davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
Her Nightly Habit.

The Doctor-Is your wife a good
sleeper, Mr.. Stubb?
Stubb-Yes, pretty good.
The Doetor-Does she 60 to sleep
as soon as she touches the pillow?
Stubb-Well--ec- goes to sleep
as soon as she touches my vest
pocket
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-21
Down. NOt In.

"Did any one call me up while I WAS
out?' asked the butcher
No" replied the boy but n Gus
toner whose meat for dinner hadn't ar
rived called you down" Houston Post
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Robert NJ. La Toilette, Statesman and Reforrner

position. Down below the maddened
crowd OF disappointed political odver-
sarles was sending un clamor de-
signed to confuse him and make him
lose his hold His old enemies, re-en-
forced by an army OF new ones, at
tempted TO overcome him IN tho next
convention. lie trlumphed serenely.
This year they renewed the struggle,
and the battle resulted In the sensa-
tional rupture Of the Republican party
organization IN the state There were
two rival conventions q frantic APP
peal a. the national managers at Chi
cago. the courts decision and the Bit
ter campaign, followed by a triumphant
vlndlcatlon.
Re II remembered also that Govern
or in Follette's victory Is not the une-
quail and inevitable triumph Of intel
lect over forces superior only In NUM-
oers From the very beginning OF his
aggressive career the most brilliant and
he most cultivated men Of his own
party have been arrayed against him.
AZ one with the radical governor IN
party essentials, but dissenting widely
with him In his methods Of dealing with
the people, Senator Spooner and Scna-
tor Quares both intellectual and So
clai giants I'm the Republican ranks
long before La Toilette was known out
side Of his own county, have resisted
step by step every advance made by
the rising phantasm which all the
magic Of their united influence could
not dlspel.
In a campaign Governor La Toilette
IL an original and tlreless worker
Wherever he appears he attracts a
large personal following, and he is
careful to overlook no locality, however
remote. His Office becomes a yeritable
beehive Of industry by personal let
ters and printed documents he reaches
great numbers OF men Of local influence
In all parts OF the state lie is a man
Of blameess reputation, strong in his
likes and dislikes, and Is termed by his
enemies a dictator and declared to be
vndlctve. He is eager to be the peo-
Pies, champion His mind is aglow
with tho ambition to do great things
for the public welfare but he does not
permit his enthusiasm TO oYertop his
good Judgment. Above ALL he Is pre-
ternaturally shrewd. lie Is by no
means averse to meeting the enemy
with his own tactics; when pitted
against La Toilette the children Of
darkness must keep sharp lookout
Governor La Toilette is forty-nine
years Of age, but he seems much youn-
ger. Although he Is Wisconsin born,
his family was Of Huguenot extraction,
and that accounts for his distlnctiyely
GallIc name, lie is OF dimlnutlye stat
ure, but shapely and with a strlklngly
handsome face and head, In his early
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NOVEL rAYsa

A couple Of hundred wear.
extraordinary tax was levied on S : ys1
LOTS l,.. az Eastman, IN the state Of y yaoa''
chusetls' It was there dplv - . all''a'
,noI every unmarried man should " s,.'
year so long as he remaIpsS I' !, even
condition kin half a dozen Man.. III ,Aa'
or three crows. In order 10 sI,aVAOlids
ne mad discharged this obllpo yg ''a'
was mulcted IN the tax OF ma NUN bao1. o,
his feathcred victims. ' "eaqs oi
Not very long since # was ,..,..
proposed In this country TO law vv''Ou'y
ON helresses who became the ,s,.' ai
lorelsn nobIemen. a bill for t6a ',, s,.' q
pose was introduced In the MAJ, ~' i pul'
legislature which provided tba, " i ,k
OF 2 per cent should be lmposaA uuy
doWry OF any woman who ms, ya I'
foreign nobleman In that s,,,
whose dowry was paid out NJ n.y. q
ehues OF any property within he ny NV. wv
aries The proceeds Of tbls nov SyS''l'
were to be devoted TO the eslah,Iss NI
OF manual training schools for ,ou.,l
and the provision and maiptansn ',''''
homes for aged and destitute me- ,,s q
OF inc same Sex, But unforuS,,1'
Tor those two very commepdabls !,
Jects this measure for the ars,I,. ~,
imDecuniOua uohi.t,., 'NVu "
brides failed to become law
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DOWN WITH nlEElolllrl..

