davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-18

THERE was a time, and not many
years ago, when the manufacture of
cotton cloth in the South was COM
paratively unknown. But the South
woke up to the fact that with both
raw material and favorable labor
conditions at hand there was no rea-
son why it's big product should not
be turned into commodity for use
at home and abroad, not to speak Of
the advantages derived from employ
ment to the native population The
South to-day stands right up in the
lead in cotton mills. -Goldsboro
Argus.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-18

G.. B. RYAN, G.P.A., J. NJ. BARR, 7. / H. ~
Portsmouth Va.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-18
"You Have to Hurry
ROyersford Tribune.

Niagara Falls as a world wonder
will cease or disappear in 2, 500 years
hence. With progressive loss in water
volume the Canadian Falls will reach
the South end of Goat Island in from
1000 to 1900 years, which will
mean death to the American Falls.
Those who wish to behold Niagara
in its gorgeous proportions should
not delay their visit.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-18
new TOURIST SLEEPING CAR LINE To
CALIFORNIA.
Nzaz

Commencing December 9th the Frisco Sys-
tenn will inaugurate throu2h Pullman Tour
list Sleeping Car service between Birmingham
Ala, and San Francisco, Cal. Cars will leave
Birmingham at 1920 p. NJ. every Tuesday,
and will be routed via the frisco System to
Kansas City, Rock Island System to Peublo,
Denver & Rio Grande and .tio Grande Wes-
tern to Ogden. and Soutke, Palette to San
Francisco. Requests for re- arvations should
be addressed to
81. PARROT, D. P A.,
No. g. North Pryor St., Atlanta Ga.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-18
N/ANTED-SEvERALIN INDUSTRIOUS

NANTED-SEVE INDUSTRIOUS
w persons in each State to travel for house
established eleven years and with large
capital, to call upon merchants and agents
for successful and profitable line Permanent
engagement. Weekly cash salary of S24 and
all travelling expenses and hotel bills ad-
vanced in cash each week. Experience not
essential. Mention reference and enclose SELF
addressed envelope. THE NATIONAL, 332
Dearborn ST., Chicago.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-18

Note-f Daily except Sunday.
tCentral Time Eastern Time
Pullman Drawing Room Sle' ping arr on
all through trains, New York to atlanta
Jacksonville andTampa Tickets on Faie ~
all points. Pullman reservations MADE upon
application to any Ticket Agent o1 'hi7 "n
pany,-or
4. P. SMITH. T. "A, f. Il. BRAID agr"'
Raleigh, NC. Henderson. ~
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-18

just received nice line of high cut Shoes
at low cut prices. For men and women
II. THOMSON.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17

centuries for English literature to
reach It's zenith. The same in France.
But mere in one hundred years was
made nation that commands the re-
spect, and admiration Of the world.
There is not such another record tn
history. And though we cannot boast
lengthy roster of illustrious names
in literature, even so we have no rea-
son to be ashamed.
The first years of any country have
never been productive of great
achlevements in the arts. Countries
are like men, The first years are
given over to preparation for life, to
ehe building up Of character; then in
the prime comes achievement and
success. America is still in it's youth,
sui preparing, still building. Its men
are not men of leisure, but of action.
its literature in the bulk is still crude
anu partakes of the youth of the ma
tlon. But when we look back over the
SNORT and glorious history of this
country we cannot see, even in Htera-
eure' anything but progress.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17
IMPORTANT TO MINNESOTA

IL is highly desirable that the state
ooaro OF health should investigate, as
II contemplates, sanitary methods of
sewage disposal. This is especially ap-
pllcable to the needs of the smaller
citfes ana towns of the state. AS rule
THESE cannot handle the sewage aues-
t1on either practically or theoretically.
"A great many of them are placed upon
the borders of small lakes, which, even
when legal precautions are taken. be-
come almost inevitably, to a certain
extent, at once receptacles for sewage
ana sources of water supply. The in
jury to the public health is certain and
great.
Methods Of sewage disposal have
been studied for many years all over
the world. The mass Of information
regarding them is huge. Tt is to be
confessed that most experiments have
resulted in failure. In the large cities
of the old world sewage is converted
into fertilizer, and to some extent made
source of revenue, but the processes
are hardly applicable to sewage on a
small scale. On the other hand, ex-
perfments in the use of filtration beds
have shown by chemical test that the
liquid matter Issuing after ordinary
sewage has been filtered is much purer
than the average water supply.
what we need is a study of all these
questions with reference to local con-
dItIons and local needs, and the devils
ing Of some practical method to be rec
commended to Minneseta,s cities and
towns. We should have a simple, in
expensive and effectuaI method OF
treating sewage SO that it's CONNER
eia1ly valuable qualities could be made
use Of and the filth and disease germs
that 1t may contain kept absolutely
from contaminating water supply or
being made otherwise dangerous to the
public health. We believe that science
has advanced far enough to enable
practical answers to be given to the
questions involved, and the state board
Of health will render a great public
service by ascertaining them
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. SUNDAY. JULY ~. 1909

