davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

receive free and full salvation, how they
could pass from life to a happy death
and from death to another life in the
happy hunting grounds which God had
prepared for those who loved and fol-
lowed Him. The thief on the cross was
not forgotten in the Scriptural story.
This part of the sermon seemed to APP
peal with peculiar force to Geronimo,
about whose withered face played wan
smile
The New York Herald says that when
the sermon was done the doors of the
little church were thrown open and
Geronimo and his II companions passed
inside. They moved to the front and
there, through the medium of inter-
prefers, they professed their love for and
faith in the white mans God. They
wanted to walk the way of Jesus"
they said, and atone for the deeds of the
past.
Then Geronimo and the others bowed
their heads in turn and were baptized
lin the name of the Father, the Son and
the Holy Ghost, amen" Thus the grim
old warrior who had terrorized the
southwest for years and defied the
majesty of the great fathers govern
ment became a Methodist and set his
face serenely toward the fast setting
sun.
The story of Geronimo and his tribe
of hostile Indians is not unfamiliar to
American readers. The tribe was for
years the terror of Arizona and New
Mexico, where they killed and burned
without mercy. Men, women and even
children were their victims, and, not sat
isffed with ordinary murder, they often
mutilated those they slew.
Many attempts to capture the band
and bring it to justice were made with
out success. Finally Lieut.. Gen. Sheri-
dan planned the pursuit, capture and
destruction of the band. The expedition
against the outlaws was led by the late
Gen. George Crook, who came into close
conflict with Geronimo March 25 1886
To the demand for an unconditional
surrender the Apache chief declared that
he would give himself up only on con-
dition that the band, with their families,
be sent east for period not exceeding
two years and that they be then returned
to the reservation. On the way the In
dams escaped Gen. Crook was then
succeeded by Gen. Nelson A. Miles, and
there followed the memorable pursuit
of Geronimo and final capture.
Gen. Miles and Maj. Gen. Lawton cor
nered Geronimo in the Four Peaks
basin. near Prescott. AriZ After
months of starvation and after all hope
of cutting their way through the cor
don of troops surrounding them had
gone, the Indians raised the white flag.
! They were first sent to the military post
at Mount Vernon, Ala, but the climate
there did not agree with them Many
of the band died from consumption.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

faith before a great crowd of whites
and Indians Geronimo was not alone
in his profession. Twelve of the men
who had followed him into many revel
of death and destruction also Joined the
church. After the ceremony they went
back to prison, where, in the custody of
the United States government, they may
spend all their days.
Rarely have the simple prairie folk of
the west seen such a ceremony as that
which made Geronimo and his little
band part of the great army of Chris
tians. The minister's words were
chosen as though he were talking to
little children. On one side was a pic
turesque group of Comanches, on the
other the Apache warriors. Each tribe
had its interpreter, standing in the fore
ground repeating the words of the pale
face preacher.
The minister told the story of Him of
Galilee. The tragedy of the cross was
described in words that brought tears
to the bronzed cheeks of the men around
him.
Christ came" said the speaker, mot
to save the white man alone, but to bring
everlasting Joy to all the world"
The red men learned how they could
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
DANGEROUS OCCUPATION.
The ShOt-Firer in a Coal Mine Must
Be Careful and Pains
ehking Expert.

One of the most important but least
heard of employees of the big coal
mines is a man who works only about
one hour a day and yet receives larger
pay in proportion to the time he
works than anyone connected with the
mines, not excepting the president of
the company, says the St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The shot-firer is always a thorough
and practical miner, who has risen
from driving the mules all along up
the scale to foreman, and who is a
past grand master of all the intricacies
of getting out black diamonds.
After the days work is done and the
miners have rounded up their shifts
and placed their blasts in their rooms
all ready for the next days work, and
every other person has come out of the
mine, then the shot-frer descends and,
going from chamber to chamber, in
spects the shots the miners have pre-
pared, and if he finds them all satisfac-
tory and in good order he lights the
fuses and fires the shots that unloosens
the coal for the next days work. If, how
ever, he finds any shot carelessly
placed or not properly tamped, or any
thing irregular, instead of firing the
shot he marks a cross with piece of
chalk over the door of the room, and
that miner has no work the next day
other than to correct the mistake and
get another shot ready. This work
does not take long, but it is a swift
job while it lasts, and the frer wastes
no time.
The business is regarded as being
dangerous, and hence the big pay, yet is
it seldom, in this section, at least, that
a shot-firer is hurt. A typical firer is
Joe Wilburn, a young man with a steady
blue eye and a careful hand, who for
two years past has fired the shots in
the BOlen-Darnell mine at Old Town, l.
T. Mr.. Wilburn has mined all his life
and knows the mine from beginning to
end. He speaks of his dangerous en-
ployment in a most matter of-fact way,
evidently not regarding it as being
extra hazardous or unusual. However,
he says that he does not intend to al
ways follow that line of business, as the
excitement of the work is wearing on
man, and he soon quits it for other
work in the mine. For this reason good
shot-firers are always in demand and
can always secure a steady job; that
is, it is steady as long as they make it
so, for windy shot or a premature
explosion may at any time put an I'M
timely and sudden end to his career.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
SPLENDID RACE OF MEN.
OutpOrters of NewfOundIan@ Are Adj
venturOas and They Lead
Simple Lives.

