davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-02-14
ONALENTINE'S DAY came on Fri

ONALENTINE'S DAY came on Fri
w lay, and Miss Gray. the teacher of
IS room No. 3, had consented to allow
the scholars to celebrate. For a week
there had been much suppressed excite
ment, and the improvised postotfice in
the room was fast filling with envelopes.
A nice program had been prepared, and
the mothers of the girls and boys were
invited to attend. Homer was not
very large village, and so the interest
in the school entertainment was wide
spread, and quite a number of guests
were present.
Rastus Brown was the only colored boy
in Homer, and everyone liked him be-
cause of his CHEEKY face and his willing
ness to help anyone at any time. He
lived with his grandmother, and she did
the most she could for him and managed
to keep him in school He was greatly
interested in the coming entertainment
and had committed a poem to memory,
hoping he would be asked to take part.
Nanny had promised to go to the school
that afternoon, and she, too, wished her
little grandson would be invited to speak,
but nothing was said about it. Rastus
suggested that perhaps someone might
forget his piece, and then he would be
ready to fill in the empty place. so Nam
my put on her black merino dress and
her old straw bonnet and went along
Rastus was very proud of his grandmoth-
er, and his little black face was full of
joy when he led her to Miss Gray and
said earnestly: "Mammy's come, too"
Miss Gray welcomed the old lady
warmly, but she felt sorry she had come
as she remembered that Rastus had not
been invited to take part in the enter
tanment; she had entirely forgotten him
and she knew how sensitive he was, be
ing the only colored boy in the school
but she thought of the valentines and tina
Rastus would be happy when his nam,
was called to receive one, and she dis
missed it from her mind.
The program went off nicely and NJ
one forgot his part, as Rastus haC
thought possible; but as the large boz
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-02-14

of valentines was placed on Miss Gray's
desk and she began TO read off the names.
he forgot his disappointment and watched
each valentine eagerly, thinking the next
one would be FOR him. He had spent the
dime that Nanny gave him Christmas
for a valentine for Miss Gray, and he
saw her look at it earnestly and then
look his way and smile, and he knew that
she was pleased. Nanny, too, was
watching and listening for Rastus' name.
and twice she whispered, Your name
will come next honey" but it never
came, and before they were missed, Mann
my and Rastus slipped quietly away and
out into the storm, where Caesar, the
faithful old donkey, was waiting to carry
them home. The snow was coming down
very rapidly, but Caesar trotted along at
his best pace, wondering what had hap
pened to make his master so quiet. Nam
my sighed once or twice and Rastus
blinked real hard, but neither said a
word until they reached the little house
on the hill.
Rastus opened the door for her to go in
and then led Caesar to the shed, which
served as a barn; the cracks were stuffed
with straw and the roof was covered
with branches from the trees, and the
donkey found it comfortable home.
Slowly Rastus took the harness off, and
then he looked the old donkey in the face
and put his arms around its neck and
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-02-14
THE VALENTINE MAN.

The man who makes the valentines-the
comic ones | mean
Who hits us off in reason and in rhyme;
Must be very, very merry In the month Of
February,
For he's laughing at the whole world all
the time!
Perhaps he's in a building half hundred
stories high.
Where steeple-bells monotonously chime;
And he looks down on MS mortals as we
crawl beneath the sky.
And he's laughing-la at us all the
time,
He has left the world forever, with its
wheat and with its chaff;
And in coors-for penny. or a dime
He roasts it's fads and folies till he holds
his sides to laugh
In fact, he's laughing at us all the time!
Perhaps he was toiler in the musty, dusty
ways
Where povertys accounted as crime,
And couldn't pay the ent'up on the bill
collecting days,
And the world was laughing at him all the
time!
Perhaps he loved-was sighted by jeweled
maiden fair
Who needed not his passion all sublime,
And tossed her curls and told him that she
really didn't care,
And laughed him from her presence all
the time.
And so, in desperation he departed from
the SCENE
To mock the world in reason and in
rhyme;
And he's very mad and merry in the month
of February,
And he's laughing at the whole world all
the timel
Atlanta Constitution.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-02-14
TRADE REPORT.

