davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-09

friend of "They get the
them And they simply
stand around
which
And
and restless until back harness again.
1t all habit
aveunless would better be
dead My habit fixed
early period life Hawaiian shake
For vacation Well,
at this! Nobody me to do
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-09

i admire liar" said Morgan Rob-
ertson, the writer of sea stories, even
when his presentations strain my
credulity. A friend of mine, who OBJ
jects to efforts to pry into his personal
affairs, recently limped into my work
shop. What's the matter with your
foot?' l asked, more to be polite than
because l cared what was the trouble.
Then he gained my everlasting ad-
miration by a display of nerve and
mendacity l never saw equaled. AN
eel stepped on it, he said" n
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-09
THE BYSTANDER
CONTINUED from Page ~

also not the only to
have Besides how roundshudd
becoming weight of responsibilities,
clothes
iudicous padding cavities.
L. of Hawaii That
Well disqualification will
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-09

Of glory's chance cheated.
+ Now, that
plot
The mute ssDamme!,
While people laughed
mildly chafed
"a Both Captain Sammy
So JONES'
In
a little
three thou
answ
The s funny.
y - ~
passing that Sheriff Brown isn't exactly being carried
at of policemen fowey
be- of
- M people mere w r ve to g id s% c 5ss Of
should and should be preserved for the
am not prepared say gentleman wrong
state Territory, counties which
keep it pretty busy among lgsla
mighty spoutng of language that worth
going his enthusiasm for
government ownership
carry Anyway, content
Madame Pee and George keep the crater for awhile yet
We feelings Mr.. Curtis
let Pele
To rt with George we
Has sold himself to her her whom wi, wise men men fear
= y y
why, remarked renny Peck 'sthe Rapid Transit will be
the right thing by the Band But to me that it
would to refuse
before anybody had through the commonly polite form of
albeit smaeks strongly of Hawaiian
sion Of the 0pnon 'a a h h th S s + hh
= is faulty s am d amenn near these shaR spout
to act and think speak precisely please
those of nobody sea That is kind of Amer
n--andI
LIE us peace! legislatures
The counties all are running right along,
with its noisy
And jolly Jack s at Ie
Why should nota life be song?
ye say,,, the big liner
the morning of the glorious Fourth Whats all
tn bloody row, ANDY the hoigs fyin fora''
fellow tely: Gin com
time the Americans whipped the British.
word, did the British eversfnd 1t outs'
y y
say Stanley making somewhat strenuous effort
get himself ha they keep the lid pretty tight
ly in Honolulu
when problem have shin
immigration Sargent and Hepburn peel OH 'he coats
prepare whether Aiatc an American
Now the next time Senator burned
will burn it himself just before dropping 1t
'intot the malbo
THE SPELL ALBATRoss.
Alone, andlo lonely
reles abaoss holds on its way;
Free tswidep inions, a winds
And erelng through the changing day.
to watch the fishes in their play.
Altar, upon the deep, a stately ship
Cut out her beauty 'gainst the bending sky;
The nigh, to Wheel and sink and dip
closeto the running that sob and sigh
the vessel, it hures by
50 ships omm and down,
Wrapped in the o the birds flight;
Nor do menfeel spells and round
The great birds soaring weave. But, day and ngh'
The hold toward promised light
The sailors know The sea birds
Of all the ships fare the deep;
On the despreading wings there rides the soul
Of some dead
Der who them their vigil keep.
s. And 50 the shrieking sea birds weave spell
Around round their victims yet to be; Il
md luresom sailor to that hell II
they re doomed to haunt the lonely sea
the price that sets damned soul free i
The work that they do not know how
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-09
SMALL TALKS.
Continued from Page ~

Continued from Page ~
new business SACK trying shoulder them
g time What do you mean?''
y X y X
COLONEL JoNEs's RETREAT.
Colonel jones'
In thunder
Demanded, nolens volens
Ten thousand cold,
Of good red gold,
From the afrghted Solons
f'Not one cent less
Said JONES' with
tWin keep my a-running
''And bright day,
eff you don't pay,
f'These will a-gunningn
The Maui Japs
Did rise, poor chaps
But quickly defeated;
And Jones men,
Who there, then
gory's
Now, think of that!
The plot fell fat
The Colonel muttered 'Damme!'
While people laughed,
nd mildly chafed,
Both Jones-and Captain Sammy.
So Colonel Jones,
In milder tones
a little money;
About three thou.
Will
The which, is very funny.
y - - - \
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-13
The GOOD ROADS TRAIN.