You will find that the habit a,
imizing annoyances or difiwln., ''' !,
making the best Of eyerytbIrs :, " v
comes to YOU Of magnlrylns thu MN u''
ant and the agreeable and reducirs !.
the least possible importance ,rs.' |"
thing that is disagreeable and y.
pleasant will help you wonderfully y,
only In your work, but also In yor, y. =,
tainment Of happiness.
1t transforms the dlsagreeab. ,,.
the agreeable, takes the drudesrv ~,
Of dlstasteful tasks, eases the lol,, !,
life wonderfully and It is worth lrs,
itely more than money The w,r,
buoyant, cheerful soul manages NM,
out losing his equilibrium, to gllde ave-
difficulties and annoyances which th,o,
others OFF their balance and make t,.
miserable and dlsagreeablt. By a,
alchemy OF serenity he extracts Non
the annoying rocks In his path III. m.
cious metal which enables him 10 a
something worth while.
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The United states has twenty-slX
and ne-quarter miles OF railroad for
every 10000 people. Britain has five
and one-third miles per 10000 inhab-
itants
Agriculture Is so bad IN Russia that
the average yield Of wheat per acre Is
little more than one-ffth the average
yield from English soil.
The Vienna police are about to ex-
pertinent with photograph IN taking
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HERE AND THERE.

