davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26

PsabsEtpa's sehans 70 Escape Hron vIen
About this time IN intercepted dis
patch from Johnston to PembertOn in
formed me that Johnston intended to
make . determined attack upon us,
in order to relieve the garrison of vicks-
burg. 1knew the garrison would make
no formidable effort to relieve itself.
The pick lines were 90 close to each
other-where there was space enough
between the lines to post pickets-that
the men could converse. On the 2lst of
June was informed through this means
that Pemberton was preparing to escape
by crossing to the Louisiana side under
cover of night; that he had employed
workmen in making boats for the pur-
pose; that the men had been canvaseed
to ascertain if they would make an aS-
sault on the YANKEES" to cut their way
out; that they refused. and had almost
mutinied because their commander
would not surrender and relieve their
suffsrings, and had only been pacified
by the aesursnce that boats enough
would be finished In q week to carry
them all over. The rebel pickets also
said that houses in the city had been
pulled down to get material to build
these boats with. Afterwards this story
was verified. On entering the c ty we
found large number of very rudely con-
stIucted boats.
All necessary steps were at once taken
to render such an attempt abortive. Our
pickets were doubled. Admiral Porter
was informed, so that the river might be
more closely watched; material was col
lected on the best bank of the river with
which to fight it up if the attempt was
made; and batteries were established
along the levee crossing the peninsula
on the Louisiana side. Had the attempt
been made, the garrison of Vicksburg
would have been drowned, or made
prisoners on the Louisiana side. Gen.
Richard Taylor was expected on the
west bank to CO operate in this move
ment, 1 believe; but he did not come,
nor could he have done 80 with force
sufficient to be of service,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
The Famous winter Palace.
st. Petersburg Novoe Vremya.

st. Petersburg Novoe Vremya.
The Winter Palace, although COZ
structed by the Empress Elizabeth, was
not completed until Peter III ascendsd
the throne, and the square in fir ,nt of it
was still covered with the shops and
huts of the workmen. Heaps of stone,
brick and rubbish ob3tructed the ap-
proaches to the palace.
In order to clear the place Baron Korff,
who then filled the post of chief of po-
lice at st. Petersburg, proposed to the
emperor to give permission to the poorer
Inhabitants to carry away these unused
materials.
The plan pleased the emperor, and
orders were Immediately given to carry
it out.
The emperor witnessed from his win
dows tie operation, which was completed
by the evening.
The emperor on installing himself in
his new palace occupied the part looking
on to the square and the corner of the
Millionnaia. This portion of abe palace
bore the name of the king of Prussia's
apartments. The occupation of the
palace was accompanied by no extra
ordinary ceremony. The rooms occu-
pied by Peter had been decorated by
the Architect Tehevakinsky, pupil of
Bastreli, and the flooring and giIded
cornices were brough from Italy.
Peters bedroom was in the extreme
wing, and besides it was his library.
Above the entrance door he caused q
gallery to be constructed which he
turned into his working cabinet and fur
nished at cost of more than 8 500 ru-
bles.
The En- press Catharine occupied the
rooms afterward known by the name of
Empress Marie Feedorovna
The day the court occupied the Win
ter Place april !, 1902 was marked by
the conservation of the palace church
under the name Of the Resurrection.
Later on, in 1853, on the occasion of
an ancient image of Christ being re-
moved to the church, it was coDsecrated
afresh by order Of Catharine II as that
of the Savior.
The establishment of the interior and
he furnishing of the palace were con-
tnued under Peter ana Only completed |
by Catharine.
The total outlay up to the year 1868 !
was estimated at 2,622,O2O rubles, or /
about 100000.
The principal director of the works
in the interior was the celebrated anna
teur Jean Betzky.
In 1867 the annex Of the palace des-
tined to be the Hermitage was COM
the Architect Delamotte being |
intrusted with its execution. This build.
ing, oblong in shape, extended from the
to the quay.
Four years later q second building was
erected on plan of the Architect Eel
bon.
In 1850 several fresh wings were add
ed, and the empress ordered the Arch
itect Guaranghi to build theatre which |
was at the latest to be completed by Au-
gast, 1874. The same architect erected |
the arch connecting the Hermitage with
the theatre, and with the part of the
palace containing the Raphael galleries
In 1786the marble gallery-containing
the hall of st. George and the throne
commenced, ane in 1894 a
superb throne was placed in the former.
This throne was the masterpiece of
Architect Starow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
mAsxoArcn1na.
ne Way Il b Doas Near Aaea.

