davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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and that its unusual effect was due to peculiar
nervous condition. when the bell rang, and
Mather, believing the druggists boy had arrived
went to the door. In his agitation he had re-
moved his coat and run his fingers through his
hair. There was a certain wdness in his eyes,
and the young woman who stood in the hall gazed
at him in astonishment.
Excuse me-" he stammered. "She-she's
very i'll. and"
"Who is i'll, your mother?"
"No, Miss Haughton-Juet"
ooh! OH" exclaimed the visitor. "I never
thought to see your mothers son in such con
dition. Go-hide yoursef-quckly- is com
ing up the stairs.
whats the troublc?" asked the portly Mrs.
Mather putting for breath
Mother" he whispered in an aside which the
visitor heard "dont-dont go into the parlor.
Miss Haughton is there, and-she's not herself
at all"
Edward Nlather!' exclaimed the old lady,
have you lost your senses? Or-have you been
Oh never thought to see of mine!"
"No, I've not been drinking. I'm as sober as
either of you-very sober indeed. l mean what
say: Miss Juliet Haughton is suffering from
from temporary-aberration."
Temporary aberration!'' cried the indignant
girl. But her tone suddenly changed. Dear
Mrs. Mather" she said sympathetically, Il see
how it is. He has overstudied, and"
Edward, my son, my, dear som" said the old
woman ner voice breaking. w WHdC-WnaC mas
come to you? This-this is Juliet Haughton"
"Then there is another of her in the parlor,"
answered Mather. Come and see for yourself"
They were met at the door by DR.. Bayne.
"Her people will be here in few minutes,
Mather. I telephoned her father. She's con-
scious, but much excited; thinks you are mad
and tried to poison her. You'd better leave her
to U.S."
A violent ringing and clatter in the street drew
Mrs Mather to the window. Great Scott!"
cried her son, "there's an ambulance and police
patrol! Is it possible that Bridget"
eyes, it was me-" answered Bridget, joining
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of outdoor life, much interested in athletic sports
not occupation, but for recreation. Fond
of fishing and hunting and usually of a sure aim
They seldom take anything trust or for grant
ed. They wish to see things with their own
eyes, and are inclined to measure things by a
twelve-inch rule
They possess strong inhabtive qualities and
love home and its consequent duties, but are,
however seldom demonstrative in their affections
or friendship. In marriage they often love their
children better than their wives-with a sense
of propretorship.
In business they are honest in their dealings
and men of their word, and when they say they
care for you they expect you to believe it, as
they despise repetition They desire people to
be polite, neat and civil for they dislike brusque
manners Unpunctuality causes them to lose
belief in your sincerity.
/ The square hand with very hard palm de-
notes calculating and scheming nature, one
who would do anything to reach his desired OBJ
ject. Selfshness is here strongly depicted. The
hard palm in the square hand also denotes a
sneerer at every ideal; in fact, man of the
world, worthy, with more vices than virtues;
yet, strange to say, very often successful man.,
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The Alteration Of Angelina X

