davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Arizona republican., 1903-04-16

Thus the disease is reached in every way possible, save through the stom- ach. As far as possible oral Inedica- tion is avoided, because wholesome, nutritious and abundant diet, together with good digestion and assimilation of the food is of such importance to the tuberculosis patient.
 Our table is unsurpassed. our aim being to furnish everything wholesome the market affords and of the best pos sible quality. Only indigestibles are tabooed
 Any complications are treated ac cord1ng to rules of regular medicine but any attempt to reach the lungs hy way of the stomach with such ,setii- cines as creasote, guaicol coG-liver-oil etc, have been proven more disastrous to the stamach than helpful to the lungs.
 The old theory of q cure by climate was exploded long ago and every pIysi- elan who is qualified to judge, now pre- fers institutional treatment in all cases of lung trouble.
 The cures effected in this institution are really cures, as patient when dis charged can return to his home, Wler- ever it may be, with the assurance that 1 the disease is comp. .etely eradicated from his system.
 This is not the case in climatic (so- calledD cures, as in those cases the disease is only arrested The effect Of a favorable climate and an out-of- door life is to so fortify the system that it throws out a barrier around the tuber- cle. and holds it iucapsulated until a return to damp climate or some spec | ial exposure places the lungs in a con- dition for the bacillia to again begin to multiply.
 | This is not what one desires, but a complete eradication Of the disease
 from the system, and if that can be i had anywhere, it is surely at the Bal
 lard Pulmonary Sapatorium. To anyone who is ill, especially one
 away from home, a cheerful atmos-
 phere and pleasant surroundings arc
 very important. This institution is
 very homelike and pleasant and the
 fact that those around enc are improv-
 ing gives the patient new courage. 1 For names of cured patients in all
 parts of the country, who would be
 glad to tell you of what has been dore in the past, and for literature deEcrip 1 tive of the institution and its methods
 of treatment, write to the Ballard | Pulmonary Sanatorium. Pasadena. Cal Postage is cheap and any inquiries
 will be received and accorded pi ornpt
 and cheerful attention.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-16

admonition is said to have produced {. good impression on his republican,
 brethren, and, coming from g member
 have just signally honored. it ought to have practical effect. The gist of M:. I<erens' letter is contained in thae> sentences, referring to republican part conditions in Missouri: There has been an unseemly struggle for federal office. Instead of fighting the common enemy, the party has been divided into factions which have fought each other for the spells. It is because of federal patronage that the party has so often suffered shipwreck.' That statement was expressly made for home consump- ton, but MT. Kerens enunciates other
 truths which are of general application.
 Thus he says that If the welfare or the republican party, rather than Of self, dominated party leaders, we would have no trouble" and further: 'Ex perience and observation have taught the lesson, which is as old as this gov ernment itself, that appointment of in Gividuals to office creates, with the u,;- successful applicants. a disappointed class, who become indifferent to party success; even more than this-in their keen disappointment they are ofte,, willing to see the opposition succeed. '' If this unshrinking condemnation of a petty professional "reformer." to whom party pride and zeal are offensive and scarcely intelligible, it might have done more harm than good. if noticed at ali; but proceeding from practical poli- iAio tot hn
 serves to be prayerfully considered. M:
 Kerens has done a creditable thing ir talking frankly to his Missouri friends and the wide circulation which his let ter has obtained leads us to hope thai it will fall on a good deal of ground which Is not stcny.-New York Tribune
Arizona republican., 1903-04-16
The Ballard Pulmonary Sanatorium
 Pasadena. California. Its Methods Producing Results Never
 Before Attained.

