davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-26

else fur 'em to do; but naow, it's conr
in on haydn time, an s'pose they'd
ruther work at haydn"
The man had turned his back on me
completely and was urging the horse
forward at q rapid gait.
Very generous OF them to accom-
modate him when they had nothing
else TO do, and then leave his daugh-
ter as they have, just because haying
time Is here" | commented. But you
said there we're two reasons. What lie
the other?"
We rode on In silence for quito q
distance until, at length, the fellow re-
sponded in a gruff voice and without
turning his head.
Wal! 1t may be true an 1t may he
not! All know is what l heerd up TO
Hoskins'. I don't take no great notice
O. ghosts an SIGH. But them men
knows what they seen the night after
the Wilder Bruce's boy died, an I
know that ye couldn't git M of EN-
on the place again with a team o
steers! No, sir! KNOWN as they do,
tIC tha aStCl " udn lhdL Nv Val Ivy
was, an the way he as good as muir
dered that poor lad with his cussin'
an quarrelin' an fallin' off his boss,
stead O. goin' to the stable in sad
dim up himself, 1ike any man would
that want too lazy to take off his
coat when he ct, 1t amt no wonder
they believed what the Wilder Bruce
tole EN- more'n a year ago!"
He paused here and ficked a fly
from the horses neck with a dex-
ferrous cast of his whip.
What did the WIDOW Bruce tell
them" ! asked ~anxiously, fearing that
his communicative mood would leave
| him.
wal, she come over here from Eng
land with her boy 'baout the time ole
Carney was a-buildin' his haouse, an
she SEE, as soon as she seen 1t, that
it was goin' to be jest like them places
over in England where them docks
an sech fellers live, that ooner OF
] later someone nd die a vi'lent death
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-26

that everybody in town knows that
he is a hindrance rather than a help
to the community. He is not wanted
in public positions, and when ques-
tions Of local interest and Importance
are discussed, his opinion carries far
less weight than the man who con-
tributes his share to the prosperity of
the community by spending his mon
ey where he earns it.
In addition to losing in a large de-
gree the respect Of others and his
own ~self.respect, the man who does
nothing to build up the town In which
he lives fails to find the contentment
which is necessary to happiness. Hav-
ing done nothing to make the town
better, he is unable to see the many
advantages 1t possesses, and is con-
tinually talking and thinking Of its
deficiencies. He does Eot move out.
however, but stays on year after year,
a disconnected parasite. getting all he
can and giving as little As possible in
return. There is an unwritten law Of
nature that makes it impossible for
one to really taken an interest In a
place until he has done something for
1t, and 1t is only when we have done
our share toward building up the town
In which we live that 1t becomes q
real home to us.
Perhaps the local dealers in country
towns do not always have in stock
Just the articles you desire. but they
are usually willing to order whatever
their customers want. and under or
binary circumstances can supply you
as quickly as you can procure the
goods from q mail order house. When
you buy of the home merchant, the
goods are before you and you see
what you are getting. In buying by
mail there Is always a chance that
when the goods arrive they win not
proye to be just what you expected
and desired. In that case o are put
to the Inconvenience of sending them
back for exchange. or II the need is
immediate and pressing, you are
obliged to accept that which Ia not
entirely satisfactory.
Trade at home in order that your
home town may have stores at which
to trade, There are many times when
you are In q hurry for some article
there IL no time to send to New York
Chicago. or elsewhere. Your need /.
immediate and imperative. You an
glad under such circumstaAAcss I,
1-.N"t ~
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-26

