davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-12-11
surgeon Geuera,,s raitbfu,n.s..


SurgeOn-General Sternberg had pc
culiar experience at the battle of Bull
Run. Just before going in lie was
approached by an Irish sergeant ma
jor Of his regiment. who handed him a
bag of gold weighing three pounds.
doctor" said the Irishman, Il know
I'm to be kilt entirely, an want you
to take care of this money an see that
IL gets to the Ould folks at home In
Ould Ireland" The doctor had no time
to demonstrate or make any other ar
rangement. for the Irishman dropped
the bag into the surgeons lap and
hurried away to his place at the head
of the column. All through two bloody
days DIR. Sternberg carried that bag
Of gold with his surgical Instruments,
and it was a burden and an embar-
rassment to him. He tried TO get rid
of II, but couldn't find any one willing
to accept or even to share the respon-
sibility, and he couldn' throw it away.
for the sake Of the '.ould folks ut
home"
Toward the close of the second day
the surgeon was taken prisoner He
lost his surgical instruments and his
medicine chest case, but clung to the
gold. and, making belt of his necktie
and handkerchief. tied it around his
waist next TO his skin TO prevent its
confiscation by his captors. During
the long. hot and weary march that
followed the gold pieces chafed his
flesh. and his waist became so sore and
blistered as 10 cause him intense suf-
fering. but he was bound that the
''ould folks at home" should have the
benefit of that money. and by the ex-
ercise of great caution and patience
managed to keep it until he was ex-
changed with the other prisoners and
got back to Washington. Here he
found his regiment in camp, and one
of the first men to welcome him was
the Irish sergeant. who was SO de-
lighted to learn that the doctor had
saved his money that he got drunk and
gambled 1t all away the first night.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-12-11

The followin: letter is from Congress
man MeekisoD. of Napoleon. Ohio:
The Peruna Medicine Co, Columbus, o.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-12-11
Looking Forward.

as he afraid of automobilesT the
elderly lady asked the liveryman who
had the only horse that could he found
n town. for il was the year 1916.
Not bit.' responded the liveryman
reassuringly. THE only thing that
might make him shy little would b
to suddenly come upon some vehicle b.
ing drawn by h rse, but that ism,
ut all likely.-Brooklyn Eagle.
=. The Fair Sex.
'Oh, the gladness of their gladness
when they're glad.
And the sadness of their sadnes;
when they're sad:
But the gladncss of their gladness AM
the sadness of their sadness
Are as nothin. 10 their hadnes-
when they're bad"
New Yorker.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-12-11
9(S:;l1!lt3;1
| !ii!!Il
~! Z!s!!zz2

u C1res Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Cruup. fufiu.
enxa, Whooping Cough. Bronchitis and Asthma.
A certain cure for Consumption in drst stages
and sure relief In advanced stages Use at once
You VIII zee the excellent effect after taking the
mt dose- Sold by dealers eycrywhera Larre
bottles Is cents and 80 cent?
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-12-11
ponents said. kicking. Chicago Inter
Lincoln and the washerwoman.

