davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
FROGS LEGS.
An American wresfIes With the

An American Wrestles with the
Fernacular In French Cafe.
Letter to the Detroit Post and Tribune.
had trouble the other day at one OF
the Establishments Duvsl, on the
Tuileries garden, where we went to see
what it ia like (and found 1t very good).
One of the ladies of the party wanted
some frogs legs, not on the menu, and
wondered If the dish was out of season.
"Grenouille" WAS frog, was sure of that,
just how to pronounce it was more doubt
ful. And '.jsmbes" was legs. Calling
the white.cspped and white aproned
Marie, who was assigned to our particu-
lar table, said in most elegant French
Marie, ayvy VOC lay jham and hest
tated.
"We mussoo-h," she said with felio-
itods drawl.
''No, Msrie," said |, "voo NAVY pas
compres. Ayvy VOC lay jham-lay zham
day greenwy H''
She blushed as il had said something
improper, and to hide her confusion
turned her rather neat face upon one OF
the mirrors that face you everywhere
from every point in Paris.
She had not caught my idea. re-
peated it to myself "Hsve you legs 7"
"Avvy VOC lay zham :" She glanced
shyly at her apron, brushed it down and
said family: 'NO, mussoo-h.' "Day
graynoo," added. She moved little
further away and looked at me as If she
were very much scared indeed. "Marie I"
| repeated with authority, "veeny zeeoy /!
Avvy voo-navvy VOC pay lay zham-lay
zham-this is an awful language, Marie
day gramwee''
She timidly held up plate in front of
her and was evidently more terrified than
ever. "Marie /" l said, 'rsgarday mwa :"
She looked at me while l put my fore
paws together, bumped myself gracefully
and made movement as if to plunge off
rotten log into a green pond. | thought
it was very neatly done. And was re-
lieved to see that she thought so too, for
her Mortified expression relaxed, she
smiled and said, so, We, we, muses.,
zhullah konnay."
"You do" | answered, "well, It's
high time Pm hungry"
SO, wei we /" she added, "une
klombe - "a pigeon y
Before she could bring the bird
stopped her aud called in loud voice,
| fear-for the boss. He came forward
smiling and told him what | wanted,
but idiot couldn't grasp the force of my
remarks.
eve have legs ,mussoo, "he gently said,
"what legs does mussoo want Who's
legs 20
lu utter desperation took ont pencil,
turned over MY bill of fare, and on the
back of it drew the picture of frog. 1t
was lite-like and agile frog, we'll filled
In, with the prutuberant eye aud web
hoof Ct the familiar frog OF commerce.. |
WAS never vain of my artistic accomplish
ments, but this wss a happy respiration,
| tor ii got US 4omAthing to eat. Marie aud
the boss both came AMI glanced over, and
| even before il @as hIished Eli wed sigus
that they r-eaguiz a the beast. 60, we,
We, We, we," they saij, ''c"rtlinmoug 20
Then they took my sketch aud passed
it around among the other walters, who
admired it very much, while Maria went
of to execute the order. In five minutes
she came triumphant with plate of
pied de mom9n -sheep's feet.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
80 -
MTSEt.iL IND IJR.IH.ITIC.

Mr.. Rudolph Aronsot's comic OPERA
"Captain Kydd," will probably he pro,
duced at the New York Ca-iuo in the
Autumn.
Miss Jennie Yeamans, who will sta,
next season i "Media. under the
management of Mr.. John NJ. Hickey, will
begin her tour at st. Louis on Septeu brl
9th.
The I.onIon papers annource that Nine.
Albani has definitely resolved not to
return to the United ststes this year.
Mime. Albani has an engagement to sing
at Leeds about Christmas time, AMI may
sing in concerts in London during the
winter. 49,
Mr.. Oscar Wilde is expected to arrive
from England in the early part of next
month to superintend the final rehearsals
Of his play, "Vers," with which" MISS
Marie Prescott and her company open
the preliminary season at the Union
Square Theatre on August 20th. The
costumes for this production are being
made from designs by Mr.. Wilde. The
cast will include, in addition to Miss
Marie Prescott, Mr.. Lewis Morrison, Mr.
George Boniiace, Mr. Edward Lamb and
Mr.. Ii. W. Turner.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
THE PYRAMIDS


