davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-05-06
Found Out.

81 sent dollar last week." said the
Good Thing, 'in answer to that adver-
tisement Offering method of saving
one-half my gas bills"
"And you got"
"A printed slip directing me to paste
them i'm scrap book. "-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-05-06
FRENCH ARTICH0KES . .2oo

ia OF as potatoes It's the greatest food to ward on
og cholera and keep hogs healthy and happy in tho
"od. Price only si.4o per Dbl bbs. (for one aero
-pisht up to June ~ 400. Order today. W. n
JOHN A. SALzER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-05-06
OUR BUDGET OF FUN,
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
Aempora Neutrality-suspicious. a Hint
sens'tlve-Awful Decclt-Theory and
Tact-A Bureau of lnformatlon-An
AA-Timcd Jest-A Foggy Story.
d Temporal AIutanterl

I.
J !. ! !: !: !: !:
MNIM n AZ HEN he first en-
N V@AM NN gagged in sprint
Az TsNAMYvH ing
~ GSAVY Al In pursuit of litera-
NS& fAFJ r. ture
~ I ~ And his efforts into
Y. VIZ printing
VIVA Slowly found their
Y n way, but sure,
\Q The delights of au-
&C. thor-iz:Ig
He had not begun
to cs,aff
I'LL some far-off lone admirer
Wrote him for his autograph.
Oh, that moment full of rapture!
He had touched a human heart!
Easy now the task to capture
All the stony sleeps Of art.
What to him the meagre stipend
That his lubrications brought!
This was fame more satisfying
Than the guerdon that he sought!
III.
Fame has since quite overlooked Linn
Somehow in the passing show,
Cruel fate, however, booked him
The admiring one to know;
And his autograph she often
Now demands, but not a speck
Does he feel of proud elation-
For it's always on 6 cheque!
E. D. Pierson in Wrinkles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-05-06
A MODERN P0CAH0NT AS.
Lives Saved Every Day by Indian Sa-
gacity, in a Way that Rivals the
Bravery Of the Indian Girl Of Old.

The Wonderful Power of the Indians to In
terpret the Secrets of Nature.-A Cod
send from the Dark Ages that has Now
Been Given to Civilization by the North
American Indian.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-05-06
Patents Issued.

Patents Issued.
List Of Northwestern patents issued
last week:
Charles Bodin, Saltwater, Mimi, I'M
loading device for log carriages; Ed
ward II. Burger, Duluth, MIMI, safety
rocket; James w. Cole, assignor one
half to w. L. Winans, st. Paul, Mimi,
bicycle support; Charles w. Dawson,
Minneapolis, Mimi, rail joint; Silas L..
Haywood, Minneapolis. Mimi, varia-
HE direction and speed device; And
rev Lee, st. Paul, Mimi, expanding
augur; Swan Olsen, Ulen, Mimi, nut
wrench; William NJ Stone, Minneapo-
lis. MIMI, trademark watches.
7. D. Merwin, Patent Lawyer, 91O,
Pioneer Press Building, st. Paul, MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-05-06

Smith before
condemned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
Obsolete Postage Stamps.

From New Yok Post.
An interesting episode in the history of
American postage stamps occurred in 1861,
when the government declared Obsolete"
all its stamps then in current use and sub
stituted a new series. This was designed
to kill the value of the large stocks held
throughout ;he south, where they had been
in considerable use as fractional currency.
In the loyal states certain period was
named within which holders of the old
the new, and so no loss was entailed upon
either postmasters or individuals who acted
promptly The confederate government at
once declared the postage then on hand
valid until their own stamps should ap-
pear, and the rsceipts from the sale of the
old stamps were ordered to he turned into
the southern treasury. The confederate
stamps soon appeared, however, and the
rate for ordinary letter postage was fixed
at five cents But of these stamps declared
obsolete there is still large supply in ex-
istence, which are constantly finding their
way into the hands of the collectors and
occasionally the department is appealed to
for relief by some impoverished possessor
CT them 1t is a singular fact that the or
lginal order declaring these stamps obso-
lete cannot now he found Montgomery
Blair. as Postmaster General issued n
The department has always since acted nm
on IT, although recent attempts to discover
the original authorization of their action
have proved fruitless
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
BASE BALL NOTES,

