smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

My love is all compact Of fragrant air
Round her the happy winds forever blow;
Her eyes are bluer than the heavens fair,
And brighter far the glory Of her hair


Than are the golden strings of loves own
All made Of gay caprice and change is she,
And yarieth with the ever varying wind
Or the cloud-shadows on the shifting sea
With love and hate at once she mocketh me,
And in breath, both cruel is and kind.
My love is like keen and subtle fire


Her beauty pierceth to my spirits core,
Till all my veins are filed with quick desire,
And towards her brightness does my soul


aspire, rr .rr.
To be at once with her forevermore.
Her beauty lighteth all the silent night;
Her flashing joy setteth the dark aglow;
Than all the stars of heaven more rarely


bright ~ 81.
Her deep eyes burn with passionate delight,
While love within her heart is murm ring
Ny love is like pure and lucent well,


Holding the heavens within its tranquil


breast,


ct in the coolness of some shadowy dell,
Where fairy charms weave a benignant spell,
And lull the weary traveller to rest
pure, and fresh, and heavenly sweet is she,
She seemeth wrought from somo fair healing


wave,


Haunted of angels whose wings visibly
Do stir her spirit, in its purity


Made like to theirs, to comfort and to save.
Ny love is like the broad and generous earth,
That giveth of her good gifts unto all;
Her bounteous charity, her cheory mirth,
Knownever any stinting, neither dearth,


But like the dews Of Heaven ccaseless fall
So do love these four-the chsngeful air,
The passionate fire leaping to the sun,
Ricl-bosomed earth, and water clear and fair,
Varied and excellent beyond compare


And yet, me seems, my love is only one!
Year: 1875

PROTECTING ORCHARDS. - It is said
that to ameliorate climate, and to assist
in prevention of injury against extreme
climatic cold in winter and of the frost
ing of the germ bud of the fruit in
spring, all orchards should have planted,
in and among them indiscriminately,
evergreen trees at distances each of not
more than $50 feet apart. Such a course
pursued, we have no doubt, will render
greater health to the trees, and be pro-
ductive of more regular and uniform
crops of fruit
Year: 1875

AnIAcx duck flew against the light
house at Sankaty. Nantucket. tho other
day with such force as to break IN .
large plate glass window. almost hall
an inch thick. killing itself instantly.
Year: 1875

Ali night the great elms shook for fear
An0 writhed as if in pain.
Between the pauses of my sleep


heard the gusty rain;
Quite sick of this world and unnamed,
rode away to Fairyland.
Ali night the believing of the storm,
The crazy chimney rocked and shook,
Till, weary of this sound of woe,
Weary of pen and ink and book,
bride snatched with careless hand
And rode an hour through FARMLAND.
heard still, as flew along,


The old oaks branches shake and shake
Yet weary of this stubborn heart,
That throbs and throbs, but will not break,
sought for Oberon and his band
And rode long leagues through Fairyland.
found the court; in love and dance
1whiled away the summer hours:
Lances broke and quaffed the cup,
Where fell rain of crimson flowers.
They all obeyed my proud command,
Those little folks of Fairyland.
won the Fairy crown at last.
And built castle, tall and prond;
The roof was sunshine and the walls
Were formed of rainbow and of cloud;
bade the COLLINS own my sway
Ashout-I woke, and it was day.


All the Year Round.
Year: 1875

Let me dream my weet, sweet dream again,


Just for to-night-for only tonight.
Let my heart forget its loss and pain,


Entranced In vision pure and bright
Ere the morning light brings loss and pain,
Let me dream my sweet, sweet dream again.
Let me know the touch of vanished hand,


just for to-night-for only tonight.
Let 1t come to me from the unseen land.


Thrilling my soul with strange delight
o give me back from the unseen land,
Tonight one touch of vanished hand.
Let me hear again the old love-tone,


Just for to-night-for only tonight,
With whispered love, all, all my own,


Let its music float from the realms of light.
With whispered love, all, all nay own,
Let me hear again the old love-tone
Let me kiss my darlings lips again,


