davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19
Grsnt Rnn on Cnonnnnts.

The grocer had about 250 coca nuts up in front of his doors. To- day he hasn't a single one. The other day he was hard up for about S25. To-day he realizes that he has made more clear profit on cocoanuts than any other retailer in the neigh borheod.
 The grocer was reading in his paper about some one who has de- frauded the revenue by filling co coanuts with whisky, and he finished the article, drew down bis left eye, and called out to his clerk
 "Thomas Jefferson Bangs, go ou and buy me quart of chea whisky"
 He seleceed six or eight cocoa nuts, poured out the milk, re6lled them with whisky, and before night they were sold or given away. At : o'clock next morning an employe of a livery stable called in and asked;
 Have you any coeoanuts?"
 "Yes, a few
 "'I want to buy ten to send to my brother in the country"
 He had scarcely gone when a woman came in and said she was hungry for eocoanut cake, and she took sig of the nuts. Then man came in and bought four, and before 3 o'clock that afternoon the entire lot had disappeared The only purchaser who returned was a hotel waiter, who hung about for a spell and then said
 "There wasn't anything but milk in the cocoanut bought. "
 "Nothing but milk, you rascal '" roared the grocer. "Do you i'm agine that nature is going to grow big nut like that for sixpence and fill it with kerosene oil to bootip-ExH
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

tor and ride in an open.sider do not remember whether it was Wag ner or Pullman just now, but the road was very rough.
 "Well, we are being well treated and fed here, and as we have good suit of clothes each we can put up a good appearance. We will leave here Friday over the Southern Pa cifc for Laredo, thence by tie Mex. ican National for the City of Mexico, returning through Fl Pase, Los An geles, Frisco, Salt Lake City, Den yer and Omaha to Chicago, where we are due on the 29th of December.
 "We have heard that the South ern Pacific is not a good road to ask great favors from in the way of transportation, hut we are going as far as we want ou it without even offering to pay cent. We have come all the way from Chicago, liv ing at hotels most of the time for nothing, and we cannot see what is to prevent us from making the rest of the trip at the same rate.
 "Yes," said one of them, as they passed ont from the local room, "a newspaper face is a mighty good thing to have if one knows how to use it, and one that is honest and in telhgent is a great help in this world Good bye. We'll write you a few lines from Mexico pretty soon"
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

murders at the springs were committed by the men who killed the other two menin camp.
 Meanwhile. Richard Burton and his as sisiant Danites. George Grant, William Kimball and Ben Worden, with their pris oneTs, Buck and the other unnamed man, had reached place called the Point of the Mountains, near where Leh City now stands. They piled the two men with liquor, as if they feared that four armed men against two unarmed was an unequal match. Buck" like the Colonel, sus pected his fate, and feigned drunkenness, but tbe other man drauk to helrleesness. if not to insensibility. They reached the point of the mountains in the twi- light that intervening time between daylight and darkness purposely, as if waiting for darkness to shut out from view the hellish crime they were about to com init. The men were attAcked with slung shots and billies, but there seemed to be some misunderstanding as to the con cert of action The unnamed man, being attacked by three, was instantly killed, but Buck jumped out of the wagon after the first blow, ran into the woods and escaped. Several intellectual shots were fired at him. They gave chase, but he outran them, swan the river Jordan, about half a mile in width, and returned to Salt Lake City. He there related the ciieum stances, which created what the Mormons called great stir" Then, as the testi- mony runs, Brigham Young ordered the in famous Bill Hickman to finish the job, saying that Brother Burton and the boys ha got on a drunk, bruised up some fel lows and let one of them set away, and that it was creating quite a stir" 1t was arranged that man named George Dalton, related to the Dalton robbers of the present day, should express friendship for Buck and in vite him to his house under the guise of afforaing him an asylum The unfortun ate man, believing that he had found friend, started with Dalton to his ranch 6 few miles beyond Salt Lake City. Bill Hickman, with fellow named Meacharn, overlook the wagon about dark, halted it, and, so Hickman states, Buck eot a shot through the head we put him across the fence i'll ditch an1 hung az on bush to know the place. That night the fel- lows who had made mess of the first at tempt got spades and we all went back, deepened the ditch and buried him. The next day Kimball and I reported it to Brother Brigham and he said he was glad of it."
 The above is the history of the murder of the Aikia party, which is not exceeded in bal parity even among savages.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19
NIGHT GROWTH.
Natures Best Work Is Done During ihe
 Hours of Reposc.

