davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16
A Young Coiorcd Poet.

The poetic taste and ability of young
colored man of Dayton, o., attracted
the attention of members of the West
ern Association of Writers at it's last
meeting there, and DR.. James Newton
Matthews, of Mason, Ills, writes CON
oerning him in the following apprecia-
tive vein:
A month or two ago, while in Dayton,
D., | attended meeting of the western
authors. About half way down the in
formal programme the presiding officer
announced the reading of n poem by
Paul Dunbar. just the name for poet,
thought l. Great was the surprise of
the audience TO see stepping lightly
down the aisle. between the rows of
futtering fans and the assembled beauty
and wit of Dayton, slender negro lad,
as black as the core of Cheops' pyramid.
He ascended the rostrum with the cool.
ness and dignity of cultured enter
tainer, and delivered poem in tone
"as musical rs Is Apollo's lutte" He
was applauded to the echo between the
stanzas, and heartily encored at the
conclusion. He then disappeared from
the hall as suddenly as he had entered
it, and many were the whispered con.
lectures as to the personality of the
man and the originality of his verses,
none believing it possible that one of his
age and color could produce thing of
such evident merit
After repeated inquiries | succeeded
in locating the rising laureate of the
colored race, and called upon him. He
was an elevator boy in one of the down
town business blocks. l found him
seated in a chair on the lower landing,
hastily glancing at the July Century
and jotting down notes on handy pen
Gil tablet. Not having time to converse
with me there, he invited me into the
elevator, and during few excursions
from floor to floor, gathered from him
the following facts: His parents were
both slaves--his father having escaped
into Canada from the south. His mother
is living in Dayton, and he is supporting
her and himself on the pitiful sum of
four dollars per week. He is nineteen
years of age. In reply to question, he
stated that he had been writing rhymes
since he was thirteen. His favorite au-
thors are Whittier and James Whitcomb
Riley. indianapolis Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16
Avoiding Waste of Energy.

This is the season when most men and
women find themselves possessed of
new capital of strength and zeal. They
are eager for work and overfiowing with
energy. II is a time of promise, and it
is also time of danger. A great deal
of energy is wasted, as all other precious
things are wasted, through lack of in
telligence and direction. At the begin
ming of the year of work select the lines
to which you can give the greatest ef-
fectiveness. and hold to them with reso-
lutte persistence. Do not be distracted by
the claims of things which interest you,
but to which you ought not to give your
energy. In this way good causes and
good people often become temptations.
Put out of account, so far as personal
help is concerned, those things to which
you cannot give yourself, and concen-
trate strength time and energy on the
one, two or three lines of work for
which You are fitted and to which you
are committed. Avoid waste of strength
by using it with intelligence and by con-
centrating it on few objects. Christian
Union.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16
An October RluG.

The tramp went boldly up to the
kitchen of house on Beaubien street
and knocked. The lady opened the
door.
Madam" he said very respectfully,
'can shovel the snow off your side
walk?"
The lady was struck speechless.
Excuse me-" he repeated, "can l
shovel the snow off your sidewalk"
"Snow?" she gasped. "Snow? There
isn't any snow on my sidewalk. We
don't have snow in October"
81 know that, madam" he responded,
touching his hat, "but you will have in
January, and l thought if you'd give me
my dinner today would be only too
glad to come around then and shovel it
off to repay you for your kindness"
It was a straight bluff, and he won.--
Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16

Some workmen employed in a quarry
at Taverny, village in the forest of
Montmorency, France, while excavating
a block Of gypsum recently, came upon
a cavern, the existence Of which had
never been suspected. There is an un-
derground gallery about third of a
mile in length and nearly 200 feet below
the surface, hewn out of the solid
gypsum, while at the extreme end of
this gallery is small opening about
2H feet in height and about the same
distance in width. 1t is causing con-
siderable interest in scientific circles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16
A coLoHEp BOY CHOIR.
A Very SIciodious one I'm SUPPLIES Mt sh
Philips Church.

