smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1878

MS~He was an artist, and he was sparkling the
daughter of a retired captain. While he was
whispering sweet nothings in his sweethearts ear
in the dimly lighted parlOr, he was paralyzed by
the voice of the ancient mariner in the other room
-"Cast off that painter" But she explained that
her father was only dreaming no was on the sea
again, and the engagement proceeded.
Year: 1878

Hs~'Do you see any difference in neighbOr
Smith since he joined the church 2" "Yes; for
merly when he went to work in his garden on Sun
day he carried his tools on his shoulder, now he
carries them under his coat"
Year: 1878

NS-Say what you will of fortidude, but show
me the man who can patiently endure the laughter
of fools, when they have obtained the advantage
over him. 'Tis only when their nonsense is with
out foundation that one can suffer it without COM
plant.
Year: 1878

ToADs-Toads live upon beetles, bugs, flies,
grubs and such small game. They are easily tam
ed, and will learn to accompany weeder about
the garden and pick up such morsels as squash
bugs, rose-bugs, cut-wOrms and potato beetles,
that are thrown to them. A toad has been known
to put away within him over hundred different
kinds of bugs and flies, and then wink for more.
Such services as this surely ought to be recogniz
ed and such a servant accommodated with both
board and lodging in the garden. No animal is
more inoffensve or minds his own business more
closely. This valuable habit may perhaps be con-
sidered as 'the jewel" which the toad has been
said to carry in his head The toad is one OF our
valued assistants and should by oil means be en-.
couraged. The common idea that to touch a toad
will produce warts upon the hand is unfOunded.
1t is in no way disagreeable except to dogs which
desire to try their teeth upon it, In this case an
acrid Juice exudes from the skin whichis disagreed
BILE to the dog, but not injurious.
Year: 1878

A Man who Travelled Seven Million Miles
The Oldest Conductor in the Coun-
try Relates his Early Experience
Troublesome Times in the
Long ago of Railroading


Fast Travelling not


a New Thing.
Year: 1878

Grants friends are arranging that he ShHll
arrive at San Francisco In 1880, where he will
be met by large numbers and receive q splen-
did ovation He is then to move across the
country very much after the manner of an
old royal progress, stopping at various points
to be wined and dined and receive the plaud-
it's Of his friends. This is to be continued un-
til he reaches Philadelphia. whore the grand
est ovation of all will be arranged, Then
will come the nominating convention. and in
the universal h1lrrah created in his behalf the
managers intend to seize the opportunity and
secure his nomination. There are two men
who will not be found among the ardent pro-
moters of this scheme, and they are Blaine
and COnkling.
Year: 1878

have mentioned, it seems to us the quaran-
tine question might be satisfactorily
settled. When we are warned Of the
prevalence of these conditions 1t would
be criminal In the highest degree, for any
citizen, to oppose the most rigid measures Of
protection which human wisdom could devise.
In such year o quarantine, amounting, If
necessary, to absolute non-intercourse, would
be iustifiable. In Seasons, however. which
have not been preceded by these conditions,
and in which they do not exist, q quarantine
enforced with common prudence would be suffi-
cient.


If these views are ,practicable, there is no
doubt that there would be many years in
which no quarantine calculated to injure our
commerce would be enforced, while in q sum-
mer succeeding such q winter and spring as
those Of 1879 the quarantine would be SO
rigid as to amount to absolute non-iDter-
course. Under this system the trade of the city
would not be injured, while, so far as human
wisdom and foresight can avail, human Iifo
would be protected.


This is q subject Of SO much Importance to
nll human interests, and it is involved in a
mystery so deep and fearful. that we discuss
it with great dilfidence. We are here all
physicians, scientists and laymen-on uncer-
tain ground; Wo are dealing with one Of the
most awful mysteries Of nature, and in the
presence of the shadow 1t has thrown over
our hearthstones, we arc confounded. The
science Of the physician and the superstition
of the voudouite are equally in the dark, and
the wisest Of the learned is he who acknowl-
edges his Ignorance. Dogmatism in the dis
cussion Of such q question is ill-timed, and
should be rebuked. Physicians cannot solve
it by distorting facts to fit their preconceived
theories, nor can merchants solve it by resolu-
tions in the interest Of trade The question is
one which affects the human race, and those
only will serve mankind who ore seeking in
this inquiry for facts, plain, luminous facts
which will conduct them safely up to q solu-
tion of the solemn and awful mystery.
Year: 1878

