smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

The usually quiet town of Methuen,
two miles above Lawrence, Mass, has
lately had sensation. A few days ago,
at very late hour, some children no
ticed a stranger digging in the earth on a
rise of land Just in the rear Of Deacon
Charles Ingalls, residence, and at later
hour they approached the spot and found
a large trunk open and empty. They
Immediately spread the news, when a
number Of people came and discovered
holes dug i'm the ground in various
places, evidently made in searching for
the trunk. The trunk had been broken,
the woodwork was rotten, and the iron
bands rusted off in many places. The
older inhabitants were not long in giving
a reasonable solution of the mysterious
affair. Sixteen years ago Reverend John
Phillips lived short distance from the
spot, and late one night bold robbery
was committed on his premises, resulting
in the loss of large and valuable lot of
silver plate and gold and silver coin. No
trace Of the robbers or property was ever
found. 1t Is row the belief Of the citi-
zens that some recently escaped convict
was the robber, and that he has returned
for his long-hidden treasure.
Year: 1875

A correspondent writes: After fight
ing them eight years, / learned from a
girl who had served as chambermaid
in large clearinghouse that bugs could
be entirely exterminated for all time.
/ Immediately followed her directions,
which was to take grease that was
melted out of salt pork, to melt it and
to keepit melted (the vessel can be kept
in pan of coals) and to put it with the
feather end of quill in every place
where could find bug. 1t is necessary
to see that the bed cords are entirely free
from the pests, and / warrant there will
be no more trouble. II is more than
thirty years since bug has been seen in
myhouse.
Year: 1875

ONE of the severest ideals of justice
ever known is that erected by an English
clergyman, who is also civil judge. A
little girl of the neighborhood plucked
flower from neighbor's garden without
leave, and was compelled by this model
Judge to appear before the court over
which he presided. He sentenced her 10
fourteen days imprisonment in Jail, and
four years confinement In reformatory
school. The public indignation was ex-
cited, meetings were held, and in little
while the matter was brought to the no
tice of the House of Commons. Amor
der was given for the immediate release
of the girl, and stern reprimaDd to the
Rev. Justice.
Year: 1875

My sketch was finished and I turned to 60
Yet fingered for moment to compare YI
The painted cottage In my folio


With that which stood within the landscape there;
How feeble was my picture, despite all my care!
The cotter's wife was standing at the door,
And saw her husband coming down the lane,
And, catching up her baby from the floor,
She hurried out 10 meet him once again,
Lavish Of treasured smiles that were not spent In


vain.
Their meeting all his WEAKNESS relieved;
His drudgery to merriment gave place.
Exchanging burdens she his tools received,
And he the baby nesting to hisfl.i.
So went they back contented TO N cir dwelling


place.
Weak was my sketch, and weak the matchess hue
Which nature shed around on land and sea-.
Besides the beauty OF affection true
That simple meeting there revealed to me.
Nothing on earth with human love compared can


be-
Year: 1875

UNDER THE SHADOWS.
Under the branches the green leaves twine,
Ivy and myrtle and columbine;
While roses blossom and violets bloom
Delicate odor and sweet perfume;
Yet they are under the shadows.
Under the ocean the sweet pearl lies
IIeedless Of tempests that over IL rise,
Far In the caves OF the depths below
As on some beautiful neck OF snow;
Yet itis under the shadows.
Thoughts that are true in our hearts will dwell,
Pure as the pearl In its dark brown shell
Up to Gods mercy our love will twine
With the faith and the trust Of the creeping vine
Though they are under the shadows


WITH WORDS.
with words greet thee for my heart;
And though TO some they seem rs naught,
feel that they are much to one
Whose earnest friendship Is not bought
And when stretch my arms to thee,
And when place my hand In thine,
Believe the utmost truth feel,
That naught can shake this love oil mine.
IT'S lifted DER the common .nings
OF outward gliding, inward dust
A love that weareth friendships guise
And crowns itself in perfect trust;
That looking out upon the world,
Past all its fame, ambition, hate,
Behods beyond the friend who waits
In silence at the outer gate.
A postern, grown about by weeds
The weeds of Time, of woe and care
Some earthward bent by falling tears,
Some dead or withered by despair.


