davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Decorah-posten., 1899-03-31

fer tr 3ridngltts Grunolinie fdit ca
lem BEN. gdd apiters 5cribarsusrs
bar beit.mie WRrfer til at piie oen3
G~nctpuntter. 8tntletns iinns5 reo
Gbier0dtiOner mep Snitrumenter Tom
ct ipecielt inoretteos for bette 6ormaal,
% ruar oisie er tjtnDte, Yad bar mar
otrnGit en- RGtte al trDtte 9eysouirs
ger. baisreoe paa ale tantelige Gill!
linaer, bOiltet letter Sanonereu iItano
til msb ct 8lit at is 9tfitanosn al ben
Glsritdno, ban BIZ tnDe paa.
Baa Sssu, naar ct Stib er / gspG
oslie, bliper @runolinisn faitiat %
madIt pua 9Gttst. Der opItiIles en-
9i.tsrt peb bier Gnbs al bsnne 2inis %
beggs 2inbiers g~rRnbpuntt itilles
mob ben 8jenftanb, man pil itpoe
paa. 5erpna tagss en- Sbi.rpotion,
man gisr / Soft en- matbsmatiIt BE-
r,qrin9, Ter oerpoo efter | Sabslbpgsn,
ca ioulsoss fan 8oncnsren ftror fau
oioe, ON ben fienotlige 8rpbisr er fem
cg en- balp sIer Ter CO en- SieroeoeIs
Wtl bort., - e1sr boilteniombelit am
ben 9ipen Gfitonb. Raturlispis tres
Der bette en- ~betpbeIi9 te6niit 5erbi9s
bso og matbemutiIt 0pstisb.b, men
Rt%Iultotet iiees at p9re fulbItGnbig
rigtigt, os Ipparatet er Iaa fsliomt
% iaa fnt resulerst, at en- 8iampetdz
non at bunorsoe Sons 8Ggt fan, peo
at oreie paa en- Nsssl, ub.n Opbolb
lilies paa bet rstts Siste, faa at en-
SugIe al en- 9ipen 9rgt peo Siplp Of
ct bs'tsmt apantum &rrbt fan bGres
nstagtig faa langt, iom "Ransss5 Sim
osren" bar op9ipet. Nuturligpis maa
aononersn tjenbe Snbbotbet al I'm
Calming, oa bette er en- oistig 5attpr
/ bans Opeape. Sun maa psiaa oso
gsre9nin9en tag. 6enfpn til 8inosn,
til 2uftsns Mobitunb, til Sprbsns
au9leTorm % til bet fisnbtliss Stibs
9eoGselie, bpis bet beppger fig. "Ranse
5tnosren" er imibl.rtio meeet mere
~nsiaetie enb bet mennsIt.lise gie, oe
Perioner meb ioast Spn bill ofte PAD
itua, at en- aanpn .r itinst paa ct baars
ligt Stste, men blipe o%Oerbepiits ON
bet Wpofatte, nuur ben er afitubt.
Stisnt Ri paa pprs arissfib. %
Spftforter bar 8anoner, iom fan
Ienoe en- 9uele trettsn Mile uo, iaa
ptloe bet bore taab.ligt at forfsee at
Itpoe pau en- iua tor Ifitanb. foroi bet
paa 8runo at Sprboperfubsns arums
ming piloe bore umuIist at ie ben
8ienitano, man oilbe ifpbe paa. Gn
Mano / en- lioen 8aab paa 0anoets
6luoe tan lit. ie mere enb fire Mile.
fra 8ommanoos 8r9ttet pad ct almtns
oeligt ariesittb ct Stonopuntt, ION
fan tan bore treti Sob pp.r @anbst,
fan en- Wuno meo eooe Zine elsr mso
en- Sit,ert ie ptte eler nj Wile. @n
Mano / Wuitetpppsr fan ie ii eGer tolo
Mile, men meset utDbeliet, ce bet sr
granoisn for bet menneitsliee Spn
paa en- ispn Sluos.-"5plsbo Blade"
4. ut aiempetrG.
st Sditanietr9 peb 5obsn at 9gtna
(paa Sitilien) anists for at bore bet
itsrite os albits Era i europa. Oct
er built ps iaa fort at to 8p9ne Tan
tisrs i9iennem bet peo Stoen al bin
unoen. ScDsoitummsn er 212 Sob
/ Smtrebs, ug Sraets Ssibe iiees at
p9re 92 Spb.-"Racine W~anufact. &
asriculturiit."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02

