davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-18

ONE OF THE FINEST BUILDING LOIS ON
" sIXTEENTH 81. NORTHWEST AT AUCTION
on wEDSLsDAY AFIERNonA. THE TwENTY-
FOUR O'CLOCK, will sell in front Of the premises
LOT SQUARE Isl.
fronting 80 feet 18th ST. with depth Of % feet 10
q 3u-toot alley.
This lot is situated on 18th st. Just north OF ST.
one Of the be & sections of the northwest
Terms One third cash, balance in and two years
Notes 10 bear per cent interest, payable semi
ally and to be secured by deed trust on Property
sold or all cash. at option of purchaser deposit
Sou required at time OF sale. Terms De conn he'd
with IN ten days. otherwise right reserved 70 resell at
risk ana cost of defaultng purchaser after i've days
putlc notice OF such resale in newkp pub
nshed IN Washington. DC. Conveyanc &C. ct cost
jal3-dSds Auctioneerr
DLREMPTORY SALE OF AN ELEGANT 3-sTORY
l. ASD BACK BUILDING BRICK HOUSE NO.
l922 NlNlH sIkELT SOkTHwEsT.
VIII oner Tor sale in front Of the premises on
wEpNkSDAi The IWENTY-SECosD DAY OF
LANAI, AID. 1880. AT HALF PAST FOUR
O'CLOCK Z. IA, lot 166 in square 305.
lerms Proberty sold subject 10 . deed Of trust 70
secure secure 90. 600 years from Nevepber 8 1857. en-
money in Of said dee OF trust 10 PAID in cash
AND the balance tn and years with interest the
rate OF per cent FER snnuln. payable
secured by deco Vt trust the property, all cash
~ the option Of the purchaser. 81 0depostt time
o. saie Al conveyances and recording u purchase
ers COST Terms 10 be complied with IN 10 days re-
aaAs q r1sk eno cost Of defaulttng purchaser
GEO. W.oTICKNEY,
&io-eoSde Aussionesr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-18


and your mothers, but your memory of him
! will be sweet and sad, instead of bitter and
cruel. He will have taken his natural place in
the past, and his shadow will not darken the
present as it does now"
Let me go home soon" said, clinging to
him when he was leaving Westgate later in the
afternoon.
Pray, pray, pray let it be soon"
las soon as ever your mother is well enough
TO see you, darling" he promised.
l had always been fond of him. He had
always had the next place in my heart after my
fatE er and mother, but he see med nearer to me
than ever after that day, and lie has never lost
the place that be took then, or the influence
that he had over me then in my desolation.
spent three more weary weeks at Westgate
after this. Aunt Talbot was with fashionable
party in the Highlands, Uncle Talbot part
of his time IL Harley street and part of his
time rushing about England and Scotland by
express trains to his most distinguished
patients. / used to hear my cousin talk of the
places he went to and the people he went to
see-great people all of them. He had the life
and sanity OF cabinent ministers and bishops in
his special custody, and he made them obey his
most severe orders in fear and trembling.
used to SIT and listen idly in my wretched, low
spirited state while my cousins and the COVER
nesses chatted about my aunt's gowns and my
uncle's patients, and remembered as children
remember things in which they take no in
terest
At last the happy day came for my going
home, and here came Uncle Ambrose to fetch
me. How good it is Of you to come so far"
| told him. you must have other things to do
besides coming to fetch me-"
There is no other thing in this world that
comes before my duty to my little pupil and
her mother" he answered, in his slow serious
tones.
We went off to the station in an open fy to-
gether. and I'm sure my lively cousins must
| have been very glad to get rid OF crying
enild that used to nope in corners and sit at
meals with a melancholy face, but they couldn't
De giadder to part with me than WAS TO 90
away. had tried to take interest in their
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12
"Hayc YOU noticed asks tho \

"H9yc you noticed" asks tho New
York Tribune, "that the perennial joke
about the alleged deadly effects of tho
green cucumber isn't circulating as much
this season as formcrly7 This is not be-
cause the green cucumber has reformed,
for it is still doing business ut the old
stand, but because even the funny men
are finding out the truth about tho Gu
cumber. There may be potential posi-
bilities of death in it, us there arc even
in mush and milk; but when eaten in tho
proper way, and at the proper time, it is
o royal dish, and, instead of being dele
teriors, is one of the most hcalthful vegc-
tables known"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12
A Goat With Two Heads.

