davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

10 get up again, and the large woman
handed him some more conversation.
But I only want TO get on, piped
the little man
Then everybody laughed excep: the
large woman
Aunt Anna" said a bright, little boy
Of Washington. "at Sunday school last
Sunday morning the teacher told US we
must al be very good children, because
when a good person dies the body is
PLACID in a grave and their spirit goes
10 heaven; but when a wicked person
dies the body is placed in a grave and
the spirit goes 10 the bad man. Now.
Aunt Anna. I've thought about it all
week, and I believe I'd rather be the
body than the spirit"
We men are frequently called towards
when 1t comes to enduring physical pain,
and I reckon we deserve it, too, for
countless times we hear about a man
not being able to >suffer as much pain
as a wOman," a business man OF Wash
ngton was heard to remark. but" he
continued, Il never had the fact so forci-
bly, presented to me as one morning last
week. I had had fearful pains in my
head for a few days and having lost
patience and on my way TO the Office
one morning recently determined to sec
the doctor about il and did so. Contrary
TO all rules governing a visit to the doc
tor, the pain became more intense in
stead Of stopping, or even getting better.
1T may have been that my groans dis
turbed the patient for whom the doctor
was prescribing In an adjoining room.
At any rate. IN a short while the door
flew open and I prepared 10 pour my
woes into his sympathetic ear Instead,
was greeted with. What in heaven s
name is the matter with you, Jack
Blank? What are you groaning about -
/ tried to tell him. and. feeling ashamed
of myself, made Il little worse than 1t
already was. Is that ali?' ne came back
at me; sit down, I'll get 10 you after
while; you have a little cold, and for
heavens sake stop your moaning; brace
up and be woman for once in your life.
After that blow you better believe / re-
mained quiet until 1 was called TO seek
his medical advice. Whereupon / quickly
agreed with him that it was nothing but
slight cold and he laughingly told me
as 1 went out that he hoped the last
dose would be as beneficial as the first
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

Everybody has heard the tale of how
the cat came back. and stories Of the in
telligence of dogs and other animals are
numerous said the man with a story TO
tell: but the thing that has claimed my
attention for the past few weeks is the
fact that at least some members of the
sparrow family have been enjoying
their ease and a great deal Of luxury in
pretty bright brass cages. and every time
] see the busy little creatures now I un-
consciously ind myself anxioUsy exam
lining their feathers, wondering the while
If they numbered among the hundred or
more fortunate ones that clever CRATER
succeeded in palming of on this ever
ecedulous public of ours as the real thing
IN the way of chipping canary birds.
The fellow wko is performing the trick
Is, from last accounts. at large and still
dQing business at the same old stand He
certainly has my congratulations and
possesses, I believe, enough sand to plas-
ter a house. My only regret is that the
ingenious chap should permit such real
talent and rare qualities Of enterprise to
90 to seed. Somehow feer provoked that
it should be wasted upon poor little
flock OF innocent sparrows.
AS It turned out, complaints have been
coming IN thick and fast Complaints
that a man has for some time been ped
ding around Washington English spar
rows that, IL has since been discovered,
were artistically dipped into a pretty
bright, canary-colored dye and disposed
of at a dollar or more head. the latter
depending upon the generosity OF his vic
tins With each purchase was given a
slip OF paper, upon which was written the
rules which, it was stated. were to be
carefully adhered TO. Exactness, he eX-
planned, being necessary, owing to the
unusual requirements CT the peculiar
species Of canary bird which he presented.
Upon the paper was written a few rules
and consisted chiefly OF Don'ts for canary
birds One read; Avoid strong light,
and went on TO explain that the bird was
very young. and that like all young
things strong light was bad for the eyes
But the don't that proved the fellow s
undoing and viii lead TO his Anal capture
appeared in black capital letters and read !:
Never bathe the bird but once within a
month. The bird having been just taken
fresh from the bath this morning, there
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
James Sl0cum-Aged II.
He saved -four hundred lives Ia
Pleasant Valley in 1900.
Jimmie was drogned-

