davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1877-02-24

many Of our inmates had graduated, -all tnn-
IN to tscf s ss1 e. , a @ m
obstacles, he reports oh tne next pago tho total
earnings and receipts for the year to have been
s@,s;n3 1;it,,o nesiaes th's, t.i.on ,, 1nsor
q sxsa which :s eoa,a ''satss nos s. .se%s sa,s
II the eash earnines ot tho tnst.tution,
but which nevertheless represented TINT
amount to The ctr. 1n making tho in,proye-
n,ents, q which the labor VIA tho Instrument,
Ing Tar in c1ccss of the esttmated ranc of tho
prison labor reported. Prison labor was also
used IN 1'on-prodrctnR. Industries, In the Ear-
len, raising vegetables fof winter 1cccssit!cs; at
ding for prison use: Tho total expenditures ior
TINT year were S5o,50l.e0. Tie nuuIber Of
prisoners on hand Jan. was 2.13, received dur
,ss n; ,sehs1g. tIs Ssn5 &c @ i"sl of $780, The nun"
:, The reports tor the year 1873, when Mayor
Coivtn was ono OF The Board, show still further
Improvement At comparatively low rate Of cx-
penac p to O. tho ctr. 1.hn general cxrvnses were
TIE in'proyctnents noted w.rc the completion
Of the Workshop. 50x12s feet and two storics in
height; m addition to tho bnrn, Doxs0 feet and
two stories In height; tile oycrtauling Of steam.
pipes; the Introduction nf atedm-ptpes Into tho
Workshop; tho tl11inH and grntllng OF the lawn
and the construction OF rbadwuys anl bridgcs
over the stream running through tic lawn; tho
setting out Of trees and shrubbcry; tho recon-
strnctlun Of {, 300 feet Of tcncc, destroyed t'y
cases in tho prison; cInlerirE roatlwaYs; making
receiver, ETC., for The nfteslan well; construction
ot sewers; tltting up tllu chapel, md much other
nutk OF like c!atnttGr. The enttro work was
performed by the prlshherA, and the castt outlay
upon this portion was excl,istycly for material
Strenuous effort was male to induce cnpitai-
ists 70 utilize the .inboE, but in win, and tlle
Board finally perfected arrangements Tor tue
manufacture Of hdrk on account Of the t1'stit,!:
finn fFt,c tYtnr mt f1rfrN IN 1kT4 OHIrilnJ{
that Of tS73', yet net gain Of over st1 600 was
secured. -.
For ahn 1s4 tho general exoeesSa e. .ps weio Is
Elb o, ana fota! ehsn fcsnpte e. ~ ~ w.,
any means covered by the cash received. lilo
estlmntcs showed net carninRof the brick yard
Of $f5, ,G12.N0. Aprisotl wall vas eonitfactcd NJ
ad ansofp1'on o. ;sunroy.n,cnt. p"l
brick 'rcnily for sale, Nh estimate
of'la}or appears Id tho cash reccfpts, anu Is re-
nr1rrmenta Tho wall NuOketf OF t0clOecl tile
building nn,I yurds. The brick wcfc made antI
the stpnc cut by tile prisoners.
Tho Doari ot Inspectors In their report fOr
t7; tnke nh tho question OF diet nGnan ard suw
tIs aggregate oxpetsc ior rattons during tho
four years OF their administration to have hcer
$5a,Nvo.sa3. Under tho old rule. It would have
cost for tho same pcriotl s1y9, savtng tn
th1s 'resrcct niof1e Of $80,Sot.14. The general
expenses were 49,, .Q5 nnd tho cash receipts,
90, ,48s.s3. The work on tnc tmproyements:
weru progressing rapidly, and the building hAd
gained Wonderfully fr1til the labor and palm.
, 1877-02-24

l0IAp GXFtndFEts $-tus hsip. Js1
Total fGEeIpfH.. 1b3t hlh. w
Tho su,lrccs Ut thu fceeipte uro thu 1uanufae-
tire ot bricks, rhnr.seuts, tho general 1abor anu
tUarl of pris,ncrs, fues COLLECTED, and the sale
Of barrels antl other wastc s,lntlrirt.
The number Of prisoners has no. yRrsc1 Erratly
during three years, W will be seen by the fol-
1t,,xtntr tnbtu.
, 1877-02-24