New York.-Bradstreet's report on
trade for last week is as follows:
Trade developments last week were
largely favorable. All the channels of
legitimate trade point to January
eQualing in most respects and exceed
ing in many the records of year ago.
Failures, it is true, were large in num-
Der, but the increase is about all in the
south, from which trade reports have
been poor, but show a slightly more
hopeful trend since cotton has taken
its move upward. The general level Of
prices moved slightly downward dur
ing January, owing to lower prices of
speculatively dealt-in cereals and hog
products. in a heavy decrease in crude
rubber and some chemicals. Most or
the decline in food products has been
recovered since February 1. The close
of the week finds a confident feeling
prevailing in nearly all lines of dis
tributive trade.
There is a virtual famine alike OF
crude pig iron and finished products OF
steel. Premiums of so cents per ton on
/
southern railway has gone abroad fol
its steel rails. Canadian steel bills
are reaching Pittsburg, and a brick i'm
porting movement is looked for. Crude
rubber, after its excited fall and ne
less exciting rise, has steadied a
slght advances on last week. Tin an'
/ lead are also higher
The worlds statistics of wheat move
ment have been on the whole rattle
bullish this week, and coupled Will
cold weather caused some strengthen
ing. The volume of business has beer
of a scalping character Toward tn
close of the week some export inquir.
developed in wheat The margin II
favor of the cash article mas widene'
during the past six weeks and tn
actual stuff is really higher than
month ago.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-02-14

Il think 1t would be nice to surprise
him tomorrow evening and take him
a new set of books. | know his slate is
cracked and his geography is all to pieces;
it is one l found in the cupboard and
gave to him. His reader has no cover
at all, and he has no spelling book"
The next evening they were all gather
ed at Miss Gray's ready to start for the
little house on the hill. The snow had
piled high in drifts and everything seem
&c fairly buried from sight.
Rastus had worked hard to shovel a
path from the house to the road. saying:
1T dom seem SO lonesomelike when der's
path ont to dc road" He sat by the
fire that evening reciting his geography
lesson to Nanny. as she darned his nit
tens. There was loud rap on the door
and they were startled. for it was seldom
anyone came to see them at night. When
the boy cautiously opened the door he
was met with loud "Hurrah for RastuS
Johnson and the boys and girls poured
into the little kitchen and deposited their
bags Of nuts, candy and popcorn on the
table, and the box containing the valen-
| tine was left in the shadow behind the
door. Rastus hurriedly built a fire in
the front room and they were soon all
having a merry time. while Miss Gray
helped Nanny prepare some nice hot
coffee to serve with the rolls she had
brought.
At II O'Clock the young folks all went
home, leaving a very happy boy and q
mysterious box behind them. When Ras
tus opened it he saw written on a beau
tiful new slate, "A Valentine" and al
he unpacked the books and everything ,
boy could use in school, he said softly t.
Nanny: Il guess Saint Valentine touch
ed der hearts, and dey hab touched
mine"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-02-14
IN 4 weak SPOT
THE STORY OF AN ATTACK AND
ITS REPULSE.
A Thrilling Account as Told by Vet
eran OF the one Hundred and Fifty
fourth Indiana Volunteers.

fourth Indiana Volunteers.
Jacob T. Keller, of Girard, Kans., is
a veteran who saw long and hard serv-
ice in the Civil war with the One Hun
dred and Fifty-fourth Indiana Volun-
teers and he tells many a story of biv-
ouac and battle He was recounting
some of his adventures to a reporter the
other day.
"Of all my experiences in the war
and out OF it, he said, cone is most
often uppermost in my thoughts. l
had strained my hip in some manner
but l thought | had got over it all
right. About two years after that,
however, when l was blowing for wheat
gave out again in that spot. Rheuma-
tism set in and had to quit work.
tried one thing after the other to get
some relief from the pain but nothing
thai | took helped me at all and l be-
came discouraged.
The cords of my left leg were drawn
so badly that | could not straighten it
out at all, nor could sit down. My
hip and knee panied me and l suffered
horribly. AT times also l had nervous
headache After trying a number of
things, my daughter, Mrs. Fry, who
had been cured of rheumatism by DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
induced me to try that remedy My
case was a very stubborn one and l took
five boxes of the pills before l could see
much change but l kept on and they
certainly did wonders for me. The
! J.. IN, 1,t h,tr,,, f, clanlya, nd
before long it limbered so that | could
use it again and be able to sit down.
My kidneys had been bad and the pills
soon made them better, too. DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills for Pale People are a
grand, good medicine and l recon-
mend them to all who suffer as l did"
The real cause of rheumatism is the
presence of acid in the blood, which ir-
ritates the sensitive tissues that unite
the joints and cover the muscles, thus
causing those indescribabe tOrtures
which rheumatic sufferers endure.
Years ago those afflicted were bled as
if taking away some of the impure
blood could remedy the balance. This
folly has been abandoned and today
physicians prescribe and druggists rec
ommend the use of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, as these marvel
GUS vegetable pills go directly to the
seat of the trouble, exerting a powerful
influence in purifying and enriching the
{ blood by eliminating poisonous ele-
ments and renewing health-giving force
, thus making potent remedy for cur
2 ing this disease.
r DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
} People are an unfailing specific for all
diseases arising from impoverished
blood or shattered nerves. They cure
not only rheumatism but locomOtoi
r ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Vitus
e dance, sciatica, neuralgia, nervous head
4 ache, after-effects of grip, of fevers anC
r of other acute diseases, palpitation o.
n the heart, anaemia, pale and sallov
l. complexions, and all forms of weakness
Y At all druggists, or direct from DR.
. Williams Medicine Company. Schenec
k tady, n. Y, fifty cents per box; si1
n boxes for two dollars and half.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-02-14

