davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-11-28

Some of the largest ocean steam
ers can be converted into armed
cruisers in thirty hours.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-11-28

Freddie-Mamma, me face is
dirty. Please wash it? Mamma
Freddie, where in the world did you
learn to say me face like a little
street arab? Why don't you say
my face is dirty? Freddie-Be-
cause your face isn't dirty.-Judge.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-11-28

A tragedian recently playing
"Richard ILL.," in a small Kentucky
town was waited on after the show
by an honest farmer, who said that
IF the genel'm who wanted horse
was still in the same mind he would
like to make a dicker with him. y
Truth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-02-23
A Real Anuie laurie.

A Pittsburgh Magazine, The Youths
Journal" has hnnted up the history OF
Annie Laurie. She was not a crea ture
of imagination, but an actual verify, O
whose ancestry honorable mention il
made in Scotch history. Stephen Laurie
was a f1ourishing merchant of Dumfrias
before James VI. became king. Prior
to 1861 he married Marian, daughter o
Provost Coran, getting with her hand
some marriage portion. Being man OF
many acres, he took the designation OF
Maxwelton, leaving at his death hi
lands and titles to his eldest son, John.
The next head Of the house was Robert
q baronet. He was twice married anc
had, by his second wife, three sons ant
four daughters. The birth of one of the
latter is thus entered in the family reg
lister by the father: ;'At the pleasure o
the Almighty God, my daughter, Annie
Laurie, was born upon the 10Th day
December, 1892, about o'clock in tn.
morning, and was baptized by Mr..
George Hunter, the Minister of Glen
cairn..'' The well-kpoan lyric was com
posed by Mr. Douglas Finland, an ardent
admirer of Bonnie ANNIE" who did
not, however, return his affections, bu,
married his rival, Alexander Furguson.
IN. Y. World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-02-23
Guaranteed Cured.

We author,ze cur ADVERT, d drug
gist to sell Dir. Kings New D seoy, }
for Consumption, Coughs and Cod
upon this condition. fyon are pflie,
ed with Cough Cold or any Lun
Throat or Chest trouble and will as
his remedy as directed, giving it i
'rial. and experience 10 benefit, W
may return the bottle and have yoo
money refunded We could net MAJ
'his offer did we not know that D
Kings New Discovery could be relic
on. 1t never djsappeirt-. Trial to,t
free at DR. L. R Kinks Drug S.or,
Large size Soc. and 81 40
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-02-23
10 MIKE HoMEmAps CAKE.
Several Kinds That Are an Improvement
on Caterers Wares

Several Kinds That Are an Improvement
on Caterers Wares
In large cities the making Of cake is
about lost art. There are many rea-
sons for this first and foremost of
which is the bakery. Then there are
the woman's exchanges. where people
fancy they can buy just such cakes as
dear grandma used to make, but oh!
what q delusion and snare they
prove! 1.-THE test Of the pudding is in
the eating but the test of bought
cakes, either at bakeries or exchanges,
should be left entirely to their appear
ance, for there alone is their merit [
have friend who makes the most de-
licious cake L ever tasted. One of the
best and easiest made of her almost
endless variety of cakes is what she
calls luncheon cake This is how it
is made:
One cupful of sugar, one-half cup of
butter, worked to fine cream; one
egg, one cupful of sweet milk, two cup
fuls of flour, three teaspoonfuls of
baking powder Flavor with grated
nutmeg. Bake in shallow pan well
lined with buttered paper.
Sometimes she frosts the top of this
cake and decorates it with English
walnut meats. Then she calls it re-
ception cake. Another of her cakes is
what all children love. She calls it
sponge cake:
One large cup of sugar, four eggs
beaten to a foam, three tablespoonfuls
of milk, two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, one large cup of -four; flavor
with lemon.
This makes small cake. 1t should
be baked in shallow, square pan, and
eaten fresh.
Another of her cakes is rich and de-
licious; she calls it wedding cake:
Two pounds of butter, two pounds of
granulated sugar, twelve eggs. Beat
whites and yolks separately; three
tablespoonfuls of cloves, one table
spoonful of mace, two tablespoonfuls
of allspice, one nutmeg grated, quar-
ter of pound of citron cut in little
pieces, four pounds of dried currants,
two pounds of flour, and one heaping
teaspoonful of baking soda.
This must be thoroughly beaten ard
mixed and baked four hours in slow
oven. To frost it beat up the whites
of four eggs to stiff froth, add pow
dered sugar as long as you can blend
it nicely; also add the juice of one
lemon. Spread this over the top of the
cake nearly an inch thick and around
the sides half thas thickness.
Here you have cake fit to set before
king. 1t will keep for months.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-02-23
OMENS OF MARRIED LIFE.
Signs That Are Believed to Predict Happi-
Nsss or Misery.