HE way u - Done Near A0e0.
Gentleman's Magazine.
The way the Arabs catch sharks II
curious and interesting, and IL somewhat
similar to the playing heavy salmon,
only no rod il used. A hook Of soft iron
wire is made very sharp and baited with
q lump of garbage Of some kind, usually
. piece Of shark too rancid even for
slave, and the line, which 10 small slack.
~ epun, is wound round for some little
distance from the hook with thin sheet
lead, both to protect it from the teeth Of
the fish and to act q . sinker, and the
other end il made fast to . huge Gala
bash which acts - float When shark
takes the bait he tows the calabash
about but can not sink it for any length
of time, and the fishermen set off after
them in their canoe, and when they get
hold of the line they play their captive
until he isactually drowned. The shark
that was now on the hook was proving
tartar, and before the two boats came
near the canoe who was playing him
was caps;zsd, and the half dorm men
formed her crew were thrown into the
water. Give way, my lads!" said the
lieutenant, and both boats dashed away,
the crews straining every nerve to save
the swimmers from their dangerous po-
sition, the water literally swarming with
sharks, and in a few minutes the men
we're picked up and their canoe righted.
The Englishmen, like all their nation,
fond of sport, next went after the float,
which could be seen being toward hither
and thither as the shark tried to free
itself from the incumbrance, bat the
Arabs, when they saw their intention,
shouted and gesticulsted to prevent them
from doing so. and q second canoe put off
from the show to assist in klaying the
shark. With some little trouble the line
was again secured, and after about two
hours hard work, during which Johnny
Shark nearly mastered his CAP
tors. he was at length killed and dragged
upon the rocks, where the English, as
he was such huge monster, had tho
curiosity to measure him, when he prov
ed to be the enormous length of thirty
three feet ten inches. This was the larg-
est shark they had ever seen, though
both boats had oars dashed at by the
ravenous brutes, and on one occasion
the same whaler, when boarding dhow
at night from the chip, had her rudder
carried away by one.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
CORA.

Fair Cora was a Boston Miss
Who knew each tongues delu sion:
Yet she would list to Gotham's This
And { at with condescenMon;
WONDERED If she really was
Amodern owe condenser.
90 ssked her the de6ucso flaws
OF Harrison and spencer.
Whene'er we wandered thro' the fields
Istrove in Cupid's battle,
How is II social nonsense yields
To cultiva,ei pra,tle?
told her that my lonely heart
Felt she was its mbition,
But without her ii would live apart
In dIearicst condition.
I vowed ! was q theorem she
Alone could disentangle,
"Because, you see you are 20 me
eall-esse initial angle"
o! annex N aid so heavenly-eyed,
Red-lipp G wi b ripast cnerry!
She ooyly biushed a. she replied,
III Dc your corollery.'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
A Lucky Man.

Hostetter McGinnis is one of the most
lucky men in Texas. If he takes q chance
at rattle he il sure to win. If he throws
dice for the drinks, somebody else has to
pay foI them. Not long since q New
York lawyer said to McGinnis:
Lend me SIS. I'd rather borrow
money from you than any friend I've
got"
why do you prefer to borrow from
me?"
Because You have such good luck that
I really believe you would &c. your
money paid back, although i never did
such thing in my life"
As luck would have it, Hostetter did
not have any money with him at the
time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26

Columbus Courier: A movement is on
foot to establish a pension examining
board in Columbus, with q very fair
prospect of success. The nearest point
is Fl Scott or Parsons, waich is too far
away for pensioners in this county. A
petition has been sent ont to all Grand
Army posts in this county, for the signs
lures of the soldiers asking for the eetab-
ishment of board In this city.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26

Mr.. Robert CARROTS beautiful and
costly gift to Baltimore of . fountain has
arrived In that city from Paris, and will
take its place among the notable art
treasures Of Mount Vernon square
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
STORIES AND HINTS.
and Valuable to All R..a.r.
ABOUT HONEY.

