davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-03-17

published in the REPORT by special
permit of the author.)
All right, I'll tell the story,
To oblige you, Mr., Kline,
I ran then on the Western,
The safe, old inside line;
At least we used to say 50
Before our new road came
With it's millions of fresh capt.
And a long and snowy name.
Dave Jones was running freight
then,
And | was quite lad;
The "supe" he put me in a heath
For mother; nothing bad
Only a little wild and liked to
have my way;
And the honest truth was, boys,
/ cut from home one day;
Most broke her heart, God bless
her,
But she sent the "supe" note,
Saying her boy, stranger,
Was near him, so she wrote:
Did he remember kindly
The girl he leased at school?
Would he look after Tommy,
And keep the golden ruler
"The boy was mad on engines
And knows them as we know
The fairy tales we read, friend,
So very long ago.
His taste is strange, for college
Stands open, and my purse
Would drop it's last forTommy,
A light one might be worse.
Temptation, danger, evil,
Are all about my child;
! pray you guard and counsel
him
And let him not run wild.
Better a smoky engine
Than haunts of vice and sin;
Better worn hands and features
Than a white soul scared and
grim.
Don't tell him that | wrote you,
But give him counsel wise;
His head is full of engines
His heart a loving prize.
He thought l might say nay to
him;
How could / say him nay,
When, boys are like the birds, my
friend,
And each must go his way?
Although my home is lonely,
And i miss his dear, bright face,
The boy must work and win, now,
Must make himself a place.
Some day Ishall be proud of him,
If you will only say
A kindly word to check him,
Should he ever go astray;
And some time / will thank you
For guarding Tommy well,
But now, my heart is sore for him
Farewell, old friend, farewell
Well, boys, l did not know WORD
Of all she wrote him then;
! tell it now because such hints
May sometimes help you men
l went to work and did my best
In the yard to please tie boys
Only my duty day by day,
Amid the rush and noise;
Only plain duties, day by day
Was homesick, tired and blue
But grit was grit, | loved the road
And meant to put it through
One day the supe he sent for m,
And put me on the line,
Running from here to Kenikee
AS brakeman 49,
Then | wrote home, the proudes
boy
That ever stood in shoes;
And mother, bless her, wrote sh
cried
When first she heard the news
Mothers are strange-her hear
was set
On masking me a scholar,
And for that purpose she woak
spend
Each precious hard earned dol
lar;
Net, when her plans were switc1,
ed aside
And / STRUCK out that day,
She buried every selfish though
And urged me on nay way.
4 sometimes wonder if we men
Can know a mothers heart,
SO nobly true, thro' thick and thi
Hiding the wounds thatsmart
SO time passed on, the supe wou4
speak
And pass the time of day,
Gs sometimes hand me out a boo
@ Railroads; sometimes saw
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-03-17

published in the REPORT by special
permit of the author.)
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

seen the fair, but II he departs without
having turned his steps westward
through that wonderful avenue Of mys-
teries and dropped in on the queer peo-
pie of all lands, he will find himself
sadly deficient in information when
his friends in his distant home inquire
about the sights of the Plaisance of
which they have read so much.
While embraced in the general plan
OF the fair and considered part and
parcel thereof. the enterprises of the
Plaisance are private, and spartake
somewhat of the nature of sideshows.
Each one has a fixed price of admission,
which of itself is but mere tribe, but
when once within the gates the cost of
entering is apt to be largely increased
II check is not placed upon ones APP
petite for viands and drinks of all
kinds. and If this desire to possess the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

scraps OF conversation relating to the
wonders of its many attractions. The
"Playzaunce" is upon every tongue,
and deplorable indeed is the condition
OF the person who has not paid it q
visit and become acquainted with its
mosques, theaters, panoramas, villages,
etc. Even the gamin on the down
town street corner can direct you to
the several abodes OF the Turks. Jaw
anese. Dahomeyans or any Of the
strange races. and he regards with a
commissioning air the poor unfor-
tunate frater who has not ''done'' the
whole blooming show" from one end
to the other. ~
The exposition proper must needs
FIRST claim the attention of the visitor,
and until he has viewed the wonders
Ger contained in the great white build
ings, and made himself familiar with
the multitudinous wonders of the arts,
manufactures and other departments.
he cannot conscientiously say he has
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09
EDUCATION AND POETRY.

