davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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birds from numerous enemies, such as
serpents, monkeys and other animals
which infest that part of the world.
These nests excel in the neatness and
delicacy of their workmanship They
contain several apartments intended
for different purposes; in one the fe-
male deposits her eggs. in another is
stored the food Of which the male
gathers for his mate during her mater
nal duties, and a third is sleeping apart
ments for the male bird.
The sand martin is a most curious
member of the swallow tribe. 1t ap-
pears in the spring week or two be-
fore the common swallow, and it is
fond of skimming swiftly over the sur
face Of the water. This bird makes a
hole in a sand bank, sometimes two
feet deep, at the extremity Of which it
constructs loose nest Of fine grass
and feathers, in which it rears it's
young brood. The beak Of the sand
martin is like a sharp awl, very hard,
and tapering suddenly to a point
The tailor bird is not the least in
teresting of the bird family; it has a
curious bill Which is used like needle
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-05-10
Japan's Cruel Divorce Law.

Hanniker Heaton has been gather
ing some very interesting marriage
statistics concerning the customs in
vogue in different countries, from
which one reads with amusement,
and perhaps certain degree of
amazement, that throughout Japan a
man may get a div orce if his wife
talks too much. Ordinary people
may suppose that this harsh law will
have the effect of curbing loquacity,
but it has not. Japanese ladies are
the most talkat1ve of their sex, and
divorces are common among them.
In Thibet woman is entitled to
three husbands. IN Melbourne a
man may secure a divorce if his wife
gets drunk three times, al if she
habitually neglects her household
duties m Y. Sun.
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The nest is suspended from the
under surface Of a fir branch, thickly
clothed with foliage, by which it is
almost entirely concealed and partly
protected from the rain. Thus beneath
a natural canopy this little bird rears
her brood, whose cradle swings to and
fro in every breeze. The eggs are from
seven to ten in number, and Of pale
brown color.
A naturalist who watched a nest con-
tanning eight small birds with 4 pow
erful opera glass observed that the
parent bird came to the nest with food
every two minutes, or upon an average
thirty-siX times an hour; and this con-
tinued full sixteen hours q day, which,
if equally divided Between the BROOD
each would receive seyenty-two feeds
the whole amounting to 576.
The Woodpeckers are carpenters; they
not only bore holes in trees in search
of food, but they also chisel out deep
holes in which to deposit their eggs
and rear their young They generally
build their nest in May. selecting an
CID apple tree in the orchard; the bor-
ing is first done by the male, who pecks
out a circular hole; as the work pro-
crosses he is occasionally relieved by
the female. They both work with
great diligence, and as the hole deepens
they carry out the chips sometimes tax
ing them some distance to prevent dis
cOvery or suspicion. The nest usually
requires week to build, and when the
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female is quite satisfied she deposits
her eggs, generally six in number and
Of a pure white color
A bird called the grosbeak builds a
nest shaped like an inverted bottle with
a lozsg neck, through which it passes up
to a snug little chamber above. The
nest is skillfully constructed of soft
vegetable substance, sewed together
in a wonderful manner and suspended
from a twig Of a bush.
The social weaver is found in the
south OF Africa. Hundreds of these
birds, in one community, join to form
a structure Of interviewer grass, con-
tanning various apartments, all covered
by sloping roof impenetrable to the
heaviest rain, and increased year after
year as the population Of the little COM
munity may require.
A traveller returned from q journey
through South Africa, writes: "a tree
with an. enormous nest Of these birds
was quite near where our party
oamped for the night. I dispatched q
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At last, Daisy was brought over to
my way of thinking, and Miss Wardour
was received and made welcome She
was tall, handsome brunette, as un-
like my blue-eyed, sunny-haired Daisy
as possible. AS my gaze fell upon the
graceful figure in deep mourning, I
was pleased to discover that my heart
did not thrill, and 1 felt none of the
pleasant sensations experienced when
one cares for another. Thank heaven,
my love was entirely dead, every trace
and vestige of it.
My eyes wandered toward Daisy.