A Very nIciodious One In Supplies Mt sh
Philips Church.
New York boasts of the largest sur
plced colored boy choir in the United
States, and, SO far as is known, in the
world. Such choirs are not numerous
and are to be found only in large cities.
There are two in New York-one belong
ing to Roman Catholic and the other
to Protestant Episcopal church. The
latter is the one here meant, and as the
music of the Episcopal is so different
from that of the Roman Catholic church
no comparison between the two can be
drawn.
st. Philips church in West Twenty
fifth street, between Sixth and Seventh
avenues, is one of the Oldest colored
congregations in America. The present
building is an ordinary affair of brick
and was once used by Methodists. Up
to few months ago the music at st.
Philips was furnished by an ordinary
mixed choir of colored singers. Some
months before Easter it was decided to
change TO boy choir, such as are TO be
found in Trinity, st. Agnes, st. An
drews' and other more or less "high"
churches in the city. The present or
ganist, Mr.. T.. b. Kinney was engaged
TO organize the choir, and the first serv-
ices under the new order of things were
heard on Easter Sunday. Mr.. Kinney,
however, found the task of organiza-
tion difficult one. He discovered that,
so far as the constant desire to have fun
and play pranks with one another was
concerned, there was not much differ
ence between colored and white boys.
And as the choir consisted of thirty
boys, in addition to twenty men, he had
TO keep his eyes open. In time the
youngsters began to submit fairly well
TO discipline and are now quite tracta-
bic. OF course there was no trouble
with the men.
The colored race is essentially musical,
both in ear and voice, and this fact has
caused the choir of st. Philips to he
reckoned among the best boy choirs in
the city. Once the youngsters are in
terested they enter upon the work with
an earnestness that would put many a
white boy to the blush In the choir
there are several remarkably good So
prano voices. Two little colored chaps,
Prentice Hutchinson and Howard Brax-
ton, are regarded as especially fine, and
to them most of the solos are given. The
ages of the boys range from nine to six
teen years.
Mr.. Kinney says that as far as he
knows he is the only white person con.
nected with the church, though the
rector, the Rev. II. c. Bishop, is FIRE.
quently assisted by white ministers. st.
Philips church Is interesting for other
things than its choir. II has very
valuable chalice cup, made of gold,
which has been insured for $4,000. II is
studded with diamonds, pearls, rubies
and other precious stones. There is u
legend that two of the diamonds, each
worth $700, were found in the bottom
Of trunk belonging to one of the
women members of the church and were
given to adorn the chalice cup. The
altar is q handsome one and was pre-
sented by DR.. Ray, a colored physician
Of some note in this city. The organ is
small, but very sweet in tone.-New
York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16
AYERS
Cherry PectoraI

cxcels all similar preparations. 1t Is en-
dorsed by leading physicians, is agreeable to
the taste, does not interfere with digestion,
and needs to be taken usually In small doses.
"From repeated tests In my own family,
Ayers Cherry Pectoral has proved itself
very efficient remedy for colds, coughs, and
the various disorders Of the throat and
lungs."-A. w. Bartlett, Pittsheld, N. II.
"For the last % years have been taking
Ayers Cherry Pectoral for lung troubles, and
am assured that its use has
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16
Black Lightning.

A correspondent of The Electrical Re-
view, writing from Haines Falls, N. Y,
says that during a remarkable electrical
storm there recently he and several
others "saw distinctly streak of black
lightning" He was taking photographs
Of the remarkable lightning flashes that
occurred during the storm. He says
several people saw the black streak of
lightning from different points. He asks
for an explanation, and wonders if it is
q reversal of the image on the retina of
the eve.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16

In q dangerous emergency, AYERS CHERRY
PEcroRAL Is prompt to act and sure to
cure. A dose taken on the first symptoms
Of Group or Bronchitis, checks further prog
ress Of these complaints. 1t softens the
phegm. soothes the inilamcd membrane,
and induces sleep. As remedy for colds,
coughs, loss of voice, Ia grippe, pneumonia,
and even consumption. IN its early stages,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16

Thanks" remarked the star boarder
to the landlady at the table, "but don't
care for union butter"
II don't understand you," said the
landlady, with an unctuous smile of
doubt.
Nor responded the boarder pleas
lntly. I'm union there is strength, you
know. Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16
A Royalty ON AIligators.

