davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
RELIGIOUS NIHILISM.

With no true Gar, with no priesthood. what
were these Old Believers to do? The question
caused a new division. There those who
were content to take up priests who had been
cast off by the State Church. In process Of time
they even organized a hierarchy Of their own
with patriarch outside Of Russia. With hun
dreds Of thousands, perhaps Millions Of adj
herents, this secret Church seemed a greater
danger to autocracy than Rome could be. The
Empire was divided into dioceses. and bishops
were appointed, of whom the Government knew
nothing. But the masses In this new organism
were not disposed to be ruled by the hierarchy
which they had set up, and the outcome was
series Of new divisions. some content with such
priests as they can get. others adhering TO the
whole machinery OF prelates. monks ana popes'
But the most Characteristic result OF the protest
against Peters innovation was the CROWN or
a vast body Of malcontents, who held thal 'he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
STRANGE RUSSIA.
NOTES ON HER RELIGIOUS PECULIARI-
TIES

THE EMPIRE OF THE TsARs AND THE RUS
SLAMS BY Anatole Leroy Beaulieu Member
Third French Edition with Annotatons by
Zenade A. Ragozin. Part III The Religion
PIP. XII. COL. G. p. Putnams Sons.
The translator evidently in despair with
NJ Leroy Beaulieu in this volume. She tells her
readers that, If they are surprised at the small
number Of the notes from her hand, they have
only 10 consider how many It would have taken
to set matters right. She as editor. finds her
author one of those who persistently look at
only one side of religious questions In Russia.
She points TO the aggressive obstinacy of Prot
estants and Catholics threat against the
safety OF the Empire. 1t is matter of history.
she saws. that the Catholic clergy of Poland In
cited all the instructions, and that the vaults
of churches and converts were the arsenas or
the rebellious forces. Without the discomfort
which was fomented by the merely tolerated re-
lisions politics would have had a smaller share
IN spiritual affairs and many things might have
been different from what they were. But, after
all. the central principle Of her criticism does
not seem TO differ greatly from that which Nj.
Leroy Beauieu makes the vital thing in his
whole study Of churches and scots In Russia
namely the relation of religion to politics. III Is
not federation that Russia lacks In his oplnion'
she has as much OF that barring the one priVi-
lege Of PROSECUTING, as any nation In Europe.
What defect there is from the religious point OF
viav ia due to q social and political condition
which could only be matched in Western Eu-
rope by going back to the Middle Ages TO MS
mind the Russian is above all an inexorable
logician. and the logic Of autocrocy Is method
of treating religions similar to that of absolute
princes in the Spain and France OF long ago.
Apparently NJ. Leroy Beauieu does not deem
the logic conclusive, for in a long apostrophe to
the Autocrat he argues that the utmost liberty
IN matters ecclesiastical would be quite con-
s,stent with Russian absolutism. and that 1t
would be the easiest thing in the world to bring
about. since the word of the Car would suffice
He thinks that the State Church would be as
little affected by such decree as the Estab-
ushed Church of England is by the presence OF
Nonconformists But he neglects to say that
disestablishment is thing often gravely dis
cussed In England. and that If such problem
were seriously proposed in Russia 1t would give
the rural masses Of the nation shock almost
as If the world were coming to an end
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
SURVIVING PAGANISM.
over.

Now the rites OF the old heathenism were
wholly magical. and the impression that the
rites Of Christianity were OF similar character
became prevalent one II the observances OF
a ritual or the words OF prayer were not re-
peated with literal exactness, the whole service
would lose it's efficacy. II prayers were SAID Tor
rain and the rain did not come. the failure
might be attributed to the priest and NJ Leroy
Beaulieu alludes TO examples in recent times
when the peasants mobbed their "popes for
want of success in meeting some practical need
Of this kind. They also take summary ven
geance on the physician who fails to cure dis
eases. Rare as such incidents are. they still
reveal a mode OF thought not very far removed
from primitvism. With such things in view, NJ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
THE INGENIOUS AKHOOND.
From Blackwood's Magazine.


