davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01

: The average brewery wagon usually demands more
than equitable share OF rights on the highway but
there will never be consent to its being engineered
by driver who carries large proportion of his beer
under his belt. The killing OF Monday
seems to have been the result of the drunken care
lessness Of this sort of driver and the plea of intox-
cation his behalf Is just little worse than no plea
at all.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01

Perhaps when California Democrats oppose terri
toral expansion and object to the surrender of any
territory acquired by American valor' they have an
idea what they to advocate, but they were not
thoughtful enough to spread the knowledge abroad
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01

1t is unfortunate thing for the cause OF justice
that large part of the charges that American sol
diers have been subjected to abuse should have
emanated from such papers as the New York Jour-
nal The charges may be true yet their source tends
to their classification as fakes
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01

of the
nd forhw took lis jawbo and
Whereof a sandloer
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
CUMMINGS SORRY PLIGHT.

\ NE OF the melancholy figures of the Dunning
J tragedy is the Dunning himself 1t is his
province now to be silent unless he has testi-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

sultan Mulcy Ahdermhman Of Mo-
rocco was very fond OF Wild animals.
and had GOODNESS OF nerve Ia dealing
with them fle was one DAY passing
through the court % the palace
mounted on a magnificent white
charger. when lion which no had
been In the habit Of carcsslng Eprang
up the side OF the horse. and placed
hls paws upon The sultan's knee. The
horse. Wild with fear. snoricd and
reared. and che sultan held him In
With a firm hand. Those who saw
him say that be was not In the least
disturbed ne put bis hand ON the
lions head and strokod a. Then he
turned 20 the chief ofhcer Of the
court and asked. "How many pounds
% meat are given to this lion dailyr
The OIccr told him the quantity
"i.et the lion have ten more pounds.
said his majesty. aud the beast. rs u
an actual petition had been granted
withdrew from the horses side and lay
down agaiE. quite paclhed. 'Thes'
animals" said the master Of the horse
understand what Is spoken. although
they have not the power Of speech q
tell what they want" "Mashallahf
Eravely responded another.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

Il is great distinction to be- chosen
as one If Queen Nlctorla's maids %
honor. but Il entails obligations Thu
position Is strictly dependent upon
birth Tor the maid must be either the
daughter or granddaughter OF peer.
When appointed the maids receive tho
title OF honorable, which they retain
through lie
Each maid Of honor has three months
Of waiting every year and often her
young friends are apt TO regard her az
being very fortunate Tor receiving $500
a month for her actual time Of wait
ing. HUT d "a quite a mistake 10 sup
pose that the duties are trialng or that
the post Is In any sense a slnccure
Nothing save severe Illness can allow
@, a maid Of honor altering or post
ponIng her term OF waiting. She has
To be- literally at the beck and cali Of
her royal mistress, and though no OBJ
lection Is made 10 each young lady
bringing with her pet-at the present
moment Me Hon. Miss Cadogan pos
sesses one Of the most valuable dogs
In the world-even the permission 10
receive a call from a friend or relation
must be asked and obtained before a
maid OF honor can be at home" to any
Of her acqualntances.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14


The picture shows a gown OF gray
cashmere. having the ever present
bloused front OF the same material.
which acts a. a hne foil for the plas-
tron with epaule,s. and bolero fronts
81 black velvet overlaid with white
silk .uipure applique and jet. which
are edged With a narrow pleating Of
black liberty satin. The yoke. Of the
same applique Effects. hts plain AZ
around. aud the skirt fulls on IN gath.
ere At the back. while the bottom h
edged with a band Of gray fur heck-
"a with black.
Il IL the details OF finish and trim.
ming that constitute the chief element
OF smartness In the new gowns. and
not % much the change Of cut and ma
terials. for In truth there Il very lit.
de change IN the shape OF gowns OF
wraps. and. after all materials arr
but a rehash Of what We have had foi
year,. only dressed mp In new color.
ingn. and perhaps given new name,
that few Of he remember ave minutes
after they have been told us.
The question What IL the fashion
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

