davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-05-04

Queen Victoria's age is most shown
in her handwriting. This has grown
irregular and at times almost illegible.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-05-04

Oul nsw possession, Costa Rica, sup.
plies the best and largest bananas that
come to the United States.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-05-04

viii Cure you. DR.. Plumbers
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-08
snanlkh School srstenn.

eriVate houses are now rented under Che Spanish school system, which pro- vided that the teachers, with their families, should live in such houses. the rent being part payment for their services. They also collected fees from children whose parents could pay. The balance of their compensation was of ten much in arrears, and many of the teachers have not been paid for their work for the past two and ene-half years prior to American occupation. No one is allowed to live in the school houses now. The salaries range from $50 to S75 per month, according to the size of the municipality. The principals receive $10 extra per month. No cer- tificates are required of the teachers this year, but will be after Aug. l. The teachers are appointed by the local boards of education, which in turn are appointed by the mayors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-08
All Interesting womaa.

An interesting woman has just diea in Russia. Irena Fedossova was one Of the last ot those professional story. tellers who, before the spread of edu- cation, were very numerous in the east. She was quite illiterats, but her memory was so phenomenal ths. she could recite over 100, 900 lines of heroic and legendary poetry. She was ire quently in St. Petersburg, and was often invited to the palaces of the Imperial family and nobility to give recitations. In summer she wandered from town to village, and had never been absent from the famous fair of Nishni Novgorod for sixty years
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-08
 SILLY VOWS WELL KEPT.
Artist Hho.e Maeterpiece Was Due te
 am Gath He Took,


 The French artist, Gericama. was determined to allow no distraction to interfere with the painting of his treat picture, The Wreck If the Medusa. '' He had his head shaved and vowed that he would never allow his hair te grow until his work was done. This VOW he religious!y kept, in spite of strong temptation to break it, and the reward of his herolsm was the most perfect painting of his life A story is told of a young man in E gland, great chess enthusiast, who was sa annoyed at his failure to solve an ap- parently simple problem that he vowed ne would neither sleep nor eat until the solution was found. He shut him. self up in a disused room and was found four days later by his relatives terribly emaciated and out of his min6 He spent year i'll the lunatic asylum as the result of his rash VOW; and the problem remains unsolved. It was for very curious reason that an old lady, who died few years ago. condemned herself to more than thirty years confinement to her house She had married a widower, as miserly as he was rnromantic, and he insisted that his second wife should wear the clothes left behind her by his first wife. The wife was as mutinous as the husband was reso1ute, and she de- termined that until she could have her own clothes she would never leave ths house-a vow she kept until her death. Woman appears to be at the root Of many eccentric vows, for it was ha- tired of the sex that once impelled Well-knoWn lawyer to swear that he would never speak to a woman again as long as he lived. Nothing would induce him to see a lady client, and he would never conduct a case in which ] woman appeared ,.s witness. lie never employed a female servant, and deliberately "cut" all his lady acquain- tances. The inevitable result was that the men deserted him, his practice dWindled and he died. less than year ago. alone in squaIid room-Pitts- burg Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-08
wsa V Playmate e. the ,,ueen.

There has just died at Clapham, Eng land, somewhat interesting charac- ter in the person of Mrs Middleton, who was we'll known throughout the district as having in her younger days been playmate and close companion of her majesty the queen. The old lady, who at the time of her death had passed her hundredth birthday, was, during the early part of the century. maid to one of the qaeen's ladies-lD- waiting, and used to converse freely of her recollections of her majesty's childhood, witk which she was closely associated, and of which she retained some very pleasant memories, She was recently the recipient of substantial gift from her majesty on the occasion of her birthday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-08
THE BURLINGTON ROUTE