Much inquiry has convinced me that hypnotism,
or rnesmcrism cum trickery. is largely practised
among the Anghans. and is a great source OF
power among the priesthood. The people; being
entirely ignorant and very superstitiOus lend them
selves very readily to suggestion. and have un-
bounded powers OF faith. In connection with this
a certain very cynical and sceptical Persian mira
(scribe), who az one time employed by the
Indian Foreign ONCE 10 obtain Information about
the famous AkhOOnd OF Swat. Abdul Gaffoor.
and lived for a considerable time a. his shrine tells
me n CURIOUS story He says the AkhoOnd was a
past master IN hypnOtsm and mesmerism. which
were thS backbone Of his uower and that there
were no limits the decisions with which he would
impress the ignorant tribe smen who visited him.
The MIRA informs me that the Akhoond used 70
rub the/wOoden walls OF his house I'm places with
camphor, musk and such like spices before an
interview with a religious inquirer, and then by
putting closed ca.hmcerec hraZier OF hot Goals
within n hidden recess under the wall. he used 10
claim the odor gradually worked out OF the wall
by the heat manifestation OF the Ruh-ul-
Khuddas thc Holy Ghosr-the odor OF sanctty due
TO his very potent prayer The way for hypnOtism.
suggestion. etc. beng thus generally paved. faith
did the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
THE OLD BELIEVERS.

Now to the men who felt this reverence for the
books and for the very words to which they had
been accustomed there appeared dire apparition
some generations ago in the form of a learned
Patriarch who gathered manuscripts and COM
pared them and rrtated people by saying that
the services OF the Church had become corrupt
He changed things. inserting passages which he
said had been omitted through carelessness. and
emitting others that were now cherished. but
were unknown to earlier times. This Patriarch
Nixon was apparently justified In his criticism Of
the lturgical texts 81 they were known to his
contemporaries. Others before him had said
much the same thing But they were not in po-
sition to act as he did. With the guidance Of a
collection of ancient manuscripts and the assist
ance Of monks from Constantinople and Mount
Athos he corrected the books The learned men
of the Church. the bishops and higher clergy sup
ported him. But to the people and TO the multi
tude of local priests his work seemed like sacri-
lege In vain they were told that thereforrn was
merely one that restored to the ritual the exact
words Of the ancient Church. They had their
own test of antiquity. Their fathers before them
had used the books that they used, and these
must be right In this dispute originated the
schsm which still divides Great Russia. The will
of Peter the Great perpetuated Nikons reforms
But 1t did not suffice to convince the men who re-
vered the books as Nixon found them. They be-
came the Old Believers. and their persistence has
almost convinced their opponents that they really
maintain the ancient religion instead Of tradi-
ton WHICH had been gradually corrupted
They not only preserved the words that had
been handed down to them, but they imbbed a
prejudice against print as too modern for them,
and 10 this day their sacred books are in manu-
script. Their passion for antiquity, as they I'M
derstood IT, descended to minute particulars. To-
bacco tea coffee and sugar were modern things,
and the use Of them and of new foreign articles
Of commerce generally was condemned as her
esy But the conduct of Peter the Great shocked
these Old Believers most Russians We're seen in
foreign costumes New Years Day was trans
ferred from the first of September to the first Of
January Certain letters disappeared from the al
phabet by the Cars express command. Men
were ordered TO shave the boards In which they
took a patriotic pride. 1t is no wonder that the
Old Believers eagerly listened TO tales that Peter
was no true Car, but usurper, Jew who
had been substituted when the true prince was
lost at sea. To them the rule of Peter and his
descendants has been not the sacred government
OF the Orthodox Cars. such as relgned before the
time Of the pestferous Nixon but the dominion
Of Satan upon earth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
A BAD YEAR ~ GERNlN LETTERS.
]. G. Robertson In CosmopoIIs.

J. u. KODertSOn IN 'OSInoponS
one must. indeed. go back into the eighties TO ma
an equally uneyentful year. On the whole. we can
only say that II has been year OF dsappOlntments
Sundermann has disappointed us. the entire modern
school whether in Berlin or Vienna. has failed 10
Justify the degree OF promise II displayed In past
years TIauptmann. II Is true. has advanced "A step
with "Forian Geyer." but "Florian Gcyer IL too
deeply rooted In German soil to be hailed as work
OF European interest or importance. on the other
hand the writer's OF conservative trend have, with
hardly an exception. not given us OF their best.
Under these circumstances II IL difficult 10 speak
with confidence OF future developments but shall
be surprised II the tide that has set In so unmistak-
about n more satisfactory condition In German let
ters For Notwithstanding his Wanted cosmopoli-
tanism and his readiness to adapt himself 10 all
literary ideals the German Is still essentially the
dreamer and the romanticist; he has sti warm
place In his heart for the Blue Flower" faded
though Il may be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY AUGUST PAGES

