davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-27
War on English Work Shys"
Doomed Henceforth to Toll

work but even these methods of gem
tie suasiOu ala not prove very enec-
tive. and, finally "a law was passed
whereby the crime OF begging was
punished with hanging
Many OF these early punishmeuts
foll into what Grover Cleveland term
cd inuocuous dcsuetudo. but they were
revived iu "a modified form in 1924,
when whipping was restored 90 the
calendar iu order 90 compel people 90
reuuuuiah wUstrellsm. Whipping is
occasionally used now ln England
when "a man in the workhouse re-
fuses 10 perform bis given task.
STEADILY on INCREASE.
But, despite every measure Of pun-
iahmCut Nagrangy haF been steadily
uu tuo Increase lu England during the
lust 20 years. According 90 govern
weut report it has risen from 10000
t0 10000 -aud there is today m E1g-
Iaud o. steady unavoidable p0pula-
tau comprising tdIs larger number
Thc recent poor law cnmm ION BIAS
emphasized tHa fact that tho Ursa nt
..-t.m of treatment melted Out t1 thH
tramp and "WcmUloy aui.' portion ul
inc population AaH tendency rtt,rr ll
Increase than diminish Che number oil.
people who roach Chat condition lom
the.r own preference. There ls a largo
body 0f sentiment In England u.l.
advocates lne HimluIHiIlt ul NJ h.ua-
mes. uul rauCru .ty With regard il tHa
suhuD.E.I portion uf laa r.I.la.oI
and. while tHIa treatment Del. perhaps
trufcliat.l hy iH. EeuuIne Hut-0f-
WuIEf HHre IH another and m.r.
vicious element ll tns body polite
which ttHe. advantage ut tli. state HI
affairs Every yeIr tho enormous SUM
lr $4,000. 700 r. dispensed .u charity IH
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-27
WONDERFUL RoCKERY.

are too great for many OF these peo-
pie 60 descend 10 making their live
ing by any of the processes known TO
ordinary mOrtals, and England o. too
charitable 10 see any Of them actual
ly suffer. The amount OF money an-
nually distributed as aims 20 Migrants
ls stated In government report Co
be not less than S15,OOO,O00
Some years co. ono OF the members
Of the tramp fraternity issued "a man
ifesto 20 his fellow tramps. which cue
logized the lie they led ga the fol-
lowing language.
1--WE have more liberty than any
king on earth, we live secure ia peace
or war We are not pressed for
soldiers nor taxes if we commit any
thing Illegal. who viii sue us beggar
tho common people are afraid 20 of
fend u.s. He then broke into poetry,
saying.
when the subsidys increased
We are not "a penny 'gess'd,
Nor Will any Fu 90 law
with a beggur for hls straw.
All the happiness he hrags
he doth owe unto his rags
LAWS TO BE AMENDED.
Tho main defect iu ihe English poor
law at present ls that there .s no pow
or of detention and Do is to remedy This
slortcomlng that the new yagraucy ACT
4. To- Boz Introduced This measure win
establish central authority which Whl
act Ou reports submitted to lt by varI-
ous charitable orEauizati0us-suCh as
The salvation Army and similar bodies
and will have the power 90 issue "a
sort OF warrant. termed "a license. ION
the arrest and detention of any vagrant.
Bach person so rounded up is t1 bc
committed to labor colony and h,s
license" is to Doe of such "a stringent
character that NJ he runs away from
the colony Co which Doe has been come
mItted. the local authorities WIN Doc
abio to give Dim "a term of hard labor
in regular prison.
Iu "a measure. there is already in OPP
Grafton iu England such "a labor colony.
N a. known us "uauleIgh Hay' land
colony 10 has proved itaeif decided
success. the only difficulty being that
lHe auth0riuaH who rum It-the london
county c1ulU..-iatre u0 power f1
untau tramp upon 70 against choir Will
Ihe Counties. off MaIAI.N lHH tII"u
an active personal interest bob thIH olIl-
ny unu hlF employed a numHsr 1f mau
from be- t1 DO Hork uu ucr estate. Elrt-
0u Lodge m speaking of tho mon
work. Lady warwick said recently m
am interview.
"The labor of the m0u from Hadlolsh
colony Was not quite 90 rapid az that VI
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-27

