davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24
INDETERMINATE SENTENCES.
a Reasonable Distinction Between Chronic
and .Rsafor,,, .Y,la3 T.ramina1..

a Reasonable Distinction Between Chronic
and .Reformable Criminals.
In a vast majority Of cases the GRIM
1nal who has received more than one
sentence is beyond the possibility Of
reform. It is probable that nearly all
criminals are incurable, at least UNI
der the methods of the ordinary peni-
Tertiary, says Leslie's Weekly. What
the system employed at the Elmira
prison may do it will require longer
time to determine. In any event, the
principle of indeterminate sentences.
II applied under the direction of body
OF enlightened and competent men.
would work no hardship along with
such measure of prison reform as the
conditions warrant. If man is DOOM
ed to continued imprisonment, as the
chronic insane are, it is his own fault
or the fault of his Inheritance. Those
who have the disposition and the pow
er to reform can open their own doors
to freedom. The instances are many
where a confirmed criminal has been
released at the expiration Of his term
only to commit a murder. Nearly all
such criminals Immediately renew
their former associations and habits.
With the almost positive ). knowledge
that this will be the case, the court
that determines the sentence must be
conscious of affording only brief res
plte to society from the murderous or
Ielonlous assaults of the convicted
criminals. It is doubtful if halfway
measures of reform in this matter are
or any value. AS long as the change
in the law means only the conditional
release OF exceptional convicts select
ed by the courts there is not likely to
be the same machinery for learning
the condition Of the convicts that we
should have If all sentences were with
out term. The failure of conditional
release, or, if not it's absolute failure,
It's ability to show any striking re-
suits, is calculated to lessen the
chances of the adoption of a complete
system based on scientific study of
the, subject. According to one paper
read during the exhibition, the penal
code of Italy is intended to inflict rig
orous imprisonment only on the incur
ably vicious. This is reasonable dis
tinction between chronic criminals and
those who may be regarded as reform
able and is first step toward the per-
petual seclusion of the incurables. The
idea should be less shocking in the
case OF the criminal than in the case
OF the lunatic, unless we regard them
both as the unhappy victims of an in
heritance they cannot escape.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24
Electric Moonlight.

In the new library of Columbia uni
versity, New York, large ball several
feet in diameter is suspended in the
rotunda, directly under the center Of
the cupola or dome. Around the periph-
cry of the upper part of the rotunda
number of electric arc lights are
placed, and their light is thrown di-
rectly upon the great ball, which is
painted white. The lamps are so
placed that their light does not direct.
" reach the lower part of the room.
The ball acts like the moon, and dis
seminates the light through the room.
The effect is very fine, but it is, OF
course far from economical. n
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24
DECAY OF SUNDAY-ScHooL
The Average Sunday-School of To-Day
Is a Rebuke to Intellirence r -.

The Average Sunday-School of To-Day
Is Rebuke to Intelligence. -
In the Ladies' Home Journal Ed
ward Box writes on ''The Decay of the
Sunday-School," and points out the
reason therefor. IT have in mind" he
says, mot less than twelve different
men who are acting as superintendent
of our Sunday-schools Not one of
these men has even a suggestion OF
force; not spark of personal magnet
ism, not a personal possession which
goes to draw children to him or to the
school over which he presides. In
five Of these cases the men have been
failures in business; by men in the
outer world they are passed over, and
yet the church places them in positions
which call pre-eminently for every ele
ment which they so distinctly lack. To
be successful head Of Sunday-school
calls for a man with the instincts of
leadership; a man who will infuse life
into the school; hope and courage into
his teachers; who is fertile of mind
and infinite in capacity; who can draw
children to him and retain their in
terest. Not only must he elevate his
children in spiritual sense, but les
sons of the highest morality must be
taught; an influence refining to mind
and nature must be exhaled, and all
the time the interest Of the children
must be arrested and held. Infinite
variety of method must be sought. The
young quickly tire Of anything which
long remains the same, and that is
why they are firing Of the Sunday
school. It has too long remained the
same. It has fallen into rut, and the
fault lies between the presiding spirits
of the school who haye$no ability for
their positions, and the churches who.
have placed them there or allowed
them to remain" Mr.. Box concludes
his discussion with the assertion that
..the average Sunday school of today Is
"a rebuke to intelligence and a .dIscredit
to the church. !" N: 5 -z
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24
Pure Reason.

