davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11
GIRL A SHARP MERCHANT.
Ethel streeter, an Ohio Miss of Ten
Years, Buys and Sells Goods ,
with Judxment.

Ethel Streeter, ten.jear-old miss
of Chicago Junction, g., is probably
the youngest business woman in the
country. She is connected with her
mother in the notion business. She
has frequently been left in charge Of
the store, and always runs it profit
ably. Not long ago her mother was
out of town for the day, and the land.
lord came in after his rent. The young
lady wrote out q check, attached a
revenue stamp, not forgetting to can
eel it, and insisted on receipt for
the money.
The little notion store does a thriv.
ing business. Usually the buying is
done from Tifin, where the little girl
frequently goes alone to look over the
samples of the drummers and make
selections. She knows exactly what
is wanted. She never carries paper or
list to 60 by, but relies on her mem.
DRY and her knowledge of the stock
| at home, and seldom makes an error.
Travelling men prefer her custom to
that of some other people, as they say
she knows exactly what she wants. =
Ethel is of medium height for her
age, not heavy, and has a. :winsome
face, which is full of intelligence.
Mrs. Streeter says: people delight
in dealing with the girl, and consider
her a born business woman ~
George Sifert, who represents Co.
lumbus house, considers little Ethel q
prodigy. He says on number Of oc-
lscasions she has come to Tifih to
'stock up has gone through his line
Of samples with 9 care, accuracy and
precision which astonished him, and
has bought 90 competently as his old
Ter customers si5.S .lsis. $s 1
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11
Germ, Theory.

''Miss ,Quickstep had miserable
health until she became engaged to
be married, and then she grew %
strong and vigorous as any body. =
'.She accounts for It on the theory
that the love microbe drove all the
others out 81 her system. = Chicago
Tribune. .;... !. j: s3 b ss..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11
4 Po.sible Explanation

Lucy George is very much annoyed.
Mr.. Hudson, who has always been his
most intimate friend, never congratu-
lated him ON our engagement.
May Mr.. Hudson has the reputa.
ton of being an extremely conscien-
tious man.--Brooklyn Life. .s..s All III
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11
81 5sll.t 81 j! fi's q n - Z 9 . - !.
{ DeRigninR w0Aan +.

Mrs. Gaddingt toni don't like her at
all. dear. She is . deceitful woman.
The other day she tried to Set me to
say something against you. .I 4
Mrs. BubblinR on She did? How
Mrs. Gadding lon Why, she asked
me- % tell her conf Gntially what u
really thought e you!- Tit Bits.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11


= + teeman. paying offices, and
their advice must be at least asked
before any important step is taken.
In Cook county, for instance, each Of
the big parties has six or eight asso-
ciate bosses, but in each case there is
one among them who can, on show
down, deliver more delegates than any
of the others. He is the boss.
Next in rank below the boss, in a
city like Chicago, atands the class of
men known as go-betweens. The du-
ties of the go-between are many. In
the first place, he is supposed to dress
we'll in somewhat fashy STYLE: He
is obliged to attend all the voting con-
tests, raff1es, funerals and fairs in his
ward or district. and to be on terms
tof intimate personal acquaintance
with every saloon keeper in his terri
tory. He acts az the eyes and ears of
the boss on the ground. He is always
full of tips, which he gives out as
coming straight from the powers that
be. He predicts that certain action
will be taken, and then carefully OBJ
serves in what spirit the news is re-
ceived in his district. If strong oppo-
sition is developed he carries, the in
formation back to the boss, who thus
has chance to change his policy
without appearing to do so. ..
"The highest ambition of the typi-
cal go-between is to be appointed
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11

tom OF the scale
stands the graft
ers.' The graft
err usually does
not control even
his own vote. He
talks wisely, how
ever, and is al
ways prominent
at this time of
year with insist
ent demands for
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11

