davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-24

sss." by Robert Louis Stevenson.
t. scr'Aner's Sons. publishers New
. a posthumous story by the late
-. Louis Stevenson. Whether it is
y y, ene last of his posthumous writings
IN doubt. there have been so many
ms death. but for the sake of the
reputation 1t IL certainly to be
q that the public will have no fur
ah'c'sons Of this character. This
-. mean to imply that "St. Ives" is
y Indifferent story. but simply
: aoes not compare with his kid
psu treasure Island" '~rhe Master
or DAVID Balfour." The
snefs state that "St. Ives was writ
MS dictation in the last months
.ie. and left unfinished that he
u".ate, or, perhaps. write, another
"'ach was also unfinished. Yet ene
very ardent Stevensonian, in
~. 70 see. or at least feel, that its
~ VI hight are only those OF the
~ wright; that the day was over
' higat gathering and settling slow
..sey darkly down. The reader is
~ 70 doubt whether he could have
II 4 he had lived, for, in spite
fehtive faculties. which are rest
~, than active here, and the
N winch his writing never quite
= mere is sense of strain through.
'auei feeling, which tells us that
u, 'ost whatever interest he fancied
~ possessed in the adventures of his
PRISONER IN Edinburgh castle long
y mad fairly escaped. and that his
ss nred before his hand. The deli.
% supplying the final missing
yrs from notes left by the author
trusted to Mr. QuIiler-Couch, who
NY shows great skin and clevernes:
work and probably furnished az
q conclusion to the story as an,
under the circumstances.
{>is,s.L Stoddard's Lectures" vclumi
ss~ u' Mid'hcbrook & Co, publishLrs
me past eighteen years man,
g audiences have had the pleasur,
ths lectures of Mr.. John I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08
From the Klondyke Tyre.

Pittsburg Times: Our esteemed
| townsman, Bud Gravel, placed upon
our desk yesterday handsomely shap-
ed nugget. 1t weighed p pounds. We
have credited him with three months
subscription to the Tyre. We are
pleased to see that Mr.. Gravel. who is
one of our best citizens, is dong well.
He is one of a syndicate who expect to
buy quart of whisky on Saturday
night.
The high wind yesterday raised con-
siderable dust. Jake Luckenbill who
was out on the EldOrado road with his
team, says he was nearly blinded by it.
When he came home he cOughed up
$3.50. One of our greatest needs is
street sDrinkling.
Dawson Pettibone has finished his
new we'll in the rear of his kitchen It
now has II feet of ice water in it. and
Re has washed over SS5. 900 in dust from
the dirt taken ont
The widow Larkin yesterday met
with a misfortune which will. We are
sure, call forth the sympathy of the
public. During the heavy rain storm
in the afternoon, a regular torrent
rushed down the gully back of her
house, and washed so much gold dust
into her pigsty that the pig was smOth-
eIcd. A subscription has been started
for her benefit.
w nile the tSlttHltU pIO-
prietor of the Big Strike saloon, was
fishing in the river yesterday. his boat
struck a snag; it proved to be 500
pound nugget. He will have it taken
out ard will use it as a horse block in
front of his place. Ike is always bound
to have the best that is going.
Large numbers of dead catfish are
seen floating in the river every 6av-
When examined ii is found that every
enc of them has from six to eight
ounces of gold dust in Its stomach This
carelessness in allowing loose gold to
escape into the river will ruin the fish
ing, unless stopped
Bill Jacobs made a pretty good strike
on the Little Juniper this week. He
struck plenty of gold at a depth Of
three feet, but as the Jumps were too
big to carry. he closed up the hole. and
has staked another claim further up
the creek.
Aleck Cameron put a new fireplace in
his cabin this week. but he will now
have 10 build another one After he
had completed it he built a roaring fire.
but there was so much metal in the
stone that it melted and ran all over
the floor. He now has a gOldplated floor.
but no fireplace.
There was a bull movement in dog
meat yesterday the price closing at
CSC above the opening figure. 1t is sup
posed to be due entirely to professional
SDecula ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08

