davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1897-06-13
SMALL-BoRE WOUNDS.
The Problem or the so-Callbre Rine.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: THE Sun
recently contained an account of an address by
DIR. Carl Beck, visiting surgeon to st. Marks
Hospital delivered to a number Of surgeons, re-
futing the generally accepted theory OF the in
nocuous effect of modern small-hore rifle bullets
OF 80 calibre compared to the old size OF as. The
experiments performed by DR.. Beck scarcely
us authoritative as the experience reported
from actual practice. 1t certainly shows the
truth of the old adage "A little learning is dan
gerous thing" First-One of the supposed land
so far as results of actual warfare have proved
correct) benefits to be obtained from the small
calibre was the severe wounding, but not mortal.
by the Increased velocity and small size pro-
Sherman was reported as saying war was
hell" For this see reports of English, Ameri-
China. and other points, where comparison be:
tween results Of OF wounds inhiGted Ted by rifles OF
Of recoveries This is particularly SO in regard to
the Japan-China war.
his experiments to greater extent. and espe-
cially distance, he would have noticed that a
nTiser into an inert boSy say sand al
cause at the shorter distance the matter cannot
loci iootS % being rS so great. eat W6o at soWey velocity
at !, 200 yards 1t has a chance TO move. At the
roomed. turns front end over rear, and. OF
course smashes more while at the longer dis
tance 1t bores Its way In. retaining its shape
very nearly.
Third-Forcing projcctile into an inert BODY
like n dead limb Is las OF course tho Doctor
knows) very different in result to tho same
striking a living limb, which will yield and take
up certain percentage Of tho force. Tho Ger
mans have used corpses Of men and living horses
in their experiments.
Fourth-1n actual warfare the cases where
men would reach within fifty yards OF tho enemy
with the modern arm would be very few, and
do not look upon results of such distance as be
ing at all conclusive ON any point.
RIFIEMAN.
The sun., 1897-06-13

coupon bond property, for the rst time In the his
tory OF civilization. may be enjoyed without any cor
responding social moral, political duty and II the
owner 30 chooses, even almost from any pecuniary
contribution TO the support OF the Government whose
protection he may at any tims demand at home or
abroad, and whose citSenshp, n abroad, he may use
n OF escape from any duty to the Govern
mont of the foreign country in which he is residing
THESE things necessarily tond to weaken respect
for property but you may be confident that the con-
servatsm OF people can bs rusted to give protec
ton to all property whose owner recognises his ob
cations a citizen and discharges them, and you
need not greatly yourselves about any other
Nobody destroy inborn respect for private
property hut its possessors and they only do 20
By devoting IL to life Of sheer selsindulgonoe, OF
vulgar ostentation, of idleness and vice."
Mr.. MAovEAeH seems to imagine that
personal property has just been invented.
The growing dissatisfaction with inequal-
ity In the distribution Of wealth" Is not due,
to any appreciable extent, to any faults Of
conduct on the part Of rich Americana.
Few Of them have been or are self-indul-
gent or ostentatious. Fewer still have
been idle or vicious. No, the hatred Of
wealth 10 hatred for 1t, as wealth, and Ia
not caused by any dereliotions, political,
social, or moral, on the part Of it's posses
sors. Where 1t is not the product Of sullen
envy or hopeless shiftlessness or imported
anarchism, it is the growth Of the passionate
slander of demagogues, charlatans, politi.
cal and economic, who have persuaded
masses Of their countrymen that the powers
of government have been used to mako q
few persons rich; to the clerical and lay
sentimentalists who have taught that the
inevitable inequalities Of condition are due
somehow to an injustice; that they have
been wronged somehow by the rich; and
to q few infamous newspapers which pro
ceed upon the theory that there In money iI
melting "the rich" against "the poor"
1t might be Judged from the remarks o.
Mr.. MAoVEAGH, staunch anti-silver mar
though he shows himself In them, that h
could be classified among the lay senti
| mentalists.
The sun., 1897-06-13
Postal Savings Banks.

