davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-01

@T g. REA.
50. :; :; &HNzz;z:; Z :; ,; :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08

were a boy? Ever serve as the tail? Re- member the sensation?"
 It certainly would be uncomfortable if it happened more than dozen times in one evening
 Couldn't squeeze her hand, either, could you?"
 "Why not?'
 You'd be looking straight into her eyes. She might be a demure maid She might drop them."
 And them
 Well, only a mountain goat is sure footed when they cant see'
 You don't seem to think much of the dance"
 Not in it with the Chicago waltz. Oh. the idea" and Mir, Woods was much dis gusted. You know the proper way to hold a young lady when you waltz? Place your right arm about her waist firmly, but not too tightly. Not in the middle of her back, but about her waist Don't bear-hug. It isn't only impolite but it's uncomforta ble-for the girl Many novelists have told of the short breaths. It isn't love always. Sometimes the girls breathing apparatus is cut off. :"
 An attempt was made to see A. E. Bournique. He wasn't in the city but one of his assistants was.
 Would the new way of dancing be graceful?r she was asked.
 ''ls a kangaroo?' she quered.
 All of which means the suueezelcss waltz may become popular in New York The chances are against it in Chicago. however
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
100 SUITS EVERY YEAR.
kinq Edwards Tailors Ordered to
 Make Two Suits Weekly.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 King Edwards tailors have a standing order to provide him with about 100 suits year. exclusive of military uniforms and court costumes.
 These suits cost between $50 and $lOO each. The King selects cloth and pat terms and is said to make his selections so rapidly that in ten minutes he will choose $1OOO worth of clothes. When the King has selected a certain cloth the tailor uses if for no other customer. His hour for a seance with the tailor is Il a. m and he is said to be marvel Of punctuality. He is also pretty good lightning change artist for a mere mon arch. He gets out of and into hls clothes with extreme despatch.
 There is only one other man In the world William, the Second to None, who possesses more uniforms than King Ed ward. The Kaisers outfit, it is said, in- cludes 2O00 of them. But the Kaiser de- lights in donnng gorgeous costumes.
 King Edward wears them only when the exigencies of the king business de- mand that he should make show of himself He Is, however, most particular about what might be called the official part of his outfit.
 He has an inventory made once a month of his uniforms in stock. accom- panied by carefully prepared statement of their condition. They are never all lowed to get shabby The slightest blem- ish on uniform condemns it and it be- comes the perqusite of the superinten- dent of the wardrobe or one of his as- sistants. Of these there are four, two of them being expert tailors.
 The room which Is called the royal wardrobe at Buckingham palace Is 90 feet long by 36 feet wide, with it's accumula- ton of coats, overcoats, waistcoats' trousers, shirts. underwear ties, boots, shoes, socks stockings, hats in great va riety etc. 1t looks much like the stock room of a ready-made outfitting estab- lishment The apartment devoted to the Kings official clothes is still larger.
 When there are big functions on hand the King sometimes is obliged to make a dozen changes a day. and he never puts on fewer than three different suits daily.
 The statement made that he never wears the same suit twice is erroneous. He does make it rule never to wear the same suit twice on consecutive days.
 As are most stout men he is hardest on his trousers. Because he will not tol- crate the suggestion of a wrinkle in his neither garments he rarely wears pair of trousers more than three or. four times In this way he gets through quite 100 pairs in the course of a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
A New Cure for Appendicitis.