each. She was silent as ne patiently
turned them over. Suddenly she ut
tered a little cry.
He had just uncovered a little sketch
of what seemed at first sight only a
confused cluster of rooftoDs, dormer
windows and chimneys, level with the
sky line. But il was bathed in the
white sunshine of Paris against the
blue sky she knew so well. There, too.
were the gritty crystals and rust of the
tiles, the red, brown and greenish
MOSES of the cutters, and lower down
the more vivid colors of geraniums
and pansies in fiowerpOts under the
white dimity curtains which hid the
small panes of garnet windows. vet
every sordid detail touched and trans
figured with poetry and romance of
youth and genius.
You have seen this?" she said
yes. It is a study from my window.
One must go high for such effects. You
would be surprised if you could see
how different the air and sunshine
No she interrupted gently, Il have
seen it."
Your" he repeated, gazing at her
curiously.
Helen ran the point of her slim finger
along the sketch until il reached a tiny
dormer window in the left hand corner,
half hidden by an irregular chimney
stack The curtains were closely
drawn. Keeping her finger upon the
spot, she said interrogatively, And
you see that Window
yes, quite plainly. 1 remember it
was always open and the room seemed
empty from early morning to evening,
when the curtains were drawn"
1T is my room," she said simply.
Their eyes met with this sudden con-
fession of their equal poverty. And
mine," he said gayly. from which
this view was taken, is in the rear
and still higher up on the other street,
They both laughed as if some sin
gular restraint had been removed
Helen even forget the incident of the
bread in her relief Then they COM
pared notes of their experiences, of
their different concierges, of their
of the cheap stores and
the cheaper restaurants of Paris-ex-
cept one She told him her name and
learned that his was Philip, or, if she
pleased, Major Ostrander. Suddenly
glancing at her companions, who were
lingering at little dis
tance, she became conscious for the
first time that she was talking quite
to a very handsome man,
and for a brief moment wished, she
knew not why, that he had been plain
er. This momentary restraint was ac-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08
TWO AMERICANS.
BY BRET HARTE.
COPYRIGHT 1876 by Bert Harte.

Copyright 1876 by Bert Harte
Perhaps if there was anything i'm
portant in the migration of the Maynard
family to Europe it rested solely upon
the singular fact that Mr. Maynard did
not go there in the expectation of mar
rying his daughter to a nobleman. A
Charleston merchant, whose house
represented two honorable generations.
had, thirty years ago, a certain self
respect which did not require extrane-
GUS aid and foreign support, and it is
exceedingly probable that his intention
of spending a few years abroad had no
ul5erior motive other than pleasure
seeking and the observation of many
things principally of the past-which
his own country did not possess. His
future and that of his family lay in his
own land, yet. with practical common
sense, he adjusted himself temporarily
TO his new surroundings. Ia doing SO
he had much tc learn Of others, and
Others had something TO learn of him.
He found that the best people had
high simplicity equal TO his owl. He
corrected their impressions that a
southerner had more or less negro blood
in his veins, and that, althOgh slave
oWenr, ne did not necessary represent
an aristOcracy. With a distinguishing
dlaIecl OF Wnlch ne was not ashamed, d
frank familiarity of approach, joined 20
an invincible courtesy of manner which
made even his Republican Sir" equal
TO the ordinary address TO royalty, he
was always respected and seldom mis-
understood. When he was, it was I'M
fortunate Tor those who misunderstood
him. His type was as distinctive and
original as his cousins, the English
nan, whom It was not the fashion then
XVh n
hotel of a capital the kursaal of a spa.
or the humber pension of a Swiss vii
lage. he was always characteristic.
Less so was his wife. who. With the
chameleon quality of her transplanted
country women, was already Partisan
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08

/ Whatever the cause may be. there is no
doubt of the decrease of eligible marrying
men, Notwithstanding the fact that there
are 100000 more men in the country than
women. That the men are more TO blame
for II than the women is a self-evident
fact.
Bachelor life today is so pleasant that
men are growing less inclined TO surren-
der it for the pleasures of the domestic
hearth. Clubs are so plentiful that man
can depend upon them to amuse him in
his spare hours. while bachelor apart
ments are perfected to such a degree that
the occupant enjoys more luXuries and
conveniences than ne could afford TO have
in his own home.
A man with 5000 or $1,000 a year is
fairy comfortable as a bachelor, whereas
as the head of a household he is contin-
ually engaged in the desperate work of
stretching the ends to make them meet.
As a single man he is something of
figure in society, if he is ambitious in that
direction, and receives as many invita-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08