The Sums Said 20 Contain the Best Read
People In New York.
The best read people of New York
live ia the slums. Herbert Spencer il
read more in the Bowery than in Fifth
avenue. Fourth avenue shabby houses
shelter greater number of Rehan's
admirers than do the palaces near Gem
trail park. John Jacob Astor never read
Aristotle and knows nothing of CAtu1s
luA The members of the Bricklayefs'
anion, that meets up back Street,
> turned out in force the other night 20
listen to discourse by one of their
number on the Punic wars. If the poor
of Gotham stopped reading the news
papers and periodicals, some of Amer
ica's greatest literary men would find
their occupations gone.
It is this curious inconsistency that
prompted recent article in the Forum
by a celebrated American, under the
caption, 1.-THE Dangers of an Irrespon-
sible Educated Class" Bishop Potter
thinks the pleasure seeking propensi-
ties of wealthy New Workers and their
neglect of matters purely intellectual
are largely the causes of that decline
of patriotism he 50 greatly deplores.
Henry George asserts that the poor are
waking up. Reading is their best prep
sration for that social revolution he
daily looks forward to.
ITO whom then do you sell this
stuff" asked an elevated railroad
newsman, whose counter was piled
with the hottest of Frances salacious
literary wares.
"Women and men," he answered,
''with lots of time and money. You
don't suppose person making few
dollars day would spend It for books
like these, that cost dollar apiece?"
A bookseller whose wares are high
priced said that his wealthy customers
crave French fiction, while philosophy,
history and essays go begging.
Down town. where the secondhand
bookstores thrive, solid reading matter
is in steady demand. among the toilers
whose pockets are best lined on pay
day. New York carpenters, clerks,
bookkeepers and mechanics are re-
sponsible for heavy percentage of the
trade in real literature.
Press.
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curious and beautiful souvenirs on sale
b not promptly curbed.
The first thing that strikes the eye on
the left on entering the Plaisance from
Che fair ground is the picturesque BLAIR
ney castle and its surrounding cottages,
which compose the interesting Irish in
dustrial exhibit, presided over by Lady
Aberdeen. This is the only enterprise
In the Midway Plaisance not operated
and promoted for private gain. The
profits accruing from this exhibit 20
into . fund created for the purpose of
making the people Of Ireland self-sus-
tanning and for removing the faint of
poverty from the Emerald isle. It II .
worthy enterprise, and presents some
very interesting and entertaining fea-
tprsA amcag them being the celebrated
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

In the immediate neigh borhood Of
the German villages are the Turkish
mosques and bazars in which s.are
faithfully X portrayed the differen1
plpses Of life in the foriental cities.
RI kularlyr every day, st stated intef
vals of about two hours, may be heard
The plaintive wall of she muezzin who
from hts lofty poEsh ON the mosque
calls his brethren to prayer. Z
Not a wordrof the Invocation is dis
i(guishsble, the chant is simply 1
lo6g somewhat mslodfous and plsfnk
lively quaveripg iiitoaakion. II. Would
NOT become professional rnfezzin Is
chant otherwise h conto6Nes DaSsbiS
strain for several eminntes = lonk
enough for a wonderfully eosmopolita1
crowd to collect; and as usual it is al
lrishman who vo1aiteers the frst c}iti.
cism of the performanee.s zmNtsa
~Begorra, me ladder on the ould sod
once had a baste OF donkey wild Vice
intoirely loilxe thot chap
Meantime Che Moslems have heard,
and here sud there in the alleys of the
village red fezes may be seen, bowling
to- he ground. To be in good and proper
form, a Moslem shotlld lneel and bow I'd
the southeastern the direction of Nee
ca. Butthe poor fellows appear 70 be
a good deal turned around in Chica-
go, and are bowling to all points of the
compass.
Further along are the villages of the
Indians and Dahomeyans, the latter be-
ing among the most attractive features
in the Plaisance. This village recalls,
to use the words of John c.. Eastman,
in an article in the Chautauquan, the
stories of Stanley, Livingstone, and
Paul du Chaillu. 1t is inclosed by
q fence made of bark with platform
running along the top and the entire
distance Of the Midway front There
are also signal towers near the entrance
and into these matched boxes black
and savage sentinels are to be seen
every day dancing madly when they
are not singing and shaking long loops
of goats hoofs There is no doubt that
the Dahomeyans are more closely allied
with the cruel and superstitious prac-
tees of savagery than any other coun-.
try represented in Midway. The wom-
en- are as fierce if not fercer than t..
men and all Of them haye to be watcher.
day and night for fear they may use
their spears for other purposes than q
buxbaric establishment of their dances
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
tef than others and enjoy life more, With
less expenditure, BY moro promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of pIysical being, viii attest
the value 70 health Of the pnye liquid
laxative principles embraced II The
remedy, Syrup Of NgA
IL e1cellence Il due % IT. presenting
IN the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refrruhing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
ative; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it sets on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and il Il perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs IL for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but It II man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed ON every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Fig,
and being well informed, you win not
accept any substitute If offered
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

