davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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ed up. Look here,' / said, scraping the blood
off, when I got back, what you did by max
ing me slide ON the seat IF that's what
sliding does said Brown, I'll make a sliding
seat he did, and he put buttons on the
SOULS My hands were all raw from the slip
ping of them"
"What is the matter with the men of to-
dayrn
with the style of training. They don't work
hard enough, and they eat too much. The
youngsters won't do the work we did. They
are afraid of the hard knocks. They want to
row and run more and not do so much in tho
gymnasium II they do a lot of hard work in
the house they get all muscle bound, and if
they don't do enough out of doors they can't
last. 1 suppose the young fellows will think
1 am an old fogy, but l am telling you just
what 1 believe. Whyi before l left off coach
ing, the boys told me 1 was overworking
them. There was a crew 1 trained for the
international race in Saratoga in ~. I
won't give the name. They got in second,
and said they might AVE won if l hadn't
overworked them. They came up the next
year after training themselves. They were
fresh and rosy. Feel first rate; going to win
sure,' they said. YES l said, away ahead
at the start and nowhere at the finish,' and
that's just where they were"
"What have been the improvements in
boats and rigsF'
Everything has been improved except the
model 1t seems to me they have gone back
ward in that. They make their boats too
long and slim. You see, a boat ought to fit a
, 1889-04-28
HANHAM AND BIRD PLAYING.

When The Sun reporter was present there
was what might be called wild excitement
over a game between Taubenhaus, Of Paris,
and Baird, Of New York. By wild excite
ment Is meant a pressure of a score of per-
sons against the inclosure close to the table
of these players. 1t was also expressed in
the tendency Of strangers to come up 10 the
reporter and whisper: big game, ehP' or,
Hell lose a rock, SEQ if he DON'T" or, "He's
got a tough job there" Who had the tough
job or who would lose n rock the reporter
will never tell, for all he could see was n nat
ty young New Yorker, with a big bullying
forehead and a large scarf pin, seated oppo-
site a sallow, black haired Hebrew with locks
all tumbled and wearing a heavy suit of loud
patterned wooden clothes. In the period Of
the widest excitement the Hebrew from Paris
moved a bishop and threw over the seesaw
board under the clock so as to stop his own
and set his opponents clock going. This
movement was followed by a buzz among
the spectators, but the Hebrew took this OPP
portunity to get up and walk around the hall.
, 1889-04-28

O1D 80 AA-
Pop her through, boys; lively now n the
farmer father would say when corn planting
began, "for just as soon as the corn's in the
ground you can have n whole day a-flshin'.n
And then all the fortnight's work would be
glorihed for the eager boys. The first
thought was for "a good spot for fshin'
worms" Certain places about the garden or
orchard were for some reason famous for
angle worms. An old tin bucket WIS the fa-
vorite to hold the bait. The heavy old hoe,
often hammered out of a discarded mill saw
by the rural blacksmith, was the instrument
for unearthing said worms, which were
placed In fresh earth In the bait bucket that
they might retain life and health during tho
brief term remaining for them, till they
should be impaled to tempt the scaly prize.
There is an old and not very appetizing story
told along the Wabash about a once noted
fisherman whom q ~neighbor found one day,
seated by the creek, and accosted thus:
Halo, Mr.. Smith, watcher doin'F'
Fifth" dishing).
why don't you speak plaini Whatever
got In yer mouthP'
20, nofin but wu'ms fo' bait"
The old fellow had formed q sudden design
to fish on seeing the creek, had dug his bait
with a stick and was holding the reserves in
his mouth till he should need them. There is
no other>cas of a man SO devoted to fishing.
LOOKING FOR SIGNS.
The night before the promised day was al
way one of mingled joy and anxiety to the
farmer boys. Would it RANT Would the
wind be right How eagerly tho heavens
were canned just before bedtime, and how
gladly young hearts beat If the great vault
was serene and blue. Sometimes it was a lit
tie too blue, for there Is occasionally an ex-
traordinary softness and beauty in tho blue
OF the sky, which country people know means
falling weather" Though they cannot de-
scribe 1t, the stars shine with too lovely q
radiance, the air is just a little too soft and
seductive and the deep blue above seems o
little too lovely and, If the expression DO al
lowed, more infinitely deep and distant than
usual But If all is well, then awake, happy
boys, at the first blush of dawn, dig bait by
the earliest light, eat breakfast in eager haste,
then up and away over the hills and through
the dark green woods, all talking at once and
every fellow laughing at his own jokes, as
only care free boys can.
The creek once in sight all restraint is lost,
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be sure, we had a spread of 8 feet 2 inches to
the outriggers, but even with that it took 2x
pounds Of lead in the loom of each oar to
balance it. There is one old style though
that l like. We didn't AVE any anti-crab
square backed oars then, and I tell you l like
a round loom and a straight pin to pull
against-no lost motion there, and you get q
leverage just as soon as your oar touches the
water"
"Then, Mr.. Ward, you believe the improve
ment in boats and rigging has done more to
break the old records than any Improvement
in the men, their training or in the science of
rowingT'
, 1889-04-28

