davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Elevator

Physicians have discovered a new
ana distinctly modern ailment whicn
they call elevator sickness. II is as
serted by reputable medical men that
the large increase in the number OF
cases OF brain fever and nervous dis
orders is due in no insignificant de.
gree 10 the extension OF the elevator
system. Most people feel a sensation
AS II they were falling when going
down in a rapidly moving lift" and
IN" constant repetition OF this seem
ingly slight dizziness induces chronic
headache or other nerve disorder and
even leads To brain fever in some in
stances. Those who h~abitually ride up
and down six or eight stories two Or
three times "A day almost inevitably
become a prey to some form OF nervous
trouble.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Nature. %storehouse the Mountains.

the mountain dweller lives apart
from the world. The present is the
past when it reaches him. For ccntu-
rics the Highlander has had his plaid
and kilt; the peasant OF Norway and
the mountaineer of the German and
Austrian Alps each "A habit of his
own, and every Swiss canton a dis
tinCtive dress. Mountains preserve tho
Gaelic tongue in when the scholar
may read the refuge Of Celt from
Saxon. and in turn Saxon from the
Norman French. just as they keep
alive remnants like the Rhaeto-Roman,
the Basque and a number of Caucasian
dialects. The CarpathianS protected
Christianity against the Moors, and in
Java the Brahmin faith took refuge
on the sides OF the volcano Cunning
Lava and there oatlived the ban OF
Buddha.- 5 cribncr's Magazine,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
where Costly Cooks Are Engaged.

The employment agency thar deals
with the most costly servants in New
York, is situated in an uptown butcher
shop. which shows no outward indica-
ton of this phase of its work, 1t is
patronzed by the wcalthiest New York
ers, who engage their cooks there. As
these cooks draw salaries ranging from
$4,000 to 81 5000 the engagement of one
OF them is a more or less important
matter. No fees are paia by the ser
wants or by the master, but nobody
doubts that the proprietor makes his
profit out of the arrangement.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24

work. she irreparably injured Ameri-
can IN and busted a greater
part OF the United States navy in her
chase. For years her history was the
horror Of merchantmen and tradesmen
kept "A sharp lookout lest another
might come to succeed her.
As to the battle, there has never been
II like it; II stands out as one OF the
most remarkable vents OF history. a
great ocean duel, witnessed by people
from many nations and seconded by a
great republic and a great empire. 1t
was "A battle we'll fought and one which
as a battle the United States may be
proud OF / n spite of the national up
heaval which II brought about.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Hence Tommy Atkins.

Let it not be forgotten, however, that
the exquisite humor" displayed in tho
name Tommy Atkins belongs rather 20
the war office than to the public, That
institution used to issue little pocket
manuals, in which each soldiers name,
age, date of enlistment. length of SER
vice, etc, We're entered, and the meth
cd of filling in the form was explained
by the use of a Hypothetical name, not
the John Doe OF the legal profession,
but-Thomas Atkins, The books were
first so called, and then the soldiers
The Academy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24

knew there would be a fight. The news
or II spread throughout France and
from every corner OF the pleasure-lov-
Ing republic crowdS started for Cher
bourg. Parties went down from as
far north as Germany. and yachts ear
rying private parties crossed the chan
mel from England when 1t was known
that the Alabama would not try to run
away as she had done before.
Every man m the Alabama was
itching for a fight after the months
ot uninterrupted dOminecring. They
were looking for m enemy that would
not give up al the FIRST shot. Captain
Semmes, who had conducted their ex-
petitions, was "A southern gentleman
and not an inch a coward: besides that
he knew the ship which lay waiting
for him was a fair match for the Ala
bama, and he loved nothing better than
a fair fight. II was therefore much to
his satisfaction to give the orders TO
clear FOR action. nor was 4 moment
wasted by the men. Sunday was the
hlabama's lucky day, II was the day
of her christening. and Captain Sem
mes chose II 70 h" the day OF her
death. Early SUNDAY morning. the 18th
OF jane, 1864. the Alabama swung
away from her pier. She was In the
best OF fighting trim and the good
cheer Of her crew echoed in the fore
castle refrain
Were homeward bound, were home
ward hound
And soon We shall stand on English
ground
But, ere our native land Ne see.
We must first fight the Kcarsargee.
A feet OF small craft accompanied
her TO the three mile line. their crowd
ed decks shouting words % cn,Our-
ageneut TO the waiting guunsrs. \
mile further out In the purple age the
Kearsarge waited. Captain S"mmri
called his men forward and addressed
them briefly, with perfec, assurance in
his words, Then ordering them "a
ihc!r places he charged the kearsargr.
leaving In his wax" the line OF speCta-
tors. So began the most spectacular
naval battle the world has ever
known. Thousands OF people witness,
cd the sight, their boats Keeping just
within the SAFETY line.
The Kearsarge waited silently Will,
the Alabama rushed in wasting he
Grst b-oadsides from care'essly ira n
ec gums. The 'cl~ear-headed ~pHudenc'
which hus since distinguished the Unit
cd States navy saved the day for TIT
Kesrsarge. Captain Winslow was II
no hurry to open fire, but when he di,
begin the guns worked steadily an,
~mothocicslly. The Alabama pushed for
ward TO get within range, as surcl.
tho Kesrsarge backed away TO get tn
advantage OF the greater range OF he
guns. In doing this the W ship
moved In a circle, keeping Away
within view OF the spectators.
For more than an hour the battl
lasted; II might have been a gala da
mapeuver for all the audience saw. o
tho ships. however. the business of wa
was bringing Its suffering. The chain
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
IN BUYING FISH.
simple Rules for The Guidance OF the
Purchaser.