RED.RIDIHG-HOOD.


Sweet Riding -Hood.i


In the dreary wood
Her scarlet mantle still is seen.


The chidren's tears,


Through all tae years,
Have kept her memory ever green.


And yet-who could blame him


Or who desire to tame him?
Or blot the tragic story out


With wisdom so replete?


What we love we eat
That is the moral without doubt.


-Scribner.
Year: 1875

lT is no easy matter to get admission
to the Oneida Community. In the first
place, no person is admitted to the order
unless good sum of.money is pledged
on the start, and then again every gen.
tleman who applies must be acceptable
to every lady who belongs, and every
lady who desires to unite must be ap.
proved by all the men belonging at the
time.
Year: 1875

Thoughts that are true in our hearts will dwell,
Pure as the pearl In its dark brown shell
Up to Gods mercy our love will twine
With the faith and the trust Of the creeping vine,


Though they are under the shadows.
Year: 1875

The law of Congress providing for
the election of United States Senator
requires that each house Of the Legisla-
trlre shall, on the second Tuesday after
the convening Of that body, rica uoc, e
vote for Senator, and the result of such
voting shall be entered on the journal of
each house. On the next day, at twelve
o'clock, the two houses shall meet in
joint convention, and the journal of each
house shall be read, and if the same per-
son shall be found to have received such
majorities, or if one of the houses shall
not have taken the action named, then
the joint convention Of the two houses
shall proceed to vote, virn rOce, for a
person for Senator, and shall continue
to take at least one vote daily until one
person shall receive majority of all the
votes cast, a majority of all the members
of both houses being present and vot-
ING.
Year: 1875

A RAILWAY WAR CLoUD.-A big fight
is looked for between the two giant rail-
way corporations of this state when the
West Wisconsin r is put up for sale
to meet its debts. AS this road is the
only outlet for the Northwestern Road
to ST Paul, the reason is apparent. If
the railway law, the intent of which
assumes that our railways shall not en-
gage in enterprises which require any con-
siderable amount of capital, don't step
in to prevent, the st. Paul can afford to
outbid the Northwestern, butitis believed
the Northwestern foresaw this con-
tingency and at the recent election Of
officers of the West Wisconsin procured
the election of such officers as will tend
to give it an advantage over its adversary
in securing the road, and that the cleo
ton of these gentlemen was but part of
a plan to turn the road over to the North
western Company. Whatever will be
the fate of the bankrupt road, its final
disposal cannot fail to be of interest to
the shipping community of northern
Wisconsin andMinnesota.
Year: 1875

A lady III FarIS attended the last 60E
naosque out OF mere curiosity. She wore
a pretty pink domino which made her
particularly conspicuous. She supped,
and when she left the ball she found she
had drunk too much champagne. A
policeman put his hand on her shoulder,
and she sank down horri6ed at the idea
of being taken off to the station-house.
When they picked her up she was dead;
she had died from fright. So the body
was taken to the Morgue clad in its car
nival fnery, and there it was recognized
the next day by the husband.
Year: 1875

Since the session OF Congress began the
democrats have been casting aside the
mask which they have been accustomedto to
wear. In the organization of the House
they disclosed their kinship to the rebels.
On the first day Of the session they at
tempted TO break over the Wheeler COM
promise, which has given peace and pros
perity to Louisiana the last year, and in
troduce anew the old fight between kel-
logg and McEnery. Baflled in this they
have since taken measures in caucus TO
restrain all freedom of individual opinion
or action among the democratic members,
placing the control of their party in q
committee of eleven, with power to en-
force obedience to their wishes and COM
mands. Under this central directory the
most obnoxious measures will be driven
through the House.


