smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1875

/ Those who visit the Antarctic seas after
having been in the Arctic are geatly dis
appointed in the form Of the icebergs, for
while those of the north assume every fan.
tastic shape that fancy can conceive, the
southern ones are nearly table-topped Jumps
Of ice, precisely the same in form as on the
day they parted from their parent glacier.
These more resemble huge Twelfth cakes
diyested Of their ornaments than anything
else. In the warmer northern seas ice
bergs melt more quickly, and assume far
more pieturesqe appearances; but in the
Southern Ocean the temperature of the
water through which the icebergs drift is
below the freezing point of fesh water, and
therefore insufficient in heat to melt the
ice. It is only after they had moved
considerable way northward, that the reg
ularity of their shape begins to be inter
fered with. As the berg travels from the
pole it first reaches latitude where the
summer sun has the power of heating the
surface water slightly above the freezing
point without affecting that Immediately
below it. This has the effect Of melting
notch in the side of the berg all around it,
and just above the sea level, but this notch
was not observed to extend into the ice in
any case more than about thirty feet As
the warm water becomes still warmer as
the berg floats further north, it has natur-
all greater powers, and deep caves or cav
erns are formed, which offer increased
facilities for wave-washing the larger they
become, until the mass being weakened,
large pieces become detached As this
alters the centre Of gravity the berg lurches
over and either forms slope or long
spur or tongue rises; and thus the work Of
destruction proceeds until the form Of the
berg is altogether changed, and that part
which formed the tongue may became the
topmost pinnacle. Hence the greater va
riety of form in the bergs seen by ships
passing south on an arc of the great circle
in comparatively low attitudes. The por.
tions that break away from the berg are
termed calves, aud they are often Of far
greater danger to shipping than the bergs
themselves, for the latter have reflected
light that renders them visible at a little
distance on the darkest night, whereas the
calf, although it may be several hundred
tons in weight, is not perceptible, or, If so,
may readily be mistaken for the top of
sea breaking.
Year: 1875

An Irish tailor, making gentleman's
coat and vest too small, was ordered to
take them home and let them out. Some
days after, the gentleman was told that
the garments happened to Git countryman
Of his and he had let them out at shil-
ling week
Year: 1875

Learn a trade or get into business,
and go at it with determination that
defies failure, and you will succeed.
Don't leave it because hard blows are
to be struck, or disagreesble work to be
performed. Those who have worked
their way up to wealth and usefulness
do not belong to the shiftless and un-
stable class; and if you do not work
while a young man, IS an old man you
will be nothing. Work with will,
and conquer your prejudices against
labor, and manfully bear the heat and
burden of the day. 1t may be hard the
first week; but alter that, assure YOU,
it will become pleasure, and you Will
feel enough better satisfied with your
self to pay for all the trial OF a Begin
ming. Let perseverance and industry
be yeur motto; and with q steady ap-
plication to business, you need have no
fear for the future. Don't be ashamed
of your plain clothes, provided you
have earned them. They are far more
beautiful in the estimation of all honest
men and women than the costly gew-
gaws sported by some people at the ex-
pense Of the confiding tailor. The peo-
Pile who respect you only when well
clad, will be the first to run from you
in the hour Of adversely.
Year: 1875

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
says in his report that there are eighty mil
lion tobacco chewers, smokers and snuffers in
the United States These are startling figures.
If true there are in this country nearly forty
million more tobacco users than there are peo-
pie. This appalling increase in the use of tie
injurious weed, should set every lover of his
race to thinking Ddn6ury Ne,os
Year: 1875