construction. son,e. called "1nlstscs" from
ever gai,gs. Thess "Trrlsitcsd are pcrinlttei
sSeSt sS1 shs eS SMn II esens M tsals rs..
Of thu necessary buslncts Of the institution.
4tls unnecessary to g. deeply Into the actails
Of prison t{e To aiforl outline of existence in
tho Grtleweit, and tlle only question ", ls tue
institution conducted on tho lest basis 10
SECURE RESULTS SOUGHT AYrERl
Wherever incn uggfeKntc, thc friction throws
OF Moro Of less cr,lno and necctkltatca tho es-
taoisshn,ent of son,v means to punish tho ncor.
rtG!blv and warn tie Weaker sinner. Men ilaye
differed IN oil prison sgca as tu the best method
for tho treatment of such Vt t1eE species NJ arc
1soarred " thg!r natures ffum eontact With 80
clcty. Prison dlacsplino has engaged tho sttcn.
ton Of thinning meil and won the lifc-lon9 cf-
forts Of enthusiasts IN tho settlement of tho
problem low prisoners should be reformed. And
but ltltlu prospect Of attainment, especially
elnce lhco,6gtails caanot aKree upon the details
| by which even Christians ure to be sayed.
Until this monted question shall be definitely
scttlett It becomes nlcn to estabish their cor.
| rcctiye sclooas upuu plan which shalt secure
thu srrater good to the greater number, and II
the plan has not becn dcvelooea by which tho
base nian ssall be purified BY grinding between
trulu him tu the contemplation Ut the TAXPAYER,
aud Tho rights ttat ae.suc to him. IN brief, II
| IL Il kdmpructielhlc to convert criminals from y
their sfne shsn Pants men, - ~ ~ ~
fcctiye ciyi'izatfu, md " ehcaply ~ practicable
by any illumination.
This appears TO hayo besn the motive assu-
atinS tho board Of Drtdeweli Inspectors. ,. iaK.
| Ing Eold OF IN unfortunate institution with IN
earnest intention to Improve, H., they have -
cured management essentially able t.! supply
tho details OF their work. When asked. year
esf hat fPsp9 wa' Fs"s an as aH
iatcd TO excte : suspicion Of tbe tanity Of y. =
lnAn in thla day Of "sppfopriations," rlsh I'll
, 1877-09-07
The Delights of Base Ball.

The only son of widowed mother in
the vicinity of Douglas Park is member
of an amateur baseball club. On Satur-
day he bad his hair cut and oiled, and ac-
coutred himself for the fray, and his fond
mother tied one of her best lace trimmed
handkerchiefs round his throat, and put
a clean handkerchief, with some cologne
on it, in his belt, and kissed him, and he
went. About quarter past he returned
that is the most of him-and the fol-
lowing conversation ensued:
'NIy son, where is the lace handker-
chief you had round your neck2"
''Here, ma, tied round this finger. |
picked up daisy cutter. l think the
finger is only out of joint, not broken"
"My son, why do your not speak plain
er. Surely, surely you have not been
drinkingT"
mo, ma, but in the latter half Of the
seventh inning our catchers hands gave
out, and went behind, and | stopped a
foul tip with my teeth, that is ALL"
"My son, your nice new uniform Is all
blooded in front. What ever can you
have been doing9"
"Nothing, ma, only l was trying to
scoop in high one at third, and the sun
got in my eyes, and | muffed it, and the
hall came on my nose, but l put it over
6rst and gotihim out"
my son, your white flannel pants are
all green behind"
"That, ma, was in the third inning when
| tried to steal to second, and had to throw
myself down and slide in. | got the
base anyhow, and came in on two-baseE
to the left field"
"Alas, my son, l fear that you have
had an unpleasant day. Let me send
for surgeon and dentist, and gel
some arnica, ice water, lint, raw beef
steak, splints, sticking-plaster, vinegar
and brown paper, Railways Ready Re
lief, Perry Davis Pain Killer, compress
Sos, sings, leeches, clean cloths, opodel
doc, horse Iiniment, and in a few days
you will not know yourself"
"Oh, ma, it was the bulliest game Ievel
was in-ten innings, and the score 7 to 9
If l die l give my bat to Billy Humph
reys, and my spiked shoes to Charley
Gross" exit, led out by his ma. Cur
tain falls.)-Chicago Times.
, 1877-09-07
The Cross and the Crescent.

