davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

An example OF eating to wager In
the good old times Of hundred years
ago is to be seen in the following news
paper scrap: "A singular wager was
decided yesterday at public house In
Shepherds market A man Of the
name Of Bushs yn that neighborhood
undertook for the trifing bet Of one
gui ga to eat and tsink in the course
of tventy minutes tne following arfi.
cles iz. six pounds OF tripe. two doz-
ems ctFlarge onions in sauce. two three
penny iedves. three pounds Of pota-
toes and tnree of porter. the whole
of which. to the great astonishment Of
the company. be deyoured in fifteen
and one-half minutes, and such was
his voracious appetite that be exclaim-
ed that if any man present would treat
him with bumper Of brandy and half
as much more as he had eaten he
would tuck it in."-London Spectator.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14


By far the most remarkable of edible
flowers is Tint culled from the butter
tree Of India The blossoms of this
singular tree are the chief means Of
subsistence with the Bhils ard other
Indian hill tribes. An average tree
yields from 200 to $50 pounds OF pulpy
bell shaped flowers that when they
drop of during March and April, the
hot months of the Indian year. are
eagerly gathered by the natives They
have when fresh a peculiar and lus-
cious taste. but the fragrance Of them
Is not pleasant and is best and most
briefly described as ''mousy." Usually
they are cured In the sun. shriyel TO
one-fourth Of their size and then re-
Semble nothing so much as raisiffs.
The natives prepare them for food by
boiling or using them In sweetmeats.--
Suburban Life Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

"The Anglo-Saxans. said a scientist
Of the British association. ~have a
great love Of hanging. and the science
has constantly improved IN medieval
times many Of the places where they
hanged people were provided with
kitchen with big pots Of fitch The
bodies were pitched an over and made
waterproof and able to resist the nt-
mosphere Then they were hung out
as a warning to other offenders
Hanging was also used as an an-
aesthetic in connection with the old
practice of killing a man for high trea-
son by hanging. drawing and quarter
ing him. This Kind of hanging did not
necessarily hurt a man, for five men
hanged In i447-gentlemen belonging
to the Duke Of Gloucester had been
marked ont to be quartered and drawn
when their pardons arrived They
were cut down and soon were none the
worse. London Cor Baltimore Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

A gvlh wiiberforce story is told BY
the Rev. r. II. DitchHeld In The Old
English Country squire In the old
days the a,srage squire believed 10
taking his religion easily and comfort.
ably. and his pew WAS often the most
luxurious In the parish. Mr. Ditchheld
iIeSerlhcs II rs K cozy. sleep provoking
ssrnfture. curtafned of. wherein was
ofien special fireplace. the pew being
furnished like drawing room. II the
clergyman was rather too long preach
ing his sermon the squire would poke
the fire somewhat impatlcntly and Wig
orously. II is reported that sherry and
biscuits were sometimes served BY a
users servant and that the squire used
% have hls letters aud newspapers de-
livered to him in his pew aiA 10 read
them during the sern.s4L
When Bishop VII -pree was
shown luxurious s4al.es pew. with a
special areplase. armclTs and every
convenience and wben ils clerk askei
Il the hisllop could Suggest any i'm
provenent or the addition of any fur
nitnre w'iibcrfurre quietly whispered
to the clergyman hy his side. "A card
table"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14
TENNIS is ANCIENT.


oav. Of kniohthood.
Rv monv nson,a tennis IL thoupht to
h. =, sssentialiy tnodern game INT In
ssas.s,. IT,, i. & n,n,,a,,,, ona ~ tbe roost
',', ana,an, haIi can,es and ,vas snort
Lone hafora cricket was dreamed of
s,.,,a,,,,,, ,,,aan,,tofly not axistiny anr.
,na ,ts srth.r,an ner,od tennis ar a.
!, nas ealIo1 ..,erez " Is mentlonsd
~ tha krti,nr,sn lecnnas written n
,roo ~ ~ i-ni,,,,,s ~ Tho ro,nd IA
~, .S .,,.s 80 ,,ss.rra5 a. ar,,a,,od IN tho
s,,art M % ,rsor nc rrossher s,as too hot
80 ~ ,an.son. - - ,arsts
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14


