davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-07-25


North and Of the South who had
their money invested in the facto-
ries, and who were thus helping to
build up the "New South" brought
all their influence to bear in opposi-
ton to any change. In Georgia Il
gentleman IS agreement" among the
mill owners was allowed to take the
place of positive action by the legis-
lature. In the Carohnas the manu-
facturers have fought every change
in the laws; and each action taken
to safeguard the children has been a
compromise. Take South Carolina
for example. eSnator Beveridge gives
this abstract Of the child labor law:
cage limit for children working in
mines and factories, II years. o.
phans and children Of dependent par
ents allowed to work at any age III
textile factories. Night work forbi l.
den for children under II years OF
age. Hours Of labor, &c per week.
Parents required to furnish certi6-
Gates Of age. No factory inspec-
tion."
Analyze this law for moment, if
you please. "No factory inspec-
tion," no effort made to see that
the law is enforced. Sixty-six hours
of labor a week for twelve-year-old
children; and they need not be this
old if they are orphans or have de-
pendent parents. Who cares for an
orphan anyway And if the child's
father is too tired or too lazy to work
and thus becomes dependent" why
let the child work on. He might
grow up to be like his father. Sure
ly this would seem to be little enough
restriction; yet this law was bitterly
opposed by the mill owners, who ac-
tually succeeded IN defeating it in
at least one legislature.
This is the problem as the South
must face it. On one side the desire
and demand for new manufacturing
enterprises, on the other the pro-
lection of the children from heart
less exploitation. On one side the
inherent conservatism of the Sec
ton, the strenuous opposition of the
mill owners and the apathy or ST.
lent opposition of the poorer and
more ignorant classes; on the other
side the earnest efforts of the best
brains and hearts of the land and
the old Southern spirit Of chivalry
and high ideals. No one can doubt
what the final result will be; but
there are many hard battles for the
reformers to fight before they secure
the enactment Of rational legisla-
ton.
One more point; this, as has been
said, is not exclusively a Southern
problem. It is a national one. The
labor laws of Illinois may be better
than those of Tennessee, or those of
New York than those Of Kentucky;
but according to the best testimony
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-07-25

the prairies. So the fight must go on
all over the land, the forces of civic
righteousness battling against inert
conservatism, legislative Indifference
and favoritism, and individual self
ishness and greed.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06
Quaint Characters Travelled.

Quaint Characters TraVeAeOs
"our passengers were all kinds Of peo-
pie. I just wish had photograph OF
some OF those wagons. Mormons were
pretty thick the women pushing their two
wheeled carts and the whiskered prophets
and elders taking things easy. Then there
were lots OF wagons bound for the far
west. They used to have painted on the
canvas Pixies Peak or Bust and in a few
months some of them would come back and
on the canvas was painted Busted, by
Gosh We used to have lots of fun josh
ing them. But some Jared different. They
came back with bags filled with gold dust
and belts full Of pistols to guard it.
There used to be lots Of gambling in
those days, though we didn't allow anyone
to operate on the boats That big wagon
train waiting TO be taken across just made
a fine field for the fellow that wanted to
bamboozle the poor country people out Of
their money. remember Canada Bill
He used to sit on stump on the Iowa
side generally and play the three card
monte game. He had his spoilers out and
they would come up and pretend TO pick up
the right card and win a hundred dollars
Then the suckers would bite and Canada
Bill would gather in the money. When he
was afraid OF getting into trouble on one
side OF the river he would cross to the
other side and play his game there until
the trouble blew over / took him over
more than once in the row boat How much
is III? he would ask oh. four bits 1
would say He would always hand me
fve dollars and tell me TO keep the change.
He lived fast and free and died without a
cent. -t.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06
Kept Prame Moving.

