davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-31
RATES TO CALIFORNIA.
The President Of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Makes u Great Cut In Them
VIII Upbulld California.

San Francisco, jan. 29.--l'resident
Charles l.. Hays, of the Southern Pa
c6c, made his first great official move
when he ordered the rates for colon
lists from the east to California
sashed to minimum of SOS from all
points west of the Missouri river.
President Hays says: "lf the up
building of California can be accom-
pIished in this manner, will fetch
people here"
The new rates are record breakers
in the history of the Southern Pacific.
The coIonist rate from Chicago is
/ fixed at $50; from st. Louis, Memphis,
New Orleans, 27.50; from Omaha, Kan
sns City, Minneola and Houston, $s5.
The rates will apply to series OF ex-
cursions and the tickets for these
excursions will be sold at the points
named every Tuesday morning, be-
ginning February Il and including
/ April 30.
The rates from all points west OF
the Missouri river are practically q
maximum of $25. Previously 1t has
been about double that figure. The
trains will start from each OF the
points mentioned on Tuesday OF each
week, and the experiment will extend
over u period of ~ months
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-31
VIII Investigate Coal Miners strike.

Denver, Col, Jan. 29.-Charles Dun.
can, the authorized representative of
John Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, and second
vice president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, arrived in Denver yes
terday on his way to the northern
Colorado coal fields to investigate
the pending strike conditions. He
will remain in Colorado until al
amicable settlement of the strike is
effected or the situation decided to be
unadiustable.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-04

Mr. Sylvester Leverett, the eldest
son of Hon.. j. b. Leverett, of this
County, died at Richland, S. C.. last
Friday afternoon, after an illness of n
few weeks with typhoid fever. The
remains were brought to this place
Saturday morning and inferred mt
Cross Roads Church. Rev. w. w.
Leathers conducting the funeral SER
vices. The deceased was about 30
right young man. whose death is deep
~ regretted by all of his acquai1tances.
To fill the vacancy in the corps of
graded school teachers made by the re-
signation OF Mrs. A. NJ. Kittrell, who
Was wa Miss Lottie Powe. Miss Maude
WILSON, OF Anderson. qas been elected
Miss Wilson is former resident of
Florence, and her election is source of
great qualification to her friends. She
is an accomplished teacher, having had
several years experience in the best
schools of this State. Miss Wilson, it
Will be remembered, is q daughter of
the Rev. j. b. Wilson. former pro-
siding elder OF this district of the
Methodist Church. Florence Times.
In view of the fact that there arc SO
many Rural Mail Routes to be cstab-
lished in Anderson and adjoining COun-
ties the beaver manufacturing Com
pany, of Beaver, Penn have opened a
branch office in this city under the
management of Mr.. L. l.. Gail,nrd,
and those that will enjoy the many
benefits and cOnveniences derived
from Rural Free Delivery will do .yell
to place their order Mt once with Mr..
Gaillard for Box that has been ap-
proved and adopted by the Depart
ment. Parties that have seen this
Ideal Mail Box say that it is beyond
Question the most practicable, most
Sonvenlent Il. +. ID. box on tho mar
ket. 1t has IN automatic clf-locking
signal device that prevents outside
parties from interfering with it, and
has letter slot in the side in order
that you may deposit mail without
unlocking the box. See advertisement
IL another column.
The announcement of the death Of
Mrs Matilda Lee, wife of Wilton f.
Lee, which occurred at her home in
Centerville Township last Thursday
morning, was greaG shock to many of
her friends, and brought sorrow to q
large circle of relatives. twas known
that she had been sick for several
weeks. but her condition was not con-
sidered serious until two or three days
preceding her death. Mrs. Lee was
the third daughter of the late David
NJ. Watson and about 81 years of age
In her girlhood she Joined the Baptist
Church, and throughout her life was q
most devoted and exemplary member.
She possessed many noble virtues of
both mind and heart, and was held in
high esteem by wide circle of ac-
Quaintances, who will long cherisl, her
memory and who deeply sympathize
with the grief stricken family in their
sore bereavement. Besides u devoted
husband and two children, she leaves
venerable mother, four brothers and
two sisters to mourn her death. On
Friday afternoon the funeral services
we're conducted at home by Rev. j. r.
Earle and the remains inferred in the
old Burriss family graveyard nearby,
The four. brothers and two brothers-in in
law acted as pail bearers.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-04

