davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
Watch for Friday Nights Adv.
MRS. HORTON AS
 LADY WASHINGTON.

Mrs John Miller Horton, member of the Worlds fair board of lady mana gers. presided at Louisiana Purchase Exposition table at colonial tea in Buffalo recently, taking the character of Lady Washington. The tea was given by Buffalo chapter Daughters of the American Revolution of which Mrs Horton is regent, at the Nine teenth Century club. The table rep resenting the Louisiana Purchase ex- position, presided over by Mrs Hor- ton, was laid i'll the music room and was one of the principal attractions of the tea. In the center was an inn mense candelabrum with nine white candles and across the branches was N line of yellow and blue bearing the words, Louisiana Purchase Exposi- tion. At one end of the table was large silver punch bowl on silver tray. At the opposite end was a crea- ton of confectioner's art. q miniature of colonial temple with pillars. tall pinnacles and ornamental friexe From the top of the temple waved American and French flags. Mrs Hor- ton as Lady Washington received the TOO guests. Her toilet was most elab- crate. the gown being Of white satin. The skirt was trimmed with garZands of Pompadour roses and the bodice and overdress were of pale green satin brocaded in the wreath and bas- ket figure of Louis XIV. The gown had Vatican plaited back and court train with papniers and was trimmed with old Point de Venice and d'Alen- con lace. The corsage brocade was laced across the white front with pearl roses. Her coiffure was pow dered and pompadoured with a pom pon of white jeweled feathers. She wore magnificent diamonds and pearls and carried an elaborate French boii- quet of pink roses. The proceeds from the tea were applied to the fund for the municipal exhibit in the Model street at the Worlds fair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
PELLETS OF SOLE.

them with salt and pepper, fold them over, and place them in fairly deep tin which has been we'll buttered; thcn pour in as much white wine (Chablis or Graves) and fish broth favored with vegetables, herbs and spice, mixed together in equal quantities, as will cover the fish. Put piece of buttered paper over the tin. and place 1t in a moderately hot oven. for 12 or 15 min- utes; then arrange the fillets on bor- der of pounded rice, as shown in the photograph, and keep them hot while the sauce is made. Melt an ounce of butter in a small saucepan and mix 1t to smooth paste with the flour, then stir in rather more than half pint of the liquor in which the fish was cooked. and continue to stir until the sauce has boiled and thickened Beat the yolks of two raw eggs with gill of cream and stir them into the sauce, which should be quite boiling; remove the pan from the stove, aad mask the fil- let's with the sauce, and pour the re- mainder into the middle of the border. Mix the sieved yolk of the hard-boiled egg with dessertspoonful of finely chopped parsley and a little coralline pepper; sprinkle some of the mixture over some moderately thin slices of cu- cumber, and place one on each of the fllets.
 Mocha Pudding.
 Ingredients Three-Quarters pint milk: one-quarter pound Mocha coffee: hal. pound butter; half pound sieved sponge cake; quarter pound castor sugar; two teaspoonfuls vanilla es- sence; six eggs; three-quarters pint thick sirup; three bananas; three or anges; quarter pound glace cherries. some strips of angelica, desiccated CO., coanut, and one pint of cream.
 Pour the milk, which must be quite boiling, into a percolator coffee pot containing the coffee. which should ba freshly ground, and let it drip through slowly into the lower part of the pot. Measure half pint of ths cafe au lait, and put it into saucepan with the butter; as soon as it is hot add the sponge cake crumbs, and stir the mix- ture over the fire until it thickens and no longer adheres to the sides of the pan. Take the latter from the stove, and when the contents have cooled 8 little add the sugar and the yolks of the eggs, one at time, beating each into the mixture before adding art-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
MOCHA PUDDING.