Barney stone, which Is set In an 81;
act reproduction of the historic castle.
The entrance 10 the village II 4 gem
ofearly Celtic architecture, bearing owe.
the portal the words: "Cead Mile
Failte," which, translated, bids the Wis
itor q hundred thousand welcomes.
Once within the mimic city, the
. stranger hpds much to instruct and
amsse. Here the process of dairying,
lace-making and other Irish industries
are faithfully represented, and the time
may be pleasantly passed in listening
to genuine Irish songs, dances, etc.
The funds tosustain this enterprise
were subscribed by people of every pO-
htical and religious faith in ireland
and BY public-spirited citizens of this
couhtry. There 10 another Irish village
in the Plaisance, on the right-hard side
further west. which Offers many fea-
lures Of interest, but the one that has
the Blarney stone must, and very nstu-
rally, attract the most attention.
A little further along the Plaisance,
on the right-hands side going west, there
Is the Javanese. village, of which 20
much has been said and written. With
out going into detailed account of it,
many queer features, we can but say
that it is well worth the price asked to
pass through this strange community.
The people themselves are the greatest
curiosities of this remafkAhle exhibit.
Their houses, mode of living and many
curios from the land of the Malay offer
ample interest for an hours visit, but
when the. visitor leaves their gateshe
does SO with an impression that there
Is race that cannot well lay claim to
being anything like clean in their
habits, gis94t fa,ia IS nf f5.es.5
A little further along are the Ger
man villages, "Old Vienna" on the left
and the German village proper on the
right, in either of which there is much
to be seen and heard that will afford the
visitor q profitable hours pause. Aside
from the beer and music, which are In
dispensable adjuncts to most all Ger
man entertainments, there is much to
please and instruct In the various pro-
ductions of art and industrial skill.
The concerts in themselves are always
a great attraction for lovers of martial
music, and great crowds of Germans are
constantly drawn to the daily concerts
In these villages. ~ GO
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"NAiDWAY PLAIsANcE."


T00Aoet kxouunclatAonf OF This Title
a. Adopted BY Gsneralsu sagess 2
SiAeethsaops1iug of sthes fair II has
been q matter to observe with regret
that the name Of that strange thorough
fare wherein many nations are repre-
sented has been regularly and auda-
ciously mispronounced by a large pro-
portion of the general public.
1t has been charged that in selecting
the title, Midway Plaisance," the park
commissioners made an unwarranted
incursion upon foreign tongue, but
when one considers the inadcquacy of
the word street." the effeminacy of
avenue" and the total impossibility
of boulevard" it is not hard to see
what led them to the choice. The real
ly woeful consequence of their selec-
ton is to be found in the weirdly varied
pronunciation which some people give
it. ~.'Plezzunts" is common, SO is ssplay-
rance" ''Playzahants," with the accent
on the ultimate, is favorite FIRE.
quently speaker, doubtful of his ac-
curacy, makes sweeping contraction
and elision of the word, with the evil
dent nope OF escaping observation, and
says: Midway Plez'ns,."
The more popular photographers of
fer little help, and it remains with the
speaker to choose whether he shall
consider the word as English-it is an
obsolete form of the archaic English
word .'pleasaunce'-or as modern
French. The spelling of the older Eng.
fish and the present Gallo form is idcn-
teal. If it is old English it is play.
zance," with the accent weightiest on
the first syllable. If it is French it is
''playzongs" las nearly as may be iudi-
Gated in English letters) with no ac-
cent at all, or with very little accent on
the final syllable
Judging from the general usage here,
1t would seem that the latter pronuu-
citation is the one destineN to rule :
Chicago Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

Not Interested In the Victim.
Crummer-I see that woman was
killed in the crush at bargain counter
yesterday.
Mrs. Crummer-Dear me! What bey.
gains were for sale?-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

II CAN'T sec any sense in calling them my
sailing shoes" He-'Weli, notice yoI
make about twenty knots an hour to kecr
them tied. Inter Ocean.
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81 don'tsee why Miss Gobble should
seem SO attractive to all the gentle
men," He-''The doctor has forbidden
her ever eating ice cream" Inter-
Ocean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09
WORLDS FAIR SIDE-SHOWS.
The Wonderful Villages Of the Mid
way Plaisanoe.
miniature Cities of Strange Races-A Fea-
eure That Affords Mach Pleasure
% visitors-Odd sights
and Sounds.


seems
to afford the
average sight
seer at the fair
scfe genuine
pleasure than a
trip through
that widely IA
nous thorough
fare, the Mid
way Plaisance.
One can hardly
stir abroad in
these pipin g
times of pleas
u r Q in ou r
W rld's fair
city. be it afoot
or by convey
ance, without
h e a r ing on
e very hand
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

"WHY do you call your mule Time, Uncl
Jasperin 'kasc you got to git i'm by
forelock to stand any show"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

DIcKER-"Why do you run out TO youI
farm SO often what is there ON the place Il
absorb your INTEREST,"" Friend-"A biz
mortgage"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

VERY MODEST. Fly--"rm stuck on yer"
Paper-"And that, too, though there are
dies on me."-Detroit Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

