davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1912-07-14

Superstition and Short Sghtedness of the Emperor Steady
Crowtl-At One Time He Condemned Bloodshed But
Was Finally Argued Into Belief That 1t Was
Necessary to Hold His Enpre-Sants
Manufactured to Deceive the Car

especially since some Of the incidents
mentioned had really occurred. Although
the war and revolution were still to
como the coronation tragedy on the
Khodinka field. the famine. the students.
and workmen's movements. the agrarian
disorders in the government Of Poltava
all these matters made the hrst part
Of the prediction important.
seraphims influence upon the com.
mon Russian people was great His life
a. hermit. the stories Of how he used
to stand motionless upon q rock for .
long time. how he used to take religious
baths In Icy water. the accounts OF his
kindness and piety--all this attracted
numerous fanatics to the desert where
he had established Q church. After his
death his followers felt confident that In
due time seraphim would be canonized
and that the time required BY the
Church for the body OF tho saint to re-
main in his grave should be shortened
in his case.
Won Plehve took all that into consid.
Grafton. He realized that the monks for
the sake Of the BENEFITS that could BE-
derived by the monastery from the re-
ligious festivities following the discov-
cry OF the body Of the saint. would not
be too pedantic and would relax some
Of the rules OF the Church II necessary.
In connection with this II 10 Interesting
to relate the incident Of the attempt
upon the ikon made in the monastery
Of Kursk at about the same time.
The sun., 1912-07-14

The ikon was supposed to possess
the power Of working miracles. yet for
some reason the number Of pilgrims to
that monastery was constantly declin-
ing. a wave OF unrest was spreading
through Russia; here and there dis
orders broke out. and from time to
time some Of the Ministers were as
sassinated. Then the monks decided to
simulate q terroristic act against the
Image OF the saint 1t was a simple
matter. but the technical end Of II
proved too much Of q task for the
monks. for 1t was necessary to produce
an explosion which would destroy
everything around the ikon without In
juring the holy image itself That would
be great miracle and the affairs of
the monastery would be improved i'm
mcdiately.
The monks fastened a heavy metallic
plate which was to ward off the ex-
posion. AT night the monks placed
the dynamite underneath and set Il of,
and the city OF kursk was awakened by
deafen!nG explosion. The police ar
rived upon the scene. and as they had
not been initiated in the secret, the
metallic plate figured in the protocol,
thus pointing to the authors Of the
plot. All efforts were exerted to hush
up the case. but Gov Milutin. who was
intoxicated most OF the time. was fond
or relating the story Of the monks
scheme. The monks. Of course, hated
him in return.
In Sarov there was no need for any
criminal details, nevertheless the ar
rangement conflicted with the reRula :
tiOns Of tho Russian Church. One nj
the absolute requirements in canoniz.
The sun., 1912-07-14

circumstances. Tho snake was some
seven feet In length and although quite
harmless looked formidable enough to
fr!ghtsn the average man.
As Its hunter did not flee the snake
turned about and again charged. This
time 1t swerved from Its course Wien It
saw that tho man was standing his
ground. This deviation in the snakes
rush got It into some bushes Here II
coiled after the manner of . rattle
snake.
1t elevated Its tail and vibrated II with
great rapidity and. striking the leaves
and twigs. managed to produce a buzz
zIng sound not unlike the warning OF a
rattler. At the same time II drew back
Its head as II ready to strike.
The man continued to advance; 20
the snake once more changed Its tactics.
1t began to dodge In and out OF the bush.
This lNannuvring continued for perhaps
ten minutes. Then tho man seeing u
The sun., 1912-07-14

