davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1904-01-10

American kerosene and English.
French. German. and Yankee hardware
travel side by side with bananas and
cocoanuts and balsam from almost I'M
known places. Ivory nuts from woods in
habited by monkeys are carried I'm the
same car that carries huge boxes of dry
goods from Fall River and New Bedford.
Coal from the Pennsylvania mines is
hauled in company with turtle she'll
from FAR lagoons and rubber from vast
primeval forests
CATERERS Of palm nut oil travel with
'orummers' for American and German
factories. Hats made by machines. that
turn them out dozen in a minute, come
in and hats made by natives, who work
for a whole year over one, go out.
Bananas the Main Bulk.
Bananas are the most plentiful of the
things that are sent from the isthmus.
Dry goods and provisions are the most
plentiful Of the cargoes that come in.
Second TO dry goods in point of importa-
ton is liquor sad to say. Then I'm order
Gene coal. hardware, lumber. and kero-
sene
The biggest amount OF freight goes
/ through between New York and San
Francisco.
The isthmus Is a great place for the
buyers Of pearls. About s3OO.OOO worth
are bought there each year.
These pearls are collected by two vast
~ different classes OF humanity. One h
composed OF white men, who do the
work with all the most ingenious and
complex modern appliances. such as
steam vessels, the finest OF diving ar
NOR. and even electric light The other
class Of divers is that Of the most
sqralid and 0retched Indians in exist
ence. who dive with no protection OF
any kind.
Man-Eating Sharks.
/ They use stone TO drag them to th'
/ pearl oyster bottom. and as the sea-
around the Isthmus Of Panama are fire
/ quented by the most savage sharks IN
all the world. fatal encounters are com
\ mon, and the Panama pearls have in
/ deed bloody history
Those persons who believe that sharks
do not attack human beings would sooI
learn something TO the contrary b,
spending a short time in colony of ma
/ tive divers on the Panama coast
! Ice costs . cents pound.
! II costs IS cents 10 mail packag
over the forty-seven miles between on
! ocean and the other.
/ Panama is in telegraphic communica
ton with all parts Of the world, but i
often requires whole day to get
message through TO the United States
II costs so TO ride from one end o
/ the line 10 the other in the first-clas
/ cars, and $ in the second-ciass.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30
ORIGIN OF FORGED LETTER.
Editor o'NeilI Copied It from the Wis
consin Toiler.

Denver, Sept. 2S.-The News this
morning prints the following:
"The letter purporting to have been
written by President Theodore Roose-
welt and addressed to President Mi
chael Donnslly, which appeared in the
issue of the Miners Magazine Of Sep
TENDER %. was clipped from the Wis
consin Toiler." said Editor John M.
ONeill of the Miners Magazine last
night. The invective character Of the
alleged letter attracted my attention
at once. l clipped it entire and
brought 1t into the office of Secretary
William d. Haywood OF the Western
Federation of Miners. He read it
through twice and pronounced 1t the
warmest emanation from the pen of
the strenuous President that he had
ever read. also called the clipping
to the attention Of President Charles
H. Meyer Of the federation"
II told both the officials that l in
tended to embody the letter In an edi-
torial upon the meat strike.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30
Grant smeIter May Reopen.

Denver, Sept 28.-Tbe Post last
evening says: One hundred and fifty
men and teams are busy at work at
take this as an indication that the
smelter will once more be opened after
it's long idleness.
Since the furnaces of the Grant
closed on account Of the strike in
August, 1908, reports Of reopening
have come at various times, only to
result in disappointment. Now, how
ever, the work being done is Of diff
ferent sort from that which has been
seen about the place the past year.
Renting has taken the place OF dis
mantling and the old furnaces are be-
ing prepared for operation once more.
Men who keep informed on such
things say that the present activity at
the Grant Is in line with the renewed
vigor displayed by the smelter trust
since the independent Refining and
Smelling Company started to do bust
ness at Golden. AS soon almost as the
announcement was made that the in.
dependents were to enter the field. the
smelter trust offered reduction of
twenty-five per cent. In low grade ores
from the Clear Creek district
Just previous to this reduction the
Colorado & Southern railroad lowered
the freight rates from the same dis
trict Officers of the smelter trust dis.
claimed any intention Of a combine to
fight the independents. hut the rates
were lowered just the same
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30
New Minister Favors Jews.

