davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30

The dry air at 90 degs. sound travels l..
la feet per second, or about 775 miles
per hour; In water 1900 feet; in copper
l0,37S feet, and in wood from 1900 to
10000 feet per second. A bell heard at
distance OF 5000 feet In water could
be heard only 655 feet in the air out of the
water. The barking of dogs on the earth
can be heard in a balloon at an elevation of
four miles On still day the report Of a
rifle can be heard at $500 yards. The Are
Of the English on landing in Egypt was
distinctly heard 1870 miles.--New York
Telegram.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30
Vehicle Accident Insurance.

There is one phase of accident insurance
which is not generally known, and yet it is
widely patronized and a source of consider
able revenue to companies that write it..
II Is the insurance Of the owners of vehicles
against liability which they or their en-
ployees may incur by killing or iniuring
persons while driving, and for small an
nual fee, which varies with the class OF
driving he does or is done for him, man
can be prepared to meet any claims incurred
through accidents of the nature mentioned.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30
IDAHO



After his lecture before the journalistic
class at Cornell university sophomore
asked Eli Perkins when he became jour.
nalst.
Never" said Eli, but | do hope that
after twenty years more experience to be
come newspaper man.
swell, what is the difrerenceW asked the
sophomore
Just this, my son" said Eli. "A cal
low reporter calls himself journalist
Az George Welshous says, in his first tad
pole stage. when his head Is swelled,' he Is
journalist. II he finally shows great
brain and industry, and escapes the fool
killer. he may become reporter. After
years OF study and toll, and wheE his brain
Is stuffed with wisdom, wit and discretion
enough to Kill his own editorials and
makeup OF a sixteen page Sunday edi
ton, then say he's a newspaper man"
"Then this Is us high In the profession az
he can gets"
"Yes, he Is now at the pinnacle. BY and
BY. when he gets lazy aud stiff and old and
stupid. they reduce him TO the position OF
editor.
AN editor Is decayed newspaper man
with bunions on his brain, chilbiains on
his heart, corns in his ears, and warts and
the editor Is to sleep up town all day. and
At night he prowls around newspaper
Office, and at midnight he takes a blne
pencil and assassinates every bright and
readable idea that the smart reporters have
brought in during the day
'The editor Is all epithet. while the re
porter is all proof The editor calls a man
chicken thief and gets sued for libel
while the reporter, kodak In hand, inter
views him while picking of the feathers in
his back yard, and the next day the thief
takes whole page advertisement to shut
up the newspaper.
No" continued Eli, Il hope am
newspaper man, and dread the time
when shall get old and stupid and have
to kill my own bright things which made
the people glad, sold newspapers and made
Americans know me. "-Brandon Buck
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30

u don't mind so much growing bald. -
SAID the submissive man, "as mind hay
Ing every friend and acquaintance giving
me carloads of advice free of charge. Who
was 1t that said that what one could get
Tor nothing wasn't worth muchp Every
man know has remedy for my badness,
aiHerent from every one else's remedy
every one is a sure cure, of course. Mean
whiie am calmly sitting down and grow
ing balder It's a pity that man can't
even grow baldin peace New York Trib
une $50
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30
A Prede.tined PessImist.

Miss Battersley complaining spinster)-
Twill be obliged to go there soon What
sort OF country Is it-wretched, sup
posei
Mr.. Patterson--Why, it's a land flowing
with milk and honey
Miss Battersley-How dreadfully bad
the dies must be tierel-Judge.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30

In the boiling teakettle the space not
occupied by water is filled with invisible
ana transparent water vapor When this
comes INTO contact with the cool outer air
some OF the vapor is condensed to LIQUID
water and cloud of steam is formed This
mhi1e ana opaque steam is not seen yery
near the spout, because the vapor there has
hoe yet been sufficiently cooled to condense
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30

The Mexican Steamship company has
decided TO increase its capital from 500, 600
to ESQ 900 and place three new ships upon
its line Under its present schedule the
company has two steamers on its line to
Progresso, Tampico, Tuxpan and Vera
Cruz, making the trip in forty-three days,
stopping both ways at Havana. 1t Is pro-
posed to place the three new steamers d.
rect to Mexican ports and use the present
vessels In the Havana trade only.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30

