smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873




A HINT FOR Town AND STREET Ma.
KERs.-It is worthy Of remark that the
arranging of the streets according to the
cardinal points involves sanitary OBJ
lection of no mean import. No fact Is
better established than the necessity OF
sunlight to the highest degree of animal
health, and no constitution can long en-
dure without ill effect, the habitual dai-
ly priyation of its health-giving power.
CITY houses, at best, can rarely be so
well provided for in this respect as those
which stand alone, as is generally the
case in the country. and it is all the
more important that every facility
should be afforded to secure as much as
possible of it's general influence. But
every house on the south side OF a street
running east and west must have its
front rooms, which are generally its
living rooms, entirely secluded from the
sun during the winter, and for most oil
the day during the summer. This fact,
coupled with that of the indoor life OF
American, and particularly western wo-
men, is enough to account for very
large share of the nervous debility
which so generally prevails. If the rec
tangular system must be adhered to in
city arrangement, it would be far better
that the lines Of streets should be north
west and southeast, and the cross streets
at right angles with them, than as nov
disposed,
Year: 1873

TRUTH is as impossible to be soiled by
any outward touch as the sunbeam.--
Milton.


THE ruin of some men dates from some
idle hour Occupation is an armor to the
soul.


GREAT men and great institutions may
be beyond the most Of us, but great actions
are for us all.


BETTER than fame is still the wish for
fame, the constant trainings for glorious
strife.-BuZa0er.


No MAN ever did a designed injury to
another without doing a greater to him
self-Henry Home.


BY taking revenge, man is but even
with his enemy but in passing it over he
is superior-LOrd Bacon.


THE good wear their years as a crown
of glory upon their heads; the bad, as a
heavy burden upon their back.


THE real wants of nature are the meas
use of enjoyments, as the foot is the meas
ure of the shoe. We can call only the
want of what is necessary, poverty.


A GOOD man, who has seen much of the
world, and is not tired of it, says, "The
grand essentials to happiness are some
thing to do, something to love, and some
thing to hope for" .-....e


THE most beautiful birth was the birth
in the manger; the loveliest life was the
life of sorrows; and the most beautiful,
sublimest death was the death upon blood
stained Calvary


A BIRD upon the wing may carry SEED
that shall add anew species to the vegetable
family of continent; and just so, aword,
a thought, from flying soul, may have
results immeasurable, eternal.


IT is a remarkable fact, that one who
loves his mother, who honors that moth
er's memory, is never a bad man, she is
never bad woman. Tell me how a
young woman treats her mother, and will
tell you what her general character is Tell
me how young man treats his mother,
and | will tell you what his future pros
poets are for time and eternity.
You come to an empty birds nest, and
pick up the down that clings to it, or a
stray plume that dropped, but, finding no
other trace of the birding, you say, it has
flown away. And you come to child's
empty cradle, or a household tree that
stands grim and bare now, or shudders
and means in the breeze; and you say,
that bird has learned 10 ny IL VanlShes
from its nest just as it was plumed OF
wing and clear of note. .s.s..


THERE is many and many candle that
will burn discreetly in room where the
air is still, which if you take it into the
wind, flares and flutters and burns every
way but the right way; and there are
Christians that are able to have the pure
flames of Christian life burn steadily, if
you only shield them, but that, if you
| move them about and bring them in con
| f1ict with each other in circumstances OF
| temptation, show their weakness OF
Christian feeling, bee
|. PHILOSOPHERS tell us that every uttered
word produces vibration in the atmos
phere; an ingenious theory has therefore
| been broached that these vibrations never
entirely cease! If this were true, we
should still be moving among the inaudi
BILE words of our progenitors. This seems
fanciful in natural philosophy; but there
is a sense in which every uttered word
lives for ever. 1t lives in its influence on
the speaker--in its influence on others
Paul's voice echoes still millions of Gods
faithful messengers, being dead, ye
speak! @.s .-a8 s 4sa
Year: 1873

