davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
A Matinee Talk.

from the New York sun.
The conversation matinee, lasting lust ore
hour, is among the latest. The young had v
giving the matinee chooses subjects that VI =
thinks will please the largest number Of a,r
friends, and these subjects may vary fro a
dancing slippers to Brownings poetry. Tea
and tiny sandwiches are served during tie
rhetorical display, and if the subject deals wi n
millinery the hostess is expected 20 use e.-
ainples OF her wardrobe 10 emphasize her
arguments.
The best description Of the proceedings at |.
conversation matinee vet heard was given by A
youth at a club in 5th avenue. He eIplainea
that as he was passing the door of his sister Q
boudoir during seanoe lac stopped and hesx
the following brilliant convention which ss
repeats in imitation Of the various feminius
voices engaged in it:
Trimmed with old point and"
Danced SIX times with him and then woun
up
The loveliest feather fans and"
Nonsense, Mande never! Why, he's mar
ried; didn't you know"
"kelceys moustache is too"
IF she would only fix her hair 90 a Q,
look"
I've got on black this week because my prg
died on"
They were reported engaged at Newport,
you know, but now they
Really, couldn't promise. have my JAY
anese lesson at IL, and then must"
''she wears q dark red riding habit, and /.
say It's"
They say he was tipsy and fell into old Mr..
Fussers-
"Oh, love baccarat It's So
do you like the way she has that cord trim
ming fixed over"
''Stop. Ethel, or IN tell something much
worse about"
IF Mamie doesn't serve the cocktails pretty
soon don't know what"
AT this point" says the young man giving
the imitation, ''there is a chorus OF Ahsr That
means that the cocktails have arrived. Nov
you know what q conversation matinee In Z
think the subject was German opera that sfts..
noon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
A Possible English Ruler.

London Letter TO Chicago NewA-
The court and the public generally are 70
gsrding Princess Margaret Of Prussia, who o.
companies her imperial mother to England,
with good deal of curiosity. II ID limited. som
what openly, that one object of the Empires.
Fredericks visit mere is 10 do her best 10 arrane
q marriage for Albert Victor, Duke OF
Clarence, and her daughter, his Gre.
cousin, despite the fact that the
Prince of Wales eldest son IL undoubtedly in
love with his second cousin, Princess May Of
Teck, and has apparently his fathers permis-
sion to continue so. However, the queen cam
not get over the fact that Princess May il tbs
daughter of that Mary Of Cambridge Of whom
she was 80 jealous in the days when the lat<
Prince Albert first came securing, and %, 90
young Albert Victor has no spiri,
of his own, il IL not unlikely thas
the announcement Of his engagement
with the Princess Margaret viii come 70 ne BE-
fore the empress has concluded her visit here.
Margaret of Prussia seems 10 be . delightful
and highly educated young woman. but there
is no doubt that she has will Of her own, like
her imperial mother and royal grandmother
1t is equally certain that Albert Victor 10 about
rs sickly and effeminste q specimen Of young
man as could be found even among heirs %
thrones. So il Margaret becomes queen of
England We viii still remain under psttisoas
government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
MATCHED CoPPERs.
Three Young Men Toss Up tor the Right %
Court . Girl

Three Young Men ro-. Up Cor the Right %
Court . Girl
Prom the De. Moln-. Leader
Avoiding is announced for this spring b.
tween two wel-known young people Of Dss
Moines There Is an interesting story con-
neeted with the event and 10 would be unfair 70
call nance
-Four years ago the prospective bride. then
quite young. was receiving the attention Of
three gentlemen. They. too we're young. littl.
more than boys and just entering upon the
different lines Of work which they had adopted
for life.
Two Of them, indeed, were stiIl students.
Matters ran along without much change Win
the four for some time. They each understood
.he situation. Nothing in the girls msnne-
indicated any preference. The three bows ver.
the Best OF friends. although the situation va.
sucn as TO strain their rela lions little
rtnalIy the three met one day bv accident.
In some way the young lady's name was brought
up, ana siter consideration It was decided "a
.natch pennies 20 see who should withdraw
from the contest IL was stipulated that ths
winner should be in honor bound 20 devote
nimself exclusively 90 the young lady IN the
future, and 60 win her hand II possible. Tie
losers from that moment were 20 withdraw from
tne race completely. The losers were furthar
pledged TO act guardian brothers 90 the
young lady and see that the winner carried ON
no hirtations with other girls
The contracts were carried out 20 the letter
snd the giri was never told why two Of Ter adj
mirers so suddenly retired
And so, after these years she Is M last N h.
come the wife OF him whom luck favored In a
game OF chance. Both are still Young and de
gentleman is prospering in business
VI the losers IN the contest, one adopted q
fsoe ana married The other entered upon
professional career He is Unmarried and M.
name mar would be recognized, we're IL me taonee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
CHAPTER III.

