davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening times., 1899-11-02
Enworth Church Recention.

On Friday evening the pastor and official
board of Epworth Church, on Capitol Hill. will
give a reception at the church. The purpose
Of the reception is to bring members into
The official board of the church is made up Of
the following: Ernest A. Baker, L. Pierce Bote-
Ter, L. n. Cook, W. N. Deck, DR.. William
Donnally, G. d. Ellsworth, @. W. F. Hummer
W. F. Hummer, T. Ashby Long. A. @. Ruiz,
]. II. Turner. r. A. Van Horn. Fred E. Wood
ward, Will p. Boteler, and Charles N. wooIf.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
Mnrriagc LIcen.e. I.sued.

Marriage licenses were issued today to: Am
bruse II. Stephenson and Elizabeth n. Holmes;
Julius c. F. Stornmel and Nellie B. Franklin,
George Lee Cartner and Catherine Elizabeth Hop
kins; John S HYPER and Laura Mabel Davis, both
OF Baltimore; Joseph A. Tenner. ir., and Nora ID.
Cannon; George I. Mars and Hattie Deaton.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
Silk Remnants, Again.

One lot of black corded taffetas in waist
and skirt lengths. A splendid AOc
wearing weave. 81 inches wide, ~
75c value, per yard. rd.....-........... 16
One lot Of black French foulard, AAC
"a inches wide, in lengths from to NVH
G yards-worth 75c per yard, for. ~
Another lot of plain taffetas in desirable
lengths-especially suited for lin 0HC
ing-1s inches wide-former price, M
75c-remnant price ...........--... W
Also, many waists and skirt lengths in
black and colored silks, such as taffe:as,
duchesse, satin-liberty, gros grains. ar
mures. bengalines, peau de sole. satin de
Lyon, marvellieux, velvets. velveteens, and
corduroy.
On sale, centre bargain tables-first floor.
The evening times., 1899-11-02

looking at things away of, to notice
more important things near by.
One-sixth of all deaths are from con-
sumption. But the man goes along with
his eyes bulging to watch cholera and
yellow fever. He disdains to cure the
cold or check the little cough, and con-
sumption trips him up.
Don't neglect little ailments. Keep
the system up to the point of effectual
resistance against disease. This is best
done by the use of DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. It strengthens the
stomach, increases the action of the
blood-,naking glands, cures all disorders
of the organs OF digestion and nutrition,
except cancer of the stomach, purifes the
blood, increases the vital energy and SO
enables the body to resist and throw off
disease. Even when there is emaciation,
weakness, hectic, cough, bleeding at the
lungs and other alarming symptoms,
"Golden Medical Discovery" can be
counted on to help every time and to
heal 98 times out of every hundred.
Sick people can consult DR.. r. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, NY, by letter, without fee
or chargs. Every letter Is read in private,
and treated as sacred confidence. ALI
replies are sent in plain envelopes.
Last spring was taken with severe pains In
my chest, and was 30 weak could hardly walk
about the house, /" says Ms. G. 3. Kerr, Of Fort
Dodge, Webster Co., Iowa. II tried several
physicians and they told me had consumption,
heard Of Dr. Piefce's Golden Medical D1scovs
cry and thought would try some Of It. Before
had taken the frst bottle was very much bet
ter, took Eve bottles Of Il and have not yet
had any return d the trouhie."
Headache is cured by using DE-.
Pieces Pleasant Pellet.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
Damaged by n Fire.

Fire discovered in two sheds in the rear
1Oe and lOi Sixth Street southeast, this
morning, and before it could be controlled
did damage to the estimated extent OF $500
The sheds were owned and occupied by A. L.
Horner and E D. Shaw.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
Church steeple Damaged by wind.

NORFOLK, VA, Nov. 2.-During the
severe storm here Tuesday night the stee-
pie of st. Paul's Catholic Church, Ports
mouth, in course Of construction, was bad
ly damaged by the wind. A large section
of the metal sheathing of the spire was
torn from its fastenings and carried some
distance from the structure.
The evening times., 1899-11-02

Policeman Burton, of the First precinct sta
tion, who has been ill with typhoid fever at
the Georgetown University Hospital, is slowly
recovering. The patient has been confined to
a ward at the hospital for over a month.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
5000 Pieces of
Innings.

Here we gre again with a mill purchase
of 1000 ends. which pieces contain five
full yards. enough to complete any dress.
It's an elegant purchase because the gccds
nre OF the very best makes. Each piece
has a moire finish, and is mercerized.
Others have shadow silk shesn-all black
grounds with neat hair line stripes, po ka
spots and rings. There isn't piece In the
whole lot that is not worth II 1-2 HZr
cents. and then up to IS cents per hoy
yard-aIl one price ................VO
On sale-centre bargain tab.es-frst
floor
The evening times., 1899-11-02
Presented with a Clock.

