davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02
DOCTORS FAILED TO CURE.
Five Bottles of Swamp Root Recommended by Friends, is
 Taken. Resul Complete Restora- ton to Health

was consulted and he treated me, for several weeks, for a disordered liver and kidneys. but failed to relieve me, though followed his directions carefully. All the while the pain grew more severe. and was at loss to know what to do. I had heard through my friends that Swamp-Roo was good for kidney and liver troubles, so determined to try 1t. Two bottles did me great deal of good, the third bottle continued my inn provement, and the fourth and4fifth bot ties made an entirely well man of me. feel that my future life Is due to Swamp Root: it certainly worked wonders for me, and I never lose an opportunity of singing It's praises wherever an occasion arises. You are at liberty to use these statements in any way you see fit, or re- fer any one to me, an, will gladly tell them of my past illness and my wonder ful restorations to health through the agency of Swamp Root.
 Yours respectfully.
 I'll. s. CRAWFORD. Montgomery. Ala. April 12, 1902"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

interesting article on the probable infiu- ence of the moon on volcanic activity Professor Hill says:
 If we should enter the field of specu- lation it would not be difficult to conceive that the moon may influence the periods of eruption in an intermittent volcano It is not disGordant with any of the great modern theories of vulcanism to believe that the moon attraction should infiu- ence the times of eruption The influence of the moons attraction upon the tides and the maximum tide produced at the times of perigee are generally accepted by scientific men, although disputed by some.
 Tt is a well-known fact that when the tide rises and falls on the seacoast many million tons of water are brought alter nately nearer and further from the land George Howard Darwin, in his admirable these displacements and made calcula- tions of the actual tilting of tho coast line by the rising tide. Since the force
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

Mfr. H. S. Crawford. who recently moved to Montgomery from Cincinnati, and who expects to make Montgomery his home tells an interesting story about his complete restoration to health, after weeks of suffering from kidney and blad- der trouble, from the use of Dr. Kilmer's famous remedy, Swamp Root. cure was effected in MT. Crawford's case by Swamp-Root. after eminent physicians in Cincinnati and Montgomery had made dismal failures in their efforts to relieve him. Naturally, he is an enthusiast on the subject of the great remedy, and ex- presses his endorsement of it in a most emphatic way.
 To a reporter of The Advertiser, Mir. Crawford said:
 Two years ago I began to experience slight pains in my back. At the time l thought nothing special was the matter, but imagined I had strained myself while at work. I paid no particular attention to the trouble for weeks, and, in conse- quence I grew alarmed. My physician
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

diately preceding the destruction of St. Pierre, there was a new moon. On May A, just followig the second great out break, there was a full moon. On Oct. 16, approximating the present outbreak, there was also a full moon. The relations of the phases of the moon at date of the other outbreaks are not at hand. No seri- ous student, however. would positively state that the phases of the moon were in any way connected with the volcanic dis turbances, although shortly after new and full moon high water is higher and To water lower.
 "On April 25. when the cloud of smoke first became conspicuously noticeable from Mont Pelee. the moon was in apo gee or at its greatest distance from the earth. The eruptions continued in in tensity as the moon approached the earth. the great catastrophe occurring on May 8, just six hours after the moon had reached perixee, or it's closest point to the earth. On June the moon was again in perigee, but the writer has not at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

rain and bullets, watching the battle. As soon as he observed the arrival of Butcher and the rout of the French.
 Rothschild set spurs to his horse and rode swiftly to Brussels. A carriage whirled him to Ostend and the %xt morning he was at the Belgian coast.
 The sea was so rough that he had to pay $500 to a boatman to carry him across the channel, and he landed at Dover in the evening. The next morning he was in London before the opening of the Stock Exchange. It was known that he had come direct from Wellington and must have the latest news. He had outstripped all the couriers and messengers of the nation. There was no telegraph then. In answer to the anxious inquiries for the news of Wellington Rothschild discreet ly said nothing of the battle of Water loo. Instead, he sighed. and told of Butchers previous defeat at Ligny, and said that as a result there could be little hope for Wellington. The gloomy report caused a panic on the exchange, and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

