davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22
CURIOUS FACTS

Photographs are now taken from bal looms.
 The Mongols make their clothing ot goat skins.
 Railroad car wheelsa- e made o com pressed sawdust.
 English manufacturers are putting rubber tires on carriage wheels.
 The poisoned arrows of the Indians of Guiana are blown through a tube.
 Wakes are of Saxon origin, and were first instituted in England, A: D. sS6.
 The globular form of the earth wa first suggested by Thales. of Miletus' about 610 B. c.
 The well-known "Esop's Fables" were written between five and six hun dred years before Christ.
 Goose-feather heds and pillows were introduced by the Romans during the government of the Caesars.
 Bags of ice are employed by surgeons for laying upon affected parts to pro- duce insensibility by freezing.
 Excess in dress was restrained by Jaw in England, in the reign of Edward w., I465, and again in the reign of Elizabeth in 1874.
 The first elephant ever seen in Eng . land was one of enormous size, presented by the king of France to Henry 1II:, of England, in l236. Firearms were prodigious rarety in Ireland in 14s9, when six muskets were sent from Germany as present to the earl of Kildare, who was then chief governor.
 Buffon tells us that the shepherd s dog is the origin of the entire canine race. The Irish wolf-dog is supposed to be the most ancient species known to Europe.
 A New York surgeon removes super fuous hairs from the lips or faces of ladies by destroying the tollicle through the means of electricity. the hairs being killed one by one; tedious but certain process.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22
Bells Across the Snow.

Oh, Christmas, merry Christmas, Is it really come again With it's memories and greetings, With its joy and with it's pain. There's minor in the carol,
 And shadow in the light, And spray of cypress twining
 With the holly wreath tonight. And the hush is never broken
 By laughter light and low. As we listen in the starlight
 To the "bells across the snow" Oh, Christmas, merry Christmas, 'Tis not so very long Since other voices blended With the carol and the songi - Ii we could but hear them singing As they are singing now, If we could but see the radiance Of the crown on each dear brow, There would be no sigh to smother No hidden tear to flow, AS we listen in the starlight
 To the "bells across the snow." Oh, Christmas, merry Christmas, This never more can be; We cannot bring again the days Of our unshadowed glee; But Christmas, happy Christmas, Sweet herald of goodwill, With holy songs ot glory,
 Brings holy gladness still. For peace and hope may brighten, And patient love may glow, As we listen in the starlight
 To the "bells across the snow."
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22
Fire and Wreck.

There is an 1nconceivable amount ot waste in our imperfect civilization. The Farea,aes's JoWraa"l, of New York, reports that, during the last three months, there has been an average of two twenty y-thousand-dollar fires every day in the United States and Canada, amounting to 8 loss of more than twelve millions. Of this loss forty per cent. was covered by insurance, but the whole of it, was loss to man. Insurance merely divides the loss among great many individuals, instead of Its crush ing few.
 Much, and probably most, of this loss might have been prevented. A, little extra expense makes brick house abso- lutely incombustible, and can much diminish the combustibleness of a wooden one.' A mere coating of plaster cf paris under each floor, in the Italian method, will almost always contine a fire to the story in which it breaks out.
 Water, 1t appears, is more hostile to man and his works than fire. The British ssWreck Register" for last year, just published, reveals the astounding fact that there are from fifteen to twenty vessels wrecked every day throughout the world.
 The number of vessels wrecked on the British coast last year was 5000, which was decided decrease from the average of the last few years. Two years ago the number was 4, l64.
 We should remember, however, that Great Britain has now about 800, ,0o0 vessels afoat, manned by nearly four millions of persons. That is to say, about tour millions of human beings are at all times afoat upon salt water in vessels bearing the British flag. The wreck statistics show that, during the last twenty. five years, the whole num- Der of wrecks near British shores is 49,- 322, causing the death of l9.3l9 per sons.
 The facts published by the /" Wreck Register" justify the conclusion that one-half of these disasters might have been prevented. For one item, there were 701 collisions near the British coasts last year; for another, four hun- dred vessels are still in use which are more than thirty years old. On the other hand, it is reported that the British life saving service rescued last year 3,302 persons from wrecked vessels. The waste from this wreckage in mere property is very great; but the waste from anxiety and terror is beyond con- putation. .-Yoath' Coapassioss.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22
THE FOUR SEASONS.

