davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08
WELCOME

our town patrons and visitors city dur
ing Fair Week We extend hearty invitation to them
to make the Thalhmer Store their headquarters while
here We want You to make yourself thoroughly at home
in Richmonds Representative Dry Goods Store. We
want You to leave your parcels with u.s. where they will
be carefully taken of until you're ready for your
homeward journey. So don't forget when YOU come TO
Richmond come to Thalhimers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08

given by Mr.. Stutman, of Alexandria
To Judge T. r. B. Wright Is due the
credit of the presentation OF the local
historians and traditions of the coun-
ties in his judicial circuit.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08

Another lot, instead of 81 so, OF M
Yet another lot that usually sells Ct 40
for $500; Thalhimer price ...... sDI 40
Infants and Small Children's Sweaters are here
soots mh bord snd cardinal some with SOC
a large assortment to select from, CT Tn
ranging in price up to.............. spl eeV
Aviation and Stocknet Caps to match En-
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

structure into shape, hoping that some clue could be secured concerning the builder. Eagerly they awaited the completion of the structure, being con fident that some one would take up their residence there and thus put an end to the speculation. It was the general belief that the builder planned the home for a bride and that a wedding would follow the completion of the structure.
 With the departure of the carpen- ters and decorators, came the furnish. CTS. Expense was not spared to fit up the home in palatial style. The rugs were Oriental; the curtains i'm ported; the china of the highest grade and everything was sumptuous and artistic. Neither money nor time was spared to secure handsome and com fortable results. From parlor to kitchen. from garret to cellar, the house was completed in every detail The whole was enough to make woman gasp with delight and admira- tion. There was nothing lacking but occupants. Strange to relate, they never came.
 With the completion of the beauti- fully furnished home, the shades were dropped, the keys were turned in the lock and the house commenced its long career of idleness. AS the years went by, the lawn was trimmed. the shade trees given attention. the ex- terior and interior painted as made necessary, and everything kept in shape as if the occupants might arrive any day.
 With the flight of the years. the people of Chrisman fixed the owner ship upon one or the other of two well-to-do young bachelors, but they would never confirm an interrogation. It was the general opinion that they had charge of the building and occa- sional attention and that some day, one or the other would marry and bring a bride to the vacant home, but the wedding bells were still and the bride came not.
 Four years ago some miscreant made an attempt to destroy the house by fire and heavy loss was inflicted. The mechanics came promptly and re- built the damaged section and re- placed everything. Within a few weeks, all marks of the fire was erased.
 To add to the mystery, a number of attempts have been made to purchase the house and some have sought to rent it, but all without avail Set amidst the dark green foliage of the trees, the wide windows seem to stare back enigmatically at the people as they pass by and gaze curiously at the curtained windows shading this inanimate thing of mys- tery which baffies solution
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

nearly 50 per cent. in berries and more than 92 per cent. in watermel- ons.
 Oranges and lemons are not only valuable by reason of their potash salts, but especially for their citric acid. A case of paralysis of the en- tire right side is reported in a medical journal where the juice of oranges, adopted as a regular diet, appeared to perform wonders together with chicken broth.
 As an aid of digestion-a really ma terial aid-the pineapple stands alone among the fruit It's vegetable pepsin neutralizes-or, perhaps. rather di- gests-albuminou substances in the stomach.
 Fresh pineapple better still, the fresh juice of one-placed in direct contact with eggs. or gelatine, or milk, will prove this fact conclusively by producing a bitter tasting dish.
 In cases of catarrhal ailment of the throat, and in its downward connec- ton the alimentary canal or tract, pineapple cannot be overestimated, and 1t acts with equal force in ma larial affections.
 As for the date and the plantain, they contain sufficient nutriment to sustain life. The salts and organic acids in the apple tend to improve the quality of the blood.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

time riding in carriages or buying jewelry because they are relatively in expensive. Rents are staggering. laundry is exorbitant, service of most sorts is high and fuel is beyond the dreams of avarice.
 Rents are probably at the bottom of most of the other high prices. They are more than double what they are on the island of Manhattan. This. too, without apparent reason Buenos Ayres is located on the edge of an end less plain, with ample room to spread outfin three directions, and land does not nearly approach in cost that of New York. For property on the Aven- ida de Mayo, the principal street, 1900 pesos a square meter would be regard ed as a high price. This works out at about $50 a square foot plot at Broadway and Wall street was sold a few years ago at twelve times that figure.
 The only tenable excuse advanced for high rents in Buenos Ayres is cost of building. Cement has to be imported from Europe, and pine for interior woodwork from the United States. Undoubtedly construction is expensive, but not enough so to ac- count for rents The deeper reason seems, to be that for several years Argentina has been going through a period of rapid commercial expansion, with enormous advances in the value of agriculture and-to lesser degree of city lands Property owners have therefore come to expect and demand unusual profits. If landlords told the truth about high rents, it could be put in a nutshell. We need the money" would be the answer.
 Argentina's business is raising food for Europe, but in Buenos Ayres the prices even of the country's own prod ucts are kept up to a standard sub
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