Mr.. Shull was the industrious worker
who kept the tide of westward emigra-
ton moving when the temporary Union
Pacific bridge was practically destroyed.
This structure was complete and trains
were moving across It when, in a way that
Is to this day unaccountable. the two east
spans were lifted from their foundations
and deposited In the bed Of the river. Re-
pairs would take months. and there we're
no available boats to get passengers across
Then someone remembered that two big
life boats had been among the westward
bound freight two days before. kilograms
were sent along the line and the boats
found at Fremont. In a day they were
back at Omaha. and the two craft, each
seating thirty people. did good service
under Mr.. shull's direction, until the bridge
was repaired. Then they were sent again
on their way to their destination in San
Francisco.
All OF the men active in the ferry man
agement and operation have died except
ing Mr.. Shull. Among those who OPERATED
and owned the Council Bluffs and Ne
brsska Ferry company were w. w. Marsh.
whose sons are business men OF Omaha;
Frank Murphy. Charles B. Rusldn, John
A Swobs and II. c. Mutt
And the ferry boats. like their owners,
have passed away. The Irene and the
"Undine" were caught IN the ice crush one
spring and ground TO pieces. Deep in the
mud OF the river lie their engines, and a
mist comes into the eyes OF the pilot who
knew them and loved them for so many
years when he remembers that they are
gona
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06
Bayliss."
Irene"
IL "H. c. Mutt"
IN "Munson."
- "Undine."

GolScc
These are the names Of the ferry boats
which were the pride Of Omaha and the
wonder of emigrants in the early days as
they piled back and forth across the river,
bridging, as it were. the gulf that yawned
between the travellers and their goal. the
promised land OF the west.
The eyes OF one Omaha man are dlmmed
with tears Of happy memory at mention OF
the names OF these boats. for his hand
was upon their pilot wheels for nearly
twenty years. in all kinds OF weather
guiding the boats safely through the rush
ing waters with their cargoes of human
freight Like the warm affection of the
sailor for his ship is the affection of Daniel
w. SKULL for those six boats. He knew
their every popularity and can discourse
at length upon the peculiartties of each.
Long association with them has convinced
him that each knew his touch with almost
a human knowledge and that no other
hand could guide them as well across the
water. They were like spirited horses he
thinks. which are FESTIVE and wild In the
hands Of any but their own driver.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

was just trying to see how much trouble
it could make for US. When we got on a
bar all We could do was to put out our
big mud-spars, train a rope over them and
set the engines to pulling the boat off.
We used to work for hours sometimes,
while the emigrants were swearing or max
ing fun of US. 1t wasn't very much fun
for US, l can tell you.
One year OF the pilots life was spent
away from ships. He got the gold fever
in 1863. and in the spring Of that year went
with his partner" w. E Powell. now Of
Sioux City. to Alder Gulch. Mont, which
was near the famous Virginia City mining
camp The young men drove overland
with an OK team and wagon. But the
golden visions proved to be nothing but
visions and the two men. with eighteen
other disappointed gold seekers bought q
boat at Fort Benton, Mont, and made their
way down the river TO Omaha again. the
trip taking thirty-one days. Indians were
very dangerous and their boat was con-
structed with double sides to guard against
the arrows of the savages, which were
frequently launched at the little party from
the banks of the river. They anchored for
the night. whenever possible, on islands. to
be protected from the Indians.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

ths monastery OF Axizadion
with an aged bishop a. guar
dian The women had de-
termined to die rather than
to fall into the power OF the
Turks and at the gates had
planted a mine Of powder.
The Turks discovered their place Of re-
fuge and swept down upon the defense
less people, intending to carry off the
younger and prettier OF the women and kill
the remainder. AS the invaders were bat
tering in the doors one of the women
lighted fuse that fired the powder, and in
an instant the entire 600 people, with their
assailants as well, we're buried beneath
the ruins Of the monastery.
Although the Cretans have been for so
long engaged in revolution, yet those who
are most familiar with them do not con-
slider them a turbulent race. They are an
intelligent people, and even the peasants
are remarkable for the degree Of education
they possess. Illiteracy is almost I'M
known and the people as q whole have the
Greek passion for letters.
The leaders are men OF Judgment and
often of culture. Dr. Sphakaianakis, who
IL the chief Of the movement for the union
with Greece. Is one Of the ablest men on
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06
rype OF the oId-rime Pilot.