ToM-"How do you know she was OF
when you calledr Jack-'I heard her as
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

ssIT's strange C,l. Bluegrass has move
crossed the ocean when no enjoys tr;.ve IN
so much" .Oh, no; water ON land eve
makes him sics."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

A SEVERE Is rheumatism u, Q grea
many are bent on having II.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

vIsIroR-"W ell. E1ie. do you know who
amt" E1te-"Yeth. You arc that old lido
Or. Browne "--Harper's Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

HUNGRY HIGGINs-''Gee! What's tho
matter with your eyesi'' Dismal Dawson :
sit all comes from reading the funny things
in the papers. l got the fool notion into my
head that . woman don't know how to threw
. brick. "-IndisnRpois Journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

Tue bandmaster's business Is nearly al
ways conducted on sound basis.-Buffalo
Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

THE difference between marbles IN
billiards is about ten years in the age Of tn
player.-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

F, vIs1roR-"Why, Dottie, you have your
mammals eyes, haven't your hottie
"Yeth; but she don't mind. She hath mine"
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

THs evils Of malarial disorders, fever
weakness, lassitude, debility and prostra
ton are avoided by taking Beecham's Pills
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

NIKE "Shure, Pat, health Is good THU
to have" Pat" Tis, Moikes especial
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Red, angry eruptions yield to the acton
Of Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
HilPs Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

IT is difficult to convince girl with sill
very voice that silence 10 goiden.-Troy
Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

AaxEs-'Going to the seashore this sea
SON, MadgeF Madge-"No. / don't believe
In the sequestration of the sexes."-De
troit Tribune.
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WHEAT never reaches the age that
won't take drop now and then.-Inte
Ocean.
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TEE way out Of it, for Australia, il to set
her pugilists 10 killing rabbits, Cleveland
Plaipdealer,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

WHAr is home made vinegar without .
mOther?>-Puck
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VERY Stout Gentleman TO street porter)
-"Herc, my man, are ten pfennigs for you;
Just hook and tell me IL my boots want
polishing. ~ Humoristische Blaetter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

siBr Jove," said ,Caddy, ''there Is no
change pocket in these trousers !" per
haps you can carry your change ~ the
valet.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

BARKING dogs sometimes bite the dust
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-09

WHEN man invests his money In the
iron trade he naturally expects 70 do
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CoMs To think Of it, isn't the parrot sort
Of mockine bird tool
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-30

!. TlCHENOR'S ANTISEPTIC
4. pains, heals wounds, burns,
- snd collie, Ask your druggist
sample.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-30
To be Opened Monday.

NEW York, Dec. 30.-A dis
patch from Manchester fays that the
public opening of the great ship canal
will take place on Monday. The
day has been declared a general
holiday and the city is lavishly dec
Grated. There will be street pro.
cession and also a procession of ves-
sells, headed by the bark Sophie Will
helmine, of Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.
This vessel has been awaiting the
opening of the canal to public
traffic for five weeks, the directors
of the enterprise paying the owner
one thousand dollars for the delay
that has been incurred. In the
procession will also be two steam
ers from Galveston, Texas, with
cotton for Manchester. The con.
struction of the canal has entailed a
vast expenditure and six years
work. On Monday public ban
quet will be given at Guild hall.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-30
The Laws Delav.

tHICAGo, Dec. 30. The Worlds
Fair is over, but the litigation con
corning the Sunday closing of the
enterprise is still very much alive.
In the term of the Appellate Court
which opens on Monday the cases
of Director General Davis and the
directors who were fned by jude
Stein for contempt of court in clos.
ing the gates on specific Sunday
will come up for argument. The
appeal was taken last July, and con.
tinued for six months, and must be
heard at this term of court in order
that the record may be complete.
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A Trlbute to the Sunarh

NEW YORK, Dec. ao.-Tribnte
was paid in the closing hours Of
1898 to the memory of G neral
Winfield Scott Hancock by the nm -.
velling of a statue of the deceased
soldier and nominee for the presi.
dency which has been erected in ST.
Nicholas Park as a result of move.
ment inaugura ed by Hancock Post
259 of the Grand Army of the
Republic. The formal presentation
OF the statue to the city took place
In the governors room Of the city
hall thus morning, nearly all the
members of the post together with
Mayor Glroy and the park com
mlssloners being present The
sta'us vas received on hehslf of
the city and was subsequently I'm.
yelled at the park by Col. G.. A.
Goulden, commander of the post.
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A Week of PRAYER.

LoNDov, Dec. 30.-A week of
prayer will be inaugurated through.
out the world tomorrow night in
response TO an appeal issued by the
Council of the Evangelical Alliance
The special objects to which suppl
cations are to be devoted, are tbs
p'eeervation of international peace
success of foreign missions, and re
lief for prosecuted Jews.