davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-10-16
The Soil Was Not congen1al.

1t was Aunt Rebecca's first visit to
her niece, city girl who had married
few years before and begun house
keeping in pretty town in southern
Michigan.
Myrtle" she said, looking out of the
kitchen window one morning, you
have a fine patch Of ground here that
seems to be going to waste. Why don't
you plant peach trees? They grow
beautifully in this climate
mo, aunty," replied the young wife;
'the soil is too poor. 1 have tried it..
You remember those canned peaches
you sent me year before last? They
were the finest I ever saw-finer than
any that grow here. Well, I saved the
stones, and, without saying anything
to Robert about it, I planted them out
there in the yard, but not one of them
ever came up-not single oneV"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-10-16
ROSS

Mrs. Frank Miller was quite sick the
first of the week.
Fred Ave had the misfortune Sun.
day to lose one of his best horses.
Claude McDonald's mother was on
the sick list the first of the week but
will soon be up and around again.
Markets for the week ending Tues
day: Corn Al, wheat 80, oats "a, hogs
$3.50, butter 153, eggs II, chickens 7c.
Geo. Stemm recently purchased a
manure spreader and taken it to his
home to be used this fall in fertilizing
his farm.
Nels Olsen and Frank Barrett, of
Viola Center, shipped out three cars of
good cattle Tuesday morning for
Chicago.
John Rutherford run q nail in his
foot the first of the week and was
limping around for few DAYS in
consequence thereof.
John Schrader was called east the
first of the week to attend the funeral
of his father who had passed to that
other world few days ago.
John Makes, who has made his
home with Albert TESTS since he has
been here had to change his home and
is now at the McCuen home.
Mrs. Merit Fiscus had word the first
of the week that her mother over by
Fiscus is quite sick and she went over
Tuesday to help to care for her.
John Wagner got back from his
northern trip the first of the week but
did not buy. He went back up the
road Tuesday evening to transact
business.
Allie Quimby will finish the hard
oiling in the Robt. Rutherford house.
1t is now nicely painted on the out.
side and inside and will. soon be able
to move into.
Mrs. Albert Fest and children left
Tuesday for Manning where they will
make their future home. Albert was
down earlier in the week and took all
their household goods so they will
soon be settled.
Geo. Ross took Albert Gutzmier and
his brother, Otto, to Dakota last week
and they did not get back until this
week. The former bought quarter
section and the latter left an option on
a quarter that he may get.
Mrs. Frank Bradley, of California,
arrived last Friday and went over to
the home of Will Ballou for few days
visit with them. They used to live on
the place that Billy McCaw owned and
may be remembered here by many.
John Moore, of Des Moines, was here
the first of the week visiting his
brother-in-law, Nels Olsen. He went
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-10-16
TWO CASES OF TYpHus.
Story of a Turkish Doctor and d
Modified Prescription.

Story of a Turkish Doctor and q
Nodded Prescription.
Mr.. Oscanyan in his book, "The Sui
tan and His People," says that Turk
ish physician was called to visit man
who was very i'll of typhus fever. The
doctor considered the case hopeless,
but prescribed for the patient and took
his leave. The next day, in passing by,
he inquired of a servant at the door if
his master was dead.
"Deadv' was the reply. mo, he is
much better.''
The doctor fastened upstairs to OBJ
tain the solution Of the miracle.
why" said the convalescent, II was
consumed with thirst, and / drank a
pailful of the juice of picked cab
bage."
"Wonderfulv' quoth the doctor, and
out came the tablets, on which he
made this inscription: "Cured Of ty-
plus fever, Mehemed Agha, an uphol-
sterer, by drinking pailful of picked
cabbage juice"
Soon after the doctor was called to
another patient, yaghlikgee, or dealer
in embroidered handkerchiefs, who was
suffering from the same malady. He
forthwith prescribed "a pailful of pic
killed. cabbage juice"
On calling the next day to congratu-
late his patient on his recovery he was
astonished to be told that the man was
dead.
In his bewilderment at these phe-
nomena he came to the safe conclusion
and duly noted it in his memoranda
that although in cases Of typhus fever
picked cabbage Juice is an efficient
remedy 1t is not to be used unless the
patient be by profession an upholster-
err
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-10-16
A Series of Failures.

