davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-03
The NewfoundInnd question

PARIS. Jan. at is reported Ih-t NJ
Delcasse. tie French Secretary Of Foreign
Affairs. and the Marquis q Lansdowne,
the British Foreign Minister have arriv-
ed al a friendly solution OF the New
foundIand French shore question.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-03
DISTRICT BILLS INTRODUCED.
Several Important Measures offered
in the Senate

in the Senate.
In The Senate today Mr.. Hoar introduced
a bin to regulate the speed1of street cars
in the District Of Columbia.
Mr. Stewart offered a bill &c enable the
directors Of the Providence Hospital in
the District Of Columbia to extend the
buildings of that institution
Mr.. Pettigrew presented bill to create
an executive department known-as the
Department Of Education
Mr. Teller introduced a BIZ: TO appoint a
Memorial Bridge Commission for the Dis
trict of Columbia
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-03
The Rivers and HarBo~s Bill.

Chairman Burton Of the r gers and Har-
bors Committee minated this afternoon
that he would nos report rae Rivers and
Ha~Lors Appropriation bin until tomor-
row as the understanding is that the Re
way.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-03
FIREEEN INJUEED.
a $50, 900 Blaze in a Rag aad Paper
Storehouse-


SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Jan. 2.-Tohn
EgIeston, q fireman was badly hurt BY
falling from a ladder. ana Cant7in S=fre
and c. A Warner. OF Hose 1, we're also
injured at a IRE = II. y. Pearls large
rag and paper storehouse in WoIthington
Street early today
The building is four story wooden
structure. %ith rear annex Of brick
Of the same height. Be h paris we're SIZED
with baied paper end rags belonging 10
y. Linderberg There were several hun
dred barrels of pitch in The basement
The entire FIRE apparatus OF he city was
called oct
TIRE buildings were valued At $50. 200,
nearly covered wish insurance Mr.. Lin
derburE estimates the loss on his stock
at So. Geo, with insurance Of SIS. coo, An
adjoining house was damaged S2.6G0 Dy
the fall OF the Tins
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-03

LAPORTE, Ind. Jan S--Miss Lizzi5
Beirs. of Waterford, is lying ar the poin,
of death with no hope of recovery, The vic
tim of a practical joker who viii be hsil
legally responsible for her death. 4 chail
was pulled from under Miss Beirs and 2h5
fell, sustaining fatal internal injuries
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-03
DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL.
Hearing on the Measure 10 Begin
Tomorrow

Representative Grout, Chairman of the
subcommittee of the Appropriate Com
mittee. having charge of the District APP
preparation bill, said this afternoon that
the subcommittee viii begin hearings on
the District bill tomorrow. The District
Commissioners will probable be heard first
on the needs of the District. Chairman
Grout expects 10 have the biu ready 70 re
port TO the House the latter part Of next
week
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-03
Norfolk & yyasbiagton steamboat Co.

Delightful trips dailv a Csc , IA. iroIa foot
9Th st. 20 OLD Point Comfort. NeNPort Neses,
\ MtolE and the South. For SCHEDULE, see page L.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-03

A tagging appetite gets Just tF,e right stinsu
Ius from BsIlantines India Pale A-c.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-03

FIyun's business College. stEs ana II.
Business shortba.-5 Tspesrilins- year
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-03

Their T-afron- neat LooElet q Ia70TnltI0n- cal
FOR one aud Tor lowest lumber prices Doors.
q. 70; flooring. SI-Zo, etc, etc, n 9th aad y.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10
Sweet Meadow-Grass Wares.

In many Of the stores which make 4
speciality Of fancy goods an attractive
exhibit is that of the baskets, glove
boxes, Work-cases and other goods
made out of the green meadow grass
of Northern New England. Its color
is q restful shade of green, and it's
deep, rich perfume, which is singularly
permanent, resembles neW-moWn hay.
A waste-paper basket made of the
grass will scent a large room for many
moons. Most of these wares are made
in Maine, and the best of all are from
the deft hands Of the Penobscot and
Micmac Indians. 10 them the indus
try is very old. They wove rough bas-
ketS and baby cradles out Of meadow
grass centuries ago. In the last CEN
French sisters to educate the Indians,
the latter came prepared to teach
French basket-weaving, but to their
surprise they found that their pupils
we're past mistresses of the art. New
ertheless, they did instruct the docile
squaws in the little artistic Ornamen-
tations for which the French mind is
so famous. 1t is this little touch of
Paris which marks the Maine wares
apart from all others. They are In
dian in their strength, durability and
usefulness, but they are Partisan in
| the contrast of color, the contour and
outline.-New York Post.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10
Church-Going Animals.

