davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-21
AM odIous comparlson.

Doesn't Scrubbly look cheap beside
that magnificent. well-dressed wife OF
his?"
II should say SO! He looks like .
bsr-tenders shirt-stud beside the Koh-
i-noor. Judge.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-21
More Terrible.

Bacon-What is as terrible as an
rmy with banners?
Egbert-A busy fly in your bedroom
at five a. m, when you're trying to
get some sleep.-Yonkers Statesman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-21
The Newest Type,

"That doctor that examined me
told me my heart was beating at the
rate of $50 per minute
well, he's the worst circulation
liar | ever heard of."-Judge.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-21
Alberta.

All of which goes to show that a
wheat crop of nearly if not fully co.
100000 bushels may be safely counted
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-21
81, 4,16s, ,22s 7i,2l1, ,26O 16, ,731,


This year, the lowest returns, as we
have stated, are estimated at: Wheat,
87,203O00 bushels; oats, 75,725. 800,
and barley at 1880, 600 bushels, which
is very satisfactory, If not absolutely
satisfying. To better appreciate this
fact, all that is necessary to do Is to
go back 25 years in the history of
Western Canada. At that time the
agricultural product Of the whole
country was confined to Manitoba,
and consisted of 100000 bushels OF
wheat, on an acreage of $1,000 and
1,2T0,26S bushels of oats. The entire
crop was at that time required for
local purposes, and the export trade
was an unknown quantity. To-day,
allowing nearly 20,OOO,000 bushels OF
wheat for local consumption and seed
ing, there will be about 70,000,0O0
bushels for export, which at 70 cents
per bushel will bring in outside money
to the extent Of nearly $50,0Q0, 900.
The barley and oats exported are
good for an additional $25 1000, 900, and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-21

Pittsburg, Sept. 19.-Cattle-Choice
steers $5.75@6.00, good $5.1O@5.4O.
Sheep = Prime wethers s5.60@575,
lambs $450@780.
Hogs-Yorkers $6.SO@6.85.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-21
THE MARKETS.

New York, Sept. 10, 1906.
Flour-Steady.
Wheat-No. 2 red 77Ac.
Corn-No. 2 at 59c.
Oats-Clipped white 39@44hc.
Hay-Quiet.
Cattle-No trading. Veals $1,000
900.
Sheep = Good sheep $3.50@5.5e,
lambs $6.50@8.00.
Hogs-Yorkers $6.90@710.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-21

Cleveland, Sept. 9.-Flour-Minne.
sofa spring patent s4.20@4.50.
Wheat-No. 2 red 741ac.
Corn-No. yellow 53c.
Oats-No. 3 white, new 36Ac.
Butter-Best creamery 26c.
Eggs-Strictly fresh 22c.
Cheese-York state 13hc
Potatoes-Best grades 50@55c.
Hay-New Sl4.50
Cattle = Choice steers $5.5O@5.75,
calves $7.50@7.75.
Toledo, Sept. 19, = Wheat-Cash
73hc.
Corn-Cash soc.
Oats-Cash 34kc.
Cloverseed-CashS S7.52h.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-09-21

East Buffalo, Sept 9.-Cattle-Ex.
port steers $5.25@6,15. Veals $4,000
8.25.
Sheep = Wethers $5.75@6.OO, best
lambs S5.00@7.75.
Hogs-Yorkers $6.75@6.SO.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
THE STORY.

gr seemed like such a little thing
] and yet Daniel as he faced the
issue realized that it was the crisis of
his life. Should he or should he not
partake of the bounties from the
kings table?
Why, what else was there that he
could do? he asked himself. There
he was captive in the kings palace,
and there was the food provided for
him. If he ate not he would incur the
displeasure of the prince under whom
the Hebrew captives had been placed
and perhaps endanger his life with the
king. And then, what was he to eat II
he did not eat that which the king
had so beautifully and so generously
provided?
That day he and others Of the cap
tive Hebrew princes had been brought
from their rude quarters, and were
told by the interpreter that hence
forth these sumptuous apartment!
were for their use. Ever since thei
arrival at Babylon under guard of thu
soldiers they had been quartered in
rough building adjacent to the sol
diers' quarters, and that day Ashpe
paz, the prince OF the kings eunuch
had visited them and chosen certain
OF them and taken them to the palace
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
"MY LITTLE SISTER CAME"
az Told Her ! Guessed Ny Fortune
Was PRETTY Wei Told Now"

