davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-03-05

Sure!
nGlos ludu" znowu publikuje fa{sze,
ktoresmy zbili W ostatnim numerze
,,Zgody". Niechze ten Clos ,,aabi",
udowodni nam, zesmy jake protesty O.
trzymali milwaukee, Toledo, Phi
ladslphii Buffalo (opr6cz Tow. sw.
J6zefa). Jezeli nam tego ME udowod-
nj, napietnujemy go zasiuzonem mia
nem.
pGios ludu" ubiega sic ,,Polakiem
W Ameryoe" nagrode "a szerzenie
klamstw j faisz6w. o CO chodzi? Mech
sebie dadza buziaka ygood''!
Wszystkie grupy (oprooz jednej
Buffalo, wktorej wplyw ma p. Karwow-
skD So "a Domem zw., bo budowe jego
sejm uchwalil. Warcholi tylko bury
zwiazkowych ,,Gios zabi'.
Jakaz to bieda tymi niezaleznymi,
ktorzy ten ,,Glos" popieraja - zawie-
die on ich ma manowce.
Sure!
W odpoaoiedzi kochanenau p. s. G.
Pytssz sic pan skad te napasci? Ot6z
odpowiemy:
Do sejmu jeszcze daleko - juz
pewni koledzy nasi po piorze rozpooze-
Ii kamPanie przedsejmowa. Pisza oni,
ze ,zgoda" tego a tego ME robi, dla
tego, re sejm daleko.
Panom tym odpowiadamy, ze W inny
a ME TAXI sposob powinni stara6 sic po-
zyskac wzgledy zwiazkowyoh. Obeony
redaktor ,Zgody" W drodze i'm sta6 ME
bedzie. Przyja} on tylko dla tego po-
wtorny wybor - bo ohcia}, ably idee
pewne, a mianowicie idea jednego
wspolnego skarbu - ze tax powiemy,
Przesziy W krew zwiazkowyoh. Ma
Przysziym sejmie przeprowadzic trzeba
jeszcze kilka potrzebnych dla wewne-
trznego porzadku idei reform "a DO.
tenn obecny redaktor usunie sic, bo Jest
tego zdanis, ze diuzej niz dwie kaden-
eye mkt urzedowac ME powinien. Po-
trzeba nowych ludzi, DO ME dobrze
jest, jesli czlowiek jaki "a dlugo ma u
rzedzie pozostaje. Redaktor ,,Zgody",
ktoremu dziewieciu tysieoy ludzi,
kazdy cos ma do pisania, do przesyla-
mia sPrzeoznych uwsg, ktory musi od-
pierac nsPady wrogich nam instytucyj,
i jeszcze warchoiami wewnetrznymi
walczyc, pie kielich goryczy oodzieh do
dna, ale ME upada ma duohu. Piszemy to
zawczasu, ably warcho}ow ludzi zlej wolf
zapewnic, re robimy j piszemy tax, jak
nam sumienie dyktuje i dla tego, ze
po raz trzeci obranym bye ME ohce
obecny redaktor, ze ME Jest jak movie
smerykanie ,,chronic office seeker" =
smisio swe przekonanis wypowisds /
nikomu ME scblebia.
Rycerzykom piora MECH sic jednak ME
zdsje, .e TAX cd rszu beda wybrani, ida
je nam sic, ze ustepujacy redaktor sci
mowi pod tym wzgledem, stsrym IVY
ozajem, wskazowek udzielic moze - /
ze obrany bedzie cziowiek, kt6ry smia-
10 sumiennie prowsdzic bedzie dalej
rozpoczete dzie{o.
(Cisg dslszy ma stronie 4ei.)
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-03-05

A gdzie sksrb LigiS
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-03-05

w miesiacu lutym zebrano ma skart
n. p. " Rspperswylu $432.66.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-03-05

,,Gios ludu" ubiega sic ,,Polakiem
W Ameryce" nagrode "a szerzenie
klamstw falszow. o CO chodzi? Mech
sebie dadza buziaka i ,,good"!
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-03-05

Kedy ida roje ksiezy : takq pieSniq
k7uczq2
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28
Victims of the Civil War,