| Lincoln and the WasherwOman.
An Ex-Governor Of Missouri appeared
before the President near the close
of the war. With the most solemn de
liberation he began:
MIR. President, l want to call your
attention TO the ease of Betsy Ann
Dougherty-a good woman. She lived
i'll --- county, and did my washing
for a long time. Her husband Went
off and Joined the rebel army. and
wish you would give her n protection
paper" The solemnity of this appeal
struck Mr.. Lincoln rs uncommOnly
ridiculous.
The two men looked at each other,
the Governor desperately in earnest,
and the President making his humor
behind the gravest exterior. At last
Mr.. Lincoln asked. with inimitable
gravity: Was Betsy Ann good wash
erwoman:"
30. yes, sir; she was indeed"
WAS your Betsy Ann an Obligins
woman:"
| responded the Governor sOberly.
Gould she do other things than
wash?" continued Mr.. Lincoln with
the same portentous gravity.
"Oh. yes; she was very kind-very."
''Where is Betsy ANN
'She is now in New York. and wants
to come back TO Missouri. but she is
afraid of Punishment"
rs anybody meddling with her.
NO; but she is afraid to come back
unless you will give her a protection
paper
Thereupon Mr.. Lincoln wrote on a
visiting card the following:
Let Betsy Ann Dougherty alone rs
long as she behaves herself.
"A. LINCOLN"
He handed this card to her advocate.
saying: Give this TO Betsy Ann
But. Mr.. President. couldn't you
write few words to the officers that
would insure her protection?"
NO" said Mr.. Lincoln. Officers have
no time now to read letters Tell
Betsy Ann to put n string on this card,
and hang it around her neck. When
the officers see this they will keep
their hands off Betsy Ann"
A critical observer of this ludicrOus
scene could not fail to see that Mr..
Lincoln was seeking needed relaxation
from overburdening cares. relief from
the severe mental strain he was daily
undergoing. BY giving attention to
mirth-provOking trifles, along with
matters of serious concern, he found
needed diversion. We can never know
how much the country profited by the
humor-lOving nature of this wonderful
man.
Col. Ward II. Lamon, who describes
this queer episode, further says of it:
after patiently hearing all the Mis-
souri, committee had to say and giving
them the best assurances circum.
stances would allow. the room was
cleared. He then enjoyed hearty
laugh and relapsed into his accustomed
melancholy. contemplating mood. as il
looking for something else-looking
for the end. He sat for a time at his
desk thinking, then turning to me he
said:
This case Of our old friend the Gov,
ernor and his Betsy Ann is fair
sample of the trifies l am constantly
asked to give attention to. / wish
1 had no more serious questions to
deal with. If there were more Betsy
AIMS and fewer fellows like her hus-
band we would better of. She
seems to have laundried the Governor
to his full satisfaction, but l am sorry
she didn't keep her husband washed
cleaner"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-12-11

-.
His friends and advisers never knew.
and Anderson himself never knew.
what he would say on these occasions.
1t was the custom to place near him
some old friend TO admonish him when
he was driving in his impetuous speech
toward dangerous ground 1t was the
duty of this mentor to pull the Gov
ernOr's coat tail as danger signal.
Il never missed one of these elo-
Quent, eccentric speeches. On one oc-
casion the Governor got n bad start
and he entered the domain of politics
with an AK. AS he was careering along
In denunciation of party leaders he felt
more than usually vigorous pull at
his coat tail. Stopping in the middle
of n sentence. he said to the surprised
soldiers: My good and wise old friend
behind me has just pulled my coat
tail, which means that he thinks that
l am talking hereSy or nonsense Per-
haps he is right, and l will just add.
blank politics. But, boys. l am glad
To see you at home again
"He showed the same spirit in his
last message TO the Legislature He
was opposed to the retention of any
Ohio soldiers in the field after the
surrender of the rebel armies. and he
strongly objected to the employment
of volunteers To oversee political re-
forms In the South, and to marching
them to the Rio Grande TO menace or
assault Macmillan or any other des-
pot. He declared that the Monroe
Doctrine was of doubtful origin and
uncertain purpose, and that Mexico
never had been and never could be a
republic, and that it was wrong to
bolster u. republican pretentions with
Ameri. ne scldiers. There was no call
for this, ,rt he wouldn't change a
word and went out of Office as his op-
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-10
Bret Harte is Dead.

