davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-20

THE cruiser Newark took to the water
like young duck on Wednesday.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-20
INHERTTED SCROFuLA.

Swin's Specific Is. s. 81 cured my little boy
hereditary scrofula, which broke out all over
his face. For year he had suffered, and had
given up all hopes OF his recovery when at
length was induced to use y. y. y. After using
u Few bottles he was entirely cured. Not u
symptom now remains OF the disease This
was three years ago
MRS. 7. l.. MATHERS,
Matherville, Miss.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free
(2D SWIFT SPECIFIC Co. Atlanta GA
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-20

or course IL IL an un-
derstood fact that our
shirts to- Order busi-
ness Ia a very impOr-
tant factor, and that
VIC are organized In
such n manner that II
In n pleasure for you To
even leave your meas-
ure.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-10
A Numerous Family,

There are some good-sized families in Maine to-day, but probably none SC large as one mentioned in the histories of old colonial days. It is told on the authority of Cotton Mather that the first royal Governor of Boston was one of a family of twenty-six children, and was born in the woods of Maine near the mouth of the Kennebec in 1851. His mother was left widow when he was 8 child, and is said to have had all she could do to provide for the wants of her family. It is hoped that when the Gov ernor got S100,00O, a knighthood and a goblet valued at s, eco as 8 reward for finding a Spanish treasure-ship that had gone to the bottom half @ century before, he remembered his mother and made her last days easier than her earlier ones had been.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-10
cREOULoUs LoNOoNERs.
A Successful Hoax Perpetrated on the
 Brists:i Public Many Years Ago.

A Successful Hoax Perpetrated on the
 Br.sisa Public Many Years Ago.
 One of the celebrated hoaxes of his- tory took place in London, January 16, 1z49. Some unknown person advertised that he would on that evening, in the Haymarlet Theater, play on a common walking cane the music of every instru- ment then used; that he would while on the stage get into a common quart bottle, and while inside would sing sev- eral songs and permit any person to handle the bottle; that he would, if any of the spectators came masked, tell who they were, and that in Q private room he would produce tho representation of any dead person and make him speak. In spite of the absurdity of this adver- tisement the house was crowded. The Duke of Cumberland was one of the dis tingU;shed fools present. The people waited patiently for the phenomenal performer to arrive, but when he failed to appear they began to get angry. TEey k.ssed and shouted until a person connected with the theater came for ward and announced that if there was no performance the money would be re- funded. Somebody in the gallery sug- gested that if the spectators would pay double prices of admission the conjurer would go into pint bottle. The crowd laug ghed, but soon made charge upon the stage. Cumberland was in fury, and wanted the theater pulled down. He drew his sword, but somebody wrested the weapon out of his hand. Most of the audience rushed out of the theater pell-mell, many losing their hats, cloaks, wigs and swords, but some remained inside and gave vent to their rage by tearing up the benches, smash ing the scenery and pulling down the boxes, bringing the debris into the street, where they made big bonfire of it. The curtain was hoisted over the blaz- ing pile as flag. It was never known why the hoax was perpetrated. The proprietor of the theaIer was honest in his intention to refund the admission money, and he would have done so had not the crowd destroyed his property. It is thought the con;urer simply meant to test the creduiity of the pu ublic.- Ch;capc Newq
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-10
A sHoP-G!RL's PROTEST.

She Doesn't Want the 5y9 lpathy of Mis-
 guided Piliianthropists.
 The Chicago Tribune recently re- received the following from retail house on State street:
 ''I want to protest against this twaddle about the poor shop-girl. have heard it rung in my ears for weeks, day and night. And from people who know nothing about our business and really care less. am tired of being pointed out as a weary shop-girl. l am tired of being asked the question by people whom never saw before and probably will never see again until I run up against them in the next world, and thenI shall expect them to say to me: You poor, tired thing. You look too weary to twang your harp
 ''Let me tell these sympathetic creatures something. We do get tired. So do the bank clerks, and I suppose there is such thing as newspaper men tiring. But they are never singled out as we are as objects of sympathy. You may think 1 am ungrateful. I am not. l don't want any so-called l would like to inform the sympathizers that the average shop-g;rl of to-day is better off for being such. She is we'll treated by her employer. Of course she has to work. She is not employed as a picture. l know one manager in Chi cago who never allows girl in search Of work to leave his place without one days pay in her pocket. If she is worthy she may be retained. During the crowded season just passed I know of many shop-girls who were not only given extra pay and furnished with lunches and dinners, sut given valuable presents, and their home people were, in some instances, remembered by man. agers and employers. Many did not re- ceive such consideration, and I have no doubt that in majority of such cases they did not receive it because they did not merit It. If the shop-girl attends to her business she will get along all right and won't need so much sympathy"
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-10
WANTED ASSISTANCE.
How a Knight o< tho Road Attacked a
 EteatInG of DeaoOns.

