davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Arizona republican., 1896-11-20

Badness is either hereditary or caused by sickness, mental exhaustion, wearing tight-titting hats, and by over work and trouble. Halls Hair Re- newer will prevent it.
Arizona republican., 1896-11-20

Certain it is that the recent experiences in territorial wool have not increased
 the popularity of that product here. "
Arizona republican., 1896-11-20

The demand for Ayers Hair Vigor in such widely separated regions as South America, Spain, Australia and India has kept pace with the home con- sumption, which goes to show that these people know a good thing when they try it.
 'fOnly trifie," you say; perhaps so, but it is best not to trifie with it. That cough, if neglected, may result in some thing serious, such as bronchitis, pneu- monia, or even consumption. Sore throat, colds, coughs, hoarseness, diff culty of breathing, and similar disor- ders, though so common as to excite no alarm, should be treated without delay. The continued irritation of the bron- chial tubes may result in a dangerous inflammation The best remedy to take is Ayers Cherry Pectoral It is agreeable to the taste, only small doses are needed, and it is always ready for use. Actors, singers, preachers, teach CTS, auctioneers, and all whose vocal organs are severely taxed, declare they prefer this preparation to any other It affords speedy relief, soothes and heals the irritated mucous membrane and gives tone, strength and flexibility to the voice. No other medicine is SC prompt to act and so sure to cure as | Ayers Cherry Pectoral To it were awarded medal and diploma at tht l Worlds Fair.
Arizona republican., 1896-11-20

MEMBER zoF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arizona republican., 1896-11-20

Publication Office: 9S Adams Street. Tele- phone No. 47.
Arizona republican., 1896-11-20

CHARLES c. RANDOLPH,
 EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-10

WHEAT AND CHAFF.-The way in
which a boy uses his leisure often de.
termines what sort of y man he will
be. Two men stood at the same table
in a large factory in Philadelphia,
working at the same trade. Having
an hour for incoming every day, each
undertook to use it in accomplishing
definite purpose. Each persevered
for about the same number of months,
and each won success at last. One OF
these two mechanics used his daily
leisure hour in working out the inven-
tion of machine for saving block
of wood into almost any desired shape.
When his invention was completed he
sold the patent for fortune, changed
his workman's apron for a broadcloth
suit, and moved out Of a tenant house
into brownstone mansion. The other
man-what did he do? Well, he
spent an hour each day during most
of year in the very difficult under
taking of teaching little dog to stand
on his hind feet and dance a.jig while
he played the tune. At last accounts
he was working 10 hours day at the
same trade and at his old wages, and
finding fault with the fate that made
his fellow-workman rich while leaving
him poor. Leisure minutes may bring
golden grain to mind as well as purse,
if one harvests wheat instead of chaff.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-10
AIN AMATEUR LAWYERS PLEA

AIN AMATEUR LAWYERS Plea
A Jacksonville broker, while travelling
in the Alabama mountains, was invited,
by friend, local judge, to attend
the trial of ''cracker" for shooting
"nigger," and the prisoner having no
money to hire lawyer, the judge ap-
pointed the broker to defend him, al
leging that if the broker was not q
lawyer, "he was an idiot because he
wasn't one''-a judgment amply sup
ported by his conduct of the case.
The broker cross.examined the wit
nesses briefly, sending in now and
then a discomfiting trajectory. When
he came to make speech, he said:
"Gentlemen of the jury, have taken
great pains to show you that my client
was respectable citizen. Ten wit
nesses have asserted-on oath, mind
you-that he stands high in his COM
munity." The defendant was six feet
three inches tall, and the jury smiled.
"He stood high in his community, and
that is sufficient. Now for the law.
We find the 18th verse of the 18th
chapter of "Chitty on Pleading's-
"Chitty, gentlemen, was one of the
bravest generals in the Confederate
army-this well-established principle
of law" Here the broker adjusts his
glasses, holds the book far off, elevates
bis chin, and reads: "'No respecta-
BILE white man can be guilty of crime
That, gentlemen, is enough. I leave
the case in your hands"
Each juror changed his quid, looked
at his neighbor, nodded, and, without
leaving their seats, rendered a loud
and emphatic verdict of "Not guilty."
and then joined in three cheers for the
defendant and his lawyer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-10
Nv hat other O7le?'


