davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
DIAMOND CELEBRITIES
 PLAY POKER AND BALL

Finally 1t was announced one day at Hot for her special benefit and that she would play. For an hour or two she did fairly well, and then came a jack pot in which there were five stayers. Some one opened, couple tilted the pot, and everybody came in. When the cards were drawn the novice stood pat. As 1t happened there was @ set of threes and small flush against her and the betting grew lively. She rais- ed back and kept raising until the man with the threes dropped out and the other fellow called. Then she spread down a most amazing hand--the eight of spades. ten of diamonds, jack of clubs. four and queen of hearts-and reached for the pot.
 Her opponent stopped her. Don't. I win it?" she asked in surprise.
 "I should say not" he replied
 Well" she said aggrievedly. I've seen Mr. Hutchson win on that hand lots of times"
 After that Bill didn't win so regularly.
 Frank Chance was initiated into the Chicago poker game in an odd way. He had just come on from California. and the first night out of Chicago a game was started. It was in the hotel at West Baden. Chance was ahead when late in the evening I was dealing Chance was sitting with three jacks right off the reel when George Decker stayed against him and drew three cards. Chance of course drew one. The betting grew rapidly and they lifted back and forth until even at q quarter a throw, the money looked big. and finally Chance called. Decker had four queens. Chance looked around rather suspiciously. He had just been introduced to the gang that day and did mt like to get personal. but he threw down his cards and remarked:
 '.Weil it may be all right. but 1t looks funny"
 Bazzaza Kilroy was another good play er-at poker-eyen after his arm died. He went through one season with Chicago with an arm so dead he hardly could heave the sphere up to the plate, and yet won ball games.
 But his strong point was poker. Finally Burns, who was managing the team. was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01

continued Burns, somewhat as you would compare those of race horses. If I remember rightly, Nouroulah threw Jen- kins twice In seven minutes. It required half an hour for HackenSchmidt to per- form a similar feat. Now, if you were to judge wrestlers as you judge horses, of course you would have to declare Nou- roulah the better wrestler.'
 Speaking of American wrestlers, Burns declared that his pupil, Frank Gotch, the now American champion, is the best man this country ever produced.
 You see," said Burns, "Gotch Is a big man with the speed of a little man, and strength of a giant. Gotch is the great est American wrestler.
 Jenkins was a very good man. Tom, however, is getting a bit old. And one thing against Jenkins, he would not work to get himself in condition. Jenkins never was perfectly trained for a match. He was a loggy fellow and too lazy to get in his best shape.
 "Dan Mcleod was a very clever, tricky fellow in his days, but poor Dan is given over to Scotch highballs, and is easy now for men whom he used to toss ten times in an hour.
 Evan Lewis was a wonderful wrestler. He's now got a farm in Wisconsin.
 "of all the old wrestler" said Burns. Clarence Whistler stood out alone. He was Tn a class by nlmSelI and really the only one of the o1d-timers who was at all to be compared to the modern wrest- lers. He was much the superior of Null doon."
 Frank Gotch gets credit for lot of holds that were invented by Burns.
 It was the Farmer who invented the toe hold But the Farmer says this not the most deadly grip. The bar hammer lock is more dangerous. And let me tell you" said the Farmer there is a young man named Beall who is surely a ter rible wrestler Beall has perfected a hold which he calls a head hold. He has short but powerful arms. He allows an oppon- ent to try for various holds on him. Sud- denly Beall will grab 1lls opponents head under that vice-lilke arm and that will be the end of that match. That Is, if Beall gets a perfect hold. This head hold is wonderfully punishing. A man like Beall can almost crush and opponents skull with the hold.
 "Beall is the most underrated wrestler in America. I think he is one of the greatest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
HIS NECK DEVELOPED so
 TT CANNOT BE BROKEN

