davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31

ing dispatch from the Earl Of Rosslyn.
who was d prisoner at Pretoria, but
who, as a civilian, appears to have
been released:
Pretoria, May 80. 11:4O a. m.-Pre-
tOria Will be occupied in about two
hours without resistance. The president
has gone to Waterfall Bowen. Burgomas-
ter de SOuZa is authorized toreceive the
British. He, with an influential COM
mittee of citizens, including Chief JUS
tice GregOroWski, has been appointed
to preserve life and property during
the intcTregnum. Everything is quiet,
but crowds are awaiting eXpectantly
in Church square for the arrival of the
British.
Fearing n possible disturbance and
bloOGshed among the prisoners of war
at Waterfall United States Consul Hay
and Leigh Wood insisted upon twenty
officers being liberated on parole to 20
TO the men. Their action cannot he
too highly praised. / was permitted
to accompany the officers. Every
thing was quiet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
JOHN CLARK RIDPATH BETTER.

Very Sick Man. but His Physicians Look
For His Recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
War Office Has no News.

Yesterday mt noon the British We're
only about two hours march from
Pretoria, and the Bocr military forces
had abandoned the city. This intel
ligencc comes from tile Reuter- agent
at the Transvaal capital and from the
Earl of RoSslyn, in press dispatch.
The two messages left about the same
time. At = o'clock this morning the
war office had received no news from
Lord Roberts which the officials would
make public. but il is assumed that
the press adviccs are correct. Most of
the London morning papers. through
the courtesy Of The Daily Mail, print
Lord ROsslyn's dispatch and comment
upon il, treating the war as ended.
Some of the more cautious critics
think that guerilla warfare is likely
to be carried on for some time in var
iouS parts of the conquered territory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
State House Employees Fired.

Bishop SpalhinG Returns Home.
Peoria Ills. May 31.-Bishop Spald-
ing reached Peoria Tuesday evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-31
JOHN CRIPPS WICkLIFFE BECkH4M.

Cripps WickiTe the decision
the title the office the in the United aes
tIaT Ga old in An
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
shakespeare Improy.d.

II put in a day visiting some of your
police courts" said ST. Louis lawyer
who was spending some time in and
about New York. "Some of your mag
istrates have more dignity than the ju-
dietary of our upper courts. did not
see one whose manner indicated lev
ity. The police courts of our town used
TO be as good as a ten-cent circus. There
was one magistrate who had been a
sailor. He always smoked on the
bench. He was very fond of Shakes
peare, and wherever he had an oppor-
tunity he made a stagger at a quo
iation in his decisions. He was a per-
sonal friend of Billy Florence, and
sometimes he would mix it up betwee.,
shakespeare and Florence. On one 90
casion he announced in advance that hs
hoped lawyers would rush their cases.
as he wanted to go fishing after court.
Striking a match on his docket, he
added: AS Shakespeare and Billy
Florence would say: eff 'twere done
when tits done, then 'twere we'll 'twere
done P. d. Oily" '''-N. Y. Sun.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
FASHIONS IN MEMS DRESS.

The trend in all things Is toward
the moderate and unobtrusive. There
viii be no radical introductions and
no color fods
The high or silk hats, as well as the
crush hats, will show a slightly belled
crown and rather narrow well-curled
brim. The derby will be very small
and very much like last springs mod
ell. The soft hats will continue to be
popular. They will have wide brims
and high crowns, and will be worn
with plain ribbon band
! In shoes we will stick to the fat
sole, with outswung last, the vamp
to have plain tip, with row of hole
ornament on the inner side and an
other row where the uppers are at
tached to the vamp. For day wear.
black calf with laced uppers. There
is no place in the entire bill of cor
rect dress for laced patent feathers.
In gloves our staple colorings will
be maintained. The heavy red tan
cape, saddler-stitched, will be proper.
for walking; the smoke pearl, with
self backs, for full dress, and the
slate and tan chevrettes for after.
noon. The gloves will close with the
bone or pearl button. To-day the
metal clasp is the earmark of the
cheap glove. For walking and outing
the gloves should be at least size
larger than is usually worn. For dress
gloves should fit faultlessly.
There are unmistakable evidences
of return to less color and to more
white and black in our dress. The
fancy fiannels have just about killed
color. With shirts screaming to
heaven, ties proelaiming every tore
In the rainbow and half-hose and hat
bands vying with each other in bril-.
liancy, it only needed the colored suit
to make men of taste run to cover.
Now white negljges, IL you please,
black belts, quiet ties, black shoes,
black hat bands, blue serges, neat
black and white and brown suitings-
there it is-the pinnacle of fashion,
the acme of good form.
In shirts there are likely to be very
few changes, certainly none of i'm
portance, in either the white or col
oreo. The dress shirt will be made
of pure white, plain bosom showing
three stud holes Embroidery or
plaits will not be correct. The cuffs
will be very slightly rounded and
square The return to square points
is not at all assured. 1 mention Il
because several very smart custom
shirtmakers have brought IL out. In
colored shirts the percales viii show
neat combinations In colors and small
units and stripes. The striped ma
dras shirtings will be in every treat
ment, in either blue, OK blood, black
or hello in combination with white.
The stripes will run up and down
the bosom, but some patterns will be
made with the cross-stripe treatment.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
REFLECTION ON LIFE.