peoples houses. She recalled uneasily that she
had not needed Mrs. Woods caution to close the
hall door, and that she was alone in the fat. She
had heard that the invalid was extremely rasc
Bile, and, endeavorng to humor him, she said
falteringly: Don't mention it. l should be sorry
to have your mother hurry home on my account -
She could not think of any other safe remark
and there was long pause before the stranger
asked abruptedly Where's Fred now?'
Fred! Perhaps he referred to her cousin, Fred
Stearns, who had spent some weeks with the
Woods two or three years ago. He's gone to
Colorado" she answered. 81 often hear from
him and his wife. Their little girl is my name
sake"
Little girl! Fred married! 1t can't be pos
sible! I2'
He was growing excited, and would not brook
contradiction, she hastened to say: mo,
mean yes, | was-mistaken. He-isn't married.
That isl mean-the Fred you mean--isn't."
He looked greatly perplexed, but replied in a
peculiarly soft and gentle tone: Il thought you
understood that l referred to my old chum. Fred
Wells. He has been very poor correspondent,
but must excuse him under the circum-
stances
How stupid of mel" said Angelina "I might
have known you meant him. We haven't heard
anything of him lately either. But as you say he
is quite excusabe under the circumstances"
Then, to her great alarm, the young man drew
closer to her and looked steadily into her eyes.
He was trying to hypnotic her. She had heard
that he had delusions on the subject of hypno-
tsm, believing himself possessed of extraordinary
powers.
Her head swan. The color rushed to her face,
then receded, leaving her CHASTITY. She breathed
with difficulty. Once she arose, with the hope
of escaping, but sank back into her chair when
she saw that the door was closed, and that the
stranger had perceived her intention. Her hands
trembled vsibly. Her teeth chartered as with
chill.
"Niss Haughton," he said, in that strangely
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continued the unabashed reporter. approaching
the sofa.
No, sir, will not" replied Angelina with
decision that indicated speedy recovery.
L can tell you," volunteered the housemaid
from the apartment below, for the Mather fat
had become iammed with curiosity seekers. "She's
the loony lady from No. Z, and Mrs Wood has
been carryln' on awful thinkin' she'd fell down
the shaft and killed herself?"
It's all dreadful mistake!" cried Angelina.
Il thought this was Mrs Woods. and sat
down to read. Let me go to her. II am alb
sent minded, but, do assure you, am entirely
sane"
Il will take You at once to your FRIEND" said
DIR. Ensign, for Angelina looked askance at Math-
er, who was about to offer his assistance
"May I-ask Miss Haughton one question:"
requested Angelina.
Certainly" answered Juliet Haughton briskly
'Who is-Fred?"
Erred? Fred Wels?" replied Juliet, blushiug
He is-the man am going to marry"
"Ah-that accounts for it," commented An
gelina.
tcopyrGht by J. B. Lippincott Coz
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green woman reporter was once sent to
inquire into the truth of a poison story which
appeared in another paper. She reached the house
of the woman supposed to be i'll from the eff
fects Of poisoned candy, after most of the other
reporters had been unable to get in. Not know
ing this, she pounded ndustriously on the door
the bell had been broken on purpose to keep
people out-and in about ten minutes an irate
female clad in wrath and dressing gown
staggered to the door.
"Oh, L thought the reporters had gone and
the doctor had come back" she gasped. This
will kill me-"
The remorseful reporter helped her up stairs
and sat the foot of her couch like one of Jobs
friends, for she was afraid to leave her.
"I can't talk" declared the invalid who had
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transformed from mild-mannered man into q
royal Nubian lion.
Gentle reader, the invalid did not die! Pos
sibly poisoned candy is good to take with
Christmas dinners on the principle that it takes
thief to catch thief-but the reporters re
nown did, and her place knew her more.
So much for one failure!
Napoleon tried to build an empire upon the
model of the Roman State, but could not be-
cause of one trait in the Frenchman's character
he cannot stand encouragement. One battle
was lost and this empire crumbled to pieces, and
that in spite of the undoubted bravery of his
soldiers
Hannibal once defeated the Romans with a
crushing loss, and expected to be master of the
city. While he was selling ground in the town
at auction, in anticipation of soon entering the
city, the Senators went out in body to meet
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| in many walks of life, since it is the
most useful and practical of all the types.
When the type is an exact the nails will
also assume square position. A perfect square
type is not very often met, since the fore
finger and little finger as a rule assume slight
comic shape, particularly the nailed phalange
However, such formation is read as a square
hand since the rest of the hand is square.
| With good thumb, set high and good
stretch between the tip of the thumb and fore
finger the following characteristics can be relied
upon as true:
| Since it is common in the useful walks
of life carpenters in fact, mechanics OF all kinds
architects, inventors and those engaged in useful
occupations which require intelligence and sound
reasoning judgment, possess this type
The square hand is found with fingers either
smooth or knotty at the joints, particularly so
at the joint nearest the base of the fingers. The
fingers may be either long or short in proper
ton to the hand.
First, we will consider the type in its true
form, that is, the hand and fingers square, not
thin and fiat at the tips, but square as we'll
Fingers smooth and long or slightly longer
than the palm proper; thumb long and the
consistency of the palm fairly firm. AS such
we have a hand the possessor of which loves
order, arrangement, method, system and sym
metry, insists upon punctuallty and is precise and
exact in manner, not from any innate grace of
birth, more likely from conformity of custom
and habit. The possessors are tenacious and love
to preserve; make very few promises and the
few they do make are kept even at loss to
themselves. The earth is their home and they
rarely see anything beyond the social life of man.
They often confound discipline with civilization,
which evidently arises from their skeptical ma
lures, consequently they are often accused of be-