A BALLOON TRIP TO EURoPE.-Profes-
sor John Wise and W. III. Donaldson, two
experienced and well-known aeronauts,
propose to take the balloon voyage of
which so much has been said and so little
done. The Boston Board of Aldermen
have responded to petition from them
and made an appropriation of $4,000 to
aid them in fitting out their aerial ship, in
which they will start from the Common in
that city on the 4th of July. The gentle
men intend taking two other persons with
them, and through the cooperation OF the
Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, expect
to secure the services of two scientific
men. Professor Wise bases his reason for
undertaking this perilous voyage on the
following theories: At a certain height
above the earth there is continuous air
current, or tide, setting from west to east,
caused mainly by the centrifugal force
generated by the revolution of the earth
on its axis, and that this current moves at
the rate of from go to 100 miles per hour.
Thus he expects to reach England in two
days, at the most from the time of start


ing. a
Year: 1873

Two TRAVELLERS, in times of yOre,
Passed near the sea one day,
And saw by chance where on the shore
A stranded oyster lay.
To seize it one directly ran,


And all his muscles strained,
But past him pushed the other man,
And SO the prize obtained
''The fish is mine,'' the other cried;
Il saw it first, I'd swear"
s'Before you saw his friend replied,
II smelt it lying there"
''Then with the smell remain content,
And yield the taste to n1e.''
And thus they wrangled as they went
Whose should the oyster be.
But mid their strife, at length they spied
A stranger drawing near,
OF aspect grave and dignitied


AS of Judge severe.
To him the quarrel they referred,
And stated each his claim,
Which patiently enough was heard,
And then the judgment came.
He took the oyster in his hand,
And opened it with care;
While both his face intently scanned
To read his purpose there.
Then much, ween, to their surprise,
Ere they had seen it well,
He ate the fish before their eyes,
And handed each shell.
"This judgment doth the court award"
He said with accent gay,
'And bids you live in good accOrd;"
Then wished the pair good day
By litigation dispute


Grows oft from bad to worse;
The gold is swallowed in the suit;
You gain an empty purse.
Year: 1873

The PERILs OF THE SEA.---A thrilling
story Of the perils of tho sea is briefly
narrated in dispatch from Boston.
Patrick O'Neil and Frank Miller left their
ship, afishing schooner, on October 18th,
in boat for some purpose. and by reason
Of heavy fog could not find it again.
They spent six days and nights in the boat
without eat or drink except that afforded
by Q rain, which soaked their clothing and
gave some relief. They were picked up
when almost at the point of death by a
Norwegian bark and carried to London.
Two of their comrades belonging to the
same ship went in search of them at the
time they were lost, and no tidings of their
fate have ever been received.
Year: 1873

The HOLIDAYS. .-Netwithstanding the
recent financial panic and the stringency
consequential everything that depends upon
easy money, there is prospect of a jolly
time among our people during the days and
nights that cluster around the approaching
Christmas and New Year. Ourstreets are
thronged this fine weather with male and
female-the latter largely predominating-
the young and the old, the grave and the
gay-all admiring the many beautiful
things SO elegantly and profusely displayed
in the windows of our dealers in wares
usually in demand at this joyous season.
And investments, too, are being made by the
elders for the little ones, the lover for the
sweetheart, friend for friend, and, we dare
say, THE RICH FOR THE POOR. Aye,
The poor ye have always with you'' was
the forcible admonition of Him whose ad-
vent is commemorated Just now; and let
not the pleasant hours be marred by the
unwelcome thought constantly intruding
its hideousness that we have these around
us, but have not from our abund-
ance-much less denied ourselves--made
glad their hearts, too. Many Of US in the
past years have stood by little mound
of earth that covered the remains of D
ioNou Ouos hHu VIC udu uTlcu uur ItdIS
with "Suffer little children to come unto
me-" the blessed assurance that "Of such
is the kingdom of Heaven" making whole
the broken heart and we know if that
little one was with us now that it would
be provided for and made as happy as
those left US; and why not take its portion
and bestow it upon some fatherless little
one? Know you not that the gladness OF
its heart would be reflected in resplend-
ent smile from the lips of, our Blessed
Savior upon our angelic lost one, who is
constantly singing pmans Of praise in
His presence? 1t may be but little that
we are ableto give but remember that
that little will prove as the widows mite
.if accompanied with words of cheer and
tokens of kindly sympathy aiasal, t


