davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1899-07-01
Ax@THINCS N8
5HH4@ GE4 @%

containing over 100000 words. In addition
to that there were twenty full-page half
tone engravings, and more than that num-
Der of diagrams, which had to be engraved
scale, that they could be considered
in connection with each other. As IL this
was not surprising enough, for the equal
of it or anything to be compared with 1t
is not on record in connection with the
typographical art, the book was thoroughly
indexed, a work which in itself occupied
over thirty men ten hours. A number of
the books were bound, though the ink had
not yet dried. the books having been dried in
an oven. 1t was a most wonderful piece
of work. surprising in its extent and mar
Velous in its accuracy and completeness.
There was no preparation. made for the
publication in advance. the whole thing
coming into the office with the suddenness
of summer shower. and at a time. too.
when there was great deal of other work
on hand and a big number of the Con-
gressional Record to be gotten out the
same night. 1t involved the labor of several
hundred men. Had such job been sent to
even the largest private publishing houses
of the country they would have hesitated
before they would have promised the work
in week, though the chances are it would
take them nearer a month to complete it.
The engravingS alone, half tone, would or
dlnarily take from week to two weeks.
At the government printing office the whole
thing was done in a night. 1t seems like
an Arabian Nights tale
Evening star., 1899-07-01

Telling About 1t.

can see in my minds eye how it all
happened" said the man who scatters In
formation broadcast, whether it is desired
or not.
That's good" said the acquaintance, who
was walking fast. I'll get you to tell me
all about it, some time"
"Oh, I'd just as soon tell you all about il
now"
But 1 really don't know that 1 care to
learn the particulars just at present"
THE particulars of what?'
''Why-er-of what you were going to talk
about"
Evening star., 1899-07-01
A Slight Omission.
From Puck,


Farmer Jones-"Let's see. Sally, 1 guess
we've got everything for the Fourth now
sticking plaster, lint. sweet oil, splints,
crutches, bandages-"
Mrs. Jones-"But. good gracious. Silas,
you've forgot to buy the nreworksr'
Evening star., 1899-07-01
X X
An Expert.

Gay Cupid was an archer as your valen-
tines will show,
If you've stopped to keep such documents
on file:
On his back he carried arrows. In his hand
he had bow,
For archery in those days was in style.
But no more his arrow answers TO the
shiver Of the string;
Though his quick and steady eye is still
the same.
For he follows all the fashions, and as golf
is now the thing,
game.
You might think he is a caddie, he's so
humble at the start.
You'd scarcely note his being there at all.
But when he takes hand, it's always
some poor fellows heart
That he borrows to do service as a ball.
And, alas, he never ''foozles'' when a drive
he undertakes
While the gossips all applaud the mighty
thwack.
And the chap whose heart is smitten sees
the mighty speed 1t takes
And is doubtful if he'll ever get 1t back
What Spoiled the Bargain.
Talk about hard luckr' said Farmer
Corntossel as he sat down on the truck at
the railway station.
He put his elbows on his knees and his
chin on his hands and repeated:
Talk about hard luckw
Then he stood up. and. gazing at the
Evening star., 1899-07-01

streak of smoke from the locomotive In the
distance, again exclaimed:
Talk about hard luckiT
What's the trouble?" asked the tele-
graph operator. Has something happen
ed?'
No. l thought for a while something
was goin' to happen. Bat IL didn't. The
train which just left the station is carrying
my hopes away with It at the rate OF sew
Evening star., 1899-07-01

Fond Parent (wishing to console his wild
owed daughter)-"No wonder you erieye for
him. my child: you will never find his
equal"
Afflicted One-'T doubt II IL can: hut TN
do my beet."-Th Bks.
Evening star., 1899-07-01

The Parson-'T heah de angels done
fotched yo' anudder baby brudder?"
YAas, but 1t Jest seems lax dem angels
picks US out de blackest babies up derer'-
Evening star., 1899-07-01
From Harper's Bazag3 Jf

The Left One-"Pat, L have conundrum
fer yez. Plat Is 1t that stands ON one leg,
has f1thers loike bird and barks loike a
dog?" 49, sssYes.-ss i.2s.F 81
The Right One-'.Shure. an If 1t weren't
for the bark should soy It was a stork'.
The Left One-"That's right; stork 1t
10. only put the bark on to make it
Evening star., 1899-07-01
The Raspberry Pudding.

