davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1891-03-31

Bells are mostly cast from a compost
tion of copper and tin, though other in
gradients are often used. When the
right proportions of these two metals are
combined and reduced by intense heat
to liquid form the mass is poured into a
clay mold of the desired shane and size.
, 1891-03-31

PTTTsBURG. March 30. The grip
scourge in this CITY is holding OF with
deadly results. Some seventy-two fun
erals occurred yesterday, and an equal
number was postponed until to-day, there
being a dearth OF horses and carriages.
To-nigh. many well known old citizens
are reported dangerously i'll.
, 1891-03-31

In every town of good size in Mexico
there are public schools. These are well
attended, though most of the rich Next
cans SEND their children TO the schools of
the City of Mexico OF to foreign coun-
tries, or have private teachers for them;
and to finish their education they are
often sent to Europe or the United
States. The great majority are left at
home, however. and the schools are well
filled
, 1891-03-31

Art is always its Owl best reward, and
the poets dearest object in life must
always be to give to the world ''the
message hat in him burns" Still, he
needs friends, requires leisure, wants
bread. T~hackeray once wrote to a
friend, "Our twopenny regulations get
us at least twopence-halfpenny."
, 1891-03-31

In a very judicious dietetic outline for
reducing obesity, from ten to twenty
drops of liquor potasse are given in a
glass of water three times a day, and the
food is largely composed of uncooked
local fruits, lemons. oranges. ~succulent
salad vegetables, acid wines, lean meat,
white blooded fish, game, and poultry,
lemonade, buttermilk, and tea and toast.
, 1891-03-31

CHICAGO, March 30.-The South Chr
eaRo junior white caps no longer exist,
and the owners OF chicken coops share
with railway officials a feeling of great re-
lief. The gang came to grief yesterday,
and all but the leader were locked up in
the Hyde Park police station n later in
the day were arr4igned before Justice
"~hius a gang OF as tough. dirty and
"au DC found in any
~o""EsteF a. Lev a
large city. For months there ha.
reign OF terror among the South Chicago
chicken t~aBciers, and scarcely a night has
passeI t1at some hen roOst has not been
loooeu oi It's occupants. Not a night but
SOME car IN the Baltimore Il Ohio yards
broken into aud depleted Of some norfi,n
OF ITS contents, which, like the ebictens
went no one knew where until Yesterday
Othcer Burns turned up a cache mia snag
anu ruined shanty on the prairie south of
south CnicagO-the h~eadguarters nj Tie
white cap luniOrs-and here found Eonr
desperadOes regaling themselves
roast chicken and baked POTATOES Re-
fore the magistrate the youngsters. all he
tween the ages Of 10 and u wears. rave
their names as Thomas Guna, Max Pam
saki, Stanisllus Sohorski and Edward
BoganskL They said the gang was or.
gained by Capt" Jack Burke, who es-
capped. The gang had a secret sign.
which Burke inscribed on the sidewalks
IN front of the premises where doomed
chicken coops existed and on freight cars.
The railroad officials say the gang has in
the last SIX months stolen property valued
thousands OF dollars, on which they
have probably realized $3.50.
, 1891-03-31

The Duke Of Edinburgh has one OF the
largest collections of postage stamps in
England. There is one private collec-
ton in the kingdom that IS valued at
E1ga 900.
, 1891-03-31

Judge Holmes, son of the "Autocrat, "
Is said to be the only justice en- the Mas
sachusetts supreme court bench who en-
joys writing ont an opinion. His asso-
ciates prefer oral u~tterapces.
, 1891-03-31

and complexion with camphor and car
bolic acid preparations. They dry and
darken the skin, also i%rritate. Arnicated
Eureka Cream contains neither, delight
fully perfumed and makes the skin soft
and white. Large bottles twenty-five
cents dTuggists.
, 1891-03-31
Lady Blanche and Ashmend

LONDON, March 3O.-The divorce suit
10 which Col Hozier desired separation
from his wife, Lady Blanche. on the
ground that she had been guilty of i'm
proper intimacy with Ashmead Bartlett,
one OF the members of this Tory govern
ment, has been settled. Ashmead took
the most fervid oaths that he was inDo-
cent. Lady Blanche was equally en-
phatIc, and a few political friends in ex-
allied positions pointed out to the colonel
what a terrible weapon such a case would
put in the hands of the Gladstonlans if il
came into court. Under the combined
tusllade the colonel yielded. and the Tories
will continue to hold up their hands in
plons horror at the unique performances
OF Mr.. Parnell. A heavy blow at Lord
Salisbury 5 government has been averted.
, 1891-03-31