From Harper's Weekly.
 Much has been said on the subject of the treatment of appendicitis, principally with reference to the question whether, in a given case, an operation must bs per formed to save the life of the patient says an eminent physician and surgeon who has recently been in Germany for the purpose of studying this disease. "lt would doubtless be a great boon if a remedy could be found to make an opera ton unneccessary," continued the doctor. Such a remedy 1t is alleged, has been found under the name of collangol Col langol is a form of pure silver soluble in water, which is of recent discovery. The antiseptic property of silver has long been known. Based upon this knowledge, successful experiments have been made by some noted German physicians through the use of the soluble. The treatment. according to his statement. has yielded extraordinarily good results after three days Excepting two very severe cases out of seventy-two which came under his observation. all were cured without any surgical operation. It is claimed that this treatment is very much superior to any other; and I am satisfied" says the physician, 'in stating that every case of appendicitis, if early diagnosed, be 1t ever so acute and malignant. can be cured with collangol without resorting to the knife"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
"souEEzELEss WALTZ"
May Be Thing in New York, But Will
 Never Be Popular in Chicago.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
 The Chicago dancing masters are in re- bellion. The United Professional Masters of Dancing of America have declared for the "squeezeless waltz, and the local masters will have none of it.
 sWhats that?p queried l. Woods, as he was asked for an expression.
 "The squeezeless waltz"
 Beg pardon, but l don't quite under stand" There was astonishment in the voice.
 You hold your partner at arms length"
 How" MT Woods has been teaching dancing at SSOO Vincennes avenue for many years, but he couldn't quite com prehend.
 You hold your partner at arms length"
 "Oh, I see. You catch her right hand in your left and you hold her left hand fin your right. Then you shove her away from you"
 Something like that"
 Say, it never would do to whirl too rapidly at the turns would it?"
 .'Why?'
 Ever play crack the whip when you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
A Wonderful World of Wires.

From Leslie's Weekley.
 few facts and figures, drawn from the recent annual report of President Clowry, of the Western Union Telegraph Company. may help to give some con ceptien of the enormous interests, financ- ial and otherwise, which would have to be set aside before the wireless age could come in. In 1866 the company had 37,SS0 miles of poles and cables, 75,6S6 miles of wire. and 2,250 offices. In 1905 these items stood: 200.224 miles of poles and cables, 1,1S4557 miles of wire, and 23,- Sl4 offices. The first year in which the number of messages was recorded was 1867. when the total is set down as 5,S79,- 2s2 By 1880 the number of messages sent had increased to 29,215,509, and last year the number was 67,477,S2o, not including messages sent over leased wires or under railroad contracts. The average toll per message in 1888 was N.o47 In 1905 1t was S.3l6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
COUNTY VETERANS
 HAVE GREAT TIME Hold Reunion and Annual Pic-
 niC at BeSSemer SOME JONESB0RO POLITICS Mayor John D. Martin Will Stand for Re-election-Major Berriman to
 Make Address at 6esse-
 ner Tonight.
SOME JONESBORO POLITICS

Bessemer, July 7.-(special.)- )-The Con federate veterans of Jefferson county held an annual picnic and reunion at the city park here today and several hundred veterans and their families attended.
 Several addresses of interest were made and the occasion was said to be the most enjoyable of the kind ever held by the veterans of the county.
 Speeches were made by Dr. Thomas M' Owen of Montgomery and ]. M' Caldwell of Birmingham. A basket dinner was served and every one present declared thls the greatest feature of the occasion.
 After the exercises of the day an asso- citation was formed for the purpose of perpetuating the reunion from year to year. The following officers of the asso- citation were elected: E. w. Jones, presl- dent; Felix Mclaughlin, vice president; J. l.. Darby, secretary, and W. B. Willough- by, treasurer. Dr. J. C. Abernathy was elected chairman of the executive eommit- tee.
 Camp McAdory, United Confederate Yet erans. had charge of the arrangements for the picnic.
 JoneSboro PolltlcS'
 Town officials are to be elected in Jones' boro in September and already the clti- zens of that place are active in discussing probable candidates for the various of- fees. Mayor John D. Martin has stated that he will be a candidate for reelection, and 1t is understood that he will be op- posed by one or two others.
 Jonesboro will have been incorporated as a town one year in September, but great deal of the first year has been taken up in litigation over the constitutonalty of the incorporation. During the litigation the officers made no attempt to adminis- ter the laws or put the machinery of the newly formed town in operation.
 Professor Handley of East Birmingham has been elected teacher of the Jonesboro public school for the next term, to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Professor Barron.
 Notes and Personals.
 The Rev Frank Willis Barnett will preach at the First Baptist church tomor- row morning in the absence of the pastor, the Rev. J. F. Gable.
 James Trotter returned from few days visit in Mississippi today.
 Mrs. Canie Knox and Miss Kate Kan dall of Blacksburg. S. C.. are the guests of their brother, Rush Randall, in this city.
 Mai J. M Berrlman of the Salvation army will make an address at the First Methodist church tomorrow night on the salvation Army and the Masses. SeV- eral of the local churches have announced no service tomorrow night to allow all who care to do so to attend this service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
Grand View Hotel

