davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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us he-a naturalist?"

"By that way in taste-whfch isn't
altogether common in so good a sailor.
haven't you anything you could bring
along to show?"
Its clever of you to think of that.
L have right smart at home, that would
interest him. I suppose" he began,
"'stfully, with dawning hope. But
the officer was shaking his head.
Its a pity" said John, crestfallen.
II have the finest lot of humming
birds nests! Did you ever see one?"
mo. We don't have 'em, YOU know.
They dangle their nests down from
trees, purse fashion, so I'm told"
Probably he had mixed the hunming
olrd and the oriole in his mind, for such
knowledge was rather foreign to his
profession.
John opened his eyes at this, but he
had no chance to say anything, for his
captor broke out, eagerly: "Why, sure
ly. there's one now? Where can your
eyes be, my lad?'
His own were fastened on the hor-
nets nest. John gazed in establishment.
knowing hornets-alas, too well!-the
error seemed incredible. He could
hardly keep in his laughter as he saw
that the other was in earnest.
Its right smart of nest, and they
are good brisk hummers as you will
ever want to see,7 he answered, like a
judge, for it was beyond him to speak
in his natural way. A possibility was
dawning upon his mind
"Then get it, and be quick" urged the
officer, with the air of one who had
little time and much work to do.
John began climbing very gingerly.
ut won't do to scare EN- he explained
in guarded voice.
care they both inside, then? !
thought only one stayed there, for
hatching."
20 they're inside, safe enough. Only
they come out whenever they're dis
turbed.'
eve must be very CAREFUL he ex.
planned, "or the captain will miss real
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He hesitated no more than a second

He hesitated no more than second
over the strange name, then adopted it
with an old-acquaintance air.
1.-THE bald-face. HIM! All, yes! Now
I recognize the style of architecture.
Are they very rare about here, these
bald-faces?'
Il reckon there may be thousand or
more within a half mile'-"or half q
yard" he added, inwardly, drawing the
dangerous thing back little, in spite
of himself.
"A housand-fancy! And all of them
with such wonderful aptitude, such fer
vor of execution"
every one of 'em with aptitude and
fervor," echoed John, wagging his head
sagely. respectfully fervor! Their fer
for of execution is just beyond any,
thing! Listen, captain"
AS the captain took the nest and
bent over the opening conjunction
seized the boy.
The captain looked up at him with q
startled air. The boy was edging away,
but with face as calm as possible.
The officers had drawn in rather dense
group about them. Curiosity had
| brought most of the men nearer than
they had any right to be. The captains
| ear was close to the hornets doorway.
"shake it little" cried John, push
ing gently back through the ring.
'Shake it little, sir. They'll strike up
again.
All eyes were on the captain and the
experiment. 1T is so, he reported"
looking up delightedly. II can hear the
birds humming like an aeolian harp.
Yet how they contrive it in such mar
row quarters-that passes me. Yes,
yes, what awakening; what decpen-
ing thrill in the tone; how rich and
warm-ah! al! ai!''
| For his enthusiasm had quickened
| theirs, and he was getting the thrill
and warmth in most bewildering way.
One hand fought the air wildly about
his eyes; the other dashed away his
tormenting prize. 1t struck the deck
violently in the midst of the crowd,
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lilies" ON VESSELS.
Not the Little Insect, But a Weather
vunc to Aid in Steering.