VISIONS Robertine Is the only thing
now used by fashionable women to per
petuate a beautiful complexion.
, 1891-03-31

DrCs.makiug done at ma Central
avenue, South side. Charges reason
able.
, 1891-03-31

Good price paid for white rags at
Office.
, 1891-03-31

Ellis, Sloan K Shaver will sell ice for
one-half of former rates, and will meet
any cut in price.
, 1891-03-31

For Gresh butter 90 to Underwood Bros.
, 1891-03-31

Jack Frost -four is the best.
, 1891-03-31

Wisdom's Violet Cream will keep the
skin proof against the effects of severe
weather.
, 1891-03-31
IF YOU WANT

TO buy Or sell anything if you need a
servant; if you wart to reach the
people, advertise in The Leader.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08

Says locomotive engineer 81 once
had an interesting experience with a
auicksand. My engine ran off low a
bridge near River Bend, about one hun
dred miles east of Denver, and fell into
nsnall creek filed with quicksands. A
wrecking train came up in few hours,
but the engine had entirely disap-
peared. The railroad officials ordered
it raised, but it could not be found. We
sounded with rods to depth of over
sixty feet, but not trace did we dis
cover of che engine, which had vanished
as completely as if It had never existed.
Four years afterward it was fonnd at a
depth of over one hundred feet, and
was raised, We then nscertained that
there was scarcely bit of rust un it,
the breaks were few and after title
tinkering it was put upon the road
again. The sand had kept ont the air
and prevented the iron from oXidizing." A"
N, Y. Tribune,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
RARE METALS.
Ten of Them Are Better than Gold in tia
Markets of the World.

Ten of Them Are Better than Gold in the
Markets of the World.
The rarest metal-and it is so rare
that recent discoveries have thrown
doubt on its elemental character-is
didymium, and its present market price,
if one may thus term the quotation of
an article that never appears on the
market, is e000 per pound. The next
costliest metal is barium, an element
belonging to the alkaline earth group;
its value is e750. Beryilium or gluci-
mum, metallic substance found in the
beautiful beryl, is quoted at G6S5. Yttri-
um, rare metal of the boron-a -alumini-
um group, so called because first no.
ticed at Ytterby in Sweden, is stated to
be worth at present e45O per pound.
Niobium, or columbium, name sug-
gestive of the American origin of the
metal, it having been first discovered in
Connecticut, is valued to-day at e4O0 per
pound. The price of rhodium, an en-
tremely hard and brittle substance.
which owes it's name to the rose red
color of certain of its solutions, G400.
Vanadium, deriving its title from one
of the appellations OF the Scandinavian
goddess, Ereya and at one time consid-
cred the rarest of metallic metals, has
been reduced in price to 9375, at which
| value there will no doubt be many
eager buyers Iridium, very heavy
metal Of the platinum group, so named
from the iridescence of some of its solu-
tions, and well known in connection
with its use for the points of gold pens,
may be bought to-day at Approximately
4140 per pound. Osmium, another me
talic element of the platinum group, is
hard, infusiblc and the heaviest sub
stance known, Its present value is
e1@5 per pound Palladium, silver
white, fusible metal used in the manu-
facture Of certain parts of timepieces
and occasionally applied in dentistry, is
worth 600 per pound The present
price OF platinum, the better known
Jin-whitc, ductile, but very iafuslble
metal, Is ON par with that Of gold, viz,
about ~" per pound. Iron.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
WILLING mo- fAoe h. ALONE.
Only the Ambulance Surgeon Seemed "a
Have Plenty of Time.

