davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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AL nEn BEAUTY WAS CON


Shs slept Undor the, Wizard sLsgnt % 90
Cuban Meen-
The ueliest woman | ever ssw,
said the recounter. twas Cuban. and
she was 80 ugly that IL was really paint
ful TO look at her."
1T takes the exception to prove the
rule.r said his vis-a-vis. Tell ua
about her."
She was q woman Of the humblest
class. and II was ut HAVANA that /
first saw her. tethered TO goat that
she was herding among the stubble OF
the sugar-cane. Her husband was .
charcoal burner. and when 1 first saw
Estella, wondered how any man liv-
ing could have married such car
feature"
Love goes where IL is sent" said
one OF the after-dinher crowd.
Yes. end the charcoal burner mar
ried for love. But he never would
have won Estella IL dreadful provi-
dence had not favored him. The Gu
bana had once been the most beautiful
girl In Havana and as good rs she
was beautiful. Her eyes were big and
black. her skin glowing olive, and
her hair n mass OF blue-black silk.
That Is what an old dame told me with
much Spanish lingo. Her father was
bodigero-a man who kept vino
cellar. The girls mother was dead.
One night her father went homo
drunken than usual and turned her out
of doors"
'.Brute!" exclaimed one OF tho party,
with that quick sympathy that the
sorrows OF beauty always arouse.
',She did not go 10 her lover. nor
did she fly TO the refuge Of some adobe
roof where she had friends. She sim
ply pillowed her head upon the gray
donkey that had been her friend and
playmate from childhood where he
slept against the tumble-in matched
roof OF the pen in the chaparral,
prayed 10 the Black Madonna and
slept soundly like child in the moon
light
'And the brigands came and carried
her of TO their fastnessp" suggested
one OF the party.
Nothing Of the kind. When her
pillow, the little donkey. rolled over
in the morning she arose another per-
son. She ran into the house and her
father screamed 'Sante MariaH and
drove her out as n stranger. She had
slept in the Cuban moonlight, the
fairest moonlight in the world. but as
deadly as the shadow OF the upas tree.
Her face was drawn out OF all shape
resembling human being. II was
the horrible. distorted mask that
saw. with the features OF an imbecilc.
Her father drove her from him with
curses but the lover with whom she
coquetted married her at once. and
they told me he had made her good
husband.
but you will hear the Cuban
mother calling her young daughter in
60 the house when the full moon Is
flooding the balconies with its silver
light and the light seems made for
lovers 10 wander In. for everybody
tn ere knows the story of Estella."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
The Hind sculptor.

Vidal. the blind sculptor is one OF
the wonders OF the French capital.
He has been blind since his 2lst year.
To be sculptor II Is generally sup
posed that one must have the me
chanic's eye" and the artists taste and
perepicuity. The latter faculties Vidal
has TO an exceptional dcgree--even
more acute. he believes, than II the
former were not lost 20 him forever
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25

the interior OF tho earth through our
better acquaintance with the phenom-
ena occurring on its surface. All
people who use the magnetic compass
are aware that often the needle Is SUBJ
ject TO great disturbances. The cause
OF these magnetic variations is now n
mystery, but some physicists believe
they are produced by great movements
that are going on In the molten interior
OF the earth.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25


- . mako my fortune have . plan
III conquer the world, >" said the timorous
He started forth. but lion ran
Into his path. Said the timorous man:
The lion will kill me; n can
I'll turn back now; I'm . timorous man.
And having tried IL once In vain,
He never tackled the world again.
Then came that way the valorous man
Who there his battle OF life began.
He saw the lion, IL roared and ran,
Intent TO dcvour the valorous man,
who drew his sword and said: ~ can
KIN the lioni" The valorous man
The dag OF victory then unfurled,
And marched on, conqueror OF the world
Detroit Free Prea
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25

That surprisingly smart Washing
ton inan who swore that be was worth
between five and six thousand dol
lars" stands good chance 70 live In
the pcnItentiary between five and six
thousand years for his little joke.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25

Ella--"Pa says we can't marry for
ten years But don't look so sad.
George; you are young yet" George
Yes. 1 know am dearest
wasn't thinking OF myself. but OF you.
love- IL was at once put of in
definitely. -Yonkers Statesman.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25

