davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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gFA ET bekjendtgj0res herVod, at

ggA Ell bekjendtgj6res hervod, at
s Gouvernementet for De dansk
vestindiske Der under 3die d. III.
har bestemt at Betalingen til Ar
resthuset for Rensningen af og
Forsyning med tor Jord til Privater~
ne i Byen Christiansted fra lste
d. NJ. at regne faststttes til 30 cts.
ON Maaneden for liver Tonde, som
fEdes i ct Privat, naar Rensningen
foregaaer to Gauge ugentlig, og til
Is cents ON Maaneden for hver
T0nde, naar Rensningen foregaaer
en- Gang ugentlig.
st. Croix Fangselscommission den 4de
Juni 1885.
NJ. R. NYSSUM.
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Tie Great SeaI OF En=land.

The mere holding Of the Great Seal Of
England entities its fortunate custodian to
some $4,000 a year, "a immense patronage
in church and state. 10 be Speaker of the
House OF Lords PTivy Councillor, and the
head Of all judicial authority iii the king
dom, to be designated Lord High Chancel-
Tor of Great Britain, and Keeper Of the
Royal Conscience, and to rank next to the
roVal family as the second subject in the
realm. 1t is very difficult if not impossi-
bic, To say when England first had a Great
Seal Seals were not much used by our
AnglO-SaXOn ancestors, but came largely
into fashion during the Norman reigus.
The gilt crosses of marks Of Edward the
Conlcssor and other Saxon kings can
can scarcely be called seals, and partOok
more Of the character of signatures Of
IN illitcrate sge; but Il grand and per-
feet seal of William the Conquerer ex-
lists, having the monarch crowned and
throned on the one side and mounted on
horseback on the other, attitudes which
have been Invariably observed to the
present day. One remarkable circun-
stance connected with the Great Seal
IS its progressive growth in size as
time advanced. originally, $50 years
since, not larger than the top Of an ordi-
nary modern teacup, it has been gradually
tiil'' x" lY'u azr ~ "S0 90 !. ~"
the SIZE ana appearance ol q hluiIlh ana re-
qWre5 to be inGlosed IN IN box IoT pro
tecuon. indeed so cumoIouS ana I'M
Wlcldy had the Great sea- become tnat
some three or four years since an Act OF
Parliament passcd-containing very extra
ordinary provisions, directing that all the
minor, and many even Of the more lmp0r-
tant documents passing under II should Tor
the future be authenticated by PaPer
'eVe' OF moderate SIZE winch should be
gummed on the instrument and be Geem m!
| and taken to be lie Great Seal itself The
Great Seal has only ,hree times been lost,
twice temporarily and once permanently.
James II, on leaving the Kingdom, on his
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TWO crRIous NEEDLES.

Girls, we are afraid, don't like sewing
quite as well as they ought to. 1t is so
much easier to ask mother to DO what is
needed than to do it themselves And
many mothers, unfortunately, think il
takes less time and trouble TO do the work
than to teach their daughters to do it. But
the girls may be interested in reading about
some curious needles. if they are not OBJ
hged to use them.
The King of Prussia recently visited 4
needle manutactory iii his kingdom, in or
der 10 see what machinery, with the human
hand, could produce. He was shown q
number of superfne needles, thousands OF
which did not weigh half an ounce, and
marveled how such minute objects could be
pierced with an eye. But he was to see that
in this respect something still finer and
more perfect could be created. The borer.
that is the workman whose business it is
to bore the eyes in these needles, asked for
q hair from the monarch's head. 1t was
readily given, and with q smile. lie placed
il at once under the boring machine made
a hole in 1t with the greatest care, furnished
it With thread. and then handed the sing
ular needle to the astonished King
The second curious needle is in the pos
session of Queen Victoria Il was made at
Redditch, and represents the column Of
Traian in miniature. This WelI-knJYn
Roman column is adorned with numerous
scenes in sculpture which immortalize
Trajan's heroic actions il war On this
diminutiye needle, scenes in the life of
Queen Victoria are represented in relief
but so finely cut, and so small, that it re
qUires maSnifying glass 10 see them The
Victoria needle can, moreover, be opened
1t contains number of needles of q small
cr size, which are equally adorned with
scenes in relief
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"LovE, IIoHoR AND BE Y.-The
minister at a recent wedding came very
near being broken up right in the midst OF
the ceremony, and all by the bride pretty,
fragile, young little thing, and one of his
fayorite parishioners. She had insisted on
the most rigid of Episcopal Church forms,
and her Unitarian minister had humored
her. Imagine, then, his surprise as he
dictated the lines promising to love,
honor and obey" to have her distinctly
alter her oath to promising to love, honor
and be gay" looking him directly in the
face the while lie had some difficulty to
control his inclination to laugh, and, not
being prepared for the contingency, let it
slip. 30 there are some young brides of
awful nerve, and that pastor probably feels
as if one such had carried the whip hand
with him. If ever trouble does arise in
that nest. the minister must expect his
share of the blame.-[Boston Home Jour
nal
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OUR YOUNG FOLKS.