Prince Kropotkin. the nussiar reve.
lutlonlst. once made an exciting es-
cape from fortress prison /. st.
Petersburg. After two years In Nie
prison be had been removed to the jail
hospital where plans were rAafr
BY his friends for his tight ~
allowed to walk for an hour cacf
noon. guarded by armed seuti yn
the grounds. A line Of spies ou e
maintained system Of signals to 40
tify the prince when the adjoining
streets should he clear When al was
well a friend in a kiosk opposite the
gate played upon violin. After one
or two false starts the vlolinist burst
into a mad melody. and the prisoner.
tlinging on an outer gnrment leaped
for 1t. Sentrles tried TO stab him with
their bayonets; others hesltatcd to
shoot. believing that they could catch
him. A carriage with a racing horse
In the shafts was waiting. Into 1t
he sprang. and they left az a gallop.
His beard Vas cut OF. his clothes
changed. anu he spent the first hours
Of his hiding in the best cafe in St
Petersburg
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

The old English words right and
left have come into more and more
general use. and that. too, with the
help OF other than English people For
some years the words Of command
have been changed on the ships Of ii
German transatlantic line instead Of
ordering change OF course by the old
terms. ''starboafd" or port MS the
case might require. the same orders
are now given by the shorter word
right" or left" The change was
made In the German navy at an earlier
day
1t was not long ago that the English
word "lsrboard" was used where we
now use port There Is no difficulty
In seeing that two such words as
"starboardr aud "larbonrd~ were unit
for their use. ns they sounded too
nearly alike They were also too long.
There Is need Of short. sharp words.
which are easily distinguished Often
there IS no time 10 correct an error.
and mistake is fatal. night and
left are short MA sharp e'iHgh II
they differed more In sound they
would serve all the better.-St Louis
Republic.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14
Up Against the Judge.

He was a Scottish advocate. and in
his pleading he had several times pro
nounced the word "enow'' FOR
enough
"AIr. - the judge remarked at
length, lin England we sound the
'ough' as 'uff'-'enuff not 'enow'"
"yerra weel. ma lord" continued the
self possessed pleader. "of this we
have said enuff, and come. ma lord,
to the subdivision of the land in dis
pute. 1t was apportIoned. ma lord.
into what in England would be called
pluflland-a pluttiand being as mncb
land as a Pullman can pluhf in one
day. and pluffmen"-
But his lordship could not withstand
the ready repartee and burst into a
laugh. saying:
"Pray proceed. MIR. -. We know
'enow' Of the Scottish language to IN
derstans your arguments" London
Tit-Bits
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14


One OF tl( most detailed accounts OF
the Japanese bath in good native he-
tels which have not come under for
eign influence is given by Mr. Staf
ford Ransome In Japan In Transi-
ton" It is commonly a rectangular
structure OF wood. let in so that the
Ton is ioout flush with the door, filed
'-s'h eold water through a bamboo
tube and heated by a tre underneath
or by the side. 1t startles us to read
that the water is rarely changed more
than once or twice a day. so that from
a score to hun .ed Of persons may
use the same But Air. kansome ex-
plains why this Is not the dirty ar
rnngement 1t seems. at would be II
the Japanese treated the bath as we
do-that is to say, as place to wash
in-but he does not He :, s into his
bath for the purpose of raising the
temperature of his body after he has
been thoroughly washed all oyer."-
London Chronicle.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14
Where the strain Was.

Among the ancestors Of Wendell
Phillips were several Puritan clergy
men. Perhaps it was push of he
redity which made him. at five years
Of age, preacher. His congregation
was composed of circles of chairs. ar
ranged In bis fathers parlor. while
a taller chair. with Bible on it. served
him for a pulpit He would harangue
these wooden audis6rs by the hour.
Wendell said bis father to him
one day. don't you get tired of thisT'
mo, papa. wittily replied the boy
preacher; Il don't get tired, but it Is
rather hard on the chairs"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

