davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1879-05-18

A handicap d.augats tournament has been ar
ranged TO be held at Leeds, England, play to begin
on the 31sL inst.
The Barker brothers will not issue their book At
present, owing to the financial embarrassment OF
their publishers.
Mr. James Reed, Jr's hackers failed to put up
assigns Tor not closing his match with Mr.. Lahadte
The I've leading checker players Of Newark. n.
j.. who are contestiug ae.ies Of ganles with each
other for supremacy. have, up last adyices, made
fhc folloH1rp AcDfe3: -
, 1879-05-18
SCATTERING.

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
According to advices received up to last night at
TIE TRIBUNE Office, the following stars and COM
biuations will be at the places and upon the dates
annexed:
, 1879-05-18

Our esteemed correspondent Alr. Il. Z. Chap-
man writes that ne lad the pleasure Of forming
the acquaintance Of the checker-players Of lnfay-
cite. Ind, and more eentiemanly lot OF fellows
f;resuiee PLAYING him even until the .ast sitting.
when The invinciolc Frank concluded it was ahout
time 10 bunch mp his back and win ahat little
match, which feat ne accomplished very hanasoms-
". concluding with the total score: Green1ee, IL
Cnipman, q; drawn, Is; total, 81 games
, 1879-05-18

as treasurer wilt be glad to know thatthey arc
achieving all kinds o saceess Ihsy are sna6
businessmen and pleasan. .s thna+-cai
form decidedly welcome ado'uon 10 inc tneaIncal
fraternity of Gotham. lTHuAahA"
, 1879-05-18

Mr George L. Beach, OF Toledo. O.: was tn
Lafayette, Ind. few days ago, where he found
quite number OF coneenal checker lights Tith
whom he contested s;irtY- SIX gamca Mr. Greenleo
piaycd ten games b;n3foll. Ar. Beach having slsns
OF hoard, Following are the full hcGses made:
, 1879-05-18

,o,,, .,na after service to compliment the player
on h;s taste in selecting music speaking of the
oicrtory as particularly delightful. Is It oreathea
a snirit of reverence and faifh-
, 1879-05-18

GAME NO. 386-BRIST0I.
Played by correspondence between Mr. Charles
Sass. Dubuque, and MI. james Pelletief, aAEshau-
, 1879-05-18
THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS.

Communications intended for tne ph1oaa1
r.,..o. shon,d h- addressed to o. D. OEy1s, P.-O-
Boz 215, Chicago, I'll.
For Publishers price-list OF standard worn on
the rau,e. address the Drahgnt Editor.
= PLAYERS AEADQuAnTENs>
Atheneu1n, No. 50 Dearborn street"
Ta1suxE orP1cE, CHICAGO, MAY 18, 1879.
PROBLEM NO. 118.
ByH. C. Cu1PuAs, Momence, i'll.
Black.
, 1879-05-18

POSITION no. 11s.
By .'J. A." Ionia, Mich.
Black men on l, 2, 10. II, l2, Is.
White men on IS, u, 20. IL q, 90 ri
Black to move And win.
, 1879-05-18
GAME NO 3G4-BRISTOL.
Playcd by correspondence between T. ": sutsf,
milwaukee,, and ]. Kirk, burnett, Wis.

(a) stNoored In the rtste1 rocs.
Proof 10 the tempest snock."
When sent him IL 10, put In the above notes
and think that's what scared him.
J0HH KIRE.
, 1879-05-18

