smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

FLowERs.-Flowers stimulate ipdps-
try as well as tighten toil-for we must
have them. We are cold without them
but to have them requires patient
study, patient culture, and untirinp
determination. Every one must be
studied alone. In perfection they can
be had only in connection with art
and kind of horticultural genius
Their culture is an art. How they
breathe, and eat, and drink! How
they vary their species-under what
laws! t,s ts.s tt,..s.5.


Flowers are also servitors of our i'm
agination; they bring food to the poet.
They produce an atmosphere that is
peculiarly conducive to rhythm. l do
not know why it is. that color and grace
of motion and delicacy of form and per-
fume have such tendency to make
every eighth or tenth syllable rhyme,
and every line begin with a capital, but
so it is. : What constant tribute
poetry pays to flowers. Can you find
one of the great singers who has not at
least line, and mostly poem in
honor of floral charms Take away
noble landscapes, level down the hills,
make the sun rise and set in drab. kill
out the fowers-and the poets corner
would become very speedily beam
patch. Now the flowers come to the
brain with delicate touch, like the
finger of mother in sleep that takes
the wrinkles out of dreams-tiny chill
dren with their arms full of every i'm
aginable grace. You can see purity,
modesty, benevolence, ambition, watch
fulness, patience, truth, all somewhere
about your feet. But they also contin-
ually inspire much Of the rhyme of life.
What do you suppose most be the pow
er of single fuchsia in familys 1t
never catches the eye of the mother
without resulting in song; it calls the
attention of the children, and displaces
the rudeness of coarse work or vulgar
contact. 1t doubtless has powerful
influence in making the whole family
more neat, more tasteful, more courte-
Gus, more refined. l like to take out
the animal-the feeding plague of eat
ing-by putting bouquet among the
dishes.
Year: 1873

The custodian of what had been Carl
baldi's straw-stuffed bed in Ischia was
heard to mutter, on seeing lady carry
ing away few straws as relic, They
will do it; I've stuffed it six times since
the General left"
Year: 1873

Mr.. Smith is bound to have his joke.
His wife walked nearly in front of rail-
road train the other day, and he said that
if she had gone step farther his chill
dren would have had a step-mother.
Year: 1873

A Troy policeman swore as follows
against a prisoner: "The prisoner set
upon me, calling me an ass, precious
dolt, a scarecrow, a ragmutfin and idiot
all of which | certify to be true.
Year: 1873

have authorized the Secretary of the
Navy to put our navy on a war footing,
to the extent, at least, of the entire
annual appropriation for that branch of
the service, trusting to Congress and the
public opinion of the American people to
justify my action.
Year: 1873

A complete exhibit is presented in the
accompanying report of the Postmaster
General of the operations of the Postoffice
Department during the year. The ordi,
nary postal revenues for the fiscal year
Year: 1873

No7I0E'


ne would call especial attention to our new style
OF pictures Of "GERMAN FINISH" which We do
not think are surpassed in this any other country
many thousands of which are in this city, and for
their quality we give general reference


d. a W GARRETT,


1BIe no Market Street.
Year: 1873

FRoZE UP.-The Street lamps on Market Street
at l4th and 18th Streets are somehow deranged
and shed no light at night in those neghorhoods.
This state Of things has existed for nearly
month and the people justly complain. Where is
the lamp Committeel
Year: 1873

Ss- The Board Of Health suggests to the city
press the importance of urging upon all abb
sentees the necessity of a thorough disinfee-
ton and free ventilation Of their dwellings
before reoccupying them, as it is the expert.
ence of physicians in this, and other cities
that those who return to their homes at the
close of yellow fever epidemics, suffer from
neglect or ignorance of such precaution
Such attention and publication can readily
be done by their friends who have remained
in the city. 1t is as yet deemed unsafe FOL
any of them to return; as soon as justifiable
due notice will be given.


By order Board of Health.