which produces the tides also warps the earths crust, 1t Is by no means impos- sible or improbable that. volcanic acuv.. ity which is attributed to changes of pressure on the earths crust may not be seriously affected by these forces.
 "The relation of the recent West Indian eruptions to the moon is of especial inter est because of certain remarkab ble coinci- dences which are at least worthy of ln- vestigation, and unfortunately, no accu- rate, systematic observations have been made upon the present eruption In the West Indies, and American scientlhc men and institutions financially able to conduct such observations seem singularly apa- thetic in making them. hand. there have been several coinci- dences between the phases of the moon and the West Indian volcanic eruptions which justify serious reflection. some or these coincidences are as follows:
 "On May '. 1902, the day of the out break in St Vincent and the one imme-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02


 That prince of good fellows. Louis F. Gelbke, City Salesman of the Montgom- cry Brewery. a man who counts his friends by the hundreds, and who every body knows to be jolly all round good soul, has been a sufferer from kidney and bladder trouble, together with se- were pains in his back, but with thanks to the wonderful curative properties of Swamp-Root, he is today a well and hap py man. Mir Gebke's experience Is quite interesting, but is best told in his own words. Here is what he said to a re- porter of The Advertiser: Something like two years ago l had a very severe case of kidney and bladder trouble, to- gether with a very weak, lame back. The pain in the small of my back was so in- tense that I could not endure the pain of standing in one position many minutes at a time, and worse of all was com pelled to pass water frequently during the day and night I felt certain that my condition was critical-that I was on the verge of an attack of acute rheuma-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

which my physician told me was due Co
 a disordered kidney and generally rum down system. He prescribed for me and
 closely followed his trea tment for some
 weeks but got no relief: on the contrary, my condition seemed to grow worse. IL
 happened in the drug store of E. G. Fow-t Ter one night. and in conversation with ore of the clerks, told him of my condi- ton. He said that he knew of other peo- pie similarly affected, who had been en- tirely cured by Swamp Root. I had seen the medicine advertised, and the clarks endorsement of 1t persuaded me to give 1t a trial. The fact that I am today per fectly well and sound. tells the story of what Swamp Root did for me. It affords me a great deal of pleasure to tell you that the rheumatism and pains in my back are entirely gone. I now weigh 1S0 pounds and feel better and look better than ever did I wish I could give Swamp-Root a stronger endorsement, for I believe 1t is the greatest medicine on earth for rhe umatism and kidney troubles. and it's praise cannot be spoken too highly. A. J. BREEN.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

when the market had reached the bottom Nathan Rothschild bought everything that he could find money for-all being done quietly through his brokers. Then came the news of the battle of Waterloo, Eng lands victory, the final defeat of Napo- leon Securities of all kinds went up with rush, and Nathan Rothschild, being well stocked at small cost, made great profits about $60O0, 600. He was one of the five sons of the original Mayer Auselm Roths- child, who began his career in a little money-loaning shop in Frankfort. Ger many, and founded .he richest family iI the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

hand the data to say whether or not any serious erUptions occurred at this time
 Neither nave I any data concerning moon was gain in perigee. and, if 1 re- member correctly. on Aug. 30 there was another great eruption in both Marti- nique and St Vincent. resulting in the former island"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

treatment and diagnosis of my case va ried, but l got no relief. My attention was attracted to an advertisement in The Advertiser of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root which contained a picture of a man with his hand on his side, bending over in agony with pains in his back. I read the advertisement carefully. and the symp- toms of his case were almost identical with those in mine. I lost no time In go- ing to the nearest drug store and buying a bottle of Swamp-ROot, which l took strictly in accordance with the printed directions. At the end of a week I suf- fered less than for weeks previously, and two weeks constant use of Swamp Root found me greatly improved. l continued to take Swamp Root until six bottles had been consumed. and felt as strong and as free from pain as did when young man. Bey ond all question my condition was serious when I began taking the great bladder and kidney medicine, and my complete restoration to health con- vinced me that it will do all and more than is claimed for 1t.
 Yours truly,
 "W. w A. SMITH. Montgomery, Ala, April 14 1902
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

