davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-09
For Botf, Metals.

The Express and tie friends of silver
in the United States do not advocate,
and never have advocated, single si1-
yer standard. We are bimetallists, i'm
dorse a double standard and do not
want either OF the metals given the
preference over the other. We would
be as emphatically opposed to the de-
monetization of gold, if it were pro-
posed, as we are to the demonstration
of silver that has been accomplished.
The truth is that gold is entirely nm.
fitted for popular money. It is tho
money of the rich, not of the people,
and of necessity silver is used for all
transactions involving small sums.-
Los Angeles ExprssA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-09

Should the goldites carry their pres
emit scheme through it wonld not be
long before they would advocate the
retirement of all silver coin in circula-
ton and lying in the treasury, procur-
ing gold with which to Go it by addi-
tional bonds It won't work.-Du-
range fCoL Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-09

THE average height of 1 ZOO French
women is feet IL inches; Of 1000
Russian women feet SK inchea
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-05-07

| insect, there was some other kfnd that
he would eat when hungry, but there
were some kinds which he refused to
touch at all. To test this I strung a
variety Of insects on q fine wire and;
stretched it before him He quickly
/ picked off the green ones and sWal-
lowed them; then a few Of the others,
which he ate with less eagerness, leay-.
ing the rest undisturbed. Another.
food that he was fond Of was a young.
snail when from one to two inches
long; for larger or smaller ones Of the
same kind he did not seem to care.
His teeth Indicated that large part Of
his food consisted Of insects, and it is
probable that the long claw on his toe
was designed to aid in their capture.
Although he was exceedingly slow in
most of his movements, there was one
exception. When food was offered to
him he made no sign or motion what
ever until it came within a certain dis
lance, then he would thrust out his
hand with incredible speed and snatch
it away like a. flash. In this act the
movement of his hand was so Quick
that the eyes could scarcely follow it,
and he was so accurate in his aim that
he never missed the object.
My own specimen Of the Ikanda was
an ungrateful wretch, and as treacher-
Gus as possible. I tried for~months to
tame. him. He would eat from my
hand with perfect equanimity, and APP
peared to be as tame as kitten. until
he had secured the last morsel of food
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THE: BEAR APE.

=
In the forests of Central Africa there
live many strange creatures. some of
them as yet unknown to science. Ore
of the most singular of these belongs
20 the Sinlian family, but is very low
down in the scale. have specimen
which ! kept in captivity for several
months, during which time gave con-
siderable attention to its habits. Sc
far as am able to learn, it is an en-
tirely new species of new group
known as slow lemurs. Up to tllis time
there have only been two species Of
this genus known in Africa; but the
specimen in my possession is not iden-
teal with either. I have never found
"A specimen Of it in any museum, either
in this country or abroad, and l have
found no zoologist who has ever seen
or known one. 1t is neither a potto
MOE an awantibo, though it doubtless
belongs to that group, being included
in the genus OF lemuroids called Arc
tocsbus"-i. e., bear apes
.1le native name of the animal is
81 anda," and it appears to be confined
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-05-07
God in Forty-Eight Languages