Winter begins, 1880, December 2l, 5:l2 2A.n, md lasts S9 days, IS hours and 45 minutes.
 Spring begins, 1881, March 20, 6:2o A. H-- and lasts 92 days, l9 hours and Is minutes.
 Summer begins, 1881, June 2l, 2:l5 A. h., and lasts 93 days, hour and 53 minutes
 Autumn begins, 1881, September 22, 5soe pn and lasts 90 days, hours and P minutes. Winter begins, 1881, December 2l. ll:30 A. NJ. Trop. year, 365 days, p hours and IS
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22

MAYoNNAIsE or SALAD DRESSING Gin bottle) ).-The following is 8 good re- ceipt, and one you can have always ready at hand: Put the yolks of tour fresh eggs into basin; mix in quart bottle of good salad oil, and stir with 8 wooden spoon till all is worked into 3 good lump. Add two teaspoonfuls of salt, the same of made mustard, two tablespoonfuls ot Chili and French vine- Mix all we'll. Then add by degrees one well made. this will keep for six
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22

DECEMBER--I0. Colonel Chapman Riddle, distinguished Philadelphia lawyer; Philadelphia; 59....l5. Hon. David Christie, once speaker of the Canadian senate; St George. Ontario; 62. Senator Balthazar Buoncompsgni. eminent Italian scientist; Turin, Italy; 59.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22

IT. An annular eclipse of the sun Novem- ber 2I. Invisible in the Uaited States.
 ". A partial eclipse of the moon December $. Invisible in America
 transit oi Mercury November q. Invisi- hle on this continent
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22

The population of the city of Berlin, the capital of Prussia. including the garrison, is l, 118, 63O, an increase of six teen per cent. since 1875, and more than double since 1880.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22

It is said that cave, large enough at the entrance to admit a coach and four. has been discovered in noun tainous formation some thirty miles back of Black bay, on the north shore of Lake Superior.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22
EcLIrsEs FOR THE YEAR lssl.

There will be four eclpses this year, two oi the sun and two oi the neon, ss follows:
 I. A partial eclipse of the sun May 27. Ia- visible in North America
 II. A total eclipse Of the moon June l2. Visible in the United States
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22
MORNING STARS.

Venus after May 3. Mars until June 20. Jupiter after April p, until August l. Saturn after April 2l, until July 20.
 EVENING STARS. Venus until May 3. Mars after July 20. Jupiter until April P, after August l. Saturn until April 2l, alter July 20.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22

The Coriiss Centennial engine q, 400 horse power) is being placed in position Ut the Pullman works at Chicago.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22

An elastic imagination has great deal to do with enhancing the pleasure Of sleigh riding asdjdasapoljs Her0ld.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22

During the year ending the last day of June forty six railroads in Illinois had B net income g $61, 000, GOO.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-22
PLANETS BRIGHTEST.

Mercury, April z, August and November 24, rising then just before the sum- Also February g, June 20 and ociaber l6, setting then soon after the sun. Venus, March 27. Mars, December P. Jup:ter, November lS- Saturn, November l.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-03
Relics OF De Soto.

When the chestnut tree quite three hun
dred years old was blown down on the
banks of a little creek near church called
"South Carolina, within mile of the vii
lagc Of Yorkvillc, III Pickens county, Ala
bama, and about seventeen miles south
east of Columbus, Miss, beneath the roots
were found a pair of brass scales for weigh
ing, with the brass weights having Spanish
descriptions and numerals on them. Two
thrcC-pound cannon shot were found with
the. scales. The soil beneath the tree was
unusually dry, as the little stream near by
drained the spot. Hence these relics of
Spanish adventures were well preserved.
1t does not follow, however, that because
these articles were found there that De
Soto ever visited that section of Alabama.
He could have had little use for scales,
and probably left them at some distant en-
campment, from whence they may have
been brought by some curious red man who
assigned little value to them and thus left
them where he drank from the stream.
Indians had no wagon or wagon ways, and
yet when Western Alabama was first set
tied by white people, in 1880, and while
the Choctaws still owned and occupied the
country, it Is written that there was broad,
deep wagon road following the course of
the river some distance and deeply cut in
the hill sides and into the rivers bank. 1t
crossed the Tombigbee at what Is called the
''Mounds," near the Alabama and NIissis-
sippi line. The Choctaws related that this
road was cut by white men, who marched
across the country, fighting and killing,
long before their recollection. If this be
the tradition, there is little doubt that De
Soto made the road and crossed the Tom
bigbee at the place indicated by the Spanish
scales and weights and that the old high.
way was certainly made by no race of
modern Indians.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-03
A PrOverb Criticised.

