davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-20
Umbrellas, Umbrellas.

Have you friend you think would like nice
fine Umbrella gift? We have them-bran new
stock for hrstmas-eher for ladies or gentlemen,
and are making specially low prices them.
At 81 50 gentlemen's fine quality real twilled silk
umbrellas, we'll made, will and be credit to the
owner; all the newest handles.
AT So and $780, better quality, real twilleJ silk
umbrellas for gentlemen, in finest handles tho sort
you generally pay from s. to SIS for.
At $l.25, gentlemen's real good wearing gloria
umbrellas, worth 81 50.
at sl35. 100 ladies' fine gloria umbrellas, gloria
that will wear, with the acacia and weichsel
handles. See them.
At $3.50, ladies' finest quality real twilled silk
breas. with newest sterling silver noun ted handles.
At "a so. ladies' five Sribhed iaffatn silk UNI brells
with choice handles close rolling worth as everywhere.
At IS. ladies' mourning umbrellas, real ebony
covered handles. Voey desirable
AZ 81. real good gloria urnbrellae tor tho ladies' the
81 25 kind
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
Theology.

a writer in The Church Standard says
that a guide in the Holy Land made the
following historical explanation to some
Americans by whom he was employed :
liking Saul, you know, was called Paul
after his conversion, and you can always
tell churchman, for he never fails to
speak of him as St. Paul F" This recalls
the old story of stupid candidate for
orders in Oxford who had been repeated
ly plucked in his divinity exam. " 1t
was at last decided to ask him one easy
question and let him go through if he
answered it correctly. The question Sc
lected was, "What was the former
name of St. Paul, the great apostle to
the gentiles?' AS the examiners hoped,
the young man answered saul, which
was correct. But just as they were
breathing a sigh of relief over his sue
cess the young fellow, proud of his
achievement and anxious to show how
much more he knew, turned back after
he had opened the door and added, HE
was the son Of Kish. :"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
Lived Under Every President.

An event Of great interest was cele-
brated in the village Of Fayetteville
Friday, when Peter Johnson reached
the one 1undreCt h anniversary Of his
birth. Mr.. johnson has lived under all
the presidents of the United States, be-
ing born when Washington had served
ak years in that Office. His first vote
was cast for James Monroe, and he has
voted for every president since then.
Mr.. Johnson's mind is clear, and. he is
in good health. Sixty descendants as
sembled on Aug. 16 in his honor. His
wife is 81 years Of age, and they have
been married "a years Mr.. Johnson's
first wife died, and in 1881 he married
Eliza A. Perry of Rome, who was born
in 1909. There are five children living,
and the grandchildren are % in num-
Der, and the great grandchildren are %,
the eldest being years old. Mr.. john
son is able to walk supported by two
canes. His recollections of early times
are very interesting, and he remembers
historical events of so years ago easily.
Utica Press.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
AIoltke's Idea Of Fun.

The boyish delight of the Prussian
generals at reaching Paris is shown IN
the story Of carouse held at Ferrleres,
near Meaux, told in letter of General
Verdy du Vernois, which was written ii
1870:
Yesterday was such a fatiguing day,
but lively and agreeable. At a King
William gave grand banquet His
majesty knew that we had to dine at g
with the head of the staff and oongratu-
lated us on our grandiose appetite. At 6
sharp I got away from the royal dinner
to be punctual to the minute at the
other one. Given the circumstances, it
was feast for Lucullus. Bismarck,
Room and their suites had already come.
We staid at table from till 10. Moltke
then set up whist tables. AS the punch
was delicious, we all staid till IN
the morning. Bismarck told lot Of
funny stories, and none funnier than his
account of Jules Favre's interview and
the interminable speeches of that French
envoy. One might fancy oneself, Bis
marck said, at public meeting when
he talked.
''Thoy read us some verses that he
was sending to Germany. IN conse-
quence of his dropping a line, the eff
feet was to the last degree comic. We
all went off into roars of laughter-one
of. us lay fiat on the table, another skip
ped round it, and Moltke showed his
sense of comicahty by sleeping bits of
bread in his full wineglass and throw
ing them in our faces. This dinner took
place in small chateau belonging to an
aristocratic old French lady. She did
the honors of her house in courtly, old
fashioned style, but she spoke no other
language but French. The dinner went
off so we'll that our host felt he must
thank the old lady. Unfortunately he
knew no French. His enthusiasm was
aroused by the moonlight that poured
down on a terrace where we took coffee
He went to the marquise, and mastering
what words of French he knew took her
tenderly by the hand, and pointing to the
waning moon said. 'Foyez, madame,
quel joh demi monde. )"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
A samoyed Feast.

