davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Converted Into Tories.

The announcement that the Hon.
Thomas A. Brassey. who is now in this
country with his wife. Lady Idina. has
allowed his name 10 be put forward as
the Conservative candidate for the rep
resentation Of Rye in the house of com
mons, furnishes another illustration Of
the manner in which families who, af-
ter acquiring first OF ali great wealth,
and then titles Of nobility. gradually be-
come converted into enthusiastic Tories.
The present Lord Brassey's father was
an enormously wealthy railroad contrac-
tor, who was proud of the fact that he
had commenced life at the foot OF the
ladder, having been starving urehin in
the streets Of Liverpool before earning
his bread as a day laboTer. At his
death he left each OF his sons not
only a share in his business. which was
most profitable, but likewise fortunes
yielding them an income OF 100000 a
year each
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
In a Lighter Vein.
Local Color.

Tuller wrote a bloody story,
Bright and red and very CORY
(Gory? Yes, an allegory)-
More he sent il ont the more he
Got ii back, and he was sorry.
Editors kept writing Tuller,
IT'S too bright; IL should be duller:''
And, 1T needs more local color"
So he cut out all the brightness
All the sun and all the hghtness.
All the cleanness and the whiteness.
So il chanced that by the time he
Sent IL out II was quite grimy,
Smoke dedaubed and somewhat slinv.
''There." triumphantly cried Tuller,
That's Chicago's local color"
Ellis Parker Butler
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
The Waller Supply.
Insufficient Pressure to Reach the Third
Floor Of Houses

The query of a Washingtonian as
to the reason for charging a higher
water rent for a three-story building
than for two-story, both having the
same number Of rooms, has not yet
been satisfactorily answered, but at
tention NAV be called TO a fact which
many residents of this city have dis
covered with sorrow and vexation. II
is that when water Is carried to the
upper floors the pressure is likely To
be so deficient that the nnlucky
dwellers on those floors cannot count
or their water supply for more than
half of the time.
II is unfortunate that so many Of
the builders of small houses have seen
iii to put the bathrooms of these
houses on the third floor. 1t Is a
biunder for which there seems no rea-
son. In this, as in many other mat
tiers, the builders OF the past seem to
have consulted their own fancy rather
than common sense.
1t is time that Washington, having
become a residence city, should devel-
op dwellings which are comfortable,
convenient, artistic, and cheap. These
dwellings should have, above all
things, a good supply of water. In a
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Told in Idle Hours.
Too Hot to Lift.

When Sir Thomas Upton saw his picture at
PAINS fireworks he was like big boy with
new top. but when he saw the portrait of the
cup in golden colors his eyes bulged our and his
fingers twitched.
big audience was around him and every one
was cheering the beautiful pictures Then one
Of the merry band Of Atlantic Yacht Club men
called out cheerily:
''Sir Thomas. why don't you lift that cup?"
''ohi'' replied the Irish baronet, with native
wit tits too ot''-Nev York SUM-
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Without Noble Titles.

Some of the most ancient houses of
the aristocracy OF Europe are without
nobiliarty titles. Many of them are 20 be
found in England, and a still larger
number in Scotland-this remark be-
Ing called forth by the announcement of
the death at Polmaise Castle of Col.
John Murray. The colonel might have
passed from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast without exciting any more atten-
tion than that which would be accorded
to an old soldier who served his coun-
try gallantly on many battlefield, no
tably in the Crimean war. But in the
English great world and all over Scot
land the name of Murray Of Polmaise
and of Touchadam was one with which
to conjure, and no title could have add
ed 10 its luster or to its prestige in the
eyes OF the colonel's countrymen-
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Historic Chess Table

Among the many interesting things at
Easton Neston is a chess table which
belonged to Louise de QuerouailIe, the
French spy whom King Louis XIV main
tained at the court OF King Charles II.
in whose favor she obtained so high
place that he created her Duchess of
Portsmouth, subsequently comforting the
dukedom of Richmond upon the sons
which she bore him. This chess table,
at the death of the Duchess of Ports
mouth, was bequeathed to her sister,
Henriette, who married Philip. eighth
Earl of Pembroke, who, in turn left it
to her granddaughter, Henriette Louise,
Countess OF Pomfret
The Heskeths are OF as old a family as
the Fermors, and at the time when
Sir Robert Hesketh was knighted by
King Henry VIII for services in war,
had already been settled for couple OF
hundred years in Lancashire Sir Thomas
married Florence Sharon at San Fran
cisco IN December, 1880, and previous
10 that time had been a frequent visitor
TO this country.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Plus TX and New York.