London, Feb. l0.-lhe apparent incom-
petence and, it is claimed, possible dis
honesty which permeates the purchasing
departments of the British army, as re-
ported last week in parliament, have
caused public agitation that augurs bad
ly for the war Office.
Judging from recent disclosures, scarcely
any OF the supplies for the army in South
Africa were secured on business principles.
Specializing contractors are now known to
have made hundreds of thousands of
pounds by reselling contracts. The OPP
position vainly endeavOred TO get details
regarding the new contract for the new
supply Of meat announced by the govern
ment in the house of commons.
The government successfully avoided
answering, but the Associated Press UNI
derstands that the contract in question
was first resold at 10000 pounds sterling
premium and then at 10000 pounds ster
ling, while Cecil Rhodes and the DE Beers
group handed over 100000 pounds ster-
ling, and thus finally secured the privilege
of supplying the troops in South Africa
with fresh meat. These figures are ex-
pected to be published here soon, and
when known will doubtless add fuel to the
fire of public Indignation, which threatens
to center around the secretary of war, Mr..
Broderick, as vigorously as it did around
Lord Lansdowne when the latter was
sponsor for the early blunders of the war.
A dozen or more committees of investi-
cation are now sitting or are in progress
OF formation, but, as the Saturday Re
view says, "these are only too often syn
onyms of oblivion"
"The fact remains" adds the Saturday
Review, that we have been swindled on
very large scale"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-02-14
Attractions mt the Spokane.

February 10 and 2O-Modjeska and
James.
February "a and 25-"Princess
Chic"
February 22-Madame Nordica.
February q and 2S-Daniel Sully.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-02-14

" Ten years ago I
had q sore on my left
temple, which Va
doctors pronounced
a cancorous ulcer /;
it would itch, burn
and bleed, then scaO
over, but would
never heal. After
taking s. 6. s. aw lille
tho sore began to
discharge, and when
ell the poisonous
matter had passed
out it got well. I
took in ell about
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-16

already conferred upon the world ;
benefit that cannot be measured b,
money. Their valor has brought
greater security to all the rcpubl,cs OF
the earth; the bodies of their dead have
built n bulwark behind which the
friends of liberty will fight for cen
turles. The fact that England ha~
been compelled to employ more than
100000 soldiers to sub ugate less than
10000 men in arms-thc fact that
England has expended more than
Sl 900 per Bocr--thc per capita wealth
OF The United Statcs-and has neither
been able to purchase them nor xiii
them-thcse facts arc immrasurably
valuable to people everywhere whr
want Tree government for themselves
and.,arc c"ntcnt that others should cu-
joy it also.
$50 the Democratic party, wht thcr
IN power or ont of power, is serving
mankind when it stands stcadfastk
for constitutional government and in
'ls:s that that government shall be adj
nlnistcred according to Tie =, f'rrsrnan
maxim, equal rights TO all and Spccim
privileges to nonc.'"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-16