Natures Best Work IS Done During The
 Hours of Reposc.
 ltis curious fact that night is the time which nature utilizes for growth Plants grow much more in the night than in the daytime. as can be proved any time by measure ment. Measure a vine at night, then measure it again in the morn ing, and the next night, and it will be found that the night growth is two or three times that accomplished during the day. During the day the plant is very busy gathering nourish- ment from various sources, and during the night this raw material is assimilated into the plant life.
 The same fact is true of the ami nal creation. Children grow more rapidly during the night. In the daytime, while the child is awake and active, the system is kept busy disposing of the wastes consequent on this activity; but during sleep the system IS free to extend it's operations beyond the mere replacing of worn ont particles; hence the rapid growth.
 This is why so many invalids need so much rest and sleep. The system has been taxed for years beyond its ability to repair the tissues, and hence the organism has become worn and disabled from the accumulation of waste pro- ducts, and disease has resulted. With the proper conditions restored, and the season of perfect rest, na- ture will assert herself, clearing up the clogged and dirty tissues and restoring the organs to their normal condition Good Health.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

The last newspaper letter writ ten by Mrs. Lucy H. Hooper, the correspondent, who recently died in Paris, ended with a paragraph bid ding goodbye to her readers, and saying that before they would have seen it she would have passed away. She foresaw the end clearly, for her death occurred two days after this was dated For eighteen years Mrs. Hooper never missed her weekly letter to The Philadelphia Tele- graph.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

It is stated that ordinary bricks boiled in tar for about twelve hours or until they are saturated with it, are increased about thirty per cent. in weight, are much harder than common ones and unaffected by frost and acids as well as perfectly water proof. They form an excel lent flooring for workshops or store rooms, particularly in chemical es- tablishments.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19
Manhoea,s Foundation.

Truth, my boy, is the only foun- dation on which manhood can be erected, for otherwise, the character, the manhood, will be but sham which offers no sure refuge and protection to those who seek 1t, for it will tumble down when the trial comes. Alas my boy, the world is very full of such shams of man hood in every profession and occu- patton, I hope yon would seorn to tell a lie, but that is only the be- ginning of truthfulness. want you to despise all sham, ali pretense, all effoft to seem to be otherwise than you are.-Bishop Dudley
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

Tie whole system of our menus, whether rightly or wrongly so called, IS pretentious, and therefore vulgar {; that their French is bad is only to be expeeted-one does not look to ones s gardener for good Latin-but there is no earthly reason why they should not been written in English In the majority of cases the dishes are English, and when they are not so the French names usually de- scribe them about as accurately as the Spanish brand on a cigar box in- dlcates its contents. s.-Illustrated News of the World.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19
A SOUTH SEA MISSIONARY.
For Thirty-Tbree Years Teacher of CT
 bert Islanders.


