davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1902-01-31
DIR. LEATHERMAN.

Expert Specialist the cure Of all special diseases
Of men and women. Face Pimples Blackheads
BIotches. Oily and Greasy Skins cured forever.
Cousultation. free. coz B IT. NV oc8O-tf
Evening star., 1902-01-31
FOR sALE-HoUsEs.

| FOR sALE-NEAR BUREAU ENGRAVING, COR
house. south front, containing rooms and bath;
IN % good q ords5 ,ans Price low HEIskELL 4 Nc
LflhaN Ieoo r 81 Ja3O-3t
FOR sALE-OR ExcHANGE-NEARLY NEW 10
room bun brick and stone house near Portner
fats; four rooms first floor: fine bath, mantels.
Pleasant Washington Heights; take pay
difference In cash Give location and price or
letters will not be noticed s4,50e trust. Ad-
ja2s-5t. Box 25s. Star office.
FOR sALE-NEw HOUSE on ROANOKE ST.,
overlooking the city; well built: modern. attrac-
tive: hot-water heat parlor. reception hall. din
$50; price low II. L. RUST. COS l4th n W. If, 5
FOR sALk-T0 CLOSE AN ESTATE :
ABAKGAIS-Handsome 3-story stone and brick
SHIRE AVE. near st. NV. Price. $1,000
For permit dpPIy KgEpH to W. LEE
1a25-h 1+O6 G st. NV.
FOR sALE-THIs Is BARGAIN-sMALI PAY
ment cash; balance to suit-near 18th and L Ma.
s. 800. D. D. THOMPSON 1886 =.
ja24-tf.4
FOR sALE-REDUCED $500 EACH; ONLY $500
Ne@ houses Gadnts sa edndns 1iah s ne interest
rms Ra bath tn an 81 large yard; 3D. parking; open
Ja256t'
FOR sALE-AN INCOME OF
s1.6OO PER YEAR
l'' an 'GsSsS%fal NEW. aASbsoSE SI s5SiGGi HOUSES
In the northwest section.
RENT VERY LOW FOR THE HOUSES.
Can leave $4,000. at per cent, showing an
income of 81 100 on Sc, 0O0.
Ja?5-h W. s. MINNIX, 1927 st.
FOR SALE-CAPrTOL HILL NEAR STANTON
Square, line: east front: rooms and
bath; tiled vestibules and bath rooms; porcelain
tub; sanitary plumbing; marble wristbands;
elegant cabinet mantels. Key and particulars at
office. d. D. THOMPSON, 1885 w.
ja24-tf
FOR SALE-MUsT BE SOLD TO SETTLE AN
estste-1330. 1892 and 1884 st. NV, opposite
Franklin Park; lots 72 #. by IA IT.
d. N. OGDEN Executor.
no23-7St 1925 1st st. NV.
SUBURBAN PROPERTY.
CHOICE VILLA SITE; 3 ACRES; ADJACENT D.
@. line; y mile NV TeDleytown road improved
by District; situation elevated inspection In
yited.
wEsCOTT & STORY, s16 18th st. NV.
ja24-f&s-12ts
FOR SALE-ONE OF THE FINEST CORNER LOTS
in Brookland. 50x150, south and east front; Poto-
mac water, sewer and gas; all conveniences.
Owner Of this lot will build or S-room house
to suit purchaser, on easy terms Rare chance to
ja25-7t. ROLAND G. BOOTH cor 10th & NV
FOR SALE
Choice Montgomery county farms, ranging in
size from 25 to 500 acres. Prices. $50 to 500
per W. NJ. TERRELL,
With B. H. Warner Co.,
no0-d 916 at. NV.
Evening star., 1902-01-31
CITY REAL ESTATE.

