davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
Morris-Miss Ruth M. Roots. Kent-Miss Helen M. Barclay.
ENTER THE HIGH SCHOOL
On Recommendation of the Superintend-
 ent of Schools.

Following is list of the pupils of the public schools recommended by the principals to Superintendent Kendall yesterday for admission to the Hill house and Boardman high schools The pupils who failed of recommendation will have an opportunity to take en- trance examination next week:
 Dwight school-Florence II. Adams, Emily E. Bell Maude A. Burnham, Jes- sic F. Daniels, Pauline NJ. Eichmann, Edna l.. Ferry, Edna H. Gladding, Helen B. Grant, Henrietta S. Holbrook, Olive E. Holbrook, Ethel G. Reyes, Frances L. Kirchoff, Alice F. Lincor, Adelaide Miller, Gertrude M. Norton, Charlotte A. Palmer, Jean c. Peck Win fred A. Saunders, Mary H. Sill, Jose phine G. Williams. Bertie D. Beale, Harry L. Bill, J. w. Camp, jr., s. H. Crane, A. W. Ham. A. F. Hodgdon, H. l.. Hughes T. F. Martin, A. B. Price T. Rafter, H. H. Roberts, M. w. Sar gent, H. T. Shelton, Herbert F.. Sim mons, w. Staples and E. F. Steinmetz
 Lowell school-Emma Davis, Amy French, Sara French, Mabel Hepburn, Bessie Hunter, Bessie Ireland, Sadie Kane, Louise Luqens, Alice McBrien, Helen McGovern. Emma Parker, Eliza beth Peck, Ethel Renfrew, Annie Rob- inson, Susie Shelton, Viola Shipman, Stella Shannon, Augusta Tenlings and Nettie Walters, w. Griger, E. Hall G. Hodgdon, H. HerrclI, J. Lawton, b. Mather, A. Ockert, W. Reynolds, E.. Schermermond H. Schofeld, M. White, E. Zernitz P. York and J. O'Connell.
 Wooster school-Pulie Henning, Lulu Johnston, Lulu Sperry, May Swain, Maidie Towne, Katie Weisegerber and Josie Druen, M Flanagan, G. Gordon, r. Heyl w. Johnston, J. Kelly, A. Liet- ernan, w. McGarrell, c. Peck. T. Row ley, F. Strouse and M. Harten.
 Washington school-Nellie Caine, Hattie Carpenter, Gertrude Farrell, Kit tie German, Annie Mckay, Louise Par low, Florence Poole. Emma Shields, Josie Sanderson, Lucy Smith, Vira Tracey and May Tracey, J. Cosgrove, w. Cosgrove, H. Foote, c. Foote, c. Hart and E. Washburn.
 Day school-Winifred Armstrong, Lil- lie Camp, Nellie Dawlers. Clara Daw- lers, Lizzie Meehan, Jennie Morrison, Ruby Savage, Mamie Holacher and Mable Slate, R. Clark, I. Countryman, R. Hoffman. F. Irving, c. Kinney, W. Morley, J. Newman, c. Phillips, c. Scott, Ludwig Starke, c. Tremper and T. Sandman,
 Hamilton school-Elzabeth Brice, Margaret j. Ramon, Harriet J. Fox, Mary A. Costello, Margaret M. Gull, Margaret F. Duffy, Ellen | Kiernan, Mary D. Lynch, Mary c. Mccormick, I NInJ, h1r T. J. Collins, J. H. Farrell, c. J. Me Hugh, J. J. Ross, R. J. Ross and V. J. Scully.
 The Eaton school closed it's scholastic year yesterday afternoon. The neces- sity for extensive repairs is the cause for it's early closing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
CUBANs CAPTURE A TRAIN.