 How Q Knight o< tho Road Attacked a
 Meeting Of DeaoOns.
 The trustees had just begun the busi ness of their monthly meeting, and Deacon Smith had the floor, says tho New York Evening Sun. They were legialating for cne of South Norwalk's most prosperous churches. Two of the members had late business engagements in the city, and Deacon Smiths shop on the main street, near the station, had been chosen for the meeting this month for the sake of convenience. The deacon was we'll under way when the outer door was seen to open lightly, and he paused to note the cause of the interruption.
 Connecticut is famed for the extensive variety of it's tramps, and one of the most Undressing type now appeared. His entrance into the room was made in a thoroughly original manner. When the door was sufficiently ajar to admit of his head it popped in on the aston ished deacons, surmounted by a most diIapidated hat and complemented by smiling face and full, ragged beard. When he became assured that no tan gible obstacle was on it's way to meet him he opened the door wide, and, with another glance of satisfaction on the benevolent faces that surrounded him, he softly closed the door behind him and stepped jauntily forward, with his hat in his hand. His hair hung down over his face in rakish way, but with graceful sweep of his long arm he caught up wad of it in his hand and laid 1t back from his forehead. He had on long frock coat fastened close ly around his waist by Q thorn, and from the flowing flap above oozed out the ends of a much-suiled handkerchief. His closely-ftting trousers, through numer ous portals of which protruded his in teresting self, seemed to run without any dividing line into the shoe and boot which respectively incased his feet.
 The deacons had time to note these peculiarities before the stranger broke the silence. His voice seemed to em- anate from that particular boot and emerged with most pronounced French accent, which will here be omitted.
 OtiC4GtAiCHs AC dhs JOuA PdlOOA for disturbing you, but am very sick"
 He paused after this announcement to note the effect.
 ''I went to the doctor" he soon con- tinued, and he gave me the pills-see, the pills" and he held up to view small bottle which he had in the palm of his hand.
 ''lio said take the pills, three after each re:.l, and I would like very much to have some assistance"
 ''Well, why in thunder don't you take your pills, then, and not come bother ing here!" interposed deacon who was becoming tired.
 "Genticmen," replied the tramp, with much u2ction, ''I can not take the pills; I have no meal"
 He got that meal.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-10
CROOKS AND JARS.
They Are Made of Potter's Clay and Must
 Be Fashioned Carc.Uuy.

They Are Made of Potter's Clay and Must
 Be Fashioned Carefully.
 Stoneware is made of potter's clay, which is of bluish gray color, very heavy, free from grit, and found in many parts of the world. It is found in considerable quantities in Ohio, Vest ern Pennsylvania and Maryland. It is usually near the cuTfacc, just below the common yellow clay. 4 stratum of it ten to fifteen feet thick is not uncom- mon, and it is generally easily mined. Before it is ready for use it has to be ground in a mill, Some mills have a combination of large knives and crush ing wheels, and are run by steam power. When the grinding is completed the clay is mado into large, square blocks, and placed in cellar where they will keep moist. From here it is taken as needed and made into smaller balls, proportioned to the size of the crock or jar to be made.
 The "turner" takes one of these balls of clay and places it firmly on the center of his wheel" metal disk about eighteen inches in diameter, running horizontally, and worked with foot treadle., As tho wheel revolveS rapidly he dexterouSly fashions the ball of clay into the desired shape. By passing a fine wire between the bottom of the jar and the surface of the wheel, they are separated, and tho jar is gently lifted and set on board. When the board is full of jars it is taken to the drying .Oop, y-hara o ,prr--1or T, of folds holds up the boards full of ware.
 In few days the ware is dry enough to glaze inside, and to decorate or "blue," as the Workmen call it. This deco rating is sometimes done by hand with a camers hair brush, and also by the use of stencils cut out of sweat cloth. The ware is now ready for the kiln, which is built of stone anu lined inside with bricks It is about twelve CT fifteen feet high, round, with arched or conical top. At the bottom are the fiues where the fire is placed. When the kiln is full of ware the door is walled up and fire is started underneath which is gradually increased until the blaze comes out through the holes ii the top of the kiln. This heat is intense; the burning" lasts about three days. Then the fire is allowed to dle, and in few days the ware can be removed.
 The outside glazing en stoneware is accomplished by throwing salt into the kiln just before the burning is com pleted. The inside glazing is solution {, slip clay" applied with force pump before the ware is burned.-Treaspre Troye.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-10
Canlng on the Hnnd.

