davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18

the door, but finding it locked, walked
away. But no sound issued from her
lips. And bear in mind all this took
but few minutes, although it seemed
hours to the almost paralyzed girl. II
the man would only leave her, do any
thing but finger the shining blade, it
would be a relief Again she looked
across the street. Again the appealing
look from the girl. Oh! surely he sees
| something is wrong, for he has placed
his pen on his desk, and his face is
turned steadily toward her. Perhaps
he has caught a glimpse of the steel
and is puzzled to know what it means.
If she could only signal to him for help
now that he is looking. But what can
she do with this man before her, watch
ing her every movement But see! the
man with stealthy tread now moves
slowly toward the door, and with bent
knee places his ear to the key-hole, as
though listening Cor footsteps.
| Now is her chance. She raises her
arms on high with an imploring gest-
ure. She dares not cry, even though
/ she could. Thank Heavenl the young
man has risen to his feet and stands
with his hand resting on the back of his
| chair. Again the imploring gesture.
The young man turns in an uncertain,
hesitating manner, while her eyes roam
across the room, wildly hoping for some
other means to convey to him her need
of assistance. She sees the marking
pot, with it's big, black brush, but
where the paper large enough for her
to write on in letters that he may SEQ
across the street?
Suddenly the watcher across the way
sees hurried movement on her part;
the arms are again raised and, between
them, on white surface, he reads:
HELP! Her neat white apron, in which
she had take such pride that morning,
had formed her signal.
Young Darcy hesitated no longer; but,
with hurried call for assistance,
rushed across the street. closely fol-
lowed by fellow-clerk.
None too soon, for the maniac had
turned, and, seeing the white signal
raised, had sprung toward the girl with
uplifted knife. Then, with a wild
scream, jennie fell, just as the upper
glass sashes of the door were burst open
and the men rushed into the room.
The man was captured and his story
found to be TALLY as he had re-
lated it to Jennie. Inheriting money
from his father, being naturally ex-
travagrant, and with no business ability,
the inevitable crash came almost un-
eXpectedly, not so much, as, one of his
boon companions and intimate friends
said, because OF lack of money, but be-
cause Of lack of brains. The worry.
loss of his business, and, finally, of his
health, deprived him of his reason and
necessitated his incarceration in
private asylum, where he constantly
raved over what his friend said was the
cause of his failure, and from which he
one day made his escape, with the re-
suit given.
AS to our two young friends, they were
married, OF course, and one Of their
most valued keepsakcs is the white
apron, which Jennie insists was tho
means OF saving her ife.--Chicago
Daily News
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18

saying, and to Jennie's increased terror,
he turned the key in the door. Her
brain reelcd; she sunk, faint and tremb.
ling, in her chair. Locked in with a
madmanl Would no help come? She
strove to cry out, but could give forth
no sound Tho man returned. and
again seated hiluscf near the fright.
ened girl.
'I must be brief l must finish be-
fore Mr.. Stanton comes. Mr.. Stanton
and / started in business at the same
time. had plenty of money and he
comparatively none. l started on a
grand scale he on small one. l had
hosts of friends. / married, had beau
tiful home, and every thing that man
could wish for, and the future seemed
bright. 10 be sure | lost steadily in
my business, but still had plenty, and
it would only be matter of short
time when the business would pay. Mr..
Stanton was succeeding with his small
capital, why should not with my great
wealth? But, finally, and almost be-
fore l realized it, the crash came.
Every thing was swept away. Business,
home, friends, all. Why was it? Why
could not / succeed when l had every
thing to start on, and Stanton nothing?
My once friends laughed, and said;
You didn't have Stanton's brains you
know. And, again, as l struggled hops.
lessly to regain a footing, the sarcastic
remark was: Get Stanton's brains l
tried in every way to succeed. But no;
/ got deeper in debt each day. And
then, when all hope had fed, those
words rung in my ears. All! that was
the grand secret of future SUGGEST 1
must get Mr.. Stanton's brains. / hear
the words night and day. l see them
wherever look. And now, not only
my success, but my peace OF mind de-
pends upon accomplishing my object
l must have them, and you will help
mer'
Like one turned to stone the girl sat,
too frightened to speak. But the ma
MAC, his eyes flashing, his hands con-
vulsively working, noticed nothing, so
intent was he telling his story
''See," continued he, 81 have knife,
surgeons knife. Ah! but it is sharp!
Now l shall soon have rest" and he
handled the cleaning, polished steel
with caressing motion.
Jennie's eyes, full of agony, instinct
lively sought the window where young
Darcy sat. But he, looking at her,
could see nothing of the pain and terror
on that young face. Oh! if she could
only signal to him! If she could only
cry out! Once or twice some one tried
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
A VOLCANIC ISLAND.
yesuvius Dwarfed by Ice1and's Terribl,
Lava Floods.

