smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1871

The corn is manured broadcast by spread
ing from the cart the accumulation in the
hog styes. This includes the horse manure,
muck and other additions. The corn gave
heavy crop last year and promises well this
season. The potato ground is prepared very
similarly, and this year the potatoes were
covered by horse hoe. The same hoe was
used to form the ridges where the turnps
were sown. The turnip seed, also the beet
seed, are sOwn with Il seed-sOwer that rapidly
and evenly distributes the seed along the
rows and also covers it properly. The beets
are looking well Gin july and will doubtless
make n good crop.


1t would be instructive to enter more mi
nutely into details inregard to all these crops,
for the yield of them year after year is much
above the average of the state but | will
only say the success seems to be founded
upon an intimate acquaintance with the char
acter of the soil (and farms differ in this),
then putting the soil in fine tilth by good
blowing, (formerly with double plow,) and
narrowing, and by applying the manure
(Which is saved under cover and contains all
its valuable qualities) near the surface and
thoroughly mngling with the soil, and by
proper care of the crop while growing and
timely and careful harvesting.


The sugar crop is of considerable value.
naples in all this woodland, but about 400
have been tapped Last spring about 5000
pounds of sugar were made. In the largest
sugar place the arrangements are very COM
plete. The teams that draw the sap stop up
on higher land than the sugar house, so the
sap from the drawing tub is conducted by
spouts into several large holders which are
in one apartment. Then spouts conduct the
sap from these holders into the four large
boiling pans set in two long, low arches. Sc
there is no use for pals and dippors after the
sap is once gathered until the syrup, thick,
transparent, luscious. is dipped out of the
boiling pans In the second story upon the
floor, is set another arch and pan used exclu-
sively for sugaring off. So the process need
not hinder the regular boiling. Two men
and an OK team can attend thousand trees
in an ordinary season and make ton o
sugar.


The buildings have all been built new ol
newly repaired within about five years. The
house was built in 1859, and is perhaps the
largest and most convenient farm house ir
the county. 1t is two stories in height and il
thoroughly finished with brown ash, the
beautiful grain plainly showing through the
oil and varnish upon it. The rooms are
large, and for health are considered desir
able.


The dairy rooms are such MS years of expe
rience show to be necessary in IL large dar.
where both butter and cheese are made will
care and excellence. A deep, cool basemen
is under the milk, room and from il coolnes
; comes up through the somewhat open floor
Above the milk room is the large room fo
, curing cheese. Milk Tor butter is now KEEP
in common pans in racks, but when warn
Year: 1871

Ben Fisher had finished his hard days work,
And he sat at the cottage door;
His good wife Kate sat by his side,
And the moonlight danced on the floor.
The moonlight danced on the cottage floor;
Her beams were rs clear and bright
As when he and Kate, twelve years before,
Talked love in her mellow light.
Ben Fisher had never pipe of clay;
And never dram drank he,
But lived at home with his wife to stay
When from daily labor free.
cherub rogue, with a rosy smile,
On his fathery knee found rest,
And merrily chatted they on, the while
Kate's babe slept on her breast.
Ben told how fast his potatoes grew,
And the corn In the lower field
That the wheat on the hill yellow turned,
And promised glorious yield,
A glorious yield In the harvest time
And his orchard was doing fair,
His sheep and his stock were in their prime,
his farm in good repair
Kate said her farm looked beautiful;
U
The butter Tommy this morning churned
Would buy him Sunday hat;
That Jenny for papa shirt had made
Twas made, too, "by the rule ~
That Neddy the garden could nicely spade
And Annie was the head I" at school.
Ben slowly passed his toi-worn hand
Through his locks Of gray AMI brown;
81 tell you, Kate, what think" said he,
"We're the happest folks In town."
"I know" said Kate, Z" that we all work hard
Work and health are friends, I've found
There's Mrs Bell does not work at all,
And she's sick the whole year round
They're worth their thousands, so people say
ne'er saw them happy yet
'Twould not be me that would take their wealth,
And live In constant fret.
My humble home has light within
Mrs. Bells gold could not buy
Six healthy children, merry heart,
And a husbands love-lt eye"
l fancied "a tear was in Ben's blue eye
The moon shone out still clearer
could not tell why the man should cry,
But he drew to Kate yet nearer;
lie leaned his head on her shoulder there,
And took her hand In his
guess-though looked at the moon just them
He left on her lips a kiss.


