davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27

Now. when that litlle woman made
| up her mind ''there was an end on Il. y
| The good shc Willed toward othors VA
bound % be carried ont. and You michi
s'dcpend on t." Therefore Il was thai
m hour later found this same frnil
little woman stepping into her carriage,
with list Ia her hand as long a. The
hand which held II. and q basket
slowed away beneath the coachman's
feet. which same basket was destined
90 carry many good things before Il
should cry .Hold! cnoughl' From
hatcher 10 baker. from market 10 gro.
cery. the carriage rolled.
There was q big turkey. can 81
oysters. bunch Of crisp celery. some
line apples from the market. mince
pie and q big cake from the bakers;
and last Of all Aunt Mamie drove 70
the florists and got . great bunch Of
the pretty. bright chrysanthemums,
yellow and white. 10 make the whole
basket look gay.
Oh. how pretty and tempting it did
look! Aunt Mamie forgot All about
feeling tired In her eager gladness over
her purchases
The last thing that went into the bas-
ket was card saying merely Little
Toms Thanksgiving dinner" and then
Oh went james through the cleaning
% deliver the precious bundle.
Now we will leave Aunt Mamie. and
follow the basket for i | were to tell
You how weary her journeying about
town had made her, how she had 10 lie
on her lounge all next day instead Of
being AZ the head Of her table as she
had hoped to b.. Il would make YOU
feel sorry. and that il not what / am
telling You this for. but rather. 70 make
You glad.
Aunt Mamie was glad glad way to
the bottom OF her heart-and 30 viii
tell you only what she would have told
the happy side and leave out the
shadows from my pencil sketch this
time though you may guess they are
there.
When james reached the door Of the
Brownwelis. Tom himself came 10 open
= For Mrs Brownwellr' said James.
n his deep voice. and. placing the bas-
ket on the door sill. was on in irice,
leaving Tom half stunned by such
treasures OF sight ana smell as came to
him from is contents
Mamma" screamed Tom. do
come and see! Here is Thanksgiving
sure enough! You must have been iok-
NJ when you said we had nothing but
potatoes for dinner tomorrow. or else
he fairies have heard me wishing to-
lay. for here Is celery and apples. and
and nm rnInce-pie aud Chs voice
growing louder) real turkey and cake
md Oh Mamma. fo'rsrs. too,''
Mrs Brownwclls heart was full.
here was big lump in her throat
which would not he swallowed as she
Jaw the thoughtful present. and when
he discovered the little card. whose
writing needed no name to tell its au-
hor. she said ives. Tom, II ras our
rood fairy. Nobody else could have
'ncwn just what would make US all 50
'appy.'
And Tom never knew anything else
'ut that that pie aud turkey came
traight from Titania's throne. -- Mar
eric Flemyng. ia Schoo, aud Home
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27

The appropriation for the navy from
the first term Of General Grant to the
close Of General Arthur's term aggre-
gated more than $751;. OO0. 900. OF this
enormous sum more than 81. 0O0. 900
was expended while Mr.. Evarts was
Secretary Of State II Il to be borne in
snind that Democratic House Of Rep
resentatives reduced the appropriations
during Hayes term
What i there to show for these inn
mense grants Of money! The so-called
navy Of to-day. which successive Re-
publican Administrations have b.
queathed - legacy to the Democrats,
= blasting reproSch 20 the integrity
Of he party which was intrusted with
theso hundreds Of millions.
Yhsre i no example il the history q
civilized government which compares
with the prodigacy and the corruption
Of the Republicans in power. So far g
the navy i concerned. much Of the
money voted BY Congress was stolen by
organized rings. represented in part by
well-known leaders in the great CITIES.
and headed By the notorious Secor
kQbeson- In order to preserve political
ascendeQcy IN the Senate and House %
Representatives,, whereby these huge
appropriations could b continued. :
part Of the SPOTS was set aside for cleo
tons in different States wherever !
serious contest WAS feared. IN y Soa
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27