Married, ON Monday. August 90; 1901,
at the nome Of the. brides father, s. j
Dnckwo birth, IN iilIamston. by Rev.
Ge5ninrieston, o nd Miss "A lice DncL worth.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-04

Anderson received her first bale Of
the new crop OF cotton last Monday.
It came from the plantation OF the late
P.sB Allen. weighed $50 pounds, and
was sold tod. P. McBreyer at 81 cents.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-04

We invite your attention to the ad.
vertisement OF McCnily Bros, who art
ROW deyosing great attention to the
aud go and inspect their stock.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-04

years OL ago. was ElIleu Oy the SOUTH
bound train, on the Blue Ridge Road,
He lived at Seneca and it is presumed
was on his way home, as he was walk
ing beside the track as the train ap-
preached him. He was struck by the
cow catcher on the shoulder and knock
ed into o ditch, and his neck was bro
ken. An inquest was held and no
blame is attached to the RAILROAD.
James D. Campbell, of Bolton, the ef-
ficient Court stenographer of the Sew
enth Circuit. attended the recent ses-
sion of the National Shorthand Report
ers' Association Convention in Buffa-
10, n. Y. He was reelected Secretary
and treasurer. which position he has
held ever since the organization of the
Association. and has discharged his
duties 80 faithfully and we'll that the
members will not allow him to give it
up, although he desired to 10 SO.
William, the bright and interesting
little son of j. w. Quattlebaum, Esq,
dled last "Wednesday morning at Chick
Springs: The little one was two years
old and bad been sick for several
months, the devoted parents having
carried him to the springs few weeks
ago with the hope that his health would
be benefited. The remains were in
tered In Silver Brook Cemetery last
Thursday. The bereaved parents have
the sympathies of all their friends.
A cLnclave of the Improved Order of
HeptasOphs, a fraternal order Of twenty
three years standing, was organized in
thie city. on Tuesday evening. August
27th,. with q select list of so charter
members. The following officers were
elected ana i..s.asiii1eeii. i...ss.tsasiii1eeii. j. Il. Cochran,
Past .ATati0n; E.. F. Geiger, Archon;
Rev. II. 81. Murchison, Prelate; P. X.
McCnlly, Provost. j. T. Ligon, Ward
er; w. L. Tribble. Inspector; w. II.
MCGEE, Sentinel; r. c.. Mattison, FL
nancier; a. ri. Sharpe, Treasurer; r.
T. Thornton. Secretary; w. w. White,
9. 3. TanWyck and j. B. Shanklin,
Trustees. From the past record of the
order, it has bright future in Ander-
son, and the memhere who compose the
charter list endorse the order and re-
commend 1T to their friends who desire
cheap and safe insurance. The con-
clave was substituted by District Archon
John B. Sloan, OF Charlotte, n. c.. and
Deputy Supreme Organizer LUuis l..
ilittnan. The charter iist will close.
next Tuesday, 10th inst. 8, s 81 = !
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30

There's stery of farmer and his son
driving load to market. Of the team
they were driving one was steady reli-
able old gray mare, the other fractions,
balky black horse. On the way the
wagon was stalled and the black horse
sulked and refused to pull, "What'll we
do father ?" said the younger man.
''Well'' said the father ?" l guess Wen
have to lay the CAD on the old gray. .
That homely compliment to women;
'The gray mares the better horse" sug-
gests how often when there's an extra
strain to be borne it is laid on the wo-
mans back. How often she breaks down
at last under the added weight of some
'last straw" Women who are dragging
along YEARLY through life can gain real
strength by the use of DIR. Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t puts back in con
centrated form the strength making ma
terial which working women use up more
rapidly than it can be restored by nature
in the ordinary processes of nourishment
and rest. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
are universal favorites with women be-
cause they are easy to take and thorough
ly effective in curing the consequences OF
constipation.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30
Her op,nion Of Asparaeu.,

