smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

I1NTERPRISE COAL.-Persons who have
La been cheated IN laying in their winters
supply Of Coal should go to Fout and buy a
ton or two OF the Enterprise, as many have
already done. This will help through the
cold weather. Good fires add very much to
the comforts of home. Ofice, Railroad and
Orange streets. lanT76tf
Year: 1875

Nearly every farmer raises squashes, but
the varieties are often SO poor, and the culti-
vation so imperfect that they are of little
value. 10 succeed in raising squashes for
the table or market but one variety should
be planted on the farm, so as to avoid mix
ing. 1t is practical, however to raise more
than one kind and avoid mixing if one vari-
ETY. be quite early in maturing and the other
quite late. If this plan be followed, the
early variety will be through blossoming
before the late one blossoms at all.


There is the most profit in raising winter
Year: 1875

i OUR COUNTRY does not ENJOY as great
degree Of prosperity as we desire. Immigra-
ton is not rolling in from all quarters our
mining camps, cities and valleys are not
thronged with men, and we become restless
because we are not growing rich more rap
idly. The fact is, we are enjoying degree
of prosperity greater than we are aware of.
Our delinquent tax lists are growing gradu-
ally less, year by year, sheriff sales are less
frequent, our poor houses have but few oc-
cupants, and the truth is, we are all getting
along in the world remarkably well. The
wild, speculative mania, the Unsuitable de-
sire of our people to become rich in an hour,
that they might spend the remainder of life
in ease and luxury among the orange groves
of some SUMMER cline, is fast dying out.
The hope to realize the full extent of pros
perity, or see in reality the gilded castles
which fancy pictured to us during the ex-
'<:itement of Montana's golden age, has sub
sided, and we begin to reason, and to make
up our minds to be contented with so much
of this worlds goods as would be attainable
elsewhere. In the States the farmers are in
debt, and suffer accordingly. Here in Mon
tana, we are rapidly improving in this re-
spect. Our farmers, who few years ago
were encumbered by debt, are now begin
ming to see their way through. Close atten-
ton to business, economy and persistent
toll, has brought them through thus far near
iy clear of debt, and to-day finds them in a
healthy, prosperous condition; and now the
question is. will they continue to improve,
and steer clear Of the fearful whirlpool which
has engulphed the farmers of the States:
The credit system will ruin any class or
community that adhere to it, and such Of
our farmers as have become involved, can
trace it directly to this cause.


Farmers are so apt to keep about a year
behind-this year, paying for what they
consumed last. By this means they fine
themselves paying heavy interest and ex
travagant prices. No business can be made
profitable in this manner, and the man who
buys all he wants regardless of cost or his
ability to pay, may consider himself fortu
nate indeed if, sooner or later, he does no
find himself bankrupt. 1t is dangerou
system, and if our people would retain thei
present financial standing, they would qui
1T at once. The cash system is success
The farmers of the Gallatin valley have trie
1t, and are we'll satisfied with the result.
may be a little difficult to make the change
it may require much economy tor the fir
wear, but it will not be necessary to max
the change but once. The cash system ono
adopted, and the current expenses for tn


farm are greatly reduced. We would sus


gest to farmers who are plodding on in tl


old way, that they inquire for themselvt


into the truth of these statements. M


only are the Gallatin farmers making r


duction of about fifty per cent. from the co


of living under the old credit system, but


number in Madison and Lewis and Clarl
Year: 1875

squashes, Being less perishabe than those
maturing in the summer or fall, the loss from
decay is very small if they are properly
housed. They are in their best state after
most garden vegetables are gone, and are
accordingly in active demand. The amount
of winter squashes sold in this market in
creasessevery year. Atseveral bakeries they
are purchased by the car load. During sew
eral seasons they have been shipped east in
quite large quantities, the crop there having
been very poor one.


The best varieties Of winter squashes to
raise for the market or family are the Hub
bard and Marblehead. The latter squash,
though brought out by Mr.. Gregory, of
Marhlehead, Mass. and named from the town
where he lives, appears to have first been
raised in this country by Hollander in Mil
waukee, who was gardener to Alexander
Mitchell. 1t is not definitely known who or
iginated the variety. Squashes of either of
these varieties are profitable to raise to sup
ply local markets, or for shipment. In north
ern Illinois no crop has paid better for sew
eral years.