There is a dove in Lewiston, Me-,
which has been regular attendant at
church for eight or ten year, being at
tracted by the music, of which it is
very fond. After church the dove is
taken to the Snnday-school class by
boy, and seems to enjoy the proceed
ings Unlike many churchg0ers, the
weather makes no difference to the
dove, but every Sunday, summer or
winter, he is at his post on the organ.
There is church bell on Salt Lake
City's east side that seems to have
peculiar attraction for the dogs in the
vicinity. Each Sabbath morning, as
soon as the bell begins it's noise, many
Of the CANNES in the neighbOrho0d
prick up their ears and start ia single
file for the church. Arriving there,
they array themselves in front and
start on yowling obligatO. This
beautiful vocal effort is persevered i'll
as long as the bell keeps going, and
when it stops the dogs feel that their
duty has been done, and, dropping
their ears and voices, start home again.
Lewiston Journal.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10
Finding she did not return,

room. Finding she did not return,
Joshua arose to go.
''Wall. good day, aunt; reckon I'll
co. he said, stretching himself. Il
driv up flock O. sheep this mornin
Got up when the whip-poor- wills was
hollerin You kin tell Azaley I reck-
on I'll hev her." he continued, some
what douotfully. "She looks kind of
pindlin' like. but maybe she'd get
stouter, if the farm work agrees with
her." and he swung out.
"Azalea,' said her mother, fairly
trembling with indignation. "have
you broken off your engagement with
Mr.. Hayward?''
"N-not exactly, MAJ returned Aza-
lea.
''Very well, then; you need not do
so at all. Dent is a gentleman, if he is
poor And, Azalea,'"' she added, with
| an air of determination, "you may as
we'll write to Joshua Stubblefeld and
let him know your decision at once -
| Every WELL ma" said Azalea, duti-
fully.
Dent Hayward called the next week.
| Azalea hoated down to the little par
lor, looking more like a Hebe than
| ever in her white dress with scarlet
! fuschias in her hair.
I 'Dent!'
"What put you up to do such trick,
sir?"
"What trick:'' asked Dent, innocent.
ly.
"You know very well. that saw
said Azalea, trying to look severe.
Dent seemed little disconnected.
''But your mother, Azalea. Did she
suspect anything?' he asked.
"You may thank your lucky stars
she hadn't her spectacles," said Aza
lea, cor she would have discovered
your brown curls sticking out from
under that tow -colored wig, and pret
ty mess there would have been.
"But, Dent" she continued, after
enjoying her lovers discontinue, suf
fciently, II have some good news af
ter all. My Cousin Joshua, the rea
one this time, was so delighted at ny
refusal-for he was engaged to another
girl, you see-that he made me pres
ent of the five thousand dollars.
was an advantage to him under th
circumstances; as, if I refused him. b.
: would get both the farm and the mon
ey, but if he did the refusing, tn
, money would be mine, while the farm
, would go to distant relative.
: "And so,'' she added, with brillian
blush, there is nothing to prevent on
being married before very long,
"As soon as possible. then,'' p1eade
Dent. "a week is too long to watt
= In return for Cousin Joshuas ger
erosity, Dent and Azalea confessed til
,. ruse after their marriage. Mr..
Greenough received the confessio
, leniently.
Its probably all for the BEST" sh
; admitted, Though I must confess
), puzzles me to know how Dent coul
assume such dreadful manners"'-Sa
: urday Night.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10