~ 01erleuD nesa1s = New York-vlB-
ginia rully = Linz - : Reliable Dene-
cratic ststs-1ahens's Political Career
nnoea-
Thc people % this great stats have don<
their duty nobly. and have VI Indicates shc
cause Of good 0ovcrnuent Thoy have elect
"a David D Inn 0overnor ~ . plurality Or
about Mo0 TIE lesions o. corrupsion and
extrayaxsnce the schcmcrs and ploetors %
the old Republican ring. the frcchooecrs of
the lobby. have gone down before the night
o. the people. Honesty and ndelits In once
have been proven o. greater value n the
and nothing else. Les and misrspro-
lsDle public servant have been swept
Piles wrath. and the foul authors siand cow
erinE and rebuked 10 - more than Demo
cratic victory y strong. .rcbuke g Al
people oy campaign OF les 70 d the aesurs
ance Of the ndelity Of the people % reform
and honest Government L 4 the kneQ o.
Pee people q the m. sss 's gSss 3 sSs
SSoiSer6ooS Which the sreas soldier 81 Gle tSs
& ne isss o. ne bloody sSirs ~ n New xors
The result IN New York must be q srafify-
% his party. II shows the utter weakness Of
the men Who. claiming him as one OF their
number undertook 90 dictate his course TO
the ruin OF bis party and the displacement Of
rect Government The best feature OF the 70
suit 10 that Il was . victory or Democrats BY
Democracy Tor Democracy. sQuorely fougot
and fairy. won against heavy odda-Nis-
souri, Rspilhicdn.
Uron the anticipated result In New York
the Republicans hoped to form the party
axain aS q National organization on the Old
basis. A victory would have been claimed by
them rs the triumph ~ the same blood y-shirt
policy wh.ch prevailed n Ohio; as : con-
ration on the very threshold anu as an *.
preston Of the sober second thought OF the
people. foreshadowing an early rc<torat on OF
the kepubl can party to power. But the poll
c. Of sect onailsm Is rerukcd siguaily IN the
President Cleveland i sustained. and the Re
publican party must eliminate the bloody
shirt IL u hopes 20 maintain its ground as a
National organization John sherman must
be sent a. the rear with his entire budget OF
Malone must be dropped with
and the party must he reconstructed on new
lines. Pm iindflphid htrafrf
The Old Dominion Is Democratic The news
plainly indicates the election of Lee. Demo |
Democratic majority in the legislature This !
9 the end a. Malone Winding up the ca |
'eer OF this renegade and rNpudiEtor l. prob 4
lbiy rhe greatest thing in tho result Prom
party standpoint the election OF Lee Il
vas important 1< a means of keeping Virginia |
u Leefslature opposed 10 the return or Ma l
zone to the United States Senate will b. 4 mat
er 81 delight to honest mcu Of all parties Re
.ubllcans will unite with Democrats In joy at
Eainst decency in both parties---C'ncsnnofs
inquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27
Let the Fruits GO. Too.

The Republican party has been more
proscriptive in it, Civil-Service policy
than any other party in this country
ever was. No other party ever mani.
tested such greed for Office Elan
nagan voiced he real sentiment Of the
leaders Of the party when he asked:
''What are we here for but to secure
the ofIices?" It was . Republican
President that was assassinated By one
Of his own party because be failed 20
crafty greed for Office. Today, while
the welkin rings with denunciations %
the ''spoils system from scores Of such
hypocrites - Hoar and Sherman, the
mails are loaded with appeals 70 Presi-
dent Cleveland TO retain Rcpublican
spoilsmen In position, thereby to cor
tinue the spoils system; but IN the in
terest Of his enemies. instead Of HE
friends.
We think President Cleveland viii
not b deceived BY such clamorS He
- too much Of philosopher not to see
that when an iniquitous system Is 70 -
destroyed its fruits sheuld 60 with il ~
Hastos GLOBE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27

A great deal Of balderdash has been
written on the subject Of Mr.. Ceve-
laDd's contribution 70 the Democratic
campaign fund in New York. The
Record knows Of no standpoint from
which the Presidents oct can be crit
xised- The leading Democrat in New
York, L h natural that be should send
the money. What fair-minded folk ex-
pect - that the President will neither
help the bar nor the hunter. And
when we remember how, under recent
administrations. local election IA a
important State meant . hundred Fed
eral officials on the stump. from Cab
met Ministers down. thousand clerks
q work on campaign documents OF az
headquarters or with crisp new two
dollar bills. and thousands Of Federal
employees harried BY the collectors %
assessments. we must admit that reform
has made gigantic stride since Grover
Cleveland assumed the Presidential a.
heA-FniiadeiDhio Record
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27
HUMOROUS.

