davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington bee., 1901-08-10

She wouldn't cook an onion for i5''
sand dollars.
"shs painted roses on all the p.a."
and the paint came off and made ~ -
whole Family sick. / wanted I'i >. :.
put q patah IN the bay winco" y. 4. ,
pair OF my old trousers and she 'o9,
The trousers and cut them up and n''. ..
do funniss out Of 'em to go over 20 %.
backs Of chairs. I don't want 10 h.,- a.-.
Judge, but if you never ate any 'El.-' E
but ice cream for breakfast straw
~ shortcake for dinner and angr- ..-. W.
for supper. you would find out SD, ~. ~.
years Of that sort Of thing "o-.- - "a
duce a hankering for baked DrAA' %
a divorce" III,
The Judge smiled sympa-hr..s--,
and promised 10 weigh the ease -.g
fully, saying he feared there was .-
Of ,Omestic balance.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-10

cute the case. Why is it? The
negroes in the State of Louisiana
are better off than the negroes are
in any other State in the union
and for all that, the Council is
compelled to appeal to the citizens
Of the District of Columbia for the
aid to prosecute its case. Why
doesn't the Council do like the
cOlOred people in the State of
Virginia in testing the unconatitu-
tiOnality of an election law? The
cOlOred people in Virginia have
asked for 100000. aud no doubt
in the next ten days they shall
have raised about $35 900 of this
amount And just think of it,
the Afro-American Council has
been seven years endeAying to
raise 500, to pay white lawyers,
while the negroes of Virginia in
tend to raise $50, 900 in ten DAYS
o pay c,lOred lawyers This is =
great d tfsrencs between the ne
trOes of the STATE Of Virginia and
the frO-Amrric n Council.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-10
NEW STYLE INCUBATop
Eight Little LOuisvfue ~,
Thrive Under the Protection Of
Plain Feather Dustar

According TO the Louisville Conn.
Journal eight fluffy little cbfcks1,'3'
longing TO a family living On T,y.,s.5 o5'
street, near Broadway, in that 81 ~
have a queer mother Tor rba -.
two weeks the only protection tS~ -1
have had has been a big feathe- -dns-@
The substitute for the mo,b4r L' I'''
served its purpose so well rbs, as as
family expects to raise chickers ~
the same way every year.
The chickens were Matched sL.-.
three weeks ago, their mother bs.-.
an old hen which the family b-5
bought in market and had inteBsa5 -
The Washington bee., 1901-08-10
HOWLED FCR A BARREL.
While Paul McLain Swan Under
Water Tramp Made Away
wiIh His Clothes.

"Oh, for a barrel" sighed Paul Nc
Lain, as the Desplaines river rippled
slowly and soOthingly under his ears,
a tiny little wavelet rising now and
then to caress his firmly nodded
chin.
"Oh, for a barrel of any kind. In
the absence of pants give me a
pickel barrel, a vinegar barrel or any
old kind of a barrel that will save me
from the clutches of the Civic Purity
league as l go home"
1t should be explained, says the
Chicago American, that Mr.. McLain
The Washington bee., 1901-08-10
The Afro-American Council.

The Council met in Philadelphia
and what did It do: 1t is sur
prising to The Bee why tits that
the Council should 90 in 0 tie
State of Louisiana and take up ii
cause to be tested in the United
States Supreme Court and appeal
80 the county for money to prose
The Washington bee., 1901-08-10
Has a Ten-Font Rea

Miss Ella Ewing. the Missouri giant
e=, has erected q house for herself IN
Gown, town in that state. The
forz in her home are ten feet high,
eld the ceilings ]; feet. Her height
eight feet folr inches, and She
s.rons on a bed ten feet long.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-10
A clean Record.

Gushley-Col. Blunose boasts that
In al his experience as a soldier he
never knew what it was TO retreat.
Lushley-Why. he doesn't even
know what !: is to treat nnna--phi1-
The Washington bee., 1901-08-10
Civilization Decays Teeth.

