davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1900-12-09

FOOTBALL AT cOLUMBIA.
what II Cost to Garry On the Game There
This Season,

Manager W q. shoemaker Of the Column
h!G University footbcll team has prepared
a preliminary report showing the appro1i-
ate receipts and expenditures OF the foot
bali association during tho season Just con-
cludcd The reCci't, hGve aggregated
$50. O.OOo with $500 sui. t. bo received, willie
Ito ,Spor Gitlr"s amounted To $4,000 and
t." a,soci ltton still has some $4,000 In bills
to be paid. The result Ia that tho sport
has been barely se'f-suprortirg and less than
$500 will he turned into the general athletic
treasury with which TO begin tho football
campaign in 1901.
Tie rcccirts and expenditures In corneo-
tiou witp the games played a7c Gs follows:
The sun., 1900-12-09
To-dayI Foot ball Exents.

Central Jrs. vs. Prospects. ct Clarcnont
Harlem A. c. Va. Maple A. C.. at jasper oval
Young Ireiands vs. oConnell's. at Celtic Park
West New York +. c. VS. Jersey City, at weehavk,n
Forest Parks Origin Terrors at Dexter Park.
A. NJ -'
Irving A. c second team Va Cohocton >. c., At Wee.
hawken "
=, Monitors OF Harlem vs. Young Yankees. at Sacred
Heart Academy oval
The sun., 1900-12-09
Yaies Hockey Team Defeated in a Practice
Game by st. SIcholas

Yales champion hockev team PLAYED n
practice game at tho ST. Nicholas Rink last
night with the 81. Mich olas skating Club
team, The latter won bv n score Of q To n
Tho Yale men showed that they lacked team
work whl' 100 home PLAYER. 10y consiart
praciic" were In fairly good trim The goals
we're scored by D. and X. Gordon and Con-
The sun., 1900-12-09

Thee" G.,urcN rov"a! n strto Of aiTnir, iln-
nutiOI'Ltcu al t"luHia ~ had been con-
i.outiy. csp". tod tat '.ith NGrhattan Fi.ld
Iu tgv hands 80 IT," uUivCr-il, tie Profits
0t TIE foot all S'0-';. could be ol use I, other
branches ui sport which are not sci -,upport-
iug TWO manager hay been trIcd and have
hJrvi, been abb" Z" make the ends mcct
Ii i t'" ""n"rl opinion now that TIC lornl
Institution hl' b""pm" firmly established
In tup ioothail world, some steps wIll have
T. lr taken a. r'dU"" c&I"'.~os. u. under n,
condition VIII ~" same b" abandoned or
oupurl'INit"- for lutYrO toa.n, CurtlilcI
Ma haitian Field l. tl' sore spot II * con-
tended that although tho Inniral rent of
tho u'li j, sI5,uon, 1t has REQUIRED almost
s.a.rub To- run 1t last year II the rental j.
not - igCr o." Athletic Ns.pC.atipu,nly have
g. Imrruy" some vacant city j.; or take de-
u"rHtc steps to s"C..rc tie purchase or lon,
loI-" oi South Foil! opposite the university
library on litth .tf""t
ms week there viii 10 a Joint meeting Of
tac du1"rrrad uat", graduate and ADVISORY
committees To discus the situGt "a and
Manager Shoemaker VIII th"a present a de-
tp led and i'"mized reuort Of the football
finances. ~ the mcaitIm" tho undercrad-
udtc, and their well w.shers are clamorng
for South Field.
The sun., 1900-12-09

Ihss been stated that Fred Archer received prsrcn,
from PlIngNr Walton for riding IoIhaA to victory
IN the Cambridceshire In iSsi. 1hc fact IL Iancs
Waits hal tho molnt when Tint horse won the an
briisosh.-s g. ha' wear. II said q, tho t.Iac
that Walton won $780, COO tho race,
The sun., 1900-12-09
Robert 4. wcich wins Twice ut the Trans.