There was soft tone in the manager s
voice when he Teappeared at the front
and said to the woman:
Your son was drowned. il seems.
Yes, Jimmie was drowned He rode
Black Bess down the valley TO warn the
folks when the big dam busted up in the
hills. Every one was saved; but while
he was crossing the bridge il went down
with him an Black Bess.
I'VE amt ever been able to buy stone
for Bess. The apple tree that's over her
seems a likely thing instead OF a stone"
Madam, you viii not have to move.
Where is your husband?"
Upstairs readin' the Gospel SOS not to
let his temper get the best OF him. He's
got bis shotgun. an"
We'll, good morning. and the manager
and his men moved on.
The matter was laid before the di-
rectors. and the Pleasant Valley electric
road takes a turn to the left and rounds
a small structure with marble slab in
the back yard under q stunted apple tree.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

q mystery for the anxious crowd and
myself TO dissolve, but he did il without 50
much as scratch, and apparently with
out once raising his head or slowing up an
inch. It all happened in a jiffy, and the
now dazed crowd stood breathless as he
rode OF. Had I known the kid" was a
messenger boy wouldn't have given the
matter second thought. but he was not
in uniform. for some reason, so I naturally
concluded 1t was some one with real bones
and human flesh, and determined to make
an example of him and gave chase fmme-
diately. Instead Of stopping as ! called
to him 70 do. he rode faster than before
If possible. and all the while kept his head
turned in my direction, throwing me sassy
looks. Finally a bicycle policeman ap-
peared from one of the crossings and
tnabbed him, and when I reached the scene.
positively suffering for want Of breath, he
was still smiling that devilish smile.
Young man, said l. but got no
further. See here displaying his badge
at the same time, broke in the rascal, me
-twenty-three-seei An eff youse
cops don't ring the bell and let me car
pass on I'll have the bunch of youse pulled
for stopping the United States mail Amt
yOuge wise?
I was too dumfounded to speak. and
when did recover my senses and glanced
up the street there was that urchin look
ing back at me with that same smile, and
stil lodging ont of the jaws of the
cars, only to land under the nose of some
other moving thing.
But listen TO what I tellsyou. Never
this side of either place can you lose or
hurt the District messenger boy. How
I - I. 81 L..
on earth. He's immune"
When it comes to occupying space on
has my sympathy every trip" asserted
an Avenue conductor o a chosen pas
seuger the other morning.
Now, just by way of illustration, get
on to the large number of women stand
ing inside Because a poor, timid little
man failed TO surrender his seat to her
a space she couldn't have squeezed into
to save her life, and she knew 1.-THE
large woman just-just by way of making
the little man feel hitler and cheaper
than the thirty cOppers-stood right In
front of him for the distance Of ten
blocks and inflicted every known torture.
from smothering him with her fighting
bundles down to standing on his feet,
Before the end she put the whole car in
roars of laughter. The poor. little man
tried to get up. but it wasn't his move.
because The large woman thought it Wss
to at last give her his seat. I beg you,
sir do keep your seati I have stood for
ten blocks. and I am perfectly able to
stand to the end of the line There was
Immediately a frseze-Out. and the shrink
ing man fell back in his corner.
AT the ead OF the next block he tried
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
nIIssfnIlr Irnnrnnt-

From Army and Navy Life.
CIerk-'You can't get a room here for
that man. he's drunk
Man supporting weary friend1-''That
is all right. what Of that?n
Clerk-''Thi5 is a temperance hotel"
Maxwell, he's too drunk to know the
diffeTenee."
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
shades OF Panic.

