davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-02
Dec. 20. Opened HIeh'st Low.st CLOSING
Kansas city Grain.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. =. -Receipts OF wheat
here for three days, 81 cars, a year ago, one day
Is car
Sales were ss follows on track: Hard. No 2,
8 cars Tec. 4 ears 7sc; No. 8, 8 cars 7ic. 4 cars TIC.
2 cars T3c, 2 cars re; No 4, 1 car Coo, ! car $50
2cars 66c, 5 cars Csc: rejected, 2 cars Coo, 1 car
5se. / car 5sc Soft. No. 9 red fancy, I car CSC,
2 cars esHc: No. 3, I ear Ole. 2 ears soc, ] car
Ss5lc; No 4. I car 74c. 1 car axe, I cST roc: re-
5ected, 1 car &C, 1 car Gee Spring. No 2. ]
car 7J6c, 9 cars 76c, 4 cars 75c; No. 3 spring, .
car &c. cars Tic, 2 cars zee. rejected, nom.
finally 55do5e.
Receipts of corn here for three days, 66I cars;
Q yeaS ago, one day, 81 cRKs
Salss by sample on track: No 9 mixed. 81
cars J7Ac. o cars i71[c, 4 cars lie; No. 3, ~ cars
a7c. 10 cars I51c, ? cars 1870: No 1. 2 cass I7c,
2 cars I6kc. 81 cars I6Hc, 7 cars IeHc; no grade.
4 car 16c: No. 2 white. IS cars isc' 2 car l71c;
No. 8, 40 cars l7hc: No. 4. . cars I75fc, 2 cars ITO.
Receipts OF oats here for three days, 90 cars;
n yea ago. one day, ] car.
Sales d. sample on track. Kansas City; No
2 mixed. noniHslIy 1eGi7c No. 3. 2 cars
&c: 10. 4. 2 cars lac No. : white. nomlnally
zOa2se; No 3. 1 eaEteoe. 1 car Ishc, 4 cars i7c, 4
cars I5alc, 4 cars 1870. 2 cars Iec. I'car i5hc, S
cars, 1910; No. 4. 5 cars loo.
Hay-Market steady. Three days receipts. I4s
cars. Choico timothy. $500 81 20; No. !, 400
Gzl5u no. .. s6.c0ee5J: clover, mixed. Ne
I, s5.CB.c650; No ., A5a1no1; choice prairie,
ESQ. NJ 1, si50g50J; No :, 400 5450; No
a "A
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-02
Kansa. CITY

KA lsAs CITY. Dec. 90 -Butter-Creamery.
extrT fancy separator, BOO irsts, 1she; dairy,
fame, $50; fair. 100 store packed, &c; packing
stoeh DC; country roll, neatly packed and
swee 100iee choice. S9Ioc.
Egg. s-Strletiy fresh stock. Ibc per doz.S
cold H5orage stock, 12Hc.
PoLltry-Bens, SIC roostcrs. lsXe eaehi
apriL s, &c; coarse springs and ROSTERS. 4es
broii rs. from ~ to 2 lbs, Co: turkeys, over =
lbs, q: under z lbs. not wanted: old gobblers.
&c; q cas. ehs; geese. 70; pigeons. practically
no d. nand; dealers doing best they can with
them.
A~pries-Choice eating stock sells from 20 D
eOc u; inferior, So9sse { bu.; cooking stock.
ZOOS C; Ben Davis. % 30s, Wac Saps. 40a6sc,
acco: ling to quality; Buutsman's FaRorite, CD
arse ser bu. for fancy stock in . small way;
ship. srs are paying for Northern Spy sL0O ,
bbL "a car lots; fo- fancy fall aud winter vari-
cites. s1.OO1I.2 % q Dbl; Jonathaas. sI.254L.S0 9
Dbl or fancy ana 7sc0sLOo for No. 2 stock;
New York and Michigan stock, 9oc0fL0J per
Dbl
Poi ltoes-Home grown, 2092ehc In q small
way: NC In car lots: Wisconsin and Minne-
sofa inrbanks. 85G3de in ear lots, 4Oc in o small
way: Pearls, &c less; Iowa stock. 25I2sc in car
Acts. 10 s35c In a small way sweet POTATOES,
20GsOc IN . small way.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29

HALL live to rue
it."
"Well, aw cannot
go again my feel
ms. IAw cannot
h e Up not lovin'
thee"
"Naw, an thai
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29
FRENCH MENUS.
They Are a Thing of the Past, aud
English Ii Now Used.