A Minnesota Congressman having intro
duced bill to establish postal savings
banks, our esteemed contemporary, the
Minneapolis PresS, remarks with entire
conviction that "they are only question
of time" Assuming that this conviction is
correct, would it not be we'll for the advo-
Gates of such banks to employ some Of the
time in deciding how the Government is
going to invest the sums deposited In the
postal banks7 The managers of the New
York savings banks profess themselves un-
able to see how the Government Is going to
invest advantageously the vast sums which.
in the estimation OF the friends of postal
savings banks, are ready to drop into the
postal strong boxes. Will the Government
sell bonds. or lend on bond and mortgage.
or agricultural products and agricultural
sub-treasuries, or use the deposits for cur
rent expenses, and pay small interest
thereon9 Everybody seems to think that
the rate of interest will be low. but will de
positors be content with low rate Of In
terest for the sake of having an account
with the Government
Such savings banks would not be to any
appreciable extent rivals Of existing savings
institutions. Presumably they would b
used by the inhabitants Of the very exten
sive districts In the South and West which
have no savings banks. 1t is not Jealous!
then. but a natural curiosity which prompt
savings bank men to wonder to what
Investment postal savings bank deposit
will be limited.
The Minneapolis Press is not only sur
that postal savings banks are o quel
tion of time, but 1t Is sure that "thes
should provide system Of exchange 8
that Government drafts can be had to facil
itate the transaction of business" Indeed
why should every Post Office not have
regular loan and discount Department. O
course, the Government could not refus
anybody's note, for to do 30 would be t
discriminate among its citizens. Finally
a Government Stock and Grain Exchange
with branches In every Post Office, woul
stimulate trading. 1t would only be nece'
sary for the Government to guarantee
profit on every transaction. And why moi
Can't the Government do everything
What is 1t fort
The sun., 1897-06-13

Tho [Republicanl leaders can put aside those
Low That is the only way in which they can have
any share in q victory Of any kind In Greater New
York this year. II del ends them to make Mr.
Lows candidacy the "unifying force for good gov
erument" whicn It ought TO be.-New York Nmes.
1t 10, of course. true enough that Mr. Low will
stand no chance Of election unless he receives
the Republican nomination; II he runs without
1t he will only play into tho hands Of Tammany
Hall. and make sure the surrender OF the Greater
New York to Organism. incidentally running his
own reputation and destroying any hopes Of
o political future which he may have. 1t
is not question of the Republicans "ac-
cepting" Mr.. Low. 1t is question Of wait
ing decently for his nomination by the or
ganiLed and powerful party which alone
can mako his candidacy q "unifying force for
good government" or a force Of any sort. Any
attempt to force his nomination on the Republi-
cans will be unseemly and probably disastrous.
The enemies Mr.. Low has most reason to fear
are the bumpdous young fellows and the spite
full old fellows who are trying to use him simply
to "sass PLArT." Naturally. Mr.. Low doesn't
want to DO used for such q purpose, or to run
unless he stands Q good chance Of election; but
these fellows want to run him simply to display
impudence and crafty spite.
The sun., 1897-06-13
A Lay Sentimentalist.

The Hon. WAYNE MAoVEAaH has been
studying the politics of the United States
from the close point of observation of a
residence in Rome for the last four years,
and he disclosed the result Of this observa-
tion to the graduating class Of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania last Wednesday. 1t
seems that the country Is in bad way.
Mr.. MAoVEAGH finds that the voters have
not that respect for law which they once had,
and he attributes the change of feeling to
the corrupt influences used by capitalists
and corporations to secure legislation.
"The black nag OF the corruptioniSt" he said, els
far more TO be feared than the red nag OF the Anar
chist. and II II impossible to eIaggerate the ethical
change which would transhgure American politics II
all capitalists all corporations would tho f-
ture. absolutely refrain from this misuse OF money in
politics. OF which they have been guilty in the past
It would be as II there had appeared new heaven
and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness
This is good Bryanesque talk. Every
thing would be all right II the wicked cor
porations and capitalists would only respect
| the innocence of Legislatures. The chatter
about the corruption OF Legislatures Ia
somewhat wearisome. 1t remains chatter.
Facts In proof of the vague charges are
usually wanting. We do not believe that
Legislatures are corrupt. They are some
times foolish. They sometimes pass dema
gogic and unjust laws just for the sake oi
nagging corporations and capitalists, think
ing that anything which hurts these
will be popular. Tho American people have
not ceased to respect law. but there have
been Legislatures whose wisdom 1t was moi
necessary to respect. The corruptionist'
Is good deal of myth. And it Is the
legislator who sometimes seeks to "strlke'
the corporation, not the corporation which
pursues the virtue of the legislator.
Mr., MAoVEAGH, speaking of "true civil
courage" said it does not lead its possesso
to ignore the growing dissatiSfaction with the in
equality in the distribution OF wealth and the in
crcasIng bitterness with which rich men nov
often ASSailedi but It reminds him that in day
owing 70 the nVOntOn Of The stock OsEnoats and th
The sun., 1897-06-13
A Revelation at Gullano.

