davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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They're RuIIdInn pownward.

The New York Times is about 10
erect a new building with some rather
striking features. II will represent the
utilization Of all the commercial pos.
sibllities Of the ground 10 a marked
degree. II Is to have basement no
less than hfty.fye feet deep. anG
through this basement will run oh-
llQuely the new Rapid Transit subway
or tunnel which Is now being compile.
ed In New York. u Is the intention
Of the Times people to make use o..
the road by putting the papers aboard
the cars while the trains are still IN
the building, and in this respect al
least 1t will have a very unusual a..
vantage over It's contemporaries. Gu.
riously enough, also, the railroad wi.
run through the building on a bridge
for there are two endorsements below
the main basement. The lower o..
these Easements, fifty-nve feet below
the street, will be utilized for boiler
and press rooms.
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sAs IS oAagwp INvEsToR.
sehool-Tsaeher Is Accommodating For
tune BY Judlelous Methods.

There Is modest little school
ma'am in Pennsylvania who Is gaining
a wide reputation for the shrewdness
of her investments, Some years ago
she paid $40 for a small piece OF land
In a mountainous region Of the state
and people laughed at her for so dor
ing. She had taken look ahead and
saw what they did not. Now that piece
OF land "happons'-so people say-to
be IN the center Of summer settle
ment in the Alleghanies; fashionable
mountain.lake resort, She has built a
cottage for almost nothing, lumber be-
ing so plentiful In that place. and now
so soon as her school duties are ended
she hleo away and spends the summer
1900 feet above sea level. entertaining
guests who arc delighted to pay
good rates for board Some other In.
vestments in coal land have proved
equally felicitous.
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Home and Foreign Cutlery.

The other day a man showed a pen.
knife OF two blades, such as you carry
In vest pocket In a case Of channels
skin. In the presence OF several skier.
ties he first whitfield a piece of stee.
with the larger blade. then turned
around and used the same blade 10
shave his cheek, slice tissue paper ard
sever a loose hair. Needless to tell
this knife was not made in Germany
Nor Is II of American make. II comes
from the long time headquarters O..
fine cutlery, the city of Sheffield, Eng.
land Why can not the United State.
manufacture blades Of such temper
DO We yield supremacy to England ?
New York Press.
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Bathing In Missouri.

A travelling man alighted from a
train, and, covered with the dirt and
dust OF travel, made his way to the
best hotel in a southwest Missouri
town the other day As he handed
the porter his grips, he told him he
wanted to take a bath The negro
boy hesltated a moment and then
replied: Sorry, sab, but we amt
got no bath in this heah house.
How do you people hathe?' asked
the guest We'll, sab returned the
negro. in de summah time we all
goes out to de East Fork and ducks
in the creek, and in dc wintah time
we jes' waits TO de good ole summab
time kansas City Star
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The Dead Poet.


No more his fingers sweep the silent
strings
No more his pale lips wake the sleeping
shell.
No more our eager ears shall walt to hear
The melodies they learned to love so
we'll
To-day tho world Is poorer by the loss
OF SO mgch manhood that has passed
away;
passed-and remaining IN undylng song;
y legacy that reckons not to-day.
He left 70 misers hoard that We may
count.
Ills wealth was not in lands nor heapej
mp polf.
But in the priceless gold OF character
And In his god-Iikc sacrifice OF self
The cup Of water and the proffcrcd loaf
The clothing OF the naked from the cold
The sympathy that waited not for proofs
Had blessed his simple heart thou
sundfold.
Kings have asked less from out their
precious lives
a single day of little value then,
70 dwell not with Tie sordld things Of
earth
But in the very iumost souls OF men.
And there he dwelt, aud through eternity
Ills name shall not be- brcathcd without
a tear
Ia gladness FOR the goodness he has
wrought
From those who knew his words OF
comfort here
Charles Coleman Stoddard IN the Crl
terion.
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WAGONS DRAWN sy cAMELs.
Frequently seen on Great Trunk Roaas
IN India.

