davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Richmond planet., 1906-12-08
THE PREACHING.

There but rule in dealing with black white
the rule that be applied dealing with rich
and that each his mis-
creed his social position, with even-andd
worth a
Reward punish the individual his
Evil will surely the end to both if substitute
this rule the habit of treating all the members the good
IS and bad, alike"
g EXTRACTS FROM PRESIDENT RoosEvELTs MESSAGE
9 CONGRESS TUESDAY, DEC. 4TH, 1906.
Richmond planet., 1906-12-08

CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAGE.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-04-07

Collections OF voices are being made
for various purposes. The phonograms
OF the British Museum are designed
to preserve for future generations the
voices OF famous people of our time;
but the Vienna Academy Of Sciences
is going further, and seeks phono-
grams OF languages and dialects for
the comparative study of languages.
Already its collection includes pop
ular songs OF gypsies and Arabians
favorite airs Of red Indian tribes, the
idioms Of negroes and Malays. and so
on. 1t is sending out special voice
hunting expeditions every year, and
its agents are now securing Austral-
asia, Roumania, Istria and other To-
calitIes. Its latest plan Is to phone
graph the voices OF animals for scien-
tific study.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-04-07

Every time | go to performance
In the opera house," remarked an OBJ
servant woman, according to the New
York Press, Il wonder afresh how
people can go on saying that the aver
age American man doesn't care for
music. In this class l don't include the
Italians who 90 and shout themselves
hoarse over their great compatriot,
Caruso. The men who have attracted
my attention are the ones who 20 to
the performance through the week and
to the Sunday night concert and stand
up through the entire show.
IF you will look at them you will
see they are good. wholesome types of
Americans, men whose incomes won't
permit them, evidently, to pay more
than so cents to hear concert or $3.50
to hear an opera. On an average there
can't be less than 40 OF them, and
they care enough for music to stand
up three hours, and often longer, to
hear II.
women are popularity supposed to
care more for music than men, but the
proportion of them among these stan
dees is about one In ten. I'm CON
WINGED that our men care more for good
music than most OF the detractors OF
our natural taste for the esthetics
would have us believe.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-04-07

The receipt OF BLACK hand" letters
oy members of the House has almost
caused nervous prostration among
some of them. The BLACK hand''
warnings began to come a few days
ago, when several members received
postal cards on which there was a
drawing of a black hand. Beneath
the hand was the warning: Only
four days more" Members began to
rnnsack their brains in an effort TO
think Of what act they had committed
to gain the enmity Of the "0lack
hand Two days after the receipt of
the first warning a second came with
the same black hands and the ominous
words, you have only two days
more" This was followed the next
day with a postal with the inscrip-
ton you have one day more" These
repeated warnings caused consider
able alarm until to-day when postal
cards were received inscribed in red
ink: mo more black hands; uss
Blank soap" Members of Congress
believe this particular method of adj
yertisipe should be abolished by law.
-
Theodore p. Shonts. chairman of the
1sthmlan Canal Commission, told the
Senate Committee on Interoceanic Ca.
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instantly the good that could be done
to the thousands Of poor on the east
side. He determined to throw open
his church to them and yet keep his
wealthy parlshioners. He built a par
ish house with clubrooms for boys and
girls, with a gymnasium. He organ
lied educational classes for the young
men and women. He drew into an en-
tightening circle uneducated men and
women and inspired them to better
life He established trade school
for the boys and founded seaside
cottage for the weak and suffering In
all his work he kept the wealthy In
terested and many prominent society
women assisted In the educational
classes. His work grew greater every
year. lie strove to make Its scope still
greater; but finally the strain was too
great and he had to yield. More than
year ago he broke down from the la
Dor that devolved upon him.
DIR. Ralnsford beanie a mighty power
for good In the metropolis. He attack
ed shams and hypocrisIes with unre-
lenting hand and his utterances were
widely quoted. His liberal views on
the temperance question caused a great
deal of comment and some criticism.
In Cooper Union some years ago he
declared that the present methods OF
dealing with drunkards were some
times misdlrected and always made
quate. There are enough sins In the
world without making 1t a sin to drink, "
said DR. Rainsford. "Some men want
beer, and it's no more a sin for a man
to drink beer than 1t is for a man to
drink coffee"
He was often referred to as an ex-
ample of muscular Christianity. He
possessed an attractive personality.
More than feet 2 inches tall and ath-
letic. he appealed to the eye as to the
heart. He won the hearts of many
persons who never thought OF going
to church. He can box with superior
skill, Is a crack shot, and the widest
game OF Canada and the Rockies has
fallen before him. He Is an enthusi-
astic fisherman, too.
In DIR. RaInsford's congregation
some OF the wealthest and most prom
lnent men in New York were leaders.
Among his closest friends and helpers
was ]. Pierpont Morgan. r. Fulton
Cutting and ex-Mayor Seth Low are
also members of the church. This
however. did not keep DIR. Ralnsford
from frequently scoring society and
the wealthy.
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CHAPTER XIV.

