davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-07

would at once become the target for
their slender tongues.
AS it became evident that the birds
would leave the nest in q few days. the
delicate structure was severed from the
branch and removed to the room of one
of the women of the house, who now un.
dertoOk their education. The little crea.
lures almost Immediately deserted the
nest, taking position upon its edge, with
much unsteady fluttering. Then began
the first experiments in flying, a rapid
vibration of the wings, which merely
raised the birds a few inches above the
nest. This was succeeded soon after BY
short excursion into the air, following the
drop of sugar. taking ii upon the wing
from: the hand of their mistress just as
they would when feeding from flower
Two or three experimental days and the
birds. became perfectly tame. They
would alight upon the finger or head 0!
their mistress, come when called, anq
displayed the most artless and c0nndlhs
dispositions,
When the nest was taken the mother
bird made no protest. in fact. was no!
seen. but she soon found her offspring.
The young birds, two days later, hayins
learned the use of their wings new e
the window that faced the orange grove
and chung to the meshes Of the screen
with their tiny. delicate claws TneN
plaintive sQueaking soon attracted tne
attention of the mother bird. VINO nov
cred about the place for several days. en-
deavoring to reach her imprisoned youhs;
reluctantly flying away whenever one VI
the household appeared.
1t would be impossible to conceive
greater confidence than that displayed ~
the little captives. They were aosoiuteN
without fear and courted the cioseN ~.
timacy. At night they slept on tne eusS
of a basket in a closet IN our ROOM, an"
every morning awakened Us py noveI,ne
over our faces. uttering snaIp .HuS Az,
.tallic notes: when successful ailennns
upon the extended finger, cooking tnsl
tiny headss rom side to side III aH "a
pressiyes demand for food Al oteanIas'
they frequently flew downstairs iosv eS.
ing their mistress, often percnihg W tmo
sugar bowl or some convenient iNss ~
the table, from which they wou.u QUIZ tbs
the proceedings apparently aaa,urss
greatest interest. The ntt,e tso,n ,e,,r
lowering in the air, and ieeulhs csac,e.
hands. presented a charming sp.o"iS ny
When called the pet pro ,,naer.
from room to room. eViueh'n orrtant
standing its name. and was , .o"
surprise to callers unaware VI s,r,iv Of
ence. A humming-bird. in the fanny rc
a friend of mine. met its death oy u ~
taken for a gigantic bee. II new .',.,.nr
gorueously decorated hat OF ssrd
humminr about the artificial nowe.s 81
following them up as the guest a. ..,sSE
to escane. The latter finally stsns
down with a fan. only then uise ~ I'M.
to her surprise and dismay. thai ths ~
nosed insect was pet hummns Untsn.
Charles Frederick Holden III Ahe =.
tific American.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-07

My next attempt at cultIvating a
friendship with humming- bird was with
two young birds. a nest and eggs having
been discovered in my garden. The
mother bird was loath to desert the eggs
when 1 approached. and readily submit
ted to the photographing process. the
plate showing the little creature sitting
high on the nest. her beak pointed slight
~ upward. When any one went near the
tree the bird did not make the slightest
movement. evidently relying on the pro-
tective resemblance which, she and the
nest possessed to remarkable degree.
Finally. the two eggs disappeared and
two reddish impossible creatures took
their place: bits Of animation which at
the slightest movement opened their wide
and cavernous mouths for the expected
food. The little birds, which first resem-
-bled hairy spiders more than anything
else. soon obtained their feathers, and
eyed us with gentle curiosity whenever
we approached the nest. A rich syrup OF
sugar and water was now offered them.
and found to be much to their fancy. A
drop upon the end Of broom splint
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-07