Burns has not only a remarkable neck. He has remarkable arms, chest-in fact, is wonderfully muscled throughout his body. Weighing not more than TO pounds, this remarkable wrestler has stood off the greatest men the game has ever known.
 Farmer Burns was the only man in America to withstand the behemoths who visited this country under the somewhat appalling titles of Terrible Turks. In num- ber they were three such, and all mar velously successful wrestlers. The first Turk of consequence was Yousouf, the Sultan's Lion. He came to this country ten years ago. He tossed Yankee wrestlers about as though they were chaff. Only one American wrestler could stand him off. That one was Farmer Burns, and he held the son of Saladin off for three hours, when the bout had to be called a draw
 Terrible Turk No. 2 appeared turbaned. sashed and booted and with the blessings of Allah on him, bearing the euphonious name of Hali Adali. This behemoth weigh ed 294 pounds, was a fast, terrific. mon strous wrestler. He simply toyed with Jenkins and that sort. yet it Is of record that this 165-pounder, Burns, stood off the terrible Hall Adali for. one hour. That was a marvellous performance.
 Burns never met Terrible Turk No. B. This was Nouroulah, and If the solecism will be pardoned, this was the most ter riblest'' of all the Terrible Turks This Nouroulah was simply physical prodigy He was feet ' inches and weighed $50 pounds. He merely toyed with the. Amer1- can wrestlers. He threw Champion Thom- as Jenkins twice in seven minutes.
 Burns never met Nouroulah but the Farmer is free in acknowledging that Nouroulah must have been fearsome mortal and terrible wrestler.
 Questioned as to whom he considered the greatest wrestler the world has ever known Burns said:
 That's a hard one to answer. Accord ing to my opinion that honor lies between two men. Either George Hackenschmidt or Nouroulah can claim 1t. They never met on the mat to decide supremacy. If they did it would be the most terrible struggle wrestling has ever known.
 You can compare their performances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 ~ OMEHOW or other the two national
 games are much interwoven. On V the big league circuits the excite ment of the afternoon on the ball field usually is merged into the excitement around the poker table in the evening. When the teams are jumping from city to city, poker is one of the chief forms of amusement.
 There are managers who forbid poker playing and there have been others that encouraged it--with a limit on the game. The popular style in the big league is the 25 or 50 cent all jack pot game-"The Guerrillas Delight-in which no one has a chance to get even
 There are some ball players who play good poker as well as baseball, but not many of them, and without boasting- wasn't one of the good players. He was the most consistent tough luck poker player that ever combined the two na- tional games. He was ain enthusiast, however, and he always bought the cards and chips Bill played, I believe, about six seasons with the old Chicago team, and there is an unconfrmed tradition that he once got up from the table win ner
 Bill Hutchison. the old pitching star, was a pretty fair poker player consider ing the company. At the time especially m eprinor trins the wives of several nlay- CTS traveled with the club, and some of them played poker fairly well and de- lighted in the 10-cent limit games arrang- ed to pass the hours on trains and in hotels. But there was one who didn't play the game. She could not understand 1t. although she tried hard, and eventually Hutchinson agreed to initiate her into the mysteries of the game. For couple of weeks she sat behind him in every game. and he explained everything in whispers to her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. IF you were asked to guess who was
 the most thoroughly developed man in the d-physically-youd have to do a bit of thinking, wouldn't you?
 Superfcally one might guess Jeffries, Hackenschmidt Gotch any one but the right man.
 He is Martin Burns.
 He lives on a little farm up near Daven- port, Iowa. His business Is that of pro fessional wrestler. His recreation is farm Ing. In sport circles Burns is known as Farmer"
 Burns was not endowed by nature with a wonderfully powerful physical frame. Thirty years of painstalning physical cul- kure gave this man muscular develop ment that is simply marvellous.
 There are millions of bigger. stronger, brawnier men than this wrestler, but for useful physical development the Iowa farmer, and erstwhile champion catch-as- catch-can wrestler of America, is in a class by himself.
 Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Burns is his wonderful neck. It has been the study of anatomists and physi- cal culturalists for twenty years. Burns had ridges of sharp. shapely muscles lap ping his neck and cushioning 1t. Expanded these muscles lay out like pillows on the ocean In repose one can not perceive them.
 Burns declares that Ae has spent twenty years in developing his remarkable neck.
 Do you think it possible for man to .deyelop his neck to such an extent that 1t is practically impossible to hang him? Hardly. Still here is a man around whose neck you can put rope and drop him six feet into space. He will simply distend those marvellous neck muscles and the pressure of the rope against this neck will not stop his breath nor the impact of the fall break his neck.
 Burns has demonstrated to scientists that it would be practically impossible to hang him were he guilty of murder !, and condemned to die on the sallows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01