Wiseman-How often it happens that
the little things we think of at the
time Of their occurrence prove to be
the very making of us. Pullman
That's SO; If I hadn't been little
thing early in life don't suppose I
would have ever amounted to any
thing. Richmond Dispatch.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24
you know, and farther-and-may

you know, and farther-and-may-
That. maybe did not include the
real suffering that has overtaken the
daring band, and much of this woman's
life insult have been changed lately,
owing to the distressed condition that
prevails in the fleet at Point Barrow,
for reduced rations and blocked pas
sage to the home country and the mar
ket have broken their spirits some
what, no doubt. It remains to be seen
what the relieving party will find
among the men, women and children
of that cold place. ... - 49,.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24
CHOOSES HIS OWN TOMB.
Amid the Most Glorious Scenery in the
World.

GAAAu CAAO VAOSC GLORIOUS scenery III Cn0
World.
While some of the newspapers have
been busy of late killing Mr.. Rhodes,
it is announced in the Cape papers that
Mr.. Rhodes himself has selected his
burial place, says the London News.
1t is in the Matoppo hills, in the neigh
borhood of his farm, that he desires
Gin the fullness Of time" to be buried
in the solid rock. A special CORE
spondent, who calls the spot "World's
View" thus describes the scenery: "At
length we came to halt and were led
through the bushes up enormous slopes
of solid granite onto the roof of
rocky eminence. Here the worlds
views lay unfolded like a panorama
before our gladdened eyes. There were
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24
Making Him Useful.

Seldom Fedd-It was mighty mean
dc way dat old gingerwhiskered far
mer an his two big, husky sons treated
poor old Slobsy! Spoiled Spooner-
Wat did dey do to him? Seldom Fedd
DER barn needed paintin', an de
sons dragged Slobsy up an made him
breathe on it while do old farmer
spread on de accumulation wild broad
brush. De result was rich, dark red.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24
Bunker Him Monument Dwarfed

97.T-@7 buHKer Iii HOnumenC5 DWaTfed. .2-5.Er
A Boston newspaper complains that
the famous Bunker Hill monument.
which, when first erected, was the tall
est creation Of man in this country, has
now become quite insignificant in
height. It is 22O feet high or 327 feet
shorter than city hall tower in Phila-
delphia. ss5
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24
An .AEErpssive Policy,

What is an aggressive policy, grand
pa?" q; @
B We'll, it is a policy which makes a
man SO mad that he wants to fight, but
which scares him so that he doesn't
dare fight FL Detroit Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24

What a difference there is between
what we are and what we want others
to be. .i IS
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24

Learn to be contented, and you viii
know how to be rich
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24

When the ghost fails to walk the
actors are compelled to.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24
Now I lay me down to sleep,
pray the Lord my soul to keep.

We may be too feeble to employ
either of these familiar forms; but this
prayer of Stephen is so short, is so
concise, is SO earnest, is so com9rehen-
siye, we surely will be able to say that:
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit Oh,
II that prayer is answered. how sweet
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-24

lUu nave SeeH enough lot one mOrD-
ing. No one can successfully examine
more than five pictures in day. There
fore we stop, having seen this cluster
OF" Divine. Raphaels-stephen gazing
into heaven; Stephen looking at Christi
Stephen stoned; Stephen in his dying
prayer; Stephen asleep. =. ~ Ia
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
Curly Haired Jurnrs

There is a well defined prejudice
against curly haired men when it
comes to choosing a jury to try Grim
inal cases The prejudice, when it is
manifested, comes from the defence.
When asked to explain the objection
to curly haired men, prominent prac-
titioner yesterday said: When | was
just starting my legal mentor incul-
Gated that idea in me. He said that
curly haired men had almost inyar-
iably been the pampered darlings of
their parents and in their youth had
been so used to having their own way
that they had come to believe that
everybody on earth was wrong except
themselves. In this way the seeds of
opposition were sown, and when they
grew older they made point to dis
agree with everybody and everything
If everybody else on the jury votes for
acquittal they vote for conviction as a
matter of course. They live on COM
bat and are as stubborn as the days
are long. A curly haired man never
gets on the jury when | am defending
a man if | can see him in time"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
Unbinding Chin. women. Feet.

