davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

The Atlantic coast is unprotected but even Boston is not afraid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

Centreville Press: Bryan is stronger in Alabama and the south than he ever was before. Even the papers that have fought lessness of their task, and are supporting him. These anti-Bryan Alabamians could bolt and go to the prohibition nominees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

While "Fighting Bob" is only rear admiral, you will never find him in the rear of anything except the enemy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

The fleet may follow the Secretary of War srpEnA l.. dobe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

'Hurrah for Denver- exclaims the Austin Statesman. The megaphonic quail ities of Denver are such that she is very well able to hurrah for herself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

Portland has a newsboy named Harry Lehr. However, we understand that he is g. very nice newsboy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

Eufaula Times: The booze topic has got see Bar association comes along with the announcement that they will give a "dry banquet on December 2s, and the North Georgia association has been invited to join them in drinking buttermilk, water, lemonade, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF TOLL.

Morning brings the call to duty, Rushing on to meet the noon, And the task is so absorbing,
 It is finished all too soon. That's the way to be successful, And the way to reach the top So wrapped up in what you're doing That you don't know when to stop!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

An eastern man is suing his wife for divorce because she kissed him so much. Every time he started to work she bussed him into innocuous desuetude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
ALABAMA PRESS

Efala Times: The booze topic has got ten as far as Congress. They are talking it in their spare moments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
JUST so.

This life is full of ups and downs, And yet it gives us joy To know we have some fewer than The elevator boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

Franklin Times: It is more than likely that Georgia will have an extra session of her legislature. Extra sessions are fash ionable these days any way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

Tuscaloosa Times Gazette: This may not be a good business season for busi- ness, but it is lively time for candidates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

sWho is Santa Claus?'' asks the Cin- cinnati Times-Star. From what we hear, he seems to be an easy mark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

Among other people who have solved the problem of living without toll is the corporation director.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
About Persons.

Governor Conner returned to Bil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

THE GUTTER.
 Take an interest
 In your work
 And you'll never
 Want to shirk.
 For the chap who
 Soonest gets i Tired of what he Does and frets
 Is the fellow
 Out of place
 Who is losing In the race
 And confesses,
 With sob,
 That he wants
 Another job. If Anacreon lived today the chances him tired.
 Compared to Hamburger, Rocquefort is mollycoddle cheese. While it is true that Santa Claus was singed in Wall Street, never you mind, Eyes-o' -Blue The old gentleman will get around on time! A little girl called up The Age-Herald office yesterday and asked for Santa Claus. We are sorry to say that Santa Claus never comes to newspaper offices. "John W. Gates is spending money,' announces a dispatch from Texas. That is nothing new. That Memphis man certainly had his 4.f1I fo l,t,x- kiss from the wife of a prizehghter.
 LOCATING A TOPIC. When people can't think of thing To say,
 They murmur, if autumn or spring, Fine day"
 The minute 1t wass demonstrated that a man could live on Ia monodiet of pea nuts, the District Union of the American Society of Equity met at Crooked Creek. Tenn, and decided to raise the price cents a pound.
 People are taking out their resolutions of last year and dusting them off with a view to using them again January 1.
 A PRESCRIPTION. Remember this when things go wrong And great mischances fall. The laughter cure will cure you, If There's any cure at all An Ohio woman desires divorce from her husband because he lay in bed and wouldn't take a bath. The fact that the weather is quite cold up there Twill cause many people to sympathize with bthe Ohio gentleman. When a speaker gets up and starts to talk about "the alien f1ood,'' look out for some rip-snorting oratory. There are nearly as many wives fool ing husbands in this world as there are husbands fooing wives. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

Atlanta Constitution: Hartman has the women working for him. oGoodby, FishD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

Norfolk Virglnian-Pifot If currency were as common as currency plans there would be no need of currency reform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

Remember this when things go wrong And great mischances fall. The laughter cure will cure you, If
 There's any cure at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

That Memphis man certainly had his nerve with him when he tried to buy a kiss from the wife of a prizeighter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

