smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

Judgment.


The establishment of tho Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children gives Occa-
sion for the narration on our second page OF
two or three out of the numerous instances OF
the loss and discovery Of children in this city.
The large number lost annually may be sur
prise to some of our readers. In the stories
of the discoveries which we give, the chief
reason why the efforts to find missing chlldrch
so often fail, is apparent. While they them
selves continually deny their identity and per-
sistcntly stick to some false account OF their
home and parentage, it is only by some chance
in the chapter of accidents that the facts can
be revealed.


How Ncw-Yorls entertains the stranger
within her gates when he lodges in her hotels
can bo Judged from the statements IN an
article on our second page. For his accom-
modation and that of the million and halt
of his fellows that during every year tarry
with us for few hours. tons upon tons Oh
fish, flesh. and fowl have to be provided anu
the arithmetic of their varied wants mounts
into many millions. An army could be re-
cruited from those who have to wait upon
them and supply their needs, and the money
they expend in this city exceeds the revenues
of some European Statcs-being, for instance,
two or three times that of Switzerland. Good
hotels. not too exorbitant in their prices, and
able to meet every want of the traveller, are
an essential element in the prosperity of our
city; and the details VIC furnish of their man
acement and expenditures are Of general IN
terCSt.
Year: 1874

As the day draws near for the contest in
literary and oratorical skill between the COL
ieges, their preparations for it are pushed rap
idly forward. We present on our second page
o very complete account of what the compet-
ins institutions arc doing with reference to
this undertaking, and brief sketches Of the
students selected for the contest ore appended


Already the general effect of this approaching
trial of ability has been noticed ia some Of
Year: 1874

Many who are suffering from the effects Of
the warm weather and are debilitated, are adj
vised by physicians to take moderate amounts
of whisky two or three times day. In lit
tie while those who adopt this advice FREE
quently increase the number Of i" drinks"
and in time become confirmed inebriates. A
beverage which wi not create thirst for intox-
icating liquors, and which is intended especi-
ally for the benefit Of debilitated persons,
whether at home or abroad. is DR.. schenck's 8
Sea Weed Tonic. Containing the juices Of
many medicinal herbs, this preparation does
not create an appetite for the intoxicating
cup. The nourishing and the life supporting
properties Of many valuable natural produc-
tions contained in it and well known to medi-
cal men have most strengthening influence.
single bottle of the Tonic will demonstrate
its valuable qualities. For debility arising
from sickness, over exertion or from any cause
whatever. wine glassful of Sea Weed Tonic
taken after meals will strengthen the stomach
and create an appetite for wholesome food.
To all who are about leaving their homes, We
desire to say that the excellent effects Of DR..
Schenck's seasonable remedies, Sea Weed
Tonic. and Mandrake Pills. are particularly
evident when taken by those who are injuri-
ously affected by a change of water and diet.
No person should leave home without taking
q supply Of these safeguards along. For sale
by all druggists. cod l33-l l56
Year: 1874

The great British ironclad Devastation
recently took part in a mock naval ac-
ton. The London Daily Telegraph
says:


"AIl the men, from Captain to the
lowest grade, we're under orders to be on
board by Gam. At $3.50 the drum beat
to quarters, it being understood that in
the pilot tower an enemys ship had
been sighted in the distance. The Cap
tain took his post within the hell.proof
tower and gave his commands through
speaking tubes. The turrets were
manned by their full compliment of men,
twenty-four to each gun, eleven taking
inside and thirteen outside positions in
working each. From the t1rrets down
to the magazines, every trap hole was
manned. On the word being given to
load guns the seven hundred pound
shells we're within minute brought out,
hoisted on the pulley carriage, ran dswn
to the guns mouth. and the gun loaded
and ran out. The distance from the
enemy being given the gun was raised
TO the proper level and discharged within
the second minute. The enemy being
supposed to have escaped, bore down on
the Devastation and boats cut off to
board her. The bugle sounded to arms
TO repel the boarders, when two-thirds
of the men Of the crew comprising
one hundred men Of each division
flew to arms, and with swords
and guns ran up TO the boarding deck,
and the third division remaining below
to protect the magazines, and as q re-
serve. The boats being repulsed, it was
supposed that the enemy had returned
10 their guns, and that a shell having
hurst had set fire to the Devastation. On
this three bells were rung and the men
were ordered to the hose. -Four hose
were set in operation on the sounding OF
the bugle, and the forepart of the ship
was deluged with water at the rate OF
about three tons per minute. The imag-
mary fire being got under. the bugle
sounded to return to posts, the enemy s
ship still approaching. The order was
next given TO ram her. All the men
returned to the breastwork deck, and,
living down with their heads forward,
prepared for the sheck. The imaginary
enemy being pierced, the drum again
beat TO quarters, guns were reloaded,
and. after backlog out from the supposed
disabled ship, a broadsIde OF four guns
was poured into her. This act was
supposed to have destroyed the enemy,
and the bugle sounded to secure the
guns. On the Captain receiving reports
that everything was secured the buglt
sounded dismissal.
Year: 1874

A Novel TheOry Regarding the Ce-


IGstiaI ROamers' Caudal Append


ages.


From tho London Iron.


Comets are supposed to consist of thin
vapors of gases, held together by the
mutual attraction of their particles.
Like all bodies so circumstanced, they
necessarily assume the spherical form (;
and therefore the common notion that
they consist of a comparatively small
and bright nucleus, and an immensely
long aud Illuminated tall evidently de-
rived from its appearance in the heav-
ems, cannot for a moment be entertained.
That their spherical form, as shown by
the reflected light of the sun would
scarcely be dscernibe at the distance of
our earth, even though the comet were
as dense as the densest cloud OF our at
mosphere, would not be surprising; but
if their attenuation, as described by Sir
John Herschel, be considered, all won
der ceases.


Sir J. Herschel says that the most sub
stantial clouds which float in the highest
regions of our atmosphere, and seem at
sunset to be drenched in light and to
i glow throughout their whole depth as if
in actual ignition, without any shadow
or dark side, should be looked upon as
dense and massive bodies, compared
with the filmy and all but spiritual tex
ture of comet. Owing to this tenuity
of matter the rays OF the suns light, as
reflected by it, are absolutely in
visible to the inhabitants of the
earth; but other rays, penetrating
into the center of the comet, are
refracted by this powerful wheel of
10000, 600 of leagues diameter into the
focus which forms the nucleus of the
comet, where there is, perhaps, greater
concentration of light than anywhere
else, not in the body of the sun. Thence
this large body of concentrated light
streaming in a narrow path through the
remaining half of the comet, in direc-
ton opposite to the sun, forms that
splendid appendage called the tail. 1t
seems scarcely necessary to point out
that this mode of knowing comet ac-
counts for the circumstance OF the tail
being always in opposition to the sun,
whether in advancing or receding. Also
for the wonderful celerity shown by the
tail in turning round the sun when the
cometisin perihelion, and for the rapidity.
with which the comet darts out its tai
after the perihelion passage; also, on
the principle of the alteration of light,
the bend which the tails of some comets
have toward the region they have left
also the absence of solid nucleus and
the non. observation of the stars by the
body of the comet. If conjecture be
correct that the nucleus Of comet is
near its center, and that the comet ex-
tends in every direction round the nu-
cleus to as great distance, at least, as
the length OF the tall then it follows
that at this present moment the sun is
feasting on our comet, and that when 1T
emerges from his embrace a few days
hence it will have suffered some dimin-
ution Of its size.
Year: 1874

E1H1BrrIoN.-The exhibition of the
children of the South School, on Satur-
day evening, was creditable to both
scholars and teachers. We did not learn
how much was realized, but it must have
been a nice little sum. as the hall was
well filled.
Year: 1874

