davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-12-04
, framing 4 Monster ELEPHANT.

Silent and almost motionless, quite
hidden in the darkness, stood the huge
form of an old bull elephant, one of
whose tusks had been damaged in his
youth and had become totally decayed.
| His head was bent forward in order to
rest his one monsteftusk upon the ground,
his trunk loosely coiled between his fore
legs, was also resting on the ground, and
his great ragged ears tapped spasmodi-
cally in vain endeayors to shake off the
myriads of mosquitoes that -persistently
lowered around his head. Suddenly the
forest was lit up by most vivid flash OF
lightning, followed an instant afterward
by crashing peal of thunder. The Gle
phant raised his head with a startled
jerk, his. huge limbs shaking with
| fear. - e
Almost before the rumbling echoes of
the thunder had died away, the rain,
that had been threatening for so many
hours, fell in torrents. Flashes oflight-
nlng succeeded each other SO rapidly
that the attendant peals Of thunder were
converted into one continuous roar, aud
the violence of the wind soon increased
to veritable tornado-a tropical hurri-
cane.
Trees were blown down and uprooted
on all sides. The terrified elephant re-
manned for some time 'motiouless with
fear, but the tempest continued, the
monster became suddenly stricken,
and charged madly through the dense
forest, stumbling and falling over the
trunks of uprootcd trees in his endeavors
to gain some open patch where there
would be no danger Of being crushed by
the falling timber.
Suddenly, in the midst of mad rush,
the elephant sank to the ground with a
sharp squesl of pain. The poor brute
had severed the vines that supported one
of the traps that had been arranged the
previous day, and a heavily weighted
spear was plunged between his shoulders.
For some moments he remained motion
less, then the great body rolled slowly
from side to side in vain endeavor to free
himself from the spear, but the weapon
was barbcd and the points had penetrated
too deeply to be shaken of, Here he
remained, exhausted, until daybreak, his
hide covered with patches of mud and
deep red smears of blood.-Scrijner.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-12-04

A large funnel is now placed in the
onening at the neck and the wax is poured
into the funnel, the lower end of which
is as far down in the mold as it will 60.
When the amount of wax needed to I'll!
the whole space has been poured in, th'
funnel is pulled out slowly and the wa,
is distributed gradually. If the wax il
poured directly into the mold from tn!
large tin vessel in which it is melted
bul blcs arc apt to form in places wher'
they may mar the surface of the head.
After fifteen minutes time has partial.
ly hardened the wax nearest the mold,
the soft wax in the centre is poured
back into the tin. In the fifteen min
ntes allowed for cooling, the wax left in
the mold when the soft portion is
poured out is about quarter of an
inca in thickness, although it may vary
a sixteenth in some places. Such varia-
ton is not objected to, as it serves to
give transparency to the head.
Very often when the mold is un-
wrapped of the strong ropes which hold
it together during the pouring, and
taken apart, the wax is found to have
stuck fast to some part of the plaster not
fully oiled. This neccssitates the
operation being done all over again.
The day following the melting the
head is ready Cor its final shaping.
Though it is now perfect as regards the
general features, there are many rough
ncsses apparent, especially along the
lines where the plaster mold had its
joinings. These lines and any little
Jumps that may have been caused by
small holes in the plaster are carefully
shaved down. The eyes of the waxen
head arc simply rounded reproductions
OF the human eyeball and the mouth is
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-12-04
Tom Thumbs Widow.

A tiny coach, about the size of Sara
toga trunk, and drawn By pair of Shet-
land ponies, passed up Wabash avenue,
Chicago, the other evening and stopped
in front OF the Auditorium Theatre. The
little driver was attired in full livery, as
was the diminutivc footman who opened
the door. AS soon as the door was
opened a funny-looking little man
stepped out. He was faultlcssly dressed
in elegant evening attire. He extended
his hand and helped out n little lady,
whose mature face and gray hair were in
striking contrast with her stature, for
she resembled q large-sized wax doll
more than living creature. Then an
other little gentleman, also elegantly
dressed, stepped out, and the interesting
trio attended the theatre. The lady has
been known in years gone by as the wife
of the late General Tom Thumb, and to-
gether they formed a pair of the most
famous midgcts the world has ever
known. Since the Generals death his
widow has become the wife of Count
Magri.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-12-04

Where it had taken place there was no
vestige of the stump nor of the cans, the
rocks had been reduced to powder, and
only great hole in the ground ro-
manned.
Half an hour later We were safely back
in Oil City. As babe the torpedo-man
good-by he said: "Come round wi PEN
ever you feel like taking another ride. l
like to have fellows along who don't
mind the stuff"
l thanked him, and said I would; but
I doubt if l shall ever feel like tempting
nitro ;glycerine agaiu.-Haiper's Weekly.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-12-04
FORGIVENESS.

