davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-08
BIG DOG ATTENDS SCHOOL
Follows His Little Master Every Day in Spite of Objections Made
 ty His Teacher.

Whoever heard Of Q dog going to sehoolo
 In Pawtacket, R. |, there is a dog that has been attending school for a couple Of years. His name is Prince Turner
 He goes to one of the grammar schools.
 He is a Newfoundland dog-a big. heavy fellow-but his manners and his disposition are perfectly gentle.
 Does he break the rules? Not as often as his boy companions do. h. deed, his department grade IS very high.
 Prince Turner belongs 10 a little boy whose name is Willie Turner. and when he first began bringing Prince to school the teacher objected
 But her objections did TO good, for Prince was determined to come with tis little master.
 For little while he was as awk- ward as a bull in china shop; the aisles were so narrow tha: sometimes he had tight squeeze 10 get through.
 And then in his good humor he would switch his tail back and forth, which sometimes gave the children a smart slap in their faces.
 After bit, however, he learned how 10 get along very nicely in the school room.
 Princes regular place in the room is an open space in front of the teachers desk
 Occasionally he rises and moves quiet ly about the room. stopping now and then to let some boy or girl give him d pat and a hug.
 Al recess time in the morning and in the afternoon he rises and marches out with the children and takes his recrea- ton with them, and then marches in.
 One day. however. Prince had a little trrand 10 attend 10 al recess time and wandered farther away from the school yard than ke expected to. When the bell rang a the close of recess he did not hear IL The teacher noticed that window and rang the bell a second time This time Prince heard it and trotted straight back 10 the yard and found his place in the line
 One time his master had misbehaved and was sent 10 the principal to be pun ished Prince somehow seemed to real ize that his. master was in trouble. so what did he do but march into the prin- cipals room-the door had been left open-planr himself beside his master and look dangerous
 The principal did not dare 10 punish 1 the boy until the dog had been removed Perhaps some of you boys wish you i bad a dog around to protect you when you have misbehaved and are going to 1 be punished.
 Prince would like 10 go 10 Sunday l school but the superintendent has not yet made up his mind that il would do i to let big dog in. So the poor fellow ! has to wait at the door until Sunday school is over and Willie comes out l Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-08

but it is also an indication that the re- ceptacle Is the very iatest type. and therein lies the attraction for the girl who likes 10 be up-to-date in eyeryth,pe that pertains to her wardrobe.
 Cretonne. that old fayorite. is never really crowded 10 the background bv newer fashioned fabrics. although some seasons it may not be as conspicuous in and box coverings as in oth- CTS. The latest style of shoe box shown. in the accompanying illustration is GOV cred with cretonne in deep cream and pink tones and serves the double pur- pose of use and ornament. The interior. as is indicated. is divided into compart- menis suited to different varieties of footwear and the lining matches the pre- yailing tone Of the outside Boxes such as the two here portrayed are particu- larry adapted for the country homes. as they harmonlze with the furnishings which, as a general thing. are light in color and simple in design. Brooklyp Life
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-08
so QUEER.

T. ste rrs SO very queer 10 ne
 That when an iH bed ] .raF-5 over a. the lands
 About which | have read see great cities tu5. uf men.
 Al range and sove.y tf T-. 4a.mals wlth str.pr~ and -p1ts, An hlrls with painted W.Hgs Ard et. so last I .raye. 700. ] caa-t t-.. how go. l. terr.sH countries far apart, n there before l know. Ye- IT. tte morning. vt.- wake. have not moved my head. EIt aH ns pillow He as snug
 As HHeH Went e bed -I.t-.ia Cooke. n Wcma1.s H5m,
 Companion.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-08
MS55 MS557fFSpr1;zk
 XMsJA]IzqI'5g
FASHIONS FOR MIDSUMMER,
xhirtwaist Suits Are Still the Thing and Dainty Materials Rule
 the Season.

