davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-03
THE MAN OF THE HOUR,
TROUBLES OF PosTMAsTERs

The ignorance Of the illiterate post
master. crops out more noticeably, per-
haps, in his communications to the de-
partment than in his dealings with the
unfortunate patrons Of his office. The
voluminous files at Washington are
stuffed with freak letters, only a few
of which ever get into print.
An official whose small emoluments
were threatened with reduction, by hav-
Ing some of his territory cut off by a
rural delivery route, wrote to warn the
postmaster general that: "About Nine
out of Every Ten that Assign for
Dissatis6de ana doant Want ' hit, and ID
Ses they wars Fool and Lyde in to
Assign the Patishron for Rheual Free
Delivry.'
One postmaster in rural New York
writes to another this moving appeal in
behalf Of a mail contractor whose com
pensation arrived all too slowly,
Dear Sir: The fellow that I had sworn
in to. carry the; mail was to me about
his pay, but have not received the mail
money and So I cannot pay him.
And I wish If possible you would send
it soon. because 1t has run over the regu-
lar payment time. And he thinks it funny
about 1t, because there Is another pay
due to him for by this one
And he hasn't only about one month
and II to carry it, so he thinks he ought
| to receive his pay regular.
Because he has carried 1t regular and
there has been no mistake in the mail.
Next to ignorance, Indifference is
perhaps the most exasperating defect
found in the functionaries who preside
at the rural Offices A western paper
relates the experience q business
man had in q careless town down east.
Important letters were expected. Said
the man, ~ figured out about when
they ought to arrive, and went down to
the postoffce to inquire for them. mo
letters here for you,' said the postmas-
t9ri VINO o was also Justice Of the peace.
dy ss g RaGS PEI ha 1ers gc XeihsSr
yesterday, as old. Brown, who carries
the mail, was drunk, and didn It 90 over
todays' tWsn, he's sober dna e eDoue d'G tos
day, but his. old woman has cut her
foot. 'Bnt there will be mail tomor-
row. I queried. tskasely, sir. W.
don't have no mail on Thursdays
Then how about next days. Friday is
sort Of off day with the Bosco post
master, and he generally goes fishing.
If he don't he sends the boy over. 7
never count on it, however, you
seem to have slipshod way Of run
ming postal affairs out in this country, ,
I said as I turned away. 'Waal, I
dunno but we have,' he admitted, as
he looked at me over the top Of his spec
tacles, .but, as long as nobody but
Uncle Bill Simpson ever gets any mail,
and that's only circular about how to
kill cockroaches, we kinder take things
easy and let the United States run
along without worrying about mails. -
H. A. Castle in tippincotts. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-03

has .forty-eight. boarding, lodging and
apartment houses scattered thru the up
per East Side Of New York; that she Is
negotiating for -four more; that she is
in the business to make fortune and
not because it appeals to her; that she
has reaped a handsome profit from her
ventures, which she has managed xor-
self, and that she intends some day to
retire. The rewards to be had by ac-
curing new places and the possibility
Of ultimately having practically all
the boarding-houses under one manage
ment appeal to her, but, she will step
aside and let some one else take the
chance.
Suggestions that subsidiary to the
boarding house trust there should be a
hash monopoly, a pie trust, prune
combination and an Irish stew trust
brought the reply that Mrs. Foster was
opposed to subsidiary companies of all
kinds
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-03
c; sssCALLED THE BLUFF