Washington Post: A musical comedy entitled "Noah's Ark has gone under be- cause the manager found himself getting into deep water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

While it is true that Santa Claus was singed in Wall Street. never you mind, Eyes-o- Blue. The old gentleman will get around on time!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

If Anaereon lived today the chances are that the reform wave would make him tired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

LOCATING A TOPIC. When people can't think of a thing To say, They murmur, if autumn or spring, Fine day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

People are taking out their resolutions of last year and dusting them off with view to using them again January 1.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18
THE ELKIN'S REBATE LAW A IL
CFNSE TO COMMIT CRIME.
.fmm thc Alexandria County Monitor)
Ia

lfrom thc Alexandria Count, Montor)
The Elku ant-rebate law Of 1906
PROHIBITS the granting Of rebates 10y
railroads and their officials, the pen
aIy mr,iolatug the statute being II
money fine. Imprisonment being pro-
Inhibited hy the terms of the statute.
This is the most vicious and demon
ai.line class of legislation that could
. be written in the law II is "A license
granted without charge 10 any man
engaged BOO ailroadng 10 commit the
crime of giving rebates with absolute
immunity from punishment. For II
Doe commits the crime ninety-nine
lmc. and - caught and convicted the
mmdrcdth, hc is NOT punished. The
court may say "you are fined ten
thousand dollars. The criminal re-
plies. 81 have been engaged lu com
muune crimes Nouf law says you
cam not mprson me. You do not
suppose have been foolish enough
io place tine proceeds Of my crime ln
ucn form that the court may reach
them Furthermore, this crime was
committed Dy me on behalf at the
instance and under the pay OF my en-
u0orcr tle railroad IL has received
,le proceeds of nay criminal acts and
should unt be- held personally re-
-pHu-iuIc fora return in the nature OF
This iuc lie smiles and leave' the
court room and the Judge twirls his
finger, and meditateS upon the virtues
ufa congress that should enact such "a
.aw o. protect the people against
Relating suppose the general assem-
my of Virginia should decl re 10y
statute that burglary Is unlawful, that
ifamau commits il. he shall be fined,
% portion of the sway taken from the
individuals shall be turned into the
state treasury but under no eircum-
stances shall the burglar be imprisOn-
ed. Would this tend to increase or
decrease the crime of burglary? Yet,
before senator Elkins presented his
unique amendment, Imprisonment
was The penalty for Relating. Under
bis amendment, only cline
And this is the law that Senator
Foraker and his kind, the Washing
tom Post and other papers are APP
plauding as the remedy foT railroad
Determinations
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18
When Rockefeller Financed a War

The WoMAN's HONE COMPANION
l0r January contains a remarkable in.
terNieW with John ID. Rockefeller in
which the richest man not only reveals
several surprising sides To his charac-
ter. bat illustrates them by "A number
of striking photographs loaned eXclus-
lively to the magazine Among the i'm
cIdcnts related of Nh Rockefeller
career is the following.
IL happened about forty-four years
ago, when Abraham Lincoln was near
'y ,uilocated with trouble. New troops
were required and money needed
Rockefeller. then a young man, had
not as yet been accused of being a bill
li0naire. He was strong for the Union,
however. His Office was at that time
ON RIVER Street, Cleveland. Capt.
~cofeld came i'm one day with thirty
raw recruits. The young business man
saw what was needed, walked to his
small safe, took out a bag of real money
giving 10 each man SO. When out
side one recruit remarked, Good, but
he must bo rich.n And another one
said, eyes, they say he is a rich man
That bee worth as much as SO, OO0"'
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18