The 18th Of September had come, and
to Babette's great discontinue Messrs.
DAVIS 4 Raven had not yet discovered
Sir Geoffrey's address. Only five days
remained to the date Of the wedding she
had sworn to Illustrate.
She had been to town to get some
lace for her mistress, and incidentally to
interview the lawyers, and was now re-
turning dlspiritedly to Mallingford. At
the station. as she was about entering
conveyance. she heard some one be-
hind her asking for a fly 10 go to Mall
ingford Park. She turned TO look at the
inquirer, and for moment stood staring
at tall, well-bred looking man, evil
IDENTIFY on the wrong side Of ifty, with
a sweet-faced girl of eighteen on his arm.
Shs recognized the girl as the young lady
she had followed from the Museum to
her home. and whose name she had dis
covered from the neighboring trades peo-
pie by her mistress orders about two
months before. Then she remembered
posting letter to this young lady for
her mistress, and next she recalled hav-
ing seen Dornton's letter TO the same
person a few days later, and In a sllnd
fashion without knowing why, she con
nected their appearances at Mallingford
with those letters, and a wild hope
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The CAPTURED "PRESIDtNT."

A paragraph from one OF the En-
sight OF Sir Charles Beresford's flag
flying from the President, a training
ship lying ON the Thames, as a sign
that the chief OF tho Mediterranean
squadron had taken. command of his
feet. To the American, the interest
ing part OF this statement lies not in
the display OF the flag, but In the yes
sci from which 1t flies. The President
is an old United States frigate. the
capture OF which by the British form
ed one Of the most picturesque events
Of the War OF 1912.
Admiral Decatur, the idol of the
American Service" the "Bayard OF the
Seas" was put in command of the
President in 1914. The vessel was
built In New York some twenty years
before, and carried forty-four guns.
When the admiral took It In charge,
the treaty OF peace with England was
already concluded, but telegraphs be-
ing things OF the far future, the news
had not reached American shores, and
hostillties were still kept up.
One dark night Decatur tried to
steal out OF Long Island Sound with
out the knowledge OF the British
squadron, which was known to be
lurking about. BY mistake OF the
pilot the ship ran into a sand-b bar. and
pounded for two hours before the tide
lifted II Off. Then 1t was found to be
so badly strained that the ADMIRAL de-
cided to turn back to New York. but a
fierce gale drove It out to sea.
At daylight three or four English
vessels were sighted, which immedi-
ately gave chase. The Endymion,
bearing fifty guns. caught up with the
crippled ship, and for hours a severe
cannonading was carried on. Decatur.
seeing that 1t was impossible to out
strip the British vessels decided on a
bold stroke. His plan was suddenly
to turn about. board the Endymlon,
and escape In II.
my lads" he cried. that ship is
coming up with u.s. AS our ship won't
sail. wen go aboard theirs, every man
and boy OF us. and carry II back to
New York. All that l ask is that you
follow me. This is the favorite ship
OF the country. What Let such a
ship 90 for nothingf"
The answer was hearty cheer. But
a clever move by Captain Hope saved
the Endymion. The other frigates
came up, and although Decatur's fire
had virtually disabled the Endymion,
he could do nothing now but surren-
der. One-fifth OF his crew was killed
OF wounded, and he was badly injured
himself
The President, with Its crew, was
taken TO Bermuda. Decatur's sword
was returned to him, and every civili-
ty was shown to the prisoners by their
captors.
The President was taken to England.
where II is still used as a training
ship. It was spoken OF by British au-
thorities as model OF naval architec-
ture, and its construction recommend
ed TO ship builders. The old ships
crew has long since passed away. and
its very existence is almost forgotten
by the nation for which It fought so
gallantiy.
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EARLY CHINESE INVENTIONS.