WlELIN0 ~ FROE ~ AGOiNEs
only the Ambulance Surgeon Seemed to
Have Plenty OF Time.
A hod-carrier had been badly crushed
by the fall of o scaffolding while he was
at work on tall building in Wall
street. His fellows had picked him up
as tenderly as possible and had borne
him bleeding and dusty to shady spot
to wait for the ambulance. 1t was a
long wait for the man in torture, for
the day was an intensely hot one, and
people were being Frustrated by the
heat all over the city, and the ambu
lances had been on the run all day. An
hour is not long time for an ambu.
lance to set out from q hospital, bring
back patient and then reach another
one, but to those who slowly watch q
man slowly bleeding to death for want
of medical assistance, it seems an age.
Big, rough men stood around the fall
len hod-carrier with tears in their eyes,
uttering low curses at the tardiness of
the ambulance. But the victim of the
contractors greed or carelessness was
the most patient of them all AS the
minutes passed along he uttered no
word of impatience, only he looked
wistfully on those around him. After
about half an hour of this suspense a
doctor who was passing was called
over. He knelt down by the man, felt
his crushed-in side and examined his
fractured skull Then he shook his
head and asked softly:
"Has he any friends among you?"
"None of us knows him, sir" said the
foreman. "He struck me for job this
morning, and as l was short-handed,
put him to work without asking him
any questions"
"Well, if any of you can get any in
formation from him about his people,
you'd better do so at once. He'll soon
become unconscious and will die, with
out doubt, before night, no matter il
fifty ambulances came for him. Moth
ing can save him. It's only question
of few hours"
A flask of brandy was procured and a
few drops put between the sufferers
lips. They seemed to revive him, and
he opened his eyes and looked around,
but to all questions as to his name, his
liOlllSs llo JdiClIS3 illo NllSJ ilo SlALh-
dren, etc, he gave no answer.
"Well, old man." said the foreman at
last, tenderly, 1--WE can't do nothing at
all for you, the doctor says, though you
know we would if we could. The day
is wearing on and our job must be fin
ished. The ambulance will soon be
here, so you won't take it hard if we
leave Won now will vOu?"
The hod-carrier looked up at him
slowly and spoke with u great effort.
I've got to die, eh?"
doctor says So"
"How soon?"
Before sundown, my boy"
''No help for it?'
"No."
"Well," with long sigh, ''you go on
with your work and I'll go on with my
dyin'," and he turned his head-shut his
-and-waited- Y. Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
LOOKING FOR PETE.
He Was Going to "wolIop" Him If Ho
Was OF Age.

He Was Going to "wolIop" Him If Ho
Was OF Age.
Just at the top of long hill, as we
had stopped the horse to breathe, a
farmer came up He was at least sixty
five years old, being very gray and he
was SO decrepit that he had to use q
staff.
"Say, you! Have you seen anything
of my son Pete along here?" he called,
as he stopped at the buggy wheel.
"We haven't met anyone on foot this
morning. How old is hep"
Bout forty-two, and six feet high. "
"Where was he going?"
Hes run away Packed up his duds
and slid out before 1 got up this morn
ing-the ongrateful rascal! didn't be-
lieve that of Pete
"Why, he was of age?"
"Malkes no difference. 1 allus kept
him at home, and allus mean to. He's
bin gittin' board and lodging right
along, and last summer let him sell a
whole sheepslin to peddler and keep
the money. He's got to come back or
I'll know the reason why!"
'You can't bring him back, can you?"
Cant l! Don't you fgger that
can't! l think he took the next cross
road and made bee line fur Spooner-
vile. Pm right on his track, and I'll
foller him up When I find him I'll
take both hands hold of his collar-lille
this-and I'll rattle his jaw bones like
this-and I'll lay him on his back and
lamb thunder out of him for about fif-
teen minutes. Then I'll walk him
home, and you orter be around and see
them stumps grubbed out and them rail
fences mended! Can't bring my son
Pete back, EN-? He's of aige, eh? Guess
you air strangers in these parts, and
never heard of ole 'Squar Tyler!"
''Well, we wish You luck
Thanks, but don't l1eer fur wishes.
I'm sartin to fnA Pete, an by the great
white OK I'll ctptiner to wollop him fur
ten minutes af'cr he hollers 'nuff! Good
dayn'-N. Y. Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
THE WATCH AS A COMPASS.
Directions for Locating the Four Quarters
al .,..AI