II never knew that Mr.. Carney was
a drinking man." replied, with a sud
den interest in my companions Cos
sip. Il mean," l continued, Il never
knew that he drank to excess"
Drink" exclaimed the man. why!
they want nuthin' he wouldn't do!
Drink, smoke, gamble an cuss, be-
sides THROWN away his money on
most wasteful things! When Sam
Hoskins' boy was workin' up to the
place he seen him an another Teller
frum the city, a friend o. his'n, a-play-
in poker n day, an n or t'other Of
'em, l fergit which twas, lost seven
dollars an so cents! An as to drink
in, while he done most of 1t in the
haouse, he want above takin' a glass
at Hoskins' hotel every naow an then,
too! .
II rec'lec', m day, a-settin' on the
stoop at Hoskins' waitin' fur a shaow-
er to blow over, when l was a.gittin'
In my hay, an ole Carney drove up in
his buggy. We was all a-talkin' abaout
Freemasons. an as he climbs aou I
SEE to him, SEE I, BE you a Freema-
SOM SEE 1. No. SEE he, 4 hain't,' SEE
he. but I'm a free thinker SEE he,
AN ! think I'll take a drink SEE he.
'Ye won't be a free drinker.' SEE Hos
kins, under his breath and winkin' at
me, as he follers him into the barroom
to wait on him, an sure enough, he
tole us afterwards, he charged him
regular city prices, an the ole mar
never knew the difference"
by the way, what made the men
leave the place so suddenly" 1 asked,
cautiously, thinking to divert the fell
lows gable into more profitable
channels. you know they have all
gone. except the servants that were
brought from the city"
"Wal," said the man with delibera'
ton, shaping the horses back with
the reins and wriggling uncomfortAol oily
In his seat, they left fur two reasons
/ guess. In fac, the folks 'baout here
Amt over anxious to work up to the
place anyway. though they was allus
willin' to be obligin' an accommodate
ole Carney when they. want nuthin'
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-26
ADDING INSULT TO INJURY.

Client-Si Haymow kicked my
dog. Naow. I don't allow no man
t kick my dog. So | went over t
lick time outen 81. My doc charged
me $3.50 to fix me up. What kin
I do ter Si!"
longevity not lick him
again?
Client-Say, mister, | hain't a.
jokin'. l want ter know.
Lawyer-Well, the only thing I
can suggest is that you might have
him arrested for cruelty to animals.
Five dollars.-Toledo Blade.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-26

straitened circumstances. Would a
letter to the mail order house, stating
all these circumstances, secure for
you a supply Of the accessories Of
life on liberal credit terms? Most as
suredly not. An appeal to the propri-
etors for aid in your extremity would
be barren of results. 1t is the home
merchant who stands ready to extend
the credit necessary to tide you over
an emergency, and for this reason, II
for no other, he should have your
loyal support In your times of pros
perity.
Perhaps you are financially inde-
pendent, and have never known the
necessity of asking for credit. Even
then you are indebted to the homo
merchant for many of the advantages
you enjoy. The proprietors of q mail
order house would laugh you to scorn
were you to ask them to subscribe to-
ward the building of your new church.
the improvement Of your school build
ing, or the expenses Of maintaining
your fire department. The home mer-
chant contributes literally to the sup
port Of these institutions SO essential
to the public comfort and ~well-being,
and you cannot afford to withhold
from him your patronage.
You know your local dealers. Per
haps they have grown from childhood
to manhood in your home town: you
were boys together, they have watched
by you in sickness. and comforted you
in sorrow. they take q kindly interest
in you welfare. Do you not prefer
that your trade should increase their
small profits rather than add its
quota to the millions Of dollars annu-
ally sent to the mail order houses? II
the home merchants prosper the town
win be a better place in which to
live. Their prosperity viii be mani
Tested by improvements In the appea
ance of their own property. and by
their increased libernlity In contribute
ing toward public improvements. ana
by helping them by your patronage,
you viii also be helping yourself and
the entire community.
FRANCES A. HARRxn.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-26
yEARNED TO HELP HIM.

ssThere goes Roxham. Every time
/ think Of that mans financial em-
barrassment it makes me yearn to
help him"
Financial embarrassment
eyes; he's got SO much money
he doesn't know what to do with
itlD-Sketchy Bits.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-26

Maud (before the laughing hyena's
cage)-IIow p~rovokingl Here vsrvo
been 20 minutes, and the hyenA hasn't
laughed nee.
Ella-strange. ard he's been oysino
your 9 spring hat. t9o
The Dickinson press., 1907-10-19
RANCH AND FARM.

One Jersey bull calf for sale by The
Brown Dairy. 7-13.tf
C. c. and J. F. Mead were loading
their last shipment of sheep for market
this week.
The best of the Owens Land & Cattle
Co. steers brought $4.75, which was not
bad considering that the bunch had
already been topped.
A prairie fire destroyed a lot Of winter
first of the week. Wallis Huidekoper
suffered by the fire on Deep creek, his
Rock ranch being in its path.
During the past month, c. E. Everett
has trapped "a coyotes at his place on
Sand creek. Mr.. Everett gets the state
bounty of s.. 90 and an equal sum from
Billings county. In addition to the S.
per head, he gets about 81 each for the
skins.
This week Wallis Huidekoper made
his third shipment of beef cattle-l7
cars-making in all 30 or'51 cars. Fore
man c. b. Randall was in Wednesday
to look after the loading. C.. f. Everett
took charge OF the train from Dickinson,
Geo. Waite going along as helper. The
later will spend the winter in Chicago,
while the former goes to Rochester, N.
Y, to visit his daughter.
About a year ago Geo. Bughman Of
YuIe, N. d., sold his cattle to a man by
the name of Clark for $50 around; Clark
sold the same cattle to Joe Gamble for
$50 around, counting the calves, thus
netting $4,000 on the transaction; and
now MI. Gamble has shipped 40 head of
for &c. per pound, tying the recent
record made bv the Peter McQuillan
estate cattle. The bunch averaged 1850
pounds and at this weight brought Mr..
Gamble S8r*ach.-Ex.
The Dickinson press., 1907-10-19
$4,000 Reward

