davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25

rom the New Orleans Times Democrat
One of the best mechanical engineers tn
New Orleans told recently an interesting
story aprop0s Of the tribuIatiors Of inventors
About three years ago" he said. Il got
up little device hat greatly simpljfied
the working Of a certain type Of punD
look out pa ents that COS, me in the neigh
o'ihood Of $40, including ATTORNEYS faas
anu nHdHy submitted the thing. L. a big
HtluiactuflnS concern in tn north. The
pl"pT'rJ"fS AT once conceded the merit of
me invention, and offered rae 500 down
ana royalty OF Sl2I on each one used
The cash payment amounted TO noth{n@
IJf II really lell short of covering nv ttrne
ana expenses. but the royalty was yenar-
Gus, and | figured II out thar /. yvOuld Y q n
me an income of 5000 or 81, 600 for several
SS1T9-ptF haps longer 1t depended on how
soon some th!ng better entered the fie d
Accordingly / accepted the proposition ana
transferred all my right. Now, how much
40 you lhlnk | actually recciVed2 NOT a
penny No, l haven't been cheated: at
least, All the accounts have been pexfectIy
stfaghj. The trouble is they neUer put
the device on the market. They : rnufv
stuck The patents and drawings in a nj
S"bnhO!". and there they remain IN this
DAY " ny uid they do it. did you ask? Tia
save money. The public Is very well suit
Ell with thr.T pump as it stands and it is
duH"tIHl II th"y Could get any more for II
with MY Improvement added. Such a star
would mere y cut down the nrt nrofit 81
thFN prefer 20 let well enough alone II
was necessary, OF course. to get my inyen-
uon safely shcIVed. or IL might have leer
taken up by some cnteTpIisiUg rival, and
Inc phiE earthly reason for spending 500
on the thing was to put il ont Of he way
II was rather rough on me to be sure mn
the experience was valuable and / won't
set ca uGht that way again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25
The Saifpetre Man.
From the Athenaeum.

From the Athenaeum.
The saltpetre man Of the first half Of the
seventeenth century was hated even more.
II that be possible, than the window
pepper" Of those more recent days when
light was subject to heavy taxation. Before
the importation Of saltpetre from abroad
as an important ingredient in the manu-
facture of gunpOwder, it was crown mo-
nopoly, and agents, popu arly known as
saltpetre men, were sent all over the coun-
try to seek for 1t IN stables, pigeon cotes,
pigsties and, indeed, in almost all other
places the soil of which was supposed to be
impregnated with animal matter. The in
jury these men did and the irritation they
caused by digging up floors and pulling
down fences was great; no householder
was free from their visits, which were rem
dered especially odiOus from their being
empowered to Impress carts and horses for
the purpose Of carrying away the mineral
and the utensils employed in its nlanufac-
tuTe
This calling domestic tyranny-though
of course, not to be compared with things
Of far greater moment-was 10 doubt one
of the factors in the national irritation
which made the civil war possible. The mo-
nopoIy was put an end to by parliament in
1856
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25
In q Siberian HnIeI.

Correspondence Of the st. Louis Globe-Domocrst.
There are two leading hotels in Irkutsk,
the Deho and Russia. We had been told
by Siberians that one was as bad as the
other. That one is thoroughly bad we can
testify. We drove to the Dcko. secured
rooms and, after the Siberian fashion. I'M
loaded our tarantas IN the courtyard. and
left it there. A man in dirty blouse es-
corted us up a flight Of dirty stairs into "a
dirty hall and to a loom flooded with sun
shine Every ray Of light accented the un-
cleanliness of the apartment. Tie floor was
GnSWtpt, scattered With paper and dust,
the tables wore water. beer and food marks
and the chairs, three Of which were I'M
t. able because Of broken legs, We're thick
- W IA dust The looking glass was fly
specked and grimy and the curtains, hung
out of reach, We're for ornament, not use.
The single IRON bed had its broken wire
mattress replaced by two boards, these
supporting a thin, dirty, hard mattress
No pillows or bedClOtheS. for which we
gave our usual thanks. In one corner a
wooden stool that had never known cleans
ing cloth since the day Of its installation.
held a big tin basin and pitcher. both much
the worse Tor wear. A tin SlOp bucket
that an American stable would not own.
was side feature of this toilet outfit But
seven weeks Of Siberia had rubbed OFF our
outer layer of fastiGiousncss. We had to
accept the situation or stay in the street.
We were at the best hotel in IrkUtSk, and
it was offering US its best. But. alas, it
could not give US what CraVed most, a
hot bath. The American woman to the
rescue! Two of the largest SamUVars were
ordered, 10 the Amusement of the four dirty
servants about Us, and TWO extra pitchers
OF cold water. From the time il took to
get all This il was evident there had been
10 such call for water Al the leading hos
tiery Of lrkutsk for many a day. Our order
was finally filled, and, with our own soap,
towels and brushes We managed our first
SdmOEdr bath
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25
From the Pail Mall Magazine.

