smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1873

| We at length saw the true surface of Sa.


turn. And what a surface! For land and


water we saw glowing rock and molten lava.


Vast seas of fire, tossed by furious gales,


whose breath was flame, coruscated with a


thousand colors AS their condition underwent


continual change Then over wide extent


of those oceans the intense luster would die


out, to be replaced by a dull, almost imper-


ceptible glow, where the surface of the frey


ocean was changing into crust of red hot
! rock But then came fresh disturbance 4:


the crust broke in thousand places, show


ing the intensely hot sea beneath. Fragments
| of red hot rock, many miles in extent, were
tossed hither and thither by the raging sea-
Nor were these the only evidences of an in
tense energy. For from time to time the
rush of the hurricanes which ragged over the
molten oceans was hushed into comparative
! stiffness as volcanic explosions took place,
the least of which seemed competent to de-
stroy world. Enormous volumes of steam
| and other imprisoned gases were flung up
ward with irresistible force, bursting their
way through the overhanging canopy of
cloud, and passing to heights where from
our present standpoint they were wholly lost
to view. We should have wished, perhaps,
under other circumstances, to extend our sur
vey over the rest of Saturns surface; though
from what we had witnessed we felt well as
sured that the whole planet is the scene of
turmoil and confusion resembling that now
before us. At the poles, indeed there is an
approach to quiescence, and it would even
appear that before many ages are past the
polar Saturnian regions may be fit to be the
abode of living creatures. On the other
hand the equatorial zone of Saturn seems to
be in state of abnormal activity and al
though this may be in great part due to the
intensity of the subterranean forces at work
here, and to their partial relief from the ac-
ton of gravity, yet it seems chiefly to be oc-
casioned by the continual downpour of COM
etic and meteoric matter over this zone
Even during our short stay. the dense atmos-
phere around and above us was reused more
than once into tremendous whirlwinls by the
arrival of enormous masses of matter from
without. But though local peculiarities of
this sort exist, yet in a general sense it may
he said that the whole bulk of Saturn is in
stinct with fiery energy, rendering it alto
gether unsuited to be the abode of living
creatures, or at least Of creatures resembling
any existence on the earth. If creatures Of
another kind exist there, we could recog-
nize no sign of their presence. If there are
intelligent beings there, their intelligence is
not such as human intelligence can commun
icate with. We agree that, SO far as the evil
dence before Us went, (and as have told
you our powers of perception were limiteD
Saturn, like the sun. is altogether uninhabited.
1t is the scene of intense physical activity,
but no form of vital energy exists there, nor
are any of the processes at work there
due to the action of any former intelligence.
Mngasine.
Year: 1873

Governor Stanford had his famous horse
photographed while trotting at full speed,
and the San Francisco Alta thus describes
how it was accomplished by E. j. Muybridge,
the artist: All the sheets in the neighbor-
hood of the stable were procured to make a
white ground to reflect the object, and Occi-
dent was after while trained to go over the
white cloth without tlinching; then came the
question how could an impression be trans
fixed of body moving at the rate of thirty
eight feet to the second. The first expert
ment of opening and closing the camera on
the first day left no result; the second day,
with increased velocity in opening and clos
ing shadow was caught. On the third day,
Mr.. Muybridge having studied the matter
thoroughly, contrived to have two boards
slip past each other by touching spring,
and in so doing to leave an eighth of an inch
opening for the five -hundreth part of Sec
ond. as the horse passed, and by an arrange
ment of double lenses, crossed, secured
negative that shows Occident in full motion
"a perfect likeness of the celebrated horse.
The space of time was so small that the
spokes of the wheels of the sulkey were
caught as if they were not in motion. This
is considered a great triumph as curiosity
in photography-a horses picture while 60
ing thirty-eight feet in second!
Year: 1873

From New York Correspondent Boston Journal


One of the charms of the Friday night
meeting is its social character. Whatever
mood the pastor happens to be in he displays
to his people. He treats his congregation
as if it were family. Sometimes he is very
tender, and then the people cry; sometimes
he is very genial, and then they laugh. The
weekly meeting of Plymouth Church unites
the prayer meeting and lecture But Mr.