Feeling the need CT recreation and rest,
Auditor Clinton left town last evening, to
be absent for the remainder of the week.
The duties of his Office have confined him
thereto, night and day, for the past three
months, and he may well be pardoned now
for seeking brief respite from his cares
and trOublas
Year: 1874

An iron works In Leechburg, PENN.
turns out weekly about seventy tons of
sheet iron, by the use for fue, of na-
tural gas drawn from an abandoned oil
we'll situated about one-fifth of a mile
from the works. The production has
been increased about thirty-three per
cent. since the gas was first used, about
seven months ago. The iron made by
the use of gas commands from $40 to
$50 per ton more than the same class of
iron made by the same firm at other
works where coal is used for fuel. This
natural how of gas is plentiful in that
region, and along the Ohio river 1t is
utilized in many ways for heating, light
ing and in manufacturing establish
ments.
Year: 1874

A writer says, The calf should never
be allowed to suck the COW. It will save
sore teats, a good deal of kicking and at
times good deal of bad language, both
in milking and teaching the calf to drink.
The calf will learn to drink almost as
readily as to suck milk the COW and feed
the calf the first thing; then take it out
of the sight Of the COW and the trouble
will soon be over. Feed new milk the
first week after that skim milk. Calves
should be kept in the barn through the
warmest Of the season and fed milk and
the best of early cut~hay. If the calf
should scour, steep little hemlock OF
white oak bark; a very little put into its
milk will make it all right. Cattle in
winter should be furnished with good
warm stables. I believe as a general
thing, people do not expect stock to gain
much in winter; at least they do not in
this vicinity, but this is wrong they
should properly y gain more in winter than
in the summer. If provided with all
the early cut hay properly cured they
can eat, and are well cared for they will
gain more in winter than in summer"
Year: 1874

|
few days since, I will endea1ofl t9 give
you my plan Of raiaing evergreel Fees
that, following, I have never been un-
successful in enticiug them to grow.


In the first place, get Hve tree. any
size. The reason I say hve trees is, that
trees taken up in the fall and left in a
cellar, having all the appearance Of life,
may possibly lve set out the following
spring, and may not. Let the hole in
which to set the tree be ample, broad
and deep, that when the roots are spread
out fiat they will be years growth
from the sides,-drive stake in the
center Of the hole to support the tree
from wind. If the ground is clayey
put in bushel or two of we'll rotted
compost, sand, rotten wood, or a few
ashes will do no harm. Fill up with
this to the depth the tree should be set.
Pulverise thoroughly the necessary
earth to put in, around and over the
roots. Set in the tree, spreading out
roots, carefully avoiding bruising or
breaking. Cover with earth to the
depth Of six inches puddle by throw
ing in as much water as the ground
around the tree will absorb. Fill up
with earth to the surface of surroundine
ground, and pour on more water. The
object attained by the watering is, to
settle the earth evenly and uniformly
around the root and fibre, leaving no
vacuum or air holes under them. No
amount Of pressing or tramping can &C.
complish this result, besides it is hurt
tul to the roots, breaking or pushing
them ont Of position. Fasten the
tree to the stake With strong rag
bandage. Strings are apt to girdle the
trunk. Mulch with compost. Dome
put warm manure around trees. DON,
put any aoater on. Water through
sprinkler, upon the top Of the tree and
over the limbs, with water that has been
exposed to sun during the day. Cold
we'll water is Objectionable. This is all
important and is the real secret in rails.
ing handsome trees The reason is,
that when an evergreen tree is removed
from tho ground, the flow Of sap, which
is resinous, is stopped, dried, and from
its nature adheres to the wood beneath
the bark, becoming as it were glued to.
sether, and unless softened by rain or
sprinkling stops the flow caused by the
growth Of the roots when they start to
grow-the reason why the tops of so
many fine young trees die whilst the
bottom branches live.


Watering, initiating nature therein,
from the top, softens the bark,,assiAs
circulation, opens the buds, pr6@otes
vitality and insures the gfqktb Of the
tree.


