davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22
"A Matter of Doubt,

The facetious man ambled c~incerlr
over the icy pave.
These + times that try mems
solos, he called to Il passing friend. He
threw a heavy emphasis on the ~'soles.'
and the friend smiled.
AT that moment the punster's feet
new from under him, and he came
down with a %resounding thwack.
Il See" said the passing friend. with
much gravity, that the exact seat of
the soul is still a matter Of doubt
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22

duce himself. But he at last arose, and
taking a semi-circular sweep to the
left, and then proceeding to the front,
opened something like this:
Ladies' and gentlemen: I-have-lec.
tured - many years-and-in-many
-towns-large-and-small. | have
traveled-north-sOuth - east - and
west. Observation-Disclosures
men; very-great-men. But-I--haye
observation-disclosures met
- to =
an
Observation-Disclosures - my merits
deserve"
After this deliverance the house,
which had stared at me for several
minutes with veXed Impotence for not
pressing the button was convulsed
at my expense. and gave him unremit-
ting attention to the end.-Harper's
Magazine.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22

scout. He was in a fight on what
should have been his wedding day.
Others We're killed and their bodies
were recovered and buried, but Ards
ley's body was found.
There was a tale that a fire had been
e on the battlefield the night after
the encounter, and in the midst of the
fire a tree with a form which might
have been that of a man against it.
There were Indians grouped around it.
Miss Hampden never heard the story.
She never even guessed at what had
happened until twenty years after
ward.
She was the superb and spiritless
wife of a mighty general, and she was
accompanying her husband on a tour
of inspection in the West. They We're
at an agency one day, and were visiting
the tepees. 1t was the agency Of the In
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22
Doctor Barrow and Lord Rochester

Among other instances of DIR. Isaac
Barrow's wit, the following set-to be.
tween him and the p~rofigate Lord
Rochester is related. in which the doc.
tor certainly had the best of it: Thes,
two gentlemen meeting one day a.
court, while Barrow was kings chan.
IAN IN ordinary. Rochester, thinking to
banter him, accosted him with n fin.
pant air and a low, formal bow. say
ing Doctor, l am yours to my shoe.
ne. Barrow, p%erceiving his drift. re-.
turned the salute with. MY Lord. an
yours to the ground Rochester. i'm.
proving on this, quickly returned il
with, doctor, l am yours to the CEN.
ter which was as smartly followed
up by Barrow with MY Lord. I am
yours to the antipodes." Upon which
Rochester, piqued at being foiled Inv
one he called "a musty old piece of d..
Vinity'' exclaimed, Doctor, l am yours
to the lowest pit of the neither world,
upon which Barrow, turning on his
heel, archly replied, There, my Lo1d.
l leave you"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22
"BEFORE AND AFTER"
Trips to Thibet's Holy City Not Con-
ducive to Good Looks.

duciVe to Good Looks.
Last summer Mr.. Henry Savage Ian
dor, artist, author and traveller, and
grandson of the celebrated Walter Saw
age Lander, undertook an exploring
expedition through Thibet. His objec-
tive point was the sacred city of Lhas-
sa, to which entrance is forbidden on
pain of death to strangers, and especi-
ally to Europeans. 1t was a most dar-
ing enterprise, but one that appealed
strongly to Mr.. Landor's adventurous
spirit.
MIR. Lander had almost succeeded in
getting within the gates of Lhassa
when his disguise was discovered and
he was taken prisoner. All his COM
panionS, except two faithful coolies.
deserted him and fled. The Thibetans
inflicted the most horrible torture upon
him. His body was scared with red
hot irons until he was almost lifeless.
Then he was condemned to be behead-
ed, and was actually taken to the place
of execution.
The grand lama, who appeared on the
scene, however, decided to commute
Mr.. Dandor's sentence. His life was
spared, but for over a week he was
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22
LANDoR BEFORE AND AFTER HIS VISIT TO ru1nrr

subjected to the agony of the rack.
How he survived "a only be explained
by his marvellous fortitude and iron
constitution. The torture concluded, he
was babe to leave the country at once.
and it goes without saying that he did
not tarry.
When Mr.. Landor left for Thibet he
was in the best of health, the picture
above on the left showing him to be
both youthful and handsome. The pic
ture on the right was taken after his
return. 1t shows a man seemingly
aged and a physical wreck. OF the
twenty-five scars of wounds he bears.
many are on his face.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22
TRIAL BY FIRE.


