davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-16
Odd Law Suit.

If, In the course of your wanderings.
gentle reader, you should ever find your
self in the Grecian village of Marcopoulo.
IS miles out OF Athens. don't, as you
value your celibacy--if you are possessed
of that pleasing attribute-pick up any
handkerchiefs which you may see lying
on the ground. A suit for breach OF
promise. which is now being tried in the
Grecian capital, should be a warning TO
all bachelors who intend visiting Hellas
without a chaperon. The plaintiff i'm this
suit Is a remarkably good looking young
woman, who demands that young man,
a total stranger TO her until recentiy.and
who never asked her hand in marriage
in his life. should become her husband
or pay her heavy damages
In the village OF Marcopoulo there Is a
curious custom which has the force of
law. On certain holidays the villagers
assemble TO dance on the village green,
and on these occasions any unmarried
woman who thinks IL Is about time she
took to herself a husband drops her
handkerchief. The young man who picks
IL up is bound to marry her. His act of
lifting the handkerchief has all the bind
ing force of an engagement.
Now, the fair plaintiff in the suit made
up her mind a while ago that the boys
In Marcopoulo were rather backward
about coming forward" and her chances
OF matrimony were gradually slipping
away, i'm spite of her good looks SO she
went to the village green on the next
day and dropped her handkerchief. There
happened 10 be a strange youth in the
village that day who was not familiar
with the local customs. The village boys
fought shy of the handkerchief. but the
unsuspecting stranger picked IL up
Then the villagers set up a great shout
and brought 10 him n blushing beauty
whom he had never seen before announce
ing 10 him that she was his future wife
Naturally he was astonished. and could
only murmur, This is so sudden" Par
TALLY recovering his composure he in
qured If he might ask why the young
lady was TO be hts future wife. He said
he was over young TO marry vet, and in
fact, declined with thanks. But the vii
layers explained their ancient customs
TO him, and the young lady declared that
he would marry her or she would know
the reason why The young man swore
by Pallas Athena that he would "see her
further" first and made his escape from
the village. But the girl was bent on
marrying, and the personal inclina tions
OF the man i'm the case could not be con-
sidered SO she brought suit for breach
OF promise, and IL is thought she will win
her case and the young man be forced
either 10 marry her or pay through the
nose. New York Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-16
Historic Relics.

A cottage I'm Gaelic settlement In
North Carolina held for years a pair of
embroidered linen sheets, sacred in Ja-
cobite eyes as having been used by Prince
Charles Edward when he lodged at the
castle OF the MacDonalds at the time OF
his escape from his enemies.
Flora Macdonald, who, under the name
of Flora Macfvor, figured as the heroine
OF Scott's novel. 'Waverley." married
and emigrated to America. taking these
sheets with her They remained In her
possession until her death, and she was
wrapped In them for burial as she had
previously requested
A curious story is told OF another his
torical relic, which was taken TO Amer
lea.
The clan McNab warlike and power
ful tribe who held an absolute faith I'm
their traditions. lived from the earliest
times In the glen OF Inch-Buie. One of
their traditions was that a holy man, ST.
Fllan, had come 10 the glen i'm the sew
enth century, converted their ancestors TO
Christianity and taught them the arts
OF civilized life. Among those was the
method Of grinding corn, ST. Fillan hav-
ing built a mill with his own hands The
plvots OF the wheels were kept, and were
supposed, when placed In water. to con-
vert II into an infallible medicine
The crozier used by ST. Fillan was kept
by one family OF the clan. The head OF
the family always acted as sheriff and
when going through the mountains In
search OF offenders took the crozier with
him as his warrant. The official was
called Dowar, or Wanderer.
Tn the beginning OF the nineteenth CEN
tury the clan left the glen and scattered
some OF the members TO the continent
some 10 America.
few years ago sir Daniel Wilson.
while hunting on the shores of Lake Su-
perior. took refuge In the cabin OF
Scotch settler named Dewar. lie found
that the mans family had once lived I'm
Inch-Buie. and. pressing his inquiries.
he had the satisfaction OF seeing the
ancient crozier brought out Sir Daniel
bought n, and II Is now among the ma
tional relies I'm Edinburgh. h.-Mancheste
Times
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-16
SIMON
GOES TO
Law ALSO
When Mother Of Former Sweet
heart Sues Him Hs Institutes
a Counter Action.

