davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
A REMARKADLE DOLLHOUSE.

A little girl in Chicago who has a
very rich and indulgent father is the
owner of the most beautiful and COM
plets dollhouse, probably, that ever was
built 1t stands on the lawn of her
home and, built of brick, with tiny
tower and cupola, it looks exactly like
small copy of any fashionable resi-
dence. A flight OF stone steps leads
up to the front door, which is of solid
oak, beautifully polished, and pro-
vided with an electric bell to announce
callers. On the door, which is four
feet high, big enough to admit a
good-sized child, is polished silver
plate with the name of the little owner
written upon it. Once inside, the
delights of the place would rejoice any
little girls heart, The hallway is flu
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
To Can Turtles.

A number of local capitalists at
Cortland, N. Y, have organized
scheme for canning turtles in the
W est Indies for sale in New York and
Europe, where green turtle soup and
turtle steak are now among the
choicest and most expensive delica-
cies. Turtle eggs are also to be laid
on our tables at little more than cost.
Robert p. Porter, late superintendent
of the census, is said to be interested
in the enterprise.
The plan which the Cortland capi-
talists regard as most feasible is TO
either charter or purchase sailing
vessel, and equip her with lumber and
other necessary articles to construct a
canning factory, including few huge
kettles in which the turtles will be
boiled, together with provisions for
the supply of the men who will be
employed to put up the building and
maintain those that will do the work
OF boiling and canning. The natives
will be utilized to catch the turtles.
AS soon as u cargo OF turtles is
canned the vessel will return to New
Orleans or to New York and the goods
will be consigned to agents who will
place them on the market. The
United States will be supplied first,
and then shipments will be made to
England and France.
1t is thought there will be great
demand for canned turtle in the
country towns, as 1t is toothsome
dish when made into soup or turtle
steaks. New York Journal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
Well to Remember.

What is good for one is not always
good for another. This is illustrated
in a short tale told some time ago
about French medical student
While in London on visit the student
lodged in the house with man very
sick with fever, who was continually
besieged by his nurse to drink very
nausenting liquids which were luke
warm. The sick man found this al
most impossible to do, until one day
he whispered to his nurse:
"Brng mo salt herring and will
drink as much as you please. 4"
The woman indulged him in his re-
quest; he ate the herring, drank the
liquids, underwent,the required per-
spiration and recovered.
The French student, thinking this
very clever. inserted in his Journal,
"Salt-herring cures an Englishman OF
fever.
On his return to France he pre-
scribed the same remedy to his first
patient with q fever. The patient
died. On which he inscribed in his
journal: IN. Is. A salt herring
cures an Englishman, but kills a
Frenchman. - Harpor's Round Table.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
Death in The Rose.

And now the iusatiate microbe
searcher udds terror to existence-n
double one, indeed, for he takes away
a great Joy. A scientist finds that III
tine heart of the beautiful American
Beauty rose Is a parasite deadly to its
life AMI beauty. 70 protect the rose
flower growers use spray OF poison
GUS l;qaii which is likely to injure the
too aydent inhaler of the roses fraS-
rance. The young man, however, wh o
pays 81 apiece for the bunch OF roses
which he presents to the queen OF his
fancy will at least have the inhing
now. She cannot sit now as OF yore
and calmly uibble a weeks salary IN
rose petals ct an evening, New York
Recorder.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
The Change it Makes.

Merchant Tailor-Good morning,
Mr.. Truepay. What can do for you
this morning?"
Mr.. Truepay-I want a suit OF
clothes.
'.Yes. sir. John, the tape and book,
please"
"Oh, don't want suit to measure,
want ready made suit:
"Eh? Ready-made?"
"Yes--a cheap one"
"Certainly,s certainly. Right this
way, please. hadn't heard OF your
marriage. New York Weekly
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
{ =,biDdPeD,SG5oluEl1D

ished in hard woods and is lighted by
small gas lamp hanging from the
ceiling; umbrella and hat racks stand
there, and pretty portieres separate 1t
from the parlor. In this handsome
room the furniture is all Of enameled
wood, covered with white brocaded
silk. 1t has Il beautiful msntel COW
cred with handsome ornaments, real
gas chandelier, besides lovely little
lamps on tables. The dining room
has sideboards and china closets, the
kitchen is exactly like any kitchen,
only tiny, and The bedrooms are fitted
up in the most complete manner. As
the ceilings are six feet ten inches
high,the rooms are plenty big enough
for the little owner and her friends to
play about in. Lovely dolls from
Paris make mp the family, including
handsomely dressed dolls as ladies i'll
tue parlor, COOK doll i'll the kitchen,
baby and nurse dolls in the bedrooms,
and waitress dolls in the dining room.
The house and fittings and family
cost over 5000, and do you know
that there is no more real fun to be
had out Of it than from the lovely
dollhouses many little girls make out
OF soapboxes?-New York Times.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