Office was compelled TO deliver the man.
but evidently there was no way for the
post onlce department or anybody else
TO know anything about the person VINO
received a.. In other words, the post
Office was transacting business Tor
somebody about whom IL had no ready
means Of knowing in case OF misuse OF
the mails. and only with unusual difi1-
Guilty could trace in event wrong was
done correspondents or fraud OF what
ever nature practiced. In the Adams
case the work OF the police would DC
greatly facilitated were mail delivery
limi,ed To residence or 10 post once
box. In the convenience AFFORDED
by the private letter box evidently lies
a good deal Of public danger. and oilI
10 suppress the institution viii be pu'
| before Congress.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02
DISCIPLINE OF ROUGH RIDERS.

l had been quite prepared for trou-
BILE when il came to enforcing disci-
pine. but l was agreeably dlsappoint-
ed. There were plenty Of hard charac-
te,< who might, by themselves, nave
given trouble. and with one or two or
whom we did have to take rough meas
ures: but the bulk of the men tnor-
ouchly understood that without dlscl-
pUue they would be merely valueless
mob. and they set themselves hard az
work to learn the new duuies' vi
course. such regiment in spite OF, or
indeed | might almost say because OF,
the characteristics which made the I'M
diyidual men so exceptionally tormida-
bile as soldiers, could very readily nave
been spoiled Any weakness in the COM
| mander would have ruined 1t. On the
other hand, To treat II from the stand
point of the martinez and military ped
| amt would have been almost eduaHy
fatal From the beginning We started
| out to secure the essentials OF disci-
| mime. while laying just as little stress
| as possible on the non essentials. Tne
| men were singularly quick 10 responu
| 10 any appeal 10 their intelligence ana
| uatriotism The faults they commltted
| were those of ignorance merely. Wner
| Holderman. in announcing dinner "
| the colonel and the three majors, gem
| faIlv remarked. IF you fellars don
! come soon, everythingll get cold, ne
| had no thought of other than a kindly
I and respectful regard for their Weitar'
ami was glad TO modify his form o'
address ON being told that IL was no
what could he described as conven
fionalN military When one OF GU
senlinels. who had with much labo
| learned the manual OF arms salute'
| Ni,h great pride as l passed, and add
ed. with a friendly nod' iood evening
| Col,nol - This variation I'm the accept
| "a formula on such occasions wa
mean. and was accepted as mer
frlcndiy interest. In beth cases tn
needed instruction was given ana re
ceived I'm the same kindly spirdt.-Scrib
| mars
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02
'TWIxr YOU AND ME-.

A highway robber came into my
Office this morning and held me up.
The experience was not new.
But | dread the coming Of another
one.
And know that nearly every day
a highway robber Will confront me-or
at the very least, n thief.
This fellow was nos vicious. He
was not rough. lie exercised no brute
force.
ON the contrary, he was suave and
polite and if ne hadn't been highway
robber | should have greatly liked his
! company.
But he d.d his work OF robbing me
with thoroughness and great finish,
| just the same.
He temporarily cleaned me out
| cooly and deliberately made me give
up to him as much as he chose 20
| take.
Not money.
Bless you. no.
I didn't have enough OF that stun
with me TO reward the venture Of an
amateur pickpocSct
Resides he didn't want my money
or anybody elses that 1 know OF.
But he took my time.
--Coolly, deliberately. with a smile on
| his face and a cigar in his mouth he
| took my time.
"A whole hour Of IT..
Right out
Didn't give me "a chance to save
minute of It..
That's the kind of a highway ROD
her and a hold-up man he is.
And there are others ! know.
i fancy you know some, too.
And have been held up before nov
and robbed in the same way.
they say that the more money
! man gets the more money he wants I
, | aet--out of other people.
Its the same way'with the feilo'
who seeks only to rob you OF your tim
} nv his pleasant converse or otherwise
( He is usually fellow that has tim
, to burn, himself.
And the more he has the more .
,tches 10 rob other fellows Of theirs.
: THE CRANK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02
AN OLD SUPERSTITION.

