smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

y BIC BrG.-The largest specimen Of the
iguana, or tree lizard of South America, that
has ever been seen in this country has recent
ly been received at the army medical museum
at Washington. 1t was placed in box
which admitted plenty of air, and arrived
safely and in seeming good condition after
his long voyage, though he seems disinelined
to be good-natured over his confinement, or
to make new acquaintances in his new resi-
dence. The reptile is almost entirely black.
or dark chocolate brown, is 80 inches long,
and on the top of the head has n large,
round proturberance like a swelling, while
on each side of the head, near its base, ap-
pears similar immense halls. The eye is pro-
minent, very bright. and is of bright hazel
of yellowish color, leaving the pupil brown.
The fore feet, or hands, have the fingers form
ell vcrv like the human hand, while. the
thumb or toe, corresponding to the human
thumb, is quite short and is large and round.
The Joints are protected and covered by
formation resembling armor, and the body
and tail seem at first glance to be free from
scales, though closer examination shows
the scales to be small and smooth. The rep
tile has not yet been identified aS belonging
to any species heretofore known, as it does
not appear in Cuvier 1t is the intention of
DIR. Woodward to kill it and prepare the
skeleton for mounting but it has been sug-
gested that n cast he taken before killing for
exhibition in the collection Of the Smithsonian
Institute.
Year: 1873

TOUCHING INcIpENr-A short time since,
in this city, brilliant and much admired
lady, who had been suffering for some time
with a trouble of the eyes, was led to fear
speedy change for the worse. and Immediate
" consulted her physician. An examina-
tion discovered sudden and fatal failing
in the optic nerve and the fact was impart-
ed as gently as possible that the patient
could not retain her sight more than few
days at most, and was liable to be totally
deprived of it at any moment. The afflicted
mother returned to her home, quietly made
such arrangements a. would occur to one
about to commence 80 dark journey Of
life, and then had her two little children,
attired in their brightest and sweetest
costumes, brought before her; and so, with
their little faces lifted to hers, and tears
gathering for some great misfortune they
hardly realized, the light faded out OF the
mothers eyes, leaving an inefaceable pie
ture of those dearest to her on earth-a
memory ef bright faces that will console
her in many dark hour Corington (hy)
Journal.
Year: 1873

4 DARING FEAT.-At Concord, n. H.,
recently, persons were horror-stricken to
observe little child running about on the
roof of the Eagle Hotel building, throwing
pieces of paper about in childish glee utter
ly unconscious of peril. OF course, no time
was lost in apprising the people of the hotel
of the fact. when Mr.. Byron, the clerk pro
ceeded to the roof, and without uttering a
word. caught the little one in his arms
almost from the very edge of the roof where
a msstep would have precipitated it to the
pavement below The child was Miss Flora
Stratton, four years of age, daughter of
George l.. Stratton. She had found the
window 10 the roof open, and so climbed to
the roof unseen by the inmates
Year: 1873

The Science of Beabh, in an article entitled
the Natural Food OF Chil6ren traces the remarkable
prevalence Of infant mortality In NewYork the
of improper artificial nourishment. Nearly half the
children born during the past gear in this city will prob
ably die in Infancy. owing to the neglect OF sanitary
measures and round principles Of hygiene. The inSu
eIce OF FashioB upon Health" discussed IN lively
paSer and many counses she treatment OF the


dlsjne temple" Of The human body, arc presented In
series OF brief paragraphs that make up 30
considerable part Of the contents Of fbe number.
Year: 1873