wall, and facing the entrance to this
gallery. is a basrelief portrait in bronze
by Daniel Chester French of TheOphilus
Wheeler Walker, who in 1850 gave q
sum of money with which the college
vas enabled to provide accommoda-
tons for it's pictures. In the course OF
time these accommodations became in
adequate, and in pursuance of Mr.
Walkers expressed purpose, his nieces,
the Misses Mary and Harriet Walker
Immediately after his death. in 1891
signified their intention of providing a
suitable permanent home for this COL
lection. which had in the meantime in
creased in size. The portrait is of life
size and of about two-thirds length
and. although made after an oil-por-
trait. is said to greatly resemble Mr..
Walker. What, however. Is of very
much more importance to eart-lovers at
large is the fact that the simple little
bronze panel. set in stone. is charm
ingly tender work Of art-if one may
apply that particular adjective to SO
stern a material. 1t is as though the
sculptor in the absence of the living
sitter had impaired. unconsciously
more of his own personality than he
would otherwise have done, and certain
ly he has in this wise escaped much OF
the obtrusive detail Of the modern male
costume.
The fourth and last room, known as
the Boyd Gallery, contains. besides the
Boyd collection of for the most part
uninteresting paintings by old and un-
known painters. the Virginia Dox COL
lection Of American antiquities and ma
tive American art. There :. is also q
highly picturesque and Interesting
group of Polynesian weapons. paddles,
curios. and objects yofzpersonaf adorn-
ment. lent by the; Eon. = Harold NJ.
Sewall. Prof. Houghton Of the college
lends his choice collection Of Japanese
porcelains. bronzes. lacquers, etc. and
Mrs. Wade lends case of rare Euro
pean glass anu porcelain. Finally
there is an excellent figure-piece by the
lamented William Morris Hunt. and a
groun of canvases by Alger v. Currier.
a promising Maine artist who was
trained in the schools of Paris.
BY this necessarily brief and incom-
plete summary it will be seen that
Bowdoin College has 4 thrifty nucleus
for an art collection which it is hoped
may be potent factor in the educa-
ton of the students Of this venerable
college, which has sent forth so many
men who have become leaders in the
literature, science. and political history
of the nation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-07
Aiohanistan New Woman.

The new woman has penetraItsesJh s niy,
to the harem of the Amer OF .,irn ana
tan. where she wears male a ahn meer
does precisely as she pleases. i. ne from
picked her up on his return ?o urh,I &
the northern part of ms "'i NAH ben
GOOD many years ago. she nav .anIa,xn1nt
brought before him by an r,,nisk.
father and proposed husbana .or - he
tnent. She would not conform ~ mar.
usage Of the country and enter ~ rSsached
ried state, though she had. tne h.,,t npor,
the age when Il became tneum,9e sSe had
her to do SO. The girl declared %. sri "i.h 10
run wild all her life and dio ~. IN in
give up her freedom and be snIs NJ nrotec.
Sarem. She sought the Ameers p''
tion and obtained 1t. ,,,,, want
IAN right" he said. since ,ses y v",, must
10 he free YOU shall be, but free y, US
aslo remain: that is your .,nm shall
Won wish to live like man; yon ~.
live like one, and for your 0Wn pto'e
wo,, must wear mems clothes .,ven
ON her arrival in Cabu! sne s..as mad
the title Of older. or chief, and was and
the harem's messenger. Sne con T 10th
goes as she pleases. or IA oIoe'e. wen N
Nv night and day, and no one. .hed I
sianderous Cabul, has ever prS,as pc
word against her fair name'-i'au'e'
tOrial. -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-07
HOSTILE TO NAN.
The Twenty Varieties Of Animals That Are
Not the Friends Of Man.