The old superstition, which has grown
into an adage, that rats desert ship
which is no longer seaworthy, Is still
an article Of faith with the fresh water
sailors Of the great lakes. Sundry
well-authenticated Instances seem TO
Justify this belief. The Vernon was a
three-master, which did a tramp busi-
ness. Built in Buffalo in 1850, she was
for many years regarded as one OF the
best craft on the lakes. Late In the
fall. about Is years ago, she unloaded a
cargo of grain i'm Buffalo, and reloaded
with package freight for Chicago. she
was about to sail one rough November
night. Just before the lines were ie'
off one of the seamen saw rat run
over the hawsers to the wharf. In
moment another was seen. the sea
man called others of the crew 10 ses
the unusual sight. Between 90 ana q
rats poured out of the ship and tool
refuge along the wharf. The crew re
fused TO sail. but the captain was OBJ
stinate. shipped fresh crew and sailed
forthwith. The ship was lost with al
hands. The Idaho "A fine passenge
steamer. foundered in Lake Erie u
November, 1897. out OF her crew OF :
| men. 10 were drowned. Just before IN
| vessel left her moorings swarm o
| rats crnwled over the hawsers TO IN
| wharf. This was known 10 part OF IN
I crew, and four men deserted at the las
| moment Similar stories are told q
| other wrecked vessels, and an old lake
| man saws: 1T has been proved a nun
| dred times. There are whoie lot ,
things I'm this world that we don't kno'
ANYTHING about. Rats live I'm the Yer
dbers of ship. They see what W
ran,t When the timbers are he
lowed and the seams open. these litt
animals know that the shin ts unsaf
| and they desert t."-Household WORD
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02

We have been hearing n good deal
lately about the cheapness OF money
as If that were something To be proud
OF but evidently cheap money does not
suggest monopoly of advantages.
Cheap money means money that Is
easy 10 borrow, but for which there is
not we'll grounded use. II is very con-
yenient for the man who wants To
make a venture not altogether sound
n not actually hazardous. II tempts
10 speoulation, in word, and does not
signify a sound industrial situation, at
least not Immediately. lt Is accord
ingly well not to get too enthusiastlc
| over the "cheap money" cry. Because
| money can be had at cheap price
| does not mean that man can buy II
| IN keen. He can only borrow il. 1t
| must be returned. IL means that money
| is not advertising for buyers. but for
| borrowers. N money is cheap, prop
! erty must also be cheap. Invested
funds do not return the comfortable
income that would accrue when money
Is not so cheap. IL is not healthful
sign when mon of capital buy stocks
and bonds instead OF buying. 80 to
speak, industry, commerce and trade
To invest In evidences of debt instead
of wealth producing and wage payinI
enterprises is surely not good for In
dividuaI or for nation. 1t does not i'm
dlcate prosperity or point the road t'
prosperity. IN enhancement OF th'
values of the products of the soil an'
toll Is the only true evidence of SCUM,
prosperity. That Is promised. surely
The best evidence Of IL will be highc
rate for money due 60 a larger dcman'
for II by the mills an~factJ.ics
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02
DIE D..