"a boys trick in six pictures.)
From Fliegonde Batter
Evening star., 1899-07-01


There are victories of peace no less re-
nOwned than those Of war" observed a.
vell-known printer to a Star reporter 'and
IL seems to me they should be spread on
every record and long be remembered In
the hurry and excitement of the days of
the opening Of the Spanish-American war
many things occurred of which but little
note was taken. and in many instances the
note has been Hdslaid or lost. The incident
that | want kept green in the memories of
all. and II possible have it engrafted into
the history of the war by future historians
is the printing of the message of the Presi-
dent the day before the declaration of war
with Spain This message. 1t will be re-
membered. contained all the diplomatic cor
respondence between the United States and
Spain for the previous six months, and
much of IL was OF interest and all of 1t
brand new as far as the public was con-
cerned- The message was delivered 70 Con-
gress at o clock on the evening of March
.. 1898. and the letter of transmittal only
:ead- 1t was then sent to the government
printing office The following day at noon
IL was on the desk of every senator and
representative, bound book OF 500 pages
Evening star., 1899-07-01
A Lover of Murphies.

From Harper's Weekly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
Dolls Day

at our store On that day we have arranged to give
pair of Dolls Vci Kid slippers every girl in ST. Paul
who, accompanied by parent brings her doll to the
store No matter how big the doll little, or
odd its feet shaped, have a pair of slippers
ready for it, will have them made to order.
We want every woman, child and herea bout to
know Vici Kid the best of all kid for wear We
want them to know the genuine, and that il costs
more than imitation. We want them all to know
shoes, for that matter, the equal of Wei Dressing
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
Vici Dressing

the most marvellous fekeeper and fe-restorer for kid
shoes any shoes. 1t keeps them young and mellow
and should double their See it shoe po.ish
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
Special Sale E:mbrOideries.

More than 2, 900 yards of Cambria Edges
both narrow and wide margins-Embroideries
thatsw good value at 12Hc price-cut ZE
Monday, and while the lot lasts. to-. $1,000.
This will be sale where the early to come will get
by far the best choice
Laces. We offer for Monday only about 1,7o0 yards
of Torchon Laces-widths 1 to 5 inches-value
up to 2Oc--at the remarkably low price Of per a G.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-05
BISHOP KOzLOWSKI, LEADER OF POLES

uiSFor ANTI Vt }<OLIs - SKI.
cslag.Aud3ng figure - Chtcaso's
~ po,ssh caiouy ans Nis f-lsaNsFs
sr- xAtNt9tvx 20 fhfi- a%-E naFTraTnt
>lrA power = ctp:.s' zrt rurl-
ee~~ AZ - interest aA rels els .Neg5a.
" 81 property on 1.H >~'A street. rc'a-
n<etrx Hoyne Aver&e wtth NortA Ray
STREET ana vs(ue3 81 So -" @n- ei'a an
cigar. zA:scn whfch as spread a-T-@s re
United states. So, sa-@s s@e.ve
ca.srhs- tie -sesfs.ea; = 02~ -@1--}et-
tfx sHs Ef;A veAr - IS als-aVy ftNT sears
a. .asye - 0eth&ns - 'ee ,1ss af9e0t
a.st 81 enthusiastic priest Ag1 as Iosl<s
fArst.les eaKsr - festnw IS leadership IN
q ttrv ertcx s;exA on I-as~-,s siT-"i 20 .Ss
heart q a thsst;y fc3tsA c1srTaa13'v
csu.-A 50. teantse,t Z wss ce%1~. }Hs A.
SstytS. pa54sa congregation. AZ sit-o@1A
hac oue-.rutA = me Tnenstsfa cDg3 a--
,srss 10 SAnfe @s~~fca PEE 5~-&Esc NsFo sat-
..se tsstustr tA* s.ct taAt tfs z7@
..~ =.1n}~ tse eh..rrs flut ss~A 1885 ~.
Vtttss NaAr s. .se os4 t@ea E&t 81
.,fese ttseasGrssst "a . eNss4sSg AKA trA
school building ~ns~a nigh serve ~
rhar~A as vel Here during is saisgs
49, 49, a.. a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-05
Knew What He Meant.

