davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
"GettIn' swlN0

This OF world is a movin'
AT very rapid pace,
An you want to step up lively
Or you'll surely lose your place,
For the people keep a rushin
An q pushin' to an fro,
II you ask 'em where they're goin',"
Why they hardly seem to know;
They are busy huntin' fortunes
An are searchin' for the way,
To step right out o. poverty
To millions in day.
An they hustle an they hustle
OF their senses most bereft,
An are stayin up o. nights because
They're scarf O. gettin' left.
Ii use to be fore daybreak
An after twilight hour,
We were satisfied to get around
With only candle power,
But now we have electric lights
A-gleamin' near an far,
Which ruinate your eyesight
An give your nerves a jar.
An gas made out o. water
An little pinch O. lime,
Until you get to thinkin'
lt is daylight all the tlmei
An while we rival sunshine
With our many patent lights,
Yet we haven't fooled the song birds
Into stayin up o. nights.
| IL used 10 be we rode behind
The "hoss, so peaceful like;
Now we use an automobile
/ For to ride along the pike;
Or jump upon the trolley car
An fly along the street;
Or get aboard a flyer an
Cling tightly to the seat.
While il makes a mile a minute,
In its wild aerial leap.
Maybe runs into another,
Piles YOU all into a heap
An in the coroner sits on you.
Sends these bidins TO your wife,
. Another ease o. failure i'm
, The rapid race o. life"
Bard of Dollar Hill.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
HAS CURIOUS COLLECTION OF
CANES AND RARE PICTURES

Very little has been said of the art
collections Of Colonel J. Harry Rogers,
of New Castle. yet there are many
collectors who have offered almost fab
ulous sums for some of the treasures
of the sprightly little old New Castle
man.
Among his most priced treasures are
some very fine portraits by Sully.
These include two of his (Sully's)
daughters. exquisitely executed in
water colOrs. 1t was one Of these girls
who donned the royal robes of Queen
Victoria at the time her father was
sent to England by the Saint Georges
Society of Philadelphia to paint the
portrait of the Queen. 1t was after The
features of the sovereign had been
transferred to the canvas that Miss
Sully posed in the robes to save her
Royal Highness any fatigue.
Besides these Colonel Rogers has a
number of old and extremely rare steel
engravings, including Tribute Money, "
OF the date Of 177S; Richards Maid OF
the Mill" of the date of 176S; Lions
at Play" 1882; THE Prodigal Son, -
1881; Cleopatra at the Forge" Mary
and the Child" st Thomas and St.
Paul. "Phedre and Hippolyte," an ex-
duisite thing of the same period.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
TuEsDAY. FEBRUARY a5, l0Oa
AIMsHoUsE sUPERINTENDENT