sALsnURT's TROUBADouRs
have made decidedly favorable impression with
their little sketch entitled 1.-The BROOK, - anu
present indications point to the probability that
the doorkeeper will he soon able to lnlprovtse
ballad az he ,nerly counts his tickets. beginning:
.'Foc shows may come and shows may -, Tut we
on The snEng Of M5s DIT n9ysGn .a M has
Henry has also made hit, GourlaY's songs form
pleasing part Of the entertainment and Salsbury's
lecitatons since he gave up that awful feaang ot o.
the little opera-houae was literally packed. aud
the promise OF continued patronage ia excellent.
TouNa pAULDING
stil survIves and frantically declares that be Is
mo his COMPANY, and will begin to deyastate the
country like secondary form Of the Rrassnopper
plague about the Let OF September. AIRS. Eldrd5e
cocious Young kid, and will keep strict eye on his
morals; while young Aaron Appleton watches after
The dnances. And Ii Pau!ding don't get sick OF
starring before the season Is la!f over. II Will oe
because be is dead.
Harrigan nnd Hart close their exceptionally sue
cesslul season at the comoue on The 18th, anu
short tour. The principal feature Of their enter.
i Iainment viii be the = Muliigan Guard Ball, "
which has been an enormous IN e Mew a. aosE; oaz;
Monday in ..Arrnh Ma Pogue, " under the manage
ment % Of Il. J. Sargent. lie will be supported by
Kate Rogers and Ellie Wilton.
1.-THE LOST cH1LDREy"
., retire from the stage Of the Union Square this
week. The business there has been growing
sealily worse during the run of this most atroc'ous
.sguy, and Palmer viii be glad TO rent bis house
Bee sa5p:4s ssp p15 se{:rs ont %eeH
aas cansed good deal OF loss for Daly's baeker.
Msc<aye's Ia t'Won at Last" Is in its last nights.
Daring the summer his thsatfe IS TO 90 entirely rc
:Mme Favsrt" sang last Monday night ael1 . oy tat
Aimee company at the Park for the hrst tsme IT
America great anu ~" ts r. tonr ot tht
, 1879-05-18
SOLUTIONS.
sn7TTrnN TO PROBLEM NO. LII.


GAME NO 3B3-BRlSTO[-
PLAYED by correspondence between A. E. Morse,
Janeaville, Wis, and Charles Batcman. Grand
Rani3 Mich
, 1879-05-18

Frisco MtnStre1s. .....-I
Thompson, Den.
WAtiRck. Le3tcE.........'
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08
Sarah Bernhardt.

Moncure D. Conway writes from
London to the Cincinnati Commercial.
do not intend to throw stone at
Mile. Bernhardt. She and George
Eliot, and other eminent persons who
defy the customs of society, are COM
petent to Judge of right and wrong, and
are free to act. 1 do not judge them.
But what wish to point out is the
social phenomenon presented when the
leaders of a society which brushes
thousands of poor girls in the mire for
illegitimate sexual relations should at
the same time lavish admiration upon
women of the same character who hap
pen to have talent. Sarah Bernhard
has never been married; she has four
children; she brought to London with
her, and took in every fine house where
she was entertained, bright boy who
called her "Mademoiselle, my mamma"
There was no concealment whatever.
Fashionable London was at her feet.
1t was amply demonstrated that fashion
able English society does not really
respect the customs which it processes
to hold essential The sanctity of mar
riage becomes more and more thing
for the poor and ignorant-like ortho-
doxy. 1t is well enough for common
people to fear hell, etc. This kind of
talk has long been familiar in the matter
of religious dogmas, but it is now seen
to be the underlying sentiment about
the marriage dogma, also.
Sarah Bernhardt is woman of real
genius. / belive her to be woman of
heart, and that she has obeyed her heart
in these matters wherein it is said to be
more holy to obey custom. l can under
stand how the splendor of genius dis
played in her "Phedre" could hide null
titude of sins even for the rigidly right
eous. But what have observed of her
career among the aristocrats of London
leads me to feel that it is not through
overlooking her sins or forgetting them,
but, to some extent, because of them,
that she has enjoyed brilliant apoth-
costs. The constant gossip has lent q
piquancy to her presence, and the
enthusiasm has been quite as great
among those who could not understand
or appreciate her performances.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08

Europe from the Carpathian mountains
south to the Danube will have little, if
any, surplus to export. Italy has al
ready begun the importation of wheat,
and SO far the supplies from Odessa are
absorbed in the Mediterranean ports.
The imports of food products into
France during the first six months of
the current year have largely exceeded
those of like period in 1878, and the
potato crop, an important food supply,
is reported to be failing. The acreage
of wheat in Great Britain is reported 10
per cent. less than last year, the condi-
ton of wheat worse, and the stocks of
wheat in British cities are about one
half as large as year ago. Elaborate
reports of failing harvests in the Old
World are often current here and
abroad just as the first wheat of the
American harvest reaches the market;
but there appears to be no doubt that
this year will see an unusually large ex-
port from this country. The amount of
grain needed to make good the deficient
supply abroad is estimated at 272,000,-
900 bushels.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08
A Pretty Story About the Composer
ChODin.