We present a special from Shreveport this,
morning denouncing the charges reported by
the Chicago Tribune to have been made by
District Attorney Leonard TO the fraudulent
President relative to the late election III
Caddo. We are loath to believe that the
Chicago paper reported Mr.. Leonard cor
rectly. But that Is d matter which the United
States District Attorney can readily settle,
and our columns are open to him. If he did
make the charges reported his prompt and
fierce condemnation by the people of Caddo
is merited and great The resolution of the
Caddo meeting telegraphed US is signed by
gentlemen of the highest social, mercantile
and professional standing in North Louisiana,
They are gentlemen Of temperate and con-
servatiye views and are Incapable of counte-
nancing wrong in any shape in any party


We will direct the attention Of the country
to the fact that, in ringing and unequivoca
language, the Caddo people, through these
gentlemen. call for the most rigid judicial
inquiry into the election in their parish And
then let the bIoody-shrt sbriekers, whose
business is defamation and perjury, make
good their charges against these people, or
confess that they have brutality lied for the
meancSt Of purposes.
Year: 1878

The Baltimore Sun, apropos Of the alleged
baLEot-box stuffing in South Carolina, calls
the attention Of the Northern press to the
fact that this art was Invented and per
fected in the North; that it was almost wholly
unknown to the South previous to the war,
and only brought here by the carpet-baggers
in the days Of reconstruction that it has
reached its highest perfection in the Republi-
can city Of Philadelphia, and that the South
has never equaled nor VIII ever be able to
equal the ballot-box stuffing achievements of
the plug-uglies Of the city Of ''Brotheray
Love-
Year: 1878

Now that the yellow foyer has disappeared
quarantine restrictions been removed, and
free intercourse with the interior re-estab-
lished, we propose to issue on the first of De-
cember comprehensive statement Of the
months.


On that occasion we design issuing one Of
the largest editions over sent forth from a
newspaper Office In the Southwest, and we
respectfully suggest to our advertising
friends to mako note of this announcement
and govern themselves accordingly.
Year: 1878

Secretary Evarts took tho advice of the
DEMOCRAT and handed over check for
S., SOC, 900 to our British cousins yesterday.
The next time it becomes necessary to settle
an international dispute 1t Is supposed that
the United States will be represented by a.
commissioner OF ordinary common sense.
Although the Halifax award was stupen-
dous gougo, there was nothing to be done
but to pay it. National faith and dignity
both required this. The effort of the ad-
ministration to wriggle out of the payment
was alike undignified and silly.
Year: 1878

Hayes or wait for the President to coll on
him, or will the two meet on the street and
shake hands? On this hangs the fate OF the
South II Hayes visits Conkllng we may eH-
pect that ''organized hell' which Grant set
I'D here. We are happy to say that the gen
eral view of the Northern press at present is
that this visit will never be made.
Year: 1878

Baron Palm has at Lost been disposed of.
The Theosophical Society cast his ashes in the
sea after the most approved manner Of the
Veins, and the dead is at last ct rest. The
general public ignorantIy supposed that the
Baron was finally done for when his body was
oremated O year or two ngO
Year: 1878

country at large, and it is due that our thanks
should be rendered for tho many blessings
vouchsafed the entire people. The Governor
also alludes to the fact that, even through the
sadness of the year. all among us have cause
to recognize the Creators kindness and mer-
cy. His recommendation should receive
every consideration, and 1t Is hoped that
the day set apart by him will be widely
obserVnd
Year: 1878

And now let the band begin to play. John
Ray has been appointed to assist the United
States attorney in the management Of the
outrage mill in Louisiana. No better hand at
the crank could be found. The administration
has made q selection that does full credit to
it's desire to stand well with the blood Shrek
ers Of the Chandler stripe. Mr.. Hayes must
have felt particularly stalwart when he sent
for Raw
Year: 1878

Gov. Bishop thinks he can mention the next
Democratic nominee for President He says
he will be the man who can carry Ohio for
next year. And the Governor rather broadly
that that mans name is BishoD.
Year: 1878

A small sky terrier dog entered the
dining room of the Wesleyan Female Col
lege yesterday afternoon, and after run
ming around the room several times, ant
acting otherwise strangely, finally wenI
under the table, and fell in a fit. A mes
senger was dispatched to the police Office
and officer Cloud in response to the re-
quest went down and shot the animal.