had ever bestowed on a man before. He
looked at her very gravely, and her
hand closed tightly over the ring. In a
moment she was studying it again.
81 like this. It's unusual" she said.
Il am glad you think so. as l con-
ceived the design" He expected to be
told that he was clever.
Indeed" was all she said, and that
indifferently.
How cool. l rather thought you'd
express surprise, and give ne some
credit. You are not addicted to tiattery,
1t would seem"
Il am not. But l don't think it would
have been fatering TO be surprised that
you have done it.. 1t struck me as be-
ing quite the thing you would naturally
do"
THAT is very pretty"
at is perfectly true
1t happened oddly enough, that Ards
ley CHANGED not to have heard of Miss
Hampden's reputation by the next
night. He was rudely awakened TO Il
knowledge of it.
There were private theatricals in the
hop room, and Miss Hampden was the
leading lady. Now the sutton was quite
recovered, and he meant to play a joke
on those in the audience who were not
and there were some eight or ten,
three of them married. He proposed to
the heroine in nicely read lines. and
was rejected by her with a perfection
that spoke her practice. So the audi
ence that; and it laughed.
When the laugh had subsidized. the
hero arose from his knees. He walked
to the footlights and sighed.
"Ah. we'll" he said, 81 have one
crumb of comfort. | am not the only
man in this place who is in the same
fix"
The astounded Ardsley looked about
him, and he picked out the entire num-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22
Picturesque Costume.

The Princess of Montenegro, the
beautiful mother of the Crown Princess
OF Italy, has been visiting Rome and
startling the Romans by wearing her
picturesque national costume. When
driving she wears a bright scarlet silk
cloak thickly embroidered with gold,
n on her head a diadem of black vel
vet glistened with gold coins and gems.
For the opera she dresses in cloth Of
gold.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22

" HERE are cOlOneIS ana majors
and generals and some old cap
tains who hold that Isabel Hamp-
den was the most attractive woman
who ever graced the frontier. and in
their time most women seemed attrac-
tive because of their scarcity.
She had been brought up in garrisOns
and large cities, and by the time she
was - she knew the world rather well.
Moreover, she knew men-nOt girls and
women, but men.
Because she had been allowed to live
in posts during most of what should
have been her boarding-schoOl days,
and because she was pleasant TO look
upon and converse with at IN age
when most girls are impossible, men
had fallen in love with her pretty
much ever since she could remember.
1t was said that she had refused all
the bachelors in all the frontier regi-
mentS. This was not far from the
truth.
A woman who chad married one of
the rejected ones said that refusing
was a habit Miss Hampden had form
ed. and that II began to look as if she
might never break herself of II.
In the nature of things this was re-
peated TO the girl. Her good temper
was one of her charms. ut is so much
better a habit than accepting them all"
she argued, sweetly. Nevertheless, she
wondered if there were not some truth
mingled with the malice.
But Lieut.. Loring was the last victim
of her practice. He proposed to her,
unfortunately for himself, just after
she had met young ArdSley.
81 thought this morning that maybe
] would marry YOU" said Miss Hamp-
den. But I've changed my mind, some
way
Weren't you just n tritie prompt in
determining my %intentionsE" he asked.
Has the event proved me wrOngT'
she returned.
He lost his temper. You are spoiled
he said.
"lf you knew how often | have heard
that, Yet | do not think | am. | am
simply sincere, and you are a little TOO
vain, all of you, to grasp the difference.
] Ike you awfully well-nO, now, don't
misunderstood me. | don't love you.
And you are too nice n fellow to he
married To a girl who only likes you.
No. she repeated. Il do not think I'm
spoiled. | have been so placed that
men were making love to me at an age
when other girls were playing with
dolls. It's partly because | am pretty
and partly, largely, because there are
so few women out here. When | have
been in the East | haven't made much
of a sensation, I've crown a bit hard
ened, perhaps. Custom has dulled the
edge-which was fearfully keen and
cutting, at tirSt-Of being told that
am breaking n heart. But, though |
am only %, I've lived to see dozens of
you marry and be happy. You'll do the
same"
30, no, | shall not" moaned Lorlng.
20. yes, you will, Jack. And | shan't
mind. Now I've promised to dance this
with the new Mr., ArdSley. and If we
stay out here any longer every one will
guess what has happened"
They'll know when they see me-"
Don't he n goose. Jack. It's only the
heart that Is trying Ia take itself seri
ouSly that exhibits the pain"
Don't discuss Il subject you know
nothing about. You have no heart"
As Miss llampden walked off with
Ardsley, she knew that Loring was
wrong; that this tall boy, fresh from
West Point, as ley in experience of
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22

