davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The silver star., 1900-02-09

At the desk in the south room Of
her home. where she so cleverly di-
rected William Yates Atkinson's first
campaign for the governorship OF
Georgia, she nov sits In her Widows
weeds. wrestling with tables and
columns of figures. applying herself to
the mathematical perplexities Of life
and fire insurance with the same wom-
anly zeal that distinguished her when
she mastered the problems Of politics
for the advancement OF the man she
loved.
IL is upon her own sex that she
chiefly relies in this courageous ven-
ture OF hers. The company that she
represents insures women for as high
as $1,000, and as her territory Is con-
fined only by the borders Of the state.
she has an ample field to work In.
The story of her ordeal nearly nve
years ago. involving as It does the
story OF Gov. Atkinson's steadfast
loyalty. is one Of the romances OF poll
tics In the south.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
GEN. LAwroM's RUBBER TUB.
The APaehes Knew How Highly He
Valued ~.


The general made il a habit OF his
life to take cold-water bath every
morning before breakfast. and dur
Ing the campaign he carried with him
a rubber tub. 1t made no difference
where he was. he ordered the tubful
OF cold water to his quarters every
morning. says the Louisville Courier
Journal. In following the Apaches he
reached mountain. He knew that
the Indians had fed there, and before
pursuing them further he left his rub-
Der tub and other tent equipments nj
the base OF the mountain In charge NJ
an old and faithful servant to guard
the tub carefully until he returned
II was an old trick with that tribe NJ
Indians when being pursued to circle
around and return to the exact poipt
whence they had started. The general
left his tub and started out after the
Indians. They circled around. cover
Ing wide territory. and beat Gen
Lawton back to the base Of the moun.
tain. When he got there he found that
the old sergeant and his six men hnd
been killed. and that his tub had bcen
carried on by the Indians. Tho
Apaches evidently learned how highly
the general priced his rubber mn
for they placed great store by II after
they had captured 1t. and guarded n
us closely as they did their own lives
The silver star., 1900-02-09

aid Of only two men, Col. X. NJ. Martin
now of Louisville. and Capt. A. F.
Owen Of Evansville. Ind, he attacked
the provost guard Of the town of Hen
derson. killed and wounded the cap
tain and lieutenant and eight or nine
soldiers. With twenty-seven men he
crossed the Ohio river and made tht
first capture during the war north O..
Mason and Dixon's line (Nevburg
Ind.). carrying of over 500 stands Of
arms and paroling 170 men. This
gave him the soubriquet Of "Stovspipe
Johnson" as he used stovepipes tc
initiate cannon. and threatened to shell
the town. thus causing the surrender
The capture of Henderson. Hopkins
Vile. Clarkville and Uniontown, with
their garrisons. and many other des
perate engagements OF his. arc worthy
Of being Interestingly recalled. He
commanded one Of Morgan's brigade,
on the Ohio raid. and afterwards re-
organized that command and com
manded it during tine battle OF Chicka-
mauga. Later. on his second expedi
tion. which WAS a forlorn hope, he en-.
tered Kentucky with nfty-fve men and
officers. issuing his conscript order thai
caused Burbridge and Hobson to sus
pend their secret expedition into Vir.
ginia and turn their forces aga.ns,
him. This has been considered one OF
the most daring and successful feats o,
the war. and President Davis himself
said 1t did as much to prolons the wal
as any other movement. 1t was ir
this expedition that he lost his sight
Aug. 20. 1864.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
A REMARKABLE MAN.
oRN. ADAM JoANsON's INTER-
E1TiNO CAREER.
ussA ssovsp,pss to shell Nswburs. lad.
s.d the People Mistakinx Then for
csnsoa 0ulckly Surrendered the
rswA
Especial letter.