Signs That Are Believed to Predict Happi-
HRsss or Misery.
On the day Of the marriage so many
superstitions enter into every detail
that it is a very wise bride indeed who
rememb ers all those little acts that are
SO sentient with meaning in regard to
the future. II by chance she should
happen to put on her left shoe first her
married life will prove unhappy; there
fore it behooves her to look carefully to
this portion of her toilet and be certain
to select the right foot as the first to be
attended 10.
No bridal guest should wear 2 COS
tune entirely black, as such a choice
will bring sorrow to the bride. If the
best man stumbles on his way to the
altar, it is regarded as most ominous
proceeding, and at any rate is awkward
enough to merit rebuke,
The wedding ring should be circlet
of gold unbroken by any jewel, as the
significance of the ring demands that
it's form shall be typical of the endless
loye that prompts its bestowal. To try
On the ping lefqre marriage is certain
to bring dire misfortune, sEG many
there are who would regard taking it
off as an actual sin, holding fast to the
belief that it was placed on the finger
far al time and not merely as the SYM
Dol of an esanesceHt affection.
When the bride leaves the Assem- bled
company to change her gown she
throws her bouquet among the group,
and the fortunate one who catches it
is promised q husband within year,
provided always that he or she is sin
gle at the time. 1t is the du ty of every
bride who pretends at all to be versed
in these superstitions to throw away
every pin that was used in her bridal
Gttire. The trademarks as a rule are
willing to go Gown on their hands and
knees on the carpet in order TO secure
one of these lucky emblems, and each
one fortunate enough to possess her.
self Of even bent and decrepit speci-
men feels blest in the thought that
good fortune will attend her hence
forth. -svPhiladelph Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-02-23
HUMOROUS.
A plain dinner to-day is |


"A plain dinner to-day is better than
a banquet next week.
-4he best remedy for self-conceit is
to be well introduced to yourself
RAMS Horn.
-''Your neightor appears to have
failed Il good many times" Just
twenty-four times. The next will be
his silver Bankruptcy - Fliegende
Blaetter.
-''How can you be certain that ii
was as late as two o'clock when Harry
came in last night?" May-Beeause
he stumbled over chair without
swearing ont loud.
-''Stiggles says he doesn't care for
public prominence and is content to live
in little world OF his own" "That's
stiggles all over, Everlastingly want
ing the earth. buffalo Courier.
Postal Clerk -"This letter is toe
heavy, Miss; you want 10 put another
two-cent stamp ON it.. Miss Innocence
But won't that make it heavier
still?"-Raymonds Monthly.
Mrs. Nuwed-"G want to confess
something TO you, dearest. deceived
you about my age; il is more that l
told YOU Mr.. Nuwed--'theL ! laaY
as well reeiprocate, darling. l de-
ceived you about my income; it is less
G,.sp J told you. "-iIarper's Bazar.
-nimling telling his @torvl-"Well'
sir, when i reached the river Che last
Servy-boat was gone. I could see il
approaching tlle opposite side. So ]
sat do:rn to think II oYer' Totling
with deep iutere-tl--''And did yoa sac
coed in getting it back by that nlethod|
Brooklyn Life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-02-23
PHILADELPHIA, WHINING
i. TON & BALTIMORE R,R.
vEaoINe NORTH.

CENTRAL DIVISION.
On and after September 18th, 1893, trains will.
run as follows:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-02-23

Restored to his family.
Who say the clouds Of life have not a
silver lining? Look at little 4 year old
Grover Reynolds, Watson, ILL., His
father, Daniel w. Reynolds, after
describing the little sufferers long
illness, continues: Finally gravel
was forced into the urethra and re-
manned there, producing blood poison
ing and dropsieal illusions. He was
treated by a council of eminent ply
sicians. They made missions to let the
water out and finally properly advised
an operation, but confessed the little
sufferer was SO weak death would likely
result. I refused and began giving him
DIR. Tenner's Kidney and Backache
Cure. Before one bottle had been en-
tirely taken the stone had become so far
dissolved by the remedy that it passed
out of itself and the child is well and
sound to-day" This shows its power
in dissolving stone. 1t is equally pow
erful for good in all kidney diseases.
Money returned if satisfaction not
given. Take a bottle home to-day.
For sale BY DIR, l.. r. Kirk and all other
dealers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-02-23

Needing tonic, or children who want build
ing up, should take
BROWNS IRON BETTERS.
1t is pleasant: cures Malaria, Indigestion,
Biliousness, Liver Complaints and Neuralgia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-02-23
satan.s Easy Tin o..

