davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-29

her apparently usurp the place of the
man entirely, yet there is a chance that
even in the moon the masculine being
is still permitted to play some little
part, inferior to her ladyship, of course,
and far less prominent, but part, new
ertheless. The fact that even in her
picture one of his eyes is still dimly
visible to the left of hers would seem
to give color to this theory, Probably,
like the women of this particular plan
ct, the Lady in the Moon does not de-
sire or demand the extinction of man,
but merely his proper subordination
and retirement to his own lesser place.
There are certain old-fashioned and
rather sentimental folk who refuse to
take this fin de steele view of the sub
iect. To them the woman in the moon
is merely the compaion of the man in
the moon--a gentle being designed by
kindly fate to cheer his loneliness. This
Anticipated view, however, will be
spurned by all the advanced thinkers
of the age. Its absurdity is patent, for
the lunar lady is readily seen to have
taken no modest position in the back
ground. She is in the foreground, the
most conspicuous feature of the lunar
landscape.
Here, too, there are little Gs:yonc-
mers, who will probably announce that
the lady is nothing more than fe~
mountain peaks or half a dozen eX-
tinct volcanoes, grouped rather attrac-
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-29
TREES.

The region between the Nile and the
Red Sea was once clothed in forest. So
were the Scotch Highlands.
In Buena Vista, Ohio, an apple tree
is reported bearing at the same time
half-grown apples, buds and blossoms.
The Tea Party tree in Bowthorpe
Park, Lincolnshire, England, has hol-
low big enough to place table with
seats for several guests.
The Oldest chestnut may be that at
Torworth, England. 1t is fifty feet in
circumference, but the trunk is very
short. So long ago as 1875 1t was a
landmark and signal, as appears up
on records.
In the west of ireland was an enor-
nous forest until the sixteenth century
After the Geraldine rising in 1884, this
great forest was all cut away by Eng
fish settlers as a means of deprivine
the IriSn of their last hiding place and
refuge
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-29

Hugo of lunar fiction could also say
that this was the woman's century.
Now, however, even the sceptics must
admit that the day of the man is ended
and the day of the woman in the moon
begun. For a woman on the earth has
seen her, and has taken her picture so
well and accurately that no one who
sees it can fail when next he gazes
upon the big bright light of night to see
the lineaments of the lady, says New
York paper. The woman who has sue
cessfully accomplished the difficult task
of picturing her sister in the moon is
Mrs. Henry Grimwood, the artist Mrs.
Grimwood modestly disclaims being the
discoverer OF her ladyship. A year or
so ago when she was in Ellenville, N.
Y, her attention was called to the fact
that there was the profile of woman's
face in the moon. She looked earnest
ly, and what her eyes, made more eff
fective by the imagination, discovered
is shown in the picture.
The Lady in the Moon does not look
out upon the world with the open gaze
OF her predecessor. one uOuDlless us
covered at an early age that full-face
view of any inhabitant of the moon was
not a beautiful one. So, with guile as
truly feminine as any of her earthly
sisters could be guilty of, she decided
to show graceful profile to the public.
The pose of her head is upward, as
though she were gazing upon higher
heavens yet. She is fond of cloudy
weather, for when the clouds sweep
across the sky and over her own fair
brow she has hair more beautiful and
graceful than ever mortal maiden
boosted, but on cloudless nights she is
unfortunately, bald. Perhaps her hair
less condition is due to hard study
such as learned opponents of the high
er education declare will eventually
ruin the browning glory of human
women.
Although the view, which is the only
one her ladyship gives to mortal, make
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-29
MONEY MARKS.



