davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1904-07-07
nea=ae VIII, BIRD. Max. rone,.
Saratoga,

AS bird fashions do not change, the
hdy birds Of today wear the same
kind of dresses their grandmothers
wore and are never troubled about
style. Two suits a year are quite
enough for most birds, but they need
TO take great care OF them. Each sep
arate feather must be cleaned and look
ed over and the useless ones pulled
out. You have seen a canary preening
his feathers by lifting them and
smoothing them out with his bill, and
you have thought him vain to do this
30 often. If you neglect to comb your
hair It Will become tangled and look
untidy. but more serious things happen
to a bird who does not comb his feath-
ers. These feathers are not packed
close together, you know. but lie loose.
and have places between them filed
with air. When a bird wants to get
warmer he lifts his feathers so that
these air spaces may be larger, out il
his feathers are tangled or wet and
dirty he could not raise them. and soon
he could not keep the heat in his little
body and would die. Of course.
, 1904-07-07
where the Camel Is Found.

The camel is found in Arabia, Per-
STA, Asia Minor, Afghanistan, Balu-
chistan, Mongolia, western China and
northern India as well as in Syria.
Turkey, north Africa and parts of
Spain. The camel Is known by the
same DOT word in nearly all these
lands. Not a page scarcely of an Ara
bic lexicon but has reference to the
camel. The language itself. according
to Hammer Purgstall, knows him by
b,144 IN The only reason why
Scripture is comparatively silent is be-
cause the topography of the Holy
Land is such that in most parts the
use of the camel is an impossibility.
, 1904-07-07
Saved by Quick Wit.

Isabel F. Hapgood. the translator of
many OF Toistoi's books, once visited
the great RTssian. and during her Wis
II he told her a story OF one of his an
cestors. This ancestor. an army OH
GER. was an excellent mimic. One day
be was impersonating the Emperor
Paul to a group of his friends when
Paul himself entered and for some
moments looked on. unperceived. at
h antics OF the young man. Tolstoi
finally turned and, beholding the EN-
peror, bowed his head and was silent.
Go on, sir" said Paul. Continue
the performance"
The young man hesitated a moment,
and then, folding his arms and imitat.
ing every gesture and information of his
sovereign. he said:
"Tolstoi, you deserve to be degraded.
but | remember the thoughtlessuess OF
youth, and you are pardoned."
The car smiled slightly at this
speech.
We'll. be 1t So he said.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
, 1904-07-07
Poe. Love OF Richmond.

Poe loved Richmond as he loved no
other place on earth. His happy child
hood was spent there-the only period
of his troubled life which was free
from want. Here he found his foster
father. John Allan. who was proud OF
the orphan boy, and the only mother
he ever knew. who vas sweet and gen
tie with him to the end. Here were
the friends and playmates of his boy
hood, and here lived the gentle wo-
man who was the Helen of the most
beautiful of his early poems. Here.
after a first ceremony in Baltimore, he
was married by a second to the lovely
and youthful Virginia GLENN, and
here they spent the happiest year of
their married life. Here, as editor of
the Southern Literary Messenger, he
did much of his best work.-Charles
Marshall Graves in Century.
, 1904-07-07
The sticlleback Legend.

The stickleback Is one Of the species
of fish that build nests. There is a
legend that the s~tickleback builds a
nest because during the deluge 1t
pulled the tow out of the bilge hole of
the ark, and If 1t had not been for the
hedgehog. who plugged up the leak
with his own body. Noah and his sons
would have had an exciting time bal
ing ont their boat. When Noah found
out who had done the deed he ordered
as a punishment that the culprit should
be compelled each year to build a nest.
while other fishes would have an easy
time OF 1t.
, 1904-07-07

Try not to ask for letters OF intro
duction to your friends friends. 1t
often causes both embarrassment and
Inconvenience. II the letter Of intro
duction is offered accept 1t and present
It dutifully. 1t will not be difficult to
ascertain whether or not the person to
whom 1t Is addressed finds the intro
duction a pleasure or a bore. 1t is folly
to pursue an acquaintance thus gained
unless each finds the other c%ongenial.-
Exchange.
, 1904-07-07
An Idols Long Sleep.

In Pegu may be seen an English sen
try keeping guard over a Burmese
idol. The Burmese believe the Idol is
asleep II that when he awakes the
end Of the world will come. The sen
try Is there to prevent any one from
entering the pagoda. which Is his place
of repose, and awakening him. His
slumbers nave lasted 5000 years.
, 1904-07-07
A Friendly Call.

