davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1907-08-01
No Fears.

aren't you ashamed of yourself?'
asked the insistent reformer. Here
you are day in and day out in a state
of iutuxication? You know what such
dissipation leads to. Already you show
the symptoms of a man who is on the
verge OF delirium tremens. And |
understand that some weak girl is
foolish enough to have accepted your
proposal of matrimony. l shudder for
her. and for YOU"
"Nev' min, OF fel.' replies the hope.
less case. "Zhe lady I'm go to marry
ish shnake charmer in shide show
W. ID. Nesbit, in Chicago Post.
, 1907-08-01
COMMANDER OF SULTAN'S BODY
GUARD A PRISONER.
Willy Moorish Bandit Chief Holding
Caid Gen. Sir Harry MacLean, a
Former British Officer, Until
Demands Are Granted.

Tangier. Morocco. - That pictur,
esque bandit Raisuli has made a cap
tive Of Caid Gen. Sir Harry MacLean,
commander of the sultan's body.
guard, who organized his army and
who, next to the sultan, is the most
powerful parsonage in Morocco.
Raisuli nnounce that he will hold
MacLean prisoner until the sultan
grants these demands:
/. That Raisuli's house at Zinat be
rebuilt.
2. That an indemnity of 100, 00C
douros (about s2OO,OOO) be paid to
him.
3. That he be reappointed governor
of Tangier and of Fahs and be made
commandant of police.
MacLean is now at Elkmes, in the
heart of a wild mountain district
three days march from Tangier. He
is being well treated and has been al
lowed to write to the British minister
and send for his baggage.
MacLean has been urging Raisuli
recently to acknowledge the sultan's
authority and to live peaceably.
The cunning bandit chief assumed
a Willingness to submit. So to him
the sultan sent Gen. MacLean with
gifts of horses and tents, hoping tc
finally bring Raisuli to terms.
With seeming military courtesy
Raisuli sent Is of his men to meet
Caid MacLean, and to be a bodyguard
escortiuG him to Rouina. There Raj
sui met him, accepting the sultan's
presents and old MacLean he was q
prisoner. Then Raisuli sent to the
sultan the terms On which he would
release MacLean.
MacLean, a strong and brainy man
vas completely hoodwinked by Raj
sui. it seems.
Caid MacLean was a British officer
for 80 years, and has lately been the
power behind the throne in Morocco
No uneasiness is felt about his per
sonal safety, but it is believed tina
, 1907-08-01
The Voiture."

Vincennes, accomplished the mechani-
cal construction. The wheels are of
sheet steel, disk pattern, and are fitted
with solid rubber tires.
When the vehicle is used as a boat
the power is shifted to a small pro
peIler, this being done simply by NOV.
ing a lever.
On the roads the automobile attains
a speed of about 35 kilometers an
hour. and in the water. where it is a
boat, the speed is nine kilometers an
hour.
, 1907-08-01
Ought to Know How.

The animal trainer having been
taken suddenly i'll his wife reported
for duty in his stead.
Have you ever had any experience
in this line?" asked the owner of the
circus and menagerie, with some
doubt.
Not just exactly in this. line she
said, but my husband manages the
beasts all right. doesn't hep
He certainly does"
well, you ought to see how easy !
can manage him"
, 1907-08-01
CAPTURED BY RAISULI.

with so powerful a parsonage as a
hostage Raisuli will drive a hard bar
gain with the sultan.
MacLean's handsome daughter is
credited with having great influence
in the suItan's court. In fact, she is
styled the Empress of Morocco
Sir Harry MacLean, as he is still
known in England. is the command
~erin-chief of the Moorish army, has a
splendid palace in Fee, gets a salary
of $4,000 a year with such perquisites
as have enabled him to accumulate a
, 1907-08-01

The burglar heard the voice OF a
child and paused.
Then he heard the voice of the
child's mother, and continued to pause
But when the deep bass Of the old
mar chimed in he quit pausing and
took a header through the window
, 1907-08-01
Newspaper 500 Years Old.

The oldest newspaper in the world.
the King Pao. OF News of the Capital
of Pekin. Will celebrate its five hun
dredth anniversary this year.
, 1907-08-01

Mr.. Jolly-There's one thing | like
abou Miss Barber. She never talks
about anybody
Miss Sneerwell-No, indeed She
snends all her time talking about her
self
, 1907-08-01
is NEW GRACE DARLING.
Miss Ida Lewis Credited with Saving
10 Lives From the Sea.