A coroner's jury in Ireland delivered
the following verdict on the sudden
death of merchant who had recently
failed in business:
We, the jury, find from the new doc
tors statement that the deceased came
to his death from heart failure super
induced by business failure, which was
caused by speculation failure, which
was the result Of failure to see far
enough ahead"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-10-16
An Optimistic View.

The invalid looked out of the window
just as a hearse went by, and he
smiled happily.
"D'ye mind, Biddy," he said. "it's
worth the dyin' to have ride in a
thing like that, with the feathers on
top an man with bug on his hat,
an you bein' gr-reater an more nicis-
sary than the marshal iv a st. Path
rick's day parade. There's wanst in
ye're life ye're the whole thing, an
that's whin ye're dead. Chicago Post.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-10-16
Why n Man Shouldn't.

There are two things that should
keep man from worrying-if he have
no reason for worrying. there's no use
worrying; if he have reason. there is
no use.-Los Angeles Herald.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-10-16
The Sensible Thing.

Schoolmaster-What is the meaning
of one twenty fifth?
Boy-I-I don't remember.
Schoolmaster-If you had twenty-five
friends visiting you and only one apple
for them, what would you do?
Boyd wait till they'd gone and
then eat 1t myself.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-10-16
Unfortunate.

Won Blumer-I wonder what kind of
people have taken the house across the
way.
Mrs. Won Blumer-I don't know. I
was out the day they moved in.-New,
York Herald.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

Cassius wanted TO know upon what
meat doth this our Cgsar feed that be
Is grown so great" Some antiquarian
has been making an investigation into
the diet OF the New England Caesars,
including Governor Winslow, Daniel
Webster and others. lie finds that they
or their ancestors breakfasted on hasty
pudding, pea soup favored with pork.
squash. turnips aud onions; dincd on
the same. with rye pudding, brown
bread and an occasional fowl. and sup
ped on fresh FISH, with vegetables.
But Casslus did not really think that
greatness had It's root In meat and
drink. for he said. The fault dear
Brutus, Is in ourselves. that
we are undcrllngs." after declaring that
"men Mt some time are masters Of their
fatcs."
lie was right IL was not pea soup
and rye bread In the east that made
Webster. nor was II salt pork in the
west that raised Lincoln until he over
topped oil others In his generation
Youths Companion.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

over an easy bali. The Rev. Arthur.
with a hypocritical pretense OF activ-
fly, drove il into the net, bowed and
announced himself conquered.
Noel threw down her racket flung
her arms round his neck as he stopped
to her and kissed him. Then they went
of hand in hand to Miss Jarvis, who
began dimly TO understand that there
are finer things in the world than win
ming a plngpong tournament.
"Noel las beaten me- said the Gu
rate gay1y. "and I'm proud Of beinL
beaten so quickly"
Noel made them both pretty cour-
tesy. II am twice beaten" she said.
"Will you and Miss Jarvis come ana
have your evening oats with us at the
Spotted DogT
We all went.
"Took his grueling like man and
gentleman" said the landlord OF the
Spotted Dog. "I'm goin' to church next
Sunday
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17
Nelson's ODD Appearance.

when Lord Nelson was commanding
the Mediterranean squadron and lying
OF the bay Of Blscay. the captains "
two Spanish frigates lately arrived
from America sent 10 entrcat the honor
OF an audience with the admiral. merely
to give themselves the qualification Of
seeing a person whom they considered
10 be the greatest man In the world.
Captain Hardy took their request To
Lord Nelson and urged compliance
with II, Notwithstanding the admiral's
querulous reply OF, What Is there to
see in an old, wlthered fellow Ike my
selfy"
Nelson always wore short breeches
and silk stockings, and NJ this moment
his legs were bound at the knee and an
kle with pieces OF brown paper soaked
in vinegar and tied with red tape The
application was 10 allay the irritation
OF some mosquito bites.
Quite forgetting this and the extra0r-
binary appearance II presented. he
went on deck 20 the Spanish captains
and conducted the interview with such
perfect good breeding and courtesy that
his odd appearance was quite forgotten
In the charm OF his manners, and the
Spaniards went away with every high
opinion confirmed which they had pre-
viously formed Of Lord Nelson.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

