davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-29

-~~N~o~-~~N-~~-~N-N
Il thought You were thinking ser-
ously about getting married" u was"
Then why didn't your That's why"
- Cleveland Leader.
Gladys-Mamma, what IS "cursory-
glance? Mamma-It is the Kind Of 4
look which your father gives when le
wants TO swear, but doesn't dare.
She-Why did Professor SchInclcr
stop playing at Mrs Lard's musicals?
lie-lIe said he had to, because tue
conversation was not pitched in the
same key ms his music Harper's Week
II,
Miss jerks Have you really broken
m your engagement To him? Miss
flyte-Oh, yes. l just had TO. He vas
getting too began to talk
TO me about matrlmouy. --rhlladelphja
ledger
MY good man. said the kind cid
badly, stopping before cell 4t144, what
sre YOU in for?" Robin dc guests
Ia hotel, mum" Were you the 30
prietor ar head waiter Milwaukee
Sentinel.
That man may seem to you some
what uncducated, and vet no makes a
fine living by his pen" why, / woi!d
never take him Tor writer" He
ISN'T; he raises pigs" Baltimore
American.
"JunSby would have had that fat air
pointmcut of his vet. If he hadn't lost
his head" what did he do?" "Noth-
ing" Then how did he lost his ,,ad?'
THE Official ak cut II Baltimore
American.
N,. .rn.,,1l n nr,,,fso1 vo,
/ dollar. aud ,onr Uncle Joe promised
YOU tveaty five cents, how much would
You have? Tommy Titcwodd-
/ have a pretty good chance at de quar-
ter. Cleveland Leader.
hrs fms, uosho1 80, ma ,,,,o ,t,t
,o,u., ,,o,, ,,..,.. t,..,, .,,o,.. ., ,,,, i,.t
now" "Wlo Is hcg" ~ forget his
name. hut was engaged Ia him In the
mountain, before went To the saa-
shore. BaItimarc American.
pcd,yn.i,n y,,1,,, , h,, ,,,., ..,,,
! told j., ,,,,, som ho. ms, throv.p
.,,,.. nt mo n.n,.io., % wound ,b,t i
very painful. What are you going to
do aiout ns Mothcr--I don't know.
| Have. Won fried ornlcog New Orleans
ricavmc.
1.n,, t,,,I.i,, 70, mali h,,. q,
III. u,,,.ho,s, 1inr.r n,, tho,r gr,rny
hands sldo h, sidn ,nnn tho t,b,nrr,fl,
l.,un.,., ai,,i,-., .n,n.n,, oxo,,,n,oJ
one. trlunploutly .IIuhw said the
other. dls,lalnfully. You're two years
nlder'n mer
onid yop, d,,.,,,t.r ,,t.o ,hvs,cat .,,,,.
n,ro la.snny u.hGIa 80 ontiaa"g, .str,
Imo ,.i.itnr ~nh woe o~ ron,loa Me
Irnttra, ,r.,li, "sho.s a,t =, n,y,
.no .,u ,t,,,t. liza, Irn,a 6nm,r t,s,
Ihyol, wien She CATS .oup. Miweu.
kec sentinel
4I,,n., ..,,.,,.o,. ..a+ any ,aoottoaq.,
.,t,,.,nan. a.lo1 ~, .Iool. thoro,rhbrn1
.aati,,, - .y..,aI,,o,, t,n worr, hnrsa
81 .an -, amt =. ma tahlo y.yd ,rA
r'1I n,o,, ,nr ,,a,. IN ,nn ,ycot am, ~
,ot nL.,t. n,,,.a th.n vo,, o,or gct ia
- fhIc,ro ,r,dhune
49,, EN- .c.,.,, .nn..- 81.
-, -, ,.,...., ~,
r,.,, ' 1t, a., hat,.. m,
..,,,', ,t,.,., ,...,.,t,a,'. "tl,. n,t,, d,.s,,t
49,, .,n .nl.,,,,, ,,aa, :, .,t, ~,
! ''''i ~ '"'''' '''''' - ''''' ~ '''
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
The Hotel de crillon.