From Puck
Dramatis peTsonuae:
Ethel. a mere woman; Edith something
more.
Discovered: Ethel trimming a hat;
Edith. reading Blackstone.
Enter a mouse
Ethel (wildly)-Murder.
Edith with presence Of mind Man
slaughteri
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

tensive scale. but it is doubtful whether
1t altogether abolished the idea in the
minds of some good old Southern families.
This was clearly demonstrated by the will
of an aged lady who died recently in a
Southern Maryland county. Before the
war there had been many slaves in the
family, and at the time Of the laGys death
three old black mammies still remained
OF the once large number. Her goodness
to her old servants was repaid by a life
time devotion, and many touching little
incidents could be related concerning
their loyalty to their mistress. They
vowed never to leave her. and sherin turn
kept faith with them in life and provided
for them after her death in the following
manner: During the aged lady's last i'll
ness she made her viii, dividing all her
goods and chattels equally among her
three daughters Each child received a
barrel Of pork, a COW. ten bushels of
wheat. and a third of the corn meal and
poultry on the old homestead Then came
this paragraph, eliminating, of course the
names Of her daughters:
To my daughter - I leave Aunt
Mimy; to my daughter - leave Aunt
Jennie; TO my daughter - leave Aunt
Sallie. 7 ask each of my daughters to
care and protect each Of my slaves be
queathed 20 her until death of said
servant"
Each Of these old mammies considers
that she is as much the property Of the
daughter TO whom she was left" as if
this last will and testament had been
made in the ante-bellum days, and no
samount of freedom" talk would induce
them to assert their independence, so
strong is their affection for the once pros
porous family.
THE daily newspapers fairly TEEN with
accounts of accidents of every known
character. many of them results of trifiing
oversight But have you ever read or
heard Of a messenger boy getting the
worst OF it?" asked a policeman stationed
at a transfer junction in this city. "These
chaps ride in and out of danger with a
grace any society girl might envy. and
what would scare war veteran breath
less, never so much as disturbs a hair on
the head of the District messenger boy.
He is proof and that's about all there Is
to It,
THE other day was on duty here. and
noticed pulling up the hill at break-neck
speed a boy on a bicycle 1t was noon,
and the street unusually crowded Well,
7 IN a strong man, and accidents have no
novelty for me, but this particular chap
made my heart stand still. Fifty or more
persons ran TO this rescue, and / was
about to send in a hurry call for the am
bulance, when out rode that chap as cool
as the proverbial cucumber. How he ever
managed to untwist hiI2self out of the
fender Of the car and pun his legs out Of
the spokes of the wheels of one or maybe
more vehicles that were passing remains
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

win be no further trouble concerning its
bath for a month. All that this bird re-
quires is plenty Of food
Now, even to the unthinking, con-
Cluded the merchant, this sounds pre-
pOsterOus. But, just the same. it actually
happened right here in this City of Mag
nincent Distances, and had not the dye
rubbed of of the little captives, thereby
establishing their identity, I haven't q
doubt the CRATER would have died inde-
pendentIy wealthy. All of which only
adds one more proof to the ever-current
fact that all that glitters is not gold,
and that the public really wants 10 be
humbugged-thrt they are looking for it,
the only real difference being a question
Of degree.
1--WE always had it in for the man who
carries his umbrella around with him as a
walking stick, or just in case Of rain,
and usually succeeds in poking it into the
Faces Of everybody with whom he comes
in contact; bat now I've nothing more
to say" remarked a guest in the lobby of
a local hotel one morning last week.
Upon reaching this city week ago,
deposited my umbrella in the eheek-room
of the station and went merrily on my
damage during the day from that source.
at least Wen, instead of spending the
DAY in Washington, as I had intended.
I've been here a week. and forgot ali
about my parachute until this morning.
when / strolled down TO the station to
redeem it. and myself, incidentally, for
also purchased a ticket for home. There
among other checked articles l spied nay
old one-dollar umbrella, and pointed it
out to the gentle-ioOking little woman in
attendance as I put down a dime and
corresponding brass piece.
The change is seventy cents, she
sweetls informed me, not even seeing my
little dime.
Seventy centsr exclaimed, in tones
that suggested she was trying to rob me.
Yes. sir; seventy cents. she as de-
murely rejoined. We charge ten cents
for every twenty-four hours an article
is left IL our care-in storage
Wen. there was no mistaking the
statement said the visitor. so I
cashed IN. Anyhow, I think Washington
is a great old place.
The emancipation proclamation un-
donbtedly put an end to slavery on an ex-
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

