davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
The Meaning Complex.

Charles Streckler and a friend were driving along
country road the Canadian shore Lake Ontario
when this sign, nailed to gatepos attracted their
tention: LAM
SHEAP,
"Now, what does that fellow meant" mused by
Streckler. rs his Lamb, and has he got sheep
for SALE is his Sheap and has got lamb for
sae'' Hailing native, Mr. streckler repeated the
question The native grinned and drawled: g 'Tis
leete bit complex, to look at it. ain it! Farmer
Towe there ain t much spelling, but he's powerful
strong trading What he's trying to let people know
by that sign is that he has lamb for sale and that he'll
sell it cheap
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03

cannot see In the
night, but you will
b We some dry
grass and Ii m b s
ready to m a k e
torches, and thus
kill them off with
the smoke. Any.
honey that you
find will always
sell for a good
price. If you find
a bee tree at any
time in the sum-
mer, y o u m u g {
wait until about
the tenth of Sep
TENDER to cut it.
Then the bees will
have G a t h e T e d
their full store. "
When sprin G
came and Joe and
Dan resumed their
work, in the forest
they were con-
s t a n t y on the
watch for t b e
y T e s. "A 8 I q g
warm W e a t b er
drew on, the in
sects buzZed about
in plenty, and be-
fore July came in
t h e b oys h I'D
located three bee
trees. All Of them
were within a mile
{ Of the cabin.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03

in the forest around.
After the first crop
had been harvested
and winter was COM
ing on, an old hunter
stopped at the Will
kins cabin one day.
He was going to a
town fifty miles away
to spend the winter.
When he had par
taken of a meal with
t b e ia mily and
smoked a pipe, he
said to Mr.. Wilkins:
"Your boys will be
Of some help to you
this winter in clear
ing up your land, but
I think they can do
better than that. T
have thirty $ t e e /
traps which I wish to
leave with you for
two or three months.
l may not come back
before spring.
eff you can feed
and lodge me for two
or three days I will
tell the boys all
about trapping. You
have a river here at
your door, and they
should be able to
catch many mink and
muskrats. There are
also coons, possums,
wolves and foxes to
ho &nnrnaI Il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-03
Chapter T.

the pioneer days of Wisconsin family named
Wilkins removed from Ohio to that state and
settled within mile of the village of Midvale
The family consisted of father, mother and
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30
An Automobile Fire Department.

The municipal authprities at Vienna
have determined to- abandon the use
Of horses to draw their fire apparatus
and to equip their service entirely on
an automobile basis. The Vienna fire
department is considered the best
equipped of Continental Europe, and
within 10 years it has replaced all OBJ
solete apparatus with the most mod
ern and useful devices. The first step
taken was the ordering Of fifty-three
motor chemical engines and wagons to
replace those previously drawn by
horses, and which are most useful
for dealing with small fires. When this
has been accomplished the horse drawn
steam fire engines and the extension
ladders will be replaced In some wav
not as yet determined. It Is claimed
that increased efficiency will follow the
innovation, while there will be q aav.
ing of some $15. 500 per annum in the
cost Of maintaining the stations. for
which the fifty-three sets Of apparatus
have been ordered. The outlay will
Be about 3177. .OOO.-Harper's Weekly.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30
Aard-luck Story.

Il have Just heard a real hard-lucl
story from one Of my constituents,
said Judge Bartlett of Georgia. "Ther,
has been considerable snow In Georgia
and my constituent who lives in a pro
hih!tion county, was going to a dance
He had to drive fifteen miles. HI
sent to an adjoining county for a quar-
IT whisky. On the night of the dance
he decided to save the whisky.
Before he went into tho house he
looked around for a place to hide his
treasure. lie sew pile of brush nea,
by, and going over to it tool, the pre
cious quart and pushed it under the
brush. In about one second he heard
mufs1ed splash. He had tried 10
HIDE, perhaps, the only quart OF whfs.
Ky In the county in an abandoned
Weu.'-Hcuptor Ch-~-fcIo
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30
A Wonderful Herb.

