davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-09

A. q. II. w, lodze I'll fnest -
night. All members taka noasee and
come out. Pr. Smith. 4 NJ.
JnaseJ. =. DilIard has : aaasls-
Ter critically III Ia . hospital IN San
Antonio. Ria wife and another
daughter passed through the city
yesterday en-route 70 her bedside.
The assessment and right Of way
committee began work In earnest
this morning for the international.
II we hope 10 secure this road ft
must be accomplished this week.
This Is the kind of weather you
enjoy eating Ice cream. The ladies
of the Catholic church will serve ice
cream tomorrow night at the resi-
dence of MIR. e. A. Du Bose.
The ladies of the Catholic church
will give an ice cream supper next
Tuesday evening at the residence of
E. A. DuBose on College street.
Everybody cordially invited to at
tend.
The people or Waxahachie want a
morning train to Garrett that viii
connect with the northbound main
line train. If Mr.. jeff n. Miller,
the manager at Houston, will stop
and think for moment, he will lose
no time in putting on better service
for the Waxahachie people.
1t Is not Waxahachie alone that
wants better passenger service on
the Central. The people of the east
ern part of the county, especially st
Ferris and Palmer want changes
made by which they can get to Wax
ahachie early in the morning and
returnshome the same day.
H. F. Brooks, who lives In the
Venus country, was here today and
said he has fine holstein COW that
has raised him four calves in eleven
months, there being two sets Of
twins. He says the COW now gives
five gallons of milk each day with
out any extra feed.
Uncle Johnnie Johnson, aged about
20 years, died Saturday morning at
his home in the Telico community.
He came to Ellis county in the early
40's or SOS and settled in the
community where he died. He
leaves one son who is now on the
police force in Ennis.
A large real estate deal was con-
sumated this morningin which Mr..
and Mrs. r. H. Needham transfer
their residence on East Jefferson
street to j X. Cauthen for property
on Ferris avenue, where Mr.. j. ID.
Hood il now residing.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-09

"We felt very happy, writes r.
N. Bevill, Old Town, IA, when
Bucklen's Arnica Salye wholly
cured our daughter Of bad case OF
scald head - 1t delights all who
use 1t for cuts, eorns, burns, bruis-
es, boils, ulcers, eruptions. Infal-
lible for Piles. Only 25c at Herring
Sparks Drug Co.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-09

A large real estate deal was con
sumated this morningsin which Mr.
and Mrs. r. H. Needham transfer
their residence on East Jefferson
street to j. X. Cauthen for property
on Ferris avenue, where Mr.. j. D.
Hood il now residing.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
1T MADE LEMAITRE SIGH.
A Gesture and an Accent That He
Could Not Reproduce.

A Gesture and an Accent That He
Could Not Reproduce.
The Figaro relates the following an
ecdote about Frederic Lemaitre: "He
had acted with marvellous success in
play by D'Ennery and Mare Fournier
when one evening after the second or
third performance he was suddenly
addressed by stranger, How much
will you take to be i'll tomorrow, the
"Lemaitre dragged the unknown I'M
der street lantern and looked at him.
He was a well known writer. 1T is
your said the actor. why do you
wish me to be ill?'
THE other hesitated slightly as he
explained his strange proposition He
was inspired by an insane hatred to-
ward Marc Fourier and had sworn
to avenge himself on his enemy by all
conceivable means. Help me to
wreck his DRAMA. he concluded, and
will make you rich. | have the
means to do it, You earn great deal.
| will give you ten times as much for
six months longer than your piece will
last. VIII you agreer
'Lemaitre had quickly recovered
himself. He seized the man by the col
lar. shook him hard for a minute and
then, with a vigorous kick, thrust him
away, crying: How much will | takei
Thirty pieces of silver, Judasp
IAN old actor who told the story
added, How often has Frederic Lee
maitre sighed in my presence when he
recalled the episode, ALIAS. | shall new
err be able to reproduce the gesture and
the accent of that momentp'"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