RICHARD H. TAYLOR, ND, Sec'y.
Year: 1873

HALIFAX. April 2S.-Three bodies
were recovered from the wreck OF the
Atlantic Saturday. The body of a
woman was found on the bottom, a
few yards from the sunken hull,
with her eyes picked out. Otherwise the
bodies were in good state of preserva-
ton. Nothing was done at the wreck
yesterday, there being too much under
tow for the divers. Captain Sheridan
says his men could have brought up
more bodies if the New York wrecking
company permitted the removal of
goods and luggage floating in the steer
age. Scarcely anything was done by
the New York wrecking company last
week in saving the cargo. On Saturday
they brought up few cases of hard
ware. An attempt was made to blow off
a portion of the vessels side, but was not
successful. Another attempt was to be
made this morning. The Laekawanna
took down large quantity of powder for
that purpose yesterday. Captains Will
Jams and Merritt went to prospect to-day.
A rumor was current that the body of
Mrs. Fisher, for the recovery of which
five thousand dollars is offered, was
found at sea by vessel.
Year: 1873

AN ACT TO be entitled an act to provide fo


the Removal of County Seats.
Section l.-Be 10 enacted by The General As
sen1bly Of The State Of Tennessee, That here
after when the people of any county shall de
sire to remove their county seats, except wheI
an old county has been reduced by the frac
ton of a new county, it shall be done in The
Section 2.-Be IL further enacted, That the
county court OF any county may order al
election to be held by the sheriff thereof
Section 3.-Be 10 further enacted, That saiC
election shall not be held under forty da J,
after the issuance OF the order for said elec
tion, and the judge or chairman thereof shall
within three days, transmit TO the sheriff o.
the county copy of said order.


Section 4-Be 10 further enacted, That tho
sheriff shall give at least thirty days notice
of said election in some newspaper in Said
county, and if there be none, then it shall bt
posted in some public place in each civil dis
trict in the county.


sheriff shall then open the polls and hold an
elec ton in each precinct in the county, and
each voter shall put on his ballot the name Of
the place to which he desires the county seal
removed, or the words, no removal"
Section 6.-Be IL further enacted, That the
county seat shall not be removed to any place
unless a vote is cast for the removal to said
place equal to twO-thirds of the vote cast in
the next preceding Governors election.
Section BE u Further enacted, That the
sheriff shall make his returns to the judge Ol
chairman of the county court, and at its nexi
quarterly session after the election the vote
cast shall De- counted and the result declared
and if the proposition to remove the county
seat receive the requisite number of votes
then the county court shall proceed to make
all necessary provisions for the removal.
Section S.-Be 10 further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from and after Is passage
the public welfare requiring it.


Passed March q, 1873.


W. S. MCGAUGHEY,


Speaker of the House of Representatives


A. I. LACEY,


Speaker of the Senate
Approved March "a, 1873.


JOHN G. BROWN, Governor.
l certify that the foregoing is a true copy OF
an act of the General Assembly, the original
of which is now on file in my office. This
March 2S, 1873.


CHAS. N. GIBBS,


Secretary of Stata
Year: 1873

Telegraph communication has been
broken with Fort Garry for four days.
We get no information from the Gordon
Gordon affair further than that the
Americans arrested were found guilty
and committed, and it is not yet known
whether they will be. admitted to bail or
Year: 1873

creature, but the heart of the Infinite One
throbs in answering happiness. Our Faith
er's joy is our joy. He does not come
down out of the clouds to US on great occa-
sions, and dwell for the rest of the time in
remote seclusion. His life is closer around
us than the air and sunlight. There is not
bright autumn leaf that is not an outshin-
ing of the Divine beauty. Not moments
pleasure or a rufie of annoyance comes to
us, that is not felt in Gods consciousness
There is not the slightest yielding on our part
to evil, but casts a shadow on him; no mo-
ment's conquest of wrong, but he rejoices


in it.


~~As God is with us in sympathy in all these
things, SO, in them all, he seeks our confidence.
He would have US look up to him more free
ly and familiarly than the child seeks its
Father face. For our hours of great neces-
sity, for times of sore trial and conflict, he
has infinite resources of help; for all our
profoundest lcngings he holds en- abundant
answer. But, more than this, ne would
have us take Him into daily companionship.
He would have us bring to him our simplest
happiness as well as ur pain, our laughter
as well as our signing. He would walk with
us as our most familiar friend, terrible only
when he stands across the path of our evil
desires; giving us the sweetest and the freest
companionship; drawing us insensibly into
all noble and heavenly character by his di-
vine presence.
Year: 1873


o Timel thou unknown Being whom the soul
In the dark shadow of her love embracethi
Torrent OF ages and of yea that roll
To the far of sea no bright eve traeeth;


Now, while thy voice doth call,
dare to stand moment ere | fall,
To look upon thy course, thou ravager OF all!
Who shall unvel the moment OF thy birth
What eye upon thy infancy can gaze?
Surrey thy cradle, spirit Of the earth,
Rocks on the dark eternity Of days.