No seignorial residence in Paris car
rival the Hotel de Crlllon, belonging te
the ducal family of Crlllon- Polignac, Ii
the magniflcence of Its exterior.
One may say that its location Il.
unique in the world From Its wide
balcony, arranged as a terrace, and be
tween the tall Corinthian columns OF
the facade, one sees the whole of the
Place de Ia Concorde, formerly the
Place Louis XIV, the largest square OF
Paris, with Its solemn lines of arrange
ment, Its vlstas broken by the noble
river which curves between two lines O..
poplars, whence emerge the roofs OF
the last palaces along the Quai dor.
say; then, farther of, the slender and
lace-like spire of the sainte Chapel.
and the violet towers of Notre Dame.
To the left there is sea of verdurs
enameled with white statues-the ole
royal park of the Tulleries. In front
is the heavy mass of the Palais Legls
latlf, with Its Greek front; then the old
Hotel do Bourbon-Lassay, where the
president of the Chamber of Deputle.
resides, and beyond the Ministry OF
Foreign Affairs, where the government
Of the republic lodges the sovereigns
who come to visit Paris. Finally, to
the right are the Champs Elysees, that
magnificent avenue which rises like an
apotheosis to the Arch Of Triumph
which is announced, moreover, directly
In front Of our building by the colossal
groups from the hand of Coustou
which were brought from the Chateau
de Marty at the time Of the Revolu.
tion.-Century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

well have good time" And they
certainly did. They explored all the
inlets and outlets Of the lake, discov-
cred the big cave, brought home the last
water lilies of the season, and wandered
far afield, spled out tracks unmistaka-
bly, those Of bear. Lois grew brown
and hardy with the long tramps which
she alone of the women found time to
take. The biggest berries and the fat
test fish were hers, and she 1t was who
caught the prize trout, thanks to the pa
thence and energy with which she an.
gled.
1t was the last night. Mrs. Day look.
ed about the table and sighed. "This
Is the first year we haven't had an en-
gagement to announce" she said; 1--WE
are all getting old, am afraid" And
1t was proof Of the success Of Lois
plan that not one Of them thought to
joke about the young fellars." There
was no question Of sentimentalIty with
them.
Lois and Jim were forbidden to give
concert to spoil the last evening so
they padded swiftly along the south
shore. At length Jim broke the unusual
silence. This has been the best sum
mer of my llfe," he said, "and 1t has
ali been due to you, Lois"
The girl looked up, startled at this
sudden transition from bonhomie to
something very like sentiment.
I'm not going to break our promise, .
Jim said in answer to the look. ~
want you to be as true as ever to that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

between years 1900 and 1870 when only thrtysix
miles were traversed The longest jump was between
regularity of the movement of the center OF population
while the population Of the country has increased at such
an enormous rate is obviously very remarkable.
By reference to the accompanying 1t will be
that the dgresslons Of this line either the north
south have been somewhat less than fifty miles in full
century. These figures apply, however, only until the
Of the last century Since 1900 the line shown
tendency to southwark, while at the time
Its rate of has been abruptly checked In other
words while the movement OF the line the rate
Of about forty miles Its during
the decade from 1890 to 1900 but fourteen miles,
startling contrast with previous decades for century
This abrupt check to Its movement and Its southwark
tendency indicate of course rapid increase Of the pop
ulaton in the South.
The first movement recorded, that between 1890 and
1900 from point twenty three mes east of Baltl
to point eighteen miles west of that city, totai
movement Of forty-one miles, Ten years later 1t 10.
Gated forty miles northwest by Washington hav.
ing moved thrtysx miles in the decade By the year
1920 1t had reached point sixteen miles north of Wood
stock, Va. having Travelled at fifty miles, In
the following decade left the State of West Virginia.
nineteen miles westsouthwest of Moorfeld distance
Of thrtynl miles, 1t next Travelled to point sixteen
miles south Of Clarksburg in the State fftyhvs
miles. The next decade carried 1t to point twenty.
three miles southeast Of Parkersburg repeating the
distance of the previous decade ftyhve miles In 1860
1t moved into Ohio, to point twenty miles south Of
Chicothe, having Travelled eghtyone miles, the ongesv
movement in Its history.
Ten years later 1t had reached point eight miles
northeast of Cincinnati, fifty eight miles. The southern
tendency then became obvious, Tor in the following
years, between 1870 and 1880, It travelled to point
eight miles west by south Of Cincinnati next moyeo
to point twenty miles cast of Columbus Ind, ana In
resting place. The total distance Travelled In ITO year,
has been exactly SIC miles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

