davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-10
NEWPORT 3; FALL RIVER g.

Newport. II. l.. Sept. 10. Fall River
played hot game yesterday and kept
NewnCr: guessing until the game WAS
called in the eighth on account of dark
ness. Bean was retired in the second
with a sprained ankle and Grant flied
his place. PLAYING star game. The
work Of both pitchers was almost identi-
cal Inc score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-10
BRoCKToN 3; NEW BEDFORD 9.

New Bedford. Mass. SEPT. ~. Umpire
Doe fairly robbed the New Bedfords of
yesterdays game, making rank decisi ons
against tie New Bedford players on uases
and favoring them on balls and strikes.
Neither pitcher was lit hard. Long was
again sent TO the bench for questioning
tue umpire's rulings. he score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-10
SPORTING WORLD.

to Taylor to McGann; Lush to Taylor.
First base on balls-Oh Norton 3; Off
Woods 2. hit by pitched ball-Taylor,
Freeman, Gilbert. Struck out--By Nor
ton /: by Woods ]. Passed ball-Duncan.
Left on bases-Toronto 2; Springfield IL.
Um mpire--SwaItwood. Iimu-2h. l5m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-10

Earned runs-Toronto o; Springfield a.
Woods. Duncan. Green. Three base hit
Korwan. Home run--Broutbers. Stolen
bases-Casey 2, Lush. Nichols ?, Fuller
First base on bails-Of Williams Z; off
Korwan 4. Hit by pitched ball-Snyder.
Struck out-By korwan 2: by Williams
Z. Passed balls-Snyder /; duncan |.
Wild pitohSs-Williams l; Korwan /;
Left on bases-Ioronto g; Springfield g.
I'm pire-Swartwood Iime-lh. 35m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-10
TORONTO. ll-5; SPRINGFIELD, 1920.

Toronto, Ont, sept. 10. Toronto and
Springfield played two listless games
yesterday and broke even. In the first
game the score was tO 4 in favor of
Springfield, whom Toronto went To bat
in the eighth and made III hits with a
total of - bases and 10 runs. Wayner
msde n triple and homer in this inning.
DDlan relieved Woods in the eighth.
Wagner injured himself sliding home. and
ala not play in the second game vii.
liams was wild in the second game, and
Toronto gave him wretched support.
Springfield scored 10 runs on eight bits
in the third inning. The game was called
on account OF darkness at the end of the
fifth. lhe scores by innings;
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-10
FIRST GAME.

Innings 4567 50
Toronto 90 o U o 10 Ola
Springfield 0 f! o. o l--lO
Earned runs-Toronto 10; Springf!elu ,,
Two base hit-Green. Ihree-haso hits
Wagner McCiann. Home runs Lush,
Smith. Wagner. Green. CASEY st len
bases-Frcaman, Bannon ,, BroutherS,
Green. ID uble piays--Gilbert To Rogers
TO Bruuthers; Taylor to McGann; Smith
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-10
SPECIAL NOTICE.

"<O commemorate the discov-
cry 3 years ago OF our mar
g vellous anaesthetic "ME-
IA THYL," which has revolu-
tionized dentistry by enabl-
Ing all operations TO be painIessly
performed, we have decided to
make this anniversary o' this
valuable discovery an occasion Of
great Importance. We conse 9.
quently make the following as
toundingly liberal offer FOR ONE
WEEK:
The leader., 1897-09-01

land birds subsist principally on in
sects, and during the breeding season
they rear their young exclusively on
this sort of food. When farmers dis
cover an unusually large flock of birds
they may well be assured that there
is an unusually large crop of insects
They are luscious, and whoever believes
that common birds are not epicures has
not studied birds. They not only eat
insects, but some of them are very
choice of their selections. The COM
mon birds discover the presence of in
sects when human eyes would never
even suspect their presence.
Attention is called by Prof. Beal to
the fact that during the recent plague
of locusts in the western states they
were eaten by every common bird in
that section, and they formed the prin-
cipal food of the birds during that en-
tire season. Before the locusts came
from the Rocky mountains and de-
scended upon the prairies the farmers
complained of the unusual numbers of
common birds. BY prophetic instinct
the birds knew that the locusts were
coming, and they were there to receive
them. The birds were, in some occult
manner, advised of the immediate fu-
The leader., 1897-09-01