THE MAN WITH THE SHOVEL

He does notiwrite you poems with his pen:
But. with q pillow and natures alchemy,
That makes the gold leap up behind the
share,
He writes them in mile Of waving wheat.
That bends and leaps and sings the whole
day long: M%
A song Of lovely cadence in the breeze.
A song of rosy children by the hearth.
A song Of mighty ships, that pillow the
main,
A song of better races yet to be!
That there are backs o'er-bent with hope
That there are foreheads narrow. scanned
That there are eyes that scarcely think to
raise z ~
A look of hope to Gods o'er-pitying skies,
Held down by burdens men conspire to-
bind
We grant YOU; but why shall we, court
despair?
Look on this giant. our good western
growth.
And better, finer than the early gods,
AS with a smile he treads the teeming
Lord Of the best that life and love can
bring.
Aye. proud indeed the curl Of yonder lip.
And scornful, too, the fash of kingly eyes.
knowing their heritage beyond the touch
OF emperor or Dives! His are heart,
And health, and strength. and Joy, in every
vein! e.
Come hither. kings! Can We boast any
No. not so much. poor harried bones and
brains!
Man with the scepter, neither are you free;
Go. stand beside your bondman with 1.-The
hoe!''
But you, our yeon,an, with heart and
Go on with Nature down the gladstone
year,
Winning her smiles that millions never
know.
The while her kisses turn your cheeks to
bronze
Her favorite son-while, ere the east has
The prairies blush along their fruitful
breasts,
You rise as glad as breeze or birds or sun.
30, fanked by your good friends, the
steam and horse,
And cunning implements of later days,
You drive the burrows through the
fragrant SOIL
You sow the seed in happy, wholesome
faith,
Cheered by the laugh of children, song of
DlrQS,
And when the harvest smiles, the reaper
huns;
And yours the sheaves upon thousand
plains,
And yours the cattle on thousand hills
Then If the flower of human life is best.
The joy is yours who by your toll have
made.
Two lives to grow in place of one before.
No schemlng cramper of the limbs of
trade,
No heartless lord of other peoples lives.
No old-world despot with his sharpened
sword
Forever threatening another's neck;
But simple honest almoner of God,
upbuilder, not destroyer, there he stands,
Our natures gentleman, our son,
Our noblest product Of our noble land!
And shall the men who loll in gilded halls,
The dandy Of the salon or the mall,
Or millions who are tied to stool and desk
Be slow to grasp the hand that sows the
wheat?
Firm as the rock-base of our snowy peaks
Shall still abide this rock-base of our
breed
The country blood and brain and bone and
Drawn
And God forbid, for many century yet.
The harvest or the harvester should fail!
Charles II. Crandall, in Rural New
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11

poets a * usually
gets an Office in
which q large sal
airy and q small
amount Of work
are 9 Q m bin 9 d.
Usually the boss is
surrounded l IN BY q
coterie Of sub or
assistant b ofse''s''..
They must be sup
nlied with uo06.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11

ager, but l don't
mind giving the
gentlemen w h O
are calling for bet
ter government a
little anonymous
advice.
"Perhaps t h e
best way Lean as
sist the. reform
movement is to
analyze the make.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11

from the reform
err in politics. The
t h e or etical re-
former is always
about to start q
movement III e
declares that all
pra c t ical poll
ticians are cor
rupt,, a, statement
which is, possibly,
a little too sweep
STSN
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11

to at least pretend to pay attention
to the opinions Of other people.
.The machine boss Is usually In pol
|itics for what there is in it. He ex-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11
A True PrSverb,

Is . true rproyerb, : said the whale
after. casting fort II Jonah, (which says,
IT is hard to keep man down. -
: Judge. b & & 81.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11
Uncommon Candor.

$50 you and Harry have quarreled
eh?" # ...,s : .. .'= =
'Yes.'' 8. s s. .55 s..
"Have you given him back every.
thing?'' .:a=.7..s, s.s'ii. :t.
"All but his kisses: they we're were: given
on the installment plan, you know, and
I suppose they will have to be re.
turned the same way. Boston Cou.
rier. :.s= *s s.ss
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11

deputy sheriff or
deputy coroner,
preferably the lat
ter, in which case
he will be able to
give reasonably
r e gular employ
ment to a large
number of h i s
henchmenas jury
men at cOrOner's
inquests. Some
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11


regular party machines. Machines win
victories, at any rate, and the reform
ers may get asfew ideas from the
analysis which will be useful when
they go to organize their next cam.
paign.
I'm the first place, reform or any
other political movement has got to
have boss, call him by what name
you choose. Right here is where the
reformers usually fall down. They
choose a boss, or leader, if you pre-
fer that name, en- the spur of the mo-
ment, and they rarely get the right
man. Now, in enc of the regular ma
chimes no man gets to be boss except
as the result of a long and more or
less painful evolution. He works his
way up, as usual thing, and when
he. is admitted to be the boss every
cog in the machine knows all about
him.
"Tho Hrsf or1 rnos%
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11
THE first and most important quail
f1cation for an up-to-date political boss

is ability as a har'-
mOniZer. He must
be able to take
half a dozen can
didates for t'Ae
same office into a
room and make
them pat c h up
their quarrels and
agree to worb. for
t h e success of
whatever ticket is
r. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-05-11
H&AXe%o%o%A
: The Way to Make )
s a Political Machine )
tx

Its too late for me to turn re-
former" said the old political man.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
TWO FU6ITIVES
We're Chased by TWO Officers and
Got Away.