The common snake, which bears the
scientific name of 1ropldonotus natrix,
Is one species Of a genus dropidonotusl
which extends over Europe and North
America and from northern Asia 20
north Australia. there being seventeen
or eighteen Indian species alone. our
common snake may serve as an exam
pie OF the largest family into which
serpents are divided the family colu-
bridR-of which there are upward OF
1G5 species I'm India alone. The family
contains most OF the harmless snakes,
and IL Is also Illustrated by a small
snake. Coronella austraca. which some.
years ago was discovered TO be an In
habltant OF Dorsetshire and Hamp-
shire. The coroncl!a feeds exclusively
on lizards. slow worms and small
snakes. Though harmless It will bite.
Quarterly Review.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17
THE WEATHER.
Rain late tonight and on Saturday
LIFTS HAVE A SHOW DOWN.


= Th" condition of the brick street and
concrete sidewalks on Broadway is
something that has been brought be-
fore the two municipal boards several
times during the past few months,
and not a step has ever been taken to
make repairs that are and have been
for months, necessary and advisable.
The contractors who built the brick
street and sidewalks have been paid
for the work. The city, the public,
and the property owners have fulfilled
their part Of the contract, and the
question now is, have the contractors
fulfilled theirs?
The public has right to know this,
ard the officials they have elected to
office should decide the question one
way or the other, and il it is the duty
of the contractors to make the needed
repairs, to compel them to make them,
OF IL there is any escape through tech
nicslity or otherwise for the contrsc-
tors aud they want to take advantage
of it, for the city to acknowledge as
much and do the work at the expense
of the taxpayers.
There is yet another feature Of the
question that should be looked into.
Section II, general proviEions Of the
second class charter, says:
"If any city officer shall be directly
or indirectly ia terested in any contract
with the city, or in any work done by
the city, or in furnishing supplies fol
Che city or any of its institutions, or il
the sale Of any property to or for the
CITY, be shall be guilty of INSIDE
mesnor, and any appointed officer be
coming so interested shsu be immedi
ately dismissed from Office by the
mayor and upon tie mayo becoming
satisfied that any elective officer Is 81
interested, and reports the facts t.
the board of aldermen. that board o.
aldermen shall, as soon as p Fctica
BILE, convene to hear aud determ'z'
the same ana if, by two.thi,ds vot'
Of the members-alect o. the "a d boa. I
he be found 30 ioie ested, he seal
be Immediately disr 'sed from srol
offios.
One Of the brick ST. Get contract
or has a contract wits the ci.y,
is understood, 10 keep the 81, Gets an
sidewalks in repair for Eve yea
from the time of their completion
which gives 1t about three years -
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

To President Roosevelt more than
to any other man belongs tire credit
of settling the coal strike. Although
a number of people and papers may
have criticized the president for TAX
ing any part in the negotiations, and
apparently exceeding his authority, he
did nothing except act as fIee citizen
of the United States seeking the great
est good to the greatest number. He
dit noThing and sought TO do pothing,
officially, but his good offices as cit
izen succeeded in inducing the opera
tors and miners to come to au agree
ment that will end the strike. The
president has at all times during the
strike had ths welfare OF the people
at heart, ana his prompt and decisive
action hrs won for him the admirs-
tion of the whole patton. He should
receive even more credit than he is
getting, for he ran considerable risk
in taking any part whatever. II the
commission he has sppoipted should
displease the miners ard Their friends,
they are likely to becnme dissatis.
fed, and as is too often tire case,
charge that the action of the board
WAS known before hard, end was ap'
pointed for the purpose of giving
them the worst of it. On the other
hand, shonld it dissatisfy tie mine
owners, thev sfe likely to bring to
bear a greet deal Of Influence against
the president in possible future no.
'iucal aspirations. As a matter Of
fact, however, the members OF the
commission are ell intelligent. hish-
minded, incorruptible men whose in
tegrity is unquestioned and who viii
consider the questions involved in a
fair and impartisl manner.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

