smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

The dreaded Colorado potato beetle,
which since its debut in 1S59-previous to
which it had been known for fifty years
as Il feeder upon the wild potatoes Of the
Rocky Mountains has been travelling
eastward at the rate of about one hum
dred miles Il year, has already made its
appearance in Vermont, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts, and may reasonably
be expected in this State this season. Its
habits are very well known by our read
ers, as we have from time to time given
descriptions of the same; and we wish
now only to say regarding it, that it is
not to be confoundcd with the Three
line beetle, which is frequently common
upon our potatoes in early summer, and
which Notwithstanding its voracious hab-
its, is comparatively harmless. The true
Colorado beetle has ten lines up and
down the back, on the wing covers,
hence the name. l0-ltneat0.


1t is some satisfaction to know that in
sections where the beetles have been very
destructive the farmers do not now re-
gard them as 50 much of a pest as when
they first made their appearance. They
have formed the habit of Systematically
fighting them, and got used TO it-and
this is just what our farmers must make
up their minds to do if they would keep
on raising potatoes. Paris green is the
one decoctlon with which to doctor
them. In applying it the powder is often
mixed up in fifty times its weight of wa
ter and then sprinkled on the vines; and
two or three pounds Of green is sufficient
for an acre, at an expense perhaps of s..
1t is also frequently mixed with corn
| meal, plaster and coal ashes in the pro-
portion of one part Of green to twenty of
other ingredients, and this latter mode,
in fact, seems to be very popular one.
Concerning it Il writer in the German
| town Telegraph, gives the following ad-
vice, which MAY not be unreasonable to
our own readers:


Goal ashes answers very well as a
mixing base, by first sitting it to get rid
of the coarse portions, then mixing one
part of green to twenty of ashes. In APP
plying, walk ON the side of the row from
which the wind blows, and by carrying
the sitter in one hand and shaking it
slightly, or tapping it with a small stick,
you can 60 over the job after little prac-
tice with tolerable rapldity. The best
time is when the dew is on. The highest
priced green is generally the cheapest,
and if the article is good it will make
short work of such bugs as venture to eat
the busted vines. The danger from its
effect on potatoes is all bosh Neither is
there any risk from handling it in mix
ture or applying. About the only danger
is from inhaling too much of it, from
| which, however, there don't seem to be
any account of damage so far"
Year: 1876

To prevent recently planted trees from
suffering for want of moisture. there is no
cheaper or effective method than mulch
ing the soil above the roots with some
coarse, llbrous material, such as hay. straw
or coarse manure from the barnyard. Tan
bark, sawdust, or leaves OF any kind will
answer the purpose, and in regions where
long drouths are likely to occur in sum-
mer, the mulching should never be omit
ted, but considered Il part fthe operation
of transplanting the trees If the ground
for the space Of four or five feet about the
stems of the trees is covered with mulch
as soon as they are set out, it will often
prevent their dying and insure vigorous
growth. The soil under the mulch holds
moisture much longer than when exposed
to the direct rays of the sun, and it never
becomes so hard that the most gentle
rains fail to penetrate it, or so hot rs to
rapidly expel moisture.


Those who have experienced more OF
less difficulty in making evergreen or de-
ciduous trees live when transplanted
would do we'll to try mulching, and see if
they do not have better luck. We think
1t is far preferable to watering, which Sc
many people practice in order to save
their trees. lfwater be supplied, it should
be given in abundance at certain stated
periods and not little at a time, which
frequently does more harm than good by
rendering the surface of the soil compact
and hard, and preventing the admission
of either heat or air.
Year: 1876

For the present the law against the keep.


ing of private markets appears to be t-i.


umphant. Nearly all their owners have
succumbed to the wrjts of contempt, and


have purged themselves of contempt by
promising, Under oath, not to open them
again while the iDjpnctions are in force.
True, three more were committed yester-
day, but they will probably follow the ex-
ample of the others today.


Nothing is then apparent to the mind Of
the ordinary public marketman which is
sufficient to disturb his dreams of profit un-
der the law. The enormous expenditures
will be returned four fold, and the consumer
will foot the bills. The price Of meat, vege-
tables and fruit have therefore advanced
from fifty to seventy five per cent in all the
public markets over those Of last week. II
the law be permanently maintained these
prices will continue to advance until greed
overrides prudence and the public find their
remedy in the natural reaction.