Watering the roots Of the Tree only
Year: 1874

1rWe have devoted this column to our
young in order to interest and improve
them, and we hope that the boys and girls
who write for The GRANGE ADVANCE will
try to see how nicely they can write, and
how much better they can write each time.
Remember that the boys and girls Of to-
day will soon be the men and women of our
country, and in their hands will be the
farms, the homes, the schools, the interests
and welfare Of the State and Nation.
Year: 1874

The specially social quality is good nature,
amiability, the desire to please, the kindness of
heart that avoids giving offence, and cannot
bear to hurt any ones feelings. A good -natured
person may frankly disagree with you, but he
never offends. He quarrels good-naturedly.
He boxes with gloves on-when he fences ever
so deftlyy there is great soft bottom on the
end of his foil. He may satirize, ridicule, open
up all your weaknesses and absurdities, but so
kindly that you cannot help loving him. He
cannot say harsh, hard, bitter, or contemptu-
Gus thing, because he has no hardness and no
contempt. This is simple, natural goodness,
like the goodness of fond and friendly animals.
It may not be high moral virtue; there is
no particular merit in it any more than in
beauty or any natural gift; but IL is a very de-
fghtiul quality, and those who do not possess
It should initiate those who do. Just as we
avoid in person, dress, or manners, anything
that may give disgust or pain, so must we do
in our conversation. We must no more use
vulgar expressions than We would wear vulgar
garments. Our talk should be as clean as our
fingers. We should no more bite one with our
words than our teeth. An angry word is as
bad as blow, aud a satirieal word is like sting
II we are never to say anything to q person
which will give him disgust or pain, we must
oe even more careful not 10 say anything OF
any one which will injurc him in the estimation
of others. Playful, good -natured criticism
upon the little foibles and peculiarties Of others
may be no harm, and even useful, but # ceases
to be good-natured when It gives pain. Sian
der Is sin much worse than theft. Charity
forbids that we should even tell the truth,
when that truth can wound and injure. The
best rule is to say all the good we can of
every one, and TO refrain from ever saying evil,
unless it becomes clear matter Of duty to
TO warn some one against him.
Year: 1874

Agassiz was singularly unmethodical in his


habits. Men who live and work by rule would


be puzzled to understand how Agassiz managed
to do so much without these helps. He lived


and worked by inspiration If he was suddenly
seized with an interest In some scientific In
quiry, he would pursue It at once, putting by,


perhaps, other work in which Re had just fairly
got started. 81 always like to take advantage
Of my productive moods, }" he said to me. Thus
often he had several irons in the fire, only one
Of which might ultimately be finished. Prob
ably he saw that the last iron promised to
work up better than the first. He never could
be made toNwork like q machine, turning out
definite quantity &C regular intervals.


He never felt bound to regard the rule that
you must finish one thing before you begin an
other, SO emphaticslly presented in the old
school-books. His was method Of working
which would be Fainous to any man who had
not his wonderful facilities, his farsight and
insight. With his great, logical brain, and his
marvellous powers of observation, there was
united certain telegrsphic intuition which
made bis view Of probabilities something more
than guess. He never proposed his own
method Of working as model for others.
Once, however, IN my presence, near relative
ventured to ask him If he did not think he
would accomplish more IL he finished one thing
before he began another. "Every man must
work according to his own method" he re.
piled.


He was in himself great contradiction Of
the methods by which many have won success.
He achieved, but It was after his own way. It
was frequently hard thing to get him to sign
q paper, or write o letter, Except for somebody
else,) or to look over accounts or reports, or
do Little routipe work. Yet he could never
have attained his great eminence in science If
he had not paid IN this department great atten-
ton to the minutost and apparently the most
details. Looking at the drawing
of a. fish made by his artist, he said, after
taking Jingle glance, On is beautiful draw
ing, but don't you see you have LEFT out two or
three Of the scalesP' This story, which have
seen elsewhere, IS vcuched for by the draughts-
man who formerly drew his specimens for him.
boston letter 10 New York Tribune.
Year: 1874

