davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily camera., 1899-01-18

ar made to hold only one pencil and
sc ne for bunch. Eyeglass pockeJs 5
are also ordered in keeping with the
81. ape and style of the glasses, and
rnckets for cigars are ordered for all
sizes, from the little half-pencil SHAPE
! to the great big perfecto. Freak pock-
cts, inside of other pockets, are also
in demand, and chamois-lined pockets.
which we usually make for the watch
Size of the waistcoat, are ordered often
:. fo" trousers by men who carry silver
|t1inkets in them. But pockets are not
the only Specials The European Gus
tom of wearing black ba nd on the left
siceve to indicate mourning is becom-
ing popular in this country, and the
band is one of our specials.
Another class of special customers
are those whose garments are made
with a view to the wearer's health.
Many men have an inner band of red
flannel put on the waist of their trous-
e~s as cure for rheumatism. and some
d wing coats are made so that sheets
OF stout paper may be slipped between
the breast lining and the cloth when
diving against the wind.
"On the whole said the tailor, "a
man in my business has the best op-
rNrtunity to find out the kinks and
g. eer points about men, not only as to
their persons, but their minds. IN. Y
Tribune, i.
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
Hourly Visiting by Trained Nnr.e..

Hourly Visiting by Trained Nnrses.
A comparatively recent departure in
trained nursing is what is called hour
~ visiting. Until within year or
two it was not possible to secure the
services OF q trained nurse except by
the day or week. Nevertheless, there
were very many times when trained
nurse was needed for special duties.
such as attendance at operations at
tending to dressings, bandaging. bath
ing and various other duties. To meet
these needs the trained nurses in Chi
cago and other cities arranged several
years ago to 60 for so much an hour.
The plan worked well there, and was
finally adopted by trained nurses in
this city. For cases requiring about
six hours the fee is four dollars. for an
attendance of one hour one dollar. for
each successive hour or fraction thereof
so cents. The nurse can do great
deal in an hour, and the patients who
are unable to have her services con-
stantly have found the new arrange
ment . great convenience.-N. Y. Sun.
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
"ronn.xer ana ..Di.pl.cement.n

At the present time, when naval mat
ters are a source of great interest to
TIE general public, ore continually
finds the terms displacement" and
tonnage" improperly used, both in the
daily press and in common speech. The
confusion between the terms would not
occur If their meaning were understood.
Displacement refers to the quantity
OF liquid displaced by the immersed
hull OF the ship, and tonnage" to the
freight-carrying capacity of the ship
determined by certain rules of measure
ment.
The Displacement of vessel is the
entire weight of the hull with all its
contents, according to the well-known
law of fshydrostatics that floating body
2isplaces weight OF fluid just equal to
its own weight. A ship sinks in the
water to such level that the pressure
of the fluid displaced exactly counter
balances the weight of the ship En-
gineezing News
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
a. Island Of Mu.Aroom..

Washington possesses just now a
little wonder of the world in the form
Of q most phenomenal growth Of sew
eral edible species of mushrooms. This
wonder can be found on the island in
the Potomac on the south side of the
bathing beach, and west of the long
bridge. The rich soil made in recent
years by the dredgings Of the river
has produced a luxuriance Of growth
Of fungi that can probably not be seen
anywhere else, and if they continue
to increase in the ratio they have done
these last few months we may venture
to state that the entire island will
soon be one solid mass of edible mush-
rooms.-Washington Star.
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
PUGET SOUND FoGs.
The Queer Sights which Are Seen
when AtnOsphe ric Con ditions
Are Favorable.