Little Tommy-Mamma, may I go
over and play with Mrs. Nexdoor's chill
dren? Mother-You have never cared
to play with them. Little Tommy
But my ball went over Into their yard,
and they threw 1t back to me. and it
was all sticky. guess they've got
some candy.
, 1904-07-07

Shocked Mother-My boy, my boy,
What became of that last piece of pie
I left in the cupboard and told you not
to disturb? Little Oscar-I Gated It.
Shocked Mother-And what would you
call an act Ike that7 Little Oscar
Disturbing the piece. | suppose.
, 1904-07-07

ibid you attend the Wilson obse-
quiesf' asked Mrs, Oldcastle. era
cious. no." replied her hostess. Have
they had some' Why, me and Josiah
was at the funeral of their grand
mother only last week."-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald
, 1904-07-07

First Student-A funny. thing hap
pened to me In class today. Second
Student-The ideal First S~tudent-Yes.
The professor called me up. and then
he called me down-Princeton Tiger.
, 1904-07-07

Algy-You say she only partially re-
turned your affectionf Clarence-Yes.
and that's what I'm annoyed about.
She returned all the love ~letters. but
retained all the tewelry.
, 1904-07-07

Judge Knott-Wby did you rob this
man in broad daylight Prlsoner-I
couldn't help 1t, your honor, had an
engagement every night that week.
, 1904-07-07

Dolly-Were you pleased when Char
ley proposedf Poiiy-PIeased7 I came
pretty near giving him our college yen.
Puck. .
, 1904-07-07

Many bow sweetly to the gardener
when his roses are In bloom.-school.
mastor.
, 1904-07-07

LAND OFFICE AT CHEYENNE, WYo.l
June %, 1904.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
EFFORT FOR PEACE
Chicago Strikers and
Packers May Meet Soon
A General Strike of Butchers Goes
Into Effect at New York and
Ri0tous Scenes
Follow.
(Ry the Associated Press

Chicago, Aug. Undetermined eff
forts are now being made to settle the
stock yards strike by meditation. Ne
gotiations begun early today between
the Retail Butchers and Grocers' Asso-
citation and representatives of several
labor unions which would undoubtedly
be involved in the strike should it be
prolonged much longer. resulted to-
night i'm the appointment of commit
tee composed of those who attended
today's meeting to negotiate with the
packers tomorrow morning in an at
tempt to bring about n joint meeting
between the employers and the strik-
ing unions. 1t was the sentiment of all
who attended the two opposing inter-
ests a settlement satisfactory to both
sides could be reached.
Meantime Samuel Gompers, preSi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor has been summoned to Chicago,
to see if he cannot accomplish some
thing through mediation. Mr.. Com
pers will arrive here Sunday morning.
\ When the packers were told of the
intended visit of the intermediary
committee tomorrow, all of them de-
clined to make any comment on what
if any success might be expected from
the meeting.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
WATSON CUsSES OUT BOTH
Saws the Democratic Convention An
DeaIed to the Deity Through n
MegaphOne.
(By the Associated Press.)

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 10.-Thomas r.
Watson and Thomas II. Tibbles OMEN
ed the Populist campaign here this af-
ternoon when the State convention met
to nominate candidates. The Oliver
Theatre was filled, the anti-Parker
element predominating strongly Mir.
Watson said this was the first part he
had taken in politics in eight years. but
that the fires of Populism still burned
fiercely within him. He said true
Populists would not be swayed from
principles by mere results at the bal
lot box, and after summarizing the
tenets of his party he declared:
"Such a creed can never die"
Mr.. Watson scored both the old par
ties and ridiCuled the Republican Ma
tiOnal convention as a cut and dried
affair. OF the Democratic convention
he said:
at made its appeal to the deity
through a megaphone and drafted it's
platform by telegraph
His speech, which occupied nearly
two and half hours was an indirect
appeal against fusion, and he was fire.
quently applauded.
The ,Populist convention voted to Sc
lect Watson and Tibbes electors re-
gardless of any action taken by the
Democrats.
The question of fusion on the State
ticket was then taken up and provoked
a long and at times a bitter debate.
The POpuiiStS Would Fuse.
The motion to fuse on the State
ticket was adopted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
YDEhER S'NOSREP EO.J,
SRM DEEM 10Y