~
Madrid. the Spanish capital has one or
two papers which have fair circulation
but they cannot compare in importance. is
to their influence over their own country's
population. with other iirst-cass cont
rental newspapers-WiJh the best produe-
tons Of Austria, Russia, or even Italy OF
the Spanish papers probably the impartial
has the greatest sale among the people Of
Madrid, bur the chief paper for influence
among The better classes is La Epoca. which
is a conservative journal of very old re-
pute, having been established for over half
d century.
La EpOca has never supported any other
party in Spain but the high conservatives.
It's present circulation may be taken as he
ing about 12.0JO daily. and it is edited ~
the Marquis de Valid lesias. who is also
one Of the prOprietOrs. 1t is a fOur-paEe
journal. whose columns are principally Civ
en- over TO news from Spanish sources,
and its supply Of foreign matter and do
ings, we knew them in this country. IS
but scanty. There is generally a leading
article of Importance in its first column
and the latter half of It's fourth page is
given tC the serial" which is as much IN
vogue in Spain as elsewhere on the con,i-
Hent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25
The Value of Weeds.


The dandeIlon isn't the only weed eaten
by people who know what's good to eat.
Take wild chicory, the plague of the farm
er. 1t ma .es one OF the finest salads served
-piquant tender and wholesome Charlock
or wild mustard, is another bane of the
farmer. He doesn't know that as a pot
herb it can give a delightful flavor. The
dCckweeds-how annoying the whole family
are! Yet the broad leaf variety and the
curly leaf are used all over Europe as
table vegetables. There's pokeweed, COM
monest of them all. In France il is cult
waited. It takes the place of sage, thyme
parsley and bay leaves as a haVoring for
soup. Everybody in America hates nettle
and can't see what use it is. In Scotland,
Poland and Germany tender young nettle
leaves are used as greens. The Germans
boil them with other vegetables to give
weed that can he treated the same way
Most people think milkweed poisonous. It
Is a medicinal vegetable. with a delightful
flavor of its own. The young leaves. when
they are just in the right condition, are
cross between spinach and asparagus, and
in a salad are delicious. Sorrel fictitious
and chevriI are looked as field pests by
ninety nine out of every hundred farmers.
The hundreth one picks the choicest
leaves from these weeds and sends them
to market. where they find a ready sale for
salads to he eaten with game and for fla
voring herbs-for herbs they are. and not
weeds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25

ming 'Titho" machines. It Is far better and
cheaper 10 use thin sheets Of metal winch
can be bent into a circular form ana
printed on rotary presses.
Bicycles, electric light fittings. chains,
brides. sdrrups. surgical Instruments,
keys, cigar cases, pen and pencil holders,
toilet articles. plates and dishes. spoons,
forks frames. name plates door furniture,
hat and coat pegs. boot trees, fire engine
fittings, business and visiting cards and
Photographic cameras are few Of the
things that are being daily made in alumni
MUM by various firms
For motor cars there should be a large
field for aluminium. a further demand for
the metal Will be brought about by its in
PRODUCTION into the military services. All
parts of the soldiers equipments have
practically been made in aluminium, such
as mes tins. water bottles buttons, he'll
NETS parts Of rifles, cartridge cases, fit
tng~ Ter guns, tents. horSeshoes, portable
bridges, etc, and it is we'll known that
ccrtin. ntal armies. notably the German
army, arr employing aluminium ON a large
scale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25
soar Uses or N.rm>ItN.
Comparative Cheanns-~s Now Makes II
Available Tor Many Purposes.