ture, while the farmers were wholly
unaware of the plague which was to
come. Thus 1t appears that Proyi-
dence is all-wise and all-seeing; or as
the old hymn hath it: ''He moves in a
mysterious way His wonders to per-
FORM"
Insectivorous birds feed upon that
food which is most accessible and which
is most palatable. Some birds pass by
certain kinds of insects. They will not
touch them, unless the birds are on
short rations and ready to take any
sort of food which will ward off the
pangs of hunger. But the insects which
are disdained by some birds are sought
by other common birds as their chiefest
dainties.
1t is explained by the professor that
ground-feeding birds will seek for In
sects in grass and dead leaves, or about
the trunks of trees. Those insects are
the -,ost easily accessible; and the
birds are like men. in that they are
looking always for the easiest method
Of making living. They will not fly as
long as they can walk or waddle. No wise
bird will make any effort to secure prey
in the mountain tops when he can live
like prince in the valley. These COM
mon birds toll not. nor do they spin.
They Just take life as 1t comes, and live
in clover If they can. They take no
thought of the morrow, believing that
sufficient unto the day is the evil there
Of. The common birds are wise fellows.
The fly-catching birds have an easy
time OF it. They do not live in hotels,
and order their meals sent 70 their
The leader., 1897-09-01
CURING HIccoUeHs.
More Remedies Thss One Suggested
In the story.

why don't you stop that hiccoughingg'
said one business man to another as they
met at the corner OF Fourth and Vine
streets at the noon hour. The man ad
dressed was all but in commissions.
stop nothingi" said he. I've been try.
ing every old remedy | ever heard Of and
every new one that every fool friend was
kind enough TO suggest I've held my arms
over my head for Is minutes and extended
them like a sign board until they achcd. |
held my breath until was all but ready to
drop from apoplexy. I've drunk nine swaI.
lows of water nine times over, guess, and
two or three chumps have tried to scare me,
and did it, too, but to no good. Then an
other enthusiastic amateur physician hit me
in the middle of the back when J WASH
looking and escaped before could land on
him. | would not have done thing to
him il had caught him. But the hiccoughs
are here. and to stay, fear
''Set 'em up II cure youy"
will II I'll set em up for a month and
throw in big cold bot besides II you cure
'em."
Then they adjourned to a moistenipg es-
Enlistment, and the good Samaritan said
to Dan: Dan, give this gentleman lump
of white sugar"
He took it and dissolved it in his mouth,
and the hiccougns went as if by magic,
probably because their stay was over any
how, and not on account of the remedy, but
it cost the cold bottle Just the same and
some drinks besides. STILL he thinks he got
out of it cheap enough.-Cincinnati Tribune.
The leader., 1897-09-01
EDUCATION AND TEETH.
Intellectual Progress Is Changing the
Human Jaw.


Education is playing sad havoc with
the teeth of modern generations. So an
experienced dentist in the West End
saws, and he ought to know. Formerly
decayed teeth were generally at.
tributed to secret fondness for bon
bons, but this idea is, it appears, quite
mistake. In fact, sugar is rather
nourishing than otherwise. The truth
is that the ancient sturdy square jaw
of the English race is changing through
lessons and book-learning to an angular
or V shape, which presses the molars
one upon the other, does not give them
room to grow, and will in time prevent
some of them cutting at all. Indeed,
this catastrophe is not infrequent al
ready. In many cases the original
teeth are becoming less in number than
they ought to be, and often the wis
domers" fail to appear. This, in an
educated jaw" is lamentable. The
new facial form is, according to the
dentist, much cultivated by ladies, who
find that it is popular among gentle
men. The latter like women with the
educated" angle of chin, which gener-
ally carries with it pearly, but very
frajl teeth. If the specialist be right,
this process of selection, aided by
further lessons and more study, will,
in the course of time, produce race
without any teeth at all. Then will the
dentists make fortunes, for people will
REQUIRE complete artificial sets from
the day of their birth onward.-London
Telegraph.
The leader., 1897-09-01