8. S. Teacher explaining the subtle
influence of Satan)-Why is that boy
yill pass by the fruit in his own yard,
and then tSke the same sort of fruit,
not bit better. from aeighb or' tree?
Boy-Cause if yeh take y'r own
fruit, y'r father will lick yeh, but ii
yeh take the neighbours fruit, the
nelghpor Gsaept lick yeh, cause your
father will get mad and lick him.
Good News. 80
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-02-23

lis just as easy 10 Try Oue Minute Cough
Cure as anything else. It's easier to cure IA
severe cold or cough with It. Let your next
urchase for cough be One Minute Cough
Cure. Better meitclne better result better
ny 1t. Pr. /. X. KIrk's Drug Store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-02-23
Read from the treasured volume
The poem of thy choice,

IHo P"V" u my oHOTcc'
And lend to the rhyme of poetry
The beauty OF thy voice.
Which you sauact do if you suffer
with Cough or Cold. Rid yourself OF
he discomfort by buying a bottle OF
Pan Tina, the best remedy for Hoarse-
Dess and Influenza. Pap-Tina costs %
Cents at e. 7. ReynOlds drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-02-23
JH. MEDA1RT. eEo.R. MEDA1RY.
jill. Aedairy & Co.
Books esaers,
StationGFS.
Lithog.- aphers
and Printers,
Blank Books Made to 0rderin Any Style
no. 8 hcrti1 Howard Street,
BALTIMORE, MD a2y
8uckieH's Armica Salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever,
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilb!ains
oorns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded, price 25c
per box. for sale by i. r Kirk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-02-23

Never he without Il. Mr.. Chas.
Visscher, al Lincoln Ave, Springfield,
o, writes: Five doses OF DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup cured me Of severe
cough. ! shall always keep it,"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-30
WHY HE QUIT GAMBLING.
virginian Who Was Ashamed of Him
self for Winning.

A Virginian Who Was Ashamed of Him
self for Winning.
That man should look after money
|, lost in gambling with penitent eyes
and VOW never again to be tempted to
like sinful foolishness seems not so
strange. But Gen. Maury, in his Rec
objections of Virginian," tells how
he was led to a similar decision by an
opposite experience. The occurrence
took place while he was an instructor
at West Point.
We had very jovial and humorous
set of young officers at the academy for
several years after the Mexican war,
and great kindness Of feeling prevailed.
We played whist, dime points, faro and
brag at thesame moderate rate. 1t was
noted that at faro we almost invaria-
bly, broke the bank.
One winter was laid up for many
weeks by an injury to my leg, received
while riding, and my room, during all
that time, was the gathering place
after dinner. The card table was
drawn up to my bed, and played my
hand until tired and sleepy.
One night we were playing brag, and
az became drowsy, little Frank Clarke
said he would play my hand for me
while l slept When awoke, the next
morning, I found under my pillow the
greatest amount l had ever won at
cards.
1reflected that 1t was demoralizing
amusement; that avarice, the basest Of
human passions, was its moving i'm
pulse; that often, at the card table, 1
observed some show of feeling that
left an unpleasant remembrance against
comrade, and that none of us could
afford to win or lose even few dollars;
30 ceased all play for money, and have
been glad of it ever since.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-30
sensitive About His Axs.