A historian has it that as early as
four centuries before Christ metal mir
rors were In such common use among
the Romans that any maidservant
could have as many as she could hang
at her girdle, which probably accounts
for the fact that they gradually fell
into desuetude among ladies of the
ton of substitutes. 1t is hardly to be
supposed, however. that it was this
fact which induced some ingenious per
son so to cut and FURNISH the inside OF
drinking cups as to reflect the face OF
the drinker many times in a highly
warning manner.
In addition to the small hand mir
rors which 1t used to be the particu
lar duty of some unfortunate young
slave to hold before her mistress. there
were panels of stone set in the walls
and so highly polished as to serve as
mirrors. 1t was this use of dark
stone that first suggested the use OF
glass for rejecting purposes. which
according to Pliny. was first manufac
tured at the glass works of a gentle
man named Sidon. Black glass was
first used; afterward clear glass with
black foil on the back replaced it
Pliny tells us all about this. and from
this time on no mention is made OF
glass mirrors until the thirteenth cen
fury. when Franciscan monk. 10
names Peckham. speaks of mirrors
not only of polished marble and steel
but also of glass covered with lead on
the back
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

He is such little man-only three
years old-yet he insists upon intrud-
ing his presence and advice upon his
elders. often to their intense annoy
ance
1t was only few days ago that his
mother and his Aunt Belle were dis
cussing some household problem-some-
thing which an infant was not sup
posed to know anything about. Sud
denly Cliff appeared on the scene and
In moment was informing both of
the feminine members of the family
just what the facts We're.
"Oh. Wisdom. when did you arrive?'
exclaimed Aunt Belle, thinking that
she might be able to "squelch" the
yOungster.
Just come dis mint" replied the
mite not in the least abashed by the
sarcasm. And Aunt Belle gave it up
as a hopeless case.-Duluth News-Trib-
une
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

pected! We had rehearsal the first
thing. The girls whispered and made
fun of the way read my lines. That
horrid ager-h-hugged me oh,
Bert, don't look like thatl / pulled
right away from him. and heard one
of the men say that Burnside had
found another easy mark. Now. what
did he mean by that?''
"Pm sure ! can't imagine" answer
ed Bert, with well assumed innocence,
but a few minutes later he asked in
the most casual way whether she had
given Burnside her money to take care
of.
"Oh, nor she replied. Aunt told
me to be sure to sew 1t in my under
skirt pocket I just lent him enough
for our fare and to get his wardrobe
out of the express office"
Express Office is good" murmured
Bert under his breath. then aloud:
"Never mind, little woman. We can
afford to lose that ten times over. The
gale saved my railroad fare, too, you
know"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
FLOWER AND TREE.

Palms never live more than $50 years
Ivy has been known to live 49, chest
nut $50, oak 1000 and yew $3.50 years
Nothing is better for house plants
than to be set out in a gentle. warm
rain. but cold rain and wind are any
thing but hopeful to them.
In planting trees an important point
not to he forgotten is pressing the sol
down upon the roots so that they will
come in close contact with it.
A pot of flowers in bud should re
ceive all the sunshine possible, but
when the buds open keep them In
shade. and they will last longer.
The largest apple tree in New Eng
land is In Cheshire Conn. Its trunl
measures one foot above all root ex
largements. Is feet s inches in circum
ference.
An orchard. whether young or old
should not be allowed to grow where
heavy crops Of grass are taken every
year. 1t is weakening to the soil ant
detrimental to the trees
In Ashanti there grows a tree resem
bling in appearance the English oak
which furnishes excellent butter. This
vegetable butter keeps in perfect con
dition all the year round in spite of the
heat.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
Do Not Sleep on Your Left side