MISS Ortum-Papa, you know, gave me
ARE CAKE on my birthday, and studded II
my life. ''uu'y OF
MISS Qulzz-How NIGEL And have Won
spent them all YETI '''e you
cloak with them. Wills new
IN mss Qnizz-oh, isn't 1t just lovelyl Bu.
you must have paid big price for # ~
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30

Patient--Isn't there some mistake about
that bill you sent me.
Doctor-No. sir; it's correct. five hun
dred dollars
Patient-To pay that will take every
cent have. I'll starve.
Doctor-Well dieting is what you need
Street g. Smiths Good News.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30

Mr.. J. j. Clark, living but rev - tbs
from Bailey, has monstrosl'y , -
shape of sheep. 1t has Two pSn and
formed heads attached to the pous hath
neck. When chewing its food II u, "s i a
mouths with perfect accuracy, "a. da Cor.
natural sheep except the twin heads
Atlanta Constitution.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30
pian.t Want that Kind.

The Capitalist-So your ilancee is hand
some girlf
The Son-Simply superb Her beauty IL
of the striking order
The Capitalist-That settles itl forbid
the match. No more of the striking bust
nsss for me.-Pittsburg Bulletin.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30

That's veal mean 10 you, Weggie
Bwown." cried Cholly. bursting into the
club
What Isl" queried weggie
40 go and tell Maud Gwaham that /
wasn't engaged when she had already nc
cepted me herself. New York Truth.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30

st. Agedore-I heard an awfully good
argument on the beauties OF college foot
ball just now. How manly sport it is.
healthy aud all that sort Of thing.
DE Mascus-Ahl Who was your inform.
anti
"a drummer"
"What fort"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30
Limiting His Choice.

Clara-What do you think of the girl
graduates" Mr.. Freshmannei
Freshnanne-I don't believe in them
shall never marry woman who knows
more than /.
Clara-Tnen you propose to remain sin
els!-Aunssy's Weekly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30
How to Win Fame.

He-This man De Ritter Is d."
low.
She-What makes you say sol novel
He-He wrote sensational soc'' s.nlv to
recently, and now he is writing aMupssy's
it under an assumed name
WaaE1y
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30

Ihere are $1,000 cubic yards of masonry
1m the two ends of the Brooklyn bridget
Inc distance between the New York an
cnorage and the Brooklyn anchorage is
s s,so4 ieet. The weight of the span is 1900
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30

Some fishes are absolutely tootnies, ss aid
the sucker and the lamprey' o'"s - teeth.
have hundreds and hundreus vsr all
sometimes so many that they WV
parts of the mouth.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-30

A microscopic examination. .' snow a.",stiOus
the word "hello" makes io,o0o j
in photographic cylinder
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26
A CANADIAN CANNIBAL
Father Kills End Eats His i6-Year-0Id
Daughter While Out Hunting.
THE GOVERNMENT PAYS ROYAL1rs BILLS.
Keniue0's Biggest Millionaire lakes a Married
Woman to a Bagnio and the Outraged
Husband Kills Him.

MONTREAL, Canada, May 20.-The
following details have reached here
OF a story of cannibalism Last fall
the members of an Indian tribe called
the NascenOpis started out for their
winter hunt around the river St. Mar
guerite below Quebec. Among the
party was a man named Jacks and
his daughter, aged Is. The hunt
proved failure. The party FASTENED
to return as quickly as possible, and
after enduring hardships and starva-
ton its members finally reached a
point in the wilderness some sixty miles
from their homes, weak and fam
ished, without mOrsel to eat. They
were in a desperate condition. The
father of the girl resolved to sacrifice
her to preserve his own life, and one
morning when his companions were
nearly frozen with the cold he killed
the daughter and appeased his hunger.
Horror stricken his companions fed,
refusing to take the miserable man
with them, and at last accounts he
had not yet made his appearance in
the settlements, and the probability
is that if he has survived he is keep
ing away on account Of his crime.
The others finally succeeded in get
ting back to their homes morc dead
than live.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