Grey-haired. grey-moustached. rotund ana
ruddy, Daniel W. Shull is the ideal type OF
the river pilot. His counterpart can be
seen on the bridge deck OF any vessel on
salt or fresh water. But here In land
locked Omaha the type is scarce and since
boats have ceased TO ply across and up
and down the river. 1t has become nearly
extinct.
Mr.. Shull was born in 1870 In Holidays
burg, Penn. His family and the family OF
Uncle Joe Redman. another pioneer. were
neighbors in the little town. Mr.. Shull
came west with his father when only 10
years old. His parents had kept the hotel in
Holndaysburg and brought a great wealth
OF table ware, bedding and furniture with
them. expecting to start hotel in the
new country. When the boat was twenty
miles above St. Louis Il struck a snag
and sank IN twenty feet OF water. The
shulls were saved, but all their property
was lost and they landed few weeks later
in the little settlement OF Omaha with
their clothes as their only possessions.
The tide OF emigration was In full swing.
II had been found necessary to replace
the old ferry boat which ran along a cable
from one side of the river to the other and
a new steam ferry had just been Installed.
John Mcpherson was the pilot and upon
this boat Mr.. Shun secured employment.
He liked the work OF standing at the wheel
and guiding the boat across and into her
dock on either side and. in a short TINA
learned the science Of plotting. in which
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

the island, while his three lieutenants'
Manos, e. Venizelos and Foumis, have
carried out with vigor and courage all OF
his plans. These men come from among
the first families of the island and are all
men OF education and university training.
While the most recent revolution was in
progress an English correspondent who
visited the camp came upon group Of the
common soldiers intent on discussion OF
the various theories of constitutional law.
One championed the English idea, another
the French. while a third advanced the
German system Another revolutionist was
deep in the "Critique of Pure Reason and
still another was delighting a circle of
ragged listeners with recitations from the
ancient Greek poets. 1t is not at all UNI
usual for the travellers stopping at the
country inns to be regaled during the even
ing by long extracts from the Odyssey
recited with feeling and veneration by
some little man who by day carries ped
dler's pack.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06
incident. Of the Pilots Life.

I'VE burned wood for the most part on
the boats. During the winter the COM
pany had men at work In the river bottom
ehopping wood for the summer. In these
days the river froze up every winter and
then we used to drive piling in through
the ice and build temporary bridge. That
was after the railroad had been built, of
course. The railroad bridge was not put
in for long time after the railroad on
both sides of the river was completed, and
we had rails laid on the ferry boat 10
carry cars across.
"Of course, we had our troubles In those
days. The Aver wasn't used to having
steam boats chuggingearoun and I guess
It SHE'D a little. We often used to get
stuck on mud banks because that river
could change its channel almost between
tTiDs. It seemed to me sometimes as II II
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

the body OF the communicated will ever
return to dust as do those Of men who die
within the pale of the church. One old
house in Gambia has stood for years in a
thiclkly populated part Of the town unoc-
cupied by night. Years ago a party Of
women were massacred in it by Turks, and
the people believe that the voices Of the
dead fill all the rooms, and that any one
who attempts to sleep under the roof would
certainly die before morning.
Familiarity with war has given the Gre
tans a contempt of physical pain. Their
most often quoted expression is HE who
fears death dies many times. and he who
desires to live wins but shame" An En-
glishman who visited one Of the revolu,
tionarY camps found a woman who had fol
days been watching by the side OF her son
frightfully wounded by a Turkish shell
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

