davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-12-17
HANDKERCHIEFS

to eat for the past month TO keep gnat
alive.
There was chorus of '.Ohs, but the
doctor drew ease from his pocket and
quickly poured the contents of vial be
tween the girls white lips. She revived
presently, with weak groan; then looked
around, realized her position, and, with
look Of fright, attempted to get up.
Not yet, my girl Wait bit, the
doctor said. Does she have anything
more to do in this piece?' he asked turn
ing to the stage manager
'0nly few words, but she ought to 90
90 with the company.
Well, she can't the physician re-
piled, bluntly, as he finished mixing an
other potion for her
80 Margaret lay upon 4 property sofa.
looking out upon the lighted stage and up
into the dim. dusty vacancies of the flies,
and thinking how narrowly she had escaped
fainting in the midst Of the scene She
felt 50 tired she could barely move her
thin hands. Now and then members of
the company passed her aud looked in
mingled pity and amazement at her. But
when the curtain fell on the last act Miss
Benton, the star, a large lovely woman,
all glittering with diamonds, came and knelt
beside her aud put a jeweled arm about
her.
We re going to have some fine Christ
mas doings up at my house tonight.
You re going with us. Won't you?'
Margaret looked down at the gown she
wore; it had been supplied in haste by the
wardrobe woman because Margaret had
none of her own that would do.
/ Never you mind about that, my dear
said the star, her eyes moistening. ''Iou
made the hit of the evening.
Don worry about clothes My automO-
bile at the door Can you sit up?
There that it. -
Steady, my girlr said Shortig; and
Margaret smiled, remembering the words
and the anxious face of the actor when he
had warned her As they passed ont
toward the street Margaret leaning on
Shortis, and with one of the star arms
about her, the stage manager came and
said, very gently:
Rehearsal tomorrow at three Miss
Hartman You Il not have to work very
hard. Wen talk about your salary later
Good night and Merry Christmas
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-12-17

the actor who PLAYED Bartwell, watched
her narrowly As he drew near and whisper
pered gently to her, steady, girl, steady;
In help YOU lie came much closer to
her than he had in rehearsal for he fully
expected to be compelled to save the scene
somehow Margaret first words, truly
seemed 20 Justify his fears They stuck
in her thrat and She swayed as If about
to fall. But she saw the appeal in the
actor eyes saw the great audience with
it, expectaut faces, felt the silence OF suS-
pen-e creeping forward toward the stage.
Now OF never Her chance
you have made love to Aunt Lucy,
Yuu have won her heart
Margaret voice was low, hut clear,
with a trrmar 10 it that was genuine. She
realized that the audience was very still,
and she felt. too, that thrill which only
actors can know-the joy oi holdiuG a
thousand People in thrall. Confidence
came at bound She stepped forward,
raised one hand, aud pointed ii toward
Bartwell and her next words. starting IN
low trrlmulous tone, ru>e swiftly uil they
burst info a torrent Of denuncialion.
Il was listening. heard your vile
contract with Marlin she said. II am
going to expose you. You are a liar.
You are coward You would be muir
derrr But you shall not You shall
no, o. And she ran ,hrieking from the
stage A. the curtain fell, while the astonnd-
ed Shnrtis started after her forgetting his
own work.
/, was new business. The other ingenue
had not done it that way, Margaret had
fairly taken the scene away from Shorig
and. a. dialogue advanced with thrilling
interest. PLAYERS and stage hands had
gathered al the side, curiously listening
/ Into lhi, group Margaret now stumbled,
and. before one of them could catch her
fell fainting To the floor Out front there
wa, tumult Of applause. The curtain
rose and ShortiS appeared and bowed
/ Again and again he toook the call, Tor the
scene had really been his No use. The
audience would not stop. The stage man
ager came running 10 the group that sur
rounded Margaret
/ That girl-where is she? It's her
they want, he cried.
she tainted said one of the women.
Get her up. quick = he commanded.
The audience still roared, but Margaret
Law prone upon the floor, with her head in
another girl lap, and was not stirred by
all the >hakings and the water upon hel
face. Larching called Shortig and spoke
to him hurriedly. The actor stepped be
fore the curtain and raised his hand tol
silence.
.NIiss-er, the young lady who play,
Lucille has been taken i'll. he said. III
there is physician in the house
\ man clambered ont Of proscenium
box onto the stage When he was con
I Quoted to Margaret he knelt beside her fo
moment and then looked up with curl
ouS expression on his face.
'.Do you know what 5 the matter witt
this girl = he asked sternly. There wa
no answer but puzzled glances.
"Well, she's starving, that's all, h
snorted 'Ill bet she hasn' had enough
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-12-17
Selett Storp.
THE INGBNJR'S CHRISTMAS.

