smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1874

The following simple method for
ventilating ordinary sleeping and
dwelling rooms is recommended by
Mr.. Hinton in his Physiology for Prac-
tical Use: A piece Of wood, three
inches high and exactly as long as
the breadth of the window, is to be pre-
pared. Let the sash be now raised,
the slip of,wOOd placed on the sill,
and the sash drawn closely upon il.
II the slip has been well fitted, there
will be no draft as cOnsequuce OF
displacement of the sash at its lower
part; but the top of the lower sash will
overlap the bottom Of the upper one,
and between the two bars peFpendicu-
lar currents Of air, not felt as draft,
will enter and leave the room
Year: 1874

over its banks and sUbmerges the
slope; they know not when the SUI
raises his sparkling, ruddy face in the
sky, and looks down upon those long
forgotten mounds so benignly-and
neither do they care, for do they not
repOse side by side, and are they
not united in another world? Who
knoWs2
Year: 1874

An Irishman on board a ship was
ordered by one of the officers tO go be-
low and fetch a jug Of water just as
the ship was about to sail. The man
hesitated to go, because, as he said,
the vessel being about to sail, he was
afraid he should be left behind.
Year: 1874

About month ago q woman who
was living in the Third ward of Mil
waukee, took fancy to large New
foundland dog owned by the landlady,
and she offered to give one of her little
boys and IS "to boot" for the animal.
Mrs. Cooke accepted the offer, and the
little Heinrich, who was about eight
years of age, was transferred to his
new mother, and the woman took the
dog and departed well satisfied.


Thursday she returned and demand
ed the little Heinrich back again. She
said the dog ate too much, and she
couldn't afford to keep him. But Mrs.
Cook would neither take the dog nor
refund the s5, preferring to keep the
boy, who had become very useful to
her and loved her very much. A war of
words ensued, and then q fight, but
neither conquered, and they had to be
parted by policeman. Mother Cooke
still keeps her little boy, and she is de-
termined to do it if the law will allow
her. The little Heinrich is Indifferent
as to the result, but prefers to stay
with "Mamma Cooke"
Year: 1874

The world generally takes men at
their own apparent estimate of them
selves. Hence, modest men never OBJ
tain the same consideration which bust
ling, forward men do. 1t has not time
or patience to inquire rigidly, and it is
partly imposed upon and carried away
by the man who vigorously claims its
regards. The world, also, never has
two leading ideas about any man. There
is always a remarkable unity in its con-
ceptions of its characters of individu-
ais. If an historical person has been
cruel in a single degree, he is set down
as cruel and nothing else, although he
may have had many good qualities, all
not equally conspicuous. If literary
man is industrious in remarkable de-
gree, the world speaks of him as only
industrious, though he may be also
very ingenious,
Year: 1874

The following paragraphs are taken
from q recent lecture by DIR. Brown.
Sequard:


We are indebted to the observation
af very intelligent negro, whose mas
ter was affected with disease Of the
spinal cord, which produced convul.
sions in the lower limbs. The most in
tense stiffness would manifest itself in
the lower limbs. They were rigid like
bar of iron for time and after ten
minutes of this extreme rigidity they
began to have violent jerks. The jerks
then disappeared and the rigidity re-
turned. All day long the lower limbs
were in this state of muscular contrac-
ton. His servant, the negro, having
to dress him, found it very difficult
to put on his pantaloons.


One day he by chance took hold of
his big toe, and found as he pulled it
that the limbs became perfectly soft
and movable. The commissions had
disappeared altogether. The negro
certainly had a natural genius for
science. He learned that whenever he
wanted to push his masters pantaloons
up, he had only to pull his big toe
down. He succeeded every time. And
as the master found the cessation of
the commissions useful at other times
besides when he was dressing, the
negro was asked very frequently to act
on the big toe in order to effect it.
This fact is not unique one. have
seen fourteen such cases. Many of my
medical friends have seen them also.


A friend of mine, DR.. Waller, a most
intelligent man, man of genius, found
that by pressing on the neck he could
produce the most interesting physio-
logical phenomena. He has succeeded
in curing headaches. neuralgia of the
face, and many other affections in
which there was pain or great conges-
tion of the head. An attack of epilepsy
may be stopped in that way. Many
physicians before him had produced
some of those results, but they all
thought it was from a pressure of the
carotid artery.