Come, hurry up, Mabel, dear, or we shall
be late, called Mrs. Mention. opening the front
door and peering down the c.rriageway. ..Is
tne carriage ready, auntie?" said Mabel as she
descended the stairs so am L too She an-
swered as Mrs Mention nodded in the afiirnIa-
tlve. DO you know, auntie," she said. "a thew
drove along. u think 1t will be such finn 10
night always did love quartet singing and
ohS OF Iheil was SO handsome l saw him stand
Ing at the door when bought the Ticket
What lovely night it is Do You think many
Will be there! What funny people sometimes
Come 10 the Wiledon entertainments" and Miss
Nenisse laughed as she thought of some of her
former visits to Town Hall
When they arrived they found the hall
crowded. but making their way to the front
discovered two vacant seats near the side which
thy Immediately secured At u few minutes
after the quartet appeared and sang one Of
those college songs so familiar to the American
public.
Look, santis, there he H." whispered Mabel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
The Man With q Suspicion.

From the New York Sun.
1t was general southern store, run by q
white man. but very mean, small store and
stock, and the owner was an ornery-looking
specimen of humanity. 1 had gone in to get
out of the rain, and found him all alone After
some conversation he turned to me with:
Stranger, do you drink whisky"
Thought you didn't. Do you know whisky
when you see it.
eyes"
"Rectoned SO; Can you tell good article
from a bad one?"
~ think So"
'Could you tell common good stun from
pizen?'
~ believe could
swell, now, want you to do me turn. l
bought barrel Of old Kentucky last fall.
Purity fair demand fur whisky among the mig
gers around yer. and Of co'se wstered it
made about TO barrels out of one"
''That's regular in this county"
"Of co'se it is but the whisky got low, the
roads was bad and filled up the bar'l dropped
in some acid and other stuff and kept on selling;
got some left yet. Nigsers. kind o hemmed
kind O. fell of a little, but there's little
"Well2''
swell, there's bin . heap O. sickness among
the niggers since I begun to put out thai
toes fur good. I've been sort o wonderin'
whether It was the whisky or this climate, and
l wish you'd take nip and give me your
opinion"
He brought some In . mug. It didn't look
or smell like whisky, and the sip I took burned
my mouth like boiling water. It was stuff
which might be warranted to kill q life long
tramp st sixty yards through big hill.
81 think it's the whisky, - You call IT," ]
said as soon e could speak
eur suah?'
eyes"
'Well, - said, I've had . suspicion that way
fur two or three months, but wanted to be
suah. reckon you are right, and after this ]
won't sell 70 sickly or weakly Niger ct all,
and charge the others double price 70 discour.
age 'em. Good far profit on whisky, but
shant do any trade il these niggers keep turn
] in out to two funerals . day"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
The Hayoeod.


We can all Of rs remember
How along about September
The papers used 10 tell Of the caucus or the fair,
And those fellows from the city
Used to get almighty witty
On the fellow with the buster, who had hayseed
in his hair.
They had fun in Legislators
With the man what raised potaterG
II by any hook or crook or chance elected and
sent there:
And those reportonal friskers
Used to comment on the whisken
And the carpet sack Of Billson, VINO had Aaysssd
In his hair.
Yes, BY gum, he rode his pass out
And he used 70 blow the gas out
And he used TO drink hard cider yhen n went
out on tear;
And he used to squeeze the dollar
TIL the buzzard used TO holler;
The man cut up ridiculous that haA hayseed n III
hair.
But, BY gum, II you've been reading
iS f,s , Sose er,,e. strange ProceedinG
getting there;
And II won't be too surpriGng
II, BY slowly organizing.
OLD parties may wake up and ma Asysss1 In
VIII al carry green umbrellas,
And trouseu wide across the seat % mako TIE
dudelets stare;
And in those days, II you paD mustse,
You must wear Q linen buster,
And II you want to throw On style put hayoe0d
IN your hair.
-Rssss~ Rrssa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
Goodbye. Winter.