the world as the brass buttons on his
blouse, was the man she was going to
love. He would love her, OF course. 1t
Is TO be feared that It did not enter her
head that he might not. She saw a
ring.
rs that your class ring?" she said.
yes" he told her.
MAY l see IT,"
He gave 1t TO her, and while she OK.
amtned 1t he sat and admired her. Miss
Hampton raised her eyes and met his,
She smiled. but 1t was like no smile she
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22

would be rightly interpreted; but this
only caused the question to be pressed
with greater earnestness. At length
Mr.. Hall admitted, There was one
very n passage" II am rejoiced TO
near you say so. Pray, sir, which was
uF why, sir, it was the passage
from the pulpit to the vestry."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22
A Beautiful Passage.

A very vain preacher having deliv-
cred a sermon in the hearing of the
Rev. Robert Hall, pressed him, with a
mixture of self-complacency and indeli-
oacy, to state what he thought of the
sermon. Mr.. Hall remained silent Cor
some time, hoping that his silence
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22

The difference between what a man
things of himself and what other peo-
pie think of him is a good deal like
what a man asks for a piece of prop.
erty and what the other man offers +,
give.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22
Relieved,

Jack-Do you know that Won remind
me very strongly of my Aunt Jane.
Alice-Oh, I'm SO glad.
Jack-Why?
Alice-l was afraid you were LOOKING
at me that way because l had a chunk
of SCOT or something on my nose
Cleveland Leader.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22
Mark Twain and a Lyceum Mapa,er

Before We left the ante-room he par
ticularly requested me not to Introduce
him to the audience, and l told him Cfor
he called it "a within of hls') that this
little whim of his should be respected.
When we reached the stage 1 began,
after a while, to feel not a little nery.
GUS for fear that he would never intro
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22

The pleasure in receiving a letter
lasts no longer than it takes TO break
tne seal. After that, comes the worry
OF answering it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22
gold.

When one man proposes a good
thing, another man usually proposes
one so much better that nothing is
done.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-04-22

Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heay.
en-rescued land
Praise the power that hath made and pre-.
served us a nation.
Then conquer we must, for our cause II Is
just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust;'
And the star-spangled banner in triumph
shall wave
Ger the land of the free and the home Of
the brave!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-14
Stealing From the Cemetery.

In the past two years the Journal has
several times mentioned that flowers were
being taken from the graves IN Pine
Grove cemetery, and that such pliterlhB
was the source of much trouble am dis
comfort TO Mr. Redington, the chairman
Of the cemetery commission. OF late the
thievina had come to he to general that
Mr. Rcdincton sci Il watch over those
who entered the cemetery, determined to
catch the culprit if II took all summer.
Mr.. Rcdington and his man both saw
two women approach . lot in Pine Grove
cemetery. Sunday, and take therefrom
three plants. Mr.. Redington SWore out a
warrant against Nellie Dubois and Gcor-
gia Mayo Of the Plains Monday morning.
and City Marshal Call took them before
Judge Shaw The complaint was read to
the Dubois woman, charging her with
stealing three lots Of plants, including
several from the lot Of W. r. Arnold. and
she pleaded guilty. She was fined s. and
costs. which she paid. The Mayo woman,
it appeared had not lad a band in the
stealing. but had simply been present
when the other woman had done the
work. and therefore she was discharged.
Mr. Redington has employed man in
the neighborhood to keep strict watch
over people who might possibly be sus-
pected Of doing this Kind Of work. ana IN
structions nave been given the man to
| report all acts that are not allowable In
i place Of that kind,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-14