When distinguished man like N.
Grevy refuses to tell his age, surely o.
dinary women may be excused for so
purely feminine weakness. BY this sub
terfuge the president misled his country
men into believing him to be six years
younger than he was, according to an
anecdote, as follows: IN. Grevy was al
ways very reluctant to tell his age and
openly admitted that reluctance. At y
dinner party given by one Of his
friends in 1879, the future president Of
the republic said, with smile: 'Peo-
pie may try as much as they like, they
will never know my real age And,
in fact, when M. Herold, who was some
time minister Of the third republic,
endeavored to obtain definite particu-
lars OF M. Grevy's age for new edition
OF 'Vapereau,' M. Grevy persistently re-
fused to supply them. The archives
OF Mountsous-V Vaudrey were burnt in
1873 he said, and you must do the
best you can. You'll get no informa-
tion from me- AS consequence, all
M. Grevy's biographers gave the year
1913 as that of his birth, while in real
ity he was born in 1907"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-30
AN ARTIFICIAL NIAGARA,
Engiand's Scheme to Utilize the Current
of the Irish Channel

Engiands Scheme to Utilize the Current
of the Irish Channel.
England does not propose to be be-
hind the United States in the utiliza-
tion of natural waterpower for electric
lighting and machinery. Since she
has no Niagara, she proposes, it is said,
to make one. The force to be borrowed
is that of old ocean itself, says an
article in the Boston Traveller.
The North sea flows through the
Irish channel with swift southwark
current. At the Null of Cantire,
only fifteen miles from Scotland, the
average depth of the strait is not more
than three hundred feet. A dam built
at this point would incidentally per-
NIT of railroad connection between the
sister islands. But the main purpose
OF its construction would be to bank
up the waters and create an artificial
difference Of levels.
The sea north of such wall would
at once rise higher than the Irish sea,
which would be turned into an inlet or
bay. By tapping the dam an almost in
exhaustible power could be drawn
upon, since the greater width of the
wall would more than make up for the
sleeper descent of the narrow Niagara
river. Secondary advantages, such as
increased navigability Of the now
stormy Irish sea and improvement in
the ports of eastern Iceland are claimed
for the plan.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-30
ACID For MAKING SUGAR.
A Curious Process which Has Met with
Some Success in France.

a curious PrOcesg WntCn Has Met with
Some Success in France.
A very novel method of making sugar
has been patented in Franco By M.
Pellegrini, says the American Archi-
tect. Sugar is, chemically. compound
of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen, in
such proportions that II carbonic acid,
water and certain kinds of illumin-
ating gas could be persuaded to unite,
in the pr per quantities, the compost
tion Of suyar would be exactly imi-
tated. Hitherto no one has been able
to make sugar by mixing water with
two ki-',s of gas, but NJ. Pcllegrini
claims to have srcecc!ed The ap-
paratus he uses consists of large block
of pumice stone, cleansed by soaking,
first in sulphuric acid and then in wa
ter, which Is set in an iron box plated
with nickel inside The length of the
box is three times that of the pumice
stone block, which is tightly fitted into
the middle, and pipes are arranged to
convey the ingredients to the empty
ends of the box, as required. Two of
them enter from the sides, and serve
to bring carbonic acid and hydro-carbon
6"S, "hiS ohoohCi PipS liou sdpONe
branches so as to reach both empty
portions of the box and conveys steam.
All the pipes are fitted with valve and
pressure gauges.
Another pipe, at the bottom of the
box, serves as an outlet. At first this
pipe is closed, as is also the steam pipe
from above, and carbonic acid is forced
into one end of the box, while ethylene
gas is forced into the other, under equal
pressure and in equal volumes. A few
minutes later the steam valve above
is opened and the steam forced in
under the same pressure. As the gases
unite the pressure falls, so that the
supply of each must be kept constant
At the end of half an hour the supply
of gas is shut off, the outlet pipe is
opened and one of the chambers is
found to be filling with syrup, con-
tanning twenty-five per cent. of sugar.
The syrup is drawn off for refining,
and as soon as the apparatusi is cool it is
ready for fresh charge. The ethylene
gas can be obtained by roasting rosin
or grease, but M. Pellegrinis patent
covers other hydrocarbons, such as
petroleum products. The explanation
is that the three gases are condensed
in the pores of the pumice stone and
there unite; but M. Maumene, who has
made some experiments, declares this
to be doubtful, and in Cosmos expresses
doubt as to the success of the process.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-30
THE GREEN CORN DANCE.
How 1t Is Conducted Among the Potta-
watOmia Indians In Kansas.

