davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28

sul stantiate the miracle but his own fame must
suffer no dminution on that account. - lie IL
represented as posing before his bclated gen.
erals who silently accept the rebukc ne gives
them for not arriving in time TO help nm XIII i'll
army you cannot say, he adds III erect
that you knew nothing about it, for my oIdeis
were specific You have all acted badly. Agai"
and again lie asserts that he was alone as II re-
iteration could create faith III the lhcreoloic'
Then the army marches on parade over the oa'''
field wandering AZ the number of the slain, and
fine generals return TO the King They pose in
their turn, and they say substantially: You
did IT, There's no doubt about 1t. we nave
seen for ourselves. lou are great king. In
fact. there is nobody like you TO which they
probably added, soto voce. I'VE shall get some
thing handsome for this
in short however great ruler Rameses III may
nave been. the account of his battle with the
Kbeta will not bear investigation. Besides, he
was an expert in form oil falsfcafion tempting
TO many Egyptian rulers. They We're all more
or less addicted TO erasng the cartouchcs of their
predecessors and inserting tlcir own. thus steal
ng the credit of anothcrs achievements; but
even at this game Ramcses surpassed all the
rest ron the statues aud sphinXes OF the
Twelfth and Thirteenth Dynastcs, Rameses has
thus have dated them. and in their place has
carved his own. SO carefully has this been done
that the most expert archacologists have often
been deceived, and have attributed monuments
TO the conqucrng king OF the Nineteenth Dy-
nasty, when. in reality, they were a thousand
years older
But all this is only to say that M. Narcotics
"Apercu" is an admirable book. and that ifs
value is not lcsscncd but increased in this trans
ation Corrections or additions in brackets or IN
footnotes bring the work up 10 1892. Ihcro
is a sketch map o. the dynasties OF Ancient
Egypt Tables of the royal cartouches ana OF
the dynasties according to MancthO. and list
of hooks OF reference also included Inc
history of Egypt from the earliest times 10 the
Mahometan conquest is given In readable
form, but with the utmost compctness. 10 TINS
is added an appendix. reviewing In dctaii inc
sources that may he drawn upon Tor the s'uuy
of Egyptian chronology and tine questions OF dS-
nastic succession or synchronism. Probably these
questions never will he settled In one sense OF inc
word, il is discouraginy to think that the Varia-
tons which are possible imply difference greater
than the whole period Of the Christian Eri. Eu.
luckily all the interest Of Egypt is not wrapped
I'D in the tntangem"n: of its chronology
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28

(1he editor takes particular pleasure IN anhonno.
Ing rs the subject OF the symposium iCr tue June
number OF a. The Land OF Nod Review the question.
who struck BILLY Patterson, Many eminent nam,t
Will be found among the list OF contributors 10 ."is
SYM SoslumD IL "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
A NIyISTERING SPIRIT.

L. Dougall In The Academy.
wandered far into the spring, ana met
4 shining one.
Art come. the soul Of rose or Vioiet
That earth with Gamclke fragrance may DO set
Where thou doSt run ~
IIer trimming feet with morning dew were wet.
" Or art thou that sweet spirit Of the trees
That rises red 1890
Tn flush their tips, ill., 10 the warmer breeze,
Leaflets are spread p
younp leov., like woodland sunbeams. crowned her
head
" pilot OF loatlng cloud hast left the blue
Lighting TO play
or wind wrath that with wings OF sunrise new
From gates of day =
She po,sed I'm sun and shade, now grave now gay
or TIL, glad song the birds are piping fortn
lidst thou indite--
THY very beauty + OF musics worth.
child Of delight ~
Her volc, brought memories OF tears ana mlrth.
"a 7 como from God TO give In weary eyes
New Joy everything,
am the Joy Of spring.
I teaeH4e heart OF man 10 leap. ana bring
Him EFrles fair and holy prophecies"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
SONNET on THE SONNET.

From the original Of Lopc de Vega by j. q. gibson.
To write u sonnet doth my julia press me-
I've never found In such stress or PAM
4 sonnet numbers fourteen lines, It's plair 80
And three gone ere can say, "God bless me!
thought that spinning lines would sore Cypress me-
Vet here I'm midway In the last quatralh!
And If the foremost crce begin
The q,iarans need not any more distress me.
To the first tcrcc have got AT last, a.
And travel through II with such right GOODWILL
That with this line I've finished II, weeh'
I'm I'm the second now. and see how fast
The thirteenth line comes tripping from my quill
llurrah! It's done Count II there be fourteen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
WHERE FRANK X. STOCKTON LIVES
From The Newark Advertiser.

