davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-17
The Pleasure Seekers We're HZore
Numerous Than Churchgoers.

The Pleasure Seekers Were HZOrG
Numerous Than Churchgoers.
Would yssm like to know how the peo-
pie Of London observed their Sunday
$50 years ago? The churches were open,
of course, and there were two services
in every one and in some there were
three; also the responsible and respect
able citizen took his family to church,
as a matter Of course.
He made his apprentices go to church
as we'll and demanded the text when
they came home as proof Of attend
ance. Alas, he little knew that the
boys were larking all the morning, and
when the congregation came out stop
ped the old women and got the text
from them!
However, those who went elsewhere
formed the majority. The fields round
the town were filled with companies Of
men, called rural societies, who ram
bled about all the morning and dined
together at a tavern. The high consta
bles went their rounds among the vii
lagos pretending to prevent proclamation
Of the day, but they were squared by
the publicans.
Informers were about threatening
publicans, BARRIERS and greengrocers for
carrying on trade on the Sunday morn
ing unless they paid little blackmail
A shilling was understood to meet the
case. BARRIERS sent their apprentices On
Sunday morning to shave the prisoners
e.
might get practice
Children were baptized after after
noon service, and q supper was given
afterward to celebrate the occasion. AT
this supper the nurse, it was allowed,
could blamelessly get drunk.
The beadles of churches were bribed
by beggars to let them sit on the steps
and ask charity of the congregation
coming out. It was the best business Of
the week The rails before the houses
of gentlemen were crowded with beg
gars.
When the ladies got home after
church, they did not disdain to slap
their servant if dinner was delayed
The fields between the TOttenham court
road and the Founding hospital were
the resort of the sporting fraternity,
who were assembled TO enjoy the limo
cent diversions of duck hunting and
cat hunting, with prizefghting, quar-
terstaff, wrestling and other sports.
The pleasure gardens were open all
day long People crowded to them in
the early morning for breakfast aud
staid all day At 2 there was an ordi-
nary, in the afternoon and evening an
organ recital; there was tea in the al
coves, and IN the evening there was
supper.
In the evening, when they reluctant
~ came away, with as much punch as
they could hold, they formed them
selves into bands for purposes Of pro
lection, while the footpads looked out
on the road for single passengers, CT,
haply, drunken passengers, whom it was
easy and pleasure to rob.
And this was the way Of Sunday
in June or July, 1850. London Queen
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-17
JAMES COULDN'T IMAGINE.
Story That a New York ClubvOman
Tells About Herself.

A Story That a New York ClubwOman
Tells About Herself.
Here is a good story which clubwo-
man tells about herself.
cat one time, she says, 1--WE had q
colored butler who staid with us for
years. and who admired my husband
immensely He thought that DR.. H.
was a marvel of manly beauty, as well
as the embodiment Of all the virtues
domestic professional and otherwise
Of course I quite agreed with the but
Ter on this point, but the fact is [ some
times pinned to have him pass his en-
thusiastic compliments around to the
family and not bestow them all on the
doctor. Sc one morning, when DR.. H.
had just left the breakfast table and
was even then to be seen, an imposing
picture, as he stood on the front steps
drawing on his gloves, remarked to
James:
"'Dr Fl. is a handsome man, isn't
he?
s. Yes, ma'am Deed an he is
ma ami with gratifying enthusiasm.
"Then, hoping to get a rise from
James, added with an absentminded
air, as if scarcely knew what said,
but was just uttering my Utmost
thoughts:
'''Hcw in the world do you suppose
that such a handsome man as Dr. H.
ever happened to marry such homely
woman as | am?
"Well, James just stopped short and
rolled his eyes and shook his head as if
he gave it up Then he calculated:
Heaven knows. ma am L New
York Sum-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-17
Teuth Week of Session.

