davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
BUTCHERS TO MEET HERE.
National Association Planning to As
semble in October.

The annual convention of the National
Butchers Protective Association of the
United States will be held in this city the
week beginning October s. and the local
butchers association, which is an affiliated
body of the national organization, is pre-
pairing for the entertainment of the dele
gates. At the regular meeting of the local
association last evening a tentative pro-
gram was outlined but was not definitely
decided upon. 1t is expected, however. that
a list of events for the entertainment of the
visitors will be ready for adoption at the
meeting next Thursday evening.
The national organization is cooperating
with the local body in the matter of recep-
ton and entertainment. Recently Secre-
tary John H. Schofeld of the St Louis Re-
tail Butchers Association was appointed
advance agent. and is expected to arrive in
this city within the next ten days to pre-
pare for visiting members of the various
associations from all parts of the United
States. The features Of the entertainment
program will, it is reported, include grand
picnic and barbecue at Benning. An at
tempt will be made to have President
Roosevelt review the visitors In a grand
parade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
THE ORIGIN OF COFFEE.
A Dervish Discovered Uses of the Plant
and Berry Centuries Ago.
From Success.


AS to the history OF coffee, the legend
runs that it was first found growing wild
in Arabia. Hadji Omar a dervish, discov-
cred it in 1885 617 years ago. He was dy-
ing of hunger in the wilderness, when, find
ing some small round berries, he tried to
eat them, but they were bitter. He tried
roasting them, and these he finally STEPPED
in some water held in the hollow of his
hand, and found the decoction refresh
ing as If he had partaken Of solid food.
He hurried back to Mocha. from which
he had been banished. and. inviting the
wise men to partake of his discovery, they
were so we'll pleased with it that they
made him a saint.
The story Is told that coffee was intro
duced into the West Indies in 1923 by
Chirac. a French physician, who gave a
Norman gentleman by the name Of De
Clieux. a captain of infantry, on his way to
Martinique, single plant. The sea voyage
was a stormy one. the vessel was driven
out of her course and drinking water be-
came scarce that it was distributed in
rations. De ClieuX, with an affection for
his coffee plant, divided his portion of wa
ter with 1T and succeeded in bringing 1t to
Martinique. although weak, not in a hope
less condition. There he planted it in his
garden. protected 1t with a fence of thorns
and watched 1t daily until the end of the
year, when he gathered two pounds Of cof-
fee, which he distributed among the in
habitants of the island to be planted by
them. From Martinique coffee trees in
turn were sent to Santo Domingo, Guada-
loupe and other neighboring islands.
The coffee tree is evergreen shrub,
growing in its natural state to height OF
fourteen to eighteen feet. 1t is usually
kept trimmed, however for convenience in
picking the berries. which grow along the
branches close to the leaves and resemble
in shape and color ordinary cherries The
tree cannot be grown above the frost line
neither can 1t be successfully grown in
the tropics. The most successful climate
for production Is that found at an altitude
of about 1000 feet. Anything much above
this is in danger of frost. which is fatal to
the tree. and when coffee is grown much
below this it requires artificial shade, which
materially increases the cost of production
and does not produce as marketable ber-
ries. 1t is owing to this particular require
ment that coffee has never been success
fully produced In the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
Joys Of Memory.

From the Portland Oregonian.
There is nothing more universally COM
Polling than the propensity to dwell on the
Among many illustrations, perhaps the
most striking, and certainly a most impress
sive one, Is supplied by Balfe's immortal
composition, Bohemian Girl" Here Is
work whose musical imperfections are the
theme of bitter expert denunciation and
whose plot is confessedly childish. yet IT.
has as firm hold upon the affections of the
whole secret of its power lies in it's resist
less appeal to the joys of memory, theme
so effectively used by great versfiers like
Byron and Moore. 1t Is this fancful adorn-
ment and idealizatiOn of memory that gives
a perpetual charm to the patriotic exploits
and pathetic lovemaking of Thaddeus the
dreams of Airline. the bliss forever past"
Of the gypsy queen and the sorrows Of the
noble count himself. whose solace is:
For memory is the only friend
That grief can call its own
Youth lives in the future, maturity in the
present. age in the past, and 1t is a com
man in his declining years returns in
thought to ponder DER the past" nature
has so ordered 1T that joys stand out sharp
ly in memory and sorrows either pass from
mind or are touched with a glamour that
softens them into sweet and tender recoI-
lection. AS memory scans the past 1t finds
only the bright spots-"my youthful days,
which were also my happiest."
No past the glad heart COVERS
No memories dark,
Only the sunny hours
The dial mark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
SAVED FROM THE DUMPS.
Where the Rubbish is Picked Over
The Worthless Things.