The 'fy" at the masthead is often
used as ign to steer by. 1t revolves
on pivot, and hence, like weather.
vane, shows the direction from which
the wind is blowing; whereas, flag
attached to a halyard streams direct
]y astern, or at an angle more or less
affected by the speed and course of the
vessel. A glance at the fly having shown
the winds direction, a glance at the
pinnacle shows from what point of the
compass it comes. Then, by watching
the fly, and thus keeping the ship al
ways at the same angle to the wind,
you are able to keep her on her course.
The ships of different nations have
distinctive flies. The American and
the English fly is little triangular
pennon. German ships often have
small tapering bag at the masthead,
and French vessels 'dog-vane"-a line
of corks with colored feathers on
WIRE The steamers of the French line
from New York to Havre have dog
vane at each masthead-it is one OF
their distinguishing marks.
Steering by the fly is one way OF
steering by the wind, but there are
other tricks for finding the wind-po!nt
4 sailor can find the point of sutt
breeze by simply letting it blow against
his face. In light air, almost calm,
he lifts his hat and turns his head until
he feels the cool breath on his moist
brow, which is far more sensitive than
his sun-tanned face; or he moistens the
end Of his hand. and turning it toward
| the wind. waves it gently back and
| forth and to and fro, until the GOODNESS
of the air is felt on one side OF that
narrow surface and not on the other.
In heavier airs he will mosten the palm
of the hand and hold il flat to the wind.
The wind-point being found. the ship
is sailed as close to the wind as pos
sible, the helmsman keeping his eye on
the sail-leech. The least culver, and
a turn of the wheel keeps her OFT
enough to fill her sails; but with an eN-
perienced hand on the wheel there will
be no culver along the leech. For an "A.
B. can tell by the feel Of the helm
when the ship is about to come up into
the wind AS a vessel "comes up the
strain on the rudder is lessened. and by
quickly checking her, he keeps the
sails rap full and asleep'-keeps them
from ouivering-and holds her on her
course without so much as glance at
the compass.-Gustav Kobbe, in ST.
| Nicholas.
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An Actual Occurrence.

One of the recently.arrived Irish girls
obtained situation in fashionable house
on Madison avenue where there is a tele-
phone, something that was utterly unknown
to Bridget. After she had been in the house
a day or two she appeared before. her mis-
tress, with her wardrobe under her arm,
and said:
"Oi'm after LAWN yer, num-
"This is rather sudden, Bridget re-
marked her Mistress Cant you remain
a day or two until supply your place?'''
Not another hour, mum. Me sowl is
quite distressed out Of me. There Is a ban
shee in the house ''-Tammany Times.
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For the HOuaekeeDer.

Spirits of turpentine is the thing
with which to cleanse and brighten
patent leather.
When cooking vegetables do not en-
tirely cover the kettle. 1t will be bet
ter to let part of the steam escape.
No receptacle for soiled clothing. no
matter how much adorned by mistaken
aesthetics, should be kept in sleeping
apartment.
Silver salad forks and spoons with
handles of tinted ivory are newer than
anything else for serving lettuce and
asparagus salads.
The addition of a little powdered
borax to cold starch tends to give the
linen extra stiffness, and little tur'
pentine put into the boiled starch ADDS
!uste-.-Chicago Record.
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bursting on feet and knees and planl<s,
the yells of men.
BY this time John Duhamel was at
| the tatfrail, in full flight from both
kinds of wrath to come. Overheard he
went headlong, with 4 great splash.
When he came up, something washed
against him-a piece of hewn timber
from the shore, as he afterward found.
He seized it, and the incoming tide bore
him quickly away.
In few moments he could see :he
indescribable commotion behind, the
men battling as if with demons.
Discipline was no longer possible; Of
fcers and men alike went nearly fran
tic. Hands and garments were -four
| ished wildly in the air, heads ducked
under covering, forms jostled blindly
against each other, voices howled and
screamed and swore. Devils! Devils!' y
cried some one.
"No!" called back John. still within
hearing. at full compass of lungs. Not
devils; only Americans! \ long-suffer-
ing race, but they make things lively
y NAooA :
humming birds!"
That drew a scathing volley of mus
| ket balls and curses; but he had little
need to fear any aim out of that Tophet.
Besides, there was only moonlight on
| the water; there were no splashes very
near him.
| He had done his work and retrieved
the lost ground. AS the water ran out
of his ears the roll of drum filled
them from over the land, while distant
voices proved that at last the Ameri-
[ can camp was now astir. Whatever
else befell, there would be no further
surprise that night.
AS he ran ashore he saw the white
| wings of the sloop spreading, and the
anchor drawn up on the side-but with
loud complaints and uproar, as though
| their vengeful insect visitors took fresh
umbrage at every motion and would not
let them be. This disturbance continued
until the hostile vessel was quite be-
You'd earshot, and no one ever knew
just when the fight ended or the rur-
suit grew weary.
John was very much more than for
given, in consideration of having routed
| the enemy single-handed. with no
trouble 10 anybody; and his ''humming
| birds" have been rewarded for their
! good service by an honored place in ira
| dition ever since.
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Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the feet;
Instantly takes the sting out of corns and
bunions. its the greatest comfort discovery
of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certa; IN cure Tor
sweating, callous, hot, tired aching feet;
TRY it today. Sold by all druggists ana
Write to Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
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NATURES TEACHINGS.
To Which the Infant Child Is Very
Susceptible.