Yerba Mate, the South American
tea, is just now attracting the atten.
ton Of Uncle Sam. and the herb may
be introduced into this country as q
substitute for ordinary tea and coffee
Yerba mate Is food as we'll as q
stimulant, and its praises are sung by
many of our consuls, who were asked
to tell the department of commerce
all about 1t.
"Its medicinal action" writes Con-
sui Flagg, from Rosario. Argentine,
rs to arrest rapid consumption OF lis
sue and the consequent feeling Of
weariness that comes from excessive
labor Of mind and body. It certainly
does prevent hunger.
'The Paraguayan ret1res to sleep af-
ter having eaten his heaviest meal,
and in the morning he takes no break
fast. as we understand 1t, and on that
alone works TIL nearly midday, doing
his hardest work of the day.
"All of US may be subject to de-
mands upon brain and body when
OOlu 0lc uOlC VI lCoo cAnduSlCu.
we take alcohol, there is danger Of
acquiring q bad habit; II we take
coffee. there Is danger of bringing
about a bilious attack. and tea, though
less dangerous. still has its victims;
but here is q plant that millions Of
human beings resort to every day. and
yet 1t Is rare that one can find q per-
son injured by its USE"
Il is said that more than 10000, 900
people in South America drink mate
daily. It promotes digestion. soothes
the nerves and gives activity to the
Observation-Disclosures correspondence
of the Kansas City Journal.)
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30
The Critic and the LADY.

iaiieyrand. the noted Frenchman,
nssessed wit Of SO high an order that
mas stood well the test OF time. and
an Jokes are still good. The author
. Juniper Hall" gives two of his
Aylngs to Madame de Stael.
ne was great admirer Of Madame
Aecamier and Madame de Stael, the
ne Tor her beauty, the other for her
Madame de Stael asked him one
~ he found himself with both OF
cm 10 the sea on plank, and could
NY save one. which it would be. to
Which he replied:
An! Madame de Stael knows so
many things doubtless she knows
how to swim"
When "Delphine" appeared, It was
sad that Madame de Stael had de-
scribed herself as Delphine. and that
Ialleyrand was the original Of Mad
ame de Vernon.
Meeting the authoress soon after
ward. Talleyrand remarked. In his
most gentle tone of voice:
I hear that both you and ! appear
g your new book. but disguised -
EaDeE'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30
A Lesson at the Primaries.

Mrs. Dobbs waited until dinner was
over and her husband had lighted bis
pipe before she handed over the note
Willie brought from the teacher.
my boy" said Dobbs. when he had
read 1t, II understand from this that
you are excused from school until the
board Of education has an opportunity
to consider your case."
"Yes. SIR" answered Willis. who
had begun to whimper.
"Do you know what the board of ed.
ucation Is. my SOM"
mo. sir"
Dobbs went into the kitchen and
got q good stout piece Of board. Then
he summoned his son and for several
minutes he was busy with Willie.
That, my son." he said. as he fin.
ished, Is the only board OF education
we knew Of when was q lad."-New
York Press.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30
KNOW NOTHING OF SYMPATHY
That Feeling Beyond Lower Animals
SaXa Inhn Hurr0unh

That Feeling Beyond Lower Animals,
Says John eurrough.
IN Iowa correspondent asks me to
I've him my opinion as to whether or
;ot any Of the dumb animals have
ympathy, says John Burrough in Out
ng, and added that a minister at a
uneral In their town had said that no
'nfmal except man was capable Of
'ympathy. agree with the minister.
Sympathy. l think, is beyond the low.
sr animals. When we sympathize
With person we put ourselves In his
= her place; We feel sorry for him;
ve pity him: We would gladly allevi-
tie his suffering-all Of which implies
more or less imagination and disin-
crested regard. Susceptibility to the
iu5erings Of others Is one of many
higher attributes. When sympathy
vas born the race lifted above the
purely animal plane.
The next step Is taking the suffer
nss Of others upon yourself. which is
he highest form of altruism. Pure
'elhshness rules the lower animals,
nd necessarily SO. Sympathy is not
Necessary for the continuance Of the
'pccies, but affection for their young
8. Animals certainly have a feeling
u comradeship for each other, and ex-
'erience something like grief at sepa-
alton. yet dog or cat or horse
)r cow will sniff at the dead body of
is dead fellow with apparent uncon-
'ern. A cry OF distress among the
birds will bring every bird within
lear:ng to the spot. and cause them
% be more or less agitated, but it is
only because they are alarmed for
heir own safety; common enemy
nay be about. In the herd and the
lock q sick or wounded member is
often fallen upon by its fellows and
destroyed.
II any animal ever experienced the
emotion we call sympathy it IS. of |
'ourse, the dog. The deg has so long
been the companion OF man that he |
,ften shows in his nature trace of |
he purely human.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30