II is usual, among recent writers, To
name The Cross and "Ihe Crescent to
distinguish the respective crceds in the
present Turco Russian war. In fact these
several symbols plainly mark the Chris
tiun and the Ottoman faiths. The ques-
,ion when and Why the Ottomans adopted
the Crescent has been much discussed
long before now. 1t was alleged that
Mohammed broke the disc Of the moon,
and caught half of it falling from heaven
in his sleeye-ths is stated in the Koran,
and seems to indicate that Mohammed
made the young moon sign OF his di-
vine authority. The crescent, or halt
moon, with the horns turned upward, was
a religious symbol, however, long before
the Turkish empire began. 1t was re-
ported that Sultan Othman, founder of
that empire, A. D. 1899, dreamed that he
saw crescent moon which waXed until
its splendor Illuminated the whole world
from east to west; that he then adopted
the crescent and emblazoned it on his
standard with the motto, D0nec Repledt
Orbem, or "until it fills the world" But
the crescent moon had been a symbol
well known to the ancient worshippers
of Diana in the ancient mythology OF
Greece and Rome. There are old statues
IF her with an appointing crescent over
her brow. Another account is that Philip
Of Macedon, father of Alexander the
Great, was engaged one dark night in
undermining the walls of Byzantium,
which he was besieging, and his opera
tons were discovered to those within by
IA sudden appearance of a young moon,
and that in gratitude for this timely light
the Byzantines commemorated the frus.
tration of Philips hostile design by Great
ing temple to Diana, and by adopting
her crescent as a symbol Of the State. 1t
has also been alleged that in 1446, when
the Turks took Byzantium, they adopted
the crescent standard which they found
there, and which the Janizaries had borne
for more than century previous. Un-
doubtedly then the crescent was the en-
blem of Greece previous to the superiority
of the Turkish rule. Oddly enough, at
the present day the crescent is to be seen
on and in churches in Moscow and other
parts of old Russia, generally surmount-
ed by the cross, thus unquestionably
marking the Byzantine origin of the Rus
sian church. In 1901 the Sultan Selim
Ill, having previously presented Lord
Nelson with a crescent richly adorned
with diamonds, founded the order of
the crescent which, as Mohammedans
are not allowed to carry such marks of
distinction, has been conferred on Chris
tians alone. The Turkish order of Med
jidie, founded by Abdul Medjid in 1852,
and literally conferred upon French,
English and Italian officers after the Cri-
mean war, bears a crescent and silver
sun of seven triple rays. Assuredly the
crescent dates from the time of Endy-
mion.-PhiIadelphjG Press.
, 1877-09-07
The Romance of a Rose.