Fred Beinckc, who lives on Berlin
street, near Gest street, has in his posses
sion n wonderful freak of nature.
On August 81 three goats wcrs born
at his place. Two of them are perfectly
natural, but the other is not so fortunate.
Its body is natural except the head,
which is double. 1t has four eyes, two
mouths, two tongresl It's ears arc set
back further than usual. While all
regularly formed goats have no upper
teeth-only hard gum-this one has
set in the upper jaw of each head,
making it have four sets of teeth. In
the middle Of the two heads there is one
eye. socket. with two eyebails.
The upper jaws extend nearly one half
inca beyond the lower jaws. 1t seems
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12

f1Yassar College, the great women's in-i
stitutc of learning, at Poughkeepsic,
N. Y, owes its existence to Miss Lydia
Booth, cousin of the founder, Matthew
lVassar. Mr.. Vassar was planning hos
pital on the plan of Guys Hospital, Lon
don, as his bcquest to the community,
when his kinswoman suggested the found
ing of n college for women which should
be to. them what Yale and Harvard were
to men. Immediately application was
made for charter, and in 1851 there
came into being Vsssar College, which
on each 18th of June celebrates "Found-
ers' Day" M ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12

"What with the electric lights and
milliners, backed by the fcathcr-heaI
danes Of fashion," muses. an obserIl
lady in The Chicago Herald, "thc racI
birds will be extinct in few more
cades. The infant of the future
never hear robin sing or know the u
ture of discovering nestfull of !,
eggs in tangle of apple blossoms. II
will rank with leviathans, mastodontu
other extinct species. No more rjh
ingalcs shall sing for lovers in w
woods; no lurks Shall spring II
heaven-drawn flame out &C the siel
haze OF dawn; no bluebirds snail bs
their azure wings through the wild Jos
hedges, and on the old barn eavd Il
colonies of swallows shall gossitl
summer hours away. I am told Rh
children that the woods are full of size
that never within the memory of tibl(
est child have there occurred sucta!
rowing encounters with these hIb
reptiles as have made the present hso
memorable. Charming state of kir
is it not? Birds all being killed l.
the million, and snakes increa4 I
equal ratio. No fashionable folly Xxi
off the scrpents; no electric Ills
destroy them. Afy'dear, that is IL
way in this world. The birds ariwa,
taken and the snakes left. Death ool
down and carries off child u IL
beauty of paradise bird in ! fac
and its song in her heart; and|, ii
pity OF it! while the cutters ardcrru
with the abomination of reptileh b."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12

when the season opens, they redeem with
money advanced by their impresarios.
The salaries paid them are very large for
Spain, and during the season these men
1.-Two in every sense of tho word lilso
princes. They arc utterly improvident,
however, and love to spend their money
lavishly. Most of them are great dandics,
dress extensively, smoke fine cigars, and
always have plenty of money in their
pockets. Notwithstanding all this they
arc as rulc f:ightfully ignorant, very
brutal, intensely thick skulled. Not even
when they arc at the top of the profession
do they improve mentally. OF course
there have been and are exceptions to tho
rule, but it safe to say that ninety-nne
out of every one hundred bull fighters
never have even the rudiments of refine.
ment or education.
Sunday is the day for bull fights, and
there is scarce one in the season that does
not witness professional or amateur
performance in Seville, Malaga, Cordova,
Granada, Valencia, Madrid and many
other Spanish towns. Cattle are bred
purely for their bull-fghting merits. Beef
and milk arc secondary considc tions.
A good bull of noted breed fctchcs from
$500 to 5000, whereas q beef steer only
brings $50 ut most Washington Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12

Y ''Thc finding of an almost forgotten
tribe of Indians in peculiar mountains
walled valley near the Grand canyon of
the Colorado shows tho opportunities
which Arizona and New Mexico offer to
the explorer" remarks the San Francisco
+, Chronicle. "The men who go to Africa
or to the far north could find equally in
tcrcsting and novel material in those tya
Territories. Even tho AIojave and Goth
RADIO deserts are worth the attcntv;!
scientific men, as they are rich in Safiouo
products that could bo utilized, while
the Indians who roam over them have
legends that deserve collecting and Gus.
toms that are interesting to tho student
of primitive man."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12

