davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06

extraordinary dance which marks
an epoch in social entertaining
Society knows perfectly that in the Ar
gentine the tango was never danced IN
the highest sets What does il matter?
Who will reproacI the butterfly for hav-
ing been a grub
IT is lily from the mud. says
Marthe Urban; we simply sweep aside
any objectionable features.
Here are some astonishing facts about
the tango craze:
At the Ritz twice a week after dinner
the big room j. thrown open to the
tango and women of sixty five years OF
age. who can hardly bend their knees,
young matrons of g highest society
who in America say Il have quit. dane
ing here say "Pshaw.' and foot it
gayIye
At Armenoville on Tuesday afternoons
they portion off the prettieSt half or the
Conservative restaurant to dance the
tango and charge ten francs admission
10 the dancing.
Thursday and Monday at the Magic
City YOU see wonderful sights at their
tango teas on Thursday and Saturday
afternoons Rumpelmayer has monster
the dansante" at the Washington raj
ace
At the Pre-CateIan every evening after
supper the vast halls are given over to
tango dancing, and so on.
Paris is dancing again
Thanks TO the tango For the first
time In a hundred Years. in good Paris
society, dancing overfiows private enter
tainmerLS into public bathrooms. THESE
are improv!sed where they can-hotels.
great restaurants. etc.-because public
bathrooms had ceased 10 exist in Paris
within the memory living
In private entertainments the tango
craze lis so considerable that they seem
not to be able to have luncheon. din
ner, tea or reception without dancing the
tango AS to the tango dinners-where
they dance between courses-the doctors
are disputing its hygiene. Is it healthy
TO tar.-o between the fish and the
entreee
The tango is responsible for new and
growing simplicity in womens dress
which is simply astonishing.
Everybody is talking about it, and
everybody knows more or less the rea-
sons, but thought it best to consult one
who knows all about the effects Of dane
ing movements in clothes. Marthe Urban
OF the Paris Grand Opera
Marthe Urban is not only premiere bal
Ierina of the French National Academy
OF Music. but is also a Young woman OF
heart and high ideals who has younger
the bijou garden of her beautiful little
mansion in the Rue Fortuny, formerly
the private house of the unhappy Lam
thelmes
those already celebrated Vatican or
tango garden gowns, which look SO sim
pie that almost any girl could make one
for herself; yet this was made by Paquin.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
WHAT SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE
Odd superstltIons That Are Prevalent
Among the Inhabitants Of Euro
pean Countries.

In Spain the wedding Ia spoiled IL
n Of the guests appears entirely in
black or If the bride looks into a mir.
ror after orange blossoms and veil
are fastened in her headdress.
When a persons hair ends split 1t is
taken by the superstitious for a sign
that she is either a witch or has been
bewitched. AS blond hair splits more
readily than dark hair, all witches.
sprites and s"orcercesses have blond or
red hair, according to popular belief.
Likewise, according to tho standard of
art.
On the marriage eve there Is often
much good natured rivalry between
the groom and the bride in the SiaY
countries 40 to who shall blow out the
candle, for the person who does will
be First to die" 1t IL impossible to
trace the origin Of this superstition.
yet It prevails in afistocratic society
as we'll as in the peasants hut, even
a. like this, that ito insure tho life
and health Of the children" the won.
an must occupy the right side of the
bed. In addition, she must not smoke
before her forty-hfth year.
There is q superstition in this coun
try and many others against burning
= broom. The bud Of birch broom
10 used in southern Germany as q pre-
ventive against e~rysipelas. These
buds. . pieos of yellow wax and some
other articles, are inclosed In a pink
silk bag, secured with red silk snt
worn on tho back Of the neck. The
person must change his shirt ever
Friday.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
DID GREAT THINGS AS BOYS
Notable instances Of Those Who
Have Accomplished Much In
Their Youth.