The bill making women voters of
New Zealand eligible to sit as mem
bers Of the parliament OF that colony
has been defeated.
The. average height of the fresh
woman fclass at Smith College this
year is five feet ten inches. The class
is a large one, numbering 344.
The Austrian Government has de-
creed that henceforth women shall be
permitted to practice medicine and
chemistry, subject only to the same
regulations as men.
At the State convention of Mothers
Clubs, at Buffalo,, N. Y, a resolution
was adopted condemning the long
dress skirt as being neither in good
taste, healthful nor cleanly, and recon-
| mending a skirt for street wear that
will clear the ground.
Teaching and philanthropy are the
two lines of specialization which Seth
| Low recommends to college women. In
| his welcome to the collegiate alumnae
who visited Barnard the other day,
| he pointed out woman's peculiar fit
ness for both professions.
| Georgia has within it's borders four
knownareal daughters Of the American
Revolution, they being Mrs Olina I.
Way, Mrs. Martha Penn Rodgers, Mrs.
| Oliver P. Berry, and Mrs. Mary Bibb
Hall, each the daughter of a soldier
/ who fought in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War.
Women arc now qualified to enter as
students at the faculty of arts at the
Vienna University on the same terms
as men, and the professors in the fac
ulty of law in Vienna have petitioned
the ministry of education to allow
women to enroll themselves as regu
lar students in that branch Of learn
ing also.
The Queen Dowager Margherita has
retired from the world. Her roya
diadem, valued at 100000, she gave te
the young Queen Helena. Her three
hundred superb gowns she divided
among her friends; relatives received
her jewelry, and her superb embroid
cries she bestowd upon the museum
at Florence.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10
,a@GLEAhlNCS
,,Ss-<NNA Jl< -. FROM TAG 80
H1 }lz Shops

Ascot ties in new shade of blue.
Lace robes of black silk Renaissance.
Visiting card cases of fancy colored
beads.
Jewelry cases in seal leather and
silver. f~ ,
Silk mufflers in handsome but sub
dued colors.
Hats of chenille and felt braid in
combination.
Closely rolled umbrellas with black
thorn handles.
Side bags of moire silk embroidered
with cut-steel beads.
Fans of hand-painted schiffon with
mother of pearl sticks.
Ladies' stocks of Renaissance lace
and embroidered chiffon.
Waists of silk warp henrietta with
trimmings Of hemstitching.
Misses velvet dress hats, all colors.
with Tam o'Shanter crown.
Irish lace is very popular for millir-
cry as well as gown trimmings.
| Robes Of black net covered with
| beads, spangles and very fne gold
| thread f4%,e s@sste
New golf undercoats of red and
| white striped knit goods with silk
| sleeves -
| White petticoats of sheer lawn finely
embroidered with lawn ruff1es trimmed
with lace.
Children's sweaters in plain baby
/ colors and stripes. In fact, stripes arr
to be seen in everything.
Blue broadcloth robes trimmed Will
medallion-s shaped pieces of white satiI
( covered with black silk lace.
Five-inch gold braid striped witt
quarter-inch white satin edged witt
black. Very desirable for belts.
| Ladies' hosiery embroidered from in
step to calf with flowers in pansy AM
violet designs.-Dry Goods Economist
| For young girls golf skirts Of reyer
sible cloth with heavy stitching; jack
cts to correspondent with lapels t
match the reversible plaid.
!. Something entirely new in girdle
made OF small jet beads with tasse
ends of cut jet. The same style, bu
, shorter in length. for the neck.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10

for sueh garment The bodice is
made quite simply, like linen shirt
waist. Narrow up-and- down tucks are
spaced on the fronts and on the back.
The waist is not a subject for "all-
over tucking. the material being SO
heavy that the effect would be clumsy.
There are q few narrow tucks, about
half an inch wide, on each front, and
five tucks Of the same width in the
middle Of the back: There are nc
t,cks whatever d the shirt sleeves
which is noticeably full at the shoul
der. The gathers give fulness and the
upper part Of the sleeve is cut. higher
than necessary, so as to make itsstand
high oh the shoulder.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10

Gambling debts are pre-eminently
debts of honor in China, and they are
more willingly and speedily paid than
any others. To pay them Chinaman
will pawn III his property. and even
sci. his children. For doing this he is
regarded by the public as worthy OF
all praise, and the relatives who a.
low themselves to be sold are treated
as models Of flial e.eyotIon. Meanwhile
q tradesman to whom a debt is due
may starve o.. so bankrupt.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10
VICTIMS OF INSOMNIA.
Doctor Advises Them to Get Up and Dress
When They Can't Sleep.


