davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

SURELY the financial world is all askew.
Just as Congress adjourns and our political
hnanciers are retiring TO rural felicities
Europe seems to be taking up the silver
| uuestion
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

JUDGING from the quieting effect Philadel-
phia has had on Coxey. that city should be
made the national asylum for people with
buzzing brains.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

that the great mass of the people who can
not enjoy the luxury OF rolling in easy car
riAges over smooth asphalt payements have
a right TO demand.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

SINCE Taubeneck has been declared q
traitor by his party he can consistently refer
10 me and Grove
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Nor even the appointment of minister to
Mexico seems to change Mr.. Springer's luck
or weigh down his hopefulness.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

WE PRINT EVERYTHING,
From the tinieSt card to the biggest book.
and p int everything in the style known
as finest BRIEF PRINTING a speciality
McGlLL WALLACE, Printers. II07 IT
n. W. Nothing too large, nothing too small
for us 20 print"
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

TIE packing of grips for the home run
will make this an unusually busy week for
Congress.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

true artist, is very modest as TO her talent
and shy OF having the least notoriety given
in the matter.
Theirs was an entertainment given this
winter concerning which there has been
some most amusing whisperfngs going on
in society. One of these rumors is 10 the
effect that the hostess desired 10 have made
for the occasion splendid chair Of state
for herself. with a duplicate one in which
the esperial guest OF honor at tile feast was
to be seated These chairs OF Scone were
to have been placed on a dais, which latter,
like the chairs, was To have been canoDied
with crimson velvet. Fortunately for the
future peace OF mind OF the hostess OF that
memorabie entertainment, she was discour-
aged from carrying into execution her royal
tastes.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Miss Linnie Maddox, OF Maryland, is visi.-
ing Miss Coakley, of No. 1906 4 street north
west.
The dinner given by the Brazilian Minister
and Nine. Mendonca at o'clock last even
ing was brilliant junction. The legation
was extensively lighted throughout. ana the
spacious dining hall was decorated in green
and white while the tsbIe supported n
wealth of mignott and Kaserine roses. The
parlors looked like garden OF roses, clusters
of La France and American Beauties being
on evp~v hand. The hostess toilet con-
sisted o. gown of moire glace in change
able pink and mauve, with a waist of pink
chiffon, covered white antique lace. and
black satin ribbon.
The dinner was like the MANY that have
made the hospitality of the Mendoneas ia
nous.
The distinguished guests of the evening
were Nine. Cana, the Austrian minister,
Nine. Guzman, the Venezuelan minister.
Mme Neugelnuller. the minister of Mica
ragua. Miss Lockwood, the Chiiian minis
ter. the minister OF Guatemala, NJ ss Pitts,
the Argentine minister, Mile. Audrade, the
minister OF Denmark, and Nine. Zeballos.
| Attorney General and Mrs Olney have
| the walls of their drawing-room and IL
| brary adorned with numerous water colors
| that show the touch of finished hand in
/ such matters. These are pretty BITS or
| New England tandscape. and the artist Is
| their daughter who. after tha manner OF a
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

IT SEEMS too bad that President Cleveland
should despoil DR.. Keeley of his title as pre-
mier ID the gold-cure business.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Mrs. John Kondrup will not be at home
Monday, February 25. bat will be on March
4, at 3oI2 Cambridge place, West Washing
The Washington times., 1895-02-24
Mrs. John M. Wilson will give luncheon

TUESDAY
Mrs. John NJ. Wilson will give luncheon
in honor OF Mrs. Manning
The marriage OF Miss Susan Stetson to
Lieut.. Frank F. Fletcher, U. S. N. will take
place at St. johns Church. and will be fol-
lowed by breakfast.
The marriage OF Miss Draper to Mr.. Mont
gomery Blair will take place at 1890 o'c ock,
at the residence of Representative and Mrs.
Draper and will be followed by breakfast.
Mrs. Fitzhugh Coyle will give a o'clock
tea.
In the evening Mrs. Hearst will give a
rococo concert, followed by cotillion.
The Chiian Minister and Nine. Cana will
give dinner party
Mr. ami Mrs. Crosby S. Noyes will give a
reception in honor OF the Gridirop Club.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Hazeltine gave the
last of their series Of Saturday evening
dances last evening, when the entertainment
was in the nature OF bal poudre.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Mrs. Daisy L. Fox was not at home Tues
day, but will see her friends the remaining
Fridays in February at the residence OF her
aunt, Mrs. John A. Quinan.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

