davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24
Hsw Deep Does tho Earth Quake.

From the st Ions Republic.
The Missississippi valley has recently expert
eneed An earthquake shock which for severity
has mot been equaled for years. an incident
which revives interest in the query: How deep
does the earth "quake" when nature shapes
her crust like the cyclone does the circus tent2
At Virginia City, New, the great earthquake OF
1873 was not noticed by the miners in the deeper
portions OF the Comstock minea The famous
earthquake ct the same place in 1874, which
shook down chimneys, fre walls, de-, and
cracked every brick building in the city, was
merely noticed by some OF the miners work
ing In the upper ievelu." but did them no
damage, not even shaking down loose rocks and
earth. Tho station men in the various shafts
felt 1t strongest, and the deepest point whereof II
was noticed was by tho ninth station mAn, who
was on watch at the 900-foot level, which 10, Of
course, 800 feet below the surface. He said II
ieis ike faint throb or pulsstion of air, ~
though blast had boon fred above, below, OF
In some indefinite direction. In some Of the
Virginia City mines the shock vas net fslt q I'll
not even BY station men IN the shsstA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24
Wrasslin' With BIN.

1
had been staying with . Tennessee noun
taineer for three or four days, while waited
for mail and to get my shoes repaired. and was
invited to 60 with the family down TO farmers
picnic. Before leaving home the old man took
his son Bill. who was young man Of twenty,
aside for a talk, and 1 noticed that Bill looked
thoughtful all the way down.
There were about 100 families gathered at
the grove. and it seemed to me as If 1 had
never seen a more pleasant and good-natured
crowd. Lunch was over and everybody was
still enjoying himself when the old man
winked me out Of knot Of people. beckoned
me into the bushes and there stopped 20 say:
"kurnei. want yo' to go and wrassle with
Bill right away.
"But I'm no wrestler" protested.
Il dun doan' mean fur yous to take hold o.
him, but to argefy. He won't listen to me, but
he's sorter took to you, and he'll believe what
you say"
''what's the matter with Bill?-
Why he's dun bound to git up jumpin
swell, let him jump il he wants to-"
"kurnel. yo' doan' consider the configura-
ton. III Bill gifts up a jumpin' match he's
bound to spread hissef and jump nine feet
Thar's all the Hawkins boys we're and some Of
EN- ar gwine to jump ten feet or bust Thar's
all the Dunbar crowd we're, and some Of
both legs
"Well?'
"Wall, do 20 reckon my Bill il gwine to
stand that! No, sahi When he finds hisself
knocked out on the jumpin' bizness he's gwine
to pull that ole pistol O. his and begin 10 bang,
and the next thing yo' know yo'n think an
other war has broke Quit Go n wrassie with
him, kurnel and wrassle fur all yer wuth, fur
thar haint five minits between us an the rip
roariest old shootin' scrape yo' ever heard of"
found Bill just as he had taken OF his coat
to jump. IL was tough "wrasslin'" to get him
away and induce him 70 give up his progrum,
but be finally consented On the way home he
said to me:
'Kurnel, reckon 20 was right about that
yere fussin'."
'Yes, think So"
"Cause dun looked at my pistol after had
promised, and what do you reckon? Why, she
hadnta burned cartridge in her and them Hav.
kins crowd would a-made bar meat o. me
afore could er holiered twice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24

pier, ''his leg got worse, and saw that he would
die before he got into the ship. His only chance
Of salvation was immediate rest and quiet. At
this time we came to q rude tent. In which an
old African woman lived. I besought her to
take the man in and care for him, and offered
her what must have seemed to her very large
sum for such service. She refused to take
the money, though urged her to do 80, and
when I was in despair, thinking she would not
take care Of the man, she looked up at
your money: 1 will not take your money;
have enough; but will take care Of this man
and do the best / can for him because'-and
here abe raised her hands toward the sky--T
believe in the great God above u.s. We left
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24

Of my life IL was an efervescence elirir to
my tired brain and I arose from tbe table won
derfully refreshed
TALMAaE on GEN. ". T. sBERMAx.
The conversation here took q shoot into
Renaissance and DR.. Talmage spoke of Gen.
Sherman. Said he:
noted your interview with John Sherman
OF week or soaso You represent him rightly.
able side there is to his character, and the yir-
tues OF Gen. sherman are not appreciated M
they should be. / had q close friendship with
him and 1 have many letters from him His
oinhness and rugged good nature blinded people
to his extraordinary literary ability. Hisietters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24