st. Petersburg. Sept. 26-Prlnce
Sviatopolk Mirsky's speech to the Jews
of Wilma has received the heartiest en-
dorsement Of the Novosti, which says
the declaration of the minister of the
interior that there is dawning for the
Jews of Russia day of justice and fair
treatment, ought to meet the heartiest
commentator of all classes.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

The cable tells us that the worlds
record grouse bag was made Aug. %
1T Broomhead, near Sheffield. Eng. by
Remington Wilson and eight other
guns The hunters bagged 2,748 birds
and they ought to be ashamed of It.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

1t is just possible also that before
The diggers of that twelve mile hole
could get half way down to the de-
sired depth the center of the earth
might rise up in hot and indignant
protest.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

Sir Thomas Upton is making ar.
rangements for another contribution
TO one Of the largest and most ex.
pensive scrap piles ever reared.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

korea's emperor has decided to &C.
cept Japanese sovereignty. This in.
formation comes to him from Japa-
nese headquarters, SO he is bound to
believe it.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

An Alabama negro went to the gal.
lows smoking cigar. If, it was a
campaign cigar it must have gone a
long way toward reconciling him to
his fate.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

The Englishman who has rejected
an offer of $4,000 compensation for
seven years unjust Imprisonment is
certainly taking the right course-un-
less $4,000 is all that be can get.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

Persons who wish to "enthuse" OF
do a Stunt" may do so, according to
the latest dictionary, with the ex-
press understanding that they become
thereby colloquial and slangy
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30
THE HOLLY CHIEfTAIN
n. W. Milford, Puh.ishs~.
HOLLY. COLORADO.

Speaking of straw votes. did any
body ever hear of one that didn't go
the takers way?
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

Upton is bound to prove that Great
Britain can beat the United States
at the yachting game. even ii he has
to get an American designer to build
the boat to do it.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

Sir William Harcourt is, according
to the London Chronicle, "the most
weighty member Of parliament, In
body as well as in character" But
he has grown-up son whose first
name is Lulu.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

We read about a victim OF a car
accident who is suffering from con-
tusions on the left side.' A con-
fusion is bruise, of course, but
how much worse confusion sounds!
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

Louise, the clipping princess, an
nounces that she is going to expose
some scandals in high life. II any.
body can do It Louise would seem to
be the lady.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

Munroe's share of the gate receipts
of the fight with Jefferies was $6,1O4
and Jefferies' was 1916. Mr. Munroe
earned his money, whether Mr.. JEFF.
ries earned his share or not
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

1t is sometimes hard to stick to facts
when there is no danger of being
found out. Even Truth lies at the bot
tom of a well.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

Perhaps Vesuvius started that erup-
tion now, knowing that it couldn't at
tract any attention after the spell
binders get to talking.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

There is another new language
which is called by its builders
"spokil." Obviously 1t never can be
SPIKE vii.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

Mr.. John Munroe. late of the pugi-
listic ring, was born in Chester, Pa.
And he ia without pugilistic honor
now in his own or any other country.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

As she knows where she is apt to
get 1t. China is wearing high cellu-
ioid collar with gun metal fasten-
ings.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

May Irwin has plan to keep the
men from going out between acts.
Perhaps she is going to offer them a
few drops Of the curtain.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30
Pooling the silkworms.

