davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10
avp.y reou,aar,tlos.

|.t 4. b +.
Few moro fantastic scenes can be
conceived than a gypsy wedding. The
place usually chosen lis sand pit. In
two long rows, frontinfy each other, the
attendants take their stand. leaving a
path in the middle, half way down
Which a broomstick is held up about
eighteen inches abov5 the ground.
The bridegroom is called, walks down
the path, steps over the broonstlck,
and awaits the maidell's arrival. She
too, is called, walks down between the
two rows Of gypsiesS lightly trips over
the stick, and is then, received into the
arms Of her husbapd. A few days OF
feasting follow, and then the wild wan.
dering life Is resumed. Children grow
up III the tent or van, and as the wants
become greater, the. gypsy matron adds
another to her resources for making d
livelihood. The fortunes she predicts
to tile farmers blooming daughter
bring many q meal to her hungry fam
lily, and the elegant lady who allows
her stealthily to enter her rich home
rewards her with money or cast off
clothes when from the lines of her
hands she has been foretold "a future
full Of splendor. Old age comes slowly
to the gypsy race; weakness, pain and
sufferings are Strangers among them,
and the physician 's craft Is despised as
are all the other institutions OF the
Gorjos. But when death ut length
enters tho gypsy's tont lie is borne un-
cofllncd to his last resting place, deep
II the forest or on the lonely heath,
and as often as Their wandorings bring
the gypsles to the place where one Of
"our people" is laid they stop and pay
u short tribute to the memory Of him
who sleeps beneath the moss or heather.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10
Japanese Dentistry.

The japanese dentist does not frighten
his patientwith an array of steel instru.
mcnts. All Of his operations in tooth
drawing are performed by the thumb
and foreflnger of one hand. The skill
necessary to do this is only acquired
after long practice, but once it is at
tanned the operator Is able to extract
q half dozen teeth in about thirty Sec
onds without once removing his fingers
from the patients mouth. The dom
lists education commences with the
pulling out Of pegs which have been
pressed into soft wood; it ends with tho
drawing Of hard pegs which have been
driven into an oak plank with q rda]let,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10
Southern Alaska.

Alaskans claim that although It's
northern portion reaches into the Arc
tic regions, its southern part has q WIN
ter not so severe as that Of Maryland
and kentucky. The cause 10 the warm
current called the Kuro Sino, coming
from Japan, which may be called
the Gulf Stream OF the Pacific. Sitka
is in the same latitude 'as Aberdeen.
Scotland, being 81 degrees North latl-
tude. For fifty years the records Of tho
Russian observatory showed only three
times temperature as low as zero.
The southeastern portion 10 clothed
with forests which are mostly confer
ous, and as dense as those OF Washing \
ton or Oregon Territories. The abun-.
dant yellow cedar furnishes a timber
Tor ship,building N which the teredo
docs not work. 4 & 81 i
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10
h'ar,nlng In Portugal.

Until about the period Of tn land
reforms Of 1882, when emphytheusis
was converted from q tenure with pay
ments, by services or in kind to ono
with money payments, tho har-
row and hoe were almost
unknown. Threshing was usually per-
formed ny tramping the grain under
the feet Of horses and cattle Tho
plow is made wholly Of wood and con-
sists Of bean}, body, share, q single
handle, locking as though the whole
thing had bee1 rudely shaped out Of a
forked tree. There,ls neithcr coulter
nor mould-boafd; d;blJ the share (woodon)
is Carried forward lance.slaped and
turned slightly forward. The work of
the mo,lld-boarh IL done by two up.
right pegs atItho heel Of the plow,
these pegs pressing out the soil on
either SIDE. This heavy and cumbrous
implement is drawn by bullooks, In
some CASES by mules, and 7 have even
heard ofwolnen| being 1harnessed to IL
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10
as is commonly to be seen in Russia
and not infrequently in Germany.