The scarcity of fruit this year is likely,
predicts the Boston CultiUator, to result
in more or less sickness amoung those nc
customed to its use. There is no better
corrective of indigestion than ripe fruit
rs part of the diet. 1t is to be hoped
that farmers who arc used to growing
their own fruits will not attempt to do
without these ncccssaries because they
have to be purchased. Dear as fruit
may be there is sure to be a supply from
California, and this is cheaper than doctor
bills. In the absence of fruit moro
laxative diet than is ordinarily used will
be advisable. Oatmeal, and the whole
-four of wheat are far less Injurious to
digestion than the fine white flour from
which bread is commonly made.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12

1.-THE New York Tribune declares
r'therc is talk once more of plan to
lay pipe line connecting the dairy
region with New York, SO as to supply
the city with milk cheaply and lessen
the time between the producer and con-
sumner. No one with the least lenowl-
edge of milk and the care required in
handling it can seriously entertain such q
chimerical notion ns mil!1-pipc line.
The pipes could not be kept sweet and
clean, as ia absolutely necessary in tho
case Of all vessels used to hold and
transport milk. Tint alone is fatal
objection to the plan, and it is not ncces
sary to pursue tho subject further. A
milk-supply system, which includes {
main pipe and distributing pipes to con
vey the fluid to the customers houses
may sound well in theory, but reduced
to practice it is seen to be absurdly on
of the question"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12

4 The New Orleans Picayune asserts that
no river in the world Ind SO many vaga-
,ries as has tho Missouri. The facility
with which it skips about among the
sand bars which mark its shallow course
is phenomenal. Just now it is engaged
in playing upon the fears of tho in6abi-
tants of the sprightly city 81 ST! Joseph,
We tTlho.- after having conasssts st.s
600 ooo ,sgs, md woad eiiSSg whether
the Ter will stay under it. Thcipres-
,ent indications are that it will take de-
tour by which the whole city will be
given the go-by. Before bridge over
the water is put up at New Orleans it
may be necessary to make some sort of
permanent contract with the river on the
other side.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12

to use the jaw on the right side more
than the other one, but when one jaw
moves the other one also moves. The
mouths are so close together that only a
partition of gum separates them. The
body is larger than the body of either of
the other goats, but seems to be weaker,
although the goat scampers around about
us much us the others.
Tho strangcst thing about it is that
the mother actually disowns it, pays no
attention to it, and seems to be utterly
oblivious to the fact that it is her Off
spring. The consequence is that Mr..
Beineke has to warm milk aud let it
drink out of bottle. One thing it seems
to delight in is to be fondled and petted,
and it will remain perfectly quiet if some
one will fan it. When side view is
taken it looks rs if there is nothing out
of the ordinary in connection with the
goat. When it turns, however, its double
head toward you the wonderful freak of
nature is clearly seem Cincinnati Com
snereial.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12
TIE LEAF.

The yellow parterre is red with the horses
blood and his rider lies pinned beneath.
The bull sees his prey and is about to
bury his horns into his fallen foes, when
between the bull and his helpless victim
comes red cloud. It is the matador's
magic cloak. The bull, attracted by the
color, plunges madly after it, and coolly
olaying him, Lagartijo leads the ferocious
seast away. Then with graceful sweep
OF his mantle, the agile cspada stands
calmly cycling the bull, while "Hole.
maestrol holc!" words of praise, are
heard on every side. Again and again
the same scene is gone through with, I'M
til troop of horses lie dead on the sand
and others with broken limbs have been
led away to breathe their last.
The bull, his shoulders bleeding from
the cruel steel, charges his fleming foes
again, but he only meets the Ihaddening
red "capote" instead of his agile tor
mentors.
Now one of tho chulos n,ockingly
kneels before the bulls bcwildered eyes,
now another insultingly smites his face,
while yet another scornfully kicks his
painting nose. Lagartijo and Gucrrita,
each holding an opposite corner of the
red cape, approach to taunt him, and,
bcwildcrcd. the hull is at a loss which to
attack. These and many other tricks arc
played, even to the placing of cap upon
his head. For this the joker pays dearly.
In an ungarded moment the polished
horns make one p.uugc forward and tho
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12

Value of Broom Corn.