A gentleman who had noted the ten
dency upon the part of the restaurateuss
OF late to have their menu entirely In Eng
fish, asked one of them what brought about
the change from the old way, when French
frst-class establishments. He said.
"A change of time and change Of taste
There was time when restaurants could
charge very big prices. 1t was in good times,
and people didn't care much what they paid
30 that the service was up to the very best.
Then we put the bill of fare in French as a
gentle deception. Few could read French,
and when they ordered pommes de terre
they were under the impression they were
getting o French dish when, in fact, they
were getting plain everyday murphies with
the jackets on.
II remember many funny cases. At one
time l had a couple of young people at a
table and at the close of the meal they or
dered cafe au lait, just because it brought up
the close of the menu. When they were
surprised, and the waiter said the girl said
to her beau: well, i know enough French
now to know that KAT aw layit is coffee. Ii
won't take me long to learn French, Willie.
if you keep coming here
Another thing. In the old days the
French was gentle deception. A man who
ordered pommes de terre, say, was willing
to pay quarter for them, but he would have
kicked like a mule to be called upon to pny
that much for potatoes. People are eating
roast beef and beefsteak now, and Premch
dishes don't go. ! guess the nation is ret
ting more and more to have pride in Amer
lea and all things that are American."-C Gin
cinnati Commercial Telegraph.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29
MAN WHO WORE A DAISY.
Girls Laughed Because 1t Was O1
Cloth, But They Repented.

They were giddy girls of the kittenhh age,
and being out on lark without chaperons,
they spoke their thoughts aloud and made
game of everyone and everything they saw,
on the principle that all was fish that came
to their nets.
One passenger on the elevated railroad
particularly amused them, from the fact
that although it was the month of bleak
November he wore white daisy in his
buttonhole, fine specimen of the ragged
edge variety. 1t was conspicuous from its
size, and the girls regarded it as legiti,
mate object of sport. Not being deaf nor
blind, the man who wore the modest flower
with the yellow heart grew embarrassed
over the attention he received. At last one
OF the girls made discovery.
1T isn't genuine" she suggested to the
others, in loud whisper
"W-h-a-t?" they trilled in chorus.
Its base counterfeit"
mo! Never"
eyes, it's a cloth daisy
BY this time the man upon whom all eyes
were focused was ready to leave the car.
Before he went he touched his hat to histo
mentors.
yes" he said, pleasantly. "this is cloth
daisy. My little daughter, who is an invalid.
made it and pinned it on. She asked me TO
wear it, and / had not the heart to refuse
her. hope have your permission
"A group of shamefaced girls sneaked out
OF the car at the next station. Chicago
Times Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29

There were girls who seemed to be glad
to tell Rachael, and when she fared up
and said:
"Yo' know as well as aw do at Jim
ne'er did it," they only replied:
well, he's ta'en his hook at any rate.
Yo'r Aunt Bet seed him goo, and says
good radiance to bad rubbidge.' She
doesn't seem to think as weel o. Jimmy
as her niece does" What could Rachael
say? She went home with rage in her
heart against her aunt, and something
like resentment against her lover for
hnsting away without word to the
girl who could have died for him. All,
little did she think-yet even now a
dead misery had taken hold Of her.
"Well, Miss Proudie, an how's thy fine
gentleman naa?" (Aunt Bets own lad
had had hopes of the "ofiice" once, but
had turned out wastrel-hence her
bltterness.) Jaw thout wot it 'ud be-
Some fowk can't stand gettin' up i tn
world. Pride'll hev ia, an thy whip
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29

lutely repulsed him until she. heard
that he did a little private bookmaking
among the youths and young men in
the great mill. Until then she had re-
garded him as decent fellow and
shrank from hurting his feelings, hop
ing he would desist in time and give
it up as bad job. She did not know
Jabez Smethurst. He was the sort of
man whose love can turn to bitter hate,
and now, both against the girl and the
man he deemed his supplanter, his rage
burnt fiercely.
"Aw'm fair miserable at my work,
Jim, now" said Rachel, as she walked
with her lover from his mothers cot
tage along the embankmcnt of the
great reservoir.
"Why, how's that, my lass? Aw
thought tha' wur all rect now, an
gradely set up wi four looms, an av-
eragin' nineteen an six a wik"--for,
though Jim was an assistant cashier,
he dropped, like his lady love, into his
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29