 bert Islanders
 it was in 1857 that 1 went to Gilbs Tt Islands, in the South Seas, said Rev. Hisam Bingham in The San Francisco Examiner. Il was the first missionary to that then savage archipelago, which lies on the equator, 2500 miles south of Hawaii.
 Il was adapted by both birth and education to the work before me. My father had been one of the pic. neer missionaries 10 tbe Hawaiian Islands, and 1 was born in Homo lulu. Ireceived my theological ed ucation at Yale, :s ;;iion institu ton I masse special study of lan- guages and comparative philology. 1 married soon after leaving college, and my wife and I then went to the Gilbert Islands 10 devote our lives to the work of Chris5sdnizing the natives.
 My first task was to familiarize myself with the language After 1 had come to know 1t thoroughly 1 b gun, in 1859, the work of putting the Bible into the native tongue. It was a labor attended with much diff fculty. Up to that time only 300 words of the language of the island CTS had ever been written. In 1S4l an English philologist aboard Brit ish ship learned these 300 words from two seamen who had been ma. rooned and forced 10 pass several years among the islanders. 1 had first to form an alphabet. I used the English characters. 1 found that only thirteen letters are neces sary to express the sonnds of the simple language. These are a @ i o ' m b k W and ng-a combined letter.
 "Using these letters, I made pri- mary school books, by means of which taught the natives to read their own tongue. I worked upon my translation of the Bible unre mittingly. I finished it in 1890. Then two years more were consumed in revising it. This last year has baen spent in the reading of proofs, and ow my work is completed, and 1 am taking back 2000 Bibles to the islands.
 There are about 4000 converted na ives in the group, but half of the 35, ,000 people who inhabit the islands are nominally Christians. The oth- CTS are still in state of savagery.
 Mr. and Mrs. Bingham have, dur ing their long residence in the islands, had number of unpleasant experiences. A few years after settling there child was born to them The little one died and they buried the remains in palm grove near their cottage. They were after ward called away to Honolulu, leay- inga Hawaiian missionary in charge ot thelr home. During their absence savage chief from one of the neigh boring atola invaded the island, killed the missionary and demolished the hstle residence. The savages, not content with thus showing their hatred of the cause the mi issionaries represented, opened the grave of the babe and scattered the bones of the child among the ruins of the cottage
 Mr. and Nus. Bingham will sail for the islands this week by the steamer Alameda.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

The general report of the board of trade upon the accidents that oc- cured on the railways of the United Kingdom during the year 1892 has just been presented to parliament. The totals of killed and injured from all causes were as follows; Passen- gers killed, l29; injured, 1348 em. ployes killed, 534; injured, 29l5 !; other persons killed, 467; injured, 222; making a grand total of killed 1l30, and of injured, 4485.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

A novel kind of cab has lately been tried in Berlin. In appear ance it is not unlike large bath chair with two seats, and is pro- pelled by petroleum naptha motor. It has three wheels and carries only two persons, including the driver. The motor is nearly two-horse power and produces, on good roads, a speed of about eleven miles an hour.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19
Not Going.

Are you going to the fair, Tompkinsf"
 No"
 "Oh, you ought to go. It's the finest show there ever was. /" Il know 1t"
 Cant you afford to goi" "Yes."
 Cant you get awayi" "Yes.
 Then why in thunder don't you goi"
 "I've been. ."-Ex.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

Mississippi river should be called the Father of Waters Why not the Mother ot Wateraf
 Mrs. Strongmind's hus5and (get- ting near the door) Because, my dear, it hasn't the mouth of an Am azon Chicago Tribune.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

''l see, said the idiot, ''that a man has been given thirty days sentence in the workhouse for steal ing five dozen eggs. " "Well, what of itf" asked the victim. Well, if it costs half days sentence to steal an egg, which is the rate at which this sentence was computed, I want to know what would be the sentence in case man and half stole an egg and half for a day and halff" - Indianapolis Journal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

A lady told a party of friends that she had quarreled with her husband, and had planted a tree in memory of this their first falling out. What splendid idea, /" whispered another lady in her husbands ear; Eff we had adopted that plan we might have had by now fine ave- nue of trees in our garden "-Der Schalk.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

Young Midway (wko has been Q see Gala Gala in Cairo street )--On. l say, old man, l know good trles te, Have you got halfa dollari oiq Plaisanoe (interrupting)-Bah' know trick worth two of thai have you a dollari-Figaro.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19
Rams Horn Wrinkles.