Two brakemen on one Of the roads
| running out Of ohere,,, used to have a
great deal of fun with the Nhoboes. .
One Of them owned %, big bad-look-
ing s-reyolVer;sthe front view of, which
1 The noie "a, an elght-gage, goose-gun:
into an empty boxcar nearly raised the
roof. When tho boys had seen a tramp
get into a car, they would wait for q
favorable opportunity, and then sudden
" jumping Into the car they would COM
mence shooting: with, seemingly the ut
most indiscrimination. This; coupled
with the desperate looks of the Young
fellows, had never failed to- make the
lucklless. "hobo" beg for mercy. 80
After putting their victim thru q
they seriously debated whether. thew
should put a bullet thru him or not,
they would depart with final warn
The "bo' would then make his get
away as quickly as possible very thank
full to have escaped with his life. -.
One night as they were pulling out of
Albert Lea, Jack Burke, the head man,
saw tramp climb into an "empty''
about in the middle of the train. ~
|. A couple of hours afterward when
they stopped at Faribault to meet No.
80, Jack ran back. to the caboose to get
Joe Peters, the hind man. ;,
LOAD up the blunderbuss, Joe,' he
said. "There's& little wizened-up
guy in that Big -Four furniture car.
We'n put him thru all right. He's a
When they got to the car Joe stuck
his lantern thru the end door and saw
the man apparently asleep in the cor
ner Of the car. He was rather under
sized and did look to be cinch.,
Jack shot five times into the car as
fast as he could pull the trigger. Then
they waited for the "bo'' to jump
+frlghtenedly to his feet and beg for
mercy ...E'> 49,.
Instead, however, the man rolled
slowly over onto his elbow, and in
voice SO tough. that the words seemed
to sizzle out of his mouth, said, essay,
Bud, put up that=piece of scrapiron, or
III make you eat&it." -.
The boys knew that their bluff was
called and promptly backed out. When
they got back to the caboose, they
nailed the gun UP in the cupola and
have never used It since. : :.
~. ..-.,t = - Harry Benson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-03
FORGET IT

II you find a friend that's true,
And he's looking kind o. blue,
Smile, give him a ten, and then
Forget It.
Wish him every joy.
Fill his heart with perfect peace.
Sincerely wish him godspeed, and then
Forget It,
Your heart may be mighty CLOSE,
To thoughts that bring manly tears.
But to all be brave and true, and then
Forget it.
When the final summons comes,
And you look into the face of doom,
Smile, say TITS all right" and then
Forget 1t.
And when the angels answer you,
AS you enter Kingdom come,
Say II did the best could" and them
Forget It.
IL J. Bilsborrow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-03
THE POPULAR HOSTESS

Makes you feel Individually that you
are the favored guest.
Makes you feel perfectly at home.
She sees everything, and yet pos
ses IS, the art OF seeing nothing.
She never looks bored.
She knows how to get congenial peo.
pie together. $500 ~
She knows how to keep congregation
always going.
overlooked. 2 --'N>1 - -
She knows when to ask the amateur
musician IS to display his or her talents.
She she remembers that nothing is 80
=tlresome, or surely death to ali enioy-
ment as the feeling that one is being
entertained. =, 49, :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-03
PERFUMED DIVANs

Those women who adore perfumes
may get a good suggestion from the
Chinese envoy, Sir Chentung Liang
Cheng. He told friends at a recep:
ton in Washington a few days ago
that in China a perfume Of rare and
delicate: sweetness frequently was
placed in the upholstery Of divans and
chairs. It fills the apartment with
just a suggestion Of an odor. Sir Chen
tung has promised to send some of
the powder to Mrs. John W. Foster,
wife of the former minister to China.
Should Washington approve, perfumed
divans probably will be the next fad.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-03
A BoARD1Na-HoUsE TRUST.

:; To the long list of trusts there must
be added a new one---the boarding.
house. To the voluminous list of trust
magnates must be added another. Mrs.
Kate Foster, who, in twelve years,
thru shrewd business management and
cautious investment, has risen from
comparative poverty to independent
wealth and whose interests are steadily
increasing. -.
Modestly, Mrs. Foster, a con1ely wo-
man Of "a years, admits that she now
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-03

Those who take cold easily after
washing their head should rub little
eau de cologne or other spirit into the
scalp after the hair is dried,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-05-24
EARLY HUMAN ANTAGONISTS.
Scientific Dissection Was Practiced in
Egypt in 800 B. c.