It Is well for us to remind ourselves
not infrequently Of the historical fact
L q some Of the greatest achieve.
ments in the world have been made
by youth. and 1t will always be so in
human history. David had expert
enced some Of tho greatest emotions
before he was twenty, and was a king
ut the age Of eighteen. Raphael had
practically completed his life work at
age of thirty-seven. He did no great
artistic work after that age. James
Watt even as a boy as he watched the
steam coming out Of the teakattle.
saw In 1t the new world OF mechari
cal power made possible by the OLD
element turned and driven by a sim
pie appliance. Cortez was master or
Mexico before he was thirty six
Schubert died at the age OF thirty-one.
after having composed what may per-
haps he called In some ways the most
enhancing melody ever written
Charlemagne was master of France
n the greatest emperor of the world
at the G Of thirty. Shelley wrote
Queen Nab when he was only twenty
one, and vas master of poetry before
he was twenty-five. Patrick Henry
was able to shape the revolutionary
history Of a new country before he was
thirty, and astonish the world by his
o~ratory before he was twenty-six years
old. At the age Of twenty-four Ruskin
had written Modern Painters, and Bry-
ant, while still a boy Of high-school
age. had written Thanatopsis. The list
OF achievements of youth i'll all ages
In all departments of activity-is end
less.-Christian Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
PaprlkA Chicken.

Select = tender young chicken. and.
after 1t has been cut into joints. rub
the flesh with salt and powder 1t with
papriAa. When thus prepared. put
the chicken into q sauce pan with q
can Of tomatoes and cook them to-
gether. without adding a drop Of wa,
ter. until the chicken is done. At
this point. arrange the chicken on a
hot platter. add q cupful of cream to
the tomato. season to taste with pap
rike. add a little salt. i: necessary.
and pour this rich sauce over the
chicken just before it is served. AL
though this Is an extremely simple
dish. 1t would be difficult to conceive
OF a more delectable method of serv.
Ing chicken.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
The H-ohenzonern..

The house Of H~ohenzollern. Of
which 10 the present emperor Of Ger
many, had its origin In Thassilo. who
built the castle of Hohenzollern about
the year 800. In 1417 Frederick OF
Nuremberg, his descendant was made
Elector Of B~randenburg. The Prince
of Hohenzollern ebdicated In favor
OF the King OF Prussia In 1849.
Charles, son Of Charles Anthony, was
elected Prince OF Roumania In 1865.
His brother. Leopold. was nominated
for the throne of Spain in 1870. but
withdrew IN accoun OF the excite
ment of the time. brought on by the
Franco Prussian difficulty.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
RUSKlN A GREAT TEACHER
Knew How to Lead tho Child, Youth
and Mature Man and
Woman.

What q teacher Ruskin was! He
gave himself to those who came, en-
tering keenly into the young delight
In the perception Of new truths and
betuty, knowing how to take the
learner step by step as he saw the
way ahead. He charmed all with his
Gimitable style even when he spoke
TO the humblest In the guild Of st.
George.
To the sensitive, impressionable
nature Of childhood he came with q
food of artistic criticism that made
Us yearn to draw and paint, to depict
the delicate tracery of tree stems or
catch the varied tints of mountain,
lake, or cloud; while his scorn fol-
careless unconscientious artwork
drove ug to strive for the best.
To the growing youth he brought
such a keen perception Of moral beau
ty as made us desire to realize some
noble ideal in life, to enter seriously
some pursuit with a pure love Of do
ing beautiful work; while his con.
tempt for machine-made articles Of
poor finish taught US to value those
noble craftsmen Of all ages who took
Infinite pains with all hat was worth
doing.
To u rlpening manhood and wom-
anhood he opened the ideals Of unset,
fish life, where all might let their
hearts delight in the labor Of their
hands and none should toll with suf-
fering for a miserable pittance; while
his prophetic denunciations Of the
hideous conditions prevailing in our
large manufacturing districts made
rs earnestly seek to probe these
sores and find their cure.-Theosoph-
ical Pat
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
TRAINING FOR LIES WORK
Adoption Of RuskIn's Views Would
Mean the Making of This Into a
Different World.

AS to the distribution Of the hard
work, non Of US. or very few of US.
do either hard or soft work because
We think we ought, but because we
have CHANGED to fall into the way Of
It and cannot help ourselves. Now,
nobody does anything well that they
cannot help doing; work is only done
we'll when 1t is done with a will. And
no man has a thoroughly sound will
unless he knows he il doing what he
should and is In his place.
And, depend upon it. all york must
be done at last, lot In a disorderly,
sorambling. logged way, but in an or
dered, soldierly, human way-R lawful
way. Men are enlisted for the labor
that kills-the labor Of war; they are
counted, trained, fed, dressed and
praised for that. Let them be en-.
listed also for the labor that feeds; let
them be counted. trained, fed, dressed,
praised for that.
Teach the plow exercise as carefully
as you do the sword exercise, and let
the officers Of troops Of life be held
as much gentlemen as the ON GER of
troops Of death, and all In done. But
neither this o any other right thing
car be accomplished-you can't even
see your way to it-unless first of all,
both servant and master are resolved
that come what will of 1t, they will do
each other justice.-Ruskin.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
ORIGIN OF BARREL UNKNOWN
This Receptacle for All Manner Of
Thlnss Has Been Used Since
Time lmmemorFaI.