as is commonly to be seen in Russia
and not infrequently in Germany.
The moving or reaping hook is in
shape a short segment Of a circle, of
which the arc is about a foot in length
The edge is serrated like that Of y Gle
and very sharp, and the hook can be
used to cut grass not moro than i've
inches high, the tuft Of grass being
taken iii oii0 hand AID the edge Of the
hook drawn with the other against the
stems. The cart Is Of tho East Indian
or Egyptian type. Two wheels Of solid
wood, without spokes, but with iron
tires, sometimes with nails driven into
the periphery, are fixed immovably to
an axle, which revoves with them,
making a prolonged squeak, resembling
that Of u steam whistle. The body OF
the cart is composed of four or flve
boards laid flat and resting on a frame
underneath which are two blocks Of
wood, grooved to receive the axle. The
middle hoard is prolonged forward into
q strong pole, to which the yoke is at.
tached and to which tho oxen are fas.
tened with ropes around their horns.
Indian corn is .shelled by beating it
with a long stick OH hard sMrface.
1t IS ground to meal in Il wooden block
having a semispherical hole in the cen
tre and provided with wooden club
by way of pestle.
All grain is threshed by hand. Rough
food for cattle is cut by mailing an iron
hoop to an upright post and with the
hand drawing the hay over the edge.
A few French and English plows have
found their way into the country Of
late years, but the peasantry are gen.
orally too poor to buy them. The winds
are inconstant and but few windmills
are employed, these few being OF the
most ancient type, similar to those
which Lon QuIxote is pictured to have
ridden against. In the absence Of for
ests to hold back the snow and water
the streams are subject to tremendous
freshets and water powers are not used
for mechanical purposes. There is no
wood for steam fuel and but little ma
tive coal. English coal is used at Lis
bon and Oporto, but, owing to the lack
of roads, none is conveyed to the inte-
rioEc Tioro are, ,son1b otnu Moman coal
mines near Oporto 1;snd Coimbra, but
they are waterloggetl, and no efforts
nave been made to pump them dry.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10
a colorado mining Town.

1t does not take many days to build
the kind Of town miners are willing to
live in, md they don't care what sort
Of q place they put it in, either. IL it is
only near the mines. 1t may be i'll thtf
very midst of Q pine forest, or outat
the steep. bare eida of y "a ran,nta,,p;e,,, u ,,sa
stones and rocks. They cut down a
few trees, and leave all the stumps
standing;or they clear away the biggest
OF the stones, enough to make a sort Of
street; aud then every man falls to and
builds the cheapest house he car, in the
quickest way: sometimes Of logs, sone-
times out Of rough boards; often only
with one room. very rarely with more
than three. When they wish to make
them very fine they make tho end, front
ing tho street, what is called a s'battle-
ment 'front.'" that is, q straight square
wall, higher than the house, so as to
convey the impression that the house is
much bigger than it is. It is mlsera-
bic make-believe, ,and goes farther than
any other one thing to give to tho now
towns iii the West & lideous and con
temptible look. These log cabins, board
shanties, and battlement fronts are all
crowded as near together as they can
be, and are set close to the street: no
front yards, no back yards, no yards at
the sides, but, around the whole settle.
ment,a stony Wilderness. 1t isn't worth
while to put anything in order, because
there Is no knowing how long the people
Will stay. Perhaps the mines will not
turn out to bogood ones;and then every
body will move away, and in very little
moro time than 1t took to build the
town it will be deserted. There are
4 great many such deserted towns in
Coloradoand in California. Theyalways
seem to me to look like a kind OF grave
yard. }5
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10
NO.26;...
s4,n nwo,iteer..