From TIE Newark AuVcr,li"r.
Follow the M0rriStown road past one country
seal after another, for quarter OF n mile. ann You
to kltcicllavc. You are In Moiri>tOwn now,
bn, In reality Madison. Turn to the left and
the first place you come IN i surrounded by low
stone wall. Through Iron gates gravclled roadway
lc,rcly turns and passing beneath huge evcrgrcens,
reaches yellow and white frame house. with a
vci;inda I'm front and "a tower nj the farther end.
opp lite the doorway. beneath the great trees Is Il
rustic seat and rustlc table. Between two OF the
Frank Il. STOCKTON lies In isAia mm0ck debating his
farcfu tales to rs wife. WHO sits on the rustic
setter. II I, nm ideal home for author. situated
upon un cmnence commanding miles OF country,
moved from the main road. and surrounded by
Grove
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
AN TyyECESSARY COINAGE


From The Detroit Free Press.
Washington society last winter kncw q very self
sufficient bachelor who was Con .rc- Ian. In Ger
tain lines j." was smart enough. but generally speak
ing he needed about twice much Nc':,e IL he install
" displayed. one evening Ne Wa, talking TO sharp
girl.
. tell YOU what II u.s. he said :" shall intro
duce bill for the coinage Of half cents
WHY are you going 10 do II - she asked LIMO
Gently THAT'S what you have already
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
USELESS ECONOMY.

From The Chicago Tribune.
sympathetic Friend-Don't worry about II, old
fellow You'll get on your feet again some day.:
Business Man (whO has Just failed for nall
mlon)-The only regret ! feel lust now. ~, ny
friend Is that l refralned from ordering tcnderlotn
steak with mushrooms ut dinner yesterday because
thought couldn't afford It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28
TRIOLET.

From Love In Idlencss.'
Under the sun
There's nothing new
Poem or pun.
Under the sun,
said solomon.
And h" said true.
Under the sun
There's nothing new.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28

OUTLINES OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HISTORY. By
August Marctte Translated and edited. with
notes. by Mary prodrick, with an Introductory
note by william c. winsow, d. d., ID. Z. t.,
Ill, D. vcepresIdest OF the Egypt Exploration
Fund for the United States. PIP. XxAi 100
rhorInc Scrihncr's Sons
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

peculiar to tbs wood Inside arc
other planlss gnd cross sections some
of which shorf bark of q thickness of
two feet. Redwood is shown in sew
ernl of the bu ldings OF the Fair In
the government and Ii rticultu al
buildings arc arranged clever iuiitn-
tions o the trunk of the tree as it
appears in the forests, while in the
Midway plaisance is Il similar exhibit.
At the extreme southern end of the
forestry building is shown the largest
plank in the world. II is of redwood
from humboldt county, California.
OF it the following description is
given;
"rhe e eat tree from which the
plank was hewn was 30 feet in diane
ter when standing and was supposc ed
to have reached The putriarchal age OF
] 800 years. = TART of one side Of the
tree had rotted, and, after it lpd been
Yclled, in urning up the surrounding
brush, still more of the trco was de-
stroyed by fire, so that the width of
the plank epresents less than ha of
che or ginal diameter of the rec. II L
entire height of the tree was 500 +, es,
thu plank being cut from sec.
ii II of the trunk - feet from the
ground, The plank is the largest
in the world, its Dimensions being
as fellows; 10 feet 3 inches wide, IL
feet o inches long and . inches thick.
1t is highly improbable if tree will
ever be found that will yield II larger
plank SO that the mammoth piece of
timuer here described may certainly
be termed the sight of lifetime"
Among other of the specially in
terestiug exhibits is u block of mahog-
any from Cuba, which is . feet square
and 10 feet long. In the exhibit of the
Argentine Republic is shown an oc-
tagUnal block OF wood which yields 70
per cent of tanuin. In paragphy's eX-
nib Is are precious woods of coiors APP
protinu ing to those of jewels These
are polished to degree that is sur
prielnF, and make beautiful show
ing KentuclSy--at the eastern side OF
the bui uing-Shows section, hol-
lowed out and placed SO that visitors
car pass through it, of sycamore
froin the birthplace ofJefferson Davis
1t Is ] feet in diameter. Near the
north end of the building are shown
cross sections of trees from Oregon.
There is yellow fir log 6 feet in
diameter. The yellow fir grows all
over the northwest coast range noun
t ms, 1t is of superior excellence for
ship building and spars. 1t ranges
from to 10 feet in, diameter. A cross
section of a trunk d tide land spruce
is Ehown. 1t is . feet . inches in
diameter. The butt was 10 feet in
diameter, the tree being 305 feet high
and 800 years old, Great slabs OF noble
hr, spruce, lovely fr and yellow. fir
are shown. *.
Japan, 1lmostNeyer present at the
Fair, shows the distinctive woods OF
the country in IL pavilion formed OF
bamhoos near the northern entrance
OF mo building. The extreme neat
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