Mrs. Cumso--'The schuyltill runs
through Philadelphia doesn't itP"
Nothing runs through Phila-
delphia, my dear. The Schuylkill
meandcrs slcepily through the town"
New York Continent
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25

She was pretty widow, and Chicago was
her home,
But loved her, and 20 gain her cen 10
Hades / would roam,
And when | asked her 20 be mine she
looked so shy and sweet.
And dropped her head, and blushed, and
whispered;
"With
Both
Fcetin
New York Herald
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25

mo. SIR" exclaimed the politician
st the ward caucus. there Is too much
talk about helping politicians. All
We rant r. 70 be allowed 10 help our
selves. New York Recorder.
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her way to the spot where her home had
stood. Here she was almost overcome with
establishment and thought she certainly
must be dreaming, for instead of smoking
ruins, Florence saw neat, white cottage,
almost covered with vines. On the roof sat
two white doves, who said:
"Welcome home, Florence, this is the
good Friepold's gift to you"
Florence timidly entered the house, ad-
mired the pretty, comfortable rooms, and
was pleased to fud her sewing just as she
had left it, but her joy was nnbounded when
in COOL shady room, opposite the one she
had selected for her own, she discovered her
mother and also her father, who had entire
ly recovered from his wound and returned
to his family. Later in the day Sidney and
Theodore entered the house. They had
gone to the forest and begged Ffiepold to
appear. When the good gnome came to
them the boys, after promising to be better
in the future, entreated forgiveness, which
was readily granted. 1t was happy fam
lily that lived in the cottage, and the gnome,
Friepold, was a frequent visitor at their
home. PAYSIE.
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More Than They Barcained For.


About five weeks ago it was said that the
English had been too dilstory in their ef-
forts to secure control of the region sur
rounding Lake Tchad in Africa, and were
likely to lose that much-coveted plum.
French effort had been defeated so often by
the opposition of the warlike natives that
they had practically given up competition,
leaving the field almost clear to the
Germans, who by persistency had succeeded
in advancing a strong force so far ahead of
the others that they had virtually the fight
won. Now it appears none of the countries
mentioned have the slightest chance of lord
ing over the Tchad region, and the coun-
try-England-that seemed to have least TO
say in the matter, was really nearest sue
cess, had it been possible. The Royal Niger
Company had commissioners quietly at work
among the people in the vicinity of Tchad
last year, while Germany and France were
principally engaged in making noise. The
results of the British negotiations were not
satisfactory, the commissioners narrowly
escaping with their lives. They learned
this much, however, that a population of
Shu vas and Mohammedans, numbering at
least 3, 900, 600, the most intelligent native
tribes of Africa, surrounds Tchad. They
are violently opposed to foreign interfer-
ence and will fight. 1t will take at least
100, 900 trained soldiers to overcome them.
England will not try to do so. France or
Germany may if they like, but it is not
probable they will.
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CHAPTER III.