This morning, about O'Clock, officers
Blauch ard and Billy Smith observed
two men lettering In the alley near the
S. P. tracks bstween Mesa Avenue aud
StansoB ,treets.
The officers called to them but the
men aed. A chase eusued, but the sus-
Dects, who we're negroes, made good
III cir escape by clim brig q fence in the
rear of Chinese lsundry, not far from
she Orudorff Hotel.
The officers say they were shod with
rubber s0led shoes
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
is at last blessed
SoPlIoH with a first class
HOTEL
W. f. CARPENTER,

The Fuel Company's new hotel at
Captain will be formally opened to the
public on May 18th. Spacious, new and
handsomely furnished rooms have been
added, and guests have th e choice of
either American or European service
Short order service at all hours, and
well Stoke d lunch counter with all the
dellcscies of the S. aeon awaits the
weary traveller directly opposite the
depot MA CHUCK, Proprietor,
Captain, New Mexico
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
Arrested Al the Smelter.

Jerbosos Bauderelio and Florencie
Herrera were arrested today by Officer
Dryer ct the smelter today and
brought to the city. They were
arrested on a warrant sworn out by
the brother Of Florencfa who charges
them !th illegal association They
were placed in iatl.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
D'ArCoiS Wins Suit.

The case of D'Arcois against the
Southern Pacific railroad in which
he wished to recover damages to the
amount OF $500 for tue loss OF photo
graphic negatives was given to the
iury aud they returned their verdict
last evening. D'Arcois was allowed
al4Oo dam ages, The case will prob
ably be appealed by the railroad.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
Sparks From the Engine.

.
The Santa Fe was three hours late
today: no cause WAS assigned.
Forty carloads OF cattle arrived from
Wilcox, Arizona, last mig ht and were
shipped east over the T. p.
6. L. Sesmons, travelling condu ;tor,
of The 8. P, arrived In Ell Paso last
night from headquarters at Tucson.
s. q. Sutherland, manager OF the
AAmogordo improvement Company,
returned to Alsmogordo this morning.
The surveying party of the Pecos
valley road have reached the state
line and are now about'19 miles from
Ell Paso.
Mrs. ]. Halstead, wife of Trainnas:er
BaisLeao Of The Mexican Central,
came in last night with her family
from chihuahua.
President A. G. Hutchinson Of the
M L. and T. r. aud 8. S. Co. pass-
ed through this morning in his private
ear on the G. b.
j. A. Eddy, general manager of the
E. P. & N. E., moved his family to
Cloudcroft today. They will semain
there during the summer.
Seventeen carloads of oranges went
east over the L. p, tnis morning, aSd
eleven more carloads were sent this
afternoon. The fruit Is from Redlsnds,
California.
A carload of watermelons came into
Fl Paso last nightover the G b. They
are the first of the season, were ship
ped from Portland, Texas, and consign-
ed to 6 E. Hubbard & Co.
The s. P. will run two excursion
trains inc California during the con
vention of the state teachers in Ell
Paso. One train will b. put on June
Both and the other July 2nd.
Twenty nine carloads Of Mexican
cattle arrive in FL Paso last nigh,
and were passe through the Office O!
Deputy CT Hector OF Customs d len,
and will go north over the Santa Fe.
A. S. Greig, general mauaeer, Hon.
w. A. Hawkins, attorney, and Harry
Alexander, assistant general freight
and passenger agent, OF the E. p. en0
n. E., came in last night from Alamo
gordo.
A bridge on the G. n. two and hall
miles weeL oil Finley WAS destroyed by
FIRE last night, but was Immediately
rebuilt under the direction of Soperin-
ieudenJ Martin, and no serious delay of
trains has occurred.
Captain J. P. Long, detective of the
@. Il. with headquarters st Houston,
is IN the city. L. is believed that the
captain is looking after some shipmt nj
which has gone wrong, but the exact
nature of HE mission cannot be learned
from him.
Mrs. A 81 Connolly, and niece Miss
Willis, of Topeka, arrived in Ell Psso
from the city of Mexico, where
they had been visiting the fam1
ly OF c. r. Hudson. general freight and
passenger agent of the Mexican Cent
raj. They left for Deming Of.
T. B. Walker, special agent of the
passenger department OF the q. P.
with headquarters At San Francisco.
was In the city over hight and this
morning left for DemiuR where he will
meet two ar loads of Chinsmen who
are On their woy to Cuba and Mexico
in bond.
John Wolf. scale Inspector OF the G.
H with headquarters in Houston, re-
turned home last night after an in
inspection visit along the line to New
Orleans. He found all the WEIGHING
apparatus of the read in Ell Psso il
perfect shape and expressed himself a.
much pleased with the condition Of
things here.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
Accidentally Hurt