n knowledae of the Sciences OBJ
tatned There 1000 Years Ago.
without trying to unravel the tangle
Of early Chinese history, 1t may be said
with fair degree OF assurance that
forty centuries ago-nearly thousand
years before the earliest assured event
In Greek history, the Dorian invasion,
and q century before Abraham was
born--we find in North China, In the
modern provinces OF Shan-si, Shen-si
and Ho-nan. a people with institutions,
government and religion, with a fairly
well developed literature, and knowl-
edge of the sciences and arts, says
writer In the Chautauquan.
In this region 1t is possible for such
questions as the following to be put
to candidates for literary degrees I:
Firearms began with the use Of rock
cts In the dynasty OF Chou (B. G. 1122-
255) In what book do we first meet
the word p'ao, now used for cannon?"
THE Sung dynasty CA. ID. 960-127S)
had several varieties of small guns !;
what were their advantagesY Here,
too, another important factor in mod
ern civilization, the compass, seems
to have been first used about HOO b.
c., when magnetic needles were given
to ambassadors from a southern coun-
try to enable them to find they way
home. With the perverseness which
marks many things Chinese, these
needles always point to the south and
are known as indicating south nee
dies" or "south-pointing chariots," al
luding to an ancient arrangement by
which the needle was mounted on a
pair OF minute and easily moving
wheels.
To name a third important inven.
ton, In the ancient capital of Hsi-an
Flu. 700 years before Gutenberg an
nounced tie discovery Of printing, the
famous Emperor Tai Tsung caused the
thirteen classics to be engraved upon
1877 slabs Of granite. No sooner was 1t
completed than the Idea OF making
this standard version accessible to
scholars throughout the empire led to
multiplication of copies through rub
bings that were taken, and these colos-
sal granite type forms are still used
for like purpose. In $50 one Feng
Tao invented the present method Of
printing from blocks, while the inven-
tor Of movable type, Pi Sheng, made
his discovery In 1000 A. d.
In this same old China the sciences
received much attention. six hrndred
years before alchemy, the forerunner
Of chemistry, began to be studied In
Europe, Chinese alchemists were try
ing to find the elixirs that would be-
stow Immortality and change baser
metals into gold II legends may be
believed, an astronomical board was In
existence 1900 years before Christ. Ap-
parently 1t was no sinecure to belong
to 1t, since two Of its professional mem
bers are said to have been put to death
for failing to foretell an eclipse.
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spranf ~ IN her heart that this elderly
arlstocrat and his pretty daughter had
come to Msllingford TO help on her pur-
pose OF preventing Miss Mslling's mar
rage.
Baberte was soon deposited at Mailing
ford House. She made herself presenta-
Bile, and went down to Miss Mailing
boudoir on the ground floor on the pre-
tense Of discussing her mornings pur-
chases with her mistress, but really with
the determination to hang about the
neighborhood Of the reception rooms, aud
wltness-if possible, overhear-the inter
view between Miss Mailing and these
Malletts.
The windows Of the boudoir overlooked
long stretch Of the principal drive.
When Babette reached tho room 1t was
empty. She placed herself to watch for
the arrival Of the fly from the village.
She saw II come up the long avenue
and stop at the main entrance. Then she
went to the hall and busted herself look
ing for an imaginary missing shawl
among the numberless wraps lying about.
The hall porter, for some unknown rea-
son, was not at his post, and an inexpe-
rienced footman informed Mr.. Mallett
that Miss Mailing was not at home. Ba-
bette, thinking she saw the chance Of
help from these people gradually slipping
away, came forward boldly.
"Ars you sure you are right In de-
nying Miss Mallins to this gentleman,
PhilpT she asked In n low voice II
think you have made mistake. If you
will follow me- monsieur. l viii see II
Miss Mailing has returned from her
drive"
She took them to the boudoir, stood
for a moment In thought, and then few
OF to tho picture gallery. As she ex-
pected, she found Jack and Miss Mailing
In the deep recess Of window at the
far end She announced.
"Mr. and Miss Mallett In your bou-
doir, mademoisellew
Pauline sprang from her chair and
stood glaring at Babette as II she were
messenger from another world. The
words "Sr Geoffrey" rose to her lips
but she remembered In time that his In
dlviduallty was not known to any one
but herself. and she checked the name
with an effort
II am not at home" she told her
maid. II left word to that effect"
Yes, so they said, mademoiselle; but
| happened to be In the hall, and
thought heard the gentleman ask for
Monsieur Dornton; so | offered to see
II he was In"
Ito be continuedl
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Tokio's DAILY NEWSPAPERS.
Many Little District Publications,
Reminding One of Paris.