The Trustees of the Poor OF New
Castle county will meet tomorrow to
elect officers. The most important
office they will be called upon to iill is
that of superintendent Il is proper
TO say that the gentleman who has
been serving in that capacity has per-
formed his duties in most acceptable
maner. The complexion of the board
has changed. however, and it is to be
expected that new official will be ap-
pointed While this is entirely proper
it is incumbent upon the new body to
select as good a superintendent as the
one now about to retire from ofiict
This is the correct idea TO govern those
who are primarily servants of the
whole people of this county. Secondar-
ily. the interests of the Republican
party are to be served. and the best
way to do it is to appoint the best
qualified applicant
BY this time the merits Of each
should be pretty thoroughly under
stood and the trustees have all the
light necessary to make a selection. 1t
is not necessary for us TO call atten-
tion to the qualifications of the re-
spective candidates: It is sufficient to
cay that certain persons who are seek
ing the Office are not fit for it, and
should not be considered. Il is report
ed that one member Of the Board Of
Trustees has declared his purpose to
vote for a certain candidate, although
he declares he is not n for the place.
Leaving out OF consideration the evil
dent purpose to betray a solemn trust,
this is the poorest politics possible. II
is reasonable to presume that when the
people make a change in the control OF
affairs the yexpect their new servants
TO justify that change. Let the Re
publicans demonstrate their right to
be in control: we believe they will.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Dr. David Paulson, a Chicago nerve
specialist. declares that much drunken
ness. especial in young men, is caused
by highly spiced food. and the use by
cooks OF pepper. mustard, and similar
relishes To this also the doctor at
tributes the cigarette habit
A shoe firm in Toledo, O.. has traced
to the depredations of mice losses in
grecnbacks and other paper money
which have amounted to 100000 in four
years.
DO YOU think Hamlet was really
mad. or merely assuming Madness?
Mad. No doubt of it."
How can you be so sure
Because. who would be if some one
in the audience threw an overripe to-
mato and hit him in the eye
The State in which there is the least
number of Government pensioners is
Nevada. in which they number only
275. There are 500 in Wyoming and
$50 in Utah.
Forty-eight thousands tons of iror
we're used in building the Forth bridge
The Brooklyn suspension bridge cos
81. $50. 900 more. but only 10000 tons o
iron were used in building it.
what makes Binner so cool?"
II don't know unless it's because hi
wife blows him so much"
The sTyrian Era" which prevailel
extensively i'm Syria for many years
began October, b. c. l25. 1t commem
GRATED the independence of Tyre iron
the yoke of Syrian kings.
Germany now turns out pOrcelai
violins and mandolins. The tone
said to be better than that of wood in
struments. and they are unaffected d
- change of temperature. A. Meissei
- manufacturer of okarinas and porcelai
;. organs. is the inventor.
"I thought you said that was ten
Q nerance hotel?'
s well. so IL is"
g 1T can't be. l just heard some OF
a saw that it was full"
4 Senator Hanna now has in his 20
- session the pen with which Speak
= Thomas b. Reed signed the famous NJ
w Ninley tariff act.
:, Joel Chandler Harris. the authC
lives in a little frame cottage in A
, Ilanta. Ga, He writes from six to sew
j.. hours a day. turning out from l,500
y 1000 words. using a typewriter
~ ST. Louis is to clean her streets
i the Prince Chicago will have to wa
{ her face.
y, The Tennessee temperance law pl
~ vides that no saloon can operate wit
le in four miles of a schoolhOuse in cit
. of less than 10000 population. 7
oi educational and prohibition peol
r. have seen to IL that school houses
IN CONSTRUCTED close enough together
eo literally crowd out the saloon exc
n in the larger cities. The law origina
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
THAT CHAPTER.

A Chapter on SCOTS Emul-
sion often holds a prominent
position in the histories OF
weak children.
The gist of that chapter
sually reads like this:
Child weak and thin
began with small doses o.
SCOTS Emulsion three times
day-aiter a week appetite i'm
5roved-soon a little stronge'
child more lively-weigh'
more.
And so it goes till the chile
is reported well and strong.
send tor Free sample
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, 800 Pearl ST., n.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
NEW WSPAPER OPINION
Wheeler and The Germans


From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Nobody will attempt to indict the en-
tire Democratic party for the ill-man-
ners of one of its members, Wheeler,
of Kentucky. i'm his gross insult to
Prince Henry and the German element
of the American population. IL will be
noticed. however. that all the Doors
and demagOgues are Democrats. One
of Missoum's members of Congress, a
Democrat of course. made an attack
the other day on the Administration at
Washington for determining to have
this country represented at the coro-
nation exercises in England a few
months hence. and pretended that the
Republican party was trying TO subveri
! Republican leaders in this country
The particular style of attack adopt
lie dby the Kentucky boor is especially
common with Democrats What dc
we care about the goodwill of the Ger.
man peOple?" exclaimed Wheeler
why should people fall over them
selves TO see a little Dutchman come
over here TO take charge of a littl'
shiD?" A short time ago. when th'
lGlobe-Democrat pointed out some mis-
takes that some of the Daughters o
1.-THE Confederacv made in their asser
tion that Missouri favored secession il
1851. one of the Daughters retorte'
that the anti-secession vote was prin
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
WITNESS In JAIL
Harry Sullivan. Charged With Assault.
Dismissed This Morning

There were no cases of a serious ma
ture before Judge Cochran this morning
and consequently there was a brief ses-
sion of City Court. Robert Dawson was
fined $40 and costs for acting disor-
derly. Harry Sullivan, charged with
assault and battery. was dismissed
The prosecuting witness is confined in
Media iail and could not appear
Fred Oliver and William Curran.
with yagrancy, were sent to the work
houst for ten days. James McCadden
and Joseph Collins were each fined 81
and costs for being drunk.
The charge of carrying concealed a
deadly weapon made against Frank
Cannon yesterday was withdrawn to-
day.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25

provided that no saloon could operate
in cities of less than 1000 population,
but few years ago the limit was
raised to 10000.
"Maude never goes anywhere without
dressing for it.
oh. no; she'd hurry up and get a
new dress ready if she knew she was
going crazy"
Augustus Scarlet, of Newark, n. j.,
has been a school principal in that city
for thirty-nine years, for the past thirty
years at the head of the same school.
Those who were once boys and girls
under his care now send their sons and
daughters TO his school
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
A TREMENDOUS ICE GORGE
Many Towns and Villages Along sus'
ouehanna Threatened With Flood.