!, factory shirting hid out in the countr
for two years, and as soon as we dare;
= it was brought home and my wifi,
= could exchange few yards at time
Tor potatoes and chickens; and how
about these times the Confederate de.
= tcctivcs arrested quartermastcr in
selma for big stealing and put him in
Jail, and he was desperately scared and
wanted to get out and run away, and
there wasn't Il lawyer in Selma, for
General Morgan and General pettus
and Dawson and all the rest were in
the army, and II friend of nine advised
him TO send for me, and he did, and
went down there in All old buggy, for
there was no railroad running then
and l interviewed him in ial and
agreed to get him out for $ II 0 900, and 1t
was deposited with my friend and [
did get him out on habcas corpus and
q straw bond, and he IAN away and is
running yet, reckon, and how little
steam boat came up from Mobile with
some blockade goods and bought two
pounds Of OPIUM for IS 900 and fifty
pair Of cotton cards on the leaf with
out backs or handles for 500 a pair,
ollu GllttI IOOk lilC ICol VI lIlC hlOHCY,
and the captain gave me two pounds
of coffee and as much sugar, and put
the opium in one side Of little old
rusty valisc and the cards in the other
side and returned home and formed il
partnership with Bob Hargrovc, who
had half box Of cheap tobacco, and
we opened q store and tuok in a third
partner, which was my wife, who sent
down two bolts Of the shirliny, and we
went to trading for something to live
on.
We assessed the cards at 5000 n pair
and the opium at $40 in gold for an
ounce and the shirtiny at ~ a yard. 1t !
was kind of department store. b ID
clcrkcd on one side and on the other.
We didn't take Confederate mOne~ for |!
for it got worse every day, F!
but we exchanged things we sold |
the opium 10 the f,w who needed it |
for gold they had hid away. Our store |
was Il sensation, tor it was the only |
one in town that had stock Of goods.
All the others we're empty. In April, |
1865, a company of blue coats came |
down in the night and the next morn
ing we were all surprised to see them.
fore. SO it was rumorcd, but we didn't |
believe it. Dr. King vas IL great big |
man and said wkat he
pleased, SO he rode up to the company
and said: "Cappcn, is there any truth
in the report that ole Abe lincoln is
dead?" The captain replied gruily: /
&C Yes, sir, he's dead and buried
6 Wen, | thought if he was dead it
was likely that they would bury him."
said King, and he put spurs to his
horse and galopcd down the street to
tell us the news. The captain said
he came very nearing ORDER
ing the mcn to shoot him.
And so we talked over the old war
times and the goo,l lady and cur other
guests listened and laughed and won-
dcred until bed time.
BILL. ARP.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-16
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
couragcs and lessons ambition: beauty vtoor
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-16

SCIILEY PROMISED A HEARING
Admiral Scblcy visited the Wait,
House Il few days ago, and made ;
request Of President Roosevelt to en-
tertan and consider an appeal for /;
reversal of the action OF Sec, ctar,
Long and a disapproval of the ma iorlt,
Judgment Of the court of inquiry. The
interview was satisfactory, the prcsi.
dent granting the Admiral's request.
Mcssrs. Rayno" and league, connect
for Schlcy, will assist Admiral Schlcy
in preparation of the appeal
The interview with The President
was arranged in advance and Admiral
Scbley left the White House in \ sat
lsIicd state of mind. He has been
given full opportunity 10 present the
case from his standpoint and TO ac-
quaint the President with many de-
tails OF which the litter could not
have any knowledge.
While Schlcy would no, make any
statement regarding the mater dis
cusscd, it is understood that he
brought to the Presidents attention
many alleged injust;ces and dIscrcp
ancics Of the majority report OF the
court of inquiry.
Schlcy's interview with the prcsi.
dent was the result of his dctcrmina.
ton to cXhau:t every means in his
power to ovcrturn The judgment which
has been rendered against him. His
new appeal will bring out some new
facts which have an impoi tant bear
ing uDOn the controversy.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-16
AN lLNIELENI OLE Il

AN EMBLEM OF LIHrHTN.-Thc
famous Liberty bell, under The escort
Of Mayor Ashbridyc and delegate ION
from the Philadelphia city council,
arrived in Charleston on Thursday
morning from Savannah, Ga. 1t was
met at the station by the mayor and
board Of aldermen Of Charleston, and
president and directors Of the EXposl-
tlOn company and Il detachment of re-
gulars flom the artillery post, and
companies Of marines from the camp
at the Exposition, with Il regiment of
militia drawn up at the station when
| the tram bearing the bell rolled in.
AS the bell was lifted from the Hat
car, a salute Of thirteen guns vas fired.
The bell was placed on decorated
truck which had been prepared to con-
vcy it to the Exposition, but after
placing, it was found that the truck
woald not bear the weight and the
bell had 10 hc replaced on the car and
taken to the Exposition ground by rail
IN the auditorium at the ground;
Mayor Smythc extended a formal wei
come to the bell and its escort an,
Mayor Ashbridgc responded. Scvcra
brief addresses were made and patriotic
airs were sung by 1000 school chill
drcn. The bell was pl iced in the Phil
adclphia building at the conclusion o
The exercises IN the auditorium aud th'
building was formally conii'lcd to th'
custody Of the Exposition company.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-16
MONEY TO LOAN

