davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30
The Man Miles.
Here's a "gockdolage ger from the North-

Here's a "sockdolager" from the North
Just thirty eight years ago the PERSIA aod
e emf Mea eeoommitted to The official Gus;
tody Of this same Mes then ne s stai'e Of
at Fort M fons9er e rae5 nc HOLIDAY was
f mai e man to doubt; that Mr.. Davis;
aged apva 'A spirit crushed and a. physical
Wreck. Vas a harmless as well g gentd,e
prisoner wa; oe eAt ana VET the savage in.
stinct ~ this proud and contemptlous
youth was 50 excessive that hod GiG e. ef fho
tent with the tEmGh o. ~ hoa NAM c az
tM Sed S Mics. gave the order that he be
e eSn The one and only mott motve TO- to
which that typanHbiIilIatty Be- a ascrlbed was
i :" s cT AZ degrade and, humlllate
fellow being, who by a george re-, % Of t and
had fallen S!stimt Told q BY ns newspapsr
f Saa aIways regretted kst ga this
but we think no more Of him fGr T. as ha
he has not to our HKb nIHIw'e eaxIpresslon to
ba that apF p xlsMS was
entitled by reason Hsnia, = connslderatlon. al
,Sinments is 51 bPts With perfect pausblly
SO argue n 1t is, however, eno.igh that ne ne
Vas od gent tbaea I bS t May wa a1is a
hna aviiIioA geaarrisoned fort, and as helpless
as i's"v'i ,hoS1,sa i shackles could make him.
Mss saved t9 hg les wqShs sn z tw sSF seos
and nd shame. This is not the sole I, exam m
pie of stranded arr9ganSfe, on %3 pnr Vii iii
scope of our country.s .V's san 90 ~ feeH
on II IA az Sjet az REPRESENTATION Be not
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30
Too Much Evidence.

A traveller from Mexico was refused
landing at this port a few days ago on
the ground that he exhibited unmistak-
able marks OF consumption. He explained
that HIS deplorable condition was due to
fever and the use Of cigarettes. He sub
mittcd too much evidence. Had he SIM
nv pleaded the use of cigarettes. any
evident disaster to bis constitution would
have been accepted as result.-San
Francisco Call. .aH.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30

etfectually. Here Is the oath: Note that
has not ut paid any money. hut that = will
mot do so.' and no person shall enter
Eurontthe duties Of anyielcction otftce uh.
I til he shall have filed the statement.36
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30
AS in illinois.

As2in Illinois.
THE two recent lynchings in Illinois
- 49,. ,or murder and attempted murder,
- NO hoye shown that, generally
aa,,n, a. 90 fa1lacious to assume that
~ ,,,nh 20 moyed TO fury only by crimi-
,,aI assaults unon women. Justice Wood.
1lai ass et - ui Nav York supreme Court,
W. en,+S r,th th,a nhese of the SUBJ
"to 80 e., C,,amtamona address. strength
Jew ~ 10 ~ - >irha fallacv when he
ened the proef oi ~, tn nndc. " North
quoteu -. ~. ..,rho In 81 nossnea or
SaEoIli'a 10 toilu" ~ sto+a renorts eight
me fIoye'lor -, ~ ~ IN the last two
eAeou'eu ~ thraa onlv were lynched
~ -
ne e*as way
The other day two negro praKenien EN-.
ployed by the Houston. EAST ana west
Texas Railroad were taken by mob
from caboose in Lufk!n TEX. ana
whipped eeverey. Inygorated by the eS-
ercise. the mob returned to the car ana
fired several shots into IT. Just missing
the conductor. The members OF the Com
mercial Club and other citlzens OF Lul.
t hn N.Y. ona as|sred award for the ar
rest and conviction OF the rioters One OF
the resolutions passed at this meeting
Is especially commendable:
I'm anticipation of q repetition of such
conduct, We pledge ourselves to stand
ready, and do hereby pledge ourselves
- nrompt and speedy punishment OF
any further outrageous conduct toward
tha colored people of th!s town and coun-
~"
This shows sound business sense, as
we'll as humane feeling. 1t is to the com
mercial advantage OF IMfkin TO be known
MS an orderly place. Southern labor being
.T,a,nlv negro labor. no Southern town
can afford to have colorcd laboreys inter-
fered with or injured by mpobs 1t is
essential to Southern property and must
be pro'ec'ea'--He" lofN ''N'''
Roosevelts Chance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30
Exploded Legend,