Among the many proverbs that apparent
ly have great deal of wisdom, but which
need little analysis before accepting, is
that which declares that we should not Hput
of until tomorrow that which can be done
today" Now this proverb is erroneous in
philosophy and, if strictly followed, would
often lead to great deal of mischief. While
nothing should be delayed beyond the proper
hour for It's doings, nothing, on the other
hand, should be performed or executed un-
til the proper hours arrives. If, in obedience
to the instruction Of the provcrb quoted, we
pursue the plan of doing everything to- day
that can be done to day, we shall soon dis
cover that VIC do a great mauy things noed-
lessly, and great many things wrongly
Tomorrow often throws new light upon
thing; tomorrow may develop new cir
cumstances, bring In new conditions, alter
essentially all tho bearings, and hence re-
quire the "doing" to be entirely different {;
and time also settles many matters, so that,
If thing is left until tomorrow, it may
not be necessary to do it at all. A general
never fights a battle 30 long as hc can post
pone 1t. A lawyer never brings suit to
trial so long as he can hopc for new devlope-
ments or additional facts. Wise mon in all
things never delay moment when the
crisis. .'Do nothing to-day that can post
pone until Tomorrow" is the cunning OF
policy, and tho craft of the diplolnatists;
but ''do everything to-day that ought to be
done to-day" is the true wisdom of life.
and to this expression the proverb should
be amended.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-03
Freaks of Accident,

S,,ange mischanccs, with fatal results
arc happening daily all over the country.
Boston butcher ran against knife that
lay on block, severed an artery, and blcd
to death. In New York man, fastening
by meat stand, had his eye caught and
torn out by tenter-hook fastened to an
awning-post. A Denver woman caught
her foot in frog, and could not extricatc
it before train ran over her. A horse
kicked Michigan boy into n deep well,
where he was drowned. A Vermont far
mer snceZed while holding straw in his
mouth, drew it into his lungs, and choked
to death. In Nashville shoe flew off the
foot of kicking mule, and fractured the
skull of baby While standing OH his
head on the top of high fencc-post, fell
into tub of boiling water, and was fatally
scalded. An Oregon girl swallowed her
engagement ring, and lived only Il week
afterwards A stone, thrown by a play
fellow, broke glass from which st.
Louis boy was drinking, driving some of
the pieces down his throat, and he died in q
few days in great agony. Looking up to
watch the flight of an arrow, u Nashville
woman did not sec it descending directly
over her head, and the sharp metal point
penetrated her brain through one of her
eyes, killing her instantly. In Ohio Il five
ycar-old boy went to feed the pigs; the
pen was furnished with sliding door, mo-
wing up and down, which, rs lie rokcd his
head in, suddenly fell on his neck, strang-
ling him. a bachelor in Philadelphia met
with Il curious death he held a button in
his mouth while threading needle, and
accidentally swallowed it, and it so lodged
in his throat as to result fatally. In Gin
cinnati recently young man was leaning
upon his gun, watching a game of base
ball, when foul ball so struck the ham,
mcr rs to discharge the gun, shooting him
in the forhcad ard killing him Oh the spot.
A few days since boy Ill Providence was
playing with an umbrella handle, and
stumbling over it it pierced his eye, causing
death in a. few hours.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-03
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.
A SONG FOR OLD THINGS.

In vain mon tell us that time can alter
Old loves or make old memories falter,
That with the old year tho old years life
closes,
The old dew still falls on the old sweet flowers
The old sun revives tho new lodged hours.
The old summer rears the newborn roses,
Much moro a muse that bears upon her
Raiment and wreath and flower Of honor,
Gathered long since and long since woven
Fades not or fails as fsl tho vernal
Blossoms that bear no fruit eternal,
BY summer or winter charred or olovcn.
No time cast down, no timo uprises. =
Such love such memories and such praises,
As need no grace Of sun or shower,
No saving screen from frost or thunder,
10 tend the house around or under,
The inlperishsble and peerless flower.
Old thanks. old thonghts. old aspirations.
Outlive mons lives and lives Of nations.
Doadi but for one thing Whioh survives,
The inalienabie md unpriced treasure ~
The old JOY Of power, tho old pride Of ploesure
That livos Ia the light above mems lives.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-03
Il BaoEIyOotls Adventure.