Hebrew, Eleah, jehovah; Chaldaic,
elijah; Assyrian, Eleah; Syrian and
Turkish, Allah; Malay, ALA; Arabic,
Allah. Languages of the Magi, Orsl; Old
Egyptian, Teut; Armenian, Teuti: Mod
ern Egyptian, Teun; Greek, Theos; Gre
tan, Thios; Aedian and Dorian, Hos;
Latin, Deus, Low Latin, Dick; Celtic
Gaelic. Diu; French, Dieu; Spanish,
dos. Portuguese, Deos; Old German,
Diet. Provincial, Diou; Low Breton,
Done. Italian, Dio: Irish, Dia; Olotu
tongue Deu; German and Swiss, Colt;
Flemish, God; Dutch, God; English,
God; Teutan;c- Goth; Danish and Swed-
ish, Gud; Norwegian, Gud; Slay, Buch;
Polish. Bog; Po1aeca, Bung; Lapp, Jubi-
nal; Finnish, Jumala; Runic, AS; Fem
blain, Fetiza; Pannonian, Istu; Hin
dostanee, Rain; Caromandel, Drama;
Tartar, Magatai; Persian, Sire; Chinese.
PRUSSIA; Japanese, Goezer; Madagascar,
zannar; Peruvian, Puchecammae.
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may be, founded on fact One thing
that makes me inclined to give it credit
is that it came to me from several DIFF
ferent sources. In the several accounts
the details varied, but the substance
Of the story was always the same. In
my own experience I can say with cer-
tainty that have never seen any ami
NAL which possessed such powerful
grasp in proportion to its size. have
frequently tried to take small stick
away from him and cold not do so
by pulling at it. To be cure, never
dared exert all my strength test /
should injure the animal; but the ma
tives have often declared that / could
pull the creature apart before cnylld
break his grasp .-R. f.. Garner in ST.
Louis Globe Democrat.
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held in sight; then he would snap my
finger as quickly as he had seized the
food. Several times when I gave him
food with my fingers, he took the NOR
sci in his mouth and at the same mo-
ment bit my finger. They are very
silent animals, and during the whole
time that had this one, never heard
him utter the slightest sound except
q low, faint squeak when angry.
AS I have already stated, the grasp
of the Ikanda is remarkable I have
had this little beast seize my finger,
and I have worked, for several min
utes at a time, unable to extricate it.
The more you try to take anything
from him the tighter he grasps it:
have had him almost wiring the skin
off my fingers. The only way to relax
his grasp was to gently remove one
toe at time by putting a stick OF pen
Gil under it, or to distract his atten-
ton and induce him to walk away.
Some of the stories told me by the
natives about his grasp were almost
Incredible. [ was told dozen times
or more by those from different parts
that the hunters in the interior often
made use of the Ikanda for the singu-
lar purpose Of catching leopards. It
is said that they set deep in the ground
row Of posts, leaving between them a
space of about one inch or little
more; then at a distance of a foot or
SO away from this they place another
row in like manner. These posts rise
about two feet above the ground; over
them is dashed row Of short pieces Of
wood. The openings at the ends Of
the two rows of posts are closed up,
and in this strong stockade is placed
a full-groWn 1kanda; on the outside of
the barricade near the openings are
placed some pieces Of fresh raw meat
A leopard in the neighborhood will
soon get scent of this and come to
steal it. AS he crouches in front Of
the stockade the Ikanda, angry at his
init usion, will thrust his foot through
a crack and grasp the leg Of the Loop
ard. This he will hold for hours. The
natives declare that the great beast
cannot release himself, and that the
little captor behind the bars will hold
him until the hunters come to Stay him.
They say that there is less danger OF
the leopard getting away from the
Ikanda than there is of his breaking
out of the strongest trap they can
build; the more he struggles to escape
the tighter he is held. So the native
hunter approaches without fear and
kills him.
I cannot vouch for the truth of this
statement; but while it is singular ii
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IL Witness.

There has been much discussion as
to the origin of the term, but Congress
man Grosvenor gives the following ex---
PLANTATION, which certainly sounds rea--.
sonable: ''In days gone by the Ohio
courts held sessions at different county
seats at certain periods known as Court
terms. To accommodate <the large
crowds of litigants and witnesses who
would flock from points around the
county sat when court was in session,
the county authorities erected sheds
near the court house, where the liti-
giants and their witnesses could tie and
feed their horses while they attended
court and these sheds became known
as horse sheds. Now, owing to the
limited space Of the court rooms, the
lawyers, who always travelled with the
court, were unable to hold 4 private
conversation with their clients and
witnesses inside the walls, and so they
used to take them under the horse
sheds and there talk matters over with
them. Among the attorneys who at
tended court at Chester, the county
seat of Meigs county, on one occasion,
We're Tom Ewing and Samuel e. Vim.
ton. The court was ready to go on,
with the case in which the two notedI
attorneys were retained as opposing
counsel, when it was discovered that
Ninton was not present. The court
looked carefully around and thes
asked. Where is Mr.. Vinton? q Il don't
know, your honor said Ewing, rising
to his feet; he is not here, but he is
probably outside horse-shedding his
Witnesses This remark raised a gen
eral laugh, and thereafter the word
horse-shedding witness passed into
popular parlance. ''--Washingto Post.
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AMER loan CITIES ALL BEHIND