Are any Chinese women's feet un-
bound in consequence of the exertions
of foreigners? Yes; but no more than
European ladies are they going to walk
barefoot through the streets to con-
vince doubters. And what is far more
important, numbers upon numbers OF
little girls are remaining unbound in
missionary schools at Annoy. Hang
chow and all UP and down the river.
And at parties ladies who so far as
we know are untouched by Christian
influences yet show with pride their
soft-footed little girls, saying, my old
people bound my feet, but will never
bind hers" 1t is the upper circles of
China who are giving up binding. The
man on the streets yet binds and loves
bound feet, just as in Singapore all the
Straits-born Chinese have cast off
binding, if it be not the very poorest
of the poor.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
Art of Talking Well.

One wonders if the great increase of
women's clubs has had anything to do
with the desire on the part of society
women to improve their conversational
powers. 1t is certain that the aver
age club-woman learns to think very
quickly when on her feet. 1t is also
true that some New York women this
season have felt their inability to con-
verse well, and have secured a con-
versation teacher for the purpose OF
improving them in this respect. She
is quite different from the current
topics instructor or the class-lecturer
Her object is solely the cultivation of
conversational powers, and she does
this, taking anything as her subject.
She prefers not to take her pupils in
classes, and, it may be added, her pu-
pills prefer to come singly.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
WOman's New Importance.

The position of woman has changed
greatly for the better in late years.
In the latter part of the sixties Miss
Laura Addington, of Iowa, built up a
large business as real estate
draughtsman and conveyancer. She
had talent, if not genius for the work,
and was SO skilful that she won the
confidence of both the bar and the
banks. In response to their request
the Governor appointed her register,
notary or some other official connect
ed with that kind of work. The Chief
Executive issued commission to L..
Addington. When asked. it is said,
why he did not write the first name,
Laura" in full, he answered. It's
enough disgrace to the State to have to
appoint a woman, and there amt any
necessity for letting it be known to
the whole world"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
They Got lined.

THE most amusing nuptial event
ever officiated at" said good old
Squire Hiram Cate. of Kentucky, the
marrying magistrate of the Penny
rile,' who died not long since, was
in the winter of II. | was awakened
one cold night about midnight by Wig
orous knocking On my front door.
went to the window, and by the light
of the moon could see two forms on
my front porch. l raised the window
and asked what was wanted. A wom-
an of the backwocds type, answered
in about this language: Why, hits
us, Jim an me, as wants to git hitch
ed l hurried down, and on opening
the door found poorly clad, finnicky
looking man of about forty, led by a
determined looking woman of perhaps
thirty. l could see that the female
was the business part of the process
sion, and addressed myself to her,
asking why they had chosen such a
late hour for their hitching affair."
This was the reply in quick, snappy
sentences: Why, hits this way. Jim
Owens is bin a-sparkin' NV me.
low, for TO- yeres, an I got fetched
tired NV his mincin' wurds, so TUX an
ast him to-nite, l did, eff he wuz ever
gwine ter pop. l tol' him, / did,
'spected him 'votedly, and eff he wanted
me, to cum on an less git jined tonite
er l wuz gwine to take Fletch Bog.
gesses' boy, Hez, an settle down. Jim
lowed-he did-he reckined he'd cum
tho it wuz long trip. So l took an
fetched him in paps mill waggin'
Didn't /, Jim? Jim nodded doleful
assent. In answering the questions
put to the groom in the ceremony the
brawny better nine-tenths gave the
bashful spouse about to be the cue, and
she paid me a half dollar, taking the
money from Jim's pocket book. II
beat any wedding l ever witnessed, ]
think"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
Same Pay for Everybody.