Backward.
Did it ever strike you as being at all
peculiar that we should use the dollar
mark ~ before instead of after the fig
ures in expressing the sum of 5, 10, 70
or any other number of dollars? We
may say twenty-five dollars" plair
enough for anyone to understand, but
as soon as we put the expression int
figures and characters it is "dollari
twenty-five" ($25) instead of 25$, as II
should be. Nor is this all that is pecu'
liar in this connection. In every coun-
try which has written language and
a system of coinage the abbreviation
for the unit of value precedes the fig
ures. In England the pound mark Il
is used in the same manner that the
dollar mark is used in this country
while the same popularity is notice
able in Germany, where the abbrevia'
tion m. (for mark) appears preceding
the number, just as the French abbrevi'
alton fr. (for france is used in France
If Authorizations are not used the leg
end is more apt to be correct. We find
that in Mexico they have "21a pesos
instead of "p az" as one might expect
and in Newfoundland they have plair
two-dollar piece. So, too, in France
where the abbreviation is not used We
find such pieces as 40 francs" "2C
francs" and 40 francs" In Germany
they have a piece marked tx thaler,
which is all very plain, but the momen
clerk, bookkeeper or other person
makes an entry or jots down memo
randum he tells you that It is 9Th. X
The English pound sign, which is be
lieved to be the oldest monetary abbre
Walton now in use, is the old initial let
ter by which the Romans expressed
pounds" just as we use the Tbs" /
has been suggested that we use gu
money abbreviation backward becaus
the Romans in expressing pounds" al
ways said libra deem" instead G
"decem libra" the first being pound
ten" and the latter "ten pounds"
, When their initial letter or characte
: was used 1t always preceded the figure
! thus: "f1O" instead of the revers
Thus the whole world has got in tn
t habit of doing these things backward
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-29

to the visor of the cap. A stall stor
age battery of eight hours capacity ii
carried on the wheel or in the pocket
with body wire leading from it to the
terminal points on the back of the
cap. The lamp in front is detachable
in like manner, and weighs about one
and half ounces. In its very nature ii
is true searchlight, the light always
being focused in the direction that the
rider is looking, and, being on the visor
the eyes are protected from the glare.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-29

A characteristic anecdote of the duke
of Wellington zone of his aids de
camp was found by the duke at Strath-
fieldsaye reading a French book, in
which 1t was said that the duke did not
win the battle of Toulouse. 4 do not
care a straw, said the duke, what they
say as to who won the battle: the
French fought 1t to keep me out of
France, but got into France"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-29
At a r1n,rImoninl Agency.

Agent have one lady twenty
gears of age who has $50, 900 In her
own name.
Customer-Is she good lookingP
NO but she has got the consump-
tion"
just the kind OF wife to make
me happy. Trot her out "-Texa'
SiitOgL
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1895-08-29
WOMAN IN THE MOON.
SHE FINALLY INVADES THE
LAST STRONGHOLD OF MAN.
Even the Morning Stars Have Ceased
Their Singing to Gossip About Her
For She Has Dethroned the Man.

OMAN has invaded
mans last strong
hold. Henceforth
there is no place,
however r e m o t e.
where she does not
queen it. Not the
earth alone b II t
the universe owns
l,r sway. Not only
to every portion Of
the globe has she
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18
bright mrs.

fnterrupted-'Who called?''
"rne doctor"
Il can't see him-teu him I'm not
Well Pail Mall Budget
watts-Did you ever know Of any one
dying for love?
Pofts-Once. knew fellow who
starved to death after tetng refused
by en- ess.-Indianapolis Journal.
poet in the Century says: 81 would
] We're her violin TO rest beneath her
dimpled chin That would be nice, GER
t,ainly, but he might repose near her
dimpled chin If he We're simply her beau.
And that would be nicer.-Norristown
Herald.
A.-What are you going TO do, now
that you have amassed so large a for
B.-I shall retire from business, and tell
everybody what burden wealth is and
how happy was when possessed moth
ing.-Der Schalk.
Little Boy-Mamma, what is a hermit ?
Mamma-N man who goes way OF and
lives by himself
Doesn't he ever have any one to talk
mo"
u guess wcmans is never hermits. is
they?'-Good News.
But great heavensw said the man,
you are already an editor, postmaster,
Justice o. the peace and undertaken.
Why in thunder should you have the
county cierkship2"
Sir" said the other man. proudly,
drawing himself up to his fun hight. Il
was born in Ohto.'-NeW York Recorder.
Jinks-From what YOU told me of your
mother-in-Iaw, I should think you'd have
heard enough from her In person, with
out having cared to induce her to talk
into your photograph.
tilzins-Oh, you can't imagine the pleas
ure it gives, me to start the mach ne
going, and then shut it on right in the
midst Of sentence!-Puck.
A militia regiment ia the north of Ire
land usually drilled in a level field close
to the side of river. one day the drill
sergeant, who was given TO clustering,
and was by no means choice in his re-
marks TO the men, met young recruit
coming late TO drill. You're late again -
roared the sergeant. Go down to the
river and fall ini''
"Oh, no." said the recruit; Il wish you
to understand that ] did not enlist in
the Coldstream Guards"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18