i European Capitals Are OutstriDnfnn
Ours In POpuluti q
{ Perhaps the most striking fact to tl,,,
ordinary American reader Of all that
NE. Shaw presents, is that 10 uros ea i.
CITIES me, have recently been Increasing
their population at a more rapid rate.
tllan those Of this country We are so
! much n in the habit of expatiating ,no,,
our wonderful progress as to nlakasTit:
startling to be told that, since 1S70
Berlin has orertaken and passed Naw
|. YORK; that in thirty two years PhiIa-
sdelphla has gained half -million souIs
| While Berlin has gained a million: that
III 1875 Hamburg and Boston had near
- the same number Of inhabitants.
While in 1890 hamburg had almost
10000, to AS, 900 in Boston, and that
during this period Hamburg's popula-
ton has increased at twice the rate Of
baltimore. Leipzig has distanced 81:
LOUIS and San Francisco; Cologne has.
IN the last decade. surpassed Cleye-
land, Buffalo and Phtsburg. So, if we
compare Munich aud Breslau and
Dresden and Magdeburg with Ameri-
can towns of corresponding size-Dc-
trolt, Milwaukee, Louisville, ALBANY.
Rochester and even Minneapolis-We
find that foreign cities have grown
almost without exception, faster than
our own. Even Nuremberg, which we
associate with the Middle Ages. in
creased in population between 1880 80.
from less than 1OO,OOOto $4,000, while
Providence grew only from 1O5 900 to
$4,000. In some cases, Mr.. Shaw OBJ
serves, the annexation of territory at
fects these comparisons but these cases
probably offset each other. Moreover,
if we take in the smaller towns, the
general result is the same, and il we
were to bring the comparison down to
1895, it would be even more favorable
to the German towns
1t is quite evident that the plea Of
infancy, which we have, perhaps, been
taught to make too much of by the pro-
tectionists, is no longer available to
our cities AS a matter Of. fact, With
the exception of an ancient core. the
ordinary German city is newer than
the American. If the foreign towns
have surpassed our own in the quality,
Of their development, we cannot longer
excuse ourselves on the ground Of
youth, nor can we escape the conclu-
sion that our own backWardness is due,
not to any parsimony in public eXpend-
iture, but to lack of intelligence and
honesty of our governments Ma. !.
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COLD WEATHER INDEED.
' Memories OF western winter Tha,

Il n
| memories u erl OF Western Winter That
broke AL Records
w. Freslaent and gentlemen, be-
81 Mr. Ial .R-l according to q story
8 ,sue ssasllln gton Evening Star, u am
~ 81 olu mar, and and therefore the win
= : speah q Is Is FAMILIAR "a to all OF YOU
' ll.s1 = y 70 Five OF us, with our
YVES VS.. nao gone to Dakota in order to
oD ''a1L .hoMesteads, and settled twenty
I'VE mics from the then small village Of
pai 81 near where the city of Castleton
y low SITUATED, but then a wild, desc.
.ate prairie prairie with no neighbors nearer
.nan fargo, and bands of Indians or
WoiYesg pacing US IN constant danger.
ne ne nVe families, although having
SOU houses OF their own, all lived in one
uouse Tor companlonship and protec-
tl Ion. well, at 1880 o'clock Wednes-
lay night, Oct. 2, it turned so cold that
we could see the walls moving in and
the mouse grow smaller from the nat
ufal contraction caused by the atmos-
pheFe.l 1t grew cold constantly until
morning olcllLIl and then remained as it was.
what was the degree?" some one
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-05-07
He Got the Job

The youth was an applicant for a
place in a Montague Street railroad
magnate's Office, where his principal
duty would be to ward off by evasive
answers the hordes who daily haunt
the place. %ssEU" @sl... = !,
'Where have you been employed?'
queried the magnate.
Here and there" responded the ap-
plicant dryIy.
"Humph! Doing what?"
"Oh, this and that was the guarded
reply. Es
You'll do" said the magnate, adj
miringly, and the youth now occupies
a desk near the doorof the outer office.
and dispenses his peculiarly definite
answers with great Iiberality to all
comers.-NeW York SuuD.
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WHIPPING HIS WEIGHT.