It Is a notable fact that nearly all
sayages have sound teeth. Decaved
teeth are an evidence of civilization.
The Washington bee., 1901-08-10
sentenced for loss NFnr''

One of the longest and .... .-.
fences ever pronounced ." -.
nal is probahlv conra.H.. .. b..
sion Of q Judge IN Maple .--
ed recently uDon an ira.". has
er, who pleaded guilty '. lis
convicted Of 60 -euar. .s
The Judge figured uH --r
ard Officially sentence. .. rs-s
to loss years OF solitary
After ve Arc trr.n- r,s
A skeleton measures .-.
than the height Of a living
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
Another Pertle Springs Convention.

We infer from the Piedmont Banners s
article on ssAnother Per.le Springs
Conyention, that it's editor is opposed
to the Democratic party's adberlng to
any issue that does not bring immedi-
ate success to its candidates. He
claims that we have fought two battles
upon the money question and been de-
feated. He says, why not see the
inevitable and let the matter rest?''
We admit that at present there is no
immediate need of another Pertle
Springs convention. The Democrats
of this State are willing to let the
Wells incident rest. They have made
it plain that they do not approve oi
the men or methods that made Mr..
Wells mayor of st. Louis. They dc
not care particularly about ST. Louis
they believe that the election OF Mr..
Wells was secured by the connivance
of certain powerful Republican influ'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
Black Spot in History.

Auberon Herbert, an Englishman of
such standing as to command three
colums in the London Times for his
communication, reviews the conduct
of the allied powers in China. His
information is obtained at first hand,
of his own knowledge and from letters
in both the American and British press
from correspondents who were eye
witnesses of what they relate and
whose standing and reliability are far
above that of the ordinary news
mongers who anonymously fill the
columns of papers with sensations. In
each case the authority is named and
contradiction is challenged. Much OF
the information is official or semi
official The whole review is the
most fearful arrafgnment of the bru-
tality OF the forces of civilization that
has yet appeared, and fully justifies
the melancholy sentence with which
Mr.. Herbert concludes: '.Never be-
fore, think, in our generation, has
Europe had occasion to be SO utterly
ashamed of ltself.n
He begins by sketching in outline
the story as it appears to him to have
taken place, and follows with the all
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
Shudders at His Past.

ssI recall now with horror" says
Mail Carrier Burnett Mann, of Levan-
ma, O.. "ny three years of suffering
from Kidney trouble. | was hardly
ever free from dull aches or acute
pains in my back. To stoop or lift
mail sacks made me groan. l felt
tired, worn out. about ready to give
up, when l began to use Electric Bit
ters, but six bottles completely cured
me and made me feel like new man.
They're unrivaled to regulate Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels. Perfect
satisfaction guaranteed by all drug
gists. Only so cents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23

sionaries, one of the latter confessing
in letter that, of course, under the
circumstances the moral standard oil
times of peace could not be expected
to govern.
These were the acts of soldiers and
civilians not engaged in actual war.
The crimes described above, multiplied
in respect to number and atrocity by
thousands, will represent the acts OF
the troops in actual operation in the
field. There was no such thing as
armed resistance in any part of the
country at any time during the occu-
patton. Yet the course of the troops
was marked by universal, indiscrimi.
nate slaughter, burning, rape and
murder, men, women and children
being indifferently the victims. The
country was covered with the corPses
of unresisting peasants and villagers.
Towns and villages were wiped of the
earth; the Peiho river foated the
bodies of slaughtered peasants down
to the sea in such numb bers as to threat
en- pestilence; corpses were piled up
in heaps; il there was a house left
standing in the path of the armies it's
only tenants were dead bodies. The
country was reduced to a wilderness
and the remnant of humanity sneaking
about iu the empty spaces were starved
or compelled to brigandage.
It might be imagined that this sort
of thing had gone far enough; but the
German troops are still ravaging from
pure lust of slaughter, for there isn't
trace of opposition left among the
people, and the only Chinese left with
arms 10 their hands in all the occupied
region are wandering banditti, who
have no other means than robbery to
gain bread.
1t is altogether chapter in the
history of Christian civilization which
can find no parallel since the middle
ages, and even in those ages in only a
few instances. 1t is a melancholy IL
lustration of what men, presumably
civilized and Christian, can descend to
when all restraint is gone. and proof
of the old saying that civilization is
only thin veneering over the innate
savagery In most mems hearts.-De-
troit Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23