Ottumwans who are interested in
the movement for good roads were
much disappointed to learn that the
Burlington good roads train which was
to be in this city for the convention on
May 20 had been annulled and the
dates for the conventions along the
route Of the road had been called off.
Although no word has been received
by the local committee which had
charge of the work of making arrange
ments for the event, a letter written
10 Burlington official living at Bur
lington by Industrial Commissioner
Manss OF the railroad company tells
something of the reasons for the sud-
den change in plans. 1t would seem
that the Burlington route officials
were not aware that the cities where
the conventions we're held were re-
CURED to raise money except the sum-
needed for sending invitations to
towns and the surrounding country.
The representative of the National
food Roads association who met with
the Ottumwa committee in this city
made it plain that $3.50 would be re-
quired to secure the services of the
speakers of note who would address
the convention and would be brought
here by the National Good Roads asso-
citation. With this point in view, $500
was raised in Ottumwa to cover the
$3.50 speakers hire and the additional
sum necessary to get out invitations.
secure building for the meeting, get
music, etc.
Now it appears that the Industrial
commission of the Burlington route
was organized for the purpose of pro-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-13

OF the nation, q majority of whom are
opposed to third term as matter of
principle. 1t does not require any ex-
traordinary feat of memory to recall
the fact that when the news that Mr..
Roosevelt was, beyond any possible
doubt, elected president was carried
to the White House on the night of
November last. the chief executive
Immediately gave out an interview to
the effect that he will not again be a
candidate for the presidency nor for
the nomination.
In the face of this statement, which
was not called for and need not have
been made for years had the Presi-
dent so desired, 1t is foolish for people
to talk of his present actions as pre-
paration for another term. He is car
rying out the work of his office as he
sees his duty and his views are not
biased by the hope of another term.
There can be but one object il the
continual talk of his succeeding him
self and that is to discredit him with
the people Of the country and to mako
his attitude on some important ques-
lions appear to the public in a wrong
light.
If any doubt remained, however, as
to the Presidents intentions they
should at least be set at rest by the
interview given out by him while rid
ing through the state of Nebraska, to
reporter for the Omaha Bee who ac-
companied the train from Denver.
lie President said that he does not in
tend to become a candidate for the
presidency again and has had no such
intention at any time. This should
settle the matter for good and all.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-13
THE TIPPING NUISANCE.

The annual crusade against tipping
has begun again and though there is
nothing new about it there is probably
more widespread interest now than
there has ever been before. This does
not indicate that the nuisance has
grown to any more alarming proper
tons than it had reached, say a year
ago, but many who have borne it in
silence have plucked UP courage to
join their protests with those of the pi-
oneers who braved public criticism to
register their objections to the growth
Of the practice.
1t is not a point Of stinginess nor Of
,close-fisted methods that prompts the
protests against tipping, but simply a
desire to secure square DEAL Ev-
cry American is willing to pay for lit
tie attentions of special nature from
servants and does not object to shar-
ing little of his loose change, now
and then, with some Industrious servi-
tor, who proves unusually prompt and
capable. But when the servants grow
so used to being tipped that they will
not give good service unless specially
paid, and when man who chances to
be without change enters hotel din
ing room and fails to secure good serv-
ice. the time has come for him to OBJ
ject to the system and no one can ac-
cuse. him of stinginess for doing so.
Hotel and railroad servants are
probably the greatest opponents of the
tipping nuisance, and, strange to say,
the places where patron pays the
highest price to the clerk or the ticket
agent are the places where the high
est tips must be given in order to Sc
cure good service. The growth of the
tipping nuisance is best illustrated by
the system adopted by the Pullman
company and by many hotels, of pay
ing porters, bell boys and walters only
nominal wages and allowing them to
mulct the patrons OF their real smploy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-13
cHILLIcoTHE.