An ocean-goiDe captain was 50 much
given 70 using TAD language that his first
mate made A bet with him that he could
rot 10 without swearing for a week. II
went on all right FOR ne first two or three
DAYS. uutH a bi: ~ s. sguall came on and
the sailors were TIP aloft doing their az
ferent duties hut ,heir captain was dis
pleased with their work. Tie stood it As
long az re could and then he threw MS
zap on the deck In = towering rage, jumped
cr il and shaking his 0st ~ 1t the men
with an angry sroVI. y. Kissed: "Hless
vo}. my d.ars-you know what I mean
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-05

Ct unry's Mont. Oct. @, 1899.
DIR. A. r. sANDESf
prnr sirs bought and ased one
Of yeur No. Belts. ana " III" i"r
nae all That you Guarsnte~a IL
wouid sin~e ustng y"@r H~h
have never lost an opportunity ="
r,sousr~ud u IN others, whom
,hauuhs were ia n~ed OF year help.
C.. T.. f.wAoS..
Forest Ranger.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-10
For the Household Department.
How I Took the First Premium on
Irish Potatoes.


The first year 1 was beaten by one
of our neighbors, he taking the first
premium at the county fair and the
second.
The next year resolved to push him
harder. The land selected was of fair
fertility. 1 sowed to oats and guanoed
literally, which produced a rank
growth. Soon after the oats headed
out 1 turned them under. 1t would
doubtless have been better if they had
been nearly mature when turned, but
l then did not know that it was neces-
seary for green crops to mature be-
fore turning them.
About the goth of June I construct
ed drills three feet apart and ran sew
eral times in each drill with a coulter,
thus forming loose bed. The residue
of the ground was not disturbed. The
potatoes, which had been grown from
a June planting the previous year.
were cut in the ordinary way and
dropped about 18 inches apart. A good
supply of stable manure was placed on
one side of each piece and ashes on
the other, deeming it best not to mix
them. The potatoes were then covered
shallow.
About the time they commenced
coming up covered with leaves from
the forest to a proper depth, thus re-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-10

to impart any information that will
serve to accrue to our mutual benefit
i greet you cordially and heartily
and trust that the present meeting
may prove of great benefit to our
selves and that we shall also leave on
record something of value to the hOr-
ticulturists of the future
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-10


the light of later knowledge, but it is
equally necessary that we frequently
review the lessons already learned; for
one lesson we'll stamped upon our
memory is worth a much larger num-
Der that have been skinned over
without leaving an impression. And
one of these lessons, which the most
of us have learned, but which some OF
us may perhaps review with profit, is
illustrated by a comparison or the
methods now prevailing in the treat
ment of fruit trees with those in vogue
some years ago. Instead of long bod
led slim trees that were by many con-
sdered a very proper tree to plant in
years gone by, the tendency is now
constantly increasing toward low
branched stocky ones. Instead Of the
barbarous custom, practiced by some,
under the name Of horticulture, in
civilized country, of assiduOusly rub
bling off all shoots that put in an ap-
pearance for three, four, five or even
six feet up the stem, we now find the
trees NOR generally encouraged to
branch at or near the ground and al
lowed to form the low dense spreading
tops that nature intended them to have
for their own protection. If any of us
are inclined to advance the proposition
that the heavy freezes of recent years
are largely responsible for this change
in the form Of tree desired, this, after
ALL is but begging the question, and
is merely equivalent to saying the
freezes have taught us a lesson that
we should have learned without them.
For, not only is low branched stocky
tree more resistent to cold, but, if
grown in locality that is exempt
from frost Qf we know where that is)
it, in that case needs all the shade
that can be given it by it's own
branches to protect body and roots
from too fervent and long continued
heat
trees we see eXemplified the fact al
ready alluded to that lessons supposed
to have been learned will bear review
ing, for having learned in compara>
lively recent years the great protec-
ton from cold afforded the trees by
simply banking the earth high around
them in the fall, many of us have not
practced it to the extent we should
have done and have thereby suffered
loss.
And, still again, in this matter of
banking we see demonstrated how
seemingly changed conditions will
draw upon our resources for meeting
such conditions; how the barely evol-
we'd and even discredited theory of
today may become the demonstratedly
valuable practice of tomorrow. For
we do not have to look back many
years to find that amongst many of
the foremost orange growers of that
day such a practice as banking the
trees would have been deemed eQuiva-
lent to horticultural suicide.
By referring to the report Of the 1894
meeting of this society held in this
very hall only five years ago we find
that one of the topics of paramount
Importance at that time was how to
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-10