Let US practically demonstrate the pro-
fessed interest we feel in the welfare of the
Loor, by some concerted action, and that
right away. We have orphan asylums
among us, and its inmates are generally
comfortably provided for, but still their
monotonous lives should have at least
once a year pleasant variation. We
have the widow and the frendless girl,
eking out miserable existence wit b
''gusset, band and Seam ;n the strong man
become a helpless burden upon those of
whom he was the mainstay yAthese too call
TO us for remembrance. Let not their ap-
peal be in vain, but a substantial answer
be sent back. .,,,,,,vv(,5, W.,


Let the ladies-God bless their loving
hearts-devise the manner orcarrying these
blessings to the poor, and the means
will be found among the fathers, brothers,
husbands and lovers to cancel the expen.
ses incident thereto. And let us every one
in addition, single out some deserving un-
Fortunate, and by little substantial


beneicenee teach them that event these
times OF distress "tte greatest of these i.
| Chaalty.1 laM atsiIERasy ~
Year: 1873

VI ORGAN CoNCERT.--A splendid new Or
gan has just been placed in position in the
German Evangelical Lutheran church,
corner of, Sixth and Clay streets. and next
Monday night this instrument will be used
in grand concert to be given for the bene-
fit Of the church, under the leadership Of
Professor Gustav Stegner, OF Baltimore,
whose name alone is sufficient guarantee
that it will be recherche. Look in the
amusement department for programme.
Year: 1873

CERTAIN parties in Washington city
propose to issue weekly electic magazine,
to be called the Spirit Of Common Sense,
devoted to progress and discussion Of the
social problem. If its projectors had any
common sense they would be very slow to
undertake it. s4AGIF t8GE1
Year: 1873

The London Lancet states recent case
in the Royal hospital where patient talked
distinctly after his tongue was cut out. We
have seen several men in this condition
who. we are convinced, could talk from
mere force of habit If their heads were
sawed off.
Year: 1873

n tpwEED's friends and copyists are one
BY one following their ilustrious leader.
Henry Genet was found guilty yesterday.
and will be the next Statesman" to be
fitted with striped suit.
Year: 1873

TRUE BILL.--A financial panic does
net mean that no one has any money.
There is plenty cf money in the country,
and theones who hoard it are just the ones
to be eager for the bargains" which a
fall in prices hold out. But to buy they
must know where to buy, and the mer-
chants who tell them will receive their
cash. Therefore, advertise !gQDgk
Year: 1873

The circular instructions TO officers was
doubtless legal charge (though we may
not have It high enough but all the bal.
ance Of that printing, viz four thousand
and Exty.slx dollars was without author.
ity Of law and useless. But then the
printer has not had enough Of the peo.
ple's money. The keystone Of the arch
must be sustained or down would tumble
the whole iabricl The conspiracy would
collapse without him.


The members of the Printing Commit.
tee oi the Legislature can now Investigate
little further. Ask any competent Prin.
ter what the jobs could be done for. All
oi you have seen the poll books and the
posters and ballots; ascertain what ought
TO be the cost for man 10 make fair profit
on the work, and learn that the work Is
done without the authority Of law and
three to five prices charged for 1t.
Year: 1873

There never has been such activity in securing eligible stock ranches III this part of Arizona as at present, and surely no other part of the globe surpasses much \ of it south of the Gila for stock growing, and especially for sheep. Mir. P. R. Fully, who has had many years of experience with sheep, is decided in his opinion that the extensive grass ranges so free from brush and the admirable climate of this section, combine to make it far superior to any within his knowledge, and there is little of the country from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, on this lati- tude, with which he is unacquainted. Southwest, south and southeast of Tue son the country is especially admirably adapted for sheep, and of course for cattle and horses. It seems an unpardonable waste of stock resources to continue seventy miles square of tho choicest poT- tioD of Arizona for sheep, as reserve for Indians who make practice of "raising'' stock where it can be found without ref erence to the soil, grass or climate. How ever, there are thousands of square miles off that reserve now unclaimed, which would gladden. the heart of 8 California stock grower to gaze upon. There ni be some trouble with Cachise and otA

 cultivated thieves under him and who fl M quent hls reserve, but it cannot last long gss On the first outbreak, the telegraph will at once arouse the press dictators of the nation, and government has the limit of its patience reached regarding that inde- pendent set of marauders. The wires now connect Tucson with military head quarters in Arizona, San Francisco and Washington, and we can assure all inter ested that security as we'll as peace will be had ere long, no matter what course Cachise may choose. The Agents advice to remove stock from land near that re- serve, shows how necessary force is on and around the Chiricahua nation. But sheep growers may as well look up sites, as very many are now doing southward of Tucson, for Cachise S Co. will hardly be allowed to govern so much of Arizona many months longer.
Year: 1873

