davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Smyrna times., 1898-01-19

The 'MOltOn Hudson residence" on
South Street, in tenure of Mr.. J. Ed
Hotfecker, has been sold through Cos
griff & Beck, to Capt. Geo. w. Brad
ford, of Haddonfeld n. J. Mr.. Brad
ford was formerly a photographer in
Smyrna and with his wife is now spend
ing the winter months at Clayton, Del.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28

A well.known novelist delivered a lecture
recently in which he read selections from
MS own works. His reputation and the so.
.iety that engaged him brought together an
audience composed of the best people OF the
neighborhood. After the lecture, when
people met, it was the proper thing for one
10 ask the other:
"Were you at the lecturer" And the
answer in every case;
"Oh, yes! was there, but | didn't hea
WORD. Did you hear the Lecturer
"Well no! l was there, but | couldn't
Lear, either"
A friend who met the novelist a few days
after his visit to the suburban town asked
him what kind of audience he had, and how
he liked the town. =,
"It's a fine place." was the reply, "and
had the most attentive audience that l hav,
ever spoken to-. No one made a sound, anC
] did not have to raise my voice above {
Observation-Disclosures Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
SOME NEW WAR TERMS.
John Talked Poker in His sleep
and Had to Make an Ex-
PLANTATION.

"John, what makes you stay downtown SC
ate nights" inquired an angry wife Of her
husband.
They're talkin' war downtown and urge
That | tell my experiences in the last wal
as sort of pointers"
but in your sleep you say I'min.' What
does that mean?' $500,
"Why, you know, if they'd ask me if I'd
90 to war again of course I'd say that,
wouldn't |, darling?'
"Yes, dear, and then sometimes you say;
Its up to YOU"
"That's when I'm going down the line
asking questions of my company
But what do you mean when you say;
It's open?"
"Do | say it loud?"
Eyes, a little bit EXPLANATORY"
"Well, that's when the engagement opens
up"
"And if you keep talking about the reds
and whites what's that?"
"Oh, bless you, that's the colors of thu
flag"
"Well, don't 60 to war, will you, john"
"Unless my country demands it, then
The explanation appeared to be s~atisfac
:ory.-Denver Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28

ernor general, a civilian officer, aud a
captain general, who has charge Of the
military affairs and defenses, The
group is divided into 80 provinces, ruled
by governors, alcaldes or command
ants, according to Importance or loca-
tion. The revenues collected b,
Spain have always been enormous and
taxation has been made MS odious as
possible. Every article which comes to
the island is heavily taxed, the duty on
muslin and petroleum, TO. instance, be-
ing 100 per cent. of the cost.
The climate is good, as tropical coun-
tries go. From June to September there
are epidemics of fever at Manila, caused
probably by the dense eXhalations from
he swampy land about the city. These
fevers are endemic and usually fatal to
foreigners. The vapors rising from
the marshes are often visible above the
islands, forming great white clouds.
From October TO May life at Manila is
very pleasant.
Under any sort of decent govern
ment the Philippine islands would long
ago have become immensely wealthy,
but the Spanish dons who were sent
there TO administer affairs had eyes
| for nothing but their own interests. In
stead of encouraging enterprise, they
killed il by placing an onerous tax on
every %cocoanut tree planted, on every
beast of burden, on every animal
slaughtered for home consumption OF
market, on mills and oil presses, on
weights and measures, and even on
cock fighting. An income tax is col
lected from every inhabitant, even
| though he has no income at all, and
every person over IS years Of age Is
required TO procure every year a certif'
cate Of Identification, the charge o.
which varies from S1.j0 TO S25, accord
ing to the means Of the applicant. Fail
IRE or inability 10 pay this tax means
terrible punishment. Men and womer
sex cuts no figure with the Spanish
tax gatherer-are stripped to the waist
tied to a post in a public place, and
whipped without mercy. This is fol-
lowed by deportation to some other
island, where the delinquents are com
PEELED to work out" the amount OF
the tax due the government at the rate
of six cents per day.
Instructions have 'been frequent,
but owing to the poverty of the half
castles and natives who engaged in them
usually ended in quick failure, A. : =.
--.1 ~ Srt.-.tJ"l LArh,trn'
80, " AVG
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
PERSONAL MENTION.