Insomnia is a terrible afliction,v
said a physician who makes a special-
ty of nervous complaints, according to
the New Orleans mes-Democrat:
~but there is a good deal of what Ed.
gar Allan Poe calls the Imp of the
Peryerse' about it As q general thing
man who can't sleep when he ought
to- will want to sleep when he should
not One Of my patients, who is at.
the head of large corporation, came.
to me complaining that he tossed
about, wide awake, all night and was.
so sleepy about noontime that he
could hardly keep his eyes open. I
take a ten-minute nap when I come
from lunch,' lie said, and the book
keeper always has hard work waking
me up-' had a private talk with the
bookkeeper, and next day he let him
sleep. He didn't wake until ten
o'clock that night and was completely
bewildered by the darkness and si-
lence. He was also mad, but his Op-
perfume rest saved him a nervous
breakdown. I advise most of my in
somnia patients to get up when they
find they can't sleep, dress and lie
down on lounge with book-the
of being dressed and out of bed di-
verts the mind from the malady, and
sleep generally comes unawares. On
the same principle people who are
troubled with insomnia can usually
sleep in chair car. Policemen who
do two months night duty and two
months day often have a lot of trou-
bic getting their sleep switched
around when they make the change,
| and for that reason I think the system
| is bad one. I know a poor fellow
who suffers torments on that account,
and one night, while returning from
/ 9 late call, encountered him walking
afsnag his beat fast asleep. His move
Inent N&s purely mechanical, and in
a moment Or, two he would undoubt-
edly have fallen. I took him by the
arm and aroused him gently, and when
| he regained his senses le was so un-
! strung that he burss. into tears. He
hadn't slept for forty EIGHT hours. 1t
is popular delusion that everybody
needs eight hours sleep. That amount
] is only required by strong, vigorous
| people. Many men Of nervous tenn
perament get along very well on six
! or seven, Or even five. If one can SLEEP
I five hours comfortably it is unnec
essary to worry about more rest. Be
| low five is the danger line"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10
Fiftv Thousand Postcards Destroyed

/. 1t is said in Holland that firm OF
picture postcard makers in The Hague
was so confident that Queen Wilhel-
nina would marry Duke Adolf of
Mccklenburg- -Schwerin that they print
ed his picture on $4,000 cards. in readi-
ness for the announcement. When the
event proved that his brother. Duke
Henry, was the happy man, the cards
had to be destroyed.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10
z-4s
~T
~

die and force the sharp steel point into
the post and pull down on the lever,
which will raise the post out of the
ground. I find it one of the handiest
tools on the farm. One man can pick
it up and carry it anywhere OH his
shoulder, and it takes but an instant
to put it into position for use.-New
England Homestead.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10
@ unr BE TOO SURE.

| ET
T. of 1ife's beouest too sure,
| i me not not, &c en - a frail to-morrow.s light
lr hasaTo Vi DAYS behcst, forget its lure, s
night; rest on joys improvidenee.
/ Il me not 11 ,u,o ,'non the fabric of a dream.
yor a!S Oa!id ;rurpevocable upOo coin east hence.
Bo"evfhro who nst alone hast ward Of certain
: t'es' ,ee not spend of gift or grace too
soon. ,,,ot that therein lies,
s st. fq''arrhhii ior high R service keep the utmost
boonuu nu be too sure, OF seek to prove.
st l.sal snl.' the he alabaster box Of love! ;.
I'D g';'s; olssA y Woodward ST Cloud. in Harper $
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10
Smart and New.

The newest shirt waist for dressy
occasions is made Of white flannel.
handsome and quite expensive. Such
a waist shines like a star among the
colored ones, and those which fanciful
trimmings reduce to dead level.
"Cricketing flannel is the first choice
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10
Intelligent woodpeckers.

Woodpeckers feed upon worms that
burrow into trees AS an active borer
makes a gallery three or four feet
long in a single season, the wood
pecker is often obliged to make many
punctures in order to get at his prey.
A family of these birds which came
under the eye of Professor e. T. Clark.
recently returned from natural his
tory exploration Of the headwaters Of
the Allegash, in the Maine woods,
has adopted a labor saving device
which proved Of great service. The
rank est plant that grows in the Maine
woods is the Indian poke, the berries
of which are charged with an alkaline
juice that is very offensive to all ami
NAL life.
According to Professor Clark, the
Allegash woodpeckers, having opened
up a gallery made by borer. drop
pokeberries in the orifce. The berries
| give out such an odor that the grubs
are forced to come outside for fresh
air, and the woodpecker does the rest
Forward.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10
Southern Women.