vesuvius Dwarfed by IceIand's Terrible
Lava Floods.
There is no country in the known
world whore volcanic eruptions have
been SO numerous as in Iceland, or have
been spread over so large a surface. No
part of the isle is wholly free from the
marks of volcanic agency, and it may
be truly called the abode of subterrane-
Gus heat. Vesuvius is dwarfed into in
significance by the twenty volcanoes of
Iceland, all of them larger. The lava
flood at the last eruption in Iceland, in
1875, has been computed to contain 81
600, 600, 600 of cubic feet while the
largest eruption Of Vesuvius on record,
that Of 1894, only threw out 730, 900, 600
of cubic feet of lava. Some of the Ice
landic lakes are studded with volcanic
isles, miniature quiescent Strombolis,
whose craters rise from bases green with
prolific growth of angelica and grasses.
Even in the bosom Of the sea, off tho
coast, there are hidden volcanoes. About
the end of January, 1888, flames were
observed rising from the sea about thirty
miles off Cape Reylsjanes; they lasted
several months until a terrible eruption
commenced 200 miles away in the
interior, when they disappeared A
few years ago rocks and islets emerged
from the sea in this place. Another
volcanic feature is the Solfatara valleys,
plains studded with number of low,
cone-shaped hillocks, from whose tops
jets of steam ascend. In other places
boiling mud issues from the ground six
to eight feet into the air, as in New Zea-
land. Standing on the feeble crust
where literally fire and birthstone are in
incessant action, having before your
eyes terrible proofs of what is going on
beneath you, enveloped in vapors, your
ears stunned with noises, is strange
sensation.
AS to the hot springs, those in Reyk-
jadal, though not the most magnificent,
are perhaps the most curious among the
numerous phenomena Of this sort in Ice
land. On entering the valley you sec
columns of vapor ascending from differ
ent parts of it. There is number of
apertures in sort of platform of rock.
The water is at 212 degrees Fahrenheit,
and it rises two or three feet into the
air. A river flows through the valley,
in the midst of which jet of boiling
water issues with violence from rock
raised but few feet above the icy-cold
water of the river. Not far from this
place is the grotto or cave of Surt, which
is SO largo that no one has penetrated to
its inner end. In forming these scenes
nature seems to have deserted all her
ordinary operations and to have worked
only in combining the most terrific ex-
tremes which her powers can command.
Nor is she yet silent. After the lapse
of ages the fires of the valcano still
burst out among the regions of eternal
snow, and the impetuous laundering of
the geysers continues to disturb the
stiffness of the surrounding solitude
Murrays Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
SOME AUTUMN FANCiES.
Things That Promise to Be Very Recher
che for Fall Suits.


che for Fall Suits.
The autumn grays are, Of course,
darker than we have been wearing; the
the gray-green, called Gobelin, this
summer comes in darker shades, and a
certain cloudy stone gray is seen, indie.
pendent of the numerous iron grays and
blue grays in dark mixtures.
The former are seen among the new
autumn serges, and also are mot with in
very modish shades among the Henriet.
ta cloths. The very dark serges come
in mahogany, very deep heliotrope, bot.
tie green and prunes and navy blue.
These heavy fall serges have very deep
and elaborate borders. The latter robes
for they are sold by the pattern--are
seen in the imported gowns made with
the border running horizontally around
the foot of the skirt. A portion of the
deep border also is used for the vest OF
the bodice, while a narrow edging
border is used for finishing the
neck, the sleeves and the bodice dra
perry. This deep garniture is from half
foot to one foot in depth, in some of il
an applique embroidery of satin and
cording, and on other patterns is in hor
izontal stripes Of astrakhan and satin.
These fall serges are among the novel
ties of the coming season. Camel's hair,
in all shades of brown and in dark
mixed grays, woven with stripes and
large figure spots of the silken hair, is
prominent fall novelty for the street
suits. Figured flannels are also going
to be worn. Wreaths of flowers run
ming vertically up and down the skirts
render them gay little gowns for out
door wear These fabrics resemble
some Of the foulards in appearance, and
will probably be made up with other
material, as the foulards have been, to
a great extent. Scarf effects or fronts
of contrasting materials are pretty fall
fancies. In place OF the blouse and
shirt so much worn this summer, vests,
either made Of plain plush or velvet.
slightly fulled beneath the side plaits
SO as to droop in horizontal, broken
folds, or laid in to form point, when of
fancy trimming or brocade goods, will
be very fashionable on the street gown.
A new fawn brown promises to be very
recherche for the fall suit. Brown is
we'll suited to autumn, especially later
autumn. IN. Y. Star.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
European Postal Statistics.