South Otselic, June 23d, 1906, Sun
day Night-My Dear Chester: | was
glad to hear from you and surprised as
well. l thought you would rather
have my letters affectionate, but yours
was so businesslike that | have come
to the conclusion that you wish mine
to be that way. l may tell you,
though, that am not business wom-
an. and so presume that these letters
will not satisfy you any more than
the others did l would not like to
have you think | was not glad to hear
from you, for | was very glad but it
was not the kind of letter had hoped
to get from you.
l think, pardon me, that | under
stand my position and that it is rather
unnecessary for you to be so fright
fully frank in showing it to me. l
can see my position as keenly as any
one, think. You say you were sur
prised, but you thought l would be
discouraged. | don't see why / should
| be discouraged. What words have l
had from you since l came home to
encourage me?
You write as though was the one
to blame because the girls wouldn't
come. | invited them here because
thought | wouldn't be SO lonesome. |
am sure I cannot help it because
mamma is away. AS to the financial
difficulty, am the one who will be
most affected by that. You say your
trip" Won't it be your trip as well as
mine? understand how you feel
about the affair. You consider me as
something troublesome that you both
cred with. You think If 1t wasn't for
me you could do as you liked all sum-
mer and not be obliged to give up
your position there. l know how you
feel, but once in awhile you make me
see these things a great deal more
plainly than ever.
Chester, I don't suppose you will
ever know how regret being all this
trouble to you. / know you hate me
and | can't blame you one bit. My
, whole life is ruined, and in measure
, yours is, too. OF course, it's worse
|, for me than for you, but the world
and YOU too, may think am the one
|, to blame, but somehow | can't, just
, simply can't think that | am, Chester
, | said No so many times, dear. o.
course, the world will not know that
. but it's true all the same.
!. My little sister came up just min
o ute ago with her hands full of daisies
+ and asked If didn't want my fortune
|. told. | told her | guessed 1t wa
pretty we'll told now. | don't wan
v you to mind this letter, for / am blu
h tonight and get so mad when the girl
n write things about me. Your lette
r was nice, and 1 was glad to get it.
r simply feel "out of sorts" tonight.
If When you are cross, just think
Y am sick and can't help all this.
YOU were me, you couldn't help finC
r. ing fault, | know. I don't dare thin
e how glad I will be to see you. II yo
10 wrote me letter like this wouldn
d write in long time, but know yo
" won't tease me in that way. You wi
% lust forget 1t and be your own def
k. self. You know I always am cross
k, the beginning. It was that way Sa
urday night, so don't be angry, dea
70 Lovingly. KID.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28

I wish could die. You will never
know what you have made me suffer,
dear. l miss you and want to see
you, but | wish | could die. | am 60
ing to bed now, dear. Please come
and don't make me wait there. II
you had made plans for something
Sunday, you must come Monday morn
ing.
Please think, dear, that had to give
up a whole summers pleasure and you
surely will be brave enough to give
up one evening for me. | shall expect
and look for you Monday forenoon
Heaven bless you until then.
Lovingly and with kisses,
THE KID.
S.-Please come up Sunday night
dear.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
"THEREARE SO MANYNOOKS"
al Have Been Bidding Goodbye
to Some Places To-day"

South Otselic, July 6, Thursday
Night-My Dear Chester: If you take
the GAS train from the Lehigh, there,
YOU Will get here about IL. am sorry
| could not go to Hamilton, dear, but
papa and mamma did not want me to,
and there are so many things | have
had to work hard for in the last two
weeks. They think | am just going
out there to Deruyter for visit. Now,
dear, when | get there | will go at
once to the hotel, and l don't think
| will see any of the people. If l do,
and they ask me to come to the house,
| will say something so they won't
mistrust anything-tell them have a
friend coming from Cortland and that
we were to meet there to go to a
funeral or wedding in some town far
Their along. Awfully stupid, but we
were invited to come, and so | had to
cut my vacation a little short and go.
Will that be o. X, dear?
You must come in the morning, for
I have had to make you don't know
how many new plans since your last
letter, in order to meet you Monday
I dislike waiting until Monday, but
now that have to, don't think II
ANYTHING but fair that you should come
I'D Monday morning. But, dear, you
must see the necessity yourself OF get
ting here and not making me wait
If YOU dislike the idea Of coming Mon
day morning and can get train uI
there Sunday night, you would come
I'D Sunday night and be there to NEE
me. Perhaps that would be the bes
way. All l care, is that don't wan
to wait there all day or half a day
T think there is train that leaves
the Lehigh at six something Sunda!
night, | do not know what | woult
do if you were not to come. l an
about crazy. have been bidding
good-by to some places to-day. Their
are so many hooks, dear, and all o
them so dear to me. l have lived her
nearly all my life.
First I said good-by to the sprln
house with it's great masses Of gree
moss; then the apple tree where W
had our playhouse; then the Bee
hive" a cute little house in the o.
chard. and, of course all the neighbor
that have mended my dresses from
little tot up to save me threshing
, really deserved.
ooh, dear, you don't realize what a
this means to me. l know / sha
never see any Of them again, an
mamma, great Heaven, how I do lov
mamma! l don't know what / wi
r do without her. She is never eros
!. and she always helps me so muc
3 Sometimes l think II I tell mamma
t but can't. She has trouble enoug
as it Is, and couldn't break her hea
] like that
), II l came back dead perhaps, II 81
I doesn't know, she won't be angry vii
e me. will never be happy again. dea
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28