upon their own merits and their appeal
to public opinion on that basis. They
have looked too much to compulsion in
. the, past. Sometimes it was the COM
pufsfon Of the strike, sometimes Of the
sympathetic strike or boycott, some
times the cornpu1sien Of the closed
shop and denunciation of the nom
union man. Every union in the coun-
try will increase hundred per cent in
power, In standing and in value, and
will find opposition to it diminish by a
hundred per cent when it shall discard
the compulsory idea and place itself
upon the splendid platform of moral
alike by the inherent value Of organi-
zation.
That the trade union makes better
workman, as it undoubtedly does, is
the claim by which it must prevail
This is infinitely more powerful than
all the persuasions Of force by which it
mas ever been seduced. This is going
to make unionism ultimately universal
Organized labor will win not by fore
ing men into it or forcing employers
to recognize it, but by making mem
bership SO clear a title to the possess
sion Of high skill, seH-reIiance. self
control and fidelity to engagement that
every employer will insist upon hav-
ing union men at the highest wage, in
his own interest. 1t is this great fact
which the experienced leaders of labor
are coming to perceive more clearly
and understand more thoroughly, and
it is this by which both the policies Of
the labor unions and the relation be-
tween organized labor and capital are
to be revolutionZed.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17
The BOOK OF LIES

The school board Of South st. Paul
has devised a unique plan for sup
pressing Munchausen proclivities in
that portion Of the rising generation
which comes under its care. Each
teacher is to be presented with a book
in which she will keep a record of the
names Of the liars, and the record will
be incorporated in the reports of the
pupils standing. For instance, it will
avail Johnny Jones little to stand one
hundred In arithmetic, if his average in
truth telling is only fifty, for by the
latter token Johnny's parents will
know that their son is not conforming
his conduct to the George Washington
ideal. Just what effect the plan will
have on the morale of the school it Is
impossible to predict, for the expert
ment is new in this part of the country,
but that It will have some effect goes
without saying.
For nothing so deeply impresses the
average child as mark, for or against
him, set down in black and white. He
prefers ten verbal seedlings to one tell
seedlings do not live long in his short
memory, but the mark is there. darkIy
significant and. to the childish mind at
least, irrevoeable. He is never able to
get entirely away from the conscious
ness of 1t. So It is extremely likely
that the South side young person will
think twice before he speaks once here
after, and thus win keep the average OF
truth telling in his room high.
Conscientious individuals. may raise
the objection that no good can come Of
frightening a child into telling the
truth But as matter of fact chill
dren have to be frightened into many
things. Unless authority was behind
instruction it is not probable that the
average child would learn very much.
Moral suasion goes far. but, seemingly,
it does not go far enough. And truth
telling. after all, is largely habit. No
one need worry over the future of the
child, so far as truth telling is con-
cerned, who is trained in the habit Of
making accurate statements.
It would not be bad idea, indeed. If
every school board followed the ex-
ample of the South St. Paul one. We
might fairly judge then. from the coli
Iected records. whether or not we are a
nation of liars. We already know the
attitude of the various nationalities
who have peepIed this country in regard
to the truth. but we know little or
nothing Of the altitude of the coma
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17
THE STATE FAIR HOSPITAL