An alligator hunting concession is the
latest special privilege granted by the
Mexican government. For five dollars
for each ton Of alligator skins obtained,
and seventy cents for each ton of alli-
gator fat, the government grants to the
concessionaires the right to kill allig-
ators in the Tecolutia, Nautla, Papaloa-
pam and Coatzacoalcos rivers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16
Cheap Artificial Eggs.

James Storey, Parsons (Kan.) inven-
tor, claims that no has perfected an ar
tificial egg equal to natural hen fruit in
every respect. He coats his albuminous
mixture with shell so "true to life" as
to defy detection. He says that he can
make q carload day at . cost of only
three cents dozen. st. Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16

And daily we see the account OF some noted
person that a few months ago was stout and
hearty Is now no more, from the effects of
La Grippe. Now, good people, have treated
worst stages, and never lost q case, and now
have a printed formula of my cure, which
have sold hundreds OF for 500 apiece, and
have received praises from all parts and
from number OF physicians as to its efficacy,
and now the Grippe season Is coming and
that you may all get u formula | am having
one wrapped around every bottle of
Burgoons system Renovator at si.00 Il bottle
or SIX for 800 For sale at all Drug Stores
and AZ Ohio street. Allegheny, Pa.
254 tape worms removed In ~ months. Can
GERS removed from all parts of the body
without the knife. The only sure cure for
Catarrh on earth. DIR. j. a. BURGOON.
Office open from A. NJ. until 0 p, NJ.
Burgoon's remedies for sale In Reynolds
vile by II. Alex. Stoke.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16

No old shelf-worn goods, but all new,
clean, salable stock and more of them
for the same money than you can buy
at any other store in the town. II you
are looking for something you cannot
find at any other store, come to
TLo Do~1xo% C%0~o
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-16

at any other store in the town. Hyou
are looking for something you cannot
find at any other store, come to
The Racket Store
and you will most likely get it, and you
will be surprised how cheap. People
wonder how | can pay rent and other
expenses, sell so cheap and live. Easily
explained, my friends, just like this
Buy for cash, sell for cash; sell for
net spot cash and | get bargains by
paying net spot cash for what buy,
consequently am enabled to give you
bargains for your cash. Come in and
look over my stock; no trouble to show
goods whether you buy or not. Goods
bought from me and not satisfactory,
and returned in good order, and reas-
enable time, money will be cheerfully
refunded If desired. Remember Il posit-
lively state that l have no old shelf
worn goods, no shoddy goods, but as
clean cut line of every day goods as
you will find in any store in Jefferson
county, and oh, how cheap. Come in
Ladies and take look at my line of
beautiful Laces, Wrappers, Waists,
Aprons, Gloves, Mitts, Night Robes,
Stockings, Baby Carriage Robes, Calico,
Robes, Shirting, bleached and unbleach-
ed Muslin. might go on mentioning
the lots of bargains but would take too
long, step in and take look for your
selves. Gentlemen, come in and buy
one of our beautiful paintings, 30x36,
gilt frame, only $1.00, are going like
hot cakes; If you want one come quick.
| also have mems Hose, Shirts, Hand
kerchiefs, Drawers, Under Shirts, White
Shirts, Linen Collars and Cuffs, Gloves
and an endless number of other things
for gentlemen. Come in and look for
yourselves. l will only be to glad to
show you my stock. / have in stock
hundreds of articles for Ladies', Gentle
men and Children, Boys, Girls and
Baby's that would fill our town paper to
mention them all. This advertisement
is written in the plain American A. BIC.
language 50 everybody that can read
can understand every word of it.
M. J. COYLE,
The Racket Store.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-03

