davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-12
ASSlVE E,

Teacher-What Is the passive mood of the verb ito workf" Johnny-To losf.- Chicago Record.
 Torn carpets are not good to dance on, although they are ready to trip the light fantastic toe New Orleans Picsyune.
 Clairette-Whst are you going to give me, papa, when I get msrriedf Harpa- gon-My consent, Clsirette.-La Lsquette
 Tot-Mamms, what are sun dogsl Small brother dnterruptine)-I know, mamma; Skye terriers.-Newport Daily News.
 Williamson Don't you think 1t was out of place for you to be telling jokes at c funersll Hendsrson-Oh, no. wss tell. ing them to an Englishman.-Life.
 First Stage Dlvinity-And SO you're noi going to marry him after alli Second Stage Divlnity-No; I don't believe he fl rich enough to pay my alimony after VI are divorcedl-Boston Traveller. Lens-Fred didn't blow his brains ou, because you tilted him the other night; hs came and proposed to me. Msud-Did he Then he must have got rid of them in some other way St. Louie Humoriet. At the Whis. Party.-Wife-Come, let, go home; It's II o'clock, and you know you didn't come home till this morning. Illus bsnd-Thst's just 1t you surely can't ex pect me to come home twice in one days- FlIegsnde Blstter.
 ''If that young man comes this evening suppose I'll be turned down." remarked the gsslight. gloomily. "And If 1t raini he'll certainly use me up," commented tho umbrella from the hallway, in a hollow voics'-Exchsnge.
 sI do not like to listen to scandal," said Mrs. Fair, after Mrs. Gsdder finished nei | story about Mrs. Britely. "Why did you let me tell 1t, thenl" asked Mrs. Calder, Well, after you got started, hated to in terrupt your enjoyment" t."-Boston Home
 "Msmms," asked the high school girl
 ''msy study Browningr "Wby, yes, child" said her mother; "T'm glad you have come to your senses at last. Just
 wait minute and I'll get out the four
 butter, lard and eggs, and show you how tc begin. Courier.
 Here Is e scene from an oral eIamina
 ton at sohool: "Csn you tell me anything
 about the family of George Wsshipgtonr
 "Yes'm." "What is itf' "He was ths "And whatf" "And the father of his
 country y."-Youth's Companion. Congressman-Yes, sir; we want tb. | design to De In the hlgneet stylt I of art; but 1t must be moral, too-no stud | les from the nude. remember. Every fig ure must be clothed" Artist-H'm Here is the card of e gentleman who car
 suit you. 'Ehi Is this man an artistf
 "No; he's tailor. ."-Puck.
 Little man at the theatsr, vainly tryipI
 to catch glimpse over the shoulders of . | big man in front of him, at length touches | him m the shoulder Rio Man (turnfnf l round)-Csn't you see apythipRf Littl, Man (patheticslly)-Can't see 6 streak o
 the stage. Big Man (sarcastically(- then, I'll tell you what to do. You kesl
 you eye on me, and laugh when do.- Il Harlem Life,
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-12
. fountain of taste and culture among our xi.la


 boys and girls. If one of our boys should sing this song to q mother who Is not in ''Society" and consequently unsccustomed to such stand ards of culture, he would run great risk of being spanked unless he had the pres enoe of mind to explain that the authority and example were uuimpeachable.
 MT. Editor, criticize no longer the "youug gentlemen of the university" or Society" with great 8, but rather when you write of these things do so with e becoming humility and appreciation of their far-aboveness. Can you not also give occasionally some more definite so. count of what "the" 400 are doipgi I miss the refreshing records of "Psun and Folly" recently. If '-Paul" and his friends do not keep their real nance con- stantly before the common people, a was their custom for several years, we are In danger of forgetting who are the people whom "Psup used weekly to name ss the "Beau Monde" "the Haut ton, l" "the Jeunesse Doree, or some times, lest come of his readers should not understand French, he was careful to in- cert "upper tendon" and 'tthe 400 of New Haven," which. of course, even the com mon people could comprehend.
 Please, Mir. Editor, kesp us occasionally informed of the names of our social mon- archs, for we might not be able always to select them by their distinguished euperi- ority in good taste, character, sb lily, kindnes, of heart, modesty, wit and sense.
 A LOVER OF SEAMS.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-12
PLAIN ENGLISH.