London, May 6.-Bret Harte,
the American author, died here
last night. He was born at AL
bany, N. Y, on August 25, 1889.
Mr.. Harte died suddenly at the
Red House, Cranberry, near AL
dershot, from hemorrhage caused
by an affection of the throat. Mr..
Harte had been suffering from
swelled tcnsils since December
last but he did not consider the
attack to he serious A week ago
he went to visit friends ut Gambler
ley and was present at lunch as
usual yesterday. He suddenly
became i'll in the afternoon, went
to bed and died in few hours.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-10
fftJW'S .islSi

We, ff:i One Hundred Ooi,r. Re-
ward for any case Of 'a'arrh chat car-
not be cur, q 10y HaIi's Cafa,rh our,
J CHENEY & o., Props. To
lsrp, u
We tho undersigned lave known
ShenAy for the last Is years. and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
BUSINESS transactions and tinan ciaiiy
able to curry out any obligations made
nv their firm.
WEIT d rRUAx, Wholesale Druggist,
ruleio. q.
WALDINa kINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Drunglsts. Toledo. o.
Halls tstarrh cure 10 taken in.
/ r,a ly, acing dire tiy upon the BIO I'd
and mu,'ou. surfaces of the system
Pr %. 75c Ier hOule S,l! by all
Dru .gi.ts i'astifaoni','- free.
Ha i's Family PiI's ar the beat
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-10
Rear Admiral Sampson
Crosses Over 'fhe River
After Many Months OF Illness
That Affected His Mind.
Death Comes as a Relief

Washington, May 6-Rcar Ad
miral William T. Sampson. rctir-
ed, died at his home in this city
at > O'Clock this afternoon. The
immediate cause of death was u
severe hemo"rhage. He had been
in n seml-concious state for sew
eral days and this forenoon suffer
ed severe cerebral hemorrhage
At the bedside when the admiral
breathed his last were Mrs. Sam-
pson, Mrs. CIuverious, the admir-
ais married daughter; Admiral
Simpsons two young sons, Ralph
and Harold Sampson, DR.. Dixon
and the attending physician and
nurses and attendants.
Mrs. Sampson had broken
down under the severe strain and
was quite i'll during the day. But
for the critical condition of the
admiral she would have been conf
ned to her bed.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-10
Coy. Davis PardOnS
On Novel Condition.
Negro Must Become u Citizen of
Massachusetts Within 30
Days. Will Give North a
Chance.

Little Rock, Ark, May G.
Gov. Jefferson Davis today par
doned Thompson, negro, ON con-
dition that Thompson 90 to Mass.
achusetts within the next 30 days
with the intention of becoming a
citizen of that state.
Thompson was convicted in
Prarie county of assault with IN
tent to kill and sentenced to three
years in the penltentiary.
The governor makes the follow
ing endorsements on the applica-
tion for pardon.
Having just returned from
the north and having heard many
expressions by the citizens of
Massachusetts for what they were
pleased to call the poor oppressed
negro OF the south and desiring g
that they shall have an opportun>
lty to reform certain portion of
the negro population OF orr State.
Therefore, /, Jefferson Davis,
governor of the State of Arkans>
as 10y virtue of the constitution
and authority vested in me by the
constitution and laws of Arkansas
do grant unto Andrew Thompson
a negro,a full and free pardon on
condition that he become within
the next 30 days a citizen of Mas
sachusetts -
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-10
Suicide or Murder.

Wade Estes, negro some
where in the region around Woll-
ing, shot his wife in the leg for
an act of slight disobedience. He
then expressed purpose to drown
himself, and he was later found
dead In u stream. Another version
is that when found 1T was evident
that he had been murdered. -
Chester Lantern,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-10
STAND LIKE A STONE
ALL

Between your children and the
tortures of itching and burning
eczema, scald heads or other skin
diseases. How why, by Using
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, earth S
greatest healer. Quickest cure
for Ulcers, Fever Sores, Salt
Rheum, Cuts, Burns or Bruises.
Infallible for Piles. Csc at Claw-
ford Bros, and j. F. Mackey &
Co.'S drug stores.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-10
He Is not Here.
Chester Lantern.