rort Of syphon which sucks the
water out OF the glass as you hold Il
up- This was explained 10 the writer
by Sir Frank and ne asked me please
not 20 tell any one. II is. therefore,
only mentioned here as a state secret
All the flowers that grow on tho Swiss
Alps are TO be found on the Henley Hat
terhorn together with rare plants
from such cold districts as the highest
Himalayas and other places. Garden
ers come from AN over the world 20
inspect Sir Franks wonderful rock
cry"
TEN ACRES OF HOT HOUSES.
But the plants in the rockery do not
compare with hose which he has IN
HIS 25 separate conscrvatories, occupy
ing about 10 acres of ground. I'm these
lighthouses. which arc heated bv the
most modern methods, are gathered
many of the r3rost plants n the
world some Of which have names that
would give Webster's Unabridged
apoplcXy Many Of these have truly
remarkable attributes. There are
whole families Of "nsh eating" and
insect trapping" varieties. and TO
watch them bust at meal times IS
highly entertaining. Here one may
study Professor Darwin's theory Of the
NNlI"A NIlI0IIt-H '|I I|NN NlNH VI ANA every
chance of indulging the Imagination.
Quite n number of the plants and
flowers in the Crisp collection have "fa-
ces" which greatly resemble those Of
human beings Sir Frank takes delight
in pointing out these Weaknesses and
listening TO the establishment OF his
guests
Inside the Crisp mansion the idea Of
the friar is carried out with the same
degree Of persistcucy as on the exterior.
Even the electric light bulbs have fri-
ars' noses. which are turned up when
the lights are on down when they are
off, AN immense hallway, giving one
the impression of the interior of a
cathedral. is carved in elaborate de-
sIngus in which every sort Of friar
is represented.
AMERICANS WELCOMED.
This flower fancying lawyer has
special foudn0ss for American visitors
who 60 over his grounds. lie likes &C.
hear their breezy remarks on various
queer things they see and these say
ines OF the American cousins have in
many instances been incorporated Iu
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-27

after the famous Blue Grotto % Capri
Here "a series OF mirrors give weird eff
fects. and those who have seen the
original blue cave agree that Sir
Franks is a close imitation. From
the ponds "A curious view Of the MAI
sion is obtained. The sheet OF water
nearest the house is so placed that Il
gives an exact reflection OF the dwell
Ing and, the water being perfectly stiu
as a rule. one is puzzled to decide a.
first glance whether he Is looking at
a mirror OF the house IN the lake or
SIS projected mirage la the sky. SO
many curious surprises have alre ldy
confronted the visitor that no almost
IS prepared for anything.
MANUSCRIPT IN STONE.
The outside Of sir Frank Crisp's
house Is. perhaps one Of the most
curious I'm the world. Every inch Of
the palace-liko structure IS carved
with designs representing friars Of
every description-the friars. by the
way. being the motif OF the whole
place. Friars from grave 10 gay.
from lively 10 severe" are seen every
where and. i'm addition TO these. there
arc notices, puzzles and Inscriptions
the exterior of the houses being as Il
were q Veritable manuscript in stone.
ON the eastern front which faces the
beautiful terrace overlooking the
grounds, Sir Frank has placed a num-
Der OF puzzles or designs with double
meanings. For Instance. there IS
match which illustrates The Maiden's
Prayer" while a box Of bears grease
satirizcs Byron's poem, "Tis Greece,
but living Greece no more" on the
corner Of the building is a design show
ing some cubes II you count them
over carefully YOU win find only six.
whereas Sir Frank can prove to you
that there really arc seven in all. The
base OF each cube Is so drawn that the
whole makes a complete optical illu-
sion.
SURE THING PROPOSITIONS.
on the same corner near these cubes
are two segments OF a circle so placed
thar one appears much longer than the
other Yet N YOU test them by meas
urc, you win find that they are OF the
same length Just above these are two
straight lines which appear 10 be OF
equal length. and yet IN measured
prove 90 be different Above these are
two other lines, one appearing consid-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-27