lished. I have never been married, but
want to be-immensely, .impetuously,
ardently-to your sister. I may say that
hitherto my heart has been void, like
q nominated football. Now it is full to
bursting with your sister. May 1 ask OF
you the permission to meet her and re-
spectfully to make my offer to her in
person."
Certainly. Come and dine with us
at half past 7. I shall be delighted. y
"There will be only my wife, my Sis
ter ard myself present and a lady
friend now staying with US. / will not
ask another gentleman, so that we shall
be three ladies and two gentlemen. You
shall take in my sister, and there will
be no one else with US after the ladies
withdraw. and we will have a further
talk then. will just sound Paulina. "
"Paulina-you don't say so! Is that
her name?"
eyes. That is my sisters name. "
81 dote on the name Paulina. What
a mercy it is that ladies with charming
Christian names do not lose those by
matrimonyr'
At half past z I was at the house in
dress clothes and was introduced into
the drawing room. Three ladies were
there-my hosts wife and two others
one the friend, the third the brown
beauty. I looked this way, that way,
became crimson, fevered, uncomfort-
able. The red beauty was not there.
Ny host came up.
II suppose you hardly need formal
introduction, said y. my sister,
Paulina''-and he led me to-the brown
beauty. "You will kindly hand her
down to dinner. "
How got through dinner I can hardly
say; was so nervous, so confounded,
felt my situation altogether as one really
clean too ridiculous. However, I must
say that the brown beauty made efforts
to be amiable, and really was very
pretty, charming girl, and with great
ingenuity did get me so to forget my
situation as to enter into conversation
with her.
When the ladies withdrew, I had to
tell my host. cts not shell I am aw-
fully sorry, in ghastly confusion, but it
is not she. 1t was the other one. ;"
"Wbat other onef"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-10
MOST LUXURIOUS CITY.
Fabulous Amounts Spent Annually by New
Workers.


Workers.
John Gilmer Speed writes of the
money spent annually in 1.-THE Most
Luxurious City In the World" in the
October Ladies' Home Journal. He
asserts in predatory way that New
York is the most luxurious city in the
world, and that expenditures are
made on mere living with an elegance
and ostentation unknown in any of
the capitals of Europe. The total
wealth of New York would, if equally
divided, give to each man, woman and
child of that city s3,756.S2-an
amount greater than any other city in
the world. Mr.. Speed states that
500, 400, 600 are paid annually to the
lawyers of New York $11, 1928, 900 to
physicians and surgeons; $3,000,000
to the clergymen; 1865, 900 to archi-
tects 81 900, 900 to dentists (; $13, ,020,-
900 to brokers. An aggregate of about
$100,000,000 is spent annually for
clothing, $40, ,OOO,OO for furs, 500, O,OOO,-
OOO lor ulouOuuo, duu otuOf JC"Oio3
$500, 900 for cut flowers and grow
ing plants; s2o,0OO,ooo on yachting
(the boats representing an investment
of $2O,0O0,00C which is something
more than is spent yearly on horses
and carriages. The elevated railroads
take in $12,000,0O0 for car fare, and
the surface lines s15,000,000, total
of s27,000,00O for going about New
York. Mr.. Speed estimates that $751;
s37,5O0 are spent by New Workers
each year in European travel, $S;5S7,-
500 of which 90 for steamship tickets.
New Yorkers spend s30,000,000 for
beer and $90,O00,OO0 for wine and
spirits-about s663 for each person
per year. In their gifts to charities
New Workers are most liberal, $9,000,-
900 being the annual sum thus ex-
pended. More money is spent in sup
porting and furthering church work
in New York than is paid all theatres
and play bouses in the city. The to-
tai spent for amusements is $500, 900,
while considerably more than $6,000,-
900 is contributed to the support Of
churches.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-10
nolitiqa sutat asrituutal and Commercial Snterest


passion for and admiration Of silver
hair. and, upon my soul, Paulina is go
ing to crafty it, for have found white
streaks in her brown locks Well now,
really, what do you think of thata
THE END.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-10