The Ballard Pulmonary Sanatoriunl in Pasadena. California, is unique in- stitution. as it combines under one harmonious system, every known treatment, of value in the cure of throat and lung troubles. The percent age of cures is greater than in any other known institution. The reason for this is that the patient has the benefit of all the different ways of reaching the disease to root it out, and at the same time, these curative agents are all used ju9iciously, under the advice of an experienced lung spec ialist.
 The cases are rot treated according to ircn-clad rules. but each case is considered individually, so that every patient has the benefit of each of the treatments which can be helpful to him, and a case with no cornplicatio is given advantage oi all. Thus the in- valid gets the benefit of the knowledge acquired by every specialist who has given to the world anything which is of value in the treatment of these dis eaSe-.
 The ''rest-cure," except in cases with high temperature. is a fallaCy, as a lung, infiltrated, must be cleared out, DcCauSC cliici Ni.S tiS ilbtOuS III tiC cells serves as q soil in which the ba- cilli multiply very rapidly. The only way to eXpel these plugs of mucous from the air-oells is hy deep breath ing.
 If a person would inflate their lungs each time they breathe, the bacilli could net find Judgment and orc would Eever contract tuberculosis. The pa tients are taught how to breathe and with special system of lung gymnas- tics how to develop tl:e lungs fully opening up the unused air-Cells, and throwing off the diseased matter. AZ excellent system of ger eral physical culture is also in use, which stimulates the circulation and assists in regulat- ing the digestion and assimilation. The patient also forms good habits of | breathing and of carriage by these ex- ercises. They can be taken by any one who is able to walk even a very short distance as no one set of muscles is used long at any one time. 1 All of the air brea thed by the patient when inside the institution is medicat- cd with antiseptics, which soon satur- ate the system and destroy the bacilli
 thus the cavities are rendered aseptic and nature is left to heal them.
 pr. Ballard's serum. which he has
 useGI fer nine years. has proven more effective than all others combined, and l is used by him in proper cases.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-16

blooded native of India and not transplanted Englishman, as are so many so-called Indian scholars and
 teachers. He wears the turban pecu- liar to his people as well as q flowing coat or robe with sash like front
 checked in colors almost like modest navajo blanket. He also wears loose pants and vest very much after the manner of Americans. His face is cov- cred with patriarchal whiskerS ana long, flowing nuStache. The entire costume is native" in appearance yet dignified and pleasing. He writes the best of English. having been educated in England, partly at least, and having been converted to the Christian faith entered the ministry many years ago and is now missionary in his native land. His penmanship in English is far more legible than that of the average Englishman or American, yet it is written evidently in an easy, flowing and rapid hand. The following is taken from his letter both as an illustration of his ready use of English and of the Christian sentiment coming from Il native HinGoo to the borderland of civ iliza tion in the occident. He says:
 ''I earnestly crave the prayers of you
 and your friends and the members of
 your lodge upon my work, not only iH
 saving and retaining those who have
 fallen into the snares of the temptc4
 but also in my humble work as a Chris ! tian minister to the three hundred mil
 lions of my countrymen and sincerely
Arizona republican., 1903-04-16
MUSIC AS A STIMULUS.

It was shown at the Brooklyn navy yard the other morning that the gov ernment's plan of having the band play while the men are coaling a warship is most efficacious. While lively two-steps and marches were being played the b!uejackets worked like beavers to fill the bunkers of the supply ship Buffalo. One of the officers suggested that it would not be bad idea for private cor porations to cheer their men on In their work by hiring music, if nothing more than one of the little German street bands, to keep up their enthusI- aSn.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-16
TALE OF FOUR CONTINENTS
Christian Greetings in Phoepix, From Europe, Asia and South America.

There was a little story in a recent issue of this paper under the heading "A Tale of Three Continents" that could not help but impress the reader with the thought that after all this world in it's immensity, under the faciI- ities of civilization has come to be mighty small place. It is no wonder that astronomers are probing space in an effort to map the universe and pro- vide men with really active brains, room for expansion. The following is a tale of four continents. and empha- sizes the impression regarding the worlds littleness.
 A few weeks ago Garden Valley lodge Nc. l, I. O. G. T., the oldest lodge of that order in Arizona, held a jubilee meeting celebra ting it's Iwenty-fifth an- niversary. Previously A. P. Walbridge
Arizona republican., 1903-04-16
Politicians Plain Talk.