The word cyclone has frequently, but
incorrectly, been used as significant Of
an enormous or very violent meteor, as
if its application was TO be confined to
the devastating hurricane of the West
Indies or the terrific typhoon of the
China seas. 1t simply means a storm
which acfs in n circular direction, and
whose winds converge, by radials or
sinuous spirals, toward n centre, NOV
ing in our hemisphere in the opposite
direction similar to that of the handsol n
clock, and in the Southern Hemisphere
in a contrary direction. Taking this as
the definition of a cyclone, it seems
clear, from observation alone, that all
storms are to be regarded cyclonic.
Volumes have been written TO prove
that this is not the case. But we have
only to examine few series of weather
maps from week to week TO see that,
whether You have an area of low ba-
rometer, into its central hollow the ex-
terror atmosphere from all sides will
pour, and that in SO doing a rotary spir-
al or vorticose storm is generated. The
tornado, the simoons, the dust-whirl-
wind, the fire-storm. even the slow and
sluggish storm which moves on our
Western plains as the laboring wheel Of
the steamship buried in a heavy sea, all
attest that body cannot move on the
earths surface in straight line. 1t is
not more true with us that the Gulf
Stream turns to the eastward, the Polar
Stream to the westward, and the equa-
torial currents to the nOrthward, than
that every air-current, in obedience TO
the same law, should turn TO the right
of the line along which from any cause
it is called to move. The meteOrist has
therefore only to ascertain by observa-
ton where the barometer is lowest, TO
know at once the direction Of the winds
from the circumiacent districts, far and
near, or at least to test the mathemati-
cal law by grand experiment -Prof
II Il lfnlLrlL
Year: 1873

Nowhere is well-bred courtesy, or the
lack of it, more observed than in travel
ing. On the steamboat and in the cars
the quiet observer easily detects those
who have been educated under refined
influences, those who, without special
cultivation, are possessed of native
politeness. 1t is not education alone,
nor wealth, nor high social position,
nor COSTLY trapping, that makes one
pleasant travelling companion. There
must exist a kindness of feeling toward
strangers, general recognition of equal
rights in the comforts and conveniences
provided for the public, and quicken
ed discernment for the needs of others.
The gentleman who spreads out his
luggage on couple of seats in the cars,
and persistently reads his newspaper,
determinately unconscious that others
who have paid as much as he has are
looking in vain for seat, is as truly i'll
bred as the country girl who noiselessly
eats her pint of peanuts, scattering
shells on seats and floor, utterly re-
gardless of the annoyance she gives her
neighbors. In this democratic country
We travel in public conveyances too
much as if they were our own private





and twelfth passengers in city omni
bus, who know they have full claim to
a seat, are ediscomfortedb by the outspread
garments, the immovable attitudes, and
the blank faces of those who happen to
have entered the stage before them
Common civility demands that q move
ment be made to give room until the
complement is filed out; afterward
courtesy and generosity will often
prompt to attentions which justice may
not require. It is surprising how much
the comfort and pleasure of any journey,
whether long or short, is enhanced by
those little nameless courtesies which
are offered instinctively and unoffcious-
1y to strangers by refined, well-bred
travellers, and persons in which native
tact and delicacy almost make up for
the lack of the educating and refining
influences of good society. Summer
iourneying in crowded boats and cars IS
a test both of patience and politeness.
Thrice happy they who pass nobody
| through it, for their own sake, for the
comfort of companions, and for the
reputation of poor human nature is
general.


| CrRCAssIANs.-Tw kindssof divorce
are granted in Circassia, one total, the
other provisional. Where the first is
| allowed the parties can Immediately
marry again where the second exists,
| the couples agree to separate for a year,
and if, at the expiration of that time,
| the husband does not send Tor his wife,
her relations may compel him to total
Year: 1873

Boys, you will remember that in our
first entertainment | hinted as to how
you might acquire industrial habits in
youth by beginning to make yourselves
as the saying is, generally useful at
home, and in improving your leisure
hours in lite.Iary exercises of the brain.
This undoubtedly is the golden, though
somewhat thorny, pathway to emf
nence and distinction among our fel-
lows.


Fresh upon our minds is the record
of our late civil war, when, like a death
bearing simeon, the storm of disSensiOn
and strife swept over our land. and
threatened, in its wild rage, to scatter
to the winds TIE broken fragments OF
the Diamond Chain, whose powerful
links are the Empire States that form
our grea' and glorious Union. No
doubt grateful country through every
succeeding generation will eve" fondly
cherish the memory of him who safely
led the Ship Of State over the angry
pillows of excited passion. Nor did
Abraham Lincoln serve tie cause of
Freedom less because in his younger
days he split the rails that were to make
the enclosure of his fathers claim.


