davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Smyrna times., 1897-05-12

On the first Sunday that the
amended Raines law was in force in
New York city, five snakes were re-
ported as having fallen in the street
during a shower of rain.
Smyrna times., 1897-05-12
Sometimes a

DUIIClIIHCo =
burglar only sue
ceeds in damaging
the lock Of a safe
so that the combi-
nation won't work.
Nat a,.nrnsnn L.
Smyrna times., 1897-05-12

If some of those Greeks who re-
mained in Athens to hiss at female
members of the royal family had gone
out to help fight the result might have
been different.
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ana In the nam tney ore wise, for the
usual open boat is nero deathtrap;
but the ST. Lawrence skif on such water
would outsah any craft of equal
size, and ride out gale with ease.
Their rakish outline is sure to attract
attention. The measurements Of en-
1s-foos slzih are as follows: Beam, ~
inches; depth amidships, Is icsaes: ap-
proximate weight. 125 pounds. These
skiffs are usually given q sail area Of
some - square feet; with boom and
spirit. and carry a folding galvanized
steel centerboard.
Standing on the verge OF the yacht
ing season Of 1897. it seems safe to pre-
dict that there viii be a livelier inter
est IN small yachts than ever, but that
few new corners will race in the big
classes. largely on account Of the still
recent hard times, and also because Of
the bad trste left in the mouth by the
cup races between Defender and VAL
kyrie III. Such unfortunate disputes
are a setback to sport, and their after
math fingers long. Happily, although
both the Canada and Glencairn de
feated American boats last season and
took cups over the northern border.
there were no squabbles, and deter
mined and a very sportsmanlike effort
is to be made to bring the trophies
back to Uncle Sans domain.
CHARLES A. BRAMBLE.
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2o-foot racing length. seawaunaSa
measurement, viz:
L WI VISA