Jews-rusalem! Is this Sanscrit,
Choctaw or Volapuk?
"Pourf!" says Smith. "YoE're way
off. That's the language of the land
of Tsal-eb-Tsum-tsref-Eht.
You see, Smiths liver had gone on
strike and his kidneys walked out in
sympathy; an example that soon de-
m6ralized every Iaborer in the work
shop or his body. The heart took to
racing and stopping out of time; the
head got to going on Keeling DRINKS,
| the lungs would not fill their cells with
! fuel; the blood drowsed, permitting
| the invasion of an army of poison5
| that butchered the nerves and turned
| life into nightmare.
Smith poured out gold before the
| body -menderS but to no avail. Treat
| ing him was like patching a rotten
shoe. They toId him his case was
hopeless
Hacked with pain, hideous with
sores. Smith went home TO die. Fall
ing into an uneasy Slumber, he dream
ed he stood in a "red-litten' land be-
fore a vas1 wall on which a Goblin
was painting with n blazing brush:
"Y demer S'nosrep Eoj Srm Deem
10y"
With a grin as broad as North Car
DINA, the Goblin waved his brush at
these letters. squeaked. take it,
Smith, and live" and vanished.
Smith pestered the druggists. -Four
thought him a fool. The fifth took a
second look at the COLLINS ppescrip
ton, puckered his brows, burst out
laughing and sent Smith bottles
labelled "Y demer-S'nosrep Eoj Srm."
Some weeks later Smith broke on
him, beaming-a happy, whooping,
springy, soreless Smith, smooth as an
onion.
"My savior" he jubilated, "how'd
you do it?"
Dead easy" smole the druggist.
Read it tail first
My sick friend, must you be driven
to the land of The-F First Must belfast
to be convinced that You Need Mrs.
Joe Persons Remedy?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
THE PORTE Is WELDING.
Meanwhile There Is n Question OF
What Orders to Give Our
WarShiDs.
(By the Associated Press.)

Constantinople. Tuesday, Aug. o
Minister Leishman has received mes
sage from the Porte promising ia
vorable communication I'm n day or
two regarding the American repre-
sentation in reference to the school
question and other matters.
Washington, Aug. 10.-Oficials of
the State and Navy Departments con-
ferred today regarding the orders to
be given the American European
squadron when it arrives at Smyrna.
The naval officers In answer to the in
quries Of the State Department esti-
mated that Admiral JEWELS fleet
would arrive at Smyrna by tonight.
The admirals sailing orders were sim
ply to proceed to Smyrna. 1t is said
that it Will be rather inexpedient to
give him any official orders imme-
diately. There are signs here that the
Signatory powers to the treaty of
Paris are beginning to take active in
terest in the policy of the Washington
government toward Turkey They
have every reason to dread any dis
turbance of the balance of power in
southern Europe at this time, and it
is believed that they are willing to
bring influence to bear upon the Sui
tan to induce him to acquieSCe in
the American demands rather than
force the issue to a point where the
use of actual force might be regarded
as actually necessary by the American
government
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
SETS BETWEEN SHOWERS.
Southern Lawn Tennis Association
Organized at Atlanta.
CIV the Associated Press>

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 10.-Between the
played in the Southern championship
tennis tournament resulting in sim
giles, in shutting out from the semi
finals all but Atlanta players.
l.. ID. Scott, Atlanta. won from Nor
man Farrell, Nashville, ga; 4-6; 6-3.
Nat Thornton, Atlanta. beat Lee Nc
Chung. Louisville, GA; As; 6-2. S. G.
Williams, Atlanta. beat Bradley Wal
ker, Nashville, 6-3; 6-1.
In doubles, Mooney and Cooper
Murfreesboro, beat Cothran and Spen-
Ger, Rome, who had survived the first
round. 60; 60. Payne and Logan
New Orleans, won from Farrell anu
Walker, Nashville. 6-3; 63.
The Southern Lawn Tennis ASso-
citation was organized here this even
ing, by the election of the following
officers:
President, S. c. Williams, Atlanta
Norman Farrell, Nash
vile; Secretary. l.. ID. Scott. Atlanta;
Treasurer, l.. A. Cothran, Rome. Ga.
Seven clubs are included in the
membership, representing Atlanta,
Augusta, Ga, Macon. Nashville, Mont
gomery, New Orleans and Rome.
The new organization is to be allied
with the National Lawn Tennis Asso7
citation to which application is to be
made Immediately for membership and
territorial Jurisdiction.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
DIR. WINSTON RETURNS.
Made a Trip to Colleges on Business
and to Mountains for Rest.