One of the measures already introduced
is the repeal of the pension law which
prohibits the payment of pensions to
rebels They have also placed themselves
on record as in opposition to the appoint
ment of wounded Union soldiers to sub
ordinate positions which they are compe-
tent to fill. Nothing else could be ex-
pected than this after the elections in the
House organization. Rebels with claims
in their pockets are swarming in Wash
ington awaiting favorable opportunity
to present their demands. Others are
urging schemes to reeompease the South
for its losses by the rebellion. the de-
mands of the Confederates for Office. pat
ronage and plunder are absolutely as
founding, and the disposition in the Bour-
Dor democracy to aid them is equal to any
representations that have ever been made
upon that matter.


Although little business has been done
id the House thus far, the democrats have
introduced no less than eight bills to re-
peal the act for the resumption of specie
payments in 1879. On the question of the
currency, the most important subject that
will be before Congress this session, the
democrats have shown their hand in favor
of imitation. This hot haste to endorse the
rag money principles of the Ohio and
Pennsylvania democratic platform argues
that the hard money democrats are fee
BILE minority. This was shown when Mr..
Hale introduced his resolve declaring in
favor of sound currency. 1t was opposed
by the democracy, who referred 1t to a
committee, never to be heard OF again.


The public can see by the doings in
Congress thus far something of the real
character Of democracy. This however is
only the beginning of revelations.
Year: 1875

A suggestion which comes from the
Centennial Commission is that 1.-The local
celebrations of the Fourth OF July, 1876,
which will be held throughout the land,
should be made to contribute to q perma-
nent historical memorial of the Centennial
Celebration In each county provision
should be made for the delivery of an ad-
dress tracing the history of that particular
community for the past century, or from
the time of its settlement, and including q
sketch of its growth, its resources. indus
tries, prospects etc. These addresses
should be published in a uniform slze,--
that of the Congressional documents, for
instance,--in order that they may be bound
together by States. To competent per-
sons the preparation of such addresses
would not be an unduly burdensome task :;
but in the aggregate they would consli-
tute an invaluable historical repository
such as no nation has ever had the oppor-
tunity to collect Designation of the his
torlans ought to be made without delay, in
order that they may have time to accom-
plsh their work
Year: 1875

bers. whether acting in the open House or
in party caucus. The country will be in
less danger if the democratic majority
conducts itself decen,ly and sensibly. For
example, il would be good thing for that
party and for the country if by some means
bills ike the one introduced on Monday by
Senator Merrimon could be bottled up III
embryo, and put where the country would
never be troubled with them This Scna-
tor proposes to repeal Section 4,do, ne
vised Statutes Any advisory committee
would have discovered that Mr.. Merrimon
was trying to repeal that portion oi the
Pension act which prohibits the payment
of pensions to those who aided the lie
tbelion. their widows, children, or heirs
II would have advised Mr.. Merrimon that
the passage of such n bill would make
democratic defeat inevitable, and that its
mere introduction would give ne"
weapon to their adversarles.


The citizen who cares more tor the puo-
lie welfare than TOR any party, must relolce
quite as sincerely as any democrat can,
that the majority has had the good sense
to invite restraint But the question will
occur to a great many who are not mere
voting machines of any party, whether the
democracy will be equally careful to wear
its muzzlc if it gains complete power
viii it then be as anxious as now TO 81
lence gentlemen Of explosive notions, like
Mr.. Merrimon? Will it then be able to
place its President and its Senate, rs well
rs its House. under the guardianship OF
an experienced directory? If there Is Just
a shade of doubt about it. may not the av-
erage voter hesitate before intrustlng un-
restrained power to party which at pres
ent perceives its need of restraint In
short, may not the voter conclude lhat IL
would be well not to place unlimited con-
tidence in democracy either? Ii that par
ty wisely distrust itself. why should not
the country distrustl? If that party feels
that the tendencies of its majority are
little too reactionarv, and cannot safely be
left unrestrained, may not the country
conclude that unlimited power ought not
to be intrusteti either 10 republican oE to
democratic partisans?
Year: 1875




She came bouncing through the sane
tum door like cannon ball, and with
out stopping to say How dye do? she
brought her umbrella down on the ta-
BILE with mighty crash and shouted:


Il want to stop my paper


All right, madam


Stop it right of, too,' she persisted,
whacking the table again, for l waited
long enough for you to do the square
thing


She quieted down for a moment, as
we run our fingers down the list of
names, and when we reached hers and
scratched it out, she said:


There; now mebbe you'll do as you'd
ought to after this, and not slight wo-
man Jest cause she's poor. If some rich
folks happen to have little red-head-
ed, bandy-legged, squint-eyed, ,wheezy
squaller born to them, you puff It to
the skies and make it out atfangel;but
when poor people have baby you don't
say word about it, even If it Is the
black biggest-
headed, noblest little kid that ever
kept a woman awake at nights. That's
what's the matter, and that's why I
stopped my paper.


And she dashed out as rapidly as she
came.
Year: 1875

The colored people are frequently remin-
ded by Northern journals that they must
take care of themselves; that the idea of
''wards of the nation" is played out; that they
must not expect the National Government to
give every colored man body guard, and so
on. These filings come especially from Demo-
cratic journals, and are most literally given
after some killing carnival. But what are the
Democratic domagogues, Allen, Cary, Pen
dleton, and the rest telling the people of the
North? That Congress is bound to give them
good times, plenty of money and easy work;
to furnish employment for all who want to
work, and dloanable money for all who want to
borrow; that they are all wards of the gov
eminent, and instead of being self-reliant
they must call on the government to do for
them, and if it does not give them easy times
they must turn it out and put in another
Would it not be well to address some of the
talk of the duty of self-reliance, which is so
literally flung at the Southern colored people,
to the ignorant Democratic masses of the
North, who are being taught by stump dem
agogues that government must do everything
for them?-T Gin. Gdz.
Year: 1875

character as TO shame the most heart


less defamer from his purpose.


Allen, with his vain and pretentious
sef-importance, telegraphs to his SON.
in-laW, the only question at issue is,


whether | shall have 10000 or 10000


majUrityn What a comprehensive,
statesman-like view of the issues pre-.
sented TO the citizens of Ohiol The in
dustrial and revenue questions are no


where. The preservation of our pub
schools from partisan and priestly rule,
is as nothing to the absorbing question
as to whether old Bill shall have 10000
or 10000! The honest and economical
administration of our State affairs, is
neither here or there, as one might say,
if we only re-elect the septugenarian
yawper old of Fruit Hill, Governor,
and thus re-indorse his long life of pre-
tension, demagoguery, egotistic blOvi-
anism and sophomore platitudes.


If politics be reduced to game of
chance, with such worthless wager,
then are our people ready for the next
step in degradatiOn-the rule of a MIN
compOop and knave


What relief and joy it would be, to
be honestly justified in speaking of the
Governor in terms of respect and ven
eration-tO honor him for his hoary
head and bGnignant principles, if in
his case, the latter could be discovered.
But, unfortunately, he is put up as the
tygical representative OF party which
has been everything by turns and moth
ing long, and which now appeals to the
basest and most sordid passions-to
religious hate and besotted bigotry, in
order if possible, to retain and regain
political power. And, while Allen is
a fit representative of the characters
tics of his party, it is relief to believe
that, in many respects, ne is the worst
specimen of an unprincipled partisan
they could produce.
Year: 1875

IT Is ONE of the standing stock assertions of
the Allenites that the Wall Street spectators
demand resumption. When, where and how
have they demanded it? If there is one class
of men above all others who are opposed to
resumption and desire the perpetuation of an
irredeemable, fluctuating, gambling currency,
it is the spectators. Wall street is not clam
orous for resumption. 1t does not desire it.
The pressure for resumption comes from the
conservative, cautious and legitimate business
interest of the country and not from the spec
ulating interest. An elastic dollar suits the
latter far better than fixed one, and the
times repeated assertion that the
Wall street gamblers chiefly advocate and will
be chiefly benefited by making Government
promises equivalent to gold, is simply unmiti-
gated clapsrap and gratuitous lying.-O. S.
Journal.
Year: 1875

From the New York Graphite [Dem).