Thomas Carlyle, the sage of Chef
sea- died without winning much per
sonal popularity, fact. however
which is forgotten In admiration Of hi
genius. Carlyle exerted greater in
tiuence on British literature during the
middle Of the nineteenth century and
on the religious and political beliefs Of
his time than possibly any other Brit
ish writer He never wrote line thai
he did not believe. and in regard to
style he certainly had no superior
From the position of schoolmaster in
an obscure village this great Scotsman
rose to be lender in the world Of let
ters.-London Graphic.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

influenza derives its name fro.a an
Italian word meaning influence. 1t
was thus entitled by the Italians In
the seventeenth century because they
attributed the disease to the influence
OF the stars very common belief Is
that infiue'sz4 is comparatively mod
ern disexse. disassociated from a gen
eral class by latter day medical men,
but this is far from being the case.
for the Illness has been mentioned by
ancient writer's as far back as the
fourteenth century, there being rec
ords of it's appearance in France in
1911 and 1903.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

"As dead as doornail" at first
seems utterly senseIess. but becomes
lively and picturesque when we re-
member that knockers were once uni
yersalIy used. Beneath the knocker,
in order to prevent disfgurlng the
door, a large nail or bolt was driven.
An impatient caller. waiting for the
door to be opened. would frequently
use the knoeker with great force. and
the Responsiveness Of the nail gave
rise to this expression
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

Cholly-A fellow told me today that
I didn't know enough TO go in when it
rained
Miss Sharp-And what did you sayi
Chollyl assured him it was quite
unnecessary, doncher know. because !
nevah go out when It rains. London
Telegraph
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

The late John stetson, famous In his
day as theatrical manager. was hav-
ing a yacht built, and a friend, meeting
him on the street. asked him what he
was going to name the boat. u haven't
decided yet, replied John, but It will
be some name commencing with $,
probably either Psyche or Cinch."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

HE was the most superstitious card
player ever saw"
tYes, and he got so superstitious
here lately that he doesn't play cards
at all now"
'Is that soY' -
Yes. He suddenly discovered that
there are thirteen cards in each snit."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

One night at court ball in the TUT
lerles Napoleon III. was so attentive to
a beautiful young woman as to excite
comment among the other women al
last in response to a direct tribute to
her beauty she said:
"Ah, but your majesty compliments
me too muchr'
"How remarkable he replied. with
twinkle III his eye, "that you should
say just what every other woman here
is thinking!1
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14
poesorine Necessary.

Editor shanding back manuscript
You ought to take this story to doc
tor Of literature Author puzzledi-
Whvf Editor The plot is weak. the
for struetion very bad. the style nerv-
ous and the sentiment decidedly sick
" l'earson's Weekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

Mrs. Hoyle-I think my husband is
getting absentminded- Mrs. Doyle
How so? Mrs. Hoyle-He recently
mailed letter on the same day that |
gave 1t to him.-New York Press
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

Clergyman-Madam. you must be
consoled with the thought that your
husband is at rest. Widow-Do you
mean that be didn't have any before
se died New York Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

Patron Ito very slow waiterl Bring
me some salad please And sou might
just send me post card every now
and then while you're away Judge
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

Blohbs- Rorrowell says he owes you
grudge. SIobbs Oh. that's al. right;
Borrowed never pays anything be
owes Philadelphia Record.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

In the Isle Of Man the wedding
ring was formerly employed as an in
strument Of torture. 1t is in this coun-
t-y today. in many instances. s.--M.. wan
kee Sentinel.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

Lawyer You say that you want q
divorce from your husband Why is II
that you can't get eiong with him? CHI
mt He wants me to be reasonable
New York Press
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

Waiter TO happy looking customerD-
Wei, sir. what is It? Happy Looking
Customer spontaneously Boy eight
FOUNDER finest in the iandi Looks
like me too!--puck.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

IufIFg VsFJ WtFs
3ahl He has no energy. =

"Bahl He has no energy"
"He has energy enough to roll bis
swn cigarettes and TO carry a large
cane. You can't expect too much Of
young feller. y Exchange
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

1t is better to lose all in the search
for good than to be content with the
Ncrst.~van Dyke.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-02-14

The idle always have half miud to
do something.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1913-05-17

Suffered nay and night Ho Cor
ment Of itching piles. No.h.us hello
ed me until ] used Doau's Ointment
The result was lasting. Hon. Johr
r. Garrett. Mayor GIrard, Ala.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-24