Chillicothe, May 11.-Mr. ana Mrs,
FL. s. Berry, Of near Abba, were Sum
day guests at the home Of j. S. Layne.
Silas Warren, of Frederic, spent
Sunday with friends here.
Mrs. Peter Nelson. of Batavia, vis-
tied a few days Of last week with
friends here.
Mrs. John Applequist. who suffered
hemorrhage of the lungs sometime
ago, has so far recovered as to be able
to sit up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Sharp, of ottumwa,
We're Sunday visitors at the lone Of
Mrs. A. ]. Jenkins.
Mrs. John McCarty, of Hiten1an.
spent a few days of last week with
friends here
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Stump, Of OF
tumwa, have moved into the Keenan,
house.
At a meeting of the school board
held last Wednesday evening. Miss
Gertrude Pierso' was elected primary
teacher. The principalshi. is still va
cant.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. jenkins spent
Sunday with relatives near Dudley.
Bible study Friday evening at the
parsonage.
Mrs. g. p. Stevens, of Knoxville, and
Mrs. John Arnold, Of Dudley, are vis-
iting at the home of their parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Scots.
q. M. Clark shipped two car loads
OF hogs to Ottumwa Monday.
Mrs. Baxter Paterson. of Osccola,
is confined to her bed with the measles
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Pinegar.
Word has been received from --.r
and Mrs. r. l.. Blankinship, of Lynch
burg. Virginia, Of the arrival Of q son.
Mrs. Blankinship was formerly Miss
Alta Gibbs, of this place.
Rev and Mrs. Monkman, DR.. and
Mrs. D. Z. Rambo, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. e.
Jenkins and Miss Myrtle Jenkins at
tended the revival services at the First
Methodist Episcopal church at OF
| tumwa Monday evening.
There will be no services here next
Sunday at the Methodist Episcopal
church on account of the quarterly
meeting at Columbia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-13
ALBA.

Abba, May 1.-THE case of Mary
w. Whitmore vs. the Wabash, which
was taken UP yesterday in the district
court will probably consume the rest
of the week.
The clerk of the court granted yes
terday a permit to wed to Jacob M.
Greenway, of Oskaloosa and Eva K.
Smith, Of Charlton.
The board of supervisors have been
engaged for some days considering the
saloon petition recently submitted to
them. General Baker, Of Centerville,
is here in the interest of the anti-sa-
loon people, while Capt. Jaques, of or
tumwa, is looking after the interests
Of the petition.
Mrs Geo. Smith and children left
yesterday morning for their new home
in Salt Lake City. Mr.. and Mrs. S. S.
Smith are occupying the property va
Gated.
Tomorrow is the ninetieth birth
day of Mrs. Edwards and the women of
the Presbyterian church will gather at
her home to help her celebrate the oc-
CASTOR.
The members of Stephenson Smiths
Sunday school class gave him pleas
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-13