1t is a happy child whose mother
recognizes the kinship of spring to
the budding human life, and the ties
which, in greater or less degree, bind
every soul to nature. All the seasons
of the year furnish rich material for
a wise interpreter. \ little infant is
very susceptible to such influences.
Let the mother or nurse take the nerv-
Gus. excited baby away from its anX-
ious or irritating though loving friends
into the park or wood, to a sheltered
nook by running stream or within
sound of tapping waters, and see how
the tense lines and dropping curves OF
the face. the strained expression of the
eyes, the sharp cry, the twitchings OF
the body, will gradually give place to
relieved. peaceful look and normal
and restful condition.
Few realize the intense activity of a
child's brain, it's expenditure of nerv-
Gus force, or the cruelty of trying to
rouse or excite it to take greater in
terest in people or things around them.
While child of phlegmatic tempera-
ment may not be so sensitive to injury,
lne ellecl Is Atiu. dllAl uk)oll Il AiC1 \ou> VI
ganization most deplorable. Many Of
the physical ailments Or mental pc
culiarities are induced or greatly in
creased by such thoughtless or injudi-
cious efforts upon the part of friends,
and often parents. who wish the child
to appear more attractive. The effort
should be to protect the child from pain
or shock and to see that it develops
naturally. Such development will be
affected by the health. strength and in
heritance of the child, as well as its
daily surroundings.
Have YOU not noticed the happiness
of baby-from three months old and
upward-as it lies in the warm air I'M
der the trees while the sunlight filters
down upon it through the rustlins
leaves? What contented, peaceful
look! The little hands move like the
leaves TO catch the sunbeams. and sof:
cooling sounds express its pleasure
Think of the influence of many days
of this life upon the growing child
Notice as the months pass how a blade
of grass. a flower. fly. an ant. a bird
affect it: see how long it will sit on the
grass pleased with the little things
around it. Worms and bugs arouse q
friendly curiosity. and a butterfly is but
another kind of a beautiful Leaf. -Wash
ington Home Magazine.
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ReyOnd His Ken.

Seldom Fed (who reads occasionally
Il see by de paper dat certain great
preacher says dat if cleanliness is next
to godliness" soap orter be regarded as
a means of grace. Wat do you t,ink
about it, podner?
Soiled Spooner (yawning)-Dunno'
Watts soap?-N. Y. World.
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Shirt-Waixt Damages.

First Summer Resorter-1sn't t.at Chol-
lie Bowled lust horrid? hadn't known him
for day when he tried to kiss me:
Second Summer Resorter-And me, too.
But it is only business with him. His father
owns the laundry .-lndianapolis Journal.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal
as a Cough medicine.-F. NJ. Abbott, 3S3
Seneca St., Buffalo, n. Y, May 9, 1894.
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FlOOred Again

Mr.. Hicks-A burned child breads the
FIRE, YOU know. Melissa.
Mrs. Hicks-Well. that's where burned
child has the advantage over man VINO
bets on horse races.-Cleveland Leader.
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Mr.. ASbury Peppers.

"Matrimony,'' said the sweet girl boarder,
els holy rite
why, them asked Asbury Peppers,
with the air of a man sure of his ground,
why. then. is it that so many who marry
find thew are wholly left?''-Cincinnati En-
ouirer
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Some people, when they are forced to
do a thing, have the faculty of doing 1t
as if they wanted to all the time
Washington Democrat.
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The people who think they suffer most
generally manage to have pretty good
time.-W ashington Democrat.
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"It's your next move" as the chess play
er said to his balky horse.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-12-18
THE GIANT SAMSON.
HIS STRENGTH rae SUBJECT OF REV.
DR.. TALMAGE'S SERMON.

