davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22
HOW spRcKLE sAw THE WORLD

Dear me-" sighed Speckle, the
frog. I'm getting tired of this pond,
all mud and water Nothing to do but
sing all day and catch flies, and moth
ing to do but sing all night I'm going
to see the world"
The other frogs cried out in horror;
they had always lived in the pond and
did not know or want anything differ.
ent. They scolded and advised, but
that did not make Speckle change his
mind.
It was early morning when he said
"Good-by' and hoped out on the
bank The others screamed Good
luck!" till he was out of sight on the
road that ran near by. There he
stopped to rest. How big the world
is, and how very dusty" thought
Speckle.
A horse and cart drove by and
speckle had barely time to hop out OF
the way Of the wheels How perfect
ly dreadful" he painted, as he stopped
for breath, Il don't like the world one
bit"
Now he was in the green grass of
the road side and It was very nice, all
wet with the morning dew. Speckle
thought he would stay there a while.
Il was wrong, he said "the world is
green. not brown"
Theen came the patter of feet and a
voice crying See that toad Catch
him. Jim!" Speckle hoped out Of
sight under the taller grass. What
a narrow escapel" he thought. They
took me for a toad.
He lay there for a long time The
sun dried off the dew and the grass
greww very hot. Specific gasped for
breath and longed for the cool pond
He was ashamed to venture back so
soon. but at last as II grew hotter and
hotter. he could bear it no longer.
Half dead with hunger and thirst, in
fear and trembling se hoped back
to the pond and my, how glad he was
to be home again
THE world is a fine place to see"
he told the others, "all green and
brown; but too and dusty for n
thank you. Brooklyn Eagle.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22
ns w. In.t a rLnln nru,e.

~ " ~ NMaN N NhAM FA"ANs
George" exclaimed Mrs Younghus-
band, with a radiant smile, baby has a
tooth.
Has he7" was the response in tone
which betrayed no emotion.
"You don't seem surprised"
"Im not surprised All babies have
first teeth If ours didn't have any I'd
manage to work up some excitement,
perhaps"
Il thought you'd be ever so pleased
and happy about it.
mo; | don't see that it's any occasion
for especial congratulations. The baby
has my deepest sympathy"
What for"
For having the first tooth He has
just struck the opening chapter of a
long story of trouble Pretty soon he'll
have other teeth
"Of course he will
Every ono he cuts will hurt him.
Then his second teeth will come and
push these out. That will hurt him
again. Some of the new ones will grow
crooked, likely as not, and he will have
to 60 to the dentist and have instruments
adjusted to them to pull them into line.
Then he'll cut his wisdom teeth. They
will hurt lot. After that he'll have to
60 to the dentist and let him drill holes
and hammer until his face feels like a
great palpitating stone quarry. l
shouldn't like him to go through life
without teeth But ! must say that l
don't see any occasion for the customary
hilarity over an event that means so
much in the way of sorrow and hurilia-
ton"
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22
HOW PIRns K1IL sNAKEs.

In the southern part of California
there is a strange bird called the road
runner. Few birds can fly better than
this one, but rarely does he ever rise
from the ground, and then only when
hard pressed He prefers to escape
from man or beast by running, and
a. he can easily outrun the swiftest
horse his speed saves him from all
his enemies.
The male bird is not larger than a
common barnyard rooster, and his
feathers are as gayly colored as those
of the peacock. The hen is Of a dark
brown sagebush color.
The road runner has one mortal
enemy-the rattlesnake. This reptile
is fond Of devouring the road runners
eggs whenever it comes across a nest
in the sagebush. But the road lun.
ners often have opportunities of re-
venging themselves.
Whenever they come across a sleep.
ing rattlesnake summing himself on a
warm rock, they immediately prepare
a trap for his destruction. Prickly
pears abound in those regions The
road runners, generally pas, at once
begin picking up the spiry covered
leaves of this plant and p!ling them
about the sleeping snake in a circle.
When their work is completed they
give their enemy few pecks to
awaken him, and then retire to watch
the result.
in vain the rattlesnake tries to
escape. The ring Of prickly leaves
holds him a prisoner. At every move
he makes the spines prick him. until
at last in despair he turns bites him
self and dies.
Travellers often come across these
circles Of dried leaves, with the dead
snake in the centre. At first no wkite
man would believe the Indian tales of
this strange method the road runners
employed in killing their mortal
enemy but they have since hcen oh
served in the act by several eminent
naturalists, who have corrOborated the
stories told by the Indians.-New
York Tribune.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22
ComplIment. Loo reutonlc.

