davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-30
The next lar contained what ap-

The next jar contained what ap-
deared to be yellow cucumbers,
somewhat swollen, one which had
burst open, showing lot of seeds
enclosed in a pinkishwhite. jelly
like substance.
"That is the cocoa plant, from the
seeds of which chocolate is produc-
ed. The seeds are enclosed in the
pinkish pulp, and when taken
thence and dried become cocoa nibs,
as the term is. You see the plant
differs from the cocoanut, which is
in the next jar. That grows on the
palm tree, and the fruit hangs in
clusters on the top. In that jar you
see the flower and bud, the fruit just
forming and the halfgrown nut.
That is one of the best collections
of the kind in the country"
The reporter was also shown a
number of other varieties oftropical
fruits, nuts and spice productions,
also preserved in the same manner,
aud which had been collected by
persons in the tropics for free exhi-
tion to the grocery trade of New
York. The Importation had been
effected by Bennett, Simpson d Peck,
of Mincing lane, London, and of
this city, who will exhibit them.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-30

to fifteen feet long are lifted up bod
lily upon the great iyories, and are
then carried off and laid upon the
gangwsys so gently as not to make
a jar. One stick twenty-five inch
es thick and twenty-five feet
long we saw carried in this way.
In carrying this the beast had a
path not three feet wide among
masses of loose logs. He had to
plant his fore feet upon these and
thus walk a considerable distance.
He looked as if he were walking mp
on his hind legs. The corner of a
bampoo hut stood in his way. lie
lifted the log over its roof, and bent
his body so that his sides gently
scraped the corner of the house and
did not shakeit. A hnndredth part
of his weight wonld have caused it
to topple from its pile foundation.
He was ordered to carry of pile
of Axe pieces 10 to 10 feet long. He
ran his tusks under few. The ma
hout told him that was not enough.
He tried again. and probably doub-
led his load His driver gave him
fierce prod with his iron hook over
the forehead. With shrek of rage
he sent his worries under the pile
and threw his snout over the top.
He had to get on his knees to get
the load up. 1t was decent dray
load AS he passed us. perched on
q pile of logs, moved away, for l
thought there was blood in his eye,
and that he might dump the load
on the foreigners. But when he
came back he stopped before us, got
on his knees, bowed three times, and
held out his snout to us for gratu
ity. / pitched a coin to the mahout.
He whispered to the beast that his
elephantship would get part oi it.
This seemed satisfactory, for he
snuffed up pint Of dust. blew it
over his rump, and marched off for
a bath in n mud hole not far away.
Each mill has a pair They work
only in short spells, and take their
rest when feeding in grass-grown
mud ponds.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-30
ELEPHANTS AT WORK.
Chicago Mail.

CALCUTTA, Jan. 3.--Early the
next day while yet cool, we visited
one of the decided "lions" of the
city-the working elephants. For
merly these were very numerous, be-
ing the heavy workers in the timber
yards and great sawmills. Machin-
cry has now supplanted them in all
establishments run by foreigners.
In each of the native mills, where
small orders are filled, two Of the
noble beasts yet perform the heavy
labor which human hands unassist-
ed could scarcely manage. We Wis
tied some of these the second time
on our return from up country, and
were greatly interested. They draw
the logs, many of them three feet in
diameter and thirty to forty feet
long, from the river, pile them up in
systematic order, and when they are
needed roll them to the ways and
assist in adjusting them for the saw.
Lumber is not here sawed into
boards, but the slab is taken of and
the good stuff left in square timber
to be ripped up into boards where
consumed. This is done both for
home consumption and for exporta-
tion.
After the log is thus cut the ele-
phant goes among the machinery,
takes the slabs away, and then car
ries the good timber and piles it up
or lays il gently upon the OK carts
to be hauled of. A carpenter we
saw wanted lumber from particu-
lar log which was under several 9th
ers. One of the monsters rolled the
upperlogs of and pushed the chosen
stick to the mill. The way was not
clear-the log butted against others.
He pushed these aside and guided
his piece through them with ga
gacity almost human. His stick be-
came wedged. Hepushed and tug
ged; it would not bulge. But at
whispered word from the mahout
and the promise of bit of nice food
ne bent to it. Still it stuck. With
whistle audible for quarter Of a
mile he got on his knees, straighten-
ed out his hind legs, and put his
whole force to it. He was success
full. We could almost read his sat
isfaction in the gentle flaps Of his
huge ears and the graceful curve Of
his proboscis as he put it up to
the mounted mahout asking his re-
ward.
! Sticks over two feet thick and ten
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-30
deadencd. The distractions to 6
thorough change are increased.