too abundant proofs and shocking de-
tails. The wholesale delivery was in
full flower during the march to Peking.
For no useful purpose villages and
towns were reduced to heaps of smould-
ering ashes. The country was turned
into wilderness, Unoffending men,
women, children and babies were
killed in hundreds. Killing was car
ried on for killings sake and property
destroyed for the love of destruction.
After the relief of Peking we enter
on another phase. Loot possessed all
hearts and fred all imaginations. 1t
ruled out all other topics of conversa-
tion. 1t entered like fend into al
most everybody without distinction.
Not soldiers only, but foreign residents
and women were seized with the uni
versal madness. Everybody looted;
picnics were organized to go into the
country for looting purposes. Then
came another phase. The pagan
Japanese were the first to protest
against the general practice of robbery.
The authorities issued orders against
private looting. The required that
all loot should be collected and sold by
auction under their direction. Then
the soldiers had new incentive for
robbery, for they were supplied with
an official market in which they could
turn their spoils into cash, and every
day the best people of the legations
and others assembled to purchase, with
laughter and excitement. The Europ-
can society of the city talked of moth
ing else and parties were organized
with authority to loot. An officer look
ing on at the auctions under the colon
ade of the British legation remarked:
..This affair is the biggest case of loot
since the days of Pizarro.
Then came orders that no more loot
ing was to be done; that property was
to be paid for in all cases. This or
der, when it was obeyed at all, was
obeyed in the following fashion. The
European took what he wanted any
where he found it, and offered the
owner, if he was present, few cents
in payment. The owner rarely re-
fused the price, and If he did he got
kick or blow of a stick instead; some
times he was stabbed or shot, many
times fatally. The victims of this de-
viltry, it must be remembered. were,
In most cases, innocent Chinese who
had no part in the Boxer outrages, for
all the guilty had fed.
Not content with robbing the people
of their miserable property in this
savage fashion, the invaders and the
resident foreigners held absolute sway
over the persons and lives of all na-
tives. Any foreigner had but to go
into the streets and say to any China
man he met, Come" or merely to
beckon him, and he came. II he
Jagged, he could be beaten and wound
ed; if he refused, he could be shot
and killed. Often they were wounded
or killed when they could not under
stand what was wanted of them. The
enforced labor of coolies under the
direction of soldiers was the occasion
of unnumbered and savage brutalities.
They were beaten. stabbed, killed by
the score, for blunders or disobedience
which was In most cases the result of
mere misunderstanding. There APP
pears to have been a complete moral
breakdown. not only among the sol
diers, but among all classes of foreign
ers. men and women. and even mis-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
MUSK OK RAISING I'm SWEDEN.
ecuted Upon an Exten-
sive Scale.

In Sweden the industry of raising
the musk OK for it's fleece has been
started on large scale, says the New
York journal.
After making many unsuccessful at
tempts the nolkhoff arctic expedition,
which several seasons ago returned to
Sweden from Greenland, succeeded in
there capturing alive two calves of the
musk OK, a male and female, and
bringing them to Sweden in good con-
ditson. In this way the musk OK in
dustry started.
At present there is large herd OF
these animals, which are being cared
for on farm in northern Sweden,
where all conditions are apparently
suitable for their development.
The musk OK (ovibas moschatus) is
singular animal, in appearance re-
sembling both an OK and sheep, as
the scientific name "oyibas" implies.
It's introduction into Sweden will be
of great benefit to that country, in
the opinion of Kolkhoff, who, in fiat
contradiction to the statements of the
older biologists, says that the flesh
of the animal is not merely edible,
but of very agreeable flavor. As a
fully developed musk OK weighs about
500 pounds, this is an important COM
sideration.
But the principal value of the an
imal lies in its heavy fleece of dark
brown wool of extraordinarily fine
FIBER The fleece of a single musk
OK outweighs those of 90 sheep.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
Alexander, Ill.

