smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

port this vast increase of population,
and famine begins to NOW down its
victims by millions. Now, indeed, the
end of all life on the earth draws ON
apace. The resisting medium, from
the increased proximity to the sun,
grows rapidly much denser, and it's ef-
feet is proportionately increased. The
heat and drought become more and
more insupportable. Rain and dew
fall no longer. All springs of water
fail, and the rivers dwindle down to
streamlets, and trickle slowly over their
stony beds. And now scarcity of wa
ter is added to scarcity of food. Those
who escape from the famine perish by
the drought, and those who escape
from the drought are reserved for a
fate more awful yet. For time indeed
the few remaining inhabitants of the
earth are partially screened from the
overwhelming power Of the sun by a
dense canopy of clouds. From the ex-
cessive evaporation, thick columns of
mist are constantly rising from the
surface of every lake and every sea,
and forming into dense banks of cloud,
which hang like funeral pail over
the dying earth. But soon the sun
scorches up these vapor banks and
dissipates them into space as fast as
they can be formed by evaporation
Then the fiery orb shines out in unut-
terable splendor without the lightest
cloud-wreath to interpose between
himself and his victims. Then, truly,
the heavens become as iron and the
earth as brass. Then the last denizens
of the world are stsicken down and
consumed, the last traces Of organic
life are blotted from its surface. .-"Ibe
Romance Of Astronomy" By r. Kal1ey
Miller.
Year: 1873

''For murder, though it have no tongue, will
speak with most miraculous organ"


In the year 18-, John Smith Il use
fictitious names) was indicted for the
wilful murder of Henry Thompson.
The case was one of most extraordi-
nary nature, and the interest excited
by it was almost unparalleled. The
accused was gentleman of consider
able property, residing upon his own
estate. A person, supposed to be an
entire stranger to him, had, late in a
summers day, requested and obtained
shelter and hospitality for the night.
He had, it was supposed, after taking
some light refreshment, retired to bed
in perfect health, requesting to be a.
wakened at an early hour the follow
ing morning. When the servant ap-
pointed to call him entered the room
for that purpose, he was found in his
room perfectly dead and from the ap-
pearance of the body it was obvious
that he had been so for many hours.
There was not the slightest mark of
violence upon his person, and the coun-
tenance retained the same expression
it had borne during life.


Days and weeks passed on, and lit
tie further was discovered. In the
meantime rumor had not been idle
Suspicious were vague, indeed, and
underlined, and were at first whispered,
and afterwards boldly expressed. The
precise object of these suspicious was
not clearly indicated some implicated
one person and some another; but they
all pointed to Smith, the master of. the
house, as concerned in the death of the
stranger; and, in fine, the magistrates
were induced to commit Mr.. Smith to
Jail to take his trial for the wilful mur-
der of Henry Thompson. AS it was
deemed essential to the attainment of
justice to keep secret the examination
of the witnesses who produced before
the magistrates all the information of
which the public were in possession
before the trial took place was that
which have narrated. Such was the
state of things upon the morning of
the trial.


The counsel for the prosecution open
ed his case to the jury in manner that
indicated very little expectation of a
conviction. He began by imploring
them to diyest their minds of all that
they had heard before they came into
the box; he entreated them to attend
to the evidence, and judge from that
alone,


1t would be proved beyond the pos
sibility of do4bt that the DECEASED
died by poison-poison Of q most sub
tie nature, most active in its operation,
and possessing the wonderful and
dreadful quality of leaving no exter-
nal mark or token by which its pres
ence could be detected. The ingredi-
Year: 1873

The tray was placed upon the table in
sight of the prisoner and witness, and
from that moment not a doubt remain
en- in the mind of any man of the guilt
of the prisoner.


A few words will bring my tale to a
close. The house where the murder
had been committed was between nine
and ten miles distant. The solicitor,
as soon as the cross-examination had
discovered the existence of the closet,
and it's situation, had set off on horse
back, with two sheriff's officers, and
after pulling down part of the wall of
the house, had detected this place of
concealment.


The search was we'll rewarded the
whole of the property belonging to
Mr.. Thompson was found there, a.
mounting in value to several thousand
pounds; and to leave no doubt bottle
was discovered, which the medical
man instant pronounced to contain
the very identical poison which had
caused the death of the unfortunate
Thompson. The result is too obvious
to need explanation.


