davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-26
A PATRIOTIC SCHEME.
JERICHO WAS FOR HAVING A DECORA-
TON DAY PARADE.

Pap Perkins, Postmaster, Tells How
on the Town and How Lish Billings
Gave 1t Its Deathblow.
Copyright, 1900. by c. B. Lewis.l
1t was about q week before last
Decoration day that Horatio Sparrow
come into the postoffice lookin as If he
had sunthin on his mind, and as soon
as he got the chance he whispered to
me:
Don't say nuthin to a Twin soul,
pap, but I'm comm around here to-
night and shake the town Of Jericho
from center to circumference"
I'm what wayW said I.
"Never you mind, pap. You jest git
ready to feel the airth tremble, and
tomorrow mornin you kin put 5000
more value on your house and lot"
HoratiO Is q man who never gifts ex-
cited when he wakes up and finds a
cow in his garden, and felt quite sure
he had sunthin big on hand. He must
hev told about so other people what
he did me, as there was a big crowd
at the postofiice at o'clock in the
evenin, and all expected to hear big
news. Deacon Spooner took charge Of
things, as usual, and as the crowd got
impatient he said.
ut Is understood, Teller citizens, that
Horatio Sparrow Is goin to launch a
thunderbolt here tonight, and it Is with
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-26

Sir Percy's cantoring to perdtion. then,
ChOch. Lady Icrgy Il know how to
spell paradise for him she's risking
much TO hear the truth about"
But, ny lady,' ventures Chockey.
who, Notwithstanding tie blissful
prospect OF seeing London. still had a
practical eye toward the dangers that
beset the path. both thereto and once
there-"but my lady, supposin' we can't
find Lord Kennaston's lodgings; sup
posin' he's away from home when we
get there. or havin' party, or amt got
no place for Us TO sleep; or SUPPOSE
suppose me no supposcs, Chock"
Lady Peggy shakes out the Levantine
gown from its wrinkles. "If London
were the black pit and an army Of
Satans 4 sitting grinning around the
brim. still would ! go and find out for
myself if it's for me he pines or If
Lady Diana Weston is up in London
too With which her ladyship gives
the petticoat she takes from its peg
against the morrow a somewhat en-
phatic. not to say malicious, shake.
ITO b. Co1ir,nuskl
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-26
SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAPTERS

CHAPTER Lady Peggy Burgoyne j. thc
daughter oi the bankrupt Earl Of ENham Of
hcun&StoH castle. She accuses her lover. Sir
Pc.cy lie Eohun, Of neglecling her in favor of
Lady Diana Weston and sends him away.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-26

from the castle yonder." And Bickers
5erked his thumb toward the house as
be now made of.
The devil did not catch Bickers that
night He earned his sovereign before
the moon rose.
As he sped Lady Peggy took Chock-
ey's proffered arm.
You see, Chock-you see how we that
are born to wear petticoats are no bet
ter n puppets! Advancing and a-cry-
Ing or a-kneeling and a-weeping as it
happens to suit the whim Of what
Chock7 Who. Chock7 Tell ma Chockr'
cries Lady Peggy excitedly.
"Lawk, my lady, that can noty'
"A man, Chock; q mani It's a him
that pulls the strings, girl. and ali
we've to do is to shipper and Jerk this
way. that way. To think"-here Peg
gy's voice falters, for they've gained
the house and are clambering the back
stairs in the dark ito think that
bickers. Bickers. should ha' made me
treat my worrhiped Percy like a hog!
Yes. Chockey, like a hog! Even that
name amt vile enough for me. But
on, an l reach London in safety and
gain my brothers chambers and learn
from him that tbs for very love of me
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-26

Logging car equipments of all kinds.
A speciality of conceived tram wheels.
Highest market price paid for old cast
iron scrap. brass and copper.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-26

If Columbia don't want to lose her
things she should keep 'em outer sight
OF Uncle Sam for she knows riches
irekently hes wings, and to pirate of
bein honest is a sham. 'Taint stealin'
an you musn't call it 20; Benevolent
ly similating though, you can name
the act-it amt no matter which,
malfeasance or embezzlemsnt or SIGH.
Yepl the transfer was sorter sudden
ike-eight patriots they done it in .
day; secession won with nary blow to
strike. from KNOWN our marines was
in the bay. Don't call us hooters,
plunderers and thieves-such language
is improper an it grieves; but plagiar-
ism-that 10 what we had and also
klepsomania-quite bad.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-26
HAS A VARIED CLIMATE.