The private marketmen, however, have
not exhausted their remedies in the courts.
and vixen the merits of the case come fairly
before the Supreme Court the decision will
be in accord with justice and equity. They
have already gained the sympathy Of the
public; by pursuing their case they will be-
come its protectors and receive its aid.
Year: 1876

The New York Times says it ''has
made its charges against Mr.. Tilden
with full knowledge of their fitness
to serve as basis of an action for libel,
and with entire readiness to give Mr..
Tilden all the facilities which he may
desire for such suit" 1t will be re-
membered that the Times charged Til
den with fraud and perjury, and that
the old man has made no denial.
Year: 1876

The melancholy days have come when
the merry, busy little fly, chilled by the
morning air, crawls under the upper
crust of the apple pie, and irradiates the
sullen pastry with the gleam of his dy-
ing smile when you turn back the crust
to sprinkle in little more sugar. Bur
lington Hawkeye.
Year: 1876

A South Carolina man was bitten by
a moccasin snake, and being carried to
the nearest drug store was cured with
three pints of apple whisky. Now there
are several South Carolina fellows who
meander in moccasin districts, hoping
that they may soon encounter three
pints.
Year: 1876

1t has been observed by frequenters
of watering places that the female
swimmer never learns to use her legs as
gracefully as she does her arms. This
fact should be considered by the strong
minded sisterhood as natural proof that
lovely women's mission is to embrace
and not to kick. Globe Democrat.
Year: 1876

A Kings fool who was condemned
to die was allowed TO choose the form
of death. and chose old age. An Iowa
girl being asked what form Of death she
preferred, remarked that if she must die
she preferred TO be smothcrcd-with
kisses.
Year: 1876

The building committee of a
church recently finished in New
Jersey wanted a stone slab over the
door, with the name of the church
and a scriptural motto. 1t toccurred
to them that nothing could be bet
ter than "My house shall be called
a house of prayer" So one Of the
committeeman, who was in a great
hurry, told the stonecutter to chisel
the thirteenth verse of the twenty
first chapter of Matthew. He
thought the verse ended with the
words he wanted to use. The
stonecutter took the whole verse
from the bible and faithfully copied
it to the end. Imagine the horror
of the committeeman when the
stone was delivered. thread, "My
house shall be called q house Of
prayer, but ye have made 1t a den
of thieves" The stonecutter in
sisted that he had obeyed orders;
but the committeeman insisted that
the motto he had inscribed was not
wanted, and that it would be Of nc
particular use to them. That slat
Is now in the stonecptter's yard.
and anybody who wants it for q
tombstone can probably buy il
cheap,
Year: 1876

London stanuAd1


A cadet Of the military school of
Saint Cyr is about to be tried for
robbing his comrades. The fact
may be briefly related. 1t appears
that for some time past the cadets
of the school have complained Of
the strange disappearance of the
money contained in their purses.
1t was resolved at last to seta watch
in the dormitory, and at 3 o'clock
in the morning one of the students
was caught wandering about. He
excused himself by saying he was
Year: 1876

DEATH Lowell says Why should
men even be afraid to dicf If the soul
lose this poor mansion Of hers by the
sudden conhagration of disease, or by
the slow decay Of age. is she therefor
houseless and shelterless2 ? II she cast
away this soiled and tattered garment, is
she therefor naked? A child looks for.
ward to new suit, and does It joyfufly !;
we cling to our rags and foulness. We
should welcome death as one who brings
us tidings Of long lost titles to Il large
family estate, and set out gladly to take
possession, though may he mot without
u natural tear for the humber home we
are leaving Death always means us q
kindness, though he has often gruff way
Of offering it.
Year: 1876

warranted not to cut in the eye-not head
ache in hhds. of tit Is no sooner in your
belly than its on your back in a pound of beet
and it carries bead like necklace; for
sale by -