The famous leaning tower of Pisa
is campanile, or bell tower. 1t was
begun in 1174 by the two famous
rchitects-Bonano of Pisa and Will
lam Innspruck. The tower, which is
cylindrical in form, is 179 feet high
and fifty feet in diameter, made en-
tirely of white marble. 1t has eight
stories, each with an outside gallery
projecting several feet from the
building, and each decorated with
columns and arcades. In the center
of the tower flight of 800 steps
passes up to the summit. 1t is called
the leaning tower from the fact that
it inclines some thirty feet from the
perpendicular, and it is not generally
known that this inclination, which
gives the tower such remarkable
appearance, was not intentional. At
the time it was about half done the
error in measurement was perceived,
and it was guarded against by the
use OF extra braces in the further
construction of the building and an
adoption of the stone in the highest
portion. There are seven bells on
the top OF the tower. the largest OF
which weighs 10000 pounds, and
these are so placed as to counteract,
as far as possible, the leaning of the
tower itself.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

neys of the people is nowhere better
exemplified. Everything is of exquis.
lite freshness and cleanliness. On the
exterior of the booth are pictures illus.
trative of forestry and its pursuits,
within are shown, among n multitude
of other things, baskets and other fine
straw work and mating. At either
side of the entrance are fine slabs OF
wood and descriptions of the method
of distilling gum camphor from the
wood of the tree it comes from, and
the collection and rectihcation of
lacquer so lavishly used in the arts of
Japan.
midas exhibit is chiefly of carving
in the distinctive woods of the COIN
try. A doorway is shown, carved in
teak wood. of this an official desckip-
ton says:
"The general outline and designA of
the doorway is the same as those ufed
in the thrones and in different part5 of
the Mandalay palace, but the deta7 is
more elaborate than anything HIGH
the palace contains. The triangular
space above the door cQHtains designs
intended 10 represent the city Of NJ an
dalay with the king and his conrtters.
The lowest tier shows the city wall
/
ways.A On and around this ard the
guardian mats of the city and other
NEUROLOGICAL figures The second tier
is supposed to represent the kings
ministers, and the highest reprebents
the king and his queens in the pail
The whole was executed by a Mazda
lay carver, Maung Shwe DaingI" A
carved mantel shelf is also shown,
made of five different woods, soihe of
great antiquity Another exhibit of
interest is that of great Douglas fir
saw log from the state OF Washing ton.
1t is Tiki feet, twenty-four feet long.
The woods of South America are
known in all the markets. OF the
world. They embrace all The varieties
of tropical woods used ia She arts and
Industries, as well US others With me-
dicinal properties.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

held to the life lines, and
presently the vessel struggled to the
surface again and after a Alme her
motion ceased. Many of the crew
had been seriously injured, but none
we're killed, When the vessel had
ouieted down lantern was lowered
over the side and it was seen that
she was on land The next morning
it was discovered that she had been
carried five miles up the coast, and
that she lay high and dry nearly
mile inland, having been lifted across
a valley and over railroad and de-
posted at the foot of the sea coast
range OF the Andes. There she lay
with her bow to the sea, the flag still
flying and the anchor chain still fast
to the bow. The English bark.
Chanacilla. lay near by with one OF
her chains wound round her, show
ing that she had rolled over and
over.
The Wateree was in a position
which made it impossible to launch
her, and 50 she was sold at auction
to IL hotel company. Afterward she
was used as a hospital and then was
broken up by bombardment during
the war between Peru and Chilli.
But her old ribs still loom up on the
Peruvian coast.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

ftate and foreign pavilions are of rare
Gsluty.
NThere are sights OF special moment
IN the building, independent of the
general run of exhibits, attractive as
Is everything. California redwood,
from the giant trees Of tho Pacific
coast, comes first in order Of promi-
saence. Cross-sections of big trees,
showing the bark. are exhibited at
various points. In the exact center
OF the building is shown q cross-sec-
ZION fourteen feet in uiametor. The
tree was AIS years old in 1882, the
label informs the reader. IN strong
contrast to the dark colored wood are
two giant BAN boos. which cross above
fha redwood and extend clear TO the
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