had often kissed. He reeled as though
he had received the blow that made the
blood flow from that marble brow. How
cold she was! But she breathed. He
picked her up and carried her, he knew
not how, up the bank and away till he
staggered into his mothers cottage.
Could she be in better hands? Still
unconscious, but with signs of return
ing animation, he left her and FASTENED
to the mill. The lights still burned in
the Office. The masters were seated by
the fire, and in the background sat the
messenger and Jabez Smethurst.
"How dye do, James-you got our
wire?"
II did, sir, thank you"
hoy, tell US again what you told this
morning" Whereupon the penitent lad,
with fearful looks at Jabez, told how
the overlooker had terrorized him about
small betting debts; how, at his insti-
cation, he had obtained blank check
from the Office lad at Bromley's; how Ja-
bez had filled it in, copying the writing
from another of Bromley's checks; how
he had presented it with the rest at
the bank and got the cash. The sequel
was known, and did not need recount
ing. Jabez swore it was a parcel of
lies, but the boys evident sincerity, rev.
Citations of Jabez' bookmaking trans
actions, and, later, Rachel's account of
her rejection of his suit and his subse-
quent threats and persecution, con-
vinced the masters of Smethurst's
guilt They simply discharged him and
eased their consciousness of Jim's over
hasty dismissal by raising his salary to
6 $50 a year.
The folks who cheered a happy pai-
on New Years day and pelted them
with rice did not see scar on the brow
of the bride, for it was covered by her
bridal veil.-London Tit-Bits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29

native Doric on all familiar occasions
''an' thai towd me that even thy cross
grained ovid aunt could speyk civil
now"
SAY, aw was fain enuf, Jim, but
Ell, lad aw can hardly tell yo1 awe
kept it to myself for days, but aw can
not bear it no longer-th' overlooker's
ta'en one O. my looms off me, an says
he'll talk another if aw don't mend my
work"
'Dost mean Jabe Smethurst? Aw1l
see that reet-ne'er beed, Rachael" and
as they had passed the railway station
which stood at the upper end of the res
ervoir, and were in a somewhat secluded
place, he put his arm around her waist,
drew her to him, and kissed her fondly.
"Say nowt, Jim. It'll do no good.
CATER thinks weel o. Jabe. He hearkens
to him as il JADE knew everythin' an
him nowt. AN it does look as if my
work was bad, for he gives me such bad
'soarts' 'at aw con only do half what
t'others con, an my aunt says who'll
gle me tn key O. TIL street if aw cannot
addle more than little wench. It's
piece work, tina knows"
"Ay-well, ne'er heed, my lass. ks
mas'll soon be here, an we'll get wed as
soon as tn New Yer comes in. Aw'm
gettin' two pounds week now, an
aw IN promised rise wi tn New Yer"
A month had passed. Poor Jim! All
his fair hopes seemed blighted. Brim-
ley Brothers, firm in the neighborhood
with whom Messrs. Peel occasionally
did business, in checking their bank
book, found themselves indebted with
an amount paid by check to Peel g. Co.
for which they could find no corre-
spending item in Peel's account, and,
on making inquiry from them, found
that there was no account of its re-
ceipt in their cash book, nor did such an
account appear to have been paid in the
usual way 10 their credit at the bank.
Evidently check had been drawn and
paid of which the books of neither firm
had any record. 1t was sum under
ten pounds, but as the youth who
ran between the mill and the bank in
the adjoining town of Blackbrook APP
peared too unsophisticated to trans
act such fraud, and as Jim Sumner
was Immediately responsible for the
current cash, of the firm, he was held
to be morally responsible, if not actually
criminal, and, according to the imme-
mortal custom of the firm, had to CO."
Poor Jim! He did not wait to meet
his chapel folks and intimates. He just
kissed his widowed mother, who would
not have believed 'owt again Jim" on
the testimony of an archangel, and
went out into the frosty air, straight to
the station, and away to a town 80 miles
distant, to make fresh start. His
| sweetheart was still in the mill. He
ought, of course, to have waited for her,
and told her. But he didn't. He would
write. She would learn soon enough.
The village would buzz with the news,
as though the new "hooter" had pro-
claimed it, By nightfall And it did.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29
THE NEW YEAR CHIMES.
"RinG Out the Old. Ring i'm the
Noyy.c

