davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-16
QUEER cOINCIoENCES.
Some of Them Read Very Strangely
but Are None the Less
True.

This is a little world in which we live
and the people most certain of this are
those who have experienced strange
condolences which seem almost i'm
possible. Harry Bradshaw, executive
librarian of the Cambridge university
library, had a strange adventure in the
Paris library. A book had been lost for
nearly century and Mr.. Bradshaw
went over to see if he could discover it.
Search was fruitless, though there was
a strong presumption as to the part of
the library where it would be found.
He stood one day in one OF the recesses
of the library, describing its probable
appearance to the librarian, "about the
height, thickness, and similar binding
to this" said he, taking book out of
the shelves.
1t was the missing book.
The stories of strange coincidence in
the matter of the recovery of lost prop
erty are legion. Two years ago lady
staying at Long Branch lost gold ring
while bathing. A reward was offered
and all the boys of the place raked the
whole shore up in search of it. But it
was never found. The next year the
lady was at Long Branch again, and
while reading on the shore, never look
ing for the ring or thinking of it, she
turned it up accidentally with her para
sol.
A woman out bicycling lost jeweled
scarfpin which she much valued. She
did not miss it till the end of her jour
ney, and as she had ridden 20 miles the
prospect of finding it seemed small.
She, however, gave notice of her loss to
the police. On her return journey, when
about mile from home, she punctured
the tire of her machine, and, on dis
mounting, to discover the cause, found
the pin sticking in the tire.-N. Y. Tele-
graph.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-16
CLARENCE EERscRT new.
Copyright 1885, by ]. B. Lippinco,, Col

Oceanic Steamship company, several
years ago? By Jove! 1t can't be Dick
HalsteadP What? Well, I'm blessed!
Where on earth did you drop from
You have changed, and no mistake"
Possibly. But you haven't. old
chap; I'd know you anywhere. Say,
look here, we've got heap to talk
about; come up to the club. No, never
mind the carromata; it's cooler on the
river. Wen go up in the launch"
"But-how the deuce? thought
she belonged TO the government"
That's right. So do |. for the pres
ent." We had taken our seats in the
stern, and were gliding up the motion
less stream. I've been in command of
that tramp, the Countess of Devon. for
over year-you see her lights out
there. two miles from the mole-and
the biggest stockholder in the com
pany that owns her is old Leon
Ramirez, OF Liverpool and this place.
So when the Isla de Ponape, that used
to carry mail to the Carolines and
Ladrones, ran ashore on Espiritu
Santo, Ramirez chartered the Countess
~ NhS 6c''i III III VIC WIN
pania could spare another of their own
boats with big enough coal capacity to
make the trip. That was last Septem-
Der, and they manage things SO slowly
that I'm still running supplies out to
those islanders, once in three months,
with Scotch engineer and Spanish
crew, connecting with the Messageries
boats at Saigon the rest of the time.
Now tell me under what the canopy
brings you out here"
Business, of course; you didn't
think l was travelling on my money,
did you? I've been buying China
goods, assorted devils, and Manila mat
ting for Lantine g. Co. bout two years
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-16
THE GUARDS LITTLE STORY.
A Passenger who Wasn't Going to
Forget Him Remembers Him
After Two Years.

Just as I'd shut the gates one day."
said guard on the elevated, according
to the New York Sun, "a man came
running down the aisle of one of the
cars wanting to get off.
"'Let me on he said, two minutes
is important to me-
THE train had only Just started, the
man looked as though be meant what
he said, and swung the gate back and
let him of. As he stepped on the plat
form he turned and looked at the num-
ber on my cap. l. could see that he'd
got it. and he said to me:
"I won't forget you
"Well, never saw or heard anything
more of him for two years, and then
one day he walked into the car. 1
knew him as soon as saw him, and it
seems that he remembered me. When
he came along to the door at the sta
tion where he was going to get of, he
said to me:
Aren't you the man that let me
oil train once about two years ago p
"And said yes, was, and with that
he handed me over a cigar.
~ lighted it up that night after I'd
got home. but it was SO bad couldn't
smoke it. and had to throw it away"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-16