paducah should send large end
enthusiastic delegation to the Ohio
Valley Improvement Association at
Psrkersburg next mouth, and the
council would find thrt en- appropr's
tion to p,y reasonable expenses would
BE- paving investment. This part Of
the Ohio river is just now beginning
co receive attention from congress
and the work must be pushed vigor
ously, or others will come in and by
energy and pull get ahead Of us snd
keep delaying our work. Good dele
gates TO aid us in the fight are need
ed, and there are several willing t.
90 who would be Of great benefit q
Psducah and the lower Ohio.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

70 run. He has givens bond to full
FL that contract.
There was originally such a con-
tract, and 1t is presumed it is still in
existence. The law above is plain. II
says what shall be done in case an
elective or appointive officer shall be
interested in any contract with the
city, directly or indirectly. Now let
the officials apply it. If the brick
street contractor now holding public
office has a five year contract with the
city, he is ineligible to hold office, and
the course of the administration is
plain. One public official was required
to sell stock in palmer CO operation
becu use 8 stockholder in cine same cor
porstion happened to hay, contract
with tie city. In this case an Official
not o1lv hes a dheot contract with
the city apparently, bot ia tGoitiou
retrses 20 comply with II, even aittf
the moo oinal boards fte informed
by their attorney that II is his duty
to Leep IKE streets rnd psvemelts in
repo'r, IL is a matter that the boards
should consider at once aud settle. They
do the taxpayers and the pgblic an in
justice bv ignorings matter in which
the people ale so vitality interested.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

Seer etaiy Moody, of tine navy, says
that organized labor and organized
capital are much alike in some partic'
ulars, but that both mast yield to the
obedience of law and consider the wei
fave of the people, something each
seemed to forge. IN the coal strike
This is tire whole thing in a Nutshell
The onlv objection to either is that
ons or the other too often mistakes
might FOR right.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

Judge Bon Bieok mridge, Of Dan
vile, aud Judge ]. D. BlscS, of Bar
boarville, have formally announced
their candidacy for the Democratic
nomins tion for governor. ]. W. @.
Beckham has not yet announced, but
It isn't necessary. He isn't eligible,
but a number of lawyers and doubt
less judges can be found who think or
profess to think that he is, and he's
got the machine at his elbow. You
can never tell how a case in court is
going these days, and it looks as If
the present governor has the best OF
the contest for the nomination. II is
reliably reported by his friends that
he will make the race, and further,
that there will be a state convention
probably another of the music hall va
riety.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

II Is not always ignorant persons who
fail to observe closely. Coleridge- and
Wordsworth took drive with a friend.
After great difficulty the horse was an
harnessed. except they could not get
the collar on. one OF them said II was
a downright impossiblllty" and, that
the horses head must have grown since
the collar was put on. ia. master,"
said girl, turn the collar upside
down"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

Nov let Ire m1aicjpal boards clean
10 the tow sud edopt modern meth
DDS so 30 one el,e WHO comes here
ecu say it is the "dirt.est place he
ever s,w, except New Orleans.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

The Shah Of Persia visited the Carls.
bad baths before going to England.
The English newspapers have always
limited that the Shah needed some
thing OF that sort.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

Prof. Henry Nelson Snyder has
been elected president of woeArd Col
lege. at spartansburg. S. c.. succeed
ing Dr. James n. Carlisle. who re-
mains as emeritus professor Of ethics
and astronomy
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

The largest painting In the world,
exclusive Of panoramas and CYCLIC
ramas. is in the grand salon Of the
Doge's palace as Venice. The paint.
ing is eighty-four feet wide by thirty.
our feet high.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

1t seems that the city is an easy
mark. The horse that was sold for
tho fro department the other day was
offered to Mr. Wynn Tully. the liv-
eivman, it is understood. for s125.
while the oily h9d TO raw $3.50 for IT,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

Mr.. S. ntos-Dumont seems to be
frins h,sh-or tryiDg to. Ee has
a.. eed &c fly in bis flrship from
Paris to San Frsncseo for prizo
OF 5000. 900, but no one has yet been
found that anxious 10 have him
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17
DAILY THOUGHT.