When I returned in the afternoon to
the choom in driving storm of sleet,
I found Vassili and his wife in great
fettle. He had killed deer in the morn
ing, and they had been INDUCING in one
of their big feeds. In fact, as 1 sledged
up to the choom he and his wife were
only just concluding three hours feast.
Squatting on skins, they had rough
piece of plank in front of them on which
lay the stomach of reindeer. This was
almost full of blood, drained from the
deer-in fact, it formed their soup tu-
reen. They each had hind leg, on
which some of the hide still remained,
and cutting off chunks of the meat were
dipping them in the crimson soup and
then greedily swallowing the bonnie
bouche.
AS fitting background to the pic
ture pieces of the carcass, still dripping
with blood, hung all round the interior
of tha choom. On the ground were,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
Turkey,s subjects and England.

Probably Turkish rule in Armenia is
not much worse than in Macedonia, and
if the Armenians are to be pitied so are
the Macedonians, for the Turk is a
blighting curse to every subject race
within his dominions If we are sincere
IN our fervor for good government in
Turkey, we must renounce the idea OF
sacrificing these races to our political
aim of maintaining Turkey as bulwark
against Russia. This was the doctrine
of Mr.. Gladstone, and roundly he's he
been abused for it. The contrary doc.
trine has been that Of Lord Salisbury
and Lord Rosebery. Mr.. Gladstone rec
ognized the paramount obligation OF
conscience. Lord Rosebery, Lord Sails
bury and many of their predecessors
subordinated conscience to what they
regarded as the exigencies of policy
London Truth.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
Dug up a jar Containing old Coin.

Thomas Moore, Jr., and two other
workmen, while exeavating for pipe
connections at Market square, in Ches-
ter, Pa, on Thursday morning unearth-
ed a small preserving jar, containing
gold and silver Spanish coin, estimated
to be worth at least $3.50. Some Of the
coin bore the date of 1900, and other
pieces a later date. An old market
house, erected in the last century, stood
on the site where the money was found,
and it was torn down in 1857. It is
thought the money was buried by one of
the marketmen. Philadelphia Ledger.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
The Chief Language.

It is estimated that the chief Ian
guages Of the world are spoken by the
following numbers of people: Chinese,
by over 400, 900, 900; Hindoostanee. by
over 100, 900, 900; English, about 1o0,-
600, 1000; Russian, 70, 900, 900; German,
over 100000 Spanish, $4,000, 900;
French, 46, 900, 900; japanese, over 49,
600, 900; Italian, over SO, 600, COO Turk
ish, over 25, 900, 900.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05
Tho Fuel Question In the West.

The race between corn and coal for
the honor Of being the cheaper material
for fuelis interesting this year.-Chica-
90 Tribune. .,.,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05

You can build house out of sheets
Of wood pulp now if you incorporate
sheet wire gauze in the material It can
be made waterproof, fireproof, coldproof
and stronger than planking. Moreover,
the material can be made to represent
almost any other material and can be
nodded into almost any shape. Great is
wood pulp.-Paper Mill
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05

Dreamland is located in the lottery
office. Florida Times Union.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05

slsspls = s \ Ss's ss S.
way SIS the e,;sss
low was we'll spriinEilesdd with the sams7
natural dye. AS they sat there grinning
a welcome to me, with their cheeks and
brows all smeared with gore, they look
ed for all the world like the blood eat
ing ghouls of ones childish fancy
F. g. Jackson's "The Great Frozen
-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-13

