davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18
Forgiveness Is Divine.

1t is easy to take offense ut words
,carelessly spoken, where no offense Is
intended. 1t is natural to feel resent
ment at words intended to wound, or
at injuries deliberately inflicted. But
even in such cases there is a more ex-
cellent way.
Sir Eardly Wilmot was an English
baronet, widely known as leader in
social life, and man Of great personal
dignity and force of character. Hav-
ing been a distinguished chief justice
of the court of common pleas, he was
often consulted by friends as to per-
picking social questions.
On one occasion a statesman came to
him in great excitement over an in
jury just inflicted on him by political
leader. He told the story with warmth,
and used strong epithets in describing
the malice which had inflicted the
wrong.
us not my Imagination righteous ~
he asked, impetuously. "Will it not be
manly to resent such an injury"
YES" was the calm reply. 1T will
be manly to resent 1t, but it will be
God-like to forgive It."
The answer was so unexpected anu
so convincing, that the statesman had
not another word to say. He after
wards confessed to a friend that Sir
Eardley's words caused his anger to
suddenly depart, leaving him a differ
ent and better man.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18
COLLECTING RENT.

The Old Lady Took Her Knitting and
Waited on the Doorstep.
Commend me to the old lady in Ro-
chester who sought n oveland successful
means in collecting her house rent last
week. She was an old lady of ideas
and a knowledge Of human nature
cleaned from a lifetime Of experience
with the world. She owned a house
and lot In Rochester, and the income
from 1t was the substance upon which
she depended for life's necessities. 1t
was rather an ostentatious house and
lot, and the tenants were persons with
reputation to sustain, although appar-
emily embarrassed for ready money.
Two months rent was due, and the
agent was not able to collect.
The old lady said it was simple
enough. She would collect 1t herself
Now, she wasn't stylish nor an artis-
tic old lady. but she was sturdy and
imperturbable, and her proportions
were ample and her spirit unfalterfng.
She rang the door bell at an early
hour the other morning and inquired
for the head of the family. The SER
want glowed at her and said he was not
to be seen yet for two hours, because
the family had not yet risen. The early
caller was cheerful, and said she'd sit
on the doorsteps and wait.
Finally she was granted an audience
with her tenant, who put her off with
smooth promises. "Pll just sit here
and wait till you can pay it," replied
the righteous collector, and she settled
herself once more on the doorstep, took
some knitting from her basket and
prepared to spend the day. She made
a Quaint-looking picture, and all the
neighbors wondered. When anyone
came within conversing distance and
stared rudely at her she explained in
a friendly way that she was waiting
till the tenants paid their rent. She
looked truthful, and no one doubted
her, and her plan worked like charm.
The rent was paid long before sun
down, and she ambled home more than
ever convinced that nothing is impossi-
ble.-Philadelphia Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

H3, Missouri 43, New York 35, Georgia
83, Iowa 30, Ohio %, Indiana 25, Mime
sofa %, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
Texas and Tennessee each Is, South Car
olina, Alabama. Nebraska and Missis-
sippi each IA, Louisiana and Wisconsin
10, and % other States and territories
record from l to 8. The greatest num-
Der occurred between the hours Of 5 and
9 ,. m, and only three came from any
point to the east Thunder and lightning
were reported in 40 cases.
The approach of a tornado is announc-
I'd by the appearance of cloud usually
two or three miles away when first seen,
q very black, threatening mass, from the
under side of which projection descends
TO the earths surface. In severe cases a
warning sound accompanies. The cloud
generally moves to the northwest.
There is a difference between a cyclone
and tornado. A cyclone is a windstorm
that covers a vast area of territory, but
the tornado has tremendous force and
concentration which makes it the monster
funnel-shaped twister, which sweeps
along narrow path few rods in width,
sometimes lasting only one minute.
The first recorded tornado in the United
ctutts OCSuIicu At Wi thioiu, Oohh., - uhS
10, 1794. 1t is described as making very
rapid progress, and the cloud was shaped
Ike an hour glass. The next one struck
Hancock County, Georgia, April A, 1904,
and its front "glimmered with strange
light" Charleston, s. c., had tornado
Bept. II, 1911, and Jackson County, Mo-,
In the spring Of 1914. On the night OF
May 81. 1880, cone-shaped cloud struck
Ehelbyville, Tenn. The cloud appeared
double. having apparently two wings
Hike large bird" Louisville, KY, was
The scene of destructive tornado Aug
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