New Through Trains 10 Port and, Puget Sound, "The Pnr- -NortherD Pacific Ex- press," No fl, from St. Louis, at 9:00 a, m, for Cansas City, St. Joseph, Northwestern Nebraska, Black Hills, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, ssTa- coma. Seattle, Puget Sound, and port land, Oregon, via Billings, Montana the short line and time saver to the Upper Northwest. To the Puget sound in TT Hours. Through coaches, chair cars (seats free), stand ard sleepers and dining cars with through tourist sleepers from kansas City. This is the main travelled route St. Louis to the Northwest.
 Nnmhsa 5 "Nebraska- Colorado Fx- press" mid day train from St. Louis for Nebraska, Colorado, Utah. Pacific Coast; one night to Denver Also for st. Paul. Minneapolis and beyond.
 No. 15. at 45 p, RI. St. Louis to Kansas City, Omaha, St, Joseph, Kansas, Nebraska. Colorado Utah, Pacific Coast, via Denver also to the orthwest--Montana, Washing ten, Oregon, via Lincoln and Billings.
 Write.
 F M RUGG, LW W4KELY P A, GOA Pine St, Gen. Passenger Ag't
 St Louis, Wo. St. Louis Mo-.
 HOWARD ELLIOTT, Gen1 Manager.
 St. Louis, flo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-08
The Resources of Newfoundland.

Over 100 years ago explorers an- nounced the discovery of enormous coal fields In Newfoundland It is al- ready known as standing eighth among the copper-producing countries of the world It also has extensive coal fields, assumes a great deal of importance as mining and manufacturing region.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-08
Farming in Colorado and New Mexico.

The Denver X Rio Grande Rail. road, sThe Scenic Line of the World, 7" has prepared an Illustrated book up- on the above subject, which will be s5ht free to farmers desiring to change thsir location. This publiea- ton gives valuable information in regard to the agricultural. hortieul- tural and live stock interests of this section, and should be in the hands ofevery one who desires 10 become acquainted with he methods of oftarmiua by irr 1tion. Write $. K. Hooker. c. 1. &. T A, Denver, Calo.s If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-08
A Tale of & Turkey.

From the Swea City uowa) Herald: Along in the night large turkey climbed from the ridge of the roof on Ole Peterson's house to the top of the chimney and sat down, so as to get the benefit Of the heat from the fire below. Early in the morning Mrs Peterson and two children sleeping in tEa room where the hard coal stove was located were discovered to be Seathly sick and the room was full of gas. The turkey was soon discoy- ared and driven off, but it took quite while for the sick to recover.
 More Deadly Than Bullets.
 The British war department is more deadly to English generals than the Boers.-Louisville Commercial.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-08

                   I Il
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-22

The lawyer asked the witness II the
incident previously alluded to wasn't
miracle, and the witness said he
didn't know what miracle was.
"Oh, GOMEZ said the attorney. Sup
posing you were looking out of win
dow in the twentieth story OF build
ing and should fall out and should not
be injured. What would yon cali
that?"
IAN accident was the stolid reply
Eyes. yes; but what else would you
call it? Well suppose that you were
1cing the same thing next day; sup
pose you looked out of the twentieth
story window and fell out, and again
you should find yourself not injured
now, what would you call that?'
"a coincident," said the witness.
"Oh, come, now" the lawyer began
again, 81 want you to understand
what a miracle is, and I'm sure you
do. Now, just suppose that on the
third day you were looking out OF the
twentieth story window and fell out,
and struck your head on the pavement
twenty stories below and were not in
the least injured. Come, now, what
would you call it?"
"Three times?" said the witness
rousing a little from his apathy,
well, I'd call that a habit"
And the lawyer gave it up.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-22
Since WashIngtOn's Day.

The population of the Unit..
States, which was about 5000 600 in
Washington's time, is now 1j,O00,00O.
The largest city in the country then,
Philadelphia, had $4,000 inhabitants,
while it now has 100000 or 100000.
New York, then with $4,000 popula-
ton, has 3,5O0,0OO today, Chicago,
then a hunting ground for Indians,
with no place on the map until over
a fourth of a century after Washing
tons demise, has more population
now than was between the Potomac
and the counlry's southern line at
that time The states Of New York
and Pennsylvania have each at pres
ent many more inhabitants than the
entire United States had 100 years
ago, says LesIie's Weekly,
In 1899 the area Of the country was
S21,OOO square miles, while it is now
3,iOO,OOO. Its western boundry which
was at the Mississippi then, was long
ago advanced to the Pacific and has
now been extended tothe Philippines,
in Asiatic waters. It's southern bound
a which was latitude 81 degrees at
that time, the northerly line Of the
present state of Louisiana, has, in
the passing years, taken in Florida,
with that territory's former extern
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-22
READINC Is NOT KvHRYrnING,
Catture Comes ~ Mach Frsln Obssn
WALTON and Thought.