In case there is not good market for
them they can be used to good advantage at
home. Pies and pudhngs made of squashes
are most excellent. Cut in pieces of suita-
bic size and baked they can hardly be dis
| tinguished in taste from sweet potatoes.
Stock IF all KINDS thrive on them. When
fed to animals, the seeds should first be re-
| tyyri11 to aflI1lx ri
dry the seeds, for if they are of pure stock
they will have a ready sale. Squash seed
retain their vitality for several years, and ii
is a popular idea that old seeds produce more
| squashes than those Of last years growth.


The squash is of tropical origin, and il
should not be planted till the weather and
ground are quite warm. A great mistake is


made in planting them too close. If the
groSsad is covered thick Withuines the squash


es will be small. and quite likely they viii


not ripen properly. Our experience is thai


one vine in the hill, the hills being eight fee


apart, each way, gives the best results. l


is policy to start several vines in hill, and


to remove all the plants after danger of bugs


is over. 1t isl good plan to direct the young
vines SO several will not be OH the same spot


Warm, moist weather is the best for pro
ducing good crop of squashes. The sol
) on which they are grown should be very
rich. 1t is we'll to let winter squashes remain
on the vines as late as possible without dan
; ger Of freezing. The stem should not b.
broken from the squash, as this would caus
it to rot. The best way is to cut the vine!
from the stem with a sharp knife. Anothe
good way is to divide the stem with saw


The squashes should be stored in a dry AM
: tolerably cool cellar.-Micago Times.
Year: 1875

THE new patent pocket cook stove
has opened another path in the wilder
ness of journalism. When they come
into common use, this is about the
way an item will read. The fire
alarm last night was occasioned by a
conAagration on the person of Mr..
George McPheter. AS he stood on
the corner of Woodward and Jeffer-
son avenues, fire was seen breaking
out of the gable end of his left pants
pocket. The alarm was promptly CIV
en-, but before the angry element was
extinguished, the pants, together with
valuable plug of tobacco and four
bladed jack-knife, were entirely con-
sumed. Insured in the Trowserloons
Mutual Company.
Year: 1875

An old man, we'll known in


Brussels, who would appear every
afternoon with mathematical reg
ularity in the St. Hubert arcade,
where be would walk for exactly
one hour, from four to FIVE o'clock,
died recently in that city. The
oldest dwellers in that quarter f
Brussels remember to have seen
him take his daily promenade for
man years back without ever CON
versing with any one. Among
his papers will was found in
which he ask ed to be buried in
neighBoring cemetery by his wife S
side, and requested that person
who now fills an exalted position
in St. Petersburg be Informed Of
his death. Itappears when young
he was employed in a diamond pro,
ducing district in Asia.


One day he found an enormous
diamond and de;ermiI ed to secure
it for himself. The difficulty was
how TO escape the lynxeyed
agents. He made deep wound in
the calfof bis leg in which he con-
cealed the diamond. He then pre-
tended that he had been wounded
and bis leg was bound up and he
was authorized to leave the dis
trict. He succeeded in escaping
to Russia. where he sold the gem
for large sum. 1t is now one of
the crown diamonds of Russia.
Having thus acquired wealth, our
hero. travelled all over the world.
10 England be married a young
lady, who died IL Brussels some
years ago. After her death he
did not leave the city where she
was buried.
Year: 1875

How He Flagged a Train.


[St. Louis Republican,


Almost unfortunate man is


Tom Welch, a person not a mil


lionaire, lately employed IN the


service of the Chicago and AL


ton Railroad. Tom did not oc-


cupy a prominent position in


the management of the road;