'Rattlcsnake Pete" Is one of the features
OF Western Pennsylvania. Recently when
talking of Pike county forty years ago, he
said the woods thereaDouts were wild and
covered with thick undcrbrush, and many
kinds OF reptiles and animals abounded
The species known as the catamount existed
IN larger numbers. than any other. You
know the catamOunt is more like the pan
ther than anything else, being larger and
more ferociOus than wild cat. One little
village had been built on the edge of one
OF the longest stretches of woodland in the
county, so that 1t only took few minutes
TO bring you into the dense thickets. It
was in the winter of 1888 that am to tell
you of. l was then about 18 years old,
and as rugged and strong as most of the
young mon OF 20 are in these times. All
through the autumn the catamOunt and tho
black snake had bothered the men cutting
timber for home usc Several of the vii
| layers had been badly hurt, and one old
man was killed by the tricky animal. The
boys always helped in hauling the logs and
pieces of timber, driving the buck wagons
from the woods to the houses where it was
to be dumped. After old Uncle Simeon
was killed the women became badly scared
and made the men 90 armed and wouldn't
let us youngsters go with the teams. No
more trouble occurred, however, until the
winter set IN. Everything was quiet then,
and the fright caused by the accidents Of
the fall had passed away. One day ter
rifle snow-storm set in. The flakes came
down so thick that VIC couldn't see from
our windows across the road to Sam Briggs
house. by. dark 1t had become three feet
deep and we could hardly 90 to- the barn
to feed the stock. About z o'clock 1t
| stopped enowing, and began to blow very
hard. 1t grew very cold also. We heaped
great logs on the fire, and had the blaze
roaring up the chimney. The old man
was resting quietly In the corner, smoking
hts pipe, and seemed not to care about
what was going on, when suddenly VIC
| heard long, deep growl coming from the
| woods. The old man knew what that
meant, and SO did some Of my older broth
| crs. The catamounts, maddened by hun
ger, and prevented by the storm from gett
ting anything to eat, were coming In q body
to the village. In minute all were astir.'
Two Of the boys started for, the barn to see
that the door was fast, 80 that the cata-
mounts could not destroy the cattle. The
rest of us were told TO fasten the Windows
and hunt up the guns which wcre about the
house somewhere. ] went to close "a win
dow, and then I could see the dark pack
rushing as fast as they could through the
snow. The sky had cleared and the stars
were out, 80 that could see the folks at
Brigg's and down the street were preparing
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-03

the beach strong hands were waiting to
seize the line and bring them ashore.
Hands that were SO eager that their own
ers wadcd out into the surf to be dashed
back on the sands.
At last the boat, still forced on by it's
weary but undauntcd mistress, rose on a
heavy roller and came rushing up the cove,
to be grasped and held firmly against the
action of the foe by strong and nervous
hands
AS the spar reached the shelter of the
ledge, strong arms encircled the half dead
forms lashed thereto, and bore them 20 the
land.
Joy, joy, none was dead, though excite
ment and bruises had made John Holt sense
less. But life came, and as he opened his
eyes, their glance was met by one 50 fond,
so loving, that he closed them again, think
ing that he was dreaming or dead
But they were not dead lips that whis-
percd:
'John, am I forgiven and loved now2"
then his arms clasped her form, and
Sarah Pentley knew that love and forgive
ness were hers.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-03
In Two Places.

One cold morning a couple of ragged lr-
chins strolled into restaurant and stood
around the tables in an out of. place sort of
way, with their benumbed fingers buried
deep in the depths Of their trousers pockets.
"Well, boys, what's wanted ?" inquired
he of the white apron.
''fWhat kind O. pie you got?"
Peach, apple, mince, c,lstard, lemon,
squash "
"Callitsquash, Tim, " said the hungriest-
looking boy to the other.
"1'll take,a piece Of SQUASH" and a tri-
angular auarter,was passed over the coun-
ter. JtitSS #s85
CHOW give feller show, Tim," and
the great wistful eyes looked volumes of
anxiety as Tins mouth shut down over
the point of the aquashy triangle.
'sWhat you givih' us? Didn'tI always
give you show2 Take abitc, and another
mouth shut down on the pie, and, alterna-
ting bites, the two. waggcd their jaws In
unison until 1t was all gone-all but one
bite. I
.tNow don't bo mean, Tim. You had the
first bite; give mo the last
81 heard that Sunday school teacher say
last Sunday that the first shall be last,
and II blevei he's right. "5and away went
the last yestige of crust, and the two stroll
ed out on the walk togeth her, having placed
one piece2of squash pie where 1t would do
the most good lin two places.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-03
Didn't Ont It on.