tism and came to the conclusion that would not live much longer unless some thlng heroic was done to check the dis ease Doctors diagnosed my case and convinced me that my weak condition was due to kidney and bladder trouble. which would bring on chronic rheuma- tism All the while the lameness in my back increased rapidly. and had other symptoms which indicated early prostra- tion Swamp-Root was recommen ended to me by my friend, MT. J. H. Button of Montgomery, who had been cured of kid- ney and bladder trouble by 1t, so I be- gan its use. By the time I had taken one bottle the pain in my back and all rheumatic sign disappeared. The second and third bottle cleared up my liver. kid neys and bladder and the frequent de- sire to pass water ceased. I continued to take swamp Root, using only five bottles in all This was more than two years ago and I have had no return Of my former trouble since" Very truly,
 LOUIS F. GELBKE.
 Montgomery. Ala, April 1S. 1902.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02
Have Convincing Interviews With Prominent garding Wonderful Cures by Swamp-Root.

 @ to . is of s
 
  m r.
  and many of he h  mes ar N r.. every
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02
How Rothschilds Profted by Water
 loo.

Leslie's Weekly.
 There Is probably no more picturesque and unique bit of fnanciering in history than that by which Nathan Rothschild made S6,0O0,O0O as result of the battle of Waterloo The story Is told by Henry Clews in his book, Twenty eight Years in Wall Street." Rothschlld had followed Wellington during his campaign against Napoleon, and at Waterloo the man Of money sat like a soldier in shower Of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

p a in rare when nynM " wean out of dry d how quickly you
 
 hS ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02
volcanoes and the Moon.

S.Itso SsaSassor Robert T. Hill. one of the heTs nf Washington's colony of sci ssts, who made an investigation in the
 .S oS Martinique soon after the first 'ntion of Mont Pelee, has prepared an
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

Mrs. Grant. widow of the general, has returned to Washington for the Winter Her friends regret to learn that her health Is not as good as itNwas when she went to her cottage in Cobourg. Ont, last Spring It Is not likely that she will be able to indulge in many soosai pleasures tho coming season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02
HOW Io FIND ouI IF YoU NEEp sWANP. .R0pT.

 ra flakes bh t t tn makes ye n oshyouhad hear u ns ha m strength @
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02
,r YOU, a Sample Bottle Will Be Sent Free by Mail.
To Prove What SWamp-Root Will Do For YOU

o PrW
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-11
The hand that rocks the cradle is the
hand that rules the roost.
His Unfuci5Y Day,

Even the least superstitious are often
truck by the mlsfortunes which at
END some persons IN certain dates. A
.arge firm in London has in its employ
living instance of the fact. On June
Il an employee lost his arm by coming
in contact with machinery. Tho acct
len. disabled him for his then employ
neht, and he was given that Of a mes
1nger. On. another June IL he was
Fan over in the Strand while on an
result, a broken leg. The next
accident was a fall on the stairs in the
irm's buildings, June IL, the right arm
broken that time The fourth mishap
} n another Anniversary broke three
lbs. The firm took the case into con-
liberation and issued an order that In
:uture the employe vas to take a holt
lay on that date. an order with which
le has now complied for several years.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-11
Money Made in Garbage.

A problem that has engaged the at
tention of the legislative bodies OF
most American cities is what to dc
with the garbage-how to get rid OF
1t at the least expense to the public.
The city of Washington so disposes
OF Its garbage that a profit Is got out
of 1t, while most other American cit
ies-being less carefully governed
have to pay largely for its removal.
There is a contract with a company
which collects the garbage and dis
poses Of it. The garbage is kept sep
arate from ashes and other refuse. In
iron tanks it is taken by rail thirty
miles down the Potomac to the reduc-
ton works. Here it is sorted. Tin
cans, bottles, ETC., are removed. The
rest Is placed in a close iron vessel
and subjected to steam pressure, after
which it Is pumped into tanks and al
lowed to settle. Oils and fats rise to
the surface and, being skinned of,
are sold to soapmakers. Under pres
sure more oil Is obtained, to go the
same way. The caked garbage, after
pressure, is pulverized and sold for
fertilizer. Incidental profits arise
from the sale of hides of horses and
other animals and the manipulation of
~carcasses along with the gar
bage. The horse hides make good rus
set leather. A good monthly profit is
said to be realized.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-11
USEFUL A GOWNS.