-lD-Al
TWO FIREMEN ARE INJURED IN
GLOBE LAUNDRY FIRE
Fire which started in the basement
of the Globe Laundry, 222 S. Morgan
street, early today, caused the injury
of two firemen, forced a score of per-
sons. living in adjoining rOOming
houses to flee to the street, and did
damage to the machinery and build
ing estimated at 100000.
A report that the fire had started
from an explosion in the basement
was denied by Charles T. LuckOw,
secretary of the company. He said
all explosive liquids we're kept in
lot at the rear of the building.
Roger Mas, the Waterman. discOv-
cred the fire while making his rounds
at 5 o'clock. He was on the top floor
of the three-stOry building when, he
says, he heard an explosion. Rush
ing to the ground floor, he found
flames shooting up the stairway from
the basement.
The first engines summoned were
powerless to stop the spread Of the
flames, and general alarm was turned
in. Sparks were showered on roofs
of neighbOrhOod buildings, which are
mostly frame. The laundry has an
alley on two sides and a vacant lot
in the rear, enabling the fremen to
battle the blaze from every side. This
was the only thing which prevented
the destruction of other buildings in
the neighbOrhOod. The building was
almost completely destroyed in half
an hour.
A second fire, in the plant of the
Omaha Packing Co., Lumber and S.
Halsted streets, stubbOrnly resisted
the firemen before it was gotten I'M
der control. Starting in warehouse
A, the flames leaped to warehouse
B, but damage was confined to the
two buildings. The loss was esti-
mated at $4,000.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-24
TO SUE SOCIALIST PARTY AND
ITS LEADERS FOR LIBEL


GiOvannitti's chief reason for COM
ing here is to file suit for libel against
the Socialist Party of America and
its chief leaders.
The Socialists, in their newspapers
and from the platform, have made
the charge that the Lawrence de-
tense fund, which was in the hands
of Giovannitti, Ettor and the Law
renee strike leaders, was misused.
The Industrial Workers of the
World are determined to force the
Socialists into court so that charge
may be proved true or false once
and for all
GiOvannitti will address a mass
meeting in Bowen Hall, Hull House,
Saturday night, and another to which
all organized and unOrganized labor
in the city has been invited at Gar
den City Grove, H., Sunday after
noon.
FISH DENIES HIS CONNECTION
WITH ALLEGED ARSON TRUST
Joseph Fish, millionaire head of
IAC Ii Ii VI JOOCp4 L 1oA u w. III =
insurance adjusters, today denied
parts of the story told by Mrs. Fannie
Korshak, wife of David Korshak, to
the grand jury, in which she impi-
Gated Fish with the alleged arson
trust.
Mrs. Korshak's husband is a fugi-
tive from justice. He was released on
100000 bail and fled the country.
The woman charged that the Fish
concern adjusted a loss for Leopold
Dreyfuss, who had a fire at his cloth
ing store, 232 S. Market street, in
1911.
Dreyfuss, who was accused of ar
son, was found dead in his home
three days later. It is supposed he
committed suicide
81 never had the Dreyfuss bust
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-24

ness in my Office, said Fish. 81 don't
know Dreyfuss, and I am in no man
ner. connected with the arson trust
The Dreyfuss business was handled
by a man whose name 1 won't men
ton"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-21
DAILY COMMENT ON PEOPLE AND THINGS
this is officially the first day Of

And this is officially the first day OF
Spring!
Wireless to the Cubs: Wadcha
wanta come north for?
'The only clean spot in a street
car is the exit part of the platform.
The women sweep this. Not one in
fifty lifts her skirt. "-B. L. T. in the
Tribune.
Evidently B. 1T. hasn't been no
ticing the skirts the women have
been wearing for the past year or so.
All this fuss that some papers are
making about the remarks OF the
British Tories on Bryan's st. Patrick
: day speech is sheer bunk.
Bryan expressed the sentiment OF
the present British government. The
British Tories are in the same posi-
ton as our own late and, unlamented
Republicans. Who pays any attention
to a standpatter's yelps?
Everyone knows a lover should
keep himself separated from a pot OF
ink. ]. Ham. Lewis and Mayor Gay
nor of New York seem determined to
show the folly of politician mixing
UP with one.
\ Julius Hypocrite RosenWald has
NOT raised the wages of the girls
who are increasing his millions.
Now they're going to probe sas-
siety leaders to find out to what ex-
tent immortality among working girls
is caused by their example.
That gives US pain. Our working
girls are far too decent to want to
follow the example set by some sas-
siety leaders.
When a sassiety woman goes
wrong, she goes wrong because she
wants tor because it's fashion
able. When a working girl goes
wrong it's because she's driven to it.
+, Who ever heard of lot OF working
girls wanting to smoke cigarettes and
drink cocktails and wear clothes tnat
.1c-oI 70 dooth hofQllSl
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-21