In 1916, shortly after Plus * sseended the
papal throne, he gave audience 10 a prominent
American clergyman, and very blandly inquired.
How large a portion Of the inhabitants Of
the city Of New York are native Indiansg
His holiness supposed that New York was an
Indian city, full Of Pawnees, Pottawattamies,
and Ojibways, among whom a handful Of Euro
pean adventures had crowded themselves.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

The only difference between the Amer
lean method of chasing the dollar and
that prevalent in South America seems
10 be that our neghbors make a flower
bedizened fiesta of the process, while
we regard IT as business. When the
Spanish compliments are pared off the
South American theory it appears to be
Just plain human nature. after all.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

The Milwaukee health department is
framing an ordinance regulating the
food used in boarding houses. 1t is safe
to prophesy that within a brief time
after the ordinance takes effect hosts
OF boarders will have fiocked TO NIL
waukee, but all the clearinghouse
keepers will have gone out of business.
And the last state of that town shall be
worse thar the first.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Lorelei of the Canoe.

No lounginR dawdler is this maid,
To firt and hOat, and smile and frown
Upon the summer man who stTayed
To lakeside for surcease from town.
She's fHll Of vigOr. wholesome. quaint,
And frank as she is witty, too,
And armorpr0of 10 wOoers plaint--
The girl who paddles her canoe.
New York H~rald
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
It Was a Draw.

Red Guloh Joe-Did you say that thar fight
between Scarfaced sam and Lasso Bill wuz a
draw:
Birthstone Ike-Yes; an, unfoTchinitly fer
sam. Lasso Ball drawed fUst.-Baltimore Amer
ican
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
A Similarity of Condition.

There isn't much difference between ne and
Eve said the little girl who was forced 20
wear her big sisters cast-off skirts.
How is thaty' asked her chuIn.
''Why, Eve had 10 wear leaves and have to
wear leavings. .''-Philadelph Record
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

II is asserted that the Government
is responsible for the excessive use OF
water in this city. If the citizens could
only be assured that this water was used
in purifying the consciences of the legis-
lators they would doubtless bear the
cost with great cheerfulness.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

The London Times complains that
Americans do rot understand that The
rules of conduct In business can
not be disregarded with impunity. This
is probably due to the fact that the
successful American business man pre-
fers sagacity to impunity when it comes
TO taking risks.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Courts and Capitals
of the Old World
By THE MARoUIsE DE FoNTENoY.
Of Ancient Family.

Of Ancient Family.
Sir Thomas and Lady Fermor Hesketh
are so well known in this country, Lady
Fermor Hesketh being a daughter of
Senator William Sharon of Nevada, that
the coming OF age of their eldest son
yesterday is not without American in
terest
Sir Thomas may be said to unite in his
person two ancient families. namely.
that of Hesketh and that of Fermor
For his mother. Lady Arabella Fer
NOR. was the daughter and ultimate
heiress Of the fourth Earl of Pomfret. a
peerage which became extinct with the
death of his son. the fifth earl. when the
estates which had been in the Fermor
family for many centuries passed into
the possession of Lady Arabella
Hesketh. whose husband. the late Sir
Thomas Hesketh. was authorized by the
crown TO assume both the arms of the
earls of Pomfret and their patronymic
Of FermOr In conjunction with his own.
Easton Neston, the principal country
seat of Sir Thomas and Lady Fermor
Hesketh, comes to them from the Earis
OF Pomfret. who may be said to have
owed its possession 70 viii Summers,
the fool and Jester of King Henry VIII.
The latter had been greatly incensed by
the hospitality and protection accorded
by the Fermor of his day toward a pro-
scribed Catholic priest. and in conse-
quence thereof cast the master of Easton
Neston into prison and confscated his
property. The Jester. who had been in
debted to the Fermors for many kind
nesses, having been brought up on their
estates. showed himself a true friend.
and so effective did his influence prove
with the King that Mr.. Fermor was not
only pardoned. but likewise restored 10
the possession OF his estates.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

citation OF his name with flower for
which he never cared The Primrose
League, however. has developed into a
powerful political organization, ena-
bling women all over the country to con-
tribute assistance of one kind or an
other to the Tory party. 1t is on this
account alone that Lord Salisbury gave
IL his eountenance
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

Having finished house-cleaning in the
War Department, the Administration rs
apparently getting ready to turh the
Navy Department upside down and
scrape off the barnacles
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Mabel's Eccertricity.