Camel carriages are not common
conveyances in most parts of India.
but ON the great trunk road leading
to Delid they are frequently to be
seen. They are large. double-story
wagons. drawn sometimes by one.
sometimes by two, or even three, cam
els. according TO their size Iron bars
which give them a cagellke appear
ance were originally intended as a
defense against robbers and the carts
were probably also used for the con
veyance OF prisoners THE most pic
turesque property of the Punjab gov
eminent" says John Lockwood Kip
ling us huge char.a'banc, to which
Is harnessed a team OF four or six fine
camels with leopard.skin housings and
gayly attired riders Neither camel
nor bullock carts commend them
selves much to the Western traveller,
but in out-Of-the.way places the latter
are often found very useful
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ROYAL Rannane.

The dead weight Of luggage taken
by the klns and queen, their attend.
ants and servants, for the visit to
ireland was about 200 tons. On a
visit paid by King Edward, as Prince
OF Wales. to the Riviera he had a
complement Of 200 boxes, trunks and
parcels. The king and queen on their
Irish trip had to take their royal and
state robes and the king several
suits of uniform. In addition to that
OF q field marshal.
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CONDEMNED HIS OWN Apvce.

Good Story Told in London on the
Late Sir Andrew Clark.
One OF the best stories told OF the
late Sir Andrew Clark is the follow.
ing; AZ a dinner party one night he
noticed that the lady sitting next to
him at table passed a dish to which
he helped himself plentfully. He
asked II she did not like II, as It was
excellent She replied; "0h, yes. |
like 1t. but my physician forbids me to
eat IT," STUFF and nonsense" said
Sir Andrew; 1t could not hurt any.
one. Who is your physician" To
which the lady, whom the medical
magnate had forgotten. answered
with a demure twinkle in her eye:
Sir Andrew Clark! London Spare
Moments.
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WAGES Of European soyereInns.

A statistician In Paris has been
computing the wages which Euro
pean sovereigns receive. with the fol.
lowing result: The car OF Russia
gets SSl n minute. the emperor OF
Austria s35, the king OF Italy $22,
Kaiser Wilhelm SIS, King Edward
SIS, the king of Spain $l4, the king
OF the Belgians IS, the king of Den.
mark, $3.50. while Peter, the new
sovereign Of Seryia, receives the mere
pittance Of Sl.55 a minute. These
wages are reckoned on a basis that
each monarch in question works for
six hours a day, six days in the week.
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The Wren's Nest.

took the wrcn's nest.
Heaven forgive me,
ITS merry architects SO small
Had scarcely finished their wee hall
That empty still and neat and fair.
Hung idly IN the summer air
The messy walls, the dainty door.
Where Love should enter and explore
And Love sit carollug outside.
And Love within chirp multiplied:
took the wrcns nest.
Heaven forgive me!
How many hours OF happy pains
Through early frosts and April rains.
How many songs at eve and morn
Der springing grass and greCnlng corn.
What lahors hard through sun and shad,
Before the pretty house was madoi
one little minute. only one.
And she'll fly back. and find it-gouc!
! took the wrvns nest:
Bird. forgive me-
-Dinah Maria Cralk.
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The Duties Of Cashiers.

There is certain modest place
largely patronized by young brokers
which has had no less tran six cash.
iers happily married within the past
year Yet the proprietor continues
TO hire none but pretty girls. ex
planning that a pretty, tactful cashier
can bring almost as much trade to
a restaurant as the bill Of fare. Many
a customer will forget the slight re.
ceived from an impudent waiter If
the cashier gives him his change with
a pleasant smile. She should have a
good memory for names and faces.
for Il pleases most persons to be
called by their names. They feel at
home in a place where they are re.
membered-New York Letter.
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The Temnerature Of He'll

A colored preacher recently enllght.
ened his congregation in regard to
the conditions existing in the infer.
nal regions in the following manner:
Brethren, ! has been asked how hot
is hell, an say, after givin' de sub.
ject considerable reflection, dat II 70
took all de wood in New York state
an all de coal in Pennsylvania an all
de oil in de worr an set all on fire.
an den took a man out oh hell an
put him in dat burning mass, he
would freeze to def bofo' be harly
lit! OATS how hot Is hell."-Ralston
(Mo.) Free Press.
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Not Eternal.