Germany has 1916 post-ofiices, En-
gland 1857, France only 1886. Last
year 65, ,000,o 900 post-ofiice orders, with q
value of 4,sOO, 900, 900 francs, were for
warded in Germany, and 21,OOO,OOO Or
ders, the value of 65s, 100000 francs. for
warded in France. The bad showing of
Franco in postal statistics is in no small
degree due to the fact that the postal
authorities may found yearly only
twenty-five new post-offices, although
almost 1000 applications for new post
offices are made annually. In Paris
pneumatic postal card reaches its des-
tination between an hour and an hour
and a half after mailing. A similar card
in Berlin is delivered within tbirty-fye
or forty minutes after mailing. Boston
Budget.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
FASHIONABLE coLoRs.
Some Shades That Promise Co BE Popular
for Some Time.

for Some Time.
Fitfully paling or suddenly cleaning
out in purple splepdor, like the au.
tumnal asters that contrast their shaded
heliotrope tint' with tho glorious yell
low of the golden-rod, are the first and
longest array of shades ON the inn
porter's color-card for the autumn sea-
son. Yet no aster was ever so flushed
with roseate tints as these superb tints
of PersG (Persian), Judee (Judea), ane-
none, ccrcefno chdrdon (thistle) and
dahlia, shading from soft rosy lilac to
sumptuous crimson purple, which only
the rarest OF dahlias can equal.
Beautifully contrasting@ with these IA
vorite shades of the season, which are
lovely in ribbons and nets, soft, pretty
and lady-lilSe in cashmere and cloths,
and simply superb in silks and velvets,
are the veritable colors of maize and
golden-roo, the deep, rich green of the
evergreen fern, the dead. dull brown OF
the rustling, fallen leaf, the cold eva
sive colors of silver, nickel and platinum.
Nature furnishes tho ideas for all this
magnificent coloring, but has run the
risk of so doing of being eclipsed by the
products of the dye-vat; for the richness
and beauty of some of the new colors in
silks challenge even the wondrous al
chemy of Nature herself. In blues, be-
ginning with ciel and azure, the scale
rises, the next being q soft tint called
bourrdche, the color of tho flax-fiower,
the following shade, btuct, the familiar
corn-hower color, and the deep, almost
invisible navy-blue and marine finish
the frank blues.
Turquoise and enamel blues shade of
into greenish tints, such as Nile, Un'
dine, and Neptune, all watergrcens.
Deeper green's are emerald, Russian,
and myrtle green's, and favorite shade
of dark Nile called dauphSn, which is a
most artistic color.
Two exquisite colors are citron and
date, one the color of the inside of cut
lemon, and the other lovely greenish
golden bronze, beautiful in combination
with many other colors.
Fducette (red-wing) and doucreuH (bull.
finch) are most arbitrarily named colors,
for they are only intensified, darkened
shades of flesh-color, in their lighter
tints called Venus and coral. Peony
red is rich crimson, and the range OF
colors from cardinal to garnet includes
a number of scarlet-hued reds. .-Demor.
est's Family Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
MOORISH FANATICS.
Their Disgusting Dances and Antics in
the Streets of Tangier.