other, then stir in the vanilla, and lastly the whites of the eggs whisked to a very stiff froth. Have ready a mould which has been lightly but tered; fill 1t with the pudding, place a piece of buttered paper over the top and steam it gently for two hours. Cut ur the bananas and oranges, and place them in basin with the cherries and angelica; cover them with the sirup which has been favored with maraschino and colored red, and let them steep for an hour. When the pudding is ready, turn 1t carefully from the mould; scatter some desiccated cocoanut over it, garnish the dish with the prepared fruit, as shown in the &C., companying photograph, and pour the sirup round the pudding. The pudding should be served with iced cream sauce prepared thus: Sweeten a pint of cream and whip it until 1t is thick, but not stiff; flavor it with maraschino, and place 1t on ice for an hour or two be- fore it is required.
 Anchovy Canapes.
 Ingredients-Six filleted anchovies, six stuffed olives, cheese biscuits, but ter for garnishing.
 Make some little cheese biscuits with cheese paste (such as is used for cheese straws), curl the filleted ancAo- vies round neatly, and place one on each biscuit and put a stused olive on the top (the olives can be purchased ready for use). Beat a small quantity of butter for 8 few moments with a wooden spoon; season it with salt and pepper, and add a few drops of lemon- juice, and decorate the canape with 1t, using a forcing bag and small rose pipe for the purpose.
 MAY NARYM
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
Blond Hairs.

The price of blond human hair has increased 300 per cent. within few years, partly because the demand has increased, and partly because the peas- ants of northern Europe, who used to supply it. are less poor than they used to be. and therefore less inclined to sell it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
Linen Handkerchief.

When one is buying handkerchiefs it is a good plan to moisten the tip of a finger and to press 1t on one of them. If the wet penetrates the handkerchief at once it Is linen, but if cotton be pres ent 1t will take some seconds for 1t to wet through the thread. In linen the threads are less even than in cotton ma terials.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
JAPAN'S RELATION TO THE PHILIPPINES
By BARON kANEKo. Japan's

BARON kANEKO, Authority E8 RAPAN is small country with large population if RSA manufacture for there in China the
 things necessary for oriental life will become ka4&%X ceedingy nation for OUR LAND HAS ---- REACHED THE LIMIT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION The question is Philippine Is lands produce sufficient quantity of those RAW materials rant only increasing the capacity of mills build ing but making reciprocal with United States which would give PREFERENCE the products of the Philippines those of Java Borneo tropical oriental countries
 The Philippine Islands have only been scratched speak, and of the 6800000 of agricultural lands Philippine commission that only ferenty farmed while from my observations islands should say that NOT MORE THAN oNETHIRD OF THE LAND OCCUPIED BY FARMS IS NOW BEING CULTI- WAITED.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
For Girls Under Twelve.

Berlin has free labor bureau fOA girls under 12 who are starting out to work. It gives them advice, and pro- vides booklet on What profession shall I cEoose?"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
Words.

Words do not always nave to be forcible to carry weight.-Chicago Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
.ExtravaGance.

Extravaganza always finds 8 reason able excuse for it's being. Chicago Journal s@
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16

Give the Other Fellows a Chance.
 It is all right for you to talk but not to do all the talking.-Washing (Ia.l Democrat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
Enthusiasm.

A man with sufficient enthusiasm can sell anything, Washington aa) Dem ecrat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
Costly Affairs,

In Mexico the family of 8 dead duellist can claim support from the person who shot him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
Average Life of Seamen.

The British board of trade has found that the life of the average seaman is 2S years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16

Something Surely Wrong. II believe something is wrong with tho comedian.
 What is it?"
 "I don't know; but 1t seems to me h1 is acting funny Houston Post,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
Snow in Euroue

There is no part of Europe in which snow never falls.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
Affects the Tarnrar.

Fine-edged tools lose their temper a1 exposed to the light of the sun for . considerable length of time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
Size of Earrings.

