davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-05

capt Hobs II says he has already
begun the second battle, H. shou !
set a few pointers from Cot Bryan
on second battles, and then maybe he
wouldn't. ~s~-y w-~
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-05

According 10 tlie report made by
Capt Bent. The jefferson Fencjble5
are splendid body oJ soldiers AMI
we'll drilled Like tho i.oMaire band.
il is doubtful if Pin Bluff properly
appreciates It's military company. 1t
is quito satisfaction 10 know that
there is a company ef soldiers here to
teet the lives and property Of fhe
people Of the city and county When
ever the emergency may a. isc that
military protection should be needed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-05

unon with6qt noticing the f"st d cla
alton at al SO il appears whatever
IS eon,ai Cd in the Kansas City plat
fnlm q the essential principles Gf
,IcN,rsoajan Demoeraey il is ap.
proved by the New York platform,
and yet Nj. IaHan is mol happs
If td,s Democrats q tho 1tat
sought 10 be reached by MI Bryan
should send Kansas City platform m
Gofsemeut delegations tAo s.. Louis
oom M'fon We should certainly doubt
th ir good Judgment The sending Of
Hearst delegations would BE- equally
tti-a9tfoaIa.
Ne have supported every nationa!
Domocatic ticket since 1864, imrlQd-
ing Mr. HIyan's candidacy in tN""
ana 1900 We believe, therefore, We
haze d right 10 criticise MI BrEaa's
recent e9ul5o. H should on his r aaA
from Europe have taken The advice
of his New York f,sesGs who tried 10
reason will him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-05
antS.
Main

TIERS
.r and \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
Mr.. Higgins Talks.

Mr. Higgins, the republican candidate for
governor of New York. will take the stump
and deliver series of what he calls
talks" He sticks at the word speech
He seems to consider a speech thing
of ornate and dressed-up quality. and be-
ing a man of business. whose principal
study has been men and everyday values.
he gives up speech making to lawyers and
other trained debaters. Good for Mr.. itg-
gins! 1t Will help our public life If his ex
ample Is widely followed; if the number of
takers should increase at the expense of
the number of speakers. The talk Is really
the thing about many Of our public ques-
tions. Let US hear more in plain con-
versational tone and-manner about gold
and silver and the tariff from men who
know the subjects, and less in the strut
of the stage from men who trick out bam-
boozlement with rhetoric and winning
smiles The questions in the New York
state campaign are all of business ma
ture, and Mr.. Higgins should be able to
elucidate them all in his plain talks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

The mikado's words to his people about
the size of their undertaking have the true
ring. We may easily believe that the Jap
anese leaders have at no time appraised
Russia easy That would have dis
credited their Intelligence and their cour-
age. They opened fire with full knowledge
of Russia's size and resources and they
realize that there is a war in progress. AS
The Star suggested a few weeks ago, the
Japanese masses at home have been a little
spoiled by the immediate and continuous
successes of their army and their navy.
Both arms of the fighting service have COW
cred themselves with glory. The result Is
that the people of Tokyo must have Rus
sian defeat served for breakfast for din
ner and for supper, or they feel themselves
on short commons. They expect too much
Bear meat is plentiful, but not so easily
obtained. With Kuropatkin facing about
the situation becomes more interesting, and
the test of the Japanese spirit the more
severe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
Gasoline Burnings.

Baltimore in common with Washington
and. in fact. every other city In the country
has been lately suffering from series or
gasoline burnings. A shockingly large num-
Der of women have been killed by this
treacherous fluid. and demand has arisen
for law prohibiting the use OF gasoline
for cooking purposes. The common coun-
ellis special committee considering the SUBJ
tect. reported adversely on the prohibition
feature and framed new ordinance cal
culated to safeguard life by regulating the
storage of gasoline and the manufacture
OF stoves for burning it. Now protest
has risen against this action and the de-
mand for an absolute prohibition has been
voiced anew.
1t may be that the municipality cannot
80 so far as to declare that the housewife
shall not use certain commodity which.
1t Is well known. Is perfectly safe under
certain conditions. Gasoline is undoubtedly
blessing to many families, especially the
very poor. who cannot afford coal or gas
for cooking. 1t Is a convenient fuel. easily
bought and even when all necessary pre-
cautions are observed easily handled. But
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
A "Preventableu Disaster.