This is the beginning of the tenth
week Of the legislature. Things are
moving slowly. Of the SIS bills intro
duced in the assembly, sixty-five have
passed that body and eighty have been
officially killed" Only eleven of the
sixty-fve have gone to the governor.
It looks very slow on the face of it,
burthe important bills are pretty wei1
understood by this time. and when both
branches get. tired of reference to COM
nlittee to be courteous to somebody, the
slaughter will be by the score Of bills
per day
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-17

F. 2 . sind Inc Catalogue system OF buyinu
''5@u y0u use at Wholesale Prices? We
e. >cse YOU IS to 10 per esrt ony your purchases.
We are now ere cling and will own and occupy,he
'ahost building in America, employ 2, 900 CLERKS
Fng country orders exclusively, and will refund
parcnase price it goods don't suit you
1ur General Catalogue 600 PAGES, is 900
I aStFa!ions, $4,000 quotations us ~
c2ot5 10 print and mail. We will send il to YOU
&qolToceipt OF IS cents, 10 show your good faith
G79ATG0HERY WARD & co,
MICHIGAN AVE. AND MADISON ST.
CHICAGO.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-03-17

L9y r, G-s~KrS i8v CJRED
< y ass-f e-r/ - sample Will be sent free
on rec s,et ~ ces.isio co er expense o. mail
inv ,,ft.rcss N 3. = ~ - Str. - OK No 1906
y q ~ g. Nsl I. We
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17
a Now Chinese weapon.


An ingenious Chinese military man has
recently invented a weapon which the
mandarins at Pekin think will cause ter
ror in the hearts of the invaders, and an
order has been issued for the manufacture
of a large supply to be distributed through
out the army. According to a descrip-
ton that appears in the Chinese papers,
this terrible weapon is a combination of
spear and shovel. At one end of pole
there is a large, sharp pike, such as
knights of medieval times used to carry
At the other end there is a shovel, or
spade, with a blade about eight inches
wide, which can be used both as an in
trenching tool and as a weapon 1t is es-
pocially handy in beheading prisoners,
and all the Chinese soldier has to do is
to stick the pike al one end of his pole
through the body of his enemy, and then
turn around and cut off the head with the
shovel Instead of sending the inventor
of this terrible weapon 10 The Hague to
represent China at the peace conference.
the Empress Dowager rewarded him with
a button of the second class.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

feits in curate shape. That is. a soft low
circular crown having a rather narrow
br.m, rolling up on all sides. To relieve
The mopotony Of the genuine curate hat
these little saucer like felts have their
brims wound with a Paisley patterned
handkerchief and a red and brown ducks
wing on the lea side
"a the opening Of every one of the four
quarters OF fashion into which the wear is
plVlded The rumor Is spread that only small
maze VIII be worn and strictly speaking
iney 10 serve 10 initiate the changes OF
moAe More than this they do not do and
large ielt with q graceful brim, in gard
en- -heperdess 1872 or almost any other
gc9d mould. Will be as potent an element
for beauty and style during The deapenins
season - 81 any previous lime. one on5
az these large shapes wear skin of pinch
90 FeiFet on the under sides OF their brims
sna the term pinched is used because The
FeiFet If drawn into tuck like lines with
Ut being stitched.
Happily the goose, eagle aud turkey quill
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

from Paris. No fowls that ever flew by
land or sea wore such beaks. eyes. top
knots crests and sinuous necks as these
very evidently man-made creatures dis
play. They are wonderful examples OF
the manufacturer imagination and not
lacking at all in artistic beauty and orna-
mental value. Some of the cruel looking
beaks are made of polished tiger claws,
the necks ringed with brilliant FISH scales
to initiate bright feathers, and the eyes
are often bits of shining red green or blue
enamel surrounded with quite infintesimal
brilliants.
Coats for the New season.
On the street Il is now possible TO take
stock of the new coats and a great many
fun box shapes with Raglan shoulders
certainly ere worn. OF course they should
he the exclusive property of the youthful
and slender. for ample proportions find no
strength or refuge in their straight trying
lines Everything except a dress coat,
that fairly Jays itself out in its gorgeous
revers, buttons well up onto the chest win
a fly front too, and there, only few
inches below the chin, opens back with
modesty small silk faced lapels.
Again everything except a dress coat,
the eccentricities and prerogatives of
which will be dwelt upon later, has pock-
cts plenty of them, and for true service
designed A Rag.ien pocket for instance.
when it is nobly Planned, has a right hand
slip in its skirts that opens into a ca
pacious silk-lined socket and then there
is. on the same side. a breast pocket. A
ticket pocket is its descriptive title given
by the tailor men, and If this coat is
used for travelling the virtues of that up
per pocket can be tested and appreciated.
The Long Ulster.
A little later on and we will be CRITICS.
NJ of ha mo-
skirted ulster that fits the body close and
has a trife of fullness In the rear, where
a strap spans the base of the spine and is
glorified by a large silver buckle. Long
cloth listers in the colder weather will
be used with capelets of bears fur that
are short on the shoulders, high in the
collar, but almost reaching the feet in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST COFFEE.
Never Let Coffee Come in Contact
With Metal.

