smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

Two persons were born at tho same place,
at tho Same moment Of time. After an ago
of fifty years they both died, also at tho
same place ard at tho same instant, yet ono
had lived ono hundred days moro than the
other. How was this possiblo9 Not to
keep our friends in suspense, tho solution
turns on curious, but with little reflec-
ton, a very obvious point in circum- -naviga-
ton. A person going around the world
toward the west loses day, and toward
the cast. ho gains one. Suppcs sing, then,
two persons born together at tho Cape of
Good Hope, whence voyage round the
world may be performed in year; If one
performs this constantly towards the west,
in fifty years he will be fifty days behind
tho stationary inhabitants, and if tho other
sail equally towards tho east, he will be
fifty days in advance of them. One, there
fore, will have seen ono hundred days moro
than the other, though they were born and
died in tho samo place and at tho Same
moment, and oven lived continually in the
same latitude, and reckoncd time by the
samo calendar.
Year: 1879

IONS to force upon his fellow -finncs. The
gills of II fish may be compared to the nose
OF man, even in color, but most of them
arc great deal better set on. IL was evil
IDENTIFY designed by nature that fish should
live under water. This il why they take
on SO when hauled out, strung on Il willow
and carried around on boys shoulder


The bladder OF Il fish plays an important
part in his whooping around under the sur
face of Il mill-pond. by sucking in or cx-
pclling air he can rise to the surface to grab
fly; or go to the bottom to attend Il CON
vcnlion CT suckers. He is very carly
riser. You may think YOU can get up be-
fore he does, but he will be wide awake
when you arrive on the spot. His meals
are picked up from such things MS were left
over the oay before, and 1t is imlhatcrial to
him whether wcll-cookcd or not. No fish
is bound to any particular ncighborhood,
bit has the run Of the entire river or pond.


lie is out in all sorts of weather, and if he
comes home wet what is the diiferencel 1t
is generally supposed that fish stands Oh
his head to sleep. at least none have ever
been caught sleeping on their backs. They
see by night rs well as by day, and perhaps
little better. The tail of fish is not of
much account in the frying pan but 1t is Il
handy thing for the fish when sloshiug
around in Il mll-pond full of old stumps,
drowned boys and wrecked sksHs His
tail guides his head, and it seldom goes
back OH him. Nature calculated that he
would be Hopping his tail against bridge
ttmbers, stones, old hoop-iron and lost fish
hooks, and so she made him ono which
couldn't be hurt. 1t is simply membrane,


without nerves, and could be cut Off with
out the fish knowing it until he started to
dodge an old root and run his head into
the bank Fish may he divided into two
cusses-thc fish which catch boys, like the
shark, and the fish which permit boys to
catch them, like the mullct and bass. In
going a-tshing always sit on the vcranta


in the shade, if you can, and if you can't
let the fishing go and hang to the vclantlu.
Year: 1879

1t Is an almost every day sight to sec
boys catching fish, but yet not ono lad in q
thousand has ever given thought to the
wonderful construction Of the tinny tribe.
At tho outset OF this subject it might be re-
marked that no fish has a single bono too
many. You may think he has, especially
when you have perch for dinner, but every
little bone was put there by nature for
some special purpose Take away hand
ful OF bones from tho average fish and he
would die in less than week. Bones,


however, have very little to do with fish,
and a great deal less to do with catching
him. Let us draw your attention to tho
eyes, in the first place. They are SO placed
that fish can sec q bob-tailcd steamer
coming up tho river, and boy on the bridge
behind him at the aamo time, but for this
fact tho boy would catch him with dip
net mado Of an old hoop-skirt, or the
steamer would run over him. BY simple
roll Of his eye, fish can take in view
from all sides at once, and you can't pass
canoe off on him for q saw-log. If tho fish
could only geo ahead, his tail would be
grabbed at every hour in tho day. If he
could see only behind, he'd have to wear a
shcet.iron protector on his nose AS 1t Is,
hell dodge stone from one side and smell
Of root on the other ut the same motion.