F'-.ag as -l-r, Magazine.
many ro be enumerated The properties OF
tha metal are 81 akin to those II copper
and brass that. broadly speaking. alumni
rssu .r one Of its light alloys should. to a
Larz- extent. reD.ace both copper and tin
AID o. 500 nickel or German silver Such
chang. would be followed by various ad
Na.-.-..s,~ To all concerned Not only would
Tn. 70. a considerable reduction in the
i-af ~ The articles, but they would not
g. -rI~a ar turn black "H exposure to air.
TIC r#-j should be the same, If not actually
.av -r luaSmuch as bulk for bulk. AUNT
..3u is already cheaper than copper "r
raa demand increases
one field. however, remains which cop
pzr : bound TO maintain rs its own. name
Is. the construction of isolated electrical
conductors Experiments have already
been made on a large scale with hare con-
duCtoTS n aluminium for telephones with
perfectly satisfactory results its conduC-
tiviIy, weight for weight, being dotII7,,. that
o. copper. But when the mains have to be
Insulated copper IS absolutely uraupros,ch H.
volume for volume, which Is L., per cent
Of that ~ aluminium.
Besides the advantages set forth above
aluminium IS not poisonous. and is pre-
eTnfneutly adapted for the manufacture OF
cooking utensils \ steady demand for
aluminium j. spring1Us zap in various kinds
% printing processes. as well "a in Htho-
g-aphy- The metal appears to answer ad-
nirably for the construction Of rollers used
In calico printing. and when It's surface Il
placing the ordinary hthOgra phic stone
II can easily be imagined that instead OF
having cumbrous and heavy stones. which
can he printed only on special slow-run
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25
The Cloud and the Stur.

Written for The Evening star by W. T. Talbot
at night a cloud lone. scmber, float
Across field Of sky lit by star.
The star, 4 stealy point. seemed too remote
Tc stir such hearts those of mortals are.
On moved the cloud. The star quiescent shone,
Till, floating free, feecy fringe of mist
Difused its light then wavered, then was gone.
Then l looked, by sudden radiance kissed,
Tie cloud grew luminous, where from afar,
Like gold within flower cur all a-boom
The light cleaned through its darkness; and thu
star
GIowed softly in its gilded veil of gloom.
And So / thought, the star of progress yet
(Which still too coldly glimmers In the night
Shall in dark souls generous warmth beget
And glow with loves unconquerable light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25
What of That,
Ia tIia Detroit Free Pr IS.

From tIia Detroit Free Press.
Tired, Well what " that7
DidsI fancy life spent beds of ease
FIutteriuC the leuycs scattered by the hreezet
Come rouse thee, Work while IT is called todayi
Coward. arise! Go forth upon thy way!
Lonely And what Of that?
Some must he lonely! 'Tis not gwen to all
r. feel II b art responsive rise and fail
To blend another lite into its
Work may be done Ia loneliness. Work on.
Dsrl Wen, and what Of that
Ndst feBdly dream the would never set?
D'st fear IN lose thy way Take cOutege yet!
learn Thea to walk by faith and not by sight;
Thy steps will guided lie. and guided right.
Hard Well. and what of that?
ptdst fancy life summer holiday
With lessons none to learn, and Baught hut play?
go. get thee to thy task Conquer or die,
It must be learned: Learn IT then patiently
No help, Nay. it's not So!
Though human help be far. Thy God II nigh.
Who feeds the ravens. hears His children cry.
He's near thee. wheTesoe'er thy footsteps roam,
And He viii guide thee ltgh. thee, help thee home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25
Carnegie's Help to Young Men.
From the New York Trihun.

Isaac Kaufman, leading merchant Of
Pittsburg, was in the city yesterday. In a
conversation about commercial conditions
ia the west he said: "One frequently hears
The statement made that Pittsburg is pros
porous because the money there is in The
hands Of the younger men, who spend It
freely. That is largely true; but one of the
causes behind the effect is Andrew Carue-
gle. He made il point to keep his eye on
the younger men in his employ, and when
he found them working faithfully in his in
terest he took them on the salary list, and
they received a share in the profits. AS a
result a number of them became rich in
their own names. Mr.. Carnegie has done a
world of good in many ways and he is en-
titled to all praise. He is appreciated in my
part of the country because il is known
that he has done more than will ever be
made public"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25
Womel Not Allowed at Funerals.