the months Of May. June, July. August
e.antem her and October. Within that poF-
lion of Hallowell to which these rules
anply except by permission OF the
board of health; and all pens and yards
shall be kept deororzed, etc.
Chapter xiii. section 4, amended, al
lows the licensing of persons to remove
contents of water closets, cess-pools'
etc such licenses to be revokable al
their pleasure. etc
Chapter xiii, section 3, states that no
person shall occupy, lease or permit
any person to occupy any building as
n dwelling house, unless such building
is supplied with water closets. or priv
les and vaults, so constructed that none
of their contents may escape to con-
taminate the adjacent earth or be eX-
posed to the light. etc.
other ordinances presented, al
relative to the preserving of the public
health.
Read and passed to be engrossed in
beard of aldermen. and the rule requiring
second reading being suspended, passed
to be engrossed in concurrence in the
common council.
Read and passed.
1t was ordered that the city marshal
be and hereby is ordered to strictly in
force the laws of the State relative to
the sale of intoxicating liquors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-14
WATERNiLLII.
How Things Have Changed.

There were Il number Of old timers
gathered in Il grocery store recently
and the talk was on the subject If til"
building Of the Watervillc x Weeks
Mills Railroad, After a time the con
ing. Said one Of the men. and h. has
been mayor Of this city;
When l was young man | was
around the old depot here more DR. less.
The station agent then was ticket sell
CT. freight handler, billing clerk. bag
gage master and the whole thing. COM
bincd. Occasionally. some Of us young
fellows would help hiyN out when there
was Il rush. In the days before the
road was extended to Bangor, H. CON
ductors We're obliged TO settle with The
agent at this station each night.
have been in the office when the CON
ductors would come in to make their
deposits. The conductor would -o along
To q table. pull out from his pockets a
larg" amount Of money. sometimes
more. sometimes less. ANA dump il On
the table. II rppres, utcd what h. had
taken. or what h. said he had taken
on tht run from Portland tn this STA
ton. Tickets were used then as now,
but they We're not thought much Of.
most men getting onto the train With
OUT tickets and paying the conductor.
The money on the table would bc
counted of course and the conductor
would be given receipt for ii. ANA it
would he turned into the general tuna
Of the road but no one really knew
have been taken for excess baggage. or
express. No one could ever tell huN
many passengers passed over the road
during the day, week. month on Year.
The conductors on freight trains. took
on freight along the road and collected
the charges. turning in IN" money " hen
they arrived here. In fact railruadiuG
in those days was conducted along the
lines of general good fellowship. trust
ing to the honesty Of the employees. |
have known of a conductor having a
private secretary on an excursion
train, that is to say he would detail
one of his brakemen to hold the sur
plus money that he collected OH the
trip, write out tickets fOr people who
had got on 1T stations where the agent
did not tend out except on regular
trains and who probably was at home
a mile or two away, putting III or look
ing after his crops. Then the brake
men were obliged to stand at thcif
brakes through storm and shine for
there were no air brakes and the mon
were obliged to bc on hand to twist the
wheels if the whistle sounded the note
4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-14
HALLOWELL.
Special Meeting Of City Government.

\ special meeting Of the city council
was held, Monday evening.
y communication from the Augusta.
HalloWell & Gardiner r. r. Co, by
Geo. +. Macomber, treasurer, was re
ceiVcd. The communication embodied
a request for the board of aldermen to
lay out a turnout for the road, begin
ming at point near the junction Of
Vaughan and Water streets, and ex-
tending northerly on the west side of
the present line of said railroads track,
a distance of about APO feet. The same
II be built under the direction of the
mayor and committee on highways for
the city of HalloWell. In consideration
of the granting of the above request.
the road will relinquish their right to a
turn out on easterly line of their track
on Water street, near Temple street. at
its junction with Water. In the
board of aldermen, read and accepted.
and permission granted, provided the
turn out does not extend north of the
south bound line of the spring on the
property of Frank Harvey
Amendments to the city ordinances
We're presented so that section 16, chap
ter H. amended should read as follows:
If any person shall sweep, place or de-
post any dirt, SCOT, rubbish, ashes.
shavings, paper, hand bills, notices. ad-
Vertising matter, hair, manure, oyster,
clam or lobster shells or any vegetable
or animal substance or any rubbish, Of
fal or filth of any kind, on or upon any
highway, street, sidewalk court, pas
, sage way or public way in this city, or
shall nail, tack. paste, or otherwise
affiX any hand bill, notice or any ad
Vertising matter on any tree. or cleo
trio railroad pole within the limits of
the city, he shall forfeit not less than
| one nor more than twenty dollars for
each offence
Chapter Kill, section as amended.
! prohibits the keeping of swine, during
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-14