through the Keswick ueighborhood,
in Albemarle, where city mIllionaires
have bought homes and spend much
OF their time following the hounds.
Not often in n real chase, but in the
drag" instead. This affords about an
hour Of genuine fun and mo- losing OF
the track or Of time. 1t is simply
"hot STUFF from start To finish. And
no horse is allowed To- enter the une
who cant clear Gye-fo0t-icnce. The
ladies are as fearless jumpers as are
the men, and many of the horses are
the nOblest and most splendid -peci-
mems ever saw. There /, spring DO
every step, and jumping comes easy.
"Nonc but the rich can afford d. how
ever. aud they can and have the right
to. There is no objection To- "a rich
spendthrin If old man sage had
been liberal fox hunter, life would
have been happier, and bee wouldn Z
have hurdened the life of Do, wldo"
with an unwieldy mass ofmoucy
Wherever 60 am impressed witt
the fact that there i, % ucW thnll of
interest in the public school work of
the Commonwealth, which can bee co.
rectly traced to the enthusiastic aud
we'll directed efforts of Hon. Joseph u
Eggleston, Jr, another son oi Prince
Edward who Is rejecting honor o1
his mother-couuty & cultivated,
chiyalrous and courageous leader is OF
immense import.
The cars of the &. ~ O. system are
the most elegant and comfortable o.
any travel on. and there is "a feeling
of security while ON them that ism
felt elsewhere. You know 10 !, sail
that no passenger was killed ou ihai
road ast year That's % record io be-
proud Of
Ifone-half the world doesn't know
this wear what the other half j, donl
il will be due to the fact that calcnda-&
tell no tales. "The woods is fun ~
them" And yet ! heard "a gruil mef-
chant refuse to give one To little boy
the other day, saying "thcy are not
for children. 1t seems 10 me that
there are enough for grown folks and
children too The sweetest pleasureoi
my life is to brighten the lives of lit
tie children, and in my opinion that
man or woman who don't really love
little children is not a good man or good
woman. TRAMP.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18
Another Week on the Road

Ed10r Heroid.-The new year ON
the road doesn't diner essentially from
il, immediate predecessor-''ev erast-
ingly at 1t is still the memorable de
mand of the business world, and the
army of those who 90 away from home
90 make living is steadily increasing.
/ This thing continues the men, as in
war times, will all be to the front, and
the women and children left in charge
of domestic affairs
The happiest man met with during
the week was an Albemarle farmer, or
rather land owner He occupies a
commodious and attractive home, his
barns are large and convenient, his
fields are well fenced, and nine-tenths
of the open lands are planted IN apple
trees Every other year is a good ap-
pie year with him, when his income
from hi, orchard runs between six and
eight thousand dollars, and an "on7'
year from $500 TO 5000. The orchard
lands are well cultivated, and yield
abundant crops Of peas and grasses.
But little corn is grown, just enough
for home consumption. OF course the
trees are carefully treated, and with
all modern-day remedies.
The owner is fat and forty, his wife
just as fat, though not yet forty, and
the children are rosy-cheeked, robust
and ready for work.
The last. but by no means least of
bis blessings ! will mention fish
pond, covering some two acres and
stocked with choicest fish. He can
catch a mess at la moments notice, and
some of the perch are as large as well
grown shad
Did say this land owner was the
happiest man had met in my weeks
wanderings? take it back, for there
registered at my hotel in Charlottes-
vile, one day last week blind man,
who bad just arrived from Raleigh,
y. g.. and in "less than no time" he
seemed 20 be perfectly at home in the
strange place, and had won all Of US
To him by Inns genial, cordial and cheer
ml manner. And, strange to say, his
profession was that of piano tuner and
repairer, and that he could make il
ring need not add. And, still he
wonder grows, that he was soon rec0g-
niled rs the champion card player in
the town With an ordinary pack Of
cards. and one he had never handled
before, he was as much at home as
the keenest sharpest eyes about the |
board An that was necessary was
that the lead should be announced, and |
then DE played a, quickly and As in
as any of the best of town.
Shut your eyes, Mr. Editor, and see if
you can tell "a jack from a queen, an
nee from ten >pot-and he was smart
ar wei h' i"i'N- ViN "iS ia "itci sup
per Dee wa, asked TO go into the parlor
and play for The guests lie prompt
y agreed 10 go, and just as soon as he
ouched the keys, he said, "horribly
The landlady was shock
"a. bat couldn't afford TO allow her
piano Zoe TO out of tune. Blind, but
With an "eye TO business" lie will
c-l his way through life, and even
mong strangers
/ spent am interesting day driving
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18
VIRGINIA JUSTICE.


