davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1882-03-09
ToLacco-A Parable.

Then shall the kingdom of Santa
be elikened to a grain Of tcbaccolseed;
which, though exceedingly small,
being cast into the ground, grew,
and became a great plant, and
spread it's leaves rank and broad, SO
that huge and vile worms formed
habitationg thereon and it. game
to pass, in the coursesof time, that
the sons Of men looked upon it, and
thought it beautiful ~ hook upon,.
and much to be desired to make
the lads look big and manly SO
they put forth their hands and did
chew thereof. And some it made
sick, and others to vomit most filth
lily 1And it fifrther came to pass
that those who chewed it became
weak and unmanly, and said 1--WE
are ensaved and can't cease from
chewing it." And the mouths of
all that were ensIaved became foul;
and they were seized with a violent
splitting, and they did spit, even in
ladies parlors, and in the house of
the Lord of Hosts. And the saints
Of the most High were greatly
plagued thereby And in the course
of time it came also to pass that
others snuffed it; and they were
taken suddenly with fits, and they
did sneeze with a great and mighty
sneeze, insomuch that their eyes
filled with tears, and they did look
exceedingly silly. And yet others
cunningly wrought the leaves
thereof into rolls, and did set fire to
one end thereof, and did suck We
hemently thereof, and did look very
j grave and ealf-liiSe; and the smoke
of their tormentascended up forever
anu IOIttcl- hHu iDC CufliNdJiOU
4 thereof became great and mighty
business in the earth, and the mer-
chantmen waxed rich by the com
merce thereof And it came to pass
that the saints of the Most High
| defiled themselves Herewith; even
i the poor, who could not buy shoes
nor bread, nor books for the little
ones, spent their money for it. And
the Lord was greatly displeased
therewith, and said Wherefore
this waste; and why do these lit
tie ones lack. bread and shoes anc
books2 turn now your fields into
corn and wheat; and put this evi
thing far from you; and be desperate
and defile not yourselves any more
and | willrhless you and cause my
face to shine on you" But with
one accord they all exclaimed: "Wt
cannot cease from chewing, snuffing
and pulling 1--WE are slaves. Chris
tian Secretary.
The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1882-03-09
Prehistoric Tides.

lecture, spoke as fOlloWs
At present the moon is 100000
miles away, but there was time
when the moon was only one-sixth |
part of this, or say 10000 miles
away That time must have cor
responded to some geological epoch.
1t may have been earlier than the
time when Eozoon lived. tits more
likely to have been later. ] want
to point out that when thennoon
was only 10000 miles away, we had
in it an engine of transcendant
power. If the present tides be
three feet, and if the early tides Be
ZIG times their present amount,
then it is. plain that, the, ancient
tides must have been 648 feet.
There can be no doubt that in
ancient times tides Of this amount,
and even tides very much larger,
must have occurred | ask the
geologists to take acceunt.of. these
facts, and to considerthej effect a
tidal rise and fall of 648 feet twice
every day. Dwell for one moment
on the sublime spectacle of tide
GAS feet high, and see what an agent
it would be for the performance of
| geological work! We, are now
standing, | suppose, some 500 feet
above the level of the sea. The sea
is good many miles from Birining-
ham, yet if the rise and fall at the
coasts were 648 feet, Birmingham
might be as great aseaportas Liver
pool. Three-quarters tide would
| bring thense into the streets of
Birmingham. At high tide there
would beiabout 15o feet ofs blpes wa
| ter over our heads. Every house
would be covered, and the tops of a
I few chimneys would alone indicate
/ the site of the town
In few hours more the whole OF
this vast flood would have retreated
Not. only would it leave England
high and dry, but probably the
Straits of Dover would be drained
and perhaps even Ireland would in
a literal sense become member Of
the United Kingdom. A few hours
pass, and the whole Of England is
again inundated, but only again to
be abandoned ae
These mighty tides are the gift
a which astronomers have now made
to the working machinery Of the
geologist They constitute an en-
gine of terrific power to aid in the
great work of geology What
would the puny efforts of water il
other ways accomplish when com
pared with these majestic tides and
the great currents they produce?
In the great primeval tides vii
, probably be found the explanation
of what has long been a reproact
to geology. The early palaozoit
rocks form stupendious mass 0,
ocean-made beds, which, according
to Prof. Williamson, are 20 miles
thick up to the top of the siluriai
beds. 1t has long beensa difficulty
to conceive how such a giganti,
quantity of material could hav,
been ground up and deposited at th,
bottom of the sea. The geologist
said: ''The rivers and other agent
OF the present day will do it if yol
} give them time enough" But, un
fortunately, the mathematicians ant
the natural philosophers would no
give them time enough, and they
ordered the geologists to, '..hhrry VI
., their phenomena. The mathema
e Iticians had other reasons for believ
ing that the earth could not hav,
been so old as the geologists de
manded Now, however, themathe
maticians have discovered the new
and stupendious tidal grinding en-
tgine With this powerful aid thl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04