Curious Meteorological Conditions
of the Island of Saghalien.
Saghalien. off the eastern coast Of
Siberia, presents very curious anom-
ally Of climate. The island is bathed
by two cold ocean currents, and In
winter nothing protects 1t against the
Icy northwest winds coming from ST.
IBERIA. At the sea level the snow falls
continually and stays on the ground
till the end Of May. and the seashore is
very cold. Farther inland. however,
especially as we 60 higher up. the
climate is modified-just the opposite
to what is observed elsewhere. 1t has
often been observed In Siberia and In
central Europe that In winter the cold
10 greater In the plains and the valleys
and that the highlands have a sensibly
milder temperature; 1t is as II the
denser cold air accumulated In the low
lands.
The cold air accumulates In the low
regions Of the island. and on the coast
the higher regions have more elevnt-
ed temperature. So 1t happens that the
lower parts have an arctic vegetation.
while the intermediate attitudes have
the vegetation Of temperate zone.
sometimes subtroplcal. The birch. the
pine. the FIR. abound in the low regions
and form often impenetrable forests.
but toward the center Of the island up
pear bamboos. hydrangeas. azalias and
other plants that one is greatly sur
prised to meet. and whose presence
can be explained only by the altogether
abnormal climatic conditions Of the
island.-Newcastle (Eng.) Chronicle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

ealesyille, Ohio, May 2nd.-There u 9
Civil War veteran in this place who y
very positive in his way and when Ee
makes a statement everyone knows he
means it and that it is true. His name
is Mr.. j. Stephens, and he has written for
publication the following letters.
II have been a sufferer with Kidney
Disease since the Civil War. Sometime,
my back would hurt me so that could quo!
boxes Of Dodd's Kidney Pills and have
found great relief, They have done me =
sThe general health is much better since
usine Dodd's Kidney Pills. I can recon-
mend this remedy to be the best thing for
the Kidneys that is on the market. -.
have taken a heap Of medicine for My
back and kidneys and I THINK l KNOW
WHAT HELPS ME. :, ~,
Il am O. years old and was through the
Civil War as q soldier. -, ~,
ney Pills helped him. They will cure any
case Of Backache.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06
! TN sTRUco = FoRElG NER
How He Gets Things Twisted When
He First Comes to This
Country.

Boys and girls who are born in this
country and imbibe knowledge OF it's in
situations and its geography with their
everyday conversation have difficulty IN
passing examinations on them in school.
It is little wonder, then, that the immi'
grants described in the New York Tribune
have trouble with their examinations when
they apply for naturalization papers. !.
Chow 10 the president elected?" one of
them was asked recently:
The applicant squirmed a. if his memory
was about to collapse. Then CLEAN Of
intelligence came into his eyes and he said:
by a big-a machbrity. ,
Aaxen- haired, was asked how many states
there are in the union,
New York, New Chicago, New Boston.
New Jersey and a lot more" he replied;
On further questioning IT was found that
was that Of the town with New" pre-
Hxed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06
CONDIMENTS AND HEA1Tti.
Excessive Use Of Pepper, Salt, Mus.
tard and Vinegar in Consump-
-. ton Of Tasteless Foods.