erab1y longer than the other. Sir Frank
promptly offers TO bet you they are OF
the same length. They really are not
but by this time your sense nf pro-
portion has been so mixed up that you
naturally refuse TO bet with Sir Frank.
He then shows you that you would
have won hands down" and so you
have the vain regret OF wishing YOU
had taken him NJ.
FAKE SWISS SCENERY.
Still the surprises I'm stone on tho
building are exceeded by other sur
prises in much bigger stones I'm the
marvellous "rockery'' close at hand.
Sir Frank has had built, just 20 the
right of his mansion. yeritahle noun
tain, In imitation of the Swiss Mater
horn. II is q faithful representation
Of that famous peak. More than 1000
tons Of massive rocks were brought
from Yorkshire 20 form it. and Sir
Frank had Il remOdeled four times
before Il satisfied him. Hundreds OF
quarry men worked night and day
shifting the rocks about until they
were an in the exact places he assign
ed them Inside the mountain are
some wonderful grOttoes built 10 re-
present ice caves Streams represent
ing mountain torrents dash down from
these rocks. The water is pumped up
70 the top by special machinery, built
at enormous cost. Everything is con-
cealed so wonderfully that one cannot
but imagine an he sees 10 be perfectly
natural And yet at turn Of the
hand Sir Frank-as reignlng diety-
can cause the mountain torrents" 20
dry up. So much attention has been
paid 10 detail in this bit Of fake"
Switzerland that 10 you look through
a pair of opera glasses from a certain
seat in the rocl5cry YOU can see tiny
chamois on the heights. They cannot
be seen by the naked eye, These tiny
animals were built "to scale" and are
just the size they would appear I'm
Switzerland If seen some distance of
through a glass.
WONDERFUL ROCKERY.
inside the ice cavcs-which are mar
wells OF imitatiOu-Sir Frank has placed
an enormous crane. II you hold
glass of water nap 10 the beak of this
bird the water disappears Few wise
tors understand how this is done but
the secret lies in the faet that ono Of
the mountain torrents flows just
under the cranes feet and this forms
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-27

Special Correspondence.
2 ONDON. March 1S.-In the circle
of the kings friends, Il is well
known that Edward VII Is IA a
stale OF health which is causing
grave anxiety. For years the king has
gone the pace steadily and sudden
ly almost without warning, the brake
which controls the nerve force has
snapped and there IS serious trouble"
This was the definition ~ his condition
which WAS given me one day this week
by "a great specialist who was privately
summoned 10 "a consultation al Buck
iugham palace recently His majesty
has worn himself Out-u0 one would De-
guilty of saying with dissIpaton-but az
least with 90 continuous good time. on
Che day when the king opened parlia-
mont u0 one who listened 30 his speech
over thought ho would be able 90 get
through With d. but the British press.
realizing hls objection 90 any inslnua-
ton that hiH health WAS not what 10
might Doe, rcfralued from commenting.
Tho norvos of hls throat are go limp
that his physicians have condemned
Dim to silence Tor at least two hours
day llc may drive walk or SD ln tho
opou during that time. but on no ace
count must D. speak To condemn the
king to silence ls Ike conforming him
io etDmal torture His energy 81 lime
meu.e. This makes him "a trying and
difficult patient for ho is never happy
uuIa Doe N umulElur somewhere or
the center of "a lively crowd. with vie.
beauty and charm dancing attendance
upon him.
AMERICANS ~ FAVOR
American women Win make things as
a1F for Dim Hs they always do az
bIuruz or Mar.oubad Conuelo.
Duchess uf Manchester, ono of tho few
Womou who newer pam ON the king wiil
Doe roldy tO take "a morning walk with
hIm which no doubt WIN b. enjoyed
iu silence, thara WIN she De- also Dol
play bridge in thf evening Qly the
WaN tho duchess who used 10 b. such
"a poor player has improved consider
ably lnteiyl The DreXels win also De-
turning up-if they are not there al
ready-by the time this reaches you
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-27

According tl an Investigation Ieo.ut-
lN conducted hr th0 London county
council It WaH found Wat every might
boo London there arc 1000 people who
take shelter n d0orWayg under arches
Arizona republican., 1909-08-26
THE TURK AT HOME

A book to be published this fall by The Macmillan company provides ex- actly the information desired by all who have been following the extra ordinary events in Turkey In The Turkish People" Lucy NJ J. Garnett makes no attempt to discuss the com plicated and ancient tangle of Balkan politics. nor relate the history of the recent astounding revolution Instead she provides us with what is more instructive and certainly far more en- tertaining-a thorough and vivid sur vey of the Turks life in the streets, fin the mosque and in his home Tht. reading of her wOrk-a very pleasant task-will correct many general and persistent misconceptions Of Abdul Hamid nobody cares to say a good word. but it is hardly just to extend ones conception of ''The Unspeakable Turk" from him to all his suffering subjects. Very human people-and very interesting-theya appear to be in the light of this book It will. for example, be a revelation to many to learn that few Turks today possess more than one wife, and practically none more than two. Even more de structive of cherished tradition is the information that the dwellers in the harems are not wretched prisoners They drive freely about the streets. visit each other. entertain at lunch cons, shOp-much as their more fla vored Western sisters employ their time
Arizona republican., 1909-08-26
\ FINE RANCH
 CHANGES HANDS
s1o,o00 Paid for 50 Acres-SaIe Made
 By Groom and Barrett