And Their Astronomical Signif-
cancc-Reiations TO sun and Moon.
Editor State Journal. The most prob
able etymology of the word pyramid is
"pe," the heavens, "ra," the sun and
"med," measure, the measure of the
sun and OF the heavens. 1t has been
shown by Professor Piszzi Smylh,
Astronomer Royal for Scotland, that the
circumference of the base OF the Great
Pyramid records measure Of the earth 3
orbit, and its hight measure of the
un-distanoe. 1t would appear from a
measurement of Mr.. Perring that the
eighth pyramid has similar reference to
the moon. He states that side of the
square base OF this pyramid measures
W. feet inches, and that the hight is
Ill ieet.
The measure of the side reduced to
inches is 1910 inches. Now THIS con-
tains the eubit of 20.6 inches, 100 times
with slight plus.
This ia the cubit by which Sir Isaac
Newton thought that the pyramids were
| built throughout The 100 cubits are
contained 80 nearly evenly in this side
measure as to make it probable that il
was so intended. II 80, there must be a
slight error in the measure.
Now a square which has 100 cubits tc
| the side is equal in area to circle which
| has liz s cubits for its diameter and
| 354 492 cubits for its circumference. But
354. 1872 is the number of days in a lunsi
| year. This circle stands for the orbit o.
| the moon.
The hight reduced to inches Is l, 1885,
inches. In estimating the moons distsnc.
| will use the foot OF the zoe inch cubit,
which is 1913 inches. In 1882 inches
there are 129. 30 of these feet. If you now
consider each one of these feet to repre-
sent 100000 of such feet in the moons
distance, it will give for that distance
2lo, 226 miles. This is short of raoderr
calculations. The same method OF esti
nation applied to the Great Pyramid, bu
allowing 100000 of feet to be repre-
sented by one foot, makes the SUMS dis
lance 9l,7l5, 600 miles.
| w. +, DUMMY.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

A woman with the biggest feet in the
world has at last been found and, strange
to say, is not q resident of Chicago, but
lives on an Ohio farm, in the vicinity OF
Ssndusky. Her name is Fanny Mills,
and she is u years of age, and not very
bad looking till you come to her feet.
These exceed anything Of the kind ever
seen or conceived of. They are big in
every way, wide, long and high. The
left foot is l6t inches long and u wide
the right is III inches in length and s in
breadth. Miss Mills was very pleasant
to the reporter, who called to interview
her and measure her crural appendages
but 1t was easy to see that they caused
her great annoyance, as she wears on all
occasions very long dress trailing OIL
the ground to conceal her deformity
which, however cannot be concealed, as
her feet are SO large they cause her Ia
wobble in walking.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

FHUF FFdFtITUTs n
"Wuat sortsr piotur, Ia you call
that asked sn Arkansas iarn-r point,
ing to terra-sotta bust OF Caarlss
Dickens ..-.
"That ia a bust of Dick ans -
"lntended % look like him, amt j. r.
'oh, yes"
"Waii, can sYupsthiz. With hun,
for livei III the swamps long time
myself Houns, how bilious be mast have
been when that thing was tack"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
NATE.
James whi,comb Riley.

When languid cattle low, and all
The land is dim with eventual,
/ know my X tie is waiting me
neutrality-suspicious.
When chirp'ng crickets family cry,
And pale stars blossom in the sky,
And twilight gloom has dimmed the bloom
And blurred the butterfly
When locust blossoms tlack tile walk
And up the tiger-lily stalk
The glow worm crawls and clings and falls
And glimmers down the garden wallis
When buzzing things with double wings
of crisp and rapish flutterings,
Go buZzing by so very nigh
One thinks of fangs and stngs-
o then, within, is stilled the din
OF crib she rocks the baby in,
And at the gate the latchs weight
Is lifted-and the lips OF Katel
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

That liberal field the granaries filled;
But in the centre, screened and cool,
Deep-cradled, all its babbling stilled,
Peered out a limpid, lazy pool,
A-swoon with luls and bushes
Thence either way for many a rod,
From willows gray to brambles green,
Drove never plow-share through the sod,
Flashes never scythe or sickle keen
Athwart the pipes and PUSHES.
l would that place you might have seen;
Day after day, four seasons round,
! wandered there in shade or sheen,
And aye some pretty newness found
Some trace of spirits tricksy.
There Nature had her willful way,
Toiled, lay at ease, frowned, sobbed o
smiled
Was now nmble sprte at play, 4--
And now a queen, a laughing child,
A witch, II water NIKE.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
a Aselic Oi ihc 1ynr.

