davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

perately.
Come. come, be quick to settle it,
girl. We don't want another special
meeting called" cried the squire.
The medical officer rose: Il think,
gentlemen, perhaps if | saw Miss West
alone for a minute she might give me
an answer. She feels embarrassed. Z
can see"
Quite right, Evesham," said this
parson. They can go into your room,
Trip. can't they??"
Trip, jumping up with alacrity. led
the way to his tobacco-scented little
sanctum.
"Sit down. Susannah." said the doc
tor, kindly. Now don't be Hurried.
You have heard this offer; it seems
a good one for you. But don't say
Yes if you'd rather not. just think
it over a little"
He turned his back on her. and. go
ing over to the mantelpiece. examined
n quaint old china group of an Eng
liShman. Scotchman and Irishnan.
seated together. entitled "Auld lang
Syme.' y long silence followed: then
Susannah spoke. She had Il remlrka-
looked round quickly.
IF do say Yes DIR. Evcsham." she
said. tremhlin@ly. 1T will be because
-yoU-wish me to: for no other rca-
SON.
She raised her eyes to him as she
spoke. They were beautiful eyes. and
sent = thrill through the medical otii-
Ger.
Il wish you TO say .Ycs?'" he cx-
claimed. coming towards her.
You have been 80 GOOD to r.c: YOU
saved my life when | first came here.
! should never have recovered but for
your care and attention. always feel
she clasprd her hands tightly together
-ynu are The only friend | have. and
there is nothing | would o do for
your sake"
The passionate warmth of her tone
startled Dr. Evcsham. He caught both
The hands with which. ashamed of her
freedom, She was about to cover her
face. and said. t~rndc"ly: My poor
Sil- lh'It YOU St'ii i''tI Ss.N les
20 this CiTcr,,"
The board was waving impatient. and
the squire and par>"n had almost
broken their lon" friendship ovcr the
prize "%atr-post" man%olds. when DR..
Ev"sham returned with SuSannah
West.
We'll. doctor. I hone You have
brought the rouu" oIna To see rca-
SON. said me former.
Il hop" 81" replied III" doctor. dryly.
Has she said 'in~.' them" asked
the squire and tn, butcher in = breath.
she has 10 me. gentlemen" said DIR.
Evcsham. rrd5"nj"". = am coin" %
marry her mySr!f,,"- Caamhcrs' Jour
nal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15
HUMOROUS

Perhaps it is the microbes in kisses
Ehat cause people to fall dead in love-"
Spare Moments.
DE clam amt berry handsome" said
Uncle Ephe. AN he amt strut aroun
laik de peacock. but he got de pearl jes'
de same."-Colcrado Springs Gazette.
Tom-''A man is just as old as he
feels" Dick-"Nonsense! If that was
so, all of us would have died of old age
on our t~wenty-first birthdays!"-An-
swers.
Getting Even.-Customer-"Tm sure
I've seen you somewhere. l never for
get a pretty face" Waitress-'l don't
remember you-and l never forget a
fresh customer!"-Puck.
Forcwarned.-"May call YOU mine"
he asked. You may call me Il mine, if
you please, George" she replied; but
l doubt if you'll ever strike paying ore"
Philadelphia North American.
How is the razor, sir?!" asked the
barber. Didn't know l was being
shaved" said the victim. Very glad.
I'm sure. sir" said the barber. feeling
fattered. But the victim cut him short:
Il thought l was being sandpapered."
The Rival.
BY Proxy. - Aunt Ethel - We'll.
Beatrice. were you very brave at the
dcntist's?" Beatrice-"Yes. auntie. l
was" Aunt Ethel-"Then there's the
half crown | promised you. And now
tell me what he did to YOU" Heatrice-
lie pulled out two of Wil!ie's teeth"
Punch.
Willie is an observing little chap. He
enjoyed looking at the pictures of San
ia Claus in the newspapers. and when.
a week later. he discovered a picture
intended for Father Time in a paper,
he shouted: oh. papa. look how thin
Santa Claus has got in a week!"-Ion-
ktrS Statesman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15
CATCHING COLD.
Il IL New said to be the Result of
N~icrobinI Infection and Not
Of EXroSGre.