When a patient complains of a bad
taste in his mouth every morning on
waking up, says physician, the first
question | ask him is as to the position
he assumes when going to sleep. An
immense number of people sleep OH
the left side, and this is the most COM
mon cause of the unpleasant taste
which is generally attributed to dys-
pepsia. If a meal has been taken with
in two or three hours of going to bed,
to sleep on the left side Is to give the
stomach a task which it is difficult in
the extreme to perform. The student
of anatomy knows that all food enters
and leaves the stomach on the right
side, and hence sleeping on the left
side soon after eating involves a sort
of pumping operation which is any
thing but conducive to sound repose.
The action of the heart Is also inter
fered with considerably, and the lungs
are unduly compressed. 1t is probable
that lying on the back is the most nat
ural position, but few men can rest
easily so, and hence it is best to cult
vate the habit of sleeping on the right
side. 1t is very largely a matter of
habit, and the sooner it is acquired the
better for the sleeper and the worse
for the physician.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
"come Herew In Jnnnnese.

A writer on childrens games in
Japan says: Blind mans buff as
played In Japan is quite the same
as the game played by western chill
dren, but if you play it with Jap
anese | may warn you not to say
Come herep in English to any one
you may be trying to catch. 1t will
be all right to say in Japanese 'Chot-
to oide' Come here a momeDb or
'Oide nasal (Condescend to come
here). The person spoken to will not
'oide' of course if he or she can help
himself or herself, but If you call out
in English Come herep as l know
foreigner did once, you may interrupt
the game. Come here lin Japanese
character written ka-mi means for
eign dog. Inu is the word for native
dog. but the first foreigners in Yoke
hama, Americans and English folk, al
ways said Come herep to their dogs
and the expression has become a Jap
anese word"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
Drinking Through the No.trii.

The Indian sages do not practice
their breathing exercises simply for
the sake of repose and sleep. During
the inbreathing energy is increased
These Indians are not the only people
who believe that with the inbreathing
of pure air there comes something still
more vital than oxygen. But the Indi-
ans have developed the art of breath.
ing more than any other people
One of their favorite exercises is to
inhale through the left nostril. to hold
the breath for a time and then exhale
through the right nostril
Another of their exercises is to drink
water through hesnostrils. and after it
has been retained for short time it is
expelled through the nostrils and the
mouth. This is said to cool the head
Chambers Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
The Bucket shop.

The name bucket shop is said to
have originated in Chicago when legit-
innate brokers would not handle an or
der for less than 5000 bushels. and a
lot of places sprang up where men of
small means could speculate on tri-
fling capital, as small as dollar, and
these spectators were spoken of con-
temptuously as buying and selling
wheat by the bucket full. The term
was eventually applied to all broker
age in stocks and grain when the
amounts dealt in were smaller than
legitimate dealers or brokers would
handle and more particularly to places
where there were really no legitimate
transactions, but where the proprietor
and customer simply bet on the mar
ket, the proprietor allowing the GUS
toner to take either end of the bet In
consideration of a commission. which
in reality is his percentage in the game.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
THE LIMIT WAS REACHED.
What PAT Got When He Asked For
Raise In Salary.

What Pat Got When He Asked For
IA Raise In Sniary.
story was often told by the late
Charles L. Tiffany of an importunate
lrishnan who for many years had been
employed is window washer. His
pay had been raised quite as often as
was consis, mt with the dignity of his
position. but he seemed always hungry
(or probably thirsty for more. At
length the firm decided that the limit
was reached. Not 50 Pat. Going one
morning to the inner sanctuary. he
sought audience with Mr. Tiffany.
Good noruin Mr.. Tiffany" he COM
menced arttully. seeking to preface his
errand by disinterested conversation.
Good morning. Patrick" was the
answer
"And how are We this mornin', Mr..
TiffanyY'
Quite well. thank you, Patrick"
'And how are your wife and fami-
ly?'
"Quite well. thank you, Patrick. But
what can | 10 for you this morning?"
"Oi've been thinkin'. Mr.. Tiffany,
thot Oive served We long and faithful
these twenty-foive years and thot OF
sh'ud have Il raise In me pay"
You should be thankful. Patrick,
that you have been permitted to serve
so distinguished house rs that of Tiff
fanny & Co. for twenty-five years. That,
with what we have already done for
Won shOuld he sufficient Good morn
ing, Patrick
Good mornin'. Mr.. Tiffany"
Realizing the futility of further
words, he left the ROOM Reaching the
outer Office. he was hailed by a chorus
from the ''boys," to whom his period
ical pilgrimages had become standing
joke:
what did you get, Pat?"
Faith" was the ready answer, "Oi
got permission to kape me job, and OF
TUX it!'-New York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
Spelling a Joke.