Tenderness is the repose of passion
-Joubert.
Patience is Gods foster-daughter.-
Tertullian.
Religion is frame of mind, not Q
set of opinions.-Plato.
Not being untutored in suffering, ]
learn to pity those in affiiction.-Vir>
gil.
The intellect is developed only for
earthly things and by earthly things
-Du Prel.
Truth is as impossible to be soiled
by any outward touch as the sun.
beam.-Milton.
The two most important properties
of soul are simplicity and Immortality
-Rosmini.
Most men are like eggs, too full OF
themselves to hold anything else
Josh Billings.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven
stopped, doth burn the heart to Gin.
ders.-Shakespeare.
What distinguishes US from one an.
other Is our varying relations With
nfinity.-Maeterlinc
Nothing is superior TO the human
mind save Him alone who made it,
St. Bonaventura.
No man can be a healthy jester un-
less he has been nursed at the breast
of wisdon.-Josh Billings.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
POPULAR SCIENCE.

A single leaf of the orange tree,
carefully planted, will often take root
and grow.
1t has been observed that artesian
wells have a daily period of ebb and
flow, as well as the ocean tides, only
the process is reversed. The time of
greatest flow of an artesian we'll is
the period of low tide in the ocean.
There are 400 miles of icebergs,
floating ice, plains of ice and all other
sorts of Arctic instructions to
traverse between the nearest discov-
cry to the pole and the pole itself.
Perhaps some means of overcoming
these difficulties may present theEs-
selves within the next century as
science goes on in it's progressive way.
The eruption in 1883 of Krakatua, a
volcano on the island of that name in
the Strait of Suuda, which connects
the Java sea with the Indian ocozn
between Java and Sumatra, East In
dies, was the worst and most destruc-
tive eruption ever known, including
that of Vesuvius in 70, A. d.
The earth has a shadow, but few
ever see it, except in eclipses of the
moon. Nevertheless many of us have
noticed on fine, cloudless evenings in
summer, shortly before sunset, a rosy
or pink arc on the horizon opposite
the sun, with a BLUSH gray segment
under ~. As the sun sinks the arc
rises until it attains the zenith, and
even passes it. This is the shadow of
the earth.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
A cart to the Chimes. Emnr

The dowager empress of China was
she recipient on the occasion of her six
tieth birthday of an interesting pre-
sentation from the ministers of Eng
land and America. This consisted of
copy of the New Testament, bound
in silver covers and inclosed in a chased
silver casket, subscribed for by the
Christian women of China. On one
cover was gold plate bearing the
words Holy Classic of Salvation" The
subscribers numbered about 10 900, and
the cost of the presentation amounted
to $1,25o.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
story of a sham corot.

NJ. TrouilleberJ, a talented painter
and a pupil of Corot, has Just died in
his SEVENTEEN year. Twenty years ago
he became rather celebrated in con-
sequence of singular incident. Alex
andre Dumas had bought for $4,000
francs a picture by Corot, of which he
was very proud, and which was adj
mired by artists and amateurs. One
day Trouillebert, happening TO see this
picture, recognized it as work painted
by himself under the title "Fontaine
des Gsbourets," and sold at the time
for 100 francs to a picture dealer. He
brought an action, gained il, and OBJ
tanned the right to inscribe his name
on the picture. The incident gained
Trouillebert tardy recognition and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Builder.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
GOSSIP OF LITTERATEURs.