deadencd. The distractions to a
thorough change are increased.
This whole subject brings out
some valuable thoughts:
/. Does it not present a true test
of character ? 1t shows that moral
character is not in negatives but in
the cultivation of virtues; not in
the mere election of bad spirit,
but in the reception of the good.
2. Also, the true method Of refer
nation. What instrument can ef-
feet true reformation in man !?
Manifestly that only which can in
fuse into the. soul new disposition,
I'll it with love to God, the very
spirit of all goodness.
There is but one poorer in society,
one instrument in the world, thai
historically has done this, or that
philosophicslly ever can do this, and
that is Christianity.-Thomas.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-30
"What is that ?''

rows. -.
"What is that p
"That is the papaw, an American
tropical plant. 1t grows on tree,
so that the specimen here is only of
the leaves, flowers and fruit. The
tree is twenty feet high. has a hol-
low stem and is crowned with leaf
stalks like the palm. 1t has male
and female flowers on different
trees, and the fruit is the size of
a small melon. When ripe it is eat
en- with sugar and pepper, and the
half-grown fruit is much esteemed
all over the world as a pickle. The
next is the mango, used for making
chutney. 1t is a tropical fruit,as long
as an apple, oval in shape, full of a
sweetish, acrid juice, with rich,
peculiar flavor. 1t can also be made
into jellies, preserves or pickles.
The plant is exogenous, and the
tree grows sometimes fifty feet high"
What are those bright red
things p pointing to another jar,
filled with leaves, from which peep
ed out several brilliant looking pods
not unlike peppers.
"They are tamarinds. The tree
grows in the tropics, from forty to
sixty feet high. with spreading
top. The leaves, as you see, are
pinnate, like the mountain ash. The
flowers are produced loosely, and
the fruit is in those red pods, of
which five or six grow in bunch,
from three to six inches in length,
the edible portion being the pulp.
They are usually preserved in sugar
and thus exported for use as food or
medicine, being both laxative and
refrigerent, and when infused in wa
ter form a grateful drink in fevers."
"But you can hardly call these
specimens spices =
perhaps not, in the strict sense
of the word, yet they come from the
spice regions. Here are two, how
ever (pointing to two other jars },
which show spice in the towering
and bearing conditions. They
are the pimento or allspice. 1t
grows on the hills of Jamaica, and
is cultivated by the parrots and
cockatoos. The natives never in +.
terfere with the birds when thus en-
gagged. You know what noisy birds
they are; yet when in the pimento
grounds they are quiet rs mice.
The plant is very prolific, and the
spice is formed in the base OF the
flower. after the leaves have dropped
off. 1t is the seed of the plant and
when growing forms pretty shrub.
Do YOU know what this is r
The questioner pointed to anoth-
er jar, containing what appeared to
be a number of white peaches hang
ing on branches.
THAT is both the nutmeg and
mace. The first grows in the way
You see it, on stalk. When ripe
it bursts open and the nut or kernel
drops out. The nut is something
like the pit of a peach, with the ex-
ception that around the pitts a kind
of hard lacework of yellowish wood.
That is the mace, so we'll known in
commerce. Thus you see two spices
are produced from the kernel of the
same fruit of a liant"
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-30

Start the Liver to Working, when
all other troubles soon
disappear.
MY wife was confirmed dyspepitic.
Some three year ago by the advice of DIR.
Steiner, of Augusta, she was induced to
try Simmons Liver Regulator. / feel
grateful for the relief it has given her,
and may all who read this and are af-
flicted in any way, whether chronic or
otherwise, use Simmons Liver Regula-
tor aud l feel confident health will be
resorted to all who will be advised."-
VIM. NJ. Kersh, Fort Valley, Ga.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-30
THE BANK OF FRANCE.
The Ephoc.