The Newfoundland outporters are
hardy, courageous, boldly adventurous,
simple-lived, God-fearing, warm-heart-
ed-a physically splendid race of men.
towards and weaklings have for 400
years been the unfit of the place; they
occur, Of course, in the best regulated
families, but do not long survive, for ex-
posture kills off the weaklings, and in the
midst of many dangers the towards lose
their lives. Children learn to sail punt
at six or eight years old; and at every
age they are encouraged to play at the
highly dangerous game (called copy
ing') of prancing about on floating ice;
the skill acquired in leaping from one
sinking block to another would make the
trumpeted river-driver look like blum
dering child, says writer in the Worlds
Work. AS men, they know their put as
intimately as a cowboy knows his horse
The race is truly hardy and courageous
1t was John Butt, with nothing more
than a broken collar bone and split
forehead to show for it, who survived
two wild, snowy nights and a day on a
"a foot ice pan, over which for many
hours broke great seas, heavy with
jagged fragments of ice; and it was a
reckless Green Bay skipper who let the
wind blow the masts out of his schooner
rather than reef her, because he had
been told that his crew thought him
"nervous"-a mad sort of courage, to
be sure, but proof positive for all time
that he was no coward
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
PETRIFIED TREES NEAR HOME.
Interesting Specimens Unearthed Not
Far from the National
Capital.

The geological section of the National
museum has just received from the
shores of Rock creek, at the point where
that stream flows through the grounds
of the National zoo, several specimens
of petritied tree trunks, which are quite
as interesting as any of the somewhat
similar specimens from the petrified
forest of Arizona, says the Washington
Post.
Washington is situated on the border
of two separate and distinct geological
zones, the dividing line running up
Rock creek from south to north. The
country to the east, on which the great
er part of Washington is situated, was
built up from the sea during the tertiary
period, while that to the west, extending
back to the first foothills of the Appala-
chan range, is Of the jurassic period,
the age of the reptiles, dinosaurs and
great palm and cyoad forests. At that
time the sea extended as far west as
Georgetown, the shore line following
about the same trend as that now taken
by Rock creek.
This same formation also crops out
again in the Connecticut valley, where
the dinosaurs and other reptiles of that
age left impressions of their feet in the
Connecticut sandstone, which at that
time was a soft sand beach.
During the jurassic period the waves
rolled over the site of modern Washing
ton while the shore line was heavily
wooded, and as the jurassic period
rolled by and was succeeded by later
periods the sand containing the fallen
trunks of large palms and cyads became
hardened and changed into sandstone,
petrifying the trunks of the trees as
they lay in the hardened mass.
Recently in excavating and quarrying
workmen came upon a number of these
petrified tree trunks Fortunately, they
were found on government property, by
government employees, and have since
been transferred to the National mu-
scum, where they have been on exhibit
for the past week. These fossil tree
trunks were not converted into agate
or chalcedony, as in the Arizona speci-
mems, but into rather hard, yellowish
stone, somewhat resembling the sand
stone in which the trunks are imbedded.
The grain of the wood is wonderfully
trunks from the petrified forest of Ari-
IONA, and at short distance cannot be
distinguished from real wood
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
Boarding House for Rats,

