davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1888-07-06

A plant grows in Mixteca, Mex, which
the natives call the ''herb of prophecy"
A dose of it produces sleep similar in all
respects to the hypnotic state. The sub
ject answers with closed eyes questions
that are put to him, and is completely
insensible. The ~pathologic state brings
with 1t a kind Of prophetic gift and
double sight. Furthermore he loses his
will and is completely under the control
of another. On returning to himself he
remembers nothing of what he has done.
Chicago Times.
, 1888-07-06
Tho Ambition of AIraria.

After an existence OF ffty-seven years as a
French colony Algeria has determined that
1t Ia time to be released from financial lead
ing strings and to ave u budget OF It's own,
and this suggestion, originated and warmly
supported by the governor general, has been
unanimously adopted by the conseil superb
eur. When the armies Of Louis Philippe
first descended on its coast the colony, ac-
cording'to the recent report OF our consul In
Algiers, was almost waste land. 1t has now
nearly 1900, 900 of acres under cultivation,
Of which 10000 acres are vineyards The
annual exports of the colony amount to Rs,-
100000, there is Il daily service of steamers
to France, 1850 miles of railroads are In
working order, and profound peace exists
everywhere. Yet taxes in Algeria are still
collected by the central power and con.
founded with those of France, so that the
colony Is actually ignorant of the a~mountSoi
its own resources.-London News
, 1888-07-06

ulethOus OF duArAntee COMPANY.
we give Dur heaviest bonds for ad
illustrators of estates. We have given
them as high as $500, 900. Here, how
ever, we absolutely secure ourselves.
The bond covers the money and securi-
ties belonging to the estate, and these we
lock into a drawer in some safe deposit
company's vault. The drawer has three
keys, n of which is held by us, one by
the administrator, and NJ by the safe
deposit company. If 1t Is necessary to
take anything from the drawer, not less
than two men-generally three-go from
this company with the administrator and
his lawyer. The securities are all taken
out upon a table, and after the required
paper is found they are carefully put
back.
1--WE used to send but one of our men,
but an unfortunate incident taught us
the value of greater caution. One OF our
principal officers-I will not say who,
because he is sore about it yet-went
down to the safe deposit company with
the lawyer employed by an administra-
tor. While they were there the lawyer
stealthily distracted a package contain
ing $780, 900 and put it under his coat.
He is now in Mexico, out of the way,
and we nave settled the account, which
cost us in the aggregate about 800, 900.
Since then we have taken the greatest
possible care. ALI money deposited in
different companies is in the joint name
Of our president, vice president and
treasurer, and their three signatures are
necessary to get 1t out. We consider
ourselves absolutely safe now. In cases
of bonds owe S25, 900 we reinsure in
other companies here and in England"
New York Mail and Express.
, 1888-07-06
Some Names That nrlsread.
The tuberose is no rose, but a species of
olvoptb

The tuberose is no rose, but a species of
olyanth.
Pompey's pillar had no historical con
nection with Pompey in any way.
C~leopatra's needle was not erected by
the Egyptian queen, nor in her honor.
Whalebone is not bone, and is said not
to possess a single property of bone.
Turkish baths did not originate in
Turkey, and are not baths, only heated
chambers.
German silver was not invented in Ger
many, and does not contain a particle Of
silver,
Black lead is not lead at all, but a com
pound of carbon and a small quantity Of
ron.
Brazilian grass never grew In Brazil,
and is not grass; it is nothing but strips
of palm leaf.
Burgundy pitch is not pitch, and does
not come from Burgundy; the greater
part of it is rosin and palm oil.
Sealingwax does not contain a particle
of wax, but is composed of Venice turpen-
tine, shellac and cinnabar.
Cuttlebone is not bone, but a kind of
chalk once inclosed in the fossil remains
of extinct specimens of cuttlefish. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
, 1888-07-06
A QUEER OLD COLLECTOR.
What He Docs with His Curios-HiI
$500 Umbrella.