DR.. Waller has the merit of showing
that it is chiefy-he thought it was
only, but I have found that it is chiefly,
not only-through an irritation of that
nerve, the par vagum, that the motion
of the heart is arrested in those cases,
and that diminution of the beating of
the heart was followed by an ameliora-
ton in the circulation in the head, q
cessation of an attack of epilepsy and
of various other complaints. 1t was
something, therefore, quite different
from the mere pressure on the carotid
artery. These views were not absolutely
complete, as I have found that another
nerve which goes to the blood vessels
of the brain is also irritated by the pro-
cess and that the pressure exerted in
the neck produces three effects:


O Tt certainly diminishes the cur.
ront in the carotid artery, and, indeed,
stops that current altogether if the
pressure is considerable (2) it di.
minishes the circulation considerably,
and may induce a profound state OF
syncope by acting on the par vagum
and (3) it also acts on the cervical SYM
pathetic, and produces a contraction OF
the blood vessels in the head, by
means of which part of the good ef.
feet is obtained.
Year: 1874

A correspondent writing from Edo,
Nevada, says that there are hot springs
there in which numbers of fish can be
seen swimming about, though the water
is so hot that eggs are cooked in "less
than three seconds" The explanation
of this phenomenon lies in the fact that
these hot springs rise in the banks of
streams the water of which is intensely
cold. The cold water, on account of
its greater specific gravity, runs on the
bottom without mixing much with the
water above, and the fish keep in a cool
stratum. The water above the springs
showed q mean temperature of forty
two degrees, and by means of q ther-
mometer fastened to the end of pole
and kept as close to the bottom as pos
sible, the temperature of the bottom
water from above the springs to a point
below them was found to be very low.
This stream is one of the many that
form the head-waters of the Columbia
River, and to this point, 1900 miles
from its mouth, the salt water salmon
come in hundreds in the spring and tal
to spawn.
Year: 1874

Talking the other day with the travel
ing salesman of London woolen ware
houseman-jobber, we should call him
here-there came to light a curious
custom which prevails in England in
that line of trade. A tailor, instead of
having heavy line of stock for his GUS
toners to select from, keeps on hand,
in many cases, only full line of pat
terms, representing the stocks of the
leading warehousemen. The customer
selects from the patterns the style and
make that suit at once his fancy and his
purse. Then, his measure having been
taken and his order booked, an order
goes up to the warehouseman for the
cloth. He sends it down by his porter
the whole piece-who leaves it with
the tailor. The tailor cuts off what he
wants, and the next day the porter
looks in and carries back the piece to
it's owners, who had it measured before
it left them, and again measure it on
its return, charging the tailor with the
difference. Our "jobbers have
learned that shorter way is to cut off
what the tailor wants and send it to
him but this idea does not seem to
have oc cured to our cousins over the
water, or else it is too new-fangled and
simple to suit their ideas of business.
- Commercial Bulletin.
Year: 1874

There is legend among hatters that
felt was invented by no less parsonage
than st. Clement, the patron saint of
their trade. Wishing to make a pill
grimage to the Holy Sepulchre, and at
the same time do penance for sundry
unexpected peccadilloes, the pious
monk started on his journey afoot. AS
to whether he was afflicted with corns
or kindred miseries, the ancient chroni-
Gle from which this information is de-
rived is silent but, at all events, few
days successive tramping soon began
to blister his feet. In order to obtain
relief, it occurred to him to line his
shoes with the fur of rabbit. This
he did, and, on arriving at his destina-
tion, was surprised to find that the
warmth and moisture of his feet had
worked the soft hair into cloth-like
mass. The idea thus suggested he
elaborated in the solitude OF his cell,
and finally, there being no patent laws
in existence in those days, he gratui-
tously presented to his fellow mortals
the result of his genius in the shape of
q felt hat.
Year: 1874

PENsIoNs.-Georgia is the first of the
States lately in rebellion to pass law
giving public money to persons who
became helpless in the Confederate SER
vice. The bill made donation of 800
to those who had lost both eyes by
reason of service rendered to the Con.
federate States. 1t was disapproved by
the Governor on q technicality, there
being no entry on the journal to show
that the act passed by a two-thirds
vote, as is required by the Constitu-
tion, though in fact it did SO pass.
Year: 1874