Herrings hardly ever exceed l inches in length.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16

w HAD little daughter,
 And she was given to me
 To lead me gently backward dA To the Heavenly Fathers knee,
 That I. by the force of nature. Might in some dim wise divine The depths of his infinite patience To this wayward soul of mine. I know not how others saw her, But to me she was wholly fair, And the light of the heaven she came from
 Still fingered and gleamed in her
 hair; For 1t was as wavy and golden, And as many changes took, As the shadows of sun-gilt ripples On tho yellow bed of @ brook. To what can liken her smiling Upon me, her kneeling lover How 1t leaped from her lips to her
 eyelids,
 And dinpled her wholly over, Till her outstretched hands smiled also. And almost seemed to see The very heart of her mother Sending sun through her veins to me! She had been with us scarce twelve month, And is hardly seemed day, When 8 troupe of wandering angels Stole my little daughter away;
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16

Or perhaps those heavenly Zingari :. But loosed the hampering strings, And when they had opened her cage
 door. My little bird used her wings. But they left in her stead a change
 ling. { A little angel child. That seems like her bud in full blos-
 som, And smiles as she never smiled: , When I wake in the morning, I see it Where she always used to lie, And feel as weak as a violet Alone meath the awful sky As weak, yet as trustful also; For the whole year long | see . All the wonders of faithful Nature, Still worked for the love of me: Winds wander, and dews drip earth
 ward. Rain falls. suns rise and set, Earth whirls. and all but to prosper . poor little violet. E This child is not mine as the first was; I cannot sing 1t to rest,
 I cannot lift 1t up fatherly, And bliss it upon my breast; . Yet 1t lies In my little one's cradle And sits in my little ones chair. And the light of the heaven she's gone
 to Transhgures it's golden hair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
Japanese Delicacy.

Saltss-- @.-ale meat is a Japanese del- A@-%av.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
DAINTY DINNER MENU. DISHES THAT ARE WORTHY A
 KINGS APPETITE. How to Arrange, Prepare and Servo Them to the Best Advantage
 Some Recipes That
 Are Valuable. DINNER. - CONSONfNE A LA ROyALE. PELLETS OF SOLE .. .. RACOUT OF VEAL.
 FRENCH FRIED POTATOES MOCHA PUDDING. '.. ANCIOvY CANAPEs

Fillets of Sole.
 Ingredients--Two or three filleted soles; two ounces butter; one ounce flour; two eggs; one gill cream; cu- cumber; chopped parsley, coralline pepper, the hard-boilec yolk of an egg, salt and white pepper.
 Trim the fillets of sole (whiting may be used instead if preferred), season
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-16
An Old Favorife
THE CHAN ELIN
By JAmes Russell Lowell


 
  writes this daughter: her, notk know That 1 snow
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-16

something gleaming in the light Of the fiickering fire which still survived upon the hearth. The dim rays lit up two green, glowing, venomous balls, the eyes of the woman whom he found bending above him. He reached out his hand in the instinct of safety. This which glittered in the freight was the blade of a knife, and it was in the hand of Mary Connynge!
 In a moment Law was master of him. self. Give it to me, Madam, if you please he said quietly, and took the knife from fingers which Ioosened un- der his grasp. There was no further word spoken. He tossed the knife into crack of the bunk beyond him. He lay with his right arm doubled under his head, looking up steadily into the low ceiling, upon which the fire made ragged masses of shadows. His left arm, round, full and muscular, lay across the figure of the woman whom he had forced down upon the couch be- side him. He could feel her bosom rise and pant in sheer sobs of anger. Once he felt the writhing of the body beneath his arm, but he simply tight ened his grasp and spoke no word.
 It was not far from morning. In time the gray dawn came creeping in at the window, until at length the chinks between the logs in the little square-cut window and the ill-1tting door were flooded with sea of sun
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-16
- Grocery Department.

