davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-19

From Washington comes the information tba, twenty
four naval officers must be retired by June 30 in order to
comply with the provisions Of the naval personal act 81
1899 The order Of this retirement to give the younger
the department deeming Il essential that flag officers
should become Rear Admras at less advanced ages and
be given longer sea experience and training This order
comes on top Of complaints from the Navy Department
that officers are scarce and that she training academy al
Annapolis cannot furnish fast enough to officer he
new batleships and cruisers gong into commission.
This gives raise to the question to whether men are
ncapacaied for active service when they reach he nava
age limit Of 81 years Admiral Dewey performed bis
best work in the service Of his couu-tha, Of he defeat
Of The Spanish feet in Manila Bas-vhen Be was close
to this limit Looking the heroes Of the past & viii
be found that the majority ol them advanced ia years
JULIUS Cesar 40 years old before he acquired
any fame as a fighter. and among he ablesi writers
yi be found that the greatest work has been accomplish
Continued 5,h page
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-19
SOUVENIR" THlEyERY.

RE we a nation Of lhieves2 Rear Ad.
miral Evans says We are end be has
had vide experience. According 70 tie
hanlt l-scarred hero. The American SOU
venir hunter viii steal anything except
a cellar lull Of water He was speak.
ing appropos the looiing Of the aagship
Of ihe Duke Of Abruzzi. which was one
Of the most diseraceul exhibitions Of
American rudeness and cupidiiy ever
resorled 10.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-19
PROGRESSIVE" JAP POLITICIANS.

5CAUSE the so-called Progresl
party in japan, led BY Count Olu
wants to work a revolution in the C
ernment at Toxic is no reason why It
Government at Washington should CIV
other than a polite, friendly and iudu
gent attention to the outcry raised b
the Progressive against so-called out-
RACES upon Japanese subjects in San
Francisco.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-19

Don't lear your shirt over some candidate The world
goes on Just the same.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-19

HAT the powers Of the human mind are
most wonderful must be admitted under
any sort Of analysis. That men think,
calculate and act in such manner as to
leave the impress Of their lives indeli-
bly, impressed upon the world throughout
all time, is suggestive that God, in His
wisdom, made no mistake when he
Evening journal., 1907-06-07
ToPK1s
ToFKIs
ToPK1s
a Thoroughfare from Market to King Streets

all and back the merchandise
the the 70 want oil gspaw ey
hat there
Evening journal., 1907-06-07
Stenographers
Wanted

The War Department at Washington
is interesting young men in taking
positions as stenographers in the
Philippine civil service. The follow
ing is an extract from a letter received
to-day from the War Department by
Goldey College. of this city:
"Your attention is invited to the civil
service examinations, held I'm tho
United States, to secure male steno-
graphers for the Philippine civil ser
vice. The entrance salary is 81, 200,
and where certain high ratings are
made, the appointees may be given
S1,4OO The next examination win De
held July %"
Further information viii be given by
Goldey College to any stenographers
in this section who are interested in
the civil service examinations.
Evening journal., 1907-06-07
Imitation Panama
MuShrOOn1 Sailors. O8c

Just the thing for the outing or a little vaca-
ton. hat that sells regularly for 81 So Trim
med with quills and pom pom Of braid, in all
colors
Evening journal., 1907-06-07
Mushroom Sailors, 0Sc

shades. Short front and long back Some
trimmed with pom pom and quills, worth $I.5o
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23

form him yet. Can't you teach him to
play pool for the drinks and smoke
cigarettes? Surround him with the
right kind Of an atmosphere"
"Aw, what are you giving me-" said
the young man from the tie counter,
dOubtfully.
Il mean what say, Of course" said
the elderly silk clerk. ''What you want
is to get him to cultivate n taste for
sage-green socks and gaudy stickpins.
He seems to have gone to a show where
it mattered if he missed hearing some
thing. Take him around 20 some of
these musical comedies. Get him IN
terested. Don't let him save his money
foolishly; teach him to throw away
some Of it every week, if It's ever so
little. The habit will grow on him and
he'll soon be squandering twelve dol
lars and a quarter out of his twelve
dollar salary with the best OF YOU boys
and laying up a decent provision Of
debts for a rainy day"
The young man from the tie counter
smiled sheepishly.
'It's all right for you to laugh" pur-
sued the elderly silk clerk. Its no
laughing matter, though. If you think
you can reconcile it with your CON
science to stand idly by and see young
fellow of your own age wallowing IN
the mire of industry, energy and econ
omy, of course that's your affair, but
it seems to me you ought to try to pull
him out"
That's all right, but I'm telling you
he's just plain jay" said the young
man from the tie counter.
"You stop him before It's too late.
You'd better" continued the silk clerk.
Why'd I better?" asked the young
man from the tie counter.
Because if you don't" said the ell
derly clerk, "he's just as likely as not
soon to be your boss and fire YOU
Chicago Daily News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23