She was welcoming her self-invited
guest with easy grace. and l said to
myself, "My darling little wife! 1
never loved that other woman as love
herr7
''Ah, Charlie!'' cried our guest, put
ting both gloved hands in mine, and
letting her glorious dark eyes rest
upon my face with deep, intense
gaze, ''it's quite like old times to see
you again! And you have not changed
one bitn'
1t was, to say the least, in decidedly
bad taste-this reference to the dead
and gone days; but I merely smiled
and uttered some commonplace moth
ing.
Then Miss Wardour proceeded to
make herself perfectly at home in our
pretty domicile. No more tete -a-tetes
for Daisy and me. Wherever we went
OF course our guest accompanied us,
though, on account of her recent be-
reavement, she was debarred from
real society.
The days went by and still she
fingered. Her small business affairs
were now quite settled, and there was
no excuse for her remaining; but she
said to me, with dazzling smile, that
she was so in love with our pretty
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fly Of workmanship and skill could
hardly be excelled by human art
The nest Of the golden-crested wren,
most beautiful bird found in England
and other parts of Europe, is fine
example Of weaving. It is made of
moss and lichen and lined with feath-
ers; it has a very small entrance at
the top and the interior Of the nest
is also small, bearing no proportion to
the size of the structure. The weaving
Of this nest is work of great labor
and assiduity, and compared with the
bulk of the bird, it is of large dimen-
SiOnS
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Sense in CROSSING.

There can be no question that better
results, so far as eggs and flesh are con-
cerned, can often be obtained from
crosses than from pure-bred poultry,
and the reason is not far to seek,
writes Stephen Beale in Country Gen
tleman. But the crossing must be SYM
pathetic, not antagonistic. 1t would be
foolish to mix chemicals without re-
gard to their consistent elements and
their aftinities, and it is equally so to
breed on these lines. I am inclined to
think that chemical action has more to
do with breeding than we usually i'm
agine, and study of the subject upon
THESE lines would probably open out a
virgin field to U.S..
enhancement Of various points or quail
tiles, and the increase of hardihood in
constitution. But it must be borne in
mind that the effect is by no means
prolonged, as can be confirmed by those
who have" used crOSs-bred fowls as
stock birds.
1t would hardly answer, however, to
carry this argument too far, for proba-
bly, most Of the evil effects resultant
from the use of cross-bred stock are
due to in-and-in breeding. Still, there
is the fact before us that it is found
cross-bred races rapidly deteriorate I'M
less there is a breeding back to one Of
the parent racers, and it is on this ac-
count that nearly all students of breed
ing urge that cross-b bred fowls should
not be used again for stock purposes.
Darwin says that ''in the case of
methodical selection a breeder selects
for some definite object, and if the in
dividual be allowed to freely interiors;
his work will completely fail. But when
many men, without intending to alter
the breed, have a nearly common
standard Of perfection, and all try to
procure and breed from the same ami
mails, Improvement slowly but surely
follows from this unconscious process
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she and-and you
Were once betrothed lovers?"
els that it, Daisy? Well, yes; it is
true; but Florence-Miss Wardour, I
mean-saw fit to break it off. I am
sure am under obligations to her,
for, had she not done so, l should
never have had you, dear"
Daisy looked uncomfortable.
'But, Charlie, isn't it a little I'M
usual, to say the least, for lady to
visit at gentleman's house, when
she was once his intended wife? And
to come without an invita- ton from
me, seems odd at least"
Now I-Charlie Dane-six months a
benedict, a popular lawyer, and with
Il pretty home and lovely wife, knew
that Daisy was perfectly correct. But
some perverse spirit took possession
OF me. Surely I was master of my
own house. And Miss Wardour's visit
was merelya business affair. I was
her lawyer. appointed to settle up the
estate of her late father, and if
chose to invite my client to make my
house her home during her stay in
Philadelphia, why should Daisy make
"A mountain out of a mole hill and
object?
proceeded to explain the situation
to my wife. Miss Wardour had made
her home in the South with her moth
er's sister. l had met her there while
ON Southern trip, became infatuated
with her grace and beauty, proposed,
and was accepted. The course of our
true love ran very smoothly for a
time; then there was the advent of
rich and elderly suitor-Mr. Ches-
wicke-who began at once to lay siege
to the affections of my betrothed
wife. To my surprise she did not re-
pulse him and would not permit our
engagement to be made public. There
was nothing to do but submit.