Newport, R. Miss Ida Lewis, the
Grace Darling of America, as she is
known, who has lived for SO years
, 1907-08-01

Wherever women are honored. the
gods are satisfled-Hindu proverb
, 1907-08-01
The Nature of the Creature.

"Oh. she is so careless that | don't
believe she could drop a remark with
out breaking her word"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-08

unconscious figure home-even then
Mr.. Potter picked up the crutches and
collected the scattered flowers with
the same curious feeling that the
man who could do so dastardly an act
should. like any other rabid animal,
be shot down.
But he had plenty of time and moth
ing TO do but collect his scattered
facilities. after all His first lucid de-
cisiou was that it would cost him at
least $500 for that blow; the next.
that he would be forever despised by
all men among whom he had before
walked upright. Then. what if the
child were seriously hurt-should die?
Unbearable' Where was Jacob? Not a
sound outside-not even twinge of
rheu arism to divert his mind. So he
lay ana gcoaned. while his couch be-
came after = manner. Il Procrustean
bed that stretched out his soul to its
full and proper size and Topped off its
deformities, every one.
For days M Potter watched the
regular visits of the doctor to the
uext house. and waited for a magis-
trate's warrant for himself. But
none came. Jacob CLEANED daily that
me boy was about the same. And
then the manliness and repentance
struggling in she old mans heart
could endure it no longer. He took
up his hat and went to see for him
self
oh. yes" said Bobhy's mamma.
cheerfuliy, Bobby is much better"
Gould au angel be more beautiful
than this?" thought Mr. Potter, with
her slender black figure and anxious
face and her lovely, forgiving eyes"
I'D like to do something" said the
old man. sitting down weakly and
covering his face with his hands
so you shall, said Bobby's NAM
ma. with rare tact. Now. if our
Bobby had but wheel chair
But Mr.. Potter did more than that
L was he who caused Bobby to walk
at last without crutches-Bobby
fortitude. of course. that endured the
long. painful process Of steel braces
and plaster molds. but Mr. Potter's
money.
And when the Widow Graham re-
turned from her six months sojourn
IL the east 10 find her old neighbor
with a fopdness for children devel-
eyed in his old age. an astonishing
liberation of dogs and parrots. and his
flowers more beautiful than ever, she
was doubtful if her plan had succeed
ed after all But it had. 1t had com
pletely annihilated her old enemy Mr..
Potter. and new Mr.. Potter stood in
his place.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-08

Bloomington, Ill.-Jacob Hochstras-
ser, of Kane county. made a remark
able discovery Of mastodonic remains
upon his farm. He found four enor-
nous teeth and a large number of
bones, sufficient to fill bushel basket.
One of the teeth measures seven
inches in length and lsin circumfer-
ence. Among the bones in his posses
sion are those composing the head
of the animal. One bone weighs ten
pounds and contains a portion of
tusk. The finder is willing to turn
the bones over to any college desiring
to exhibit them.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-08
NationalBank
Shoshone. Idaho.

Opened for Business Jan 20. 1868.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-08

F. R. GoODING, President.
F. W. GooDING, Vice President.
W. Han HORNE. Cashier.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-08

ters instant attention. 1t was the
sight OF magnificent bouquet
ciutched tight in the chubby hand
held o to him. Roses, La France
and Madame de Stael. double petunias.
glowing geraniums, all broken with
scarcely an inch Of stem; and yes, he
was sure of it now, his choicest hibis-
Gus, while the very top of his new
nine-dollar palm waved from the top
of the collection.
"Cloyers," said the baby, sweetly
and seriously. 4 bringed 'em for
you"
Mr.. Potter recalled it afterward as
the severest nervous shock he ever re-
ce.ved in his life But it took him
but moms 1t to make up his mind
what to do. With bated breath he ex.
tended his long hand until the offering
was fairly within reach, and then,
clamp. he had caught the offender as
neatly as a rat in a trap; and no de-
vice of wood and steel ever held on to
a rodent with greater pertinacity than
this horny trap of flesh and bone held
on to the dimpled fist.
You'll steal my flowers, will you,
hey?' painted Mr.. Potter. Jacob ia
cob, Do you hear me, Jacob? Come
here instantly. Oh, you may weep.
and call your mother, my pretty thief,
but you will not get loose from me,
warrant, until Jacob gets his hands on
you. Steal my flowers, will you?'
In the midst of the most appalling
uproar that the sacred precincts of the
Potter mansion had ever known, the
door was thrown violently open and
a cripple boy stood on the threshold.
His face was intensely pale and his
blue eyes flashed with agitation. In a
moment he was at Mr.. Potters side,
leaning heavily on his crutches, his
breath coming in gasps, his hands
clenched at his sides.
"How dare you touch my sister,
sir?" he cried in a husky voice.
Mr. Potter had an iHdistinct idea
that it was somebody else who had
struck down the slender boy with a
blow that would have felled robust
man. Even after Jacob had shaken
his honest fist in his face. declaring
he wouldn't work for such man
another day, and had carried the limp,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-08
skepticaI Poet.

