davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-16

Maud lay In a great bed In which
her body, now as frail as that OF an
infant, seemed lost. Her beautiful
blonde hair had faded like withered
flower, and the brightness OF her eyes
was obscured. In them was that look
of resignation OF poor being who
feels borne on towards death with no
power 10 resist. Two red places mark
ed her cheeks and her thin hands were
transparent.
Through the open window the purc
air and the sunshine entered freely.
Yet she breathed with difficulty and
at times shivered as If with cold. Her
sister had put her head on the pillow,
and, ashamed of her weakness, she
wept silently. Stenio, standing near
the bed, regarded the two sisters unit
ed after so many sorrows with a somber
air, and, reverting to the past, COM
pared Maud with what she was when
he saw her for the first time.
Daisy. fresh, vigorous, and charm
ing. was the living image OF her sister
at twenty years, and with a terrible
pang at his heart Marckzy thought:
ut Is i who have transformed that
adorable and happy child into the
pitiable and desolate creature who is
dying slowly under my eyes. am
the artesan OF her misfortnnes. For
me she abandoned everything. What
have j given her in returng The vain
glory of an ephemeral applause, the
pleasures Of luxury which was not
new to her. All, ii our child could
have lived! It's caresses would have
dried all her tears, its eyes would have
caused her to forget the skies of her
Ireland. But our love was cursed.
The angel flew away and now its
mother is going to rejoin it."
The artists head sank and bitter
tears flowed down his pale cheeks. He
was lost in unhappy meditatlons when
Maud's voice recalled him to himself:
"Stenio, why do you stand there?
Come here. Why do you weep? What
is the matter?"
"Nothing, my dear; nothing but the
emotion OF seeing your sister with
you"
(To DE coNTINUED.)
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-16

The list of words, phrases and ex-
pressioDs to be avoided by young la
dies of Wellesley College includes the
following;
81 guess So" for l suppose so, or 1
think so.
six things" for arrange things, or
prepare things.
The use of "ride" and "drive" inter-
changeably.
"Real good" or '.real nice" for very
good or really nice.
al have studied some" for studied
somewhat, or Il have not studied any,"
for not studied at all.
mot as / know" for not that /
know.
"Try an experiment. for make an
experiment.
"Had rather" for would rather, and
"had better" for would better.
fright away" for Immediately or
now.
"Well posted" for well informed.
"Try and do" for try to do. or "try
and CO." for try to go.
lit looks good enough" fer IL looks
well enough, or .does 1t look good
enough" for does 1t look well enough.
somebody else's" for somebody's
else.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-16

There are 21,000,0OO widows In
India. This may explain the reason
why English officers consider India
such dangerous station to be as
signed to.
A lady who died at MarseIlles de-
sired by her will that her heart might
be placed In the tomb OF her second
husband, but her body In her flrst
husbands tomb In America.
Mrs. Quincy B. Shaw, OF Boston, a
daughter Of Louis Agassiz, has for
eight years supported free kinder
gartens in the poorest quarters of
Boston and Cambridge, at personal
expense of $4,000.
Mrs. Lizzie w. Champney Of New
York, the author of "Three Vassar
Girls" and the wife OF Champney, the
artist, Is as pleasant TO the eye as her
books are bright. She Is brown haired,
slender, and rather delicate looking,
with grave face. She has wonder
full talent as teller OF dialect stories.
Flotow's widow has presented
claim against the Vienna court opera
for 10000 norins due for royalties
upon the great composers works. The
contract which justines this suit has
been recently found amongst the de-
ceased's papers, and with II has been
discovered the prize of Ms. opera
and ballet, both completely scored, and
apparently by the hand of the deceased
musician himself.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-16

The Highland moor and fowry dale
Hold ghosfly FERNS Of moonlight pale;
The rayle~~ wood and midnight cave
TO some ilus seot once refuge gave,
hut no'er again shalt safety bring
To hunted prince on throneless king.
The srrong-framcd laddie now. wecn,
Walks 10y some Drumming mountain stream,
And AZ IN. side IN plalded gown
A maiden walks. With eyes cast down.
While IN her face there ~ sts a CLEAN
OF Lore untold, sweet lassle jean.
The bagpipc strains yet echo still
From grants cliti and towering hill,
Aud on the whispering twilight air
"A beard the song Of cavalier
The modern knight whose giant arm
Hath made OF battle fields iarm.
With yoiecless lips and silent tread
Iprlse the wralths of all The dead,
And meet again IA fearless elan
True 10 old Albion 20 man.
While marshaliing horn ia blarlng nofe
Rc-cehces Ger the gloomy m0at.
2lctldnd. ~. n.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-16
FOR THE LADIES.