Business was very heavy. Some days
we could see the wagons standing in
string all the way from the landing on the
Iowa side up onto the bluffs over which
the line disappeared. But we used to clean
up all business before quitting for the
night. As long as anyone wanted to get
across we kept on running. No eight-hour
day for US.
1.-THE old cable ferry used to hold only
about four wagons. The steam ferries held
from fifteen to twenty wagons. We used
TO carry them across pretty fast, making
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06


The unsettled condition Of the country
has led to the immigration Of many OF the
young Cretans to America. sone youth.
who is backing boots in New York while
learning English. carries diploma from
the University of Athens. Another, who
is doing odd jobs white acquiring famil-
iarity with our language. is graduate OF
the Lyceum of Crete, the University OF
Athens, and studied for three years at the
University OF Paris.
Every Cretan is politician and political
discussions are carried on with much vigor
on tho streets and in the cafes But the
great training school for politicians Is the
local Parliament. This body, which is
representative of the island, is two-thirds
Christian, and this majority can usually
carry any measure that they favor, or by
remaining away successfully block any
legislation favored by the opposition.
Here most of their revolutions were dis
cussed, and whenever the right and fitting
moment arrived they would make their
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

were geusrs1iy called. were always willing
TO bear the brunt Of military life, and in
their long black eiOaks their peculiar high
hats and their long hair. they we're always
an Inspiration 10 the mountaineers as with
their long-barrelsd and pearl-mounted stock
guns they stood at some commanding posi-
ton.
These church buildings were often the
refuge Of older women and the children
when their husbands ana fathers were in
the field In the revolution OF 1888 soma
600 women and Children were gathared into
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06
Business. in OIden Days.

people nowadays don't know what 1t
means to work." says the old pilot When
I was on the ferry boats we used to work
eighteen hours a day, and sometimes more.
We had to be ON duty in all kinds OF
weather. too But we were strong and
stood it In fne shape.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

announcement, then retire to the noun
tains and raise black nag with fantastic
symbols.
The news OF an uprising would be sent
to the priests. and they would gather to-
gether their people and join in the common
cause. The power of the priests over the
people is absolute, and their advice is un-
Questioningly followed. In the revolu-
lions they are supposed to possess the best
information regarding the influences at
work outside of the island, and for that
reason their power over the soldiers is
often stronger than that Of the men who
command. But they have never sue
ceeded in eradicating the many supersti-
lions and beliefs which seem to be an in
heritance of all Greeks %'asants. The
peasantry has a firm and abiding belief in
vampires, and cannot be persuaded that
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

the round trip in something less than an
hour. Yes. 1t paid pretty well, too. The
fare was 10 cents for passengers, rs cents
for a man and horse and 70 cents for
wagons.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06

occupation he has continued until recent
years when he retired and now lives in
his comfortable home at Twenty-hfth and
Poppleton avenues.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06
etdns Hope Soon Obtain Object They Have Long Fought For

@HE cretsns long deferred hope
seems about 20 be realized, for
the union OF that suffering island
~ with Greece, the object of so
NBeS many revolutions. is now an al
most accomplished fact. II will be re-
membered that at the time the Cretans
threw on the Moslem yoke the FIVE great
powers Of Europe attempted 70 administer
1.-THE affairs Of the island and appointed
Prince George of Greece as high commits
sioner Of Crete. He withdrew last Sep
TENDER and NJ Alexander Gu. zaIrnis was
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-02-14

przyjaci6lEmni, to " ch y az
90 zgonu lilly wszystkie SER
ca wielkopolskie, wt6rujac le-
.kom dzwon6w, jednem uczu-
ciiem jserdecznego zalu. &
Trzyma} go Pan Bog przy
zyciu, przez sze6c lat chor'o,
by, wbrew wszelkim zasadom
lekarskiej sztuki, DO wido-
'csnie 60 jeszcze potrzebowal
odwolai.go Pc to, ably speis
MID obietnice: ,,Jam Jest "a I
twoja, wielka >bardzo."
~ A je6li prawda, co m6wi
|rzymski mowca, 20 slawa po'
|lega albo ma czynach, godnych
zapisaua, albo ma pismach, 60
|dnych ~czytania, to arc!ybiskup
|Stablewski pozostawia DO SO.
bic jedno i drugie.
X. Wladys1aw Chotkowski
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-02-14
Ma}O ludZi vie wiele les