1he Champion Logger Overestimated
His Fistic Ability to His Sorrow
In the logging camps of Michigan
might makes right and the man who
das whipped all corners in fair fights is
king of his camp.
One OF these, said logger to Wash
-ngton Star reporter, was very boastfuI
u his exploits: He had been the VIC
or in dozen fights and no one cared to
snter the lists with him but every man
n the camp hated the champion. Co
ing into the saloon one day he an.
bounced: I'm tired Of these babies in
camp. amt had good fight in Mich
gan. l can whip my weight in dogs,
Wildcats or anything that breathes for
HOO" =
A meek-looking man took the bet and
arrangements for the fight were made.
It was to take place in "a closed room
one week fpom the time the bet was
made S -5>'F.ss .1t'-..-t-
The day came and the champion
called: Bring on your animile.'' The
man who had bet against the king of
the camp brought in his antagonist in
large sack, which had been deposited
behind the: stove in the saloon where
the match had been entered into. the
weather just beginning to get cold. The
gladiator entered the room, the sack
was emptied and the people crowded
at the window to see the contest. Out
Of. the sack came three large hornet
nests, the occupants Of which had been
revived by the heat. @
They issued from the nests in swarms
and lit all over the man. He fought
them for minute or two, then, with
yell, jumped through the window, car
rying sash and glass with him, never
stopping until he reached the. river, in
to which he jumped.
Said he could whip his weight in
anything that breathed," remarked the
meek little man, as he pocketed the
stakes, 'sbut about five pounds or nor
nets knocked him out in the first
round"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-05-07

is an oak tree which, as soon. as
person sees it, recalls the famous Char
ter Oak. It is frequently commented
upon. and now that the original Char
ter Oak is broken, men who have seen
pictures Of what it used to be. and.
then look at the Kentucky tree. in
stantly recognize that it is an exact
counterpart of the old tree lit is the
child of the orr ginal Charter Oak. Six
ty years ago Judge Smith who IS still
living. at a very advanced age, III Gin
#cinnati, visited Hartford and bought
home a pocketful of acorns from the
Charter Oak These were planted. and
the result is the tree that IS d counter
part OF it's famous parent ashing>
ton Star, M 85
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A Correct Diagnosis.

George-Eh? You got engaged last
hight? Gus. my old, dear friend, tell
me. how you did it.
Gus--Really, | hardly know nayseIf.
Couldn't help it. Just like falling down
stairs. I was on the edge Of a., propo-
sal, she gave me a push and there 1
was engaged.
George-Well, I haven't had any
such experience. Every time try to
start my knees knock together and my
teeth chatter and my tongue cleaves to
the roof Of my mouth. I've tried a
dozen times to pop the question to- Miss
de Pink and slumped every time.
Gus-And did she let you slump?
George-Yes. " l
Z Gus-You are counting the wrong
girl.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-05-07
Iced Water Attract. Poi.on.

A scientific paper adds these new ter
fors to iced water as beverage.
It says the water possesses the quail
ity of attracting to itself the poisonous
gases exhaled by the lungs and pores Of
the body. Che Of the best ways to pur-
ifyg a freshly painted room is to set
about it basins of iced water, changing
them every few hours. The water in
these basins will be found to be deadly
poisonous
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-05-07
GATHERINGS Explanat1en.

Catherine, you are a brunette, be-
lieve!' ~ "
Yes, Madam
Are you engaged to the coachman,
next door?'
why, no, madam never saw
him.
~ .sBut there was red hair in your soup
last evening" &.
"Ah, madam, you forget that mon.
sieur. your husband, has auburn hair"
lie Monde ComiQue. .-
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The Supremacy Threatened

3. Ah-Noo Yawk is the theatrical CEN
ter of this doosid-country, I presume ~
said the visiting foreigner.
IL used to be- said the citizen who
was explaining things, "but 1 under
stand that they have new law that
does away with free lunch -Indiau,
apOlis Journal
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Even.

Blossom Boomer, that a rank
cigar you just gave me-
.Bloomer-I was kind Of leary of it
myself; but it's the same cigar you,
gave me yesterday.
Blossom-Say, Boomer, that's rank.
it's the same cigar. it's the one you
gave me the day before.-San Fran.
cisco Wave
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Il shall apply for divorce. He is
treating me like dog, and he makes
me work like horse"
swell, then. you should make your
complaint to the Society for the Protec-
tton Of Animals, and not to the COURTS
Il Illustre de Poche. -
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How is your brother getting along?Y
He is having a hard time of it,,
His Discovery.