his pretty niece, Myrtle Summers
John Wilson of Mulberry, Ark, E
gray-haired old man, attempted te
abduct and marry her. His folly cost
him his life. About a week ago vii
son asked her to elope with him.
She repulsed her uncle's advances,
but was afraid to Inform her father
During the temporary absence from
home of Mr.. Summers John Viii
son called on the girl and tried to
persuade her to flee with him. She
refused. He threatened her with vio-
lence if she did not yield to his en-
treaties and fearing he would execute
them if she refused she consented.
When her father returned home
Wednesday he learned of the elope-
ment, took his shotgun and departed
in pursuit of the couple. Going about
fourteen miles he overlook them and
demanded his daughter to return
home with him. Wilson refused to
give her up, saying he could not live
without her. Summers lifted his gun,
fred and killed Wilson instantly. He
then took his daughter home, after
which he surrendered to the authori-
ties The coroner's jury returned a
verdict of Justifiable homicide.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26
HUNT COUNTY KILLING.
I've E@msrs Fall oul About Some Land, Re-
sultng in the Death Of One.
A BRAKEMAN IS INSTANTLY KILLED.
lohn and Louis Lobel Are Jailed in Dallas Charged
With Murder-Fresh, Train Wrecked. but
No One Was Injured

WOLFE CITY, Tex. May 20.-A
bloody tragedy was enacted on a farm
on the Wolfe City and Greenville
road. about five miles south of here
Wednesday morning. Dick Yeager.
young farmer, was shot and killed
by Tom Harvey. a ncighbor farmer.
The particulars of the killing are
difficult to obtain, as no one saw the
shooting. After Harvey had shot
Yeager he started home. met a neigh
hor. told him what he had done.
and went on to his house. only a short
distance away. Justice Cole vent
out to hold the inquest The coro-
ner's verdict was that Yeager came TO
his death by gunshot fired from the
hands Of one Tom Harvey The kill
ing Is thought to have been the re-
suit of a former quarrel over a small
strip OF land lying between the two
farms belonging to Harvey and Yea
ger. \ pistol was found about three
feet in front of where Yeager fell,
cooked as if ready to shoot. Harvey
is under arrest.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 20.-It de-
velops that Albert V. Dupont, Ken
tucky's biggest millionaire, instead Of
dying at his brothers residence,
died in the bagnio of Mary Payne,
and it is believed he was shot to
death. A shooting was heard there
a few nights ago and the next day a
coffin was taken away from the house.
The Payne woman now admits that
Dupont visited the house frequently.
and that he died there. The rumor
is that Dupont had married woman
there. Her husband caught them,
beat her up and shot him. There is
now a sick woman at the house who
cannot be seen. 1t creates a terrible
sensation.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

afternoon at l o'clock Officer Henry
Waller arrested a negro named Will
Jones on the charge of assault to out
rage. The officer made the arrest In
response TO a call over the telephone.
Jones is charged with attempting to
assault the little 1O-year-old daughter
of Mr.. c. II. Cooper. Officer Waller.
after arresting Jones, took him to the
school that the little girl attends and
she identified him as the man who
tried to assault her. Jones was seen
at the calabOose and asked about the
charge. He replied that he was not
guilty and knew nothing at all about
it. He said he had been working for
Mr.. Claude Cour for four years; that
he had lived in Dallas about nine
years; was born in Marshall, Tex,
and is now u years old. A short
while after his arrest Jones was trans
fcrred to the county Jail. During the
afternoon complaint was filed against
him in the county attorneys Office.
Mr.. Cooper. the little girls father, is
in Chicago.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

ToYAH. Tex. May 1S.-Yesterday
when the Texas and Pacific passenger
train east stopped at Kent at IL p. III.
and the messenger opened the express
car to receipt for goods TO be taken
on he was confronted by Winches-
ter in the hands of tall man of COW
boy appearance. He compelled the
agent and others on the ground 10
get in the train. warning them OF
death in case they came
on the platform. He then
went through the express car, tax
ing what valuable packages he could
find. The amount secured has not
been made public by the express
company, but is probably small After
going through the car he stepped of
and disappeared without disturbing
any passengers by word or action.
The agent thinks there were two or
three behind the train guarding it, to
see that their leader was not molested.
They were not seen by the trainmen.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