Hes plain jay" said the young man
from the tie counter to the elderly silk
clerk
"But how's he getting along?' per-
sisted the silk clerk.
II tried to get him to go up with me
to the clothing department and get
him some clothes that would make him
look human" babbled the young man
from the tie counter. 81 couldn't,
though. He's got money in the bank
at home, too. Made it plowin' corn
an weedin' onions, I guess. Amt he
the limit? That bobtailed coat Of his
gives me nervous prostration. Pinnaker
got after him to take a chanre in 4
rattle for a diamond ring. It amt
but 80 cents a chance, but lie said he
couldn't afford it and he hadn't any
particular use for a diamond ring any
way. He's the tightwad, all right. l
saw him eating over at Halloweii's res
taurant Saturday. [ don't know what
he ordered but his check was 10 cents
l was behind him at the cashiers desk
1 bet he didn't leave anything with the
waiter, either"
"How is he on sales?" asked the ell
derby silk clerk.
ooh, he grabs, Of course. He just
stands OH his head to wait on a Gus
toner and if there's nothing doing he's
poking around in the stock as if bic
owned it and wanted to make sure he
hadn't been soaked over the quality Of
the goods"
Catching on, eh?"
+ ooh, he's catching on in great shape
l guess he'll be asking for a raise IN
another month";
That's what 1 was asking you,"
said the silk clerk.
Hes been in the city six weeks now
and he's been to a show twice." said
the young man from the tie counter
"He said he liked it pretty we'll. but
he was so high up he missed a lot Of
what was said Guess he was in the
peanut heaven"
"Can't you do something with him."
asked the silk clerk, looking severely
over his goldrimmed glasses. Seems
to me you might take him in hand even
ings and teach him something"
Hes too busy" said the young man
from the tie counter. Hes learning
stenography and typewrlting evenings
Maybe he thinks they're going to put
typewriters in the department to make
out the sales checks"
sect after him and liven him up"
urged the silk clerk Maybe there's
the markings of a good fellow IN him
Don't give him up without an effort
If you keep at him you'll probably re-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23
Two Ways of Looking at 1t.

There is a young artist in Washing
ton who classes himself as Of the i'm
pressionistic school, and who. being
somewhat out in drawing, generally
makes up for his lack of technique by
spreading color recklessly and counting
on distance for his effect.
At an amateur exhibition he once
hung one of his most extraordinary
performances.
WELL" said a friend, whom the ar
fist had taken to see the work, II don't
want to fiatter you, old chap, but that
is far and away the best stuff you have
ever done. I congratulate you"
Much pleased, the artist was receiv-
ing the compliment with becoming mod
esty, when he CHANGED again to glance
at tie picture-and turned very red.
The committee had hung it upside
down!
Hurrying to the head Of the commit
tee, he was about to launch into a loud
complaint, when he was Informed of
the good news that an hour before the
picture had been sold for SCI. The
original price mark had been SO
LippincOtt's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23
WO= Sided Man

~Q=

"Of course" said the Mere Man,
skillfully leading the Bachelor Girl to
a shadowy corner Of the deck and art
fully placing two chairs in very dim
NEST recess, ''if you prefer to sit in
the light, every boat, like every ques-
ton has two Sides"
$50 has every man." retorted the
Bachelor Girl, taking a chair with sud-
den decision. I'm not afraid to sit
In the dark with you, Mr.. Porter"
"Why not?" demanded the Mere
Man, with a touch Of unreasonable
chagrin. do you mean to imply that
I'm not dangerous or fascinating, or
-
"Oh, no." rejoined the Bachelor Girl
hastily, simply that you're sensible. "
The Mere Man made a wry face.
"And not sentimental" continued
the Bachelor Girl very sweetly. Its
such a comfort to meet a man on the
right side," she added, with a gentle
sigh.
1.-The right side? OF what-4O, or
the boat, or the question, Or"
"Of himself" interposed the Bache-
Tor Girl, deftly tucking in the frilly
ends Of her plated skirts and leaning
back luxurlously in the breeze. 'Ev-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23
Indeed hx Their Cats.