he was one of the useful class


working under section bosses,


who travel on hand-cars and


attend to keeping the track in


order, and that he has been dis


charged is really no fault of his.
Toms labor was of the class in


which good clothes would be


out of place, and Tom wore
patched garments, his panta-


looms especially being Of the


most ancient and dilapidated


type. In fact, so long ago were


those pantaloons first put on
that most of the original mate


rial disappeared months since,
and in his seat the patches had
been so often renewed that on
the occasion of the last patching
Toms good wife found Difficult
ty in finding material suited for
the purpose. In her strait the
worthy woman was driven to
the use of bright red flannel,
and when those red flannel
patches were placed upon the
calf of his back. Tom,
from a rear view, looked as if
blushing continuously at his
own appearance. Now, it so
happened that a few days ago
the "boss" sent the faithful
Tom out along the track to
screw up tae track more firmly
the connections Of the rails, and
so industrionsly at work Tom
went STOPPING over to the work,
and presenting a blazing view
to any one in the proper direc-
ton. The up train from the
south was late on the day in
question; the engineer was, as
he expressed it, ''lettin' 'er rip"
Suddenly the watchful eye Of
the man running the locOmO-
tive perceived the danger signal
halfa mile in front, and instant
ly the engine was reversed, air
brakes applied and the train
brought to a stand-still. For Il
Il long time the train was held.
but the signal failed to ap-
proach nearer, though it bob
bed back and forth across the
track in a most uuaccountable
manner. Itwas wonderfully ac-
tive flag. Tired of waiting, the
conductor finally told the en-
gineer to go on slowly, and so
the train forged gingerly ahead.
So the train went OH until with
in quarter Of a mile Of the
signal, the engineer keeping Il
keen look out. Then all at
that engineer swore an oath so
big the fireman almost tainted,
and at the same instant pulled
the throttle wide open. The
train dashed fiercely ahead at
sixty miles an hour, but the en-
gineer swOre at a bigger rate
than that. Then the conductor
came and helped him swear,
and the air turned blue. The
train got to its destination be-
hind time, and the next day Tom
Welch was discharged, Just be-
cause the Company had a pref
ldice against a man who wore
patches big enough and red G.
lough to flag a train.
Year: 1875

cial to your own immediate inter
ests, and threatens to visit its retri-
button in the near future. It is like
killing the hen that laid the golden
eggs, in order to secure the mass Of
gold, supposed to be concealed
within her.


Again, the lands that are thus
running are not only to be the source
of sustenance for the remainder of
oar oaon term of life, but they are
the hope of our children and grand
children after us. The present
life time use of them alone is ours.
Have we any right to abuse and de-
stroy the reversionary interests of
those who are to come after us?
Would this not be an invasion of
their rights2


There is even a moral question
involved in this reckless waste of
soil, which is to be the hope of fu-
ture generations. In the nature of
things we can only claim and en-
joy ife-interest in mother earth,
and have no more right to abuse
this life-interest destined to pass
down for the use and benefit of our
brother-man. that shall come after
US, and who is the legitimate heir
expectant of this property, than we
would have to poison the waters of
the stream passing on to be used
by others below us, merely because
the spring rose on our farm.
Year: 1875

AS an evidence that the qualities
ofnerve and downright pluck are not
confined. exclusively to the heroic
men of creation, there is herewith
offered the narration of a circum-
stance wherein young lady bore
herself bravely under such trying
circumstances as would have severe
ly tested the most dogged determin-
alton ever shown by the average
genus homo. On Sunday last this
young lady was at church, when,
during the delivery of the sermon,
she suddenly became aware that
something Of crawling nature was
making an expedition up her leg.
Startled, as may we'll be believed,
she was for the nOnce bereft of the
power of action, and therefore
chased each other through her mind
extremely lively and fearful appre-
tensions touching snakes, rats, and
host of disgusting creatures, but
with q determined effort she recov-
cred her presence of mind, and by
the time the @thing" had got a short
distance above her knee she clutch
ed it throgh her dress with a wise
like grip and held on like grim
death. Since the first revelation of
the distressing circumstances she
had not spoken a word, nor indeed
given and outward sign of the men
tai torture which she must have
suffered, but sat rigid and compos-
ed, firmly grasping that "horrid
thing" which she knew was some
living creature, when, upon being
clutched, it gave forth a squealing
sound. For full three-quarters Of
an hour the brave girl sat there as
composed as ever, still retaining her
hold to the close of the service,
when she departed homeward, never
relaxing her grasp till reaching
home, when, giving a hurried ex-
PLANTATION TO her mother, she tainted
dead away. A quick examination
revealed the presence of a rat, dead
as a doOr-aail, as the cause Of the
unhappy adventure, which for lively
interest and the revealing of a re-
markable spirit in the mind Of a
young girl is not often matched in
this latter day.
Year: 1875

The following from the Review
and Journal is good advice in any
latitude:


The young men who prance about
the doors of churches and annoy
everybody by pulling the stubs on
their chins and popping the doors
open and peeping in, are respect
fully informed that the public mind
is somewhat disgusted with these
proceedings. Walk into church,
like men, and hear something that
will do you good.
Year: 1875

We see from the proceedings of
the late Methodist Conference at
Fayetteville that in response to q
request of the citizens of that place
the Conference adopted the Fay
etteville High School as q Prepara-
tory school to Vanderbuilt Univer-
sity, and appointed Rev. T. B. Fisher
to a position in the same.
Year: 1875

We had the pleasure Of meeting
our friend and former student John
W. Hatcher, last week at Fayette
vile, who has charge of the Female
Seminary at that place. He is re-
ported to be, and correctly we
doubt not, one of the best teachers
in all that region. He has an in
teresting family.
Year: 1875

Will the Columbia artist, 1--WE
mean the unmarried one) please to
take notice that we, our veritable
self, were at Fayetteville, for sever
al days last week, and have captured


him after long, patient, persever-
ing pursuit. We never quit the
trail till we come up with our game.
Surrender sir, before we call her
name. We will wait a mail or two
on you. The Journal, and Herald
will be on the alert, and copy, when
we do divulge, if divulge we must.
Year: 1875

Our courteous predecessor and
protein for last week. would hereby
apologize for 3 very grave typo
graphical error, by which he was
made largely to overstate the num-
Der Of nuptial anniversaries cele-
brated by two of the parties men
toned in last weeks CITIZEN. The
printer made him say the 25th an


niversary of their marriage, where


as the lady is taken to be only
about %. Protein would have US
remind the readers generally and
emphasize the reminder, the "Devil
aOGs on top" last week. Therefore
a truce to everything in that issue.
Year: 1875

1t is due to our Chancery Court
to say that the proceedings publish
ed in the CITIZEN last week coma
prised only about one tenth of the
work done during the term. II
was too voluminous to publish.
Year: 1875

A Detroit mother can't under
stand how it is that her girls can
play croquet for half day and not
feel tired, and yet if one of them is
asked to wash the dishes she reaches
for the camphor bottle.
Year: 1875

These facts show conclusively
that counties devoted to raising cot
ton to the exclusion of corn, wheat,
the grasses and live stock, are not
the most prosperous. Innumerable
examples might be given sustaining
this position. Grain and stock
counties are the most inviting and
agreeable, and therefore they have
larger proportion of landowners
and more small farms, and this gives
value to land and makes it salable.


But again, the cotton is more ex-
haustive of the productive elements
of the soil than is grain, and then
the peculiar manner of culture
leaves the land more liable to wash
and waste.


As we have CHANGED to pass here
and there through Giles county,
and witness the wearing effects Of
the floods, and the Wholesale sweep
ing away Of the soil, the conviction
has been forced upon US that unless
there is a change in the mode Of
culture and of the staples produced,
the time is not far distant when our
bald hll-sides and impoverished
lands viii utterly refuse, from sheer
sterility, to produce a suficiency 70
nourish the occupants. How strange
the policy that viii allow the landed
proprietors OF Giles to tax to utter
exhaustion their once fat fields, by
the culture, year after year. Of cot
ton, cotton, cotton. This reckless
| disregard of the future, this improv-
ident wastefalness of the very cub
stance Of the soil, is most prejudi
Year: 1875

THE PRESTON TO BE WITHDRAWN THIS
MONTH.


The steamer Alice Preston, which has
done excellen. service during the past sum
mer as ferry-boat between this city and
Pennsgrove, will be withdrawn at the end
of this month and laid up for month. We
are informed that the ferry has been reas-
onaply successful, and that either the same
or better boat will be put on next season.
The freight business is now nearly at stand
still, and is not likely to last sufficiently
strong later than the 1st of November,
hence the withdrawal.


As next year is the Centennial, and to
Wilmington and thence to Philadelphia is
the best way for the Pennsgrove people and
the inhabitants Of the surrounding country
to get to the exposition, it is quite likely
that two, if not more boats will be needed
to accommodate the freight and passengers
between Wilmington and Pennsgrove.
Year: 1875

Too poor to Take a Newspaper.