Finally the moment arrived when
Philippe's soothsaytng came to an end.
The Empress was to give birth to a
child. and according to Philippe that
child would surely be boy. Showered
with favors and with money and re-
warded with valuable medal the
French charlatan left Russia. II is
known that the Car wrote a letter to
NJ. Loubet. then President Of France.
asking him to recommend his new
Learned friend to the attention OF the
French Academy Of Science. The
Cars request was not granted and
Philippe returned to his usual occupa-
ton and to his conflicts with the
French criminal code.
The child born to the Russian En-
press was not q son. A temporary dis
illusion set in. shaking the Cars faith
In fortune telling. turning OF tables and
various forecasts. The place of the
fortune tellcrs was now taken by the
priests. They made all efforts to avail
themselves OF their opportunity and
were happy to find an ally in Won
Plehve. the Minister OF the Interior who
was In power at the time. The pill
grimages to the monasteries had failed,
tho pOwerlessness Of the bones of the
saints had been demonstrated and the
Car had lost confidence in them. 1t was
necessary TO discover new saints new
miracle workers. Fortunately there was
not only candidate among the un-
canonzed monks but also n legend
which could easily be connected with
the religious festivities which were in
preparation.
| Among the Romanovs there existed a
legend about the prediction made years
ago by hermit named Seraphim, in
Sarov. government of Tambov, with ref
erence to the future reign OF the Cars.
The text Of the forecast. 1t was said,
was written out by retired General,
and. according to Alexander Ill, the
document was somewhere IN the ar
chives of the Department of the Gendar-
merle. which were also the archives of
the empire. But all quests OF the docu-
ment led to no results. Then some ono
suggested that the police department
might know the whereabouts Of the pre-
cious document. and the paper was
really found there. At that time the Car
referred to In the document, containing
Seraphlms prediction. ascended the
Russian throne.
"In the beginning Of tho reign OF this
monarch read the document, There
will be mlSfortuncs and h,Mcry among
the people. There VIII be an unsuccess-
full war. There will be "A great uprising
within tho empire-father will rise
against son and brother against brother
But the second half OF his reign will be
bright and the Czar will enjoy q long
life"
This document produced q profound
The sun., 1912-07-14

naturalist IN Virginia encountered
desirable specimen of blacksnake
which he desired for his collection. As
usual In such cases the snake saw him
first. 1t lay perfectly quiet trusting to
escape observation.
Directly In front Of the naturalist lay
wide open space. The naturalist knew
that he could easily overtake the black
snake before It could reach the bushes
opposite. The backsnake. too. seemed
to be cognzant of this fact, inasmuch
ns the man had not taken half dozen
STOPS in It's direction before II changed
Its tactics and. some ten feet away,
turned and charged Its hunter.
The man spread his legs and stopped
to catch the snake. but tho black
snake displayed such agility thai before
III" hunter could determine Just where
to grasp II the snake was ten feet away
II was evident that the blacksnaks
expected the man TO flee. a. no doubt
It had seen other men fec under such
The sun., 1912-07-14
French spiritualist Philippe. arousins
general confusion and LAUGHTER


general confusion and laughter.
This Is the story Of Philippe's appear
ance In Russia. At that time Russian
political agent or rather a Spy. by the
name Of Ratchkovsky. was working In
Paris. Later this same Ratchkovsky
made an important place for himself in
the history Of Russian provocation. One
Of his duties was to gather information
about all French people who were in
vited to the Russian court. The con-
scientious spy secured all information
about the criminal record Of Philippe
and forwarded 1t to the Russian court.
But the effect Of this information
was unexpected. The Car. who was
eagerly awaiting the arrival Of the
French fortune teller. refused to be-
lieve Ratchkovsky. The criminal record
OF Philippe in the past did not prevent
him from enjoying the hospitality Of
the Russian Emperor. for there were
many people at the Russian court whose
records were Of the same criminal level.
No ono had any cause to be ashamed in
the presence Of the other.
The sun., 1912-07-14

The following intimate and authoritative study Of the life and
character Of the Gar Of Russia written BY Russian states
who member Of the Emperors entoIrage His name
known to THE SUN. but suppressed for obvious reasons
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05
PERPETUAL MOTION IDEAS.


A4tN 80AttaA'
Perpetual motion. Ike the rhlloso.
piers stone. * one Of those things reg
ularly sought after. Years ago It was
proved thar the Idea was absurd. yet
ouly a week or so ago another inventor
came forward with n new perpetual
motion uotlnn.
Some Of these perpetual motion ma
chimes are certainly extremely inEen-
lous One man thought be had discov
cred way to run omnil,uses by them
selves. lie had cylinders Of water
placed just above the axes. aud on
these cylinders was supported the
whole weight OF the bus and passen-
gers. Pipes led from this water to
the back of the bus. curved round and
ended In the back board Of the bus.
The more passengers there were the
greater the pressure on the cylinders
OF water and the faster the flow Of
the water to the back Of the bus. The
faster. too. viii the bus rush forward.
At least. SO said the inventor. who nc.
tually took ont patent for his idea,
Needless to say. no such buses are
running.
Another ingenious idea was wheel
with narrow shelves Instead Of spokes.
On each shelf was a lead ball. and the
inventor claimed that once the wheel
was started the balls on the failing
side sept running toward the circum-
ference and 50 outweiEhed those on
the RISING side. which ran toward the
center once started the wheel should
keep on forever. Unfortunately II al
ways stopped after few turns
Persons Weekly
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