Nothing is more difficult in market
ing than to tell whether a fish has been
properly killed. II should be killed as
soon as taken from the water. but too
frequently 1t is allowed to gasp itself
to death and then treated so as 10 ap-
pear properly slaughtered. The only
absolutely safe way is TO buy a live
fish and have it killed before ones
eyes. This Is not always practicable,
but there are certain rules which, II
observed. will result in the purchaser
getting fish OF good quality. Fish pur-
chased killed must not smell any differ
ent from ordinary fish odors: they
must have their natural color. and
should never be covered with slime.
When the meat Is Shiny and fatty il
proves that the fish Is n1 fresh. Fish,
the meat of which looks bleached. with
spots on the skin, sunkea eyes and dis
colored mouth and gills, should not he
bought under any consideration. Fresh
water fish must be OF brilliant color,
the scales must adhere closely to the
body, the eyes must be clear. the gills
rosy. Shiny fish. with the scales loose
and projecting from the body, are
spoiled and very unwholesome. Dead
eels are easily told by the odor from
the mouth, which is offensive, and
spoiled salmon can also be recognized
by the color of the meat, which turns
yellow and even brown when too far
gone. Salmon in this condition Is very
dangerous to life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Fay ment for Persistence,

Every day for eleven years George
StcinsOn, a teacher living In poverty,
reported for duty at an east side
grammar school in New York city,
from which he had been discharged,
as he alleged, uniustly, but was not
permitted TO teach, For twelve years
he kept up u fight in the courts, his
suit being the subject OF comment by
many eminent lawyers, and now he
has won a Judgment for $4,000 in pay
for eleven years of service. Steinson's
p~iigrimages 10 grammar school No.
% were a matter OF daily interest and
the supreme court verdict caused re-
joicing throughout the east side.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
The Plains of Abraham.

The historic plains of Abraham. near
Montreal, have been appraised by an
expert in the pay of the Dominion gov
ernment, He declares the land to be
worth $l37 900 as real estate, The Ur-
suline nuns. who own the land. offer
to sell for 100000 If the government
will give them another piece OF o
erty worth $4,000.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Fond OF Children.

Although the a of Russia-he is
busiest men in all Europe, he makes
a point to spend three hours "A day
with his children, Thomas Jefferson's
happiest hours were spent in work
ing and playing with his children and
grandchildren, Charles Dickens found
his best recreation in the same way.
Abraham Lincoln soothed the ankle
ties OF war days by romping with his
boys in the White House. And New
England's great old man. Edward Ey-
erett Hale, has kept young in spite
of a long life OF hard public labor by
cultivating the society Of his children
and their children. =
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Cleaning the Hread Pan.

