davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

Although the general European con-
fiict, which seemed imminent when
hostilities opened in the far east over
year ago, was happily avoided, it
is plain that the results of the war
have produced great changes in the
situation on the continent. For years
past continental Europe has been di-
vided into two great groups, with Ger
many, Austria and Italy in triple al
lance and France and Russia in
dual alliance. Disasters to Russia
have destroyed the balance of power
secured by these coalitions.
France can no longer count upon
Russia as an effective ally, and the
bears aggrcSsiveness is no longer Il
menace to her nearest neighbor in the
west England and France have come
to an understanding, and Italy appears
to lean toward sympathy with these
two powers. On the other hand, the
feeling is general in continental capi-
ldi5 tN wen as III fot clcISDNlS llldt
the German emperor has rendered Rus
sia very efficient service by his atti-
tude of friendlineSs. The end of it all
may be that Great Britain, France,
Italy and Austria may form an alli-
ance, in which case Germany and Rus
sia must combine for mutual protec-
;,,ss, ,,,@
ranean would naturally draw her to-
ward the Anglo-French group, and the
good understanding between England
and Japan means an extension of the
influence Of the great coalition in the
far east
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28


The rice industry of the United
st9t"s is discussed by L. Seymour
Bell. British commercial agent i'll Chi
cago. in recent report to the British
foreign office. This report is of espe-
Cial interest in view of the fact that in
1904 the United States became for the
first time Il rice exporter. Before 1860
the rice production of this country was
practically limited to the alluvial lands
Of the Car0linas, Georgia, Florida and
Louisiana. When machinery was adapt
ed to rice production ANA it was found
that the prairies of southwestern Lou
isiana and southern Texas. with their
impervious subSoils, would dry before
the harvest sufficiently to support ma
Chimes. there was revolution in the
industry.
Fifteen years ago scarcely a barrel
Of commercial rice was produced in
what is now known as the prairie rice
section of Texas, which extends 400
miles along the gulf coast and which
contains some of the most fertile land
on the continent. These lands were
valued at % cents to 81 80 an acre.
Today the improved lands are worth
on an average Sl25O an acre Within
this territory there are now thirty rice
mills, with Il daily capacity of over
20.00G barrels Successful rrigatio
has had much to do with this change.
The department of agriculture has in
terested itself in Texas rice culture
and has effected the introduction of
Japanese variety of the cereal which
has given very satisfactory results.
Texas is now encouraging Japanese
immigration, and large colonies of sub
jects of the mikado are working in
the rice fields. Many of these Japa-
ne&e have signitied their intention of
becoming American citizens.
Before the civil war the rice planter
realized / or 3 per cent on his invest
ment. valuing his slaves at $500 to $500
head and reckoning them in the in
vestment The planter now realizes
from 6 to 10 per cent 1t IS estimated
that the total rice crop of the United
States this year will be about 100000
600 pounds, the land planted amount
ing to 643, 400 acres.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

acquire a knowledge of it from the
ground up Hitherto the duke las been
more Of au adept ut spending money
than earning ii. He and his wife have
been travelling in the United States and
Mexico. After sumncrng at his Eng
iiSh estate, Kimholton castle, he eN
poets to return TO America ana begin
his apprenticeship with railroad in
the middle west. He will not wear
ovcrallS ana fire an engine, however,
The duke married Miss Helen Xim-
norman of Cincinnati, daughter of Eu
gone Zimmerman, multimiI,onairc and
owner of controlling interests in sew.
cral railroads He naturally expects
that his futher-in-law'S knowledge ana
experience in railroad matters will
stand him in good stead in his own ad.
vauccmcnt in that field of enterprise.
The duke and duchess have two chill
drcn the Lady Alice Montagu, girl
of three, and a baby boy about yeal
and omc.half old, Lord Alexander
George Francis Drogo Montagu, who,
if he lives, will one day he tenth duke
of Manchester and lord of Kmbolton
castle, Brampton park and Tanderagee
castle, Armagh.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