py TO charges made by the advocates Of slavery
against the Society Of Friends. Some anec-
dotes In this book show that he and his brother
Elisha were long remembered among the most
eloquent peaders in New-Jersey.
Among the most interesting letters In these
volumes are those which Mr.. Boudinot wrote
TO the members Of his own family. Even In old
age he addressed his wife in terms almost ro-
mantle Sometimes he seemed to laugh at his
own tenderness but II was too serious to be dis
missed with a smile. There are two portraits
as frontispieces to the volume, one from steel
engraving made by st. Manin In 1913 and the
other from q painting by Sully done In 1871.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
A REVOLUTIONARY WORTHY.
THE WORK OF A MAN OF PEACE.

THE LIFE. PUBLIC SERVICES. ADDRESsEs
AND LETTERS OF ELIAS BOIDINOI' hi,Lr:D,i
by j. J. Bcudnot Member Of the N lev, nT
xvii 4ls Vol H. PIP. VII. AIS. IIougnton. Mfin
e. Co.
The editor Of these volumes thinks that the
lapse Of time and the incidents Of the Civil War
have obscured the memory Of Revolutionary wor-
thies. But in the midst of so many societies OF
Sons and Daughters Of the Revolution, and OF so
much activity In historic and genealogical STUDY,
the Fathers Of the Republic are certainly far from
being forgotten. The men of peace are not so
often mentioned as the men Of the sword; but OF
the former. those who were friends Of Washington
have their names linked with his. and are re-
membered with him. One Of these was Elias
BoudinOt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16

good-humored countryman compares Mr.. 10
Gallienne 10 a tame rabbit. Happy figure But-s
tame" rabbit? Our reviewer surely forgeis the
fine frenzies of his subject, the deep draushts OF
decadent excitement. the long ears now pendulous
with abysma Woe now erect in decadent dehaho'
Of all the conventicnalities. Not a tame rabbit no.
never, Not while he knows himself. not while ne
can foregather with the lurid adjective the naushV
noun. and scorn this foolish world from the top "a
a heap OF highfalutin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16

half-million copies OF the exquisite little Tempe
Edition OF Shakespeare. published BY the Dents Ia
England and by the Macmians here. have been
sold This has encouraged the publishers 10 plan
series OF old English dramatsts. 10 be brought ou'
I'm exactly the same style without eNpurgatlohs'
Marlowe will begin the series next month. ana no
will be followed by Webster. Fletcher ana Jonso'I
with Others I'm due course There Is also IN prepa'ar
ton a series Of Temple Classics. which VIII starr
of In short time with Goethe's Faust, haco"s
Essays" More's Utopia" and DO Quinceys
Opium Eater
Cantain Mahan's now classic volumes on Se"
Power IN History" have borne good fruit IN E"s.
land Since the publication OF his WORKS we nav.
several times had occasion 10 announce Ehe.'"
books on the British Navy. OF which the ihcePuo"
might be traced TO his writings. over ana o'
again II has been admitted In England tha' 's
writing OF naval history has been gwen Il e'"'
impetus by Captain Mahan. Now one more 10Y
nrmation OF this is offered in the shape OF a us
tory OF the Administration OF the Royal Navy H"
OF Merchant Shipping in Relation to the Nav,
which Mr. NJ Oppenhem is bringing OUT IN Lon
don The first OF his volumes deals only WIN Wv, Wv.
period from 1909 to 1860 Succeeding volumes VIZ
bring the history up to the latest umsA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16

In Paris a committee has been formed lookins "
the erection Of a monument 10 Paul Verlane ms
irrepressible Mr.. Arthur Symons has charge OF inc
English wing Of the scheme. Here is great chance
for the decadents TO show what their reverence ior
the master is worth 1t is true many OF them p''''
themselves on being "Bohemians, who never nave
any funds but there are wealthy aspirants IN the
ranks Of veriaineateurs. and II will be Interesting
10 see how they respond to this appeal. sent our
under the presidency OF VI. Stephane Mallarme
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16