\ woman hates worse than anything
else the cleansing of the bread pan or
bowl after having made up a batch"
OF bread. Unless absolutely neces-
Sary to put the bowl away at once, fill
it with cold water and let it stand for
an hour. BY that time all the hard
PARTICLES will have become Softened
and fallen to the bottom of the bowl.
The practice of putting the bowl and
molding board away uu%washed, in the
-four bin, as so many do, is most repre-
hensible, The tiny particles will work
off into the next lot OF dough and fer
ment in the raising, and often spoil a
whole baking OF bread, while the baker
is wondering what possesses the stun
Absolute cleanliness should always he
observed in attending to bread. cake
Or pastry cooking to obtain the best
results.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24

Prescott, being almost blind. re-
CURED ten years to prepare Ferdinand
and Isabella; the Conquest of Mexi-
CO. required six years, and the Con
quest OF Perry. topru. .n,-.,h.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Not Many Voters In M%ississippi.

Mississippi has a total population Of
over 1900 900 and yet the total vote OF
the state last November was under
&C, 200.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24

The largest Enclosure for deer is said
to be the Royal park in Copenhagen,
, 1900 aCres. SEQ .
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
OLD BURY1NG GROUND NEAR MARKET AND BROAD

frepIaces within. 1t is not more pretentious
than the neighboring country houses nor is II
less so. 1t is just pleasant. comfortable home
like one any man Of reasonable means and good
taste would build to live In.
One knows that II is the home of hunter
from the distance. Huge antlers. long since
turned white by the weather, spread their
prongs from the various gable peaks Then on
the wide piazzas, which circle around the front
OF the house, many skins of bear and moose
and deer. All of these are trophies of the chase
tributes to the Presidents skill with the rife
Last week a large silk flag hung at halfmast
from one Of the upper windows. Its folds were
furied with a strip Of black Grape, and the very
simplicity OF the decoration was significant OF
the sincerity Of the mourning
The lawn Immediately around the house is
free from trees, except for dropping willow
which hangs over the corner OF the front piazza.
Climbing vines have been trained up the side of
the house in various places. and nave round their
own way up the red brick chimneys Flowers
of brilliant hue scattered IN artistic beds
about the lawn.
There is a large barn behind the mouse, anu
nenr IT Is a cottage for the gardener ana the
several farmhands who keep up the place The
most comfortable quarters in the pafn DeiohR
to Texas the big charger which carried isoose.
yelt TO the top OF San Juan Hill after ms nrst
horse had been shot under him. IL is said tnat
Texas is the Presidents favorte mount a nee
pair of roadsters and several ponies Tor tne
children receive the best of care ihe fresi-
dents Youngsters good riders, and come "'"
OYSTER Bay nearly every day after the mali. :,
The view from Sycamore 10 az nne az rsSS e.m ~
found Anywhere on fonK Island Sound Tnsousa
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

Mrs. Roosevelt. for the Oyster Bay villagers
worship the entire Roosevelt family. At any rate
the boy driver talked of little else but the Pres
ident throughout the long, cold trip.
Oyster Bays mighty sorry President Mckin-
ley was murdered" he said. pointing out the way
in which the houses were draped in mourning.
There isn't a single house but what has black
stuff out in front"
Then he pointed out the old Colonial house
on the edge of the village where President
Roosevelt spent most OF his boyhood. That
long before he went to Harvard Half a mile
further the road turned sharply to the left
and sklrted the shore Of Cove Neck. the up
per end OF Oyster Bay is called. The country
home OF William ]. Youngs. who was Presi-
dent Roosevet's secretary when he Gov
ernor. drab cottage OF some pretensions could
be seen across a miniature lake. Then came the
comfortable home OF William l.. Sloan. who is
another of the Presidents neighbors. On the
shore Of the bay. where the Roosevelts have
spent many happy afternoons in the water. is
a little red bathing house.
The driver turned again at the sign of pri-
vate road but there was nothing about 1t
which said that the Presidents home at the
other end. II led through dense grove in
which most Of the trees were ocusts The
home of Emlen Roosevelt was on one side and
the country place of James A. Roosevelt the
other. A little further up the steep hill was
the residence of f. Reeves Merritt With many
twistings and turnings. TO make the ascent
easier. the road climbed through the trees. un-
I'll it emerged at the brow in delightful stretch
Of rolling highland.
The home OF the President stands in the centre
OF large, we'll kept lawn. 1t is two stories
and half high, and painted in red and yellow.
There are prominent gables. and three massive
chimneys OF red brick tell of large, comfortable
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
SYCAMORE HILL.
THE HOME AT OYSTER BAY. WHERE THE
PRESIDENT HAS LIVED IN SUM
MER AND WINTER.