He is the most gallant OF the junior
members of the diplomatic corps, but
his gallantry is always Teutonic, pom
derous and, at times, almost overpow-
ering. So is his English,
"Ach" ne exclaimed, as he entered q
swell afternoon function last week, "vC
arrh in de presence off de enemy, dc
loafflee enemy We shall neffer durn Quail
packs to dc enemy. We haff purnet Quail
pritches behint US. We must face do
loafiiee foe"
"Under the circumstances" laughed
his charming hostess, 81 think it will bC
well for you to face the foe"
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22
a VIsIr oF coNDoLENcE.

Little Edna was a solemn child;
whether this was due to her own pc
culiar disposition or TO the fact that
her old black nanny delighted In
mournful events, It is hard to say.
on one occasion Edna went with
her mother to pay a visit Of condo
lenceY to her aunt, whose husband
had recently tled She was very
fond of this aunt. who had expressed
the wish to see the little niece, so
ahe and her mother came ali the way
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22
Tw.ntleth Csnturr LorIc.

Johnnie had been arguing with his
mother and had got rather the worst OF
the interview, which landed with a
sound of Smack, smack"
Johnnie" said his father, I'm sur
prised to hear that you have dared to
dispute with your mother"
But she was wrong, pa" replied
Johnnie.
"That has nothing to do with il" said
the old man "You might just as well
profit by my experience and learn once
for all that when a woman says a thing
is so, it is so, whether it is so or not.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

Mr.. Wu Ting-fang acquired his pun.
gent English in London. He was a
student in the Middle Temple in 1876,
and was known by his proper and un'
pronounceable name Of Ng Choy. Sub
seQuently, states the London Chroni.
Gle, after he had entered the public
service Of his country at Tientsin and
had been promoted to be a mandarin,
he followed the custom Of adopting an
official name Ting-fang Is said to
mean hall fragrance" and is intend.
ed to indicate that the one so desig'
mated is so just and eminent law-giv
er that the sweet SAVIOR Of his reputa.
ton "fils the court"
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

An absolute cure for all foot troubles.
Guaranteed TO stop all odor and excessive
perspiration. Brings red burning, smarting,
tired and tender feet 10 perfectly normal
soc5ttion A superior toilet article for ladies.
INNS Dowder does away with the use Of dress
shields. Druggists or sent direct In hand
some top tin package for 2bc. EDWIN
=. MFRRr1I.. Maker, Woodstock VI.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

In an article in Leslie's Weekly,
Harry Beardsley thus describes An.
drew Carnegie: "A little, smiling,
white-haired man. unaffected in man.
ner with nothing whatever imposing
in his bearing, without what is com.
monty called a presence, or in ex
pressive slang a front'-a man SC
diminutive that he Is conspicuous IN
contrast with other men and women
surrounding him. He seems so small.
so gentle and modest that you look in
vain In his conduct at that time for
some Of the forceful personal traits
which he possesses-traits which he
has exercised to thrust himself ahead
Of those who were in the race with
him."
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22
AuthorIs pelioht.

you ought to be satisfied now"
said the wife you have so much more
time to do your writIng-no coal to
bring in, no time lost in hunting the
plumber Nothing TO do but work the
garden, beat the carpets, varnish the
furniture, and make yourself gener-
ally useful Atlanta Constitution.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22
MRS, ida |. ROSER
Grand-Niece Of Ex-President
James *. Polk, Writes TO
Mrs. Pinkham Saying:

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Il have been
married for nearly two years, and so
far have not been blessed with child.
/ have, however, suffered with com.
plication of female troubles and pain.
ful menstruation, until very recently.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22
AT sHAKEsPEARE's HOME.
- a,.-, = fcs-a -. a.,..,, ~