uorkimer, n. Y.-Printed below are
,uors which. within the past few
zee weeks, have become known almost
s.om one end of the country to the
Thor as Grace Browns letters"
%hog need no introduction, save per-
sans the statement that these are the
l".tprs which were read at the trial
N Chester Gillette.
They formed the most remarkable
feature of that case. The whole struc-
ture Of the prosecuting attorney was
hnilt mon them. 1t passes under
Standing why the murderer of the
sirI should have preserved a series of
Comments which, it is safe to say,
snelled his doom from the moment
thew were placed in the hands of a
inrv of y men. 1t is inconceivable
tbat Gillette kept them for their
rathos or the gentleness of charac'
tar which they revealed, for he is not
+ba kind of man TO whom such
things appeal. 1t is utterly improb'
able that he ever recognized in them
simple literary beauty, although
such they do possess in an unusual
degree-the more unusual when it is
remembered that Grace Brown was
country girl of plain education, who
had worked as factory hand.
Yet somehow Gillette kept them
and the American public has come into
the possessiOn of one of the most re
markable series of documents that
ever appeared in criminal case. AS
revelation of character, as the writ
ten record of a tortured soul, they
have already taken a place unique il
the annals of real life tragedies,
Here are the letters:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
"CAN'T YOU COME TO NE ,"
"Chester, ! Need You More Than
You Think | Do"

South Otselic, June &c, 1906, Monday
Night-Dear Chester: l am much too
tired to write decent letter or even
follow the line, but | have been I'M
easy all day, and | cant go to sleep
because l am sorry | sent you such
hateful letter this morning, so l am
going to write and ask your forgive
ness, dear | was cross and wrote
things l ought not to have written. ]
am sorry, dear, and | shall never feel
quite right about all this until you
write and say you forgive me. | was
i'll and did not realize what | was writ
ing, and then this morning mamma
gave my letters to papa before l was
down. should not have had it posted
but it went long before | was awake.
| am very tired tonight, dear. | have
been helping mamma sew to-day. My
sister is making me new white Peter
Pan suit, and | do get so tired having
it fitted, and then there are other
ried and tired. | never liked to have
dresses fitted, and now 1t is ten times
worse. Oh! Chester, you will never
know how glad l shall be when this
worry is all over. I am making myself
ill over it. Maybe there is no use to
worry, but 1 do and l guess everyone
does. I am quite brave tonight, and
I always feel better after / write you,
Chester, so / hope you mind the hate
full things l say and l hope you won't
mind my writing so much. Where do
YOU suppose we will be two weeks
from tonight? / wish you would write
and tell me, dear, all about your com
ing. l am awfully afraid can't GO
to Hamilton, Chester.
Papa can't take me and I am nerv
GUS about going alone. You see
would have to ride quite a distance
before / could take the train and then
there is a long wait, and, Chester,
am getting awfully sensitive. If
can't 20 I'D there what shall do? Dc
YOU think it would be wise to come
back there? Could you come to Der
uyter and meet me? l have relative!
there, but perhaps l could arrange l
somehow. | was pleased yesterda!
morning. You know / have a lot o
bed quilts-six, guess-and l wal
asking mamma where they were ant
saving I wished | had a dozen, whel
nv little sister said: Just you ant
someone else will not need so many.
OF course my face got crimson an
the rest of the family roared. Man
ma is so nice about fixing my dresses
she has them all up now in nice shape
You remember the white dress | wor
and YOU once asked me why / didn
have a new yoke. Well, she has a
most made a new dress out OF tina
, 7 am afraid the time will seem awful
, long before I see you, Chester. l wis
7 YOU would always post your letters
the morning after you write them
, the same night. They are a day late
! here If you wait until noon. {
! course will be glad to get them, onl
a I dislike waiting for them.
7 Oh! dear, | do get so blue, Cheste
c Please don't wait until the last OF Il
week before you come. Can't you con
: the first of the week? Chester, nee
h Won more than you think l do. real
+ think 1t will be impossible for me
stay here any longer than this wee
q I want to please you, but thin
h Chester, 1t would be very unwise.
RI II l should stay here and anythil
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28