number Of well known trapshootcrs
met YESTERDAY At interstate Pari in the
weekly tournament Of the Nrw Itrn,ht Rod
and Gun club. In the New Utrecht Handicap
Robert 4 WolCh finished first wiz n 'l.HIi
score q: kills. lft'cn. Thomas y. No-fry
being second and John II lTalOCh third ,
miss -and-nrt competition was also won by
Welch. HailoCk l"d the field in tcn-blrd
ewccpstak"~ Summarize
New trpcht I,ndclp--ftfieen live birds. $40 cn'ry
fee. brts eNtrs-Enber' a. Wel,h @ yard 10. Ihom
W. Morley. 70 ya.is Il, John II. lls..o.k. >, yaf,,
49, q b. SadesSr 27 yards. II c, T. Jones q yards :
Mise aui Ol'-l .!ic"n birds. 20 Yard allowed one
MIS- and p Z ls eunN"i Two ms. 7S k.Ia-Ns,u.
teysrds. u Re ocs, = yatis, i3 = H. uraJ, 20 Yards
o. q IL Ram 30. 30 yrfd, 10. pr. J. l. kly. ,S yards
o. q. H. CHAPMAN. - yard. ~
Sweeietakes on live h.rds. IS entry fee birds OK
tra-We.oh 20 ysrdt, :. lpUook 2S yards o. iismapp
yetds :, Dr hay. Is ysfd-. :. chs mIn y ysrd,
The sun., 1900-12-09
Sloan May Get License to Ride in France.
Sp~efol Cdb,s ps,pateA TO THE St-N

PARIS. Dec. sit Is believed In racing
circles here that Tod Sloan. who has been
debarred from riding In England, will have
France.
The sun., 1900-12-09
Harness Racing on the Old South County
Road.

MINEoLA. Dec. s-Amateur drivers handled
the ribbons In q series Of matinee races hero
to-day The sport drew several hundred
persons to the old South County road n
level well-beaten highway which was brushed
and rolled until II was In capital condition
The Andrews Brothers managed tho events
for which prizes OF whips. lap robes &c
were given Summaries.
Free-for-a,l. uottng or pacing; halt-uile hetS
Andrews Brothers b. G. lee cuy!er Nan
H. u. Cotnell's b. $. V,ncey (Duryeap......... :
F. y. wansot's b. N. Angennetto (Warspii. > ; ,
Time, l.l0I1: I'll; 10
$50 class. Go,,ng or pacing: one mile heats, two
In three
". NJ. Whites b. q. General iCwhitel........i
a. b. Van Hou,.ns Joe Bowie. Jr. Nan
Iluulttll' =,
", c. 1hompsons b. 9. Ben Hur Crhomp-
J. Aliens b, N. Lulu l.. (Alen,........... 8 1
EDWARD Duryea's ch. m Marieite tDuryea, DR..
Time, 2:Ss4: ESQ. 2b.
The sun., 1900-12-09
Army and Navy orders.

wAsHyoroS Dec. s.-These army ordsn were -
sued to-day;
ninth Infantry. from San Francisco TO join his reg
mont In the Philippine isIsnds.
Capt Edward 1, Winston. Nin~tesnth Infantry. from
this city Fort Wood. \. Y. for Temporary duty,
The retiremen, from active service OF Lieut-Col
Iys'er NJ OBrien Seventeenth Infantry. is announoed
Second Lieut. Olver =. Iskriige. Eighteenth ln-
fantry, to remain on recruiting duty at Boston until
further orders.
Acting ASSISTANT Surgeon Abraham d. wlisms
from New York city ~ Jacksonville. Fla for annu4-
uent OF contract
Those naval orders were issued:
Capt. John Low. from Inspection duty at Hartford.
Conn. 10 home 10 wait orders.
hssiuant Paymaster C. J. Peoples. from Mare Island
Ya-i 10 porsry duty at Puget Sound naval station
The sun., 1900-12-09

The Maple a. G. OF Harlem WIZ lire up aCaIIN
tht harem A. &. Ja'r'r oval this morning at 10
O'clock,
Ons Of the best games Of association foot
bA played In this vicinity this season ,ooG place ycs
N al Prospect Park between the Manhattan eleyen
Tic Re entity organized favoritos OF staten Island
J Favor tss won By goals TO 4.
The sun., 1900-12-09
Victory for Yaic's Basketball Team.