Richard Henry Stoddard, the blind
banker and poet, has given up dictat-
ting much of his copy and writes most
of it. In spite OF his blindness he
writes a remarkably clear hand.
Charles Epson Clark, Brooklyn, N.
Y, has been commissioned by the
Royal Academy of Science. Berlin, to
prepare a new edition Of Ammianus
Marcellinus, the Roman historian Of
the fourth century. The commission
carries a grant of 1900 marks. Nr.
Clark was valedictorian Of the class Of
'97, Yale university.
Literary Paris is greatly agitated
over the difficulty of deciding which
is the genuine copy of ''L'Ami du
Peuple," which was stained with the
blood of Marat when the revolutionist
met his death at the hands of Char
lotte Corday. So far seven copies have
turned up, all solemnly accredited and
all bearing the blood stain.
Several descendants of the poet
Longfellow have been enjoying the
hospitality of the Ojibway Indians
away up at Desbarata, Ont. These
Indians are descendants of the Saga
mores, so picturesquely treated in
"Hiawatha." Miss Longfellow, the
poets daughter, has been formally
adopted into the tribe. A select corps
of chiefs, braves squaws and pap
pooses gave in presence of the Wis
itors and beneath the primeval trees
Of Desbaratas islands dramatization
of the famous poem. The performers
were CARRIED in bucksLin costumes,
with headdresses of feathers.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
MUNICIPALITIES.

The la>s Ce;is P. Huntington wa
mot bright student in his schoolday,
and was finally expelled from tx
teacher. That was when he was IA
years of age.
James S. Baker, of Missouri, is the
sole survivor of the expedition formed
In 1s47 for the relief of Gen. Zachary
Taylor in the City Of Mexico. He rode
on horseback from Missouri to Austin
Tex, to enlist in Col. Hayes regi-
mept.
President Eliot, of Harvard, has de-
elared himself In favor of the shirt
waist man as student. Several MEM
bers of the faculty complained of the
fatigue costumes worn TO lectures by
students in June. but President Eliot
did not sympathize with the complain
ing faction.
Gov. Roosevelt, unlike most men who
are public speakers, objects to die
Eating to a stenographer what he in
tends to say. When he does not speak
from notes he writes out with his own
hand and with many corrections his
whole speech and then has it carefully
typewriter.
According to the New York Even
tng Post, Gen. Miles has received from
a private soldier in the Philippines a
BOX of the cigarettes native TO those
islands. Enclosed was this note:
''Dear Sir; When you were riding by
in Porto Rico you once overheard me
say how much l wanted to smoke, and
you Immediately had an orderly give
me some cigars. 1 now desire to re-
turn the compliment"
In speaking of the late Ballard
Smith the Louisville Courier Journal
says that when he first sought a po-
sition in a newspaper Office after grad
uating from Dartmouth college he en-
tered the sanctum with an air of con-
descension. He wore a silk tile and a
velvet jacket. He said he would like
TO be dramatic editor, but he was
given a place on the local staff. In
less than six months he was made
city editor.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
Effective bird LAW.

From many parts of New England
this summer comes the news that the
song birds seem to be more in evidence
than they have been for many years.
An old Rangeiy guide said recently that
1t was hardly within his recollection of
the past 20 years that the birds had
been so abundant or of so many species
as they may be seen this year. In the
want of any other reason to account
for the welcome change it seems fair
to assume that the New England laws
for the protection of insectivorous
birds are beginning to have some eff
kect.-Chicago Chronicle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
Nearly aurranna.a

At Luton school the other day q
teacher, having asked most of his pu-
pills the difference between an island
and peninsula without receiving a
satisfactory answer, came to the las.
boy.
81 can explain 1t, SIR" said the bright
youth. First, get two glasses: all one
with water and the other with milk.
Then catch fly and place IL in the
glass of water. That fiy Is an island,
because it Is entirely surrounded by
water. But now place that fly In the
glass Of milk and II will be a PENN.
suia, because it IL nearly surrounded
by water"
The boy went up 60 the top of tbs
class.-London Spare Moments.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
Prince ru.n.. cannr,..