II was a gloomy day Friday for visit to
Sycamore HILL the pretty, unpretentious coun-
trv home of President Theodore Roosevelt, which
now harbors the first lady Of the land" and
the children of the President. The rain was
falling slightly as the noon train from the city
rolled into the oyster Bay station and the
farmer boy coachmen stood beside their strange
ly dilapidated conveyances and shvered. They
were all eager for the two mile drive to the
home of the President, and it was hard to choose.
Say, boss, take me, won't yer?" pleaded one
youngster. Il amt been up to Sycamore since
it happened.
Perhaps he expected to find the house changed
in some way because it's owner had become the
Chief Magistrate of eighty million people, but
more than likely he hoped to catch glimpse of
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

the po and the meeting house, seaven chaines In
length and foure chaines in breadth. bounded west
by John Treat. south by John Johnson north and
east by highway. The tract is triangular. and the
dimensions in other words 24 feet way
and 1862 feet another. 235 altogether There
similar deeds for three other tracts-one for
watering place. another for a market place and a
third for a training ground. The watering place
long ago disappeared beng sold In 1911 and the
other tracts public parks. The old
First Church occupied part OF the frontage OF the
"Od Burying Ground" until l7ss. when the present
churchyard
In 1929 a town meeting resolved that there should
be no more interments in the tract. For half
century the ''Old Buryng Ground neglected,
until 1t became a nuisance Mayor Haynes ten years
ago proposed remove the bodies and utilize the
property for public purposes. The descendants OF
people buried there resisted in tho Chan
cellor Runyon then gave his notable decision that
the dead were tenants in perpetuity. On appeal
TO the Court OF Errors the decision was set aside
The bodies taken up and placed under a
monument in Fairmount Cemetery. Among them
were lawgivers, rulers. preachers and Revolution
airy soldiers well nearly all the original set
tiers of Newark IN 1866. Men famous in the Coun-
trys annals walked in the old burying ground.
the patriot and friend of Washington: the Rev.
aaron Burr his predecessor and aaron Burr The
born within stones throw of the "Old Burying
Haven. who led the Newark colony from Milford.
Conn was a surveyor. and laid out the tract
For years the public idea to utilize The
tract for future city Hall and plaza. but the
mission was appointed TO build City Han. An
other site chosen. Meanwhile the great in
has made the tract more " valuable for business
purposes. II Is ronshiy appraised at tiCooO among
higher price at public sale AS there is no tax in
from the property the municipality is virtual
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
THE DOGFISH RUNNING.
From The Boston Journal.

1T aint all beer and skitties" with the fisher
men, even IL the weather is good and they able
to come and go easily for just now they are get
ting turn OF the doSish, which seem TO have
fondness for their bait, and the ish they try
to catch. In some places of the coast they have
been bothering the fishermen all summer. the drag
gers and trawlers having plenty Of trouble keep
their lines clear.
Yesterday the schooner Joseph P. johnson came
In to T Wharf with small fare-about rs 600
and The they give for the scarcity Of cod is
the doRfsh. They like to ruined this time, !"
said the captain OF the schooner. Il never saw
them so thick. and such big ones Why. they were
monsters. and everything doghsh
They'd get travis. and eat the bait of and
sometimes they would eat the fish that had bit
Wed pull up line. and find only Gods head on
It, oh. they like 10 ruined u.s. -
These dogfish are species of small shark. some
times reaching length of three feet. They
are q rough skinned black fish, with all the nature
OF the larger man-eatinR sharks. The fishermen
call them horn fish," from the two spnes which
project from their sides. They found along the
coast. sometimes In schools, and again in lesser
numbers. swimming about halfway between the
surface and the bottom. and, with their ravenous
appefites. bother the fishermen as already men
TONED They have been reported to be leaving some
81 the fishing fields and so they Will soon be gone
Tor the season. The fish hnve little commercial
value except for the oil which their livers Yield
catching. 49, &
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
BEATING RAILWAY CARS
From The London Morning Post.