-Frdncis ID. g,
Year: 1871

Most of this land has received dressing
Of manure. The wheat land is prepared in
the fall, the stable manure is left in the Gel
lars of the barn through the summer, and is
then applied upon the oat stubble and plowed
in or applied upon the furrows after plowing
and narrowed in.
Year: 1871

La the great remedy that physicians appeal to
ana use almost entirely in all diseases Of the
Llver' There are thousands at the present time
thAt are suffering with the rheumatic D ins in
tue joints, caused BY the use of Calomei which
mas created disease of its own worse than that
which 1t was intended 20 cure. There 10 no
drug that leaves it's mark more prominent in
the system. Yet, perhaps, there are times when
u can be given, and have a benifcial effect, but
should not be dealt out a it has been, and is at
The present time, by those that pretend to know
What they are doing, but in reality do not, The
Liver 10 more liable TO disease than any other
organ In the human system, and when that fails
to 90 its duty 1t leaves the weak points of the
BODY exposed, as the bile 10 not thrown of, bui
taken up by the blood, as it passes through b this
great filter of the system. and becomes in pure


Then follows train of diseases, whose name is
Legion. There are many that suffer from pain
in the side and across the body, dull, heavy,
drowsy feeling, headache, pain in the right side,
often severe pain in the bowels, costiveEess, fat
ulenee, diArrhea, more or less indigeston loss Of
appetite. ssllow skin, white of the eyes yellow,
sinking of fesh, depression of apirits, at other
times great craving for food. Some of these
symptoms are caused only by torpidity Of the
Liver. 1t is Impossible TO give all the symptoms
Of = deranged Liver, and they are all cureable
without the aid of Calomei.
Year: 1871

EDITORS KNOXVILLE CHRONICE: In
your issue of the 22d inst. there is a publi-
cation over the signature of the Clerk of
the Church at Beaver Dam, in reference to
the meeting of this body, which reflects
upon those whose names has called forth
this action. The notice was prepared by
DR.. Smith in accordance with instruc-
tions. AS far as the name of the Beaver
Dam Church is concerned, / presume it is
only q mistake. No one whose name is
appended to said notice would make such,
announcement without being authorized
to do so, except by mistake.


But this is by far the smallest part of
the matter; and as the object contempla-
ted in the notice to which the publication
refers is one of very great consequence to
the Baptists of this section, [ beg little
space to make few statements which the
aforesaid publication renders necessary.


The difficulty in the case is simply this:
The Tennessee Association regulates its
meetings by Saturday, and the General
Association by Sunday. The first Sdtur-
ddy in October this year is the Saturday
before the Second Sunday: consequently
both meetings occur on the same day.
This fact escaped attention until it was too
late to correct the matter at the meetings
of these bodies, and the only in which it
was possible TO effect the change was in
the manner contemplated in the notice
thus objected to.


The Beaver Dam Church declares that a
meeting held at any other time than that
fixed by the Association would be ''un-
constitutional Such declaration, COM
ing from such q source, cannot fail to have
its influence in deciding the course of
other churches who are yet to act upon
the question of change; and, unless the
contrary is shown, may Illustrate the whole
matter. 1t is for this reason that intrude
upon your space.


An Association of Baptists is very diff
ferent thing to what some persons suppose
it to be. The chief point of difference be-
tween such a body and an apparently SIM
liar organization among other denomina-
tions consist in the fact that an Associa-
ton possesses neither legislative nor judi
cial power. 1t is simply an advisory coun-
cH and really, instead of the churches be-
longing to the Association, the AssOcia-
ton belongs to the churches; that is, 1t is
only a sort of a general committee, formed
by the churches for certain purposes. Each
particular church is an Independent body,
and may be represented in the Association
or not, just as it may be decided by vote
of the members.