Read Meter Through Opera Glasses.
 ITO the long list of celebrities that have been started at through my op- era glasses the gas meter has now been added" said a city woman. "The meter in our fiat is placed so high on the kitchen wall that step-ladder. chair or table is necessary to boost the reader within seeing distance. Yesterday when the inspector came the step ladder was broken and the chairs and tables were otherwise en- gagged He took the inconvenience very good naturedly.
 Just lend me a pair of opera glasses he said. and I can see 1t all right
 The glasses were brought and the reader proceeded to stare through them. Presently he read of row of figures.
 "'Are you sure that is rightr I asked
 .'Positive.' he said "A pair of opera glasses is a part of the equip ment of the gas man to help reach
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
OF MYSTERY
Illinois Dwelling Which Has Ha0
 No Occupants.
Building Was Erected Fifteen Years Ago, But, With Its Elaborate Furnishings, Remains Un-
 used to This Day.

Chrisman, Il.-The years glide by, the population changes, but the "mys- tery house" of Chrisman remains unsolved. For fifteen years the res ldents of this city have sought to penetrate the atmosphere of uncer tainty that always surrounds the premises, but all in vain. The cur tains are always down, no one ap- pears to take any interest in the fu- ture occupation and the identity of the builder or owner remains secret to this day. There may be material here for a Sherlock Holmes or per haps Dickens, and some day, when the story becomes public, there may be abundant food for the gossips- keep their counsel and whether they will ever satisfy the inquisitive pub lie, or not. is a matter for specula- ton.
 It was fifteen years ago that the mystery house" sprang into being at Chrisman. One spring morning. exca- vators and bricklayers appeared upon the scene and prepared a cellar and foundation walls for a house. Carpen- ters followed and later came decora- tors and furnishers. Every workman was pledged to secrecy and would give the curious villagers no hint of the owner. Crowds would stand around as the mechanics yielded their hammers and saws and fashioned the
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
SERVICE FOR MUTES
Texas Church Whose Members
 Are All Deaf.
Crying Babies or Late Corners Do Not Disturb This gation-com- munIcants Are of All creeds
 and FoIlowings.

Fort Worth, Texas.-Sermons with never a spoken word, congregational singing without an audible note of melody, public prayers in which there is no sound, Sunday school teachers whose lips are inarticu1ate. All these are incidentals of the Sunday services |. of Fort Worth church
 The pastor is not disturbed by cry ing babies, and the late corners do not take the trouble to tip-toe, but let their heels fall noisily on the uncar- peted floor The beIfry that tops the building is purely ornamental. for no member of this unique congregation could hear any bell invented.
 No church in the United States Is like it. It is the only church in the whole country whose congregation Is composed wholly of deaf mutes.
 The sixty or more deaf mutes living in Fort Worth organized the congrega- ton, called the First Evangelical church for the deaf, in 1907. The real founder is the Rev. J. W. Michaels of Louisville. Ky, who is still the pas tor. although he can make only four visits year to his voiceless flock
 The building, neat and substantial structure. was built solely by deaf mutes. The pulpit was carved by the Sunday school superintendent. G. W. Sheppard, who Is a skilled woodwork man.
 There Is no church debt None of the members is wealthy. and the con- gregation has had a hard struggle. But it has won because the members are very proud of having the only deaf mute church in the United States and are correspondingly loyal.
 The church is interdenominational. Creeds are sunk in the common in- firmity. In the roster of 40 members. a half-dozen denominations are repre- sented The pastor is a Baptist, but
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

vation of features. The novelty is that 1t attaches particular and scien- tific importance to the nose. It dis cards, of course, the old and loose classification of Roman nose, aquiline nose. snub nose, etc, and goes much more deeply into the subject. A dis tinguished nasologist has, for instance, devoted special attention to study of the nose of M. Jaures, the distin- guished Socialist leader in the French chamber of deputies.
 'The nose of M. Jaures." says the nasologist, 'is straight, slender, slight ly fiattened at the tip and at the same time slightly turned up. The nostrils are not prominent, but are sensitive and vibratory The nose does not in dicate much strength of character. The nostrils show vehemence, passion and an angry temper, and at the same time slyness, cleverness and subtlety. It is the nose of an active and com bative man, but not a man of strong will power The owner of this nose appears to be better armed for attack than for defense. provided, however, that the enemy he attacks be compara- lively weak M Jaures has the nose of a good hunter after hares, but he should not go after big game"
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
French-RulIt Motor Vehicles.