Ere thou vast made,


Buried within the gleamless shade,
Thy slumbering starless germ was laid.
From chaos the gates all suddenly were rent,
The stars lit up their glory fires
Then thou vast born, by the Almighty sent
To watch the wandering Of those deAthess Tyres
And while the shades did fee
The VOlCE resounded- Time shall be for thee,
D Natlus-bUi Eternity for ne.
God! such art Thou! the sea Of ages
Dasheth in tr-v thy seti
Q lrk it reyes,


wave comes near tbs Judgment seat
Losa Of he g7'3so ssy


NEone Of -es s.a


are even as nothing to th5 sleepless eyel
Year: 1873

tive place yet cherish, said that he felt as If,
by that death, he had "lost right arm.
Who, oh who, of the Christian men and
women of any of our churches, may not be
such right arm to his minister And
what glorious results might we not look for,
if our members generally were, along with
their ministers, animated in high degree
with the spirit of the Lords work?
Year: 1873

The BEST hand in the world is an honest
hand, be it hard or soft, white or brown,
smooth or rough, angular or shapely; an
honest palm that takes the hand of friend
with warm, hearty grasp, as if there was
nothing in the heart to conceal, only warmth
and kindness toward all. This is the best
and most beautiful hand in the world.
Year: 1873

Leaving Milan yesterday morning, the
first half of the way very much resembled
the country between Turin and Milan al


ready described. In both, the verdure was
often varied by the bright, golden blossoms
of the rape, which is very much cultivated
in that part of Italy. The remainder of
the way was first uneven, then mountainous,
till we reached the long, narrow village of
Como, which has a population of twenty
thousand, and is situated at the head of the
lake of the same name. Having two hours
to stop, We visited the large and handsome
Cathedral. In an open square is mOnu-
Year: 1873

A commission has been appointed by tho Sec
rotary OF War for tho erection Of military prison
1t Rock Island, in this State. Tho prison is to
be kept exclusively for the confinement Of mill
tary Offenders against the army regulations aud
ian
Year: 1873

Rouher, the former champion Of the Napoleon
dynasty, Ia ready for the French Assembly with
3 proposition for q plebiscite. Ills notice is to
declare tho monarchical principle established,
but leave to the people to select the monarchy
they like beBt. He evidently bolioyos that tho
people of Franco will prefer tho young Bona
parte to tho old Bourbon.
Year: 1873

Wilkins was given to ant. When he made
his first European tour it is said the.keeper
had 10 remove him late one evening, so wrapt
was he in the beauty and symmetry of the
Venus de MeGici. His tastes were essen,
TALLY tor the beautiful. What men of low
er order pronounced perfect Wilkins said was
trash, and by this sort of criticism he gained
a reputation as quite connoisseur in every
thing relating to the highly artistic. Alter
his continental peregrinations he returned to
this city, and, captivated by the winsome
manner OF the accomplished Miss -, was
soon caught in the web matrimonial, and the
services of a well-known rector securely cut
off the bachelor days of the dilettante Will
kins. He had a great fondness for the dra-
ma; indeed, there was hardly matinee but
what the nicely combed head and twisted
moustaches of our friend could be seen in SOL
emn dignity either scornfully turned towards
the stage or blandiy moved in the direction OF
some belle in the dress circle. Yesterday, he
told his little wife that he thought, perhaps,
if business engagements would allow him,
and there was nothing pressing to engage his
time, that he might, pro oably, possibly drop
in at the Varieties tor few moments al
noon to liston to the ballads of Dixon.
Punctually at the opening of the doors he
was on hand, and after procuring a particular
ly conspicr Gus seat, waited the arrival of the
tairer portion of the audience. The house
began to fill. and Wilkfns's opera-glass was
kept busy inspecting the late additions of
beauty, as one after another they entered and
were seated One lady in particular attract
ed the concave lenses of Wilkins's lorgnette
"a petite figure, stylish in dress. and with
something of hauteur in manner, sitting not
far distant from him, Through her veil he
could catch the sparkle of her brilliant eye
and its folds showed the Ou time of face
fit tor model. He thought he
must have seen the lady somewhere.
Probably on the Corso in Rome, or in a pass
ing goudola in Venice; but one fact was GER
tain, that eye he had seen. The orchestra
played the overture, the curtain rose, but
neither the wit of the Ministries nor the
pathos of The songs had any attractions for
Wilkins. He eyed the lady-She returned his
glaIces. This was enough. Every alternate
minute he would tIrn toward his syren and
with the most killing look endeavor to ex-
press his deep emotion. The reception of
his actions was such as to cause his heart to
accelerate its pulsations, and almost beside
himself he gave a small boy nickel to carry
to the lady a note written on the white edge
of q programme. 1t ran thus:


Do you remember me? l have seen Won he
fore. Will you renew our acquaintance? w.