In Rainham churchyard, In Kent,
England, is a wooden yailtomb over the
remains Of Job Baldwin, who died in
1887. The people there aver that he La
the original Of Sam Weller. He was
certainly at one time servant to ono Of
the two originals from whom Nh Pick
wick was drawn. An old gentleman
who knew JOB Baldwin told inc wriGor
Of these lines that Job used to boast
often that his namo was the only one
that had not a nickname. 1t vii be
remembered how In the story Sam Wei
Ter offers this as a compliment to Job
Trotter. There is not one character
perhaps in Dickens that a practical man
could hope to take as an example. Ho
has not created one hero or heroine.
Thackeray's characters are flesh and
blood; Dickens ara pKantoms. Florence
Dombey Kate NicMeby. Mary Graham,
Emma Haredale, ,one and all ARE feeble
ness itself. W9'quoto with delight the 4
sayings of many Of the characters as
epigrams, but the people themselves we
never saw or shall see. But when we
leave his dellneations Of character and
turn to his endeavors after social am
elloration, hardly any praise can DO call
ed exaggera16n. salrey Camp, as we
have said ,has made way at the hospitals
for gentlewomen. DothebOys Halls are
Euried full fathom five in the earth.
Bumbledom is, we trust, at an end. at
time when it was thought necessity
for comic writer's to be more or less
coarse. Dickens began a career which
left Off as it began, sweet and unsullied
as the mild Of an infant; because tho
man ipself had children and was teal-
Gus foy their Innocence, and because he
had 90 high q sense Of the dignity Of his
profession that he never descended to
use 1t for base purposes.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10
Ca,Iiois III war.

Ina lecture on the use Of camels in
war, delivered in London, Lord Ma.
pier Of Magdala said that strong,
well-fed camel could carry 800 pounds,
including two riders, and even 400
pounds; but there must be great care
in padding the saddle, for q sore back
tends to undermine the constitution Of
the animal. No animal should be in,
trusted for driving to any one not
thoroughly accustomed to the work,
and the rear seat should be taken by
soldiers. The men, too, should have q
few lessons in cnmel riding They
should be instructed to sit loosely on
the saddle, and SO allow their move
ments to fall in with those Of the camel,
and by 80 doing they would add to
their own comfort and that Of the
animal. To sit tightly and to grid
with the knees, rs on horseback, pro-
,duced a needless strain on. rider and
animal, and gave q less secure seat. In
the actual clash Of arms the calnels
should form the bulwark OF the square,
and the inner part Of tho square should
BIO prote tected by the fire Of the soldiers,
who could have the bodies OF the CAM
els for their protect on. !. rs, 3 ,
tI,nR milk Of the ooooanu is here are
no pumps where he cocoantit grows.
which perhaps, accounts for tho milk in
t. XXX Sf M M 8 II Ss
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10
Drinking Cofrco,

From Abysinia coffee drinking ap.
pears first to have become kuown in
! Persia, where it is mentioned in records
anoarly as the year SIS. From tho
kingdom Of the Shah the use Of the bev-
erage exteHlcd to Arabia and Egypt,
snd in the be.,,nning af tue. fifteenth
century 1t was MO longer 81 novelty. In
Mecca, in 1911, it's use was placed un-
der ban by the Governor, Chair Beg,
who thought he discovered In the ex-
flilarating drink soihothlng prohibited
by tho Koran; but to make matters
sure, he ordered an ecclesiastical court
to determine the question. Presiding
over tho deliberations of this solemn
body were two learned Arabian doc.
tors the brothers Hakimani-whod do
clared. in the scientific phrase Of the
time, that coffee was s'cold and dry.n
and therefore Objectionable. The black
drink consequently was formally anath-
ematized and the prophesy was made
that all coffee drinkers would appear on
the Judgment day with faces blacker
than the coffee pots out Of which they
had drunk the poison" The coffee
parties of the praying dervishes and
the enon-praying Mussulmen were bro.
ken up, tho coffee houses were closed.
the stock Of coffee in the hands of mcr-
chants were committed to the flames
and everybody who was discovered
with the prohibited drink was baslina
docd and using ridden race backward
upon Il donkey. But this severe law
was not approved by the Sultan at Cairo
who, himself as well as all the inhabl-
tants Of that imperial city wore invot.
crate coffee drinkers. In 1880 the new
beverage was commonly used in Con-
stantlnople, and in 1861 the first public
| coffee houses were opened in tllat city.
lifted up with every appliance Of Orien-
tai comfort. These soon were called
the schools of knowledge" but they
became at last the scene of so much po-
litlcal discussion that the sultan Mu-
rad the II. deemed 1t wise to close them
for time. 1t was not till 1916 that
coffee was introduced into Italy, and
seven years afterward Il Greek, Pasa,ia
by name, established the first coffee
house in London. In 1853 coffee was
first handed round after dinner in
France, and in 1871 the first cotIoe
house was started in Paris by an Ar.
minian. AT that time u pound of cof.
1ee cost lay francs, or about SIS, and
naturally. in those days, at this price
the consumption was extremely limi-
ted.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10