There were built in France during 1909 about twenty thousand motor ve- hicles, and in 1910 this number was increased to thirty thousand About twenty-two thousand of these were built in. factories in and about Paris, some six thousand were sent out from plans in Lyon, and two thousand made by manufacturers in the north cru and eastern parts of France Of the output of 1910 greatly increased percentage consisted of small cars for various purposes. cabs, delivery wag- ons and other vehicles of a commer- cial character
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
IS NO FIT TO LIVE WITH
The Genius Always Is an Impossible Creature Who Makes Family and
 Friends Wretched.

One of the strangest signs of the times is our universal admiration for geniuses: yet a genius. no matter how you view him. is always an impossible creature He isn't ft to live with. If he is so unfortunate as to marry. be makes life miserable for his family If he doesn't marry. he is a care to all his friends. And the probability is that no one will appreciate him In his own age. Yet when we hear that such and such a one Is a genius. we experience an instant feeling of envy Most of us would like to be a genius. if we could have. along with it. our own steady traits. We wouldn't give up our regular income. but If we could be a genius with 1t. we should like 1t very well.
 Lombroso declares that geniuses are abnormal-degenera types Scien- lists term them in biological words "sports is. they are exceptions to a rule They are supposed to see
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

SDGRR0ia TACdShluSs if a convert is conscientiously op- posed to immersion, he does not hesi- tate to use the sprinkling or pouring method of baptism.
 Because of the long lapses between the visits of the pastor, a large part of the ministerial duties fall upon the Sunday school superintendent.
 The service begins when Supt. Shep- pard mounts the rostrum. First Is roll call With the record before him, the superintendent, by signs, calls off the name of each member, and each person present responds in the same fashion.
 The Apostles Creed is recited in unison The uniformity of gestures is not the result of careful drilling, but comes as naturally to the worship pers as speech to the average person.
 Supt. Sheppard then delivers a short sermon. taking the Sunday sehool text for the day for his subject He is known as an eloquent man" by the members of the silent congregation His delivery has an earnestness that impresses even those who cannot un- derstand his signs.
 At times he talks" rapidly. his facile fingers. accompanied by full arm gestures, working with a speed that taxes the attention of his audi ence. Again, for the sake of greater emphasis, the words come slowly. lin- geringly, from his finger tips, and one may well imagine that he is an adept in his silent art of oratory.
 The eyes of the members never wander from the speaker, since, through their eyes alone. can they re- ceive his message.
 At the close of the superintendent's address the congregation sings" in signs Most commonly the hymn is ons familiar to all the members, as the singing would be hindered by hold ing books Next, the Sunday school classes take their places. The lesson goes forward as in the ordinary Sun day school, except that the questions and answers are in the sign language. The service closes with a benediction
 Often ministers from other churches in the city preach to the deaf mute congregation. A young woman, who married a mute, and so acquired a thorough knowledge of the sign lan- guage, stands directly behind the visit ing speaker and acts as interpreter. As fast as the words are spoken, they are transmitted to the deaf congre- gation by signs.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
Beqqar's stranue coIIection.

A quaint kit was that of a tramp who was charged at Kingston tire Iand) recently with begging. When searched he was found to have sixty one lead pencils. four pairs of spec tacles. two knives. three linen collars. three boxes of matches, a kit-bag, Iooktng-glass. boot brush. two pairs of laces. a magnifying glass. pipe and four-pence-halfpenn
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

Q hAA0 OA PA A0C III NAO AN~~ except at the first of the month when the bills come in-and look with some thing akin to pity on people who are able to exist without spending so much money. But New York must take a back seat in the matter of expense with Buenos Ayres.
 No doubt there are costlier places in the world-mining camps, boom towns and the like. But for settled regions and established conditions, Buenos Ayres prices seem to those elsewhere like the Metropolitan tower to a bird cage. If anybody knows of a more expensive place he is advised to keep the knowledge to himself lest some foolish New Yorker undertake a visit and never be able to count out his money fast enough to buy a ticket back
 When you arrive in the capital of the Argentine you are told that you must regard the paper peso just as you would a quarter at home. This is all very we'll until you go to the bank for supply of pesos, when you find that they cost you almost fifty cents apiece. After that you begin to study the situation, and come to the reluc- tant but inevitable conclusion that you must adapt your finances to a scale of living from half as much again to twice as much as that in New York
 Not everything. of course, is higher or even so high, as at home. Food averages about the same, clothing is not great deal dearer, carriage hire Is less, and jewelry, which comes in from France under an insignificant customs duty, seems like finding money. But one cannot spend all his
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