The forticth anniversary of Apo.
mattoX finds twenty-SiX veterans of
the Confederate army in congress. An
analysis of this representation Is in
terestlng at this time when what the
south calls its old guard is gradually
growing less. ont Of the eleven states
of the Confcderacy seven are repre-
sented in the house and seven in the
senate. South Carolina and North Car
DINA do not appear in the list, but Ken
tucky, which did not join the Confed-
eracy, has two Confederate veterans in
the senate. Alabama, Florida and Mis-
sissippi each has two senators who
fought for the south, and Arkansas.
Louisiana, Georgia and Virginia each
one eX-ConfederLte in the senate. Five
of the twelve senators served in the
ranks.
In the house the "old guard" contin-
gent includes three from Alabama,
three from Georgia. two from Viz
ginia. one each from Louisiana and
Mississippi and two each from Texas
and Tennessee Five states are repre-
sentcd in both houses by Confederate
vetcrans-namely, Alabama. Louisiana.
Georgia. Mississippi and Virginia. The
percentage of Confederate survivors in
the senate IS most nOtewOrthy The
eleven states of the Confeleracy have
twenty-five senators, and ten of these
fought for the cause which went down
at Appomatt0N.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

A writer who was in Tibet with the
English invaders says that the game
birds seen there were easy Of approach
until the first shot was fired. Birds are
never shot by the natives. but as they
migrate annually across the Himalayas
from India they know by memory or
intuition the danger Of a man with
gun. When the English began to shoot
the birds avoided the camps and the
route Of march.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

She part Of Trampas in "The Virgin
Ian" is the owner OF a fine brinlle
bulldog named Tige. Last season in
Grand Rapids Mr.. Campeau was sit,
ting in the lobby of the hotel where he
was staying when Il stranger engaged
him in conversation. THAT was sad
thing that happened in front Of the
hotel this afternoon" said the stranger
My brothers dog was nearly chewed
to death in a fight by hrindle bull.
dog"
Too bad" said CampcaU.
"lts shame for people to own fierce
dogs like that and allow them to run
at large" continued the stranger.
"Ousht TO be law against it," de
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

ly old man and the made up Old man
w,.uld sit there and talk in the most
dc ightful way for an hour after tie
show.
one day the Earl of Rosebery had
Mr.. Gladstone TO dinner and he also
invited his friend. John Hare Inc
actor came in smooth shaved, looking
about thirty-fve He was presented 10
Mr.. Gladstone, and the prime minister
shook his hand most cordially and re-
marked
MY dear sir, | am very, very glad
to meet you. / know your father very,
very well. Splendid actor! Fine OLD
man..
1t took the whole evening for the
earl and Mr.. Hare to convince him that
this man was really the father.
Actors are notoriously fond of dogs,
and Frank Campeau, who is playing
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

FRANK CAMPEAU. son arrrsted!'
Mr.. MusSOn was fellow member of
Campeau's company and had taken
Tige out for an airing
Campcau looked at the stranger, who
was rapidly losing his attitude of
friendly interest. then. graSping the
property man 10y the. shoulder, hurried
him from the hotel Where is Mus
SOM" demanded Campcau.
"In jail" answered the property man.
"Wherr is Tigct"
AT the thealer. l Iuggcd him there
by the ear"
Lets 90 to the Jail" said Campeau
ma trembling voice.
Jail proved to be police headquarters,
where the ease was being tried before
a police magistrate. Campcau and the
property man arrived just in time TO
hear Musson plead guilty ANA see the
magistrate assess him for fine of 81.
NILSSON paid the fine, ANA the party left
the place.
what did you plead guilty for?'
NdlllI'"u "Nh'b .hhNNVl lN AItNr NbIN''
back toward the hotel
Nothing else to do. You We're guilty
all right, and as your underStudy |
played the part as near like You as
could" said Musson. Five dollars,
please
Here's the So" SNid Campe9u. land
I'll tell you Il bit of neWs-Tigr goes
home tonight"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

An agricultural product which -four
ishes in the south of France and has
been fed only to cattle has
been improved by selection until a new
potato has been added TO the food Of
man. 1t fourishes best in moist
ground, produces at the same time I'M
and aerial tubers, and its
cultivator succeeded in raising forty
tons to the acre.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28
A NOBLE IN BUSINESS.
The Duke of Manchester. Who L. Co.
ing tn Learn Rullronding.

