smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1876

From Field, Turf and Farm.


The following incident affords an II


lustration that birds, in common with


animals, possess something more than


instinct: AS farmer in neighboring


town was getting in hay, he noticed an
unusual commotion among the swal-
lows, which had q long row Of nests
under the caves of his barn. They ap-
peared greatly excited, flying rapidly
about and filling the air with their cries
of distress. As the load upon which he
was riding passed into the barn. he saw
a young swallow Ia the nest directly
over the door had caught Its neck In .
crack between two shingles and was
unable to free itself. He stopped his
team and set the young bird free, re-
storing ii 10 the nest. Upon his return
that the swallows were quiet,
he examined the crack, and found
they had completely filed 1t with mud.


This was done for q purpose. The
peace Of the community must not be
disturbed again. If member OF the
tribe contemplstes suicide. the exam-
Pile must not be set in sight OF the
young ones. At all events, the trap
the two shingles was . trap
the lives OF some unfcrtu-
nate member Of the swallow famjlys
and may te filed up, and with . Will
the community set about 1t. Can rea-
ION 60 beyond thisS
Year: 1876

ATLANTA, GA, Feb. l5.--The following
resolution was introduced by Mr.. Bacon, of
Bibb county, and unanimously agreed to by
the House of Representatives


WHEREAS. 1t has been charged on the
floor of the u. S. Senate, and by a portion
of the public press of the Northern States
that it is the design of the Legislature of
Georgia to abrogate or abridge the privi-
leges or rights now enjoyed equally by all
citizens Of the State, under the Constitution
of he United States, therefore be it


Resolved, That it is the sense of this Cen
eral Assembly, that the equal political
rights of all citizens of this State, regard
less of race or previous condition, are
permanently fixed and secured by the
Constitution of the United States which is
recognized by this body as the supreme law
of this land, and that no ahridgment or in
reference with these rights is proposed or
contemplated or desired in any action of
this General Assembly, or by the people
whom we represent; that any and all legis-
Iati0n IN conrravertiorl thereof, either by
the Legislature or by convention of the
people, would be null and void.


Resolved further, That the political relation
of all classes in this State have been unan
mously adjusted upon the basis of the present
provisions of the Constitution Of the United
States that peace and good feeling between
the races prevail throughout the State, and
that it is neither desirable nor the interest
of the people of this State. to reopen these
questions, which have been thus perma-
nently settled beyond the power of agitation
n diStnrh
Year: 1876

The report of the committee to investi
gate the Treasurer's books was received
and ordered to be printed.


The resolution authorizing the Sergeant
at Arms TO appoint one hundred assistants,
passed.


prominent whte-league officers was held last
night to detail hundred men in anticipa.
ton of the adoption of the resolution by the
HOuSe
Year: 1876

FFOH IRE IftGCugO oOdfHut


Tie acquittal of Belknap was an insult
10 justice. OF the twenty-fv senators
who voted for it, two justified their vote on
the ground that the charge had not been
sustained. They were Wright of Iowa.
and Couover, of Florida, both Republi-
cans 1t seems almost incredible that
any one familiar with the testimony could
entertain that opinion. There was only
one question for the senators to give a
verdict upon, and that was whether the
accused was guilty or not guilty-the ques-
ton Of the jurisdiction TO try him having
nothing whatever to do with it. that hav-
ing already been definitely disposed Of
This is the plain matter Of Tact, and those
senators who, knowing that Belknap is
guilty, voted mot guilty" on the pretense
of want of jurisdiction, did that which
it will be utterly impossible for them to
justify by any process of reasoning that
would satisfy anybody who has the power to
discriminate between fact and pretense.
The acquittal of Belknap is an outrage on
justice, and the less those who are guilty Of
that outrage have to say in selfjustifca
ton, the better for their regulations as
men OF sense.
Year: 1876

which sold by persons who as the Western Union
had to suppose thought 1t had to sup
pose, were eager buyers


1t is understood that the Western Union Telegraph
Company has obainedprobably by paying we'll for the
priviege-the exclusive right to establish telegraph
Offices at all the prominent hotels in Saratoga for the sea-
son. 1t is also understood that the tantc and Pacific
Telegraph Company. from single Office at Saratoga, in


central situation, will send messages for 20 cents in
place Of the old rate OF so cents. So the public
likely to have cheap telegraphc communication to and
from ut least one prominent point.
Year: 1876