The case presents the perhaps un-
parelled instance of man accused of
murder, showing such defence as to
induce the judge and jury to concur
in verdict of acquittal, but who per-
sisting in calling a witness to prove
his innocence, was upon the testimo-
ny of that witness convicted and exc
Year: 1873

Under this head, DR.. Hall, in his
Journal Of Health, humorously dis.
courses on the tendency of tho times
as follows:


1t is really n great wonder that
everybody is not dead and buried, and
tho world itself used up entirely, if
the thousandth part Of what is told us
about microscopical and other eds
coveries," 30 called, is true. Ono man
will have il that tho glorious Union
over which the stripes and stars float
40 proudly will soon become depopu.
lated, because respectable people don't
have children; another has discovered
myriads Of bugs in the chatelaines
and waterfalls Of the ladies', boring
into their skulls and sucking out all
the remaining brains of tho dear do.
llightiuls. A German sdpdn now tolls
US that every sip OF tea we take is full
Of oily globulcs which get into the
lungs direct, weaken them, set up
cough, and the person dies of consump-
tion. Another man has found that
tho purcst spring water, clear as cIys.
tai to all appearance, if let alone will
deposit sediment which generates
typhoid fever; hence he proposes that
everybody shall quit drinking water.
Another says that bread has so much
lime in it that il is turning us all 10
bono, and makes us stiff in the joints,
that being the reason we have no 1.-the,
sprightly old men nova days; hence
We arc full Of limps and rheumatics
long before our time, therefore we had
better quit eating bread altogether,
and live on rice and sago and tapioca
The water cure folk assure us that
pork and beans and ham and eggs are
full of abominable trichine, and that,
il one is swallowed and gets fairly
nestled into the system, he, she or il
will breed million more in short
time, and that roast beef has juvenile
tape worms in it. And here come
Tom, Dick, and Harry, all in a row,
loaded down with microscopes and spy
glasses which show as plain as day
that the air is swarming with living
monsters and putrid poisons, which
hy into the mouth and crawl up the
nose and creep into the ear; hence it
is death to breathe such pestilential
air, and that the best way is to keep
the mouth shut, plug up the nose, and
ram cotton into the ears.


/ Ever so many learned professional
gentlemen have been torluring poor
figures for years TO make them tell
the s.upendous fib that everybody is
either crazy or soon will be; that the
annual increase is ten per cent, con.
sequently in eleven years everybody
will be crazy, and more TOO.


The fact is that the people who
spend their time Matching out these
tomfooleries, ought to be put 10 work
and be made TO earn an honest living.
This world has been pretty well taken
care of for some thousands of years,
increasing in comfort and wealth and
life, the average length OF which last
has doubled within two centuries, and
the population perhaps increased three
fold and the presumption is that the
Great Maker of all will so arrange all
the antagonistic forces of life for the
future as eventually to make "the
wilderness and solitary place to be
glad, and the desert to rejoice and
blossom as the rose" aud the race be
bapny still
Year: 1873

Some time ago a New Hampshire
farmer discovered large toad near
his beehive, actually at work catch


ing and devouripg bees. With that
wonderful forbearanco and kindness
Of heart characteristic to New Hamp-
shire farmers, bc tcnderly picked up
that frog and carried him half q mile
away from the hive The next morn.
ing that identical frog was back again
at the old stand, actively at work as
before. He again took him up and


carried him long milo away and
dropped him; but 10 twenty.four
hours he was back again, reducing the
number OF bees as successfully as ever.
Year: 1873

A western engineer has invented q
hot water pump with which TO squirt
hot water on TO deaf persons who walk
on the track Thus another source ol
interesting items is rutblcssIy cut cfl
by the inventive genius ofthis country
Next they will invent non-explosive
kerosene, and then what will the
newspaper itemizers doY
Year: 1873

the skin, especially the deep bldse
looking wrinkles that form under the
eyes Of those who work constantly in
doors at sedentary occupations, and
at the same time use too much carbon
izing food and drink, And now this
rapidly flowing, vitalzied blood is ea-
gerly taken in by the minute capillary
tubes Of the absorbents, and through
the nutritive system distributed to
each portion of the solid tissues, where
the peculiar components needed by
each substance Of tho body are taken
up by il, and the decaying, used-up
particles set free, and carried off-still
by the blood-that their presence may
not cause disease and death. For II
the carbonic acid, for instance, which
is produced by the action of oxygen
upon the tissues and fluids Of thebody,
were not separated by the blood, and
carried to the lungs and skin for
evaporation, death would issue in q
few minutes