If in the path of duty thy friend has FAILED,
or faltered,
Where stronger feet might stumble, still let
thy friendship live;
Still let thy friendly greeting retain its
warmth, unaltered,
And, ere he seeks thy pardon, do thou his
fault forgive.
But if thy feet should find 1.-THE stone
whereon he stumbled
And. thou shouldst fall upon it, along the
pathway dim
Walk thou in full displeasure, with spirit
bowed and humbled,
Condemning in thine own self the fault
forgiven in him.
Beth Day, IN Youttts Conpanienvs;
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-12-04
FINISHING A HEAD.

able when one knows how graceful
model is hidden beneath it. If some ap-
pliance could be invented that would en-
able the wax man to vibratc enough to
give the muscles of his limbs the appear
ance of working it is possible that this
stiff look would disappear.-Ns~ YorS
Herald. .... .- IT,.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-12-04
M Place for Ills Spectacles.

An Irish begSar woman was following
= ,rcntleman who had the misfortune to
lose his nose, and kept cxclalmlng'
"lIeavcu preserve Your Hon"r's eye
sight" The gentleman was at last an
moved at her importantly, and said:
"lyhy do you wish my eycsight to be
preserved? Nothing ails my cycslght,
nor nc is likely to do" "No, Your Hon,
or" said the Irish woman, "but 1t VIII
be n sad thing if it does, for you VIII
have nothing to rest your spectacIes
upon, "-Nssc York Star.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-12-04

An eminent authority in dental SCI
cacc declares that carics-or Ill less
technical language, decay of the teeth
is coatagious disease, that is trans
mittcI by mcars OF guns, and that the
casiest way Of transmitting the disease Is
by kissing.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-12-04

A Calhoun ga man has chair which
ne claims is 11j years old, and has its
original bottom.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-12-04

WHY il q mou.e like load OF hay7
Because the cat'u eat It.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
The Best Dressed Girl.

At winter resort the fair girl who by
unanimous consent was accounted the
best dressed on the occasion of a certain
morning german wore a simple white
linen lawn or muslin having a small
purplsh gray figure scattered:o over the
material 1t probably costs less than
twenty cents a yard. 1t was made with
out trimmings of any kind, the skirt in
extreme simplicity. the booice open at
the throat in long, narrow Y. the
sleeves full and unlined The waist was
encircled by wide ribbon sash of the
same shade of purple gray and the satin
shoes were of the same tone. No
no other girl on the floor was As simply
attired; no other excited so much COM
ment nor looked so sweet and womanly.
She might have been the poorest of all
80 little did her toilet cost, but As it hap
pens the contrary was the case, for be-
sides being the belle of tho ball" she
was great heisess. Chicago Herald
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
Calamity James adventures.

Bushels of chills and fever literature
have been written about Calamity Jane.
said Cassius Reynolds, Wyoming ranch
owner. in the Palmer house, "but true
story Of her has never been given to the
world. These stories reflected upon her
character, when, as matter of fact, she
was good and brave woman. saw
her at Rock Springs, Wy, where she IS
now living. Her name is Jane Steers.
ehe was the best known person IN the
west in the 7Os. he carried military
messages for Cus ter in the Big Horn
country, where the savages were SO
thick that white man dared not enter
the basin. She dressed like a man.
always wearing buckskin suit. She
could ride any horse that ever bucked
and never heard of the word fear.
After Gen. Custer was killed she went to
the Black Hills and was the first white
woman to enter DeadwOOd. When wild
Bill was dying she tenderly nursed him.
When the Indians and outlaws were
were driven away from the Black His
she drifte1 from place to place and
finally located at Rock Springs. Chi
c2gO Tribune.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
A Find Conductor.