The condiments in common use are
salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar,
and they are generally employed to
give sapidity to unpalatable, odorless or
comparatively tasteless food. The first
named three substances have the prop
erty Of stimulating the flow Of the d.
gestive juices when applied to the tongue
or stomach, and thus they compensate
to some extent for the absence of the
natural stimuli, which are tempting In
appearance, smell and taste, says the
American Queen.
A bit of cold meat does not tempt
the appetite; the teeth do not water at
the prospect OF an attenuated joint OF
cold mutton. Why? Because neither the
eye, the nose nor the tongue is able
to give the signal that something de-
sirable is on its way to the stomach,
nor is it inclined to put all the diges-
tive forces on the qui vive. The
healthy inner man does not crave~for
cold meats. unless the system Is badly in
want of n0urishment, because it knows
to its cost that such are neither so d.
gestible nor so nourishing as fresh
cooked hot viands.
Hence, cold food is generally very
freely mixed with salt, pepper of the
cayenne order, mustard, or vinegar,
which stimulate the palate by me-
chanical process. of irritation, and so
promotethe reluctant flow of digestive
juices of sort.
OF all the condiments mentioned
above, salt is the only one that can just
ly lay claim to being necessary to health.
So universal is it's use that it has been
called the cosmopolitan condiment. 1t
helps in forming important constitu-
ents of the gastric juice with the bile,
existing. indeed, in every fluid and every
solid of the body, and forming about
half the total weight of the saline mat
tiers of the blood.
But 1t is quite otherwise when we
come to deal with Back, white or red
pepper, mustard, vinegar, sauces,
pickles. curries and spices.
In the very strictest moderation they
may add fresh zest to dish, and slim
ulate a jaded appetite and a satiated
palate. But they are often INDUCED
in to such an extent that their action
on the processes of digestion and as
sanitation becomes injurious by vitiat-
ing the gastric juice and affecting the
coats Of the stomach. Moreover, they
are provocative of thirst, which leads
to the consumption of more liquid Of
some kind or other than is good for the
system, even of healthy persons.
Persons who would think twice be-
fore applying small mustard plaster
to their comparatively hardy skins
think nothing of bringing quantities Of
mustard into immediate contact with
the more highly organized, and, there
fore, delicate mucous membrane of the
stomach, with results that must be in
the long run productive of serious i'm
pairments Of its normal functions.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06
WILD WITH ECZEMA
Eruptions, with Loss Of Hair
SpeedilyCurea by Cutieara.

Battle the affected parts with hot water
and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the surface
Of crusts and scales and soften the thick
ened cuticle; dry, without hard rubbing,
and apply Cuticura Ointment freely. to al.
lay itching, irritation and Inflammation,
and soothe and heal; and, lastly, take Cuti-
eur nse Pills to osn and but
is often sufficient to cure the most tortur.-
ing, disfguring skin. scalp and blood
humors, with loss Of hair, when all else
fails.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

And, as if the army of kissing relatives
were not enough, Russian oficialdom had
to put up it's lips at the railway station
for General Kouropatkin to salute. The
Of General Shermans imperishable remark
about the hellishness Of warn. Y. Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06
A Negroes Retort.

Among the, employees Of the bureau OF
engraving and printing 10 a negro. who
and Who is noted for good hqmor and
certain degree Of wit. A few days ago an
Irishman, also employed in the bureau.
after having encountered the negro "in
debate" remarked: "Jim, you must be an
Irishman.'
"Oh, go long," replied jim. 1T is bad
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06
K. C.~"s. Almanac for 1904.

The Kansas City Southern Railway
company's Annual Almanac is now ready
monthly calendars, many useful household
hints and information concerning the
Country in Missouri, Arkansas, The Indian
Territory, Texas and Louisiana. Write
for a copy to, s. G.. Warner, Gen. Pass.
4. Tiki. Agt. X. G. s. Ry., Kansas City,
Mo.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06
A Particular Lady.

Mrs. Nuritch-I think III take this
watch. You're sure is made Of refined
gold.
Jeweler-
"Because do detest anything that amt
refined" Public Ledger.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06
ABOUT WORK AND WORRY
Overwork Sometimes Kills Because
the Health Has Not Been
Taken Care Of.