81 am finishing a tour OF Europe; the best
thing I've had over here is a box OF Tetterine
/ brought from home. &C. II. Mcconnell
Mgr Economical Drug Co.. Of Chicago. Ill
Tetterine cures itching skin troubles SOC. a
box by mail from J. I. shuptrine, Savannah
Ca. II your druggist don't keep it,
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

Hume said that Tacitus was the
ablsst writer that ever lived, and him
self tried to model his style on that OF
the Roman historian.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

H. H. GREEN'S Sons, Of Atlahtl Ga, arc the
only successful Dropsy Specialists in the
world. See their liberal offer In advertise
ment in another column of this paper.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

A record OF the height Of Indiana
soldiers in the Civil War shows that
out Of 11S,254 there were 15,O47 feet
10 inches high, S,7O6 feet inches,
6,679 6 feet high, 2,614 feet 1 inch,
1857 feet inches, 406 feet 3
inches, and 1856 over feet inches, ="
says the Indianapolis Journal. Com
menting on these statistics, DR.. Gould,
actuary of the United States Sanitary
Commission, wrote: 1t is evident
from our statistics that the Indiana
men are the tallest of all natives Of
the United States, and these latter the
tallest of all civilized countries.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

Detectives are not always thin, although
some of them waste away to a mere
shadow
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
Avenue, N, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 8, 1900
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

FITS permanently cured. No fits ornervous.
ness after FIRST days use Of Dr. Klines Great
NerveRestorer. &2trial bottle and treatiseiree
DR.. II. KLINE, Ltd, 9Sl Arch st. Phiia., Pa.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

On hot day the animals in the Union
Stockyards Of Chicago have been known to
drink 7,0O0 900 gallons of water
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

Some men are too busy to make friends,
aud others are too lazy to make enemies.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

II is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting,
Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns and
Bunions. Ask for Allen Foot-Ease, a powder
to be shaken into the shoes. Cures while you
walk. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c
Don't accept any substitute. Sample sem
FREE. Address, Allen s. olmsted, Leroy, NY
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

II is natural that the medical student
should be quite a cut-up.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

We will give 800 reward for any case Of
catarrh that cannot be cured with Hall s
Catarrb Cure. Taken internally.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

Mrs. .Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
ieething, soften the gums, reducesiniammas
lion .allays pain cures wind collie. 25c. bottl-
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

Fine feathers may not make fine birds,
but they make a girl feel like one.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

If all women are riddles, the palmer they
are the more readily the men give them up
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

Two men named Pettygrove and
Lovejoy we're the first owners Of the
ground on which the city of Portland,
Ore, now stands. Pettygrove had gone
there from Maine and Lovejoy from
Massachusetts. Pettygrove, out Of ad-
miration for Portland in his own
State wanted TO name the new place
Portland Lovejoy, being a Boston
man, insisted upon calling it Bos
ton. Unable to agree, they finally de
cided to toss a penny, the man getting
heads to name the place. Pettygrove
got the heads and named the place.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22
NOTES AH9
ENVIRONMENTS
CT1T TEV
~v@

The British navy has decided to
build new class Of warships, a little
stronger than the destroyer type, to
be used for scouting purposes.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

A Federal judge in Chicago has de-
clared judicially that the real author
of the celebrated play Of "Cyrano de
Bergerac" was not Edmond Rostrand,
as has been generally supposed, but a
plain Chicago real-estate operator
named Gross. Now let Cyrano be en-
Joined. and let us have the real and
original play under its true title Of
THE Merchant Prince Of Cornville."
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22
Irne Allnn,n rnnt.rnrr

The children who say the brightest
things don't ALWAYS set the word on FIRE.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

j. X. Card. a wealthy manufactur.
er at Dundee, Scotland, proposes to
erect in that city a cancer hospital at
cost of 100000. He has also guaran.
teed the payment of $4,000 a year for
five years for original laboratory work
in investigating the disease.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22
Nrnrrill.. Toot Powder.

