davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-11
SCHOOL MELANGE.

Next TO the parent the teacher Is the
best friend the pupil has, hut the pupil
does not always think so; Indeed, many
pupils think that the teacher is their
worst enemy ana act on this very
principle day after day. The Er!ter
was led to speak Of this from one Of his
pupils making the assertion that hts
teacher did not use him right, She was
always Hnding fault with him. etc.
While this pupil felt this way there
could be no real. genuine progress.
There was no ground for the pupil
thinking thus. but that did not remove
the fact that he thought so. Where
did this pupil get this idea? It must
have come from one Of three sources, I.
e.. the teacher must have given him
cause to think 90. which, Rs stated.
was not the case: the parent must have
caused him to think 80. or he did not
like the restraint OF the schoolroom and
made this an excuse. In this particu-
lar case the latter was no doubt the
cause: but DO we. as teachers. never
give cause for our pupils to think we
are not their frIends3 Do we not some.
times act as though we thought our pu-
pills have no rights that should be re-
speeted? Do we always try to get the
cooperation Of the parent, or do we
sometimes act in manner to secure
the very opposite? The parents, II par
ents In the true sense Of the word. love
their children as they do themselves.
and viii do all in their power for their
good, II caused to see what l. for their
good. Is 1t not the teachers duty u
show the parent that what we do Is for
their chlldren's good. Some teachers
think so. but some act as though the
parent had no right to even think that
what Is done in school may not be just
what should be done, The true teacher
seeks and secures the cooperation of
the parent The teacher, the parent
and the pupil must be In perfect accord
IL the best results are to be secured.
When will that happy time come In the
history of our schools? This Is hard
question to answer. but we venture the
following as an answer. It vii be when
we have in our schools as teachers
those who fully and truly realize what
the mission Of the teacher is. !. e., when
we have those as teachers who are
qualified for the work in every way,
mentally. morally and physically, and
along with these qualifications an apti-
tude to teach. together with love for
the work.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-11

A very interesting meeting Of the
principals was held on Tuesday after
noon, all being present. Al the pre-
vIous meeting the principals were ask
ed to keep an account Of the numbar Of
requests sent by parents for their chill
dren to leave school before the session
closed, and the report was US follows:
washington school, 255; Clay, 2s6; Mad
lson, $50; Union. lg2; Center. 1855; Rltch-
lie, 1917; Lincoln. 46; high school. u.
This report is given without comment
1t includes November to December I,
or a little over one month. Parents who
read 1t may ind in It food for thought.
especially those who sent the requests.
Every pupil thus excused missed one or
more lessons, and sim parents wonder
why their children fail to make the
progress they wish them to make.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23

fish. They'll come cheaper TO the State and he'll
make q fortune You see the duck eggs am
wasted. His wife uses their meat II making CAKE
and pie crust. When his business gets SO Dig ne
will have million or so duck eggs sea
son. he expects to their substance, and Is
now experimenting on process 10 do II nice and
cheap. See what a grand thing this is gong 10
be for old Caroline cont you? He expects to raise
the Matching Of one duck egg 10 5,VW or even lVVVV
fish. 80
'Some do say he has an old duck that will get
into his shad pond and tell among the thousands
and thousands OF young shad he has there her
own Matching and that her own brood knows
her. and when she quacks for them they VIII come
70 her and hover under her wings. But don'
up a who is doing something nobody never
tried 20 do before. and getting along well with H.
But one thing may come out OF IL, Del you
snnt thought Of. Suppose he puts into one duck
rock. And suppose he does this the next year
and the next with their roe. DO you suppose they
will always hatch out shad and perch and rock
from the same setting? Not bit Of II. II may
when a mongrel hsh will be Matched, a new
species. kind OF high-bred as II were. Where
will II stop? No one can tell, but just look at
the possibilities There is another thing he is try
ing-but say nothing about il yet. He is actually
caponizing his shad al two years old, or, rather,
trying the experiment
q duck and FISH. can't tell l know many
things John WillOughby can do; what he can't do
don't know. lie once crossed long-legged with
ehort-legged chickens. until he got breed born
with one long leg and one short one, which could
not scratch in his garden. because when they stood
up on either leg TO scratch with the other they
would fan over. Yes, he was the man that done
that So you have heard the story before.
Excuse me, can't give you a drawing and de-
scrpton OF the fsh-duck nest That's Johns Sc
cret until he gets il patented"
spun his yarn, turned Desdemona's head Dover
EridggWarC.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
DENVER DESCRIBED.

