the party of the people resolved
upon honesty and economy of ad-
ministration, upon the defense of
eqIsal rights, the maintenance of the
unsectarian public school system,
and a sound currency. That is to-
day the real Republican platform,
and all that is necessary to make it
the national policy is that every Re-
publican that adheres to it shall take
personal care that in his local COM
mittee and district meeting and coun-
ty convention he is represented by q
man of the same views and of the
same purpose.
Year: 1875

To oct an article for less than it is
worth is an achievement in bargain
ing thought by most people to be
thoroughly Legitimate and highly
commcndable. How often do we hear
it said, 1T is worth great deal more,
but | knew he was in n strait and
had to sell, so / held off and got it
for my own price, and this by per
sons who regard themselves as hon
est and honorable-many often emf
nently religious. The question of
doing as they would be done by new
er seems to have come into the
thoughts of such.


It is related of the Duke of Well
ington that having authorized his
steward to purchase farm which lay
contiguous to his estate, the latter on
completing the transaction, congrat-
ulated the Duke on having made a
great bargain, as the owner was in
difficulty and anxious to sell.


"What do you mean by bargainT
asked the Duke in surprise.


The steward replied: 1T was val
ued at one thousand one hundred
pounds. and we have got it for eight
hundred pounds


in that case said the Dnke. with
some excitement of manner, you will
please to carry the extra three hun
dred pounds to the late owner, and
never talk to me of getting bargains


Now, how many who read this feel
in sympathy with the Duke: Do
YOU, reader? Would you have done
likewise? By your silent answer to
the question you may test for your
self the quality of your inner life
Few, we fear, would have thus re-
buked an agent who hargained for
them so advantageOusly. And yet
the gains taken from the necessities
and misfortunes of others are often
scarcely step removed from the
gains Of dishonesty.
Year: 1875

AFTER finishing Il great cannon OF
steel it is the custom to load it to the
muzzle with gunpowder, glycerine
and solid iron, and fire it of, for the
purpose of ascertaining whether it
is Of sound construction and safe
against explosion under ordinary cir


cumstances. If the financial prinei-
pies of the Ohio Democracy were put
in operation in this country, what
ever business or credit might survive
would at least have sustained a sim.
liar ordeal, and have proved itself an
equally safe reliance.-N. Y. Tribune.
Year: 1875

The skill acquired by these nOmad
people in throwing the lasso avails
them at times in making captives of
other animals besides their own deer.
On one occasion, when Lapp, in
company with a young female, was
driving the heard through the forest,
they accidentally reused large hear
from his winter quarters. The girl
very fortunately had the lassO in her
hand. With great coolness and skill,
she threw it over his head as he was
slowly quitting his den, and at the
same instant coiled the other end to
d tree. The brute, on finding him
self thus in the tolls, dashed at the
Amazon; but rs she slipped on one
side, he fortunately missed his aim,
and, on coming to his tether, was, in
sailor language, brought up short and
thrown to the ground. Bruins ca
recr was soon brought to an end, for,
seizing the thong with his paws, and
by so doing tightening the moose, he
presently managed to stranSle him
self The Lapp, on seeing the beast
charge the girl, took fright and ran
away; and, as consequence, the
bold girl, who was to have been mar
ried to him, sent him at once to the
right-about, very properly refusing
to have anything more to say to so
dastardly fellow.
Year: 1875

The prevalence Of the baseball
fever was observable the other day
in one of our best hmilies, where, at
the breakfast table. the oldest hoy
had occasion to ask for another bis
cult. "Give me hot one, mother, y
he said, sand send her with twist.
His father Immediately ''battede him
out. ga =
Year: 1875

Amateurs are apt, in repotting plants, to
make the soil too rich under the impression
that, because the roots are confined within a
small compass, necessarily the soil must be
very fat. Such is not the fact. Flowering
plants should not have the soil over rich.
They do better in pure soil, free from an ex-
cessive quantity Of manure. What is used
should be tho most thoroughly digested COM
post. The successful florist understands
that the soil requires only to be in that nor
NAL state to insure perfect and continuous
growth [; and, therefore, instead Of making
the soil in the pots over rich, depends upon
stimulating, by means Of liquid manure.