The Senators play the third game of the
| series with New York today. Bresnehan
will probably be opposed by Rusie, and it
locks like the Giants game with the big
| hoosier In the box. But there's no tellin'.
And Boston won the first!, Well! Well.!
| Well!:! About 500 Washington fans took
| In the game. and about Ats favored Boston.
They all came home happy.
Nc! Jake Gettmkn was very much in evil
dence in the games at New York yester-
day. He hit like a house ATTIRE in the first
game, and then. to vary the monotony in
the second. did some sensational fielding.
The. Senators are still in the first d.
vision. but the margin is very, very small.
Should they lose today and Brookiyn win
| down they go to seventh place. and Pitts
burg isn't hundred miles away
Manager Selee and Captain Duffy display
! ed their base ball wisdom IN nursing Her
man Long In recent games Herman Ger
| fanny saved the game yesterday with his
great stop. one in particular saving two
l runs
Jimmy McJames is no halfway pitcher.
He is either good or very bad Yesterday
| was mis- good day, and the Giants only
made five hits.
Captain Brown played center in the first
| game and made two hits, but in the second
game he put Leahy into CENTER and the
| stoker also made two hits.
Nothing but the empty honor of being
| CHAMPIONS will reward the victors in the
on-Baitimore series. and yet both
teams fought for yesterdays game as If
100000 100000 was at stake. Is base bali hon
The Boston rd4terA shqyes their sports
mansnip py applaudfng several fine plays
| by the Baltimore men, while the RaIti,nors
rooters. IN retuEpS f<angnizsd the briiliancy
Of some Of the Beaneaters, efforts. even
though those EFFORTS hurt.
| Manager Haplm denies the report that
Doyle has been Sold to Brooklyn. He de-
ciares emphatieslly sthat the matter has
not been discussed at all since the last
league meeting, when Brooklyn wanted to
tically refused t6s'i4 him 70 by nuttine
such price on ,ohis release that he knew
II would not be accepted.
IL was simply - Acdse of being played to
any appreciate advantage In regard Ia
either luck or the umpire It seems a SAD
but true fact that the champions were out
played Yesterday. The difference lay moi
60 much In quality Of the pitching. as Cor
bett pitched beautiful bail up to the time
he went out. but 4imeIiness and their In.
trepid spirit was what pulled the Bean
eaters through to victory. and they had
good right to feel proud. baltimore Ameri-
can. -
! McGraw and Collins are undoubtedly the
finest third basemen In the business when
hunts. and 1t will be noticed that but little
OF that kind Of stick work was done yes
terday. Mac had mo chance yesterday to
| show what he could do In this line. but
self was enough to convince any one that
only an accident would give the batter 4
life on one Of those dumped balls. Keeler
and Robbie both made bunts. Collins
heided Robbie cat mile on q usually safe
hit, while Keller. sailing Ike the wind.
was thrown out, too, though on close de
cisfon. Bunting does not pay With . mar
like Collins to field them. Baltimore Herald,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25

Players Whose Averages Are Above
800.

Players Whose Averages Are Above
800.
Baltimore may not win the pennant but
William Keller, the diminutive right fielder
Of that club. will very likely have the honor
of being the champion batsman Of the
National League. With the close of the
season but a week away. he has clear
lead Of twenty points over Fred Clarke.
The latter has been handicapped by the
fact that Louisville, on account Of rain.
has not been Able to play in six days. Del
ehanty has fallen Off in his work and will
hardly reach the 400 mark. ''Old Reliable"
Jim Mcclure leads the Washington club in
batting, and also all the catchers in the
league. Farrell is the second-best hitting
catcher. though farther down the line.
The Boston club now has ten men In the
800 class. Washington, with nine, is q
good second. Baltimore and New York
have eight each; Cleveland, seven; Brook
lyn and Pittsburg. five each; Cincinnati. ST.
Louis, Chicago and Philadelphia, four each,
while Louisville brings up the rear with
three men ir. the list.
Tom McCreery of New York and Louis
vile leads the sacrifice hitters of the league
with 80 sacrifice hits to his credit. Tenney
leads Boston with 20; Hoy, Cincinnati 20;
Shindle. Brooklyn, II; Childs, Cleveland. II;
Jennings, Baltimore. Is; Padden, Pittsburg.
10; Dahlen, Chicago, IA; Dowd, Philadel-
phia, IA; Wrigley, Washington, 10; Cross.
st. Louis. II.
Duffy Of Boston has made II home runs,
Davis of Pittsburg % three-base hits and
Stencil of Baltimore Al two-base hits. They
lead the league in their respective special
ties.
Lang of Chicago leads the base stealers,
having pilfered y bases. Davis of New
York is next with &c. The leading run
getter is Hamilton. of Boston.
Some of the players who have batted
themselves into the 300 class at the elev-
enth hour, as it were, are Griffin, Leahy.
Brodie, Lally, Pickering, OConnor and
Rusie.
The following table, complied from The
Star record, includes the number of bases
stolen by the leading batters and is COM
plete up to and including Thursdays games:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
Good Time Could Not Be Made at
Athletic Park.
RACES OF TEE NATIONAL CIRCUIT
Several Spills, but No One Badly
Hurt.
SMALL GATHERING PRESENT