Atlantic City, N. j.
HOTELS AND COTTAGES FOR RENT AND SALE
G. ]. ADAMS CO., Successors to l. G. Adams &
Co.. Rooms 2-+6S, Real Estate and Law bldg.
ja15-105t.o
Evening star., 1902-01-31

FOR SALE-NEAR BUREAU ENGRAVING, COR.
house. south front, containing rooms and bath !;
in good order. Price low. HEISkEIL Nc
LERAN. 1908 ST. ja30-3t
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10

pOsite him to resent It or even notice
4. He told Milly's father that he In.
tended stopping In the village for fe Y
days.
"Dcn't 70 work r asked the old man
sharply.
Not In summer. teach chemistry
u the university. you know. 1t does
not open until September" The old
man grunted again. and poor Milly's
cheeks grew redder. and she proposed
. walk.
The news OF the new arrival had
spread through the village like Wild
nre. and every window they passed
seemed to frame q pair OF prying eyes.
Some few who passed them even snick.
cred audtbly. and Milly was In dis
tress.
She looked at his hands and realized
suddenly that they were whittier than
her own. his hat and his shoes shone
IKE mirrors and ruler could not be
straighter than the crease in his light
trousers.
She might have known how country
people would take these things. ro,r
Milly. she liked him very much. and
she wanted everyone else to like him
10 that 1t was u very uncomfortable lit
tie girl who crept between the sheets
that night.
The next few days were hard ones
Tor her. Her girl friends laughed when
they passed Milly and Harry, ana more
than once she heard someone say:
"Just out Of bandbox" and .mam.
mas boy"
And all the time she knew that she
loved him.
One evening they started for a drive
behind the old family horse. Don't let
him run away with you," called Mr.
Ranscome. rs they amblei out OF the
barn. Lawrence laughed cool natured.
~. Il guess can hold him In"
The moon. round and mellow. rose
slowly and lighted the leafy road far
them. the breath OF -mown h,v
came to them In the sof, breeze and the
crickets chirped blithely.
'.Milly, have to go back in a coun,.
OF days and want to ask you a CUES.
ton first. Can you guess what II isy"
He laid bis hand upon hers gently and
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10


woman who aspires to social distinc.
ton.
Mrs. Gibson. whose husband is the
well-known artist and illustrator and
the creator Of the Gibson girl" is
credited with having one OF the finest
figures In Gotham. She has a beauti.
full voice. inferior only to that Of Mel.
ia. and possesses a charming manner,
Like many other successful society
women she g Southerner and as
Irene Langhorne was famous belle
In Richmond, Va. When she married.
her husband was struggling artist,
and for time In New York she de-
clined many invitations on the ground
that she could not afford to accent
them. She is said to be the only WON.
an who ever refused an invitation to
dine at the Aston table. But now her
husband Is famous and growing
wealthy and she has made her way TO
the top Of the social ladder. Mrs. Glib
son is related to many Of the wealthy
families Of New York.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10
The City Swell

00n HEN Milly Ranscome return
VNW ed from six months visit TO
the city she was accompanied
BY Harry Lawrence. n tall. slim young
man. clad In clothes of the newest
fashion and wearing upon his light
esrls a shining silk hat. fatal thing
20 do In the little. narrow minded town
OF Groton. "A city swell" he was at
once pronounced, and no type can ex-
press the inefYable scorn with which
these words were uttered.
Milly's father. an old fashioned, stub
born man. looked at the newcomer and
his clothes and then with a grunt OF
disapproval left the room to stable the
horse. At supper Mr. Ranscome talk
cd Of nothing but farming and seemed
rather pleased at the ignorance OF his
guest ON the subject.
Harry Lawrence. however. was too
deeply In love with the pretty face op-
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10
Talking at Sea.