A mistake generally made in shifting from
one pot to another, is the use Of two large
pots as the plants increase in size. In chang
ing, use pots only one size larger than the
plant was in before. To do this in the best
manner put some drainage in the bottom of
the pots, say half an inch of broken flower
pots for four-inch size, being careful to close
the hole in the bottom by laying piece
thereon on this place little rich compost
mixed with one-half its bulk Of sharp sand.
Then place pot one size less than the one
containing the plant to be moved. Fill in
around this with the same material pretty
finely packed. Lift out the pot and 6ll with
soil, just so that the ball of earth in which
the plant is contained will reach to about
half an inch of the rim of the new pot. Now
set the plant in and cave the earth about it
from the sides, and fill up level with more
soil. Western Rural.
Year: 1875

Smut is caused by parasitic fungus long
known to botanists by the name of UStilago
Maids, and it has frequently been described
and figured in botanical works. Its develop
ment or growth is also pretty well understood.
The fungus grows from very minute spores,
which are produced by millions, but exactly
as to how these spores react and infest the
growing corn, can find nowhere any definite
information, nor have seen any data rela-
tive to preventives We are left here to
surmise and analogise.


Smut in wheat is produced by similar fun
gus similar in its botanical character, in its re.
suits, and this wheat.smut fungus is much bet
ter known. 1t is proved that this gains access
to the plant through the seed. The spores are
sticky and adhere to the sound grain at harvest
or threshing and are sown with the seed wheat.
As the new wheat plant grows, the fungus
develops with it in due time, ripening its
spores at harvest The spores may be killed
and the crop saved by soaking the seed wheat
in strong brine, or in a weak solution Of
sulphate of copper, commonly known as blue
vitriol or buestone. (The proportions used
are two to five ounces Of the crystals per
bushel of wheat). 1t would be well to try
the same remedies with corn. have seen
this recommended, but | have no information
as to the results. Corn-smut is rarely abund-
ant enough to affect the crop, and is princi-
pally dreaded because it is poisonous to the
cattle. Prof. Brewer.
Year: 1875

Farmers having good mares which are not
used much after haying, beyond going to
meeting, the post office and mill two or three
times week, should keep them breeding,
by all means, allowing them to foal in Au-
gust, or as soon as may be after haying. In
this way colts may be raised to good profit
We have worked mare with foal at her side 10
days old when put to work, on the mower, rake
and hay wagon, right through the season, and
had a good colt to show in the fall ; but it is
better to have mares that have to take the
brunt in haying foal little later. If well
fed and used humanely, they will bear a
good colt after haytime is past, and be in
good condition to nurse it.


The necessity for good blood, as well as
good individual qualities, in the sire in
breeding horses is, il possible, more impor-
tant than with other stock. We would 60 a
long way to secure the service Of stallion
whose stock is proved, in preference to using
one equally meritorious who has not estab-
lished his value as a sire.


Prices of horses are now very low, but
there is no reason to suppose they will be so
three or four years hence. On the contrary,
the low prices will tend to check the produc.
ton, and in few years there will be a
scarcity. Horses are used up very fast,
especially In the cities and livery stables.
Year: 1875

In sections Of the country where there is an
abundance of cobble.stones, collect few loads
of them about four or five inches in diameter,
grade the bottom Of the cellar, lay the cob
bles in rows, and ram them down one.third
into the ground so that they will not rock
nor be sunk below the rows by any heavy
superintendent pressure, such as the weight
of hogshead Of molasses or tierce of vine
gar. The bottom of the cellar should be
graded so that the outside will be two or
three inches lower than the middle. A
mistake sometimes occurs by grading the
cellar bottom in such a manner that the
center will be two or three inches lower
than the outside. When this is the case,
should water enter from the outside, it will
flow directly toward the middle A straight
edged board should be placed frequently on
each row OF stones as they are being rammed
so that the upper sides may be in line with
each other. After the stones are laid and
well rammed down, place few boards on
the pavement to walk on then make a
grouting of clean sand and water.lime, or
Rosendale cement, aud pour it on the stones
until all the interstices are filled. As soon
as the grouting has set, spread layer Of
good cement mortar one inch over the top
Of tho pavement, and trowel the surface of
smoothly. In order to spread the mortar
true and even on the surface, lay an inch
board one foot from the wall, on the surface
of the pavement, stand on the board, and
fill the spaces with mortar even with the top
of the board after which, move the board
one foot, fill the space with mortar, and trOw-
ell it off smoothly. Such a floor will cost
less than a board floor. aud will last as long
as the superstructure is kept in repair. A
floor made in the foregoing manner on the
ground in the basement of barn, a piggery
or stable, would be rat proof and would
be found cheaper aud more serviceable than
plank floor. The work should be done in
the former part Of the growing season, SC
that the cement may have sufficient time tC
become hard and dry before cold Gather


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