and able thoroughly to enjoy all tks
good things in it, yet suppose we are
likely to keep on drudging for some
one else as long as we live. In the
long run tie fellow who persistently
drudges comes out ahead. and then
he's too old to enjoy his good fortune.
1t takes young man TO appreciate
the things that money will buy. Now
why can't we strike a bit of luck some
where. find buried treasure or some
thing of the sort, and then live like
princes in London or New York. in
siead Of frying our gizzards out in
the East Indies? Isn't there fairy
godmother tha, we might propitiate ?"
"M-mm, don't seem to remem Der
any in my family. But. speaking OF
treasure. aren't we sailing over pretty
much the same track as shat followed
Ey the old galleons?"
That's right; same track, to q mile.
Tomorrow morning I'll show you
Port San Jacinto, on the island of
Ticao, where they used to wait for a
favorable wind in beating through the
San Bernardino passage. Anson's
ships watched for them just outside
:he 'Embocadero,' as it is called in
Spanish, and they all stopped at the
Ladrones for pigs and water on the
voyage across"
We'll. weren't they usually loaded
with pretty rich cargo?"
Rich! Why, man, the Acapulco gal
Icon brought between two and three
millions-in silver dollars, gold doub-
looms. and indigo-to Manila, once or
twice every year. You see, the junks
used to come down from Hong Kong
Ia March or April, loaded with silk bro
cades. fine linen, gold ornaments and
Jewels. which the Manila Spauia rds
bought and, after keeping what they
wanted for personal use, shipped to
Acapulco on speculation. Mexico was
a viceregal province then, and the
Philippines was subdependency. The
return galleon brought the proceeds
OF these speculations; though. as ,he
holetas. or shipping permits for trans
portaticn space, were issued by the
gobernadors for revenue, they prac-
tically amounted to Philippine SUBJ
sidy."
That's about as I remember it.
There were a good many galleons
wrecked on the coral islands, weren't
there?"
Lots of them; they were great un-
wieldy tubs, always loaded beyond
their carrying capacity. And, by the
way, that reminds me of an instance
which l happen to know about, more
or less directly. Last voyage, Padre
Julian, who has been in charge of the
mission on Saipan for 80 or 40 years,
came home with me. The old chap
is good deal of student, and has
the history of these islands at his
finger-ends-best judge Of rum and
sherry 1 ever saw. used to fill him
up with good liquor, just to see him
enjoy it and hear the stories he told
when the stuff got into his blood"
Iro BE Continued
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-16
Chilled Rice.

Dishes CT iced and of chilled rice
are common enough in French cook
cry, but are seldom seen on American
tables, though cold rice puddings are
a common dessert, and every child has
learned to eat cold rice and milk for
a summer supper. The difference be-
tween chilled and. iced or q merely
cold dish is plain. A chilled dish must
be packed in ice until it is ice cold, but
not partially frozen, as an iced dish
should be. A cold dish means one that
has merely lost its heat. Most dishes
that are served cold are better for be-
ing chilled, though, of course, there
are many things, like bread and pas
tries, that are better cold. and which
it would be absurd to chill. Coarse
boiled grains, like oatmeal or crushed
wheat, are not properly served chilled,
although they are often recommended
to be served in this way.-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-16
Epidemic Of somn.mbuI,,m.

Wellington New Zealand) has been
sisited by an epidemic of somnambu-
ism. Scarcely night passes without
the public appearance far from home of
persons in various stages of dcshabille
and irresponsibility. The curious thing
is that they're all ladies. What with
high winds. periodic earthquakes and
chronic somnambuIism, the inhabitants
of Wellington have much to contend
against. (Australial Bulletin.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-16
Oldest Ac,or

James Doll, the Oldest actor, has just
celebrated his 95th birthday. He was o
friend and associate of Edmund Kean,
Macready, Phelps, Fanny Kemble and
Gustavus Brooke.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-16
old Obiigation Of Uncle s.m

L. H. Pray. of North Conway, N. H.,
has United States note for the sum
OF $50 which was issued May 10, 1773,
and the printing and signatures are all
legible.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-06
No. IS.
NAVIGATION SUGGESTION.
Captain Should Not Iny Out His Yes.
sells Course without As
sfstaace.