Upon the back yard gate fun soon
me lovers VIII lie iundly swinging.
And 70 the young mans picmc pants
The ourdocks viii he tightly cilnginR.
The blazer, In all shades and STYLES
VIZ strlke once more our mortal vassow
Anu fishermen. with tales Of ush.
VII be held up to our derislon.
Inc summer sun will softly shine
Alike on maiden and on lover.
And on the outskirts Of the fray
houng cupid. - Of yore, viii hover.
And as upon the beach we sit
IN flannel suits and cheviot collarA
We Know that every DAY. alas,
VIII cost us just about ten dollars
-ttofkier aud fa1-asshpv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
HOMEMADE THERMOMETERS,

How Any Person by Attention to Small
Things Can Make q Weather Recorder.
From the New York Herald
curious thermometer can be made by any
bright boy out of few bits Of paper and wood
and several strands Of horsehair
If made according to the illustration it will re-
cord the changes in the temperature quite accu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
To Spell Horse,

THE assumption" says an orthoepist, ''that
certain letters placed one utter the other spell
q certain word is purely arbitrary. They spell
the word because we are artifcially taught that
they spell it, not in the nature Of things. How
really arbitrary spelling is is well illustrated by
the London cockney who was asked to spell
horse horse; Scertingly," he replied, "ther': h'a
hatch, hand h'a no, hand ha hay, hand h'a
h'ar, hand ha h'ess, hand h's h'se, hand
there you h'ar, 'oEss."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
Interesting Discovery.

From the Bethel (Ohio) Union.
The difference between Q man and woman
washing their face is that all men rub up and
down and snort; All women apply the water
and stroke gently downward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11

hatred of the virtuous Tommy to the river
brim and helped bad boy to drown his aunt's
cat, ana then ne went home and wrote prize
composition called Frank the Frlendless, or
Honesty is Best"
All this was because the boy saw that Tommy
was prig: that his virtue was of that kind
mentioned in Jane Eyre in which the charity
child was asked which she would rather do,
learn hymn or receive a cake and she said
LEARN hymn, whereupon she received .'two
cakes as reward for her infant piety." Chill
dren cannot be humbugged, they can be made
into hypocrites, however, by too many good
books.
PLAY AT BEING USEFUL.
The best entertainment for children is to Let
them play at being useful Let the little girl
get papa's slippers, brush his hat-even if the
wrong way-fnd his walking stick, hold the
er's cradle and she will be happy. Give the
boy printing press or some safe tools. let
him make garden, feed his chickens or clean
out the cage Of his pet robin and he will be
happy. And try to make them think and decide
for themselves. A little girl says: ST don't
know which dress to put on my dolly. mamma:
which shall II" The mamma will be wise ii
she says: "You must decide; you know dolly
best"
When child Is Ill or nervous then the great
hour Of despair comes to the mamma A per-
| son without nerves, generally q good colored
mamma, is the best playmate, and dog is in
valuable. 1t is touching to see the smile come
to the poor bloodless lips in hospital ward as
great big kindly dog puts his cold nose out to
reach Q little feverish hand There ID . SYM
pathy In nature which intellect loses
THAT THaRIBLr PASSION or rHAl-
Nine. Snetchine's fear Of the mummies has
another lesson in it Children are born with pet
aversions a. well a. with that terrible passion of
fear which is 20 much bigger than they are.
And the first of their rights to be respected IL
that they shall not be frightened and shall mot
be too seriously blamed for their aversions.
Buffalo Bill, who knows more about horses than
most people, says that no horse 10 born bad;
that he h made . bucking hose, . skittish
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-19
and envious feeling, and because they
chance to dwell and do business in
cities?
RUSSIA FOR TIE RUSSIANS.