The status of woman in tho game Of golf
In well worthy Of the attention Of Sorosis
as about the most hopeful of the evidences
yet afforded Of woman's ability for physical
competition with man. An illustration of
this is In the last womans championship
tournament Mt Gullane. The winner, Miss
e. Q. ORR, overcame in the final match her
sister, Miss ORR, the English newspapers
informing US that there are six other sisters
ready or hoping to follow after the cham.
pion Of the family. The comments upon
the play at Gullane are surprising.
"This is q revelation to me-" said an old
Scotch golfer on one Of the days Of the tour
nament, reported by the Edinburgh Erening
Dispatch. "Itwas not alone in driving that
they excelled, but the cracks among them
were most deadly In their approaches.
They avoided difficulties with rare judg-
ment, and their putting was treat to see
and would have done credit to the most able
professionals. There is no doubt about
their aptitude to meet on equal terms
the sterner section of humanity" and
visions of young woman with the
emblem Of championship In the open
tournament passed through his mind.
"Men who are good players can drive
further" says Coli, but they cannot drive
any steadier or straighter; and when 1t
comes to approaching and putting, the
ladies are not whit behind the best male
players Of the day. Their coolness and pre-
cision with the mashie and the putter were
simply exquisite" The report Of the tour.
nament Is full of high compliments for the
individual players, particularly when on
and about the green.
In a stroke competition preceding the
tournament the lowest of the twenty nine
competitors scored under 100. 1t being
match play. cards were not kept, but Miss
PEARSON going out scored AZ, only three
strokes more than the male bogy, and Miss
ORR's semi-fnal round was an SO. And
was 1t distinctly ladies' course' No, In
deed. 1t was over the full distance set fol
men. Many are the masculine golfers o.
high self-estimated ability who would have
gone down before the women at Gullane.
The sun., 1897-06-13
A Railroad Blcyclist.

IroBl the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
william Il. Baldwin. President OF the Long Island
Railroad. seems to be liberal sort Of railway Official
He has recently Joined the League OF American
Wheelmen. and also appointed A, b. Fullerton special
agent OF the Long Island Railroad TO look after
bicycle interesta He will outline for wheelnen
on Long Island. get up maps and Lists OF routes and
encourage the different towns TO build cycle paths
and arrange hospitality for the wheemen Further
the employees Of the railway will be instructed TO
aord every facility to wheelmen In the handling Of
their bicycles on the trains and accommodate them
in every way possible.
That IL what We call magnanimous. Many railroad
oiciAlS regard the bicycle a rival 10 be dlseour.
aged But President Baldwin knows his business It
Is to boom Long Island, and there Is better way TO
do that than TO make II accessible every part TO tho
wheemen Instead Of losing passenger by that
means hp.. win gaLn It. and At the time mAks
himself and his road popular with tho publis
The sun., 1897-06-13
SEw YoRK. Juno II. 1897.
No Further Craving.
From Brooklyn LIE.

From Brooklyn LIE.
"I don't believe Jagway win ever go on another
yacht cruise"
"why not?"
"He says he has lost all desire since he took tho
ReplpV ,urp
The sun., 1897-06-13
Father or Forty-two ChlIdren.

From the Louisville EreaiH0 Post.
PADUcAH. KY, June lo.-shsdFick Ray of Galloway
county has Just become the father OF his forty second
child.
The sun., 1897-06-13

II our Friends wAo Javor Hs ,ofth manusortpts for
publication tsh to haze rejected articles returned,
they uv,t IN all oasts send stamps for that parpose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-14

with more than ,hi.,i.g
g., hu, when he struck a p4,
BARGAIN. and WA, afr.iiofi, 81
~, n, vor'.l o~i.-r 81, l..
,,in u.,,.n,r,r oe.,,
U,v,rgi. tn, -,..,r,;ri, earn
or arranged with tie editor OBJ,
-. ,r. ,,on., v.,.,,i.i AMI ,-
liycrci and Irk would tam
his rr.,;n,. l-,,,., ,,.,.~ ,.-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-14