The boy took the note, and back came tbe
missive underwritten, 81 am yours.n The
footlights seemed to rise up to the ceiling.
and the two end men, by some optical de-
ran cement, became as OF one flesh. The or
chestral chairs receded into the distance, and
wilkins relapsed into state of perfect ecsta-
cy. He moved his seat to one Immediately
behind the lady. She looked behind, put
said nothing. Wilkins endeavored to say
Year: 1873

AT one of the clubs in Quebec, recently a
card party sat over game from midnight un-
til eleven O'Clock the next day. One of the
party lost $4,000 and another half as much.
Subsequently all the aristocratic gamblers
were expelled from the club.
Year: 1873

A Western newspaper, wishing to do the
handsome thing by the local doctor, recently
made the following announcement: ''Dr.
Crawford was called, but under his prompt
and skillful treatment the young man die
Wednesday afternoon" We don't know
what the doctor said 20 this; but if the editor
Of that newspaper is taken sick we advise
him not to call in Crawford.
Year: 1873

A young manhood that is only smart and
brilliant and capable, but is not faithful, is
rotten at the core. Human society cannot
cohere where man cannot trust his fellow
man.-BeeCher.
Year: 1873

The Cincinnati Commercial is astonished
that so many distinguished American poll
ticians visit Jerusalem. There is no good
ground for this astonishment. 1t seems but
natural that they should wish to visit the
Old Jerusalem, since they stand such a poor
chance of ever visiting the New.
Year: 1873

What relation is loaf Of bread to a loco
motive? Its mother. Why? Because bread
is necessity and locomotive an invention,
and we all know that necessity is the mother
of invention "A
Year: 1873

The science of society amounts to little
true art unless certain genius goes
with the knowledge; and who will deny
that there is certain natural gift for So
cial influence, as there is for all beauti-
full arts2 Some persons have rare So
cial witchery who have not any other
form of genius, and some women, of very
moderate abilities in other respects, have
an art of pleasing that amounts to fasci-
nation. One woman in famous attire
will gather a great crowd of notables in
grand house and give them a great
supper, and all shall be flat and dull;
while some winsome little body, without
any flashy costume or parade, and even
without rare beauty, will entertain her
circle of guests in charming way Of her
own, and make them all at home with
her and each other. She plays upon the
various tempers and traits and associa-
tions as master hand plays upon the
harp or piano. / have sometimes
thought that womanly charm, and per
haps even what in the best is called
flirting, could be made one of the
fine arts, and consecrated to charity,
and even to religion. That bright girl
takes that half dozen striplings in hand,
and touches each in turn with playful
grace, until they are willing captives to
her spell, and ready to buy her pin,
cushions or watch chains at the fair, or
20 TO her church and worship by her
prayer book. There is line, indeed,
beyond which this flirting ceases to be a
fine art, and becomes quite business
like and utilitariau, n practical opera
ton in making market and bagging a
busband-a useful but not always ideal
result Yet, as the world goes, a great
deal Of true missiougry work is done BY
charming women In managing men IN
an artistic and legitimate way, and the
Virgin Mary has net all the work Of
such intercession in her hands or in her
eyes, although Henry Heine naughtily
called haT the counter girl Of the Catho-
lie church, who Uan over the Goths and
vandals. DR.. Samuel 0sgood, IN Har-
pers' Magazine for Nay.
Year: 1873

riety Of tone to this instrument, and
when large number OF birds are flying
together in a single flock, as is very fire.
quently the case, the sound produced by
them is distinctly audible for a great
distance. II is said that rapacious birds
are effectively ropelled by this preeau-
ton, so that the pigeons make their
fights with perfect safety from one point
to another. Varnish is used for coating
these bamboo whistles TO protect them
from moisture. This practice is said 10
have been in vogue among the Chinese
for a great many years.-Ndture.
Year: 1873

One of the most striking features of moth
er's care and affection is putting black patches
on light-colored pants. Of course you know
better, but when you see boy rigged with
two such patches you can't help but feel that
he can see what transpires behind him with
out turning his head.
Year: 1873