The hGskot ball game between Yale and
"" silent Five" lnyed at DR. Savage's
Institute on Nest Fifty-uinth street last night
was won 10y Iale, The score was % to H.
The sun., 1900-12-09
Corncii. New Football Cap,a,,

ITHACA. Dec. s BILLY Warner OF the clas,
Of '03 was this Afternoon elected CAPTAIN
Of the Cornell football team for next year
The sun., 1900-12-09

Those figures would be satisfactory were
II u1i t.r a." "uprmuu- "Nroa-r, incident 10
roH'luc grclndS'and krerng 4 tea IN train
inr in ."w Nnrk. Manager Shoemaker gives
SOME o.. tir.a eVrc1Scs a. follows:
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-27
Farming In Colorado and New Mexico.

Farming In Colorado and New Mexico.
The Denver & Rio Gr6nde Rail.
road, 1.-The scenic Line of the World, ("
has prepared an Illustrated book APP
on the above subject, W hich will be
sant free to farmers desiring to
change tn FIR location. This publiea-
ton gives valuable information in
regard to the agricultural, hortieul-
tural and live stock interests of this
section, and should he in the hands
ofevery one who desires to become
acquainted with the methods of
of farming by irrigation. Write S.
K. Hooker, q. z. &. i. A., Denver,
Colo. If
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-27
THE BURLINGTON ROUTE
BEST LINE,

WEST: st. Louis to Kansas City,
st. Joseph, Omaha, Nebraska, Den
yer, Utah, Pacific t.east-TNO
TRAINS DAILY. Weekly California
Excursions,
NORTHV EST: to Black Hills,
Montana, Washington, Puget Sound
via the short Bill ings Route-50 to
SOC miles saved from St. LOWS.
Tourists sleepers Tuesdays and
THURSDAYS, Kansas City to Seattle.
NORTH: to ST. Paul and Mime
apolis-THREE TRAINS DAILY.
HOMESEEKERS' EXe URSIONS
to the West and Northwest.
1900 Miles cf Standard Railroad,
The Main Travelled Road in the
Louisiana Purchase.
Nide-YestlbEled, Pintsch-lighted
complete trains OF chair cars (Seats
freel, Pullman sleepers.
All Ticket Agents can ticket vie
the Great Burlington Route.
Write.
FM PUGG, LW wAKELY,
t p A, Goa Pine ST., Gen. Pass niger Ag't
ST Louis, Mo st. Louis, $40.
HOWARD ELLIOTT, Gen1 NJ nager.
ST. Louis, $40.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-27

Elsh living and uTeTaatifg has
killed many q Qetentate and monarch
Il eaITisd Oft Alexander tHe Great in
lie fail lush 81 lis career Augustus
Caesar died af IL. Henry VII. died
If 08ere8tiag and 50 die George I'll
n CIR day =Tl9g.lI5z a ran of millions
has died similarly William II. van
derbi1t fell dead Of heart disease com
picated with kidney trouble; SO die
ex-Gov. Roswell p. Flower. The an.
nails of Washington official life are
filed with the deaths Of prominent
men who dtned unwisely.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-27
POMPADOUR,S RING.
IL Was Lost Over Century and \ Hall
Ago


A ring containing an engraved
stone was recently offered for sale to
the medal department of the National
Library, and on close scrutiny, says
the London Post, tie curator recogniz-
ed the gem as the famous lost "Tri-
anph OF Fontenoy," left by testament
of Nine. de Pompadour to the medal
department. The ring had disappeared
on the marqufse's death and was sup
posed to have been lost forever, when
chance brought it to the very spot
where it would have been had Nine
de Pompadour's will been carried cut.
This Triumph of Fontenoy" is one Of
the first works the engrayer Jacques
Quay executed for Nine. &c Pom
padour. The favorite possessed con-
siderable skill in painting and engray-
ing on precious stones. She chose
Jacques Quay for master, took him te
Versailles, and installed him in he:
apartments, where he gave her lessons
and also executed a series of engrav-
ings representing the principal events
Of the reign of Louis XIV. There is
little chance of discovering. through
what hands the Triumph of Fonte-
noy' has passed since it disappeared
$50 years ago. 1t has just come from
Poland, and precise information can
not. 1t seems, be obtained.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-27