A father sued an English school master for assault because he had caned his boy on the hand, The magistrate before whom it was first tried thought that the father was right, for the req son that caning on the hand was at tended by 8 risk of injury, and there were methods of corporal punishment quite as available. etficacious and not necessarily attended with any risk which the defendant might have used g The higher court, though, decided that it was not actionable.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-10
A Curious Calculation.

Justice, London paper, has been giving the results of some curious calculations, which, if correct, will make fellow little cautious about guessing on the size of crowd and offering to bet his last dollar that he is right. According to the calculator on the staff of Justice, all the people in the world, about 1,400, eco, OOO, could stand in field ten mics square, and, by the aid Of telephones, could be addressed by Q single speaker
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-10
What n Knot Means.

Comparatively few newspaper readers know, or have any special reason to know, that knot is more than a mile, and that six of the former equal about seven of the latter. Accurately speak ing, there are e,OS5.7 feet in a knot and P,2Sc -eet in mile.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-10
YuIing to Find One.

Bank Cashier-I can't discount that note unless you get responsible man to indorse it.
 Mir. BagleY-Say, you don't know of any responsible man around here, do you, that wants to indorse a note?- Judge.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-07-10

Graduate tto critic, who has been looking over his essay)-''Wha do you think of it?'' Cr:tic-s'Wen, the first time read itT was fayorably impressed, the second time less so and after the third perusal put it down as bosh. ," Graduate-'Thats all right, then. I've only got to read it once, you lznow."- Lawrence American
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-24
/ THE KARPORAMA.
The Unique Exhibit of Texas
Products Still Attracts.
The Crowd Yesterday was 5 Repetition
OF the Masses of tie Days
Preceding.
Tho Phenomenal Hecker Children Give Pro-
gramme that Eclipses All Their Previous
Efforts at Fort Worth.
Something About the Exhibits-The En-
chanting Concerts by the Elgin Mu-
sicians- Gen. Cameron - Coming
Observation-Disclosures Day.
Still they come.


When a Fort Worth citizen sees passenger
tain approaching this city on any of the
numerous railroads that center here, he ex-
claims, "There come a lot more VISITORS
So it is. On every train that reaches Fort
Worth come great crowds. The hotel registers
are used up in no time, and the platform at the
Union depot is filed with baggage from morn
till night and then till next morning again. No
doubt the workmen whose duty it is to handle
all this unusual amount of baggage peculiar to
large crowds will be glad when cessation comes
to their labors. But they, well as all others
who are in contact with the thousands OF visi-
tors are doing their work grandly, adding no
little to Fort Worth's reputation for capacity to
entertain large crowds.
The spectacle witnessed on Fort Worth's
street railway lines these days is inspiring to
the proud old hustlers of Fort Worth, who have
labored and waited through these years to see
this city the center of large population and
busting hive of moving humanity. In no other
city in the South can the sight be seen OF whole
trains of cars on its street railway lines, drawn
with passengers from morning till midnight.
Such can be seen in Fort Worth these pregnant
Gays. And the service being given by the street
person is compelled to wait for transportation
to any part of the city, for fast cars are to be
had at any time going in any direction.
that strs the pride of the citizens of any part OF
Texas, not to speak of Fort Worth. To see
thousands of intelligent, influential strangers
from afar wandering through this magnificent,
unique exposition of Texas products and
Texas intelligence is inspiring in
deed. When these visitors from abroad
exclaim with undisguised amazement
"Well, I never expected to see this in Texas
or, who would have thought Texas could
show so many or such fine products?'' then is it
apparent that the great Texas Spring Palace is a
success, that the desired end has been accom-
plished.
The attendance grows larger as the date of
CIO
not have been less than 10, 600 people
inside the Enclosure ats any time be-
tween O'Clock in the afternoon and IL o'clock
at night The streets of the city are crowded
during the day so as to be stAimpassible,
and during the night strangers sEander up and
down seeing the sights. There {eas as yet been
no. serious complaints of lack of accommoda-
lions, though the hotels aud boarding houses
are pretty well crowded these fine days.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-24
TIE ANGELUs.
Something That's Not Half Bad, as They
Say On the Other Side.