l. ',eafaring men have often described
meeting with fog bank at sea the
limits of which W ere so clearly defined
tIlt the forward part CT their vessel
would be in bright snEiight. wi, h the
after portion envcloped in dense Jog.
That the phenomenon is no, mis-
stated, any of the;many people p; .ssin~
the brink of the decline leading dow
Pacific avenue from the city hall /,
ten o'clock Saturday morning coul,
readily attest. Daylight had come i.
with a dense fog. Ti.is had cleared
SO that the ships al the elevators were
plainly visible
Suddenly there came from he straits
q bank of fog. which. instead. of un-
folding and drifting over the surface
of the bay came solidly on. This
formation was kept up unit! the fog
struck the rise OH Pacific avenue lead
irg from the wharf. Then il breke the
mist drifting up in trailing clouds.
The spectacle Of the chr archine
wall of fog, as clearly perre rdicular as
the side of a building, with The suns
rays striki1r..r against ii. YVES indeed.
grand. Several shipping men noticed
it. and fog was r.ade The subject Cd
conversation in number of Offices on
the water front. bringing forth the mar
ration of similar instances.
One of these came from Capt. Nc
Ca be, who said:
THE strangest combination for fog
to take on that has come under my OBJ
servatioh occurred here on the sound
some months ago. l was travelling by
steamer from Port Townsend TO Seat
tie AS we rounded Admiralty Head
there loomed up before us what APP
peared to be water-logged steamer.
From her bulwark rails up everything
was perfectly visible. The lookout on
the fo'castle head, the officer on the
bridge, the deckhouse masts and
smokestack were all as plain to our
sight as is the Northern Pacific ware
house across the railroad track from
where we now sit.
UGlON tuc DulNdIh llLC llOtAlAS
could be seen Of the vessel. She might
have been some Puget sound Flying
Dutchman' for all we knew, or posi-
bly, q craft that had come in collision
and was seeking beaching point be-
fore sinking,
ut was weird and for several mo-
ments deceiving. The morning had
opened so thick that the fog had driven
down so close to the surface of the
as to form a blanket for but
the lower part Of vessel. We came
near enough 70 haihand were Informed
that the steamer was doing finely. All
well on board, and,3beyond it, being a
trifle damp on the lower decks through
the fog failing to rise, everything was
lovely. Tacoma Ledger.
Daily camera., 1899-01-18

and America, and its means of distribu-
ton are given in the bulletin. with de-
scriptions of the male and female in
scots. the eggs, the larval form and de-
velopment, food plants, natural enemies
and remedies. The bulletih also con-
tains list of all the important papers
on the Hessian fly that have appeared
in America, and such of the foreign
works as are of value to the American
student. 1T is illustrated with frontis
piece, two plates and eight text figures.
N. Y. Sun.
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
TIsouaands are Try,sg.I It.

IN order TO proy9 4is great merit Of
-Hys Cream Balm, Ms bost effective aurs
for catarrh and Cold IN Head, we have pre-
pared . generous trial si=s for 10 cents.
Get n Of Jour dafgght q ond 10 cents to
ELY BROS, So Warren st., N. Y. City.
Isu6ered from catarrA Of tho worst kind
svsr. d1cs boy Sd q psye. hoped for
cure, bat Ely's Cream Balm seems to do
even that Many scquaintances have ussd
il Mn lxeeeent results. -sOscar trum,
IS Warren Ave, Chicago, NJ
Hy's Cream Balm h tho acknowledged
surs fer catarrh and contains NO cocains,
nagrpy .1os any injurions drug. Priv,
- 2tA1 At dxuogists O By mail
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
rAnoRs, "spEc1AIs." ~;
rcs 0ueer Pockets and other Thin6s
Ea rat Taliess Have to Pat
Iato Clothes.
..No g,Secial.s

'No special
With that remark to the assistant
Who took down the measurements the
tailor dismissed his patron and said
that the suit would be finished SURE
on a certain. day.
what did you mean by the saying
mo special to your cierk?" asked the
customer. sN
q well, that means that you want
your clothes made all right and with
PIT iasy crank things abopt them
Pockets are the great specials. We
have customers who want, besides the
regular pockets, places in. their waist
coats for pencils, eyeglasses and all
sorts .of things. Some pencil pockets
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
locoIko otiou Of : Battaesl

81 EeoolAotioH Of Haftaesks0.
Is Mls, MsIubberty Uooking up from,
lAer fewspper) -Oi DO be .r'adin' that!
ut costs $500 a day to funaSbat teship:.'
Mr.. Lubberty-Wull, av that's SO Oh
am afeared ay OF hod dhe runnin' av
battleship ut wud hov to walk AfsAers
dhe first tin minutes.-Harper's B6xSf.
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
Not Afraid oftke Futvre,

Benedict-Does your friend believe in
IL future punishment?
Bschelor-No: he says he never e.
pects to marry.-Yonkers Statesman.
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
Bli..l AWARD WIDE.