1t is true that the Association has the
right to fix its times of its meeting; but
even this could not be done if the arrange
ment was net satisfactory to the churches
of which it is composed. If, for any suffi-
cient reason, it shall be found necessary to
change the time of the meeting-as in the
present instaRce-the churches are perfect
ly competent to do so and vote by each
Year: 1871

A Saratoga correspondent of the Boston
Post writes:


Old John Harper is in constant attend
ance on his leviathan, whose big, unhand-
some head always comes in first in the
race. LOngfellOw is not pleasant look
ing horse to the Impractical eye. He is
gaunt and huge and ugly, but as [ saw
him out by groom for a walk prepara-
tory to more energetic exercise, / should
have considered myself unworthy to look
the little old sombre-cl man in the face
had [ been insensible to the power dis
played i'll his movements, the wicked de-
termination of his eye and the vigOr of
his stride The faith which his owner
possesses in this horse is something sub
lime.


as it true Mr. Harper, that you have
refused 500, 900 for Longfellow?' / asked.


"Of course it is" was the significant re-
ply.


Let no one suppose for one moment that
this is a sentimental affection of man for
his faithful servant Old John Harper is
man of business, and the best stroke of
business he ever did in his life was the
raising and training of Longfellow. When
he has received sufficient dividends from
this investment of time and patience we
shall know the price of Longfellow. More
over, John Harper is a man of sense, nOta-
bly, displaying that qualityin his refusal to
run his horse against time. He will back
LOngfellow against any living animal that
may be entered against him, but he utter
ly refuses to put him on the course against
anything so intangible as Lexington's re-
corded time. John Harper is a wise man.
Year: 1871

church on the question would be a stronger
vote than that by which the time was fix
ed All that is necessary is that the
churches shall agree to the change. If
this is done, who is there to object?


1 sincerely hope that the church at
Beaver Dam will reconsider heirvOte, and
that there will be no further opposition to
an arrangement which they must see to be
greatly to the advantage of all concerned.


ID. NJ. BREAKER,


Moderator Tennessee Association.
Year: 1871

The symptoms of livercom-
plaint are uneasiness and
pain in the side. Sometime
the pain is in the shoulder,
and is mistaken for rheuma-
tism. The stomach is affected
with loss of appetite ano
sickness, bowels in genera
costiVe some alternating witt
Year: 1871

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE war
upon Sumner is the theme Of discussion
in all directions. Predictions Of disaster
to the Republican party are deduced
from the proceedings of the Senate to-
day among the friends of Sumner,
while those en- rapport with the Presi,
dent assert that the Senate's action will
cause scarcely ripple upon the Repub-
lican surface, and that should the wa
tiers be disturbed for few days the
storm will subside before the Presiden-
tial election, and all will be then serene
again. Others say what to-day was
apparently the triumph Of the Admin
istration will be its destruction in the
flturp
Year: 1871

shaft have been there for three years
tnlnk there was not sufficient ventilation in
me NINE the superintendent intended to
@lhe Y up from the west heading towards
the north, to sink an air shaft there think
that with the requisite force thew might
have got it completed BY this time. Tbev
WOrKed a lew weeks on the slope during
suspension | believe that the FIRE origin
ated BY friction Of the joints o. the fan was
near the fire when it occurred could not
work inside on account of gas; there are
usually about forty men inside on the
morning shift; there were more went out
at the time the shift changed than after
terward, which was at the time Of the fire
the shift changes about three O'Clock; the
tlre occurred sometime between two and
three o'clock.
Year: 1871

A very smart boy On his return
from college, attempted to prove
that two were equal to three. POint-
ing to roasted chicken on the table,
ne said, ''Is not that one ?" and then
pointing to another: els not that
two; and do not one and two make
three ?" Whereupon his father said :
"Wife, you take one and I'll take
the other and our smart boy can
have the third for his dinner.
Year: 1871

A Democrat in the country says if
the nne,w departure is right and the


negro ous-ht to vote, then the Re-
publicans have been right all the
time, and he thinks he will vote
their ticket and not bother himself
any more about it, A good many
of them are thinking the same way
Year: 1871

The postal order system, which
has proved to be such a great success
in this country, will probably be ex-
tended to Great Britain and the Ger
man Empire. This will certainly
prove a great convenience to our
people having business in the old
world.
Year: 1871