Harold Frederick, who has travelled
extensively in Russia of late, assures US
that the expulsion of the Jews is only the
beginning of vast system of cleaning
out that, before it ends, will Danish
Germans, Firms, Armenians, and what
ever other foreigners may be found in
the empire. Under the present rule
the empire is lapsing into Panslavic
barbarism, and from the highest to the
lowest the cry is ''Russia for the Rus
SLAMS" According to this writer the
Germans will have to go next, and
others in their turn according to rela-
tive strength and Importance.
Whether or not the proscriptive pro-
gramme be carried out in its entirety,
enough has been done in the way of
brutality and savagery to excite the
adherence of mankind and forever
damn the spirit of Capitalization in
government. We have in this blessed
tariff ridden land Of the free a linn
tied class of citizens who profess great
liking for what they call a strong
government" There is no more brill
liant example OF such government
than that of Russia. What an ever
lasting pity these admirers of central
ization and power do not find it con-
venient to take up their residence
under the rule of the car who is the
embodiment of power and majesty.
The country could well spare them,
and if when their plunderings had
made them odious the car should
mediate their expulsion, the prayers
of the American people in their behalf
would assail the imperial ear lest by
any accident they might get back to US
again.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-19
UNCLE SANS TROOPS,
Five Thousand Strong, Doing Patrol
Duty in an Effort to Intercept
Garza's Movements
Special to the Gazette.


SAN ANTONIO, Ten, Sept. 1S.-The revo-
luton in the Rio Grande section of Mexico
has not developed anything dur
ing the past tweuty-four hours. Five
thousand government troops have been
sent down the river in order to intercept
the raiders. Three detachments of United
States cavalry are now patrolling the from
blue-coats are, of course, unable
to accomplish anything except merely
patrol duty. There is certain
gravity added to the revolution by the pres
ence of Gen. Cortina, who has joined the
revolutionists. He is a very remarkable
man, sixty Years of age, as tough as
pine knot. He is supposed to have
habits, and is about 10 give the
Americans of that section trouble again.
President Dia2 removed Cortina from the
Rio Grande and has put him under sur
VIGILANCE il the City of Mexico since his
elevation to the presidency. 1t is only
recently that he was allowed to return.
If he adopts his former habits. which it is
said he is proceeding to DO, it will become
incumbent on President Diaz to remove
him again from the Rio Grande.
He laid waste in 1863 and succeeding
years, it was calculated, 60,O00 square
miles of the territory or Texas.
One of his officers was the
iSpuICu iCuIti VI gang VI HIGH w IlO
penetrated to the river Nueces, made pris-
oners of the Americans and committed acts
of vandalism. They killed whoever OPP
posed them or gave American information
concerning their savage doinrs. They went
in the neighborhood of Corpus Christi, and
it was supposed that they would
capture the city. For some reason
they did not. They placed the sparsely
settled country upon the Nueces and the
Rio Grande in state of constant alarm
They killed whom they would rob
and had things their own way
for long while. If permitted
to reinstate his old men in their methods of
taking human life and stealing the property
of American citizens, Cordina would repro
duce the scenes OF bloodshed and outrage
upon the people of the frontier.
1t is reported here that Diaz has detacll-
ment of troops from the City of Mexico
who are charged with the single duty Of
capturing Col Cortina. If they get a
chance to shoot him they will PROBABLY do
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-19

A FEW weeks ago THE GAZETTE
chronicled the presence in Fort Worth
OF party Of seventy-tive or hundred
Alabamians and Tennesseeans, who had
come TO Texas 10 look out farms for
themselves and to report upon the ad-
vantages of the state to others. who
awaited TO hear from this advance
guard before coming West. That this
report was favorable we infer from the
fact that another and larger contingent
from the Eastern Southern states is
now in Texas, preparing to buy farms
and settle upon them. Texas offers a
home to AL. Despite alien land laws
and other Affections that we suffer
from the folly and shortsightedness of
man. we are prosperous. The Almighty
carries us in the hollow of his hand,
and still loves us.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-19
COlored Raptists,