Correspondence OF The Columbia mo- Herald.
All roads in Colorado lead 10 Denver IL is the
home OF politicians and promoters II is the centre
of wealth and socia; influence. II IL the dynamo
where power is generated that uplifts mountains
and bridges valleys in the mad for gold.
Denver is a city Of some one hundred thousand
people, cosmopolitan ancient Ephesus and
light hearted modern Paris. II contains people
from everywhere and nowhere. The transconti-
mental traveller weary OF plains and prairie dogs
comes suddenly out OF the sands into q real city.
its electric lights shimmering under the very
shadow OF the snowy Pike's Peak like the fairy
metropolis set down in tabled desert.
The chief industry Of Denver Is excursion tick
cts. the favorte pursuit OF its people bicycle-rid
ing There is a lightheartedness about its perma-
nent residents and a Iightheadedness about its
transient visitors, due in each instance doubtless
TO the rarefed air. The chimneystack OF the Grant
srnelter is 352 feet high the highest IN America.
down Holliday-st is the lowest level that any
human being may reach outside Chicago and hell
There is nothing in Denver smoother than its
streets-except its people. Under the laws Of the
road the pedestrian mas the first right, the man
on horseback in a vehicle second. II Denver
the bicyclist comes frst-the Others nowhere. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
KING OSCARS PLATES.

From The Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
William Thomas, OF Portland, Me, American
Minister at Stockholm, is great friend OF King
Oscar, who has recently abdicated in favor OF his
son. and tells interesting stories Of that genial
monarch.
When King Oscar at Paris some years ago
he went about seeing the sights incognito Among
other places he dropped in at the official exposition
OF Sevres porcelain. Here the product of every
care OF some kinds there were full sets, but or
blue celeste there were but three pieces and tho
custodian informed the King that 1t was impossl-
bic 10 obtain more, and that they were OF immense
value.
What" said tho King. have you only these
three plates of blue celeste?'
THAT is all" -
We'll then. said His Majesty. Il have many
YOU said the custodian, in Amusement. who
are you?"
THE King OF Sweden" ,
MAY ! inquire, Your Majesty, how many pieces
of this exquisite porcelain you have? =,
Hear thou. Nils?" said the King turning 10 ms
first marshal Count Rosen, who accompanied hlih'
Two hundred and fourteen pieces. Your Ma
jesty." ,.,, o,,..od,o, .r5ov
can It be possible that you have pFeserVeu 'heAn
oh that's very easily accounted for" said the
King you see. in Sweden we oon nave any
revoluttons"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23

divided skirt is omnlpresent in Denver and covers
a multitude of red stockings-partlay :,
Everybody rrigates IN Colorado. the sandy
soil is fed from the SHOWS and streams o. me
mountains until IL blossoms like the rose. water
is measured out by the irrigation companies as
good Mssouran measures wine or milk FIRST
come first served is the law regarding bitches
which connect with mountain streams, ana me
devil take the hndmost. A Scotch company owns
a great artificial lake from which farms down 70
Greeley twenty-five miles away. are suppleu.
For weeks and weeks there is no rain but tne
farmer taps his irrgating ditch and the heid -
watered This irrigating lake or reservoir Is niied
with fish principally trout Last spring nVe IONS
OF suckers were taken from the lake, ana sofa 10
Denver restaurants at cents pound Inc
sucker is a sweet-navored FISH fed to tourists and
tenderfeet as mountain trout. sucker by any
other name would be as boneess. 49,,
At Loyeland is an annual corn-roast, something
new under the sun The fresh green ears OF corn
clamhake order and then served piping hot, with
Ustermeon and other delicacies on the side. The
III for the gods and goddesses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23

Assistant Surgeon MCGEE smart as she was, had
10 learn. The opened with rush. and there
were pressing demands. Up from Tampa one day
Of division hospital telling what the Department
could do for the relief OF the sick The message
mentioned lemons and lot OF things which would
be acceptable to the invalid soldiers. including
pajamas. In due course the message was forward
ed to DR.. MCGEE and her committee Her prompt
ness was a characteristic OF the relief work Or
ders issued right and left for the desired sup
plies All went well until one item on the list was
reached. Or. MCGEE came with wrinkied brow to
her scientist husband and holding out the meg
sage asked in a perpexed tone Professor, what
pa iamas?'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
ROBBED OF ITS STING.
The Louisville Times.