A curious and interesting effect may
be produced In the following simple
manner:
Take sheet Of paper or thin card
board about i've inches square and roll
it into a tube, with one end just large
enough to fit around the eye and the
other end somewhat smaller. Hold
the tube between the thumb and first
finger Of the right hand-do not grasp
the tube with the whole hand-and
place the larger end Of the tube cloxf
against the right eye. With the Fft
hand place "A book against the sid Of
the tube. II both eyes are nov kept
open there will appear 70 bs hole
through the book, and 1t Will appear
that objects are seen through this hole
and not through the tube. THE effect
is even more odd II the Ut hand In
stead Of book Is helt<against the
tube, when the hola will appear
thronil, the renter o. ybe hand. Many
other sraasr effect .re also apparent.
Detroit Free Pres
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05


A pleasing odor asecndcd to the guest
room. ana one q the visitors smiled II
dnIntiiy. ''rhe coffee smells good. !" she
snid. Fastening her preparations for
breakfast. The other guest shook her
hend sadly. yes she replied, 1T is
good coffee. but It makes me soFrowful
to have anybody make coffee 50 long
before meal is ready. So many per-
sons do that II shows at once the diff
ference between an ordinary cook and
a culinary artist. A careless cook often
makes her coffee the first thing and
puts it on the back Of the range TO
keep hot, thinking thereby 10 have II
ready for the table without further
trouble and well out Of her way. 1t is
a fatal mistake. All the rich, delicate
aroma OF HE coffee Is lost In that way.
We are getting il MP here now, as you
perceive. II Is. ns you have said, very
appetizIng. but coffee is not intended
especially for an appetizer, and you
don't wish it while you are combin
your hair Te be perfect. with all It's
aroma and strength preserved. coffee
should be served piping hot, just as
soon as il Is made."-New York Press
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

The numsd BODY contains, among
a..,..s ..sstItuents. about two pounds
of phosphorus. which is essential to
the health Of the bones aud the vigor
Of the brain. This phosphorus. il ex-
tracted and put to another use. would
make up nbout 1000 packages of fric-
ton matches Besides phosphorus, the
body contains Il few ounces of sodium
and half an ounce of potassium. The
quantity Of the latter would be suffi-
cient for many experiments in class
in chemistry In addition to sodium
and potassium there are a few grains
Of magnesium. enough to make the
silver rain for Il family's stock OF
rockets on Fourth of July evening
or to create q brilliant light visible at
a considerable distan, e. fIarper's.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

He returned to the automobile Il tri-
umph. bearing big pitcher Of sSeet
milk and two glasses. says the cley.-
land Leader It was more than the
party was able to consume. When be
returned the glassware md asked for
his bill the good woman who seemed
to boss the plnce said. ''0h. bout a
nickel will l'c cEuush. | reckon" But
the urhanite figured that a quarter was
much nlore commensurate with the
service anl produced the coin in evi-
denee Of his sentiment. The woman
took it. not wiiheal some hesitancy
Land sakes.'" she exclaimed, Ibid
1t taste that snod:'
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05


Mrs. Grant had no secretary 10 at
tend to her correspondence. the great
bulk OF which was referred to the Of
fee for action She used 10 receive an
enormous number Of appeals for help,
for charities. for assistance, In aid Of
almost every cause that could be i'm
agined. Being warm hearted. sympa-
thetic woman some Of these appeals
made strong impression upon her. 1
can remember several instances when
Mrs. Grant requested her husband 10
give this person or that a position that
was asked for or 10 accede to some
other request Of like nature. She al
ways called the president ~Ulys," and.
excepting upon the most formal occa-
sions. he always addressed her as
Mrs. c. Both the president and bis
wife were plain people. simple in their
tastes to an extent that would cause
surprise today. when everything has so
changed throughout the social fabric
Of the entire nation. w. II. Cook In
Memories OF the White House"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

Uncle lick. who WIS visiting them
from the west. wished to talk to Eliza
beth's father At his office He could
not tind the telephone directory and
thus appealed 70 thfee.year-oId Eliza
beth for information regarding the
phone numher: Elizabeth. what does
mother ask for when she talks to
daddy at his oftieese
Elizabeth WIS wise for her days.
Money" she lisped. Ladies Home
Journal
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05
BIRDS NEST SOUP.
Getting the Material and Preparing II
For the Feast.