No month goes by in Phoenix with out seeing the birth of new real es- tate firm. The latest is that of Groom and Barrett, who have offices at 37 North First avenue. The new firm has been in business just week and In that short time have made a number of sales. Their largest was made yester- day. It was the sale of 50 acres of land for J. H. Gagan to w. D. Horn back for $1O.0O0.
 The tract is on Grand avenue a mile and half west of the fair grounds. The whole farm is planted in alfalfa and well improved with a house. out buildings, etc. The price of $20O an acre is considered a bargain for that class of land. Gagan bought the land year ago for $7.00O The 5000 of un- earned increment represents to some extent the increase in values in valley ranch land that are to be observed in the small space of one year. AnotEer sale made by the same firm during the week was that of the house at 314 North Fourth avenue.
 H. F.. Groom of the firm has been in the real estate business alone at 24 West Jefferson street, while Mir Bar rett, who has been in the valley seven teen years, has been living on his ranch on the Christy road.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-26
A Floating Postoffics.

In the September Strand Magazine is described a style of postoffice which probably enjoys the distinction of being the only one of it's kind It is patrOnized by vessels passing Santa Cruz, Teneriffe. A water-tight tin contains the bag of letters all stamped with English stamps and sealed up. to which is attached a note with a dOna ton for the finder The tin is secured to a raft on top of which is a flag pole. The raft is then dropped overbOard, care being taken to drop it flat on the water. so as to keep the flag flying. in order to attract atten- tiOn. In a recent deposit of mail in this floating postoffice were no less than ninety letters posted to various parts of the world.
Arizona republican., 1909-08-26
One Opinion.

Little Clarence Gin the midst of his perusal of a newspaper item)-Papa, what is a "Blue-Gras widow"
 MT. Callipers-Why. a grass widow who failed to get alimony. I presume. my sOn.-Puck.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1909-08-07
The Twsntx Cent Revenge.

She was in a very bad temper as she
boarded an Amsterdam avenue car.
Her temper was not improved by the
fact that as she drew a quarter Of a
dollar from her jeweled gold purse the
coin slipped from her fingers and roll
ed on the floor Of the car. She made
no move to recover the money. but
when the conductor came In to collect
her fare she pointed with the tip OF
her handsome parasol to the coin.
Il dropped my fare" she said snap
pishly. ''Pick it up"
The young conductor looked her in
the eye for just a moment, and then.
STOPPING. he picked the coin from be-
tween the Stats on the floor covering.
Leisurely he took four nickels from
his pocket and put them where the
quarter had been before. Maybe 1t
was the effort of bending that made
his face red. When be Strengthened
up he rang PIP the fare, turned and
sauntered bark to the rear platform
New York Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1909-08-07
In. Heart, Of San Hou,ton.

In the Memoirs Of a Senate Page"
Christian F. Eckloff recalls the years
Just prior to the outbreak OF the civil
war, when Sumner, Wade. Douglas.
Hamlin, Houston, John P. Hale. Breck-
inridge, Thomas and Jefferson Davis
were debating the great questions upon
which the north and south were at
variance. They were an imposing body
Of men, mostly clad in black broad
cloth and wearing high silk hats.
But there was one senator who re-
fused to be digniied-Senator Hous-
ton Of Texas. Day after day." says
Mr.. Eckloff. during spare moments
he sat there in his seat carving hearts
out Of soft pine wood. They were
pieces about the size Of the hand.
When he had completed one Of these
works Of art he would summon a page
and, pointing toward some fair spec
tator in the gallery. would say. Give
this to that lady up there with Gen
eral Sam Houston's compliments
Mr.. Ecklof remembers Houston as
one Of the gentlest and kindest Of men.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1909-08-07
Sock and Buskin.

In the early ages theatrical perform
ers disguised their faces with wine lees
or a rude pigment. Aeschylus, the IA
nous tragic poet. introduced masks,
which were of various kinds. express
ing every age, country, condition and
complexion. All were constructed
with the greatest nicely and precision.
The dresses were also adapted to the
characters assumed by the actors.
What was known as the buskin was
a hunting boot. Those worn by ira
gedians had soles three inches thick.
composed of layers Of cork. and were
laced up in front as high as the calf
Sandals were also worn, and many OF
these had thick cork soles. The col
ors Of the foot coverings were various.
red being the favorite hue for war
riors and purple for other characters.
Slaves wore a low shoe bearing the
name Of sock. which was also the ordi-
nary footwear of COMEDIANS. From
this circumstance arose the well
known phrase Of sock and buskin."
50 generally associated with the drama.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1909-08-07
On HIrina q Cook.