An agricultural paper says: .Smi-
lax won't start from slips. II this Il
reliable no one ever need mistake smi-
lax for a ferry boat. Merchant 7roc-
eler.
Mr.. Ryebread. OF New York. at
tempted to kill himself because 4
woman would not elope with him. She
did not knead him. and it went against
his grain. Boston Post
You don't mean 10 say that Won
refused him. Hetty?' Mother. / did,
But thought you liked him. $50
did little, but wouldn't marry any
man who don't know any better way
to pop than to say: Well. let's hitch F"
Chicago Ledger.
Mr.. Labouchere. the editor OF the
London Truth. says that he has discov-
cred the London Spectator to be .
comic weekly paper. We suppose il
made the joke about Queen Victoria
being like twenty because
she Is sovereign -E Exchange.
Fishing Under Difiicultics.--"Oh.
Emeline. come quick! The baby's
tumbled down into the cistern; YVES
been a-fishin for him for half an hour
wild an umbreller handle an . chunk
o sponge cake, and we can't even get
. nibble. "-HGrper's Bazaar
Farmers wife Ito husband Just re-
turned from the county fair)-!"Was
the fair success. john" Husband
"Ye kin bet il was; over 1000 cx-
hibits." Wife-"You don't tell met"
Husband-"Yes, stree; over 1000, an
l,500 Of 'em was in punkins alone. 1
never see SIGH sight, Chicago Trib-
une.
Merchant TO new boy) John,
60 TO the day-book and take on Mr..
Harrison's account" John-"Yes,
sir; right away" A minute passes,
and John with his pocket-knife 10 one
hand and the day-book in the other an
proaohes his employer. Merchant
(sternly) -"WellP'' joint scratched
& Of. sir. with my knife, and what
shan do now, STRIP Boston Post.
-''Johnny." said the father, as the
boy took . biscuit from the plate.
don't you know that il Is impolite 70
help yourself before your elders?"
why, pa, mother told me to help my
self before you" ..What do you
meanr asked the father, while his
mother looked up with astonishment
In every feature. why, 1 heard
mother tell Aunt Hannah that she hoped
wouldn't take after you. and 50 1
thought I'd take ny biscuit first
Erangelist.
Miss Jones do 80 wish 70 20 70
the De veres' dinner next Tuesday.
You are going. Mr.. Dumb, are you
Yot2 Mr.. Dumb-Ah, tell the truth.
I don't care for that sort Of thing. you
know. Deucedly slow. Miss Jones
Yes, but they are going to have q new
style Of candelabra on the table, I hear.
That surely ought to tempt you. Mr..
Dumb-Well, you see, Miss Jones. fact
Is ! don't care for candclabra much.
you know. Miss Jones-You don'tP
Mr.. Dumb-Naw; all kinds Of canned
fruit disagree with mc.-N Y. Nail.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27

In closing the White House against
ths ofice-beggars de President has
done thing which none Of his prede-
cessors had the courage to do. and in
telligent and candid men whs have the
interests Of good government at n IL
heart VIII warmly commend him for r.
But were he an angel Of light and
were the Government conducted with
the perfection Of divine wisdom. be
would be unable to effort . word Of
praise from the Republican organs.
And % il y to be expected that the
Blaine mouth-piece in New York looks
1t the matter IN this way: Mr.. Cleve-
lands withdrawal from contact with
the mass Of his party il hard to bear
y i . wise thing. however. for the
President to take more time for public
business only. He will find plenty to
do il looking after some a the beads
Of departments unfortun ately selected
By himself. Chicago Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27

A Bit o. Advice by AUNT MARJORIE Pre-
ccpt."
Of course nobody prefers disagrcea-
BILE to agreeable things never heard
Of any one who was delighted to sit in
the dentists chair; did you? never
found Il very pleasant to beg pardon
for having done wrong. nor charming
10 60 mile or two out Of my way on
an errand which was made necessary by
my own forgctfulness; nor. confess.
are pills quite as much to my taste rs
sugar plums
But. my dears. your Aunt Marjorie
learned a great while ago that some
times dsagreeable things must be done.
And the best and wiscst way is to do
them at once and bravely II you
grasp . nettle firmly. ii is much less
likely to sting you than il you take
hold Of il lightly and carelcs-ly. II
there Is lesson Tor tomorrow which
you do not like--that s.oldr arithmetic
or those old boundaries not put
of studying il until you have finished
your history and peepcd into your bot
any and colored your map. but tug
resolutely II the hard lesson first Get
that out Of the way. and then with
clear conscience you may attack the
others
Nobody admires . coward. II you
happen to know that there il : cow
ardly drop Of blood in : certain boy.
how you despise him! why, I've
heard tiny children in the street call
playmate "fraid cat'' and point 1t
him with IN air Of contempt, IS
though that word left nothing more to
b said.
But Fred. WIN. Jenny, what II you
are aware that you are. way down in
your heart, BIT Of coward now and
thenP You do mot like to own Il when
you make = mistake There are GER
tain stif and dignified people who
rather brighten you, and when papa
sends you with . message to their
houses. you hesitate and say: "Can
not Tom gor You are sometimes
afraid to say mo" when you are
urged TO do something which il against
the home law or the rule Of the school.
You are the very tinicst bit in the
world coward.
Trust your Aunt Marjorie, dears-
This will never do. A girl or boy. TO
amount to anything must be brave.
And when disagrccablc thing faces
you. face Il You will always find that
Il was not half 50 bad nor 80 dreadful
. i seemed IN the first place. Half
the trouble was 10 your own fancy.
Hasper's Young People.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27