Prince Tuan's opposition to Euro
pean ideas is of the bitterest charac-
ter, and his only trace of western civ
ilization consists of few dozen canar-
les which he has imported and placed
In his weil-kept gardens. he is a dip
lomat of the first rank, and 1t was
through his intriguing that in the war
with the Japanese the Chinese feet
was brought so late into action, re-
suitfng in its total defeat, and thus
confirming Tuan's assertions to the
empress dowager that European in
ventions were worthless.-Stockhol
Dagblad.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
Modern Ways.

"a man should never take anything
that doesn't belong to him." remarked
the youth.
That's right" answered Senator
Sorghum. There's no use of il. If .
man with money behind him sees some
thing he wants there's no use of reach.
ing out for it, violent. What he wants
to do is to get good lawyer and LET
him assert title to it."-Washington
Star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
The Ben.ncent pumb,.s...

Fifteen years ago bumblebees were
introduced into New Zealand to aid
by their fertilizing agency in the Gull
tivation of clover. A recent report In
dicates that their benefcence has ex-
tended beyond the clover fields. Be-
fore the arrival of the bees, prim-
roses, cowslips, pansies and other
beautiful flowers never produced seeds
under natural conditions in New Zea-
land. Now, fortified by the humble
bees, those plants all seed freely
Youths Companion. r.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
Benevolent Investment
And Relief Association

OF VIRGINIA.
Chartered by Legislature OF Virginia.
MAIN OFFICE: "a ". LEIGH Sr.
RICHMOND. VA.
Sick and Death Benefits Paid. Those
who do not keep a regular Bark Ac-
count, the plan of this Association
takes it's place.
MONEY LOANED to members ON
PERSONAL AND REAL ESTATE Sc.
CURITIES on small weekly pa yments
Interest Paid on all Deposits. For
further information apply at the main
office. AGENTS WANTED.
Rev. G. O. Coleman, President
ProfJ. 81, Blackwell, Sec'Y & Manages
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
SAYINGS OF TIE SAGE.

a woman can afford to forgive her
husband for everything except marry
ing her.
A woman never forgives a man foi.
his kindness in bringing her husband
home drunk. =, 81.
baby's smile is the sweetest thing
in the, world; it is "a combination of
contentment, idiocy and gums. -
A man can't please all women part
OF the time or one woman all of the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
TIA

The unm1 - .s,ca,
family will .,..-,>-,e the follow,np
conversation:
DO you play any instrument, Mr..
Jimp?"
Yes; I'm a cornist.''
"And your sister,"
"She's a pianist"
Does your mother play?"
"She's zitherist."
"And your father?"
Hes pessimist."
This reminds US of another fragment
of contemporary talk.
Don't you think" asked the young
girl graduate, shat Miss Spring is .
charming poetess?"
WAL" said Uncle Solomon, with
elaboration. "I think she is a mighty
sweet poetessI I'm sure her cousin,
Miss Chalmers, Is a charming paintress,
and her Aunt Lucrece is an excellent
sculptress, and her mother used to be
capital dishwasheress. It's talented
family, hers is."-Tit-Bits.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13


The distance separating the eassA
from the sun 10 of so much Importance
In astronomical computations that q
Is sometimes spoken of az the "astron.
omer's yardstick." An opportunity "a
increase the accuracy of this funda.
mental measure will he presented next
December, when the recently discov.
cred asteroid Eros, famous for ap-
preaching the earth nearer than does
any other heavenly body except the
moon, will be in opposition to the
sun The method OF observation will
be by making photographs showing
the position of Eros among the stars
rs seen from different parts of the
earth From the comparative dis
placement of the asteroid in the va
rious photographs, owing to the sep
eration of the points of observation,
the distance of the sun can be com
puted. 1T is probable that these will
be the most accurate measurements
OF the suns distance yet made
Youths Companion.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
The rector, Coprteon,

A red-haired boy and companion
his own age sat in a secluded corner of
a ferryboat and prepared to shorten
their lives by INDUCING in the cigar.
cite habit. please gimme a light, mis-
ter ?" said the red-haired boy to face
tious man who sat near by.
you don't need any light" was tn.
reply, with significant glance at the
boys top-dressing.
With a scornful toss Of the head the
boy with the scenic hair promptly re-
torted: "Yes, an dis boat don't need
40 bellows nor no hot air longs you're
aboard"
The facetious man sought seat else
where.-San Francisco Wave.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
Pekinr,. Mu.ical PIGEON.