Lady-bird lady-bird fly away home
The tield-lnouse is gone to her nest
The daisies have shut up their sleepy red eyes
And the bees and the birds are AT rest.
Lady-bird !ady-birdi fiy away home
The glow-worln is lighting her lamp,
Inc dew's falling fast, and your fine speckled
wings
Will flag with the clcse-clinging damp
Lady -bird lady bird lily away home
The fairy bells tinkle affair
Make haste, or they'll catch ye, and harness ye
fast
With q cobweb to Oberon car
Lady bird !ady-bi Fly away homo
To your house in the old willow tree
Where your children, 50 dear, have invited the
ant
And a few coy neighbors 10 tea
Lady-bird lady -birdl fly away home
And if not gObbled up by the way,
Nor yoked by the fairies To Oberon's car.
YOUR in luck-and that's all I've to say.
II Mrs SOgthrv
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The Temple OF Eaalbec.

The ruins of the ancient city of Baaibec,
situated on the plain forty-three miles
northwest Of Damascus, are the wonders OF
modern architects. Everything is colossal.
The area is larger than that of the temple
at Jerusalem. We may begin with the
walls, which are half mile around and of
such hight and depth as are rarely attained
in the most tremendous fortress. Where
from within | climbed to the top, it made
me giddY TO look over the perilcus edge to
the depth below; and when from without
the walls | looked up At them, they rose
high in the air. Some of the stones seem
as if they had been reared in place, not by
Titans, but by the gods. There are nine
stones 50 feet long and 10 feet thick, which
are larger than the foundation stones OF the
temple at Jerusalem, dating from the time
Of SOLOMON or any blocks in the Great
Pyramid. But even these are pygmies
compared with The three giants OF the
western wall 81 feet, IS! feet and 81 feet
long These are said to be the largest
stones ever used in any construction. They
weigh hundreds OF tons and instead OF be-
ing merely hewn out of quarry which
might have been on the site, and left 10 lie
where they were before, they have been
lifted nineteen feet from the ground, and
there imbedded in the wall. Never was
there such cyclopean architecture. How
such masses could have been moved is
problem with modern engineers.
Sir Charles Wilson, whom ! met in Jeru-
salem, is at this' moment in Baalbec.
Standing in the grounds OF the temple. he
tells me that in the British Museum there
is an ancient tablet which reveals the way
such stones were moved The mechanics
were very simple; rollers were put under
them, and they were drawn up inclined
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esnss.-s.ra,5sz.s--s..,,--saau.1