An aged Georgia negro, Nathan by
name, is employed by a gentleman
prominent in State politics. Tha,
Nathan also has an eye to political
favors is shown by the following con-
versation which recently took place
between him and his employer:
"Marse Jim," said Nathan, lis you
gwAne in dis yere race for Governor? %
Haven't thought about it,"
We'll, eff yer does run, an gifts elect
ed, will you give me job?"
Certainly l would remember you,
Nathan. What would you like?"
We'll, sub, I'd des like ter black
boots roun' de Capitol"
And what would you expect for that
service?"
We'll, suh," he replied, Il should
say 81 day would be reasonable. Das
what de yuther legislators get"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
A MASCOT IN REALITY.
Prices Of Land Boom Wherever Ex-Prest.
dent Cleveland Resides.

Prices of Land Boom Wherever Ex-Presi.
dent Cleveland Resides.
Grover Cleveland is mascot for real
estate boomers. He has made money
in large sums for landholders in three
widely separated parts of the country.
When he was married, ten years ago,
during his first term, Mr.. Cleveland
bought for $21, 500 place of twenty
eight acres in the suburbs of Washing
ton. Until that purchase the sight
liness of the locality had not been
recognized. The land was in small
small farms and there were few Wash
ington people who had homes along
the questionable pike. The President
made some alterations in the COM
Portable old stone house and lived
there in tho summer time. When he
went out Of Office, after two or three
seasons occupancy of RED Top" as
the place was called, from the brightly
painted roof, he sold his twenty-eight
acres for $135.000. But previously
thousands of acres surrounding had
changed hands. Cleveland Heights
had been laid out, an electric road had
been built and all of the accessories OF
real estate speculation on grand
scale had been applied.
Mr.. Cleveland's next venture was in
a desolate tract of land on Buzzard's
Bay. He went there on the recon-
mendation of Joseph Jefferson, found
good fishing and bought literally OF
the rocky and sandy acres. The his
tory of Red Top repeated itself, save
that Mr.. Cleveland did not sell when
the boom came. BuZzard's Bay has
come into prominence as one of the
choicest localities on the Atlantic coast
for summer homes. The land has gone
up and up until the advances parallel
those of the first neighborhood to
which Mr.. Cleveland lent his name
And now the news is that Princeton
acres, and especially that part in
which the ex-President has invested
are soaring in values.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
The Iadlea' Valet

The latest creation of the century is
the Ladies' Valet. This is not a per.
son, but little business concern. 1,
has a certain number of subscribers
upon whom it calls once week to per.
form the functions of the valet and
maid. 1t receives boots, clothing and
bonnets. 1t does no laundry work
and no boot cleaning. 1t repairs foot.
wear, sews buttons and half soles and
heels. 1t cleans clothing, darns and
renovates. 1t retrims hats and makes
them presentable. 1t returns all the
goods within few days after they are
received. For this weekly visit and
all this work the charges are a moder-
ate annual subscription.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

veloped many phases of human nature
In the campaign just closed. In one
ward where there were 205 Democrats
registered there were 285 votes cast
and countd at the Democratic primary
A member of the Grand Jury was
nominated for county Office and the
Grand Jury adjourned until after the
election in order to allow him to do
his campaigning. A red hot Republic
can was delegate to the convention,
bowling partizan of q candidate and
secured his nomination. Then the
Democrats nominated his brother for
the same Office and the Republican told
his friend to help his brother and the
friend took off his coat and went to
work to defeat his candidate.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

No other Medicine was ever given such
a test as Otto's Cure. Thousands of bot
ties of this great German remedy are be
ing distributed EREE or CHARGE, to those
afflicted with Consumption, Asthma,
Group, severe Coughs, Pneumonia and all
Throat and Lung diseases, giving the peo-
pie proof that Otto's Cure will cure them
For sale only by T. j. Keeer, Laporte;
WI. Hoffman, Hillsgrove; 8.S. Lancaster
Forksville; c. b. Jennings, Estella; Jno.
W. Buck, Sonestown. Samples free.
Large bottles SOC and 25c.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
New Rule at Five O'CIocks.