Prince Albert Of Belgium, on ms re-
rent yisi, 10 San Francisco, escaped an
interview hv claiming to be only the
princes private secretary.
An Irishman recently said OF our
navy that it wa as "strong as Sampson
and sehley as a fox" What more
Dewey want2
Mrs. Thomas T. Roe, Of Washington
claims 10 I've the first, and Mrs. n. H.
Van Sichlen, of Chicago, the second
woman 20 ride a woman's bicycle, when
was done in both ,uses in 1887,
Mrs. Roger Woicott, wife of Gov
Wo.cott, OF Massachusetts, is erecting J
monument to the memory OF her an
cestor, Col. William Prescott, one of the
heroes of Bunker Hill.
Two children Of Mrs. Parnell remain
both in ireland. Annie, now Mrs. Nc
Dermott, lives in County Wicklow, and
John Henry, who was a peach grower
Ia Georgia for a number of years, no"
holds a public Office in Dublin.
Rear Admiral Dewey, the hero Of
Manila, entered The naval academy from
Vermont. Graduating 4 little before
thewar, his early active service included
participation in the gunboat fighting
that preceded the capture of Fort Don
elson and the attacks on Fort Fisher,
lie became a captain in 1882.
Henry Allen lIoyard Fan do strange
things. lie can stick hat pins through
his cheeks, lips and calves, drive nails
through his feet and hands, and per
form many similar wonders. lie recent
~ gave an exhibition at the Aston house
in New York city, and demonstrated
that wounds of the character above de-
scribed cause him no pain.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
CHEERING HIN.
His Hearers Were Duly Apprrciative
hut Nar-~oIhg great conn.,
onI l'
aSre Not Completely
Carried Away. :

He was unquestionably an orator. But
be was not content with that gift. He de.
sired to deliver speeches which would read
well in print. As a result, his periods were
/. polished till they lost force. They would
have made more of an impression if he had
leftafew Jagged edges on them. His speeches
were as famed for their soporitic qualities as
they were for their immaculate syntax, but
his wife was a confident admircr of his pow.
ers as a speaker. Without taking the
trouble to inform herself very thoroughly
on the topics he discussed, she accepted his
observations with implicit faith and I'm.
bounded applause. She had gone to hear
him address the legislature. After it was
Dver he remarked:
THAT speech wasn't the success we hoped
it would be-"
at was a very nice speech, indeed" she
answered, encouragingly. Il enjoyed it
very much. l have passed a highly in:
structive afternoon. And, besides, NEEDED
rest"
"There wasn't much enthusiasm"
81 was very enthusiastic"
81 was referring to my fellow-mcmbers.'
"You couldn't tell whether they liked it
or not"
."At all events, they were not carried off
their feet"
ooh, you mustn't be the least bit wor.
ried about that. They couldn't be. They
took special precautions. noticed that
before you got half through nearly all Of
them had their feet on their desks. "-Wash.
;ngton Star.
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Fast Time to Colorado.

A new through Sleeping Car line between
st. Louis and Colorado Springs will he eStab'
lished over the Wabash.Rock Island short
Line, May 18th, 1898. The time will be the
fastest made with through service between
these tw" points j y many hours, Athrougl
Sleeper will leave st. Louis on Waoash IRAN
No. g., at go a. M, arriving at Colorado
Springs the next morning at ll,OO, with a al,
rect connection for Denver, arriving at ll'3o
a. m. This is the fastest regular through
service ever established between st. LOUIS
and Colorado. Returning, the Sleeper wlll
leave Colorado Springs at 2.l5 p. m, and ar
rive at st. Louis the next evening at go,
Patrons of this line will avoid the only IN
pleasant feature heretofore attendant on Cot
orado travel, inasmuch as the trip through
Missouri's fertile fields will now be by day
light, and the unattractivc portion OF kansa;
will be traversed during the night, with the
mountain scenery to greet the tourists in the
morning,
The fast time of this line will naturally
commend the Wabash Route to intending
Colorado tourists.
Particulars will be gladly furnished on ap
plication.
c. S, CRANE, G. P. & T. A., st. Louis.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.
Daughters Should be Carefully
Guided In Early Womanhood.