ders there are always more blue papers
than white? As I consume about a doz.
en- boxes in the 10 months and have fol
the last 30 years. have glut now OF
blue packets of carbonate Of soda But
that is neither here nor there.
l n turned to Squabham with un-
ahated desire to see this red beauty:
and on reaching the little county town
I inquired my way to the house of Mr..
John Smith, solicitor.
found it, with brass plate, on the
garden gate. "Mr. John Smith, Solic-
itor." was engraved on it.
The house was sort Of villa, with a
garden before it, in which white lilies
and roses were blooming. There were
also beds of red geranium and yellow
calceolaria, but owing to the rain they
had gone much to leaf and were drag
gled. rang the bell and asked to see
Mr.. Smith and was shown into his prl.
vate sitting room. He was tall, gaunt
man, with large whiskers, gentlemanly,
and with a pleasant voice. He asked me
to take a chair, and did so, thanking
him. Then he waited to know my busi-
ness. That was one Of the. most awk-
ward moments have known in my life.
I can propose to a lady, because then l
rush at it, as q niger does at a plank,
and drive my head through. but to sit
opposite cold blooded lawyer, who is
boring one with his eyes and has ears at
full cock to receive your communica-
tions, and to gush with love under such
circumstances-the lady not being IN
the room-is as difficult as it would he
to write a sonnet with ones toes, keep
ing ones hands in ones pockets all the
time.
81 had the pleasure, said I, "to
travel to Stoke on the top Of the coach
the other day with your sister, Miss
Smith"
"She went to Stoke last Monday"
"And she is returned homer
"She is here
81 venture to say that your sister pro-
duced a profound impression on ny
heart through her beaut.T, on my mind
by her intellectual powers and great vi
vacity and ability in expressing herself,
and, indeed, I may say she produced a
deep impression on my entire system,
for we were rather squeezed, and her
box, on the roof, was behind me, and
one corner dug into my back. If l had
not changed my coat I might have
shown you tho mark to this day. I may
add that my heart is quite as deeply and
permanently impressed"
"My sister is extremely flattercd-
that is to say she will be if she hears
''I beg. SIR" interrupted I, "that it
will be mentioned to her. throw my.
self and my fortune at her feet. I am
not a man of wealth, but I am in bust
ness-a business which is prosperous
and capable of considerable extension,
into the details of which we will enter
later if need be. Suffice it to say that
my income is about 5000 year-nevcr
less, usually somewhat more. But am
aged 85. I was born on April /, 1913,
of respectable family, commercial but
eminently respectable and we'll estab-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-10

nag A fearful monster of the deep,
king cuttle-fish or octopus, became
stranded recently on the Irish coast.
Its arms, or tentacles, were 80 feet
long, 80 that it had grasp Of 70 feet,
sufficient to drag down vessel or
strangle whale.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-10

one and of all of you, and who if
elected will accept the Office on the
pledge to use his best efforts for the
betterment of his state, his district
and his constituency.
Respectfully,
JOHN F. JONES.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09

William G. Ussery, NJ D., of ST.
Louis says that the best food for those
suffering from typhoid fever is the ba-
mana In this disease, he explains, the
lining membrane of the small intestines
becomes intensely infamed and engorg-
ed Eventually it begins sloughing away
in spots, leaving well defined ulcers
At these places the intestinal walls be-
come dangerously thin. A solid food, if
taken into the stomach, is likely to pro-
duce perforation of the intestines and
dire results will follow Therefore solid
foods or foods containing large amount
Of innutritious substances, as compared
with nutritious substances, are danger
GUS and are to be avoided. The banana,
although it may be classed as solid
food, containing as it does 90 per cent
nutrition, does not possess sufficient
waste to irritate these sore spots. Nearly
the whole amount taken into the stom-
ach is absorbed. and gives the patient
more strength than can be obtained from
other food. New York Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
a MOMANis COuRAGE.
She Killed Cobra, Saved Her Husband
and Then Painted.