Yesterdays contribution to the appalling
record of railroad disasters Is of the usual
type. two trains crashing into each other
because somebody misunderstood" A
train filled with passengers going to the st.
Louis fair had been cut In two sections on
account Of it's weight, and freight train
had received orders to sidetrack at a certain
point to allow these sections to pass.
Through some peculiar arrangement local
passenger was allowed to get in between
the sections of the express. and when 1t
passed the freight then waiting on a siding.
the engineer of the latter train thinking it
to be the second section. pulled out only to
meet that section a short distance down the
line The result was the killing Of twenty
nine and the serious injury of sixty persons
Clearly somebody Numbered The first
assumption IS that the engineer of the
freight was entirely at fault But what
about the management of the road. which
allowed a local to get In between the
sections without notifying the freight?
What Of the system that will longest it's
tracks so that the train crews cannot iden-
tify trains? II the local carried dis
tinctive light to indicate that II was an
independent train and not section there
would be no excuse whatever for the freight
engineer.
The most important question of all is.
Why was not just such a possibility fore
seen? The railroad in question has been
doing business long enough for its man
ayers to know the full measure of the dan
GERS of single-track raiiroading. 1t is their
business to provide for every possible emer-
gency As a common carrier the company's
responsibility is heavy. 1t assumes charge
OF human lives. and yet 1t takes desperate
chances for the sake of economy or through
some prejudice of conservatism. That re-
sponsibility should be expressed in such
money terms, In the form of deposits to
cover severe damages. that every railroad
will be bound as by a contract to the people
TO exhaust the possibilities of provision
against disaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
The Fool Election Bet.

Now for the fool election bet. This is tho
season when men lose their balance in mo-
ments of political enthusiasm. and promise
to do remarkable and stupid things IL their
favorites are defeated. The first Of this
kind to be noted has just been recorded In
the vicinity of New York. One man offered
to shave his hair and whiskers IL Parker Is
elected. while his opponent pledged himself
to stand barefoot on 300-pound cake Of ice
until IT melts IL Parker does not win. The
man who undertakes to wheel barrow
through the public streets, perhaps clad In
some preposterous costume. the man who
says he will eat some unsavory dish. the
man who promises not to speak word for
a stated period-these are samples Of thu
election bet fool. These men are perhaps
sincere. They may think they are bolster
ing the cause with their offers OF huuil-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

1t Is undeniably dangerous. and familiarity
often breeds the contempt which even the
handlers of dynamite acquire after long
service In contact with the deadly stun.
The great trouble with many users OF
gasoline, however. Il that they are not
wholly aware OF Its peculiarly volatile ma
ture. Not many months ago a colored wo-
man lost her life here because she was
obviously wholly Ignorant of the fact that
1t is in the last degree dangerous to use
gasoline for cleaning purposes within a
closed room where q lamp is burning.
There may be no way of completely cur
ing such dangerous ignorance. but persist
ent publicity Of the facts causing successive
disasters will do much, and the retailers
of the city can do more They should be
under requirement to warn every purchaser
OF gasoline Of the peculiar character of the
fluid, of the exact dangers and the condi-
lions under which it Is safe to use 1t. Ev>
cry container of the fluid should be per-
manently marked with instructions as to its
nature and the manner Of Its use, and II the
purchaser cannot read the fact should be
ascertafned and the warning given verbally.
These precautions would undoubtedly go
far toward dispeIling the ignorance which
now leads so often to fatal results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
Overheard at Baltimore.

But you must admit, Mr.. German, that
1 was right. pointed out to you the dan
ger OF that income tax provision: told you
not only that 1t was unconstitutional but
was tainted with populism. and that II
you surrendered to the populists in that
matter you would shortly be obliged to do
so In other matters. The Supreme Court
sustained me in the one opinion, and our
experience at Chicago in 1896 made good
my other warning. OF course don't want
any controversy but facts are facts, and
you should admit them"
Il admit nothing, Mr.. HILL What l re-
call the most wildly about that affair was
your constant criticism of our course, and
your final refusal to vote for the bill You
knew Of the thousand and one difficulties
under which we were laboring. and yet you
piled your objections mountain high and
made us all supremacy wretched. With the
republicans. led by Aldrich, in front of us.
and you on one flank and the populists on
the other, we were lucky to get through at
all. But got through. You probably
remember that, Mr.. Hill.''
- Yes. you got through, although Mr.
Cleveland had word or two to say about
the outcome. You may recall the terms he
employed. Too tart. 1 always thought
Were they not?'' ---
"Tart7 Yours Is delicate choice of
words. Mr.. Hill. Why. Mr.. Cleveland knew
of what we were doing all along, and we
proceeded with the distinct understanding
that he was with US. 1t was only when the
bill was denounced by the free traders that
he deserted and denounced u.s.
But he didn't have nerve enough to veto
the bill"
II should say not! He exhausted his
nerve writing that 'perfidy and dishonor'
letter"
Here a venerable gentleman, standing
near, tnterfered, and said soothing. ":
Come, come. boys. No quarreling. Har-
mony is the watchword AS Tim Campbell
said about the Constitution. what is the
tariff between friends? If an old Robber
Baron like myself. who used to keep Henry
Watterson and his friends awake O. nights.
can stand on platform which speaks as
disrespectfully of protection as the St Louis
platform does. it seems to me there is little
left for US in the tariff issue for this cam
paign.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