One of our subscribers had the
misfortune to die some time ago,
and we neglected to stop his pa
per Immediately when his time
was out. AS "a consequence we
have received the following some
what urgent request:
Helena, S. c., April 90, 1902.
M. w. H. Wallace: The one
who subscribe for the paper is not
here. Please stop the paper. He
is not here. Stop the paper. Stop
the paper. You will halft to stop
the paper. Respt.,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-10
Koester May 10 Under.
Washington Post, May 3.

washington fost, May 3.
George r. Rooster will not he
confirmed as collector of intern a
revenue for South Carolin,. And
thereby hangs an interesting tale
koester is newspaper man of
Columbia, S. c., who was select
ed by Senator McLaurin. AS
soon as he had been appointed it
was discovered that he had partic-
ipated IN the lynching of negro.
Investigation showed that he wen
to the lynching in his capacity Of
reporter, and he pleaded that if he
had not shot the negro the mob
would have burned the man ut the
stake.
His excuse might have neen
accepted were it not for the fact
that Senators from the North and
West are being deluged with pro-
tests from colorcd vsters against
giving Fedora, Office to man who
was identified in any way with Il
lynching party. The Senators arc
so fearful that unless these pro
test. are needed the colSred vote, y
will desert the. Republican party
that they have prevailed upon the
committee which has the nomins-
ton in charge not to report it.
Koester's name will probably be
withdrawn.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-10

Smallpox in the United States
as ofliciaIl Y reported from Decem-
ber 2S, 1901, to March 81, 1902,
reaches total of "a, 1914 cases,
with 70S deaths. The total for the
same period In 1901 was II, ,496
cases with 149 deaths.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-10
SENSATION IN SENATE
FURNISHED BY TILLMAN,
Discharged a Stream Of Hot
AdjectlVeS at Republicans
WHO DEFEND a SAVAGE
WAR
But Weakens Democratic Position
by uselessly Boatsing of Elect.
ion Frauds in the South.

Washington, MayT. discussion
OF the Philippine bill in the senate
took sensational turn again to-
day. MIR. McComas of Maryland
referring to the allied cruelties of
American soldiers in the Phllippi- :
nes-c cruelties which he deeply
deplored-told of some of the cruel
ties which had occurred on both
sides during'theCivil war. Neither
side, heheld, was to be held re.
sponsiblefor those regrcttable oc-
currences as neither side approx
ed of them.
Referring to elections in the
south, Mr.. McComas said that the
senators from South Carolina and
Mississippi CTillman and Money!
cried out against the small per-
centage of voters in the early
ele ctions in the Philippines.
After discussing the election
methods in the States referred to
he said:
"We behold senators from the
two States where there Is less
popular liberty than in any others
shouting loudest for constitutional
liberty on the other side of the
globe"
These remarks drew Il sensations
al reply from Mr.. Tillman of
South Carolina. He charged
that McComas had passed over
with complacency the "outrages
and iniquities and barbaritics,
which had been, he said, "com-
mitted by American soldiers y
He declared that when the light
had been turned on in full upon
the Philippine situation the
American people would see to it
next November that the majority
in one branch of congress would
not be "committed to this infam-
Gus policy"
Il can have my wav," he de.
Jared, ''you shall not pass this
bill until full light has been turn
ed on the Philippine situation" "
He declared that it was n,
longer possible to snecr away the
responsibility for the crueltles and
infamies committed by the Amer
lean soldiers in the Philippines.
Referring to the situation of the
colored people IN the south, Mr..
Tillman declared the senator's
from those States were prepared
to meet any Legislation which
might be brought into congress
upon that question.
He discussed the situation in
the south during and subsequent
to the Civil war and declared that
if it had been known prior to the
conclusion of tho war that in tho
south the reins of government
were to he turned over to the
negroes there would have have
been inaugurated II guerilla war
fare in the swamps of the south
that would have been kept up
indefinitely.
AS he discussed the question,
he said he was scarcely able to
control himself when he recalled
the indignities and humIiations to
which the people of his State were
subjected during the reconstruct
ion period, from 1868 TO 1876.
In his own State, he SAID, there
were 200, 600 more negroes than
whites and in Mississippi there
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-10