Just for to might for only tonight s
- -, sss S<'-1
One hallowed thought of pure delight
lntensest JOY half akin to pain,
just Tor tonight l would know again.
Mrs. Hannah Vdnioon in Toepanda Journal.
Year: 1875

wish to 60 back half century and give
the origin of the story of eating crow. Dur
ing the war Of 1912 some American soldiers
were stationed in Canada. A soldier shot
tame crow belonging to a farmer in the
neighborhood. The farmer came up and
asked if he might look at his gun. The
soldier said yes, and handed him his gun.
The farmer then told him he had to eat
one-half of that crow. which he did. The
farmer gave back his gun, and the soldier
then told the farmer that he had to eat the
other half, which order he very reluctantly
complied with. They then parted. The
next day the farmer went into camp and
complained of the soldier. He was arrested
and brought before the officer, who, spoint.
ed to the farmer, inquired of the soldier
if he knew that man. He said he did.
g How, and under what circumstances did
you make his acquaintance ?' The soldier
said that he dined with him yesterday,
ss What did you have for dinner S'' ss We
ate crow. elbow did you like it.?'' 81
cannot say as | hankered after it very
much. .n-I Inter- Ocean.
Year: 1875

When man treads ON rotten peach
and comes down on the pavement ker-sock,
they all sing out, Where did you get your
whisky" But when woman does the
same thing everybody says: Those Internal
peach dealers ought to be fined, and that
woman ought to prosecute the borough for
damages. .''-Easton Free Press.
Year: 1875

1t will not require much longer time
to convince the people of the North
how completely they have been bam-
boozled by the Democratic party in the
recent elections. The adjournment of
the Indiana Legislature without levy
ing State tax. or making any appro-
priation to carry on the State Govern
ment, furnishes case in point. The
Democrats went into canvass last fall,
and succeeded in gaining power by the
promise, which they knew they could
not carry out. to run the State govern
ment upon S mill tax. In the clos
ing week of the Legislature, the Ways
and i.ean8 committee of the Demo.
cratic Lower House, acting in accord
ance with the promise they had given,
made 5 mill levy; but knowing that
this would be insufficient, they inserted
a provision authorizing the Democratic
State officers to raise money by loan at
s. any rate of Interest," and g for any
purpose" and add the proceeds to the
State debt BY this artful provision,
they would thus avoid levy larger
than 5 mills, and at the same time
make some political capital for 1876.
The Republican Senate, however.
punctured this piece of rascally dema-
gogery by striking out the provision
giving the State officers power to bor-
row money and increase the State debt,
and thus kept the Democratic trick
sters to their promise. The result will
be that at the extra session which has
been called, they will be compelled to
establish levy sufficient to run the
State Government. Do the people of
Indiana want any more convincing
proof of the trickery with which they
have been fooled? What has taken
place in Indiana is an indication of
what may be expected elsewhere
Chicago Journal.
Year: 1875

III along the west shore of the lake
there are appreheusions of dangerous


sprin- freshets, and preparations are
everywhere making to avert the con-
sequent calamity The vessel owners
In Racine. in connection with the
Common Council, have decided to cut
the ice in the river, so that it will
move cut freely into the lake when
the 0r5as-up comes. There is large
fleet |iaterlDg there, and unless pre-
cautions are we'll taken the damage
may be very great. Chicago is max
lug great exertions to clear the river
from the thick ice which cumbers it
and is making slow progress 1t would
seem as if something ought to be at
once done here for break up cannot
be far distant Our river is frozen to
the depth of three and one half feet,
and the harbor mouth is almost a solid
iceberg. Observations made in order
to test the feasibility of starting the
Englemann line Of steamers, show that
3 900 feet from the mouth of The har-
bor the ice is thirty feet thick; though
of course this great thick ness is causeo
by drift ice being crowded under the
surface ice. The lake is frozen over
about twenty miles out. and beyond
that the water is covered with float
ing ice. 1t will naturally take much
time to thaw out and break up this
huge mass, and should food come


with the river locked as it is. and the
outlet blockaded, what would be the
result ?-Milwauhee Nea0s, March 6.
Year: 1875