"Is your daughter happily married
Mrs. Plump Il
.'Oh. yes; her husband has bought
her a sealskin cloak which comes down
to her heels.'-Ghicagc Record.
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
The Whole Trnth

Il suppose Mrs. Jones made . com
innnicative wiii.tss ?,s
Very. She did her best to make the
witness box a chatter box" Puck.
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
Mystery.

Robert dear, how do you suppose,
those dozens and dozensof empty BOT
ties ever got into the CELLAR
why. l. don't know, my deaS. !
never bought an empty bettae hsmy
fe."-Harlem Life.
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
Papa Knew.

Tommy--Is that he or she lion.
papa?
Pater-Which one, dear7
Tommy-That one with his facs
scratched and the hair off the top OF fts
head.
Pater (Hjth q sigh THAT must Be,
the male, my son.-Tit-Bits.
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
Terrible Dilem-

"Nan is worried to death" I
whats the trouble?"
= "She can't tell whether Ghe II n lovs
with Lieut.. Timber or with his un1-
form."-Tit-Bits.
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
The Final Teet.

j shS held saaifros Srer h>s fa1e
% see II che was alive. I don't under
stand that.
He-Why. you zee, II she was alive
e'd.ppeA her eyes and look In it.-Ds-
asSit 1erkhal.
Daily camera., 1899-01-18
Ma Ponsy. {

- - sg ~~~AeSsAk
How Il 1t that you always ct the
,bset o. your wife in m aTgumenA.
Just keep quiet and let her talk her
self INTO agood humOr. Detroit Free
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19
Our Bridge Builders AdOund British Competitors.

on q bridge like that Of battleship,
stood the captain of this almost molten
mass. Pressing one button he could
stop or speed the ingot's course, turn
1t over on its side with iron forks,
thrust up between the swift moving
rollers. Once its desired slimness
gained he sent the metal on forward
with the pressure of another button to
iron jaws that bit of piece by piece
and laid them in desired lengths ready
for another monster which carried
them of to be still further developed
in the process Of manufacture.
That's how We do It," said Mr..
Major. That's why we used thirty
two working days, less six. to make
this bridge. 1t is what we call a pin
connected through truss BRIDGE and
its method of erection will be compare
lively simple. If you can imagine
yourself interlocking the tips Of your
fingers and having a pin driven
through them you can see at a glance
the construction of the bridge. 1t Is
built on the cantilever principle. In
the first place false structure is built
on which runs travelling crane. This
false structure is useful to support the
first span Of the bridge, which is built
out into mid air until its bending end
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19
BRIDGE IN COURSE OF CoNsTRU cTIoN

is ready to drop on steel cylinder
sunk in the bed Of the river. That
completed, the false structure is taken
away, discarded, and the travelling
crane pursues the same course with the
new span, using the first one as a sup
port, which 1t had pursued with the
first one, using the false structure as a
support" How long will 1t take to
build this bridge, Mr.. Maori" I in
quired. II don't know" he said. 1--WE
have put 1t aboard ship and seven of
our foremen will start for the Athara
river very shortly to superintend the
work. It consists merely Of directing
the energy Of this travelling crane and
driving pins through where there are
holes to put them in. How much time
they will consume in doing this I can
not even guess at, but If we had the
work to do here we would put it up
at the rate of a span a day. There are
seven spans to this bridge and each
twenty-four hours would see the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

to go through them will see that no
body interferes with your inspection"
Mr. Major, who is in charge of the
bridge building department of the
works, acting on Mr.. Roberts sugges-
ton, explained to me the method by
which delicate results were obtained
through the use of that ponderous ma
chinery which can either crush steel or
break an egg delicately. While Mr..
Major declined to make comparisons
between the English method Of steel
working and that used in our country,
he made this significant remark:
There's not pound of steam used
in our works except for the purpose of
generating other power. Steam is
archaic"
In the rolling mill, with the never
ceasing revolution of its many bearing
cylinders, the giant mechanism went
on increasingly flattening out ingots of
steel, the fierce heat of which would
not permit the close approach Of NOR
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