By means of simultaneous injections
silkworms have Just been made to spin
pink silk.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

BallooDing is very pretty way OF
travelling il you aren't anxious TO get
anywhere in particular.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

The death Of Hole-in-the-Day. chief
of the Chippewas, leaves q hole in
the western landscape that never can
be filled.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

How disappointed George Gould
would be IL that dog for which he has
Just paid 5000 should ever bite him.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

In its l-dper place, but II doesn't seem
to have found the place yet.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

1t is the opinion of every mother
that boy never loses an opportunity
for attempting to break his neck.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

The sultan of Turkey has seventy
six titles, but the best plan is to call
him with gun when you want him to
respond promptly.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

The sultan Of Turkey has Ill titles.
but Man-Who-KeepsH His Promises-and-
Pays-His- Debts Promptly is not one of
them.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

o. NJ. Richards, nominee for regent
of the State University, was born in
Ohio in 1886 and came to Colorado in
1853, and represented Gilpin county
in the Legislature when the university
was founded in 1867. He has been
regent for twelve years.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

John F. shafroth, nominee for con.
gresham at-large, was born in Fay.
cite. Howard county, Missouri, June Z,
1854. He was educated in Central col
lege and graduated from the Univer.
sity of Michigan in 1875. He studied
law with Samuel c. Major at Fayette
and was admitted to the bar in 1876.
October l, 1879, he came to Denver.
He served two terms as city attorney,
commencing 1887, and was also prose
cutting attorney. In 1894 he was first
sent to Congress by majority of 49,.
500, and was reelected as a Silver Re-
publican in 1896. In Congress Mr..
Shafroth introduced and had passed
many bills of benefit to the western
states. His straightforward course in
resigning from the House of Repre-
sentatives when the evidences of
fraud in connection with his election
over Robert v. Bonygne were brought
to his attention, earned for Mr.. Shat
roth throughout the country the title
of Honest John. On October 26, 1881,
Mr.. Shafroth married Virginia F. Nor
rison of Fayette, Missouri. He has
four sons.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

ELECTORS.
Hughes
A. W. Rucker, Arapahoe, First District.
r. j. Zollers, Denver, First District.
James F, Burns Ell Paso, Second District
"a
arge-John F. Sbafroth.
Pueblo
Lieutenant GoyernOr-Eias NJ Ammons, Douglas
State-HOrace w. Hayens Lake
State-Frank Wheeler,
Of u. Sampliner.
General-Daniel b. Denver
OF /.
Denver.
Universty-D. n.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

Frederick schermerhorn, second
nominee for regent of the State Uni.
versity, is physician of Rio Grande
county.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

was four years assayer in the Denver
mint under Cleveland. He settled at
Creole. in Mineral county, in 1892. He
has been mayor of Creole one term,
alderman two terms, county commits
sioner two terms, and president of the
school board Of the district for three
years. Mr.. Wheeler is married, but
has no children.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

Milton Smith, again chosen chair
man of the state Democratic commit
tee, was born in Sussex county, New
Jersey. He graduated from Cornell
university in 1887 and was admitted
to the New York bar in 1889. He i'm.
mediately came to Denver. He has
been state chairman since 1896.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

Daniel D. Carey, nominee for attor.
ney general, was born in Leeds county.
Canada, in 1864, and moved to Ere
mont. Nebraska, In 1871. He came to
Colorado in 1895 and located in La
Junta for three years. Mr.. Carey
graduated from the Fremont Normal
school in Nebraska and studied law
with E. F. Gray of Nebraska, being ad.
mitted to the bar of that state in 1887.
In 1894 he was candidate for attorney
general Of Nebraska, and has always
been stanch friend of William ].
Bryan, whom he has known since 1890.
Coming to Denver in 1899, Mr.. Carey
was made assistant to Attorney Gen.
eral d. M. Campbell in that year, and
in 1901 and 1902 was special counsel
for the collection of taxes under At.
torney General c. c. Post. BY the
terms Of the recently adopted charter
Mr.. Carey was made chairman of the
new civil service commission. He is
married, but has no children. Mr..
Carey is state deputy and grand
knight of the Knights of Columbus for
Colorado.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1904-09-30

J. N. sampIiner, nominee for state
treasurer, was born In Cleveland,
Ohio. in 1864, and in 1888 moved to
Crested Butte, Colorado. In 1890 he
went to Ouray county. and in 1894 to
Grand Junction, where he has since
resided. From 1891 to 1893 he was
mayor OF Ironton, and in 1901 was
elected mayor of Grand Junction, in
which position he is now serving his
second term. Mr.. Sampliner is en-.
gagged in the mems Quitting business
in Grand Junction. He married the
daughter of a prominent cloak manu-
facturer in Cleveland, and has two
children. Mr.. Sampliner is an Elk, a
member of the Scottish Rite Masons
and Woodman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
COOP corn WEATHER.
Roasting Ears Now on the Market in
Many Counties.