1t seems that asparagus is not grown
IN the tropics-at least it was not grown
at Rio de Janeiro when certain Amer
lean gentleman, who had lived several
years in the Brazilian capital, went
with his wife and 8-year-old daughter
to visit friends living near Buenos
Ayres, q part of the continent where
the climate is better adapted to the
fruits and vegetables of the temperate
regions.
At the first dinner after their arrival
the visitors were treated to some fresh
asparagus. The little 8-year-old daugh-
ter was likewise served with the as
paragus, but she evidently did not
think much of it as an article of food.
Her mother tried for some time to
coax her TO eat it. Finally the little
girl, taken between the rudeness Of
whispering at the table and the rude
ness of not eating her food, leaned over
and, with a choking voice and culver
ing lip, whispered to her mother: MAN.
ma, 1t is not nice. It's raw at one end
and rotten at the other"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30
philadelphia House Numbers.

Philadelphia Is model in regard to its
street numbers. and its regularity ena-
bled its houses to be numbered in SO in
structive a way that the plan has been
copied in many other cities Of the Union.
When, for example. one walks up Wal
nut street, he finds the first door above
Ninth street to bear No. 901, this al
though the next house below it, across
Ninth, is, let us say, 894. The plan does
not tell how many doors there are in the
street, but it does something much better;
1t shows in the hundreds figure or figures
of the number in what particular block a
door is to be found.
If a tailor advertises coats at 1,013
Walnut street or any street parallel with
1t, we know his door to be the seventh
above Tenth street. Tenth street Itself
and all the thoroughfares running in the
same direction conform to the system
and begin a new block with a new hun
bred for number. This makes it not
only very easy to find ones way about the
city. but also to tell in advance how long
it will take to get from one place to an
other.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30
prorea Her Nationa1ae..

Recently bent old lady entered Une
Of the Salina street stores and upon be
ing asked what she wished to see make
reply In what the clerk judged to be az
unknown language A second inquiry
proving no more satisfactory, the clerA
excused herself and went In search q
one Of her colleagues who Is Of German
descent.
t'Oh, Miss L." she entreated, "w0n't
you come over to my counter for min
utter There's poor old GeVman Lady
there, and can't understand word
she says"
Miss L. followed and, pausing before
the stool on which the would be Gus
toner was seated, inquired in heT
sweetest tones:
"Are you a German?"
The ''poof old German lady" raised
her handkerchief to her lips and evt
IDENTIFY extricated something from heI
mouth. Then, bending look Of the
utmost scorn upon the clerk, she ex'
claimed in a rich and unmistakable
brogue:
"Garman, is it? Indade an I'm not
But I've got a new set Of false lathe
bad scran to thin! An now, If ye
phase, will wan Of yez wait on meT'-
Syracuse Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30
Entertaining Squirrels.

Alive In his native woods the squirrel
is an amusing little fellow, and he will
/ entertain you by the hour If you will
let him.
You probably become first aware of
his presence by his dropping things on
your head. Then he plays hide and
seek with you as he zigzags up tree.
While he pauses for thought, or pos
sibly to wash his face, another squirrel
comes scudding along the branches of
q neighboring tree, and away they go,
one chasing the other, jumping from
branch tip to branch tip, racing up and
down the trunk and making the bark
fly. Sometimes one loses his footing
and falls headlong 20 or 80 feet to the
ground, landing there with force that
makes him bounce. You think every
grain Of sense must be knocked out Of
the small body, but he only blinks a
bit, and, after moment spent perhaps
in letting the stars set that must have
suddenly risen before his eyes, he
streaks it up the nearest tree after the
other fellow. Long after they have
disappeared from sight you hear them
chattering together up among the
leaves like two watchmen's rattles.-
Philadelphia Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30
Use Aliens Foot Ease.

mon as one would think.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30

eases peculiarly feminine. 1t establishes
regularity, dries the drains which weaken
women, heals Inflammation and liberation
and cures female weakness. For young
women it has advantages over any SINH
lar preparation, by reason of its promo
ton of a perfect condition of feminine
health, and also because it is free from
alcohol, and contains no opium, cocaine,
nor any other narcotic. Backache, head
ache, and the many ailments resulting
from womanly diseases are entirely cured
by the use of cFavorite Prescription"
III will drop you few lines to-day to
let you know that am feeling well now"
writes Miss Annie Stephens, of Belleville,
Wood Co., w. Va. 81 feel like new
woman. I took several bottles of Fa-
vorite Prescription and Golden Med
ica1 Discovery have no headache
now, no backache, and no more pain in
my side No bearing down pain any
more. l think that there is no medicine
like Dr. Pierce medicine. l thank you
very much for what you have done for
me - your medicine has done me 90
much good"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30
A Forgotten Genius.