] like this kind old sunny SOUL
Whom nothing can annoy;
His pleasant smile is eer the samo,
70 eli my heart with Joy.
l like his quaint, unsainly shape;
like his big round face.
Although he's clumsy through and through.
To ne he's full Of grace.
Indeed. he's sweet enough to eat
Feet, elbows, legs AMI heal-
This very dear old gentleman,
Who's made of gingerbread. -,
r. X. MunkittricG, in HGrpcr's Round
Table.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

nopiesb tuiub SullOr ever uOne. They
seen him from the shore and they
made up their minds the schooner
would leave her ribs on the rocks.
But the lifeboar boys were going to
put out, just the same. 1 was stand
ing there and heerd them talk. Its
mighty rough, boys. The chances
are agin it, but it must be done.
Them seas were just rollin' in. you
see. We've got our duty to be done;
there's flag of distress. Come on,
boys!'
"They seen the boys gettin' ready
to come ont on the schooner and what
do you 'spose they done? They
wouldn't let those boys run any such
risks. Down comes the flag of dis
tress, to the bewilderment of the men
on shore. Up it goes, reversed, tell
ing: we don't need help; we can
help ourselves, 1t dazed the boys on
shore. Not need help with the sens
threatening every moment to over
whelm them? Had they gone crazy;
were they daft; did they want to die?
Yet there was the flag they had re-
versed. Out of the fury of the sea
they had spoken. Out of the wildness
of the tempest came back a. response
like one from heaven to the trembling
women on the shore who had implored
their husbands not to go out in the
lifeboat in that sea. They didn't
want help!
"The moments seemed like hours
Then we seen boat lowered from the
schooner, n mere cockle-shell, and we
understood. The men on shore were
not to be sacrificed. 1t was the no.
blest thing to see those men tumble
in their little boat and pull gallantly
toward the land. Upon the land was
the wife of the captain. When the
flag was reversed she uttered wall of
anguish. He will not take help; he
will not, will not, she moaned. Had
not the boat been lowered from the
schooner the mon would have gone
out at any hazard. How they watched
the cockle-shell! A hundred times
it arose. Heaven seemed to watch over
it, because OF the gallant deed of the
captain. 1t seemed preserved by some
special act of providence in recogni-
ton of the bravery of the crew in ac-
quiescing in such course. On it came
up and down; nearer and nearer. The
crowd raised their voices, now inspired
by hope, encouraging them to new ef-
forts They held their breath rs tre-
mcndous wave bore them along on its
horrible kissing crest with tho speed
of an express train and then left them
in hollow to be borne down by the
breaking of the wave. But they
arose, and the next moment men
rushed into the surf and drew them
safely to land, sound to man, while
the schooner, like poor, helpless
bird, beat herself to deuth upon the
distant rocks. Then the women, every
one of them, rushed to the captain,
kissed him and blessed him with united
voices. 1t was a sight never to be
forgotten-never to fade in impress
ivencss. Tho sea has its heroes as
wcllas the land. But this deed should
long be remembered. by the life-boat
men. That captain deserved medal,
for in the face of death, with possible
help near at hand, he thought of
others who might be made widows and
orphans, and reversed the flag. God
bless him - Detroit Free Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
REVERSED THE FLAG.
Hamilton Jay.

