davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1891-04-25

The habit Of telling stories il apt 20 grow
into "A vice. It is easy enough for a bright
nan to raise a laugh and aid in the enter,
tainment Of a company by the relation of
some bright incident. but unhnpply he "a
apt 70 degenerate into "A ~monopolizer OF
conversation. Some one once defined a
bore to be the man who persists ia talking
about himself when you want to talk about
yourself. There is a good deal Ia this,
even when the desire Is not TO be so per,
sonal as to ones own affairs. II is only hui
man TO desire 20 hAve a fair share OF the
conversation as OF every other social privl.
lege. ! sat at the table OF avery cultivated
family living in the east. aud only a few
MOUTH since.
Among the guests at the dinner was a
professional story teller with a wife who
knew exactly when to make a suggestion,
and played foil for him from the soup TO
the walnuts. After the meal the men
went into the smoking room, au-l I com
pllmented this gentleman upon his mar
velous memory, At that he produced a
small memorandum book In which were
notes sufficient 20 suggest every story he
knew, In other words, he had a repertory,
and deliberately selected the stories hest
suited for each occasion. thus mouopollz.
ing the attention OF the compRn and ruin.
ing the conversation Detroit Frcr Press.
, 1891-04-25

She is one of the most charming look
ing women you ever saw-a sweet, kind
face framed in full, soft, lovely hair and
topped by a cap of velvet and lace. A
gown that falls in artistic folds and
doesn't rustic, and a way of looking at
you as if she were interested in every
thing you said-that's Mrs. Gladstone.
She does not care for society as it ia
meant by the round of balls and recep-
lions and the giving and going to them,
Blu she is delighted when she is at the
head of her own dinner table and has
about her a circle of friends who know
and love her and Mr.. Gladstone. Unlike
the wife of any other prime minister, she
never went in for having a salon, for sur
rounding herself with rich and powerful
friends who would simply care to be re-
ceiyed at the house of a prime minister,
and yet have nc real interest in the cause
which he so thoroughly and entirely
championed.
Instead, she has given her time to car.
ing for him, to seeing that he was under
any and all circumstances as comforta-
BILE as possible, and that in this way
his health was preserved for the nation
for whom he did so much good. Her
happiest moments are when she is with
her husband at Hawarden, but on every
important occasion she has always been
by his side. Just remember that thii
means going over the country in rail
way trains, being for hours on open all
platforms, and then you will understand
why the people of England worship Mrs
Gladstone as a heroine.-Cor. Ladies
Home Journal.
, 1891-04-25

All He Had to ID Was to shat It.
MY dear sir" sail the man who had
come aboari at the last station to the in.
dividual who sat in the seat in front OF
him. don't you know that by keeping
that window open this cold day YOU not
only endanger your own health but the
health Of everybody in tins carr
YES, ! suppose So" replied the man be
side the open window
And don't you know" continued the
man In the seat behind, that even though
you are willing to risk your own health, it
j. selfish and wrong Of you to risk the
health Of other people,
Yes, / guess you're about right" re.
piled the mar by the window.
We'll, then, continued the man behind,
considering all these things. aud that you
are probably an ordinarily decent man.
why don you close that Window"
Stranger" replied the man beside the
window, as be turned around in his seat
and gazed full upon his interrogation, I'll
you want that window shut, why shut it ("
by gum' willH' the man in the seat
behind exclaimed; and he evidently meant
what he said, for he leaned over d began
tugging at the window with an energy
born Of intense Indignation ut the conduct
OF the man in front. The window chung
somehow. It wouldn't come. Despite the
irate mans continued Juggling it still
chung The man in the seat by the window
appeared to obtain an intense pleasure
from the other mans efforts, and when the
tugKer finally ceased his vain tugginR, and
after uttering a gentle outh resumed his
seat la sullen silence, the man by the
still open window remarked: YOU'RE feel
ing just about the way I've felt all the aft
ernOou. I've been working of aud on at
Tint window for the last two hours, but /
guess the blamed things open to stay -
New York Tribune
, 1891-04-25

The president of France is chosen by a
majority vote of both branches of par
lament sitting together as a joint as
sembly, and his term is seven years.
Usually, however, he is compelled to
step down from office by pressure from
parliament before his term ends. The
constitution gives him the authority to
select a ministry, which must comprise
members of parliament; to conclude
treaties with foreign nations, to appoint
to the chief military and civil posts, to
pardon offenders. and in concurrence
with the senate to dissolve the chamber
of deputies and bring about a new cleo
ton. These are the chief powers of the
president. The present executive-Car-
not-was elected on Dec. 3, 1ss7.-St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
, 1891-04-25