Perhaps the funniest bit of genuine
kindness was performed by little Bo-
lognese conductor, black eyed, with
something of the figure of Bologna
sausage. The express train had been
rushing through tunnels all day. Anx-
ious to miss nothing, the girl had her
head out of the window, until finally
overcome by fatigue she fell asleep,
with her head resting on the open win
dow. A rapid stop in an immense sta
ton suddenly woke her. Looking at
her watch, she saw it must be lunch
time. She started out into the station
toward the buffet; the conductor fol.
lowed her, wildly gesticulating and
talking in shrill Italian. She offerei
her ticket; he shook his head, gettins
more excited. He tried French; II
use; still he followed her.
What could it be? The little m:
grew crimson with excitement and sh.
more puzzled than ever. Finallys
brilliant thought struck him; he put
his hand in his pocket and pulled out
not plum, but big pocket mirror,
and held it before her face. 1t told the
story! The whole of one side of her
face was as black as the ace OF spades.
The kindness of the little Italian, by
which he almost lost his dinner, had
saved her notifying debut at the
dinner table before her fellow travellers.
Eunch
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30

Wakeman Holberton, of New York.
has completed book that consists of .
single copy that win never be duplicated.
1t is one Of i01 quarto pages Of imita-
tion parchment, with every word an
illustration of the story of the authors
experience with rod and gun on lake
and field and camp, done with his pen
or brush. 1t was prepared BY Mr. Hol
berton for his children.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
smoking in Europe.

i Snuff was the first form in which
tobacco was used i- France, and the
pipe didn't make its appearance until
reign of Louis XIV. At that time the
French government began to distribute
pipes among the soldiers. Jean Bart
was an inveterate smoker, and the story
goes that some Bourbon princesses used
to smoke pipes. There was very little
smoking in Europe in the Eighteenth
century. No great man Of that time
was a smoker. During the French
revolution the pipe was comparatively
unknown. Neither Robespierre nor
Danton, nor any one of the leaders of
that period, was smoker. But when
Napoleon's army returned from Egypt
the pipe became fashionable. Gen.
Lassalle used to lead his cavalry charges
with a pipe in his mouth; and D'Oudi-
not was the possessor of a splendid
meerschaum which was presented to
him by Napoleon, and which was orna-
mented with stones to the value of about
$500. Gen. Moreau, when his legs were
about to be amputated, called for his
pipe that he might smoke it during the
operation, but how he enjoyed it history
doesn't state.-Petite Presse.
Miss Choteau from st. Louis, ex-
amining Cleverton's Ascot Did you
tie that yourself, Mr.. Cleverton?
Miss Choteau-That's just like you
slow New Workers. If you lived in st.
Louis you could buy your neckties al
ready made.-Cloak and Suit Review.
The Number of Our Ancestors.
10 one who has not thought upon the
subjeccit is quite inconceivable how
rapidly persons lineal ancestors null
tiply every generation that he carries
back the calculation. If one is asked
how many great great -grandfathers he
had he will in all likelihood answer,
"Two," while in reality he had eight, if
there have been no intermarriages of
relations among his ancestors. In fact
the number of male ancestors doubles
every generation. Thus, every one has
had two grandfathers, four at-grand-
fathers, eight great great -grandfathers
sixteen great-great- great -grandfathers;
and fifteen generations back he had no
less than ,3S4 lineal male ancestors
Exchange.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30

| 5000 Miles from Home.
Frank Semple, manager Of the estate
of the late Vice President William T
Thaw of the Pennsylvania railroad, re-
covered his deceased fathers lost bible
in an extraordinary manner, writes a
correspondent of the Philadelphia Rec
ord. The story forms pretty sequel to
the recent tour of the holy land by the
three Methodist ministers from Pitts
burg, Rev. w. H. Pearce, d. d., Rev.
7. S. Leak, ID. d., and Rev, j. A. Bal
lantyne.
Nearly two months ago, when the
party, bound homeward, reached the
Mediterranean sea they boarded a yes-
sci at Alexandretta, small town nthe
Syrian coast. 1t is over eight thousand
miles from Pittsburg. Some official of
the leyee followed the gentlemen on
board, and going up to Rev. DR.. Pearce
handed him small hand bible. The
man explained that it had been left there
by some person years before, and as it
would probably be sadly missed by its
owner it had been carefully preserved
at Alexandretta, awaiting the visit of
other Pittsburgers to carry it back to
its owners home.
So DIR. Pearce was requested to place
the book in the hands of the right man
at Pittsburg. He brought it home with
him. The volume is one of the old fash
ioned Polyglot bibles, which are quite
rare now. On its fly-leaf is written in
lead pencil: "John b. Semple, Pitts
burg, December, 1874" The name is re-
peated on the next page. The three
clergymen, being new to Pittsburg, did
not recognize this particular name, al
though they knew there were several
families OF the Semples in this city.
Frank Semple, who attends to the adj
of the estate of the late
William Thaw, is son of the gentle
man alluded to, and reporter carried |
the bible to his Office on Fourth avenue
yesterday. AS soon as it was shown him |
he recognized it. ''FOr years it lay in |
our family pew at the Third Presby-
terian church, he said. 1T was given
father by gentleman who became a
among the Choctaw Indians.
He priced it highly, as we used it every
Sabbath at church. When l was boy | |
used to read the text out of this same
book in church. Well % 1 remember
IT,"
Mr.. Semple is now gray-haired gen.
!leman. His father died in 1877. The
bible was missed good many years ago,
put as it was simply used for church pur.
poses no search was made for it.
'But your father carried it abroad
With him, suggested the reporter.
mo, he never went abroad" replied
he gentleman. 81 have not the remot-
st idea how the bible turned up 5000
niles away from Pittsburg. lean form
10 conception how it got that far away.
,ertain it is, though, am glad to get it
,ack again. 1t recalls very vividly my (
ather, and my own boyhood days."
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
FascinatiOns OF Japan.