In Mondays programme will be included:
A breakfast by Miss Edes, in honor of Mrs.
Bahkmetleff.
Miss Voorhees,, luncheon in honor Mrs.
Daniel Manning.
Miss Noyes. a luncheon.
Mrs. Johnston De Peyster will give 5
O'Clock tea in honor OF II SIS Jay.
Mrs. Juan Sinclair AtIwel Il o'clock tea
in honor OF Miss Zebalos.
In the evening the Washington Assembly
will be given at the Arlington Hotel.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

The Misses Morgan. of No. 1916 Thirteenth
street northwest. assisted by Mrs. Howard
F. johnson, entertained the Amity Clup last
evening with progressive euchre. unique
feature of the game was the naming OF char
acters from Shakespeare and the poets for
partners, Romeo and Juliet. Elain aud Sir
Launcelot. Hamlet and Ophel a, Lady of
Lyons aud Claude Melnotte. Those present
were: Judge and Mrs Wells. Misses Lee,
Fisher, Berry, Thompson, Chapman. Miss
May McDowal. Laura Morgan, Mrs. Hauk.
Messrs. Talmadge, Vaughn. Kelly. Medley,
Ward, Brett, DR.. Washington, Lieut.. Carter,
and Mr.. Lee Picket
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

The Secretary of War and Mrs. Lamont
entertained at dinner on Friday evening
Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Mr. and Mrs. Bloomer will give a dinner
on the evening of March Il.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Miss Kibby, who for ten years past has
virtually lived abroad, has now returned
to this country and leased for the season
the house No. 1890 n street, owned and
formerly occupied by Mrs. Hobson. Miss
Kibby is one of the wealthiest heiresses
in Washington, and at the same time one OF
the most charitable in the distribution of
her vast wealth It was hergift Of $50 ,000
that started and made possible the presens
Home for Incurables.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

A party was given last night at Mrs. Al
burgers. The children enjoyed 1t very
much. The music and songs were given by
Miss N. Stilson, Miss AIburger Master J. /.
Fersinger, and Master j. d. Finck.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Mrs. Joseph Grosner. of New York, is the
guest of Mrs .Isidot Gresner. They will be
at home on Thursdays.l
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Thomas II. Copeland, the head of the Cope
land Decorating Company, OF Trenton, \. j.,
is at the metropolitan for few days
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Into the brief space OF the next two days
will be crowded sufficient gaieIy to prop
erly flll out an ordinary week. The season
VIII die hard. The winter OF '95. that has
been so exceptionally gay, will be ffttingly
wound up by a w1irl OF entertaining suffi-
cient 10 satisfy even the most exactng.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24


Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page gave
very elegant tea from to 7o'clock Yesterday
afternoon in honorof Mr.. Fox, of New York,
author of 1.-The Cumberland Vendetta" at
their residence on Massachusetts ayerue
The house was splenddly decorated with
roses. tall bushes o. winch in full bloom filed
in the corners of the drawing-rooms and rose
above the banking of ferns on the mautel
until they brushed against the ceiling In
the Railways were palms. In the tearoom
long-stemmed La France roses were in tall
vases on the mantel and also ornamented
the table. The decorations of the latter were
in pink a9
The hostess received IN gown Of black
crepon. trimmed with lace and jet. Miss
Perkins. a guest of the house. together with
Mr. Russell, o. New York, also guest OF the
house, and Mr. Fox, stood with MIR. and Mrs.
Nelson Page to receive. Others of the re-
ceiving party were Mrs. Roster Dulaney,
of the hostess. Miss Harlan, Miss Garnett.
and Miss Mabel johnson.
Among the guests were Mrs. Lamont, Mrs.
| Field, Judge Wyiie. Mrs Condit Smith.
| Misses Cox Mr.. and Mrs. II nckley, DR.. aad
! Mrs. Chaterd, Mrs. Robert E. Lee, Mrs. and
| Miss phenix. Miss Nelson. Mr.. Gunneu. MIR.
Ford. Mr. Boeufve, Mr.. Wylie, Mrs. and
Miss Hopkins Mr.. Waehin ton, Mr. Ions
dale. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Legare, Miss Sher-
rill. Gen. and Miss Card. Miss Aiine Bell,
Miss Adams, of Chicago; Mrs. James john
son, and DR.. and Mrs. Hammond.
Tuesday will be marked by two fashion
able noor weddings, that Of Miss Draper
residence, and that OF Lieut. F. F.
/ Eletchnr IT, s. N To Miss Etetson ot St
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Mrs. Charles ]. Walker left last Monday
for Aiken. S c., where she will spend the
rest of the winter.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

The present week has been one OF farewell
appearances on the part of official society.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Miss Lizzie Kelly, Mr. II. ?. Marston, Mr..
John Masterson. e. G. Sweeny, George Leh-
man, Ed Walsh. Miss May Walsh, Misses
Margaret, Mamie and Joe Myers. Mr.. j. T.
Fletcher, Miss Emily Hewlett, Dir. Will How
lett, Mrs. Annie IL. Sullivan, Mrs. OToole,
Miss Mary McArdle, Mrs. Hewlett, Miss
Fannie Howser, Misses Anna May and Rhetta
o Toole. Mr.. P. J. Mcdonald. OF Pittsfieid.
Mass; Mr. Steve Clements Mr.. M. O'Con-
nor. Mr.. and Mrs W. II. O Connor, Mr.. Will
Purcell, Mrs. M. NJ. O'Connor, and Misses
Lizzie and Margaret Corridor.
grand testimonial concert will be tend
cred Sigror Maano Mama Tuesday evening,
at the residence OF the apostolic delegation.
No. 201 / street northwest, The affair is
under the patronage OF Mgr. Satolli, the
papal ablegate. Tine programme includes
the following numbers: Overture. Marine
Band Orchestra; recitation and grand aria,
Don Carlos, Verdi. Signor Mama and Ma
| rine Orchestra; LET Me Love Thee, Arditi,
Miss Rosa Cayce; 'tNymphs OF the Woods
Summer Fancies,' Delibes-Metra, Euierpean
Ladies' Club; mandolinaIa, "Angels' Sere-
nade." Broga. Miss Rica de Yecchj: recita-
| tive and cavatina, beatrice di Trenda." ="
| Bellini, Miss Mary Helen Howe; Perz-Ito,
''Veni Redamptor Gcntinni," T. Fanci-
nlli, Miss Mamie DonneIy, Mr. William
| d. mcfarland, ,SIgnor Mama, and Marine Band
| Orchestra; address by Rev. DR.. Stafford, of
| st. Patrick's Church; intermezzo, "Cayal-
leria Rusticana," Maseagni and Siei lana,
Mr. William ID. Mcfarland and Marine Band
| Orchestra; duetto comieo. Don Pasquale," !"
| Donizetti. Miss Mary Helen Howe, Mr.. H. g..
Meem, and Marine Band Orchestra; ''Salve
Regina, No. 2" Henshaw Dana, Miss Panline
| Mama and Marine Band Orchestra; duetto.
Don Giovanni, Mozart, Miss Jennie Taylor
and Siknor Mama; aria, Roberto, to the
| adoroi" Meyerbeer, Miss Mamie Donnelly;
grand quartet, "Rigoetto." Verdi, Miss
Mary Helen Howe, Mrs. Pauline Mama. Dir.
| William D. Mcfarland, and Mr.. Fl. G. Meem;
'Star SpangIed Banner" Mr.. Stehman For
ney, Mrs. Maina Miss Donnsly, the Enter
| prise Ladies' Club, and Marine Bandiorcbes-
| ira. Owing to the length of the programme,
no eneores will lie allowed. The artists are
well-known in Washington. and come have
attained national reputati ons.
Signor Mama has at different times traY-
eled with Giamimi, Canpanini. BrignoIi,
| Nine. Gerster. Minnie Houk, and Nine. Kel-
logg. Mrs. Pauline Mama, his wife. was for
a long time the leading CON ratio in M adeline
PATHS company, leading lady with Minnie
| Houk. and has also sung with Nine. Kellogg
and Emma Ihursby.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Mr. Edw ard Marble, who SO ably dis
charged the duties of stage manager on
Monday evening for the Rouge ct Blanc
Club, of Baltimore, when they came over
to perform the burlesque of Midas" for
the benefit of the Home for IncurableS, is
a first cOusiI. to Joseph Jefferson.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Miss Linnie Maddox, OF Maryland, is visis-
ing Miss Coakley, of No. 1906 L street north
west.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