bells in the night were taught to speak low. the
guests might take the hint and speak low also.
There are some travellers who can never be
made to consider others. These are the class o (
people who are extremely selfish. always look
ing out for number one, and it is a comfort to
give testimony as an old traveller to the
fact that these people are rarely comfortable.
What they travel for is hard to imagine Growl-
ing at tables, growing at rooms growing at
prices. they rarely find disposition on the part
OF landlords or servants to give them any extra
comforts. and they never hesitate to crafty
themselves at any expense whatever to
other travellers. These people have way
of insisting on their rights" vast deal of
trouble in this world is caused by mems claim of
rights. l begin to doubt whether any man has
any rights. The proper word is duties. If men
thought more about their duties in all the rela-
lions of life. social and political, we should see
less selfishness and more thOughtfulness
wrongs innumerable are committed in the as
sertion and maintenance Of what are called
nights hotel is a small community. In
which universal enjoyment is mainly promoted
by Individual determination to do nothing which
VIII make another uncomfortable. Like liberty
everywhere, ones freedom and happiness In
a hotel depends on the restraint Of all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04

How COntorfiOnists Learn to Tickle
Their Ears with Their Toes.

From the st. Louis Chronicle
Jesse, one of the three ''Les Encroyables''
brothers, now playing at Pope's with the XII
rslfys, was interrogated last night as to the
system OF training through which man must
go In order to do a first-class contortion act.
The reader will no doubt be surprised to hear
that, no rubbing Of the joints with buzzard's
grease or sleeping between oiled blankets is
necessary, and that genuine ease and pro-
ficiency can be acquired only by long practice
Mr.. Jesse, who is now in his 2Sth year. has had
twenty-five years practice, having been appren-
ticed to John Wilson, a well-kn0wn circus man
Of California, at the age Of six years. At the
time he began to learn he was only an ordinary
boy, not at all remarkable either for strength or
agility. When the four years Of the appren-
ticeship had expired he was pronounced fair
contortionist and offered good salary by VIII
son. At this time he was able to do .'easy
kicking" and by continuing the exercise has
been able to acquire astonishing powers. The
contortionist, he says, is never allowed to do
any heavy lifting or jumping, because such ex-
ercise contracts and stiffens the joints.
ITO be able to tickle your ear with your toe, +"
hours practice daily for four or five years, and
it Is best to begin early" The boy who begins
to learn is put through every exercise that
will make the JOINTS timber without creating
muscle. One Of the first things he is made to do
is to take the foot in hand, lift it up, and pull
the leg toward the body. When this has been
done daily for ten years he becomes fair con-
tOrtiOnist, and to succeed after the business
is learned. man must keep sober. Whisky
and beer stiffen the joints. 1t is also
held to be bad idea to eat peanuts and other
indigestible food. In the third act Of "The
Black Crook" where the three performers
named appear, most Of what is done is called
"easy kicking."-tha is, kicking over heads.
'Hard kicking" consists in throwing the leg
along the back, and otherwise putting the
joints to an unnatural strain. While the gyra-
tions and contortions Of this act are fairly be-
wildering to the spectator, they are not diff
cult to the actors though the work is very ex-
hausting in its nature. The ease and grace
which characterize their movements are the re-
suit Of years Oftraining, and cannot be acquired
in short time with the aid Of any balm or ONT
ment known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04
The FOrger ExuOsed.