According to the oflicinl figures the
Hnion armies lost 350,52s officers and
men by death; the returns from the
confederate armies are incomplete, but
those in the provost marshal generals
report show that at least 1884 Off
GERS and men lost their lives. The
losses in battle were comparatively
small in the revolutionary war. About
5000 persons all told were killed, and
the usual proportion Of those who die
of wounds Is about two-thirds Of those
killed. That would give total Of 49,
900. Then at least 1000 prisoners
died in the prison ships; so that prob
ably not less than $4,000 to 5oOOAper-
sons lost their lives during and OWING
to the war. afN0H ta p
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28
Lesson of Decoration Day,

The lesson Of Memorial day is to
keep fresh the memories OF our illus
trious dead, to preserve intact what
they fought for and saved, to keep alive
the patriotic spirit, and resolve, in the
immortal words OF Abraham Lincoln,
shat from these honored dead we take
increased devotion to that cause for
which they gave the last full measure
of devotion-that we here highly re-
solve that these dead shall not have died
In vain-that this nation, under God,
shall have new birth of freedom-and
that government of the people, by the
people, for the people, shall not perish
from the earth"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28
DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE.

Again the day that should bring all
men into sympathetic harmony has
come around with Its golden memories
That time, 30 far from diminishing,
beautifully enhances and sentimentally
ennobles. Tender feelings mingllns
with pride md loyal sense Of graft
tlde inspire lofty state of mind, and
to these no man not sordidly selfish
shNld be insensble ont day set apart
~ a memorial OF patriotic valor and
devoted manhood, and Of life surround
ed by the country's veal. So remote
and shadowy Is the epoch Of the civil
war that even they that participated In
its dangers and hardshlps and had its
horrors stamped with graphic force Inn
perishably upon thcrminds may hardly
think of itothcr than as of wonderful
" intense and realistic dream. The
empty sleeve, the missing leg, the bent
frame and broken health are eloquent
feminders Of the stern fact, 1t Is true,
but II Is benevolence and com
pcnsaton of nature that adversely and
pain and loss soften into counterfeits
iof beauty and sweetness and love as
sthey recede further into the perspec-
ttiye Of human experience,
Love OF country Is love Of country
tmlan; and we who visit the graves OF
bthc soldier dead do so less to pay defer
ience to memory than to give pledge to
Sthe future. 1t Is respect to the living
that bids us revere the dead, that lofty
respect that arises from our recognition
of man in Gods image as our brother,
and our knowledge of the truth that the
animating spirit is the heir to the
eternities.
Memorial day, says the Chicago In
ter Ocean, tends to restore the moral
and personal equilibrium disturbed
by the selfish activities of life. The
spirit OF it is Il lcveler, IN eliminator OF
distinctions, creator of the close bond
Of affectionate sympathy that is under
stood by the word comrade. We all
become comrades under that influence
the veteran of hundred BATTLES
and the youth who knows war In his
Imagination alone; the man of wealth
and the victim Of poverty; he who Is
distinguished and he who Is obscure;
y he who fought and he who served In
other ways; comrades NIL for one day in
the year, and the grind Of the world is
little the easier for II, and the music
Of the spheres comes little nearer to
our hearing. Days Of peace and days
of love are these days of remembrance.
blessed be the days Of remembering.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28

Eyes, they is" said Abe, "they's one
in there and he pointed through the
fence.
"You are right" said the colonel.
"there is. And will join the process
sion, my boy" ae
And the proud, dignifed colonel and
the dirty little negro clambered over
the rail fence side by side and planted
the bandana, and laid the flowers on
the solitary grave.
And although the little negro
grinned during IT all the colonel's eyes
were moist and his hands arranged the
flowers tenderly.
For It was the grave of old White
Nancy, the gallant mare that had borne
him through many a hard-fought bat
tie.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28
IMPROMPTU CELEBRATION.


