davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-01-22

G. NJ CAMERON. E. B. CRANE
CAMERON & CRANE,
" ATTORNEYS At Law,
An Real Estate Agents. Collections made
and taxes paid. Otfice, north side Public
Square, in brick building, Austin, MINI. 40-ly
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-04-28
yictoria's Crown.

AS described by her majesty's mineral
ogist, the crown of England's queen is
quite bauble. 1t was made by Messrs.
Rundell & Bridge in 1898, with jewels
taken from old crowns, and furnished
by command of her majesty. 1t consists
OF diamonds, pearls, rubies, sapphires
and emeralds, set in silver and gold; it
has crimson velvet cap with ermine
border, and is lined with white silk.
It's gross weight is thirty-nine ounces,
five pennyweights, Troy. The lower
part of the band above the ermine bor-
der consists of row of l29 pearls, and
the upper part OF the band OF a row OF
II2 pearls, between which in front of the
crown is large sapphire-partly drilled
purchased for the crown by his
majesty, King George Nv. At the back
is a sapphire of smsller size, and six
other sapphires-three on each side
between which are eight emeralds.
Above and below the seven sapphires
are fourteen diamonds, and around the
eight emeralds 1913 diamonds. Between
the emeralds and the sapphires are six
teen trefoil ornaments, containing 100
diamonds. Above the band are eight
sapphires surmounted by eight dla-
monds, between which are eight testoons
containing l49 diamonds. In the front
of the crown, and in the center OF dia'
mond Maltese cross, is the famous ruby
said to have been given to Edward lis
called the black prince, by Don Pedro,
king of CASTLE, after the battle of Va
iera, near Vittorio, A. D., 1867. This
ruby was worn in the helmet of Henry
V. at the battle of Aginoourt, A. d.,
l4I5. 1t is pierced quite through, after
the Eastern custom, the upper part OF the
piercing being filled by small ruby.
Around the ruby, in order to form the
cross. are seventy-fiVe brilliant dia-
monds. Three other Maltese crosses,
| forming the two sides and back OF the
crown, have emerald centers, and con-
| tain respectively 1872, l24 and l3O bril-
| liant diamonds. Between the four NAL
tese crosses are four ornaments m the
form of the French fieur- de-lis, with four
rubies in the centers, and surrounded by
rose diamonds, containing respectively
eighty. five, eighty-six and eighty-seVen
rose diamonds. From the Maltese cross
issue four imperial arches composed OF
oak leaves containing 729 rose, table
and brilliant diamonds; thtrty-tWo
pearls form acorns, set in cups contain
Ing iifty-four rose diamonds and one
table diamond. The total number OF
diamonds in the arches and acorns is
lOe bril!iants, ll6 table and $50 rose dla-
mOnds. From the upper part OF the
arches are suspended four large pendant
pear.shaped pearls with rose diamond
caps, containing twenty-tour very small
rose diamonds. Above the arch stands
the mound, containing in the lower
hemisphere 304 brilliants, and in the
upper 224 brilliants, the zone and arc
being composed of thirty-three rose dia-
monds. The cross on the summit has
rose cut sapphire in the center, sur
rounded by four large brilliants and lOs
smaller brilliants.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-04-28
Napoleon.

