davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05
Indian Magic Explained.

Miraculous as the feats performed
by the indian juggler appear to the
OnlOOker, there is no doubt that they
can all be reasonably explained. The
disappearance of a living being from
a basket in a place where trap-doors,
concealed exits or collision were i'm
possible, seems ineXplicable: yet the
writer. quite by accident. detected
the way in which this trick is done.
A juggler stepped at Madras onto the
deck of a Peninsular and Oriental
~COmpany's steamer, and offered the
company assembled, who were loung-
ing about highly bored by the old
method of coaling, if they would sub
scribe, to show them something bet
ter than common Juggling. The col;
lection, of course, was forthcoming
at once; he cleared a space on the
deck, and told his wife to lie down.
The young woman, who may have
weighed seven stone, but more prob
ably six, lay down, and her husband
placed over her a shallow, fiat basket,
with a handle at the back, exactly
resembling the baskets used for veg
etables in East Anglia, and called a,
'flail." Then, with a light and
graceful gesture, he took up the bas-
ket. and laid it down two or three
feet Off, when it was seen that the
woman had vanished. Unfortunate
ly for the juggler, the writer acct
dentally stepped on the edge of the.
"frail, and heard a little cry of pain.
The whole thing had been a piece Of
superb acting. The young woman
had learned to hook herself with her
fingers and prehensile toes into the
strong matwork forming the top of
the frail, and the husband, a slight
but powerful man, had learned to lift.
her as if he were lifting nothing but.
the basket. The writer Of course
S; Il nothing about his awkwardness:
Z, juggler, after one savage glance,
sad nothing, either, and the trick is
still quoted as one which, owing to
the absence of machinery, cannot be
explained away.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05

broken knife, her papa's screw-driver,
some nails, an old door-knob, the
SHELL Of a locust, which the orlgi nal
owner had deserted: some specimens
OF beetles, and a quantity of other
things of which | do not ever know
the names.
The bargain was soon made, and
the next question was how to carry
her queer pet.
Bunny settled the difficulty by
e%mptying her dinner-pail on the
grass. and installing Master Frog in
1t; then she poured in a little water,
To make him more comfortable, ana
put on the cover; not too tight, how
ever, lest he might smother. Wncn
she had disposed of him to her salts
faction. she looked about for her din
ner, only to see the last of mamma>
sweet, crisp cookies disappearing In
Patsy's mouth.
Never mind" thought Bunny, Il
am not hungry" and she trudged
away to school with her strange prize,
as happy as a queen.
For all that the time seemed very
long as the afternoon passed, and
Bunny looked at the clock every five
minutes.
The last hour of school had come;
Ihe children were studying their les
sons for tomorrow; the room was
very still. All of a sudden there
zane a voice from the corner where
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05
Settled the Pass Fiend.

I called upon the general passen-
ger agent Of one of the big railroad
lines running into the city yesterday
and was ushered into his private Office.
He was engaged in conversation with
Il gentleman when L entered, and
after a few minutes of abrupt Ques-
tioning took a small book from his
desk and began writing. An express
sion of intense delight crept over the
visitors face as his eye followed the
agents pen, and l Immediately sur
missed that he was about to receive a
pass. BY this time two other per-
sons anne in, presumably on the
same mission. They sat down in
the opposite side of the office, and
realizing the situation cast wiStful
chances at the fortunate a The
agent continued his writing and
asked the man where he wanted to
90.
make it New York City this
time,' responded the man, who had
evidently dead-headed before.
A few finishing touches were ap-
piled aud the pass was handed over
to him. He thanked the agent very
politely and assured him that he
would not bother him again. He
examined the ticket and started for
the door, when he noticed that it
was good for only one way.
why. l guess you have made a
mistake" he said, in a tone of sur
prise. ''this ticket will only take me
one way"
"Do you expect to return?" asked
the agent unconcernedly.
"Wel!, | should say l do"
.'All right, hand me your ticket"
The man gave the agent his ticket
and was astounded to see him tear
it up "Well if you're coming back
you can't get any ticket from HE. l
thought | was going t. get rid OF you
for sure this time" Without further
ceremony the chronic pass seeker
took leave and the other two persons
having seen enough, followed in his
train. Buffalo En- uirer.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05
Bunny.