GEORGE AUSTIN.
Year: 1876

understood in England, and it is pity
we have not an equal facility of shift.
ing the political control of things here.
When Tory ministry Is defeated by
q majority Of the House of Commons
the Premier does not try to mend mat
ters by forming another Tory ministry
who may be less Objectionable, but he
and his associates all bundle out and
let the Liberal take their turn. This
radical step and this alone secures the
correction of abuses and the adoption
of reforms demanded by the people
through the House of Commons. And
so in this country the only process by
which the executive department of the
Government can be reformed is not by
substituting one Republican admins.
tration for another-even though the
chiefs of the second may be a great
Improvement on the first-but by giv-
ing the innings to the other party.
That party is not bound to follow bad


policies and perpetuate abuses because


they have existed for the past sixteen


years, or to retain dishonest and in


competent men in office because they


have claims on the Administration OF


are in its secrets, Being thus free to


introduce new order Of things, and


its candidates being fully equal to


those Of the Republicans in all desirable


respects, it seems to US that change
if only for the sake of change-must
commend itself to all discerning men.
Year: 1876

The best thing Congress could do was
to adjourn. Slxty-6ve or seventy mem
bers were absent on leave, and fifteen or
twenty others were off without leave, and
the speeches and measures Of the remain
ing members took a directly partisan
shape, each party charging the other with
being engaged in making political capital
for the canvas by legislation. Under the
circumstances the best thing Congress could
do was to adj djourn. Both parties will soon
be before the country for judgment on their
professions and their performances. Their
records are made and the people are pre-
pared to decide upon their merits.
Year: 1876

The destruction of the trees upon the
Island of Santa Cruz, which twenty years
ago was garden of freshness, beauty and
fertility, is the cause Of that lovely isle
becoming as dry and barren as the sea-
shore. Twenty years ago the island was
covered with woods, and rains were pro-
fuse and frequent, but the palmy days Of
the island have departed, and there is now
revealed lamentable change, and this
once lovely, fertile, fruitful land is becom-
ing an utter desert. This sad result is at
tributed to the destruction of its timber.
Since its forests and trees have been cut
away, rain falls have ceased, and the
process of dessication is advancing gradu-
ally and irrestibly upon the land. Whole
plantations have been abandoned, and the
advance of dissolution is seen by the people
who are wholly unable to prevent it. Here
is suggestive lesson in reference to the
influence of trees upon rain and atmos-
pheric moisture. One-fourth of the Island
of Santa Cruz is to-day in a barren waste,
and the time is coming when all the habi-
tations, gardens and fresh fields will be a
part of the waste. The destruction Of its
timber will be the destruction Of this once
most bountiful and lovely island Of the
West Indies.
Year: 1876

MONEY is said to be forthcoming for the
work of turning the Mediterranean sea into
the salt-marshes and sand deserts of the in
terror of North Africa. The advantages
to civilization will be very great if new
direct and easy pathway for commerce and
expectation be opened up to the interior,
and as triumph Of engineering the work
of restoring the inland sea will deserve
eulogy, besides stimulating the execution
Of other great enterprises of an equal or
even greater consequences. 1t is crafty
ing to know that the work may be com.
menced mex. year.
Year: 1876

REDUCTION IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE OPPOSED


BY SECRETARY FIsH-OUH CONSULAR SERVICE


sELf-sUPPORTING-MR. FIsI1s POSITION.


lrRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE


WAsuNGToN, JAM 23.-Mr. Secretary Fish is hot
at all pleased with the threatened action of Con
gfess III regard to the diplomatic and consular ser
vice. He SAYS that he has given very careful atten-
ton the subject for the past Six years and he Is
satisfied that the proposed reduction in salaries and
the discontinuance of missions aud consulates are
not for the best interests of tho Government. The
consular service is more than selfsupporing, and
the demands of commerce and the desired increase
of our commercial trade with foreign countries, par
ticularly the South American Republics present suf-
fcIent reasons, when properly considered, for main
tanning the present establishments. Mr. Fish is
especially opposed to the proposition to consolidate
the South American missions, by placing two or
three Of them under one Minister. He does not
think perpatetic penipotentiares would he either
useful or Ornamental either to the Government Of
the United States the Governments to which
they might be accredited. The policy Of requiring
diplomatic officers to go from country TO another
in the discharge of their duties is one to which he
cannot give his assent In the matter OF cOnsuates,
il is something very imp' rtant to our navy and to
commerce 10 have cOnsus at points where little OF
no business is done with the United States. They
have certain implied and acknowledged power.
and frequently render valuable service to Ameri-
cans although they may not receive a dollar in fees
for the Government year. Prof. Monroe of Ohio,
a member of the Committee OH Foreign Affairs of
the House, and who for period Of six years was
Consul at Rio de Janeiro will oppose the proposed
changes Ia the Foreign bill, and will present many
interesting facts Ia his speech to show that Mr. Fish
ought TO be sustained in his position, that the foreign
service should not be interfered with.
Year: 1876