In the forthcoming year book, to be
published three months hence, the de-
partment of agriculture will offer a
novel contribution to natural history.
The topic will be: animals Supposed
to Be Foes to Mankind" and it will
tell about the mammals and birds ma
tive to this country which are supposed
to be hostile to human beings and their
industries, says the Washington Post.
1t cannot be said that in the United
States bOunties have brought about the
determination, of a single species of
animals in any state. The rarity of
wolves east of the Mississippi river is
rather due to the settlement of the
country than to the number killed for
rewards. On the great plains, where
civilization has not encrOached upon
natures domain to any great extent,
the wolves have not decreased percep-
tibly, Notwithstanding high premiums
paid for, scalps. Almost undoubtedly
coyotes, which are a small breed of
wolves, have increased in California
during the last three years since the
bounty on them was withdrawn, SO
that there are now as many of them in
that state as ever. California, Mon
tana and Texas offered SIS apiece for
coyote scalps for some time, the out
lay aggregating hundreds OF thousands
of dollars; but the results were unim-
portant. Iowa and Minnesota are the
only Western states which now pay
more than So per wolf scalp. and in
Iowa the rate for young wolves is 81.
Meanwhile in some parts of the coun-
try wolves and coyotes are very de-
structive. In New Mexico they kill
from $150,OOO to $500. 900 worth of sheen
annually, and in Nebraska the damage
done to sheep is reckoned at 100000 a
year. One difficulty in the wolf prob
lem lies in the fact that it is impossible
to secure the cooperation of all the
states. This lack of agreement on the
subject of bounties in general opens a
wide door to fraud. Scalps are taken
in localities where rewards are low and
shipped to places where premiums are
high, and thus it often happens that q
county is compelled to pay for animals
that did not belong to it. At the pres
ent time the bounty on wolves and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

INDEX To NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEX To NEW ApNEnh hoE"SN'''
George It. Schorb-Claims that the Les
ter Piano is the leader in this section
and points to the fact that he has sold
seven in Yorkville. He says he will
sell you piano or organ on the basis ot
the price Of cotton.
Grist Cousins-Offer you two 35 cents use
full articles-a first-class coffee mill and
a cobbler's set for mending shoes. They
can furnish you with a Dixie plow fol
sl.25, smoothing irons at low price
from 5 to 9 lbs. coffee for 81, and brOoms
at from 10 to 35 cents.
James M. Starr-Is prepared to furnish
YOU with bluestone and procure fol
you seed wheat. They have Fellows
syrup of hypophosphites at Sl.20, doz
en- boxes of matches at cents, soda al
5 cents and medicines for the cure o.
catarrh, chills and colds. Besides these
things, they want persons indebted tC
them to make payment.
J. A. Tate-Claims that the Columbia bl'
cycle is the best in the world and the
Hartford the next best. He sells them
H, G.. StrauSs-Announces big discount
sale to commence on Thursday and con-
tinue for 10 days, to include the Sth o.
November. He says that he will give q
discount of 10 per cent. on all goods
sold on Thursday, the 2Slh, per cent
on the 29th, s per cent. OH the 3Oth, pei
cent. on the 1st of November, and less
per cent. each day until the expiration
of the 10 days. A page is used by hin
to tell you about the sale.
Glenn IL Allison-Claim that it is to youl
interest to call on them if you want
buggy, surrey, mule, horse, or set o.
harness.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

Yorkville other buyers as follows :
NJ essrs. j. II. Riddle, J. r. Ashe, j. B.
Pegram, d. w. Hicks, w. R. Carroll,
John NJ. Hope all but probably two. in
dependent of each other, and indepen-
dent also of Messrs. White, Latta and
Moore.
So if competition amounts to anything,
Yorkville certainly has it in the cotton
business, and we fail to see how The
ENQUIRER's reports can do the market
any hurt. And right here is good place
to say that from time to time we have
heard of efforts in different parts of the
county to discredit THE ENQUIRER's re-
ports on the ground that they are "merely
intended to induce cotton to Yorkville."
THE ENQUIRER has reputation at stake.
1t is as careful as possible to be absolutely
correct. 1t has nothing to gain by indn-
cling any individual to come to Yorkville
against his interest. The individual,
therefore, who tries to discredit The EN-
QUIRER's statements as to the price of
cotton, should be watched. He is proba-
bly, trying to buy the staple at less than
it's market value.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