With regard to the older women Of
the new South, there is a marked con-
trast to those of the past. In no Sec
tion, of course, has the new-woman
movement gained ground SO slowly as
in the South. But, in a modified form.
it's gain has been decided and evident.
A desire for wider intellectual devel-
opment is widespread through The
South. In almost every small town
there are two or three book clubs,
which have their meetings, II regular
rotation, at the houses of the different
members. At first, the only books that
were bought and discussed at these
clubs were novels, but, in almost all
cases, swift evolution to moro solid
reading has been observable, and soon
Shakespearean classes and discussions
of public questions followed. The good
effect of these clubs is truly remarka
BILE in the change of tone which they
quickly bring about in their communi
ties.-Julia Magruder, in Harper's Ba
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10
Menu of a Japanese Beauty.

The satin-skinned, almond-eyed flow
er of Japan is very fastidious about
her food, and does not suffer like her
Caucasian sister from indigestion. She
begins in the morning when she
awakes by eating two little green
plums picked in vinegar and rolled
in sugar. A cup Of tea completes this
almost traditional breakfast Of Japan.
The dinner is Of the drollest compost
ton. 1t is brought in on tray of
red lacquer in microscopic cups with
covers. A mashed sparrow, a stuffed
prawn, seaweed with a sauce, a salt
sweetmeat, a sugaredl chill.
After all these dishes, which are a
mere make-believe, wooden bowl is
brought in, bound around with copper
and filled TO the very brim with rice
plainly cooked in water. The flower OF
Japan fills another large bowl from
it, darkens it's snowy white surface
with black sauce favored with fish
mixes it all together, carries the bow
to her lips, and Grams down all the
rice, shoveling it with her two chop
sticks into her throat. And SO SHE
ends the dinner.-Boston Gazette.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1901-01-10
sNEMs = noTES
w Wo5ff1iEN 81 'l'ilII:.
One Of Holyolke,e Brilliant Girls

One Of the many brilliant girls who
have graduated from Mount Holyoke
Seminary died recently, alone. IN a
ramshackle old building at Valparaiso.
Ind, where she had lived for thirty
years, barely speaking to her neigh
bors, and never allowing them to come:
to her house. The great sorrow that
embittered her whole life and led her
to become a hermit in the midst Of q
busy city, and ultimately to die neg
lected and alone. was the death Of her
younger sister, whom she idolized
After this event Sophia Choate turned
her back on the world. She refused to
forget her grief. Sne would listen to
no words of comfort. She took up the
life Of recluse and fought the world
and defed It's sympathy, until finally
it left her alone, and death found her
SO.
Sophia Choate was cousin of
Joseph III. Choate, the United States
Ambassador to England, and was also
near relative to Horace Greeley. She
was the daughter of one Of the richest
and most influential families in In
diana. After graduating at Mount
| Holyoke Seminary she spent consider
| able time in travel, and then returned
| 10 Valparaiso, where she was prom
inent figure in the society of the town.
| Although people thought her poor
and she died with only eight cents in
| the house, papers and notes were
| found showing she possessed property
in Indiana and Michigan, and a valua-
| bic 16O-acre farm in the latter State.
Chinese Women as Nurses.
Nine persons out of ten think only
| of Cinnamon as domestic servants, be-
| cause Chinese woman servant in this
country is almost unknown. This is
not the case, however in Japan, some
of the most efficient servants of that
country being from China. A mer-
chant from America, engaged in bust
ness for several years in Toxic recent
~ returned home, bringing with hin
two Chinese women as nurses to his
children. He says it is customary il
Japan to place the very young children
/ in charge of Chinese nurses. an(
when they are older to employ Japan
ese women. The reason given is tlla
the Chinese women are so faithful il
the care Of babies. The Chinese nurse
expects to take entire charge of {
child, preparing everything it eats ant
washing it's clothes. The nurse Wht
came to the United States with th'
American babies brought pebbles al
the way from Japan, with which sh
cleansed the infants bottle. Chimes
.. servants, it is stated, are regarded il
Japan as much more reliable thai
Japanese. Nearly all the positions o
trust in Japan are filled by Cinnamon