Nobody knows who invented the
barrel. 1t has been used since time
immemorial.
Barrels are used for all manner Of
articles, solid and liquid. There are
barrels for holding sugar, salt. apples,
potatoes. and 30 on; for all sorts Of
oils, from the heaviest lubricants to
the most volatile products Of petro-
leum; for beers, wines. and all sorts
Of beverages. 1t Is ~contended that
the barrel Is the strongest structure
Of its size that can be made from an
equal amount Of wood. It's contents
are frequently the strongest that can
be made from liquids.
The barrel has tremendous power
Of resistance to pressure from within
and from without. A barrel set on
ind will. 1t IL claimed, support half
the weight Of a railway a while the
truck ia taken from beneath for re-
pairs. Yet the primitive barrel Is put
together without nails, screws. bolts,
or pins-it 10 entirely self-fastened.
The barrel Ia smaller at Its ends
than 1t Is in It's middle, 80 that the
wooden hoops, ~Belf-locking, may be
driven on. tightening the slaves and
pressing the heads into the chineG
Although not calked, barrels are wa.
ter-tiRht. A small barrel Is a keg, q
big barrel is a cask, and a still bigger
barrel IL a hogshead.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
Cave Of Bonea.

An extraordinary bone cave" ma
be Heen in the island of Tsneriffe.
II IL situated near the summit Of .
lofty sea oliff near Orotava, close to
the small plain Of LIE Paz, where
peace a finally made between
the eonquering spaniards and the
Quanches, the original inhabitants Of
the island.
Here the Guanches made their last
stand, and the cave formed q shelter
for the small remnant left Of the
tribesmen after the Spanish had fin
ished with them. In former times
the place had evidently been q burial
ground Of the G%uanches. and when
ErBt discovered mummies were found
In It; now. however, only a large pile
Of bones remains. Access IL obtained
by descending a rope through a hole
dug In the roof, but the original oo-
eupants must have had a dificult and
dangerous scramble down the face
Of the almost perpendicular slin to
tAs natural entrance.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PIANO
Centuries Of Invention Have Been
Needed to Bring II to Present
State Of Perfection.

Have O ever thought, when play.
Ing some melodious sonata upon your
piano. that the instrument, as It ID
today. IS the perfection of centuries
OF invention?
In the beginning 1t was . harp
shaped piece Of wood, having two OF
three strings. From time to time
more strings were added until the
cithara was invented. This was an
instrument In the shape Of a capital
P. with ten strings stretched across
the ope space Many centuries after
ward musicians conceived the idea
OF stretching strings across an open
box. About the year 1900 this was
done. the dulcimer made its appear
ance, and h strings were struck
with hammers.
For another hundred years or SO
these hammers were held in the
hands. and then some genius invented
a keyboard. which, being struck by
the fingers, caused the hammers to
strike the strings. This was called q
ciavicytherium, or keyed cithara, and
from time to time it was modified and
improved.
During Queen Elizabeth's time ir
was called a virginia., and then a
spinet, because the hammers were
covered with the spines Of quilts,
which struck arr caught the strings
n produced n" sound.
During the pclitd between 100 and
1900 1t was mu%h improved and Ell.
larged. and was given the name of
harpsichord. 1t was in ITO that
bartholomew Christofoll, an Italian,
invented a keyboard similar tc I'd
n we have now which cause q
hammers to strik" The wires ,m
above, and thus developed tn D!
During the last century thu n
tive genius OF musicians the I'D
over has revised and improved it until
1t has reached he present-day per
lection.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
WATER PoRTERS OF QUITO
They Carry Big Earthen Jars on Their
Backs and Bowling, Create
Cataract.