From the New York Tribune
The new city waste incinerator at the foot
OF West 47th street is a boon to the trim
mers and sorters. Its advantages are so
great that it is said a higher price is paid
for the privilege of trimming and sorti,, g
than is realized at any other dump in New
York
The waste separated from ashes and plain
sweepings is dumped by the carts at the
end Of a long belt. four feet wide. running
In a somewhat wider trough or channel in
the second story. On each side of this
trough is a row Of hoppers, on a shelf in
each Of which stands a man. The men grab
/ from the steady stream of what other peo-
Lie have thrown away whatever Is regarded
as valuable Every scrap of paper or rag
that is not hopelessly dirty is rescued and
dropped into the hopper. falling to the floor
below. where 1t is baled. Every bit of metal
is picked out. All pieces of wood large
enough to have any value are saved. and
II a feather pillow comes along, however
dirty it may be, 1t Is regarded as a prize.
Not a whole bottle escaped the eyes of the
eager trimmers. but it Is rare that sheet
glass large enough to be worth anything
survives the process Of throwing away,
gathering hauling and dumping the waste.
1T seems said the contractor, that
everybody who throws away sheet glass en-
joys hearing it break. Thousands of pieces
worth from two to ten cents each would fall
IL to our hands but for this human weak
Tess. You'll see a man with part of a pic
tUre glass that would easily square 10 by
II inches walk up to ashcan and hull
the sheet fiat against the farther side. If it
Is shivered by the contact, he'll walk away
with satisfied SMILE but If 1t doesn't break
he'll hunt five minutes for something to
drop in on top, SO there will be nothing but
splinters left.
1.-THE bottles are cleaned and sold after
having been carefully sorted. Bottles with
the names of remedies or manufacturers
blown IN a1WaVS he SOld tn the firms
which first put them out at slight reduc-
ton below the price originally paid. Beer
and soda water bottles and bottles for pop
ular lotions and patent medicines. mineral
water bottles and ketchup and sauce bottles
are the most profitable. Any unmarked bot
] tie win find a ready sale. Tin cans and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
Miss Browns Body Found.

A special from Gloversville, N. Y. says:
The body of Miss Florence Brown, who was
drowned with her companion, George
Evans. n Harvard student while the two
were out rowing on Canada lake one day
last week. has been recovered.
The theory that there was an attach
ment between the two. although young
Evans was engaged to another young lady,
was lent color to by the finding on Miss
Brown of diamond ring. which, it is be-
lieved. was given to her by Evans This
ring was attached to ribbon. which the
young girl wore around her neck The
ring was this afternoon returned to Mrs
Evans mother of the young man.
Miss Browns body was found by James
Morrey and William Mosher. lakemen,
about 200 feet from the west shore of Can
ada lake and about 300 feet southwest OF
the point where Evans body was discoy-
cred. 1t came up head first after the men
had rowed over the spot, and was lowed
to shore with rope. afterward being
placed in boat and taken to a shed mt
the head of the lake, where 1t was viewed
by a coroner'S jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
FIGHT BETWEEN EAGLES.
A Farmer Describes One He Witnessed
on the Rappahannock.

On a recent evening a small party of gen
tlemen, most all of whom had tinges OF
sporting proclivities in their blood, were
discussing the subject of chicken hghttng
and generally regretting its decadence as
bright feature in the realm Of sport An
old farmer from Rappahannock county,
Va, broke into the conversation.
Gentlemen" said he, lin my time have
seen some bang-up chicken fights, some
be-yu-ti full ones, but the greatest fight 1
ever saw between birds in all my born
days was a contest between a bald eagle
and a gray eagle near my old place in Rap
pahannock.
This fight took place on the bank of the
river. 1 couldn't forget it If lived to be as
old as Methuselah. 1 was the only specta-
tor, and saw the struggle from start to
finish The bald eagle had caught a musk
rat and was about to eat 1t for breakfast
when the gray eagle scared down and at
tempted to rob the other one Of his prey
Then commenced the combat. and, Lord. how
the feathers flew. They fought with wings
beaks and talons. and l could hear the
talons crack when they struck and tore
each other. The sounds made by their wings
as they buffeted one another were like
explosions of musketry. while their screams
and wells sounded demOniacal. The battle
lasted fully fifteen minutes. and wound up
with victory for old baldy. who drove the
gray eagle away and then resumed his
interrupted breakfast.
"Oh, yes, there are a great many eagles
up in my part of the state" said the old
agriculturist, in reply to question. There
are plenty of high rocks and lofty trees
whereon they build their nests. We farm
ers do not give them any latitude. however
Whenever one Of these big birds is seen
soaring about the poultry yard. or, in fact
anywhere ON the farm. it's Johnnie get
your gum because 1t not infrequently hap
pens that good-szed chickens. young lambs
or little pigs are carried away by them, SO
they're very unwelcome visitors. I know
a gentleman whose little son. boy about
six years Of age was attacked by an eagle,
and but for the promptness of some of the
farm hands in coming to his rescue the
child would have been carried away beyond
a doubt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
Education in Louisiana,
rom the New Orleans es-Democrat.