Washington Centennial Lodge, No. IA, F. A.
A. NJ, rendered reception last night to John
H. Small. jr., Grand Master Mason of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Before the reception the an
nual grand visitation to the lodge was made,
after which all adjourned to the MUSHROOM.
Before the festivities were over, Rev. ]. ].
Muir, in behalf of Centennial Lodge, presented
beautiful clock to Mr. Small.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
Spanish War Veterans.

Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No. !, Of the
Spanish-American War Veterans. held a meet
ing last night in Costelo's Hall. Several men,
bers were admitted. Plans for series of frater-
nal entertainments to be given during the win
ter months were discussed. letter was read
from Surgeon Anita Newcomb MCGEE, United
States Army, expressing her regrets at not be.
ing able to attend the meeting, on account Of
enRagements in Baltimore.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
Senator CaIrs Book suft,

The case Of former Senator Call, of Florida,
against John F. Victory, a writ Of replevin for
Messages and Papers" which was decided in favor
Of Mr. Call by Justice Of the Peace Hewlett,
Is now in the Circuit Court, where it was taken
on an appeal by Victory. 1t is not likely the
case will be heard Tor six or eight weeks
The evening times., 1899-11-02
A CHANGE I'm stations.

Major william A. Thompson, upon his own
application has been relieved from duty At
Grove City College. Grove City, Pa. and de-
tics at St. Johns College, Annapolis, Nd.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
HOTELS.
Locomobile. to Come Here.

The District Commissioners yesterday received
letter from Charles E. Foster, attorney for the
Locomobile Company of America, requesting the
requisites necessary for obtaining a permit for
the operation Of the 1ocomobiles in the District
II is claimed that these vehicles are anokeless
and can be propelled forty miles an hour. Tbs
attorney suggests that licenses be awarded by the
Commissioners to the operators OF the Machines
after passing a satisfactory examination.
The evening times., 1899-11-02

Barney Neal. colored, was put on trial toda,
in Criminal Court, No. ], on a charge Of snatch
ing a pocketbook from Miss Minnie Snyder.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
Goinx to Maniia.

David W. Tastet, q clerk in the Quartermaster
Generals Department, has been appointed to q
clerkship in Manila and will accompany Inspector
General Major Mills. when he sails on the trans-
port Meade, from New York. November %
The evening times., 1899-11-02
0be Guenine Gin,e6
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ?. 1859.
The Weather PredictIon.

For the District Of Columbia, Delaware Mary
land. and Virginia-Fair tonight; cloudy and
probably rain Friday; fresh north to northeast
winds.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
TEMPERATURE.
THE SUN AND NOON.

temperature at l p. m.-....................... IS
Highest temperature yesterday, p. GO
Lowest temperature yesterday, a. m-.......... 81
The evening times., 1899-11-02
Anti-Roberts Meeting Postponed.

The meeting to formulate a protest against
the seating Of Congressnan-elect Roberts. OF
Utah, which was arranged for last night, at
the Columbia scheolhouse, Ballston, Va, has
been postponed until Friday, November 10. This
delay has been decided upon in order to in
sure the presence Of prominent speakers, both
from washington and Virginia. committee
Of well-known Alezandria county people has the
AFFAIR in charge
The evening times., 1899-11-02
A New Bank Omcer.

The directors Of the West End National Bank
have elected Commander John W. Moore, U. S.
N. to succeed Walter Wilcox as vice president Of
the institution.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Two Wills Filed.
An Alleged Pocketbook Thief.

The wills of Mrs. Jane A. Small and Mrs.
Lucie c. Weighmann were filed today for pro-
bate.
The evening times., 1899-11-02

G. D. Farr, Of 1901 Street, has been ap-
pointed agent fo- the Frankfort Marine, Acct
dent, and Plate Glass fm. Co. Of Germany,
which has Just entered the District. Item
The evening times., 1899-11-02

Cumberland Jury yesterday convicted Kid
Greenawalt, charged with stealing gold watch
of Mrs. E. T. Davis, Of Washington, d. c., at
land, and of receiving stolen goods.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
s. KANN, SONS & co.
9th and Market Space.
Ordered by the District.