What He Docs With His Curios-HiB
$500 Umbrella
"Do you see that small, stout man across
the wayT' asked a loquacious policeman as
he pointed out to the writer a stocky little
person who stared abstractedly through his
iron trimmed spectacles and waddled COM
placently along swinging an umbrella Of
generous proportions and sea green hue.
The writer remarked that he had seen the
little man before, and inquired who he was.
THAT man, ~ replied the officer, ais a con-
noisseur and collector OF curios, and owns
is perhaps the largest and most interest
ing private collection OF relics In the United
States. He is not a mere accumulation OF
worthless ~bric-a-brac, nor is his collection
one OF curiosities only. Every article in his
large collection has a history, and the
strangest thing about them Is that they are
daily and many of them hourly brought
into requisition and made practical use of by
their matter OF fact owner. The dishes used
on his dinner table, besides being varied and
curious, have the added interest of having
at some period Of their history graced the
board of some famous parsonage. His table
linen, candelabra, clocks, rugs and chairs,
his very knives and forks, once belonged to
some noted persons.
HE declares his umbrella, however, to DO
his greatest treasure. 1t Is his inseparable
SS"Pohiohf anu accompanies MIN Wherever
he goes. The handle Of this umbrella is made
from a piece of the Charter Oak, In which Is
set a small triangular piece of stone, Clipped
from Plymouth Rock; the stick Is made from
a branch Of the old elm tree at Cambridge,
under which Washington assumed command
OF the Colonial armies; the brass cap on the
lower end of the stick was made from the
trimmings Of a sword b once used by
Zen. Grant; the green covering originally
served as the lining of a coat, worn on state
occasions by the suave and courtly Aaron
Burr; the ribs, springs and other metal trap
pings were manufactured from a small steel
cannon, captured by the Americans from the
Hessians at the battle of Brandy wine. Eight
oblong pieces of brass have been inserted in
as many sides OF the ~octagonal handle.
These were made from buttons cut from the
military coats of eight generals famous In
the revolutionary war.
The proud owner of this unique umbrella
does not believe in keeping his treasures
under lock and key, but makes FREQ use of his
Interesting possessions. He Is very careful,
however, not to lend his cherished storm
screen, and as yet has never left it behind
him In a street car or elsewhere. The collec-
tor values his miniature parachute at $500,
although nothing but absolute bankruptcy
could ever induce him to part with the his
torical gamp.n-New York World.
, 1888-07-06

Topper, of Berlin, is credited with the
invention Of a meterial for scenery which
is incombustible, with none of the disad-
vantages of processes heretofore tried.
He applies to very fine wire cloth a fire.
proof insoluble yellow plaster, quite fluid
at first, but it soon becomes firm. To
this the painters apply their pigments.
The plaster is not heavy, and is so tough
and flexible that. drop scenes coated with
it can be rolled upon small poles without
cracking.-Boston Transcript.
, 1888-07-06
SONG

Oh, comet but not DER trodden roads,
Who're beasts OF burden trudge with loads
Or wayside herbs are showered with dust
Or cot and hall show stain and rust,
Where blazing holiness Whitley falls
And burns the growth on garden walls
Come not that way
{
Oh, comel but In sure quiet pass
By rill, by bush, through tangled grass,
Through woodland ways, where naught tshsard
But leaves astIr or twittering bird,
Where sunlight sits, where rain drops drip, /.
Where honey vets the travellers lip
oh, come that wayi
20. Il g" In Chicago Journal y
, 1888-07-06

Almost every American has heard of J. G.
Flood, the California millionaire, but very
few are aware OF the fact that Mr.. Flood Is
the owner OF the most magnificent country
house and grounds In North America. The
estate is at Menlo Park, near San Francisco,
and during Mr.. Floods illness Is closed to
visitors. The estate covers 1000 acres, and
is under the charge of a landscape gardener
and l2O assistants. The drives are several
miles In lengthSan are made of white gravel
kept sPotlessly clean The foliage, shrub
berry and flowers are beyond description,
Everything is a symphony In white and
gold" The porter's lodge is a beautiful cot
tage near the only entrance to the grounds,
and the great gates are white and gold. The
grounds are lighted by hundreds Of gas
lamps, with ground glass shades, the gas be-
ing made on the place. Statuary OF the most
ohaste and elegant design and of exquisite
workmanship gives a finish to the lawns and
closely trimmed hedges.
But the house is the main. attraction. 1t is
built in a style OF architecture that might be
termed French, although not decidedly of
that school. 1t is dazzling white, the roofs
are of black slate In patterns, and the decora-
lions are all In gold. Even the inside blinds
and the furnishings are white and gold, and
this effect has been preserved in the finish
ings of the servants quarters, the superb sta
BILE and all the buildings on the promises.
The house stands on an eminence and over
looks one of the most beautiful lawns that
art can produce. Fountains plash ON every
side; a terrace Of ivy and aowers hems In the
eastern, view, while a bank Of violets and a
wall OF roses temper the force of the ocean
breeSes and perfume them The perfect crea-
ton of an artistic mind, with all the neces-
sary funds to maintain it in Its perfection,
Floods palace stands unriyaled in America,
q typical home of a self made millionaire
San Francisco Letter.
, 1888-07-06