Frederic Chopin could always quiet
his fathers pupils, no matter how much
noise they were making. One day
when Prof. Chopin was out there was
frightful scene. Barcinski, the master
present, was at his wits end, when
Frederic happily entered the room.
Without dehberation he requested the
roysterers to sit down, called in those
who were making noise outside, and
promised to improvise an interesting
story on the piano, if they would be
quiet. All were instantly as still as
death, and Frederic sat down to the in
strument and extinguished the lights.
He described how robbers approached
a house, mounted by ladders to the
windows, but were frightened away by
a noise within. Without delay they
fled on the wings of the wind into a
deep, dark wood, where they fell asleep
under the starry sky. He played more
and more softly, as if trying to lull the
children to rest, till he found that his
hearers had actually fallen asleep. The
young artist crept noiselessly out of the
room to his parents and visitors. and
asked them to follow him with light.
When the family had amused them
selves with the various pastures of the
sleepers, Frederic sat down again to
the piano and struck mp thrilling
chord, at which they all sprung up il, a
fright.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08

A wELL-KNowN weed in Eastern States
OF the Union, which farmers call the
Devils plant" (the abutilon auicenng
of botany, produces fiber which has
been discovered to be far superior to
jute for rope-making, etc. Citizens OF
New Jersey are now interesting them
selves in its cultivation for mechanical
uses. The annual importation of jute
into this country for similar purposes
is estimated at $1O,OO0,OOO, and, if the
Devils plant" can supersede it to that
amount, it deserves a better name.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08

SENATOR EDMUNDs' resolution in the
Senate, providing for the abrogation of
the treaty between England and the
United States relating 70 the fisheries,
the Toronto Globe thinks, would, if
based on facts, prove conclusively that
we cannot afford to release them from
their bargain, whereas we should be
only too glad to do So" Probably
remarks the Globe, the passage of the
resolution was only intended to keep
the matter alive, so that when the
grand struggle for the fisheries comes,
in about six years from the present
time, American, will have good case
to present to the court"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08

SPEAKING of Sitting Bull, Joaquin
Miller explains how his Sioux highness
came by his name, the key to the conun-
drum having been impaired to him by
the Indians themselves. "An Indian is
never honored with distinctive name"
said Mr.. Miller, until he has done
something noteworthy, and which re-
veals a marked trait of character. When
Sitting Bull was young man, he was
shot in the legs in battle and disabled,
but he sat bolt upright on the ground
and continued to fight with the fierce
ness of wounded buffalo bull and it
was this incident which drew from the
tribe the appelation of Sitting Bull"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08
OUR LITTLE FOLKS.
A Poor IAttIe NIother.

Once little lady dressed In black and red
Tucked her little children safely In bed.
green Leaf curling over was all the roof they had
Butthe softly singing breezes and the sunshine
made them glad.
on flew the little mother through the pleasant
summer air;
She never thought of danger, nor felt single care
A grassy glade, hilltop. and then field OF
clover
This little dame in black and red went flying gayy
over.
But In pretty garden where grew a red. red rose,
The little lady lighted to nestle and repose;
As soft fairy velvet, and oh. so red and sweet
We're the fragrant leaves around her and under
meath her feet.
Out tripped merry maiden along the garden gay,
The red, red rose to gather, to the little danes
dismay.
She drowsily came creeping from ont sweet rose
leaf land,
And stood moment thinking on the merry maid
ems hand.
The little maid laughed softly, she was full of
Held up her dimpled finger, and clear and loud
called she:
LADY bug, lady bag, yay a,oay homei
Your house Is on dfe and your chfidren
toH burn"
OF few that little mother In terror wild and dread,
Across the hill and grassy glade and field of clover
red.
Her little wings were aching, her anxious spirit
dropped,
When at the tiny. portal in breathess fear she
stopped
There lay her little children all snugly tucked in
bed.
Yes, safe and sound, and sleeping, with the green
MARY L. BoLLEs BRANCH.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08