One Sunday a well.known clergy.
man who was noted for his efforts
to quell strong drink received a very
great surprise. AS he was taking his
usual walk home he saw a man about
to enter a public house. Going up
to him, he accosted him with the
words: DO you know. my man, that
whenever you go into that house you
go into hell?" What's that got ter
do with III" was the surly rejoinder.
Don't they chuck yer out again at
3 o'clock?" The clergyinah's feelings
can better be imagined than de-.
scribed.
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Norwegian Idea That Has Many Very
Good Points,

Good Points.
Flreless dinners are made in vessels
named Norwegian kitchens, which are
an idea imported from the peasants
OF Norway. The kitchen is box with
an interior packing Of felt or
other non.conductlng material, into
which heated saucepan with
side handles Is set, after FIRST
being put upon the fire thorough.
ly to boil. The lid OF the pan or
pans, for two or three may be set one
upon another, must be fitted firmly so
that no steam can escape when the
transfer Of the saucepan Is made from
the fire to the cooking box; an inner
padded cover to the Norwegian kitch'
en- prevents any waste Of heat, Just as
the inner icebox cover prevents the
escape OF cold air. The peasants In
Norway and Sweden start their food
cooking at their earliest rising, wind
many bands of hay around, and pile
hay on top until II is fairly buried.
When noon time comes dinner is ready
and is eaten In the fields with their
buckwheat breads and homemade
liquors.
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Income Erom Prlvate Yaehts.

Private yachts this year have
proved as great an investment as a
luxury. For business reasons over
fifty Wall street men have been
obliged to give up cruising this sum.
mer, and most Of them have leased
their boats to parties more favored
with leisure. One of these men, who
paid 100000 for a steam yacht a
couple Of years ago, has already taken
in over half that sum In the form OF
rentals.-New York Letter.
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PuRlsT WAS AT FAULT.

comieal Blunder Made by the Young
Matron.
The American language means Just
what il says every time" said Con.
gresham joe Cannon during a re.
cent discussion Of diction. ION the
other hand, the purists make many
a comlcal blunder. recall an in.
stance wherein young matron under.
took TO criticise the verbiage employed
by Presid NQt Roosevelt within the
hearing OF aer little daughter.
Mamma. what did the President
mean by "Groncho busting"?' asked
the child.
1t is no doubt some cruel Western
sport replied the mother. But he
meant to say "broncho bursting. w.
New York Times.
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rATE o. ONO, CirY oF TOLEDO, =.
n g. a.aa Z

LUCAe COUNTY. q"
FRANZ J. CHENEY makes oath that he IL senior
partner Of the arm OF =. J. CnEgEY & Co., doing
business IN the city Of Toledo, County and state
Aforesaid. and that said rn win pay the SUN OF uN
HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR each and every cntt 81
CArARHu that cannot DO cured ny tue use o. hAith
CArAhgH CUR.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn 20 before me and subscribed ~ my pretcl. 2
this 9Th day OF December, A, D. 1855,
- A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Palat.
llalrs Catarrh Cure 10 taken nteraally, aud sr't
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces " tie
system. Send for testimonials, free
y, j. CHENEY a co, Toledo, %
Sold by AL Druggists. 1ac
Halls Family RUS are the best.
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CALLED ON A BROTHER.
Western Donkey Gave Good Reason
for NeIohborly Visit.