from the New Orleans 1tmesDemocrat
The report of Superintendent of Edu-
cation Calhoun of the public schools OF
Louisiana shows a steady Improvement in
the educational conditions of this state. al
though not as rapid as many would wish.
The statistics show decrease of 6,IT0
in the number of children enrolled for the
year compared with the previous one.
The average attendance is better. being
greater by 4,52S. If the white children.
however, be taken separately. the report
Is most satisfactory. For some reason.
not explained In the report, there has been
a decrease in the number Of negro children
for some years past, the decrease in at
tendance as compared with $780, when the
maximum was reached, being ID per cent.
The decrease is in the country parishes.
and scattered over all parts of the state,
including white parishes like Acadia and
Lafayette, and negro parishes like Ten
sas and Madison. AS consequence tho
enrolment of negro children comprises
only 80 per cent of those Of e1ucatable
age. against only 40 per cent in 1885, where
the attendance is only "a per cent. Less
than one-quarter of the negro children OF
school age are at school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
UNDER SUSPICION.
Man in Jail at Rockville Resembles
Slayer Of Kate Jordan.

Detectives Horne and Muller of this city
are at Rockville. Md, keeping a watch upon
prisoners held by the authorities Of the
Maryland town. The men engaging the at
tention of the officers are John Cohen and
Harry Crawford. arrested on a charge of
picking pockets at the fair grounds yester-
day Detective Horne identified Cohen as
the Jewish Kid" alias Polish" from Bal
timore They have been held for a hearing.
The main interest of the officers visit.
however. centers in the arrest of man
yesterday near Gaithersburg by Deputy
Sheriff Cahll. At first it was thought the
man was an italian, but the latter declares
he is colored man. and gave his name as
George Washington. stating that he came
from Winston. N. c. In a general way he
answers to the description given of the
slayer of Kate Jordan, who was murdered
at her home at Hillsdale Christmas eve of
last year. The man at first pretended he
was mute, and for long time paid no
attention to the inquiries hurled at him. At
last, however, he gave his name to the Off
GERS. He denied any knowledge of the JOr-
dan murder. He will be brought here to
face the women who saw the murderer
Gaping from the house of his victim the
night of the crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
ARE YOU LEFT-MINDEDP
A Medical Expert Calls Attention to
Facts About the Brain.

From London Answers.
An Answers representative recently had
an interesting conversation with DIR. With
row. a young member of the medical pro-
fession, who has devoted considerable at
tention to the BRAIN though he modestly
confesses that he is yet but at the begin
ming of his studies. which later may lead
to remarkable results
you see," said Dr. Withrow. that or
binary persons trouble themselves but little
as to how far their brain Influences their
most ordinary muscular actions Of every
day life, and yet it is a fact that before
you move limb the order to move that
limb must be conveyed to 1t from the brain
The headquarters In the brain from where
these orders are Issued is known as the
speech center. .sfl'!t-
1.-The speech center lies either at the right
or left side Off the brain. II it lies on the
right side the orders win be transmitted
more rapidly to the left than to the right
limbs. and mate a person what Is generally
called left handed. though in reality a more
correct term would be rtght-minded. On
the other hand. a person having the speech
center on the left win exercise their right
limbs more readily than their left and such
an individual might be called left minded.
Young Children. who naturally use their
left hand In preference to their right, are
simply obeying the orders issued from the
brain. and II not taught to use their right
hand Will grow up left-handed. When
taught from their earliest years to Use their
right hand they find no difficulty In doing
so later on. because the habit becomes so
strong: but have seen one or two rare in
stances where reversion to the use of the
left hand has come about late in LIFE One
case was after a long attack of fever, when
during the period of delirium the patient
began to use the left hand more than the
right and during recovery took his medi-
cine with his left hand
Both sides of the brain are capable of
performing the duties Of giving commands
to the limbs; but. as said, the orders only
come from one side. either from the right
speech center lies gets injured. and is rem
dered incapable of performing its duty.
then the other side takes up the work,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
boxes are fired until the solder is melted Off