The graduating exercises Of the South
Gardiner Grammar school Will take place.
Friday evening of this week, at Grand
Army hall. The small admission fee
charged is TO secure money for the use
of the school. The programme for the
evening il as follows:
Prayer, Rev. A. L. Siruthers
Welcome. Irving Roscoe Sawyer
Recitation, "Tommy's Prayer
Zetta Averill
Piano Solo. Wlnifred May Blair
Essay Man Without Country,
George Washington Beedlc
Singing My Old Kentucky Home" Ina
Doyle. Ethel Fogg, Alice Erskinc, Hazel
Fulton, kittic Philbrook.
Glass Motto. mo Victory Without La
bor" Michael Fender
Iona Hal
Singing. Stars OF the Summer Night
Alice Erskinc, Ina Doyle
Glass History. Winifred May Blair
Wallace Howard Demmons
Singing, "Tontng on the GA Camp
Ground" Wallace Demons, Elmer
Fulton. Ina Doyle Charlie Grover.
Ethel Fogg. Alice lIrsknc, Hazel tul-
ton. Irving Sawyer.
Prophecy. Ina May Doyle
Naledictory. Alice Maude Erskino
Presentation Of Diplomas,
Roy. r.. T. Barber
Farewell Song. Graduating class
BcHediction, Rev. A. f.. Struthers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-14

The meeting of the Woman's Philan-
thrOpic Union, at Grand Army hall,
this afternoon. Will be one of special
interest. and it is hoped that there will
be a full attendance of the members of
the various societies represented in the
Union. The children of the Kitchen
Garden Class will go through short
drill, showing what they have learned
under the tuition of Mrs. f. d. Brad
terset. The president, Mrs. Henry
Richards Will address the Union
briefly. on the subject Of Woman 5
Work in the Present War" and will
read letter recently received from a
lady prominent in this work. asking f1r
aid in the making of some articles
greatly needed in the army at pres
ent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-14
City Government Meeting.

The regular meeting of the city Goun-
Gil, Monday evening. Was short and Of
not much Importance. y communica-
ton from Arthur Berry for $50 damage
to team and harness. destroyed by an
accident on Highland avenue two years
ago was referred t. the city. solicitor
to inquire into it, John ,M. Peacock.
Walter S. Kirk and Warren Wight, on
recommendation Of the city marshal
Were appointed special police.
Amendments to chapter XII. sections
and 10 Of the revised ordinances were
accepted This will cause all city Off
Gals handling the citys money to
make monthly returns to the mayor
that he may know how each depart
ment stands and that all notes con
tracted by the city should be signed by
the mayor with the date of or the or
dering issuance of loan, besides the
signatures Of the city treasurer
The petition Of James II. Parker and
% others of South Gardiner. asking for
drainage on Cunard street, was refer
red to a special committee of Aldermen
Atkins and Douglass and Councilmen
Weeks, Harrington and O. G. An
dreWs.
Roll of bills No 3, for Highway de-
partment $S66.61 and poor department
$264 80 was ordered paid The report of
the special committee to look into a
needed sewer on Clinton street was ac-
cepted. it being favorable for one. The
report of the joint standing committee
on highways, bridges and sidewalks in
regard To the public meeting they held
in regard to better roads was accepted
in the common council, it being tabled
at the previous meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-14
Hint 10 Porto Rican Merchants.

st. Thomas II. ". r., juno 13-rhilip
G. Hanna, who was United States consul
at Porto Rico, until war between Spain
ana the United States was declared. anti
cip4tIng 2 change of Porto Rico's nation
ality. has recommended merchants there
to accept Porto Rican silver at its intrin-
sic value only, preparatory to The adop-
ton Of the American sold bars. The
gradual change is intended 70 save the
merchants from bankruptcy ana avert a
panic.