The eye is used only for seeing, and
the ear for hearing, but the nose is one
OF the organs hat serve n double pur-
pose. 1t is not only the seat of the
sense Of smell, but was intended to be
the principal organ through which man
should breathe. Its circuitous passages,
warm and moist, protect the lungs by
taking the chill from the inspired air
and arresting irritating dust.
The whole nose is not concerned in
the act of smelling. The olfactory
nerves, which alone take cognizance of
odors, are situated in the upper third of
the nasal chambers, out of the line of
ordinary inhalation. For this reason we
do not usually notice odors unless they
are somewhat strong; but when we sniff
draw the air into the upper part Of
the nostrils and hold it there for a few
moments-wc become aware of the faint
est scent-Youth's Companion.
, 1891-04-25

When the commou geometrical spider
has made up its mind to spin a web. it
commences operations by inclosing a GER
tain area with the foundation lines. To
these radiating lines are fixed, generally
about thirty in number. and all joining
in the center of the snare. When the
radii are finished the spinner proceeds
TO weave the concentric lines, stretching
them from n radiating thread to an
other, and forming them of the silk
thickly studded with viscous drops.
Starting from the enter of the web,
however. the first few %concentric threads
are without this popularity, the reason
being that the spider likes to sometimes
sit in the middle of its web, and natural
ly does not care to be incommoded with
the sticky matter which it prepares for
the special benefit Of its prey.
When the snare is finished, a task
which often does not occupy more than
forty minutes in spite Of the complicated
nature of the work. the spider weayes a
cell in some secluded spot close at hand,
connecting it with the center of the web
by mean of a special thread. This, by
its trembling, gives intimation of the
capture Of any insect in the web, and
also forms Il pathway by which the
snugly ensconced spider is enabled to
proceed on nm investigating expedition.
-Coruhill Magazine.
, 1891-04-25

Over in Berlin a local woman's So
ciety is distressed over the carelessness
of dentists, and is agitating a reform
furnishing such by legal measures. 1t is
charged hat the dentists use their in
struments unfortunately and without
proper cleansing. If this be true the Of
Tense is serious enough. A tyro in
medical science knows that the mouth
is the hotbed of septic germs; nothing
could be more simple and easy han to
convey all sorts of disastrous organisms
from n person to another By means of
forceps and excavators. The ONE Of
Berlin will do well to compel the wash
ing of the instruments in cATbolic acid
in the presence of patients, as they have
set out to do, if this extraordinary care
~lessness exists.-New York Times.
, 1891-04-25

a single lint Of fine print In a quiet cor.
ner Of a page Of town meeting reports il
full Of quaint interest for all students and
lovers Of the customs Of the good old col.
ouy days when you and ! were young d
This line read simply thus. Voted. 10 ring
one Of the church bells at nObu and 9
p. m" This vote has been passed 10y this
particular town, and a few others posi-.
bly,, every year since those good old colony
days. That Il is down near Boston that
this custom obtains need hardly be speci-
fed. The curfew still rings In n few towns
six days a week, at high noon and at 9
o'clock, and the inhabitants thereof, many
Of them. would rest in in their beds II they
did not hear the dying echoes Of the meet
ing house bell float from the belfry at the
regular curfew hour.
il Is now almost or not quite half "A cent
ury since the bell in the old First church
steeple rang out the curfew to tell the good
people OF Springfield, and the bad ones,
too, that bedtime was approaching, when
all honest folk should be inside their dwell.
Jugs, The noon hour likewise was OBJ
served In this way IL Is n custom dear 10
those who have lived with It. In this city
the regular bell Is a welcome sound to the
hrmorers and to the hundreds Of families
living within range. The brave iangle at
O'Clock, dying away on the Silly night in
mellow tones, Is full OF cheer aud a sort of
martial glory -~Spring'ield Mass Home,
stead.
, 1891-04-25