Saturday was 64s $50 higher than on the same day
in 1879 The average Yesterday was year ago IL
three chilly days OF last week. the weekly average was


80 higher than the same period Of 1872 BY the sigma OF
ring prophet hot Summer has been predcted yester-
day was beginning Of the confirmation, apparently.
Year: 1876

Why the 10th OF May selected tho opeang day the
Great Exhibition Philadelphia q mystery To
many millions the interest shown by the pubic tho
wonder working automatic Sewing Machine Of the WILCOX
GIBBS NJ Co.. operation there and In tLs city at 653
Broadway corner Of Bond 81.
Year: 1876

The Bishop of Northern Texas, judg-
ing by his remarks at the late Church
Congress in Boston, must have had a
severe experience: "In the course of his
address the Bishop illustrated the need
ot varying the methods of preaching by
asking what was to be done when, in
such aplace as Texas, you met man
with his belt stuck full of pistols and
carrying Winches ter rifle, who stops
you AMI asks, What kind of man are
you p and on being told that you are IA
preacher asks you ii you ever preached
from the text, Go ye into all the world
and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believcth and is baptised shall
be saved, but lie that beIieveth not shall
be damned. And these signs shall fol.
low them that believe. In my name
shall they cast out devils; they shall
speak with new tongues; they shall take
up scrpents, and if they drink any dead.
ly thing it shall not hurt them You
say yes, you have Undoubtedly done
such thing. The man asks you if you
believe it, and you answer that you
would not preach it if you did not be-
lieve it, whereupon he says he wants to
test n few of your pet converts with
rrsenic. The Bishop dryIy remarked
that, under such circumstances, there
wa' great need of elastic power in the
adaptation Of the service to the wants
OF the people,
Year: 1876

Doesn't man contract debt when
he pays part of it.


A gentle lady alluded to her female
ancestor as Lady Eve nee Rib.


An Irish lover remarks that it is a
great comfort to be alone, especially if
yer sweetheart is wild ye."


The King of Greece is writing book
on bees,-Er. All write, honey, it will
CELL
Year: 1876

There is charm of eye and lip which
comes with every little phrase, that Ger.
titles delicate perception or fine judg-
ment; with every unostentatious word
or smile, that shows heart awake to
others; and no sweep of garment or turn
of figure is more satisfying than that
which enters as restoration of conf
dence that one is present on whom no
intention will be lost r. George Eliot.
Year: 1876

A solution has been afforded to q pro-
blem that las long vexed the managers Of
city railroad companies. Steam cars have
been placed upon the Market street, Phil
adelphia, railroad, which are working in a
satisfactory manner, and the probability is
that steam engines will be placed on all
the roads in the city, and the horse cars re-
moved finally and forever.


This new. and as it is called Woodbury.
Steam Car" for use on street railroads, has
power and speed more than is necessary; is
easily managed in starting and stopping in
short space; it ascends and descendA steep
grades with ease and safety; it turns the
shortest curves with an easy, pleasant mo-
ton and without the short jerky swings Of
the Ordinary car; its fuel being anthracite,
makes no smoke; there is no perceptible
heat in the car from the engine, and very
little noise from the steam exhaust. The
car is thirty feet long by eight feet wide,
and is mounted on two trucks, the one in
front being placed on pivot in order to
round the curves. The engine is situated
in an apartment in front of the car. So far
the car and engine meet all the require
ments for such street railway moter.
Year: 1876

TEN thousand dolalrs IN silver were paid
out on Thursday last at the Sub Treasury
In New York, in redemption of currency to
that amount. In few more weeks nothing
but silver will be in circulation.
Year: 1876

CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE declares that
under no circumstances will he be candi-
date for President or any other Office, while
he holds bis present position. The fact that
Judge Davis is q member Of the Supreme
Court, should debar him from any conside-
ration as candidate for the Presidency.
Year: 1876