Billallenism must be smiiten down in the
person of its one conspicuous representative,
and Allen is the man. Cross his name from
the Democratic ticket with the blacklist of ink.
Cut his name from the standard with the
sharpest of knives. Stamp his name under
foot in the foulest Ohio mud. Make an ex-
ample of him, and cave the Democracy of the
country from hopeless division and defeat and
dismay The defeat of Allen is essential to
Democratic success. Democrats of Ohio, if
you wish well to your party, if you would
save it from infamy, if you would have it vic
torious in the Presidential campaign, defeat
William Allen at any cost
Year: 1875

The term grass widow is said to be
q corruption of grace widow" Grace
widow is the term applied to one who
becomes widow by grace or favor and
not by the death of her husband, and
originated in the early ages of Europe
All civilization, when divorces were
granted but seldom and wholly by the
Catholic Church. When such decree
was granted to woman, the Papal
rescript stated 'Viducca de gratia,
which interpreted Is widow of grace
In the law OF the French it would read
'Veuve de grace or 'grase widow,
'veuve' being translated as widow
Year: 1875

If THE majority of the citizens of Ohio in
dorse the shallow reasoning of VIM. Allen
and Sam Cary, the State will lose much of its
character and intelligence. At present the
Republicans are hopeful, and moving as
though victory was within their rcach.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Year: 1875

A PARTY that holds the greenback to be un-
constitutional and unauthorized, fraud and
a wrong upon the country, and yet propose to
remedy existing evils by increasing their issue,
can never get the votes of honest and well-in-
formed people upon such an issue.-Omaha
Republican.
Year: 1875

ne currency 03ueSItOO. -


The advocates of currency reform
are sometimes unfortunate in the
use of words, and we think that
Hon. B. F. Butler, in his speech in
New York few weeks ago, was in
judicious in using the phrase, mon
exportable currency. " Strictly
speaking all currency is "non-ex-
portable" for the reason that its
value as currency depends upon the
laws Of the nation which makes it
currency. Even gold has not an
equal currency value in all coun-
tries, and, indeed, in nc two, except
Germany and England, and the
adoption of uniform standard in
these is ofvery recent date. Hence
it is unwise to speak ofthe proposed
reformed currency as non-exporta-
bic, because that leaves the infer
ence: that metallic currency is ex-
portable, which is not true.


The material of the metallic mon
ey is exportable, and so is the ma
terial of the paper money; and the
foreign standard of the value of the
former is no more nearly approx,
mate to its domestic standard thar
is the foreign standard of the latter
to its domestic standard. The true
difference is that the commercial
value of the metal is more nearly
equal to its currency value when
coined, than the commercial value
of the paper is to its money value
when made into. currency. The
whole difference, indeed, consists IN
the commercial value of hematerial
used, and whether metallic or paper
money is best, is involved in the in
quiry whether it is best to use a
scarce and costly or abundant and
cheap material for currency. AS an
abundance of money is desirable, and
because this is impossible if scarce
material is, used, it seems to us pal
pable that the abundant material
should be preferred.


But the advocates of currency re-
form do not propose that the value
of their currency shall depend on
the material to be used, but upon
the laws and the faith of the nation
issuing it. The law, first, shall de-
fine its value and make it a legal
tender in payment of all debts and
liabilities, and the faith of the nation
shall, next, be pledged to give in
exchange for it bonds bearing inter-
est at rate slightly above, the ratio
of increase of the value of property.
Whether this interest, or the bonds
themselves, shall be paid in curren-
cy or coin is not material, for the
adoption Of the system will soon
bring the two at par with each other;
but, as it will be to the interest of
the government topay off the bonds
and avoid the interest as soon as
possible, and as the interest will be
no more than ordinary safe invest
ments of capital in business, proper
ty or improvements will pay, we
would leave it optional with the gov
eminent to pay either coin or cur
rency as may be most convenient.
1t must be borne in mind that our
government bonds are now export