Twas standing on tic wharf, watching
|the sailors unload cargo of fish from
Ia schooner which Mad just returned
from the banks. The boat had Jared
| well, reporting 60, 900 pounds of hall
but, and it was sight well worth see-
Ding to note the great fish, some of
them weighing several hundred
pounds being brought to the wharf.
The schooner had had quick run
ld the crew were cheerful as became
ben who had turned over few dollars
% speedily. Besides, the market price
Fas good, there having been dearth
bi fish recently. Great Boston was
pager for that cargo of fish and was
Flllag to pay the advance in price
fhlch naturally followed the condi-
ions Of the hour. 1t was a pictur
sqne sight, this unloading of a fish
chooner The old wharf, lying pro-
rcted in the harbor; scaward the
|pen ocean; down the harbor a small
prest OF spars, belonging not to ma
Pstlc merchantmen, but to the
Prlghtly, agile, attractive schooners
hlch shoot in and out of the larbor
all times and in all kinds OF weather.
Is a spectacle that yachtsman
opld enjoy-the coming and going
these boats. In such masterful
amer are they handled that they
lde IN and out among the other YES
U.s. always without mishap, some
nes performing evolutions which
em almost impossible to the lands
pm.
The crew were bronzed, with faces
e leather A group of women had
avn near to greet them home, and
lei as had been the trip, the well
me back was none the less :ervent.
Pst OF them, however, had no one
port to greet them; They were
re outcasts OF the ocean tramps of
sea; working for while and then
endlng all their wages in riotous
ing.
among the women on the wharf
day was one who asked for
Aicken halibut."
Here's one, LIZ" called out
or tossing to her fish which
Aeu miniature, indeed, compared
ne other monsters of the deep.
Is II iresh?" she asked, handling
chicken" suspiciously.
CUT 1t and see, was the response.
mat she took out knife and
ked bit out of the tail.
les; 1t bleeds all right" she an
need. This is test that never
car me on an old maekerel box
an old salt who had retired from
- service, but who always liked
ee the boys come in. He sat
NJ and sat around. That was his
pation-sitting. He would sit all
mug aud all afternoon on box
y and never tire. He was mar.
si''lns and spinning yarns. The
eNoW never forgot, thoreh, and
'ou the same story twice. Here's
= 'oid about figure we'll known
oacester-with most of the dia-
Eliminated:
ever heard what lie done when
aflvlng toward the shore in
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
VOL. VII,
GoIdenrod.

,urk and mist of the morning.
clore and clamor OF day.
,.a,o and languor Of eventide
,y whon tbe shadows, idly play;
,,,nor ~ the faith that clingeth,
Git Of the loving God,
Giving glory to everything,
The beautiful goldenrod
The prodigal OF nature,
The spendthrlft Of the spring,
nall eiyer in the summertime.
10 70 which the glamours cling,
ooyerinr the earth with beauty,
Hiding the ragged sod,
And never 10th to plight its troth,
The beautiful goldenrod
as with tired feet We wander
Along the weary path,
With tbe ghosts OF broken forests
B,walling the storm kings wrath,
rleam lights up the shadows,
And springing from the sod,
# heals the earth with blessings sweet,
Tho beautiful goldenrod!
Jthunts out humble places
Where roses never bloom,
And where the rarcr proteSes
OF the spring ne'er seek for room,
And there, in loving Kindness,
Where unseen feet have ,trod,
It weayes Its yellow mantle bright,
The beautiful goldenrod!
And here is taught lesson
That oil should try to heed,
That not alone in palace hall
Is written the kindly deed:
That from the humble hoyel
Go sweeter prayers to God,
As in the lowly places blooms
The be autiful goldenrod
Hamilton J
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
SUICIDE OF A DEsP0NDENT CAT.

a curious story OF an animal dclib-
erately committing suicide comes from
little village in the western part OF
this state. A cat and dog brought
up together were great p!aymates and
very fond Of each other. They were
the pets of family whose home was
not far from a railroad track, and one
day the dog raced over tue rails too
near an approaching train, and was
struck by the engine and instantly
killed. The cat was i'll full chase
after him at the moment, and saw her
playfellow meet his death. She was
inconsolablc, refused her food, and
would not run or play about in an
swer to the children's efforts to arouse
her. She strayed often down to the
track where her friend was killed, and,
finally, one day less than week after
the dogs DEATH the cat leaped in front
of an oncoming engine and was her.
self killed.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
GOLDEN CROWNED AND RUBY CROWNED
kINGLETS.