Flfria 4 Bigbam IN Harrrf', Wc.AH,.
Pun down six. aud carry twn,
Gee But this is hard to do,
Yuu can think aud think and think
\ sirl with a shrill voice was singing
thi, ditty in the next ro1m. She san-
only ,hc refrain, though, over aud over
again. till al length IL crawlei through
Margaret : weary brain like 4 dirge
Il don know what her problem i,
but it can be compared to mine, She
said half aloud, attempting 10 jest with
herself. She replaced the seventy eight
cents in her fiat little purse and walked to
the window. Il wonder which really is
more nouri>hing-candy or soup. she
reflected. with smile that was As gray as
the scene She looked on through the grlmy
window pane. 1t was a narrow street with
a row of din4y red brick houses on the
side opposite her window. \ few boys
with blue noseS played On the cobble stones.
and men hurried past with the peculiar
shutting gait that betokens biting cold.
Il suppose L d better 90 down to that old
theatre Il doesu seem much use,
though. said Margaret, when she had
stood with her face against the pane ull 1t
had made cold, red mark on her lore
head. and her breath had frosted the glass
50 she could see through 1t no more. She
put on her thin. worn jacket and gave
her cheap black hat half vicious, half
tender. little shake before she pinned II ON
her dark hair She looked in the mirror
searchingly, and then rummaged in dres-
ser drawer. The ribbon she found was
soiled, but even then its pink was fresher
than her cheeks were when she had fast
ened it around her neck But she had great
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-12-17

lawrs m her ~,at Bu, At the wurd IN
.rnuc she half aru~e
fit "a, anybody cl,rr the stage
manager went nu, Ii It were-bui
where can son get girl with the hooks
ami the sense on six haur, no,ice And
the house ~oli our, and by - Tie
rl.ryi u7 and down the stage, altering
torrent ii abuse ofiugrnue actresses while
every other person there looked frightened
~ fa,al,h. But Margaret, with one thin
hand ueryou-ly brushing back some stray
ghisr- II hair from her bruw walked un
steadily through the passage back Of the
pr,Secruium box aud upon the stage. She
looked at the irltc manager 4 minute, and
then. with her heart in her mouth, ap
preached him
sou p!el,c, Mr. l.arching. T.
What IN do you want he yelled
4 can play the part the sirl managed
to ,ay
..Yon2 What part, Don bother me-
Bat listen She raised her voice
ana With desperate determination laoked
into Ia, angry ewes, as he turned upon hrT
from hi, pacing the fnur. Il know all
Mis-, paruley hines She spoke swift
II now. l,-i he turn away tno ss.ou). Il ve
been here every day, you know, waitin.
lse listened can---
I.ar,hing stopped still, then leaped at
her. grabbed her shoulders with both his
hsnl,. thru>, his thin, keen face. white
with emotion. close To hers Margaret
ncryti herself to meet his Gaze, while he
searched her cnuuienancc For half a
minnie iha~. then she tclt his grasp, which
was uu Gentle one relaxing over his
shoulder she saw the staring eyes of all the
company liked in curious amazement upon
them. tome here. girl, and tell ne
about IL The stage manager >poke mere
geull, uow. rhoush his voice shook aud he
was -uswin- at his lip He took her to
hi- ru1m uf the stage and gave her q
,hsir. TEL me all about it. he said.
Who are YOU
Margaret told him. seeing. as she talked,
the light of hope die ont Of his eyes, a. it
did from her heart, also. when she realized
the breyity Of her experience. But she
repeated that She knew all the lines, and
the business. too, and though courage al
most failed, She persisted she could play
the part.
Il ended in the manager, with many
/ ,hakings Of the head, calling the company
/ together for rehersal. 1t was the one
( hope. he said The whole thing would
probably 90 to pieces, but it would be mad
ness-worse than this-to postpone a
| Christmas eve performance At the end
I.archng decided to try her. If she can
only walk through the part. we re saved,
he said The play was Norman 5 Woe.
Margaret part was small one, except
for scene IN the third act, where. having
been an accidental witness of Robert Bart
we'll 5 perfdiouS agreement with the he.
roiue' evil stepfather, she faces him in the
moonlight, and, with courage unexpected
in one 50 young and frail, accuses him
Weak from her long fast, and trembling
on the verge of collapse, Margaret had al
ready drawn upon her last store Of viii
power to reach this point james Shortig
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-12-17