900, again leaving out of consideration
the colleges where coeducation is the Or
der of the day. Last year there were
about 1913, 900 at 1877 colleges maintain
ed exclusively for women, and it is fair
to assume that since the sentiment for
greater mental culture is constantly
gaining ground among the women the
annual increase in the number of stu
dents is not less than 1900.
It is not more than 40 years ago that
any considerable number of people be-
gan to talk and think seriously about
educating the young women as well as
the young men in the higher branches,
and it was not until So years ago, in
1861, that Brewer Matthew Vassar put
the talk and thought into concrete form
by founding Vassar college, the Oldest
and still one of the greatest colleges for
women in all the world. Only those of
US who by rights should be gray haired
or baldheaded can recall the storm of
criticism the new institute of learning
called forth, but many who are neither
scant nor snowy haired can remember
very distinctly that until within the last
few years it seemed a strange and some
what daring thing for woman to be
graduate of anything more serious in
the educational way than high school,
academy or young ladies' seminary.
Some of US who are newspaper writ
ers remember also how ingeniously and
with what incisive wit the funny men
of 20 years ago used to work over and
over, in alleged new forms, the accept
ed joke about the Vassar girl and her
chewing cyr7n and how largely the news
papers without humorists of their own
used to copy these jokes 1t may seem a
little strange, but the authorities Of
Vassar used to worry about these jokes
quite as much as their perpetrators
plumed themselves upon the perpetra-
ton, and once sent out request, wheth-
er formal and direct or indirectly
through the mediumof a friendly journal
I have forgotten, that newspapers whose
editors believed in giving the girls a
show for the higher education should re-
| frain from reprinting the squibs, since
they mortified teachers, students and
the parents of students alike and great
| ~ damaged the institution by reducing
the attendance at the college.
Today the public needs not to be fur
nished the figures I have quoted to IN
derstand that college education for girls
has come to stay. Everybody accepts it
now, and the situation is taken advan-
tage of by members of all classes who
can afford it, except those Of the class
that, with the full consent of the rest of
the world, arrogates to itself the title of
"society" Of late years even genuine
society girls have not been entirely un-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-13

then studied at the Boston School Of
Technology, then lectured at Wellesley
on science and later was called west to
take professors chair at Chicago. She
is little woman, but full of energy and
of great executive ability.
The woman's college of Bryn Mawr,
Pa, has Miss M. Carey Thomas for its
dean. She is about 35, and her college
training, like that Of Mrs. Irvine, was
received at Cornell She also took post
graduate course at Leipsic, adding aft
erward such further training as she could
get at Zurich. Miss Thomas is an excep-
tiOnally pretty woman as well as a tire
less worker, whose efficiency and enthu-
siasm seem always to be at the highest
level, and who appears to have COM
pletely mastered the difficulty of per-
forming her duties according to a rigid
system, a problem, by the way, the
mastery Of which by either man or
woman denotes thorough education,
whether received in college or not.
The youngest of these brainy women
is Miss Emily James Smith, dean Of
Barnard college for women, which is
conducted in utilization, so to speak,
with Columbia college, New York.
When Miss Smith took the position, it
was agreed that she should thenceforth
be known only as Miss James Smith,
but somehow the old fashioned woman 8
name of Emily has stuck to her in spite
of the decision. Her father was justice
of the supreme court of the state of New
York, and she was educated at Bryn
Mawr, Girton college, Cambridge, Eng
land, and the University of Chicago.
She is a rapid worker, but she will not
apply herself for more than six hours
day, wherein she shows great good
sense. She is pretty woman.
The Oldest of the women who are
deans is Miss Agnes Irwin, who, in
1894, was called from Philadelphia,
where for 25 years she had conducted
school of her own, to be dean of Rad
cliffe college, as the Harvard annex is
now termed. Miss Irwin is 81 years old,
and of all the deans is the only one not
herself a college graduate. She is said
to be very well educated, however,
though as all the instruction at Radcliffe
will be supplied by the lecturers at Har-
rard her work as instructor will be very
light. In fact, she was avowedly chosen
rather to give tone' than to teach, and
that she will do admirably. She is
great granddaughter of Benjamin Frank
lin
The president of Radcliffe is Mrs
Louis Agassiz, widow of the celebrated
professor, but she is not practically en-
gagged in the higher instruction.
M. L DEXTER.
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HEARD AND OVERHEARD.
Facts and Fancies JOtsed Down in the
Daily Note Book.