Beecher does not lecture; he only talks. The
talks are seldom over twenty minutes, and
are always crisp, spirited and entertaining;
and often in the highest degree emotional.
The room is large, holding nearly 1000 per-


sons. 1t is as plain as pike-staff, and is a
good type of Puritan austerity; yet the meet
ing is anything but austere. Every seat is
occupied; camp-stools are in demand, and
the parlors are thrown open. MIR. Beechcr
comes in few minutes before service, dis
robes himself of his overshoes and surplus
clothing, pitches his hat onto the platform,
rubs his hands, and warns himself over the
register. His coat is of aclerical cut, yet in
it he looks like q business man. His hair
flies over his head in all directions. Promptly
on the minute he seats himself in his chair,
with nothing in front, and the audience get
good look at him from his boots to his hair.
He puts on no devout airs does not sit down
and seem to be in private devotion, but takes
his hymn book as mechanic would his
chisel, and proceeds to business. The other
night his talk was on honesty. When the
meeting was thrown open, an awkward
silence pervaded the assembly. In tone in
dicating how provoked he was. the pastor
said if he had been talking about heaven,
piety, faith, or any so-called religious themes,
there would have been plenty of people ready
to occupy the time; but now that he had
been talking about truth and honesty, no one
had anything to say: He was 81 glad ' that there ere
that that =" nobody % had any difficulties in that direc-
ton. This brought the senior deacon to his
feet, and his rising was greeted with laughter,
Year: 1873

The San Francisco High School Girls
"Society for the Suppression of Slang" is
defunct. A Chronicle reporter asked one of
the late members what was the cause of the
society's i'll success, and she said: swell,
some of the girls take no pride in cultivating
those graces of conversation which 90 highly
adorn the character of our sex. They-they
somehow or other, they would slop over
every once in while, you bet and so the
rest of US got our backs up and just let the
thing peter out. You know how it is your
self, suppose?" The reporter groaned in-
wardly and said he guessed he'd skedaddle.
Year: 1873

The Edinburgh Recieao has an article on


"The Recovery of Jerusalem" briefly re.


viewing the results of recent explorations in


that city. The writer thus speaks of the


magnitude of Solomon's Temple:


The skill, the art, the mighty toll, that have


been devoted to the adornment, and to the


desecration, of this most ancient place of


worship, have been of. extraordinary magni-


tude. The grandest legacy of Egyptian an


tiquity, the Great Pyramid, demanded, in
deed, a larger amount of naked human labor
but in Moriah there is compulsion of the
features of Nature herself to the service OF
the builder. In actual bulk, the Great Pyra-
mid is to the Temple rock as five to nine, if
we descend but as far as the sills of the five
double gates of the Mountain Of the house.
If we carry the comparison down to the level
at which the lowest foundation of the walls
is in]aid in the rock at the angles of the in
closure, the bulk is three times that of the
Great Pyramid. The cubic contents Of the
mason's work may not amount to tenth part
of that piled up by Souphis. But the hill has
been honcycombed with chambers and gal
lerics; and the declining part to the south
covered with vaults and arches, to which
Gizeh can show no parallel. No merely arti-
fcial structure could have SO successfully
resisted the resolute efforts of the two greatest
military nations of the ancient world to de-
stroy its existence and obliterate its memory.
No other monument, long surviving the era
of Asatic and Italian power can ever, like
the noble Sanctuary, mark by its very ruins,
the successive periods of its glory and its fall!
If we regard not so much the evidence of the
labor devoted to the work of the Temple us
the effect produced ON the mind by its ap-
parent magnitude, we may suggest the fol
lowing comparisons:


The length of the eastern wall of the Sane
tuary is rather more than double that of one
side of the Great Pyramid. Its height, from
the foundation on the rock at the south, and
near the northern angles, was nearly third
of the Egyptian structure. If to this great
height of 152 feet of solid wall be added the
descent of ia feet to the bed of the Kedron,
and the further elevation of 1GO feet attained
by the pinnacle of the Temple porch, we
have total height of 426 feet which is only
Sc feet less than that of the Great Pyramid.
The area Of the face of the eastern wall is
more than double that of one side of the pyra-
mid. Thus the magnitude of the Noble
Sanctuary Of Jerusalem far exceeded that of
any other temple in the world. Two anlphi-
theatres of the size of the Coliseum would
room to spare. The Coliseum is said to havD
seated $1,000 spectators, and accommodated
22, 600 more in it's arena and passages. For
such number to have been crammed within
its circle, the space for each person must
have been limited to 17x20 inches. Allowing
two cubits each way, or four square cubits
for each worshipper in the temple, the Sanctu-
ary would haye contained 10000; the Chel,
excluding the Priests Court, 10000 more,
and there would yet have been room in the
Great Court and the clOisters to make the
total reach to more than 100000.
Year: 1873

