davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

lieve professional baseball will prove
Z benefit to any man who enjoys the
sport of active competition. For my
SELF. l enjoy game Of baseball nov
the same way that did when first
played it in the grammar school. While
playi11 + undoubtedly keep myself IN
better physical condition than / would
in business, and am firmly convinced
that few seasons on the diamond
will prove beneficial to me or to arv
other young man in my position"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
wa,thour Wins Lone Race.

The twenty-mile paced bicycle race
at the Manhattan Beach New York;
track was won by Bobby" Walthonr
of Atlanta, who defeated Howard
Freeman Of Portland, Ore, by two laps
and 200 yards. the track measuring
one-third of a mile around. Floyd Nc
Farland OF San Jose, Cal, finished
third. but quit two laps before the
twenty miles had been completed.
Rerny Monroe of Memphis, Tenn. also
took part in the race. but met with
an accident during the eightl mile,
which compelled him to retire from
the contest. Monroe ran third UP to
this time. when his pedal struck the
track, and he was thrown heavily. His
back and shoulders were badly
scratched, but he was not seriously
injured
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
TRAINING German Soldiers.

The German soldier is trained to
maneuver in all weather and at all
seasons. Extreme cole is of course,
a great obstacle to the mobilization
of troops Billeting is not always
possible and the alternative OF sleep.
ing in tents with the snow lying deep
on the ground and the thermometer
below zero seems at first sight iIn-
practicable. Nevertheless, it has been.
found that. with due precaution, the
men suffer no i'll effects from the ex-.
posure. The tents used for this Rsl1
pose are very small. as these
found to be warmer than th0
ones. Indeed the temperatures
the canvas is generally TIVE
grees higher than OutsideS
with. and of course, riasa
tent is occupied. Hot co4
to the men az interya1a
throughout the n10hk
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
Henry lrvinq's Speech.

Sir Henry Irving recently was enter
tanned at dinner by the New Vaga-
bonds club of London. In a speech
he said that Mephistopheles might
claim to be the oldest vagabond in
history, so his representative had Il
certain advantage over those present
because the title of the club showed
they were new to the business. More
over, they had not had the privilege
Of being declared vagabonds by law,
which was the proud distinction of the
actor tho lalral confarred On him hv
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
An Editors Critioue.

Criticism will never be lost art so
long as the country editor and his as
sociates continue to exc out an exis
tence in the great corn and wheat
belts OF the country. A woman plan
list OF more or less renown recently
gave a concert in small town of the
west. In commenting on her perform
ance the local paper in its next issue
contained the appended tribute:
LAS the artist gave up piece after
piece of the great masters we felt
more and more impelled to rise up in
our chairs and shout, From what
abodes, o wonderful creature, have
you Gomez She was heard to best
advantage in the works of those great
ones who, like herself, have suffered"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
Prominent Southern player.

Edward A. Pabst, the manager and
first baseman of the Atlanta club, or
the Southern League, was born in st.
Louis 33 years ago, and learned 10
play ball on the lots. He became a
professional in 1895, when he joined
the Rockford club. He finished that
season with Montgomery, Ala, re-
naming with that club for the follow
ing year. :Ie was with Ft. Worth in
1897: New Orleans in 1898 and part
of 1899, finishing with the Paterson, n.
j., club. and in 1900 and 1901 he W as
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
RiIIinus' Gold Challenge Cup.

C. G.. X. Billings of Chicago. owne!
of the Memphis track, announced that
he would give $4,000 gold challenge
cup for trotters driven by amateurs
the races to be held at Memphis the
second week in October.
The conditions have not been fully
determined, but it is said that the
cup must be won three times in sue
cession before it becomes the propert!
of the contestant.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
wheeImen Abolish Division.

By vote of the executive committee
of the League of American Wheefmep
the once powerful New Jersey division
Of the organization has been abolished
II is believed to foreshadow a general
sbake-up of the league. In other
states where apathetic officers retain
title like moves are anticipated, ma
,iopal officers taking charge until as
oressiye men shall have been chosen
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
corbett Will Not Accept Hurst.

Young Corbett, who is matched tc
esht Terry McGovern on Aug. 29, re-
neived a telegram from his :lanager
Johnny Corbett. at Denver. advising
him not to accept Tim Hurst for
eferee Hurst was selected to referee
the bout by the committee which has
been arranging the preliminaries OF
the contest.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

at special performance to be given
by the company early in the autumn.
The performance will take place in
New York, it is said, the company
coming from Baltimore for the pur-
pose. Our picture shows this gifted
actress in one OF her most effective
scenes in Ben Hur.' Miss Shaw
portrays Amrah and William Farnum
Ben Hur
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
Greenroom Gossip.