The following orders were issued by the Commis-
sioners today:
That contract for furnishing 800 linear feet Of
twenty-inch cast iron water pipe is awarded to the
United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Com
pany, at the price named in its proposal dated
October 81, 1889. for delivery wharf at
Washington.
That Mrs. f. Y. Beggs is hereby appointed clerk
in Engineer Department, at 81 per day, to be
prorsted against the various appropriations under
which her services are applied
The evening times., 1899-11-02
PHASES OF THE MOON FOR NOVEMBER.

Sun rose. ......6:2s AN. Sun sets. .......4:59 F.
Moon rises. .5:43 AN. Moon sets.............
The evening times., 1899-11-02
Oyster shucker., Strike Ende

Oyster Shuckers' Strike Ended.
NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 2.-The oyster
shuckers' strike is over. The packing
houses now have all the labor needed.
The shuckers' union supply store has
closed
The evening times., 1899-11-02
,IusENENTs TODAY.

Lamps lit today sos P y
Lamps out tomorrow w......-........5.3y By Az
The evening times., 1899-11-02
STREET LIGHTING.

Low tide ................l:ll AN. and :l2 r. NJ.
High tide ................6:4s AN and GIL r. N.
The evening times., 1899-11-02

William Haney, colored, was fined IS in the
Police Court this morning on a charge Of riding
q bicycle at a speed faster than six miles. He
was arrested last night on -Four a-hah Street
southwest.
The evening times., 1899-11-02

Hotel johnson Cafe
For high-grade salt oysters. steamed, half-shell.
single-fried, etc.; also midday lunch, O'Clock
dinner, and Q In carte service.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
TIDE TABIE

New. Full .........l .l7th
First quarter. Last quarter. 18th
The evening times., 1899-11-02
S. Kall, SOls&C Co.
Always the best of everything
for the least money,
The Busy COTHeT.
Friday
Remnant Day.

The success of our Friday remnant and
bargain sales is but one link in the chain
of proofs. Just as long as We, offer week
after week better goods for the same
money, or the same goods for less money
than other stores, just SO long will ours
remain the busiest corner in the city.
Bargains enough for tomorrow to conv nee
you all of our claims.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-19
Might Destroy All Life.

In a signed article in The Electrical
Review Nicola Tesla describes some Of
his experiments in the line of electrical
currents of high voltage and gives de-
tails Of the coil which he used. "The
discharges Of such a COLL he adds,
"when of an electromotive force of a
few millions of volts, excite powerful
afinities in the atmospheric nitrogen,
causing it to combine readily with the
oxygen and other elements, particularly
in the presence of aqueous vapor.
$50 energetic are these actions and
so strangely do such powerful discharges
behave that l have often experienced a
fear that the atmosphere might be
ignited, a terrible possibility, which
Sir William Crookes, with his piercing
intellect, has already considered. Who
knows but such a calamity is possible?
And who can tell with gertrude that
periodical cessatlons of organic life on
the globe might not be caused by igni-
ton of the air and destruction of it's
life sustaining qualities, accidentally
or as a consequence of some accumula-
tive change? A lump Of coal will lie
for centuries unaffected in contact with
oxygen, but, the combustion once start
ed, the process continues as long as
there are elements to combine
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-19
Fishing on Horseback.

The most remarkable fishing in the
world is that practiced in catching the
sturgeon in the frozen rivers of the
Ural mountains. Fishing on horseback
seems impossible. yet this is literally
true of the fishing for sturgeon.
The Russian Cossacks go fishing in
large bands. They mount their horses
and ride across the frozen river until
they are over the place where the cur
rent runs strongest. There they dis
mount and cut through the thick layer
of ice until they have formed a little
pool Of open water, extending across the
current almost from shore to shore.
A net, which is sunk to the bottom CT
the river, is stretched across the stream
at the open space, so hat not a fish
can swim past it. The horses are re-
mounted, and the Cossacks ride up the
river for a distance of four or five miles.
Here the band turns about and rides
down over the thick ice covered stream,
forming a long line across it. They urge
their horses at full gallop.
The laundering hoofs Of the horses
terrify the fish, and they charge madly
ahead of the approaching cavalcade.
Great swarms of fish choke up the
stream in the mad effort to escape the
terrific noise that is pursuing them, and
in this way they are driven down the
stream to the net.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-19
Burr's Fierce RetOrt.

Aaron Burr at one time attended a
church in Albany where ali the aris-
tocracy of the town was to be found on
each Sunday. Soon he fell into the
practice of being late, and finally the
wardens of the church asked the min
lister to reprimand him openly. On the
next Sunday, when Burr entered late
as usual, the minister stopped in the
middle of his sermon and said, "Sir, l
shall appear at the Judgment seat
against your
Burr gazed at him placidly and an
swered, ''Sir, in all of my practice !
have found that class of criminals that
turns states evidence the most. to be
despised." There were no more public
reprimands in that church.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-19
He Wa Kind, but She Was Clever.

