davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09
LONDON PAPER AND AN AMERICAN BOOK

The Englishman who sneeringy asked years ago
..yyho reads an American book" would hardly be-
lieye his eyes II he could take up The Tribune this
morning and read the announcement OF The Illus
trated London News" one OF the proudesr and most
artistic and conservative OF British papers, which
declares that nothing in Europe or America could
be found fitting TO offer TO its friends at this
holiday time that princely American work, The
Funk g. Wagnalls Standard Dictionary edition OF
1900" This British journal says further that 1t Is
itself devoted 10 pictorial art. and Is captyated by
the splendid art features of The Standard Dcton-
ary." with its many beautiful fuli-page colored
plates and its thousands OF exqusitely drawn Illus
trations 20 say nothing OF It's supremacy In lexi-
cography-a supremacy almost unQuestione ed
on both sides OF the Atlantic. IL most appro
pirate. moreover. that The Illustrated London
News should a wider Introduction OF itself
throughout the United States by OF an ALI
ance with a work which Cardinal Vaughan, Arch.
bishop OF Westminster. says is the admiration OF
all England" Il is an ideal Christmas gift. The
full announcement will be found IA the advsrteins
columns OF to-day's Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09
STEINER LINE RTHOR DENIED.

There has been a report In Wall Street that n
steamboat company I'm which Pennsylvania Rail-
road interests are prominently concerned, Is being
formed TO operate a line OF steamboats, between
New-York and Boston In opposition 10 the New
York New Haven and Hartford Railroad. II was
said the company would be capitalized at 100000.
The boats would make close connections with the
Pennsylvania Railroad terminals here and would
proceed direct to Boston. The story was utterly
dlscredited yesterday. 1t denied from both the
PENNSYLVANIA and the New-York New Haven and
Hartford headquarters The relations between the
Pennsylvania and the New-Haven are OF the most
friendly character to-day and no such opposition
would be likely 10 be undertaken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09
BALTIMORE BUSINESS MAN IN TROUBLE
,r,oarr,nx .>D TREASURER OF TWO CoRPoEA 4
TIoNs SHORT IN HIS ACCoUNTs-A
PLuNGER IN BETTING.

PLUNGER IN BETTING
baltimore Dec. (SpeciaD.-Charles Merriken'
sacretarv and treasurer OF the Caribbean Manganese
COMPANY and Of the Maryland Clay Company mas
d,sanpesred His shortage is roughly estimated
between 10000 and $4,000 Harry Parr, lead
ING capitalist of Baltimore, owns more than COLI
trolling interest in both companies. He had great
confidence in Merriken and was generous ei"-
ployer. He said to-day:
7 had left the management OF the Two COMP
MES almost entirely to Merriken. EXperts de NV
engaged on the books. l have ALREADY learned rhat
the hooks a re two or three years behind. Merrhen
handed me each month what purporteu 10 uu
monthly statements and balances 1T seems no"
that they were only cooked up Tor the ocCd9Oi ,
Roth companies rich and good payers anu Eau I
afford to stand the losses, whatever they may pe'
Nerriken represented my interest in Doth c0thPa-
MES and am the chief loser and am perIecliy
able to stand It. l would be satisfied II ne Tcu ia
come hack and help settle up the BOOKS II ne
ala So would not prosecute him.
Investigation shows that Merrlken for several
wears had been a high liver. He told the young
woman he married several years ago that he was
worth $4,000 and received big salary. He lavished
money on his wife and his home. He was popular
among sportsmen and in business circles. AS a
letting man he was known to be a plunger. lie
would bet man 800 on the drop OF hat. IL neees-
sary Pigeon shooting was mania with MIN
When he was supposed 10 be out visiting the cay
works OF the company in Cecil County ne W0ulu De
Of one ar another of the various shooting clubs ana
he was frequently known TO lose SoO III one alter
noon In pigeon matches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09
MARINE CORPS APPOTNTUENTS