From The Louisville Times.
The boycotting of the luckless Mexican Ambassa-
dor by representatives Of the other Powers az
Washingto on recalls an anecdote OF a recently de-
ceased clubman. He was present one evening at
a little musical gathering, when an aspirant Tor
honors as a pianist seated himself at the plano
and began playing one OF the national airs OF Mex
leo la Paloma." His execution was deadly.
and he banged and thumped the piano until IL was
a TT object for the interference OF the humane So
cety Finally he whirled around on the stool and
said did you notice the air was playing? Well
when they led Macmillan out TO be shot they
asked him what tune he would Ike 10 be shot by
and ne selected La Paoma DO you know whyY'
YES" replied the clubman, as he glared at the
execuiioner of the tune, 81 suppose robbed death
OF half its terrofs,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
Mr.. WILLoUGHBYS GREAT SCHEME.
WHAT MARYLAND FISHERMAN SAYS ABOUT
sHAD-HATCHING NOVELTIES.
From The Baltimore Sun.

SHAD-HATCHING NOVELTIES
From The Baltimore Sun
Henry Carroll the veteran fisherman, turtle
breeder. frog propagation and general farmer. OF
Caroline County near Dover Bridge was in a ru-
minant mood as he sat in his wagon in the Easton
Yes. there are experimenters besides in my
neighborhood. There is just as big fools as people
thought ! was when l fattened my terrapins on
Maryland biscuits and went to raising tadpoles
from bullfrog, eggs. For one there's my neighoor,
Know what Johns a-doirg? No? Well III
He has read good deal about Matching shad
and other fish from the eggs in the roe. Beng OF
satcb9nr stations especaily the one at Coward
on the Tuckahoe. and looked about to see nov II
ii better. And what do you think he's doing now?
setting his puddle ducks on shad eggs and is
Matching out fish that way, too, they say lie ne
commenced il three years ago but done so secret
only two or three knowed about 1t, and they were
bound w not 10 tell; 49,. u,.,o ho,o &,
eacn end and blows out the stuff inside OF it. ike
boys do when they make a collection OF eggs he
State fsh-raising officers do, and always has on
hand plenty OF shad eggs ready TO set Mhen os
and fills them with live fish eggs which have been
In with them and wakes up the pin holes. and puts
them in a nest under duck. He has stucled the
thing SO well John Willoughby has. he tell TO
a day when the fish eggs will hatch Anyhow, he
h;e ear II the Ash eggs are hatched When they
are he opens one OF the pin holes to give them air
and puts in little water and lets them alone
for forty-eight hours. when they big enough to
70 INTO his shad pond. He says q poor hatchlng
Wi give a thousand shad to the egg, or ten thou-
the setting.
lie has sold yet He will give away TO
any one who has a FISH 'quarium cuck egg full or
sbsa fry He sent half a dozen 10 ladies in Easton
last sT,ring for 'Quarium use. ! expect you saw
some. You did? Then you know what am talk
ing about. a..
Il expect John Willoughby will be able after
while TO supply State with all the sn IL wants
for planting if he gets a patent on the nest nc
has invented for the duck when she is Matching
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
PAJAMAS PUZZLED HER.
The 81. Louis Globe-Democrat.

From The St Louis Globe-Democrat
The only woman who received a commission IN
the limited States Army during the war with Spain
was DR. Anita Newcomb MCGEE The doctor IS
a talented woman, daughter OF Professor New
comb and wife Of Professor MCGEE, the ethnoio-
eist When the war began Executive comm, ,
Tee of the Daughters Of the Revolution was iorne9
10 aid the War Department in the matter OF
trained nurses and in the care OF the wounded ana
sick This committee quickly manifested sucn
nteIlirent zeal in the work that IL recognized
by the War Department, and Dr.. MCGEE, the head
OF it. was given a commission. The committee
was indefatigable and developed unexpected ca
pacity for the duties II assumed. .
There were some things however which Acting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
IN PURIS.
he Kansas CITY journal.