On farm lands. Eaey paymcnte Nor'.n'.
missions charged. Borrower ?aya actual
cost of perfecting loan. For inf rmation
write
JNO. B. AIM ER & sos,
Columbia S E.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-16
n COOP STORY on Gov. NORTuEN,

n COOP STORY ON GOV. NOHTI1EN
r,~ie'plc in Tampa, Fla, tell Il story at
'nc expense OF cN-Govcrnor Northcu
OF Georgia. The genial Georgian has
Il hoauli'ul home at Clearwater, on Tho
thc pay, where he enjoys freedom from
lhc polIucal strife of his own State.
nc EoNeInpr's place fronts on the
bay, where there is Il considerable ,isc
and tall of the tide. AS The house wos
ready furnished, The hrst thing thr
Governor dld ,hiS year when nc came
u"wiI was to "rcn the building and air
II an! ITS contents thoroughly. The
hrdilu@ c.mc in icr special nit ,ntion.
and 1t struck him that The smooth
white: sandy beach III front of the
house was just the place on which to
spread the mattresses for a sun bath
lie came from il region where the vaua-
rlcS OF old ocean arc not known. and
The question Of tides was something new
t" HIM. Acting up N his thought Of a
sun bath for the brdding, the Cover
nor gathered up seven or eight bic
mattresses and spread them out on The
sand tor Il nee sun bath. Going back
again into the house and pursuing his
labors, he foryt all about the mat
trrssrs. when he camc out several
h urs later he was parallz,d to find
that the Incoming tide had noatcd Off
his fine bedding. Reports from Clear
water a" not state wha. the G ,vcrnor
said, but possibly his thoughts were
TOO vivid fer words. He always turns
hc >Hhjrrt now when Il friend asks
hun about "'Slln baths for household
rNudSH
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-16

y lump of tall"w dipped in sulphur
and rubbed nu the bodies OF trees is
recommended by MIR. Nj. w. Hubbard, :,
u Missouri OrchardiSt of note, as a
cheap aud safe preventive of barking
the trees hy rabbits ami their pert ora
ton hy h"r2rs. He takes Il lump of
| iHltow III one hand and small box Of
| the sulphur ami ruhS The trees from
the Gr"und as high as hr'rr rabbit can
! reach.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-16
IDLE MONEY.

We can use IL for cotton. viii sell Z.
limited number Of our per cent ccrtif
Gates. lnterest payable Janu ,ry and July.
The best cotton mill investment offered.
Amoune to suit No dcpr ,cali,n. Re.
deemable oi short notice. Guaranteed
on $5O,OOOOO 1,afd In caDitUi lie
nit direct and on receipt Of money we will
m,il certificates same day.
FXNGERTILLE MEG CO.,
j. Is. IILEs, Pres and Treas.
L Fingcryille. 8. G.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-16
BILL. ARP.

DO you have feeling of undue fullness
III the stomach, belchings, or sour or
bitter risngs? These are but few OF
the symptoms of the diseased stomach.
The worst thing which can be done
for the stomach In such case is to take
some tablet or powder WHICH merely
gives temporary relief from discomfort.
The best thing to do is to begin the cure
of the disease by beginning the use OF
DIR. Pierccs Golden Medical Discovery:
It cures diseases Of the stomach and
other organs of digestion and nutrition.
1t makes the "weak" stomach strong,
and puts the body i'll condition of
vigorous health.
"I was troubled long time with dyspepsia,
torpid liver and constipation" writes Mrs. julia
| T. Deal, OF Ostwalt, Iredcll Co., \. c. "Could
scarcely cat anything at all would have n,tncks
Of paiH something iikc collie, and sometimes ii
| sceiued rs though could not live. wrote to
| Dr. Il. V, Pierce stating my condition. and II a
| few dnys received kind letter Of advice telling
| me to use Dr. rierce's Golden Medical Discov-
| cry I took four bottles. and one vial OF Or:
| Picrcc's Pellets. and now can cat any!hinR, !
| want and II don't hurt me. I have not been III
| bed n day since took your Golden Mcdichl
| Iiscovcry' and have not since felt any Symp'
| toms OF disease have not taken any mealcihe
| I'm twelve months"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con,
stipation.