davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

Life, real life, once more. The audience
secs It plainly.
So woman must sit and wait alone
at night while the husband is out on his
bad way. Soon there Is knock at the
door, and the little wife opens timidly::
1t is her husband with the stolen lamb,
and oh, the terror Of the little woman,
Surely that child his watched scene
like this at home. She tells him what the
result will be. Of the disgrace. the punish
ment. 1t will be useless to protest that
they were starving; King Herod will not
care: he will only say they have stolen
his sheep. Even while she Is speaking he
shepherds come and drag him off, and
the little wife follows, crying. out into
the dark night. a
The audience draws a deeper breath:
evidently they are lost in hefrcality OF
the tragedy, Again the curtain goes up
TO show the field of sheep once more The
thief and his wife are in thehut and the
shepherds lie down to sleep outside tn
morning. when they wilEs take them both
before King Herod. "a d, b{
The little rough stage has long ago dis
appeared from my mind: like the nu-
dience. 1t is the world I am watching, and
tho child-actors la spite of Somerset
shire accent have become the simple
rough Bethlehem shepherds of long ago.
I cannot help crying at the homely
tragedy-the tragedy Of the lives Of tho
poor. Suddenly there Is q clear voice,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

In the Northern hemisphere at q high
angle, the sun appears high in the sky,
and the heat produced at the earth's
surface is enough to make the ground
bloom with vegetetation.
Now look at the other end OF tho pict-
8, where the North Pole is seen leaning
away from the sun. Tho face Of the
ee~th. in the Northern hemisphere. feels
til, effect OF this leaning away, just as
y ur hand feels 1t in front of the fire
w.len you place It slopingly to the blaze.
The rays strike at a lower angle. and the
amount OF heating produced by them IS
relatively SO small that the ground freez-
es, and snow takes tho place Of vegeta-
t.cn.
Nov. It so happens that the earth's
orbit is not perfect circle, but an ellipse
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

prosperous air and the stiff bank accounts
Shore are thickly settled. You are rarely
out OF human, sight Y habltntlons nna
hlghway The People ; SGfm 70 b notaDy
have neat and cosy homes, and drive thelr
horses at a speed which seems to o., ~
and yet their horses are finely kept.
& 1t was pleasant to note the intense
interest OF the people in education, Their
public schools are far above the average.
and learned that they have some excel
lent, though not enough secondary
schools, 10 a large extent they send .leir.
sons and daughters away for academic
training, and as FOR collegiate, untyersltty y
seek institutions OF learning In other sec
lions. 1t is to their honor that they are
giving much attention 10 tho higher edu-
cation Of their children,
Perhaps there is no more influential ana
successful minister on the Eastern Shore
than is Rev. Charles T.. Corbett, IN honr
ored alumnus OF Richm2nd College, lie
has heen on the Shore flve or SIX years,
and tie pastor Of q country church. Dur
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

Squire, away gambling at Monte Carlo
The shepherds recount their woes. They
have children to bring up. 80 many
mouths to feed and never enough bread
for all, and Herod wastes more than
would keep those hungry children In COM
fort. ,3.G i
Standing by the side OF the stage. where
& could see both stage and audience.
began to realize that the pay was life.
This was truly how the poor felt This
was how they talked. One shepherd
joked about his wife with rough good
humor He could not keep her tongue in
order, he said. and the audience laughed.
e This too WAC true to everyday existence
as they knew it. The play went on. The
village neer-d lowell Joined the Shepherds
and offered to spend the night with them
telling them tales in the hut. Then
while the shepherds sleep, he steals
lamb: and runs away.
Just what the rascal would do, the au'
dicncc thinks. ID Il N
And when the shepherds wake and miss
j the lamb, a thrill runs through US all,
for this was one Of King Herod's sheep,
and either the thief must die for It, "r
4 the shepherds will be accused OF the theft,
Again the helplessn ess of the poor be-
fore the In Justice OF the rich and strong.
Then the scene changes to the home Of
tho ne r-do-wel, and there his little wife.
a child with short frock. is sitting
alone in the poverty-stricken room ssss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
- WONDERS Of ASTRONOMY.

those that fall sopingly. Hold your hand
in front Of the fireplace with the palm
square to the nre, and then incline it so
that it leans away from the fire, and you
Will perceive in q moment q remarkable
difference In the heating effect.
ut Ia the same with the earth and the
sun. Where the solar rays strike per
pendicularly they have their greatest eff
feet and vice versa.
"The next thing to consider Is the fact
that owing TO remarkable principle
In mechanlcs-whlch you can see in oper-
alton In spinning top or In gyroscope
the axis around which the earth re-
wolves points in the same absolute 'dI
tlon, no matter where the earth may DO
In its yearly revolution about the sun.
Now, this axis Is inclined about q IL de-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