IT have accepted them because in doing so
believe that am at the same time able to do
good. refuse hundreds of offers for literary
work and lectures because / have not the time
TO give to them. and if, as is often SO, my prices
for such things are called high they are forced
upon no one and they are fixed in general, not
by me, but by bureaus and agents through
whom such business is done for me. If would
/ could, believe. have such engagements as
would net me $1,000 day the year through,
and have now lying on my study table an offer
of $4,000 for a series of lectures. l never
lecture for less than $500 or Il. 900 night, and
the latter is my regular price for the larger
cities"
BE TALKS OF HIS WORK.
GLOW do you do such an amount Of work,
doctor? Please tell me something of your
weekly labors."
My weeks vary so that can hardly do
that" was the reply. 81 am engaged nearly
every day to speak, lecture or preach some
where. I'm editor Of the Christian Herald
and write three columns a week for it. write
an article a week for the Observer and every
month prepare an article for the Ladies' Home
Journal. entitled, Under Ny Study Lamp"
Then have my Friday-night talks. my regular
sermon. my calls and my mail, which comes
from AL parts of the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24

this woman was . Christian Or not do not
know" added DR.. Talmage, 'or where she
got her Christianity 1 do not know. / only
know that her spirit was a Christian one and
Africa"
TALMAaE ON SENSATIONAL fnrAcHrSo.
CDR. Talmage, you have been accused of be-
ing sensational preacher. Do you believe in
sensational preaching?'
ST you call sensational preaching" replied
the divine, 'the striving after striking effects
| merely to astonish the people or to create q
stir, IL h wrong But H sensational preaching
is the sensation arising from the presentation
of truth, it is right Truth 10 always surpris-
| ing and rightly preached it ought not to fail
| to create sensation. The opponents Of such
preaching are often men who are as heavy in
| their remarks a load Of bricks. They are
too lazy or too dull TO rise out Of the common
place and they often vegetate or die OF the dry
rot You ask as to pulpit oratory today. be-
lieve that our preachers are improving in power
as the world goes on. Our sezninaries turn ont
better men every year, and they will this year
furnish the best crop Of young men In their
history"
THE BROOKLYN rABxRNAcLE.
Leaving the house We then walked around
the block to the Brooklyn Tabernacle. 1t is
the biggest church in the United States and
| is one of the finest churches in the world It's
tower OF red brick and stone rises 160 feet from
the ground and its four corners have columns
which remind you of the beauties Of the Kutab
Minar. Its entrances are OF stone richly
carved and it covers more than half an acre Of
ground Standing in the galleries the scene
below makes you think Of the Coliseum at
Rome, and the great organ which stands oppo-
site you is one of the largest ever made. It has
four banks of keys 100 stops and appliances.
and its pipes number 4, $780, DIR. Talmage stands
on platform with no desk or pulpit in trout
Of him, and he addresses here an audience of
1000 souls every Sunday. The church was al
most completed while DR.. Talmage was in the
Holy Land 1t was started after he left New
York on that tour, and its cost has been up to
] this time S425. 900. 1t is the third church
which DR.. Taimage has built in Brooklyn and
it is monument worthy Of his genius.
| FRANK G, CARPrNrrn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24
Why the Briton Growla

Eugene Field in the ChicAgo News.
The Pail Mall Budget complains that "weaithy
Americans" are bringing about the fall Of the
Wagner festival The people at Bayreuth have
caught the fever at last, and have raised prices
so high that Americans only are equal 10 them.
This condition OF affairs arouses the indignation
Of the average Englishman, who 10 ever hasty
to denounce as vulgar" what thing soever
mulcts him OF his pence. The English shop
American SO long AZ the wealthy American
spends his money in England; il Is only when
the wealthy American patronizes the German,
the frenchmsn or the Italian that his vulgarity
becomes offensive. 1t might be q wise thing,
under the circumstance, for England 10 quar-
antine against the wealthy American-to quar-
sntine the continent, we mean. The American
pocket should be picked by the British cousin
only. Then we should be rewarded with pa-
laver instead Of yituperation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24

stands before the people of the United States
in rs msny different lights as there are varia-
tons of the human mind. To many he is sin
cere, godly and genuine. To others he appears
false. sacrehgious and a humbug. If the for
mer he Is wonderful apostle; il the latter he
IL certainly most successful humbug
and in either case he is by far the
most interesting character in the American
pulpit today. l called upon him at his home
In Brooklyn the other day and had three
hours of interesting conversation with him.
i went with him over his great tabernacle
and chatted with him upon many subjects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24