The emancipation proclamation un-
doubtedly put an end to slavery on an ex-
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27
Swiss Girl Is Leading
Again in Contest
The Triangular Battle for First HonorS
Waged With Increased Energy
FOR THIRD SERIES of PRIZES


No. Purse. Cone
Monterey County 1850
8is75
4 ear
s.
p lie b. Mfnck, loomfe ~
O-NIss Merced Merced
$4,000
-
3- Myra
g. r.. f.
Ivin $500
g.
Gerrud Parks Santa
6SOO
A.
Nc.
.s61e
6O1S6O
81
B. Deasy, boz
Cruz.
10 Emile Iversen SausaIi
ample La Me
s. Hartz,D Danvile SSSOO
15- b. NeyyIna
6O--Mr Tracy
-NoIye Sheridan,
Laudon
street San Francisco S215O
H County $4,000
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
liens of Interest TO Mariners
of the Pacific

poRTT,AND March 26.--Oi barge No 10, In
t,.-s ~ fie steamer Atlas, broke her hewser Dur
ING 4 heavy gale on the way 10 Portland from
f6e ErgTli. which is discharging an oil cargo
al Binnton. -. G.
TIE steamer r. A. Kilburn arrived FROM san
Francisco via Eureka and Coos Bay last nleAl
bringfuQ a fun cargo and al the passengers
80 could accommodate. The officers report q
stormy voyage. she sailed uonlehl.
for San Francisco and the steamer Roanoke
eafled AT the same hour for Port Los Angeles
- Sar Francisco and Eureka. Both had al
the Dasseneers they could carry The Columbia
hae 900 sacks OF potatoes aboard There are
500 persons on the two steamers.
The oriental liner Arabia Is stu et Monteom-
err fock dischareing freight. She VIII begin
loedsnc four for me Orient IN q couple Of days
Tbe Fussiap bark Fennia viii be loaded by
" n Grace a Co with lumber on Puget Sound
for Velparaieo and viii leave for the Sound in
,cuv ~ 4 tug IN 8 few days. The British bark
Maetoka. wnich was chartered for similar bugi-
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27

Next in line for the sweepstakes
prizes are the following named con-
testants and their respective scores:
No. Name. Residence. Score.
26-Walter Henshaw, Berkeley. 81, ,450
27-W. HI! Worden, San Francisco 29,650
2S-Hattfe Eden, San Francisco. 27 ,15O
29-EIIen Smith, Walnut Creek. IT 400
30-Berkeley S.P.C.A, Berkeley. .26,s0O
31-May Erwin, Fresno. z, ESQ
32-Henry Pope, San Francisco. .21,7 so
33-WiIlie B. Minck, Bloomfield. .21 800
34-Anna Skinner, San Francisco 2O,95O
35-JOhn SOuther, Elmhurst -. 20,7O0
36-Theresa Coleman, PIT. Rich. 1850
37-R. Winchester, Presidio, =. Il 1920
sc. Amador, Boulder Creek. .17,75O
39-J. A. Quinn, San Francisco. .15,7OO
4O-Efie Vaughn, Merced 15,6OO
41-Magda Steinkamp, Rescue. 15,050
42-H. NJ. Anderson, Spreckels. 14,9OO
43-Jennie Tibbetts, HanfOrd. 14,S0O
44-Myra Simmons, Berkeley. 14,45O
4S-G. StoIzenwaId,Sa Francisco. 12,45O
46-Howard L. Sargent, San Jose. Il, $50
Al. Sangster, San Francisco. 1880
4S-HiIda Ttighman, Oakland. 1900
49-Rose NonelIa, PetaIuma. II ,4oO
5O-C. McIxinnon, San Francisco. S,7OO
Next in line for the third series of
prizes are the following named con-
testants and their respective scores:
No. Name. Residence. Score.
2e-ElIen Smith, Walnut Creek. $500
27-Roy Ibach, San Francisco. 5000
2S-Carrie Amador, Boulder Creek $3.50
29-Ethel Potter, Newman. 5000
SO-Irma Klaumann, Pacific Grove $3.50
31-Magda Steinkamp, Rescue. 3,z0O
32-C. C. A. c., Sausalito. 3,45O
33-wm. Emerson, San Jose .2,SOO
y4-AIbert Dawson, PaIO Alto. 2,7OO
3S-Don Campbell, La MOine .2,60O
36-AIex Burns, San Francisco. 1850
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