The result was that one dav
nounced to me that she had changed
her mind, and was going to marry Mr.
Cheswicl1e. Of course l released her.
That was three years ago, and l had
since met my Daisy, and we had been
married half year. Our home was
in Philadelphia, and we were living
happily, when old Mr.. Wardour died
at his home in the suburbs and
Florence was summoned to his death
bed. She had no one else in the world;
her mother had died when she was a
child. l learned that she had not
married Mr. Cheswicl1e and there
seemed little probability of it. But
she had written and asked me to re-
Geive her for a few days. How coald
I refuse?
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BIRD ARCHITECTS
NEAT LITTLE HOUSES BUILT ny
BIRDS.
Pretty Winged Carpenters-Social
Weavers That Construct a Whole
Village of Nests Under One Roof
Thatch.

Henry Coyle contributes to Vick's
Magazine an interesting article on bird
architects. Speaking Of the humming-
bird, of which there are 100 varieties
he says it constructs it's nest Of the fin
est silky down and of cotton, or if
these are not available, some other
similar material The inside is lined in
the most delicate manner with soft
substances; the outside is covered with
moss, usually the color of the Dough
or twig to which the nest is attached,
thus giving it the appearance Of an
cxcrescence. The delicacy and ingenu-
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few men with a wagon to bring 1t to
camp that I might open the hive and
examine the nest in it's minutest parts.
When 1t arrived cut it to pieces with
a hatchet, and saw that the chief por-
ton Of the structure consisted of grass,
without any mixture, but so compact
and firmly woven together as to be i'm,
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The Shoppers Weakness.

Lady Shopper-What? You ask
So yard for this cloth? Why, lean
get it at Dreighgoods' for So.
Clerk-Yes, madame. But we're
offering this at our bargain counter.
Lady Shopper, taking out her
purse-Oho! Let me have ten yards,
please.
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General Farm Notes.

Seeds grown on Il very rich soil are
apt to be late in ripening.
Seeds matured on very fine soil are
apt to lack vitality. 49, <=
TO obtain hest results farm work
must be done in the best manner and
at the proper time. 3D.
Look out for the physical welfare Of
the flock, and especially the feet in wet
weather. E- -.
When it can be avoided it is not a
good plan to turn the young colts in
the same lot with the older horses.
Never give medicine to an animal
until it is evidently necessary and there
is proper way and you will never feel
that you have qoctored too much.
Very few farmers really learn to
properly care for manure until they
know it's full value. ~.
Good sheep, good lands and good
roots generally go together, for with,
good management with sheep land can
be gradually built up.
Tie up the horses tails whenever it
is muddy, but don't leave them tied up
over night. It Injuries their appearance:
to say the least.
The two best foods with dairy cows
are wheat bran and clover hay COM
bined with other materials sufficient to
make up good variety.
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A20HAha
}a2ll,H. $

SIS Wardour
will be here to-
day."
My wife CLAN
ced mp from the
letter which
she was read
ing, in her COM
Portable seat
behind the sill
yer coHee-urn,
with a look of
mild surprise IN
her blue ewes.
miss War
d our! Why,
G. h a L lie !! I
thought t h a t
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and it forms it's nest by sewing the
material together instead of weaving.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-28

friends outside OF the FANNY circle, The
custom is growing every Gay. The
fact that on such occasions Il II impos-
Sible TO offer any acceptable sympathy.