The marvels Of wireless telegraphy
are great enough to render recent
use of the system not sufficiently won
derful to be extraordinary. perhaps.
yet the incident reported by Chambers
Journal is one which appeals to the
Imagination.
Two Cunard liners. the Lucania and
the Campania. were crossing the At
lantic in opposite directions. Each.
knowing the date of the others sail
ing. could make a calculation as to
the hour when they would most likely
meet When the hour came, the YES
sells were too far apart to sight each
other Presently, however. the warn
Ing bell Of the wireless Geographic ap-
paratus in the Campania tinEled. and
the message was spelled out: Are
you there?-Lueania." And then the
two vessels. still invisible to each 9th
er, and. as it was found. thirty-six
miles apart. talked for some hours. ex-
experiences as to the wealth.
er and finally parting with the word
'good-by." when they were a hundred
and forty miles asunder.
Such conversation carried on he
tween vessels in the open ocean. sep-
arated by such vast stretch of wa.
ter. and out Of sight of each other. is
an impressive illustration of what
wireless telegraphy means.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10
Had Given 1t I'm.

The priest was here the day." said
Mrs. Lannigan to her husband, as tn.
two sat down to supper. "He said he
was hoping you nor your brother Tim
would 60 to hear that walking delegate
that's making speeches all around tho
town."
sure. and Ord no intintions to 60 !.
said Mr.. Lannigan. his utterapee
clogged by biscuit.
He said" proceeded the wife i'm.
patiently. that the man indoolped too
much in hyperbole. What is that. Ar
thur?'
MIR. Lannigan looked at her renrov.
ingly. and paused in the middle of an.
other biscuit.
"Oim temperance man these e,,ht
years he said. loftily. land if Won are
wishful to know what annythinp of
that koind is. Mary Ann. it's from
some wan else besides ME you'u have
to get your information. Orm amazed
at ye. woman"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10

the Bundy strikes off the time the clerks
and carriers report on and OFT duty, not
like other clocks that only strike the
hours and half hours Of the day. 1t ia
complicated affair and many a poor
hard-wOrked clerk and carrier will YER
lily the statement. for 1t has cost some
OF theBa much Of their hard-earned and
small salary.
The Bundy il worked as follows:
When the office opens for business at 6
o'clock In the morning the clock is the
first thing attended to. The three dating
keys are used. and the date and hour
y . t1.. is imprinted on the tape; then
the employees each take their kew and
ring In" their arrival. Each employe
has his own number and that number
is on his key. He is not allowed to use
another's key or ring in" or out any
fellow clerk or carrier. under penalty
Of dismissal from the service. The LET
ter carriers have four keys, the first
being used when he reports for the day
at $50 a. m. When he goes out OH his
first trip he takes down his next KEY.
when IL the Key hearing the letter
H." and rings out" and leaves the Of
ace. On his return he Immediately on
entering the office rings in" his arriv.
al, the key bearing the letter 'R," and
after he has performed his office work
and II is time for him to take his "lay
off, or Swing" for an hour or two. n
carrier not being allowed to work more
than eight hours per day. he uses the
key bearing the letter "E." meaning
end Of duty. AZ each key is "runy in"
the clock registers the time to a frac.
ton Of a minute.
Letter carriers are allowed by law
to work only eight hours. and when a
carrier has worked over that time, IL
only for one minute. Intentionally or
Internationally. he must pay the penal.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10

ty. which is usually suspension from
one to three days without pay, for In
Gle Sam Is very strict master in the
postoffice and the Bundy never lies.
There are penalties for failure to ring
the clock on arrival and departure, for
all employees. from the heads of the va
rious departments to the pOrters. Let
ter carriers are suspended from one to
fifteen days. according to how many
prior convictions there may be record
ed against them in the record book
Clerks suffer for their mistakes by be-
ing fined from one days salary up. as
the case may be, as prior convictions
also count against the clerks.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10
-''-------~-------------------
He Was Not a Socialist.