Never Let Coffee Come in Contact
With Metal.
The latest word of those who know. IS.
that to be perfect coffee must never,
while it is making. come in contact with
any metal For the breakfast table, at
least, it should be made in glass.
First buy from a depot of medical sup
plies a flask of annea.ed glass which looks
like an ordinary water bottle. The price
is 30 cents-no great outlay considering
the bottle will stand boiling water without
breaking. Then pay 3 cents for glass
funnel, to fit into the bottle neck and 10
cents for a dozen round bits of clean,
coarse white muslin.
Coffee itself is the next thing. 1t Is
real Java. bought green of a dealer who
has regard to his word at so to 60 cents the
pound It is roasted 10 a nicely at home,
half pound at a time, and ground just
as 1t is wanted. 1t may go into chased
silver lidded bowl without the least harm.
The water may likewise boil in a silver
kettle, over a brass-mounted spirit lamp
or even on the plebeian gas stove-before
It comes in sight. The one essential thing
is to have it in plenty and freshly boiling.
First pour a cup of the boiling water
in the flask, and turn it deftly about,
heating the flask all the way up. Then
pour it out whip the funnel in the flask
mouth, line the funnel with one of the
muslin rounds and put into it three
heaping tablespoonfuls of the ground cof-
fee. Then slowly, steadily, gracefully
pour on the water-which has been kept
bubbling over the spirit lamp. AS it be-
gins to trip through, stir the wet coffee
lightly with teaspoon. More water goes
in as the first pouring filters through.
Three spoonfuls of dry coffee ought to
yield three cups of the coffee essence.
1t is really coffee essence which comes
out of the flask. 1t is almost black, per
fectly clear, full of coffee flavor and arc
ma. Only the most confirmed coffee to-
per can drink it neat. Other folks re-
quire the cup to be half filed with boil
ing water Those who like whipped cream
in it make the water a third. Thus Il
single fltering will serve a considerable
tea party. The muslin and the spent
grounds are thrown away after each fill
toring.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

years, and now, after the brocades and
damasks of the French influence, velvet
mas come 10 its own again. 1t is used as
a wall hanging. for portieres and curtains.
not draped, but hanging straight, arras
fashion. Our modern silk velvet is not
approved; Venetian Utrecht and Flanders
velvet are the kinds employed for hangiugs
and upholstery. and just now, no matter
If your nail Is colonial, your library Jaeo-
bean and your dining room of another pc
Rod, your drawing room must not be in
any particular cut and dried fashion. one
of its most important features is its chairs,
that can be chosen from every period in
history if you choose. provided they are
all graceful and ornamental.
Novelty Chairs.
In every one of the newly -done over re-
ception salons there is sure TO be carved
cedar Gondola chair inlaid with very pink
pearl and bits of coral and sOftened in its
curved seat by a plump pillow covered
with Venetian velvet and having heavy
gold tassels at IT'S four corners. On either
side the drawing room fireplace are also
inevitably a pair of lofty backed court
chairs. These have gilded frames, per
fectlv straight, solid wood backs, down the
center of which strip of red velvet Is
fastened, velvet seats and are occupied
usually by the hostess and her most hon
ored feminine guest A deep Dutch easy
chair is another one OF the newcomers
in the American drawing room, and
feature now noticeable is the increasing
number of foot stools. Women are just
beginning TO learn again not only that
against crimson velvet cushion their
slender, delicately slppered feet show to
wonderful advantage, but that there is no
better means of resting tired feet than
by use of foot stool, and also there Is
no wiser pTecauuon, when weary or under
the weather. for escaping colds and neu-
ralgia than by propping the feet up on a
cushion.
The upholsterers are making foot rests
of many shapes and materials, stut1ng
them with feathers, or a fine hair, and
covering them with bits of handsome ia
pestry bullion embroidered velvet or soft
moleskin. doeskin and leather. and hang
ing tassels at their corners until they have
become essential ornaments in any well
decorated living room. Fanny Enders.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