forced to let BazzaZa out He served a ten day notice on the veteran, remarking that he was sorry, but that the team could not afford to carry him any longer.
 That's all right, Tom" said Matty. but r d like to stick to the gang. Just cut out the salary and I'll go along for ex- penses, and help the team out at bat, or pitch If I'm needed"
 No" said Burns. That Isn't worth while You'd be wasting your time. You can get into the Eastern"
 T know" said Matty. "I'll pay my own expenses and go along with you"
 What do you want to go with us for?' asked Burns.
 "To tell the truth Tom," said Matty. confidentially. "I like the poker game
 The biggest game 1 eyer saw and the highest gambling was on a train between Chicago and Washington. on the night of the St. Louis cyclone. in 1896. There were three National League Clubs on the train. and, getting together q big poker game was started The limit was lifted and pretty soon $50 and sl0O raises were common. Winnie Mercer who after wards met a tragic death in San Francis CO., was the chief loser. and Clark Grlf- filth and newspaper man were the chief winners. At 2 q. m. Mercer was hum dreds to the bad. Just then Earl Wagner came back and ordered the Washington players to quit. breaking up the game. We were getting ready for bed when some one started a crap game In the washroom of the Washington car. The gambling fever was on the men, and within few minutes they were betting slOO on q turn of the dice. Mercer threw in a check for sl200. and within 10 minutes the newspaper man had won over $500 of it. Just then Wagner broke in again, ordered the game broken up, cashed the check, gave each what was coming, and threatened to release any man he caught gambling
 Less than a month later Mercer won over 5000 in a crap game at Louisville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
Optimism.

From the Somerville Journar. Get all the good there is today,
 Don't fret about tomorrow There's trouble round us all the time, What need is there to borrow? The wise man gets what joy he can, And leaves the fool his folly. He knows too much to waste his life In gloom and melancholy. Look on the bright side every time,
 Don't waste your days repining. When any cloud looks dark and dull, Turn out the silver lining. Be wisel Be cheerful. bright and glad. Leave to the fool his folly, And let your motto be, Cheer up.'
 Your rule of life, Be jolyl'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
Kentucky "Damns."

From the Hyden Thousandsticks.
 The Kentucky congressman are work ing faithfully and urgently for the com pletion of the locks and damns on the head waters of the Kentucky river to the three forks. This portion of the country has been neglected more than any other and less appropriated for slack water navigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
POPULAR POETS
OBITUARY,

From the Kansas City Times.
 There was young man in Verona; He ate 8 small piece of bologna;
 Said St. Peter. that night,
 Checks! First aisle to your right; The usher will bring your corona"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01

The best half-tone cuts are made by the 0awk Engraving company. Age Herald Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
Wash Goods at OVerStOCked Prices

And positively the greatest values ever offered and the sorts you most need. White Madrass up to 3o-inch, check, stripes and dainty 7l-0c , figures, worth l9 and 2Sc, yd. Il l-AS
 2Sc Silk Null in all colors Oc and black ~
 Big lot of figured Lawns, organdies and battiste, beautiful designs and all on one table, worth up to 71-1c 2Oc, choice, yd. ...... ......i i-AS
 36-inch Lnnine for Shirt Waist Suits, plain white, worth 19c llc yard llI
 27-inch Dotted Swiss, 10c white and colors, yard. ......... lVS
 Imported French Organdies, large floral designs and exquisite 1711c in colorings, worth soc, yd. II l-AS
 A whole table of Lace effect Lawns, Organdies and fine 111-0c Madrass, worth 25c, yd.... lA l-AS
 36-in Linen Grenadine 111-0c worth 39c, yard ...........l .lA l-AS
 Iron Beds
 $3.25 Iron Beds for ...........2 .2S0 $5.98 Iron Beds for ...... .....5 5.90
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
l. OUI IS P HIT z
The Busy Corner


36-inch China Silk, all colors, black and lClc
 white, worth 1 .O0. 0...................f fIS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
WOn1en'S Ready to Wear at OVerStOCked
 Prices

And for your going away trip or for your stay at home wear the garments are here to please you and at the smallest prices.
 $50 white and colored OQc lawn shirt waist suits for. 1OI
 Shirt waist and Eton suits of white linen and lawn, circular and plaited skirts worth 450 ? lO and to GOO for ....,........L .L.f1 >Eton and shirt waist suits nicely trimmed and made of fine linen and lawn worth 800 and 1000 ] no
 Skirts
 200 and 2.S0 linen skirts, colors and white OQc
 New circular and plaited skirts of Panama broad cloth and bril- lantine, worth 500 to GOO 1OQ lOI
 GOO to 7.50 circular and plaited skirts of all wool Panama silk mo- hairs and broad cloth 1OE TOT. ......... .Vs/o 900 and 1000 Panama, silk mo- hair and fancy mixture skirts, all coofs and plenty of grays to 4 7E select from, now ...... f.lJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
Shirt Waists