What suffering frequently results
from q mothers ignorance; or o
frequently from a mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughterl
Tradition says woman must suffer-"
and young women are &c taught.
There is a little truth and q great deal
Of exaggeration in this. If q young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment and her mother should see
that she gets 1T.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to q physician for examine
ton; but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address ID
Lynn, Mass.
The following letterfrom Miss MARIE
r. JOHNSON, Centralia, Pa, shows what
neglect will do, and tells how Mrs,
Pinkham helped her:
"My health became so poor that ]
had to leave school. l was tired all the
time, and had dreadful pains in my
side and back. ! was also troubled
With irregularity of menses. I wal
Gerry weak, and lost SO much flesh thai
: my friends became alarmed. Ny
mother, who Is a firm believer In you
remedies from experience, thought per
hAps they might benefit me. and wrot'
ypu for advice. followed the advic'
vou rave. and used Lydia D. Pinkham'
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills q
- directed, and am low y well -
sysr ~. have gained nssh and hay
seeodeelor; - completely eursde
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28

been "pacifed;" and thereupon spat
upon his Owl promises and began q
system of persecution against the "reb.
els which in cruelty and torture out
did anything mankind has ever heart
cf, barring only the Spanish inquisi
ton. The prisoners were put on the
rack, had their limbs lacerated, and in
some instances had their eyes put out
their tongues torn out and their ear.
cut off. llowling ~friars, of which tn,
islands are full, clothed in the garb Of
religion, but disowned by the regular
priests of the church, sanctioned these
horrible punishments and contiscatet
the pitiful belongings of the victims
for the benefit of their monasteries.
That such unspeakable actions ant
breach of faith were resented by tn,
people is not strange. One uprising fol
lowed the other, and ti?ally the peopl'
instituted a provisional revolutionar,
government, under the leadership o
Gen. Emilio ~Aguinaldo, a patriotic, abb,
and self-sacrificing native Malay of tn
highest type. Aguinaldo was twice be
trayed by the Spaniards with promise
Of reform which were never kept. II
saw his brothers butchered and hi
country robbed into poverty. Last De
cember Don Primo de Rivera, the Span
ish governor of the islands, made peac
with the rebel chieftain andthen sough
to deprive him of liberty and lif,
~Aguinaldo managed to escape, however
ard Travelled in disguise from Singa
pore to Hong Kong, being assisted /
his efforts to reach a neutral port b
/ Spencer Pratt, the American consr
: general at Singapore. In Hong Kon
he placed himself at the disposal {
Commodore Dewey, and returned to tn
Philippines with that intrepid con
mander. He has agreed to maintain o.
der on the islands with the army of re,
olution OF which he Is the head an
which has been awaiting his arriva
Besides being generalissimo of the re,
dictionary army, Aguinaldo is pres
dent of the Philippine republic estal
lished by the patriots.
WILLIAM WALTER WELLS
~-- asr----
Only eight per cent. OF Russia's enol
nous population can read and write,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


President A. E. Stilwell and party of
the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Rail-
way Co, after a two days sojourn at
Galveston, Tex, during which they
were the participants of the city's hos
pitality, left in a special train over the
Gulf & Interstate for Port Arthur. A
delegation of about thirty Calves
toniass accompanied them, President
Stilwell's visit was not the bonanza
that Galvcstoniaus expected. In a
speech made to business men in the
cotton exchange he very frankly told
them, while his company entertained
the kindliest feelings for Galveston,
and believed il had a grand future, his
company vas determined to bend every
effort to develop Port Arthur into sea-
port of no mean ~pretension, and were
confident of success.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
Deputy Sheriff Killed.

A tragedy that has excited the entire
section occurred in Sequatchie valley
about 3Omiles from Chattanooga, Tenn,
Deputy Sheriff William Raulston went
out to arrest Charles Russell, a noun,
t%aineer, 20 years of age, and coming
upon him in a secluded place in the
woods, was shot by Russell or some
companion, and mortally wounded,
dying. Counterfeit money has been
floating around loose in the valley for
months, and Russell, it is said, was de.
tected manufacturing it. The families
of both men are very numerous, and
the killing has aroused bad blood, and
viii probably result in morG tre ~
OIo9d bwSll, put M 80 'ro00'' OF
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
CAPTURE OF MANILA.
1t Means Freedom for Millions Of
Miserable Creatures,
How the Philippine Islanders Have
Been RObbed and Abused by
|. the Officers Sent to Them
from spain.