Directions for Locating the Four Quarters
of tho Earth.
In sunny weather, the watch is capa-
BILE of serving as a compass. Although
known for years. this fact will be new
to many. 1t presumed that the watch
is correct, although an error of few
minutes will not matter much Hold
the watch fiat, dial up, and point the
hour hand toward the sun. When the
shadow of the hand falls directly be-
meath, it may be inferred that the hand
is pointing in the desired direction.
Now the point on the dial midway be-
tween the numeral XII and the hour
hand indicates the south point of the
horizon. To Illustrate, at 2 p. rn point
the hour hand to the sun, which brings
the numeral l, midway between the
hour hand and the numeral MI. In
this instance the numeral points south.
At o'clock, the numeral III points
south, and SO on. The experiment also
applies to the morning hours.
The reason why the point midway
between the numeral XII and the hour
hand indicates the south point of the
horizon when the hour hand is pointed
to the sun, issimple and easily explained.
The dial being circular, it contains like
every re-entering curve three hundred
and sixty degrees. The hour hand
describes this circle in twelve hours,
or at the rate of thirty degrees an hour.
On the other hand, the sun describes
u circle in twenty-four hours or at the
rate of fifteen degrees an hour Conse-
quently the hour hand travels twice as
fast as does the sun in regard to arc.
For instance, at noon the numeral XII
end the hour hand both point south, if
directed as above, two hours later the
hour hand has Travelled sixty degrees TO
the right of the numeral XII or to two
o'clock. Meanwhile the sun in the
same time has travelled thirty degrees
to the right of the meridian. It is easily
seen that if the hour hand is pointed to
the sun at this hour it will throw the
numeral XII thirty degrees to the left
of the meridian on the south point OF
the horizon. So we must use the num-
cral |, which being thirty degrees to the
left of the sun, is on the meridian and
hence points south.
Now, IL the half hours on the dial
could be read as hours, or the dial was
designed to make twenty-four hours
instead of twelve, and the watch CON
structed to keep time accordingly, then
the point on the dial now marked by
the Y would always point south when
the hour hand was directed to the sun,
as then the sun and hand would be
travelling together describing equal
arcs in equal time. Jewellers Circular
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
AN ATHLETIC YOUNG WOMAN
Gymnasium Practice Enabled Her to Cap
ture Footpad.


ture Footpad.
One dark night slender blonde
young lady, who has gone in for gym
nastic work till her slender limbs have
muscles like steel springs, was walking
along dark street alone. 1t was only
8 or $50 o'clock, and the young lady
wasn't timid. anyway.
One particularly dark place on her
way home was where there was a dead
wall all along one side of the street for
nearly square.
AS she was passing the dead wall a
half-grown negro jostled against her,
and before she knew what he was after
he grabbed her pocketbook and started
to run.
For all her good sense and good mus
Gle she carried her portmonnaie in her
hand, as ninc-tenths of the gentler sex
do. But before the negro had time to
get out Of reach she sprang at him and
had her strong fingers hooked into the
collar of his ragged coat. A quick jerk
threw the negro on his back on the
brick pavement.
Then she dropped on her knees on the
scared negro's chest, and seizing his
head between her gloved hands she
bumped it up and down on the bricks
ill he prayed for mercy. Then she
picked up her poclletbooll from where
the negro had dropped it and went on
her way home, her checks were red, but
the glorious light of an athletic victory
in her blue eyes.
This particular young lady, by the
way can jump and catch the top notch
of the cornice over an open door, and,
clinging to it merely by the strength of
her dimpled fingers, raise herself up till
her chin is on level with her hands
light or nine times without stopping
| Washington Post.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
rHE COTTON BLOSSOM CLUB
Brother st. Clair williams Called Down TO
Being Too Pretty.

|
Brother st. Clair williams Called Down for
Being Too Pretty.
When the regular Saturday night
meeting had been opened in due and
ancient form, and the janitor had sig
nailed that the thermometer showed
ninety-eight degrees all over the hall,
Brother Gardner looked around and in
qnired:
SIS Brudder st. Clair Williams pres
ent wild us dis evenin't"
"He ar, replied the individual 9l.
luded to, as he rose up.
"You will please step dis way"
Brother Williams is known as the
| jim-dandy of the club. He uses real
bears oil for his hair, wears patent
leather shoes and hai been known to
change collars twice day since tho
warm weather set in. He has had his
photograph taken in seven different
poses, and has been known to pencil
his eyebrows while riding on the front
platform of street car
"Brudder Williams said the presi-
dent, as he looked down upon him, you
are 'sposed to be de plirtiest an sweet
est member of dis Cotton Blossom club. "
"Yes, sah," replied the brother, grin
ming at the compliment.
HAS you got any regular bizness
Bsudder Williamsburg regular bizness
'cept dat of loollin purity an sweet?"
"I'ze waitah, sab, hut out of job
jist now"
"How long has you bin out of job?"
"'Bout fo' months, sah."
''Is dat suit of clothes paid for?"
"Not quite, sah.'
"Is you squar' on yer board?"
'Ize a little behind, sah."
"Does you owe members of dis club
borrowed money!"
"Jist few dollars"
"Brudder Williams" continued the
president, II has had my eye on you
since de fust night | sot in dis hall. /
sized you up for purity man, an see
l was right. How you got into dis
crowd, ! can't say, but kin easily tell
you how you will get out of it! We
doan' want no purity men heah. If we
had hop-yard, an wanted sumthin'
fur vines to climb up on, we could make
use of you. You might do fur fish-bait,
DuG VIC hdS lO ulluS 10 go nSnln. WnSn
man sots out to be purity an sweet,
he amt no good any mo-. When his
only ambishun is to grease his ha'r,
wax his mustache an go long de street
rs if he was steppin' on 'aigs he amt
wuth bein' bit by ten-cent dawg
Brudder Williams, you is purity, but
you owe mo- money dan you kin pay in
two Vars. You is sweet, but you has
to dodge de tailor. You has an elegant
way of liftin yer hat. but de hat amt
paid fur You walk like guv'ner but
yer shoemaker duns you almos' cherry
day"
Yves, sah," stammered the victim.
''I am gwine to give We a show If
sur.n' de comm week ye kin find job,
git into some common clothes, arrange
to pay yer debts, an git rid of dat hair
lie an perjury, you will still be carried
on our rolls of membership. If not,
you needn't come here agin'.'
The pretty member returned to his
chair in a state of great mental excite
ment, but after cooling off and thinking
the matter over, he told Judge Cabiff
that he had decided to stop being sweet
and pretty and become one of the pill
lars of the club.-M Quad, in n. Y.
World,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
A PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH,.
OHIO