that makes the moths stay away. That is why. in the absence of moth-proof bags and cedar chests, some house wives pack their furs and woolens away wrapped in newspapers at the end of the winter season and find that Is a satisfactory way of preserving them against the ravages of moths. There is nothing better than old news papers for use under the carpets for the same reason.
 Old newspapers have many other uses as well. Wet in water, they serve to clean out the stove splendid ly. Crusted newspapers are excellent to clean lamp chimneys. They can even be used for an iron holder for an emergency.
 Newspapers dipped in lamp oil are useful for cleaning windows. Irons not much soiled can be rubbed on old newspapers and thus made fit for use. Dipped in lamp oil, they are splendid to rub the outside of the dishpan. They keep it bright and shining. Torn in shreds, slightly dampened and scat tered over the carpet, they keep down dust when sweeping. They clean the sink of its grease and sediment; noth- ing Is better, for the greasy paper can be at once burned after use.
 Many times folded newspapers will serve as mat to stand hot and black ened pots or kettles on and save soil ing the kitchen table. The kitchen stove is kept bright after the cook ing of each meal with old papers, and this saves many polishings.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

name, and 1t deals with the scientific study of character through the nose. Like. physiogno- mologyit professes
 to obtain exact knowledge of char acter from obser-
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
Cooking Hint.

Whenever you are baking cookies pin a piece of muslin over the bread board. stretching 1t tight Flour the muslin well, and you can roll the dough as soft and thin as you please. A piece of muslin around the rolling pin is another improvement
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
Normal Children.

All proper children are destructive That is their way of finding out what things are. made of. But they get over it. It is not well to take their inconvenient activities too seriously. George Hodges. in Atlantic.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
Puttinq 1t Up to the Men.

It is practically settled that large proportion of the fires that destroy property and endanger human life are started by careless smokers. Now, if smoking were distinctly feminine habit there would be something doing! From "As She Sees It." in the Low. ell Courier-Citizen.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
s4s-Pound Woman Easts.

Krksville, Mo..Mrs. Sarah Powen of this city has completed 3O-day fast by which she has reduced her weight from 346 pounds to 300. She will begin another fast soon in an ef. fort to further reduce her weight. She hopes ultimately, without impairing her health to reduce to 200 pounds.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
Keep the Children Busy.

c O 1ti4S
 about the home. It trains them to be useful. not awkward in later and more important affairs; it gives them occupation while they are small and it guards against selfish. idle. unhandy members of an older society Occu- patton makes happiness. and occupa- ton cannot be acquired too young.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
Mans Dual Roles.

''Men bring happiness to the women who love them, but also do they bring much sorrow, especially husbands. - 1.-TWO Men and Gwenda." by Mabel Barnes Grundy.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

ter 1t is well to know that one of the greatest ad- vantages of fruit is that 1t offers us pure water for which we do not need a filter, to the amount of
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

test | swspapers, but they do never theless. It isn't exactly the news paper or its edi- torial policy that mot-s dislike. It's the ink used in printing the type
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
A0tiOue.

"Is this antique authentic? Why, monsieur. l can show you the bill of sale from Isaac Gobmuller of Vienna who manufactured it :"
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
Mans Actual Necessities

Ten cents day is the amount ac- tually required for food to sustain human. The remainder of the money Is spent for f1avoring.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

First Thing to Be Understood.
 A new social order will be effected when we understand that life is more than a livelihood.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

things straight. whereas everybody else is abnormal Bernard Shaw says that is what is the matter with him. Thomas L. Mason in Lippincott's.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

meters in inaccessible places. but forgot mine this morning."
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
USES FOR OLD NEWSPAPERS
They Preserve Clothing From Moths, and Are Good for Cleaning Numer-
 ous Articles.

The mere fact that moths cannot | read is no reason why they should de-
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
PUREsT WATER IS IN FRUIT
It Is Plentiful and Needs No Filter Pineapple Is Valuable Aid
 of Digestion.

In these days of impure drinking water, water famines and filtered wa
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
NOSE IS KEY TO CHARACTER
According to "NasoIogists" Its Shape and Size Tell All About the
 Individual.

Nasology is not exactly a new science. It Is an old one with new
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-07

extension of suffrage The wives Of sa
loonkcepers will be just as much suffra'
gists ms the wive of lawyers, ministers
or financiers. Mrs. Rubin has the true
idea, she has the real grip of the situa-
tion. The New York society women
who are working for suffrage would do
far better to enlist under her banner
and get some of her enthusiasm aud
practical results than to denounce her
and grow faint and sick and senti-
mental over the idea of saloonkecp-
or S wife taking part in the advocacy
of great cause. IF they would 20
10 Mrs. Rubin she could surely give
them pointers that would be helpful in
their campaign, and the best thing that
they can do If they really wish success
is to go to her for counsel and guidance.