Ono picturesque detail OF the announce
ment OF pope's death Is now discredtcd
by the Rome correspondent OF the London
Chronicle. This detail Is the striking OF
three blows with n silver hammer or
rather mallet on the forehead OF tho dead
pope. It was repeated over and over again
In connection with the death OF Leo XIII,
and the Tablet, a Roman Catholic news
paper of much authority. records that It
actually was done by the chamberlain,
Cardinal Oreglla But Oreglia has de-
MED that this occurred, The Assocl-
ated Press dispatches, which were re-
markably full and graphic concerning re-,
cent events IN Romo and apparently
trustworthy, did not include the silver
hammer legend. hut said that holy water
was sprlnkled over the body Of the pope,
and that the cardinal chamberlain called
upon him thrice by his naame OF Joachim.
asking 'Dost thou 'sleep? and then
turned to those present and announced,
"rhe pope is truly dead A very
| solemn and not unbenttlng ceremony, ana
losing little In tho abandonment OF the
hammer, But what. then, was the orlgln
OF the lesend7 II should be as traceable
as the prophecy OF st. MISUNDERSTANDING
field Republican.
| Ideas and Ideas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30
Declaration of War.
The Lebanon News has declared war

The Lebanon News has declared war
The taxpayers should know where their ! III
money goes, 1t Is law that al superV,lsso Us
publshed led In this the Russell board have
Violated the law. The Lebanon News IS
friend to the tax-payers, and /, a. ,a me
thr line with l3-nch guns, loaded with
thunder and lightning, tornadoes, cy-
clones and earthquakes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30

etfectually. Here Is the oath: Note, that
the candidate. swears, hot only that ,q III. he
has not paid any money. put that VII
Euponi.he duties OF any election office un-
I til he shall have filed the statement.
Good for FIncastle.
Tho Fncnstle Herald says:
We are glad to note the Increase OF N.
terest on the school question. as a y tsa
money for building new 'chool-hIonse
in Flrcastlc Our people are realizing
more than ever. the necessity OF having
not only good scnGoss WEI, eyeppeo
ierceS n the way OF furniture, but good
and comfortable buildings, arrenged
with reference" to accommoda ing ieacnar
and pupil with the best modern a. Ean-
tages. The authorities are getting ready
for putting UP n large building on the
!, site Of the old Female ACADEMY, and N
a very short time the work VIII pc pu.
to contract. '85
Then and Nov. rs
The c,rayson Gazette ch'rpett thus:
| 4 few short months ago Northern pa
pers we're writing what they thought
about ynehtinKps e N me th noH1n Of what
not to write about lynchngs IN the sor ''lt'
Fee Ballet: Fair Coun',
The Abingdon virginian says:
Chairman Ellyson is out n a card beg,
cling candidates for Office 70 not speno
f mon in their pursuit Of Office ana
strictly adhere to the Barksdas ale pu one
election bill. That is the stun. Tn. peo-
bic wa mt fair ballot and free, unpuI,-
chased and unpurchasable vote. rega ra-
less OF party or victor and vanquished IN
| this section. And the Will Of tho people
when aroused will not be throttled.
Not Sanguine.
The South Boston News is in troubla'
It says: -
the success of the primary plan. when.
we hope will have fair test on SATURDAY.
It seems to be defective In severed re-
contest In the Red Rank District. 10
election will be held. u ~ true that inc
chairman OF the Executive COMMITTEE ee,
will declare those whose names are entered
as the nomlnees but does tina bind mo
| Democratic voters OF said district TO vote
=; for the nominees? We think not. FOR IN
accordance With the plan SUBMITTED nsrson p y
! required before voting, to pledge a sup.
| port OF the nominees OF the party III II
| thus follows IL there be no election there
! Is no pledge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30

taroma,
lendm
rand
plans mber the nchen
acoddng Q 'aH-oisneao
mmpof sugar-
draut SATAN
But trolgh il
Of
eharhan
NUS
wtchul
hear
soer' y
but held beyond the reach q COG ano %
neNaL #
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30