CONFEDERATE MONEY Confederate
Treasury notes are rapidly passing out of
existence; utterly valucless Tor any pur-
pose Of exchange, many thousands OF them
have been destroyed and those that are
still in existence are becoming valuable as
relies or objects Of curiosity, We net a
venerable lady yesterday, the relict Of one
of the most singular men We have ever
known; singular for his patriotism and dis
intereSteJness. We have known her and
her husband from our earliest childhood
At the time of the breaking out Of the
civil war they We're wealthy, owning a
sugar plantation and other large tracts of
land, and over = hundred slaves, All this
has, Of course. passed away; the husband
sleeps with the ashes Of his children, but
his venerable widow still survives. In the
darkest days of the Confederacy they sold
their crops and all understandable effects for
Confederate money. When offered them,
even in the las. hours Of the Conlederacy,
they refused United States Treasury notes,
and in their sublime patriotism, would
neither recognize nor receive any money
but Confederate notes. The widow now has
about 100000 Of these notes, ana that IS
about ali that she possesses i'll the world
New Orleans States.
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TIRED MOTHERS.

A little elbow leans upon your knee
Your tired knee, that has so much TO bear
A child's dear eyes are looking lovingly
From underneath a thatch Of tangled hair.
Perhaps you do not heed the velvet touch
of warn. moist fingers, holding yours SO tight
You do not prize the blessing oyermuch;
You almost are too tired TO pray to night.
But it IS blessedness 4 year ago
did no. see it as do to-day.
We are SO dull and thankless, and too slow
To catch the sunshine till it slips away.
And il now seems surprising strange to me
That while wore the badge of motherhood,
did not kiss more oft and tenderiy
The little child th@t brought me only good.
And If some night when you sit down to rest,
You miss the CHOW from your tired knee,
This restless, curling head from Oft your breast
This lispinS tongue that chatteTs constantly
If from your own the dinpied hand Eas slipped
And he CT would nestle in our palm again
II the white feet into their grave had tripped,
I could not blame you for your heaItachC
then.
L wonder so that mothers ever fret
At little children ciusinS to their gown
Or that tie footprints hen the days are wet,
are ever black cnrugh 10 make them IrOwn
II COZ find a little muddy boot,
Or cap or jacket Oh ny chamber floor;
II could il-s "a rosy, sc stleSs foot,
And hear it pstteT IL MY home once more;
III could mend 4 broken cart to-day.
Tomorrow make q Kite 10 reach the sky
There IS no woman in Gods world could say
she WAS more h.!saluIy content than |.
But, ah the dainty piit5fT next my own
Is never ruInplttd 10y = shining mead.
Ny singing blriliGg i.om it. nest has down;
The little boy l used 10 kiss is dead!
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a RIRD.cArcHINa TREE.