Havana, via Key West, June 1S.-The train from Havana to Matanzas which was blown up last week by the insur- gents between Minas and Campo Flo rido, as already reported, carried s200, 900 in $5 gold pieces. All this money fell into the hands of the Cubans, and will be sent to New York to the Cuban junta to be used in buying arms and ammunition for the patriots. Though the fact has been carefully concealed by the Spanish authorities, it is posi- lively known now through direct com munication received from the Cuban camp.
 The assertions in the Spanish army become more numerous every day. Over 100 soldiers of the Pizarro battalion have joined the insurgents A few minutes after they arrived at the Cu- ban lines they were attacked by a Spanish column and fought desperately on the Cuban side, defeating the col umn, which was compelled to retire with seventeen killed and twenty one wounded, many of them officers.
 The Spanish deserters say that life in the Spanish army is simply intolerable The soldiers are roughly treated, have scarcely anything to eat, and receive their pay only in paper money.
 The steamer which left for Spain on June 15 carried twenty-seven Spanish guerrileros sentenced to hard labor in Africa. They had planned to join the insurgents, but on their way to the Gu ban lines they encountered the battal- ion of Segovia, which captured them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
IN NEW lIAVEN'S SCHOOLS
4 CLASS OF FIFTT-EIG GRADU-
 ATE AT TnE NORMAL SCHOOL.

Pupils of the Graded Schools Also Are Ad-
 mitted to High school-Class Day Pro-
 gramme nt H. II. s.-Reception by Re-
 tiring Principal French-Closing Exer-
 cises at the Day School.
 Principal Arthur B. Morrill, of the New Haven State Normal Training school announced yesterday noon the members of the senior class who will be recommended for graduation to the Connecticut board of education. The graduates number fifty-eight. The class began its senior year with sixty-four members, and the percentage graduat- ing is remarkably large The class has been an exceptionally bright one, and it has an excellent record. New Haven has the largest representation in the class and Ansonia comes next.
 The list of graduates apportioned by their residences and in alphabetical order is as follows:
 New Haven-The Misses Louise A. Beach, Edith E. Blakeslee, Jennie C.. Bowen, Clara A. Crockett, Katharyn Callahan, Susie c. Coe, Marie R. Dillon, Margaret M. Dunn, Honore c. Heile- man, Lillian M. Hopton, Harriet M. Hubbell, Grace A. Johnson, Sarah E. Kemp, Clemenia Kendrick, Clara A. Klebe, Elizabeth c. Logan, Ida K. Macphie, Kittie Merchant, Alice T. Minor Mabel G. Phelps, Janet M. Pur- due, Mary A. F. Reilly, Lulu Rentz, Minnie M. Smith, Cecilia A. Stars, Josephine H. Sullivan, Anna M. Tan yane, Ethel L. Tiloltson, and Mary A. Williams.
 Ansonia-The Misses Minnie Bass ford, Mary J. Hayes, Estella r. Hub bell, Helen T. Martin, Monica M. Me Mahon, Mona A. Sullivan, Hattie E. Terrill and Helen P. Tiffany. Norwalk and South Norwalk-The Misses Agnes A. Bryant, Sadie M, Do Ian, Lillian A. Farrell, Marie c. Keith, Agusuta H. McGue and Amelia l.. Will cox.
 Shelton-The Misses Agnes G. Doran and Catherine B. Reilly. Hartford-Miss Emily F. Paush. | Haddam-The Misses M Rachel | Dickele and Annabelle Wilcox Middletown-Miss Estella N. Whit ney.
 | Wallingford-Miss Lily M. Davis. | Greenwich-Miss Clara L. Morgan. | Branford-Miss Grace R. Covert Litchtield-Miss Ella M. Cahill. Guilford-Miss Mary E. Shea. | Westbrook-Miss Bessie A Moore. 1 Cornwall-Mss Gertrude c. Harri- son.
 | Morris-Miss Ruth M. Roots. | Kent-Miss Helen M. Barclay.
 The fifty-eight graduates will be ad- mitted to the New Haven State Norma Training schools alumnae association at meeting of the latter to be held al
 the local college on Saturday, June 26 at 3 D. m. The association will ther
 number about 175, and efforts will bt
 put forth to make it one of the mos
 robust and progressive alumnae institu
 tions in the state.
 MT. Morrill, yesterday noon apprlset
 the fifty-eight young ladies of thei
 success. They will receive their diplo 1 mas next Fridav
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
4 RECEPTION