THE BABY IN HIS SHELL
Eyes. The men don't have as much to do,
and they work easier; but there are a good
many of the old records that they haven't
been able to break yet. They haven't beaten
the 2S:40 that won the championship of the
world when my three brothers and l beat the
Englishmen over the four mile course on
Saratoga lake, Sept. II, 1871. That was
Americas first victory with the oars, but
since that we nave downed them wherever
we caught EN-
According to The Boston Globe, Eddie G.
Anterior is the youngest sculler. He was 4
years old in August, and has surprised the
residents of Hartford, Conn, by his phenom-
email use of the SOULS and seat. He is IS
inches In height; chest measure, % inches; BIZ
ceps, Z inches; weight, 40 pounds.
The little fellow takes to water as naturally
as a duck, and when 8 years old commenced
his rowing practice in what Is known as q
shell working boat. The craft he now works,
and in which he delights so many people by
his marvellous skill, is a regular cedar shell 81
feet long and II inches wide. 1t is fitted with
all the modern rigging, and a small stretcher
Is placed at the prope distance, to which a
dainty pair OF rowing shoes is made fast.
The boat itself has a history. 1t was built
by Phelps Peters, of Putney, London, and
was used by Hanlan when he defeated
Trickett for the championship of the world
In 1888.
The SOULS he m~anipulates so cleverly weigh
six pounds, with six inch blades.
, 1889-04-28

In 1888 he signed
with the Chicago
Unions, and was
by them released to
Evansville, Ind,
with Beard, Mari,
and Thompson, and
caught for Sow
ders. He next be
calne engaged by
the indianapolis,
when that club was
in the American as
ISOLATION, and was
one of the players
, 1889-04-28

Ely Coghlan, who bears a striking re-
semblance in face and figure as well as
in voice to her sister, Rose Coghlnn, has
returned to America after a three years
absence, during which she has been liv-
ing in London, and retired from the
stage. Her first appearance before an audi
ence since her return was made at the benefit
recently given to Edwin French, in New
York. Miss Coghlan proposes TO return to
the stage at an early date. She possesses a
strong mezzo-soprano voice.-The Stage.
, 1889-04-28

man like a suit Of
clothes II l was
was going to row
to-morrow-and |
would't let any of
the old fellows get
away with mel
would want a boat
20 feet long and IA
inches wide. That
W ould suit my
weight 65 pounds.
But think of the
weight we used to
carry. The boat l
won the champion
ship in weighed Go
pounds, and h
SOULS % pounds
more They were
10 feet 6 inches
long, with fat
blades and no but
tnns ON fhnm Tn
, 1889-04-28

number four in the pitching rank. According
to The Philadelphia Times he is II good steady
pitcher, has excellent command of the ball
and uses good Judgment in the variation of
pace. He is also n good all round player and
a good free hitter. E. Harry Decker is per-
haps better known than Wood, having played
professionally for the past seven years. He
is "a years of age and weighs $50 pounds.
The first catching he did was for the Board of
Trade of Chicago, when he canght Atkinson.
, 1889-04-28

the descendants of some rebellious Inland
women, transformed into cells for killing the
daughter of a chief. Tho story of the lost
engagement ring afterwards found In the
intestines of a captured fish is told in every
land, and regarding its truth we may close
this ''hshy" record with a quotation from
Strauss: Whenever a miraculous event is
repeated in many places, as II 1t had hap
pened everywhere, we may DO sure tina it
never happened aywhere."
, 1889-04-28

UBUTi IHIrh5 Aluy
Is a coming Bushong. The head of the Texas
league, President Newburg, although not yet
80 years old, has already made a name for
himself. He does not play ball himself, but
he has done much for baseball in the south,
and he seems to have a head for organizing.
The wide awake cities of Houston, Dallas, Fort
Worth, Austin, Galveston and Waco are to
Le congratulated upon securing such a man
to head their league JASPER.
, 1889-04-28

has pitched for sew
eral noted New
England amateur
in and
around Newton,
Mass. In 1886 he
signed by H. Fogel,
who was h e man
ager of the India
napolis team, but
he resigned. He is
a strong, sturdy
young man, and
Lon Knight says
that he is as good as
, 1889-04-28