BARNES--In Pawtucket, Sist ut.
Myra T.. wife Of Samuel Barnes
aged 81 years.
BLAKE-In this city, 3ist ult., lsabeUc
widow of ROber; Blake, aged o.
years.
COOK-In this city. 3ist ult, Nelson
Cook, aged 30 years.
CALLAN-In this city. Slst ult, C7th {.
crime widow Of James Callan, aged
80 years.
DILLON--In Monitou. Colorado, 3oth
ult.. Ann Andrews Grinnell. Wife
.,ss the late Michael Dillon, aged a.
years.
HORrON--In South Rehoboth. 3lsi
uit., Gideon Horton, aged - years.
HEARD--In this city. 3lst uit.. There
"a. wife OF Frank l.. Heard. aged
al years.
| o'LEARY--In this city let inst, Mary
O'Leary. aged so years
PECK-In this city, 1st inst, Joanna
daughter Of the late Perez Peek
aged Il years
| sHEEHAN-In this city. LIST inst, VII
liam j. Sheehan.
| wESSON-ln this city. Slst ult.' sam
uel Augustus Wesson, aged Z
years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02

world number ieG. They occupy two
nfths OF the land surface OF the siope
and their population Is one-third of the
entire people OF the earth. Their io'o'
imports average 5ooooo,ooc worth oil
goods annually. and Of thi. vast sum
more than 40 per cent. is purchaseu
from the mother country. OF their eA-
ports. which considerably exceed their
,,,norts 40 per cent goes 10 the mother
.ourtrv Large sums are annually eN-
pended in the construction OF roads,
canals. railways. telegraphs, postai ser
vice. schools, etc, but in most cases
The present annual expenditure are
uroduoed by local revenues or are rep
resented by local obligations. The rev
enues of the British colonies in 1891
were cl5l,OOO,OoO and their eXpend'-
t,,rss c1ieOOO. 900. While the public
debt In the more important and active
NJ these communities aggregates a
large sum. it is represented by canals
railways. public highways, haroors' ~
rlgation and other public improvements
intended TO stimulate commerce an'
rroduction. the railroads in operation
in the British colonies alone asgregat
! ing 80, 900 miles.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02
MONEY LENDERS TOO WILLING.

An English country clergyman ac-
cording Co the London Telegraph, mas
had a curious experience with q hrm OF
money lenders In large northern Town
i'm which the reverend gentleman mas
not come out second best. Being pest
cred with offers from usurers 10 au-
vance him sums OF money. he hao lhe
curiosity To answer one by asking on
what terms they would loan him Adv
by return OF post there arrived ie.-
ter asking particulars of his rent his
insurance and other intimate ma'tsrs'
no this ne made no reply. IhsH io'-
lowed a note asking him TO can III i-on,
don on certain day, 10 Whlch ne se.'s
am answer that he did not lhtc"o "a
call, and that the money LENDERS hssu
not trouble themselves iurther III 'io
matter. But the affair was not ~ ''
end.
TWO days later a registered letter "i-
rived enclosing G250 in notes anu o.
form To be filled up, promising 20 pas
e300 i'm three months. The clersyiilai'
then put the money, the form anu tne
correspondence I'm the hands OF ms soh
citor. who after three weeks delay, Ie.
turned the notes TO the usurers anu so'
! Il guinea out of them for his COSTS
The case remarks the Telegraph IL
| very interesting as showing the eager
! ness of these gentlemn 10 lend, ana ais.
4 as a proof of the temptation 10 Whicr
| people I'm need of ready money are eA'
/ posed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02

OF the 12G colonies, protectorates' de-
Tendencies and spheres Of influence
which make up the total list, two-hith5
helonp to Great Britain, their area IN
cIudinp the native feudatory states ol
India. being one-half OF the grand total
oc colonial territory and their popula-
tion. considerably more than one-half
the grand total of colonial population
France is next in order i'm number, area
and population of colonies, though the
area controlled by France is but about
one-third that of Great Britain ana
the population of her colonies less than
o,o-sixtb az those OF Great Britain
Commerce between the successful COLO
MES and their mother countries Is III
nearly all cases placed upon practically
the same basis as that with other coun-
tries goods from the home countries
receiving in the vast majority OF cases
No advantages over those from othel
| countries I'm import duties and othel
| exactions OF this character In tn
| more prosperous and progressive col
| onies the percentage of Importation
| from the mother countries grows some
| what less as the business and pros
! perity increase. The chief British col
onies In North America, Canada am
Newfoundland. which in 1871 took D
per cent. OF their importations from IN
home country. took in 1896 less than
ner cent. from Great Britain; those {
South Africa, Cape Colony and Nata
| which in 1871 took s5 per cent. froi
| the home country, took but IL per cen
In 1896; those of Australia and the aC
iacent islands, which in 1876 took
per cent. from the home country.
1896 took but 40 per cent. The Freno
colonies now take from the home cou'
try about 42 per cent. of their tot
imports. while the British colonies o
tain about all of their total impor
from the home country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02
THE PROFESSORS EXPERIMENT.