browu cyt- wlh pl,zjias aok ln ihym
,hs, caught the sarels->~ ..ru;iuy NJ many
a man who passed her an the street
The longing Va. uo, IN the ewes alone
Margaret debated The candy or soup pro-
Position a lgn. lame hriurr yhr stepped ai
4 store nu l.r,alHay and bought iru cents
worth of raraue,, They --thei the
raus, 81 hunger a iiJtlr A. ,he muushr,i
the,u. walking iosn the -r,ai thorough
far. uau hn-h, aith Christmas pErpan
,ion- Tomorrow u"uld BE- Christmas
aud there va, lump n Margaret >
thr,at a. >b, luokcd at the earragc~ hllcl
With beautiful wumrn iu fur, al ;ho shops,
gay with riches ~ -own> and r1at- :nd
jewel, At the restaurants, decorated With
r.yergrrcns and emitting lantaliuu- sapar~
There was nu -uoN bnl dark gray SKY
lay close upon th,. husi~rS and the streets.
and the Wind va a ,-Tuel scnur-r Her
hands grew numb aud tear- rolled down
her cheeks aS she bent her head to the
blasts
The sallow faced youth at the Sage j,'r
pa, his finger TO- hi, lips as he ir, Mlrza
rrt pass.
SIP in quir, he sail in a hn-br7l
Voice.
Wha, the matter asked a., gih
Gue~s there won by uo ,how tonight,
the boy answered The stage manager $
ragiu m1i. You SEQ
Tie jumped to the door aeaju to let 9th
ers in and Margaret hurried through the
litilc passage way behind yne OF the pms
c-uium boxes and >at down in an orchestra
seat close 10 the stage The theatre va,
7 dark and ,7,d D. ouly theatre can hc be
fore the lights are on. and the stage j.
I only cavern With brick wall, showing
where paHlted scenery should bee. All the
depth, in the rear. where At evening Veo-
/ pie would come laughing in, were in chilly
glo"m Bat it had never seemed 81 desc
late as now. Day after day Margaret had
come there aud had sat solitary among
/ the empty rows OF seats The manager
I had said maybe there would be a place ior
her in the new play She had asked for
only small part Anything would do.
since the company She had gone out with
/ early in the season had failed, and its
members had come struggling back to town
/ to swell the throng of the unemployed that
makes Broadway, with ali its gayety and
wealth. the Saddest of streets She was
almost penniless, and even the smallest part
would be fortune But this was TO be the
last rehearsal, and the piece would be put
on tonight
4 Presently she was aware that something
unusual was happening, aud. recalling what
the door boy had said, she sat erect anc
listened The players. in little groups
talked in low tones, but the stage door
closing with bang, stopped the huzzine
instantly. Loud talk succeeded.
Il tell you it impossible some on,
cried She's got bronchitis, and sht
can speak above a whisper
D the little fool, TO get sick now |!
This was the stage manager voice 81
never saw an ingenue You could depend
on.
His speech was interlarded with profan
ity so voluminous that Margaret cringe'
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-12-17

M is in pleasure vii sho~ oa the --
purchase laid by thus Of she Ta'"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-12-17
9ortrp.


Etwssa y HsrHars ice i-s'a-s WeeAlF.
E~ai.rlay ai hny ~ wears
~P. NJ
Ti..g nss la. Iu Nt.s ~.ai-r roHm,
g. -sr--a aui l-ltrtr him
There s,n . aay santa tlaas'
He's lp. Tuu can't 3~r~iv" b'ut.
a. came fraa Boston. aHi be saws
Sarh 6et.oss Jrg.y shocking,
I Hsna au.fr Anou ahat thai means. bat
I II ra, bang gp uy 1nyNtHg'
S.a,p..tus I can't get t,,l a,i~~r'
! fa.4. eaas- / H excited.
Hu. ia dlJ laugh ahra came ur'
Ma dido & seem, delighted.
The, ~ ,rwusialr. yri. hear % 'Httt.
And ma. hvaf her rocking
/ .susirs t.sg lhry hear u4e n
{ e, hang ap my stocking
laP.N
yish ihrre AS o Saniy Claus
like the cid uay b-itrr.
ugri 10 write him wbai 60 huns
A.d "a uauii take Ihe letter.
narkf hear sleiEhh@iis- inr. Aai
Can that t- Sanity Knocking
A.. das-.l knock hui igsi tnr Tan
NiIi hang up ms stocking.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-12-17
Grain Elevator Burned.