The empire of Japan seems to exercise
an Irresistible fancinatson upon its visi-
tors. Many Americans as we'll as Eng
lishmen who have stopped at Toxic,
Yokohama, and sundry other cities of
the japanese land have been so de-
lighted with the natural beauties of the
country, the charm of its life, the rare
courtsey and gentleness of its people
that they have chosen to remain there
the greater part if not the whole of the
remainder Of their natural existance.
1t is we'll known that Sir Edwin Arnold
since his arrival in the dominion of the
Japs, has been SO pleased with his ex-
perience among them that he is 10th to
to return to the rush and crush of Lon
don living the wear and tear of his
editorial duties on the London Telegraph
where he once was so fond of writing
articles a yard long in eulgoy of Lord
Salisbury or in scholarly denunciation
of Mr.. Gladstone. He finds the luxuri-
ant ease of Japanese living, the quiet
habits of the people and their simple
amusements too delightful to be enjoyed
only few weeks. Consequently, instead
of deserting the hosqitable shades of
Toxic after short sOjurn, as he had
planned before he arrived within its
pleasant territories. he has continued
to abide there for several months, and
it is said that in moments of lethean
enjoyment he has been known to for
swear thinking of his friends in the Eng
lish isle and threaten to linger in .he
perfume laden atmosphere of the east
forever. When we consider the effect
of life in Japan upon such man as Sir
Edwin, says the Boston Travller, it is
natrul that we should grieve to hear of
the departure of one of our own litera-
teurs, in taste and feeling somewhat
similar to his English brother author.
and who is about to retire from his
pastoral retreat in New England to the
more seductive shores of the teadrinkers
in the far east. We urge upon Prof
A. S. Hardy the necessity of steeling
himself against the fatal lamentations Of
the land of the willy Japs. We cannot
aff0r to lose SO excellent scholar and
so good a writer as he is, and we trust
he will be properly impressed with the
duty Incumbent upon him as New
Englander of freturn.ny ere many months
are past to his friends at home and not
to be tempted, as Sir Edwin has already
been tempted, to live forever in the
soft delights Of tea shipping and the
manipulation Of dainty chopsticks.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
Electing q Chief.

The chief of thu Cossacks Of the Don
used to be called lIetman, or Hat-man.
He was elected by ths people, and the
mode Of choice was this: The voters
threw their fur caps e the candidate
they voted for, and he who had the
most caps ct his feet was the successfnl
candidates. The last Hofman ~
Count PlataR u0i2-l814.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30

Druggist-What's the matter with
you? You seem excited.
Clerk-Heavens! / sold Mrs. Smiley
instead of potash.
Druggist-Wen if you aren't the most
careless idiot ever saw. You seem to
have no idea of the value of strychnine.
Traveller.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
At The Club.

Dolley-Who would have thonght she
would turn out to be an heisess
Dickey-Why any one with any
knoxledee Of women
DoIlsy-How could You guess il?
nteasrShes - 90 confoundedly
homsly lnmssyA
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
Temporary Lunacy.

Algernon (raptursley) Here me vow
BY the light Of yon pale moon, that L
lElfrida-Dearest, what arc you say
ing?
Aleernon-That the love l bear you
b . fair and pure 10 the might OF you
loon Pittsburg Bulletin
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30

Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, eldest
daughter ID soon to be married to Count
Ferdinand de Gontaut Biron. De Les
seps may hare snginesgsd the match
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
Changed Positions.