Ma}O ludzi vie wiele Jest.
tych kt6rzy czuja tax gdyby
wi; ca}kiem wycie6cieni, SO
t., nietylko mezczyzni, ale TAX
% r6wna liczba pracowl-
tych gospodyd tax samo sic
.zuje. Tacy ludzie potrzebu]a.
c,,6, CODY wzmocni1o ich sy-
stem i ma zawsze ich wyle-.
czy}o "a pomoca przeczyszcze-'
ia i wzmocnienia krwi. Z le.
<arstw o prawdziwych yale,
tach ME ma prawdopodobnie
preparacyi, kt6raby sic Gle
szyta tenn powolzeniem, jak'.
ORA Piotra Gomozo W odbu-
~lowywaniu systemu ! przy--
wracaniu silly skofatanym
nerwom. Me trzeba sic Q ME
pytac " aptekach, gdyz &C
nie dostaniecie. Sprzedaja j
wnrost ludziom wfasciciele
Dr. Peter Fahrney & Sons
I12-118 So. Hoyn'
ave, Chicago, Ill.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-02-14
Gonna lekcya.

,,Sze6G lat tenu iak ~nauczylenl
sic scennejj lekoyi, pisze Jan Plaza.
SAINT, : Magnolia, Ind. ,Zacsaalem,
vtenczas brad ORA Kingga New
Lifezplgutkl : mdluzej jes bhr;a nj en-
tam lepsze g znajdowall'et'lmn." One
xado#olnia kazdego. Gwarantowas
ne prxez NJ. j. Kowalewskiego,
[aptskarza. $50.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-02-14

.Wacha takim ludziom wzro-
kiem. A jemu kolana sic ggnaa
japrzed Bnzym mniajestatem.
MlIatulaz u6miechla'em a. lieu
4 kk 81 40 karrcie odW. aca, q 60
.cthal Il ,~,zapamietaj
sesynku. te ksiegel chocby
Ole znl.aar Il 4, mieli! Panic
ia n ls,l1l zachwytu
serce glol5u s.. Wpilersi kolace, J,
Foczy Z dzi 1--WE ~ wierzch.
wylaza. Go obrazlF| 70 piekniej
sly, blask jaki6 nadziemski.
Cd -ksiegi calei bic, &c mo
modlic sic, 4 rece z1ozyt1 IS
|tu rycerze dzielni v zelazo
okuci! Pedza cwaluja na ko-
iniach, kije 6wiecace " re-
Ekach dzierza, a skrzydla im.
rosna u RAMON. Tu znowu.
wojsko, %zoinierzy Gale taste
|py, a wszyscy jakoby swoja
cy. Bale sukmany ] czapy.
limo " sIonku migaja, kosy,
|choragwie " powietrzu sic.
kolysza - hura! pewn'e ma
Moskala wiara leci! Krzyk,
ha}as, szczek pa}aszy, unieeh.
Lyle naczelnik nasz!" brzmi
Nv oddali, jakoby hen cd boz
ru radosne wo1anie i zywem
echem W sercu Wacha sie
odzywa. I tax dalej a dalej,
kartka po kartce, d}ugo ma
lula z ksiqzka u LOLA siedzla-
la, ale obrazy coraz by1y
ciemniejsze, a twarz matull.
lCoraz stawala sic bledsza. "
polowie zamkne}a ksiege
1wolna matula z oczu ]ej
dwie Icy perliste ma okfadke
| oociek}y. A >Wachu co to
mial wzrok mad wick bystry,
|iojrza} jak to Ivy rozbily sic
ma krwawe i jasne paclork1
! lrobne, kiedy ziarnka W re-.
za6cu! = zaraz z mich liter.
duzych pare ma ksiadze Wy
roslo. o.. H.. a.. zna{ Wa
4,hu z Elementarza, o reszte
.natusi ME pyta}, DO 60 to
|, box bola} i g}owa piekia -
e .okk MIN 0oa1okQ i
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-02-14
OkSZA STA
BLEWSKI.
arcyblskup gn1eznie6sH= !
pozna6skf.
(Doko6czenie)