Chief Fearne Of the worlds fair foreign bu.
resu IL somewhat Of b umorist A few days
ago visiting Australian called at worlds fair
headquarters and happened to meet the ex-
diplomatic. After the inevitable interchange
Of platitudes Chief Fearns remarked:
suppose, sir. that you ars acquainted with
my old friend. Lord Jersey"
'Yes, indeed. answered the visitor; know
his iordship intimately. Where did you meet
him?"
Il have never met him." said the sx-diplo-
mate, "but feel - il were . lifelong 90
9uaintance, and Call him my friend bsoause
lhave nsighbor down south Who has s dAiry
that !: supplied wholly By cows that bsAr &c
lordship's houorsd nams."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24
Ancient Dentistu.
Interview with 81. Louis Dentist.

InterV1eW Win 81. Louis Dentist.
There was great deal of interest felt smons
dentists some years ago when one Of the royal
mummies taken from the Egyptian catacombs
was found I'd be fitted out with an upper set o.
artificial teeth. The plate was of wood, carved
to fit the roof Of the mouth, and the teeth were
of brass. the natural shape Of the tooth being
quite closely initiated. 1t shows that some one
OF the Pharaohs felt the loss Of his incisors and
grinders and had the court tooth doctor do the
best that could be done for him. Before this
discovery it was commonly supposed that arti-
hcial teeth were q modern contrivance, but
false teeth in ancient Egypt furnish convinc-
ing proof that there IL nothing new under the
sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24

Il ask thee not for fame" he said.
81 would not wear that weighty crowh
Nor yet for riches would pray;
But. God IN heaven, bend thee down.
pray for peace" he said
~From my poor life, eriers stormy see
Hath tossed my fAife<f hopes akads.
ask Dot for return Of these
Upon some fair Incoming tide
pray for peace" he said
he turned his head,-beeide him stood
A man whose face was pale but fair,
Whose quiet eyes like starlight shone
From out his dark and misty hair:
Thy prayer Ia heard" he said.
"But thou art Deafh,-thy name II WIN
Upon thy still ana smileless face
prsy ed FOR peace,-why an thon here.
What srineeth thee 90 seek this placer
prayed for peace" he said
Thy prayer IN heard" the angel said
~Men pray for peace, yet Death would shua
Not seeing, with their blinded eyes,
That Death and Peace are ever one.
Thy prayer b heard" he said.
Overland JEAN KKxYox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24
Sorcery,


Awitch has flown across the fields
And waved her hand above the trees.
while all the blossoms drOOp, and die,
And mourn the soft, south breeze.
Fol- late last eve the summer stayed;
Inc leaves still danced in dainty sheen.
And pretty, climbing, fiuffy vines
Draped all the rocks with green.
Today on every spreading branch
Brown, yellow, crimson lead the dance.
And Ger the rocks and powders gray
Strange figures leap and prancs.
The evergreens were twined about
With lvys cool, dark spray;
Today, Ike flame, II winds the trees
With scarlet streamers, gay.
And swift against my cheek fed
The autumn breeZes play;
"A chilly touch. too well il knells
The summers brief delay.
The fairies called the south wind homo,
The witch, with magic fine,
Has traced her cOlors bold and free
On each fraii leaf and vine;
And summoned Autumn to respond
with winds that pierce and wall:
"A last farewell" to summer throws.
To autumn cries "All HALL"
--fropfdencs Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24
NKw YORK. October q, 1891.


HE PASTOR OF THE
biggest church in the
United Statesl
A preacher whose SER
mons are read every
week in fifteen million
familiesi
An author whose books
sell by the hundreds of
thousands
A lecturer who is now
offered Sl50, 600 for a Sc
ries of talksi
An intellectual worker
the gray matter of whose
brain can produce from
$500 to 81, 600 q day the
year round!
This is the Rev T. De
Witt Talmage, W b o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24
rAlNAnE's BFD EonN,

"How do you &c. your rest?"
81 save time in every way possible. / use
stenog-aphers in my work and dictate readily
and rapi!y. / find my chief rest in a change Of
work. and the conversation at dinner party.
for instance. gives me new life ard vigor.
remember the New England dinner when
Henry Grady made his great speech. sat be-
tween him and Gen. sherman, and the talk of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24
7. DE WITT TALMAGE.
Interview With the Noted Preacher
and Something About HIS Work.
IN HIS HOME IN BROOKLYN

His Den In the Attic-How He Dictates and
How He Talks-Talmage as . Lecturer-His
Ideas of Money Making and Preeching-
Free Thought and Christianity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24
A Civiitzcd savage.