Now sluggish action of the circu
lation, caused by sedentary, indoor
life, only partially eliminates the car
bonic acid and other noxious ingredi-
ents, and such persons are therefore
only half alive. They are poisoned,
asphyxiated, diseased growing old be-
fore their time, daily inhaling the
miasma of the grave! What an exs-
tcnce for lady--for one who has
leisure and means, and may cultivate
herself to reach the highest possible
perfection of womanhood


We all know how brilliant and
blooming a healthy boy or girl will
look on coming in from good brisk
walk how vivacious their spirits are
then, how every little care has van.
shed, and they are "childishly happy"


This effect is commonly attributed
to their youth, which is truly the chief
cause, since in youth the body is still
growing, It's nerves and muscular force
still in motion, and one inspiration of
pure air into their lungs is sufficient
to oxygenize all their blood and stim-
ulate all their vital forces TO action.
Their hardly formed bodies are COLI
tinrally assimilating now material and
expelling the eflete, and every tiny
particle of them is alive and active


1t is sad fact that most middle
aged people have so accustomed their
external and internal muscles and
nerves to torpidity that the functions
of life are very imperiectly carried on;
the organs OF nutrition and absorption
act very feobly, so that but small
portion of the food supplied is used,
and the rest, remaining unassimilated,
acts as an irritant and clog upon the
delicate and complicated mechanism
Of the body, In this state one is pre-
disposed to disease, especially to those
obscure and persistent chronic all
ments which supply means ofincome
to ignorant rontinists, unobservant
book doctors and unprinciplcd char
latans, aud which can invariably be
cured, rs every honest and skilful
physician will tell you by strict atten-
ton to the simple laws Of life.


1t seems to me that modesty and
refined taste would impol every lady
to think upon this subject. Does il
not appear exceedingly indelicate 10
awaken in the mind Of an intelligent
observer such thoughts as the follow
ingY


THAT lady does not renew herself,
she does not walk enough, she breathes
foul air, her skin is half dead, she re.
minds me Of some noxious creature; i
Year: 1873

An individual who was arrested in
Boston the other day for stealing a
musical instrument, complained Bit
terly Of the puritanical city, where
they put a,an in the jug for taking
a born.
Year: 1873

History, tells us, says the PaU MaU

 Gazette, that one day during the reign

 of the Chinese Emperor Woo a gentle

 manly young man, dressed in Imperial

 yellow and seated in sedan chair cov-

 cred with the same material, presented

 himself at the gate of the capital. and,

 In reply to the questions of the officer

 on guard, announced himself to be the

 eldest son of the late Emperor. whose

 death had been publicly proclaimed and

 beWalled some years before. The news

 of the illustrious stranger spread like

 wlldfire through the city, and the man darlns hastened to seek an audience that they might offer the1r allegiance to their rightful sovereign. One of their number, however, more astuto than the rest, took with him Q pair of handcuffs and detachment of police, and on en- terlng the pseudo-Imperial presence walked straight up to the gentlemanly young man, and, instead of joining in the general kotow, fastened the mana cles on his wrists and handed him over to hls followers. His next proceeding was to introduce him to the torture chamber Tn his Yamun, and there. we are told, the sight of the various instru- ments hanging from the wall produced a visible effect on the claimant. who. after some slight hesitation, acknowl. ] edged that, far from having any right to the Imperial yellow, he was the son of poor parents, and that he had been induced to personate the lost heir-appa rent by reason of the strong likeness which he bore to him. This confession was duly reported to the Emperor Woo, who, after careful consideration. or dered the adventurous young man to be cut into ten thousand pieces. !
Year: 1873

The following terrible story is told in

 special telegram from Oshkosh, Wis consin:

 The girl, Amelia Grumen, who had her scalp torn of in shingie-mill. is still alive and will probably recover. She was working under shaft which was going at the rate of 200 revolutions per minute, when her hair, which was very long, caught in the knuckle-ioint and in an instant it was torn entirely rom her head, taking with it all the flesh and muscles on her head. From a line drawn around from each eyebrow her skull was left white and bare, with. out a trace of blood or flesh. The strangest part of the accident is that she felt little or no pain, declaring that when 1t was being torn off all that she realized was o tickling sensation in her head. She coolly walked out of the room and waited patiently for a buggy to take her home. Her only regret was the fright it would give her mother The scalp, with its beautiful long locks of hair, was curled and entwined round the shaft at the joint, and when the mill was stopped 1t was taken down, but no one had sufficient presence of mind to replace 1t upon her head. It is nearly Pertect, and the doctors have deter | mined to tan 1t with the hair on. sothat. II the glrl m recovers, it may be used as a | WIZ me case Is one of the most re- markaole on record, and has created a teellng of intense Irror here." l
Year: 1873

The most serious want of the interior at the moment in connection with the fall trade, says the New York Times, is money-ready money to enable it to push forward the vast, results of the harvest to the markets of the board. This want is more especially felt by for warders of breadstuffs and provisions. These products are in unusually brisk demand for home consumption and for export, particularly the latter. Our merchants thus far have been doing their utmost to facilitate the movement, sided as they have been, quite literally by those banks whose management has been most in harmony with the more enduring interests of the country and the maintenance of the public credit. If by the action of the Government and the banks our merchants can be enabled to. persevere in this way and thus helped in their efforts to bring the sur plus produce of the country to profita- ole markets, the commercial world will undoubtedly pass through the fall with out meeting with any very serious re- verses.
Year: 1873

As we neared the Rocky Mountains,

 says traveller, thin blue streak ap-

 peared beyond the marshes. It was the

 Great Salt Lake. Gradually the streak

 expanded until the surface of the sea

 was spread before us. A strong wind

 came from the northwest, and caps of foam danced upon the bosom of the waters. They were of dazzling white ness. The lake, however, was as blue as indigo. In some places it was streak

 ed with green as though veined with streams of sulphur water. We drove along the base of the mountains. which

 throw their rocky spurs to the shore line. Looking to the north nothing could be seen but the water heavin9 against clear sky. It was like gazing upon the ocean at Long Branch. The lake stretches toward the Central Pa clic road over hundred and twenty

 five miles. Fifty miles west it washes the borders of the great American Des- ert. It is a large body of water. Dela- ware and Rhode Island might be thrown into its depths and there would still be room for fair slice of New Jersey. On our right was Church Island. q moun- tain etched with sparkling springs and green valleys, nearly thirty miles long A similar island arose on the left. The lake is dotted with these mountain islands.

 Profile Rock is cliff which projects into the luke about twenty miles from the Tabernacle. Black Rock rears it's head from the water several hundred feet from the foot of the cliff. The waves dashed against these rocks with great fury, creating noise not unlike the roar of the ocean surf. The beach IS white sand, though in some places it is ridged with pebbles of variegated colors. Along the marshes the action of the water has thrown up breastworks of white sand, which line the shore for miles. All the stories about men riding down to the shores of the lake and shoveling up bushels of clear salt are false. The sand beyond the reach of the breakers has coating of salt, but it is as thin as sheet of foolscan Parties, however, go to the beach and boil down the water in large kettles. getting about B per cent of salt; but it can only be used for curing beef and pork. It must be refined before it is fit for table use. The water tastes like l spoiled brine, and smells like the sea weed of Long Island Sound at low tide. |
Year: 1873

WEEKLY widely n the which have already given fifty thousand subscribers and ltisa All the the day will be found in ac and containing nothing

  carefully selected and legiby printed in its

 

 

  to 

 

 

 

  Final cheapest published dollar will THE WEEKLY SUN dollar will WEEKLY SUNEgM  o r over O twcy l2OQ0O All

  .NevvY city:
Year: 1873

Conservative Movement Against Prccon-
certed Revolutions-Citizen Idea of a
French National ProtectOrate.