Ida--ilow eccentric Of Mabel 10 marry that
country pumpkin. Why, he is seven feet tall
and never saw a trolley
Ernie---well. you know. Mabel is very fond OF
the ''long green. Minneapolis Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

A New York man says that he has
been cured of a long standing disease
by fasting forty days. That sort Of
treatment would cure almost any disease.
after fashion
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

Last Saturday was the anniversary of
Prof. Langley's birth, but he did not
celebrate the event by taking trip In
his flying machine, probably because OF
lack of preparation in two directions.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
A Strange Circumstance.

Knowing this. it has sometimes
amused me to find Lord Salisbury pre-
siding at meetings of that Primrose
League which was founded for the pur-
pose of perpetuating the memory of
Lord Beaconsfeld by the poetical asso-
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Life's Uncertainty.

The poet says:
''Your life contains a thousand springs
And dies ii one be gone:
Strange that harp of thousdnd strings
Should keep in tune so long"
Atlanta Journal
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

Mr. Schwabs retirement from the Steel
Trust Is said to have a string to 1T, but
the story of his interest in the tailoring
trust does not hang by a single thread.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

Mrs. Carrie Nation has been flirting
with the police department again. At
last accounts she was quite taken up
with the subject.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Daily Calendar of American Historu.
August a6.

1S63-John B. Floyd, ex-Seeretary of
War and Confederate brigadier
general, died at Abingdon, Va.
Io6f-General Sickles succeeded by Gen
Z. r. S. Candy as commander of
second military district
1S14-Sixteen negroes forcibly taken out
of jail at Trenton. Tenn. and shot
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Cheer for Sir Thomas.

II IL tends 20 make Sir Thomas hope,
On I'll his heart with cheer,
Twas . f5reigner-C 'olumbus-
Who won The first race here.
Philadelphia North American.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

The Reliance seems TO be making the
Shamrock green with envy.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

which have inst been printed in the ..sta-
tisticaI Yearbook for the German Fmpire'' show
the following figures
pocrorr1crr
:, -
..,1I. - r--.;.-I s... - -,
- o. -. ~ - 90 10, - =
=, - -, -. =, 90
"s ieeia' "o"' tAsOO' s
5000, Austria Hungary ana Russia about o,OOJ
each.
In. the number Of persons EMPLOYED in Euro
pean postal departments, Germany stands first
with 22e, 500; Great Britain, f7s, fs4; France,
Il PAS: Italy s5s: Russia. Sc III and Austria
Hungary. 7.5s4.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Something Personal.

He-This water isn't fit for pig 20 drink!
she-All right-don't you drink it. then,-
Boston Globe.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

There is more pride in having the other fel.
low wrong than in being right yourself
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

It's funny how, when the Office seeks the man.
it has TO climb up on its own shoulders 10 find
him.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

Save your pennies and the stock market will
take care OF your pounds.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

When a woman looks we'll in mourning for
her husband 1t is sign she is likely to get an
other ona.-Nsw YORK Press.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Pointed Political Opinion

Philadelphia Bulletin: In attempting 70 dc
tate the course Of the Democracy. isn't GER
tain well-known citizen Of NebrssSa in danger
OF forgetting his own maxins about 1.-The con-
sent OF the goyerneds''
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

never gets too old 10 thrill at the
memory of some one certain garter.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
Osculatory.

He kissed me last night ere he went on hi,
way
The ghost of that kiss has been with me al
day
His strong arms tight pressed me,
His frank eyes confessed me;
Can woman so blessed be2
lie kissed me last night ere he went on his way
HE
/ kissed her last night as ! hurried away
A pleasant wind-up for an evening, / say
If ! had missed her
] should have kissed her
Elderly sister
kissed her last night as / hurried away.
New York Times
The Washington times., 1903-08-26
POSTAL STATISTICS.
Twice as Much Mail Dispatched in This
Country as in Any Other.