In the making of shoe 100 steps
are made, and only experts at each
step are employed at it. In this day
OF rapid competition, manufacturers
have no use for a dilatory workman,
neither can they afford to bother
with novice. Hence all workers
on shoe are experts after few
days experience, and the reason they
are transferred into experts so quick
ly is that they do but a very nmall
part OF shoe.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

! africa overhaEling efifaes and
boilers preparatory to going to San
Francisco. africa was Il rich town of
some 10, 600 inhabitaiats, Picturesque
ly situated in valley1 which IAN up
into the Andes. On Dine side was a
perpendicular cliff 500 feet high and
on the other the MOUNTAIN slopes
Twice africa had be n nearly de-
stroyed by earthquakes. On the Sth
of August, 1868, about 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, the men on the
Wateree felt violent trembling Of
the ship and saw q CLOUD of dust
approaching from thb y southeast.
They saw the hills moving and
heard heavy rumbling like thunder.
The ship reeled but riglhted herself
again, and when the cloud of dust
had settled the whole TOWN was seen
to be in ruins. The officers OF the
Wateree remembered tho tidal wave
which had stranded the Mononga-
hela in the streets of st. Thomas and
began Immediately to take all pre-
cautions. additional a1chors wero
put out, the matches were battened
uo"h' one guns were seo.treu anu iiie
lines were sUre.oneu ioIe anu alV'
me people ON shoro were oiylnH ior
assistance SO ialulng parry Vi
forty men, WIN q crew Oh Illlrlee "a
weht ashore: "A poav keeper was leiu
IN charge Oh 'iie poaei puy d nilnu tt'
aiter the crew nau iahueu Vile e"r!h-
quake shock nau reUurneu' Vhe per
was wrecked anu the poaT was i
against the CHI me poau-keeper
saw what was coming ana takihs
the Doat nag III ms huhu' 20 waVeu
Iareweil 10 ms coihraue' as 'he poa'
Went down.
The roaring OF the earthqu ake and
the trembling OF the earth continued
Then The water recSded until all ing
ships in the harbor were left hlgI
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31
WORLDS FAIRS.
They We're All Small When Compared
with tho Chloago show.

with the chicago show.
The first great international expo
sition was held in London in 1851. lt
lasted 144 days; the buildings and
grounds covered twenty-one acresi
there were 1900 exhibitors and
6,039, 1876 visitors-41, 933 daily. The
receipts were 50, $50, 900 and tho eX-
penses 81, AGO, 900.
In 1855 the second worlds fair was
held at Paris, 1t continued 2OO days
and covered twenty -four and one-halt
acres. There were ALTO exhibitors
and 3, 1862, $50 visitors-25, S11 day.
Tho cost is conjecturally stated ut
$1,70C, 900; the receipts were Sl,2So'-
900
The third exposition was held in
London in 1861, says the Chicago
Tribune 1t continued III days ana
covered twenty-three and one-hal1
acres of ground. There were 28,653
exhibitors and 6,211, 1903 visitors,
daily average of SO, 1926. 1t cost
S2,300,O00, and the receipts were
SO, 040,00O.
The fourth was in Paris in 1867.
1t covered thirty seven acres and
continued 217 days. The exhibitors
numbered 80, 236 and the visitors
/ TO- 200 00O--47, 470 daily. The cost
was S4,O00,000; the receipts were
$2,100,000.
The fifth great worlds fair was in
Vienna in 1873. The buildings COW
cred forty acres, and were occupied
by $4,000 exhibitors. There were
1884, 6S7 admissions during 1856 days,
an average OF 39,003 per day The
cost was $11,000,000; the receipts
were S1,O3O,0O0.
The Philadelphia exposition Of
1876 was tho sixth great display.
The buildings covered sixty acres;
there were 10000 exhibitors and
1910, 996 admissions, a daily average
of SO, 1928. The cost is stated at
SO, 800, 900; the receipts are said to
have been IS, 500, 600
The seventh international fair was
in Paris in 1878. The buildings COW
cred sixty acres and the exhibitors
numbered $4,000. There were 49,
600, 600 admissions during 1874 days
a daily average of 67,010. The Oil
cial report makes no mention of cost
or expenses, though it is believed the
enterprise did not pay.
The eighth fair was at Paris in 1852
! The buildings covered seventy76SNoee
acres and were occupied by co. oV
exhibitors. The exposition renaih,eo
open 1873 days and was attended pS
the astounding number OF W, SOD ~
daily average Of 1871, no. Inc COS
was S11, 900. The receipts Wer'
W IS, $50, 600. x
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31