subjects the the
involved.
question about the wide
something vtaly about John
have been culpable We omd
awful effectiveness Of them trouble
made much
bothered but his methods have been applied with such
and ability make him stand ahtype enua
Nobody except his business rivals afraid Of Uncle john but people
generally much afraid Of what he stands They think his
pernicous and though that the
country opportunities what
possible the
pattern
have been used gather popular It unpop
fosters dcuouy neQuiable distribution Of the counts
available wealth. ipe stability Of democratic
the we'll commendab To the cards isn't Mr.
Rockefeller played the commercial admiration We bis
Skill But all with being surprisingly sku he
stacked the cards times when expedient he thought
could done with mpun Thinking thus about him consider
because he has than other American make Sociac
which he
could afford He not beloved respected hated but Is
gded of the hafhumorous deron For able
his old that pretty The Socialists rejoice IN
because he has American make Socas
reasonable bothers
politicians providing against
the multiplication Of he much peeed
restricting Altogether
U1le John and would help him II could.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30

I NOMAlQl)URE Somerville Nicholson Of
~ the United States Navy, in a lette,
from 1887 II street, Northwest, Wash
ington, ID. C., says:
"Your Peruna has been aud IS n o1t
used 0y so many Of my friends and
acqM0lnt0nces as a sure cure for ca :
f1rrh that lam co,l ctnced 0ftts ch7'a =
tUe qualities and I anhestt0ttnglu y
recommend tito all persons suffer-
Ing from that con. plain
Our army and our navy are the natural
protection ct our country.
I'eruna is the natural protection of the
army and navy in the vicissitudes OF
climate and exposure.
We have on file thousands of testi
moniaIs from prominent people in the
army and navy.
We can give our readers only q slight
glimpse Of the vast array of unsolicited
endorsements DR.. Hartman is constantly
.eceiving for his widely known and ef
.icient remedy. Peruna.
II you do not derive prompt and salts
'actory results from the use of Peruna,
xrite at once to DR.. s. b. Hartman,
President of The Hartman 6anitarium,
/ 'o!umhus. Ohio.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30
Luminous Shrifnps,

Luminous shrinps have been Aisc,v.
cred by the Prince of Monaco in the
course Of his deep sea fishing IN tho
Mediterranean. They live at a dor,h
OF 1.1OO to 1900 fathoms and ~
studded with small plnsphorescant
spots, which light their way through
the gloomy depths. s.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30

and scientific" diagnoses OF their physical mental
moral condition.
result Of the business have the New Woman the Ideal Wom
an the Coming Woman Emancpated Woman the physical Culture
woman the Kangaroo but not least the s. Shaped
woman with the returns still coming in
With ADAM
aud called Good the She being
Vz diagnosed criticised DEATH the business
On much longer there will be nothing left Of her.
The thing to do but she
ck but that she and Quetnes for
Tine
before this everlasting senspecion with the innumerarle
s going along with OF Individuality the real
% Of the IDEAL" anything
a the matter with her didn't noted in passing
w untubd mother and daughters do
a% seem to be coming into the world these days.
Washngtons Frankns Wbs Lncons
Sne was simply mother Of these giants
e great creative whose world what s
Inc Greek mothers the handoms bane manifest
men @ planet has known the immortal artists
whose glory will abide forever who
dreaming of the
the " - -
mothers bulded which
oc had pink theories the emancipation
wy ne reduction OF the diaphragm to the line Of beauty
ney stove to be healthy be sensible be faithful
~ and mothers and that felt enoughNew
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30