Joaquin Miller was once conversing
with a learned professor who was Wis
ting California To the poets query.
What DO you do" the professor an
swered that he held the chair OF metz
physics and logic at a New england
university Whereup0n the venerable
Miller with an encouraging smile. re-
assuringly patted the professor on the
shoulder. Losic and metaphysics,
Ell? Wen. 1 suppose we must have
people 20 look after these things. even
If they don't exist.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-08

SAYS a san Francisco bank presi-
dent: This spring l entertained
prominent BANKER from Tucson. Artz.
/ invited him 10 the Merchants asso-
citation dinner My friend listened 10
the many speeches very attentively-
and said. afterwards: I noticed that
almost every speaker said. This city,
like Phoenix. viii rise from her ashes
Now there is some mistake about that
have lived in Arizona all my life.
and / know for a fact that Phoenix
never had a cOnaasratiun.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-08
Fussx Bachelor.

Women" growled the fussy old
bachelor, 'reinind me of eggs"
Must be handled with care--is that
the answer queried the young man.
NO" rejoined the F. o. b.; "oDe
ian never tell their age oy their
LOOKS"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-08

One morning. as he gravely served
his masters breakfast. Jacob volun-
teered the information.
There's a new family moved in
next doc. sir.
Mr.. Potter laid down his knife and
fork and. transfxing his servant with
a glance. inquired:
She hasn't sold out, that widow
woman. has she?'
NO, sir" said Jacob cheerfully. 81
hear she's gone east for the summe:
and rented tie house
What klnd of a family is it, ia
COBB" said Mr.. Potter, comfortably re-
Stunning his breakfast.
We'll. | don't see no man. and she
wears black SHE must be a widow"
replied Jacob thoughtfully.
q don't like widows. said Mr. Pot
ter, decidedly. But a change may be
for the better. She can't be worse
than the other. anyhow. Any chill
dren?"
well. there's one little boy on
crutches. about seven years old"
Good enough" commented Mr. Pot
ter. between two bites of biscuit; he
will not be likely to play Indian. or
climb trees. One boy isn't so bad, ia
cob: lame at that
Then there's a boy about ten"
went en- Jacob, staring, hard at the
opposite wall, that they call Billy:
and a girl Of A. and another boy in
kits. and a baby girl about two. and
a dog. and a parrot, and
Jacob" roared Mr.. Potter. this
breakfast isn't fit for the stomach of
a cannibal. Take it out instantly. and
mind you. don't show your face here
again to-day
I'm run a barbed wire fence six
feet high all around my premises, and
| hope it'll impale every one of EN-"
ragged the old man, quite pale with
anger and pain. Jacob. you rascal
close that door. told you not to
show your face here again to-day"
But the door continued TO open IN
til il admitted most unusual appari-
tion-a baby form. clad in blue
bingham Mother Hubbard VERY dingy
down the front and quite stiff from
the ironing board in the back curl.
Ing. silky hair, appealing blue eyes.
and chubby cheeks that bore the fur
rows of forgotten tears. But ii was
not all this that enchanted Mr.. Pot
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-08
.Annihi1atinS
an Enemy
s(ENYVyYTf yYlvYTTIY W Yvy'yf1
By EDITH KELLEY SToKELY


(Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
"Theyre all but ruined, madam, all
nut ruined" insisted Mr.. Potter, in a
storm of anger that made his lean old
tyane tremble You may judge for
yourself, madam" He pointed shak-
& ing finger as he spoke in the direction
of a bed of hyacinths that, innocent
OF the aspersion cast upon them,
stood forth in peerless beauty of ar
ray
II was a curious thing to note the
gusty storm pass onward from the
tall old man to the comfortable. florid-
Booking woman before him, shaking
all her petals, from white sun-bonnet
to ankle ties, in a perfect whirlwind
~ wrath and indignation.
And now" went on the old man.
iii a voice that sounded very like the
fierce soughing of wind in twisting
Branches. Il want to know, first, last
and for all time, what are you going
to do about it?"
I The WIDOW Graham snapped her
high in air and answered, with
most unm"sical laugh, Nothing"
You will not trim the tree?"
Mrs. Graham cast her eyes up at
the special pride of her heart-the tall
English larch-that cast its shade as
much upon her neighbours premises as
upon her own, and said firmly:
Not one branch-Dot one twig, for
the welfare of a hundred hyacinth
beds Neither will | tie up my dog,
as you have before insinuated, or
cease to cherish a cat. never. until
my neighbor ceases - drain his land
upon mine, or, more marvellous still,
ceases to be a faulS-dnding, querulous
old man, a burden to himself and to
the neighborhood.'
From all of which may be deducted
that neighborhood difficulties were no
nearer the point of settlement than
they had been for the past two years.
He's hateful, mean old thing.
said the widow within her room, land
I'll not sell out to please him, so
there"
In the next / use a tall old man
threw things a. his faithful Jacob.
Iopenly commended his rheumatism to
the prince of dark and supernatural
powers. and in his secret soul writhed
under the lash of his neighbours
tongue.
Not a flower in her yard he
unused contewptuously. Not even a
dandelion Nothing but grass. and
trees. and moss, and shade, and ma
laria"
With which generous reflection he
gazed out at his flower beds-round
ones. diamond and heart-shaped beds
with borders. beds without-drawing
what comfort he might from their
weIl-kept appearance and glowing col
ors
1t was just at this time that the
faithful Jacob, unwittingly playing at
head or tail in the matter, unearthed
something that meant head for his
master. He discovered a big root of
Mrs. Grahams larch tree on Mr. Pot
ter's ground. 1t was quickly taken
out at the latter's demand. Then
Mrs. Graham noticed her tree slowly
dying and, learning the cause. con-
suited a lawyer. He suggested her
next move. She went away and rent
ed her house to a widow with large
family.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-08

DIRECTORs-F. R Goodi.g. Fred W. Good
ng George B. Novugcr rhos. Il. GOoding,
Ieman VI. Herbert. Edward A Walters
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-08

Do a general banking business,
receive deposits and loan money
on approved notes.
OFFICE HOURS:
Q TO y A. N. to P NJ
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-27
EXTENSIVE FoReeRIEs.
They are Alleged to Have Been Com.
nitted by the Cashier of Bank
at California, Pa.

Washington, Pa, Dec. 27--Of:cers
of the Bank of California, Pa, charge
that Endorsements ON $4,000 worth of
paper given the institution by ex-
Cashier o. f. Piper are forged. The
charge Is made at the end of an inves-
tigation started when the bank closed
several weeks ago. At that time
Cashier Piper and William Lenhart. a
business man of Pittsburg and
Brownsville, were arrested, charged
with conspiracy to defraud. Lenhart
was released on bail, but Piper is in
Jail
The name used for the indorse-
ments is that of leading California
business man whose identity the bank
ers refuse to diyulge. He repudiated
all OF the signatures. Piper on Thurs
day denied that there were any forged
signatures in the papers he handled.
Stockholders and officers planned to
reopen the bank January | through a
80 per cent. assessment and $20.H0Q
forfeit on Piper's bond. but Bank E&-
aminer Berkey refused to allow re-
sumption until these amounts are paid
over Ia cash and has postponed the
l2pening to January IA.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-27
SANE, CONFINED IS YEARS.


Peoria, lll--Repeate6ly during his
IS years confinement at the KankalSee
insane asylum, Francis de Four has
unsuccessfully tried to interest per-
sons In his case, and at last he found
a man at the institution who would
Esten to his story. and as result has
been placed In communication with his
family, who are said to be well-to do
residents Of Chicoutine.
De Four was sailor who met with
some mishap which caused him to be
declared Insane, and he was com
mitted to the Kankakee Institution.
Unable to talk English, he could
give no account OF his relatives. As q
pauper patient from Cook county. De
Four was given little attention. and
by the few who heard fragments of
his story 1t was treated as the rawlings
Of lunatic. A few weeks ago he at
tracted the attention of French.
Canadian patient and a watchman by
the name Of 4. M Pelletier. The lat,
ter suggested that De Four write to
the parish priest.
The, letter was written and a re-
sponse came back that DE Four had
been mourned as dead The patient, Of
nearly score of years will be taken
back home as soon as the formalities
can be arranged.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-27
FOR USING MAILS TO pEFRAUo.
A Bunch of Promoters and Mining
Men are Sentenced by Fed
eraI Judge.