Owen Fawcett is spending his va
cation at Goderich, Ont. He passes the
time boating, fishing and hunting.
Sydney Cowell closed her season
with Richard Mansfield and is resting
for the summer at the Highlands of
Naversink.
Jennie Eustace has signed with f,
H. Southern to play the Queen in
Hamlet" and Huguette in IF |
Were King"
Norman Hackett has closed his
Spring tour as leading man with
Kathryn Kidder in The Country
Girl and is resting at his home in
Detroit.
Adele Rafter will be principal
boy" of the spectacle Blue Beard,
Jr.," announced for production at the
New Amsterdam theater, New York,
In January.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

was as near perfect as fight could
Re. There were no fouls-not even
semblauce of a foul. had to eau
ton them once. but this was not for
anythirg that either did to the other.
but for their humping into me. 1t was
the greatest fight | ever saw, ana
doubt if there win ever be another
like it,"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
Cyclists Break Worlds Record.

In the one-quarter mile unpaced pro-
fessioual race at the Salt Palace
saucer track, Salt Lake, Utah, w. G..
F'urnam of Los Angeles, c. J. Hoff-
man of Los Angeles, Johnnie Chapman
of Atlanta, Ca, and w. Samuelson Of
Salt Lake crossed the tape in "a As
seconds, breaking the worlds record
of 25%, held by Major Taylor.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

no one would cash the check and nc
one would indorse it.
That night he took freight train
out of town, and, after suffering much
priv walton from cinders, track noises
and brutal brakemen. he arrived iF
Altoona where he knew somebody
who knew him.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

consin. while there he developed IA
Merrill. who. next to Fred Powers. the
worcester athlete, was the greatest
athlete the west ever produced. Mer-
I'll by his individual work, won the
dual meet for his college against
Northwestern university.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
Saws Eio FIGHT Was Square,

Of the Jeffries -Fitzsimmons battle
Referee Grarey says:
Il think the contest was legitimate
From a referees standpoint the fight
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
Marv Shaw as Hamlet,

Mary Shaw, who is to head one of
next season, will appear as Hamlet
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

captain and first baseman OF the Sar
Francisco club. Last season the FRS
cos won the California League pen
nant. Pabsts good generalsh1p beins
big factor in his teams success
His Atlanta team is fourth in the
Southern League race with prospects
of improving its position.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

Women love dress because they en-.
Joy the admiration of men and the
ch grin Of other women
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

test made when he won the amateu"
championship in 1900.
Gill is considered to be one OF the
most remarkable athletes the world
has ever seen. He is feet inches
in height, weighs 205 pounds and is
very symmetrically built. The fol
lowing are some of his best perform
ances: 6 feet 8 inches in the running
high Jump; A feet inches in putting
the 16-pound shot; 135 feet at throw
ing the discus. The worlds amateur
record is 121 feet for this event, but
Gill daily in practice breaks this rec
ord q dozen feet. He has run the
100 yards in 10 2-5 seconds and the
high hurdles in 16 seconds.
Gill has been engaged for the past
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
Flora Zabelle has joined the opers

company at Haltnorth's Gardens,
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
A Remarkable Athlete.

Harry Gill of Ottawa, Canada. holds
tie worlds record. $780, " for number
of points scored in an all-round con-
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-22
A Wn-ner Find.

AUTOGRAPH letters of Wagner have
been discovered in use as jam pot
covers. \ German journalist found
them at the house of two maiden la
dies. sisters of a musician Ing since
deceased. who had formerly been I'm in
innate correspondence with the author
of "ParSifal" The ladies were exhibit
ing To him with much pride their cup
boards full of jam when the journalist
saw some writing on the covers which
he recognized rs that of Wagner. The
superior thickness of the paper. which
almost resembles parchment. had sup
piled the reason for its application to
this domestic use
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BDAMCKUNDA SINGH
"a AND TIE
Az PURPLE PENCE
BY JOIN Walker Harrington.
Copyright. 1901. by j. w. uarr,nr,oD
:-e--a-i->':-e-i-~i-a H-:-~.:-S,-:.c,...A.,.o