DR.. Geo. r. Winston has returned
from a visit to the New England and
Western States, where he visited a
number of colleges to make n selec-
ton of n man to fill the chair of cleo
trical engineering at the A. 81 NJ. Col
lege. AS has been stated. the chair
will be filled by Prof. Ellery Il. Paine.
Speaking of this trip, Dr. Winston
said that he visited the Harvard Sum-
mer School and looked over the 500
Porto RicanS who are there for in
struction. In appearance, says he,
these people are very similar to the
ordinary Southern mulatto. The Har-
ward Summer School is not as big a
thing in numbers as that recently held
at Raleigh.
After concluding his business DR..
Winston spent two weeks vacation in
the mountains of New Hampshire and
VERMONT beautiful country Pie is
still the staple breakfast dish, he says
apple, rhubarb and pumpkin.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
The Strike i'm New York.
(Bv the Associated Press. }


New York, Aug. 10.-Following the
ultimatum given the packers by the
Amalgamated Beef and Butchers
Workmen of America yesterday that a
general strike would go into effect to-
day. the order became operative at the
time set this morning. The plants af-
fected are those affiliated with the So
called '.beef trust
The first disturbance Of the day oc-
Cured this afternoon A negro who
was driving Il truck loaded with meat
was accosted by two of the strikers,
who tried to stop him. Policemen
dispersed the strikers and the driver
continued on his way. moment
later more of the strikers who had
been in a saloon nearby tried to jump
on the truck, but the policemen again
interfered and the strikers We're driven
off without difficulty.
Two hundred strike breakers. des-
tined for the plant of Schwarschild
d SulZberger, were attacked by num-
Der of beef workers today, and were
completely routed. Several of the
strike breakers We're badly beaten, and
others, thoroughly frightened. jumped
into East River, from which they were
rescued with difficulty. Police reserves
were summoned but no arrests We're
made
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
APATRIOTIC OUTBURST.
Kindled by tie First Lines of Scots
Lay of the Last Minstrel"
CIV the Associated Press. }

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 10.-The Inter-
national Typographical Union devoted
todayS session to the report of the
committee on laws One of the prop
ositions considered was one TO the
effect that no member Of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union shall en-
list in the militia service of any State
of the United States under penalty
Of permanent expulsion. On this
proposition the committee on laws had
reported unfavorably. A sentiment in
favor of adopting the committees re-
port had risen in tbs convention and
when Delegate Anderson, of Macon
Ca, chairman OF the committee on
laws, made q patriotic speech in which
he quoted the famous lines of Sir
Walter Scott:
"Is there a man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land,
the climax was reached. Cheers re-
sounded through the hall and by an
overwhelming majority the convention
decided that nothing should be done
TO prevent members OF the Internal
tional Typographical Union from fight
ing for the stars and stripes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
EX-PREM|ER GONE.
In WaIdeck- Rousseaus
Death a Strong Man
Quits Life's Stage.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

Paris, Aug. 10.-Former Premier
Waldeck- Rousseau died at 2:45 O'Clock
this afternoon at his country residence
at Corbeil, eighteen miles from Paris
from the effects of an operation when
his medical attendants deemed to be a
final necessity 1he operation was per-
formed under chloroform at noon TO-
day by Prof Kehr, who was assisted
by DR.. Armour and three French sur
geons.
1t at first appeared that the opera
ton, which was admirably conducted,
would prove successful and the patient
was removed from the operating table
to his bed, but the pulse became more
feeble and despite the administration
of injections of serum, M. Waldeck-
Rousseau gradually sank and died
without regaining consciousness.
The cabinet will meet tomorrow to
consider the details of the funeral,
which the government desires shall
be of a national character, though
Madame Waldeck- Rousseau will be
consulted on this point.
Notwithstanding the fact that fail
ing health prevented his active par
ticipation in politics for the last two
years. the death of NJ. Waldeck- Rous-
seau leaves Il gap in the ranks of
French statesmen which it will not be
easy to fill. Assuming office in 1899,
when the war OF the reactionary and
progressive parties over the Dreyfus
case was at its height, M. Waldeck-
Rousseau succeeded in gathering
around him Republicans of various
shades of opinion, thus inaugurating Il
party of Republican defense. a later
development of which is the course
pursued by Premier Combes and his
cabinet.
The most striking measure of the
early days of his ministry was the
pardoning of Captain Dreyfps after his
second conviction at Rennes, which
was followed by the proclamation of
an amnesty covering all offences con-
nected with the notorious case.
NJ. Waldeck-ROusSeau will be best
remembered as the Inauguration of the
anti-clerical policy, which his success
or carried further than he did. Com
sidering his task accomplished by the
enactment of the law against unau-
thoriZed religious congregations, he re-
signed Office on the plea of failing
health. He often opposed the extrem-
list, measures brought in by M. COmbeS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
STATE SALARIES
Chairman McNiell to See
Whether or Not They
Can be Taxed.