boxes are fired until the solder is melted Off
All that is bright on tin is saved, as 1t is
valuable and easily recovered The sheet
iron that is left is practically valueless. Cot
ton and linen rags are made into fine writ
ing papers, and waste newspapers and
wrapping paper are made into coarse wrap
ping and lining papers again. Feathers are
renovated and made better and cleaner
than new stock
Bits of iron. cast. wrought or malleable,
ard steel. large or small are all worth
money. Lead and zinc prizes as are
brass and copper. We don't get very large
quantities of silver and gold. Wood. Of
course. has considerable worth if in large
pieces. the larger the better Old chairs,
sofas. beds. baby carriages, broken boxes
and barrels. fruit baskets and berry boxes
are not worth picking off the belt. A mat
tress that is thrown out is safer in the fire
than anywhere else and 1t goes through
without molestation and tumbles into the
hopper leading to the furnaces with the rest
OF the stuff We don't want, of which straw
aIc excelsior form a considerable part. The
stuff we do not want makes heat enough to
keep all the machinery of this plant going.
1t would run a one hundred horsepower Ell
CINE all the time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
Possibly the Information Desired.

The Postmaster General has received a
communication from Miss Zada A Rhodes
of Calumet Mich. In which the writer
states that she believes she has informa
ton regarding the people named in the let
ter received at the Post Office Department
from an aged lady in Australia named
Lanes, who asked for the address of some
OF her children in Michigan. Miss Rhodes
states that she taught school for some time
In the vicinity of Calumet. and while there
met people named Hoskins and Daniels, re-
ferred to in the letter from Mrs. Lanes
There were two men. father and son. both
known as Captain Daniels and both OF
whom are connected with copper mining
enterprises This information will be for
warded to Mrs. Lanes. together with what
ever else the department can learn regard
ing the people inquired about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
RELEASE ORDERED.
Albert Kessler Establishes Innocence of
Crime Alleged Against Him.

Acting Chief Moran of the secret service
today directed the release by the police OF
the first precinct of Albert E. Kessler. who
was arrested yesterday charged with hav-
Ing passed 81 notes raised to So Kessler
seems to have been a victim to the errors
Of two men who had themselves been VIC
timized by the real counterfeiter, and his
case shows the ease with which the iden-
tity of a person may be mistaken. One
man positively identified him as the person
who had passed the raised note on him. and
the other considered that he much resem-
bled the person and was probably the right
one. Kessier maintained that he was at
work Tuesday night. at which time the
raised notes were passed, and that he could
establish an alibi. His story was fully veri-
fled by his employers and others, and his
innocence so conclusively established that
his release was this morning directed. there
being not the slightest suspicion that he
was the person wanted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
Nourish the Seeds.
From the Yahoo.

Mark well the beginnings. When a good
deed. a kind word or loving thought
wells up from the heart do not stife It; it
will grow. When your bosom swells with
sympathy for the less fortunate of Gods
creatures. do not smother your good i'm
pulses with selfish thoughts; they are
streakings of the morning light, that fore
tell the glories of the coming day. Do
not cover your dawn with clouds and your
day will be brighter your heart lighter.
and the golden sunset of life will find your
soul clothed with the radiance OF those
good deeds which glow throughout eternity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21
The Nicaragua Route.
From the Kansas City Star.


Whila the United States would prefer to
use the Panama route, there need be no
misgfvings as to the possibility of con-
structing a satisfactory canal through Mic
aragua and Costa Rica.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21

Edyth-'.Did understand you to say that
Cordelia was trying to get into business ??
Mayme-'sThat's what / said"
Edyth-"What business?"
Mayme-"Everybody' s.'-Chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-21

New lot of Embroidered Turn e
over Collars. in dainty needle o.
work, unusually fine styles, at.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

During the year the Bingham Con-
soIidated company has been shipping
from its Commercial group adjoining
the Boston Consolidated. an average of
about 200 tons Of ore per day. while
fte Dalton & Lark mines have been
contributing about 100 tons. The lat
ter group of mines are now being de-
veloped at great depth through the long
tunnel and within the coming year it
viii be shipping from its own mines in
this camp anywhere between 500 and
$50 tons per day
Just a year ago it was stated that the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27

northern tier and southern tier do not
converge together OF this point. but
they do further westward. indicating
the dying out Of the zone about three
miles westward.
Geological Features Of Pine Canyon.
The geological structure is cminentlv
perfect, with slight faulting by north
and south fractures. but only sufficient
TO assist nature in the deposition OF
ores. which are generally found in large
chutcs and chimueys at intersections
Of north and south fractures. with east
and west contact veins The surface in-
dicatiOns would lead one to believe that
Pine canyon was The equal ar not the
superior of the east side, or West Noun
tain district This fact has been virtu-
ally demonstrate by the work done by
the Bingham Copper Boy Mining COM
pany Great Divide Mines company and
Western Mining a Milling company
upon their properties, which. under the
management Of prominent salt Lake
mining men, backed also by q large
amount Of eastern capital. has proven
the extension Of great veins OF the
Bingham district snto and through
these properties.