Postal and teIegrsphic statistics for 1000
which have just been printed in the sta
tistical Yearbook for the German Empire" show
the following figures:
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

Montgomery Advertiser: In the first placs.
General Miles is not Democrat. and We do not
know that he ever claimed 10 be one. or thar he
has ever voted the Democratic ticket, and the
party might Just as well take Hanna or Fora
ker the only other Republican
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

Buffalo Times; The Republican party ought TO
turn the currency matter over 10 Senator VIII
liam Allison. His settlement Of the dif1culty
would be profound enough 10 satisfy Repub-
lieans and it would offend nobody. because even
the United States Supreme Court could not tell
what IL meant.
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

Pueblo Chieftain: Hon Champ Clark is quoted
as saving that any respectable Democrat in the
United States world have made better Presi-
dent than Grover Cleveland. That is not g.
sure Cleveland was very respectable Demo
crst until he tried 70 be President with the aid
and interference OF Democratic ConsresA
The Washington times., 1903-08-26

In Germany there were 2.4li cities or towns,
having public municipal telephone systems, with
305,195 connections France had 1,lo0 public
telephone plants, with p, 4s0 connections.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-27
CHAPTER K.

could be no further hesi

"NHERE could be no further hest.
tation. Something must be done,
and instantly. He gently closed
the door before answering the
third question. In his nervousness he
spoke in English, advancing to the mid
die of the room. Impossible to see the
woman to whom he hissed this alarm.
ing threat. he only could speculate as
to its effect:
IF you utter sound. madam, shall
kill you. Be calm, and allow me to ex.
plain my presence here!
He expected her to shrek, forgetting
that she might not understand his
words. Instead there was deathly
silence. Had she swooned? His heart
was leaping with hope. But she spoke
softly again. tremulously, and in Eng
lish:
"You will find my jewels on the
dressing table. Take them and 60
You will not hurt me"
81 am not here to do you injury. but
to serve your princess" whispered the
man. "For Gods sake, do not make
an outcry! You will ruin everything
Will you let me explain"
go! Go! Take anything! can be
calm no longer. Oh, how can I expect
mercy at your handsw Her tones were
rising to a wall Of terror.
"Sh! Do you want to die" he hissed,
striding to the canopy bed, discernible
as his eyes grew accustomed to the
darkness. II will kill you If you utter
a sound, 80 help me Cod"
"OhI" she moaned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-27
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS.
They Ars oftsntimss the Cause Of Col.
Iissions at Sea.

They Are oftsntimss the Cause Of Col
Iissions at Sea:
Speaking Of collisions at sea, sea
captain recently said:
II think can explain the cause OF
many collisions which otherwise seem
to be mysterious. They arise from the
fact that green and red are compile
mentary colors. Every ship under way
carries at night red light burning on
her left or port side and a green light
burning on her right or starboard side.
Yet vessels go crashing into each 9TH
er upon nights when these lights must
be plainly visible from their decks.
And when the case comes up In court
and an effort is made to establish the
blame of the accident honest men
swear directly opposite to each other
and believe they are telling the truth.
"The captain Of one ship, for in
stance, will swear that he saw red
light on his port bow and held his
course. A little later he saw a green
light there, starboarded his helm, and
the collision followed. The men on the
other ship swear that where the cap
tain says he saw green light a red
light was burning.
Now, how does this happen? 1t hap
pens this way: The captain looks for
awhile intently at the red light on the
other vessel. Then for some reason he
changes his line Of vision, probably
due to a bulging sail above the light,
and, 10, he sees at once green light,
shifts his helm, and crash, he goes into
her! He really does not see any light
at all when he looks at the sail, but an
optical illusion makes him think he
does.
TRY It yourself. Just gaze intently
at bright red, round object for awhile
and then suddenly look at blank
white wall. A green spot will appear
to you. Winking the eyes will hasten
its appearance."-New York Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-27

FACTS ABOUT FoLKs.-Boys gro"
more regularly than girls.
The memory which acts quickest
acts best.
Urban life decreases stature from
five years of age on.
Firstborn children exceed later borr
in stature and weight.
Children born In summer are taller
than those born in winter.
Red and yellow are visible at great
er distances than green and blue.
Truant boys are inferior In weight
height and chest girth to boys In gen.
eral.
Dull children are lighter and preco'
cious children heavier than the aver
age child.
Great men, though often absent
minded, have strong memories on the
lines of their interests.
Healthy men ought to weigh an ad'
ditional five pounds for every inch ir
height beyond sixty-one inches, al
which height they ought to weigh III
pounds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-27
#iseellaneuns gsadin9.
RUssiA's "EvAcuATIoN."
Proceedings Of Withdrawal From Man
churia All q Screaming Farce.