ARRIVED
Tuesday March 2s
Stmr Coaster, Higgins. 42 hours from San
Stmr Fulton. Larsen. 5k days from crays
Harbor bound for San Pedro. put In for fuel.
Stmr Santa Cruz, Hannah. hours from
stmr brunswick. EIlefsen. Is hours from Fort
sfnr chehalis. Kettlesen, "a hours from Re
stmr James S Higgins. higgins. IS hours from
Fort Bragg, bound south, put in TO land pas
Stmr Pomona, Swanson. p hours from Eureka.
stmr Breakwater, Macgenn, Ss hours from
Coos Bay,
stmr Acme, wslTig days from Grays Har-
stmr Wasp. wehman, io2 hours from Grsys
etmr Bnckmhn, Wood, rs hours from Seattle.
Stmr Daisy Freeman. johnson. 90 hours from
Port Los Angeles via Aicatraz Landing 81 hours
stmr Aurelis, Bowdich, 124 hours from colum-
stnar Homer. Corning. lie hours from orays
T3r etmr Seminole, whyte, 30 days from shsng-
hal, via Moi p days.
Schr Santiago, Anderson. II hours from Mon
ferev in tow tug Dauntless.
Schr ROderick Dhu. Linderberg, IL hours from
Monterey, in tow tug Defiance.
CLEARED
Stmr Costa Rica, Mason, Portland; & P
stmr Tiverton. johnson. Astoria: o Dayen-
p'ia Br stmr Dorie. caukroger, HongkOng, ETC.; o
. Br stmr Druncline. spurrine. cOmoz; N
SAILED
Tuesday. March 2e.
Stmr Yosemite. Jahnsen san Pedro.
Stmr Coos Bay Zeh San Pedro.
ftmr Charles Nelson, Preble, Grays Harbor.
Stmr Washington, Manson Puget Sound
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27


stmr James Higgins. Elisson, San Pedro.
Stmr Coaster, Higgins, Grays Harbor.
Stmr Chehslis, Kettleson Grays Harbor.
stmr Fulton, Larsen. San Pedro.
Stmr W S Porter, Borreson, Portland.
stmr Daisy Mitchell, Smith. Wilapa Harbor.
Br stmr Dorie, Gaukroger, Hongkong, via 70
kohama and Honolulu.
Nor stmr Thode FageluDd. Agernp, Mollendo,
Br ship King George. white, FoochOw and
Swatow.
Bktn ChehaHs Wickman. Astoria
Urug bktn Andromeda, Turlon, Eureka. in tow
stmr Charles Nelson
Schr G W Watson, Stream, Grays Hsrbor.
WI schr Carrie and Annie, Thomas, whaling.
Schr Ottilie FJord, Dahloft, codhshing.
Schr Andy Mahoney. Jensen. Port Townsend.
schr 9 u Hill, Erickson coqrille River.
Schr Ida Mckay. Lehtola. Eureka.
OUTSIDE. BOUND IN-MIDNIGHT
SeH' ''-4- TELEGRAPHIo
POINT LoBos. March 26--1o p m.-weather
cloudy; wind NV; velocity 70 miles per hour.
PORT HARFoRD--Sailed Mar 2e--Stmr Bo-
nita, for Port Los Angeles; stmr Alcazar, for
San Francisco.
TATooSH-Passsd out Mar 2e-Ger stmr Her
months. FOR San Francisco.
Passed out Mar 25-Bktn Charles Crocker
from Everett. for San Pedro. schr Snow & Bur-
CESS, from Port Gamble, for San Francisco.
Passed in Mar 25-Br ship Matterhorn, from
Passed in Mar 26-Ship Henry Willard. from
San Pedro; schr camano, hence Mar IA.
ASTORIA IA-Safled Mar 26-Ship Sintram for
San Pedro; Br stmr Agapantbus for Taku: Br
stmr Aymeric. for China; stmr Alliance. Tor
Coos Bay. stmr J B stetson and bark P
Cheney. for San Francisco.
Arrived Mar 26--Stmr Csseo. hence Mar %;
Fr bark Armen. from Newcastle. Aus.
Sailed Mar 26-Bktn Makawei, for San Pedro.
Sailed Mar 26-Schr Willie r Hume, for San
BANpoN-Arrived Mar 2s-schr Oregon.
hence Mar 8; stmr Elizabeth, hence Mar 20.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27
Exports by the UmsffIIa.