Something That's Not Half Bad, as They
Say On the Other Side.
young man. after seeing the Angelus, Jean
Francois Millet's celebrated painting, was
seized with an attack Of the divine afiatus and
penned the following lines. 1t will repay any
one to visit the Palace even if he sees no more
than this painting, which is on the second floor
in the west extension:
The sun has set and night Is coming on
Yet still there fingers in the east glow
OF color, which, next morning shall precede the
dawn.
To-morrow's toll must not forgotten be;
Oh, lowly peasants Of bleak Brittany
Is this the measure or your days to be?
Awakening but to toll each glowing morn?
All, no. How thrilling sweet upon the air
The low-tongued vesper bell sounds from afarI
They hear its music, those two, kneeling there
And dropping their rude implements Of toll
Bow down their heads and pray. MAY God
All such who from their daily sins recoil.
And weAried with duh work turn thence to
prayer.
Oh, vesper bells, oh. heavenly angelus.
Re-echo in our souls when we, enzrossed
With care, forget to worship, thus
What though we needs must labor through
the day?
Twill be forgot If at the sunsets raw
We bow our beads and reverently pray.
Each word will be an angelus 70 Us.
Spring Palace. May %, 1890. II.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-24
SUNDAY MUSIC.

Daohaner's Celebrated Messe Solemnette
VIII Be Rendered by Fine Choir.
Dachaner's celebrated Messe Solemnette will
be rendered at the Spring Palace Sunday evening
at O'Clock. This is one of the best compost
tons known, and the choir which will appear
cannot be excelled in its rendition. The follow
ing ladies and gentlemen of this city compose
the choir:
Sopranos: Miss Maude Peters, Mrs. Price
and Mrs. Carrie Fox.
Altos: Miss Garom, Mrs. Stewart and Mrs,
Morrison.
TenOrs: Messrs. Quicker, schorb and Orch
ard.
Bassos: Messrs. Cole, Bayrhoffer and
Fenelon.
The choir will be accompanied with the piano,
flute, oboe, violincello and double bass, and all
under the direction of Mr. N. NJ. Washer. Every
lover Of music in the city will avail themselves
Of the opportunity Of hearing this splendid
music,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-24
KANSAS INVESTMENT COMPANY. ]
John l.! Hardy, Iyggg lll1t Agent,
Pleaded Guilty.

special to the Gazette. -
HICo, TEX. May 23.-Rehable news
reaches US from Hamilton that;Alf Rose,
charged with robbing the depot at this
place on the sth of November last,
pleaded guilty to the charge. John
Candle and Rose were indicted
Jointly of the crime The trial of
Rose commenced yesterday at II a. m.
Before the states witnesses were all ex-
amined Rose broke down and pleaded
guilty. The other party will plead guilty
as soon as the jury decides on the case of
Rose.
The First national bank of Hlco was
formally organized to-day with capital
stock of $50, 900. Following are the Of
fcers elected: R. Y. Cox, president;
r. A. Dorsey. vice-president; ]. s.
Moss, Jr., cashier: R. Y. Cox, R. a.
Dorsey, o. R. Morrison, A. L. Phillips,
E. F. Weaver, Joel Fisher and A. F.
Sellers, directors.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-24
Cleburne.


