smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

When man hands an editor an ar
ticle for publication and asks him to
"fix it up,' because he "wrote it in a
hurry and hadn't time to revise it,n
you may know that he commenced
the article directly after supper and
wrestled with it until midnight, re-
writing it fourteen times, destroyed q
quire of foolscap, and "blessed'' his
pen every two minutes. That's the
way they generally write an article
when they are Gin hurry and have
no time TO revise its
Year: 1875

| Tying her bonnet under her chin,
She tied her golden ringlets in;


But not alone In the siIken snare


Did she catch her lovely floating hair,


For tying her bonnet under her chin,
She tied young mans heart Within


They were strolling together up the hil,,


Where the wind comes blowing, merry and chill
And 1t blew the curls q frolicsome race


All over the happy peach colored face,


Till laughing and scolding she tied them in.


Under her beautiful dimpled chin.


And it blew a color bright as tas bloom
or the pinkiest fuchsia's tossing plume


All over the cheeks of the prettiest girl


That ever imprisoned . romping curl,
Or, in tying her bonnet under her chin,
Tied a young mans heart within.
Sleeper and sleeper grew the HILL
Madder, merrier, chillier still
The western wind blew down and played
The widest tricks with the little maid,
As tying her bonnet under her chin,


She tied young mans heart within.
Oh western wind, do you think it was fair
To play such tricks with her floating hair?
To gladly, gleefully, do your best
To blow her against the young mans breast.
Where he, as gladly, folded her in,
And kissed her mouth and dimpled chin?
o, Eery Vanel you little thought


An hour ago, when you besought


This country lass to walk with you,


After the sun had dried the dew,


What perous dangers you'd be In


As she tied her bonnet under her chin.
Year: 1875




Mr.. Z. A. Kingsbury writes as fol-
lows in Forest and Stream of bath
in the Dead Sea-: 'Reacb;ng at length
the most remarkable of all the seas
and lakes on our globe, we prepared
to take bath 1 can hardly expect to
take again. had previously bathed
in numerous seas, lakes and rivers,
but never did l enjoy such bath as
this. The specific gravity of the water
was such from its holding in solution
so large proportion of salts (twenty-
six and a half per cent. }, that one floats
upon its surface like cork. AT the
time there was only a little ripple
upon the sea, and. being good SWIM
mer, at once struck out into deep
water. / soon found that could not
only swim and float with wonderful
ease, but that l could actually walk iii
the water, sinking only to the armpits.
Discovering this fact, made for the
sh ore, and taking Dir. c., one. of our
party, who could no. swim, by the
hand, led him into the sea where the
water was many fathems deep. at
first he was quite reluctant to follow
ne, but soon gained confidence ON
finding there was no danger OF SINK
ing, as he enjoyed the novel bath as
W ell as if he had been an expert swim
mer. Should the bather allow the
water to get into his eyes or mouth,
he would suffer considerable abate-
ment to his enjoyment, on account of
its extremely salt, bitter and irritating
nature. No fish can live in this sea,
! but>yarious kinds at different seasons.
| The water was as clear as ordinary
sea water, its temperature was agreea-
BILE, and it had an oily feeling, and al
/ together its action on the surface of
the body was such as to develop those
pleasurable sensations pertaining 10
the sense OF teuch, accompanied by
the most delightful exl.iaration. OF
all the baths in the world, give me a
bath in the Dead Sea.
Year: 1875

It is an autumn afternoon.


Chilly with rain and gray with cloud;
Rocking. the while my needle flies,


think and talk sometimes aloud.
Piled in my lap, soft, bright heap,


Are crimson stockings. and white and blue
How little feet will dance them out,


Who but a mother ever knew?
Still is the house-my merry three


Out for visit have gone to day;
Here in the hush sit and rest,


Tired with their rush and noise and play.
All but two dear brown eyes will peep
Over my darn in this crimson toe;
He is the only son we have,


And mothers love their boys. you know.
Over and under. out and in,


(My stocking mending never done1
Slowly across the lcssening space


Threads of the soft blue worsted run.
Is it fancyp-G Gentle arms


Creep round my neck in n loving wise;
Yes. my twin grille. these blue hose.