Washington, Dec. s-The President has appoints,
the following second leutenants in the Marine
Corps Herbert Mather. OF New-Jersey; H., l.
Roosevelt, OF New-York Jay NJ. Salladay. Of ILL.,.
nois; Rush r. Wallace and Frederick A. Eslick, of
Tennessee. and Macker Babb. Of West Virginia
These young men the only successful com.
petitors In the recent examination out OF list az
over twenty candidates. There are still twenty.
one vacancies in the list Of second eutenanis o.
marines, and another examination will be held al
the Navy Yard in this city on January for the
purpose OF filling the complement Of the corps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09
Umbrellas for YOu-and Others

marked 28 Handle responsible or mo"
stick ending enamel ball with gold Cpe u
0hy 24nch children; handles OF p
sticks bento ending where started. -,
be fneumbrela with nanoe o~'SN
Packed in sahn-ined $780,
IIereare woo o. everyday Umbrellas for
o
26in umbela all amevn
pncestheyN choose 2Sn SIZE MOI que Wv
smes of handles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09
COLOMBIAN REVOLUTTON OVER.

CASTRO MAY BE ATTACKED FOR AIDING TIE
INSURGENTS
Washington. Dec. s-The cruiser Detroit has
sailed from Cartagena for Colon where she will
await orders from the Navy Department. the reyo-
lutlonary movement in Colombia being regarded
as at an end The captain Of the Detroit report,
however. that the Colombian government is mass
ing troops on the Venezuela border, and the un.
Outstanding IL that they about 70 attack Gen.
eral Castro's forces in revenge for the assistance
which the General ia supposed 10 have extended Ia
the Colombian reyolutionists
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09
NEGRO HANGED IN MARYLAND
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR CRIMINAL .ss,u.

ON GIRL.
Hagerstown, Nd, Dec S.-SamGel johnson 49,,
ored. twenty-five years old. was hanged IN m.
jail yard here to-day. His neck was nor bro.a.
and he died Of strangulation.
The crime for which he suffered the death nan.
atty was a criminal assault in July last on AM.
Kerfoot the fourteen year-old daughter a, !.
farmer living near Williamsport WashIng,os
County. few miles from Hagerstown The nesra
was arrested soon after ne committed the crin
and when put on trial secured a change OF venr..
10 Barrett County. He was tried at Oakland 4,
August, promptly convicted and se2tenced Ia ).
hanged under the law, which makes his orencs
a capital crime In this State No efforts were mad.
10 secure either Communication or reprieve =,
Governor Lowndes has heretofore refused 10 ia.
terfere In all similar cases
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09
PROTEST IN THE COLEMAN BURNING CASE

Chicago Dec s.-The burning OF negro at Mays
vile KY, on Wednesday was denounced In rcso,u.
lions adopted at meeting OF the Ida r. Well,
Womens Club colored organization The reso
lutions declared that it was time for Christian
forces TO unite in condemning the burning N
human beings, and Endorsed the action Of ,hs
National Anticipating Bureau OF Chicago, which
through Its chairman. Mrs. Ida b. Wells Barnett
has asked various organizations TO send resoluon,
Of protest TO the Governor OF Kentu Ky and ihs
Mayor ministers and newspapers Of Iaysville'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09
CLERKS GONE WITH LOAD OF GOODS
TRUSTED EMPLOYEES LEAVE STATEN ISLAND AND
THERE IS 80 CTEw.

THERE IS NO CIEW.
Emil Lawrence and Anton Rasmussen. employees
~ Rurgher g. Ochs hardware dealers in Church.
st. Port Richmond. Staten Island, have dsap-
reared from the island with a horse. delivery
wagon and load Of goods. The two men had been
employed by the firm for a number of years. ana
were trusted clerks. The men left the store On
Thursday morning with a load of goods LOT oe-
livery. They failed to return, ana az hothins va
haord from them bv the following afternoon Fred
erick Rurpher entered a complaint before magis-
strate Nothing has been seen of the missing men zen
or goods The ferries and other points wnerG I'm EN-
carefully guarded by the police but no trace 9l oIe
missing men has been found The wagon ana con-
tents are valued al 500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09
Chatelaine Bags

Something very gracious chatane We found some really
$50 $2S others down
hint the elaborate onee Sl7o and W '4
upward
us oil two O Paris s.
bedfdc
o mi c cut W
a Caeahe
Broad ovnr Tent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09

Iahow oday-10:30 and II 80 and and 4;3o NJ
the Haey Stirling reproductions of Great Paintings New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09
Mems and WOmen'S Handkerchief

No matter how little the price. the h
No cotton admixtures can pose here as linen
pensive sorts-illustrativc
Mems all-linen hemstitched handkerchefs at ST. a
dozen. quality equal to this is not obtsinable any
where at so low price; size To-, in. And initiated
handkerchets for men, hemsttched, too, at 81. so
dozen. These are trihe larger.
An unusually fine grade at 50 doren-a kind that
sells regularly at 81 TO- These only for few days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-09

WRITTEN BY THE DEFENDANT.
There was much discussion before the witness
was allowed to answer When he did so he said:
II have the defendants writing. l have
seen him write several times. | saw him write
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
MILL OWNED BY NEGROES.
In 1t White People Are Employed to
Instruct the COIored
Labor.