From The Kansas City Journal.
Jerry Simpson is little late with his advice TO
the Kansas farmers TO refrain from buying single
thing made by any trust or combine. The Hon!
Grub SnkenZoOper Silver Singer OF the Ozarks,"
was first in the field with antitrust boycott, as
set forth in his "Mammons Slave" as follows:
! wear no and pants.
Because trusts the price enhance.
To d collar, shirt, or shoes,
Or socks 'sneakers' | still refuse.
O. tailor i0gs / ban each particle
Lest J should don trust-staDeo article
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
SIZE MARRIED TIE HAT.

From The Singapore Free Press.
A European Government servant was recently
married 10 q native woman in Samarang by the
Mahometan ceremony II took place in the mesjid
and II was conducted by the penghulu, but the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
A KEBTUCKIAYs PoLITIOS.

From The Bardwell (Ky.) Push.
II said that In the course OF hs speech at WICK
life on Monday bud" Reeves found II necessary
10 refer To somebody as to his Democracy On this
occasion ne pointed 70 bis old friend, Wash Sulu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23

bridegroom was not present. He had given written
notice that he would not put in appearance. but
he sent his hat. and that was, according to native
custom, quite sufficient She married the hat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
THE KHALIFA'S COMPLAINT.

From Punch.
WHY is the world so bright today?
Why is the world excited?
Because well have peace.
And battles must cease,
But why wasn't ! invited!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23

was Democrat. NJ. Sullivan responded: Il don't
know for sure, Bud but m inclined 70 the belief
that you nothing. politically, and darn little OF
that"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23

No Remnrtons, No. Smiths, reduced prices others
e.s mn. guaranteed: rentals. 50, desks cheap -.
- ctoNsuLIDATED TYPEWRITER ExcliAls6E
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-16
Mash IN rtnn nnarrind n

Washington married a woman witt
two children. 1t is enough to say tina
she was worthy of him, and they Lives
as married folks should-in perfec
harmony.
John Adams married the daughtel
OF a Presbyterian clergyman. Hel
father objected on account OF Johns
being a lawyer-he had a bad opinion
OF the morals Of the profession.
John Howard, the great philanthro-
pisC, married his nurse She was al
together beneath him in social life anu
intellectual capacity, and besides this
was 50 years old, while he was %. He
would not take No" for an answer.
and they were married and lived hap
PLY together until she died, which oc-
Cured two years afLerward.
Peter the great Of Russia married
a peasant girl. She made an excel
lent wife and a sagacious empress.
Humboldt married a poor girl be
cause he loved her. OF course. they
were happy.
Edward Lytton Bulwer, tie English
statesman and novelist, married a
girl much his inferior in position and
got shrew for wife. Of course he
was unnappy.-Philadelp Saturday
Evening Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-16
UTILIZING MEAT SCRAPS.

Ham Balls-Chop fine cold cooked
ham, allowing one-half cupful for each
person, ard one Beaten egg to each
half cupful. Stir we'll together, add
-four enough to make into balls, and
fry in hot drippings.
jury Pie-Mash some mealy pota-
toes with butter or cream, season
them and place a layer in the bottom
of a baking dish. Upon this place a
layer of finely minced beef, lamb, fresh
pork, ham, chicken or fish, we'll sea-
soned with salt and pepper. Add the
layers alternately, cover with bread
crumbs slightly moistened with milk
and place few Jumps of butter over
the top, and bake.
Meat Cakes-Chop the lean of cold
lamb, veal, fresh pork or chicken, very
finely. Soak double the amount of
bread crumbs in enough boiling milk
to moisten them, add beaten egg to
the meat and mix all together. Make
into small cakes and fry.
Meat Toast-One cupful of chopped
meat, two cupfuls of milk. Let come
to a boil, slightly thicken with -four,
season with butter, pepper and salt.
and pour over nicely toasted bTead
laid upon a deep platter.
Meat Patties-Chop cold beef, lamb
veal or chicken. Put into a sauce
pan with little milk butter, pepper
and salt. Thicker with a little -four
and the yolk of one egg. Line patty
pans with a crust made of one pint
sifted -four with small teaspoonful
of cream tartar added, one heaping
tablespoonful of lard rubbed we'll into
it, one cupful Of milk win a small hall
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in it, and
a little salt. Rub the crusts over
with the beaten white of an egg and
bake, also bakeing a small, round, tart
like cover of the crust for each patty
When done, fill with the meat mixture
and send to the table hot, with the
pastry covers over them.
Pennsylvania Breakfast Food-Takt
a goodly quantity of cold beef or fresl
| pork and boil it until it can be picked
into shreds. lie it cool in the water
then skim off the grease, remove thu
meat and shred it. Put it again int
| the water, let it come to boil, ther
! thicken with corn meal, seasoned will
| salt, pepper and powdered sage. Cool
we'll and turn into a Dread pan u
mould. Cut off in slices and fry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-16
PART OF THE PROGRAM.