-, , " -
-
o"S.'u ~
P"SI''o" ~
il'"'!" l"''"'ir' ''"'
'i>' - "
"',C"ornTe at '"c '"i'S mp ,n"n !"
Gnu Il '"'''i ~
q" as al" >" -
'""'"CS> u "''
''"""E SUI"
- =" - "
''"">if '"NS' t''"' "i'' - 800,
F"S"', I" va" '," amp "
w., ,;aam
vi w. : i''H
Io'I' P"SS''"H ~ "''''
IN" '"t','!"S - W.. -
".>''S' I''-"''' -"
'''" %
"''~'9 q" "'.,' ~
VIZ"
VIZ" " ''..' - 0'''
me '"'' '.'"' tn'''
S"'Ior" & cor. VIZ"
cue ~ ..t "'''"" u Il
,"r'N' M "-"' IL"
''"''''' % ,'''''''
'E"" "..r '''''o'' ~
.\""a"" "..' I'-"'!' We "' on
'or ''.>" "''' we ''"' -"
U"+i"a''"> n.'''."'' "'.
WIN "'' INV F'i.
amply S.'i'' '" J">,"'
rance II my 81
P'FS"" Win ven
enc " ''''!, "h"' o. "
!'H,AH '"f,'I
4n""'"'e 81 '".u. III ., d" %''''
,n'SH H"P!"'"S N"''"
'H' S"'"'I"-' me 'Nr''''I n
I" i"'"''I'"S 'NroS"''' ~
'Hl'' mercy "''"'"'"
a'ur' ln~''|."'"t ii"
"cI'"'"'> ~ r.
II N""'" >urIhiS' "''ii I"''.-,
p'"l"' u ne 'u'" '""' "
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

When a polar bear attacks Il walrus
he has to take care that the other mem
bets of the victims family do not come
TO the rescue. for then it will be bad for
Bruin. The walrus simply collars"
the bear and pulls him below the Wa
ter. AMI keeps him there until he is
drowned. y ships captain once mar
rowly escaped this fate. He was seized
by n walrus that had lost her calf and
dragged twice to the bottom. Except
ing that he was nearly drowned. the
only injuries he bore were two deep
wounds or his temple. caused by TIE
tu.ks. He was lucky enough to he
snatched from the animals clutch be-
fore it was too late. He afterward said
lie did not believe the walrus meant to
harm him. but mistook him for her cab
as he foundered about in the sea-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15
ARBUTUS,

There's a CLEAN of spring In my dark old
room
And a breath of spring in the air,
[ cannot write and / cannot think,
So ! fling down my pen in despair.
For my truant heart is out in the woods
Still damp from the melted SHOWS,
Where the sweet wild things of the shadow
hide
And the trailing arbutus grows.
lay my head down IN my folded arms
And drowsily shut my eyes.
My dark old room whirls lightly away
And the din of the city dies.
The long hard years of struggle and fret,
OF hope and despair ard pain,
Slip from me silently one by one
And L am a child again.
It's spring in the country, and on the hills,
In the secret places of gloom,
Where the thick brown MOSES cover the
earth,
The arbutus is all a-bloom:
The children eager from school lei out,
Are off and away on it quest,
Laden with baskets, sun-bonneted. tanned,
And laughing with childish zest.
Dear little flowers in the cracked blue jar.
We are hD!n"sick, you and |:
We fain would be back in the dear old spot
If but long enough to die.
Children We are of the woods and fields,
Comrades Of the wild and the free,
And the city with all its confusion and
glare.
Was never Tor such as we.
Eta ). Webb. in Ladies' World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15
KATY IN
A Snatch of Story Wherein the "Choo.
ChOOs' Indulge in II Few uhs
of Complaint.

He (the switch engine) gave a vigorous
push to the west-bound car as he spoke, and
started back with a snort OF surprise, Tor
the car was an old friend-an NJ. X. L. box
car.
Jack my drivers, but its homeless Katy!
Why, Katy, amt there no getting YOU
back to your friends? There's 10 chasers
out for YOU from your road, if there's one.
Who is holding You now
Wish l knew" whimpered homeless
Katy. Il belong in Parsons. W. only been
out ten months, but I'm just achin' hcme-
sick; l want to be in Kansas where the sun
flowers bloom" .
Yards full O. Homeless Katies an
Wanderin' Willies," the switch engine ex-
planned to .007. Dunno quite how our men
fix it. Swap around, | guess; anyhow I've
done my duty. She's on her way to Kan
sas via Chicago: but III lay my next boiler
ful she'll be held there to wait c~On-lgnees
convenience. and sent back to us with wheat
in the fall."-From Rudyard kipliDg's
COZ
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15
Arctic EXPLORATION.