LAWRENCE, KAs., November l6.--Mr.
A. ,. Davenport, Of Shawneetown, Indian
Territory, relates the following story:
On the 10th instant Mr.. Thompson
and Mrs. woodialI came to the agency
70 be married. The ceremony was per.
formed a. nine O'Clock In the morning,
ana the groom died Il noon Of dropsy OF
The heart, and was buried q ten o'clock
Of the next morning. The minister who
married them preached the funeral SER
mon and In the evening married the
woman who for : few short hours, Tad
been Mrs. Thompson 70 another man.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27

Uncle Rastus--Kin kerlick little
bill. Mr.. Robinsona
Mr.. Robinson-What y II for. Uncle
Rastusp
Hits for sawin' dat las cod Oh
wood, sah."
But 1 paid you once for that job"
"Is yer sho'?
Eyes, I'm sure.
HAS yo' got er RECEIPT"
Receipt No."
"Den 1 tell yo' what ter do, sab. Yo'
pays me dc money an ! guys yer 70.
ccep for u. Denis bixncss principles,
an we don ncddcr one OBJ as hab no
mo- trubble bout DE- account. Liza
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27

"o"SHtHN eeReseHrAr'oA
gsourss shsvl.s sA.s sns uspu>asssn vses
d xss sspprssssd = NE ssssh-
I. Il = net that 50. SCI VOTES elected
two representatives from Republican
Rhode Island. while it took 7&.lS6 70
elect two members from Democratic
Missouri
: Il i fact that ia 9il votes were
polled 70 elect ave Ccngvessmen from
Minnesota while $1,000 sufliced %
elect i've q their New England COL
leagucs
: 4 took 66.655 votes 70 elses one
Congressman from Colorado. but lees
than half that number elected two Re-
publican Representatives, from Rhode
Island.
The Graphic might multiply these IL
Illustrations through . column Of is
space but glance at any compendium
Of election statistics viii show that the
votes for Congressmen vary al over
the country according to local circum-
stances. although the districts are ap-
portioncd 50 as 10 embrace approxi-
mately equal populations. Thus an az
gregate Of $1,000 votes elected In the
Third Connecticut District and A, 600
u the Fourth. An aggregate ballot Of
s'.vv sumceq 70 send Congressman
burie'gn 20 Washington rom our own
state while no .css than 10000 were
recorded TO confirm the title OF Hon
Perry Belmont One Republican vote
IN Rhode Island counts for as much IS
Two ikmocrauc votes IN Delaware. II
lco.oVp ballots elected seven Repre-
sentauve> IN New York. Il Is also true
tnat iozoW elected only six Repre-
senta'ives ~ Maryland
Af i therefore very clear that the ratio
OF representation Il gagged By the
votes actually cast - variable and
erraiic one All over the country. Some
would pronounce u . foolish and I'M
Just one But the expansion Is simple.
10 some places large percentage
Of the total vote - brought out-in
Others only . small percentage. State
laws. restrictive qualifications, poll
taxes. long distances and lack oforgan-
ization contribute ~ various degrees to
anec, .ne result Massachusetts levies
: POI saN- Rhode Island disfranchises
every ioreign-oorn citizen who Is not an
owner OF real estate Some OF the
Soutnern states levy poll tax and In
the majority OF them the Republican |
party mas been uisorganlzed and apa-
'net'c since me downfall Oh carpet-bag |
[uie- 10 Aiaoama Tor example, two
Congressional districts were uncontest-
"a oy any Republican. N Georgia
several districts had no Republican can
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27
ROR OUR YOUNG READERS