Chicago has got
doubt but W t
Andy is a daisy.
According to The
Sporting Times he
is one of the best
ball players that
the city of Cleve-
land ever produced
Andy is "a years
old and of German
descent He comes
from a highly re-
spectacle family,
his father and
, 1889-04-28

stron &
nine, and In 1885
Joined the Buffalo,
who were then in
t h o National
league. He stayed
with that a for
three months and
then returned to
Hamilton team. He
pitc e ffty-one
gam for them
during The last sea
son, of which he
won forty and stood
, 1889-04-28


In Cleveland. Last
a he was with
b championship
Lima team His
batting average
was .342, and field
ing average .92S.
He caught n regu-
lar games for Lii
ma, 10 exhibition
games and 6League
games for Boston,
a total of 9S. He
is 8 feet IN inches,
weighs Isl pounds
land is unmarried.
BILLY" Harring-
ton, his Lima man
, 1889-04-28

In the forthcoming race between Stone, of
st. Louis, and Lumsden, of Chicago, which
is to take place near st. Louis on May 25, the
Missouri Bicycle club have extended an invi-
tation to all Chicago wheelmen who desire to
be present to remain over until the day fol-
lowing at the ub'sexpense-a fit example of
western hospitality.
, 1889-04-28

The attempt to introduce a wheelmen's d.
vision in the centennial parade in April has
died a natural death through lack of support
from any OF the older and influential clubs Of
New York city.
, 1889-04-28

squirrels gamboled in the tops of every big
tree. Along the Wabash and Ohio, from late
March till midsummer, any boy could take
a string" Of bass, perch, sunfish, catfish and
google eyes in two or three hours Of any
balmy day; and how the old fellows eyes do
brighten now as they recall those happy days.
The streams ran almost their entire course
through timbered "bottoms;' no one cleared
land near the banks, and the affluent brooks
headed far up in the hills where nature was
still unvexed by AK and pillow. Hence a toler-
ably even run of water; hence, too, abun-
dance of buds, flies and worms swept into the
streams, and therefore fish by the thousands.
1--WE didn't know nothin' about this manu-
featured fly and patent rod and reel and all
that sort Of thing" says the old settler,
land wouldn't nave used them IL we had
What would have been the usei A better
pole could be cut in two minute anywhere
In the woods; a common hook was the best,
a bully fishin' line cost five cents, and we
tied a bit of dry wood on it for a cork and
hammered on two or three bullets for a
sinker-all the science in the world couldn't
beat that. And we caught fish, too-that's
IL the wind was right. Sometimes, though,
we'd get fooled II it turned off n little cool,
with wind from the north and west, good-by,
John Henry; nary bite that day. Either the
fish snugged up under the trunks and roots.
or if they was out they wouldn't look at the
incest worm that crawled."
BEsr TIM TO FISH.
Any observing man could tell when 1t was
a good day for fish to bite. The best time
was just after a ''cool SPELL" when the sun
rose clear and warm and there was a light
wind from the south. Then the eager bass
would almost jump out OF the water to get
at the bait Sometimes the day was doubt
full, and very light indications would decide
~ Hl@..-l
yet If the smoke far above the housetop
swayed to the north, it was favorable; II to
the south, mo bites today" was the verdict.
The most delicate woman might not notice
the difference in the air, but the fish knew il.
and lost their appetites accordingly.
, 1889-04-28

There will be a great bicycle event at
Chicago the week beginning May 8. An
eight hour per day professional race for q, 600
will be the principal feature. The principal
amateur event will be a one mile handicap,
for which nine prizes will DO given.
, 1889-04-28

-
. now the boys
are telling big fish
stories. But the old
timers do not be-
heve all they hear
o youthful lips
and are signing for
prtmeval days
Many a citizen of
, 1889-04-28

any he ever saw, which is a good
dation- He is steady and effective, has good
command of the ball, with a drop that is lia-
BILE to fool the best of them.
1t is expected that he Will be a valuable nc
QUESTION to the team.
, 1889-04-28

brother being engaged in lucrative business
pursuits in Cleveland He caught profess
sionally In Toronto first, receiving the deliv-
cry of Mike Morrison. From Toronto he went
to the Nets, of New York, and in 1887 PLAYED
, 1889-04-28
STORIES Or FISH.
Remarkable Facts and Pleasing
Palpable Fictions About Fish.
ABOUT THE OLD TIME FISHING.