The history Of wireless telegraphy
would not be complete without some
mention of Joseph Henry, Americas
greatest scientist, for it was he who
first, in 1912, discovered the oscillatory
character of certain electric discharges
and who showed that these oscillations
produced disturbances which could by
suitable receivers be detected at dis
tances of many rods and through IN
tervening buildings, writes Professor
Joseph Ames in The Review of Re-
views. He even arranged an apparatus
on this principle to respond to the
lightning discharges of distant storms.
The great genius Of Henry was never
more apparent than in his inyestiga-
ton of electrical discharges and their
osclllatory nature. 1t is lasting tes-
timony to the ignorance among Ameri-
cans of their own great men that the
name Of Joseph Henry was not includ-
ed in the first so selected for the Hall
of Fame of the nation.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30
Ntcet,es Of the English Language

Carrying out orders. too literally is
sometimes unpleasant, as friend of ours
once discovered when she told her foot
man, who was a model of obedience, that
when Mrs. Brown and her daughter, q
grown up young lady, called. he was to
carry them up into the drawing room.
Mrs. Browns dismay may be imagined
when, upon asking for her hostess. she
was caught up by the stalwart attendant,
and, despite her remonstrances and kick
ing, carried safely up stairs and deposited
before his astonished mistress. The his
torian does not relate how the other lady
got up.
Davidge tells a story of somewhat
obtuse actor who performed the character
of dumb boy. The stage directions are,
"Enter Hugo. who advances to the king,
shakes his head and kneels." To the hor-
ror of the stage manager and the amuse-
ment of the audience. the actor advanced
to the king. caught him by his ears, shook
the kings head vigorously and then sank
on his knees before assaulted majesty;
which anecdote. by the way, does not
say much for the system of conducting
rehearsals at that particular theater.-
London Tit-Bits.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30

strange noises which never cease upon a
voyage. and never thought of them at all.
Her heart and brain were filled with that
one image, and she at last fell asleep
with tears for him wet upon her cheeks.
! Among the last of the passengers who
came aboard the vessel was a gentleman
with grave, handsome face and reserved
air, which gave a sort of fascinating
melancholy to him, and, although perfect
ly courteous, he kept aloof from all, SEEM
ing to prefer his book or silent meditation
| to all company Hour after hour he
spent gazing upon the foaming pillows,
the matchless sunsets, the lovely moon
| lights of the ocean.
Poor Mabel and Eta were both de-
prived of these enjoyments, Eta being
dreadfully seasick and Mabel too worn
and miserable to leave her room.
They had been out nearly a fortnight
when Mr.. Styles insisted on Mabel's going
on deck, declaring it a shame that she
/ should lose the pleasure of the trip, which
was so nearly over.
So Mabel summoned all her strength
and went with him.
! 1t was a magnificent night. The full
moon, glittering on the water and reflected
with silver.
Mabel was entranced. She took Mr..
Styles arm and walked up and down once
or twice, but her step was languid, and
she grew weary.
Mr. Styles proposed that she should sit
awhile, so he prepared a seat for her and
wrapped her mantle round her, but she
shivered.
"Why, you haven't half enough round
you'll It's always cool up here" he de-
clared.
And off went the kind soul for another
shawl.
Mabel waited alone, watching the
group around.
A gentleman smoking cigar had been
sitting some distance off. He threw it
away and rose as if to go below.
AS he was passing Mabel he stopped
suddenly.
She turned her face inquiringly--and
Ronald Norton sprang toward her.
"Mabel!' was all he said, but the love
light which flashed over his face and the
thrill that shot through each heart in
their passionate hand clasp told the truth.
Mabel could not utter one word, but lay
painting with the glorious life that had
suddenly opened for her.
No weary hours now, no languid in
difference, but two noble hearts fleeing
from each other had been turned back to
love and happiness.
Mabel staid abroad long enough to pro-
cure her bridal trousseau, but says all she
knows of ocean voyages is that moonlight
nights are perfectly lovely. - Chicago
Times Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30
The Old Fashioned Boy.