According to the Allahabad Qndia)
Pioneer, the municipal committee ap-
pointed to take precautions against the
spread of the plague has initiated COM
prehensive plans to exterminate rats as
the propagators of the disease. The
committee was at once brought face to
face with the difficulty arising from the
scruples of the natives, whose religious
tenets forbid the taking of life. Con-
sequently the committee is compelled to
offer a reward for live rats, which will
be maintained comfortably at public ex-
pense until the plague is suppressed,
when, presumably, the rodents will be
released. The municipality has author
lied the expenditure Of AZ rupees a
month for the board of the rats while
the scheme is being tried.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

not intend to get a second crop?
very far from wanting discuss supplies of standing
timber the prospect of timber with which the
unbemen familiar than but perfectly obvious that
the supplies of certain kinds of timber rapidly disappearing that
the lumber trade falling back poorer material and
longer hauls and that the question of already de-
handing
This is purely business proposition be considered accepted
rejected business basis Forestry deals with the forest
talking about the effect of the flow of
winds the general prospetyna of vital Importance in
their places but the question bring simply this Is worth
the umbermen while from commercial point of consider
the forest of their plant and from that of should
they cut off their timber and let the land go back for
The bureau of forestry offers umbemen
preparing the basis upon which such questions be ne
gently decided What does simply put certain of
trained skill at their command They pay the expense and prepare
for them the necessary figures The way do
the spot who finds what there ground with special
reference the smaller zeshow fast each diameter
grows how much will be left of cutting Others
and how much will be standing the after definite number of
We put the thing purely and entirely business basis
These methods of forestry present fully applicable
everywhere the United States will be
far from possible urge any adopt
with timber they compelled to apply the
plans submit but always that they shall apply them they
find wes do would be exceedingly any man should
take up proposition in forestry and apply if he
it would WELL because this question few DAYS or
merely for present conditions.
There has been long feeling that the were trying to
force the mbenen do something other against the
will think time for the ubermen give the
chance do things which they would like
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
Geronimo Now a Methodist
Nurderous Apache Chean, Who Was Modern Atta.
Joins the Church, AWed by Story of the
Thief on the Cross.

ERONIMO, in the twilight of his
= life, has given his Indian heart to
God. The one time chief of a
murderous band of Apaches has joined
the Methodist church. He has taken the
solemn vow that makes him a follower
of the gospel of love.
1t was an impressive moment when
the decrepit warrior of the plains bowed
his head and received the drops of wa
ter that symbolized his change of heart
The old spirit of defiance was gone and
in its stead was a gentle mien of sub
mission. The man who had slaughtered
innocent women and children, ambushed
the luckless paleface, was under the spell
of the precept of the Great Peacemaker.
Taken from his prison home at Fort
Sill, Oklahoma, to a little church not
far away, Geronimo professed his new
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

lut SdluO4lC SuuTCu.)
whose names have been in the papers
lately in connection with the papacy.
His age is 50 years, and he was created
a cardinal in 1894. Svampa longs for
that era, long gone by, when the idea
prevailed that the pope should take the
first place among the secular princes of
Italy. He avoids the present king on
every possible occasion, as he did his
late lamented father, Emmanuel. and
the kings grandfather, whom he posi-
lively hated. Some superstitious Ital-
ian cardinals supported Svampa's can
didacy because of very curious fact.
There is a prophecy dating from the
twelfth century, according to which
Rome would in time see a line of popes
indicated by certain symbols. The
"Svampare" denotes flame" and
therefore it was believed that the old
prophecy pointed to Svampa, and that
in time his light would be sure to shine
in the papal sky. Cardinal Svampa is
a very large, rather coarse-looking man.
and in striking contrast to the late pope,
the most spiritual pontiff who has ruled
these MANY wears
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

most of the distinguished men and wom-
en- of the Victorian era.
The countess, Notwithstanding her
youth, has had variegeted career. She
was the wife of Earl Russell, from whom
she obtained a divorce on the ground
that he had contracted bigamous mar
riage with Molly Somerville, at Reno,
New. On his return to England the earl
was tried for bigamy. was convicted and
spent three months in jail The count
ess has been quite successful on the
stage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
Cats to Fight Prairie Dogs.

Ranchers in Montana are importing
cats from Minnesota, to kill prairie dogs.
So far the experiment has been success
full. On one ranch, 200 miles east of
Butte, there are nearly 300 cats, and each
cat kills an average of two prairie dogs
every day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

Nuthin' so comforts some men as to
lean up again wall dat has jist bin
freshly painted. In SIGH cases dey kin
hold de world instead of deirselves re-
sponsible, even to de color Of de paint.
Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
She Won Out.