In other words, the load water-line
length, plus the square root of the sail
area, divided by two, will be the racing
length. The draught must not exceed
five feet, or with centerboard down six
:eet; draught to be ascertained with
400 pounds weight on board. Center
boards must be houseable, either
weighted or not, as preferred; helms
man and crew must be amateurs, the
total number on board being limited to
three. Bearing in mind these rest-ic-
tons in sail area and draught, it will be
quite possible for ambitious yachtslnen
to design 2O-foot boats which, while IN
eligible for the international races,
could defeat the winner of such contests
with ease; but that course would not be
very sportsmanlike; it is rather akin to
tying. a champion fighters hands and
then sending him into the ring pitted
against an inferior man.
In the past the American custom mas
been to build some fixed length of wa
terline, and then pile on all the canvas
the boat could stsgger under. as SAL
was not measured. Now sail area is
the first matter that the designer con-
siders, and model is chosen that may
be driven at high speed with mod
crate or even small sail plan. One may
easily destroy the value of such boats
as the well-known La Gloria and Scare
crow by oversparring them. The later
craft cannot compete successfully with
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on tsAr nofsan ST the huua3n tide. do
has brother living near Portland.
"0nha;lowe'en nights and holidays.
saidshe, reminiscently. when the queen
was at Crathie parish. we always had
q grand time"
His facc glowed = he thought Of
home. There would Be q procession
-sorsetimes milo long. The pipers
would ,be at the bead. Then came the
queen and all the rest OF ths people
in limo carrying torches and singing.
Afterward we'd have dance.
1T was . member Of tho Crathia
Music society" hecontinued. "and sung
before the court three times The queen
IS a good rnzician herself and was On
apprecintive listener. She usually spent
the month OF May at Baimoraland three
mouths in the tall. There were 500
servants at the castle wh>n WIS there.
you don't wanDmy picture?" asked
Mckenzie, bashfuDy, at n turn Of the
conversation.
"Yes. sir. II you'll be 30 kind as to sit.
whats In 1t formeT
Fame"
'Say." the ruggefpatriarchs sad, after
a pause. "glory's not good to eat Is itr
Do you know where could ge. job
at three dollars . week:"-Portland
(Cre.) TaiiSman.
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Vision FOR shifting ballast-has dis
placed the boat with huge sail plan,
great beam, unlimited crew and shift
ing ballast.
Since the close of last seasons rae
ing. some very great changes have
been made in the rules Of Atlantic
coast clubs. All the special classes.
such as 2l-foot, 34-foot, ETC., have been
abolished and series OF regular classes,
15-foot, 2o-foot, 25-foot, and 30-foot ar
ranged. Existing special-class yachts
will, In future. be placed IN regular
classes, all restrictions having been re-
moved to that end.
Now that tie Seawanhaka Corinthsan
Y. c. has challenged the Royal St.
Lawrence Y. c.. the present holders Of
the Seawaihalla cup, in the 2o-foot
class, We must expect that class to
come into prominence. The new boats
will be far more able In a seaway, anfa
will carry three men instead of twd
Yachtsmen are expected to visit Long
Island sound from all parts OF the
country, attracted by the series of trial
races TO be held by the SeawanhakaA
just as they were attracted last year by
those in the 15-foot classes. This Will
introduce the new 20-foot boat into
every part of the country. and il it
proves the success its friends believe it
20 be. will become a permanent favor
tie. Development has been fairly
rapid, but it canpot vet be sad that
anyone is sure the final result has been
reached. Time will show whether there
has been too great stress laid on Ger
tain features, OF whether the designer
may reach deeper into the freak
dit:y-bag.
Undoubtedly the "knockabout' OF the
Massachusetts, coast is just now more
in demand for salt water sailing than
any other small craft. These boats are
being built by the gross for certain
eastern clubs, and the spectacle afford
ed By dozen craft exactly alike COM
peting against each. other is very IN
teresting, the result so evidently oe-
pending upon individual skill They are
shallow-bodied boats, with certerboard
and lead keel weighing 700 pounds;
the rig is nairsa:i 3nd jib. the latter
being inboard.
The intcrnat;oas! races for the cups
Won by the GIencsi<n VIII be sailed OF
Lake St Louis in August The Amer
lean representative need not necessarily
belong 10 the SeawsDh2ka Yacht club.
ss ali clubs in good standing will be
welcome. This is q grand opening Tor
clever but unknown srnali-yscht call
crmen; and IL must not he forgotten
that IN last years trial races the best
men were those who bad hitherto been
Strangers TO sound courses The trial
races viii be sailed near Oyster bay On
Julx -. - AID IL. The Limit WI! b
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o1def mode1s or fuenrIcaI warernne
length, of great beam and sail area. and
unlimited crews without time allow
ance; but under reasonable conditions
they may race with success. The later
boats are a very much more healthy
and desirable type.
Some yachtsmen seem TO believe that
there Is 4 mysterious virtue in over
hang" but this is a fallacy, since, while
overhang is useful in some respects, il
cannot add to the speed of boat. and
its Importance is merely secondary.
Smau-boat sailormen are divided into
two camps-the bulb-fin men and the
centerboard men. The battle RACES
continually, but, in truth, each party is
the right. Where deep water can be
had and absolute safety from capsize is
essential, the bulb-fn is preferable, but
IN shoal water the weighted center
board is convenient and safe in skillful
hands. For cruising it Is advisable &c
give the centerooard boat q smaller
sail area than is given the bulb-hn. but
AcA cSiEt OG4c NOO4A ACfti w. ~ I4t'
crew must be smarter at hiking out
TO windward, and must be able 20 swim.
because they may have 20 take a bath
at short notice
More sail may be carried safely on
open waters than on inclosed lakes
where squalls are likely to beat down
upon the little craft at unexpected no
neats. The new leg o mutton Is nov
often chosen, as IL has advantages over
the ordinary toor, and raH IN that
there is less weight and windags aloft
II IS undoubtedly superior 10 wind
ward, but not with q bea-s viDd oil
with free sheets; at least, that seeni
TO be the general verdict
One of the most popular small yachts
u to-day Is the Scarecrow model. de-
signed some FIVE seasons ago BY Mr.
". p. Stevens. Each year this stand
ard has been altered until little re-
mains capable Of improvement. The
1897 model, Sca-ecrow No. ?. as IL is 20
be called. is TO be OF the following III
mansions:
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racle Une5,iyt s-s,r,,r po,,s, 70