The center Of population In the United States has been
moving steadily westward for than century with
remarkable regularity both regards distance and d.
recion the Chicago Record Herald Since the year
1880 the exact location Of this mythical point has been
calucalu hid? igivs atehrsod etaoi shrducmfwyppp
calculated officially at Washington for every years
Of the nations history. When these points plotted
upon the map and connected remarkable line Of prog
ress 10 obtained In which be read at glance much
Of this counrys history. westward the course of
prs takes Its way, all the world knows, but 1t Is
probable that nowhere In history has similar line
of progress 1t may be called proceeded westward
directly according to compass and at rate of
progress.
first calculated 1t found to be at point twenty
three miles east of Baltimore In making this estimate
the entire population of the United States of that period
was Of course considered. the population
of strip extending from Maine to Florida And since
the frontier population of that early day inconsd
cradle the center of population practically the
the geographical center To-day the geographical
ter of the country s of considerably west of the
Mississippi In than century these two theoreti
cal points have become widely separated The OF
population in the United States is at present six miles
southeast Of Columbus. Ind
The regularity of this line is the remarkable
when considered that the United States grown
geographically. by leaps and bounds The development
of the country has not been steady growth westward
regards Its acquisition of territory The Louisiana
Purchase, for example, by adding millions of to
the United States time would presumably have
had the effect of drawing this line Of progress sharply
to the southwest The acquisition of Alaska again
have had similar influence In another direction. And
yet the line shows little DETECTION at the important dates
when these territories added.
century again the distance covered by this point
during each decade varied very slightly 1t moved
westward at the rate of about forty miles every ten
years. little more less. whether at the beginning or
the end of the century The shortest distance travelled
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
HABITS 81 soulRRELa.
How Little Animals of Forest Sur

How Little Animals of Forest Sur.
vive Winter.
While certain members of the SOUR.
rel tribe store their winter supply Of
food in hollow trees, think most of
them hide 1t on the ground, under old
roots, brush piles and even beneath
heaps Of dead leaves. Their tracks In
the winter woods seem to bear this out.
While 1t may be that the frequency of
this track Indicates scarcity Of food
and the travelling about desire to find
supply, l believe in the main that
these outings of the squirrels have a
definite destination, because when yo,,
see them skip across the snow, stop
short and scratch hole down to the
ground, bringing up supply of nuts of
cones placed there in the month of plen.
ty, you are apt to attribute their luck
more to good memory than to any
haphazard speculation. S.
Of the squirrel family the most
prominent in winter are the blacks.
he seems to be flowing over all the
time with pent-up energy, which keeps
him in constant motion, and you
sometimes feel that you would like him.
to be able to talk and tell you how.
pleasant 1t Is to have the Joy which
flows from glad heart. Now watch
him jump from limb to limb, rush head
long down the trunk, and course across
the snow In long graceful bounds, with
no apparent purpose but to exhibit the
happiness within him.
His red cousin once In a while may
be seen at the entrance of his home In
the heights Of some tree, but in him no
sign of exultation. He looks around
for spring to come and clear away the
snow, and no amount of coaxing will
cause him to utter note of scolding
or alarm. Not all the red squirrels,
however, keeps to the trees. Many of
them, through want Of food, have to
take tc the earth, and their track In the
deep snow is heavy laundering Of
labored bounds as they go from tree to
tree In search of the scanty provisions
hidden beneath the surface. Here and
there we find the gummy scales of the
pine cones, the shells of the acorn, the.
seed cones Of the birch and cedar scat
tered about on the snow. showing the
food on which they subsist. In greater
contrast to the dellcacies just named,
often one will find during long and Sc
we're winters that the squirrels have at
tackled the hemlock trees by stripping.
them of their bitter seeds. When one.
finds this 1t Is evidence Of great want,
and merclful act would be to bring
some food and scatter 1t about to as,
suage the pangs of hunger which these
little fellows are enduring.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
WHEELING THE BABY.

Opinions of Young Lawyer Who
Trundled Perambulntor.
A certain young lawyer, whose busl-
ness connections bring him much in
touch with some corporation interests,
has not had his head swelled by his
rapid rise In the last few years, and
has vetoed some of his wife's ambitions
to climb the social ladder. He has q
baby daughter to whom he is very
much devoted and occasionally. on a
Sunday afternoon, will take the young
ster for an airing In her perambulator.
A few Sundays ago the lawyer and
his wife were out with the baby car
riage when they met the head of ono
of the big concerns for which the law
yer holds retainer walking with a
friend.
81 never was so mortified In my life y
exclaimed the wife, after the magnate
had passed.
You must not wheel the baby car
rage In public again!"
Nonsense replied the husband. His
further remarks were interrupted by
his brother, who had been hurrying to
oyertake him.
II heard compliment to you just
now, JIM said the brother. "You
know Steele, the traction MANI"
Just met him." said the lawyer.
80 did l." said his brother "Ht
was talking with his friend about you
heard him say, "A very promising
young lawyer-must be a decent sor,
of chap. too. He's making lot OF
money. but he isn't too proud to push
his own baby carriage. I'll have t.
keep an eye on him. Pretty good.
wasn't it?'
The lawyers wife hasn't had any.
thug to say about the family dignity
since the incident. New York Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
\ Tr,n for IN. a.. st,ck..