The human heart Is an organ grand,
With golden reeds and magic keyss
And II needs but the touch OF master nan
To thnll IL with sweetest melodies.
There are notes OF sorrow 20 sad ana 30
sweet,
Like tear-burdened sigh,, that with sobbing
repeat
For US an exquisite refrain.
There are notes that flood our hearts with the
light;
Like the wood-thrsish In early spring.
They watt the breath OF the jessamine white,
And make our hearts gladly 70 sing.
There are notes that come with quicken
ing thrill,
Half pleasure end BALI Of sweet pam;
But II they should dic, with a faltering
We'd Woo their sweet music again.
There are notes that mingle with strangest
dscord,
wrnring sick souls, with pain intense. -
That stay when they're gone. our hearts
lind no word,
Or note 10 drive IL thence.
There are notes of suffering, want and woe,
Walls telling Of Misty indeed.
But cen In the depths Gods plying touch
goes,
Bearing loves rhythm wondrous reed.
There are notes that drip, drop like1the
falling rain,
The echo we catch I'm our hearts,
Till they form q sweet anthem, happy
strain.
A glad psalm OF perfect parts.
There are notes that sway round us like an
gels wings,
A requiem fragrant rs flowers.
They. touch us and teach us sweet songs our
hope slngS
And measure life's mcasurcless hours.
AS valleys refreshed from the bright noun
tam rill
With ycrdure and flowers are rife,
There are notes yelling mp from our hearts
that fill
With pleasure the chalice OF life
We carry these notes through the world, anu
they give
To others sweet musical light;
They sweeten our dying, thex teach US TO
- live
And Danish all sorrow from sIght.y
-Tor Popuifl (
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-16

Translated from the French of
Georges Ohnei for The
Chicago Herald.

For some days Miss Maud remained
shut up in her apartment IL was
said that she was ILL., Then Lord Mel
Ivan reappeared in England accom-
panied only by his youngest daughter.
The rumor was current that the eldest
daughter was so seriously out OF health
that the doctors could promise no cure
unless she remained under the skies OF
Ireland in solitude and repose. The
profound melancholy that the Mar
quis bore with him everywhere was
taken as a positive proof OF the truth
OF this story. Well-informed persons.
however, pretended TO have met Maud
with Marackzy in Germany. These
tales assumed such sc2ndalous i'm
portance that the family and friends
of Lord MelIivan decided 10 apprise
him of them. He listened with frig-
i'd air, then with a hollow voice. and
making an effort TO speak, he said
81 am not sorry that the subject Of
Maud has come up, but IL must be for
the last time. IL Is the truth that she
has deserted my house to follow Ma
rackzy. They were married at Cowes,
before leaving England. She is law
fully his wife. During our stay in
Ireland the artist had the audaucity to
ask me for Miss Mellivan's hand.
replied by telling him to quit my house
on the instant. He declared then that
my daughter loved him and that il had
been agreed with her that he should ask
me for her hand. He added that he was
rich, honored. and begged me not TO say
an irrevocab,c no. persisted in my
refusal. He departed. ! then had TO
endure the prayers and lamentations
OF Maud. She was In despair. The
fellow had completely bewitched her.
For whole days she remained without
speaking. almost without eating, her
eye fixed, her ear intent as ii she heard
In the distance a mysterious music. |
did everything to divert her. Nothing
succeeded. l counted on her pride.
hoped that she would perceive the dis
lance which separated her from this
man. ordered my daughter Daisy
and their governess not TO leave her.
And yet one evening we found her
chamber vacant. She bad fled, aban.
doning her father. her sister, the roof
under which her mother died--forget-
ting everything for an adventurer.'
Lord Mellivan remained moment
client, his face hidden In his hands;
then, making an angry gesture, he
said:
"From that day / gave orders that
the name of that unfortunate girl
never be spoken In my hearing.
have but one daughter. You wished
TO know the truth. have told II.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-16