The Duke of Manchester, William
Angus Drogo Montagu, has attracted
attention recently 10y his announce
mcut that he is going 10 learn the rail
road business. lie says lie has observ
ed that in America even scions of
wealthy families have some business
and do not simply pose as ornaments
of society, and he has made up his
mind 10 settle down TO railroading and
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

the earl rich With his title he inher
tied Il fortune of $1,000 900, but squan.
dered it and became a bankrupt. Then
he worked as a clerk for $40 a week.
was Il correspondent in South Africa
during the Boer war and at various
times tried acting as means of sub
Sistence. A few seasons ago he ap-
peared on the stage in New York. His
marriage to Miss Robinson took place
in London a short time ago.
The Countess of Rossyn, as Miss
Robinson is now known, was born in
Minneapolis, Mimi, where her mother
Kept Il boarding house. She became an
artists model and later went on the
stage Her best known role was that
of Ruth in "a Temperance Town" or
recent years she has lived in London
and Paris, winning money on the turf
and entertaining the gay set.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28
COUNTESS OF ROSSLYN.
American Actress who Has Married
Into English Aristocracy

A new international alliance" is that
between the Earl of RoSSlyn and Miss
Anna Robinson, an American actress
Tile earl is peer of Scotland His
most noted achievement. however, is
Il method for breaking the bank at
Monte Carlo. So far it has not made
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

The greater part of MeXicos foreign
trade is with the United States. This
country buys more than two-thirds Of
MeXico's exports and sells her half of
what she buys from foreign countries.
The recent message of President Dlaz
to congress shows that MeXico's for
eign trade Is increasing, and our share
in it keeps pace with the growth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

him they'll work
without trainin',
though maybe II lit
tie touChin' up
doesn't hurt.
" Now, there WIS
me ould fri'nd Tom
Sullivan. who med
piles iv money on
horse dealin' in
COrk'S own town
an was magiSthrate
an all, though he
couldn't tell his own
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

brought the hot wa
ter. Moreover, the
sandwiches had en-
tircly disappeared,
and 50 had the
fruit
Sousa helped the
man in his search
about the room for
what they expected
would turn out to
be Il hidden tlH4lp,
and it was not very
Inpr hafn-a tLa mn,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

the great actress painted by NJ. Clarin.
In the picture dog was lying at
Nine. Bernhardt's feet. "Ah, | see"
said NJ. Dumas, "a picture Of dog
and bone" On anothes occasion Il
Partisan paper told story of how
Nine. Bernhardt was attacked by rob
bers. but escaped by hiding herself
behind her parasol. Once the actress
was rehearsing a piece in a Paris thea
ter when she was suddenly called off
the stage to see friend The man
ager. turning round quickly and not
seeing Nine. Rernhardt. looked thought
fully Mt the floor of the stage for few
seconds and then said sadly, "Ah, poor
mademoisele. She must have slipped
through the boards"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

impersOnations of
old men and takes
such Il part in "A
Pair of Spectacles,"
which Mr.. Glad
stone was very fond
of seeing. Some
times, says the Sat
urday e V e Il n g
Post, the premier of
England would go
behind the scenes
to chat awhile with
4J,o ,,t,r Tho rnn l.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28
Tales Told
By the
Thespians

GEAULA EDWARDES. the bright
~ particular star Of "WmsOme
= Winnie" tells story nlustrat-
ing the acumen and enterprise
OF the genus widow.
81 waS sitting on the veranda of
summer hotel" says Miss Edwaries,
"when | observed little boy, whose
mother WAS close by, chatting with
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

Benevolent Old Lady Ito one Of the
unemployed)--Poor man. What have
Broke my knuckles, mum, knockin
At peoples doors askin' for work
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

! am III tho house
the windows are
wide open"
No actress has
ever had more jokes
made at her eX-
pense than the di-
vine Sarah had in
her younger days,
when she was pain
fully thin and slen-
der. Dumas the
younger was once
4 A. - 4
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

Ella Wheeler Wilcox says that she
drew largely upon the writings Of
Mrs. Southworth and May Agnes
Fleming for literary inspiration in her
girlhood efforts. 1t was all the better
probably that her aim was not too
lofty in the start.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

clareu the actor.
Just then the prop
erty man of the
company Campeau
was with rushed
into the hotel wild
W it h excitement
and called out to
the actor, "l'ige has
chewed up another
pug. and the owner
has had Mr. Mus
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