The national circuit .bicycle races which
were held yesterday afternoon at the In
ternational Athletic Park brought out
much smaller gathering than was antici-
pated. Counting the blcachers. the grand
stand and the people lining the picket
fence. the entire assemblage did not num-
Der over twelve hundred people. This
small attendance was not due to the fail
ure of the management to have q good
card or the condition of the weather. but
appeared entirely due to the poor railway
facilities afforded the public. A large num-
.,cr of persons, Disguised with the train
service, refused to await the arrival of
cErs. and left the starting point One
train. it Is said. left the Georgetown ter
minal about O'clock and not another train
came until shortly before o'clock, when
two trains made their appearance. In the
meantime crowd close on to five hundred
persons had assembled, awaiting transpor-
tation to the park. The two trains that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25

One pleasing feature of the game yester-
day in Baltimore was the unusual absence
of kicking INDUCED in by either side The
crowd had expected to witness a game full
OF the most bitter strife and wrangiing.
whiie on the other hand il turned out 10 be
one of the cleanest and least cuarreIsome
games seen in Baltimore this year. Only
once did matters become squalIy. This
was when, in the seventh inning. DOYLE
MT along The third base line into the crowd,
and Robbie, Kelley and McGraw kicked
hard for two bases. but Bob Emslie was
firm and did not allow il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
Lawyers ms Jurymen.

Frm The Chicago Inier-Occan
A case was recently tried before a New
York court where woman. Miss Loew.
was placed upon the jury. The court found
1t difficult to get the last juryman, and one
OF the lawyers proposed Miss Loew, who
is also lawyer. The opposing counsel
agreed, and she served admirably Tho
Rochester Democrat tells of a Jury made
UP entirely of lawyers which was once i'm
paneled IN a New York court. The jury
took the case away from the acting aftor-
Heys, took turns in quizzing the Witnesses.
and asked instructions innumerable from
the judge. The case was simple one.
which should have been settled in fifteen
minutes. They wrangled all day until sum
down, and then, not being able to agree.
were locked up for the night As a rule.
lawyers are not regarded as good jury
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25

Thomas w Burton, Wisconsin farmer
who was federal scout in the civil war
once lay within twenty feet of General
Robert E. Lee, and tried for five mimi es
10 make up his mind to shoot the great
eoioler. ihe deed seemed too much like
murder, however. and the generals life
was spared Burton now treasures a letter
IN which Lee thanks him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
Record of the Clubs.
The New York Herald today publishe

The New York Herald today publishes
the following account of yesterdays Wash
ington and New York double-header:
An equal division was the best the New
Yorks could do in their double header with
the Washirg tons at the Polo Ground yes
terday McJames steered the visitors into
victory in the, opening game. Six little
nits were the sum total the Giants made off
his delivery, but they managed to earn one
of the two runs that were credited to them.
Besides holding the Giants down to six
singles, McJames retired eight of them on
strikes.
Lawyer Sullivan manipulated the sphere
for the home team, but the assortment of
curves and shoots he doled out to the Wis
jtors was of tine kind that bred familiarity
with his delivery, Gettman in particular
being yery aggressive. The harrister man
aged to keep the hitS SO well apart that
only single run could be chased across
the plate in any one inning until the ninth,
when five hits and an error by Gettig net
ted the visitors four runs and put the re-
suit beyond doubt.
Davis made his temperance with the
home team, after an absence of a week
with a badly damaged hand He went to
his old position, and as Captain Joyce
took rest. Gettig was shifted to third
base. Davis and Gleason put up great ball
in both games. The latter deserves special
at second base. and many of his assists
were on balls that had the appearance of
being safe In fact, nothing seemed too
hard for him. Two throws by Van Hal
tren and McCreery, the formers from CEN
ter field to first base, putting out Wrig-
ley after he had made safe hit, was quite
feat. McCreery threw from deep right
field to the plate. putting out Mcclure.
The Second Game.
The second game, which was one post
poned by rain when the Washingtons Wis
tied this city earlier i'll the season, went
to the Giants with apparent ease. Mercer
and Seymour were the opposing pitchers
in this game, and it was evidently Sey-
mour's day. He pitched well and batted
like fiend, making four safe hits.
Several tunes ST got into tight places,
but ne never gave any signs of going into
the air. Neither did the noisy coaching
by Tucker and other members of the Wash
lngton team have any effect on him. and in
the second inning he showed remarkable
nerve. With the bases full he struck out
Setback, although he had to put four good
ones over the plate before he got credit for
his work.
An error by Davis and singles by Setback
and Gettman. with some clever base run
ming, gave the Washingtons their first two
runs in the fifth inning. A muffed fly by
Tiernan and singles by Tucker and Leahy
gave them another in the sixth Their
fourth and last run came in the seventh
inning on forced out, an out at first and
a single
Setback climbed into the fifty-cent seats
IN left field during the game and threaten
ed TO punch the head of one of the occu-
pants for saying something to him which
he did not like. Attendance, 1000. The
scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
EVERY Brewerx Hna to Make

