davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-10
Won't Work There.

II is an odd fact that the telegraph
lines will not work through the Hoosac
tunnel. Messages have 10 be sent on
wires strung on poles over the top of
the mountains, fully nine miles. and
that is the way ingoing and outcoming
passenger and freight trains are her
aided TO the keepers OF the two tunnej
approaches. In order to maintain
this overland mountain line a swath OF
woodland has 10 be kept clear of trees
and bushes directly up the steep noun
tain side. There are supposed TO be
magnetic ores inside the mountain.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-10

What the Shakers of Mount Leba-
non know more about than anybody
else, i the use of herbs and how 10 bee
healthy.
they studied the power of food.
They nearly all live to "A ripe old ace.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial is
prepared 10y the Shaker, from herbs
and plants with "A special tonic power
over the ~tomch~
! helps the stomach diec- ii, food.
and dige,ted food j., thc strength.
maker.
>rong MUSCLE, strong body. strong
brain. all come from property digest
rd toud.
y sick stomach can bc cured and
digestion made easy los ~hkcr III
gcs liv" Cordial
cures the nausea. Joss of appetite.
pain in lhc stomach. headache. elddj-
ness. weakness and All thco. her -,mp
IONS at indigestion.ccrtanly and pr
manently.
Sold by druggists Tria bottle 10
cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-10

In the last 90 wears the rural popula.
ton Of Maine. Vermont and Rhode Is
land has diminished.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-10
New EnrInpd,s po,,i,,to

Irish and French Canadians cons+t.
tute 20 per cent. OF the foreign popula.
ton IN New England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

Kings bcdchamber. watching the crowd. to
whom from time to time Lafayette addressed
speeches from the balcony. which were an
swerei by loud cries. ITO Paris To Paris!
few shots were fired.
The Queen said calmly: II know that these
people have come to demand my head; but my
mother taught me not to fear death.
Lafayette reaDpearcd. MADAME the people
cali for YOU to come out upon the balcony"
For n moment she shrank back. The appear
ance Of the mob was terrific. and guns were
pointed toward her.
Madame it is necessary to restore peace
Then will go anywhere" said the Queen.
"even to death ITSELF
She took her two children by the hand. and
came out on the balcony at the centre of the
palace. through the room in which Louis NV
died. There loud cry: mo children!
Did they intend to kill her?
she evidently thought So for pushing the two
children into the room behind her. she camo
forward alone calm and resclutc. looking up
to heaven.
Short-sightcd inquiry is eager TO know why
the qualities of the Queen at this moment had
not been manifested before More candid crit-
cism percevcs that 1t was because she had
never been taught to use them. The native
resources Of her soul drawn upon In
stnctyely when the tragic hour came. But be-
fore that hour Marie Antoine;tc had been
lulled to hccdlcssness in the trivial life OF the
court: all her faults were fostercd. all her vir-
tues were ignored. She was not the woman to
wrest good from inimical surroundings. She
was gentle character and she profoundly
inexperienced to the last days Of her life But
in those days she showed how inexpcriencc
had been her safeguard. how It had kept her
unspottci from the world. As she faced the
mob from the balcony of Vorsaillcs she faced
il in Wilderness that lifted her above all her
predecessors on the throne Of France She died
has been said. like Queen The long
drawn cut agDnies of her captivity and the
hUmliations of her execution NICER sent 50
much as 4 trcmor through that unconqucrAblc
heart. Maria Theresa. trembling for her
daughters future would have been proud Of
the Last at in her tragedy. Miss Birkncl has
set forth shat tragedy with uncommon skin
and feeling In the handling OF such episodes
as that Of the Diamond Necklace she Is as
clear. as impartial. though she were writing
with the delibcraton OF a solemn historian.
She writes indeed. with the vivacty IF pop
uar chror clcr. but that only makes her book
the more readable. 1t is richly illustrated.
may add. with reproductions from conten-
pOrary portraits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

he Is delightful the story is delightful, and
most delightful OF all is that sweet Irish widow
'Jmty' Is adorable and so are his com
panions In the volume to which the history OF
his youth and early manhood gives the CHIEF
title. Miss Briscoe has two qualities never
very common in fiction and at this time pecu-
liarly rare. whimscality that is really oe"-
cate ard subtle. n style that Is to the last ue
gree refined without lacking strength In THESE
stories there is a SAVIOR OF the sweetest huihor
there Is tho touch Of winning personality
The reader IS soon absorbed In the quaint si'ua
tons exploited. and az he puts the DOCK GOWN
he dwclls upon the authors originality upon
her SIKH IN dcvising piquant plots put most I"
all ne remembers the dcbonair atmosphere
which fills the book. II Is like something new
rare and valuable and 1t Is wholly irreSis'ip'e'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26