or the reast
Uninitinted people are APT to think
Of birds nest soup rs a most disgust
ing slew Of twies feathers and what
not ~ matter ~ fact. the nest
used BY the Chinese Is n very del,cate.
semllIansimrent gelan'inons substance
built By the swaliow-iike BIRDS known
as the salansane. Tile nests are found
in the islands abo.it Siam ard the Ma
lsiy nrclIirp.1,so. ard the harvest IN a
year will he aliurt 1905 rounds, val
ned ut nver< $lt0Cn II used 10 be
Thought tSai lhr rest was formed Of
inspissated saliva secreted by the high
II Developed glands Of the bird. Now
il Is known that the nest Is made Of a
species Of alga gathered by the bird.
The season for harvesting the nests
lasts from April until September. II
takes three Ilcnths TO lulid the first
nest. and jisi before file eggs are laid
the nest Is stolen by the collector. The
bird Immediately sets about the build
ing Of secoad nest. taking thirty days
for the work This is also stolen be-
fore the eggs are laid The third nest.
however. is nnmolcsted. and the birds
are permitted to raise their young.
after which the nest is taken and sold
In preparing birds nest soup the nest
Is washed In cold water and then cook
ed for eight hours 10 !, co9ed vessel
after which Il is mixed with chicken
broth. seasoned and boiled for quar-
ter OF an hour. occidentals who have
tried the soup fad it palatabie and
IL ssemblihg chicken soup.-Chi-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05
10 Cure Stomach and
Liver Trouble.
roTEp SPECIALISTS ADVICE
TO CHRONIC SUFFERERS.


No Ills to which the b imam system is heir
are quite SO common as stomach and live
trouble In their chronic ard acute forms, and
II is an admitted fact that most of the ills %
humanity. including nervousness. catarrh,
sleegleasness- bilinusness. indigestion, ricu-
matisn, etc, are primarily hue to the inability
Of the stomach or liver, and often both, &c
perform their functions properly. It naturally
follows that any treatment hat will givcrcr-
raanent relief must FIRST remove the cause Of
TIE trousle by building up and restoring the
vigor and vitality Of the stoma.h and liver
20 complish this result. / strongly recon-
mead the following prescrip .ien. which
foznd to gise remarkable ~ ,aiss IN nearly
every instance
Go 10 your druggist and ask hin 10 pr
up onnle ncture Of Cardameas Con
pound ol.nces Aromatic Elixir. ornces
salrado Compound. AL alf enough wateI
ID I'll an oaaee bottle. One or two ten
- eaf..s Of lac mature should be taken
t.ltr sec mods and O.. retiring.
mis- preparation il absolutely harmless.
s-l wheu taken as directed above offer
5yodsces marvellous RESETS IN Ron one d
aao days time.
VOTE = Through hle eeivtsss ~ tte NJ
FiFfisf 1tta - a. ~ o41r rtrsrff-
t.r-r -rss,,srsst ae lsls1f 81 itftEf IL
offoFs - re f,ft-f
raf Hsed
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

THAT man SEEMS to be proud of
his stupidity said the impetuous per
son
Il wouldn't put it that way" re
piled the conservative friend I'D
merely suggest that when it comes
TO thirst for wisdom hes prohibit
ZIONIST - Baltimore American.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05
MARYI and DELAWARE
1 VIRGINIA RY. co.
Patalxent River Line.
READ CAREFULLY, AS IMPORTANT
. 6fhangss Have Been Made.
ScuFf& ggIEIN EFFECT SEPT. 3. 1910