1t is sometimes slight mpensation
for the man who is broken down physi-
cally or mentally, the man with early
heart-disease or kidney-disease, or the
neurasthenic, to boast that hard work
was the cause of his un6oing. 1t is
much more respectable cause than dissi-
patton or, at least, it would be, If it
were the cause, says Youths COmpan-
ion. But the best medical authorities
and hygienists believe that few men
have ever been seriously injured by
hard work properly done. 1t is hard
work, combined with worry, or hard
work performed in the wrong way, that
does the mischief in the majority Of
cases.
Of course there may be such thing
as too much work-too constant appli-
cation without recreation of any sort;
but even in such a case inquiry will usu-
ally show that there is want of
system which increases the hours Of
work and induces state of worry and
hurry. Some of those who accom-
plish the greatest tasks seem to have
the least to do, and the reason for this
is that their work is thoroughly sys-
tematized. The day is not begun with
despairing glance over all that must
be done before night, and hesitation
where to begin. On the contrary. each
hour has it's appointed task; one thing
is taken up, and for the time being the
mind is concentrated upon that alone,
as if nothing else pressed for the day.
When this is done the next is taken up,
and the next; and when night comes
there is no accumulation of unfinished
work, and no worry for the morrow.
It is the lack of system, the inability
to concentrate, the mind on the work of
the moment that makes for failure and
for breakdown.
Another reason why 'overwork kills is
that the man willfully or ignorantly
neglects the laws of health. He eats
too much under the mistaken idea that
food is needed to help him bear the
strain. He neglects physical exercise
in the open air, Ind the system becomes
clogged with waste material.
System, a quiet perseverance In TAX
ing up and completing one thing at
time, moderation in eating, one hour at
least each day in the open air and seven
hours sleep, will enable man to put
behind him an enormous amount of.
work every day without hurt to mind
or body.
What Did She wantP
Mrs. Newliwed-I want to get some
salad
Dealer-Yes, ma'am. How many
heads?
"Oh, goodness! l thought you took
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06
Shake Into Your Shoes

Allens Foot Ease. Itcurcs painful, swollen,
smarting, sweating feet: Makes new shoes
Don't accept any substitute. Sample FREE
Address A. 8. 0lmsted, LIE Roy N. Y.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

"Vhy," exclaimed the surprised sutton,
"what is the sofa doing in the vestibule"
The pretty girl blushed. Papa, said We
remained so long, in the yestlbule saying
to make love here and say goodnight in
the parlo:. Philadelphia Record.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

The oil stove is more useful than the ic<
cream freezer.-Wash Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

You can do your dyeing in half an hour
with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli'
BILE medicine for coughs and colds:-N; W.
Samuel. Ocean Grove: N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

Spring flowers are sometimes grow
with steam heat.-Washmgton Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

In the bright and shining lexicon Of pc:
litical candidates, many are doomed and
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

The cynic is a man who sees his own
heart and calls it the world.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06
The letters of Miss Merkley, whose pic-u
ture is printed above, and Miss Claussen,
prove beyond question that thousands of
cases of inflammation of the ovaries and
womb are annually cured by the use of
Lydia E. Pinkhano's Vegetable Compound.

loss Of strength and nerve force
told something radically with had shooting
drought pelvic and extreme irritation
PEELED medical advice The doctor said that had
trouble and and advised operation objected
this decided Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound
that Judgment and that all the good
things medicine true and day by felt less
increased appetite The liberation healed and the other
complications in eleven weeks once strong
and vigorous and perfectly WELL
IN" hear thanks sent for the great good you have
meSnceely Miss MARGARET MERK1EY 275 Third st.
Milwaukee, Wis.,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

"DEAR Mrs. P1NKHAM:-1t seems to me that
all the endorsements that have read of the value
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound do not express
POSSESSES possesses. know that it saved my life and t
want to give the credit where it belongs / suf-
fered with ovarian trouble for five years. had three
operations and spent hundreds Of dollars ON doc
tors and medicines but this did not cure mo
after ALL
*However, what doctors and medicines failed
to do, Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound did. Twenty bottles restored me to per-
feet health and feel sure that had known Of its
value before, and let the doctors alone, would
have been spared all the pain and expense that
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

M rat ms cost %s me- 9 women %nG a
Compound they will not be disappointed with the results
MISS CLARA Nj. CLAussEN 1907 Penn st, Kansas City, NO.
Ar
which will
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06
What Did She Want?