That proverbial denseness attributed
to the Englishman In the presence of a
joke or funny story was well exem-
plified in yarn spun by Nat Good
win. The actor said that while in Eng
land he was entertaining a party Of
London friends-exceptionally clever
fellows. too. as Englishmen go-in a
cafe near the Duke of York's theater.
Assuming reckless and Respondent
sort of air and manner. Goodwin sud
denly remarked: "Well. boys, wine,
women and song are running me, that's
certain. I've got to reform I'm going
to begin at once. and in order to do SO
have decided to give up singing"
"'Twas an ole joke" said Goodwin
"but | thought the Englishmen might
think 1t was funny. But they never
cracked smile"
After Goodwin had gone to his hotel
one Of the party turned to companion
and said: 81 say. it's funny about
Goodwin. don't you know. If he wants
to reform. why don't he stop drinking
Conceited ass. too. don't you know. fol-
he really can't sing a little bit-"-New
York Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

A Chinaman who acted as secretary
to former Chinese minister to Eng
land has published book in which he
says:
''There is nothing which an Ameri-
can won't say. there is nothing which
an Englishman won't eat, there Is
nothing an Italian won't sing. there Is
no measure to which a Frenchman
won't dance. and there is nothing Rus
slams won't coyet"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
A story of Two Necklaces,

When General Weyler was sent by
Spain as governor general to Manila
Don Carlos Palanca, the wealthy Span
iardized Chinaman, determined to SEND
Mrs Weyler gift the customary way
of obtaining the good will of the Span
ish officials. He found at u jewelers.
two necklaces, each costing $4,000 and
both being SO beautiful that he could
not choose between them. So he sem
them both to Mrs. Weyler with the
message that she should make hel
choice. He received a warm letter OF
thanks from her, stating that the neck
laces were so beautiful that she could
not decide between them and hence
would keep both, which she did.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

Herophilus. one of the Alexandrian
school. wrote a treatise on the practice
of medicine on obstetrics. on the eye
and on the pulse. which he correctly
referred to the movements Of the heart
He was aware of the existence of the
lacteals and of their anatomical rela-
tions to the mesenteric glands. Erasis.
tratus-his colleague and a pupil of
Theophrastus and Chrysippus was
aware of the nature of the heart and
its connection with the veins and ar
teries. but he fell into the error that
the veins were for the conveyance of
air and the arteries for that of blood.
Otherwise he anticipated Harvey's
great discovery. He knew also that
there We're two kinds Of nerves-those
of motion and those of sensation
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
1@%~%@N@N@@@~<3% ~@@~@&9%&
( THE LETTER
: "P"
Copyright 1872. by the
By j. j. a'BECKET