Long, languoro,s and loved Of the sunlight are
these later days that mark the close OF summer:
ltSs the month Of striking colors-tl1e iestiVal o.
$Flora's gypsy tribes Where the dainty dar1ngs Oh
eary sprirg Hid their soft tints wild frcebooters-
blowzy Of hue and rank Of growtll--crowd me
edges Of dusty highways and f7aunt their conquer
ing banners by sylvan paths III.
b Rank and irrepressible the burdocks 1rlnge
mountain streams, and yellow disks OF the elecan
name rival the sun in glory Wild asters IN req ana
White and purple patch the dusky woods' ana rlot
in upland fields
Glu,nps 81 wild tansy, typical or Immortality,
t;oht thc fence corners with odorous bosses, re-
mnders Of "ye oden TYNE, when couches OF the
dead we're strewi1 with its ptl1gent leaves
Tangles Of NORWOOD shower pollen at the
l;phtest touch and along the l1illsides the sutnac
creeps brilliant with velvet cockades OF hre.5 rim
son stems of pokebcrry bend with sacs OF purpling
grapes dusky curryconbs Of elderberry and lis
some Stalks Of pa1e-green mullen grow il friendly
side by side.
Down in the swamps the sedges are already
brown with clusters Of ripening seed. Here. too,
the cat-tais lift up their tapering n1aces, and the
whorled blossoms Of the sagttarias lean whtened
heads against the cardinal Of the aders. On bare,
scraeev bottoms the tribes Of "hold-me-tight con
tend for mastery the beggar-ticks and sheep-burrs
and Spanish needles that were at once the wonder
and torment Of childish ran1bles.
But queens Of Flora's non1ad race and brightest
featherv their Furnished fronds reflect the warmth
Of ali her trophies are the golden rods. Fleecy and
and color of the ardent moons that gave them birth
!, ;+,1da The h1ue- h1OSSCmed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30
From Republican View.

General Miles boom for president OF
the q. A. r. is fifty described by the line,
""rwas bright twas beautiful, but It's
past" The chieftain trusts that sim
liar unkindly fate may not terminals me
campaign for the Democratic nomination
for the Presidency. 1t Is probable that
one was Intended to be preliminary to
the other, but the fact that the brilliant
idea of lining up tho Grand Army men
under the Democratic banner with Miles,
as leader did not pan out, should not
interfere with tho fact that Niles pos
sesscs exceptional advantages as Dem
ocratic andldate n man as we'll fitted 70
| lead the Democratic hosts to Inevitable
defea, as my in all the land.-Pueblo
| (Col) Chieftain.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30

Ideas and Ideas.
While credit for the neat and effective
phrase must be given MIR. Folk. the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30

In Maine.
From all Appearances the Maine courts
are in earnest In their intention to en-
force the prohibition law In the Su-
preme Court at Bangor the other day.
one dealer against whom an indictment
had been found at the February term was
sentenced to six months at hard labor
in the county jail The sentence was
suspended, however. on the condition
that the respondent go out Of the bust
ness and stay out, This Is the kind OF
sentence of which liquor dealers stand
In dread, and a few of them imposed
,lpon the dealers Of Maine would have n
marked effect. 1t Is hoped that the Maine
courts will continue their efforts to sup
press the Illegal business. ror only in this
way can II be shown whether or not pro
hlbitlon really can prohibit-a question
which has never yet been decided to uni
versal satisfaction. In this particular
case referred to the offender was wo
| man. and there were probably good rcn
sons for sispendIng her sentence. 1t VII
not do, however, TO suspend too many o
them, for by SO doing the solution OF tn
] question. Can Prohibition PfohibitI'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30

vii be the longer Observation-Disclosures
Union.
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
WOMAN. LOVELY woMANl

A girl in town had a proposal of mar
riage Sunday night, and asked a week
TO consider 1t before fling her answer.
She then organized herself into an in
vestigating committee and commenced
taking testimony from the married wo-
men of her acquaintance The Arst
one she visited used to be a belle and
the most admired girl in the town be-
fore she was married Fix years ago.
The cross-examinat.s brought out
the fact that she had three children,
did all her own work. including wash
ing and ironing, and hadn't been down
town I'm = ur weeks. and that her hus-
band hadn't given her but 50 since she
was married, and that he had borrow
ed and forgotten to pay back $40 which
her brother gave her once as a Christ
mas present. He bought him a new
overcoat with the money. while she
wore the same plush coat that she wore
when he was counting her. Another
woman whom she visited quit teaching
school three years ago &c marry the
handsomest and best-dressed man in
town." and she is now supporting him.
third didn't dare say her soul was
her own when her husband was around
though she used to write some lovely
essays when she was in school on the
Emancipation OF Women" And the
fourth woman she visited was divorced
After visiting them and summing up
the evidence she went home and wrote
to the young man. She will be married
next month. just the same.-MinneaD-
oils (Kan.) Messenger.
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
BURLESoUE A NECESSITY