Bring me a thought of your azure eyes.
Easy it is to weave a web


Out of my youngest darling's hair,
Filling the space her rounded knee


Pressed through the stocking soft and fair
Dancing with every tricky bound,


Framing the happy sunlit face
Lift up your lips, my rosebud, do,


Where for my kisses sweeter pace?
Hark was that a step in the hall?


No-'twas the sweep of the wind outside,
Mending and darning-day has waned,
Twilight 10 spreading her mantle wide.
All my mending is not complete


Now that the stockings folded are;
Soberer work have 1 to do


Weaving whose issues are greater far,
Faint fall my hands. Help me, o Lordi
Take thou the work, for these souls are thine.
Sanctify, teach, mould, guide and bless.
Till in thy likeness their spirits shinei
Darker it grows. The lone house


Waits for the sound of their merry cheer,
Hark! they have come, with laugh and shout
o, 1 am glad they are safely here.
Year: 1875

INpIA-RTBBEB sidewalks are coming
into fashion out West. For small
towns they are Notwithstanding
economy and durability. The first
experiment was made in Danville,
Iowa, where three hundred yards were
put down on one of the principal
streets. All the boys i'll the place ran
over it, but there was no noise. A
leading merchant stopped in front OF
his house, then jumped on his heels
The elastic foraea hidden In the rub
ber threw him over the gate to the
roof of the piazza. But after few
trials he was enabled to alight on the
steps with the graceful accuracy of q
flying squirrel. The chief draw back
to the walk is its odoroGs familiarity
in hot weather., bat it can be neutral.
: lied by weekly wash of borax and
coal tar. Its principal advantage il
that 1t can be stretched. AS the town
grows, it is pulled out toward the sub
urbs. Two yoke of cattle can length
en- il three miles in day.
Year: 1875

1t is useless to mention each
article in our various depart
ments. We keep everything
belonging to a STRICTLY
FIRST CLASS Furniture,
Crockery and Picture Franz
ing stock, and we modestly
state that our stock this spring
will have many new attrac-
tons and be far more COM
plete than any in this section,
and second only to those of
the largest cities.


Most of our goods were
bought during the great de-
preston of the winter, for
cash, and very low rates of
freight secured.


Our trade has nearly doub-
led, much of it coming from
Akron, Alliance, Garrettsville,
Warren and other adjoining
places. People will buy
where there is "a large stock to
select from, if the prices are
right.


We buy direct of reliable
manufacturers, and will war;
rant every article purchased
of us. AS before, we pledge
ourselves to LOW FIGURES
AND SQUARE DEALING.
Come and look through a
Year: 1875

ing There may he the voice OF Wealth sitting on her
Rllded of Pleasure. young, radiant and ducet
voiced; OF Fame, walking on the mountain tops ami
sounding her trumpet that the world must needs
hear; all these you may hear. but II you
are wise you will answer: might fall
IN reaching these goals and of these who have sue
ceeded many Ged with the deepest regret and sun
the keenest misery But they experienced these
things who give 10 the invitation OF the text ana
drink of the reshng water, the EaddeninG vine ara
the nutritious milk which freely offered To all
The happiness OF world will be broken by sickness


by ADVERSE circumstances, by disappointments. ny
wounded affections. by the thoughts Of death and Judg
ment The underlying peace and satisfaction which
Jesus ID cOmpat HE with all these thnea Deeper


than enjoyment pleasure and happuess 10 the repose OF
the soul, tbc srcat prdUe which comes alone nom Him.
Year: 1875

To those of our farmers hereabouts
who have been holding their grain back
for rise we would commend the follow
ing advice from the Philadelphia Ledger:
"The latest adviees from England are to
the effect that there il nc prospect Of
anything like scarcity Of breadstutis in
that country. and that wheat is likely to
rule at only a moderate advance upon
last years prices. If this view OF the
situation be correct it is difficult TO see
what the wheat grower has TO gain by
Withholding his product from sale at a
time when it can be most chsaply trans
pol-4d TO the consumer, since, other
things .s.aipg equal, cheap freights in.
crease and dear freights decrease the
price OF grain at the point Of produes
ton. Il is. therefore to be hoped that
the producers of grain, taught by. the
experience of last year, will, after hav.
ing completed the harvest, hasten to
take the present market price open to
them by the world, and not, by holding
back their crops. aid the speculators in
making our country the dearest market
TO buy in until all foreign purchasers
are supplied from other countries hav-
ing surplus to sell"
Year: 1875