There are thirty daily newspapers In
Toxic, some Of them confined mainly to
the particular district IN which they
are published, says the Atchlson Globe.
This Is like Paris again. insist thai
the japanese are much IKE the French
' hen newsboy appears with an ex-
ira he excltes attention by tying a bell
to his feet, and this clatters when he
runs along.
Many of these extras are printed on
one SIDE OF a sheet no larger than the
Globe was when 1t originally appeared.
| visited a newspaper office located on
n prominent corner. The entrance,
which was rather ornate, was cluttered
up with ink barrels. There were four
or FIVE fiat-bed three-revolution presses
In the press-room. The Globes press
will print more papers In an hour than
the presses l saw could print all day.
The guide said the newspaper was a
reliable one, but not particular pr jmi-
nent He then took me to see the Of
fee OF the leading newspaper In Japan.
In Its pressroom Ii had a new Toe
press OF the latest pattern and an old
perfecting press in a room adjoining.
The mailing room had dirt floor and
the pressroom was heated with little
coal stove, one Of the kind you see In
a $1-a-week room at home.
Every editor and reporter has a rick
shaw man, and a number OF these were
waiting In the lobby. In New York
and Chicago the newspaper offices are
among the great show places. do not
believe the japanese know as much
about the newspaper as they know
about war.
asked the guide II the japanese
newspapers use linotypes, but he didn't
understand me. so you can have it any
way you choose
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Timid persons shun the last car, at
least for a week or two after reading
about some deadly "rear-end" accident I;
and the first car from fear of head
on" collision, says Everybody's. They
practice the old maxim, I'm the middle
you will go safest" and stick to the
middle OF the train. scientific gent"
has just demonstrated, after much
brow-furrowing calculation, that a seat
in the middle OF the last car but one
is the safest. Thus does science verify,
with great parade, the conclusions Of
the non-learned. Accidents are so d.
verse and eccentric, however, that the
stoical traveller puts more trust in his
accident policy than In any doctrine
of probabilities. At last the railroad
companies are condescending to build
steel cars. Human life ought to length
en- as a consequence. 1t has not es-
capped cynical observation that the voy-
ager In Pullman is usually safer than
the common herd.
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CHAPTER XIV