A story comes fresh to us from the
coal mines of the LaCkawanna Valley-a
simple story, but rich with immense pos
sibilities. In the "Diamond" shaft there
was no steadier, harder worker than jim
Gardiner. What he did with his money
was long mystery-he had no wife, no
family, no expensive habits, no relatives
that any one knew of, and yet no savings
bank account. 1t was learned later that
all but the little needed for his daily
wants went for charity-found its way
quietly, unobtrusively, into the huts Of
women and children whose husbands and
fathers had gone down in the crush of
falling timbers or come forth black and
crisp from the scorching damp. There
was something about Gardiner that sug.
gested former life of higher grade.
He talked but little, but that littH was
in words well chosen and Of yGhoicc
dialect His dress was as rough as the
roughest, but he carried it as man who
had been used to face the world smil-
ingly. They called him "Gentleman
Jim" in the mines, but they all liked
him as man who always played fair and
asked no odds. In the accident of last
April, when the roof of part of the
mine fell in, Gardiner was killed. 1t ap-
peared in the evidence that there were
few seconds during the crack of timbers
before the roof fairly came down, and in
that brief time, in those few beats Of the
pulse, "Gentleman jim" had caught two
boys with his lion-like strength, and
tossed them clear out of the fatal cham
Der into the safe main alley. Then he
went down with the roof. When his
body was recovered the next day they
found him with his right hand thrust in
side his vest and clasping tight little
pocket-book. There was nothing in it
save card, on which was fastened adrop
of sealing-wa on the stem, all that re-
mained Of rosebud and two geranium
leaves. Underneath was written in a
womans hand, "Mdrte-TOute a tOi-
June 4, 1857" Just below was written
in mans hand, "June, 1S70-aN Uith-
cred -ercept the MOrn."
1t is tale for poet-we have given
the barest outlines as they came to us.
But our informant adds that the face OF
the man as they found him unmarried by
the cruel rocks which crushed his chest,
was placid as that of sleeping child
| Cincinnati Times.
, 1877-09-07
Emerson at Home.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, the most orig
inal of living thinkers, has had for many
years as delightful home at Concord
Mass, AS can be found anywhere. lie
has been twice married-when he was
twentyseven and when he was thirtv-two
His first wife, who WAS Helen Louisa
Tucker, of Boston, lived but few months
and his second wife, Lidian Jackson, of
Plymouth, Mass, has borne him three
children, two girls and one boy, all liv-
ing, and ranging from twenty-eight tn
thirty-fve in age. Although one If the
sevcrest Of students and most abstract OF
philosophers, he always emerges from
his library to the family circle with evil
dent satisfaction. Notwithstanding a
certain gravity of manner, he is full OF
geniality and bOnh0mmie, and is never
more eloquent and choming than when
away from his books and manuscripts.
He is very fond of children and young
people; loves to talk and walk with them,
aad listens to them as if they were re-
vealng the oracies of the gods. No man
in Concord is more popular or accessible
than he. He is fully in sympathy with
the old town; he revereS and honors 1t,
and says he would not exchange it for
New York, Athens, Rome, or Paris. To
get clear and adequate conception Of
Emerson, one must see him at home, in
undress, so to speak, if he may be con
sdered as ever in uniform, who is the
soul of simplicity and sincerity. He is
the kindest of husbands, the most con
siderate Of fathers. 1t is related Of him
that when thought strikes him, when any
suggestion occurs, or any pat quotation
is recalled, he invariably stops the thing
he is doing and jots down the thought or
suggestion for future use or reference.
Even in the middle of the night he OBJ
serves this habit, knowing that a good
thing may be lost forever unless recorded.
Before his second wife got used to his
ways, she would ask him, when he rose
to strike light, Are you ill, husbandT
"No, my dear" he would reply, "only an
idea Some women might object to
men prowling about in the nocturnal
watches to fix Intellectual points on
paper, but they would be unamiable, in
deed, if they were not modified by so
serene and courteous phrase as "NO,
my dear, only an idea" The Yankee
Greek, as he has been called, is a model
husband. Nobody has ever seen him out
of temper, or even ruffled. He is the
embodiment of calm courtesy, of placid
rehnement-the very reverse of the su-
premely nervous, irritable being an author
is believed to be, and often il, in truth.
Feminine friends Of Emerson are unani-
nous in the opinion that he is one of the
most comfortable men possible in home,
and that he deserves to 60 to a special
heaven, because he is never disagreeable,
and never interferes in the woman's =
duties of the household.
, 1877-09-07