Not long ago an instructor of youth
t,ga1 an experiment. lie wanted TO find
,ut how much or how little the aver
,e,, American college student of thesa
dovs knows about the Bible. To ninety
siX such students he gave nine simple
ouostlous. ID he answered on-hand and
An writing. lie explained 20 them his
,,bicrt and promised not 90 show their
answers ID anybody. This was the
question paper:
what Is ,he Pentateuch?
=. What Is the higher criticism or
the scriptures
= p,es the Book Of Jude belong to
the New Testament or To the old!
Name one OF the patriarchs OF the
Name one OF the judges OF the old
Testament.
Z, Name three prophets.
: Give one OF the bcatitudcs.
o Quote "A verse from the letter TO the
In n letter TO the Christian Advo-
cato" n, reports the result of the ex'
nerimcnt. Eight OF the ninety-six stu
dpnts answered all the questions cor
recfiv thirteen answered eight OF them
eleven answered seven. five answeret
fnur eleven answered three. thirteer
ansvvers1 two. eleven answered one
sn1 three "funked' completely.
Most OF these persons. have ~
| a,nht. were brought Up IA Christian
homes remarked the eNpsrimsnssr
"end haa enjoyed such Instruction a
! ~. aVetage sunday scna.l and pulpl
| of gur day anvri. iiait t-''d II IViI~!i'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02
WISE DUCKS OF WRENTHAM.

In the ineffable old town OF wren
than a great business Is made of rais-
ing ducks, and the exuberant fancy OF
the native inhabitants consequently
turns itself loose nowadays OF duck
stories. Perhaps the most remarkapie
ducks i'm the town are those that be-
long TO Mr.. Greening. the store keeper
Mr. Greenlng keeps his fine white re-
kins in a small pasture or Enclosure
through which tricl6les-or did trickle--
n rivulet of water. Mr.. Greening, or
course, erected about this inclosure
high chicken wire fence. so that MS
ducks could not get out. But on the
| lower side of the pasture, where the
streamlet went through, there was
! space enough between the wire screen
| and the water for the ducks to get
| through and escape, so Mr.. Greehins
| drove down some stakes, side by side'
| into the bottom of the stream, to pre-
| vent the ducks from getting out. Then
| the ducks arose magnihcently to their
| opportunity. They discovered In these
! stakes, put there merely to restrain
| their liberty, the foundation OF great
happiness. They assembled in the rlVu-
| LET close up against the stakes; tney
paddled the bottom of the stream Win
their webbed feet; they stirred up the
mud. and forced 1t against stakes; ana
little by little they made q danl NhlCh
| 1ansed the water to back and create
| for them beautiful pond. And now
| every day these happy and astute
! ducks may be seen gayly swimming on
| a fine. smooth expanse of water, Whlcn
is the result of their own engineering
4 talent.
And. yet. this Is not the most remark.
| able instance Of the intelligence o.
Wrentham ducks. There is another
| breeder out there whose ducks possess
n nice, natural swimming pond, o.
| which they are very proud. Last faii
| when the cold weather came on, IN
! pond began to skim over with thii
| crusting of ice. Now, these wise duck
| had discovered that If the water wer
! disturbed IL would not freeze over =
| readily: and in order that their poh'
| should not freeze. they spent one entlr
| night going in and coming out or IN
water, and so necessarily troubling II
surface that IL could not freeze. In
proud owner of the ducks. having bee
| out at a lodge meeting, discovered ther
| thus engaged at about midnight, an
| STAYED up "A while to watch them. Al
| ter he went TO bed he could not slee
| and got up and looked out of the wiz
! dow. The ducks were still industrious
ly waddling in and climbing out or IN
| water. The result was that next da.
when all the other ducks ponos Wei
| frozen up and their possessors wander
ing and quackng dsconsolately on tf
| hanks. these wise ducks We're complS
Gently floating and padding on the fr'
and silvery bosom of their charmir
lakelet.-Boston Transcript.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02
TRY GRAlN-o! TRY. GRAIN-0!