KINGLETS.
There are two birds much alike in
all respects, the golden crowned and
ruby-crowned kinglets, writes c. G.
Adams. They spend their summers
in the far north, and winter, the for
mer in the middle states and south
ward, and the latter altogether far
south. SO it is written; but | have
seen ruby-crowns at Christmas in
so, ern New rsey and occasionally
elsewhere. The golden crowned is
the common one with us all the win
ter, and Il very companionable little
fellow it is. While preferribg ever
greens, it is satisfied with shrubbery
of any kind, and will cheerfully pick
its way through tangled vines, all the
while singing or trying TO, which is
Just as well, for the simple sound
shows what a cheerful heart the king
let has, and we are as quick to respond
to an effort as to great feat accom-
plished.
The golden-crowned kinglet occa-
sionaliy leaves the trees and shrub
berry in winter, aud. entering unoccu-
pied buildings, ns stables, barns and
woodsheds, goes upon spider hunt
Whether an original conception or he
took the hint from the wrens, | do not
know. In general makeup and man
ner this bird is very wrenlike, as it is
looked upon as wren by the major
ity of people. The birds are not fair
weather creatures, for they were very
common and apparently suffered no
inconvenience one winter when the
temperature was at zero (Fahrcnheit)
and there WAS much snow. They con-
gregated in the spruc4s, larches and
expresses, and twttered as merrily as
did the tree-sparrow all winter long.
The ruby-crowned kinglet passes
the summer and breeding season in
colder parts of the North American
continent, and while there gives album
dant evidence of its superior vocal
powers.
The majority of our people know ii
necessarily as a pretty migratory bird
that merely twitters rs it goes leisure
ly nortawurd in early spring or SOUTH
ward in autumn. In the middle states
it is seen at it's best in April. Given
warm, sunny day aud plenty of I'M
derbrush and the Liuglets are pretty
sure to be found. Then their min
gled voices will ring through the leaf
less woodland, but not loudly.
The nests of both kinglcts are hinge,
nearly globnlar affairs, made of light
aimsv material, but we'll knit, and SO
warm home for the young. This,
Of course, is needed considering the
cool. damp localities chosen for
home during the breeding season.
That the nests should be large when
the bird is small need not excite sur
prise when we know that many eggs
are laid. In one instance eleven eggs
were found in the nest, and if all
Matched the room the growing king
let's would require would be consid-
cradle. Detroit Free Press.
l,roo aal cnme ont of n WATER OiDe
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

A large eel came ont of u water pipe
in the New York Press office the other
night, and now the few employees that
have been in the habit OF drinking
water have sworn oil.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19

his ideas from the picture
books and aspires to cut the
"outer edge" and the Dutch
rolf with folded arms, and apparently
oblivious of all the rest of the world.
But among hockey players they are
quite the thing. I'm appearance they
are not things of beauty. They look
clumsy and unmanageable, but in re-
ality they are very light. The only
steel in their makeup is a narrow run
ner, not sixteenth of an inch thick.
which is almost concealed between two
strips of aluminium. In comparison
with the broad edge of the common
skate the runner looks like the blade OF
knife.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19

BY agreement between the govern
ment authorities of the United States
and France, ex-Consul Waller will soon
be released from a French prison. He
receives pardon on the condition that
the United States shall make no claim
for damages in behalf of the prisoner
based upon his arrest, conviction or
Imprisonment. Waller may, however,
sue in the French courts for damages
for ill-treatment.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19
Prepared Fuel.

Many experiments have been made
with prepared fuel pressed into bricks,
but they have not been a pronounced
success. The trouble is said to be ow-
ing to the coarseness Of the particles.
A new and practical process grinds the
material into almost dust-like. fineness.
1t is then mixed with pitch, coal-tar and
other ingredients and heated and COM
pressed into cakes sufficiently hard to
bear transportation, to burn with the
utmost freedom, to be uninjured by
wet and much more manageable in
every way than ordinary coal. 1t is
also dustless, which is great point,
especially for household use.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19