While fencing last night at the
0olored K. Of r. hall, E. Liggins
accid eEtailg struk ]. W. Shanklin in
the eye with his foil and inf q
verR- psinful wound. DR.. Huffaker
was called ard dressed the wound and
thinks that the sight will not be
injured.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
The Snsp Uf the Season.

Your choice in our entire stock Of
baby caps, made of embroidered Swiss
Iinon, lawn painsook, etc. Value so
cents to 50 so at 35 cents each-no
more than three to any single
customer. Also 35 white midsum mer
pattern b ats worth 50 so at 81 95.
Posener's Cut Rate M ilinery.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
LINK AND PIN.
Cobre 6rande Case

The case of the Cobre Grande Cop
per company against the Kansas City
Smelling and Refining company still
occuppie d Judge Walthall's court to-
day. The only witness put upoa the
stand today was Con O'Keefe who tes-
tiaed that be bad been superintendent
Of the mines In question for ten weeks
beginning on the % OF July. The rest
Of his testimony was unimpOrtant as
nothing definite could be got out of him
because of the opposition of the defen-
dant's lawyers, who were on the watch
and would not allow him to make any
statements relative to what occurred al
the mine " lille he VAS q charge.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
KNIGHTS of Labor Excursion.

The HERALD acknowledges the
courtesy OF tickets to the excursion OF
the Knfghts of Labor to Tulsross to-
morrow. The occasion will certainly
be q deliR htful one.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
Graduate Chinese physician

Over 20 years ex-
,erience in treating
II diseases of men
md women.
He guarantees to
:ure Blood Poison,
Lost Manhood. Skin
diseases, Dropsy,
Hernia. Gonorrhoea,
-crofuls, ParaIys 8,
rheumatism, Dis
Asses or Brain. Heart,
Lung, Kidneys, Liv-
r Bladder, and ALL
'emale Complaints.
All diseases cured
Exclusively by Chi
tese herbs without
Surgical op eraious
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
Offices Removed.

The Alamogordo Improvement
company has removed it's offices from
El Paso to Alamogordo, and the bus1-
ness of the company will be transacted
kareafser from the later point.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16

Gocart! The kind baby can sleep in
Strengthened ous, at Emerson
Berrien.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-09-21

been made, doubtless as the result Of
ignorance Of the situation. Take, Tor
instance, the matter OF the price Of
nowder. In the Lehigh Valley the
price is S2.75 a keg. while the cost il
$1.25. That may. perhaps. look like
over-charging, but the fact is that tbs
price Of powder is q part Of the con-
tract fixing a prices, and has been
adjusted 10 prices ruling In the differ
ent regions. To disturb this would
necessitate a REIMBURSEMENT Of the min
ing basis with the equities as at pres
ent.
1.-THE assertion has been made that
the Lehigh region operators get $3.50
a ton for coal at the mine. It is figured
that the coal, mined, broken, cleaned
and deposited in the cars, costs not
more than $1.20 a ton, leaving a profit
of S1.30 a ton.
snow, these figures are based on the
circular price for the larger sizes Of
coal. which is $3.50. But it is neces-
sary also to take into consideration
pea coal at $1.20, and buckwheat at
seventy cents. 1t will then be found
that the average price Of the colliery
is not more tnan $1.89 a ton. Then,
too, in the estimate Of the cost Of q
ton Of coal to the operator such items
are left out of consideration as the
cost of hauling to the breaker, the
pumping Of the mine, general repairs,
propping, and the very important item
with practically all but the large com-
panies Of royalties. Nearly all the In
dependent operators have a minimum
royalty to pay, whether the colliery is
running or not.
II do not believe that any of the in
dependent operators are now making
twenty-five cents a ton profit"
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-09-21

worlds wheat crop in 1858 was
p,0O0 bushels.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-09-21
Cycling Notes.