Abraham Lincoln White, aged six,
stood In the middle Of the muddy road
in front Of his mammy's shanty, head
erect, shoulders thrown back and his
torn hat dripping with the rain,
It was late in the afternoon Of Dec
Grafton day, and Abraham Lincoln
White had but recently returned from
town, where he had been one Of tho
most thoroughly interested spectators
OF the ceremonies. He had o very
vague idea Of the meaning Of 1t all, but
his small black head was full Of the
idea Of decorating the graves, and he
felt huge desire to do some decorating
on his own account.
Consequently when nanny had
taken off his Sunday garments, and he
had scrambled into his old clothes, he
set about It.
Flags, flowers, bright sashes and gay
ly decked horses; these had been most
strongly impressed on his mind.
Flag he had not, but one of his NAM
my's big red bandanas on a broken
broom handle made good substitute.
A bunch Of snowballs from the bush
in the yard comprised the flowers; IL
strip of blue calico made an excellent
sash, and stick was metamorphosed
into prancing steed.
Thus arrayed the procession started
down the muddy road. The band
played, the flag waved, the steed
pranced, and the flowers nodded and
the whole procession, complete in one
very wet and muddy little darby,
moved towards the only grave in the
neighborhood. Unfortunately, just as
the parade reached the grave 1t fell
headlong in the mud, and It was a mass
of mud when a horseman dismounted
and picked 1t up.
1t was the colonel himself, and he
laughed as he put the muddy process
sion on its feet,
well! well. Abe" he said, what
are you doing way off here in the
mud?"
"Fs procession" said Abe, II is, an
Is goln' to decorate the grabe!"
what grave" asked the colonel;
there are no graves hereabouts,'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28
Grants Troublesome Soldiers.

Gen. Grant used to tell story Of II
soldier in a certain regiment during
the war who was continually bother
ing him by asking favors. Grant one
day said to him: Look here; l be-
lieve you are the most troublesome man
in the union army"
The man quickly replied; why,
that's funny, sir!"
Funny; how do you make it out
funny%
because it is just what the enemy
says about you.' - Harper's Round
Table.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28
A FEDERATION OF PEACE.
BY MRS. NJ. l.. RAYNE.

you won't forget, Arthur, what you
promised me for Decoration day?'
"A ride to Woodlawn with the chill
dren? But, Margie, we have no soldier
grave TO decorate"
Yes. dear, we have. have adopted
one"
Il don't understand, Margie."
"You remember that one lone grave
beyond themonument on the hill slope?
We noticed last year that it had been
overlooked. and found out the reason.
No one knew that It was soldiers
grave, because II was SO apart from the
rest. looked the matter up. The man
was a soldier Of the same company to
which my father belonged-my father,
who fell fighting for his country when
| was In my cmdlel So have his grave
to decorate tomorrow"
"All right, little wife, you shall have
the best box Of flowers to be had for
love or money"
'Give them for love, Arthur, love of
our dear country, and Of those who
fought her BATTLES and left us legacy
Of peace"
What q good commanding general
you would have made. Margie, with
your patriotic spiritl"
"Oh, it's easy enough to be patriotic
in piping times of peace," answered his
wife, but you and are old enough
to have heard the echoes Of shot and
shell. We imbibed patriotism with our
mothers milk, but with these children
1t Is different. They know only the
splendor and glory of war. They are
old enough now to be taught its reality
so that they may not only learn to live
like soldiers, but to die like them"
The two children. a girl Of 12 and
boy of A. listened with interest and
curiosity, for to them war was indeed
a splendid pageant, in which music,
flags and glittering uniforms made up
u grand tableau, und they looked for
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28

II put it up; earned every cent of
i'll"
women always liked him." said the
stout woman, complacently, though
he cared for none Of 'em but me-"
The other woman fumbled with o
cheap locket hanging about her neck,
pulled it out and displayed tintype of
q handsome boy.
"Mebby there's some mistake" she
faltered. IL sent all his things home,
but kept this
That's him. I've got one myself
somewhere; he sent II t me the week
afore he was shot. Are you married?"
"No;" her eyes were on the grave at
her feet.
81 had a good husband; he left me
well off. Coin, are ye?"
The other woman moved on, without
word.
kind O. cracked, ] guess" said the
stout woman, looking after her..
1T beats all how fond women always
were of john"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28


aixiously, and he determined to look
up his whereabouts ~ soon as pos
sible.
lie had never mentioned the blind
man to his wife, for It struck him as a
Quixotic sort Of venture at which she
might laugh Besides, it was business
deal in one way, and belonged to the
store, where Arthur left all business
details under lock and key. But this
evening he was so disturbed by the loss
OF the old man that he related the in
cident to Margie, and she suggested
that the hospitals be searched as soon
as Memorial day was over.
The little family went to Woodlawn
the next day. and formed in them
selves an interesting part OF the grand
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28