Honey has been known to commerce.
shout twenty-five hundred years. The
Jews we're engaged in trading it at Tyre.
that old and bonored mart of trade in
Phenicia, some six hundred years before
the Christian era, a. We are informed in
the Bible Ezekiel n: ~. Sirach. who
also lived about that time, mentions il
with -four, milk. etc, among the neces-
earie. of life. Yet the scientific mans9e-
ment of bees has not yet been practiced
for fifty years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26

There is q demand ct Winfield for ten
ament houses. And . good investment
can be made there in building some.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
Why Shelley left Oxford.

London Society.
When Shelley was entered at univer.
sity college his father, Sir Timothy, in
trOduced him to me as one who would re-
quire no little printing during his AGA
demica. career. Nor was it long before
the poetieal son brought me poetry for
the press; he soon became so we'll known
to my shopmen that they little needed
what he did. One day he came with q
bundle of pamphlets, merely eaying, "You
can sell these" and scattered them in
my window and on my counter and side
table. No one examined or even saw
the title. Some little time after, coming
down into the shop, perceived one Of
the Dons reading one of the pamphlets
with arched eyebrows and looking unut.
terable things, but seeing me he said:
"Mr Slater, you must be madi You will
be hooted out of the university. The
necessity of atheism indeedI and you
are selling such impiety." / soon dis
covered and explained what had han
pened, and as there was at that time an
eminent barrister on the circuit lode.
ing with me, he heard what had occur.
ed, and said, "Send for the young man.
He must have q warning. / will open
upon him" Soon Shelley came looking
quite unconeerned; after a few words
from me my friend enlarged on the
poison he was spreading broadcast and
the serious consequence to himself if
known to the college authorities. "Why,
as to that" said Shelly. "tbe vice-chan-
cellor has q copy already, and there was
one for the breakfast table of the presi-
dent of every college in Oxford" He
said, among other things, "These are no
new ideas of mine. have long enter
tanned the same view, and what is more,
have sister whom have made as
an atheistas myself" This is the exact
history of the circumstancesu under which
Shelley left the university.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
Tea.0rOWinH In Indya.

Steady progress is being made in the
cultivation of tea in the Punjab. In 1888
there were 1884 tea gardens in exis-
tence, showing slight advance upon the
previous year.
Out of the total number of gardens
only forty-four are European planta-
tons, the remainder beipg worked and
owned by natives.
The total area under cultivation is re-
turned as 9O56 acres, of which 5.6OS
acres and 1855 acres represent the area
under mature and immature plants re-
spectfully, and l ,O92 acres the area taken
up for planting, but not yet planted out.
In 1888 the total output of tea was l.
100000 pounds, of which 9S4, 405 pounds
was black tea and 2l5, sos pounds green
OF this s99, 957 pounds was the yield OF
the European plantations, and 400, 053
pounds that of the native gardens.
Compared with 1882 there was an in
crease of 81 ,491 pounds.
The increase was due to the European
gardens, and occurred chiefly in the
manufacture of black tea.
The average yield per acre of mature
pants was 209 pounds to 257 pounds per
acre on European plantations and LAT
pounds on native gardens.
The area under mature plants hat
been enlarged during the p sst year, bur
that under immature plants is stationery
The yield in black tea was much larger
while that of green was less. On the
whole the quantity given forth to the
market exceeds the output for 1882 by
nearly 100000 pounds. The seasons were
and the difficulty in disposing
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
WAGES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ENG
LAND.