After the members OF the quartet. in
the disguise Of actors. had gone through
the usual act, involving discords and
other absurdities, they came to the front
Of the stage. formed in line. put their
hands behind their backs, and began a
sentimental song, while the real actors
settled down for a short rest
Then II was that the country cousin
turned 10 his relative and said
why. they made horrible discords at
first
Yes" replied the city relative
And the actors all made fun OF
them"
Yes"
And the audience laughed at them"
Yes"
They made a regular burlesque Of the
scene
Yes"
But now they are trying to really
sing"
They are trying to-"
IF that's what they're here for, why
was all the horse-play put IMP
MY boy" said the city relative in a
fatherly way. you don't understand
some Of these rustic plays. II was done
for two reasons. First, il was necessary
in order TO lug a quartet In where it
didn't belong and TO stop the action of
the play. Secondhand this is the prin-
clpal reason, my boy-a certain amount
OF burlesque is necessary 10 put the
audience I'm a humor TO stand the sing
ing. II you went 10 the theater much
you'd understand all this brooklyn
Eagle.
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
WONDERS OF THE
GREAT YUKON RIVER
Wider Than the Amazon at One Point
by Twenty Miles.

The Yukon River has some peculiari-
ties Of its own that are interesting. The
size of that great river may be misap-
pretended by some people. We used 70
be taught in our Biographies that the
Missouri to the sea" is the longest riv-
er in the world. being 1000 miles in
length; that the Amazon is the widest
being Il " miles across at its mouth.
Those of us who have been out of
school for some years never heard much
about the Yukon. says a correspondent
Of the Chicago Record-Herald.' New
ertheless, that great ruffian OF a river
is within a few miles Of the length Of
the Missouri-to-the-sea and at a point
Zoo miles above it's mouth is sixty miles
across.
We have heard much also about the
difficulties of it's navigation in the sum-
mer time The two big companies in the
early days. even as late as two years
ago. used Indian pilots. changing every
200 or 300 miles. because the Indian knew
tue channel. and no one Indian knew It
for more than the distance I'm the vi
cinity OF his own native haunts
These pilots were paid as high as $50
day for their services. and often
steamer was Obliged TO spend the night
at the bank to allow the pilot to go
home to see his family. They tried
white men finally out OF sheer despera-
ton. and they lost their boats or sent
them aground for the season The white
men were invariably deep-sea sailors
who were pressed into service. The fact
was that the Indians knew absolutely
no more about the river channel than
one who had never seen It, excepting
where II happened TO be lodging about
the low. wooded islands. For the Yukon
never has kept TO one channel for fifty
miles for a month at time. What the
Indians did know was how TO tell deep
water when they saw IL. They could
tell by the rifles" almost to an inch
how deep a given spot was. and. hav-
ing excellent eyesight. they could see
a long way ahead.
The crafty natives lorded IL over boat
owners and captains for a long time
however and many Of them grew rich
AS soon as Missouri and Columbia
River pilots were put aboard the day
of the Indian was past
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
HUGE SWEEPSTAKES RACED
FOR IN AUSTRALIA

Huge sweepstakes are organized every
year in Australia by George Adams.
who, under the name Of Tattersalrs
Consultatus" represents the largest en-
terprise OF the kind in the world. The
most important are organized in the
connection with the Melbourne cup.
This sweep" closes with 10000 sub
scribers Of los each. 1t ,ssed until re-
Gently to be EOS. but the half soveT-
eiEn stake has been found to be more
popular. Under the former system the
first prize was e30.0OO-it is now, Of
couDse, just half of that-less Mr.. Ad-
ans commission OF 10 per cent There
are other large prizes and a great num-
Der of smaller value.
1t does not otter AapDen that the
whole Of a prize goes TO one individual,
but there have been several notable in
stances, as when the first prize was won
by a japanese. who sent e1O TO Tat
tersalI' In payment for ten tickets. IL
then occurred TO him that this was a lot
of money to lose all at once. and he
accordingly. as he thought. enlisted nine
other shareholders to the extent of
sovereign's worth apiece. But the spec
ulator was ultimately left with the tick
cts on his hands.
In the event, the japanese drew Car
bine. and 1t became the melancholy duty
OF the bank clerk who had first agreed
and then refused to join in the specu-
lation TO notify the Japanese that a
sum Of e27,0OO was at his disposal
In 1892 the drawer Of Glenloth, the
winner of the Melbourne cup Of that
year. a worker in one of the agricultural
districts of New South Wales gave to
each of his two mates s10o0 and with
the rest quilted Australia He was
Scotchman. and the last heard Of him
in Australia was that he was success
fully farming broad acres of his own
in the lowlands Of his native heath
London Mail.
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
Shops Are Well Filled
With Christmas TOYS
German and American Manufacturers Have Added Nov
elites 10 HE PlahingS Carried Stock by Santa Claus