Would you like to see a little miu?"
asked the sporting man of the congress-
man, says the Chicago Record
expect to" replied the congressman
mean between professionals ex-
planned the sporting man.
SO do /, returned the congressma,,
i, Oh, you know about it, do you?'I said
the sporting man. 1T tell you it will he a
great fight. Billy the Slugger' is in the
pink OF condition and Ike the Terror has
been In training for eight weeks. Ii viii
be a live fight from start to finish and
end it." IA
Tn sorry I can't be there" said the
congressman.
Why. l thought YOU said"
''Oh, l was referring to another affair
entirely that l wouldn't miss for the world
1t will be good deal livelier tight than
yours" ''-''ii
1T can't be"
oh, yes i can, and will be. I know
what I'm talking about"
When will 1t come off?''
We'll, il generally starts in about five
minutes after Breckinridge begins talk
ing. and ] expect he will t. Ike the fioor as
soon as the House Is called to order 80
Say" exclaimed the sporting man
eagerly, Just get me q seat in the gallery
other fight 1He
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18
PERSONA.

Mrs. Amelie Bives Chanler 81 Castle Hill
a.. no has had return 81 rheumatism
boy tho recent cold weather, Is forced to
20 TO Il dry climate. and she viii pass the
rest Of the winter in Texas.
Senior Luis Saenz Pena, who has just re-
signed the presidency of the ArgC milne
Republic is g years old. lawyer and a
wealthy man. He has been Ia politics and
Or The bench for thirty-five years.
The poet william Morris is also d so
ciaiist "A shOpkeeper and q cooperative
maaufaeturer., He il a large. burly man,
with tanned checks and q mon Of curly
hair, and his inYariable attire IS plain blue
serge.
At Berne recently husband and wife,
both russians. took stheir degrees Of doe
tor of philosophy at the same time. They
were examined iu adjoining rooms, the ex-
amining professor going from one TO the
other.
Mrs Harriet Duterie. colored woman,
Is one of the most successful undertake
ers ia Philadelphia. she has carried on
the business for twenty tive years She
furnishes hearses. carriages and all the
requisites for funerals.
Many Of the most influential persons in
Germany have sigIified their intention of
making valuable presents 10 Prince Bis
marck on his coming eightieth birthday,
April J. Almost every ieWeler or prOini-
hence In Berlin Is at work on some SOU
Vcuir.
Col John Hay. who was Ljucoln's pri-
waite secretary. Is entertaining lavishly in
Washington this winter. Cot. Hay is OF
Scotch descent, and was born Ia Indiana
nfty-siX wears ago. He graduated at
Brown University, and studied law in Lin
coins Springfield office.
A newspaper opposed 10 Mr.. Gladstone
not long ago set afloaf the story that ne
had cut OF one of his fingers while in
dulging GA his healthy practice of chop
ping down trees. This Is now denied. and
Mr.. Gladstone says that he lost the finger
nifty years ago, while carelessly loading a
gun.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18

When Joe Jefferson was here not long
ago, says the Washington correspondent
custom, he added to his fund of good
stories one that he picked up from ex
Speaker Tom Reed, who tells it with in
old farmer, who had some neighbors to
dinner with him. Among them was a
stranger, who looked like Baptist
preacher. As is the custom in the rural
districts when there is a preacher at the
table the farmer looked at him and said
Brother. will you ask a, blessing" The
stranger leaned Forward, put his hand to
his ear and assumed an inouiring expres-
sion of countenance. The farmer renewed
the invitation. The stranger said: 81 see
m so DID deaf that can't hear a word
you say
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18

Bicycle riders in Chicago are to be re-
INJURED hereafter to pay an annual tax Of
81 on each bicycle owned by them. A bill
proposing a similar tax is pending in the
wisconsin legislature. There are in Chi
cage something like 100000 bicycles in use
and the city fathers think their riders
toward keeping in repair the streets and
roads they use. In Wisconsin the wheel
Jneen have been carrying on a vigorous
agitation for road improvements, and the
Legislators propose to give them an oppor-
tunty to pay for some of the improve
ments they are so anxious for.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18
When You sing.