innctificd Muscle and What It Can Do.
The Treacherous Delllnh and Her Work.
Samson's Misguided Strength-The Weak
That Are Strong and That Are Weak.
Copyright. 1897. by American Press Asso-
ciation.]
WASHINGTON, Dec 12.-Taking the
exciting story of Samson's fall as sug-
gestion, DR.. Talnage in this discourse
shows how giants i'll body and mind or
soul ought to be consecrated to good
and great purposes. His text is Judges
xiv, 1, "And Samson went down to TIM
nath. I"
There are two sides to the character
of Samson. The one phase of his life, if
followed into the particulars, would adj
minister to the grotesque and mirthful,
but there is phase of his character
fraught with lessons of solemn and eter-
nal import. To these graver lessons we
devote our sermon. This giant no doubt
i'll early life gave evidences of what he
was to be. Its almost always SO. There
were two Napoleons-the boy Napo-
leon and the man Napoleon-but both
alike; two Howards-the boy Howard
and the man Howard-but both alike;
two Samsons-the boy Samson and the
man Samson-but both alike. This
giant was no doubt the hero of tho play
ground, and nothing could stand before
his exhibitions of youthful prowess. ct
Is years of age he was betrothed to the
daughter of "a Philistine. Going down
toward Timnath, lion came upon him,
and, although this young giant was
weaponless, he seized the monster by
the long mano and shook him as hun
cry hound shakes March hare and
made his bones crack and left him by
the wayside bleeding under the shifting
of his fist and tho grinding heft of his
heel.
There no stands, looming up above
other men, a mountain of flesh, his arms
punched with muscle that can lift the
cato of city, taking an attitude defiant
of everything. His hair had never been
cut, and it rolled down i'll seven great
plaits over his shoulders, adding to his
bulk fierceness and terror. The Philis
tines want to conquer him, and there
fore they must find out where the secret
of his strength lies.
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corncob Pipes and Teetee Stems.

The manufacture Of corncob pipes
has become considerable industry at
Beaufort, S. G. Special machinery has
been made for the purpose, and an ex-
pert turner is employed to carve out the
bowls, which are Of many designs. The
cobs are of a particular corn grown in
the Missouri valley and are transported
to South Carolina by the carload. The
cobs have to be seasoned for two or
three years before they are used. The
supply Of cane stems, which is obtained
from the canebrakes along the Port
Royal railroad in lots of 60, 600 stems,
capable of being cut into three lengths,
also employs much labor in the country
to select and gather them. A new and
attractive feature Of some Of these pipes
is the teetee stem.
The teetee is shrub, the botanical
name of which is Cliftonia ligustrina.
1t grows up in long, straight, point
less stem, with a soft center pith and
of various circumference, from the size
of an ordinary pipestem to that of the
little finger 1t has enjoyed the reputa-
ton, from the borigines and among
southern planters d others, who have
ever used it in preference to any other.
not excepting the cherry or fig stem, of
best absorbing the nicotine and afford
ing q grateful and fragrant taste.-Sa-
yannah News
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lock, the Scotch poet, who wrote The
Course of Timer" "Oh, yes" he re-
piled, IT knew him well. was his
classmate. - And then the doctor went
on to tell me how that the writing Of
1.-THE Course of Time" exhausted the
health of Robert Pollock, and he ex-
pired. It SENS as if no man could have
such q glimpse Of the day for which
other days were made as Robert Pollock
had and long survive that glimpse. In
the description Of that day he says,
among other things:
Begin the woe, 20 woods. and tell it to the
doleful winds,
And doleful winds vail to the bowling hills,
And bowling hills mourn to the dismal wales,
And dismal wales sigh to the Borrowing brooks,
And sorrowing brooks weep to the weeping
stream,
And weeping stream awake the groaning deep.
Ye heavens, great archway Of the universe,
put sackcloth on,
And, ocean, robe thyself in garb of widowhood
And gather all thy waves into groan and ut
ter 1t
Long, loud, deep, piercing, dolorous immense.
The occasion asks it-nature dies and angels
come to lay her in her grave.
What Robert Pollock saw in prophet.
ic dream you and J. will see in positive
reality-the judgment, the Judgment
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A Lucky Find.