''Shepherds!" 1t is a childs fresh treble,
child with grave face star on her
forehead and wings on her shoulders. 1t
is the Angel and the shepherds wake in
terror. Who Is this wonderful being
why has 1t come? Naturally they are
afraid. Fear comes moro easily than
hope to such as they. is
Fear not!' says the chld's voice, FOR
behold bring you good tidings Of great
joy."4 The shepherd boys kneel down, and
I too would have liked to kneel for !
realize as never did before that this
was just how the, great message came:
that it was rough. ignorant men. farm
laborers out in the fields whom God dig
nlficd with the first tldings Of His good
news. e Il
Tho shepherds listen rcverently. OF
course they believe the story. After all.
they had always believed In God above.
but He had been so far away till now.
Then the Heavenly Host appears, only lit
tie children with gold stars on their heads.
and they sing GLORY to God In the High.
est, on earth peace, good will towards
men, ri
am not the only one In the audience
who has streaming eyes. And behind the
kneeling shepherds we can SEQ tho thiet
and his little wife. They. too. are listen
ing with wondering faces. They doubt
that. It cans be true. true for others per-
haps, but certainly not true for them.
When the. angels havo gone the shep-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
BY GARRETT p. SERVISS. -.

the comparative nearness Of the sun.
"If5you glance again at the picture you
Will see. that things happen in the South
crn hemisphere in exactly the reverse
order, When 1t is Winter here tits Suns
NOR there and the Southern Summer
occurs when the earth Is nearer to the
sum- I. s8l n 8s55 .53
4 ''Nhy. tsn'tiit awfully hot during Suns
mer i'll the Southern hemisphere, then?s
suddenly asked my friend. = should
think they would all be fried to death.
IL they get their Summer 5000, 900 miles
nearer than we do" ..33s9i
"Its the water" replied. III you will
look at n globe or map OF the world
you will perceive that the Southern hem-.
isphere consists mostly Of water, and
the ocean is n great temperer Of hot
weather. rs people who SO to sea In suns
mer time we'll know .ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

memory and left me in tremuous d 70 n2,3
as to the ntrlcacies of the clam problem.
The clam bake. however.is dis snd C
uplander can readily digest,
IL these crude and inadequate REMARKS MARKS
fly the track In any point Of truthtu ~
asks 10 DO assigned to the same cell with
the Jordan bill.
KINGDOM WITHIN ITSELF,
The Eastern Shore Is del ghtful II Is
a little Kingdom within itself. neatly y
and and the bay on tie other, down TO where
f fnmo GMo FOR 1'n its sweet potato." which Is
dqlsops anS sxe esp
on rare occasions and in small way,
bit I have often wondered why the A 1sG
ana aHt cold. Truly II 10 toothsome that way;
but We nust sayn w liva moii tHelS 70 the
production e What is called ns Gysr ihe ere
ire pretted slpnldes simply the. Irish potas,, 9 2
81 universal dsnetE1n That most dsetn N
both counties has much to do with the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
HATCHER WRITES or THE EASTERN OYSTERS AND CLANS