should happen I would always regret
it for your sake. You do not know
papa as well as | do, and | would not
like you to be disgraced here. we
have both suffered enough and
would rather go away quietly. In
measure | will suffer the more, but
| will not complain If you will not get
cross and will come for me. | must
close. Write me Wednesday night,
dear, and tell me what you thlnK
about everything. Let's not leave all
our plans until the last moment and'
above all, please write and say you
forgive me for that letter | sent you
this morning. am sorry and II were
there | know you would say it would
be all o. X.
Lovingly,
THE KID.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
al SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ,
"But Somehow | Have Trusted You
More Than Any One Else"

South Otselic, June 21st, 1906, |
Wednesday Night-My Dear Chester:
am just ready for bed and am so i'll
could not help writing to you.
Chester, | came home because l
thought | could trust you. / don't
think now will be here after next
Friday. This girl wrote me that you
seemed to be having an awfully good
time and she guessed that my coming
home had done you good, as you had
not seemed so cheerful in weeks. She
also said that you spent most OF your
time with that detestable Grace Hill.
Now Chester, she does not know
| dislike Miss Hill and so did not
write that because she knew it would
make me feel badly, but just because
she didn't think. | should have
known, Chester, that you did not care
for me. But somehow | have trusted
you more than anyone else. When
ever the other girls have said hateful
things to me of you ! could not be-
iieye them. You told me-even prom
Used me-you would have nothing to
do with her while l was gone.
Perhaps, Chester. you don't think
or you can't help making me grieVe,
but wish things were different. You
may say you do, too, but you can't
possibly wish so more than /. I have
been very brave since l came home,
but tonight | am very discouraged
Chester, if | could only die. l know
how you feel about this affair and l
wish for your sake you need not be
troubled, If die hope you can then
be happy, hope can die. The doc
tor says | will, and then you can do
Just as you like. am not the least
Dit offended with you, only am a lit
tie blue tonight and l feel this way.
miss you. Oh, dear, you don't
know how much l miss you. Honest
", dear, am coming back next week
unless you can come for me right
away. ] am so lonesome can't stand
It. Week ago tonight we were to-
gether. Don't you remember how
cried, dear? | have cried like that
nearly all the time since | left Cort
land l am awfully blue.
Now, dear, let me tell you. YOU
Will get this Monday some time. NOW
you please write me Monday night ant
oe sure and post it Tuesday morning
ana then will get it, or ought to
Wednesday morning. l just want tt
see what the trouble is why / don
near from you. | was telling mamma
yesterday how you wrote and l neVe
got it, and she said: why, Billy, /
ne wrote you would have received
IT.
She did not mean anything, but
was mad, and said: Mamma, Ches
Ter never lied to me, and know h
wrote" If you were only here, dear
now glad / would be.
Don't you think l am awfully brave
am doing so much better than
thought I should. think abou
you, dear, all the time and wonde
Rhat you are doing. / am so frigh
shed, dear Maude has invited m
ooWn for next Tuesday, but | don
mink / can go. Oh, say, II you pos
letter to me Tuesday morning wi
set It Tuesday night. Well, dea
hey are calling me to dinner and
Mm stop. Please write or / will B
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
"COME AND TAKE Me AWAY"
"There Isn't a Girl in the World as
Miserable as | Am Tonight"

IllClC 1911 olll III lllS WI III 90
Miserable as | Am Tonight"
South Otselc, June goth, 1906, Tues
day Night-My Dear Chester: l am
writing to tell you that | am coming
back to Cortland. | simply can't stay
here any longer Mamma worries and
wonders why | cry SO much, and l am
just about sick Please come and
take me away some place, dear. l
came up home this morning and just
can't help crying all the time, just as
l did Saturday night.
I can't stay here, dear, and please
don't ask me to any longer. Do you
miss me much? | am so lonesome
without you. l don't know how ] am
going to manage about going to Uncle
Charles. I presume ! will have to
write you to meet me in Cincinnatus,
now we don't know anyone there
Chester, there isn't a girl in the world
as miserable as | am tonight, and
you have made me feel So Chester
don't mean that, dear; you have
always been awfully good to me, and
I know you will always be. You just
won't be a coward, know. My broth
ers and sisters are at social recep
ton tonight, but they can't get over
my crying.
| do wish you were here. | can't
wait so long for letters, dear. You
must write more often, please, and
dear, when you read my letters, il
you think l am unreasonable, please
do not mind it, but do think l an
about crazy VITA grief and that
don't know just what to do. Please
write to me, dear.
Lovingly. you know whom.
South Otselic, June 10, 1906.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28