The value of broom corn has greatly
decreased in thirty years. There was q.
time, tbefore the war;" when broom corn
grown in Illinois sold for S2I0 ton. In:
more recent years one seasons crop in
Coles County alone sold for $3.50, O00.
But competition in its production has
brought down the value of the brush.
With cheaper land and better climate for.
the growth of the corn Kansas and West
ern Missouri are gradually taking the
broom corn business away from Central
Illinois. There has been no profit in
broom corn raising here for two years.
The TURNER'S calculate that it costs $40 to
produce ton Of brush. Sold ut $40,
and generally for less money, it becomes
less profitable crop than Indian corn.
Its cultivation is similar to Indian corn.
but it has the advantage of being har-
vested in pleasant season of the yea,
and Mt time when no other farm work
is at hand.
Broom corn seed is planted from May
III to July 1. 1t is drilled into the ground
with corn planter, the rows being three
feet apart. 1t natures in about 100 DAYS.
1t must be cut while green, and is ready
for the harvest when tho corn is in bloom
and the blossom begins to fall. The time
! Of cutting is YER. important feature tc
the farmer. AS the seed ripens the
brush becomes red, and red brush is un-
salablc. 1t must be cut SO that when dry
it is of bright pea green color. The
first move in the harvest is to "tabler
the cornstalks. This is done by TIC OF.
orator walking backward betwlesn fyasS
lows and breaking the stalks about waist
high, crossing one over the other, so as
to form level topped "table" Then
the cutters, walking between the tables
cut the brush, piling the cuttings from
two tables together. Much of the value,
of the crop depends upon the conscience
of the cutter. lie must cut about eight
inches of stem with the brush. More.
stem than this classes the brush as sslong
butts" If the brush is cut without a
stem it is almost useless for broom max
ing, and may not pass through the ma
chine which takes off the seed. Chicaqo
Ncus.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12
PRESENTING ruANKa.

Soon the half hour sounds. Tho band
Strikes up, and to its inspiring strains
como gallopping forth two "alguaciles,
men dressed in black ana looking like
ancient dons. With their plumed hats
IN hand they pause, and, bowling to tho
occupants of the Presidents box, crave
permission to begin the sport. They re-
turn to the opposite gates. Then n gor-
geous sight meets the eye rs the portals
arc opened. First come tho black alpu-
acilcs ON their bctasslcd horses, then tho
three heroes of the hour marching in line
some twenty feet apart. Their costumes
aro iilagrccd with gold. Behind them
arc their glittering followers, marching
IN the same open order, the picadores on
their sorry nags, bringing up the rear.
Behind the procession Of those who take
part comes spans of mules, three abreast,
with tasscls and bells and ribbons. Their
function is to drag the dead bull from
the ring. Like nsstream OF molten gold
and color the actors advauceS down Tho
centre e.SaY AarehS The crowd. with
wild enthusiasm. yell9 as the dozzling
train proudlyrllIs' onward toward the
Aresident's boSa when before It thew
hale the espadns gravely bow. Their
assistants, following suit, dispense to
change theii satin 'cadgear for the moro
useful ones of rcd c,eap cloth. An al
guacil, deltly Catching in his hat the
Keys hung from the Posident's box, ral-
tops with them to the lull pen, which is
now ready to be opened.
Old Lagartijo is dressel in olive and
gold, handsome Luis NIizzantini ia in
heliotropc and gold, while Young Gucr-
rita, not to DO outshonc, uombines tho
gQllaf WIN rose color. Esch emo of these
suits has cost little fortune.
Tho "picadares" arc ready, lance in
rest. At the bug 1e sound brcathless cy-
pectation holds the crowd. Then from
the cavernous gate the bull springs into
the dazzling sunlight. Black as mid
night, of tho famed Aforuve herd, with
crest erect and nostrils flaming, dazzlcd
by the light and color, he pauses for ono
brief moment and then charges rs swift
and straight Us m arrow for picadorc.
The spearman meets him at the point of
his sharp weapon and presses the lance
into his neck. BY one glorious sweep
the bull topples horse and rider into a
helpless, struggling heap on the sand.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12