81 was educated" he said. "at n
military school. Everyone said of me,
That child will never be good for any
thing but geometry l had chosen a
little corner of the school grounds where
l would sit and dream at my ease, for l
have always liked Teverie. When my
companions tried to usurp possession OF
this corner, l defended it with all my
might l already new by instinct that
my will was to override that of others,
and that what pleased me was to belong
To me l was not liked at school. 1t
takes time to make ones self liked; and
even when had nothing to do, | always
felt vaguely that had no time to lose.
l entered the service, and soon grew
tired of garrison work. l began to read
novels, and they interested me deeply.
l even tried to write some. / often let
myself dream, in order that L might
afterward measure my dreams by the
compass Of my reason. threw myself
into an ideal world, and endeavored to
find out in what precise points it diff.
tered from the actual world in which
lived. l have always liked analysis
and if were to be seriously in love,
should analyze my love bit by bit.
conquered, rather than studied, history
l did not care to retain, and did not re
tain, anything that could not give me
a new idea; l disdained all that was
useless, but took possession Of certain
results which pleased me. e."-Mnle. IN
| RenluSGt.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-04-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Jail birds are confined in guilt cages.
Boston Transcript.
A cat recently died in Philadelphia in
her twenty fourth year.
A household with baby is founded
on rock.-Net0 HnUen Register.
The home stretch-Putting up a
clothes line.-NelO York NeaoS.
The Jewel for a frilled shirt-bosom is
diamond in the ruff PEcdyttre.
Ships are frequently on speaking
terms, and they lie to.-Bcston Tran
script.
There's the sickle. the bicycle and the
tricycle., but the most worthy OF these
is the sickle. .-Rhi1ebeck GGzette.
The wool clip of 1879 in the United
States amounted to 233 ,560,0O0 pounds,
the largest ever shorn in the country.
When lovely woman hears strange news
What form of speech so eficacious
| To give expression to her views,
AS this plain English = " Goodness gra-
cious"
Governor Smith. of Wisconsin, has
issued an order establishing the uniform
of the United States army as that OF the
national guard of Wisconsin.
During the last ten years 233 miles Of
street car rails have been laid in England
and Wales, at q cost of nearly $i5.0O0.-
600, exclusive of the outlay on horses,
engines and cars.
Tucker, q lunatic. assailed Wood with
a butcher knife at Sandusky, Ohio.
Wood was unarmod. but he threw the
madman on the floor and clutched his
throat. Tucker struck again and again
with the long blade, and Wood choked
with all his might. The fight lasted
half an hour, and ended in the death OF
both men-one from stabbing, and the
other from choking.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-04-28
TERMS, ei.bo A YEAR.
9 strike while the Irons Hot .


Strike while the irons hoti
stfike--nnd with a win;
He is no akillaul smith
Who let's the iron chill.
Ere the iron hardens, strike,
shape il to what shape you like,
TO the scythe or knife or sword,
10 clay or heal or now the sward.
Strike while the irons hot,
nike with hand and heart;
Quickly turn the lar,
Aud imite on every part.
Bring the sletge down with swing
Till ii mikes the anvil ring.
so great master wolkmen wrought,
So struck the iron while 'twas hot.
So, when the time IL ripe
70 act, or think, or say,
The precious moment soizo
Before it pass away.
shapen the action 10 your ends,
As tho smith the iron bcndsi
let the word and let the thought
Promptly into doed be wrought.
Strike while the irons hot,
Or do not strike at all;
Strokes the col | bar will break,
4 Not fashion, when they lall.
vi you're slow in arm and brain,
All your labor will be vaini
The quick OF head aud quick OF hand
May rise from serving to command.
- John Francis WaHsr
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-04-28
In Dreams.

She comes TO me in dreams,
just as OF old;
With form OF fragile grace,
The sweet remembered iacei
Even her garments fold
ls just the same
In dreams she comes to me,
Only in dreams.
She comes TO me in dreams,
No change is there,
No gathering shade OF gloom,
No hint OF coming doom,
Is on her face 30 tsir.
In dreams she comes to me
Only in dreams.
She comes to me in dreams,
When glittering light
Shall drive earth's clouds away
And with its welcome ray,
Bring the long-looked-ior day,
Heavens morning bright
Then will she come to me;
Or must it ever be
That her face shall see,
Only in dreamsf
"A. A. HdIIoceII, in the Boston JournGi
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-04-28

Mr.. Allbort, the retiring traffic mana
ger of the English Midland railway, has
occupied his place for twenty-six years,
at a salary of $50, 900 year. He now
takes a seat at the board worth about
$4 600 a year, and is presented with an
honorarium of $4,000. His family is
to receive a service of plate, and his Por-
trait is to be painted.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-04-28

The following re the dates at which
Congress has adjourned in previous
presidential years; 1882, July 10; 1886,
July A; 1910, July 81; 1914, June II;
ls46, August IA; 1852, August 81; 1855,
August l9 and August 80; 1860, June
25; 1864, July A 1868. July 81; 1879,
June 10; 1876, August IS. go
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-04-28

The Germantown Telegraph says that
since the law to prevent the spread OF
contagious diseases among the cattle of
New Jersey was passed by the legisla-
ture of that State, little has been heard
of the pleuro-pneumonia which at one
time was quite prevalent there. The
report of the State treasurer states that
the gross sum paid last year in the
proper enforcement of the law was
$23, ,43I 81, of which veterinary surgeons
received $l4.624, and other sources OF
expense the balance. Eighty head OF
affected cattle were killed, for which
1854 were paid by the State.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-04-28