a hint or two apropos of some OF the nov
el wedding fashions For a September or
October bridal elbow sleeves aII a slightly
open throa ed bodice, worn with an abund-
ance of pearls, is very much the fashion
The brides bouquet must be made of
small. very white roses, pure white winter,
honey-suckle and stephanotis. To the
bridesmaids are given lockets TO be worn
on bracelets or about The neck The locket
souvenir is heart shaped. of gold with
the initials of bride and groom set in
jewels, outlined in enamel, or merely en-
graVed prettily on one side. while on the
other. under glass disk, is a wee photo
graph of the bride. Mary Dean
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

front In two stole ends. The opera man.
te's. so far as they have allowed their
charms to he viewed, are, beautiful I'm the
extreme. They are long, of course, carry
large lace hoods la Bretonne made of
heavy lace lined with colored silk muslin,
and in order 10 gain a desired width at the
shoulders the silk, satin or damask skirts
OF the coat hang from wide yokes of lace
over satin and this yoke Is edged by a
deep bertha frill. The magnificence of
some of the opera cloaks made can be es-
imated when one trimmed collared, cuff
ed and hooded with silver fox was sold
TO the American woman in London just
the other day for $1,000.
This proves the value of the silver fox
as an article of dress, though brown fur
promises TO be worn far more than any
other. As Is customary, the furriers are
beginning TO mix the richly toned pelts
and TWO shades of sable or mink, or bear.
or marten are put together with nice re-
suits. one of the most commendable of the
new wraps in fur is a cape collar having
broad ends falling to or below the waist
line and made of the tails of brown bear.
so called by furriers who would like all
animals TO possess symmetrical saleable
tails These bear tails are nothing more
than fluffy balls of fur made of bear and
blue fox skin scraps and tackled upon a
cape of cub bear fur
winter Trains.
The importers are showing among their
latest corners from Paris extensive trains
of the richest Velours mousseline, more
and antique velvet adorned by hand with
the most delicate painted patterns. The de-.
signs are very small and so cleverly exc
cuted that no appreciative beholder can
wonder at the price asked for a sweep Of
faint blue moirc, made brilliant with 1ra-
son flies and humming birds lowering
a bout bouuuets and baskets of small Aou,-
ers. AS TO the cut of these trains they
fan in long close point and some of them
are scalloped about the edges and in any
goods this last effect is very pretty and
no matter whether a black silk
reception gown or a brilliant evening toilet
is worn.
Ii hardly comes amiss just here to drop
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

Sang de boeuf or bulls blood red, is the
approved tint in which the drawing rooms
are being done over, and the decorators
say that it is the most becoming back
ground possible for women of all colorings,
and especially when in evening dress. 1t
appears that in drawing room decoration,
as in the feminine wardrobe, fabrics go
in and out of fashion about every five
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

"A gentleman who has been travelling in
Java thus writes to the Pinang Gazette
about the Dutch colonial railways He
says; Trains are used in Java not on
account of their speed, but on account Of
the long distances one has to cover. If
you are in a hurry and you haven't more
than five miles to go-walk You may
find some difficulty in keeping up to the
train if it is going down a stiff gradient
but you will more than make this UP on
the fiat, and you'H romp past it on com
ing to the slightest ascent. 1t is sol
emn fact" he continues, THAT once in the
course of a mile walk along a highway
running parallel with the railway line,
caught up to and passed a smell (eXpress
train). Toward the end of the walk en-
tered a shop to purchase some cigars ana
only after l had been in the shop ten lnln-
utes did the train again pass me-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17
Thc CITRATE Hat.