A picturesque feature of the life in
Peking is the fight of the musical
pigeons through the air overhead the
city. The thrifty Chinese, unwilling
TO lose their fiocks of pigeons, have in
vented small whistles or sets of pipes
which they fasten TO the tail feathers
of their pigeons before liberatinp
them for exercise. The air rushing
through the pipes makes enough noise
to brighten away the hawks, who
would otherwise pouAce upon the pi-
geons.2 The sound of these '.aeolian"
pipes In said to be extremely musical.
a sweet, sad strain" of harmony.-N.
T. Herald
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
NORTH CAROLINA STATE AGRI.
CULTURAL FAIR

RALRIsH, N. G, Oct. 22-27th-For
the above occasion the Southern Rail-
way will sell tickets from all ticket sta
tions on ire lines in North Carolina, al.
so from Norfolk, Richmond, Lynch
burg, Danvilte, and al intermediate
stations in Virginia to Raleigh, N. @.
and return sc one fare plus fifty cents
for the round trio.
Tickets on sale Oct. 10th to 26:h. in
elusive, with return limit Oet. goth.
Tickets sold at the above rate en-
brace one coupon OF admission TO the
fair grounds
q W. WRsTBURY PA.
Get money. Symbolic mysteries.
Book on glass OF water for lucky
numbers SO cents ard $1.OO. J. Il
Coates. Bt. Dr., 1ll3 Cherry ST.. Phil
hde'phia, Ps. Cancers cured.
S25-3m
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13

Il wonder why it is" he said, "that
women with brains are almost in
yariably devoid of beauty?" 7r
For the same reason, perhaps, /" she
dreamily murmured, that men whe
are otherwise mentally sound are glib
bering idiots when it comes to the
point where little discretion Is neees.
sary." eaf r-esd a
You see, he had once called her beau.
tifui.-Cleveland Plain Dealer. sall<
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
Bixby's French.

BiSby went into French restau.
'ant and called for 'caffy oh lay"
That's all right. Coffee with milk.
What then?"
why he got mad"
What for?"
Because they Gidn't bring him cot.
fee and an egg."-Cleveland Plair
Dealer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13

House Agent-Rush around to 12t
Bank street quick and get last
months rent.
Bookkeeper-Wnat's up?
Agent-As 1 passed there this morn
ing L heard baby. There won't b.
any spare cash around that house foi
six weeks at least. I've had 'em my.
self.-N. Y. Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
Inanimate InanitIes

They tell me-" said the Hammer
that you think yourself clever aero.
bat"
20, amt so many" said the Tack
but when 1 stand on my head some
one is apt to get stuck on me."-In,
dianapolis Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
ArtfncinI snnnra.

A large trade is done in Germany in
artificial sponges, which are produced
by patented process depending prin-
eipally on the action of zinc chloride
solution on pure cellulose.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13

time. but be can always smile at all
of their babies.
II men were as noble and heroic as
their wives think they are there would
De SO many monuments around that
the street cars would all have to run
unde-groand.--N.Y Y. Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
BIessinx I'm Disguise.

Good morningl" said the proud
mother Of the girl who fozzled tina
piano wretchedly. ct hope my daugh
ter's playing didn't disturb you last
night"
NO" said Mrs. Nexdore; at pleased
us immensely. Some most uninterest
ing people came to call on us early
in the evening, but they didn't stay
long. Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
AIeteoroIoricnI.

Sallie DeWitte-That's Mrs. Allie
Moneigh. She has been married and
divorced five times.
Noel Little-How remarkable for one
so young in appearancel Her matri-
monial reigns must have been very
short.
Mere showers!"-Brooklyn Life.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
Clever Old Man

She-Well, Arthur, did you tell dad
that little fib about the prospective
large salary you confidently antici-
pated you would soon be earning?
He (gloomily)-H'm-yes.
"Well?"
He borrowed couple of pounds on
the spot."-Pupch.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
Bond of sxmnnthv.

DO you like young Mr.. Clifford1
iooks?'
"Yes, do, very much"
Don't his ears seem rather long?"
Yes, they are rather long. But you
must remember that Pm a Missouri
girl, and dad made his fortune tradins
notwithstanding Plain Dealer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-13
A Habit of His

ST." yelled the neighbor from the
road, your wife has jist run off with
Bill Johnson"
"She hez, hez she?" answered the
farmer in the field; wall, Bill allays
wuz a-borrerin' trouble Git an
Observation-Disclosures Press.