William West in Chicago Record.
Sing a song of gladness,
Set to a merry measure
A sweet refrain to Danish pain
And all the heart with pleasure
Sing a song of brightness,
Hopes pathway TO Hume
A melodious lay to food the day
With sunshine, birds and bloom.
Sing a song of kindness
Whose pleasant tones and mellow
Will win the ear and speak good cheer.
To some misguided fellow
Sing a melody of love
To awake and glad the hours
OF weary lives. as spring revives
The earth with tuneful showers.
But sing no mournful ditty
Breathing Of grief and woe,
For OF sorrow and care all have the
share.
And want not more to know
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18

Louisvflle Courier-JournaI Deu


IT the government may build and oper-
ate a cable to Hawaii, why should il not
operate the telegraphs at home? And If
the telegraphs, why not the railroads :
And if the railroads, why not the mines ?
And II the mines, why not the manufac-
tories2 And II the manufactures, why
not the farms? And II the farms, why
not everything2 This cable scheme sup
ported mainly by republicans. commits the
republican party to the populist pro-
gramme, and, indeed, goes beyond the pop
ulists if we follow ii to its logical conclu-
stons The populists have no idea of logic 4;
they simply insist that the government
shall give them what they want. and
leave the other fellows to shift for them
selves. They wish the government to con-
hscate the railroads, telegTaphs tele-
phones. mines, etc; bat when it is propos-
ed by the socialist adjunct Of the party
to conhscate the farms also. the bulk of
the populists rebel. Still this is the logic
OF II. If the government is to operate Il
cable, all the rest follows. A precedent
OF that sort, once made, must be followed
up or disayowed. 1t Is altogether better
not to make any such precedent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18
Seventy-Six Millions Wasted.
Springdeld (MassO. Republican QndO

While the House was voting down a bill
to save the people SIG, 100000 in thirty years,
the Senate by a. far more oVerwhelm
vote was killing d bill to save the country
some ?t0,O00,O0O in thirty years This was
the Villas amendment to the postofice ap>
preparation bin. authorizing the Postmas-
ter General TO inaugurate the policy or
having the government use its own postal
cars. As Mr. Villas pointed out, the rail-
roads are charging the government more
each year for the use of their own postal
cars than such cars originally cost the
companies. But the objection of Social
ism and 'populism" was raised against
the amendment and it fell under big adj
verse vote. There was no cry of Social
work 10 build the proposed Hawaiian ca
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18

Col. Charles II. Jones, formerly of Flor
ida. and later Of St. Louis and New York,
has returned to St. Louis and re-entered
the newspaper field in that city, as the
editor Of the Post-Dispatch. Col. Jones
is a vigorous and sincere writer, straight
democrat and a believer in sound money,
hence he win prove a valuable addition
10 the press of st. Louis That city for
some months has been in need of a strong
man to advocate true democracy and
honest money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18
The Dispensary scandal.