An English journal gives the follow
ing hints on this subject: Good and
wholesome meat should neither be of a
pale rosy or pink color, nor of a deep
purple. The first denotes the diseased
condition, the last proves the animal has
died a natural death. Good meat has
more of marble look in consequence of
the branching of the veins. which sur
round the adipose cells. The fat, especi-
ally of the inner organs, is always firm
aud suety and never moist, while in
general the fat from diseased cattle is
flabby and watery, and more often re-
sembles Jelly or boiled parchment.
Wholesome meat will always show itself
firm and elastic Ia the touch and exhibit
no dampness, while bad meat will ap-
pear soft and moist-in fact, often more
wet, so that the liquid. substance runs
out of the blood when pressed hard
Good meat has very little smell, and
ditluses certain medicinal odor. This
can I've distinctly proved by cutting the
meat through with knife and smelling
the blade, or pouring water over it
Lastly, bad meat has the popularity
that it shrinks considerably in the boil.
ing wholesome meat rather swelis, and
does not lose an ounce in weight
Year: 1876

In answer To some inquirya as 10 raising
wheat on old lands, my experience Is III
favor of old land. ! think all patent
measures arc useless Until our barnyards
are first cleaned of all the litter from
cattle and hog-pens. If this be done
fret, and applied to the soil, old land or
new, at the rate of twenty or twenty-five
loads per acre, il will certainly pay, and
pay largely, but most people aim TO
make a load of manure 90 too far.


Some men go over an acre OF land
with three or four loads Others spend
all their lives talking about some great
fertilizer or patent manure, when nine
times out Of ten you will see the horse
wading in manure, in front of the stable,
from one to three feet deep. | often do
things myself in a hurry, and things
done in hurry are only half done. But
one thing | don't do; | have never
thrown but two loads of litter from my
stable-door on the ground in fifteen
years, the ground then being too wet to
get out with the team. My rule is 10
haul it out and put it on the land.
Some say it is better to let it lay and
decompose. 50 it is, but most men are
careless, and let it all run away and
waste and then the soil is robbed, and
our crops are poor. Putting manure on
land green is better than not putting it
on at all. ! have a piece of wheat on
old land this year, manfred at the rate
of twenty loads per acre, which will
make twenty bushels per acre. ! have
some on almost new land that won't
make more than three bushels per acre
Will it pay to buy fertilizers for wheat
No. Better makeit on the farm. Many
Of the fertilizers are worthless, and cost
too much money, which had better be
spent at home hauling manure. Gather
all you can and buy or beg of vour
neighbors. Many are glad to give il
away to get it away from their stable
doors. Some few haul it out; ether'
prefer to move the stable. Brother
farmers this won't do. Wake up. 1t i,
poor logic to talk about your farms get
ting poor. You can keep them up
Better commence now, and If you and
should live to see the next centennial
you will see great change.-LeUi Dot,
in Liadiey No. journal and Farmer.
Year: 1876

Take one egg for each person, beat tw,
minutes, add salt the size of pea, aud
one tablespoonful OF milk for each egg
beat one minute and turn into hot
well-buttered frying pam cover it and
cook slowly till nearly all is thick; raise
the edges and put under little butter
or lard to keep from sticking, and turn
one half over on to the other half and
serve Immediately. Or you can bake il
in the oven in pie dish and serve it il
the same. Use about two spoonsful OF
melted grease, set it on the stove to heat
and fill bake till all is thick, which
will be in from five to ten minutes. Dc
not turn if baked.
Year: 1876

Let the meat cool thoroughly; cut in
to pieces four to six inches wide; weigh
them and pack them as tight as possible
in barrel; salting very lightly. Cover
the meat with brine made as strong as
possible. Pour off a gallon of brine, and
mix with it one teaspoonful of saltpcter
for every hundred pounds of meat, and
return il TO the barrel. Let it stand one
month; then take out the meat; let it
drain twelve hours. Put the brine in
an iron kettle, and one quart of treacle
or two pounds of sugar, and boil until
perfectly clear, When it is cold return
the meat to the barrel and pour on the
brine. Weight it down and keep it Gov
cred close, and you will have the sweetest
meat you ever tasted.
Year: 1876