Il has recently been discovered, says the
San francisco Chronicle, that the foothills in
some parts Of the northern- portion of this
State, notably in Placer county, are covered
with q hardy, wild shrub, which, upon investi-
CATION, turns ost TO be Q coffee plant. Those
familiar with the genuine cultivated coffe shrub
grown in South America and the West Indies
propounee this unquestionably a plant of the
same species, of course inferior, since It has
been neglected and grown only in-awid state,
but presumably susceptible Of development. to
such q, degree Of perfection as to constitute its
product a valuable article Of commerce. It is,
at least, well worth the trouble of experiment
to demonstrate the possibility Of such result.
Even should this wild coffee bush resist the
kindly influences Of cultivation and refuse to
yield good berries, it may still prove of service
In suggesting the experiment. Of Introducing
the cultivation Of the real coffee. So far nc we
are Informed no attempt has been made to test
the suitability, Of our soii And climate for this
crop, and it is too important o matter for the
suggestion to be permitted to pass UNDECIDED.
Should 1t be found that we are able to produce
fsir article of coffee q branch Of agriculture
viii lhave been opened more profitable than any
now known in this State. -
Year: 1874

CIRCULAR OF THEARCHBiSHOP OF BAL


TIIORE.


Archbishop Bayly has addressed a circular
letter to the clergy of the archdiocese OF Balti-
more, informing them that it has become abso-
luteiy necessary that some measures should be
taken Immediately to insure some fixed and
regular means of support to st. Mary's indus
trial school, and directing them to open annual
subscnption-lists in their several parishes for
that purpose. The archbishop says that, Gin
these days when the greed of money has taken
possession of the hearts of men, we should be
very careful to miss no opportunity of hiding
some portion of what God has given US in the
bosom of the poor and needy by ready and
generous aims giving"
Year: 1874

The employees of the Reading railroad
have been put on half time on account Of the
gene al stagnation of trade.


Daring the year, 1896 members
have been initiated into the Order of Good
Templars in tho state OF New York.


The cattle disease in Connecticut has
attained such proportions that it has attracted
the attention Of eminent scientific gentlemen
of that state, and an effort will be made to
lessen the shipment of western and Indian
cattle, to which the origin of the disease has
been traced.


The discovery made few days ago
that forged deeds Of real estate in New York
city and Brooklyn had been freely negotiated
in the market, threatens to produce n panic
among real estate dealers. Evidence is grad
ually coming to light that the deed forgery
business has bsen quite extensive involving
many parties, and having the appearance Of
nOnspiraCy,
Year: 1874

ALMOST invariably the cry of short
cotton crop comes up in September
from various sections of the country.
Reports from Augusta, Memphis and
Galveston this year take similar gloomy
views; but from Mobile and New
Orleans considerable increase is an
ticipated. A review OF the entire field
at the present time would probably in
dicate nearly, if not quite, an average
crOn
Year: 1874

BRET HARTE is said to be sufferer
from a chronic complaint that is by no
means uncommon. He cannot keep
money. He has no bad habits, and yet
money melts away as soon as he touches
Il. His work commands a higher price
than that OF any writer OF the day.
Year: 1874

A great work may be accomplished
in this country in very short time
after it is once under way. San Fer
nando valley, or at least that portion
of it embraced in the grant recently
purchased by Senator MACLAY, did
not give very general indications of
cultivation few months ago, and if
one had insisted that the broad area
would next Spring be covered with
wheat and other small grain, there
would have been plenty to doubt his
sanity, and not few to insist on his
capture and confinement as lunatic.
Yet the crazy prediction, had it been
made, would have become fact. Ex-
perience has demonstrated that San
Fernando valley is well adapated to
the growing of wheat, barley and rye,
and we are now assured that thous-
ands of acres will be plowed and seeded
with small grain during the coming
Winter. A number of farmers have
already commenced preparing for
blowing, and we hear of fifteen or
twenty families on the way to San
Fernando from the upper country, all
of whom will settle on farms and COM
mence sowing wheat.