determined TO build our own houses without the
aid Of an architect. have not come TO grief;
| know Of one entcrprisng person who forgot
the stairs. II you only want bungaiow-a cot
tagc on the ground 0),r-of course his doesn't
so much matter. and. similarly. the smaller the
story the less there need be Of plot. but some
sort of plan L. work upon subject to alteration
and with plenty IL room FOR add.tons-you must
have The question. II course, arises How TO
get it, But this must be- answered by the in
quircr himself Il must depend upon some in
cid"nt or circumstance more or less dramatic
which has made a deep impression on the writ
cr's mind. 1t may have originated there (Which
Is tho better Way) or ii may have been COM
municated 10 it, but the impression must be
Gcrn
Whatever may be- the merits Of novels OF
character. II Is certain that they do not appeal
10 Oh" great world OF readers As those do which
deal with dramatic situations and Incidents. As
tho life NJ a body s the blood. SO the lie Of the
novel d. It's story"
Singular as it may appear before the begin
ming Of story is attempted the writer who
wishes 20 10 the best for himself and is not
AFRAID of taking pains. should fix un0n the end OF
&c. ! am convinced ttat the best novels not
IS, nsatonal' ones only. but those Of sustained
interest have been composed. 50 t. speak back
ward. The having the denoucment, perhaps
the catastrophe. we'll on cne's mind from the
FIRST is a prccautiOn similar to that which is
taken by public speaker who. whatever he
forgots is careful not to lose sight OF his perora-
ton H. we'll knows that is what he has to lead
up to. and that upon the natlr" Of il will chiefly
Il pend his success. However well he may have
got oE up to that point. If his conclusion is lame
and mpotcnt his speech will be n failure. More
over the fOreknowledge OF the end suggests
much of the proper course Of events in a story.
THIS Is hardly To be understood by one who is
rot novelist. Perhaps | may be forgiven the
apparent rgOtSm OF alluSiOn to Lost Sir
Massngherd'-a small thing. but mine own-to
which venture to allule only illustration
An ancient tree. which. though perfect TO the
eye WAS hollow. suggested a novel method OF
disappearance. A man might climb into it and
fan through hands oyer head, without possibil-
ity Of extricatlon. Only his muticd cries for
help might be heard In the wood for hours
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

LtlST SIX MASS- III bhh ucl'ic HN was poii.
lNGREiD" In thinking the story out be-
fore putting pen to paper the other characters
introduced themselves. quite naturally.
II the conclusion Of a story occurs to one as
striking and dramatic. II must not be put aside,
OF course. the ground Of Its being melan-
choly; but rs a general rule would warn young
novelists against bad endingS'; II Is their
weakness to indulge In them. Just as IT Is that
~ young poets to rhyme about premature
death Youth has the trick of melancholy"
A few readers may sympathize with this feeling.
but the majority exceedingly resent an unhappy
termination to story in which they have been
Interested. Some persons will not open a novel
suspected Of this drawback. and have known
even books like the Bride OF 1.ammermoor' to
remain unrca In consequence What right has a
man 10 pen "A story like Turganicf's "On the
Eve" to make generations Of his felow-creat-
ures miserable? What lesson Is to be learnt
from 1t save the inscrutable cruelty OF fate?
Who is the better-Or even the wiSer-for 1t?
TrolIope was, on the whole, kindly writer.
but who does not resent the absurd scrupleS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

SUI -t'il'I ~ my pcISolidi
knowledge used TO write upon
his stomach q. O.. lying upon
iD. with his reference books
around him. like a sea beast
among rocks.
The necessity Of having the
plot Of ones novcl-or at all
events the skeleton of tar
ranged beforehand is surely
as obvious. when one comes
10 think OF il. as that Of
knowing the lines Of a ship
or the plans Of building be-
fore commencing their con-
{. ,-,,.ff,n If.,r - &c bn,ri, ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