gray eyes and passed on; a smaller and
not very youthful portion of Paris had
turned and followed her with small ad-
vantage TO itself and happily no fear
TO her For even in her young woman
hood she kept her child's love and
knowledge of that great city; she even
had an innocent c2maraderie with the
street sweepers, kiosk keepers, and
lemonade vendors, and the sternness Of
conciergedom melted before her. In
this wholesome, practical child's ex-
perience she naturally avoided or over
looked What would not have interested
a child, and so kept her freshness and
a certain national shrewd simplicity in
vincible There is a story told OF her
girlhood that, one day playing in the
Tuileries gardens, she was approached
by a gentleman with a waxed nous
tache and a still more waxen cheek be-
meath the heavy ndded eyes. There
was an exchange of polite amenities.
And your name, ma petite?" Hell
en- responded the young girl, naiveiy.
What's yours ?" All" said the kind
gentleman CALAMITY, pulling his NOUS
tache, If you are Helen. 1 am Paris.
The young girl raised her clear eyes TO
him and said gravely: Pardon, your
majesty is F'rancer' She retained this
childish fearlessness as the poor stu
dent of the COnserVatoire. went alone
all over Paris, with her maiden skirts
untarnished by the gilded dust of the
boulevards or the filth of byways;
knew all the best shops for her friends
and the cheapest for her own scant
purchases; discovered breakfasts for
few sous with pale seamstresses whose
sadness she understood. and reckless
chorus girls, whose gayety she didn't t.
She knew where the. earliest chestnut
buds were to be found in the Bots.
when the slopes of the Buttes Chau-
mont were green, and which was the
old woman who sold the cheapest flow
ers before the Madeleine. Alone and in
dependent, she earned the affection of
Nm. BiDelot, the concierge, and what
was more. her confidence Her out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08

maintain all of her social connections, to
entertain as freely as before. and. in
short. TO live in way impossible with an
income of less than 100000
The widening of the scope of women
wants is therefore. held responsible for
the condition OF affairs, but as this can
only refer TO the fortunate classes. the
commonplace women. with less exalted
matrimonial ideas are also sufferers, and
without being in any way to blame.
These latter are the kind of women that
Jim Roberts says ought to go to klon-
dyke. None of your fancy affairs. with
silk shoes, who can't do anything but
look pretty, had better try il: hey would
drop dead on the way GoOC\ healthy.
strong women with stacks of hustle and
common sense. are the kind to win out:
women who can enjoy life without a
white and gold boudoir. and who won't
faint at the sight of work. That's the
kind; and if she should happen to weigh
$50 pounds. she would still be worth her
weight in gold"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08

ought to get $4,000 Would she get it?
Yes. stree, and quick, too. Why there
are hundreds of men there VINO have
taken out $4,000 or 100000. and have double
as much in their claims, who would
marry her on sight; good men. too, who
would make good husbands
The speaker was Sim Roberts. once of
Kansas City, and two weeks back from
the Klondyke. with $4,000 to the good
and a half interest in a claim which. he
says. is certain for $4,000 more.
Say. my boy. he continued. .if you
were only an old maid your fortune would
be made. All you would havesto do would
be TO pack your grip and get to Dawson
City as quick as heaven would let you.
Then all you would have to do would be
to make your pick, and there would be
a big assortment on hand. Seeing that
you re not an old maid yourself. if there
is one in your family you might Give
her the tip and start her off. It's the
chance of lifetime. and she shouldn't
lose it,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08

tons as he cares for As married man
with that income he cannot keep within
sight OF even the fringe OF society and
its doings-
Therefore. he does not marry; at least,
not until he gets to be 50 or so. and. as
ne then marries a girl several years his
junior. the girls that grew up with him
are left
But there is another side to it. which
places the crime upon women The de-
tenders of maSculinity claim that the rea-
son he doesn't marry is that the woman
of today requires many things which her
mother never heard of. and if she doesn't
set them she is unhappy. She expects
her husband 10 supply her with every
luxury that her fathers home bOasted of;
in fact, TO begin her married life where
her parents leave off. without taking into
consideration the fact that it took a life
time fo- her father TO establish such a
home. Not only this, but she expects to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08
WHERE SP|NSTERS ARE WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD.