Given by Retiring Principal J. K. French.
 A reception was given at the home of MT. French, the retiring principal of Lowell district to the class of Lowell school 97, Thursday evening. The parlors which were decorated with flowers abounded with happy young people. Among those present were the Misses Helena McGovern, Florence F. Smith, Emma Davis Elizabeth M
 Peck Stella shannon, Emma Parker
 Kathleen O'Connor, Ethel R. Renfrew
 Louise Luquiens, Celia Reilly, Bessie Ireland, Sadie Kane, Mabel Hepburn
 Sara and Amy French, Nettie Walters, Augusta Tenlings, Susie Sheldon An nie Robinson, Alice McBrien, Bessie Hunter, Mary Lawton, Rose Kaiser, and Lena Kraft, Messrs. James Law ton, Edward Hall, Palmer York, Henry Schofeld, Emil Shermond, Harry North, August Ockert, John O'Connel, Uric Mather, Willis Noble, Edward Zernitz. Also Miss Tucker and Miss Bonney, teachers of this class, were present and greatly increased the pleasure of all. A piano solo was very carefully rendered by Miss Mabel Hepburn and a vocal solo by Miss Parlser contributed to the pleasure of the evening. Other selec- tions were given, after which dancing was enjoyed. A very dainty lunch was served later in the evening. A vote of thanks was given to the host and hostess, MT. and Mrs. French, for the very pleasant evening which all enjoy
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19

Song-Class. Address-Clas President. tatistics-Frank Irvine. Piano duet-Mabel Slate and Ruby
 Savage. Essay-"Life of arfield"-Charles
 Tremper. Solo-Elizabeth Meehan. Class History-Thomas Sandman. Violin and Piano-Ludwig Starke and
 Julius Neumann. Essay-"My Summer Trip"-Rolla
 Clark.
 Duet-Nellie Dawless and Carl Scott. Reading-Cecil Kinney. Song-Class. Class History-Mabel Slate. Double quartet
 Winifred Armstrong, Lizzie Meehan,
 Ruby Savage, Jennie Morrison, Ma
 mic Hallacher, Nellie Dawless, Will
 liam Morley, Eugene Phillips. Prophecy-Jennie Morrison, Presentation of diplomas. Parting song-Class. Planting the ivy-Class.
 The officials and members of the class are as subjoined:
 President-Winifred Armstrong.
 Vice president-Ruby Savage.
 Secretary-Willie Morley.
 Executive committee-Carl Scott, Liz zie Meehan, Ruby Savage, Thomas c. Burns, Herbert Smith.
 Class-Winifred Armstrong, Lllie May Camp, Clara May Dawless, Nellie Dawless, Mamie Hollacher, Elizabeth Josephine Meehan, Ruby Savage, Mabel Beatrice Slate, Jennie May Morrison Thomas c. Burns, Rolla Rutherford Clark, Irving Nicholas Countryman Rudolph Hoffman, William George Morley, Eugene James Phillips, Ed ward Carlton Scott, Thomas Franklyr Smallman. Charles Wesley Tremper Cecil G. Kinney, Clement John Morri- sey, Julius Edward Neumann, Herbert T. Smith, Ludwig Carl Starke, Franl Spaulding Irvine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Poii's Wonderland Theater

This afternoon will be a gala time for the children who attend Polls Wonder land theater, for Manager Poli has ar ranged to give each of them an attrac- tive souvenir in the shape of curious and pretty little toy that is highly di- verting. MT. Poli has tender spot for the children, and he promises to make those happy that come to his theater to-day with their parents or properly constituted guardians. They will find before them a show that they cannot help but enjoy. Miss Rachel Walker, the beautiful Creole nightingale, sings so beautifully and with such Wondrous sweetness and power that it is con- stant delight to hear her. Other clever artists support here in the persons of the pretty Gehrue sisters, the three Gardners, Webb and Hassan, the Gaiety Trio, MT. Curtis and Miss Cor don, James McDuff and Miss Bradford and Mir. Mum. Bicycles checked free at the door.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
DIED OF HEART DISEASE.
George w. Babb succumbs to an