One Of the most remarkable charac-
ters ever produced by Kentucky is Cen
Adam Rankin Johnson, who now lives
in Marble Falls. Texas. which town he
founded. He selected the location OF
this settlement and was the organiser
Of the Industries, although many years
before he lost his sight as the result OF
dght in the civil war.
Cen johnson moved to Kentucky in
1854 During the civil war he was one
ef the confidential scouts Of Gen. For
rest until after the evacuation OF Cor
inth. Ordered into Kentucky on the
night of the evacuation on secret serv-
ice, and with only one tried and true
friend. he fianked the great federal
armies and reached in safety his des-
tination in Kentcky, and there. iso-
lated from any aid from the confeder-
acy, raised, mounted and equipped over
1000 men. drawing his arms and am
munition from the enemy. With the
The silver star., 1900-02-09

the relief of Lieutenant Commander
Colwell. the United States naval at
tache. and the name OF his successor.
The press statements announcing
Commander Richardson Clover's sp-
pointment considerably antedated an
Issue Of orders from Washington and
In some unexplained way the admiral
ty went astray and Commander Clo-
ver's name was substituted for Lieu
tenant-Commander Colwell's on the
list OF attaches. Mall began arriving
addressed to Commander Clover. and
1t took no little trouble and explana-
tion to extricatc the present incum-
bent from tho inconvenIences. II is
understood that Commander Glover
Will arrive here several months before
he assumes his duties. Commander
Glover was member OF the naval
strategy board during the recent war
with Spain. He married In 1885 the
only daughter Of tho latc United Staten
Senator John r. Miller Of California.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
A HORSES JUNE.
Ne Lsaped rhrough rhrss-root Apsr-
s.rs over Door ssx FSst High.

Ne Lsoped rhrourh . Thrse-Hoot Apsr-
s.rs over Door siz FSst High.
Badminton Magazine: without very
good evidence. confess should have
been unable to credit An incident
which happened the other day at Nor
wich; but this evidence has been over
whelmingly furnished, and the thing
unquestionably happened. The Nor
wich riding school is entered by door
certainly not less than six feet three
inches in height, and above this there
is an aperture of barely three feet. The
charger of an offlcer In the Seventh
Hussars was going around the school
the other day. with no one on his
back. when suddenly, instead Of turn
ing the corner. he went straight for
the door, tucked his head between his
legs in what Is described to me, and
must certainly have been an extraor-
dinary manner, and jumped out into
the yard. The landing is on some nat
stones; he slipped and came down ON
his side. slightly bruising himself, but
doing no harm, and Is now as we'll
again as ever. When one comes to
think what six feet three inches mean.
and the manner in which the horse
had to screw himself up in order to get
through that aperture. the perform
ance Is certainly nothing short Of mar
velous. Captain Dibble, the riding
master. who was in the school at the
time, made trooper. who was FIVE feet
nine inches in height, stand with his
back to the door. and the woodwork
was certainly good six inches above
his head. II this horse jumps as we'll
with man on his back as without, 1t
ought to take something out OF COM
mon to stop him.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
s.or, OF Some os,,.su, s.,....

Once upon timo there were some
suilsful savages. who resolved 10 b.
civilized at small cos, to themselves.
Accordingly. they spent $3.50 in the
construction OF = salted gold mine I'm
their midst. Tho nsxt day II rainea.
but the day after that the genius OF
tho Anslo-saxon race came on tho
keen Jump. with cannon and Red Cross
nurses. and clviliEed those rsysses
When the invaders discovered the de.
csit that had been practiccd upon
then. their chsErin knew no bounds
Ior shsv had no gold; while tbo ns.
tives had civilization Detroit Jour.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
DRINK SAVED
An Engineer from Sudden Death. and
It Was Water. Too.

It Was Water. Too.
New York Tribune: THE life OF a
locomotive engineer Is a most danger
Gus one" said Allen Runkle. Of Phil
adelphia, at the Fifth Avenue hotel,
and some of their escapes are little
short of miraculous. A friend of mine,
who is now prosperous business
man, but who started life as a fireman
and later became an engineer, owes
his life to cup of water, or rather
the desire for one. He was at the time
An engineer, and, wanting a drink of
water. stepped from his seat to the
water can on the tender to get It. He
was Just raising the can to his lips
when there was terrific crash, the
entire side of the cab was torn on,
and the air filed with flying pieces of
wood and iron. Luckily neither he
nor the fireman was seriously injured.
and they, with the aid of the trains
crew. managed to bring the train to q
stop without further harm. They then
found that the connecting rod on the
right hand side had broken In two.
and the two loose ends flying around
with terrific force had wrecked every
thing with which they came In con-
tact. The right hand side OF the cab
was torn to smithereens. and as the
engineers seat was directly above the
loose end OF the connecting rod at
tached to the rear driving wheel. had
my friend nod had that lucky inspira-
tion to take drink he would beyond
question have either been killed out
right or else possibly SO badly man
gled as to make death by comparison
seem preferable"
The silver star., 1900-02-09
Net Much ChoIce.

