davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11
"Drlakw He Said.

Thanksgiving Is close at hand.
"If any of you have ever t,aveled In
;hc extreme eastern or northeastern
counties you know there are some
pretty tough localities In that region.
There are some places where man
would be almost mobbed for wearing
n plug hat. and one who would venture
to go to an evening party wearing q
swallow tailed coat or a white recktie
would be pitched into a barrel Of soft
soap. l have been told there are back
settlements where they haven't learn
ed vet that slavery has been abolished.
AT the time speak Of was mix
ing business with pleasure, 30 to speak.
l was on one of my regular trips, but
1t was the day before Thanksgiving
and had accepted an invitation to go
and eat turkey at the house Of hos
pitable old farmer where q little,
saucy, black-e, ed-hut never mind
that"
.'Tell us about the saucy little black
eyed"
"oh, she has nothing to do with this
adventure.
Il was travelling for a wholesale
house in one Of the live towns In Up
per Ohio. md had left Cattlesburg two
days before and made my way by easy
stages through the little Kentucky
towns toward the southwest / had got
Into Carter county and was on my wAy
from Rush Station to Mount Savage.
1t was nearly sundown and I was
riding n horse that ought to have been
worked up into glue and razor strOps
ten years before
Between those two little towns
have mentioned is a ridge three miles
long that has always borne bad
name. 1t Is desolate, uncanny stretch
of road. and more than one man has
gone along there and never been heard
of afterward
Il looked at the setting sun, and then
looked at the lonely road back Of me-
! was little afraid to go on, but was
both afraid and ashamed to turn back,
and after examining my revolver to
see II It was In good working order
pushed on up the ridge. Perhaps you
think. boys, because you don't know
how to pray, that no other drummer
does. All I've got to say about that Is
that I prayed then as earnestly as l
ever tried to sell a bill Of goods to
ragged-haired merchant In a 1Ox12
store near Kentucky iron furnace
and that Is saying n good deal.
Il had gone about half a mile up that
ridge when heard voices, pitched
in different keys, making q most un-
earthly sound. nnd just then. as I
turned bend in the road, ] saw four
men short distance ahead. They were
at the side of the road, and seemed
to be in a STOPPING posture. They
caught sight Of me at the same In
stant, and the noises stopped. j could
feel my hair raising on end. There
was no use of my turning back. II
had started TO run they could have
overhauled me In no time with Ac four
fresh and powerful horses that We're
aec to some bushes close by Shem'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11
A THANftsofvINo.
Lucy Larcom.

For the sound of waters rushing
For the SsGS s.ss: q Stsas :now.vSlts lille, !
Firm anchored out Of sisht;
FL s the sry:;s y::si on snSns e. eos foi ed'''
For the flowing Of the rivers,
thank thee, o my God!
For the rosebud. break of beaus,
For the violsts eye that opens =
To bless the newborn day;
For the bare tvigs that In summer
Bloom like the prophets rod;
For the blossoning Of 6owers,
thank thee, o my God!
For the lifting up Of mountains.
In brightness And in dread; a..
For the peaks where snow and sunshine
For tho dark Of silent gorges,
Alone have dared to tread; IL,
Whence mighty cedars nod; 'Ss!
For the majesty Of mountains,
thank thee. o my God!
For the splendor Of the sunsets,
Vast mirrored on the sen;
For the gold-fringed clouds that curtain
Heavens inner majesty.
| For the molten bars of twilight,
Where thought leans. glad. yet awsd
For the glory Of the sunsets, -.
thank thee, o my God!
II OF the edItnt AHu I'll Dchutyt'
The sky and all Its light:
| For the dim and soothing shadows,
That rest the dazzled sight: i
For unfadlng fields and prairies,
Where sense In vain has trod;
| For the worlds eIhaustless beauty,
thank theo, o my God!
For an eye Of inward seeing, T.,
A soul to know and love; ~
| For these common aspirations
That our high hsirship prove,
Beneath thy smile, thy rodi (
For the amaranth saved from Eden, u
I thank thee, o my God!
For the hidden scroll. DER written
With one dear name adored;
For the heavenly In the human,
The Spirit In the Word:
For the tokens of thy presence
Within, above, abroad:
| For thine own great gift of being,
thank theo, o my God!
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