Whom word came that the train
was four hours late, chunky young
man who had on his store clothes
and was sticking close to big black
satchel, went to the depot master
and said:
"Gol durn the luck, anyhow Twas
to be married down at Henderson to-
night"
cat what hourpn
"Seven o'clock"
"Girl or widowW
"a widder, who is wuth over
$1,000. Can't l hire an ingine or
sunthin' to git me down thar"
"Why, yes, | might get You down
perhaps, but it would cost you
smart sum. Better telegraph and
see if there's any use of your going"
ANY useP Why I'm to be married,
amt IP"
"You said so, but maybe there's
been a slip. You can't always tell
about widows, you know. Better
send telegram and ask II every
thing is all right
The chunky young man felt in
suited and wanted to raise row, bat
finally cooled off and sent a telegram
to friend at Henderson. In about
three-quarters of an hour he got an
answer. 1t read;
mo use to come on. She married
the other fellow this afternoonm
Saved you at least $25, besides
your trouble" said the depot master
as the young mans knees grew weak
and he sat down. 1--we been on
gagged to three different widows and
every one of them threw me down at
the last minute. Thought it would
be so when l suggested telegram.
Take little of this whisky and then
go out and sit on those bags Of
guano. You are not mortally
wounded, but only mashed as fiat as
a panca' g."
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31
OUR NAVAL MASTERS.
ACCIDENTS TIL AERicAN
NAVY HAS UTTERED.
.iho Albany Disappea1 In 1856 and the
Lcynnt aud the Bainldge Were Never
Heard Erom-Tho Sling OF the onoi-
dn--The Famous wlrec Disaster.

The accident to q Victoria re-
calls to the Philadeliia Times some
other disasters in ii b of peace by
which the American navy has suf-
Tered losses The mt recent of
these, of course, is III disaster at
Samoa Some of thesdisasters are
mysteries which will obably never
be solved. One of I'll most famous
of these is the disappearance of the
Albany, sloop-of-hr She left
Bombay, India, in thespring of 1886,
with 210 officers AMI men aboard,
When last seen she W in West In
dian waters. She diappeared from
the face of the deep aIcompletely as
though she had nevr existed. 1t
was supposed that shiwent down in
a cyclone. No moreplausible OK
PLANTATION has been offtod since, and
30 this is still sncepfelas the reason
Tor her disappeashipe, Two years
later there was anoher mysterious
disappearance. A slcp-of-war called
the Levant, with abti+ 200 men on
board Disappeared a completely as
the Albany. She as in Pacific
waters when last seer No wreckage
from her was ever found and no
memento of her fatal ruise was left.
Communication in thse days was
slow and it was many months before
she was given up entiely.
4 piece of wreckate picked up
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

ceiling of the building. Tho sides Of
kREs center piece are formed of repre-
son tative woods of the world Red
wood is attractively displayed in the
California exhibit, both in the natural
state and worked into planlss, either
Eoagh Or polished To the left of the
s1tSance TO the California state pavil-
Ron ia q giant slab The color Is rich
fed.hrown, spotted with the marlsings
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

Jasper-See how that little boy Is
looking at the green apples on that
tree He has designs on them
Win that man driving by in the gig
stop himp
Jumpuppe-No, for tho man who is
driving by in the gig has designs on
the boy. He is the village DOCTOR
Harper's Bazaar.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31

ten It is relief, therefore, to turu
from manifold products Of u T. or in
dustry in the great buildings, to look
through The forestry building, ard all
the hg siwork of an agency greater
thnu humanity. In keeping with the
display within is the exterior of the
Huuiiding. A colonnadc surrounds the
Ebof is supported on the TRUNKS Of
trees in the natural state, represent.
ding the forest growth CT thb United
.Gtates and foreign countries rhe
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-08-31
There's a Moral Here, Isn't Theree

TOMMY think grown folks is
awful nuisance.
Jimmy-What forP
Tommy-Cause, when a teller tries
to talk to 'em an entertain 'em they
tell him to run away, but when he's
enjoyin' hisself all by hisself, then
they always want to come monkeyin'
around and bother him.