And the very best styles at the smallest prices.
 1.50 and 200 lingerie and white lawn waists, lace and embroidery trimmed OEc TOT ....'.. wv
 $50 and 400 lingerie and white lawn waists, beautiful styles 1 2O and the sort you'll like ....... IJ1
 7.50 waists of silk, lingerie and all over lace. Positively t h e greatest waist bSrgain you ever 1OQ saw ......
 Positive 1000 lingerie waists, ! no grand Styles... -. J.1O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
| Muslin
 Underwear at OyerStOCked Prices

On the second floor where the livliest selling in the city will take place Monday and continue as long as the goods last. We offer the best qualities.
 Enormous quantities; wonderful values.
 Full sized muslin drawers with deep tucked fOr ruffleS eS.......... ........... .R/S
 75c and LOO underskirts, chemise drawers and corset covers 1Or for :. ...s... ........J1N
 1.5O, 200 and 2.50 nainsook and cambric gowns, skirts, drawers, chemise. Extra full size, for O7c choice ..............,. ./AS 2.5O and up to 3.50 skirts and gowns, full cut and fine AO material, choice .lsf1
 And a big lot of fine full width underskirts, lace and embroidery trimmed, worth $50 and 1 OQ 400, for ............. "/o Women's fine ribbed cotton vests, lace trimmed neck and
 sleeves, worth 2Sc lnc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01

1000 pairs of fine Lace Curtains, 311a and 4 yards long, worth $2.50 to $500, white and ecru. Choice, pair, 98c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01

Oriental lace in White and cream, up to 10 inches wide and 1Oc worth 25c yard ......... ..... lUI
 75c and S1O0 all-over em- AEc broiderles, yard -. ....... 4JI
 Notch patterns of fine embroidery and insertions, worth up to 10c SC, yard ............ -. AOS
 A limited quantity of embroideries worth at the least 1Oc E. al VI
 Black applique worth positively up to 75c 21c vard. ....... ............... O2S
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-07
A Silent Woman.

The opposition to the payment OF
the church tax IN scotland j. occa
sionally relieved by rsy Of humor.
Quite recently the Rev. J. Ste
phenson, president of the Free
church council. resolved to face a
weeks incarceration rather than
submit 10 taxation. He had no
property which could be distrained
upon, and on the form which he re
ceiSed on which to state what b,
was willing to hand over to be sold
he wrote:
self"
In the next column, in which.
saws the London Standard. he was
required to state the value of the
goods. he inserted:
Wife won't saw
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-07
VOLCANOES IN MARYLAND.

Professor Philip Il. Uhler return.
10 the city with the report of a dis
cOEery which he made IN the west.
srn Mary Hand mountains. Three
peaks, the principal one named
Buzzards knob, rroSn a plateau
about sIN miles from the city. Ii
Wa. for Professor Ihler to discover
that the three promincnces are in
fact volcanoes and that they are the
very oldest type Of volcanic rock
that Is found in the United States.
These peaks are Of different
form from volcanoes like Nesuvius.
In the latter form of volcano molten
lava and stone, are forced up by
supsrhsaIsd steam. leaving a deer
hole, but ia these crHtrr- In western
Maryland the whole mountain wa.
originally in molten condition,
and the top crust wa- forced upward
IA dome shaped form. and such
lava a. did escape was forced out in
vents at various places. The vol.
eanIc rock Of the region l. metal
bearing. and specimens Of gray,
green and gold copper were found
by Dr. Ihler. The domes Of the
craters we're somewhat elliptical in
shape baltimore American.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-07
An Aaimstsd psxe,.