Chain O Lakes, Waupaca, Wis.
 220 miles north of Chicago. Extensive im- provements since last season. One hum dred guest rooms. Ten cottages. Excel lent bass, pickerel and trout fishing. Finest boating and bathing in the north west Safe for children. Hotel orchestra. Large amusement hall. Dancing three evenings a week. Tennis court and plenty of amusements. Shealtiel Springs water free. Rates $S to $15 per week. Everything the best Special railroad rates. Cool nights. Send for illustrated booklet. Grand View Hotel company, Waupaca, Wis.
 6-10-St-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
Went In Swimming.

T reeoleet once when my father had her out at South Bend we let her go in swimming. There was a fellow out there with a big Newfoundland dog, and he thought it would Je fun to have the dog tease the elephant in the water. Empress was always fond of dogs and she took it all goodnaturedly for a while, until finally the owner of the dog bet my father that the dog could chase Empress out of the river. My father shouted something to the elephant. and she just picked the dog up tossed him thirty feet in the air, caught him as he came down and shook the life out of him. Then she threw him on the bank"
 The old elephant has been through a lot of train wreclls with the A1elvilles She has also wrecked some trains herself. Once, according to Melville, she was put in a car to be shipped from Columbus 10 Chi cago. The men in the freight yard were told not to leave her alone, but they did When they got hack in the morning the elephant had wrecked the whole car. There was nothing left but the platforms.
 ''She was all rightif she was left with a dog or a cat" said Melville. When ever she was on the road we always saw to it that a dog or cat was kept around her. There was only one thing We ever had to be afraid of. and that was stone pile. If she ever got near a stone pile she would always make for 1t and pick stones up and throw them with all the enthusiasm of a small boy It wasn't bad temper. but just misehievousness, but my, how we did have to dodge those stones. In 1861, when we had a hundred-foot cir GUS. with Empress as the star attraction, we cleaned up $40,00O"
 Empress was full grown elephant when she came here in 1887, according to the records of the Melville family. She cut her sixth teeth 20 years ago. Her present owner thinks her age Is about no years. They once refused $l0,0OO for her. The next oldest elephant is said to be the one named Basil. that formerly belonged to the Glen Island menagerie and was sold recently to w. P. Hall for a circus by Dr. M. J. Potter, who bought her from the Starins Empress is her senior by some 30 or 40 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
He Thought So.

From the Cleveland Leader.
 Tommy. you've taken the largest bunch of grapes in the basket. Do you think that's nice?"
 Why, do you see any nicer ones?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08

ada by mistake a camel was put in with her for a short run. They were in 8 crate car which had an open top. When we got to the end of the run Empress was in the car all right. but there wasn't any camel She had picked the camel up twenty miles back and thrown it out of the car. It was found the next day with a broken leg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
HOTELS AND s uMMgR RESORTS.

uotoI "VSi full Electric
 Fishing Apply INGRAM LTHlA WATER avenue Birmingham. Both Phones Il
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
LORING SPRINGS. MEN
MENTONE,

Lookout Mountain. 2500 feet altitude Chalybeate and freestone water; fishing, hunting. bathing, boating. driving, ten pins, croquet and other amusements.
 CHAS. A. LORING Prop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
Pine Beach Hotel.

Pine Beach Hotel.
 Pine Beach, Virginia. Twenty minutes by trolley from Norfolk Va. Resort finest, coolest healthiest re- sort or coast, combining every modern comfort and convenience. Bathing boat ing, fishing; 25oo feet board walk along shore. Write for booklet.
 VIM. C. ROVER, Manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
HOTEL CHAMBERLAIN.