The following exquisite poem, says The Portland Evening Commercial, was writ ten by the late Edward Pollock, the gifted California poet, on the 9th Of January, 1857:

 There's something in the "parting hcur' Will chill the warmest heart. Yet kindred, comrades, lovers, friends, Are fated all to part; But this I've seen-and many pang Has pressed it on my mind- The one who goes is happier

 Than those he leaves behind. No matter what the journey be, Adventurous, dangerous, far, To the wild deep or bleak frontier, To solitude or war Still something cheers the heart that

 dareS

 In all of human kind, And they who go are happier Than those they leave behind. The bride goes to the bridegroom's home With doubtings and with tears, But does not Hope her rainbow spread Across her cloudy fears? Alas! the mother who remains,

 What comfort can she find, But thiS-the gone IS happier

 Than one she leaves behind? Have you a friend-a comrade dear An old and valued friend? Be sure your term of sweet concourse At length will have an end! And when you part-aS part you Will 0 take ii not unkind If he who goes is happier

 Than you he leaves behind! God wills it SO-and so it is;

 The pilgrims on their way, Though weak and worn, more cheerful

 are

 Than all the rest who stay. And when, at last, poor man Subdued, Lies down to death resigned, May he not still be happier far

 Than those he leaves behind?
Year: 1873

The Director-General to Governor safford--important Regulations Each State ana Territory Must Have an Official Body of Men to Look After and Manage its Inter- ests and Articles on Exhibition.
Year: 1873

The skill Of old Kentucky hunters is
Il matter Of history, and the pithy say
ings of these men have passed into
proverbs. The shotgun was unknown
in frontier life, or, if known. looked
upon with contempt. The bear, the
deer, and the wild turkey were the game
the old hunters went in quest Of but,
when they could not be found, the rifle
was sighted at the squirrel, and the ball
sent whizzing through the head, To
hit the squirrel in any other place than
the head was the sign Of poor marks
man, and a poor marksman was held at
a great discount by the hardy pioneers.
But times have greatly changed. The
old hunters are fast being gathered in
the fold of death, and a new race of
shooters have come upon the carpet
The larger game has disappeared before
the advanced tide of civilization, so
that rifle is of very little practical
value now. Birds, which cleave the
air on rapid wing, are the things that
excite the enthusiasm of the sports
man. and in order to cut them down in
sportsmanlike way the shet-gun is
called into requisition. Notwithstand-
ing the times have altered so much, it
is pleasant to drift through the reminis-
cences of pioneer life, and to recall the
glorious reign of the rifle.


One of the most celebrated shots of
Kentucky is DR.. c. Graham. His aim
was next to infallible, and in his younger
days he killed as effectively at long
range as at short range. The Louis
vile COurier-,TOUndl tells that he could
ring the bell or take the bulls eye at
every shot a distance of 200 yards,
while turkey stood little chance of
retaining life if he drew bead on it at
400 yards. For half century the doc
tor used favorite rifle of primitive
make which he christened Butcher.
The gun was always kept in the very
best condition, and he loved it as fondly
as he could have loved a child. The
barrel was thirty-three inches long, and
the bore nine sixteenths of an inch,
carrying thirty-two balls to the pound.


The doctor is now an old man, and he
has bequeathed his rifle to postenty.
He has placed it in the museam at
Louisville, and it hangs side by side
with the rifle that proved such terror
to the Indians in the hands Of Daniel
Boone. 1t is well to treasure up these
relics of frontier life, for they are a
part OF tine history OF the Stote that
once was looked upon by the civilized
/ world a. @ the dark and hloady ground
Year: 1873

A STRANGE phenomena has, 1t seems,
been discovered by the British survey
ing ship Shearwater which vessel, hav-
ing accomplished her task for this
season, has lately returned to Gallipoli.
The labors of the surveying parties on
board have, says the Dardanelles cor
respondent of the Levant Herald,
been crowned with satisfactory results,
and one highly interesting fact has been
ascertained of which the existence was
never before surmised. 1t was found
that the proverbially rapid current
which runs from north to south both in
the Dadanelles and the Bosphorus is
only superficial, for at the depth Of 20
fathoms the surveying party discovered,
in the course of their soundings, that
there exists an under current running
with prodigious force into the
Black Sea. So test the strength Of this
under current special apparatus was
constructed and attached to the ships
boats, when astonishing to relate the
boats were in many places driven along
against tIe upper current with velocity
greater than that Of the steam launch
II a Il q
Year: 1873