A Civiitzcd savage
From the Phfladelpha Irsss-
Those Chinese are a. bad - TIE ovaeo q
Africa" said old Bullion.
"why SOP" asked Trillion.
They actually buy and sell their vivsa-
''They are . bad lot that's . fscS and 4
sometimes wonder whether IL ID worth vhils
trying TO civilize them."
''Thsfs right sure. By h vay, hoe azs
your family"
',All well but Maud"
Anything serions?"
'.So-disappointment In love. che cslls IL
She wanted 20 marry that posersy-ssrickea
Marshall, but set my foot down pretty sslid-
Politician--'f don't know What a the v,.sSrr
with me, dcsscr. I can't " on IL rtrhs
side"
Doctor-"IAats not strange Il saks q
statesman 20 do that "--T,uf3s
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-06
Crowns for American ArIstoc,a,.

Mrs. Vandelbilt's crown has been the talk
OF the town and the clubs ever since she ap
peared In 1t at the opera, writes Edith Lewis
upper to the Chicago Herald. 1t is not a
sian ouI genuine crown, made in imita-
S w. "a one worn by old Mrs. Guelph when
sue opens Parliament 1t is made of dia-
tb on oir any DEBTS, and stands some feet in
the season at its first appearance hr ~
went around theopera house as the Amaricar
queen entered her box with the insipnis ~
her royalty upon her head, and between the
acts the foyer was crowded with men discus.
sing its probable cost and trying to discover
some reasonable excuse for an American
woman to so bedeck herself. 1t is now an
pretended that Mrs. Astor will soon carry a
sceptre and Mrs. Whitney will appear In a
court train lined with ermine. Mrs. Seward
Webb and Mrs. Ogden Mills also have
crowns, such as they are, but 1t Is the gener-
ally received opinion that they make poor
showing beside Mrs. Vanderbilt's, These
crowned danes have organized what is to be
known as the Millionaire Society, admission
to which Is only to be gained by the rattle of
golden dollars. 1t Is said that candidates for
this particular set must fully demonstrate
their ability to make the mare go" before
they can be considered eligible. Money pure
and simple Is to talk. Blue blood and an
cestry, unless backed by gold, are of small
account. This new arrangement holds out
nope 70 many who have been moving heaven
ana earth to get into society, but have found
~ sne door shut In their faces. A millennium
20 an dpont TO dawn for the kings of oil, wheat
an anu F nlGgs' They have only to build palace
ox or h Tnx AaSyenue, another at Newport. Len
for n tha, uAeao, provide nightingales' tongues
d1r Ineir feasts, melt few pearls in their
O y,isnpag, nuy crowns for their wives. and
t miserable little royal rakes as husbands for
i tneit b; Gaughters and the gate will swing ON
them. WIN pe open W
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-06