Sixty hands are now daily employed
In the mill of the Coleman Manufac-
turing company at Concord, n. c., plac-
ing the machinery and getting the mill
ready to begin work. This is the mill
organized by colored people and to be
operated by colored labor, says the
Manufacturers Record, of Baltimore
Warren c. Coleman, the secretary and
treasurer, was instrumental in placing
the stock, the bulk of which was sub
scribed by colored people. The capital
stock is $4,000. The mill building is
so by 100, three stories, with a tower
four stories and chimney 20 by 100
feet, all neatly painted and white
washed. A waterworks system has
been built in connection with the mill.
the source of supply being spring
LOO feet distant. The company owns
100 acres of land adjoining the mill.
j. c. Speckin, of Indianapolis, is super
intending the placing of 2OO-horse
power Corliss engine and two 100 horse
power boilers.
When the mill begins operations
white people will be employed to in
struct the colored labor. The mill and
its equipment cost about S65,OOO. 1t
will operate 1000 spindles and 100
looms. All its officers are colored. By
its charter it will be allowed to spin,
weave, manufacture, finish and sell
warps, yarns, cloth, prints or other
fabrics made of cotton, wool or other
material
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
USES FOR CORUNDUM.
Fer Abrasive Purposes in Work on
Metals 1t May Supplant
Emery.

There will probably soon be employ
ment for the large deposits of corun-
dunn in North Carolina, as uses for that
mineral in the arts are being found.
This mineral is the crystalliZed oxide
of alumina, and, though it is essentially
of India, it is found in gem form not
only in North Carolina, but to some
extent in Georgia, and there are valu-
able deposits of it in British Ontario.
In Nature is an article setting forth
the uses and value of corundum, and 1T
appears that it is employed chiefly for
abrasive purposes, mostly in the form
of corundum wheels, which are said to
be twice as effective and durable as
emery wheels. Corundum wheels may
be regarded as rotary files, the cutting
points of which never grow dull. They
are rapidly replacing files for cutting
down metal surfaces, and taking the
place of grindstones for sharpening
tools. We are told that while file
is useless when it has lost five per cent.
of its weight, the corundum grains
throughout a wheel retain their cut
ting power so that it can be worked
until quite 90 per cent. of its weight
is worn off. Thus, while it has been
estimated that to remove one pound
weight of iron with file costs 65 cents,
the same amount of work can be done
with an emery or corundum wheel in
about one-eighth of the time and at
one-seventh of the cost.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
A SELF-RESPECTING HORSE.
Mr.. GOslingtOn "a Little Put Out. How
ever, by Its Failure to RecOE-
nize True Merit.

"As far as my observation goes" said
Mr.. Goslington to a New York Sun re-
porter, ''the horse prefers not be be
petted by strangers. He is a reserved
sort of creature, not encouraging IA
miliarity, but on the contrary, rather
withdrawing from it; but it seems to
me the horses intelligence is scarcely
on par with his sensitiveness. Thus:
Passing over crosswalk at down.
town corner the other day, 1 encoun-
tered, hooked to a wagon standing in
the intersecting street, horse that
stood with his nose close to the cross
walk within easy touch of the passers-
by. The man ahead of me, with the
most friendly intentions, but with, as
it seemed to me, quite superfuous good
nature, reached out as he passed and
drew his hand down the horses nose.
1t was done gently enough, and it was
meant to convey to the horse a sense
of the mans friendly consideration. But
the horse actually didn't care for 1t;
he drew his head back from the touch.
May be he was doing when the man
touched him, and so drew back me-
chemically, but l thought he didn't like
the familiarity, and thought that was
all right, but I was little piqued
moment later, when, as 1 passed him..
the horse drew his head back from me;
he had been touched by the man ahead;
he feared a repetition of that action on
my part, and he drew his head back to
avoid it. He didn't distinguish between
me, who would never have dreamed of
disturbing him, and the man who had
intruded upon him; in fact, he APP
peared not to recognize my remarkable
refinement at all; he simply regarded
me as he did all the rest"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
Taken at His Word.