OLD POINT COMFORT. Special summer rates. For booklet, etc., address GEORGE F. ADAMS, Mgr, Fort ress Monroe, Va. 6-S-52t-tu-thu-sat-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
COOKS SPRINGS

Hotel now open for the reception of guests. Rates reduced from last year. Many improvements. Unexcelled for pleasure and health. Write for rates and booklets. Special rates to families.
 LOUIE REESE, Proprietor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08

The Gawk makes best advertising Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08

ern rooms. near bath. s1 50. Luxurious all- light rooms and suites. private bath. s2 up (for ?, s1 extra). Choice restaurant. Music
 w. H. VALIQUETTE. Also Hotel Berwick, Rutland, Vt.
 6-12-13t- -tu- su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
JNO. A. WEBB, Mgr, Sulphur Springs, Ala.
 -30-su-tu-thur-1m
Comfort Without Extravagance," at the New Transient Built f1reproof
 HOTEL WOODSTOCK

Near Broadway,
 N. Y. City.
 2D2 blocks west of Grand Central station, and just off Long Acre or Times square-the very heart of the city. In the midst of the theatres and clubs, and near the shopping dis trict. Subway and "L" roads and Broadway cars adjacent. Accom- uodations for ROO. MOd-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
HOW THE SWISS MAKE AN ARM \
1877 900 Soldiers to Population of Only
Three Millions

The Swiss army is one of the most
remarkable of her political institutions.
1t is the ideal toward which the COM
mon people of every European country,
weighed down with taxation, to sup
port huge standing armies, turn with
longing and hope.
According to the Arena, the Swiss sys-
tenn of militia saves millions of money to
the taxpayers and gives years of free
dom from military service to the sol
diers.
Practically all Swiss serve from the
age of 20 to so in the militia and re-
serves. The raw recruits go into schools,
the infantry for forty-tve days, the cav
airy for eight days.
After this the cavalry serves sixteen
days each year and the infantry and ar
tillery fourteen days each every other
year. The reserves serve only five or
six days every four years. The officers,
of course, are carefully trained in good
schools for a period of years.
This short service would be insufficient
were it not preceded and supplemented
by military training for boys in school
and rifle practice every year by practl-
cally all Swiss citizens.
Target shooting is the national sport,
and i'll accordance with the law place
for target practice must be supplied by
every town in the country. AS an en-
coura cement prizes OF all sorts are Of
fered by the national government.
Thus little Switzerland, with a popu-
lation of less than 100000 of people,
has an army of 337, COO of the most
martial soldiers of Europe-armed,
equipped and ready to take the field at
moments notice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