- Circulars are out descriptive of the
'9S model "chainless" bicycle. From
these circulars it appears that the sprock-
ct wheel and chain are to be back num-
bers. At least they are to take second
rank. The wheel of the coming season
is to be geared with beveled cogs. Expe-
riment has been in progress for several
years and there have been many failures ;
but now no less than eight manufacturers
claim that they have solved the problem
of the chainless wheel and that it is far
superior 20 the old style. The prices for
the highest grades of chainless wheels has
been fixed at $l20. 1t is claimed that this
high price is necessary on account of the
expensiveness of the machinery neces-
sary for the cutting of the beveled cogs,
etc. Whether or not this is true will have
to he taken on faith. 1t is not improb-
able that some one concern has bought
up the most promising patents and the
increased price is to help pay royalties.
However, the chain and sprocket have
not yet become impracticable by good
big majority, and riders who are not able
to stand the additional tax levied upon
the luxury of keeping at the head of the
procession, will hardly feel called upon
to throw their old wheels away.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27
WHEAT IN THE BLACKJACKs.

There will be but little, if any, wheat
sowed in the Backjacks this year. AT
least that is the present outlook. 1t is
all on account of the chinch bug, which
insect has for sometime past been in the
habit OF eating up the wheat crop as soon
as the crop gets big enough to eat.
Magistrate o. L. Sanders, of Bethesda
township, was in Yorkville on Monday,
and gave The ENQUIRER some points as
to what the Blackjack people are saying
and doing about the chinch bug problem.
"Having about all come to the conclu-
sion," said Mr.. Sanders, 'that to SOW
wheat only means to furnish food for the
maintenance of the chinch bug, we are
considering the advisability Of coming
to an agreement not to sow any more for
the present.
"And there is another thing" contin-
ned Mr.. Sanders. "a number of people
claim that partridges shot recently had
their crops full of chinch bugs. 1t has
been known all along that guineas were
great enemies of these pests; but the fact,
if it is fact, that partridges also feed on
them, is a comparatively new discovery,
and on this account we are also consider
ing the advisability Of putting stop to
partridge shooting all through our coun-
Try, at least for a season or two"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27
BIG CIRCUS COMING.

The "Great Wallace Show" is sched-
uled to be in Yorkville on Tuesday,
November 9, with the biggest thing in
the way of an entertainment that has
passed through this section for years.
The Wallace Show has never been to
Yorkville before. 1t is not so very well
known i'm the south-that is it has not
been previous to this season but, Judging
from the notices it has been receiving in
the newspapers wherever it has been, it
constitutes a tremendous institution. In
fact it is said to be one of the two largest
shows in America, and so far we have
noticed no disposition on the part of any
body to dispute the claim.
One feature, if reports be true, is espe-
cially noteworthy. While the show in
cludes an unusually large menagerie, and
big aggregations of different classes OF
performers, male and female bareback
riders, acrobats, clowns, tuluhiers, rum
ners, trained animals, etc., it is claimed
that the management also carries along
special detectives to keep down, and pro-
tect its patrons from catch-penny affairs
and skin games. Sharpers are not allow
ed along with the show, so the papers
say but all the same, people will do well
to keep their eyes open. If skinned by
the sharpers it is their own fault, and
they are not deserving of much sympa'
thy.
But that the Great Wallace show is a
big thing, and one of the most decent big
shows travelling, there is no doubt. Alto
gether it represents an investment OF
more than 81 100000. The seating capac-
ity of its mammoth tent is great enough
to accommodate one fouth the population
of the whole county, and everything
about it seems to be in proportion. And
being the only big show of the season,
the probability is that tremendous
crowd of people will come to Yorkville
on the 9th to see it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27
TRANSPORTING CoNTRABAND

Edward C. Cation, white, of Mecklen'
burg county, n. c., is in the York coun'
ty Jail, pending the efforts of friends who
are trying to get up Sl00 fine imposed
upon him for violation of the dispensary
law.
Cation, it seems, has been doing busi-
ness over in Fort Mill township for some
time past. He would buy his liquor over
in North Carolina, bring it across the line
and retail il wherever he could find de-
sirable customer. At least that is what
people who noticed his frequent invasions
of Fort Mill township sized up as the
situation and they have been laying for
him for several weeks.
Detective Newbold went up to Fort
Mill last Saturday to look into the mat
ter. He had timed his visit in accord
ance with careful information gathered
beforehand, and, as the result, it was only
a few hours after his arrival on the scene
before he had Cation under arrest.
Upon being taken before Magistrate
McElhaney, Cation plead guilty to the
charge Of transporting contraband Ii
quors, and was sentenced to pay fine OF
$l0O or go to the chaingang tor 30 days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27
MERE-MENTION.