MANY Towns and Villages Along Sus-
ouehanna Threatened With Flood.
Lancaster. Pa. Feb. 25.-The ice on
the susquehanna river has not yet
broken. but the food made imminent
nv the recent storm and the present
mild weather is expected at any time.
and preparations are being made to
meet it at Washington borough, the
place directly threatened. A tele-
phone message was gotten through to
Washington borough last evening for
the first time since communication was
broken last Friday. The river Is
gorged from shore to shore from that
place TO McCall's Ferry, a distance OF
six miles. Ice is piled to level with
the tracks of the Port Deposit and
Columbia railroad.
The present gorge is worse than any
since 1887, and il the usual order Of
things prevails when the ice moves a
tremendous gorge will form at Turkey
/ Hill. just below Washington borough,
where the river narrows. The back
water, it is said, imperils the lower
portion of Columbia, as well as Wash
ington borough, and the little villages
lying between, while the peach
orchards and tobacco sheds, some
with the crop still in them, on the
larger islands in the river, will be In
danger of being swept away
Evening journal., 1902-02-25

Prince Henry is in America, having
been received with that distinguished
courtesy which is due to the represen-
tatiye of a great friendly nation. He
will be the recipient Of all attention
from the mass of our people. Certain
toadies will sicken him with their fat
terry, and a number of boon will dis
grace themselves in the endeavor to
insult him. but the millions of sturdy
American citizens will rejoice that we
know how to greet him in becoming
manner and yet retain every whit of
our dignity. Monarchy is a good thing
for those who like It. just as democ-
racy is excellent--for Americans.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
Country Houses Robbed

Reports have been received by the
police about robberies in the vicinity
.of Centreville and Fairville. At the
house of Joseph jenkins, quantity of
iewelry was taken. The houses of
George Chandler and William Taylor
were entered and ransacked. The
thieves took nothing of value
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
seanrook Pollcy Case on

In the Court Of General Sessions this
morning the trial of George Seabrook,
charged with writing policy, was be-
gun. J. Frank Ball represents Sea
brook. The case will be finished this
Afternoon.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
Inspection May be Postponed

Special Agent Plummer, Of the rural
mail delivery has sent word to Post
master King, of New Castle, that he
would be in that city to go over the
route this afternoon. Owing to the in
clemency Of the weather the inspection
NAV be postponed.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
Accents Call to Rnworth

At the melting of the quarterly con-
ference Of Nazareth NJ. E. Church, New
Castle. last night. the Rev w. G.
Koons announced that he would accept
the call to EpwOrltlh Church, this city
This will necessitate the trustees of the
New Castle Church looking about for
"a new pastor.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
No Stock Onotatlons

For the past week everything has
been dull in the local stock market.
The brokers have been unable to get
the quotations and consequently there
has been little buying and selling. The
brokers hope to get the quotations to-
morrow.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
THE LITERARY WORLD