1IT7F''III FNT1E III
As cufious souvenir Of the war,
Major Albert Ross hiss preserved in a
glass case piece of what was known in
the Confederate army as rsmrod bread.
1t was made by stringiug ont piece of
dough and twisting it around ramrod,
and then baked by suspending on two
forked sticks. The piece preserved by
Major Ross was baked in 1864 in east
Tennessee.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
At LANUpIUM.
Justin HI. Mccarthy.
"Festo quid potius die
Neptuni faciam."

"Festo quid potius die
Neptuni faciam."
HORACE, Odes, ill.,, 2S.
Spring grew to perfect Summer In one day,
And we lay there among tine vines to gaze
Where Circe's isle floats purrle, far away
Above the golden hazei
And on our ears there seemed to rise and fall
The burden of an old-wnrd song we knew,
That sang; To-day is Neptune's festival,
And we, what shall we do?"
Go down, brown armed Campsgna maid of
mine,
And bring again the earthen jar that lies
With three yearss dust above the mellow
wine;
And while the swift day dies
You first shall sing a song of waters blue,
Paphos and Cnidos in the Summer seas.
And one who guides her swan-diawn chariot
through
The white.shored Cyclades;
And will take the second turn of song,
Oh floating tresseain the foam and surge
Where Nereid maids about the sea god
throng;
And night shall have her drge.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

Insurance hrnuice.
Mr.. Hamilton, an 0tio man, has Sc
cured a patent for a NEW style OF lie boat,
and is now at Cleveland for the purpose
of Introducing his Invention on the lakes.
The cEiet difference hstween this and the
other life boats ID that this boat is eirca
ler IN its horizontal 81 ctirns, except that
a segment is cut away from each OF the
two sides 10 admit tine propellips paddle
wheels, of which there are two, directly
opposite, aud Intended to be worked from
within the boat. Ou the roof or top Is a
cupols perforated for ventilating the
interior. Windows around the ro9f of
the vessel, which slopes gradually to the
cupola, are intended to admit light, and
there is 10 be door for entrance ard
exit, which is to be rendered water-tight
by packing around the doorway. The
interior is TO BE- provided With seats, ard
straps are secured to the walls to draw
over the bodies of occupants to sustain
them in rough weatber. The boat may
bs made to contain from one to 100 or
more persons.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
A SONG BIZ LOUIS BARNAYAL.
From "Love Poems by Louis Barnaval,"
edited by Charles de Kay, in the August Cen

From 'Love Poems by Louis Barnaval
dited by Charles de Kay, in the August Ce
nY.
Amber mist
Lightly kissed
By the sun of May capricious,
Yellow haze
In the maze
Leafy OF the trees delicious.
Down the street ~.
Glimpses fleet
of n gull-wing'd yacht in motion,
.=- Up the sky
Wild geese cry
AS they near Tho northern ocean.
Like vail .-
Smoky-pale
Cloudlets tinge the far horizon,
Fairies paint
Hills with quaint
Mimicry of autums folsom.
Moist, at ease
Chant their glees
Uimid toad aud salamander,
Puts of health
Blow bS stealth,
All things tna loye-tryst pander
In my room
Hornets hum
Iiousing from their wintry slumhcr,
Though the woods
Violet buds 5s... 49,.
Deck with blue the fallen lumber
What surprise
Violet eyes ..
Live and flash dry heart unde"
Once all sad, 7..
Now all glad, ..-.. ..s
can only Baze aud wonder
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
An Expert Typewriter.

chicago Inter
Some young ladies' are very expert
with typs-writers. The Railway Hxposi-
ton closed yesterday, and it is now in
order to tell the following story in point
of the pretty blonde young lady whot e
taper fingers played type, writer on
exhibition there. Two youths in swell
attire stopped before her booth one day
during the exhibition, and one of them
asked for sample OF type writing.
Quickly her fingers flew over the keys
and slip of paper inscribed, "This is a
sample of S)-and Sos type writer" was
handed to the youth. "Pretty little
hand isn't iti" murmurei his eom,
panion. The girl colored, but devoted
herself to playing on the machine.
pretty little hand" repeated the young
man, pulling his nustacne and trying To
look captivating. Then the girl look I'd
up. "Shoutd You like some typew writ
ing ?" She asked shyly. The young man
took the paper gratefully, sweet sud
tender smile of triumph adornirg his
lip. But the smile faded aud sick
looking creature sneaked away from td-
conqnering presence. The paper she
cave him read "This ia sample Of a
Chicago duda,'
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