But nowadays thugs have ann ar
emily changed, and In the training OF
our youth to maahoNd they must have
their juvenile saloons; their baby bill
liarl cues, and their s,ll cocktails.
Thus is formed class of youths. not to
be ignored as to numbers. who might
appropriately be styled loafer appren-
tices. What kind of men are such like
ly to make?


This question reminds me of what a
friend said the other day while convers-
ing on this subject: Said he "Way
back in Merry Old England, in the
city Of Manchester lived a wealthy
Year: 1873

This trade was late In commencing during
the last year, owing 10 the back wakdness OF


the season, and most OF our carriage builders


having increased their capacity ih taFnlng


out work, found themselves with q large stock
On hand later in the season that usual But
this work d now well sold out, and from what
Information we have been able to glItheE from
the trade We do not hesitate 20 say that the
production andR sale OF work has nearly II


not quite equalled that OF any preceding year,
Notwithstanding the lateness o. th season


and the recent monetary disturbances This
trade Is very large with Us and furnishes re-
mnneFatiVe employment to large humber Of
the very besk mechanics We haRtL On the
whole the trade "a usually prOsperodA and the
fears expressed early Ii the season. that this
would not be profitable year havl not been
realized. The outlook is good ami ne trade
| q surely On tha lncFaase. and the eATnaslnesE
and enleEpEisa manifested during de paaefeW
Year: 1873

An enthusiastic student writes from
Iowa City to the Cedar Post that the
State University "is the great harvest
home around which young men and
women from every district and county
should bow aud do sbeisance, ss did
the shesves OF the sons OF Israel before
the sheaf Of Joseph" Modest young
man.
Year: 1873

A revengeful traveller once on a Ger
tain railroad in this State packed a
carpet-bag full ofloaded revolvers, and
handed it to gentlemanly baggag-
master who had ruined three or four
trunks for him already. The smash
er flung the bag up against the wall
savagely, and then threw it on the
floor and trampled on it, and jumped
up and down on it as usual. AT q
bout the fourth jump firing began
along the whole line. Forty-six re-
volvers went off in rapid succession,
distributing bullets around the Car
with disgusting careIessness of the
smasher, who was shot in six places
before he could get out of the car
He rode upon the platform during the
whole of that trip; and when he did
enter the car he eDcased his legs in
stove pipe, and ran an iron clad snow
plow in front Of him to push the bag
gage out with. He smashes, perhaps,
fewer carpet-bags now than he once
did in the blissful past-much fewer
and he is filed with a gloom. The
only boon he Graves is that he may
be present when the carpet bag owner
calls with his check. He says there
will be a conflict which will make the
Franco-German war appear perfectly
MISUNDERSTANDING Neacs.
Year: 1873

We were nearly worked to death
when Ellen informed us she would
stay no longer where all the "trundle
bed trash" took it upon themselves to
"boss her round.' So, though I as
sured her I'd let mother do the order
ing she gathered up her dry goods and
her dignity, and departed.


What was to become of us? Grace
was to be married in just three weeks,
and such Il confusion of silks and mus
lins, lace and flowers, purple and fine
linen as there was in the rooms up
stairs you never saw.


So much to be done in the way of
sewing, to say nothing of the baking
for the wedding supper (for Grace had
pretty fine ideas Of how she wanted
things done) and no one to do it all
but mother and |.


"Well," said Brother Willie, 81 sup
pose it will be my fate to start off in
search Of another girl, though where
to 90 I've not the remotest idea. This
section of country has been pretty well
secured, and a Girl who is not too
stuck up to work is hard to be
found"


'If that is the case, what is the use
Of trying said mamma, 81 guess
you and l can get along, Flora


"No," said |, 'you will be down
sick, and it's bad enough to have
Grace go and leave us, without hav-
ing you kill yourself"


Il am not going to kill myself"
said Grace quickly; ''you speak as
though ! were. But why don't you
advertise for glrl?'


"Capital!' said I running for writ
ing materials. "Iere goes!" and
hastily prepared the following:


WANTED-A Girl to do general housework in
w a private family in the country. One
who is not too fine to be "bossed" preferred
Apply at Gazette Office.