For the return to owner Of the following de.
scr!oed dh0orses: One .5-year-old bay horse,
old black mare, weight 1iOo, crooked LETT font
leg one 5-year.old bay mare. weight 1870, fore.
top cut, and lame in left hind foot; one l-year-
foot and branded n on left hip one 5.yearsoid
iron gray mare, weight 100, little sway bscked.
and sucking horse colt. y"
4-l-tf J.E. McINTYRE. Mott N n
The Dickinson press., 1907-10-19
RANCH O SALE.

offer for sale my improved ranch of
$40 acres situated on Green river, nine
miles from railway. Every quarter is
watered by a running stream and a large
portion of it can be easily irrigated.
There is an immense coal bank on the
land. 5000 acres of free, open range
adjoins the ranch. To combine farming
with stock raising there probably could
not be found a better location in the
west.
8.24-tf WV. PH1pPs, Dickinson, N. D.
The Dickinson press., 1907-10-19
s Sheen for Sale

= $50 good Shropshire breeding ewes,
100 yearling rams and 0 ram lambs.
These rams are all sired by imported
rams, we'll wooded and good bone, and
strictly up to date. Write or call and
see them. ,'.,l "A. B. Berry,
Io.I2-4t Taylor, N. u.
The Dickinson press., 1907-10-19
$50 Acres Improved Farm
Land for Sale j

We are the exclusive agents for the
sale Of the swA Of sec: 19 and nd nwA Of f
about 4 miles from town. One-fourth of
this land is fenced; 14o acres under cul-
tivation; 2 good wells, sod house C8x4o)
and frame barn (l6x4o). Good PROPOSE
ton at S2I.oo per acre. Call On Aud &
Lyle, Ist Natl Bank Bldg. o-2I-tf
The Dickinson press., 1907-10-19

$40 REWARD-For return of / bu1ckskin mare.
branded = on right shoulder >; I buckskin
yearling colt. branded on right shout.
mare, branded 2 w bar on right thigh. Will
give SO reward for return OF above horses:
JOHN r, HUMAN, Dickinson. 7-27-tf
The Dickinson press., 1907-10-19

so REWARD-will be paid for return or in
formation leading to recovery of ! bay western
e. 2.; E. 11 H2%'el II %kk s. f blsii ss3sht a &C. b..
0.21.tf
The Dickinson press., 1907-10-19

80 REWARD-apd all charges paid fol. return
OF / grey mare, 8 years Old. weight about 1870.
D facii 1osi II Ml'J Jai Hian e4d. az drsss Ro t51esi -
SCOTT, Camp Crook. Sd. -. eei21-8p
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-27
QUARANTINE AGAINST CON
SIJMPTIVES

If the state health officer of Texas
carries out his pronounced inten-
tions, it will not be long before all
persons suffering from tuberculosis
in an acute stage will be denied en-
trance to that state. A proclama-
ton establishing quarantine
against the disease is soon to be is-
sued.
No doubt this health officer thinks
he is remarkably progressive per
son. In one sense he is right. His
progressiveness is, however, not in
telligent, but unintelligent. He is
acting much as the hotel keeper
does, who long careless Of all sand-
tary precautions, suddenly goes into
a panic Of fear over consumptives
not because Of any danger TO health
but because he is afraid that their
presence will drive away other pa
irons. If Texas excludes consump,
I t1yes, 1t will not be because of intel.
ligent desire for self-protection, but
because Of some panicky fear Of in
direct evils, which are mainly Of a
pyscholOgical' nature.
1t is perfectly true that consump-
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-27
BROWNSVILLE.