On the evening of Washington's Birthday
the ladies of Grace Reformed Church and
Aid Society gave aIargely-atIended birthday
entertainment in the parlors Of the parsou-
age, No. 1405 Fifteenth S rect northwest
The birthday part consisted in each one
bringing in small silk bag free-wiII con-
tribution, and supposed to be 4 cent for each
yea of their age, but as many even dollars
came in and absent ones are yet to be heard
from, the total will te quite a neat sum.
The entertainment part was free and con-
sisted OF two instrumental duets and the
rendering of a musical eharade entitled,
High Life" by the Misses Bell Rouzer.
Annie Main, Bessie Apple, and Messrs. Carl
and Theodore Apple.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

The regular meeting of the Amateur Mask
Club was held on Tuesday evening last at
the residence OF Mrs. Edmonds, No. 313 O
Continued on Eighth PageJ
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Johns Church. Each ceremony viii be
followed BY wedding breakfast and will
be la-gs affairs.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Hearst VIII open
her house TO give Rocco concert, fol-
lowed at IL O'Clock by a cotiliion
There will be some unusual features to this
entertainment that are likely TO mark it as a
q most unusual event One of the pianos TO
be used on that occasion will be a curious
httl. instrument OF the time of Haydn,
which at present forms a part of the
Steinert collection companion piece
to this is small piano five and half
octayes owned by Mrs. Hearst. This is
considerably over leo years old, and has
recently been put in repair. 1t is hand
somelJ inlaid, the entire over being
used for the arrangement in lighter woods
of picturesque collection of musical in
! struments OF various kinds grouped so as
| to have the appearance of being tied to-
| gether with winding ribbon, the ends OF
| which float out on either side.
There will be other events to mark the
| closing day OF the season, but in point OF
| brilliance the Rocco concert will be well
| in the lead.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-23
Didn't Drive to His Door.

One night a party of New York
railroad men strolled up Broadway
after dinner. Near F~orty-second
street the conversation turned upon
the prices of cab hire in different Cit
les. William Hayward, ex-railroad
commissioner of Connecticut, said
that New York cab fares were higher
than in any other city in the coun-
try.
Where are you staying?:" asked
u New Yorker.
within six blocks, was the re-
ply, land a cabby will not drive me
to my door for anything neal So"
The New Yorker made a bet Of a
supper for the crowd that any cabby
would drive him to his door for 81.
Bring him along" was the reply.
The money was posted, the cabby
called and the address asked for and
given as: "St. Cloud hotel, fourth
floor. Drive up to the door" A mer-
rier party than the one which drove
round to one of the Tenderloin owl
cafes would have been difficult to
find.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-23
Quack Medicines of Bygone Days.