A negative answer may be given in .
nositive manner.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

The work of completing the dome
on the Federal building at Chicago is
delayed by the fact that there are but
fourteen human flies" in the United
States who can do "steeple jack" work
at such great height, and they are all
employed. The pay looks very large
to a man until he reaches the building
and looks up at the dome where the
work is to be done.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

The man who is puffed up with pride is
the one who can scarcely contain himself
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

The State Department reports that
ihe Holy Land is a promising market
for automobiles. The vehicles now in
use there are drawn by horses, which
give out quickly under the hot sun.
and the only autos" now in use in
Palestine are French machines Of in
ferior make.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

The Sultan of Turkey recently re-
ceived petitions from the officers in
garrisons at Uskub and three adjoin-
ing towns setting forth that their pay
had failed to materialize for long
time, and that promotion was at a
standstill. Abdul Hamid responded
by promoting sixty-fve officers of the
garrison at Przina who had not petit
toned.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

1t is stated that there are in the
United States 10000 women authors,
100000 women school teachers, $4,000
oookkeepers, 1900 women occupying
pulpits, 1000 women professors, $500
actresses, $4,000 women engaged in
art and decorative work and 5000
women doctors.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

Free medical dispensaries connected
with the thirty medical schools Of
Chicago together with the dispensar-
les conducted as charities, give aid to
105,939 patients every year at total
cost of $44,229. Forming the greater
part of this cost are 124.250 prescrip.
tions at 20 cents each, and 10000 Wis
its, costing on an average of 16 cents
each.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

Congressman Littlefeld, Of Maine,
says that IF it were not for the news
papers the jobs which would go
through Congress would be terrible to
contemplate. If there were no news
papers at all don't believe I would
be willing to trust myself alone in the
House of Representatives for fifteen
minutes"
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

COMPLETE TREATMENT FOX EVERY HUMOUR, 81.
ASAO@4A "a Instantly aay itching Inflammation and
n ac loc csOl
ard
and
Depot London French Depot
POTTER DRUo CORP, sole Prope Boston, u s. A.
odouress e
a for anotherb
purifiers Bach PIN equivalent RoLvESr
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14

By the straying away of their two
year old child last Wednesday night,
/ great CONSERVATION was caused in the
family of CLARK Wallace living south
west of town. A search party was
Immediately organized and the sur
rounding country searched for the
missing child. DR.. Bundy, coming
home from call, saw the lanterns of
the searching party and brought the
news to town. Nothing was found OF
the child until the next morning,
/ when it was discovered lying exhaust
/ ed and insensible in a dead furrow of
a plowed field.-Osage News.
When AL Russell opened his restau-
rant last Monday morning, he dis
covered that some one had gained an
entrance through rear window dur
ing the night and stolen some cigars
and tobacco. Suspicious pointed to
Otto House and young fellow named
Anderson, and late Monday night in
company with Marshal Block, he
dropped down on them after they had
gone to bed and by putting them
through the sweating" process singly
succeeded in gaining an admission of
their guilt and the return Of the goods.
They were taken to New Hampton
Tuesday and lodged in the county Jail
to await the action of the grand jury,
both having waved trial. Young An
derson is from Wisconsin and has been
here more or less for the past six
months. --Lawler Dispatch.
The somewhat celebrated sheep scab
case has been occupying the district
court of Mitchell county and
came to an end last week, when the
jury brought in verdict for the de-
PENDANT. This case was commenced
in the fall of 1900, when George
Shupe sued Ben McIntire for nearly
eight hundred dollars damages for the
loss of sheep by scab alleged to have
come from sheep which Shupe pur-
chased from McIntire's flock. Both
men reside in Wayne township. The
case has been stubbornly fought, with
Eaton & Salisbury attorneys for
Shupe, and Sweeney & Lovejoy for Nc
Intire. 1t was tried at the last term
of court and verdict rendered for
the defendant, but the verdict was set
aside and new trial granted on ac-
count of the liquor said to have been
consumed by the jury during the pro-
gress of the case. The past week has
been consumed in its trial-the jury
went out at four O'Clock yesterday af
ternoon and returned verdict for the
defendant at nine o'clock last night.
This will, of course, throw the costs,
amounting we'll into the hundreds,
on Mr.. Shupe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14
Whooping Cough.