an advertisement Of q political mcet
ing was inserted Ia a Philadelphia -
per. The advertisement was iniendel
20 announce that q well-kDoWn Ieada
would address "the MASSES thG
evening. OWNS 70 nc sni-ri1cr--r'
Of a space" however. The pulAc 81
Philadelphia was Informed that he
address would be delivered 10
them asses al National hail. A re-
llgious paper called the Gospel Ban
ner. which is published a. Augusta.
Maine. once attracted attention
through the prank Of q printer. who
transpOsed two words Of its motto, 20
that II read In the name % our GOD
We will up set our banner The
omission Of q comma was the cause
OF a suit for libel brought against u
western newspaper By the inventor
OF a patent medicine. A testimonial
10 the worth Of his compound vas In
serted In the paper. and read a. fol-
lows: 4 now find myself completely
cured. after being brought 90 the very
gates Of death by having taken only
Eve bottles Of your medicine. Iae
comma. which should have come after
the word death" was unnoticed b
the eompOaltor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14


Mrs slapham Pennington. an Amer.
lean. who has travelled extensively in
Turkey. Egypt aud the east aud has
had unusual advantages for observing
the women Of the haroms there has
brought out a little book which she
calls "A Key 10 the Orient. wherein
a very different aspect from that gen.
orally received Il taken Of the rela.
lions Of the sexes there. The western
world generally holds that women In
all Mohammedan countries are the
mere slaves OF the men. creatures oi
pleasure. and are finally denled a soul.
Far from this being the ease. Mrs.
Pennington urges. they are held In the
highest honor. and even the work 81
h.usehold drudgery. which makes life
20 hardly 10 be borne elsewhere. h
there In the hands Of men
Another OF the notions she over
throws has to DO with the prevalence
Of polygamy. II is exceedingly rare.
she observes. 10 hnd a man Of more
than one wife. except In the cases OF
ofiicias. whose rank compels them. a.
social duty. 10 maintain a large
household. Even then Il is rather
more than likely that the pasha or hey
will wed successive wives. diyorclnr
each In turn. with a sufficient settle
ment 10 Keep her from want. a. be
| marries a SUCCESSOR practice which.
% Mira Pennington points out. does no,
diner By much from the usage grow
ing IN England and America. u Il
true that there are no love matches
In the American sense of the word. bar
every Eirl is given plenty Of oppor-
tunity 90 see the candidate Tor her
hand az a distance. as from a lattice
window. and u she express the slight
est repugnance the matter is not
pressed further. Al the matrimonial
arrangements deyolve on the mother.
ui the Young couple. who may safely
h. presumed 10 have their Interests
az heart. and there Is very little un.
happiness after marriage a. result
when welded u l. considered insult.
able for Young wives 20 take upon
themselves the care Of housekeeping
10 they 90 60 live with their husband.
family. As soon a. motherhood blessc,
the young matrun she l. believed even
by the most fanatlcal moslems 10 d,
endowed with a soul and she Is thence
forth held In the highest respect
Her days run calmly on" says IN,
writer. "Only broken by the rejoicing
over the successive babes. and by IN,
excitement Of other weddings In hel
family. and AZ last she IL called to tak,
the place Of honor vacated BY hci
mother or mother-ln-law and TO ruli
the harcm."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

height. The petrihed remains OF he
animal were found In the Jurasslc or
Lover Creiaceous beds OF the Colorado.
An examination % the beds a. this
point shows first the remains Of a shall
low salt water sea known a. the Da-
koia formation. In which have been
found fossil leaves and sharks teeth.
Underneath the Dakota lies the Juras-
sic, lake bed from which We have
many monsters meEalosaurs or great
carnlyorous as well a. herblvorous a.
nosaurs OF diverse species. The am
phlbious dlnosaur vas undoubtedly
omnivorous II SEIZED whatever came
within Is reach. whether FISH. flesh.
or vegetation rs teeth were spoon
shaped at the crown. Il had ambula-
tory limbs. Us neck and back verte-
brae were hollow and probably con-
nected hy air tubes with the lungs TO
give Il buoyancy az the right point lts
tail vertebrate and thigh bones we're
solid and Of great weight. allowing Il
to anchor on the lake bottom one of
its petrihed Lex bones Is six feet four
inches In length. and weighs about 500
pounds. The weight Of the entire an
imal might have been three or four
tons. Il probably never came wholly
out Of water. Had Il done 20. the
great weight Of H. structure might
have caused a collapse. The Na,rr
was is safeguard. Tor o. surrounding
weight held Us gigantic frame togeth-
er. There Is no evidence thar Il was
web-iooted. lts great posterlor skele-
ton enabled Il 10 stand firmly on the
bottom. seize a passing hsh. feed ON
the plant lie az the bottom. raise its
head to a great height. stand on its
hind feet and tail. and browse on the
oyerhanglng branches. A saurian In
structure. q was everything In habits.
Il swept the territory IN which :,
moved Of animal aud vegetable NE. OF
the wonderful fauna Of the iuratsic
u was one % the tallost % eugcst a.
mansions. Of the greatest mars In pro
portion 10 height The giant dlnosauI
would be an appropriate name Tor an
other reptile-th eamarasaur The
AmphlcaelIus altus, Just described
was amphlblous In the sense that u
fed upon everything it could reach and
capture. IN or out Of water. while vad'
ms The type now tc Dol described wal
similar 10 appearance in many -c'
seccts except that d waded or swan
In the water indlherently This typ,
was purely herbiyorous, and its greai
hg2 suggests that q required a, leas
an acre % plants. grass and leaves @,
satisfy iIS appetite ior a meal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