iating sacrifices In reality they are only
making the campaign ridiculous But 1t Is
an old story. as old. indeed. as politics.
Probably until the end of time men will cast
themselves before the car Of juggernaut in
token of their answering belief in some
ideal. The election bet fool. however. does
not deserve to rank with the martyrs. He
earns merely a very prominent place In the
gallery of idiots. 1t would be an illumi-
mating incident II a convention could be
held Of all these freaks some convenient
time after election for the execution of the
penances thus self-imposed. An assem-
blage OF this kind would draw enormous
crowds. and perhaps would serve as hor-
rible example Of the ends to which human
folly will run. There is never any SYM
pathy for the man who offers to shame
himself merely in a clustering attempt to
reinforce his own judgment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
Death on the Rail.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
War has not such a grand total OF deaths
chargeable to 1t as has transportation. The
numbers slain in a battle or who lose their
lives in a great fatality are appalling be-
cause they come with the force of numeri-
cal aggregate, but the attention Of the
American people is only transiently arrest
ed by the casualties upon railways. al
though 10000 people were slain on Ameri-
can railroads alone during the year 1893
Compared with this appalling showing the
record Of most battles is dwarfed while the
burning of theater entailing the loss of
hundreds of lives the holocaust of an
excursion steamer is relatively slight oc-
currence. Yet the latter appeal to the
imagination and remain in the memory
when the cold figures of the harvest of
death of the railroads fail to make pro-
found impression, Notwithstanding that the
latter fact is the most striking in current
industrial conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
Anarchistic Savages.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
If the south be distrusted occasionally
by the north it Is not because it's loyalty
to the Union is suspected, but because Its
loyalty to civilization is suspected. And
for the grounds of that suspicion the
south has but to look at some of the
anarchistic savages whom it permits to
strut in its high places-the south has
but to look at home and see.
There is Ben Tillman. practicing law
lessness and boastng of 1t at the very
fountain head of the nations laws. There
is a Vardaman, letting loose unspeakable
insults against the nations chosen head
There Is a Hefiin, regretting that the
President of the United States was not
assassinated for treating with courtesy
a respectable American citizen, declaring
that in such a case murder would be no
harm. and thereby melting weak-brained
scoundrels to repeat the crime of William
McKinley's DEATH
1t will be said that the men who say
and do these savage things are not rep
resentative southerners." Yet they con-
tinue to represent large parts of the
south. Tillman remains in the Senate
Vardaman, after his loathsome exhibition,
was elected governor. Probably Helm
will be elected to Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
Mr.. Bryan as Aaron.

This comes from Chillicothe. Mo-. where
Mr.. Bryan spoke yesterday:
Having been introduced as the man
who would some day be President or the
United States Mr.. Bryan said that ne
used to think he would be President, ana
that he would be the Moses of the demo-
cratic party.
But l don't think so now he said.
Moses. you know. was slow of speech. and
the Lord selected Aaron as his speech
maker. l believe that l am the Aaron
rather than the Moses Of democracy. l
am willing to be the Aaron OF the party.
II our Moses. who has been SO slow or
speech will but lead the people out OF the
wilderness.
This Is far from being felicitous. II
glibness were the full measure of Aaron
Mr.. Bryan would fill the role; and Judge
Parker makes a fair Moses so far as slow
ness of speech IL concerned But it must
be remembered that Aaron and Moses had
a common end in view. They were brothers
In more than blood. They held to the same
notions about the Egyptians, and both were
hustling to escape for good from their old
surroundings and all that they represented.
AS a spellbinder. Aaron. at the Inaugural
ton of the movement. did not object to
the leadership of Moses: did not accuse him
of being tool of tine plutocrats of the
Nile; did not suggest to Israel that. in the
= end. it might find itself in worse plight
than ever. 81" -.
Now, 1t is all very different with Aaron
Bryan and Moses Parker. They have next
to nothing in common. Our modern Aaron
not only has his doubts about our modern
Moses, but expresses them to the chosen
people The camp, he complains Is full OF
Egyptian spies and agents. The leadership
OF Moses Parker was obtained, he declares.
by the use of means inimical to the inter-
ests of Israel. The result will be that II
success is achieved the Egyptians will soon
be domino ting the new country as they
dominated the old. Israel. for all its trying
tramp through the wilderness Will again be
In bondage to the money power
Believing these things Aaron Bryan ad-
dresses the tribes of democracy In some
thing like these terms: Il am committed
to Moses Parker In this business. and shall
have to go to the end with him But l warn
you, good people, that as soon az the end Is
reached 1 shall ask your attention to a
Journey that have in mind. / know real
promised land. where Egyptians are barred,
and If you'll go with me I'll guarantee not
only a land flowing with milk and honey.
but such an appetite for good things as will
open your own eyes about your own ca
pacity for enjoyment. So don't take this
present journey too seriously. When 1t is
over l shall want you to face about and
follow me; and then there'n be a journey
ia iournpy'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
A Sad Experience.