Maxwcllton, braes are bonnie.
Where early fa's the dew;
Where me and Annie Laurie
Made up the promise true;
Made up the promise true,
And no'er forget will i,
And for bonnie Annie Laurie.
I'll lay me down and die.
She's backit like the peacock.
She's briestit like the swan,
She's jump about the middle.
Her waist We weel micht span.
Her waist ye weel micht span,
And she has rolling eve,
And for bonnie Annie Laurie,
I'll Law me down aud die.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-16

The present accepted version OF
Annie Laurie and the air are the CON-
position of Lady Jane Scott, whose
maiden name was Alicia Anne Spottis-
woode. She married In 1886 Lord
John Douglas Scott, n son of the Duke
OF Buccleuch. She was the author of
both words and music of number of
popular songs Of her country. The
following is her version of this song.
Maxwcllton. bracs are bonnie
Where early fa's the dew,
And It's there that Annie Laurie
Gic'd me her promise true,
Gie'd me her promise true,
Which ne'cr forget will I.
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
I'd lay me doom and dee.
Her brow Is like tho snow drift,
Her neck IL like the swan,
Her face IL II the fairest
That Ger the sun shone on.
That e'er the sun slionc on.
And dark blue Il her o'e,
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
I'D lay me doom and dee.
Like dew on the gowan lying,
II the fa' o. her fairy feet;
And Ike winds IN summer signing,
Her voice II low and sweet
Her voice l. low and sweet,
And she's n the world 10 me.
And for bonnie Annie Laurie.
I'D lay me doom and dee.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-16

sob, might be waited on the wings Of
the wind to her old home at Dunloe.
This Is why she had como to Dieppe.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-16
Ill.

The gossip stirred up by this adven-
ture ceased little by little. The battle
between Lord Melllvan and Stenio was
not an equal one. Never was the mar
velous qualities of the musician mani
tested with so much eclat as after his
marriage. One would have said that
he wished by dint of success TO lead
his wife TO forget the sorrows that her
love had cost her. Around Maud he
created an atmosphere of triumph. He
dissipated all prejudices. forced open
all sympathies, won all admirations.
BY the ascendency Of his ART he set the
world % thinking that the wounded
father WAS in the wrong, and to MUIR
muring nc his severity.
Lord Melliyan appeared TO be little
too feudal In his treatment of this
peasant of genius, who, indeed, ranked
with the noblest OF lords. The Emper-
or, lis master, had made him a count,
bus ne disdained his title, and said that
Marackzy simply seemed sufficient to
him.
For two years he held Europe under
the spell of his bow, and gave TO his
young wife every compensation for heI
troubles that she could possibly de.
sire. Received everywhere, at court
and in high society, her beauty shed a
radiance upon every one around her
She completed Marackzy. Without hei
there would have been something lack.
ing In the extraordinary fortune OF this
great artist. She added precious
gem 10 his crown--that OF love. Stem.
10. rich, popular, loved, seemed the liv
ing image OF earthly happiness. But
grim fatality was there behind the
triumphal car, TO show that no happi
ness is lasting here below
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-16
Annie Laurie.

II is interesting to know that the
fair heroine of the ballad OF annie
Laurie" was a real character. She
was born In Maxwellton, Dec. 6, 1852,
and the records of her birth and bap-
tism are still extant. The following
record Of the origin of the song is
taken from trustworthy old collec-
ton Of ballads edited by Charles Kirk
patrick Sharpe, of Hoddam, Eng, who
says: "Sir Robert Laurie, first baro-
net Of the Maxwellton family. Created
March 81, 1850, by his second wife
had three sons and four daughters, of
whom Annie was much celebrated for
her beauty. and made a conquest of
Mr.. Douglas, of England, who CON-
posed the following verses, under an
unlucky star--for the lady some time
after Gin 1909 married Mr.. Ferguson,
of Craigdarroch." The original words
were as follows:
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-07-27

Hon. Tully Scott, Of Oberlin, at
the request Of the citizens Of that
place held a conference with the
business men Of Atchison last week
on the Importance Of extending the
north branch Of the Central Branch
to his town. He told them what
Atkinson was loosing and would
continue to lose on the account
Of having no rail road communica.
ton with that section. The people
along the south branch lack the
public spirit Of our northern neigh
bors, but it remains however q fact
that on completion Of the Union Pa
|clfic from Salina to Colby, Atchison,
Leavenworth, and St. Joe. will all
hear something drop, Kansas City
will have ali this trade, and it don't
matter much. We would rather see
a Kansas town have it but if those
cities are not interested we shall
certainly buy where we can get
best rates.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-07-27