The Steamer Umatilla. which sailed on
Saturday for Victoria, had q cargo consigned u
various British Columbian ports. valued az Sl5,
l72 and including the following.
S. s32 lbs dried fruit $3.50 lbs raisins, 20
tons salt. 429s lbs chocolate, 302 lbs coffee 57t
lbs cheese. 300 lbs nuts $50 lbs spices, 100 Of
champagne, 405 gals and Z cs wine, 1000 II
hardwood pkEs machinery. 60 bbls and cs
oil, 327 matches. fuse, bos brooms 2s
pcs steel, Sc pkgE wire. sewing machines
The steamer also had cargo for New Zealand
and Australia follows.
FOR New Zealand-10n0 lbs cereals. pkgr
machinery, 13 bbls ink, ? pkgs electrical goods
etc. valued Ht SS05s.
For Australia --46. 4o0 lbs coffee, pkgs pro-
visions, 81 pkgs hardware. 26 bbls and cs INK
pkgs machinery. cs spool silk. 2 bales hose
3 cs oil. 6 pcs steel and S45 pkgs roofing ma.
terial, valued at $11.O52.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27

Average snow, 305 inches
SYNOPSIS
The pressure has risen steadily over Califor-
MIA and conditions are more favorable for fair
weather than they have been for some time
past. Light showers have occurred generally
throughout California and Nevada. Light snow
has fallen IN the Sierra. The pressure distribu-
tion is favorable for fsfr, somewhat warmer
weather Wednesday, with northerly winds.
San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Wednesday;
fresh west winds
Sacramento VaIley-Fair Wednesday; wagner;
light north winds.
San Joaquin Valley-Fasr Wednesday: light
north winds.
Los Angeles and vicinity-Fair Wednesday;
light north winds.
A G. McADIE. District Forecaster.
Movements OF Steamers
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27

TRAINMEN ARREsTED-Los Angeles March
26.--Charged with nnanSlaugbter Engineer Kelly
aud Conductor Humble of the Santa Fe. who
were in charge OF the overland which colided
with the students excursion train on the bridge
spanning the Los Angeles River Saturday night.
causing the death Of i've persons. were arrested
last night. ~oIh were released on bonds.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27
Army Tranrnnrfn

The Burnside IS at Seattle.
The Buford Is 10 port
The Crook is in port. Out Of commission.
The Dix left Honolulu March 13 for Seattle.
The Fitzpatrick is at Newport News, Va.
The Logan Is at Manila
The Meade is in New York Out Of commits
sion.
The ingalls, IS at Newport News. Va
The Sheridan Is IN port. Out OF commission
The sherman is IN port and win san for Ma
Mia April 5.
The Thomas sailed March IL from Honolulu
Tor Manila.
The Warren Is fn port.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27
Weather Report

United States Department Of Agricufture.
Weather Bureau, San Francisco, March &C. 1907:
RAINFALL DATA
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-27
The nrerdne Iirf

British bark ormsary. out 195 days from
Caleta ColOsa, for Antwerp, go per cent.
Russian schooner Cyrus out JOB DAYS from
Port OF Spain, for Seattle, 10 per cent
British bark Berwickshire, out I2l days from
Cornto for Falmouth. IS per cent
French bark NictOrne, out 156 days from An
tofagasta, for Falmouth, u per cent.