smithers-I nn. going to have my
picture taken. A good deai dsn.na, 2
upon upon ,he pose. don't you know. Now.
wna. kind Of position do you thInt
would be the best for me Irownrin~
well. ! don't know. I was going 70
My with your back to the camera I'M,
,nen , your mir Is rather thin behind
Boston Transcript.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
sponge n.r..

a sponge bag for each member of
the household is an absolute necessIty
Ihe most sanitary bag In Of coiored
linen. lined with oiled silk. shirr tho
pag with wash SILK ribbon In any color
wh'ch fancy dictates. and embroidcr
the owners Initials In the corner. In
large family It IL well to have tho
sponge bng. laundry bag. bath mat.
roDe ana towel Of each member either
plainly marked or OF some Distinguish
Ing color.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
GREYsToNE.

the second floor there has been con-
structed swimming tank Of marble
eighteen feet long and twelve feet
wide. Attached to 1t is a Turkish bath,
with showers. spout and other appli-
ances. The Tilden conservatories.
which were about three-quarters OF a
mile long. have been entirely renewed.
Mr. Untermyer has also made extensive
improvements about the grounds.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
Secured m Approor,... r.....

Mrs. stubb--John. expect to At
tend the sewing circlo tonight Mr..
stubb-Weli. Maria. what In the pro-
gram? Mrs. Stubb-wo are going TO
discuss this man. Aguinsldo. Mr.. etubb
Absurd! What has he TO do with
sewing? Mrs. stubb-A good deal.
Don't tho papers say he is hsmmsd IN
and his temper Is ruflsd?--New York
World.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

The Yellowstone psrk WAS visited
last summer by about 5000 tourists.
or about 1000 more than In any pro-
ceding year.
II the rubber trust ever expiodes
there will be big gnm.drop.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
rs,uu..,.. oe N. s.'ls's

1csgasssss "s t"s m mi
II has been estimated tna' ~
steamer leaving New YORK Y. ~ /.
II bouquets worth from vSW y
900. In n few hours the pas
gin TO feel queer and send ~
out Of their rooms. Tnen
collected by the steward. ~
sorted over and put into tns
and when the vessel reacns y.
lish port they are sold ana :"
divided among the men.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

breaking through. but whatever 1t is.
1t is horrible, and should be stopped
by legislative Intervention. Charles
Johnston, in the Contemporary.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

and slept by her side each night like
watchdogs.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
7 HE LAZY Ml|
ISLES WHERE LABOR Is ,,...
EssARY "H

And whsre the rsopl. O..
the Fruits That Nas.r. ~.
fslty Rrovidsd-No Pov...-
The silver star., 1900-02-09
CANDY FOR SOLDIERS.

Candy has been added to the regu-
lar ration OF the American soldier. One
New York firm has shipped more than
fifty tons of confectionery during the
last year for the troops In the Philip
pines. Cuba and Porto Rico. The gov
ernnent buys candy of good quality.
which would retail from 80 to 40 cents
a pound.
The silver star., 1900-02-09
Bresd In at.,v.

IN 'laly brend and sugar cost about
'"rea times ny much as they do here.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

A loafer never allows hin'A
out Of practice.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

1t consists of mixed chocolate
creams. lemon drops. cocoanut ma
rooms and acidulated fruit drops. says
he Scientific American. These are put
in sealed one-pound cans Of q special
oval shape. designed to fit the pockets
Of uniform coat. The use OF candy
as an army ration originated in some
experiments on the diet OF the troops
conducted by the German government
ten years ago. They showed that the
addition Of candy and chocolate to the
regular ration greatly improved the
health and endurance Of the troops us
ing It. Since that time the German
government has issued cakes OF choco-
late and a limited amount Of other
confectionery.
The silver star., 1900-02-09

Queen Victoria forwarded half q
million pounds OF chocolate In half
pound packages as Christmas treat
for the troops In the Transvaal. Amer
lean Jam manufacturers are consider
Ing a movement to add jam to the
army ration. 1t has been found so
wholesome for the British army that
i,i50.00o pounds have been dispatched
to South Africa us 4 four months sup
ply for 10000 troops.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