The Dfspensary Scandal.
The South Carolina liquor dispensary
scandal is assuming serious proportions.
And especially is il becoming serious from
a political point OF view. People who dis
cuss the affair recall the fact that the dis
pensers who are charged by Gov. Evans
with having misappropriated the states
money are an members Of that reform
element which came into power about four
years ago. Charges Of extravaganza and
corruption were made against the old lire
democracy. Then ia power. and its adher-
cuts were put out Of Office. The reform
ers" took hold with the firm ana steadfast
purpose. they declare. OF making a
government which for economy and virtue
should be model for the world. The dis
pensary law was a pet scheme with the
''refcrmers" for making ever. body. like
the government, economical and VirtG-
Gus. The liquor trafhc. was to De put .in
tho hands of honorable gentlemen VINO
would conserve the public morals 10y de-
nying strong drink 20 minors, imbeciles,
druukards and others who ought not have
IT, There was some suggestion OF the
states gain in the scheme; but there
certainly was no idea, on the part Of the
general public. that any dispenser would
practice tb6ft ia his own behalf and use
the st9te's vast liquor store FOR the build
ing up OF his own fortunes.
1T seems, however, that many of the
dispensers were not into the business "for
thclr health" or for the profit of the
state, or for the Improvement Of the puh-
nc morals. Upon the authority OF the
governor Of the state they were in the
business for plumber. On Feb. this was
telegraphed from Columbia: Gov. Evans
has found that nearly every county sub
dispenser i'm the state is short in his ac-
counts. and to-day began TO make things
lively ia consequence. Some of the dis
pensers have been found to have short
ages ranging from $500 to $500" Later
he began proceedings against the dispeu-
ser at ST. Matthews, in Oraugeburg county,
TO recover $780, the alleged shortage Of
that omcial
It is peculiar that NEARLY every county
sub-dlspenser In the state" should have
tetiA AbbNA FAJA L II WOutA atNlDeN ffts4l
that there was a concerted raid on the
funds of the dispensary institution. Had
only one or two dispensers gone wrong it
would not have looked 50 bad Rascals
are TO be found in every walk Of life,
much less in every political party. But
when nearly the whole system was found
by the governor 10 be permeated with
erookedness, the fact casts a reflection
upon tho reform" party itself. If the re-
form party was so anxious TO clean out
an of the old rubbish" and put all Of
fees in the hands of only the best men,
how did it permit itself to be so badly
deceived in the men whom it placed in
charge of nearly every sub-dispensary in
the state?" That is a question that is
being asked by the people of South Caro-
lima. Those who voted in favor of the
"reformers" and of the dispensary are
as anxious to have the question answered
as those who voted the other way. Our
correspondent at Columbia says the gov
ernor's charges have created quite a stir
among the advocates of the dispensary
system.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18

Ex-speaker Reed should 90 at once into
training il he means to continue in the
president He is too big man to crawl
gracefully, as witness the spectacle he
made Of himself in the matter of coin
bonds
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18
The Scramble for Gold.
From the New York Herald Qnd).

There is only one way to end this scram-
bic for gold, and that is by giving assur-
ance that the dollar which is the common
denomination of all our values shall not
be cut in two, but remain fixed quantity.
This can be done by congress authorizing
the issue OF low rate gold Bonds sufficient,
II necessary, 10 retire all the legal tenders,
and this would dispense with the need OF
any yexGtious reserve. It is not the peo-
pie. Dut congress, that needs an object
lesson, and we can only hope that it will
not AOVe TOO expensive
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18

The investigation of the municipal at
fairs of New York city under Tammany
rule seem to have gone up higher" sure
ehough. The Indictment by the grand jury
of ex-Mayor Gilroy is quite a sensational
incident of the investigation. During the
examinations before the Lexow committee
5dr. Gilroy's name was not frequently
mentioned and it seemed that he would
be untouched. He made the city a very
good, executive. and, it is believed, an
honest one. Still, he has been in New
York politics so long, END has held so
many offices under Tammany, that it is
not surprising that allegations should be
made against him. The charges, however.
have yet to be proved; and until they are
proved Mr.. Gilroy will retain the con-
Gdence of his political friends.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18

There is talk IN New York to the effect
that AIr. William c. Whitney viii be in
vited TO reorganize the Tammany Hall
society. Mr.. Whitneycould probably come
as near harmonizlng the discordant ele-
ments in the New York democracy as any
man in New York public life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18

The statement made by Herr Bebel in
the Reichstag the other day.-that no
'disaster drill" is held on certain trans
Atlantic liners, for the purpose Of MAX
ing crews perfect in closing bulkheads
and lowering boats in the shortest possi-
BILE space OF itineraries a suggestion
that should be needed by all steamship
companies. The ships of the navy have
a disaster drill" which, it seems, ought
20 be duplicated in the passenger service.
However. the disaster drip even in the
ltavies seems TO be somewhat neglected.
1t viii be remembered that at the time
Of the disaster to the British warship Vic
toria, Il was charged that the bulkhead
doors were not promptly closed. And
about year ago, in our own navy. an in
spector found that the drill had been so
long neglected on the cruiser Atlanta that
the hinges Of the buikhead doors had be-
ecme SO badly rusted that the doors could
nOLbe closed at all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-18

An enterprising western medical college
wants TO bring from Europe and Asia a
lot OF the bacteria Of cholera. consump-
ton. diDtheria. berl-berI, etc. for analy-
ses and experiments and has asked the
treasury department II The germs may
be imported free Of duty There are lots
Of laws bearing upon the importation OF
infected persons, but it Is doubted il the
laws can be made to apply to disease
germs In bottles. -.