a prisoners answers to questions ask
ed IN the preliminary examination, 80
that when the actual trial takes place
there may be no dispute as to what he
said
The public health and marine hos
pital service costs 81 0OO 900 a year.
Following the abolition Of the lock-
step and the cropped head IN New
York state prisons has come the doing
away with the stripes on conycts'
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frnmwe,'1T1esffAOBERT MARION Ia
.. !. !. A.. . !. !. 4. !. !.
l4A4l l1I1StLI TOILETTE OF wis.
NJ consln, reelected gov
III ernor OF the Badger
ttWMf state. Is one OF the
- NJ most striking and sig
- - nincant personalities
IN the American poo
uilcal world. The exponent OF @ spirit
,eepy hostile TO that which had domi-
mated IN his state he deliberately be-
came the central figure Ia one VI tho
most rnncorous political Quauels ever
known In the history Of Wisconsin
Governor La Toilette FIRST came into
national prominence through hl1 MILL
tant advocacy Of the substitution of d.
rect primaries for delegate conventions
for the nomination OF candidates for
hubble Office. He maintained with q
yigor that not only made him q power
IN the politics Of his own stntc' but at
once made him known 20 the country 10
large that direct primaries would re-
store 10 the rank and file OF the people
the control Of nominations and destroy
the influence held by scheulng POLITE
CLANS and INSCRIPTIONS corporate IN
terests over delegate conventions. AM
other reform with which he soon be-
came actively identified was new and
radical system Of taxing railroads ana
other corporate interests, Both Of
these measures have become embodied
IN the state law.
Aggressive performer that he is,
Governor La Toilette has shown HIM
self to be leader Of whom any state
or any party well may be proud He
has The glft Of oratory 80 unmistakably
within his grasp that even his most Inn
nlacablo enemy would be charmed into
hstening. lie possesses also supreme
esuraev, the most unylcldms tonaCity
OF purpose aud an almost tanatlcal be-
lief I'm himself and his principles with
a positive genius for political strategy
"A talent for organization that trans
forms former leaders into wondering
and admirng followers and with the IT,
resistlble force OF q man Of destiny, a
man who follows his star without mis-
giving. Governor Ia Toilette Is today
firm footed and admirably equipped
traveller on the road which leads to sr-
preme distmcton-even, perhaps, TO
the White House.
Governor La Toilette Is the first ma
tive OF the Badger State to become Us
chief executive. He was born IN 1855
IN the little village Of Primrose Dane
county, a few miles from Madison the
capital Of Wisconsin, lie was educated
within the county being first a pupil OF
the public school In his native village
and afterward a student at the UnIyer-
sity OF Wisconsin, from which he was
graduated I'm 1879. having paid his way
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bring success. He was elected and held
the Office Tor fiye years, exchanging II
for a seat IN congress.
Although his congressional career
was limited, lasting only four years, La
Toilette succeeded In making a fayora-
bic impression on the house. He won
instant recognition as an able speaker
and took q prominent part in the franz
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Ing Of the Mckinley toun measure.
Mr. Mckinley was so convinced Of his
ability that hg offered him the trying
position OF comptroller Of The currency
which was promptly declined The
young statesman had already deter
mined upon hls future course and bis
schcue even then contemplated the re-
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clothing and 5000 suits minus the
stripes arc being made,
In Tibet nearly every public office
has two lncumbents. one is supposed
to be q check on the other But some-
times this dual authority does not
work well-ln war, for example
Since 1870 the worlds production OF
meat has been increased 81 per cent
and grain 400 per cent,
10 do reverence to the memory Of an
ardent smoker named Ondersmans who
had died IN Rotterdam all his old cro-
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through college by teaching school IN
the following year he was admitted TO
the bar in Madison lie had scarcely
hung out nI1 shIugle before hc was
nominated for district attorney Of Dame
couu,E This was exactly what be
wanted, and he entered upon the cane
yaas with yIgor tiat could not TALL TO
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had supported him and began his ia
nous crusade against the stalwarjs
lie was n candidate before three state
conventions Tor the nomination Of Cove
ernor. but failed 20 receive It until
1900, when the go called half breed"
element OF which he had long been the
Acknowledged leader. obtained the as
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he probably did not know that they
had just won a fight at Otjlhinamape-
zero.
Most Of the black hair used in wigs
and Switches" comes from the con-
vents OF Italy and Spain, while the
fair and red hair comes mainly from
the heads OF Russian Swedish, Ger
man and Danish peasant girls.
An eel has two separate hearts. One
beats GO, the other 100 times minute.
In Dutch Guiana the women carry
upon their persons all the family saw
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would have grown weary under the
burden Of such persistent failure, La
Toilette seemed to receive fresh In
splratIon at every defeat lie had 1T
tle money. Arayed against him were
the great railroads the big corpora
lions and the well intrenched pollt-
clans lie had absolutely nothing but
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MES came to the funeral smoking long
clay pipes. Ondorsmans left a sum OF
money to pay the expenses Of a yearly
smoking concert to keep his memory
green,
The German government Is receiving
$4,000 daily from pictorial post cards
passing through the mails. The aver
age daily number Is l,446,93S.
When the kaiser promised to inscrlbe
on the flags OF the German troops who
are fighting the Hereros in South AZ
RIGA the names Of the battles they won
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life he was at one time ln,ol..,
, ul9nlC ambition. but realized N.Y. NJ MS
lack OF presence was prohlbl,lv..p wat he
la Toilette was classmais aIi
governor at Wisconsin pnly' e Of he
Is a woman Of marked In,ot.'y and
ana personal charm. There .,'pallly
children, Fola, Robert. pbllIn ar a,e tour
GEORGE Il. pIcApn "
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res In the shape OF heavy bracelets,
anklets, necklaces and even crowns Of
gold and silver.
The people OF Belfast are interested
as much In the building Of the Allan
turbines as In the construction Of the
next challenger for the Americas cup.
About 9 per cent OF young Germans
are found to be unfit for military sery-
ice. OF the beggar and yagabond class
no less than seventy In a hundred are
not fit for soldering.
The total tonnage entering and clear
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Ing at the port Of London in lsOl VA
100000 am Increase Of $4,000 tons
New Britain, Conn., with It's popaA.
ton Of 10000, gets along With In
policeman by day and only one At
night,
II is estimated that 8 per cent q
about SSJ,OOOOOO, Of the annual lncon.
from American railroads goes to ii.
eign investors,
The best corks come from Algeria
There are 100000 acres Of cork a,'
ests in that country
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construction OF his party in the Badger
State. He went back to Madison and
resumed the practice OF his profession
wisely regarding that action az n step
ping stone TO further opportunity In
1890 he was again a candidate for con-
gress. but was defeated Undaunted
he Immediately allied himself with the
disgruntIed wing OF the party which
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his grim determination and his mag
netlc force. lie intrusted himself and
his cause to the people. and from that
moment the reform movement took
definite shape. He had not misjudged
his court Of final arbitration. lie was
elected by 100000 majority.
Having attained the summit, II re-
qulred a steady head to maintain his
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-09-14