There ls wonderful fascination In
n tea gown. aud quite exquisite was one
la a coarse-rlbbed cream silk iounced
and appllQued with lace. and tiny bor-
derlngs Of mink TO simulate an upper
skirt. II was draped on TO the shoul-
dou In the form OF n peplum over a
front Of cream velvet insertioned with
lace and soft waterfalls Of lace fell
from neck 10 waist 10 be tucked into
a folded belt Of cerise velvet.
Charmingly pretty was another IN
Ialze cloth slashed with gulpure lace
and drawn into the waist with man
DARN orange velvet fastened by a
quaint old turquoise clasp. while the
sleeves we're Of hnely tucked white
ilsse and gulpure.
A very smart tea or theater Jacket
Il Of green brocade. turned back In
front TO show a vest OF cream satin
finely tucked and crossed by irllls and
narrow Insertions Of palesi yellow lace.
The tucked walslband Ia also Of cream
satin. prcttily trimmed with lace;
while the coat n finished on the shout
ders with cascade draperies Of fine lace
20 correspond.
Very pretty also Is tea gown Of
black accordlon-plalted silk. the sun
ray plaltlngr being arranged 10 start
from a yoke Of cerlse velvet. which Il
ornamenied with a narrow applique de-
sign In cream guipure. Long ends Of
black satin ribbon float away from
this yofe IN front and add not a littl'
20 the graceful appearance Of the gowr
as a whole
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14
PREHlsroRIc MoNsrE

submit the food to the action OF these
vertical shears. the Jaws must have
been opened widely during mastication
aud not unnaturally. as In birds and
reptiles the mouth opens 10 a point
behind the eye. The eye was evident
~ ~ large size. but the ear was small.
A. there Is a large nasal duct, the
hadrosaur must have had the sense OF
smell IT, huge hind legs we're useful
In wadlng In water productive Of fool.
when the bottom was not too soft u
could wade 10 a depth Of ten or more
feet aud pull up aquatic plants from
the bottom. n not too large, fishes
might also have been its prey. prov.t-
ell they were not covered with the bony
plates which distinguished most Of the
Laramie fishes and which protected
them from those particular enemies.
4 great leaper vas Laelaps aquilun-
guls. a dinosaur found by Professor
Cope In 1866. In the Cretaceous green
sands ~ Neg Jersey. tSee illustra-
tons u had a relative In the Ear west
which also ala some leaping. and Is
known a. Laelaps incrassatus tCopel.
These leaplng dinosaurs were carnlv-
orous or fesh-eatinE animals Il would
appear that among their victims were
the type Of lizards Just described as
hadrosaurs, and that they also attack
ed each other. Thus the western lac
laps preyed on the western Hadrosau-
rus mirahlls. and the eastern laelaps
preyed on the eastern lladrosauru.
Foulkli.
Laelaps. IN taking long leaps. struck
its prey with the hind legs The fore
limbs. being small. must have been
less efficient as weapons In attacks on
such creatures a. the hadrosaurs. So
far % Is known. there we're but few
animals then living which could with
stand a long pursuit on land. except Ia
case ot certain lizards laelaps had q,
contend with hard-shellcd turtles. mr..
mored crocodiles and swift sea-sauri'
ans These q must have captured hy
I sudden movements. as u Is not likely
/ that To- gasping toes furnished much
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