"A woman lecturer before a Farmers
Institute recently urged farmers
wives to give more time to the cult
vation of their minds and do more
home making and less fancy needl.
work and rick cooking. Urging hel
hearers to mental culture, she advised
the aforesaid wives to provide them
selves with books or magazines and
devote the time to reading as they
drive to market or on neighborly Wis,
its.
There was nothing of note in this
utterance except that it was an ex.
preston of the generally accepted
idea that the improvement Of the mind
is only to he reached through a course
OF endless stutfing. Read, read, read,'
IS the command of self-elected cap
tains of Improvements
In their view, every moment moi
given to necessary toll, should be sa
credly devoted to deyouring the con-
tents of books, magazines and papers
Now, reading is good. 1t is necess.
ity to intelligence. Eating is also good
We can not live without il; yet, only
the glutton wishes to be always eat.
ing, and he is fit for nothing else.
No road is SO familiar that it does
not present something new to the in.
curing eye. The book of nature is al.
ways open before us with numberless
pages OF delightful stories, wise HON.
lies, rare poems and beautiful pictures
Most OF the farmers always neglect
this volume wnen they 20 to
the fields, in vain endeavor to read
some book-possibly a dull or frivo.
lous one-under conditions that dis.
tract the mind and make the effort
pitiful.
There is more to uplift the soul in
watching the fight of bird on not.
ing the advent of vegetation than one
can obtain from the strained effort tc
follow some authors thought upon the
printed page
One book carefully read, thought
over and digested, is of more value
than a hundred, the contents of which
are merely gulped down on the false
theory that the more you read the
more you know.
One often sees more OF real value
from car window than he could gain
nom the hurried reading of dozen
volumes of the ordinary railroad liter.
AZURE. Not that the literature is nee.
essarily or generally bad, but that the
opportunities for reading upon NOV.
ing train are not such as to make the
gains therefrom equal to the cost.
The people who go through the
world with open eyes and ears and
discriminating thought, and who read
as they observe, are the real conquer.
Ors.
They only have the ready sympathy
with nature, and good books that
counts the highest in the scale of
growth. They do not fail to read
when reading is best, but they know
That there are better teachers than
books whose services can I've had with.
out money, and with only the price
Of careful attention.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-22

oxsa Races.

Perhaps one of the strangest out
door pastimes in the nature of q
port is the oxen race which is held
annually in many OF the provincial
districts of Germany. This event
saAes place early in May, during the
celebration of festival which to
tome extent corresponds to May day.
Ane peasants gather at a prear-
ranged spot, from miles around. Ahey
come early in the morning, bringing
plenty of eatables and drinkables,
prepared to spend as merry a day as
possible.
All the usual games INDUCED in at
ouch times are played. There are
foot races, bag races and tests of
strength, much the same as at pic.
lics and state fairs in this country.
.nally the festivities are bought to
! close with the event of the day
the oxen ace.
The entry fee for this is small, but
bach OK entered must be ridden by ito
owner. Furthermore, the rider is
not allowed to have either whip or
bpurs, and he must ride his animal
bareback, and depend entirely upon
his voice to guide the beast. Ii is
here that the skill Of the rider comes
into play, as everything depends on
the training of the OK and the ability
Of the owner to direct itsmovementS,
despite the distracting noises of the
other competitors and the spectators.
AS the oxen do not race on track,
to direct them is no easy matter.
The race course is field, perhaps Q
mile square, the start being made at
one side, and the finish at the oppo-
site side. Speed is of secondary con-
sideration in the race. Like golf, the
sport requires accuracy, and the
rider who can force his numbering
steed to go in straight line is al
most certain to win.
When all of the competitors are
lined up at the starting point, the
signal is given for the race to begin.
Instantly the fun begins, for most Of
the oxen, despite their riders efforts,
refuse to head toward the finish
mark. Moreover, as the spectators
are allowed in the field, and as they
may do anything they wish to inter-
fere with the riders so long as they
no not actually touch either them or
their mounts, the difficulties of the
race are greatly enhanced.
Oxen are probably the least excit-
able beasts in the world, but the
noise of the spectators and the efforts
Of the riders soon reduce the brutes
to a state of perfect bewilderment,
Frequently an hour or more passee
before one of the oxen Is ,,.;tsen "un.
der the wire" The winning OK is de.
,orated with garlands If flowers, and
the lucky owner receives small
money prize. which is small indeed
with the glory his victory
brings him. The winning rider in
these races is remembered for years,
md frequently, when peasant refers
% some event, he brings the time it
happened clearly to the mind of his
listener, not by giving day, but by
'aying It took place the year So-and.
80 won the oxen race.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-22