The younger element in fashion. who
DO not give entire allegiance TO the above
described chapesu, are making bright Wis
las down the streets with their clear red
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17
oCToBER'S FRESH FINERIES.
WOMEN APPEARING IN CHARMING
AUTUMN NOVELTIES.

EoIympia" Is the Name of the Most
Approved Walking Hnt-It Has
stif "BowIer'' Crown and Is Dress
ed With Scarf and Composite
FIume-RnEIan shoulders Are seen
on All the New Fail Coats and Are
Introduced with other Commend
able NoveItfeS-The Long Sk!rted
Ulster II Both beautiful and Use
fuI-sfIver Fox Is Now More Fash
ionabIe and Costly Than Russian
sable and VIII BE seen This Win
ter on Evening Wraps.
New York, Sept. 15.-The dressmakers,
the tailors. furriers and milliners are en-
joying daily conferences with their clients,
and after going through that deplorable
moulting season, when it is TOO early 70
put off shabby summer things and too
warm 20 get into new autumn toys, the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

have fought their good fight and are now
on prolonged leave of absence from miliin-
cry duties. In the place of these very
broad quilts faced on their under sides
with white grey or brown. ostrich or
marabout down appear as a noval and
welcome element in decoration. Let nole
also be made OF the startling birds heads
that are seen on some OF the model mats
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17
women are rapidly coming forth in smart

women are rapidly coming forth in smart
fresh fineries
One of their first responsibilities was
10 provide themselves with the proper sort
of walking hat and the struggle has been
TO arrive at a compromise between the
article that would appear advantageous
on the street and yet mark a decided de
parture from the hard quill and crown
band habit of last season. A single plume
from the old grey goose's tail, stuck indie
pendently through the crown Of a SLOUGH
felt. is not the approved autumnai idea.
green. or grey, or brown felt with
bent edge brim and stiff bowler" crown
seems TO be the triumphant one of many
shapes and as might be expected it hes
been designated periodically by the name
OF Admiral Dewey's flagship the Olympia
There Is nothing nautical about the
Olympia" 1t is wound about the base
o. IT'S brim with a scarf of dark Liberty
Six and this comes 10 q loose knot in
front. In the folds Of which the quill ends
OF TWO long soft composite plumes are
made fast. OF well dyed barn yard fowl
feathers these plumes are made. notified
white down the center and they are so
arranged 'as 10 droOp softly 10 one side
Into the Liberty silk knot fancy strass
Pin Is introduced and this is "a happy con-
uast 10 the uuDecOming coWboyish head
gear that all women kind that adopted II
during the summer should remember with
blush. A great many patr0uesses of che
Olympia wear the easy-ftting hat on hair
dressed low a the back OF the head ana
q strap Of elastic. not skewer pins. is used
10 keep the felt in its place.
The CUrate Hat.
The younger element in fashion. who
do not give entire allegiance TO the above
described chapeau, are making bright Wis
tas down the streets with their clear red
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17
A Letter TO Mrs. Pinkham Brought
Health to Mrs. Archambo.


DEAR SIRs. PINKBAM-For two
years I felt tired and so weak and dizzy
that some Gays I could hardly go
around the house. Backache and head
ache all the time and my food would
not digest and had such pains in the
womb and troubled with leucorrh9a
and kidneys were affected.
after birth of each child grew
weaker, and hearing so much of the
good you had done, wrote to you and
have taken six bottles of Lydia T.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one
box of Lozenges. one box of Liver Pills,
one package of Sanative Wash, and to-
day l am feeling as well as l ever did.
When l get up in the morning feel as
fresh as L did when a girl and eat and
sleep well and do all of my work. If
ever / feel weak again shall know
where to get my strength. L know
your medicine cured me. '-MRs. SALIVA
ARCHAMBo, CHARLEMONT, MASS.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled; for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand ailing
women a year. All women who suffer
are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham
at Lynn, Mass. for advice, which VIII
be promptly oiven without charge.