smyrna Record.
Mr.. Joseph Smithers handed us this
week a copy OF the famous wall paper
editiod of the Vieksburg (Miss.) Daily
Cili=en. The paper had been printed for
some time on common wall paper, as no
white paper could be procured. This is
a copy OF the last number issued, is dated
July I'd, 1863, and wos printed from the
types as the Union forces found them
after the siege. II was red hot Con.
federate journal, contains highly eulo-
CYSTIC editorial in reference to General
Lee and his movements, and several
highly cClored prophecies IS to the result
of his campaign in Maryland and western
Pennsylvania. In one column che editor,
J.. NJ. Swords, quotes the boast OF General
Grant, who was then hammering at the
town, to dine in Vicksburg on the Fourth
Of July, and informs Ulysses that he
must ''catoh the rabbit before he cooks
it, and will have to bring his dinner with
him when he dimes in Vieksburg." After
the capture of the city this paragraph
was supplemented by the simple an
nouncement that "Grant caught the
rabbit he brought his dinner with him,
| and he dined."
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

WASHINGTON, ID. G., May Is lSSO.-GEN.
THEMES Having been a sufferer for a long
time from nervous prostration and general
have taken ono bottle and / have been
rapidly getting better ever since and think
1t the best medicine | ever used. / am now
gaming strength and appetite, which was all
gone, and l was in despair until tiied your
Bitters. l am now WE'LL able to go about and
DO my own work. Before taking it was COM
pletely Frustrated, MRS. MARY STUART.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

a New Life Heat.

Quick, complete cure, all aproj pg
kidney, bladder aud urinary diari.s-s,
II. Druggists. --.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

The New York Produce Exchange.
The July number of the American
Counting Room, heretofore The Book Keeper
is accompanied by supplement i'll the
shape of u large engraving of the New
York Produce Exchange Building, now
| nearing completion. This building was
visited by some of the members of the
legislative excursion last week and
examined with interest. 1t will be, wnen
flushed, the largest aud finest temple of
| trade in the world. Occupying the block
| bounded by Broadway, Whitehall, Beaver,
| Stone and New streets aud opposite the
| little park known as Bowling Green,
| the building is 3O7k feet long by
| $50 feet wide and SO imposing
in its massive solidity that the
eye hardly realizes that its facadss rise
to an average hight of 125 feet above the
curb. The exterior gives the impression
of four-story building, which causes
the eye to underrate its hight. Above
the base course, except the porches, the
entire design is executed in red terrs.
Gotta and Philadelphia pressed brick,
The window openings of the main story
are as feet from top to bottom. Including
| the expense OF pile foundation, the cos'
of the ground on which the building
stands was about 81 ,000,0 600. The esti
mated cost of the completed building IL
$4,000, 600 more, making the aggregate
outlay in the neighborhood of $4,000, 600
The materials used were selected with 3
view of making the building abso
lutely fire proof Tie clock tower
which forms one of the chief landmarks
OF the city, is 200 feet high and 40 by Il
feet at Its base. The ground floor is
divided into large otl3es, one OF which
has already been leased to the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company, another to tn,
Maritime Exchange, a third to the Posta
Telegraph Company, and still another Il
the New York Produce Exchange Bank
The main Exchange Hall is 2l5 teet long
1874 feet wide and "a feet high in til,
centre. The architectural style of til,
building ia modified Italian renaissance
with strongly developed horizonta
cornices. The membership of the Pro
duee Exchange Is limited to 5000 and TIT
value of a certificate of membership
has advanced from $500 in 1873 to a, s0t
at the present time.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

G0fgnuni's Messenger reports the death,
at Wrapping, East Middlesex, England, ct
Margaret Quinn, aged 81, a lady's maid.
The deceased was passenger on the
steamer Dssmsr, from Copenhagen, leav-
ing there on the 9Th instant, aud reach
ing dfavesend, EoRland, on the 9th in.
stant. She sun red greatly from sea
sickness on ths passage. A Mapping
surgeon, Robert oelere, being unable to
account for her death, made post
norton examination, and testified before
the ooroner's jury that the cause of
death wac sudden faiinrs of the hearts
action from prolonged sea sickness. The
Jury returned verdict iu accordance
with this testimony.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02