Vic Lawson has shed his lambs
clothing and shown the wolf be-
meath. "The fact remains that many
girls are not worth So a week." SAYS
an editorial in his Herald.
Gov. Tener and Speaker Alter say
they will not permit such an inves-
tigation as Illinois is conducting and
that they will rebuke Lieut.. Gov.
O'Hara today.
Tener, you know, besides being a
tool of the Penrose McNichol gang
in Pennsy is part owner of big
resort. /T
In O'Hara's place we'd feel real
stuck on ourselves if rebuked by John
Tener.
Theswomen have now a comeback
on the men. They're going to regu-
late mems clothes.
white clothing is reflected in the
character and soul of wearer. No
woman, can be wicked if she wears
white. Mime. A. Ripley.
This is rather hard on all women
in winter, and, besides, how is girl
getting $3.50 a week to wear and
keep clean white clothes in
summer
One way of getting Evelyn Arthur
See to quit absolute-lifing and go to
Jail might be to talk sweet to him and
say, Come, Evie, come to jail"
Poor little vinson Walsh Mclean,
the 500, 100000 baby! He wants to
be street car conductor when he
grows up and he has no more chance
than a rabbit -.'-,S
That independent old son-of-a-gun,
King Winter, doesn't seem to give a
boot about the calendar.
Sears, Roebuck & Co.'S common
stock has lost $17, 300, 900 in the last
four months.
That's IN market value" How
much of its late market value was
water, we don't know.
I,rls,so RaconMald van knau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24
The Easter Egg Festival.

Washington's once distinctly individual
Easter Monday egg festival Of the chill
dren is now iii Vogue in other cities. which
have from time to Tine taken the cue
from the capital and established this
form of celebration. The local custom Of
rolling eggs down hill and runaslg or
rolling after them dates back SO Iasny
years that it's origin Is obscured in nys
terry Over thirty years ago the western
Capitol terraces were the scene Of this
springtime prank. but for a generation
past the White House yard has been used
for this purpose, owing to the courtesy
of successive Presidents. When the day
is warm and bright the scene at the
White House is one Of the most remark
able to be conceived. Children Of all
ages and all positions in society, with
no distinctions as to race, assemble for a
gala time. a great picnic. with music by
the country's most famous band and
under the eyes Of the chief executive of
the United States. No other city, how
ever closely the Easter egg festival is
copied, can present the same scene, and
SO despite all limitations Washington's
Easter Monday festival stands without a
parallel ard remains an occasion Of great
pleasure to a multitude Of little folks. It
is to be hoped thaIshe institution will
always continue. remaining q time of
merrlment for the youngsters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-24

orator. Every administration has had
one. Who SO At, then, as Mr.. Bryao for
this administration? In fact. he Is the
only orator in the cabinet. Some Of the
other members speak well, but only as
many men do who participate in public
affairs. Mr.. Bryan is the one spellbind-
er in the company: and when the Presi-
dent himself is unable to appear and ex-
plain progress why should not Mr.. Bryan
take his place and meet the demand?
(3) The desire to hear Mr.. Bryan. which
has remained keen for sixteen years. is
keener today probably than at any time
since 1t was first manifested. Both sides
recognize him as a winner. His old ad-
mirers are enthusiastic beyond measure.
His old opponents concede to him I'M
usual powers Of expression. His audi
ences are large. The biggest halls over
flow.
Muzzle such a man for four years? 1t
could not be done. There is no proper
demand for 1t. As much as should be
asked Is that a man SO influential
with his tongue bride it somewhat now
that he Is filling a great national ONCE;
that when speaking he be more the inter-
peter than the agitator; that the orator
shade off a little into the executive.
Gen. Harrison was his own orator on
many occasions, and a very competent
one, but Secretary Blaine sometimes
spoke for the administration. Secretary
Root made some very important speeches
for the Roosevelt administration, and
Secretary Knox performed similar service
for the Taft administration. Mr.. Wilson
will need Mr.. Bryan in a like capacity,
and is fortunate in having man so ad-
mirably equipped and so willing to re-
spond.