Ramchuuda Singh first heard OF tho
purple pence as he WAS pouring veIIo,v
powder upon the simmcrin- conta,,s
OF a chatting dish. He was curry cool
IN Cherry's restaurant at time whom
new fad had just arrived I'm Now
ork. Ramchunda Singh was sure
mat the fad would be short lived
ana. being uindoo person OF ready
resources. he sought to find another
means OF livelihood. Life had NOT
neen pleasant since by strange chance
Eamchunda Singh had imbibed intox.
lcants. He had been left stranded in
New York on the day the steamer on
which he was Il tender OF wild mi.
mails bad departed for the ports OF
the orient. For several years Ram
chunda Singh had come over the sea
whenever a consignment Of lions and
tigers and elephants had been sent 10
the South street animal dealers. He
tried to get Scalds TO employ him. but
trade was duh. and Scalds said that
he preferred the Irish to the Hindoos.
30 II WAS that Ramchunda Sintrh.
educated llindOo. learning of the new
Tad from the sunday newspapers. had
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mary said he one evening when
'''iAchunda Singh. ummindful OF caste
sat at dinner with them. 'pcrhaps Won
would not mind If took a little nil
erlhaSe To the Himalayas with our
friendf" "u'
MIS-. Sprcngle started TO tell what
she thought OF il all when q Look from
'he Hindoo disSuaded her. She said
that such Journey would no douht
De interesting. Mr.. Sprengle retired to
get the map Of India.
You scoundrel" cried Mrs Sr-o,
gle How dare YOU? You nron,isod
u cure my husband OF his wretched
nonsense. and YOU make II all the
worse How far is this goingY"
TO the sum OF 10000" was the ra-
ply. Unless that amount is forthco,,-
ing you will see your husband on h.
way TO India with Ramchunda Sinrb
nave also tender and suscentibls
heart. and should dislike for less 70
rehnqu-sh my claims to the affection
OF one whom | much admire"
Ramchundl Singh placed fat hand
on MS chest and rolled his eyes ND
ward
-Four days afterward William Peter.
son Sprcngle came home white with
rage.
Mary" he said. II am done with
this theosophy forever. That scoun.
drel Iamchunda Singh has fed for
parts unknown. QIite by accident he
dropped 81 letter I'm my Office i'm which
he referred To mo rs the old IDIOT >
upon whose Ignorance be was impos-
ing. Never mention his name TO me
again"
Il hate TO think ne was an impostor.
william replied Mrs. Sprenrle. for
before he Went away gave him quite
n sum Of money. However. II Won
wish. the subject Of theosophy will
never again be mentioned in this
house"
Over the door OF an animal store in
Calcutta there is today the sign Ram
chunda Singh" and within sits an NJ
fluent Ilindoo. smoking his pipe and
taking his in gotten ease.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-22
The Civil War Nfor.,Ii,r

commenting on the - Of l,(e in the
civil war from various causes. General
Francis Y. Greene says In Scribncr's
Magazine:
How paltry seem the 5000 killed
and wounded in the war OF 1872 or
the war in Mexico or the war with
Spain compared with the $4,000 ut
Shiloh, 15.CO0 ut the Chickahominv.
$1,000 Mt Ant!ctam. the same nj Fred
er!cksburg. 10000 at Chancell srsville.
$4,000 ut Gettysburg. 10000 at Chick
amauga. $1,000 in the Wilderness and
10000 1T SpottSylvanial The grand
aggregate OF destruction fairly stag
gers the imagination. accustomed as
we have been for more than a genera
ton 10 the fiGures-93.OO0 killed by
bullets. $4,000 killed by disease. $4,000
dead from other causes. n grand total
OF 100000. or about che in nine OF ev-
cry man who wore the uniform"
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MAN AND HIS LEGS.
Tho Neither Limbs as an Index tn IN
state Of the Mind

Tho Neither Limbs as an Index tn tns
state OF the Mind.
There are many indexes to the mind
but l learned OF new one the other
day when l called TO see busy man AZ
ms ONCE down on Broad street. When
entered the outer Office. IL was quite
evident that he was In. for could see
him through an open door leaning over
his desk quite intent on papers that
lay In front or him I spoke to the
clerk In attendance whom know reaI
well. and asked that he announce me
lie glanced into the other room before
speaking.
Wait minute or two" he said. 1T
VIII be better. for he will have Won
come In the moment I say you are
here"
l didn't quite understand what be
meant. but took a seat to wait q min
ute or two l waited five OF them and
then spoke again.
wait until he crosses his legs" an
swered the clerk.
What has that to do with itT' I
asked
Everything" he replied. "He doesn't
IKE TO be disturbed when he Is busy.
ana | know he is very busy because
be has his legs out straight. A man
never thinks hard with his legs cross
CD AS soon rs his mind lets up n
little. then lie straightens. crosses his
legs and is ready for visitors and n
chat When his legs go down again.
II Is time for the visitor TO take his
leave. Just bear that in mind and see
If l am not right"
AS he finished speaking M went the
legs. and | was announced and receiv-
ed at once.-New York Herald.
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Saturday Evening Post.
Thou Dies, on Point of Fox"