CoLuMBIA, Tenn, December 1.-THE feed
mill aud elevator of the City Grain and Feed
Company were destroyed by fire today. TO.
geIher with 80 cars of ear corn and between
40. 600 and 80, 200 bushels of shelled corn and
oats. The loss on the mill is S25, 900; on the
elevator. SIG. 600. and on grain. S32, 900, a
total of $73, 900, with insurance of but $42 600.
The origin of the fire is unknown. The ele-
valor was one of the best south of the Ohio
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-12-17
Care of Harness.

Harness should never be kept in the stable
where manure is constantly generating large
quantities of ammonia. The ammonia is rap
idly absorbed by the leather and the effect up.
on the leather is about the same as would re
suit from saturating it with lye. In a few words,
ammonia rots leather, and hence keeping har-
ness in the stable is sure to result in its damaS-
to u certain extent,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-12-17
I COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

The Comfy Commissioners of Carroll coun.
ty will meet at their office, in Westminster,
every MONDAY in DECEMBER. 1904. for the
transaction OF business. By order,
FRANCIS l.. HANN,
dee Clerk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-16
Pitt County Alliance Organized.
Editors Progressive Farmer:

Editors Progressive Farmer:
This has been a good day in old
Pitt County for the farmers and the
Farmers Alliance. This was the day
of the Farmers Institute, and the
good old town of G~reenville was full
and running over with farmers of
Pitt and adjoining counties. DR..
Kilgore, Prof. Massey and DIR. TAFT
Butler, all three, beat themselves in
their mastery efforts to show the
honest tillers of the soil how to bet
ter their condition. How to improve
the soil and how to improve the seed
were mainly the themes discussed.
And as this writer listened to the
plain and able name that these
questions or subjects were handled,
he thought how could these men go
home and not be benefited. Indeed,
we heard many a man say he was
paid for his trip to Greenville. We
must say we enjoyed the dav and feel
especially proud of DR.. Kilgore, DR..
Butler and Prof. Massey. We hope
they will be able to reach every coun-
ty in the State.
And again this was not all that
happened in Greenville to-day. after
the morning session of the institute
closed, the Sub Alliances of Pitt
County met in the courthouse and
organized Pitt County Alliance,
with a goodly number of among the
best looking and the best farmers
of Pitt County. The following Off
GERS we're elected:
This makes two county Alliances /
have organized since February LIST
Halifax and Pitt. So you see we
have abundant reason to feel en-
couraged. I am now in Greene Coun-
ty, stopping with w. A. Darden,
who has one of the brightest families
and the happiest homes and best
farms that / have met with in all my
travels. Mr.. Darden is all of a
gentleman, cultured and up-to-date.
and its a pleasure to be at such a
home. / feel sure that when you
hear from me again Greene County
will be on our roll.
H. M. GATES.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-16
IF this Item is Marked.

If this item is marked it is to re-
mind you that this is the last number
of The Progressive Farmer you will
receive unless you forward your sub
scription at our regular rates. We
have sent the paper to you three or
four weeks because we have re-
garded you as a progressive farmer,
and we trust that our short &C
quaintance has convinced you that
no progressive farmer can afford to
be without The Progressive Farmer.
The paper speaks for itself, and the
only explanation we have to make is
that as we have to serve our regular
subscribers first, you have received
the paper later and more irregularly
than you would had you been a year
ly subscriber. If you subscribe for
a year, or six months, you will al
ways receive the paper promptly and
regularly.
You are now acquainted with the
paper; you know its value, it's tone,
it's ideals, its aim. Do you think you
can afford to be without it when the
small sum of two cents per week
would make it, with it's cheer and
educational value, a regular visitor
to your home? Let us have your re-
newal promptly-within a week at
least-so that you will not miss a
copy of the paper. Hoping to hear
from you, We are, with best wishes,
Yours very truly,
LIE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-16