At little dinner of a few old timers
in this city the other night one Of the
speakers said:
What has become of the old fash
toned boy, the one who looked like his
father when his father carried the sort
of pomposity which was like the divin-
ity that hedged king In the time when
kinghood was in its break Of day, the
boy who wore a hat which threatened
to come down over his ears, the boy
whose trousers were made over from
his fathers by his mother or aunt or
grandmother, the boy whose hair had a
cowlick in 1t before and was sheared
off the same length behind, the boy
who walked with both hands in the
pockets of his trousers and who expec-
torated between his teeth when bis
teeth were clamped together. the boy
who wore boots run down at the heels.
the boy who never wore knickerbock-
ers or roundabout coat, the boy whose
chirography was shaped by the gym
nastics of his tongue, the boy who be-
lieyed his father was the greatest man
in the world and that he could have
been president If he had wanted to be,
the boy who was his mothers man
when the man was away from homer
New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30
A Miser,s VIII.

The friends of an Irish miser, who sus-
pected that the deceased had boarded a
great sum of money, were filled with as
constituent and disgust when the follow
ing testamentary document was read: 81
give and bequeath to my sister-in-law,
Mary Dennis. four old worsted stockings,
which she will find underneath my bed;
to my nephew, Charles Mccartney, two
other pairs of stockings, lying In the box
where keep my linen; to Lieutenant
johnson of her majesty's Fifth regiment
of foot, my only pair Of white cotton
stockings and my own scarlet greatcoat,
and to Hannah Bourke, my housekeeper,
in return for her long and faithful serv-
ices, my cracked earthen pitcher"
Hannah first found her tongue and. tell
ing the other legatees that she relinquish-
ed all claim to her valuable share of the
property, retired in anger from the scene.
In equal rage Charles kicked the pitcher
after her, when, as the crock broke, out
tumbled a great number of golden gum
cas-. The other legatees Immediately
searched for their stockings, etc., and to
their great joy found them all to be
crammed full of money.-All the Year
Round,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30
The Legs and the Liver.

The liver depends upon the legs for ex-
ercise. The movement of the body keeps
the liver from becoming torpid. A torpid
liver and gastric disorders cause unsettled
nerves and painful and frequent head
aches. All these things come from the
fact that the legs and the liver are not
exercised enough, that the various diges-
tive juices have not been absorbed by the
system. 1t has been demonstrated in the
case Of bile, which is absorbed with great
rapidity from the intestines and re-excret-
ed by the liver, that it does not pass into
the general circulation at all.
AS the liver gets its principal power
from the activity of the body, it will be
seen that the proper distribution of the
gastric juices and oils which aid digestion
is dependent more upon the steps one
takes and the manner in which they are
taken than upon the quality and quantity
Of the food consumed.-Exchange.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-30

Among the Malta "onesta" is the
great virtue. This virtue is said to be
possessed by those who never under
any circumstances help the authorities
by giving information, not even of
crimes of which they may be the vic
tins. To give information is to forfeit
all honor, to become "cascittuni." or
spy.
This feeling which underlies the Ma
fla, which Is not old. but was born In
Sicily at the. beginning of the nine
teenth century, is due to the Unborn
hatred which the Sicilian has for gov
eminent. Any interference Of the au-
thorities In his private affairs he re-
CARDS with jealousy and distrust. In
his sight man who calls on the au'
thorities for anything is vile. He be-
lieves in settling private differences
privately, either by fair fight or muir
der.
No matter what member of the
Malta may suffer, he will never inform.
If he RECEIVERS from an injury, be will
avenge himself If he can, and If he
cannot he blames no one and would
scorn to even take the authorities into
his confidence. A Eicilian proverh
runs. "If ! live, will kill you; If die,
forgive you.