An anecdote is told of farmer
going one day to the Office of New
York journal and ordering his paper
stopped, becausehe was too poor to
take it any longer. u mi


+ Suppose we make bargain, "
said the editor''in this way. Go home
and select hen; sell the eggs that
the hen lays during the year, and
send the proceeds to me as your
subscription for the paper.p


The farmer was pleased at 50
easy a way to pay for his paper
and readily consented, The result


was, that during the year he,
paid for the paper twice its regular
price of subscription.


This is by no means a pure fiction
for the same may be. true in a great
multitude of cases. Almost every one
wastes and throws away more than
enough money during the year to get
a weekly or daily newspaper that
would furnish him with intellectual
food, and keep him posted in the
busy, stirring events Of the day. 4
yery small retrenchment In the
luxuries az that almost every one
fnduIges7 in would secure daily
visitor full Of gossip about the
doings of the great world around us;
full of stiI ring events in the history
that is every day being made in our
own country, and full of useful
general information, and facts ip
literature, science and art. Besides,
It is the. duty of the people to sup,
port the press, for it has always
stood as a grand bulWark between
them and political military oppress-
ion; it has sounded the notes of
warning that have often aroused
them to action; it has stripped the
borrowed cloak from corruption
and lvenality in high places, and
showed them in all their deformitv.
and is to-day the great friend Of
education, justice, religion and
peace. The press speaks everywhere,
at all times, carrying light in places
where Otherwise perpetual darkness
would reign. And when we remem-
ber what the world would be without
the press-boY darkness, ignorance,
vice and oppression would flourish
unOpposed, let no one any longer
say that he is too poor to take Q
newspaper. Printers CiseUIdr,
Year: 1875

Colonel Frederick w. Miner, of
Paris, Texas, has very sensible
letter in the last issue of Norton's
Intelligencor, in which he discusses
various subjects which must occupy
the attention Of the Constitutional
convention. His views on many of
them are excellent, especially about
common schools and suffrage, which
are in the main those which have
been advocated by The HERALD.
But it is not true. as asserted by the
writer, that it is Democratic doc
trine that only paupers should be
educated by the State We are
aware that such are the views OF
some Of our party, for whose opin-
ions VIC have great respect, but on
this point we are forced to differ
with them, and contend for a gen.
eral-application of the school fund.
We want a school system which will
embrace the whole scholastic popu-
lation of the State.


We commend the following ex-
tract, relating to the important sub
ject Of suffrage to the earnest con-
sideration of our readers:


1--WE can not make any discrimi-
nation on account of race. color or
previous condition of servitude,
Year: 1875

We aga,n call the attention of


our readers to the subject OF regis.


tralion, for the purpose Of urging


the necessity of prompt attendance


AT the Clerks Office, on 'he part OF


every citizen who has not already


registered.


On next Monday, the seventh
day from to-day the election, which is
to settle the question whether or not


we are to have II new constitution, is
to be held. We believe there is scarce
ly any division Of opinion in this
district, us to tho necessity for hold
ing the convention. With few ex-
ccptions our citizens agree with
The HERALD that the defeat of the
convention would be great misfor-
tune to the state ; and yet we fear
there is n considerable number of
otherwise legally qualified voters
in Dallas county who have not yet
registered. In the Lancaster neigh
bon hood alone, we have been in
for,led there are ut least one
hundred and fifty citizens who
have not registered. In the vicini-
ty of Scyene, it is said, there are also
quite number, and of other parts
of the county we hear the same
story.


There seems to be some misap.
prehension in regard to the duty of
the Clerk in this matter The law
provides that one month before
every general election, the Clerk
shall visit or send deputy to each
precinct for the purpose of register
ing qualified voters. But ut special
elections, the registration is ali done
Il, the Clerks office at the county
seat.


The registration books of this
county will be closed on next Thurs
day night, and whoever is not reg
istercd ut that time will have no
voice in determining the question
Of convention or no convention.
Therefore let every unregistered
citizen come forward and perform
this duty before it is too late.
Year: 1875

NoRToNs lntelligencer speaks OF
the bogus circular as u "burlesque'
gotten up to ridicule Democratic
practices. But that explanation
will hardly go down in the face Of
the fact that it was furnished by the
forger to the st. Louis papers as a
genuine Democratic circular, and
was published as such in the Globe
Democrat. One Captain John W.
Glenn, chairman of the Travis
county Radical executive commit
tee, is said to be the author of this
stupid fraud.