THE New York Tribune, referring to
the ST. Louis whisky ring develop
ments, says that 'the attempt to fasten
some stain of completely upon the Pres
ident himself is wholly unwarranted
by the facts thus far disclosed. Nor can
it be said that the. Republican party
has shown the least sympathy for the
participants in these crimes, or made
the slightest effort to shield or EN- bar
rass Secretary BristOw in his work of
reform. On the whole, the Republi-
can party will unquestionably gain by
this exposure, as any party ought to
gain which unflinchingly hunts down
and Furnishes corruption of any form
within its ranks. The credit is the
greater in this case, because the guilty
persons were prominent in the party
and had been peculiarly influential.
The spirit which refuses to grant them
any shelter or mercy and demands full
punishment according to the full letter
of the law is the true spirit of reform"
This is every word true; and We have
only to add the stern eXhortatiOn of the
President, ''let no guilty man escape" !"
even though he should be the Private
Secretary of the President himself.
Year: 1875

generation. Yet we know there is at least
one denomination which has always claimed a
monopoly on the public or private conscience,
and enforced that claim wherever it could do
so. Mr. Blaine thinks that there should be
no possibility of such consummation. Ac-
cordingly, he proposes constitutional amend
ment which will secure religious freedom and
unsectarian schools for the whole country.
There is little chance of the adoption of the
amendment, as most people will think the
country safe enough without it.-Cin. Gas.
Year: 1875

A MALICIOUS FABRICATIoN.-We do not
know who was so andacious in misleading the
public in case that could result only to their
detriment, as to assert that HALLS BALsAM is
no longer. in the market We assure our
friends that such is rot the ease. This old
standard remedy for coughs and colds is still
prepared in its original purity, ard may be
had of druggists everywhere in the United
States or Canada Price, S1,00.
Year: 1875

A PAIR OF MIsERs.-Guy. the fouu-
der of the noble hospital in London
which bears his name, was bookseller.
He was so complete pattern of parsi-
mony that the famous miser, Vulture
Hopkins. once called upon him to crave
lesson in the art of saving. Being
introduced into the parlor, Guy. as it
was in the evening. and dark. lighted a
candle. Hopkins said: Sir. 1 always
thought myself perfect in the art of


getting and outstanding money. But
as am informed you far exceed me, |


have taken the liberty of waiting upon
You, 10 be satisfied upon that subject
oh, sir said Guy, If that be all your
business. we can as well talk it over in
the dark Having thus said. he put
out the candle. This was enough for
the Vulture. He took his leave at once.
Year: 1875

whispers and the stuff went flying out
as fast as others could take it away.


Easy, easy" the sergeant of police
kept saying, as he and two of his men
kept us we'll lit with the strong light of
their lanterns.


But the men tore on, till at last the
place was about cleared out, and we had
got to little woodwork on the other side,
along with some rubbish.


And now was the exciting time as we
went, four of us, at the brick wall, drag
ging at it, and raised it, when some wo-
men up above shrieled out and we stood
trembling, for it had tumbled down and
lay all of heap where we had raised it
from.


"Quiek ~ L shouted huskiy.


And we tore the brick away till there
was hardly a scrap left, and we stood
staring at one another.


"Why, she amt here after ALL" said
policeman.


"I'm blest," says another.


But couldn't speak, for didn't know
what to do; bat stood staring about as if
expected next to see the little darling
come running up again unhurt.


"Try there" says the sergeant.


Then he turned his light into a dark
corner whore bits Of wood lay and dart
ed across and threw back two or three
pieces, when l gave cry and fell upon
my knees again. For there was no mis-
take this time had uncovered little
foot, and there was the little white sock
all blood-stained and felt great sob
rise from my breast as | stopped down
and kissed the little red spot.


"Steady," said the sergeant and then
quickly, as | knelt there, they reached
over me and lifted piece after piece away
till there in the gray light Of the morning
l was looking upon the little motionless
figure lying there with her golden hair,
as had fancied, dabbled in blood from
cut upon her little, white forehead
where the blood had run but now lay
hard and dry. Covered with blood and
SNluHo VI hlVibhig sHO lhJ stlbeOutd pht
there and felt as If my heart would
break to see the little peaceful face almost
with a smile upon il while out OF respect
to my feelings the men drew back till l
knelt there all alone.