Among the transactions of the New Yea
land Institute, Il. II. Govett gives some
startling facts as to the bird-killing powers of
PisonjG B'7aonia,,a or 2. SinciGirii. A sticky
gum is secreted by the carpets when they
attain their full size, but is nearly as plenti-
full in their unripe as in their ripe condi-
ton. Possibly attracted by the flies which
embalm themselves in these sticky vessels
birds alight on their branches, and on one
occasion two silver-eyes (ZostTopos) and an
English sparrow were found with their
wings SO glued that they Were unable to
futter Mr.. Govett's sister, thinking to do
a merciful act, collected all the fruit bear
ing branches that were whiting reach and
threw them on the dust-heap. Next day
about dozen silver-eyes were found glued
to them, four or five pods to each bird. She
writes; Looking at the tree one sees tufts
of feathers and legs where the birds have
died, and don't think the birds could pos
sibly get away without help. The black
cat lives just under the tree, good many
Of the birds falling to her share, but good
many pods get into her fur, and she has to
come and get them dragged out"
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LIGHTNING RoDs FOR HrMAN BEISGs.-
?. Il. De!any, of this city, inventor of the
wonderful Synchronous telegraph system,
has recently patented a lightning rod for
the human body. 1t consists of q large
copper wire that passes down the back.
with branches extending along the arms to
the hands, and along the legs 10 the exte-
rior OF the shoes and TO metal soles thereon.
The wearer, if provided with 4 rod may,
if standing on the ground handle electric
light wires with impunity: an ], if out in
q thunderstorm, would stand good
chance of not being hurt if his rod were
struck by lightning. Mr. Delany ought to
carry branch Of his rod up the back of
the neck, and have it connect with point
on the helmet of the policemen, and so
give them protection. 1t has heretofore
been proposed to have lightning-rod UNI
brcllas-lhat is to say, an umbrella pro-
vided with a flexible wire that extends
from the tip or ferruIe over the outside of
the umbrella, the wire reaching to aud al
lowed to trail on the ground.-[Scientiiic
American
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CHICAGO CRuMBLING AWAY Chicagos
public buildings, OF whose magnifcence
its citizens have been so proud, and which
it was thought would be things of beauty
and joys forever" are in a fair way to tum-
bic out Of sight i'll a hurry. To-day an
other one of the great cornices of the new
Courthouse, which is barely finished, fell
knocking off half dozen projecting orna-
Inents on lis way down and making a
wreck at the sidewalk. This makes about
twenty immense blocks Of stone weighing
from 800 10 1000 pounds, which have fallen
OF this huge edifce within two months.
Each has barely missed crushing number
of citizens out of existence. and now that
side of the street is avoided like a dead
line. II is amusing To see a man or a
couple start leisurely up that way, and
then, suddenly remembering, glance at the
building. and dash across the street as if
life depended on it. Architects pronounce
the whole of the imposing pile unsafe and
declare that it will be but a short time
when it viii all fall to pieces The stone
of which the building is constructed is of a
very poor kind, and not at all suited to
Chica@o's alternate freezing and thawing.-
[Cleycland Leader.
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A WONDERFUL Turtle STORY-The aC-
count published in the Suu of fight be-
tween two turtles in Big Walker pond.
near Shohola, Pa, and the relation Of the
singular tenacity of life shown by the head
of one Of the turtles even after decapita
ton, brings gentleman from Huguenot to
the front with a story of an even more
wonderful case. In this instance the gen.
tieman and his brother had been spearing
fish at night in a river near their home.
When returning they saw in the water a
large turtle of the swapping variety. In an
instant the spear went down and between
the prongs when it came up was The neck
of the turtle. The reptile was lifted out on
the bank and the spear pressed down
in the soil The head was then cut off
and left fast to the spear, which re-
manned sticking in the ground until morn
ing, the turtle being taken home. Next
morning the spear was wanted, and one of
the youngsters about the farm brought it
turtle still remaining between the prOngs
1t was set down in the doOr-yard and
remained there until nearly noon. About
that time an inquisitiye chicken began
picking at the head of the turtle. Sudden
~ the mouth opened and again collapsed,
and between the jaws was the head of the
inquiring chicken. 1t was evening before
the strength had left the jaws of the turtle
sufficiently to allow the chicken S release.
The chicken head had been crushed, and
the poor little fellow was dead. This is
believed to be the most remarkable case
on record, where gangliac motion has been
retained for nearly tWenty-fOur hours.
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The Brunswick Ca Herald says lady
mocking birds in her yard recently. She
succeeded in capturing them. They were
put in temporary cage and the cage put
in a room. During the day the mother
bird few into the room and was readily
caught and placed in the cage with the
brood. She began instantly to feed them
with the food which was within the cage,
and did not seem to notice the inlprison-
ment. On the day following the male
bird flew into the room, and offered no
resistance nor showed any signs Of fight
when the lady captured him. He was put
into the same cage, and the lady now has
the entire family. They seem contented
and happy.
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a QUEER PuNIsuAEyr.-Et Emil Bcssels, in
an account published in the Naturalist OF
The Northernmost Inhabitants Of the
Earth" tells Of queer Punishment in
flicted by them upon poor Little babies. The
children OF these EsquinauX, or. As they
call themselves, mutt men, are treated
very tendcrly Corporal punishment is al
most unknown among them. The only
punishment" Mr. BeSsels says, that he
ever observed was exceedingly original.
The squalling babies scarcely able to walk
and totally Invested of clothing, were placed
on the snow by their mothers until they
stopped crying. And this happened several
times when the temperature was more than
2Oo below zero" Poor little babies. and
still we are glad to know that there is one
place on the earth where little babies never
get u spanking
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You can't beat DIR. Pierces Compound
Extract of Smart Weed, composed of best
French Brandy, Smart Weed. Jamaica Gin
ger and Camphor Water, as a remedy for
collie or cramps in the stomach, diarrhoa,
dysentery or bloody aux, cholera morbus,
or to break up colds, fevers and infialnma-
tory attacks. Also, an unexcelled liniment
for man or beast
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are sealed with yellow wax. Others,
supposed to exist in perpetuity, such
US patents of peerage, etc, are exemplified
under green wax; and in the case OF some
letters patent likely to be exposed to good
deal of knocking about or journeying from
place to place, such IS were the Assize
Commissions, the wax seal was stamped
after being ingeniously inclosed in cream
colored leather-[New \ ork Observer.
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TOMS GOLD DUST.