ing the time his church has erected ono
or the handsomest houses of worship to
be seen In any country community, It
has greatly enlarged and bcautitled It's
parsonage. 1t has added hundreds to Its
membership. and, become quite dist,n'
sseH fqr Is ebapy ats 20 tbs Sas
tor and his people are giving s, I, m ,'n !
Ing the educational, spirit, Very largely
educ Ion was tho thome Of discussion on
last sunday by the several ministers and
laymen who addressed the, oongre sal ms.
ing rains ms Th Tho comIm n, abounds il
young people1ehoIce boys a IND EIr rs a',
cat!onal spirit, It is sonnet hing tor w.
ginla to think OF by day and dream OF
Young people who are really rece!vls,g
only the most Inadequate educational ad-
The friends Of lion. S: s. Wilkins for
some time a member of the Virginia Leg
lslature. will be pleased to know that ne ls
doing superb seryee as suteElmtehmaent or
Friends also spoke Of Mr.. Ohio +. MeArs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
Nearly Three Quarters Of q Mil
lion Immigrants Landed at
Ellis. Island During the e
Year, and Too Large a
Percentage of Them The I,
Cheap Laborers.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.--Ncarly three
quarters Of d million aliens took Christ
mas dinner With Uncle Sam this year.
who were not at his round table a. year
ago, and along With President Roosevelt 8
outcry against race suicide comes q fatnotis
warning from Immigration COMMISSIONER
\ Williams at Ellis Island. that tho nations
al character IL r1enaccd by this amazing
influx OF foreigners. vi. .55iJs
For veal or for VOC our friends from
foreign shores will start tho new year
in this new land, and In the duo process
OF law they Will, many Of them, become
citizens Of the country With as much
voice In the ynatlon's affairs as sons Of
American slres. The prodlglous Increase
in Immigration Of this record-breaking
year, puzzles tho authorities. Commits
sioncr williams. who is the gatc-kcepor
at Castle Garden, 80 to speak, has made
a pro found study OF the character of our
latest immigrants, and says they are,
for the most part Of tho poorest classes
B In their former homes.
Too Many Are Undesirable.
I'm no sense do I mean to oppose all
Immigration said Commissioner Will
liams, as no stood with the Tlmes-Dis-
patch correspondent tho other day look
4 Ing at the hopeful faces Of the timid
throns OF aliens In line at Ellis Island.
~ cheerfuly acknowledge the great debt
this country owes to immigration In tho
past. The strong. Intelligent emigrant
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

tho retiring Commonwealth attorney. 81
Northampton, Is one of the most attrnc-s
tive, and popular citizens In his county
Regrets abound that Judge Kelham, who
has worn the ermine 80 worthily, nus
reached the end Of his judicial career.
TFrE Two GRAND DIVISIONS.
Those who may 90 to the Eastern shord
for the first time would do we'll to lenrnin In
advance that there are two grand diVis,
Ions Of tile earth-the Eastern Shore and {
the Western Shore. Those who do not
i've on the Eastern shore belong s,5 70 the
spoken Of as the Western Shore. It Is I
most interesting and inylgoratsl9nng = nov 10Y,
mingle with the whole-hrarted and rro
gressvs citizens Of the Eastern Shore;
They are shut in by watery barriers ana i
their territory Is narrow. but their spirit
genuinely cosmopolitan, They hafeSno3 4
land connection with the Old Dominion.
and their easiest outlet Is IN another, q.
Using section and no more loyal and help-
fill children than are the dwellers on the
other side Of the Chesapeake Bay;
w. f. IIA,TIIEt,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
Why We Have Winter When
the Earth is Nearest to the Sun

grees to the plane Of the earth's orbit,
or. what is the same thing for our por-
poses. to tho direction Of the sun.
..since. as I have Just said, the axis re- re-.
mains fixed in position. It follows that
while the earth is going round the sun,
one end Of the axis (say the north end,
or the North Pole. as we call IT., Will 10
inclined toward the sun at one time OF
the year, and away from the sun as Just
the opposite time Of the year.
ITO see this clearly. look at the picture.
where tho earth Is shown In its mid
Winter and mid. Summer positions with
respect to thojsun. You will observe that
in Summer Chat is to say, our Summer.
in tho Northern henlisphere). the North
Pole leans toward the sun, while the
South Pole leans away from It, Inc
consequence is that tho suns rays ran
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

,+h.s ,srd, yvho roynes here with
~ N 1. i, q, q ! a
,...I .,,,,,,,,, X. ,op,,,n IL, ,ye,.
Y. 1a' IT, 4 ~, ,,l,,, 4 40. IA
eol,,1u ~. a,nry L, ma "a
~. In, 4 80 :, h.ra tor rim 40
az ~ =, $3.50 IN Z
'o 49, 49,, - ,..,t,,., ~ 4 ina mast
\ -. nh,,,do,,.a !, chann
-" 49, 4, sthot i IA rand
an. a,,,S -. ~. aa,,ntrv . l,,5 foro,pn
49, i. ~ h, n III ~ .rnonao ~
1Si,n...., ~ .nr,, e,o.,, a., n
~. .,,ras, Il, uca I, 4, 1ho,r
s..l.,,.s ,,s.,.a,,, aaf7 p
b -, -. ,,,,, -, 1, hfs atest
=. I, !, j, + :, j rorn, !, -.
-. =, ,,,o,, a 4 rastic Mas.
10. -. ,l..,.,,, ,v,tr., ia urde.
~, IA n. q I, -, III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