ing narrow minded, simply because they respect
the law to the letter and arrange all rules as
duties They are ever ready to deny OF condemn
that which they cannot see, feel or understand
They are firm in their purpose and reach their
goal through sheer determination; in fact they
are slaves to custom. They have place for ev-
erything and everything in it's place, not only in
their home or place of business, but in their
brains as WELL They not stubborn or quarrel
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moduated tone, you have been under unusua
strain lately, and it has affected your nervous
system. Allow me to give you something thai
will quiet it,"
| No, no, no" she protested. II have
rooted objection to drugs"
But this is very mild" he said taking via
from his pocket and extracting two tablets. III
is perfectly harmless and will benefit you imme
diately.
Her refusal would enrage him. Her acceptance
might mean death by poison Clearly, her only
safety was in flight.
AS the lunatic was between her and the door
she rushed to the open window, thinking she
might get out on the fre-escape. She had part
ly succeeded when she felt his strong arms about
her, dragging her back. She tried to scream for
help, but her voice, as in nightmare, refused
utterance; her limbs gave way beneath her. She
could not resist when he placed her in a chair
and put the tablets in her mouth Swallow
them, he commanded sternly, and she felt herself
compelled to obey.
"Thats a good GIRL he said in the tone some
times used by elders to child who has been re.
fractory Now lie down the lounge for a
while, and you'll feel great deal better pres
emily"
every WELL" she answered drowsy, and per
mitted him to lead her to sofa. A lethargy was
stealing over her. She believed she was sinking
into the death-coma, but the thought gave her
no uneasness. She had ceased to be troubled
or afraid.
1t was the turn of her captor to be seriously
alarmed. He had expected the drug to soothe
her, not to send her into a stupor. Her face
grew pinched, there was an ominous blueness
about her lips. When he had tried in vain TO
rouse her, he rushed to the telephone and called
up Dr. Ensign, who replied, after hurried CON
ference, that he would be on hand in few
minutes Then, for safety's sake, the young ply
sican, Edward Mather, summoned another med
cal man, and awaited the arrival of his friends
with momentarily increasing anxiety.
The three were working over the patient, hav-
ing agreed that the dose was moderate one,
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not been asked to do So her visitor feeling more
like asking her not to die till she got out.
Not being pressed, the natural obstinacy OF
her sex, strong in death, led her to volunteer
information
Il ate small piece of some Christmas candy
and cream puff, some plum pudding and nuts
and raisins. / have my suspicious, but I'm not
going to say anything" Had the green report
er but said:
"Oh don't think it was poison. Cream puffs
are unhealthy, or it might have been plum
pudding" the victim of Christmas cheer, rather
than agree to so tame opinion, would have
told all that she knew and whole lot more.
Instead the former remained silent until her re-
lease came. When she returned to the editor and
he found that his reporter, the only one in the
city who had succeeded in getting speech with
the woman, had no news to bring back he was
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he had to PROPOSE" and he was accepted He
might have become attached to the girl in time,
for he was naturally soft-hearted, and she was
handsome, but she unwisely did the lovemaking
herself
She used to kiss him before his mother and
throw her arms about him until he would take
them down himself If he stepped outside the
house for quiet smoke she declared that he did
not love her, and filed the house with weeping
and lamatation. The idea of releasing him never
seemed to occur to her, and unless an earth
quake or something violent interferes they will
probably marry.
1t is not right to give ones whole sympathy
to the man, but surely the pain of giving him up
now would be nothing in comparison with the
unhappiness that is in store for her under the
circumstances.
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their defeated general, Varro. He was Plebeiar
and, therefore, an enemy to their order, and he
had brought this disaster upon them by riskine
battle for which he was unprepared, but they
thanked him because he had not despaired OF
the Repubic!" Who could despair of Re
public which had such citizens?
Few young girls could be accused of such a
fragrant lack of womanly dignity as I am about
to tell OF a girl whom will call Angelina, but
let me tell the story as it stands by way of
warning.
Angelina, it may be necessary to explain, oc-
cupied an exceptional social position, and was
considered a gentewoman. While guest at a
house party she fell in love with very hand
some man, who far from returning her fancy,
forgot to keep engagement with her, and
went out walking with one of those irresistible
widows, who should have been burned on their
late husbands funeral pyres.
He was thunderstruck when he remembered
for he was the very pink of courtesy-and went
off to apologize. Why he thought that moth
ing less than formal proposal would serve is
something that only he can answer, but as his
sister picturesquely puts it, "the goat thought
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IUWH 10 VISII INtW 'OE1N'
who lived in the top fiat of large apartment
house, she went alone to the roof to mediate,
and descended through the scuttle of the house
adjoining. All the houses in the row were un-
der the same management and were of similar
plan. As the door of the private hall was ajar,
Angelina walked into the parlor, settled herself
comfortably in an easy-chair, and took up
magazine.
She did not observe the entrance of a young
man until he said with some hesitation, "Miss
Haughton, I hope you will excuse my mother
She has been unavoidably detained"
Angelina's momentary bewilderment gave place
to alarm, for it occurred to her that this was
the neighbor who had been afflicted with typhoid
fever, whose mind was temporarily unbalanced,
and who had habit of wandering into other
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" Square hand" is meant one that
is square at the wrist, square at the
base of the fingers, and with the
fingers square. 1t is the hand found
in many walks of life, since it is the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15
French Love Letters