GAINESVILLE. Tex. May 16.-The
case of Mrs Laura Campbell against
her husband V. 7. Campbell. for
divorce, custody of their child and
alimony. was tried before Judge Bar
rett in the district court yesterday
The courthouse was crowded all
through the trial Some weeks since
the case as TO the custody of the child
was heard before Judge Barrett in
chambers and the child was then
awarded to the mother and the father
was ordered 10 contribute $25 per
month toward their support. Yester-
day the court decreed thai the wife
be granted a divorce and the custody
OF the child with the provision that it
should be kept within the state Of
Texas and the father be permitted to
see it on all reasonable occasions. 1t
was further decreed that the de-
PENDANT contribute So per month to-
ward the support OF and education Of
the child.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

CADDo, |. r, May 1S.-JOhn F.
Daniels was shot and instantly killed
Tuesday night at the Ward school
house, about four miles from this
place. He was teaching singing
class at the school house when some
one fired from the dark through the
open door with a 52-caliber rife.
The shot took effect about one inch
above and just behind the left ear.
A Mexican, Ed Gonzales, is under ar
rest. A gun was found in his pos
session carrying the same sized ball
as that which killed Daniels. There
was evidence that it had been re-
Gently discharged. He was tracked
from his bed to the spot from where
the shot was fired. The Mexican had
been in this country about a year.
He claims to be from Kyle, Tex. Dan
iels was a young man well liked and
it was not known that he had an enc
my in the country Daniels mother
and relatives live in Newport, Ky.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

A saying by Prince Metternioh IS
coing The rounds OF the press to the
effect that IN his own life he had
kuo.n bat ten Or twelve persons with
whom it was pleasant to converse,
Lord Macaulay once observed that
there were not ten people in the world
whose deaths would spoil his dinner.
and we have Chauncy Depew's word
Tor it that a man forms few friend
ships after the age Of iorty.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

GAINESVILLE, Tex, May IA
shocking accident occurred at Era.
twelve miles southwest of Gainesville.
Saturday evening. y party OF young
people were ont on Spring creek hunt
ing and fishing, when Miss Amanda
Hullett, daughter OF L. c. Hullett. a
well to do farmer, WAS accidentally
shot and killed by ). +. Bottoms. son
of another farmer. Bottoms was load
ing a 22-caliber target rifle when il
accidentally fired. the ball entering
the left side OF the young lady AT
the crack of the gun Miss Hullett eX-
claimed, -.Oh, my God, 80 and fell dead.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

The Order of the Eastern Star, AT
advanced order OF Masonry fol
women. Will hold a congress at Chi
caco on May IS. This order has
$1,000 women members and is pre-
sided over by a most worthy grand
master. There will be a day and
night session. and at these will be
Masonic ceremonies. songs. prayers
and speeches. The order Is twenty
six years old embraces not only mas
Ter MasOns themselves, but then
wives. mothers. sisters. daughters
and widows of Masons.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

BEDFORD, Ind, May 16.-At 2:10
o'clock yesterday morning a mob of
100 men appeared before the Jail here,
forced the sheriff to give up the keys
and took John Turley, who murdered
Conductor Price of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi road at Seymour, from his
cell and hanged him in the Jail yard.
Turley begged for his life, but his ap-
peals were met with silence. The
lynching was conducted in the most
orderly manner, Turkeys cries being
the only sounds heard. After lynch
ing their man the mob requested that
the body should not be taken down
until daylight, after which they dis
persed. The mob hanged Turley to a
tree in the Jail yard within
twelve feet OF the railroad track,
so that all passing trains yesterday
morning can see his body. He was
dressed as though he had been ex-
pecting them. They completed the
Job at 2:50 O'Clock. There were
forty-three men at the Jail masked
and about fifty or sixty more standing
guard at different points over the city.
The assassination of Price was as
cowardly as it was brutal. 1t seems
that Turley rendered an old pass
when asked for his fare, which the
conductor refused. After an alterca-
ton Turley' father, wealthy stock
dealer of Lawrence county, paid his
fare for him. Price then left and was
standing in the door with his back
toward Turley, who was closely fol-
lowing him. when the latter fired
twice, each bullet piercing his kidney
and passing forward and out through
the stomach of his victim. Price lin
gered a few hours, retaining con-
seriousness to within only a few mo-
ments OF his death.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