Laments the NeU England Homestead:
The shadow OF a great calamity hang:
over our Connecticut valley and the re-
gions which have the honor of ordering
upon it. They tell us that the Connect
cut River shad, the fish that is born Will
twenty-five sets of bones, is approaching
extinction, and that mill waste is til,
cause. There is superstition that shat
is great delicacy, based. doubtless, up
on the extreme difficulty with whic|
enough of the flesh is secured ut onI
time to tickle the palate. The fact i
the departure of the whole shad fami
from this vale Of tears and bones, woul
leave much more time in the spring
the year for the transaction of busin
and the performance of the various duq
which devolve upon all of us. The oiy
real losers would be the fishermen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12
Saws the New York Msrs. uCono

Says the New York Me,ss: "Congrcss
is discussing method of improving the
sewerage system of the capital. There
are other cities, among which is New
York, that are equally in need of reform
in this regard. The fact is now uuiver-
sally admitted that the true solution of
the sewerage problem in large cities is
through its utilization in irrigating the
fields of farm. Last year Paris fer
Eiized thirteen hundred acres with its
sewerage and made them the most valu-
able agricultural lands in Europe. Der,
lin treated one thousand acres the same
way with like result. The sewerage OF
the city of London brings $3.50, 900 {
year. 1t would seem under these cir.
cumstances to be a wise experiment tc
make use of the sewage of this city il
some such way. 1t might be conveyed
and utilized profitably in greatly increas
ing the productivcness- of hundreds 0
acres OF land"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12
The Japanese wrist Cbetk

The theatres of Japan begin in IL
morning and last until sund3wn. I'll
audience sit on the floor, and 1he poop
are as much affected as children by Il
plays. Whole families come and spep
the entire day in the theatre. Some
them bring their provisions with then
and others have them served from n
neighboring tea-houses. In some tbe|
tres, when person wishes to leave ii
hail and come back again, he is not givl
a return check as with us. There is |
passing OF your ticket to ncwsboys
Japan. The doorkeepcr takes hold
the right hand of the man going out a |
stamps on his wrist the mark of the FIJI
tire. When the playgoer returns he nj
sents his wrist, the seal of the theatre5
shown and he is admitted. -Ne.o III
Journal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12
Tho Bolivian Indians Dried Mutton.

About tho only meat the Bolivian In.
dian INDUCES in is chaloua OF dried NUT
ton, which is prepared in this way
When sheep has been killed it is laid
out flat, frozen, soaked in water and
frozen again; after which it is hung ur
and dried and is then SO hard and tough
that decay is impossible and no vermir
will modest it. TO render chalona edi.
bic 1t must be cut into small bits and
boiled very long time; and In its best
estate is about as tender and juicy us sole
leather. Bolivian Indians rarely eat
fresh meat of any kind and have nd
fondness for the picanter and peppers Sd
priced by the Spaniards aud CholosI
Their greatest dclicacy in the line d
food is frozen Hema flesh; while coca H
considered the first essential of life, and
alcohol or its equivalent far more neceI
sary than water Washington Star,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12
IN THE BULL RING.
PEN PICTURE OF A BRUTAL,
SCENE IN MADRID.
Tho Opening Procession and tho
Three Acts of Fight-Cero.
monies to be Observed
The Espada's Thrust.

The hour of three has sounded from
the cathedral clock at Madrid. The
"pasco" is throngcd. The nabobs arc
all out in force. Carriages and pcdes.
TRANS surged toward the Plaza dc Toros.
To.day's fight Is a benefit for the great
cathedral. There arc "bandcrilIas do
lujo," aud Lagartijo, Mazzantini and
Guerrita arc the cspadas, representing
respectively the science, elegance and
daring of the ring.
we take for our seats barrcras dc SOM
bra, or those in the shade. Above us
rise tier upon tier of seats, and boxes for
the luxurious and timid. What a crowd!
Tho stone seats are packed With n
throng that laughs, shouts and drinks
alternately. Above, the boxes arc gar
landed with lovely Andalusians In white
mantillas, brilliant garments and be-
lowered trcsses. They languidly wave
their fans, while each addition to their
circle is hailcd by the crowd with loud
tributes to her charms.