Most office boy IRE fond Of pras
tical joke, but re are few who
have that tenden more fully deveL
oped than young .reen, who is elm.
ployed by firm of ready-made cloth.
ing merchants in anklin street. lie
Is smart beyond ears and seldom
day passes but plays some prank
on his Office associates, being gener-
ally careful, however, not to let his
POPULARITY trespass upon quarters
whence serious rebuff would be like.
ly to follow.
The other afternoon he prepared
IN elaborate trap for another of the
boys and looked. forward with glee to
the denouement. He hid himself
away maple of overcoats past which
the other boy had to CO. intending to
push down the lot on the innocent
lad as soon as he came within range,
Presently he' heard footsteps up.
proaching and his heart bumped with
denght. Nearer and nearer the steps
came and at last were alongside the
wall of oyercoats.
Green now pushed with all his
might and down went the pile of
garments, bearing down with it the
form of the unexpecting passerby.
Nothing could have succeeded better.
beautifully timed! said Green to
himself as he jumped from his hid
ing place and eXultantly regarded the
scattered heap underneath which he
could hear the victim struggling. lie
laughed aloud and called the junior
clerks to come and join in the glor-
ious fun. But, somehow, they did
not seem inclined to participate in
his merriment, keeping their eyes
glued to their books and sitting
their laughter. So he watched the
twisting mass alone and did all the
laughing himself Then came nm ex-
ira plunge from the imprisoned one
and from the confused wrlggling
there presently emerged leg and q
shoe
1t was Il patent leather shoe, and
lie knew that it was one that graced
his employers foot. "A cold SILVER
passed down his back and he incon-
tlnenlly fled into the office and was
most assiduoHIy engaged in index
il 4, the letter book when the mcr-
chant entered, with his neclste under
his ear and his broken eyeglasses in
his hand. Green did not breathe,
The angry man turned on him say.
agely.
"Now il iscomingl" Green thought.
But instead he was ordered to 20 for
the man who had charge of the over
coats. That individual came and was
overwhelmed with the yitupcration
showercd upon him by his enragcd
who said that If he couldn't {
pile overcoats so that they would
stand instead of falling when anyone
walked across Il room he had bet
tei look for another situation.
And Green retired TO quiet part
VI the warehouse and executed n war |
dance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-22

In a comparison OF the number Of
locomotives. the United States comes
hrst win total OF 36,7i6, according
10 roors Manual ,,' Great Britain I.l,
comes next WIN lo,oo@' or a little
",va "" i 10 10 ''""S a"e" 'o,'ow " o ,ea
W"ssi, WIZ ', w, ',""'1 p M'' 'v', a,
..'i uI''" , Wv" '''o "'' "''''S'' '"u'a
WIN Ma 'o''' ,' ~ t''oo' A. 49,,
Nom ~, ~ o' ,, VI, 'o,a' 'ength
,,,.. ,'"en ~ NV ""', , , o. .oro'no'
I've, ",e'' o''' van ''"Ne 'o' h'''Se'i III
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-22

While there has never been an in
stance in which the president and the
vice-president chosen with him have
both died in the course OF the term
for which they were chosen, this
came very near happening in the term
for which Harrison and Tyler were
elected. When Tyler was serving as
president after the death of Harri-
son, he had an extremely narrow es-
cape from death by the explosion Of
the big gun Peacemaker on the
steamer Princeton, February 2s, 1874,
which killed two members Of Tyler's
enthusiastically Of State Abel P.
Upshur and Secretary Of the Navy
Thomas W. Gilmer-and David Gard.
liner, the father Of Tyler's second
wife.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-22
First published In the Abilene Weekly Re-
Hector February /, 1901
Publication Notice.