The death of the Belgian heir to the
throne, Prince Baudouin, has revived
the old superstition concerning the fate
fulness of January for the royal family
of Belgium. The record of events that
have caused the superstition has been
increased of late years with remarkable
rapidity. In January. 1857, the Empress
Charlotte, sister of the Belgian king, be-
came insan in consequence of the shoot
ing of her husband. The kings only
son, crown prince and Duke of Brabant,
died on Jan. %, 1869. In january, 1881,
the royal castle in which the Empress
Charlotte lived was destroyed by fire.
In January, 1899, Crown Prince Rudolf
of Austria, the Belgian kings son-in-
law, was killed in the tragedy of Meyer
ling. On New Years day, 1890, the
royal castle at Laeken burned down.
"AlasI' exclaimed the Belgian queen
when the news of the fire was brought
to her in Brussels, "it is this terrible
January. 1t always brings us misfor-
tune."-New York Sun.
, 1891-04-25

Hos sPArn~s Clear Away snow.
Gu the east side of Central park, at
Si~xty-seyenth street, stands a clump of
pine trees, where toward evening it
seems as If all the sparrowr in the paSr
conRegate to gossip and scold and quar-
rel with each other, and to pass upon the
doings Of their gray coated, wingless.
club carrying namesakes.
The recent snow storm, however, made
things rather uncomfortable for them.
Every needle of the big pines was COW
cred with the pretty, soft, light flakes,
which didn't seem 50 pretty TO the pug
nacious, fcathered little English-Ameri-
cans So they perched themselves on the
Fifth avenue stone wall and on the rocks
neal by, and with their saucy looking
bull heads cooked to one side held a
council of war that was almost distract
ing to the ~aristocratic people that live on
the other side of the street.
They seemed at length to nave devised
a plan to clear their perches, for they
flew into the trees and then half a dozen
at a time love through the needles and
against the smaller perches with such
force that the light, dry snow was shaken
off and fell to the ground in little white
clouds. At the end of half an hour of
hard work their home was entirely
cleared of the disagreeable stuff.
Then, Of course, they must needs hold
a thanksgiving meeting, which was ever
more ~distracting than the council. But
all things have an end, and one by one
the noisy chatterers snuggled up to each
other. sank down on their perches, tucked
their heads under their wings and went
to sleep to dream about cake crumbs and
big fat worms.-New York Herald.
, 1891-04-25
THOMSON AND HIS RATS.

Was Going to Have Fun Seeing Them
Swim, but They Saw Him swim Instead.
The question is frequently asked
whence the name OF Thomson pond, a
sheet of water in western Maine extend
ing through four towns and lying part
ly in three counties. Tradition says it
was named from the first settler, Joe
Thomson During his s%ojourn he was
seriously troubled by rats. He first pro-
vided himself with a stout leather bag
Of the capacity Of fOur bushels. He then
placed an empty hOgshead in his log
howell, leaving the bunghols open,
through which he dropped a small guam
tity of meat scraps and crumbs.
Bag in hand he retired outside to
watch proceedings, peeking through a
small Crevice between the logs. Pres
eutly he espied an old, gray veteran ap-
preaching the bunghole. He takes a
peep, then shifts, lOoEs cautiously about
and hen enters. He soon emerges from
the hogshead and quickly disappears.
In a trice he returns, followed by n
drove amounting ~ hundreds, which one
by one disappear through the bunghole.
Now" chuckled Joe, els my fun" as
he skipped calmly through the door and
adjusted the open mouth of the bag 10
the small aperture, at the same time rap
ping the hogshead with the toe of his
boot, which produced a loud, ringing
sound. With loud squeals and fierce
struggles the frightened rats began to
scramble through the bunghole. all land
ing in the bottom Of the bag.
His first thought was to drown them
by sinking the bag in the pond, but be-
ing in "A rather ganesome mood, as was
often the case, he concluded to put the
bag in his boat, and after rowing to a
good distance from the shore then release
them, and with his OK goad nave a good
time knocking them in the head.
Rowing out several rods from the
shore and being in high glee at the
thought of wreaking vengeance on the
"varInints' which had given so much
trouble, he without hesitation united the
bag, expecting 10 see the frightened crea-
lures at once leap into the water, but he
quickly found himself mistaken.
Instead Of fleeing or even r~etreating
the rats charged in a body, and with
teeth and claws so severely lacerated his
face, necl: and hands as to cause him to
leap from the boat and swim for the
shore, leaving the craft in the possession
Of his ono time Naturalization Jour
nal.
, 1891-04-25