Though two months have passed the
REGISTER has failed to reach me at my
new address and | do not know wheth-
er nv last letter for it's columns was
printed or not; but / will give to my
old friend what may be of interest to
its reader from this locality, at least
once more.
The late cold, disappointing early
spring suddenly changed to warm dry
weather and farm work was so rushed
that much of the corn crop has been
planted, and good deal of it is up.
offering a shining mark to the late
| frosts the weather men have promised
US.
Farm work is pushed here at great
rate when the weather permits. 1t is
rather rare to see a two horse plow
running here. Nearly all use four
horse gang plows, or large three-horse
riding plows and few three-horse
walking plows. The gang has two
plows cutting II inches each, or four
feet to the round. The threehorse rid
ing plows cut from IA to IS, generally
16 inches, three feet or little less
each round. Listing plows that plow
and drill the corn in at one operation
are also being more used. In fact any,
thing that will displace men on the
land is adopted from necessity in order
to make farming Immediately profta-
BILE, or to enable the tenants to pay
their rents.
Your scribe is the county surveyor
and has, for the last two weeks been
working with compass and chain over
the south part of Morgan county from
the Saugamon line on the east, to Nor
tonvllle on the west. This has been
one of the best wheat sections in the
county, yet this year, during this time,
1 have passed over but one wheat field.
During the coming week my work will
O0 III 6uS uoEbACo0b PoIb dAo SOosA
western parts of the county, both un-
til recent years excellent wheat Sec
tions, yet if I find three fields it will
be more than I expect. Chinch, but
more especially Hessian fly, are the
great drawbacks. We have driven
away nearly ali our birds and this is
our penalty.
Passing about the country one can
not help noticing the great improve
ment in stock of all kinds even if one
gets back into the rougher lands so far
that the old fashioned sweep is still
used in the wells instead of pump.
have surveyed in the Ozarks and
other rough places but think there are
quite as uncanny places for surveyor
to scramble through here as anywhere
on land worth laying off.
Judge Owen P. Thompson whom the
Comnaoner and other papers, are laud-
ing so much for granting the mandam-
uS VIC 6IobO OO0iN ~ Va SA0oA4
zation to assess the property and fran
chises of corporations, is a friend of
your scribe's and | know him to lean
in the right direction on the question
of taxation. He is resident of Jack
sonville, and served one term as county
Judge. The pity is that it should re-
quire man of courage to reach such
decision, and to issue such a writ.
Such need speaks badly against our
boasted self government; nor can the
courts permanently mend matters till
we have some very great changes in
our statutes. 1t does seem as though
the members of the State Board of
Equalization QnequalizationD should
be prosecuted for perjury and malfeas-
ance.
May IA, 1901. VIM. CAMM.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
Keepfng the subject Uppermost

'My daughters young man went
home on time last night.
.Did you go in and remind him p
No; but had our parlor clock
fixed it so it cuckooed every ten .nin-
Mtes." Detroit Free Press.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-02
Philadelphia Grain and Produce.