San Francisco. Aug. Say you've
heard about women being worth their
weight in gold haven't your
Yes; I've read about IT,
well. just say that any women who
reaches Klondyke has a gold mine the
minute she gets there-that is, providing.
of course. she Isn't married. She is
worth her weight in gold on the spot. and
if she happens to be good looking she is
worth more. That's not idle talk: Il 5
the solemn. gospel truth. every word of
it. Say. what does a woman weigh?"
think
We'll. let's do a little figuring. That
means 125 16-ounce pounds. don't it2 l
figure that to be 1000 ounces. Klondyke
gold is worth about SIC an ounce. so. to
be worth her weight in gold, the woman
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08

The above is written with the philan-
thropic purpose of advising the old maids
of the big centerS of population of the
existence of what might be called the
spinsters' Eldorado; or. the bachelor girls
Goiconda. IE the manufacturing towns Of
New England ii ought TO be received with
delight, because of the rumored indispo-
sition of the young men of that locality
TO assume matrimonial responsibilities
and a consequent increase in the number
of unmarried women
Recent statistics on the marriage sub
Ject show that in every large city there
has been decrease in marriages Some
theorists have explained the matter bv
attributing it to the hard times and the
dislike of young people to venture upon
a wedding with the certainty before them
of facing all kinds of deDrivations ana
economies. Others have explained it by
condemning woman's extravaganza or
mans selfshness.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-08
At Our BOARDING House

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Here is a
new conundrum," said the cheerful
boarder: Il made it myself. What is the
difference between me and a KlOndyke
miner? Can you guess, Mrs. Hashleigh2''
NO; never liked conundrums''
snapped the landlady.
.-Ail give Z uD2
There was no response.
Because said the cheerful boarder.
'one stakes the claim and the other
claims the steak
And he helped himself to the last bit Of
sirloin on the plate
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08

10y Prof Hafiord, of Los Angeles,
California, was intently listened to
by large audience. The subject
was "Our Boys and Girls" The
chief aim of the lecture was to i'm
press the necessity of high moral
and mental education, which is no
respector of persons. He thinks
education is for Tho s., who earnestly
seek for it, regardless of riches,
age, color, etc.
None could have heard thealo-
.quent and earnest address without
having a higher aim, and being
made more aole to sail life's tenn :
pestuous sea.
The music was furnished by the
Good Templars' Quar- cite, Mrs. B.
M. Johnson and others.
Prof. Hafford visited the schools
and left a number of pleas ant
thoughts with the children. The
teachers hope to see more men like
Prof. Haford visit our town and
schools. They realize the full
value of all that tends to help and
elevate mankint.
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Florence r Austin, deceased.
Notice is her eby given by tho undersigned
Admins tratrix of he Estate Of Florence r
Austin, d eceased. to the creditors of and all
persons aving claims against the said deceased
to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers,
within four mo nths after.the first publication
of this Office to the said Administrators, atthe
law Office of Street u Frazier, in The Fleming
building, Phoenix. Arizona, the same being
the place for the transaction of the. brslnc 8 Of
said estate in said County CT Maricopa.
OLIVE P DAWLEY,
Administrative of the Estate of Flo, ence Il
Austin, Deceased
Dated at Phoenix. Ariz this 2Srd day OF
November 1896.
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08

WE have received the "Pick and
Drill. a journal devoted to the
mining interests of the territory,
published in Phoenix by A. F.
Banta. It is the successor of the
Populist. Mr.. Banta is thoroughly
versed in the mineral resources of
the territory and his new venture
ought to NEE. with success.
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08

MINING men have lately been
investigating the Gold6eld district,
and they all speak in the highest
terms of its great future possibili-
ties. There is no doubt but that
as development proceeds the fore
casts of these many mining men
will be fully realized.
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08

Az effort will be made in the
near future to have the county
road opened through direct to
Tempe. When opened once this
will be one of the finest thorough
fares in the county, extending from
Gold6eld to Tempe, through Mesa.
q distance OF over thirty miles on
a direct line and with not a hill
ten feet high on the entire route.
This road ought to be opened.
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08