Yesterday was the time for the meeting of
the Montana Legislature, which body it is un-
derstood will furnish the means to construct
and equip a railway from this city to Helena.
The rich Territory on our northern border
J Utah and the % men now nc pude deliberatins at Vr-
ginia City are to determine whether Montana
is to plunge into wealth immeasurable, to fill
up with magnificent population, or else fade
back from public notice Their grit and
judgment are holding the scales which we
hope to see turn to the better side. Give us
the railroad, gentlemen of the North, and you
are safe CoaTnne Reporter, 18th.
Year: 1873

The independent legal attitude in which
! the laws of the several States have placed


husband and wife during the past ten years
such, for instance, as making wives sole


traders. the holders of seperate estates etc.
has realized to husbands bountiful COM


pensation for the marital authority of which
they have been shorn. According to late
decision of the Supreme Court OF Illinois, a
husband cannot be held financially response
ble for the SANDERS uttered by his wife. The
case in question was one in which Janet
Robson had sued one John Martin for SLAM
derous words used respecting her by Marga-
ret Martin, Johns wife, and the case had
come to the Supreme Court on appeal. The
decision was that the husband was not liable


The court held that a liability which has for
it's consideration rights conferred should no
longer exist when the consideration has
failed If the relations of husband and wife
have so changed as to deprive him OF all
rights to her property and to the control OF
her person and her time, every principle OF
right would be violated by holding him still
responsible for her conduct. So long as the
husband was entitled to the property OF the
wife and to her industry, SO long as ne had
power to direct and control her, and thus
prevent her from the commission OF tort,
there was some reason for his liability The
reason has now ceased. The ancient land
marks are gone The maxims and authority
and adjudications of the past have faded
away The unity of husband and wife has
been severed. They are now distinct per-
sons, and may have separate legal estates,
contracts, debts and injuries. The chains of
the past have been broken by the progression
of the present, and the wife can now enter
upon the stern conflicts of life untrammeled
She no longer clings to and depends upon
him in the contests of the forum, to outvie
him in the healing art, and climb with him
the steps of fame. And as her brains and
hands and tongue are her own, in the judg-
ment of the court, she alone should be held
responsible for any ISLANDERS she may utter.
Of the justice of this decision there can be
NO reasonable question. Wives must now
guard their tong CUES unless they have the
money to pay for the reckless use of it,
Ier1it0,Sdl Enterprise.
Year: 1873

IT is said that some of the bright young
men of Albany, who 60 to see the girls, have
adopted q new and novel method of getting
kisses. They assert, on the authority Of
scientific writers, that the conclusion pro-
duced by kiss will cause the flame of the
lamp to flicker, and easily induce the girls to
experiment in the interest of science. The
first kiss or two the parties watch the flame
to see if it f1ickcrs, bat soon become so in
terested in the experiment as to let it flicker
If it wants to.
Year: 1873

A lady but lately settled in Con cord,
n. H.-relates the Patriot Of that city
went into a drug store and innocently
asked for a pint OF alcohol to be used in
a spirit lamp. Have you prescrip-
tionY asked the clerk politely. "A
whatY' asked the lady in surprise. "A
prescription from a physician ex-
claimed the clerk, I'VE are not allowed
to sell alcohol unless it is ordered by a
physician" Not even slcobol2' said
the astonished customer. "Well, that
is strange. was not aware that any one
ever drank pure alcohol as beverage
"Very true. ! think myself
that such a regulation is ri-
diculous but we must obey
it. am sorry if you are inconvenien.
ced, but cannot sell you any alcohol
unless you bring prescription" The
lady left the drug store, and when last
seen, in the middle Of the afternoon,
was circulating around looking for q
physician who would be willing to Ger.
tify that her spirit lamp was seriously
ill-with some disease or other pecu.
liar to lamps at this season Of the year
and that its case was one requiring
treatment with stlmulsnts.
Year: 1873