For IS years We had been imprisoned by
the ice, and our situation was becoming des
perate. 1t was not likely that We could hold
out A years longer.
In this juncture a ship appeared. An of.
6cer disembarked and came to US.
WHO are you2" he asked anxiously.
We are the Smith party" We replied.
you, doubtless, are our relief expedition"
No" said the officer, the Jones party
are your relief expedition. We are the re.
lief expedition of the Jones party. So long,"
Merciful heavens. If we were not rescued
Soon, we should be too old to lecture!-De-
troit Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15
wished He Was n Hrnthen.

Little John (after casting his penny
into the fund for the Bamalam island
erS)-I wish | was 4 heather:
Sabbath School Teacher-Oh. John
ny, Why do you wish such an awful
thing as that?
The heather don't never have togiye
nothin-they are always gettin' some
thin'."-St. Louis GIobe-Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

Mounting handsomely cut corals i'll
silver for cuff buttons and studs for
the shirt waists is one of the newest
fads. Some of these corals are cut
after antique patterns. The settings
are perfectly plain and without claws
| Of any kind -Chicaon Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

So soon, as America showed her charac-
~teristic firmness the German cruiser left
Manila Bay, and We now protect the Ger
man interests. In a like manner all stom.
ach ills fly before the wonderful power OF
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t strikes at
the root of all diseases-the stomach, and
not only cures Indigestion, constipation, bill
iousnesS, liver and kidney troubles, but
cures them quickly and permanently, 1t
makes a hearty appetite and fills the blood
with rich red corpuScles.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

Alrernon-It seems impawsinle to
evaw express my high regawd for
Elsie.
MiIlicent (so!emnlyl-It VIII take
an awful big diamond 10 place it be-
yond doubt.-Jewtlers' WetLiy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

Not Quite Ready.-"All those who want
to lead better lives viii stand up cried the
revivali>t in a commanding tone. They all
stood up excepting the stranger with the
chin whiSkers who sat in the front row.
Don't you want to be 4 better man." de-
manded the revivaiist. We'll. It's like this,
parson,' said the stranger. Il expect to be
a better man. OF course. but you see | hain't
been to town before in ten year. an | was
calkylatin' to have Il leetle fun fust."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15
SNAPSHOTS.

Photographs are fixed memories.
Do rot waste films on worthless sub
jets
y good, clean busting brush is the
best prc-cntive of Fin huIcS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

Those who are really in society are not as
ridiculous as those who are trying to get
in.--Atchison Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

The merchant, who sent up toy balloons
with his "ad." painted on them. knew how
TO get his name Up.-L. y. W. Bulletin.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

When a fool admits he's a fool he is NO
lonrer a fool.AAtchlsop Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15
JRodJ Sondqbal&
VazaEEUlM~

Hoods Pills cure liver ills; the nonirritating and
only cathartic 10 take with HOODS sarsaparillA
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
.LADYSM|TH
B0MBARDED.
BOerS Are Within Fifteen
Hundred Yards
OF THE CITY'S DEFENSES
They Are Taking Advantage Of
the Short Time Before the
Butler Forces Arrive.
THE ANXIETY IN ENGLAND
Is Intense as Several Reports Seem to
Show That There is Danger That
the Town Has Fallen--Kimberly is
Holding Out Well.

Capetown, Nov. 1O-An undated dis
patch from Kimberley by Katfir runner
via Magalaapye Nov. 8, says:
To-day all is quiet. We have been
bombarded heavily all the week. Fri
day night Captain Fitz- Clarence and
Lieutenant Swinburne with one squad
ron Of the PrOtectorate regiment made a
magnificent bayonet charge upon the
Beers entrenchment, driving them from
their position and bayonetting numbers
of Beers who must have lost very heav-
lily. The charge was most gallant and
determined. The party could not hold
the trenches and lost six men killed, two
prisoners and nine wounded in their re-
tirement. The wounded include Cap
tain Fitz- Clarence and Lieutenant Swim
burne
In a sl<irmish at the outposts yester-
day one trooper was killed and nine
wounded.
I'VE expect a general attack to-mor-
row. The bombardment was most in
effectual. Every one remains under
a shell proof cover. The town is cheer.
full and determined to resist to the ut
most. The Beers are entrenched or
every side in great numbers and are
pushing gradually closer and closer tc
the town Notifications. We are well
off for provisions and water though tired
of lodging shells and fighting"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
Missed the Star Shower.