Around . fountain in u of the
principal squares OF Quito assemble
every morning the city's aguadores.
These water portars differ from the
less energetic ones of some South
American cities In carrying their jars
upon their backs. instead Of on khe
backs II mules. Their earthen jars
are deep. have . wide mouth. and
hold about 40 liters.
The porter carries 1t on his shouI-
der fastened with leather straps. He
never letaches himaelf from his jar
either o I'LL 1t or to transfer its con.
tents I, that of his customer.
lie tIrns his back to the fountain
SO thai the jar comes under one Of
the jets of water, listens to the sound
OF the water in the jar. and his ear
is 30 we'll trained that he always
walks away at the exact moment
when II Is filed to the brim.
ARR, ing at the house of a Gus
toner, he goes to the household jar.
makes a deep bow, and disappears be.
hind . torrent OF water. Foreigners
san never receive, without laughing,
the visit Of their aguador, the respect,
full little nan who bows to one be-
hind . cataract Of water.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
DEEP BREATHING BEFORE BED
1nslsl, Physician Gives oSHs Simple
RHteo That WI Ale Seekers
. After Hsaith.

A c,rrespondsnt Of the Medical
Times sends an interesting note on
deep breathing. The best time (he
ssys) seems 70 DO Immediately before
retiring TO bed, 90. doing nothing more
before lying down, tho habit oontin-
ues ana becomes fixed; the window, of
course. should DO open moro or less.
After breathing In A. much a. pos
sibfe through the noS '(oHt anyhow,
either mouth or nosS), the ~
SHOULD be hsaa ~ the thumb and tore
finger with q handkerchief for about
fftesn seconds to prevent de escape
OF cir. ana thereby fo1os tbs oonsdtu-
onts ef the air over the system. This
should b repeated from four 10 eight
times - AesrvAlS Of shout half . min.
ute.
The particular proof Of this being
mors elective than other methods
- Sooa IN the following experienced
After following re above method I
notice uhsk n ths heaviest meal Of the
Ga1 my pulse q1ickens the same
whether I take nsh or . strong meat.
sush ~ bSef Or mutton; before obNerV.
ing tie AbSv0 points In deep breath
lag - - time and holding tbs nose
my pulse 0Nickened much more aft
sT stcsAS meat than after nsh.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
HelEful hinfA-

Cocoanut mating may be cleaned
with a large coarse cloth dipped In
salt and water and then rubbed dry.
Knives which have been used for
onions and smell Of them can be
cleaned by drawing them through a
piece OF carrot two or three times.
To remove hot water marks from
Japanned trays use sweet oil. Rub II In
we'll till all marks disappear, then pol
ish the tray with dry flour and a soft
cloth.
When gilt frames or molding OF
rooms have specks of dirt from flies
and other causes upon them they NAV
be cleaned with white Of egg applied
with a camel's hair brush.
To clean dust stained alabaster Or
naments, make a paste OF whiting, scan
and milk. The paste must be left to
dry on and then washed away the
surface being then dried with a cloth
and then with a flannel. when the or.
naments will be found clean and I'm
harmed.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
GAVE HIM SOME NEW IDEAS
Pessimistio Man Of Forty Wonderfully
Cheersd by n Few Remarks
Made by His WIFE.

"Darnation, I'm forty today" he
groaned. Look Mt my wrinkles. Look
at my bald spot. Look Mt the gray
hair above my ears. Youth IL gone
the grave Apprenticeship I'm 80
wretched that I think I'll go and drink
80 beers"
But his good wife responded:
Cheer up. Intelligent mon, think
ers and brain-workers like yourself,
have always been distinguished for q
hale and happy longevity. Scion,
Sopnocles. Pindar and Anaoreon wero
octogenarIans. Goethe, over eighty,
did some Of his best work. So did
Kant. Button, Newton, F~ontonslle and
Harvey, the d%iscoverer OF the circula-
ton Of the blood.
"L9ndor wrote his most beautiful
Imaginary Conversations at eighty
1ve. Izaak Walton at ninety had q
fluent. forceful pen. H~ahnemaun at
eighty married, and at ninety-one
made some of his most fruitful dis
coveries. Michael Angeles canvases
when he was eighty-nine were as Wig
orous as they had been ut sixty years
before. Titan was doing good work
at ninety. Newton at eishty-three-
But here the MAJ. wonderfully perk'
ed up, interrupted her.
81 guess I won't get drunk after ALL
he said. Get my hat, my dear, ana
we'll 20 to the movies and wind AZ
with an oyster supper"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
WASHING SILK BLOUSE
WHITE ONES MUST BE DEALT
WITH BY THEMSELVES.
Soap Jelly, Freshly Prepared, tho Best
to Use-Somc Minor Points, That
Mean Much, We'll to Keep In
tho Memory.