The lvnchiug statistics recently
unfinished in these columns make a
tery favorable exhibit for Virginia. ln-
deed. during the past several years
ivnchng- boo Virginia have been eX-
ceedinglv rare, and the fact D. due
nrinarilv to the conservation of our
neorle. and otherwise t0 the efficiency
If oiir court system a notable illus
traf.on is furnished from the town OF
EormNille. Not long ago "a brutal
murder was committed in Prince Ed
ward county. An aged postmaster
ro. slain and his remains consumed
i'm tre hgilding. which was fired by
fhc murdcrers after their bloody
work had been done There was mo-
clue except tracks To and fro, but 10
was sufficient Co run down the muir
dercrs and bring them Co justice. u
turncd out that they were two me-
,,roo. one of whom was arrested iu
enofher State a third negro WIS sus-
,,ecteI and arrested. The two negroes
trsf arrested made q partial confess
sion and implicated the third They
49, I'm brought 90 trial before judge
IInndley'- court. aud two of them
,,.or,, convicted Ou their own cOufcs-
.ion The third. however protested
ti. Innocence and told such straight
forward story chat Judge Hundley. at
the State expense, sent detectives To-
Wc.t Virginia where the negro wa,
arrested to ascertain d hts testimony
was true. An alibi for this negro was
established and hc was discharged.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18
SChnapps Tobacco is Made ENTIRELY from Flue Cured
Tobacco Crown in the Piedmont Country.
The limitation Brands Have SChnapps
QuaLy Only On the Outside
OF the Plug

Hundreds Of imitation brands are
on sale that look like Schnapps to-
bacco. The outside of the imitation
plugs oftobacco is fue cured the same
as Schnapps, but the inside is filed
with cheap, fimsy, heavily swcetened
air cured tobacco. One chew of
Schnapps will satisfy tobacco hunger
longer than two chews Of such to-
bacco. The color, size and shape
Of the tags, plugs and packages Of
certain imitation brands of tobacco
have been made so much like
Schnapps that they have often been
accepted by buyers under the belief
that they were getting Schnapps.
Sufficient proof has been secured
to establish the fact that certain
brands are infringements and in vio-
lation Of the trade mark laws, yet the
trade will continue to be imposed
upon by these infringers until the suit
already entered and now pending to
protect Schnapps is decided. A
great many Of these limitations are
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18

IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT
/ COURT Of the county Of Prince Edward on
the 18th day Of January. 1901.
Carter Braxton.----..........---..- .--. Plaintiff
against
In Chanccry.
The object Of this suit IS 90 enforce specific per-
Torrance Of a contract between the said parties
in reference % a tract Of land containing fifteen
acres adjoining the lands Of Tyrcc Scott. John
Nunnally and Carter Baxton. and 10 require "a
deed b. made 20 the said land 10 the said Carter
Braxton. by the said George Crawley. or some
Commissioner appointed by the Court for the
purpose.
And an affidavit having been made and filed
that the defendant George Cnwcy Is not "a resi-
dent Of the State Of Virginia. il b. ordered that ho
do appear here within fifteen days after due pub
lication hereof, and do what may be- necessary Co
protect his interest in this suit.
A c0py-Tesie:
+ J. WHITEHEAD Clerk
C. s. Wing, D. q. jan. ls-it
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18

manner u which the trial was con
Quoted, and especially for his Keen
sense of justice in giving the mira
suspect un opportunity 10 establish
his innocence That sort of legal dill
geucc and legal Justice Is the best pos
,ible preventive both Of crime and oi
iVnchIne 900 this commonwealth.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18