man had come to his office one day and
asked for desk room. He had no
money and was blind. The presump-
ton of the man in thus demanding as
sistance surprised Arthur so much as
to render him for the moment speech
less, and he looked at the intruder in
blank amazement. If blind man can
hypnotic, then Arthur was hypno-
tiled into giving the old man the space
he wanted, There the blind stranger
set up n little stock Of pencils and sta
tionery, and at the end of month ten
dered q small rental for his stand.
On this morning, when Arthur en-
tered his office, he saw that the little
stand was gone; and that his blind pro-
tege. upon whom he had come to rely
as a friend. was not present. 1t wor-
ried him so much that he sent a clerk
of to the old mans lodging. but he
was not there.
Something has happened to him-he
has met with DIN accident" Arthur said,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28
Men In Gray Preponderate.

ut has often been said of the veteran
soldiers, when they have appeared OH
parade, as upon Decoration day." said
an observer, why, how many young
men there are among theml but that
cannot be said many years longer.
There are still to be seen in the ranks
numbers of men comparatively young
in appearance, but was struck on last
Decoration day by the number who
have now grown gray"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28

Shall all these now'rs be sacrificed
On Decoration day?
The lily was far more to Christ
Than Solomon's array.
Our nation dead. where'er they tread.
Must cry: LET live the rose:
Let live the pansy In It's bed
Stay not-there ~ no hero dead
Stay not fow'r that grows"'
Give songs that ripple over words
Like brooks DER pebbled sands,
As glad as are the hymns Of birds
In sunny southern lands,
Give thoughts that thrill. but do not kill.
Give lessons broad and grand.
Hug TO thy bosom Peace. be stlll"-
Strip not the fragrant wood and hill
With dcsecrating hand
Heap all these graves Of precious mold
With deeds Of love and cheer:
And make the day thread Of gold
To mark the graying year
Be thy souls food comrades good,
Thy strife to hanish pain:
The day Is hardly understood
No violet In yonder wood
Should mourn her children slain.
CHARLES EUGENE BANKS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28
The shadowy faces of long ago!
Dimly before us
March to and fro


Dimly before us
March to and fro
The forms of the heroes of long ago!
Mother and father whose brave son died.
Brother and sister and widowed bride,
Comrade and friend of the blue and
gray
Soldiers who fell as they feced the foe
Gather together to weep and pray
For heroes they lost In the long ago!
Under the mounds
30 green ard low
Lie heroes they lost In the long ago!
Flowers of sprlrgtime, SO rich and rare,
Showers Of blosscms. so bright and fair.
Roses Of yellow, and pink, and red,
Lilies as white as the winters STOW
Driei odorous petalsnlovc cll dtaC-
Our brave young heroes Of long ago
brightest and sweetest
Flowers that grow
Cover our heroes Of long ago!
After the wearisome toll Of life,
After the battle and worldly strife,
Past the dark TIDE, on whose golden
sands
The lights Of the heavenly harbor glow.
Well find them at last. and we'll clasp
the hands
OF brave, young heroes Of long ago!
TRANSPORTED mortals-
But we shall know
Our brave, young heroes of long agol
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28

Ny broken soldiers. made of lead.
Are buried In the garden bed.
And lovely flowers Ger them play.
For this is Decoration day.
-Harper's Round Tabla
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28

by ELISA ARMSTRONG.

1t was md-afternoon of Decoration
day, and the little company which had
been adorning the graves was scat
tered about the small cemetery.
A tall, gaunt woman, bearing the
marks of old maidenhood, had pinned
up the skirt of her black dress and
drawn off her shabby gloves. She was
'kneeling beside a grave, and with care
full hands pulling up the weeds. The
headstone was marked private John
Atkins, Company A, --th Illinois; died
April 3, 1862"
The stone was new, though the date
upon it was "a years old. About the
grave was border of violets.
nm glad it's nice hcadstone,' the
woman said, aloud. She paused, look
ing up, as q black shadow fell across
the grave. A stout, complacent-look-
ing woman in new mourning looked
down upon her.
at makes me feel low" said the wom-
an, "Pll cry presently; that'll do me
good.'
Related to him?' asked the other
woman, quickly.
II was goin' to marry him. I've al
ways wanted t come here, an last fall
rN husband died, so says to my daugtl-
ter, Marthy, You n'tsick, are YET"
The other woman, turning sickly
white. had risen to her feet. "Inursed
HIM" she cried, "I-was with him
when he died!"
Hm glad to hear it. Nice headstone,
,,,,'t 40 Nil +ba n y -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28
A Thought for the Day.