which only fresh-water representa-
tlves now exist. Only a few species
had the shortness OF limb which would
enable them TO swim the waves Of the
open sea for any period OF time.
One OF the Laramie animals. Hadro-
saurus mlrabilis deldy) (see iliustra-
tom. a wader. may be called the
spoonblll dlnosauer, having a goose
like head over three feet In length. In
the Jaws OF a single specimen we're
counted two thousand and seyenty-two
teeth. Otherwise lts form slightly re-
sembled that Of the kankaroo. For a
reptile the head had an unusually
backward elevation. remarkably con-
tracied at the fore part Of the jaw. The
total length Of a specimen In Professor
Cones collection Ia thirty-eight feet
The fore limbs were small and were
possibly used al times for support. bu'
rarely for seizlng. the phalanges OF th'
hands being hoof-like rather than
claw-like. The head was borne on Q
vertical neck In the same manner as
birds head. and rs general appearance
must have been bird-like The nature
OF the beak aud teeth indicate a die
Of soft vegetable matter. Il could no
not have eaten the branches OF tree
without breaking the teeth Of the low
er jaw. but II could have scraped OF
the leaves. The appearances indicate
even a softer food Could We suppos
that the great Laramie lakes on th'
Rocky Mountain borders supplied al
abunisHeo OF aquatic plants withou
woody tissue. the conditions wonl'
have been appropriate 10 this curiou
structure. Aquatic plants could easi
r. have been gathered by this doubl
spoonbill. and have been tossed. b.
blrd-like jerks Of the head and neck
back 10 the mill Of the small and dell
cate teeth on teeth u had four an
one-half successive sets In order 4
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

Women are often accused Of becom-
ina careless about their dress aud
style of halr-dresslng after marriage.
and the reason Tor this specialized
upon. Here h the other side Of the
question. 4 found out the other day
why married men. or almost an mar
rled men. are 90 alovcnly regarding
their dress" said a married maa w.
,enlly. NO matter how much OF a
dandy the man may have been before
marriage. as a rule he begins TO show
anmlslakable signs. shortly afterward,
that he carss nothing about his per-
sonal appearance Il has been popu-
larly supposed that the reason for this
Is because a man, once he Il married,
thinks that his mission In lie a. a
GOOD dresser Is ended. and that he can
wear solled linen and old clothes to his
hearts content. or because the wife
foes not think to have clean collars
and cuffs laid on hand for him. This
ldea Il an wrong. Tor all women like
10 have their husbands look we'll. and
4. least clean. for they well know Il
rejection upon themselves II the
Husband looks otherwise and they are
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

n any, sWimming power. The light.
ness and hollowness Of the long bones
OF the hind legs Of laelapg. and their
Texture. are together appropriate 70
great powers Of leaplng The tail was
moderately long. rounded and strong.
and not 80 much Of a support as q re-
source for striking a blow. and FOR
throwing an enemy within reach Of the
kick or grab OF the terrible hind legs.
As a kicker Laelapz stands unrivalled
among animals In this respect II ex.
ceeded the foot blow OF the ostrich
which can easily kin a man.
A huge dlnosaur from the Laramie
formation was the horned agathaumas
Its pondorous horned skull suggests
the appearance OF a rhinoceros. and
rs high curved back and bulk an ele
plant No animal known had a more
powerful armature upon lis skull than
this creature. In mont was a knife.
like beak. on the head a pair Of large
pointed horns. and on the back Of the
head a row OF sharp projections.
This skull. armored with horns and
beak. In shay like a wedge. was sup
ported by massive bones. making a
formidable weapon for ofiense and de-
Tense. OF all the later dinosaurs. this
one alone had large fore feet, showing
that Il walked on four feet. Forum.
ately for the contemporary animal. thll
beast lived on herbs and grass; other.
wise u might have slain the remain
INK forms Of life within H. territory
whereas rs great powers Of nghtlnI
merely marked Il as a good object Il
leave unmolested In its pursuits. which
we're possibly as peaceable and tran
Gull AZ those Of cattle II was an ami
NAL Of the forest and jungle. Thes
walking cltadels had 10 be- attacke'
from behind. II at an, by their activ
contemporary. the Laelaps incrassa
tus.
The amphiblous dinosaur. Amphl
cactus altus tCope) lsee illustration
WIS one ~ the most remarkable Of On
) tall types u lived In water, bu
b never swan: Il walked on the bolton
} indifferent whether its head was aboy
+ the surface Tho type specimen msa'
. ures sixty feet In length. When
% raised rs head and disiended lts ana
! omy 10 browse on overhanging tie'
b ! tops and branches. this length BEGAN
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