The tire pump should always be
tried by a few strokes before being at
tached to initiate the tire.
A new tire has studs embedded in its
walls, the shanks of which pr0trude
into holes in the rim and prevent it
from creeping" Cement is said to be
unnecessary. but may be used If de-
sired.
According to an English maker, to
be prosperous. the cycle trade must
have booms. New fashions and fads
encourage the wheelman prematurely
to discard his old machine for an i'm
proved one
The Tyrolean Bicycle Club has es-
tablished an Office at Innsbruck. where
all wheelmen who intend to make
tours can obtain information free Of
charge.
Wet surfaces being dark, the wheel
man can see the least when seeing
IS the most desirable. The whittier the
light given the less this failure on wet
roads Is noticeable, hence the value of
acetylene illuminators.
Cyclists should moi ride behind mo
tor-carriages. In England & wheel
man was riding behind q horseIesss
carriage; the latter was brought sud-
denly to 4 standstill. and the cyciist
sustained 9 sariofs injury 70 the hnaln
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-09-21
Resource. of o..

China is essentially an Agricultural
country. H~ortict 5itnre 10 2 fave.rito
pursuit. an1}efuit trees are grown ID
sreasSefiety. Sweet barley, maize
and millet and other cereals, with peas
and beans are chiefly cultivated in the
southern provinces, and opium is a
crop of considerable Importance. Tea
is cultivated In the west and south.
The culture of silk is equal in impor-
lance to that Of tea. The mulberry
tree grows everywhere. There are cot
ton mills at Shanghai and silk is
wound from cocoons in Shanghai, Can
ton and elsewhere. All of the eighteen
provinces contain coal and China may
be regarded as n Of the first coal
countries of the world. Iron ores are
abundant, and copper is plentiful in
certain districts. The commercial in
tercourse OF China is quite considera.
BILE. trade being carried ON with the
principal countries Of the world, in
GLIDING the United Kingdom, Germany,
France, Russia and the United States.
The great source of revenue for the
province is the duty on goods coming
overland from the adjacent provinces.
Scientific American.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-09-21
WoMENARE EQUAL
Tho Positive Declaration Of Helen.
Bradford Thompson, Phi. D.
Her Researches in the Chicago Univer-
~sity-says Thai Scientific Facts
Back Her Position.


Chicago (SpeciaD.-Miss Helen Brad
ford Thompson, who received the de-
gree of Doctor Of Philosophy at the
c%onvocation exercises Of the Chicago
University, has been making a pyscho-
logical comparison between men and
women to determine whatever mental
difference there may exist between
them.
1.-THE Determination of the Psyche
logical Norm is the subject Of Miss
Thompson's thesis.
Intricate and delicate tests were
made on fully fifty students, this part
of the young woman's labor alone Oc-
cupying over 1000 hours Of laboratory
work. Half the subjects were men
and half women, apparently normal
in mind and body, and from these tests
Miss Thompson arrived at the tenta-
tive conclusion that women were not
mentally inferior to men.
The experiments made Involve all
the technicalities of psychology. In
the sensory test Of five senses, for
instance. the subject for the test Of
S1SAt was pAuCCu J. u udlh IVA Luz
IN hour in order that the eye might
become most sensitive to the tiniest
ray of light; or, in taste-where the
least amount Of tastable food could
be detected. In the test on the sense
Of touch a delicate instrument was
used which Professor Angel and Miss
Thompson invented. 1t is the only
M Of it's kind ever in use, and is
said to be a valuable addition to the
psychological laboratory.
The motor tests consisted chiefly In
experiments on the precision of move
ments and touch. These were made
by the help of intricate electrical APP
paratus.
1T was not intended said the fair
doctor Of philosophy, that the sub
ject matter should have been made
public. Usually such matters are com
pleted before they are published, as
should have been this, but through an
error it has been exploited. / can only
say I keenfy regret that 1t has al
ready become public, since I fully ap-
preciated what talk such a subject as
mine would create"