The sweet remembrance Of the Just
Shall flourish when he sleeps In dust
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28

"Did you ever hear Of a man who
had striven all his life faithfully and
singly toward an object, and in no
measure obtained it? II man con-
stantly aspires, is he not elevated?
Did ever a man try heroism, mag
nanimity, truth, sincerity and find
that there was no advantage in them
that 1t was vain endeavor%-
Thoreau.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28

The Bivouao of the Dead.
On flames eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread.
And glory guards With solemn round
The bivouac of the dead.
Theodore O'HarA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-28

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DLtV".i ~ D..l.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
SHORT PARAGRAPHS.
Some Bright Bits of Thought from tn
Young Mems Era.

Some Bright Bits of Thought from the
Young Mems Era.
Christianity exemplified needs NO
evidences. ID
Selfishness sentences itself to solitary
confinement.
Trouble brings sorrow, but it Is sell
fishness that makes us miserable.
Make man think he is necessary to
a cause, and you have the causes sue
cess necessary to him.
When man thinks 1t necessary to lie
in order to live, it is in order for him to
inquire whether life is worth living.
When young mans ambition gets in
the way of his religion he wants to
know why he can't get to Heaven by the
ladder of fame.
The costliest garment worn is the
cloak of hypocrisy. He who would dress
in taste and without cost should be
clothed with humility"
Those who are able to twist other
mems thoughts into usefulness for
themselves are able to convert many
common things into gold.
The curious thing about that debt
of love you owe your neighbor is that
you may pay It q thousand times and
jt.will still remain uncanceled.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
FOR SUNDAY READING.
THE FIRST PSALM.

The man is biest. supremely blest.
Who shuns the way by sinners trod:
Who will not walk In fellowship
With those who scorn the name of God
The law of God he longs to know.
It's teachings are his chief delight;
Tho! he may learn Jehovah's will
He meditates by day and night.
As grows the trees where rivers wind.
And DER the banks its branches spread
That bears it's fruit from year to year,
And never does it's LEAKAGE shed
SO thrives the man who fears his God.
And walks with Him from day to day:
The frultage of his holy life.
Ia Joy that never will decay.
But they who dare their God defy,
And all His mandates disobey,
Are like the withered. worthless chaff,
Caught by the winds and whirled away.
They shall not In the judgment stand.
Nor with the saints assembled be;
Before the Judge they quake with fear,
And from His face In terror fee.
The Lord will His own people save,
Their lives will make His special caro-;
But they who spurn His holy name.
He Will not in the judgment spare
w. s. Mckenzie. d. D.. In Waterman.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-25
ACCIDENTS TO BIRDS.

Some Commit Suicide Accidentally by
Hanging or Choking.
Many strange accidents have oc-
CURED to birds while feeding, says the
Cornhill Magazine. An Irish natural
list once observed dunlin behaving
very curiously on the seashore. The
bird rose in the air and flew for n short
distance, then alighted and shook it's
head violently, in n vain endeavor to
detach round lump observable upon
it's bill. The incumbrance proved to
be cookie which the dunlin had found
open and, in innocently attemting to
negotiate, had been trapped by it.
This kind Of bivalve accomplishment
no less an authority than Mr.. Teget-
mier declares to be not at all uncom-
mon on our shores. a white stable
cookie recently bore testimony to the
veteran naturalist's assertion by cap
turing green linnet by one of it's toes.
a poor little chaffinch was found
dead in the neighborhood of Epson II
short time ago with it's lower mandi-
BILE firmly embedded in the shell of
beach nut, that had become so mex
tricably fixed that the bird had died
from starvation. a hen pheasant was
not long since observed by sportsman
flying round and round in the most I'M
accountable fashion, and on being shot
was discovered to have large oak leaf
impaled upon it's beak so as to COM
pletely obscure its vision.
Herons sometimes choke themselves
by attempting to swallow large trout,
how large may be judged to some cX-
tent from the fact that recently dis
covered bird Of this species in whose
nav was large water-rat in perfect