Wabash, Indiana, has walked in ad-
vance of many larger and older towns
by introducing the electric light in its
streets. Four electric lamps of 5000
candle power each went into commission
recently. The lamps, suspended mid
way of the iron flagstaff on the court
house, which towers two hundred feet
above the business part of the town,
were furnished with electricity by
No. generator driven by seven-horse
power engine. According to contract
the machinery was to light one mile in
diameter from the courthouse, and be
equal to a gas-burner 2,680 feet from
the light. The council placed men at
different parts of the city to observe,
and they reported satisfactorily. At
Arbana, five miles north, the light was
said to be beautiful The Detroit Free
Press says the test has given general
satisfaction
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-04-28
FIMELY TOPICS.

Sawdust is not very marketable
commodity. If we except the manu-
fac ure OF dolls, there are few uses to
which that article can be put. Mr..
Grossman, of Petersburg, Va, has been
granted a patent which may put saw
dust to a useful purpose. He intends to
make railroad ties, fence posts, paving
and building blocks, ETC., out ofsawdust.
This artificial wood, it is claimed, can be
made fire and water proof, and no in
sects will attact it. 1t will take a high
polish and stand a higher pressure than
ordinary wood. Il also can be cut and
sawed and allow of nails being driven
into it. The process is said to be simple
and cheap.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-04-28
Rates of Advertising.

Legal notices at established rates.
Marriage and death notices, gratis.
All bills for yearly advertisements col.
lected quarterly. Temporary advertise
ments must be paid for in advance.
Job work, Cash on Delivery.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-04-28

Some Italian physicians have been in
vestigating the peculiar condition ofthe
miners who worked in the St. Gothard
tunnel. They have discovered that the
labor in remote galleries engendered in
the intestines of the workmeR animal
cule resembling trichine 1.-The gene
raj appearance of the st. Gothard
miners" says the London Times, "par-
ticularly those of them-and they are
in the maj ajority-afected by the malady
in question, is described as deplora-
BILE in the extreme. Their faces are yell
low, their features drawn, eyes half
closed, lips oi oi;colored. the skin is
humid and the gait difficult. if they
eat with appetite they cannot digest, and
when wine is taken it is invariably re-
| ected. Let man be as strong as he
may, three or four months work in the
tunnel ser ously Injuries his health, and
/ at the end of year, or n little more, lie
| is n confirmed invalid" The inveSti-
gators have Civ en- the worm the name of
GnemiG G,1LylostoniG, and the malady
arising from its pre- ence is said to be
epidemic in Egypt and Brazil.
According to the report of the board
of trustees of the celebrated Greenwood
cemetery, Brooklyn, for 1879, there were
23I lois sold last year, making a grand
total of %, ,O76. There were 5, l32 burials,
making an aggregate of l99747. The
gross receipts amounted to $452, ,S07 96.
The gross disbursements, including in
e.tments-which aggregated 1871, ,00O
amounted to $4469OS2 30. The general
fund for the improvements and permanent
care of the cemetery is now 1855, ,20l.3l,
an increase during the year of SlS, 479. Is
During the year 345 lots were enclosed
and 1876 monuments and 482 headstones
were erected. The report says: The
interment in Greenwood, in private
lot, of favorite dog, ELECTED much com
ment, and was the occasion uf many re
monstrances, addressed to the trustees
requesting them to prohibit such inter
ments in the future. The intensity o
feeling exhibited could not but be re
spected, and the board accordingl.
passed resolution prohibiting hereafte
: all interments of brute animals in tn
cemetery.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-04-28

During 1879 forest trees were planted
on %, 900 acres of land in Minnesota.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-27