Three thirsty young men entered q


saloon in St. Paul, and advancing dis
rectly to the lunch table, where each,
after disposiug Of his regular amount OF
provisions, secured piece Of fat meat,
and concealed the same in his hand.
Then the three young men seated them
selves and called for lager beer. The
gorgeous bar tender, with flourish OF
bis paper cuffs and large green studs in


the air, deposited three glasses filled


with foam. A touch ef the fat meat
upon the top of each glass instantly re-
duced its contents to q small remnant
Of beer with Just q film Of foam on the
top, and before the bar tender had re-
tired a pace his attention was called to
the small measure given. With q
pleasing, Indifferent smile, he conveyed
the glasses again to the faucet and filled
them full of beer. Each glass had been
rubbed around its inner edge
with the grease, and the foam would
not stand. There was puzzled look
about the drawers face as he replaced
the new.flled glasses, which look passed
slowly off as glass after glass OF foam
was served to other customers. The
Young men called for more beer, and
again he had to draw twice to fill their
glasses. Then he drew another glass
for himself, and as he gazed first upon
the light froth in his glass and then up
on the solid beer in theirs, the more his
amazement grew. While his glass was
still before him, one OF the young men
managed to grease it and then invited
him to fill up and join them in a part
ing glass. He drew accordingly,and the
four glasses were alike-holdiug no
foam, but clear beer. There was q wild
look in his eye and fading OF color
from the cheeks OF that expert beer
drawer as he rushed to his stand, seized
another glass and drew into it piled
up mass Of foam. The loud laugh OF
the young men he noticed not-hls
mind was all distraugh with the myste'
Year: 1873

CHICAGO, June 1.-THE dead body o.
young man about twenty three years.
was found about one o'clock last even.
ing lying in front Of a stand near Ran-
dolph & Deleplaine's, on the left
hand side, between Sixth and Seventh


streets. On the body was discovered q
small pistol wound. His vest was open
and uninjured, but his white shirt and
flesh were schorched with powder and
bloody. In the pockets of the dead
man were found five cents in coin, q
small pecket comb and small pistol
cartridges and a handkerchief, but
nothing whatever by which he could be
identified.


This morning the workmen engaged
in excavatiug on the grounds OF the
Chicago & Platte Bar Mill Company, on
the corner of Washington and Archer
streets, struck Q human skull about
three feet below the surface. The re-
mains were collected and placed in a
barrel TO await the action Of the coro-
Year: 1873

The following originated, we believe
with the Montpelier (Vt.) journal: "A
certain marble dealer, residing not q
hundred miles from this village, recent
ly received an invoice Of grave stones.
upon some OF which was inscribed
touching sentiments OF sympathy and
eulogu ready made for the fortunate
person whose tomb they were intended
to designate. Among them was one
with an index finger pointing heaven
ward, and under it the motto, NO
graves there" One evening this dealer
received an order for q grave stone, the
style and decoration Of which were left
pretty much to his own judgement. the
price only being fixed. As he had to
leave the city the next morning, he hur-
riedly selected the stone bearing the
above motto. The indignation OF the
surviving relatives OF Mr.. Graves, for
whose cemetery lot this was intended,
when it was received, can be better i'm
agined than described.
Year: 1873

TIE Republican party in Virginia Is
not exactly a "happy family" in the
full signifcation Of the phrase. The
negroes who constitute the bulk Of the
voters of that party in the old Domin-
ion are no. satisfied with the crumbs
that fall to their share in the distribu'
ton Of places of profit and trust, and
are on the eve Of open revolt against
party discipline. MosBr seems to be
chief cause of the trouble, and Virginia
Republicans dread the effect OF his in
fluence at the White House as much as
they formerly feared the dash
of his armed raiders during the
war. The President has found
in Colonel MosBY some attributes
to his special liking, and presist.ntly
suubs in favor of this eleventh hour
convert, the men who have borne the
burden and heat Of the day. Without
MosBY's Recommendation no Federal
officer i, appointed in Virginia MEM
bers of Congress being thrown COM
pletely in the shade by the brilllance
Of the executive favor that is beamed
upon the reconstructed guerrilla.