OIL YOURSELF A LIrTLE.-There is
true humor in the following story; Once
upon time there lived an old gentleman
in large house. He had servants and
everything he wanted, yet he was not
happy, and when thirgs did not go as he
wished, he was very cross. AT last
his servants left him. Quite out of tenn
per; he went to neighbor with story
of distress.
at seems to me-" said the neighbor,sa sa-
gaciously, "'twould be well for you to
oil yourself a little"
"To oil MYSELF"
eyes; and will explain. Some time
ago one of the doors in my house creakedD
Nobody therefore liked to oin or out by
it. One day oiled its hinges, and it has
constantly been used by everybody ever
since"
"Then you think I am like the creak-
ing door," cried the old gentleman.
"How do you want me to oil myselfT'
"That's an easy matter" said the neigh
bor $50 home and engage servant, and
when he does right, praise him. If, on
the contrary,he does something amiss, do
not be cross; oil your voice and words
with the oil of love-"
The old gentleman went home, and no
harsh or ugly words were ever heard in
the house afterwards.
, 1877-09-07

The Poor DoGsl-There has been
great slaughter Of dogs in this city. I'm.
licensed, uncollared, and unknown ours
are gathered up daily by men appointed
for tie purpose by the mayor aud taken
to the pound, which is large enough to
accommodate thousand or more. The
dogs are kept few days, to allow owners
to redeem them, if they desire to do so,
and then they are drowned. Thus far
several thousand dogs have been i'm
pounded, including one belonging to the
mayor. Of these, nearly all have been
drowned. A few have been redeemed
Although the dog-catchers and their as
sistants are frequently bitten, they have
no fear of hydrophobia. When catcher
is bitten, he Immediately sucks the
wound, then soaks it with preparation
made of chloride Of lime and water, two
tablespooniuls of the former to pint OF
the latter, then covers it with coat OF
caustic. The catchers are very Jealous
in their duties, receiving a good fee for
every dog they present at the pound.
One Of them caught 108 in one day.-N'
Y. Independent.
, 1877-09-07

WASTE NO TIME.-Time lost can never
be regained. After allowing yourself
proper time to rest, don't live an hour or
your life without doing exactly what is
to be done in it and going straight
through with it from beginning to end.
Whatever it is take hold of it at once,
and finish it up squarely, then to the
next thing without o moment dropped
out between. 1t is wonderful to see how
many hours prompt people make out OF
day; it is as if they picked up the mo,
ments the dawdlers lost. If you ever tind
yourself where you have so many things
pressed on you that you hardly know
where to begin, let me tell you a secret.
Take hold OF the first one that comes to
hand, and you will find the rest will all
fall into file, and follow after like a COM
pany of well.drilled soldiers, and though
work may be hard to meet when it chal-
lenges you in squad, it is easily van
pushed if you can bring itinto line.
, 1877-09-07
Editor aad Proprietor
Difidence.

I'm afther akin, Biddy dear
And here he paused while
To fringe his words the mereSt mite
With something Of smile,
A smile that found its image
In a face of beauteous mold
Whose liquid eyes were peeping
From eroidery Of gold
"Ive come TO ax ye, Biddy dear,
If" then he stopped again,
As II his heart had bubbled DER
And overtowed his brain;
His lips were twitching nervously
Der what they had to tell,
And timed their Quavers with the eyes
That gently rose and fell.
"I've come" and then he took her hands
And held them in his own,
"To AZ" and then he watched the buds
That on her cheeks had blown,
me purity dear" and then he heard
The throbbing Of her heart,
That told how love had entered in
And claimed its very part
"Och! don't be tain me-" said she,
With Just the faintest sigh,
"Ive sinse enough to see you've come,
But what's the rayson whyy'
"To ak" and once again the tongue
FOrebore its sweets to tell,
ITO ax-if Mrs. Muligan
Has any pigs to SELL"
-Yonbe,,S Gazette,
, 1877-09-07