Robert G. Winthrop, Speaker of the 3Oth
Congress, was accused of partiality. and
when the resolution of thanks was presented
Mr.. johnson of Tennessee moved to strike
out the word impartial. The motion was de
feated 10 yeas to 16l nays, and the resolution
was tnen adopted. Lynn Boyd, Speaker of
the o2nd and SD Congresses, was thanked by
majority vote only at the end of both Con
crosses. When the usual vote,of thanks was
onered to Speaker Banks at the close of the
oath Congress Barksdale of Mississippi OBJ
lected and moved to lay it on the table. The
motion was defeated, and after debate the
yeas and nays were called and the resolution
passed by vote of 119 to 80. Barksdale OBJ
Jected to the part of the resolution relating
10 impartiality. James L. Orr of South
Carolina, Democrat. who was Speaker of the
10Th Congress. was thanked by majority.
In the next Congress William Pennington of
New Jersey. was thanked by "a majority
also. In the 47th Congress the resolution to
thank Speaker Keller was vigorously CD
posed, receiving only Sc votes.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-06
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Henry George has recovered his health so
completely that he contemplates returning
from Bermuda In about two weeks.
Senator Edmunds has leased bis house in
Washington to Senator ,Washburn, and in
tends to pass the summer in Europe. His
wife and daughter will accompany him.
Saturday night Minister Porter gave re-
ception at the LEGATION to all the American
residents and visitors IN Rome. They
turned out seven hundred strong, and it is
spoken OF as the biggest social event of the
season.
The government of Brazil has ordered the
coniscatiOn of the property of the Countess
d'Eu. the daughter of the ex-emperor. This
step will bring considerable sums into the
treasury OF the republic, as the princess was
voted great estates at the time of her mar
riage.
Senator Hearst's DEATH" writes Wash
ington correspondent, "makes his son, Will
liam r. Hearst, the richest newspaper pro-
prietor of the country. 1t is said young
Hearst will have complete control of the bulk
OF the senator's estate of $780, 00O, 900, and that
ne Will at once set about the establishment
of daily newspaper in New York, as he re-
CARDS Frisco as too small field"
The will of Oliver Hoyt, late of Stamford,
Conn.,, was filed for probate in the surro-
gates office, New York, Tuesday. Nearly
$l00. 200 is left to benevolent institutions.
The Methodist Missionary Society gets 800
600, Wesleyan University $4,000, Cornell
College of Iowa 10000, New York East
Conference $1,000, New York Conference
$1,000, and the American Bible Society So
OoO. Mr.. Hoyt left very large estate.
Hon. Henry c. Ide of st. Johnsbury, Vt.
who has been appointed United States com.
missioner In the settlement, of the Samoan
difficulties, though only forty-five years old,
has long been considered one of the ablest
members OF the Vermont bar. He has
been Identified with large share of the
most Important litigation in the State, has
ing served in the State Senate, He was
president of the State Republican conyen-
ton In 1884, was prominently mentioned in
the last gubernatorial contest, and was one
OF Verm0ncs delegation to Chicago In 1888
which stood by Harrison.
An autopsy has developed the fact that
the death Of ex-Mayor Cobb, of Boston, was
caused by cancer instead of arsenical poison
ing, as the attending physicians reported,
Mr.. Cobb had been i'll for two years, ard
during that time If there was any suspicion
OF the presence of cancer, it was not an
nounced. DR.. l. L. Talbot, who, about a
month ago, startled the community by stat
Ing at meeting Of the homeopathic Medi-
cal Society that arsentcal poisning was the
cause of Mr.. Cobb's illness, new states. IL is
SAID, that cancer was the primary cause of
death, but that the disease has been agra
waited ana developed by the absorption OF ar
senical matter.
The Portland daily press., 1891-03-06
Concerning Votes of franks.

opposition to vote of thanks to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives
has, byno means. been so rare a thing as is
commonly supposed. There have been In
the history of the government thirty-one
different men In the Speakers chair, and of
this number thirteen, or nearly one-half,
have received a vote Of thanks only after
contest OF more or less violence. AS early
as the fifth Congress opposition manifested
itself. The Speaker was Jonathan Dayton
Of New Jersey. Federalist, and the resolu-
tion Of thanks encountered strong opposi-
tion.ibeing carried by vote Of 40 to %. In
the next Congress the Speaker was Theodore
Sedgwick Of Massachusetts. Federalist.
The yeas and nays were called on the vote
of thanks at the close of the session, and the
vote was 40 in favor to 80 against The op-
position alleged 'improprieties" in the con-
duct of the chair. In the tenth Congress
the resolution OF thanks to Joseph B. Var
mum. of Massachusetts, the Speaker, was
opposed, and the yeas and nays were or
dered. 1t was carried, but nine members
voted against it. When Henry Clay re-
signed the Speakership of the thirteenth
Congress division was taken on a resolu-
sANh Va sAAonhos ohO uiuo representatives were
recorded against 1t. In the 10th Congress An
drew Stevenson Of Virginia, Democrat. was
the Speaker. At the end of the first session
resolution Of thanks to him was bitterly
opposed, and passed only after five votes on
motions obviously intended for dilatory pur-
poses The confusion was so great thai the
Speaker could not be heard. The resolution
was finally adopted by vote of III To %.
AT the close Of the second session there vas
a similar scene. This time the resolution
was carried "a to AZ after debate. In the 25th
Congress James K. Polk Of Tennessee was
the Speaker. The Wings objected to vote
of thanks, alleging that he had been partisan
and partial. On call for the previous ques-
tion the vote resulted go to IT, The yeas
and nays were then taken on the resolution
and 1t was carried by vote Of "a to 81.
There was vigorous resistance to the
passage of the resolution of thanks to John
White, Speaker of the 9th Congress. and
long debate took place. the previous question
being ordered by vote Of SO TOGO The
resolution was then carried by al to IT,