FEARS lest the sickness of Secretary
Elkins may continue to delay action on
the Helena military post matter appear
to be groundless. Although the es-
teemed Journal informed us on Friday
that Mr.. Elkins returned to Washington
on the preceding day sin i'll health and
practically unable to attend to business, =
q Washington dispatch to the Minneap-
oils Journal Of the same date contains
the following: Secretary McComas, of
the national republican committee, and
National Committeeman kerens, OF Mis-
souri,, are in Washington to-day on a Sc
cret political mission. They had a
lengthy conference with Secretary Ell
kins this morning. Before leaving they
will consult with ex-senator Malone and
Senator Cameron. 1t is said that their
conference is in reference to the pro-
posed plan of capturing West Virginia
and other southern states for the repub-
iicans." This looks as though Mr.. Ell
kins would soon be we'll enough to ap-
point the commission to select that site.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-03
This TRAIN FOR JERUsAIEm.

hi most important railway compile
tion OF the year, il viewed from the ro-
mantle and interesting standpoint OF
history, Is that of the Jerusalem Cen
trail into its principal terminus. Within
the coming month the whistle of the
American made locomotive will be
heard on the very spot where it is be-
lieved that Christ suffered the pains Of
crucifixion, where near the garden Of
Gethsamane is the traditional tomb OF
the parents of the Virgin Mary and
where near the ruins of the ancient pool
OF Bethesda are the tombs Of David and
his successors. Surely the innovation
of the steam monarch should suggest
many thoughts to the student of old
lore as we'll as to the modern progress
slonist.
The appearance Of the American
ticket rustler is, for instance, difficult to
fancy in this most interesting OF all
cities. 1t is hard to separate the scene
where David sung his songs from a
railway platform where the scalper
quietly buttonholes the tourist and
whispers the praises of certain reduced
rates to Jaffna, all of which are "frst-
class, you understand" 1t is quite as
bewildering to see visions OF red and
blue posters speeding the daily meteoric
express over the fig leaf route or to hear
the transfer man offering to carry your
baggage in the street where BALKAN
rode along on his dooile ass. And yet
these nineteenth century ~iconoclasts
have made the decree and the dreamers
must follow in the wake.
Other changes will follow and Jerus-
alem will then throw of it's coat of moss
and become a real wild, woody far eastern
boom town. With the advent Of the
railway will come the familiar visage of
our friend, the real estate man. Within
a mile Of the ancient city wall is the
pool of Sloan. The surrounding
will be plated into an
addition with corner lots cheap at
dollars a front foot and two
years. time. The ancient wailing place
of the Jews will be turned into a public
park with Sunday afternoon concerts, !
p~retzels and Milwaukee beer on the
side, and the pool of Hezekiah, not far
will be transformed into a great
latatorium. Even the long hidden
of old Ibrahim Pasha, who re-
stored order in the city in 1910, will roll
on n side and bewail the devour-
ng blight Of the iconoclast's touch.
All this is very sad to the mouldy re-
earcher Of lost epochs and yet it is very
gratifying to the western man. In this
line of Columbian mendacities it is re-
rendered that the great ~discovefer
westward to find the east. If
his young town Of Jerusalem booms as
ts friends anticipate, it may be neces-
'ary to turn to the east to find the
vest.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-03
TURN HIM DO N.