Philadelphia, Oct. I-Wheat-lac. lower: con.
tract grade October, '2a72lac. Confirm. lc.
higher; No. mixed October, 6llaa62c. Oats
Steady; No. white clipped, 4aaf2fac. ool-
Unchanged Observation-Disclosures Butter
Firm, iac. higher; fancy western creamery, 23c {;
do. nearby prints, &c. Eggs-Seady; fresh near.
by 2lc. do. western. .lc.; do southwestern,
20c; do. southern, loc Chcese-Firm and
higher; y. y. full creams fancy small, lOa
10hc; do. do do. fair TO choice, SMa9Hc. Re-
fined Sugars-Fiitccn points lower; cubes, $685.;
crown A, S5,A5; powdered, $j.ao granulated and
crystal A, $40; confcctioncrs A, $500; No. l.,
S4.75, down to Si.o5 for Nos. 1s, II, 10 and III.
Cotton-Unclangcd. Tallow-Firm; city prime in
hhds,, 5a4a6c, do country dark 5Ac.; cakes,
6a6i4c, Live Poultry-Steady; fowls, l2al2l4c. !;
old ROSTERS &c.; spring chickens, 1lhsal3c. /;
ducks, lOallc. Dressed Poutry-Firm, fowls
choice, 13lac. do. fair to good 12isal3c. broil-
ing chickens, nearby, 1ial7c.; western do, loa
lie.
Rcceipts-Tlour, s,6Oo barrels and a6s 900
pounds in sacks; wheat, 10000 bushcls corn,
5000 bushels; oats, 1000 bushels. shipments
Wheat, 1900 bushels corn, 5000 bushels oats,
5000 bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-02

Wilkes. Barre; Lizzie Laning, b. M, John Laning,
Wilkes Barre; LeCledc, b. s., John Laning,
Wilkes. Barre; Tinker b. e., II. G. Norton. Scran-
ton; Tony Wilkes, blk. g.. NJ. Reighard, New
berry; Post Haste, b. e.. II. $. German, Scran'
ton; Walter j., ch. e., II. s. German, Scranton;
Gold Seeker W. &. Norton, Aldenvillc. Pa.
Road Race. Avoca Girl, W. T. Howell, ANoca (;
Nellie b., b. M, James Cool. Wilkes Barre;
Frank Cooley, blk. g., G. j. Llewcllyn, Wilkes
Barrels Dan NJ. oh. g, William Mulderig. Beach
Haven: Big Jim. b. s., Felix S. Levy, Wilkes
Barre; Irving b., b. G., II. r. Church, Luzernc.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4.
a.45 class. Lamp Black, blk, e., William
Meier. Wilkes Barre; Avoca Girl, CHI NJ, W. j..
Howell. Avoca; Frank Cooley, blk. g.. G. j..
I.lewelyn Wilkes Barre; Dan. NJ, ch. e., vii.
liam Mulderig, Beach Haven; Carl b.. !. n.
lIaight. Luzcrnc: Kate Field, b. m,, W. j. Meier,
Wilkes. Barre: Little Boy, john Laning, Wilkes.
Barre; Nina B.. b. M, NJ. NJ. Sherwood, Scranton.
Free for All. Miss Jennie. b. NJ. William
Meier, Wilkes Barre; Slashrr Boy, b. M, W. H..
IIollistcr. Avoca; Lucy Heycr, b. M, James
Cool Wilkes Barre: May Tosky \. J. Schncll.
Scranton Walter D., II. S. Gorman, Scranton; Il;
Tinker. r. G. Norton, scranton; Post Haste, IL.
$. Gorman, Scranton: Eth BEL ch. $, W. C..
Norton, Alden,ille, Pa.
Il. l.. Hatfield.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-02

pose of arranging for the coming fair.
on Saturday afternoon James, the IA
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
McGlynn, of Main street, while In the
| employ of Smyth &c Mccormick, OF
the rapid transit line, fell from an
abutment on Vine street and sustained
injuries which may prove fatal. The
base of his skull was fractured and
the ear drum impaired. He will not
be pronounced out of danger until his
physicians perform an operation.
On Saturday night burglars effected
an entrance into the rear of McMil-
lan's store and were more successful
in the adventure than they were two
weeks ago. They carried off consid-
erable amount OF merchandise but they
did not tanper with the safe. No
traces of implements were left behind.
Miss Janet Allen spent Sunday with
friends in Dunmore.
Mrs. Frank Davis and Mrs. Robert
Bosley have returned home after sew
eral weeks visit with friends in Eng
land.
Thomas Bothwick returned on Sat-
urday from his transatlantic trip.
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Peckens, of Oily
phant, and Mrs. John Smith, Of Iowa,
are guests of their cousin, Mrs. Jo-
seph Peckens.
Gavin Burt left yesterday to con-
tinue his studies in the institution for
the blind at Philadelphia.
The young people of the Methodist
Episcopal church will hold supper
and sale of fancy articles in the base
ment of the Odd Fellows hall Friday
evening. October 4. Ice cream Will
also be served. Supper, 10 cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-02
Modiecska-James Combination.