makes the delicate Offering of flowers
graceful token. The amount Of
money that ID daily spent on flowers
for this purpose is fairly stupendous-
At tho funeral Of The late n. CaTnot, IL
is estimated that I'VE million francs
were spent on the fOrsl offerings
WreathS were in such demand that the
price Of large ones went up % thou
sand francs each. and II Is said that
twenty five hundred Of such wreaths
were ordered
The tavorite flowers are white roses
tuberoses and lly-of-the-valley Mar
guerites arc occasionally used for
young girls
The cost Of these oferinGs runs al IN,
way from FIVE 20 one hundred dollars
You can get small box q cat towers
or a wreath for the first named sum
~ almost any seaSon u the year. 1
broken wreath on a column viii cost
ten dollars The Roll Of Honor il
made up for thirtyeve; and the large
columns and fancy pieces rarely cost
less than one hundred. The hsrps are
little less. while crosses. pillows ard
the Ike are made up % sal: any purse.
EVA A SCHUBERT.
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operation is performed to-day was DO
vised and pat together right hers in
Chicago.
Cecil Rhodes Is . man OF iron He II
over six feet tall, broad ouller red and
muscular When only sixteen n mai
edy OF the chest threatened his life, and
IN the hope of regaining his health his
father. vicar Of little midland town.
sent him out To Natal whore his elder
brother had farm
The Rhodes boys were on their farm
when the rush 10 the diamond country
began They joined II, taking with
them all their Kaffirs, and, like shrewd
fellows that they were. they secured
claims fog all their negroes In com
paratively short time the brothers be-
came comparatively wealthy. But this
wasn't enough. Rival diamond miners
were pouring gems into the market in
ruirous competition The younger
Rhodes proposefa trust. II took hi.n
nine years but he was successful IN or
ganiziDg the diamond combine. If
which he IL the head. and with q capt.
tai o! SO. 900. 900 IL has become one of
the strongest associations in the world
OF money.
Diamond King" Rhodes IL only for
ty-one. lie Is a graduate Of Oxford aud
tic ablest politician In Africa
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Hen. because IL seemed unde1nocratic-
He was then, Of course, fresh from his
long residence in free-thinking ard at
the very elimination OF his skeptical
progression. Anything that savored
bf PRAYER and church observance in the
governments was opposed TO his ex-
IRENE views In the matter OF separa-
Bon Of church and state. He ex-
pressed these views of his with modera-
lion and good sense IN a concise letter.
for he had as yet hardly assumed the
reins of Office Unfortunately the
letter which Washington is said TO
have addressed TO Alexander Hamilton
pu the subject appears to be lost 1t
is not among the undiscovered
papers of the Hamilton family. ana
will probably never be discovered.
However, the resolution went through
congress- and Washington duly ap-
pointed the last Thursday in Novem-
Der. 1889, as the first OF one long line OF
national Thanksgivings. Immediately
another acrimonious contest was be
gun How was the day TO be observed?
II was proposed to have n monster pro-
eession of dignitarics, headed by Wash
ington himself on horseback Jeffer-
IONS opposition 10 anything Of the
kind, as his letters show. effectively
prevented such spectacular peranbula-
ton. 1t was finally determined that
The day WIS domestic holiday and
should be observed in the privacy Of
The home after the good old New Eng
land manner. This much we know
from John Adams. the vice president.
who came from Massachusetts. the
mother OF TlsanksgivinCs.
This settlement Of the controversy
was most gratifying to Mrs. Washing
ton. who at once made arrangements
10 hold a levee in true colonial fashion
In the presidential mansion. Every
rne of prominence in the new govern
ment was asked, from Chief Justice
Fohn JAY down. And they all came.
too, for George Washington was n gen
tieman. and to he asked to his house
WAS social distinction. apart from the
fact that he was the president.
Now II seems that Alexander Ham,
Hton. eager TO do anything calculated
to put Thomas jefferson to confusion.
had been organizing all manner Of
festivities and observances likely 20
make Of Thanksgiving a noisy holi-
hay jefferson, on the contrary, had
held somewhat Rloof from the whole
rning. Tor ne TOOK great pride N as
superiority 10 all affairs of religious
nature. and he looked upon Thanlzsriv-
Ing as religious continuance entirely.