AS We 60 to press the result Of
the state convention is not known.
Humphrey, Smith and Anthony are
the three leading candidates, Ia the
order named. Whatever the result
and whoever is nominated, Kansas
republicans are sure to win with a
good rousing majority. We, how
ever await the result with interest to
see "A the great northwest has
learned anything BY the defeats she
has lnat at former conventions by
not being united. The Sixth con
gressional district never fails to
swell the republican majority, but
when It comes to division Of spoils
she gets gloriously scoopod. Let
q hope this convention will prove
Che exception.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-07-27

TIE Mills tariff bill is at last
sanctioned by majority of 10 in
the lower house. The wise men Of
the senate will now take a whack at
the bill.
The great body Of American peo-
pie are without doubt in favor Of a
safe reduction Of taxes, cheapnine
Of costs Of living, but not q few
questions whether any real good
will be done if labor is also cheap
ened or operatives thrown out OF
employment. It sounds plausible
to be told by Mr.. Mills that the
working man will, when his bill be-
comes a law, be able to buy q twen-
ty dollar suit Of clothes for ten dol
lars; but when Mr.. Mckinley
affirms that the poor workingman
will have no work by which he can
earn the crisp ten dollar note, we are
put to thinking. Let US hear from
the SOlOns TINS fall, so that we can
arrive at some conclusion In the
matter.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-07-27

The Conservation throws a Span
lSh gig into the new born Freeman
OF indianapolis by asking what policy
It proposes TO follow. It is really
amusing to see the Importance in
dlylduals sometime attach to them
selves. The independent voter is
getting to be q crank. The two
great parties ars ting year divided
on economic questions either side
Of wh4ch has coIueLdable fea-
lures. Then the saintod, but mis-
guided prohibs have their ticket.
Il there is any American citizen
that can't find companionship in|
these, the country VIII try to get
along without him. But We have
strong reasons for suspecting that
this same independent coat hides a
man that is for sale to the highest
bidder. However he needs close
Watching even after he is bought.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-07-27

PROF. GARFIELD Of the State Uni.
verslty is a free trader OF a pronoun-
ced order and lets no opportunity
pass to place himself on record.
However = from the winning, by a
Kansas University boy, of second
Hrlze rewarded by the committee for
the promotion ofprotection to Amer
lean Industries, it would seem t1at
the young gentlemen attending that
school do little thinking for them
selves. The trouble with Prof. Can
neld and scores Of other college
professors is that they are all
theory. A few months of actual con-
tact with business where their
dollars were at stake would give
them a different view of MANY things,
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-07-27

DrspATcHEg from Arkansas saw
no+ +bo t,o,,l,lo u .go,;o,, H. hoo,,
s0''l7" " 'iie S'''i0i''0'loil Y oo'n
RiacA ana white Yes, settled a1tel
the Negro officials have been driven
aom home, disoraced and humlli-
atea H ~ 1o,,oo,a III ~ ovor
''' n 81 I i0S' 0O'"oie loIlo"InS
'0Ai' 'ne 1n'eihgeht Negro q TINS
VANITY 'nese dogs q war must pc
o"tls0 on' reaching FAIR TOTE
HI Ne" 1ork and Indiana and ralS-
l's Sheol IN Arkansas and MlSslss-
lppl, are 9 trife inconsistent. The
Tath p the matter is easily found
out. The honest democrat knows,
and IL free to admit, that the past
ia11rd Of his party and the real
i'lE Of the present, prevent any
son from the Negro voters.
.iis onthe rights Of citizens to
'oemselyes with that party, eX-
79ihg more nearly their beliefs,
...' AaFdly excuse these recalcitrant
ae ~2as Whosare now assembled ut
-afapohs. They are not outsno-
Tariff reformers, but meet with
17a that they have not had y
ae deal i'll tile distribution III
Offices, atc. Itvould certainly III Y
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-07-27
A THROUGH SLEEPER TO
CHICAGO.