And now far up in the sky the warm
light Of tho rising sun shone and It was
reflected down upon that tiny face, light
ing it up with almost heavenly beauty,
and as l knclt there in the silence of the
early morn | could hear again and again
the half stifed sobs of these around,


With trembling hands leaned forward
and raised her head then passing one
beneath her, | rose on my knees to bear
her out, when stopped as if tnrncd to
stone, then clasped both my raw and
bleeding hands to my blackened forehead
as shrieking out, MY God, she's alive !"
fell back insensible; for those little blue
eyes had opened at my touch and voice
like the faintest sigh Of the wind in Sum
mer, whispered the one word


Father
Year: 1875

ANCIENT PEOPLE OF Colorado
Tradition has it that once in centuries
ago there lived a people in comfort, ele-
gan ce and reasonably high state of civ
ilizaton-the loyal Aztecs. Coltez came
and Montezuma called, their religion and
government were in peril, and leaving
comfort and home and country, these
tyue lieges of sovereign whose throne
rested on the centuries, went down to the
City Of Mexico to fight for their traditions
and flag and faith-fought and lost and
died. Certain it is that little south Of
this immediate spot, in Pueblo county,
there is a trace of a civilization and of
substantial opulence of which the very
tradition has passed away here, and which
is neither Spanish nor Indian. Certain
it is, that while the Indian, awed by the
visible manifestations of the hand of God,
came here to worship on state occasions,
they did not use it as one OF their perma-
nent hunting grounds or Winter abodes.
For centuries it seems hardly to have
known the face of man Us a dweller, and
now as fash, it is open to all the world,
and the silence of ages is broken by all
the confused orchestra Of modern life, the
scream of the locomotive, the busy hum
of industry, the whirl Of machinery, the
sounds of the gong and revelry, the crack
of the rife, the voice of prayer and praise,
the music of chidren's voices and the
quiet rhythm of happy homes.
Year: 1875

The boys insisted that l needed relaxa-
tion. My health required it. l had a
pretty fair article Of health, 1 thought,
enough to last me as long as 1 lived


But L must accumulate q stock for future


use. The South was the place to get it.


And riding was healthy. The sand is too


deep TO ride except on horseback, and so


l thought | would ride. applied to the


livery man for horse. He had one He
looked sorrowfully at me as though he
pitied me. Did l ever ride a mule? I
never had. He had as good riding horses
as were ever saddled, but if l wanted a
" Rock Me to Sleep, Mother style Of a
ride, would take mule. l don't con-
slider myself first class judge of mules.


l had some vague notions in regard to
them. Supposed they would do large
amount OF work with very small allow
ance Of feed, and were immortal. l had
heard of one being driven over the same
route by the same boy for eighty-seven
years, and he was young mule yet.


Bring forth the mule. The mule was
brought. He was a meek looking cuss-
perfect Uriah Heep of mule so far as
"umbleness" was concerned. AT least.
that was the view took of him. He was
saddled and l mounted. For mile or
two he paced beautifully. 1 thought that
those old monks that / had read about
knew what they We're doing when they
rode on mules. | had high respect for
their judgment. Just then my mule be-
gan to show mptoms-symptoms of
what did not know. | found out. He
dropped his head between his legs, his
heels described parabolic or some other
internal curve in the air, and | got off
and sat on the ground. l got off over his
head, and did it quick. I'm not so old
but that | can get off an animal of that
kind as quick as boy. Then 1 looked
at the mule to see if he was hurt He
didn't appear to be. Then l inquired
around to see how l was. l reported an
abrasion on the left hip and a confusion
on the lower end Of my back. Then |
thought | would pronounce a blessing
on that mule and on his forefathers and
foremothers before him and his children
after him. But | didn't. l wondered if
he would stand fire. If l had a pistol l
would have put the muzzle of it to his ear
and tried him. Not that | was hostile
toward him, but was afraid that some
body might take ride on him some day
and get hurt. But had no pistol and so
that benevolent and sanguinary idea was
frustrated. Then l got up and shook the
dust off my feet and brushed the sand off
my trousers as testimony against The
place. Then | led the mule carefully
home and stated my case to the livery
man. But when l looked that he should
send for doctor or q Samaritan to do
me up in rag and pour olive oil and
champagne upon my bruises, he only
laughed. And his man that he had to
help him laid down on bench and
laughed-and | stood and held the mule,
then | laughed. 1t was ridiculous. But
I've learned a little wisdom. Next time
l ride on horseback it will be on q differ
ent kind of beast from bogus jaclass.
Year: 1875