We used to think that neighbor Brow
Was bout as good a man
AS ever settled in the town.
His record we would scan
With many an admirin' thrill,
With compliments prolix:
We used to sing his praises, till
He went in politics.
But now such pictures they display
OF his familiar face.
We kind o. wish he'd move away
From this. his boyhood place.
It's something terrible to see
The scandals about Brown ..fs'-
Unless he gets elected, we
May run him out o town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
The Last Refuge Of Bimetallism
W York Journal Of Commerce.

fo'1 tnc NC" HofA J0ur Hdi vi t0HIIHetct'
The letter of acceptance of Thomas E.
Watson. candidate of the peoples party
for President, is said to be the longest
yet, but probably few people will see 1t at
full length. 1t appears to have emerged
at Birmingham, Ala. and of the part that
has been made visible hereabouts the
most interesting passage is doubtless that
relating to the gold standard. That is
interesting only evidence that bimetal-
ism has finally found refuge where 1T be-
longs, among the fallacies and follies of
the popuiist party. There could be no
disposed of. That is where Bryan and
Organism came from. and that Is where
they must go. Bimetallism has gone the
way Of the irredeemabIe greenback.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
A Hindrance.

why is 1T that scientist seldom be-
comes richT'
"A scientist" said the practical man. "be-
comes too much accustomed to dealing with
large quantities. If he makes a calculation
that is only few million years or a few
million miles out of the way he doesn't
complain. And he can always figure that
he is within a few million dollars of being
rich"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
EFFICIENCY,

The candidate is pretty sure
To stand in wondrous grace
If he works as hard to hold it
AS he did to get the place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

Mr.. Bryan's declaration that he now
hopes to be the Aaron since he cannot be
the Moses of the democratic party does not
take into consideration Aaron's exploit with
the golden calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
The Real Object,

Il notice. said the young man, that
whatever your personal opinions may be,
you never desert your party"
ut isn't that" answered Senator Sorg-
hum. THE main thing Is to avoid doing
or saying anything that will give my party
reason to desert me-"
de only thing dat some people gifts out
O education said Uncle Eben, lis de abil-
ity to talk SOS other people can't under
stand en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

1t is hoped that the apathy" of the cam
padgn will result in a decrease In the fool
election bets which cause so many human
beings to make melancholy spectacles of
themselves after the returns are in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

Mr. Hill has become so interested in active
politics that he has had time to formu-
late plans for the retirement which he con-
templated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

King Peter OF Servia now merely asks to
De allowed to be as little conspicuous as
possible. II he had had his own way he
would doubtless have dispensed with all
these fOrmalitfes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
Getting In Line.

From the New YORK Tribune.
Not to be outdone by New York's Sub
way tavern, Philadelphia now has q cock
tail perambulat0r- The perambulating bar
room leaves no excuse for rushing the
growler." The growler rushes itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

If they have profited by their opportuni-
ties of observing the Russians. the Japanese
should be well versed in the art of conduct
ing a successful retreat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

With an ex-President and former presi-
Dental candidate his list of speakers,
Judge Parker can assuredly claim to have
a distinguished supporting company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

There is no longer any apprehension con-
corning Mr.. Charles Schwab's health, but
steel common persists in it's refusal to con-
yaleSce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

Speaker Cannon. like a man of wisdom
and experience. desires his party to heed
the axiom that there is no such thing as an
absolutely sure thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

The scandals among the minor potentates
of Europe have reached point where they
may as well be classified as too numerous
to mention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

1t Will be surprise to many democrats IL
Mr.. Bryan's campaign methods do not call
forth some protests from the board OF
strategy in New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

Herr Most Is going to live in Chicago.
But the time has hong since passed when
Herr Most's whereabouts make any differ
ence to anybody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

General kuropatkin feels convinced that
In the natural order of things he must win
a victory If he keeps fighting long enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
Proud Of Itself.

From the Binghamton Press.
Some of the streets of Binghamton are
literally carpeted with golden hued
leaves. In the glorious fall Binghamton
Is an American Vallombrosa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

DIn order to avoid delays on account Of
personal absence, letters to THE STAR
should not be addressed to any individual
connected with the ONCE. but simply TO
THE STAR, or to the Editorial OF Bush
ness Departmental, according to tenor or
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

Now that Boston has won the pennant
second time there will be a tendency to re-
fer to the game as .'bawse-ball."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11

Senator Platt may be defeated. but he
cannot be induced to sulk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
SHOOTING STARS.
A Reward of Endurance.

How many bottles O. this will have to
take?' asked Farmer Corntosse
Before you're curedT' said the medicine
man.
No. Before get my picture In the
paper