The report of the Massachusetts bu-
reau aud labor industry, just issued, Is
full Of valuable statistics. The follow
ing table of interest as showing the diff
ierence between the condition of work
ingmen in this country and Great Brit
ain:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
TO SToP NOSE BLEED

The Scientific american gives the fol-
lowing novel plan: The best remedy for
bleeding at the nose, as given by DR..
Gleason in one of his lectures, is in the
vigorous motion of the jaws as if in the
act OF chewing. In the case of child q
wad of paper should be asserted to chew
it hard. 1t is the motion of the jaw that
stops the flow of blood. This remedy is
so very simple that many will feel in
clined to laugh at it, but it has never
been known to fail in single instance,
even in the severest cases,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26

Winter wheat should be sown early
enough 80 that it will get a good start
before winter sets in. 1t should get we'll
rooted, and of course will, in doing this
get very fair growth of top at the same
time. This top growth is needed as we'll
as the root growth. 1t helps to cover
and protect the roots from thawing and
freezing-not so much by it's bulK alone
as by its service Ill catching and holding
snow. The NOV will sift in about the
roots where there Is even light growth
of top to hold it in place, while the
ground would no doubs be swept bare
without it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26

The general average weekly wages in
Massachusetts, is higher than in Great
Britain by 1925 per cent.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-01

PIrrSBuRG, Aug. 3l.--0ver tho room
AZ s. y. Marvin & Co.'s steam bakery,
there was s'ene of irlshtful natural
gas explosion to-day, about IL o'clock,
by which five persons were terribly
burned. Two, 1t Is thought, fatally.
Their names were:
w. Ii. Crenis, IN achinis..
J. +. Huggins, foreman.
John CLARK and Mary Charles,
bakers.
The firm recently introduced natural
gas into their ovens, and this morning
the iive persons named were engaged
IN experimenting on the manufacture
OF new limo OF goods. The gus had
been turned of, probably, an hour,
and about IL O'clock Engineer Stafford
advanced TO tho mouth OF the oven to
re-light IL. Instantly there was an
explosion, and the flames shot from
tho mouth OF the oven, envelopiag all
in tho room. Stafford and Huggins,
who were directly in front OF the oven,
We're burned in u horrible manner. IL is
feared they inhaled gas, in which
case, death ia inevitable. Tho Others
had their clothes almost torn from
their bodios, but were not fatally In
jnred. The uutprlunates we're i'm
modlstely removed TO tho West Penn
hotel, where, nc last accounts,
they wero resting easy. IL Is sup
posed soma person turnad ON the gas
after 1t had been shut oil by STAFFORD,
and tho gas, accommodating in the
oven, exploded as Boon Is il came in
contnct with the light.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-01