While resolutely declining any Office
for himself, Colonel Mossr uses his in
fluence to serve the interests OF his
friends. A short time ago he
secured the appointment of one
OF his former rangers to position
as special agent of the Postofice De-
partment for Virginia, in opposition to q
negro who was endorsed by all the dig
nitaries of the Republican party in the
State. This drop seems to have filled
the cup of Radical indignation and the
Republican executive committee is now
in high dudgeon against President
GRANT. In fact they accused the Post
master General OF a violation OF the
civil rights bill and allege that he has
Disseminated against the negroes be-
cause of their race and color.


1t is a very pretty quarrel as ii stands
and is not without promise OF good re-
suits.
Year: 1873

PorrLvILLs, June ll.-There were
fifty miners in the Henry Clay slope al
the time OF the dieaster yesterday.
Thirty-five Of the number have been
rescued. The affair is lamentsbie in
the extreme. but is not as serious az
was at first reported. Up to this time
ten dead bodies have been taken out.
Those who have been taken out alive
are suffering very much. This colliery
has not been inspected for some time,
being always considered perfectly safe.
When the explosion occurred it COM
municated with the air ways from the
water level into the slope below in
which the men were working. The men
not being accustomed to black damp re.
mained in the slope until they began to
suffer and then started to come up, but
came in contact with a body OF after
damp. Some reached the top and gave
the alarm; others made desperate at
tempts and fell when nearly at the tor
of the slope, being overcome.
Year: 1873

The London Globe has the following
story: Though it is but step from
the ridiculous to the sublime. it is sur
prising how few can take it, we'll direct.
ed as their efforts would seem to be.
An unhappy Frenchman has lately
made very creditable attempt. This
gentleman, who is described as having
a finelY.strupg poetic sentiment being
unfortunate in some literary ventures,
and in q certain dfdire de eeur, deter.
mined to destroy himself. He had al
ready made during his short life four
unsuccessful attempts. Resolving to
succeed at last, he provided himself
with revolver, rope, q stake, q bot
tie OF poison, and q box Of lucifer
matches, and proceeded to q cliff which
overhung the sea. He there drove the
stake into the ground, fastened one end
OF the rope to it. deliberately adjusted
the other end around his neck. took the
revolver into his hand, set fire to his
clothes, swallowed the poison. and.
swinging himself gently of-he was
sensitive to pain-pulled the trigger.
The instrument exploded, but the ball
only grazing his ear, cut the rope. and
the baffled suicide was precipitated into
the sea. The salt water, combined
with the violent shock, not unnsturally
destroyed the effects Of the poison, and
he was iguominicusly saved from
drowning bys passing fishing,smack.
He concluded that Providence had in-
tended him for something great, but
died three days after from Inflammation
OF the lungs, contracted from the ex-
posure 10 cold and damp. That this
fine poetic character should have mis-
calculated the designs Of Providence is
not so surprising perhaps IS the fact
that he could not manage in some
way to live for effect when he had tried
30 hard TO die for il"
Year: 1873

WORCESTER, June 1.-Two men cali
ling themselves John Collins and W.
Smith, who came by this afternoon g
train from Boston, have been arrested,
on charge of highway robbery. One
Of them had in his clothes a valuable
gold watch and chain. which was iden-
tilted by the agent who was robbed a
few nig hts since, as his. The watch
aud chain had been offered Tor ga lie by
them at several jewelry stores in this
city.
Year: 1873




PRoBABlLIrIRs.


For New England rising barometer,
high and fresh north to west winds and
gen orally clear weather. For the Mid
die States rising barometer, light and
fresh northwest and northeast winds
aud clear and partly cloudy weather.
From the Ohio valley to the lakes, winds
veering to light and fresh northeast and
south east and generally clear weather.
For the South Atlantic States light to
fresh and variable winds and generally
cloudy weather and areas OF light rain.
For Tennessee and Kentucky light to
fresh north and east winds and clear
and clearing weather. For the north
west falling barometer, east to south
winds and increasing cloudiness with
probably cloudy weather, but the ma
iority OF the midnight telegraph from
the Gulf States upper region and the
northwest, have not yet been received.
Year: 1873

A GOOD Maine farmer who sold a
load OF hay iu Lewiston the other day
became convinced On reaching home
and thinking it over, that the load
could not have weighed a. much a.
represented, and 60 next day he drove
into town again and insisted that his
customer should receive back a, ior he
was "sure there must be Q mistake
somewhere.