though his stay, DO dIstres,slngly br FIa /
is as 10 the unmatched excellence Of the
Eastern Shore oyster and IT ought to ne
added that he can bear witness to 4 t nc
charming hospitality and taste with Which
they are served. s 4
MANNERS OF THE CLAM.
While on the rack ] was also lectured
on the mystery and manners OF the clam.
The said clam seems to be an lmpoyer-
ishcd kinsrnan OF the oyster, and delights
to housc-keep around the oyster rocks.
Either from his love Of darkness (, or ! rs rs
Of native beauty the clam see 7eeret as. him I'm
ard refuses to soc company. ! was given
10 understand that the clam /. business ba n 6 s.
ket price has doubled within a. few years s
Someone said that the olnmmers llfted
Ing out Of the natural rock. as was pro,
posed in the threatened legislation. and
that, too, on the manifest ground that
they would be blocked, out, and find their
occupation gone At least these ere ' hS
the oppressive lecture, which overloaded
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

1t CHANGED that just as the JORDAN bill
had its final Irritation with fate found
myself on the Eastern Shore OF Virginia
which, as a great many. otherwise intellls
gent people do not know. conslsts !, OF :,
Northampton and Accomac countless Tha
opportunity for sounding public sentiment
vas not extensive but sufficient TO show ,o,
legislation on tho oyster question was
s,gnally pleasing to the people .S OF r5 Iais
John F. Nottngham the rsp res ~ iSe
chief citizens OF that county, pouring out
their grateful praises In his honof fh tof ms
result. AS they heard also that Hon Ben,
3amip 7. Gunter. their senator, made q, m
terest OF their section. they had q glow
on their faces. as they expressed their
10 an uplander the oyster dialect is
somewhat a foreign tongue, A full-lledged
Northamptonian Undertook to explain to
mo the regnant terms involved IN, the 70,
cent contenuon on the !, ; oyster question I,a
that the 'oyster shucker'' Is the main thing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

crs' daughters from the big
farm at tho entrance to the village, the
washcrwomun and her family, the cobbler
and his Wife. 5
K isA representative audlcnce-the rich. the
poor and the mlddle-class Of this out-of-
the way somersctshlre village. Only the
4 Squire was not there. but then the Squire
was hard man who cared nothing for
the village and Its interests. and hated
4 tho parson who was trying to make re-
ligion real thing In the parish.
Anyone who knows somersetshire Will
realize the difficulty Of the parsons task.
somcrsetshire folk are provcrbial
throughout England for boor!sh stupidity.
and the parson himself realized It most
Of all, fol no knew the ugliness Of the
sin and ignorance that accompanied that It
Grass stupidity.
But to-day, Holy Innocents Day. he had
invited tho village to q sacred play ana
4 tho village folk had come TO see their
own children act. At one end OF the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

managing Of murder, II only every pri-
yate Individual understood that the pay
ment Of taxes which help to equip sol-
dlers, and above all military service. are
not immaterial. but highly immoral ac-
lions. by which he not only permits mllr-
der, but takes part In 1t hlmself-then
this power Of the kings and emperors
which alousss an Indignation. and for
which they now get killed, would Of itself
come to an end.
Then this wise and brave old thinker
goes on to speak of kings and lemperors
In terms of a bsolute truth, as follows;
Apart from the fact that such men are
surrounded from the cradle to the grave
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

monarch who can destroy by command
such n Just, noble, broad. religious Bit of
literature as this essay of rolstops, a
IT Is an act like this which makes the
most disgruntled citizen or our republic
realize that America Is far In advance
of all monarchies and Kingdoms In the
liberty OF progressive thought,
Whatever our shortcomings In the
methods OF successful government, what
ever crudity exists IN our social condi-
lions, we are at least not serfs and slaves
to any ruler. when 1t comes to our llter-
ature,
Our thinkers are free to express them
selves in print, and the people are Tree
10 read and comment upon these
thoughts.
intellectual development Is not smoth-
cred by U royal mantle, and no ruler dare
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

then he proceeds to comment freely on
the education for murder by Wholesale
which is bestowed upon kings and empe-
rors from their birth, and to which pres
ldents and rulers III republics devote
themselves so soon as they are given
power.
Here are some Of the remarks that dis
pleased Emperor Wllllam;
If only every king. emperor and presl'
dent would understand that his WORKS Of
organizing armies Is not al honorable
and Important duty. as his flatterers per-
suade him It Is. but a most aborainable
business. I, O., the preparing for and the
the condition Of p couatgy by killing q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