Black is now so universally worn tina
it is possible to be well dressed will
only two Or three gowns. A black bolere
and skirt for morning and general veal
are most useful, andsthey need not De
en- suite, although this is preferable
The tucked silk coats are smart with
fancy collars and are wearable with col
ored skirts and are certainly smarter
than cloth. A loose muslin front and
a duck or linen skirt look quite nice with
a silk coat for country or seaside wear,
but want a black hat, white parasol an !,
gloves and the inevitable bouquet de
corsage.
A second black gown of some thin,
creepy material on glace silk or made to
wear over a distinct foundation is useful
with blouses in black and white. with
black or transparent muslin or lace. An
other black gown of crepe de chine or
other thin, silky. texture is for smart
functions and evening wear, and this is
admirable with plenty Of creamy guiprre,
which should be handsome, and can be
further relieved by jet. The unlined
%biouses, or slips, as they are usually
termed. are invaluable in black and must
transparent insertions or yokes. and
it is advisable to have one tight under
of white or ivory glace or satin
and another OF plain black silk.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-11
is taken very seriously. and ON the girr.

is taken very seriously, and on the girl.
side, at least, is INDUCED in with mar
rage as the end in. view. Flirting for
the sake of amusement, simply to while
away the long summer days or as a mild
stimulant at balls and parties, with no
idea of matrimony in the background,
is a kind of sport which has not yet
reached us from beyond the Alps. We
are so far behind the times that to grant
the slightest privilege to a man who has
not avowedly shown that he means mar
riage would be considered downright
dishonest by a respectable Italian girl.
A girl who is not married at thirty will
emain in the same dependent state as
at seventeen. She would no more think
of walking the streets alone, paying a
visit or travelling from the city to the
country without a companion or a chap
eron than she would think of choosing
her own clothes and dressing as she
liked best. Not even at that mature age
would she choose a husband for herself
without the approval of her family.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-11
The River Ore.

Few rivers in England have so many
names, or such strange adventures, as
the Suffolk Ore, which, after flowing
for sixteen miles imprisoned by the peb,
BILE bank of Oxford Beach, joins the sea
at last in Hollesley Bay. 1t begins life
somewhere in Mid-Suffolk as the Ore
Above Aldeburgh it widens into broad
lakes bounded by hills, and is called on
the maps the River Aide" but by those
who live on it or by it the "Iken River"
At Aldeburgh it ought, by all the rules
of river behavior, to fall into the sea
but the broad and swelling flood turns
at right angles to it's course, and flows
south and still south, refusing the sea
inclosing a vast area of level and fertile
marshes, and barred from uniting with
the waves by the ever-growing shingle
bank which the tides have built up cen
fury after century between it and the
main ocean. From the lofty summit OF
Oxford Keep, which Bartholomew dc
Granville held for Henry II to guarG
this side entrance to his kingdom, the
visitor may see to-day, as the Norman
soldier did when he watched the Flemish
army sail UP the stream to attack the I'M
pregnable walls eight centuries ago, the
whole plan of this long-drawn labyrinth
of river, marsh and sea. No one who
has climbed to the fortress-top and
looked over the land it guarded will de-
scend without an increased respect fol
the stern and practical soldiers who built
the tower, and a desire to sail the broad
waters which glitter beneath its walls
London Spectator.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-11
Magnetism of the Earth,

It is we'll known that clay baked in a
brick furnace is magnetized along ain
axis which corresponds to the axis of
the terrestrial magnetic field at the mo-
ment of baking, and it is noteworthy that
The magnetization is very permanent. On
these facts M. Folghereiter has founded
a method of studying the inclination of
the magnetic needle in antiquity. He
determines the direction of the mag
nctic axis of pottery of Etruscan and
Roman times. The d~eclination of the
needle cannot be determined in this wav
on account oflthe impossibility of know
ing exactly how the vases stood in the
baking ovens; we know that they stood
vertically, but no one can say which side
was to the front. It is quite possible
that this method may be extended to
determinations referring to geologic ep-
ochs by observing the direction of mag
netization of clay strata that have been
transformed into brick by flows of hot
lava. The latter question is now being
studied in the volcanic region of the
Puv-de-Dome in France.-Nev York
Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-11
1
6AA&d& XH
%prhe IadleSE
DAINTY CHEMISTS