Will and papa had quite laugh
when asked them to take the adver.
tisement to town and make arrange
msnts to bring the girl (whom I was
sure Wis in existence somewhere and
would answer,) out to our house, as
soon as she called at the office.


"You'll have the pleasure of seeing
something of your own composition
in the newspaper for your pains, and
that is all, you may be sure said
papa.


But had great faith in the success
of my venture, This was Monday
the paper was issued on Friday, and
there stood the advertisement that
was to bring us "perfect jewel of a
girl"


The next Monday morning mamma
had sick headache, and while / was
busy over the washtub in the kitchen,
singing 'Put Me in My Little Bed,
(being the most lacdadaisacal thing
could think of) buggy drove to the
door and a neatly dressed young lady
came in and informed me that she had
seen our advertisement in the paper
and would like the situation if agree
able to us. Her quiet dignity quite
upset me. | was not prepared for this


A tall, slender girl, with a delicate
pink, sea-shell complexion, such mass
es of golden-blonde hair, and, strange
to say, large, black, eyes, shaded by
dark lashes and brows, There was
Year: 1873

What is the world coming to,
when even the babies exhibit such
alarming precocity as did little seven
year old charmer in Brattleboro, who,
the other day, sent her beau a love-
letter couched in the following apt
and possibly familiar words "They
that seek me early shall find me-"
Year: 1873

To think the more man eats the iat-
ter and stronger he will become. 10
believe that the more hours children
study, the faster they will learn. 10
conclude that, if exercise is good, the
more violent it is the more good ls
done. To imagine that every hour
taken from sleep is an hour gained. TO
act on the presumption that the small
est room in the house is largo enough
to sleep in. To argue that whatever
remedy cause one to feel Immediately
better is good for the system, without
regard to more ulterior effects. 10 eat
without an appetite, or to continue TO
eat after it has been gratitied, merely 70
crafty the taste. To eat a hearty sup
per for the pleasure experienced during
the brief time it is passing down ths
throat, at the expense OF whole ngh'
of disturbed sleep, and weary waking
/ iii the morning.
Year: 1873

All young people read good deal
now but 1 do not sec that great deal
comes of it, They think they have to
read good many newspapers, and Il
good many magazines. They are very
entertaining. But it is not always GER
tain that the reader gets from them just
what he reads. On the other hand, it
is certain that people who only read the
current newspapers and magazines get
very little good from each others socio-
ty, because they are all fed with just
the same intellectual food. You hear
them repeat to each other the things
they have all read in the Daily Trum-
pet or the Saturday Woodpecker. | see
no objection, however, to light reodin~
Year: 1873

We are surrounded by motives to plety
and devotion if we would but mind
them. The poor are designed to excite
our liberality; the miserable our piety;
the sick our assistance the ignorant
our instruction those that are fallen
our helping hand. In those who are
vain, We see the vanity of the world
in those are wicked our own frailty.
When we see good men rewarded, 1t
confirms our hope and when evil men
are punished, it excites our fear
Bishop Wilson.
Year: 1873

The public have often been asked to
believe that sane men do not commit
murders, and ingenious counsel have
repeatedly saved their clients from the
infiction of the extreme penalty of the
law by interposing the plea of insanity
at the outset of the criminal proceed
ings, and by holding steadily to that
plea through all the successive steps of
exception, appeal, re-argument, re-trial,
and petitions for the exercise of Execu-
tive clemency. These efforts are too
often crowned with success. Several
instances of the kind have occurred du-
ring the past two or three years, and
the men whose deeds of blood should
have consigned them to the gallows,
are pursuing their avocations unmo-
Tested by the law, and apparently as
sane as those with whom they daily
come in contact. The plea of insanity
having been accepted by a jury as a
condonement for murder, the murderer
walks abroad, though declared to have
been out of his mind, and he afterward
remains at liberty, to repeat his crime
at any moment when he pleases to do so.