Pongee should be used only for the more dressy shirt-waist suits. since it requires a certain amount of trim ming to bring out its intrinsic beauty
 Unlined skirts seem the rule for walking gowns in summer weights. The newer two-piece and three-piece suits of mohair. one and all have the skirt made without lining. a move in the direction of comfort The un- lined skirt, of liberty satin. is another feature of summer styles. This will be found more stylish than foulard. al though scarcely so cool Having great sr body. il does not require a lining and il makes a useful travelling gown Ehen made up in the darker eolors
 For wells Chantilly lace is again com Mg into fashion. Many of these. as
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-08
A Lesson from the Flies

IL was in 2 country school and I was hearing my little seeond-reader class The lesson that day was a story about flies, their curious ways and habits Among other things. the story said that flies always kept their faces clean and then went on to tell how they rubbed their feet over their heads. as could often be seen by watching them. The last thing in the lesson was the question: What lessons can boys and girls learn from the fiies?" l asked the children to answer the question. Only one small boy yentured an an- swer. and that was; "To wash our faces with our feet - Christian Rex. istsr.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-08

working all day in cold, damp house he IS glad to get back 10 his eozy quarters in the wagon. which has a nre' stove. a comfortable bed and all the comforts of home. He figures that since taking up his abode in the movable home he has saved enough ID extra wages to pay ra, l.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-08
Jumping Rope Is Healthful.

Tn years gone by children were forbid len to jump rope because it was bad for 1he heart" but now it seems that the ssskers for health declare that skip atngs is a healthful exercise and that 4he who wishes to be graceful should rs.ke to skipping every morning cer- ssln number of times, taking care to isathe slowly and regularly
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-08
Good Health in Ripe Fruit

The eating of fruit which is neither green nor over-ripe, combined with the drinking of plenty of pure water, is a Iaeat thing for anybody.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-08
Proper Care of the Hands.

After disagreeable tasks the hands sill not suffer if thoroughly eleansed .dsiah acids. if necessary. and then zeated to cold cream and soft gloves.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-08
An Immense Circular Saw.

The largest circular saw in the world has just been made in Philadelphia. Itis seven feet four inches in diameter. and will be used to cut pine stumps into shin- gle bolts
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-05
STICKING TO TT


 Not to do injustice to The Chattanooga Times we copy a recent editorial entire. It says:
 stickler for right and ustice, does not ap- sticker for right and justice, does not ap- prove the idea we advanced that the na- uonal government should take hold of and root out the lynching evil. nor do we. except in the emergency we named-the refusal or inability of the States to do it. The deplorable practice of unlaw- fully killing and burning men so preva- lent in our country, The Advertiser will agree, must cease or else our Christian civilization Is failure and our claim of being law-loving, orderly humane peo- pie miserable mockery If the State refuses to put stop to this brutal sav- agery of the mob are we to sit quietly by ana permit It's continuance? If the State Is powerless to stop 1t we stand confessed and willing sponsors for their weakness and puerility. The constitution of the United States guarantees every man un- der it's Jurisdiction the right to life and liberty until after a fair trial by a jury of his peers he has forfeited such right to one or the other. If the State cannot or Will not carry out this guarantee, then In all conscience let the national govern ment do 1t, or else abandon all preten- tious solicitude or responsibility for inc health and happiness of the people under its protection.
 This was called forth by The Adver- tiser's unfavorable comments on the pledge said to have been made by the President that he will put stop to lynch ing in the South as soon as the election is over. As will be seen. The Times, generally correct and conservative, seems to have somehow imbibed the idea that there somewhere exists a power which will enable the President of the United States to interfere In the domestic affairs of the States and to supercede the statt laws and courts by interposing the Fed eral authority. We still insist that n' such power is lodged in the President and that any attempt on his part to in terfere in punishment of lynching will b a much grosser .usurpation of power thai any that ever he has been guilty of
 It may be admitted, as claimed by Tn Times, that the Constitution of the Unit ed States. inferentially at least, guaran tees the right to life and liberty. but n where in that instrument do we find tn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-05
california's Fool Democrats.