Joseph II. wilkins, joint freight agent
of the Naw York Central and Michigan
Central roaia,at Buffalo, has disappeared,
and is reported to be- ''short in his ac4
commits" with 'bs Michigan Central sbont
"a 500. -.-.-s..#.. -...-#-
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
THE OFFICE BOY.
Strong Defense Against the MALI
ctous Rumors in Circulation.
~

Strong Defense Against the MALI
ctous Rumors In Circulation.
Boston Transcript.
Ia the office boy idle9
No, he is not idle he Ia tranticslly
industrious he is killing himself with
hard work.
VIII 1t take him long
Unfortunately yes, he is very tough.
What is he doing now
Rather ask what he ia not doing 7 He
has the faculty of doing so many useful
things at the same tims that IL is impos-
sible to guess what he may be at. He is
probably at this moment engaged in
sweeping ont, dustirg, tidyiug mp
the several rooms, going on lew
scores of eIrands.
Does the office boy ever make any un-
necessary noise
Oh, dear no; he never whistles or
plays the DEVILS hornpips on his desk
with His lily white fingers he was never
known to raise his voies in uuseemly bal
lowiugs. No. my dear sir, you have
been misipformed.
Is the office boy ever rude or discoute
ousY
Not bit of it. He ia courtesy itself,
His bumps of veperation and reverence
cover his entire head. He looks M to
his employer as superior being. He
would sooner go without his meals for a
week than once omit "sir" after yes or
no, or to forgets to return thanks for the
smallest favor.
Then you think the office boy is not to
be improved
Assuredly not. 1t would be like at
tempting to paint the lily or gid refined
gold. No, sir the office boy is the one
perfect thing in nature.
Do you love the office boy .=...
Consumedly. Without him life were
unlivabls. The thought of having to
part with him ia the only shadow that
darkens the way to the silent tomb.
Do you know where he is now 7
All, now you ask me something that
nobody can answer. only know that
he is not in the off 10. He is 40 conseien-
tious you know. IL, abssnts himself,
fearing that he may dsturh somebody,
or be in somebody's way. Oh, 10. John
| say hello John Where in th under
il that boy now, wonder,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
Amanda It. Jones', "a Praise Idyl

A POOL IN THE IELD.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-02
tfERE Ind THERE.

Safe blowing-The challenges of Amer
ican duellists.-Norristop Herald
''There's plenty of room at the top" is
very true of dudes Burlington Free
Press.
The turn OF the "tied' -starting home.
ward after the wedding trip.-OA City
Derrick.
The Courier-,journal office at louisville
caught fire the other day. Perhaps it
was caused by a hot Journal Brooklyn
Union.
Do you get robbed at Saratoga this
year a-Bostos Post. No, we made the
landlord tell us his rates in advance
Philadelphia Epening Neos.
''Thess Seats" says a placard in a
Hoboken ferry boat, "are exclusively for
ladies', and gentlemen will please not
occupy them until the ladies are seated. +"
They tell of Brookly n statesman who,
ordering Charlotte russo, blew the froth
off the top of it, and then, asked to ex-
plain why he did so, said he thought it
| new kind of beer.-Erchange
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-19

with the special object Of working upon the
popular fears and arousing hatred toward
the never too-much loved Americans. Arti-
eles are now appearing among the Mexican
journals which betray doubt and fear, and
occasionally express in sonorous Spanish a
lofty determination when the hour comes to
drive the hated foe from the sacred land
guarded by Mexican honor, and that will be
defended by Mexican self-sacri6ce. II we
mean 10 make money by aid of railroads
this is not the sort of temper we should
arouse. There is another reason against
such impolicy. A presidential election is
approaching in Mexico. Gen. Disz, who
has Just been smoug US, and whom
the Mexicans recognize as warm
friend Of kindly intercourse between
the two countries, would have his prospects.
of becoming president blasted if his friends
are 10 be regarded as bis country's enemies.
Our true policy is by treaty, by the destruc-
ton of unfriendly tariffs, and by a conduct
full Of integrity, TO make the Mexicans our
earnest friends. Then the country, its tenn
ing productions, its tropic riches, are all be-
fore us to trade in. What is it TO us whether
President Arthur or President Disz be at the
head of the Mexican government, if our in
tercourse with her bring US a prosperous
trade and many subsidiary benefits, all to be
had without a governments responsibility.
Mexico az our peaceful friend will bring US
wealth Mexico as an enemy will only plunge
us into debt and difficulty.