rooms. On the contrary, they simply
sit and wait for their opportunities.
They know that there are lots of 6ies
in the world; millions of them; and
that flies constantly fly. They know
that by sitting on their limbs, and pa
tiently waiting the course. of events,
there will be enough flies every day COM
ing their way to meet the requirements
of their appetites. They simply open
their little bills, give peck at
the passing fly, and swallow him. IL
ii is common fly, well and good. II it
is fat horse fly, so much the better.
The birds know their business. After
reading the professors story about
birds, the writer is convinced that there
are plenty of men who have much less
sense, and who might well study the
common birds and their methods of
getting on in the world.
In the scientific study of common
birds there has been many murder
committed. Field observation is not
sufficient for man, because he cannot
discern the details of the workings of
the birds. In order to obtain accurate
and reliable information, man loads
his shot gun, goes out into the field and
shoots down a number of these innocent
cannibals. For what purpose? Simply
to take each dead bird and examine
his stomach, The scientist can then
learn what food the birds subsist upon,
and hence can determine whether or not
thpy ora friends or foes of the husband
man. 1t is generally discovered that the
common birds are the friends of the
farmers. and are destroying his insec-
tivorous enemies. This discovery hav-
ing been made in each case, the farmers
are informed of the result CT the inves-
tigation, and thereafter the shotgun is
dispensed with. So the killing of
few birds results in saving the lives OF
thousands of others.
The professor says that cuckoos are
much given to eating caterpillars. and
do not object to their hair, as many
birds do. On the contrary cuckoos eat
So many hairy caterpillars that the
hairs pierce the inner linirgs of their
stomachs: and when they are opened
and turned inside out, the cuckoo stom-
achs seem TO be lined with thin coat
ing of fur, which appears to be part or
the stomach itself. Nature provides for
continued digestion, just the same.
While the scientific slaughter of
cuckoos was going on, 16 Of the birds
were examined, ard the result shows
that they had all been diligently en-
The leader., 1897-09-01

can cling 10 the chains TIL help comes
If II ever does"
Before entering the line OF breakers
that marked the bar, he again waved
his hat, then threw. IL away.
lie reached the buoy, but the chains
that kept IL anchored were Shiny and
covered with seaweed, yet be so placed
his body across the chains as to keep
from drifting farther to sea, and there
he hung for what seemed an age.
The sun was setting, and he was los
ing all heart, as well as all strength,
when he heard shrill voice above the
thunder Of the breakers.
lie tried to reply.
The next instant boat with a single
occupant-a girl--a. the oars, shot pa st
him and turned toward the buoy.
Where are you?" she shouted.
"IIere! Herei"
Alick let go his hold. and, with a new
strength, made for the boat.
The young heroine caught him and
helped him on board, and the moment
he was safe he tainted.
When he came to he was back on the
shore, and Sam White and Casper Burns,
who had come up, were chatting him
with the aid of a gentleman whom
Alick recognized as Julia Fletcher's
father.
Take him up to the house." said Mr..
Fletcher, "and then go to your cabin for
10 oil Coll ho no. Il
tussle for his lifei"
But the heroine? Well, as the fates
would have it, Mr.. Fletcher, his wife
and his niece, Dora Weldon, had gone
off to see the regatta, and Julia, acting
under a whim, as the others supposed
remained at home. She saw the swim
mer in distress, and interpreted his sig.
mails, though she knew not at the time
who he was. She ran to the inlet, got
boat and boldly started out with the
result already shown.
Next day Alick was himself, and he
sent word TO the bank about his acci
dent, the result being that he and Cas-
per had an extension of another week
How the time was spent we need not
say. Alick owed it to his fair preservel
to become her servant, and so he was
with her nearly all the time, strolline
on the sandy roads and salt-marshy by
ways.
"Neyer had such a pleasant snmme,
in my life as at Whites Inlet" sait
Alick to friend some years after. "It's
so nice and quiet there. Casper and
were unmarried and clerks then, but we
roughed it and enjoyed it, eh, Casper?'
came engaged there" laughed Casper
80 you see it'd have to be rough
place that wouldn't seem pleasant un
dersuch circumstances" NY. Ledger
The leader., 1897-09-01
\ ours truly,
pHJppS r. HEI
Philosophy at the Zoo.

Two youths looked into cage of monkeys.
Through their nostrils puffs of smoke came
forth at regular intervals from white
wrapped cigarettes.
Their heads were nicely balanced by a
wealth of hair parted exactly in the middle.
Light bamboo canes CRASHED firmly in the
"See," said one what we have descended
from"
And they looked into the cage of monkeys
and laughed.
The mother monkey called her children
about her.
They climbed gravely on the perch to
listen to her words.
She pointed to the youLg men.
"Scc,' said the mother monkey, "what
some of our ancestors have degenerated
into"
And the children monkeys returned to
their corners and ept.-Chicago Record.
The leader., 1897-09-01
JONATHAN CARvER'S HEIRS.
Vermontcrs who Claim the Land on
Which Minnesota Cities Are Built.