Bunny was a little nut-brown girl,
as spry as a squirrel, and IS full of
life and fun. She did not care for
dolls, but was very much interested
in stocking an aquarium.
One morning, on her way to school,
she saw a little boy sitting on the
bank of a small pond, and peeping at
something which he had caught I'M
der his hat. Bunny was at once all
curiosity.
what is it., Patsy?" she asked,
running up.
Sure, It's a frog with the most
illigant long legs you ever set your
two lookin' eyes on. He was sittin'
here. bawlin' to himself, but he
didn't get away from Patsy McGin-
MS"
oh, l do want him for my qua
rum" cried Bunny, peeping under
the hat. What will you take for
him, Patsy"
And she emptied her pocket before
Patsy's feet. l am afraid to tell the
iris what it contained, but the boys
viii not be surprised to hear that she
had two soiled handkerchiefs, in
which were caught two flsh-hooks, a
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05
Saving and Spending.

The young should be not only en-
couraged to save out of their small
allowances or earnings, but they
should also be taught how and when
to spend. Above all should the truth
be impressed upon them that the OBJ
ject and end of money is to pur-
chase opportunity, to promote hap
piness, to improve and enlarge life.
OF itself it is nothing, and may be
made far worse than nothing; but
where the underlying purposes are
those of independence, justice, and
generosity-where the highest well
fare Of self, of family, and of society
is the desire uppermost in the heart
there both saving and spending &C
quire new dignity and will repay
careful culture.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05
about the size of an egg that did con.

siderable damage. The rich
meadows in the river valleys were
covered with sand and ashes. Early
in the series OF eruptions the sno
on one side Of Calbuco was melted in
a few hours by the heated material
scattered over it. The result was a
flood in one of the rivers that de-
stroyed much property. At no time
have any fire or lava flows been OBJ
served, but severe earthquakes, which
frequently accompany volcanic out.
breaks, have not been lacking.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05
MillepedS.


The little creature which possesses
the distinction OF having more legs
than any other animal is that which
belongs to the family Of insects
known as milIepeds, or thousand
footed. There are several different:
species of these, but thev all possess
the common characteristic Of having
segmented bodies, each segment of
which is provided with its own pair
of feet. These are set SO closely
along the body as to resemble hairs,
and when they move n after an
other with L%erfect regularity the ef-
feet is precisely the same on a small
scale as that of a field Of oats undu-
lating under the influence of the
wind.
Some species of %millepeds have as
many as $50 separate and distinct
legs. They are all perfectly harm.
less, unlike the centipeds, which fire.
quently have the power CT inlicting
poisonous wounds.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05
n LAUGH.
But the Englishman Pronounced the Pun
Very Good.

But the E%nglishman Pronounced the Pun
Very Good.
The Chicago girls joke about West
ern corn came very near suffering
the fate of Sir John Franklin. and
being lost from the sight Of human
ity forever. 1t may be Of interest
to briefly review the history of this
singular international episode.
1t appears then, that last autumn
Lady Poyle Ayle of Somersetshire,
visited certain of the Western States
OF America just before harvest time.
The enormous fields Of Indian corn,
covering areas like Kingdoms, with
their beautiful products,
with its shining robes about it,
An its long. soft yellow tressss,"
filled the patrician traveller with
amazement. From the Wabash to
the Kaw extended these illimitable
areas Of precious grain, OF which Illi-
los alone has yielded more than 300, d.
600, 600 bushels in a single yea. Out
OF the 81, 600, 600, 900 produced yearly
by American farms, it was shown that
the value Of the corn alone reaches
$500, 900. 600.
While standing before the cereal
exhibits at the Worlds Fair with a
young lady friend of Chicago origin,
Lady Poyle Ayle remarked. ''May /
awsk you, my dear, what becomes of
this quite too awfully immense
quantity of maize? (You Americans
very wrongly call it corn. don't you,
but wheat is the only proper cor in
the United Kingdom.) I really
cawn't comprehend, my dear, how
you Yankees manage to dispose Of
such amounts of maize"
To which the fair Illinoisan made
reply: "Oh, that's cas- enough. We
eat what we can, and can what we
can't"
The British m~atron, of course,
missed the point, but the incident
was noted down and borne back to
England as an illustration Of the
flippant inconseQuencc Of the young
American female. How long this
inspired gem of repartee might
naturally have fingered un%recognized
and unvalued about the shores of the
Bristol Channel we cannot estimate.
But one evening Colonel SabretOche,
a widely Travelled military officer,
came over from the a adjacent garrison
town to dine at Poyle Ayle Castle,
and was RECALLED with the Sphinx-like
remark OF the Chicagoan. He le-
NAMED in a pensive frame through
out the rest of the evening, smiling
in an increasing broadDess as the pur-
port Of the words dawned upon him,
bit by bit. until suddenly he broke
into a roar which clattered the mort
ons and hauberks on the walls of the
ancient hall, circulating:
"Yaas, by Jove, l see! Just fawncy!
TO can what they can't. Why, my
lady, it is positively a bong moe
worthy of Sidney Smith or the Carl
ton Club"
BY the aid of d careful and patient
explanation and a suitable diagram
her ladyship in time came to compre-
bend the bright Quip, and the gallant
Colonel also communicated it TO GER
tain friendly officers Of the Clack-
manshire Battalion. Thus the long
buried pleasantly was lifted from its
catacomb, stripped OF its dusty cere.
ments, and flew back to gladden.
millions Of American newspaper
readers.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05