A beauty doctor doing business IN
London undertakes to remove wrin.
kles and other lines in the face OF q
patron by repeated applications Of a
pneumatic cup. which draws the sunk.
en- tissues out,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30

kilograms received at Madrid state
that the experiments which have been
made In the Bay OF Puerta Santa
Maria. for the purpose Of directing
torpedoes by the aid OF Herzian
waves. have given entirely satisfac.
tory results.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30

English miners are Interested In 9
new compressed-air coal-cutter re
Gently introduced by q Shefaeld firm
lne machine weighs only $50 pounds
and 1t Is said that 1t can be used In
seams SO steep that the miner cannot
stand upright, and SO thin that he has
to crawl on hands and kneeR
The Brazilian government, cOnvinC.
ed Of the existence of immense sup.
plies Of underground water within its
territories. proposes to organize a
division OF NEUROLOGY similar to that
OF the United States Geological sur
vey. Drilling outfits have already
been purchased In this country. The
colonial Office OF Bermuda has sought
American expert advice In regard to
obtaining supply Of water from un-
derground sources In those islands,
and there is similar movement in
Peru. where It Is thought that water
drawn from beneath the deserts may
serve to irrigate the nearly rainless
area along the coast.
The city Of Hull. England. has 13
miles Of wooden pavement. and Is
gradually substituting such pavement
for the granite blocks hitherto used.
1t is as smooth as asphalt. but less
slippery. After many experiments
with woods from various parts Of the
world, the city authorities have set.
tied upon the jarrah and karri woods
from Western Australia as the best
for the purpose. They are Of dark
mahogany color. The blocks are cut
10 the size Of large bricks. and are
laid upon a foundation Of
cement seven inches thick. Some Of
these pavements, laid from Z to 10
years ago, are not yet in need Of re-
pair.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30

SCIENCE NOTES.

An East India medical Journal ~
ports the discovery. by Captain Rost.
OF cure for leprosy. It Is "leprolin." !"
a substance ambiguous to Koch's
"tubercOlin.s
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30

Tho salmon. for short distances. car
travel at 2S miles IN hour.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30
ss'''~'' Uhy ~'ss
; ./ohr D. Rockefeller is
Not a Successful Man
BY the Editor Of Life.

HE Congregational ministers who petonec American
board of commissioners for foreign missions to accept
from Uncle John D. Rockefeller gift Of hundred thou
sand dollars to the dissemination Of the gospel In
foreign parts raised interesting Their petition
cited that Uncle John Stands before the public under
peated and recent formidable indictments specific terms
for methods which morally niquitous and socially de-
structve and that the acceptance OF such gift involves
the constituents Of the board In relation implying honor
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30

For fall information Tickets Sleope apply Of
the Company. W. MASTERS Traffic Maneger New
BATTURS Ag, Orleans La W. OWEN
PaaA Agent New
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30
lr"H "r~
LetHe W0n1dn ALOne
BY the Req. Thomas 3. Gregory.

lie newspapers full of womans argument about herse
The Of today Is intensely, persistently may sa
morbidly introspective
Through summers heat and winters cold in club.
convention and and the women de
voting themselves with ardor and enthusiasm
to the task Of senspecon anayzng themselves making
close and scientific diagnoses Of their physical mental
moral condition
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-30

Un4uestionaby tho best route TO principal points in
T1xas, New and Ola Mexico. Arizona, California
end Pacific Coast Pullman standard Sleepere,
Tourist Excursion sleepers, Superior Dining Oar
Service. Through to California without chaag"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24