The throwing Of rice at weddings is
evidently a heather custom, as in India
and some other countries to this day rice
is showered on the expectant youth when
he goes to the house to get his bride.
Rice is the emblem Of fr%uitfulness Chi
caro- Herald,
, 1888-07-06

A Chicago bank clerk Obtained 9 leave
of absence oil the plea OF ~toothache.
When he failed to return the bank Of
fcials went to the roo of the matter, and
found that his plea was tooth in, SO to
speak, and his account too short-Nor-
ristown Herald.
, 1888-07-06

The ORIGINAL ABIETINE ONT
MENT is My put up in large two ounce
tin boxes, and is an absolute core for old
sores, burns. wounds, chapped hands and
all skin eruptions. VIII positively cure all
kinds OF piles. Ask for the ORIGINAL
ABIETINE OINTMENT. Sold by DR..
w. N. Hunt, at rs cents per box-by mail
80 cents.
, 1888-07-06

81 say, Bobby" said Featheriy, did you
hear your sister say If she enjoyed the I
bition we gave last nightT'
''She was pleased with your part of 1t, Mr..
F~eatherly. She told ma that you made q
perfect exhibition Of yourself."-New York
Sun.
, 1888-07-06

Mamma-Dot, keep away from that
cat; it will scratch you. Don't you see
how angrily it is swinging its tail3 Let
the cat alone and play with the dog.
Little Dot-But doggie is wagging his
tail, too.-Omaha World.
, 1888-07-06

Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup is the only
medicine that acts directly on the lungs,
blood and bowels; it relieves a cough in.
stantly and in time effects a permanent
cure. w. N. Hunt agent.
, 1888-07-06

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. It
soothes the child, %softens the gums, allays
the pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy Tor diarrhea. Twenty FIVE cents
a bottle,
, 1888-07-06

Great cities are tombs that mark
wasted nervous energy in the mad rush
for wealth and social p1eferment.-S. B.
Elkins
, 1888-07-06

Tiei largest stock of fine brandies, old
WHISTLES, choice hqueurs and superfine
at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
sfraatq
, 1888-07-06
Dr.. '&Ca.
sFECIAEIsTs-

We oaer ~ oapoIos,, for devo,ino az much ,,roa
and oitantion 10 III mI'ch nasiectad niass a,
diSaasae hariay, ~ IA nnaa dSJon uiasso vi
tty 20 - ~ nhasd : 20 rnari, M III VI ~ ~
hsest seryices of The nrnsasston 10 w Ihahn 70 " he'
long, as many are innocent sufferers. and that
the physician who devotes himself
to relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worse than death, is no less a
RAM naian tbe sargeon a or ab q Penei& %ha b TO c h1s race ace
pllcatlon excels IN any other branch of his pro
iesslon. anu, o~auhately Ior huInanlty tneday
condemned the victims Oh Jolly or CRIME, IKE
, 1888-07-06

CHEYENNE Transfer Co-Erom five
pounds per day to a carload at a time.
Reasonable reductions to large consumers.
, 1888-07-06

Leprosy Is said to be spreading ut an
alarming rate In Russia
, 1888-07-06

The rate of mortality among the Indi-
ans increases about 10 per cent. a year.
, 1888-07-06

Strawberry short cake at the Saddle
Rock.
, 1888-07-06

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives &
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-11-16
"DOCTORING OLD TIMED
4 STRIKING PIe.nre-A ,nsvlval ot OF