The sight of a former lover sitting in
the church gallery during the perform
ance of wedding ceremony, frightened
Wisconsid bride so that she tainted
away. AT the moment of her collapse
she had on 81 500 worth of jewelry that
he had given her.
Year: 1875

That's her, sir. Fine girl she's grown,
amt she p But she .was beautiful as "
child. Hair ever so many shades lighter
and unless you went close up, you could
not see the cut though it was somo time
before the scar gave over looking red.


But really, you know sir, there ought
to be something done about these boilers.
For the rate at which they're bustin's
fearful. .-Once-d Week.
Year: 1875

DR.. Hall enumerates several prac-
tices of the careless public which are
sometimes as dangerous as they are
foolish. Walking along the streets
with the point of an umbrella stick
ing beyond, under the arm or over
the shoulder. By suddenly stopping
to speak to friend, person walk
ing in the rear had his brain penetrat-
ed through the eye, in one of our
streets, and died in few days. To
carry long pencil in a vest or out
side coat pocket. Not long since a
clerk fell, and his long cedar pencil
Sc pierced an important artery that it
had to be cut down from the top Of
the shoulder to prevent his bleeding
to death, with three months illness.
To take exercise or walk for the
health when every step is drag, and
instinct urges repose. To drink a glass
of cold water on getting up in the
morning without any feeling of thirst
under the impression of the health
giving nature of its washing out quail
tiles. To sit down at the table and
force yourself to eat when there is
not only no appetite, but decided
aversion to food. TO take a glass Of
soda on summer day under the. be-
lief thatit is safer and better than a
glass of water. To persuade yourself
that you are destroying one unpleas-
ant odor by introducing a stronger
one; that is, TO sweeten your unwash-
ed garments and person by envelop-
ing yourself in fumes OF musk eau de
cologne, or rose water-the best per-
fume being a clean skin and well
washed clothing.
Year: 1875

Dr. J. G. Holland, In scribner's for November


We have somehow learned to make
a difference between those obligations
which we owe to the government and
corporations. These ideas are not a
whit more prevalent among office.
holders and directors than they are
among voters and stockholders. Men
are not materially changed by being
clothed with Office and power. The
radically honest, man is just as honest
in office as he is out of it.


Corrupt men are the offsprings ofa
corrupt society. We all need
Strengthening up. The lines of our
morality need to be drawn tighter.
There is not a man VIII, is willing to
smuggle, and see cnstom officers
betray their trnst while ne does il;
willing to receive the results Of the
sharp practice of directors Of corpor-
at,ons in which he has an interest;
willing to receive the patronage Of
the government IN the execution Of
schemes not based in absolute ne
cesity; willing to take exorbltant
price for piece of property sold to
the government or to corporation
who is fit to be trusted with Office
When we have said this we have
given the explanation of our public
and corporate corruption, and shown
why it is SO difficult to get any great
trust managed honestly. All this
official corruption is based on popular
corruption = loose ideas of honesty
as they are held by the popular mind;
and we can hope for no reform until
we are better based as a people in
the everlasting principles Of equity
and right doing. If we would have
the stream clear we must cleanse tie
fountain.
Year: 1875

The little hand was placed in his,
and she said, 81 trust One higher
than yon: He wiz keep and help you,
dear"


He went ont from her presence,
feeling somehow lifted ont Of himself
and the narrow, aimless life be had
led, into a broader and nobler resolve.
He seemed to have courage to do and
dare anything tor her dear sake.