Nobody expects that dry goods clerk
can keep his mind on every little detail of
the business day in and day out without
break. That they can't do 1t was witnessed
In q Woodward avenue store, Detroit, when
a woman inquired for bed-tickjng. "Cer-
tainly, three different grades, !" replied the
clerk, as he pulled down the stuff. She
gave each grade a long and close inspection
and finally said 'Does this tan-c olor wear
well 9" "Eh2 wear well 70 repeated
otllcr end Of she store "Yes, We warrant
this piece, and you see for yourself that 1t
Is q perfect match for your complexionl
How much shall I cut Off r. That clerk
may never know why that customer srose
with q bound and walked out doors on a
bee line, but If she ever meets him at a
church festival she'll do her best to make
it dreary for him. Il y 3}s.5t &.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-03

4 The 0comotives Of the Erie llse an.
nually about q, 900 tons OF sand.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-03

1.-The United States sent last year to
Europe i 500, 900. 5tS y
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-03

& Rapid rivers flow seven miles per
i0iIr ~ S5 S sls n We stSf
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-18

New YoRk, February .17.-Cotton easier
at 10 S-16a13 5-16c; futures quiet. Flour steady;
receipts 1000 barrels superfine western and
State IS 00a6 30. common TO good. extra
IS 45a5 rs; good,to choice Is soa7 10: white
wheat extra $5.g5a6 25; extra 0hi0$ IS 75a7l50;
St. LOUIS IS 60aS 90; Minnesota patents 81 90
as 7n. Wheat, moderate trade; receipts 3d.
coo bushels; ungradedi spring $l,3S; No. 3
spring 81 IS No. 9 spring $I3S; mgraded
red 81 45al46k; No. 2do 81 49a1 4SX; mixed
winter 81 46I{; ttngraded white 81 Hal AS;
No. 2 do 81 46al 45x; No. 1 do sales OF $1,000
bushels at 81 47Aal4sH No. 2 red February,
sales 2,0c0 bnshelsat $I4aa14eK Mafch,sales
'2ls,0OO bushels at 81 LEX; April, sales OF
l6S,0v0 bushels OF 81 b01<al 50X; May, sales
24,000 bushels ats iS2la1l4a. Rye quiet and
steady at 90a96c. Corn stronger export In.
quiry receiptse5 1900 bushels; nngraded SIX
a59c; No. 3, b61la57c; steamer 81 a57Lc odd
No.. 2, 6aa60c; March 551<55Xc. Oats easier;
receipts 10000 bushels; mixed western A6k
a4sc; white western 4sa49Ifcs Hay In good
demand at T5c. Hops quiet and unchanged.
Coffee quiet and unchanged Sugar quiet and
steady; lair to good refining 7Aa79sc. Molas.
ses quiet and firm New Orleans 40a6oc.
Rice steady. Tallow firm at6Ec. Rosind dull
and unchanged. Turpentine stronger at 44c.
Eggs dull: western 13a15hc. Pork dull; old
mes, $1l 70. Beef steady. Cut meats quiet;
long clear smiddles 90 90; short clear 81 Is.
Lard steady; prime steam SICK. Butter
firm: western 15a29c. Cheese quiet md
steady; western 1la1411ic. Whisky nominal
ut 81 10. u.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-18

How important to use at once q safe and
sure remedy. "Dr. swayne's Compound
syrup oftWild Cherry for 80 years has
BEEN standard remedy, at all times re.
liable in effectually curing coughs, colds,
sore throat, bronchial asthmatic affections,
short breath, night sweats, pain in the side
and breast, nervous debility, bloodspit-
ting, liver complaint, all diseases OF the
air passages and lungs. It strengthens,
purifes, heals, promotes e~xpeptoration,
andhas cured many hopeless cases Of con-
sumption. AGty
nv mother was q great sufferer from
Asthma, Cough. Her symptoms became
very alarming, attendedby several physi.
clans withoutfndingany permanent relief;
she did not sleep fifteen minutes q night
for three months, from constant coughing
and shortness OF breath. was recon-:
mended to try .Dr. Swayne's Compound
.syrupot Wild Cherry" irpm which she
experienced immediate relief, and In q
shorttime restored her TO good health.
III. Never, Grocer, Seventeenth and Car
penter streets, Philadelphia,
Price % cents and 81 per bottle, or SIX
bottles s.. The large s.se 10 the mosi
economical. Prepared only by pr. Swayns
& Son, $50 North Sixth street, PhiladeE
|phia. Sold by oil prominent druggists.
fff MWR6W