The Pilgrim for March offers a very
variegated list of articles. In fiction
besides the three chapters of Henry
Seton Merriman's story, The Velvet
Glove now approaching completion,
there are two striking short stories,
An AnthrOpOlogical Experience. a hui
morous fantasie by w. A. Curtis; and
AT Crow Wing Station" by Ethelbert
Waldron The latter story. aside from
its quality as a bit of lierary work. is
of interest, since it is the result of an
offer to students of the University of
Michigan Of a prize for the best short
story, written by an undergraduate. 1t
may be noted, in this connection, that
the Pilgrim, being published in Battle
Greek. Mich, has manifested a notable
Interest in the great university, which
lis maintained in its neighbor-
hood Besides awarding this prize,
the pilgrim has established a scholar
ship in the University. the funds of
which are to be devoted to defraying
the expenses of a student who takes
as his speciality the study Of methods
OF teaching English. In the line OF the
discussion of public affairs, the depart
lment entitled, Men and Matters of
Moment" written by the editor Willis
d. Abbott, is this month, as always
lvery much up-tO-date. and very un-
conventional and plain-spoken. Among
the strildngly illustrated articles are
to be noted the one entitled The Pasa-
ldena Flower Show" by Miss Mabel
/ IWagoner; and one on the work of the
american sculptor, ID. c. French, by
Arthur Hoeber The late john Swinton
contributes a literary article on au-
thors he has known which is illus
trated with some striking portraits
About one-haIf the Pilgrim is always
given up TO such domestic departments
as fashions, cookery. health in the
home artistic furniture. and home
building. This month, as heretofore
these departments are we'll maintained
both in their literary and artistic char
acter.
kate Bonnet" Frank Stocktoni
new novel. went to it's second edition
before it was published. d. Appleton
land Company. the publishers. found
1.-THE first edition unequal to the demand
Mr. Stockton laid the foundation fol
this by discovering an entirely new
field and a distinctly original plot. i
lis the story of an English gentleman
residing at Bridgetown. Barbados, II
the early part of the seventeenth cen
. ltury. who conceives the grotesque ide'
! ! of turning pirate out of sheer deviltN
Hitherto a respectable churchwardel
and cow-raiser the desire to be jus
simply downright wicked" overpower
him. and then the flfn begins. He get
3 tangled up with the infamous Black
beard. veteran pirate. is captured b.
him. but gets untangled only to &c
4 into worse prediCaments. All this tim
b the merry maidenly Kate is havin
r troubles and adventures of her own il
n her search for her mad father indin
a new lover at every turn. and expert
lencing embarrassments and excite
II lments with a rapidity to keep on
IS awake nights thinking of them. TIL
- book abOunds in quaint and humorOu
y situations. treated in a manner {
d. which only Mr.. Stockton is capable.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
rraveI Bad on Kennett PIC

From the Baltimore and Ohio bridge
to Breck's lane. on Kennett pike. travel
is almost stopped by the fallen wires.
Beyond Breck's lane there are several
DOles down.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
PoIIoe TeIegraph In servIee

For the first time since the storm OF
last week. the police reporting system
was in use this afternoon. There IS
but one circuit in use. however.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25

The Board OF Education is wrestling
with the question of graduating gowns
for the young ladies who are to be
launched upon the sea of life and en-
ter into the sphere which they are to
illumine. next June. The Board is not
to confine it's efforts to ordinary educa-
tional theories. for after all. may not
beautiful gowns be educational? There
may be a poem in frill and an etch-
ing in a founce. So the matter is to
be taken up by these sedate gentle
men. and we presume the gowns will
be made under their direction and ad-
vice Certain members like cores and
tucks and things and others prefer the
coffee-sack effect which is seen in the
cotton fields of the South. 1t is settled,
however. that the diplomas are to be
tied with ribbons. blue or pink, and
that chewing gum will be forbidden
during the exercises. These new ideas,
in keeping with the progress of the
times. are due to the inspiration of the
bachelor members.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25

The Board of Education last might
took the only proper course in expell-
sing those children who refused to be
vaccinated. The schools are maintain
ed by public funds, and a few unvacci-
mated children have no right to place
themselves in position to be a menace
to all the rest II a case Of smallpox
should occur in one of the schools
hundreds of children would be deprived
for time of educational opportunities
as the schools would nave to be closed
Vaccination is the only safe precau
ton; it is endorsed by the medica
profession, and II persons have no feai
for contagion themselves, they shoul,
remember that if they are seized by thl
dread disease. they will put others in
Jeopardy
Evening journal., 1902-02-25

Our versatile and eloquent towns
man. William Michael Byrne. may we'll
exclaim Save me from my friendsl'
The Republican, referring to a speech
of Mr. Byrno before the Sons of the
American Revolution. says he fairly
outdone himself" Evidently the gift
of language of the subject was not
shared by his admiring critic The
Republican says of Mr. Byrne: He
does not believe in choking off emil
grafton, as emigrants are the people
who have made this country what il
is today, the greatest on the face of the
globe" Now this is new doctrine, and
we wonder whether Mr. Byrne is cor
.rectly quoted. According to his theory
We owe our supremacy as a nation to
those who have left our shores and
sought new pastures in foreign lands.
The theory is not unattractive, and we
are willing TO admit that some further
emigration might further increase
our glory. But the old theory is that
immigration is what we have to thank
for our wonderful development But
whatever the theory may be, the Re
publican is back Of Mr. Byrne. saying
that sometime this young legal giant
will represent us in the Senate in
Washington. That, we presume, is
after Addicks has done with his play
things. and has served his two terms
simultaneously. The backing of
the Republican is worth having.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
Supreme Court Refused Jurisdiction,