comprising two white men and two In- dian paddlers Of the white men, one might have been a petty officer, the other perhaps private soldier
 It was, then, as Du Mesne had said. Every party bound into tie west must: pass this very point upon the river of the Illini. But why should these be present here? Were they friends or foes? So queried the watcher, tense and eager as waiting panther, now crouched with straining eye behind the. shetering tree.
 AS the leading boat swung clear of the shadows, the man in the prow turned his face, scanning closely the shore of the stream..SslAs he did so, Law half started to lis feet, and a moment later stepped from his conceal ment. He gazed again and again, doubting what he saw. Surely those clean-cut, handsome features could be- long to no man but his former friend, Sir Arthur Per1broke
 Yet how could Sir Arthur be here? What could be his errand, and how had he been guided hither2 These sudden questions might, upon the instant, have confused a brain ready as that of this observer. who paused not to reflect that this meeting, seemingly so im- possible, was in fa4ct the most natural thing in the world; indeed, could scarce have been avoided by anyone travelling with Indian guides down the water way to the Messasebe.
 The keen eyes of the red paddlers caught sight of the crushed grasses at the little landing on the bayou bank, even as Law rose from his hiding place. A swift, concerted sweep of the paddles sent the boat circling out into midstream, and before Law knew it he was covered by half dozen guns. He hardly noticed this. His own gun he left leaning against a tree, and his hand was thrown out high in front of him as he came on, calling out to those in the stream. He heard the command of the leader in the boat, and moment later both canoes swung inshore.
 Have down your guns, Sir Arthur" cried Law, loudly and gaily. We are none but friends here. Come in, and tell me that it is yourself, and not some miracle of mine eyes. :"
 The young man so surprisingly ad- dressed hnlf started from the thwart in his amazement. His face bent into an incredulous frown, scarce carrying comprehension, even as he approached the shore. As he left the boat, for an instant Pembrokes hand was half ex tended in greeting, yet swift change came over his eountenance, and his body stiffened.
 ''Is it indeed you. MT. Law?" he said. T could not have believed my- self so fortunatc.''
 'Tis myself and no one else" re- piled Law. But why this melodrama, Sir Arthur? Why reject my hand 2"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-16
tcopyrisht, 1909, by Emerson Tough,

the air. The leaves or the wl1u s apo- vine were falling. The oalgs had dorned garments of sonber brown, the hick- ories had lost their leaves, while here and there along the river shores the flaming sentinels of the naples had changed their scarlet uniform for one of duller hue. The wild rice in the, marshes had shed it's grain upon the mud banks. The acorns were loosen ing in their cups Fall in the west, gorgeous, beautiful, had now set in, of all the seasons of the year, that most loved by the huntsnan.
 This tall, lean man, clad in buckskin like a savage, brown almost as a say- age, as active and as alert, seemed to fit not i'll with these environments, nor to lack either confidence or content ment. He walked on steadily follow ing the path along the bayou bank, and at length paused for moment throw ing down his burden and stopping to drink at the tiny Eool made by the little rivulet which trickled down the face of the bluff Here he bathed his face and hands in the cool stream, for the moment abandoning himself to that IGSL WHICH GII6 I1ullGT 0aEuS. It Wc1S when at length he raised his head and turned to resume his burden that his suspicious eye caught a glimpse of something which sent him in a flash below the level of the grasses, and thence to the cover of tree trunk
 As he gazed from his hiding-p place he saw the tawny waters of the bayou broken into a long series of advancing nipples. Passing the fringe of wild rice, swimming down beneath the heavy cordage of the wild grapevines, there came on two canoes, roughly made of elm bark, in fashion which would have shown an older frontiers man full proof of their western origin.
 In the bow of the foremost boat, as Law could now clearly see, sat a slender young man, clad in the uni- form, now soiled and faded, of cap tain in the British army His boat was propelled by four dusky paddlers. Indians of the east. Stalwart, powerful, silent, they sent the craft on down stream, their keen eyes glancing swift ly from one point to the other of the ever-changing panorama, yet finding nothing that would seem to warrant pause. Back of the first boat by a short distance came 8 kindred craft, it's crew
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-16
HEARD ON 4hE CURB.
kateresting Diversion of the 0peM3 Air Brokers Is to Hid i'm
 Rhyme and Song.