Fashionable women have this season
discovered how to obviate the neces-
sity of taking too much tea and yet to
preserve the aspect of sociability as
they make the rounds of the five
o'clock affairs. This is by taking
plain hot water, favored with little
of the lemon or cordial that is an in
variable accompaniment to the fash
ionable tea service, There has been
a decided tendency to vary the usual
waters by some sort of fresh warm
bread At some houses delightful
Sally Lunn is handed round, and min
iature tea biscuits, too, hot, and to be
eaten with butter, have been often
seen. Small fresh round sponge
cakes, often the work of the hostess
herself, are offered at some studio af-
ternoons, and there is a universal sup
preston of sandwiches. These are no
longer deemed necessary or even de-
sirable
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
TIE DURATION OF Foes.
One In the Last Century Lasted For
Two Years and Caused Alarm.

, One In the Last Century Lasted For
Two Years and Caused Alarm.
The whole of Europe, during the two
years 1882 and 1888, was shrouded by
a dry fog so thick that a noon
day, in summer, the sun took
blood-red hue. This extraordinary
haze was a pale-blue color, and
never lifted day or night. Voy-
aging on the Mediterranean was made
dangerous by it, and it was just as
thick on the tops of the highest Alps.
1t was not in the least affected by rain,
and extended alike over countries such
as Britain, where the climate Is
changeable, and Spain and Italy, where
it is usually serene and clear.
The greatest alarm prevailed; public
prayers were made, and, probably, SO
agitated state of the public mind was
never known before. Its cause is sup
posed to have been the terrible erup-
tion of the volcano of Skaptar Jokull,
in Iceland, which elected over S0,000,-
600 tons of matter. One of the worst
fogs within recent times alike for its
density and protractedness was one
which prevailed in London from the
beginning of November, 1879, to the
following February.
The deaths for the six weeks ending
February q were 1,730, 1900, 2,200,
1876, 2,495, and 2016, the deaths in the
fourth week being thus nearly double
those of the first. In the first three
weeks of 1880 when London was large
ly cleared of fog, the deaths fell so
per cent below the average; but in the
end of January. when the fog again
became severe, the deaths rose to 43
per cent. above the average -Tit-Bits.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
11rtIucInI SILK.

The occupation of the silk worm is
being successfully attacked from four
different quarters. A German chemist
dissolves the silk of worn out dresses,
remnants and of the cocoons and with
1t plates cotton or linen threads, which,
when woven, are more brilliant than
silk prepared in the ordinary way. A
French chemist makes an artificial
silk out of vegetable tissues, which he
dissolves and forces, when in liquid
form, through minute holes in a steel
cylinder These holes are like the
spinnerets of all insects which produce
threads. There is liquid comes
through them. The volatile parts
evaporate, leaving an almost invisible
thread like that of a caterpillar. These
are brought together and spun into
thread, which, in turn, is woven into
cloth. Another inventor is utilizing
the spiders which make cobwebs, while
a fourth makes thread and cloth out OF
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09

Sanitary Inspector Drummer reports
to the Surgeon General from Havana,
that during the week ending October
Z, there were seven deaths from star
walton, and during the week ending
October IA, 81. To the deaths from starva
tion, he says, must be added, scores re-
sulting from other immediate causes
that would not prove fatal If sufficient
food was obtainable. The deplorable
conditions to which the despotism of
Weyler subjected the pacifies is incon-
ceivable unless the subject is made a
special study. They were restricted to
narrow limits where they could not
procure food and so densely that sani-
tation was impossible. Blanco prom
ises relaxation.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-09
Food Values of Land.

1t is estimated that twenty-five acrei
OF land is necessary to sustain ons
man on fresh meat. The same space
of land, il devoted to wheat culture
would feed AZ people; II to oats, SO;
potatoes, Indian corn and rice, 176:
and If to the plantain or breadfruit
tree. over 5000 people.
'sABp AXIS 6Iuo sIIsq!S ul
pue s6ep H1euIu anoqe uezeY ae 'puel
.5uH W 0eI 3noqe 'pueIsII W 1904 sql
u! s6rp 500 e2pIeAe uB no suIvI II
'sPIo5SH ayyH e1Eos