I gave myself up for lost. but Tpds
ahead. As 1 came neaflI to them /!
could see, for 1t was not yet darn, that
every one had . revolver In b4 hand.
They were crouohlAs Sn ths1f knsss.
'stranserr called one Of the four
'whar y goln'T
ITO Mount Savage answered. I
had my hand on my gup n my over.
coat p9cket, and put On bold front
rSs Sso ss,ow oH' %So ny 'SSf Ssd got up
I and came toward me. st6pDed. He
drew from one Of his pockets nasR.
and held It up to me.
Drink he said.
II then noticed what had been too
much excited to SEQ before. All four
! Of the men had been drinking.
my friend said, I never drink.
BE y trav'lin' aloneT
He seemed relieved. He drew long
breath. nut the flask of whisky In one
pocket and his revolver In another, and
said:
".W'en / fust seed ye thought meb-
by " WIZ ridin ahead of a dozen other
feilcrs. We've Oever ben over this var
road afore, an 1t looks skeery. Tn
fact is'-and his face Redeemed as he
went on shecpishly-'we wuz leetle
skeered, an we wuz Jes holdin' leetle
pra'r-meetin' fore goln' any furder.'
Think Of 1t, boys. -Four half-drunk-
en- men stopping to pray for safety
on n dangerous highway and soaring
another praying man half to death
The queer noises I had heard before
I saw them were their voices lifted in
earnest supplication.
"Wel, l passed on. My hair didn't
settle down quietly on my head, though
till I had got clear over the ridge. and
nobody ever ate his Thanksgiving din
ner with more grateful heart than
I did next day."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11
Th. Youngest Editor In the World.

Lady Marjorie, daughter Of Lord ard Lady
Aberdeen, has the distinction OF being tho
youneest editor in the world, and her little
monthIy. Wes WiUis Winkie, is an almost
deal spectmen Of what child's paper should
be-. It il simple, natural, interesting, and
am glad to hear that 1t is likely to have an
extended range of usefulness on tho Amer,-
san Continent, Lady Marjorie is an interest,
Sn1 child. somevbat tall for her age, but still
: child AZ her lessons. She does her editing
In the intervals Of playtime. Like all the
rest Of the family she Is devoted 70 her motn.
or, who ID naturally very anxious that sucn
inent activity.-W. T. Stead, in January he
pis,c of Reyieirs,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11
A Valuable Man.

What are your qualifications for
the position Of guard on the L?"
al can holler .Thirty-fourth street
so that people will think l say City
Hail."
but what value has thatP"
''Ihey get off at Thirty-fourth
street, thinking it's City Hall They
find out their mistake and pay an
other fair to rectify it."
"You can begin Monday. Truth
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11
The M.urit,us Turtle.

The great turtle found In the artil-
lery barracks at Port Louis in 1910,
when Mauritius was ceded to Great
Britain, is still alive. Though it is
believed to be 200 years old at least.
IL has enormous strength. and can
with apparent ease carry two men on
ifs back
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

FoR t,ouGHs AND THROAT DISORDERS use
Bropn,s Bronchial Troehes. "HaJe never
changed my mind respecting them, s1cePt l
think better of that which began thinking
well of."-Rer. Henry Ward Beecher. eo'o
only In boxes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

It 10 pretty hard to raise child witnous
losing your temper occasionally. ins sAn'0
applies to a car window.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

People overlooked the Importance Of p.9,as psr%,ss
nently beneficial effects and were .. '1s. =. asu.
sraily u Known that syrup OF Figs will penTmar
nentiy cure habi.ual constipation s.a,na we
formed people will not buy other iu ianalNS., ~.
which act for . time but finally 'nluio '"'
syetem,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

shiloh's Consumption Care
=, spld m a guarantee, 1t JDcipaeut Consnmp'
tsnn IL l. INC best lc;vh Cr 25 ctsLs 6Octs z vluh
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

The reason women don't appreciate the tsi-
csnnot be added without extra charge.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

The best remedy for rheumatism. Mr..
John W. Gates, Petersburg, Va, writes: ~
used Salvation OH for rheumatism, and OBJ
tained great relief. It 10 the best remedy !
hAvs ever tried, and shall always keep 1t In
the house."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