"nr',f, pray you; for you see it is
at. time with me-.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

HON. P. H. DARBY, of Caldwell,
for Court Of Appeals.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

TOR TREASURER.
O. ~ HANK.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17
Congress

HON. O. H. LINN, of Lyon, for
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

! is all over; finished; done
with; exhausted! SO am /.
So is Miranda! But little
Nnrl HnrtleN Is as fresh as n
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

TOR CITY JAILER.
LPH JAMES.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-17

FOR ALDERMEN.
(. BELL.
WI. lam KARNES.
G. ~ OHAMBLIN.
J.. NTH.
r KAMLEITER.
J. Xix KIRCHoFF.
j 'coR voRIs.
J :. .oUTMAN.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09
e. A. II. Death Record.

A matter which will prove of consider
able interest to the memhers of the
Grand Army posts in this State is the
work in which Rev. J. w. Webster OF
Newport, department chaplain of the
q. A. Il. for this state, has been engaged
for the past six years. 1t is book in
which record is to be made of the death
of every member of the Grand Army in
this state or as many as may be obtain
able. The idea WAS originated by DR..
True of Portland and the book was
placed in the hands of Rev. j. w. Web
ster the year he was first elected to the
office of department chaplain.
Ii has proved an almost endless task to
gather the data which lie arranged under
the following sub-heads Name of com.
rade; number of post; company and
regiment; rank of service; rank in G. A
h. place where death occurred; disease
or other cause of death, age; place OF
burial. The book row contains tht
rate per year is from 200 to 225.
1t Is intended to place the record il
the archives of the department at Au
gusta when the work is completed and il
was expected when the work was begun
that it might prove valuable aid as &
record for those who were DESTROYS OF
obtaining pensions and rightly entitled
to them. The reports received regard
ing cause of death have not been com
pleted and Chaplain Webster has founc
that the post commanders on whom the
duty devolves of furnishing the statistics
are not given TO putting themselves on
in getting facts but rather of reporting
heresay which is not always reliable
However, the work will be most valu
able one in many respects.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09
Names Progress in 1901.

The annual report of the State boarC
of assessors, made public, says in part
All things combined to make the year
1901 one of marked progress in popula'
ton, wealth and the future welfare OF
our State. By local assessors return,
we find that the whole number of polls
in the State for the year 1901 is, 1876, 405
as against 1872 795 in 1900, an increase Of
polls of 3,60S, denoting an increase in
population apprOximating ,000
The total estates rendered for the year
ia $500 $50, $50, and that of the year
1900 was 1924, gil $50, an increase OF
So, 938 800, equal to about two per cent
on total valuation returns for 1900.
An important item in the wealth OF
the State is that of the value of our live
stock so closely Is it connected with the
prosperity of our chief industry, that OF
farming. La 1901 four counties showed
an increase in live stock of $l3l, 059, and
he remaining twelve counties showed q
decrease of $2lS 5l4 leaving balanc,
of total decrease in values for the pres
ent year of $S6,555. 1t is, however,
reasonable 10 suppose that this years
large crop of hay will place our farmers
on The road to recover our former stand
ings az to numbers and value of live
stock.
The amount assessed this year by the
board on corporations, has been largely
decreased over former years, and for two
reasons: First, on account of the gen.
eral prosperity, the earnings of our rail
roads have been largely increased there
by, adding to their tax assessment; and
secondly, from the eff Of legislation
enacted during the last session of our
legislature bearing on taxation.
OF property exempted by vote of towns
aud cities from municipal taxation, the
returns show the amount to be S. 225,'
908 as against $1,395 1855, for the yeal
1900, decrease OF $l69 ,277.
Shipping property tor the first time II
wears shows an increase in valuation o
$ll9, $50.