Their Disgusting Dances and Antics in
the Streets of Tangier.
The principal actors, between twenty
and thirty, though the number varied
according to the inspiration of the mo-
ment, formed themselves into square
and commenced frenzied dance. With
heads uncovered, their long blacl, hair
waving wildly in the wind they tossed
themselves hither and thither, throwing
their bodies violently backward and for
ward, keeping up a fiendish yelling the
whole time, and every now and then
breaking out into the widest shouts.
Suddenly they ceased, and, surrounded
by all the crowd, and followed by the
tomtoms and pipes, above which their
voices were distinctly heard, they rushed
on into the "Soko," and there began
the whole scene over again, was
watching them intently, through good
binoculars; and though 1 had been anx-
ious to miss nothing, j saw, in the'end,
more than ! desired. We had been told
that it was customary to present them
with live sheep, which they tore limb
from limb, and then and there, in its
warm and quivering state, devoured.
This seemed hardly credible, yet as was
looking l distinctly saw, just after
great rush had been made to one
spot, where previously three men had
grovelled on the ground, tall, power
full fellow in white garment, which
was dyed from head to foot with blood,
hold high up above the multitude
mangled carcass which the next instant
was flung out to the raving crowd. The
glance had been brief, but sufficient to
assure me that what had heard was no
myth, and, as the people dispersed, OBJ
served that the garments of many
were also stained with blood. This was
not the only unfortunate animal that
was sacrificed that day in the self-same
manner, for these unbridled lunatics
continued their horrid progress through
the whole town, repeating their mad
dances every hundred yards, and on
other occasions an Offering of the like
kind was provided. for them. They did
not leave Tangler till the afternoon
and / shall never forget another scene
that occurred as they came back. A
woman, who apparently had not joined
them before, came tearing down the
hill in perfect frenzy, and in her anx-
iety to be in time for some of the last
performances she pushed headlong on
at the pace of an Atalanta. Suddenly a
long scarf which was wound about her
waist came of and flew into the road.
Utterly unconscious Of her loss she sped
on. nearly knocking over several people
in her way, and whom she reached the
returning throng she dashed aside even
her fellow-fanatics, and, throwing her.
self into the center OF tho group, sur
passed them all in her frantic evolu-
lions. The madness Of her movements
knew no bounds; she rayed like one dis
traught, and could only be compared TO
q hopeless lunatic. Temple Bar.
The fashionabl, London woman
now dyes her hair Q mahogany color.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
HISTORY OF THE WALTZ.
How tho Popular vicnnese Dance Was
Made Fashionable.

Made Fashionable.
The origin and history OF the viennese
waltz2 am only musician and COM
poser, and have little OF the historian
about me, but / will tell you what
know.
The Viennese waltz, at present the
'avorite dance all over the world, was
Until seventy-five years ago known and
practiced very little outside of the i'm
perial city on the blue Danube. Its
worldwide fame dates from 1914. when
tho European congress met at Vienna,
after the first fall of Napoleon, and
while the French Emperor was an exile
ut Elba.
The Prince de Ligne, who represented
Louis XVIII of France at the congress,
was out one night with Prince Meter
mich, the all-powerful Prince, Minister
of Austria, on an expedition which in
New York would be called 'seeing the
elephant" and the two Princes wound
up by visiting the "Sperl," at that time
very famous dance hall in Vienna
There the Prince de Ligne saw the
real Viennese waltz danced for the first
time and he was so charmed with 1t
that he introduced 1t at the next enter
tainment which he gave to the diplo-
matte corps. Thus the waltz, which
80 far had only been popular, became at
once fashionable.
Other diplomats initiated the example
of Prince de Ligne, and it took only
very short time before all the capitals
of Europe had adopted the Viennese
dance So impressed was the Prince de
Ligne with the originality of the dance
and its slow but fascinating movements
that when the congress spent it's time
in endless debates without purpose he
uttered the historical words: lie COngre,
ne marche pas; IL galse. (The congres.
does not get ahead; it waltzes round and
round')
During the first half of this century
three composers, Lanner, Gungl and
Johann Strauss, my father, all three
Austrians, have impressed the artistic
stamp on the waltz. The number OF
their imitators is legion, but whenever
they have failed to follow in the foot
steps of the pathfinders their works
have been unsuccessful.
OF the three sons of Johann Strauss,
Johann, Joseph (who died in 1870 and
myself, the youngest, the world is
pleased to say that we have inherited
some of the artistic temperament of our
father We have certainly been indus
trious, for we have published nearly
eight hundred pieces of dance music,
the majority of which have become very
popular. - Eduard Strauss, in N. Y.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
A FAIR PHiLANTHROPlST.
An English Girl Who Worked in Factories
to Learn What to Reform.