The Colored Baptist mission association
has had an interesting session to-day.
At $50 Vice-President Bowen convened
the foreign mission convention. He read
for scripture lesson Psalm cxxxii Elder
Davis lined and led in singing hymn No
35S, Children of the Heavenly King fol-
lowed by very fervent prayer to Almighty
God asking his assistance in carrying on the
grand and noble work. The house was then
declared ready for business. Secretary
Clanton read minutes of yesterdays pro-
ceedings, and after few slight corrections
they were adopted. At 1910 President Z.
Il. Love, who was detained at New Orleans
yesterday. arrived. He was received by
rounds of applause from the convention and
proceeded TO deliver his annual address.
The committee OF permanent organization
reported the following officers:
President, Rev. A. X. Griggs, D. D., Dali
las.
Recording secretary, Rev. S. T. Clanton,
d. D., Louisiana.
Corresponding secretary, Rev. j. L.
Jones. D. D., Virginia.
Statistical secretary, Rev. R. DeBaptist.
D. D.. Illinois.
Treasurer, Brother ]. C. Farrer, yir-
GINA.
Vice presidents for the various states:
Alabama-Rev. S. S. Scissor.
Arkansas-Rev. E. Green
Indiana-Rev. J. W. Carr
Illinois-Rey. r. DeBaptist. D. D.
Georgia-Rev. W. II. Tilmau.
Kansas-Rev. ]. 4. Steward.
Kentucky-Rev. ]. H. Frank.
Louisiana-Rev. A. r Blount
F1orida-Rev. A ]. Stokes.
Nlississippi-Rev s. A Anderson, D. D.
North Carolina-Rev J. A. Whitfield
South Carolina-Rev. H. NJ Rayford.
Tennessee-Rev. J. E. Purdy.
Texas-Professor S. Abner, Jr.
Virginia-Rev. ]. L. Barksdale
West Virginia-Rev. /. V. Bryant.
They also recommended the reelection of
the executive board. BY motion that part
of the report as referred to executive board
be deferred until after the board shall have
reported. Carried.
Miss Susie A. Stone, Of Washington. D.
c., read an able paper on ',How Can We
Best Interest Our Women in African Mis-
sionsl" 1t was able and replete and showed
that the authoress had given the subject
due consideration. 1t ELECTED rounds of ap-
plause- After the report of the committees
the convention took recess until o. m.
The afternoon session of yesterday con-
sisted mostly in the appointment of several
committees.
The sessions are growing more interest
ing each day.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-19
A LONG STEAL.
For Thirteen Years q Clerk Does His
Rascauy Work.

For Thirteen Years Clerk Does His
Rascany Work.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 1s-A So, coo
thirteen years ending last December is
published to-day for the first time.
Charles Miller was the trusted clerk of c.
T. bearing, leading book dealer, for nearly
twenty years. Last July bearing sold out
his business to the Baptist book concern,
then just organizing, of which Rev. w. p
Harvey is president. bearing took $40. 600
worth of stock i'll the book concern and re-
NAMED as manager. Miller bought $1,000
OF stock and with nearly all the other
clerks remained under the new manage
ment. In short timea Harey suspected
thlevery was going on and in December set
trap. Miller was caught clearly and
confessed. He had taken in the thirteen
years preceding $4,000 of his employers
money. He was careful, steady man with
wife and two children and connected
with some of the best families in the city
He dressed plaiRly, never was known to
drink or spend money freely in any way
1t was noticed that he was accommodating
considerable property, but it was thought
to be by close economy and good
judgment in investments. When he con-
fessed he also gave up all his property
except mis- home, which he had
placed In his wife's name The total
amount restored was $4,000: this covered
everything he had taken from the book con-
Germ and the remainder applied on what
he had taken from bearing His home.
he claimed, he had paid for from his
savings. Owing TO his connections the
matter was kept secret and only became
public to-day. Mnler's method was, as a
trusted salesman, 10 make sales, and when
he saw an opportunity he pocketed the
money.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-19
The Much Abused Publisher.

1t is proper to remember that publishers
are the only class of business men whose
sins, real or imaginary, come into litera-
ture. Their clients have the ear OF the
public and sometimes of posterity, and are
likely enough to assume that the details of
their personal concerns aud grievances are
as interesting to their readers as they may
have been important to themselves. II tho
complaints against lawyers. bankers, ply
sicians and merchants, on the part Of their
respective clients, were in like manner
from time to time put into literary form,
the misdeeds of publishers would, in COM
parison, sink into absolute insignifcauce
Why should authors, presumably OF
adult age and sound minds, plead the
"baby act" in regard to their contracts Tor
their failure to make contracts) any more
than the clients of lawyers, architects or
stock brokersi Persons who. whether
through their own bad Judgment or
through the wrong counsel of their ad-
visers, pay more for their housebuilding
than they had intended to. or who find
themselves losers instead Of winners in liti-
CATION or in financial speculation. do not
burden the public with their complaints,
and if they did would certainly be laughed
at for their pains.-George Haven Pntuam
in Forum