Chicago, Nov. 15.-Chicago and the
Mississippi valley went to bed this
morning without catching a glimpse of
the star shower of Leonids for which
they had waited for third of a century
From Denver to New York, according to
dispatches received by the weather bu-
reau, the sky was overcast to degree
which blotted out all the stars and made
satisfactory observation of the star
shower an impossibility. Despite the
adverse conditions at the university of
Chicago. parties of professors and stu
dents stuck to the roofs and to the cam
eras which they had mounted against
the coming Of the star shower. Ryerson
laboratory Morgan park academy and
the fine arts building were the Chicago
places of congrega ton. while the astro-
nomical faculty and the more advanced
classes in astronomy laid in wait for the
Leonids at the great Yerkes observatory
at Williams Bay, Wis. Up at North
western university Prof. G. w. Hough.
with three assistants and number Of
students kept five huge cameras in
Dearborn observatory pointed at the
spot In the constellation of Leo from
which the meteorites radiate while Prof.
Crew tended a sixth camera on the roof
of science hall
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
OVerCOatS at $22.5O

Heavy Covert Cloth Overcoats in dark
gray herringbone stripes, self lined, with
collar of silk velvet, beautifully finished
garments, $3.50 each.
We also show several lines Of rich Ker-
sey OvercOats, made in half box style,
colorings blue, brown and black; price
$22. so each.
If you are willing to pay more for some-
thing much finer, we can show you the
swellest tailor-made ready-to-wear over
coat, in full box styles, half box, the al-
ways correct Chesterfield, the swell Sam
down OVercoats and others made of rich
kerseys. meltons, rough cheviots, etc, in
fancy and full silk lined, from $500 to
S37 80 each.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
Assault on Ladysmith.


i1oiloop' NOV. I''-ii 'he news con-
tanned IN the pretoria dispatch Of Nov 8.
by way of Capetown, Nov. is correct,
and there is every reason to be,;ovo !, &c,
.,..,,,+o ,s Tho 1,,o. ,1ic,,tl,,,a ,'s,.~
" " "''p'''ei'sS "a I
'"o' ''o'' ''"e'o ielioereu
fairly accurate accounts, 1t is claimed
here that it implies general assault on
Ladysmith was pending when Joubert' s
report was sent off.
Attention is called to the fact that the
date, Nov. 8, is assumed to be the date
Of Gen Whites last pigeon post mes
sage announcing a renewal of the bonn
bardment, since which nothing has been
received except rumors from Estcourt
that the bombardment was suspended
Nov. 10.
1t is reported that If the Beers got
their forces within 1,5O0 yards of the
British position it shows they fully real
lied the necessity of utilizing the brief
interval before the arrival of British re-
Inducements to make a determined at
tempt to storm Whites position. TO sue
cessfully {! advance so 90, close r TO Ladysmith, Lady,
been most active in entrenching and the
nearness of the beseging lines. ii is add
ed, indicates their readiness for an as
sault, which there has been IA disposition
in military circles to believe the Beers
were not willing to undertake.
1t must, however, have been patent to
Joubert that Ladysmith would not fail
to fire on his artillery and therefore he
had no choice but to assault the place.
or retire to the passes of Drakensburg
in the hope of involving the pursuing
British in the intricate Businesses of the
mountains.
The cessa ton of fcannonading mentioned
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
Mems
Overco oats

A woman quickly detects the difference
between a we'll made and good fitting
overcOat and the ordinary kind. There's
an indescribable difference between the
overcoats we sell and those you find else
where. The shoulders of our coats are
built up in the new military style, maxi
ing a man much more prepossessing with
our coat than without It, Men with per-
feet figures do not require such assist
ance, by they can get just as well suited
here as those who do. Our overcoats
look well and wear we'll because they are
properly made Of the right kind of tex
lures.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
SECOND DAY OF
THE DEFENSE
Welcomes Attorneys Examined Quite
Large Number of Witnesses
at Today's Session.
LABOR RECORD Of FRED WH|TES|DE
Was Brought Up in Connection With the Bricklayers
Strike in Butte--Secretary Rodgers Was on the
I Stand for Some Time--t1obson Denies the Alega-
tions of the Prosecutions kessler Gives the
! Accused Attorney Good Recommendation-Yes
! terdays Evidence.