PANAMA, Dec. 81, 1873.
Both the city and the State of Panama quiet
There are rumors Of an intended rising In favor of
the conservatives in the interior OF the State, but
Is yet they are without confirmation.


From reliable, and 1t may be said official, sources
1t has been communicated here that the recent
revolutions in this State and their pernicIous in
1uence on the freedom Of the nteroceanic transit.
have excited a considerable amount OF discussion
in BOgota as to what would be the best measures
TO take for the future. The general opinion
that the Colombian government ought to declare
the State of the lshmus national territory and take
the government OF 1t directly into It's own hands.
1t Is also said that the government OF the Union
had made 0vertures TO the French Minister In
BOgOta whether France would not agree TO eXer-
else a protectorate over the territory, TO which
the Minister replied that such duty was more
proper Tor the United States OF America.


On the whole, in view OF the intention of the
Constituent Assembly here in passing a law 10 de-
fine OF territory some 20 miles in width, en-
closing the line OF railroad, with the object
OF excluding from 1t all armed revolutionary con-
tests, there Is every probability that some action
will be taken to secure the immunity oil the transit
from interruption and future embarrassment, and
that could only be done by giving 20 the whole
state q government adapted to It's important posi-
tiOn.
Year: 1873

Department Official Strategy I'm Aid OF
the Republican Governmcnt-.sRing"
Management Against an Opposition
Electoral Candidate-The Home Ma
tfonal situation Becoming Compile
cated-Qucsttons OF Finance and tho
Labor supply.


LIMA, Dec. 49, 1873.


The little town OF Abancay Is situated far away
over the Andes, near to the great interior city Of
Cuzco. 1t is an unimportant place. commercially
speaking; but events have recently occurred there
greatly tending towards lowering OF the popular
appreciation OF M. Pardo's government. In a
country like the United States where election
schemes are almost matter Of school education,
some interest VIII be attached to the following brief
relation OF the new wrinkle in political trickery
attempted by the Prefect OF tho Department OF the
Apurimac, OF which Abancay is modest portion.
The people were about to be called together
for the purpose Of choosing their Congressional
representatives, when the Prefect suddenly dis
covered that an open enemy OF the administra-
tion, son OF Colonel Herencia Zevallos who was
killed by his escort in February last, was In the
field as an aspirant to a seat in the legislative
body, and with excellent prospects OF success.
Fully aware Of the dissatisfaction with which the
victory OF this malcontent would be viewed by the
Lima Cabinet the Prefect Immediately cudgelled
his brains to devise some method Of obtaining the
defeat OF the dangerous candidate. The means
were found, employed, and, instead OF attaining
the aim OF tho Prefect, have decidedly recoiled
upon his devoted head, and, while bringing him
before the courts as an unscrupulous despot have
placed him before the people In that most dis.
agreeable OF all lights-an unsuccessful plotter.


rHK GROUNDS FOR THE POLICE CHARGE.


From time almost immemorlai quantity Of
Year: 1873

The Assistant Aldermen met yesterday for the
purpose OF facilitating the adoption of ordinances
authorizing the prosecution Of public improve
ments by days work, and resolved to meet again
tomorrow for that purpose When the ordinance
for the paving OF Eighth avenue by the Commits
sioner OF Public Works, as amended by the erasure
by the Aldermen OF the words "or in such manner
as the said Commissioner may deem expedient for
the best interests OF the city and the property
owners" came up, Mr.. Simonson said that
opinion that, with this expunged from the
ordinances, he would be unable to contract for ma
terial or TOOLS and therefore could not do the
WORK. A discussion ensued as to the best course to
pursue Mr. Clancy favored any action that would
enable the authorities to go on with the work, as
did also Messrs. Strack and simonson. The Board
finally unanimously decided to adhere to their
action retaining the above sentence In the ordi-
nances. These words were expunged by the Alder.
men at their last meeting owing TO an opinion OF
Assistant Corporation Counsel Andrews that under
o decision OF the courts with the words retained
the ordinances would be imperative. This is a
feature OF the case that may make IL necessary for
a committee OF conference between the two
branches or the Common Council TO decide upoR
the proper phraseology OF all these ordinances
looking to the inauguration of the days work
system.