The bank of France was estab-
tablished in 1900. but it is only
since 1S48 that it has had the cx-
elusive right Of issuing bank bills.
The bank occupies the old Hotel de
la Vrilliere, which was built by
Mansard in 1920. The only part of
this building open to visitors - We
celebrated golden gallery, which was
constructed for the Count OF Tou-
louise, Nine. de Montcspan's son,
and decorated with marvellous taste
and luxury by the artists who bad
ornamented the Versailles Palace
for the Counts father, LoIis XIV.
The golden gallery was destroyed
during the Revolution, and only re-
stored dozen years ago. The bank
vaults are less known, for permis-
sion to visit them is rarely accord
ed. They have been constructed so
as to resist even the explosion of n
mine. To open the first door re-
quircs the presence of the Governor.
the principal Cashier, and the cen
seur, each one of whom has key
for one of the three secret combina-
tion locks. The safe which con
tains the cash in daily use has an
electric alarm, so that at the least
touch of stranger the bell notifies
the guardians. A second door,
leading to the "conseryatorY,' or
safety deposit room, also has three
locks. and requires the presence OF
the three functionalries before it can
be opened. When the Duke Of
Brunswick Travelled he used TO de-
post his famous collection OF dia-
monds here, preferring this mode of
security to the mothod followed by
Nine. Hortese Schruider OF "Grande
Duchesse" fame, who always carried
her Jewels with her. The entrance
to the vaults where the coin is kept
is concealed in q wall. Like the
other doors it has three combina-
ton locks. This door opens before
a narrow spiral staircase, itself clos
ed by three iron doors, each having
three locks. At the foot Of this
staircase is another door, equally
furnished with three locks,and when
this door is open we enter into an
immensely long room. each side OF
which is filed with large iron boxes;
the cover Of these boxes is lined
with lead, and in case of alarm this
lead would be used to seal the GOV
ers. All the boxes are labeled,
showing that some contain twenty
franc pieces, others fifty-franc pieces
and so on for each denomination and
for the bullion.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-30
DYSPEPSIA.

Is that misery experienced when we
i suddenly become aware that we pos
sess diabolical arrangement called the
stomach. The stomach is the reservoir
from which every fibre and tissue must
be nourished, and any trouble with it is
soon felt throughout the whole system,
Among dozen dyspeptics no two will
have the same predominant symptoms.
Dyspeptics OF active mental power and
a bilious temperament are subject TO
SICK HEADACHES; those, fieshy and
phleSmatic have CoNsTIP ALTON, while
the thin and nervous ale abandoned to
gloomy forebodings. Some dyspeptics
are wonderfully forgetful; others have
great irritability of temper.
Whatever form Dyspepsia may take,
one think is certain,
The Underlying Cause is in
the Liver,
and one thing more is equally certain,
10 ono will ramain n dVSDedtic who will
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-30

III Will Z % TT Q Z 7
A CT dity of tn e
Stomach,
Expel foul gases,
Allay Irritation,
Assist Digestion,
and, ut the same
time
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-30
SPICES AS THEY GROW.
A Fine Collection ofrropical curiosities
on Exhibition In. This city--Inter-
esting Facts.
N. Y. Mail and Express.