I rom IIUlsenOIu " Orus.
One OF the curious social laws of Peru,
which. by the way, was also in force in
England till within recent years. forbids
women to attend funerals, and they do not
appear at weddings unless they are very
intimate friends. When funeral process
sion passes through the streets the coffin
is carried upon the shoulders of the pail
bearers. who are followed by an empty
hearse draws by two, four or six horses.
according to the means of the mourners
members Of the family and friends of the
deceased follow on foot, with line of
empty carriages behind them. AS long as
they are in the presence of the dead 1t is
considered proper and necessary evidence
of respect to walk. After the body has
been committed to the grave those who at
tend the funeral are brought home in the
carriages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25
The Enormous Sermons of the Past

From Col T. W. Higginson's Address on Puritan
Oratory.
We find that the Puritan oratory, in
quantity. at least, II not In quality. was
enough to overpower the most daring mod.
eru mind. Holy Master Cotton. minister of
Boston. came out from England with two
clergymen-elders they. would then have
been called-to accompany him. and they
preached sermon apiece on every one of
the forty days of the voyage. After every
meal they had a sermon. We know that
when Samuel Sewaf. afterward best known
mon he was too shy to look at the hour
glass, and preached for two hours and {,
half before he got to the end of the ser
mon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25
A Hard-WOrked Name.
From Harper's Bear

OH itarptT Dt Ear.
like old Dewey very much
think he's just the thing;
Ano if We had TO have vne.
I'd be glad TO make him king.
Bus all The same il wearies me
10 see his splendid fame
Attached TO sundry articles
That have to have name.
1 wear Dewey beaver hat.
A Dewey collar too;
A Dewey tie about my neck,
Besides Dewey shoe.
I've eaten Dewey omelettes,
And I've swallowed Dewey pies;
I wea- the Dewey spectacles
Upon my Dewey eyes.
Ny socks are Dewey hosiery;
My cuffs are Dewey cuffs;
And yesterday my wife appeared
Arrayed in Dewey tufts.
It's Dewey this and Dewey that,
Whichever way turn;
GO q Dewey dances
Ahd the Dewey two-step learn.
And DOW the baby asks me
Please 20 call him Dewey too,
But though I'd like to please him,
I'll bs Deweyed If dol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25

Mable-"Would you marry a man who
had been refusedT'
Dolly-''If he were rich and the refusing
had been by the insurance companies"
Life.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
THROUGH THE HEART THRICE
w. II. Bryant Suicided because q
business Troubles.

Hillsboro, Texas April about $50
this morning W. B. Bryant, manager OF
the Hillsbcro telephone exchange, fuicldei
by shooting himself In the heart three
times with ss-caliber Smith & Wesson
douhle-action pistol, He was sitting In a
chair In his private Office when ho fired
the fatal shots. The report CT the pistol
attracted the employees. and he was found
still sitting In the chair dead, his head
and hands dropped forward
Esquire Staten inquested the remains.
which were taken in charge by the An
Client Order Of United Workmen, Of which
he was member. lie was respondent over
business matters. He was popular.
courteous and excellent gentleman. He
has wife and baby visiting In Hot
Springs. He talked to his employees OF his
troubles. and said he intended to kin him
self but they thought they had talked him
out of 1t. He had not mentioned the mat .
ter for three or four days. He talked 10
one OF the employees just a minute before
suioiding on business matters. He left no
written statement.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
LAKE. CHARLES LOCALS.
Mans Head Crushed by n Tratn-rh,
Smallpox situation.

Lake Charles, La. April Tim sulli-
van, a laborer on the construction gang
on the Sulphur irrlsating canal was killed
yesterday by Southern Pacific train. It
vas supposed that the man went to sleep
on the track; passing train took the top
uf his skull OFF.
The smallpox situation In this parish
Ia no worse today. The patient on the east
line of the parish is some better, and 10
new eases have developed.
In Arcadia parish one, and possibly two
new cases, at the section house Just over
the limo. II is difficult to and nurses to
care for the sick. The doctors are busy
vaccinating the people.
On Monday nlglt mass meeting Will bo
held at the court house to take action on
the report OF the committee which has
framed a new charter for the city. The
proposition for the purchase OF the light
and water plants will also come up for
consideration.
Mrs. j. NJ Cordsen died yesterday In this
city of heart failure, induced by an over
dose OF a well known drug preparation
taken for headache. The lady was IS
years OF age
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
THE STATE CAPITAL.
school Money Is Vow Reudy for DE-
burscmcnt.