CoRsIcANA, Tex, May Monday
night at Bazette, east of here, in u
fight involving John Hall and Ike
Walker. Hall was shot and killed.
The boys were rivals and short
while since had some trouble, which
seemed TO have been settled. Monday
night the two attended an entertain
mcnt at the home of Sam J. Jennings
at Bazette, where a few angry words
passed between them, one inviting
the other outside. They went out
and in Il few seconds a pistol shot was
heard. when Hall fell to the ground
shot below the eye, the ball ranging
upward through the brain. Walker
made no attempt to escape, but had
It preliminary trial at Kerens, and was
released on $500 bond.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

KILDARE. Tex. May Wednes-
day night about midnight the watch
man at the Kildare Lumber compa-
ny : mill found Il strange colored man
asleep, as ne thought, in the engine
room. and on trying to arouse him
discovered tina he was in a dying
condition. 4 physician was imme-
diately summoned. but the negro died
before he rot there. He is supposed
to have died of heart failure. He
had on his person a gold watch and
$15.5o in money. In his valise was a
registry receipt from the postoffice at
Dry Run. Ark. to Sam Thompson,
addressed TO Mrs. Sallie Thorp,
Hazel, Ky.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The Chinese
minister, accompanied by the English
speaking secretary OF the legation.
called at the state department yester-
day afternoon and had a conference
with Secretary Gresham in regard to
the supreme courts affirming the con-
stitutionality of the Geary act He
gave no intimation whatever of his
intimation to suspend diplomatic rela-
tions with the United States, but on
the contrary indicated his purpose of
quieting affairs in China as much as
possible.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

Murders and suicides by mere chill
dren in France are reported to be
very frequent Nine murders OF boys
and girls under 10 years OF age, com
mitted by boys under II, are noted
within the past few months. Sui
cides are about rs numerous. Two
occurred a couple OF weeks ago, one a
boy, who hanged himself. and the
other of a girl, who threw herself into
the Seine.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

IT is said that the practice Of the
dear girls at colleges Of treating new
students with marked courtesy has
had a great influence in making haz-
ing disreputable in educational insti-
tutions. Instead Of taking freshman
out and dividing up one Of his ears
as souvenirs among sophomores. it
may yet come to a state OF things
where they will send him sugar plums
and tarts and a box Of caramels as
evidences Of good will.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

GAINESVILLE, Tex. May 1S.-Tues-
day night about 5 o'clock Justice Hill
was called to the Central hotel to
perform the marriage ceremony for
Mr.. Fred Ebish of Ardmore and Miss
Matte Paul of Pauls Valley. I. T..
The bride is the daughter of Col. sam
Paul. and the couple had come all the
way from Ardmore in Il buggy to get
around the objections Of the young
ladv's brother Joe. They left on
their return to ArdmOre in their
buggy yesterday morning.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May II
George Robinson, a young negro, was
jailed yesterday on the charge of
numbering his 1s-year-old wife. The
woman gave birth to child five
weeks ago. and through neglect and
starvation has been sick since Satur-
day. Robinson ate the food that
neighbors had sent his wife, and in a
quarrel that ensucd he beat her
Monday he returned and again i'll
treated her and the woman was found
dead in bed. Death resulted from
heart clot in consequence of undue
excitement and neglect.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-26

As part Of tho beautiful display Of
electric Lighting and fireworks with
which Admiral Hopkins furnished
New York from his squadron there
was some electric signaling quite out
of sight. With a search light Of 1000
candle power telegraph operator,
using the Morse code, on the Cruiser
Australia pierced the heavens with
electric flashes that could have been
read forty miles away. that IS b. a
friendly ship many miles below the
horizon.