There Is a curious little restaurant in
Ann street. where clerks and Office
boys and peddlers discuss business and
politics over their frugal luncheon. A
Few days ago the collision in the New
York Central tunnel was under discus.
sion. and young Irish peddler was
advocating public ownership of rail-
ways. while law clerk was defending
private ownership.
Finally. at loss for answer to A
statement made by the freshman. the
clerk retorted
oh. you are a socialist"
Sure an I'm not" replied the Irish.
man Indignantly; I'm workingman."
New York Post.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10

cage from which 1t can escape only by
pecking at a certain spot, and SO open.
ing the door 1t sees other chicks and
food outside and reacts to the situation
tconfinemenD according to it's Unborn or
gahization. by running about, peeping,
jumping at the walls, trying to squeeze
through any small openings and peck
ing at the barriers combining 1t. The
chick feels a score or more Of impulses
to score or more Of acts. III its re-
action include one particular act
namely, peck at a certain spot-it of
course escapes. This one act Is fol.
lowed by freedom. food and general
comfort. The other acts resulted only
In continuance Of the unpleasant soil.
tary confinement.
If. after the chick has enioyed free-
dom FOR awhile. we put it into the cage
again we have repetition Of the first
event. except that the chick Is likely to
run and peep and jump and squeeze
less and to peck at the door sooner. If
we continue this process, SO that the
chick Is again and again confronted by
the tion--''confinement in box Of
such and such appearance"-it con.
stantly decreases the useless acts and
performs the suitable one sooner and
sooner, until finally 1t pecks at the spot
Immediately whenever put into that
box. 1t has learned. we say. to get out
OF the box by pecking ut certain spot.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10
THEY NEVER CHANGE,

The moon an the women is jest the same
Sence oil Bill Shakspeares times.
HE moon as round and the girls a
strange
As when Bill wrote his rhymes.
I've read in the whole endurln' lot
OF stuff by men Of fame
I've read 'em allan | tell you what,
The girls is jest the same.
There was Byron, Dryden. an Alex
Pope.
An honest Thomas Moore.
They sang of girls. an Of blasted hope.
An by the moon they swore.
The girls are the same as Bobby Burns
Sang in sad refrain
The more man studies EN-. less he learns.
For sech research is in vain.
The moon an the women they make no
change.
As poets sing to-day;
The moons as round, an the girls Al
strange,
An that's the mournfui lay.
The moon goes on, jest as calm an
bright,
As round the world she whirls-
They swear By the moon in the dreary
night.
An swear about the girls.
baltimore American.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10
NOW THEY MERELY SOC.
For She Knew All the r.
1t Was Nh

1t Wa. the Tim. "
Half dozen persons in a hi.
town office building enjoyed -, uo~a
selves hugely the other day -, ~ '"en
pense Of a young lady with u.h e.
OF them are well acquainted and :. ~
Is located in room adjoniny ~. VINO
which is the scene Of their ds,,. Oas
bors. V u
The leader of the six jokers w.
the telephone instrument and c.n =
the phone In the next room. A. a.ed
anticipated. the young lady answo.' a
This is central Office" annona'
the joker. I'VE are testing tho ~ su
Will you kindly assist us:" or cons' s
all this was said in an altered tow. 'e
voice.
Certainly" was the sweet resno,.
"What shall do?" '''e'
kindly place your mouth abon, -,
inches to the right Of the instruma, wv =
directed the joker. land saw .h.m',
three times at short intervals"
The obliging creature at the o,,..
end promptly complied with tho ~
quest. The joker waved his di.ss
gagged hand at his five associate a..
bent double in the effort to renros.
laughter.
Now place your mouth one inch %
the left and repeat hello four times
the joker instructed.
The response proved excruciutino,,
funny to the man at the phone and
although they could not hear what tbe
young lady said. his five companion.
We're not devoid of Imagination. Nv
this time they We're holding their sides
1t required such long time for the
joker to regain control of his yoice
that the victim had twice INQUIRED
'Is that all?" before he could mv
with your mouth just above the in.
strument pronounce the same word
again." This was done.
The joker could keep in no Longer.
Though beginning to laugh. he man.
aged to splutter:
Now stand on your head and say
hello"
With a shout he slapped the ear.
piece on the hook and literally fell
into a chair. The other five screamed.
Still giggling. the six merry men, q
little later, proceeded to visit the i'm
posed-upon damsel. AS they reached
the doorway Of her room she turned up
her nose disdainfully and remarked, In
chilling manner:
''Humph; knew it was you all the
time"
They speak now as they pass by. but
hats about all.-Washington Star.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10
ATROCITIES IN NEW GUINEA.