va 1RENCHMEN are generally held to be
skillful lovers.
eS.s Now everybody knows that letters
I@sfI@J play great part in lovemaking, and
that more than one woman has been
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15
Lore of Easter EGGS

ASTER without eggs one cannot con-
ceive, while the lore concerning Easter
eggs is inexhaustible, and goes back to
the great cosmic egg from which the
world was hatched. Unfortunately, all
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especially account of their more mercurial
temperament should be careful not to give way
to discouragment when things go wrong.
1t is true that the wife who finds her air
castles tumble about her and decides that
her life is ruined. learns wisdom in time. A
girl disappointed in one lover may get another,
but to the business sense of failure
is fatal.
Shrewd employers can recognize the discourag-
ed at glance. Only the iron nerve of the book
agent preserves him from the manifold dangers
which lie in wait for him.
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OUCH of the proverbial success of the
American is due to the fact that the
n idea of failure does not enter into his
~ calculations; yet it is given to few to
succeed from start to finish and wom-
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ER friends said that Angelina was a deep
thinker, and excused her absent-mind-
edness in consideration of her genius.
When she went from suburban
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-07-14

Many practices which ten years ago,
five years ago, one year ago, and even
six months ago were in favor, public
opinion having no condemnation for
them, are now held to be Odious and
even criminal. This Is perhaps the
most notable development Of the day,
namely, the creation Of higher stand
Grd for the conduct of American bust
ness. The revelations of graft In the
insurance and railroad companies are
a shock to national pride and yet there
Is hardly an American who does not
know that in one form or another graft
has entered largely into the corporate
life as into the political life of the
country. The saving clause Of the sit
uation Is that it seems passing phase
In our national progress. The optimist
has reason TO rejoice that the national
conscience has been touched and that
public opinion is establishing higher
ideals.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-07-14
Fearful of Coming Trouble.