A London friend sends me quite a
pretty story anent the daughter Of Sir
Edwin Arnold. She is her fathers sec
rotary and his companion in most of the
journeys round the world. During her
recent stay in Japan her majesty's China
squadron ships and the American Pacific
feet were in the harbor of Yokohama at
the same time, Sir Edwin and his
daughter entertained the admirals Of
both fleets at luncheon, and in return
were naturally invited on board the
ships. The American fleet was first Wis
tied, and upon leaving the gallant Amer
lean admiral presented Miss Arnold with
a beautiful bouquet, tied with ribbons
of the ship, as u token of the respect of
himself and his officers.
This American courtesy came to the
ears of the English commander, and not
to be outdone by his American brother
he presented Miss Arnold with a larger
bouquet and doubled the number of rib
bons. Then the American admiral sent
Miss Arnold a few verses Of his own
composition. This was going a little
further than the English officer was APP
able of, but he had some verses written
to Miss Arnold and dispatched them to
her three days a~fterward. The daugh-
ter then told her father, and she imme-
d1ately found a third contestant. That
same AFTERNOON brought her another
beautiful bouquet and attached was a
card bearing the following lines:
TO MY DAUGHTER.
Oh, happy maid, whom two great flags conspire
To demonstrating rich melodious posies,
When admirals rhyme, the muse unstrings her
Tyre
To bind in pride their mayiowers and their
roses EDWIN RSoLD
Philadelphia Times.
, 1891-04-25
Gone mad

GOHe mao
the person with bad blood who's not
taking DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. You are bereft of judg-
ment and good sense if you allow
your blood to get out of order, your
liver slUggish-life dull, everything
blue, for you may soon find out that
you're in the grave-or next to it
because you did not procure the
G. NJ. D. 500 enough, and some
dread disease, may be influenza
Oh consumption, may be typhoid
OIL malarial fever, has taken you.
Consumption is Lung Scrofula. For
Scrofuls in its myriad forms, and
for all Liver, Blood and Lung dis
eases, the Discovery" is an un-
equaled remedy. Everybody, now
and then, feels "run-down "played-
out,"-with no power to generate
vitality, in fact, just too sick to be
well. That's where the right kind
of medicine comes in, and the "Dis-
covery" does for q dollar what the
doctor wouldn't do for less than FIVE
or ten.
We claim that nothing like it has
been discovered for a blood-purifier.
It's guaranteed by the makers. Your
money is returned if it dosen't bene-
fit or cure you.
, 1891-04-25
ON The ITALIAN COAST.

Pale evening paused on a purple peak
To greet the sun ere he sank &c rest;
Her brows be kissed. and her pallid cheek.
And left a blush on her dusky breast.
Then viewless lassos she softly threw
Around the necks Of all living things,
Bringing them home in the twilight blue,
Amid patter Of feet and hutter of wings
Into the blue and out Of the gold:
Sea birds home TO their airy nests,
Lowing herds TO the humble fold,
And children home to their mothers breasts
Tonight / paused ca a purple peak,
When daylight died on the darklinR main.
And something moistened my weary cheek
As thoughts long dead came to life again
But there were no lAssos my birds TO draw,
My birds, my herds and my children homa-
The night alone and her stars l saw,
And shRdOwy EtnA's awful dome.
o restless SOUL Can nothing restore
The pride and promise of former yearsI
. 7 art thou a surge or yon iron shore
Which breaks and forever disappearsl
William f. s. Fales in New York World.
, 1891-04-25

Charles Schneider, a 7-year-old boy,
was choked to death recently by getting
the gum of a toy balloon fastened in his
throat. He was visiting a relative,
Thomas Herr, and while playing with
his little friend the gum OF a balloon
stuck to the roof of his mouth, and he
began swallowing it. Mrs. Rern's atten-
ton was attracted by the boys play
mates. She attempted to get the gum
out of his mouth, but failed.
Physicians were sent for at once, and
Drs. McCord and Burleigh arrived just
as the boy had breathed his last. 1t was
some time before the gum could be got
ten out, as it had become firmly imbed-
ded in the boys throat.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
, 1891-04-25
Epoch

The transition from long, lingering and
painful sickness to robust health marks
an epoch in the life of the individual.
Such a remarkable event is treasured in
the memory and the agency whereby the
good health has BEET attained is CRATE
fully blessed. Hence it is that SO much
is heard 10 praise OF Electric Bitters So
many feel they owe their restoration to
health to the use OF the Great Alteratv,
and Tonic If you are troubled with any
disease Of kidneys, liver or stomach, OF
long or short standing, you will surely lind
relief by use of Electric Bitters. Sold at
SOC and 81 per bottle at B. B. David's
drug store.
, 1891-04-25