Twas at the Fishing Banks last year.
He dropped his hook and line
ay'e while he smiled from ear to ear
into the tossing brine.
an patience in the boat he sat,
His heart was free and light;
He smiled on meath his great straw hat,
While waiting for bite.
But still he not nibble had,
And weary grew his look,
And then, to make him feel more sad
The bait got OF his hook.
He fished until the twilights wing
Was dipping in the sea
And still no porgie graced his string,
All day no bite had he.
About an ancient trick he thought
While winding up his line,
And later in the market bought
A string Of fishes fine.
He grinned while rapture filled his cup
With wild, triumphant thrills.
While the slow night train painted up
The green New Jersey hills
"where did you catch them" with shout
Some friends inquired-then he:
"'Twas at the Fishing Banks far out
Upon the sounding sea-"
The market trick then raised roar
All other sounds above;
The laughor laughed till almost sore
TO note the features OF
The sad sea fisher when he found
He'd made the sad mistake
or buying fishes that abound
In mountain stream and lake.
r.. *. Munkittrick, in Detroit Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
study of the classics.

The study of the classics is less to be
regarded as an exercise of the intellect
than as a discipline of humanity. The
peculiar advantage of this mode of edu-
cation consists not so much in strength
ening the understanding as in softening
and refining the taste 1t gives men
liberal views; it accustoms the mind to
Jake an interest in things foreign to
itself; to love virtue for its own sake;
toprefer fame to life, and glory to riches,
and 20 fix our thoughts on the remote
and permanent instead of narrow and
Aceting objects. IN. Y. Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
Studying American Metbods.

The mining departments of the Rus
sian ministries of imperial property and
OF the interior have seat three engi-
neers to America to study the methods
by which gold is worked out in the
mines of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada,
California and Utah. The yield of Rus.
sian gold mines has been very poor OF
late, and the raising of the price of la,
Dor as well as the rising of Russian
values in the foreign markets has made
the mining OF gold almost Improbable,
1t is believed that the introduction al
American methods of mining viii inn
prove the miDers' trade. Chicag 20 News
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08

An old man was on the witness stand
and was being cross-examined by the
lawyer,
"lou say you are doctor, sir?'
"Yes, sir; yes, sir
what kind of doctor?"
81 make intments, sir. l make int
ments"
What's your ointment good for?'
'lt's good to rub on the head to
strengthen the mind"
What effect would u have If you
were to rub some of it or my head?'
None at all, sir; nopr at all. We
must have something to start with. -
Gainesville Eagle,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08

Miekers-All the papers say Flcetfoot
is sure to win to-day's race. The own
er of Fleetwood says the same thing.
So does the jockey. All the book
makers say so, too.
Winkers-By Jove That's chance
to make big money.
"How?"
''Put it on some other horse. Good
News
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
Something worth nnowlnr.

Book Agent-If you'll buy this book,
sir, I'll guarantee that you'll learn one
thing that win save you lots of money
Man of House-Ill take it. What
will it teach me?
Never to buy another hook from a
book agent. Jury.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08

! An Unexpected Answer. .-Brake-
man calling the staiion)
Young Lady (who has been annoyed by
the Elusive attentions of jewelry'
salesman l-'I am!'-Jew Weekly