The wives of two musicians met on
the street one day. One was pushing
baby carriage containing three babies,
triplets. The other, just over her hon.
eymoon, congratulated her upon such
bliss. Upon which the proud mother
attributed it to the fact that after re-
turning from their honeymoon the band
serenaded them, playing Three Little
Maids from School" The young bride
held up her hands in holy horror and
exclaied: my goodness! That same
band serenaded us and played the
sextette from 'FlorOdOra !"-Ponca
(Okla.l Courier.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-07-14

Engllsh-speaking people are reluctant
to interfere with political liberty, but
1t becomes a serious question how faI
they are bound to exercise such re-
straint in dealing with those whose
avowed object Is to destroy all civilized
society by force, and who regard good
governments as worse than bad gov
ernments by the very fact of their be
ing good. If the revolutionary anarch
lists Of Europe and America choose t.
make themselves an international men
ace they may be sure that society will
find means of protecting itself.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-07-14

A minister in an Ohio town recently
made a canvass by mail to ascertain
why SO large proportion Of the men
of his community absented themselves
from church. He received the usual
explanations. The absentees stayed
away, they said, because they were
tired on Sunday and wanted recreation,
because the sermons were dull, because
church members treated them cOldly
when they went, and because many
church members were hypocrites. II
mere frequency Of repetition were de-
cisive these explanations of church abb
tcnteeism would have to BIO accepted
as the true ones, for they have been
offered innumerable times. The Ques-
ton naturally arises, however, why, If
desire for recreation, dull sermons, and
hypocrites are what keep men away,
they do not also keep women away ?
The studies by Havelock, Ellis, Star
buck, Prof. Coe, and others Of the psy
GEOLOGY Of religion suggest that the
chief cause Of the eternal feminine" in
the churches may be found in the fun
damental differences of nature of the
sexes. The feminine nature tends to
be passive and susceptible, the mascu-
line to be active and insusceptible. The
different qualities are met with In vary
Ing degrees In different men and WON
en-, but this description Of the two sex
uAl temperaments is generally recog-
nlzed Us roughly correct. TITS may ex-
plain why the churches have attracted
women more strongly than men. The
Sunday services obviously make their
appeal chiefly to the passive, suscepti-
bic side Of the nature. This Is always
true Of the music. 1t generally has
been no less true Of the sermon. The
Virtues which have been most constant
ly inculcated from the pulpit as es-
sential to the spiritual life have been
those of meekness, forgiveness, faith,
prayerfulness, etc. The more aggressive
moral and civic virtues seldom have
been treated as constituents Of spirit
ualty." 1t Is a remarkable fact that
until recently, even when church So
cieties were formed for charitable and
other purposes requiring active effort,
they usually were composed exclusively
of women. There is marked tendency
among American churches at the pres
ent time to lay more stress on the ac-
tive virtues and afford more oppor tun-
lty for their exercise. Ministers are
preaching more than they ever did be-
fore on peoples duty not only to live
Itaceably. honestly, and decently them
Sc Ives but to do something to improve
political and social conditions. mems
| Unions" have been formed In many
churches, and the number which not
| only maintains missions but supports
social settlements is growing. Many
are extending and making more prac-
teal their charitable work, and some
are even talking of building model ten
ements. 1t will be interesting to OBJ
serve what effect, If any, these changes
In sermons and extensions of religious
activity have upon the male attendance
and membership. On the theory of the
psychologists they, in the long run,
! should strongly stimulate mems inter-
est in the churches work, and judging
| by what has taken place in some "in-
stitutionap churches they are adapted
| to produce this result.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-07-14

1t Is grand thing for the country
and Its future that the American lad
and young girl, with whom the ma
TONS future will rest, have taken thor
oughly to the outdoor life and its
health giving sports. We used to be
considered an energetic but exceedingly
nervous people, living in superheated
rooms In winter, careless of our diet,
with pastry as the national dish, dys-
Ier,sia as the national disease ana in
vlgorating athletic sports almost IN.
known among our recreations. How
different everything is now! Look about
you at the young men and women of
the hour, devoted to golf, tennis, base
ball, boating, field, track and water
sports Of all kinds. riding, hunting and
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-07-14

IF there was money to be given
out" said one of the railroad officials
who had been caught in the graft net,
Il was there to take It," This seems
to be the great trouble at the present
time. Apparently there is always some
body on hand to take it.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-07-14

The United States is going to build
the biggest battle ship in the world as
a move toward universal peace, on the
theory that any nation which gets a
glimpse Of the big ship will be scared
too bad to start anything.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-07-14

"China is suspected OF being two
faced" says a contemporary. We can't
believe It, If it had another face 1t
wouldn't wear the one 1t uses now.