0uack Aleulcines y 1 bySohe DhySs
Nearly everything in the animal
kingdom was formerly used in the
healing art, says Julius Stinde, a
German writer. In the oldest med
ical book now known, composed in
Heliopolis, where once Joseph served
III the house of Potiphar, we find
means for increasing the growth of
hair, prepared for Schesch, the moth
er of Teta, the king of Upper and
Lower Egypt"
Dogs teeth, overripe dates and
asses hoofs were carefully cooked in
oil and then grated. AS Teta lived
before Cheops, this recipe for hair
oil is older than the great pyramid at
Gizeh and is supposed to date back
more than 6. 900 years. The heads of
venomous serpents have held an i'm
portant place in medicine. A strong
broth, made from them and mixed
with salt and spices and 100 other
remedies, was employed, under the
name of theriac, as a cure for every
conceivable disease. Three drops OF
the blood of an angry cat gave relief
to the e%pileptic.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-23
The Age Of NiaRara Falls.

For more than 100 years the sci
entists of the Old and New World
have been figuring out the age of the
great falls. Elliott in 1870 fixed the
age at 1000 years; Lyell in 1910
claimed the falls could not be over
IS, 900 years; Woodward in 1886 even
reduced the figure to II, 900 years,
and still more recently Gilbert, after
learned arguments about the matter,
estimated their age at g. centuries
Now Professor Spencer comes for
ward and says that all calculations
so far had been based upon the re-
Progressive movement of the soil
through the action of the water
While this recession is nearly rcgu.
lar, he adds Il new element of calcula.
tion-that is, the different phases of
the formation Of the river itself and
it's greater or lesser force of erosion
exerted both on river bed and banks.
Spencer argues that the river has OK.
listed for about SO, 900 years. During
I,oOo years OF Hiofe IL udu ufdliet'
the Erie basin without having form
cd a cascade. The waters of Lake
Ontario getting lower and lower, the
falls resulted, but were formed slow
ly and gradually until they reached
their present height.
The Niagara falls as we know
them, Or nearly so, will last at least
5, 900 years longer.-Nature
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-23
PREACHERS DIDN'T PAY.
And Though He Wasn't One He Got
Through.
ern stole

IktrOuSns
This is about an exceedingly genial,
middle aged, suburban gentleman who
was driving a party of young people to
the depot. They had spent the day par
taking of his inequalities. Jogging along
during a little interval of silence, all eyes
spied straight ahead one of those long,
awkward looking poles that span SO many
country roadways, slowly lifting its skel-
etonlike length toward the sky.
Say, Mr.. -" observed one of the
party, don't they let good looking people
through that gate freeI"
Not quite" he laughed good natured-
ly. Wed all have to be preachers in the
bargain to get past that lynx eyed old fell
low at the gate yonder; but, speaking of
preachers, reminds me that I did pose as
one once and fooled the old gatekeeper
royalty.
How did l do it? Well, it was when
I was n drummer and selling goods
around through country towns in these
parts. was going through one of these
old gates, and l slowed up a bit and asked
of the old fellow at the doc
"'Ah, my friend, do preachers pay &c
so through your gateS'
mo, sir, said he, and with a profound
obeisance he waved me on and backad
into his little room.
"Well, after that l passed through sonlt
eight or ten times, when one day he nc
cOstcd me as l drove up.
Good day, sir, he said. What churll
do you preach at, sir, may l ask
None, my good fellow-none,' l re
piled.
What! Didn't you tell me you were
q preacher said he.
No. said. L only asked you i
preachers had to pay. / was just a LITTLE
curious to know. Well, you should hav'
seen that old fellow s face as it dawnet
upon him where the joke came in. Yes
l always paid after that. "-Cincinnot
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-23
Painted Marble.

The new academy at Athens is
built of marble from the same quar-
ries which furnished the marble for
the P%arthenon, and its sculptures are
brilliantly decorated in red, blue and
gold. This might be considered bar
barrie if it were not classical, but
since the discoveries made in excava-
tons at Athens within the last 20
years it is no longer possible to
doubt that the ancient Greeks often
painted their choicest marbles in the
most gaudy colors.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-23
AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS IN
Steamer Connections for ALASKA,
HAWAII, JAPAN and CHINA.