,sS' Z =
,.. -. 9.
: isea ~ nsl.lllvle, 'Ss L'ght %
eas..1' ~ ~ nl 4,4 1usseeSss X
~, iys ra'r haven Sose roin', o.
en.nDs1e !, otreSs = A.uia l'olss' M,ii-
$500 $500 eS az = ooao-
i'lon = anu, lhss > heheu'e1' Doser-
M I, ! i.un. oP s..'. 2. A. 49,,
dict. Iweathsr premittine1, wednesday d,'v
ia. M, stopping at all Il e above Points.
Solomon's Island, S0a m. Governors
Kun, ls-op noon, fair Haven, 200 P. m.
ni,,s'o nsI. nm = a H., 'n o'ss Ivy
Leave Baltimore, Pr 5. Lights St..
weather permitting l. eaHzy, at Up
m, for The following poif
Far Haven, Milestone. S1yS VIII
ilams' rum foints So.sia9i,s ! >egq
ssotterley. Dukes, Dafe's, Spene4r
Jones trent nan, pgxeanot AptA
q. 1890 =. IT., aa nv "s's
t,sass;e s'''s' =
benealee n
an. 7sn.'.,a XII. s's.,',,s ,..s =,
W., " s'ssnsa r. , -, 10y, -
49,, sseppi',s = ~ ~ pga,,-s.
80. ~ ~, 4, - ~
nun s,,,, o,ev =: a y, ~ 80 $50 4, =.
= ',isepaie, 49, I, -. ~ !. ~
,,....1. No. 49, +, 80 e'''
PUN lo'n ", Z, y, %. f4..b. e.
q go, y - :,
= - -,
~ 'i's sniios''T A .sss .u.,...
AZ - = !. ,o.-s.4 s','',ss
t'cet' - ''s''' < - .. - ''-Ae
Dukes Hollands CAitls. Dare'S, oOlier S,
.rr+pt lta,i. Naefudees Ferry. Tower
IN Run. ttert4 ilo'laid Point,
s.ea STE fo,4si
L - e. n'"' -
henedict' NIi's i-'''i'il-' N'Hse"n' :
l.arker's, Lieteh's, Ferry Landing, Sole
an,s FsIa,f Forests. Truuianss
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

Mamma" quaried small Edgar,
'how many ends are there to stick of
candy
Two. of course" was the reply.
'That's funny" unused the little fell
low. Il have bitten OF three or four
ends. and there are two left YETI
Chicago News.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

AT the art museum the sign Hands
on .wsls consfieunusly Displayed he
fore the statue Of Venus dc Milo.
A small child looked frnm the sign to
the statue
-AnvbodS- rnnid see that she said
drysy l-;;dls.~. ilenr journal
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

Stranger In Town-So that is the
haunted bouse2 What gave it such a
signiiicanees Resident Well. there's
been something uncanny about II from
the beginning. Even when it was
built 1t didn't exceed the contractors
estimate Puck.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

Billy Huh. ! bet you didn't have a
good time at your birthday party yes
terday. Wiliie-l bet / did. Billy
Then why amt you sick today 7-PhiIa-
delphia Record.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

There is no friendship between those
associated in power. He who rules will
always be impatient Of an associate =
Lucan.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

Howell Does hr lake things philo-
sophisslily: Powell Yes. but h, doesn't
part with Fem rhiinspphisully Wo-
mans ilan.e Companion
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

True merit is like i river the deep.
er It Is the ieSs unlse II makes Haz.
nit
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05
La Plata. Nd.

Ny equipm, nts for the business are Of
best, my outfit complete new
Sc and g I'd team.
prepared 20 furnish, Oh the short
Gee. all styles Of the best grades
he 3 and collins
S,., my-persoral attention to all
a'e 10 my charge, and will
goats, so best Of service
made to liable. -.
North and Northwest.
q Oklahoma, is quite as em,.ba,
the Others in deprecating any fl
ing Of the South with unde.iyaI
"Neither the South nor any 0
section says Gov. Clute, aean
be developed by an unprosrpssiy,
criminal population
Maryland 100 desires immi ,,a
but she wants only that riss,
honest hardy and thrifty people i
The pioneers Of our early DAYS, v
had the courage and muse. Il +
homes out Of the traekless forest.
hearty welcome II -. 4 .x,aal.a
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

At the Is lut prvse reI .Il
ltt,n 'Jrding to a.. eyewitness
ii"'e' fiction consisted of ~olive
which vs. bound with inv bands
= esApse highly eccentiac flight
and are calculated to do about equal
damage to friend and foe" Mter a
ihree days bombardment. in hich
The fort was hit only three TINED the
hostilities came to an end. Il NHdon
Standard.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05

-. aBIAN BUILDING, 5i6 5rp
MEET. NORTHWEST, WASHIs6
TON. d. c., TO ENGAGE IN THE
GENERAL PRACTICE OF LAW BOTu'
IN THE DISTRICT or COLUMBIA
AND THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
HE WILL VISIT HIS OFFICE AT
LA PLATA, MARYLAND, ON TUES
DAY OF EACH WEEK.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-01-05
vocatine


- n Ammunition.
me tore froO civil war was raging
I elieve thafghan tribes. the All
,,.l;,;, lla Khel. The latter
'ea' our hopes of success on a
together duris size thar lG0 men
and. that Mt n draw it. A Sikh
- 80, ish battery was en-
" eao" OF lie gun on the under
good and faits received 20 rupees
II tho vfllooa fort If