The Journal DIES Debats cannot help
remarking how fatal the African land is
to all who bear the name of Napoleon.
The first faded away at st. Helena under
the eye of an English jailer; the last
dies at % in the service of England by
a Zulu assegai. The mind is over
whelmed by the terrible condolences
brought about by fate at certain times
and in certain families, and it is i'm
possible not to feel painfui impression
when we think of that career, COM
menced at Tuileries, to end in Africa
in fight which cannot even boast a
name.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08

AMONG the ladies who went to En-
gland from France to attend the funeral
of the Prince Imperial was Nine. Thayer,
the widow of Senator of France, the
oldest son of James Thayer, of Massa-
chusetts, who was in Paris during the
first revolution, and made great fort
une by buying real estate. She is the
daughter of Gen. Bertrand, who accom-
panied Napoleon 1. to st. Helena, and
remained with him to the last. When
a girl, she stood by the bedside of the
dying Emperor, and heard his last
utterance
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08

OFFICIAL stealing has hardly any
where been more openly practiced than
in several of the northern counties OF
Michigan. The offices were held year
after year by the same men, and the
charging of $4,000 a mile for road
across a smooth plain, where two men
could build quarter of mile a day,
is fair sample of their rascality. A
score or more of the thieves are likely
to go to prison.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08
Owing to the Weather.

A big newsboy was yesterday doubled
over a bench at the City Hall Market,
too sick to move, and too discouraged
to care what became of him. Two or
three of the motherly market-women
fixed him up doses of pepper, and.
when he was little better, one of them
said:
BOY, you want to let harvest-apples
alonel"
Harvest applesp he sneered; "do
you think eight or nine harvest-apples
could double up big boy like me?'
IL saw you eating cherries, put in a
second woman.
IL know you did, but hain't used To
cherries? Humph! Why, I'm fifty
times as big as a quart of cherriesP
"And he bought two cucumbers of
my stand an hour agor" squeaked a lit
tie black-eyed woman.
ayes, l did," answered the hoy, "but
they didn't make only mouthful
T'other night ate ten all at once, and
they didn't hurt me bit"
"And saw him eating tomatoes and
turnips!" solemnly remarked a tall
man with green glasses on.
"S'posin' you dldr wailed The boy rs
the collie got fresh grip, wasn't to
matters aud turnips made to eat? Don't
YOU folks want to give boy any show
to get along? I tell you lite iris bere
storm what affects me, aud, n You
women had any mercy ON me, you'd
bring me some plums, and green corn.
and bologna, and pears, aud dish oi
ice. cream, to take the pepper taste cut
of my mouth l"-Detr0it Ere" Press
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08
Another Story OF Lincoln.

While Judge Logan, of Springfield,
Ill, was Lincoln's partner, two farmers
who had a Misunderstanding about a
horse-trade went to law. By mutual
consent, the partners in law became
antagonists in the case. On the day of
the trial Mr.. Logan, having bought new
shirt, opened in the back, with a huge
standing collar, dressed himself in ex-
treme haste and put on the shirt with
the bosom at the back, linen coat
concealing the blunder. He dazzled the
jury with his knowledge of "horse points
and, as the day was sultry, took off his
coat and turned up his sbirt-sleeves.
Lincoln, sitting behind him, took in the
situation, and, when his turn came, said
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08
EDWARD r. ADAMS killed a man at

EDWARD r. ADAMS killed a man at
Rome, Ohio, ten years ago. The crime
would probably have been pronounced
by jury manslaughter in low degree,
if there had been trial, but Adams
fed, and was nor caught. He established
himself in business successfully at three
distant points in the West, under as
sumed names, but in each instance was
frightened away by glimpse of some
body from Rome. At length he en-
listed for five years in the army. His
term recently expired, and he returned
to his old home, gave himself up, and
requested trial, being convinced that
the penalty of his crime could not be
worse than to remain fugitive.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08
Boots and Shoes from Negroes Hide.