George W. Babb Succumbs to an At
 tack While Bicycle Riding.
 George W. Babb, who conducted the employment bureau at 126 Court street, died yesterday forenoon of heart dis ease.
 He was riding a bicycle on York square, when he was seen to fall from his wheel by Dr. B. Austin Cheney, who was driving in his carriage. He mount ed, but had proceeded but short dis tance when he fell again and lay in the street, unable to rise. Some laborers at work on the Boardman school build ing went to his assistance and found him breathing heavily and unable to speak.
 He was carried to the sidewalk and Dr. Cheney hurried to his side. He eX- pired in five minutes in the arms of the men. Medical Examiner White pronounced his death due to heart dis ease. The body was taken charge of by Lewis & Maycock
 MT. Babb had been troubled with heart disease for several years and since learning to ride wheel month ago had made complaint of shortness of breath.
 MT. Babb was nearly seventytwo years of age. He was born on July in a New Hampshire town and remov- ed to Boston at the age of eleven years, where for twenty years he was engag- ed in the custom boot and shoe busi- ness. Later he went into the photo graph business, and, coming to New Haven in 1881, continued the photo graph business here. He retired from that work in 1889.
 MT. Babb took part in the John Brown raids in Kansas. When Kansas was opened MT. Babb started west tc settle there. He was associated witf Brown in the numerous "border raids, but loss of health soon forced him tC return to New England. He was one of the pioneer abolitionists. He was ar active prohibition worker and a mem. Der of the New Haven Prohibition club He was also a member of the Sons o1 Temperance, and attended the Church of the Messiah.
 i Besides a widow, MT. Babb leaves g son, George w. Babb, jr., manager o1 | the Northern Insurance company o1 New York city, and two daughters | Mrs. M. B. Clapp and Miss Ida Babb who reside in Bridgeport. All are chil dren of MT. Babb's first wife.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
IT. IT. s. CLASS D.fY
At the Hyperion, June 27th-The Pro-
 lrnmIne.

At the Hyperion, June 27th-The Pro-
 gramme. The following is the programme for H. H. s. class day. June 27, at the Hy- perion: Address-Samuel A. McQuaid. History-Ellen c. Leary. ''Hark! Apollo Strikes the Lyre'-Class
 By Bishop. History-T. Francis Maher, jr. Oration--samuel A. McQuaid. Fistory-Helen Campbell. Stars of the Summer Night-Ladies' Chorus.
 By Owen History-G. Rohan Bradley. History-Mildred LOveland. Poem-Marion Murphy. History-Paul Thompson, Farewell Old School-Class.
 Arranged by Finn Klinkel The committee having the exercises in charge Is composed of the Misses Dwyer, Whitcomb and Zernitz, and Messrs. Loeb, Bradley, Mooney, Rocks and Maher.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
CIprIiN GONZALES Ar poLI's.
The Cuban Batriot to Speak There This
 Evening.


 Captain Senor Ambrose Gonzales, the gallant Cuban patriot who has been in this city for the past two days, has se- cured permission from Manager Poli to make a short address to the audience at the Wonderland theater this even- ing. The captain, who is an officer in the Cuban army, has been detailed to visit America and plead the cause of his country before the American people. He has already spoken in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Richmond, Charleston, New Orleans, Atlanta and St. Augustine, and will address mass meeting at Boston next week. The young man is a graduate of Harvard university, and speaks the English lan- guage tiuently. He is a very interest ing talker in private conversation, and in those cities where he has spoken he received much praise from the press for his oratory. He is making the tour of America at his own expense entirely, he being young man of means whose heart is wrapped up in the cause of his native land,
 Captain Gonzales, when he speaks at the Wonderland this evening, will wear the uniform of his rank in the insur- gent army. No contributions will be solicited, as Manager Poli would not permit that at a regular performance, and Captain Gonzales himself is anX- ious only to present to the New Haven public the cause of Cuba.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
John Jacocks Takes Poison-He Will
 Recover.