Facts and Fancies JOtted Down in the
Daily Note Book.
Boarding houses are said TO be hot
beds of gossip, but they don't compare
in this respect with some office build
ings.
1t may be your privilege to be disa-
greeable, butyo cannot claim any moral
right to be so.
A fad may bore ones friends, but it is
a good safety valve for ones own enthu-
siasm.
'.Dear me-" said a Topeka woman to
the owner of the note book, II wish
somebody would teach every body what
nee means. 1t is very funny to see in a
paper that Mrs. William Smith nee Mary
Jones is in the city. Nee is literally
born, and as no girl is born Mary or Su-
san. it is proper to say nee Jones only.
A man asks who will sew the buttons
n'athe boomers of the new woman.
Probably the cold" woman who has
learned how.
A Topeka young man who figured as
best man at recent wedding, dare not
feel sure but that he is married himself.
He was so excited he made all the re-
sponses, but he thinks the maid of honor
is a real designing creature if she takes
advantage of that fact.
What wonderful inspiration are the
people who have faith in you.
Some people are born polite, some
achieve politeness, few have it thrust up
on them.
Two Topeka girls were overheard last
evening discussing young man. One
objected to him as poser. the other re-
piled "well, he's no imposer and I hope
may develop into proposer;" this was
. poser to number one and she had to
give in.
Why do people say blushing bride?
A bride is always as pale as a ghost.
A Santa Fe Office young man leaves a
bouquet at a Topeka avenue residence
every evening.
One Topeka young man wears SO many
badges that he looks like a modern edi-
ton of DR.. Cupid.
Baggage men hate bicycles nearly as
much as they once hated dogs.
A Topeka young man who has just
finished celebrating the Fourth, is re-
forming with an upper case R. The or
der of his most recent acquaintance are
| D. E. Bauch, r. E. Morse. r. E. Form.
A Topeka lady who had not been out
| for some time wore elder flowers to a
party, not long ago, as she said, so peo-
pie would not mistake her for a bud
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-13
BURN WORTHLESS PAPERS

a New Law Which Enables the Register
to Dispose of Needless Documents.
The last legislature passed law pro-
viding that chattel mortgages which have
become outlawed or released for a GER
tain length of time, and other worthless
Instruments fled in the office of every
register of deeds in Kansas. might be
destroyed. The only formality imposed
by the law is that record be kept of the
documents destroyed, and that the
papers shall bs burned in the presence
of the hoard of county commissioners.
The bill is one that will afford great re-
lief to the registers of deeds in Kansas.
Their offices have been stocked and
crowded with documents which passed
their day of usefulness or value many
years ago.
In many counties in Kansas the regis
ters are taking advantage of this law
and are holding what they call 'official
county bonfires." The worthless dOcu-
msnts in the office of Frank Brooks the
register of deeds at Topeka, however
have not been destroyed The Office il
packed with chattsl mortgages and Othel
worthless legal instruments which ara
packed away like cordwood.
81 have not been able to arrange fol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-13

Arbor. is another institution that did
pioneer coeducational work, the univer-
sity at Ober1in, O., is another, and
within the last few years several othes
coeducational institutions, including
Chicago university, great though yet
very young, have sprung up, and the
doors have been opened to the girls by
several of the older schools. Even over
grown, conservative Harvard has cone
sented, seeing that the girls will be ed
ucated, willy nilly, to examine the
charming students Of Harvard annex,
now known as Radcliffe college, and
grant degrees, while Columbia of New
York has joined hands with Barnard
college for women, though there Is
nothing coeducationa1 about the system
of either of these institutions.
The late Maria Mitchell, who held
the chair of astronomy at Vassar, was
one of the first women to fill more res
sponsible place in a woman's college,
and for long time she was almost
alone. But the number of Instructors
places and professors chairs occupied by
women is steadily growing, though
slowly. Five or six there are now who
are deans, and every one of them is a
woman of not only exceptional attain
ments, but one who is also spoken of by
those who know her as of unusual at
Effectiveness.
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, who re-
Gently resigned her place as dean Of
Chicago university that she might ac-
company her husband on an extended
trip abroad, is one of the only two mar
ried women of all those who have risen
to such eLninence as she in the actual
work of the higher instruction. She
was one of the first to be graduated from
the University of Michigan after it
opened its doors to women, and after
graduation she became a teacher of his
tory at Wellesley, one of the most famous
of all the colleges open to women only.
Later she became its president, but re-
signed that post after six years service,
when she married Professor George Her
bert Palmer of Harvard. Mrs. Palmer
is very womanly as well as a very
learned and energetic little woman.
Her duties at Chicago were not onerous
and required not more than six weeks
of her time every term. At Wellesley
Mrs. Palmer was succeeded as president
by Mrs. Julia J. Irvine, sister of w.
f. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill,
and a graduate of Cornell She also
studied at Leipsic.
Mrs Palmer has been succeeded at
Chicago by Miss Marion Talbot, who
was graduated from Wellesley in 1880
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-13