Fist Flag Pole on the Coast.
On the highest ground of a long, low
NIL distant about one mile to the west
ward of the little town of Bodega, in
Western Sonoma county. Cal, there
stands tall, somewhat decrepit red
wood flagstaff. This ancient=lookine
pole is about sixty feet N height, says
the san francisco Bulletin, is bent
with age and exposure. and is slowly
aecaXing. That plain warped old red
wood fagpole is the patriarch OF all
fagpeles not only in California, but
On the entire Pacific slope For it was
the first erected to fly the banner OF
the Union when California and all 9th
er territory in the same latitude from
The Pacific to the Rockies were taken
possession of=by the United States.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25

the British Crown. and has been in existence
such ever since the days Of King Henry ",
who inherited it from his father John OF Gaunt
whom it had been conferred by grant from
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25

stricted to presiding occasionally at the Court, of
the Duchy to decide questions connected with
the revenues of the latter which belong to the
Queen The Duchy of Lancaster is distinct from
New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
SOME MEMBERS OF

TIE MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE
Secretary II St4ra To- Foreign Affairs
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-29

and over until the cords are well
twisted together. Then pull the match
back SO that one end of 1t rests on
the shank of the wishbone.
Now II you reverse the position OF
the match so that its loose end rests
on the opposite side of the wishbone
and has to be held in place to keep II
from flying back your machine will be
ready for the experiment. When you
release your restraining finger from
the match the end of the match will
instantly describe complete circle,
as shown by the dotted lines in the
picture, but the funny part of IL is
that the match will seem to cut right
through the shank of the wishbone in
order to get to the other side. You
may do the trick as many times as
you please, but the eye will never de-
tect the match in the act of describing
the circle.--Chicago Record.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-29
AN INDIAN HEIRESS.
Little kiows Girl inherits the For-
fune of n millionaire whose Life
she Once saved.

Annie Trueheart Dillon, n pretty
kiowa girl. about Ia years old. daugh-
fer of black Wolf. noted chief of his
tribe, Is sole heiress to the entire for
tune OF si,oooooo and more left by
John Dillon, rich cattle man, who
about seven years ago was saved from
death Mt the hands of hnif-breed az
sassin by this little girl. The girls
education is 20 be begun at once under
the care of the bishop of Monterey.
Dillon WAS born and reared in Ire
land, and when he came TO America
he went to Texas and worked on a
ranch in that state as laborer and
cowboy. by careful management he
became rich.
One nil ht he attend 4 an Indian
dance and drank more than was good
for him. lie had treat deal of
money with him, and about all he re-
membered afterward was that late In
the night he was seized with a sud-
den desire to lie down in some Sc
cluded spot, where he could enjoy a
nights rest undisturbed. lie sup
poses that he went TO his buggy and
got blanket and sought place that
pleased him. Late in the night the old
Texan felt something pulling at his
arms, and when he opened his eyes
he found that little Indian girl was
trying TO wake him. As soon as the
child saw that his eyes were open she
whispered:
"Dillion, now you go putty quick.
Hawk heap bad man. Putty soon he
come. Him got big knife-kill white
man=-take hoss-take heap money.
Me hear him talk. Him heap drunk.
You go now"
The child ran away, and Dillon
slipped from under his blankets and
rolled them together. After placing
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-29
NEAT wISHBoNE TRICK.
IL !. Very simple and Deceisins sna
Comes Under the Head of "op-
ticaI Illusions"