....., given that on the 10Th day
.. . 1p.5. Ora g. Stevens at
.. .. rr. county OF Essex, made ap-
.... H.. ID. Bot trl of License Commis-
r.... trsu uf brighton for a second
. ....... IL sell intoNic ting liquors in
...... ..,..-. easement corner at tnc Stew
rr. .n sr.grtBu aforesaid ahd that a
...-.. ru sid application viii be
...I.. .r. tpyn clerks oflic- in Brighton on
.~ ..lv ui April \. u. 1909, at two
.... ., t1. afternoon, at which time all
. ...rs~tcl may attend aud make oo-
.rv thy have why said license
.l..l.,. ny granted.
NJ. B. Lndd,
l.. NJ Bartlett,
J. =. Sweeney,
commissioners.
r..,r,.n. IT.. April 10, \. II. 1905.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

young What's
your nameT the
child asked. The
young man told
him.
" Is you married?'
NO. | am not
was the reply.
The little fellow
paused Il moment,
and then. turning
to his mother, in
quired. Mamma,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

Il live always shut in." said Sarah
Bernhardt, the famous actress. when
asked to give a brief account of an or
dinary day in her life. II drive in a
closed carriage to the theatcr Enthusi-
asm keeps me alive and we'll The ia
tigue of the theater delights instead of
weakening me. | go to bed ut 3 in
the morning and get up at . o'clock.
am for twelve hours in the theater
without the fresh air or the daylight
At Belle isle in the summer | am con-
tinually in the open air, for even when
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

To make knowledge valuable you
must have the chcerfulneSS of wisdom.
Emerson
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

Illlllt IL llt sd W II III
writin'. Well mind the day Sergeant
Darcy brought Pete Garvey up before
Tom for bein' drunk and disorderly in
the public streets, as they say. Now,
Darcy was bit of a bog Latin scholar,
and. thinkin' to Illustrate Tom, he put
the case this way. Pete Garvey in hoe
sgnum Staggcrum, your worshippum."
TON looked bothered for mint
and scratched his poll. Then, with one
of thin sudden jerks of his. he pointed
to Garvey and thundered out without
bit of heSitatiOn:
"'"In hoe finum bobisSimum peeler
um." and declare he had to explain to
thin reporter fellows who write books
every day that Garvey was fined bob,
or a shillin' if We like, for bein' drunk
and disorderly. Oh. it's the brains, not
the rarnin that counts.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

A story is told of the late William
T. Gladstone and the eminent English
actor John Hare, who has met with
such aatt.ring receptions when visit
ing the United States. Mr.. Hare says
that the great British statesman PAID
him the finest compliment he ever re-
ceived. He has won fame by MS cleVef
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

pot expect too much of them.-Helve-
tius.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

The largest items in point of value
In the vegetable imports of the United
States last year were potatoes and
preserved vegetables. The preserved
stuff was of the fancy brands not pro-
duced in this country to the extent de-
manded by the market. But it would
seem that this country ought to raise
potatoes enough for home consump-
ton and Of quality equal to the best
foreign product
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

sician discovered that the footmarks
seemed to have come from and diSap
peared to the great old fashioned Chin
ney corner.
Hes up that chimney. but he won't
be when we have burned paper at this
end of it." observed SOuSa, and the
smoke from the flaring torch soon had
the desired effect. a large bahoon,
covered from head to foot with SCOT,
descended into the room and stood
quite quietly by the window while Sou
Sa and the man retreated into an ad-
joining apartment, locking the door be-
hind them. The baboon. it turned out,
had escaped from Il travelling circus
the night before and was last seen
making his way in the direction of
disused bit of ground at the side Of
the hotel.
Sousa says that he is going to let
long time go by before he reads again
the tale of his countryman. Edgar AL
Ian Poe. "The Murders In the Rue
Morgue"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