Paterson. July le.--Mrs. Lucille Earger,
who lives near Eastsi6e park, began suit
about three months ago against Philan-
der Simon for SIS worth of dinners which
he had eaten while courting her young
daughter Bertha.
Simon proved an ardent suitor for two
years. but when he moved away his love
grew cold
Bertha plned and fretted but her moth
er took more practical view of the mat
ter. She said that she did not wish her
daughter 10 start an action for breach Of
promise for that would seem to prove
that she herself wished TO have him for
a son-in-law, when. as a matter OF fact.
she had never been particularly fond OF
him. .
But she decided TO take revenge in an
other way. and so began suit I'm the Dis
trict court for the dinners he had eaten
on Sundays at her home while wooing
her daughter.
She first figured out sixty hearty din
ners These she charged at twenty-five
cents apiece. amounting I'm all 10 SIS.
Having at one time loaned him SO suit
was accordingly begun for SIS.
Simon had hard work 20 engage a law
yer TO defend him. but he now believes he
will win. for he has filed a counterclaim.
lie declares that during this two-year
courtship he was not lacking in little at
tentions which cost money. Simons coun-
ter account will be interesting for the wo-
man, who thought to be his Hother-in-
law. Here II is:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-16
The Case of the Maine.

Some time ago IL seemed likely that the
Spanish claims commission would have to
decide whether The Maine was sunk in
the harbor of Havana by Spanish treach-
cry or whether II was sunk by accident
resulting from some cause originating on
board the ship, says a Washington ex-
change. Claims for indemnity on the
part OF widows and others dependent
upon men killed at that time have been
filed with the commission, and IL these
claims should be adjudicated IL would he
necessary to fix the responsibility for the
catastrophe on some one. But the attor-
ney general has made a presentation to
the court TO the effect that the claim on
account of the loss of the Maine is ma
tional and not an individual one. If il is
decided that IL is claim OF the United
States against Spain then IL will not be
pushed further. because Il will in that
class of cases, which the treaty OF Paris
provided should be annulled. This is
clearly set forth in article of the treaty,
which provides:
THE United States and Spain mutually
relinquish all claims for indemnity, ma
tional and individual. of every kind OF
their government or of its citizens or sub
jects against the other government that
may have arisen since the beginning OF
the late instruction in Cuba, and prior
TO the exchange OF ratification OF the
present treaty. including all claims for
indemnity for the cost of war"
IL Is seen by this article the United
state cannot set forth any claims
against Spain for the loss OF the Maine
If the commission should decide that
these claims are individual and not ma
tional In character. then II will be neces-
sary 10 determine the cause OF the blow
- -
could secure Indemnity only I'm the event
that the destruction OF lives was through
Spanish instrumentalty, the payment, of
course, TO be made by Congress.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-16
The Vastness of Texas.

Since the presidents train entered Tex
as it had travelled nearly 1900 miles. al
most I'm a straight line. just think OF
what these figures mean. 1t is farther
than from Washington 10 Chicago. II is ms
far as from Washington 10 New Orleans
Do you want TO know exactly how large
Texas is? Stretch bit OF string from
Texarkana TO El Paso and swing II
around the map. The end OF the cord Will
be out I'm the Atlantic ocean, beyond the
states OF Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
and Florida.
1t is as far from the northern boundary
OF Texas TO the southern border as II is
from the Texas line 10 Canada. To go
through Texas means covering one-third
of the distance across the continent from
Charleston, s. c.. to Los Angeles. The en-
tire territory embraced in the New Eng
land states would be lost in the strip OF
Texas known as the Panhandle.
A wall could be built around Texas and
the people thus inclosed could live on
their own products without calling on the
rest of the world. They could get their
wheat from Northern Texas. their lum-
ber from Eastern Texas. their cotton
from Central Texas, their wool and beef
from the western and southwestern sec
tion OF the state. There are 1000 square
miles of bituminous coal along the Red
river, extensive deposits of iron I'm East
efn IeNaS, Wnlle rock Salt is also tOund
In large quantities.
There Is enough OF the finest kind OF
building stone I'm Granite mountain 10
construct edifices innumerable. The capt.
tol at Austin, the third largest building of
its kind In the world. is built OF Texas
granite. and the hole I'm the side OF the
mountain which the excavation of the
stone created is like n pinhole in an or
ange. And In this granite. safely stored
in pockets. is found gold. d.-Correspond-
ence Washington Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-16
Gum Pickers at Work.