is q fool and Il shallow one at

Is a fool and !, shallow one at
that.n
Miss St. Osborne met him at q party
that self-samo evening, but neither
sought the companionship Of the other.
The subtle chains had been snapped
asunder--the electric charm dissolved |
a month afterward Mr.. Persimmon
net q friend on the street, or rather an
acquaintance, one Mr.. Howard Boyn.
ton.
MY dear fellowl" he cried, seizing
him by Il button OF the coat, els this
true that hear about you.
''ls what truel" Mr.. Boynton de-
manded composedly.
''rhat you are engaged to Miss st.
Osborne"
Quite trucl"
Miss st. O3borne?n
"Yes.n
'But-she is Il music teacherln
''That would make not q hairs fer
ence in my estimate Of her, even were
it true" Mr.. Boynton haughtily OBJ
served. "But it happens that you are
completely mistaken. Miss Estelle ST.
Osborne gives lessons in music, thereby
elevating herself in my estimation
through her high-souled independence;
but her cousin, Miss Laura, is hclrcss
to q fortune in her own right, OF over
one hundred thousand dollarsl' And
Mr.. Boynton, extricating himself from
the grasp Of tho perfumcd little dandy,
walked quietly on, leaving the latter
gentleman transiixcd with astonishment
and dismay.
lie had let the helress slip through
his fingers after ALL And hundred
thousand dollarsl Paul Persimmon
grew pale rs he thought Of it'll
TITS all Milfoll's fault" he cried
querulously to himself. "But never
will believe what people say again." 0
What u pity 1T was that our dappel
little lero's good resolutions had come
too late.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10
THE LIGnr THAT ~ FIT.

a tcndcr child Of summers tlirce,
Seeking her littlo bed at night,
Paused on tho dark stair timidiy-
oh, mother, tako my hand" said she,
And then the dark will all bo light.
We older children gropo our way
From dark behind TO dark beforo;
And only when our hands wo lay,
Dear Lord, IN thine, tho night Is day,
And therc is darkness nevcrmorc;
Reach downward to tho sunless days
Whorcin our guides arc blind ns we,
And talth Is small and hope dtlays;
Tako thoN tho hands of prayer wo raise,
And lot us feel the light of thGoi
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10

trHR milk Of the COCO anut Thore aro
no pumps where II col ocoanut grows.
which perhaps, accounts for tho milk In
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

JUST why the Post should pas 40
cents per thousand for type setting
when she eau have it just as excellent
for 80 cents, we cannot see, especi-
ally as she fud, il necessary to give
four months notes bearing interest for
25 per cent. of the amount, There
seems TO be very little business good
sense in the position of the paper ON
his point.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

FoR a guide ~ to the value of the
Galveston News political SUPPORT, We
point To it, treatment of ireland. it
has persistepliy, both in aud OUT of
season, prosecuted, opposed and Will.
lied ihc governor. lie ha, had two
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

SECURE advertising space in the
weekly Examiner before it i, nll
taken up.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

U>HIrE craftsmanship is a, bad
for the bowels OF the stAtc a~ are the
unripc melon, for those ottuc poo
nile
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

SrEHKErri- opposed to guaranteeing
TO the bar-kccpcr-. Stcrrctt j, rug.
scd.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

AnNEH TAYLOR wishes he'd never
been born doubtless, Too late. sad,
but too late.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

Ware to have plenty of school
money dis .rar
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21
utititNING NCot NJ

TIr News is making Reagan.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

srrnnrrr i, not probibittoni,t.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

NI>uY->i>t iuu.r shade.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21
HATS

cur - Stcteuu Hats now lt
iu
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

Iri, drcsdm.a bot
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

TABOO the unripe watermelon
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

No communications written on both sides
n the paper ~. receive Aiteutiou 81 this
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21
Rates 81 subscription.

Aayera.ias rs,e, furnished OF application
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-11
The Policeman Pondered.