ALI theories about magnetic attrac-
tion and unknown currents will have
to be dismissed 81 :nY as the Paris acci-
dent is concerned, says the Philadel-
phia Press. 1t demonstrates one weak
feature in the method now followed in
determining the course of a vessel at
sea. The captain of n vessel determines
the course without consultation with
the other navigating officers. If he
makes a mistake there is no check on
him, unless the man on the bridge dis
covers land or a light that causes a
change.
The suggestion made some time ago,
that more than one officer should take
part in laying the course of a vessel,
seems to be wise one. The captain
could, for that matter, proceed as he
does now, but if another officer were re-
quired to make separate calculation
and give it to the captain, mistake
such as that made by Capt. Watkins
might easily be discovered in time to
avert disaster.
Age and experience do not guarantee
freedom from error. Accidents more
often happen to the experienced cap
talns than to the Inexperienced ones.
Perhaps in long course of years they
are apt slightly to relax their vigilance,
and then comes the danger. The cap
tains of all the steamship lines lay out
the course of their vessels without
check of any kind from other officers.
There would appear to be need of a
change in that respect.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-06

To Whom it May Concern,
STATE LAND OFFICE.

0TAVh LAND OEE1CE,
CARSON CITY. Nevada, August 81, 1892
~ Notice is hereby given that the State Of
Nevada, under the Act Of Congress APPROX
ed June 10, 1880 (2l Stats. 28), has filed in
She United States Land ONCE at Carson
City, Nevada, List No. 232 OF lands selected
under said ACT, and has applied for q pat
open to the public for inspection, aud q
copy thereof, by descriptive subdivisions,
mas been posted In convenient place In
SAID United States Land once for the in
spect1on OF all persons interested and the
public generally,
Within the next sixty days following the
date OF this notice protests or contests
against the claim Of said State, Of Nevada
to any tract or subdivision described in the
list, on the ground that the same is more
valuable for mineral than agricultural pur-
poses, Will be received and noted by the
register and Receiver of the United States
Land ONCE at Carson City, Nevada, for re-
port to the General Land Ofice ut Wash.
tngton, D. G.
The following are the subdivisions de-
scribed to wit:
Il. 4 OF s. E. q SEQ. %, the E. n Of N. f.
and e: OF s. e. u SEQ. '32, N W. q Of
NV: q Sec. 90, Lot Of N. w. = Sec 3, e.
Nof N. E.H and K. a OF s. lE..L SEQ. % II,
80 n. K. SO E. M. D. b. & M.-482. 90 acres
E. d. KELLEY,
State Land Register ofthe State Of Nevada.
Date OF first insertion. September 1, 1899.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-06
AN ORCHESTRA DUMMY.
A Pretty Girl with n Trombone II
Employed to Draw Trade IN
Summer Garden.

An orchestra, composed entirely OF
young women, is playing at South side
summer garden, says the Chicago Jour-
nal.
The star of the organization, viewed
from the standpoint of the young men,
is brunette. She is an exceptionally
pretty woman, easily the fairest of the
players. She is almost as big a draw
iLg card as the whole orchestra.
The other evening two men seeking
pleasure dropped into the garden, and
i;n:acdiately fell under the spell of the
young woman. To be as near as posi-
Die to the musician they moved to the
table nearest the orchestra.
The belle of the aggregation was
operating her trombone industriously.
The young men sat entranced. Finally
across the face Of one came q curious
expression. lie edged closer to the or
chestra, and listened more intently.
Say, Jack, she's dummy" said
the listener, in a whisper, to his friend.
"a dummy Who?"
"Why, the brunette. Not note come
from her trombone"
Nonsense"
Fact; listen" ..... ."
And the two listened again, and
found it was even SO. The young wom-
an probably drew her salary for her
good looks.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-06

IL 81 Il, ~ u 81 81
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-06
NOTICE..

BY order of the Board of County
commissioners of Elko County, State
of Nevada, made this 9th day Of
February, l8a9,' notice Is hereby
given that all persons who are chare.
es upon the county must come to the
County Hospital, or all claims for
their support will be disallowed by
said Board except in cases of extreme
emergency.
Attest: A. q. DAwLEY
County Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-06

17-year-old London vegetarian bi.
cyclist has made 3117 miles in 24-hour-
road trial over hilly country, unpaced.
The secret of hill climbing is the con-
tinued application of power. To use
great force mt the start is to tire oneself
before half the hill Is climbed.
The increase of sales in indianapolis
is shown by the fact that 16, ,9S5 bicycle
licenses have been issued this year,
against 1890 last season.
Tolstoi is an enthusiastic cyclist. He
declares that he has to thank his BIZ
cycle and his vegetarian diet for the
robust health which he still enjoys at
the age Of 20.
The long crank discussion is beinp
wpgcd in England. Experienced users
OF high gears in connection with nine
inch cranks, have given evidence OF
their ability to do good work on rough
roads. 1t is generally advised, how
ever, that in using the long cranks, the
change he made gradually, to accom-
modate the muscles to the extra strain
on them.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-06