The documentary evidence On this side
Of the case is unhapply meager, and
we know only that by the time the
nay arrived there had been enEen-
nered much unpleasant feeling between
bhe cabinet factions. and this unpleaS-
ant feeling was communicated to the
respective partisans Of the two cabinet
headers. The friends Of Jefferson did
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compromised on a pillow or MOWERS, in
which was placed reel and a small
anchor. A loved fireman was pre-
sented by his company with a repro
duction Of himself. which stood near
the bier. full Of action, with one arm
outstretched.
Another tribute 20 the same man was
a white column, on which was placed
his treman's hat, all OF flowers. A hook
and ladder, encircled with flowers,
leaned against the column.
The captain of ship was buried
with his vessel. that he might ride the
celestial waves. A maiden who had
taken cold playing tennis-cold which
had resulted in her death-had the
fact brought home by floral piece, on
which reposed broken racket, hold
ing a ball
The Scale OF Life" was designed for
man VI broad charity had en-
deared him to many hearts, On one
side the flowers that were heaped upon
the scales. representing his good deeds,
weighed heavily down; on the other.
few loose flowers. IMPLYING the bad
ones, were of little or no weight: and
the celestial dove perched over, 10
breathe upon and purify them An
other graceful tribute showed n clock,
stopped a little after midnight, and
entitled The Hour Is Come"
In spite of the efforts that are made
to dispense with floral onerinzs.kom
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GIVEN TO THE DEAD
Stern Etique tie Rules Even Where
Flowers Are Concerned
How You Must Honor = Friend-Trfbuts
from Child TO Parent - Unique
Floral Pieces - The Cost
OF Flowers.
IcoPYRIGHT. Ie94.l

lcoPYRIGHT. 1924
There is 10 living without etiquette,
and no dying without it. In the midst
of life we are in death" the minister
reads as he stands in the funeral cham
Der: and as he looks about him, he
might add: In the midst of death
there is life, and rule, and decorum-"
For there is an etiquette in regard to
offerings of flowers for the dead. quite
IS rigorous as that of flowers for the
living. You would never, for instance,
send sheaf of wheat TO a young
mans funeral; nor would you send
small, delicate wreath to the funeral
of the old
For the young child, the pride of the
household suddenly snatched away,
nothing can be more appropriate than
the vacant chair-small, and literally
heaped with flowers, with rungs and
arms entwined. If the child is very
young, cradle is still better. Stars
made of fine white buds are quite as
fitting, and less ostentatiouS-
For the maiden, Tyre or harp Of
broken strings suggest the music
WHICH mas ptGu taken ITOlu tnS mousse
hold. mother or father will be pre-
sented by the loving children with a
piece known as the broken link. Il
hangs between a rich profusion OF
flowers, and there are as many links as
there are members of the family
Each Of Tie links is of different color,
and the enc that has been broken, al
ways Of pure white. touched, some
times, with small spray of forget-me-
nOts.
If the head or prominent member of
society dies, his sympathetic associ-
ates send him roll of honor. Another
handsome family piece is the Gates
Ajar," with pair of white doves that
bear the departed soul to Paradise.
The Heavenly Arch is another very
elaborate piece suitable only for funer-
ais of state.
An offering from friend should
never be more than a wreath. The
higher the esteem, the larger the pro-
portions of the wreath.
The broken wreath, mounted ON a
delicate floral column, is more impos-
ing and quite as fitting. The column
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This Is because Cecil Josa Hnoaes ~
president % the De Beers Consolidated
mines in South Africa controls an out
put Of gems worth Sl5,Oo0.Ooo every
year-practically the worlds entire
supply of diamonds
But vast as his wealth. that Is not
Cecil Rhodes claim 70 distinction. lie
Is the one Englishuan who has done
more To fasteu the claims Of English,
men on the territory around the heart
Of the African continent than any other
member Of his race. Stretching from
the Cape Of Good Hope northward 20
the great lakes was wide and virgin
tyact ten years ago. To-day Mr. Rhodes
is converting this vast territory into
an English-speaking empire. It's rich
ness is beyond conjecture. From It's
soil solomon drew his gold 81 Cphir."
And il is interesting 20 learn that the
machinery by means of which that