KICKED OUT OF THE PARTY.-The Sacra-
nento Reporter has been regarded for months
as traitor to its professions and spy of the
enemy, seeking fellowship with a sustenance
from the Democratic party, and although it
has been repudiated, denounced and loathed
by all the true Democratic papers in the
State, it was reserved for the Democracy Of
its own town and county to publicly and
officially mark and brand it and kick it cut
Of the party forever. The Democracy Of
Sacramento have denounced the Reporter S
treachery and ordered that it shall not pub
lish their ticket, even as an advertisement,
and published the fact to the world in the
Examiner. There may be half dozen
Democrats in Placer that yet take this pa
per, and if such there are, we now say TO
them that their regulations are at stake. and
that it would take strong evidence 10 re-
move public suspicion from them if their
patronage is longer given to such vile and
trsitorous eheet.
Year: 1871

The RING CONVENTION. We suppose
that no man who was either delegate or
witnessed the proceedings Of the Republican
Convention here on Monday last will have
the hardihood to deny that it was a pure
ring Convention managed and controlled by
clique and in the interests of few leagued
schemers. The ring controlled 60 delegates
which was just 10 more than enough to
nominate anyone in the ring. On every test
vote in the Convention the number stood 60
to AZ. Thus Fitch was nominated for Judge
by 60 votes to II against him. Starbuck
over Krysher, for Sheriff, by 60 to Al and
Fuweer over Norton, for District Attorney
by 60 to AZ. No candidate who failed to
wear the ring collar had any show in the
Convention, and every delegates vote in the
Convention that was not for the clique count
ed for nothing. We have seen packed Con
ventions before, but for downright bargain
and sale with malice-prepense, this one cap
ped the climax. To denounce the acts OF
such Convention and appeal from its de-
cisions must, in all future time, he regarded
by all fair minded Republicans as an honor
able and noble act of any nan.
Year: 1871

A preparation of roots and herbs. warranted TO be
strictly vegetable. and do injury to any one


it has been used by hundreds and known for the
last 40 years one of the most reliable efcacous and
harmless preparations offered to the suffering If
taken regularly and permanently it is
Year: 1871

OUR CANDIDATEs.-We invite the at
tention of the voters of Richmond and Hen
rico, to the names, character and standing
of the gentlemen composing the ticket of
the Republican party.


They have been selected because of their
worth and merit and their ability to make a
vigorous campaign against those who have
been selected by the Hermaphrodites-in
fact because they have the disposition to
make the fur fly.


They were not seekers of the places for
which they have been selected, but were
chosen spontaneously by the great heart of
the people of this district. Our motto and
theirs in this campaign will be ler tationis.
AS we are fought so will we fight.


If Democracy raises the black flag, it
shall be no blacker than ours (here's chance
If it will be liberal, generous and fair, we
shall meet it on equal terms; but if not,
why let those who don't want to be hurt
stand from under.
Year: 1871

TO THE IsRAELITEs.--Dur the haste
Of Wednesday, when most of us were en-
gagged in watching the proceeding of the
convention, communication, signed Soon
seryative," appeared in the columns of the
JOURNAL. In this article an attempt was
made to reflect upon Mr.. Lovenstcin, one of
the Democratic nominees for the Legisla-
ture, because he was "Jew." Had we
discovered this fact we would have erased
the Objectionable sentence; but we want
our readers to understand that we devote a
part of our paper to Stree discussion" and
when responsible party offers commune
cation of proper character for publication,
we are relieved Of all moral responsibility.
Wet feel none, and make no difference be-
t,oeen men on account Of their religion, and
are as kindly disposed towards slew" as
we are towards Gentle. In future we
will endeavor to avoid any seeming reilec-
ton upon the religion Of every man.
Year: 1871

THE CONSERVATIVE TICKET.-After
the manipulation Of the rings they succeed
ed in nominating very milk-and-watery
ticket, possessing no real strength. MIR.
Holiday is clever young man, but moth
ing more. Tom Wynne is exceedingly un-
popular with his own party, and his nominal
ton will not go down.


Connolly is a spread eagle, gassy, sort of
fellow, and talks very much like back
woods preacher.


Mr.. Gilman is Il gentleman and an orator,
and has attained celebrity, but like Poor
Tray" he is in sorry company, and may
suffer.


j. Thompson Brown, an amiable young
mechanic, and vice president OF the Trades
Union, was put on to catch Republican
members of the Trades Union. But
Messrs. Wynne and Dick Walker cannot
turn the Trades Union into a political ma
chine for their own selfish purposes.