Oae of the worst faults OF our very
faulty modern architecture, as applied
to houses, is found in the fact that our
architects do not take into their plan
the possibilities ofsickness in the family.
Now no house is properly constructed
that has not in it room or rooms ex-
pressly designed for the accommodation
of the sick or infirm. This room should
in tie first place, have warm sunny ex-
posture. The window light should be
ample, and command the widest posi-
BILE slew. The first essential in siCk
room is good liberal fireplace. Through
it, aad by means OF the warmth which
it generates, the whole room is kept in
its atmospheric conditions wholesome
and pure. Not only SO, but q slow
burning fire with its lights and shades
its rising sparks and glowing brands, its
curling and many colored rmoke, and
its changeful emDers, furnishes ceaseless
diversion to the sick one who lies watch
ing it.. Nothing is more soothing and
quoting than the influence which subtly
steals into the senses Of him who gag 8
dreamily into the gentle fame. Ii is
oonpanionship itself The walls, too,
should have their proper adornments.
Pictures that suggest quiet and peace.
and the free, fresh life of nature outsid
should be on them. A bracket. vi
It's vases of flowers; a green elaTnber
vines clinging ambitiously TO the
ing; library case filled with camilla.
curtains that soften he light while ad
hitting tall these are helpful to one
who iEa in malupea and nan faka M
more cf life than what a little room re-
veals. The object Of the construction
and thA. location Of sick-room should
be to give perfect accommodation and
protection to the invalid, while at the
same time it suggests the beauty and
freed ON of being unconfned-the life
and animation Of the great OUT door
world Epyond.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-27
A DOMESTIC PICTURE.
Bob Burdette Relates an Affecting Incl
dent.


While l was lecturing in Washington
l saw lady with an intelligent, pretty
face, and bright eloquent eyes that
were rarely lifted toward the speaker,
and then only for flash of time. They
were bent upon her husbands hands
almost constantly. Brilliant and ao-
complished a few years ago, she had
gone down into the world of voiceless
silence, and all the music and all the
speech that comes into her life come
through the tender devotion of her hus-
band; and as talked l watched him
telling off the lecture on his nimble fin
gers, while her eager eyes glanced
from them to his sympathetic face. 1t
was pretty picture of devotion. They
were so young to have this cloud shad-
ow the morning skies of their lives, but,
as 1 glanced from the voiceless wife
to her husband, thought how beauti-
fully the sunlight was breaking these
clouds and tinting even their affections
with tender radiance. This discipline
of attending upon suffering is q good
thing for man. 1t rounds out his
life; it develops his manlier, nobler
qualities; it makes his heart brave and
tender and strong as woman's.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-27
The BOmbshclI Explosion

Baltimore Special to the Chicago Times
The shore of Patspsco river, short
distance west of Fort McHenry, was
this afternoon the scene OF terrible
accident resulting in the death Of six
men and the wounding of two others.
The report was heard even on East
Baltimore street and grapeshot fell in
showers on the car tracks. Five or six
men were at work breaking up old
bombshells.when one of them exploded.
Exactly how the accident occurred no
one of the men who were directly
around the shell were left to tell. The
first intimation that any one had Of it
was when several men who were work
ing near by, hearing the explosion re-
paired to the scene. On their way
they met a horse drawing a wagon
which had been used to convey the
broken iron. The wagon was in flames
and the horse was going at a gallon.
The fire In the vehicle was extingdish-
ed and the men continuing on their
way to the scene OF the explosion, were
then met by terrible spectacle. The
charred and mangled bodies of men
were found lying on the ground, in diff
ferent directions, aaaast 100 yards from
the scene of explosion. Another body
that ola boy, was found on the waters
edge; and after a search the remains of
two other victims were found-one, $50
feet in the water and the other scatter
ed in different directions. Two men
not dead, but blackened and bleeding
were found lying bedind pile ofboxes.
They were Francis G. Shannon, mem
Der of the firm of David r. Shannon
and Henry Hsmlen, aged twenty-three.
Mr. Shannon, who was severely mangled
about the head, although fatally
wounded, walked to Fort McHenry,
where he was put in the hospital, and
his wounds dressed.
After some trouble the dead were
recognized as Herman Bush, forty
nine years old; Joha Farber, bis son-in-
law, thirty-two years; Robert Steinmetz
twenty three years; John Burk, fourteen
wears, and two men who could not be
recognized. OF the latter, one was
blown to atoms. Around the scene OF
the explosion the ground was plowed
up 10 the dep'h of five feet. All the
men had their clothes blown entirely
of, and some of them were mangled
by the Crane that the shell contained.
Clothes, bits of bodies, shells grapes,
boxes, etc, were strewn around for
quarter ola mile, and portion Of one
mans skull was blown into the brick
kiln about 201 yards away. and fairly
imbedded in two bricks. David Sham
non was telegraphed for. and on arrival
at the store was taken to his brother,
Frances, who lay in the Fort hospital.
A hack was at once sent for and the
wounded man was removed to his resi-
dence. The bodies of the dead were
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-27
Pretty Girls in n Wine Vat.