The San Antonio Herald devotes its edi.
torial columns to the just laudatien of Mr..
Russell, his conduct in the Senate being in
strong contrast with that of Senator Ireland.
The war has now been inaugurated between
parties in Texas and becoming hourly more
and more clearly defined. The issue has
been joined. 1t was lost in the Senate.
There will be no steps backward and party
leaders who hoped to win Office and power
through turbulence to the basest passions
of penurious selfshness to which the honor
of Texas has been subordinated, will now
see whether Senator Russell and many like
him will be sacrificed. The Herald says:


"He represents the most western district
of the State, extending from Paso del Norte
to the Gulf of Mexico-a distance of nearly
thousand miles; territory equal to that
of an average sized State-without any
railroad communication with the interior
of the State, or with any portion of the
Union. he was looked to by his constit-
uents as the one who would advocate their
rights to a portion Of the States liberal aid
to give them railroad communication with
other portions of the State, and with the
great cattle markets of the East. He was
their mouthpiece IN the Senate of Texas


and he could not fail to use every reason
able endeavor to insure the construction of
the international road as far as possible
into his district, without subjecting him-
self to Just censure. Butwhen every effort
to secure bonds in aid of the road west of
San Antonio had failed, and the choice was
reduced to the three millions or nothing,
Ia did not hesitate to put -hins0lf os- -
cord on the side of West Texas, at once
giving assurance that there was no danger
of his abandoning the interest of his sec
ton Of the State to Join the opposition,
however urgent the requests Of the Western
hero CD of opposition to Western interests.
While some Western men in the Senate and
the House oppose the bill-oppose any
measure calculated to benefit and develop
the West-we have reason to be proud Of
one who stands up for his unaided district
and first and lsst and always for the West.
Year: 1875

A narrow, selfish soul can't comprehend
either the greatness of Texas, the inesti-
mable, actual practical value of stainless
fame or incalculable benefcent results to
flow from railway 600 miles long. 1t is
too big thing for the little fellows. Not
comprehending, they are staggered by the
underlined magnitude of responsibility they
assume, and their very weakness impels
them to negation. A question of ten cents
they might master, but when their acts in
volve centuries and millions of money, and
the fortunes of myriads of people, and the
true greatness and only possible greatness
of Texas, the little fellows dwindle into
teRuitY, and shrivel into nothingness and
piteously shrink, appalled,, in the very
presence of events which must shape the
destiny of an empire or of miserable,
pitiable, degraded province of Grants en-
pire, through all coming time. Why do
people lift up such men as these to make
laws9 They are only enemies of their race,
OF their State, of its future greatness, and
thus Of its future freedom and renown. It
is proposed to expend three millions to
add fifty millions of wealth and a mil
lion people in ten or twenty years
to the resources of Texas, and, at
the very same instant, the Speaker
of the House opposes the proposition and at
the very same instant this same shrunken'
epitome of greatness opposes, even while
trembling in his shoes, lest Grant take his
head off, the subvention to the Interna-
tional road. How in the name of God and
country otherwise than by means of this
great railway can Texas be made so potent
that the pitlable scenes witnessed here,
when Arkansas was smltten with paralysis.
may nUVTT TU-CuaUUCu. -iVsUy
have self-respect or respect for their own
intelligence, for the fame and honor of Tex
as, if they would perfect local freedom and
that greatest possible political independ
ence consistent with the maintenance of the
Union, they will yet do justice to their own
intelligence and to Texas by assuring at
last the perfection of some scheme of legisla-
tion by which the integrity of the Demo
cratic party and unity and freedom of this
majestic commonwealth may be perfected
and perpetuated.
Year: 1875