Austin. Texas, April 1.-The department
of education is sending notices today to
treasurers OF the school fund that they can
draw on coupon No. 8 % cents por capita
of their scholastic population.
The total amount thus distributed will
amount to about 100000. 1t is not an ad :
ditional apportlonment. but the regular
monthly distribution OF the amount that
has accumulated in the State treasury dur
ing the month OF March. 1890.
Or. l. Jones of this city has been ap-
pointed secretary to State Health officer
Blunt.
Adjutant General Scurry Is OF the opin-
ion that $4,000 per year will be rceded
from the State for the next two years TO
place the volunteer guard on an elective
footing again The Federal authorities VIII
return 1900 guns and accoutrements OF the
5000 the State had before the declaration
of the war with Spain Aside from this
the States pro rata Of the National mp
preparation for the militia amounting Ia
$4,000 per year Is available, but t is not
sufficient TIC supply the volunteer guard
with quartermaster's stores.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
The First Regiment Was Due to A
rive About Midnight


Galveston, Texas, April DIR. w. r..
Blunt State health officer. went out to
the quarantine station this morning and
VIII remain the guest OF Dr.. Mayneld until
the First Texas regiment arrives. The
transports on which the soldiers are com
ing left Dry Tortugas at 9 o'clock Thurs
day morning, and as the ordinary sailing
time is so hours. should reach here at II
o'clock tonight It Is not at ell likely,
however that they Will be brought inside
the bar until tomorrow. even II the YES
sells should arrive outside the jettles.
Or. Blunt has not changed his plans as
EXPRESSED In an interview with him Thurs
day He will meet the transports on the
launch belonging to the quarantine sta
tion. and II the vessels have a clean bill OF
health and II there has been no contagious
sickness among the troops coming over.
they VIII be permitted TO land at once and
be taken out to tho Denver resurvey.
The mastering out will require about two
weeks time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02

bingham, Daranelie, Ark; Amelia de
MERGE, Miss Louisa Stohl. Hot Springs;
Q. W. Olsen. oliver Oisted. Louis Larsen,
Minneapolis. MINI; n X. Simmons. Red
Wing, Mimi; George Benz. ST. Paul,
MINI: J. @. Earl. Morriliton, Ark; G.
e. Brown. w. a. Smith. A. Rosa, Minne-
sofa; A. @. Fuller. Fordyce; George Lynch.
Little Rock; II. G. O'Neill. Kansas City.
John Patterson, Chicago; J. l.. Cooper,
7. A. Atchison, Malvern. Ark; T. l.. An
derson and wife, Cincinnati: M. A. Eisele
and wife. Hot Springs; Miss Eppstein,
Boonville. Mo-. J. w. Barrow Magnolia,
Ark; b. Faisst and wife, Bryant, Ark;
j. w. Joey. Rutledge. Ala; W. H. Rowan.
Alexander. Ark: G. r.. Taylor. Pine Bluff
Or. Ida J.. Brooks Mrs w. D. Hoffman,
Miss Sallie Hoffman. Little Rock; @.
Hightower. Palestine: ]. NJ. Everett. Hot
Springs; W. D. Ross. Rusk. Ark. John G.
Lewis. AUSTIN Martin Butt, Malvern, Ark.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
wAco's MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.
Some Excitement Is Beginning to n,
Manifested

Waco. Texas, April 1.-THE city election.
which takes place nest Tuesday, is absorb
Ing attention now, and from today anti
The polls close Tuesday evening. the town
VIII be hot Up TO this time the cam
iaign mas been rather tame, ,here helms
little interest manifested IN tho outcome
The race for city secretary. however. mas
developed some warmth and the contest
between r. ", Joblonowsld the present
secretary, and Y. u. Dickey is showing
signs Of an exclting close, There Ia some
interest shown In the race fer city
marshal, too, and In the end some ex-
cltement may be aroused by tho adher-
ents of the candidates for thai Office four
Ia number. and the ctntest between James
NJ, Drake and Luke Moore for the office
OF tax assessor and collector Is attracting
some attention. but there sooms, TO be- no
interest felt In the ALTERNATE contests
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02

school for girls He believed that the
legislature could better attend to that
without outside advice.
Mr.. Grubbs earnestly ohampioned the
resolution. The resolution was not acted
upon.
Mr.. Kittrell made an effort TO have his
two biiis--to amend the gambling laws
and to make the keeping OF gaming
house q felony--made special orders for
Friday, but failed, only twenty eight
members voting for his motion.
The house then adjourned to $3.50 o'clock
Monday morning.
Committees reported rs follows:
Judiciary No. i: Favorsbly bill to N
and define the limitation Of time within
which suits for taxes may be brought and
to declare that taxes for the recovery oil
which suit IL not brought within such
time shall be conclusively presumed to
have been paid and to forbid any action
therefor; favorably the bill to empower
sewerage companies to condemn private
property for tho purpose Of laying pipes,
mains, etc.