It takes a strong man to hold his own tongue.
 Environment may modify char acter, but 1t cannot change it.
 Truth hides from those who do not love it we'll enough to see it.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

Within recent years several i'm portant installations of electric light ing have been put down in various parts of Russia. Unfortunately for us the electrical work in Russia seems mainly to be in the hands of Austrian, German and Swiss firms = Electrical Review.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

It is a pretty piece of senatorial courtesy when senator at 3 p m. observes that the senator who has been speaking all the afternoon, or perhaps all day, is fatiguad, and therefore moves an adjournment. The fatigued senator may then re. sume his remarks in the morning of the next day and fatigue himself again, not to mention the weariness with which he may fill his fellow statesmen .--Clarksville Herald Journal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

When congress comes to wrestle with the tariff question, will some astute statesman insist that the Me Kinley bill must first be repealed be- fore any legislation, fixing the rate of tariff, can be hadi We divine not. A tariff bill win be presented which will repeal all laws in conflict with it. That's the only sensible and fair way to deal with the silver ques- tion. Let bill, providing for free coinage of silver, take the place of the Sherman aet.-0zark Democrat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

Don't oyerwork the useful word land. " Once is often enough for ir to appear in a sentence, as a rule. When you see it staggering from fatigue take it outo of the ranks, put a period in it's place and begin the next word with a capital Medical and Surgical Reporter.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

Maude-W Wern't you afraid some one would see you when you let Mr Fastleigh kiss youi E,aine-0h, nobody saw us except Charley, and and as he and l are engaged he won't Chicago Record.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

Lunatic (screaming )-Ar-r-r | Blood blood blood Murder, fire, death aud destruction Ar.r.rr. Visitor-My stars I guess I'll be getting out of here. That fellow is dangerous. Keeper-0, no. He IS perfectly harmless. Thinks he is Governor Waite, of Colorado Puck.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

Senators Wolcott and Stewart are threatening to leave the Republican party and Congressman Bryan to leave the Democratic party, all be- cause silver is not made favored product and their constituents paid prices above the market value for their silver bullion. Neither party can lose anything by the withdrawal of those who are either Democrats or Republicans for selfish interest. = Pine Bluff Graphic.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

And you went up tue Rhine, supposef said Mrs. Malaprop. "lndeed, yes; it was beautiful. v And did you see any rhine o2erosesi" Stray.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19
EDITORS TALK.

Mr. Bland's cordial interview with the president shows that he has thought better of some of his wild utterances about deserting the Dem ocratic party, and that he is not go- ing to act like Bryan and go off at a tangent in search of false gods - Fort Smith Times.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

Mr. St George Mivart, the emil nent English scientist, whose recent writings on "The Happiness in Hell have been condemned and placed on the Index at Rome, bas announced his complete submission to the verdict of the church Sacred Heart Review.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

Teacher (sternly)-Willie Waf- hes, you were late this morning. Willie Waffies (blushingly)-Yes mb l had to get up in the night and go for the doctor. Teacher-Well, Willie, l will excuse you this time, but hope this will never happen again. Willie-That's what my father aid.-Truth.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

'oet--l have a poem in ny head. Pubhshsr-You'll Il find a surgeon s office in the next block. Chicago Record.
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19
Ita LimltnlIons.

Mrs. Strongnind--I never could see any particular reason why the
The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19
IHEIR FACES.
Chicago Reporters Proving What They
 Are Worth.
ON rHe TRAMP.

Two Men, Each With One Cent in His Pooket-They Must Cover 6OO0
 Miles Ia 100 Days.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
ASTOR AS AN EDITOR.
Inside History Of His Ventures in the
Newspaper World.

Probably no American in private
capacity has ever established himself
in Londen in so short space of time
as WV Astor has done.
How he acquired The Pail Mall G "
cite, strong Radical organ, and prac-
tically in a day turned it into an out and
out Tory paper is past history. Suffice
it to call to mind that he paid an en-
ormOus sum of ready money for the
property, and promptly set himself to
work TO fashion it according to his own
sweet millionaire will His first step
was to appoint as editor a clever young
member of parliament named Harry
Gust, fresh from Cambridge, with
strong party views and Of considerable
social standing as the possible heir Of
the Earl of Brownlow. whose kinsman
he is.
He then looked out for new premises
and found some far removed from
Fleet street, the Park Row of London.
These he fitted up with every mod
ern improvement. The wall papers are
a mode Of taste and very 'chaste,"
the pattern Of the linoleum and carpets
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
DIDN'T HEAR OF THE WAR.