WHILE half dozen persons were roll
ing along in Michigan avenue horse-ca
man leaned across the aisle and said to
another: "Excuse me, but didn't big
bug crawl down behind your collarF
"O0h! Ouch!" exclaimed the other, as
he leaped up and hauled off his coat. He
looked the garment all over, but there
was no bug to be seen. "Perhaps it
crawled down under your vest, suggest
ed the man. Off came the vest, and it
was closely inspected without making any
discoveries. The attentive stranger then
made the victim turn around two or three
times to see if the bug wasn't hidden un-
der the suspenders, and when thorough
search had been made the stranger sat
down and said: at was probably a
shadow fitting across your collar, but l
felt sure it was bug. You can put on
your coat and vest again" The more
the victim thought about it the madder
he got, but before he put on his coat the
other man left the car and slid down
Twelfth street as if he had grease on his
heels.-DetrOit Free Press.
, 1877-09-07

In the Alps the snow line is 5000
feet high on the northern side, and 5000
feet on the southern, giving the northern
side an advantage of 300 feet over the
southern to any man who may feel in
clined to save his ice bill by reaching
down little of it with pole.
, 1877-09-07

ENCOURAGING FUNERALs.-The New
England undertakers are reducing their
rates in hopes that the number OF funer-
ais will be greatly increased thereby.
Their prices have been so steep hereto
fore that very few persons Of ordinary
means had the courage to die. They
couldn't afford it,
, 1877-09-07

enough to 20 round, and that she could
ret all she wanted at Delmonicos and
he'd pay for it,
, 1877-09-07

MEN are frequently like tea-the real
strength and goodness are not properly
drawn out until they have been in hot
water.
, 1877-09-07

GERMANY employs $4,000 women in
the manufacture of cigars.
, 1877-09-07

The Established Church in England
has an animal revenue of $36,0OO,OOO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-28
OLIyETS ANNUAL FESTIVAL.

Tho annual festival of the Olivet Mutual
Sewing Relief took place at the beautiful chapci on
secondst yesterday afternoon, and the Children ABOUT
200 In number engaged in exercises which excited great
interest among the many visitors. There were two
recita,ons by the school and several among the
latter being an amusing ballad entitled somebody" be-
ginning:
There's meddlesome Somebody" going about.
And playing his pranks, but We can't hnd hun out
Tho children entered into the exercises with great deal
of spirit After the preliminary portion OF the festival
and prayer by the Rev. A. F. Schauler the chaplain at
Olvet occurred the principal feature Of the entertain
ment Twenty thirty little girls of ages ranging from
TO 10 went through the exercises OF the htohengar-
den system OF instruction invented by Miss Hunng-
ton Of Wilson Mission and recently introduced into
Oyet As the best peoplo Of the city are now found
actively prosecuting the mission work OF the community
so is IL becoming fashionable for missions to use the new
kchengarden system; and Olvet has been enterprisng
enough to lead the way in making OF an agency Tor
good which promises to bring great deal OF dement, anu
happiness to the children and families OF poor peo-
pie. Owing to the absence OF Miss hunting
ton on account Of severe illness, tho exer-
ctses were conducted yesterday by Miss Brown
Keeping time with the music the little girls took their
dishes Knives and forks befoe heT Singing
verses descriptive OF the rules for setting the table prop
t a5 an Knives fS and sd a in their places
Then pans brought and the children procoedeu 10
principles everything in Its order. meanwhile continuing
to sing variety Of pretty verses e0naihng INC tes
cleared away aud brooms Were produced zach with
bow OF coOrcd ribbon fastened to H. Inc nOllOhs VI
sweeping the floor were prac:iced and the platoon OF
girls engaged marching and calisthencs which were
both pretty 10 look at and ENJOYABLE eyidenuy 10 Tue
children themselves They then made their bow anu re-
tired. This portion. Of the programme though interest
rug spectacle, presented simply for ihe pup2Se
OF illustrating valuable feature OF the practical Ill
structOn OF the mission
The Rev DR. II. Potter followed in some remarks ts
adapted TO comprehension OF the little ones but not
without instruction to those oGer. He spoke OF the
kitchen garden exercises, which he called the poetry "
housekeeping" and dwr al length upon the importance
to girls OF understanding how to perform thc duties OF
the household properly, and the misery created by I'M
proper Housekeeping and cooking. ne told seNcIal
amusing anecdotes Prizes tncn distributed 10 Tue
school and reres hments were bountifully served.