dog or badger. The accompanying
picture Il made from a photograph
OF a recent contest between a famous
bulldog called Toughey and a badger
OF more than ordinary slEe and spirit
The attendance a. the eniertaininr
and humanlEing exhibition was large
The contest continued Ter twenty min
utes. with varying fortunes Betting
vas lively. The contestants were
fghtlng IN and out % q barrel and the
view obtalnable BY the majority 81
the spectators vas not GOOD. Mog q
them could distinguish only q cor
fused mass OF hying white and black.
IN which the bulldog was a. hard 70
locate a. the badger The claws %
the badger and the nails of the ter
rler could be heard scaichlng furious
~ up and down the sides Of TIE bar
rel For a moment the dos would b.
seen coming out with hls victim and
again he would seem 20 weaken ana
be drawn back.
Finally those nearest shouted thar
the badger was dead His teeth we-S
fastened IN bis enemys shoulder. hut
an the life had been shaken Out ol
him.
The dog's hackers had won ana
they crowded aroand their favorlle.
only 10 discover that he was dying o.
his woundA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

Have you any necktlesi" inquired a
dandihed young man. addressing lhe
proprietor Of the Codarhy corner
store" Then. turning 20 hls compan-
ion. he said, with a slleh; lisp. 4 have
fad for getting neckties a. souvenirs
OF every place ! visit. lt's ny own
Idea. you know" What color DO yon
want, yoang mani inquired TIE pro.
prieior. surveying his custUmer
through a pair Of iron-howed spec
tacles. "Oh-aE-l'm very fond OF hav-
lng them 10 match the color Of ms
eyes" said the young MAJ. languldly.
opening bis small oFbs To their wldea|
extent Haven't got any neckties
that'll DO. then said the proprietor.
shaking his head decidedly. ~Ivs 90.
plain blue ones. real pale blue. hnl
none With pink edges
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

This model shows one OF the newes,
and most becoming skirts Of the sea-
son, and Ia designed for tall figure.
The cloth 10 one Of the new blueis.
having n bodice OF the cut-out or
pierced work over white satin. which
Ia well bloused la the front at the
waist line. The reyers are white satin
edged with narrow friils Of the cloth
which have no hnish, but are simply
cut with clean. close edges. The same
frills are applied with graceful effect
on the skirt. while the tie Is blue
calffon.
White wool and broad-cloth cos.
tunes are novelties for the winter.
but In all instances are trimmed with
dark colors. usually black or very
dark brown. Many Of them are trim.
med with tucks Of generous width
each one being edged with a tiny
band OF black velvet. while others
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14
Tn. ous.n'. asla spoor.

A curious story Is told By Lady
Middleton Of how one Of Queen Vie
toria's smallest gold spoons was ioaa
and found. A lady attended state
ball IN a dress. the skirt Of which vas
arranged IN perpendicular pleats IN
front. stitched across at intervals, and
unknown 10 her. a gold teaspoon got
lodged at supper in one Of these re-
ceptacles. on course there was one
spoon missing after the ball. and the
fact caused great perturbation 70 The
oficlal IN charge Of the gold plate.
The next spring the lady went 70 q
drawing-room In the dress she had
worn az the state ball. and a. sne
bent low before Her Majesty, the
ploats expanded. and the gold spoon
fell ai the queens feet
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

Badger-hghting is a sport that does
not seem 10 belong TO this day and
generation Of humanity 70 bTuies. h'it
Il Is still very popular among the peo'
pie who are called "southHidcra" BY
san Francis ans. IN the early morn
ing when policemen are not sigiiani
these sports quietly steal away 70 .
scantily peopled suburb and there
wager their money on the proves q
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-14

A writer b. Harper's Drawer az
that a lawyer. having some papers 20
be Nxecuted by an cd Irishwoman
went to her house one morning Tor her
signature. On his arrival he rcquoiied
her 20 sign her name here" Indicating
the spot. Och" said she. With =
bland smile, you sign IL for me. ior
sure. since leo. me glasses / can't
write Well. bow 40 you sren your
name, Mrs So" Martha. dear" she
cried. come here directly and shns.i
me name Tor the gintloman. Tor sufo
since 1 los, me teeth I cant shpen D
wordT'