Only pebble, washed on the shore,
Shaken by the Oceans sullen moau,-


Weak and small,


Helpless all,
In the vide hollowness Of its home:
On Creations face,
Only pebble
Only blade of grass, upward growing,
Pointing finger to the stars


Tremblingly,


For you and me,
Pointing finger up to the stars
In the space of God,
Only blade of grass
Only a Thought thought Of DEATH
For the time will come, and the day,


The cold


And mold,
The decay and crumbling away:
In eternity Of mind,
Only thought
Year: 1874

Inc ErcEhlS Va -


ParK.


From the Denver (Col.) World, Sth.l


Messrs. ID. s. Perkins, Joseph Straley
and John f. Stienrack, party of Chi
cago tourists, returned yesterday from
three months trip through Park, Sum
nit and Grande counties. They fitted
out an outfit at Simpsons corral last
July, and drove down southward and
prospected from Granite to Fort Steele,
on the Union Pacific.


These gentlemen relate most horri-
BILE snake story, which will bear repeat.
ing. They we're encamped in Elk Head
Mountains, in the North Park, on the
10th of last September, when they met
with a misfortune which cost one of the
party his life. The party arrived in
camp late one night after day hunt
and ramble over the hills After
hearty supper the party lay down on
their blankets around the fire, which had
been built in the cleft Of some large
quartz rocks, and all were soon fast
asleep. Mr.. Straley was awakened in
the night by heavy weight upon his
chest. At first he supposed 1t was his
brothers hand, but as 1t did not move,
and becoming nervous and alarmed,
he raised his head and was hor-
rifed to find large mountain
rattlesnake coiled up upon his chest,
with its head nestled down in the center
of the coil. 1t was nearly daylight, but
Mr.. Straley was so paralyzed with fear
that he could not make noise and dared
not move. He recovered his presence
of mind so far as to be able to draw the
blankets over his face This movement
startled the reptile monster, which gllded
from him to his brother, who was sleep
ing with him. The snake passed from
his breast to his brothers face, when. in
fatal moment, Henry Starley raised
his hand to tear it away. There was
fierce rattle and loud cry from the half
awakened boy and the monster buried
its fangs in his right hand and second
time in his cheek. There was a horrible
scream from Henry Starley as the poor
boy Jumped to his feet, while the snake
plided from the blankets to a large Hat
rock near the embers of the fire. Mr..
Jenkins fred his revolver at the horrible
creature, and at the second shot brought
him down.


Poor young Straley was soon suffering
the most intense agony. His brother, at
his request, cut out large portion OF
his cheek in hopes that the poison had
not penetrated very deep, and a tight
ligature was bound around the wrist Of
the bitten hand, which was bathed in
cold water. But nothing the horrihed
Young man could do availed to save the
poor boy. He died in less than two
bours in the most terrible agony. Had
the party been supplied with plentiful
supply Of whisky his life might have
been saved, but they had none. The
body changed color within three hours
after the accident. The young men
conveyed the corpse to Fort Steele
whence it was shipped home to Chicago
for interment. The snake measured
four feet in length and had nine rattles,
which were taken of, and which were
shown TO our reporter at the corral last
evening. This is certainly one OF the
saddest episodes of mountain tile which
has been brought to notice this season.
Year: 1874

SELLING CoRN-Sell no corn in the
ear; have all you sell shellcd. A hand
shelling machine will do if your crop is
small one; if large get one to be
worked by horse -pO wer neither will cost
a great deal, and we are very certain that
if the cobs are crushed, steamed and fed
to your cattle, they will be worth more
to you in single winter than the price
of a corn shelter, whether you get a small
or large one. We believe there is one
third as much nutriment in u bushel of
cobs as there is in bushel of grain, and
we do know that cows or oxen fed upon
three pecks Of the crushed cobs or steam
ed cobs in addition to their usual allow
ance of hay or tops Of fodder. will keep
fat. Then why try to haul your corn
cobs to market to be given away2 1t
costs you rs much to carry a bushel OF
cobs TO market as it does bushel OF corn.
Shell your corn, leave your cobs at home
to nourish your cattle, and through
them your land, and where you now send
one bushel Of corn to market, you will
be able to transport two for the same
money. Look carefully at this PROPOSE
ton, consult economy, and consult the
comfort Of your cattle, consult the wants
of your soil and you cannot fail to take
our advice. american Farmer.
Year: 1874