The newspapers of the West are Sc
we're on storekeepers who do not ad'
vertise properly. The following shows
the method of attack "A donkey
stepped into store and the proprle-
tor approached the beast and asked;
What are YOU doing here? You
know this is no place for a donkey
1 am here, said the donkey, because
saw your advertisement on the fence
that surrounds my pasture. I know
you too must be donkey or you
would place your advertisement in a
paper where II would be read by peo.
Pile, not donkeys. Being lonesome to-
day thought | would be neighborly
and make a fraternal CALL"
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NEW WIRELESS SYSTEM.
cueesssful Test Made at Chicago
Recently.

Recently.
A new system Of wireless telegraphy
has recently been put TO a successful
long-distance test on Lake Michigan.
While Mrs Emily Plggost. mother Of
the youthful inventor OF this new sys-
tenn. licked prearrangcd messages from
her home in Garfield avenue. Chicago,
the son. G $. Piggoit. stood with his
father S. piggott, on the main deck Of
the whaleback steamer Christopher
Columbus and received the messages
licked out by his mothers hand.
In this new system, which the Pig
gotts hope to make commercially prac-
ticable. there is no pole at either the
receiving or the sending station, and
although in the recent tests the re,
ceiver was exposed on the deck Of the
vessel. the transmitter was In the room
Of q house, An intensIner makes the
poles unnecessary.
To prevent the interference Of for
oign currents, each instrument is tuned
to respond only to q current OF a GER
TIN rapidly OF alienation.
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MelbOurne's Industrial EXCHANGE.


Melbourne has an Industrial ex.
change which is conducted Cor the
benefit OF the unemployed. For ex.
ample, the needy shoemaker takes q
pair OF shoes to the exchange and re-
eelyes a certificate equivalent to their
estimated value. This he can offer
at any time in return for its value
in such other goods as may be de.
posted at the exchange by other
members. These members are said
to include accountants, architects
bakers, dentists, engineers, printers
authors, artists, journalists. geolo
gists and piano tuners. It is a curl
Gus reyersion TO the primitive sys
TEN Of barter.
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New York is boasting Of a girl VIC.
linist who taught herself to play. We
know a girl who taught herself to play
the violin, but we can't conscientiously
boast Of her.
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Fruit Is pestrovsd.

Five hundred boxes OF California
pears were destroyed in the great
refuse bonfire at planning mill In
Tacoma, Wash, few days ago be.
cause the local fruit inspector found
shat they we're badly infested with
the San jose scale and codling moths
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Future Sons and Daughters Of the
Revolution in Cuba will have only to
establish the existence Of an ancestor
namel on the list of $4,000 soldiers en-.
titled to pay that Gen. Gomez has just
prepared.
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England has decided to put a few
more millions Of her liquid capital into
ghree new battleships. OF course the
investment will be noated all right
but in the very nature of things the
returns will be small.
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They had a cakewalk at Mrs. Bel.
mont's over in Newport the other
evening, there being no monkeys pres.
ent to require show Of dignity by
the guests.
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Women can't seem to understand
that the men who look so attentivcly
at the gauzy peek-a.boo waists are not
impudent-just envious
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Now. II the Turk only would lie
dreaming in his tent some one might
slip in and chloroform him and save
a whole lot Of trouble.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-11-04