the total sales foot mp to 81, ,9i3, ,0o0. q
this amount the Erie second conDolo
contributed 81, $4,000. Al the ofllco q
the Erie Railroad company, tt WoD
stated that this interest due to- morrow,
$sIS.4S9, will be paid. The mOrtgago
OF the nickel plate ores provides that
W days aftsr default In interest. the
trustees may declare the principal due,
providing = majority of the boudhold-
ers make formal request TO that effecl
The 10 days expires tomorrow, but
the request to the trustee has not boon
made oy the bondholders' committoo.
nor by any one else. When q majority
has been secured by the committees q
IL expected that the request will b
presented. At the opeaing Of the
Stock Exchange the market wau ex-
cited, feverish and weak, and during
carly dealings there wers fractionnl
declines in many cases, but It grad.
ually became steadier and strong b.
fore midday, the whole list, with
Two or three exceptions, stead
lily advancing from y to lk
per cent. by 1880 o'clock. This 20.
tivity then subsidized to u considerable
extent. Prices were at first steady,
later weak,but the decline was checked
early In the last hour, aud another up
ward movement estsblishas, which
carried quotations back In somo case 60,
and In others ABOVE o'closk quota
tions. The market was decidedly
dull in tho last hour, but il CLOSED
strong, generally a little below best
prices of to-day. Tho changes
this evening, rs compared with closing
prices Saturday, are about eQuslly dI
vided between advances and declines,
but, with few exceptions, only for
fractional amounts. The sascs were
d 900 shares greater than on Saturday.
The result OF the months operation,
which closes this evening, Is an I'D
vance OF nearly tho whole active
list; but with faw exceptions the
gains are for less than per cent.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-01
WASHINGTON.
THE FENCES MUST BE MOVED,
Postal Changes-The appointment OF
foarth-Class Postmasters The
frcstdeHts Proclamation Be-
Ing Carried Cut - Tho
White House Open.
PostmAster. App.luted.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3l.-The acting
pcs!master-general has appointed the
following fourth'class postmsssers:
West Virgiuia--At Sun Hill, j. J..
Shannon; Sessonville, James N. John.
son: Cove Gap, q. w. Taber; Pales-
tiee, A. q. Baker; Parchment Valley,
Mrs. d. w. Hsrrls; Ronney, James
Shutx.
Kentuckv--At Floyd's Forks, r. p.
O. Conn; Priesrsourg, II. j. Howard; !;
Burtonvllle, w. ii. Thomas; Orlando,
Martin Fallr.
Tennessee--At Rogersvllle, Samuel
p. Powell.
ohio-At Neptune, Stephen Howick !;
Chattaso0ga, John Schlencker: Os-
good, Thomas NJ. Breston.
Indiana-At Reiffsburg, Hsrrison
Burgess; Rasbey's Mills, q. q, Swain !;
Denver, Il. M. Griffith; Geneva, lgna.
thus Shook; l.aconia, Lewis Byram;
Waterford Mills, George CASTELAR,;
Oak lawn, Joseph W. Melat; Birds
eye, O. j. Maytield; Benham's Store, J.
J. Bird; Edwardsport. VIZ. Shriveley;
Roandly, ). A. LsBaiienx; Point Isa-
bella. hayard 4. Hale; Marenrc,
George Balthis; Brucevilie, John r.
Simpsons; Alvordville. John Il. He'd
rick; Worthwhile, Marion Il. Pierce;
Patronville, Samuel Savage; Marco,
II. =. Jarrels; oxford, A. III. Maguire;
ca, l,sle, @, Il. Spspp; Laketown AR.
Dor, w. Yard; Xenis, y. N. Wales
Robho, q. A. Bunner; Fsirmount,
Thomas z. Latham; Wheeler, y. p.
Reed; Amboy, John II. Norman; Bath,
]. W. Fowler; Popet, j. IL. Wedge;
Hobsrd. q. Stokes.
Ilinois--At Parkside, NJ. Saunders;
Mowenqua, BARLEY. Scariett; Ozone,
B. Il. Roberts; Towerhiil, Henry X.
Bsines; Gays, Hezekiah Place; Grand
Ridge. William Jones; Wabashville,
9. J. Engle.
Michigan--At Onskewa, Charles ID.
Stanley; Eas,lske, Charles Heming
way.
Iowa-At Pacific Junction, g. w,
Colburn; Woodbine, l.. II. White
Riverside, G.. l.. Shollig; Cincinnati
Moses N. Beers.
Missouri-At Mlamaville, ]. G. Ste
vens, ir.
Arkansas~-.At Desario, j. j. Bsugh
Peters, q. B. Peters.
Toxas-At Greenwood, Il. S. Gavin
Fayburgh, A, NJ. Thompson; Aubrey,
J. $. Wells.
Kansas At Opelis, j. Stoner; Hiatt.
vile, II. M. Wallace; Galens, A. III.
Mcpherson.
Nebraska--At Chadron, William
Wilson.
Dakota--At Union. g. w. Houts
Lakeside, Smith Newcomer: Trsnar
=. X. Weaver; Goodwin, q. Il. Nelson; ;
Ruttc, Mrs. Lyttle; Krsusan, q.
Graens; White Swan, II. A. Hall; Is
bean, ID. Il. Curler; Waterford, Will
liam Gothmsn; Bonite, q. p. Shipman.
Colorado-At Alsmosa, q. Gsult.
Cs.ifornla--At French Gulch, Bar
nard Cortland.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-01
Attempt to Wreck q Train.