The right of ownership, the reader will
observe, is confessed to hare been perfect
in the company, and an action of deteaW.
or repleVin might have been sustained by
the company for their property. In view
of these facts, the STATEsNAS asked
whether Coke were -Dayis's successor, and
whether he be not boundby Davis's acts,
and whether Governor Coke would have the
horrible legend carved on his tombstone:


s'HERE LIES RICHARD COKE, THE FATHER
81. OF TEXAN REPUDIATIoSP


History, coming over all these facts and
seeing how Texas had been made infamous
by the very act that strikes down the surest
agency Of the States aggrandizement, viii
sufix, to the terrible chapter of which we
tell the statement that, at the funeral
Of the illustrous chief magistrate Of the
once proud and honored commonwealth,
one John Ireland was the only fearful
mourner and only pail bearer 1t may not
be improper to state that the writer Of
the letter from which the above excerpt is
made says that he has ''been acquainted
with Governor Davis for a number OF years. y
II we knew precisely the age Of his
Excellency VIC would be the better able to
determine the length of this intimacy.
Year: 1875

SENATOR IRELAND thinks the State print
ing can be done by the mutes of the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum, under the supervision
Of the Printing Board Galrest0B Mercury.


Cad, good idea. This looks like re-
trenchment without "slush." The reform
might be carried even further, and let the
laws be made by the inmates Of the Lunatic
Asylum. This would save the people eight
dollars per day and mileage on every
man who dead-heads. We are in favor Of
the retrenchment. Mckinney Enquirer.


The Baquirer's suggestions are good, and
for the benefit Of the State we hope the
proposition win at once be put into effect.
A ct presiding officer can be gotten in the
person Of the honorable Senator from Qua
dalupe; but there is one objection to this;
such an organization, on account Of its
weight, would prove dangerous 70 this part
Of the universe.
Year: 1875

The very worst of sOciety's masters is
not wholly incapable of good. Even
Ames, the negro-chosen ruler of Mississippi,
has approved bill which will accomplish
most desirable change in the trial of civil
suits. 1t declares that all such suits shall
be tried by the Judge without jury, un-
less one of the parties to the cause shall
file on or before the first day of the
trial term written statement that
he desires jury, and shall deposit
with said statement the jury tax
of three dollars, or shall make affidavit of
his inability to raise the money. The law
provides that all such cases, and the crimi-
nal docket, shall be disposed of at once,
and the juries dismissed, and then that the
judge shall try and decide the rest of
the cases. This will greatly shorten the
terms of courts and prove blessing to the
people, who have, heretofore, been forced
to await the will of the court and lawyers
from day to day, and term to term, when
there was really no necessity for it. The
law SOOo AhSO SAASN6 A4hSNl 0ltCI Las
passage. If our Legislature will enact such
law as this, it will save the State in the
whisky and idleness of juries euouglI in
ten years to pay the whole sum of six mil
lions due the International Company,
and then, if it will settle finally this
subsidy question, it will save the Demo
cratic party, perpetuate the integrity of
Texas and make the State, within a very
brief period, the richest, most populous
and powerful in the Union. Ten years will
not have elapsed, if this International road
enter Mexico, when Texas need not trem-
BILE even if Grant ratified thunderbolts on
the summit of Olympus to frighten little,
impoverished, unarmed, helpless provinces.
Build the International, reform the courts
and be patient till the morrow.
Year: 1875

VERY many people are endeavOring to
control supposed weakened gentlemen in
the Legislature by asserting that Governor
Coke will veto the pending subsidy bill. In
order to secure the doubtful honors of or
ganship, newspaper tells that the subsidy
bill will be vetoed. We do know that
Governor Coke has stated, when approached
by his friends on the subject, that ION this
question he would never have an opinion
till he was required to act" Governor
Coke may have a share of natural vanity
involved, impelling him to prefer the adop-
ton Of his proposed judicial plan Of settle
ment; but this bill, now considered, will
beget, if desired by anybody, very Imuch
the results commended by his Excellency,
and then the Governor can have no good
reason for wrecking his party or his own
political fortunes, which might be involved
even with the wreck of a railway.
Year: 1875