Which Minnesota CITIES Are Built.
Six persons living in the vicinity of
Brattleboro, VT, claim to be the right,
full owners to tract of 100000 acres in
The state of Minnesota, including the
land on which the cities of St. Paul,
Saltwater and Hastings and part of
Minneapolis are situated. They base
their claim on an Indian grant to JON
athan Carver, made in 1867 by the Naw-
dowessie tribe in the famous Carver's
cave, Hcnnepin county, MINI. A Arecent
statement from Chillicothe, o., said
that the original deed is on record there.
The heirs have been endeavoriDg to
gain possession of their property since
Jonathan Carver's death. A duplicate
of the deed was an heirloom in the
| family for years, and both England and
| America have been ransacked for. the
missing original.
Jonathan Carver, the original
grantee, was one of the rowing spirits
of the New England colonies. His
grandfather had been colonel in King
Williams army in Ireland, his father a
New England justice of the peace, and
lie in his eighteenth year became an
ensign in one OF the colonial regiments
during the French and Indian wars.
Later he was made captain in Col. Will
liam's command, and participated in
the battle of Lake George, where ST.
Pierre was killed. AT the close of the
war he started toexplore the backwoods.
He left Boston in 1866 and passed the
first winter in the wigwams of the Naw-
dowessie Indians in Hennepin county,
MINI. He became a great sachem
among them, and when he left IN the
spring of the next year they presented
him with this grant in the cave after
ward known as Carver's cave.
Carver married Abigail Robbins, Of
Brandon, VT, and the majority of the
claimants to the Minnesota grant are
the descendants of their daughter Sa-
rain, who is still living in Windham
| county Vt-N Y Sun,
The leader., 1897-09-01

Select very young, green lima beans
for canning. If ripe or white, fermenta-
t;on is sure to take place unless you
use preservative, which is always more
or less dangerous. Wash the beans.
drain and put them uncooked into the
lar. Fill the jars to overfiowing with
cold water, adjust the rubbers and lay
ON the tops. Place straw or excelsior
IN the bottom of the wash boiler, stand
the Jars on this, pour in sufficient cold
water to half cover, cover the boiler,
tring to boiling point and boil steadily
for three hours. Take up the jars one at
time, and screw on the tops as tight
as possible. Stand aside over night.
Next morning give the tops an extra
turn and put in dark. cool place to
|keep.-Mrs. s. T. Rorer. in Ladies'
Home Journal.
The leader., 1897-09-01
Encouraging Statistics.

The Baltimore and Ohio officials are yer,
much pleased with certain statistics that
have recently been prepared of the per,
formance of freight trains on the Second
division, which handles all the cast and
west bound traffic between Baltimore and
Cumberland Before the new freight en-
gnes were purchased, and the improvements
made in the track in the way of straighten
ing curves and reducing grades, the average
number of cars to the train was % IL. Now,
with more powerful and modern motive
power and a better track, the average is 40
cars per train, an increase of Al per cent.
The average east bound movement per day
for the first ten DAYS of August. was l,l21
loaded cars. On the Third division, Cum
berland TO Grafton, where there arc grades
of l25 feet to the mic, the engines used to
haul 10 l-2 loads u the train. Now the
average is 25 2-3 loads per train, an increase
of 81 per cent. 1t would certainly appear
that the money spent in improvements OH
the b. and O. is being amply justified, and
that the cost of operation is being very ma
ferially rednced
The leader., 1897-09-01
KEEPING STILL.

nj the men whom ] admire
OF az not a one who may aspire
There, as high, and none VINO can'
10 Soss the truly quiet man.
n,,rg on the earth
II any far beyond his worth,
Gets e 1o can be none other than
ISis 1Se unobtruslve, quiet man
natter what's within his head
~, 10 silence Is interpreted
HIS sirn that wisdom lies
Inohjnd his inexpensive eyes,
no drops a word or two.
u So so,riords will search 'em through and
annines deeper in intent
10 NE ser the speaker thought or meant.
49,, bv chance, he takes stand,
ner,ss position of command,
Asurised approval greets him then,
euif ei ,,ob shall hear from other mem
=. veighty reason lay behind
soune so foreign to his kind"
An az ,bings go wrong his moveless state
=, credited TO scorn oil rate
.of,Iv to himself he swears;
% 20 ,hourht he murmurs pious prayers.
s- 80 rnisiudged his flaws at length
ne ,yisted into points of strength.
-. humankind awaits command
IOVI eli n doesn't understand,
fI l no NAV work his own sweet will
Az a,so bas the art of keeping still.
"Ho Nv" Chicago Journal.
The leader., 1897-09-01

agriculture, but there seems to be a
tendency to dwell on the harm they do.
rather than on the good. Whether a
bird is injurious or helpful depends al
most entirely ul~n what it eats; and in
The case of unusually abundant species
of birds the character of the food be-
comes very practical question:
Farmers of experience have long
since concluded that the big flocks of
blackbirds, woodpeckers and other COM
mon birds are not present to commit
depredations, but to help the farmer by
destroying noxious insects. Nearly all
The leader., 1897-09-01
Do We Need big MusclesY