Scientific Dissection Was Practiced In
Egypt in 800 B. c. 3
DR.. William Keen tells some inter-
esting facts regarding the early, his
tory of dissection. The first baman
anatomists were in Alexandria three
centuries before Christ, and they and
their successors for 1900 years were
commonly reported to have indulged in
antemortem dissection. Says DR.. Keen:
"Vesalius was shipwrecked and died
while fleeing for his life on such
charge. The Edinburgh act of 1905,
giving the surgeons the body of one
criminal annually, to make an anato-
mie Of was guarded by the proviso
after he be deid.' Even poetry has
lent its aid to perpetuate the legend of
the invisible girl whose ghost was
believed to haunt Sir Charles Bells
anatomical-rooms, where she had been
dissected alive on the night preceding
that appointed for her marriage"
For long time Alexandria was the
only medical center OF the world, and
the physician Galen (born about 13O
A. d. had to journey from Rome to
the African city to see a skeleton. He
sent his students to the German bat
tlefields to dissect the bodies Of the
national enemies. while he himself
used apes as most resembling human
beings. Human dissection was re-
vived IN Bologna in the fourteenth CEN
tury, where Madonna Manzolina later
was professor of anatomy, undoubtedly
one of the first woman doctors, il not
the very first. Leonardo da vinci,
painter Of The Last Supper was a
great anatomist, but dissection had
fallen into disuse when Vesalius final
ly revived It about the middle of the
sixteenth century. 1
Even In comparatively modern times
anatomists have been the objects of
attacks by the populace. In 1865 DR..
Sohn Shippen Of Philadelphia was mob
bed as grave robber. Doctors. riots
in New York occurred twenty-three
years later, and were due to the belief
that the medical students robbed
graves continually. 1t was the lack of
opportunity that led to the practice OF
grave robbing and originated what DR..
Keen calls "a set OF the lowest possible,
villains-the resurrectionists."- ."-Sc.en.
tiflc American.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-05-24
Tired of waiting.

The little boy was five years old
and it was his first year at school,
One morning he did not wish to attend
so he told his mother he was very
sick. His mother, being very kind.
hearted lady, tried to reason with him,
and said:
Just think how bad your teacher
will feel when she calls the roll and
she says, Robert Nolan and there
will be no little Robert TO say, Pres
ent.'"
That's just 1t, mamma. have said
present every day and haven't re-
ceived any present yet"-Magazine Of
Fun
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-05-24
HAD GIVEN UP ALL HOPE.
CONFINED TO HER BED
WITH DYSPEPSIA.
=" Owe My Life to Pe-ru.na,"
Says MIS-. Huffaker.

Mrs. Mittie Huffaker, r. r. No. 8,
Columbia, Tenn, writes:
81 was afflicted with dyspepsia
for several years and at last was
confined 10 my bed, unable to sit up.
"We tried several different doctors
without relief.
81 had given up all hope of any
relief and was almost dead when my
husband bought me a bottle of Pc
runa.
AT first / could not notice any bene-
fit, but after taking several bottles was
cured sound and we'll. .h
"If is to Peruna owe my life TO-
day;
sufferers" s
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-05-24
MARION'S BRIGADE
BY MAJOR J. H. ROBINSON

of them come this wasg" asked Kate,
hurriedly.
''They have" exclaimed Joe. This
way, Kate--this way, quickly--quickly,
behind yonder clump of trees"
Sawyer caught hold of Kate's horse by
the bride and hurried him from the road
toward small growth of wood. They
had scarcely made this change, when
some of the horsemen came in sight, urg-
ing their steeds by free application OF
the spur.
Keep your horse quiet-hold him
frmly--the least noise will betray us -
whispered Sawyer. There goes Cum
| ningham."
Dash on, men,; cried Cunningham.
Ten dollars to the man who takes her
| unharmed, and ten more TO the man
who shoots the rascal that is with her.
"Ay, ay, colonel" shouted the men,
and pressed on with redoubled zeal. In
few moments they had passed on, and
Kate and Sawyer remained undiscovered
"We'll give them the mitten this time,
Queen Katew exclaimed Joe, joyfully.
Wen retracc our steps little and take
another road, less direct to Marion
camp. Cunningham will waste horse
flesh in vain; and woe to the Wings that
fall into his hands before he gets over
his disappointment"
Without delay, Joe led the way in the
direction indicatfd, followed closely by
his fair companion. In a few minutes
they reached the spot where the other
road diyerged to the right of those taken
by Cunningham and his dragons, and
galloped away in better spirits, over a
smoother portion of country.
Now you can test the speed of that
horse" said Sawyer.
''IIark, Joe / can hear the clatter Of
hoofs again"
"Some of them are coming back to try
this road, perhaps. They seem to be in
earnest. That's it-put him to his best
now you do it in superb style. Go it, my
queen r.
In ten minutes the tramp of Cunning
hams Dragons had ceased to reach the
ears of Kate Martin; and Joe Sawyer
was in ecstasies on account of her splen-
did riding, and the remarkable progress
they were making.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-05-24
Not So blind.

"Dis here Cupid chile may be blind" {"
said Uncle Eben, ''but 1t do seem to
me dat he kin manage to spy out a
heap o. beauty an loyableness dat
aim visible to de disinterested by.
stander."- Washington Star.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-05-24
Habit.