Everybody on the Pacific coast is still
talking about Commodore Dewey
bold and successful attack on tn,
Spanish fleet at Manila. Other nava.
victories call forth loud plaudits
of course, but the conquest and
occupation of the Philippine islands
means. 10 use a slang phrase
"a whole lot" 10 the merchants ant
traders of San Francisco and Other
coast towns.
Those who are not shouting are look
ing up facts about the islands. A few
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28

Only eight per cent. OF Russia's enor
nous population can read and write,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28

islands next largest in size are Min
danoa, Samar, Mindoro, Panay, Leyte,
| Negros, Masbate and Xebu.
Manila, which, according to the last
| census, has a population of 10000, is
the largest city and the capital of the
| archipelago; the other importanttowns
and trading points being laoag, Lipa,
Banang and Batangas, with popula-
tions varying from 10000 to $1,000. The
total population of the group is given
as 100000, including the Spanish army
and navy.
The Philippine islands were discov-
cred by Magellan, in 1921, and a few
years later the Spaniards took posses
sion of the whole group. The inhab-
itants consist partly of negroes who live
in the interior, and are repulsiye in as
pect and savage. The Malays, the reaI
native element, are Roman Catholics
and engaged in agriculture and fishing
They are in control of many branches
of industry and initiate European handi
work with great success. The Chinese
and the mestizoes, generally descend
lug from Chinese fathers and native
mothers, are mostly engaged in com
merce. The few Spaniards living il
.he islands belong to the official class
The Malays have to some extent beer
crossed with the Spanish as well as tn,
Chinese; and these half-breeds, lik,
their brethren in Cuba, hate the Span
iards and have worked harmoniousl,
with the natives to throw off the Span
ish yoke.
The islands are among the most fer
tile in the world. Huge mountail
chains, all of volcanic origin, rise to
height of 1000 feet, and are covered t
their very tops with forests of immens
trees, yielding excellent timber an
many of the most valuable kinds o
wood. On the extensive slopes and il
the valleys are cultivated manila hemp
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28

tobacco, which the Spanish govern.
ment has always kept as a monopoly;
cotton, sugar, coffee, rice, indigo, wheat.
maize. pepper, ginger, vanilla, CHINA.
moi and cocoa. The mountains yield
precious metals in limited quantities
and coal is successfully mined in severa'
localities.
The Of the islands is impor.
tant. In 1896 the imports were abou,
sl2, 900 and the exports So, 000, 600
In 1898 3o4 vessels cleared the principa
ports, and there were in existence 72'
miles of telegraph and 10 miles of rail
way. Manila Is connected with Hong
Kong, Great Britain's trading center il
China, $50 miles distant, by cable.
The colonial government Of Spain hal
tor years been administered by a gov
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
Farmers Fight a Duel.

Nelson Cummings and Samuel Stew.
art, we'l-known planters at Village
Creek Falls, ten miles above Birming-
ham, Ala, fought duel, ending a feud
existing between the men for years.
They had been d~isputing about the
boundaries of their property. A fence
erected by n caused bad blood, and,
Just after church, they met in the road
and the quarrel was renewed. Both
men were armed, and they got out
their weapons. They backed off a lit
tie and began shooting, Stewards first
Shot struck Commingsin the abdomen,
causing him to fall TO the ground.
Cummings fred after falling, but none
of his shots took effect. Cummings
died.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28

years ago the first general revolt was
inaugurated. The military resources
of the Spanish were for some time in
adequate to quell the uprising, and no
until the government promised the in
PRODUCTION of sweeping reforms ant
immunity of those who had participated
in the revolution was a semblance o
peace restored. The Spanish governoI
general announced that the islands hat
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
USED MONEY AND A PEN.

Now n Young Fellow Is In Trouble at
Tampa, Fla.
TAMPA, FLA, May 23.-J. Castellanos,
n young man who arrived from Key
West about three weeks ago and reg
istered at the Palmetto Hotel as from
New York, was arrested today by order
of Gen. Shafter as a suspected spy.
Castellanos has been watched for two
weeks. He vas plentifully supplied
with money. He wrote as many as 100
letters n day, and this, together with
the discovery that he was travelling
under an assumed name, resulted in
| his arrest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
Fred Grants Regiment.

The Fourteenth New York regiment
Of volunteers stopped over at Roanoke,
Va, on their way to Chickamauga.
Thousands of patriotic Roanokers had
spent the night awaiting the arrival
of Col. Fred Grants regiment, and
gave him an enthusiastic welcome.
Many old confederate veterans were
in the crowd, and made the reception
all the more touching by their shouts,
Many cries of God bless you, Fred
were heard on all sides.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
SAMPLE OF "DROP-IN" TRADE,
Real Estate Mans Proud
Boast.