SENATOR sHERMAHs BILL FOR A CONGRESSIONAL


COMMIssIoN-THE INQUIRY TO DE EXTENDED 10


REIGN COUNTRIES.


WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-The following is the
bill reported by Senator Sherman, from the Com
mittee on Finance, providing for the appointment Of
commission On the subject of the alcoholic and fer
mented liquor traffic and manufacture,


That there shall appointed by the President by and
with the advice and consent OF the Senate Commission
persona neither of whom shall be the holder OF
any Office of profit trust In the General or btaie Gov
ernpent and all OF whom shall not be advocates OF
hbtory legislation total abstinence In relation " Aco
Year: 1876

For THE PUGET SOUND WEEKLY ARGUs.l
There is power more mighty vet
Than saber blade or bayonet,
Even when a brave and reckless herd
VIII WELD them at tyrant's word;
Orwhen from point TO hIlt they're dyed
In opposition's sanguined tide,
And far more potent 'mOngst the free
Than is the dread artillery;
'Twere not such hardihood to brave
The rushing force of the tidal wave,
Or seek to check the swift advance
OF the mighty Alpine avalanche,
Or steer your bark on the -eething main
In the eye of the sweeping hurricane,
As TO disregard, or be needless still
Ofthe quiet voice of the peoples will,
For the word has gone out thro' all the land
And the people are up, tho they quiet stand
And the brazen cheeks Of the schemers pale
For the will of the people, it must prevail.


SCIo.
Year: 1876

ALARM FOR THE FUTURE.-When-
ever any event occursin this country
that causes any unusual popular com


motion, political, financial, or even
social or religious, the croakers and
prophets of evil seem to take mali
cious delight in efforts to excite the
apprehensions of the timid by ming
ling the noisome drippings of their
shallow, brains with the tears that
flow from their moistless eyes, and
exhibiting to the world the repulsive
compound as pretended wisdom.
During the suspense attending the
delay of the final decision of the
Presidential question, these owls and
ravens have been gloating in the
opportunity for indulging their chron-
ic habit of hooting and croaking-
the frightful imperfections of our

political system being the burden of
their plants, and the inevitable GER
tainty of the early downfall of the
Republic being the object of their
lugubrious representations. We
have been in receipt of essays from
this class of alarmists, sent for pub
lication. Not satisfied with their
own forebodings, they are anxious to
spread pail over the land. We are
not disposed to gRtify their ambition
in this respect, for the reason that
we cannot sympathize with their
sickly fears, anticipations or theories,
but have sufficient patriotic faith to
believe the day of doom, which they
would have us think is near at hand,
is not yet ready to break in destruc-
tive horrors upon this land of popu-
lar intelligence and free government.
Year: 1876

The Presidential muddle is yet as
unsettled as ever; nothing will def
initely be known till after the count
ing of the electoral vote in Febru-
ary. The excitement in Washington
is intense, and unless it subsidies
in few days, there is likely to be an
adjournment of Congress until after
the first of January.
Year: 1876

Remember that it is an invarlable
rule to discontinue sending the ANTI
MoNoPoL1sT at the end ofthe period paid
for. We have no right to presume that
a subscriber desires his paper continued
if he does not renew and remit; and we
are not willing to force it on him.
Year: 1876

These are hard times, when the best o
men cannot always meet the demands up.
on them. 1t is cheering to find that the
great and good Washington, the father
OF his country, first in war, first in peace
and first in the hearts OF his countrymen,"
suffered in his day, from the same uni
versal disease. And now reader we
would advise you 10 have a lot OF these
letters printed and send them in reply to
each dunAing appeal: and say that you
cannot depart from the example OF the
great G.. w.
Year: 1876