The Print Paper Trust the dissoIy-
inc of which Is cited as oneof the great
tnumphs Of Administration trust bust
inc. is again getting iu it's work under
a new name and organization. If the
criminal law had been enforced against
the trust magnatcs, they would not
me- ,o anxious to again take chances of
puni.hment for disoheying the law
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18

claimed to be "just as good" as
Schnapps, but there is only one gen
uinc Schnapps. BE sure the letters
on the tag, and stamped on the plug
under the tag spell S-C-H-N-A-P-P-S
and then you have 1.-THE most
wholesome tobacco produced, with
just enough swcetening to preserve
the mild, juicy, stimulating quality of
the leaf tobacco. Expert tests prove
that this Aue cured tobacco, grown
In the famous Piedmont region. re-
quircs and takes less sweetening than
any other and has a wholesome,
stimulating, satisfying effect on
chcwcrs.
If the tobacco you are chewing
don't satisfy you more than theme
habit Of expectorating, stop fooling
yourself and chew Schnapps tobacco. !
Sch0apps is ike the tobacco chcwers
formerly bought costing from 75c.t
TO $Loo per pound; Schnapps is
sold at soc. per pound, in sc. cuts,
strictly IOc. and I5c- plugs.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18

The Democratic Senators have forced
the resignation of NJ. Cortelyou "a,
chairman of the Republican National
Committee, by plainly telling the
President they would fight the con-
Grmatim of Cortelyou as Secretary
of the Treasury, as "a matter of polil-
zeal deceucy, unless the resignation
was forthcoming, so Iacchcus came
down from his high perch.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18
TAKE VINOL
it heals the bronchial tubes
and remedies the cough

For centuries Old-fashiOned cod liver
oil has been prescribed 10y physicians
the world over for coughs, bronchitis.
weak lungs and consumption, bui
many coulG not take il on account of
its useless fshy oil.
Anyone can take our delicious cod
liver preparation. Ninol, which con
tains all the medicinal and curative
elements Of cod liver oil actually taken
from fresh Gods liyers, but no oil, and
wherever Old-fashioned cod liver oil
or emulsions would DO good, NinoI
will do far more good.
Try il on our guarantee.
H. c. Crute 4 Co., Druggists.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18
stop That Cough

before It stops you. Dr. Davids Cough sgruf
will cure Il. a. numbers vii testify 10 b tir -,
on earth. I<,rge bottle p cents az White 81 o.
and Winston Drug Go.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18

Mr Rockefeller is evidently an art
less old soul, for DE says, "l have seen
very little etl uu the world. Per
haps he allows Dis wicked partner
Rogers 90 do and see all tine deviitry
that zoe, ON boz and around the stand
ard OH headquarters, while me dis
crcctly keeps his weather eye shut
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-18

FRIDAY JANrAE1 Is. lg1..
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-10-05

There have been all sorts of horse
races at the Fair this week, good,
bad and indifferent, and lovers of
horse racing have certainly had a run
for their money.
Dubei's ball tossers were given a
trouncing at Ogden last Sunday, when
Bill Hansen, Dad Clark and George
Wessler got back into the gam. for
Ogden, having returned home from
their seasons work with the big
leagues. Dubei says it wasn't fair to
spring professionals on his crew, and
we guess he is right. His bunch
should take a whack at the Sandy
sandlotters.
John McCloskey, well known to ev-
cry Salt Lake fan as the manager of
the Boise team in the Northwest
league, and who managed the St.
Louis Nationals this season, is slated
for the same position next season.
John has had hard luck this season
and his team finished at the bottom
of the bunch, but he has a lively gang
of youngsters and is figuring on land
ing the penant next season.
Bobby Walthour is having hard luck
in Europe. While following the mot
or in a motor-paced race, his pace
maker coll ded with an attendant who
had no business on the track, Walt
hour collided with the motor, and is
now in the hospital in serious con-
dition. His many Salt Lake admirers
are hoping for his speedy recovery.
1t was reported that Gussie Lawson
was on the motor at the time and was
seriously injured, but such was not
the case.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-10-05

Inquiry has disclosed the fact that
good roads in Massachusetts, cost
less than in New York. But that is
simply a difference in the grating
abilities of the officeholders in the
two cities.