He Was Kind, but She Was Clever.
She is a clever woman, a past master
in the art of strategy. So agree all who
rode down town on the street car the
ether morning.
She got on a south bound Clark street
limits train at Belden e Every
seat was taken, and almost every strap
had a man or woman suspended from
it. She looked about hesitatingly for
an instant, but every mar was wonder
fully interested in his paper. Then she
took hold of a strap almost in front of
a young man, a very young man, who
was b~lushing guilty as he pretended
to read.
While the young man blushed and
the woman thus hung her handkerchief
Auttered, accidentally by all appear
ances, to the floor. The young man
looked up just then and saw the white
bit of cambria. The feeling of chivalry
which he evidently was trying to stif1e
would not be stifed longer.
He arose and stopped for the hand
kerchief. This was the woman's oppor-
tunity. While his back was turned she
gently slipped into his seat. When he
turned about and saw what had oc-
Cured, he almost collapsed. But the
woman did not. She took her handker-
chief out of his hand. smiling inno-
Gently.
"Thank you,' she said sweetly.
"You are very kind. chicago Jour-
nal
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-19
Medical Students' Primer.

What place is this? This is the Path
illogical society. How does n know it
is the Pathological society? You know
by the specimens and the smells.
What does that gentleman say? He
says he has made a post mortem. All
the gentlemen make post mortems.
They would rather make a post norton
than go to a party.
What is that on a plate? That is a
tumor. 1t is a very large tumor. It
weighs 112 pounds. Was the tumor re-
moved from the patient? No; the pa
tient was removed from the tumor.
Did they ave the patient? No. but they
saved the tumor.
What is this in the bottle? 1t is a
tapeworm. 1t is a long tapeworm; it is
three-quarters of a mile long. Is that
much for a tapeworm? It is indeed
much for a tapeworm, but not much
for the Pathological society. Indiana
Medical Journal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-19
Pretty Strong Proof.

"Well," said Deacon Stubbles, ''they
say your son Josh is gittin to be quite
a man up to the city"
eyes" Squire Sprogle assented, lit
pears. like he was. I didn't take no
stock in the reports till yistady.
Thought josh was jist ~a-tootin his own
horn. Always did like to talk about
hisself a good deal, you know
eyes, Josh was never no hand to set
around and wait for folks to find out
about his good p'ints. But what hap
pened yistady to make you think there
was really somethin in the talk about
gittin to be a great man? Was his pho
tograph printed in some paper?'
"No, 'twan't that, but a reporter
come down here to asst if Josh didn't
used to be all fred lazy, or always run
min away from school, or if he wasn't
a queer sort of a child that wanted to
be away by hisself and not have nothin
to do with other children. When they
begin to try to find out whether a Teller
was any of them kinds of a boy, you
kin make up your mind that he's gittin
to be pretty considerable of a chap
Chicago News.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-19
A Thrilling Entertainment.

Perhaps the most thrilling entertain
ment on record was one witnessed in
the Romagna, which was as unexpected
as it was unauthorized. 1t was the last
day of the carnival, and the theater of
Formlipopoli was packed with a crowd
of spectators awaiting the rise of the
curtain. After a long delay the curtain
went up. only to disclose a stage occu-
pied by 100 brigands facing the audi
ence with pointed rifles.
The leader of the strange cast, II
Passatore, one Of the most ruthless rob-
bers Of any age, bowed profoundly to
the horror stricken audience and ex-
planned that the theater was surrounded
by his men, that the first man who at
tempted to escape would be shot, and
that he and his merry men would pro-
coed to collect any money and valuables
they had with them.
The brigand and his men then de-
scended from the stage and stripped the
audience of their possessions to the val
ne of $500, 900. He then thanked them
all in a graceful speech and left the
theater. It is comforting to know that
he and 100 of his brigands were cap
tured shortly after and that they paid a
heavy penalty for their evenings en-
tertainment. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-19
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining uncalled fol
in the postofice at Billings, Yellow.
stone county, Montana. for the week
ending May Is. 1899.
Ashbaugh, Lew; Brooks, S. s..
Brown, J. H.; Charlton, Frank; Cum.
mings, Miss Clara; Erickson. Gust
Fuller, j. G.; Cash, Frank; Hoffman,
Mrs. John; Hunter, S. A.; Johnston,
J. H.; Johnston, William; Linnes,
John; Martineau, Ovila; Osner, H. l.
Osterman, Gust: Sallen, S. S.
Schwartz, George; Smith, E. @.
Stockwell, Minor J. (2): Strowbridge,
Clarence; Ussey, j. R.: Wesgate,
Fred; Widemeyer, Dedrich; Young,
Geo.
Persons calling for the same will
please say "advertised."
l.. F. Babcock. Postmaster.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-19
1t Lit.