Will the State officers be good ana
nav their taxes on salaries:
or will they go to the supreme
Court for the decision of the question?
They will have to do the one or the
other thing or Chairman FRANKLIN
Mcneil. of the Corporation Comnlis-
sion vii! know the reason why. ne ne
matter will be put forward squareiy
and unless the people who derive their
incomes from the State. pay up, the
supreme Court will be forced to pass
as = body on a question that has never
vet been the subject of definitely de-
iivered Supreme Cart decision:
Asked as to Wommission's attI-
tude regarding States officers salaries
Yesterday, Chairman Mcneil replied
that the Commission had instructed
the list takers to make inquiry and
put such incomes on the tax books.
SO that. to avoid the payment of the
tax the officehOlder must go to the
courts and the question will ultimately
come up for decision by the Supreme
Court.
IT will be remembered that last
wear Judge r. r.. Purnell carried the
matter of the exemption of his salary
as a Federal Judge to the Supreme
Court and his contention was Sus-
tanned, it being held that the attempt
to tax the income was nCOnSIllullOldl
in that it operated to reduce the emo
luments of the office.
AS to State officers. several of the
Attorney Generals have filed opinions
from time to time, all of which are
to the effect that their salaries are
not the subject of taxation. These
opinions, one of which was fled by
the present attorney general, Mr.. r.
D. Gilmer, have been adopted by the
Court, but there has never been. in
the literal sense of the term any de-
ciSion of the question by the higher
court.
SO that now, in view of Capt. Nc
Neill's statement it would appear that
the question will soon be officially set
tied, one way or the other.
Whether the State officers are idols
with clay feet who must open their
purses with the common herd. or
whether an election by the people car
ries with it an exemption from the
ordinary duties of citizenship are al
ways interesting questions to the peo-
pie at large.
The matter ought to be settled and
settled speedily-once for all.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
THE COLORED EIREMEN.
Wilson Wins the Championship Reel
Contest, Holding Position Already
Won.
(Special to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Wilson, n. c., Aug. 10.-Wilson is
crowded with colored firemen from all
over the State, about five hundred be-
ing here. The day commenced with n
parade over the principal streets of the
city, participated in by the following
companies, led by the RED Hots." of
Wilson: Victor Fire Company, Raj
eigh; Athletes hose reel No. 4, Sails
bury; Winston hose reel, Fultons, Tar
boro; Hand Engine Nos. 1 and 2, War
renton; Salamanders No. 1, Washing
ton; Elcelsior, Rocky Mount Enter
prise reel team, Henderson; and car
riages containing officers.
Championship reel contest began at
5 o'clock. Distance. 800 yards; water
through $50 feet of hose. Salisbury,
Winston and Wilson entered. Wilson
won. making it in siXty-seven seconds.
They already held the championship,
having made it in sixty-seven and a
half seconds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12

TWO KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
\ Car Full of People Set on Fire by
the Electric Fluid.
(By the Associated Press

New York, Aug. 10.-During a heavy
thunderstorm in this city and vicinity
To-Day, William Hagen, u years old was
killed by LIGHTNING while driving a
truck in Brooklyn. The force of the
stroke knocked him from his seat and
his death is thought to have been in
Simultaneous. An unidentified boy is
also said to have been killed by the
lightning in Brooklyn. Several
buildings were struck, among them St.
Johns Evangelism Lutheran Church.
In Brooklyn lightning struck the troll
ley pole of q Rockway Avenue surface
car and set fire to the car, in which
there were twenty-five or thirty pas
sengers. All the passengers were
stunned for a moment but recovered in
time to leave the car before any was
seriously burned.
The rainfall was at times unusually
heavy and continues tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON.
His Name is Put Forward by New
York Democrats for the Cover
nOrShip.
(By the Associated Press.D

Esopus. N. Y. Aug. 10-Francis Bur-
ton Harrison who represents the Frhir-
teenth New York district in Congress,
was put forward today for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor of New
FORK. His name was suggested in an
informal discussion between New York
politicians on the way to Esopus. 1t
was received so favorablv that some
of the Tammany officials predicted that
the names of Mayor George Is. McClel-
Ian and former Secretary of War Dan
iel S. Lamont would be eliminated.
Advocacy of a boom for Mr.. Harri-
son at this time is said to be in keep
ing with the inclination of State lead
ers to give the governorship nomina-
ton to Tammany and with the demand
recognized