Every afternoon at 3:55 o'clock,
upon arrival Of trains from the west, a
magnificent Pullman Sleeping Car
leaves Topeka for ChicogO via the
Great Rock Island Route, making
close connection with the famous
''limited flyer running through with
out change, arriving at Chicago the
following morning. This is certainly
the quickest and most convenient
means Transportation between points
IN Kansas and the City of Chicago.
For accommodations in this car.
please notify your local agent, and he
will be glad to make. such reservations
as YOU may require, by telegraph.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-07-27

HE Kansas third party prohibi-
zionist IS either a nil1compoop or a
scoundrel, and frequently he is a
mlngllng OF both. In Kansas the
prohibition question is settled.
Prohibition is embodied in the con-
stitution and laws Of the state, and
a hundred thousand majority Of the
people mean to keep it there. It
wasso settled by the sovereign people
of the State. The man, therefore
Who JOINS little gang of self-right-
eous cranks, who can't carry a
single school district in Kansas and
pretend to be a prohbitionist from
principle, says that prohibition is
and Will be a failure until his little
bakers dozen of cranks control tile
State, IS either a nincompoop or a
scoundrel. He is nincompoop if
ne does not know that his action
hurts the very cause he prctends to
advocate; he is scoundrel if
knowing this, he persists In associ-
atng himself with third party.
Champion.
RIGHT Won are Dort0v
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-07-27
Right you are Doctor.

THE tardy Justice that was melted
out to the Chicago anarchists seems
rather 70 have stirred up than subdu-
ed the cranks. Last week a plot
was discovered in time to prevent
the assassination of Judges Gary and
Grinnell and Inspector Bonfeld.
Every man so ar arrested i'll con-
nectlon with the plot is foreigner
with an cutlandish name The people
OF this country will wake up some
mornngto find out that in their
mad rush for wealth and place they
nave allowed a crop Of discord and
danger to grow right under their ewes
that Will take something surer and
sWifter than courts to settle. There
IS an element foreign born that has
added ITO little 70 the progress and
sohdity Of our constitution but there
is on the other hand an element com
posed Of the scum Of Europe, igno-
rant blood thirsty reysngeful, wholly
incapacitated for the exercises
of free intelligent citizenship.
CoWed down i'll their native land
by force of aims, embitterd against
mankind on the account Of poverty
and their lot in life, they come to
America and are quick to take adj
vantage Of free press and speech
Our immigration laws too lax. With
a change in the law and prompt
way Of disposlngof anarchy viii put
a different phase Oh matters. These
fellows need to be treated like the
blood thirsty brutes, they are. either
shot down without ceremony wher-
ever caught or strung up to lamp
posts. II may seem q little cruel at
first, but there j 40 reasoning with
wild beasts. Bullets are the most
eloquent messages that can be sent.
The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-07-27
NESTIBULE TRAINS TO
CHICAGO.

The Nestibule train is a new fac
tor IN western railroad transporta-
ton. 1t is claimed for these trains
that OF account of their being con-
nected by steel hoods all danger of
telescopIng in case of accident is
removed, the train being practically
one long ear. 1t is certain that the
oscillation OF the cars is greatly re-
duced, and it is also certain that
the vestibule trains afford the great
est comfort yet known to travellers.
The adoption Of this style Of train
by the Chicago, Santa Fe & Cali
fornia Railway between Kansas
City and Chicago is a strong bid for
the passenger traffic between the
West and Chicago. This new road
Is in many particulars ahead Of any
Of its older competitors, and viii
undoubtedly be the popular road to
Chicago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-22
WORLD OF SPORTS.

Eddie King of New Britain and John Henry of Hartford are announced to run 100 yards race at Bristol, Wednesday of this week, for $100 a side.
 The Waterbury Field club will hold an important meeting this evening, and here after will meet every Monday evening in their rooms ill Irving block.
 Ed Tanning and J. c. Gilbert, both of New Britain, were to have run 100 yards for $10O at Charter Oak park, Saturday, but the race did not occur, Fanning's s packers refusing to put up their money, claiming that Gilbert had bought up their man. Gilbert claims that Tanning was given trial heat and did not come up to expectations, which was the real reason of the back down.
 In the five games Keefe is the only Giant who has not made a safe hit. Stat tery, Welch, Crane and Brown have made one each, and Ewing, Richardson and Whitney have made two each. The slug ging has been monopolized by Ward (6), Connor (5), Herman (5) and ORourke (4): and the Browns have % hits, 12 runs, and stolen bases in 5 games. The Giants stand 30-1S-22.