THE AORRY LETTER RASCAL HUNTED DOWN.
The Chicago Inter- Oceans New York special pur-
ports to give the inside history of the celebrated
Morey letter on the Chinese question, whose pub
l1cation carried California against Garfield In the
last presidential election The dispatch Is to the
eject that John I. Davenport had been at work for
twenty-three months in an endeavor to ferret out
the authorship OF the forgery; that he finally got
the whole story, its conception and execution, to-
gether with the confession of the forger and that
he was about to publish the facts In pamphlet
FORM; That the man who forged the document was
named II. Ii. Hadley, renegade republican, in
the employ OF the democratic national committee,
ana tnaC some leading spirits in that body were
cOghIzant OF ana approved the forgery: The story
told Is 10 the enoct that Hadley as the professed
leader OF certain body of voters in New York,
WrOtc 10 Gen. Garfield asking an explanation and
answer 10 the Credit MObilier charges The letter
WAS Dy Private Secretary Brown encos-
the subject to his constituents in 1873 He thus
got Garfied's autograph
Inc olSpatch continues: aHadley is an expert
penman and spent several days studying and
pIacuc c, Inc handwriting and autograph OF Gen.
ma paper similar to that used at Mentor, and
then Hadtey wrote the famous forgery. An en-
Velope was prepared to correspond with that
Whlcn Hadley received from Mentor, and put
when finished, Randall, Hewitt and several other
reputable democrats were shown 1t, who had no
doubt OF its genuinenessn
the dispatch concludes with the statement that
which refused to publish it. It was then taken to
the IS1tn and therein published A special train
was chartered to convey CONES OF the paper to
CaM!ornla: it Is said Davenport not only has Had
sheets and the nnal copy from which theJ FAC stnstle
was made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04

away, picked one or two flowers and then
FASTENED back as they heard him shouting their
names "I've done enough for to-day" he said.
as they came near. They saw four blisters on
his hands and piece Of new leather shining
on one of his boots. but no wood lying around
However they said nothing and went home.
the hired man carrying the axe. That even
Ing sitting on the piazza applying arnica to his
hands. he said: ''It's hard work. but I'm going
to keep it up! It's splendid exercise and just
see how it has built up other great men! Why.
you know Greeley prolonged his life many years
by chOpping at Chappaqua and Gladstone is
alive yet and making things hot in Egypt only
by reason of the beneficial results of an hours
and see me! I'll be able to fight Tug Wilson
and row Courtney and out-talk Beecher"
All this was several weeks ago. Only a few
days since Clemens noticed his new axe living
where he had left 1t on the return from his In
itial trip, its brightness changed to reproachful
rust Conscience smote him. He would re-
sumo exercise. He would attack anew the mon
archs Of the forest. He would acquire muscle
SO he boldly marched for the same piece ofwoods
and began operations on the old pine. But q few
minutes had elapsed before q sturdy six-footer
appeared before him; and the following colloquy
quick, young mani These Is my woods, and
you'll learn to let folkses property alone after
I'm through with ye! Git now!" Searching on
his forehead for an imaginary bead Of sweat,
Twain glanced obviously at the enraged bucolic
and said, swell. wh-what-seems- be-the
matter with yoa!" Matter! j. III , show ye dunn
the - are you cutting 1t for2" "Why. for exer-
cse that's all The doctor said" ooh, that's
would do anything for exercise! Now with re-
newed energy. you get right out o here. Right
out, "andthe farmer made threatening advances.
But. but, look here, my good man, you don't
know who am. You are talking to "a" ''Yes,
/ do know. You're that Clemens! I've heard
about you being here four weeks ago. and I've
had my eye out for you ever since! Now (pick-
ing up pine root), you git" Clemens took
up the axe, cast whitening look on the bucolic,
and sadly climbed out Of the woods. over the
fence and out Of danger, the voice of the en-
ragged landowner ringing in his ears for some
distance down the road.
Why Mr.. Clemens went so far to find chop
ping place, when there were three orchards be-
tween him and the woods, is not known. Gree
ley wanted to attack his wife's favorite shade
trees, and Gladstone has spoiled many valua-
BILE trunk in the park. They were not particu-
lar, and Mr.. Clemens should not have been.
That is the moral this story is intended to con-
vey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04

NRTSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
BERED 1922 ON NEW YORK AVENUE, BE
WEST, IN The CITY OF WASHINGTON, ID. c.
By virtue Of certain deed of trust dated ON thea
No 865. folio 49, of the land records Of the Dis
SEVENTH DAY Oh. OCTOBER. A. D. 1852, at FOUR
O'CLOCK P. M front of the premises, offer for sale
those premises situate in the city OF Washington Dis
tct Of Columbia and known the ~round plan Of said
city all that part of square numbered hundred
and eighty seven (2s7 contained within the following
said square at point New York avenue and the line
OF said square, distant hundred and ten % feet
and four % inches northeast from the northwest
ner OF the said and running thence south right
inches to point within go fest Of east line Of
lots numbered six Co., thence due south eight 60 fest
to 80 street north; thence due east with Il street
north five 90 feet to the southeast corner Of said
lot number ak ) thence due north fifty nine (69 feet
eight S0 inches with the line Of said lot; thence
three CD feet TWO ca inches; thence fifty 500 fest at
right angles with New York to the said avenue:
thence with said avenue to the place Of beginning
twenty-two (22) feet more or lese.
baeement brick dwelling house.
Terms OF sale are one-f fourth Of purchase money IA
cash. with the balance in three equal payments 60
cured to the Of the trustees with interest
~ ax Per cent per a1n1m At dx. twelve and eighteen
option dsposs Win e s.Gnsd aa ms
OF sale: All conyeyancing and recording ct the pur
chaser's cost II the Of sale are not oomrlied
with in days from time Of sale tho Trustees viii re-
sell at the risk and cost Of the deisung purchaser.
Sa All sf 5. INJURY. Trustees.
WIN. p. YOUNG. Auctioneer. s25-eo&ds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04
TlHOMAS BOWLING, Aucuoneer

VuNdOMAS DOWLING, Aucuoneer.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UN1MpRovED
PROPERTY PR on N ITREET NORTH. BE,
TWEEN Enc EIGHTEENTH E AND FIFTEENTH
By virtue of deed of trust dated the thirteenth -
day of July, 1879. and duly recorded in Liber No. t
folio SIG ct seq: one OF the land records of the
isssbFss rH T RHSshHf BAY
OF SEPTEMBER 1882. AT HALF-PAST FOUR
O'CLOCK NJ, in front Of the premises, all those
tain pieces Of ground living and being in the
city of Washington District OF Columbia and known
and described as lots numbered thirty-one CID and
thirtyhree $780, in square two hundred and fourteen
l2l4) according to the public land records of said
District said lots having each front OF twenty
l25) feet on M street north. containing about
Terms: One-fo of the purchase money in cash,
and the balance in nix twelve eighteen months for
which notes of the purchaser bearing interest from
sold will he required or all cash at the option Of the
purchaser. deposit OF two hundred dollars each
piece OF property sold required at time of sale Convey
with within one week otherwise resale at the risk and
cost OF the defaulng purchaser after five days public
notice OF such sale in some newspaper published in
Washington. d. G. JOS. c. G. KENNEDY,
sl6-d&ds Trustee.
e. THE SALE OF ABOVE POSTPONED TO
THURSDAY, OCTOBER FIFTH, same hour.
s27-2S. 80, oc4 JOS. c. G. KENNEDY, Trustee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04
nUNcANsoN BROS. Aucsioneers.
TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY IN

By virtue Of deed Of trust dated 5th day Of Sep
TENDER. 1884, from the heirs Of Frederick Pasco Sss
deceased. TO the undersigned for the purpose O.
SALE and out of the proceeds paying certain
ness Of said deceased the eaid deed being duly re-
District Of Columbia we win sell ct public auction in
front Of the premises. on FRIDAY. SIXTH DAY OF
following property on jefferson street in Georgefown
that is to say. commencing at point two hundred
and feet one inch t2a2 feet inch from the
the east side Of Jefferson street; thence north
along the line Of Jefferson street fftyetght feet
inch. (58 feet inch); thence east right angles
with Jefferson street hundred and ave fest G05
feet: thence south parallel with Jefferson street fifty
eight feet one inch tss feet inch, and thence west
gnning being part lot g. in square 81. Old George
town. The sale OF this property win be made accord
ing to the subdivision existing by of the i'm
provements upon the land. or - . whole g may sp-
Terms Of sale; Cesh. subject 20 cther terms % b
each and every piece Sold and tems notcompaied
With within tan day. after day q se The proper WIN
after nye dayl adysEtisement IN neWapapee pub
hsl,ed IN TIE city At Waahingtca Al ocaylO9sng q
expense Of purchaDer.-
09-060 8kHxy -. OAx483
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04
THOMAs BOWLING. Auctioneer.