Mrs. Newliwed-I want to get some
salad.
Dealer-Yes, ma'am. How many
heads?
"Oh, goodness! thought you took
the heads off. Ijust want plain chicken
lad."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

that of Elizabeth and held her thus
trembling prisoner.
Elizabeth. the time has come when
you need avoid me no longer-and you
must listen to what I have to say. We
parted three years ago. l was brute
then, Elizabeth, and confessed q love
which could not honorably offer you.
You, with your gentle, noble soul, un-
deEstood and sympathized with the
temptations to which poor, frail hu-
mainly is heir. You forgave me-and
-bade me-forget-Oh, God, if could
have forgotten! Time dragged slowly
and uneventfully along in maddenin.,
monotony; occasionally my cousin
would hint of your existence and
whereabouts in her letters, which were
few. Thus it continued until six
months ago; when Eleanor died after
a long, tedious illness. I learned
through my cousin of your absence
from the city, and that you were frav-
cling, so determined to find you, Eliz-
abeth. My ardent love has guided me.
Accept 1t, dear one, and know it has
been strengthened and purified in the
crucible of patient yearning."
Elizabeth's gaze turned again upon
the distant horizon, and though at first
she did not speak, her slender form
trembled.
Turning to Horace with an express
sion of tender sympathy, she placed
her two hands upon his shoulders and
said: ITO forgive was easy, Horace,
but to forget was impossible. IN. O.
Times-DemOcrat
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

they agreed to end all hypocritical
show of affection and to endeavor to
live upon merely friendly basis.
This plan, Jack wrote, succeeded
fairly we'll, but Ursula's temper broke
out violently on many occasions, and
she spent half her time visiting her
relatives and friends Meanwhile Jack
chewed the cud of discomfort and was
the victim of melancholia Now for
the part in which he solicits my coun-
sci. 1t appears he has become &C.
quainted with young woman of un-
usual merit, and her companionship
has proved so congenial that he pur-
sued 1t, and soon became dependent
upon it. In other words, the poor fell
low met the one woman who was in
tended to be his loving helpmate from
the beginning of existence, yet he is so
fettered that he does not like even to
hint of his feelings. She is unaware
of his marriage, and while he has never
posed as uninsumbered, still he has
never cnlighte ned her as to his condi-
tion Now he wishes to know whether
FAC SAOuAu AUahhC a SACoA OACaSI VI IAC
situation aui leave her. or just keep
on as he haa been doing. What would
you suggest, Miss Magruder? Your
ideas arc 90 clear and your judgment
SO good"
"The situation is so very coMpli-
Gated, it seems difficult to say what
would be the wiser course"
my sympathies," continued Eliza
beth, naturally go out toward the
poor, misunderstood wife, for she may
be heart-broken over the lost love of
The daily tribune., 1904-12-12
MASK ROBBERS
HOLD UP CLERK
Force Him at Point of a Gun
to Open Vault.
After Securing 5000 Lock Clifford
Holmboe in the Safe and Es-
cape-Victlm Former
Florence Man.

Pueblo. Dec. l2. At s O'Clock this
morning masked mob entered the
Office of Charles s. Stein, . real es-
tate dealer in the Mechanics block
and at the point of guns ordered
Clifford Holmboe. a clerk and the
only occupant of the room. into the
large vault, secured about $500 in
cash. dushed Holmboe into the vault
and turned the hand latch and disap-
peared. When J. h. Wilson, another
clerk arrived at $3.50 he heard faint
cries coming from the vault and at
once released Holmboe, who fell faint
ing to rhe floor. The air In the vault
WAS rapidly becoming foul and the
unwilling prisoner could not have
sustained life much longer had 1t not
been for the timely arrival Of his
fellow clerk.
The police are working on the case
and have arrested one suspect.
The daily tribune., 1904-12-12
Circle Members VISIT Canon.

A number Of the members Of Flor.
erce Circle No. SO. Women Of Wood
craft on Saturday evening visited
Circle No. 20 At Canon City. Ac-
companyiDg the Florence ladies wss
Mrs. N. ]. Cook Of Banner Circle No.
4. OF Pueblo. Among those from
Florence Circle were: Mrs. O. q.
Hitchcock, Ida Smith, CLARA q. Hill.
lix. Mary Daley, Elsie Hymss,
Misses Margaret Porteous, Laura
Hitchcock and Clara Hillix.
A most enjoyable time WAS h,d, an
entertainments being given in honor
Of the visitors.
On the evening Of December 2Srd !;
Florence Oircle No. 50. will enter
tain Gate City Circle No. 20 Of Canon
City and Greenwood Circle OF Wet.
more. A class Of candidates made ND
from the three Orioles will be initial.
ed BY the homo circle and At the
close of business . banquet will be
spread in honor Of the now members
and the visitors. after which . social
time will be enjoyed