Although church bells at all times
speak to the heart and interpret it's
moods, sad or joyful, perhaps none
speak as forcibly as the midnight
chimes which usher in the glad New
Year. The reason Of this may be ac-
counted for in a measure by the fact
that at such an hour people stop to med
itate, and they allow the sentiment of
the season to take possession of their
thoughts. II
But of all bells in all chimes, from
those with silvery notes, which, in the
far orient, float out from airy minarets
on the soft and languid air, to those
which are harsh and unmusical, none
have SO forcible language, or perhaps,
speak SO directly to the heart, as the
New Year chimes.
AS midnight draws near, and we
watch with bated breath the last mo-
ments of the dying year which pass so
slowly and so solemnly, how full is the
heart of the listener, and how with
each stroke of the bell the experiences
Of the departing year come thronging
to the mind.
The joys which the year has brought
to some, the sorrows which it has
brought to others; the weary burdens
which have been carried by some, or
the help in the carrying of them which
has come to others; the gladness over
the birth of a dear child, or the bitter
sorrow experienced in laying one away
in the grave; the prosperity which has
come to one, the adversely which has
overtaken another; the opportunities
for good which have been improved and
have brought blessing to many during
the year just closing, and the oppor-
tunities unimproved, and now gone for
overall these and more come throng-
ing to the minds of thousands claiming
their thought in the last hour of the
departing year. 1t is not strange,
therefore, that as the stroke of 10 rings
out ON the midnight air unusual feel
ings of solemnity should possess us and
dispel every trivial thought.
Charles Lamb, in one of his charming
essays, has expressed, in these words, his
sentiments on the New Year bells:
"Of all sounds of all bells-the
music highest bordering upon heaven
most solemn and touching is the peal
which rings out the Old Year. never
hear it without a gathering up of my
mind to characterization of all the images
that have been diffused over the past -
months; all have done and suffered,
performed or neglected, in that re-
GREETED time. begin to know its worth
as when person dies. 1t takes per-
sonal COLOR
1t is indeed arelief to the tense nerves
to hear directly after this solemn peal
the cheerful New Year chimes with
their voices of hope and encouragement,
stimulating to new endeavor and in
spring high hopes of what we may pos
sess and do and give in the year just
born.
These bells thrill our hearts with ioy
and help us echo the lines of Tennyson,
when he sang:
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow;
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false. ring in the true"
Chicago Standard.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29
His Sinister Intention.

Oklahoma Landlord-If thar is shootsn'
star or two along toward midnight don't git
scared, Mr.. Eastman You won't be in no
danger yourself.
Eastern Tourist-Certainly not! have
seen such sights before, but was not aware
that there was to be meteoric display at
this time.
"Wall, / don't know for certain that thar
is goin' to be any, but I've got it fggered
out that them three members of busted
Uncle Toms Cabin company that have
been boardin' on me for the last two weeks
while they waited for remittances from
home are goin to try to vamous tonight
an leave me holdin' the bag, an am yere to
say that they hain't goin' to git away with
out settlin' in full not if my old revolver
works with its usual neatness an dispatch!
That's the kind of a-by gosh-landlord I
AMIN. Y. World.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29


cannot help lovin' SOMEBODY else, con
ia? Tha1l live to rue it, aw tell thee,
an SO will that hupstart tha's sect thy
heart on-mind that"
The girl thus addressed blushed faint
1y, but did not hang her head. Rather,
she lifted it with proud look which,
despite her working shawl, plain black
hat and somewhat pasty-white COM
plexion--the common heritage of mill
girls-lent, something queenly to her
whole appearance.
Had you seen Rachel Swami on Sun
day, as she walked with her Bible and
hymn book to the Methodist Sunday
school to teach her class, you would
scarcely have known her. Dressed in the
latest style-or the latest that had per-
colated to the provinces-from the
"tips'' in her hat and the "fall' which
expressed rather than hid her delicate
features, to her neat little shoes, she
looked--what she was-a lady. And
had you seen her at the chapel door
after evening service, without ado or
even greeting, beyond mutual look
of satisfaction, meet a pleasant-faced
young man and walk away by his side,
you would have been in possession of
the secret-no secret now--that James
Sumner, assistant cashier at Messrs.
Peel's mill, and Rachel Swami were
keeping company"
Jim Sumner had started life as half
timer and little-piecer, but, naturally
an intelligent lad and great favorite
with the schoolmaster, he had, in spite
of the great disability of beginning to
earn his living at ten, made such good
use of his opportunities that he was
early taken into the "office" and was
now quite Cooked up to" by right
thinking folk as a man who "could adj
die (sarn) his brass bout tallkin his
cooat Off" Moreover, he was junior
chapel steward" at the Methodist
chapel, and altogether man any girl
in that place might be proud to keep
company" with.
That Rachel was proud of her lover
everybody knew. They had only "made
II up short time ago and had walked
in public less than fortnight when
the above conversation took place. The
man, for such he considered himself,
who threatened to "mak' her rue'' was
considerably older than herself and an
"overlooker'' at the mill in which they
all worked. He had long forced his at
tentions upon Rachel, who, while giving
him no encouragement, had not abso-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29
Women MT the Berlin Universlty.