Colusa tCal.) Sun.
 sa,s It was vas. General Grant, we believe, who
 at the right time. EO 4Se csnfra s fa commll es nH9.
 tee of California-what few of the mem day to prove the truth of the saying. If
 there ever was a set of intelligent men
 Sp n,, 6nis earth that did play the fool. this appointed to conduct the last State cam paign by convention that was told by Hearst that it must not nominate Frank m k. Lane, and which nominated him in
 would defeat him, goes to work and usurps authority which was never dele- gated to 1t; bows to the Golden Calf,
 ticks up the spittle of the man who tried
 10 oefeat the nominee they were appoint ed to try to elect. and declares William Randolph Hearst the choice of the De- mocracy of California. These men knew that they had no such authority: each ana every one of them knew that he did not represent any constituency whatever: 1:
 that he had no, right to pretend that he
 H Hao. some or them undoubtedly got coin
 Tor moving the thing around. and some or them were too cowardly to face a man with money who would try to ruin all
 tme1r boM doMn dP0aical Prospeets if they did not graeed the very name of Democracy: each and every one of them ought to nide his disgraced head forever and for ever: o, we hate corrupt man; we hate There was no chance for a difference of opinion as to the powers and duties of
 that committee. Because the Republi-
 cans run off and tried to get aboard inc patronage. wagon, is no sign that the
 tpSemocratic committee should usurp au-
 thortty never granted it. ~ 90 small was the attendance that the managers did not dare to call the roll nt the start; There were not over thirty men on the floor. with one in the gallerv and n6t i,o,,, ,,,. all of these @ were members of the
 the resolution nominating Hearst. there were were about about fifteen ayes and about ten
 noes. noes MT. Murphy, the Chairman. said:
 The ayes seem to have ft." and after A
 pause, the ayes have it." Before inc vote was taken. James H. Barry, Ed E
 Leake and another member, whose name now escapes us. made vigorous speeches against 1t Yet The Examiner, the ner-
 so sSnal organ of Mir. Hearst, in the face of the fact that everybody in California
 would know 1t wa sa lie, announced that
 rne ,,rern,Sdt ySte was unanimous; MT. Hearst is
 will use 1t throughout the United States
 no no VII be so far from repudiating the
 lie that he will try to win a nominatlon
 TOT the Presidency on the strength of if
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-05
Head-Notes Qf the Decisions
 Of Alabama Supreme Court.

when the declarant had not lost all hope of recovery are re-affirmed as true and correct after the declarant has given up all hope of recovery and realized his impending death and while he was in possession of his mental faculties, such declarations are admissible In evidence; and this is true, even though the declar- ations were not read over to the de- clarant at the time of the re-affirmance of their correctness.
 g. Absent witness; admissibility of tes- timony on preliminary examination.--The testimony of a witness who was exam ined on the preliminary investigation before a committing magistrate, an op- portunity for the cross-examination Of the witness having been given the ac- cused, is not admissible on the subses ouent trial, upon proof of the fact mere- Iy that such witness Is absent from the State: 1t being necessary to establish a proper predicate for the introduction of secondary evidence by proving that the witness was either a nonresident of the State or was absent from the State per- manentIy, or for such a length of time that his return was contingent or con. tectural.
 6. Homicide; admissibility of evidence that deceased carried pistoL-On trial under an indictment for murder, 1t Is not competent to prove by a witness other than the defendant that the de- ceased was in the habit of carrying a pistol; such fact not being traced to the defendants knowledge.
 '. Charges which are argumentative. confusing or invasive of the province of the jury are erroneous and properly re- fused.
 Reversed and remanded.
 Opinion by Tyson, J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-05
OHIO REPUBLICAN, SPLIT.