in st. CLOUD and Sank Rapids. Mimi; loss.
April 81, 1887: Twenty killed and 800 In
April 20, 1887: Twenty killed and over 100
wounded In Johnson County, Ark.
Feb. 10, 1888: Mount Vernon. ILL.,, Is killed.
81 wounded loss, 100000
Jan. 9, 1889: East Reading, Pa. 40 people
killed by a storm which destroyed $500, 900
Jan. Il. 1850: One hundred houses razed
and three people killed In st. Louis, Mo.
March ~. 1890: Awful storm In Louisville,
KY. There were seventy-six killed, 200 in
tured and $2.25o.0oo worth of property was
July l. 1890: Nine people killed in Fargo.
April 1. 1892: Thirty four people killed in
several small towns In Kansas, Towanda
and Augusta suffering most.
May %. 1892: Twenty-eight people killed
June is, 1892: sixty people killed in South
ern Minnesota.
April IL, 1898: Seventeen people killed in
Robinsonville, Miss.
April g. 1s93 More than 100 people killed
by a series of tornadoes In Oklahoma.
April 80, 1893: Thirty people killed In Cisco,
Texas.
resulted in the loss Of fourteen lives.
July 9. 1893: Storm visited Pomeroy, Iowa,
and neighboring villages. killing more than
100 people.
killed In a general storm In Minnesota and
Iowa.
May 8, 1895: Twenty people killed In and
near Sioux City. Iowa.
The Grinnell, Iowa, tornado wiped that
town completely off the face of the earth,
and was plainly traced for a distance Of
200 miles. The loss Of property exceeded
half a million dollars. This was a storm
Of exceptional energy and probably was
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18
a MONUMENT TO AN INDIAN.
A Great Sioux Chief Remembered BY H''
Tribe.

After n delay OF many months
monument has finally been erected ON
the Lower Bruie Indian reservauon'
aear Chamberlain, s. d.. to tine mem.
DRY of Iron Nation. for forty years heau
chief of the Lower Brule tribe OF SIOUX
Indians. This, so far as known, IL the
first and only instance In the wes'
where q monument has been erecteu W
the memory Of dead chief by popuihr
subscription among the people OF ms
tribe. Iron Nation was prominen. !.
figure in Sioux history for a period OF
more than sixty years, and during the
early part of his eventful career was
distinctively a war chief, leading nis
warriors in numberless battles against
the hereditary enemies Of the Sioux
the Pawnees, Gros Ventres, Poncas
and Crows. On one occasion, more
than half a century ago, he led his war
riors on a raiding expedition into the
very heart of the Pawnee territory IN
what is now eastern Nebraska. a
desperate battle resulted, In when
fully 1900 Indians participated. me
Pawnees were defeated and their
lodges and belongings burned or con-
fiscated by the victorious Sioux. Many
children were placed in charge OF
Sioux squaws and raised as members
of the tribe At present but one OF the
captives is yet alive, and, although IN
his old age, is cOntented to remain with
the Lower Brules for the remainder OF
his days. On another occasion war
party of eros ventres raided a Lower
Brule village during the absence or the
warriors and murdered two Indian
women, one of them being a sister OF
Iron Nation. AS quickly as possible
Sioux war party was organized and
set out in pursuit of the murderers,
now in full fight for their reservation,
east of the Missouri River, near Fort
Berthold. Upon arriving opposite the
fort a band Of Gros Ventres was dis
covered on the west side of the river,
about five miles away. The Lower
Brules had gone into camp, and Iron
Nations pony was quietly munching
the grass some distance away. With
out stopping to get his pony Iron Ma
ton, boiling with rage ana eager 10
reach and punish the slayers OF his
sister, started on foot in a race which
made him famous in Sioux history as
a runner. The Sioux started pell nell
toward the enemy to cut off their re-
treat to the opposite side of the river.
Iron Nation started on foot simultane-
ously with four Sioux near him who
were mounted. In the race of five
miles he outlistanced one Of the mount
ed warriors. This feat is still frequent
ly alluded to by the Sioux in their
campfire tales. Iron Nation was al
ways warm friend of the whites. His
grave over which the monument has
just been erected is on a stream named
by the Indians Medicine Creek. A
church which was constructed through
his efforts stands near by.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