Picking spruce gum and selling Il 70
chewing gum manufacturers Is a source
or Income for n great manv men IN the
Adirondacks and other northern forests
guides and small farmers-whie others
make IL business the year through. The
gum nnDcars on the tree trunks like
drons of wax. The eatherer armed with
long pole. on the end Of which are fast
ened q can and sharp chisel cuts loose
the chunks of gum which fali into the
can. aud arc transferred 10 the basket
or bag. The gatherers I'm winter will
travel on STOW shoes ten or fifteen miles
through the forest. sleeping at night I'm
some old hurier's deserted shack There
arc threo kinds OF spruce I'm the Adiron-
dacks-red. black and white The best
gum is gathered from the sanwood Of
the white snruce The rarest OF the gum
II tho blister" which is translucent and
turns blue after belng chewed After
being sCraned. washed and br'ahtened n
soils for ~ 20 per pound There Is n
Goa rser grade. composed of blister scrap-
ings. mixed with particles of bark PLACED
on travs ~ cotton cloth IN a steam tank
The gum Is drawn out and Yields tho pro
hcer hftN cents nound. forming the
ordinary chewing gum of commence.
Some manufacturers aduIterate the gum
With paraNin, rosin and chicle.-Country
Gentleman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-16
War Secretary Watched Battle.

A fierce battle was fought out on the
broad concrete sidewalk leading to the
White House the other day. Secretary
Root, OF the War department came hur-
rying up the walk on his way to cab
met meeting. lie paused and watched
the struggle for awhile and then made
some august comparisons between the
warriors and those comprising the Unit
ed States army. Secretary Gage stopped
long enough the call attention 10 one
wounded fighter who was being carried
away from the scene by a comrade A
couple OF members of the diplomatic
corps and all the White House police
watched the struggle The police did not
interfere. because IL was just battle be-
tween two armies of brown ants.-Ex-
change.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-16
A REMEDY FOR THE GRIPPE.

A remedy recommended for patients af-
ricted with the Grippe ~ KEMP'S BAL
SAM. which is especially adapted for the
throat and lungs. Don't wait for the first
symptoms OF the disease. get bottle to-
day and keen ~ for use the moment IN Is
needed. IL neglected the grippe has
tsnndency to hing on pneumonia. kEMP.s
cough loose and the lungs free from in
nammaton. All druggists sell KEMP'S
BALSAM a. &c. and Soc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-16

This leaves balance In Simon's favor
and he says he will see that ne gets II.
1T is now rumored that the lawsuits
have brought the two former sweethearts
so much together that all suits will be
dropped and marriage will result.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-16

Matthew stefrins, a Chicago photo
grapher, has invented an automatic
"nickel-in-the-slot' machine which Will
make and develop complete picture in
~ seconds. His machine Is the first sue
cessful one of its kind ever made.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-16

Before she married Alfonso XII Of
Maria Christine. was the lady superior
OF the most aristocratlc semi-reIigious
institution OF Austria. Had Queen Mer-
cedes lived. II Is said 20 he more than
probable that the second consort that
was 20 be of Don Alfonso de Bourbon
would never have emerged from her
cloistrsl retreat t..f..
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-06
ALL ARE ANXIOUS TO LIVE.