President Roosevelt is to visit Pan.
anna in state; the ship chosen to carry
the President Is the new 10000. ton bat
tleship Louisiana, and she will have
two other big ships as consorts. Why
would 1t not be good plan for Presl
dent Roosevelt to take all the available
ships of the United States navy and on
the same trip visit Santo Domingo, Ven,
ezuela and any other Latin republics,
where they need looking after. and
make them pay up and look pleasant
or set upon them with the whole bunch
of big sticks and compel them to do the
decent" thing? He could bump the
heads of Guatemala and Salvador to.
gether and force Honduras to a lasting
peace or annex the whole outfit. That
would clean up the whole mess at once,
and TIE President could fight 1t out
with the Senate afterwards at bill
leisure,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Look Wen ID. IN. pon,...

Whether the young birds are being
raised to lay eggs later or for the car.
cass market, they need good care dur.
ing the summer. 1t is not enough that
they be turned onto the range; they
must be carefully fed, SO that they.
make the proper growth. This is es-
pecially necessary with the stock that
is being raised for laying purposes.
The range is essential, but no amount
of grass will furnish all the food the
growing chickens need. Let them have
a liberal feed of grain in the morning
before they are let out Of the house
and another at night when they come
homo to roost. This will be all they
need If they have good range except
an abundance of fresh clean water and
shade while on the range. Ii one has
large number of fowls, great care
must be taken not only to have the
poultry houses sweet and clean, but
any portion Of the grounds where they
lcongregate In any number ought also
to be kept clean, which is best done by
4spadlng up the ground after scattering
lime over 1t. Do this several times dur.
Ing the summer. and there will he little
danger Of disease iR the Jocks
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
PoPuls,al' ienoe.

supposed TO be 1000 years old, the
natural mummy of miner In excellent
preservation, which was mummified by
the copper oxide In Chilean mine, is
to be sold at auction in London.
Consul General Hanna of Monterey
reports that the discovery of large coal
deposits near that Mexican city solves
the fuel question for that region, and
will promote the manufacturing and
railroad interests of Monterey.
The largest gas-holder In the world
is claimed by the Consolidated Gas
Company at Its Astoria plant, Long
Island. These holders are 300 feet In
diameter, with a lift Of 26o feet, and
each will hold 100000 cubic feet.
The director Of the Berlin obserya-
tory says the Courrieres colliery dis
aster was connected with atmospheric
conditions, and that the crust of the
earth In the eastern hemisphere is In
dangerous condition. He predicts
other disasters. e
A Munich professor has Invented
remarkable sickroom clock. When a
button Is pressed, an electric lamp be-
hind the dial throws the shadow Of
the hours and hands, magnifed, up the
ceiling, SO that an invalid can see 1t
from the bed without craning his neck.
According to the census returns pub
llshed in Hanover, Germany, the re-
cent census shows that several villages
In the Burgdorf district have very
small populations. At Beerbusch, for
Instance, there are four Inhabitants,
two men and two women Other vii.
lagos have populations of IA, 10, rs or
20 Inhabitants.
Since Yucatan, where the Mayas
built their strange cities. is coral
limestone formation. 1t would, says
writer In Records of the Past, have
been a barren desert but for Its sub
terranean rivers, and the cenotes, or
water caverns, which give access to
them. The Mayas noted the courses Of
the underground streams and built
their towns round the cenotes Many
cenotes are now found surrounded by
ruins, and give Indications Of the meth
DDS employed by the Mayas to reach
their cool waters. In Uxmal cenote
about 40 feet deep is inhabited by
peculiar species of fish. AT Bolanchen
there Is cenote having five openings
In the rocks at the bottom of the cav
ern. Ladders made by tying tree trunks
together lead down total distance of
1,40O feet, but the perpendicular depth
from the surface to the water is not
over 500 feet.
The Simplex pile, which has been in
use for some time past In England and
elsewhere. has lately been improved.
Its principal feature Is cylinder of
strong metal tubing, which, in some
cases, Is as much as two feet In diam
eter, pointed at the lower erd, but hav-
ing the pointed end so constructed
that, after the tube has been driven
home and filled with concrete, 1t opens
on hinges SO that the tube can be
drawn upward, leaving the shaft of
concrete in the ground. AS the con-
crete is filled In from above and pound.
ed down, the tube Is gradually with
drawn upward, couple of feet at
time Just above the pointed end the
diameter of the tube, for short dis
lance, Is a little enlarged. The conse-
quence is that for the greater part OF
Its length the tube does not press tight
~ against the ground, and thus the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Taking No chance..