rE Elk Mayor johnson, having made
up his mind, sometime since, to ''go
West completed the winding up Of his
business and left Saturday on the Fanny
Tatum, for Johnson County, Ark, for a
short visit to his mother and relatives,
after which he strikes out for the land Of
gold. We are sorry to part with our
young friend, as we have always found
him straightforward and correct in all
things He takes with him the best wish
cs for prosperous future Of many warm
friends in Van Burcn.
Year: 1874

EF We have a rumor of fight in the
Court Room at Fort Smith, on Thursday,
between Judge VIM. Walker and Col.
Ben L. DuVal, in which knock down,
scratching and wool-puling, was the pro,
gramme. From what we can learn it was
an affair Of no credit to either party.
Year: 1874

EF The Little Rock Gazette had no
trouble in filing the places Of the strik-
ers, in their office. We are glad of it,
and as well admire the independent stand
taken by the proprietor of the Gazette.
Year: 1874

ROUND TO GET SUBSCRIBER ANY WAY.
He was once out on jaunt in the
township Of White Oak, Ingham county,
sticking to every farmer until he got his
name and money, and it so happened that
he came to u house where death had
called few hours before. The farmers
wife was laid cut, and the husbandman
and his children were growing over her
loss when the editor knocked at the door.


whats up: % inquired the editor, as
he saw the farmers solemn countenancc
before him.


MY wife is dead" replied the farmer


"Is that so ?" mused the editor, little
disappointed Did she die easy ?"


"Dropped off like lamb. I"


"Did she say anything"


"Not word--just went right to sleep
like


~ didn't know" continued the edi-
tor, q sad look on his face, " but what
she might have requested you to sub
scribe for tho Cascade. which you know
is the best paper in the county. If you
want it I'll take your name right in, and
under the circumstances / won't charge
a cent for the obituary notice!


The farmer hung off for a while, but
before the editor went away he had two
additional dollars in his pocket, and had
written out an obituary notice for publi'
cation in the next issue, which the be-
reaved husband pronounced "a mighty
smart piece.
Year: 1874

Some good grades ofkeepng ppe coming from the West and
for sound prime order the fairly steady Common
bead and slow Of Pea
flight receipts than supply the trade Some
added
enough permit street wagons load up WITH good sound
Concor aud prices low Quince
are not Of good quality apple be quoted Dbl
Canbrr selling quite freely and fancy fruit may be quoted
25050c the ordinary still good eryeeaoe
bad the regular quotations Prime NewoWn Pppu
So 80 y bb Some choice Genlpgs
RnxA Qnnia
Year: 1874

We cannot commend the Minnesota girl
who did it, and yet it was pretty sharp, after
all. The girl was good looking and stylish,
but not rich nor handsomely housed. So,
when young man who had just been intro
talking rather pretentiously, asked to see her
home, she acceded, and let him leave her just
inside the gates of splendid place on the
read. OF course he went off happy and
hopeful-and she waited till he was out OF
sight, and then escorted herself to her own
dingy little nest.
Year: 1874

Poor Boston, what an unutterable amount
is the only place in the country where there
has been an uninterrupted succession of celess
brations of American independence under
the auspices of the town and city authori-
ties since the peace of 1888.
Year: 1874

THE GENERAL ADOPTION OF THE METRIC


SYSTEM AMONG CIVILIZED NATIoNs-TTS


DERIVATION AND DAPPLICATIoN-THE GREAT


ADVANTAGES OF ITS ADOPTION.


The Hartford Courant gives the following
sketch of the history Of the international
system of measure known as the metric: In
1872 Germany made compulsory the metric
or decimal system of weights and measures
which had been legalized in 1864. The IN
telligent Germans have readily adapted
their business TO the change, and ind their
account in the great convenience
and simplicity of the SYSTEM. and
in having system which is uni
form with that Of the majority of civilized
netiors. England still hesitatez to adopt it,
being withheld good deal by insular pride
and by reluctance to accept any improve
ment which is French in Its origin. The
United States legalized the metric system IL
1866, and the country ought by this time t'
be ready TO accept its compulsory en
forcement. Our country ought At bsas
to have no prejudice IN favor o; th
Year: 1874

A LETTER FROM GRANT-T WAS WRITTEN IN
1S72-BUT THE GAZETTE THINKS IT has A
BEARING ON THE QUESTION.