The law which suffers this wrong to
exist needs immediate amendment. 1t
is essential to the well-being of society
that sufficient safeguards for human
life be provided by the act of the legis-
lative authority; and the constant null
tiplication of murders, followed by the
interposition Of the usual plea of insan-
ity and consequent responsibility,
proves that the danger of our present
methods is not to be regarded lightly.
A simple amendment of the law of homi-
eide would meet and conquer the diff
Guilty If, in a capital case, the prison
er interposes the defence of insanity,
the jury, if they acquit on that ground,
should be required to bring in a special
verdict announcing the fact; and if the
murderer be absolved from the death
penalty for that reason, the Court
should be empowered to restrain him
thenceforth. With consequences thus
punitory and restraining, the plea of
temporary alteration would cease to be
effective for the final release of the
criminal Escaping the gallows, he
would be compelled to pass the remain
der of his days in strict confinement
within the walls Of Lunatic Asylum
the community would no longer be in
terror of repetition of his bloody
work the majesty of the law would be
vindicated; and the dangerous classes
would pause before incurring the seri-
GUS risk of punishment only one de-
gree less terrible than that of death.
Year: 1873

The Saturday Re0iew, in an article
upon the professional experts who tes-
tify upon questions of insanity, uses
the following forcible language: cit
is often said that lunacy is spreading.
We do not know how that may be ; but
at any rate there is one form of insanity
which is evidently getting worse and
worse, and that is the morbid delusions
of the mad doctors themselves. They
seem to be very much in the position of
the poor gentleman who thought that
all the people in the world were mad
except himself. There is nothing
which their morbid and distempered
imaginations will not pervert into evil
dence of raging lunacy. Their conduct
betrays all the familiar indications of
mental neutrality-suspicious., brood
ing over one idea, violent language, ex-
aggerated expressions, repetitions of
unmeaning phrases. 1t is time perhaps
that the weapons which they use against
the peace and order of society should be
turned against themselves. If grand
commission dc luaatico were held on the
experts, their evidence against each
other would probably be sufficient to
justify their all being locked up out of
the way.
Year: 1873

1t is well to follow the mandates of
Dame Fashion to a certain extent, when
they are not injurious to health or
absolutely opposed to good taste 1t
does not show good sense to persist in
wearing garments so old-fashioned as
to attract attention neither is it sensi-
BILE or in good taste to adopt the ex-
treme of fashion, especially if that
fashion is, to say the least, of doubtful
beauty. For example, many ladies are
apparently unconscious of the ridicule
to which they expose themselves by
their absurd use of monstrous paniers.
This addition to dress can scarcely be
called ga thing of beauty in itself,
and when affixed in its appointed place
it sometimes produces most ludicrous
effect, and often positively deforms the
human figure. Why can not ladies of
really good taste show it by following
fashion in such moderation that they
can be distinguished from those who,
destitute of taste themselves, are forced
blindly to adopt every style, or to follow
the dictates of their dress makers =?
Especially for the street should such
costumes be discarded as will render
one conspicuous. A true lady never
desires to attract the gaze of rude eyes
in public places.
Year: 1873

A Peoria man arose the morning after
n storm and found his dog kennel buried
under a drift as high as church. He
worked for half an hour to dig his dog
out, and then went down town and told
his clerks what he had done, adding,
"A merciful man is merciful to his
beasts" But after he had left home
the neighbors saw his wife and daugh-
ter shoveling paths through the snow,
and carrying in coal,
Year: 1873

A PROSPECTIVE SANDWICH Island JoB-A
Honolulu correspondent of ths New York Tribune
states that Admiral Pennock has ordered a very
thorough survey of the Pearl Harbor lagoon,
which 1t Is proposed on behalf of the Sandwich
Island government TO cede to the United States
for reciprocity. skilled engineer, who has al
ready made survey of the harbor estimates that
it Will cost from four to We millions OF dollars to
make 1t accessible. This would be quite an ele-
phantine git, but there are doubtless patriots
waiting and watching sereneiy the consumma tion
which Will make the harbor ours and the job OF
opening it theirs.
Year: 1873

ALFRED WALTON Druggist. No. 2S5 Marke
street. respectfully informs his friend and the public
in general that he keeps hand all descriptions OF
medicines and that a competent person is at all
times ready to prescribe for such sick call at tina
store and that charge is made except the regular
price Of the medicines the rice as they would
pay anywhere else but that ne one is visited at
their residences