The evolution Of the Minnesota state
exhibit ground which conveyed no i'm
preston Of pernanence to district Of
attractive, substantial and convenient
buildings has been rapid and complete
enough to crafty all loyal citizens Of
the state. 1t would seem, however,
that within the last few years anew
spirit was animating those into whose
| hands has been intrusted the shaping
Of the character of the fair Or per-
haps the spirit has always been there,
only heretofore the exfgency of the
situation-the necessity Of meeting
quickly exhibit demands that kept pace
| with the rapid growth of the state
compelled it's suppression. At any rate
the touches which are now being added
to the fair grounds, whether the result
Of new spirit or the expression of
one hitherto suppressed, resemble very
| much the housewives effort to make
convenient and beautiful the building
she calls home.
The decision Of the executive COM
mfttee to erect a permanent hospital
on the fair. grounds may be regarded
as one Of those final touches. When the
state fair was in it's Infancy such a
building was, Of course, unnecessary.
The single cot In the corner of one Of
the main buildings met all emergen-
cies. But the growth in attendance
and the multiplication Of amusements,
most Of them safe but many Of them
hazardous, has increased the liability
to accidents, although so far the acei-
dents have been surprisingly few. The
model sick room with trained nurse in
attendance, which for three years has
been one Of the features of the club
wornen's headquarters at the fair, rep
resented the second step in the evolu
ton Of the single cot into a hospital.
and now the hospital itself is assured.
The necessity for such a building
hardly needs to be emphasized. I'm
less the average for state fair ac-
cidents becomes much higher, the new
hospital will not be peopled with vic
tins Of these, but, nevertheless, there
is bound to be steadily increasing
demand for the facilities which it will
provide For one week in the year
thousands Of people from every part of
the state regard the state fair grounds
as most delightful camping ground.
Except for the hours when they sleep
they spend all of their time there.
Even under extraordinarily favorable
conditions, there is more or less indis-
position which requires immediate at
tention. The new building will receive
those cases and will inpart feeling
of security to fair visitors who, even if
they have no thought Of partaking of
the hospitality offered by the hospital,
| will feel more comfortable knowing
that there is one on the grounds.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17
LITERARY pEssfMlsM

A writer in one Of the prominent
literary journals complains of the
mighty quantity of literature now be-
ing published in this country and its
poor quality. He makes plea for
less writing and better writing. He
very justly says that persons who fail
In everything else are apt to think
they can write book, and seem to be
capable Of persuading some tuclz1ess
publisher to the same opinion. Hence
the food of trashy, worthless books
that even by the grace of Imagination
can never be called literature The
writer goes on to predict dire things;
he sees American literature the butt
of the worlds fun. and adding only to
the gayety of nations
But isn't he rather pessimistic. and
is he not himself a victim of that great
haste characteristic of the American
temperament? Every now and then
some person VIII rush into print with
TRADE against the literature Of this
country. apparently forgetting that as
nation we are but little more than
one hundred years old. Americans
would be little less than gods were
they to succeed in the building of a
nation and n1aking a deatliIess Htera-
ture at the same time. It took aaay
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17
FOR GOOD ROADS

Under the inspiration of the good
roads people the county board yester-
day increased the budget item for road
improvement. AS amended by Com
missioner Seng's resolution the budget
will contain items of $4,000 for per-
manent road improvement and $4,000
for repairs. AS matter Of general
policy an Increase in the budget is
Objectionable, but if the funds devoted
to the improvement of the roads n
the county are judiciously expended
the extraordinary expense contem-
plated in this appropriation may be
justified.
earnestly desired that something be
done to improve the condition of the
roads leading into the city AS T Z
G l o b has repeatedly pointed out,
there is plenty of room for improve
ment, and the proper expenditure of
money on the roads is very certain to
bring. excellent results to the tax
payers T4fose gentlemen who have
interested themselves in the better
ment Of the roads are not faddists.
Their ideas are strictly utilitarian. st.
Paul is prosperous largely because of
the railroad facilities it enjoys. Its
prosperity through the extension Of
trade with the county is. to be pro-
NOTED by maintaining the best possi-
BILE means Of communication with the
adjacent country districts.
Therefore we are quite in sympathy
with any movement, or any proper ex-
penditure, that will better the roads
OF Ramsey county. There is bound to
ee some contention as to the best
means of spending money on the
roads. The Globe has hitherto OBJ
Jected, and still objects, to the fritter-
Ing of the public funds in patchwork
jobs on the roads. If we could be as
sured that the budget item of $4,000
would be devoted to repairs on roads
that are of use to the general public
If we knew that the money would be
spent where it would do the maximum
of good for the people-no objection
could be taken to the action of the
board. But the interest of the public
might have been better served il there
had been no increase in the budget. II
appears to us that total of 200 for
the road funds, 900 to be used for
repairs and $4,000 for permanent i'm
provements-would have been suff1-
cient at this time. Under the cireum-
stances, and in view Of the attitude OF
the good roads people, the action Of
the board may have been warranted.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17
THE UNREPREsENTATivE CHI.
CAGO GIRL