The late Charles c. Waite, at one
time proprietor of the old Sherman
house, Chicago, ana for many years q
leading hotel keeper Of New York city
tbei1g sole proprietor of the Brevoort
house and part proprietor of the Wind
sor hotel, at his death left son
Charles b. Waite. whom he fOndly hoped
would be his successor in business. Ths
young man was failure, however, as q
hotel keeper and worse than a failure
as a politician. His connection with
other Doodle aldermen in New York /,
well remembered and two or three years
ago he left that city for California
where he has since led a desultory ex
istence. For years the elder Waite EN-
plOyed as chef Of the BrevoOrt houss
Eugene Mehl, who was very justly
regarded as one of the most capable
men that ever took charge of kitchen
and to whom Mr.. Waite paid for many
years the munificcnt salary of 5000
per annum. Mr.. Mehl is now the sue.
cessful proprietor of the handsome
Hotel Ryan, at st. Paul, Minn., and. to
his credit be It said, he has given EN-.
ployment to Charles B. Waite, who is
now performing the duties of superin-
tendent at the Hotel Ryan.-Hotel Re
porter.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
Ancient Coronation Fashions.

Ancient Coronation Fashions.
Margaet, eldest datghter af Henry VI
of England, was married to James, king
of Scotland, with the crown upon her
head and her hail hanging down. Be
twixt crown and the hair was very
rich Golf.
In shakespere's. .King Henry WIZ
mention is made of the fashion in which
the hair of Anne Boylen was arranged
unen her coronation took places she
els in her hair" or as another hath it
.hsr hair was banged down. but on her
mead she had coil with a circlet about
it studded with rich stOnes'-Harper's g
Bazaar.
Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30

Mr.. Winks (somlenly)-A noted physi-
clan Gays that deadly bacteria lurk in
bank notes. and that many diseases. es-
peeially smallpox. are spread in that
way.
Mrs. Winks-Then, dear, you had bet
ter give me all you have at once. I've
been yaccinated, you knOw.-Chatter.
Housework is healthy. and many
physicians recommend it to women
who need exercise. Walking is not
enough-it exercises the legs, but dust
ing and sweeping bring an intirely
different set of muscles into play. It
viii be found. too. that many Rir]s vim
take moro interest in their homes II
encouraged to assist In the care Of them
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-08-26
1rr furuRt of sttf.

4 Western paper says; Even the
mo.t conservative student 10 the condl-
tion of the cattle br-~ilng Industry, must
nov admit that the talk of shortage
of supply v.t. on q hrmer foundation
than tie msrr wish for such . .iiustion.
We do net mean Ia as.srt that the mar
let Wiil Immediately bc sent .kywari by
a curtsll~i supply ~ b--,cs. by no
means. Thi. U. a pretty large country,
and that part ~ Il In which the nnl.hlng
20 tsst cl,ttl. for the mark, eugros.e.
the major part of the attention of agri-
culturists, u also no inconsilcrable part
of ~. whole. az that II u altogether
probable that the fed lots 10 the West
cru states .iiil contain a good many cat
N. dsslgnssi for summer marketing.
Hut Nhsn II come. to again flliing thess
fc,sl lot. th. situation will bc rcalifcd.
n any doub, exist. on thl. point. u
would b. tli.pell~'i by inicr,les. With
fcc,icrs Who arc on the .earrh for thrifty
young cattle to turn grass and corn Into
h-ct. Nearly everything that can pos-l-
bly - used for the feed lot seems to b.
In active demand In the range country,
N reports Ia our exchanges from that
section arr To- D. cr-ilisSi, and thcr- can
t- no question 10 an actual shortage la
IA. snppiy ~ we'll bril- Young .tockcr.
In ohio, ipdiana AMI Illinois. The
steady drain - co~. aud hcifers which
Ia. poarri from the brr.dlng ground.
for ihrrc year. into the can. NJ th" pack
ing houses. Ia. doub,l-ss left . drOu,h
b.hlnd II. How great this drouth viii
eventually pro,c, only daring man
~ill venture to prophecy. II !. enough
.o know that nov u the time Ia hold on
"a good brrosllng stocks, aud tn incrcas"
herd. which can produce either bulls,
Which bld fair Ia b. In great demand Tor
improvement. or steer. Ia which can L.
probably fci the grain. aud gra.-c. of
our grvat West.