Remember, boys" said the teacher.
who being still new at the business,
knew not what else to say to make an
impression. that in the bright lexicon
Of youth there's no such word as fail. ="
After a few moments a boy from Bos-
ton raised his hand. well, what is it,
Socrates?" asked the teacher.
Il was merely going to suggest, re-
piled the youngster as he cleaned his
spectacles with his handkerchief, ''tAat
IL such Is the case, it would be advisable
to write o the publishers of that lexicon
Ead call heir attention to .he omission"
Montreal Star.
, 1891-04-25
ARE you GOING EAsTt

II so you will ask for tickets via
WABASH LINE.
WHY Because in the first place it is
to many Of the principal cities of the East
the
SHORT LINE, and because on all
trains there are, free to all, new and ele-
giant
RECLINING CHAIRS and, from
points in the Rocky Mountain region, on
all through trains,
THROUGH PULLMANS, and, to cap
the climax of luxury, all trains are fed on
DINING CARS.
@. NJ. HAMPsoN,
Commercial Agent, Denver, Col.
1927 Seventeenth Street.
, 1891-04-25
The Carbon, rIoked tho Message

A dozen people who stood chatting at
San Antonio, Tex, were treated to a
most remarkable electrical phenomenon.
At hat time the elements had entered
into aconflict, seemingly, with the cleo
trio fluid from the trolleys and telegraph
wires, and blue and white flashes of
flame were leaping wildly from water
spouts and door easements. Suddenly
the carbons within the large globes
hanging in the center of the room began
that incessant clicking heard in a tele-
graph office, and the experienced ear Of
an operator, who happened to be one Of
the group, detected the fact that it was
a veritable message being transmitted in
the usual symbols. A notebook and PEN
Gil were drawn and the message, which
proved to be an Associated Press dis
patch, was written out; it was the de-
scripion of the Reform club banquet,
and gave the speech of Mr.. Cleveland in
New York city. A telegraph and cleo,
trio light wire coming together is sup,
posed to have caused the phenomenon.
Exchange.
, 1891-04-25

Mrs. Slimpurse-Tvs done my best to
get along, but 1t seems TO me the more
boarders ! have the less none | make.
Mrs. FRtpurse-No wonder. You've got
y'r house filled up with old maids and old
bachelors. | make lots OF money keeping
boarders, and so might you II you had any
business in you,
Il don't see how you manage"
We'll, | don't do 4 by having old maid,
and old bachelors to eat me out Of hous,
and home. No indeedy. l take only nice
young men and pretty girls, and then they
all fall in love with each other and dom
eat more'n canary birds. New York
Weekly.
, 1891-04-25

For years the editor of the Burlington
Junction lMo.) Post has teen subject to
cramp collie, or fits of indigestion, which
Frustrated him for several hours and I'M
htted him for business for two or three
days. For the past year he has been us
ing Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhda Remedy whenever occasion re-
quired. and it has invariably given him
prompt relief. 25 and so cent bottles for
sale by A. Z. LOedel
, 1891-04-25

Leipsic is TO have an international ex-
hibition in the summer of 1892 for the
apparatus anil methods of the Red Cross
societies, the most improved means of
feeding and clothing soldiers, hygiene
and popular cooking. 1t will be in the
Crystal Palace, a structure of about
twice the size of Madison Square Gar
den. New York.
, 1891-04-25

The promptness aud certainty of its
'ures have made Chamberlain Cough
Remedy famous. Il is intended espe-
iialiy for coughs, colds, Group and whoop-
lng cough, and is the most effectual rem
edy known TOR these diseases. so cent
0ottles for sale BY a. E. RoedeL
, 1891-04-25

lrate TenRnt-l asked you when | rented
this place II you hal ever been troubled by
chicken thieves, and you said mo" Every
one Of my chickens was stolen last night,
and | am told that the neighborhood has
been infested vita chicken thieves for
years.
Suburban Agent never keep chickens,
Good News.
, 1891-04-25

Some friends who attended the funeral
of a young lady in London had a novel
experience the other day, A few weeks
before the young lady had sung Nearer,
Ny God, to Thee" into a photograph, and
after the funeral ceremony the hymn
was reproduced.