mo, ma'am," said an Irish maid Of
much experience as she returned to a
New York intelligence Office the other
day. II didn't engage with that fam
lily. 1 didn't like the looks Of their
cat"
'Of their cat" repeated the owner
Of the Office in amazement. "Why, Ka-
tie, I'm sure they wouldn't keep a cat
that was in any way dangerous"
"Not dangerous, no, ma'am, but q
restless, unhappy looking creature that
didn't speak well for the family" re-
piled the girl. 81 always judge fam
lily by their cat-if they have one. A
sleek, comfortable pussy who comes up
and rubs against you means quiet,
good-natured family and one that's not
Worrying about ways and means, but
nervous, unfriendIy looking cat reflects
q household which is on the verge Of
nervous prostration or financial ruin
or some other horrible trouble.
eve been living with families and
studying their cats for twenty-five
years. and I've never known the sign
to fail. A family that can't make it's
cat happy is one to make any servant
miserable. New York Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23
Lower California Is valuable.

The impression that Lower Califor-
MIA, which, 1t Is said, the United
States is seeking to acquire from Mex
leo, is an arid and rocky waste is err
roneous, says an American who owns
property at San Carlos, near Magda-
lena Bay There are indeed deserts
on the north coast and in the interior,
but the Pacific coast is wonderfully
fertile. The mountains rear their
lofty peaks against a cloudless sky,
the climate is the most delightful to
be found anywhere, and it Is the hunt
er's paradise Mountain sheep, mule
deer, antelope, cottOn-tail deer, elk,
brown and black bear, mountain lions,
wild goats, wolves, all kinds Of game
can be found there in endless guam
tity, and the mountain streams
clear, cold bodies Of purest water
contain the finest trout that ever de-
lighted an anglers eye. There are
millions and millions Of ducks-can-
vasback, mallard, teal-and 1t Is not
uncommon for one man to bag as
many as 800 in a single day. Several
rich men of this country who are fond
Of hunting have bought game pre-
serves in Lower California and make
annual trips there. 1 hope, and do
not doubt, that the United States
eventually will acquire the peninsula,
and then the people will learn what a
great and rich country 1t Is.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23

of lace that showed above her patent
leather pump and trying to smooth
back a curl that was blowing across
her nose, "who has never had a man
chum. She doesn't know what a really
fine creature a man can be; how de-
voted and liberal and honest and in
teresting-"
Hear! Heart" cried the Mere Man,
waving his cigarette eXcitedly.
"a man chum will do anything on
earth for a woman run her errands,
forgive her faults, get her out of
scrapes, back her against anybody,
fight for her and even, if necessary, lie
for her Or"
COR to her." suggested the Mere Man
sententiously.
NO" declared the Bachelor Girl,
sitting up straight and bringing her
heels down with a sharp little click.
ut is only when a man falls in love
with woman that he begins to lie to
her."
"OhT' The Mere Man dropped his
cigarette.
"It is only when he begins to notice
the color of her eyes and the way she
wears her hair or to take an interest
in her ruffles or her elbows that he
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23