NERVOUS and bilious disorders, sick neaa
ache, indigestion, loss OF appetltee anu ''"'''
patton removed by Beecham's Pills.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

You must never look q gift horse In tne
mouth, nor smell gift cigar In Inc pfesonoe
OF the donor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

A vounp man who tends soda water
counter uptown refused to join an athletic
associationn because he says he already gets
plentv of 6zzical exercise,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

Halra Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimonials, FREQ.
F. CHENEY d CO., Toledo. o.
fE-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

Professor McCosh, of Princeton, confesses
that he does not know what whangdoodle
10. /. IL thus seen that even the greatest men
have their Limitations.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11
~ Sold by Druggist
ase Colchester spadIng Boots adv. In other column

Talking about handsome skippers, what's
the matter with pretty girl reading prosy
novel;
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

Nothing will stop crying baby on = rail-
way car quicker than ono Of tho leather ngs
sold by train boys. Indeed It Is doubtful II,
having eaten one, the baby ever cries again.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11
Muscle ana vIEor-A Difference.

Chicken thieves regard bird in the hand
worth two on the roost.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

.Hanson's Magic Corn salvc."
Warranted to cure, or money refunde1' As1
your drugIist for It. Prics ID cents
Graye-diggers do great deal of work that
Ii beneath them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

Muscle and vIgor-A Difference.
Many muscular men uccumb to fatigues forne
with ease BY persons far their interiors in physical
strength. Muscle does not imply vigor. In IacI
1t Is not dfcult Of proof that athletes do not i've
as long nor enjoy as good health as the average
Individual who Is vigorous-that Is to say, whose
digestion and sleep arc unimpaired, whose nerves
are tranquil, and who has no organic tendency t9
disease. Those requisites of vigor are conferred
thorough, persistent course OF Hostetter's
OF
nence. 1t will not endow you with the muscle OF
q Corbctt, but it will infuse energy into your sys
tenn, and renew the active and healthful perIor-
iariai, rheumatic and kidney, complaints and
and nervousness.
such an artistic enthusiast that she tries to
provoke family Jars In order that she may
decorate them.
STATE OF ONO, CIrI OF TOLEDO, q.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he 10
the senior partner Of the firm Of +. J. CHENEY
q Co. doing business in the City Of Toledo,
viii pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use OF HALLS CArARRH
CuR1. ,,,,,
EhANh y. Sf1ANE1.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this day Of December, A. D. 1886.
A. W. GLEASON,
shL Notary Public.
Halrs Catarrh Cure ts taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimonials, FREQ.
F. j. CHENEY CO., Toledo. O.
tEsold by Druggists. 75c.
Talking about handsome skippers, what's
the matter with pretty girl reading prosy
novel;
See Colchester spading Boots adv. In other column
1t 10 much easier to organize trust than
IN trust thase who organize,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11
ABSOLUTELY PURE
In Oiden Times

The poker game is something of lsrh:
Therefore the lark is something od eams
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

The political orators are carrying every
thing he forum.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

There Is woman down in Texas who is
such an artistic enthusiast that she tries to
provoke family Jars in order that she may
decorate them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

Men who die at tho right time are most
likely to get monuments.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

1t 10 much easier to organize trust thai
to trust these who organize.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

man with whisky naturally uses intcm-
Ian
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11
STATE OF ONO, CIrI OF TOLEDO, q.
LUCAS COUNTY.

Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this day Of December, A. D. 1886.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11

great cure for cough.-Mrs. A. X. Nor
ris, 456 Canton street, Philadelphia, Pa,
writes: 81 took severa! bottles of DIR. Bull'a
Cough Syrup for n bad cough and was en-
urclY cured"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-01-11
m ELLA THE BILL

have . better color, eat more, and hayo nc
pounds dnoe began taxing them.
Your truly, NARY ANGUISH.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-31
The Graded Schools.