From The London Morning Post.
Engineering journals. like the tender pass'S,cs.
know no and of them fs az prese'.
summarizing the methods employed by European
railway companies for heating railway carrids,s..
The Northern Railway of France heats Its us."
throughout with hot water pipes the hot wa..
feeding Nat radiators in the floor OF the ccmppa.
msnt Germany. Austra-Hurgary and Swi.hs.
land heat the carriages by steam supplied ro To-.
the engine. and place the radiators under the a,r
of the carriages. the idea being To warm tne ~
rather than the feet. The Eastern Raiw ~ ,us
France has an Ingenious system of comolla,t
steam and compressed air. which seems to W.. S 4
very well and is cheap. The Paris. Lyons go
Mediterranean Faiiwny has water raaia.tol.r - :,
which are kept heated bv engine supplied ssan;
and on few lines in Belgium and Swftser's,rs -
the heating is done by electricity and rheoste
used That IS the most advanced method. ou. -
OF them are less capvicious In their ehecc '"~
thA British foot warmer.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
NEWARK.s OLD BURYING GROUND.
THE CITY'S FIRST CEMETERY SOON III DIS
APPEAR UNDER MODERN IN
PROvEMENTS.

A familiar landmark in Newark. the old Burylhs
Ground" situated in the heart of the business cei.
ire will soon disappear before the march VI IN
provement back to the seventeenth century
and is coincident with the history OF the to"h
Under its turf laid many generations OF new
arkers and until recent years the tract was Il
Gods acre" sanctied by its use and sacred III l's
traditions. Until about two years ago the owner
ship OF the "Old Burying Ground was in dispute
between the municipality and the First Presoy-
terian Church Society. the original government or
Newark and title could be given for the Broad
and Market ST frontages An agreement was then
made nv which the city took the present unim-
proved part OF the tract and some frontage in
Broad-st the church its lessees taking the re-
naming frontage.
The property is thus quantity described IN deed
from the Lords Propretors in 1885, giving the tract
to the colony for public burying ground: Al that
small peece allotted for the bureing place takeng in
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22

the trees which skirt the brow of the hill blue
stretches of water can be seen in three dlrec-
tions To the right is Oyster Bay, to the lett
Glen Cove and directly in front is the Sound
Green fields, in which the Presidents drove OF
Jersey cattle Craze lie behind and furnish
foreground to a seemingly endless stretch OF
green forest.
The citizens of Oyster Bay do not believe that
the President will dispose Of Sycamore HILL He
Is too fond of it, they say and with truth. They
know that they will not see as much OF him as
usual and they are sorry. for he is popular.
They will miss him this winter. for he has al
ways spent several of the coldest weeks OF each
year al the bay. in order to enjoy sleighing over
the excellent Long Island roads. He likes to
tramp over the hills snowshoes, and half OF
the boys in the village have learned the t-sck
from watching him.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
DELIVERING COAL IN LONDON.

From The Nineteenth Century.
A proof of the conservative WAYS OF the Ehs.s
people Is the manner i'm which Goals for the nous
hold fires are distributed and stored. lnsteau =.
the American coal cart. which is loaded IN - -
than five minutes from an elevated coal bin VI
American visiting London finds ordinary waso,1
made 70 carry about n dozen large hags o. 80, eos
which ere filled one hv one the exnsrse or mus,
time and labor. and then lifted into the venice
so many milk cans. When American CoaI caa
reaches the house where its load Is 10 oe ounr. o,
the cart IL backed against the side or tne pa
ment the chute ia drawn out like the oarcsi VI y,
telescope and the end inserted in the coaihoies -
a few minutes the entire load. with tne rusn 49,
water falling a small cataract. runs IT,
into heap the floor of the coal cellar IN - ~ ~.
don. on the other hand each bag of coal mas !, -.
taken separately from the wagon and ennnt,eu 80
near he in the coalhnle. and VIZ. .,ia, 49,
task Is at finished tho coal which mas lsi,..
on tho pavement has TO be laooriously shoFsii'-
into the coal cellar
New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
EASILY EXPLAINED.
From The Detroit Free Press.


Il may be pessimistc." said the takative as
he smiled softly to himself, but nevertheless /
am sincere in my opinion that the honest old
farmer is a misnomer | make business OF buy
ing wool direct from the farmers every spring. and
am thus brought in close contact with them and
experience has been that the tiller of the SOIL Is
like the great bulk OF humanity--on the outlook TO
the best OF you II he
Last spring old farmer delivered TO a load
of wool that brought down the scales to point that
made me suspicious. and l Investigated matters.
The weight easily explained when | opened the
feeces. for found big cobblestone as large as
my two fists in every OF them.
9 Come In here / said to the old 4 want
to show you something
He followed inside after carefully selecting
straw 10 chew on, and pointed without comment
TO the pile of rocks that had discovered. Feazed
Not bit. All he said
Darn them fool sheep! They've been rolu,
again that rocky ground!"