THE MYSTERIOUS LETTER OF NELsE BooTHE


TO WALTER I. BAKER-THE FRAUD UN-


EARTHED-BAKER AGAIN DISAPPEARS


PHILADELPHIA, Oct q, 1875


Early in the present month the HERALD published an
of number Of mysterious letters brought to
Mr. Christian X Ross the father Of Charley Ross the
lost boy, by young man named Walter T. Baker, who
claimed TO have received them from man whose name
was given Nelson Nelse Boothc. The facts were
gwen, the article expressly stated not as being
really cew to the child, but only specimen
OF the resutess work that has continually be done
and The false cews followed up by Mr. Ross and the
efficient police who aid him, lest by neglecting any
thing that pretends to give information OF the childs
whereabouts they may lose the opportunity OF finding
him Young Baker placed himself under slsp cion by
disappearing shortly after the receipt of these remark
able letters in which the writer accused himself Of
being one of the abductors of the child He after
ward turned up in a condition of viruous Indignation
that he should be suspected Last week he showed
the HERALD correspondent what purportcd to be two
more letters from the repentent kidnapper, which
letters he afterward sold to the Philadelphia
Times news, announcing his intention of going to
England the next morning Saturday lasp, on the
Cunard steamer look for the alleged custodian Of
the child That he did not go appears TO be certain
as that his relatives did not furnish him the money
for the tourney as he asserted they had AT all events
tho young man has found il convenient TO again with
draw from observation, and no trace OF him can be
found


Meantime the Philadelphia Times has gone to
the trouble and expense Of hunting down
the man asserted to be the author Of the letters
young man. agreeing with the description given
70 the HERALD correspondent by Walter Baker,
ana answering 10 the Of Nelson Boothe has been
found In an obscure little place in Maryland but he and
his family solemnly declare that not only did he not
write the letters attributed TO him. buthe docs not
Know Walter Baker-never heard Of him until the
publication in tue HERALD was never in North Caro-
ma ana, IN brief, knew no more about Charley Ross
than the poor chd's unhappy father THIS ends
other one OF the many pretended cews TO the boy
anotner wcarsomo discouragement TO the family and
euch WORTHLESS gtorias f-~s - o -
Year: 1875

FIR-HAIRED CHILD IN THE POSSESSION OF AN


ORGAN GRINDER IN yERMoNT-HIs PARENT


AGE MYSTERY


ST. ALBANs Vt, Oct. 90, 1875


great sensation and public commotion occurred
here Monday afternoon Two Frenchmcn came in
great haste and out Of breath, from Swanton about
eight miles from St. Albans, sought out the jail and
Immediately inquired for the Sheriff. Sheriff Morrill,
just at that moment absent, looking up additional
evidence in the Ball murder The deputy was at
the jail but not for time would they dvuge what
they wanted only that they ''could claim the
$50 000 reward Tor the Ross boyn After talking con-
siderably they stated that there was at Swanton
French organ grinder who had been playing
his organ all day there, and in the
vicinity that he could not speak word of English;
that he had little boy with min apparently five years
old. The boy could speak English and not word of
French said hs name Charley, and he had long
curls once and the organ grinder took OF him.
&c, &c Tho rumor soon took wings, and quick as
flash got all about Swanton The citizens got together
and took look at Charley After these Frenchmen
finished their budget Of information the Deputy
Sheriff the Deputy at once started for Swanon. on
arrival he found the organ grinder and the boy and
after thoroughly looking into the TO the
clusion It not the Ross boy II very evident
the boy not son Of the Frenchman, but to whom
he belongs a mystery
Year: 1875

VHE BOYS OF HARVARD CAUSE BRILLIANT
FLASH AND BIG NOISE AND sHATTER MUCH
GLASS.


BosToN Oct 27, 1875
AT about ton O'Clock last evening the citizens Of Cam
bridge residing the vicinity OF Harvard square were
startled by loud explosion. Immediately preceding
the explosion there was by certain individuals
vivid fash which lighted up the entire square The ex-
posIon caused rush to the spot On inspection u was
found that University Hall the point a further
inspection showed that either Of nitro glycerne
or some powerful Illuminating powder had boen placed
upon the side Of lower window OF University
Hall and by ingenious arrangement not
yet discovered though entirely sale for the
perpetrators, the explosion Of either or
both Of these destructive properties was accom-
pshed The material injury consists in the entire des-
truction Of the glass in the windows facing the quad
rangle There lives endangered, and from
this TACT is probable that the faculty will not seek 70
trace out the perpetrators at least make Che nvesti
CATION public IL Is generally regarded as freak Of
the Students and in the history of the college II will
be recorded with the baggage wagon the old pump
and theDeriodica blowing no Of the old drain.
Year: 1875

THE STORY OF LOVE AND ASSASSINATION DENIED


WASHINGTON, Oct 27, 1876.