Striking PIetnrS.A Revival OF Old
III Ohio N tIsrt'sr's issue5 is given very
fine illustration OF Roberts5 celebrated paint:
Ing, known as "Doctoring Old Time" IL
represents typical old-tfmer. with his bel
Iowa, blowing the. dust. from, an ancient
clock, with its cords md weights carefully
secured, One OF these clocks IN this genera,
tioi u appracinted only as @ rare relic.
Tho suggestive manic, "Dectoring Old
Time" brings to our mind another v5r.ion Of
Tlms DbItotins,n
We learn, througha reliSbls rovrce, that
one the enterprising proprietary medicine
FIRMS of tbe country has, been for years In
festishtins the FORMULAS, and MEDICAL prep
nraticns used in the 'begihhlhg rs tlis cen.
tnry, and even beforei with view OF Lsccr
tanning why people in our greatgrandfuthers'
time enjoyed health and physical yigor so
teldolh found In the present generation They
fecrets. They find thatthe prevailing opinion
That thnn existed, that Mature has a remedy
for every existing q s5rder,' was true;. and
acting under this belief, our Grandparents
used the common herbs and rlanta Com
tnadsthese ferls less abundant aud has driven
them further frofi civilization, until they
have been discarded MS remedial agents be-
cause Of the difficulty of obtaining them.
safe euro aid tctnder. OF tho Warner OBJ
servatory, Rochester N. E.; Inns lesn press.
Ing investigations in. this direction, ifitu thu
annals OF old family histories, until he has
secured Some very valuable formulas, from
which his firm lis now pr5parina medicines,
TO be sold by all druggists =,
They will, We learn. he known under thu
general title OF "Warner's Log Cabin rem
edeG." Among those. medicines will DO
"salsaparilln,' for the b15od and liver, log
: Cabin hops and buchu remedy;h ftf chs
: stomach. ETC., log Cabin cough and con
sumption rremedy,"." Log Cabin hair tonic"
ter'iial use, and an old valuable discovery for
cntarrh, called "Log Cabin rose cream"
Among the list is also clog Cabin Plaster,n
ahl q Log Cabin, Iivor pil.H
From the number or reniNlies. it will be
seen that they do not propose to. cure all
diseases with ono preparation. 1t is Followed
by many that with these remedies a new era
II. to dawn upon suffering humanity and that
tho close o. tho nineteenth century will SEQ
hcse.roots and herbs, "a compounded under
the title of Warmers Log Cabin reiiiedes, as
Popular rs they were at its beginning.
Although they como in the form Of
proprietary medicines, yet they will he
mono tho less Welcome, for suffer-
ing humanity Inns become tired OF
modern doctorng md the btibio
ms great confidence in any remedies put M
ny the firm OF which Fl. II. Warner is tho
neaui Tho people have become suspicious Of
the effects OF doctoring with poisonous drugs.
Few realize tho injurious effects following
tho prescriptions of many modern physicians;
these effects of poisonous drugs, already
prominent, will become more pronounced in
coming generations. Therefore We can COR
daily with tho old fashioned new remedies
the best Of success
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-11-16
How the Eyebrows Are Read.

Tho following suggestive results OF
observation are contributed by stu
uent of tho various outward manifesto
tons of character.
Eyebrows that are far apart show
warmth, frankness, impulse, and gen.
etrous, unsuspicious nlture. Whero
they meet, tho owner will be ardent in
love, but jealous and suspicious Eyo-
brows which are higher Mt starting and
pass in long, sweeping lines over the
eyes,, dropping slightly downward at
the termination, give artistic feeling
and sense of beauty i'll form.
When they are very close to the eyes,
forming one line on strongly defined
eyebrows, they Indicate strength of
will and determination. Strongly
marked Mt the commencement and ter.
minating abruptly without sweeping
past tho eyes, they reveal On irasciblo
and impatient nature.
Tho slightly arched eyebrows are in
dicative of constituencies and tendon
ness. If straight Mt tho commence.
ment and slightly arched Mt the tenn
pies, they show firmncss of purpose
and tenderness of heart. The owe
Drows OF persons who are deficient in
tho science of figures nre very much
raised Mt the te minntion. leaving n
wide space between them and the cor.
ners of tho eyes. If they are close to
tho eyes at the end, it is an almost in.
variable sign of mathematical talent.
When tho eyebrows are of tine same
color ms tho hair, .wo mny look for firm
ness, resolution, and constancY, bnt if
lighter than tho hair they signify weak.
ness and INDIGESTION; if darker, tho tenn
per IS ardent, passionate, and incon-
slant.
When the hair is rulilod and growing
in contrary directions it accompanies
an energetic, easily irritated nature.
The hair Is fine and soft when the dis.
position is ardent but tender. Short
hairs lying closely together and leaning
one way show firm mind, and good
unerring perceptions. Eyebrows whose
hair is bent downward, almost meeting
the cyolashes when the eyes are raised
Indicate tenderness and melancholy
Tho nearer they arc to tho eyes the
moro earnest, deep, and firm tho char
ncter. The more remote, the moro vol
at!lc and less resolute. It'd Bits.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-11-16
The Car Choppiny Wood.