(From The Horizon.) -. ...
Whatever it did It made them
think. i let made us think. It will
make LUIS, think. 1t will make to
Christian Register, the leading Uni
tartan organ: $685..
One feature OF the Brownsville
discussion has Impressed. US peculiar
ty---thef assumption of conspiracy
OF silence on the part of the whole
Negro troop at Brownsville. All
have been held implicated in the Of
renee because none will give clue
to the Offenders "A few--say ten
committed the outrage; the remain
der-say one, hundred and. sixty
With incrimdnatingi knowledge stub
bornly withheld It. OF course this,
may be possible; but whether. credi-
BILE, there may be two opinions. One
hundred and sixty in possession OF u
grave secret. and 1t can be probed
out of no one of themi One hundred
and sixty mourning grave penalty
from which word would bring re-
pr1eVe, and not one will speak It!
We should stand In mute wonder In
presence OF consistency such as this.
Such; a secret in the possession of
ten average white men would Xbe ex-
tremely unsafe, and one hundred and
sixty average Negroes! II to this
length the Negroes will support one
another, think what tribulations are
yet before us in dealing with them!
They will never support one an
other to this length. A fiction, how
ever, may call our attention to fact,
and this one may open our eyes to a
tendency among the Negroes worth
while to observe. There Is no mis-
taking the fact that they are learn
Ing to cohere, to cooperate, to stand
Dy one another; that a race interest
IS growing among them This, to
one who knew them in the sixties,
implies significant change. =. J.,
Now what has been the agent of
this change? Education? In part
undoubtedly. knowledge and SER,
Witty do not dwell comfortably to-
gether. The agent in chief; however.
has been the hard treatment the Me-
gro has experienced. Its aim a.. has
been to teach him his place." It
has put him on his feet, ~wAth--the
eonsciousnessk that he must work
out nj own destiny. The sub
mfssieness and docility which
gentleness might for long have
perpetuated, severity has very
largely obliterated. In like man
ner we may explain the race in
terest ON which we have fingered. In
bondage, this hardly existed. With
freedom 1t was sure to come. but
through the bitterness Of the Negroes
experience 1T has been immensely
fastened.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-27
NATIONAL IRRIGATION CON-
GRESS,

Governor Dawson has been invit-
ed to attend the Fifteenth National
Irrigation Congress to be held at
Sacramento, California, September
81, next, and has been asked to ap-
point delegates from West Virginia to
attend and participate in the pro-
ceedings Of the congress.
The purpose Of the congress Is to
discuss irrigation forestry with espe-
ctal reference to the governmental
policies Of forest preservation, water
conservation and irrigation construc-
ton.
The Governor is advised that the
coming session promises to be the
most important yet held, and 1t is the
aim Of the committee having the
proceedings In charge to discuss the
needs of the various interests of the
country, including manufacturing,
agriculture, irrigation, drainage,
navigation with special reference to
the bearing, upon these interests and
each Of them Of broad national pol
icy. for forest protection, stream con-
Servation, cohtrol and use land i'm
proven ent and reclamation.
Governor Dawson is. anxious to
appoint as delegates to this meeting
citizens Of the State who feel an in
terest In these matters and who can
attend at their own expense and par
ticipate In the proceedings. Amy Of
our readers who desire such an ap-
pointment are invited to write to
the Governor at Charleston.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-27

tion ,as, an Infections disease and
that 1t Is OF the greatest Importance
to every community to stop It's
spread. But 1t Is also true that prac-
tically/the only means of conveying
the infection is through the sputum,
which, when dried and powdered,
carries the baoin through the air.
Intimate personal contact such as
kissing, me y also convey it, but that
Is not a danger against which pub
lie precautions peed to be taken.
Consequently, if any state like
Texas wants to get rid Of consump-
ton, it has no need Of establishing
quarantine burdensome to itself as
we'll as to the victims of the regula-
tons. It's most effective measures
will be to spread information as to
the way in which the disease is con-
veyed, and as to simple precautions
which alone are necessary to protect
a community from any noticeable
danger that may come to it from the
presence Of such diseased persons.
This more intelligent method of
securing safety is not only more hu-
name to the sufferers, but better for
the community that adopts 1t.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-27