That boy of mine will be the DEAN
Of me some day. complained the fond
father.
1--WE went out into the country last
month to visit my wife's aunt, and OF
course, we had to take the boy along.
There was a small pond near the
house that my boy managed to ex-
tract good deal of enjoyment from.
It was not more than three feet deep,
so 1 did not feel uneasy when he
poled the rickety old boat that was on
the pond, out in the middle, and
fought fierce naval engagement with
some of the children in the neighbor-
hood. In fact, l was rather enjoy
ing the sport myself, as l smoked my
cigar and watched the progress of the
battle.
Suddenly and without warning the
old tub that my boy was in went to
pieces, throwing him into the water.
Il was rather inclined to laugh when
I saw him go overheard, for the pond
young fellow, and | knew a ducking
wouldn't hurt him.
But he didn't come up after he
went under, and with my heart in my
mouth, | dashed in after him to the
total ruination Of good suit of
clothes.
81 pulled him out and got him
ashore, and then seeing that he had
suffered no harm, asked him rather
angrily what he meant by going to the
bottom like a stone without even
making struggle.
Why, pop said he, as he looked
at me in injured amazement, 1 was
playing that 1 was SPANS navy, and
just had to sink; there wasn't any
way out Of it.
Il lectured him on the value of
American citizenship at all times, and
then sent him in to his mother, and
from what I heard I took it that she
considered the war over. detroit
Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-16
KISSING CORNERS.
In the dark piazza corner

In the dark piazza corner
Swaps a hammock through the
night;
And within its tangling meshes
Lies a maiden-"out of Sight"
Sheltered in the same snug corner,
Where the light is none too clear,
Gently swinging this fair maiden,
Sits a man, in chair drawn near.
From the west the silvery crescent
Throws soft kisses to the trees;
And they murmur back a message,
Lightly stirring in the breeze.
flushed are all the worlds rude noises
In the stiffness of the night;
Nature sleeps, her beauties cleaning
In the moons caressing light.
Not a sound her rest disturbing,
Save the maiden's soft L WON'T"
Which is followed in a moment,
BY the same voice murmuring:
DON'T"
Even thus it is in corners,
When the maiden says Il WOnt!"
For he does, by some queer reasoning,
Every time she murmurs Don't"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-16
WOMEN GREAT MEN MARRY.

Byron married Miss Millbank to gel
money TO pay his debts. 1t turned out
bad bargain.
Robert Burns married a farm girl
with whom he fell in love while they
worked together in the plow-feld
Milton married the daughter Of q
country squire. He was an austere re-
cluse, while she was rosy, romping
country lass that could not endure che
restraint imposed upon her, so hey
separated. Subsequently, however
she returned, and they lived tolerably
happy together.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
were cousins, and about the only ex-
amples in the long line of English
monarchs wherein sincere affection ex-
listed.
Shakespeare loved and welded e
farmers daughter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-16
To be Continued.
THE SPRTTE OF THE HILLTOP.

When Moons are hot and very still,
It's no for the sprite that lives on the
hill!
Stealing along from nook to nook,
Over the stones in the mountain brook
Along the path where the cattle go,
On shyest ways that the hiIl-folk
know
Through sunny open and leafy alley
Down he HES him into the valley.
Then the thistle-wheel round and
round
Goes rolling and rolling without
sound,
And a silver simmer runs over the
pond,
And he runs after and on beyond,
Swings the wild cherries asleep by the
wall,
Rufus the fur of squirrel, and that is
A Whit of sweet from the wood or the
meadow
He is here again, on the back of sha-
dow,
And it's crickle on crickle along the
track
His quick feet make on the shadows
back,
Off he jumps, and, whisking up,
Spills sunshine out of buttercup,
And yellow bugs, all shiny and lazy,
Tunbles headlong off the daisy.
He tickles the rib of fat old toad;
He smothers the mulleins with smoke
of the road
The fun's just beginning-stillI all
still!
The sprite has gone home to the top of
the hill.
John Vance Cheney in St. Nicholas.
Fayne Moore is considering prop