cry man Is born a 'Jekyll and Hyde,
a sinner and a saint; and unless you
understand the combination you never
can tell when he is going to turn from
one to the other-from a nice, sensi-
BILE, amiable, devoted friend too
-
"Well?" The Mere Man flicked his
cigarette impatlently.
ITO something horrid-a lover or
An enemy, Or"
"a lover or a-what!''
They're the same thing, Mr.. Por-
ter. AS a friend, q man can be as
loyal to q woman as to a man-and
that is saying everything. AS a friend
he can be trusted to the uttermost
parts Of the earth; as a lover, he
can't be trusted round the corner. As
long as a sentiment doesn't enter into
the equation or-or the situation-he
IS the soul Of honor and unselfishness /;
but the minute he begins to first with
q woman or falls in love with her, 1t
Is as If he had swallowed the magic
potion and changed to Mr.. Hyde over
night. He turns as suddenly as a
chameleon that has walked from q
brown stem to a green leaf"
"Whew !" The Mere Man blew a
long puff of smoke. "And yet" he
sighed refectiveTy, you seem to like
It."
81 beg your pardon"
"And are always ready to give us a
twist-if we don't turn"
al don't understand you, Mr.. Por-
ter"
you sit in dark corners with u.s."
pursued the Mere Man reproachfully,
"and coax us to go strolling on moon
light nights, and put sachet on your
silk waists and lace on your petticoats
and powder on your noses and poetry
and little helpful hints in your con-
Versation and"
st pity the woman" broke In the
Bachelor Girl, hastily tucking In a bit
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23

suddenly lodges over to the other side
and becomes elusive and deceitful and
critical and moody and unreliable and
unmanageable'
"And l always thought" sighed the
Mere Man, "that love transformed a
man."
ut doesn't" said the Bachelor Girl
decidedly. ct deforms him. 1t affects
him just as it did that old couple out
West, who were the best Of friends for
fifty-six years and then got married
and fought for the rest of their lives.
There wasn't any change in the woman
nor in the man. He just turned around
on the seamy side and regarded the
woman from a different viewpoint
Somehow sentiment seems to rouse all
the fighting instinct in a man. The
minute he begins to take a sentimental
interest in a woman he gets up on the
defensive and sits there He begins to
look at her through a microscope and to
see all her faults, to criticise her hats
and to look for the kinks in her tenn
per. ne SldIlS W dutIy &c ueI anu 10
sum her up and to see if she'll do And
everything she does do is misinterpret-
ed. Her simplest and most natural adj
vances are construed as pursuit. her
mildest vanities as traps her very
cordiality- Why, once knew a man
that could call on at any hour of the
day for help Of consolation or company,
until-unt4I-"
go on" said the Mere Man as the
Bachelor Girl hesitated.
well, until he-got silly"
"Oh, that we went walking in the
moonlight, you know
You mean you took him walking in
the moonlight
"And he suddenly noticed the color
Of my eyes,"
"And that changed the color Of the
whole affair. Where is he now?" adj
ded the Mere Man irrelevantly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23

OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

mile over the roads Of the country must cost
an average % cents If that be So then costs
farmer average much to haul of grain
twelve miles to market the railroads charge him to
haul the bushe thousand miles from Chicago to
New York.
Figure the average haul to market at five miles, or
dollar and quarter ton take the marketed
quantity of gran cotton hay live stock dairy products
from the Agricultural Departments Year Book get
rough idea Of what the farmers pay yearly for the road
haul Nearly hundred and fifty years ago. In England
it noted that by improved roads the hauling of
grain done with little half the number Of
horses formerly used.
This subject is not less important to the farmer than
freight charges and to deal with 1t is within his
power.-Saturday Evening Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23
The Reason.

All sorts and conditions of men have
excellent reasons for their position in
life. Illustrated Bits tells of a tramp
who had no illusions about the cause
of his own condition:
Mrs. Finehealth Cat hotel entrance)
No. 1 have no money to spare for
you. I do not see why an ablebodied
man like you should go about begging.
Lazy Tramp s'pose, mum, It's fer
about the same reason that a healthy
woman like you boards at a hotel, in
stead Of keeping house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23
AS EASY TO SMILE AS TO FRowN.

When life has a notion of treating wrong,
Or fancy, at least, this is so,
When notice the discord that sounds in its song
And hear it wherever go,
Why then, there's a maxim that may apply,
And by it troubles may drown;
It's easy to laugh as to weep to sgh
And easy to smile as to frown
If the day has way of weeping bit,
What matter, what matter to you?
Tomorrow the specter of tempest will fit,
The skies will be CHEEKY and blue;
So though the world move in devious way,
Look upward and onward not down,
For Care writes his record in wrinkles and gray
It's easy to smile as to frown.
Felix G. Pryme
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23
Life Work.