s.Esop.l
u happened. ono day.
a fox. ON bis Way
10 the house % neighbor. spieo
Some fruit IL the vino
- luscious and nnc
That % pluck u he boldly trie4
Nov nsynsrd wss smart.
And Dnxci IA hie heart
he fruit above him % gathers
The height from che ground
would prove an obstacle. rather
Concluding ~ last
He'd have 10 no past
With all Of his efforts misspcnS
For consolation
la hie vcxntion
he to his philosophy went
Oh. why should Sigh
For those grapes 40 high.
which. II pluckcd. really would end
Much too sour. I'm SURF.
For me % endure,
% an cease % trouble my minds
MORAL
Iwondcg n we
Do not sometimes see
That which We ardentlv coyet
Like the grapes. too high
For us 10 get nigh.
No matter how much we love -
And. like the fox. mud
Relief for our mind
IN pretending that what We sought
Was not "a our taste.
And not worth the waste
o. our labor. our tune or our thought
-diiN h L<ri., IN Golden Days.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27

Colonel William A. Stilloway. .
soldier Of two wars, considered the
most learned printer Of the day. re-
sides In Springfield, Mass. He once
set up the Bible entire in Greek, and
the New Testament In German, French.
Spanish and Hebrew. The old man Is
now without money and without
friends. Recently he walked the streets
two days and nights without food and
without q place TO sleep. Nv Boston Her.
aid.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27

-''What do you call those animals
that live partly on land and partly in
In watcrP' asked New York teacher
Of new boy. ''Bathcrs." replied the
boy, who had passed tho summer "a
the scashorc. Golden Ouys.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18
eGsa4 oGBsTAINED. q Vi and IN

PATENTS efBa4 ofBBTAINED. u EIz y ana 4, IN
y. 8. Patent Office attended to for MODFRA TT1S
Hase GEEs. Our office is opposite the u 8. Patent
9,ee, thn ana we can obtain patents in less time
Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We advise az
70 TO- npfa1,tenta6llity at, free of charge; and we msEe
NO Gnarge Unless We ObtaiR, Patent.
When patent is granted drawing of vonriu.
yenItlon, with claims, yonr name and address.
VIII VII be published in the United States Patenh
01ee a Gazette, paper Of immense circulation.
AND the only one that publishes this frse.
We refer heres to the Postmaster. the sun4
OF Money Order Div. and to officials OF the r..
=: Patent Office. For circular, advise, terms'
and references to actual clients in vnur nI
State or county, write to '00A O"A
g. "A. SNOW & 90.
~ opposite p - Patent Office, Washington, B. G.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18
ANDREW mRMRv
.NOTKCE q

LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans, La,
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
t6 70 make ak final proof in support Of his claim and
eeT sd p 4roo6 dnrt VIII b. be made before the judge
25th day of April, 1885, viz: W. ""0
JACKSON DAILY.
Homestead Entry No. 5000. for the wes+ half
OF southwest quarter section 81 township 10
south range one east, ~
He names the following witnesses to prove
said land, v1Z.: y s''AOn Va
James M. Hofpauir OF st. Landry parish.
and James Daily, Sr., Austin Daily and Lanes
Daily of Lafayette parish, La.
G. B. DARRALL.
1n'arcn 14-'C Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18
The Curse of Camping.
New York Trihuna.

A sufficient number of gamblers will
qeVastate any territory on the globe.
Long Island city, though it is the capital
OF county and with the seat of Justice.
has been kept back, notwithstanding
long w1tted men like Eliphalet Motif
thought it had such admirable Onnor-
tnnitles that a half century ago or more
they made investments there for fhe
benefit of Union college and other
trusts The gamblers found it a con
venient spot to halt between the rows of
tracks and the city. and in little while
the Whole city government became the
creature OF gamblers. Defalcations be-
gan, violence was not uncommon. and
the tone of that suburb began to grow
lower.
There is hardly an old racing track on
Long Island or in the general vicinity
OF New York which has not collapsed
ana lett behind it long pile of old
board fences and some old hotel over
which fate and ghosts seem to hover.
There are at least two such courses on
Long Island and in every old city their
11estlges are to be seen; and the Elysian |
ilelds IN HObOken seem never to have |
recovered from the gamblers visitation |
there half q century ago. In truth. |
there can be no occupation so unworthy /
Of a right thinking man as to live by
temptation and advantage, refusing to
work, being in perpetual watch for men
# means Or. youths with legacies or
prospects, and thus corrupting at the
ountains of society lives meant to be
ully lived out with credit and compos-
ire. A man who expects to play this
ind of q game and be permanently
appy man is fortifying bis wretched
onscience with apparent examples in
egular life which he will find on inVes-
Igation he has never understand.