WE are in receipt of the irst
issue: of the Yavapai County Re
porter which has just started on it's
journalistic career at Jerome. It
presents neat appearance, is newsy
and filled with healthy looking ad-
vertisements. Our best wishes are
extended to the new candidate for
public favor.
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08
FOR SALE or EXCHANGE.
Dated this 23rd day Of Octo Der. 1895

A ranch, Is acres under cult
walton, orchard, honse, barn, etc,
and suitable for stock ranch. Crop
now on ground. Good spring of
water. Good crops without irri-
cation. Farming tools go with
ranch. Thirty miles from Payson
in ella County. Will sell cheap
or exchange for Mesa property
Call at this office.
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08

The Florence Tribune says
" There seems to be little doubt
that Hon. M. II. McCord will be
our next Governor. He is emin-
emily qualified for the position, and
will receive the endorsement of a
large majority of our citizens. ir-
respective of politics"
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08
PROBATE NOTICE.

In the Probate Court OF the County CT Mari
copa. Territory of ARIZONA.
In the Matter of the Esta e of Charles I. Rob
son, deceased. Notice OF Sale of Re al Estat
at Priv Sale.
Notice is hereby given. that in pursuance of
al order Of the Probate Court in and for the
County OF Maricopa, Territory of 4.rizona, made
on 10th day of november, 1895, in the matter of
the Estate of Charles Robson, deceased, the
undersigned, the executors of the last will and
testament Of Charles l Robson. deceased, will
sell st private sale, to the highest bidder, sub
ject to confirmation by said Probate Court, on
Monday, the 18th day of December, 1895, at 10
o'clock a m, at the store room of George Fassey
in the City of Mesa, in the said County of Mari
copa, Territory of Arizona, the following des-
cribed re property, to wit The Nj of lots 8
AID in block 81, and 22x153 feet Of lot in
block IL, and ope-half interest in 6x10 of 81 of
lot in block IL, all in Mesa City. Maricopa
County, Territory OF Arizona. Also 30 acres
off OF the NW4 Of Section 81, TIP N. R East
IN Maricopa County. Territory Of Arizona:
Terms of sale Said sale shall be fer cash in
hand, and said property will be offered in whole
or IN parts or parcels to suit the convenience OF
the purchasers or bidders, and considered to be
to the best interests of said estate, and said sale
shall be continued from day to day until the
whole OF said property is Sold
Dated Mesa City, AiizJna, December Is, 1896.
IL G ROGERS
GEORGE PASSEY,
ELIJAH PoMEROY,
Executors of the last wilt and testament of
Charles I Rob, on ID ..ea3.l
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08

CONGRESS is in session and is ex
pending much buncombe on tho
Cuban question. 1t is not likely
that anything will be done toward
the recognition Of the rights cf the
Ouhans.
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08

The people Of this section are
anxiously waiting for the extern
sion of the North and South road
through Mesa. The people of this
section have a frien dly feeling for
that line and its management and
would welcome its coming.
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08

BUILDING operations promise to
strike our town in the near future.
The coming season promises to wit
ness general onward movement in
building and Improvement in Mesa.
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08

The Holbrook Argus is upo n
our table, with the name of our old
time friend and citizen, Prof. G. 0.
Anderson, at the head as editor
and proprietor. It is newsy
sheet and we bespeak for it a pros
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08

In the not long hence we hope
to see at least the Main Street of
Mesa nicely graded up SO that lakes
and ponds and mud puddles will
be relegated to the past.
Mesa free press., 1897-01-08
DESERT LAND, IINAL NOTICE
FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office, Tucson.
Arizona, november 5, 1896

CHiteu oCateS Lana OIlce, tucson.
Arizona, November 5, 1896
Notice is hereby given that Frank Atkinson,
of Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. has filed
notice of his intention o make proof on his
desert land claim NO 1882, for the E3 Sec "a, Tr
s, r E, G & r NJ, before the Clerk of the
District Court, at Phoenix, Mariceps County,
Arizona. on Saturday, the 10Th day of Deceu.-
Der, 1885,
He names the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrig alton and reclamation of said
land Hyrum S Peterson, Char Pine, William
M newell and Charles Lewis, all of Mesa,
Arizona. EUGENE J TRIP Ell,
First pub NOV IL Register