II tell you what" said the man who
was fond Of moralizing, experience is
a great school"
"Quite So" replied Groucher, ''but
very few ever live TO graduate from
it."-Philadelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23

materially to lower freight charges
Practically speaking, farm produce reaches market
without having passed common road, and it is
scarcely an exaggeration to say that at the
level of freight rates, the roadhaul is important
the the raihau 1t has been shown that the
same force which will ton poor earth road
will four tons on good macadam road. In
horse as in a locomotive, there just many ton
miles Team wagon and driver simply engine,
and in little. The railroads find it profitable
spend millions yearly in Strengthening and re-
ducng grades in order to get the greatest possible
vice out of their equipment. The farmer would find
the same policy applied to roads, equally profitable but
often doesn't it clearly.
Respectable authority has opined that to ton
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23
Almost n Creation.

Jinks-That bathing suit is quite
creation, Isn't it?
Winks-Well, let's see. "A creation is
made out Of nothing, isn't it? Yes;
that's almost a creatiOn.-Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23
Tandem

"When we are married expect to
have ten servants"
you may have more than that, ona
ct a Houston Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23

HE Texas Farmers Union asks the Legis-
lature to lower freight rates. Probably most
similar bodies the country over would do
the same If the subject were brought before
them. 1t has been abundantly demon
strated, however, that nearly all farming
communities have it within their own power
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23

When a woman doesn't know her
own mind it is time she sought an In,
PRODUCTION.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23

If q woman would stop TO think
when she is talking she might think to
stop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23

modified In the Of bridges reaching
dimensions may it not be perlous go con-
structng tall buildings indefinite unlimited height?
The structure may be safe the thrtystory
structure may be almost safe. But when we reach
forty fvestory fftystory skyscraper who knows
that the building will topple like cards
just the Quebec bridge fell into that terrible pile of
Scrap which leaves the whole engineering profession
aghas and unnerved?"-Food for thought-IlIustrated
Home Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23
ARE sKYscRAPFRs sAFEp

N commenting upon the Quebec disaster, an
Eastern paper makes some very pertinent
remarks upon the safety of the enormous
skyscrapers now in course of erection in
New York and elsewhere:
'If the stress and strain theory must be
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23

Of the crop moving, which makes an unusual demand
from interior bankers for bank notes of small denom
nation. The problem of dealing with the harvest
qurements has been perpexing both for bankers and
the Washington authorities particularly, however
in times of great prosperity, when money is longer
tanned in the pockets of the people than other
sions. From the Northwest 1t Is reported that
harvest hands have been induced to accept forms of
checks due bills Some extension Of this system un-
der proper restrictions might solve the problem-New
York Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23
DEARrH OF SMALL BANK BILLS.

with the publication Of tho
Comptroller Of the Currencys report for
September, showing a national bank note
circulation outstanding Of $603, 987, ia,
comes a report of an impending famine in
small bills. This is a complaint of almost
annual occnrrence cansed hv the necessities
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-23
cLANDEsT1NE MARRIAGES.

F1n1-a ITH what seems TO be greatly increased fire.
INA quency the newspapers of all parts OF the
4 wv / country report ''clandestine marriages.,
runaway matches" romantic Opponents,
EETNEE5H and "impromptu weddings"
kE2NA0g This class of news is almost always treat
ed lightly, as If the whole affair was a huge
joke There esting about the astonishment
of of the young couple and ocular specuatons
as to whether not papa and mamma will forgive them
Usually there pictures of the bridal pair.
To sensitive nature the bandying about Of the most
serious and sacred event in life must, in ITSELF be
pugnan But it is not this alone, the unpleasant
gossip that follows, which makes a runaway or clan
destine marriage thing to be avoided Such marriages
often but the impulse Of moment, an irrevocable
act committed without proper elaboration.
than this there the parents to be considered
Young people hardly imagine, much less know what
1t to father mother to get the first news of
the marriage of a daughter from telegram or
the columns of a newspaper No rghtminded child will
ever strike such blow.
Neither clergy civil officers have been blameess
In this matter There cities in both the Eastern and
the Western States where young people be married
at any hour and without having to answer too many
questions In almost every large city be found one
or ministers who sirch their high calling by their
readiness to perform the marriage ceremony with
placency for all who apply.-Youths Companion.