Brown--What is the matter with
Joness He is going around side
ways.
Smith-He's living in a fat now and
got that habit from slipping between
the furniture.--Puck.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-05-24
CUApTER x.


The day was just breaking, and the
"tarnal critters were Strengthened up"
Don't they make a heavenly appear
anceY' said Captain Nick to Forstall.
'They look very well indeed" replied
the latter.
.Hold up--eyes right r. said >Hawes.
"All mounted at last" remarked Hen
derson.
"Yes, and it does my eyes good to look
ia 'em. Lieut.. Anderson, odd and even
'em; and let the even numbers fall back
six PAGES to the rear. John Smith, you
look as if you was settin' on stone
wall; let down your stirrups, straighten
yerself- land try to look unspeakable."
'.It's no use to put it off," said Ben
Rowan to Frank, "Im going to pulverize
him."
1T wouldn't be right, Ben," returned
Frank.
..But it's my duty, sir; and my tender
conscience won't let me procrastinate no
longer" rejoined Rowan. Hes settin'
out yonder under tree; and there1l be
a good chance to pitch into him. If you
want to see iniquity rewarded, just keep
your eye on me-"
"Jones, what's your horse tryin' to
do?" asked Captain Hawes.
"He's a colt, cap'n, as hasn't been
weaned long," replied Jones, grasping the
animals mane to keep himself steady.
"Well, stick to him for the sake of
your country and humanity generally"
added Captain Nick, encouragingly. I'm
fortunately, however, for humanity" at
fbot ,.so ~ - 4
highly original evolution not laid down
in any military work then extant, and
poor Jones was cast like an untimely fig.
.'Up, and at him again." said Hawes.
Hell be Bucephalus as soon as you're
an Alexander. Rear rank-close up.
Front, ditto; leave about twelve inches
between You. Music by the band. Com
pafy-forward- march
While these exercises were transpiring
Ben Rowan had walked to the spot where
job Dawson was sitting quietly beneath
a tree. Wishing to see what the result
Of that movement might be, Frank For
stall and Henderson slowly followed him.
"Job Dawson said Rowan, deliber-
ately pulling off his coat II have come
to do duty which ! owe to my coun-
try"
what is it, good Benjamin. asked
Dawson.
"Don't good Benjamin me I've told
you about it often enough" retorted Ben
| sullenly.
"What Is thy business, friend?' inquir.
ed Job, patiently, the second time.
Its my painful duty to pulverize
you," answered Rowan. $50 take of
that ridiculous weapon and try to defend
yourself like man."
"Dost thou intend me personal vic.
lence, good Benjamin q resumed Dawson
calmly.
Il intend to give you an all-fred drub.
bin" exclaimed Rowan.
What evil hast thou found in me?
asked Job.
YOU'RE humbug generally respond
ed Rowan. .Look out! I'm going Il
hit you in the left eye!"
| Cannot this thing be put OF till q
more convenient season." interrogatet
Dawson.
| "'Twould he sinful to put 1t of haif q
minute longer. So be careful Of your
lockers" And Rowan made pass Al
Jobs face, which he parried.
Verify, II ! must defend myself,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-05-24

The state brand commission is
clearing up the accumulated work for
the spring, and has 100 brands to
work out. with whatever may come in
before the close of the meeting In
addition. The work at the present
time is to get everything cleared up
for stockmen before the spring work
begins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-12
Maude Adams in Peter Pan.

One Of the best attractions Of the
present theatrical season il Portland
will be tie appearance of Miss Maude
Adams in her pleasing success Peter
Pan at the jefferson Theatre next
Monday, and Tuesday evenings and
Tuesday matinee. Peter Pan is not
only IN interesting story but it also
4 great play beautifully staged and
artiSticaily produced. The produce
ton is so large that Il large force of
stage mechanics are now in Portland
one week in advance arranging all the
details that are essential for the sue
cess of such a wonderful creation.
Theatre parties from all parts Of the
State will attend the jefferson Theatre
next Monday and Tuesday and the
Maine Central r. r. Will offer excur-
sion rates to all desiring to sec Miss;
Maudc Adams in her greatest play.
The sal" of seats for all three per-
fOrmanceS will open at the Jefferson
Theatre next Friday morning. Mail
orders accompanied by check or
money order will receive prompt at
tcntion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-12
BLUE BLOOD
May Be Aristocratc, But It's Liable
To Cause Cold Hands and Feet.