"Hullo, feet? 2" exclaimed a facetious
day afternoon. His remark Was addressed
to the conductor. whose shoes were en-
veloped in rubbers three sizes too large
for him. The space between the leather
an d the overshoes was packed with cotton
wool to keep out the cold. 1t was the
enormous sizes of the extremitios that h0
referred to in his salutatiop. "You don't
look WE'LL" he added
at was the meeting" declared the con-
duetor mysteriously, determined to be
revenged for the policemsn's sarcastic
allusion.
what meetings"
"Well, since you must know" replied
tho conductor YEARLY after a pause that
gave him time to dump a short-sighted
lady in puddle. II suppose / must tell
you. The finances OF this limo have uot
been looking encouraging lately-diyi-
dends have been kind of small The
drivers used to got together at the depot
and talk over matters, but somehow or
other they couldn't arrive at u solution of
the mystery. Finally the conductors
tackled it. Tho company had stood by us
for years. 1t was from the limo that we
derived our bread and butter, and to
think that the kholdors-generous,
noble-minded humanitarians that they
are--should be uncomfortable over the
profits stung US to the quick. The fact
was that the company, that for years had
paid 90 per cent, was forced to reduce the
percentage to 49,"
"Wen?" said tho policeman, expect
antly.
81 am coming to it, continued the
bell-puncher, leisurely. 1--WE passed
resolutions Of coincidence. That didn't
seem TO fit the case, 30 we determined on
stronger measures. So on Friday we
passed tho sOlf-sacriiciug resolution that
is destined to once more put the concern
on it's foet"
What was that" eagerly queried the
officer.
Each conductor" was the answer in
solemn whisper-"oach conductor has
sworn to register on evory trip one more
fare than he takes. The cents extra
for each journey, given to the corpora
tion by its grateful employees, will Just
make up the difference between financial
failure and financial success. We have
sworn to keep the thing from the direc-
tors, satisfied that we shall reap our re.
ward in another world"
The policeman then got of tho car and
stood for ten minutes on q street corner
with his helmet in his hand and pom
dered,- PHILADELPHIA Press.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-11

The April report of the department Of
agriculture shows prospective falling Off
of the crop of winter wheat to all amount
fully 10 por cent, below that Of last year,
aud oven lower than tho disastrous year
of 1883. In every state and territory.
except Oregon, tho average of wheat has
fallen of, aud ranges from % per cent. in
5000, 900 lower in all, but in addition to
this large losses are reported from winter
killing, which promises u total loss of
over 100000 900 bushels below the yield
of 1881. The acreage of rye has been re-
duced in about the same proportion al
wheat, but the condition Of the crop is
much better.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-11

nous letter, upon which severe censurc was
based, l felt Us though It would be impossible
for me to serve longer without court of
inquiry Your telegram of yesterday, how
ever places such different phase upon my
position that will again assume command
aud give every effort TO the success of the
cause. Under the worst circumstances 1
would do the same.
That concluded the controversy, and
the relations between Gen. Halleck and
Gen. Grant continued to be pleasant ever
afterwards. although not so much can DO
said in regard to the relations of Gen.
Grant and Gen. Mcclellan.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-11
Comrorts or NInhern TrnroI.

An old lady came into an Alton chair
car tho other day and pumped into one
of the seats. She was evidently green
traveller. The curious construction of tho
chairs, the decorations of the car, and tho
passengers interested her for time.
Finally she spied tho hell cord. She
eyed it for moment and then exclaimed;
NOW, this is rale handy, amt it,
James Guess I'll wash out those hand
korchiefs o. yourn and mine"
Then she opened up her ancient carpet
bag, drew forth largo bundle OF soiled
llorchiefs, went to the lavatory at the end
OF the car, and washed them out, using
soap and elbow grease freely. This done
she took her pile of linn rags Eand hung
them one by one on tho bell cord
This is rale handy, James" she said,
"but while they were about it | don't see
why they didn't get dashboard aud q
ilat.iron. This is right smart good
clothosline, though, James, and | s'posC
we oughter DO satisfied. - Chicago Herald