The mouth Of a fish Is provided with strain
crs called gllls. But for this he'd have q
stomach full Of aawdust all the year round.
Without tho gills fls mouth would be open
Q great share Of the time, but with them
no kaeps Ms jaws together and has No opin-
Year: 1879

Let us now follow the art OF glass stain
ing through its chief stages The design
of the window being determined upon, and
The cartoon or full sized drawing being pre-
pared, kind Of skeleton drawing is made,
showing only the lines which indicate the
shape OF cach separate piece of glass. 1t
is apparently not generally understood that
window is not '1nr piece of glass, to
which arc applied the various co.ors dis
played, but a number Of small pieces which
arc united by groovcd lead which incloscs
each individual fragment, and that each
different color we see is the color of that
particular piece of glass, the only painting
material employed being the dark brown
pigment used to define the more delicate
and minute details This skeleton, or work
ing drawing, then passes to the cutting
room, where sheets of glass of every inn
aginablc shape arc arranged in racks, each
bearing a number by which particular
tint is known. Tho iirawing being num-
bcrcd on each separate piece of glass by
means Of frame containing small pieces of
every shade, and each numbered according
to the rack containing the glass of that
color. The use of this frame renders un-
necessary tho tedious process of visiting
each rack in search Of the particular shade
required; the glass is laid bit by bit on the
drawing, and each piece is then cut to the
required shape by means of diamond.
After the glass is cut it passes to the painter,
who, laying 1t over the drawing, traces
upon it with his brush all the details Of
feature, folds of drapery, foliage, etc., as
designed by the artist. But rs the action
of the weather and tho continually varying
conditions of the atmosphere would speedily
remove every vestige of paint if left in this
state, it is necessary to subject the painted
glass to the action of heat by placing it for
several hours in kiln, under the influence
of which the paint Is fused into absolute
affinity with the glass, and becomes actually
incorporated with its substance After this
burning process, it only remains for the
different pieces to be united with the
grooved loaded frame work which binds the
whole together. The places whcro tie
leads join arc then carefully soldcred
together, and nothing remains but to thor
oughly work over the whole surface with
thick cement, which fills up any interstico.
between the glass and lead. and render
the whole panel perfectly water-tight and
wcathcr-proof
Year: 1879

For the newest marricd couple, a jar OF
honey to last the moon out.
For the best disposition exhibited in the
line at the ticket office, an opportunity tc
wait the longest for a ticket.
For the young man who carries his cane
in the most artistic manner, the admiration
oil tho young woman who carries her para
sol on her arm.


For the oldest fashioned hat, gentleman,
one cent; lady 81, ,497, ,S53. .823.


For tho sweetest smile on the ground, an
order for new teeth when the present falls
into tho sink with crash.


For the most elaborate coiffurc chignon,
French twist or banged, u back action mir
ror by which every square inch Of the head
can be seen at one and the same time.


For the most contcntcd man, something
to stir him up and put new life in him. 4
man has no business to be contented.


For the best turnout, choice between
dust heap and mud-puddle. The
weather will regulate this premium.


For the most prominent unmarried cou
pie, reference to the city clerks Office


For tho most disagrecablc person, al cs-
cort out of the gate by the police.


For the blind man who holds his hat with
the most grace, gratuity.


For tho largest harvest Of babies, ticket
to tho poor house.


For the lady who dresses within the
means of her husband, if sho is thcrc-we
dare not mention the prize; referred to St.
Peter with hint to have the angels handy
when she arrives ut heavens gate.


For the fellow who says "Ncvcr pa
compulsory season pass to Pinaforc, six
nights week and two mat:nccs.


For the boy who runs away from school
to see the show, mighty good time and u
forged excuse the next day.


For tic most charming and best looking
young lady, personal introduction. A
word TO the wise is sufficient.


For the most honest bankrupt, salts
factory compromise with his creditors, and
a chance to say, "not guilty" before jury
of his peers.


For the newspaper reporter who fails to
mako himseslf 'solid" will. the committee,
ham sandwich and glass of beer bought
with his own ncy-conscqucntiy'a rarity


For tho biggest bore, full complement
OF rcactionary artcsian well machinery with
no one but himself to apply it to.


For tho young gentleman who knows cv-
cry horse on the ground and nothing else,
succession of lost bets that will leave his
purse as empty as his head.