Labor Day has been declared Nation
al holiday so the Graded schools will not
open until Tuesday, September 4th. At
| that time the programme for the first
half of the year will be arranged and the
terms work will begin at once. To Sc
cure full advantage children should be
in their places when school opens, and
should attend without interruption.
Pupils should bring their report books,
as they are helpful to teachers in placing
scholars where they belong. Pupils
who failed of promotion last spring, by
reason of absence at the close of the
year, or from other causes, should be on
hand promptly, as opportunities will be
presented for all competent ones to Sc
cure promotion when school opens.
Parents will be wise not to purchase
books and supplies for children until
they know what is required. 1t is the
aim of the school to make the expendl.
tu-e for such things as small as it is con-
sistent with the best progress. Where
children make unusual demands for pa
per, pencils, etc., it would be wise for
parents to ascertain what is required by
the school. Parents are urged to visit
the schools, to counsel with the teach
ers, and especially in cases where some
thing seems to be wrong, to lay the mat
ter personally before the superintendent.
The instructors for the coming year
are the same as last year: Superintend.
emit, G. S, Davis; music, II. w. Downs;
high school, Arabelle Horton, Hattie L.
Ravens, Anna D. Rogers; grade schools,
Maude L. Carpenter, Cora B. Whitney,
Julia A. White, NJ. Blanche Sibley, Mary
E. Snow, Claudia A. Ross, Flora E. Ball,
Katharine Keefe, Mary j. Hicks, Nellie
Hathaway, Virginia Scarborough. The
report that Superintendent Davis has &C
cepted another position is not true. He
was offered position in New York
State equal to the one he now holds, but
declined to accept because of his con-
tract here,
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-31
Doctor and Patient EIope.

The Albany Evening Journal of yester-
day says that the village of South Shafts
bury is now considerably stirred up over
the disappearance, last week Thursday,
of DR.. B. o. Goldthwait of that village,
followed a day or two later by Mrs.
Cora Bell Matteson, wife of Clayton Mat
teson, bookkeeper of the Eagle Square
Manufacturing Company. The Journal
further says that the circumstances of
the case leave little room for doubt that
it is an elOpment. DR.. GOldthwait came
into this section some months ago from
Troy, n. Y, and was connected with the
EnSor cure as a patient. Discharged as
cured he located in South SALISBURY.
He met Mrs. Matteson at choir rehear-
sails and the intimacy became of public
conversation. Mrs. Matteson is about
"a years of age and good looking. Her
maiden name was Cora Bell Blond. Re-
fore she was married her home was in
West Troy. The doctor began making
visits to Mrs. MatteSon under the plea of
attending her for nervous complaint.
He visited her day and night and finally
the neighbors began to talk. The two
rode out together and would be gone all
day. At one time they were found to-
gether in hotel in this village, under
peculiar circumstances.
MattisOn would not believe at first that
his wife was untrue to him. Things at
last became so open that he could not be
blinded to what was going on, and in
June he took the child and went to Wa
terbury, Conn, where he has a brother
and sister living. Then it was decided
to have Mrs. Matteson come there as she
might forget the doctor Mr.. Matteson
was obliged to return here and his wife
followed him in couple of days plead
ing home sickness as her reason for do
ing so. The doctor was forbidden to
come near the house but he soon began
to have secret meetings with. Mrs. Matte
son and at last they began to ride to-
gether. Finally Mrs. Matteson an
nounced her intention of leaving her
husband. She owned the house and the
furniture. She disposed of some of the
furniture and gave orders to have the
balance shipped to Troy, which is now
being done. The doctor has been drink
ing heavily of late, and what practice he
had in SALISBURY was about gone. He
leaves behind several hundred dollars of
debts contracted for medicines, harness,
hay, feed and clothes.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-31
HOW TO VoTEI

For the guidance and assistance of
voters, we publish in another place to-
day, facsimile of the Republican ballot
to be used at the September election.
To obViate some existing evils, the ballot
law was changed in 1892, and voters are
urged to read carefully the instructions
at the top of the ballot. They mean just
what they say, and no more. If you
wish to vote the straight republican
ticket, put cross in the large square at
the head of the ticket, and do not make
crosses against the names of individual
candidates. If you are bolter and want
to vote mixed ticket, keep out of the
large square at the head of the ticket if
you want your vote counted.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-31
Temperance Mass MEETING.