TRUsTEEs'sALE OFvALUABLE REAL
Estate, NO. 2l2 FOUR-AND-A-HA.F rREET
HoRTHWEST, AND OCCUPIED BY THE BOARD
Under and by virtue Of deed of trust dated July
10th. 1877. and duly recorded in Liber No. SCI. -
folio 307, ct seq, of the land records for the Dis
trct Of Columbia and by direction OF the holder Of
The note thereby secured the undersigned will SELL at
public auction. in front of the premises. THURS
O'CLOCK 2. NJ. the following described real
to wit: Part of lot No. "a. in square No. 49l,
beginning for the same the line of said lot
street. at point twenty three feet three inches south u
the northeastern of said lot running thence
north feet three nches thence along
the north Line Of said lot hundred and five feet;
thence south along the west line of said lot twelve feet
thence in sOutheaserly direction along the line of
private alley ve feet thence in q southeasterly drec
ton feet and three inches to point
feet and four inches due south of the north line of said
lot thence southeasery thirty feet and five inches to
the said lot and thence east through the center of said
division wall feet to the place Of beginning
together with the improvements, easements and appur
tenances to the same belonging.
Terms OF sale: One-fourth cash. ana the residue
In Give and eighteen months from the dsy of sale
to be secured by the notes of the purchaser, bear
interest and deed Of trust the property Sold all
cash at the purchasers option. deposit of 300 will
be required at the SALE and the terms thereof DO
complied with within week from that day. the
tees the right to resell the said property at the
defautng purchasers risk and cost after three days
notice in the Evening Star newspaper. All Conveyance
CHAKLES B. MAURY, ,r-,..,.
sC9-d6da FRANK #. RAWTIE4S ( 1IubtooS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04

From the Chicago Tribune. hW %
"God help me now!"
Sibyl SartOrs, as she stood beneath the crate
full shade of the locust trees that sensuous Gay
in June, when the kissing winds of summer
were balmy with the perfume of the rose leaves
that the storm of the previous evening had scat.
tered along the graveled walks of Coastcli fe
Castle, spoke these words in dreamy, languid
fashion. God alone owshow have suffered
for your sake, Bertram McMurtry" the girl said
plucking as she spoke blossom from the bush
that was Haunting its scarlet beauties so-sauci y
against the vivid green of the close-trimmed
lawn. "And you, little rose leaf" she continued
pressing the vevety petals of the flower against
lips that were equally soft and crimson, ''yOu
would not, If you could, even whisper my secret
to the world. for you. too, have troubles and are
butfeted about by the cruel winds that blow SC
rudely against thy pretty face. Not even the
star-eyed pansies or the modest vlOets that nod
SO demurely In the summer Zephyrs shall know
my secret, and with little laugh that was hall
sob Sibyl started for the melon patch.
But ere the little buniOnless feet that peeped
out so cOquettishly from beneath the f1eecy
white dress had taken many steps Sibyl felt a
touch upon her off shoulder Turning suddenly.
she stood face to face with Bertram McMurtry.
He was a strong, manly fellow, and the rich
book, beer tones of his voice thrilled her very
blood.
why are you sad?" he asked.
The pretty red lips are dropping now and the
hazel eyes dimmed by tears that cannot be re-
pressed.
do you still love me, Bertrand" she asks.
you know love you dearly" he replied.
LAS much as you did last Thursday?"-and
the pretty face looks into his with pleading
expression that shows how she has staked her
all upon that love.
Just as much" he answers, drawing her
1.-THE form over in his ward
''Then," she says, 81 will tell you every
thing. And, oh, am so desolate, Bertram, so
desolate.''
what is the matter, my darllng?" he asks,
bending over her in alarm
''All is lost" she says. "All, ALL"
''All what?"
Nesting close to the man whose matinee
tickets she loves, Sibyl says in low, agonized
tones: "Au my chewing-gum," and then her
sObs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04
JAMES GUILD 4 SON. Auctioneers.
AUCTION SALE OF FORFEITED PLEDGES.


We will een for 81. X. Fulton, ct 1918 PENNSYLVANIA
Avenue Northwest commencing ON TUESDAY MORN
over 600 Forfeited Pledges This sae viii consist OF
Lsdies and Gents Clothing Of every description, Bed
Fancy Articles Musical and Mechanical Instruments
Dressing Cases. Mirrors, Skates Pictures Pipes Smok
God beaded Canes, Hats Boots ShoT slippers.
Robes, Cutlery. Umbrella Parasols. Opera Field and
Spy Glasses, and many other articles numerous
mention This sale viii continue Mornings 1t 10 O'Clock
and Evenings at O'Clock, until all the lots have been
sold Persons holding hckets the time which hav-
ing expired. win please take notice.
s29-6t~ H. K. FULTON, Broker.