known in college halls, though they are
not by any means as yet the dominant
factor young men of high social connec-
lions have become in some of the lead
ing colleges for men,
The coeducational idea made little
Roadway so far as the higher training
goes until some years after the girls
colleges had got well started. Cornell
university was one of the pioneers. In
the words of Ezra Cornell, its founder,
it was designed from the first to be can
institution where any person can find
instruction in any study" There were
no sex limitations whatever in that
bold, brief outline of the university's
scope, and though sometimes Cornell
male undergraduates declare they do not
like the idea of being placed on the same
plane with the girls the latter rejoice in
being ''coeds, study as hard or harder
than the boys, behave great deal bet
ter, and oftentilnes quite outrun them
in attainments.
The University of Michigan, at Ann
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-13
INSTRUCT THE GIRLS
WOMEN WHO HAVE WON FAME IN
T4E EDUCATIONAL WORLD.

They Are Not Yet Numerous, CuriOusIy
Enough, but Their Number Is Steadily
IncreasipV-soy,aT Dfo-,,,a.,c,, a ,,o,,+ the
Annual Army of Girl Graduates.
There are number of reasons why
some discussion of the college woman,
both student and educator, is timely and
proper just now Within the past few
weeks some thousands of young women
Enthusiastically not less than 90, 900
all told, without considering the coed
ucational institutions - have become
alumn@ and started out to travel their
diverse ways through life. When, in
the autumn, the colleges shall again
open their doors to the girls who thirst
for the higher education, the number of
students will probably be at least 1885,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-13
A BETTING JUSTICE.
One in Colorado Who Backs the Correct
ness of His Statements With Money.

One in Colorado Who Backs the Correct
ness of His Statements With Money.
County Attorney Cochrane of Colorado
Springs ia spending few weeks in Tope-
ka with relatives, resting up for a big
criminal docket set for the September
term of court.
There is a justice of the peace in
eastern Colorado" Mr. Cochrane says,
who used to be the captain of vessel
on the lakes He doesn't know any law,
but he has pretty good eye for justice.
lit is no use for lawyer to complain
if he gets beat. He won't stand any in
situations that his court has erred, If \
LAWYER makes such a suggestion the JUS
tice stands up, throws a law book on his
table, shakes his fist at the lawyer and
says, - it, Pm right and l knowI am
right. Pill bet you $50 that I'm affirmed
in the higher court ,"
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sister and daughter of Mrs R z Jami-
son, are Mrs. Jamison's guests at 526
Lincoln street, having arrived from St.
Louis Thursday.
Mr.. D. a. Clements went to Chicago
yesterday.
Mrs. J. A Parkinson of Quenemo, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. E. E. Robinson
on Western avenue.
Mr.. D. ]. Harding will join the Okla
homa bicycle party.
Miss Maud Dumont will leave Monday
to visit her brother in st. Louis.
Mir. Fred Nathan of Boston, will be
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Harding
over Sunday.
Miss Ivah Davis and Miss Edna Nc
Clintock will go to Hiawatha next week
to visit Col and Mira Herric6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-13

destroying my worthless papers" Mr..
Brooks says Il am talking about it to
the county commissioners and 1 hope
they will take some action soon. This
office is full of papers that are outlawed
or released, and consequently are of no
use to any one. Before burning them,
we would have to make a minute record
of each one of them. We have so many
thousands of them it would take months
for US to do it with our present force 1t
will no doubt be necessary to engage ex-
ira clerks to get ready to burn the worth
less records,