facIIe Iingiist, speaking Dantsn, Ger
man, Nussian, French, English. Span
Ssh and Italian, with equal fluency
But. he is also an adept in the patois q
tie people. In thiS he loves TO address
them. and such is his personal mag
netism and popularity that at the first
come on, boy-who's with Ine?" the
,rowd OF enthusiastic bystanders
quickly swells into thousands. obedient
to his slightest bidding.
The court and the ministry have. for
some time, abandoned the quest of !
suitable marriage for the young prince,
Us he most resolutely proclaimed his in
Itention of devoting himself to the peo-
pie and the navy, leaving matrimony
to the duke of Spanta. his elder brother
Constantine, the heir 10 the Grecian
throne. So the court and the minis
try. well pleased, smiled ccntentedly
md Prince George went travelling. hav-
ing been chosen as companion de voy-
age by his cousin ard intimate chum,
the czarowitch OF Russia, now the car.
whose life he saved from the hands OF
japanese assassin IL the far east.
When he returned TO his family he
made good his determination of CON-
manding the navy, and such was his
singie-hearted devotion to his duties
that again the court and ministry
smiled with content, and congratulated
themselves upon possessing model
prince and younger son.
Still water. however, runs deep. and
the prince, after all. is only s. human
being He i. moreover, something OF q
romanticist. and somewhere deep IN his
heart lay hidden the desire 10 be loved
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WENT TO THE INAUGURATION.

there Arc Others," Only TAsy
Haven'e Told About Ii.
~fes. was at the inauguration"
Wilkes admitted eiumly. Say, fell
lows" he continued sitter alittle hesita-
ton, such things always como out in
time and I'll make a-clcan breast Of il
II youth cross your hearts and never
tell.
You know TIM regular bog trotter.
There ara few men who know how To
travel better than do. But this time T
held the trip too chnply. didn't en-
gage quarters. At Pittsburgh some
one stole my grip and I landed into
Washington light was a day or two
ahead of time, but canvassed the Dis
trict Of Columbia al far as could and
failed TO get lodging. Either Hooked osr
color or there were no-accommodations.
That night slept in barberchs un-
der which placed my shons. because
my feet were sore from tTuvel. When I
awakened at ten the next morning my
stockings had half an ZACH of hair on
them Ny ten dollar shoes were gone
and in their stead was pair of the kind
that you paste together. hut the same
size. The barber charged ne at the reto
of cent = minute, averaging up on
shaves and hair cuts at inaug1nasiou
figures for the time that had occupied
the chair.
What was the use of kicking? Isent
out for pair Of hairless socks. paid q
quarter extra for the privilege of max
ing my toilet, put on the blun shoes and
sailed forth That day saw nothing
but hotel clerks, clearinghouse keep
ers ard IN occasional juggler Of tho
flowing bowl. When went to rest on a
billiard tehle at midnight I Discovered
that The upper and lower works Of my
shoes we've only connected at and near
the hcei- My hatescaped. For the nsfty.
overc"at l rolled up as n pillow there
had been substituted four~doIlar ulster
with a trail and five feet in ctrcumf=r-
ence whea il was expanded"
But wha. lid you sro of the tmpoS
ing oercnonies?"
mot q thing. brihed policeman
To see what was left OF me on q train.
and = care straight through To De-
troit."-Detroif Free Press
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heroine of such . romance, veriIable
shepherdess. She is of good peaSan,
etock, but was left an orphan very ear.
" In life, and upon the death of her
parpnts was received as a servant by
bhe family with which she has since
lived.
It il . custom among the Greek peas
bnts when the daughter of a household
Is sent out TO service, as is frequently
the ease when there are two or more
listers, that if the maiden be industri-
pus aEd W cll-conducted, and especial
" Il she become friendless or homeless,
the faulty which she enters adopt her
rs "soul-chid," send her TO school a
few years, and finally dover and marry
her at the age Of 25 or 20.
But sherc are soul-childrer and soul
children. 1t is not everyone that has
face like flower. great mass of
midnight-hued hair, Fustrous eyes 10
match and a, mouth Ike a tiny crimson
bow. This maiden has them, though,
and thereby hangs a tale.
"a woman 10 wear witchcrafts OF
color and still be beautiful" thought a
gtalwart young man. who, with several
attendants. rocked idly, one day, lit
Tie more than year ago. in pleasure
boat near the fishing grounds near 70
this ancient Greek hamlet as he
watched the strong. vigorous move
uenfs OF young girl maneuver:ag 4
boat at no great distance.
Far above all else. Larissa IS n sailor:
1he love of the sea is inbred in her; and
as for fear, she knows it not.
=. The man who first saw her thus
Is WO0ths ago Vc.nsging her little
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hOBNOBBEO WITH ROYALTY.
But He Il Vow Looking for . Three
noIInr-a-Meek Job.