livery Drr"ery ms 10 make
oath monthly as to materials used Ours
is the only brewery in the District and the
state of Virginia reporting that malt and
hops is used exclusively In our brew kettle
Abner and Drury. brewers. cor 18th and
F SITS. n.w.-Advt.
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Fhnadeiphia ~ I 3 29
Earned runs-Brooklyn. .; Philadelphia. 2. Fist
by Dunn s; BY fasioF, & First base on halls" e.
Or Dunn, /; OF Taylor, j. Three-base hits-Jones,
11aChance TwO-base hitslSheekard, Lajoie "a.
Sacrifice hit-Nash. Double plays-Shugart, Cross
and Lajoie; Cooley and Lajoie: Schoch, Dunn and
Sheckard; Jones and LaChauce; Schoch and La
Chance. Stolen bases-Dowd Clements Hit BY
pitcher-Schoch. Wild pitchlTayi0r. Time-2O0.
Gmpire-Carpenter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25

Quinn bafted Tor Pond In ninth limiting
ff'ond out hit by batted ball.
baltimore. 0 o 0 o 20
Boston. .................. . / 2 i %
hits-kelley, Lowe, Duny, Long. Bergen Three
base hit-Stenzel: Sacrifice hit-Keeier. Stolen
bases-McGraw ca, Lowe, Duffy Long Dpuf,le
plays-Corbett and Jennings; McGraw and Doyiee
Long and Lowe. FIRST base on baiis-On Corbert.
.; on Pond.s 3; on Nichols. 3. Struck out-By Car
bett, g.; by Pond, I: by Nichols, 3. Passed t,SiI-
bergen Wild pitehesJorbett, 3. Left on bases
Baltimore, .: Boston, 5. First base on error
Boston. 3. Time-22e. Cmpires-Emsiie and Hurst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
BOSTON IN THE LEAD
Men From Massachusetts, 0utplayed
the Orioles.
SENATORS BROKE EVEN WITH GIANTS
The BrookIyns Are Uncomfortably
Close.
SPORTING NOTES


Totiay's Schedule and Weather.
Washington at New York-clear.
Boston at Baltimore-clear.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn-clear.
Louisville at Cleyeland-clear.
Chicago at Pittsburg-clear.
Cincinnati at st. Louis-clear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
BON MARCHE.
Sl4=3l0=S18 9TH St.
Il ruSses

rnted properly: Abdominal Supporters Elastic
naosaery: etc NEW WASHINGTON SURGICAL
.NeihohENT HOUSE Hos st: NV. apIs-tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
Innings.

These bargains are in good time-for
this Is the biggest dressmaking month u
the year-and y0n will have TO buy more
Innings than at any other season:
slIesIas. Sc inches s"S Wild. o'o'Fa 61zc.
36-in. Fast-black Back Double 4
laced Silesia-real vAlue Isc.-for Ne
black s' and d. soi s'Ratsf. e.m'.is. SIC.
Zoe. quality Black Linen Gan n n
'as' -fo-uii. .'..----------.-. II II 40
Lot of I'm. Fiber Chamois and Leno-
Coiored Rustic Percaline and -
e. g: e 60 s. ss a, '' iss SC.
ridiculous price of..--...
The regular Toe. quality
s Msad4S Notified Per. aline' l21ac.
The New ''Eastique'' Knit Skirt Stiff
fening-a superior dress facing aud stiff
fencr-posse-sing the merits Of = IL
The best hair cloth-Niorday. .$OSs
l6in: Genuine Herrinsboae DE
Hair Co:h-black ana gray. .<SSs
The regular l2isc. quality NubianOc
Fast-black Per,aline-M Monday. >~s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
SECOND CANE.

z j i
Earned runs-New York, /; Washington l. Two
base hit-Clsrk. Stolen bases-SeymOur, McCreery
Double plnys-McGuire and Reilly Davis Gleason
and Clark. First base on errors-New York q.
Washington, g. Fist base baIls-On Seymour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
for objecting too strongly to Umpire Car
penfer's decisiouG. b.
PHILADELPHIA.