Edie Hickam, an old negreSS, is the
plaintiff in perhaps the most remark
able case ever tried in the courts of
this country, says the Bonneville cor
respondent of the st. Louis Chroni-
Gle. She is an eX-slave and brought
suit against her master, Joseph Hick-
am of this county, for S. a month
wages as family domestic for twenty
four years, during which time she
claims tC have been kept in ignorance
Of ;her emancipation. The suit was
instituted here in 1889 for 81 400 and
resulted in judgment in her favor for
500. Defendant appealed to the Kan
sas City Court of Appeals, which re-
handed the case to the circuit court Of
this county, which now renders a de
cision for the defendant. A motion
for new trial has been filed and pub
lie sentiment is in favor of the old
negress, who has toiled for her master
for a quarter of Il century without re-
Enumeration.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01

and ffty-five pounds has been the total
cost of the Zoo for the year. This is
covered by receipts of f25,96S. The
form in which these moneys were re-
ceived is perhaps less unusual than thu
items of expenditure; but it includes
one considerable source of income
which would scarcely be expected.
Fares for rides on the elephants and
camels reach the respectable amount Of
t6O6. It's. 4d., sum which seems
nearly constant in the recent annual
record of the Zoo. Admissions to the
gardens reached f13,9S1, an increase Of
f272 over last year; and the subscrip-
lions of Fellows Of the Society amount
to over $1,000. which represents rough
" the sum in which the public, after
paying their entrance fees. are indebted
TO the society. Lastly, the assets Mt
Regents park and in the offices at
Hanover square are valued at 100000,
including one estimate of Ell, $40 for
the animals in the menagerie and an
other Of f15,60O for the unrivaled
library Of zoology owned by the so
ciety
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
HOW TO WARD OFF CONSUME
TION.
Proper Lung Development by Well
Regulated Brea thing of Great Value

l think it is evident, says DR.. II. J.
Mays in the Century, that proper
development and expansion of the
lungs by means Of wellregulated
breathing must be regarded as of the
greatest value in the prevention and
in the treatment of the inactive stages
of pulmonary consumption. The more
simple the method the more effective
and practical will be the results which
flow from it. Among the many ex-
erciSes which are recommended for
the purpose the following movements
are very valuable. The arms, being
used as levers, are swung backward
as far as possible on level with the
shoulders during each inspiration, and
level during each expiration. Or the
hands are brought together above the
head while inspiring. and gradually
brought down alongside the body while
expiring. A deep breath must be
taken with each inspiration and held
until the arms are gradually moved
forward or downward, or longer, in
operative. Another very Serviceable
chest exercise is to take a deep in
SEPARATION and, during expiration. in a
loud voice count or sing as long as
possible A male person with a good
chest capacity can count up to sixty
or eighty. while in a female, even
with good lungs. this power is some
what reduced. Practice of this sort
will slowly develop the lungs, and the
increased ability to count longer is a
measure of the improvement going on
within the chest. Or, again. the TAX
ing Of six or eight full and deep breaths
in succession every hour during the
day. either while sitting at work or
while walking out in the open air. will
have very beneficial effect. The
breathing of compressed and rarefied
air is attracting wide attention at the
present time in connection with the
prevention and the treatment of pull
monary consumption. and is another
mode Wherewith the chest capacity can
be decidedly improved. When air is
breathed in this manner there is felt
during each inspiration a gentle dis
tension Of the whole chest. while dur
ing expiration a feeling of emptiness
is experienced.
Consumption is not a disease which
originates in day. but it is the out
growth of morbid habits and agencies
which may even antedate the birth of
the individual. Defective breathing
is one of these habits. and it's pernici-
Gus prevalence is more widespread
than is generally supposed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01
A SQUARE DEAL.

Two Migrants called on a kind old
lady in the suburbs of New York.
ITO which of you shall / give this
nickel?' she asked.
First Tramp-"Give it to him madam.
He has purchased the route from me
and I am taking him around to intro
duce him to the customers. Texas
Siftings.