son never forgave Mr.. Parrot assist
ing Young to escape restitution, and
when 1t was later proposed to him that
the Register support PARROT for gov
ernor, he CURLY refused. The late
Judge Hubbard who conducted the ne
gotiations thereupon summoned Shaw
to Cedar Rapids, and the next day
after the conference between Hubbard,
j. w. Blythe, and Shaw, the Register
proclaimed in its editorial columns,
Look, out for Shaw Less wise
then, and more communicative than
he will ever be again under similar
circumstances. Shaw returning from
the conference to his home at Denison.
cheerfully babbled to friend the po-
litical situation. The friend, like 9TH
ers, Of this kind. told the story"
Two thirds of those statements are
not true and the differences drawn
from them are all false. Leslie M.
Shaw was never summoned to Cedar
Rapids and did not meet Judge Hub
bard until the judge called upon him
at the hotel in this city, which was the
convention city that year. The state
organ" referring to the old Iowa
State Register was induced to look in
tc the qualifications of Leslie M. Shaw
for governor upon the urgent request
OF some influential Methodists in Des
Moines at the head of whom was Mr..
L. M. Mann. They came to see the ed
itor of the Register on behalf of Shaw's
candidacy and the editor turned the
delegation over to the associate editor
of the paper. The associate editor of
the paper was an immediate convert to
the, Shaw idea. and Mr.. Clarkson be-
came equally imbued with that idea,
largely because Shaw was a man who
could make the necessary speaking
campaign. Mr. Clarkson and the asso-
ciate editor of his paper. the writer of
this statement, talked Shaw with
many leading republicans, including
the late Judge Hubbard, but the party
leaders that year were all supporting
other candidates. Judge Hubbard him
self was very friendly to the late Matt
Parrot and he and other leaders did
not turn to Shaw until they saw that
Shaw was the coming man, the man
the younger republicans of the state
were demanding There was never a
nomination made that came more di-
rectly from the .people-Shaw over
came all the party leaders and ma
chinery because he was the man the
masses of the party wanted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-13

viding for the people living along the
line of the road educational advan-
tages in line with railroad improve
ment, free of charge. This was the
basis on which the seed and soil spe-
Gals were conducted in this and other
states. Lecturers of national repute
were secured and were quartered in
private cars all at the expense of the
Burlington route. The advertising was
done by the railroad entirely, trans
portation was furnished farmers to
and from meetings at county seats and
large towns and the local agents made
all arrangements for the entertain
ment of the party on the train and the
accommodation of the audiences At
some places local committees were or
ganized and special arrangements
we're made by them but this was com.
plimentary to the railroad company
and the lecturers and was not required
by them.
Judging from the tone of Mr. Manss'
letter 1t would appear that the Ma
tional Good Roads association, after
making arrangements for the accom-
mediation and convenience of their Of
uCSlS anu opSdhSIS Will Lu0 TdATOdQS,
took pains to make further arrange
ments with the local committees and
to require money from each city where
stop was made. This was, it seems
contrary to the understanding the Bur
lington officials had when the plans
were first made and entirely at vari-
ance with the plans upon which the
railroad company's industrial commits.
sion has been working heretofore. Evi.
IDENTIFY this is the reason the scheme
was given up and the special train dis.
continued.
1t is possible that the Burlington
will make arrangements for a good
roads special at some time in the flu.
ture, however, and the local commit.
tee awaits with interest the visit of
Mr.. Manss to Ottumwa and his ex.
PLANTATION of the difficulty first hand
1t Is known that the commission of
which he is the head is very DESTROYS
of preaching the doctrine Of good
roads far and wide throughout the ter.
ritory through which the Burlington
system runs, but the railroad officials
are also very anxious that the cost to
the citizens for these educational
plans shall be nothing. Their object
Is, of course, to create business for
the railroad by improving the country
through which 1t runs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-13
RETELLINe OF AN OLD LIE.

Cedar Rapids Republican.-The Wa
terloo Tribune in an article on Leslie
M. Shaw retells an old lie, and tells it
as if 1T were a sober truth instead. The
following is part Of its story:
1T is we'll known that Leslie M.
Shaw owed his nomination for gov
ernor to the crafty Vaccinations of
the railroad machine and to the re-
fusal of the state organ of the party
at Des Moines to support Matt Par
rott because Of the part the latter took
in the legislative investigation in the
winter of 1896-97 Of the printing and
binding extortions. For reasons not
known, the then lieutenant governor
aligned himself with Lafe Young. in
defense Of the alleged extortfonate
charges as state binder. Mr.. Clark
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-13
TAFT ON RAILROAD RATES.