At shooting match in the canton of
Grisons, Switzerland, young waitress
laughed at one of the competitors, who
challenged her to do better if she could
Accepting, she thereupon took up a
rifle and succeeded in winning a prize
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

edy do this practice in catching Besides
who have been the of these animals
pnsated this exceptional apparent cruelty by ncg the
the feline paralysis which deprves them of
of pain but realization of the horror of their position
The cruelty of the Indian Unborn and inbred cngs to him
through life distinguishing characteristic of his humanity.
his special delight the torture of every bird animal
alive AS the torture of human being gives him pleasure
than other his life laughter so JOYOUS
and heartfelt when special ingenuity wng groan cry
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
BY GEN. ANDREW A. BURT, U. S.A.

l. that the United States authorities and the various societies
of the country have done and doing toward the cviza
ton of the redmen of the plains and does not take from
the Indian that cruelty in his composition
The cruelty of the Indian is nexpcabe except on the
hypothesis that cruelty normal trait of humanity Wild
beasts not cruel for, although the wolf may tear and
devour the enais of deer while the animal is vet alive
he does from greedness alone The members of the cat
family with and torment their victims but thew undob-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

"Are you blind by nature?" asked
the charitably-inclined citizen.
mo, sir" candidly replied the beg
gar, I'm blind by profession. Chi
cago Daily NewA .-.-.....
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
CARDINAL D. SVAMPA.
Famous Italian Churchman Noted for
His Religious Zeal and Hatred
of King of Italy.

One of the most powerful members of
the college of cardinals is Archbishop
Svampa of Bologna, Italy He is the
youngest of all the Italian cardinals
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
Loaves Two yards Long

France is boss Of the bakery" in the
production of large loaves of bread.
Some of the French loaves are six feet
long.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
The F0rpnermdbe LmbeyzuQn
BY CLIFFORD PINCHOT,
Forester, United States Department Of Agriculturs

He old idea that the forester was the enemy of the
lumberman, and above all, the enemy of cutting
timber, disappeared long ago from the minds of
foresters, or rather friends of forestry-for no
true forester ever held t-and is rapidly disap
pearing from the minds of lumbernen. And that
is perhaps the happiest aspect of the whole situa-
ton, for the perpetuation alike of the industry
and of forestry depends upon their attitude
toward this single question: Do they or do they
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

upon Pfactice a profession by the time
they rs years DID, and follows therefore, that the period of train
preliminary preparatory professional should come
its end by the time the young years old
The principle which the Harvard faculty has acted is this
They PROPOSE reducing the required the B. decree to
three make reduction
CURED for the B. degree In other words they propose the
degree of B. taken in three years. shall represent same amount
of attainment power acquired which the A. four years
has heretofore represented.
While this change going Harvard college, uni
v took the important step of requiring admission to
its three oldest professional schools first the divinity then
in the law school, and lastly the medical school, already
established the graduate school admission
which preliminary degree was of course required is un
point out that this action the possible
port the A. B. If taken by the universities of the
would settle at in the affirmative the question of the
existence of the american college.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
Shortening the C0Hege Curse
BY PRESIDENT ELIOT,
of Harvard University.

1E question of three instead of four-year course
for the degree of A. B. has arisen If such degree in
arts science is to be required for admission to uni
versiy professional Schools the road to such degree
should be as smooth and broad as possible 1t is the
intent of society and the interest of the individual
that young should be enabled to enter we'll
trained uDon the practice of nrnfessinn h the time
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-01
FELLOW WAS BUG-HoUsE.

some time ago the writer was walk
ing along a crowded street in Nashville
when a wen dressed travelling man very
much intoxicated. staggered up to Inn
and asked glufily:
Nhcrc Is the Gait House atE
The Gait House sir; ! really dom
know" was the reply.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-01
@As YOU LIKE IT"

Sbakcspcare's delightful comedy, AS
You Like 1t, with Alberta Gallatin as
~Eo-aIind" and a specially selected com
pauy. has been announced for an early
production. The tour is under the d.
rcction OF Mr.. Ernest Shipman, and is
limited 70 thirty performances. The de-
nands for this attraction far exceed
.he number Of performances to be given
md the cities chosen will depend greatly
% the prospective receipts, or in other
words the amount subscribed. The or
srnization Is an expensive ore, and
lould b encouraged by our leading citi-
lens. scholars and students OF English
literature. The play, to such people needs
no introduction. as it is admitted to be
the most enchanting comedy the MINOR
TAI bard ever wrote. Our city IS on the
list, and it is 10 be hoped that definite
date viii soon be announced.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-01

A catastrophe was narrowly averted
last evening on the West Fork river
bridge at Adamston with the street car
people. IN iron railing on the bridge
saved the lives Of the passengers on car
No s. It was pretty well crowded and
il looked as If they would be dashed
to the bottom Of the river and either
killed or drowned. As the car was cross
ing the bridge it lett the track and plung-
cd over toward the side. Of the bridge.
Panic reigned in the car in a moment,
as all expected 10 be dashed into the
river, but. fortunately. when tie ear
plowed up against the iron railing. it
was stopped in It's wild career. But the
iron railing was very much bent, and