dld ambition we've hp SitI-ti lilN
publication of small monthly art
called THE Grub.
Tie Grub never provided rs share
cr> with i;, Slang equivalent, nor
,oiucd into Tic butterfly of Il, amb
80 arts, ,lkcl better ab,u, az,
Lack Stephenson. and hi> studio, ID, TIN
gent Skctch.ug Club were full OF su
ton, but when he tried to push then
ther, As he said hc " finished them -
When hi, father died and he came
into $500 he determined to start
The Grub. and hi, wife. % charmiugiy
pretty American girl whom he had
met at lulicu's. did no, di>,uadc him
from ii. though it meant her giving
up drawing fashions for the iadlc,
papers, by which Size earned con
siderable SUM OF money. The artists
rallied around him and thoroughly
approved Of the idea. which vs., this
\ company W, to De formed IN
which they were AL 20 have shares IN
consideration OF their drawing ior
The Grub. the capital OF which WAS
to- be provided hl jack Stephenson
II the end Of thrcc years Jack
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
A Mystery Of arithmetic.

1t was interesting to read about the
gentleman who, at Sunday school
meeting last Sunday, told the children
that in the thirty-three years during
which he had abstain ed from tobacco,
he had saved by that .nears SS,SS2.61.
1t would also be interesting to know
whether any bright hoy in the room
asked him If he had all that money In
the bank. 1t is one of the curious
things about economies of this sort
that they never seem to make any diff
ference with ones budget at the end
of the year. Theoretically, arithmet-
ically, they must. of course. but prac-
tically they don't. What lots of saw
ing. thrifty, get-ahead fellows there
are who smoke, and what lots of total
abstainers from tobacco who can't lay
up a cent to save their lives! 1t really
seems as If the matter of saving mon
ey We're presided over by unseen imps.
who spirit away dimes and dollars
from some people by night and put
them in the pockets of other people.
Cash accounts don't altogether explain
the mystery. A man who doesn't use
tobacco may often wonder where he
would get the money to buy it If he
did use it; but if he did use it, probab-
ly his accounts would somehow come
to the same thing.-Boston Transcript.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
A.noni. In the Ar. I

DR.. Heber Plank says: Chemists
Tor long time considered It impossible
to separate nitrogen from oxygen as It
exists In the air, and then to unite Il
with hydrogen to form ammonia; but
claimed that our sources Of ammonia
must come from the waste and decom-
position Of organic matter. More re-
Gently, however, by experiment, am
monta has been produced directly from
atmospheric air by means Of electric-
ity. This would seem to prove the fact
that every flash of lightning IL manu-
featuring tons upon tons of ammonia,
and every peal of thunder is but re-
cording the same. that falls to the
ground during every electric rain
storm, each tiny rain drop, well laden,
conveying to tn esoil its portion Of the
good things already prepared for the
plants banquet table. And this also
explains the reason why vegetation Is
so much more luxurlant after gentle
and refreshing thunder storm on our
grass plats and lawns than is produced
by irrigation from hydrants or brooks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
~ ...ar1e.e 7asro~.,.f.-,.

~ O1MN1AG0G4V ssse-t y
Tho snnllest street ii San Frant.,a.
co: It Is Reed street, near the top Of
Telegraph Hin. Reed Place 1t is called
on the adjacent lan p post, but in oiti-
cial parlance. all 'tlloroughfares, wheth-
or boulevards, avenues. places or al
leys ,are streets. Everything that
bears an official name. on the official
map Of thoroughfares in the survey
or's office Is a street.
This particular street. as shown on
the map in the surveyors Office, has a
lenghth of 81 feet inches and a width
of s feet Sinches. Nevertheless, it
might be argued by one disposed to be
captious that Reed Place has greater
depth than this, for, when you have
reached the official end Of the street
you come to fight of wooden steps.
Mounting these, you find yourself on
what may be called the second story of
Reed street. Traversing the second
story few PAGES, you reach another
flight of stairs, and these lead up to
still the third story of Reed place, at
the end OF which Is a single green tree,
hanging over the fence from neigh
boris yard-the only green thing to be
seen on all Reed street.--San Francisco
Call.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01

A elimpsesinto the inside history Of
the professional fasting" business is
not without interest. A n,an who has
tasted three weeks IN a show called
Wonderland" in the Whitechapel
quarter of London sued the proprie-
tors for his salary, which they meanly
withheld when he was ready for a
very large quantity of victuals He re-
covered most of his salary, but the de-
PENDANTS offered in eviderce a suspi-
cious-looking bill against him for ere
freshments' during the fest. The IRE
freshments" We're only lemonade and
sugar and water and the cost of these
was deducted from his salary. He
seems to have been a reasonable kind
of fasting man. Not all these abnorm-
al performers are SO scrupulous. What
would Wonderland have said to the
man in trance in Vienna. who. on the
withdrawal of the public for the night,
was seen by watchful detective to
rise and make hearty meal of Ger
man sausage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
ELM POINT.
I From The walhalla Mountaineer.l