An old Pennsylvania farmer, while on
a visit to Philadelphia, says a writer in
the Public Ledger, was taken with a
violent toothache, and calling on den.
tlst, was Informed that the tooth must
be extracted, and that he had better
take gas for the operation.
The patient agreed to this, and then
started to count his money.
The dentist remarked, "oh. you need
not pay me until have finished"
81 reckon not" replied the farmer,
"but If you are going to make me un.
conscious. I thought I'd Jest like to see
how l stand"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
FRIENDS.
71M is going Instead of Herman"
nj announced Mrs. Day. But don't
.~~~~~~r


Ill dnuouuSeu Mrb. DdS. bul QOn
y know Jim," objected Lois.
''And that's the reason" answered
Mrs. Day, "that l want to tell you
about him. The fact Is, Jim was Tilted
last spring. She was one of the most
beautiful girls have ever seen"-Mrs.
Day talked rapidly-.but none Of us
wanted her. She was selfish and
thoughtless and exacting, but Jim never
saw 1t. He just adored her and follow
I'd her about, and gloried in being her
slave. until we were all In despair"
Jim was the brother of Mrs. Days
husband. but 1t was her way to take all
the responsibility, even Of her husbands
family. $50 we were all very much re-
lieved when she Tilted JIM"
Lois was listening quietly, somewhat
1t loss to get the trend Of these con-
ddences.
1--WE were all rather glad, as l said,
sxcept"-here Mrs. Day paused, then
plunged ahead except for the dread
full effect 1t has had upon Jim. He
was heart-broken; he's young, you
know" This Is apology to Lois smile.
"And since then he has been perfectly
reckless"
Mrs. Day stopped for breath. 1t was
hard to say what she meant to say.
"Iois, my dear" she finally contin-
ued, don't let Jim make love to you at
camp. He has vowed to be revenged
on the whole race of women, and that
is the way he has taken to do It."
The first night at camp Lois had
cause to remember Mrs. Days warning.
1t was a party Of lovers, all young mar.
rled couples, or engaged, all except Lois
and Jim, the youngest. These two
started up the lake In canoe, Just as
the others did; but when Jim suggested
that they drift, Lois felt mlsglying.
Jim must be made to understand. She
stopped his half-tender compliments
with a warning hand.
"Listen, JIM" she said. slowly and
earnestly, your sister has told inc
about your trouble. I'm not going tc
talk about that" she added hastily, as
Jim frowned, ''but want to tell you
this: Somewhere there is a man that
love as dearly as you love this girl
For his sake and for hers, let's you and
help each other. want to be true
-dlfidently, 1t was hard to say--"and
80, know, do you. Let us here and
now promise to be Just good comrades
Nothing more"
She looked at the boy with brigh,
smile and held out her hand. He hest
tnted minute, then grasped her hand
Its go, Lois" he said.
And so 1t became the custom fol
these two youngest to entertain OF
harass the others, as the mood seized
them. On the water they sang and
played on mandolins and guitars; In
camp they INDUCED in endless games OF
cards. or got off jokes at the expense
of the others. They earned the nick
name of the two young fellars," and
al! mundane matters were left In their
charge. such as the planning OF trips
the care of the lunch.
~Lettheloyersloye,' was their motto;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
BY THE wAYslDE.

A little way, my dearie.
In the worlds gloom or gleam;
A few feet years Of smiles and tears
And then-the last sweet dream.
A little way, my dearle-
God knows !-from shore to shore.
And the ships sight each other
On the dim seas no more.
A little way, my dearie-
A way Of love and trust
Then trust and love to heights above,
But, on this earth, to dust.
A little way, my dearie.
With flower, and field, and stream
Will the heart be so weary
Twill ask an endless dreamf
Constitution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08

Young Matron-Why 30 penslve,
dear? Angelina-I'm desperate! Will
adores me in pale pink, while Max says
I'm an angel in blue. can't have but
one gown, SO you see my whole future
depends on the color l select. 1t Is
sending me crazy.-London Tit-Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Last Chance, Maybe.

"And why" asked the geren one, "do
all the friends Of the author go to see
the play on the first nlght?"
Because" answered the wise one,
"they want to make sure of seeing the
play."-Cleveland Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-08
Good Advice,

II the average woman would spend
as much time and thought in the selec-
ton Of husband as she does in So
lecting her trousseau there wouldn't be
10 many diyoyces-Judga