The manufacture of brick from
blast furnace Stag has recently been
commenced in Germany. One set or
furnaces alone turned out over 5,OOO,-
600 bricks last year. The bricks are
weak at first and have to be handled
carefully, but they become sufficient
" strong for building purposes a1ter
the lapse of six months.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05
New Chamber of Deputies.

1t is proposed to erect a new build
inp for the Chamber of Deputies In
Paris to cost $500, 900 francs, The
present hall is so small that members
are much crowded. There are to be
a great many comforts and con
yeniences in the new chamber which
are. lacking in the present one ana
badly needed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05
ORR BOYS AND GIRLS.
us IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.

oraint Sayings and Cute Doings Of the
Little Folks Everywhere, Gathered and
Printed Here for AL Other Little Ones to
Read.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05
The Telegram.

The Telegram.
ais this the telegraph oficein
Asked Il childish voice one day.
Az | noted the click of my Instrument
With its message from far away,
As il ceased, ! turned at my elbow
stood the merest scrap OF a boy,
Whose childish face was all aglow
With the light of a hidden joy.
The golden curls on his forehead
shaded sweet eyes OK blue.
As if "a Bit Of the summer sky
Had lost in them its hue.
They scanned my dingy Office
From ceiling dow to floor,
Then turned on mine their eager gaze
As he asked the question DER.
as this the telegraph officer"
at is. my little man."
said. ARRAY tell me what you want,
I'll help you II can"
The blue eyes grew more eager.
The breath came thick and fast,
And | saw within the chubby hands
A folded paper grasped.
Nurse told me that the lightning
Came down the wires some day,
And my mammals gone to heaven,
And I'm lonely all the day;
For my papa's very busy.
And hasn't much time for me.
So | fought I'd write her a letter,
And I've brought it for you to see.
We DT ~ DlS 81 ~ ohtSNS
Could read out quick the name,
And carry It straight to my mamma,
And tell her how 1t came.
Aud now, WON'T you please to take it,
And frow it up good and strong
Against the wires in a funder shower.
So the lightning will take it along?"
All, what could ! tell the darling?
For my eyes were filing fast;
turned away to hide the tears.
But cheerfully said at last:
"l'll do the best ] can, my child"-
was all that l could say.
.Fank you" he said; then scanned tn
sky.
u YOU fink it will funder to-day?n
But the blue sky smiled ia answer.
And the sun shone dazzling bright.
And his FACE as he slowly turned away
Lost some of its gladstone light.
@Rut nurse.n he said, "if l stay so long,
Won't let me come any more:
So good by: I'll come and see you again,
Right after a funder shower"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05
A Heathenish Rite.

When Lord Palmerston was buried
in Westminster Abbey the officiating
clergyman threw into the grave sew
eral diamond and other rings as a
peace Offering.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05

eRNs.
ms.
pl two I'll
&c Place,
e Cocheco
years ago.
an unbrol
were few|
we'd in
ring. lndi
he house:
n courteou
away enl
S of age,
the you'd
lsit to I'd
twins to
OF their hg
hered the
the field,
lear the
rom their
Sc YES by
ck-o'.lante1
each seed
? carving
ley stuck I'd
andes ins]
astonish I'd
J showing
window.
Were, for
make "iacs
r,o...,
l"opaIra
,r '''1 av1S
~ "''u,V W
fr,, tp@
'a ~
,n7
thnr wv VA. "
. MIA, ,'u''
= '' tome",
NJ "" "iu'
o ~ ss'o.,.
49, ~ , 'ieH
Ehn a uaVI'
~. nc" '''u. I'O
,"na "nat
'no o W.. lay
'n 90 away!
,'' "noS au
,;u " .aVn
's nv. s..I
= u'
~ .I' oollF'
l"'p n" a'lvl
ny ny, law,
"u,"n 10
" W. -.
~ uuS IUl Y
leu.v WIN
s ohei, ,. ya.1
noiou 'u'V
'a'u' NDu u
,... u.
houle 10, VI
no , sr'i, ms
Fic m nus W..
-, nI ,1nsi
~ ~ ''o i.s,
n0! 'sa's
'ii0 m'i'i'-'
,.-,.a
nsn lux ID
u , ''io;
~ VI 49," -,
iilnps S'.s y.
lleu WIN
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05
SON.,