President Has . Troublesome Prob
 lem to Deal With.
 Washington Special to The New York
 Evening Post. s:
 All but one of the fourteen delegates elected to the. Republican National Con vention from Ohio belong to the organi- xafion of which Senator Dick Is now the head. while one is Forakerite. whether the State Convention VIII ad- here to the present plan of making MT ForAker deiegate-at-large will depend, It fa said. upon certain developments re- iattng to patronage. Just now the or Eanixation Republicans are much arous- a over. the report that the President Is to dispiace Edmund H. Zurhorst, the Col iector of the Port of Sandusky, Hanna man, who has served two years over his term. In favor of State Senator Judson, q Forakertte. Feeling runs so high over this question that Senator Dick, 1t Is said, will have difficulty in holding the con- vention to the proposal to make Foraker a delegate-at-iarge, if this report Is sub stantiated.
 President Roosevelt, 1t must be ac- knowledged. has a troublesome problem o1 his hands in the disposal of the Ohio patronage. Theoretically, one Republi- can Senator should have as much infiu- ei'cc as another. and yet if the Presi- dent Is to restore this balance in Ohio 1t will greatly increase the organization pet pie, who watch with the utmost scru- tiry every advantage that MT. Foraker gains.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-05
EetterS tc tl,e Edftct
Name for a Steamship.

Editor of The Advertiser:
 Noting the interest manifested in select ing a suitable name for our fine new Ho- tel. 1t occurs to me to suggest that we take some steps towards inviting the Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah to name one of their splendid new steam ships in honor of our city. the City of Montgomery This will be oompli- ment.
 note their next new ship, soon to be launched, will be called the city of At ianta. and as many of our sister cities have already been represented, such as the City of Birmingham" City of Co., iumbus, City of Augusta. City of Savan- Tditor of The Advertiser:
 that the compliment be paid us next would meet with approval. as Montgom- cry Is so closely associated with Savan- nah, having three direct and splendid railroad connections.
 Suppose you request the Commercial and Industrial Association to take the matter up and push 1t.
 Fred'k F. Johnstone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-05
Mr Bryan's Silly Talk.

avn SNfSHAhB 1OSt.
 MT. Bryan's insistence that the State of New York Is not necessary to Democra tic success is simply childish Indeed. we should be ashamed of a wei.-grown child that could not take pencil and paper and figure out the absurdity of the statement. MT Bryan ought to so to Washington and produce his table Sot electoral votes, with New York left out. for the benefft of Democratic Cohgressmen. Their unani- mous opinion Is that a candidate who could not carry New York would be beat en before he began. That is the reason why all eyes turn to this State, and why the Democrats of the South and West are so outspoken in saying that if the party in New York is united for Judge Parker, they will fall in line and make him the when Mr. Bryan says Success" he does noe mean winning the election. That Is the last thing he cares for He will count himself successful if. by any means. even the vilest, he is able to control one-third of the delegates to the convention, and so to throw himself athwart the path to- wards sanity and victory at the polls. Every day brings out more clearly his attitude of rule or ruin. But every day also makes 1t more plain t. the party that 1t must shake off a leadership which has advanced rapidly from disaster to disgrace
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-05
A vIaoROus KICK.

The Buffalo News is disgusted, or worse, over a tax which is proposed to be put on electric power derived it, the Canadian Development Company proposes to sell power to manufacturers on this side and the State of New York or the government, proposes to put some kind of annual import tax on this power of 5 to s1o per horsepower. Comment ing on this proposition. The News says:
 How many thousands of votes is 1t imagined that the Republican party can lose and still hold New York in line! Cheap power means vast expansion of industry in Buffalo and the entire from tier. Is interference with 1t likely to help the party that caters to two corporations and neglects enormously greater interests on the other hand? These questions al- so answer themselves.
 It is plain to be seen that both local interests and political advantage are threatened by the proposed system of taxation. Buffalo is situated just on this side of Niagara River, and cheap power Is a very. important factor in the indus- tries of the city. If the mills and the street railroads are required to pay such tax as is proposed it means much harm to all the industries of the city. and the kick Is a natural one. It Is natural, too. that The News should threaten the Re- publican party with loss of votes if the scheme is persisted in. The News is a staunch Republican paper and usually shuts it's eyes and swallows whatever it's party offers it, but this thing of taxing : the towns industries out of existence is heavy dose. It would better join the Democrats. and get rid of a power that would throttle industry. But really, now, is this tax much worse than some of the other iniquities of our present tariff sys- tenn? Why not join in a war on the whole business?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-05
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1904.
RAILROAD SUPPORT.