DR.. Karl Frey professor OF art history in the
University at Berlin. has just published an
edition OF Michael Angeles poems, which is said
to be the first that is wholly authentic. He has
Iecn able to draw upon the family archives OF
the famous Italian. and has introduced much
new material into his volume.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

whose crystal bar" has proved
immOvablc even to their tears.
How shall sit down to write
a novel;" inquiries one. pathet-
ically. who obviously desires in
struction from the very begin
ming. There IS greater choice
about this than she probably i'm
AGNES. / knew Ona novelist
who. while pursuing his trade.
never sat down at all. but stood
at desk which is how. not his
legs. but his shoulders got
bowed" Another walks to and
fro" dixie the deviD seeking for
ideas. a bishop. the other day.
revealed TO us the fact that he
on his knees; but the work. we CO
devotional one, and not a novel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26
Ne " NOVELS.
a PRODUCTION OF MIR. EI.ACKMORE's
OLD ACE

DARRELL Romance OF Surrey. by II y Black
more Octave. pp 800 Doid. Mead 60.
IVA KILDARE. 4 Matrimonial Problem. by
l. Is. Waliord Ortavo. up g. Longmans
Green q 60.
ooe. Illustrated by ". r. Sncdcy and 4 u.
Frost octave. Up. 90. Harper a Erothers.
How splendid is the fiery and spontaneous in
SEPARATION that breathes through the magical
pages of Lorna DoOne'i The story IS a crca-
ton of poetic loneliness mingled with all that
mankind knows Of tragic and passionate feel
ing. 1t is wonderful book. and the Maid
OF Skier Is a worthy second. Gratefully rcmcm-
Dering the hours Of delight these tales have
brought one Is loath to acknowledge even to
himself that BlackT1Ore's invention flags. that
his touch grows uncertain his taste confused
Yet this confession must in conscience be made
"Dariel" is novel enlvened by picturesque
situations. and glorihcd by the loving kindness
for Mother Nature and all her gifts that Is one
OF the auth RS most attractive characteristics
1t has humor. it Is wise: and its last chapters
rush through scenes that are thrilling II rather
melodramatic But alas! the story undoubtedly
shows failing powers. 1t is too long drawn
out. 1t Is often vague in treatment and artificial
In effect; the plot Is ar-fetched. Some OF the
characters are little more than puppets and
the strings sometimes pulled in a fashion
that Is tresOmcy conventional The Caucasian
prince who. after q terrible experience in his
own wild mountains comes TO spend In Eng
land the years OF exile prescribed by Russia Is
an improbable figure and the fair Darrell his
daughter. is weaker and less fascinating
Lorna. We grieve to say that the book is dis
appointing, though. have indicated. Il
has its virtues and no nove-lover will be apt to
leave 1t unread
iva Kidarc' is OF the least ambitious
and Of the pleasantest novels OF the sea-
son. Though it be slight Of plot and scant OF
incident it's romantic interest is enthralling and
II Is full Of the shrewd and humorous obscrva-
ton Of human nature to which the author OF
1.-THE Baby's Grandmother has accustomed
her readers. The bright. tender. light hearted
irish lady who Is Iva's mother is a bcwitching
creature. and attracts US more than docs the
young heroine herself: and we are disposed 10
feel as we reach the last page. that the middle
AGED man Of business who becomes the charm
Ing widows third husband is n far more in
tcrcsting hero than is the sOldicr-boy who capt
uTes her daughters heart. This. surely. Is a
triumph Of which any novelist might. with JUS
tice be proud 1t can't be said. hJwever, that
Jabez Druitt Is original figure. for he wildly
recalls in all his qualities that "Mr. Smith"
whose touching story was told I'm Mrs. Wal
fords first successful book But original OF not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

tons are invited to enable Mr.. lie G. to perse-
we're in the great labor Of his middle life, the
decomposition OF that very faulty and incoherent
but distinctly precious epic, Paradise Lost
and II this appeal Is warmly responded to Mr..
lie G. hopes to spend his old age In rewriting
the tragedies OF Shakespeare into verse or a
softer cadence and more consistent with the
religion OF Il Jenny liner"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

on this subject. but they do
not seem to have fulfilled
their mission as guides to
the Temple of Fame. The
theme itself Is by no means
dull, and has features in II
which are even amusing.
need not say that the corre-
spondents who ask: How
to Write Fiction" though
they have probably written
reams Of it, have published
nothing. When a man-and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