 If there is anything in the Charter and Ordinances of the City of New Haven that is entirely plain and explicit it should be left 90. No attempt should be made to twist and distort it even for the sake of bringing it Into harmony with the rest of the remarkable legal foundation upon which the City of New Haven rests and upon which the mayor sits. In section SS of the Ordinances a wholly understanda- ble provision has been found. It is in the English language, and even the puncsua- ton Is not such as to obscure its real meaning. This provision is that "When- ever the estimated expenses of any city printing shall in any case exceed the sum of fifty dollars such printing shall be done by contract, awarded to the lowest responsible bidder under the direction of the City Auditor and City Clerk" Even a wayfaring man need not err in under and the lower branch of the Court of Com mon Council have joined in an endesvor to make 1t like the rest of the Charter and Ordinances. That competent and faithful public officer, City Auditor Lake. is stand. ing up manfully for plain English and the evident plsinness of that particular specimen. He does we'll to go stand. There ought to be somebody in the City Hall who can read words of moderate length and who can understand what such words mean when properly arranged. Mir Lake is decidedly in the right, and we hope he will persist. He will probably find sup port in the board of aldermen, for that body we'll knows that it is important that English shall remain the official lspgusg, ! of the city. And especially does the hon orsble Allen Msxcy Hitler owe 1t to himself l as Mseter of Arts and to the UniversitJ which gave him his degree to stand ul with Auditor Lake in support of plair English, even if it does happen to be found in that well of English, defled the Chsrte, and Ordinances of the City of New Haven
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-12
FASHION NOTES.

How 10 Manage . Stubborn Bang.
 The girl with bang, one even which don't grow, can, if she is skilful, accom- plish the madonna parting, or in other words, the dressing of the hair that makes a central parting, all the hair turning di- rectly and smoothly back on either side of the part, with slight roll close to the roots. This roll Is what makes the madon- ns effect, and Is the despair of the banged girl, for, of course, that roll means, SO she thinks. that the front hair has never been cut. Let her dry her tears and resdl Make the mark, even though the bang falls into place whether you part the hair or not. Never mind that. but take lock of
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-12

A fortnight ago, in @ Lancashire parish, a clergyman made the following announce ment: "My friends, you will probably have heard that the Bishop of Manchester
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-12
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL
 Is PUBLIsHKD EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. Single Copies 6 cents.
ALmOST A JOKE,

ALmOST A JOKE.
 For several days we have noticed a state ment going the rounds that John Most is about to leave Brooklyn and come to New Haven to live. or course this isn't true, but those who don't understand American humor may think 1t is. The statement is simply one of those fantastic sayings in which the contrast makes the humor. The idea. that John Most should deliberately pick out New Haven for Q place to live in is rather funny. Why, this city offers no field for his doctrines and no safe and pleasant hsrbor for himself. This is university city. It is the home of true learning and sound theology, both of which have no fellowship with anarchy. It Is not just now the seat of government for the State, but 1t Is the home of the governor, and where the of anarchy. It Is believed that if the evil spirit of anarchy should find a foothold in any part of the State the governor could exercise 1t in impressive and sonorous Latin. It certainly couldn't consistently live in the same town with him. And the Society of New Haven. It has, to be sure, only recently been formed, but 1t would present @ solid and confident front against John Most. The humorist who stsrted the report that he is coming to New Haven to live might have added to its impressiveness by saying that he is going to become member of New Haven Society.
 No, Most is not coming to New Haven. There is no place for him here. The man who started that story picked out New Haven to connect with Most because 1t Is the most unlikely place to be so connected. The humor is of the same kind as that in the statement that George Washington chewed gum at his inauguration, or that the Democratic party Is the party of good government. If Most Is going to move from Brooklyn he isn't coming any farther up this way to live than Bri6 Seport.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-12
A Second.annd Baby,

Mrs. Kelly, the actress, is fond of telling a good story, and for her latest she claims absolute originality. One of her trades men, 1t appears, has just received au sd dition to his offspring. His son, email boy, was taken to ses the new arrival, whom he eyed very critically.
 "Wby. he's got no hair, father" was his first remark.
 The fact ss admitted.
 "And he's got no teeth, farther" was the next comment.
 The circumstance could not be denied.
 "I tell you what, fa,her," was the final observation, you've been 'hsd'-he's an old unIn
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-12
With 1t thev feoniurs, tbsI,