The "Plow Boy Preacher" Rev. j.
kirkman, Belle Rive, ILL.,, says: "Af-
ter suffering from Bronchial or lung
trouble for ten years, l was cured by
One Min nute Cough Cure. 1t is all
that Is claimed for it and more" 1t
cures coughs, colds. grippe and all
throat and lung troubles. Elko Drug
Company.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-06

by order OF the Board of County
Commissioners, all bills against the
County to be acted upon by the
Board, must be filed ON or before the
Saturday Immediately preceding the
Monday upon winch the Board meets,
otherwise the bills will not be acted
upon until the next meeting of the
Board.
Attest: A. G.DAwLEY
County Clerk.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15

autumn leaves as roguishly as a
red.headed thirteen year old coun.
try boy ever looked across the
"meetin' house" at his freckled-
faced sweetheart the first time
he saw her with the little blue
skirt and green waist on. AS |
look back now to boyhood in the
Tennessee woods mix up the
muscadines and grapes with black
eyes and pearl teeth and red rib.
bons and calico cut bias in vision
more beautiful than the hand of
the Inner has ever sketched. |
wonder if the Courier has any
readers who in the midst oflife's
press and worry, ever find time to
indulge in day dreams of this
kind. Il. M. HURST
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15
Nonresident Notice.

Nancy Il. Tucker, ct al, VS.
James A. Tuck er, ct al
In the County Court at Savan-
nah, Tenn.
In this cause, it appearing from
the bill which is sworn to, that
William Vinson and wife, Mary B.
Vinson, and James A. Tucker,
three of the defendants, are non
residents of the State; they are,
therefore, hereby required to ap-
pear on the
9th day of November 1899,
which is the first Monday of said
month, before the Clerk of said
County Court, at his Office in the
town of Savannah, and make de-
tense to said bill filed against
them in said Court by Nancy e.
Tucker, ct al, or otherwise the
hill will be taken for confessed as
% them, and set for hearing ex-
parte. 1t is further ordered that
this notice he published for four
consecutive weeks in the Savan-
nah Courier, a newspaper publish
ed in the town of Savannah. This
September 4th, 1899.
A. A. Watson, Clerk.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15

new books are put on sale. / take
it that in no instance would the
State institute u prosecution
where the new books are not on
sale because the teachers use old
books where new ones are not OBJ.
tainable. l take ii, also that when
they are obtainable the people of
the State will obey this law as
they do the other laws of the
commonwealth.
"No, | have no fear that the
people will permanently submit to
paying 80 per cent. more for
book that is not adopted by the
State than they would have to pay
for one as good or better that has
been adopted by the commission
in obedience to the law of the
State."- American.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15

September the 1st being the
LAY on which the State textbook
law went into effect Gov. McMil-
lin was asked how he was pleased
with the manner in which the new
law was received. The Governor
said:
The Text Book Commission has
been gratified at The fact that
throughout the State, with only
here and there an exception, the
law and the books adopted under
1t have been very favorably receiv-
ed, there has been more complaint
at the inability to get the books
than against the books adopted.
In some of the counties the pub
fishers and contractors have not
Deen aDle 10 supply DOCKS as rap
idly as they have been demanded.
We have urged that they he sup.
piled as rapidly as possible, and
have assurances that in very
short time an adequate supply will
be obtainable in all the counties.
SIN the meantime it is not ex.
pected that the schools in localities
which have not been fully supplied
will close to await the arrival oil
the new books, but that they go on
with their work and continue us
i1g the books they have Until the
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15

Next yearis election year. Do
you want to keep posted with the
topics of the day, if so, S1.25 will
supply you with the Semi. Weekly
and the Savannah COu-
rier, both II months. Every reader
who sends his subscription to the
Courier and takes the American
has a chance at the "BigContest.'
Try your hand.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15
Van Buren,, Pa.