and Ihen Ealnbed.
Women, remarked arather patron
izing young man, possess a certain
courage Of endurance, but when it
comes to the facing of an alarming
danger they weaken and succumb to
nerves. Y
II hate to be personal, said a wom-
an, ''but once faced what you viii
admit was an alarming danger. My
husband, who was stationed in India,
was stricken down by fever. On the day
the crisis was expected the doctor said
that his life hung on thread, but there
was still a chance Of recovery if he
should fall into a natural sleep which
remained unbroken for certain length
of time.
"After hours Of tossing and moaning
1 had the joy Of seeing him pass into
slumber, which grew more natural as 1
sat, almost holding my breath, across
the room. When hope was becoming
joyful assurance, through the long win
dow large hooded cobra glided into
the room and made straight for the bed,
raising its head and softly kissing.
''For one horrible instant was para
lyzed, while the snake reared and
swerved about to insinuate itself among
the pillows But it dropped and coil ID
itself on the floor beside the bed The
power Of motion returned to me, and I
crept across the room, raised my foot
and ground my heel into the fattened
head with its coldly glittering eyes.
The creature writhed furiously, coiled
itself around my ankle like d vice, but
held my ground till the folds relaxed
and l knew the snake was dead The
doctor found me on the floor in a dead
faint when he called. MY husband re-
covered rapidly, and treasured a. his
dearest possession worn kid slipper. +"
Philadelphia Press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09

One of the facts presented by Profess
or Conant in his interesting volume,
"The Number Concept, " is the way Gel
tic races have held Oh to the vigesimal
system, or numeration having 20 as a
basis. 1t is found i'll old Irish, Welsh,
Gaelic, Manx and Breton. When, how
ever, 1000 is reached, then comes III the
Latin, as if the effects Of Roman con
quest were visible, for in Irish, Gaelic
and Breton mile or mil is 1000.
Another popularity is that in French
the persistence Of the vigesimal system
is visible. The French 50 j. quatre-
vingt, four times 90, and their 90 is
quatre-vingt-dix. or four times 20, with
10 added. in old French soixante for go
does not appear. 1t was treis VIM, or
three times 20. One hundred and TWEEN
ty was six vinz-that is, six times 90
and sept vinz, or seven times 20, was
140. In Africa the vieesimal system is
rare, but ia Asia it is not uncommon,
and is in use i'll northern SIBERIA.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09

1t was on a Summit street trailer,
and the young mother was absent mind
edly gazing on a far off blue capped
heights and carelessly toying with
pink tinted transfer check i'll her right
hand. The baby had asked for the pretty
ticket, but the mothers thoughts We're
busy elsewhere She kept on looking out
over the landscape, evidently id a brown
study.
Fares, pleasePi It was the conduct
or. The mother came back to the pres
ent tense with a jump.
iii paid my fare once.
mo mann, you didn't, beggin your
pardon.
''Yes l did. I had a trans
just then baby began to gag and grow
black in the face And not only black,
but all about her little mouth were re-
markable variegations in shades Of pink
The transfer ticket had returned to the
pulp from which it was made The
mother scoOped out what was laft Of il
from baby's mouth, thumped the ht=ia
ones back to aid it in recovering its
breath and then turned a very red face
toward the conductor in mute inquiry
o. To what was to be done.
The conductor said never q word He
merely held out his hand
''Well, 1 won't pay again lin
walk first II
The conductor gave the Eripman one
bell All the passengers looked their
sympathy as the mother and the varie
gated little one left the car.-Kansas
City World
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
A HISTORIC CANNON.
Was In the Mexican War and Is Now Used
Curbstone Fender.

Was In the Mexican War and Is Now Used
as a Curbstone Fender.
Almost the only relic in existence Of
the battery that was established in this
city during the Mexican war is an old
cannon that is at present doing duty as
q curbstone fender. At the time the bat
terry was constructed it was on the edge
of the bay and near where the corner Of
Broadway and Sansome street now is.
When peace was declared, the battery
was dismantled and the material of any
use was carried away. For some reason
one cannon was left behind, carriage
and all. There appeared to be nothing
the matter with it, and it was even used
several times to fire Fourth Of July sa-
lutes.
As the years went by the carriage was
moved away and remained lying on the
ground for a time. When Battery street
was cut through, it received its name
from the old fort, and the cannon was
rolled down to the edge of the curb as a
reminder of the old days.
How long it lay there is question
that nobody can answer, for those who
might have done so are all dead. At
any rate it is known that patriotic
drayman concluded that the cannon
should be taken care Of. He got num-
Der of volunteers, and when the curb
stone was put in the crowd carried it to
the corner and pOked its muzzle down
into hole. 1t has remained there ever
since. San Francisco Call
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09
ROSE AYLMER,s GRAVE.