A woman who has had experience
with this disease, tells how to prevent
any dangerous consequences from it.
She says: Our three children took
whooping cough last summer, our
baby boy being only three months old
and owing to our giving them Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, they lost
none of their plumpness and came out
in much better health than other child
rem whose parents did not use this
remedy. Our Oldest little girl would
call Justify for cough syrup between
whoops. Jessie Pinkey Hall, Spring
vile, Ala. This remedy is for sale by
Wangler Bros, druggists.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14
The Duty of Parents.

Prevention is better than cure, and
yet remedy like Gooch's Mexican
Syrup for coughs, colds and consump-
ton, if not used to prevent consump-
ton by curing cough or cold in the
beginning, can be depended ON to even
cure after the lungs begin to waste
away. No other remedy is so nice to
take, or so quick to cure, and many
families often buy new bottle before
the old one is all used up, so that they
may have it always in the house. Only
% cents at drug stores
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14
Dangerous If Neglected.

Burns, cuts and other wounds Otter
fail to heal properly if neglected ant
become troublesome sores. DeWitt''
Witch Hazel Salve prevents such con
sequences. Even where delay has ag
gravated the injury DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve effects cure. 81 had a
running sore on my leg thirty years, u
says H. g. Hartley, Yankeetown, Ind.
(" After using many remedies, tried
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. A few
boxes healed the sores. Cures all
skin diseases. Piles yield to it at
once. Beware of counterfeits.
Engbretson Phar. Wangler Bros.
Don't waste your money on worth
less limitations of Rocky Mountain
Tea. Get the genuine made only by
the Madison Medicine Co. A great
family remedy. 30 cts.
r. A. Engbretson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14
Don't Start Wrong.

Don't start the summer with a
lingering cough or cold. We all know
what summer cold" is. It's the
hardest kind to cure. Often it "hangs
on" through the entire season. Take
it in hand right now. A few doses of
One Minute Cough Cure will set you
right. Sure cure for coughs, colds,
Group, grip, bronchitis, all throat and
lung troubles. Absolutely safe. Acts
at once. Children like it. lone Min
ute Cough Cure is the best cough med
icine ever used, says j. H. Bowles,
Groveton, N. III. 81 never found any
thing else that acted so safely and
quickly"
Engbretson Phar. Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14
Better Cut This Out.

Every mother should be quickly sus-
picious of worms when her children
act as if they were going to be sick.
Worms are known to be the first cause
of much i'll health. Young and old
very often are suffering from worms
when "a mother thinks it is something
else. Remeber, a very harmless, yet
always effective, remedy for stomach,
tape or pin worms, is % cent bottle
of Mothers Worm Syrup.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14
Wants Other. to Know.

81 have used DeWitt's Little EARLY
Risers for constipation and torpid
liver and they are all right. am
glad to indorse them for think when
we find good thing we ought to let
others know it,, writes Alfred Helm
re, Quincy, Ill. They never grippe or
distress. Sure, safe pills.
Engbretson Phar. Wangler Bros
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14

A box of BRoMo-LAx contains no
4uinine), costing 25c at your druggists,
will cure your Colds and Grippe in a
few hours.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14
ASTHrACUREF FREE!
Asthmalene Brings Instant Relief and Per-
manent Cure in all Cases.
Sent Absolutely FREE on Receipt OF Postal.

There is nothing like Asthmalene. 1t brings instant
relief in the worst 1t when all else fails
The Rev. G. F. WELLS, of Villa Ridge, ILL.,, says:
"Your trial bottle of Asthmalene received in good
condition. cannot tell you how thankful feel for the
good derived from it. L slave, chained with
purid throat and asthma for ten years despared
of ever being cured. your advertisement for the
of this dreadful and ormenting disease asthma,
and thought you had ovespoken yourselves, but
resolved TO give 1t trial To my establishment, the
trial acted like charm. Send me fulsize BOTTLE"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14

We send sufferer trial Athmaene similar
LUTEY FREE OF CHARGE sufferer who will write for it,
postal Never
will relieve and cure The the glad
Do Medicine
Company 70 East ls0th St. N " City, Sold by all Druggists