The following are the summaries OF
the climate and crop report for Kan
sas issued today by Director Jennings
of the government weather bureau:
| GENERAL CONDITIONS.
A warm week; the best corn
weather this season. The rainfall was
generally light, but somewhat heavy
| in the central southern counties, from
Pottawatomie southwark to Green
wood thence east to the Missouri line,
and in Republic county. Fair rains
1ell IN the extreme southwestern and
many of the northwestern counties.
EASTERN DIVISION.
wheat harvest has progressed rap
mitted, and is finished in some coun-
ties-nearly so in many others. The
quality OF grain is reported not as
good as in ordinary years. Some
Montgomery. Threshing has begun
in Crawford. Oats harvest has pro-
gressed, but in many fields the oats
are down and had to be moved. Corn
has improved decidedly, especially
where the fields are clean; it is tassel-
ing in the Kaw river counties and
roasting ears are being marketed in
Chautauqua. Haying has begun in
several counties with promise of large
crop. The second crop of alfalfa is
being cut and generally is a heavy
crop. Prairie grass is in very good
condition. Apples have dropped
are ripe and are being marketed.
Early peaches are ripe in the central
counties. Blackberries are ripening
III Wyandotte. Potatoes are being dug
IN Riley, but are rotting in the
ground in some of the river counties.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Wheat harvest is finished in Barber,
Harper, Pratt, and Stafford counties,
and nearly so in Clay, Cloud, Pawnee,
Philips, Republic, and Washington
fhn xx11n &c Il I@oSJ ~,
Mcpherson and hard to get at. Thresh-
ing has begun in most of the counties
and the yield is better than anticipated
though the grade is not up to the US
ual standard. Oats harvested has be-
gun but the crop is more or less dam
aged. Corn has greatly improved, is
sflking in the southern counties and
tasseling in the central; the early is in
roasting ear in south. The second crop
of alfalfa is ready to cut, and in some
counties is being cut. Grass is unus-
ually fine; pastures are good, and hay
ing has begun in Pawnee. Potatoes are
very good crop except in Dickinson
where they are rotting. Early peaches
are ripe and good crop. Apples and
plums promise a good crop in Wash
ington county.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Wheat harvest has progressed well in
most of the counties and is over in
Ness, where it was a light crop. The
wheat was damaged by rust in Lane
anu 1nOIndS. Inc acreage OF SpTlIiS
wheat is small but the crop is fine.
Barley is all harvested in Lane, and is
a fairly good crop in Wallace. Corn
is in fair to good condition; it is tas-
selling and caring in Lane and begin
ming to tassel in Decatur, but is begin
ming to need rain in Ford. The second
crop of alfalfa is being cut and is a
very good crop. Grass is fine except in
Ness, where it is drying up. Stock do
ing we'll. Cherries and plums are ripe
in Wallace and are large crops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
TIE cuEe,KED THE WHISKY
Scheme of a COIored Man to Get Out
a Cheap Shipment.