informed small boy. One would narss-
" imagine that such a thing could
possibly fly. 1t looks more like a SER
les of dry goods boxes strung togeth~
er than like a kite. The boxes, how
ever, are of silk, and they have no
tops or bottoms. A string of five Of
them weighs only twenty-five ounces,
the frame work being of very light
sticks of wood. But you ought to see
the machine go up. 1t doesn't fly like
an ordinary kite; it goes up into the
air with rush and scars far aloft like
a lowering bird, almost without per-
ceptible motion.
The inventor of this strange flying
machine, says the Washington Star,
is S. A. Potter of the weather bureau
staff, The idea from which it is de-
rived was original with an Australian
eXperimenter named Hargrave. Like
the Potter kite, Hergrave's flyer con-
sists in it's simplest form of two box
es, topless and bottomless, Joined to-
gether by frame of wood. But the
boxes are rectangular, whereas those
of Mr.. Potter's kite are diamond
shaped. BY this modification of form
Mr.ePotftr is enabled to. make his frame
ever so much lighter, SO that the whole
affair weighs scarcely more than a
pound. Any boy can make such kite
and fly it far more easily than one Of
the ordinary sort. 1t flies itself, one
might say, requiring only to be tossed
into the air where there is fair breeze
blowing. The Potter kite has several
times the lifting power of the common
kite, possessing four plain surfaces in
stead of one.
By. means of kite observations it i.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19
A Mechanics, Marvel.

An expert tool juggler in one of the
great English needle factories in re-
cent test Of skill performed one Of the
most delicate mechanical feats imagin-
able. He took a common sewing ma
chine needle of medium size (length
one and five-eighths inches) and drilled
hole through its entire length from
eye to point. the opening being just
large enough to admit the passage Of 9
very fine hair.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19

A thimble was originally a thumb
bell, because it was worn on the thumb
as sailors still wear their thimbles. 1t
is a Dutch invention, and in 1884, in
Amsterdam, the bicentennial of the
thimble was celebrated with great
deal of formality. The first thimble
made was presented in 1884 to Anna
van Wedy, the second wife of Killien
van Rensselaer,, the purchaser of Rens-
selaerwyck. In presenting his useful
gift, Van Benscoten begged Nine.
Rensselaer, Ito accept this new cover
ing for the protection of her diligent
fingers as token of his esteem"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19

to the timer living-room. There in one
corner, looking very big and clumsy,
stood an oaken chest with the lilies of
France carved upon it. The old woman
unfastened a key from her chatelaine
ana knelt before the chest. She paused.
Monsieur must. know" she said,
gravely, long way back in France my
people were not poor. but rich That
was before the revolution, monsieur;
before their names were knitted into
the cruel madame's stocking. They fell.
We have always been poor enough
since. This chest contains my great
grandmothcr's ball gown. Monsieur
shall see"
She unlocked the chest and lifting
covering OF tissue paper shook out a
rich white satin gown, heavily en-
hroidered with pale-blue forget-me-
'""her was thlclSly sown
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19
The Microscopes Examination of Cotton,

The Microscopes Examination of Cotton.
Cotton fiber, when magnified about
$50 diameters, has the appearance OF a
band of ribbon twisted in a spiral. 1t
is thicker at the edge than in the
middle, and has irregular surface mark
ings. In some cotton the spiral char
acteristics are much more apparent
than in others. In the better qualities
of Sea Island cotton a transverse sec
ton shows a central cavity running
.longitudinally with the fiber. The
breadth of cotton fiber is less than that
of wool. 1t is a curious fact that cct-
ton, wool and silk present character
istics in common, being ribbon-shaped
and spiral. The wonders of the micro.
scrope are many, and familiarity with
this instructive instrument furnishes
an endless source of knowledge and
entertainment.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19
Uses for Old Corks.

Corks are thrown away in great
quantities, and very few people think
there is any value attached to that
material after it has served its pur-
pose once as stopper of a bottle. New
ertheless it has become one of the most
valuable components of citys refuse.
Great quantities Of used corks are now
used again in the manufacture of insll-
ating covers of steam pipes and boilers,
points to be protected from the influ-
ence Of heat. Powdered cork is very
useful for filling in horse collars, and
the very latest application of this ma
terial is the filling in of pneumatic
tires with cork shavings. Mats for
bathrooms are made of cork exclusively
and it also goes into the composition of
linoleum. Cheap life preservers are
now filed exclusively with bottle stop
pers, cut into little pieces.-Scientific
American.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19

A corner on bibles is the latest The
American Bible society of New York
has secured control of the publications
of certain London houses and Chicago
pays tribute to Gotham amounting to
tens of thousands of dollars year.
Chicago is organizing a company to
print her own bibles. They will be
issued in forty languages and the sup
ply will be independent of London or
New York.