SPEAKER BRYAN's effort in his speech, a
few days since, to drive the House against
what all could see was its settled purposes,
deserved, and, in fact, did receive the earn
est condemnation, even of those who be-
longed to the same side of the question as
himself. On Saturday he carried his arbi-
trary rulings TO such degree of intensity
as to again lose the support of some of the
more reasonable opponents of the Inter
national bill, and brought down upon him
self the we'll deserved rebuke of the
member from BeXaf. Delicacy of men,
bers is all that has kept down
a wholesale arraignment of the Speaker;
his unjust rulings, not upon the Interna-
tional bill alone, but upon all questions in
which he feels any very great interest, are
universally acknowledged. Such is the
daily comment of members and all others
who have closely watched his character as a
presiding officer. In consequence of this
he has retained his position for long time
only by sort of sufferance.
Year: 1875

To advise farmer to grow smal


fruits for market, and at the same


time carry on his farming opera


tons, is something wo will not do


But there aro hundreds and thou,


sands of farmers who have n natural


taste for fruit growing, and to whom


farming has become drudgery-


especially that class who are not
strong, to whom II change is desir.
able and necessary.


To these we would say, If you are
living within three or four miles of
a good home market, and cities not
far away by railroad or steamboat,
change to fruit-growing will be
both profitable and pleasant. The
first thing to do is to rent out most
of your land, reserving your home,
and from ton to twenty acres of
land for your fruit-growing opera
tions, and if you have a love for
the business and 60 at it systemat-
ically and energetically, you will
make more money from ten acres of
land, than you have ever made from
your farm, and that, too, with less
real hard work.


Plant only of leading, well.tried
sorts, that are hardy and productive,
give them good cultivation and
plenty Of mulch, and you will reap
a large reward, and, too, this kind
Of work makes less hard work for
the women folks, and, besides, sup.
plies the table with fruit daily |
throughout the year.


There are farmers who have no
liking for fruit-growing; but, as q
rule, these have sons or son who .
have, and who do not like farming.
These are very anxious to keep
their sons on farm, away from the
city. To such we say, let your son
have the use of u few acres to grow
small fruits, and the longer he is
engaged in it the more will like it,
and consequently his attachment for
home strengthened, and, too, by this
The table is supplied with luxuries
you would not dispense with after
'ne seasons experience. There are
20 many inland towns and cities not
supplied with fruit and vegetables
hat we advise the readers of this
paper to take advantage of such
,penings.- Small Fruit Recorder.
Year: 1875

There were twenty-four female
members in attendance at the late
session Of the national grange.


The agriculturists of the country
are reported, by the journals which
represent their interests, as being
in an exceptionally strong condi-
ton.


The fine wool sheep, formerly SO
numerous in Vermont, and which
were q source of much wealth, have
almost disappeared from the state.


Corn is said to be so scarce in the
mountain regions of Kentucky that
the hogs are dying from starvation,
and yet there is abundance OF
whisky.


Now is the time to be looking
over the orchard for the eggs Of the
tent caterpillar, on the twigs. Pick
ing with the hand is the only rem
edy.


In using gas tar for painting wire
fences, etc., add a double handful Of
Stacked lime to every gallon Of gas
tar. This gives a fine gloss to the
paint, and adds to its durability.


We hope, in some future time, we
will have talent enough in the ma
tional grange SO that they can find
persons competent in their own
body for committee men, [Des
Moines Register.


Broom-corn was introduced into
our country by DIR. Franklin. While
examining a corn whisk (imported)
he accidentally found single seed,
which he planted in his garden, and
from which the corn was propagated.


A northwestern correspondent in
quires if chinch-bugs will injure
hungarian grass. The only time
the bugs ever visited our farm was
in 1868, when swept our fine field Of
hungarian grass clean, and injuring
but few other things on the farm.
They like it better than anything
else.-[Des MONIES Register.


We have it from a trustworthy
source that about fifty per cent Of
the nursery men Of Kansas, Nebras-
ka and Iowa, with nearly as large a
proportion of those of Missouri and
Minnesota, are either bankrupt or
so badly crippled that they will
abandon the business as soon as
possible. The interest seems TO be
depressed over nearly the entire
north.-T Prairie Farmer.
Year: 1875

The HERALD publishes in another
column an article from the Austin
Statesman, which il commends to the
careful consideration of the city coun-
ell. The facts set forth are indisput-
able, and should be duly weighed by
our city fathers in the coming award
ing of the contract for city printing.