scalping done by the Indians is a re-
fined and gentle custom in comparison
with that Of the Abyssinians in their
wars. They cut up different parts Of
the body and carry away pieces as tro-
phies. Gen. Dye says that in going
through the battlefield he saw one mass
Of mangled human remains. The bod
les looked as though they had been
chewed up by wild beasts: There were
hundreds Of heads, which had been cut
off, and hundreds Of naked and bleed
ing bodies, the faces Of which were dis
torted with pain and fear, and the eyes
Of which were protruding and glaring.
Some Of the bodies were burned. Some
had been dubbed and hacked with
swords, and all were mutilated in such
a way as cannot be described.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18
DRAGGED TO DEATH.
Horrible Punishment Visited ON Z
French Soldier In Africa.

Horrible Punishment Visited ON q
French Soldier In Africa.
An Instance Of horrible barbarity has
come to light In the French colony Of
Algiers. The military stationed there
are not bound strictly by the regula-
lions OF the service and have introduced
punishments according to their own
Ideas. Recently a soldier named Chey-
mol was found guilty of minor breach
Of discipline and was sentenced to what
Is known as the "Mazeppa ride"
An unshod stallion was brought into
ring, as was the prisoner. They strip
ped the man and tied his hands. With
a strap they fastened his bound hands
to the stations tail. a.
The sentence read ito be dragged
three times" round the ring. The colonel
Of the legion, who was present with his
stan, gave the word and the fierce
horse was loosed. He Immediately be-
gan to lash. ont and plunge, but with
whips they got him started. Terrified
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18
An Apes strategy for a Meal.

In the Transvaal some Of the fruit
gardens are much exposed to the raw
ages of large synocephalic apes, and a
good guard has to be kept, or the re-
suits Of long labor would be lost. In
some Of those gardens grow certain
shrubs which are much affected by
vasps, the insects liking to attach there
to their nests. These wasps, though
small, have a very venomous sting.
Balloons have often been noticed eying
with envious glances the fast ripening
fruit i'm one certain garden, but feared
to gather for fear of attracting the as
saults of wasps. One morning the
farmer heard terrible cries. and with
the aid of a good field glass he wit
messed the following tragedy: A large,
venerable baboon, chief of the band,
was catching the younger apes and
stitching t'e-' into the shrubs whereon
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

July 10. 1881; New Ulm, Mimi, suffered
IL killed: loss, 100000.
Sept "a. 1881: Nine killed In Quincy, III.
April 1S, 1882: Brownsville. NO.. partially
destroyed; 8 killed.
June IL. 1882: Disastrous storm In Grnnell,
Iowa; 90 killed, $50 Injured; 40 houses de-
stroyed In three minutes; loss 5000, 600
April p 1888: Every house In Beauregard.
teen people were killed In the neighborIng
town OF Wesson the same day.
May is, 1888: Sixteen people killed In Ra-
cine, Wis.
Aug. 81, 1893 Town Of Rochester, Mimi,
destroyed and 20 people killed.
Feb. 10. 1884: Eleven people killed In
Leeds. Ala.
Aug. 3. 1885: Six people killed In Camden,
N. j., by storm which destroyed property
worth 100000.
April IA. 1886: Seventy -four people killed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18
BRUTAL ABYsSlNIANs.

They Are as Cruel and Barbarous ~
Any People In Africa.
A great deal of stuff has been pub
lished during the past few weeks about
Abyssinian civilization, writes Frank
G. Carpenter. The truth is that the
Abyssinians are almost as barbarous
and fully as brutal as any people Of
Africa. They are more intelligent. per-
haps, than some other nations, but they
are the personifcation of cruelty and
brutality. The first great fight which
the Egyptians had with the Abyssln-
ians was with an army under Col
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

THE terrible disaster which befell
st. Louis and surrounding towns,
i together with the tornadoes which
devastated sections reaching from Iowa
to Texas, forcibly demonstrates that this
4 "a cyclone year." and that no section
Of the country is absolutely out Of the
track of the death-dealing tempests. The
world has known these destructive vista
lions through alr the centuries, but 1t
was not until 1885 that expert investiga-
ton was directed to their causes. 1t was
then learned that the fierce sun so heats
che lower air that it rises, while the colder
and heavier air rushing in to fill the vacu-
nm produces the revolving motion Of this
sweep of the winds. South Of the equator
cyclones revolve from left to right; on this
eide the reverse.
Statistics on tornadoes show that no
month in the year is exempt from their
occurrence. A report of 900 cyclones,
eovering 100 years, gives 101 to June, 81
TO July, 81 to May, SO to April, 40 to Sep
TENDER, AZ to August, 81 to March, % to
November. 10 to February, Is to October,
D to December and Z to January. Kansas
aeads the lstwith 62. Illinois experienced
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18
A Medal for Customers.