IN the district court OF Dickinson County,
State " Kansas.
Minnie lIcnnIngs, plaintiff,
VS.,
John IIennings, defendant
To John llcnnlngs, the above named de-
PENDANT, Of Martlnton, county OF Iroquols
state Of Illinois,
You are hereby notified that you have
been sued In the district court OF Dickinson
county, state OF Kansas, by Minnie Hen
nngs, who iled her petition In said court
on the It'll day OF January, A. D. 1900 where,
In she asks for 'divorcefrom you upon the
grounds Of gross neglect OF duty, extreme
cruelty and abandonment, and also for
the custody OF Ludwig Jennings and
Minnie lIonnngs minprs,4 That unless you
answer or demur TO said petition on or be-
fore the lst day OF April a. D, 1900, said
petition will be taken as true and Judgment
rendered as prayed for therein.
MINNIE JENNINGS,
BY :. S,sMITH, Plaintiff.
Her Attorney.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-22
Farm Loans.

am In the market with money loan on farms in Dick.
inon and surrounding counties believe can give tho most
'o'aoe terms OF prepayment and the lowest obanabe
anywhere you present loan maturing or you want mouev
ana nave farm land to offer security write or call on me At
once will save you money
Fire and Life Insurance at lowest rates
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-22

Egyptian Hair Tonic cures dan
druff, insigorates the scalp, promotes
a healthy growth, prepared by W. A.
Landes at City barber shop, Abilene
Kansas. 2l6-tf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-22

Men with long heads very seldom
have long faces.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-22
First published In the Abilene Weekly Re-
hecter, February 8, 1901
Notice for Publication.
Land Office M Tonekn Kansas

February Q, 1900
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his Inten-
ton 10 make final proof In support OF his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore be CLERK Of the District Court at Abb
lene, Kansas, on March 20th, 1900, viz. Oscar
7 scarl on Timber Culture Entry No. AIS
for the southwest quarter Il. W. ~ OF north
west quarter IN. W. ~ and west half Nv. VI
Of southwest quarters. ". "a, section four
teen 90 township thirteen t13) south, range
one % east Of sixth Principal Meridian.
lie names the following witnesses to prove
bis continuous residence upon and cultlva-
tlon Of said land, viz:
Jacob TullIs, OF Solomon, Kansas.
9. u. Mlllham, OF Solomon, Kansas.
James Casteter, Of Solomon, Kansas.
james Glover, OF Solomon, Kansas.
GEO, W. FISHER,
@s6 Register,
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
FILIPINO TACTICS.
Insurgents Hnrass American Gnrri-
son. Shooting Blazing Arrows
Which Fire the Towns.

Manila, Feb. 12.-Of late insurgents
in Albay province, Luzon, have adopt
ed harassing tactics against the towns
which the Americans have garrisoned.
They camp in the hills and maintain
constant fire upon the American out
posts. When the troops sally against
them they scatter, returning when the
Americans retire. They shoot burning
arrows. and have thus burned large
part of the town Of Albay
Guerrilla warfare continues south of
Manila. Two attempts have been made
to ambush the Americans. Col. Schwan.
while returning to Manila with his staff
and an escort of hundred cavalry
from Batnngas. was attacked by the in
surgents. The latter were dispersed.
but the Americans had five men
wounded.
Lieut.. Col. Beacon. with six compa-
MES Of the Forty-second infantry. had a
two hours fight with Gen. Pho del
Pillars command. which attempted to
ambush the Americans along the trail
through Morong province. near the
lake. Here also the insurgentswcre dis
persed, but the Americans had several
wounded. among them captain.