BLOOMINGTON, Aug. 9l.--News has
been received here OF an unsuccessful
attempt made by a gang OF masked
men, carly Sunday morning, to burn a
bridge on the Indlanopolis, Blooming
ton e. Western railway, near Danvers.
1t Is thought their Intention was to
wreck the through express train, which
passes here after midnight. A farmer
discovered the bridge on fire, and
started to quench the flames, but was
comm snded TO ''move on and lot that
alone" He drove hastily TO Danvers,
three miles distant, aud gave the
alarm in time to stop c.ss express. The
train approached cautiously and stop
ped, and half dozen men fled to the
brush. The bridge, 81 feet long and 15
feet high, had been saturated with
Kerosene and badly burned. No clue
to the perpetrators,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-01
sPORrING NEWS.
Washington Park Rnces /.

CHICAGO, Aug. SI.--The weather was
warm to-day at Washington park;
track fast; attendance good.
First Race-One mile; starters:
Dolly, Jim Douglass, Mona, Tartar,
Irish Lass, Gray Cloud. Mona
lsa Tartar Tapped length by OF irish poo.'ss;; ss::;
last. There was no change TO- the
LASS took the lead. Douglass
stretch went to the head aud
won by two leagths; Tartar came in
with u rush, hall a length In front Of
Irish Lass.
Time: l;iiL.
Second Raue- One-iourth mile; start
ers: Ids Hopes, Pearl Jennings,
Traubador, boot black, Thistle, Biddy
Bowling, Buchanon, Idle Pat, Mission
Boil, Mira, Glendalis, Matinee. Blddy
Bowling opened gap OF i've
lengths with Buchanau sscond; one
longth in trent Of dlendalia, third.
There was no change To the half mile
pole, whsre Trsoubadour and Boot
black moved up to Glendalla without
change to the stretch, where Bowling
was we'll done. Troubadour and
Bootblaok came through, followed by
Glendslla. There was = driving finish,
TroubHdour winning by two lengths;
Glendalia second, half longth In
front Of Bootbiack, third.
Time: 2;0lM.
Third Race-One and 0ne-eighth
mile; starters: Powhattan, Tho Ute,
The Vaulter, Doubt, Slip-a-longs
Goldban. Slip u long and The
10 nsx kA
back stretch Vaulter showed soc0nd
lead. Slip-a-long was not headed, and
Powhattan, Pow who - moved up on on. t6S
lower turn, second; Goldbar, third. -
Time: 2:0l4.
Fourth Race Three .fourths Of Z
mile; starters: Red Girl, Cuban Queen,
Linda, Adrian, Bluestone, Cuban Queen
got Off behind the others, who
punched at the end OF the quarter, with
tho Queen coming In front; Adrian,
This was unchanged to the
stretch, VIXEN Adrian took
the lead, and driving finish followed
between Adrian and the Quoens
Adrian won by length; Queen, seo I.
ond, Linda, third.
Time: 1:lSl4.
Fifth Race Hurdles, one and one
quarter mile; starters: 6eoret,
F0xhound, Claudes, Brannon Aths
elstone, Ascotia, Bill Sisty,
Lord George, Carter Harrison. Bran
non led; Athelatone, second; Ascot,
third. There was no change over
the four hnrdles, then Ascott
took the lead, was not again
headed and won easily BY five len8thsj
Lord George, second; Braun0n . bad
third. Bill Sisty fell and was irjureds
but her rider was all right.
Time: 2:2ls%.
The sttendsuca Increased during the
afternoon, ana ~ tns cloS0 WIS large.