An instructor was drilling a COM
pany of English volunteer recruits,
who did not pay much attention to his
orders. He noticed one man in partic-
ular, who was passing sly remarks
about him. The instructor held out for
some time, but at last could stand il
no longer and said to the man sar-
castically: You seem to know all
about the drill, my lad. Suppose you
come and take my place" The man
came out of the ranks and, facing the
company, gave the order: Company,
'tentionl" Then, after apause: Right
turn! Dismiss!" Leaving the aston
ished instructor. who was too amazed
to speak, the company raced back to
the canteen, delighted at having es-
capped an hours tedious drill.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
MASTER SCULPTURE.
The Author of 1t Was Unknown for
Many Years Until Accident
ally Traced.

In the cathedral of Nantes, France,
Bretagne and his wife Margaret, which
is considered one of the masterpieces
of French sculpture, says Harper's Ba-
Ear. 1t is over 300 years old and until
20 years ago no one knew to whom to
ascribe it. Then, by chance, an old
stone slab was discovered in the same
cathedral bearing the following in
scription:
81, Michel Colomb, was a poor for
saken boy, whose only home was the
highroad, where alone God and our
Bretagne saints watched over me; |
often forgot to eat and drink while
looking at the stonecutters who made
the beautiful stone crosses for the holy
place in the diocese of Leon; and /
myself carved small images with a
wretched knife, when worthy priests
took compassion upon me, fed me and
look as much as thou pleasest at the
carved belfry and at the beautiful work
of the guild (the stonecutters and
sculptors); look at all this, love the
good God, the mild Saviour, and the
blessed Virgin Mary; then thy name
shall be honored in the diocese of Leon
and in the beautiful Bretagne.' This
I did for long while, that might be-
come good workman, and then our
Duchess Anne gave me an order to cut
monument to our gracious Duke
Francis II. and the Duchess Margaret"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
SEEDS THAT NEED FIRE.
curious and Interesting Facts About
Certain Trees in California
and Australia.

A California pine tree whose seed
zones can only be opened by fire or
great heat has been attracting consid-
cradle attention at Kew Gardens, Lon
don. 1t seems, however, that this tree,
pinus muricata, is not alone in it's
salamander-like requirements, for a
former Australian living in London
writes as follows TO the London Mail:
'"The waffle tree of Australia acacia
decurrens) also possesses the same pc
culiarity and it's seeds will only ger
inmate when subjected to great heat.
Soaking the seeds of this tree in boiling
water or roasting them in a frying pan
for some hours has been tried and found
successful, but all other methods have
failed. After the seed has fallen from
the tree it will often lie dormant in
the ground for years, but Immediately
bush fire comes along and reduces all
the parent trees TO ashes las is often the
case in Austraha), the seed terminates
and perfect forest of young trees will
spring up within IL months. Even on
ground where there has not been wat
tie tree growing within living memory,
these trees have been noticed to grow
up after bush fire. The waffle tree be-
ing very susceptible to fire, is easily
killed, and if the same means that
caused its destruction did not induce
it to grow again it would very soon be
eradicated."
The teak is said to be another tree
whose seeds can only be sprouted by in
tense heat
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
GOLD MINING.
There Is Reason to Believe 1T May
BE Carried on Probably In
the Philippines.

At this distance and with the slight
exploratory work which has been car
ried on in the Philippine islands, says
the Engineering Magazine, the miner
ais that can be profitably exported are
best known. Mr.. George f. Becker in
his recent investigation has given a
very clear view of the present mineral
exploration in the Philippines, and has
shown. that gold is found in a great
number of localities in the archipelago,
from northern Luzon to central Min
danao. In most cases the gold is
detrital, and is found either in existing
water courses or in deposits now de-
serted by the current. tits said that in
Mindanao some of the gravels are in
an elevated position and adapted to
hydraulic mining. There are no data.
at hand which indicate decisively the
value of any of the placers, but the
fact that they are washed largely with
cocoanut shells for pans by the natives
is an indication of either rich deposits
or quite coarse gold. In the province
of Abra, at the northern end of LuZon,
there are placers, and the River Abra
itself yields auriferous gravel. In LIE
Planto there are gold quartz veins as
well as gravels, and here also is the
best developed deposit of copper ores,
although these are also reported from
a great number of localities on the is
lands of Luzon, Mindoro, Capul, Mas
bate, Panay and Mindanao. The last
island is practically unexplored and
f,,1l ~ yoocC;1ilifioc
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
FUNSTON ON THE FILIPINOS
What Independence Means in the
Minds of the Followers of
AguinaIdO.