president Roosevelt Is supported in
his railroad rate position by the men,
bers of his cabinet, and Secretary
Taft made clear his own position at
an opportune time Tuesday night. The
occasion was a banquet given to the
members Of the International railway
congress in Washington and the sec.
rotary was the first speaker. He started
with fiat footed statement that rail.
road rate legislation must come, that
II the railroad men were wise they
would aid and not hinder it, that the
sentim ent of the country is such that
failure of proper regulation meant a
campaign on the subject that would do
no good to the railroads.
But" he continued, you cannot
run railroads as you run private bust
ness. You must respond to the public
demand. If there is danger of dis
elimination then you must allow the
establishment of some tribunal that
will remedy that discrimination"
The secretary saw no reason why a
tribunal properly constituted should
not be competent in every sense of the
word to fix maximum rate.
When President Stuyvesant Fish of
the Illinois Central, who was toastmas-
ter at the banquet, replied to Secretary
Tafts speech the latter showed that
he was not to be downed nor bluffed
out OF his position and asked for a few
minutes to make reply in turn. The
time was granted him and he ex-
planned his position more fully. He
said:
"The law now Is as decided by the
supreme court Of the United States,
that first commission and then the
courts may decide whether particu-
lar rate is reasonable or unreasonable.
Now In fixing that, In the mental pro-
cess OF determining whether a rate is
reasonable or unreasonable, one has
got to fix what is maximum rate.
AS | understand it, what Is pro-
posed is only in litigated cases a com
mission shall be constituted that shall
fix maximum rate-in other words
to go through the same process it now
goes through to determine what is a
reasonable rate. What I am strongly
in favor of, though, is that we shall
have a body that shall decide things
and that those things shall be decided
within a reasonable time finally by the
courts"
The question Of railroad rates is
probably the most important one be-
fore the people Of the nation at the
present time and such discussions as
that in which Secretary Taft and Mr..
Fish engaged are the very events
which are needed in order to afford
the public clear view Of the question.
President Roosevelt made himself
clear in his message, part Of which
was quoted few days ago in the Colk
rier. The greatest danger to the prop
osition is that partisan litera-
ture and arguments may Gre
ate a false idea as to what the
President desires. 1t is well for the
people to read and re-read the Sec
lions of the message relating to rail
road rates, and to Judge what is done
in the future with regard to the mat
ter by those words of the President.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-13
THE Y. M. c. A. AND ITS FOUNDER

Cleveland Plain Dealer. - Rarely
does a man live to see the wholly
beneficent and unselfish work of his
hands grow to such proportions as the
Young Mems Christian Association
has attained since the now venerable
Sir George Williams set the move
ment on foot in England sixty-o one
years ago. The still vigorous octo-
genarian was present in Paris last
week when the worlds conference of
this great organization was held and
received thanks and congratulations
from representatives of associations
from every continent and most of the
leading nations Of the world How
truly cosmopolitan is the character of
the Y. NJ G. A. work was shown on
Friday last, when three leading repre-
sentatives of the religious life Of Great
Britain, France and Germany in turn
occupied the chair
Probably Sir George Williams and
his early associates had no idea that
their work so modestly begun would
ever measure its extent by the worlds
boundaries, and he certainly could
not have dreamed that such triumph
would be achieved during his lifetime.
Ir this respect his case closely re-
of the Salvation Army, who is still in
the saddle, directing the operations of
his followers in every corner of the
earth. Both these mighty workers for
righteousness. have not only inaugur-
ated great Christian movements but
have lived to see their efforts reward
ed by innumerable harvests of good
The work of the great body whose
representatives met last week is car
ried on within the broadcast limits
which accounts in large measure for
it's rapid growth, ind is increasing and
always beneficial. 1t knows no sectar-
ian lines. cares not for a mans age or
social condition, but is ever ready
with a helping hand to promote his
mental. moral and physical upbuild-
ing. 1t is practical religion, applied
Christianity, and meets a want which
the churches cannot supply.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-13

ers for extras" This is not as it
should be, the professors claim and
they are right.
Some states have taken measures to
guard against tipping, but there is lit
tie opportunity to enforce any law that
might be made prohibiting It, The
only way to stop it is to stop it, and
this is no simple play of words. Though
1t might work hardship on some PEG.
pie at first, If the amount of extras"
fall off, the porters and waters will
demand higher wages and eventually
the public will have the satisfaction of
travelling without paying extra for
services which are part of what they
pay for when they buy their parlor
car tickets or sign the hotel registers.