A eolored man several days ago
checked a trunk at the Katy station,
and while it was being handled lot
OF whisky ran out of the trunk. The
trunk was opened and several jugs OF
whisky were found besides a half
barrel of whisky
The whisky was checked to the
Territory, and the Katy baggage de-
partment at once demanded the re-
turn of the check. Since then the col
ored individual has been on hand de-
manding payment for his whisky. The
Katy is more inclined to prosecute
him than to pay for the whisky, and
the case has been turned over to
Sheriff Dienst. There is rule of
the railroad company or no law that
permits a man to- check a lot of
whisky in order to save freight or ex-
press charges, as it is not recognized
as baggage, and the fact that the
sender tarried to collect damages may
be the occasion of his getting into
serious difficulty.
The question is a little out of the
ordinary for the baggage department
to deal with, but the claim agent
would probably find in such a case
that it was very ancient and valuable
whisky providing the road had to pay
for it. No claim agent has grown old
enough in service to find where a
scrub COW had ever been killed. Moth
ing but thoroughbredS ever meet with
results on railroad tracks,
when it comes to assessing the dam
Eclipse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
WHO WILL GET 1T?
Kansas Men Interested in an Agri.
cultural appointment.

There is considerable interest in ag-
ricultural circles at present concern
ing the appointment by President
Roosevelt of an assistant secretary of
agriculture to succeed the late Colonel
j. H. Brigham. 1t goes without say
ing, of course. that Farmer A. w.
Smith is a candidate for the appoint
ment, and he may have the support
of some of the Kansas congressm en-
Another Kansas man who would like
the place is Geo. f. Thompson. who
is a graduate of the Kansas State Ag-
ricultural college, and who has been
connected with the United States de-
partment of Agriculture for a num-
Der of years in various clerical posi-
lions. Thompson has some excellent
endorsements.
There are. of course, a number of
candidates from other states Prob
ably from a point of ability none of
them equals Prof. w. NJ. Hays of Min
nesota- Prof. Hays has done more
for the wheat growers of the spring
wheat region than any other one man,
and that is only one of his many lines
of work. In an executive position in
Washington where his knowledge and
ability would have a wider field, he
would doubtless accomplish a great
work for American agriculture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
Town Topics.
Next Saturday is Ringling's day.


| Arthur Ireland. the strike leader, is
back in Topeka looking over the stu
alton.
G. E. Sheldon, of the Santa Fe, has
been transferred from Emporia to
Olathe.
Topeka's new baseball park is now a
reality. The loca ton of the park could
not be improved.
The SelIs-Downs circus which has
been in the eastern states is headed for
I the west once more.
The attendance at Vinewood Park
was so small last night that the dance
in the pavilion was abandoned.
The Pension office baseball club is
playing the Tenth Street SluggerS at
Washburn park this afternoon.
A delegation of Topeka fans" went
to Kansas City today to help rearrange
the Missouri Valley league schedule.
If it didn't cost 10 cents to go to
Vinewood more people would enjoy
the delightful ride over the hills these
hot nights.
Harold Copeland will sing 1--WE Got
a Feeling for You at the amateur
contest at the Vinewood theater Fri
day night.
James T. Brady of the Ringing shows
who was in Topeka Monday is one of
the veterans. He has been in the cir
Gus business 80 years.
The ball game between the Journey
field Monday resulted in a score of %
to 81 in favor of the Bosses
Wednesday the Topeka league base
ball team will play a picked team
from all the teams in the Topeka city
league. The game will be called at
the usual hour at Washburn park.
The county commissioners actually
hope that the West Sixth avenue road
may be completed some time this
week. They have been hoping for
more than two years. and they may
have to say heres hoping for two
years more.
lily to Menoken to spend a quiet sum-
mer has been driven to the hills by high
water and the road between Topeka
and that place has been under water
half the time. He says he mas lost ev-
cry bucolic longing he ever possessed.
1.-THE Billionairess, the opening
bill of the Vinewood park theater,
was repeated last night to a COMPARE
lively small crowd. The play went off
smoother than on the first night, and
it will be repeated every night this
week The specialties which were in
troduced between acts were we'll re-
ceived-
In a police court item in Saturdays
State Journal it was stated that Ray
Miller had been fined $50 by Judge
The name was printed by
mistake. Ray Miller is a son of e. E.
Miller of the pension office who lives
at SO Park street, North Topeka, and
is an exemplary boy. Is years old, who
much less in police court. The name
should have been Ray Myers and the
State Journal regrets that the error oc-
Cured.