Beatrice Potter is at present one of
the most famous and talked-of women
in England. She is superbly handsome,
tall and vigorous, of decided Spanish
type, with brilliant olive skin, big brown
eyes, blue-black hair, and wonderful
scarlet lips that give color to the warm
pallor Of her charming face. Miss Pot
ter is Of arisrocratic connections and
owns large fortune in her own right,
but it is neither her beauty, birth, nor
wealth that entities her to the distinc-
ton She enjoys just now. For several
years past she has been devoted pupil
and disciple of the great sociologist,
Herbert Spencer. Studying his methods,
imbibing his doctrines, and striving to
put into practice some of the theories
he preached, she soon found herself cut
adrift from conventionalities and pre-
pared to go out in the world to serve
her fellow-creatures. Then did she un-
dertake her recent startling feat, the
success of which has put her name in
every ones mouth. Having read and
heard all manner of grewsome stories
of the horrors endured by women in
sweaters shops, she dressed herself in
the odious rags worn by that class,
went down into the city, found
work, and for two months lived
and labored side by side with
those miserable white slaves Of the
needle. Few knew her secret, and SO
cleverly were her plans carried out that
neither employers nor employees ever sus-
pected her identity. When Miss Potter
had thoroughly informed herself on all
minutie relating to the criminal tyranny
exercised by the sweaters, and on the
hideous lives led by their female vic
tins, she threw off her disguise, re-
turned to the West End of town, gave
exhaustive newspaper interviews, and
appealed for legislative interference.
So strong and unanswerable were her
arguments, seconded by her own experi-
once, that Parliament is at present dis
cussing ways and means for righting
this great wrong. Miss Potter is as un-
compromising Socialist as is compati-
BILE with her broad intel lect and warm
sympathies. Although not of them by
birth or condition, her heart is with the
people. She has been deeply touched
ny tne inauiioiu Hiberies VI tHo LOHuOn
poor, and is ready to devote her ardent
young life with all its possibilities OF
selfish pleasure, to alleviating the
wretchedness OF the pauper population.
In all OF these signs OF the times one
seoms to see the slow but sure prepara-
tion women are making toiit themselves
for self-government Every day chron-
lcles tho story cf some woman who, find.
Ing her life untrammeled by the more
scored duties Of home, has slipped be-
yond the bounds OF narrow conservatism
to lend hand in raising the fallen or
strengthening feeble knees. illustrated
American.
--Old Lady-"Where is your husband,
Mrs. DeLong?" Mrs. DeLong He
couldn't come. He has the rheumatism
all over him." Goodness mel And he's
over six feet high. "-Good News,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
MILLIONS OF STOCKINGS.
Twelve Hundred Thousand Pairs Mad,
Each Day.

Each Day.
i was told recently by one of the
prominent hosiery merchants that the
production of seamless hose in this
country was about 100000 dozen pairs
daily, says the New York correspondent
of tho Washington Star. This seems
incredible, and yet my informant is
man OF wide and accurate knowledge OF
the trade.
A daily production of 10000 pairs
Of stockings would mean 1000, 900 pairs
each working week or $50, 900, 900 pairs
a year, an average of five pairs to each
man, woman, child, bedridden invalid
and pickaninny in the land. And this
covers only one class of stockings,
though probably the most numerous
one. OF course, the bulk is OF the
cheapest qualities, those that sell in the
trade for so cents dozen and there
abouts. But how are they used, and
where do they go? 1t is almost as deep
problem as the death and tho future
life of the pin. These statistics throw
a strong light on the gigantic dimen-
sions Of the clothing trades. We
scarcely put hosiery and underwear
among Jne lmporpah1 DIVISIONS OF dry
goods, and yet the transactions are be-
yond the scope OF an ordinary imagina-
tion.
A few weeks ago company OF dealers
representing the importing side OF the
trade alone gathered to confer on how
best to protect their interests before
Congress, and q rough computation Of
the capital represented by the houses
that then joined in action gave the
stupendous total Of 5000, 900. OO0
--Wife-"You we're seen coming out
OF q dramshop to-day" Husband