A guest in Philadelphia hotel lost
diamond stud in the waste pipe Of the
bathtub the other day, according to the
Philadelphia Record. On hearing Of
the loss the proprietor allowed the pipe
to be taken up at the expense Of the
loser. A plumber did the job for $40,
and the guest not only recovered his
stud, but also found in the bend OF the
drain pipe a diamond ring. Being an
honest man, he gave the ring to the
proprietor, who advertised the find in
several newspapers. AS no one came to
claim the ring the proprietor, with an
equally commendable sense of honesty,
returned it to the finder. Needless to
gay, the loser of the stud was highly
compensated for his trouble, as the ring
was valued at $3.50. The fortunate man
gave the plumber crisp $40 note ex-
ira, as the brilliant find was partly due
to that worthy.
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a aortnumper,ana Ep,rapn.

1t is said that after reading some OF
the inscriptions in a churchyard little
girl asked her mother where the naughty
people were buried. and certainly on
tombstones it is the mere exception that
proves the rule to find such mixture Of
faint praise and frank oensure as in the
following epitaph, reputed to be found
in Northumberland:
Here lie the bodies
or Thomas Bond and Mary his wife.
She was temperate, chaste and charitable.
But she was proud, peevish and passionate.
She was On affectionate wife and tender
mother,
But her husband and child, whom she loved.
Seldom saw her countenancc without dis
gushing frown.
While she received visitors whom she despised
with an endearing smile.
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She was an admirable economist,

And without prodgality,
Dispensed plenty to every person in her family.
But would sacrifice their eyes to farthing
candle.
She sometimes made her husband happy with
her good qualities,
But much moro frequently miserable with her
many failings;
In SO much that in thirty years cohabitation
ne often lamented
That, mauger oil her virtues.
He had not, on the whole, enjoyed two years
of matrimonial comfort.
At length, finding
That she had lost the affections of her husband,
As we'll as the regard of her neighbors,
Family disputes having been divulged by serv'
ants,
She died Of vexat.on July 20, 1888,
Aged 4S years.
Her WORKOUT husband survived her four
months and two days,
And departed this life Nov. %, 17eS.
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Sixteen Years + .s$s''ss

and a study OF tile business III a
general way has enabled me TO III
those whose sight was falllnH De-
cause OF advancing age (Presbyopla)
and those who were nearslShteo
(Myopic), but where astigmatlsm or
any Regularity of the sight existed l.
was obliged to refer the customer TO
q civ oculist. Not satisfied 70 do q
business that could Dot 90 properly,
/ determined to study Refract1on.
aarnred the best works on that sub
iset "aartridge on Refraction." by
Gustayus Hsrtridge. +. Il. y. -,
we'll recognized authority On Optics
and Refraction, and these l STUDIED
well. also attended lectures at the
New York Optical School last fall,
aud bought the best quality testing
case ana outfit at 500, and feel JUS
fitted in making the announcement
thst. AN now ready 20 prescribe LOT
and correct the vision OF almost any
and ell conditions of the eye where
0Iasses are needed. The liberal pa
fronage extended TO NE during The
sixteen years have been Ia business
mere encourages Iue DO enser This new
6eid in connection WITH my regular
business, and believe my customers
viii be glad TO know that they Can ges
s PROPRRLY FITTED GLASSES
without the trouble and expense "
Going to the city. No charges as
6rassnt for examination OF eye {.
GLASSES ground to order in New York
when special lenses are needed:
Those coming from distance would
do well to notify me by card.
Respectfully,
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Like a Romance.

A true story which is as strange as
fiction is that of Miss Isabella Farley,
who sailed for England the other day
to take possession Of fortune Of $780,
900. Miss Farley, who is q granddaugh-
ter of Lord Derby, was turned adrift by
her father at the age Of 10, on his Sec
ond marriage, and since then she has
had great difficulty in maintaining her.
self. She took places as servant sever
al times, and when her fortune came
was O hospital nurse.
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Good Advice.

~ have become SO accustomed to
wearing boomers" said the bicycle
girl, THAT during the winter | think I
shall simply wear my skirts over my
boomers. What do you think Of the
idea?''
"In my opinion. replied the girl
who never had hankering to forsake
the garb of femininity, that will be
infinitely preferable to trying to wear
the boomers over the skirts. u
Thus it happened that for a time the
relations between them were somewhat
strained. Chicago Post.