II is an old saying that the hand 10
quicker than the eye. and the sleight-
of hand man makes use of this fact
In performing some of his seemingly
marvellous tricks. Tricks that are de.
ceptiye to the eyes are classed among
optical Illusions" and are often very
simple. The accompanying illustra.
tion will help you to understand a
simple illusion that may be produced
by means of common wishbone.
For making the little machine
shown in the picture ducks wishbons
serves best. Fasten a strong piece OF
twine to one of the points of the wish.
bone; pass the twine TO the opposite
point and fasten, thus connecting tho
two prongs of the wishbone by two
bits of twinc. Half way between thu
prongs and between the cords insert a
match and twist IL, turning il over
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-29

| jealous love, took the veil at Argen-
teui1
Life in the monastery, associated
only with ignorant monks, perform
ing routine services. was uncomfortable
to Abelard; he fed in secret to a
desert place and turned hermit. To
his surprise, students focked from
Paris and pitched their tents around
him, that they might profit by his
great learning. In pity they built
him an oratory, dedicated to the Holy
Ghost, called the Paroclete.
Afterward, Abelard was chosen
abbot of st. Gildas in Bretagne. As
Heloise and her sisterhood had been
driven from their convent in some
political disturbance, he offered them
the Paraclete and received them
there. The lovers met again after a
separation of II years.
| st. Gildas was gloomy abode.
Abelard was always struggling with
his love of Heloise and his hatred of
the monks. To add to his misfor-
tunes, he was accused of heresy-con-
denmncd to burn his own books, with
his own hands, in the public square.
On his way to Rome, to make per-
sonal appeal to the pope, he fell i'll.
The severe penances imposed by HIM
self and the grief, which never left
his heart, had sapped his strength.
He died in the abbey of st. Marcel, at
GO.
Heloise begged his body and had
it buried in the grounds of the Para
ciate, that she might lie by his side.
While so many graves were desecrated
during the revolution, those of Abel
ard and Heloise were marvelously pre-
served. Their bodies have been re-
moved to Pere Lachaise, Paris famous
| cemetery.
The letters Of the lovers are still
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-29

A prolix and pompous Missouri law
yer defending an ebony negro. was Sc
lecting a jury ofewhife men. He had
asked numberless needless questions,
when the judge said: Come,
now, Mr.. c., you will be ex-
amining thee' Jurors teeth next.
Hurry along. Let's get through
with this nonsense WELL" said the
lawyer, sjust one more general ques-
tion. Are any OF you in any way re-
lated to the defendant at the bar?v An
other Missouri attorney, In divorce
suit. set up in th, wife's cross bill the
fact that the husband undertook to
poison her without just cause. Case
and Comment.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-29
MAKES DEATH PAINLESS.
The Cuban Garrote Is Reported 10 he
Humane Method of Execute
Ing Criminals.

President Mckinley, in answer to
the request of the senate for informa-
ton as to the garroting of Porto
Rican criminals under American rule,
has sent to the upper house letter
from Military Gov. George w. Davis,
giving that high functionary's opin-
ion of the garrote as an instrument
for inflicting official death. Accord.
ing to his idea, says the New York
Times, it furnishes a much easier and
less revolving method of execution
than hanging. Says he, in a letter to
President Mckinley, in answer to the
inquiry of the chief executives:
"When the present military gov.
ernor came to this island for duty, he
found the local laws, unchanged re.
specting capital punishment, and when
the occasion arose to carry into effect
a sentence of the courts which re.
quired that the criminals suffer the
capital penalty, careful inquiry was
made as TO what the statutes provided
as respects the act itself of CARROT.
ing, which is the only mode of execu.
shooting to death with muskets in
certain cases under the laws of war
81 inquired into the matter OF
mechanical details, how the iron col.
lar was applied, and the physiological
effects of the instrument. This in
vestigation satisfied me that between
garroting and hanging the former waa
less barbarous and revolving and in.
sured almost instant death to the VIC
tim The convicted criminal is seated
and Iashed in chair, in the manner
In which the victim is secured who is
to be electrocuted. Passing up behind
the chair, and part of it, is heavy
post to which the iron collar is fixed [;
the latter is hinged and made to in.
close the neck of the man. Through
the post, and secured to, the collar,
works rapidly threaded screw, by
means of which the collar is drawn to
the rear. The screw is worked by a
strong handle, and by single turn
of it, occupying but the fraction of a
second, the collar inclosing the neck
Of the victim is pulled to the rear
with such force as to dislocate the
vertebrae instantly. The shock com
pletely paralyzes the man, and death
is immediate. There may oe some
twitching of the muscles, but no other
movement, and not drop of blood is
seen.
"From the moment that the subject
Is seated in the chair he is completely
covered with mantle, so he can see
nothing, and his features cannot be
seen.
ut was my understanding that the
executions were to take place in the
Jail yard, but this was not done for
the reason that the space was report
ed to be inadequate; therefore the
executions were In public.
s1f the occurrence was to be repeat
ed during my command. should in
sist that the great mass of the public
should not see the spectacle, but re-
peat that execution by the garrote is
far less inhuman and revolving than
execution by hanging"
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-29