~ - !" "I SEINA u SNCI ADSN4AO "a
w SIvE FARMER, r worthy person recommendedb BY subscriber,
a fulI-Gzed ONE DOLLAR package of VTG-ORE,b by mail
POSTPAID, sufficient for one months treatment, to be paid for
within mouths time after receipt, if the receiver can truthfuny say
thai is use has done him OF her more good than all the drugs OF dopes
of ouacks n good doctors o patent medicines he n she has ever used.
Read this over again carefully, and understand we ask nj pay only
wheu it has done You good and not before. We take all the risk you
have nothing to lose. If it does not benefit you, you pay us nothing.
VITAE. Ore e. natural, hard, adamanhne, rock-hke substance-mineral-7
from the ground like gold and silver, and requires about
twenty wears for oxidization. 1t contains Free Iron, Free Sulphur, and
Maenesf1m, and one package will equal in medicinal strength end
curative value 500 gallons of the most powerful, ehc NGous mineral wa
ter drunk fresh ut the springs. 1t 10 a geological discovery, to which
thee il nothing added o taken from. It 10 the marvel of the century
for curing such diseases a. Rheumatism, Brights Disease, D,opsy, Blood
POISONING, Heart Trouble, Catarrh and Throat Affections, Liver, Kidney
and Bladder Ailments, Stomach aud Female Disorders, La Grippe, Ma
larjal Fever, Nervous Prostitution and General Debility, as thousands
testify, and as no one, answering this, writing for g package, will deny
afur using VITE-ORE has cured more chronic, obstinate, pronounced
incu-abe cases than any other known medicine, and will reach such
with a more rapid, powerful curative action than any medicine,
combination of medicines, or doctors prescription which 1T Q possible to
procure.
VTE-ORE will do the same for you g it has for hundreds of
readers of this paper if you will give it o trial. SEND FOR A ONE
DOLLAR PACKAGE AT OUR RISK. You have nothing to lose but
the stamp to answer this announcement. IF the medicine does not bene-
fit you WRITE TO Us AND THERE IS NO HARM DONE. VIZ WANT NO
ONES MONEY WHOM VITAE-ORE CANNOT BENEFIT. Can any
thing bemore farl What sensible person, no matter how prejudiced he
or she may be, who desires g cure, ad is willing to pay for ii, would
hesitate to try VITAE ORE on this liberal Cfer? One package 10 usual
1y Sufficient to cure ordinary cases; two o three for chronic, obstinate
cases. WE MEAN JUSc WHAT WE SAY in this announcement and
do just a We agree. Write to-day for a packag. at cur risk and expense,
know that you are entitled to this liberal offer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-16

especially sIOng during last winter I
could not sleep nights on a count of the
pain. which ~centered in my back and left
leg. My nervous system was also so af-
fected that when I shaved myself I had
to support the right hand with he left one.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-16
Persona/fo Subscribers!
A RA RR

OF v1rAE-oRE Is NOT NECESSARY to convince you nal II rs the
nU positively hat it will CURE YOUR ILLS, a 1t has the us q so many
ONE MoNrH's TREATMENT, is all that you need for rhe TEST all
be EVIDENCE W e W Mt to submit. and we want to enc It o you q OUR
~ YoU are to be the Iudge! o &c months treatment with
his NATURAL REMEDY will do for You what six mon his use Il oth1r ad-
0rurN0 fron n
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-16

uUn THAT tue BENEFIT IS entire ad p+rmauent and writ st tsu lime without te
Gel npau m rely through appreeiauon t1wardG GOD n the wonderful WIFE
In Dur church paper. nope that VITEORE will continue to be a bless
REV JOHN FUCHS, Pastor United Evangelical Church, TH1z Haute, md
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-16
Rev. John Fuchs, the WeH-kn0Nn Evangelical Minister. Tells
Of Wonderful Quick Results.
I WIS afflicted With Rheumatism for mann uaax. Tia a4ooLa ho;.n

d with Rheumatism for many years, the atts
Graham guardian., 1904-12-02

together leaves the county from
property tax for the year 1904, IN
! nd numbers, $4,000 more rev
@ than it had in 1908, Besides
f'05 the board of supervisors have
ade .trenchments in other re-
spet,s that will lessen the expendi'
tpres OF the present year.
Now, If the E;a will explain
how there will be a deficit of S27, :
900, we will be very grateful to it.
When it comes down to hard
facts there was no error made at
all, so far as it affected the taxable
property of the county. The facts
are that the assessor is not re-
quired to make any footings of the
assessment roll. The only totals
required are made by the board of
supervisors after the original roll
has been made by the assessor,
wrth his certificate attached that
it is the original roll and that it
contains all the property assessed
for that year
The error that so much has been
said about was simply a led pencil
footing made by one of the clerks
in the assessors office. This foot
ing was not a portion of the Off
cial record, but was simply made
for the benefit of the assessor and
no one else These figures were
not used in any hammer during
the election, but the figures were
used as made by authority of the
board of supervisors, which bear
out the above statements,
Now, if the Copper Era wishes
to retain its high standing tor
veracity ITS editor will at least in
vestigate the matter and give a
true statement of The facts, and
not take the word of every politi.
cal spell binder who is always
hanging onto the hope that he can
build reputation on the downfall
of some one else
Come, now, Bro. Leonard, give
the facts and don't try to make
political capital out of something
that inscriptions persons at
tempted to make campaign capital
out of on the eve of election.