How eloquently does Chateaubriand
reply to this inquiry;


There is a God The herb Of the
valley, the cedars of the mountains
bless Him; the insect sports in His
beams the elephant salutes Him with
the rising orb Of day the bird sings
Him in the foliage; the thunder pro-
claims Him in the heavens; the ocean
declares His immensity; man alone has
said There is no God !" Unite in
thought at the same instant the most
beautiful objects in nature; suppose
that you see at once all the hours Of the
day and all the seasons of the year
morning of spring and a morning of au-
tUnn; a night bespangled with stars
and a night covered with clouds
meadows enabled with flowers, and
forests heavy with snow; fields gilded
by tints of autumn; then alone
YOU will have just conception of the
universe. While you are gazing on the
sun which is plunging under the vault
of the west, another observer admires
him emerging from the gilded gates of
the east. BY what inconceivable magic
does that aged star, which is sinking
fatigued and burn,Eg in the shade of
evening, reappear az the same instant,
fresh and humid with the rosy dews of
morning? At every instant of the day
the glorious orb is at once rising, re-
splendent at MONDAY, and setting in
the west or rather our senses deceive
us, and there is, properly speaking, no
east. west, north, or south in the world.
Everything reduces itself to a single
point, from whence the king of day
sends forth at once triple light in
one substance. The bright splendor is
perhaps that which nature can present.
that is most beautiful; for while it
gives us an idea of the perpetual mag
nifcence and resistless power of God,
it Exhibits at the same time shining
image OF the glorious trinity
Year: 1873

Notwithstanding the increase in the price of
subscription last Fall, when THE ALDINE
representative character, the edition was more
than doubled during the past year proving
that the American public appreciate and will
The publishers anxious to Justify the ready
confidence thus demonstrated, have exerted
themselves to tho utmost to develop and i'm
prove the work and the plans for the coming
year, as unfoded by the monthly issues, will
astonish and delight even the most sanguine
friends of THE ALDINE.


The publishers are authorized to announce
designs from many of the most eminent artists
of America.


Tho popular feature of copiously illus
trated Christmas number of THE ALDINE
will be continued.
Year: 1873

Our people ought to take deep interest in
the Centennial celebration in Philadelphia. 1t
cal be made of great service to our own city
indeed will be, without doubt, If it proves to be
success. The great gathering of people will
overflow, and certainly must send stream to
Va,
Year: 1873

1t is hoped that the extension Of
time granted to make entries for the
two great running races will produce
a very full list of first class horses.
The arrangements are going on with
all possible celerity and dispatch. Mr..
George Butler and Major Truman
have their hands full, but are attend
ing to the slightest minutiae of busi-
ness with all their care. The pro-
gramme will be carried out in its in
tegrity from first to last, and six days
of intensely interesting exhibitions
are promised. The Fair in the Even
ing will be another special feature Of
interest to our visitors. The hotels
will of necessity be crowded, but in
this respect Los Angeles has ample
accommodation. All that remains a
matter of uncertainty is in the hands
of the weather clerk, and he promises
a continuation of our glorious autumn
dayS
Year: 1873

Last Sunday, several gentlemen
started on horseback for the Arroyo
Seco. One of them carried strange
burden in the shape of full-grown
goat. The horse on which the goat was
strapped did not object to the burden
until the party was near it's destina-
ton. Then the uneasiness of the goat
itself to the horse. The
horse shied, the goat fell, and the fall
broke the goats back. Two of the party
being professional slaughterers, quick
ly sacrificed the poor animal, and the
tenderest portions ofthe goat furnished
material for hearty meal. 1t is un-
necessary to state that the gentleman
who carried the goat on his horse is by


profession blacksmith. He cdpellT.
Year: 1873

we have on sale and to lease, we feel confident
of success, and that is half the battle won.


Our motto is onward and upward with the
watchword, Know Thyself the which we
study. So we fiatter ourselves that rl