worry about me. I cannot only take
care of myself, but OF all the ducks,
geese and hens beside. just waddle
back to your pond and mind your own
business"
had no more to say. knew what
would happen II fox and the rooster
met, but my words of advice had not
been needed.
That very afternoon, after growing
~ loud as he could for ten minutes
and strutting up and down in his
pride, the rooster set off for the back
field to find the fox. The hens tapped
their wings and clucked to encourage
him, and some of the geese and ducks
said he was a brave fowl and ought to
wear siiyer spurs.
"You wait Bit" said I to them.
may be very brave or very much of an
idiot. II he ever comes back he'll
know fox from a hollyhock all the
rest of his days.
They said was . jealous old gam
der, and ought to be ashamed of my
self; but went swimming over to the
other side of the pond and let them
talk
When sundcwn came and the rooster
had not come back, the hens began to
look very sober. His crow did not
sound at daybreak next morning as
usual. and soon after breakfast the
farmer started out to hunt for him.
1t was almost noon when he re-
turned, and in bis hand he had three
or four black tail feathers belonging
to our missing friend. As the wife
came out, the husband showed her the
feathers and said:
"Mary. here's all hats left Of our
big black rooster"
"What has happened him?v she
asked
"Why. he went of to the back field
by himself yesterday, and fox must
have got hold OF him and eaten him
up. He was fne-looking fowl. but
he didn't know half as much as q
goose. ."--st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-29
vAINGLoRIoUS ROOSTER.
Gray Goose Gander Tells How the
Growing Dude Was Eaten Up
by y Hungry Fox.

Being a dignified old gander, and
value than three hens, I have never
had much TO say TO the roosters and
their focks.
Now and then / have met an old
hen who Lad other thoughts than
clucking about and rufiling up her
feathers and trying to pass for pull
let, but most of them are not worth
y gander's time.
1t is still worse with the roosters. ]
can't say that | ever met one who'd
talk about the weather or the crops
for five minutes. Their idea is To
strut about and show off before the
hens and chickens, and because they
can crow and fight they try to put on
airs over the geese and ducks.
They know what ] think OF them,
however. I've given many of them .
good drubbing. and they quit strut
ting around me years ago.
1t was about three years ago we
had a rooster here who was beauty
He was black as night, and his feath-
CTS SHoHt llht Slim dDd II ~
hadn't been for his foolish ways the
whole farm would have been proud OF
him. Because he was big and hand
some he thought himself the smart
est rooster in the whole state. The
other roosters ran from him, and the
hens all bowed down, and the chick.
ems held their breath as he passed by
One day heard this rooster boast
ing to the hens that he had heard oil
fox being in the neighborhood, and
that he was going to hunt HIM up and
drive him away. This was dreadfully
foolish talk, and / called the rooster
aside after awhile and said:
my frieno, you should not talk sucf
nonsense to the hens. No rooster
ever hatched is match for fox"
do you mean that / cannot make
the fox run for his life?" he asked.
"Of course you can't. A fox would
| kill you in a minute. Even the big
gest gander is afraid of fox"
'That's because you are geese and
can't crow. Ny dear old gander. don!