SON,
81 Before
Vote.
distingus}
husettS, z
,sident ~
|ited Statey
,wn a JeltDI
hes Goliath |
he was 2l!d
age. His !
S were !
Dr., and he u
Il to say in \
"ks.eW WIZ
I TO ask y
n m "
0 had non]
|nly 10 yeaJ
out to az
! serve unl1
L. BY the q
As to have
IN the wiz
Id at the ep]
Receive, in !
$, six sheep
Ia attaininE]
! hiQ sheep
ertcG into !
Fine TIE lay
d ever P''11 y
a single ~
lent q c'sD
ID no opeaiiin s
Natick, Mo
shoe trade,
and ec""'1
I'd.
EslIE
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-07-05

7. Mills.
imposed o
as in use a.l
til the hi ns,j
mmonly WI
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-01-06
A Queer Graft.

Capt -, an old river man. ere
atrd quite Il sensation by the pc,1il ar.
ity of the craft in which he one. Ilavi.
gated the Missouri River. says the
Kansas City Times. He WAS quit !
excursions his Skiff was Stolrr or 20,
adrift, leaving him near IL small town
about twenty miles above his hu ne.
He disliked to walk that distance ana
concluded to make IL raft and float
down. He lashcd together four smili
logs five or six feet long in III" form
of square. laid piece # Ii,nk
across, and then placed Il di<ciru
nail keg in the middle: then he got Il
newspaper, and. lighting his pip
showed off into the stream.
Floating swiftly along he la.scd in
front of II negro cabin. The cd nc.rr
stood on the bank and hail, d him:
"Whar' yo' goin', cap'n on dat t'ir &?
Coin 10 ST. Louis
Coin on dat kag?'
Yes
"Fo' Cord was all the astuni~h Il
negro could say.
The Captain. rather wondering at
III" negro. looked at his feet and fn lrd
that on account of his weight and T..
waicr-Soakcd condition of the leg;
they had disappeared ben 'ath the >il
face of tn" water, leaving nothing bit
the k"g To show upon what h" VI;
riding. Not at all disconccrtal. Il w
ever. he continued his voyage and Il
rived home in safety.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-01-06

Prof. I.ombroSo, in the Nouvillc
Revue. discusses somewhat lcarnrdiy
the origin of kissing. which he declares
WAS, till comparatively quite lately. I'M
entirely maternal action. and moi in
any way peculiar To lovers. Homer.
he points out. never mentions Il kiss.
except when speaking of the embrace
of father and son: Hector. in his
scene with AndromIchc. does not kiss
her, but SuucczrS her hand: neither do
W" find kiss mentioned HpruppS of
Venus and Mars. Ulysses and Calypso.
or Ulysses and Circc. In the old In
dian literature no mention is mldr of
anything but the maternal embrace.
but in the modern Hindu poems
twelve kinds of kisses are registered.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-01-06
CRAMPS GREAT SHIP YARD.