william Mckenzie, a weil-knovn old
character who hangs around the refuge
for the homeless unemployed IN the
north end, hobnobbed with royalty
when he was a boy and wore kits Add
TO this he was once kissed by prin-
cess and an imaginative mind hangs
a halo around him. II is not every or
binary boy who is caressed by q prin-
cess. Princesses dom: kiss ugly little
boys evey day and give them presents.
The princess who was a particular
friend Of the hero Of this tale OF fact.
lot fiction, IS % less than the rrsoth>-
OF the present emperor fof Germany.
She was IS years old when tbs hap
peled. and it's buttons 70 boots she has
10 be more careful. dignifed AID a!
that now.
William McKenzie's family lived with
Ii q short distance OF Bzln0oral czafie.
Scotland, and Queen Victoria AID TER
daughter used to visit az his house.
and little Willie was Tie especial Pct
OF Princess Victoria Adelsste- That boy
is an old nan n0w--he has neither
almost forgotten the occurrence He
remembers well. however. that Victoria
Adelaide was a very lo~esy Lady ard
she brought hin a b-ss.ei of toys. WI
lie was lucky ~ boy. Be-: a. q man
the Iss. few yea-s Re has been in Amer
ica be hss been oo-~r, Cd his luck. AL
he says Is ia. -tbtsgs are diSeren;
be~"
So the fact TIA. ke has h~ea SO rear
20 TIE queen of England - DOT rsnch I'd
vantage BOW 70 getting Job or . meal
Mckenzie u nan pfso dnsrSr't Ike
20 talk about his lsf~ or ais past. 'Ttsrr
- nasgh: 20 ~ ashamed %. tkpugh.''
be sad 90 The rsyorir- vito b~grrd
him 20 talk Ore would nos think
otherwise w5.-a lie szx lis boo>s. fare
Mckenzie belo<zgz 20 the lsry. o-sSer OF
@1o.tuas.<z cast hitler sn6 ikl:ser
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INFLUENCE OF MUSIC.
Physiological Effects of HarmSaies
on the Human Heart.