Several other dogs have been shot il
various parts of the city.
Year: 1878

aadsnot otherwise And this is Sci.
ence. 1t is the coming short of this,
the inference first, and precluding
the patient, close enquiry, that our
friend repudiates; and when he sup
posed himself "a devotee at the
shrine Of Science he was only wor-
Shipping the dumb idol of speculation
for whose devoteth himself to- true
science, can no more forsake or dis
trust her, than the logic of his own
intellect; for the chief aud highest
functions of the human mind. is to
know;-hence man has only to k7to,c
in norder to love knowing and to be-
lieve in knowing. a6oi


1t is only the ignorant that despise
knowledge and they despise mot, but
vainly pride themselves on the little
they do know or presume to know.
To say that " Science is only a camp
follower, instead of the intreped and
gallant general, that leads the van in.
the march of progress and invention y
would of itself, merit no attention
whatever. But it is published in the
FLORIDA AGRICCLTURIsT, and in an
article of much merit Therefore I
cannot otherwise than consider it al
together unbecoming its author, and
associations, calculated to do no
harm among those who are privi-
legged to know the first principles OF
any science, or even the definition Of
the word science, except perhaps, tc
very IowsIueai iItr oua'1asetSisilee e.sstetss,'
ment, but calculate to foster the vain
pride of ignorance, which is the great
est obstacle TO the advancement of
knowledge among the masses of the
people.
Year: 1878

II fhOt ESSOh j. ii. EOM LER.


Editor Florida Agricultauist: .t


Each bud of a tree of itself is an
individual plant and by dividing
itself in its very early stage of de-
velopment gives rise to other individ-
uals similar to itself This is not re-
production proper but growth. What
is supposed to be single bud is a
compound of several buds success
lively produced, one from the other,
in this way though all may be en-
closed in the same sheath of leaves.
Now it is fact that the leaf and
blossom are each modified forms of
the same primal element of structure
and at some period in the subsequent
evolution or growtha of shs.ta~4-...-,.,
ure it is determined that it shall
come to be one or the other Of these
organs. And this determination of
the destiny-whether leaf or flower
of that primary element of struct-
ure depends on certain conditions of
the parent bud brought about by
the other parts of the tree or by the
more external environment. at


If this determination of the ele-
mental structure of the bud is passed
in favor of blossoms, the subsequent
evolution must obey it, whether the
bud remain upon, and is nourished
by, the parent stem, or be removed
and united with another. Hence we
sometimes see buds blossoming and
even bearing fruit the first year.
Other than this-bearlng the first
year-a bud from young unbearing
tree will fruit just as soon as bud
from an older tree or from bearing
tree. am aware that this contra
diets the commonly received opinion
but it is nevertheless an experiment
tai and philosophical or scientifically
rational fact. The bud being an in


dividual plant itself young and usu
ally much less than year old, and
giving rise by growth or evolution
to subsequent buds and these to 9th


ers in succession and thus increase
the parts and build up the whole
structure. This process goes on IL
a healthy tree until something nea1
the maximum size is attained or a


least until there is absorbed and 81
to speak stored up sufficient quan
tity of energy to produce fruit with
out detriment to the whole. Thel
there is brought about condition
which normally determines that SOM


of these newly forming buds shall
evolve fruit instead of leaves ant
branches. Mark! This condition
and the determination By this condi
ton, affects the buds, after they be
gin to be, and before they have ad
vanced beyond certain stage o
growth, just as in the impregnatio'
of the ovule the act must take plac


at a certain very young stage o
development OF the ovule. 1t
Year: 1878

doubtless true that the forming buds
OF the previous Summer or Fall are
then, or during Winter, determined
to be either leaf or fruit buds.


Now if all the buds in one bud
enveloped are determined to become
leaves or If some OF them are not
yet mature enough for this action i. e.
If none of The buds in one sheath are
yet influenced by the age of the tree
OF by other conditions so that they
must be fruit buds and the bud or
bundle of buds be removed from the
parent STEM at this time it is certain
that the age Of that stem or tree has
had nothing whatever to do with the
future time of bearing in the subse.
quent growth of that bud; e. Q.
Here are blossoms on the extreme.
ties of branch ten feet from anv
part of the structure existing when
the bud was cut away from the pa
rent twig and three years in time
removed entirely from the parent
stem, now unless an influence three
years previous was exerted by the
parent tree to make these buds bear
blossoms instead of leaves, their
being blossoms now could have
nothing whatever to do with the
then bearing or nonbearing condition
of the parent tree.