Proceedings Of Withdrawal From Man.
ehuria All Screaming Farce.
On October g. last year, the Rus
slams nominally evacuated Manchuria
under the agreement with the powers.
Russia, had, however, the right under
the convention with China, to keep
troops in Manchuria to guard the rail-
road she has built. It Is not likely
that single soldier was withdrawn
into Siberia
All the world knows the marvellous
change that Russia made along the
line Of this railroad. Any traveller on
this road would almost forget that he
was in Chinese territory.
Hailar, for example, which five years
ago was an insignificant Chinese town
In the northwest, Is today really q
Russian city, supplied with Russian
hotels, stores and hospitals. Harbin,
which is almost in the exact center of
Manchuria and is the point where the
branch road from Port Arthur inter-
teria to Vladivostok, is now the home
of 5000 Russians and flourishing and
active town.
South Of Harbin the Russians have
established colonies and built many
hundreds of houses on the concessions
which China gave to them outside all
the large towns. The Russian conces-
sion Just outside Of Mukden has an
area Of 244 square miles, on which
large barracks were erected, as well
as buildings for the railroad officials,
the officers of the Russian garrison
and colonists brought into the coun-
try. 10
In all towns where Russian troops
were quartered along the railroad the
evacuation consisted simply in march
ing the troops from the towns to the
concessions near them. At Mukden,
for example, the troops that were IN
camp on the outside Of the town mere
ly marched an hour to the Russian
concession and there they remained.
Where the troops were massed on the
concessions instead Of in the immedi-
ate environs of the towns they have
not budged an inch.
The news came the other day that
Newchwang had been reoccupied by
Russian troops. 1t was very easy
matter, for when the town was evac-
uated by the Russian garrison the
troops simply tramped for an hour up
the river to the Russian concession.
They have now marched back again;
and this is all the Russian evacuation
amounts to.
Russia, of course, had retained per-
mission to guard the railroal which
she built across Manchuria at enor-
NOUS expense. The road, to be sure,
was nominally built by Chinese COM
pany, but it is actually a Russian
company and, Russian capital that car
ried out the enterprise.-New York
gun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-27
A Preoocious Boy.

remember, writes a correspondent
of London paper, hearing Lord Duff
ferin tell the following story Of the
late Sheridan LIE Fanu: Sheridan's ia
ther-the archbishop of Meath, think
was a great stickler tor punctuality,
a regard his son did not share. One
morning young Sheridan, then about
eight years old, descended unusually
late for breakfast and was met at the
door by his father, watch in hand. us
this right, sir: is this right?" demand
ed the prelate in stern tones. II don't
know, sir" replied Sheridan. looking
at the watch and pretending to think
the question applied to it and not to
his conduct, but I rather think it's
fast"
For this impertinence young Sheri-
dan was condemned to write an essay
on 1.-The Three Ages Of Man." Here
Is what he wrote:
There are three ages Of man.
"First-Wlen he Is engaged In plan
ming every conceivable mode OF WICK.
edness. This Is known as the age OF
innocence.
"Second-When he Is putting his
pefarious plans into operation. This
is called the prime Of manhood.
"Third-When he becomes anxious
about his soul and turns to religion.
This Is dotage."
And this from a child OF eight!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-27
Whom Beveridse Won a Prize.

Senator Beveridge was chatting Win
some friends at the Waldorf the other
night when a member Of the group re-
marked.
Senator, you may electrify the
country with a few speeches while you
are in the senate, but you will never
surpass the effort by which you won
the interstate oratorical prize while
YOU were at De Pauw university
perhaps not" said the senator, with
a quizzical smile.
Did you notice Beveridge's smile
when 1 spoke of his college oratory?
asked the first speaker after the Hoo
sier senator had left the party. He
won that prize by trick that ough'
to have made him famous even II ne
had not had ability to back 1t up.
Among the western colleges the In
terstate oratorical prize Is the great
est honor that can fall to the lot OF
of the undergraduates. Students begin