......
.... H.. ...
.. ...... -.. Rr. ... H..r ...
....... .. an. .....| s" E..r .H
..... cheerful muI "I H. iH
.uu.. .Ht.ug Dt flr r.h huu.I's
spread before them
Al llf Daniel The food Before him
rnwlfroI ugigurhrI and As We have
already said his conscience, troubled
him. for il was an abumiua,ion for
Hebrew To parrakr of food which had
been offered TO the heather Gods. and
was not food from the kings table
rendered sacred by reason of having
portion offered to their gods?
This fact had heeu emphasized and
impressed upon his mind during the
formal ceremony that afternoon when
they had been received into the pal
ace. for each had been given a new
name in token of their dedication TO
the service of the king in the names
of the BabylOnian gods. To him had
been given the name of BeIteshazzar,
prince of the god Bel, and now they
were expected to partake of meats and
! drink offered to Idols.
But what else couiu he 90! he
! asked himself again. ny Shouiu me-
a Hebrew slave IN heatheh court
draw such me distinctions! Dlu no'
circumstances aoSoive MIN iion' Ms
"oIlsdL'onS " INC oou Vi ."o ,,an
nre"S anu men en-, w. .t NJ" hina ue
uIu .Iie ,ialiu' iUO% 1850, 800 CO. Io.tina
leit lhipa'Ieh' win ii'iii1 SCH. ioI ''o.,s
SuCh 'iious"'' ',ouO.o ~" -, -;
out""Iu eApi e"'i0u ~ 'uo 'o aa
ta'I0" ~ " 'n' "7 VI -, "'' h@na
@"'"9 49,, ... .,
..... ,,a ham notad ord cont for him
y, .',',' ~" .aa,o,,. ,ooI,i,a youth ba
:, 80 tho nriroo n,nttorad 70 himself as
no waited "Thoughts of home have
rohhod the how Of his annette" And
Tho, a1oud &c Daniel came before him
ord howad no said abruptly:
..y,,,o. al, .hoo INV sonq Sneak
o,a faar mot" no added as he noted
- r,, oonf,,sior
:, A., ,o.rro ~
Nv" II , ""o nUt nnd 90 frorLIv no
,"'n 49, ~inoo tbot II was deflement
Co., Johrow m nartake If that which
woe offorad n idols
.D.. ono ro+ tbose tbv brethren
nu' ",I Nv. n,nioh .Io r,no ba :
eaCins vi 'n ~, ''.o" .,,.aa .ahnonoz IN
Sent tIle" ..u,n,+ ahou,dst tbnu lot the
SuiPilSe' -. trouhIo tbae
; laws Vi inc - - torrso
mere nou ar no i' - oooord
nnno tborawith"
AM '' .,.,- .,oa u,h;o,
hut why liay 80 nv pm - .ho Gods h.
n ;ron ny thv servant 70 eat?"
e'N ..,ou
IAN 'ouu. 800, No. .ha, NO
: ~ " thot thou art IN no nrenared t,
NV hosoro tho tingq and whv shout,
: he see thy face worse looking thar
; these thy brethren? Then shall y,
make me epdanger my head to tn,
: Ling fear nv lord the king, VIII,
hoth onrointed your meat and you
: dr,rl"
WA, ,,o.o wordc ashnenaz dis
,,,.aI Dorio, and he returned /
: bis Mace Int the food before him re
rnoinod untouched That night thre
~ hiS friends came to him and in
7 orired If him whv it was that he ha
ao+ ooton and what Il was that Ash
: nonaz had said to him. for they ha
: ohsorvad what had transpired.
! or uo,o,vod" renried DAME
l.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
Woman> Simple Documents That Made
a Criminal Case Famous and Virtually
Sealed the Fate of a Murderer
When Read to the Jury
That Tried Him for
His Life.

crazy. Be good kid and God bless
you. Lovingly.
THE KID.
P. ST. am crying.