Principal Booker T. Washington
Of the Tuskegee Institute has written
for the Worlds Work, New York
two articles to appear respectively
in the July and August numbers OF
that magazine on Mound Bayou:
A Negro Business Community" and
"Wilberforce: A Negro College
Town" The articles deal with the
pioneer spirit and accomplishments
Of the group of Negro men who are
building the Negro town of Mound
Bayou In the heart of the Mississippi
Delta, and with the older community
which began It's life long before the
War of the Rebellion, as a refuge for
Negroes who sought freedom from
slavery.
Each article is designed to exhibit
the spirit Of progress which at pres
ent animates the Negro In his eff
forts to build secure and safe civil
zation for himself and his children
The Worlds Work is one Of the
strongest Of American magazines and
the articles will reach and influence
public opinion of the most command
ing kind.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-27
SPECIAL COFFIN BUILT. s:
FOR HEAVIEST WOMAN.
kentucky COlOred Woman Weighed
S11 Pounds Last Time ON
O.. ,e'.>., the Scales.

louisville, June 22.-Martha
johnson, colored, one. Of the heaviest
human beings In the world, sue
cumbe to fatty degeneration Of the
heart at her home in the rear Of 434
hampton street. The last time she
was weighed she tipped the beam at
Oil pounds. She was 81 years old
and native OF Kentucky. Since she
had been of mature age, she had been
very large, weighing nearly 800
pounds. For the past two years she
has been an invalid on account of
her immense weight and had gradu-
ally increased in avordupois.
A special strong chair was made
for her, in which she spent all OF her
time.
Several times she had received of.
fers Of large sums from different
shows If she would sign a contract
to travel and be displayed as the
largest. woman in the world. -.
=, t. H. fHankins, an undertaken, who
embalmed the body, said fluid suffi-
etent to embalm half dozen ordi-
nary bodies was necessary to prepare
the body. "a special casket had to
be ordered. 1t measured six feet
in length, is 81 inches wide and FL
Inches deep. Extra strong Handles
were placed on the coffin, which will
be carried by IL powerful Negroes.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-27

We're encamped there with our Ma
tional Guard. He sent representa-
tives of the Government to look al
ter the defense Of the men who had
been arrested for the crime. The
citizens Of Athens protested. He
answered that AN enlisted man is
more or less ward of the Govern
ment, and if the Government steps
in merely to see that he is tried &C
cording- to faw it seems to ME that
it Is an exercise Of a discretion which
the Government has
THAT answer was credit to both
his head and his heart. The reason
that prompted him prompted me. I
thought what a white soldier was en-
titled to at Athens. Ohio, q Negro
soldier was entitled to at Browns
Vile, Texas"
Concluding, he said:
THE investigation may prove flu
tile to establish the truth. 1t may
never be known who did the firing,
but 1t will always be known that the
men have at least had a chance to
state their side Of the case. If for
what I have done in this~behalf / am
to be eliminated from public life, as
has been proclaimed, then let it be
known that l shall at least carry with
me into private life the cOnsoling
satisfaction Of feeling and knowing
that I have been rebuked for an &C
ton that l shall never regret, but
always esteem as creditable to my
heart as a man and to my sense OF
justice and duty as public official. "
If, as has been intimated, Mr..
Foraker signed his political death
warrant by opposing the President
in the soldier controversy, he wiz
not go down to his grave unwept
and unsung. His grateful Negro ad-
mirers who have followed the 1nves-
tigation with an interest never mani
tested in any other question, will
long remember the conspicuous part
he played in it and will revere his
name when those who took the oppo-
site side shall have played their lit
tie parts and passed from the mem
DRY Of men.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-27

The American Magazine for July
contains another of Mr.. Ray Stan
nard Bakers articles of the "Follow-
ing the Color Line" series. In this
he deals with the problem of the
races as he finds it in the black belt
and the article is upon the same
plane Of fairness which characterizes
those proceedings. There is no at
tempt to discuss the various phases
Of the question, the facts being sim
ply stated as they appear to an i'm,
partial observer.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-27
AN EDITORS DIARY.

The indianapolis News claims K
have discovered Hoosier editor who
has taken time, despite his heavy du
ties as "moulder Of public opinion
to keep track Of his material am
mental progress during the year, ant
offers the following summary Of his
experience:
Been broke 800 times.
Had money 65 times.
Praised by the public times.
Asked to drink times.
Refused to drink 0 times.
Missed prayer meeting So times.
Been roasted sci times.
Roasted others So times.
Washed the office towel times.
Missed meals times.
Taken for preacher II times.
Taken for capitalist 0 times.
Found money times.
Taken bath 6 times.
Delinquents paid 27 times.
Paid in conscience 0 times.
Got whipped 0 times.
Whipped the other fellow 8 times
Cash on hand at beginning $1,40;
cash on hand at present 81 cents.