CINCINNATI, Oct. 30.-The Gazette will
publish tomorrow letter from Persistent
Grant by his permission given yesterday.
The following is the explanation of the Ga-
zet.e and the letter of the president: SIN ISI2
when it " as found out that Grart would be
renominated the report was circulated that,
in view of the many groundless reports as TO
his seeking the nomination, he would decline
to be a candidate. So positive were the re
ports upon this point that, in
May, 1872 we wrote to him a
private letter upon the subject, to
which reply was received which
we are new permitted to print. This has
nothing directly to do with the third term,
but it SHOWS how Grant felt with reference
to the first and second terms, and will serve
to disabuse the minds OF those, if any there
be, who honestly believe that the president
is capable of scheming for nomination in
1876"


THE LETTER.


EXECUTIVE MANSION,


WASHINGTON, ID. c., May II, 1872.


DEAR SIR: Your favor of the 10Th inst :,
saying that the managers of the Gazette had
decided to come out squsrely for my nomi-
nation at Philadelphia, June 5th, prox.,
when they were met by the report that
would either decline being a candidate
before the convention or would decline
after the nomination, was received last
night after leaving my office for the day.
caused dispatch to be sent to you to the
effect that the report was without any au-
thority what6yer. am not in the habit of
writing letters on political subjects,
and especially have 1 never written
a letter calculated to influence a convention
as to who should be the candidates before it |
or solicited by IT,. But your letter is of such |
a nature as to properly demand an answer, |
more particularly as you say you viii treat |
my response as strictly confidential. Now
will say that 1 never proclaimed |
myself candidate, either before the conven- |
ton which meets in Philadelphia this year |
nor the convention that was held in Chicago |
four years ago. have never written line, |
done an act, nor, L believe / can say |
with truth, entertained thought calcu |
lated to produce action by the republican |
party in favor OF my promotion over that of
any other man in it who might be their |
choice. / do now as i did four years ago, |
since they believe that the interests of the /
whole country demand the success of
the republican party. III deemed advisa- |
ble / am willing to make any sacrifice |
to accomplish that success. 1 feel that did |
make sacrifice in giving up higlr position |
so highly priced by me, and created tor me
by an appreciative public, for which act L /
can never thank them sufficiently. |
to the party that chose me
then I shall render that service conscien- |
tiously and to the best OF my ability. The
personal sacrifice made four years ago can
not be made now. With great respect,


Your obedient servant, u. GRANT.
Year: 1874

To begin with the lady: Her
locks were trained upwards over an
immense cushion that sat like an
incubus on her head, and plastered
over with pomatum and then sprink
led over with a shower of white
powder. The height of this tower
was somewhat over q foot. One
single white rosebud lay on its top
like an eagle on haystack. Over
her neck and bosom was folded a
lace handkerchief, fastened in front
by a breast>pin rather larger than a
copper cent, containing her grand
mothers miniature set in virgin
gold. Her airy form was braced
up in satin dress the sleeves as
tight as tht natural skin of the arm,
with waist formed by a bodice,
worn outside, whence the skirt flow
ed off, and was distended at the top
of an ample hoop. Shoes of white
XII, with peaked toes, and heels of
two or three inches elevation, en-
closed her feet, and glittered with
spangles, as her little pedal peeped
cautiously out.


Now for the swain: His hair was
slecked back and plentifully be-
Toured, while his queue projected
like the handle of a skillet. His
coat was a sky~blue silk, lined with
yellow; his long vest of white satin,
embroidered with gold lace; his
breeches of the same material, and
tied at the knee with pink ribbon.
White silk stockings and pumps
with laces, and ties of the same hue,
completed the habiliments of his
neither limbs. Lace rufaes clusters
ed his wrists, and portentous frill,
worked in correspondence, and bear.
ing the miniature of his beloved,
finished his truly genteel appear
ance