For the man who cntcrtains his wifc's
mother and her three sisters, chance to
cat one-slXth of what lie pays for, and tina
in tho humblcst manner.
Year: 1879

A scrubby stuntcd juniper tree grows on
nearly all the ridges and hill tops in Cali
fornia. The berries are very abandant
and about tho size of the juniper berry
tree known in commerce, from which is
distilled tho inspiring spirit gin, but can
not say whether it Is or not. Tho tree is
quite like tho cedar in bark and wood, but
It differs in size and shape from TINT noble
and stately son Of the forest. The needles,
which arc the only approach to foliage, and
represent tho leaves OF ordinary trees, arc
full Of combustiblc oil, which goes off
like a flash upon the application Of a match.
Trees the size Of on apple troc produce as
flno a fire as ever saw. A solid column
Of flame shot up to three times their height
and sheets OF flying fire were carried off In
the wind. The heat was intense, bat OF
brief duration. AS soon as tho foliage and
loose bark were consumed tho fire vanished
as quick rs 1t came, and in four or five
minutes beautiful green tree with spread.
ing branches and healthy roots, apparentl


in the prime and vigor of middle age, was
changed into charred and blackcncd
trunk, stretching its dead limbs skyward In
mute reproach for our wanton play.
Year: 1879

LONDON, Jan. 1s.-The state OF feeling In
France grows worse rather than better. The
utterances OF the more radical organs OF the
Republican party tend to awaken the fears of
nothing for the maintenance OF the Dufaure
ministry. especially in pronounced Catholic
circles. The programme of the ministry. as
favor. They say the ministry are endeavoring
to curry favor with the radicals. and are ready
to sacrifice what the Catholics most prize. the
control Of their own educational Institutions
and the right OF granting degrees by their
university. The ministry propose to repeal
ing the freedom Of university education, and
to go back to the old system under which uni
versity degrees were conferred only by the
State.
Year: 1879

which they severally bear to the whole amount
of such unappropriated sum. after payment Of
judgment In the first class, and the same rule
shall BE- applied in payment Of judgments in
the third class. All claims filed or that may
hereafter be filed In said court In the name of
one or more claimants relating to q vessel In
which other claimants are Interested shall be
deemed and held to be legally fled The same as
II all other parties in interest had Joined In the
filing Of the petition.


The last section makes provisions for the pay
ment OF the commissioners out of the Alabama
aba a nds tha cantrai % ~ ranUrass sap f
ture disposition.
Year: 1879

The Coming international Exposition.


LONDON. Jan. 1s-The decision of the Belgian
government to hold an international exhibition
at Brussels In 1880 was not arrived at without
much discussion It was contended th at the
proposed exhibition would follow too closely
that OF Paris. but now that the matter is decided
the government announces Its intention to
leave nothing undone to make the exhibition a
uraat suGcesg.
Year: 1879

It was to the effect that when person Who
has rented house, paying the rent In
advance, fails to obtain possession because OF
the refusal OF the tenant In possession to
move, the landlord Is legally bound to refund
the rent that may have been advanced.
Year: 1879

Few plants are more attractive for the
lawn and form q more conspicuous feature
than the Pampas grass (G!yneri,lne a1gen-
te,taa), and, since 1t Is entirely at home in
the lower South, one Is at loss to make
out why 1t Is go rarely met with especially
when one reflects that almost every South
ern nurseryman has 1t for sale, and that 1t
is held at prices by no means high. The
comparatively few who have It growing on
their lawns or in their gardens are loud in
praising the beauty of Its long, slender
leaves, which form bundles OF sheaths at
their base, and rise to the height of six or
eight feet, when they gracefully curve out
ward, giving the plant the appearance, at a
distance, of q hemisphere Of beautifully
curved lines. Towards autumn when the
leaves have attained their full development,
tho flower stems appear from the centres Of
the strongest 'shcatls, shooting up pcrpcn-
dicutlarly three or four feet above the mass
Of foliage, and gradually unfolding plume
OF elegant, feather-llke flowers, which at
first are of'a silky whiteness but assume a
darker tint as the season advances. Of
course the reader will understand that PAM
pas grass is cultivated only for ornament,
and that, therefore, one or two tufts Is all
that person would be likely to want. A
single plant will soon form tuft. q IT kills
down In winter at any point above the frost
line, but being perennial l-rooted soon springs
up Into cOnsricu uo,isness the next spring.
Year: 1879