In his letter of thanks to the Missouri republican joint legislative caucus fo,
 it's action in nominating him to succeed MT. Vest in the United States senate, the Hon. Richard C. Kerenes took occa >. sion to speak plainly of matters inter- esting to a wider circle than that to which the letter was addressed. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18

fectly sober face and proceed to compose
for next weeks Clipper (the favOrite peri
0dical Of the burIesque world) an advertise
ment that reads something like this:
"On Tour with the Merry Katydids Bur-
lesnue Show.
The One-Billy McDOugall-The Only
The originator of the famous fiip-1ap act,
and the man who first told the doughnut
JOKE.
Imitators Beware, Address as Per Route"
II isn't all beer and skittles with the
people of the burlesque world. They work
Tor their pay, and they work hard. Two
shows a day. six days in the week-seven
days in the big Western cities where Sun
DAY amusements are permitted. Well. lit
amt no cinch." as one of the performers
said TO the writer. The very nature of the
entertainments given in the burlesque the
aters calls for unlimited energy. The
shows are always hustling, bustling slam
bang affairs. pitched in loud key from
beginning TO end and depending largely for
success upon their vim and dash and
ginger" to quote a favorite expression OF
the press agents.
But TO return TO the seat on the soap
box When the lone auditor in the wings
directed his gaze toward the center of the
big stage he beheld a dozen young women,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18

public consideration until he feels some as
surance that he will not be imposing upon
his audiences by giving them an unworthy
exhibition The same course of study, it is
understood, is pursued in regard to the blad-
der and the seltzer bottle, and the comedian
who becomes equally proficient in the ma
nipulation of all three is an artist that is
entitled to place at the head of his pro-
fession.
In the course of the enjoyable little scene
that transpired on this particular occasion
the Irishman, who had evidently won his
spurs some time ago, gave a performance
that was convincing and satisfactory from
every viewpoint When his alteration
with the Dutchman arrived at that mo-
mentous period where something heroic had
to be done, the star comedian rose to the
occasion with the reserve force of the true
artist. When he got through with the
Dutchman the latter performer was pretty
well used up, and was obliged to drag him.
self off into the wings to nurse bruised
shin, complaining meantime that there was
such a thing as "goin' too far to get
laugh"
Rather hard on you-that sort of thing
isn't ito inquired the man on the soap box,
sympathetically.
Hard on me! Why, that amt anything
to what 1 get sometimes" said the bur-
lesque Dutchman, ruefully. 'See this eye?"
and he touched one of his optics tenderly-.
"well, the grease paint hides the black-and
blue mark. but it's in pretty bad shape.
You see, I'm the property man with this
show. and whenever a scene calls for
rough-and- tumble business they work me
into the thing as the victim, because none
of the regular performers are willing to
take the part. I've done this sort of thing
for five seasons and I'm used to it. m
the best all-round knockabout man on the
burlesque stage. If anybody asks you. Last
season / helped out in burlesque where
the jealous husband breaks a flour barrel
over the head of his wife's fondest admirer.
l was the fondest admirer, and had my
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18

Uranium caved in twice a day for the ben
eft of the gallery.
"Once 1 Travelled with show in which
there was a scene showing how the leading
woman of the company, in the character of
physical culture expert puts on pair
of boxing gloves and ticks the man who
tries 70 make a mash on her. 1 was the
masher, of course. The woman was one
of those big, fat burlesque queens, and she
nearly beat the life out of me at every per-
Torrance. 1 threw up my job before we
have been on the road three weeks. And
then there was one season. the comic
Dutchman went on, as "reminiscences from
a saddened past crowded upon him, when
l got mixed up in a show that put on a
travesty of a bull fight. was the bull. L
wore a big bulls head made of papier
mache and had to hobble about on all tours,
encased in a thing that represented bulls
hide. The comedians of the troupe were
the toreadors and the chorus girls formed
the audience around the arena. After the
comedians had all taken good whack at
me, the grand finale was for the spectators
at the bull fight to jump into the arena and
put the finishing touches to the wild beast.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18