Finally we have from Mr.. Kru-
gers own statements an idea of
the Beers fighting force. He
puts it at 10000, which was the
report before the war. DR.. Leyds
could not have been taken into
the confidence of the president
when he stated the force at 1OO,-
OOO.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The bad luck Of some people is
their own absurd foolishness and
their lack of ability to stay out of
situations when curiosity costs
much. ST. Peter Herald.
While minister in Chippewa
Falls was delivering one Of his
most eloquent sermons the other
Sunday, thief entered the cloak
room and took therefrom the good
mans overcoat. Indeed Chippewa
Falls must be bad.-Wabasha
Standard.
"May you take this lesson home
with you tonight, dear friends, %
concluded the preacher at the end
of a very long and wearisome
sermon. "And may it's spiritual
truths sink deep into your hearts
and lives to the end that your souls
may experience salvation. We
will now bow our heads in prayer.
Deacon White, will you leadY'
There was no response.
deacon White" this time in a
louder voice, Deacon White will
you lead?'
Still no response. It was evil
dent that the good deacon was
slumbering. The preacher made
a third appeal and raised his voice
to pitch that succeeded in wax.
ing the drowsy man.
deacon White, will you please
lead?"
The deacon rubbed his eyes and
opened them wonderingly.
els it my lead? No-I just
ldealt." Detroit Free Press.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
BUD AND HIS NEW WHEEL.

| ''Hold on, Hank; don't let her
90 yet. Gee whizz but she's ago.
in akiten when she does go!'
"Geten skeered, Ell? Yer can't
back out, Bud: if you ever rode in
yer life it's goin' to be now"
Bud was seated on the wheel
like clothespin on a wire. He
had placed his large brogans on
the pedals and hung to the handle
bars as if they were magnetic.
"Say, Hank, mabee I had better
wait till tomorrow; [ don't believe
the darn old thing is creased"
'"Try her a lick said Hank,
"and if she amt CREASED we will
fix her up tonight" So Hank
gave the wheel a shove down the
steep incline.
"Wopep' shouted Bud, and his
feet flew out on both sides and he
hung on, as Hank termed it, ''like
bees got it,
Away they went over the rough
ground, (as the Swede who went
down the road) he only touched
the high places.
"Peers like hees larnen mighty
quick said Hank, and he sat
down on the top rail of the fence
to watch the progress Of his friend
as he sped on his journey down
the hill.
"Gee whizz! what sorter capers
is the Teller tryin' to cut now?
Sorter looks as though he was
goin' to be a trick rider. seen
one in the show and he couldn't
do all them turns that Bud is
dom. Col darn it, that feller's
ahummin' right along bimeby
he'll do a fancy turn
Hank had no more than got the
words out of his mouth before
Buds wheel struck a small stump
and stopped still; Bud, however,
continued on his journey down
the hill.
"Wall, WALL says Hank, "the
fool thinks he kin go faster on
foot. [ wonder where the darn
cuss is agoin' any how. Wall I
amt got time to monkey round
here any longer. Guess I'd better
go and do chores"
Our next will be ''Bud and Yon
Yonson.' Roxy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
From Other "Pens'

Aguinaldo's secretary of war has
surrendered but Aggy himself has
acquired such a momentum that
he couldn't stop if he wanted to-
Minneapolis Times.
One is puzzled which most to
admire Editor Sheldon's colossal
nerve in assuming to know what
Jesus would do, or Editor Howe's
colossal egotism in devoting six
lay sermons to exploit his own lack
of belief and to tell the public all
about his father and his 13-year-
old Minneapolis Tribune.
1t is announced that the whisky
trust is in financial trouble. Whis-
ky is in the habit of getting pri-
vate individuals, as we'll as combines,
into just that sort of trouble
Denver (Colo. Post.
Here's a toast for next Fourth
of July-"Our Glorious Republic:
A worthy ally of Great Britain in
the crushing Of other Republics
st. Louis Republic.
A religion that will not make a
person kind and generous, not only
to his own family but everyone
else, is not worth a continental
The more one has of it the worse
he is off.-Kasson Republican.
A celebrated rhinologist has
enunciated the discovery that the
average human nose inclines
toward the right. The average
human nose seems to differ greatly
from the policy of Secretary Hay
toward Great Britain.-St. Louis
Republic.
o. The way some mugwump sheets
rave over prosperity gives one the
idea that they have an exclusive
faucet in the Hanna barrel
Waseca Democrat.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
Written for The PRISON Mirror.