carry them. With 1t they fcoDjurs' their enemies, throw 6 spell over them, and the average negro holds the jack in mortal dread. To show you their fear of 1t, just offer any negro here 6 dollar to put this oox In his pocket" The offer was made, put no one would touch It. Dr. Wilder 6roueht the box to the city and tried the darkies on 1t, but not one of them could pc induced to touch 1t. The doctor has hung this jack In his back yard. and ,avs that his turkeys, chickens and woodpiIe are safe tor the winter.
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The ship Britannia recently completed her two hundreth round voyage and four hundreth passage across the Atlantic. This means che has travelled distance of nearly 1 1,500. 900 statute miles with her original engines and boilers, an achievement prob ably without parallel in the history of steam navigation.
 A new kind of lottery has developed to enormous proportions in England. The usual form is to offer bottle of whiskey as a prize to customers who guess most nearly the number of grains of corn con- tained in bottle. No payment Is asked from the gueseers, but the process of guess ing and Of counting is protracted over @ long time. during which men spend their money in drinking.
 Henrik Ibssn, the Norwegian author, likes to keep his hair in disorder. This is said to be his one vanity. He always carries little toilet case, says Danish writer, containing looking glass and a comb, attached to the lining of his gray | hat. He often removes his hat to look | into the mirror to see how his hair il lying. If it is not rough enough to suit his fancy be uses the comb to give 1t the requisite taDgle.
 A novel way of smuggling has just beer brought to light by the French authorities | on the Frauco-Sw frontier. It has beer discovered that about twenty-thousani
 watches, valued at 2,000, 900 francs, hav'
 entered France in the space of six month
 without having paid the duty. A grea portion of those were discovered psckst
 in tils of g condensed milk company
 from which, of course, the milk had bee,
 taken out and then carefully closed u]
 again.
 A fortnight ago, in @ Lancashire parish
 clergyman made the following announce
 ment: "My friends, you will probsbi have heard that the Bishop of Hancheste
Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-12
'' Those Female Ills

can be cured.
 I suffered long and severely. Lydia E. Pink hGm'S Vege- table Com
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-18

! A.,,,,,,,..,,, iuy., ,, ,,,,..,, ,,, e.e,, .it
| tf,n ~. lam, anon, M /, ,.,e, e,,s iil5, Xxx
/ cob,ynl on n ,bitn,raene b4tlc'"
boN coptafptnp tsy.i,t,r-e,s., "A t,e13,,sr
rrs,ity. r5s,s y5.1, s..,,s ne,rl, n varj
long. was be,ut paclcei TO spHd by tbe
i,ura1fa to Ma R,iou n lur.lon.
'"rh IS b. an expeIfrur-t wh.f .fbela roses %
wns tnI. you eBn not Eet tmcr3ean
Ecnuiv ruars ln Europe. ut lpaat not theae
iuuR-stenmcd onos uu1 we e1uU uwu.t
w'1h u.tret he result We rieh them NJ
tAa cNuct moment whsn they VIII unioll
o hule lp the d9iE They are cnfotnilv
puntrl ln cotton am t"au' paper 40 "a
large box ANA VIII bo placed IN mo la"-
, box OF lhr sip, Nhi.a ,'"'. gu. 'o"ioI-
row nlH'hlhE' hA" WI" pe H'''" Gays On
inul+
HH"1 ~ V', "a y. ''',U' WY ~ n'll
l.,t i''".,' H., ~ 80 ~,
,,'r.i &c. "a. %, ,s..'.s4 ~
,,.p,5- 5oas,ir,sa ,.,a W. rS-n ,yt,b +,
yt,ion nm uaya,,, lufy ure sfnnlv laI5
ia a iarar WIN or pink bor md pTntesfsd
y.fil, r9ttfm and Uasife manor.
"lya sofnctfr,,s. var8 af'rluFci baskets OF
flowers tied with ribbons but the correct
thin. is ID dozen American beauties IoaHaiy
gathered torsthpr with no adotnmont but
thrlr unrnibctrnt flgupc and EtemH Jack
roso4 nre not the rage as thev were two
winter. MO-.
"As UlNU often send bgNrg of smaller
ro4as mermotg yellow and white roses
v,itb plnr carnations and white hva-
,tntba
"if,, n,pt,-e,-sart,r ana aneeihl oeeas,ops
opc nav ldea - n large nal basket win )
MIN bnndIe GiIed win pots and plants in
biossaIn. In ihe center We place iar Of
water IN which tan eut rusas atahd 10
give moro anah. Tms he French style
ANA ~ taklpg well here. The mnnts last
n long time and tha cut flowers cnn DO
renewed
obseryed tbat tho handles Of the baa-
l,nt wore concealed win ribbons. hut aren't
ounptitie4 of wide rllbons arr not now
1g,d am gowers The huge pnrleap
/ ba,,4 ore MOI ll<ed IN New York and only
enough ribbon ls used 10 answer practical
,,,,,,e-cs In tnlie DECORATION yerv llttie
,iita, h. rssI IN .r,s,b mia winter ma
ma effects are an low and Inc blossoms
,,.,. ,,,,,,,,ed In tbe center and gtrav acroag
~ ai,,t
a,r,,, rl,s, 3,s,t,,,,,. Ainpo, ,abie deco.
49,, ~. ,s,' ,i,'ee ~ fa,nily nlnte n
Az I,,a, ba,5sarno sn,,rr disa n ne
=, .ai.t no, ...,,l,,is. r,,... caller ,o+i
, GItl,I NIX ' ,,, as' eo,.o4s av grsen
n 81
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-18