The Penny Press says that DR..
Schneider has taken the skin of negro,
which he has dissected, to the tannery
situated on Franklin street, just out of
Columbus, where it is now being made
into leather. A reporter who examir ed
the piece of skin found it extremely
tough, and liable to do good service if
put into CATERS. 1t seems strange use
to make of humanity's remains, though.
The tanner stroked and twitched it and
dilated upon its good qualities. The
PROCESS of tanning is to rub it with a
mixture of alum, salt and eggs, which
draws out all the oil from the skin, and
saves months of time. Perhaps new
industry is opening up in the city, and
perhaps some of those who are per-
fectly worthless in life may be made to
do duty after they have quit. Imagine
the sensation, however, of dainty lady
csressingly putting on a glove made
from the skin of darkey she wouldn't
have touched without shudder when
in life, or of the thoughts that must
come to maid when she takes off her
CATERS at night with the knowledge that
even so small part of a man is alone
with her. Ughl-Rochester Democrat.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08

AS disease, the yellow fever is less
destructive of life than it was last year,
but it has involved more complete
and thorough paralyzation of business
in the infected community. A city of
10000 inhabitants has been decanted of
all its movable population, nothing but
the dregs remaining, and its business
community have boxed their goods, put
them on boats and gone 400 miles north
to set up anew in a rival city. If the
present visitation equals in duration
and extension that of last year, even if
attended with far less fatality, it will
prove blow to the prosperity of Mem
phis such as will not be recovered from
for years. 1t is clearly the penalty of
neglect of sanitary precautions and even
open defiance of them. The privy
vaults where persons were sick of the
fever last year were not cleaned In cold
weather, as they should have been,
some landlords resisting the sanitary
authorities by injunctions from the
courts. 1t is also suggested that the
wooden pavement which is laid in
blocks, ten inches deep, may hold the
germs of the disease. The New York
Herald suggests that the sure way to
shut off the yellow fever supply is to cut
an outlet through the harbor of Havana,
to which city the disease can be traced
nine times out of ten.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08
The Trne @orthsraer.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1879.

SUITS by tie dozen against the coun-
ty of Allegheny, Pa, are brought daily
by Pittsburgh lawyers in behalf OF the
losers by the railroad riots in that city
and under the Legislative act which
compels suits to be brought within two
years. The Supreme Court of the
State has declared the county liable,
and the legal claims Will amount to
about $3,OOO,OO0.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08

REPORTS from this country uniformly
predict an unusually large yield OF
grain, and he reports from all parts of
Europe short crop. The yield of rye
in Western Russia and Germany, the
great local food crop, is estimated at Oh
per cent. of the usual supply. Wheat III
Southern Russia is deficient. Central
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-08

No imperial Nal.'eoo 10 lied on
French SOIL Napoleon l., ,ue under
o. the family, d'ed " priNope, at st.
Helena; his son. >unul' | i, died in
Austria; his nephew M al, ou Ill,
died an exile III i iri ow his
grand nephew. IT, "a spia, has
met his tate ~ Zulu
spears.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-28
Kate Spraxue.

The substance OF an inter min able
story in tie s.. l. ,uis Republican says
that on the sixteenth Governor Splague
denied that he hal deprived his VIE
of her liberty. lie wished her 10 be-
come quiet after Tie exciting incidents
of the wee X, and told the correspond
ent, in proof of his willingness, thst he
was at liberty To see Ms. S2rague.
Others, however, say that Ms. SJrsgue
hiss be-, n not p6Im, ID to see visitors or
communicates with the outside world.
Many callers have bsen turned away,
and many have not been permitted To
send in their ctrfs u. this as il may,
Mrs. Sprasur received the correspond
ent in an apartment at the famous
mansion. She said she had been mis-.
represented in this matter, and ths,
she wSs innocent Of sLY relations with
Senator Conkling that were not con-
sistent with her duties as wife. In
the strongest language she denies all
rumors to lhSt elect. She says that
NJ. Sprague came home late on
Wednesday night, uEknnwn to them
all, and then disappeared. Ga Thurs
day he came in again, and he snd Dir.
Conkling had words together which
she didn's hear, but the tones Of their
voices attracted her SIT .ntioR. Mr..
Conkling then approached her aud said
that, for fesr OF cons; qu,nces, be
thought he had better quit the house,
and he went away. Mss- Spsague was
very severe on her husbands course.
She denies that the German professor
had anything to do with the affray.