Life Becomes More Interesting. as Time
Passes and Age Increases.
There are some Of US who at times
become weary, respondent, blase or
tired by reason of the treadmill, the
disappointments, the pleasures or the
routine OF existence, and who, in the
petulance of the moment, express
distaste for living any longer. but az a
rule most of the vast majority OF hu-
mans, including the dissatisfied ones, II
confronted with a chance to shume on
without pain or without crime would
say: Hold on; there are few more
things in this continuous show We
would like to see before making our
exit" The poverty-stricken one would
like to see the part of the play that
shows him how to get rich. the sick
how to get well. the lean how to be-
come corpulent, the ugly how to be-
come good-looking and the bald-head-
ed how to grow hair. 1t IL a case OF
man never is but always to be blest."
The old among us, even the ones We
read about as having experienced life
N three centuries" are in no hurry to
quit the game. They may have sound
I'd the depths of pleasure and pain,
seen friends and kindred carted on to
she silent city; they may be almost In
the state Jacques describes in the
seven ages, sans eyes. sans teeth,
sans smell, sans everything" but they
are not yet sans curiosity. They want
to ride in an airship to some far-away
country and back; they want to get
= message by wireless telegraphy from
across the Atlantic; they want to wait
and find out who will be the next
president. There Is 30 much doing
these days that most of Us are averss
to letting go our hold. This Is not 10
much because life IL worth living, per-
haps, as because We are afraid some
thing new. strange and startling Will
happen and we won't b on deck to
experiences the thrill Of . novel sensa-
ton, . wonderful invention. phe-
nomenal discovery. When there was
nothing doing. like there used ter
wux," people didn't feel near ~ much
reluctance about dying ~ they do In
these busy times that keep all hands
guessing what will turn up nsxt-
Kansas City Times.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-06
OIL BOOM IN UTAH.

An oil boom has been started in
eastern Utah which bids fair to
mark the beginning OF an era OF
unprecedented development and
industrial activity in that portion
of the state. An expert from Call
itornia en- route to the Colorado oil
fields stopped over in Uintah coun
ty, and was SD impressed with the
possibilities OF striking the fluid
mineral in large quantities in Utah
that he gave up the Colorado trip,
and is now engaged in locating
lands and preparing to sink wells
In his opinion the Utah fields are
more promising than even the
Kern river district OF California,
where the oil industry gives EN-,
ployment to 10000 men.
II these expectations are any
where near realized it will mean
great things to the eastern portion
OF the state, II oil is struck in
paying quantities railway transpor,
tation will become necessity that
will quickly follow. The result
will be that the coal and other
mineral deposits of this region
which have remained untouched
because remote from lines Of traf>
fic will be developed. This devel>
opment will also be aided by the
large influx Of population that al
ways follows an oil strike.
Should oil be found in large
quantities it will not be important
to the eastern part of the state
alone. Salt Lake and all Utah
will be greatly benefited, for it
will attract the attention of the en-.
hire country to the state, bring cap
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-06
CONDITION IMPROVED.
Mrs. McKinIey's Physicians Are
Hopeful for Her Recovery.
Dancer is Not Passed.

Washington, June 5-Tne doctors in
attendance on Mrs. Mckinley reported
at noon that she had fairly comforta-
BILE night and her condition is somewhat
improved. She is not yet able to take
solid noufishmept.
While the improvement in Mrs. Nc
Kinley's condition is slight, the fact that
there hsd been no setback during the
day, but on the contrary a slight gain,
was very gratifying and the president
expressed his pleasure several times dun :.
ing the evening.
In view. however, OF the gravity Of the
condition OF the stricken mistress OF the
White House, too much Significance is
not attached to the eight improvement
shown. Both ups and downs have
marke d the progress OF her illness and 1t
is realized that whatever gain OF i'm
provement is shown, may be only tenn
porary. For this reason, the bulletins,
as cnicially announced by the physicians
once day refer to the gain in very
guarded language.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-06