BY no means. Persons of herculean build
frequently possess a minimum of genuine
vigor, and exhibit less endurance than very
small people. Real vigor means the ability
to digest and sleep well, and to perform a
reasonable amount of daily physical and
mental labor without unnatural fatigue. II
is because a course of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters enables the enfeebled dyspeptic to
resume the allotted activity of every day life.
as well as to participate without discomfort
in its enjoyments, that it is such pre-
eminently useful medicine.
The Country's Needs-"What this coun-
try needs" said the earnest citizen, lis more
warships." Yes" replied Senator Sorg-
hum, refectively, "and more consulships. -
Washington Star.
The leader., 1897-09-01

.Ah, Mr.. Brightly" said the pensiye
maiden, don't you ever feel at times
as if the world were against you, and
The very stars looked cold and forbid
ding?"
aNo,s said Mr.. Brightly, feelingly;
mo. Miss Marion. / don't ride bik~'
-cincinnati Enquiries.
The leader., 1897-09-01
BIRDS AND THE FARMER.
Why They Should Bs the Very
lost o, Friends
Relate - of rcathercd Insect Eaters
to Agriculture Discussed by
Prof. BcnI, OF the BioIosi-
cal Survey.
IspecIal washington Letter.l

Assistant 0rnithologist Beal, Of the
biological survey, has prepared bull
letin for the department of agriculture
about common birds and their relation
to agriculture. 1t Is very interesting
official document. Prof. Beal says:
at has long been known that birds
play an important part in relation to
The leader., 1897-09-01
Sub Rosa.

Robinson-Do you like roast beef rare or
well done?
Jenkins-I like it rare, but that s in strict
confidence.
"Why in strict confdence?"
well, if you knew our cook You would
see the necessity for concealing my real SEN
timents on that subject. Puck.
The leader., 1897-09-01

Beefncck Bill-Wot's come of your pard-
neT?
Strongarm Jake-I shook i'm. lie got re-
ligion already
20! Quit the business, has hep
He always wanted to open a safe with
prayer. r."-Cincinnati Inquirer.
The leader., 1897-09-01
Willing to Wait.

His Fiancee-I should tell you, baron, that
l will not have penny of my own until dear
mamma is called away.
Baron Won Stonyhausen - Den We musd
vait vid batience for OF you call de happy
day." my leetle loaf!-Boston Traveller.
The leader., 1897-09-01

Judgc-Prisoner at the bar
Prisoner--If I'm at the bar give me {
drink.-N. Y. Truth.
The leader., 1897-09-01

For Whooping Cough, Piso's Cure is a
The leader., 1897-09-01

When a man tells us how energetic he is,
we are always anxious to see him when his
wife wants an armful of wood.-Wa asfington
Democrat
The leader., 1897-09-01

Some people are better when they are sicl
than at any other time.-Chicago Record.
The leader., 1897-09-01

Halls Catafrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.
The leader., 1897-09-01

look at the regatta.
| About three o'clock in the afternoon
Alick Freeman put on his bathing dress
and went down to the beach. He was
GOOD swimmer, though until this sum
mer all his practice had been In tiae'
less. fresh-water lakes or streams.
He boldly plunged through the rim OF
surf and swan out for hundred yards,
rising and falling on the swells tha'
rolled in and broke on the white shingie'
"Tll lie on my back and let the waves
wash me in" Suiting the action to the
though., Alick threw himseif on ms
backs-ae could float without moving
a musele-and, closing his eyes, he was
rocked by the swells, which he imagined
were bearing him nearer and nearer
| to the shore.
Five, ten. fifteen minutes passed. ana
wondering why he was not thrown
among the. breakers, as he expected
AI;clx Freeman turned over on his face
and rubbed the water FROM his eyes.
Instead of being near the shore ne
was a half mile out, and the tide. on
which he had not counted, was bearing
him rapidly to the sea.
He took in the situation In an instant,
and though realizing the danger. he did
not lose his presence of mind. His safety
depended on his GOODNESS.
He struck out for the shore, haif
throwing himself from the water by
his powerful strokes, but an IN vain.
The tide still dragged him out iar.ner
and farther toward the roaming par
on whose white crest tossed the Diack
buoy. .;.a str.xv
He took of his wide-brimmed Straw
bathing hat and waved II IN .ne nope
that some one might see him; 'nen' aux
ious to reserve bis strength, ne aga'n
threw himself on his back ana ofiI.sa .
with the tide in the line OF Ine 1uos,
aIf | can reach that" ne 'noueh'' :