Evidently the time has come in oul
community when that public sentiment
which is on the side of right and NOR.
ality should express itself anew. Be
lieving that the prohibitory law which
should govern Bennington has long
enough been broken and ignored, and
assured that one essential of it's enforce.
ment is a real sentiment of righteous.
ness on the part of the people, strong
enough to find expression in efficient
ways, we Christian ministers of Benning.
ton, feel impelled to take the iniatiative
in calling Temperance Mass Meeting.
This meeting will be held in the Second
Congregational church, on Sunday even
ing, September End, at 7.30 p. M, and
will, we trust, furnish occasion for an.
other soon to follow, in which laymen
shall assume leading part
Signed, CHAs. r. SEYMOUR.
GEO. LYDE RICHARDSON.
ALEX. MACGEoRGE,
S. MCLAUGHLIN.
MILTON L. SEVERANCE.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-31
500 REWARD. SIoo-

The reader of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to
cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being constitutional disease,
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting hature
in doing it's work. The proprietors have
so much faith in:its curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address,
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
GB@Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-31
Judge Bond Again in Evidence.

SEARsBURGH, VT, Aug. Goth, 1894.
Editor Banner: Being in Bennington
to-day, l was again surprised, but not at
all delighted, to learn that there was likely
to be bolt in the Republican party of
Bennington on the States Attorney, and
that some were going to vote for the
Democratic candidate, in the vain hope
las think, that law would be better en-
forced. To all who are intending to
bolt, premit me to say, that in 1892 thou.
sands of Republicans voted for the Dem
ocratic party because "they wanted a
change" and Heaven knows they got it
with vengeance. Let us not repeat the
experiment. Now, while l do not wish
to retract one word of my former letter,
wish to ask any fair Republican if he
ever knew the Democratic party, in Yer.
mont, or any branch of that party, do,
or premit to be done, if they could help
it, anything to further the cause of tenn
perance or temperance legislation?
And do you believe they will do, or
permit to be done, if they can help it,
anything to enforce temperance laws?
You will find that this scheme will be
aided by every Democratic influence.
Not to secure the enforcement of the
criminal laws, but to foster diSSenSion in
the Republican party. Let us elect E.
L. Bates with good square majority.
Sustain him with hearty moral support
throughout the county and then hold
him strictly accountable to his duty.
Also, let the courts sustain him by i'm
posing heavy penalties for all crimes.
If there must be bolt, then for consis-
tency's sake let some other Republican
be voted for, and not stultify ourselves
by attempting to build up temperance
and law and order by voting for the
Democratic party. Truly yours,
GEO. ], BOND,
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-31
Bennington, Aug. goth, 1894.
REGISTER ! REGISTER!!

Tomorrow, Saturday, September 1st,
is the last day in which to register and
no one can vote unless his name appears
on the list. The Board of Civil Author
ity will meet tomorrow at the town
clerks office, in the express building,
opposite the First National Bank, to reg
lister all entitled to vote and not now on
the list. Attend to this matter early in
the day. Those who have become resi-
dents and those becoming of age should
see to it that they are registered. 1t is
just as well for all voters to see that they
are on the list so as to remedy any mis-
takes that may have been made. See to
it that every Republican is registered,
and then get him to the polls September
4th
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-31
HIS POSITION DEFINED.

To the Editor Of the Banner: I wish
TO define my position, Through the col
ums of your paper, in regard to the pro-
posed electric railroad which my politi-
cal opponents claim l am not in favor Of.
[ can say that am in favor of such a
road, and 1 have yetto find anyone who
will support me in the coming election
who is not also in favor of it; or of any
other enterprise that will assist in the
upbuilding of our town.
FL. S. BINGHAM.
Bennington, Aug. Goth, 1894.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-31

Recent proceedings at Bluefields, cul-
minating in the arrest of the United
States Consul, are n OF calculated to give
American citizens there very high esti-
mate of the influence of their Govern
ment. All the time two United States
warships have been in the ofing. 1t
looks as if their commanders have been
SO afraid of interfering that they have
gone to the other extreme.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-31

8An educator, as we'll as a book
of uncommonly deep interest to both old
and young, is the complete volume OF
America Photographed. With each OF
the varied and accurate Photographic
views-320 of them-of prominent and
historic views in America is a graphic
and correct description, making the vol
ume, next to visit to each of these 800
places, the best possible means of be-
coming acquainted with our country.
One number of 16 views costs but ten
cents if accompanied by two coupons of
different dates.