The woman IN need Of cook was 50
well groomed and looked so generally
prosperous that the manager Of the
employment agency thought be had at
last found a place for the high priced
French cook for whom he had been
trying to ind a situation. But the
new customer would not even listen
to the praises Of the French cook.
Don't mention French cooks to
me-" she said. nor graduates Of cook
ing schools. I've tried both. l like
their cooking. and ] don't object TO the
wages they ask, but they take up too
much room. Ny kitchen isn't large
enough to hold all the cooking uten-
sis they require. and my income isn't
large enough to buy them. Those
stylish cooks need four times as many
pots and pans and molds and things
as ordinary cooks use. If l hire a
fancy cook shall have to move into
a fancy apartment to get kitchen big
enough to accommodate her"
''That is q common complaint
against these experts, foreign and
American" sighed the manager. Il
am beginning to think there must be
something in it."-New York Sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1909-08-07
Landsman and Sailor.


To the landsman the sea must al
ways possess dangers that TO the sailor
appear only as casual phenomena upon
which 70 exercise his skill The pray
er book has special petition for the
safety Of those who go down to the
sea In ships. and every one who ven
lures to leave the shore goes forth
with a consciousness Of awe at his
own daring. Yet in the intricate com
plexity of modern civilization safety
on land and safety at sea have walked
by no means with equal step. Every
morning brings us some story Of death
or accident on land, while the great
passenger ships come and so In monot-
onous regularity, bringing no reports
more stirring than those OF high seas
that have kept them from making new
records. With the present madness
for speed and its attendant reckless
ness our streets demand constant
aIertness II one would cross them with
safety. Speed at sea has come through
larger and more stoutly constructed
ships. So the familiar old story Of the
sailorman at sea In a storm who. Sc
rene In his consciousness OF ample
sea room, piously calculated. God help
the poor folks ashore tonight" is not
wholly fantastic.-L Frank Tooker In
Century.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1909-08-07
The chauHsurs Rsbuks.

An elderly colonel in a New York
club is very inquisitve, and there is
no question he hesitates to ask. The
other day he say drawn up before a
hotel a fine motor car, and at the
wheel Of the car sat a chauffeur who
had formerly been in his own employ.
The colonel stopped and asked the
chauffeur who his master was, how be
liked his job and what wages he drew.
The chauffeur answered these ques-
tons politely. There was a cold gilt
ter in his eye. though. He was wait
ing for an opening. 1t came when the
inquisitive old clubman said:
"Er-Gaston. what-er-how much
did your employer pay for this carr
"The fact is. sir" the chauffeur an
swered promptly. Il never had the
impudence TO ask him"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1909-08-07
Not interested.

Il have called" said the book agent,
Ito see If can interest you In a little
work.
young man." snapped the woman
who answered the door, '.just now 1
am interested in washing my dishes.
busting. cleaning up after the paper
hanger. making six beds. polishing the
hardwood floors. ironing my husbands
shirts. getting two more meals today.
darning nine pairs Of stockings and
stringing my sweet peas, and might
say that that's more work than you
men ever thought Of doing. No; you
can't interest me In any more."-De-
troit Free Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1909-08-07

A case recorded by PiutArch would
seem to support the theory that during
periods Of prOtracted insensibility The
spirit OF the sleeper. freed from the
body, wanders away TO realms and
scenes not conceivable by the ordinary
senses. A man named Thespius. be
tells us. fell from a great height and
was picked I'D to all appearances dead.
There were no external wounds about
him, but the physicians were satisfied
Of the fact Of the decease. Arrange
ments were made for his burial, but
on the third day after his fall he re-
yfyed. much to the CONSERVATION Of his
friends. In a short time It became
quite evident that the whole tenor Of
the mans life had changed. Previous
" his character was that Of a repro
bate and a vicious man, but after his
insensibility he ever followed after
virtue. On being asked the reason OF
the change, Thespius related that dur
ing his long sleep his spirit had been
liberated from his body and had soar
ed away to a strange land. where IT
had Joined a whole company Of other
spirits. His past life was disclosed to
him In all its hideousness. and the
glorious capabilities which were be-
fore him were revealed in such a man.
ner as to make him ambitious Of at
tanning them.