White people. III order to nam
tam their self respect the whites,
he declared we're obliged to take
the reins of of government in the
south by whatever means they
could using the shotgun as one
of the means.
Referring to the inauguration
of white supremacy inSouth Caro-.
lima he said the whites had secur-
ed majority of 5000. 1t might
just rs easily have been, he said,
$4,000 or $4,000 They simply
got such a majority as was neces-
sary.
He referred to the outrages in
the Philippines and then said he
had heard only of the application
of 'sandcure' in the south. He
thought the sand cure as dsscrlb
ed was mild. "When,' he de-
clared, eve get ready to put
negroes face in the sand, we put
his body there too -
He insisted THAT the Republi.
cans contention was that the neg,
roes of ,the south were fitted to
govern in this country, that the
Filipinos were not fitted to govern
themselves in the Philippines. In
the United States, he maintained,
a serious problem confronted the
government-the negro problem
and we might better try to solve
that than to hunt for trouble in
the Philippines.
"Throughout the south," he
said, "there is IL horror hanging
over every household for this
awful fear of rapine. And yet you
turn your back upon it and march
to the east, where you mul der
and butcher and torture the poor
Filipinos. and you are doing all
this in the name of Christianity
and humanity and liberty. l can
see the hypocrisy oozing out of
you all over" Laughter.)
"As Confederates," the senator
SAID, "we cannot think it right to
go into the Philippines and desc
late the islands with fire and
sword -
Adverting further along to the
situation in the south, Mr.. Till
man asserted. "We will not sub
nit to negro domination and the
sooner you understand that the
better He urged that discussion
of the southern race question
should cease. "You are taunting
us, said he,, "about our treat
ment of the negroes of the south
hoping Mt the same time that we
will not interfere with your game
of deviltry in the Philippines. We
hope you will help us of the south
to get rid of the threat of negro
domination which hangs ever us
like tue sword Of Damocles. Lynch
ings will continue as long as those
icnds rape our wives and daugh-
ters. -
While Mr., Tillman was speak
ing many of the Democratic sena
tors left the chamber, his audience
on the floor being largel y on the
Republican side.
Mr.. Burton of Kansas vigorous
ly arraigned Mr.. Tillman for his
utterances. He asserted that the
senator who could defend slavery
and government by the shotgun
could not be expected to think
well of senators who were trying
to carry good government to the
Philippines. He was astenished
that a senator in one breath should
make an appeal for unsullisd gov
crnment in the Philippines and in
the next boast of crimes almost
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-10
No-To-Bac for FIFTY Cents

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes wea,l
men strong, blood pure. SOC ~. All dI rggists
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-22
A Much Talked7of Improvement.

The stir the New Jersey Centrals re-
cent announcement made in regard to
its hourly trains between New York
and Philadelphia was far reaching.
Very few cities can boast of such a
train schedule and the beauty of it is,
that it's easily remembered-a train
every hour on the even hour from a.
IN. to 6 p. m.
The locomotives, cars and Pullman
ears are the most modern. the roadbed
is rock ballasted, and as only hard coal
is used there is no smoke or cinders.
Every train runs direct to Reading
Terminal. Philadelphia, without change
and many of them cover the distance in
two hours The Reading route by which
the Philadelphia line is often known, is
not only a short way to Philadelphia,
| but it Is likewise the scenic route. This
| service goes into effect on May IS, but
in no way does it impair the fast and
elegant service of the Royal Blue line,
which will run Independently Of the
Philadelphia line. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-22
BLAZE IN RAYMOND COURT.

A small frame barn on Raymond
court between Spruce and Linden
streets caught on fire in mysterious
manner yesterday afternoon shortly
after ) o'clock. An excited person ran
to Penn and Lackawanna avenues and
turned in an alarm from box Is so that
the flremen were considerably confused
in their efforts to locate the blaze.
The barn is owned by Carl Lorenz
and occupied by Fred +. Lindner, the
baker. 1t is situated in the midst of
miscellaneous collection of ram
shackle dwellings and the tiremen had
some difficulty in keeping the fire un-
der control.
The structure was practically de-
stroyed and large quantity of hay
was ruined by the flames. The horses
and wagons We're taken out before the
blaze made much headway. The dam
age done will amount to about $500.