lican rnemhers the nirht nreyious to
Clark's election?'
"There was no caucus that night.
There was a meeting of the republicans
I was chairman of the republican caucus
and was asked to call caucus. but re-
fused to do so, because / did not know
where all the members lived
Ine witness sald that a meeting was
! lelu va. nlsnl " lepuuii,aiin' ~ ~, ~
. was no. ga ucos' IL was hsio III ''ie 'es
w, .;aa 49,, ;4; - -, .
yn,, -
"No there was no nronosi,ion offered
lust a general talk on the senatorial
question"
"Who did the general talking?"
why, those present"
wasn't 1t agreed that the republicans
should support Clark
tnlnk perhaps II was Ionllnu'ns
tne Wltiess sdlu III response 20 lues'Io,'Ss =
u Mi. Soian .llat !. was ueeloeu ~ nni', q
~ .e ,I' -: .'o. Lii'S '" -. -
! ;s1ot,,,o All of tho ren,blican members
wara nrasant excentinr ana The nrnnn-
! sition of the rennhiicans Voting fn,
| Clark was discussed and all but four as
! sented
..rhe four who did not agree to vote 70,
Clark were not present at the meeting
of the previous night. were they?'
| 81 don't think thew were
| "Did Won ever have auy conversations
with Mr.. Clark during the campaien?"
"Oh, I met him in the hotel and we
sometimes spoke"
Did YOU ever talk to John B. Well.
] Gomez"
II did not know Mr.. Welcome and did
not talk to him until after the election
of Mr.. Clark
! At this point court took a recess until
| IF the defense in the Welcome disbar.
| ment case continues until the end along
the lines marked out by the questions
asked it's first witnesses called yesterua,
afternoon the case will dsVelop into q
large airing of democratic party secrets
and a general washing of ola party li,en
AS announced in the Inter Mountain dis.
patch the first witness called by Well.
comes counsel, Senator Hof! man. was
&, asked a number of questions relative tt
the breach between the two factions il
the party.
The senator in his terse, vigorous wa,
delivered himself of a number OF state
ments that did not particularly please the
influences back Of the disbarment pro
ceedings He characterized what Ii.
| termed the DAILY crowd as composed 81
those democrats who We're opposed tt
! clark upon all OccdSiO!lS. ne Ield let
how they held out in the senatorial elec
ton of 1893, preventing the election O.
Clark. He named over the members o
the democratic party who held aloof from
the dictates of the democratic caucus
"rhev wanted to rule or ruin said tn,
senator. ''Yhat has always been thci
policy
He told the story of the famous demo
cratic convention at Missoua in 1896
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
OVercOats at Sis

Mems Kersey Overcoats in blue, black
and brown made half box style with
velvet collar Italian cloth lining and silk
sleeve Innings. A nice looking coat for
SIS. 90.
NObby Rough Cheviot Overcoat, very
dark in color and rich looking, made half
box style, with velvet collar, good Italian
cloth lining. fancy striped silk sleeve linz
ings. A perfect fitting coat for SIS 90.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
OvercOatS at $40

Fine Kersey Overcoats in blue, black
and dark brown, made half box styles,
with silk velvet collar, fine italian lin
ings. silk sleeve Innings, hand made collar
and shoulders, cut it the very latest style.
The biggest values ever offered at $4,000
each. -
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15
OVerCOatS at $I8

Very swell English Covert Overcoat.
light color. fall weight, made half box
style, with silk velvet collar. fine lin
ings and silk sleeve Innings, all regular
sizes. $500 each.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-15

Continued on Page Three.)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-28

new style of weapon became fashion
ab'e-the dueling sword, used only for
thrusting-and with it came what was
called the new poking fight of the rapier
and dagger" The dagger, held in the left
nand. was at first used for parriyng, but
was soon discarded. the needle-pointed
blade Of the rapier becoming both sword
and shield in the grasp of an expert. This
art OF fencing seems to have originated
In Spain, but Italy soon took the lead,
with France as close rival.
Still. the saber with its slashing edge,
was by no means wholly superseded; it
held its own for many purposes, and es-
pecially for use in cavalry charges. It was
with a blade Of this kind that sturdy old
Miles Standish is said to have struck off
the head Of an Indian, who treacherously
attacked him during a conference.
Some of the most wonderful swordsmen
in the world are found in the orient and
notably among these are the wiry little
GurkaS of India. The sword they use is
quite unlike anything to be seen else
where. The ''kukri''-for that Is the name
they give it is short, heavy and much
bent. with the cutting 1ge on the inner
side Of the curve like sickle. It's blow
is usually delivered from below upward,
with the drawing cut"
These brave and clever dwarfs are now
stanch allies of the English, but formerly
gave them much trouble They would
charge in irregular squads hard to repel
by musketfy, dive under the bayonets, rip
upward with the kukri and then dart
away. leaving their victims almost split
in halves. They would also stoop under
the horses of the cavalry, rip them open
and slash the legs of the riders as they
fell. Even the medieval legions can
hardly Guido their actual performance. 1t
is said that they have been known to
decapitate buffalo with one blow of the
I1kri