In these days of fraud and impostors
the retail merchant must be very wide
awake indeed. A novel scheme of pro-
tecton from people who obtain goods
under false pretenses is in vogue in one
of Philadelphia's mammoth general
stores, which works to perfection.
Each person opening an account with
the house is presented with silver
medal about the size of a half dollar.
Unless this Is shown when the goods
are purchased they are held until the
purchaser proves his identity. The
statesmen and saleswomen have receiv-
ed positive orders in this respect, and
the rule is rigidly enforced
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

at being unable to free himself from
the thing on his tail, he dashed Off fran
tic. nruos
Before the third circuit Cheymol was
insensible and covered with blood. The
horse wore neither halter nor bride,
and 1t took long while to catch him.
When he was caught the animal was
dragging a corpse.
This most brutal scene was not only
witnessed by officers and men, but
many ladies" were also in attendance,
much the same as Spanish senoritas at
tend bull fight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18
Penetration of Proteoti,e..

An ingenious method of testing the
penetrative power of small projectiles
has been tried In Germany by. Herr
Muller. A large water trough Is d.
vided on the bottom by transverse
ribs, and closed at one end by thick
gelatine plates. The shot is fired into
the end of the trough, when the hole In
the gelatine instantly closes up, pre-
venting the escape of the water Each
shot Is retained by ribs where 1t falls.
and Its position Is noted when the
water Is drawn on after the firing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

thing to do Is to throw himself face down.
ward, head to the east, and arms over the
head to protect it. II compelled to remain
In a building, he should go to its lowest
west room, and stand In the center Of It.
To run away from storm, proceed either
north or south, for the track Of tornado
Ia usually from southwest to northeast.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

hung the wasps' nests. This he re.
peated again and again, in spite Of the
most piteous cries from his victims.
or course the wvsps assumed the de-
fensive In swarms. During this part
of the performance the old brute quiet
ly fed on the fruit, deigning occasional
ly to throw fragmentary remains TO
some female and young balloons lit
tie further off.-Westminster Budget.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

full investigation, have decided that no
portion of the Union is absolutely cyclone
proof, and, considering the tornado pre-
cisely the same thing as the waterspout at
sea, which may be dissipated by the firing
Of cannon, suggest that explosions of dy-
Mantle might produce the same effect on
the terrestrial phenomenon. The difficult
ty, however, would be to get near enough.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

she-Every time one of us girls gets
married father plants tree on his
estate. He-A much better plan would
be for him to plant a house there. Life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

According to the last census Iowa
had over 10000 more men than women.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

There Is no safety in seeking shelter in
a building. The only secure place is un-
derground, and in cellar the west wall
Is usually the safest. II a person finds
himself In the path of a cyclone, the best
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

There never was man or woman
-hn could not write little poetry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-09
THE QUARREL.

1t was just four months since we had
been marrfed-since we had sworn at the
altar to love and cherish each oths... until
death-and now we were quarreling in
the most disgraceful manner
II must have been insane when 1 mar
RED you," said my wife furiously.
ut was a crazy thing to do I assent
ed sarcastically, rash indeed
For you or for me?" she demanded,
with flaming cheeks.
For both of us; had I imagined
should have assisted at such a perform
ance as thiS''-and 1 waved my hands
contemptuously, as though words were
too feeble to express my feelings.
You began it, she SAID breathlessly;
st was all your unreasoning jealousy
Jealousy" l interrupted with increas-
Yes; you know you were angry be-
cause Stephen sent the flowers
Stephen can send you a whole con-
servatory if he likes" l retorted with
assumed indifference, nevertheless,
loathed Stephen, my wifes cousin, and
hated nothing so much as the lavish at
tention of this kind that he persisted in
extending to her. IF you let him know
cruelty mo doubt he will keep you well
supplied with them
II don't hint for things she said
scornfully but recklessly, saying the
thing she knew would hurt me the most.
IF I really wanted anything badly, there
is no one 1 would sooner ask than
Stop said furiously, "I will not
hear any more. Stephen is, I know, a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-09
HIN A MILE OF THE EARTH.