Wherever the idea that blue blooded
ancestry is the best may have
originated, the fact is, physiologically
speaking blue blood is bad blood.
That is to say. the blood in the veins
which is dark and appears blue
through the white skin. is that portion
of the blood stream laden with the
waste Of refuse material of the system,
after the red blood (artcriaD has
carried real food to the tissues. "Red
blood is today the mark Of Natures
ariStocrat.
When. from imperfect nutrition, the
blood loses its rich red color and be-
comes dark or blue" the result is cold
hands and feet. and more or less
palpitation Of the heart. as well as
general weakness. Coffee drinking. in
many persons, causes blue blood and
does not insure any cOat-of-arms or
ancient pedigrce-exccpt the ancient
habit Of coffee drinking itself. A
blue blocdcd' woman writes:
Il drank coffee for ten years, my
head was dizzy. had constant heart
burn. could not sleep nights, my hands
and feet were cold summer and winter
lily ploDu WAS poor ana INN tBlue
Bloody.
Seeing so much said in praise of
Postum in the papers, my husband
and l decided to try it. That was
more than a Year ago and We have
| used it ever since.
Now my head is not dizzy, my
hands and feet are always warm, my
| nerves are steady and l can sleep all
night. y few weeks ago. calling at a
friends house. they said. What in the
world have you been doingo You look
ten Years younger. l never saw you
| look 50 we'll
| When ! told them it was on ac-
count of Postum, that l had quit
drinking coffee, they could hardly be-
lieve it. But some time after that
they told me they had been using
Postum. too. had quit coffee and were
50 much better every way Name
given by Postum Co. Battle Creek,
/ Mich. Don't fail to read booklet. The
Road to Wellyilic," in pkgs. There's
a reason"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-12

It is quite a treat to step into z. T..
Davis 4 COS. fine store when the pro-
prictOr and clerks have the time to give
you u little attention and explain some
of the interesting features Of their i'm
mensc line Of Christmas specialtics.
The scribe was surprised to be told
that the manufacturers of their fur
coats for ladies and men, employ some
twelve hundred persons all the year
in their fur mandatory. 1t used 10
be the men only, who aspircd to own Il
fur coat. the wife might Shivcr at his
side as he stopped some neighbour on
the road and had a chat being per-
fec-ly Indifferent to the zero wind. All
tnS- Is past. 'Woman'S rights" in this
instance no one will dispute, calls for
two fur coats in the family that IS
the rossessor Of a team. In this store
you should spend considerable time.
The new styles i'll elegant bath rohc.s,
house coats, fancy vests and sweaters
of soft and fieecy texture and in all
colOrS, invite YOU to remember that
beauty, comfort and health. are all to
be considered i'll your selection Of pre-
SentS. The special suit cases and
travelling bags are out of the ordinary,
as are in fact all the new styles
in nockwear, box braces. gloves, etc,
that have been selected for this oc-
CaSiOn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-12

Not by sunlight, or moonlight, but
by gaslight, one should view Whitman
& Adams Cos. window displays to APP
preCiate the full effect of the artists
skill VINO arranged them. The Opera
scene. in the south window. is very
well set and the play judging by ap-
pcarances. is highly appreciated by the
public who pass by this store. Sure
~ this firm may we'll feel Il little pride
i'll the enterprise and artistic skill that
has created these two window dis
plays. To commemorate this Christmas
event. the browning glory of all the
years holidays. The Suggestivcness
IF the north window is fully realized
as You step into this grand store and
fake i'll the beauty and variety Of the
holiday preparations made to capt.
waite and please the public, who expect
to pe entertained and catered to on
this occasion. The firm in their large
ad. have attempted to enumerate some
Of the pretty. useful and ornamental
things in this great showing. but don't
expect the scribe to attempt it in a
4. >ai-Go sud see. Millinery bargains
llS Week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-12

There was the liveliest kind of ex-
element iii one of the down town bar
Der shops yesterday afternoon, which
originated from a lighted match being
thrown behind raditor. BY the blaze
which followed the act it was demon
strated that there must have been
some rubbish where the match landed,
as for a few moments the fire was of
such proportions as to require imme-
date attention on the part Of those
in the shop. The credit for extinguish-
ing the fire was due to one of the bar
bers who is known as Jim" who
quickly grabbed the bottle Of drinking
water. ana although he succeeded in
wctting about everything on that side
IF the room, he put out the fire.