Without doubt the crowd of curb 1tone' brokers that gathers in Broad street every day that the ticker" ucka constitutes the most easy going, light hearted-some say light headed-set of ,, business men in the city. The reguiaxT
 stock brokers, who pay something likeS $80,000 for a seat on the Stock Exchangs, 1t is. true, frequently indulge in horse play of various kinds, but that, for thsl most part, is reserved for special oc-f casions, as, for instance. the initiationE of new member, says the New York; Herald Not so, however, with those curbstonA brokers, who don't have to pay any fancy price for seats-for the simple reasonS that the exchange" to which they be<I long doesn't indulge in such luxurie&,
 but does standing business only. With them pleasure and business go hand In hand. The plan of starting bids on begun stock is as old as the hills, but is fre- gently resorted to by these brokers when business is dull and real sales are few
 and far between.
 But by far the most interesting diver
 sion of these curbstone brokers is one which was recently discovered by acci- dent. It seems that one of their num- Der had peculiar sort of sing-song voice, and being commissioned by cus- toner to buy block of Bay State Gas,
 had occasion frequently to make 6 bid for that stock. The result was that every few minutes he would cry out sI'll give 35 for Bay State Cas- ? whereupon a fel- low broker who had block of that stock to sell, and who had also good singing
 voice, immediately sang: .'I'll take you
 up 36."
 The effect was magical. Bids and ot. fers were put in the form of verse and sung by the gleeful brokers, and, while
 more attention was given to the harmony l of the song or chent-for it was more of
 a chant than song-than to the subject l matter of the refrain, not little business was transacted in this very unique way. Since that time the brokers have fre- quently broken out into verse and songl in the making of their bids and offers Here are some of the extemporaneouA bids and offers 'perpetrated" by the curbstone broker:
 (Offer) American Ice at 22 will sell. (Reply) At that price you'd be lucky to
 sell it in--well." l (Offer) Who wants St. Paul at 123?" 1, (Reply) If you'll knock of point you can seli it to me- SS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-16

here guessing and talking no longer. am weary of it.
 They came now to the gate of the stockade, and there Pembroke stood for moment in surprise and perplex- ity. He was not prepared to meet this dark-haired, wide-eyed girl, clad in native dress of skin, with tinkling metals at wrist and ankle, and on her feet the tiny, beaded shoes. For her part. Mary Connynge, filled with woman's curiosity, was yet less pre- pared for that which appeared before her-an apparition, as ran her first thought, come to threaten and alright.
 "Sir Arthur" she began, her tremb- ling tongue but half forming the words. Her eyes stared in terror, and beneath her dark skin the blood shrank away and left her pale. She recoiled from him, her left hand carrying behind her instinctively the babe that lay on her arm.
 Sir Arthur bowed, but found no word. He could only look questioning ly at Law.
 Madam said the latter, "Sir Ar thur Penn mbroke journeys through as the messenger of Lord Bellomont, gov ernor at Albany, to spread peace among the Western tribes. He has by mere chance blundered upon our valley. and will delay over night. It seemed well you should be advised
 Mary Connynge, gray and pale. hag- gard and mortified, dreading all things and knowing nothing, found no manner of reply. Without word she turned and fled back into the cabin.
 Sir Arthur once more looked about him. Motioning to the others of the party to remain outside the gate, Law led him within the stockade. On one hand stood Pierre Noir, tall, silent, impassive as savage, leaning upon his gun and fixing on the red coat of the English uniform an eye none too friendly. Jean Breboeuf, his piece half ready and his voluble tongue half on the point of breaking over restraint, Law quieted with a gesture. Back of these, ranged in a silent yet watchful group, their weap- ons well in hand, stood numbers.of the savage allies of this new war-lord. Pembroke turned to Law again.
 You are strongly stationed. sir: but do not understand"
 "It is my home.'
 But yet-why?"
 "As we'll this as any, where one leaves an old life and begins new 7 said Law. "Tis as good place as any if one would leave all behind, and if he would forget"
 And this-that is to say-madam? ?"
 Sir Arthur stumbled in his speech. John Law looked him straight in the eye, a slow, sad smile upon his face
 Had we here the plank of poor La Sale his ship said he, i've might nail the message of that other rene gade above our door--'Nou sommes tona sauvages! 7
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-16
Inxentor,s Patience.

A remarkable illustration of the monumental patience of MT. Edison, the great electrician, is to be found in the fact that in the early days of his pho- nograph invention he spent many hours a day for six months in aiming tho word "Spezzia" into the machine, which would persist in reproducing ''Pezia,' until Edison's patience con-. quered it and compelled the correct pronunciation.