brought face to face with the condi-
tons that demand action; when these
conditions present themselves then all
the resources of which we are pos
seSsed are called into play to devise
the best methods of meeting and over
coming them; it is then and not till
then that we fully fathom the extent
of our capabilities. And. if the task
before us seems an arduOus one, and
the conditions appear discOuraging, we
may at least draw comfort from the
fact that the largest degree of success,
in the true sense Of the word, has
been made by people who have had
large obstacles to encounter and who
have met and grappled with them like
brave men and women.
There is but little of real worth in
this world that does not have to be
worked for and sometimes, as some of
us have had demonstrated within the
past few years, almost literally fought
for The successful hOrticulturiSt Of
today needs to be a thinker, a worker,
and not infrequently a fighter. Please
do not, however, construe this fighting
requisite into any other than the hor-
ticultural sense in which it is used.
We have had horticultural aspects
to consider in the past that were of
different character from those that as
sumo prominence today, and We may
have still different ones confronting us
in the future, but as each of them
arises these different problems will be
met on that broad basis of ''Advance>
ment in Horticulture" which is the
most prominent clause in this society's
constitution.
I wish that I might have been able
to congratulate you at this time ON the
absence of any havoc wrought by cold
during the past winter, and that we
might feel that we were fairly started
on such a long continued period of
safety and confidence as that allud-
ed to earlier in this address.
The problem that is undoubtedly up
permost in our minds at this time is
the same one which confronted us a
year ago; for l feel that a large pro-
portion of us are more interested in
any practical method of protecting our
groves than in any other one thing
that can possibly demand our atten-
ton.
In my address of one year ago [ rec
commended that a standing committee
be appointed on Damage from Cold
and the Best Methods of Prevention. -
In this you concurred and such a COM
mittee was appointed. The reports of
gether with the wide range Of discus
sion that will follow these reports,
will undoubtedly prove of great value
and be far more service to you than
any lengthy address that [ might
make The problems ahead of us we
shall meet, and try to solve, and I
trust we may gain an advance step in
the right direction. If, as is sometimes
stated, experience is necessary for a
proper appreciation of knowledge, the
most of us have had, we think, suf-
ficient experience to make solid base
for any superstructure of knowledge
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-10
For the Florida Agriculturist.
Pear Culture in Florida.


For a number of years 1 have
with interest the growth and develop
ment of the LIE Conte pear grove of
Mr.. j. CranshaW in Bradford county
1t is ON typical fiatwoods soil, and its
special value lies in the demonstration
it affords Of the superior adoption of
moist land to pear culture. The land
is almost as level as a prairie, except
where it falls down into number of
''bayheads" cypress swamps), which
are of high degree of fertility. They
are now cleared and drained and in
them stand some of the finest and most
productive trees of the orchard, of a
dark, rich foliage, and a magnificent
spread Of branches. The whole grove
is planted Oh slightly raised beds for
the tree rows, the trees about 2Ox1S
feet.
The grove is plowed shallow twice
each year and is fortified twice. One
application consists of blood and bone,
the other of double manure SALT $50
per cent. sulphate of potash and mag
nesia) at the rate of about one pound
of the potash to three or four of the
blood and bone. For years, while the
blight was prevailing in Middle and
finally it reached here, in mitigated
form.
1t never became as severe as it did
on light sandy lands. There has been
no year since the trees began to bear
| that there has not been at least a third
of crop. The yield has varied from
about 1000 crates up to over 1000, but
in the years when the reduced output
occurred, the higher prices received
nearly compensated for the smaller
yields.
In the picking and shipping of the
pears, there is employed as careful a
system as in the best orange groves.
1t is found that pear limbs are brittle
| and easily broken, hence no ladders
are allowed to be used in picking any
more than can be helped. The Gem
fruit picker is employed for all except
a few of the top-mOst fruits ON the
| tallest trees. This is a simple wire
cup on top of a long pole. With this
the picker is enabled to select the larg-
est pears and to land them in his
basket without the slightest injury.
Each tree is culled over several times
during the season and the largest and
ripest pears taken off, which enables
the tree to develope many pears to a
merchantable size, that would other
wise have to be rejected as culls. This
may seem a slow and tedious way of
picking, but in view Of This method of
culling, the trees and the loss of time
that would result from moving the
ladder every time a half dozen or a
dozen pears were gathered, it is an ad-
vantage.
The pears are shipped in three
grades. The largest and finest are
wrapped singly in tissue paper, print
ed by the Jersey City Printing Co. and
shipped in the ordinary 24-quart car
rier, each containing six baskets. The
second grade is put into the pear box
containing about forty pounds; the
third and last grade is shipped in bar
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-04-13
Slight the Division.