A bicycle attachment designed for
indicating on chart the difference in
the level of the road over which the
machine is propelled has already
passed into the regular equipment of
the surveyor. The rider of the bicycle
traverses the roadway which 1t Is re-
quired to pilot" on machine equipped
with continuous tape. The length of
the tape indicates the distance tray
ersed, and the direction is indicated at
intervals by needle pointing to the
magnetic north, which is stamped on
the tape. A pendulum gives periodic
records of the grade Of the road. In
this way a fairly accurate idea of the
roadway and the contour of the coun-
try is obtained. The inventor expects
to reduce the errors to about 1 per
cent, but with more expensive instru-
ments he is sanguine Of securing even
better results. The oscillations due to
bad roads will without doubt be one
of the greatest troubles in working this
device. The instrument is probably Of
somewhat too delicate and compli-
Gated character to be in demand by the
ordinary bicyclist, who will find the
cyclometer more to his purpose; but
as a scientific instrument for all kinds
of road surveys 1t is expected to prove
of considerable value.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

and considering it bit Of boastful
Yankee enterprise in words only, ca
bled back: "Give us two spans in the
time you specify"
In answer to this cable message to
this effect was sent: 'It's easier for us
to do the whole thing" No answer
was received except the formal award
ing Of the contract. Thus 1t was that
on March 7, on board the good ships
Manhattan and Europe, 100000
pounds of steel were started on their
way to far off Africa. The bridge was
made.
This achievement brought forth the
bitterest censure from the iron men of
England. They said it could not be
done. 1 went to Pencoyd and saw
them do bigger work quicker.
When I spoke to the company's pres
ident of his achievement, which had
given him international fame because
of the animosity Of his foreign COM
petitors, he said: Eyes, it's too bad. We
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

There are persistent rumors in Wash
lngton political circles that President
Mckinley is favorably considering the
plan of calling congress to meet in ex-
traordinary session early in October.
While no confirmation of such reports
can be obtained at the white house,
there is ample reason for regarding
them as trustworthy. In the ordinary
course of things the next congress
would not enter upon its duties till the
constitutional date, the first Monday in
December, and that would mean a
shorter session than the great ques-
lions now before the country render
desirable II not imperative. Neither
party will want congress in session
after the opening Of the national cam
paign of 1900, and to keep partisan pol
itics out of the discussions as much as
possible 1t is unquestionably expedient
and wise to convene congress in spe-
cial session.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19
Speedily Made Structure for the Souddn
Provokes Cries of Fraud"

tied down along came the blizzard, cut
off our coal supply, crippled us abso-
lutely for a week, let our steel get
chilled, and then 1t took us another
week to get in good working order. II
1t had not been for this we would have
done a very much quicker piece of
work. The charge that we had speci-
fications in advance or that we used
bridge in stock are preposterous.
Every pound of steel that went into
that bridge was made by us, fitted and
made ready for the construction sub
sequent to the time at which we re-
ceived the specifications. I cannot 60
too far into our methods" said he,
smilingly, "lest our competitors should
learn our way Of doing things in a
hurry and doing them right. However.
the works are here, and II you choose
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

The British cabinet has received a
monster petition from $1,000 British
subjects in the Boer republic ruled by
the shrewd and inflexible Kruger. The
petitioners appeal to the queen and
her ministers to interfere in the af-
fAirs Of the Transvaal and secure the
redress Of their grievances. The Ques-
Hon is not new, of course, but the out
aanders were so disappointed with the
results Of the recent Cape Colony cleo
tions. which failed to give them polit-
ical power in that territory, that they
concluded to make special effort to
overthrow Dutch or Boer supremacy.
Between Cape Colony and Transvaal
politics there is a close. If not init
mate, connection.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

posite the picturesque Wissahickon, lie
the low covered, smokestack bearing
works of the iron company. The black
mists that rise from the tall iron fun
nels give indication of the activity
that lies below. To this company
came on Jan. Z the cabled inquiry as
to whether an American would COM
pete with the British concerns in the
important strategic work Of building
the bridge over the Atbara.
Promptly word went back that not
only would the firm compete nominal
ly, but would throw into this offer for
the contract such whole-souledness Of
purpose as to give reasonable cause of
fear among its competitors. The spec
ifications, mailed not from Alexandria,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19
sktllful Women.