more original note III familiar III, rdture2 The
"scniinlrrial Journey" l., ON, of the delights Of
~. nothing more nor less. and ucc"liiurly an
edition lik" The present. ~ith rs admirable re-
pr"du ton II Sir JoshuA's portrait ~ Sicrn". is
Yn" 81 ia" best things that the holiday time
could bring
The Californian miner II 1919 got into 1trra-
turc partly because he was new but also because
lis life had romantic attributes The miner II
Dawson city. half century later. gets into
neither pros,. nor verse ~ any consequence. Is
10 hc"1us" h IL an old story. crude rep zion.
r because his life IL utterly Sordid? Perhaps
IL is only question OF time. He viii fad his
poets and his noyeiists ready for him when ne
is ready to be celebrated. Bret Harte wa a
phenomenon. Now there is only one owen
Mistcr. Their is only enc Rudyard kiplinY. but
there ar" scores OF writers who could be- trusted
10 put the literary material Of the gold ueds
t. good use And there are artists ready 70
illustrate the storirS ANA poems. artists like sir.
Remington. mo bring new aid 10 literature.
In "Harprr's Magazine" for February there
viii be printed the first part of paper
Social Political Satire" which is posthumous
work ~ George Du Nauricr. II deals with the
life and works Of John Leech. Charles Kcrnc
and pu Maurcr himself. and - to be accom-
panied hy mum 'rous Illustrations. some OF them
hitherto unpublished.
Mr. r. G. DE Lcor.. in a slender chapter on Dr.
Holmes. IN "AlkaheSi.' has one amusing ancc-
dote. He had been boyishly attempting t. com
pliment DR.. Holmes The Autocrat" and the
reply came thus:
you are mistaken. my dear young gcntlcma n,
| really do not know the book you mention. and
did not write IT, The thing must have written
itself. | believe I saw statement in it some
where that any could write just such
book II he carried pad and pencil In his hat
and If he had time and big enough hat"
DR.. Karl Frey. professor OF art history in the
University at Berlin has Just published an
edition Of Michael Angeles poems. which is said
to be the first that Is wholly authentic He has
Iccn able to draw upon the family archives OF
the famous Italian and has introduced much
n.w material into his volume.
Charles Lamb referred TO the marginalla OF
Colcrdgc az precious beyond Ill compare. but
later critics have built too much on this high
praise They think every line OF COerldge'S
prose must he like pure gold. Perhaps il is
I,ut when some Colcrid ;ian notes on Fl0gers
"Uistory of Comic Literature were discovered
"A while ago and "A taste OF their quality
given to the public II did not appear that the
world had lost much through their disappear
ance for 80 many years Nevertheless. all the
notes are to be printed In "Cosmpp polls soon
and We shall probably have all sorts ~ graEdo-
auent illusions made to them everywhere. quite
regardless Of the fact that flogels History OF
Comic Literature" ~ a book or great deal less
than breathlcss interest. and that Coerfdge's
notes thereon may easily be Oh no earthly I'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26
THE COMPLEAT NOVELIST.
BY James Payn.

From The Strand Magazine
I have for years been subject to inquiries
from persons utterly unknown to me except
that their name Is Legion) as to how fame and
fortune (but especially the latter are to be
won by writing novels The college where the
art OF How to Write Fiction" Is to be taught,
though well ventilated, Is not yet, 1t appears,
built. There professors, but they have not
regularly set to work; they resemble Ministers
without portfolios a class OF statesmen the ma
ture Of whom is puzzle to many persons; there
are even bcoks-handbooks. primers-publisned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

WITHOUT TtVOENItIOn. ThiS
was obviously not a position
I'm which to leave ones hero.
but a very good way Of dis
posing OF ones villain. The
wicked baronet OF the story
was drawn from life: but
he never would have been
drawn at all except for the
tree. He was buried-not In
elm. II l remember right. but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

DARRELL Romance OF Surrey. by II y Black
more. octave pp 55 Doid. Mead & Co
IVA KILDARE Matrimonial Problem by
l.. B WallOrd. OrtavO. Dp. 81 I.ongmans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26
LITERARY NOTES.