Col. Funston, whose fighting in the
Philippines has made him famous,
wrote a letter home to the Topeka
(Kan.) Capital, before the outbreak of
hostilities. In it he said some things
which ought to cool down the partici-
pants in the Chicago meeting which at
tackled the president. For instance:
81 am afraid that some people at
home will lie awake nights worrying
about the ethics of this war, thinking
that our enemy is fighting for the right
of self-government, etc. The word in
dependence which these people roll
over their tongues so glibly, is to them
a word and not much more.
at means simply with them license
to raise hell and if they got con-
troll they would raise fine crop of it.
1t is true that they have certain num-
Der of educated leaders educated,
however, about the same way par
rot is.
They are, as a rule, an illiterate,
semi-savage people, who are waging
war not against tyranny, but against
Anglo-SaXon order and decency. Their
whole conduct during the several
months preceding the outbreak was
one of insufferable arrogance and ego
tism. They were swollen up by the fact
that our people made too much of them
at first. l, for one, hope that Uncle
Sam viii apply the Christening rod
good, hard and plenty and lay it on I'M
til they come in to the reservation and
promise to be good 1njuns.'"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
HISTORY OF THE DONKEY.
I'm the Far East the Diminutive AMI
NAL Has the Appreciation of
All Glasses.

The best donkeys come from Arabia.
They have clean, smooth coats, hold
their heads high and are used only for
riding purposes. Many are sent to Per-
STA, where they sell for high sums. They
are we'll looked after and their harness
ings are of the richest
In the far east the donkey for CEN
turtles has received the appreciation of
all classes. A fine Arab steed, used
solely for the saddle, exists in Syria and
a smaller kind is devoted to the use of
the women when they wish to ride
abroad.
AS one goes farther east the don
keys diminish in stature, and in India
the tiny animal called donkey is used
only by the people of the lower caste.
Europe, Malta and Spain supply the
finest donkeys, and in parts of Italy and
France good specimens may be Sc
cured.
Although the donkey was known in
England in the reign of the earlier Sax
ons, it was not common, for it became
extinct till the reign of Elizabeth. The
wild origin of the donkey is supposed
TO have been the koulan or onager,
which exists in herds in Persia and sim
liar lands. The skin is used for maxi
ing shagreen leather. The donkey is
coming into general favor abroad, and
even America may soon become accus-
toned to seeing children driving dom
key carts or invalids taking a much
needed airing drawn by the patient lit
tie animals, which make good pets and
are so much less expensive than
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
Gold Production.

A close race is that in gold production
in the United States, Australia and
South Africa. Last year the United
States lost the first place, but may be
expected to regain it. The figures for
1898 were: South Africa, $4,000, 900;
Australia, $67,792,OOO, and the United
States, SOS. 7s2,667. Australia, like this
country, is getting more gold from low
grade ores, and gold is also obtained
by dredging machinery from the ooze
at the bottom of streams. Australian
gold coins originally had greenish
tint, but the silver that caused it is now
extracted by chemical process.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
sopHRoN1A SHORTS WILL.
CTATE OF VERMONT,

n II
- District of Bradford IS.
In probate court held at Thetford in said
district on the 18th day of June, A. D.. 1884.
An instrument purporting to be the last
will and testament of Sophronia Short late
Of Thetford in said district deceased, being
presented by H. P. Cummings the executor
therein named therein for probate,
1t is ordered by said court that all per-
sons concerned therein be notified to ab-
pear at a session of said court to be held at
probate office in Thetford on the LIST day of
July, A. D., 1899, at 10 a. m. and show cause
said wills for which purpose it is further op-
dered that copy of the record of this order
be published three weeks successfully in the
United Opinion, newspaper printed at
for hearing.
By the Court, Attest,
IS SIN. GLEASON, Judge.