run for home, he being a widower.
with housekeeper. In fifteen minutes
he was back at the store with the
purse in his hand.
1t was as easy as breaking eggs.
Jones had passed the counter while the
two women were looking at some gar
ment. He had seen the purse and pick
ed 1t up to hand 1t along to Its owner.
Al clerk had called him at the moment.
and he had started of. The purse had
gone into his coat tail pocket, walked
home to dinner with him, and when he
changed his coat to go to the funeral
II was left in the old one. Upon his
return he had put on another, and sc
for weeks the missing money had been
hanging in his wardrobe.
'Why did you do itT asked Miss
Trent of the homely and Ill shaped old
bachelor as he returned from prison
with his character fully cleared.
I'll thought 1 was guilty." he lame
ly replied.
mo! You thought l was guiltyw
mot that, Miss Trent. II knew
that James loved you and that you
you loved him and that-that"-
"Then you thought him guilty and
sacrificed yourself for the both Of us"
"Well--er-well you see. I'm getting
old and homely-and l never expect to
arry-and-er-well, it's all over
with"
And so it was, except that the girl
threw her arms around his neck and
kissed him, and her tears dampened
his wrinkled cheeks-the first tears and
the first kiss since he was baby in
his mothers arms
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r- #tGt =,
IN THE
.:%i HOSPITAL
By CRITTENDEN
MARRIOTT
Copyright. 1901. by I. C. Mcclure


The man sitting in the darkened
room at the hospital raised his band
aged eyes as the nurse entered. The
month that he had been there had not
served to change the habit of sight
fixed by all the years that had gone
before.
Its for tonight, isn't it, Miss LeeY
he cried, recognizing her step. ITO
night I'll get rid of these COMPOUNDED
bandages and see the light of day once
more. Oh, you don't know how this
month has dragged! It's for tonight,
isn't it?'
81 believe so," returned the nurse
gently. But of course the doctor will
have to decide. He'll be here soon"
GadI How glad I'll be to see once
more" cried the man. Il never could
have stood it even for a month If 1t
hadn't been for you. You've been an
angel to me-"
The nurse blushed softly and cast a
very tender look at the. man. She an
swered merrily: "All the nurses here
would have been the same. Nine pa
TENTS out of ten think we are angels
while they are in the hospital. They
change their minds afterward."
81 never shall. Do you know, after
all, despite all the pain and the anxiety,
am glad this thing happened"
"Why?'.
Because it has enabled me to know
You. oh, of course 1 have known you
to speak to for months and by sight
for years, but that isn't knowing how
tender. how sweet, how long suffering,
you could be. Oh, Miss Lee-Ger-
trude"-
"Hush! The doctor said you must
keep cool. you know. Excitement
might injure your eyes"
The man sank back in his chair
''True," he said slowly, II forgot that
l haven't any right to speak now.
forget that the result Of this operation
isn't absolutely certain and that / may
be blind-mercy. blindLand that in
any case must mend my fortunes be-
fore There, is that the doctor COM
ingT'
The nurse glanced out of the open
door into the hall .Yes," she said; she's
Just down the corridor a way. You're
not going back to your old position
right away, are you, Mr. Scott3 You
oughtn't to try your eyes for a year or
so, you know
81 suppose not. But needs must, you
know, when a certain gentleman drives.
III be dead broke when get out of
here. and I'll have togo to work All,
there's the doctOrI'
The doctor entered and stood for
few moments talking to the man.
YES" he said at last; wen take the
bandages off tonight, Think"
Thank God! Ankand there's no
doubt that 'everything will be all right,
is there, docforT'
"We'll hope for the BEST" returned
the doctor cheerily, his tone a very
comfort In itself, although his words
were not especially so. He passed out
of the door. hurriedly. preventing fur
Their questions and Reckoning to the
nurse as he did SO to follow him. A
few steps down the corridor he halted.
"Nurse." he said. with alworried look
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An Englishwoman travelling In Mes
opotamia tells this experience of her
party: THE cook came In with pleas
Ing expression. What will you have
for ,supperY he asked. What can we
haver we answered, with the caution
arising from long experience of limited
possibilities. What you wish he said,
with as much assurance and affability
as IL he was presenting a huge bill OF
fare. / knew what one could expect
in these places Get fowl said.
There Is not one left here he an
swered. Eggs. then Il suggested, with
the humor OF desperation. No fowl.
how eggsr he answered. with plying
superiority. Well, we will have what
there is' said family. There is moth
inR,' he answered"
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A Rows wild Ride For life.