We know of nothing so susceptible of per-
version as the efforts of a young man to kill a
mosquito on young lady's cheek. A censo-
rious world would never forgive him for try
ing to seize it with his teeth when any less
extraordinary method would do just as well.
And yet, it is said that in New Jersey 10 gal
liant of sound incisors ever adopts any other
method.
Year: 1873

A Western Massachusetts, paper tells of a
gentleman of Boston who had for son-in-
law preacher. He secured his settlement
over one of the city churches. He was fee
BILE preacher, and the congregation soon tired
of him, and parish meeting was called for a
change. The parish voted by pews, and
there was one majority for retaining the pas
TOT: Upon inquiry SC was ascertaaned that
the thrifty father-in-law had bought up all the
cheap pews in the gallery and elsewhere, and
had actually secured majority of votes
Year: 1873

Tho policy Of Watering railroad stock has been
carried On exclusively In this country, and tho
attempt to psy interest on tho fictitious capital
has boon to bring tho railroads following that
practice to tho brink Of Insolvency. The annual
report Of tho President Of tho baltimore l. Ohio
Railroad for 1873 Ia In remarkable CONTRAST with
tho almost inyariable exhibits Of tho leading
railroads In tho Unitod States. The comparison
will best DO made by grouping number Of
theao roade together. We select those Which
arc mainly parallel and competing for the Same
class of business:
Year: 1873

year the whole twenty.threo million
loan was negotiated, and we ought to
presume il was honestly and faithful.
ly applied to the payment Of tho pub
lie debt, as II could not constitutional
ly or legally be applied otherwise.
The only change made in the condi-


tion of the finances Of the state was
the substitution Of one loan drawing
six per cent. interest for loan of the
same amount drawing five per cent.


interest, and of course did not increase
the principal of the public debt. In
order that every one may understand
fully the financial transactions Of 1867,
l will here give tho particulars of the
sales of the now loan, the redcmptions,
OF the old and the amounts of premi-
ums and interest received on the new :
Year: 1873

One afternoon q number of young
lawyers amused themselves by shoot
ing at target with pistols. As the
exercises continued long after the ad-
journment of court for the day, many
lawyers and others who were attend
ing court assembled to witness the
sport Among the deeply interested
spectators was Colonel Burr. While
keenIy watching the effect Of each
shot, two young lawyers, who had
been engaged in shooting, approached
him.


"Colonel Burr" said one of them,
1--WE should be very happy to witness
your skill at target-shooting."


my skill at target shooting ?
How came you to suppose that 1 had
any skill as a marksman ?" said Burr,
fixing his piercing eye upon the
speaker.


You are an old soldier, Colonel
Burr, and we have always heard yon
spoken Of as the best shot in Ameri-
ca, y said the young man.
HIt is many-years siuce l was 3 SOL
dier, and I have had but little prse-
tice with the pistol since leaving the
army. Times Of peace do not, or at
Year: 1873

least they should not furnish many
occasions for the use Of that weapon,
since those occasions often have 8
lasting regret, but as your invitation
to join your sport was 50 respectfully
given, L will accept it At least !
shall shoot once at the target. That
viii be sufficient for my Impractical
hand. Let me see your pistols"


Several were brought to him. Sc
lecting one of them, he balanced it q
moment in his hand, sighted across
the barrel, then taking his stand at
the line from which each contestant
fired, he raised his arm and presented
the pistol.


1t was a moment of intense, almost
dramatic interest. Before the spec
tatOrs, pistol in hand, stood Aaron
Burr, the very arm oQtstretched,
which, on the heights of WeehaHken,
laid the illustriOus Hamilton cold in
death. The eye that was now sight
ing the pistol had CLEANED along q
deathful weapon in mortal combat
had beheld his foe sink 81 his feet
bathed ia blood. But . quick fash, q
sharp report broke the spell that held
the spectators; the bullet had sped.
Aaron Burr had sent it home to the
center of the target. A faint smile
passed over his features as an excIa-
nation of astonishment announced
the unerring shot. Handing the
weapon to its owner, he turned and
left the field without uttering q word.
Year: 1873

AS the Republicans and Independ-
ents are for the most part working to-
getheF, and win undoubtedly elect 3
straight Republican to the United
States Senate in place Of Casserlys an
ancient Bourbon, this victory must be
consoling to the Democratic heart.
They will have another victory of
similar kind in Ohio next month.