We havejust had "a big time"
here in honor of the return of the
Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers
from Manila.
These were "our neighbors'you
know and the Colonel of the Regi.
ment "a. L. Hawkins was a native
of this county and a man of pr0mi-
nence and popularity. Colonel
Hawkins died on ship board com.
ing over and his remains were
shipped to his home 10 await the
arrival of the members of his Regi
ment who were mustered out three
weeks later in San Francisco and
then brought home by popular
subscription.
President Mckinley and the
Governor ofN. Y, Pa, and Ohio
received "the boys" in Schenlcy
Park, Pittsburg on their return
and the jam was intolerable. The
next morning the boys came on
home go niles and were met with
another jam and parade. Two
days later the funeral of Colonel
Hawkins took place in Washing
ton and the people poured in to
town with greater unanimity than
the people of Hardin County fuse
to go" to public hangings. The
boys of the Tenth were each Civ
Ell gold medal that cost $3.50
and now with their uniforms and
medals they are trying to be citi
zens again.
| asked one of these boys who
does not know that | am Tenn
esseean what kind of soldiers the
Tennessee boys make and he said
"Oh, they are crackerjacks" You
bet when they get after the "Fil'
lipinos they give'em-" and
just then the band went by play
ing Marching through Georgia"
When the band was out of hear
ing he said you just ought to
hear those fellows play Dixie and
yell; and you ought to see the
way they pepper those Fillipinos
when they get a chance at them
and then he added 81 don't think
they like these colored men very
well any way from what | could
find OUT and the last | heard o.
him as he went on after the pro
cession he was whistling Dixie
To the people here Dixie is abou
as'unfamiiar as"MarchingThrougf
Georgia" is to a Mississippi Colo
mel, but if you have never heard
it some of the Tennessee boyl
when they get home can ring thu
changes on
"And so we sang the chorus"
"From Atlanta to the see"
"While we ware marching throug Georgia
as The war seems to have expand
ed the average Americans mine
even if all Americans do not agree
on Territorial Expansion.
But soldiers life is not tn
only happy life. The life of a DO.
beats being Brigadier all hollow
and | am reminded that just abou
this time of the year a boys lif
is at it's best-especially a Tennes
see country boy.
This is the time of year whe
the mnscadines anI summe
grapes are contending for suprem
ecy and what greater enjoymen
did bare-footcd, shock-headcd
sore.toed country boy ever know
than hunting grapes and musca
0ines-unless it was hunting chest
nuts O. little later in the season
My! my! my! / can see those bi
black eyed muscadines yet, tina
used to climb to the top of som
slender sapling and look down a
me through the multi'colore'
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15
Prevented A Tragedy,

Timely information gwen Mrs. George
Long. Of New Straitsville, Ohio, saved two
lives A frightfu cough had long kept her
awake every night. She had tried many
remedies and doctors but steadily grew
worse until urged to try DR.. Kings New
Discovery. One bottle wholly cured her; and
she writes, this marvellous medicine also cur
ed Mr.. Long of severe attack of Pneu-
monia. Such cures are proof positive Of its
power to cure all throat, chest and lung
troubles. Only soc and $I.oo. Guaranteed.
Trial bottles free at J. K. Barlow's drug
store.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15

1t is not the number of flowers
you pile on mans coffin or
grave that proves your humanity
to him, but the humber of kind
words you speak concerning him,
and the number Of kind acts you
perform for him while he is alive
and fighting life's battles are the
thing that count.-Ex.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15

Many young men and women
leave Hardin county just at this
season every year in search of an
education at some distant college,
This is a worthy purpose, a lauda-
lie ambition, and the best wishes
of the Courier follow them where
ever they 60, and yet one cannot
help but think how much better it
would be to have a good college
here, that all this money might be
kept at home.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15

An East Indian society journal
has the following: "Mr. and Mrs.
Thambynayagampillai are now on
a visit to Kovilkudyirrruppu. Mr..
Thambynayagamp.llai is the son
of Judge G. S. Arlanayariampiliai,
and son.in.law of Mr.. Jambul-
lingammudelliar. WherJ were the
police when all this was going
On9-Commercial Appeal.
They must have been asleep.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15

The Mt. Pleasant Chronicle
comes to our exchange table this
week enlarged from an SPACE to
12.page paper-clean, neat and
newsy. She launched herself
amid prosperity and enterprise, and
has been continually suggesting to
her enterprising patrons things
pertaining to their welfare, for
which they have showed their
appreciation.