Denver Dec. 27.-Promoters, min.
ing engineers and other persons con.
yicted OF using the mails with intent
to defsdud In connection with the sale
OF stock in the Lost Spanish Bullion
Mines Co. We're sentenced Thursday
by Judge Lewis In the United States
district court here as follows George
S. Dubers, Lee Dubers and G. l..
Blackwell, 30 days in Jail and $1,000
fine each; William II. Wilson, W. B.
Cameron, A. II. Keabler and Arthur
Lawrence, 10 days Imprisonment and
$500 fine each; Arthur Levan and u,
w. Sebben, 500 fine and costs
amounting to $500; Il. c. Hunt and
Danton Pinkus, $50 fine and $3.50
costs.
Before announcing the sentence
Judge Lewis oyerruled a motion for a
new trial. He stated that the facts
brought out at the trial closely show
ed that the defendants made false
statements In publishing advertise.
ments regarding the company's prop
erty near Silver City. N. M, and on
the basis of the facts the penalties
were merited, but out of consideration
for the nine wives and seven children
OF the defendants he had determined
to impose lighter penalties. All the
defendants were permitted to give
bonds In the sum of $1,000 each to
await the decision OF the United
States circuit court OF appeals, to
which they announced their intention
10 appeal. W
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-27
HE REFUSED TO
LISTEN To /
JUDGE ANDERSON DENIED A MO
TIoN TO END WALSH TRIAL.
BY TAKING 1T FROM A JURY.
The Judge Said that Bank Examiners
Had Violated the Law and Neg
leoted Their Duty in Regard
to Walsh's Acts.

Chicago, Dec. 2l.--Judge Anderson
In the United States district court
Thursday overruled motion to take
the case Of John r. Walsh from the
jury. Attorney Miller, for the defense,
contended that the practice of using
memorandum notes had the sanction
Of the bank examiners.
Il don't care about that" said Judge
Anderson, ANY comptroller or bank
examiner who does that connives at
violations of the law and neglects his
duty. Had the comptroller and bank
examiners done their duty, the condi
tons the evidence tends to show ex.
listed would not have gone as far as II
did, and this bank would have been
closed up long before IL was"
Regarding the investments In the
various Walsh enterprises, Mr.. Miller
argued that the defendant was acting
for the benefit of the bank. He spoke
specifically of the purchase of receiv.
ers' certificates and the Investments
In bonds of the Centralia & Chester
railway.
IF all this was done for the benefit
Of the bank and not for himself" said
Judge Anderson, how did 1t come
that the officers got $f,400,O00 of the
stock, while the bank got the bonds?
For the purposes of illustration only,
| say this If | sent a man out for me
to obtain securities, and for the pur
pose of protecting some debt that was
owing to me. and ! got nothing but
the bonds, while he got $l,400,O0O of
the stock, he aud | would have 1t out
right there. and right away"
Mr.. Miller was interrupted during
his argument by Judge Anderson. who
said that 1t was unnecessary for the
attorney to talk longer.
From the evidence presented II
does not appear wise for me to decide
this case myself" said Judge Ander.
son. ut is useless for you to talk
longer The more you discuss this
thing the worse It looks to me. The
motion Is overruled."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-27
Physician Died of LockjaW.

Chicago, Dec. 27.--Dr. Joseph f. Pie
sen, superintendent employed by a
Chicago packing house, died last night
of lockjaw resulting from a fracture
of the nose which occurred a week
ago. Dr. Piersen fell down a stairway
In the packing plant. The skin over
the nose was broken and the wound
became infested with tetanus germs.
Then he was stricken with lockiaw.
He diagnosed his own case and direct
ed his family to send him to a hos.
pltal, He then sent for a lawyer and
made his will. During his illness he
Joined with the hospital physicians in
their consultations and gave 1t as his
opinion that he could not recover.