NJ. Rouyer a survivor of the massa-
ere OF French scientific mission by
cannibals at Sileraka. New Guinea. on
Jan. 1. in describing the horrible occur
renee. relates that the yacht Salvanti.
with the mission on board. had anchor
ed of the coast of New Guinea. and
that several Of the explorers landed.
After an apparently friendly reception
from the natives the latter treacherous-
~ attacked them during the night. muir
dering thirty-two Of the party, includ-
ing Baron Villars. Count de Saint Romy
and NM. Hagenbeck and Vries. and
wounding thirty-three. including Nj.
Rouyer. the chief Of the mission. and
another Frenchman named Reimer.
NJ. Rouyer writes:
I'VE were all sleeping peacefully
when there was great uproar and we
were attacked by hundreds Of natives
carrying torches. Several Of us were
ielled to the ground with clubs, hatch
cts and spears Others were oyerpower-
ed. carried away and bound to trees.
was among this number. received 4
blow on the head from a club and
tainted. When I recovered conscious
ness at 5 O'clock In the morning found
myself tied hand and foot and sur
by savages. who, believing me
to be dead. were keeping me for them
selves. saw the body Of Baron Villars
near me. bound to tree His body was
naked. his head had been split open,
and his eyes had been gouged out.
The Count de Saint Remy had been de-
capltated and his head stuck on the
md Of spear as trophy. NJ. Hagen
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10
TIME CHECK ON POSTAL CLERKS.
Every Emf loye in the PostofIi &c Must
Contribute to His Own Record.

livery EN- pIOye In the tOStOHIce Must
Contribute to His Own Record.
Remember the Bundy' is the watch
word in the big postoffices, and Uncle
Sans gray-coated men are in constant
dread lest they forget to ring in" or
ring OUT
About a year ago the United States
i'ostoffice Department at Washington,
d. c.. conceived the idea of procuring
a clock to keep correct record of the
arrival and departure of all employees
In that branch Of the service all over
the United States. which resulted in
the supplying Of all postoffices of i'm
portance with the now famous clocks
at cost of over 500 each. The Bundy
clock Is a large affair. having three
strong mainsprings and an intricate
time-recording apparatus. Two OF the
springs work the clock and the other
Is the power of the striking part. for
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10
MENTAL CAPACITY OF A CHICK.
They Learn Readily to DO Those A ctions
Which Bring Food and Ease.


Which Bring Food and Ease.
In 1896 made a great many expert
ments with young chicks. testing their
ability to learn a variety of perform
ances. such as getting ont of box by
pecking at certain spot on door or
by jumping upon little platform or by
pulling down string with their necks.
escaping from pen by going up a
ladder or following an Intricate path
through maze. etc, writes Prof. Ed
ward J. rhorndyke. of Columbia Uni
versity, in the International Monthly.
They learn readily To abandon those
acts which bring discomfort and tn
emphasize those which are successful
In securing them food, shelter. warmth
and the companionship of their fellows.
Their learning, like that of the fishes.
IS essentially a process OF selection.
For instance, a chick Is confined in n
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10