of water into each others faces with patent
topped settler bottles.
There is nothing more inspiring and In
structive in the burlesque world than bit
of high art of this description. 1t is beau
tiful to see when it is done intelligently and
feelingly. Critics may prate of legitimate
comedy made effective through the intona-
ton of the actors voice or the carefully
studied facial expression, but in burlesque
show there is nothing so intensely impressive
as the mastery manner in which the blad-
der, the slap-stick and the settler bottle are
employed 1t is believed that burlesque
comedians learn to manipulate slap-stick
Just as ambitious golf players learn TO han
die a "drving-off club or "mid-iron."
There are correct and incorrect ways of
learning the art, but the conscientious come
dian will give much time and thought to
the proper sort of schooling, and will not
even attempt to submit his performance for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18

and led the way home. Billy followed.
He was tolerably sure of his proxy owner
ship of those two dollars. AS for the other
small boy, he was SILENT he never so much
as SHE'D a stone at the gaunt grey alley
cat that made its way hurriedly across
the street with an invitingly humble de-
meanor. He breathed deeply with sigh
of relief as his fingers clasped the soft
leathery sides of the little pocketbook deep
in his breeches pocket; the voices of con-
science were not warning with him yet
But as they turned the corner that
screened them from Bud Jones's house,
Billy marshaled his forces; the hard, hard
handed, cruel, reaching forces of con-
tempt.
81 say, Pretty he said, ''you amt think
ing of going back on that? You amt goin'
to be chicken-hearted about them two old
dollars. are your
who said 1 was a-goin' back on any
thing" fiercely blazed the tormented Pref
ty. Have we got place to keep them
squirrels in-have we now? You answer
me that" His erstwhile thoughtful brown
eyes blazed bright with the fire of easily
reused battle.
|. Billy mentally sde-stepped. They were
passing the stately Garfield residence at
this moment; perhaps it was mental tee-
pathy that caused their two pairs of eyes
to raise simultaneously. Down the walk,
through the warm. quiet, ruddy-tinted
October dusk. figure came tripping; a
vision Of eighteen years of good-to-see
maidenhood, in spick and span new tailor
suit
The vision was sweetly surprised. "Well
1 declare" she said, resting politely unin-
terested eyes upon the flushed faces of the
two youthful passersby. The atmosphere
it isn't Willy Brown and Donald Canter-
berry You don't know how glad / am to
see you two boys. Little boys have such
sharp eyes," She smiled alluringly. do
you know when 1 was coming home little
while ago L dropped my pocketbook 1t
was very careless of me- She smiled still
but there was a suggestion of pearly mois-
ture at the corners of her blue eyes. Very
careless of me-" she repeated, land want
to ask you two little boys if you won't
keep your eyes open as you go along, and
perhaps you may find it."
The notified red of boyish embarrassment
leaped up to the cheeks of plain-featured
Pretty.
II say he blurted out. Miss Garfield,
is this yours?'' And he thrust deep within
his pocket. and up came the thing upon
which his fingers were clasped.
Miss Garfield stretched out her hand with
a gasp of relief. Indeed it u.s. she said,
hurriedly.
She held ii unopened in one gray-gloved
hand and smiled down at Pretty. But
aren't you going to make me prove prop
erty, Donald?" she asked That's the
way the police do. You know. Always be
business-iike. Donald" She held it up still
unopened. I'm this" she said there arc
eight ten-dollar bills wrapped together in
in one side; in the other side there are two
silver dollars. Right. Donald?" She smiled
brightly upon him.
] The small finder hung his head--hung Il
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18
A Balloonist's
Experience Y