IL is pretty well known that the lower
animals possess all the weaknesses, vanitics
and vices known to man. Indeed, they
have the passion for dress even more devel-
oped-sometimes to tho cost of their lives
than our fine ladies have The cock is
notoriously ambitious and tyranical the
hog as he grows old becomes Il mere lout
and sensualisL, though tho promise of his
youth was of better things; the jncktlnw
and monkey are full of mischief; the beau
teous dove is quarrelsomc, and even the
penguin which sits on rocks in the Southern
Pacific arraycd in white apron and pre-
teEling to be rs neat as pin, Is foul beyond
conception. That they have taste for al
coholic liquors is known as fact by scien-
lists. One of these selected for his subjects
the quiet household of n cock which had
never done him any harm, and in which
there was no hereditary tendency toward
the bottle. TO the master of the household
the tcmptcr came ut first with alcs and light
wines, and gradually led him on, step by
step, till at last nothing would satisfy his
aroused appetite but the strongest of liquors.
The hens, too, took kindly to their potations,
though not 80 eagerly as the cock did, and
ere long that once happy home was Il scene
OF woe, disorder and irregularity. The
comb and wattlcs of the father swclcd and
grew purple like tipplcr's nose his eyes
became bloodshot; his whole being was
changed; he quarrcllcd with his wives and
beat them over the head with his spurs, and
in their turn the wives grew reckless, cross
and dumpish, and neglected their broods.
The old gentleman would 60 to roost at all
odd hours of day and night, and presently
fall from his perch. lie would crow in tho
most absurd and unreasonable way; get his
legs tangled together, flap one wing when
he meant to flap both, refused his meals, and
at last lie fell victim to tic demon of rum
by dying. 1t was sad ending but it sat
isilcd the demon of science that men are
not alone in their love for intoxicants.
Year: 1879

The iccbergs which come down from the
North pole and lie in wait for vessels
crossing their path find their grave in the
Gulf stream. Northwarl and eastward
runs this fierce current, yet below it is a
stealthy polar current gliding ever south
ward, and the mighty berg, whose bottom
reaches many fathoms down, is seized by
the lower current and borne against the
Gulf stream, until tho heat of the upper
current mets and dlsintegrates it, and al
lows it no longer to be menace to the
marincr-a siren indeed, the very cmbodi-
mcnt of poetry and splendor, but treachcr-
GUS and rcmOrsclcss as fiend. Several
times have [ seen iccbergs ut sea, gcncr-
ally looming suddenly, startling and ghost
like out of Il dank fog, but once robed in
imperial magniflcancc. 1t was the 4th Of
July, and the sky was without cloud,


but the air was cold and keen rs winter,
and we knew what it meant AS the
sun arose the horizon was studded with
glittering points like the serrcd spears Of
great host; here and there lofticr
mass flashed back the rays of tho sun
from some berg towering above the field
ice. There was nothing to bc done but
to keep on our course, for we were near
ly surrounded by the ice; but we had q
leading wind, good top gallant breeze,
and felt our way without much difficulty
through the broad channels. What love-
ly pale greens and blues were revealed in
the cavcrns of the immense, cathedral ike
iccbergs into which the waves brake with
far-off, eerie boom, and how cxquis Q
was the roseate blush which the icy pin
nacles assumed when kissed by the setting
SIM The full moon arose soon after and
shonc on the silvcry bastions and towers
Of an iceberg sea :cely half mile from
us, which was not less than 400 feet above
the sea and nearly four times the height
OF our own masts. Next morning the
polar fleet had disappeared in the south
ern board and, on the whole, we were not
sorry to part company with it.
Year: 1879

Lines suggested by solitary little grave found OF
the banks of the Mississippi River.


No rare exotic here


Uplifts its regal head,
| Nor fiaucts its beauties gay,


Above the early dead.
But lOwly wildwood Aowcrs bend DER the little
mound,
And kiss with fragrant lips the perfumed air
around.
Just as the breath OF morn
Has flushed the quiet sky
The mOcking bird's sweet matin hymn
Comes floating softly by.
Whilo in the deep and solemn hush of evening,


vesper prayer
The Whip-o-wilslo low requiem falls sadly on tho


With touch of gold the rising sun


Casts here his earliest beam,


And faintily traced upon the sod


His farewell glores CLEAN.
And the pale moon, with tender care spreads here


her silvery light
While stars their ceaseless ygis keep throughout


the silent night.


l know that other tears


Have moistened this long grave,


Than the pure, sparkling drops


That nature kindly gave.
Some mothers stricken heart hath prayed in an


guish here
And loving ones have often bent above spot 50


dear


But they come now no more:


Perhaps deaths dreamless seep


Seals now the loving eyes


That here were want to weep
Yet angels keep their constant watch above this


sacred sod,
Until little form shall rise in glory to its God