lady. She listened, and even in listening
Margaretta Kennaird committed a species
of folly. But she did more; she lent her
self, before five hours had passed, to
scheme of elopement. Early the next
morning Lord Egbert and Kathleen were to
depart from the Hall together, only return
ing thither as man and wife. kathleen,
when she was apprised of her mothers
fixed resolve, turned very pale and declared
that unless it were abandoned she would
acquaint Lady Dendudlon with the entire
affair. The girl was terribly in earnest,
and her auditor discerned it. But Mrs.
Kennaird attempted no coercion. She lit
orally sank at her daughters feet and i'm
plored her to yield Then, with a retro
spective glibness that sometimes narrowly
missed eloquence, she discoursed of her own
past-the privation, the injustice, and the
pains of it! Kathleen hardened, and the
spell began to work Before her mother
had done with her she gave her consent, but
In mood of conseienee-stricken reluctance.
Of course two or three servants had to be
trusted, and one of these was Lord Egbert's
valet, gentleman of conservative tenets
and willy diplomaeies. In the autumn dawn
of the following morning Kathleen and her
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l0ls Young soldier. Captain fo1fnQht%o07d.
Three years ago he made daring journey
from Pekin TO the Northern borders of India
tcaompanled by no one but a servant. For
this feat he received a short time ago one OF
The two gold media awarded yearly by the
La-al Geographical Society to the most dis
tngalshed Of recent explorers. On this ex-
pga ton the traveller passed over 1000
mics OF territory infested by wild and semi-
E'5tIle tribes Of Mongols; through the
J. '-ert Of Cobb and over the summit of the
agh Pass, which had never before been
t-oilen by man.
From the cable dispatches it is learned
that Captain Younghusband is on the
frontier Of Pamir, but, the Russians have
forbidden him to enter that country. These
people have an object in everything they do
and their act Of forbidding foreigners from
entering to see what they are doing, is evil
7ence tnat they are engaged in important
work, although a. first glance one can hardly
Understand what il can be. Ifanvone wants
Information concerning Pamir, he will have
considerable difficulty getting it. Our best
'ycl1nedlas have but few lines, and they
ire only sweeping generalities Chambers
-avs IL is mountainous region of Central
Asia, forming the nucleus of the Central
Asian highland system and that it is appro-
'riately called Bam-dunya, "Roof of the
II orld. 1t is the place where the lofty
-auges of the Hlmalaya, the Kuen-lun, the
Hindu kush and the Tian Shan meet, form
ug tremendous conclaYe of mountain
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11

Once before 1 have had occasion to refer
q this column to Wong Chin Foo, the re-
ned and highly educated Chinaman who
dopted this country years ago and now re-.
.des in New York Well, Wong CHA Foo
es a grievance. It relates to thu new
1ti-Chiuese bill, and its effect upon him
nd his coUntrymen now in the United
.5s-es In correspondence with an Eastern
swspaper he tells his story and tells it
-ell. Il remains for intelligent American
/ liens 10 determine if under literal rem
eriuE of the Constitution of the United
trstes he is not right, He says:
have sust discovered that am the only
Individual IN New York that has no country.
The very thought OF it knocks all the light
nd hope out OF q fellow. man without
ountrv, kicked out OF China, disowned by
he United States, and all for what7 What
ind Of & Government IS this, anyway, that
szS rs affairs SO mixed that even its serv
nts do not know how to RctH They would
.n.namaa's cash when presented
sad give him guarantee pa
1a- f0T his rights and then their
uDCrior officers proceed TO conf1scate those
-age-- and deprive the holders Of the rights
Las la legally paid for. The authorities in
ruh'rc court IN the State of Michigan in
DIE wear IS54 granted me my naturalization
7ane-s ang publicly and sOlemnlv declared
a hgye the sane rights as any other man
-e-a which conditions ] have been per-
rEt--E 20 enjoy for Is years until yesterday,
..u 7 was suddenly deprived of the privii-
-az above referred to by the Federal au-
-Hr5liaS. said to come from Washington.
hs 20 tie legality OF my naturalization l
would ask this question: Has the Federal
Court Of the United States the right to make
a law which would be retroactive as in this
rs-g, 90 strip me of my citizenship and fran
ab5so? ! was natuTaliZed in q court of COM
1eGenr jurisdiction. Il had no right to be-
-o-7e q citizen Of the United States, then
-ua- court has committed a miSGemeanor OF
felony in taking my money or fee for such
illegal naturalization.
There Is food for profound meditation in
his. Il is time that intelligent Americans
.h0uld have q voice IL the definition of their
National Constitution. Politicians have
nodded It To suit their own ends for years,
-1 long, and SO often, in fact, that more than
.re Chinese are asking a common sense
translation Of the article upon which this
Government is founded
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11