Ask vour Grocer today 10 show YOU paoA
ago OF GRAIN.O. the new food drink u''''
takes the placo OF coffee. Tho children ihas
drink il without INJURY as well a. the ""u'.'
All VINO Try il, like II. GRAiN.o has tna' nc"
seal brown OF Mocha or Java. but IL y ihauo
from pure grams. ana the most ueheh'o
stomach receives IL without distress a 'ho
price OF conee. loc. anu 20 cts. per pacAase'
sold by All grocers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02

The wide agitation over the latest
mysterious poisoning case In New York
is likely TO lead TO wholesome legisla-
tion seeking the suppression Of what
are called private letter boxes. Tho
private letter box system after a con-
venience may also lead to peril. as Is
indicated BY the position Of the In
stitution In the Adams poisoning case.
| II appears that the unknown sender OF
the poison had his mail delivered AZ q
| private letter box. one OF q number
maintained for rent in store In New
] York TO the box the ScW York Ugzl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02

Burton--I have made it rule ever
since | have been married to turn over
every cent of my earnings to my wire.
O'Ratch--Is that the reason she
dresses SO much better than you?-Chl'
cago News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02

she-You used To say my slightest
wish should be your law
He-That's all right; but you are glN-
ON 10 indulging I'm big wishes, which,
you know. are quite another thing
Boston Transcript.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02

"Hiram. what makes 'em call that
ehow with so many girls in 1t spec
tacle?'"
"Well, Hannah you got me- put =, /,
s,,,ass is b'cause tn men what go {
sea it All seem L be near-sighted. -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02
MILES

pones-ln desc new warships de sail
ors am gwine ter sleep i'm folding beds:
Tambo-Fo' de Lawd's sake In toiu-
ing beds? NJ,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02

"The Colonies. Protectorates and De-
rendencIes OF the World. Their Area,
Formulation. Revenues and Commerce.
and the share Of the Mother Country In
Their Commerce" il the title Of a pub
,ication just issued by the Treasury
puresu of Statistics. The colonies,
r,otectoratcs ana depcndencics of ih,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02

Balfour. indeed. seems to be a far
seeing and cool-headcd statesman, and
n he survives the present complica-
tions in which ne is compelled TO take
a rather more active part than the
average politician would wish, he is
likely TO become a supreme figure in
English politics. What he said the
other evening i'm his annual address 10
his Manchester constituents made very
nice reading for America and sound
sense as well. He looks for an alliance
between the two great English-speak-
ing nations. not by any formal declara
tion or treaty that may be dropped al
any political .exigency. but through an
united interest in behalf Of race prog
ress. universal peace and the greater
benefit OF all mankind. No association
for offence and defence. but rather i
<riendlincss after century Of discor,
that shall command respect from tn
rest OF the world rather than alarm
and that may be contemplated wit
satisfaction by such persons on bot
sides the water as would not TAX
kindly 20 formal alliance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02

She-Sometimes you appear really
manly. and sometimes you are apso-
mtely effeminate. How do you account
for It? 49,, III,
ue-I suppose IL is hereditary. Ha'i
my ancestors were males and the other
other half females-rit- Bits.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-02
THE NEWS
DAILY EUROPEAN HINT.

(Secured for exclusive publication In
The News by arrangement with Felix.
Rouff, Doucet. La Ferriere, Paquin ana
other famous Partisan costume max
ers.)