MILWAUKEE, Sept 1-Close-Wheat--
Steady; No. northern, on track, !5c; No.
northern, on track, 73c. Corn-Higher No
33c; No. 3 white, track, 301a03215c
Barley-Steady; standard, 54c; sample on
track, 36@54c. Rye-Firmer; No. 1 OH
track 5712c. ProvisiOns-Steady; pork,
1G47 lard, $50.
Flou. quotations IN carloads are: Hard
spring wheat patents, in wood, 3.9004.20;
straight in wood, 370O3. so; export patents,
in sacks, 33O03.40; first clear in sacks,
. 9O13. 10; rye, in wood 3.1003,20; country,
27O02. 50. in sacks. Kansas straights, in
wood. 3450D3.55.
Milistuffs are quoted in CARROTS at 1886
for bran, 400 for standard middlings and
1880 for Milwaukee flour middlings in 100
lb sacks; red dog, 22oO; rye feed, 1915;
CHICAGO, III, Sept 11.-Close-Wheat-
September, 461ac; December, 421s@44214c.
100, Lard-September. S.671Sas.7O; Oc,
tober, s;72s. R BIB G; s7on
sa2 3 8sFleycs s s REsca Timo a
September. 395@4.1o Flax and clover,
nothing doing
ST. fouls, Mo-: Sept IL Close-Wheat
No. hard, 6S@71c; December, 697s@70c;
May, 741s07414c Corn-Higher; track, No.
> cash Ale; No. white, 4Sc; December,
t Tasf ao s eas6 s d1e No. Tntd 5
331hc; December. 32&@3214c; May, 341sc.
DULUTH, Mimi, Sept. IL lose-Whear
TO arrive, No. 1 northern, 71Bc: No. .,
695sc; on track. No. 1 northern. 715sc; No. ,
northern. 7012c: September, 7038c; October,
7O5sc: December, 7024c: May, 75Ac; Septenl-
Der durum No. 1, 62c; No. >, 59c; Octo-
Der durum, No. l, 611ac; No. =, 5812c; old
durum, No. ], 621ac; No. ,, 591ac. Flax-To
arrive, 1.10A; on track, 1.10A: September
1.1O4: October. 1.091a: November. 1.O81a
December, 1.071a; May, Liz Oats-To
arrive. 30Ac; September, 40Ac. Rye-54c.
Barley, 35045c. Receipts-Wheat, 800 49,.
Shipments-Wheat, 9S, 102. Flax, 81, ola
OMAHA. Neb., Sept. -Cattle-Receipts,
5000: market steady to strong; native 4 %
d6 40; cows and heifers, 2.50045O; western
steers. 3.0O05.25; Texas steers, 2.75GD4. 80
COWS and heifers, 17563.65; Gamers 1.250
90; calves. 3.OO6575. Hogs-Recepts,
5000: market steady, 5@1oc lower; heavy,
5.70@5.95; mixed. 5.S5@595: light. $3.50
6.15; pigs, 5.0oG59o; bulk of sales. $3.50
yearlings 55O@6.25: wethers. 5o095. 50;
ewes, 4.5O05. %: lambs, 6.5O07 go.
KANSAS CITY, NO.. Sept. 11.-Cattie-
Receipts, 1900, including 1900 southerns.
market steady; native steers, 4.00@6.J 80;
southern steers, 2.6O@3.sO; southern cows.
100000: native cows and heifers, LOO
4.75; stockers and feeders, 2.50Q45O; bulls.
2O063. 10; calves, 100000; western fed
steers, 3.4015 10; western fed cows. 2.O04
$40. Hogs-Receipts 5000; market, to
10c lower; bulk of sales, 6.1006 %; heavy.
5 9o66. 10; pigs and lights 60O@6. 321A.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; steady; muttons,
4.25G550: lambs, 6.00G7 s.: range wethers,
45o@5.7 fed ewes, 4.25Q5.50
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
HOW MANY OF US?
Fail to Select Food Nature Demands
to Ward OFF Ailments.


to Ward OFF Ailments.
A Kentucky lady, speaking about
food. says: 81 was accustomed to eat
ing all kinds of ordinary food until, for
some reason indigestion and nervous
prostration set in.
after l had run down seriously my
attention was called to the necessity or
some change in my diet, and discon-
tinued my ordinary breakfast and be-
gan using GrapeNuts with good guam
tity of rich cream.
"'In few days my condition changed
in a remarkable way, and L began TO
have strength that | had never been
possessed of before, vigor OF Dody
and a poise of mind that amazed me.
1t was entirely new in my experience.
'My former attacks Of indigestion
had been accompanied by heat fashes,
and many times my condition was dls-
tressing with blind spells of dizziness,
rush of blood to the head ana neural-
gic pains in the chest.
"Since using Grape-Nuts alone Tor
breakfast / have been free from these
troubles, except at times when l nave
INDUCED in rich, greasy foods In guam
tity, then 1 would be warned by pain
under the left shoulder blade, and I'M
less | needed the warning the old trou-
BILE would come back, but when nnally
got to know where these troubles orig
mated | returned to my Grape-Nuts ana
cream and the pain and disturbance
left very quickly.
81 am now in prime health as re-
suit of my use of Grape-Nuts." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek,
Mich.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
SPENT 6 CENTS; DYING.
New Jersey Woman Fatally Beaten by
Husband, Who Is Angered by
Missing Few Pennies

PATERSON, n. j., Sept. 1.-THE ex-
penditure of cents for household neces-
sites without her husbands approval
NAV cost Mrs. William Leonard her life.
She is in a precarious condition and her
husband is under arrest. Leonard's 10
year-old son and neighbors say that
Leonard became furious yesterday when
he missed Z cents, which he had left
in the house. When Mrs. Leonard ad-
mitted that she had spent the money,
the boy says his father attacked her
as she stood with a month-old baby in
her arms. He felled her with the axe
handle and kicked her.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. II. = After
quarreling with his wife today, Freling
Waller, a one-legged man, beat her
senseless with a hammer, choked her
until she was nearly dead and then cut
his throat. He died two hours later.
The woman will recover.