Inc chemise, worn above the corset, is
olten used as a substitute for the corset
cover. These are made without fitness
and with much handYork of lace, whip
pea together, Or hand embroidery about
>ne upper part, and as a rule have the
Lrawers and skirts in sets to match.
hey are tucked entirely across the top
more than the depth of a yoke, the skirt
part being in one piece with the tucking.
AT regular intervals lace insertion is
dashed in between the tucking. The
neck, which is cut Out in a small square
at the front and back, and the armhole
are finished with a narrow lace edging.
Chicago Record-HeyaId.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-11
FOR THE H Girl.

How broad and strong are the SEN
siole shoes now worn by school girls.
No wise mother will attempt to COM
press either the waist line or the foot
OF her little daughter. Little girls should
be "expansionists' and have full chance
t acquire the capital of health and
strength, upon which they must draw
in adult life. A Skin tight" dress is a
mistake, even if the little maid has a
thick waist. 1t is a shame to put stays
or tight underclothing on a little girl
before she is fourteen years old. She is
really a child, and should enjoy a child's
privilege of wearing loose, warm, light
clothing which does not interfere with
her movements.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-11
The Dietetio and Hygienio Gazette

says: walter Baker & Co., Of Dor.
chester, Mass, U. s. A, have given
years of study to the skilful prepare
ton Of cocoa and chocolate, and have
devised machinery and systems pecu-
liar to their methods Of treatment.
whereby the purity. palatability, and
highest nutrient characteristics are re-
tanned. Their preparations are known
the world over and lave received the
highest Endorsements from the medical
practitioner, the nurse, and the intel
ligent housekeeper and caterer"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-11

Il appears from the geographic,
surveys accepted as a basis of the re-
cent federal census that Texas is The
largest state in the country. In the
New England group the largest Of the
states is Maine; with nearly 80. 900
square miles Of land surface; none q.
the other New England states has &c
much as 10000. Two states which are
most nearly alike In area are New
York and North Carolina. Two Others
which correspond very nearly are
Iowa and Illinois. Arkansas and Ala-
bama are of almost the same size and
Ohio and Virginia differ by only a few
square miles. The land area OF each
Is about 10000 square miles,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-11
Cures Rheumatism or Cntarrb-Rsu..,
Sent Free.

Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b. kills or de-
stroys the poison in the blood which eause.
tho swfql aches Bone Pains. swollen mus.
oles and joints OF Rheumatism, or the fop]
S5sa ! B Hay Has;, spittlns D%ssoPpings in the
eyes, ell played out feeling of Catsrrb. B eas
anic Blood Balm has cured hundreds NJ cssas
Of 30 TO 40 years' standing after doctors h.
springs and patent medicines had all failed
II is especially advised for chronic, deem.
seated GASES. Relief is felt from the first few
doses. Impossible for any. OF to suffer the
tarrh while taking Botanic Blood Balm,
Il makes the blood pure and rich fhs-.h~
giving q healthy blood supply. Cures er.
permanent and not a patching up. Dr,s
stores, 81 per large bottle. Sample of med},
cine sent free and prepaid, also special ned
lcal aav p,e 6y describing your trouble and
Atlanta. Ga, 1%o0',
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-11
sohooIs In Porto Ricn-

b expense OF maintaining schools in Porto
Rico is very high if we consider the amount
spent for the small number ofpupils enrolled.
Education, however, is always essential to
success. In our country the people are being
educated to the fact that there Is q sure cure
for indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation, ne.-
vousaess and malaria, fever and ague, and
that medicine is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Try 1t. Our private Die Stamp is over the
neck Of the bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-11
The Cook,s Warnlnn-

Wife-"Well, John, I'll have to do
the cooking now. The cook left with
out warning this afternoon"
Husband - Not exactly without
warning. She told me this morning
l had better bring home some dyspep.
STA tablets tonight, but l didn't quite
catch on to what she meant."-Judge.