William r. Lighton lives in the East,
but he commends the Western girl for
being a creature Of animal ginger and
horse sense" Carter Harrison lives,
and has lived, all his life In the West,
but he declares that the typical West
ern girl is not the athletic girl, that
| she is something quite different. He
does not explain his "quite different"
but evidently he has in his minds eye
a languishing lady clad in silks and
ehiffons, one concerned more about
her complexion than her muscles. The
Eastern critic has perspective, SO 1t Is
safe to admit that his judgment is toll
erably correct. Moreover, it is not un-
fair to assume that the Western man
may mistake the immediate girl for
the typical girl. If the immediate girl
is addicted to chiffons and eschews
golf, it is not surprising that gallant
Westerner should generalize from her.
His generalization would not matter
much, perhaps, if he was not called
upon to employ 1t In his official ca
pacity oklahoma Is to have a beauty
day at the st. Louis fair and Mayor
Harrison has been asked to forward a
picture of the typical Chicago girl
Just recently he delivered his ultima
tum to the judges. Zone rule I shall
lay down for their guidance" he said,
land that Is that the young woman
chosen shall not resemble the girl that
tries POLITICALLY to represent Chicago
with a tin helmet and a brass breast
plate with 7 viii written on it. 7
never did like the looks Of that per-
SON. She's too athletic looking for
me-"
Judging from this declaration. the
picture sent to st. Louis will be that
OF retiring young person who has
never had thought Of asserting her.
self. She will not be the Chicago girl
as both the East and the West know
her. but merely Mayor Harrisons ideal
girl 1t is nothing to the Westerner's
discredit that he adrnires the retiring
type, only it is unfortunate that he
should permit his prejudice In the
matter to convey to the visitors at the
st. Louis fair an erroneous idea Of
the typical Chicago girl Her type, to
be sure, has been exaggerated In
books and funny papers, to the detri-
ment Of the original, but nevertheless
the type must stand, fer It Is real
Nor is 1t an unattractive type. On
the contrary. this creature Of "anirnal
ginger and horse sense" since she has
learned to appropriate the retiring
young persons chiffons. is quite as
attractive to the eye as she is stirnu-
lating to the brain She is. q worthy
representative Of Chicago and the
West.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17
posite who today is. the representative
American toward 1t. And certainly the
knowledge would be worth something.
SIR THOMAS AND THE cup


1t is rumored in the East that Sir
Thomas Upton is contemplating maxi
ing another dash for the cup. If this
genial Irishman were to ask the advice
of the American public before commit
ting himself, it would probably, to
man, answer 'Den't.'' Not that the
American public undertakes the So
cial worth of Sir Thomas. On the con-
trary. each successive visit that he has
paid this country seems to have had
the effect of intrenching him more
firmly in the affections Of those who.
have had the honor Of meeting him
and even Of those who have merely had
the pleasure of reading Of him. But
Americans are too good sportsmen to
advise man who has tried three times
to lift the cup and who failed more sig
nally the last time than the first to try,
try again. There may be a good deal of
sport in it this fourth time for Sir
Thomas, but there will be little enough
In 1t for the New York Yacht club
whose business it is to defend the cup.
So long as the international yachting
trophy reposes on this side of the pond,
challenges are to be expected and few
Americans would regret If Sir Thomas
proved the successful challenger. But
public opinion over here seems to have
settled it that the owner Of the Sham
so IT Is not to be expected that much
enthusiasm will be aroused If Sir
Thomas announces definitely he will
come. And if an international yachting
race arouses little or no interest, what
is the use Of arranging for one?
For while everybody cannot partici-
pate actively in this sport of million
aires, there is no reason why every
American should not be interested in
it since it is a national event But only
new and comparatively unknown
challenger could arouse general in
lOi OSC AL d1 IuCeTIdLlOIldI ydCnC race
sailed off Sandy Hook this summer.
Sir Thomas Lipton in Shamrock w.
would attract little or no attention in
that part Of the country which lies to
the west, the south and the east of
New York city.
But 1t is possible, of course, that Sir
Thomas considers it his duty to send
the challenge himself. He may have
the same feeling for the cup that Peary
has for the pole-a feeling that it is his
to capture. And if this happens to be
the case the American public will not
imperfl its reputation for politeness by
intimating that his challenge is not
wanted, for no other people regard pa
triotism more highly. But 1T is sus-
pected that Sir Thomas has his tea in
mind, and should this be the case, it
would merely be an act Of justice to let
him know that while another visit can
not lessen his popularity, it may affect
the popularity of his tea.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-07-17
Contemporary Comment
Democrats Should unitep

1t is high time that the blows which
democrats have been delivering upon
one another should fall upan the Re-
publican party. Surely there is enough
In that organization and it's presiden-
t1al candidate to rouse in Democrats
RADICAL and conservative alike. the
spirit of enthusiastic opposition. Judge
Parker Is man Of dignified position
and gravity of character, and when he
writes his letter of acceptance and
breaks the silence he SO long has main
tanned on all questions save the gold
standard he will doubtless speak in
such way as to rally to his side all
Democrats of every faction.-New York
American