Edna Lyairs autobiography OF SANDER Is u
have a companion by the same writer, entitled
The autobiography OF a Truth" The book Is 10
deal with the Armenian difficulties.
Other novels which are 10 appear soon are MIS-
Ivnn Iinton's 'Dulce Everton." "A Quaker
Grandmother" by the author OF "A feAo"
Aster." and the new story of English life by MISS
Beatrice Harraden. NJ Zola's Paris VIII ho' W
ready for many months 10 come
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16

THE EMPIRE OF THE TsARS AND THE RUS
SLAMS BY Anatole Leroy Beauheu, Member
OF the Institute of France. Translated from the
Third French Edition. with Annotations by
Zenaide A. Ragozin. Part Ill The Religion
q u pptpa ms
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-07-30
HOW COMEDIAN CRANE WAS sNussEp

He Gives q Young Actor Some Good Ad.
vice About Self Conoeit.
A very young man who made hit
in new play in this city called on
William n. Crane one morning and in
q very patronizing manner remarked
that he would consider an offer = join
the comedians company. The actor
greeted him very cordially, for he had
always been very nice, modest young
man, but 1t was not long before the
actor discovered that there was some
thing the matter with his young friend.
De held his head very high and showed
certain unmistakable signs of being
caddish. Ii did not take the actor long
to see that the boy was suffering from
the affliction known as "big head, " and
calling to his valet to shut the door
from the outside he proceeded to do
what he considered his duty.
Look, here. my boy, said he, "you
are suffering with worms. Now, don't
start. Sit still till get through. One
hit doesn't make an actor any more
than one swallow is going to make next
summer. You remind me of myself
when was but prentice hand. I got
a chance to play q small part and ac-
cepted 1t. In my own valuable estima-
tion made the biggest kind of hit in
1t. The morning after walked around
the lobby of the cheap hotel in which
was then proud to stop as happy as any
lord. wanted everybody to point me
ont as that bright young actor who made
the big hit the night before.
For long time no one noticed me,
and could not understand it. Finally
a sharp eyed man called me to him,
which thought was strange proceed
ing, and asked me if hadn't appeared
in the show the night before. / was
nearly tickled to death. for had been
discovered. Iproudly replied that had.
First appearance?' he asked. Yes, SIR
! replied. What salary do you get?' was
his next question. told him that l got
nothing just then, which was the truth.
The inquisitiye one shifted his cigar,
looked me over very carefully for
minnie, and turning on his heel said
was well paid. The reply nearly para
lyzed me. don't know but that went
up to my room and cried. The man took
all the conceit out of me, and today he
smy warmest friend. Get yourself back
to earth now. and take my words in
kindly sense. None Of us can afford to
have big heads.
The young man left very angry. but
next day wrote the actor letter, apol-
ogizing for his conduct and thanking
him for his advice. New York Times.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-07-30
ORIGIN Of the Term "a Card.-

Here is an extract from letter Of C.
W. Ernst: Boston has added many
words to our mother tongue. A card
meaning a personal statement In news
papers. is a Boston term and dates back
to early times, when men paid their
compliments to Objectionable crown
ministers by printing card in the
newspapers. The idea took immediate
ly, and isstill popular. When Robin
son &c Jones give their workmen a
Christmas turkey each. the workmen
are apt to put card in the local ua.
per. This odd use of the word originated
in Boston before the Revolution. Like
ell Boston inventions, it is convenient
and real cute. "-Boston Journal
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-07-30
The Pig. t;ruu..

The continued grunting OF the pig is
Of interest as revealing something Of the
conditions OF life Of his wild ancestors.
A herd Of swine scattered in the long
grass or among the brackens of Euro
pean forest would soon lose sight of one
another. But the grunts of each would
still advertise his presence to his neigh
bors, and 50 the individual members Of
the herd would not lose tonch with the
main body. Then there are grunts and
grunts. II one Of my readers will imi-
tate the ingenious Mr.. Garner and take
a photograph to the nearest pigsty, he
might get material to make up a book
On the language and grammar Of the
hog. However thick the jungle. the
wild pig could, by taking note OF the
pitch and emphasis OF the grunts to
right and left of him. tell pretty much
what his hidden colleagues were think
ing about. North American Review.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-07-30
Tho Compliment. Of the street.