Fox blades were celebrated all
through the sixteenth and Seventeenth
centuries for their excellent temper.
and mention Of them Is frequent in
English drama. This is their history:
There was certain Julian del Rel.
believed 10 lie Il Morisco. who set up
forge ut Toledo in the early part OF
the sixteenth century and became IA
nous for the excellence Of his sword
blades. which were regarded rs the
best of Toledo. That city had for
many ages previous been renowned for
swordmaGing. il being supposed that
the NOors introduced the art. as they
did so many good things. from the
east.
Julian del Refs mark was a little
dog. which came to he taken for q
FOX. and 50 the FOX blade" or simply
fox for any good sword. See Hen
ry V" act (. scene /. Thou diest on
point of fox" The brand came TO be
initiated in C;hc: places. and there are
Solingen blades Of comparatively mod
ern manufacture which still bear the
little dog OF Julian del Rei.-Notes and
Queries
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-22
Meals In RuasIn

Among the common people there is
no fixed time for eating meals. The
Russian eats when he is hungry. and
this is about six square meals n dav.
He has at least n dozen lunches. a lit
tie bit OF salt fish or some caviare or n
piece Of bread and cheese. washed
down with n nip OF fiery vodki. He
never passes a station without 4 glass
OF tea-marvelc tea. with a thin
slice OF lemon floating In it, You get a
fondness for Russian tea and for
swear bemillSed decoctions forever.
The table manners Il the Russian
such rs you see in hotels and burets-
are not pleasing. He sprawls with
outstretcbcd elbows on the table and
gets his mouth down TO his food rath-
er than raise the food to his mouth.
He makes Objectionable Noises in his
throat. He has n finger bowl and
rinscs his mouth us the rest Of us do
when cleaning our teeth in our bath
rooms. Then be squirts the water back
into the bowl. In time one may get
used 10 this.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-22
Cettins. nm Autoeranh of Dnv,,.

A Chicago girl in looking over a
book OF autographs OF famous people.
one day ran across this letter:
Dear ,f.7s N.-Tour note requesting auto-
graph Is model. Please start "A school OF
collectors VILLA, Cu-trrTr-
Chicago. oct. :. 1897.
This letter Immediately Interested
the girl and she inquired by what
method her friend had secured so fat
tering a reply
The owner Of the letter explained
that she had Sent the actor a blan!,
sheet OF paper with the words. Your
autograph. please" written at the top
OF the sheet This she sent with u
STAMPED envelope for reply.
THE lrevity OF my note evidently
pleased Mr.. Gillette. fer no Coubt he is
lored 10 Ceaih with many foolish notes
floM hundreds Of matinee girls and
Other autograph nends like myself. '
she said
The rival collector was struck with
the originality cf the idea. and. think
Ing To repeat hcr friends success in Sc
cUri"g such a Lnc note. said. Il think
| shall Try tlat plan also. and then 1.
too. shall have some clever little let
tcrS u add 10 rly Look"
That same afternoon she sent Il card
with this brief phrase. Your auto
graph. please. TO Mr.. Richard Hard
Ing Davis. and within a few days she
received the following dry response
written on the same card beneath her
short request:
You seem pressed for time.
r. H. DAVIS.
Saturday Evening Post.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-22