The bud remoued is itself ayoung
plant, the twig, whence is removed,
is also young, back, perphaps, to the
----s4---i -


which alone is old. If the young
bud from young twig attached to
an old trunk has not become a bear
ing bud so as to necessarily evolve
blossoms in its first subsequent stages
of growth, then it is evident that
any successive progeny of buds pro-
duced by the growth of this young
leaf bud cannot become fruit buds
except by subsequent conditions ex-
isting and acting after those new
buds shall have begun to exist.


Unless the influence which makes
buds become fruit buds and not leaf
buds be actively exerted generations
and years before those buds exist
even in their smallest structural ele-
ments, it is impossible that the age
of the tree whence buds are taken
should effect the time of fruiting
after the unfolding of the incipient
buds inserted. But here seems to
be fact inconsistent with the above
position, viz:


VARIETY s5'sr


Chow is it determined by the
condition of the parent stem if the
time of fruiting is not so deter
mined? ?"


Here is a falacy which only scien.
tifc habits can enable US to detect.
The falacy is in the word conditions
It is not condition which means a
state, temporary or otherwise, that
determines variety, whatever the con-
dition the variety is the same perma-
nent organic element and persistent.
Variety is character not condi-
tion.


Whether a tree bear leaves or
fruit the variety is the same, but this
bearing depends on the condition.
but as it would make this article too
lengthy to say all we desire upon
this point, we will close by few re-
marks upon the loose and very fala-
cious use of language and observa-
ton of facts with the persistence of
pernicious theories consequent there
upon.


We are fully aware that this arti-
Year: 1878




The jury and the counsel now exam
ined the photograph minutely. It could
not DO disputed; there was the identical
man, and therefore he was not in the
bank at the moment when the forged
check was passed.


The teller was once more placed upon
the stand. BE was confused by the
evidence he heard, and was by no means
as positive as be was before. At last
he reluctantly admitted that he might
be iaborirg under mistake. And up
en- that he retired into the crowd with
an appearance of great chagrin. Dams
triumph was complete. He was a hero.
People forgot his strange dress and wild
looking head, and actually "honized"
him, The prisoner was discharged. he
instantly went to Dan and seizing both
Of his hands, exclaimed:


"You have saved me; you shall have
anything You want. 1 cannot do enough
to show my gratitude"


From that moment Dams star began
to rise. He had money to continue his
experiments and he eventually discov-
cred process by which he succeeded in
Obtaining the richest and most durable
photographs that are now taken in Wex-
ford. BE still keeps the old camera
that made his fortune.
Year: 1878

The Congressional Committee on
public lands have reported in favor of
forfeiting all lands to a number of rail
roads, whose terms have not been com
piled with. This, says the Telegram,
casts damper over the prospects Of
Oregon railroad connection with the
East. Should the bill become law,
not only viii the progress of the NORTH
ern Pacific be crippled for an indefinite
number of years, but all hope for the
magnificent scheme of Senator Mitch
ellis South Pass and Salt Lake railroad.
wiz be forever blighted. The danger
is of no small moment. Just how to
avert it, does not at the present moment
appear. Perhaps our senator from the
republican side Of the house may Be
able to solve the problem.
Year: 1878

"Whole leads Of gold" are re-.
ported to be discovered in the Bear
Paw Mountains and men are leav-
ing the Black Hills to go after it in
the same headlong fashion in which
they rushed to the Hills not long
ago. They want to find a place
where gold can be got easier and
faster. The truth is that gold
hunting is never easy. The mory
abundant the metal the harder i
Year: 1878

There are $4,000 illegitimate
children born in France every year,
and there are now about 100000
Of these unfortunates in that coun-
try. Although they come into the
world through no fault of their
own, they are scorned by preiudiced
people and disinherited by the law
A number of generous people have,
therefore, formed a society for the
protection of these children, and
Victor Hugo has written a letter
full of sympathy.
Year: 1878

the fortune of the men who seek it.
The faster it comes the faster it
goes. They who get rich in gold
regions are not the diggers, but
they who improve the opportunity
to carry on other industries.
Year: 1878