Early Days In the Central west-"Dig-
Eing Bait"-Happy Youthful Days-sci-
ence Came In as the Fish Went Out.
, 1889-04-28
CHESS AND CHECKERS.

Checker problem No. G., by A. Cameron.
Black.
, 1889-04-28

WhAI YOU GOT IN YOUR hOUTHF
Keewattin wilderness, extending from Lake
Superior to the Arctic circle, rise thousands
of little streams which in the early growing
season are lavishly supplied with bugs,
worms and flies which fall from the rapidly
growing vegetation. The result is that the
fish ascend these streams by millions, and in
tho shallow ripples 1t often seems to the OBJ
server that they actually crowd each other
in the stream. One is not, however, re
quired TO believe that statement of an Eng
lish tourist that he could have walked across
the Winnipeg rapids on the backs of the
white fish"
FISH STORIES.
The popular opinion about the tales told
by anglers is well summed up In the one word.
"hshy." Using that as an epithet tells the
whole story. And why does any mention of
Jonah, no matter how serious, provoke a
smile in some of the company Nobody smiles
ut an allusiono of other miracles related in the
Bible The smile in this case Is unconscious
testimony to tho popular feeling on fish sub
Jects. Nobody expects a habitual angler to
tell the exact truth about his exploits. The
big fish that got away is one of the best estab-
lished characters in fiction. Every one knows
as soon as it is mentioned that it was ''the
biggest fish ever caught in this creekl" The
eel is called in natural history a "true fish
breathing by gflls;" and ''truen it may be,
but it has been the subject of SOM ''whop-
pers," in piscatorial romance. Lucullus, the
noted Roman epicure, whose fish sold after
his death for 100000, was an enthusiast on
cells, and the Roman historians relate that he
had pet lampreys which would come at his
call and feed out of his hands.
h fish ponds of Lucullns were simply
wonderful, and the practice of fattening
fish with slaves probably condemned for
some ~offense) is unhappily too well proved
The old time fishermen of the west were unan-
imous in the opinion that "a fish hasn't a
burned bit o. sense" and their performances
certainly do indicate it; but since fish hatch
ing was established as a national affair, Seth
Green and many others have claimed to have
abundant proof that the fish has considerable
intellect. Mr.. Green says they knew him
well and appreciated his kindness, so the old
story of Lucullus' pet eel may be true.
The annual migration of cells from one
pond to another is not n 'fish story They
have been seen going by moonlight from
Silver Eel pond on Lord Island to an adja-
cent water, traversing a quarter of a mile of
sand in less than an hour. The Indian ira
dition was that these peculiar silver eels were
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-05-02

~ O0SU0B0 - B9H
Whm q takss the form oe disease q ~ lid.
nsys oe bladder, b task we'll nigh Impossible
q accomplishment. Renal end vosical mala-
dies ars more obstinate than any others.
Counteract. therefore. the earliest Indications
Of inactivity Of tho many organs with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, which possesses,
among other excellent qualities. those Of sa
ef1cient diuretic. The degree q stimulation
apparent from its use reaches. but never goee
beyond. the bounds Of safety. Il invigcrates
successfully combatted in their incipieney
with this benign medical stimulant and tonic.
and bladder. the Bltte1 ID specific fog fever
end ague. constipation and dySpepsta
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-05-02

rHH xrTTIR SkAyD ron NJ.
rknow little mAi1en,
WIN always - a1aee1 IN
RIlhs end sib6oos, batshs n aspoaIed aa1 petted
For che nsvsr helps her mother. o. her sister. q
her brother,
But sossettsns sil around her. lives entirely M
herself
- he simpen and she sighs,
And she m0peo and The criea,
And knows nos where ths happy h0an 6se.
Now VI me tell you privately, my darling little
ffienda,
shes - miserable ~ miserable can Be-,
Aud fear. shes mot the little maid Cor me.
Bul know another little maiden,
Whom I've sesn arrAyed IN
silks and ribbons, but mot always; shes pru-
dent little elf;
And she always helps her mother, and hsr
sister and her brother.
And livea for ali around her, quite regardless u
henelf
30 she laughs ana she sings,
Andthe hours on happy wings
Shower gladness round her pathway ~ they
nee.
.Now nsed I tell you privately, my darling little
friends,
she's a. happy - little maid can bes
This surely II the little maid for me.
-Fsvm Hnpev's Xowa0 People.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-05-02
Queer Headlines.
Al,n Manhaas,n ann