Having successfully carried his new volume OF
poems through the press. Mr.. Stedman proposes
to devote some labor to another anthology SINH
lar In scope to that in which he traversed the
poetry OF the Victorian era but dealing Win
American verse. Like its predecessor. the new
collection will serve as companion to the col
tors critical writings on the subject. When IL
il completed Mr. Stedman will have given four
Indispensable volumes to the student. two de-
voted to English poetry. two devoted to Aineri-
can. and all lucidy planned so sympatheu-
caly and wisely prepared. that no one forming
his taste on their teaching could go wrorG IN the
exploration Of the literary period they treat.
Longmans. Green & Co. publish a new edition
of Stecne's Sentimental Journey 1t cannot
he dismissed merely n holiday edition or
classic. II Is 80 beautifully made. Mr. ROBIN
sons illustrations are so acceptable; the
reader turns page after page delighted ana
closes the book wondering IL anything written
to-day has half much charm. Sterne is
fractions IDOL. Just az you have concluded that
he Is perfect he smitcs you. as 1t were. with n
levity that you cannot stand. And then, In the
next moment you declare that it is precisely his
levity that makes him immortal You idolize
him for his most exasperating qualities. Was
there such n style IA his? Was there ever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

FAME especially woman-naS
done that he wants advice from nobody. and
exceedingly resents it being offered. These,
however. are all Peris (most Of them female
ores) standing more or less "disconsolate' at
the gate of Eden Situated in Paternoster Row.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26
GLIDING REFINED GOLD.
AN ENGLISH CRITIC ON MR. LIE GAh'i-
ENNES OMAR KHAYYAM."

THE IMrEnrINENcE or A WILD ASA hf'A
sONABLE SUGGESTION
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15
Installations.

Coed Hope Temple, No. %, Rath-
bone Sisters. installed the following
officers last week: Matte McCurdy,
MEG; Jennie CLANCY, Els, Hattie
Conner, Ell; Emma Christiaeson,
NJ. OF F.; Alice Jones, " Of Il, c.;
Vallie Brumley, p Of T.: Maggie
McCarty, OG. OF Y. Mrs. Agnes Van
Horn acted as installing officer.
About the tine installation was over
Will Jones came up aud very agreea-
bly, surprised the lodge byauuouncjng
that he had brought up a freezer Of
ice cream with him. Tue member,
were tired and warm with the work
OF the evening, and Mr. Jones treat
was thoroughly enjoyed.
The ODD Fellows last week installed
the following officers: j. i. Hutchin,
sou, n. g.; VIM. Taylor, V. g.; Geo,
H. Grouse, Secy.; T. Il. Rouse, Treas.
Ed Morse, c.; c. E. Prince, W.: b b
Wilson, r. 5. y. G., r. Z Cdrrothcrs
R. S. V. g.: Ca;l Wichcrn. r. $. 5.
Geo. H. Bloom. l.. SIS. ". 4. Rem
Chap; Z. +. Henderson,, l. &.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15
Stacey and His Spouse In Frisco.

SAP Francisco, July S.--Mf. A. G.
Stacey Of Topeka, Kan, we'll known
newspaper man of that place, came to
San Francisco looking for his wife,
whom he married two years ago, and
who, as he explained, was among the
Christian Eldeavor delegates from
the Sunfower state against his will.
Mr.. Stacey arrived here Tuesday
mOlning ahead Of the Kansas delega-
ton and took up his station at the
ferry landing to watch for his wife.
Not finding her among the Kansas
contingent, he went sightseeing at
the Cliff House.
After watching the seals disport
themselves for some time he decided
to take a swim at the Sutro baths.
Great was his surprise when, upon
plugging into one of the big tanks, he
literally swan into his wife'S arms.
Mrs. Stacey was enjoying a swim with
another man, and when Mr.. Stacey
announced his relationship to the
lady, Mrs. Stacey's companion fled
with great haste. Mr.. Stacey con-
Quoted his wife and their young
daughter to the entrance of the baths,
where they met a number of Kansas
lady delegates to the convention, who
took Mrs. Stacey with them. Despite
Mr.. Stacey's search through the city
since then he has been unable to 10
cate his wife.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15
Thousands Celebrate.

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to health by the Use of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
Think Of the vast army who have
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Men, women and children. who have
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ScrOfula, eruptlOus, dyspepsia, ner-
vouSuess, SleepleSSneSS.
They have tried other medicines
and have failed to obtain relief.
They tried Hoods Sarsaparilla and it
did them good. They perSevered in
its use and it ACCOMPLISHED perma-
nent cures. Do YOU wonder that they
praise it and recommend it to you?
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commissioners" as provided in the
Harris railroad bill, with the powers
granted to said court by said. bill,
is a tribunal which will be in a posi-
ton to formulate equitable rates for
every railway and other carriers in
the United States.