Perhaps the Oregon chemist who
announces that he has succeeded in
making silver from gold will now de-,
vote his efforts to making water out
OF wine.
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There is reason TO fear that many
persons will be disappointed when
the north pole finally is discovered
and the photographs OF the locality
fail to show the pole.
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man in New York has been adver-
Using for a wife with a glass eye.
The inference which will strike every.
body at once Is that he is anxious to
secure a wife who has only half q
chance TO see through him.
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Mosquitoes that bite people TO
death have appeared in PHILADELPHIA.
Bat why should anybody care to live
in that town, anyway?
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The doctor says Mr.. Gates must
have absolute quiet and freedom from
excitement Let the Jackpot be di.
vided and put the chips away for the
present.
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Conceding, as Corbett does that he
was whipped in the second round, It
must he further conceded that he put
up a game fight.
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Mr. Carnegie's experience proves
that the rich man should always make
his private secretary a millionaire be.
fore letting him go.
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To the man Of uncertain footing the
report that there is a failure of the
crop OF banana peels would come as
piece Of welcome news.
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It is heard from Washington that
the Agricultural departments young
men are now able to break themselves
OF the habit Of eating their breakfast
with a seasoning of borax-that is,
Il they can get euy unseasoned beef.
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Another reason why Automobiles
would like good country roads is that
they want to get away in a hurry from
irate farmers.
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II you don't get the biggest ard
best it's your own fault. Defiance
Starch is for sale everywhere and
there is positively nothing TO equh.
It In quality or quantity.
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You never hear any one complain
about Defiance Starch" There Is
none TO equal II in quality and guam
tity, l6 ounces. 10 cents. Try II now
and save your money.
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II the banana crop is ruined some
inventor will come to the front with
a canvas banana with sawdust STUFF.
ting.
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Another good man gone wrong
over in East Boston?" No! Another
bad man found out
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For those who don't mind how hard
they work when they play there is
nothing superior to a good game OF
chess
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Prof. Langley has no doubt that his
air ship would iy down II he could get
II up high somewhere and push It of
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Never put OF till week after next
what you might just as well have done
last month.
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Scrlbler-Why don't you send more
Of your squibs to the Comic HOWE
Paragrapher-Because the editor can 4,
take a joke.
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Since running into that uncharted
rock the battleship Massachusetts,
has had to eat its meals standing.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-11-04

The world is waiting patiently to
hear what II. Lehr is going TO be up
TO next.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-11-04

The princess OF Tahiti who has ar
rived in San Francisco, is named Arr
imahinihlni Jimini.
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A Nebraska family has been poison.
ed by sardines. Sardlnes are like peo-
pie. There are some bad ones.
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THE DEFINING GRAPHIC

Never answer a fool according 10
your folly.
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Defiance Starch is put up Ie ounces
In a package, 10 cents. Onethird
more starch for the same money.
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Whistler's Eeeentrlelties.

Here is a story illustrating the pc.
cullarities Of Whistler: A gentleman
went to Whistler with a letter OF in.
PRODUCTION and sent up his card with
the letter The servant presently
brought down the card with a note
in pencil on il, who is the greatest
painter The visitor promptly wrote
Whistler and was Immediately
shown upstairs An amusing scene
followed, arising out of the fact that
the visitor was wearing a red neck.
tie. Whistler declared that 1t inter.
fered with the color scheme of his
room and put him off, picture he
was painting in quite a different key.
Finally he obliged the visitor to take
on the offending crayat before he
would condescend to exchange an.
other word with him.
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You can't always ten man By the
company ne keeps. The Jail warden may
be one OF the best men In town.
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western men are not what they once
We're said the old-tmer. what We,
they onceY' asked the tenderfoot Boys
TeJoined the oid-tlmer sadly.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-11-04

Is Il not curious that loslHg ht..'
causes heartache, whereas losing teen
cures tooth-ache2
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OF his elbow.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-11-04

so the umpire stopped the game IN The
slxth inning; how was thatr' Why.
busted our only bat on his head"
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The secret OF the popularity Of Bakers
"Bullhtad" 5,cent cigar ls revealed 10 one
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-11-04

There are better ways OF makire
money than by counterfeiting,
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-11-04

A smile OF satisfaction GOES with one Of
Bakers "Bullhead" scent cigars.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-11-04

To Cure q Gold IN One day.
Take Laxative BromC Quinine Tablets Al
druggists refund moneyif lstoeura Nc
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-11-04

Try me Just once and am sure
TO come again Defiance Starch.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-11-04

Lending man a dollar is deed G;
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-11-04

one In q drum.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-11-04

Smoke Raxtsr's 'l4ullhead" scent olGar.