When the washing and ironing Of
silk is so easily done there is prob
ably nothing so practical and useful az
the silk waists. When preparing to
wash silk waists separate them into
colors, putting the white ones alone
Soap jelly is easily prepared, and is q
valuable help. 1t should not be kept
for longer than a week, as 1t soon
loses it's strength.
Have ready three bowls Of luke
warm water, and into two Of them
place some Of the soap Jelly. In the
first bath plunge the waist, having the
right side uppermost. Squeeze the
soapy water gently through the fabric,
Keeping it well under the water, and
paying special attention to the neck
wristbands and armholes. When the
waist is well washed in the first water
squeeze the water out of it. Never
wiring the garment. Turn 1t on the
wrong side and repeat the process of
washing In the second bath of Boapy
water. Squeeze when well washed.
Shake and rinse in clean, warm wa
ter to remove the soap. Then rinse
In cold water, and If possible in run,
ming water. In order to make white
silk a good color rinse in blue water.
Silk must be ironed while quite damp
or 1t will have a rough, unfinished ap-
pearance. Use a moderately hot iron
and place a piece of muslin between II
and the right side of the silk. It has
been found that 3 hot iron yellows
SILK and gives a crimped, rough ap.
pearancc. Iron the silk to give 1t q
good gloss. Lace trimmings on the
waist should always be ironed on the
wrong side, as lace Is never supposed
to have a gloss.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
AstroIOQy

It would be futile to attempt to
determine the time and place Of
the origin Of a~strology. 1t Is as
ancient as history itself. When we
first hear Of human society we find
along with II the excellent fop-
pery OF the world" as Shake
speare called ~astrology. Astrol.
ugy was cultivated by tbs. Chal-
deans, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans,
and all other ancient peoples. So
strong was the art, or science, that
It refused to go down in the gen.
sral smash-up at the close Of the
old Roman rule, but held on and
was powerful all through the mid.
die ages II was only with the
advent OF modern science and en-,
lightenment al to natures laws
that the old scence Of the stars and
fates declined.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
GREAT NEED FOR TOLERANCE
Judge hoti" should Bs Looked Upon
~ Q Command In This World
- vafi0tlSa

The unexpected Of life IL q provOrb.
N~everthsless. evory one Of a. creates
In his or her own mind the spectacle
or an ordered world. No two Of those
ere alike-thS oynic's world, the world
OF the q Of business, and the char.
lty wo kePs world. for instance, arc
hardly recognizable, zach by the 9TH
~. Yct to each man or woman the
world - he or she %conceives It IL the
iog1cA and actual world In every
point Hence the irrepressiblO con
Met that continually raEes wherever
fnythii whatever II discussed.
'tcnce also, the bitterness with which
:ach IA judges those who differ.
they Lust be wicked false, or fools
HtherW Sc they would see the obvious
aud Dry realities.
But here are 10 many realities
all real Theory, no matter how vast
and vEriouS, never catches ND with
he procession Of the actual. Doc
;rlne, However hard end fast, never
mite covers all true spiritual expert.
e. ices as students Of the mystic
COW. Something Infinitely greater
I'D ". Ter than the mind Of man In
"abits the universe. Judge not" Is
one OF the widest thoughts in the
world. meant to drive home the finite
ness o: tho Unite. Being ignorant,
Why b, intoleranti
Many . household, divided against
Itself Wy the different views Of pa
rents md children. needs this recon
Cling fought. Children must differ
their orld cennot he the same as
that o the older generation. Hus.
band aad wife are man and woman.
each seeing life from different stand
points NJ tex. The world IL various
It oanr ot be standardized. There is
. wone erful peace in the thought
perpetual nag Of truce.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-02-25
Normandy SOUP.

Wipe a good-sized knuckle OF veal,
put 1t In the soup kettle with three
quarts Of water and place where T.
will heat slowly, When at the sim.
mering point, skim carefully and al
low to simmer for three hours. Id
six sn.sll onions, thinly sliced and one
half loaf Of stale bread and allow to
simmer one hour longer. Remove the
meat and rub tho soup through 4
colander, put into a double boiler and
stir into It n tablespoonful of but
tor and two of -four. rubbed to a
smooth paste. Season with salt, pep.
per and a bit OF nutmeg. Add one
pint Of milk and one OF scalded
cream and serve at once.