eyes" he said in a tone that had q
shadow Of disappointment in it, Il
went to Washington. I had some bus
mess in the East, and: I thought it
would be a good time to get a little In
sight in the way the affairs Of the
government are conducted .
guess man can pick up a good
deal that is interesting and instruc-
tive there. W hat place in the capital
impressed you most q
The Senate restaurant. =
!, You don't say so?'' s ss,8=
Eyes. It was there / discovered that
"a man can eat huckleberry pie with a
knife and still be leader of his fell
low citizens. Detroit tree Press.
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~ Nz9sz
re E!z||gSznl|k|a
Dl'',M
What Troubled Him

sS The = habit potentates have Of travel
u ing lncog. frequently causes suffering
where 1t is least expected. It is said
of the emperor Of Austria that once,
strav .el1ag IN this manner, he put up at
an an Inn. After eating a few slices of
4; nam and biscuit he went to bed. 81
In the morning he paid his bill and
departed,
a few hours after several Of his suite
arrived, and, hearing the rank Of his
guest, the landlord appeared much
troubled. f5
Pshaw, man. said one, Franz
Joseph is accustomed to such adven-
lures, and will think nothing of ii"
But shall, !" said mine host, .'and
never forgive myself for having an en-
( error IN my house and letting him off
f three7and-sixpence!' Answers.
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Just Like a Fakir.

I met my friend, the fakir, yester-
day, and asked him if he did anything
for a living Sunday.
Yes" he replied. 7 do the same as
a great many people,
What do the people do?''
Pedal peddle) bicycles" Boston
Post.
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.ttaS
Heredity In Trees

'1t is generally supposed that family
resmblances are confined to the ami
NAL world" said J. L. Hagans of Say
lersville, KY, at the Metropolitan
s'But, on the outskirts of Saylersv Trls
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An Excusab1e skeptfei.rn.

This weather. said the oldest in
habitant, reminds me of my boybood
days
But they say it is the hottest April
ever known =
Who says 81? 8s .
The weather officials
Well, mebbe It's; mebpe it's he
grumbled. But they don't show that
they know any more about the wealth
er we used to have than they do about
the weather we're going to have. I'm
blest if wouldn't rather depend on
my own recolle elton 8 shington
Star.
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oh, the deuce! j stuck the lighted
end of the cigar in my MOUTH
Its fortunate for you that you mo-
ticed it in time. "--F liegende Rlaetter.
Very SINGULAR

What building IS that, John she,
asked, as she pointed to Q handsome
club house bearing traces Of the archi-
tect's art.
HThat,D said John, is the Bachelors,
Club.
How singular, she replied. ST.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Men and Fate.

Men are made by what they inherit
and by what finds them. Heredity and
circumstances added together make
fate.--Rey. Myron w. Reed.
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Let Us Trust Not

Jack-Didn't Links dine at your
house last night?
Iom-Yes;4 1 met him on the way
home,s and he came up and took pot
luck with me.
Jack-Was it anything like the jack
pot luck had the night before New
York Sun
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0swalIowed His Holler., =,

After the last snow storm the little
fellow was out playing in the slush as
only . f1ye-year-old knows how, and
came home wet to the skin. he was
tucked away 81 bed, but in the morn
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He Didn't Know

Mrs. Henpeck-I called on young Mr..
and Mrs. Viewed to-day. Now, I think,
it nice to see a couple happily married
and settled down.
Henpeck (glaring) I shouldl
think it would be. Philadelphia North
American.
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A Question Of the Times.
bought a pair Of handsom

Il bought q pair Of handsome en-
broidered suspenders to-day, John,''
she said as she smoothed out he-
boomers. 5s
ssFor me or for your he. asked
Chicago Post.
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3Undoubtealy.

She las he finishes an instrumental
pieceJ-Don't you sing Mr. stri.g.
broke? as
HeNo, never sing.
She--l would much ather hear you
sing than play .-San Francisco Wave.
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The Season il on

Guest Give me griddle cakes with
syrup, some fried chicken, baked po-
tatoes with their coats on, and plate
of ice cream.
Waiter calling down tube)-Batter
at de plate slide! A hot fowl tip off
stuffed Ted gloves, and one. umpire in the
ice box New York Press.
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a watch which IS in good running
order In one years time ticks LAT .680. 900
ticks.
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IS 50 hoarss he could hardly

Ing was 90 lloarse he could hardly
speak,
You're trying to fool us, Peter
said the doctor, who had been called
in; ollre not a all sick. 81
es, is,.d octor, the little patient
managed to whisper, =, q cause rs sWal-
Tered rec my hol er.''----s Louis Post-Dis,
patch.