a .. D. AuC1ANhS NOAiphh9 (D
%9~@>@~@~9%9%~ @%@~9%@%9\@%
Young Mr.. Carlisle Partridge pos
sessed an ample income and an ex-
traordinary talent for the piano. His
ambition to be a celebrated performer
occupied much Of his thought and
time. Unfortunately. just as he reach
ed the point where he felt warranted
In appearing as professor his health
began to show signs Of failing. His
physician advised change of air and
less arduous practice.
Partridge sought out a beautiful
country town whose air was invigorat-
ing He engaged a large front room
and the use of a rear one, which was
sort of country back parlor. In the for
mer he had a grand piano installed and
restricted his use of 1t to three hours IL
day, practicing only the numbers for
his programme.
The small community was much i'm
pressed by this exhibition Of opulence
and energy. So was the daughter of
his Iandlady. a girl Of eighteen. Hetty
Humphreys was bright and exceed
| inglY pretty girl, who had already
made her mark in the little village
world by her standing at the academy.
| Her mother planned for her a higher
fight at Holyoke college.
After few days the girls interest in
the handsome young musician deepen
ed She would spend nearly all of the
evening hour for practice In the bay
window, which looked out on the large
garden. A honeysuckle vine clambered
thickly around this window. whose
ledge was only a few feet from the
ground. Of a little at one side was a
vineclad arbor.
"Do you mind if sit in the window
of the back parlor and hear you play?"
she asked. "You do play so beautifully.
and of course we get so little music Of
any kind here that it's a real treat and
an education for me. I'm too busy the
rest Of the day to give it attention"
| Mr.. Partridge had assented with the
proviso that she should not speak to
him until the hour was over. Hetty
promised, and when the thing was
tried he found that she was as good
as her word In fact when he had made
some remark to her the first night she
had not replied. He was so nearsight-
ed that he could not see well into thu
dark opening of the window. 1t was
not until he had closed the piano and
made another remark that he received
any response.
"Tired? No, indeed. but it makes
me feel so dreamy i don't want to say
| word"
This was as good as could be. So
the rehearsals went on through the
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14
FARMER JoE,s SPEECH.
1t Was Short, but 1t Crushed tn
Bumptious YOungster.

1t Was Short, but II Crushed the
Bumptious YOungster.
"You may get the better Of an oppo-
nent in debate" said an old time ora
tor. 'by sheer force of convincing argu-
ment-that is to say, you may score
and win on points-but If you want to
put your man down and out at a single
coup just make him ridiculous. Only
succeed in doing this, and all the logic
of the other side will explode In yacan-
cy like so many blank cartridges.
"Once when l was serving term up
the state In the legislature bumptious
youngster who had just been introduc-
ed was laboring through his maiden
effort. He was attacking man who
was his senior by at least a score and
ten years and thought to make hit by
referring to him as that little gray
beard from Herkimer' Rymal of Mag
ara rose to reply. He was an old timer,
who never spoke unless he had some
thing to say and so was always sure OF
an attentive audience. Farmer Joe, as
he was called. got up slowly, gradually
expanded himself to his full height of
feet 4. thrust his left hand behind the
tails of a capacious and somewhat
shabby frock coat. held up the index
finger of his right hand. cleared his
throat olninously and solemnly began:
MIR. Speaker. the honorable gentle
man who has just spoken has never
read rope's essay. If he had. he would
remember that the ''souls the standard
of the man" And. sir. fifty such souls
as that of the honorable gentleman
who preceded me could be put into the
skull of a flea and have as much room
there as two frogs in Lake Superior
He didn't have to say more. The
chamber went into a CONFUSION of
laughter which lasted for several min
utes after the tall farmer had resumed
his seat. AS for the youngster, he did
the best he could. He wriggled about,
got red in the face. tried to look uncon-
cerned and kept his mouth closed dur
ing the balance of the session" New
York News
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-14

A man who was once talking with
the late Sir Moses Montefore Mt a re
ception found the conversation so en-
tertaining that he completely forgot the
race of his companion and made some
uncomplimentary remark about the
Jewish features of a lady who was
passing by. The mistake was no soon
er made than it was perceived.
The unhappy man began to apologize
profusely. Il ask a thousand pardons.
Ii was SO stupid of me TO forget. You
look angry enough to eat me. | beg you
not to devour me-"
Sir" replied Sir Moses, lit is impos-
sible. My religion forbids. "-Peter's
The jew as Patriot"