I
as lhe fairy god mother or ola said, from
4 tellas foo d1,I nrar.'d
lie '.@I-l .i.a parry !" ING nAt 'oi" Vt
re "'r.e'N relaxation winch is permitted
ani -il-aaiagoi bt t9e dHlu'- "i so1"iN
who decree That Dc I"fiy days o' Lone
are mono too long for r' oil n.oi, spirit
aHd body '@Vl argue they, "tha CINE
aeroJl party such ~ sAoit affair and POO
un. N.E got np and go eu,Ir.F mrmi u.s.,
that w iH only i.n'an diversion ana NOT
au affair 10 ah
VII" cinderella parts Follows the Sewing
club or taa @..ug evening or One cyan-
ua aaeat u charitable plans iHa idea rs
nor l.e young ladies of the alup, ur GLASS,
90 NEE .1r l4uar which 10 Leu- mHy boz
much uka MAMMA Washington ten, Wna
/ then a:av Tea: ana when the business ot
/ Tine class hat been transact "a, Tor t1e
laurs men ol the sai to drop n Tor ia
dauae which however must stop promptly
az A. o'r.oeE.
Tile cinderella rarty began with Mrs
/ Sloane Who gave such o party for her
( dmEhter Bliss Sloane. II NaudGg0l.j grand
/ dau.hlal and ID d Hutoute. ana al prescl,
vo,ed tbc affair $50 charming st IL was
f.cauas ~ repeated. Wien Lent drew near
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-18

violcts tied with narrow voiet-colorod
otIn ribbon aud me" went awny with "a
white carulHuu on his coat lapcl.
'AI- nowcrs as much worn hy women
sos d Year on Jwo ago" assoa cine MANA.
ulnpIcu. American Beauty roses.
.T.uwrr- U sruvri all, not" lac saii,
"bug yoets are worn by every one. They
atc NOR llscd thou ever NJ that is p7a-
..ult I don't know why every one gdores
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-18
aeorgc clnrls MENTIONED.

ia. Texas. February H. several toie-
were sent 60 Washington parties
ny and this morning urging Hon.
! Clark as excellent timber for as
justice Of tho supreme court of the
States. The nomination OF Senator,
white Of Louisiana. however. aet
10 contest aud Texas viii not be
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-18
Benninglen snIIs.

lltar, February i9.--,rho United
steamer Bennington, which has
ere since February u, sailed ye6ter-
r Behring Sea.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-25
FOUR TIRED OF LIFE.
Three Men and One Woman Kill
Themselves in Brooklyn,
Poison, Gas and the Pistol Used by
the Unfortunates.
l-Health the Cause in Two of
the Cases.

Four cases of suicide were reported by
the Brooklyn police this morning In
two cases the victims were men who
had been suffering with poor health.
Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips, widow
twenty-five years old, living at 1871
Franklin street, Greenpoint, died at /
o'clock this morning from the effects
of poison which she took at o'clock
last night.
Despondent over ill-health and con-
tinued inability to secure employment,
August Eckert, fifty-nine years old, OF
70 Harmon street, Brooklyn. ended his
life this morning by inhaling illuminat
ing gas. He was last seen alive late
last night. when he was sitting in the
back yard. He failed to appear this
morning, and the other occupants Of the
house, smelling gas, started to look for
the leak. On going into the basement
they found Eckert lying dead. Eckert
had made careful preparations for end
ing his life. After closing the doors
holes and other apertures with wads of
cloth.
George w. Williamson, forty-two years
old. who is said to be employed In a
broker = ONCE IN new YORK, committed
suicide some time vest. rday by shoot
ing himself in the right temple at his
home, $40 State street, Brooklyn. Will
hanson wen: to New York yesterday
morning, but. returned at 10 o'clock;
After drinking cup of tea, he retired
to his room. He was not heard from
again until his wife, and twelve-year-
old daughter returned from a days out
ing, at o'clock. On entering their
apartments Mrs. Williamson discovered
her husbands lifeless body. She tainted,
and the shock Of her fall to the floor at
tracted other inmates of the house. who
sent for DR.. Otterson, of Sixth avenue.
The physician said Williamson had been
dead several hours. Nobody in the house
heard a pistol shot during the day. At
the house this morning the inmates re.
fused to give reporters any information
regarding the case.
William Thompson, colored. twenty.
FIVE years old. Of 2sl Court street, sho,
himself in the head last night while
lying IN bed at the above address. He
had been i'll for week. Last evening
his landlady went to a grocery for some
supplies. When she returned, shortly
afterwards. Thompson was dead.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-25
MURDERED HER BABE.
l9-Year-0ld Mother Charged with
an Atrocious Crime
Becky Miller Taken to Gouvsrnsur
Hospital . Prisoner.
Her Newborn Infant Was Found
in . Drain Pipe.