The yachting party of the Gar Of
Ruosia and his family has been quite an
idyl The Imperial party picnickcd on
on an island; II boat was FILED with pro-
visions and all requirements for good
lunch, but no attendants were allowed
to land, the Car having resolved to en-
JOY himself nj frcsco ana ali uione. And
they actually laid the cloth, lighted the
fire and cooked the fish and made the
tea Themselves.
1t must have been grand sight to
sec the autocrat of All the Russias, with
his coat OF, making up the fire! lie
owned n(terwood 20 having grown very
tired over chopping the wood and be-
ing on his knees trying to make it burn
up; the princesscs came and had n blow
mt it, now and again, to encourage him,
and the Czarina busted herself mean
while cutting the bread. ALI how
good it must have tasted, that luncheon
on little island all to themselves, and
far from the din of court. the strife of
politics. the fear of conspiracics; and
how 10th the parents and children alike
must have been to leave it aud realize
that their summer holiday was nearly
overl-L2ad,n Kliern Society.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-11-16
Voters IN S,nn;,,I,,.

There arc assessment qualifications
required for voters by the election laws
OF nearly every part of Canada. In
Ontario and Quebec vote is given to
every male subject who is the owner.
occupier, or tenant of real property
Of tho assessed value of 5000, or Of
the yearly value of $50, within the
limits of cities or corporate towns; or.
of the assessed value of 5000, or year.
ly value OF $40, if not so situated. In
New brunswick, e vote is given to
every male subject of the age of q
years, assessed in respect of real es.
tate to the amount of 500, or of per-
sonal property, or OF personal and
real, amounting together to 500, Or
s4O annual income. In Nova Scotia
the franchise is with all subjects of the
age OF u years, assessed in respect of
real estate to the value of $3.50, OF in
respect of personal estate, or of real
and personal together, to tho value of
!4Oo. Vo;ing is by ballot. Indians
not resident with their tribes are al
lowed to vote under the Same qualifica-
lions as white men, and by law passed
by tbs Dominion Parliament in August.
1895, those Indians who are still with
their tribes are, with certain property
restrictions. allowed to vote for mem
bcrs of the House of Commons, ns we'll
as concerning matters of local govern.
ment.-Inter Ocean.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-11-16
The Change in Watch Crystals.

There have been some curious changes
OF late years, says n Paris correspondent
of the Philadclph' a telegraph, in tho
fashions for staple commodities, and
especially Is this true in the matter OF
watches. The watch is either looked
upon as trlnkct or rs an article of serious
Use. In the first instance 1t Is set in n
round ball, encrustcd with small dia-
monds, sometimes intcrmixcl with rubics
or with sapphircs, or it forms the top of
smelling bottle, or is set in bracelet
or the handle Of parasol. But the
serious watch Of every day wear has he
come n very practical article indeed. ain
old days said to me famous Swiss
lewc'cr Of the Rue dc In Paix, the other
day, .thc business of replacing watch
crystals was an important item, amount
Ing, on an average, to $50 per week.
Now, instead of the delicate soap-bubble
glass formerly used, the watch crystal is
made thick and strong SO rs to stand any
amount OF rough usage short OF an
actual blow. The introduction of these
massive crystals has brought about n
change i'll the make of watches. Not
half so many hunting-cased watches are
sold us formerly. ms they arc so much less
convenient than the open faced ones, and
the thick crystal does away with the
only real objection to the latter"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-11-16
Venetian Laeemakin-.

Lacemaking by hand as well as by ma
chinery is an industry 10 which good
deal of attention is being paid abroad.
MS Nottingham manufacturers know to
their cost. Our present reference, how.
eve, is TO handmade laco only. The
Venetian lace Mt the Italian Exhibition
is greatly admired, and some care is en-
crclsed in the production of it. Venice
has now school of lacemaking, and u
permanent exhibition of old and new
lace is now united with it. The Queen
of Italy is one of tho patrons, and the
Italian Government gives it an annual
subsidy. Maltese and IRISH point
are made Mt Nazareth, in Jhe Tinnevelly
district, South India, and can be OBJ :
tanned at prize far yellow English lace.
1t is suggested that the Indian Govern
ment might render special assistance to
-lacemaking. and so provide domestic
employment for Hindoo women. No
one who has seen the Irish lace ut the
exhibition, moreover. can doubt that
there is q newer and better future fol
it, if the necessary steps are but taken to
promote art tanning and to extend lace
making as a cottage iadustry,--Pal
.Aa4 Gazette. u. -