NWAAl94 6AOAAA0eJ PAAA3AAA
schowal do kieszeni. KS.
Stablewaki wzial sic ma spo-
sob. Pozostaly gmach akade-
mil Lubra6skiej obr6cil ma
konwikt. Zawiazkiem by}y
fundacye dwie: Lubrahskich j
Szo}drskich: duchowni - jak
w%spomiany ks. Kegel - z1o-
zyli ze swej stronY znaczne.
ofiary; nadto znalazla sic po-
moe W originality spos6b.
Arcybiskup za}ozy} pismo: ,,
Przewodnik katolicki" a
pismo to liczy}o 10000 abo-
nent6w. Doch6d pokrywal
koszta redakcyi i .wydawnic.
iva, reszta szla ma konwikt.
Dok}adniej m6wiac,: ma diva
konwikty,bo drugi za1ozy1 j
osobny dom wybudowa1 ks.
Stablewski PREY seminarYum
Guchownem " Gnieznie.
Trzeci, przeznaczony ola ka-
tolik6w niemieckich, za}ozy}
W Wa}czu. Skad brat ma to
wszystko pieniadze... to juz
jego sekret. :
W czasie sWoich study6w
W Monachium mial arcybi-
skup Stablewski sposobno6c
wykszta}cic sw6j smak este
tyczny i dcwi6d} go tel we
wszystkich restauracyach,
kt6re przeds;ebra} W katedrze
gniezniezskiej i pozna6skiej.
Ma tysiacletni jubi]eusz 6w:
Wojciecha, odnowi} konfesye
~pierwszego arcybiskupa, pod
trumne z relikwiami da} CITE
ry figury, ktore ia dzwigaja;
szlachcic, mieszczanin, wie-
6niak i ksiadz. Pomys} sam
" sobie piekny, ale stokrot
piekniejsza r~zeczywisto6c to-
go sojuszu i zbratania serc,
jake W Wielkopolsce sic do
kona}o. To mic, re rapir krzy-
zacki wciaz wymierzony do
ciosu, 10 pawie pi6ra tax sic
pusza ma zfowrogim szyszaku,
skoro la Wielkopolanach
spe}ni}a sic ostatnia modli-
twa Zbawiciela: nut STINT u
num-.
Katedre pozna6ska odno'
will zupelnie.. w miejsce zip
sowej, lichej figury, pred
stawiajacej 6w. Piotra, stana
monolit z bia1ego marmuru
p~rzedstawiajacy Pana Jezus'
oddajacego klucz' 6w. Piotro
wi Tenze wielkopolski shy
cerz (Marcinkowski) wyko
nal prze6llczny posag hardy
na}a Led6chowskiego " le2a
Gel postawie. - Ostatnia "a
troska arcybiskupa bylo Wy
ko6czenie kaplicy Najzw. Sci
ca, kt6rej gr6b sobie wynn
rowal i ma plycie nazwisko pc
lo1y}. Naglil MALARIA kasacyf
skiego, &eby sic spiessyl
ko6czyl roboty; skohozyf
przeszlym tygodniu, . '
csvartek, v sauna rooznice
stopadowa, spoczeio strudz'
ne cia}o arcybiskupa " prz'
gotowanym grobie.
Umarl cioho,a raczell =
snail, jakby mu Pan Jez'
- oano1ndnik max knn