Becky Miller. a young woman who had
been boarding with a Mrs. Greenberg at
ia Clinton street, was arrested this
morning and taken prisoner to Gou-
verneur Hospital charged with killing
her newly born infant.
Mrs. Greenberg says that Becky came
to live with her a month ago. She vas
In a delicate condition and said that she
had been abandoned by her husband.
Who her husband was or where he lived
or worked she did not state.
As for herself. Becky said she had last
worked la Brooklyn. but had not been
able for a long time to secure employ
ment.
Early this morning Mrs. Greenbers be-
came alarmed at the unusually long stay
OF Becky In the bathroom. Believing
that something had happened to her she
raped on the door and asked II there
was anything she could do.
mo. There's nothing the matter"
answered Becky, as she opened the
door and stepped out into the hall.
Mrs Greenberg noticed that she
walked with great difficulty and that
her dress and hands were covered with
blood.
Goodness gracious exclaimed Mrs
mo, don't. please don't ! want to
go to the hospital"
Mrs. Greenberg says she, saw the
young woman was trying 10 deceive her
and SO. without waiting for further de-
velopments, she ran Into the street
screaming: ''Police!" at the top OF her
| voice.
Policeman Mcguire. of the Attorney
street station-house, responded, and
| fnally succeeded In getting Becky &c
acknowledge that her child was In an
unused ba throom adjoining the one from
which she had emerged when Mrs
Greenberg called her
The infant had been forced down the
drain pipe. and when hshed out "as
dead.
| No amount OF questioning could in
duce Becky to say another word. Sht
| was removed In an ambulance to tins
hospital, while the body OF her infant
wal taken TO the Morgue.
| The police say they have clear case
OF homicide against the young woman
| who is only nineteen years old.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-25
LIFE HELD NO CHARMS
Mysterious Yong Austrian swal-
lowed Oarbolic Acid.
Made Desperate by a Letter from
His Parkway Home.
Hovers Between Life and Death at
Bellevue Hospital.

A sood-loking young Austrian, who
gives the name Of simon steInberp
.. t1,.s.,., -. ~ 80
ID no'ering between lie ana aesth IN
A dose of cerboIic acid which he swsl.
, -.
lowed last evening with suicidal intent.
Just why he wished to die no one seems
IN know and be will MT Give anv roo
.,.,1 "'' NV e''
son niinseH.
About a week ago Steinberg hired
room from Mrs. Israel Baumsarten. on
~ ,o,, ao,r -, 100 .t.o.na., $50 ".
surprised his landlady by paying $40
w ~ " i,,..
Lodgers IN mat neishoorhood usually
ste,nberv said he was an ,ce-nedd,er
',,s -. - -" - go,
ana did not seem TO worry much ABOUT
lack of work. He spoke to Mr.. Baum
garten two or three times. and remark
ed that though only nineteen years old,
he was already tired of life. Once he
invited Mr. and Mrs Raumparten TO po
Invited MI anu Mrs. nauliear.en " ~
oathing at the seashore with him.
Two days ago Steinberg received q
,a,ter u,,th IN Austr,an noe,marp on a.
'e..e' WIN al ,uS.i'ah pos',"a'n vi ~.
After reading It,. he seemed unusually
house commented upon his disconsolate
appearance yesterday morning, ana he
replied:
one cannot be happy when MS piooo
re ssur,1 care h9hth n TOT him NJ ,o,.
and did not return until about s.ao o'clock
iast night. Ihen ne appeared 70 De IN
Detter spirits than al any time SINCE ne
went 70 i've az the mouse. ne met MIS-
Baumgarten In the hall. and remarked
tnat IL was a warm night. linen he re-