Totals. :. 10 Is "a 20 81 Totals -. . Il A1s al
sOrth batted for Yay1dE- In the ninth 1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25

Totals..... q 8 81 Totals.. 10t2s II Z
sQuinn battel for Pond In ninth inning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25

spccial train Will leave Pennsylva-
MIA railroad station ut p.m. satur-
day, and Tickets win be valid for re-
turn pasDagc On all trains untn
SeDteAbef ~ fnc1usave, including
special train leaEing Atlantic City al
D.n. Sunday, except the New York
and Washfngfon Linited ana the
Congressional L1natea.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17

no one called her by name ana sne nau
nothing about her that served to tell me
that her name is Elizabeth. Yet her
name is Elizabeth.
| am not the seventh son of a seventh
son, neither do 1 possess the power of
second sight. But found out that the
name of the plump, rosy checked young
miss in the seat in front of me is Eliza
beth. Before we had gone many miles
out of Jersey City the "sand man" be-
gan to play havoc with Elizabeth. Her
eyes became heavy, and every few Sec
onds her head would drop. Before we
had crossed Newark bay Elizabeth was
sound asleep. The train sped on, and
when the speed was slackened the brake
man opened the door and shouted:
Elizabeth! Elizabeth! Liz 'bethp
With the first word the girl began to
move. When the brakeman shouted
"E-lizabethr' the eyes were half open
ed, and when he finally called "Liz'-
bethn' she rubbed her eyes and said,
Eyes, papa, I'll get up." Through the
cars ran the sound of suppressed laugh
ter But the girl had fallen asleep again,
and when the train stopped and the
brakeman again called out Elizabeth!
Elizabeth" the plump girl jumped up
and said, "All right; I'm coming"
This was too much for the harebrained
dude across the aisle, and he began to
'Ha, han' while the giggling maidens
several seats i'll front began to giggle
more furiously. Even the sedate looking
old gentleman seated near by could not
suppress a smile. By this time the girl
was wide awake, and that she was con.
scious of what she had done was evident
by the fact that her naturally red checks
became redder still, and even imagined
that l saw tears i'll her eyes.
That is how l found out that her
name is Elizabeth. Gerald Gray in
Allentown Call.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
The Red Rocks.

In sight of the Erie tracks, between
Susquehanna and Great Bend, are the
Red rocks, a red cliff standing above
the Susquehanna river Near them can
be seen traces of the grave of a beauti-
full Indian maiden, the daughter of a
famous chief She was betrOthed to a
young brave, member of her father s
tribe, then encampcd near here. Her IA
Their desired her to marry the son of the
chief of the neighboring tribe, and tie
wish of the paternal ancestor usually
counted for something.
In consequence she resolved to fly to
the happy hunting grounds, and one
night she stole nOiselessly from her wig
wan, and, with the death song upon
her lips, flung herself from the high
cliff, her life's blood staining the rocks
below. And to this day they have retain
ed the reddish hue which the rains and
floods of century have failed to cfface.
When the maiden's lover saw her
mangled corpse, he retired to a cave in
the mountains and never again was seen
alive. Forty years later his petrifiCd
body was found in the cave by a wan
dering remnant of the tribe. Under lis
body were found the long raven tresses
of the old chiefs daughter. York
praSS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17

and was willing to sell his good name
at fair price to decorate patent med
icine. 1t was the same name, yet in law
it wasn't, and Blank couldn't do one
earthly thing except groan in spirit and
curse the day that the man across the
street had been born. Once he threat
ened to challenge his tormentor, but on
second thought concluded that it would
further advertise himself and the medi-
cine, so he settled down finally to accept
ing the situation and preserving a digni-
fed silence, which he has done to this
day.
Now, just to show how Providence
is always on the side of the right, " con-
Cluded the drummer, II may say that
the man who risked his money to make
Blanks name burden to him made
$500, OO0 out of the patent medicine,
and to add somewhat TO the romance of
it he gave $25, geo Of his earnings to a
widowed sister of Blank, who had sew
eral children dependent upon her and
had but small income. New York