John Philip Sousa. who is now tour
ing England, had an alarming expert
encc at Il provincial hotel during the
early part of his tour Weary from
business, SouSa retired at an early
hour and left untouched the sand
wiches and fruit which had been placed
on table in his bedroom. In the dead
of night he was awakened by what
seemed to be the sound of a plate be
ing pushed among the glass and cut
lelY on his small supper table. Seeing
nothing in the dim night the musician
returned to his slumbcrS.
IN the morning Sousa found that the
room was Soiled with black fOotmarkS.
They We're on the floor, the table, the
toilet stand and the chairS-moSt par
ttcularly the chair upon which SOuSa
had put his underwear. And it's all
over the plater' said the man who
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

The Gecline of the novel is Said to he
In evidence, and wide awake nh--ryerS
ara trying to divine the future OF read
ing. 1t seems TO he taken for granted
that people will read books in SIi.r Of
the feaSts set forth in ali departments
Of literature lay newspaper, and peri
odicals. The publishers lists indicate
that books are bought, yet Individuals
and even families who never buy
books" are not ashamed t. say so, and
the fact cannot be disputed.
Making all due allowance for non
literary motives in book buyers the
hope of finding interest in volume is
the chief cause for purchase, and de
mand moves up or down with the
measure of interest. 1t is complaint
heard on every hand that novels, as Il
rule, are disappointing. 1t is "A com
paratively new complaint. 1t was not
so in the days of the classic writers
whose names are household words.
Readers of the masters had only praise
to offer and gave good reasons for
their opinions. And readers saturated
with modern fiction turn to the past
when they want something worth
while" Undoubtedly the jump from
the romantic to the realistic and the
historical school of fiction has taught
the reader to ask questions Pure ro-
nance gave ideal pictures good enough
to be true The realist, likewise the
historical romancer, sets ont with the
assumption that he is true to life and
to historical facts This is n challenge
to criticism on every page.
The chief charm in the historical
novel as handed down by Miss Muhl-
bach, for example, was the great per-
sonagcs presumably pictured from life.
Readers We're not able. as Il rule to
criticiSe the portraiture The charac-
ters We're strong and their actions and
sayings just what might he expected
Modern historical writer's have come
closer to the peoples mind and
knowledge. They now and then strike
thin ice.
Works Of biography where great men
and women appear upon the page
glowing with life have all the attrac-
ton of the best fiction. They treat the
general history of an epoch. with
light touch. yet nevertheless make the
reader acquainted with the important
events swayed by the talents or the
passions of their subjects. 1t is life
as some one remote in time or in dis
tance actually lived it. which, after all,
puts human interest into books. The
strongest novels are those over which
the reader eXclaims, People must
have lived Just So The theme of the
biographer is life that was actually
lived and no doubt about it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28

what tlSt Nlu you
tell me to ask him?'"
according to the ever veraciOus press
agent. Miss Edwardes recently receiv-
ed the following letter. which was evi-
IDENTITY the work of some very polite
lunatic:
Dear Miss MISUNDERSTANDING YOU to
be Interested in anything novel in thc-
atrical entertainment l should like to
make an appointment to show YOU nv
collection OF trained germs. They have
the well known fl"a. circus skinned to
death. The star of the company is a
typhoid fever bacillus named Mike. who
can stand on all seven of his hands and
whistle Home, Sweet Home" through his
teeth. | have also two young measles
microbes who do a sister act ana a fam
ily of diphtheria baciili the youngest of
which can tuck his limbs under his neck
and sit on both ears at once. The per-
formance can be given on stage two
inches square. Kindly let me know when
and where you viii see me
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-28
IlRERATION NOTICE,

n-i. n, Vt. April 10, 1905.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-01-18
FARM MORTGAGE FIGURES.

The Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance company of Milwaukee
had outstanding Dec. 81, 1904, on
Minnesota mortgage loans. SO, 847,-
524 81 During the year 1904 this
company loaned farmers and bust
ness men. on Southern Minnesota
real estate securities, over So, 700,-
100000, practically all farm loans at
five per cent. interest, with ION or
before privileges. The new bust
ness for 1904 includes farm loans in
Redwood county aggregating $I25,
10000.
These figures demonstrate the
confidence of the North western in
Minnesota farm loans; also the fact
that Minnesota people appreciate
the terms and privileges offered by
this company.
For loans with this company ap-
ply to the Gold Stabeck state bank,
Redwood Falls, Mimi. 25 ct.