Binghamton, New York, an
nounces a novel temperance move
ment. A society has been organs
ICED there, with a large initial mems
bership, with the purpose OF extend
ing to all cities in the United
States. The salient requisite tor
membership is unquestionable
proof that the applicant has been at
some period of his life a hard
drinker. But in order to be eligi>
Bile he must a'so show evidence Of
complete reformation, and must
evInce willingness to devote time
and energy, so far as practicable,
to the reforming Of habitual drink
ers. The Plan Of operations in
wolves the visiting of saloons by
with the purpose OF
reclaiming topers. The object OF
the new society is highly cons
but there are two fea>
lures that seem to be open to criti>
cism. If the rule covering admis-
sions is strictly enforced it might
be necessary for an applicant to
prove by ocular demonstration that
ne had been a hard drinker.
Again, the plan Of visiting saloons
n the interest OF the cause might
:ause the entire membership to in
list upon having places on the Wis
ting committee. Los Angeles
Herald.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-06

II our dandecide does not stop your
dandruff, bring back the empty bottle
and get your money back.-C. D. Smith
& Co., druggists.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-06

Regular meeting OF Grand Junction
Encampment No. 38 1. o. o. r., tonight.
All members please attend. Important
business j. NJ. Graham Scribe.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-06

ital into it and hasten development
Of all its resources.-Salt Lake
Herald.
The daily sentinel., 1901-06-06
About tho W Gather.

The maximum temperature yesterday
was IA degrees.
The minimum this morning was Al de-
grees.
The forecast for this section is:
Generally fair tonight and Friday;
warmer tonight.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-12-07

hundred years, ago. the career of ehe
Ninth has been full of vicissitudes
The regiment has engaged in many
notable conflicts. the first of which
were the battles of Lundy's Lane and
Niagara Falls in the war of 1872. Then
came long rest until the Mexican
War, then, the Ninth again resumed
activities and played an important
part in the assault on ChapuItepec,
and. after that, for years it tried to
subdue the Indians on the frontier.
In March, 1856, the Ninth started
long campaign against the Indians
During the campaign the regiment
made prisoners of 500 braves and sent
many more bad Indians to join their
friends in the happy hunting grounds.
After five years hard service in Ore
gon and Washington the regiment was
ordered to San Francisco in the fall of
1861, to be sent from there east to do
its share in the Civil War.
Following the Civil War the regi-
ment was again engaged in frontier
warfare.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-12-07
The Fighting Ninth


s4astic admiration of every European
officer
On July 10, 1900, the Ninth distin-
guished itself at the battle of Tein-
lJTsin. At one stage of the attack on
the city it became necessary to land
troops inside of a mud wall To reach
this wall the men were obliged to pass
through gateway, on which was con-
centrated the fire of 5000 rifles. Brave
Col. Liscum gave the order to advance
and the allied forces were dazed at the
manuevers of the men of the Ninth
Across the field flashed the long line
of blue on a double-quick, the officers
laconically repeating the march order
OF step, step, as though the men were
on dress parade. The regiment made
the gate, passed through and deployed
along the walls about the city. They
were subjected, besides the fire from
the loopholes in the walls of the city,
to a fierce fire from a line of fortified
houses on their flank. The Ninth,
supported by a detachment of Ameri-
can marines, charged into the flank
fire with rushes. Col. Liscum meant
to capture the houses and then flank
the fire from the city walls. Coolly
the men of the Ninth wormed along
over the marshy ground, until but 80
yards separated them from the mud
houses. The men were smiling grimly
now as they worked their Krags like
gatling guns and the almond-eyed war
riors in the mud huts marveled as did
the Spaniards as that line of blue
closed about them. And then came a
disastrous occurrence. The co,or bear
er had fallen and Col. Liscum, snatch
ing up the colors, walked up and down
the line, guiding his men.
Lie down, colonel repeatedly
begged his officers, but the veteran
smiled and shook his head. Just before
the next advance the brave officer
pitched forward, mortally wounded.
Don't retreat, keep on firing was
his last Injunction. 1t was at noon that
their colonel fell and until nightfall
the men of the Ninth lay under a
scorching sun and the deadly fire of