!" Real 's ssfate " dssicfse t ostten cchsolt hem
selves during these dull days BY reminls'
ccnces of the periods OF inactivity whlch
have gone before. A well-known Washing
ton street dealer While in a reminiscent
mood told the following: go,
1.-THE period of inactivity through which
we are now passing reminds me somewhat
of the days of 1873 when a dealer who made
a sale was looked upon as a marvel. ! had
my Office at that time on the second foor
of this building. On the main floor were
the offices of Recce, Pierce < Co. was IN
the habit of stopping in each morning and
greeting Col. Pierce, and usually the greet
ing became a morning visit. one DAY
was complaining somewhat bitterly of the
dullness of the market, and the colonel re-
marked: Il tell you that you miss it by not
getting down on the ground floor. Now we
get great deal of drop-in trade, SO to speak.
that never gets to you because OF the stars.
"Just as he was closing this remark the
| door opened and in stepped a man with a
valise. There, what did tell YOU, said the
colonel Here's a man who probably wants
to buy a lot and who never would climb ny
to you, | was duly impressed with the truth
Of the statement then, and we both became
silent as the newcomer avanced; As ut
came up to us he bowed and smiled and then
blandly inquired; Can't | sell either Of yor
some corr salve to-day?
"Ihe colonel was almost overcome, but he
managed to express a decided negative ant
the visitor retreated. When he had closet
the door behind him | burst out laughing
and exclaimed: Colonel, if that's the kline
of drop,in trade you get down here | wan
none of it.. Now, that man would nevel
trouble me because he could easily see tina
any man who could frequently climb thu
stairs of this building could not possibl.
have corns.' | went upstairs to my office
leaving the colonel speeches.. '-ChicagC
GbronicIe
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
Gen. Lee and tho Masons

1t is understood from officials high in
masonic circles that there has been a
plan on foot to make Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee a member of the grand lodge with
out undergoing the usual prelimina-
ries, but the distinguished soldier, when
approached in regard to the subject,
said, while he appreciated the honor,
he would prefer being properly initi'
atcd. Grand Master Duke authorized
one of the highest officers of the lodge
to say to Gen. Lee that he would make
him a mason lat sight" "A prerogatiye
which he has the right to exercise, but
which has never been done in the case
of anyone except the prince Of Wales,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
Shnke Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the feet
It cures painful, swollen, nervous, smartins
feet and instantly takes the sting out o
corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Aliens Foot Ease make
tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain
cure for sweating, %callous and hot, tired, ach
Ing feet. 1rv u today. Sold by all druggist
and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package FREE
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
A SCHOOL GIRLS BATTLE
From the Mail, Milford, Ind.

Miss Emma Rybolt, a prepossessing school
girl of Milford, Ind, is Of more than usual
intelligence, and is ambitious to rise in the
literary world.
"In the fall of 1885," said Mrs. Rybolt,
emma was taken i'll. She was a close stu.
dent and her work began to tell on her.
She grew weak, pale and nervous, and COM
planned of pains in her back, chest and limbs.
A few weeks passed and she grew worse.
The doctor said she was a victim Of ner'
vous prostration, and should have been
taken from school weeks earlier. She gradu'
ally grew worse, her nerves were so tense
that the least noise irritated her and she had
a fever and a continual twitching in hel
muscles. The symptoms were much like
St Nitns' dance
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28

(Civil Governor Of the Philippine islands,
weeks ago the average American citi-
zen knew as much about the Philip
pines as he did about the political di-
visions of the Soudan. To-day he in
forms you that the group contains
about 1900 islands, covering 1896
square miles, all but 1000 square miles
Of the total Asiatic colonial posses
sions of Spain, Most Of the islands are
small, with the exception Of Lu2on,
which has an area o f40,o2i square miles
am a population of 100000. The
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-05-28
E AT KEY WEST.
sturdy Old Battleship VIII soon Go After
Spaniards.

WASHINGTON, May 9a-There is no
longer any uneasiness about the battle.
ship Oregon. She. is safe at Key West.
After q race against time for nearly
1,40O miles, this valuable accession to
Rear Admiral Sampson's fleet has
reached his base Of supplies, and after
replenishing her coal bunkers will be
ready to go to sea and perform her par,
in the task Of destroying the Spanish
teet