Ny. Mail and Express.
"Do spices grow in that manner
asked a reporter Of a leading impor-
ter who called his attention to sew
eral large, hermetically sealed glass
Jars, in which there we're many spec
linens OF different plants with their
flowers, fruit and leaves, preserved in
alcohol.
YES" was the answer, "and few
in this city know anything about it.
They see the different spices either
whole or ground, and are no more
acquainted with the method of their
production than was the Londoner
who thought cucumbers grew in
ready-cut slices. Would you like
to know something about them ?
Well, that is tapioco in its crude
state. You see it is a root, and not
unlike parsnip. In that condition
it is a deadly poison when fresh
gathered. 1t is production of the
warm regions of this hemisphere,
and was known to the natives as
manioc, mandioc or cassava. Be
fore Brazil and Mexico were discov
cred by Europeans the natives used
this root as food, after properly pre-
pairing it. You see it is shrubby
plant, with slender, woody-knotted
stems and palmated leaves. The
juice of the plant, and even of its
tubers, from which the tapioca is
made, is very acrid and poisonous.
After the juice is removed nutri-
tious article of food can be produced.
Some of the tubers, or roots, weigh
thirty pounds. After the rind is
removed the remainder is reduced to
a pulp by grindstone, then washed
with water, pressed and baked, form
ing cassava bread. The starch
which floats off is collected and pre-
pared, then sold either as Brazilian
arrowroot or tapioca. The poison,
being volatile, passes off with heat
or washing. 1t is supposed to be
hydrocyanic or prussic acid. Ami.
mails eating the fresh root would
soon die, and the Indians used this
juice with which to poison their ar
rows
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-30


let that cold Of yours run on. Y'u
think it is light thing. BIT it
may run into catarrh. Or into
pneumonia. Or consumption.
Catarrh is disgusting. Pnermo-
MIA is dangerous. Consumption is
death itself.
The breathing apparatus must be
kept healthy and clear Of all OBJ
structions and offensive matter.
Otherwise there is trouble ahead.
All the diseases OF these parts,
head, nose, throat, bronchial tubes
and lungs, can be delightfully."- and
entirely cured by the use Of 30
schee's German Syrup Ifyoudon't
know this already, thousands and
thousands of people scan tell you.
They have been cured by it, and
'sknow how it is, themselves" Bot
tie only IS cents. Ask any drug
gist. aug i4-e o"
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-30

and one thing more is equally certain,
no one will remain dyspedtic who will
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-03-30
OYSTERS

Received daily larger than ever. Or
ders left here will be promptly attended
to.
An early inspection is kindly request
ed.
Thankful for past patronage, and hop
ing to merit continuance,
am respectfully,
dec9-S7. GUSTAV BROWN.
| sell them to the best families in
Washington City, because / know they
are perfectly pure.
G.. WITMoRE d Co.,
Washington, ID. G.
Thos. Reese, T. A. Agman Il Co., Bal
timore; A. II. Shea and Messrs. Hill d
Co., Washington, d. c.; Hamilton q
Smith, Wytheville, Va; j. L. Bland u
Bro, West Point, Va.
All first-class merchants throughout
the United States highly endorse, use
in their own families, and recommend
to the trade Stouebraker's
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-03-16
4 Clancy" BishOD.

A few years ago the Ep iscopal diocese of
kentucky appeared to be torn up with dis
sensions about High and Low Church views.
The bishop unfortunately allowed his SYM
pathies to be drawn out to one of the parties
as against the other, and thereafter, becoming
disheartened and discouraged, resigned
the bishoprc.
The present bishop, when called to the do
cese, was determined 10 ignore these dissen-
sions, and if possible to harmonze his peo-
pie, and bring them to the broad, liberal views
the Church
For some time neither of these parties was
able to discover whether his sympathies
were with one or the other party, until an
occasion presenting itself in u social circle,
lady with the curiosity of the sex) said,
Bishop what are your views? We cannot
find out. Are you High Church or Low
Church,"
Instantly the bishop replied, MADAM,
am High, Low, Jack, and the Game"
1t is needless to add there are no dissen-
sions now The Game has been won; Jack is
forgotten. High and Low, rich and poor,
are in harmony under his minstry-Editor
Drdrer, IN Larpe1'S .NdqQztne.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-03-16
VARIETIES.