The controversy over Lies Miserables'
in the Girls High school, of Philadel-
phia, has been settled by replacing the
book on the eligible list. '''''''' Mayor Har-
rison and 200 members of the Chicago
city government, to 90 to New York to-
day to assist Tammany in the mayoralty
fight in that city. .'''''''''Senator Bacon, OF
Georgia, is in Washington trying to Sc
cure pardon for Louis Redwine, the de-
faulting cashier of the Gate City National
bank. Redwine's term of Imprisonment
expires on November 4, and his friends
are anxious for the pardon in order to
save his citizenship. ''''''''Mr. Bryan is
book ed to follow Mark Hanna in num-
Der of speeches in Ohio. 1t is init
mated that the silver question will be-
come prominent again at the next session
of congress. '''''''"Carl Decker, the news
paper man who rescued Miss Cisneros
from the Havana prison, has been COM
missioned as brigadier general in the
Cuban army. ....'''"The Madrid newspa-
pers say that unless the Washington gov
ernment puts a stop to fillibustering ex-
peditions from America, the Spanish
government will re-establish its rights
to search vessels anchored in Cuban wa
ters. ''.'.''"The yellow fever record at all
points in the stricken districts up to last
Saturday, was 3,493 cases and 1888 deaths.
1.-THE Cherokees in the Indian nation
are said to be arming to resist, by force,
the allotment Of their land in seyeralty by
the Doves commission. The Chero-
KEGS are bitterly opposed to any change
in their present tribal government. '''''''''
The sewer-pipe and terra Gotta ware
manufacturers Of the United States have
arranged to form a combine with an ag-
gregate capital of Sll,OO0,0O0. ''''''The
Associate Reformed synod, in session at
Belfast, Tenn, during the past week, ad-
journed on Monday. '''''''''Yellow fever
has made its appearance at Selma, Ala,
and the people are panic stricken.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27
Senator Tillman Getting Better.

The State, Thursday: Senator Till.
man has recovered sufficiently to re,
turn yesterday to his home at Trenton.
He left on the midday train. One OF
his doctors said: "The senator's ply
sicians have advised him that he should
not undertake any active political work
for at least one month" Senator Till
man has been in the city two weeks
receiving treatment for an acute at.
tack of jaundice. While here he staid
at the house Of his kinsman, Mr.. J. w.
Bunch, and was attended by Superin'
dent Babcock of the asylum, and Dr.
B. w. Taylor. Senator Tillman, when
he came here, was a very sick man,
A week before his second return to the
city he had come over to consult with
DIR. Babcock but instead of remain
ing went back to Trenton. A few days
after his return he became worse and
DIR. Babcock went over to Trenton to
see him. On the advice of this physi'
clan, the senator came to Columbia
once more. The prohibition Of his
doctors that he must not do any work
for month shows that he is still fal
from well.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27
THE HENRY GEORGE CAMPAIGN.

THE HENRY GEORGE CAMPAIGN
Henry Georges canvass continues tc
be the spectacular feature of the most
remarkable political campaign New
York has ever witnessed, says dis
patch of Saturday. His army oi
speakers holds hundreds of meetings
in all parts of New York; but Mr.
George himself is the most effective
advocate of his cause, preaching the
crusade against poverty with the zeal
of Peter the Hermit, declaring him:
self an instrument in the hands OF
God to better the condition of his
fellowmen, and firing his hearers with
an ardor that makes them, in turn,
apostles of his radical doctrines. In
every borough of Greater New York,
in halls, in the streets, on the wharves,
Henry George speaks to multitudes
that cheer his every word. For the
past few nights Mr.. George has been
making savage attacks OH Richard
Croker, the leader of Tammany Hal.
Among the labor unionists and in the
swarming tenement districts, where
people are crowded more thickly tan
anywhere else on earth, Mr.. George s