Ethel was certainly very courageous.
She was also strong, young and healthy.
and had an unusual amount Of seif-pride.
all Of which kept her from giving way
under the load Of grief that came upon
her after Jacks faithless behavior. But
she felt her sorrow none the less deeply.
and hid II from her fathers sight.
Captain Polling had been away nearly
q week on a visit TO an old friend. and
Ethel was feeling the daily monotony Of
her life very irksome as she once more
set about making her fathers coffee.
There were letters on the table. bur
she did not feel particularly curious
about them. As she placed the coffee pot
on the table the writing on the envelope
next to her own plate caught her ewes.
The blood rushed to her face, and. with
nervous haste she picked up the envelope
and opened it, She read the invitation
card. and the flush fade slowly, leaving
an expression of sorrowful contempt on
her face.
Poor Jackr she sighed. II wonder
II he thinks few civilities Of this kind
will make amends for his conduct in the
pastl Does he imagine he can repay me
for the loss Of his love by holding out
the hand Of friendly patronage? Can
he believe II would give me pleasure to
spend an evening in watching his atten-
tons TO his handsome hostess - She
threw the card from her with an lmpa-
tient sigh. How contemptibly foolish Il
Is of me to care so much after all this
timel Perhaps dad would like to see his
old home again; aud. as II does not really
matter much whether l go or not, will
do as he wishes about It,"
As she heard her fathers step on the
stairs she turned as brightly as usual
toward him to say. Good morning. n
Then she held his envelope behind her
playfully. saying: "A thousand guesses
and you will not guess where this letter
IL from, papaw
Il shall not make oLs--so tell me-"
ut is an invitation to MalIlngfort
for the seventeenth of this month-fron
Miss Mailing herself, for ball"
"A BALL" he repeated. why In tn,
world should Miss Mailing invite me {,
a ballr" He looked at the envelope
eurlsusly, and then said: 1T Is addressed
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-04-07

Hymn TO the Might.
heard the trailing saImsnts Of the Night
Sweep through her marble halls
saw her sable skirts all fringed with
light
From the celestial walls
felt her presence. by Its spell Of might.
Stoop DER me from above;
The calm, majestic presence Of the Night,
AS Of the one love.
heard the sounds of sorrow and delight,
The manifold, soft chimes,
That fill the haunted chambers of the
Night,
Like some old poets rhymes.
From the cool cisterns Of the midnight air
My spirit drank repose;
The fountain of perpetual peace flows
there
From those deep cisterns flows.
o holy Night from thee / learn to bear
What man has borne before
Thou layest thy finger on the lips Of
And they complain no more.
Peace Peace Orestes-like l breathe
this prayer
Descend with broad-winged fight,
The welcome, the thrice prayed-for, tho
most fair,
The best-beloved Night
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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shirtmslxing in Ireland.

Shirtmaking is carried on to a large
extent In the north Of Ireland. Derry
city is the capital Of the industry and
supplies the trade Of the United King
dom, of the continent of Europe, of the
English colonies, and, indeed, of the
world, with millions of shirts, collars,
cuffs and kindred articles of apparel
There are as many as $4,000 persons
employed every day In the year in the
Derry shirt factories. The manufac-
turers complain that it is difficult to
get sufficient number Of workers. One
Of the difficulties is that four-fifths Of
those engaged In this industry are
women and girls. The men are for the
most part engaged In shipbuilding and
allied trades, while the women and
girls work In the linen factories and
shirt factories. To be sure, the wages
are not very high. While learning their
trade, girls receive about four shillings
week, or a little less than 81. After
they have become educated in the in
dustry their earnings depend upon
their skill and energy, as they are paid
by the piece. After six months of ap-
premiership. an intelligent girl may
earn IL shillings a week, which is about
SO. The average would be about nine
shillings a week, little over 81. To
earn those wages a girl must sew on
machine about two and a half dozen
shirts per week.
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The Height of the ridiculous.
wrote some lines once on a time
In wondrous merry mood,
And thought, as usual, men would say
They were exceeding good.
They were so queer, so very queer.
| laughed as l would die;
Albeit, In the general way,
A sober man am l.
called my servant, and he came;
How kind 1t was of him,
To mind a slender man like me,
lie Of the mighty limb
These to the printer" | exclaimed,
And, In my humorous way,
added as trifling JEST,
''There'll be the devil to pay"
He took the paper, and | watched,
And saw him peep within;
At the first line he read, his face
Was all upon the grin.
He read the next the grin grew broad
And shot from ear to ear;
He read the third, a chuckling noise
l now began to hear.
The fourth, he broke into a roar;
The fifth, his waistband split;
The sixth, he burst five buttons of
And tumbled in fit.
Ten days and nights, with sleepless eye
/ watched that wretched man
And since l never dare to write
AS funny as can.
Oliver Wendell Holmes.