Advces from London deny the story of love and
sassnation in which the King of Spain and the Duke
De Sexto are represented as the principal actors One
version, speaking of the wife and daughter OF Spanish
colonel shows its fasity from the fact that the colonel
mentioned is well known in New York where he
sided long time and married American lady who
has no daughter and the gentleman instead Of being
9ssassnated is alive and comfortable circumstances
Year: 1875

N. j. Callinan, young well known In Irish
national circles, died suddenly at Donovan Rossas Ho.
tel at eleven O'Clock last night OF heart disease The
deceased had been in i'll health for some time but was
not thought TO be in any immediate danger


and was engaged in writing an hour before he
died. He employed as a reporter on
one Of the city journals aud has written good deal Of
Irish national poetry, taking the de plane OF
HDuhalow," He was very respectfully connected In
Ireland and was obliged to leave the country in
sequence Of his connection with the Fenan movement
Year: 1875

OPENING or THE GERMAN PARIIAdEET-TH
EMPEROR ABSENT THROUGH McIsPosITIoN-
PEACE ASSURED.


BERLIN Oct 27, 1875
The German Parliament met to-day. The Emperor
William was absent account OF ndisposition. His
speech was read by Herr Delbruck Minister Of state
His Majesty says, lar human judgment can dis
Germ, peace Is more assured now than at any time
during the twenty years preceding the reconstruction
Of the Empire
Year: 1875

The following record Will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twentyfour hours in com.
parson with the corresponding date Of last year as in


dicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's pharmacy.
Year: 1875

POISONED By WALr-PApEE-A well
known member Of the bar in this city fol
tue last few months past has been suffering
with some obscure disease, which has BAT
fled dse skill Of physicians and the power
of medicines. Some time ago the gentle
man read All article in the Courier Journal
on arsenical poisoning from wall paper, and
he recognized in the diagnosis of the case a
description of his own symptoms.


A sample of the paper off the wall of his
bedroom was submitted to DR.. J. p. Bar
mum, analytic chemist, for examination. and
found to contain quantities of arsenic in the
coloring. Probably two grains to the
square foot and as the paper had faded,
probably much more had been disseminated
through the room aud taken into the system
'Of the unfortunate occupant. BY the app!i-
cation of proper antidotes the poison was
immediately removed from the system, and
the troublesome symptoms entirely cured.
Courier Journal
Year: 1875

SLEEPLEssNEss-To take a hearty meal
just before retiring is, Of course, injurious.
because it is very likely to disturb ones
rest, and produce nightmare. However. a
little food at this time, if one is hungry, is
decidedly beneficial it prevents the gnaw-
ing of an empty stomach, with its attendant
restlessness and unpleasant dreams, to say
nothing Of probable headache or OF nervous
and other arrangements the next morning.
One should no more lie down at night hun
CRY than he should lie down after very
full dinner, the consequence of either being
disturbing and harmful. A cracker or two,
bit of bread and butter, or cake, a fruit
something to relieve the sense Of vacuity.
and to restore the tone of the system-is all
that is necessary.


We have known persons, habitual suffer
us from restlessness at night, to experience
material benetit, even though they were not
hungry, by very light luncheon before bed
time In place Of tossing about for two or
three hours, as formerly, they would soon
grow drowSy, tall asleep, and not awake
more than once or twice until sunrise.
This mode of treating insomnia has recently
been recommended by several distinguished
physicians, and the prescription has general
-ly been attended with happy results
.,S1TbRer.
Year: 1875

THE LITTLE SAILOR OF TIE LAkE.-Wo
were leaning over the Creek bridge at
Olcott, watching Ed. Martin as he took his
evening flsh Martin keeps the little boat
house on the west side of the creek. where
at any hour of the day can be found n row
boat creek-worthy or lake-worthy. AS we
stood there, there appeared on the londin@
OF the Doat mouse little fellow, ''knee high
TO grasshopper," who wanted to know
in voice worthy Of large man-which
boat ne should take. ASthe youngster was
just about tall enough to see over the ton
of an ordinary table, every eye in the party
was at once directed with an expression of
mingled wOndermept and amusement at the
speaker lie was burdened with little more
than pantaloons, shirt, and slouch saiorcap
The question as to which boat he sbouio
take was put to Mr.. Martin, his father who
directed him to take the little Lena. we be
lieve, graceful shell, large enough to hold
party Of four or half a dozen comfortably.