! ~esident OF Italy vouches for the
folio sing: In the vineyards near us
the girls mount ladders and clip the
rich punches, dropping them into the
baskets. With industrious workers one
day is enough to clear an average vine.
yard. When the grapes are all gather.
ed in they are carefully picked from
the stems for the pressing. This last
process is the same primitive, simple
operation that was performed by the
patriarch Noah. The grapes are thrown
into an enormous vat, where the juice
is tramped out of them by the bare feet.
At this stage of the vintage you may
see hundreds of young ladies of the
City of Perugia coming forth in groups
in the mornin, beanling with pleasant
and excitement.
Your ordinary tourist, whose only in
tellectual and instructive pabulum il,
gathered from the guide books, has not
the remotest conception of their object.
lie may think they are out for an early
constitutional. But early constitution
ais are not the rage with Italian ladies.
Shall tell you the secret of all that
mystery and excitement They are of
to the country to tread in the wine
presses. 1t is novel holiday for them,
besides being most salutary exercise.
Even prim old dowagers are known to
"wade in" and Danish the rheumatism
by half days exercise in the wine
press. Apart from the healthful exer-
else of tramping, the new mash acts as
bath to the limbs, while the uprising
fumes are considered eminentiy stom-
achic. After the treading performance
these ladies wash themselves in hot
wine, taking th moderate decoction in
ternally for the stomach's sake. The
effect is pleasant and rejuvenating, and
is especially noticeable in the vim with
which they participate in the dance,
which is the usual sequel to treading in
the wine press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-27
A Shiftless Farmer.

So long as it pays tn have suit OF
clothes to wear or meal of victualS to
eat, farming pays; and when | hear so
many farmers complain that it does
not pay, / think there is something
wrong somewhere.
Not long since called upon gentle
man who claims to be farmer. As he
has lived on the same farm for over for
ty years, he ought to be one if he is
not. On going into his barn. found
half dozen native COWS. / asked him
how his COWS thrived.
"Oh very well; they are all nave to
depend on, and if it was not for them, /
could not get cent from my farm" /
asked him why he lid not keep more
COWS, He said tba. was all he could
keep with what other stock ne had. 80,
of course, | wanted to see his other
stock, supposing ne had some young
stock; instead of that found three old
horses, and a yoke of oxen. There was
evidently something wrong here, and |
could not help reniarking to him thai,
as his farm was suitable for a horse
team, if he could dispose oft lot, and
get two good horses, they would do all
of his work, and he would save enough
for four more COWS than he was now
keeping, thereby adding over 5000
yearly to his income.
Then we looked into the corn cellar,
where he kept his hogs. There were
two Of them about fifteen months old,
and they would dress about two hun
bred and fifty pounds each. He said it
did not pay to raise pork.
"Confound hogs !" said he ''they root
so they can't grow any" and so saying
he threw a stick at one Of them that
was in the act of roofing up a large
stone from the bottom of the cellar. /
suggested to him to put fifty loads of
muck into the cellar, and the manure.
as fast as it accumulated, for the hogs
to work over; but he said ne had no
time, and could not get money to pay
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-27

hired man. That was enough to satis-
fy me that it did not pay him to farm.
1t Is just such men as this who always
complain that farming does not pay.
But why don't they give up the farm
and engage in some other business, if it
pays so poorly? The fact is they would
make a failure Of any thing they un-
dertook, no matter what, for a man
who is successful in one business will
be in another if he understands; and
man should never take the manage
ment of farm unless he understands
it in all of its branches: and one that
understands and likes it, you will never
hear say it does not pay. have heard
men say, 81 would not give my farm
for whole city, if had to live there,
for you cannot. breathe anything but coal
gas, or see anything but brick walls. !"
Such men will always make farming
pay; and have no difficulty in raising
steers that will dress from five TO seven
hundred at two years old, or pigs that
will dress three hundred at six months
old