Women are not yet admitted to the
examinations at the Berlin university,
nor is there a general permission for
women students to attend lectures.
Every professor has, however, the right
to admit or exclude women from his
audiences, and the number of women
studying in Berlin increases every year.
1t has now reached the highest figure
yet attained-132.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29
.gzRRYYYhxn
rrxM&ks9s>Ts
oAcs @SHQ-


-TI0Il W1N losses,
SyI 80 Every year;
@SSS For the weak are
<SVS2N ~~ heavier crosses.
S2R}1S2N Every year:
CN Lost springs with
sobs replying
Unto weary autumn's signing,
While those we love are dying
Every year.
The days have less Of gladness,
Every year;
The nights more weight Of sadness
Every year;
Fair springs no longer charm us,
The winds and weather harm us,
The threats of death alarm US.
Every year.
There come new cares and sorrow,
Every year;
Dark days and darker morrows,
Every year;
The ghosts of dead loves haunt us,
The ghosts of changed friends taunt US,
And disappointments daunt us,
Every year.
To the past go more dead faces,
Every year;
As the loved leave vacant places,
Every year;
Everywhere the sad eyes meet us,
In the evenings dusk they greet us,
And to come to them entreat us,
Every year.
'"You are growing DID," they tell us
Every year;
''You are more alone" they tell us.
Every year;
You can win no new affection,
You have only recollection,
Deeper sorrow and detection,
Every year.
Too true!-Life's shores are shifting,
Every year;
And we are seaward drifting,
Every year;
Old places, changing, fret us,
The living more forget us,
There are fewer to regret us,
Every year.
But the truer life draws higher,
Every year;
And it's morning star climbs higher
Every year;
Earth's hold on us grows slighter,
And the heavy burthen lighter
And the dawn immortal brighter
Every year.
ALBERT Pike, in Washington Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29

| persnapper's come cropper at ony
rate"
| In tongue warfare Rachael was no.
where; besides, Aunt Bet wasn't worth
answering. Then, that very day the
overlooker had threatened to reduce her
to two looms, and had humbled her so
terribly before the other weavers, that
all the spirit seemed clean gone out of
her. She went to bed. but not to sleep.
The "knocker up' had an easy task
next morning. That day was the black
est of many black ones during the past
few weeks, and now no lovers comfort
awaited her. Everything went wrong
The stuff wouldn't weave. Her looms
seemed bewitched. The overlooker
overlooked with a vengeance.
"Yo'u start on two looms to-morn,"
he said; think on that! AWE lots
a. wenches O. IA 'at weave better nor
thee, an do moor wark on two looms
tan thai con o. three"
1t was the last straw. She dare not
face Aunt Bet and her sneers.
ooh, Jim, JIM" was the cry of her
heart, why couldn't you say word
to me?" For when her heart spoke it
! cried for Jim and not for looms. Com
ing out of the hot mill it was bitter
| cold. Next week was Christmas week.
Merry Christmas! She drew her shawl
over her head and hurried away. Not
10 the place she called "home." She
scarcely knew where she went. A hope
less despair weighed on her sensitive
spirit. Tears unchecked and unheeded
dropped as she walked Anywhere.
anywhere, out of the world" would
have been her exclamation could she
have expressed her deepest wish. Sud-
denly she found herself on the top Of
the reservoir embankment. The moon
was shining upon the water, which
sparkled and shone with crystalline
brilliance.
"There's nowt left to live for, an I
won't live!" and, casting her shawl
from her, she threw herself from the
embankment. There was sharp, ring
ing sound. The moon shone on, and all
was still.
"Now, aw wonder what's come out
about this money!" thought Jim Sum-
ner, as he struck the reservoir bank
on his way from the station home.
"Folks are fain to stay in to-neet, aw
reckon. AVN glad nob'y'll see me till
awe cleared myself clearin' it is
| and what can tn masters ha' taken tn
trouble to get my address fro mother
for nob'dy else knew it-an' tele-
graph me to come instantly, if it's no? ?
My! but tn frost has bin keen this
two days. Aw'll bet tn lodge'll bear"
So saying, he ran down and tried it
with his foot, and, finding it safe walked
a distance on the margin.
whats that? Good heavens!" He
hadstumbled over the PROSTATE form of
a woman lying few feet from the en-
bankment. The ice was starred in every
direction where her head had struck it.
Poor wench!" He turned her over
and the moons light fell upon face he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29
The DimculfY.

The Difficulty.
Miss Billiondot-None but the brave de-
serve the fair.
wealthy get 'em.-Up-toDat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-29

There are always 100000 people
m the seas of the world.