With family around expecting him TO
die. ard son riding for life, IS miles, to
get DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds, w. 81
Brown, of Leesville, Ind endured deaths
agonies from asthma; but this wonderful
medicine gave instant relief ard soon
cured him. He writes: II now sleep
soundly every night" Like marvellous
cures Of Consumption, Pneumonia, Br m
chitis, Coughs, Colds and Grip prove Its
matchless merit for all Throat and Lung
troubles. Guaranteed bottles SOC and
81. co. Trial bottles free at A. G. Eaton's
drug store.
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The Lesso "A Of Epfctetus...

IF we cannot be; happy" says Sir
John Lubbock. ..the fault is generally
In ourselves. Epictetus was a poor
slave. and yet how much we owe to
him! How possible he says. that q
man who has nothing. who is naked.
hOuseless, without hearth, squalid
without a slave, without a city. can
pass a life that flows easily, See; God
has sent you man to show you that
1t is possible. Look at me, who ana
without a city, without u house. with
out possessions, without a slave sleep
on the ground. Il have no wife, no chill
dren, no praetOriun, but Ouly the earth
and the heavens. and one poor cloak.
And what do want? Am not with
out sorrow? Am l not without fear?
When did any of you see me failing in
the object Of my desire or ever falling
into that which would avoid? Did
ever blame God or man? Did even
accuse any man? Did any of you ever
see me with a sOrrOwful cOuntenance3
And how do / meet with those whom
you are afraid OF and admire? Do
not treat them ms slaves? Who, when
he sees me, does not think that he sees
his king and his masterY" i
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FROM 149 TO SO PoUNDs.-One of the
most remarkable cases of a cold, deep
seated on the lungs, causing pneumonia.
Is that Of Mrs Gertrude E Fenner.
Marion, Ind. who was entirely cured by
the use of One Minute Cough Cure. She
says: "The coughing and straining so
we, ned me- that ran down In weight
from 148 to 90 pounds. tried number
of remedies to no avail until used One
Minute Cough Cure. Four bottles Of
this wonderful remedy cured me entirely
Of the cough, strengthened nv lungs and
restored me to my normal weight, health
and strength" Sold by w. D. Head.
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A Power FOR GooD.-The pills that
are potent In their action and pleasant
In effect are DeWitt's Little Early Risers
W. 3. Philrot Of Albany, Ca, says:
"During a bilious attack l took one.
Small as 1t was 1t did me more good than
calOmel, blue mass or any other pill
ever took and at the same time the effect
vas pleasant. Little Early Risers are
certainly an ideal pill" Sold by w. d.
Head
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WHAT'S IN NAME 2-Every thing lie
In the name when 1t comes 10 Witch
Hazsl Salve. e G. Dewitt i Go. OF
Chicago discovered some years ago how
to make a salve from Witch Ell, II that
Is specific for Piles. For blind, biz ed
ing, itching and protrudlng Piles, aczema,
cuts, burns, bruises and all skin dis
eases, DeWitt's Salve has no equal.
This has given rise to numerous worth
less counterfei:s. Ask for DeWitt's-
the genuine. sold by w. ID. Head.
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This can truthfully' be said OF JELL-O ICE
CREAM POWDER, the new product for making
the most delicious ice cream you ever ate !;
everything in the package. Nothing tastes so
good I'm hot weather. All grocers are placing &c
In stock. II your grocer can't supply you, send
CSC for packages by mail -Four kinds: Va
nilla, Chocolate, Strawberry and Unnavored.
Address, The Genesee Pure Food Co., Boz 2g6,
LIE Roy, N. Y.
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Feet Swollen to Immense Size,

II had kidney trouble so bad that
could not work, says j. j. Cox of Valley
View, KY, "my feet were swollen to I'm
mense size and was confided to my bed,
and physicians were unable to give me
any relief. My doctor finally prescribed
Foley's Kidney Cure, which made a well
man Of me-" Sold by e. K. Taft, drug
diSt .HFa.
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Cured Hemorrhages of the Lungs

Several years since my lungs were so
badly affected that had many hemorra-
ges," writes A. M. AXE of Wood, Ind.
Il took treatment with several physl-
clans without any benefit. Then started
to take Foley's Honey and Tar, and my
lungs are now as sound as bullet.
recommend 1t In advanced stages of lung
trouble" Sold by e. K. Taft, druggist.