The time for picking approaches.
This requires good vinegar. To have
this where the supply is small let the
house keepers take tour gallon jug aud
put into it a gallon, or even two quarts,
of good cider vinegar, and afterwards
use it as a receptacle for all cold tea,
skimmings of jelly or preserves, and rims
ing- out of molasses jugs, and AN excel
lent article of vinegar can be produced.
Keep the jug near the stove in warm
place, cover the mouth with a thin mus
lin cloth, and in six weeks it may he fit
for use, when il may be poured off into
other vessels, taking care not 10 turn out
any sediment or mother" II the
vinegar, when made. is wanting in
strength, saturate several thicknesses of
brown paper with molasses and put in
the jug, and it will make mother.
Year: 1876




We have failed to observe that the


recent Indian massacres have inspired
any such red rage of patriotic fury either
in congress or the mouth-piece of Grant
Hayes. The party organs which are
inflaming their turbid columns with
unread battle pieces detailing the south
Carolina enermities, have been neither
hot nor indignant that the lack of ample
resources at the frontier brought about
the slaughter of Custer and his three
hundred. Are we to understand that
the lives of dozen or a million thieving
negroes, trained ly Moses and Whipper
in robbery, pillage, and rapine, are more
precious TO the nation than those of Gus
ter and his slaughtered companions?
Plainly this is the obvious inference,
since the men in congress who speak for
the party declare, and the organs who
reflect the party sentiments so re-echo.
The negro has rights which in every
well governed southern state the law re-
spects. South Carolina, which is as con-
firmedly a republican state as Maine, is
the only southern commonwealth under
any danger of disturbance. BY natural
inference, the republican method must
be held responsible for the situation.
OF course sensible men see at once the
motive, and divine at once the machin.
cry by which these disturbances are
brought about. The carpet-bag system
is wavering to its long-merited end. To
prop il up for another season desperate
means are needed What means more
effective than the embittering of the
negroes and the firing of the northern
hearty Hence, you may expect from
this until November vicarious sacrifice
of Senegambian martyrs, whose names
go up rs an offering to propitiate the
gods of pillage and rapine,
Year: 1876

COMMENCEMENT OF THE CARNIVAL SEASON.


Prince Carnival made his appearance last night at
stance Of the New York Saengerunde the Germania
Assembly Rooms, which gave the humorists of the
society an opportunity to indulge themselves at viii
The carnival took place in the large hall which was
decorated with all the aphernalia OF Momus The
Jolly members OF the Saengerrunde and their guests
all presented a comcal appearance each wearing
say-lookng bellstinkling fools cap. Several songs
especially composed for the OCCASION chanted and


variety of comic addresses were delivered hitting
the foes OF the day This sort Of fun INDUCED in
until quite a late hour and was fully enjoyed notwth
standing the pressure OF the times which in the bur-
Jesque dsconrses and dialogues was frequently referred
Year: 1876

despatch from Knoxville, Tenn, under date Of
January 16 announces the death OF Mrs Johnson wne
OF the late President which occurred at the resi-
dence Of her daughter, Mrs Judge Patterson, near
Greenville at eleven O'Clock on Saturday night Mrs
johnson had long been invalid her disease being OF
a character which confined her TO her house and
her room She Of purely domestic turn and
while 10 is stated that her husband owed much to her
instruction in bis early and struggling days during
the prominent portions Of his career she was little
known beyond the immediate circle Of her personal
friends
Year: 1876

An unknown man, about forty years OF age with
sandy hair whiskers and complexion dressed in dirty
dark clothes and blue flannel shirt found in Park
street in an insensible condition yesterday afternoon
bv an officer Of the sixth precinct and taken to
the New York Hospital
Year: 1876

John cades watchman on Flood Rock. on the foot OF
Fulton street. Astoria accidentally snot in pecu-
liar manner day or ago There Is little shanty
the rock with bench in u for protection In severe
weather Cades lying his back upon this bench,
with his revolver by hrs side, when was accidentally
Knocked or and one OF the chambers being exploded
the bullet pasAed up throreb bis srOip innielDg asc-
Year: 1876

The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com
parison with the corresponding date of last year as
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts pharmacy,
Year: 1876