dropped the bucket, let 60 the halter. and
boiled. 1 am ashamed of this now, and il
ever | find the horsems II is my intention
10 apologize. Ten minutes later I was
up in balloon, boys" II was easily ar
ranged. AS soon as the balloonist saw L
had balloon blood in me, he offered TO take
me up, knowing that the feature would in
crease the excitement and add TO his fame.
/ stepped into the basket. There was some
dissent
The fire cracked and roared. the balloon
was swollen big. He put the finishing
touches OH his ropes, picked up the trapezs
and gave the order: 'AIl ready-let her
gor' The balloon shot into the air. I
crouched at first. Not from fear-I beg you,
do not think that-but from the avOrdupois
of my stomach. 1 know IL weighed ton.
Look down." said the man below. Gradual
ly got nay head up and peeped over the
rim. The people looked like dots on a
slate, the streets like fine strips OF
paper.
We came down within the grounds and all
Clinton county closed in on US. They patted
my head, stroked me; what they said IL
would take volume 10 hold. A woman
left money in my hand and asked II I had
a mother. / had not Then she gave me
good advice, which 1 did not heed. L wish
now / had.
Going to school became irksome. I quit.
Protests avaied nothing. Did not know
there was nothing in Latin or grammar or
geology. or history and such stun TO make
a balloonist out of a fellow? sought work:
il didn't matter what long as IL brought
I'm the dollars. Within a week I was in
the power house. The prettiest biggest
dollars / have ever seen were those that
rolled out OF my envelope at the
end of that week; they looked like-bal-
loon.
The gang began the construction OF
another balloon-a larger one: but the con-
slant stitch. stitch made us wish many
times over that we had our mothers I'm the
secret, or somebody. We were discovered
once. We had forgotten TO keep look
out" the interest was so absorbing.
What are you making?' asked the In
truder.
"A tarpaulin-"
THAT be the funniest iookin' tarpaulin
I ever see.'
This is our first attempt"
The old man went away apparently sat-
isfied-
We inflated II in secluded spot in the
woods. got astride the bar aud the boys
let go. Up II went. At the height OF about
one hundred feet II stopped-stopped with
jerk and fioated about over and around
tree-top The boys. unknown to me. had
tied the end Of the rope to sapling.
shouted TO cut It loose: that they were
scratching botA me- aad tha balloon -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18

could make out from the words OF the mas
terpiece there was nothing the matter with
the child-she was just sort OF juvenile
Jonah. She never managed TO get any
thing to eat and, of course, she couldn't
sleep each night on an empty stomach. She
would lie awake all night wondering why
she was always i'm the way. One might
imagine that. never eating anything and
never sleeping, she would naturally up and
die. But no-she just went on getting i'm
the way. Like the wandering Jew she
seemed to be fated to live i'm spite OF
everything. The parties, backyard
pastimes, circus parades and other de-
lightful things came and went-and she
missed 'em all. 1t was frightfully pathetic.
The gallery wept. So did the man on the
soap box.
There is no use going on with a detailed
description of that burlesque matinee. The
ballad singer broke up all the fun.
How was it possible to get back into the
spirit of frivolity after hearing that hard
luck tale in song?
Always in the way,
So the people say
is the refrain that echoes and re-echoes
through the brain of the man who occu-
get it out of his head. All other recolIec-
tons of that burlesQue matinee will doubt
less fade away with the fieeting years, but
the haunting picture of the little Jonah
girl can never be effaced from memory
neveri LOUIS w. JONES.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18
KAT A BURLESQUE
@@@ MATINEE II L.

but it is true, that the gallery1tes at a
burlesque show will harken attentively 20
soldier ballands and to songs concerning
mistreated children. when they viii re-
fuse point blank to listen to sweetheart
song" In previous seasons there was the
sad ditty that told OF the little girl who
wept because nobody ever brought pres
ents to her." the one about little Dollie
Driftwood." who walked the streets OF the
big city all night and all day without ever
getting anywhere and without even at
tracing any attention. and there was the
one about the child whose mother bestowed
all OF her devotion upon pretty Marie, the
favorite sister, leaving the neglected one
to pine away in the nursery.
But this particular ballad singer had a
new one. and as a hard luck narrative IL
left the others far in the background. IL
was all about child who kept getting in
everybodys way" Nobody would have
anything to do with her. So far as one