Written for The PRISON Mirror.
wall, say, you have gone anc
done it now" said Hank as Bu0
came walking along the road lead
ing a wheel by the handle; "say
what the devil you goin' to dc
with that thing anyhow"
"Wall, [ sorter had notion il
would be dandy thing to go to
town on, and it amt near as sharp
as that old boss of NINE is
But kin you ride it YETI" s
"Well I kin learn. The Teller.
got it from said [ kin learn, and /
kin too
"Have you tried her yet?'
mo, but by ginks I'm goin' to
afore night. I'm goin' over here
in the pasture and then | amt
goin' to run in nobody long the
road" So saying Bud and Hank
went over to the PASTURE which
was close by.
"Well you get astraddle and [
kin keep the cuss from tipin'
over.''
"Say, hold on Hank, l guess I
better leave my hat here, kos
when J go am goin' awhizzen.'
"Wall, you better leave yer
pocketbook, too, Bud; I'm darned
if ] don't believe you will get your
cussed neck broke"
Say, you, Hank, mind the time
I went up that tree after the wood
chuck, and when the limb broke? ?
I didn't get darn scratch"
"Well, Bud, you always was a
darn lucky cuss-but I'm jist a
leetle skeered on this gol darned
Wheel
I'm goin' to try her whirl if
I bust that button on the back Of
my breeches. Now you ketch her
by the horns and [ will git astrad-
die and then you give her start
and you will see me scootin' down
that hill;
"Say, Bud, we had better get
her steered for that open place
down in the hollow, SO when you
git to goin' fast you won't run into
nothen.''
"Where the devil will l 60
when I get in the hollow"
''Oh you kin never ride clean
down there. You'll tip over afore
you git ha'f way down to that tree
down there"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

A cOlOred missionary spent SIX
months in Africa and did not hear
a chicken crow. This shows that
even in Darkest Africa the
chickens know enough to keep
quiet when a preacher and a
colored one at that is about.-St.
Louis Humorist.
The trust press is ''snagging"
great holes in their bellies crawl
ing in the dust before corporate
greed. They grow fat on licking
the boots of such vampires as the
Vanderbilts, Morgans and Rookie
Windle's Calling Gun.
An Indianapolis woman drowned
herself because her husband OBJ
jected to the church she attended.
The method chosen for leaving
the world would indicate that she
was a Baptist. Colo. }
Post.
Valentine COSTA of Oshkosh
claims that broken neck which
she sustained was cured by prayer.
1t is safer to pray not to get your
neck broken frst.-Minneapolis
Journal.
A croaker and kicker is not very
popular with anybody. Just
criticism is always in order but
the fellow who finds fault with
everybody, sees no good in any
thing and thinks everybody else is
dishonest, gets to be quite a bore
himself.-St. Peter Herald.
Rev. Sheldon's paper at Topeka
is being advertised as Barnum
would do it. But it doesn't ap-
proach being a newspaper.-Little
Falls Transcript.
Don't place too much faith in
the friend Of the hour, nor stake
your honor on his. veracity. He
may be sincere in it all, or he may
be sincere for the moment but if
he is tickle by nature he can no
more adhere to his friendships
than he can to his opinion and
these are liable to change every
day.-Stillwater Messenger.
The greatest and strongest
natures are ever the calmest. A
fiery restlessness is the symbol of
frailities not yet outgrown. The
repose Of power is its richest phase
and it's clearest testimony.-Cul-
bertson (Neb. } Era.
The clang of church bells is sell
dom heard in Kansas City now.
This does not mean that churches
are closing down but that the
deafening din to assemble wor-
shippers is being abated. The
aters never ring bells to get their
crowd on time. -Centralia (Mo.
Fireside Guard.
No one should complain of the
high price Of horses while he can
get the iveliest sort of night
mare for no more than the cost of
a Welch rabbit; a lobster salad, a
mincepie and a dozen pickles.
Elliott's Magazine.
A Cleveland judge has handed
down decision to the effect that
IL o'clock is late enough for any
man to sit up sparkling his best girl.
He is right. If a man can not
talk himself dry in three hours he
has no business to have a talking
equipment or girl either.
Louis Humorist
People who live in town where
there are many amateur musicians
involuntarily acquire the habit of
wearing cotton in their ears, for OBJ
vious reasons. -Culbertson Neb. }
Era.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

People who live in town where
there are many amateur musicians
involuntarily acquire the habit of
wearing cotton in their ears, for OBJ
vious reasons. -Culbertson { Neb.
Era.