ON the Human Heart.
NM. Binct and j. Courtier give In the
Revue-Scientifque an account, trAns-
lated for the Lonfin lancet Of expert.
mcnts made by themselves and otirrs
on human beings and animals OF the ef>
fects of music on the h-art ard resptva-
ton. 81. Pstrizi. an italian physioIogiss,
had a patient with wound in the skull
which laid bare the brain Hewns thus
enabled to observe the actual effect OF
music on the cerebral circulation.
Music occasioped an increase in the sios
of the brain itself The effect On thu
cerebral circulation was variable. the
vessels being sometimes CONSTRUCTED
md sometimes dilated- Atother timca
no effect was produoed
NM. Binet and j. Courtier expcriA
rnented on a musician. Isolated not~s.
chords In unison and discords were FIRST
tried. Both major chords struck In a
lively manner and dbsrords quickened
the respiration. the latter more esq.,
cialiy. Minor chords tended to retard
respiration. When melodies were tried
It was found that oil. whether grave or
gay. produced quickened rezpirsfson
and increased actton Of The tlosrt- The
lively tunes produced the greatest &C.
cefcration.
Tho subject also sornrsimexurooOA
sciously endeavored 70 synchronixc hia
respirntions with those OF the sang~1,
In rallentando and dixninucndo pas
sages tho respiration was ~tardssts
Where the sound was wholly u1oon-
plicated by emotional ideas. as In single
no;en or chords, the hearts acton was
accelerated but not Ia 80 marked = Dr.
gree a. when tho melody. either grave
or gay, was played. During op~ratia
pieces o- those we'll krovr To- the sub
lot, tbs acocleratSoa astAix.ed tia mar
iruur. Tho sshjec: had = siroagly-
marked capillary pzise- The infs-ncs
of nsasic On tho capaUy e!rcu.atton
wa tes.ed by q pleshyxnograph at
tsched 20 tle right hand The oaplIl&ry
tracing usually sSosed dsrniau.Soa o.
yuks;ion. This dirSnutsoa Nas &C.
cassoned by the sound OF singie pot>>,
chords or dScorvsA. In sad melodies.
especially r,inor ORA there vas almost
10 dininuticu, ~hiio "a Hre2y airs ths
dininutsos was r1a<ked-y. i. World.
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ABOUT CORLNTHIAN LAKE YACHTING
An Expert on the Subject Discusses the Outlook
for the Coming Season.
Important Changes in Rulesnernaonal Races on Lake St
Louis Next August--Grand Opening for New
Men-SOme Measurements
lCopyright. 1871

A vastchange has been brought about
lately in small sailing craft by the adop-
ton Of bulb fins, heavy center boards,
easy lines and long ends. Such boats
are now very popular, and are quite
safe-a vast improvement over the IN
rcgenerated catboat of the past. The
outlook for sport In all classes, from 30
foot downwards, is most promising.
The season of 1896 was marked by an
increase of interest in those small
yachts usually designated as "raters,"
from the fact that they were derived
from class that was originated in Eng
land under q now extinct rating rule
On the Atlantic coast much interest was
attracted by this class by two successive
struggles for the Seawanhaka Corin-
THAN Yacht clubs international chal-
lenge cup. Heretofore these contests
have been for 15-foot or "half-rater"
yachts. but this year the fight will be
fought in the c0-foot zone rating"
class. AT the same time these identical
lengths have become favorites in the
west, having been simultaneously
evolved, not copied, there The 90
foot boat is the most in demand, and it
Is usually fitted with centerboard.
Each locality has its own method Of
measurements, some boats being "one-
rates" and some 1s-foot by Seawan-
haka rule, while others have special
notifications. Many crack boats are
ahoat on the lakes of Wisconsin, Min
nesota and neighboring western states.
In short, in all parts OF the United
States the same general type Of yacht
of light construction, meant to carry
from two to six men without any pro-
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OF course they sozidn's ssy anything
unLind 20 one who vss 80 dear srsrn<i
oh. dear. mol
-Besu'itai girl" aid lbs one Ia
brown
''oh-. lovely" returned ,hs o-s I.
fray. Poor compilation. bot most at
trsc.fve--
Her eyes arsn': rguch 60 boast o."
sugse~s<d the one n brown, ia. Z
tbizk Tie wor.i Of her."
And her ehsn,- exclaimed she ooe n
eray. did ypu eve- SEA such a. apollo
e. for q cainr
Sever. nss I deg. ski1k i;'s any
Sors~ sifa Der seeth ssd Der hsir. Bat
-fhsr~ise sas's reziiv beastifai girl
-oh. ior-iy.--rsscsso po~s
The World deals gooa-Hssursss.
sra sooaEa.ured peopss. ard n~Y~r
tnew = spiky raszsnsAreo.xs who ersy-
f3sd .rsth II. bot - wsz BE. srd 20.
= Ia: rss e :se u.saz-Ts2ei4v.v-
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ROMANTIC TALE Or PRINCE GEORGE,
Popular Young Greek Said to Be Deeply in
Love with Beautiful Peasant Girl.
Royal Family in Consernaon-Went AWooing Under an As
- sumed Name--Cares Her Photograph to Crete
Deaf to Remonstrance.
Copyright. 1871