Reformers were not in demand at Gin
cinnati. In the National Republican Con-
vention reformers did not stand very high.
They were not looking for reformers, In
deed they did not want any reformers.
They didnot want that kind Of spirit to
prevail in their party. They wished to
retain the same old thing they had, and
therefore nominated Hayes and endorsed
Grant. Republican reformers were in ex-
ceeding bad taste with Grant and his
friends. Bristow, Yaryan and Wilson had
humiliated them by their reform actions,
and these reform gentlemen were spurned
and ordered to take back seat. Both the
Republican and Democratic parties had a
Reform candidate, and the Democratic
party nominated its Reform candidate,
while the Republican party Indignantly
spurned and rejected its Reform candidate.
The Republican Convention at Cincin-
natl said to Mr.. Bristow the Republican
reform candidate, you have mortified and
humiliated us by pretending that you
were better than us, and you must stand
back, we don't want any reform, and the
great Republican Reform candidate was
summarily dismissed and punished for
daring to be reform candidate for the
Presidency. Mr.. Bristow was repudiated
and rejected at Cincinnati because he had
indicated his purpose to reform and purify
the corrupt public service Of the time.
Such is the spirit Of reform, Of justice and
right prevailing among Republican lead
era, Alas for such reform.
Year: 1876

THE drowning Of nine men one foggy
morning while crossing the Thames to
their work in small boat, the steam ferry
boat which conveys thousands daily
between North and South Woolwich, not
venturing, was the cause of commencing a
new survey under the Thames. Work on
the new survey was commenced last month
at Woolwich, and it is expected that the
work will be completed in eight or nine
months,
Year: 1876

THE international Medical Congress
was attended by the most eminent physi-
clans and surgeons from all over the
world, and it afforded an opportunity for
conference and exchange Of views which
will do much to advance the healing art.
It has given forward impulse to the pro-
press of medicine.
Year: 1876

The damage done to her pantaloons,
and the otherwise cruel treatment Doctor
Mary Walker received from boys, girls and
dogs in Washingtonsthe other day, should
be warning to girls not to want to wear
breeches.
Year: 1876

GOVERNOR PoLLocK's declaration that
none but traitor would vote for Tilden
and Hendricks, is very complimentary to
the soldiers who fought the battles of the
Republic and now desire to vote to reform
its government.
Year: 1876

One Of the sights of the Exposition is
the starting of the Corliss Engine. 1t
requires only little early effort on the
part of the visitor, who must be in the
center of the southern aisle before nine
o'clock. They will have the highest ap-
probation of the scene, who on some pre-
vious afternoon visit have been deafened
by the noise, and bewildered by the COM
plicated movements of the numberless
machines, great and small AT half
past eight the vast hall echoes to the
footsteps and voices, that break upon the
previous Sabbath silence. The automat-
ic giants stand sullen, the pigmies rest.
A few early loungers sit in easy pose
about the space, their peaceful expression
in restful contrast with the aggressive,
bound-to-see it all look, they take on lat
er in the day but as the finger of the
great clock nears the minute, they watch
closely the men who are running up and
down and around, with oil can or wrench,
in vigilant anxiety. The very machines
seem to listen with heavier silence and
muter intensity. All, that was it the
touch of the iron wand in the hand of
that Lilliputian who so nimbly scaled
the limbs of this iron Gulliver, and
standing on his collar, touched button
just over his heart. The great Precentor
condescends to no obeisance he motions
to his band with his right arm, then with
bis left belt moves, the spindles turn
overhead, massive wheels slowly revolve,
a shaft moves out of its place and back.
Precentor Corliss motions again a spray
of water shoots into the air, a cascade
trembles from hidden source, crystal
curtain hangs itself in space and drops
with great splash into the pool-the
music and the ballet have both begun.
The giants pound and stamp, the pig
mics courtesy and trip. Faster and fast
er the Precentor beats the time faster,
louder and higher rises the mad music,
faster, wilder and fercer the demoniacal
gurgle, splash, rumble, hum, buzz, spin,
thrash, pound, dance. The ball is fairly
opened the automatic demons are in
the ascendant, blatant and aggressive,
and men, deafened and bewildered, have
again become voiceless, Insignificant, aud
subservient. 1t is in order now to rush
past the whirlwind breath Of the mine
ventilator, to climb to the head of the
waterfall, and when dizzy, descend aEd
take peep into the red hearts Of the
outlaying furnaces, BY this time all
desire for sensation is satiated happy
are they who know definitely what they
wish to see, and are able to find it. The
New Century.