Supreme Court Refused Jurisdiction.
Washington. Feb. 25.-The United
States supreme court refused to take
jurisdiction in the Northern Securities
merger case, in which the state Of
Minnesota recently made application
This is the case in which the state Of
Minnesota made an effort to secure
the intervention of the supreme court
to prevent the merging of the North
ern Pacific and the Great Northern
Railroad companies by injunction.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25

must necessarily be. In entertaining
Prince Henry, however, we are not
only recognizing the institutions of the
great German people, but we are ex-
tending courtesies to an educated and
apparently modest gentleman.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
WAYFARER'S NOTEBOOK
Admlres the little Pests

Although the English sparrow, by
its depredations, has been condemned
as a pest, it continues to thrive in all
kinds OF weather 1t seems to make
but little difference to the hardy little
birds whether the weather be fair or
stormy The birds twitter away and
manage to get along just the same.
During the recent storm they hovered
about houses. under caves and in other
sheltered spots until the housewife or
servant threw crumbs into the yard.
Just as soon as the door would close
down would swOOp the hungry birds to
eat what was thrown from the house.
Many families on the West Side of
town fed the birds during the snow
period. One man in particular spread
crumbs upon the outside sills of the
second story of his dwelling half a
dozen times The sparrows were not
long in finding the food and twittered
las if trying to show their gratitude.
Il have been feeding these birds in
one way and another all winter he
said
You must admire them.
NO. / can't say that | do, but / have
a great respect for their courage. They
are abused in many ways, but they
will neither give up or be driven off.
Evening journal., 1902-02-25

Fifty years ago Henrik Ibsen was
clerg in a drug store
Evening journal., 1902-02-25
Anniher Snnw Cnmnlaini

A prominent business man who re-
sides on the West Side of town com
plains Of the failure of tenants to clean
their Davements.
THE pavements along some i'm
proved properties are bad, but lot at
Thirteenth and Tatnall street is the
worst that ever / saw There is much
talk about the sidewalks around this
property not being cleaned The long
pavements are almost continually in a
sloppy condition during the winter
time. Nearly the entire winter these
streets bounding this property have
been in such condition that persons
cannot get from any point west Of the
property without wet feet It is inn
possible for women to walk along those
streets. 1t covers an entire square
and is bounded by Tatnall West, Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets. 1t is
impossible to get throught dry shod
at this time so we have to go round
This lot has become a nuisance also be-
cause it has become a dumping ground
for all kinds of stuff have seen ice
thrown there that came from premises
where smallpox cases existed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1902-02-07

ment in young girls should promptly
have them begin the use OF DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. 1t establishes reg
ularity, tranquilizes the nerves and tones
up the whole system.
rMy troubles started during my girlhood,n
writes Miss Flora I. Greer, of Io7 Howe Street.
Akron, o., ubut did not prove serious until 1888
From that time did not see we'll day. I
suffered at every monthly period with terrible
headache, irritation of the spine and pains in
my heels had soreness through my hips and
ovaries all the time and constant backache.
One doctor would tell thing allied me
another would say something altogether differ
ent, but they only relieved me- then wrote
you and followed your advice. took five bottles
of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, four of
Golden Medical Discovery and five walls of
Pellets Have not had single symptom of
my old trouble so far. Can sleep good work
hard: and eat solid and substantial food with
out distress"
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the
bowels and stimulate the sluggish liver.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1902-02-07

Wade and Dalton, the Portland
footpads and murderers, were
hanged last Friday morning on
schedule time and according to
program, in the presence of large
number of select witnesses. It was
a proper act and the authorities de-
serve credit for their promptness
and display of good sense. The
hysterical appeals for pardon and
leniency which came from senti-
mental young things and unbal-
anced old things were all properly
ignored, and any tough young man
who feels like following in the foot
steps of Wade and Dalton in Port
land will go into the business with
a full knowledge of what is in store
for him.