In q 1ittiesnaEroofed village close by
the city OF, Athens lives a girl whom
tate hasdoveredsmost previously with
beauty, intelligence and nobility OF
character, though wealth and nobility
OF birth have befn denied. She is only
p peasant, girl, but the romantic story
of her life reads like a passage from
khe Arabian. Nights. It is simple fact,
however; tits probable that the royal
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craft with the seamansnIp born OF long
practice, her checks peachy with the
rich life given by the sharp breath OF
the sea. was no other than that well-be.
loved darling of the Greek people.
Prince George, himself an admirable
sailor. So capable is he in I'll branches
IF his fayorite art that upon his visit
to this country with the young car OF
russia, q few years ago. @ certain gray.
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One of the most interesting of al the
minor forms of the graphic arts is the
rnonotype. which. by reason of the ele.
1aent OF accident" in the result, some
times reveals an unexpected beauty Of
effect. The process is simple. 1t con-
sists ia painting picture with plate
printers ink on a metal plate The
plate is then put Is press. a sheet OF
Inoistened paper is laid upon il, and the
Keller is applied. The ;nk-painting IL
directly Transferred 10 the paper, aud
the print CITES the artists drawing re-
sersed. Unlike essays in etching, or
any Of the processes of engraving. mez-
Eotint. or Autograph. painter may
work with the tools he is accustomed 20
brushes He may vary his methods
By taking out lights with a rag. with
his fingers. or with soft woodpoints,
but &c is nc: hanpered by new tools
or by difficulties concerning the prep
eration of the plate or the printing
f:om it. There are no acids. no billings,
60 first. second or third states. no ex-
pert printer 10 be depended upon. as in
etching It is in 10 sense areproductive
process, :pr the painting is entirely
transferred 10 the paper in printing.
leaving the plate blink. - William 1.
cof;n. II Cea;ury.
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TwENTY-FOC

SAL area-Cruis.og. ~ square feet. nae
i5g- 4S Sgrz-e feet Coe-. Usually sbou.
I1a The 15-<cot class n = ses< trrSes
ever al. ard hzs q sal sreA cs % square
fee; for c-7ziS.-g purposes
One Q. the best open boats for both
sailing and rowing Is the ST. Lawrence
skih. which IS :. great fsvor.te from
ogdeosbzrg 20 Bu-aso ard beyond
Many boa. sailors are shy OF ventu-lzg
on ;reachero1s inland waters surround
cd hy hills L srY oDex boat Sntss 81.
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family OF Greece would be wen pIeaseo
could they relegate 1t to all the realm
Of fiction.
Lariasa is what the Greeks call q
Encyclopaedia" or "soul-child''-a child
by adoption. She IS also. as BELTS the
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fAlways Necessary.

. The young matrons who were taking q
course in housekeeping principally be-
cause it was fad had been listening
more or less intently to the lecturer.
when the latter startled them by inquir-
ing:
What is the first thing to be done in
framing a waitress?"
Convince her that she is not already
trained" promptly answered the one
who had had the most experience, end
the lecturer said: "Quite right."@Cbi-
Clgo Post.
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The common red fox is from ono
tod oCe-haif TO two feet looE -