t.te- 20 N+ttte-.se%- IGOuu3llA II uhS
kinE-Charles Ia scion of the house of
7cheuzollern, who was elected to the posi-
on . years ago. The powers had some
ificulty in getting him to serve after sew
raj other princes had the refusal Of the
7uor. Now the trouble begins again.
or some reason OF another no one seems
covet the crown of Roumania As is
ell known, King Charles and his queen
re childless They had one child, born in
S-0-a little girl-but she died four years
l-er Ii was then settled by the Govern
lent hat in the event Of the King remain
cbiIdless, the crown should at his death
s 70 his eldest brother, Prime Leopold
The latter seemed satisfied with the
7nor conferred upon him for short time,
gt suddenly renounced it in favor of his
IN. Prince Wilhelm, the powers that be
ltifying the arrangement in October, 1880.
Wilhelm amused himself with his toy until
zee years BCo, and then firing handed it
rer TO his brother, Prince Ferdinand,
aung man Of g years, who does not now
zLibit the same signs of ennui displayed
y his brother or father, but prefers to
larry the woman Of his choice to having
crown, and therefore notifies the Rou-
auiaGs of his determination to relinquish
claims if the sacrifice of his sweetheart,
lie Nacaresco, Is the price Of his retain
g them There is still another brother
4. who viii be eive2 ga whirl'' at the
0n0r, after whom the Roumanians will
ave to begin somewhere else However,
they run short of material over there We
ave still q few good ones left on this side
no would be willing, 1 think, to accept
ne title, to say nothing of the modest
ages connected Herewith, which amount
@ nearly five time= that received by our
resident in q year.
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given up the ghostat King Of Wurtenba1g.
last. The death of Karl L will hardly
affect the politics Of Europe much. His
career has been practically uneventful, with
the exception of the years of 1866 and 1870,
when he fought Austria and Germany
respectively. The succeeding Prince Will
lam Will assume control Of country noted
Tor the thrift, the industry and the wealth
of its people. Its history is clear for 300
years, at the beginning of which Conrad,
Count of Wurtemburg, possessed a castle
and considerable territory in the neighbor-
hood of Cannstadt. Previous to that its
chronicles are lost in the uncertain tradi
tions of the Celts, Suevi, Allemanni and
Franks. WILKIE
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At about this time, as it happened, Mrs.
Kennaird committed the crowning mistake
of her life. Among the persons of note
who had most cordially greeted her on her
return was a stanch former friend, the
Marchioness of Dendudlon. The Mar
chioness was woman of large heart,
though quick temper. She was famed for
the sincerity and tenacity of her likes and
dislikes, and Mrs Kennaird had long stood
high on the list of the former Lady Den
dudlon thought that Sir Frankland had
treated her friend with sorry stinginess,
and very freely vented this opinion. She
fell in love with Kathleen, and encouraged
an intimacy between herself and her only
daughter, Lady Guinevere Poindexter, one
of the reigning London bellies. Twice she
invited the Kennairds to come and visit
her at the most delightful of her several
country seats, Dendudlon Hall, near the
Devon Cliffs. 1t was during the second of
these visits that Mrs. Kennaird's fatal
blunder occurred.
Besides Lady Guinevere, the Marchioness
had two other children, both sons. The
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11

Toronto rope-walker, drowned in Wood
Lake, Canada, Monday last. There was an
individual who had made himself famous
the world over as the most daring in his
business On July Il lsst-not three months
ago-Dixon accomplished the remarkable
feat of crossing the Whirlpool Rapids of
Niagara on three-quarter inch cable, sus-
pended between 800 and 400 feet above it
One can imagine the daring of the feet, when
1t is remembered that the crowd held him
by force from recrossing; their nerves being
unequal to the strain of witnessing the act
repeated.
One would naturally expect that this
mans death would come sooner or later
through an accident, while engaged in his
perilous occupation. But, no, the courage
Gus fellow, after all his triumphs, had to be
seized with an ignominous cramp while
bathing and drown like dog.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11
1762-MY CONFESSION.

A beggar came to my door one day to ask
for food, and what do you think did? In
stead of granting his request l cruelty took
off his foot OF course my remorse was
great as soon as the deed was done, and as
vehicle (Which he in his crippled condition
represented) was at that moment passing,
helped him into it, and told the driver to
take him directly to surgeon. But, in
some way one end of the vehicle was lost
on the wav, and ferocious domestic animal
appeared on the scene, The driver with one
blow removed the animals head, and by
this time the forenoon was so far advanced
that he resolved to pursue his journey no
farther. ETHYL.
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Motor. for Quick Firing cnns