An English grave meath Indian skies, Il,
Marked l,Y a sullen stone,
And this is where Rose Aylmer lies,
Far, flowerless and alone.
Rose Aylmer was poets love,
Sweet beautiful and young;
Her clegy, in melody,
The poet lover sung.
About her grave no flowers grow.
No pleasant boughs are stirred,
No gentle sun, no quiet snow,
No English bee or bird.
The suns Of springtime scorch the stone,
In summer, storm and rave
The winds that herald the cyclone,
The rains that lash the grave.
Rose Aylmer's sister flowers should spring
In whitest bloom above;
The roses Landor could not bring,
Far distant from his love.
And now a snake lives near her bed,
The crows perch ON the rail.
A kite sweeps past, and overhead
The unclean vultures sail
"Ah, what avails the sceptered race.
All, what the form divinel
What every virtue, every gracei
Rose AylIner, all We're thine.
Rose Aylmer, whom these wakeful eyes
May weep. but never see,
A night of memories and Of sighs
! consecrate to thee. "
All, why regret the gloomy hearse
The land of banishment2
This is her grave, but Landor's verse
Rose Aylmer's monument.
Rose Aylmer, on thy namestone lies
Loves rose Immortality,
The Rose Of memories and of sighs,
Once consecrate to thee.
Temple Bar.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-07-09

A Dangerous Witness and Two Edged
Sword on Cross Examination.

A Dangerous Witness and a Two Edged
Sword on Cross Examination.
There is an agreement among law
yers not to put woman on the witness
stand if it can be avoided.
II always subpoena women" says
lawyer Of experience. ''It keeps them
harmless, but l never use them unless
my case is desperate "A lawyer press
ed for reasons preserves an impersonal
attitude by retiring behind the law. 1t
is a sad but long established fact, it
seems, that the law when it forbids
wife testifying in her husbands favor
intimates her inability to speak the
truth, for, doubtless, some personal rea-
son she may tib against him on oath if
she will With the best intentions in
the world, woman will state conclu-
sions instead Of facts. Her mental tend
ency is to form some preconceived theo-
~, and the facts are unconsciously
twisted to support it.
In consequence Of these mental idio-
syncrasies women witnesses are care
fully prepared. Y After a lawyer has
eliminated the 81 saids'' and she saids''
from her narrative and has ruthlessly
brought her personal importance to the
matters she has testified to to the least
appreciable quantity and has endeavor-
ed to throw into relief the facts Of i'm
portance to his side, he folds his hands,
closes his eyes and tries to realize then
and there all his stock Of faith.
LET me give you my dying advice, T"
said Rufus Choate. ''Never cross exam
inc woman. They cannot disintegrate
the story they have once told. They
cannot eliminate the fact that il for
you from that which is against you.
They go for the whole thing, and the
moment you begin TO cross examine one
of them, instead Of being bitten BY one
rattlesnake, you are bitten by whole
barrelful. | never, except in a case alb
solutely desperate, cross examine a
woman.
Judge Barrett has given these rules
for cross examination:
First ask a question OF
which the answer might harm you.
Second Never cross examine any
witness over ten minutes
'sThird. Never cross examine a wom-
an II"
There is a whiplash TO a woman g
speech that will crack through the curt
est cross examination.
"Did the defendant give you this UNI
brella?'
"Yes, but paid for il. F"
Speeches of this sort, that any nimble
witted woman can toss from the tip Of
her tongue, make lawyers modest and
judges shy. These are advantages be-
fore the law not lightly to be relinquish-
ed.-San Francisco Examiner.