The report Of the prizes gained by
Princess Victoria of Wales in book
binding has caused an inquiry to be
made as to the ability of French ladies
in various handicrafts. The Duchess
of Charities paints fans very artistic
ally. Nine. de Cumien practices the
art Of miniatures. Several prominent
ladies are expert laceworkers. Nine.
de Riencourt is a noted bronze
worker; the Princess Bibesco is a
clever engraver. Prominent among the
photographers is the Countess of
Paris, and several are we'll known as
brilliant cooks and pastry confection-
ers. Miss Sybil Auchert of the Amer
lean colony in Paris, holds the record,
however. She is most accomplished
bootmaker.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

a bridge was constructed which will
serve to carry trains into recently con-
Quered Khartoum. The work was
done and put on shipboard ready for
erection in a space of time that the
Egyptian war department iself could
not consider possible. This from Phil
adelphia!
When Lord Kitchener fought his last
decisive battle and there was no fur
Their bar to the progress Of European
civilization in the Soudan, it was rec
ognized that railway must be a nee
essary component part in the opening
Of this immense territory. The mill
tary tracks have been constructed to a
point eleven hundred miles south OF
Cairo. There is break in the arid
waste at that point, where few fer
tile lands lie along the banks Of the
Atbara river. This river was the
point at which the military engineers
found they could progress no further
without the aid of mechanical devices
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

edifice attired in scarlet beretta and
robes of violet and ermine. After :
brief prayer and service at the alta,
of repose the cardinal Invested himself
of his robe and train and, girding him
self with towel, dropped to his knees
and washed, wiped and kissed the right
feet of thirteen old men. The men
were in various stages of decrepitude,
and they had hobbled or walked up
the nave and climbed the altar steps
Iaborlously. One Of them had crawleN
up on nil fours. Ali had removed ,he!r
stockings, but their feet were iacased
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

In every quarter the plan for the es-
adjustment Of international trade
courts meets with the approval it de-
serves. Representatives of various
countries and our own officials in the
new dependencies and elsewhere are all
quick to see the benefit to be derived
from it. In a measure. such scheme
properly carried out, might be made
70 do the work Of some Of the travel
ing statesmen and buyers employed by
those concerns that do large inter-
national business, and 1t would be OF
extraordinary advantage in increasing
that business.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19
KISSING THE FEET.

Roman Catholic Ceremony for Holy
Week.
st. Peters brassy foot on the famous
bronze statue in the wonderful duomo
in Rome is not the only one that is
kissed in the ritual of the Catholic
Church. A ceremony on Maundy
Thursday in the Westminster Pro-
Cathedral by Cardinal Vaughn has
given England new topic for discus
sion by reason of its striking features.
On that dag t.a3 c-rdinal entered the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

and started on its way in thirty
two working days, of which six
were lost, to the amazement of
their English competitors and the
expression of our cousins disbelief in
the aightforwardness of our COM
mercial transactions.
On the banks of the Schuylkill, OPP
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

The coroner at Wausau, Wis, we are
told, will investigate the strange con-
duct Of an old man and his deceased
wife," 1t would be especially interest
ing to know what the deceased wife
has been doing to arouse the suspicious
Of the authorities.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19
"A SCENE IN THE STEEL ROLLING MILL.

intended to do this thing in pretty
quick order, for, of course, while we
have no official knowledge Of the situa
ton in the Soudan, we have had some
troubles over here which lead us to
believe that when they want a piece
Of military work done they want it
done quickly, and just as we had set
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

to go through them
/ will see that no
b dy interferes
with your inspec-
ion."
Mr.. Major, who
is in charge Of the
bridge building de-
partment of the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

The evil that men do lives after
them. Even when an amateur corneter
dies he cannot take the fatal instru-
ment with him.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-05-19

but from London,
on Jan. l, were re-
ceived in Philadel-
phia on Jan. "a, and
were placed in the
hands of the COM
pany the next day.
On Jan. q there
was a cabled bid,
the amount of
which neither the