Recover
 John A. Jacocks attempted suicide at his boarding house, 102 Olive street, yesterday afternoon. He had been out of work for long time and was de- spondent. After dinner he went into the kitchen and told his landlady, Mrs. Louise Kilmer, that he intended to take poison, and he immediately swallowed something that he had taken from his pocket.
 A physician was called and Jacocks was removed to the hospital. He will recover.
 Jacocks is well known about town, and was formerly a member of the Foot Guards before the reorganization of that command. He had been employed by M. Seward & Son, and later as a bartender in a saloon on Grand ave nue. He is married, but does not live with his family. MT. JaCocks was about fifty years of age.
 It is supposed that the poison he took was paris green.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
ONLY A HOAX.

Paris, June 1S.-The Soleil says that a fresh bomb was discovered at 1:S0 o'clock this morning at the corner of Boulevard St. Denis and the Rue St. Denis. The find, in other quarters, is declared to be only harmless hoax.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
EAST HAVEN SCHOOL BOARD.

Old Members Re-Elected-But Little
 Opposition.
 Thursday evening the school board of East Haven was reelected. They were W. H. Robinson, F. L. Hawkins and Albert A. Page. Each received 50 out of a total vote of 67. S. W. F. Andrews rece lived 6 votes and MT. Green 2. There was little opposition.
 w. H. Bradley was reelected secre- tary and treasurer, and Augustus Street tax collector.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
IN HONOR OF LOGAN,
Twenty Governors Will Attend the Un-
 yelling of His Monument.

Chicago, June 1S.-Twenty governors of as many different states in the Union have signifed their intention to be in Chicago at the unveiling of the Logan monument on July g. It is expected that at least two-thirds of the other governors, to whom invitations have been sent, will accept.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
THE TREATY.

Hawaiian Annexation Will Not be
 Pressed This Session.
 Washington, June 1S.-Senator Davis, chairman of the senate committee on foreign relations, said to-day that he would not make an effort to press the Hawaiian treaty to final consideration in the senate during the present session of congress-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
DIY SCHOOL EXERCISES.
Class of'97 Graduates Yesterday Afternoon
 With 24 Members.

The closing exercises at Day school in Howard avenue were held yesterday afternoon and were highly interesting and enjoyable. The graduating class numbered twenty-four and reflected great credit upon Principal D. D. Lam bert and his corps of teachers. The class motto is No Prize Without Toil."
 The following is the programme of the exercises:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-19
Can You Find Your Wayto what yo,

as a sea captain~ finds his way to port History, art science literature form a great sea of information. A busy man or happy wo- man has no time to explore it a; ; but with good chart the one port you want to make to- day can be quickly found. The Century Die tionary and Cyclopedia is a clear, convenient chart of the great ocean of knowledge. See the volumes and learn of the present special offer at Judds Book Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-01
INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Our freedom seeks no pathways strewn with
flowers ~
She treads rough roads ,,,5 mod. -.
coasts,
And, battling with the might II adverse ro,,.
ers, -
She dares wars blood red hosts
Her children must be earnest. aalr1 and thrifty
Not quick to wrath, yet ready Al her cali
They knew her well-the dauntless five am
fifty
OF independence hail
They counted and accepted each prtvation.
The sacrlHae Of self by which they Won her,
Whom to ia" truths IF that Did Declaration
They pledged thor lives and honor.
Freedom to Us today Is no newcomer.
Full oft, despendent, gazin. I'm her eyes
We've caught the glow that draws the warmth
of summer
From winters tempest skies
Yet moro than all before are we her debtors.
It's good and proper that We chant her
hymns
For at our call sh" struck the CALLING letters
Of from four million limbs
She is our love. What though her breast IL
CORY
And thousand SCARED What though the
tyrlnt ~carr~
Was not tho head, ineffable In glory,
Once crowned With cruel th9rusx
Anew, upon tins birthday Of The nation
We pledge ourselves through Years of peace
or strife
To those greas principles which give duration
To freedom generous life.
New York Sun
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-01