PROPHECY. - Senator Morton in
March. 1872, thus propaesied the position
which Mr.. Hayes will occupy should he
be counted in by the Returning Boards of
Louisiana and Florida = There is immi-
nent danger of revolution to the nation
whenever the result of Presidential
election is to be determined by the vote
Of State in which the choice of the elec-
tors has been irregular or is alleged to
have been carried by fraud or violence,
and where there is no method of having
these questions examined or settled in
advance where the choice for President
depends upon the election in a State
which has been publicly characterized by
fraud or violence, and in which one party
is alleged to have triumphed and secured
the certificates OF election by chicanery
Or the fraudulent interposition Of the
courts. Such President would in adj
vance be shorn of his moral power and
authority in his office would be looked
upona an usurper, and the consequences
that would result from such state of
things no man can predict But it may
be compared to what has so often oc-
Cured In history. where the successor to
the crown In monarchy was belived by
large part of the nation to be ilegiti-
mate, or not be rightfnlly entitled there
to, under the laws or usages of the
nation.'
Year: 1876

The Chicago Times thus explains the
course which events would take in case
either the Senate or the House should re-
fuse to receive the vote of one or more
States IN joint session upon the second
Tuesday in February


Snpposlng that the election be thrown
into the Honse of Representatives Un-
der the Twelfth Amendment of the Con
stitution, the House would choose the
President, the Senate the Vice President.


The Senate would be confined to the
parties named by the Electoral College


The House, which has anti-republican
majority sufficiently large for the purpose,
would. of course, elect Tilden


The majority of the Senate is republi-
can, and would prefer to elect Wheeler,
bnt would it not be compelled to choose
Hendricks


Tilden and Wheeler are residents of
New' York.


The Twelfth Amendment provides that
g the electors shall meet in their respec-
tive States and vote by ballot for Presi-
dent and Vice President, one Of whom,
at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the
same State with themselves.


Would not Congress. therefore be COM
PEELED to choose a President and Vice
President from different States


The Senate could not make its choice
first and thus forestall the action of the
House, for the Constitution provides that
the election failing by the usual means
the House of Representatives shall
choose Immediately, by ballot, the Presi-
dent"


The Senate would be restricted in the
choice of Vice President to Wheeler and
Hendricks, for 81 if no person have ma
iority, then from the two highest num-
bers on the list the Senate shall choose
the Vice President -


Suppose the House choose Tilden Pres
ident, the Senate Wheeler Vice President.
how are we TO get over the difficulty about
these gentlemen being inhabitants of the
same State?


The Senate would have to give way.
It would still be Tilden and Hendricks.
Year: 1876

PRICE OF FooD In OLDEN T1MEs.-Amid the
never-ending comments on the high price of
provisions, it is difficult for us to realize the fact
that time existed in Britains history when
wheat, as food for one hundred for whole day
was worth only shilling, and the average price
OF sheep four pence. In the reign of Henry L
the price of wine was raised to six pence quart
for red, and eight pence quart for white in or
der that the sellers might be enabled to live by
1T. When wheat was six shillings quart feight
bushels) the farthing loaf, was to be equal in
weight to twenty-four ounces if made of the
whole grain, and to sixteen ounces if made solely
OF white. And when wheat was only one shill-
ing and six pence per quarter, as it sometimes
was, the farthing white loaf was to contain GA
ounces, and the whole grain 96. Think of pur-
suaslng six-pound loaf OF good wheaton bread


farthing In the 18th year OF the reign


coward ]. the price of provisions Of the city
Year: 1876

She" Now. Charles, my dear. do be
sincere and tell the truth for once in your
life don't you love baby justa little bit 2"
He. Well, Mary, can't say exactly
that love the little beggar. but have a
sort of sneaking respect for him for his
fathers sake
Year: 1876

From the net profits ofthe year shall first be


deducted an amount equal to ten per cent on tiie


whole capital stock which shall be carried TO
the credit ot the stockholders. and paid to them
the fourth Monday Of January and July of
each and every year after which an amount
not less than two and half per cent on the
capital ctock Of the company shall be taken