Mr.. Dooley is promising young lawyer,
tions in this city, and was put ON to catch
the Irish and Roman Catholic vote.


The funniest bait thrown out was the
candidate to catch the German and Jew
vote-Billy Lovenstein. We rather think
Billy is not so popular with his countrymen
just now.


AS for Judge Meredith, he is chiefly
known for his desire to hold office. He
already holds one--that of City Attorney
and he wants in addition to be a member of
the Legislature. lie held on to his post as
Circuit judge until he was obliged to go
out, and then he tried his best to- get Su-
preme judgeship, but was beaten by Judge
Christian. He has great faculty for hold
ing office !; but we do not think he will
hold one this time. We will have to rake
up the judges record when he was trying
to get his disabilities removed by Congress.
We believe it is in the Congressional Globe.


In our article of yesterday referring to
the Democratic nominations, the name of
Moses P. Handy, of the Dispatch, was
used in manner, which to us, is objec-
tionable. Our association with different
members of the press of the city, since our
connection with the JOURNAL, has been of
the most agreeable character, and we do
not propose to disturb it, unless we have
good cause to do so.


We expect to make fierce war upon the
party and its members, who may offer
themselves for public position, but in doing
so, we intend to be fair to C, cry one, and
when charges of unfaithfulness are made, or
attacks upon their records as public men,
our columns are free to themselves and
friends to set them right.
Year: 1871

SINCE the Republican victories number
Of Democratic papers, including several at
the South, advocate the breaking up of the
Democratic organization, and union with
all anti-Republican elements of the coun-
try. Anything for success" is the first
motto of Democracy. A party with whom
principles areof any consequence would
not talk in this loose way of throwing them
aside. But the proposition is not one cal
culated to insure success.


There are not opposing elements enough
in the country to defeat the Republicans
in the next Presidential election, even if
they could be harmoniously united in one
party, which is manifest impossibility.
The ''new departure was an attempt at
this. The only way.to abandon the De-
mocracy is to come over to the Republican
party. That is the party of principle and
of success, and is stronger to-day than ever
before.
Year: 1871

Some three months since we called atten
ton to the financial condition of the State
in series of moderate articles, written in
the best spirit, and with an earnestpurpose
Ae advance the interests of the State. Our
attention had been drawn to the great diff
Guilty experienced by farmers, in our own
neighborhood, to obtain money to pay their
taxes. Complaints were coming to us
from all sources, of the decline in the mar
iket value of property, and the increase Of
assessed value in many localities.


The losses of the war, the disastrous
sirpslths, and the extensive exodus fenter-
prisimg young men and laborers, were all
matters of common remark. We endea-
wored in these articles to point out the real
financial condition of the State, and indi-
cate the necessity Of giving to the people of
Virginia every advantage which humane
and sensible creditor extends to an honest
debtor whom misfortune has overtaken..


We obtained no favorable response from
the Conservative politicians or the Con-
servative press, and even found ourselves
treading on delicate toes in our own party.
But, from the country, the people every
where sent us words of cheer We have
continued, from time to time, to expose the
origin, aims, and ruinous tendency of the
Funding Law, and challenged any man or
newspaper to point out the errors of our
statement. No man has ventured to come
forward to dsproye our statements yet.


The Republican Convention which has
recently met with surprising unanimity
adopted our position, and made it a part of
its platform of principles.


And now the Richmond Dispatch says
"they are not Virginians. They hate Vir-
.ginia." That is its answer to an appeal in
behalf of the people.


That is its answer to facts and figures,
and il is in keeping with the tactics of the
party which it represents, in which free
discussion of measures to elicit truth and
secure the public good, are unknown.


1t matters not what man or party
approved this law, as far as its effects are
concerned. All of us have an interest in
the welfare of the State, and if the law is
Year: 1871

A communication from Front Royal gives
an account of the splendid vineyard of Mr..


Buck. 1t is a new industry in our State.


and in that aspect it deserves commentators
and serious consideration. We must null
tiply and vary our products, and nature
and circumstances indicate that fruit pre-
sents the means for our deliyerance and re-
cuperation. The grape and apple are the
most profitable fruits our climate and soil
are adapted to both, and every farmer
should make it point to devote acres more
or less to their cultivation. In time they