enter TINS port. They are at the upper end of
the oWash Channel. where the lows swing down
INTO this channel. and at the lower end where
lhey cross the ship channel into the south
chahhe IN order to reach the prescribed dump
ins ground. For about mile above the upper
junction the channel is narrow and when a
string Of tows. one overlapping another gets
INTO this part of the channel it is difficult for
large steamer TO pass them. They usually take
a long turn in order to get past the bell buoy
at the junction Of the two channels. This buoy
was carried away so many times by tows whose
lines became entanged with it that the govern
ment put saws on it to cut the tow lines. The
lows take a longer turn than ever now on that
account. They string clear across the channel.
and a vessel that tries to pass them at that
point is IL danger of being pinched against the
SIDE OF the charmed. | have seen one of these
lows with 200 fathoms of line out
Usually there are several lows. overlapping
time They all start down at about the same
time, when the tide is at the food in order
to have the advantage of the ebb. They reach
the dumping place at about the turn of the tide
and come back with it. So when they cross
the ship channel at any point it is quite apt to
tie up other traffic for half an hour. This is an
obstruction to commerce, for this delay in some
kinds Of weather may mean the loss of a day
in getting into the harbor with steamship. 1t
is difficult manuuvrng steamer in a channel
only 1000 feet wide You must keep her moving
or she will drift aground. Sometimes steam
ships are kept outside until the channel is clear
of tows. Vessels which could use the SWash
Channel are crowded out of it by barges. and
this adds to the difficulties Of navigating the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24
MENACE no NAVIGATION.

For instance: The big car floats, which seem
SO essential to the movement of commerce in
New-York Harbor. are a menace to ordinary
navigation Every one, from the officers of the
revenue cutters to the harbor boatmen, bears
testimony to this. They are the great batter
ing rams Of the harbor. When they become un-
manageable in a tideway everything else must
make way for them The difficulty Of handling
them has not deferred the railroad companies
from increasing their size. An entire train Of
cars, numbering fifty, by means Of two OF them,
can be ferried across the harbor with the
sistance Of single tug They are tied on
either side of the tug and it is often impos-
sible for the pilot the tug to see his course
clearly because of the high cars on either side of
him. An attempt has been made to remedy
this condition by placing a man to top of the
pilot house to advise the pilot. OF the eighty
five collisions reported up to September l. this
year, sixteen were due TO car floats. Three Of
these harbor hogs were involved in other col
lisions. Whatever is struck by them is likely
70 suffer. The completion Of the plans of tho
Pennsylvania Railroad for the opening Of a
car ferry from its terminal at GreenvilIe across
the lower part of the Upper Bay to Bay Ridge
will greatly reduce the danger to naviga ton
from this source. When this service is opened
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24
FLOATING LOGS A DANGER.

1t would be we'll if all the other menaccs 70
navigation could be removed as easily as the
che about which the steamboat men were com
planning through the press the other day They
drew attention to the many logs which were
floating in the harbor. These. they declared
were the refuse of piers condemned 70 make
way for better ones, and We're set loose by the
Dock Department. Assuming an attitude of
We'll what are you going to do about it >" the
officials OF the department said to have re-
piled to the complaints. We'll let the boats keen
out of their way While this might he done in
the aytIIne, perhaps the officials have not yet
PROVIDED the harbor pilots with night glasses to
assist them IN guiding the boats around the
sOdden logs after dark.
An old custom has furnished New-York har
Dor with one menace to navigation Years 20
the members of the Produce Exchange were in
the habit of selling grain directly from the
canal barges in which it was brought from Buff
falo. They wished to have the canal boats as
near to the centre OF their trade as possible. so
the legislature set aside Coeuties Slip for their
use. This custom has long since fallen into dis
use, but the boats still use the slip to the
clusion Of other craft Tradition has sanctif1ed
the locality in the eyes of the canal boat men
and it would be difficult TO Gust them now. Ira
ditton has great weight with canal boat man
In the river eff the slip the lows are made up
for the journey up the river. This is bad spot
for the purpose il is in the path of ali the
traffic around the Battery and in the path of
several ferry lines. 1t is said to be no unusual
thing for a ferryboat to be delayed IN the stream
for half an hour while one Of these tows is
being strung together.
The South-st shippers look upon Coenties
Slip with envious eyes. South-st. has changed
greatly in the last few years Once the bow
SPIRITS of hundred great sailing vessels
spanned the street They are gone. Prac-
ticaly all the waterfront is filed with blunt
nosed coastwise steamers. The sailing vessel
has been crowded into little near
Coenties Slip, which only q few can occupy. and
to point away up the river Practically all the
piers along the waterfront OF the downtown
district leased to private interests. Down
the bay one can see from the upper stories Of
the skyscrapers fronting on Battery Park fleets
of vessels riding at anchor. Many of these are