That Santa Claus is thoroughly up
to-date old man. and always carries in
his PACK toys of the most improved
and modern manufacture, will be evil
dent to youngsters who receive gifts
this Christmas.
Never before has there been such a
bcuntiful stock of toys Of every descrip-
tion on the market. and toymakers in
Germany-the toy shop of the world
as well as in this country, seem to have
exerted their utmost ingenuity In pro-
ducing novelties to thrill the childish
mind with pleasure.
In Washington shops the wonders Of
toyland are to be seen on every hand.
and the brilliant display is well calcu-
lated to coax the loose change from the
purse of many a Christmas shopper.
Fond mamma or rich old Bachelor uncle
who wants to make some chiId's heart
happy. will find, however, that toys Of
the most elaborate sort are quite expen-
sive this year. The variety is far great
er than before, but the complicated
mechanism of modern devices has raised
the price.
1t is to be noted that Yankee devices
are stronger than ever before In the toy
market this year. A novelty seen in one
of the windows of a Washington toy
shop recently was a singing canary in
gilded cage. This bird warbled in a
very lifelike manner, and It would be
indeed hard to realize that the songster
was merely a piece of polished metal.
A novelty, especially for the boys, Is
a miniature sawmill run by steam, cap
able OF cutting up dozen cigar boxes
day. a tiny steam engine, burning
real coal and with hose attachment to
shoot stream several feet. miniature
trolley lines, tiny reproductions of loop
the-loops. shoot the chutes, and many
other novelties are among the number
to be observed in shop windows. Men
ton should be made also Of the wonder
full little Christmas trees that revolve
by mechanism with the accompaniment
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
WIND CARRIES DUST
FROM AFRICA TO LONDON
English Metropolis Experienced Curl
Gus Meteorological Phenomena.

At the recent meeting Of the Royal
Meteorological Society in London, the
origin of the dust-fall in February last
(Which was observed in most parts OF
England and Wales. including Lon3on),
was the subject OF interesting papers by
DR.. II. r. Mil and r. G.. K Lempfert-
The dust. according 20 the obssrva-
tions of DR.. Mill. generally attracted
attention either in the form OF a dense
yellow haze like a London fog. or as a
reddish yellow powder lying thickly
on trees and roofs The fall during
the two days was often accompanied
by temperatures considerably above ths
average and nv remarkably low rela-
tive humidities
Some fifty samples of the dust were
taken and SUBMIT d to the Geological
Survey. and examined By DR.. ]. G.. Flett.
in order to ascertain whether its COM
position threw any light on its origin.
II was found that In addition to the
coarser particles all the samples con-
tanned a very fine-grained reddish clay.
the particles of which were too minute
10 be determined Intercollegiate but
it was evident that the clay Ras de-
rived from some source beyond the
British Isles. though It was not dis
tinctive enough to afford much evidence
as to it's place OF origin.
Maps were constructed showing the
distribution OF the dust and the me
neurological conditions prevailing at tina
time when II appeared. and from theIa
Mr. Lempfert traced the origin OF the
dust. The trajectories OF the air 1@hich
reached the southern half OK England.
said Mr.. Lempfert. could be traced
backward in a southwesterly direction
to the neighborhood Of the Azores. but
there it turned to the south ant finally
to the southeast and was carried back
TO the northwest coast of Africa on the
morning Of February 10. Therefore land
both authors were agreed 10 this). there
was reason to believe that the air which
reached the southern half OF England
on February 20 started from the north
west coast of Africa on the 18th, and
that that Afforded strong evidence OF
the African origin Of the dust. and OF its
having Travelled to northwest Europe BY
path not very different from that in
dictated by the trajectOries-