How 1t Is Conducted Among the Potta-
watomia Indians In Kansas. 4
The Pottawatomie Indians are at
present having their annual green
corn dance" on their reservation, about
twenty miller north of town. The
green corn dance is a celebration to
the Indian deity on the arrival of the
green corn, as the name suggests, says
the Topeka Journal. The dance lasts
day and night for sometimes as long as
eight days, though of late years the
limit has been shortened as civiliza-
tion approached. 1t will probably
soon die out altogether.
OF course the braves-they alone do
the dancing-do not dance all this time
without rest. The dance simply keeps
up that long, different braves dancing
while others rest. The exercises are
conducted in ring not unlike the cir
Gus ring. The participants are dressed
in all the grotesque costumes of the
race, with feathers, beads and furs
The braves are seated around the edge
OF the ring with faces to the center
The music, which consists of several
Indians beating on one skin drum in
the middle Of the ring, you could not
distinguish, but there must be some
tune about the noise, for the players
always strike together without a
break. The dance-which consists of
contortions of the body that only an
Indian is capable of and hideous imita-
tions of the cries of wild animals-lasts
continuously for about half an hour,
and then the music stops, while one of
the braves in the ring makes speech,
always in the Indian tongue.
The squaws' part Of the programme
lies in taking care Of the babies and
cooking q green-colorsd liquid from
the corn, which is brought into the
ring in tin buckets steaming hot, and
from which the dancers take refresh
ment
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-30
HAD A POWER OF ETERNITY.
Mike Was Weak In Legal Lore but Strong
In Dog and Gun.

Mike Was Weak In Legal Lore sut Strong
In Dog and Gun.
"Speakiug of the term power of at
torney,'" said well-known lawyer
the other day to q New York Evening
Sun man, reminds me of little incl
dent that occurred to Judge and
myself last spring up in Sullivan coun-
ty. We were out for weeks trouting
and determined to poach on the pre-
serves of a fishing club which had So
cured control Of the river for a distance
of several miles and where public fish
ing was strictly forbidden. We knew
that part of the creek was guarded by
an old Irishman in the employ of the
club, who patrolled the banks, accom-
panied by MISUNDERSTANDING bull dog
and gun identified with the revolu-
tionary period, but we decided to take
chances rather than return with empty
creels. So on the following morning,
just at the peep of day, we snealxed up
the creek, through the woods, and
struck In at point just out of sight of
the clubhouse. We had glorious
time until about nine o'clock and had
filed our creels to the crowding point
when suddenly old Mike, with his dog
and gun, appeared on the opposite
bank. Hey, we divils, Come out o.
thotr he shouted. We pretended not
to hear, meanwhile edging over toward
the opposite bank.
cav yez don't come out Oil sic. me
dog on yez! roared Mike. This time 1
looked up, but pretended not to under
stand.
"'Yesv I shouted back, its fine
dayr
"a foine day is it?' beloved the
irate Celt: 'Shure yell think it's
dommed bad day If yez don't come over
here out O. thot! And Mike began to
finger the antique musket ominously
/ began to think it was time to tempor-
ize.
''By what authority do you order us
out of this stream? asked as severely
as could.
''Be what authority is itr screamed
Mike, be what autoority? Shure an
I'd have yez know thot I've full power
av eternity over the creek, an av yez
don't come out I'll blow the top o. yer
heads Off
This was too much. We didn't mind
the dog or the gun, but full power Of
eternity was something we didn't want
to contend with, SO we yielded and left
the stream"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-30
DO FISH FEEL PAlNq
Analogy Points to the Conclusion That
Hooking IL Not Pleasant.

Analogy Points to the Conclusion That
Hooking ID Not Pleasant.
There is little doubt, remarks the
Pail Mall Gazette, that the talk about
fish feeling little pain when they are
hooked and killed, or hooked and lost,
is chiefly cant. ALI analogy points to
the conclusion that it must be extreme
ly unpleasant for fish, however cold
blooded creature he be, to be caught
on hook and dragged out of his
element. At the same time it seems to
be an established fact that fish in many
cases soon forget the wounds inflicted
by hook.
A pike struck hard by many
hooked minnow has been known to
come again at the bait in few min
utes; and Mr.. Halford, in one of his
books, tells us that he once left q
wickham in grayling of about three
pounds, which about quarter of an
hour later he hooked and killed with
another fly. An autopsy having been
performed the wickham was discov-
cred in the stomach of the grayling,
together with a great mass of partially
digested natural flies. A treacherous
hook broke in the mouth of Wye
trout the other day. Yet the fish rose
again in about an hours time, and was
duly brought into the creel-a beauti-
full healthy FOUNDER, with wound in
the mouth, caused by the broken hook,
it had managed to dislodge.