Mir. B. B. Conner claims he ought to be elected Railroad Commissioner because he says the railroads are favorable to Hon. John v. Smith. If the people wish to defeat the man who is responsible for the railroads favoring Hon. John V. Smith, they must defeat Mir. Conner. It is Mfr. Corners fault and not MT. Smiths that the railroads are favorable to MT. Smith. Mir. Conner has engaged in a war on the railroads which will end in their bankruptcy If he is successful. So it is not unnatural that the railroads will en- deavor to defeat Comerism if they can and their doing so does not signify any love for the other candidate.
 It Is an open secret that railroad off, cials have felt on many occasions that Mir. Smith had gone too far in deciding questions against them and in forcing re- auctions in revenue which they did not think they should stand. Last summer. in the State, he brought about reductions in the rates of the necessities of life which reduced the revenues of the railroads by many thousand dollars. Therefore any favorable attitude on the part of the rail- roads to MT. Smith is not due to their friendliness to him but is forced upon them by MT. Conner. and MT. Smith is un- der no obligations whatever to the rail- roads for such support. It has come to him unsolicited, and 1t leaves him abso- lutely free and untrameled.
 If elected, MT. Smith will have no in- terest to serve but that of the State as a whole; he will not have to degrade his ofice by making decisions to carry out promises made during the campaign to private interests. He will be able, by his freedom from self-interest and pledges, and by his temperament as a fair-minded man. to do equal and exact justice to all.
 If MT. Conner is elected he will still have his large business interests which will be directly affected by his decisions; {; he will have his campaign promises to cut down railroad revenues, which done to the extent he proposes, will be enough to bankrupt the railroads and his long standing prejudice against all the rail- roads in the State will be inhamed into the most bitter hatred of the railroads by the very struggle which he himself has brought on.
 Alabama has too much at stake to per init itself to be hoodwinked into selecting a self-interested and vindictive partisan like Mir. Conner to this important office simply because MT. Comer's own methods have compelled the railroad interests to oppose him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-05
AM rMPoRrANT DECrsIoN.

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States goes somewhat further than any previous one has done with regard to the liability of . railroad for injury to a person riding on free pass. Ordinarily, if not always. such passes contain on the back stipulation that the road is not liable for injury sus- tained by the holder of the pass while travelling on the road. This latest de- cision especially specifies that there can be no recovery even though the passen- ger be ignorant of the notice printed on the back of the pass that the company will not be responsible in case of an ac- cident."
 This part of the decision Is of more than ordinary interest. It is. in fact further declaration of the old principle that ig- norance of the law is no defence. And so. even though the passenger cannot read. and may have no knowledge of the restrictions and stipulations printed on the pass, that ignorance or want of knowledge cannot be pleaded in suit to recover damages for injuries received. In other words. the law supposes that the passenger is informed as to the conditions and accepts the pass with full knowledge that the road cannot be held legally re- sponsible for damages.
 But suppose the courts should hand down a decision of this nature as often as once week, would it materially re- duce the number of those who ride on passes? We doubt 1t. Human nature is both hopeful and optimistic and each passenger will think that he or she will be the one to escape in case there is an accident. They accept passes. knowing that accidents occur, but hoping that all the injury will fall on some one else.
 The safe course for all who ride on free passes is to have an accident policy, but most people are too careless or too hope full to take even that precaution. They accept the pass and take chances.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-05
POLITICAL POINTS

On the other hand, enthusiasm for Oiney is being more marked and alleged Hearst de.egates are declaring for Oiney The rc.s Sc created by the brass band methods of the Hearst workers has Aroused the party leaders and the word has gone forth that to be Identified with his boom was to sign ones death warrant polit- icaily, socially and financially. Irternecine strife has developed and labor clements in many sections are re- alIzing that they are being used as ''E. C. Marks by the Hearst managers and
 are resenting t; Asked to indorse him pcss the question or hatly turn hin, dc wn.
 One scheme of the boomers that has peen exposed is the juggling of claims
 that the South is solid for him when .hs California supports him when trying to
 whip Illinois int2 line. Eastern gains strength in the South in the effort to stampede the country into his herd. Further forgeries on names on the Boston delegations have come to light and more noisome exposures are coming.