| she looked up at him. His soul was in
his eyes.
Don't ask It," she said quickly.
''Do you mean you would say no?"
he asked. and she noted the pain in
his voice.
''Oh. here Is the village" she said.
AMI he turned away.
They passed the tiny shop and the
watering trough and then they noticed
a group of people outside the only sa-
loon in the place. An ugly looking man
stood Oh the sidewalk. and pale little
woman was beside him. trying to in
duce him to come home.
The man was the village drunkard.
whose temper was Of such repute that
no one ever interfered with him or
crossed his purposes.
The constable had once attempted to
arrest him. but after two weeks in u
hospital he had seen the futil.ty Of his
efforts.
The Ranscome buggy was just oppo-
site the saloon when the woman put
her hand on the mans arm and tried
to turn him hOmewards. With an oath
the man struck her and she fell to the
ground. Not man in the crowd moved,
but suddenly the drunkard felt himself
lifted OF his feet and shaken until his
teeth chartered.
You BRUTE" was Kissed In his ear,
and he was sharply pulled to his feet.
The hand which had held his collar
now moved down to his arm and felt
like wise.
"Pick her up and take her home"
said stern voice. and when the man.
sobered by the attack, looked around
at his assailant, he faced the flashing
eyes Of 1.-THE city swell"
Something In the set Of the square
jaw and the numb feeling which pos
sessed the arm which the young man
still grasped cowed the bully, and he
walked along with his wife without a |
word.
Harry Lawrence settled his tall hat
on his head again. wiped his hands
daintily and turned toward the car
riage. An old man left the group Of
silent spectators and held out his hand
to him. 1t was Mr.. Kanscome.
Zine evenin', Mr.. Lawrence" he
said.
Harry showed all his white teeth in
a smile, while he shook the mans hand
Isn't 1t fine? Never saw bet
ter. Goodevening." and he gathered
the reins again and drov,. on.
When they had left the village Milly
stole look at him. His face seemed
sad and his thoughts were far away.
Are you still thinking about that
man!'' she asked gently.
NO" he replied.
"What are you thinking about that
makes you So" she stopped. star
tied mt her own temerity.
II am thinking how shall get along
without YOU" Milly gasped. Il had
buoyed myself up with the hope that
you cared for me. little anyway. but
when tonight l asked YOU
"You didn't ask me anything" came
the demure interruption.
ihe young man looked at the blush
ing. downcast face beside him. and felt
n rush Of new life within him. When
they returned from the drive dia-
niond flashed on the third finger of
Milly Ranscome's hand and she had
promised to marry the city swell.-In-
iianapolis sun.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10
Still TIaeful.

Loanedit-Borrowit. didn't you get
my lawn mower last summer?
Borrowit-Yes, I'm the man.
Loanedit-Are you thinking of bring
ing 1t home this winter?
Borrowit-Hadn't thought of it. I'm
going to lower the knives in that ma
chine and use 1t to shave the Ice off my
Observation-Disclosures News.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10

society In the me
tropOlis. for Mrs.
Gibson Is its un.
crowned queen.
Not to be able to
quote Mrs. Glib
sons latest With
cism. not to he
acquainted with
her gowns. not to
have been invited
to her last tea
all these speak
Rlo11v for ~ n
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10
At Bargain Rates

Charies.' said the affectionate little
wife. didn't you tell me those hlus
chips cost 81 aplece?"
YES"
wen. here's a whole box full of all
coiors that bought at a bargain coun.
ter for 90 ents."-Harlem Life
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10

Along s1ont the time her twenty.
fourth birthday is reached. a girl gets
tired of Waiting for the Prince. and
takes a job down town ut IS q week In
some store.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10

beck was spitted on a bamboo and was
being roasted over fire.
II waited my fate. l was afraid to
move. My head hurt me dreadfully. All
around me the ground was strewn with
corpses. Suddenly great clamor arose,
followed by a fusillade. ! opened my
eyes and, saw DR.. Fortier and the re-
mainder of the mission from the yacht
firing on the cannbals. | shouted and
the rescuers ran to me and cut the
bonds which bound ME to the tree.
TIL canniabls fed. leaving many dead.
The clothes of NJ. Vries were found,
but his body was missing. He had evil
IDENTIFY been devoured by the savages
during the night"