The English postal authorities
lately had living parcel committed
70 them and promptly and safely
forwarded II to the desired destina-
ton A dweller in the island Of
Guernsey wished to 20 to the nsigh-
boring island of Sark as e,pediiious-
iy as possible. lie accordingly pre-
sented himself at the postoffice and
asked to be sent as a parcel lie
vas accepted as msilable. A tag
was attached TO him and a messen
ger detailed TO go with him. The
postage charged was 5s. IOd.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-07
CONDENSED STCFIES.
How . Beautiful lnnseeper Was Pun.
ished BY . Joker

DIR. John r. Russell of New York,
whose emulsion Of fats and COM
pound Of vegetable juices have done
so much for the cure of consump-
ton, said at meeting Of physicians
that he did not wish to praise too
ardently his discoveries.
For they who speak overhighly
OF their own work" he said, ARE al
ways little ridiculous. and some
times they stumble. like certain
innkeePer. into a pitfall
"fhis innkeeper, a New Hamp-
shire man. was noted for the fine
quality Of his beer.
y joker from Sunapee, a gem
tleman named Perley, said one day
that he would put up trick on the
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-07
lsekx Love ls4t>r~

A packet Of love letters carried
next his heart saved the life of a
young man Of Berlin. The Young
person wss despondent and chose a
street car As the scene for his sui
eide He drew a revolver and shot
himself apparently through the
heart The bullet. however. glanced
OF At the police station it was
foaad that it had been stopped by
the laver Of billets dour.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-07
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Some Useful Hints on the Car of kss
Furniture.

New furniture should be kept ai
long as possible without the use Of
restoratiye,. Furniture which ha.
been finished with .hellae or var.
nish. whether in glossy or dull lin.
lsh, should never be cleanscd with
soap and water. says the Philadel.
phia Bulletin. Soap l. made to cut
oily substances and thus eats out
the oll from the waxed. oiled or shel.
lacked surface and work, destruc.
ton. III an oil re-tortr seems "A ne.
oessIty raw linseed oil ana raw tur.
pentine IN equal parts applied on 4
piece of cheesecloth will be found
most often Of service.
Where white spots appear on sur
faces from the dropping Of liquids
or from heat the immediate appliga-
tion of raw linseed oil generally re-
stores the color. The oil should he
left on the affected spot for sew.
eral hours or overnight. Alcohol
performs the service II applied at
once to rosewood or highly finished
mahogany. In each instance when
the color has returned the spot
should be repolished with a pieces
Of cheesecloth moistened with tur.
pentine,
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-07
- ard tn. London sm.r, wo-..

a new meaning has recently been
Eiyen in London To the simple little
personal pronoun Il " smart wo-
men nowadsy. never use the first
person plural when speaking Of
themselves and their husbands.
Their plans. possessions and inten-
tlous
Il am going to Hamburg mean.
: and my husband are going Il
have taken a shooting box in Scot
land and shall entertain there does
not mean a lady hostess alone. Ii
includes the husband. Bat he !.
never mentioned nowadays. To ac-
knnSledge him, mere man. as the
proFider Of Yachting and trips
atrOad. Of motor cars. shooting
boxes and the country houses Is to
completely DESTROY Yourself socially.
Nc smart society woman ought &c
be seen often With her husband. and
to speak of him makes her ~impos-
sibie. -ClevelSnd PLAIN Dealer.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-07
Ooiled Starch.

To make boiled starch allow one
tablespoonful Of starch to two Ia
blesPoonfuls Of cold water, add hal,
a teasPoonful Of borax and a small
piece Of wax candle. This keeps the
iron from sticking. Nix these in
gradients until they are quite
smooth and creamy looking and then
pour on boiling water. stirring care
fully all the time until the starch il
cooked and becomes transparent
looking. 1t should then be strained
through a piece OF muslin and the
hasin covered with a plate to pre-
vent a skin forming.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-07

number OF battieshlps. Ana yet the
Japanese, who are also well to the
bottom Of the list in torpedo boats
and destroyers, are able to give Il
very good account Of themselves on
the sea and in sea fight.
And IA two wears the United
States will have twenty-five battle
ships instead Of twelve and twelve
great armored cruisers instead Of
two.-Everybody's.
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-07
To Tell Fresh eisk.

The eyes should be round, full
and bright in a fish that has lust
been caught, and they should look
this way for twenfy-four hours if
packed in ice After that time they
sink into the bead and get dull. and
a gray kind of film forms over them.
With the eyes in this condition fish
Is not necessarily stale. though it il
not strictly fresh. but until the flesh
Is soft and fAbby the meat Is good
TO eat
La Junta tribune., 1906-01-07
Apple TaAy.

Cook a pound Of sugar and a
small teacupful Of water until the
sirup threads Run skewer
through small apples that have been
wiped dry and clean. As soon as a
little of the sirup becomes brittle
take from the fire, .tir in a tea
spoonful Of lemon juice, set in AN
outer vessel Of boiling water and dip
in the apples rapidly. laying ON way
ed paper to dry.