An eight district correspond
ent of the JOnesboro Herald and
Tribune relates the following;
"Quite a singular freak Of nature
exists in our district that will
hardly be found to exist in other
districts Of the county. At r. A.
Vines barn, one mile east of the
county bridge, water falling from
the south side of the building
makes its way by a near cut to
the roaring NOlachucky river,
while that falling from the Op-
poslte side slowly wends its way
by a long cifcuitouS rOute to the
beautiful Watauga Hence lees
than one inch of board spacs de-
termInes the destiny Of many
drops Of water"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-04-13
sequaohee, Tenn, April Z, 1899,
Preachers and Laymens' Council.

4 GEShCAoEb anu Lay AAGAS SVuASaAe
The preachers and laymens' council
met Wednesday morning at Jasper at
$50 with a fairly good attendance of
preachers
There we're several subjects and all
of them were ably argued by all who
took part in the discussion, Rev. ADD.
Stewart handled his subject, 'The nee
essity of revival of spirituality and
how to promote it, in mastery man
ner. 1t would have been a blessing il
all the preachers and laymeh in the en-
tire district could have heard it, He
said that Spirituality was not some
thing that was dead or obsolete, but
that it was power given Of God which
created activity and fruits in the lives
of men and that in every case where
spirituality was found The fruits and ef-
fscts were visible and could be seen in
the life of the individual.
Rev. J. A. Darr pronounced a very Sp-
propriate eulOgy on the speech made by
Rev. Stewart.
Our fellow townsman, Rev E. w.
Walker, spoke Wednesday afternoon on
Lack of Missionary interest" and on
Thursday afternoon on "rhe failure Of
officials to attend the quarterly confer
enoe and what is the remedy"
Other addresses were by Rev. +. F.
Threadgill, of Dunlap, C. E. Bower, of
Pikeville, s. s. Catron, of Jasper, j. E.
Hughes, of South Pittsburg, and L. NJ.
Cartwright, Chairman, of Spring City.
The next meeting will be at South
Pittsburg, the date of which will be an
nounced later. XZ
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-04-13

way that is used now by box suppers,
side shows, and many other ways which
are illegimate when compared with the
word Of God. The devil had his cOun'
terfeiters at work down there in the
temple. Just 50 we are sacrificing holy
means and principles in order to give
way TO ungodly influences, and let the
devil come in and rob US OF all that is
near and dear to us, God grant the
day to come when we will be free from
such stuff in every temple Of God, and
that men will pay Tor the Gospel OF
Christ because 1t is holy and righteous
TO do it, Now have had my say on
this, not merely because want to kick
st everything that is done in this way,
but because it is gOdly and right for me
to lift hand against everything that
is in rebellion to God and his Holy
Word.
ROBT. II. oURY,
Sequaohee, Tenn, April 2, 1899,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-04-13
VALLEY ITEMS.

The grand jury meet at Pikeville last
week.
VIM. Byrd, OF Dunlap, died last
Thursday.
Capt, Frater, of Victoria, is prospect
ing at Dunlap for coal.
Bridgeport has been indulging in sev-
eral family jars lately. No one hurt,
Mrs. Williams, wife of Uncle Ike
Williams, of Alley died last week aged
so.
The Bethany Sunday school Of near
Dunlap will picnic at South Pittsburg,
April Goth.
Cholera is downing the hogs at Pike
Vile. The Banner wants the defunct
ones made into soap,
H. NJ. Ashby Camp, Z. c. V, will
hold grand reunion of the Blue and
Gray at Pikeville, Sept. 9.
Bridgepo people tried to get the
New England press league combination
TO stop at Bridgeport but failed.
A negro tramp stole lot of silver
ware from Capt Bill Glover, who re-
sides across the river from Bridgeport.
James Henderson, son Of r. NJ. Heud-
erson, who lives near Tan Bark, was in
5tantly killed last week by tree fall
ing on him.
Two members Of the S5th Mich. Vols.
who we're evidently intoxicated, when
returning from being mustered out al
Augusta, shot at some spectators al
Bridgeport but fortunately did not hit
anyone.
Farmers and stock raisers Of Bledsoe
County, have organized Live StooL
Association. A number Of people il
1 the twelve districts Of the county wer,
appointed to see that quarantine lin,
between the county and other countieI
was unbroken.