"Gimms / match. will you. old
mani"
Toppingt.,n had entered Throttle's
Office just nefore the noon hour. "Of
course, said Throttle, offering his call
er the desired article, and as Topping
ton lighted his half burned cigar Throt-
tie exclaimed, "Oh, by Jove, old mani
Did I show You a novelty that I picked
up when l was down in New York last
week?'
"No; what was it?'
IA peculiar kind Of a match" was
Throttle's reply as he rose and dove into
the pocket Of his overcoat that hung on
q peg the other side of his desk.
Returning, he held out to Toppington
q handful Of matches that looked like
the ordinary article.
"What's different about them?" ask
ed Toppington.
"Why, you throw them in the air
and they light. See?'
Accompanying his word with the ap-
propriate action, Throttle tossed one of
the vestas from his hand. 1t fell as any
ordinary match would have done.
"There," exclaimed Toppington, lit
didn't do anything of the kind. It
didn't light"
"You're mistaken" was Throttle's
reply. ''It did, don't you see, it lit
there on the floor"
Toppington paid for the luncheons.-
Detroit Free Press.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-19
The Way to Go to California

Is in a tourist sleeping car-personally
conducted-via the Burlington route.
You make fast time. You see the
finest scenery OF the globe.
Your car is not SO extensively fin
ished nor SO fine to look at as a palace
sleeper, but it is just as clean, just as
comfortable, just as good to ride in,
and nearly $40 cheaper.
The Burlington excursions leave
every Thursday, reaching San Francisco
Sunday and Los Angeles Monday.
Porter with each car. Excursion man
ager with each party. For folder Civ
ing full information call at nearest B.
& M. railroad depot or write to j.
Francis, general passenger agent, Oma-
ha, Neb. $4,000
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-19
Blowing q Cork Into q Bottle.

Ask some of the company if they can
blow a small bit of cork which you have
placed in the mouth of a bottle SO that
it will go into the body of the bottle.
Lay the bottle on the table upon it's
side and place the bit Of cork about an
inch or less inside the open end. The
uninitiated will blow until they get red
in the face, and the cork will invariably
come out of the bottle instead of going
into it. There is a simple reason for it
too. The direction of the air forced by
the one blowing brings it against the
bottom of the bottle. The air congresses
within the bottles walls and must find
an outlet therefore it is turned and fore
ed cut at the only vent the bottle has,
necessarily blowing the cork with it.
But take a common lemonade straw,
place the end of it near the cork in the
bottle neck, blow very gently-and the
cork rolls in.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-19
A DIVERSITY or TONGUES.
The Many In That Are Spo-
ken In the British Isles.

ken In the British Isles.
Perhaps to k,any people it will be a
great surprise to learn that a very con-
siderable percentage. of the native born
inhabitants Of the British isles cannot
speak English.
Naturally, the vast majority do use
it as the language of their birth, but in
Wales there are as many as sos, O36
persons who speak only Welsh. the
mother tongue Of the principally.
Again, in the highlands of Scotland
Gaelic is the colloquial language of 49,
1888 persons, who are able to speak
nothing else. In Ireland 80, 121 sons Of
Erin can speak only Erse. the native
Irish tongue.
That Erse is being displaced by the
tongue of the sister isle is made evident
by the fact that the Rev. Joseph Bos-
worth, writing in 1S48, gave Irish as
the commonly spoken tongue of nearly
{, 200, 900 inhabitants. At that time
Welsh was spoken by 1000 900 per-
sons.
Strangely enough, while in Wales
fewer people speak both English and
Welsh than Welsh alone, in Scotland
almost five times as many people use
both languages as those who speak
Gaelic only, and in Ireland the proper
ton is still greater, being 20 speaking
both to one who is able to speak Irish
only.
Manx is spoken in the Isle of Man.
The population of the island is IS, 59S.
The people are Of Celtic extraction, with
an intermixture of Norwegian. The is
land was under the rule of Norway
from $40 to 1868 a. D. Both Manx and
English are used in the PRONUNCIATION
Of any new law in the island.
The Channel islands have a %popula-
ton of about 90, 900, and the language
spoken is French. Thus six languages
are used in the British isles.