BILE uEALT.
applied for the position OF curry cook
and had obtained it, lie resigned on
the day Mrs. Sprcngle AMI cousin took
luncheon at Cherry's
The following morning found him at
the house OF William Peterson Sprcn.
Gle. dealer in scrap metal and disgust.
lngly wealthy. Ramchunda Singh had
Invested : me- of his hard earned wages
in remarkable suit consisting OF a
shiny Prince Albert coat. bought sec
Ondhand. and n pair of black trousers.
On his head was silk turbon. lie
had sent note 10 Mrs Spreu-l cX-
plaining that his business WAS urgent
and concerned the welfare OF her hus-
band
Il dine with you tonight" said Ram
chunda Singh ara vcly.
TO what am indebted for the hon
orr said Mrs. Sprengle. who had read
the etiquette books and the novels OF
Martha NJ. Day and knew what was
proper under the circumstances.
Il overheard you say quite by
chance" said Ramchunda Singh. that
YOU would give Il great deal To have
your husband give UP the, Sophy. which
takes too many OF the purple pence
and makes him neglect his family and
his business"
You are the curry cook at Cherry'sr'
exclaimed Mrs. Sprcn%le.
Madam" reioined Ramchunda
Singh. Il am person OF high caste.
highly educated IIindOO. shall he
able TO restore your husband 10 his
senses. for I. too. was once theosO-
phiSt."
SO it came 10 pass that on that very
night Mrs Sprengle greeted her huS-
band with the remark that she had de
ciGed to learn something of theCSoYhy
and had engaged as teacher Mr.. Ram
chunda Singh. late of Delhi and Cal
cutta. who was IN adept.
With every dinner for a week or
more the peace Of Ramchunda Singh
was given unto the house OF SprenSle.
The lore Of the East Indies was at the
command OF the guest. He talked of
NedaS. ard the Scantily fed soul of
William Peterson Sprengle WAS filed
with Joy Ramchunda Singh and the
master Of the house went t"gC.hrr To
the meetings of the theoSOphical Soci
ETY.. Mrs Sprcn@le noticed with grow
Ing apprehension that RamchunGI
Singh was dressing in elaborate style
and that he bad all the spending mon
ey which he S,.eLIcd TO require. On
sccount of the introductionS from tn"
lead of the house OF Sprengle. Ram
chunda Singh became the fashion lie
had Autograph OF himself made. aud
before many days he was giving lee
lures at Pickering ball on ahStrus'
sub ectS az 81 per head. At the home
Of the Sprengles he was regular Wis
ltOr. The Misses SprcnGir. OF WHOM
there were two. both young and pref
Is. fluffy and girlish. had not been al
mittcd into tine secret Mrs. Sprcngl
saw that her older daughter. AGath"
, WIS hluShing whenever th" SWAT
faced IiindOo rang the q Orhcll "r-
even knew his ring. Her huS';o
was charmed with the ways of tina,
g.. 'Sihlc Hindoo.
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betrayed Ills Ignorance.

81 wish II get position as brake
man." said the caller respectfully.
The great man sized him mp. "Um.
Ever have any experience"
"Sir. | have been a railroad man for
eighteen years"
The great man reelected some. I'm. -
he said. Err would you kindly close
the door? seem TO feel n draft"
The applicant arose and closed the
door gently.
Huh suorted the great man.
Thought you could impose on me. ch d?
Get right out O. here, \ railroad man
would have shut that door so hard it
would have Jared my false teeth out.'
The great man was right.-San Fran
cisco Bulletin.
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SfrnNNhcrrIra

Why are taey called "stra W. berries?
Smart men differ on that. Some say il
Is on account of their hollow. Strawlike
stems. Others think it is because they
have 10 be covered with straw or simi-
lar protecting material In winter. The
most classical explanation is that our
Anglo Saxon forefathers used to raise
them and they gave them this name
because the berries are generally on
the ground-that is. "strewed'' or
''strawed" around.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-22
A Cure for LumhagO.

". G. Williamson, of Amherst,
Va, saws; "For more than ii year
suffered from lumbagO. finally
tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
IL CAV, me entire relief, which all
other remedies failed to do" Sold
by j. &. Avis.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-22
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
REv. EWp. NALL. Rector.


Divine Services and Sermon every Sunday a;
IL a. IN. and $50 p. m.
sunday School. :. J. c. Moore, Superinten
dent at $50 4. IN.
Bible Glass, Wednesday, $50 D. m
Ladies' Aid Society. Mrs J. VI. q. Mcclure
President; Mrs. Ida Morgan. Secretary
anu Treasurer meets every two weeks
ON Thursday, AT $50 y. IN.
Woman's Auxiliary Missionary Society
Mrs Edw. Wall, President: Miss Annie
[. Moore. Secretary ana Treasurer, meets
first Wednesday III each month.
Kings Daughters. Mrs Lorenzo Lewis. Pres
ldent; Miss Emily Smith. Secretary
Miss jamie Moore Treasurer: meet.
every two weeks, on Thursday, at II
a. m.
Chapel Society, Mrs. X. T. Page Treasurer
meets on call when necessary.
Brotherhood of 81. Andrew, John b. NELL
Director; John Il. Crown, Secretary anC
Treasurer.
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Absolutely Original

"Ah. said the great singer II have
hit on plan which will indeed bring
me distinction"
What Ii isE' asked friend.
Il shall make a farewell tour. and
] shall not 20 back."-Answers.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-22
PRrh0na.

Mr.. Clubman-l see by the papers
that a poor young man who lost both
his legs while saving the life OF a beau
tiful heiresS at railway crossing is TO
marry the girl She dismissed all suit.
ors and offered herself TO him.
Mrs. g. tmeaninglyI-Very sensible
girl. She'll know where her husband
Is nights anyway. New York Weekly