Richards campaign of explanations
will produce mighty poor results SO far
as he is concerned, though he is render.
ing good service by contributing to his
own defeat. He used the power of his
office to assist in the elimination of the
greatest political theft aver known in
this country. He did not do this when
the senate first met, nor indeed until
the fertile brain and bulldozing nerve OF
Sanders had transformed him into a
constituencies and cowardly weakling.
Then n fine morning when the senate
convened the clerk called the roll and
the records showed that seven senators
who happened to be republicans were
present. There could be no other lepit-
innate authority for the senate al this
time had no rules. That however made
no difference with Richards. He started
out to accomplish what he knew to be
a criminal outrage and Sanders had
stiffened his backbone for the occasion.
Fol- a minute he was a greater man than
the czar himself and 80 in a hesitstinp
voice he said that he saw a quorum
present and after another ten minutes
of f@arcical proceedings declared the
senate organized. There may have been
sixteen senators present or there may
have been none. 1t apparently was
only necessary for this tool of corrup-
tion to tell what he saw. His word
was to go and the clerks record counted
for nothing. The rights of the people
OF Montana were thrown aside, the dig
nifty and liUIior Of the state were swept
away, frauds were sent to the United
States senate because Of this mans
c~riminality as presiding officer of a SEN
ate in session without any form of
adopted rules.
Lleut.-Gov. Richards must not fancy
for a moment that he can bluff away
the facts or that he can make the peo-
pie of Montana believe that wrong is
right. They, at least, know the generic
meaning of these terms, and the differ
ence in this case is very plain to all.
Now, then, this shameless instrument
OF wrong-doers is a candidate for COVER
nor. Even the delegates who nomi-
mated him weakened at the last moment
because they feared the effect of his rec
ord; if another ballot had been taken
he would have been beaten. He won
on a small margin because his friends
claimed that he was entitled to reward
for his part in the outrage.
His candidacy is an impudent disre-
gard OF the honesty, intelligence and
deoency of the voters Of Montana. He
must be beaten in a way that will for
ever bar the appearance of such fellows
as a~splrants for public office.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-03
APPOINTMENTS OF SPEAKERS.

The democratic state central committee
the following appointments of
speakers:
Livingston, Oct. 5-Hons. W. W. Dixon and
II. b. Smith.
Bozeman, Oct. 6-Hons. W, W. Dixon and
r. B. Smith.
Glasgow, Oct. 3--Hons. T. e. Collins and
E. d. Mats.
Benton. Oct. 5-Hons. 7. L. Collins and
E. D. Mats.
Sand Coulee. Oct. 6-Hons. t. q. Collins
and Z. D.. Mats.
Havre, Oct. 4-Hon. E. D. Mats.
Chinook, Oct. Hon. T. E. Collins.
Neihart. Oct. Hons. T.. d. Mats and
Jas. Donovan.
Great Falls. Oct. 8-Hons. E. d. Mats and
Jas. Donovan.
Boulder. Oct. 7-Hor. W. W.. Dixon.
Dillon, Oct. S-Hons. w. w. Dixon and W.
M, Bickford.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-03
WaO II TAXEDp

The life OF Farmer Whitelaw Reid at
Ophir farm is much p%leasanter than
that OF the average agriculturist. While
he bears a share Of the burdens Of Nc
h%inleyism he is not forced to cut down
expenses to make the ends meet. In
this respect he differs from the other
farmers Of the country and they may
therefore well question his profound in
terest in their welfare when he tells
them that the foreigners pay the tax.
Let us suppose that Mr.. Reid wishes
to purchase a cheap suit of working
clothes to wear about the farm. He
finds that the cost is ten dollars. He is
interested in this subject because there
Is a mortgage on the place and he must
economic, so he investigates and finds
that there is a duty Of $3.50 on all i'm
ported clothing of this class. This
means that an imported suit will cost
him $40 and that the price will be the
same If he chooses to wear the goods of
domestic manufacture. The tariff
means an added cost which he is forced
to pay for protection to home manufac-
turers. There can be no other explana-
ton than this. But upon further in
vestigation he finds hat not only is his
clothing taxed in this way but that the
cost of many other necessities of life is
likewise increased. Tinware, wooden
ware, hardware, household goods of
nearly all descriptions and all articles of
clothing used by his family. II he does
not pay this tax, who does?
But, he asks if this system of protec-
ton does not raise the prices of his
products. He finds that the schedules
include tariffs on wheat, barley and
other cereals and on beef, hay and pota
toes. But it does not help HIM for the
reason that the home market is not large
enough to consume all of his products.
All of the above articles are imported
into free trade markets and sold at prices
offered. Moreover, if the nominal tariff
on agricultural products were removed