The application of the electric motor to
the working of the Gatling gun, whereby
the gun is made automatic in its action. has
given surprising results With a current
of so volts and about 30 amperes, the motor
making $50 revolutions, 800 shots per min
ute can be fred, which is far too rapid for
ordinary purposes. a regulator is now ar
ranged to diminish the rapidity of fire to
any desired extent
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11

they fear most. Rail-
road men, daily in as
much danger almost
as a soldier in the
front rank of battle,
have come to their
ends from unex-
pected sources. The
same with mariners;
the same with min
ers, powder makers,
etc. Nothing would
prove the truthful
ness of the statistics
better than the fate
of S. J. Dixon. the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11
1759-CHARADE

Little Jack Homer sat in a corner,
Engaged in an infantile cry:
His mother came in with big rolling-pin,
And out at the total he went on the Hy.
She chased him around an acre Of ground,
And he lodged like wild kangaroo;
But she caught him at last, and the licking
was vast
That he got ere the drubbing was through.
He has never since run from his mother In
fun,
Or to save from his primal blow,
Nor slips through the ttUo, the town to go
through,
without leavefrom his mother, no.
ASPIRE.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

First is q fuel priced by some
Who, lacking its warm pungent smoke
Would have no fire in their rude home,
These simple peasant folk.
Nert may be foolish or be wiser
Be full or empty, as we hear;
But every man his own does prize
AS more than others dear.
A narrow band or flllet three,
For strings and such like comes in play,
Just mention what each word should be-
And there's no more to say.
BITTER SWEET.
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INSTRUMENTATION.

Those who mourn in all
Show a tlDo of taste,
Vulgar as tits small,
If their garb is laced,
Flounced and furbelowed,
Bugled, feather, bowed.
Those who mourn in all
Should be told that Grape
Only can we call
Mourning; it should drape,
With its somber folds,
Those whose help it holds. A. 8.
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and atfording excel
lent opportunity
through its soil for
the production Of
grains and fruits. 1t
is also an almost IN
SURPASSED region for
the raising of fine
horses, sheep, etc.
This country is fa-
miliarly known as
Ryoumania. 1t has
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11

airing English trav-
sler, whose expert
sace on the frontiers
Z Pamir, at tn e
auls Of the Russian
Government, has set
cutie a large part Of
the worlds poPula-
lion to talking. Few
ren attain such fame
at q years of age as
-hat now enjoyed by
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11
1760-oBEIoUE RECrANGLE.

l. A letter. .. A beverage. 8. Shells. l.
Cherishes. 8. A genus of small mollusks. 6.
Inflicting. z. Rows of trees. s. Pants. (obs.)
O. A glutinous matter obtained by boiling
animal tissue. TO- Decides. II. A pod-like
seed vessel. Il. To cause the death of. 13.
Furnished with holes for the reception of
pieces sliding into it. IA. Boilings. L.
Afrighted. 16. A lake in Scotland. IT, A
letter. SENEx.
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1758-ADNIIRABLE AT LAST.

Very, very few admire the first, so hard,
cruel and remorseless. Many admire the
second with its heat, and many charming
people more admire its cold, stern brother.
But none have yet been found who do not
admire the total, SO soft and dreamy, like
the happy departing of some soul whose
earth-i iffe has been joyful one, yet not un-
mixed with pain. ETHYL.
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temburg has been
dying or the news
paper correspondents
conspiring to kill
him for the last two
or three years.
Either one or the
other can now claim
success, inasmuch as
the aged monarch of
the Black Forest has
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
and poems and several plays.

n
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Tho Mysterious Land OF Pamir

There is probably no mama before the
ruHic at present that is heard as often as
.rat Of Captain f. Z. Younghusband, the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11
INSTRUMENTATION.
D. NJ. H.

I.
A piece of rind or cutiole
With something hard unite,
And find a man whose money bags
Compose his chief delight.
A mass Of hazy, vapory mist
Add to q small degree,
And clear, unspotted azure dome
Above you you will see.
III.
A friendly man of olden times
Place with an insect busy,
And then disclose an ensign small
That floats from masthead dizzy.
MRS e.
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BADGES for lodges and societies at Nc
Mahon Bros. & Adams, 90 Fourth avenue.
su
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Death of Ropewalker Dixon.

Tread in a statistical work recently that
few persons die of the disease or accident
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The Kingdom Of wurtemburp.

Persistence is always successful in its
object, sooner or later The King of Wur-