From the Mannheim Sun.
II looks like political satire on the policy
of the old management Of the Lancaster
Eraminer to see headlines on Republican
People Triumph-Tnden in Government
ONCE Rebuked-Personal Ambition enub-
bed" This policy OF the Cochran Brothers.
II continued, viii take considerable wind
out OF the Nev Era sails, and the tide II
beginning to rise.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-05-02

Aprudent man according 70 Hoyle,"
For cut, and bruise and burn, aud boil
Will use 1t one salvation OIL.
Never was heard such o terrible .curse." ~
the man got on about his stubbOfn cold. Could
Il be possible that he fived in civilization and
had not heard Of DR.. Bulla Cough Syrup. Iet
him take the old reliable and stop swearing
Price Is eta.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-15

The following Is synopsis of the
important provisions Of the new gen
eral fish law relating to the inland
waters of the state.
The catching of Trout, Salmon and
Grayling Is lawful only from May LIST
to September LIST. and then only II the
catching IL by hook and line. OF of a
size six inches In length, they must be
returned TO the water.
Bass may be caught at any time.
but only by hook and line.
The use of any explosive substance
In catching any kind OF fish is unlaw-
full.
The spearing Of any kind of fish Eek
cept Mullet, Grass-pike, Red-sides and
suckers) Is unlawful from March LIST to
July LIST.
The use Of any species of net lex
cept dip-nets, In catching mullet, etc..
as above) is unlawful at all times.
1t is unlawful to catch or ship Brook
Trout or Gray ling for the purpose of
sale, at any time. and It is unlawful to
buy or sell the same during the close
season.
A violation OF any provision of this
law is punishable by a fine of not less
than IS, nor more than 800 and costs
or imprisonment 80 days If the fine is
not paid.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-15
Pioneer Picnic.

The Crawford County Pioneer So
ciety will hold their annual picnic on
the Pioneer Picnic grounds at School
Section Lake, on Thursday Aug. ed,
1889. where we wish to see all OF the
settlers as well as the old pioneers OF
the county.
The society proposes 20 hold - table
picnic. where all can rnihgie together
at the table, aud have a general good
time. It Is sincerely hoped and ex-
pected that all will feel interest enough
in the matter TO make a general turn
out, and don't forget the provisions.
Governor Luce and Others will be on
hand to address the audience. Good
music will be provided.
x. HANSON, PRES.
Per g. w. LOVE.
DUANE wILLETT, Vice Pres.
JOHN LEECE,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-15

Michigan through its legislature, has
in addition to providing a home for
her disabled veterans, provided for the
care of their families outside the
home. 1t authorizes a soldiers relief
commission and soldiers relief fund
in each county; the members of the
commission to be appointed by the
Judge of probate, to- consist of three
persons, two at least to be old soldiers,
their term of Office being three years.
A tax not exceeding one-tenth of a
mill on all taxable property creates the
fund, and the commission, together
with representative from each town
ship, village, or city board, meet an
nually before the first of May to de-
terinine the amount necessary and the
amount to be paid per month to each
old soldier or sailor entitled to aid
Bay city Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-15

The Midsummer mum Der of the ART
AMATEUR Is before u.s., as bright and
attractive as ever. Two excellent
colored plates are given away with
this number: Carnations, by Dan
goii, and illuminated Initials" from
French manuscripts of the XIII cen
fury. The frontispiece, very master
ly decorative design, after Boucher,
representing Earth, h" is the first of a
series OF four which will he published
Among the large mum.
Der of full sized working designs Civ
en- with this number. ara designs for
Embroidery, Brass HaMmering, and
Splash Towels. while Egyptian Lotus.
Wild Iris. and Orchids are arranged
for China Painting. In the Atelier,
the articles on ''Pen-draving for
Photograph Engraving" and Paint
ing Wild Flowers" are continued, to-
gether with several other articles of
interest to the art student. To those
interested In china painting, we would
a p rusal of Letters to
Young Lady" while Amateur Photo
graphers can gain .informstIon from
Burbank's Talks" Aspecial feature
of this August number Is full and
comprehensive tabulated report of the
Secretan Sale in Paris. MonteEurna
10 my Note. Book" and Theodore
Child, in the Paris Exposition, very
fully and conclusiveIy describe the
pictures at the Paris Centennial Ex-
position. Montague Marks. Publish
er, % Union Square, New York. N. Y.