"A teacher writes: "What will you
charge to publish an advertisement of high
school four inches iong?" A high school
four inches long must be such a curiosity
that people will so and see it without ad-
yertising."
"A gushing young poetess has sent US in
poem beginning what shall find in NV
stockings on early Christmas morn ?" and
asks what we think Oft. We think, dear,
that unless you drop poetry you will find
holes in both stockings.
Dan" said four-year-old, give me five
cents to buy monkey" 1--WE have one
monkey in the house, now," said the elder
brother. Who is 1t, Dan?" "You," was
the reply. "Then give me five cents to buy
the monkey some nuts" The brother could
not resist.
"A colored dude CHANGED to be among the
seated passengers in Washington horse-car.
A young woman of his own color entered
and lie Immediately rose, and offered her his
seat. She gracefully demurred, and said
II do not like to deprive you, sir, of your
seat. "Ob, no depravty, MISS" was the
reply; no depravity tall T.; prefer to stand"
-Queen Victoria has sent Mrs Morell
Mackenzie an Indian shawl The queen saws
that Sir. Merell's attendance on her son-in.
law, the'crown prince ofGermany, must often
separate him from Mrs. Mackenzie. She
therefore sends the famous pbysician's wife
a shawl as sort of comforter, so to speak, in
Sir Morell's absence.
Johnny, who has been very much inter-
ested in the life of Washington, thought he
would test grandpas historical knowledge.
so, ns the old gentleman sat before the fire
reading his paper, Johnny began: Grandpa,
do you know what great historical event hap
pened in 1892" Grandpa slowly raised his
eyes, and looked at Johnny over his specta-
was born !"
"A manufacturer, in enumerating his en-
ployes, gave the number of Germans, Irish,
and French in his employ, but could not re-
member who the rest We're. Are they
scotch % some one asked. "No." "Swedes "
INC" "ltalans?" Perhaps they are Ameri-
cans" suggested a quiet bystander. "That's
Just i" responded the patriotic manufacture
er. Il never think about the Americans any
how, because never have any trouble with
them."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-03-16
The Doll Doctor of Lainsic

The denizens of Leipsic, young and old,
mourn the loss Of one of the most modest and
retiring, yet most skilful operators, Frau
Emma Frederike Schneider, better known as
the "doll-doctor," who died there last week.
For more than hafa century, ever since the
death of her husband and child, this quaint,
quiet and indetatigable woman has devoted
her life and skill to the repairing and fresh.
enng up of dolls, in which occupation she
had attained an incredible dexterity not only,
but also won the hearts of the growing, as
well as the grown generations of Leipsic.
A visit to her ateier was one of the sights of
the city. Those who were permitted to en-
ter the sacred precincts, could only do so
standing-chairs, tables, the floor, the walls,
in fact every available place was covered
with "cripples' of both sexes, boys and girls
in rags or entirely without habiliments, that
lacked one or both eyes, one or both arms or
legs or feet, the ''innards," a nose, wig, or
the half or the whole of a head, Sc, and that
were turned out as good as new by the quiet,
almost dwarfed little woman, to the delight
OF the Juvenile possessors. Her sphere of
usefulness was confined to Leipsic only no
outsiders need apply. Her loss will indeed be
"irreparable' for u long time to come.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-03-16
The "Steeple Jack. "

Do you know who "Steeple Jack" is 2"
That is the name given in England To the
men who make II regular business of climb
ing up steeples, tall factory chimneys and
other great elevations where there is any job
to be done which ordinary workmen cannot
attempt. For such calling II man must
have II very cool head, and sometimes he
runs great risks. A singular accident oc-
Cured Mt Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield, in
the county OF Yorkshire, England, recently,
which for the time caused II good deal of ex.
element A very extensive Gotten mill has
been err ct,d for The Slanhwaite Spinning
Company, ard on Saturday, December 3lsi,
the chimney, which reaches to u height of
1850 feet, was so FIR completed that "Steeple
Jack from Huddcrsfield was engaged to fix
the lightning conductor and remove the
scanolding which had been used to complete
the chimney-t top, round which there is very
wide parapei. The "Steeple Jack" success
fully removed the scatfolding, and was about
to make preparations for his descent when
the rope by which he was to descend some
how became detached and fell to the ground
The man was left on the chimney top. Soon
II large crowd of persons assembled and they
were for time somewhat puzzled to know
how he was to get down. The "Steeple
Jack" was equal to the occasion, and while
the people were wondering how it was to be
done, he sat busly engaged in unraveling
one of his stockings. and when this work was
completed he let down one end of his thread
and in course of time was provided with a
rope sufficiently strong to let himself down
nv