Solid in construction, modern in i'm
~provements.
Palace Sleeping and Dining Cars,
Buffet Library Cars, Family Tourist
Sleepers and high back seated day
coaches especially adapted for long dis
lance travelling.
Meals served IN "pay for what you
eat" plan.
Through the Grandest scenery in Amer
lea by daylight.
Reaches fine hunting, fishing, pleasure
and health resorts--Helena and Boulder
Hot Springs, Lake Mcdonald, the Koot-
enai, the Columbia, Lake Chelan and
Puget Sound.
Round trip excursion tickets to points
east and west, with stop off privileges,
and choice of return route. Baggage
| checked to destination.
Connects in season of navigation with
the magnificent steamships North West
and North Land running between Du-
luth and Buffalo.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-23
GEORGE ELIOT.
Her Religion and Her Morals and Lessons
From Her Life.

FROM Her Lie.
NJ. M. Mangasarian, in his lec-
ture on George Eliot's Religion and
Morals" says:
George Eliot achieved true i'm
mortality--the victory over oblivion
through the power of genius and
goodness. She not only won the adj
miration of the generation in which
she lived, but she also conquered tho
future. George Eliot has more read.
ers today in England and America
than when she lived in the flesh and
was seen walking about London.
The only thing that is eternally
young is genius. If she were living
now, few would hesitate to pronounce
her the greatest woman writer of
the day. George Eliot is a moral
artist, an ethical teacher, in a sense
in which Sir Walter Scott or Dick
ems was not. She brings to her task
an uncompromising earnestness; ev-
cry page of her writings is saturated
with an almost u%nrelaxing serious
ness. To demonstrate the eternal
laws of conduct which inclose and
environ mans existence is the bur.
den of her books.
1.-The two marriages of George FL
lot have elected much criticism,
friendly and unfriendly. l have
heard it said George Eliot herself re-
gretted in after years the influence
her example eXerted upon others.
There was in this act of hers an ap.
parent disrespect and indifference ia
existing institutions. The question
Of the relation of the sexes is steadi.
ly moving to tho front. In Europe
and America there are writer's who
think it is the crucial question of the
day. do not believe George Eliot
ever violated the spirit of her high
teaching on the subject of marriage.
George Eliot is a philosopher
novelist, teaching the meaning OF
life through the channels of fiction
There is in her, as there was in
Thomas Carlyle, a lurking sadness
a melancholia. While reading hei
pages l have said to myself, She has
dipped her pen in tears The story
of her religious evolution proves
that to know the truth was her only
desire, to cling to error was her only
fear. At an early age she found her
self slipping from the dogmati(
Christianity of the day, but if she
stopped going to church she never
ceased to be religious. The frs
condition of human goodness il
something to love, the second some
thing to reverence. Can there be
better definition of ethical religion
Religion to her meant somethin.
else besides doctrines and notions
1t meant tho free and diligent exer
ton of the intellect, the hunger ant
the thirst after righteousness. Thi
breach with the creed of her you'll
never created bitterness in her soul
for she says, 1T is possible, thanl
heaven, to have very erroneous the
oriCs and very sublime feelings.
No other writer has uttered NOR
eloquently the supremacy of til
deed over the creed. She is the mod
ern StOic
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-23

Litigant-You take nine-tenths of
the Judgment? Outrageous.
lawyer furnished all the skill
and eloquence and legal learning for
your cause
Litigant - But l furnished the
cause
Lawyer-Oh, anybody could do
that.-Detroit Tribune.
The Festum Herbarum was the day
on which the Roman women carried
bundles of herbs and fruits to the
temples. 1t was afterward made q
Christian holiday.
The wooden rollers on which the
Egyptians moved their blocks OF
stone are to be seen in the Cairo mu.
SeumS