AS the little boatman stepped into the
Lena series of questions was put to his
natural protector, who was playing with his
fishing line.


"Why, docs that little fellow 90 out on
the creek alone ?'


"Oh, yes he goes wherever he pleases


''HOw old is he -


Five years old"


"Do you let him take the boat wherever
he chooses ,"


"1es, he goes on the lake alone frequent
ly with the sail boat. He takes parties
out sailing miles away from the land


Are you not afraid to have him do so p


mo. lie knows what he's about"


1t was very evident from the way he was
now handling the oars that he knew what
he was about. He sped up the creek like
an arrow, and had Just the stroke that one
might Imagine the experienced man-of-war's |
man to have. There was some surprise
felt by lady witnesses that the father should |
allow so diminutive piece of humanity to
brave the dangers of the waves alone. But
they forgot, perhaps, that he was a born
sailor, and moreover, that child is no
more helpless-in ordinary times Just as
powerful as a strong man on the tickle |
waves. 1t was faith, you remember, that
IN those old times did wonders on the deep |
As the party were leaving the place,
remarking upon what they had seen and
heard, man who stood near trying to
catch the attention of some three-pounders
with spoon hook, gave his head an expires
sive shake and said


THAT boy is safer than many men on the
water l have met him miles out upon the
lake sailing over the white caps as self-pos
scssed and as brave as an old tar
Year: 1875

PITTsBTRGH, November j.-Early
this morning the steamer Tigress No. =,
when near Osborne Station on the Al
legheny river near this city exploded a
boiler detaching top sheet and sending
it entirely through the cabin floor and
roof in front Of the pilot house. The
crew consisted Of ten men, four of them
tremen and three OF which were badly
scalded. The boat took fire but the
flames were soon extingulshed by the
crew
Year: 1875

Aberdare Iron Co., England. causes
general surprise among the trade In this
city. Prominent merchants consider it
a remarkable and important failure, as
the Aberdare Co. is very old concern
and has for many years turned thous-
ands of tons Of railroad iron out. The
Company has done but little for years
past.


CHICAGO. June l. The marriage Of
Gen. Sheridan to Miss Rucker will take
place in this city on Thursday evening
next.


TRENTON. N. j., June L. Application
has been made before the Chancellor by
Courtland Parker, in behalf of the Ell
mira Rolling Mill Co, for an injunction
against the Erie Railroad and the APP
poinlment of New Jersey receiver. y
Parker wished to have President Jewett
appointed, but opposition was made
and the Chancellor reserved his decis-
ion.


CHICAGO, June IA Times Washing
ton special says: The Presidents third
term letter is the main topic in political
circles and there are two very decided
opir:ons on the subject. Friends of
the Administration say the letter sets at
rest forever the third term; while on
the other hand it is regarded by large
number to mean that Grant is a candi-
date for the office. The letter has given
rise to no end of discussion, and from
the dissatisfaction expressed over it, it
is clear that the President has not set
tied the question.


WASHINGTON, June All the dele
CATION of Indians met at the rooms Of
the Secretary of the Interior this morn
ing, to have another council. The In>
dians were gaudily ayei and painted.
Commissioner Smith told the Indians
that, when here last, the Secretary made
a proposition to go to Inuian Territory,
and asked them to consider the offer of
the Government of $25, 900 to relinquish
part of their hunting grounds. Also of
the desire of the white people to go to
tie Black Hills and the difficulty of
preventing. In regard to going to In
dian Territory, they had expressed
themselves opposed TO it before and un-
less they had changed their minds there
was no use in saying anything more
about that The Secretary told them if
they didn't accept the Office of s25, 900
in thirty days, they might not get it at
all. In regard 10 the Black Hills, they
now had plenty tine to think and it was
hoped they could give such definite an
swers to- day as would make it unne-
cessary to have further talk on the sub
ject.


Red Cloud then made long speech
and after further talk the Indians agreed
10 accept SIS. 900 in consideration of
relinquishing large portion of their
hunting grounds in Nebraska. The
Secretary is willing to concede them
territory ten or fifteen
miles south of the Nebraska. The treaty
was drawn up. but Spotted Tail refused
to sign it until they received the $685.
900 appropriated for that purpose. 1t
wUs explained that the money C uld not
be obtained until treaty was signed, and
the Indians were gwen copy OF tie
treaty to take to their rooma