Cherry Creek New Iudcpsndent.l


There is piece Of rock standing
on the ridge running up the South
Mountain at Egan Canyon. One
morning in 1868 an Indian was dis.
covered standing by this rock,
calmly surveying the scene below,
and particularly the overland sta
ton to the West, then garrisoned
by a number of soldiers. He was
SO far off that he enjoyed the ex-
citement produced by his appear
ance, and made a very significant
gesture of derision and contempt
for the soldiers. One Of them de-
termined to reply to the Salutation,
and fred at him from the station
with a rife, and strange to say, with
wonderful accuracy Of aim, shot
him through the head. His remains
were buried behind the rock on the
mountain; and in 1873 his skull,
disturbed in some way from its
resting place, was exhibited among
the miners at Egan as a relic of the
war and of the disaster which over
took the Indian, who was ignorant
of, or conceitedly despised the vir-
tues Of long range. 1t was a shot
of nearly 2000 feet.
Year: 1878

THE news that Canton. Miss, has
twenty cases of yellow fever is received
here With much regret, although We have
our misfortunes and distress. Yellow
fever visited Canton in 1855 and swept
off nearly everybody left 10 the place.
We hope it may not be SO disastrous ol
life this time.
Year: 1878

We had a pleasant call yesterday from
President Thompson Of the University
BE leaves the city to-day to answer th'
many demands upon his time. BE hal
had hard work and plenty Of II since biz
call to the University, but the resultl
achieved show that the Regents did mol
make a mistake when they called q live
man. young and inexperienced though he
was, TO the head Of the Institution. ZeaI
and energy count for more than half the
battle in life, aud Mr. 7. Is largely en-
dowed with these two essential elements
Of success. +31eit
Year: 1878

This campaign, said Mr.. Harrison, is
to settle one very comprehensive and
important question-whethe the Dem
ocratic party shall come into full con-
troll of the Legislative department of our
National Government. Hitherto they
have had but one end of the National
Capitol. l believe their full control
would work wide mischief and be pro-
ductive of danger The history of the
Democratic party is a story of false the
ories of government and bad practices
in administration. II staked its life for
the perpetuation of slavery, and counted
the nations life as dung if it might win
the favor and vote of the slave-master.
1t did not, as a party, relent or feel pity
when brave men were dying and brave
women were sitting in sackcloth and
ashes. 1t felt no throb of gladness, but
CRASHED its teeth with rage when the
martyred President, by the immortal
proclamation, brought to the birth
4,000,0 900 freemen. 1t made most fac
tious opposition to the amendments
which have set in the Constitution the
war-given liberty of the slave, and digni-
fed it with the freeman's ballot. When
the war was ended it allied itself with
the obstructionists in the South, and
protracted and embarrassed the work of
reconstruction. 1t became the inventor
in the South and the apolOgist in the
North of the 60 Mississippi PLAN This
catalogue is very incomplete, but it will
justify the verdict that the Democratic
party has a stronger instinct for the
wrong side of every question than any
other political organization the world
ever saw. l, in the presence of its
ablest leaders, challenged them to name
one great public measure the party had
ever brought forth, and the answer
came: "We have appointed investi-
eating committees. And even that
business was found to be full of peril
the spade OF the investigator too often
turning up Democrat


The Potter Investigating Committee
was put upon the boards as tragedy
it has been since played as farce,
with Mrs. jerks and Benjamin Butler
in the principal parts. But if the DEM
ocratic party shall have majority in
the House to vote articles of impeach-
ment, and majority in the Senate to
try these articles, | believe that before
the play ends the maskers will drop
their masks and the play will have "a
serious ending.


Another evidence of this revolution
AIRY spirit which possesses the Demo-
cratic party is found in the bitter war
which was made in Congress upon our
gallant little army. What had our
army done that it should be made the
object of attack 1t stands to every
patriotic man as the representative OF
that mighty host in blue that made
treason bow in humble service to the
flag and the law. 1t is the miniature
of the Army of the Potomac, of the
Ohio, of the Tennessee, of the Cumber-
land. Its chieftan is that mighty Cap
tain who wrote a new treatise on the
art OF war, when he put his base In his