If anybody is disturbed by the noise
on Fourth Of July, let him go home.
One day in the year is not too much for
patriotic Americans to be allowed for
the purpose of having good old fash.
Toned shout for the country. The man
who wants to give vent to his patriot
ism i'll the way that all nations express
their enthusiasm ought to have one
chance III 800 days to do it. As a mat
ter of fact, | don't believe that we are
any noisier than any other people in the
celebration of great national event.
The French and German and English
make as much noise as we do when the
whole people is stirred by the memory
of a glorious event in the history of the
nation. Indeed we necessarily have Dor
rowed our form If celebration from old
or countries. -General A p, Martin.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-01

We read as early as 1888 "of the
grandest spectacle Americans had ever
seen. Five thousand inhabitants march
ed in civic procession, the line extend
ing a mile and half. The chief justice
rode in a car shaped like an eagle and
drawn by six horses with two associates
bearing copy Of the constitution affix
ed to a liberty staff. Ten white horses
attached to another car and ten vessels
in the river represented the ten states -
They hadn't much for music but the
fife and drum But l7f5 had given
them Yankee Doodle''-the American
yankee Doodle, " mean-for the tune
existed back as far as Charles Is
time, and daring Cromwells protecto-
rate we have both the tune and the
name Yankee Doodle. Fireworks
they had, too, though without the beau
tiful and varied hues that new charac-
terize them, tinted fireworks being only
about so or 60 years old.-Exchange
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-01
Job Printing 4?
The place to get first-cIass
work, at reasonable prices, is
at the Reporter Office. ----~u~uA
NOTICE or FORECLOSURE,

Whereas Thomas d. Robbins of Carritunk
PIT, Somerset County, State of Maine, by his
mortgage deed dated June 90 1891, and re
corded in Somerset Registry of Deeds, Book
225, Page in2, conveyed 70 me the undersigned,
a certain parcel of re al estate with the build
iugs thereon situated in said Carritunk pt.
described as follows said land being the
West half of lot numbered one in the second
range OF lots, in said Plantation and being on
the West side of the road leading from the
Carney place, so called. in Moscow to Pau II,
Gates also q barn and the land II occupies
on the east side OF said road, containing city
acres more or less and whereas the condition
of said mortgage has been broken, therefore
| claim foreclosure of said mortgage and give
this notice for that purpose.
Dated this 24th day OF June. tsg7.
EDNAkD BERRY.
3W b BY W. X. JuRnAN bis Atl-v.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-07-01
FIRECRACKERS IN CHINA.
Their Importance and Uses In the CeIe.
tinl Empire Exercising Spirits.


tinl Empire Exercising Spirits.
Although bur few Chinese have eve
heard of George Washington or of TIA
Declaration of Independence, they appear
to Americans who visit their country, I,
be continually engaged in celebrating
the glorious Fourth, for the unendina
noise of eXll0ding firecrackcrs is daily
and "A nightly feature Of life in China Tn,
crackers are used at all festivals, opening,
of bridges, receptions of mandarins mar
riagcs, funerals. etc, their most impor
tant Office being the frightening away o.
evil spirits
The superstitious Celestials, If unfortu
nate. are apt to imagine their houses
haunted by these unwelcume visitors, whC
before the invention of powder were dis
lodged 10y the cracklc of a fire of driet
bamboos. But the dctonatian of a hug,
heap of tlrecrackcrs is considered far NOR,
eilicacious A professional cxorcist is gen
orally employed 10 light the pile. ThfY
dressy parsonage, who invariably come,
clad in red jacket. blue trousers ant
green cap, preccdes the act by waving .
gayly painted wooden sword and calling
upon the gods to give him power. Then
touching the flrccrackors with a torch, h,
in stcntorian tones commands the green
red, yellow and black evil spirits to return
where they properly belong.
While the explosion continues his at
PENDANTS beat drums. clash cymbals ant
utter those disaordant cries of which Chi
nese throats and lungs are alone capable
In order that the spirits may not return
the magician makes certain mystical move
ments with his sword before the from
door. Then, CONCENTRATING the family OF
being rid of their undesirable guests h
pockets, or, To he literal sleeves" hi
fee and departs New York Post.