Five years have gone by, and the
town hall in H is again illumina-
ted. Tonight there is to be a tenn
perancc lecture by an eminent law
yer. The hall is crowded, for he is a
native of H, and she is proud Of
him. A gentleman passes up the
aisle, followed by a lady leading a
two-year-old boy by the hand. He
seats them and passes on to the plat
form, where he is introduced as the
Hon. Augustus Hill. Yes, it is Gus,
a noble man and Christian, making
his mark in his day and generation
and taking his stand for the Blight
Lnella is his prond and happy wife;
and little Georgie is the light Of their
home. Again l say, "Was it chance,
or something more?
Year: 1875




l have seen a young man sell a
good farm, turn merchant, and die in
an insane asylum.


/ have seen farmer travel about
so much that there was nothing at
home worth looking after


/ have seen a man spend more
money in folly than would support
his family in comfort and independ-
ence.


have seen young girl marry a
man of dissolute and idle habits and
repent of it as long as she lived.


have seen a man depart from truth
where candor and veracity would
have served him to much better pur-
pose.


l have seen the extravaganza and
folly of children bring their parents
to poverty and want, and themselves
to disgrace.


l have seen prudent and indus
trious wife retrieve the fortunes of a
family when her husband pulled at
the other end of the rope.


have seen a young man who de-
spised the counsels of the wise, and
advice of the good, and his career
end in poverty and wretchedness.


have seen a young man refuse to
do anything that came to hand, refuse
honest work because hard, and loll
about in idleness, eating the bread of
honest industry, too lazy to work
and too proud to ask for it. I have
seen such man come to want, cast
off by friends who were industrious
and who hated idleness, and be driven
about as a ship without rudder.


l have seen young men live with
and upon their parents, who were old
and had to work to maintain them
selves, seen them laboring and toll
ing to maintain these idle children,
and they seemed to take no note
about the additional labor which they
heaped upon the old people. 1 have
seen such young men disgraced in
the eyes of the public, and their
future clouded by it. Let the young
work and do what their hands find
to do.
Year: 1875

Yesterday afternoon man, whose
name could not be learned, and who
with his family lives near the corner
of Williams alley and Fountain street
got INTO a quarrel with his wife.
Both were in that state known as
"two-thirds seas over," but instead
of feeling happy, it affected them
Just the opposite. They pitched into
each other, tore each others hair, and
raised such a rumpus generally, that
the neighbors sent for some of the
boys at the engine house to go down
and put a stop to the disturbance.
Some of them did 60 down, but when
they got there the trouble had sub
sided, and to all appearance "peace
held sway supreme" AS the sequel
will show, however, it was .ot so
peaceable as it seemed. BY some
diplomatic course or other, the wo-
man had succeeded in getting her
lord and master to bed. Her next
move was to get bottle of chloro-
form, which was near at hand, and
administer nice little dose to her
husband, which soon put him to sleep
and made him wholly oblivioms to
what was going on around HIM.
The next act was to get an old saw,
with which she proceeded to do job
in surgery that would put profess
sional surgeon to blush. Beginning
at the lower end of the mans leg,
she commenced saving until she had
sawed that useful appendage in
twain. He, totally unconscious Of
what was going on, slept on s'the
sleep of the innocent" while she,
after the job was done, looked on,
watched his lite-blood ebb slowly
away. Somehow or other the neign-
bors outside got wind Of what was
going on inside the house and rush
ed in, in time to stop the bleeding,
but at last accounts it was ques-
ton whether the man would live or
not. For some time past the man
has been employed on the new
county buildings, now IN process OF
erection.
Year: 1875

Jack in the Pupil" st. Nicholas for December


"It's amazing" said Deacon Green,
"how stupid we human beings are,
little and big; what worthless things
we strive for, and what blessings we
carelessly cast away. In some parts
of Japan, when you go home from a
dinner, a servant is sent after you
with a box containing everything
that was offered you at the table and
that you refused. All! what If some
day an angel comes after us to show
us all the blessings that are offered to
us on earth, that we are too stupid or
too obstinate or too proud to take!"