THAT boy knows how to take care of his
gold dust, said Toms uncle, often to him
self and sometimes aloud. Tom went to
college, and every account they heard of
him he was going ahead, laying solid
foundation for the future. Certainly
said his uncle: that boy, I tell you,
knows how 10 take care of his gold dust -
Gold dust Where did Tom get gold
dust? He was a poor boy. He had not
been to California. He never was miner.
Where did he get gold dust? All, he has
seconds and minutes, and these are the
gold dust of time-specks and particles of
time which boys and girls and grown-up
people are apt to waste and throw away
Tom knew their value His father, our
minister, had taught him that every speck
and particle Of time was worth its weight
i'll gold, and his son took care of them as
though they were. Take care Of your gold
dust, and lay up something for old age
for time as well as for eternity Elk.
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Advice to Mothers.-Mrs. yViuslo,y's
SOOIIlING SYRUP should always be used when
chlidren are cutting teeth II relieves the little
SGflerer III once II produces natural quiet sleep
cherub awakeS as bright as Il button" Il is
very pleasant TO taste. It soothc, the chii.
soitens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wiud.
regulates the bowels, and is the best known
remedy for diarrhea, whetherarising frore te,.,b
ing or other causes. Twenty-Five cents bottle
fe5-IyNHS
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HoRsroRD's AcIn PHOSPHATE, incompar-
able in sick headache. Or. Fred. Horner,
Jr, Salem. Va, says: To relieve the in
digestion and 50 called sick headache and
mental depression incident to certain stages
Of rheumatism, it is Incompatible.
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A CELEBRATED doctor says that other
preparations as substitutes for Hunts Kid
ney Remedy are worthless in comparison
to If -
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Professor y. II. Carnocran. VI. D..
Ii. D, Surgeon in-Chief New YORK State Hospi
tai. etc, says: sly patients derive marked
and decided beneht from Liehis \ COS Coca
Beef Tonic. Invaluable to all who are run
down. nervous. dyspepJic. bilious or victims oi
malaria. nr4.IrMS
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Redding's Russia SaIvc stands unrivaled
for its speedy healing and soothing qualities.
Price, - cents. oll-iYfuThS
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DR.. La Mars Seminal pubs cure al: cases Of
Seminal Weakness, Nervous Debility, Loss Of
untary Emissions and all disorders caused by
Ov5r-indulgence. IndiScretion and Abuse DR..
La Mans Pills are no mere Temporary stimn-
liant. but completely Restorative Tonic They
oulid M the whole SyS:arl, strengthen and re.
store the sexual Crsans, ana give new lease Of
i!ie-Tith power 70 enjoy to ali who eNpe-
renee the blessed berehtS Of their potent pN11Yer
Price, g 80 Per bottle Sent by mail on receipt o.
price, or by Express, c. o. ID. address ali or
ders, A. MCBOILE q CO., Druggists, San Fran
CISCO T. q. Box 1852, jyl i'm
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If your complaint is want of appetite; try
half wineglass Of Angostura Bittcrs half
an hour before dinner. Beware Of couR-
terfeits. Ask your grocer or druggist for
the article manufactured by DR.. J. &. B.
Siegcrt Il Sons
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A CELEBRATED physician declares that
" Hunts Remedy will cure any case of kid
ney disease that can be cured