And yet not only does nobody tell them
the real name Of their actions. not only
does nobody tell them that preparing for
murder Is revolving and criminal. but
they hear nothing except praise ana
words OF admiration from all around
them for these actions.
We can contribute towards stopping
people killing kings and each ether, not
By murder murders only strengthen this
state--but by awakening men from ".
And 1t is this that have tried to do
In these remarks.
Tolstoi's essay Is one OF the educa-
tional essays Of the day-an essay IN
step with the march OF true progress
which Is going forward In site of all the
chaotic conditions about us. and In spite
OF the fact that one OF the greatest civil
llzed nations on earth is yet ruled by q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
Immense Construction Works.
4 Attracts Men From Foreign
@ Shores With Their Families. n
Many Italians Come Over Il.
to be Ready for Work
on Panama Canal. {5a

while tho 1os,t17 South italians had but yit&
s2,i51ol7
Tho 2S,45i English brought si.46,o65, 4
while about tho same number Of Ma 4
gyars. 27,i24, brought only 7n,4ol and
tho s2,9o7 Croatians and sloyenlans
brought only $407117a M
Comparing the immigration figures OF \
the last fiscal year with those of 1902 the A
following results are interesting:
Total admitted III 1908, ST .ois.3 5s53 81
Total admitted In 1902 6ls, 743. s5$g
Total rejected diseased or disqualfleD
In 1908, $3.50. rs s. b 81 IA X a4i
Total rejected diseased OF disauali1ed)
in 1902. e,o7i. 81 ifl IA. IS
Increase in Emigration, Too.
Incredible as It may seem, there Is an q
Increase In emigration from the United
States corresponding with the amazing
increase Of newcomers. The number ~ OF Y
steerage passengers departing from New K
York October to November 10, 1902, wa
1900, while this year for the corresponds
Ing period Of time q, 900 went out Of their
country at the Same port an Increase OF
over 100 per cent. All of the TRANSPORT
tation lines arc doing very extensive
business taking Immigrants back to the
countries from which they come. several ,i1al
deductions can be drawn from this, BY I
It IS believed t hat tho main cause Is that \
tho immigration business has been over
done, and that demand for cheap labor N \
the United States has been more than
filed. N5 { 3&3a
b Another conclusion, however, Is col. Il
adhered equally plausible, and that is tha 81
tho foreigners now returning home Will !
come back again in the spring, bringing
their families with them. Kill u IKE
55a.3 m E RENISEN CRAWFORD,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
= An ENPEPORS DREAD OF TRUTH u4mnszzaunex y Y
4g M
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX,

to attempt to smother expression,
II our press is often too free In speech.
that at least Is not so dangerous for tho
future Of the country as Il gagged and
bound press and mentally menacled
public. x n @ *
When / rend OF such narrow pre1u-
dice and tyranny, such utter lack OF
breadth and nobility OF mind and conduct
as this edict of the German Emperor to
destroy the work of an emperor Of
thought, cry anew THANK God,
am an American" even In the midst at
tho riotous conditions which prove my
land so far from the IDEAL one, we are
far away from being II free people, but
We are at all events free to speak, freq
to read and free to hear
And that means the pathway to ult-
mats Geedoa y time passes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

,by the most insane luxury, and Its usual
Accomplishments Of flattery and sery|l'ty'
the whole of their education, all their oc-
equations are centred OH the ono object
of murder, the study Of murder IN the
past. the best means of numbering N the
present. tile best ways Of preparing for
murder.
From their earliest years they learn OF
the art of murder In oil possible forms,
always carry about with them instru-
ments Of murder, dress In different pni-
forms. attend parades manoeuyres and
reviews. visit each other, present orders
and commands Of regiments to each
other,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
10
~

by order Of the Emperor William It was
seized and suppressed. At the trial it
Was decided that all OF the pamphlets
should be destroyed
one can realize easily that Emperor
william would not enjoy Its perusal in
t,Is quiet hours Of meditation and self
spalysis. Tolstol speaks Of the insane
folly OF the anarchist, who tried TO- better
ruler. whether king or president, and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

Il ''The duce we arc!' he replied Then
why In thunder is 1t SO cold? Is your
old sun going out?'
mot at all, and II you will moderate
your expressions and. come in by the fire,
III explain the paradox But you ought
TO know the reason without being told"
II used to know, / believe" no returned.
"but I've forgotten all about 1t. and !
never quite understood It. anyhors.'
I made little drawing, after We were
seated before the fireplace. to illustrate
the fact that the earth can be nearer by
three million miles to the sun and yet
SO much colder. over half It's surface.
that Winter takes the place Of Summer