In a little crush Of trucks and wagons
at Broadway and Blocker street the 9TH
er day one driver said to another, of a
third who had just driven by rather
clumsily, Hes a farmer and clam
digger. and the next time becomes down
this way I'm going to punch his head. I"
But ferocious as these words were they
were not spoken ferociously, and they
were smilingly received, and one did not
understand them necessarily to mean an
inordipate amount Of bloodshed. nor to
contain any reflection upon the occupa-
tions of farming and clam digging, but
simply to express resentment at the ap-
pearance in the crowded streets as a
truck driver Of one skilled In those CO.
equations only. New York Sun.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-07-30
-rhs CHRIST Of the Big Muddy

'The Christ of the Big Muddy. also
known as Potter Christ, /" was mis-
guided individual who preached up and
down the Missouri river about 90 years.
particularly in the vicinity of Council
Bluffs, Ia. He claimed to be the mes
senger of the New Covenant" as proph-
esied in Malachi, see iii, /; also 1.-THE
Deliyerer," Romans xi. 90; "Eyerlast-
ing Father" Isaiah tx. O.; the second
Adam. the Lord from heaven, Co
rinthians XIV, 10. Besides the above he
claimed several other divine titles,
among them "Shiloh, informing
Star" Prince Michael" etc. He pub
iished book entitled Revelations
Given by Inspiration of God For the
Salvation of the Whole World. f" l have
no record of what finally became Of
this eccentric individual Some author
tiles list him among the False
Christs," but none that have consult
ed tells where he was born or when and
how he died. st. Louis Republic
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-07-30
Every ancient hero and god had
flower specially consecrated in his honor.

Last summer one OF our grandchildren
was sick with severe howell trouble
Our dortor's remedies had filled. then
We tried Chsmberlsin's Colir. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, which gave very
speedy relief. We regard it as the very
best medicine ever IN, on the maike, iar
bowel eomplaiDts-Mrs. E. G. Gregory,
Frederiekstoan, Mo. This certainly il
the best medicine ever put on the maj Ike,
for dysentary, summer complaint, collie
and cholera infantum in children. T.
never fails to give prompt relief when used
in reasonable time and the plain printed
directions are followed Many mothers
have expressed their sincere gratitude for
the cures il has effected. For sale al
Janeck's Pharmacy
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-07-30
WHAT ALLIED m'cuss
He Tried to Break . Ram Of the Habit OF
Frightening the Ladies'.

| He Tried to Break Ram Of the Habit OF
Frightening the Ladies'.
Jim McCue. rancher. politician, phi
! losopher and horse doctor, walked on
the ferryboat with crutch the other
day. He also had one arm in sling and
his head bandaged.
whats the matter, Jim?" inquired
two or three acquaintance.
"I'll bet any man in the crowd $40
he can butt harder and longer than any
ram or billygoat in the state" respond
cd Jim irrelevantly. "but l guess I've
broken him of it,
lyon look ms IL You had been broken
some yourself" suggested one.
"Well, to tell the truth, did get
jammed around little. I've been break
ing a ram Of the butting habit. This
ram was raised a pet. and that's what
makes him 50 sassy. He knows who to
tackle too. He won't touch man, be.
cause he knows he'd get a fence rail
frazzled out over his head, but woman
he will butt clear over into the next
pasture.
1.-THE other morning this ram jolted
lady friend Of mine clear across the field
and through a picket fence, and I
thought it was about time to cure him
Of the habit. put ON an old calico
dress. tied on an old sunbonnet. and.
concealing sledge hammer under my
apron. sauntered down through the field.
1.-THE minute the ram saw me he
dropped all the business he had ON hand
and came over to have some fun with
me. He squared off, shook his head
and made run for me. When stepped
to one side to get good swing at him
with sledge hammer, the blamed old
dress tripped me. and fell down. /
started to get mp, but that ram was be-
hind me, and turned two somersaults
before + hit the ground again. didn't
stand any chance at all He just kept
lifting me up until he got me over
against the fence, and then he lit into
me. He jammed me down against the
fence, then backed off and hit me anoth-
or crack, and then another and another,
till he thought he'd broken every rib in
my body. Finally he jammed me clear
through the bottom rail, and managed
to crawl to the house.
''But got even this morning. had
the hired men take green oak log, dress
il up in woman's clothes aud set it
swinging from the limb. That buck lost
horn the first time he hit it, and 1t
wasn't long till the second went the
same way. When left it. he was meet
ing 1t half way every time it swung
back at him, and wouldn't wonder If
he amt worn down pretty close to the
tail by this time. San Francisco Post.