Close to this tower stands the Wood
en- Horse OF Troy. no longer a travelling
barracl1, but a hall for entertainment,
and within a stones throw a smaller
tower made of chocolate bricks and &C.
mented with some sweeJmeat.
Among the features of the exhibition
is world in miniature; a terrestrial
globe ON which appears mountains,
seas, rivers and valleys on al accurate
although, of course, mathematicliy re-
duced scale. A miniature railway en-
circles the globe. In this way it is
possible to go around Che world in sixty
minutes.
The journey is made without expert
encing any variation of temperature.
To pass from the north pole to the
equator, from the depth of winter to
the heat Of summer, one must leave
this miniature world and find ones
way across the exposition grounds to
where the enormous shaft with radiat-
ing galleries has been sunk into the
earth. This pit is as deep as the E:ffel
tower is high, and, like the Eiffel tower
1t is provided with d lift
As you descend. every variety of CHI
mate is experienced Added to this the
four elements are represented From
q region where aerial navigation is the
chief attraction, where, in fact, one
may hire pair of wings and become
for the nonce a bird, one passes to the
torrid zone, with its tropical vegetation
and its birds of gorgeous plunage
Here one may peep into vc canoes, and
becoming venturesome, ride on eIe-
plants and camels. and refresh one
self after the eXertiOn on cuTries and
delicious fruits, served by duslzy at
tendants in snowy white.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-09

In defiance of all geographical pos
sibilities, the north pole is barely a step
from the equator. The transformation
is extraordinary.
The splendor ana luxury of the Orien-
tai world have disappeared. Reindeer
and dogs take the place Of the ele-
plants and cameis, luxuriant foliage
gives way TO ice and snow, the white
turbans OF the Hindoo are superseded
by the fur coverings OF the EsquimaUX.
In spite of DR.. Nansen's enthusiasm
over the food and drink of the Polar
regions, the blubber that the fur-be-
muffled attendants serve fails TO be
appetiz. ng after the refreshments of
more congenial chimes. To regale him
self on the national beverages, on che
smoked and melted snow, on a decoc-
ton of herbs in milk, on oil obtained
from fish, or on barley water favored
with tallow, and, N circumstances will
permit, the blood of the reindeer, would
be the last resource of the thirsty Wis
itor.
Below this region of STOW, with its
vast ice palaces, it's polar bears, its
seals, its icebergS, beneath this land OF
pigmy humanity, is the sea- This vast
sea is full of life. Miniature ships
of all nations. from the brownsaiied
junks OF China to the British man-of-
war, are floating in the water. F'fnny
monsters come lazily forward to stare
at each intruder, curious fish dart hith-
er and thither among the coral banks
and the exquisite bora of the ocean
deep.
1t becomes necessary to undergo a
terrible ordeal. These waters have to
be explored. IL the diving suit is too
formidable one cannot at least refuse
an excursion in torp edo boat In
fact, it is a relief that the shaft does
not penetrate to where the interior fires
of the earth are burning. Otherwise
the cooking for the restaurants of the
Champs des Mars might have been per-
formed cheaply and conveniently over
subterranean fires.
The visitor, terrified at the enterprise
he has undertaken; the visitor who has
been flying in the air one moment, and
the next hobnobbing with the fish, is
already anxious to leave the shaft, and
to find himself once more upon terra
firma The RABBIT hole, which led Alice
to her Wonderland, was Insignificant
beside this pit in the exhibition grounds
CT Paris.
Fiction, moreover, is destined TO be
outdone in another quarter, since the
browning wonder of 1900 is the gigantic
telescope that viii, we are promised,
bring the moon within a mile of the
earth. In this way planetary space Will
be annihilated. To spy upon the inhab-
itants of other worlds, to watch their
movements, to prepare ourselves for
possible invasion by these mysterious
creatures, VIII be almost feasible. At
present, however, it is venturesome to
attempt any forecast of the discoveries
that astronomers will make.
AS to this telescope, we may describe
it briefly 1t is, in the first place, $50
feet in length, while the diameter of the
object glass is four feet, three inches,
the largest in the world. Since it were
impossible to direct such an immense
tube Ileavenwards. it is placed in a hor-
izontal position in magnificent the
alter large enough to accommodate 500
or 600 people.