Among the several prctcntous propositions pre-.
sentcd by the more resourceful theatrical mana.
gers thus far during the present active sea-
son. few from a POPULAR and none from an ar.
tiStic standpoint. equal in Importance Wagen.
halls Kompcr's production OF "IIcnry VIII,"
which is to be presented here on Friday even
ing with Madame Modjeska and Mr. Louis James
in the roles of Queen katherine and Cardinal
Wolsey. As a production, it is said to vie with
the best efforts OF either Henry Irving or Rich
ard Mansfield
Queen Katherine who stood as a pillar Of
moral grandeur and exalted purpose in sea
Of corruption. could have no greater exponent
than the famous Polish actress, and Mr.. James
should be no less brilliant in portraying the
Unsuitable, ovcr-reaching ambition Of the crafty
cardinal. Anne Boleyn will he played by Miss
Jane Oakcr, Duke of Norfolk by Wadsworth
Harris, Lord Buckingham by Thomas Cohn
Cooke, and other roles by equally prominent
people. The organization comprises nearly fifty
people and two cars are utilized in the trans
poration OF its scenic effects Seats are now
on sale.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-02

Raub. Dallas; secretary ladies' depart-
ment. Miss Anna Richards, Dallas;
treasurer, John j. Ryman, Dallas:
general superintendent, James y.
Monigan, Luzerne; assistant superin-
tendent, Charles II. Hall, Wilkes
Barre: superintendent exhibition build
ing, H. 3. Welsh, Dallas.
IN CHARGE OF RACES.
The gentleman who will be In charge
of the races, in the capacity of starter,
is William Moore, of Wilkes Barre.
The races have filled well, and first
rate horses will compete in the six
trials of speed during the next few
days. The names of the candidates,
with the conditions, are as follows:
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER ..
223 class; purse. $50 Miss Jennie h. III
william Meier. Wilkcs.Barrc Slashcr Boy, rn. g..
W. u. Howell. Avcca: Lucy IIcyer h. M, James
Cool. Wlkcs.Barc; Tony Wilkes. blk. g.. Mr..
Rcghard Ncwberry; Nina b.. b. m. NJ. NJ.
Sherwood. Scranton: Walter j., ,h. r., II. =.
German, Scranton; Post Haste. b. g., II. s. Cor.
man, Scranton; Gold Seeker, ". c. Norton, Al.
dcnvillc, Pa.
2So class; purse $50. Lamp Black. blk e.,
William Meier. wilkes Barre: Avoca Girl. ch. M,
W. T.. Howell Avoca; Carl b.. b. g., !. n.
Iiaight, Luzcrnc; Kate Field, b. M, W. j. lcycr,
Wilkes Barre; Little Boy, $. g., John Laning;
Nina b.. b. M, NJ. NJ Sherwood, Scranton Post
Haste, b. e., II. s. German. Scranton; Goldrsin,
br. S., W. G.. Norton, Aldcnville. Pa.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3.
els class purse. 500 Miss Jennie h. m.
William Meier, Wilkcs-B Barre; Slashcr Boy, rn. =,
W. H. llollister, Avoca; Lucy 1lcycr, h. M,
James Cool Wilkes Barre; May Tosky, r. M, A..
j. Schnell, Scranton; Charles e.. W. j. licycr,
wilkes Barre Marion Wilkes. 8. e., W. j. lcycr