SIsJ
Elk Point correspondent last week
said, "some of the people preferred
whiskey to Porter" seemingly the major
ity preferred Tettrault!
One of Ed Wright's children is re-
ported seriously i'll, but We are told is
improving at this writing.
Ed. Husband has taken a position
with c. W. Andrews for the next year
and will draw up deeds, mortgages and
insurance policies besides taking turns
with See. w talking back at the
pump.
There was little excitement in the
court of Justice Pask in Fremont town
ship last week, over the causing of the
arrest of R. Walker by H. Somerset on
a charge of hay stealing, but when the
case came up for trial the plaintiff did
not appear and Mr.. Walker was dis
charged without prejudice.
1t is reported that Ed Andrews will
stay ana take in the summer term of
the state Agricultural college at Fargo.
He is we'll pleased with everything in
connection with the institution and is
making excellent progress with the
studies pursued.
One of our Walhalia friends, who
prides himself little on his knowledge
of physiognomy, reports being an eye
witness to total eclipse IN (China) and
he went on to tell us that it seemed to
bury (eml so completely with its shad-
ow that it required some time to take
the observations If this stupendnous and
rare phenomena. The most peculiar
part is, although it was witnessed in
China the eclipse really took place in
Walhalla.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
New Notions in Grammar,

Our English friends are q good deal
exercised on account Of a new Eng
lish grammar which has appeared un-
der the auspices of the professor of
English at Vanderbilt University, in
Nashville. Tenn. The writer takes the
view that custom is the great authori-
ty in grammar. Horace. long ago, took
much the same position: but the Ques-
ton arises: What usage. whose us.
age:" This new authority in gram
mar commends such sentences as 1T
was him." Who did you see?'
These sort Of books" This kind of
English sounds little too much like
Cracker" English to warrant its
adoption.-Philadel Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
PITnY .PE|I !: ]: CllINCs.
Picked, Pointed and Preserved
For Reading BY Regular
Correspondents.
MILTON.
Iron, the Milton Globe.1

e. lErOm tho Q11tO0 0AOUosJ
New settlers are arriving daily.
N. E. Stevens has severed his connec-
ton with the Milton Implement Co.
Senator Dobie has small colony Of
friends coming from Nebraska to settle
in Cavalier county
John Ward ard bride arrived Friday
from the east and proceeded at once to
Mr.. Wards west farm.
]. B. Beauchamp was in from Olga
Monday. He says the wood supply was
never before so low at Olga as it is now.
William Eagleson returned Friday
from the old home at Clinton, Ontario,
where he spent the winter very pleasant.
ly with relatives and friends.
Miss Mande Sanford left Thursday for
Grafton to resume her work in the office
Of F. H. Sprague, who recently returned
from trip to Mexico.
Married-On March Is, 1897, at the
residence Of the brides mother, Osna-
brock, N. D. by Rev. s. Newlove, Mr..
Charley P. Nelson and Miss Matilda Nc
K,trick.
Thomas Robson is hauling lumber for
new dwelling which he will built on
his East Alma farm this spring. The
main part will be 1922, story and half,
with kitchen 12x1S, fitted up with all
modem conveniences. He will also build
new barn 2Sx4O.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
Not Running

"Will you run for office again.
asked the politicians acquaintance.
My friend" was the earnest and de-
liberate reply, Il wasn't running for
office"
"Why-er-eveybod thought you
were"
Il thought so, too. But I have dis
covered that took the wrong route.
Washington Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01

They are so small that the most sensi-
tive persons take them, they are so effec-
tive that the most obstinate cases of con-
stipation, headache and torpid liver yield
to them. That is why DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are known as the famous
little pills. HID. ALERT & Go.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
So Thoughtful.

Helen: ''Oh, yes, he always thought
the world of me. Before we were mar
ried he used to say he was willing to
die for me-"
Nellie: But he didn't"
Helen. "Of course not. He was so
thoughtful, y,1 know. He said he did
not dare to do it lest should be unable
to replace the loss" = Household
Words.