Special to the Gazette.
oLEBuRNE. Tex. May 23.-Last night between
10 and II O'Clock, as Lee Heath, J. G. Eayes and
John Eaves were going home they had to cross
a footbridge i'll the west portion of the town
known as Arkansaw. man jumped from un-
ger the bridge and said: Lee Heath, your time
Has come. VIII XIII you ana at the same
time fired. Heath had pistol and returned the
nre, when the would-be assassin turned his
back and ran. Lee followed and kept up a run.
ming FIRE for some distance until the assassin
gave him the dodge. The first shot took of d
portion of Mr.. Eayes' whiskers. No clue has
yet been found to the party attacking.
Mayor Frymier and NJ. n. Crane, the COM
mittee appointed by the board Of trade to go to
Parsons, Kan. and confer with railroad officials
IN regard to railroad business, returned and saw
the outlook is favorable.
Mr.. Jennings, one of the Vermont capitalists
was in our city to-day, and expressed himself
highly pleased with our town.
s.. E: Moss is in town looking after his water
works interest.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-24
AN ARTISTS SPECIAL.
The Leslie Car, with Its Corps of Artists
and Correspondents, Bound for
the Palace.

the Palace.
The Spring Palace is just beginning to show
its effect as advertising medium for the
state. The latest appearance of its
good results is the announcement that
the "Leshe'' special car. with its corps
of artists and the accompanying correspon-
dents OF the leading Northern and Eastern dali
les is en- route for the city and the Palace. The
train consists of seven parlor cars and sleepers
and left Chicago last night. This trip
is taken for the purpose of max
Leslie's Illustrated Weekly and when these
sketches, with information about them, are pub
ished it will form one of the best of expositions
of what the Lone Star state is and is doing.
One OF the prominent members OF this special is
Russell Harrison, the presidents son. In his
party also viii be Mr.. Daniels of New York
city, who represents syndicate of 400 weekly
newspapers of the Northern, Eastern and
Western states. In each of these papers will
appear a letter about Fort Worth and the
Spring Palace, which will stand as the exponent
of what the states present development and her
wonderful possibilities are. 1t is not
definitely known yet when this artists
special will arrive but it is en- route at present.
and it is safe to say that when the corps of ar
fists have finished with the Spring Palace the
ext issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated News
paper will be one of the biggest and best adver-
tisements for Texas and Fort Worth that could
be devised.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-24
HANDSOME DISPLAYS.
Montague's Exhibit Becomes Prettier Every
Dey,

Montague's Exhibit Becomes Prettier Every
Day.
The alcove which has been ornamented with
display of Montague oounty's products, is one
of the prettiest in the entire Palace. It
is located on the northern side of the
eastern extension, and has the charm of flood
of light falling upon it from large window be-
hind. Looking at it from a distance the first
thing that greets the eye is immense sign
which makes known the different articles
for which Montague is lannon's, each
word being made of samples OF the
rtcles which it signifies, grain coal
cotton. fruits, vegetables and other such arti-
cles being embraced in the category. Inside the
railing and facing the visitor is stand on which
is constructed pyramid bearing in transparent
jars samples Of the various and numerous fruits
and grains of the section which they
represent. Wines, jellIes, pickles, sauces and
such things are there in profuse variety. Sur
mounting all is a miniature reproduction of the
Bowie college building, while leaning against
the stand is painting of the Bowie graded
fourteen-year-old pupil.
Around the frame protecting the exhibit are
samples Of grain in sheaves, and of fruits on the
branches. the display OF grapes and apples be-
ing particularly good. Outside the paling are
samples Of Montague coal, clover, potatoes,
onions, turnips, -four. grain and such things
On the whole the exhibit is one Of the best in
the entire Spring Palace, and the Bowie COM
missioner, Mr.. w. r. Lamb, is never tired of
showing the alcove to inquisitive strangers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-24
Richmond In Confederate Attire.

RICHMOND, Va. May 2s.-The State leads on
to-day in tbs Confederate demonstration in
honor Of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Its building is
covered from top to bottom with Confederate
shags. None but Confederate colors are
displayed. The only legend that APP
pears on the building Is this:
h. E. Lee, Americas greatest man." These
Confederate decorations viii be followed up to-
morrow by the States twenty page paper
styled, Confederate Edition." filed with
hitherto unpublished war articles, reminis-
scences and Confederate battle songs. The stu
dents OF William and Mary college, who will
take part IN the unwilling ceremonies. viii bear
kne beautiful standard which was the flag of
virginia when she wss . British colony. It
greatly resembles the last adopted Confederate