dciphia llant.
The magnitude of the improvements
planned bv the Cramp ShiphuildinG
Company becomes more apparent
every day us the imlncIlS" new bu Id
ingS tape shape under the hands oi
hundreds of Worimrn, and the tim" is
not far distant when the firm will be
APPLE to practically construct the entire
ship with materials manufactured ut
their own plant.
When the contemplated additions
and improvements are completed the
yard will he the most complete in rN-
iStrncr. and its growth means mu"i
for the mechanics and labOrcrS of Phil
adclphH.
Along the east line of Richmond
street as it will be when that thor
ollgnfarr is Widrned for the arconlmn
datiun of the railroad comp mics
tracks. the big new foundry IN ldinG
is being erected. 1t already o,.cupi"~ an
entire Square. from Ball tu ork street.
and is to be cXI"nd"d aStward al"u=
the latter street to Beach. The ol
Morris mill. which adjoinS the new
fuu4dry. covers the balance of the
square and will he utilized as the ma
chine shop. Both here and abroad rN
prnSivr machinery of the most i'm
proved type is nrng built and will b"
ready Tor use when the buildings ar
prepared for its reception. With th :,
much of III" work done heretofore ut
the various mills Throughout tn" coun-
try will be done at the yards.
In the foundry will be the largest
casting pit in the country. and AL of
the l!nncnS" steel inrginyS for the eli
ginr- and all OF the great castings nee
l,, Inn
far The firm Will carry the work ui
pcrIrctng their plant is not vet d"li-
ntrly known. Additions to the plan
at first proposed ire being constantly
determined upon. and the limit will
probably only he rClchcl when every
inch of availabl" property is III lizcM.
The railroad companies are rapidly
preparing 10 transfer their tracks from
Beach To Richmond street. and this
work viii soon be commenced. All 4
the property necessary for til" WId Il
in% of tn" latter street has been
cured. with h" e" 'rplion of one small
place. The r. ks 10 the ship ards VIII
be run fra!A Richmond street. just
south of th" present line of Il III str ct
Henry w. trlmp says thlt IL" { III
pany VIII soon be IN Il position 10 push
the work on hand rapidly ahead
There are 1T present five of the big
ships for tn" American line und"r con
tract besides iii" bHtl'rship Iowa and
the cruiser Brooklyn. enough /" max"
ii necessary for the entire yHrd 10 h
called into use. With the exception OF
til" Arm"r pla1in" for warIh p: Mr.
Cramp says the firm will be r"nhv Il"
supply about everything needed. This
would also h" made if sufficient u'H,-
titles of il were needed To keep = rllm:
for its manufacture running Ph L.
drlphia Record
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-01-06

Hog and homny is The purIi n Lis..
in some p"rttnS oi the Su,itn. .Iu>i Il
pork and E'HnS delight the palate o.
the New IN III MdvrS. and cIili>.l hn,
NAtilrS appeal To III" taste ot rnit ',i"i
phi;lmS. How d"aIly \ Nir@i..tn 10Y
ham may h" inferred by the fol ".,I ,
conversation. reported by Il t,nni .-c":!i
ing commercial traveller:
While riding from IN interior town
in the stag. he fell into rnmvrr'Slll" !
with the driver. The talk iinon> tiirn
ch up II lunt,ng III" driver int u'nrn :
his fare that thr woods lhCrranuu
abound, 1t III gene. Passing \ >.r';n
the tray, Her asked if il conj;il,d fish.
Lots of them. was the rrnly.
What kind
Mostly trout. said the driver "AI'
these mountain streams are full %.
trout"
"Thcy must be fine eating WAS the
next remark.
Zine eating. cNclIimrd III" drir"".
"Wrll. | should say So. lou just "
l., to the mountains and catch hlIf !!
dozen trout. about ten or TIVE I've inches
long, clean '"m without washing 'rln
rub in some salt, roll 'cm in lnAlI
meal and bake 'rm in The ashes. Good
catin'. Why. stranger. they beat
ham. New York Herald
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-01-06

The small boy had been irritating his
father with many vcXation$ qu Sl,on>
about psalm he was StlrIyi4r. for
Sunday-SchOO next day
Father, what does Srlah mra1 -
was the latest. ,''
"Slnt up said patcrfamliaS
The boy said nothing; but in Sunday
school the psalm was under discussion
''Who knows what the word S"ra
mcans:' asked the young Sup"rin', =
dent.
The small boys hands wrnt M anil
he was half way ont of his seat.
No one else raised Il hand
''Wcll?' said the superintendent.
shut up said the small boy. \nl
seeing the look ON the teachers f0c, .
added, 1T is; | asked papa arl! Il
said shut up"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-01-06

An all-around no good" is what
the ArizonianS say of WallHpai Char
ley. and his own copp r-Skinn"d tribes
men. in compliment To his hunlicitY.
say. his tongue is forkrd.' THIS chief
of til" Waliapai Apachr> recently
wrote Il touching letter 4" PrrIiiVuI
Cleveland telling the woes of his trlh,
and asking for raionS one of The
business methods of this aSiutr and
pr,~rminrntly lazy Indian is til" pre-
ci c line followed by Dick"nS'S Noah
Claypol" and his faithful Charlotte"
1t is To persuade Il stranger ignorant
of the law Ia buy whiSli"y for him ana
then have his h"n"factor arrested Tor
giving WhiSllcy TO IN Indian. His own
experience of the law includes Il So.
iourn ut Yuma Prntrntary. and III
various Indian troubles of the past ne
has tn" reputation of having impair
TALLY betrayed both tn" whites and his
own people.